Current Affairs 2014

Question 11

President released a commemorative postage stamp on _____.

a) D.K. Pattammal

b) Pandit Kumar Gandharva

c) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

d) Anagarika Dharmapala

Answer : d) Anagarika Dharmapala

Question 12

The new Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu is _____.

a) Sandeep Saxena

b) Praveen Kumar

c) Nalini Netto

d) None of these

Answer : a) Sandeep Saxena

Question 13

The Gloria Barron Prize 2014 for Young Heroes was announced for ____.

a) Teagan

b) Charles

c) Josiah and Ridgely

d) Kiran Sridhar

Answer : d) Kiran Sridhar

Question 14

The new Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board _____.

a) Mrinal Pande

b) Surya Prakash

c) Arun Bhatnagar

d) None of these

Answer : b) Surya Prakash

Question 15

India signed ____ Memoranda of Understandings with Vietnam.

a) 5

b) 7

c) 10

d) 12

Answer : b) 7

Question 16

100th birthday of Dr Jonas Salk was celebrated by _____.

a) Yahoo

b) Rediff

c) Google

d) Facebook

Answer : c) Google

Question 17

The best-performing CEO in the world announced by Harvard Business Review (HBR), is _____.

a) Jeff Bezos, Amazon

b) Larry Page, Google

c) Marissa Mayer, Yahoo

d) Zuckerberg, facebook

Answer : a) Jeff Bezos, Amazon

Question 18

Which port was set up for free trade and warehousing zone ?

a) Paradip Port

b) Mormugao Port

c) Kandla Port

d) Kamarajar Port

Answer : d) Kamarajar Port

Question 19

World’s Children prize 2014 was won by ____.

a) Indira Ranamagar

b) Malala Yousafzai

c) John Wood

d) Agnes Stevens

Answer : b) Malala Yousafzai

Question 20

Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the Yojana named _____.

a) Doodh Ganga

b) Sakshan

c) Vanbandhu Kalyan

d) Swarnajayanti

Answer : c) Vanbandhu Kalyan