Daily Current Affairs: 30 January 2014

1) Govt Hiked Subsidised LPG Cylinder Quota to 12 per Year & Aadhaar Link Put on Hold : Bowing to party pressure, the government on Thursday raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using Aadhaar platform. Announcing the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said raising the LPG quota will cost Rs 5,000 crore in additional subsidy annually. Moily also said the direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, where consumers in as many as get 289 districts in 18 states got the subsidy amount in their bank accounts so that they could buy cooking gas at market rate, has been put on hold.

2) Nation paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 66th death anniversary: The nation on Thursday paid homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 66th death anniversary. Prominent leaders from various political parties and other dignitaries paid floral tributes at his Samadhi at Rajghat in the national capital. A series of functions were organized throughout the country to mark the occasion. India observes Gandhi's death anniversary as Martyrs' Day in the memory of its freedom fighters.

3) New PAN allotment norms put on hold; old procedure to continue: New norms for issuing of PAN (Permanent Account Number) cards have been put on hold by the Finance Ministry. They would have come into force from February 3 and required verification of original documents of applicants. Currently, a PAN applicant has to just submit photo copies of documents required. The originals are not checked. The statement, however, did not give reasons for keeping the proposed norms on hold.

4) Fixed 2-year tenure for IAS, IPS, IFoS officers: Officers of the three premier services - IAS, IPS and IFoS - will now spend a minimum of two years at each posting and any exception in the form of transfers or new appointments will only be done upon the recommendation of a civil services board, according to new rules aimed at checking political interference.

5)  Google to sell Motorola phone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion:  Google is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake. The deal announced on Wednesday will rid Google Inc. of a financial headache that has plagued the internet company since buying Motorola Mobility for $12.4 billion in 2012. Motorola has lost nearly $2 billion since Google took over, while trimming its workforce from 20,000 to 3,800.

6) Andhra Pradesh Legislature rejected Telangana Bill: Both Houses of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature rejected the AP Reorganisation Bill, 2013 by a controversial voice vote on Thursday. All eyes will now be on the President and how the Union Government goes about getting Parliamentary consent.

7) India’s first monorail to run from Sunday:  Come Sunday and India’s first monorail will be thrown open to the public, eight years after it was first proposed. With the Maharashtra government now keen on unveiling key projects before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the monorail will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday. With this, India will join countries like the U.S., Germany, China, Japan, Australia and Malaysia that run monorails.

8) Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP decides to contest over 350 Lok Sabha seats: The Aam Aadmi Party announced it would contest more than 350 Lok Sabha seats and vowed to take on tainted candidates and political leaders.

9) Kiwi Kathy Cross is first woman in ICC umpire's panel: New Zealand's Kathy Cross on Thursday became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel when she was named as an Associate and Affiliate International official following the annual review and selection process.

10) Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award: Anand Kumar, a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014.

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz: 25 January 2014

1) How many persons have been conferred with India’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan for 2014 on 25 January 2014?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 1

(D) 3

2) Speed of sound is maximum in which among the following?

(A)Solids

(B)Gases

(C)Liquids

(D)Vacuum

3) Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on which day of January recently?

(A) January 23

(B) January 21

(C) January 25

(D) January 26

4) Which among the following is Southern Most point of India?

(A)Kanyakumari

(B)Nicobar Island

(C)Indira Point

(D)Tamil Nadu

5) Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau lost in the final of Australian Open mixed doubles 2014 on 25 Jan 14. Sania had lifted Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi in which year?

(A) 2009

(B) 2010

(C) 2011

(D) 2012

6) Which among the following is a common salt in Detergents?

(A) Sulphate

(B) Nitrate

(C) Sulphonate

(D) Carbonate

7) The nationalization of Banks in India took place in 1969 by ____?

(A)An Act of Parliament of India

(B)An Ordinance Promulgated by President of India

(C)An amendment of Constitution of India

(D)A Notification by Government of India

8) Who among the following won the Australian Open 2014 women’s singles title on 25 January 2014?

(A) Serena Williams

(B) Victoria Azarenka

(C) Dominika Cibulkova

(D) Li Na

9) Which among the following is oldest living language of India?

(A)Bengali

(B)Tamil

(C)Gujrati

(D)Marathi

10) Who among the following sports person has been awarded the Padma Bhushan 2014 by Union Government on 25 Jan 2014?

(A) Yuvraj Singh

(B) Leander Paes

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) Dipika Pallikkal

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 2 (B.K.S. Iyengar, the renowned Yoga guru and R.A. Mashelkar, former chief of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

2) Ans. (A)Solids

3) Ans. (C) January 25

4) Ans. (C)Indira Point

5) Ans. (A) 2009

6) Ans. (A) Sulphate

7) Ans. (B)An Ordinance Promulgated by President of India

8) Ans. (D) Li Na

9) Ans. (B)Tamil

10) Ans. (B) Leander

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Daily Current Affairs updates: 29 January 2014

1) India (Goa) emerged overall champions in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014: India (Goa) emerges overall champions with a rich haul of 92 medals (37 Gold, 27 Silver and 28 Bronze) in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014 held in Goa.  Portugal and Macau (China) finished second and third respectively in this edition of the Portuguese Commonwealth Games that featured 12 countries.

2) Beating Retreat Marks End of R-Day Celebrations: Soul-stirring martial tunes and foot-tapping drumbeats on Wednesday reverberated as bands played near the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan lit by thousands of bulbs during Beating the Retreat event, marking the end of the Republic Day celebrations. 'Beating the Retreat' has emerged as an event of national pride when the Colours and Standards are paraded. The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands.

3) Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: A former Norwegian minister nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prizeon Wednesday in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

4) U.P. government launched Samajwadi pension scheme: Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi pension scheme on 28 January 2014. The scheme will benefit over 40 lakh families. Under the scheme pension from 500 rupees to 700 rupees will be given to beneficiaries.

5) BCCI to assume Central Leadership responsibility in ICC: The International Cricket Council, ICC Board has strongly backed the principles related to future structure, governance and financial models of the apex cricket body of the world.

6)  India ranks at the bottom in terms of Intellectual Property: Despite the current decade being called India’s ‘decade of innovation’, the country has ranked at the bottom of the list of 25 countries in terms of its intellectual property (IP) environment.

7) Google is best company to work for: Fortune- For the fifth consecutive year, Internet search giant Google has been named as the best company to work for by Fortune  Magazine.

8) BJP to launch `Ek Note, Kamal Par Vote` campaign in Delhi: BJP`s Delhi unit will on Monday launch the "Ek Note, Kamal Par Vote" campaign for collecting voluntary contributions from public ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

9) Mohammed Azharuddin to contest Lok Sabha polls from West Bengal: Former India captain and current Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Azharuddin, in all likelihood, would contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from a constituency in West Bengal.

10) Om Prakash Singh takes over as ADG in CISF: Senior IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh Om Prakash Singh has been appointed as the chief of the airport sector of the CISF security at the country`s civil air terminals.

11) Bhutan lifts ban on furniture, alcohol import from India: Bhutan has decided to lift a ban on import of furniture and alcohol from India, saying the restrictions did not serve their intended purpose. The decision to reverse the ban, which was imposed in 2012 in the wake of global financial crisis, was taken during a cabinet meeting in Thimphu this week.

12) National Waqf Development Corp. Limited inaugurated by PM: Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 29 January 2014 inaugurated National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) that is a new Central Public Sector Enterprise in New Delhi.

13) Bharti Airtel has appointed Manoj Kohli as MD: Bharti Airtel has appointed Manoj Kohli as MD of Bharti Enterprises of all non-telecom businesses of the group retail insurance, food and agriculture, realty and other businesses of the group. Currently he is the MD &CEO (International) of Bharti Airtel.

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General Knowledge & Current Affairs Quiz: 24 January 2014

1) National Girl Child Day was observed across the nation on 24 Jan 2014. It commemorates the day when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of the country on January 24 in which year?

(A) 1965

(B) 1966

(C) 1971

(D) 1975

2) Which one of the following is the first National Park of India?

(A)Jim Corbett National Park

(B)Bandipur National Park

(C)Kanha National Park

(D)Sariska National Park

3) Which among the following bank has strengthened its social media presence with the launch of its Youtube channel on 24 January 2014?

(A) ICICI Bank

(B) Bharatiya Mahila Bank

(C) Indian overseas Bank

(D) State Bank of India

4) On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole?

(A)Richard E. Byrd

(B)Robert Edwin Peary

(C)Roald Amundsen

(D)Lincoln Ellsworth

5) Hockey India on 24 January 2014 unveiled the charismatic trophy & Mascot ‘Gaurav’ meaning Pride of Hero Hockey India League in New Delhi. This is the ...... edition of HIL?

(A) First

(B) Second

(C) Third

(D) Fourth

6) Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci  beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-4 3-6 7-5 to retain the Australian Open women's doubles title 2014. They are from which country?

(A) Russia

(B) Australia

(C) France

(D) Italy

7)  Rafael Nadal on 24 Jan 2014 entered the finals of Australian Open 2014 beating which player in the semi finals?

(A) Andy Murray

(B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Roger Federer

(D) Juan Martin Del Potro

8)  Micromax, India’s leading and world’s 11th largest handset maker on 23 Jan 2014 launched its operations in which among the following countries?

(A) Australia

(B) China

(C) Russia

(D) South Africa

9)  India and which country on 24 January 2014 launched the Year of Friendly Exchanges at a colourful Republic Day reception in New Delhi attended by Vice President Li Yuanchao of that country?

(A) China

(B) South Korea

(C) Japan

(D) Indonesia

10) Which of the following is also known as “ Silicon valley of India”?

(A)Hyderabad

(B)Bangalore

(C)Chennai

(D)Noida

Answers

1) Ans. (B) 1966

2) Ans. (A)Jim Corbett National Park

3) Ans. (D) State Bank of India

4) Ans. (B)Robert Edwin Peary

5) Ans. (B) Second

6) Ans. (D) Italy

7) Ans. (C) Roger Federer

8) Ans. (C) Russia

9) Ans. (A) China

10) Ans. (B)Bangalore

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Current Affairs Capsule January 2014 (Jan 19 to Jan 25)

25 January 2014

1) Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country.

2) Padma Awards announced by Government (2 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri). Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar and BKS Iyengar awarded with Padma Vibhushan. Actors Kamal Haasan and Vidya Balan, tennis player Leander Paes, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, and former chief justice of India, the late JS Verma are among the prominent persons who were conferred with the Padma awards. 27 of the Awardees are women.

3) Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi  on a three-day official trip to India.

4) Third ODI between India-New Zealand ended in a thrilling tie.

5) China's Li Na won Australia Open 2014 singles title defeating Dominika Cibulkova by 7-6 (7-3) 6-0.Li Na, 32, also became the oldest winner of the women's title, surpassing Margaret Court who was 30 when she became champion in 1973.

6) Bangalore became the first city in India to offer free Wi-Fi spots for the public.

24 January 2014

1) India observed 7th 'National Girl Child Day'. The theme of this year is ‘Safety and Development of girl child’.

2) India & China launched Year of Friendly Exchanges.

3) Nation's largest lender State Bank of India launched Youtube Channel.

4) Rajasthan, Tripura, Karnataka, Delhi bagged Election Commisssion award for best electoral practices.

5) Catherine Samba-Panza became the first woman president of war-torn Central African Republic.

6) Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) has temporarily suspended its south zone organising secretary, MK Alagiri.

7)  Sania Mirza and her Romanian team-mate Horia Tecau advanced into the mixed-doubles finals in the Australian Open 2014.

8) Indian-American AJ Paulraj wins Marconi Prize 2014.

23 January 2014

1) India celebrated 117th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

2) Saina Nehwal slipped to 9th in BWF rankings.

3) Indian-origin professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed Dean of the prestigious Harvard College.

4) Kerala bagged the prestigious United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s Ulysses Award for “innovation in public policy and governance”.

5) Cumbria University of UK became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency 'Bitcoin'.   

6) Alok Sinha has been given the additional charge of Chairman of Airports Authority of India after the removal of V P Agarwal.

7) Real Madrid retained title of world's richest soccer club.

22 January 2014

1)  Reserve Bank decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005 after March 31.

2) Legendary Telegu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao died in Hyderabad at the age of 90. He was the Dadasaheb Phalke award winner in the year 1990.

3) Govt launched LPG portability across India.

4) Kailash Meghwal elected as Rajasthan Assembly Speaker.

5) T. Nanda Kumar to be appointed new Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

6) Google acquired cybersecurity firm Impermium for 9 million dollar.

7) Indian Energy Exchange appoints S N Goel as CEO & MD.

8) Advanced Light Helicopter 'Garuda Vasudha' dedicated to Geological Survey of India.

21 January 2014

1) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal called off his dharna against Delhi Police.

2) MF revised India's growth rate to 4.6 per cent for the financial year 2013-14.

3) Aruna Bahuguna became the first woman head of National Police Academy (NPA) since its inception in 1948. 

4) Kapurthala (Punjab) gets world's second and nation's first 'Climate Change Theatre'.

5) Novak Djokovic knocked out by Stanislas Wawrinka in Australian Open.

6) Amul launched India’s first ‘milk ATM’

7)  Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya celebrated 42nd statehood day.

20 January 2014

1) Nuclear capable Agni-IV missile test-fired from Odisha.

2) Jain community granted minority status by Union Government.

3) Sudhir Gupta appointed new Secretary of TRAI.

4) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad launched the National Urban Health Mission in Bangalore.

5) Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won Miss South India Pageant Title.

6) Mitchell Johnson won Allan Border Medal.

19 January 2014

1) Dhoni becomes first Indian keeper to cross 300 dismissals in ODIs.

2) Technopark in Kerala became nation's largest IT park.

3) Global retail giant Wal-Mart has registered a new company in India called 'Wal-Mart India Private Ltd'.

4) Cyrus Mistry wins DSC Prize for 2014.

5) Kenya's Evans Ruto and Dinknesh Mekash of Ethiopia win the 11th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Men and Women category.

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 January 2014

1) RBI increased repo rate by 25 bps to 8%: Belying expectations of another pause in the rate hiking cycle, the RBI on Tuesday decided to increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility by 25 basis points from 7.75 per cent to 8.0 per cent . Consequently, reverse repo rate will now be at 7 per cent. There is no change in CRR at 4 per cent. The RBI has also decided to have a policy review once in 2 months ( 6 reviews in a year), instead of once in 45 days.

Current Policy Rates

Bank Rate   :  9.0%

Repo Rate  :  8.0%

Reverse Repo Rate :  7.0%

Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 9.0%

CRR   :  4%

SLR:  23.0%

2) Supreme Court refused to review verdict criminalising gay sex : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to relook into its verdict criminalising gay sex in the country. A Bench of Justices H.L. Dattu and S.J. Mukhopadhaya, in inchamber proceedings, dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by the Centre and gay rights activists against its December 2013 verdict declaring gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment.

3) Congress nominated Selja, Sanjay Singh for Rajya Sabha: Union Minister Kumari Selja was on Tuesday named Congress nominee for Rajya Sabha elections, putting an end to speculation that former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit could be brought to the Upper House from Haryana. Congress also nominated Sultanpur MP Sanjay Singh from Assam besides re-nominating Assam PCC Chief Bhubaneswar Kalita from the state.

4) US musician Pete Seeger passed away at 94:  US musician Pete Seeger died at the age of 94, after a long career collecting and championing the folk songs of the United States as well as writing his own, a report said on Tuesday. He died of natural causes in a New York hospital on Monday, his grandson was quoted as saying by the New York Times.

5) FakeOff app to detect bogus Facebook accounts :  As instances of cyber impersonation on social networking sites rise, an Israel-based start-up has developed an application, FakeOff, which helps to identify fake accounts on Facebook. The app on the world’s largest social networking platform claims to protect users from scams devised by fake Facebook users, who are mistaken for genuine ‘new friends’.

6) General election date will be announced on March 3: The announcement for the forthcoming general elections could be made on March 3 with the Model Code of Conduct, which prohibits the Government from making any major policy decisions, coming into play within two weeks of the announcement. .

7) New Zealand won ODI series against India:  India slumped to their second consecutive series defeat overseas as New Zealand rode on Ross Taylor’s unbeaten century to thrash the visitors by seven wickets in the fourth one-dayer and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

8) Kerala Cricket Association tied up with CricHQ.com: The Kerala Cricket Association has tied up with CricHQ.com to develop the school grade cricket in the State. Live scoring and updates have helped administrators to manage school cricket through the year. With CricHQ.com, the administrators can easily generate player profiles and statistics and evaluate player performances.

9) Jai Ho grossed 101 cr worldwide: Salman Khan-starrer Jai Ho has grossed Rs.101.26 crore worldwide in the first three days, said Eros International. The movie earned Rs.78.90 crore as gross box office collection, while net collections stood at Rs.60.68 crore in India. It earned about Rs.2.36 crore in overseas territories.

10) Kumari Selja resigned from Union council of Minsiters: Kumari Selja, who has been nominated as a candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections, has quit the Union Council of Ministers to work for Congress.

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Q1. Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014. What was the theme for the day this year?

Ans. Ethical Voting

Note: National Voters Day is started from 25 January 2011.

Q2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to which year from circulation on 21 January 2014 effective 31 March 2014?

Ans. 2005

Note: From 1 April 2014, Banks will provide exchange facility to the general public for exchanging the pre-2005 issued bank notes. The notes issued before 2005 do not have the year of printing on the reverse side.

Q3. Name the legendary Telugu actor who died at the age of 91 in Hyderabad on 22 January 2014?

Ans. Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Note: Nageswara Rao was the first generation actor who acted 240 movies as hero in Telugu and in Tamil movies as well. He received Padma Vibhushan, Padma shri,  Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award and the NTR National Award in recognition of his work in Telugu Industry.

Q4. Which internet giant has acquired Bengaluru based Impermium for 9 million dollar on 20 January 2014?

Ans. Google

Note: The acquisition will help Google improve its abuse monitoring efforts and make internet a safer place. Bengaluru based Impermium is a three year old startup. The startup focused on building security products for websites.

Q5. Who became the first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy also known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderbad recently?

Ans. Aruna Bahuguna

Note: Aruna Bahuguna is the first woman to be appointed as the chief of the National Police Academy. She is the 28th chief of the academy and will be at its helm till February 2017.

Q6. Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer on 18 January 2014?

Ans. Cyrus Mistry

Q7. Which community has been granted the minority status by Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Jain

Note: This nod has enabled the community to avail the benefits in government schemes and programmes.

Q8. Reserve Bank of India on 20 January 2014 constituted an Expert Committee to Review Governance of Boards in India. The expert committee will be chaired by whom?

Ans. PJ Nayak

Note: He is the former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank and includes other eight members namely S. Raman, Shubhalakshmi Panse, Pratip Kar, Joydeep Sengupta, Harsh Vardhan, Somasekhar Sundaresan, J. Sagar and Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

Q9. Global Retail giant Wal-Mart registered a new entity called ............ in India on 15 January 2014 to enter the lucrative multi-brand market in India?

Ans. Wal-Mart India Private Ltd

Q10. Who became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole on 18 January 2014 at the age of 16?

Ans. Lewis Clarke

Q11. Which country won the inaugural title of Hockey World League Final defeating New Zealand 7-2 in New Delhi on 19 January 2014?

Ans. Netherlands

NOte: Constantijin Jonker slammed a hat-trick for Netherlands in the final.

Q12. Which state in India is hosting the  third Lusofonia Games (Portuguese Commonwealth games) which started on 18 January 2014?

Ans. Goa

Note: It is for the first time the Lusifonia Games are being held in India. Lusofonia Games are multinational and multi-sport games in the World. These games are organized by ACOLOP (Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees).

Q13. Name the spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community who died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 17 January 2014?

Ans. Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin

Q14. Aviation Ministry on 24 Jan 2014 removed whom as chairman of the state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI)?

Ans. V.P.Agrawal

Note: Alok Sinha has given additional charge as AAI chairman. V.P. Agrawal took over as chairman on 1 January 2009 for a period of five years. His tenure was ended on 31 December 2013, but he was allowed to continue in the post.

Q15. Which state in India has won the United Nations World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO) Ulysses Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance related to tourism sector?

Ans. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala

Q16. Australia has appointed whom as a specialist spin consultant on 23 January 2014 to support Darren Lehmann ahead of Australian campaign in World Twenty20 to be played in Bangladesh?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Shane Warne

Q17. Which University recently became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency, Bitcoin?

Ans. Cumbria University of UK

Note: Bitcoin is an online currency and payment system which enables the international transmission of funds. Though thousands of merchants worldwide accept this “cryptocurrency” – so called because it uses cryptography to guarantee its security – it has often been associated with illicit activity, most notably with the online illegal drug market called Silk Road.

Q18. National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January 2014 across India by the Government. The day is being observed every year on 24 January since whic year?

Ans. 2008

Note: This day is observed every year to raise awareness and consciousness of the society towards girl children.

Q19. Name the Russian martial art recognised by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to become part of the Asian Games?

Ans. Sambo

Note: 17th Asian Games in 2014 is scheduled to be conducted from 19 September to 4 October 2014 at Incheon, South Korea.

Q20. Name the Indian born Scientist and Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University on 21 January 2014 was awarded with prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize?

Ans. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj

Q21. First Climate Change theatre was opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in ........... on 16 January 2014?

Ans. Kapurthala, Punjab

Note: The theatre will educate people on climate change. This is the second theatre in the world to be opened after Canada.

Q22. Union Cabinet approved to set up which authority 20 January 2014 that will be an advisory body which will advise the Railway Ministry on fares?

Ans. Rail Tariff Authority

Note: RTA will comprise of a chairperson and four members at the apex level. At present railway fare and freight rates are set by the Railway Board in accordance with the Railway Act, 1989.

Q23. Name the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface  missile with a range of 4000 kilometers test-fired successfully by India on 20 January 2014?

Ans. Agni-IV

Note:  The missile was launched from the launch complex number 4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Wheeler Island.

Q24. National Urban Health Mission was launched by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at which city on 20 January 2014?

Ans. Bangalore

Note: National Urban Health Mission covers State Capital, District Headquarters and all cities, towns with population above 50000.

Q25. Who was crowned as the Miss South India 2014 at the Le Meridien in Coimbatore?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Abhishikta S Shetty

Note: She is from Karnataka. The first and second dice were also won by Aditi Shetty and Meghana Shetty of Karnataka as runners-up of the 11th Edition of Miss South India Pageant organised by Pegasus.

Q26. Which city  in Pakistan had the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013 as  revealed by World Health Organisation (WHO) in a global analysis for polio cases on 17 January 2014?

Ans. Peshawar

Q27. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched the 2648 village legal service clinics across the country on 24 January 2014. What is the aim of it?

Ans. To bring legal services to the doorsteps of the weakest section of the country.

Q28. Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched LPG Connection Portability Scheme across the country on 22 January 2014. Name the present Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas?

Ans. M Veerappa Moily

Note: The scheme covers 480 districts in the country and all possible LPG markets which have multiple LPG distributors. Under the scheme an LPG consumer can switch to the distributor of his or her choice within a cluster of LPG distributors in the vicinity.

Q29. Union Finance Ministry on 23 January 2014 approved a proposal to provide minimum monthly pension of ............. rupees to workers of organised sector, under the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)?

Ans. 1000

Q30. Which Indian place was named Destination Flyways by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on 21 January 2014?

Ans. Chilika lagoon in Odisha

Q31. Which Tennis player launched the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Melbourne, Australia on 21 January 2014?

Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi

Q32. Who was elected unanimously as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly on 22 January 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Kailash Meghwal

Q33. Which state has passed the new Lokayaukata Bill on 21 January 2014 despite of protest from the opposition?

Ans. Uttarakhand

Q34. Who was elected as the interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) on 20 January 2014?

Ans. Catherline Samba-Panza

Q35. Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who retired on 20 January 2014?

Ans. Anand Sinha

Note: His retirement came following his superannuation and his portfolio has been allocated to other three Deputy Governors.

Q36. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China decelerated to ........ percent in 2013-14 in the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on 20 January 2014?

Ans. 7.7

Q37. International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook report on 21 January 2014. The IMF projected the Indian economy’s growth at ...... percent for 2013-14?

Ans. 4.5

Q38. Name the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand who died on 22 January 2014 following a heart attack at Ghatsila in Singhbhum district?

Ans. Sudhir Mahato

Q39. Name the Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological Survey of India from the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), launched by Minister of Mines, Dinsha Patel, in Bangalore on 23 January 2014?

Ans. Garuda Vasudha

Note: Garuda Vasudha of GSI is equipped with Heliborne Geophysical Survey System (HGSS) comprised of four aerogeophysical sensors.

Q40. Name the Indian American Professor who was on 23 January 2014 appointed as the Dean of Havard College?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Rakesh Khurana

Q41. Name the CNN International anchor who was awarded 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement on 22 January 2014?

Ans. Richard Quest

Note: The award was given in recognition of his work as a business journalist reporting on the tourism industry.

Q42. Who has been declared as the President of Madagascar on 17 January 2014?

Ans. Hery Rajaonarimampianina

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