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Current Affairs (July 1 to 7) Bit bank

1.

William Hague visited India in July 2014. He is the Foreign Secretary

of?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Netherlands
4) Germany

2.

Who regained the Wimbledon men's singles tennis title on July 6,

2014?
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Novak Djokovic
3) Andy Murray
4) None of these

3.

Who Won the British Grand Prix Formula one car racing on July 6,
2014?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Valtteri Bottas
3) Daniel Ricciardo
4) Jenson Button

4.

Eduard Shevardnadze died on July 7, 2014. He was the President of 1) Ukaraine

2) Belarus
3) Russia
4) Georgia

5.

The 2014 Wimbledon Women's singles tennis champion belongs to

which of the following countries?
1) Italy
2) Canada
3) Czech Republic
4) Russia

6.

Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal was transferred to which of the

following states in July 2014?
1) Meghalaya
2) Kerala
3) Odisha
4) Mizoram

7.

Vakkom Purushothaman was appointed as Governor of 1) Nagaland

2) Tamil Nadu
3) Odisha
4) Goa

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8.

Who won the gold medal in Pole Vault at the Paris Diamond League
on July 5, 2014?
1) Kevin Menaldo
2) Piotr Lisek
3) Renaud Lavillenie
4) None of these

9.

Who was appointed as the head of a high-level panel on power revamp

Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and
Renewable Energy?
1) Suresh Prabhu
2) Pratyush Sinha
3) Anil Bajpai
4) Partha Bhattacharya

10. K. Shanmugam visited India on July 1, 2014. He is the Foreign Affairs

and Law Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Malaysia
2) Singapore
3) Indonesia
4) Mauritius
11. Tapas Pal has apologised for his deeply insensitive statements. He is a
Member of Parliament of which of the following political parties?
1) Congress
2) CPI (Marxist)
3) Trinamool Congress
4) Rashtriya Janata dal
12. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to stand for the Presidency in August
elections. Currently he is the Prime minister of which of the following
countries?
1) Syria
2) Turkey
3) Iran
4) Yemen
13. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld the
controversial burqa ban of which of the following countries on July 1,
2014?
1) Italy
2) Poland
3) Germany
4) France
15. Which of the following banks launched six digital branches on July 1,
2014 which one primarily targeted at serving the youth?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) State Bank of India
3) Indian Bank
4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
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16. As per instructions of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, how many
villages should connected by broadband by end of this year?
1) 50,000
2) 75,000
3) 1,00,000
4) 1,25,000
17. Lou Vincent publicly confessed his role in match-fixing and was
immediately banned for life by the Champions League Twenty20. Lou
Vincent played 23 tests for1) England
2) West Indies
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
18. Who was ranked world No.1 in men's air pistol in the latest list
released by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)?
1) Jitu Rai
2) Gagan Narang
3) Prakash Nanjappa
4) Vijay kumar
19. The cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the
inclusion of which of the following under the purview of stock holding
limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1992?
1) Onion
2) Potato
3) Tomato
4) Both 1 and 2
20. With over 100 million users which is the second largest market for
Facebook after the USA?
1) China
2) India
3) Indonesia
4) Germany
21. Which is the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate
access to Published works for persons who are visually impaired?
1) USA
2) Switzerland
3) India
4) Norway
22. The chief operating officer of Facebook visited India in the first week
of July, Name her 1) Ginni Rometty
2) Mariss Mayer
3) Mary Barra
4) Sheryl Sandberg
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23. Who won the Wimbledon Women's singles tennis title on July5, 2014?
1) Petra Kvitova
2) Engenie Bouchard
3) Simona Halep
4) Lucie Safarova
24. Narendra Modi inaugurated a 240 MW hydroelectric power plant by
the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation in Uri in which of the
following states in July 2014?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Jammu Kashmir
25. Bharat Vir Wanchoo resigned as the Governor of which of the
following states on July 4, 2014?
1) West Bengal
2) Haryana
3) Goa
4) Jammu Kashmir
26. Who won the Wimbledon men's doubles tennis title in July 2014?
1) Vasek Pospisil & Jack Sock
2) Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek
3) Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
4) Michael Llodra & Nicolas Mahut
27. Which of the following pairs won the 2014 Wimbledon women's
doubles tennis title?
1) Sara Errani & Roberta Vinli
2) Andrea Hlavackova & Zheng Jie
3) Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
4) Andrea Petkovic & Magdalena Rybarikova
28. Which of the following teams became the first team in history to reach
four consecutive semifinals of the FIFA world cup in July 4, 2014?
1) Argentina
2) Germany
3) Brazil
4) Netherlands
29. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed which of the following
governments to resolve the rehabilitation issues of persons displaced
by the Maheshwar dam project?
1) Gujarat
2) Madhya Pradesh
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3) Odisha

4) Karnataka

30. Universal Sompo General Insurance Company has entered into a tie
with which of the following banks?
1) Bank of Maharashtra
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Dena Bank
4) Sate Bank of Mysore
31. Viswanathan Anand has been chosen for Order of Friendship award
which is given by?
1) Spain
2) Norway
2) Israel
4) Russia
32. Which of the following footballers from Brazil was injured severely in
quarterfinal match of the 2014 FIFA world cup against Colombia?
1) Thiago Silva
2) David Luiz
3) Neymar
4) Paulinho
33. July 1 is celebrated every year as 1) Engineers day
3) Doctors day

2) Mathematics day
4) Farmers day

34. Who won the 2014 Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis title on July 6,
2014?
1) Nenad Zimonjic & Samantha Stosur
2) Max Mirnyi & Hao Ching chan
3) Daniel Nestor & Kristina Mladenovic
4) Aisam Qureshi & Vera Dushevina
35. Who was the runner-up in the 2014 Wimbledon men's singles tennis
championship?
1) Milos Raonic
2) Stanislas Wawrinka
3) Radek Stepanek
4) Roger Federer
36. The Rajya Sabha passed the National Institute of design Bill 2013 on
July 7, 2014. The National Institute of design (NID) is in 1) Ahmadabad
2) Mumbai
3) Pune
4) New Delhi
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37. Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva was given additional charge of
which of the following states in July 2014?
1) Gujarat
2) Goa
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of these
38. Granville Austin passed away in Washington D.C. on July 6, 2014. He
was a renowned 1) Hollywood actor
2) Journalist
3) Sculptor
4) Scholar of Indian constitutions
39. Who is the author of the book Meetings with Remarkable Women?
1) Jaswant Singh
2) Karan Singh
3) Prashant Jha
4) Natwar Singh
40. Who announced the launch of the Champions Tennis League (CTC) in
India on July 7, 2014?
1) Ramesh Krishnan
2) Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Vijay Amritraj
4) Leander Paes

Answers
1) 1

2) 2

3) 1

4) 4

5) 3

6) 4

7) 1

8) 3

9) 1

10) 2

11) 3

12) 2

13) 3

14) 4

15) 2

16) 1

17) 4

18) 1

19) 4

20) 2

21) 3

22) 4

23) 1

24) 4

25) 3

26) 1

27) 1

28) 2

29) 2

30) 3

31) 4

32) 3

33) 3

34) 1

35) 4

36) 1

37) 3

38) 4

39) 2

40) 3

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