Name this Indo-Mexican crop scientist who has recently (June 2014) bagged the coveted World Food Prize 2014?

Which of the following country played host to the 23rd World Economic Forum on East Asia 2014?

• [A] Thailand
• [B] Philippines
• [C] Malaysia
• [D] Brunei

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

Which of the following UN days is not celebrated on a specific date?

• [A] World Habitat Day
• [B] World Humanitarian Day
• [C] International Day of Democracy
• [D] World Oceans Day

Which of the following has recently (June 2014) been appointed as the Chairman of India's largest mining company 'Coal India Ltd'?

• [A] Gaurav Pradhan
• [B] AK Dubey
• [C] BB Mathur
• [D] Ragini Sachdeva

Microfinance is the provision of financial services to people of low-income groups. This includes both the con-summers and the self-employed. The service/services rendered under micro- finance is/are : 1. Credit facilities. 2. Savings faculties. 3. Insurance facilities. 4. Fund transfer faculties. Select the correct answer using the codes given the lists ?

• [A] 1 only
• [B] 1 and 4 only
• [C] 2 and 3 only
• [D] 1,2 ,3 and 4