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March 2014 First Week
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Q1. Which Indian player on 9 March 2014 reclaimed the number one
position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen?
Ans. Virat Kohli
Note: He is followed by South African ODI captain AB de Villers,
who was at the first position before the Asia Cup.
Q2. Election Commission of India on 5 March 2014 announced that
the …….th Lok Sabha elections will be held from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 and
the counting will take place on 16 May 2014?
Ans. 16th
Q3. 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
Q4. 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.
Q5. Name the South African cricket team Captain who on 4 March
2014 announced his retirement from international cricket?
Ans. Graeme Smith
Q6. Name the former chief minister of Delhi who was appointed as
the 22nd Governor of Kerala on 4 March 2014?
Ans. Sheila Dikshit
Q7. 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?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Bill Gates
Q8. 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.
Q9. Which film won the best picture award in the 86th Annual
Academy Oscar Awards 2014 announced on 2 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
Q10. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Signed the Telangana
Bill to carve out Telengana state on 1 March 2014. It will become the .....
state of India?
Ans. 29th
Q11. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation
to impose President Rule in which state on 1 March 2014?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh
Note: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned
on 19 February 2014 over Telangana issue.
Q12. 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
Q13. 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
Q14. Which state on 4 March 2014 became the first state in India
to observe State Child Protection Day?
Ans. Assam
Q15. 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
Q16. 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
Q17. 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
Q18. 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
Q19. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Vedanta Resources on 6 March 2014?
Ans. Tom Albanese
Q20. Which country replaced India at the number two position in
the Test team rankings of cricket released on 5 March 2014?
Ans. Australia
Q21. Which teams won the Federation Cup Volleyball titles in mens
and womens category respectively on 5 March 2014?
Ans. Tamil Nadu and
Railways
Q22. Name the new health scheme launched on 6 March 2014 by North
Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for women?
Ans. Stri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojna
Q23. 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.
Q24. 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
Q25. World Dentist Day was observed across the world on?
Ans. 6 March 2014
Q26. Name the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apple Inc who
announced his retirement on 4 March 2014?
Ans. Peter Oppenheimer
Q27. 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
Q28. 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
Q29. Saudi Arabia on 7 March 2014 declared which group as a
Terrorist Group?
Ans. Muslim Brotherhood
Q30. Technology firm Avaya on 6 March 2014 appointed whom as
Managing Director for its India and SAARC operations?
Ans. Priyadarshi
Mohapatra
Q31. Who won 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the 16th Asian Youth
Weightlifting Championship held on 6 March 2014?
Ans. Ragala Venkat
Q32. Low-cost carrier SpiceJet appointed whom as its Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) on 4 March 2014?
Ans. R.Neelakantan
Q33. Name the latest released book by Jaswant Singh, former
minister in the NDA government recently?
Ans. India at Risk
Q34. Who won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis
Championship by defeating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4,6-3 in the final?
Ans. Roger Federer
Q35. Who won the men’s singles German Open Grand Prix title
against Danish Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 24-22 19-21 21-11 in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany on 3 March
2014?
Ans. Arvind Bhat
Q36. Bharti Airtel and which international telecom giant signed a
pact on 4 March 2014 to set up a multi-service regional network infrastructure
node in India?
Ans. Etisalat
Q37. Which Indian writer on 9 March 2014 won Windham Campbell
Literature Prize 2014 in non-fiction category?
Ans. Pankaj Mishra
Q38. Name the 13-year old Indian-American student on 9 March 2014
who won the National Spelling Bee Competition in the US in a verbal duel at
Kansas City Public Library, Missouri?
Ans. Kush Sharma
Q39. Which autonomous republic in the southeastern region of
Ukraine Voted to become a part of the Russian Federation on 6 March 2014?
Ans. Crimea
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