Current Affairs 2014

Question 11

Mixed Doubles trophy of US Open was won by ____.

a) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares

b) Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez

c) Cara Black and Leander Paes

d) Abigail Spears and Santiago González

Answer : a) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares

Question 12

Author of the book "Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The French, Caro-Kann and Philidor" is ____.

a) Yashwardhan Shukla

b) Partap Sharma

c) Parimarjan Negi

d) Tuhin Sinha

Answer : c) Parimarjan Negi

Question 13

US Open was won by Serena Williams for ____ consecutive time.

a) Fifth

b) Third

c) Sixth

d) Fourth

Answer : b) Third

Question 14

China Book Award was given to ____.

a) Abhijit Roy

b) Vaishali Pai

c) Yasmin Wankhede

d) Priyadarsi Mukherji

Answer : d) Priyadarsi Mukherji
Note : He is a Professor at JNU & was honoured for his long-term contribution to the translation and publication of Chinese works.

Question 15

India's First Coral Garden is to be set in ____ by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL).

a) Odisha

b) Kerala

c) Gujarat

d) Goa

Answer : c) Gujarat

Question 16

Women Grand Prix chess was won by ____.

a) Hou Yifan

b) Harika Dronavalli

c) Zhao Xue

d) Tania Sachdev

Answer : b) Harika Dronavalli

Question 17

World Literacy day was celebrated on ____.

a) 06 Sep

b) 08 Sep

c) 10 Sep

d) 12 Sep

Answer : b) 08 Sep

Question 18

Rajasthan Atomic Power Station's Unit 5 is the world's ____ longest running reactor.

a) First

b) Third

c) Second

d) Fourth

Answer : c) Second

Question 19

Men's Singles title of US open was won by _____.

a) Marin Cilic

b) Kei Nishikori

c) Arthur Ashe

d) Andy Murray

Answer : a) Marin Cilic

Question 20

MIDORI Prize in Biodiversity 2014 was won by ____.

a) Dr. Juan Carlos Castilla

b) Angela Merkel

c) Dr. Emil Salim

d) Dr. Kamal Bawa

Answer : d) Dr. Kamal Bawa