Yearly Current Affairs of 2014 - General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions PDF

1.

Match the following events with relevant year

1. Nagaland granted statehood

2. Sikkim joined Indian Union as a state

3. Bombay split into Maharashtra and Gujarat

4. States of Megahalaya, Mizoram and UT of Arunachal Pradesh carved out of Assam

a. 1975

b. 1960

c. 1972

d. 1963

[A] 1.a, 2.d, 3.b, 4.c

[B] 1.c, 2.d, 3.a, 4.b

[C] 1.a, 2.c, 3.d, 4.b

[D] 1.d, 2.a, 3.b, 4.c

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2. Which of the following present-state had been classified as Union Territory by the States Reorganisation Act 1956?

1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Manipur

3. Tripura

4. Mizoram

[A] 2, 3 & 4

[B] 1, 2 & 4

[C] 1, 2 & 3

[D] All of the above

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3. Which of the following has recently (June 2014) become the President of tiny central American country 'El Salvador'?

[A] Antonio Saca

[B] Mauricio Funes

[C] Salvador Sanchez Ceren

[D] Alfredo Cristiani

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4. Which of the following states currently enjoy special status from the centre?

1. Assam

2. Uttarakhand

3. Himachal Pradesh

4. Goa

5. Tripura

[A] 3, 4 & 5

[B] 2, 3 & 5

[C] 1, 2, 3 & 5

[D] All of the above

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5. Which of the following is/are correct about the newest state of India - Telangana?

1. Telangana is smaller than Chhattisgarh in terms of area.

2. It is bigger than Kerala in population.

3. It does not border Odisha.

[A] 1 & 3

[B] 1 & 2

[C] 2 & 3

[D] All of the above

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6. Which of the following is the designer of the logo of newly carved state of Telangana?

[A] Tripuraneni Ramaswamy

[B] Laxman Aelay

[C] Damerla Rama Rao

[D] Sarvepalli Gopal

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7. Name this US soldier which has recently (June 2014) been freed by Taliban after five years of captivity in exchange for five senior Taliban fighters held by the US in Guantanamo Bay prison?

[A] Andrew Gomez

[B] Adam Bastelline

[C] Peter Macluskey

[D] Bowe Bergdahl

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8. Name this only FIFA world cup champion which did not participate in the very next world cup?

[A] Germany

[B] England

[C] Italy

[D] Uruguay

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9. How many times a national side coached by a foreigner has lifted the FIFA world cup?

[A] None

[B] Once

[C] Twice

[D] Thrice

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10. Which of the following has recently (June 2014) been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Palestine?

[A] Ismail Haniyeh

[B] Mahmoud Abbas

[C] Rawhi Fattouh

[D] Rami Hamdallah

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Yearly Current Affairs of 2014 - General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions PDF

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