1.
Supreme Court recently appointed one man commission to probe 2006 Meerut fire tragedy. The one man commission will be headed by
A. 
Justice (retd) Markandey Katju
B. 
C. 
D. 
Justice (retd) Venkatchelliah
2.
Which Bollywood star was appointed as horticulture ambassador by the Maharashtra government?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
Narendra Modi led government on 26 July 2014 launched the MyGov web platform to facilitate
A. 
Citizen engagement in good governance
B. 
Business engagement in good governance
C. 
Civil society engagement in good governance
D. 
Centre-State partnership in good governance
4.
World Hepatitis Day was observed on
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
Consider the following statements about Rashtriya Gokul Mission.I. It will promote conservation and developments of indigenous breeds of cows in a focused and scientific manner.II. It is a focussed mission under National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development.Which is/are correct?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28 July 2014 cancelled the certificate of registration of six non-banking financial company (NBFCs). Which one of the following is not one of the NBFCs whose certificate of registration has been cancelled?
A. 
Profound Exports Private Limited
B. 
Two Brothers Holding Limited
C. 
Swank Services Private Limited
D. 
Kamal Auto Finance Limited
7.
Who is the author of the book The Vijaya Mallya Story published recently?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Which Indian author has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 recently?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Indian Air Force on 28 July 2014 received its sixth C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Name the country from which India has procured these aircraft?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Who was recently elected as the seventh President of Iraq?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
Who has been named as the Chairman of the Committee that was recently appointed by the Union government to review the Rangarajan formula for pricing of gas?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
Who took over as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee on 30 July 2014?
A. 
Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
B. 
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
C. 
D. 
13.
Who became the fourth Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 30 July 2014?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
What is the name of the autobiography of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh that was released on 1 August 2014?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
Malin village which was in news recently due to a landslide caused by heavy downpour that killed more than hundred peoples is in which State?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
Who became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Gymnastic at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
Who recently was selected for 22nd edition of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
Who on 31 July 2014 became the first Indian to win gold medal in Men’s Athletics event at Commonwealth Games after Milkha Singh?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
At the recently concluded 2014 Commonwealth Games, India finished at 5th position in the medal tally with
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
Name the Committee set up by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to review the status of University Grants Commission?
A. 
B. 
Raghunath Mashelkar Committee
C. 
D. 
21.
Name the organisation from Pakistan which won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year 2014 announced on 31 July 2014?
A. 
Centre for Legal Assistance to pollution victims
B. 
C. 
D. 
Society for The Empowerment of People (STEP)
22.
Who got the 2014 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership on 31 July 2014?
A. 
B. 
Omara Khan Masoudi of Afghanistan
C. 
Randy Halsan of the Philippines
D. 
23.
Which Public Sector Undertaking has become the 17th Navratna Company of the country recently?
A. 
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR)
B. 
Engineers India Limited (EIL)
C. 
Airports Authority of India (AAI)
D. 
24.
Name the mission that will be launched by NASA to examine habitability of Mars environment?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
Pashupatinath Temple into which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers on his visit to Nepal is situated on banks of which river?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.