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NATIONAL
| Name the Indian environmental activist who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize that is commonly called as the Green Nobel - | Ramesh Agrawal |
| The 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2014 was held in - | Tampa Bay, US |
| High Court of which State has restored the power of the RBI to decide the period after which a bad loan can be called a Non-Performing Asset (NPA)? - | Gujarat |
| The Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) decided to allow the use of _______________ during flights. - | Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) |
| SC ordered special audit of the property of Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple under the supervision of - | former CAG Vinod Rai |
| Who was appointed by Union Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) as India's first Ambassador to Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)- | Suresh Kumar Reddy |
| Name the IPL Chairman and Congress leader who took oath as Rajya Sabha MP? - | Ranjib Biswal |
| Which company announced to change its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited? - | Cadbury India Limited |
| Who won the World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship at Leeds, Britain by defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus? - | Chitra Magimairaj |
| Name the State in which the Supreme Court of India lifted the 19 month old ban on mining. The ban was imposed in September 2012 to curb illegal mining. - | Goa |
| Name the Karnataka musician who was selected for M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014 - | Mathangi Sathyamurthy |
| The Supreme Court held that the retirement benefits of the judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court drawn from the Bar must be same with the judges from - | subordinate courts |
| Name the US Ambassador to India who resigned recently - | Nancy Powell |
| Which country announced Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan for more than 15000 crore rupees for 5 Indian Projects - | Japan |
| The RBI has capped the Ways and Means Advances limit for the first half of the new financial year 2014-15 for Union Government at - | 35000 crore rupees |
| The RBI in its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2014-15 directed banks not to impose penal charges for non-maintenance of - | minimum balance |
| The RBI has granted in-principle approvals to start new banks in India to - | IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd |
| The Communication Satellite which was decommissioned by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - | INSAT-3E |
| Which Bollywood star was selected by the Election Commission as its national icon for the Lok Sabha Election 2014 - | Aamir Khan |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation approved a new airline of - | Tata and Singapore Airlines (SIA) |
| The Reserve Bank of India adopted the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the key measure of - | Inflation |
| Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013 was given to - | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) |
| Who was appointed as new Director General of BSF - | IPS officer D K Pathak |
| Who was appointed as Deputy Governor of RBI - | R Gandhi |
| Famous Hindu festival of Gangaur was celebrated in - | Rajasthan |
| Which country defeated India in the final match to win the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 - | Sri Lanka |
| Who won the title of fbb Femina Miss India 2014 - | Koyal Rana |
| Winner of 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) - | Punjab |
| Indian Shooter who has become World No. 1 in the 10 meter air pistol event - | Heena Sindhu |
| Which north-eastern state of India received its first passenger train putting it on the railway map of India - | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Name the decommissioned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy which was sold for 60 crore rupees to IB Commercial Pvt Ltd - | INS Vikrant |
| 1st Indian cricketer to be on cover page of 151st edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack - | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Stone-age tribes of Andaman and Nicobar island who casted their votes for the first time in Lok Sabha election? - | Shompens |
| Who was appointed as next Chief Justice of India? - | Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha |
| Legendary poet who was selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013? - | Gulzar |
| Who is the author of the book "The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh" - | Sanjaya Baru |
| The Union Home Ministry approved the recruitment of young women as combat officers in - | Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) |
| India became net steel exporter in 2013-14 after a gap of - | 6 years |
| Who was appointed as first women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court - | Justice G Rohini |
| Supreme Court recognised _______________ as the third category of sex - | Transgender |
| Name the India-born poet who has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems entitled "3 Sections"? - | Vijay Seshadri |
| Supreme Court has directed that woman employee of central government can get uninterrupted leave for ______ years for childcare - | 2 |
| How many medals India won at the 7th South Asia Judo Championship - | 12 |
| Name the Portal which was launched by the Indian Railways with an aim to improve energy efficiency in Indian Railways - | RAILSAVER |
| Name the author of the book "Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths"? - | P C Parakh |
| Authority which has established Sport Integrity Unit to investigate sports fraud cases - | Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) |
| Which film was selected as the Best feature film in the 61st National Film Awards for 2013? - | Ship of Theseus |
| Which place regained the world record for highest rainfall in 48 hours with 2493 millimeters? - | Cherrapunji |
| New Chairman of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) - | Narendra Kothari |
| As per Supreme Court directive who is empowered to audit the private telecom companies? - | Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) |
| Who was appointed as the 22nd Chief of Indian Navy - | Admiral R K Dhowan |
| First double-decker flyover of India was opened for public use in the State of - | Mumbai |
61st National Film Awards for 2013-
| Best Feature Film | Ship of Theseus |
| Best Actor | Raj Kumar for Shahid (Hindi) Suraj Venjaramoodu for Perariyathavar (Malyalam) |
| Best Actress | Geetanjali Thapa for Liar’s Dance (Hindi) |
| Best Direction | Hansal Mehta for film Shahid |
| Best Supporting Actor | Saurabh Shukla for Jolly LLB |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amruta Subhash for Astu (Marathi) Aida El-Kashef for Ship of Theseus |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Gulabi Gang |
| Best Children’s Film | Kaphal (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | Somnath Avghade for Fandry (Marathi) Sadhana for Thanga Meengal (Tamil) |
| Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director | Fandry (Marathi) |
| Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Thalaimuraigal (Tamil) |
| Special Jury Award | Yellow (Marathi) Miss Lovely (Hindi) |
INTERNATIONAL
| Who was appointed as President and CEO of Nokia Corporation - | Rajeev Suri |
| World Malaria Day was observed across the world on - | 25 April 2014 |
| International Mother Earth Day was observed across the world on - | 22 April 2014 |
| Which authority has ruled that the Japanese government must stop its whaling programme Jarpa II in the Antarctic Ocean - | UN's International Court of Justice |
| 14 year old boy (Indian-origin) suggested a way to US Government to save 400 million dollar by using Garamond font - | Suvir Mirchandani |
| New Prime Minister of France - | Manuel Valls |
| Satellite launched by Europe to monitor Earth for climate change and environmental damage - | Sentinel-1A |
| Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who was shot dead in Afghanistan - | Anja Niedringhaus |
| Which country won Women’s World Twenty20 Cup 2014 cup by defeating England - | Australia |
| World Health Day 2014 was observed across the world on - | 7 April 2014 |
| Who set a new Guinness record by skydiving using world's smallest parachute - | Ernesto Gainza |
| Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second consecutive four-year term - | Viktor Orban |
| Who is the winner of Bahrain Grand Prix F1 car racing? - | Lewis Hamilton |
| Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second consecutive term? - | Viktor Orban |
| Name the solar-powered plane which was unveiled in Switzerland - | Solar Impulse 2 |
| World Heritage Day was observed on - | 18 April 2014 |
| Gabriel Garcia Marquez who died recently was a - | A Nobel laureate |
| Name the Indian spiritual leader in honour of which a giant torch was unveiled in New York, USA. - | Chinmoy Kumar Ghose |
| Name the author of the book "Hard Choices" - | Hillary Rodham Clinton |
