1) Who took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne on 31 Dec 2013?
Ans. Arup Raha
2) Which Union Minister was named as the Person of the Year by the animal rights body PETA – India for taking steps to advance animal protection?
Ans. Sashi Tharoor
3) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 laid foundation stone for world's largest corporate learning and development centre by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Where it will be constructed?
Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
4) Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Internet Giant Microsoft by the Board of Directors of Microsoft on 4 February 2014?
Ans. Satya Nadella
5) Kumar Sangakkara, the cricketer of Sri Lankan national team on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the same test match. Who was the first?
Ans. Graham Gooch
6) Who has been awarded the Amazing Indian Award on 6 February 2014 by Vice President of India, M Hamid Ansari?
Ans. Arunima Sinha
Note: Amazing Indian Award was instituted by Times Now channel in September 2012. Sinha is the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest on 21 may 2013.
7) Which Indian player on 9 March 2014 reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen?
Ans. Virat Kohli
8) Election Commission of India on 5 March 2014 announced that the …….th Lok Sabha elections will be held from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 and the counting will take place on 16 May 2014?
Ans. 16th
9) Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit was held from 1 March to 4 March 2014 at?
Ans. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
10) Name the South African cricket team Captain who on 4 March 2014 announced his retirement from international cricket?
Ans. Graeme Smith
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