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Rajendra Mal Lodha 1       Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India in April 2014 and assumed charge on 27th April?  ...

GK & Current Affairs Compendium 5 (Set 1): April 2014 (100 MCQ)

Rajendra Mal Lodha
1       Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India in April 2014 and assumed charge on 27th April?
      A) Justice Altamas Kabir
      B) Justice P Sathasivam
      C) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
      D) Justice S. H. Kapadia
     
 

2     France’s president Francois Hollande has named ________ as the new prime minister of France in April 2014.
      A) Nicolas Sarkozy
      B) Manuel Valls
      C) Francois Hollande
      D) Marine Le Pen
     
3     Which Film won the “Best Feature Film” award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
      B) Kaphal
      C) Ship of Theseus
      D) Shahid
     
4     The search panel headed by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has shortlisted ____________ as the new RBI Deputy Governor in April2014 in place of K C Chakrabarty who had decided to leave before completing his full term.
      A) S S Mundra
      B) P Vijaya Bhaskar
      C) B Mahapatra
      D) None of These
     
5     “World Autism Awareness Day” is observed on?
      A) 5-Apr
      B) 21-Apr
      C) 2-Apr
      D) 4-Apr


6     US ambassador to India _____________ has resigned in April 2014. This move came after a diplomatic row related to Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade that strained relations between these two nations.
      A) Albert Peter Burleigh
      B) Scott H. DeLisi
      C) Nancy Powell
      D) Ryan C. Crocker
     
7     Who has taken over as the chairman of retail firm Trent, a part of Tata Sons, in April 2014?
      A) FK Kavarana
      B) Cyrus Mistry
      C) Jimmy Tata
      D) Noel Naval Tata
     
8     Mining giant Vedanta Resources group firm Sesa Sterlite has appointed whom  as its new chairan emeritus with an additional role of chief mentor in April 2014?
      A) Anil Agarwal
      B) Kushal Pal Singh
      C) Navin Agarwal
      D) Gautam Adani
     
9     The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
      A) 8%
      B) 7.75%
      C) 7.25%
      D) 7%
     
10     The Election Commission has roped in which Bollywood actor as its national icon for the current Lok Sabha election being heldin April-May 2014?
      A) Ranbir Kapoor
      B) Shahrukh Khan
      C) Amitabh Bachchan
      D) Aamir Khan

11     The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted “in-principle” approvals to ___________ in April 2014 to start new banks. The approval will be valid for 18 months within which they have to start banking services.
      A) IDFC and Pearless
      B) IFCI and Bandhan Financial Services
      C) IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services
      D) Adittya Birla Group and Reliance Money
     
12     India’s world champion chess player Viswanathan Anand ranked at World number _______ in the rating list released by FIDE in April 2014.
      A) First
      B) Second
      C) Third
      D) Fourth
     
13     “International Day for Mine Awareness” is observed on?
      A) 5-Apr
      B) 21-Apr
      C) 15-Apr
      D) 4-Apr
     
14     Union Textiles Minister _____________ submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in April 2014 over the issue of division of Andhra Pradesh. He represents Eluru constituency of Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha.
      A) Chandresh Kumari Katoch
      B) Kavuru Sambasiva Rao
      C) Mallikarjun Kharge
      D) Jaipal Sudini Reddy
     
15     The Reserve Bank of India adopted the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the key measure of Inflation on 1st April 2014 on the basis of ___________ Committee recommendation. The committee recommended the same to revise and strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework as CPI properly measures the inflation and reflects correct cost of living. As of now, RBI was using Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for its monetary policy reviews.
      A) Urjit R Patel
      B) Anand Sinha
      C) K C Chakrabarty
      D) S S Mundra
     
16     Which Country was ranked at No1 position among the 132 countries on the list of the Social Progress Index 2014 compiled by US-based non-profit group Social Progress Imperative in April 2014?
      A) Iceland
      B) Switzerland
      C) Netherlands
      D) New Zealand
     
17     USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in March (announced in April 2014).
      A) 6.7%
      B) 7.1%
      C) 6.6%
      D) 6.9%
     
18     The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate at record low of ________ during its monetary policy review in April 2014. The ECB has kept the interest rate unchanged since November 2013.
      A) 0.75%
      B) 0.5%
      C) 0.25%
      D) 1%
     
19     India has been ranked at ________ among the 132 countries on the list of the Social Progress Index 2014 compiled by US-based non-profit group Social Progress Imperative in April 2014.
      A) 107th
      B) 102nd
      C) 112th
      D) 91st
     
20     Central Government has appointed senior IPS officer __________as the new Director General of the country’s largest border guarding force BSF in April 2014.
      A) D K Pathak
      B) Subhas Goswami
      C) Subhash Joshi
      D) K Vijay Kumar
21     The Central government has appointed __________ as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India in April 2014 in place of Anand Sinha who retired in January 2014. His term will be for three years.
      A) P Vijaya Bhaskar
      B) R Gandhi
      C) B Mahapatra
      D) None of These
     
22     “World Intellectual Property Day” is observed on?
      A) 23-Apr
      B) 22-Apr
      C) 26-Apr
      D) 25-Apr
     
23     Which Film won the “Best Children’s Film” award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
      B) Kaphal
      C) Ship of Theseus
      D) Dekh Indian Circus
     
24     Which Indian PSU Company has received the honour of the most efficient Navaratna award for the year 2013 (announced in April 2014). The award was given to the company for the measure it has taken on various fronts such as R&D, modernization, customer initiatives, quality and thrust given on indigenization.
      A) ONGC
      B) BHEL
      C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
      D) Indian Oil
     
25     The Reserve Bank of India has kept Reverse Repo rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
      A) 6.75%
      B) 7.75%
      C) 7.25%
      D) 7%
     
26     Who was sworn-in as the new President of Malta on 4th April to become Malta’s ninth President?
      A) George Abela
      B) Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca
      C) Joseph Muscat
      D) Evarist Bartolo
     
27     USA President Barack Obama has nominated ___________ as the next US Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2014.
      A) Puneet Talwar
      B) Srikanth Srinivasan
      C) Sunil Sabharwal
      D) Neal Katyal
     
28     Which African Country ______ emerged as the biggest economy of Africa when the results of an overdue rebasing of its gross domestic product were announced in april 2014  as per United Nations statisticians recommendation to rebase GDP calculations every five years to reflect changes in the structure of production and consumption?
      A) South Africa
      B) Nigeria
      C) Egypt
      D) Kenya
     
29     Which Country won T20 World Cup held in April 2014 in Bangladesh?
      A) South Africa
      B) India
      C) Sri Lanka
      D) West Indies
     
30     Which Country has retained the ICC Women’s World Twenty-20 for the third time in a row after winning ICC Women’s World Twenty-20 Cup held in April2014 in Bangladesh?
      A) Australia
      B) England
      C) South Africa
      D) India

31     Which Cricketer was named captain of the 2014 ICC World Team of the Tournament in April 2014?
      A) George Bailey
      B) Mark Samuals
      C) Virat Kohli
      D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
     
32     “World Health Day” is observed on?
      A) 5-Apr
      B) 7-Apr
      C) 11-Apr
      D) 4-Apr
     
33     Who won the bahrain Grand Prix held in bahrain in April 2014?
      A) Nico Rosberg
      B) Lewis Hamilton
      C) Sebastian Vettel
      D) Sergio Perez
     
34     Who won the men’s singles title with a straight-game victory in the finals of the India Super Series Badminton held in New Delhi in April 2014?
      A) Lin Dan
      B) Chen Long
      C) Lee Chong Wei
      D) Taufik Hidayat
     
35     Indian cricket team lost its No 1 rank to ___________ after being defeated in the World Twenty20 final in the latest Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings Table published in April 2014.
      A) Australia
      B) England
      C) South Africa
      D) Sri Lanka
     
36     Which Indian state/team won the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) held in Chennai in April 2014?
      A) Odisha
      B) Punjab
      C) Haryana
      D) Sports Authority of Indi
     
37     Which Film won the “Best Feature Film on National Integration” award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Tuhya Dharma Koncha
      B) Thalaimuraigal
      C) Ship of Theseus
      D) Perariyathavar
     
38     Who won the 51st edition of the FBB Femina Miss India 2014 crown after defeating 24 other contestants from across the country in April 2014?
      A) Navneet Kaur Dhillion
      B) Jhataleka Malhotra
      C) Koyal Rana
      D) Gail Nicole Da’Silva
     
39     The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged at ________ during its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
      A) 5%
      B) 4.5%
      C) 4.25%
      D) 4%
     
40     Which Indian pharma company announced to acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd in a USD 3.2 billion deal in April 2014 in which Sun Pharma will acquire 100% of Ranbaxy in an all-stock deal?
      A) Dr Reddy’s Laboratory
      B) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
      C) Aurovindo Pharma
      D) None of These

41     The IMF also projected that the global economy will grow at the rate of _______ this year and 3.9% in 2015 (announced in April2014).
      A) 2.5%
      B) 3.6%
      C) 3.1%
      D) 2.9%
     
42     “Lowland” written by Indian born Novelist __________ has been shortlisted for this year’s Baileys Prize, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman.
      A) Arundhati Roy
      B) Kiran Desai
      C) Jhumpa Lahiri
      D) Anita Desai
     
43     “World Haemophilia Day” is observed on?
      A) 15-Apr
      B) 17-Apr
      C) 11-Apr
      D) 14-Apr
     
44     Which North-East state was placed on India’s railway map with the launch of first passenger train to the state capital in April 2014?
      A) Nagaland
      B) Tripura
      C) Arunachal Pradesh
      D) Manipur
     
45     Global Internet giant __________ has launched a new tool as part of its elections portal offering called ‘Know Your Candidates’ in April 2014. The new tool will allow citizens to access relevant information about political candidates contesting from their constituency and their incumbent Member of Parliament.
      A) Google
      B) Microsoft
      C) Facebook
      D) Twitter
     
46     ERP giant SAP’s Indian arm, SAP India has appointed ____________ as its managing director with immediate effect in April 2014.
      A) Srinivasan Dwarakanath
      B) Joginder Singh
      C) Varun Berry
      D) Ravi Chauhan
     
47     India Infoline Asset Management Company has appointed __________ as its Chief Executive Officer in April 2014.
      A) Prashasta Seth
      B) Rakesh Sethi
      C) Uday Sareen
      D) Manoj Vaish
     
48     Famous Indian shooter ___________ secured the World’s Number One spot in 10 meters air pistol event published in April 2014. With this achievement, she became the first Indian pistol shooter to secure No 1 rank in the list.
      A) Anjali Bhagwat
      B) Heena Sindhu
      C) Rahi Sarnobat
      D) Ronjan Sodhi
     
49     The Reserve Bank of India has kept the SLR unchanged at ________ during its announcement of April 2014 monetary policy review.
      A) 25%
      B) 24%
      C) 23%
      D) 22%
     
50     The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s economic growth rate at ___________ for next financial year 2014-15 and 6.4% for 2015-16 (announced in April 2014).
      A) 5.8%
      B) 6.1%
      C) 5.4%
      D) 4.9%
51     India’s Software industry body Nasscom appointed ___________ as its Chairman for the year 2014-15 (announced in April 2014).
      A) Krishnakumar Natarajan
      B) R Chandrasekaran
      C) Anant Gupta
      D) Vineet Nayar
     
52     Who won the “Best Actor” award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Rajkumar Rao
      B) Suraj Venjaramoodu
      C) Farhan Akhtar
      D) Both A and B
     
53     Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has made it to the cover of the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in April 2014. The 40-year-old cricketer is the ______ Indian to feature on the cover of the Almanack.
      A) First
      B) Second
      C) Third
      D) Fourth
     
54     Which Indian batsman has been named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year, an honour dating back to 1889, by Wisden for his performance in 2013 (announced in April 2014)?
      A) M S Dhoni
      B) Virat Kohli
      C) Shikhar Dhawan
      D) Rohit Sharma
     
55     “World Heritage Day” is observed on?
      A) 15-Apr
      B) 17-Apr
      C) 18-Apr
      D) 19-Apr
     
56     Which Indian PSU Bank has hit the overseas bond market with a dual tranche benchmark issue of 5-year and 10-year maturity to raise up to USD 1 billion in May 2014? The bank has given an initial pricing of 240 bps over the US treasury for the 5-year money and 265 bps over the treasury for the 10-year bond.
      A) Bank of Baroda
      B) Central Bank of India
      C) Punjab National Bank
      D) State Bank of India
     
57     Global pharma giant Novartis announced to sell its animal-health operation to _________ and Co. for USD 5.4 billion in April 2014 to restructure its business.
      A) Eli Lilly
      B) Merck & Co.
      C) Johnson and Johnson
      D) Bayer
     
58     India’s Index of Industrial Production, the most important parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, growth stood at ________ in February (announced in April 2014).
      A) -0.3%
      B) 0.5%
      C) 0.1%
      D) -1.9%
     
59     India’s Trade deficit stood at ________ in March 2014 (announced in April 2014).
      A) USD 12.5 billion
      B) USD 10.5 billion
      C) USD 8.1 billion
      D) USD 9.25 billion
     
60     Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary in April 2014 for the second consecutive term for four years.
      A) Attila Mesterhazy
      B) Ferenc Gyurcsány
      C) Viktor Orban
      D) Gábor Vona
61     British-American physicist __________ won Millennium Technology Prize 2014 for discoveries leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data storage on magnetic disks (announced in April 2014). The Millennium Technology Prize was initiated in 2004 by the Technology Academy Finland.
      A) David Awschalom
      B) Stuart Parkin
      C) Albert Fert
      D) Peter Grünberg
     
62     The Interim President of BCCI-IPL Sunil Gavaskar has appointed _______ as his special advisor for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League in April2014.
      A) Uday Kota
      B) K. V. Kamath
      C) Adi Godrej
      D) Deepak Parekh
     
63     Indian two pharma companies Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd announced a USD 3.2 billion deal in April 2014 in which Sun Pharma will acquire 100% of Ranbaxy in an all-stock deal. Currently which company owns majority stake in Ranbaxy?
      A) Takeda Pharmaceutical
      B) Abbott Laboratories
      C) Daiichi Sankyo
      D) Bayer
     
64     Which country led the list of counties in terms of global remittances in the year 2013 with USD 70 billion, as per the data released by the World Bank in April 2014?
      A) China
      B) India
      C) Japan
      D) Malaysia
     
65     “National Civil Services Day” is observed on?
      A) 20-Apr
      B) 22-Apr
      C) 21-Apr
      D) 19-Apr
     
66     Who has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013 (announced in April 2014)?
      A) Gulzar
      B) Javed Akhtar
      C) Yash Chopra
      D) Asha Bhosle
     
67     The queen of Britain conferred the rank of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) on which famous Indian business person on 10th April 2014. This honour is one of the highest honours given by the queen to civilians.
      A) Srichand P. Hinduja
      B) Lakhsmi Mittal
      C) Ratan Tata
      D) Ravi Ruia
     
68     Global rating agency Fitch has reaffirmed India’s __________investment grade rating with a stable outlook due to India’s higher growth compared to other emerging economies (announced in April2014).
      A) BBB+
      B) BBB-
      C) BB-
      D) BB+
     
69     Global Telecom giant Vodafone has announced that it now owns 100% of its Indian subsidiary, Vodafone India Limited (“VIL”) after acquiring 10.97% of VIL from which Indian entity in April 2014?
      A) Essar Enterprise
      B) Piramal Enterprises
      C) Bharti Enterprise
      D) Aditya Birla Group
     
70     Which Indian PSU Bank launched its Twitter handle account in April 2014 in order to increase its social media presence and improve digital marketing activities after launching accounts on Facebook and Youtube earlier.
      A) Bank of Baroda
      B) Central Bank of India
      C) State Bank of India
      D) Bank of India

71     Indian shooter _______ won the gold in the trap event by defeating Australia’s two-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup held in April 2014.
      A) Sanjeev Rajput
      B) Gagan Narang
      C) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
      D) Ronjan Sodhi
     
72     Who won the “Best Supporting Actor” award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Rajkumar Rao
      B) Suraj Venjaramoodu
      C) Farhan Akhtar
      D) Saurabh Shukla
     
73     The Washington Post and the British-based The Guardian newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in April 2014 for public service for coverage of ____________________ based on documents from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
      A) US Army programme in Iraq
      B) US Army programme in Afghanisthan
      C) National Security Agency surveillance programmes
      D) US surveillance for Ukraine Crisis
     
74     Which Tech company announced its acquisition of Titan Aerospace in April 2014? Titan Aerospace is a maker of solar-powered drones which can be used to boost Internet access to remote areas.
      A) Yahoo
      B) Google
      C) Facebook
      D) Microsoft
     
75     The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved appointment of  __________ as Finance Secretary in April 2014. The post of Finance Secretary was lying vacant since 31st March when Sumit Bose retired.
      A) Sudhir Gupta
      B) S R Rao
      C) Arvind Mayaram
      D) A Vijayanand
     
76     “World Earth Day” is observed on?
      A) 24-Apr
      B) 22-Apr
      C) 21-Apr
      D) 25-Apr
     
77     India-born poet ________ won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems “3 Sections”. The 98th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music were announced in April 2014 by Columbia University.
      A) Vijay Seshadri
      B) Vivek Rae
      C) Amitabh Kant
      D) V S Madan
     
78     India’s Software industry body Nasscom appointed ___________ as its Vice-Chairman for the year 2014-15 (announced in April 2014).
      A) Krishnakumar Natarajan
      B) BVR Mohan Reddy
      C) Ashok Soota
      D) V. G. Siddhartha
     
79     Which agency won two YoungGun awards in the YGA 2013 Awards (announced in April 2014). The agency is the only office in India to have won YoungGuns awards. YGA is now in its 12th year of recognizing young talent globally.
      A) Taproot India
      B) Grey Worldwide India
      C) Ogilvy Mumbai
      D) O&M India
     
80     Which Indian racing driver won Whangarei Rally by a lead of 11.9 seconds held in April 2014? It is his first title in New Zealand and sixth career victory in FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). European champion, Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic) obtained second position.
      A) Armaan Ebrahim
      B) Gaurav Gill
      C) Karamjit Singh
      D) V. R. Naren Kumar
81     China’s economy grew at ________ in the first quarter of current year 2014 which is the slowest growth rate in last 18 months.
      A) 7.1%
      B) 7.7%
      C) 7.4%
      D) 7.8%
     
82     India’s Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at ______ in March (announced in April 2014).
      A) 7.60%
      B) 8.90%
      C) 8.31%
      D) 9.45%
     
83     The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued Final standards for measuring and controlling large exposures of banks to customers in April 2014. These standards will take effect from ___________ as per its notification. These guidelines were aimed to minimize the all kind of banking risks through proper risk management processes that a bank can face.
      A) 1 January 2020
      B) 1 January 2018
      C) 1 January 2019
      D) 1 April 2018
     
84     US Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index stood at ________ in March 2014 (published in April 2014).
      A) 0.1%
      B) 0.5%
      C) 0.2%
      D) 1.2%
     
85     Which Film won the “Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment” award at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
      B) Jolly LLB
      C) Dhoom 3
      D) Shahid
     
86     “World Book and Copyright Day” is observed on?
      A) 23-Apr
      B) 22-Apr
      C) 21-Apr
      D) 25-Apr
     
87     India’s exports increased by just 3.98% to approx ________ in Financial Year 2013-14 while imports dropped by 8.11% to USD 450.94 billion during the same period (announced in April 2014).
      A) USD 325 billion
      B) USD 312 billion
      C) USD 365 billion
      D) USD 304 billion
     
88     Indian Govenment has appointed whom as the new Chief of Naval Staff in April 2014. The post was lying vacant for nearly two months since former Chief resigned suddenly in the wake of a series of accidents.
      A) Robin K Dhowan
      B) DK Joshi
      C) Shekhar Sinha
      D) None of These
     
89     Famous Poet, Director and Lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013.  He won which of the Internal awards?
      A) Academy Award (Oscar)
      B) Grammy Award
      C) Both of them
      D) None of These
     
90     Which Indian IT Services Company and Mitsubishi Corporation have announced a new joint venture in April 2014 for the Japanese market, the second largest market for software services which is still untouched by Indian services companies.
      A) Cognizant
      B) Infosys
      C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
      D) Wipro

91     The Supreme Court has allowed Comptroller & Auditor General to audit revenues and books of Private Companies of which sector in a landmark judgement announced in April 2014?
      A) Real Estate
      B) Airlines
      C) Telecom
      D) Mining
     
92     Nobel laureate ___________ author Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away on 18th April. He was 87.
      A) Brazilian
      B) Colombian
      C) Portugese
      D) Argentinian
     
93     Who won the Presidential election of Algeria for the fourth consecutive time in April 2014 to become fifth President of Algeria.
      A) Abdelmalek Sellal
      B) Ali Benflis
      C) Abdelaziz Bouteflika
      D) Ahmed Ouyahia
     
94     Which Film won the award for “Best Direction” at the 61st National Film Award announced in April 2014?
      A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
      B) Fandry
      C) Ship of Theseus
      D) Shahid
     
95     “World Intellectual Property Day” is observed on?
      A) 23-Apr
      B) 22-Apr
      C) 26-Apr
      D) 25-Apr
     
96     SEBI came out with detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies in April 2014 to provide stricter disclosures and protection of investor rights, including equitable treatment for minority and foreign shareholders. SEBI has decided that the maximum number of boards an independent director can serve on listed companies be restricted to __________ as per the new rule while the directorship would be capped at three if the person is serving as a whole time director in any listed company.
      A) Six
      B) Seven
      C) Eight
      D) Ten
     
97     Randstad Awards for the year 2014 was announced in Apr 2014 to encourage best practices for talent attraction and to identify the best Employer Brand in the country based. Randstad have awarded the which company as the most attractive employer in India for the fourth consecutive time?
      A) Google
      B) Microsoft
      C) Sony
      D) Amazon
     
98     Who won the Chinese Grand Prix held in China in April 2014?
      A) Nico Rosberg
      B) Lewis Hamilton
      C) Sebastian Vettel
      D) Fernando Alonso
     
99     Who won the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis Men’s singles title held in April 2014?
      A) Novak Djokovic
      B) Stanislas Wawrinka
      C) Roger Federer
      D) Rafael Nadal
     
100     India’s overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index, stood at _______ in March 2014 (published in Apr 2014).
      A) 4.89%
      B) 4.68%
      C) 5.7%
      D) 5.01%
 

Answers
1     Ans) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
2     Ans) Manuel Valls
3     Ans) Ship of Theseus
4     Ans) S S Mundra
5     Ans) 2-Apr
6     Ans) Nancy Powell
7     Ans) Noel Naval Tata
8     Ans) Anil Agarwal
9     Ans) 8%
10     Ans) Aamir Khan
11     Ans) IDFC and Bandhan Financial Services
12     Ans) Third
13     Ans) 5-Apr
14     Ans) Kavuru Sambasiva Rao
15     Ans) Urjit R Patel
16     Ans) New Zealand
17     Ans) 6.7%
18     Ans) 0.25%
19     Ans) 102nd
20     Ans) D K Pathak
21     Ans) R Gandhi
22     Ans) 26-Apr
23     Ans) Kaphal
24     Ans) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
25     Ans) 7%
26     Ans) Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca
27     Ans) Sunil Sabharwal
28     Ans) Nigeria
29     Ans) Sri Lanka
30     Ans) Australia
31     Ans) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
32     Ans) 7-Apr
33     Ans) Lewis Hamilton
34     Ans) Lee Chong Wei
35     Ans) Sri Lanka
36     Ans) Punjab
37     Ans) Thalaimuraigal
38     Ans) Koyal Rana
39     Ans) 4%
40     Ans) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
41     Ans) 3.6%
42     Ans) Jhumpa Lahiri
43     Ans) 17-Apr
44     Ans) Arunachal Pradesh
45     Ans) Google
46     Ans) Ravi Chauhan
47     Ans) Prashasta Seth
48     Ans) Heena Sindhu
49     Ans) 23%
50     Ans) 5.4%
51     Ans) R Chandrasekaran
52     Ans) Both A and B
53     Ans) First
54     Ans) Shikhar Dhawan
55     Ans) 18-Apr
56     Ans) State Bank of India
57     Ans) Eli Lilly
58     Ans) -1.9%
59     Ans) USD 10.5 billion
60     Ans) Viktor Orban
61     Ans) Stuart Parkin
62     Ans) Deepak Parekh
63     Ans) Daiichi Sankyo
64     Ans) India
65     Ans) 21-Apr
66     Ans) Gulzar
67     Ans) Ratan Tata
68     Ans) BBB-
69     Ans) Piramal Enterprises
70     Ans) State Bank of India
71     Ans) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
72     Ans) Saurabh Shukla
73     Ans) National Security Agency surveillance programmes
74     Ans) Google
75     Ans) Arvind Mayaram
76     Ans) 22-Apr
77     Ans) Vijay Seshadri
78     Ans) BVR Mohan Reddy
79     Ans) Ogilvy Mumbai
80     Ans) Gaurav Gill
81     Ans) 7.4%
82     Ans) 8.31%
83     Ans) 1 January 2019
84     Ans) 0.2%
85     Ans) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
86     Ans) 23-Apr
87     Ans) USD 312.35 billion
88     Ans) Robin K Dhowan
89     Ans) Both of them
90     Ans) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
91     Ans) Telecom Companies
92     Ans) Colombian
93     Ans) Abdelaziz Bouteflika
94     Ans) Shahid
95     Ans) 26-Apr
96     Ans) Seven
97     Ans) Microsoft
98     Ans) Lewis Hamilton
99     Ans) Stanislas Wawrinka
100     Ans) 5.7%