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Q1. Who was crowned as the new Miss India in the 51st Femina Miss Indiacontest on 5 April 2014 at Mumbai?Ans. Koyal RanaNote: With this win, Rana will represent India at the Miss WorldInternational beauty pageant 2014 - London Rana, who was bornin !aipur but raised in "elhi, was #rowned at $ash Ra% &tudio in

Mu'bai &he was #rowned by Na(neer )aur "hillion, the 201*winner o+ e'ina Miss India title and Megan $oung, the MissWorld 201*

Q2. Which countr li!ted the "20 cric#et world cup 2014?Ans. Sri LankaNote: It was the 'aiden I .wenty20 World up title +or &riLan/a .hey won title a+ter de+eating Indian #ri#/et tea' by siwi#/ets in the nal 'at#h at &her-e-angla National ri#/et&tadiu' 3&N& in Mirpur, "ha/a, angladesh

Q$. Which countr won the I%% "&20 Women's World %up 2014?Ans. AustraliaNote: 5ustralian wo'en #ri#/et tea' on 6 5pril 2014 won theWo'en7s World .wenty20 up 2014 #up de+eating 8ngland in thenal 'at#h in Mirpur, "ha/a

Q4. (ame India's 2nd re)ional na*i)ational satellite launched on 4 April2014 b Indian +pace ,esearch -r)aniation /I+,-?Ans. IRNSS 1BNote: .he laun#h o+ IRN&& series would enable India to ha(e itsown reliable and independent na(igational resour#es +or itsel+.he satellite was li+ted o9 by the &L; 24 at &, Russia,hina, !apan and 8uropean #ountries

Q5. Who was appointed as the eput o*ernor o! the ,eser*e 3an# o!India on $ April 2014 !or a period o! three ears?Ans. R GandhiNote: ?is appoint'ent #a'e into e9e#t +ro' * 5pril 2014 e+orebeing ele(ated to the position o+ "eputy @o(ernor, he wasser(ing the Reser(e an/ as its ee#uti(e dire#tor ?e has beenappointed as the su##essor o+ 5nand &inha, who retired +ro' theoA#e on 20 !anuary 2014

Q. Who was appointed as the new irector eneral o! 3+F on 2 April2014?Ans. D K Pathak

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Note: & is #ountryBs largest border guarding +or#e ?is na'e+or the post o+ "@ was appro(ed by the 5ppoint'ents o''itteeo+ the abinet 35 headed by ri'e Minister Ma'ohan &ingh?e is epe#ted to #ontinue till ebruary, 2016

Q. Which entit on $ April 2014 recei*ed the Most 67cient (a*ratna

Award !or the ear 201$?Ans. Hindustan Aeronautis Ltd !HAL"Note: It re#ei(ed the award at the

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ban/ li#en#e )ota/ Mahindra an/ and $8& an/ were gi(en ali#en#e in 2004

Q12. ,eser*e 3an# o! India /,3I in its olicstatement 2014&15 announced on 1 April 2014 has #ept the polic reporate unchan)ed at ...........@?

Ans. +.,

Q1$. Who was appointed as the ne9t prime minister o! France on $1March 2014?Ans. -anuel allsNote: Manuel arlos ;alls is a &panish-born ren#h &o#ialistarty politi#ian ?e was the Mayor o+ D(ry +ro' 2001 to 2012 anda Me'ber o+ the National 5sse'bly sin#e 2002 ;alls repla#ed M

!ean-Mar# 5yrault whose ad'inistration lost the #onden#e o+the ren#h in the re#ently #on#luded Muni#ipal ele#tions

Q14. 6arth our was obser*ed across the world on 2; March 2014. "hepled)e o! 6arth our 2014 was?Ans. S/ith to ener0y eient 2ul2s.Note: India laun#hed the 8arth ?our to bring indi(iduals,organisations, go(ern'ents together to ta/e a#tion on #li'ate#hange in 200C 5#tor 5r%un )apoor was the brand a'bassador o+the 8arth hour in India +or 2014

Q15. ross omestic >roduct /> o! India was !orecasted to riseto ........... percent in 2014&15 accordin) to Asian e*elopment -utloo#report 2014?

Ans. 3.3

Q1. Bnion +ports Ministr on 1 April 2014 dereco)nied which !ederationwith an immediate eCect a!ter its re!usal to compl with its directi*es?Ans. Indian A$ateur Bo%in0 )ederation !IAB)"

Q1. World Autism Awareness a 2014 was celebrated across the worldon?Ans. 4 A5rilNote: .his year was the se(enth World 5utis' "ay .he day is#elebrated to raise +und and to #reate awareness about autis'

Q18. Qatar based oha 3an# announced on $ April 2014 that it will beopenin) its

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Q1;. Who was sworn&in as the >resident o! Malta on 4 April 2014?Ans. -arie&Lousie #oleiro PreaNote: &he is the ninth resident o+ the Malta oleiro,

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Q25. Which countr started its ro)ress

Inde9 /+>I published b the B+&based non&proro)ress Imperati*e on $ April 2014?Ans. 1,4Note: .he top (e #ountries are New Gealand, &witHerland,I#eland, Netherlands and Norway .hese #ountries, whi#h arerelati(ely s'all in ter's o+ populations, s#ore strongly a#ross alldi'ensions

Q2. Amaon launched an internet&connected "E set&top bo9 or *ideostreamin) de*ice called .......... on 2 April 2014?Ans. )ire T

Note: It will allow #onsu'ers to strea' #ontent +ro' 5'aHonBslibrary, as well other (ideo-on-de'and ser(i#es, dire#tly to their.;s

Q28. Who won special Dur award o! "imes (ow (,I Awards 2014?Ans. 7u2in -ehtaNote: ?e was renowned 'usi# dire#tor and #on#ert #ondu#tor.i'es Now NRI 5wards 2014 is to re#ogniHe the su##ess+ulIndians globally and to #elebrate their a#hie(e'ents

Q2;. Who won the Bnited Gin)dom's 2014 Asian Award !or outstandin)

achie*ement in +ports?Ans. -S Dhoni

Q$0. 6lection %ommission o! India /6%I appro*ed on $ April 2014 theappointment o! whom as irectorate eneral o! >olice /> o! >unDab?Ans. Suresh Arora

Q$1. >resident 3arac# -bama on 4 April 2014 nominated whom as thene9t B+ Alternate 69ecuti*e irector o! the International Monetar Fund/IMF?Ans. Sunil Sa2har/al

Q$2. Who was named as the new >rime Minister o! Gaa#hstan on 2 April2014?Ans. Kari$ -assi$o*Note: ?is appoint'ent #a'e +ollowing the resignation o+ &eri/

5/h'eto( +ro' the post, whi#h was a##epted by the resident asper the onstitutional pro(ision

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Q$$. Who was appointed as the chairman o! retail arm "rent on $1 March2014?Ans. Noel Na*al Tata

Q$4. (ame the Indian& American %ardiolo)ist who was chosen !or

>resti)ious +imon ac# Award?Ans. Dr. Su$it #hu0hNote: .his award will be gi(en to hi' in re#ognition o+ his#ontributions to the organisation7s peer-re(iewed 'edi#al

%ournals

Q1. Who was selected !or the adasaheb >hal#e Award 201$?Ans. Le0endary Poet Gul8arNote: ?e is the 4

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Q10. Which compan on April 2014 made a deal worth B+ $.2 billion tobu IndiaHs (o. 1 dru)ma#er ,anba9?Ans. Sun Phar$aeutial Industries LtdNote: &un har'a will a#Juire 100 per#ent o+ Ranbay in an allsto#/ deal +or *2 billion dollars .he deal between &un har'aand Ranbay has been agreed at a swap ratio o+ 1:0F .hat is,

Ranbay shareholders will re#ei(e share o+ 0F share o+ &unhar'a +or ea#h share o+ Ranbay

Q11. "he recentl released boo# /released on 11 April 2014 whichspar#ed contro*ers L"he Accidental >rime Minister "he Ma#in) andBnma#in) o! Manmohan +in)hL was authored b?Ans. Dr. San6aya BaruNote: ?e was the +or'er 'edia ad(isor o+ the ri'e Minister,Man'ohan &ingh between 2004 and 200F

Q12. Which Indian on 10 April 2014 recei*ed the Gni)ht rand %ross

/36 award b BG o*ernment which is one o! the hi)hest ci*ilianhonour o! 3ritain?Ans. Ratan TataNote: .he award was gi(en by Kueen 8liHabeth II Ratan .ata isone o+ the (e +oreign nationals to be honoured ?e was alreadyhonoured with a )8 3)night o''ander in 200C Ratan .atawas honoured +or his ser(i#es to >)India relations, inwardin(est'ent to the >) and philanthropy Ratan .ata was +or'er#hair'an o+ the .ata @roup that has a large presen#e in ritain

Q1$. Which public sector ban# on 11 April 2014 launched its "witter

handle account?Ans. State Bank o; India !SBI"Note: .he .witter handle +or &I is .he=A#ial&I .he ban/epe#ts this .witter handle to #onne#t better with the te#h-sa((yyoung generation

Q14. Who won the Millennium "echnolo) >rie 2014?Ans. Stuart ParkinNote: .he award is +or his dis#o(eries leading to a thousand-+oldin#rease in digital data storage on 'agneti# dis/s .he riHe isworth o+ 1 'illion euro and it was announ#ed by the .e#hnology

5#ade'y inland in inland on C 5pril 2014

Q15. (ame the new securit threat which ad*ersel impacts the onlinesa!et o! internet users worldwide which arri*ed in India recentl?Ans. Heart2leedNote: .his proble' is li'ited to =pen&&L, a (ariant o+ &&L.L&,but =pen&&L so+tware is used by a large no o+ websites

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Q1. Which Indian was on 10 April 2014 appointed as a member o! the3oard o! 3oao Forum !or Asia /3FA?Ans. Ratan TataNote: .he post is a rare distin#tion +or an Indian in the hinesego(ern'ent-ba#/ed inEuential body

Q1. World 3an# on ; April 2014 proDected that the economic )rowth rateo! India !or the rime Minister o! un)ar !or the secondconsecuti*e !our&ear term on 8 April 2014?Ans. iktor =r2an

Q1;. Which Israeli startup on 8 April 2014 de*eloped a new smart phonebatter called (anodots that rechar)es in $0 seconds?Ans. StoreDotNote: .he r' de'onstrated the battery Nanodots at theMi#roso+tBs .hin/ Net sy'posiu' in .el 5(i(, Israel

Q20. Indian American no*elist humpa =ahiri's which boo# has beenshortlisted !or the 2014 3ailes WomenHs >rie !or Fiction on 8 April 2014?Ans. Lo/landNote: i(e other boo/s ha(e also been shortlisted +or the priHe

.his is the >)7s only annual boo/ award +or #tion written by awo'an and this year7s priHe winner will be announ#ed on 4 !une2014 in London

Q21. Who won the women's sin)les title o! India +uper +eries 3admintonin (ew elhi on April 2014?Ans. Shi%ian :an0

Q22. Which state won the 4th oc#e India unior Men (ational%hampionship 2014 /i*ision A on April 2014?Ans. Pun6a2

Note: .hey won by de+eating =disha 6-2 in the nals at hennai,.a'il Nadu With this win, un%ab had retained the #ha'pionshiptitle

Q2$. Itana)ar the capital cit o! which state on April 2014 recei*ed its

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Note: With this Itanagar be#a'e the se#ond state #apital a+ter@uwahati a'ong the se(en sister north-eastern states plus&i//i' to be pla#ed on the railway 'ap o+ India

Q24. Which countr le)alied sale o! sel!&testin) #its !or IE on April2014?

Ans. >nited Kin0do$ !>K"

Q25. Which cric#et team is at (o.1 position in the latest "20 ran#in)sreleased b I%% on 8 April 2014?Ans. Sri Lanka

Q2. Asian Awards =td released a list o! the 100 Most In:uential Asian>eople o! 2014 on April 2014. Who topped the list?Ans. #hinese President ?i 9in5in0Note: ongress #hie+ &onia @andhi, ! ri'e Ministerial#andidate Narendra Modi and ongress leader Rahul @andhi are

a'ong the top < in the list

Q2. 6nterprise resource plannin) so!tware *endor +A> on April 2014whom as its Mana)in) irector !or India?Ans. Ra*i #hauhan

Q28. (ame the renowned cinemato)rapher and ada +aheb >hal#eawardee who died on April 2014 at his residence in +han#arapuram?Ans. K -urthy

Q2;. "he report entitled "owards (ew orions&Arab 6conomic

"rans!ormation amid >olitical "ransitions was recentl released b?Ans. I-)Note: IM in its report has said that to a#hie(e e#ono'i# stabilityand +or %ob-#reation the 5rab #ountries will ha(e to #o'e up withbold e#ono'i# poli#y re+or's

Q$0. (ame the !ormer (ew ealand wic#et#eeper who on 11 April 2014announced his retirement !rom cric#et?Ans. Gareth Ho5kinsNote: .he *-year-old ?op/ins played +our .ests, 2< one-dayersand 10 .wenty20 internationals with his last .est and ="Iappearan#e #o'ing against India ba#/ in 2010

Q$1. Who on April 2014 set a new uinness record !or s#di*in) usin)the worldHs smallest parachute?Ans. (rnesto Gain8a o; >A(

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Note: ?e %u'ped +ro' 14000 +eet with a #anopy the siHe o+ a bedsheet 8rnesto @ainHa is a 'e'ber +ro' the &/ydi(e "ubai

para#hute tea' o+ >nited 5rab 8'irates

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