Who is the new President and CEO of Nokia ?

Ans : Rajeev Suri

Name the Lightweight revolver designed by Indian Ordnance Factory to
protect the women ?
Ans : Nirbheek (named after Nirbhaya
On 22nd March 2014, which committee submitted the "Report of the
Committee to Recommend Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information
to Credit Information Companies"?
Ans : Aditya Puri
Which bank got the government permission for its Rs.9,576 crore capital -
raising plan through the Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) route?
Ans : SBI
Lara Super Thermal Power Project is in which state ?
Ans : Chhattisgarh
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States of Assam,
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh to be funded by which bank ?
Ans : World Bank
By what date every adult citizen of India must hold a savings account as per
the report of Nachiket Mor?
Ans : 1st January 2016
Who heads the committee constituted by Union of India to study and
examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state?
Ans : G.K. Pillai
Who Present Chairman of National Human Rights Commission ?
Ans : K.G.Balakrishnan
A Japanies man won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014 on 25 March 2014.
He won the award for his creative and inexpensive designs for disaster relief
shelters. Name him ?
Ans : Shigeru Ban
Miami Masters title won by
Ans : Novak Djokovic
Who is the new chief minister of sikkim ?
Ans : Pawan Chamling
Who won silver medal of 10 m Air Pistol Women at the ISSF World Cup held
in USA?
Ans : Heena Sidhu
Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and
Low-Income Households headed by ....
Ans : Nachiket Mor
A combination of ______________ and ______________ must be issued
to each citizen of India as per Nachiket Mor committee?
Ans : Savings account and Aadhar Card
The Ramanujan Mathematics Award 2014 conferred on .......
Ans : Anand Kumar

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance recommended raising the
income tax exemption limit to Rs.3 lakh on 1 April 2014. Who is the head of
this committee?
Ans : Yashwant Sinha
Payment banks can initiate the establishment with minimum core capital of
__________________
Ans : Rs.50 crore
On 14 April 2014, the Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram has been
designated as ......
Ans : Finance Secretary
Who was appointed as the interim president of the Indian cricket board for
IPL affairs, in place of the tainted incumbent N. Srinivasan on 28 March
2014?
Ans : Sunil Gavaskar
Kudankulam is Indias first nuke plant to produce 1,000 MW of power
in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in India.
Tennis French Open: Rafael Nadal clinches mens title Maria Sharapova wins womens
title

Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as Andhra Pradesh CM

Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes charge as the Western Naval Commander

Which team is making its debut this year FIFA?
Bosnia and Hergegovina

Rupay, Indias own payment gateway was launched to compete with networks such as Visa and Mastercard. The RuPay is a blend of two terms
Rupee and Payment. It has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI),Mumbai.
RBI allows minors over 10 years to operate bank accounts
RBI releases Report of Umesh Bellur headed GIRO Advisory Group to implement a national GIRO-
based Indian Bill Payment System.
The panel has recommended a mechanism for centralised bills payment system in India, mainly by laying out 2 organisations:
1. Bharat Bill Payment Services (BBPS)
2. Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units (BBPOUs)

RBI accepts P. Vijaya Bhaskar Committees recommendations relating to Financial Benchmarks; asks
establishing an independent body for recommending benchmark foreign exchange rate

The Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has given nod to raise the height of theSardar Sarovar Dam by 17 metres to 138.62 metres, which, on its
completion, would allow Gujarat to get three times more water for irrigation. The new height would make it the second highest dam in the world after
Grand Coulee in the US.
East India Company launches new office in Qatar. India-born Sanjiv Mehta acquired the over 400-year-old company in 2005.
India, China decide to add a new fillip to economic ties. China is Indias biggest trading partner.

June 12, 2014
Russia has in principle agreed on Civil Liability Nuclear Damage Act 2010 withIndia. This paves the
way for signing a contract for unit 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in July, 2014.

Dilip Kumars autobiography The Substance and the Shadow released
Awards and Honors:
Padma Bhushan in 1991
Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994
Pakistans highest civilian award Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1998
Nominated to the Rajya Sabha for a term.
Guinness World Record for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps onFIFA World Cup 2014 that
kick started in Brazil on the night of June 12, 2014.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a book titled Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda For
Reform edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley J. Tellis and Reece Trevor

Namibia purchases India-made EVMs for its presidential polls

Sikkim government reserves 12% jobs for BPL
Uttarakhand Cabinet gives nod to Pension Scheme for Farmers
RBI increases CRR to 4% for non-scheduled UCBs
Two ships ICGS Achook and ICGS Agrim, the fifth and sixth ships in a series of20 fast patrol vessels have been inducted into the Indian
Coastguard.
C-DAC Mumbai, IIT-Madras, IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Kharagpur, and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram have jointly developed the Sandesh Pathak
software application.
Communications satellite INSAT-3E completed its life even before its expected time and and has
become non-operational
READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): Indio-US alliance to improve reading skills at Indian Schools


Hockey: Australia beats The Netherlands 6-1 in World Cup title
WPI inflation spikes to 6.01% in May
State Bank of India has partnered with payments service provider, Ezetap Mobile Solutions, to deploy mobile point-of-
sale (mPOS) solution.
ii. SBI plans to deploy 5,00,000 point-of-sale terminals within the next five years
'RBI to soon announce rules for on-tap banking licenses'

On-tap licensing means the RBI window for granting banking permits would be open through the year

6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 held in Moscow
Jitu Rai won Silver medal in 10m air pistol at Munich Shooting World Cup

Canara Bank opened branch in New York
Noted Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013.
Cumbria University of UK became the first public university to accept fees in Bitcoin

India-born plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been named the winner of the 250,000 US dollars
World Food Prize for his breakthrough achievement in increasing global wheat production by
more than 200 million tonnes following the Green Revolution.
India bagged its second title at the Tri-Nation squash doubles tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday when Dipika
Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa emerged winners in the women's doubles final.

India 143rd on Global Peace Index; violence costs $177 bn: Study
Rajeev Topno appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
United Bank of India (UBI) on Friday rolled out its merchant payment service on mobile phones using the IMPS
(immediate payment service) merchant payment service offered by the National Payment Corporation of India.

Treat foreign investment over 10% in listed firms as FDI: Mayaram panel
i. Seeking to simplify norms, a government panel has suggested that foreign investment of over 10 per cent in a listed
company be treated as FDI and the one from NRIs on a non-repatriable basis be deemed as domestic investment.

Gro Harlem Brundtland awarded Tang Prize in sustainable development
Global skin care giant Nivea today announced to set up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand near Gujarat.
. Norways Magnus Carlsen has won the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship in Dubai.
Pyu Ancient Cities of Myanmar has become the first site from the country to get entry onto the World Heritage List. It was decided by the World
HeritageCommittee during its meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. The panel also
inscribed Irans Burnt City on the List.
Eminent novelist Salman Rushdie (67), author of Midnights Children and The Satanic Verses, has been named the winner of Pen Pinter prize for
2014.
Renowned Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh (80) has been named the recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2013. The award includes Rs 11
lakh and a citation
Immunologists Dr James Allison of the US and Dr Tasuku Honjo of Japan were named joint recipients of the inaugural Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical
Science for their discoveries that have helped advance immunotherapy and has brought new ray of hope that many types of cancers can be cured.
Sanjaya Rajaram, an India-born plant scientist, has been chosen for the World Food Prize 2014 for scientific research that led to a stupendous
increase in world wheat production
Senior IAS officer Rajeev Topno has been appointed Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Topno, a 1996 batch IAS officer
of Gujarat cadre, was already working as Director in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO).
Ebola virus kills over 300 in West Africa: WHO