Current Affairs 2014

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Current Affairs March 2014

1. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation to impose President Rule in which state on 1st March 2014?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Note: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned on 19 February 2014 over Telangana issue.

2. Union Cabinet on 2 March 2014 cleared reservation for which community under the central list of OBC (other backward castes quota) category in nine northern states?

Ans. Jat community

3. Government of India on 4 March 2014 hiked the interest rates on fixed deposit scheme that is offered by post offices by up to ..... percent?

Ans. 0.2

4. Which state on 4 March 2014 became the first state in India to observe State Child Protection Day?

Ans. Assam

5. World Dentist Day was observed across the world on?

Ans. 6 March 2014

6. Name the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apple Inc who announced his retirement on 4 March 2014?

Ans. Peter Oppenheimer

7. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 3 March 2014 declared which body as the sole body responsible towards promoting Hockey in India?

Ans. Hockey India

8. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 8 March 2014 conferred Stree Shakti Puruskar 2013 to how many womens in recognition of their achievements?

Ans. Six

9. Saudi Arabia on 7 March 2014 declared which group as a Terrorist Group?

Ans. Muslim Brotherhood

10. Technology firm Avaya on 6 March 2014 appointed whom as Managing Director for its India and SAARC operations?

Ans. Priyadarshi Mohapatra

11. Which teams won the Federation Cup Volleyball titles in mens and womens category respectively on 5 March 2014?

Ans. Tamil Nadu and Railways

12. Name the new health scheme launched on 6 March 2014 by North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for women?

Ans. Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna

13. 64th National Basketball Championship concluded on 5 March 201 . Where was the event held?

Ans. New Delhi

Note: Chhattisgarh won the women's title beating Indian Railways 81-77. The men's title was won by Tamil Nadu.

14. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports on 5 March 2014 inaugurated the Sports Authority of India National Cycling Academy (SAI NCA) at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. Who is the present sports Minister?

Ans. Jitendra Singh

15. Which team won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0 in the final match played at Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal on 9 March 2014?

Ans. Mizoram

16. Which country emerged as the largest non oil trading partner for Dubai in 2013-14 as per report released by Dubai Department of Economic Development on 10 March 2014?

Ans. India

17. International Women Day was observed across the world on 8 March 2014. What was the theme for the day for 2014?

Ans. Equality for Women is Progress for all

18. Name the exclusive health insurance cover for girl child announced on 7 March 2014 by Public sector general insurer New India Assurance?

Ans. Asha Kiran

19. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vedanta Resources on 6 March 2014?

Ans. Tom Albanese

20. Which country replaced India at the number two position in the Test team rankings of cricket released on 5 March 2014?

Ans. Australia

21. Which Indian player on 9 March 2014 reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen?

Ans. Virat Kohli

22. Election Commission of India on 5 March 2014 announced that the …….th LokSabha elections will be held from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 and the counting will take place on 16 May 2014?

Ans. 16th

23. Election Commission has alos announced that Assembly elections to which states will be held simultaneously with the LS polls 2014?

Ans. Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

24. Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit was held from 1 March to 4 March 2014 at?

Ans. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

25. Name the South African cricket team Captain who on 4 March 2014 announced his retirement from international cricket?

Ans. Graeme Smith

26. Name the former chief minister of Delhi who was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala on 4 March 2014?

Ans. Sheila Dikshit

27. Who is the World’s top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars according to Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list released on 3 March 2014?

Ans. Bill Gates

28. Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014?

Ans. South Africa

Note: They have defeated two-time former champions Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 1 March 2014.

29. Which film won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014 announced on 2nd March 2014?

Ans. 12 Years A Slave

• Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

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Current Affairs April 2012

1. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI.

Ans. Bhagat Singh

2. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com

Ans. Relatime News Search

3. Tiger brand is associated with which company?

Ans. Britannia

4. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

5. Which country has been ranked as the world’s richest country in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes?

Ans. Qatar

6. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics men’s hockey 2012?

Ans. France

7. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies and TV shows online.

Ans. BoxTV.com

8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away recently.

Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna

9. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the year) award 2012?

Ans. Michael Clarke

10. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently?

Ans. Syria

11. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?

Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone

12. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.

Ans. Flyte

13. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata

Ans. HDFC Red

14. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas.

Ans. Science@Mobile

15. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.

Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali

16. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?

Ans. Bangladesh

17. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.

Ans. Kerala

18. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?

Ans. Genelia D’souza

19. Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turnedactress Diana Hayden.

Ans. A Beautiful Truth

20. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?

Ans. Wang Shu

21. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?

Ans. Bangalore City Railway Station

22. Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes.

Ans. Anirban Lahiri

23. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development of Tourism category?

Ans. Rajasthan

24. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.

Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

25. Who won the men’s singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?

Ans. Roger Federer

26. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 Rising Star Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada International Film Festival.

Ans. Manan Singh Katohora

27. Who has been elected as Russian President recently?

Ans. Vladimir Putin

28. Name of Taslima Nasreen’s autobiography?

Ans. Nirbasan

29. Who is World’s shortest man as per recent Guinness World Records ?

Ans. 72-year old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal 30. Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.

Ans. Emil Boc

31. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit.

Ans. Mohammad Waheed Hassan

32. Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans?

Ans. Lady Gaga [www.littlemonsters.com]

33. Which country released world’s highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang’e-2?

Ans. China

34. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government recently?

Ans. Rajesh Roshan

35. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)?

Ans. To keep blood-sucking files away

36. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry in area other than performance?

Ans. Steve Jobs

Current Affair - IPL News MI vs KKR

Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey scored half-centuries, Sunil Narine took four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 41 runs in the opening game of 7th Season of IPL in Abu Dhabi.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated previous champions Mumbai Indians by 41 runs in the first game of the Indian Premier League 2014 in Abu Dhabi. MI got last time winner fail to win first match against the KKR. Michael Hussey, Pollard and Anderson struggled right from the start and was castled by the impressive Sunil Narine balling. Ambatti Rayudu and Rohit Sharma tried to avoid the loss match but they failed to reach 164 score.

JACQUES KALLIS - 72(46 balls)

 Follow the highlights here: 

Kolkata beat Mumbai by 41 runs

KKR = 163/5 (20.0)

JACQUES KALLIS - 72(46 balls)

SUNIL NARINE - 4/20

MI = 122/7 (20.0)

LASITH MALINGA - 4/23

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Name of Parliament

Every Country has Parliament. Here it is some important Parliament and there Countries name.

1	Afghanistan	Shora
2	Britain	Parliament
3	Denmark	Folketing
4	Germany	Bundestag
5	India	Parliament
6	Iran	Majlis
7	Israel	Knesset
8	Japan	Diet
9	Malaysia	Majlis
10	Nepal	Panchayat
11	Netherlands	States General
12	Norway	Storting
13	Poland	Seym
14	Russia	Supreme Soviet
15	Spain	Crotes
16	Sweden	Riksdag
17	Taiwan	Yuan
18	U.S.A.	Congress

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National Emblems

1	Australia	Kangaroo
2	Canada	White Lily
3	France	Lily
4	India	Lioned Capitol
5	Italy	White Lily
6	Japan	Chrysanthemum
7	Pakistan	Crescent
8	Spain	Eagle
9	U.K.	Rose
10	U.S.A.	Golden Rod

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Countries and Alternative Names

1	Bechuanaland	Botswana
2	Burma	Myanmar
3	Ceylon	Sri Lanka
4	Dutch Guiana	Surinam
5	Formosa	Taiwan
6	India	Bharat
7	Japan	Nippon
8	North Borneo	Sabah
9	Kampuchea	Cambodia
10	Rhodesia	Zimbabwe
11	Siam	Thailand
12	South-West Africa	Namibia

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