14 april

 The Appalachian Mountains are in ______. America
 Who is Nouri Kamil al-Maliki? Prime Minister of Iraq
 Which is the largest wind energy producing country in world? China
 Who has been awarded the inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace? Nelson Mandela
 Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari Laid Foundation Stone of Central Training
College of ITBP in Ramgarh, ------. Alwar
 Which state government laid the foundation stone of Bio 360, a life science park? Kerala
 Who has received the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and
Reconciliation? Dr. Brigalia Bam
 Who has received the 2013 International Children's Peace Prize? Malala Yousafzai
 Noble laureate Seamus Heaney, who died recently, was a famous poet of which country? Ireland
 The RTE Anthem was launched by Union Minister for HRD Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju.
The anthem will be dubbed in English and ---- regional languages. 15
 Recently, which historical forts completed its 400th anniversary? Jhansi Fort
 The Second ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (Plus) was held in -----. Brunei
 Which team has won the inaugural "Indian Badminton League"? Hyderabad Hotshots
 Which is India's first exclusive defence satellite that was successfully launched,
recently, by European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket? GSAT-7
 Defence Minister A. K. Antony formally inducted IAF's biggest ____ heavy-lift
transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base. C-17
 A team of engineers in which state has produced a lamp which has high quality light
and doubles up as a device to cook food without causing pollution? Maharashtra
 The President Pranab Mukherjee gave away the National Awards to _________
teachers of outstanding merit. 336
 Anna Hazare and _______________ led the largest Indian Independence Day
celebrations overseas, with over 2 lakh people carrying the tricolour witnessing an
impressive parade. Vidya Balan
 The Chinese military said the first ingenuously developed military attack helicopter
__________ has launched its first air-to-air missile successfully intercepting
low-altitude targets. WZ-10
 Which country inducted a F-22P frigate made with Chinese assistance into its navy,
recently? Pakistan
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport ranks first in terms of customer
satisfaction, as per a survey. Where is it located? Ahmedabad
 Indians have voted which city as the world's second best city in the world after Singapore
for doing business and for living purpose, recently? Mumbai
 Director Gianfranco Rosi's documentary 'Holy GRA' won the Golden Lion for
Best Movie at the Venice film festival. Mention his nationality. Italian
 Who would be honoured by a charitable body, run by a group of Indian-American
women professionals in Manhattan? Indra Nooyi
 Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc won approval to invest _____________
in R-Series gas field in the flagging KG-D6 block. USD 3.18 billion
 As per CAG report, ___________ revenue as central excise and service tax remained
unrealised due to appeals and litigations pending before authorities during the
financial year 2011-12. Rs 1.27 lakh crore
 RBI has decided to create a central repository on large borrowers with exposure of
 more than _________ to help banks deal with credit risks. Rs. 10 crore
 As per RBI data, India's services exports in July 2013 stood at USD 12.94 billion, up
__________ from the previous month 4.8 percent