G.K QUIZ FOR RRB PO CLERICAL ********************************************* Question: Who released commemorative postage stamps in India on the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was played in Brazil? A) Manmohan Singh B) Sushma Swaraj C) Narendra Modi D) Pranab Mukherjee Answer & Explanation: Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Question: What was the name of the Indo-French Air exercise concluded at Jodhpur Air Base? A) SIMBEX IV B) Garuda V C) Indra VI D) SuryaKiran III Answer & Explanation: Garuda V was the name of the Indo-French Air exercise. Question: Who has been selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 for his novel Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram? A) Vishwanath Tripathi B) Govind Mishra C) Prajeet Patel D) C Parthiban Radhakrishnan Answer & Explanation: C Radhakrishnan has been selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013. Question: What was the name of India’s largest warship that has been dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? A) INS Virat B) INS Chakra C) INS Vikramaditya D) INS Arihant Answer & Explanation: INS Vikramaditya is the name of India’s largest warship. Question: Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by a UK-based business association? A) Laxmi Mittal B) Lord Swraj Paul C) D.K. Juneja D) Ratan Tata Answer & Explanation: Lord Swraj Paul has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by a UK-based business association. Question: Who won the 2014 edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands? A) Netherlands B) Australia C) England D) India Answer & Explanation: Netherlands won the 2014 edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup. Question: Who was re-elected as the President of Colombia? Current Affairs E Book June 2014 – Part 3 A compilation of study-places Page 3 A) Fredrik Reinfeldt B) Oleksander Turchinov C) Juan Manuel Santos D) Nicolas Maduro Answer & Explanation: Juan Manuel Santos was re-elected as the President of Colombia. Question: Who won the Men’s hockey World Cup title 2014 for second successive time? A) Netherlands B) South Korea C) Australia D) Malaysia Answer & Explanation: Australia won the Men’s hockey World Cup title 2014. Question: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 - 16 June 2014 made his first official visit to _________? A) Bhutan B) Bangladesh C) US D) France Answer & Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 - 16 June 2014 made his first official visit to Bhutan. Question: Which city became the first kerosene-free city of India? A) Mumbai B) Kolkata C) Pune D) Delhi Answer & Explanation: Delhi is the first kerosene-free city of India Question: Who claimed its maiden Thomas Cup title with a thrilling 3-2 win over Malaysia in the final? A) India B) Malaysia C) Japan D) China Answer & Explanation: Japan won its maiden Thomas Cup title. Question: Who defended its Uber Cup title beating Japan 3-1 in the final in New Delhi? A) China B) India C) Indonesia D) Japan Answer & Explanation: China won the Uber Cup title. Question: Who clinched the Agzamov Memorial International Open Chess Tournament in Tashkent? A) Magnus Carlsen B) Abhijeet Gupta C) Viswanathan Anand D) Peter Sik Answer & Explanation: Abhijeet Gupta clinched the Agzamov Memorial International Open Chess Tournament. Question: Who emerged the champion of the 52nd National Challengers Chess Championship 2014 at Dharamshala? A) Vidit Gujrathi B) Saurav Ghosal C) Ajay Chawla D) Abhijeet Gupta Answer & Explanation: Vidit Gujrathi emerged the champion of the 52nd National Challengers Chess Championship 2014. Question: Who has been appointed the coach of Pakistan’s national men cricket team? A) Wasim Akram B) Tom Moddy C) Jai Surya D) Waqar Younis Answer & Explanation: Waqar Younis has been appointed the coach of Pakistan’s national men. Question: What was the name of West Indies all-rounder cricketer, who took retirement from Test Cricket? A) Darren Sammy B) Kieron Pollard C) David Bravo D) Dinesh Ramdin Answer & Explanation: Darren Sammy took retirement from Test Cricket. Question: The Supreme Court of India appointed which committee to probe the spot-fixing and betting allegations against some cricketers and alleged inaction by BCCI president N. Srinivasan during Indian Premier League, 2013? A) P.J. Nayak Committee B) Gavaskar Committe C) Mudgal Committee D) S. Gandhi Committee Answer & Explanation: The Supreme Court of India appointed Mudgal Committee. Question: Who was the Captain of Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League seventh edition 2014? Current Affairs E Book June 2014 – Part 3 A compilation of study-places Page 6 A) George Bailey B) Glenn Maxwell C) Virendra Sehwag D) Yuvraj Singh Answer & Explanation: George Bailey was the Captain of Kings XI Punjab. Question: Who won the Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014? A) Mumbai Indian (MI) B) Chennai Super Kings C) Kolkata Knight Riders D) Kings XI Punjab Answer & Explanation: Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014. Question: Which team won the Fair Play award in Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014? A) Rajasthan Royals B) Chennai Super Kings C) Sunrise Hyderabad D) Mumbai Indians Answer & Explanation: Chennai Super Kings won the Fair Play award in Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014. Question: Who was claimed the ‘Emerging Player of the Year’ award in Indian Premier League-7 edition 2014? A) Manish Pandey B) Akshar Patel C) Wriddhiman Saha D) Piyush Chawala Answer & Explanation: Akshar Patel was claimed the ‘Emerging Player of the Year’ award. Question: Who emerged as the winner of Champion League Football title by defeating Atletico Madrid in final in Lisbon? A) Arsenal B) Munich C) MYCC D) Real Madrid Answer & Explanation: Real Madrid emerged as the winner of Champion League Football title. Question: Who emerged as the champion of Italian Cup Football title by beating Fiorentina 3-1 in the final in Rome? A) Napoli B) Chelsea C) Barcelona D) Arsenal Answer & Explanation: Napoli emerged as the champion of Italian Cup Football title. Question: Who clinched a second Premier League Football title in three seasons by thrashing West Ham United 2-0 at Etihad Stadium in London? A) Man Utd B) Bayern Munich C) Liverpool D) Manchester City Answer & Explanation: Manchester City clinched a second Premier League Football title. Question: Who emerged as the champion of the French League Football Championship for the second consecutive season? A) Man City B) Paris Saint-Germain C) AC Milan D) Atletico Madrid Answer & Explanation: Paris Saint-Germain emerged as the champion of the French League Football Championship. Question: Who won the Spanish Grand Prix 2014 for Mercedes? A) Rico Rosberg B) Lewis Hamilton C) Jenson Button D) Ferando Alonso Answer & Explanation: Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix 2014. Question: Who was officially announced the World number one golfer on May 19 2014 with 7.9936 points ending the 60 week reign of star American golfer Tiger Woods on the top of the golf rankings? A) Adam Scott B) Jason Day C) Henrik Stenson D) Tiger Woods Answer & Explanation: Adam Scott was officially announced the World number one golfer. Question: Who clinched the Crowne Plaza Invitational Golf title beating American’s Jason Dufner in a playoff at Colonial Country Club in Texas? A) Jason Day B) Tiger Woods C) Justin Rose D) Adam Scott Answer & Explanation: Adam Scott clinched the Crowne Plaza Invitational Golf title. Question: Who clinched the Philippine Open Golf Championship at the Country Club Course in Manial? A) Marcus B) Oregon C) Alaska D) Boogertown Answer & Explanation: Marcus Both clinched the Philippine Open Golf Championship. Question: Who clinched the Portugal Open women’s singles title 2014 by defeating Spain Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the summit clash? A) Serena Williams B) Carla Suarez Navarro C) Simona Halep D) Roberta Vinci Answer & Explanation: Carla Suarez Navarro clinched the Portugal Open women’s singles title. Question: Who won the women’s singles title of WTA Madrid Open 2014? A) Simona Halep B) Maria Sharapova C) Li Na D) Serena Williams Answer & Explanation: Maria Sharapova won the women’s singles title. Question: Who clinched his third Italian Open tennis title in Rome by defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal by 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final? A) Rafael Nadal B) Roger Federer C) Stan Stanislas Wawrinka D) Novak Djokovic Answer & Explanation: Novak Djokovic clinched his third Italian Open tennis title. Question: Who won the women’s singles title of Italian Open 2014? A) Maria Sharapova B) Serena Williams C) Victoria Azernika D) Simona Halep Answer & Explanation: Serena Williams won the women’s singles title of Italian Open
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