UPSC CPF (AC) Current Affairs Questions 2014 - 13th July

UPSC Indian Forest Service Current Affairs / SSC CGL (TIER) GK/ BSF SI GK / BEL Probability Engineer Questions 

Question 1: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, on May 29, 2014, awarded the prestigious Dag Hammarskjold medal to the eight Indian soldiers, who lost their lives in peacekeeping operations in 2013. The Dag Hammarskjold Medal was established in which year ?
a) 2000                 b) 2001

c) 2002                d) 2003

Question 2: Vishwanath Tripathi, an eminent Hindi writer, on May 29, 2014 has been awarded with the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 for his work
a) Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati

b) Vyomkesh Darvesh
c) Aam ke Patte
d) Ek Kahani Yeh Bhi

Question 3: Ahmet Sik won the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on May 2, 2014. He belongs to which country ?
a) Austria
b) Bolivia
c) Turkey
d) Italy

Question 4: Who among the following has written the book ' Anticipating India- The Best of National Interest' ?
a) Dr. Sanjay Baru
b) Shekhar Gupta
c) Arvind Mayaram
d) CB Bhave

Question 5: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed every year on
a) May 28
b) May 29
c) April 28
d) April 29

Question 6: Which among the following movies has won the top Palme d'or award for Best Film at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival 2014 ?
a) Mommy
b) Le Meraviglle
c) Winter Sleep
d) Adieu au Langage

Question 7: Malavath Purna became the youngest female climber to scale the Mount Everest. She belongs to which state of India?
a) Karnataka
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Asom

Question 8: Sandra Helen Robson, who became the first woman kayaker to paddle across the Palk Strait, belongs to which country?
a) Australia
b) Japan
c) Germany
d) Netherlands

Question 9: Who among the following has written the book 'Arctic Summer'?
a) Jaswant Singh
b) Damon Galgut
c) CB Bhave
d) PC Parekh

Question 10: Which among the following project has been awarded with the United Nations Public Service Award 2014?
a) C-DAC
b) PDS scheme
c) Mobile Seva Project
d) Kisan Card Scheme

Question 11: Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal?
a) SP Singh
b) BS Chauhan
c) K Hiremath
d) Brijesh Patil

Question 12: In India, National Technology Day is celebrated on May 11 to commemorate the
a) establishment of ISRO
b) launch of India's first satellite
c) inclusion of Brahmos missile to the army
d) nuclear test at Pokhran

Question 13: Who among the following has written the book 'Redesigning the Aeroplane while Flying'?
a) Sachin Pilot
b) Arun Maira
c) Sanjay Baru
d) Yaswant Sinha

Question 14: Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
1 Indian-American Chef, Vikram Sunderam won the Prestigious James Beard Awards 2014.
2 The James Beard Food Awards are considered as the top honours in American cooking.
Codes
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 15: World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on
a) May 5
b) May 3
c) May 4
d) May 8

Ans Key
1-A      2-B     3-C    4-B      5-B      6-C     7-B      8-A     9-B     10-B     11-B     12-D     13-B     14-C    15-B