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Who was named as Indian captain for Hockey World Cup 2014 to be held in the Hague, Netherlands–

Sardar Singh

Four West African countries agreed to club together to wage war on Nigeria’s Islamic terrorist group Boko

Haram. The decision was made during a summit hosted by French President Francois Hollande in Paris, in

which the US, France, and the UK vowed to help Nigeria with intelligence. Which four West African

countries are these– Cameroon, Niger, Chad, and Benin

The Supreme Court constituted a new bench comprising of two judges to hear the Sahara case. This was

done after Justice J.S. Khehar rescued himself from hearing the matter while the other judge Justice K.S.

Radhakrishnan retired. Who are the two judges who constitute this new bench – Justice T.S. Thakur and

Justice A.K. Sikri

Sir Jack Brabham, who passed away at the age of 88, was a legend of which sports– Formula One (F1) car

racing

Which telecom and communications company is to acquire DirecTV, the top U.S. satellite TV operator, for

$48.5 billion, as announced – AT&T

An Egyptian Islamic preacher whose fiery sermons before and after 9/11 attracted extremists to his London

mosque was convicted in a trial that is expected to provide justice for the victims of a kidnapping in Yemen

more than a decade ago. What is the name of this convict– Mustafa Kamel Mustafa alias Abu Hamza

Who was elected as the first Chief Minister of the newly-formed state of Telangana – K Chandrasekhara

Rao

Who would take over as the first Chief Minister of Seemandhra, the residual state after carving out of

Telangana from Andhra Pradesh? – N. Chandra Babu Naidu

Navin Patnaik led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led Odisha state government returned to power for which term–

Fourth

Who was sworn in as the 8th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh – Nabam Tuki

C.P. Krishnan Nair, who passed away was founder of which famous hotel andresort chain in India? – Leela

Palaces, Hotels andResorts

Russi Mody, who passed away at the age of 96, headed which famous corporate company of the country? –

Tata Steel Ltd.

Which place of Turkey came to limelight for country’s worst-ever mine disaster in which more than 300

mine workers were killed? – Soma

Shares of state-run banks rose as much as 5% after an RBI panel report said that the Government should

reduce the holdings in PSU lenders to below 50%. Who headed this panel? – PJ Nayak

What is the name of World’s first ever electric aircraft that has successfully taken its maiden voyage

recently? – E-Fan

Which car belonging to Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) became the second to reach the milestone of 2.5 million

units sale recently? – Alto


Only two institutes from India made it to the prestigious Top 50 in the QS Asian University rankings that

were released during May 2014. Which institutes are these? – IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay

Which residence was ranked as the most expensive billionaire home in the world in Forbes list of the most

expensive homes in the world? –‘Antilia’,

What is the aggregate polling percentage for General Elections of 2014 which concluded in May 2014 with

the completion of ninth and final phase of voting? – 66.38%

Whose name was proposed by the Union Governmentas the next chief of the Indian Army – Lt. General

Dalbir Singh Suhag

What is the name of Mahatma Gandhi University Vice-Chancellor, who was dismissed from service and

thus became the first Vice-Chancellor in Kerala to be so removed by the Chancellor? – Dr. A.V. George

Which country was ranked as the cheapest among the major world economies in a latest report by

Germany’s Deutsche Bank? – India

A referendum for independence was held in which two pro-Russian eastern Ukrainian regions–Donetsk and

Luhansk

West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy announced his retirement from Test cricket, in a stunning

development after he was sacked as the West Indies captain. Who replaced Sammy as the new West Indian

cricket captain? – Denesh Ramdin

Caparo Group won the International Business of the Year award 2014 at the Asian Business

Awards Midlands in Birmingham. This group is founded by which industrialist of Indian origin? – Lord

Swaraj Paul

Who won the Spanish F1 Grand Prix 2014 – Lewis Hamilton

According to the Sunday Times Rich List published in May 2014, who edged out steel-baron Lakshmi

Niwas Mittal to emerge the richest people in the United Kingdom? – Hinduja Brothers

What is the name of the first-ever woman Additional Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),

who was restrained from discharging her duties by the Supreme Court – Archana Ramasundaram

N. Janardhana Reddy, who passed away was a former Chief Minister of which state? – Andhra Pradesh

The UN Security Council voted unanimously to establish a U.N. medal for “exceptional courage” in the

name of an unarmed U.N. peacekeeper from Senegal, who lost his life after saving hundreds of Rwandans

from death in the 1994 genocide. What was the name of this peacekeeper from Senegal? – Captain Mbaye

Diagne

India’s Adani Group got approval for a $15.46 billion coal mine development project in which state of

Australia recently? – Queensland

IPL franchisee Delhi Daredevils recently launched a co-branded cricket credit card in partnership with

which commercial bank? – The Ratnakar Bank Ltd


The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put on hold its decision to make Aadhaar-based biometric

authentication for transactions mandatory. The Supreme Court had earlier asked the government not to link

Aadhaar with any social benefit schemes and subsidies. What was the main reason for this decision of the

RBI? –Huge time taken for Aadhaar’s biometric authentication and high set up costs

Thailand went into a new phase of uncertainty as country’s Constitutional Court ordered Prime Minister

Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet ministers to step down. What was the reason given by the court for

this harsh order? – Yingluck Shinawatra acted illegally while transferring her national security head

What major relief was announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for takers of housing, auto and

personal loans? – It directed all the commercial banks not to levy any penalty on pre-payment of loans

under floating rate scheme that cover housing, auto as well as personal loans

Indian Naval Chief Admiral RK Dhowan announced that India’s largest warship – aircraft carrier INS

Vikramaditya is now operationally deployed. The 44,500-tonne aircraft carrier procured from Russia at a

cost of $2.33 billion had arrived in India in January this year. Where is the home-base of this aircraft carrier

situated? – Karwar, Karnataka

What is the name of the founder and former director of the scam-ridden National Spot Exchange Limited

(NSEL), who was arrested by the Mumbai police – Jignesh Shah

Which airline became the newest to have won an operating permit for airline services in India –AirAsia

India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the guidelines allowing minors to operate bank accounts

independently with a view to promote financial inclusion and bring uniformity in opening of such accounts

in banks. What is the prescribed age for minors to operate bank accounts, as announced by the RBI in this

guideline? – Above 10 years

The Supreme Court held that the government cannot impose mother tongue on linguistic minority for

imparting primary education. A bench of the apex court gave this order while hearing the

government orders of which state pertaining to this issue? – Karnataka

India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, which was headed for the scrap yard, got another breather from the

Supreme Court as it blocked the vessel’s journey to ignominy. This order was passed by the apex court on a

petition filed by a petitioner-activist. Who is he? –Kiran Paigankar

Who was the winner of Panama’s presidential election held – Juan Carlos Varela

Who was declared the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) after which RCA was

indefinitely suspended by the BCCI? – Lalit Modi

Who defeated five-time world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan to win the World

Snooker Championship– Mark Selby

Pakistan’s National Assembly approved a resolution to lift a ban on video-sharing website YouTube.

YouTube has been banned in Pakistan for how many times? – Three times


A high-level committee recommended recasting of the Index of Industrial Production and

(IIP) Wholesale Price Index (WPI) with an objective to present a more realistic picture of the economy. Who

is heading this high-level committee which recently submitted its report? –Saumitra Chaudhuri

Which Islamist militant group claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion attack that rocked the outskirts

of the Nigerian capital, Abuja – ‘Boko Haram’

Which passenger train derailed in Maharashtra’s Raigad district killing more than 18 passengers and injuring

over 150? – Diva-Sawantwadi Road Passenger

Who was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Libya– Ahmed Matiq

A California jury awarded Apple $119 million in a patent battle with Samsung over alleged copying of

smart phone features. This award was far less than what Apple had demanded and the jury made the victory

even smaller by finding that Apple illegally used one of Samsung’s patents. How much award was sought by

Apple? – $2.2 billion

30 people were killed within 36 hours in attack by Bodo militants in lower districts of Assam. Which were

the two most-affected districts? – Kokrajhar and Baksa

The Expert Committee to help develop a low-carbon growth strategy for India presented its report to the

Union Govt. Who is heading this 26-member committee? – Dr. Kirit Parikh

The Supreme Court reconstituted a panel (Special Investigation Team – SIT) to monitor the Union

government’s probe on black money. Who will head this SIT? – MB Shah, former judge

A woman was killed and at least 18 others were injured in twin blasts in an express train stationed at

Chennai Central railway station. Which train was this? – Bangalore-Guwahati Superfast Express

According to the latest data released by World Bank Group’s International Comparison Program (ICP),

India became the third largest economy in the world. This was a rapid climb for India as it was ranked at

10th spot in 2005. However, this ICP study was not based on evaluation of actual GDPs of countries. On

which basis was this ranking done by ICP? – On Purchasing Power Parity – PPP

Which Afro-Arabian country adopted a landmark new electoral law, which requires party lists for legislative

elections to be half women and half men? – Tunisia

Which university is the only Indian university from India to have been listed among the top 100 young

universities in the world for 2014 in the recently released study by London-based Times Higher Education

Magazine? – Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Who was recently appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Delhi-based Jamia Milia Islamia? –Prof. Talat

Ahmad

RBI released its monetary policy statement in which left the short-term lending rate and the cash reserve

ratios were unchanged. What was an important aspect associated with announcement of this policy

statement? – This was RBI’s first bimonthly monetary policy statement

Which communication satellite of India expired recently after being in the orbit for around ten-and-a-half

years? - INSAT-3E


Which country was forbidden from whale-hunting and grant of further whaling permits by the International

Court of Justice (ICJ) in its judgment? – Japan

Nancy Powell, who resigned as the Ambassador of the United States to India, was appointed Ambassador in

which year? – In 2012

Which government department of India was chosen for UN Environment Programmes (UNEP’s) prestigious

‘ECA Ozone Protection Award for Customs & Enforcement Officers’? - Directorate of Revenue

Intelligence

Who was appointed as the third arbitrator in the dispute between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the

petroleum ministry by the Supreme Court - James Spigelman

What is the name of the 14-year old Indian-American student who came to limelight after he suggested to

the US government that it could save $136 million a year by simply switching fonts from Times New

Roman to Garamond in government printing? - Suvir Mirchandani

Who took over as the new Chairman of Tata group firm Trent Ltd - Noel N Tata

The Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle approval of bank licences to which two entitites – IDFC

Limited and Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited

The Finance Ministry released a draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) which focuses on raising more

revenue from high net worth individuals, while leaving the slabs unchanged for others. In this draft high slab

of income-tax has been proposed for individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) belonging to ‘super-

rich’ category. What is the criterion of income for this ‘super-rich’ category? – Annual income above Rs.

10 crore

What is the proposed tax slab for super-rich individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) inthe draft of

the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) – 35%

What is the proposed additional tax on those earning over Rs 1 crore through dividend income in the draft of

the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) – 10%

According to the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) findings for 2011-12, which state of India had the

maximum number of factories –Tamil Nadu

Oil Ministry recently rejected British energy major BP plc’s application for which category of fuel market,

for which the company had submitted its application through BP Explorer (Alpha) Ltd during December

2013 – Aviation Fuel market or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) market

What is the approximate number of US citizens who signed up for President Barack Obama’s highly

ambitious health care programme? 7.1 million

Which countries highest court gave official recognition to a third category of sex other than male or female?

– Australia

Which firm became the first Indian retail e-commerce to file for an initial public offering (IPO) on

NASDAQ and to be listed on this US stock exchange? – HomeShop18

Who was appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? – R. Gandhi


The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) stated that the number of Syrian refugees

in Lebanon has reached a new milestone mark. The UNHCR also called it a devastating milestone for the

tiny Arab country with depleted resources and an explosive sectarian mix of its own. What milestone is this?

– 1 million

Which international drug manufacturer took Indian firm Biocon to court for allegedly infringing the patent

on one of its diabetes drug? –Novartis AG

Union Minister K. Sambasiva Rao, who tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister, was holding which

portfolio? – Union Textiles Minister

Which internationally-renowned tracking system made its debut in Indian badminton circuit at the on-going

India Open Super Series in New Delhi? – Hawk-Eye technology

Who is heading the 5-member committee constituted to recommend a site for the capital of successor state

of Andhra Pradesh following the formation of Telangana? –K. Sivaramakrishnan

An Indian rocket carrying the country’s second navigation satellite, IRNSS-1B, successfully placed this

satellite in earth’s orbit. What is the name of the ISRO rocket which took IRNSS-1B into space? – PSLV-

C24

What is the name of the Indian-American who was nominated by US President Barack Obama to a key

administration post as the US Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? –

Sunil Sabharwal

What is the name of the CEO and co-founder of Mozilla (which makes the popular Firefox web-browser),

who resigned recently following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California? – Brendan

Eich

A vast liquid ocean was found on which moon of Saturn by NASA’s Cassini probe as published by

‘Science’ magazine? –‘Enceladus’

What is the name of the Prime Minister of Hungary who was declared victorious in the Hungarian

parliamentary election? - Viktor Orban

Approximately how much amount worth of tax evasions was detected during fiscal-year 2013- 14 by the

Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI)? – Rs. 8,000 crore

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves soared by $5.03 billion to $303.67 billion for the week ended 28

march 2014. What was the last time when the reserves were over the $300 billion mark? – December 2011

Who was crowned as the new Miss India in the 51st Femina Miss India contest, which culminated in April

2014 at Mumbai? - Koyal Rana Jaipur

Which country won the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2014, final of which was played in April 2014? .

Australia

Which company will acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for $3.2 billion, as announced by the two

companies? – Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited


Who gave Sahara Force India team its second podium finish by coming third in the Formula 1 Bahrain

Grand Prix 2014? - Sergio Perez of Mexico

Who won the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2014 title? - Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) for Mercedes Team

What is the name of the biblical epic movie which was banned by Malaysia and Indonesia for its visual

depiction of the prophet? – ‘Noah’

Which two international cement companies announced their merger, which would now create world’s

largest cement manufacturing company? – Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge of France

In an important decision, the Union Govt. decided to allow use of bulls in south India’s famous ‘Jallikattu’

festivals by amending the list of animals prohibited from being trained for performances. While allowing the

use of bulls in Jallikattu, the govt. emphasized on the historic, cultural and religious significance of the

event. Jallikattu festival is held in which South-Indian state? – Tamil Nadu

Indian Navy during April 2014 sold its now decommissioned first aircraft carrier ship to a ship-breaking

company of Mumbai for Rs. 63.2 crore. What is the name of this iconic ship which was commissioned into

the India Navy in 1961 and was decommissioned in 1997? – INS Vikrant

What is the name of the Venezuelan daredevil who during April 2014 set a new Guinness record for

skydiving 14,000 feet with world’s smallest parachute? Ernesto Gainza

Who won the men’s singles title of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Badminton 2014? – Lee Chong Wei of

Malaysia

What is the name of a new tool launched by Internet giant Google as part of its elections portal offering

which will give citizens access to relevant information about political candidates contesting from their

constituency and their incumbent Member of Parliament? –‘Know your candidate’

Who took over as the new Chairman of software industry association NASSCOM? – R Chandrasekaran

Which North-eastern state capital became the second in the region to have rail-connectivity? –Itanagar

Which English Premier League club was denied the permission to change its name by the Football

Association Council (FAC)? – Hull City

Which Indian brand was the only Indian retail brand to be listed in the 30 Best Retail Brands in Asia Pacific

of the prestigious Inter brand’s Best Retail Brands list for 2013? – Tanishq

What is the name of the famous character featured in the iconic Archie Comics, whose character will end in

the forthcoming issue of this comic as announced? – Archie Andrews

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha appointed as the next Chief Justice of India, who will succeed Justice

Sathasivam, will be …………….Chief Justice of India? – 41st

How much amount was collected by India’s largest banking group the State Bank of India (SBI) recently in

overseas debt sale through a dual tranche bond programme, which make it the largest ever offering from a

domestic issuer? - $1.25 billion

What is the name of the deadly virus for which the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-

In) issued an advisory to all Internet users in the country? ‘Heartbleed’


Which leading banking luminary was appointed as the special advisor of the interim President of BCCI-IPL

Sunil Gavaskar? – Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC

British telecom major Vodafone Group took full control of its Indian unit by buying the remaining 10.97%

stake in the unit. This stake was acquired from which enterprise? - Piramal Enterprises

Which international financial institution completed its first global rupee bond programme worth $ 1 billion?

- International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Renowned poet-lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar was selected for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award

for 2013. He would be 45th recipient of this award. What is the real name of Gulzar? – Sampooran Singh

Kalra

India retained the top spot in the world in foreign exchange remittances from its migratory workforce during

2013. How much remittance was received by India during the year? – $70 billion (India was followed by

China ($60 billion), Philippines ($25 billion)

According to a series of papers published recently in the ‘Lancet Oncology’ journal, what is the reason for 40% of all types of cancers in India? – Tobacco use Which un seeded player shocked badminton’s world number one Lee Chong Wei to win the Singapore Open title for 2014? –Simon Santoso of Indonesia Indian Navy’s decommissioned submarine INS Vagli would be established as a permanent exhibit at which historic town of Tamil Nadu? Mamallapuram Who became the 5th Indian-born person to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize? –Vijay Seshadri In a landmark judgement the Supreme Court gave the recognition of ‘third gender’ to trans genders and asked the Centre to treat trans genders as “socially and economically backward” so as to enable them to get reservations in jobs and education. This ruling was given on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by which entity? – The National Legal Services Authority – NALSA A new round of India-China Strategic Dialogue was held at Beijing between Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin. The talks aimed at maintaining the momentum of India-China relations and implementing agreements reached at the leadership level. These talks were which round of the India-China Strategic Dialogue series? – 6th Who was appointed the new Finance Secretary? – Arvind Mayaram Which team won the National T20 title for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy? –Baroda What is the title of the book written by former Coal Secretary P.C. Parakh in which he claimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s inability to take on vested interests led to the coal block row? – “Crusader or Conspirator: Coalgate and other truths” Usha International, the leading household consumer durables company, has become the official partners of which franchisee team for the 7th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL)? –Mumbai Indians Which member of the Commonwealth organisation recently announced its decision to withhold funding to the Commonwealth Secretariat, pointing to the Secretariat’s silence on alleged war crimes and rights abuse in Sri Lanka? –Canada


New Chief of the Indian Navy: Robin K Dhowan – 22nd Which film was selected as the Best Film for 61st National Film Awards announced? – “Ship of Theseus” Which noted director was the Chairman of the 11-member 61st National Film Awards selection committee which announced the winners? – Saeed Akhtar Mirza Pakistan became the fourth country to publish ‘name and shame’ tax directory in a bid to embarrass tax evaders. Cash-strapped Pakistan published its first tax directory showing income tax details of all its registered taxpayers. Which are the other three countries who already follow this practice? – Sweden, Finland and Norway With the implementation of new Companies Act, a majority of the top 200 listed companies will need to change their auditors over the next three years. According to the new Companies Act, it is now mandatory for the companies to change their auditors after how many years? – 10 years U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law that allows Washington to deny visas to anyone (including United Nations envoys) who has engaged in terrorist acts against the United States. This law would apparently deny a visa to Iran’s designated ambassador to the New York-based United Nations. What is the name of this Iranian diplomat? – Hamid Abutalebi Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel Prize winning Latin-American author, who passed away, was citizen of which Latin American country? – Colombia In a surprising development Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced backing out from hosting the Asian Games of 2019. Which Vietnamese city was to host the 18th edition of Asian Games? – Hanoi What is the name of Indian Navy’s Vice-Admiral, who put in his papers seeking voluntary retirement after his junior Admiral RK Dhowan superseded him to take over as Navy chief? – Shekhar Sinha What is the date for providing permanent or universal account numbers (UAN) to subscribers of retirement fund body Employees. Provident Fund Organisation.s (EPFO) as stated by the body recently? 15 October 2014 Who won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix? – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton Noted Indian woman squash player Joshna Chinappa defeated Australia’s former world champion Rachael Grinham in the final of which inaugural tournament to win the title? –Richmond Open Which international Drug Company announced a multi-billion dollar revamp plan in which it will swap assets with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and will sell some business to Eli Lilly? – Novartis AG Which state has achieved the highest rate of increase in the number of electors in the country in the past five years as stated in the electoral data released early this year? – Tamil Nadu Which football club recently created history by winning the I-League title in their debut season? – Bengaluru FC What is the name of NASA’s Moon probe which recently crashed into the lunar surface thus closing the six-month mission? – Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer – LADEE


What is the new name of leading confectionary and chocolate manufacturer Cadbury India Limited which was adopted by the company recently? – Mondelez India Foods Ltd. What was the name of the naval exercise conducted by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to celebrate 65th anniversary of its Navy in which naval ships from India and Pakistan also participated? – ‘Maritime Cooperation – 2014’ The Supreme Court set up a four-member committee for framing guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by the government and its authorities in giving advertisements in newspapers and television to get political mileage. The court ruled that substantive guidelines are needed to regulate such advertisements at the cost of public exchequer. The order to constitute this committee was passed while the apex court heard a public interest litigation (PIL) by two NGOs. Which two NGOs are these? – Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) What is the name given to the newest mineral discovered recently in Australia? – ‘Putnisite’ Indian Air Force (IAF) has initiated a project for DNA profiling of its personnel, selecting a high-risk group of air crew that undertakes dangerous missions for the first round. Under this project the DNA samples of nearly 2,500 crew members who face potential threat to life during everyday operations are being collected. A database of the DNA records will be established at which place? – Pune Sherpa guides, who assist in undertaking summit expeditions to Mt. Everest in Nepal, started the boycott of climbing season for 2014. These guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest’s base camp. What is the reason for their boycott? To honour the death of 16 of their colleagues who were killed in the deadliest avalanche ever recorded on the mountain Supreme Court constituted a 5-member committee to look after the administration of Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. With this the main trustee of the temple was asked to hand over the keys to all secret vaults to the new committee. This order was given based on a report by which famous lawyer, in which it was alleged that the trustees had failed very miserably in bringing transparency in managing the affairs of the temple? – Gopal Subramaniam Who took over as the head of 5-member temple administration committee of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram? – K.P. Indira NTT Docomo recently announced its decision to exit the Indian telecom market by selling its entire stake in its Indian joint-venture partner Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL). The two entities were operating in the Indian market with the Tata Docomo brand name. NTT Docomo is which country’s No.1 telecom company? – Japan The South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won offered to resign over which issue? – After criticism of the government’s response to the ferry disaster Microsoft completed the acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services business. The deal, which was announced in September 2013 means Nokia’s mobile business has become a subsidiary of Microsoft. What is the name of this subsidiary? – ‘Nokia Mobile’ Which country was rated lowest for average internet speed in the Asia Pacific region in a recently conducted study done by US firm Akamai? – India


Which country overtook Mauritius as the top gateway of money being brought in by overseas investors through the foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indian markets? – The United States The United States signed Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement with which country, which would give American forces temporary access to selected military camps and allow them to preposition fighter jets and ships? –The Philippines The 15th edition of IIFA was held from 24 to 26 April 2016 at – Tampa Bay, Florida Which two former Popes were declared Saints by the Pope Francis at the Vatican? – John XXIII and John Paul II The International Olympic Committee (IOC) entered into a historic agreement with which organisation to use the power of sports to promote peace and economic development? – The United Nations – UN Which India-born business leader was appointed as the new CEO and President of Nokia? – Rejeev Suri Three leading mobile operators got relief from the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) after it allowed intra-circle roaming deals for 3G services. The Department of Telecom had issued orders in March 2013 to stop 3G services in circles where these operators did not have spectrum. Which three operators are these? – Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafon Which famous American bank came to news recently for miscalculating a measure of the capital on its books which reduced its capital level by $4 billion? – Bank of America Approximately how many investors were lost by India’s mutual fund industry during the last financial year (2013-14) as disclosed in recently released SEBI data? – 33 lakh Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Norman Anil Kumar Browne was appointed India’s next Ambassador to which country? – Norway

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