101 US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc made its final attempt to take over competitor AstraZeneca Plc in May 2014. AstraZeneca is pharma company headquartered in ________.
A) Germany
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) Switzerland
102 Which global telecom company is set to acquire satellite television provider DirecTV in a USD 48.5 billion deal (announced in May 2014).
A) CableVision
B) AT&T
C) Verizon
D) Level 3 Communications
103 Who was sworn-in as the eighth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the second consecutive term in May 2014?
A) Takam Sanjoy
B) Dorjee Khandu
C) Nabam Tuki
D) Jarbom Gamlin
104 Who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar after Nitish Kumar resigned from the post in May 2014?
A) Sharad Yadav
B) Shivanand Tiwari
C) K.C. Tyagi
D) Jitan Ram Manjhi
105 “Anti-tobacco Day” is observed on __________.
A) 31-May
B) 17-May
C) 21-May
D) 25-May
106 Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, __________ resigned in May 2014 after defeat of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the general election held recently.
A) V.S. Vyas
B) Saumitra Chaudhur
C) Pulin B. Nayak
D) C Rangarajan
107 Australia has appointed prominent investment adviser ________ as the Chair of Australia-India Council in May 2014. His appointment would be effective from this year till 2019.
A) Gillian Whitlock
B) Payal Mahindroo
C) Ashok Jacob
D) None of These
108 Who took oath as the new Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Ananth Kumar
D) Ramvilas Paswan
109 Which Payment services company announced in May 2014 that it would acquire Pune-based electronic payment software firm ElectraCard Services (ECS) for an undisclosed amount?
A) VISA
B) MasterCard
C) American Express
D) RuPay
110 Veteran __________ and Padma Bhushan recipient, N Srinivasan passed away in May 2014.
A) Author
B) Nuclear Scientist
C) Chemist
D) Politician
111 Indian snooker player ________ won the billiards event at the CCI Classic billiards & snooker in May 2014 after defeating two-time world runner-up Dhruv Sitwala 1425-447 in the final.
A) Pankaj Advani
B) Aditya Mehta
C) Yasin Merchant
D) None of These
112 The “International Day for Biological Diversity” is observed on __________.
A) 21- May
B) 23- May
C) 22- May
D) 28- May
113 Who took oath as the new Civil Aviation Minister as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Ananth Kumar
D) Ramvilas Paswan
114 Which bollywood actor has been ranked as the 2nd wealthiest actor in the world beating Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp, as per the list published by a leading research firm Wealth-X in May 2014?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Salman Khan
C) Amir Khan
D) Shahrukh Khan
115 The military has imposed martial law to preserve law and order across which South-East Asian country amid a political crisis in May 2014?
A) Philipines
B) Thailand
C) Malaysia
D) China
116 Which global banking giant ________ has pleaded guilty to the charges that it helped its American clients evade taxes and agreed to pay a penalty of USD 2.6 billion to avoid prosecution in May 2014.
A) Barclays
B) Deutsche Bank
C) UBS
D) Credit Suisse
117 Which Indian Cricketer has been rated second behind British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton in the list of most marketable athletes by the UK magazine, ‘SportsPro’ in May 2014?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) MS Dhoni
C) Virat Kohli
D) Sikhar Dhawan
118 China have signed gas deal worth of USD 400 billion which which country in May 2014?
A) Iran
B) Russia
C) Iraq
D) Turkey
119 Who was elected as the next Chief Minister of Gujarat and succeeded PM Narendra Modi in May 2014?
A) Saurabh Patel
B) Amit Shah
C) Anandiben Patel
D) Ramanlal Vora
120 Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha for fourth consecutive term in May 2014?
A) Pyarimohan Mohapatra
B) Naveen Patnaik
C) Baijayant Panda
D) None of These
121 Who has been elected as the new Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Ltd, India’s flagship overseas oil and gas assets acquisition firm, in May 2014?
A) R.V. Verma
B) M N Vidyashankar
C) C S Verma
D) Narendra Kumar Verma
122 Which Sportsperson was ranked at No 1 in the list of most marketable athletes by the UK magazine, ‘SportsPro’ in May 2014? The list was based on value for money, age, home market, charisma, willingness to be marketed and crossover appeal.
A) Christiano Ronaldo
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Usain Bolt
D) Lionel Messi
123 Which Indian online retailer has acquired fashion e-retailer Myntra.com for approximately USD 300 million in May 2014?
A) Jabong.com
B) Amazon.in
C) Flipkart.com
D) Snapdeal.com
124 “World Hunger Day” is observed on __________.
A) 28-May
B) 18-May
C) 24-May
D) 22-May
125 Which Indian airlines company retained the top position in the domestic passenger aviation market in April after securing 31.6% market share (announced in May 2014)?
A) Spice Jet
B) Jet Airways
C) IndiGo
D) Air India
126 Which famous Football club in the below list was thrown out of the I-League along with three other teams for failing to fulfill the AIFF’s club licensing criteria in May 2014? The All India Football Federation’s Club Licensing Committee took the decision after its meeting in May.
A) East Bengal
B) Dempo Sporting
C) Churchill Brothers
D) Pune FC
127 Who took oath as the new Agriculture Minister as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Radha Mohan Singh
D) Ramvilas Paswan
128 Who took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission in May 2014?
A) Rajiv Mathur
B) Sushma Singh
C) R.V. Verma
D) M N Vidyashankar
129 The Reserve Bank of India directed banks to make all new ATMs installed from __________ as “talking ATMs” with Braille keypads (announced in May 2014). Also banks should lay down a roadmap for converting all existing ATMs as talking ATMs with Braille keypads.
A) August 1, 2014
B) October 1, 2014
C) July 1, 2014
D) September 1, 2014
130 India’s first all women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, has been included in the _________ schedule to the RBI Act. RBI issued a notification issued in Mumbai in May 2014 indicating the same.
A) Second
B) First
C) Third
D) Fourth
131 India received _________ of foreign direct investment (FDI) in March 2014 (announced in May 2014). Foreign direct investment into India grew by 8% year-on-year to USD 24.3 billion in 2013-14, compared to USD 22.4 billion witnessed in previous financial year 2012-13.
A) USD 1.6 billion
B) USD 2.01 billion
C) USD 1.9 billion
D) USD 3.53 billion
132 Who was sworn in as South African President for a second term by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in May 2014 after his party, African National Congress, won the national election held in this month with 62% of votes.
A) Julius Malema
B) Thabo Mbeki
C) Jacob Zuma
D) Thuli Madonsela
133 Indian-American student ________ won the National Geographic Bee championship in Washington, USA on 21st May. With this, he won the 50000 US dollar college scholarship given to the winner of the National Geographic Bee Championship.
A) Ameya Mujumdar
B) Akhil Rekulapelli
C) Pranit Nanda
D) Sanjeev Uppalari
134 Which European football club won their 10th UEFA Champions League title in May 2014?
A) Barcelona
B) Manchester City
C) Bayern Munich
D) Real Madrid
135 Who took oath as the new Health and Family Welfare Minister as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Radha Mohan Singh
D) Harsh Vardhan
136 “Anti-Terrorism Day” is observed on __________.
A) 28-May
B) 21-May
C) 24-May
D) 22-May
137 Which tennis player won the Women’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in May 2014?
A) Serena Williams
B) Agnieszka Radwanska
C) Sara Errani
D) Li Na
138 In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a key founder member __________ and Capt. G.R Gopinath quit the party in May 2014.
A) Prasanth Bhusan
B) Kumar Viswas
C) Yogendra Yadav
D) Shazia Ilmi
139 Who has been named the new interim US Ambassador to India after retirement of previous US Ambassador Nancy Powell in May 2014?
A) Christopher R. Hill
B) Sung Kim
C) Kathleen Stephens
D) Stephen W. Bosworth
140 A 14-year old girl from Andhra Pradesh, _________ has become the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world in May 2014. She was accompanied by Anand and they carried photographs of BR Ambedkar and former IAS officer SR Sankaran to the top of the world.
A) Chandriya
B) Poornima
C) Poorna
D) None of These
141 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased the gold import norms under the __________ in May 2014. Under this Scheme, Star trading houses and premier trading houses, which are registered as nominated agencies by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) now can import gold.
A) 15: 85 Scheme
B) 30: 70 Scheme
C) 25: 75 Scheme
D) 10: 90 Scheme
142 Who took oath as the new Minister of State of Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) and External Affairs as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Shripad Yesso Naik
B) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
C) Inderjit Singh Rao
D) General V.K. Singh
143 Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Chairman __________ has been awarded with the ‘CEO of the Year’ at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards. The award was presented to him in May 2014 in recognition of a comprehensive leadership style demonstrated by him to place SAIL on the path of robust growth in spite of price volatility and increased competition.
A) R.V. Verma
B) M N Vidyashankar
C) C S Verma
D) KS Popli
144 India’s 2nd largest smartphone player, Micromax has appointed _________ as its new Chief Executive Officer in May 2014.
A) Vineet Taneja
B) Manish Sahi
C) Akash Passey
D) VRV Sriprasad
145 Production of India’s first homemade car, ___________, has been halted by Hindustan Motors at its plant in Kolkata due to weak demand and financing problems in May 2014. Modelled on the Morris Oxford it went into production in 1957.
A) Maruti 800
B) Omni
C) Ambassador
D) Fiat
146 “International Museum Day” is observed on __________.
A) 18-May
B) 21-May
C) 24-May
D) 22-May
147 Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu won ________ at the World Women’s Team Championship for the Uber Cup held in May 2014 to create new history.
A) Gold medal
B) Silver medal
C) Bronze medal
D) Both Bronze and Silver Medals
148 Who won the Monaco Grand Prix held in May 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Daniel Ricciardo
149 Which country won its maiden Thomas Cup badminton title held in New Delhi in May 2014?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Malaysia
D) Thailand
150 India’s balance of payment (BoP) sharply jumped to __________ in the fourth quarter of 2013—14, as per RBI data published in May 2014.
A) USD 5.1 billion
B) USD 7.057 billion
C) USD 12.34 billion
D) USD 19 billion
151 The current account deficit dstood at _______ of GDP in fourth quarter of FY14 comapred to 3.6% of GDP in the same quarter last year, as per the data published by the RBI in may 2014. In FY14, current account deficit dropped to 1.7% of GDP, or USD 32.4 billion, from 4.7% of GDP or USD 87.8 billion in the previous fiscal year FY13.
A) 0.8%
B) 1.2%
C) 0.2%
D) 2.3%
152 Which country became the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India, as per the latest data published by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in May 2014?
A) Singapore
B) Mauritius
C) Germany
D) UK
153 Network18 has appointed _________ as CEO of IBN18 Network in May 2014. He will be responsible for the day-to-day operational, strategic and financial management of the general news network.
A) Vineet Taneja
B) Manish Sahi
C) Avinash Kaul
D) VRV Sriprasad
154 Which Indian corporate leader was selected to co-chair 2014 edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa held in May 2014?
A) Anand Mahindra
B) Adi Godrej
C) Sunil Bharti Mittal
D) Azim Premji
155 Who took oath as the new Minister of State of Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Shripad Yesso Naik
B) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
C) Inderjit Singh Rao
D) General V.K. Singh
156 The list of Forbes’ 100 most powerful women published in May 2014 was topped by _________.
A) Janet Yellen
B) Melinda Gates
C) Angela Merkel
D) Hillary Clinton
157 The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah passed away in Kuala Lumpur. Sultan Azlan Shah was known as the Father of Malaysian _________ for his colossal contribution to the sport for over 41 years, both as a player and an administrator.
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Badminton
D) Snooker
158 Who was given additional charge of Governor of the new proposed state of Telangana in May 2014?
A) D. Y. Patil
B) Shekhar Dutt
C) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
D) E S L Narasimhan
159 The Narendra Modi Cabinet at its very first meeting announced to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in May 2014 to unearth black money as ordered by the Supreme Court earlier. Who was appointed as the head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the black money issue.
A) Justice MB Shah
B) Justice N.P. Singh
C) Justice B.S. Chauhan
D) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
160 “World Hypertension Day” is observed on __________.
A) 18-May
B) 16-May
C) 14-May
D) 22-May
161 The Modi-led Government has appointed whom as the new Attorney General of India, the top law officer of the country, in May 2014?
A) Mukul Rohatgi
B) Goolam Vahanvati
C) Mohan Parasaran
D) None of These
162 Who has been appointed as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2014?
A) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
B) Anil Goswami
C) Nripendra Misra
D) Ajit Doval
163 State Bank of India Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing Director Chanda Kochhar are among the five women from India who are featured in Forbes’ 100 most powerful women in the world published in May 2014. Bhattacharya is ranked _______ on the power list, while Kochhar is ranked at 43rd.
A) 36th
B) 31st
C) 40th
D) 23rd
164 Infosys Ltd President __________-, widely considered to be the next CEO to succeed S D Shibulal when he retires in January 2015, has resigned from the Company in May 2014.
A) U B Pravin Rao
B) Ashok Vemuri
C) Basab Pradhan
D) B.G. Srinivas
165 Who took oath as the new Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Shripad Yesso Naik
B) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
C) Inderjit Singh Rao
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
166 Who has been elected as the Captain of the Indian Cricket team for the One Day series (ODI) in Bangladesh which will be held from 15th June (announced in May 2014).
A) Virat Kohli
B) Shikhar Dhawan
C) Suresh Raina
D) Gautam Gambhir
167 Which Global tech company announced that it would buy Beats for about USD 3 billion in may 2014?
A) Apple
B) Facebook
C) Google
D) Microsoft
168 US economic growth stood at ________ in the first quarter of the current year 2014 (announced in May 2014).
A) 2.6%
B) 0.2%
C) 1.5%
D) -1%
169 Prime Minister Narendra Modi quit his ___________ Lok Sabha seat in May 2014. As per rule, a member who has been elected from two Lok Sabha constituencies, has to vacate one of the seats within 14 days of the declaration of result.
A) Varanasi
B) Vadodara
C) Ahmedabad
D) Lucknow
170 India’s indigenously developed ________ rockets were successfully test-fired thrice from a multi-barrel rocket launcher at an armament base in Chandipur in May 2014. The rockets with a range of 40 km and capable of acting as a force-multiplier, were developed to supplement artillery guns.
A) Brahmos
B) Akaash
C) Pinaka
D) Agni
171 Which Indian company announced to acquire control of Network 18 Media and Investments Ltd, including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Ltd for Rs 4,000 crore in May 2014? This suite includes In.com, IBNLive.com, Moneycontrol.com, Firstpost.com, Cricketnext.in, Homeshop18.com, Bookmyshow.com; the broadcast channels include Colors, CNNIBN, CNBC TV18, IBN7, CNBC Awaaz.
A) UTV Network
B) Reliance Communication
C) Reliance Industries
D) Bharti Airtel
172 Who has been chosen as the President-elect of Egypt in May 2014 and will be the new President of Egypt.
A) Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
B) Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi
C) Mohamed ElBaradei
D) Nasserist Hamdeen Sabahy
173 Who has emerged winner of Malawi’s presidential election in May 2014 after getting 36.4% of the total votes. Post election result, he was also sworn in as Malawi’s president in May 2014.
A) Lazarus Chakwera
B) Joyce Banda
C) Peter Mutharika
D) Atupele Muluzi
174 Who has been appointed as the Vice President and Auditor General of World Bank in May 2014? He will be responsible for providing leadership on evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the bank’s risk management, control and governance processes.
A) Jim Yong Kim
B) Nena Stoiljkovic
C) Xian Zhu
D) Hiroshi Naka
175 Who took oath as the new Minister of State of Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) as a part of Modi Government in May 2014?
A) Shripad Yesso Naik
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Inderjit Singh Rao
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
176 “World Thalassaemia Day” is observed on __________.
A) 8-May
B) 16-May
C) 9-May
D) 12-May
177 Brazil’s economy grew by ___________ in the first quarter of 2014, as per the data published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in May 2014. It has also revised down economic growth in the last quarter of 2013 to 0.4%.
A) -0.4%
B) 1.1%
C) 0.2%
D) 0.9%
178 Which Senior Congress leader has been appointed as the Protem Speaker in the new Lok Sabha in May 2014. He performed the duties of Protem Speaker from the commencement of the 16th Lok Sabha session till the election of the new Speaker.
A) Kapil Sibal
B) Kamal Nath
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Digvijay Singh
179 Senior police officer and former Intelligence Bureau Chief ___________ appointed as the National Security Adviser in May 2014.
A) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
B) Anil Goswami
C) Nripendra Misra
D) Ajit Doval
180 The logo of Telangana, India’s 29th State, was formally announced in May 2014 and was launched on 2nd June. It is designed by whom?
A) Laxman Aelay
B) Udaya Kumar
C) Thota Vaikuntam
D) None of These
181 Which Indian Cricketer was selected as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National Games in May 2014 that is scheduled to be held in Kerala in January-February 2015?
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Sunil Gavaskar
182 India’s Fiscal deficit stood at ___________of GDP in the last financial year 2013-14 (announced in May 20104).
A) 4.1%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.9%
D) 5.6%
183 Famous Hindi writer _____________ received the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 (Awarded in May 2014). The literary prize carries a citation and a cash amount of 2.5 lakh rupees and memento.
A) Vishwanath Tripathi
B) Ravuri Bharadwaja
C) Prathibha Ray
D) Narendra Kohli
184 India’s economy grew by ___________ in the last quarter (January-March) of the financial year 2013-14 (announced in May 2014).
A) 4.6%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.9%
D) 5.2%
185 The world’s highest tunnel for high-speed trains became operational in May 2014 at an altitude of 3,607.4 metres in which country?
A) Switzerland
B) Japan
C) China
D) Germany
186 Total 54 Indian companies are included in Forbes’ annual list of the world’s 2000 largest and most powerful public companies, as per the list published by the renowned business magazine in May 2014. Which Indian Copmany leads the list with 135th rank among the Indian companies?
A) Reliance Industries
B) State Bank of India
C) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
D) ICICI Bank
187 Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) was recerntly launched in which Middle East country in the fourth week of April 2014? Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) Scheme is a pension and life insurance scheme and is recognised by the Indian government.
A) Qatar
B) UAE
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Kuwait
188 Sprint star Tyson Gay has received a one-year doping ban from the US Anti-Doping Association in May 2014. He is from which country?
A) US
B) UK
C) France
D) South Africa
189 Rakesh Agrawal , an Indian-origin executive of online payment processing firm _______ has been fired for allegedly posting derogatory and offensive tweets in May 2014.
A) VISA
B) PayPal
C) Mastercard
D) American Express
190 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), transport division, handed over ____________ flying test bird aircraft to DRDO in May 2014.
A) Aakash
B) Pinaka
C) Nabhratna
D) Brahmos
191 The Defence Ministry has appointed ___________ as the next Army Chief in May 2014 after receiving go ahead from the Election Commission.
A) Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
B) Lt Gen MMS Rai
C) Lt Gen SK Singh
D) None of These
192 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) appointed _________ as the next Ambassador to Turkey in May 2014.
A) N A K Browne
B) Rahul Kulshreshth
C) Suresh Kumar Reddy
D) Asoke Kumar Mukerji
193 Which journalist __________ won 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. He received the award worth of 25000 US dollars by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova in Paris in may 2014.
A) Nedim Şener
B) Soner Yalçın
C) Ahmet Sik
D) Barış Pehlivan
194 New Element _________ which is temporarily called Ununseptium was identified and will be added in the periodic table. Ununseptium will get an official name soon and will be considered a Group VII element. It was to be put into the same family as fluorine, bromine and chlorine.
A) 119
B) 117
C) 120
D) 116
195 The Supreme court banned ‘jallikattu’ (bull fighting) and bullock cart racing in which Indian state in a ruling announced in May 2014?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
196 “Coal Miners’ Day” is observed on __________.
A) 8-May
B) 4-May
C) 9-May
D) 12-May
197 Which Indian academy has been selected in 2014 by the Business Initiative Directives Group (BIDG), Madrid (Spain) for the International Arch of Europe Award for quality and technology in Gold Category (announced in May 2014)?
A) Indian Police Academy
B) National Defence Academy
C) Indian Aviation Academy
D) Indian Forest Research Academy
198 India’s rank have dropped by two places to the _________ spot in the latest FIFA Rankings published in May 2014.
A) 136th
B) 150th
C) 141st
D) 147th
199 Nedurumilli Janardhan Reddy passed away in Hyderabad on 9 May 2014. He was former Chief Minister of _________________.
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
200 UN Envoy on Syria ___________ submitted his resignation to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York in May 2014. He was appointed as the peace-facilitator in Syria on 17 August 2012 to replace the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
A) Lakhdar Brahimi
B) Walid Muallem
C) Sergey Lavrov
D) None of These
201 Which famous Indian actor led the Indian delegation at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival inaugurated in Cannes, France on 14 May 2014.
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Kamal Haasan
C) Aishwarya Bachchan
D) Shahrukh Khan
202 Indian Agriculture/Farm sector growth stood at ___________ in FY 2013-14 compared to 1.4% in FY 2012-13 (announced in May 2014).
A) 4.1%
B) 4.7%
C) 3.6%
D) 2.4%
203 Which company was chosen for the Special Commendation at the Golden Peacock National Training Awards 2014 (announced in May 2014).
A) The Times of India
B) NDTV India
C) Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI)
D) Bank of India
204 Which Indian businessperson has received the ‘Othmer Gold Medal 2014’, in Philadelphia, USA in May 2014 to be the first Indian to make it to this prestigious group.
A) Anand Mahindra
B) Azim Premji
C) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
D) Adi Godrej
205 Sir Jack Brabham passed away in May 2014. He won _________ championship for 3 times.
A) World Chess
B) Formula One
C) World Snooker
D) World Golf
206 Which country honoured 100 years of Indian cinema by releasing two postage stamps designed by an Indian graphic designer in May 2014?
A) China
B) Brazil
C) USA
D) United Kingdom
207 Which Tennis Player won Men’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in May 2014?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Stanislas Wawrinka
C) Roger Federer
D) Rafael Nadal
208 Which Indian Government project won second rank in the 2014 United Nations Public Service Award held in May 2014? It has won the Second place in the Asian and Pacific Region in the “Category 3: Promoting Whole Of Government Approaches” In The Information Age. It is the only project from India selected as the winner in 2014.
A) Passport Seva
B) Aadhar Project
C) Mobile Seva
D) None of These
209 Which country won the Uber Cup of badminton held in May 2014?
A) India
B) Japan
C) China
D) Thailand
210 The Book named “Anticipating India – The Best of National Interest” written by ________, the editor-in-chief of The Indian Express released in May 2014.
A) Tavleen Singh
B) Vinod Mehta
C) Barkha Dutt
D) Shekhar Gupta
211 Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has given name ___________ for the Kochi franchise of the Indian Football Super League that he co-owns in May 2014.
A) Kerala Super Kings
B) Kerala Masters
C) Kerala Blasters
D) Kerala Royal
212 Sushma Swaraj became the __________ woman External Affair Minister in May 2014 once she took oath as a part of newly elected Modi government.
A) Third
B) Second
C) First
D) Fourth
213 Which footballer has been named the world’s most marketable footballer, according to sports marketing experts Repucom in May 2014?
A) Cristiano Ronaldo
B) Lionel Messi
C) Neymar
D) Andrés Iniesta
214 Who won the Ukrainian Presidential Election to become the next President of Ukraine in May 2014?
A) Petro Poroshenko
B) Sergei Tigipko
C) Oleh Tyahnybok
D) Arseniy Yatsenyuk
215 Which bollywood actor became the first Indian to feature on the cover page of the business magazine Forbes Middle East in May 2014?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Salman Khan
C) Amir Khan
D) Shahrukh Khan
216 The Election Queue Management System, a first of its kind initiative was introduced in ___________ district, West Bengal during Lok Sabha election in April-May 2014.
A) Nadia
B) Howrah
C) Burdwan
D) Bankura
217 The panel, headed P. J. Nayak recommended that the government should cut its holding in public sector banks to under _________ to improve efficiency.
A) 51%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 49%
218 Narendra Modi was sworn as the _______ Prime Minister of India by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 26th May 2014.
A) 16th
B) 15th
C) 14th
D) 17th
219 Famous Hindi writer _____________ received the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 (Awarded in May 2014). The literary prize carries a citation and a cash amount of 2.5 lakh rupees and memento.
A) Vishwanath Tripathi
B) Ravuri Bharadwaja
C) Prathibha Ray
D) Narendra Kohli
220 Which Indian Businessperson became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Harvard Medal (Awarded in May 2014)?
A) Anand Mahindra
B) Azim Premji
C) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
D) Adi Godrej
Answers
101 Ans) United Kingdom
102 Ans) AT&T
103 Ans) Nabam Tuki
104 Ans) Jitan Ram Manjhi
105 Ans) 31-May
106 Ans) C Rangarajan
107 Ans) Ashok Jacob
108 Ans) Ramvilas Paswan
109 Ans) MasterCard
110 Ans) Nuclear Scientist
111 Ans) Pankaj Advani
112 Ans) 22-May
113 Ans) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
114 Ans) Shahrukh Khan
115 Ans) Thailand
116 Ans) Credit Suisse
117 Ans) Virat Kohli
118 Ans) Russia
119 Ans) Anandiben Patel
120 Ans) Naveen Patnaik
121 Ans) Narendra Kumar Verma
122 Ans) Lewis Hamilton
123 Ans) Flipkart.com
124 Ans) 28-May
125 Ans) IndiGo
126 Ans) Churchill Brothers
127 Ans) Radha Mohan Singh
128 Ans) Rajiv Mathur
129 Ans) July 1, 2014
130 Ans) Second
131 Ans) USD 3.53 billion
132 Ans) Jacob Zuma
133 Ans) Akhil Rekulapelli
134 Ans) Real Madrid
135 Ans) Harsh Vardhan
136 Ans) 21-May
137 Ans) Serena Williams
138 Ans) Shazia Ilmi
139 Ans) Kathleen Stephens
140 Ans) Poorna
141 Ans) 20: 80 Scheme
142 Ans) General V.K. Singh
143 Ans) C S Verma
144 Ans) Vineet Taneja
145 Ans) Ambassador
146 Ans) 18-May
147 Ans) Bronze medal
148 Ans) Nico Rosberg
149 Ans) Japan
150 Ans) USD 7.057 billion
151 Ans) 0.2%
152 Ans) Singapore
153 Ans) Avinash Kaul
154 Ans) Sunil Bharti Mittal
155 Ans) Shripad Yesso Naik
156 Ans) Angela Merkel
157 Ans) Hockey
158 Ans) E S L Narasimhan
159 Ans) Justice MB Shah
160 Ans) 12-May
161 Ans) Mukul Rohatgi
162 Ans) Nripendra Misra
163 Ans) 36th
164 Ans) B.G. Srinivas
165 Ans) Dharmendra Pradhan
166 Ans) Suresh Raina
167 Ans) Apple
168 Ans) -1%
169 Ans) Vadodara
170 Ans) Pinaka
171 Ans) Reliance Industries
172 Ans) Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi
173 Ans) Peter Mutharika
174 Ans) Hiroshi Naka
175 Ans) Piyush Goyal
176 Ans) 9-May
177 Ans) 0.2%
178 Ans) Kamal Nath
179 Ans) Ajit Doval
180 Ans) Laxman Aelay
181 Ans) Sachin Tendulkar
182 Ans) 4.5%
183 Ans) Vishwanath Tripathi
184 Ans) 4.6%
185 Ans) China
186 Ans) Reliance Industries
187 Ans) UAE
188 Ans) US
189 Ans) PayPal
190 Ans) Nabhratna
191 Ans) Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
192 Ans) Rahul Kulshreshth
193 Ans) Ahmet Sik
194 Ans) 117
195 Ans) Tamil Nadu
196 Ans) 4-May
197 Ans) Indian Aviation Academy
198 Ans) 147th
199 Ans) Andhra Pradesh
200 Ans) Lakhdar Brahimi
201 Ans) Kamal Haasan
202 Ans) 4.7%
203 Ans) Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI)
204 Ans) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
205 Ans) Formula One
206 Ans) Brazil
207 Ans) Novak Djokovic
208 Ans) Mobile Seva
209 Ans) China
210 Ans) Shekhar Gupta
211 Ans) Kerala Blasters
212 Ans) First
213 Ans) Cristiano Ronaldo
214 Ans) Petro Poroshenko
215 Ans) Shahrukh Khan
216 Ans) Burdwan
217 Ans) 50%
218 Ans) 15th
219 Ans) Vishwanath Tripathi
220 Ans) Anand Mahindra
