*****JUNE Revision***** 1. Who won the Australian Open Super series womens singles badminton title in Sydney on June 29, 2014? 1) Carolina Marin 2) Shixian Waing 3) Yui Hashimoto 4) Saina Nehwal 2. Laurent Fabius Visited India on June 30, 2014. He is the Foreign Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Italy 2) France 3) Germany 4) Portugal 3. M.K. Narayanan resigned as the Governor of which of the following states in June 2014? 1) Karnataka 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) West Bengal 4) Rajasthan 4. Jean-Claude Junker was named as the next president of the European commission on June 27, 2014. He is the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Portugal 2) Poland 3) Slovenia 4) Luxembourg 5. Germany Striker Miroslav Klose scored his 16th world cup goal in June 2014 and breaks the record of? 1) Pele 2) Ronaldo 3) Zico 4) Diego Maradona 6. The Government has decided to raise sugar import duty to what percent from the existing 15 per cent? 1) 25 Per cent 2) 20 Per cent 3) 30 Per cent 4) 40 Per cent 7. Who was appointed the first Chairman of the International Cricket Council on June 26, 2014? 1) Alan Isaac 2) Sharad Pawar 3) N. Srinivasan 4) Ashley Giles 8. Who was banned by FIFA for nine international matches after he was seen biting Italys Giorgio Chiellini in a world cup match? 1) Xherdan Shaqiri 2) Antonio Valencia 3) Lucas Digne 4) Luis Suarez 9. Shekhar Dutt resigned as the Governor of which of the following States in June 2014? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Assam 4) West Bengal 10. As per the latest data released in June 2014 by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) the Indian money in Swiss Banks is? 1) Rs 9,000 crore 2) Rs. 14,000 Crore 3) Rs.27,000 Crore 4) Rs. 41,000 Crore 11. As per the instructions of SEBI all listed Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) shall be required to achieve and maintain minimum public shareholding of what percent within a time period of three years? 1) 10 percent 2) 20 percent 3) 25 percent 4) 40 percent 12. The Singapore based tribunal asked which of the following governments to pay GMR group $ 4 million by way of costs. 1) Singapore 2) India 3) Thailand 4) Maldives 13. Which of the following companies has launched its first smart phone ‘Fire Phone’? 1) Microsoft 2) Apple 3) Amazon 4) Google 14. Who won a gold medal in mens air pistol in the shooting world cup in Maribor, Slovenia, in June 2014? 1) Jitu Rai 2) Prakash Nanjappa 3) Om Prakash 4) None of these 15. Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship in Dubai in June 2014? 1) Viswanathan Anand 2) Fabiano Caruana 3) Magnus Carlsen 4) Levon Aronian 16. With effect from June 25, 2014 the Indian Railway increased the passenger fares by- 1) 9.2 percent 2) 10.2 percent 3) 13.2 Percent 4) 14.2 Percent 17. Which Hindi poet was chosen for the Jnanpith Award for 2013? 1) Srilal Shukla 2) Amar Kanth 3) Kedarnath Singh 4) Viswanath Tripathi 18. How many Hindi writers won the Jnanpith Award? 1) 8 2) 10 3) 12 4) 7 19. Jnanpith Award includes a Citation and - 1) Rs 7 lakh 2) Rs. 10 lakh 3) Rs. 11 lakh 4) Rs. 15 lakh 20. PSLV-C23 was launched from Sriharikota on which of the following dates in 2014? 1) June 29 2) June 28 3) June 27 4) June 30 21. How many foreign satellites were put into orbit by the PSLV-C23? 1) Two 2) Three 3) Five 4) Four 22. Who headed the Panel on rationalising definitions of FDI and FII? 1) Aravind Mayaram 2) Vijay Kelkar 3) Sumit Bose 4) R.S. Gujral 23. In June 2014, the World Bank has scaled down economic growth projection for the current financial year to what percent from 5.7 percent estimated in April? 1) 5.5 percent 2) 5 percent 3) 5.6 percent 4) 5.2 percent 24. Which English bowler has claimed his second test hat-trick in June 2014? 1) James Anderson 2) Chris Jordan 3) Stuart Broad 4) Liam Plunkett 25. Only four bowlers have taken a hat-trick twice in Tests. Which of the following bowlers is not one of them? 1) Hugh Trumble 2) Jimmy Matthews 3) Wasim Akram 4) Damien Fleming 26. Who Claimed the gold in air pistol in the 24th meeting of shooting Hopes Junior International meet at Plzen, Czech Republic, in June 2014? (She is the National Womens Champion) 1) Mampi Das 2) Aayushi Gupta 3) Shalini Chahar 4) Shreya Bublani 27. Which Booker Prize Winning author was named the winner of this years prestigious PEN Pinter Prize? 1) Arundrati Roy 2) Aravind Adiga 3) Salman Rushdie 4) Kiran Desai 28. Albie Sachs was awarded the Tang Prize in June 2014 for his contributions to human rights and justice. He is from - 1) Norway 2) South Africa 3) Denmark 4) Mexico 29. Foreign Investment of what percent in a listed company will now be treated as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? 1) 10 percent 2) 5 Per cent 3) 3 Per cent 4) 9 Percent 30. Who won the World Blitz Championship in Dubai in June 2014? 1) Magnus Carlsen 2) Viswanathan Anand 3) Surya Shekhar Ganguly 4) Vladimir Kramnik 31. Who won the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International Tennis tournament in June 2014? 1) Richard Gasquet 2) Benjamin Becker 3) Feliciano López 4) Denis Istomin 32. Who won The Australian Grand Prix Formula One Championship on June 22, 2014? 1) Nico Rosberg 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Felipe Massa 4) Fernando Alonso 33. Which of the following software giant is buying micros systems for $ 5.3 billion? 1) Microsoft 2) Oracle 3) IBM 4) Dell 34. Who is the author of the book ‘‘An Undocumented Wonder - The Making of the Great Indian Election’’? 1) J.M. Lyngdoh 2) T.N. Seshan 3) S.Y. Quraishi 4) Naveen Chawla 35. The Great Himalayan National Park was accorded the UNESCO world Heritage Site Status on June 23, 2014. It is in? 1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Uttarakhand 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Himachal Pradesh 36. Which will be the first State in India to implement 33 percent reservation for women in the Police Force? 1) Gujarat 2) Telangana 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 37. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj first solo overseas visit since being sworn in was to? 1) Bhutan 2) Bangladesh 3) Pakistan 4) Sri Lanka 38. Who visited China to mark the 60th anniversary of Panchsheel on June 28, 2014? 1) The President 2) The vice President 3) The Lok Sabha Speaker 4) The Defence Minister 39. Nagaland Governor who resigned on June 25, 2014 was ______ 1) B.L Joshi 2) H.R. Bharadwaj 3) Ashwani Kumar 4) V.K. Duggal 40. Justice V.K. Rajah, an Indian-origin judge, was appointed on June 25, 2014 as the Attorney - General of - 1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia 3) Mauritius 4) Singapore ANSWERS : 1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 2 6) 4 7) 3 8) 4 9) 2 10) 2 11) 3 12) 4 13) 3 14) 1 15) 3 16) 4 17) 3 18) 2 19) 3 20) 4 21) 3 22) 1 23) 1 24) 3 25) 4 26) 1 27) 3 28) 2 29) 1 30) 1 31) 3 32) 1 33) 2 34) 3 35) 4 36) 1 37) 2 38) 2 39) 3 40) 4
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