Important Current Affairs Questions from January 2014

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1) Who took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne?- Arup Raha

2) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 laid foundation stone for world's largest corporate learning and development centre by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at?- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

3) Who took oath and became the first female judge to be appointed at Pakistan’s national sharia court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation?- Ashraf Jehan

4) Who has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF)?- Devendra Kumar Pathak

5) International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH-2014) was held at which country from 12th – 15th January 2014?-India, New Delhi

6) Who won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013 beating Barcelona's Messi and France winger Franck Ribery?- Cristiano Ronaldo

7) Who has sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time in Jan 2014?- Sheikh Hasina

8) Name the Israel’s former Prime Minister who died in January 2014?- Ariel Sharon

9) 71st Golden Globe Awards:

Best Motion Picture, Drama: 12 Years a slave

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Mathew Mc Conaughey for Dollas Buyers Club

Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine

10) Which railway station’s platform number one has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world in the certificate given by the Limca Book of Records?- Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh

11) Name India’s first gun for women which was launched on 9 January 2014?- Nirbheek

12) Which of the following company had in January 2014 become the first acquisition of Facebook in India?- Little Eye Labs

13) Name nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme launched by Government of India in Jan 2014?- Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)

14) Who has been appointed as President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)?- R. Chandrashekhar

15) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 5 January 2014 launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for placing which communication satellite into the orbit?- GSAT-14

16) The former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly on 6 January 2014 resigned as the Chairman of Human Rights Commission of which state?- West Bengal

17) Which state government on 13 January 2014 withdrew the Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail and thus became first state to take this step?- Delhi

18) Which country urged India to open a branch of Indian Institutes of Technology in capital of thet country in January 2014?- Malaysia

19) Which state/UT in India has hosted the 3rd Lusofonia Games (Portuguese Commonwealth Games) from January 18 to 29, 2014?- Goa

20) Which country won the inaugural Hero Hockey World League 2014?- Netherlands

21) How many Portuguese-speaking countries have participated in the 3rd Lusofonia Games?- 12

22) Which country emerged as winners in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014?- India

23) Which broadcaster on 15 January 2014 bagged the broadcasting rights in India for FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018?- Sony SIX

24) Which state become the first state in India to give its entire population of 6.11 crore some kind of health cover with the newly launched Rajiv Arogya Bhagya?- Karnataka

25) Who among the following has won The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013?- Anees Salim

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26) Which footballer was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or award in Zurich?- Cristiano Ronaldo

27) Which Indian player became the .first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in a major world track and field event?- Anju Boby George

28) Who has been voted the best women's football player in the world for 2013 by FIFA?- Nadine Angerer

29) Which film has won best film (drama) at the 71st Golden Globe awards announced on 12 January 2014?- 12 Years a Slave

30) Which former India captain was honoured with the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 by the BCCI?- Kapil Dev

31) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to which year from circulation in January 2014?- 2005

32) Name the legendary Telugu actor who died at the age of 91 in Hyderabad in January 2014?- Akkineni Nageswara Rao

33) Who became the first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy also known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderbad?- Aruna Bahuguna

34) Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer?- Cyrus Mistry

35) Which community has been granted the minority status by Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014?- Jain

36) Who became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole on 18 January 2014 at the age of 16?- Lewis Clarke

37) 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?- Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala

38) 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?- Rail Tariff Authority

39) Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title 2014?- Stanislas Wawrinka

40) India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which city?- Mumbai

41) Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014?- Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and Engineering) & Shri B.K.S.Iyengar(Yoga Guru)

42) Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014?- Saina Nehwal

43) 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24 January 2014. Which film won the best film for 2013?- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

44) Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches?- MS Dhoni

45) Which country became the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals?- India

46) Who became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel?- Kathy Cross of New Zealand

47) Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a legal tender?- Zimbabwe

48) Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014?- Heena Sandhu

49) Who was the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day Celebrations 2014?-  Shinzo Abe, PM of Japan

50) Who won the Australian Open 2014 women's singles title?- Li Na, China

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January 2014 Current Affairs Complete PDF Download

Friends...Here is the much awaited complete Current Affairs PDF of January 2014. You can download the complete PDF from the link below.

Some of the important happenings during January 2014 were: Corey Anderson scored fastest century in the history of ODI, Arup Raha appointed chief of the Indian Air Force, Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013, Ariel Sharon former Prime Minister of Israel passed away, 71st Golden Globe Awards announced, Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world, Janet Yellen became first woman to lead the US Federal Reserve, Goa hosted the 3rd Lusofonia Games, Netherlands won the inaugural Hero Hockey World League 2014, renowned veteran actress Suchitra Sen passed away, Akkineni Nageswara Rao legendary Telugu actor died, Aruna Bahuguna appointed chief of National Police Academy, Lewis Clarke became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole, Australian Open winners, first monorail service was inaugurated at Mumbai and many more. Check the complete details from PDF!!!

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Australian Open 2014- Complete list of Winners

The 2014 Australian Open took place at Melbourne Park, Australia between 13–26 January 2014. It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year 2014. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. Li Na won the women's singles, beating Dominika Cibulkova in the final. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final to win his first grand slam title.

Here is the complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) vs Rafael Nadal  (Spain)

Winner- Stanislas Wawrinka (6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3)

Women's Singles

Final between: Li Na (China) vs Dominika Cibulková  (Slovakia)

Winner: Li Na (7–6(7–3), 6–0)

Men's Doubles

Final between: Lukasz Kubot  (Poland) &  Robert Lindstedt (Sweden) vs Eric Butorac (USA) & Raven Klaasen (RSA)

Winners: Lukasz Kubot  (Poland) &  Robert Lindstedt (Sweden) (6–3, 6–3)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between: Sara Errani(Italy) &  Roberta Vinci(Italy) vs Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) & Elena Vesnina (Russia).

Winners: Sara Errani(Italy) &  Roberta Vinci(Italy) (6–4, 3–6, 7–5)

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Daniel Nestor(Canada) vs Sania Mirza (India) & Horia Tecău (Romania)

Winners:  Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Daniel Nestor(Canada) (6–3, 6–2)

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General Knowledge & Current Affairs Quiz: 31 January 2014

1) Vijay Bahuguna on 31 January 2014 resigned from the post of Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Assam

(C) Uttarakhand

(D) Jharkhand

2) Which element is not present in Sugar?

(A) Carbon

(B) Oxygen

(C) Hydrogen

(D) Nitrogen

3) Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, famous music director and singer Bappi Lahiri joined which political party on 31 January 2014?

(A) Indian National Congress

(B) BJP

(C) Aam Admi Party

(D) NCP

4) In which city is the Chhattisgarh High Court located?

(A) Bhilai

(B) Raipur

(C) Bilaspur

(D) Jagdalpur

5) Following Delhi which state government on 31 Jan 2014 scrapped the decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retailing?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Gujarat

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

6) To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean?

(A) Arctic Ocean

(B) Antarctic Ocean

(C) Atlantic Ocean

(D) Indian Ocean

7) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the .......th fastest batsman to complete 8,000 runs in one-day cricket on 31 Jan 2014?

(A) Fourth

(B) Third

(C) Second

(D) First

8) Which ancient Indian physician is known as the 'Father of Modern Plastic Surgery'?

(A) Charak

(B) Madhav

(C) Sushruta

(D) Patanjali

9) Who was nominated as the new Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) by U.S. President Barack Obama on 31 January 2014?

(A) James Adam

(B) Michael Rogers

(C) Robert Edgeve

(D) Adam Vogers

10) Apart from Delhi, which other Union Territory has its own elected Vidhan Sabha and the executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister ?

(A) Daman and Diu

(B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(C) Lakshadweep

(D) Pondicherry

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Uttarakhand

2) Ans. (D) Nitrogen

3) Ans. (B) BJP

4) Ans. (C) Bilaspur

5) Ans. (D) Rajasthan

6) Ans. (C) Atlantic Ocean

7) Ans. (A) Fourth

8) Ans. (C) Sushruta

9) Ans. (B) Michael Rogers

10) Ans. (D) Pondicherry

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Q1. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014 by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne?

Ans. Stanislas Wawrinka

Note: This is the maiden Grand Slam crown of eighth seeded, Wawrinka. This is the first victory of Wawrinka over Nadal in 13 career meetings. Li Na of China won the women’s singles title by defeating Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (3), 6-0 on 25 January 2014.

Q2. India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which city on 1 February 2014?

Ans. Mumbai

Note: It was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. The First phase of Mumbai Monorail is comprised of 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section. The Project is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority with an association of Larsen and Toubro and a Malaysian infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering.

Q3. Union Government raised the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 cylinders per household from existing ....... cylinders in a year on 30 January 2014?

Ans. 9

Note: The hike will be effective from April 2014. Union government had also decided to put on hold linking the Aadhaar platform to the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme.

Q4. Who has resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttrakhand on 31 January 2014?

Ans. Vijay Bahuguna

Note: The resignation follows a meeting of senior party leaders of the party in Delhi on 29 January 2014 that was headed by Congress President, Sonia Gandhi.

Q5. Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014?

Ans. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and Engineering) & Shri B.K.S. Iyengar(Yoga Guru)

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Q6. Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 on 26 January 2014?

Ans. Saina Nehwal

Note: Sania beat P V Sindhu 21-14, 21-17 in the final held at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.

Q7. Which team won the 35th Football Federation Cup on 25 January 2014 in the final held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cochin?

Ans. Churchill Brothers. Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1 to lift their maiden Federation Cup.

Q8. Name the managing director of Tata Motors who died on 26 January 2014 after falling from a hotel building in Bangkok?

Ans. Karl Slym

Q9. 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24 January 2014. Which film won the best film for 2013?

Ans. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Note: Best Actor was given to Farhaan Akhtar for his performance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Deepika Padukone on the other hand was adjudged as the Best Actress for Ramleela.

Q10. Which bank has launched its channel on Youtube on 24 January 2014?

Ans. State Bank of India

Q11. Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches?

Ans. MS Dhoni

Note: This was after third match of India-New Zealand ODI series tied.

Q12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the Repo rate under Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by ...... basis points to 8 percent on its third quarter monetary policy review recently?

Ans. 25

Q13. Which country became the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals on 27 January 2014?

Ans. India

Q14. First cantilever bridge of India, Pamban Railway Bridge, completed its ......... years on 27 Jan 2014?

Ans. 100

Note:  On the occasion former President of India A. P. J Abdul Kalam inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Pamban Bridge.

Q15. Who was conferred with the 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot on 27 January 2014?

Ans. Anand Kumar

Note: He is a mathematician and founder of Super30 classes. Ramanujan Mathematics Award is an annual award that is given to a person who has at least three papers published in international journals and is involved in teaching mathematics.

Q16. Who became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel on 30 January 2014?

Ans. Kathy Cross of New Zealand

Q17. Which state on on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval for the foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing following Delhi?

Ans. Rajasthan

Note: The approval was given earlier by the previous Congress state government led by former Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot.

Q18. India overtook which country to become the third largest crude oil importer in the World as per the data released by Reuters on 30 January 2014?

Ans. Japan

Q19. Which NIT developed a commercially viable technology for efficiently rendering common polymer, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into a liquid fuel recently?

Ans. National Institute of Technology, Odisha

Q20. Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a legal tender on 29 January 2014?

Ans. Zimbabwe

Q21. Name the indigenous High Performance Computing System inaugurated at Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group (ANURAG) in Hyderabad on 25 January 2014?

Ans. Dhruva-3

Q22. Union Government of India on the eve of the 65th Republic Day function announced the Padma Awards 2014. A total of how many persons conferred the Padma Awards?

Ans. 127

Q23. Civil Aviation Ministry decided to remove restrictions on flights of Airbus A-380 to India on 27 January 2014. This large aircraft is now allowed to operate in how many airports equipped to handle them?

Ans. Four

Note: They are Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Q24. India ranked .......th in global Environment Performance Index released on 25 January 2014?

Ans. 155

Q25. Name the pioneer of Swiss watch, a watch brand of his name, who died at the age of 87 on 27 January 2014?

Ans. Raymond Weil

Q26. The British start-up DeepMind Technologies – an artificial intelligence company was on 27 January 2014 purchased by?

Ans. Google

Q27. New Zealand on 31 January 2014 won the five ODI Series of 5 matches against India by which margin?

Ans. 4-0

Note: India has lost 04 games and tied one but could not manage to win a single game.

Q28. Who has been nominated as the Director of National Security Agency(NSA) by the US president Barack Obama on  30 January 2014?

Ans. Michael Rogers

Q29. Union Government decided to amend the rules governing IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers to assure them at least .......... years in a given posting on 30 January 2014?

Ans. Two

Q30. Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014?

Ans. Heena Sandhu

Note: The declaration of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) came following the adoption of new format. Heena, thus, became the first Indian woman ever to hold the world record in Shooting World Cup.

Q31. Who took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Shipping Corporation of India on 28 January 2014?

Ans. Arun Kumar Gupta

Q32. Who has been appointed as MD&CEO of non telecom businesses of Bharti Enterprises?

Ans. Manoj Kohli

Q33. Name the Ukraine's Prime Minister who resigned on 28 January 2014 in order to facilitate peaceful settlement of the political crisis?

Ans. Mykola Azarov

Q34. Recording Academy announced the 56th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on 26 January 2014.Which album won the Album of the year award?

Ans. Random Access Memories

Q35. Economic growth for 2012-13 lowered to ....... percent from 5 percent estimated earlier by Union Government of India on 31 January 2014?

Ans. 4.5

Q36. Union Cabinet on 30 January 2014 gave its approval for making amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in ....... states and three Union Territories?

Ans. 13

Q37. Which company unveiled a 150cc hybrid diesel concept motorcycle RNT on 29 January 2014?

Ans. Hero MotoCorp

Q38. Who has been appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL) on 29 January 2014?

Ans. Ajoy Misra

Q39. Who has been designed as MD& CEO of India and South Asia including Srilanka and Bangladesh announced by the Bharti Enterprises recently?

Ans. Gopal Vittal

Q40. World’s first 3D-printer Objet500 Connex3 was launched on 28 January 2014. It was manufactured by which company?

Ans. Stratasys

Note: It was a USA based company.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 29 & 30 January 2014

1) Which country emerged overall champions with a rich haul of 92 medals (37 Gold, 27 Silver and 28 Bronze) in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014 which concluded at Goa on 29 January 2014?

(A) Portugal

(B) Brazil

(C) India

(D) Macau

2) In a first of its kind venture, six public sector undertakings (PSUs) including state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) on 29 January 2014 announced joining hands to set up world’s largest 4,000 MW ultra mega solar power project in which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Punjab

(C) Gujarat

(D) Rajasthan

3) Google is set to sell Motorola's smartphone business to which company, the world's largest maker of personal computers for $2.9 billion, as announced on 30 Jan 2014?

(A) Wipro

(B) Lenovo

(C) Samsung

(D) Acer

4) Union Government on 30 Jan 2014 raised the quota of subsidised LPG to how many 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?

(A) 10

(B) 14

(C) 11

(D) 12

5) Nation on 30 January 2014 paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his .....th death anniversary?

(A) 66

(B) 65

(C) 64

(D) 60

6) Kathy Cross on 30 January 2014 became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel. She is from which country?

(A) Australia

(B) New Zealand

(C) England

(D) South Africa

7) Indian Rupee became legal tender in which country on 30 January 2014 alongwith the currencies of China, Japan and Australia?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Egypt

(C) Zimbabwe

(D) Maldives

8)  India Post on 30 January 2014 announced an ambitious plan to install as many as 3,000 ATMs and 1.35 lakh micro-ATMs at its post offices across the country for savings account holders.  India Post comes under which ministry in Union Government?

(A) Minstry of Posts

(B) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(C) Ministry of Communication & IT

(C) Minystry of Labour

9) Officers of the three premier services - IAS, IPS and IFoS - will now spend a minimum of how many years at each posting and new appointments/transfer will only be done upon the recommendation of a civil services board as per the new rules announced on 30 January 2014?

(A) 5

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 2

10) Google has on 30 Jan 2014 decided to sell Motorola phone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. In which year Google acquired Motorola?

(A) 2012

(B) 2011

(C) 2010

(D) 2013

Answers

1) Ans. (C) India

2) Ans. (D) Rajasthan

3) Ans. (B) Lenovo

4) Ans. (D) 12

5) Ans. (A) 66

6) Ans. (B) New Zealand

7) Ans. (C) Zimbabwe

8) Ans. (C) Ministry of Communication & IT

9) Ans. (D) 2

10) Ans. (A) 2012

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