Current Affairs May 2014

Current Affairs May 2014

Q.1) Name the company that on 26 April 2014 completed the acquisition of Nokia’s mobilehandset business?

A. Microsoft based in the US

B. Oracle based in the US

C. Adobe Systems based in the US

D. SAP based in Germany

Ans. A

Q.2) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha was sworn-in as the 41st Chief Justice of India as thesuccessor of?

A. Justice P. Sathasivam

B. Justice Altamas Kabir

C. S.H. Kapadia

D. K.G. Balakrishnan

Ans. A

Q.3) Justice Lodha succeeded Justice P. Sathasivam as the 41st Chief Justice of India.Name the person, who was the first Chief Justice of India?

A. Justice E.S. Venkataramiah

B. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania

C. Justice P.N. Bhagwati

D. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah

Ans. B

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Q.4) Polo, the only Gorilla in Indian Zoo died on 26 April 2014 in Mysore Zoo due torespiratory infection and age related ailments after being treated for about a month. Thisgorilla was gifted to the Mysore zoo by?

A. Congo’s Gorilla Kingdom

B. Georgia’s Atlanta Zoo

C. Africa’s Westland Lowland Gorilla Zoo

D. Ireland’s Dublin Zoo

Ans. D

Q.5) Name the footballer who was named as the Professional Footballers’ AssociationPlayer of the Year at an award ceremony on 28 April 2014 in London.

A. Eden Hazard of Chelsea

B. Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United

C. Luis Suarez of Liverpool

D. Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea

Ans. C

Q.6) Name the Indian who on 28 April 2014 won the prestigious Goldman EnvironmentalPrize for the year 2014 that is commonly called as the Green Nobel.

A. Helen Holden

B. Ramesh Agrawal

C. Rudi Putra

D. Suren Gazaryan

Ans. B

Q.7) Name the recipient of the 2014 Canada India Foundation Chachalani Global IndianAward?


A. Deepak

B. Ratan Tata

C. NR Narayana Murthy

D. Sam Pitroda

Ans. C

Q.8) Name the sports authority that on 29 April 2014 announced an increase of 10.8percent in the total prize amount for the year?

A. International Cricket Association

B. Wimbledon

C. World Archery Federation

D. Federation International de Football Association

Ans. B

Q.9) Supreme Court of India on 29 April 2014 rule designated an authority person torecord statement of rape victims within 24 hours instead of police officials. Name theauthority?

A. Judicial Magistrate

B. Judge of a High Court

C. Collector of the District

D. None of the above

Ans. A

Q.10) Name the person who in April 2014 registered a FIR in Pakistan to prove innocenceof the legendary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh in the murder case of the Lahore SSP, JohnP Saunders in 1928?

A. Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi


B. Hemu Kalani

C. Amber Hussain

D. Craig Mundie

Ans. A

Q.11) Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) was launched in a country inApril 2014 in tie up of a leading Indian financial and health care service player. Name thecountry?

A. Kuwait

B. UAE (Answer)

C. Saudi Arabia

D. Oman

Ans. B

Q.12) Name the person who stepped down from his role as UN’s Messenger of Peace amidthe reports of his engagement with a human Rights lawyer?

A. George Clooney

B. Tom Hanks

C. Will Smith

D. Bradley Cooper

Ans. A

Q.13) The Supreme Court of India on 29 April 2014 appointed a person as the thirdarbitrator to resolve the dispute between the Central government and Mukesh Ambani-ledReliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin. The person would be the Chairman of theArbitral Tribunal. Name the person?

A. S P Bharucha


B. V N Khare

C. James Spigelman

D. Michael Hudson McHugh

Ans. D

Q.14) The Supreme Court of India on 1 May 2014 reconstituted a Special InvestigationTeam (SIT) to monitor the probe into the black money case. To provide guidance anddirection to the SIT in investigation of all cases of black money in the country and abroad,the Court has appointed a person as its Chairman. Name him?

A. Retired Judge Arijit Pasayat

B. Retired Judge MB Shah

C. Justice H L Dattu

D. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

Ans. B

Q.15) National Basketball Association (NBA) on 1 May 2014 banned Los Angeles Clippersowner for life and fined him 2.5 million dollars over an alleged racist remark on African-American spectators in the stand. Name the owner?

A. Michael Jordon

B. Donald Sterling

C. Bruce Levenson

D. Michael Gearon

Ans. B

Q.16) Name the African country that will use India-made Electronic Voting Machines(EVMs) in the countries Presidential Election, scheduled in November 2014


A. Namibia

B. Mauritius

C. Burundi

D. Nigeria

Ans. A

Q.17) Name the Indian-American whose name was confirmed by US Senate as the federaljudge in Illinois?

A. Vijay Gandhi

B. Ami Bera

C. Vijay K Nambiar

D. Manish Shah

Ans. D

Q.18) Archaeologists have discovered a granary with walls of mud-bricks during just-concluded excavation at a Harappan civilisation site. The excavation work was done fromJanuary to April 2014. Name the place where the granary was discovered?

A. Dholavira

B. Rakhigarhi

C. Lothal

D. Ganweriwala

Ans. B

Q.19) Name the city that on 1 May 2014 agreed to allow construction of a place of worshipin form of a full-fledged Gurudwara in the city?


A. Johannesburg

B. Cape Town

C. Accra

D. Kisumu

Ans. A

Q.20) President of India on 2 May 2014 conferred Gallantry Awards on 55 personnel fortheir distinguished service and bravery at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Who of thefollowing is not the recipient of Kriti Chakras?

A. Bhupal Singh Chhantel Magar

B. Lohit Sonowal

C. Bhrigu Nandan Choudhary

D. Balwinder Singh

Ans. D

Q.21) Name the Indian veteran trap shooter who on 2 May 2014 jumped to the third spot inthe world rankings. He achieved the rank after winning gold at the ISSF World Cup inTucson, USA, in March 2014.

A. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

B. Abhinav Bindra

C. Heena Sindhu

D. Manavjit Singh Sandhu

Ans. D

Q.22) Which film got the highest awards in different categories in the IIFA Awards 2014?

A. Chennai Express


B. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

C. Shaadi ke Sideeffects

D. Aashiqui 2

Ans. B

Q.23) Who won the women’s doubles title at the WTA Portugal Open 2014 held inPortugal on 3 May 2014?

A. Eva Hrdinova of Cezech and Valeria Solovyeva of Russia

B. Sania Mirza of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe

C. Vera Dushevina of Russia and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain

D. Hao-Ching Chan of Chinese Taipei and Liezel Huber of US

Ans. B

Q.24) Sania and Cara Black of Zimbabwe together how many titles they won along withWTA Portugal Open 2014?

A. 3 titles

B. 5 titles

C. 1 title

D. 4 titles

Ans. A

Q.25) The US Green Building Council released the list of LEED outside United States,what is the rank of India?

A. Rank 3


B. Rank 5

C. Rank1

D. Rank7

Ans. A

Q.26) On what day World Press Freedom Day was observed annually?

A. 30 April

B. 1 May

C. 3 May

D. 5 May

Ans. C

Q.27) In India the period of the monsoon season strats and ends in the months of?

A. March to September

B. May to December

C. June to September

D. None of these

Ans. C

Q.28) Who won the Asian Continental Chess Championship 2014?

A. Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan

B. Adhiban of India (Answer)

C. Yu Yangyi of China


D. Abhijeet Gupta of India

Ans. B

Q.29) Who is the President and CEO of the Nokia?

A. Satya Nadella

B. Rakesh Agrawal

C. S. D. Shibulal

D. Rajeev Suri

Ans. D

Q.30) Who received the award in Performance in a Leading Role (Male)?

A. Shahrukh Khan- Chennai Express

B. Ranveer Singh - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram

C. Farhan Akhtar - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

D. Dhanush – Raanjhanaa

Ans. C

Q.31) India occupied which place of largest economy in the recent World Bank Report interms of the Purchasing Power Parity?

A. Third largest Economy

B. Fourth Largest Economy

C. Fifth Largest Economy

D. Second largest Economy

Ans. A


Q.32) Recently, Philippines and the United States signed a defence pact. The militaryagreement between both the countries will allow a bigger US military presence on Filipinoterritory. Check the correct statement in this regard:

1. The defence pact will be valid for 10 years.2. Philippine defence minister Voltaire Gazmin and US ambassador Philip Goldbergsigned the defence pact.3. The new agreement will not allow the reopening of US bases in the Philippines.4. The agreement is seen as another element of Obama's effort to focus US military andeconomic attention more heavily on Asia.

A. 1 and 2

B. 1,2 and 3

C. 1 and 3

D. All are correct

Ans. D

Q.33) Ukranian Government announced to build a 32000 tonnes arch over Chernobyl.What is the importance of this arch?

A. to protect the citizens of Ukraine from radioactive dust

B. to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster

C. to make the site a heritage monument

D. None

Ans. A

Q.34) Which animal was recently named as the fastest land animal in the world?

A. Cheetah

B. Southern California mite

C. Blue Wildebeest

D. Brown Hare


Ans. B

Q.35) Consider the following statements with respect to Akash missile.1. Akash is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system2. Missile has a strike range of 25 km3. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Correct statements are:

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 3

D. All are correct

Ans. D

Q.36) 228 light-weight aircraft Nabhrathna was handed over to Defence Research andDevelopment Organisation (DRDO). Which organization has developed Nabhratna?

A. Electronics and Radar Development Establishment

B. Armament Research & Development Establishment

C. Hindustan Aeronautical Limited

D. Aeronautical Development agency

Ans. C

Q.37) Who won the presidential election of Panama recently?

A. Ricardo Martinelli

B. Juan Carlos Navarro

C. Juan Carlos Varela

D. Voltaire Goldberg

Ans. C


Q.38) Coca-Cola announced to remove an inflammated ingredient from its cold drinks.What is the name of the ingredient?

A. acetate isobutyrate

B. Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)

C. glycerol ester

D. Sucrose rosin

Ans. B

Q.39) What is RuPay? Consider the following statements:1. An Indigenous Card payment System2. RuPay is the coinage of two terms Rupee and Payment3. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCL) developed the Rupay platform4. Rupay is the seventh card payment system in the worldChoose the correct Statements:

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 2,3 and 4

C. 1, 2 and 4

D. All are correct

Ans. D

Q.40) Air-to-Air missile Astra was successfully test fired from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet.Consider the following statements about Astra:1. Astra is India's first Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile. It was designed anddeveloped indigenously by the DRDO.2. India becomes the fifth country to have BVR missile.3. The 60-km plus range missile possesses high Single Shot Kill Probability (SSKP) whichmakes it highly reliable.4. Astra is an all-weather missile with active radar terminal guidance.Choose the correct statements:

A. 1, 2 and 3


B. 2,3 and 4

C. 1, 2 and 4

D. All are correct

Ans. D

Q.41) Recently, Scientist found new Element named Ununseptium which is about to jointhe periodic table. What is the proton number of the new element?

A. 118

B. 117

C. 119

D. 120

Ans. B

Q.42) Name the person who on 4 May 2014 won the Munich ATP tournament?

A. Fabio Fognini of Italy

B. Martin Kilzan of Slovakia

C. Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany

D. Tommy Haas of Florida

Ans. B

Q.43) The Obama administration on 5 May 2014 gave its approval to a country’sopposition to open its formal diplomatic mission in Washington. Name the country?

A. Syria

B. South Korea

C. Afghanistan

D. Bangladesh


Ans. A

Q.44) Name the former British tennis player, who died on 4 May 2014 due to liver cancerat the age of 30.

A. Elena Baltacha

B. Bill Allen

C. Andrzej Grubba

D. Henner Henkel

Ans. A

Q.45) What is the name of the tennis charity (fundraiser) event that was announced by thetennis player, who died due to Liver cancer on 4 May 2014?

A. Aerobathon

B. Rally for Bally

C. Blossom Charity Ball

D. John O’Groats to Land End Cycle

Ans. B

Q.46) Constitutional Bench Supreme Court of India on 6 May 2014 held that prior sanctionis not required from the government to probe the senior bureaucrats on corruptioncharges. In its decision the Court highlighted an Article of Constitution of India that saysEquality before the Law. Which Article highlights Equality before the law?

A. Article 10

B. Article 14

C. Article 18

D. Article 156

Ans. B


Q.47) Name the organisation/Institute that on 5 May 2014 in its release termed that by theend of 2014 the world will have about 3 billion internet users – two-thirds of them will befrom the developing world – with mobile-broadband penetration approaching 32 percent.

A. United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

B. WikiLeaks

C. UK’s National Pupil Database (NPD)

D. Google

Ans. A

Q.48) BCCI on 6 May 2014 indefinitely suspended a States Cricket Association withinhours of appointment of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi as the President of thatAssociation. Name the state whose cricket association has been suspended?

A. Punjab

B. Maharashtra

C. Rajasthan

D. Tamil Nadu

Ans. C

Q.49) Constitutional Court of a country on 7 May 2014 ruled that the Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawartra must step down over abuse of power charges. Name the countrywhose court has given a decision of removal of the Prime Minister?

A. Vietnam

B. Malaysia

C. Philippines

D. Thailand

Ans. D


Q.50) Which of the following is not a nuclear-weapons-free Zones treaty?

A. Treaty of Tlatelolco

B. Treaty of Rarotonga

C. Treaty of Bangkok

D. Treaty of Switzerland

Ans. D

Q.51) The Supreme Court of India on 7 May 2014 quashed the law passed by KeralaAssembly on the Mullaperiyar dam and ruled that the water level of the dam can be raised.As per the decision of SC the water can be raised to what level?

A. 132 feet

B. 136 feet

C. 140 feet

D. 142 feet

Ans. D

Q.52) The Supreme Court quashed the law passed by Kerala Assembly on theMullaperiyar dam named Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act,2006 and gave permission to raise the water level of the dam. The Mullaperiyar dam is indebate between two states Tamil Nadu and Kerala. When the Mullaperiyar dam LeaseAgreement was signed?

A. 1886

B. 1947

C. 1976

D. 2008

Ans. A


Q.53) Supreme Court of India on 7 May 2014 banned use of bulls for Jallikattu (bull-fighting) events or bullock-cart races across the country terming that the rights guaranteedto the bulls under an Act could not be taken away or curtailed. Name the Act?

A. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1950

B. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1960

C. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1980

D. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1990

Ans. B

Q.54) Name the person, who was appointed as the new national coach of the national teamof Pakistan on 6 May 2014? He will join the national side of Pakistan as a coach in June2014.

A. Javed Miandad

B. Intikhab Alam

C. Mushtaq Mohammad

D. Waqar Younis

Ans. D

Q.55) Name the cricketing great, who on 8 May 2014 quit from his post of CricketAustralia after being refused a pay rise?

A. Dennis Lillee

B. Grant Flower

C. Jow Dawes

D. Duncan Fletcher

Ans. A


Q.56) Fourteen new species of dancing frogs were discovered in the Western Ghats ofsouthern India by the Indian scientists/biologists. What is the scientific name of dancingfrogs?

A. Ophiophagus Hannah

B. Lacertilia

C. Micrixalidae

D. Testudines

Ans. C

Q.57) Which museum of the world has launched an online database on World War-I on 11May2014?

A. National Museum of India

B. Imperial War Museum of UK

C. National Gallery of Australia

D. National Museum of Germany

Ans. B

Q.58) A new study Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2014 was released by theInternational Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on 11 May 2014. According to it, howmany jobs were created by Renewable Energy in the year 2013?

A. 8.5 million

B. 7 million

C. 6.5 million

D. 6 million

Ans. C

Q.59) Which party of South Africa won the national elections for the fifth time in a row on9 May 2014?


A. Democratic Alliance

B. United Democratic Movement

C. National Freedom Party

D. African National Congress

Ans. D

Q.60) Which Business Group won the International Business of the Year award 2014 at theAsian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham on 9 May 2014?

A. Caparo Group

B. Tata Group

C. Hinduja Group

D. Reliance Group

Ans. A

Q.61) Which sports personality was crowned as the World Snooker Player of the Year on 8May 2014 in London?

A. Mark Selby

B. Ronnie O’Sullivan

C. Ding Junhui

D. John Astley

Ans. B

Q.62) The Tel Aviv District Court of Israel on 13 May 2014 sentenced former PrimeMinister to six years in prison for corrupt practices in real estate projects. Name the primeminister?

A. David Ben-Gurion


B. Ariel Sharon

C. Benjamin Netanyahu

D. Ehud Olmert

Ans. D

Q.63) Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung on 13 May 2014 constituted a HighPowered Committee to look into the pollution levels in national Capital and suggest thesteps to reduce its levels in the city. Who will chair the committee?

A. Delhi Chief Secretary

B. Environment Secretary

C. Transport Commissioner

D. DPCC Additional Secretary

Ans. A

Q.64) UN on 12 May 2014 appointed a woman to head UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus(UNFICYP). With this appointment, the woman became the first-ever female to head a UNpeacekeeping force in its entire history. Name her?

A. Kristin Lund of Norway

B. Rashida Manjoo of South Africa

C. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa

D. Helen Clark of New Zealand

Ans. A

Q.65) US Senate on 13 May 2014 confirmed the name of an Indian – American as thefederal judge in Massachusetts. Name the person?

A. Indira Talwani

B. Nikki Haley


C. Kal Penn

D. Padma Lakshmi

Ans. A

Q.66) Name the State Government that on 14 May 2014 signed an agreement with the TiESilicon Valley as a part of state’s efforts to develop it an IT hub and attract US investment?

A. Karnataka

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. West Bengal

D. Odisha

Ans. D

Q.67) Name the State that on 14 May 2014 banned rat-hole mining and transportation ofcoal throughout the State to comply with the ex-parte interim order of National GreenTribunal?

A. Assam

B. Meghalaya

C. Jharkhand

D. Odisha

Ans. B

Q.68) Recently about 205 coal miners were killed in a coal pit collapse at a place in Turkey.The pit collapsed at which place?

A. Anatolia

B. Ankara

C. Soma


D. Bursa

Ans. C

Q.69) Name the country that on 14 May 2014 announced its decision to abolish itscontroversial sponsorship system for foreign workers?

A. Algeria

B. Yemen

C. Kuwait

D. Qatar

Ans. D

Q.70) Which of the following statements regarding the Sponsorship system for foreignworkers is/are right?I. This system mandates that the expatriates must be sponsored by a local employer to get apermitII. This system is also known as Kafala systemIII. The system doesn’t require employer’s consent before leaving the country as isprevalent at presentIV. None of these

A. Statement I and II are right

B. Statement I, II and III is right

C. Statement IV is only right

D. Only Statement II is right

Ans. A

Q.71) Name the person who was appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery WaterDisputes Tribunal on 14 May 2014?

A. Justice NP Singh

B. Justice BS Chauhan


C. Justice Sudhir Narain

D. Justice HL Dattu

Ans. B

Q.72) The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by the Governmentof India in which year?

A. 1990

B. 1998

C. 2005

D. 2010

Ans. A

Q.73) The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by the Governmentof India with an aim to give its ruling on the water dispute regarding inter-state riverCauvery and the river valley thereof between two states. Name the two states for which thetribunal was constituted?

A. Tamil Nadu and Kerala

B. Karnataka and Kerala

C. Karnataka and Maharashtra

D. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Ans. D

Q.74) Name the person who on 18 May 2014 was sworn-in as the eighth Chief Minister ofArunachal Pradesh at the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar?

A. Nirbhay Sharma

B. Nabam Tuki

C. Gegong Apang


D. Mukut Mithi

Ans. B

Q.75) Name the Indian who featured on the cover page of the business magazine ForbesMiddle East’s Top Indian Leaders in Arab World 2014 issue?

A. Bollywood actor Amir Khan

B. Infosys CEO Narayan Murthy

C. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan

D. Cricketer Sachin

Ans. C

Q.76) When was the World Migratory Bird Day 2014 observed across the world?

A. 10 May 2014

B. 10-11 May 2014

C. 20 -21 May 2014

D. 20 May 2014

Ans. B

Q.77) What is the theme of the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2014?

A. Save the Bird : Improve the Tourism

B. Migration and encourage Tourism

C. Conservation of Birds: Tourism

D. Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism

Ans. D

Q.78) Name the Oscar winning documentary film-maker who made Searching for SugarMan who died recently at the age of 36


A. Robert Richardson

B. Malik Bendjelloul

C. Octavia Spencer

D. None of the above

Ans. B

Q.79) Recently Supreme Court gave a judgement that Candidates fighting elections can bedisqualified if they fail to disclose information about assets and liabilities of even theirspouse and dependent children. According to which Article of the Constitution of India, dothe citizens have the right to know the information about candidate’s assets and liabilities?

A. Article 21

B. Article 30(a)

C. Article 19 (a)

D. Article 14

Ans. C

Q.80) According to the US EIA’s annual Energy Outlook estimation, India will become -------- largest oil consumer of the World.

A. Fifth largest

B. First largest

C. Sixth largest

D. Third largest

Ans. D

Q.81) Name the former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel known as theGrand Old Man of Steel, who died on 16 May 2014?


A. Russi Mody

B. Ratan Tata

C. JRD Tata

D. B. Muthuraman

Ans. A

Q.82) Who won the Women’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third time on 18 May 2014?

A. Sara Irrani of Italy

B. Serena Williams of the US

C. Venus Williams of the US

D. Maria Sharapova of Russia

Ans. B

Q.83) Who won the Men’s Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third time on 18 May 2014?

A. Rafael Nadal of Spain

B. Roger Federer of Switzerland

C. Novak Djokovic of Serbia

D. Andy Murray of UK

Ans. C

Q.84) Name the instant messaging app launched by Sistema Shyam Teleservices for featurephones.

A. MyBuddy

B. MBuddy

C. WeChat


D. WithU App

Ans. B

Q.85) On 18 May 2014, President of India, Pranab Mukherjee dissolved the 15th LokSabha. The dissolution of Lok Sabha was done by the President in accordance with whichArticle of the Constitution of India?

A. Article 85 (1)(b)

B. Article 85 (2)(a)

C. Article 85 (1)

D. Article 85 (2)(b)

Ans. D

Q.86) Who on 14 May 2014 won the Cricket Club of India (CCI) Classic Billiards andSnooker tournament?

A. Aditya Mehta

B. Devendra Joshi

C. Geet Sethi

D. Pankaj Advani

Ans. D

Q.87) The Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India on 13 May 2014submitted its report to Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Committee was headed by

A. P J Nayak

B. Bimal Jalan

C. Aditya Puri

D. C Rangarajan

Ans. A


Q.88) Which party emerged as the third largest party in the recently declared results ofGeneral Election 2014?

A. Indian National Congress

B. Bahujan Samaj Party

C. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

D. Trinamool Congress

Ans. C

Q.89) Name the founder of Leela Group of Hotels, who died on 17 May 2014 in Mumbai atthe age of 91.

A. Captain Krishna Nair

B. Captain G Gopinath

C. N Krishna Moorthy

D. Vikas Seth

Ans. A

Q.90) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh submitted his resignation to the President of Indiaon 17 May 2014. In this context, who was the longest serving Prime Minister of India?

A. Indira Gandhi

B. Jawahar Lal Nehru

C. Manmohan Singh

D. Gulzari Lal Nanda

Ans. B

Q.91) Which two companies of the World settled the long-running patent war overSmartphone on 16 May 2014?


A. Apple and Samsung

B. Apple and Google

C. Google and Samsung

D. Samsung and Sony Ericsson

Ans. B

Q.92) Recently European Court asked which search engine to amend some of its searchresults at the request of ordinary people when they show links to outdated, irrelevantinformation?

A. Google search engine

B. Netscape Navigator

C. Yahoo

D. Internet Explorer

Ans. A

Q.93) During the Russian President Vladimir Putin visit to China, China on 21 May 2014signed with Russia a deal of 30 years to buy natural gas at the cost of

A. 400 million US dollars

B. 383 million US dollars

C. 400 billion US dollars

D. 543 billion US dollars

Ans. C

Q.94) China on 19 May 2014 set up a 1.6 billion dollars fund to revive an ancient maritimetrade route going through India. In this context, which Indian city does fall on map ofancient maritime silk trade route?


A. Mumbai

B. Vishakhapatnam

C. Kolkata

D. Kochi

Ans. C

Q.95) Who has been appointed as the new chief minister of Odisha on 21 May 2014?

A. Naveen Patnaik

B. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

C. Surendra Mohanty

D. Satchidananda Dalal

Ans. A

Q.96) Name the country which recently launched two postage stamps to pay tribute to the100 years of Indian cinema?

A. Russia

B. Brazil

C. United States of America

D. United Kingdom

Ans. B

Q.97) Two postage stamps were released in Brasilia to observe the completion of 100 yearsof Indian cinema. Name the Indian graphic designer who designed the postage stamps?

A. Anand Jyothi

B. Ashok Tomar


C. Satya Raj

D. Carina Bini Palackapilly

Ans. C

Q.98) Anandiben Patel, who was sworn-in as the first woman and overall 15th ChiefMinister of Gujarat on 22 May 2014 as the successor of Narendra Modi was servingGujarat on which portfolio under the Narendra Modi government?

A. Revenue

B. Agriculture

C. Energy and Petrochemicals

D. Forest and Environment

Ans. A

Q.99) World Turtle Day is observed on

A. 20 May

B. 21 May

C. 22 May

D. 23 May

Ans. D

Q.100) Name the organization that observed World Turtle Day for the first time

A. Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia

B. Sea Turtle

C. Marinerio

D. American Tortoise Rescue


Ans. D

Q.101) President of India on 20 May 2014 appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerof India. He appointed Modi as the Prime Minister in accordance to which Article ofConstitution of India?

A. Article 73 (1)

B. Article 75 (1)

C. Article 78 (a)

D. Article 79

Ans. B

Q.102) Bhasha Shahid Diwas or Language Martyrs Day was observed on 19 May 2014 in aNorth East State of India. Name the State?

A. Manipur

B. Assam

C. Meghalaya

D. Sikkim

Ans. B

Q.103) Name the Chief Minister of Bihar who took oath on 20 May 2014?

A. Nitish Kumar

B. Sharad Yadav

C. Jitan Ram Manjhi

D. Sushil Modi

Ans. C


Q.104) Name the High Court which recently in its historic judgement said that thenationals of Bangladesh, who settled in the state before 24 March 1971 should be treated asIndians and they should be enrolled in the voters list

A. Meghalaya High Court

B. Manipur High Court

C. Guwahati High Court

D. Kolkata High Court

Ans. A

Q.105) Meghalaya High Court recently pronounced that a Bangladeshi national who cameto the state prior to 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians. Which of the followingstatement is/are the reasons cited by the court for the judgement?I. It might demographically alter the population of India threatening internal securityII. The two countries have agreed that who should be allowed to stay and who should bedeported back to BangladeshIII. Only because these refugees were born in IndiaIV. None of the above

A. Only Statement IV is right

B. Only Statement II is right

C. Statements I and III is right

D. Statements II and III are right

Ans. B

Q.106) Name the State which on 21 May 2014 scrapped its new Recruitment Policy, 2011after the debacle in the 16th Lok Sabha election 2014?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Jammu and Kashmir

C. Assam

D. Maharashtra


Ans. B

Q.107) Name the F1 world champion who died recently and held the record of winning theFormula-1 in a car that was designed, built and driven by him and also carried his name?

A. Michael Schumacher

B. Graham Hill

C. Jackie Stewart

D. Jack Brabham

Ans. D

Q.108) Name the two gases those were added in the list of prohibited substances of WADAon 18 May 2014?

A. Xenon and Nitrogen Gases

B. Argon and Silicate Gases

C. Xenon and Argon Gases

D. Silicate and Nitrogen Gases

Ans. C

Q.109) Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) on 19 May 2014 upheld a penalty of 630crore rupees imposed on a company. Name the company.

A. DLF

B. Ambrapali

C. Corpxcel

D. Antilia

Ans. A

Q.110) Name the person who on 21 May 2014 was selected to head ONGC Videsh Ltd asthe Managing Director by Public Enterprises Selection Board.


A. Vikas Tayal

B. Shashi Shanker

C. Dinesh K Sarraf

D. Narendra Kumar Verma

Ans. D

Q.111) Name the country, where its army on 19 May 2014 declared martial law amidpolitical crisis to preserve law and order in the country

A. Malaysia

B. Thailand

C. Syria

D. Vietnam

Ans. B

Q.112) Name the bank that was included in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank ofIndia (RBI) Act, 1934 on 21 May 2014.

A. Neelachal Gramya Bank

B. Bharatiya Mahila Bank

C. Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank

D. Purvanchal Gramin Bank

Ans. B

Q.113) The International agency of France on 22 May 2014 extended Line of Credit (LoC)of 100 million euro to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) forutilizing the financing of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects in India. Namethe agency?


A. Renewable Energy Agency of France

B. French Agency for Development

C. Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

D. None of these

Ans. B

Q.114) What was the combined market cap of Indian Stock Market on 20 May 2014?

A. 2 trillion US dollar

B. 1 trillion US dollar

C. 1.42 trillion US dollar

D. 2.5 trillion US dollar

Ans. C

Q.115) The heritage site Rani ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) of India will be digitallyrecreated in Scotland, United Kingdom as part of the project called The Scottish Ten.Where is Rani ki Vav located?

A. Maharashtra

B. Punjab

C. Rajasthan

D. Gujarat

Ans. D

Q.116) Which Project on 21 May 2014 under Department of Electronics and InformationTechnology (DeitY) won the United Nations Public Service Award 2014?

A. Project Mobile Seva

B. Project Arrow


C. Project Sailor

D. None

Ans. A

Q.117) Who won the National Geographic Bee award 2014 on 21 May 2014?

A. Akhil Rekulapelli

B. Ameya Mujumdar

C. Tuvya Bergson

D. Michael Majumdar

Ans. A

Q.118) Which State Government recently resumed Olive Ridley Conservation Programmeafter 25 years?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Odisha

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Maharashtra

Ans. C

Q.119) Spain on 22 May 2014 suspended bull fight festival after matadors got injured bybulls. What is the name of the bull fight festival that was suspended?

A. San Isidro Festival

B. Semana Santa Festival

C. Castellon de la Plana Festival

D. Feria de Magdalena Festival

Ans. B


Q.120) Which country on 25 May 2014 has become the top source of FDI into India?

A. Mauritius

B. Singapore

C. USA

D. France

Ans. B

Q.121) Who won the Presidential elections of Ukraine held on 25 May 2014?

A. Petro Poroshenko

B. Yulia Tymoshenko

C. Viktor Yanukovych

D. Robert Viktor

Ans. A


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Current Affairs May 2014