GK Current Affairs Quiz : 21-22 April 2014

1. Every year on which day, the world observes International Mother Earth Day to create awareness and also to support environmental protection?
[Category: Days GK Current Affairs]
[A] 20 April
[B] 21 April
[C] 22 April
[D] 23 April


2. The blood donation camp organised by this Bank on 6 December 2013 was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The camp involved 61902 participants with 1115 blood donation camps held across 709 locations in the country. The camp has found a place in Guinness Book of Records as the largest such drive on a single day. Name the Bank, which sets World record for Blood collection in a single day?
[Category: Banking Current Affairs]
[A] ICICI Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] SBI
[D] Axis Bank


3. Who was selected for M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014, which was announced by the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation on 19 April 2014?
[Category: Awards GK Current Affairs]
[A] Mathangi Sathyamurthy
[B] Saikumar
[C] Sujathan
[D] R Subramanya Sharma


4. The Supreme Court (SC) on 21 April 2014 lifted a 19 month old ban on mining(The ban was imposed in September 2012 as part of a drive to curb illegal mining) in which state?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A] Karnataka
[B] Odisha
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Goa


5. Which Indian company on 21 April 2014 announced that it has entered Bangladesh in two wheeler segment and it will enter the market of Bangladesh through a joint venture of 55:45 with Bangladesh’s Nitol Niloy and will invest 40 million US dollar in the country in next five years?
[Category: MBA Exams GK Current Affairs]
[A] Hero MotoCorp
[B] Bajaj Auto
[C] Mahindra
[D] LML Ltd