:::::::::::::current update :::::::::::: [1] Who has been named as the batting coach of Pakistan cricket team for two years? Ans - Former Zimbabwe batsman, Grant Flower [2] Who has been approved as a provisional new AIBA member to represent India by AIBA Executive Committee? Ans - Boxing India [3] Who has been awarded with the Silver Shovel Award? Ans - Ravi Dhariwal, the CEO of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) [4] Who has received ISAE Type II certification for maintaining high quality operating model and having effective control systems? Ans - Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services [5] Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Water Commission & ex-officio Secretary of the Government of India? Ans - Ashwin B. Pandya [6] Who has been inducted as an associate member of Hockey India? Ans – Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) [7] Report on Health for the world’s adolescents was released on 14 May 2014 by?? Ans - World Health Organisation (WHO) [8] Which Indian construction major won a 1270 crore rupees expressway project in Yemen? Ans - Punj Lloyd [9] Who has written the book “Post Haste: Quintessential India”? Ans - B.G. Verghese [10] Name the two Indian-Americans who were selected for Champions of Change by the White House? Ans - Manjusha P. Kulkarni and Ranjana Paintal [11] Who won the Mens Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy on 18 May 2014? Ans - Novak Djokovic [12] Who won the Womens Italian Tennis Open 2014 on 18 May 2014? Ans - Serena Williams [13] Who has launched a messaging app for low-end CDMA devices called MBuddy? Ans- Sistema Shyam Teleservices [14] Who sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in Itanagar? Ans - Nabam Tuki [15] Name the committee to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India? Ans – Nayak Committee [16] Who won Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards and Snooker tournament? Ans - Pankaj Advani [17] Who is the new chief minister of Bihar? Ans – Jitan Ram Manjhi [18] On 27th April 2014, India successfully test-fired an anti-ballistic missile named as Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV).Name the island on which it was tested? Ans - It was tested at Wheeler Island in Balasore district of Odisha. [19] What is the rank of India on the Social Progress Index (SPI) published by the US- based non-profit organisation Social Progress Imperative? Ans - India was ranked 102 out of 132 countries [20] When is National Civil Service Day celebrated? Ans – April 21 21) Who has been appointed as CEO of Reliance Infrastructure? ans :- M S Mehta 22) Granville Austin has died, he was associated with which field? ans : : Scholar of Indian constitution 23) According to Rangrajan committee on poverty line what is per capita expenditure in rural and urban areas respectively? ans: 32 and 47 rupees 24) What is F-Cube? ans : Technology to promote football at grass root level 25) Which one of the following teams will play against Germany in Final Match of FIFA World Cup 2014 ? ans: Argentina 26) Loksabha has passed a bill related to Polavaram Project. On which of the following rivers Polavaram Project is established ans:- Godavari 27) Padma Vibhushan Awardee Zohra Sehgal died recently. With which field was she related to ans : film and cinema 28) Who has been chosen as the new BJP President ? ans: Amit Shah 29) Which one of the following team has been suspended from international football competitions by FIFA? ans : Nigeria 30) According to state of forest report which state has highest percentage of forest cover?? ans : mizoram 31)Who won 2014 Thomas Cup badminton? Ans – Japan 32)Who was appointed as the Dean of the School of Business and Management at the HKUST? Ans - An Indian management scholar Jitendra Vir Singh 33) Who won 10th UEFA Champions League title? Ans - Real Madrid 34) Who won AFC Womens Asian Cup title? Ans – Japan 35) Who became the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India? Ans – Singapor 36)Who has started drilling its first-ever well in the Palar basin at Chinnapuliyur village near Chennai? Ans: Name the girl who became the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world? Ans - Malavath Poorna [8] Which programme was resumed on 23 May 2014 in Tamil Nadu by Wildlife wing of the Forest Department? Ans - Olive Ridley Conservation Programme [9] Name the floating hotel unveiled in Mumbai? Ans - AB Celestial [10] When was world turtle day celebrated? Ans- 23 May [11] Who sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Libiya on 26 May 2014? Ans- Ahmed Maitiq [12] Who won the Ukrainian Presidential Election held on 25 May 2014? Ans - Petro Poroshenko [13] Which film has been honoured Palme d Or award at Cannes Film Festival? Ans - Winter Sleep, a film by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan [14] Who won the Presidential elections of Lithuania? Ans - Dalia Grybauskaite [15] Name the aircraft that crashed at Marhama Sangam in Bijbehara of Anantnag district in South Kashmir? Ans - IAF MIG-21 [16] Who won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton? Ans – China [17] Name the Indian golfer who was ranked 67 in World Golf Ranking which was released on 28 April 2014? Ans - Anirban Lahiri [18] Who was named as the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year? Ans - Luis Suarez [19] Who was honoured the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at IIFA awards? Ans - John Travolta [20] When is World Malaria Day observed? Ans – 25 Aprill ) Which Indian mathematician has won the prestigious George Polya Prize for the year 2014? C: Nikhil Srivastava ) According to state of forest report which state has highest percentage of forest cover?? ans: Mizoram ) What is GAGAN?? ans: GPS augmented navigation system for aviation sector ) Prof GL Peiris has visited India. Of which one of the following countries is he the Foreign Minister ? ans: sri lanka
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