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1    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan from Valmiki Basti in New Delhi in Oct 2014 with the aim of making ...

GK & Current Affairs Compendium 11 (Set 1-110 MCQs) - October 2014

1    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan from Valmiki Basti in New Delhi in Oct 2014 with the aim of making India as a clean country by Which year?
    A) 2018
    B) 2019
    C) 2020
    D) 2021
   
2    Software giant Microsoft Corp. officially announced that new ___________ Operating System which will replace the current operating system Windows 8 in Oct 2014.
    A) Windows 9
    B) Windows 10
    C) Windows Spectra
    D) None of These

 
3    Vigilance Commissioner ________ has been authorized to act as the chief of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) by President Pranab Mukherjee in Oct 2014.
    A) Pradeep Kumar
    B) A.K. Mishra
    C) Rajiv
    D) Ashok Kumar
   
4    Google closed its old social networking site Orkut permanently on 30th September 2014 after how many years of launching the site?
    A) 8 Years
    B) 10 Years
    C) 14 Years
    D) 16 Years
   
5    The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at record low of ________ in Oct 2014.
    A) 0.025%
    B) 0.05%
    C) 0.1%
    D) 0.5%
 

   
6    "International Day for the Elderly" is observed on ____________.
    A) 5-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 2-Oct
    D) 1-Oct
   
7    The US has signed an agreement with India to help India to develop three smart cities as a part of India’s recently launched 100 smart city programme in Oct 2014. Which in the list is not part of these three cities?
    A) Visakhapatnam
    B) Ajmer
    C) Allahabad
    D) Veranasi
   
8    Indian hockey team won the gold medal at the Asian Games after defeating defending champion __________ in the final match in penalty shootout in oct 2014.
    A) Germany
    B) Australia
    C) Pakistan
    D) China
   
9    Indian boxer __________ became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games hled in Sep-Oct 2014.
    A) L Sarita Devi
    B) M C Mary Kom
    C) Sarjubala Devi
    D) Kavita Goyat
   
10    Which Indian boxer stunned officials and spectators by refusing to accept the bronze medal in order to protest a controversial decision by the judges in her semifinal match in the women's light weight (57-60kg) at the Asian Games hled in Sep-Oct 2014?
    A) L Sarita Devi
    B) M C Mary Kom
    C) Sarjubala Devi
    D) Kavita Goyat
 
11    An Indian-American professor, __________, has been shortlisted among 10 innovators to receive US National Medal of Science announced by USA President Barack Obama for their contribution to the field of science in Oct 2014. He is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan and is a member of major science and engineering academies in India.
    A) A.V. Balakrishnan
    B) Thomas Kailath
    C) Avinash Kak
    D) Aravind Joshi
   
12    USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in September (announced in Oct 2014).
    A) 6.3%
    B) 7.1%
    C) 5.9%
    D) 6.1%

 
13    Which country has test fired an upgraded version of its nuclear capable Dongfeng missile with a strike range of 10,000-km in September (announced in Oct 2014)?
    A) Russia
    B) North Korea
    C) China
    D) France
   
14    Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in India on ________.
    A) 8-October
    B) 2-October
    C) 5-October
    D) 11-October
   
15    India ended its 17th Asian Games journey at the ________ place on the medal tally with total 57 medals include 11 Gold medal, 10 silver medal and 36 bronze medal.
    A) Seventh
    B) Eighth
    C) Ninth
    D) Tenth
   
16    Who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine due to their work related to discovery of the brain's GPS system?
    A) John O'Keefe, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser
    B) Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura
    C) Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell
    D) Isamu Akasaki, Eric Betzi and Stefan Hell
   
17    Which Tennis player won his fifth China Open Men’s singles title after defeating Czech’s Tomas Berdych in a straight set by 6-0, 6-2 in the final match in Oct 2014?
    A) Novak Djokovic
    B) Roger Federer
    C) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
    D) Stanislas Wawrinka
   
18    Which Indian state has been ranked as the fastest growing state for the year 2013-14 with GDP growth rate of 11.08% in 2013-14?
    A) Bihar
    B) Gujarat
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) Maharashtra
   
19    Which Bollywood superstar was presented with the Global Diversity Award 2014 for his achievements in the field of movies and his involvement in philanthropic activities in Oct 2014? Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow presented the award to him.
    A) Amir Khan
    B) Shah Rukh Khan
    C) Amitabh Bachchan
    D) Salman Khan
   
20    Which team won Champions League T20 2014 title held in Sep-Oct 2014?
    A) Kolkata Knight Riders
    B) Kings Eleven Punjab
    C) Chennai Super Kings
    D) None of These
21    Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has invested in the Which football team to own the football team in the high-profile Indian Super League after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli?
    A) FC Goa
    B) Chennaiyin FC
    C) Kerala Blasters
    D) Atletico de Kolkata
   
22    "International Day of Non-Violence" is observed on ____________.
    A) 5-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 2-Oct
    D) 1-Oct

 
23    Famous economist Jean Tirole has been awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in economics. He is from which country?
    A) UK
    B) Spain
    C) France
    D) USA
   
24    Which IT Services Company has acquired digital marketing company Cadient Group for an estimated USD 30 million in Oct 2014?
    A) Wipro
    B) Tata Consultancy Services
    C) Cognizant
    D) Infosys
   
25    Which Technology giant has announced to split its entire business into two separate companies in order to improve efficiency in Oct 2014? The company will separate its better-performing computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations?
    A) IBM
    B) Dell
    C) Hewlett-Packard
    D) Lenovo
   
26    Famous Olympic swimmer and 18 Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps has been suspended from all competition for next six months in Oct 2014. He is from which country?
    A) France
    B) UK
    C) Australia
    D) USA
   
27    Who won his first European golf title at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship held in Oct 2014?
    A) Rory McIlroy
    B) Oliver Wilson
    C) Phil Mickelson
    D) Graeme McDowell
   
28    President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014, to ____________ in Oct 2014. He is currently the Chief Controller of Research and Development in DRDO and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace.
    A) Dr. Sudershan Kumar
    B) Dr G Malakondaiah
    C) Dr A Sivathanu Pillai
    D) Dr. Satish Kumar
   
29    India has been ranked at ________ in the list of most desirable destinations to work among G20 countries as per a new report published by the consulting giant Boston Consulting Group in Oct 2014.
    A) 11th
    B) 18th
    C) 9th
    D) 21st
   
30    Which country has been ranked at the No 1 position in the list of most desirable destinations to work among G20 countries as per a new report published by the consulting giant Boston Consulting Group in Oct 2014?
    A) Switzerland
    B) Canada
    C) UK
    D) USA
31    Who won the Nobel peace prize for the year 2014, as announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oct 2014?
    A) Malala Yousufzai
    B) Kailash Satyarth and Aung San Suu Kyi
    C) Kailash Satyarth and Malala Yousufzai
    D) Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousufzai
   
32    Tthe World Bank has proejcetd India's GDP growth at _________ in 2014-15, as per its report published in Oct 2014.
    A) 6.2%
    B) 5.6%
    C) 6.4%
    D) 5.1%

 
33    "World Habitat Day" is observed on ____________.
    A) 5-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 9-Oct
    D) 3-Oct
   
34    Who has been appointed as the first Hindu chaplain at the Georgetown University in Oct 2014? Georgetown University was founded in 1789 and also the oldest Jesuit and Catholic university in the USA.
    A) Sudip Bose
    B) Uday Singh Taunque
    C) Pratima Dharm
    D) None of These
   
35    Which City has been chosen as the best place in the world to live, as per the report publishedby the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Oct 2014?
    A) New York
    B) Canberra
    C) London
    D) Tokyo
   
36    India has announced to contribute some of the vital components of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) -the world's largest telescope in the-making. The total cost of the telescope is estimated to be around USD 1.4 bliion in which India will contribute ___________ during 2014-23.
    A) Rs 1,300 Crore
    B) Rs 1,500 Crore
    C) Rs 1,100 Crore
    D) Rs 800 Crore
   
37    Which country has been chosen as the best place in the world to live, as per the report publishedby the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Oct 2014?
    A) Sweden
    B) Switzerland
    C) Norway
    D) Australia
   
38    Who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics for their contribution in inventing the LED, a new energy efficient and environmentally friendly light source?
    A) John O'Keefe, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser
    B) Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura
    C) Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell
    D) Isamu Akasaki, Eric Betzi and Stefan Hell
   
39    The Bank of England has kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at record low of ________ in Oct 2014.
    A) 0.25%
    B) 0.5%
    C) 0.05%
    D) 0.75%
   
40    Former chairman of Prasar Bharati and veteran ___________ Madhav Vittal Kamath passed away at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal in Oct 2014.
    A) Journalist
    B) Judge
    C) Author
    D) Historian
41    Which Bollywood star has been appointed UNICEF Ambassador for South Asia, as per the notification from the UN agency in Oct 2014?
    A) Amir Khan
    B) Shah Rukh Khan
    C) Amitabh Bachchan
    D) Salman Khan
   
42    Who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their contribution to invent new methods which helps microscopes see finer details compared to earlier details visible?
    A) John O'Keefe, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser
    B) Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura
    C) Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell
    D) Isamu Akasaki, Eric Betzi and Stefan Hell

 
43    Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2014?
    A) Patrick Modiano
    B) J. M. G. Le Cl©zio
    C) Jean Echenoz
    D) Annie Ernaux
   
44    Which brand has been ranked as the world's most valuable brand with brand value of nearly USD 119 billion, as per the Interbrand Best Global Brands annual report published in Oct 2014?
    A) GE
    B) IBM
    C) Google
    D) Apple
   
45    Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson __________ has resigned from the post on 30th September.
    A) Helen Acharya
    B) P.K. Shukla
    C) Leela Samson
    D) R.K. Chandna
   
46    Who has been chosen for the 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award for his "exemplified values of a Global Citizen" through his work in founding Humanure Power (HP) in Bihar in 2011 that builds community sanitation facilities in rural India?
    A) Kailash Satyarth
    B) Om Prakash Gurjar
    C) Mike Pandey
    D) Anoop Jain
   
47    Social networking giant _________ founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his two day visit in India in Oct 2014.
    A) Microsoft
    B) Google
    C) Facebook
    D) LinedIn
   
48    "World Animal Welfare Day" is observed on ____________.
    A) 4-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 9-Oct
    D) 3-Oct
   
49    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious scheme named as “Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana” (MP Model Village Scheme) in Oct 2014. This scheme aims around 800 MPS to develop physical and institutional infrastructure of three villages by which year?
    A) 2020
    B) 2018
    C) 2019
    D) 2022
   
50    Which IIMB Professor has been appointed member of the advisory committee of the World Economic Forum on real estate in Oct 2014?
    A) Prof G Sabarinathan
    B) Dr Venkatesh Panchapagesan
    C) Mr N S Raghavan
    D) None of These
51    Famous author Patrick Modiano won Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2014. He is from which country?
    A) Portugal
    B) Spain
    C) France
    D) Germany
   
52    India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the most important parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, growth stood at ________ in August (announced in Oct 2014).
    A) 4.7%
    B) 0.4%
    C) 1.1%
    D) 3.4%

 
53    Who won the Russian Grand Prix held in Oct 2014?
    A) Nico Rosberg
    B) Lewis Hamilton
    C) Daniel Ricciardo
    D) Valtteri Bottas
   
54    Who won his maiden ATP Shanghai Masters trophy after defeating Frenchman Gilles Simon by 7-6, 7-6 in the final match held in Oct 2014?
    A) Novak Djokovic
    B) Marin Cilic
    C) Roger Federer
    D) Kei Nishikori
   
55    Very severe cyclone ______ devastated Andhra Pradesh and Orissa after making landfall in oct 2014.
    A) Nilam
    B) Mudmud
    C) Hudhud
    D) Nilofar
   
56    "World Nature Day" is observed on ____________.
    A) 4-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 9-Oct
    D) 3-Oct
   
57    The Congress party has removed Which senior party leader and former MP from the post of party spokesperson after his praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Oct 2014?
    A) Digvijay Singh
    B) Kapil Sibal
    C) Ajay Maken
    D) Shashi Tharoor
   
58    Which Indian Online e-commerce company has signed a deal with India's Future Group in Oct 2014 to jointly sell Future group's goods on internet?
    A) Jabong
    B) FlipKart
    C) Amazon
    D) Snapdeal
   
59    Capital Market regulator SEBI has barred which real estate company and also six top executives from securities markets for three years in Oct 2014 after it found them guilty of “active and deliberate suppression” of material information at the time of its public offer?
    A) DLF
    B) Unitec
    C) Sobha Developers
    D) None of These
   
60    Who was been awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in economics for his analysis on market power and regulation?
    A) Drew Fudenberg
    B) Bengt R. Holmstr¶m
    C) Oliver Hart
    D) Jean Tirole
 
61    Indian Super League (ISL) India's star studded football league just like IPL was inaugurated as the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata in Oct 2014. How many teams are participating in the tournament?
    A) Six
    B) Eight
    C) Nine
    D) Ten
   
62    India,s Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at ______ in Sep (announced in Oct 2014).
    A) 6.46%
    B) 8.90%
    C) 7.8%
    D) 7.31%

 
63    Who has been appointed as the next Prime Minister of Yemen in Oct 2014?
    A) Khaled Bahah
    B) Ali Abdullah Saleh
    C) Mansour Hadi
    D) None of These
   
64    UK inflation, measured by the Consumer Prices Index stood at __________ in September (announced in Oct 2014)?
    A) 1.8%
    B) 1.2%
    C) 0.5%
    D) 2.1%
   
65    "World Animal Welfare Day" is observed on ____________.
    A) 4-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 9-Oct
    D) 3-Oct
   
66    Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Cyclone Hudhud affected areas in in Visakhapatnam and other districts in oct 2014 and announced immediate assistance of ___________ to the Andhra Pradesh Government for relief work.
    A) Rs 800 crore
    B) Rs 1150 crore
    C) Rs 1,000 crore
    D) None of These
   
67    India has been ranked at ______ position out of 76 countries as per the 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Oct 2014.
    A) 42nd
    B) 55th
    C) 66th
    D) 61st
   
68    Indian shuttler ________ won the USD 50,000 Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament held in Netherlands in October 2014. He has also became the first Indian to win badminton Grand Prix tournament under the new 11x5 scoring system.
    A) RMV Gurusaidutt
    B) Ajay Jayaram
    C) Parupalli Kashyap
    D) Srikanth Kidambi
   
69    Which sports person has been chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of India's Incheon Asian Games campaign at a felicitation ceremony of the medal winners by contingent sponsors, Samsung India in Oct 2014?
    A) Yogeshwar Dutt
    B) Gagan Narang
    C) Sushil Kumar
    D) MC Mary Kom
   
70    India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index, stood at _______ in September 2014 (published in Oct 2014).
    A) 2.38%
    B) 6.01%
    C) 3.74%
    D) 3.4%

71    Who has been awarded with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine in Oct 2014?
    A) Raghuram Rajan
    B) Mark Carney
    C) C. Rangarajan
    D) Mario Draghi
   
72    An Indian police inspector, Shakti Devi has been awarded with the prestigious international female peacekeeper award by the UN's police division for her "exceptional achievements" in her duty with the UN mission in Afghanistan. She is from which Indian state?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Haryana
    C) Jammu and Kashmir
    D) Uttar Pradesh


73    "Indian Air Force Day" is observed on ____________.
    A) 4-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 9-Oct
    D) 3-Oct
   
74    Which Indian airline has signed a memorandum of understanding for 250 Airbus New Engine Option (NEO) family of aircraft in Oct 2014?
    A)Go Air
    B) Jet Airways
    C) IndiGo
    D) Spie Jet
   
75    Who won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North as announced in Oct 2014?
    A) Peter Carey
    B) Tim Winton
    C) Richard Flanagan
    D) Martin Flanagan
   
76    Which Indian author was among the six short listed authors for the Man Booker Prize 2014?. Indian writer Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland lost out to Eleanor Catton in 2013 as well.
    A) Jhumpa Lahiri
    B) Arundhati Roy
    C) Neel Mukherjee
    D) Amitav Ghosh
   
77    The world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa has been named for the newest Guinness World Records title for being the highest man-made vantage point on earth. Burj Khalifa is in which city?
    A) Riyadh
    B) Doha
    C) Dubai
    D) Jerusalem
   
78    Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched third navigation satellite Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) 1C from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Oct 2014. IRNSS 1C is the ________ member of the seven satellite constellation of the IRNSS.
    A) Second
    B) Third
    C) Fourth
    D) Fifth
   
79    The Central Government has appointed whom as India's next Chief Economic Advisor in Oct 2014?
    A) Kaushik Basu
    B) Arvind Subramanian
    C) C. Rangarajan
    D) Raghuram Rajan
   
80    Who has been appointed as new Coal Secretary in October 2014?
    A) Anil Swaroop
    B) Alok Rawat
    C) Ratan P Watal
    D) None of These
81    Richard Flanagan won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North in Oct 2014. He is from which country?
    A) UK
    B) New Zealand
    C) Australia
    D) USA
   
82    "World Post Office Day" is observed on ____________.
    A) 4-Oct
    B) 8-Oct
    C) 9-Oct
    D) 3-Oct


83    Famous __________ writer and former radio artiste, Turaga Janaki Rani passed away in Oct 2014. Janaki Rani had retired as assistant station director of AIR and was popularly known as ˜Radio Akkayya She used to conduct Balanandam, one of the popular programmes and was also awarded with the national best broadcaster award for two years in 1991 and 1992.
    A) Tamil
    B) Telugu
    C) Malayalam
    D) Marathi
   
84    Five countries have been elected as non-permanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in Oct 2014. They will join join five other non-permanent members, namely Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria. Who in the list is not among them?
    A) Angola
    B) Venezuela
    C) Malaysia
    D) Bangladesh
   
85    Veteran actress __________ was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by Queen Elizabeth at a special ceremony at Windsor Castle in Berkshire in recognition of her services to drama for more than six decades in Oct 2014.
    A) Sophie McShera
    B) Maggie Smith
    C) Judi Dench
    D) Michelle Dockery
   
86    Which poet and writer was awarded with the 2014 Cultural Medallion award which is the highest cultural award of Singapore in Oct 2014?
    A) KTM Iqbal
    B) Visvanatha Sastriyar
    C) R. Radhakrishnan
    D) T. K. Doraiswamy
   
87    In a significant step towards fiscal consolation, Central Government has announced de-control of ___________ pricing with immediate effect in Oct 2014.
    A) Kerosene
    B) Petrol
    C) Diesel
    D) CNG
   
88    India's indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile ___________ was successfully test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha in Oct 2014. The nuclear capable cruise missile was indigenously developed by DRDO and can strike targets more than 700 kms away.
    A) Aakash
    B) Nirbhay
    C) Brahmos
    D) Agni-I
   
89    India-born scientist __________ has been awarded with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his contribution in the field of agricultural research in Oct 2014. His research helped to increase world wheat production based on the successes of the Green Revolution.
    A) Jagadeesh Moodera
    B) Sanjaya Rajaram
    C) Ramesh Jain
    D) Arun Netravali
   
90    Which team was the runners-up of the Champions League T20 2014 title held in Sep-Oct 2014?
    A) Kolkata Knight Riders
    B) Kings Eleven Punjab
    C) Chennai Super Kings
    D) None of These
91    Which has been awarded with the Best Bank Award for Business Intelligence Initiatives among small banks for 2013-14 in Oct 2014?
    A) Dena Bank
    B) IDBI Bank
    C) Karur Vysya Bank
    D) Punjab National Bank
   
92    Which Indian airlinesc company secured the No 1 rank among all the Indian airlines in September (announced in Oct 2014)?
    A) Jet Airways
    B) Indigo
    C) Spice Jet
    D) Air India


93    "International Day of the Girl Child" is observed on ____________.
    A) 14-Oct
    B) 11-Oct
    C) 19-Oct
    D) 13-Oct
   
94    Italian superbike brand Benelli, now owned by Chinese motor group Qianjiang, has signed a partnership agreement on technical partnership with Which company to enter into India's two-wheeler market in Oct 2014?
    A) Hero Motors
    B) Yamaha India
    C) DSK Motowheels
    D) Bajaj Auto
   
95    Which team has successfully defended its Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 Hockey title held in Oct 2014?
    A) Australia
    B) UK
    C) India
    D) New Zealand
   
96    Which political party secured highest number of seats, 122 seats in the recently held assembly election in Maharashtra in Oct 2014?
    A) NCP
    B) Shiv Sena
    C) BJP
    D) INC
   
97    Which state has declared next year 2015 as the Tourism Year in the State in Oct 2014?
    A) Madhya Pradesh
    B) Gujarat
    C) Andhra Pradesh
    D) Kerala
   
98    India will be the ____________ largest economy in the world by 2019 (with GDP of USD 3 trillion), as per IMF's latest world economic outlook published in Oct 2014.
    A) Fifth
    B) Sixth
    C) Seventh
    D) Eighth
   
99    Who has been sworn-in as President of Indonesia in Oct 2014 after winning Indonesia's Presidential election held in July this year?
    A) Prabowo Subianto
    B) Jusuf Kalla
    C) Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
    D) Joko Widodo
   
100    China's economic growth stood at __________ in the third quarter (July-September) of the current year compared to same period last year (announced in Oct 2014).
    A) 6.6%
    B) 7.1%
    C) 7.3%
    D) 7.9%
101    Who has been elected unopposed as the president of the Hockey India in oct 2014?
    A) Mohammed Mushtaq Ahmad
    B) Rajinder Singh
    C) Narinder Batra
    D) None of These
   
102    The Chief Executive of oil giant ________ Christophe de Margerie, was killed in an accident when his business jet collided with a snow plough during takeoff at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport in Oct 2014.
    A) Shell
    B) British Petroleum
    C) Total
    D) Exxon Mobil


103    Famous ____________ Oscar de la Renta passed away in October at Kent, Connecticut.
    A) Director
    B) Actor
    C) Fashion designer
    D) Author
   
104    "UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction" is observed on ____________.
    A) 14-Oct
    B) 11-Oct
    C) 19-Oct
    D) 13-Oct
   
105    South Africa's gold medalist athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to ________ years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentines Day in 2013 by a South African judge in oct 2014.
    A) Four
    B) Five
    C) Six
    D) Seven
   
106    Who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Haryana in Oct 2014?
    A) Om Prakash Chautala
    B) Bhupinder Singh Hooda
    C) Manohar Lal Khattar
    D) Rao Inderjit Singh
   
107    Cairn India has appointed __________ as the companys Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 17th November (announced in Oct 2014).
    A) Anirban Dey
    B) Dilipkumar Khandelwal
    C) Mayank Ashar
    D) Lalit Kumar Gupta
   
108    The Central Government has ordered merger of the scam-hit company National Spot Exchange Ltd with its holding company ______________ in Oct 2014 in order to help quick recovery from the 5,600-crore rupees fraud.
    A) R Systems International Ltd.
    B) MCX Limited
    C) Financial Technologies India Ltd
    D) Mastek Ltd.
   
109    Chief Coach of Indian hockey team, ________ has resigned from his post and again withdrew his resignation in Oct 2014 because of a "pay dispute" with the Sports Authority of India.
    A) Michael Nobbs
    B) Terry Walsh
    C) Ric Charlesworth
    D) None of These
   
110    Indian-American _________- has been appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor in the National Security Division (NSD) of the US Justice Department in Oct 2014.
    A) Anita M Singh
    B) Srikanth Srinivasan
    C) Sonal Shah
    D) Sabita Singh


 

Answers:
1    Ans) 2019
2    Ans) Windows 10
3    Ans) Pradeep Kumar
4    Ans) 10 Years
5    Ans) 0.05%
6    Ans) 1-Oct
7    Ans) Veranasi
8    Ans) Pakistan
9    Ans) M C Mary Kom
10    Ans) L Sarita Devi
11    Ans) Thomas Kailath
12    Ans) 5.9%
13    Ans) China
14    Ans) 2-October
15    Ans) Eighth
16    Ans) John O'Keefe, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser
17    Ans) Novak Djokovic
18    Ans) Madhya Pradesh
19    Ans) Shah Rukh Khan
20    Ans) Chennai Super Kings
21    Ans) Chennaiyin FC
22    Ans) 2-Oct
23    Ans) France
24    Ans) Cognizant
25    Ans) Hewlett-Packard
26    Ans) USA
27    Ans) Oliver Wilson
28    Ans) Dr A Sivathanu Pillai
29    Ans) 18th
30    Ans) USA
31    Ans) Kailash Satyarth and Malala Yousufzai
32    Ans) 5.6%
33    Ans) 3-Oct
34    Ans) Pratima Dharm
35    Ans) Canberra
36    Ans) Rs 1,300 Crore
37    Ans) Australia
38    Ans) Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura
39    Ans) 0.5%
40    Ans) Journalist
41    Ans) Aamir Khan
42    Ans) Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell
43    Ans) Patrick Modiano
44    Ans) Apple
45    Ans) Leela Samson
46    Ans) Anoop Jain
47    Ans) Facebook
48    Ans) 4-Oct
49    Ans) 2019
50    Ans) Dr Venkatesh Panchapagesan
51    Ans) France
52    Ans) 0.4%
53    Ans) Lewis Hamilton
54    Ans) Roger Federer
55    Ans) Hudhud
56    Ans) 3-Oct
57    Ans) Shashi Tharoor
58    Ans) Amazon
59    Ans) DLF
60    Ans) Jean Tirole
61    Ans) Eight
62    Ans) 6.46%
63    Ans) Khaled Bahah
64    Ans) 1.2%
65    Ans) 4-Oct
66    Ans) Rs 1,000 crore
67    Ans) 55th
68    Ans) Ajay Jayaram
69    Ans) MC Mary Kom
70    Ans) 2.38% (5 Year Low)

71    Ans) Raghuram Rajan
72    Ans) Jammu and Kashmir
73    Ans) 8-Oct
74    Ans) IndiGo
75    Ans) Richard Flanagan
76    Ans) Neel Mukherjee
77    Ans) Dubai
78    Ans) Third
79    Ans) Arvind Subramanian
80    Ans) Anil Swaroop
81    Ans) Australia
82    Ans) 9-Oct
83    Ans) Telugu
84    Ans) Bangladesh
85    Ans) Maggie Smith
86    Ans) KTM Iqbal
87    Ans) Diesel
88    Ans) Nirbhay
89    Ans) Sanjaya Rajaram
90    Ans) Kolkata Knight Riders
91    Ans) Karur Vysya Bank
92    Ans) Indigo
93    Ans) 11-Oct
94    Ans) DSK Motowheels
95    Ans) India
96    Ans) BJP
97    Ans) Madhya Pradesh
98    Ans) Seventh
99    Ans) Joko Widodo
100    Ans) 7.3%
101    Ans) Narinder Batra
102    Ans) Total
103    Ans) Fashion designer
104    Ans) 13-Oct
105    Ans) Five
106    Ans) Manohar Lal Khattar
107    Ans) Mayank Ashar
108    Ans) Financial Technologies India Ltd
109    Ans) Terry Walsh
110    Ans) Anita M Singh