June 2014 – CLATGyan Mock General Knowledge Set

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1. PSLV put which navigation satellite into orbit in the early part of 2014?





2. For how many Indian rupees was INS Vikrant sold for?





3. India is the world’s ___ largest online market in terms of internet user base





4. India and ____ sign pact on units 3 and 4 of Kudankulam power plant.





5. What was the landmark recognition by the SC, relating to the NALSA Judgement?





6. How many Indian birds have been discovered as endangered out of 100, by the Zoological Society of London, and Yale University?





7. Where did UN send troops where violence between Christians and Muslims has triggered fears of genocide? – Resolution submitted by France.





8. A recent landmark judgement pertaining to which social issue was given by the Phillipines Top Court?-





9. Where in Venezuela did protests erupt, starting the political turmoil?





10. Who was elected as the Leader of North Korea?





11. What was the landmark judgement of an Italian court in Tuscany?





12. Which prime minister of South Korea resigned over taking blame for the ferry disaster in April and was re-elected in June?





13. Libya’s interim PM resigned because of an armed attack on his family. Who?





14. Who won the Hungarian Prime ministerial elections?





15. Alternate Executive Director at IMF, appointed by Obama –





16. Who is India’s new Navy Chief?





17. Who was the Paralympic champion who was in the news for killing his lover?





18. Cinematographer who passed away, Dada Sahib Phalke awardee, renowned for breathtaking images in Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam, etc –





19. Nobel Prize winner for One Hundred Years of Solitude, who passed away –





20. Best Feature Film in 61st National Film Awards was awarded to?





21. Which Indian was selected for the Knight Grand Cross of Britain Award?





22. Which famous Indian poet was honoured in the UK Parliament, in 2014?





23. Who has been crowned as Miss India 2014?





24. Who won the Date Alex Lee Award, given by the Asian Squash Federation?





25. Which was adjudged the best film in the 15th IIFA awards?





26. Who won the Asian award for 2014, for outstanding achievement in sports?





27. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 2014?





28. Who is the champion of the Paris Marathon of 2014?





29. Who won the men-singles in the Asian Badminton Championships?





30. Chairman of the Committee to review Motor Vehicles Laws implementation?





31. Name the 41st Chief Justice of India.





32. Devendra Pathak is the Director General of?





33. How many individuals have been honoured with the 2014 “Goldman Environmental Prize”?





34. Winner of the Malaysian Open Golf Title?





35. Who is sworn in as the President of El Salvador?





36. Which village was declared as India’s ‘first tobacco-free’ village?





37. Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana?





38. Which country became the 19th member of the Eurozone?





39. Who was elected as the Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha?





40. Who assumed office as the 5th President of Ukraine?





41. Who was appointed as the Solicitor General of India?





42. Who recently became a permanent signatory to Washington Accord that seeks to promote mobility and quality assurance of engineers across international boundaries?





43. Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the new :





44. Who was chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2013 on 20 June 2014?





45. India is ranked at ___ position out of 162 countries in the Global Peace Index 2014.





46. The 38th session of the World Heritage Committee was held in?





47. Union Government granted Navratna status to?





48. Which college became the first college in India to include the category of third gender in its application forms for academic programs?





49. Indian pistol shooter ___ ranked No. 1 in the world





50. The 11th century stepwell _____, Gujarat, was included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites List.









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