Which of the following has recently (April 2014) become the President of Malta?

Which country became the first European Union country to officially recognize the state of Palestine ?

• [A] Sweden
• [B] Slocakia
• [C] Spain
• [D] Slovenia

Which of the following company is going to acquire Ranbaxy Laboratories in an all-stock transaction?

• [A] Daiichi Sankyo
• [B] Sun Pharmaceutical
• [C] Cipla (Chemical, Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories)
• [D] Lupin Laboratories

Which of the following provision/s a bill must not have in order to be a 'Money Bill'? 1. The imposition, alteration or regulation of any tax. 2. The regulation of the borrowing of money by the government. 3. The custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Contingency Fund of India. 4. The provision for imposition of fines or other penalties, or for the demand or payment of fees for licenses or fees for services rendered.

• [A] 1, 2 & 3
• [B] 2, 3 & 4
• [C] 1, 2 & 4
• [D] All of the above

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

Which of the following is/are true regarding the Social Progress Index (SPI) 2014? 1. India ranks 102 out of the total 132 nations that feature in the index. 2. New Zealand tops the index followed by Switzerland, Iceland, Netherlands and Norway 3. Pakistan features in the bottom 10 with Chad scoring the least and finishing last. 4. It ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output.

• [A] 1 & 2
• [B] 2 & 3
• [C] 1, 2 & 4
• [D] All of the above