*****************GA QUESTIONS********************** [1] Who launched SMS based service named Polling at your Fingertips in Shillong, Meghalaya? Ans - Mr P Naik (The Chief Electoral Officer) [2] Who has been selected as the national icon for the Lok Sabha elections,2014 by Election Commission? Ans - Amir Khan [3] Who is the author of the book : The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh? Ans - Sanjaya Baru [4] According to World Bank Report released on 29th April 2014, India has displaced which country to become the worlds third biggest economy in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP)? Ans – Japan [5] Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the countrys largest border guarding force BSF by government of india? Ans - IPS officer D K Pathak [6] Who has been appointed as theboard member of China-backed Boao Forum? Ans - Ratan Tata [7] Who has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second consecutive four- year term? Ans- Viktor Orban [8] Who took over as the 22nd Chief of Indian Navy? Ans - Admiral Robin K Dhowan [9] Who has been appointed as the First ambassador to ASEAN and East Asia Summit? Ans - Suresh Kumar Reddy [10] Who has been appointed as President and CEO of Nokia Corporation? Ans - Rajeev Suri [11] Which bank launched Instant Money Transfer (IMT) scheme in Mumbai? Ans - Bank of India (BoI) [12] A book entitled Akbar, The Aesthete was released by?? Ans - Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India [13] World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated worldwide every year on which date? Ans - 21st of March [14] Where was the Third Nuclear Security Summit held? Ans - The Hague, Netherlands from 24 to 25 March 2014. [15] Which country will hold the 18th SAARC Summit on 14th November? Ans – Nepal [16] Who has assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas? Ans - Saurabh Chandra [17] Who has been elected as President of the Indian Meteorological Society for 2014-16? Ans - Akhilesh Gupta [18] Who was unanimously elected as the first women President of Indian Journalists‘ Association (IJA) in London? Ans - Aditi Khanna [19] Who has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary? Ans - Rajiv Takru [20] Who won Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 in non-fiction category? Ans - Indian writer Pankaj Mishra [21] Name the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014? Ans - Tomas Halik [22] Who bagged the Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013? Ans - Gyan Correa [23] Who won the 2014 edition of the UN-Water ―Water for Life‖ Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water resources? Ans - India and Singapore [24] Who was selected for the 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research for the year 2013? Ans - Physicist Rajesh Gopakumar [25] Name the renowned Hindi author will receive Sarawasti Samman for the year 2013 for his book ‗Dhool Paudho Par‘ published in 2008? Ans - Govind Mishra [26] Who was conferred Indias Global Icon of the Year award at the NRI of the Year awards in Mumbai? Ans - Amitabh Bachchan [27] Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014? Ans - Japanese architect Shigeru Ban [28] Which country lifted the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014? Ans - : South Africa [29] Who has been appointed coach of the National men‘s hockey team? Ans - Olympian and former India captain Jude Felix [30] Name the company who has bagged a multi-year deal from Volvo Cars? Ans - : Infosys [31] Which telecom service provider has launched its popular mobile money transfer and payment service M-Pesa partnering with private sector ICICI Bank? Ans - Vodafone
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