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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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Useful Current Affairs Quiz: 23 January 2014

1) India on 23 Jan 2014 celebrated the 117th birth anniversary of which among the following nationalist leader?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Subhas Chandra Bose

(C) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

(D) Lal Bahadur Shashtri

2)  India`s Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal dropped to which place in the latest released rankings by Badminton World Federation (BWF) on 23 Jan 2014?

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 9

(D) 11

3) Railways on 23 January 2014 decided to earmark which berth number in coach S-1 in all the trains having security escort, which will act as a sort of security picket?

(A) 71

(B) 7

(C) 35

(D) 72

4) Which state bagged the prestigious United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s Ulysses Award for “innovation in public policy and governance” on 23 January 2014?

(A) Goa

(B) Assam

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Kerala

5) Cumbria University of which country on 23 January 2014 becomes the first public university to accept fees in digital currency 'Bitcoin'?

(A) Australia

(B) France

(C) UK

(D) Switzerland

6)  A 60-day state of emergency was imposed in which South-East country’s capital on 21 January 2014?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Thailand

(C) Pakistan

(D) Nepal

7) Kailash Meghwal was on 22 January 2014 elected as the Speaker of which among the following state Assemblies?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Delhi

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

8) Which among the following Indian-American professor was on 23 Jan 2014 appointed as the Dean of Harvard College in the United States?

(A) Rakesh Khurana

(B) Soumitra Dutta

(C) Nitin Nohria

(D) Sunil Kumar

9) Which soccer club on 23 January 2014 retained title of world's richest soccer club?

(A) Barcelona

(B) Real Madrid

(C) Manchester United

(D) Manchester City

10) India's Sania Mirza and her partner Horia Tecau stormed into the semifinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open on 23 January 2014. Horia Tecau is from which country?

(A) Serbia

(B) Spain

(C) Belarus

(D) Romania

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Subhas Chandra Bose

2) Ans. (C) 9

3) Ans. (A) 71

4) Ans. (D) Kerala

5) Ans. (C) UK

6) Ans. (B) Thailand

7) Ans. (D) Rajasthan

8) Ans. (A) Rakesh Khurana

9) Ans. (B) Real Madrid

10) Ans. (D) Romania

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Daily Current Affairs: 26 January 2014

1) Nation celebrated 65th Republic Day: India celebrated its 65th Republic anniversary with gusto showcasing the nation's ‘unity in diversity’ and defence capabilities in the presence of its Chief Guest Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan in New Delhi on Sunday. Students and security forces across the country vied with each other to show their prowess.

2) World Leprosy Day observed across the world on January 26th: As per the 2011 statistics, India rank’s number one by contributing about 58.1 per cent of new leprosy cases detected worldwide. India has not succeeded in eliminating this disease despite the introduction of multiple drug therapy (MDT) over three decades ago.

3) PAN allotment process to undergo change from 3 February 2014: PAN (Permanent Account Number) allotment process will undergo a change from 3 February 2014. The official release mentioned that an applicant of PAN will have to submit self-attested copies of Proof of Identity (POI), Proof of Address (POA) and Date of Birth (DOB) documents. The applicant will also have to produce the original documents for verification at the counter of PAN facilitation centres.

4) Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka won Australian Open 2014: Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion on Sunday when he upset injury-troubled world number one Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. . The eighth seed roared through the first two sets and overcame the distraction of a back injury to Nadal, and then the loss of the third set, to take it 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours 21 minutes.

5) Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu to win India Grand Prix Gold: India ace shuttler Saina Nehwal snapped her 15 months title drought, clinching the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton crown with a straight-game victory over compatriot PV Sindhu in the women's singles competition, on Sunday. The London Olympics bronze medallist staved off the challenge from Sindhu 21-14 21-17 in the women's singles summit clash, which lasted 40 minutes at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow.

6) Tata Motors managing director Karl Slym died:  Tata Motors managing director Karl Slym died on Sunday after apparently falling from a high floor of a five-star hotel in Bangkok. Slym, who was scripting a revival strategy for the company, had gone to Thailand to attend a board meeting of the firm's unit there.

7) Sania - Tecau lose in Australian Open mixed doubles: India's Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau failed to clinch the Australian open mixed doubles title as they lost to French-Canadian combination of Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor in straight sets in the summit clash in Melbourne on Sunday.

8) MS Dhoni became first captain to play in four tied ODIs: MS Dhoni on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches. Indian cricket team captain achieved this feat in Auckland, while playing third ODI match against New Zealand.

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Daily Current Affairs: 25th January 2014

1) National Voters day celebrated: Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014. The theme for the 4th NVD is Ethical Voting. National Voters Day is started from 25 January 2011.

2) Mohinder Singh, Radhakrishnan get Communal Harmony awards: National Communal Harmony Award for Mohinder Singh for his work done in restoring peace after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and noted academician N Radhakrishnan for his promotion of Gandhian values were announced on Saturday. Singh, along with Gandhian Radhakrishnan of Kerala, have been selected for the coveted award in the individual category while the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai has been selected in the organisation category.

3) Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan, JS Verma, Yuvraj among 127 Padma awardees: Noted scientist RA Mashelkar, yoga expert BKS Iyenger, actors Kamal Haasan and Vidya Balan, tennis player Leander Paes, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, and former chief justice of India, the late JS Verma were Saturday conferred the Padma awards on the eve of the 65th Republic Day. While Mashelkar and Iyengar were the two named for Padma Vibhushan, 24 eminent people including Verma, Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Haasan, writers Anita Desai and Ruskin Bond, badminton player P Gopichand and Paes got the Padma Bhushan. Padma Awards - the country's highest civilian awards, are conferred to eminent people for their contribution in the field of social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service.

4) Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who will be chief guest at this year's Republic day Parade, arrived in New Delhi on a three-day official trip to India. Abe, accompanied by his wife Mrs Akie Abe, is visiting India on the invitation of PM Manmohan Singh. During his three-day trip (25 -27 Jan), Abe is scheduled to hold talks with PM Manmohan Singh for the Annual Summit between India and Japan.

5) Third ODI between India-New Zealand ends in a thrilling tie:  Ravindra Jadeja very nearly pulled off a sensational victory with some lusty hits but could not take India home in the last over as the third ODI against New Zealand ended in a nail-biting tie to keep the visitors afloat in the five-match series on Saturday. Chasing New Zealand's stiff target of 315 largely built around opener Martin Guptill's 111, India came back from the dead to tie the game, riding on R Ashwin's 65 and Jadeja's 45-ball unbeaten 66 to save themselves the blushes of another overseas ODI series defeat.

6) India regain top ODI ranking after Australia lose to England:  India regained back their No 1 ranking in the ICC ODI list after Australia lost their fourth one day international against England by 57 runs thereby dropping to the second place in the 13-team table.

7)  Li Na won Australia Open 2014 singles title: Li Na made it third time lucky in the Australian Open final, beating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 6-0 on Saturday to become the oldest woman to clinch the title in the Open era. In doing so, she became the oldest winner of the women's title, surpassing Margaret Court who was 30 when she became champion in 1973.

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Republic Day Quiz

1) Who is the chief guest for the 2014 65th Republic Day celebrations of India?

(A) President of Korea

(B) Prime Minister of China

(C) President of Brazil

(D) Prime Minister of Japan

2) The Indian constitution was prepared in how many days?

(A) 2 years 10 months 15 days

(B) 3 years 05 months 14 days

(C) 2 years 04 months 20 days

(D) 2 years 11 months 18 days

3) The Beating retreat ceremony takes place on?

(A) January 23

(B) January 29

(C) January 20

(D) January 24

4) Commander - in - Chief of Indian Armed Forces takes salute on Republic Day Parade. Who is the Commander – in - Chief?

(A) President

(B) Defence Minister

(C) Finance Minister

(D) Foreign Minister

5) When did Constitution of India came into force?

(A) 26 January 1947

(B) 26 January 1950

(C) 15 August 1947

(D) 15 August 1950

6) Who was the first state guest of honour for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi in 1950?

(A) King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan

(B) Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad of Pakistan

(C) President Sukarno of Indonesia

(D) Queen Elizabeth II from United Kingdom

7) Which country has the distinction of being the guest of honour for the maximum (four) number of times on Republic Day of India?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Mauritius

(C) Russia

(D) France

8) Who was the chairman of drafting committee of Indian Constitution?

(A) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(C) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

(D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

9) Which among these actors has won a national award for playing the role of Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar?

(A) Mammootty

(B) Mithun Chakraborty

(C) Anupam Kher

(D) Nazarudhin Shah

10) Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?

(A) Right to Equality        

(B)Right to Freedom of Religion

(C) Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression       

(D) Right to life and liberty        

11) The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the ______________________ .

(A) Government of India Act 1935

(B) Government of India Act 1934

(C) Government of India Act 1932

(D) Government of India Act 1925

12) The ceremony known as ‘Beating Retreat’ is held at…

(A) Rashtrapati Bhavan  

(B) Red Fort 

(C) India Gate        

(D) Vijay Chowk    

13) The Republic Day parade starts from …….

(A) Red Fort

(B) India Gate         

(C) Rashtrapati Bhavan  

(D) Vijay Chowk    

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Prime Minister of Japan

2) Ans. (D) 2 years 11 months 18 days

3) Ans. (B) January 29

4) Ans. (A) President

5) Ans. (B) 26 January 1950

6) Ans. (C) President Sukarno of Indonesia

7) Ans. (D) France

8) Ans. (C) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

9) Ans. (A) Mammootty

10) Ans. (D) Right to life and liberty

11) Ans. (A) Government of India Act 1935

12) Ans. (D) Vijay Chowk.

13) Ans. (C) Rashtrapati Bhavan          

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Republic Day wishes to all our dear readers & followers….

Republic Day wishes to all our dear readers & followers….

It’s the perfect day, to pray for our country, by heart……. Orange, White and green three colors are there not for to look beautiful. These colors gives us message that we should love each other, live in peace and in unity……Happy Republic Day to all...

On the eve of 65^th Republic Day, lets promise our motherland that we will do everything to enrich and preserve our heritage our ethos and our treasure....

Happy Republic Day.....

We salute out Great Freedom fighters

“JAI HIND”…

“VANDE MATARAM”….

Happy Republic Day…....

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