September 2014 Complete Current Affairs PDF

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September 2014 Current Affairs PDF: Fourth Week

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Fourth Week

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1) Name the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014 to make India a manufacturing hub?

Ans. Make In India Campaign

Note: The campaign is aimed to attract foreign companies to set up their manufacturing units in India and to seek greater foreign investment.

2) Name the scheme launched by Union Government on 25 September 2014 aims at alleviating urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood opportunities through skill development and other means?

Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana

3) Which film was selected as India’s official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards on 23 September 2014?

Ans. Liar's Dice

Note: The hindi film is directed by Geethu Mohandas. The 87th Oscar Awards event will take place in the US on 22 February 2015. The movie stars national award winning actors Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

4) India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Manglayaan successfully entered the Martian orbit on?

Ans. 24 September 2014 

Note: By achieving this fete, India created the history of becoming the first country to insert the spacecraft of the mission around the Mars in first attempt.

5) Which tech giant on 22 September 2014 announced to launch a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for Prime Minister’s office (PMO)?

Ans. Google

6) Name the rescue operation undertaken by Indian Army during Jammu and Kashmir floods recently?

Ans. Operation Megh Rahat

7) Name the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who has resigned on  26 September 2014 after his government was reduced to a minority?

Ans. Prithviraj Chavan

Note: Prepared by www. currentaffairs4examz.com His resignation came in the backdrop of withdrawal of the support of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that supported Congress for the last 15 years.

8) Name the new name of Aajeevika Skills Development Programme (ASDP) which was launched by Union government on 25 September 2014?

Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

9) Which cricketers were recently selected as Bradman Honouree 2014?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh

10) Which banks allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently on 24 September 2014?

Ans. SBI and ICICI

Note: The bank account is available for all kids above 10 who can sign uniformly. On 5 September 2014, SBI had launched new accounts Pehla Kadam and Pehli Udaan for kids. ICICI Bank has launched Smart Stars account and Federal Bank Limited has Young Champ Account for minors.

11) Who was appointed as the head coach of the national team of Srilanka on 24 September 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Marvan Atapattu, the former national cricket team captain

12) Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) Working Committee on 26 September 2014 extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Director of Indian Cricket team till?

Ans. End of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

13) Union Government recently declared which day as Antyodya Diwas?

Ans. 25 September

Note: Antyodya diwas was observed to mark the 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was the noted philosopher, historian and political activist.

14) Name the renowned Hindi author was given the Saraswati Samman 2013 in New Delhi on 23 September 2014?

Ans. Govind Mishra

Note: He was given the Samman by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for his novel Dhool Paudhon Par that was published in 2008. Govind Mishra is the second Hindi author to be conferred with this honour after Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991.

15) Who was appointed as the new head of the Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on 22 September 2014?

Ans. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar

16) CSIR on 26 September 2014 announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 for ten persons in recognition of their work. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards is given in which field?

Ans. Science

17) Who are the winners of Right Livelihood Award 2014?

Ans. Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger

Note: The first one is former U.S. spy agency contractor and the other is the editor of The Guardian. The Right Livelihood Award is also known as Alternative Nobel prize of Sweden.

18) Who was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013 given by State Government of Kerala?

Ans. Noted writer and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair

19) UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held at?

Ans. New York

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20) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 September 2014 approved the appointment of whom as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank Ltd?

Ans. V.G. Mathew

21) The Forbes India magazine released The 100 Richest Indian List 2014 on 25 September 2014. Who has topped the list?

Ans. Mukesh Ambani

22) Who was appointed as the new president of the News Broadcasting Association (NBA) for the year 2014-2015 on 24 September 2014 ?

Ans. Rajat Sharma

Note: He is India TV chairman and editor-in-chief.

23) Union Ministry of Sports Sarbananda Sonowal on 22 September 2014  inaugurated National Academy for Athletics and National Golf Academy at?

Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

24) Internet major Yahoo! Inc. on 21 September 2014 acquired which Bangalore-based start-up firm for over 8 million US dollars?

Ans. BookPad Inc

25) Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term on 21 September 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. John Key

26) AP Government on 23 September 2014 issued an order enhancing the upper age limit for direct recruitment in government service from 34 to?

Ans. 40 Years

27) Who was unanimously elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2014-15 on 22 September 2014?

Ans. Amit Mathew

Note:  He is the resident editor and director of Malyala Manorama.

28) Ancient Nalanda University (NU) was formally inaugurated after 800 years on 19 September 2014 by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at?

Ans. Rajgir near Nalanda, Bihar. 

29) Who has sworn in as new Prime Minister of Fiji on 22 September 2014?

Ans. Voreqe Bainimarama

30) Which city will host ICC World Cricket League Division 3 from 23 to 30 October 2014?

Ans. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

31) Who won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award on 24 September 2014?

Ans. Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel

32) Reserve Bank of India on 24 September 2014 released which report on Capacity Building in banks and non-banks?

Ans. Gopalakrishna Committee report

33) Who was appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sherpa for the Group of 20 annual Summit 2014 on 23 September 2014?

Ans. Suresh Prabhu

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Current Affairs PDF September 2014 (Third Week)

Current Affairs PDF September 2014

Third Week

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1) Who was India's flag bearer at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony held on 19 September 2014?

Ans. Sardar Singh

Note: Sardar Singh is the captain of Indian Hockey team.

2) Name the Mandolin maestro who died on 19 September 2014 in Chennai?

Ans. Uppalapu Srinivas

3) Name Asia's first women Grand Slam winner who on 19 September 2014 announced her retirement from Tennis at the age of 32?

Ans. Li Na

4) Who was appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) recently?

Ans. Lalitha Kumaramangalam

5) International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014. What was the theme this year?

Ans. Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On.

6) National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on 14 September 2014. Why was Hindi Diwas celebrated on this day?

Ans.  Hindi Day is observed because on 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.  

7) Which country on 19 September 2014 rejected the historic referendum for independence from United Kingdom through public voting?

Ans. Scotland

8) 17th Asian Games also known as XVII Asiad commenced at Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea on 19 September 2104. What is the theme of Asian Games 2014?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans.  Meet Asia’s Future

9) What was the slogan of Asian Games 2014?

Ans. "Diversity Shines Here"

10) Union Sports Ministry on 17 September 2014 agreed to honour which Boxer with Arjuna Award?

Ans. Manoj Kumar

Note: Ministry admitted in the court that Manoj was initially not considered for the award by the committee as they mistakenly believed that he was involved in a doping case.

11) US President Barack Obama on 18 September 2014 nominated which Indian-American as the next US Ambassador to India?

Ans. Richard Rahul Verma

12) Which state became the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014?

Ans. Rajasthan

Note: The Bill seeks to end the two-decade-old collegium system of appointments and transfers of judges to higher judiciary.

13) Which place became a permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as decided by Union Government recently?

Ans. Goa

14) Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 September 2014 released his autobiography named?

Ans. And then One Day: A Memoir.

15) Who won the Miss America pageant on 14 September 2014?

Ans. Miss Kira Kazantsev

16) Which country won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia on 14 September 2014?

Ans. USA

17) Name the young Indian shuttler won Indonesian Badminton Masters Grand Prix Gold on 14 September 2014?

Ans. HS Prannoy

18) US Senate on 19 September 2014 passed a bipartisan resolution declaring which day as US-India Partnership Day?

Ans. 30 September 2014

19) Name the Co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp who on 18 September 2014 stepped down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

Ans. Larry Ellison

Note: Larry Ellison will now be the chairman of Oracle’s board and the Chief Technology Officer of the company.

20) Who became the first transgender television news anchor in India recently?

Ans. Padmini Prakash

Note: On the eve of Independence Day on 15 August 2014, she for the first time read out the day’s headlines from a teleprompter for the Lotus News Channel Studios.

21) President Pranab Mukherjee was on a visit to which foreign country from 14 to 17 September 2014?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Socialist Republic of Vietnam

22) Chinese President Xi Jinping on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as China's new Ambassador to India?

Ans. Le Yucheng

23) Name the former Director General of Police of Assam who committed suicide on 17 September 2014?

Ans. Sanker Baruah  

Note: His suicide came after CBI raided his residence during the course of investigation of multi-crore Saradha chit fund case.

24) Who was appointed as United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change on 16 September 2014?

Ans. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

25) International Economic Association (IEA) on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as president-elect of the association beginning September 2014?

Ans. Kaushik Basu

26) Which firm on 18 September 2014 launched equity index linked green bond?

Ans. BNP Paribas

Note:  It was launched in collaboration with the World Bank which will help raise funds for products seeking to mitigate climate change. It is the first equity index linked with green bond.

27) Which state police on 16 September 2014 decided to launch its first e-police station to deal exclusively with vehicle thefts?

Ans. Delhi Police

28) The 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship was held  from 12 to 16 September 2014 at?

Ans. Sardar Vallabhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai

29) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) on 17 September 2014?

Ans. Adil Zainulbhai

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Current Affairs PDF Questions: September 2014 Second Week

Current Affairs PDF- September 2014

Second Week

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1) Who won the Men’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014 on 8 September 2014?

Ans. Marin Cilic

2) World Literacy Day was observed across the world on 8 September 2014. What was the theme of the day this year?

Ans. Literacy and Sustainable Development

3) State Bank of India (SBI) on 13 September 2014 celebrated 150 years of its operations in which country?

Ans. Sri Lanka.

4) Which bank launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September 2014?

Ans. ICICI Bank

5) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 9 September 2014 suspended which Pakistani off-spinner from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action?

Ans. Saeed Ajmal

6) Who became the first Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere on 15 August 2014?

Ans. TN Suresh Kumar

Note: He traveled to an altitude of 17100 meters in MIG-29 from Sokol Airbase near Nizhny Novgorod in Russia.

7) Name the Prime Minister of Australia who visited India from 4 to 5 September 2014?

Ans. Tony Abbott

8) Who won the women’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014?

Ans. Serena Williams

Note: This was her third consecutive Tennis US Open trophy. She defeated Caroline Wozniazki of Denmark in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. With this, Williams joined the Tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand Slam titles.

9) Supreme Court on 12 September 2014 ruled ...... percent quota for disabled persons in all government jobs, including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), and promotions?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans.  3%

10) Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit at ..... years for Managing Directors (M.D) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in private sector banks?

Ans. 70 years

11) Engineering and information technology company Tata Technologies Ltd on 9 September 2014 appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the company?

Ans. Warren Harris

12) Which committee on 8 September 2014 reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university?

Ans. H Devaraj Committee

13) Uttarakhand Government officially declared which day as Himalaya Diwas?

Ans. 9 September

14) Who was elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on 12 September 2014?

Ans. Narendra Ambwani

15) Who became the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games?

Ans. Chitresh Tatha, 12 years

16) Union government on 11 September 2014 decided to wind up which famous watch factory in a phased manner?

Ans. HMT watches

17) Name the Indian who on 6 September 2014 won bronze at the women Grand Prix chess at the Asian Games?

Ans. Harika Dronavalli

18) Which Indian player announced retirement from the professional snooker tour on 5 September 2014?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Pankaj Advani

19) Name the Union Civil Aviation Minister who on 9 September 2014 announced that the Union Government has identified five locations for development of no-frills airports in India?

Ans. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju

20) Who was appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank on 10 September 2014?

Ans. Subhash Chandra Garg

Note: He is a Senior IAS officer.

21) Who won the men’s doubles titles of the US Open 2014?

Ans. American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan

22) Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station on 6 September 2014 became the ........ longest running reactor in the world?

Ans. Second

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30th September 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Obama at White House: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met US President Barack Obama at the White House over dinner, ahead of formal talks on Tuesday. The two leaders "exchanged anecdotes about their first few days in office, to see if they had anything in common", India's foreign ministry said. Earlier, Mr Modi met the CEOs of top global firms in New York in an effort to persuade them to invest in India. He assured them that he was committed to liberalising the economy. Mr Modi is on his first trip to America since being elected in May. 

2) Google shuts down Orkut after a 10-year run:  Internet search titan Google has finally downed the shutters of its social networking website Orkut. However, users can save their profiles, scraps, testimonials and community posts via Google Takeout service till September 2016. Google in June had announced that it will shut down Orkut on September 30, marking the end of a 10-year run. Orkut was the first social network to hit it off on a large scale in India, even as other websites like Hi5 and MySpace failed to catch the fancy of India's internet users in mid-2000s. However, as Facebook made inroads in India, Orkut's popularity started waning, and Mark Zuckerberg's website overtook Orkut in terms of user base in the country in 2010.

3) Vigilance commissioner Rajiv named interim CVC: The government has named vigilance commissioner Rajiv as the acting central vigilance commissioner (CVC) following the completion of tenure of incumbent Pradeep Kumar. The arrangement will be valid until a regular CVC is appointed. A gazette notification issued on Monday said that "in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the CVC Act, 2003, the President is pleased to authorize Rajiv, vigilance commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission, to act as the CVC, in the vacancy caused due to completion of tenure of Pradeep Kumar, central vigilance commissioner, with effect from the 29th day of September, 2014, until the appointment of the CVC".

4) RBI announced fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2014-15: For the fourth time in a row, RBI kept key interest rates unchanged maintaining that it will not cut them unless inflation moderates to anticipated levels, disappointing borrowers and the industry in this festive season. Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan hoped that inflation will moderate to acceptable level of 6 per cent by January 2016 and maintained that the GDP growth in the current fiscal will be 5.5 per cent, same as projected earlier. RBI relaxed the 'know your customer' norms by allowing self-certification of documents needed for opening bank accounts.

Current Rates are as follows:

1. Repo Rate – 8%

2. Reverse Repo Rate – 7%

3. SLR – 22%

4. CRR – 4%

5. Bank Rate – 9%

6. MSF – 9%

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 29 September 2014

1) Ashraf Ghani sworn in as Afghanistan President: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has been sworn in as Afghanistan’s new President, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country’s first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S-led invasion toppled the Taliban. He became President of Afghanistan in a peaceful transition Monday after a six-month election season that ended with marathon negotiations that gave the newly created position of chief executive to his challenger Abdullah Abdullah. Mr. Karzai had been Afghanistan’s only leader since 2001.

2) Seema Punia clinches first athletics gold in Asian Games: Discus thrower Seema Punia Antil ended India's gold-less streak in track and field events on the third day of athletics competitions as she beat back a strong challenge from two Chinese rivals to bag the coveted yellow metal at the Asian Games. Seema ran away with the gold with a best throw of 61.03m in the women's discus throw final while team-mate Krishna Poonia finished fourth with a below par 55.57m at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.

3) Panneerselvam sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister: AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister at a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan on Monday afternoon, two days after a special court in Bangalore sentenced former chief minister J Jayalalithaa to four years imprisonment in a disproportionate assets case. Governor K Rosaiah administered the oath to Panneerselvam, after which his cabinet colleagues were sworn in.

4) World Heart Day observed: World Heart Day was observed on 29 September 2014 across the globe. The objective of the day is to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year. Eating more of low-calorie and nutrient-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and less of high-calorie, high-sodium foods, such as refined, processed or fast foods, can shape up our diet as well as our heart.

5) Modi announces lifelong visas for Indian diaspora: Amid cheers from thousands of Indian-Americans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced several measures to ease travel to their motherland including life-long visas. “Happy?” he asked as the crowd cheered his announcement with chants of “Modi, Modi” at the huge Madison Square Garden community reception for him. “There is even more to come,” he said smilingly as he announced that People of Indian Origin (PIOs) in staying in India for long would not have to report to police. “There is no need for them to do that anymore.”

6) Sania Mirza-Saketh Myneni Win Mixed-Doubles Gold at Asian Games: Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni's successful run at the Asian Games 2014 continued as the pair beat Chinese Taipei's Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan 6-4, 6-3 to win India's sixth gold medal at Incheon. This is Sania's third consecutive Asian Games mixed doubles final appearance. In 2006, she won a gold with Leander Paes. She followed that up with a silver medal in 2010 with Vishnu Vardhan and has now won a gold with Saketh Myneni at Incheon.

7) BlackBerry Passport launched in India for Rs 49,990: BlackBerry has launched its new flagship smartphone, BlackBerry Passport in India for Rs 49,990. The smartphone was announced last week internationally and India is one of the first countries where the phone will be available. The Passport is a departure from the usual smartphone design and has a square shape. Its 4.5-inch touchscreen has an aspect ratio of 1:1 with a resolution of 1440 x 1440 pixels. Under the display is an innovative touch enabled keyboard that combines a physical keypad with virtual keypad functions seamlessly. You can swipe to delete and flick to select a predicted word on the keypad just like you would do on a display.

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