Central Government Holidays in Kerala 2014

Central Government Holidays in Kerala 2014

Here is the list of Central Government Holidays in Kerala for the Year 2014

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS IN KERALA 2014
SL.No	Occasion	Date	Day of the week
1	Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Id-e-Milad)	January 14	Tuesday
2	Republic Day	January 26	Sunday
3	Mahashivarathri	February 27	Thursday
4	Mahavir Jayanti	April 13	Sunday
5	Good Friday	April 18	Friday
6	Buddha Purnima	May 14	Wednesday
7	Idu-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)**	July 29	Tuesday
8	Independence Day	August 15	Friday
9	Janmashtami	August 18	Monday
10	Vinayaka Chathurthi	August 29	Friday
11	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday	October 02	Thursday
12	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)	October 03	Friday
13	Idu-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)**	October 06	Monday
14	Diwali (Deepavali)	October 22	Wednesday
15	Muharram**	November 04	Tuesday
16	Gurunanak's Birthday	November 06	Thursday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Thursday

** Subject to Change depending upon sighting of the Moon

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Current Affairs & General Knowledge Quiz: 19 December 2013

Current Affairs & General Knowledge Quiz: 19 December 2013

1) Name the Indian woman diplomat who was shifted to India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York by the Indian Government on 18 Dec 2013, so as to entitle her to all diplomatic privileges and immunity?

(A) Savitha Halapanakar

(B) Devyani Khobragade

(C) Srishti Rana

(D) Durga Sakti Nagpal

2) `Dreams from My Father' and `The Audicity of Hope' books are authored by which American President?

(A)Bill Clinton

(B)George W. Bush

(C)Barack Obama

(D)Ronald Reagan

3) Name the man behind the Britain’s Great Train Robbery in 1963 who died on 18-Dec-2013?

(A) Christopher Pickard

(B) Jack Straw

(C)  Jimmy White

(D) Ronnie Biggs

4) Ganymede, the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, is a natural satellite (moon) of which planet?

(A)Uranus

(B)Saturn

(C)Jupiter

(D)Mars

5) Lokpal Bill was passed by the Parliament as the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 adopted the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion. Name the two parties which opposed the bill in Loksabha?

(A) Congress and DMK

(B) BJP and Shiv Sena

(C) Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena

(D) BSP and NCP

6) Which is the heaviest organ in the human body?

(A)Stomach

(B)Kidney

(C)Liver

(D)Heart

7) A nation-wide strike by which public sector union on 18-Dec-2013 hit the normal life?

(A) Railways

(B) Bank

(C) Tourism

(D) Oil companies

8) Who was the first law minister of independent India?

(A)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B)B.R.Ambedkar

(C)Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

(D)Vallabhbhai Patel

9) Which country won the boy’s and girl’s team titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on 18th Dec 2013?

 (A) China

(B) Thailand

(C) India

(D) Pakistan

10) Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century'?

(A)N.R.Narayan Murthy

(B)N.S.Raghavan

(C)Nandan Nilekani

(D)Kris Gopalakrishnan

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Devyani Khobragade

2) Ans. (C)Barack Obama

3) Ans. (D) Ronnie Biggs

4) Ans. (C)Jupiter

5) Ans. (C) Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena

6) Ans. (C)Liver

7) Ans. (B) Bank

8) Ans. (B)B.R.Ambedkar

9) Ans. (C) India

10) Ans. (C)Nandan Nilekani

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Current Affairs Quiz for competitive exams- 18 December 2013

Current Affairs Quiz for competitive exams- 18 December 2013

1) Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan surprised the markets on 18-Dec-2013 by leaving all key policy rates unchanged. What is the current repo rate?

(A)6.5%

(B)7.25%

(C)7.75%d

(D)8.25%

2) South India’s first high altitude cricket stadium was inaugurated at Krishnagiri in Waynad district of which south Indian state on 17 Dec 2013?

(A) TamilNadu

(B) Karnataka

(C) Kerala

(D) Andhra Pradesh

3) Who was on 17 December 2013 elected as the German chancellor for third term by the German Parliament- Bundestag?

(A)Angela Merkel

(B)Helmut Kohl

(C)Konrad Adenauer

(D)Michelle Kosnar

4) Minorities Rights Day was observed on 18 December 2013 across the country to create awareness on rights of minorities. Which other day was also celebrated on 18-Dec-2013?

(A) World Food Day

(B) National Day for Old persons

(C) International Migrants Day

(D) International Book Day

5) Which former cricketer was on 18 Dec 2013 selected for the BCCI’s prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year 2013?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Sunil Gavaskar

(C) Anil Kumble

(D) Kapil Dev

6) The official data based on wholesale price index showed high inflation in November 2013 as compared to October 2013. Inflation in India reached _______ percent, the highest in 14 months since September 2012?

(A)5.43

(B)6.59

(C)7.52

(D)8.97

7) Who among the following has been voted the BBC sports personality of 2013?

(A)Andy Murray

(B)Novak Djokovic

(C)Usain Bolt

(D)Rafel Nadal

8) Who was appointed as Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on 18 Dec 2013?

(A) Justice Darmar Murugensan

(B) Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia

(C) Tarun Phookan

(D) Jyoti Prasad Chaliha

9) Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 passed the amended Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill. In which year was the Lokpal Bill first passed by a house of Indian Parliament before it lapsed?

(A) 1975

(B) 1999

(C) 1969

(D) 1950

10) Australia reclaimed the Ashes Trophy after defeating England by 150 runs on the final day of the third Test match at Perth on 17 December 2013. When Australia last held the Ashes?

(A) 2007

(B) 2009

(C) 2011

(D) 2012

Answers

1) Ans. (C)7.75%

2) Ans. (C) Kerala

3) Ans. (A)Angela Merkel

4) Ans. (C) International Migrants Day

5) Ans. (D) Kapil Dev

6) Ans. (C)7.52

7) Ans. (A)Andy Murray

8) Ans. (A) Justice Darmar Murugensan

9) Ans. (C) 1969

10) Ans. (A) 2007

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz for exams- 16& 17 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz for exams- 16& 17 December 2013

1) Name the West Indies offspinner who was suspended by ICC on 16 Dec 2013 from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal?

(A) Sunil Naraine

(B) Darren Sammy

(C) Shane Shillingford

(D) Marlon Samuels

2) Who was elected as Chile's president on 15th Dec 2013 in a landslide victory - with about 62% support?

(A) Evelyn Matthei

(B) Peter O Toole

(C) Michelle Bachelet

(D) Patricio Navia

3) Lt. Governor of Delhi has recommended the imposition of President's rule in Delhi in the absence of any party staking claim to form government. Name him?

(A) K. Sankaranarayanan

(B) Shekhar Dutt

(C) Najeeb Jung

(C) Shivraj Patil

4) On Monday, 16 Dec 2013, Budget airliners SpiceJet Ltd has entered into a three-year interline agreement with which another airlines to offer greater connectivity between flights operated by both the carriers?

(A) Thai Airways

(B) Tiger air

(C) Qatar Airlines

(D) Lufthansa

5) National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently completed how many years of its establishment?

(A) 50

(B) 25

(C) 20

(D) 10

6) Recently which sportsperson has taken over as UNICEF first brand ambassador for South Asia to support the organisation's work in promoting hygiene and sanitation in the region?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Saina Nehwal

(C) Sania Mirza

(D) M S Dhoni

7)  Union Minister Sis Ram Ola, who passed away on 15 December 2013 at the age of 86, was holding which portfolio in the Manmohan Singh Govt?

(A) Health and Family Welfare

(B) Urban Development and Sanitation

(C) Human Resource Development

(D) Labour and Employment

8) Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi student?

(A) Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan

(B) Nirbhaya: You will live forever

(C) In Memory of Nirbhaya

(D) Stop Violence against Women

9) Which day was observed across the Nation on 16 December 2013 to celebrate the India’s military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war?

(A) Kargil Day

(B) Vijay Diwas

(B) Aasad ka din

(D) Sadbhavana Diwas

10) On 16 Dec 2013, which company acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the U.S. military?

(A) Microsoft

(B) Facebook

(C) Google

(D) Nvidia

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Shane Shillingford

2) Ans. (C) Michelle Bachelet

3) Ans. (C) Najeeb Jung

4) Ans. (B) Tiger air from Singapore

5) Ans. (C) 20

6) Ans. (A) Sachin Tendulkar

7) Ans. (D) Labour and Employment

8) Ans. (A) Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan

9) Ans. (B) Vijay Diwas

10) Ans. (C) Google

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 14 & 15 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 14 & 15 December 2013

1)  India has beaten which country to win the 4th men's Kabaddi World Cup in Ludhiana on 15th Dec 2013?

(A) SriLanka

(B) Pakistan

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Nepal

2) Which among the following countries has won Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup on 15 Dec 2013?

(A)France

(B)India

(C)Germany

(D)Japan

3)  Name the Union Labour Minister of India who died on 15 December 2013 after a prolonged illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana?

(A) Jagriti Anand

(B) B K Khandelwal

(C) C J Iyer

(D) Sis Ram Ola

4) Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of NABARD on 14 Dec 2013?

(A)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

(B)Chandra Shekar

(C)Hemanth Banswal

(D)Amith Mishra

5) Who among the following has won best actor award at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival for his brilliant performance in his film The Lunchbox?

(A)Irfan Khan

(B)Abhishek Bacchan

(C)Bomman Irani

(D)Aamir Khan

6) Bhartia Janata Party (BJP) organized Run for Unity runs across the country with the theme Good Governance and National Integration on 15 Dec 2013. Race was organized as part of its nationwide programme to drum up support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Statue of Unity project on the 63rd death anniversary of which leader?

(A) Dr. B R Ambedkar

(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

7) Name the first lunar rover of China which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and deployed successfully on moon on 14 Dec 2013?

(A) Mangalyaan

(B) Moon Mission

(C) Jade Rabbit

(D) Hoven Craft

8) Which Indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996?

(A)Vinod Dham

(B)Azim Premji

(C)Sabeer Bhatia

(D)Divya Narindra

9) What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets?

(A)18 yards

(B)20 yards

(C)22 yards

(D)24 yards

10) Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu'?

(A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B)Lala Lajpat Rai

(C)C.F.Andrews

(D)Chittaranjan Das

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Pakistan

2) Ans. (C)Germany

3) Ans. (D) Sis Ram Ola

4) Ans. (A)Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

5) Ans. (A)Irfan Khan

6) Ans. (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

7) Ans. (C) Jade Rabbit

8) Ans. (C)Sabeer Bhatia

9) Ans. (C)22 yards

10) Ans. (D)Chittaranjan Das

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