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Match Pointl The World Bank president who visited New Delh on a three-

day visit recently Jim Yong Kiml Indias position in the recent FIFA world rankings 151stl The three nations that participated in the annual naval

engagement, Malabar exercise India, US, Japanl The winner of the 2014 German Grand Prix Nico Rosbergl The most urbanised state of the country (62.17% as urban

population) Goal Indias most prosperous state as per C Rangarajan panel

report Goal 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 towork Bolivia

l The naval exercise conducted between India and Russiarecently INDRA 2014

l The military operation being conducted by Israel againstHamas 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 diedrecently Granville Austin

l The amount allocated for the Defence Ministry in the Budgetfor FY 2014-15 `29 lakh cr

l The Satyam Computer founder who has been barred bymarket regulator SEBI for 14 years from accessing the capitalmarket Ramalinga Raju

l The Russian city where the 2015 BRICS Summit will beheld Ufa

l The winner of the Golden Boot at the FIFA World Cup heldin Brazil James Rodriguez The winner of the Golden Ball award Lionel Messi

l The goodwill ambassador of the 35th National Games to beheld in Kerala in 2015 Sachin Tendulkar

l Lt Governor of Puducherry Lt Gen Ajay Kumar Singhl The initial authorised capital of the proposed BRICS Bank

USD 100 bnl The first chair of its Board of Governors Russial The chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research

(ICHR) Y Sudarshan Raol Indias ranking in the recently released Ease of Doing

Business report 134l The country which will hold the presidency of the proposed

BRICS bank initially for 6 years Indial The winners of the mens doubles title at Wimbledon

Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sockl The person awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013 Chandi

Prasad Bhattl The person who coined the term BRIC in 2010 at Goldman

Sachs Jim O Neil

l BRICS Bank will be headquartered at Shanghai, Chinal World Population Day 11 Jull Worlds largest consumer of antibiotics Indial The person whose ancestral home in Pakistan has been

declared as a national heritage Dilip Kumarl Chairman of the Law Commission Justice Ajit Prakash

Shahl Indias indigenously built research ship launched recently

Sindhu Sadhnal The amount allocated by the govt for the Prime Ministers

Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) to createover 27 lakh jobs in the 12th Plan period `8,060 cr

l The winner of the FIFA World Cup 2014 Germanyl The committee which submitted its report on concerns of

people from the NE region living in different parts of thecountry MP Bezbaruah committee

l The state where the National Centre of Humanities wouldbe 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 millioninhabitants Delhi The most populous city in the world Tokyo

l The Indian airline which has formally joined the global airlinegroup Star Alliance Air India

l The veteran actress who died at 102 recently ZohraSehgal

l The fund allocated in the Union Budget for developing 100new cities `7,060 cr

l The budget allocation for the rural housing scheme for FY2014-15 `8000 cr

l The new PPF deposit ceiling `1.5 lakhl The fund allocation for grand statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai

Patel in the Union Budget `200 crl Indias share in world services exports in 2013 3.3%l The highest loss-making PSU during 2012-13 BSNLl The range in which the Indian economy is likely to grow in

2014-15 5.4 to 5.9 per centl The PSU which has emerged as the highest profit-making

PSU during 2012-13 ONGCl FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in Russial The fastest growing services sector in the world Chinal The panel which has presented the new formula to estimate

poverty in India C Rangarajan Panell The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court

including the Chief Justice 31l The National Institute of Design is situated in Ahmedabadl India has become the 19th permanent member of

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)l The new minimum broadband speed fixed by TRAI 512

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l The winner of the recent Afghanistans presidential election Ashraf Ghani

l The minimum pension approved by the govt underEmployees 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 NovakDjokovic The winner of womens singles title Petra Kvitova

l The bank which has become the biggest employer in theprivate banking space ICICI

l The state where Indian Navys ambitious project Seabird isbased Karnataka

l The Indian scientist who has been elected to UN Commissionon the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) Rasik Ravindra

l The winner of the Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction for AGirl is a Half-formed Thing Eimear McBride

l World Public Service Day Jun 23l The autobiography of Dilip Kumar released recently

Substance and Shadowl The newly elected 10th President of Israel Reuven Rivlinl The agency which has built worlds first flying observatory

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) NASA

l The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situatedin Karnal

l The woman who topped the Forbes 2014 list of the worlds100 most powerful women Angela Merkel

l The deputy governor re-appointed by the RBI for a furtherperiod of two years HR Khan

l The state where the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro ElectricProject (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 (WorldBlitz, Rapid, and Classic) in a row Magnus Carlsen The first chess player in the world to hold all three worldtitles in a row Susan Polgar

l The panel whose report on definitions of FDI and FII hasbeen accepted by the govt Arvind Mayaram Panel

l The present Chief Operating Officer of Facebook who visitedIndia recently Sheryl Sandberg

l The satellite launched by NASA to study atmospheric carbondioxide OCO-2

l World Refugee Day Jun 20l Googles project aimed at bringing internet access through

balloons Project Loonl The place where the first nuclear power plant in the world

was commissioned in Russia Obninskl The actor honoured with Officier de la Legion dHonneur

(Officer of the Legion of Honour) Shah Rukh Khanl The present foreign minister of France who visited India

recently Laurent Fabiusl The worlds largest international maritime exercise conducted

recently 24th Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercisel The PSUs conferred the coveted Navratna status, recently

EIL and NBCCl The Indian-origin judge appointed as the new attorney

general of Singapore Justice VK Rajahl The state where Vyapam recruitment scam surfaced recently

Madhya Pradeshl The present Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for

Law of Singapore who visited India recently KShanmugam

l Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, countrys 47th Tiger Reserve, issituated in Maharashtra

l Indian-American scientist in whose name the US has nameda mountain in Antarctia Akhouri Sinha

l The service Google has announced to shut by Sep Orkutl The newly elected President of the European Union Jean-

Claude Junckerl The winner of the womens singles title of the Australian

Super Series Saina Nehwall International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Jun 26l The state where the Disaster Management Act, 2005 has

NOT been implemented Gujaratl Indias position in terms of premium volume 15thl The first chairman of the ICC after a controversial revamp

of the bodys administrative structure N Srinivasanl The govts initiative awarded with United Nations public

service award Mobile Seval The RBI started issuing its bi-monthly credit policy on the

recommendation of Urjit Patel Committeel The original name of the recently commissioned aircraft

carrier INS Vikramaditya Bakul The place where the 2014 Commonwealth Games were held

recently Glasgow, Scotland