1.Which City has been selected to host the 2022 Common Wealth Games?
(a) Goal Coast (Australia)
(b) London (England)
(c) Durban (South Africa)
(d) Victoria (Canada)
Answer: c



2. International Day of Charity was observed on
(a) September 7
(b) September 15
(c) September 13
(d) September 5



3. AK Jha has been appointed as the interim Chairman and Managing Director of which public sector undertaking?
(a) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
(c) Coal India Limited
(d) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)



4.The first railway zone in India which eliminated unmanned level crossings?
(a) East central Railway
(b) West Central Railway
(c) East Coast Railway
(d) Southern Railway



5. The Government of India has notified the merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with
(a) RBI
(b) PFRDA
(c) SEBI
(d) IRDA



6.Which Indian American writer has been selected for the 2014 national Humanities Medal of White House
(a) Rajesh Parameswaran
(b) Kashmira Sheth
(c) Tania James
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: d



7. The longest reigning female monarch in the world
(a) Queen Elizabeth II
(b) Queen Victoria
(c) Queen Elizabeth I
(d) None of these



8.Who has recently been appointed full time member of NITI Aayog?
(a) Prabhat Patnaik
(b) Ramesh Chand
(c) Amit Mitra
(d) Arvind Panagariya



9. The 2014 edition of the International Gandhi Peace Prize has been conferred on which Government Organization
(a) HAL
(b) DRDO
(c) ISRO
(d) SEBI



10. International Literacy Day was observed on
(a) September 9
(b) September 13
(c) September 5
(d) September 8