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1. Luis Guillermo Solis became the new president of which of the following
South American countries in May 2014?
1) Costa Rica 2) Chile 3) Venezuela 4) Bolivia

2. Which party won the South African general election in May 2014?
1) Democratic Alliance 2) Economic freedom fighters
3) Congress of the people 4) African national congress

3. Ronnie O Sulivan was named player of the year on May 8, 2014 in which
of the following sports?
1) Golf 2) Snooker 3) Formula one 4) Table tennis

4. Denesh Ramdin was appointed captain of which of the following test
teams in May 2014?
1) Sri Lanka 2) New Zealand 3) Bangladesh 4) West Indies

5. MI 5 is the intelligence and security agency of-
1) USA 2) UK 3) Pakistan 4) Iran

6. Vikas Gowda of India won a silver medal in the IAAF diamond league
series in Doha on May 9, 2014 in which of the following events?
1) High jump 2) Triple jump
3) Javelin Throw 4) Discus Throw

7. Which West Indies cricketer retired from test cricket on May 9, 2014
after playing 38 tests?
1) Darren Sammy 2) Dwayne Bravo
3) Kieran pollard 4) Lendl Simmons


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8. Who won the womens singles tennis title at the Madrid open on may 11, 2014?
1) Maria Sharapova 2) Simona halep
3) Petra Kvitova 4) Agnieszka Radwanska

9. Didier Burkhalter is the president of?
1) Nigeria 2) Switzerland 3) Portugal 4) Brazil

10. Who was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Thailand in May 2014?
1) Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan 2) Charoon Intachan
3) Thawil pliensri 4) Phongthep Thepkanjana

11. Islamist militant group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls
recently in?
1) Nigeria 2) Sudan 3) South Sudan 4) Egypt

12. Which of the following is the aviation regulator in India?
1) FMC 2) AAI 3) DGCA 4) AOP

13. 5,600 year old tomb was unearthed in which of the following countries?
1) Egypt 2) Kenya 3) Uganda 4) Somalia

14. Indias first voter belongs to which of the following states?
1) Assam 2) Rajasthan 3) Haryana 4) Himachal Pradesh

15. Who became the first voter of the country when elections were held for
the first time in India on October 25, 1951 in Kinnaur?
1) Rishab Keshing 2) Ajay Rai
3) Shyam Saran Negi 4) D.D.Sharma

16. Which countrys constitutional court dismissed Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra for abuse of power in May 2014?
1) Vietnam 2) Thailand 3) Cambodia 4) Indonesia
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17. Who won the mens singles title at the Madrid open tennis tournament in
May 2014?
1) Rafael Nadal 2) Roberto Bautista
3) Kei Nishikori 4) Tommy Robredo

18. Which team won the 20
th
womens national football championships in
Golaghat, Assam on May 12, 2014?
1) Manipur 2) Delhi 3) Odisha 4) Jharkhand

19. Who emerged as Britains richest in the Sunday Times annual list of
the super rich which was released in May 2014?
1) Alisher Usmanov 2) Lakshmi Mittal
3) Hinduja Brothers 4) Swaraj Paul

20. Dalia Grybauskite is known as the Iron lady of-
1) Ukraine 2) Latvia 3) Estonia 4) Lithuania

21. Who won the formula one Spanish grand prix on May 11, 2014?
1) Nico Rosberg 2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Kimi Paikkonen

22. Who will be the next army chief of India?
1) N.A.K. Browne 2) Dalbir Singh Suhag
3) Arup Raha 4) D.K. Joshi

23. International nurses day is celebrated on?
1) May 10 2) May 11 3) May 12 4) May 13

24. Which of the following Indian institutions have made it to the top 50
in the QS Asian university rankings that were released in May 2014?
1) IIT Madras, Manipal University 2) IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay
3) BHU, BITS 4) Delhi University, Amity university
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25. National Florence Nightingale awards are given to?

1) Poets 2) Lawyers 3) Nurses 4) Educationists

26. Donetsk and Luhansk regions declared independence from which of
the following countries after a referendum in May 2014?
1) Russia 2) Ukraine 3) Maldova 4) Bulgaria

27. Which country currently chairs the organisation of security and
cooperation in Europe (OSCE)?
1) Europe 2) Germany 3) Switzerland 4) Netherlands

28. Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla has bought stake in Chase
pharmaceuticals which is based in?
1) France 2) Germany 3) Japan 4) USA

29. Who is All India Football Federation (AIFF) womens plays of the year?
1) Bala Devi 2) Parameshwari Devi
3) Oinam Bembem Devi 4) Ngonbi Devi

30. Which Indio-American was appointed as a federal judge in
Massachusetts USA, in May 2014?
1) Preet Bharara 2) Indira Talwari
3) Nadeem Bezar 4) Kamala Harris

31. Major General Kristin Lund was named the first ever woman to serve
as the head of a U.N. Peace Keeping Operation on May 12, 2014. She
belongs to-
1) Greece 2) Cyprus 3) Turkey 4) Norway

32. Which of the following is the capital of Nigeria?
1) Abuja 2) Chibok 3) Lagos 4) Borno


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33. Who is the leader of the Boko Haram militant group?

1) Abubakar Shekau 2) Alex Badeh
3) Taminu Turaki 4) Shettima

34. Gurdial Singh Sandhu is the-
1) Finance Secretary 2) Revenue Secretary
3) Financial Services Secretary 4) Telecom Secretary

35. A committee appointed by the reserve bank of India has recommended
dilution of government state in public sector banks to below 50%. The
chairman of the committee is?
1) C. Rangarajan 2) R. Damodaran
3) Anand Sinha 4) P. J. Nayak

36. India won the world cup hockey only once in?
1) 1971 2) 1975 3) 1979 4) 1983

37. The 24
th
ASEAN Summit was held on 10-11 may 2014 in-
1) Phenom Penh 2) Ha Noi
3) Nay Pyi Taw 4) Bandar Seri Begawan

38. The headquarters of the Association of South East Asian Nations is situated in?
1) Manila 2) Jakarta 3) Singapore 4) Bangkok

39. Who has been appointed chairman of the Cauvery water disputes tribunal?
1) Justice Dipak Mistral 2) Justice C. Nagappan
3) Justice B.S. Chauvan 4) Justice A.K. Patnaik

40. P.J. Nayak is the former chief executive officer of which of the
following private banks?
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) Yes Bank 4) Axis Bank

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