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Mat ch Poi nt
l The World Bank president who visited New Delh on a three-
day visit recently Jim Yong Kim
l Indias position in the recent FIFA world rankings 151st
l The three nations that participated in the annual naval
engagement, Malabar exercise India, US, Japan
l The winner of the 2014 German Grand Prix Nico Rosberg
l The most urbanised state of the country (62.17% as urban
population) Goa
l Indias most prosperous state as per C Rangarajan panel
report Goa
l The country which topped the Global Innovation Index
(GII) 2014 Switzerland
Indias ranking 76th
l The first country to legalise children as young as ten to
work Bolivia
l The naval exercise conducted between India and Russia
recently INDRA 2014
l The military operation being conducted by Israel against
Hamas in Palestine Operation Protective Edge
l The state in India which has the highest percentage of poor
(47.9 per cent) Chhattisgarh
l The renowned scholar of the Indian Constitution who died
recently Granville Austin
l The amount allocated for the Defence Ministry in the Budget
for FY 2014-15 `29 lakh cr
l The Satyam Computer founder who has been barred by
market regulator SEBI for 14 years from accessing the capital
market Ramalinga Raju
l The Russian city where the 2015 BRICS Summit will be
held Ufa
l The winner of the Golden Boot at the FIFA World Cup held
in Brazil James Rodriguez
The winner of the Golden Ball award Lionel Messi
l The goodwill ambassador of the 35th National Games to be
held in Kerala in 2015 Sachin Tendulkar
l Lt Governor of Puducherry Lt Gen Ajay Kumar Singh
l The initial authorised capital of the proposed BRICS Bank
USD 100 bn
l The first chair of its Board of Governors Russia
l The chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research
(ICHR) Y Sudarshan Rao
l Indias ranking in the recently released Ease of Doing
Business report 134
l The country which will hold the presidency of the proposed
BRICS bank initially for 6 years India
l The winners of the mens doubles title at Wimbledon
Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock
l The person awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013 Chandi
Prasad Bhatt
l The person who coined the term BRIC in 2010 at Goldman
Sachs Jim O Neil
l BRICS Bank will be headquartered at Shanghai, China
l World Population Day 11 Jul
l Worlds largest consumer of antibiotics India
l The person whose ancestral home in Pakistan has been
declared as a national heritage Dilip Kumar
l Chairman of the Law Commission Justice Ajit Prakash
Shah
l Indias indigenously built research ship launched recently
Sindhu Sadhna
l The amount allocated by the govt for the Prime Ministers
Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) to create
over 27 lakh jobs in the 12th Plan period `8,060 cr
l The winner of the FIFA World Cup 2014 Germany
l The committee which submitted its report on concerns of
people from the NE region living in different parts of the
country MP Bezbaruah committee
l The state where the National Centre of Humanities would
be set up Madhya Pradesh
l The first indigenously built anti-submarine warship (ASW)
handed over to the Indian Navy INS Kamorta
l The worlds second most populous city with 25 million
inhabitants Delhi
The most populous city in the world Tokyo
l The Indian airline which has formally joined the global airline
group Star Alliance Air India
l The veteran actress who died at 102 recently Zohra
Sehgal
l The fund allocated in the Union Budget for developing 100
new cities `7,060 cr
l The budget allocation for the rural housing scheme for FY
2014-15 `8000 cr
l The new PPF deposit ceiling `1.5 lakh
l The fund allocation for grand statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel in the Union Budget `200 cr
l Indias share in world services exports in 2013 3.3%
l The highest loss-making PSU during 2012-13 BSNL
l The range in which the Indian economy is likely to grow in
2014-15 5.4 to 5.9 per cent
l The PSU which has emerged as the highest profit-making
PSU during 2012-13 ONGC
l FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in Russia
l The fastest growing services sector in the world China
l The panel which has presented the new formula to estimate
poverty in India C Rangarajan Panel
l The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court
including the Chief J ustice 31
l The National Institute of Design is situated in Ahmedabad
l India has become the 19th permanent member of
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
l The new minimum broadband speed fixed by TRAI 512
kbps
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l The winner of the recent Afghanistans presidential election
Ashraf Ghani
l The minimum pension approved by the govt under
Employees Pension Scheme 1995 `1,000
l The corridor where the Bullet train is proposed Mumbai-
Ahmedabad
l The winner of the Wimbledon mens singles title Novak
Djokovic
The winner of womens singles title Petra Kvitova
l The bank which has become the biggest employer in the
private banking space ICICI
l The state where Indian Navys ambitious project Seabird is
based Karnataka
l The Indian scientist who has been elected to UN Commission
on the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) Rasik Ravindra
l The winner of the Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction for A
Girl is a Half-formed Thing Eimear McBride
l World Public Service Day Jun 23
l The autobiography of Dilip Kumar released recently
Substance and Shadow
l The newly elected 10th President of Israel Reuven Rivlin
l The agency which has built worlds first flying observatory
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
NASA
l The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated
in Karnal
l The woman who topped the Forbes 2014 list of the worlds
100 most powerful women Angela Merkel
l The deputy governor re-appointed by the RBI for a further
period of two years HR Khan
l The state where the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro Electric
Project (HEP) is located in Jammu & Kashmir
l The highest paid professional CEO of an Indian company
Vishal Sikka
l The first male player to hold the Chess Triple Crown (World
Blitz, Rapid, and Classic) in a row Magnus Carlsen
The first chess player in the world to hold all three world
titles in a row Susan Polgar
l The panel whose report on definitions of FDI and FII has
been accepted by the govt Arvind Mayaram Panel
l The present Chief Operating Officer of Facebook who visited
India recently Sheryl Sandberg
l The satellite launched by NASA to studyatmospheric carbon
dioxide OCO-2
l World Refugee Day Jun 20
l Googles project aimed at bringing internet access through
balloons Project Loon
l The place where the first nuclear power plant in the world
was commissioned in Russia Obninsk
l The actor honoured with Officier de la Legion dHonneur
(Officer of the Legion of Honour) Shah Rukh Khan
l The present foreign minister of France who visited India
recently Laurent Fabius
l The worlds largest international maritime exercise conducted
recently 24th Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise
l The PSUs conferred the coveted Navratna status, recently
EIL and NBCC
l The Indian-origin judge appointed as the new attorney
general of Singapore Justice VK Rajah
l The state where Vyapam recruitment scam surfaced recently
Madhya Pradesh
l The present Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for
Law of Singapore who visited India recently K
Shanmugam
l Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, countrys 47th Tiger Reserve, is
situated in Maharashtra
l Indian-American scientist in whose name the US has named
a mountain in Antarctia Akhouri Sinha
l The service Google has announced to shut by Sep Orkut
l The newly elected President of the European Union Jean-
Claude Juncker
l The winner of the womens singles title of the Australian
Super Series Saina Nehwal
l International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Jun 26
l The state where the Disaster Management Act, 2005 has
NOT been implemented Gujarat
l Indias position in terms of premium volume 15th
l The first chairman of the ICC after a controversial revamp
of the bodys administrative structure N Srinivasan
l The govts initiative awarded with United Nations public
service award Mobile Seva
l The RBI started issuing its bi-monthly credit policy on the
recommendation of Urjit Patel Committee
l The original name of the recently commissioned aircraft
carrier INS Vikramaditya Baku
l The place where the 2014 Commonwealth Games were held
recently Glasgow, Scotland