[1] Who was appointed as Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)?
Ans – Yellapragada Sudharshan Rao
[2] Who won won the 2014 German Grand Prix?
Ans – Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany
[3] Who ranked 67 in World Golf Ranking which was released on 28 April 2014?
Ans – Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri
[4] Name the bank who launched a financing scheme for women fashion boutique owners?
Ans – State Bank of India (SBI)
[5] When is World Health Day observed across the world?
Ans – 7 April
[6] Who recieved the Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013?
Ans – Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
[7] Who Sworn-in as President of Malta?
Ans – Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca
[8] Name the Japanese national who was appointed as the Vice President of World Bank?
Ans – Hiroshi Naka
[9] Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal?
Ans – Justice BS Chauhan
[10] Who authoed a book entitled ‘A Stamp is Born’?
Ans – C. R. Pakrashi
[1] When is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed?
Ans – 29 May
[2] Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced on 29 May 2014 to buy 78 percent stake in Network18 Media and Investments for how much amount?
Ans – 4000 crore rupees.
[3] Name the two Indian-Americans who jointly won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Ans – Sriram J Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe
[4] Name the eminent Hindi writer who has been awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013?
Ans – Vishwanath Tripathi
[5] Who won Monaco Grand Prix of Formula One?
Ans – Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany
[6] When was Goa Day observed?
Ans – Goa observes 30 May as Goa Day. Goa became 25th State of the Indian Union on 30 May 1987 and this is 27th Statehood Day.
[7] Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
Ans – Dinesh Sarraf
[8] Who won the Protein Society’s Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge?
Ans – Madan Babu
[9] Who released a book titled Water, Peace and War – Confronting the Global Water Crisis?
Ans – Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari
[10] Who sworn as Italy’s Prime Minister at the Presidential palace?
Ans – Matteo Renzi