Gk of first week of feb 2014 1) BiblioTech, which is the first Paperless public Library of the World, has been opened in which of the following states of USA? Ans –Texas 2) Under which among the following initiatives Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched the ‘National Cloud’ on February 4, 2014? Ans- MeghRaj 3) ‘Taranis’, the top-secret craft, named after the Celtic god of thunder, made its first successful test flight recently, is built in? Ans- Britain 4) Which among the following scientists has not been awarded with the Bharat Ratna? Ans- Homi Jehangir Bhabha 5) Which of the following countries king has ordered jail terms ranging 3 to 30 years for its citizens fighting outside the country? Ans- Saudi Arabia 6) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission? Ans- Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur 7) Who among the following has taken charge as the Regional Director of World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region? Ans- Poonam Khetrapal Singh 8) Who among the following Bollywood women actors has been voted the world’s fourth most beautiful woman in a recent poll conducted by online magazine Hollywood Buzz? Ans- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 9) Who is the current Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft? Ans- Satya Nadella 10) Which of the following teams is the winner of Ranji Trophy 2014? Ans- Karnataka 11) India’s first monorail service has been inaugurated in? Ans- Mumbai 12) Which of the following Indian women shooters’ score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup has been recognized as World record in January 30, 2014? Ans- Heena Sandhu 13) Which is the third largest crude oil importer in the World? Ans- India 14) Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently to set up the World’s largest (4000 MW) ultra solar power project in: Ans- Rajasthan 15) Name the first woman who has been sworn in as chairperson of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve. Ans- Janet Yellen 16) Who has been appointed Special Advisor to UN to help frame a policy in the area of broadband and associated cyber security issues? Ans- Vivek Lall 17) Name the first woman who has been sworn in as chairperson of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve. Ans- Janet Yellen 18) Name the American actor, won Oscar Award for Capote., who has been found dead in New York. Ans- Philip Seymour Hoffman 19) Who is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX)? Ans- Manoj Vaish 20) Name the first woman who has been appointed in an ICC umpires panel as an Associate and Affiliate panel of International umpires. Ans- Kathy Cross
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