GK TEST 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the _______ commences from September 19 - October 4 in the port city of _______, South Korea. 2 largest multi-sporting event in Asia governed by _______ (OCA) was given to Incheon after defeating _______, India with 35 is to 13 votes in bidding. 3 For the first time, the torch relay started outside the host country. It marked it beginning from India after being lit at _______. 4 MOtto of the games is_________ and MASCOT are _______. 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi start “_______” campaign to put India prominently on the global manufacturing map and, in turn, facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital, while creating millions of jobs 6 The _______ in United States has decided to confer an honorary doctorate degree to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his work in the field of inclusive growth. 7 _______ is the capital of Louisiana State and about 150 km from New Orleans. Governor of Louisiana, _______, who has Indian roots, was born in Baton Rogue. 8 NRI businessmen _______ and _______ have been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Business at a ceremony in the House of Lords. 9 Award, constituted by the _______ (IEBF), was presented to the Hinduja brothers at the event which was hosted by Baroness _______, an Indianorigin minister in the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change. 10 India to contribute USD 12 million to UN to tackle Ebola. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson _______ said, _______ million dollars will be contributed to UN Secretary Generals Fund and an additional __ million dollars will be given for purchase of protective gear to tackle Ebola. 11 Adani gets Australian approval for rail project. Project is for Australian _______ billion for coal, after the federal government approved construction of a rail haulage line. 12 India is home to the world’s _______ largest coal reserves but still needs to resort to imports as state-owned Coal India , which accounts for about 80 per cent of the country’s output 13 Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised India Gdp upwards by 0.3 per cent to _______ per cent in 2015. 14 Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells Amul brand of milk products ranked _______ th among the top dairy organisations in the world. 15 It is done in _______ (IFCN) – a global dairy knowledge organisation.In spite of India being largest producer of milk in the world, its largest dairy brand, Amul figures much lower in the IFCN list as compared to other international players 16 _______ was conferred the Saraswati Samman 2013 17 He bagged the award for for his novel _______” published in 2008. 18 Giving away the award, constituted by the _______ Foundation, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that it has been recognised as the highest literary award in India 19 Govind Mishra is the second Hindi author who was conferred this honour after it was given to _______ in 1991 20 _______ s appointment as Sri Lankas first full-time local coach in 15 years has been confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket 21 History made.Indias Mars mission successful on 1st attempt by ISRO scientists successfully ignited the main 440 Newton _______ (LAM) 22 Indias MOM_______ is the cheapest inter-planetary mission, costing a tenth of NASAs Mars mission Maven that entered the Martian orbit on September 22. 23 only _______ of the total of 51 missions sent to Mars by various countries being successful, the success of MOM has given a boost to Indias global standing in Space. 24 India has become the first country to go to Mars in the very first try. European, American and Russian probes have managed to orbit or land on the planet, but after several attempts.The first Chinese mission to Mars, called _______ failed in 2011 25 _______ ,the wholly owned subsidiary of Air India, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the North East Council for flight operations in the North East. 26 Under the MoU, Alliance Air will provide air services to _______ till 31st of March 2016. 27 _______ was appointed as Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM).He is a former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. 28 Private sector bank ICICI Bank on Wednesday launched a savings account for minors above _______ years of age. The account, which will be opened in the name of the minor, will offer a personalised cheque book and a debit card with a picture of his or her choice. 29 It will be called as _______’ account, which allows minors to operate their accounts independently. This will help to inculcate a habit of saving and responsibility of spending wisely 30 International Cricket Council has announced that ICC World Cricket League, WCL Division 3 will be held in Malaysian capital _______ from 23rd to 30th October. 31 _______ was supposed to host the six-team competition from October 26 till November 2. However due to security reasons the event has been shifted to the Malaysian capital 32 _______ was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term. This was revealed by the preliminary results released by the Electoral Commission of New Zealand. He has led New Zealand as the Prime Minister since 2008. 33 the centre-right National Party led by John Key won _______ percent of the vote.The Labour Party of New Zealand led by David Cunliffe won _______ percent of the votes whereas the Green Party won 10 percent and New Zealand First (NZF) party won 9 percent of the total votes 34 Afghanistans election commission on Sunday has named _______ as the winner of the countrys presidential election 35 Coup leader _______ was sworn in as Fijis new Prime Minister 36 _______ Group Holding Ltds initial public offering now ranks as the worlds biggest in history at $25 billion, after the e-commerce giant and some of its shareholders sold additional shares. 37 _______ founder of Alibaba agreed to sell an extra 2.7 million shares and company co-founder Joe Tsai agreed to sell 902,782 additional shares, according to the prospectu 38 Uttar Pradesh government decided to open _______ Centers in all districts of the state. These Nirbhaya Centers will provide prompt help to the victims of crime against women and also facilitate lodging of FIRs. 39 Hindi film _______ , a road drama starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles, has been selected as Indias official entry to the best foreign film category at the Oscar 2015 awards. 40 The 87th Academy awards event will take place in the US on _______ 41 The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the worlds largest annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, will be held in Gujarat capital _______ in January next year to mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhis return to India from South Africa 42 The _______ edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) will be held for the first time in Gujarat, at the _______ in Gandhinagar from Jan 7-9 43 _______ appointed new MD and CEO of South Indian Bank 44 _______ on 22 September 2014 was unanimously elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2014-15. He is the resident editor and director of Malyala Manorama. 45 _______ are the only four states amid top 20 major states in India that have seen a surge in employment generated by the CPSEs while rest of the states have recorded a fall ranging between 3-22 per cent Answers 1 XVII Asiad,Incheon 2 Olympic Council of Asia,Delhi 3 Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi 4 Diversity Shines , Harbour Seal Siblings - Barame, Chumuro and Vichuon means wind, dance and light 5 Make in India 6 Southern University System of Louisiana 7 Baton Rogue,Bobby Jindal 8 G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja 9 Indo-European Business Forum , Sandip Verma 10 Syed Akbaruddin, 10, 2 11 $2.2 12 fifth 13 6.3% 14 15th 15 International Farm Comparison Network 16 Govind Mishra 17 Dhool Paudhon Par 18 K K Birla 19 Harivansh Rai Bachchan 20 Marvan Atapattu 21 Liquid Apogee Motor 22 Mars Orbiter Mission 23 21 24 Yinghuo-1 25 Alliance Air 26 Shillong, Tezpur, Lilabari, Silchar and Guwahati 27 Hardeep Singh Puri 28 10 29 Smart Star 30 Kuala Lumpur 31 Uganda 32 John Key 33 48,25 34 Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai 35 Voreqe Bainimarama 36 Alibaba 37 Jack Ma 38 Nirbhaya 39 Liars Dice 40 February 22 41 Gandhinagar 42 13th , Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre 43 V.G. Mathew 44 Amit Mathew 45.Punjab, Maharashtra, Bihar and Odisha
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