Most Important Mcqs of World Current Affairs

Who on 20 April 2014 won the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis

A. Roger Federer

B. Stanislas Wawrinka

C. Bob Bryan

D. Ivan Dodi

Scientist of which University on 17 April 2014 designed the world's first floating nuclear

Plants?

A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

B. Purdue University

C. Wisconsin University

D. University of Washington

Name the new book of Hillary Clinton that was due to released on 10 June 2014

A. Living History

B. It Takes a Village

C. Hard Choices

D. A Terrible Beauty

What is the name of new Earth-size planet found in the habitable zone on 17 April 2014

A. KI-238

B. KEPLER-186f

C. KOI-238

D. CHANDRA-186f

In April 2014, India became a net exporter of steel after how many years

A. 5 years

B. 3 years

C. 7 years

D. 6 years

Who won the Whangarei Rally of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship held in New

Zealand recently

A. Jan Kopecky, Czech Republic

B. Glenn Macneall, Australia

C. Mark Pedder, Australia

D. Gaurav Gill, India

Who won the OUE Singapore Badminton Open 2014 held in the third week of April 2014

A. Simon Santoso, Indonesia

B. Deepika Pallikal, India

C. Saina Nehwal, India

D. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia

According to the US Department of Homeland Security report released on 16 April 2014,

temporary workers of which community accounted for the largest number of non-immigrants

residing in the US in 2012

A. Chinese

B. Mexican

C. African

D. Indian

Scientists of which University created the first 3D model of the malaria parasite genome in

April 2014

A. Harvard University

B. Indian Institute of Science

C. University of California

D. University of Washington

What is Bluefin 21 which was deployed on 14 April 2014 to find the remains of the missing

Malaysian airplane MH370 in the Indian Ocean

A. A submarine

B. A robot submarine

C. An undersea buoy

D. A robot

Who has been appointed as the new Union Finance Secretary on 15 April 2014

A. Ashok Singhal

B. Arvind Mayaram

C. R P Watal

D. Ravi Mathur

Which Indian agency has set up Sports Integrity Unit on 15 April 2014 to investigate cases

related to fraud in sports

A. Central Vigilance Commission

B. Criminal Investigation Department

C. Central Bureau of Investigation

D. Union Ministry of Sports

Piramal Enterprises Ltd decided on 17 April 2014 to acquire 20 percent stake in which

Indian company

A. Vodafone India

B. Shriram Capital

C. Sundaram Finance

D. Sun Pharma

What is the name of a new software app was developed to help the illiterate farmers

A. Sandesh Pathak

B. Messenger Reader

C. Sandesh Vahak

D. Padho Kishan

The European Parliament on 15 April 2014 approved the Banking Union reforms. In this

context consider the following statements. (I). To establish a new oversight system known as the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) under the European Central Bank (ECB).(II). A fund of 55 billion euros (76 billion dollars) will be set up to cover the cost of closures. Which is/are correct_____.

A. I only

B. II only

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

The world on 18 April 2014 celebrated the World Heritage Day to celebrate the

International Day for Monuments and Sites. What is the theme for the year 2014

A. World Heritage Convention

B. World Heritage and Sustainable Development

C. Heritage of Commemoration

D. None of the above

Name the person, who has been appointed as the 22nd Navy Chief of India

A. Shekhar Sinha

B. Sunil Lamba

C. Satish Soni

D. Robin K Dhowan

Google on 14 April 2014 bought a firm that is a maker of high-altitude solar-powered

drones to bring internet access to the remotest parts of the world and also to solve problems

related to it. Name the firm acquired by Google

A. Solar Drone Company Ascenta

B. Titan Aerospace

C. DeepMind Technologies

D. None of the above

Name the author of the book Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths

A. PC Parekh

B. Sanjaya Baru

C. RK Yadav

D. Nikhil Chandwani

Name the woman who has been recently appointed as the Next Chief Justice of Delhi High

Court

A. Justice Gita Mittal

B. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed

C. Justice Reva Khetrapal

D. Justice Gorla Rohini

Supreme Court of India on 17 April 2014 said that the national auditor, the Comptroller and

Auditor General (CAG) is empowered to audit the revenues of

A. Private Telecom Companies

B. Private Electricity Companies

C. Private Manufacturing Companies

D. All the Private Companies

Iran is currently in negotiations with the so called P5+1 group over its nuclear programme.

Which among the following country is denoted here as +1

A. UK

B. Germany

C. China

D. Australia

Recently, Tennis player Maria Sharapova has claimed her second French Open title in

2014. Maria Sharapova is from

A. United States

B. Russia

C. France

D. Romania

A pacific island country has recently sued nine nuclear weapon states (including India in

the International Court of Justice) over failure to disarm. Identify the country from the given

options

A. The Federated States of Micronesia

B. Philippines

C. Marshall Islands

D. Kiribati

World's largest polluter country has recently decided that for the first time it will impose an

absolute limit on its carbon emissions. This country is

A. England

B. India

C. Japan

D. China

Recently, Japanese firm Soft bank has unveiled a robot which can read human emotions.

The robot has been named as

A. Humanoid

B. Peeper

C. Mindset

D. Beetle

Recently, United States has unveiled a clean energy policy to cut carbon emission from

existing power plants by 30 per cent by the year

A. 2030

B. 2020

C. 2040

D. 2050

Who among the following has won the Seat International Cricketer of the year award for

2013-14?

A. M S Dhoni

B. Shakib Al Hasan

C. Virat Kohli

D. Glenn Maxwell

Irish author Elimear McBride won the 2014 Bailey's women's prize for fiction for her novel

A. Americanah

B. The Goldfinch

C. A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing

D. Burial Rites

Indian Railways launched a portal on 15 April 2014 with an aim to improve energy

Efficiency in Indian Railways, which will facilitate railways in saving energy up to 15 percent by the year 2020. Name the portal________.

A. AIMS

B. RAILAIMED

C. IRCTCSAVER

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 14 April 2014 released

The Trends in world military expenditure, 2013. According to this the world military expenditure in real terms has declined since 2012 by____.

A. 1.9 percent

B. 2.9 percent

C. 2.5 percent

D. 3.0 percent

India born poet Vijay Seshadri on 14 April 2014 won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in

the poetry category for his collection of poems published in 2013. Name the collection of the

poems for which he was awarded

A. The Goldfinch

B. Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation

C. The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virgini

D. 3 Sections

Supreme Court of India in its landmark judgment of 15 April 2014 recognised transgender

as the third category of sex. In its judgement the Apex Court claimed transgenders as socially and economically backward. The decision came while hearing PIL (Public Interest Litigation) in which case________.

A. Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr Vs Union of India & Ors

B. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Vs Union of India & Ors

C. Champakam Dorairajan Vs State of Madras

D. S.R. Bommai Vs Union of India

Who won the Women's Champion Fiberlass Texas Open squash tournament held at

Houston, United States on 14 April 2014

A. Charlotte Fish

B. Jan Koukal

C. Nour El Sherbini

D. Svante Sandell

Along which coast of India a 45-day long ban on fishing was imposed from the midnight on

14 April 2014

A. East Coast

B. West coast

C. Along the coast of A & N Islands

D. Both (a) & (b)

A state Government has refused to repatriate all the Bru refugees lodged in six Tripura

relief camps within three months. Name the state that has refused to repatriate the Bru

Refugees within 3 months

A. Assam

B. Sikkim

C. Manipur

D. Mizoram

Name the report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has highlighted

that Arab countries will have to come up with bold economic policy reforms for economic

stability and job creation

A. Towards New Horizons-Arab Economic Transformation amid Political Transitions

B. Arab Economic Transformation amid Political Transitions - the new Horizons

C. New Horizons-Arab Economic Transformation amid Political Transitions

D. None of the above

Who won the Millennium Technology Prize 2014 given in the second week of April 2014

A. Physicist Saul Perlmutter

B. Chemist Roger S Goody

C. Physicist Stuart Parkin

D. None of the above

Name the renowned cinematographer and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee, who died on 7

April 2014 at his residence in Shankarapuram

A. B. N. Sircar

B. V K Murthy

C. Pankaj Mullick

D. Raichand Boral

Which country won the T20 Women Cricket World Cup 2014

A. England

B. Australia

C. New Zealand

D. South Africa

Recently Iran and Pakistan conducted a Joint Military Exercise to promote the military

cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad. Where was the exercise held

A. Tehran

B. Lahore

C. Strait of Hormuz

D. Aligoodarz

Who won the Singapore Open 2014 of badminton on 13 April 2014

A. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia

B. Saina Nehwal, India

C. P V Sidhu, India

D. Simon Santoso, Indonesia

Which Indian industrialist on 10 April 2014 was appointed as a member of the Board of

Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)

A. Mukesh Ambani

B. N Narayan Murthy

C. Ratan Tata

D. Gautam Adani

Who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Hungary on 8 April 2014 for a

consecutive second term

A. Attila Mesterhazy

B. Viktor Orban

C. Gordon Bajnai

D. Peter Medgyessy

Ernesto Gainza on 7 April 2014 set a new Guinness record for skydiving using the world's

smallest parachute. He belongs to which country

A. UAE

B. UK

C. USA

D. Saudi Arabia

What is the name of the battery unveiled by an Israeli startup on 8 April 2014 that charges

a smartphone in less than 30 seconds

A. MamoDot

B. SpeedoDot

C. Nanodots

D. Bulletdots

Name the first Indian cricketer, who has featured on the cover page of the Wisden

Cricketers' Almanack published in London

A. Sunil Gavaskar

B. Kapil Dev

C. Virat Kohli

D. Sachin Tendulkar

World Bank on 9 April 2014 projected that the economic growth rate of India for the fiscal

year 2014-2015 will be

A. 5.5%

B. 5.7%

C. 6.1%

D. 6.6%

The lawmakers of Spain on 8 April 2014 voted to reject the request by the authorities of a

region to hold a referendum on independence on 9 November 2014. Name the region whose authorities have sent the referendum proposal

A. Cantabria

B. La Rioja

C. Navarre

D. Catalonia

Name the city which on 7 April 2014 received its first passenger train

A. Dispur, the capital of Assam

B. Itanagar the capital of Arunachal Pradesh

C. Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram

D. Agartala, the capital of Tripura