Important Notes:- April Month 1. Magnus Carlsen, the new world chess champion belongs to —–Norway 2. The term ‘Half Nelson’ is associated with the game —–Wrestling 3. What is the name of the official ball of 2014 Football World Cup? —–Brazuca 4. The Czech Republic beat Serbia to successfully defend its —-Davis Cup Title 5. Who were recently crowned male and female IAAF Athletes of the year —- Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt (Male) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Female) 6. Who has recently been named WTA player of the year? —-Serena Williams 7. Ryder Cup is associated with —-Golf 8. Sebastian Vettel, the four time formula one champion is the driver of the —Red Bull Team 9. Punjab and Sind Bank recently emerged the champion of —-Nehru Hockey Cup 10. Who has been described as the ‘Father of local Self-Government ‘ in colonial India? —-Lord Ripon 11. The electoral college, which elects the Vice President of India consists of —-All members of both the Houses of Parliament 12. Who is the writer of the book ‘The Test of My Life’? —–Yuvraj Singh 13. The ports on either end of the Suez Canal are —- Port Said and Suez 14. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of High Court are charged to the —-Consolidated Fund of India 15. Who is the first Chairperson and Managing Director of Bharatiya Mahila Bank? —-Usha Ananthasubramaniam 16. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Asian Studies Institute is located in —-Kolkata 17. Tamasha – the famous folk form of musical theatre belongs to —–Maharashtra 18. Red colour of Ruby crystal is due to the presence of —-Chromium oxide 19. The chemical used for cloud seeding for artificial rain is —-Silver Iodide 20. Who is the first sportsperson to be awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’? —Sachin Tendulkar 21. Who represented India at CHOGM 2013 held in Colombo? —-External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid 22. Who was the first Chairman of University Grants Commission? —-Prof. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar 23. The state of Awadh was annexed into British dominion in the year —-1856 24. The mountain which forms boundary between France and Spain is —-Pyrenees 25. Red Bull’s driver Mark Webber, who announced retirement after formula one season of 2013, belongs to —–Australia 26. What was the name of military operation into the State of Hyderabad after Independence? —- Operation Polo 27. The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of —-Civil Rights 28. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as —-Exosphere 29. ‘Courage and Conviction’ is an autobiography of —- General (Retd.) V. K. Singh 30. Which current raises the temperature near the eastern coasts of North America and the Western coast of Europe —-Gulf Stream 31. Grey Revolution is associated with —–Fertilizer production 32. Which country has three capitals viz. Administrative, Legislative and Judicial? —-South Africa 33. Who is the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission? —-Dr. Y. V. Reddy 34. Who was crowned Miss Universe 2013 title? —- Gabriela Isler of Venezuela 35. Which day is celebrated as ‘National Excise Duty Day’? —-24 February 36. Scheduled Bank is that bank which is —-Included in the second schedule of RBI 37. The newly inaugurated helpline to assist ‘Micro, Small and Medium enterprises, is —-Udyami 38. The difference between ‘Gross value added’ and ‘Net value added’ is —-Consumption of fixed capital 39. Which type of bank account can be opened by a Non-Resident Indian in India? —-Fixed deposit account 40. Which bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and rural finance? —-NABARD Administrator Aimsacademy Palampur
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