Current Affairs (July 1 to 7) Bit bank.pdf

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1. William Hague visited India in July 2014. He is the Foreign Secretary

of?

1) UK 2) USA

3) Netherlands 4) Germany

2. Who regained the Wimbledon men's singles tennis title on July 6,

2014?

1) Rafael Nadal 2) Novak Djokovic

3) Andy Murray 4) None of these

3. Who Won the British Grand Prix Formula one car racing on July 6,

2014?

1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Valtteri Bottas

3) Daniel Ricciardo 4) Jenson Button

4. Eduard Shevardnadze died on July 7, 2014. He was the President of -

1) Ukaraine 2) Belarus

3) Russia 4) Georgia

5. The 2014 Wimbledon Women's singles tennis champion belongs to

which of the following countries?

1) Italy 2) Canada

3) Czech Republic 4) Russia

6. Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal was transferred to which of the

following states in July 2014?

1) Meghalaya 2) Kerala

3) Odisha 4) Mizoram

7. Vakkom Purushothaman was appointed as Governor of -

1) Nagaland 2) Tamil Nadu

3) Odisha 4) Goa


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8. Who won the gold medal in Pole Vault at the Paris Diamond League

on July 5, 2014?

1) Kevin Menaldo 2) Piotr Lisek

3) Renaud Lavillenie 4) None of these

9. Who was appointed as the head of a high-level panel on power revamp

– ‘‘Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and

Renewable Energy’’?

1) Suresh Prabhu 2) Pratyush Sinha

3) Anil Bajpai 4) Partha Bhattacharya

10. K. Shanmugam visited India on July 1, 2014. He is the Foreign Affairs

and Law Minister of which of the following countries?

1) Malaysia 2) Singapore

3) Indonesia 4) Mauritius

11. Tapas Pal has apologised for his deeply insensitive statements. He is a

Member of Parliament of which of the following political parties?

1) Congress 2) CPI (Marxist)

3) Trinamool Congress 4) Rashtriya Janata dal

12. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to stand for the Presidency in August

elections. Currently he is the Prime minister of which of the following

countries?

1) Syria 2) Turkey

3) Iran 4) Yemen

13. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld the

controversial burqa ban of which of the following countries on July 1,

2014?

1) Italy 2) Poland

3) Germany 4) France

15. Which of the following banks launched six digital branches on July 1,

2014 which one primarily targeted at serving the youth?

1) Bank of Baroda 2) State Bank of India

3) Indian Bank 4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank


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16. As per instructions of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, how many

villages should connected by broadband by end of this year?

1) 50,000 2) 75,000

3) 1,00,000 4) 1,25,000

17. Lou Vincent publicly confessed his role in match-fixing and was

immediately banned for life by the Champions League Twenty20. Lou

Vincent played 23 tests for-

1) England 2) West Indies

3) Australia 4) New Zealand

18. Who was ranked world No.1 in men's air pistol in the latest list

released by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)?

1) Jitu Rai 2) Gagan Narang

3) Prakash Nanjappa 4) Vijay kumar

19. The cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the

inclusion of which of the following under the purview of stock holding

limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1992?

1) Onion 2) Potato

3) Tomato 4) Both 1 and 2

20. With over 100 million users which is the second largest market for

Facebook after the USA?

1) China 2) India

3) Indonesia 4) Germany

21. Which is the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate

access to Published works for persons who are visually impaired?

1) USA 2) Switzerland

3) India 4) Norway

22. The chief operating officer of Facebook visited India in the first week

of July, Name her -

1) Ginni Rometty 2) Mariss Mayer

3) Mary Barra 4) Sheryl Sandberg


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23. Who won the Wimbledon Women's singles tennis title on July5, 2014?

1) Petra Kvitova 2) Engenie Bouchard

3) Simona Halep 4) Lucie Safarova

24. Narendra Modi inaugurated a 240 MW hydroelectric power plant by

the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation in Uri in which of the

following states in July 2014?

1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Punjab

3) Haryana 4) Jammu Kashmir

25. Bharat Vir Wanchoo resigned as the Governor of which of the

following states on July 4, 2014?

1) West Bengal 2) Haryana

3) Goa 4) Jammu Kashmir

26. Who won the Wimbledon men's doubles tennis title in July 2014?

1) Vasek Pospisil & Jack Sock

2) Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek

3) Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan

4) Michael Llodra & Nicolas Mahut

27. Which of the following pairs won the 2014 Wimbledon women's

doubles tennis title?

1) Sara Errani & Roberta Vinli

2) Andrea Hlavackova & Zheng Jie

3) Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic

4) Andrea Petkovic & Magdalena Rybarikova

28. Which of the following teams became the first team in history to reach

four consecutive semifinals of the FIFA world cup in July 4, 2014?

1) Argentina 2) Germany

3) Brazil 4) Netherlands

29. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed which of the following

governments to resolve the rehabilitation issues of persons displaced

by the Maheshwar dam project?

1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh


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3) Odisha 4) Karnataka

30. Universal Sompo General Insurance Company has entered into a tie

with which of the following banks?

1) Bank of Maharashtra 2) Punjab National Bank

3) Dena Bank 4) Sate Bank of Mysore

31. Viswanathan Anand has been chosen for ‘Order of Friendship’ award

which is given by?

1) Spain 2) Norway

2) Israel 4) Russia

32. Which of the following footballers from Brazil was injured severely in

quarterfinal match of the 2014 FIFA world cup against Colombia?

1) Thiago Silva 2) David Luiz

3) Neymar 4) Paulinho

33. July 1 is celebrated every year as -

1) Engineers day 2) Mathematics day

3) Doctors day 4) Farmers day

34. Who won the 2014 Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis title on July 6,

2014?

1) Nenad Zimonjic & Samantha Stosur

2) Max Mirnyi & Hao Ching chan

3) Daniel Nestor & Kristina Mladenovic

4) Aisam Qureshi & Vera Dushevina

35. Who was the runner-up in the 2014 Wimbledon men's singles tennis

championship?

1) Milos Raonic 2) Stanislas Wawrinka

3) Radek Stepanek 4) Roger Federer

36. The Rajya Sabha passed the National Institute of design Bill 2013 on

July 7, 2014. The National Institute of design (NID) is in -

1) Ahmadabad 2) Mumbai

3) Pune 4) New Delhi


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37. Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva was given additional charge of

which of the following states in July 2014?

1) Gujarat 2) Goa

3) Both 1 and 2 4) None of these

38. Granville Austin passed away in Washington D.C. on July 6, 2014. He

was a renowned -

1) Hollywood actor 2) Journalist

3) Sculptor 4) Scholar of Indian constitutions

39. Who is the author of the book ‘‘Meetings with Remarkable Women’’?

1) Jaswant Singh 2) Karan Singh

3) Prashant Jha 4) Natwar Singh

40. Who announced the launch of the Champions Tennis League (CTC) in

India on July 7, 2014?

1) Ramesh Krishnan 2) Mahesh Bhupathi

3) Vijay Amritraj 4) Leander Paes

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