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OCTOBER 2014
1)
12)
Fitch has projected that India's growth is expected
tailer _________who visited India to meet our Prime
to accelerate to 5.6 per cent in the year 2014-15.
Minister: Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon.com
What type of organization is Fitch: Rating Agency
2)
3)
13)
The Union Ministry of Culture is observing the year-
14)
place: Beijing
15)
_________ won the Mens singles trophy at ATP
The Komagata Maru incidents took place at which
16)
Novak Djokovic is from which country: Serbia
place in India: Budge Budge Port, Kolkata
17)
_________ won the Womens singles trophy at ATP
The
US
govt
has
assured
its
support
China open tennis cup 2014: Maria Sharapova
for
developing_________ smart cities in India: Three
18)
Maria Sharapova is from which country: Russia
Name the three proposed smart cities to be
19)
Martin Perl, Nobel Prize-winning physicist from USA

was in news for what reasons: He passed away
20)
Fund
Regulatory
and
Development
Which country has test fired a new variant of its

10,000 km range missile - Dongfeng-31B: China
Who has been appointed as new Chairman of
21)
At which place in the world, students are leading a
Authority (PFRDA): Hemant Contractor
prodemocracy protest occupy central: Hong
RBI has directed banks to disallow _________ in the
Kong
22)
In which part of the world a mass public protest is
norms: Debits
going on nick named as umbrella revolution: Hong
What is the formal name of the cleanliness drive
Kong
launched by the PM across India, on Gandhi Jayanti:
23)
Name the Indian-American professor from USA
Swachh Bharat Mission
honoured with National Medal of Science: Thomas
_______ has been named as new Secretary General
Kailath
of NATO: Jens Stoltenberg
11)
ATP China open tennis cup 2014 was held at which
China open tennis cup 2014: Novak Djokovic
accounts where customers have not fulfilled KYC
10)
on
manufacturers: Phenol
Pension
9)
duty
sector: Eight
and Visakhapatnam
8)
anti-dumping
Taipei to safeguard the interest of domestic
developed with US assistants: Allahabad, Ajmer
7)
imposed
5.8 percent. How many industries are there in core
Maru: Steamer Ship
6)
has
_________imported from the U.S. and Chinese
Komagata Maru incident. What / who was Komagata
5)
India
Core sector growth for the month of August stood at
long centenary commemoration of the historic
4)
Name the Chief Executive of the worlds largest e-
24)
17th Asian Games: China, 342
In a recent global ranking of universities, ________

secured top position in Indian universities: Panjab
Which country secured highest number of medals in
25)
India was placed at 8th rank in the 17th Asian
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Games, securing ________medals: 57
26)
the 17 Asian Games: 11
43)
Academics and Management
the 17 Asian Games: 10
29)
30)
_________ , the Japanese swimmer, was named as
33)
Kosuke Hagino
national organisation: BrahMos Aerospace.
The 18
th
Asian Games will be held in 2018
45)
Padmasri awardee from Karnataka, passed away
___________became the first Indian woman boxer
recently. He was from which field: Journalism
46)
have
Indian won the hockey gold medal at Asian Games
panchayats in the state by March next year: Kerala
47)
Name the Indian film celebrity who was honoured
48)
49)
John OKeefe of USA, May-Britt & Edward Moser of
Name the winner of Champions League Twenty 20,
Nobel Prize 2014 for Physics has been won by three
Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell won the

Nobel Prize 2014 in which field: Chemistry
50)
Patrick Modiano, winner of Nobel Prize for literature,

is from which country: France
Name the proposed central govt. programme that
51)
Name the joint winners of this years Nobel Peace

Prize: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
52)
Name the economist who won the 2014 Nobel Prize

for Economics: Jean Tirole, France
Countrys first olive oil refinery has been started in
What was the name of the first address of the Prime

Minister over radio broadcasted recently: Mann Ki
Baat
Name the social networking site that was closed
recently by Google: Orkut
Which metro service in India has been ranked
second among 18 international Metro systems:
Delhi Metro
41)
the
scientists from which country: Japan
The Global Diversity Award is given by which
which State: Rajasthan
40)
all
Medicine
2014: Chennai Super Kings
39)
connecting
and Womens category: Kabaddi
cover: Universal Health Assurance Mission
38)
internet
Norway won the Nobel Prize 2014 for which field:
aims at bringing all Indians under health insurance
37)
high-speed
In which sports India won gold medal in both Mens
organization: British Parliament
36)
_______ would become the first state in India to
Mary Kom
Khan
35)
M.V. Kamath, former Prasar Bharati Chairman,
in_________, Indonesia: Jakarta
with Global Diversity Award 2014: Shah Rukh
34)
Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, winner of this years Lal

Bahadur Shastri National Award is head of which
by beating which country: Pakistan
32)
44)
the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games:
to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games: MC
31)
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is given for

excellence in which field: Public Administration,
Indian sportspersons won _______ silver medals in

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28)
Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into which

country, with winds of up to 180 kmph: Japan
Indian sportspersons won _______ gold medals in

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27)
42)
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What is the name of the recently launched sedan

car by Maruti Suzuki: Ciaz
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Union Government has decided to sell ______bulbs
is from which field: Eminent Bharatnatyam
to households at 10 rupees against the market price
dancer
of 400 rupees: LED
54)
66)
what purpose: To review the laws related to
is to be setup at which place: Along the Gujarat
protection of environment
67)
model villages by each and every MP: Sansad
Urban Housing Mission: Housing for all by 2022
Adarsh Gram Yojana
68)
Yojana should have a population of ______in plain
straight all-around world title to become the only
areas and _____in hilly, tribal and difficult areas.
gymnast to win more than three World all-around
3000-5000; 1000-3000
69)
Name the super cyclone that caused wide spread

devastation in the coastal part of Andhra Pradesh:
58)
60)
to three in how many metro cities: Six
70)
Name the city which suffered maximum damage
Two
71)
recently met Indian Prime Minister in New Delhi:
object: National bird of Israel
Facebook
Waislitz
Global
Citizen Award 2014,
won by
72)
73)
In which athletics event Indian womens team won
74)
Which Indian state has launched a health card
gold in 17 Asian Games: 4x400 relay race
scheme to protect grand old trees in public places:
In which sports Seema Punia won the only gold
Kerala
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medal in athletics for India in the 17 Asian Games:
75)
Discuss Throw
What is the objective of the recently launched
Swachhta
Udyami
Sampannta
Ki
Yojana
Aur:
To
Swachhta
provide
76)
Se
financial
Akhtar
77)
citizens launched for a limited period of one year,

15-08-2014
to
14-08-2015:
78)
Name the Indias research station located in the

middle of North Pole and Norway: Himadri
79)
Leela Samson was in news as she resigned from the

post of Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi. She
President of India recently visited which two

Scandinavian countries: Norway and Finland
Varishtha
Pension Bima Yojana
Name the famous Ghazal and Thumri singer whose

birth centenary is being celebrated in India: Begum
Name the single premium pension policy for senior
from
Indian super league that was launched on 12th Oct.

in Kolkata is for which sports: Football
assistance to Safai Karamcharis
65)
_________ won the Shanghai Rolex Master- 2014

championship: Roger Federer
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64)
Shanghai Rolex Masters is related to which field of

sports: Tennis
sanitation facilities in rural India: Anoop Jain
63)
CEO of which international social networking site
The name Hudhud has been derived from which
Power in Bihar in 2011 that builds community
62)
RBI has allowed how many free non-home ATM

transactions to metro users in non-metro centres:
___________ for his work in founding Humanure
61)
RBI has restricted free non-home ATM transactions
Hudhud
from the super cyclone Hudhud: Visakhapatnam
59)
The village selected under Sansad Adarsh Gram
Name the Japans gymnast who won his fifth
titles: Kohei Uchimura
57)
Name the plan that has been launched to promote
What is the objective of the proposed Sardar Patel
and a slum free India
56)
Govt. has formed T S R Subramanian committee for
The first-ever Offshore Wind Power Project in India
coast
55)
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With which country India recently signed an

agreement for nuclear cooperation: Finland
80)
In which country a 400 kms long railway line
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reconstructed
with
Indian
assistance,
was
Valuable Player of India at the recent Incheon Asian
inaugurated recently: Sri Lanka
81)
Games: MC Mary Com
Khaled Bahah has been elected as ______ of
97)
Yemen: Prime Minister
82)
83)
Which state govt. has decided to provide free
87)
88)
Kerala
met recently in Norway: Santa Claus
As per the Global Hunger Index 2014, India has
90)
91)
92)
third
navigation
satellite
100) The government has made it mandatory for tobacco
World's largest online retailer Amazon.com has tied
companies to carry health warnings covering at least
up with which Indian retailer giant to jointly sell
_______ of the surface of cigarette packets: 85%
101) Name the project launched by the central govt. that
Indias largest listed retailer, Future Group is known
aims at creating a conducive environment for
for which brand name: Big Bazaar
industrial development and doing business with
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The 4 Sultan Johor Cup is related to which sports:
ease: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev
Hockey
Jayate Karyakram
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The 4 Sultan Johor Cup was held in which country:
102) Shramev Jayate Karyakram has been promoted by

which Union Ministry: Labour Ministry
Name the country which won the 4th Sultan Johor
103) Govt. plans to allot Labour Identification Number -
Cup: India
LIN to whom for simplifying business regulations
35th Senior National Archery Championship held in
and securing transparency and accountability in
New Delhi, was won by which state: Punjab
labour inspections: Industrial Units

won
104) Name the Unified Labour Portal launched to
international Female Police Peacekeeper Award
facilitate "Labour Inspection Scheme," which aims at
2014 for her work in which country: Afghanistan
ending arbitrariness in the inspection: Shram
18 year old young boy from Hong Kong Joshua
Suvidha
Shakti
Devi,
an Indian police inspector
2014 Man Booker Prize for Literature has been won

by which author: Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan, winner of Man Booker Prize is
from which country: Australia
Name the book by Richard Flanagan that won him
the Man Booker Prize: The Narrow Road to the
Deep North
96)
its
Sriharikota: IRNSS 1C
in Hong Kong
95)
launched
Name the Indias largest real estate company that
leader of the pro democracy youth movement
94)
ISRO
named______on board its PSLV-C26 rocket from
Wong was in news for what reasons: He is the
93)
99)
been ranked at ______ place: 55
Malaysia
89)
Name the world famous fictitious character, very

popular amongst children whom Indian President
goods over the Internet: Future Group
86)
98)
treatment to every cancer patient in the state:
was recently barred for three years by SEBI: DLF
85)
Name the noted Bollywood lyricist who won the

National Kishore Kumar Award: Sameer
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105) Under ________ Yojana govt will reimburse 50 per
119) Which country has agreed to sign commercial
cent of the stipend paid to apprentices during first
contracts for supply of uranium for Indian nuclear
two years of their training: Apprentice Protsahan
reactors: Canada
106) Govt. plans to allot Universal Account Number to

which
category
Employees'
of
workers:
Provident
Members
Fund
of
product KayPay for Facebook users to send money
Organization
to each other in an instant: Kotak Mahindra Bank
(EPFO)
121) Cricket players of which country refused to play in
107) Name the Indias largest domestic airline by market

share that has signed a deal to buy 250 latest
Airbus A-320 neo aircrafts: IndiGo
awarded Central Bank Governor of the Year Award

2014 to Mr. Raghuram Rajan: Euromoney, UK
109) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economic

to
the
Union
Government:
India due to a pay dispute with their cricket board:

West Indies
122) Union Cabinet has decided to completely deregulate
108) Name the international financial magazine that
Adviser
120) Which Bank has launched an instant bank payment
Arvind
Subramanian
110) Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed to which

important position: Union Finance Secretary
111) Name the Australian cricketer who created history

by scoring 341 runs in limited over match: James
Tull
112) Name the Indian nuclear-capable cruise missile

tested successfully recently: Nirbhay
113) How many new non permanent members were

elected recently to the UN Security Council: Five
114) Union government plans to set up a mega

handicraft cluster in_______, Gujarat to promote
handicraft items and craft based textiles: Kachch
the prices of which product to link its prices to the

market forces: Diesel
123) The government has launched a new methodology

National Air Quality Index (AQI) for what purpose:
To create awareness about the quality of air
and its likely health impact
124) The recently launched National Air Quality Index will

categorize air quality into how many categories: Six
125) World Junior Chess title 2014 was held at which

place in India: Pune
126) Central govt has advised all states, union territories

and Central Armed Police Forces to recruit ___ per
cent women in their ranks: 33
127) A five year old Indian boy Harshit Saumitra was in

news for what achievement: For climbing up the
Everest Base Camp
128) India and _____ have agreed to set up hotlines

between their army headquarters: China
115) ____________ has become number one state in the
129) Which African country has recently been successful
field of organic farming producing about five lakh
in controlling the spread of deadly Ebola virus:
metric ton of farm products: Madhya Pradesh
Nigeria
116) Government has decided to import ______for the
130) Which
state
has
launched
the
Farmers
first time to augment domestic availability and to
Empowerment Corporation to provide agricultural
check its rising prices: Potatoes
debt redemption to farmers: Andhra Pradesh
117) Which bank has won the IDRBT Banking Technology

Excellence award for 2013-14: Federal Bank
118) The Reserve Bank has signed a pact with Central

Bank of _________ for exchange of information and
supervisory cooperation: Kenya
131) Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of

Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar
132) Name the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra:

Devendra Fadnavis
133) India has been re-elected as member of which
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Council
134) The
Union
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146) Recently a big crude oil discovery was made in the

Cambay basin by a private oil company. It is in
Government
has
decided
to
commemorate October 31 - birth anniversary of

which National Leader as National Integration
Day- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas: Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel
which state: Gujarat
147) Name the Prime Minister of Vietnam who recently

visited India: Nguyen Tan Dung
148) 25th ASEAN Summit will be held on Nov 12-13

at_____________ Myanmar: Nay Pyi Taw
135) India and ________ signed a MoU for cooperation in

space and work together in the areas of remote
sensing and satellite communication: Mexico
136) Jagdish Sharan Pande who passed away recently
149) Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected as the President

of which country: Brazil
150) What is the name of the international infrastructure

development bank that China and 20 other countries
was a noted ________ from Uttarakhand: Freedom
plan
Fighter
Investment Bank
137) Name the Indian boxer who was suspended by the

International
Boxing Association
for
protesting
against a controversial verdict at 2014 Incheon

Asian Games: Sarita Devi
138) Wildscreen Panda Award is given in which field:

Wildlife Photography
139) Name the Indian cueist who won World Billiards

Championships in both point and time formats at
Leeds, United Kingdom: Pankaj Advani
140) Union Government launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya

Gram Yojna for what purpose: To promote
cultivation of the aromatic and medicinal
plants
141) India and ______ have signed a Power Trade

Agreement to promote cooperation in the field of
production and transmission of electricity: Nepal
142) India has signed the __________Convention on

Mercury to control and reduce emissions from the
power plants: Minamata
143) ___________ won the WTA Finals cup of tennis

at Singapore: Serena Williams
144) Name the Indian golfer who won the Venetian

Macau Open Golf Cup 2014: Anirban Lahiri
145) Which country withdrew its last forces from

Afghanistan, after serving there for 13 years:
Britain
to
establishes:
Asian
Infrastructure
151) Which bank has launched an electronic application

mPassBook for its savings and current accounts:
State Bank of India
152) A World Bank report says that Indias GDP is likely

to expand by ________per cent this fiscal as
reforms gain momentum: 5.6
153) Cyclone Nilofar, a very severe cyclonic storm hit

recently which part of India: Gujarat coast
154) Name the world's tallest statue (182 mts) of India's

first
Home
Minister
Sardar
Vallabhbhai
Patel
proposed in Gujarat: Statue of Unity
155) Sharath Gayakwad, who made history at the Asian

Para-Games in Incheon by winning six medals, is
from which sports: Swimming
156) What is the domain name of the Adhaar based

Biometric Attendance system launched by central
govt. for its employees: attendance.gov.in
157) Who has been appointed as the chairman of Prasaar

Bharati Board: Dr. A Surya Prakash
158) In the Gender Gap Index 2014, India has been

placed at ____rank in a list of 142 countries: 114th
159) World Banks Ease of Doing Business report places

India at _______ rank among 189 countries
surveyed by it: 142nd
160) ________tops the list for the most equitable sharing

of resources among men and women as per Gender
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in January 2014: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
161) In terms of Ease of Doing Business, _________

stands at no. 1 in the world: Singapore
176) For
what
reasons
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao,
legendary Telugu actor was in news recently: U.S.
162) Which organization compiles the Gender Gap Index

report annually: World Economic Form
Post Service has issued a stamp in his honour
177) Odyssey of My Life is the autobiography of which
163) In the recently released Global Innovation Index

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2014, India has been placed at which rank: 76
SEPTEMBER 2014
prominent political figure: Shivraj Patil
178) Japan has promised to provide all possible support

to introduce the bullet train, along the AhmedabadMumbai
164) Padma Bhushan awardee Bipan Chandra was a

authority on economic and political ______ of India:
route.
What
is
its
Japanese
name:
Shinkansen
179) With which Japanese city India has signed a

partnership agreement for development of Varanasi:
History
165) Sathiraju Lakshminarayana,
Veteran Telugu film
director, artist and cartoonist who passed away

recently, was popularly known as ________: Bapu
166) Name the eminent jurist who has been appointed
180) What is the popular nick name for the Japanese city
Kyoto: City of Thousand shrines
181) Prime minister of India recently visited Japan to

meet _________, Prime Minister of Japan: Shinzo
Governor of Kerala: P. Sathasivam
167) BWF World Badminton Championship was held at
Abe
182) The parliament of Japan is named as ______: Diet
which place: Copenhagen, Denmark
168) Chen Long who won the mens singles title at BWF
World Badminton Championship, is from which
country: China
183) Name the world champion iconic sprinter who

recently visited India: Usain Bolt
184) Govt has setup Prof. B. N. Goldar committee for
169) Womens singles title at BWF World Badminton

Championship
Kyoto
was
won
by_______:
Carolina
Marin
what purpose: To develop the Producer Price

Index
185) Which committee has been setup by the govt. to
170) Name the badminton player of India who won the
develop a new inflation index- Producer Price Index
bronze medal in womens single title at BWF World
to replace Wholesale Price Index: B. N. Goldar
Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu
Committee
171) The famous international Nalanda University has

been established at which place: Rajgir, Bihar
172) Who is the chairman of the governing body of the
173) Prof. Amartya Sen is an eminent scholar of which
174) Nabard has initiated a project on Core Banking

CBS
187) The proposed Producer Price Index aims to replace
188) What is the most prominent feature of the proposed

Producer Price Index: To cover services sector
field: Economics
measure inflation
which existing index: Whole Sale Price Index
Nalanda University: Prof. Amartya Sen
Solutions
186) What is the purpose of Producer Price Index: To
for
which
type
of
banks:
Cooperative Banks
175) Name the legendary Telugu actor who passed away
also
189) Name the former Attorney-General of India who

passed away recently: G. E. Vahanvati
190) Name the new generation Naval Offshore Patrol
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Vessel that has joined Indian Navy recently: INS
the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and
Sumitra
Savings Schemes: HR Khan
191) Which country has unveiled a new surface-to-air

missile - Talash-3: Iran
India on a two day visit: Tony Abbott
192) What is the name of the autobiography of the

Sachin Tendulkar: Playing It My Way
st
194) ____________ is the number one country in the

terms
of
Pradesh: Vijayawada
207) MS Dhoni has become the most successful Indian
________ in world: 71
in
206) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has announced

that _______ will be the new capital of Andhra
193) In terms of global competitiveness, India ranks
world
205) Name the Australian Prime Minister who came to
global
competiveness:
Switzerland
ODI captain with ________ wins to his career: 91
208) Joan Rivers,
81-year-old noted lady comedian and
TV host who passed away recently was from which
195) Name the South African fast bowler, oldest surviving

Test cricketer who passed away recently at the age
country: United State of America
209) India signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation

agreement with Australia on 5th September to
of 103 years: Norman Gordon
196) What is the special thing about Yashwardhan

Shukla, author of the book Gods of Antractica: He
ensure supply of ________ for peaceful purposes:

Uranium
210) Prime Minister of which country recently returned
is 13 year old school boy
197) The Chabad House in Mumbai that reopened nearly
two precious ancient idols of Hindu deities to India
six years after the 26/11 terror attack in November
which were allegedly stolen from temples in Tamil
2008 is a sacred ___________ of the Jews:
Nadu: Australia
211) The Supreme Court has directed that all ________
Synagogue
198) Justice H.L. Dattu is the _______Chief Justice of

India: 42nd
prisoners who have been in the prison for a period

more than half of the jail term prescribed for the
199) The historical Omari Mosque that was destroyed in

the recent Israel-Gaza conflict, was in which
offences they had been arrested, should be released

on bail immediately: Under trial
212) According
country: Gaza
to
recent
data
from
CSO,
200) With which country India has signed a Land
____________outpaced all the major states to top
Boundary Agreement (LBA) to ensure zero border
the economic growth charts with a scorching 11 per
killings: Bangladesh
cent growth in 2013-14: Madhya Pradesh
201) Recently
President
commemorative
released
postage
set
stamps
of
on
eight
great
Indian_________: Musicians
202) National Nutrition Week is celebrated every year

from ______September to the ______September:
1st, 7th
203) What is the theme of the National Nutrition Week

2014: Poshak Ahaar, Desh Ka Adhaar
204) Who is the head of the committee setup to examine
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213) In the recent rescue operations in J & K, hundreds
of NDRF personnel worked round the clock to rescue
thousands of marooned persons. What is the full
form of NDRF: National Disaster Relief Force
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227) Name the author of the book The Lives of Others:

Neel Mukherjee
228) The book The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee

was in news for what reasons: it has been
214) Which major river of J & K caused heavy damage

due to floods in the State: Jhelum
shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize

2014
215) What is the name of the award for best film at the
Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion
229) Booker prize for literature are given in which

country: England
216) Name the Swedish film directed by Roy Anderson
230) RBI has fixed _______years as the upper age limit
that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival:
for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch While Reflecting on
officers (CEOs) and other whole-time director of
Existence
banks in the private sector: 70
217) Name the film directed by Indian writer-director
231) Which Union Minister recently visited Afghanistan to
Chaitanya Tamhane that won award for best debut
meet President and to review key projects there:
feature film at the Venice Film Festival: Court
Sushma Swaraj
218) Name the tennis star who won mens single titles at
the US open tennis: Marin Cilic
232) India has signed the _________ (FTA) in services

and investments with 10 ASEAN countries: Free
219) Marin Cilic, winner of US open 2014 is from which
Trade Agreement
233) Which country launched two satellites - Yaogan-21
country: Croatia
220) Name the first ever male Asian player to play in the
finals of US Open Lawn Tennis Championship: Kei
and Tiantuo-1 to relay information on natural

resources, disaster management: China
234) With which neighbouring country India signed a
Nishnikori
221) Marin Cilic defeated Japan's ________to win mens
MoU on cooperation in the field of traditional

systems of medicine and homeopathy: Bangladesh
singles title at US open: Kei Nishikori
222) Womens singles title at the US open tennis
235) China has assured cooperation for setting up a
championship was won by_________: Serena
automobile manufacturing industrial park at which
Williams
place in India: Pune
223) Sania Mirza won which title at the US open tennis
authority to
championship: Mixed doubles q
224) Midori Prize in Biodiversity is given in which country:
print Rupee one currency note:
Coinage Act, 2011
237) RBI is authorized to issue currency notes upto which
Japan
225) Midori Prize in Biodiversity is given for what

purpose: For outstanding contributions to the
conservation
236) Under which Indian law, Govt. of India is the sole
and
sustainable
use
of
biodiversity
226) Which Indian scientist and ecologist has won Midori

Prize in Biodiversity for his research on climate
change in the Himalayas: Kamal Bawa
highest denomination:10,000
238) Govt. of India is empowered to issue coins upto

which highest denomination: Rs. 1,000
239) Who has been appointed as head of the Expenditure

Management Commission: Bimal Jalan
240) What is the purpose of setting up of Expenditure

Management Commission: for suggesting ways to
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to announce his retirement from the professional
241) Pehli Udaan and Pehal Kadam are the names for
snooker: Pankaj Advani
254) With which country India has signed an agreement
which item: Savings account for minors
242) Which bank has started savings account for minors
for cooperation in the field of skill development,
by the name Pehli Udaan and Pehal Kadam: State
solid waste management and cleaning of rivers:
Bank of India
Germany
243) Which bank has started cardless cash withdrawal
at risk because of the threat to food crops in Fertile
facility from its ATMs: ICICI Bank
244) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

has approved the sale of stakes in how many PSUs:
Games
Crescent. Where is this area: Middle East Asia
256) H. Devraj Committee has been setup for what

purpose: To examine working of 'C' category
Three ONGC, NHPC and CIL
245) 60th National School
255) Scientists have warned that millions of lives could be
in
six
sporting
disciplines will be held in November in which State:
deemed universities
257) Which State has declared 9 September as Himalaya

Diwas to spread the message of conservation of the
Punjab
246) DRDO successfully test-fired indigenously developed

Agni-I - nuclear-capable missile recently. It is what
Himalayan ecosystems: Uttarakhand
258) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given on which date:

Sep. 8 International Literacy Day
type of missile: Surface-To-Surface
247) Indias first coral garden is proposed to be
259) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given for what purpose:

For the best performance in the field of adult
developed in which State: Gujarat
248) Which public sector bank has declared the Kingfisher

Airlines as the willful defaulter: United Bank of
education
260) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given by which Union

Ministry: Human Resource Development
India
249) Which State has launched the renovation and

beautification work of the birthplace of famous
author, journalist and critic George Orwell: Bihar
250) Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards are
given by
Union Ministry for Information & Broadcasting for
261) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit

2014 was held in which place: Wales, U.K.
262) Wales Resolution is the name given to the

resolutions adopted at the recent summit of which
international organization: NATO
what purpose: For original writing in Hindi
263) Chitresh Tatha, a 12 year old boy is representing
Indian authors on subjects like Journalism
India at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South
and
Korea in which sports: Optimist Dinghy Race
Mass
Communication,
National
Integration, Womens Issues and Childrens

Literature
Assembly (MLAs) have been declared for how many
251) Govt has launched the Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre

(RVC)
for
264) General elections for electing Members of Legislative
what
purpose:
For
smooth
transportation of perishable goods
252) Name the prominent Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet

singer who passed away recently: Firoza Begum
253) Who is Indias noted snooker and billiards champion
states: Two (Haryana and Maharashtra)
265) Davis Cup Commitment Award is given for which

category of Tennis player: Those who have
competed in at least 20 ties
266) Name the winner of the Davis Cup Commitment

award 2014: Rohan Bopanna
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267) Countrys first 'Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve'
(CDBR) is to be developed in which place: Spiti in
Himachal Pradesh
to
Vietnam
and
met
his
counterpart
__________: Truong Tan Sang
284) China has agreed to opening of a new route to
285) Which type of power projects are categorized as
271) Which public sector organization is celebrating 55
Ultra Megha Power Project: Which generate more

than 4000 MW or above electricity
years of its service: Doordarshan
272) First experimental centre of Doordarshan was
286) Guangdong province of China has agreed to become

partner in cultural and social ties with which State of
established at which place: Delhi
273) Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship is
India: Gujarat
287) What is the name of currency of China: Renminbi
for which sports: Badminton

Masters
agreement with Ahmedabad: Guangzhou
La
270) _______ is the capital of Vietnam: Hanoi
Indonesian
kmph: Chennai Bangalore Mysore
Kailash Mansarovar via _________ in Sikkim: Nathu
269) What is the currency of Vietnam: Dong
274) The
technological support for achieving speed of 160
283) Which Chinese city has signed a sister city
268) President Pranab Mukherjee made a four-day state

visit
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Grand
Prix
Gold
(Yuan)
championship 2014 was held at which place:
288) _______ is the capital of China: Beijing
Palembang, Indonesia
289) The worlds highest and toughest marathon held at
275) Name the winner of the Indonesian Masters Grand

Prix Gold championship 2014: S Prannoy, India
276) FILA Senior World Wrestling Championship held
277) Name the eminent scientist who has been named to

an
expert
panel
to
recommend
place: Leh, J & K
290) Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of

the National Commission for Women: Lalitha
in_________, Uzbekistan: Tashkent
head
3,524 meter (11,562 feet) altitude is held at which
best
technologies for the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: R A

Mashelkar
278) Which country is helping India to set up 10 centres

of excellence to raise agriculture output and
introduce modern farm technologies: Netherlands
279) Indian Highways Management Company Limited

(IHMCL) has inked a pact with ___________ for
services related to electronic toll collection: Axis
Bank and ICICI Bank
280) Which committee recommended idea of universal

bank accounts that is bank account for every
individual: Nachiket Mor
281) Name the Chinas President who recently visited

India: Xi Jinping
282) On which railway corridor China has assured
Kumaramangalam
291) Who has been appointed Chairman, Quality Council

of India: Adil Zainulbhai
292) 6th meeting of the South Asian Association for

Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for Home Ministers
held on September 19 at which place: Kathmandu
293) Manoj Kumar a 2010 CWG boxing gold-medalist was

in news for what reasons: He has been given
Arjun Award on Delhi High Court orders
294) 51st Shooting World Championship was held at

which place: Granada, Spain
295) 20th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships was

held at_______ : Mumbai
296) Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) to be held

from October 16 to 18 will be hosted by which city:
London
297) A joint 14 days military exercise between the armed
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Ranikhet in Almora district of Uttrakhand
298) What is the name given to the Joint Army Exercise
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312) Name the sports person who was the flag bearer of
the Indian contingent in the Asian Games: Sardara
Singh
between armed forces of American and India being
313) Who is Sardara Singh, the flag bearer of the Indian
held at Ranikhet, Uttarakhand: Exercise Yudh
contingent in the Asian Games: Captain of Indian
Abhyas 2014
Hockey Team
299) Govt. has launched India Newborn Action Plan for
314) Mandolin U. Shrinivas, eminent Carnatic music
what purpose: To achieve the single digit
exponent from Andhra Pradesh who passed away
neonatal mortality and stillbirth rate by 2030
recently was famous for what reasons: His expert
300) The 45th IFFI will be held from 20 to 30 November,
Carnatic music
20 14 at which place: Goa
301) IFFI stands for: International Film Festival of
315) Name the international NGO that has agreed to

promote user friendly toilets to improve sanitation
India
302) Which city has been declared as the permanent

venue for the International Film Festival of India
303) Who has been appointed as new ambassador of
and Milinda Gates Foundation
304) Name the Indo-American appointed by USA as its

next ambassador to India: Richard Rahul Verma
305) And then One Day: A Memoir is the autobiography

of which noted film artist: Naseeruddin Shah
306) The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was won by
visit to USA, the US Senate has designated

September
30
as
________
day:
US-India
Partnership Day
318) Which country voted in a referendum to continue

with UK: Scotland
319) The United Kingdom is a union of how many
which country: USA
307) The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held at
has
countries: Four
320) Which are the four countries comprising the United
which place: Madrid, Spain

Court
provide news in how many languages: Five
317) Recognising the importance of Prime Minister Modis
China in India: Le Yucheng
Supreme
system in India under Swachchh Bharat Mission: Bill
316) All India Radio has started free SMS service to
(IFFI): Goa
308) The
use of mandolin, a western instrument, in
directed
Central
Government to ensure ______ percent quota for
Kingdom: England, Scotland, North Ireland and

Wales
disabled persons in all government jobs, including

IAS and promotions: Three
309) Players of which sports have recently been allowed

to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or
turbans by Sikhs, on a trial basis: Basketball
310) Sportspersons of which game have now been

allowed to participate in Asian Games under Indian
flag: Boxing
311) The Asian games been held in Incheon, South Korea

are which number in series: 17th
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321) Alok Shetty the 28 year old has been named Young
334) Apart from India, how many other international
Leader of Tomorrow by Time magazine for his
space agencies have been successful in sending a
pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof
spacecraft Mars: Three
houses for slum dwellers. He is from which field:

Architecture
335) Which Indian film has been selected as Indias entry

for the Oscar Awards in the foreign film category:
322) Name the Indias pistol-shooter who won India's first

gold in the 50m event at Asian Games: Jitu Rai
323) Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) and

China Development Bank Corporation have signed
Liars Dice
336) The UN climate summit 2014 was held at which

place: New York
337) RBI has formed G Gopalakrishna Committee to give
agreements with which Indian banks to facilitate
recommendations
trade between the two countries: SBI, ICICI Bank
building in banks and streamlining training
and Axis Bank
intervention
324) Name the bank which accounted for half of the total
number of banking transactions done through
mobile phone in June,2014: State Bank of India
325) Who is Jack Ma, whose company recently created

the world record for largest IPO, amassing around
$25 billion from the investors: Chinese founder
and
promoter
of
worlds
largest
online
shopping portal Alibaba
326) John Key has been elected as new Prime Minister of

which country: New Zealand
327) Name the World Chess Championship recently won

by Viswanathan Anand: Bilbao Chess Masters
328) Bilbao Chess Masters Finals were held at which

place: Bilbao, Spain
329) Summer Youth Olympic Games 2014 were held at

which place: Nanjing, China
330) Ashraf Ghani has been appointed new President of

which country: Afghanistan
on
which
matter:
Capacity
338) __________ appointed as the head coach of the Sri

Lankan cricket team: Marvan Atapattu
339) Which city shall be hosting ICC World Cricket League

Division 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
340) Noted Hindi novelist Govind Mishra has been

honoured with which prize: Saraswati Samman
341) What is the title of the book by Govind Mishra for

which he has been awarded Sarswati Samman:
Dhool Paudhon Par
342) Which
international
Chinese
tennis
star
has
announced her retirement from the sports: Li Na
343) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana has been launched

for what purpose: To impart skills to rural and
urban poor
344) What is the new name for Aajeevika Skills

Programme aimed at providing skill development to
Rural Youth: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin
Kaushalya Yojana
331) Sania Mirza recently won the womens double title in
345) Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya
which championship at Tokyo, Japan: WTA Toray
Yojana the minimum entry age for imparting skill to
Pacific Open
rural youth has been reduced from 18 years to
332) U N summit on climate change was held at which

place: New York, USA
333) Indias first National Academy of Athletics has been

established at which place: Kariavattom near
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
______: 15 Years
346) What is the aim of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin

Kaushalya Yojana: To train 10 lacs rural youth
by the end of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
347) What is the objective of recently launched Deen
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Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana: For
skill development of rural youth
setup in which State: Manipur
365) Name the Indian wrestler who ended a 28-year

drought for gold in wrestling by winning gold at
349) Name the surface to surface missile recently tested

by Pakistan: Hatf IX
Asiad 2014: Yogeshwar Dutt
366) _________ won the countrys first-ever silver in the
350) _______ and _______ has been named as SAARC

cultural capital for a year beginning April 2015 and
2016-17 respectively: Bamiyan and Dhaka
SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage: 2016-17
packets to discourage smoking: France

richest
Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam
Modi addressed a gathering of over 18,000 persons:

Madison Square Garden, New York
354) Standard & Poors (S&P) has raised the outlook on

from
event at Asiad 2014: Squash
369) Name the American venue where Prime Minister

nd
billionaire of India: Dilip Shanghvi
rating
Kaur
368) Who has been named as the new Chief Minister of
352) Which country has decided to sell cigarettes in plain
353) Name the industrialist who is the 2
womens 20 kms race walk in Asiad: Khushbir
367) Saurav Ghoshal won silver in individual _______
351) The year _________ has been declared as the
sovereign
364) In which two events, Indian mens team won the

gold medal in Asiad 2014: Archery and Squash
348) Indias first National Sports University is going to be
Indias
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negative
to
_________: Stable
355) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for

excellence in which field: Science & Technology
356) Name the programme launched by Govt. of India for

making India as future manufacturing hub: Make in
India
357) How many thrust sectors have been identified under

the Make in India campaign: 25
358) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the
370) _________ is the West Asias largest consumer IT

and electronics retail show: GITEX Shopper,
Dubai
371) The Prime Minister has assured merger of schemes

for PIOs and OICs. What is the full form of PIOs and
OICs: Persons of Indian Origin, Overseas
Indian Citizens
372) Global Competiveness report is published by which

organization:
in New York: 69th
(Switzerland)
360) Which state capital has recently started the work on

having a metro rail service: Lucknow
361) Name the State that has recently been put under
presidents rule: Maharashtra
362) Mount Ontake that erupted suddenly, killing over 36

persons is located in which country: Japan
363) Jitu Rai won Indias first Gold Medal in Asiad 2014 in
which sports: Pistol Shooting
Forum
373) Global Gender Gap Report is published by which

organization:
nuclear talks with which countries: Iran
Economic
(Switzerland)
_____ session of United Nations General Assembly
359) The six major world powers held the 7th round of
World
World
Economic
Forum
374) Which committee has recommended Vijayawada as

capital of Andhra Pradesh: The Sivaramakrishnan
Committee
375) Name the programme launched by Indian Army to

rescue thousands of maroon persons in floods of
Jammu & Kashmir: Operation Megh Rahat
376) In which country the city of Bamiyan is located:

Afghanistan
377) For what reasons is Bamiyan an important city: It

had worlds tallest Buddha Statue which were
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destroyed by Taliban in 2001.
serving at 131 miles per hour: Sabine Lisicki
378) In which city is the Headquarter of United Nations

situated: New York
391) Recently the Nagoya Protocol was ratified by 51

countries. What is the objective of this protocol:
379) Who is the President of United Nations General

Assembly: John William Ashe of Antigua and
Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits of

genetic resources
392) What is the total number of total medals won by the
Barbuda
380) Which day has been declared by US Senate to be

designated
as
US-India
partnership
day:
September 30
381) Sarasawati
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India in 20th Commonwealth Games: 64
393) India won 64 medals at the Commonwealth Games

2014. Of this how many were gold medals: 15
is
promoted
by
which
foundation: K.K. Birla Foundation
382) What is the award amount for the winners of

Saraswati Samman: Rs. 10 lacs
383) What is the prize money for the winners of Shanti

Swarup Bhatnagar Award: Rs. 5 lakh, a citation
and a plaque
AUGUST 2014
384) John Kerry who visited India recently is the Foreign
Minister of which country: USA
385) Foreign Minister of USA is officially designated as

___________ in USA: Secretary of State
386) Name the village near Pune, Maharashtra that was

almost swept away in a massive mud slide: Malin
Village
387) Name the famous Eminent Hindi litterateur and
394) Name the country that won highest number of

medals
at
the
Commonwealth
Games
2014:
England
395) England top the Commonwealth Games by capturing

__________ medals: 174
396) Parupalli Kashyap became the first Indian male

player in 32 years to win a gold medal in the
Commonwealth Games in which sports: Badminton
397) Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal won the doubles

gold medal in Commonwealth Games in which
game: Squash
398) Name the Canadian gymnast who was awarded the

David Dixon Award for the best athlete of the
Games: Frankie Jones
399) K.V. Chawdary has been appointed chairman of

which important central govt. office: Central Board
of Direct Taxes
novelist from Bihar who passed away recently:

Madhukar Singh
388) Name the exploration rover of NASA that created a

record of travelling maximum distance on Mars:
Opportunity
389) Govt has launched a nationwide scheme by the

name _____________to promote conservation and
development of indigenous breeds of cows in a
focused and scientific manner: Rashtriya Gokul
Mission
390) Name the German player who created a world

record of fastest serve in the womens tennis by
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one special woman in their life to run for a good
IndARC was successfully deployed in Kongsfjorden
cause.
Fjord in which region of the world: Arctic Region
awareness about breast cancer
401) 22
nd
Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award has been
402) Muzaffar Ali, winner of 22nd Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna

Award is a prominent person from which field:
this
cause:
Spreading
415) RBI has reduced the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) of

What is the present rate of SLR: 22%
416) Reduction of SLR by 50 basis points is expected to

release Rs. _________ crore of Banks funds:
Cinema, Film maker
403) The deadly EBOLA virus has claimed hundreds of

lives in Africa. What is the full form of EBOLA: No
40,000
417) Name the number one ranking golfer of the world

who won the elite World Golf Championships held at
full form, it is the name of virus
404) Name African region where Liberia, Guinea and Siera

Leone countries have been attacked by Ebola virus:
Akron, USA: Rory Mcllroy
418) Worlds No. 1 golfer Rory Mcllroy is from which

country: Ireland
West Africa
405) In which country, the Ebola virus was first
406) The book The Boys in the boat has been written
407) What is the name of the Latest novel written by
popular comic characters, who passed away: Pran

Kumar Sharma
Chetan Bhagat: Half Girlfriend

formula
was hit by a severe earthquake
420) Name the eminent Indian cartoonist famous for his
by which author: Daniel James Brown
HIT
419) Longtoushan, a town in Ludian county of Yunnan

province of China was in news for what reasons: It
discovered nearly four decades ago: Congo
suggested
was
scheduled commercial banks by 50 basis points.
awarded to which personality: Muzaffar Ali
408) Modi
What
for
Nepals
development. Expand the acronym HIT: Highways,

I-ways and Transways
409) India to construct a pipeline for supply of _______

from Raxual in Bihar to Amlekhganj in Nepal:
Petroleum products
410) Name the recently appointed new Deputy Governor

of the RBI: S S Mundra
411) S S Mundra, has been appointed Deputy Governor of

RBI for _________ years: Three
412) Name the agreement that was objected to by India

at the recent WTO meet: Trade Facilitation
Agreement
413) In which State of India, world highest piller railway

bridge is being constructed: Manipur
414) Pinkathon Delhi 2014 - a run for cause was

organised in Delhi with the slogan "Each One,
Kheench One" urging all men to encourage at least
421) Name the popular comic characters created by late

cartoonist Pran: Chacha Chaudury and Sabu
422) Which Indian bank won the Core Banking System

Imitative Award 2014 at Singapore: Bharatiya
Mahila Bank Ltd.
423) Governor of which Indian State was recently sacked

by the President for her alleged irregularities:
Mizoram
424) As per recent estimates from RBI, the projected GDP

growth rate for year 2014-15, is around _________
per cent: 5.5
425) The Union Cabinet has cleared a historic, all new

juvenile justice law under which _________year olds
who commit heinous offences such as rapes and
robberies can be tried as adults: 16 to 18
426) Govt. has allowed __________ per cent FDI in

defence sector: 49%
427) Nikhil Chandwani who recently won the Author of
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the year award in USA is also known for his works
won the gold medal in recurve category: Deepika
in which other fields: Documentary Films
Kumari `
428) Name the US Defence Secretary who visited India

recently: Chuck Hagel
suicide was a famous __________ of USA: Comedy
429) What is the name of the recently released

controversial book by Natwar Singh: One Life is
not Enough
443) For which State government announced Central

projects connecting it with rest of the country:
Jammu & Kashmir
August 9: London
431) What is the objective of the proposed Bharat Bill

System:
Actor
assistance of Rs. 8,000 crore for four major road
430) The World Kabaddi League started in _________ on
Payment
442) Robin Williams who recently died of suspected
Centralised
payment
of
various types of bills
432) 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)

Foreign Ministers meeting held at which place: Nay
Pyi Taw, Myanmar
433) The Reserve Bank has approved the transfer of

surplus (profit) amounting to Rs 526.79 billion for
the year ended June 30, 2014 to__________.
Government of India
434) Name the space ship that created a world record of

travelling longest ever distance of 6.4 billion kms
since its launch in March 2004: Rosetta
435) The space ship Rosetta that created world record for
longest distance covered was launched by which
space agency: European Space Agency
436) What is the brand name of the new joint venture

airline of the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines: Vistara
437) UAE has become the first gulf country to install
444) What is the name of the new bill passed by the

Parliament to scrap the collegium system of
appointing Supreme Court and high court judges:
National Judicial Appointments Commission
Bill, 2014
445) To give national judicial appointments commission a

constitutional
status,
__________
Constitution
Amendment Bill was also passed: 99th
446) Which award is popularly known as Nobel Prize of

Mathematics: Fields Medal
447) Name the Indian Mathematician who won the recent

Filed Medal: Manjul Bhargava
448) Name the first women to win the Fields Medal award
in Mathematics: Maryam Mizakhani (Iran)
449) Govt
has
approved
the
constitution
of
the
Expenditure Management Commission to be headed

by which person: Bimal Jalan
450) What is the purpose of setting up Expenditure

Management Commission: To suggest ways to
reverse vending machines. What is the purpose of
reduce subsidies on food, fertilizer and oil
these machines: To collect domestic light bulbs
451) Name the army officer who was decorated with
and batteries for recycling
438) Haider Al-Abadi has been named as Prime Minister

of which country: Iraq
439) Who has been elected as Deputy Speaker of Lok

Sabha: M. Thambidurai
440) The recent Archery World Cup was held at Wroclaw.

It is in which country: Poland
441) Indian womens archery team led by ___________
Ashok Chakra the highest peace time gallantry

award of the country: Major Mukund Vardarajan
452) What is the name of the award for the best film at
the famous Locarno International Film Festival:
PARDO dORO (Golden Leopard)`
453) The famous Locarno International Film Festival is

held in which country: Switzerland
454) Who is the new Chairperson Union Public Service
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in which field: Yoga
455) What is the formal name of the scheme launched to
466) A Hindu temple - Shree Swaminarayan Mandir,
provide a bank account to every Indian: Pradhan
claimed to be the world's first 'eco-temple' featuring
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, has
456) Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, every new

bank account opener will also get a life insurance
cover of __________ lakh rupees: One
been opened in which place: London, UK
467) Among Northeastern States, ________ has been the

first choice of foreign tourist in 2013: Sikkim
457) As per new RBI guidelines, banks are required to
468) Name the human rights activist and former journalist
provide their savings bank account holders with at
of Imphal who has been protesting against AFSPA
least ________free transactions per month at their
since November 2000: Irom Sharmila Chanu
own ATMs.: Five
469) What is the full form of AFSPA: Armed Forces
458) The number of free transactions on ATMs set up by

other banks had been reduced to_________, from
five earlier, in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata,
Bengaluru and Hyderabad: Three
Special Powers Act
470) General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been proclaimed as

Prime Minister of which country: Thailand
471) Which neighbouring country of India has decided to
459) Name the JD(U) leader who has been selected for
Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2012: Sharad
Yadav
join the newly form BRICS bank: Bangladesh
472) Who has been appointed as the chairman of the

Public Accounts Committee of Parliament: K. V.
460) Recently, a large number of countries around the
Thomas
world organized various functions to commemorate
473) Name the CMD of Indian Bank who has been elected
100 years of which major international event:
as Chairman of the Indian Banks Association for
World War 1
2014-15: T M BHASIN
461) World War I, also called The Great War, took place
in and around Europe from July ______to November
_________: 1914, 1918
slide near Mankha on 2 August 2014 blocked the

Sunkoshi River and caused maasive damage to local
claiming
place: Nanjing, China
475) Name the Jnanpith awardee and renowned novelist
462) Which place of Nepal was in news as a massive land
settlements,
474) Youth Olympic games 2014 were held at which
at
least
156
lives:
Sindhupalchok
463) Which country recently unveiled its next generation

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng
41 (DF-41): China
464) In which Indian State started the The 20-day Nanda

Devi Raj Jat yatra also called the Himalayan
Kumbh,: Uttarakhand
465) BKS Iyengar, 96 year old Padmavibhushan Awardee

who passed away recently was a world famous Guru
and story writer, who passed away recently: U R

Ananthamurthy
476) U R Ananthamurthy was renowned novelist and

story writer of which language: Kannada
477) Sushma
Swaraj,
the
External
Affairs
Minister
recently visited which country to promote countrys

Look East Policy: Vietnam
478) Governor of which State recently quite his office to

protest his transfer to Mizoram: Maharashtra
479) Which sprint superstar set a new best time record of

9.98 second for the rarely run 100 meter indoors
race: : Usain Bolt
480) The sprint superstar Usain Bolt is from which
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497) What is the name of the joint Air Force exercise
481) Which online shopping portal has signed a MoU with
conducted with Russia: Avia Indra-2014
Union Textile Ministry to provide online marketing
498) Avia Indra-2014 is being conducted in ________
platform to handloom weavers all over India:
region located North of the Caspian Sea: Astrakhan
Flipkart
499) Of the total 943 million telephone users of India,
482) Noted film maker and actor Richard Attenborough

who passed away recently, hailed from which
country: Britain
directed by Richard Attenborough: Gandhi
501) What is the title of the recent book launched by

Vinod Rai, former CAG of India: Not Just An
484) Which animal has been selected as mascot for the

forthcoming Asian Games: Harbor Seals
Accountant
502) Ahmet Davutoglu has been appointed Prime Minister
485) The forthcoming Asian Games are which number in

th
series: 17
of which country: Turkey
503) Indias first Indian Institute of Engineering Science

th
486) Name the city that is hosting the 17 Asian Games:

Incheon
and Technology (IIEST) has been established at

which place: Shibpur, West Bengal
487) Incheon city is located in which country: South

Korea
504) Which international organization has called for a ban

on the use of e-cigarettes indoors and its sale to
488) Governor of Kerala, Ms. Sheila Dikshit was in news

what
500) On which route Indias first sea plane service has

been launched: Mumbai-Lonavala
483) Name the super hit biopic, winner of 8 Oscars,
for
roughly _____ per cent are from urban area: 60%
reasons:
She
resigned
from
governorship
489) BJP veteran Kalyan Singh has been appointed

Governor of which State: Rajasthan
490) Who has been appointed as the new governor of

Maharashtra: C Vidyasagar Rao
491) Vajubhai Vala, a senior BJP leader from Gujarat has

been made Governor of which State: Karnataka
children: World Health Organization
505) BWF World Badminton Championship was held in

which country: Denmark (Copenhagen)
506) Indian domain names now can make their names

with extension _______ in Devnagri Script: .Bharat
507) The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by

which country: Australia
508) V K Duggal recently resigned as Governor of which

State: Manipur
492) Deputy Prime Minister of which country recently

visited India to promote mutual economic and social
ties: United Kingdom
493) Name the Deputy Prime Minister of UK who recently

visited India: Nick Clegg
494) Who is the Prime Minister of United Kingdom: David

Cameron
495) What is the official name of the currency of United

Kingdom: UK Pound
496) With which country India conducted its first ever

joint Air Force exercise: Russia
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509) Which international organization has appointed Shah
Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador for it project
Turn Back Crime: Interpol
purpose: To identify obsolete laws
to
fight
which
decease:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
holders will also be provided Rs. _________

accidental cover insurance: One lac
were from how many countries: Four
525) Name the four countries whose satellites were

Canada, Singapore
526) With which country India has jointly released the

first encyclopedia on their age-old cultural contacts,
513) Persons opening account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana

by 26
together onboard its launch vehicle PSLV-C23: Five
recently launched by ISRO: Germany-2, France,
512) Under Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the account
th
Commission: Jean-Claude Juncker
524) The recently launched five foreign satellite by ISRO
511) The popular Ice Bucket Challenge is aimed at

charity
522) Who has been elected as President of the European
523) ISRO recently launched how many satellites all
510) Govt. has setup R. Ramanujam Committee for what
collected
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January 2015 will get Rs. _________ life
insurance cover: 30,000
tracing back their history to over 2,000 years: China
527) Who was the famous Chinese traveller who visited

India in the seventh century to bring Buddhist
514) If account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana is run
scriptures to China: Huen Tsang
satisfactorily for at least six months, the account
528) Who is Akhouri Sinha in whose honour the USA has
holder will be allowed to have Rs. _________ as
named a mountain in Antarctica: Eminent Indian-
overdraft limit: 5,000
American scientist
515) Accounts holder under PM Jan Dhan Yojana will be

issued which type of debit cards: Rupay
allow their companies to invest in industrial parks
516) Govt plans to open _________ crore bank accounts

under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 26
th
January, 2015:
7.5
th
accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 15 August,

2018: 15
530) American space agency NASA has successfully

(OCO-2) for what purpose: To track atmospheric
Carbon Dioxide
531) International rating agency Fitch has improved

India's economic growth forecast to _______ per
JULY 2014
cent this financial year: 5.5
518) Which country recently signed an Association
519) Saina Nehwal lifted her first Super Series title in last
years.
Name
this
championship:
532) RBI plans to swap some of the old gold lying in its
_________vault since pre-Independence times
Agreement with the European Union: Ukraine
Star
Australian Open
520) Name the Indian player who won his 9th world title
in snooker: Pankaj Adavani
521) Govt. has fixed Rs. ___________ per quintal as the

minimum support price for the winter paddy crop:
1360
and zones in India: China
launched a satellite -Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
517) Govt. targets to open __________ crore bank
two
529) With which country India has signed and MoU to
and whose quality is not exactly top grade with

purer gold: Nagpur
533) RBI plans to swap some of the old gold lying with it
and the gold acquired in lieu of this would be kept at
which place: Bank of England, London
534) India and the US have agreed to implement FATCA,

a US law that targets tax non-compliance by US
taxpayers with foreign accounts. What is FATCA:
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545) India has become the first country to ratify the
535) The ADB has approved a multi-tranche loan facility
Marrakesh Treaty. What is the purpose of this
of $300 million to Assam for what purpose: To
treaty: To facilitate access to published works
improve power sector
for persons who are visually impaired, or
536) The govt. plans to merge two insurance scheme and

one pension scheme to enable senior citizens to
avail benefit of these schemes through a single
otherwise print disabled
546) The city of Marrakesh located in which country:

Morocco
smart card. Name these three schemes: The
547) The Government has extended the validity period of
Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY), Aam
an industrial licence to _______ years from present
Aadmi Bima Yojan (AABY) and Indira Gandhi
two years, with a provision for further extension by
National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
two years: Three
537) RBI has advised that the lending rate ceiling for
548) Ritu Rani has been named captain Indias women
MFIs will continue at their present level - at 27.75%
_________ team for the Commonwealth Games,
for the July to September quarter. MFIs stands for:
Glasgow: Hockey
Micro Finance Companies
549) Brazils bid to win a sixth World Cup suffered a
538) With which country The Reserve Bank of India has

signed
Memorandum
exchange of supervisory
of
Understanding
for
information of banking:
Hong Kong
539) Which new financial entities have been allowed by

RBI to accept e-KYC service as a valid process to
devastating blow as their ace striker ________

suffered a back bone fracture after being hit by the
Colombian defender Juan Zuniga: Neymar
550) Name the head of the panel that has recommended

new norms for fixation of poverty line: Dr. C.
Rangarajan
verify identity and address proof of customers to
551) As per Rangarajan panel report a person spending
reduce risk of fraud and forgery: Non Banking
less than Rs 1,407 a month (Rs ______day) in urban
Financial Companies
areas will be considered Below Poverty Line (BPL):
540) A government panel panel led by M S Sahoo has
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552) As per Rangarajan panel report a person spending
to raise money in India. Name this security: Bharat
less than Rs 972 a month (Rs ______day) in rural
Depository Receipts (BhDRs)
areas will be considered Below Poverty Line (BPL):
541) Bharat Depository Receipts are denominated in

which currency: Rupee
542) Bharat Depository Receipts will be issued by which

financial authority: Local Depositories
543) Which is the newly invented worlds lightest solid

material created by Chinese scientists: Carbon Gel
544) Name the international body that has sanctioned
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553) As per Rangarajan panel report the number of poor

in India stood at 36.3 crore in 2011-12 which is
roughly ____ per cent of Indias population. 30
554) Which ministry plans to setup 660 rape crisis centres

across
the
country:
Women
and
Child
Development Ministry
$500 million loan for Indias National Highways
555) What is the proposed name for one stop centre for
Inter-connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP):
women victims of molestation, rape, sexual assault,
World Bank
domestic violence: Nirbhaya Centre
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556) The Madras High Court has ruled that banks cannot
fix _____ cut off of minimum marks in Plus Two as
condition for extending education loan to students
joining engineering courses: 60%
submarine corvette commissioned into service by

Indian Navy: INS Kamorta
569) In which sector Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has

been hiked from 26 per cent to 49 per cent:
557) Name the only supersonic cruise missile of India:

Brahmos
Defence manufacturing
570) FDI in insurance sector has been hiked to ______
558) Name the Indian who has become the first player of
Indian origin to be a part of the National Basketball
Association
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(NBA)
in
USA
after
joining
the
Sacramento Kings team: Sim Bhullar
southern Okinawa islands on 8
571) A recent UN study World Urbanization Prospects

by U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN DESA) has ranked Delhi as second most
559) Name of powerful typhoon that lashed Japan's

th
per cent from 26 per cent: 49
July, forcing over
populous
city
in
the
world
with
25
million
inhabitants. Which is the most populous city:

Tokyo, 38 million
half a million people to seek shelter: Neoguri
560) As per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013 the
572) Ancestral House of which Indian film celebrity has
total forest and tree cover of the country is 87.92
been declared as a National heritage monument by
million hectare, which is _______ percent of the
the Pakistan Govt.: Dilip Kumar
geographical area of India: 24.01
573) World Bank has agreed to provide $153 million (Rs
561) ___________ state has the largest forest cover of
920 crore) loan to Odisha for what purpose: To
77522 square kilometer, followed by Arunachal
restore
Pradesh,
services
67321
square
kilometer:
Madhya
Pradesh
cover
hit
housing
and
public
574) Mr. Ram Naik has been appointed Governor of which
562) In terms of percentage, _______ state has highest

forest
cyclone
at
90.38
percent,
followed
by
Lakshadweep-84.56 percent: Mizoram
563) Pinky Anand has been appointed to which important

national post: Additional Solicitor General
564) What is the function of the Additional Solicitor

General: Legal advisor to Central Govt.
565) Name the legendary actress from Hindi theatre and

cinema who passed away recently at the age of 102
years: Zohra Sehgal
566) Name the Indian Navys largest ever destroyer

_____________that was inducted in to service on
th
10 July: INS Kolkata
State: Uttar Pradesh
575) Who has been appointed as New Governor of West

Bengal: K.N. Tripathi
576) Sh. Om Prakash Kohli has been appointed Governor

of which State: Gujarat
577) Name the New Governor of Chhattisgarh State:

Balramji Das Tandon
578) Mrs. Margret Alva has been appointed as new

Governor of which State: Goa
579) Sh. Kaptan Singh Solanki has been appointed as

new Governor of which State: Haryana
580) Name
the
new
governor
of
Nagaland:
Padmanabha Acharya
567) The INS Kolkata is equipped with stealth technology.
581) Name the football player who scored the winning
What is the benefit of this technology: It avoids
goal for Germany in the FIFA World Cup 2014:
detection of the ship by the enemy radar
Mario Gotze
568) Name the Indias first indigenously built anti-
582) Germany won FIFA World Cup 2014 by defeating
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account with them: Rs 5,000
583) Name the best player of the FIFA World Cup 2014
597) With what objective government plans to grant OD
who won the Golden Ball: Lionel Messi, Argentina
of Rs. 5000 to new bank account openers: To
584) Name the best goalkeeper of the FIFA World Cup
attract people to open bank account to
2014 who won the Golden Glove Award: Manuel
promote financial inclusion
598) Name the comprehensive scheme for financial
Neuer, Germany
585) Name the best player who scored highest goals 6,
inclusion which will ensure that every earning citizen
in the FIFA World Cup 2014 and won the Golden
opens a bank account: 'Sampoorn Viteeyea
Boot award: James Rodriguez, Colombia
Samveshan'
586) Final match of FIFA World Cup 2014 was played at
599) Which financial institution has been asked to create

a Rs. 1,000-crore credit guarantee fund to finance
which place: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
587) The Indian men's football team has been ranked
govts proposed OD scheme: NABARD
600) Parliament has been advised that Banks had Rs
__________ in the FIFA world rankings: 151th
588) In the FIFA world rankings, which country has been
5,124 crore in unclaimed deposits as on December

31, 2013. What is a unclaimed deposit account:
ranked as no. 1: Germany
589) Under which programme Government has set a

target to develop skills of 50 crore people by 2022:
Accounts with no operations for 10 years
601) Out of the two balance of trade and balance of
The National Policy on Skill Development
payment,
(NPSD)
Payment
590) The government has set a target of mopping Rs
which
item
is
larger:
Balance
of
602) Government proposes an allocation of Rs 7,060
_________ from stake sale in PSU firms: 43425
crore
crore
__________smart cities in the country as satellite
591) Govt. plans to raise Rs 15,000 crore from sale in

financial entities such as SUUTI. What is the full
form of SUUTI: Specified Undertaking of the
592) To expedite the process to recover bad bank loans,

govt. proposes to set up six new DRTs. What is the
593) How many judges are there in a Debt Recovery
year
for
developing
existing mid-sized cities 100
603) Which country has granted one billion pound ($1.68

credit
line
for
investment
in
Indian
infrastructure projects: Britain
604) Name the proposed Rs. 1000 crore nationwide rural

dependence on monsoon: Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana
Tribunal: One
594) The judge in the debt recovery tribunal is named as:
595) Bad Bank Loans cases of upto Rs. ____________
596) To promote financial inclusion, govt proposes to

(OD)
resources and right selection of crops: Soil Health

Card
can be filed in DRT: No Limit
overdraft
605) Name the proposed soil health card' that will be

issued to all farmers for optimum utilization of
Presiding Officer
an
financial
irrigation scheme to insulate farmers from excessive
full form of DRT: Debt Recovery Tribunal
sanction
this
towns of larger cities and for modernising the
billion)
Unit Trust of India
in
facility
of
Rs.
_________by the bank to individuals who open an
606) Government
plan
to
launch
___________TV
dedicated to the interests of agriculturists and allied

sectors and has allocated Rs 100 crore for this
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spectrum of light emitted by LED lamps at a data
607) Recently held BRICS summit was ___________ in

th
608) The 6th BRICS summit was held at which place:
621) What is the full form of the new data transferee

technology Li Fi: Light Fidelity
Fortaleza, Brazil
609) Name the new development bank that the BRICS

nations propose to form as an alternative to the
622) The 7th IBSA summit 2015 will be held in which

country: India
623) What is the full form of term IBSA: India, Brazil,
World Bank: New Development Bank
610) What is the initial authorized capital of the New
South Africa
624) An civilian aircraft of which country was recently
Development Bank: $50 billion
611) In what proportion the BRICS countries have agreed

to share the capital of New Development Bank:
shot down by terrorist using a Russian Buk missile:

Malaysia
625) Name the two new types of banks for formation of
20% each
612) BRICS nations have agreed to establish a $100

billion fund to provide additional liquidity protection
to member-nations during balance of payments
problems. What is its name: Contingency Reserve
Arrangement
41%
which the RBI has issued guidelines: Payment

Bank and Small Banks
626) The proposed payment banks will not be allowed

which major function of the banks: Lending
627) Prem Bhatia Award are given for excellence in which
613) Which country has agreed to contribute largest

of
transfer rate of 10 gigabytes per second. What is

this technology called: Li Fi
series: 6
share
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to
the
Contingency
Reserve
Arrangement: China
field: Journalism
628) The area of operations of the small bank will be

restricted to which level: Contiguous districts in a
614) What will be the Indias contribution to the proposed

CRA by the BRICS Nations: 18%
homogenous cluster of States
629) Smita Gupta has been awarded the Prem Bhatia
615) The headquarters of the proposed BRICS New

Development Bank will be located in which country:
award for political reporting. She is associated with

which news paper: The Hindu
China
616) Which country has been allocated the presidency of

the proposed BRICS New Development Bank: India
617) The 7th BRICS Summit will be held at which place:

Russian city of Ufa
618) Under which programme government plans to

launch four new vaccines to reduce child mortality
by
two-thirds
by
next
year:
Universal
Immunization Programme (UIP)
619) As per the Global Innovation Index 2014 India has

been placed at which rank: 76th
620) A Mexican software company has managed to

transmit audio, video and Internet data across the
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642) Name the Indian player who carried the Indian flag
630) Nitin Sethi, Associate Editor, Business Standard,
has been honourd with which award for excellence
in environmental and development reporting: Prem
Bhatia Award
631) Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize-winning author, one of

the most powerful voices against the injustice of
apartheid, passed away recently. He was from which
country: South Africa
632) Newly elected President of which country is

popularly known as Jokowi: Indonesia
633) As per NSSO survey result for 2011-12, the

estimated workforce in India is 47.41 crore persons.
Write full form of NSSO: National Sample Survey
Organization
634) The Reserve Bank has said that Banks having size
equal to or more than 2 per cent of GDP will be
designated as D-SIBs. Write full form of D-SIB:
Domestic Systemically Important Banks
635) What is the new condition in terms of capital

requirement for the purposed D-SIBs: Required to
maintain higher capital requirement
636) Reserve Bank proposes to circulate special Rs. 10

coins on the occasion of diamond jubilee of which
organization: Coir Board
637) In which international ground Indian Cricket Team

recently won a test match after nearly three
decades: Lords, London
638) As per latest RBI guidelines which popular identity

document has now been declared invalid for the
purpose of KYC norms: Ration Card
639) The commonwealth games that were held at

Glasgow, Scotland, were which number in series:
20th
640) What is the name of the mascot for the 20th,

Commonwealth Games: Clyde
641) The name of the commonwealth games mascot

Clyde has been kept after which: Famous river of
to lead the Indian Contingent in Commonwealth

Games: Vijay Kumar (Shooter)
643) Name the sports person who won 1st gold medal for
India
at
the
20th
Commonwealth
Games:
Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
644) The 1st medal in 20th Commonwealth Games was

won by India in which sports: Weight Lifting
645) Name the Indian shooter who won Gold in 10 meter

rifle shooting and announced his retirement from the
Commonwealth Games: Abhinav Bindra
646) Name
the
player
who
won
gold
at
the
Commonwealth Games in the womens 10m air rifle

event: Apurvi Chandela
647) Name the author of the book The Lives of Others:

Neel Mukherjee
648) Name
the
three
countries
whose
warships,
submarines, aircrafts and helicopters participated in

the trilateral Malabar naval exercise: India, US and
Japan
649) The trilateral Malabar naval exercise by India and

two other countries was held at which place: North
Western Pacific Ocean
650) Fuad Masum has been elected as President of which

country: Iraq
651) Prime Minister of which country was in news as he

resigned in a shock move to protest the disbanding
of the ruling parliamentary coalition: Ukraine
652) To protect investors, the Cabinet has cleared the

SEBI Bill, to empower SEBI to initiate action against
ponzi schemes and investment frauds. What is a
ponzi scheme: Fraudulent deposit collection
scheme
653) In the recently compiled Human Development

Index, India has been placed at which rank: 135th
654) Name the country which enjoys the honour of being

placed at the top of the Human Development Index:
Norway
Scotland
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655) The mascot of 20th Commonwealth Games Clyed
has been derived from which animal: No animal, it
is a thistle plant
which bigger bank: IDBI Bank
ambassador
for
what
purpose:
for
Promoting Horticulture
granted Navratna status: Container Corporation

of India Limited (CONCOR)
help
people
parliament: Finance Minister
672) India plans to start its 1st bullet train on which route:
Mumbai - Ahmedabad
658) Name the website that has been launched by the

to
house of Parliament: Lok Sabha
671) Who presents the economic survey report in the
657) Which public sector undertaking has recently been
Minister
brand
670) Economic survey of India is presented in which
656) Govt. plans to merge United Bank of India with
Prime
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in
governance of the country by giving their views on

important issues: mygov.nic.in
673) Govt. proposes to develop Diamond Quadrilateral for

high speed trains connecting which main cities: The
Four Metros
674) Govt. has raised deduction limit under section 80-C
659) Name the world famous three week cycling

marathon won by Vincenzo Nibali of Italy: Tour de
France
of Income Tax Act by what amount: Rs. 50,000
675) As per sanction 80-C of the Income Tax Act, what is

the maximum amount of savings that are exempted
th
660) Kargil Vijai Diwas is celebrated on which date: 26

July
661) Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched Operation

Protective Edge against __________ militants in
Gaza strip: Hamas
662) Name the Indian corporate which became first

Indian company to achieve a market capitalization of
Rs. 5 lakh crore rupees: TCS (Tata Consultancy
Services)
663) Which famous sports person has been appointed as

Brand Ambassador of Telangana State: Sania
from income tax: Rs. 1.5 lac
676) Senior citizen in the age group of 60 and above are

exempted from income tax upto what amount of
income: Rs. 3 lac
677) Name the new welfare scheme proposed by Indian

government for promoting the girl child: Beti
Padhao, Beti Bachao Yojana
678) Govt. proposes to start a Rs. 500 cr scheme for

providing 24 x 7 power supply to all homes in rural
areas. Name this scheme: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Gram Jyoti Yojana
Mirza
664) Name the country that has topped the 142 nations
list of Global Innovation Index 2013: Switzerland
665) Mens title in Wimbledon Tennis Open was won by
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666) Novak Djokovic lifted the Wimbledon Mens title by

defeating which player: Roger Feeder
667) Womens title in Wimbledon Tennis Open was won

by which sports star: Petra Kvitova
668) Petra Kvitova lifted the Wimbledon Womens title by

defeating which player: Eugenie Bouchard
669) Maharashtra has appointed Amitabh Bachhan as its
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by banks: Rs. 8 trillion
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691) Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil won the gold medal and
silver medal respectively, in which International
680) The Swatch Bharat Abhiyaan aims to achieve total

sanitation in India by which year: 2019
Competition in Sassari city, Italy: Wrestling
692) Name the cricket team that won the Indian Premier
681) As per the budget announcement of the finance
League 7: Kolkata Knight Riders
minister the target of financial inclusion has been set

at
opening
at
least
________________
bank
693) The final match of IPL 7 was played at _______

stadium in Bangalore: M. Chinnaswamy
account in each house hold: Two
682) Govt. plans to setup two biotech clusters at which
694) Sultan Azlan Shah who passed away recently, was

associated with which sports: Hockey
centres: Bangaluru and Faridabad
JUNE 2014
695) Sultan Azlan Shah who passed away recently, was
683) Latest data released by the Central Statistical Office
696) Name the Union Minister for Rural Development and
(CSO) has estimated value of Indias GDP at current
Panchayati Raj who was killed in a road accident
market prices at Rs. 113.55 lakh crore, achieving a
recently: Gopinath Munde
from which country: Malaysia
growth rate of _____ percent in 2013-14: 4.7
684) The per capita income at current prices during 201314
is
estimated
to
be
around
Rs.________
Rs.74,380
697) The RBI has reduced the availability of funds under

the ECR window from 50 per cent of export credit
outstanding to 32 per cent with immediate effect.
ECR Stands for: Export Credit Refinance
685) Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi has been elected as President of

which country: Egypt
698) Juan Carlos, King of Spain was in news for what

reasons: He abdicated his throne for his son
686) Name the new Solicitor General of India: Ranjit

Kumar
699) Who has been made the new king of Spain: Prince
Felipe
687) Who has been appointed as National Security
700) Which village in Nagaland has been declared as the
Adviser, Govt of India: Dr. Ajit Kumar Doval
countrys first tobacco-free village: Gariphema
688) Dag Hammarskjold Medal is by UNO for what
701) World No Tobacco Day is observed on which date:

May 31
purpose: Show of Gallantry
689) In an effort to eliminate outdated capacity and
702) Name the first Indian archer to win three gold
improve work safety and address pollution concerns,
medals
which country plans to shut down over 2,000 small
Abhishek Verma
coal mines by next year: China
in
single
international
tournament:
703) SEBI has said that public sector undertakings listed
690) Why govt. has decided to abolish, with immediate
on stock exchanges to have should also adhere to
effect, all the Groups of Ministers (GoMs) and
the mandatory _____ public shareholding norms
Empowered Groups of Ministers (EGoMs) set up by
that are applicable to private companies: 25%
the
previous
UPA-II
govt.:
accountability and responsibility
To
improve
704) Bashar Al-Assad has been elected as President

of_________ for the third time successively: Syria
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705) Name the fifth Indo-French bilateral air exercise
held at Jodhpur Air Base in Rajasthan: Garuda-V
706) Kepler 10 C is the name of the biggest rocky

________ ever discovered: Planet
707) Which state has announced 12 per cent reservation
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719) Reuven Rivlin has been elected ________ of Israel:

President
720) Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive

Officer, Infosys: Vishal Sikka
721) World Bank will provide $ 100 million to which State
for BPL candidates in all the state government jobs:
for
Sikkim
hydropower: Himachal Pradesh
708) What is the popular name for the French Open

Tennis Championship held at Paris: Roland Garros
709) Name the winner of the Mens title at French Open

Tennis Championship: Rafael Nadal
710) Name the winner of the Womens title at French

Open Tennis Championship: Maria Sharapova
711) Ace tennis player Rafael Nadal is from which

country: Spain
promoting
development
of
sustainable
722) Name the Union Minister who has been appointed as

India's Governor on the Board of Governors of the
Asian Development Bank: Arun Jaitely
723) Name the Bollywood celebrity who has been

appointed as UNICEF's 'celebrity advocate for child
rights': Madhuri Dixit
724) Which country has overtaken Germany and Italy to

emerge as the world's second largest textile
exporter: India
712) Ace tennis player Maria Sharapova is from which

country: Russia
725) Name the country that is largest exporter of textiles

in the world: China
713) G7 meet of industrialized nations was held at which

place: Brussels, Belgium
726) The Centre has decided to give Rs. ______ per

household as labour charges to the poor for building
714) Name the new speaker of Lok Sabha: Sumitra
their homes under Indira Awaas Yojna: 12,000
Mahajan
727) Govt. provides Rs. _____ for construction of a house

715) RBI has advised that for opening of bank accounts,
under IAY in hilly areas: 75,000
the proof of __________ is not necessary if

customer has submitted proof of his permanent
address: Local Address
716) India recently test fired its 290-km range supersonic

missile from the stealth destroyer INS Kolkata. What
is its name: Brahmos
728) Govt. provides Rs. _____ for construction of a house

under IAY in plain areas: 70,000
729) Which private sector bank has launched video

branch - a 24x7 unique innovative service allowing
customers to interact face-to-face with their bank
branch
717) Central government has decided that all the
using
desktop,
tablet
or
smartphone:
IndusInd Bank
government employees who have differently abled

children to take care of will be exempted from
___________: Transfers
730) Govt. has recently cleared to raise the height of

which dam from present 121.92 metres to 138.72
metres: Narmada Dam
718) In which river 24 engineering students, including six

girls, were washed away due to sudden release of
water from the reservoir: River Beas
731) Name the city which has become the fourth city the
country to have Metro rail operations: Mumbai
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732) India recently signed Washington Accord with a
group of 17 nations for what purpose: Academic
recognition of its degrees
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scholarship to poor girls
745) Name the IT initiative of the govt. for delivery of

public services through the mobile platform has
733) For which type of sports Govt. has decided to

increase the daily food supplement budget from Rs
280 to Rs 750: Power Games
been awarded a United Nations Public Service

Award: Mobile Seva
746) Where is the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)
734) As per new SEBI norms for public issuance of debt
that has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage
securities (debentures, bonds etc.), these offers will
Site status for its exceptional natural beauty and
have to be of minimum _______ crore: Rs. 100
conservation of biological diversity.: Kullu district
735) 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship was held
747) ISIS militants have been waging a fierce civil battle
at which place: Taipei City, China
736) Name the Indias first One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC)
launched in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Gauravi
737) Name the prize won by Sanjaya Rajaram, India born

veteran
plant
scientist
from
Mexico,
for
his
contribution in increasing the wheat production in
738) World Food Day is observed on which date:
country: Iraq
748) What is the full form of ISIS: Islamic State of

Iraq and Syria
749) Which country won the Mens title in hockey world
750) Which country won the Womens title in hockey

world cup: The Netherland
October 16
739) Name the historical monument of Gujarat that has

been approved as world heritage site by UNESCO:
Rani-Ki-Vav
751) The World Cup Hockey Championship was held at

which place: The Hague, Netherland
752) Which Indian university has been named as the best
740) Rani Ki Vav, a world heritage site, is what type
741) Foreign investment of ______ per cent or more in a

listed company will now be treated as foreign direct
742) Arvind Mayaram committee has been setup for what

purpose: To review definitions of FDI and FII
743) Rohinton Nariman, the noted advocate has been

appointed to which important post: Judge in
Supreme Court
744) Kanyashree Prakalpa, a West Bengal government

scheme that has been recognized by UK and
what
Educations
Asia
rankings:
Panjab
University, Chandigarh
753) Viswanathan Anand won the _______ medal at the

World Rapid Chess Championship held at Dubai:
investment (FDI): 10
for
higher educational institution in India by the Times

Higher
of monument: Stepwell
is
against the democratically elected govt. of which
cup: Australia
world: World Food Prize
UNICEF,
of Himachal Pradesh
purpose:
To
provide
Bronze
754) Name the India's biotechnology queen, Chairperson

of Biocon Industries who has been awarded the
coveted Global Economy Prize for business: Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw
755) Indias
first
indigenously-built
anti
submarine
warfare corvette __________ is to be commissioned

into the Indian Navy next month: INS Kamorta
756) National carrier Air India has joined ___________ a
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group of 26 (now 27) carriers with as many as 4,338
aircraft flying to 1,328 destinations across 195
countries: Star Alliance
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__________: Hydroelectric Power
769) Indias External Affairs Minister made a goodwill visit

to which country as her first solo overseas visit:
757) In a 25 nation-list compiled by global research firm

Ipsos, India has been placed at ______ rank in
terms of economic confidence of citizens: First
758) RBI has permitted which new entities to act as

business correspondents (BCs) of banks, allowing
Bangladesh
770) Name the Indian statesman who recently visited

China: Hamid Ansari
771) Who has been elected as the First Chairman of

International Cricket Council, Dubai: N. Srinivasan
them to offer limited services: Non-banking
772) International Widows Day is observed on which
finance companies NBFCs
date: 23rd June
759) RBI has permitted residents and non-residents,

except Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, to carry up to
________ in Indian currency notes while leaving the
760) The Corporate Affairs Ministry has recently notified

new CSR expenditure rules for the companies. What
is CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
in _______ in Jan Feb, 2015: Kerala

been
appointed
which noted Hindi poet: Kedarnath Singh
775) The Moortidevi Award is given in which field: For a

work
761) The 35th edition of the National Games will be held
has
successive ISSF Shooting World Cup: Jitu Rai
774) 49th Jnanpith award 2013 has been awarded to
country: Rs. 25,000
762) _______
773) Name the first Indian shooter to win three medals in
in
Indian
philosophy
and
cultural
heritage
776) Name the winner for Moortidevi Award 2013: C.

as
Goodwill
Ambassador for national games: Sachin Tendulkar
763) The World Bank has approved funding of USD 107

million (nearly Rs 650 crore) for a road project in
which state: Mizoram
764) The government has extended the ban on imports of

milk and its products from which country: China
765) Which country plans to open two centres of

excellence at Nalanda and Vaishali in Bihar in the
field of vegetables and mango respectively to help
cultivators increase their productivity: Israel
766) Which state has become the first state in India to

implement 33 per cent reservation for women in the
police force, across all cadres: Gujarat
767) Prime Minister Mr. Modi made his first overseas trip
by visiting which country: Bhutan
768) Bhutan is major partner with India in production of
Radhakrishna
777) The
2013
Radharkrishna
Moortidevi
writes
Award
in
which
winner,
C.
language:
Malayalam
778) World Refugee Day is observed on which date:

June 20
779) Union Ministry of Culture has launched the Project

Mausam for what purpose: To explore the
diversity of cultural, commercial and religious
interactions in the Indian Ocean region
780) As per the Global Peace Index 2014, _________ has

been declared as the most peaceful country:
Iceland
781) As per the Global Peace Index 2014, _________ has

been declared as the most unpeaceful country:
Syria
782) As per the Global Peace Index 2014, India has been
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placed at which rank: 143rd
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Nino" climate phenomenon this year. It occurs at
783) The book titled The Goldfinch has been authored by
which place in the world: Tropical Pacific Ocean
795) For what banking purpose govt. is considering
whom: Donna Tartt
784) Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction 2014 has been

won by __________ for her first novel A girl is a
establishment of exclusive Lok Adalats: For cheque

bouncing cases
796) Aab Bareek, a village in Badakhshan province of
Half-Formed Thing: Eimear McBride
785) Which Indian Airport was declared second best in

service quality in world and sixth best airport in the
world: Indira Gandhi International Airport
786) Name the lady who has been declared as most

powerful women in the world by Forbes Magazine:
Angela Merkel
Afghanistan was in news for what reasons: Its

suffered a devastating mud slide
797) Which state has lifted the four years ban on SMS on
prepaid mobile phones: Jammu & Kashmir
798) Ahmed Maiteeq has been elected as Prime Minister

of which country: Libya
787) Angela Merkel has been declared as most powerful
799) What is the recent guideline from RBI in contest of
women in the world. Who is she: Chancellor of
prepayment of all floating rate term loans: Banks
Germany
not to charge penalty for prepayment
788) Who has been declared as most powerful women in

India
by
the
Forbes
magazine:
Arunadhati
Bhattarcharya
789) Which Indian actor has been conferred with Legion

of France recently: Shahrukh Khan
800) RBI has asked banks not to levy penalties on

customers who dont maintain a minimum balance in
which type of accents: Any inoperative account
801) Prime Minister of which country was removed from

office by a Constitutional Court: Thailand
MAY 2014
802) Which country has decided to introduce Islamic
790) As per are recently World Bank report, India
803) United Nations has signed an agreement with which
emerged as the world's _________largest economy
international body to use power of supports to
in 2011, from being the 10th largest in 2005: Third
promote
791) Which country has the largest economy in the world:

USA
792) India and China have decided to conduct a joint

military exercise at which place in India: Bathinda,
Punjab
793) Worlds highest train tunnel at an altitude of 3,067.4

metres in China passes through which mountain:
Qilian Mountain
794) World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has

warned that there is strong possibility of an "El
banking: Afghanistan
piece
and
economic
development:
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
804) What is the brand name of the football that will be

used in the Brazil FIFA World Cup: Brazuca
805) What is the name of the Indias first indigenously

developed beyond visual range (BVR) air to air
missile successfully test fired from a Russian-built
Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet: Astra
806) What is the range of Indias air to air Astra missile:

60 kms
807) What is the recent Supreme Court ruling in context
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of
investigation
against
senior
bureaucrats
in
corruption cases: Prior permission not required

for investigation
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full form of SIT: Special Investigation Team
821) The Supreme Court has reconstituted a SIT under

the chairmanship of retired judge MB Shah for what
808) Name the Pakistans surface-to-surface ballistic

missile test fired recently: Hataf-III
purpose: To monitor the probe into the black

money cases
809) India has been given New Frontiers Award 2014 for
822) Which country has imported 3400 India-made
what achievement: for fast development of
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for use in their
infrastructure after the June 2013 floods,
Presidential Election: Namibia
landslides in Uttarakhand
823) Name the
810) WHO has identified which Indian city having worst

air quality in the world: Delhi
public
responsible for
sector
undertaking
that
is
manufacturing EVMs in India:
Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL)
811) What is the name of the recent book released by

Hillary Clinton: Hard Choices
824) Name the Cricket player was ranked no 1 in the

latest ICC list of One Day International (ODI)
812) Arctic Summer novel has been written by which
rankings: Virat Kohli
825) Noted cueist Mark Selby of England recently won
author: Damon Galgut
813) The book My Years with Rajiv and Sonia has been
world championship in which game: Snooker
826) Sania Mirza of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe
written by which author: R. D. Pradhan
814) In which countrys parliament a pictorial book on
won
womens
doubles
tennis
title
in
which
tournament: Portugal Open 2014
Indias war hero Shivaji, was released: UK
815) In which country Islamist militant group Boko Haram

abducted more than 200 school girls: Nigeria
816) Gary Backer who passed away recently was a Noble
827) In terms of consumer confidence India has been

ranked _______ most optimistic country: 2nd
828) Saudi Arabia has decided to ban the import of Indian

____ due to presence of high pesticide residues:
Laureate in which field: Economics
Chilies
817) In which country females have been allowed entry in

their navy, for the first time in its 110 year history:
829) India and ________ have inked a pact to enhance

security cooperation in combating the key issues of
United Kingdom
insurgency, arms smuggling and human trafficking:
818) Hindustan
Aeronautics
Limited
developed
Myanmar
Nabhratna to carry out testing of its underdevelopment airborne radar systems. What type of
equipment it is: Light-weight Aircraft
830) Name the Indian who has been appointed President

and CEO of Finnish tele- communications equipment
maker Nokia: Rajeev Suri
819) As per Press Freedom Index 2014, India has been

placed at _____ place on the basis of freedom of
media in the country: 78th
820) The Supreme Court has reconstituted a SIT under

the chairmanship of retired judge MB Shah. What is
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Fitch has projected that India's growth is expected

tailer _________who visited India to meet our Prime

to accelerate to 5.6 per cent in the year 2014-15.

Minister: Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon.com

What type of organization is Fitch: Rating Agency

The Union Ministry of Culture is observing the year-

_________ won the Mens singles trophy at ATP

The Komagata Maru incidents took place at which

Novak Djokovic is from which country: Serbia

place in India: Budge Budge Port, Kolkata

_________ won the Womens singles trophy at ATP

China open tennis cup 2014: Maria Sharapova

developing_________ smart cities in India: Three

Maria Sharapova is from which country: Russia

Name the three proposed smart cities to be

Martin Perl, Nobel Prize-winning physicist from USA

Which country has test fired a new variant of its

Who has been appointed as new Chairman of

At which place in the world, students are leading a

Authority (PFRDA): Hemant Contractor

prodemocracy protest occupy central: Hong

RBI has directed banks to disallow _________ in the

In which part of the world a mass public protest is

going on nick named as umbrella revolution: Hong

What is the formal name of the cleanliness drive

launched by the PM across India, on Gandhi Jayanti:

Name the Indian-American professor from USA

Swachh Bharat Mission

honoured with National Medal of Science: Thomas

_______ has been named as new Secretary General

of NATO: Jens Stoltenberg

ATP China open tennis cup 2014 was held at which

China open tennis cup 2014: Novak Djokovic

accounts where customers have not fulfilled KYC

Taipei to safeguard the interest of domestic

developed with US assistants: Allahabad, Ajmer

5.8 percent. How many industries are there in core

Maru: Steamer Ship

_________imported from the U.S. and Chinese

Komagata Maru incident. What / who was Komagata

Core sector growth for the month of August stood at

long centenary commemoration of the historic

Name the Chief Executive of the worlds largest e-

17th Asian Games: China, 342

In a recent global ranking of universities, ________

Which country secured highest number of medals in

India was placed at 8th rank in the 17th Asian

the 17 Asian Games: 11

Academics and Management

the 17 Asian Games: 10

_________ , the Japanese swimmer, was named as

national organisation: BrahMos Aerospace.

Asian Games will be held in 2018

Padmasri awardee from Karnataka, passed away

___________became the first Indian woman boxer

recently. He was from which field: Journalism

Indian won the hockey gold medal at Asian Games

panchayats in the state by March next year: Kerala

Name the Indian film celebrity who was honoured

John OKeefe of USA, May-Britt & Edward Moser of

Name the winner of Champions League Twenty 20,

Nobel Prize 2014 for Physics has been won by three