Latest Current Affairs: March 2014 (3rd Week) PDF Download

Latest Current Affairs from Third Week of March 2014 in PDF- useful for all competitive Examinations!!!!!

March 2014 Current Affairs Questions and Answers for preparing Exams| Postal Assistant| IBPS | SSC CGL 2014| UPSC | Civil Services | Bank | LD Clerk and all other Competitive Examinations.

Prepared by: http://www.currentaffairs4examz.com

 Download as PDF-Click Here

Q1. World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Water and Energy

Note: World Water Day is observed to preserve and ration consumption of water.

Q2. Who was selected for the 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research for the year 2013?

Ans. Rajesh Gopakumar

Note: Gopakumar has been awarded for his important contributions on topics in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory. At present he is working as a theoretical physicist at Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.

Q3. Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who resigned on 20 March 2014, three months ahead of the completion of his term?

Ans. Dr KC Chakrabarty

Q4. Name the Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared in the South China Sea on 8 March 2014?

Ans. MH370

Q5. Name the renowned author and journalist who died on 20 March 2014 at the age of 99 at his home in Sujan Singh Park in Delhi?

Ans. Khushwant Singh

Q6. Which team won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14 by defeating Railways by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 16 March 2014?

Ans. Karnataka

Q7. Which country is the world’s largest arms importer as per report published by as Swedish Think Tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 17 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. India

Q8. Government of India divested its 9 percent stake in which private bank on on 21 March 2014?

Ans. Axis Bank

Note: The divestment resulted into generation of 5500 crore rupees.

Q9. Which day was was observed across the world on 21 March 2014 to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities?

Ans. World Poetry Day

Q10. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued notice to banks on 19 March 2014 to take measures to counter the threat expected to arise from discontinuation of Windows XP. From which date Windows will withdraw support for XP?

Ans. 8 April 2014

Q11. e-Commerce firm & online travel company ibiboGroup on 20 March 2014 announced to acquire Bangalore-based which startup to strengthen the offers in the bus travel space?

Ans. YourBus.in

Q12. Name the scheme extended recently by RBI to import gold to five private banks?

Ans. 80:20 scheme

Note: The five banks which have been allowed to import gold under the 80:20 scheme are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and Yes Bank.

Q13. What was India's rank in a Microsoft report in the list of the countries sending out spam e-mails released by Microsoft on 28 February 2014?

Ans. Fourth

Q14. Name the World largest TV which was unveiled for the first time at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, US on 21 March 2014?

Ans. Big Hoss

Note: Big Hoss was recorded as world largest TV in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Q15. Name the Indian journalist who won digital activism award on 20 March 2014 for regional news service?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Shubranshu Choudhary

Q16. Union health ministry on 19 March 2014 revoked the ban on which painkiller and anti-pyretic drug?

Ans. Analgin

Q17. Which day was observed on 20 March 2014 to create awareness about the House Sparrow?

Ans. World Sparrow Day

Q18. Who won in Women’s doubles final of the BNP Paribas Open by defeating Sania Mirza and Cara Black from Zimbabwe 7-6(5), 6-2 recently?

Ans. Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Peng Shuai

Q19. International Day of Forests was observed across the world on 21 March 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Celebrating Forests for Sustainable Development.

Q20. India has nominated which sites for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status for 2014?

Ans. Rani-ki-Vav located in Patan, Gujarat and the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh

Q21. Who has been selected for the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013 for his debut film as a director, The Good Road in Gujarati?

Ans. Gyan Correa

Q22. Who was unanimously elected as the first women President of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London?

Ans. Aditi Khanna

Q23. Name the former Brazilian international footballer who died on 21 March 2014?

Ans. Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini

Q24. Which country announced to lift state of emergency on 18 March 2014?

Ans. Thailand

Read More

Daily Current Affairs: 29 March 2014

1) Earth Hour 2014 observed: Millions across the world turned off lights: People across the globe observed Earth Hour 2014 on Saturday after turning-off non-essential lights in their communities, households and businesses and joined millions others across the world. Earth Hour is organized by the World Wildlife Fund each year since 2007 and requests people to conserve energy and trim down its wastage. Since the first time the event has spread across 7,001 cities and towns in 152 countries. It was observed from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

2) Jaswant Singh expelled from BJP for six years: The BJP on Saturday announced the expulsion of senior leader Jaswant Singh and Subhash Mahariya for six years. The decision comes in the wake of Mr. Singh’s decision to contest as an Independent from Barmer and Mr. Mahariya’s announcement to do the same from Sikar in Rajasthan. This is the second time the party has taken such action Mr. Singh. He was earlier expelled in 2009 for praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan’s founding father.

3) Anurag Kumar is IISc. new director: The council of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) on Saturday selected, as its 20th director, Anurag Kumar, who is now the Chairman of the Electrical Sciences Division at the institute. IISc.’s present director, P. Balaram, retires on July 31 after an eight-year tenure.

4) Imran Masood arrested for hate speech: Congress Lok Sabha candidate Imran Masood was on Saturday arrested for his hate speech in which he allegedly threatened to “chop” Narendra Modi “into pieces”, remarks that had sparked an outrage.

  

5) Saudi King appointed half-brother Moqren as next heir to throne: Abdullah, the king of Saudi Arabia on 27 March 2014 appointed his half-brother Moqren (69) as the next heir to the throne. This step has paved a way for Moqren to become a future king of the world’s largest exporter of crude oil.

6) Heena Sidhu wins silver in ISSF World Cup: World number two air pistol shooter Heena Sidhu continued her impressive form as she clinched a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, the feat taking her closer to the numero uno spot in her event. She now has the maximum medals in a World Cup by any Indian pistol shooter.

7) World Cup T20- South Africa enters semifinal: South Africa sailed into the World Twenty20 semifinals with a three-run victory over former champion England in their super-10 group-1 match in Chittagong on Saturday. England slumped out of contention for a place in the last four after falling short of a 197-run target in the face of some impressive bowling by Wayne Parnell (three for 31) and leg-spinner Imran Tahir (two for 27).

8) President re-promulgates SEBI Ordinance: President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday, cleared the re-promulgation of the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) Ordinance that had lapsed on January 15, since Parliament could not pass the Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, in the winter session. The Ordinance empowers the SEBI Chairman to order searches and seizures and crack downs on Ponzi schemes. The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, seeks to empower SEBI to regulate all money pooling scheme worth Rs.100 crore or more, and also attach assets in cases of non-compliance.

9) Anand wins Candidates, sets up World Championship rematch with Carlsen:  Five-times world champion Viswanathan Anand proved all his critics wrong and won the Candidates Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the 13th and penultimate round. The tournament victory gives Anand winner`s cheque of 135000 Euros (a little over Rs 1 crore) and the right to a match against Magnus Carlsen of Norway who dethroned the Indian champion at Chennai in November last. This rematch will take place sometime in the last quarter of this year.

Read More

Current Affairs Quiz Expected Questions for exams: 25 & 26 March 2014

1) Which country was suspended from the G8- Group of Eight recently?

(A) Russia

(B) Germany

(C) Canada

(D) France

2) Who won 2014 Pritzker Prize considered the most prestigious prize in the world of architecture?

(A) Toyo Ito

(B) Wang Shu

(C) Shigeru Ban

(D) Peter Zumthor

3) Name the light-weight revolver launched by Indian Ordinance factory on 25 Mar 2014 for the safety of women?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Nirbheek

(C) Nirdesh

(D) Nirdheek

4) Name the Jet Airways acting CEO who has resigned from his post recently?

(A) Gary Kenneth Toomey

(B) Kris Gopalakrishnan

(C) Naresh Goyal

(D) Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan

5) Who was appointed as the new revenue secretary on 25 March 2014?

(A) Rajiv Takru

(B) Sumit Bose

(C) Gurdial Singh Sandhu

(D) Padmini Gopinath

6) Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2014?

(A) Ussain Bolt

(B) Rafael Nadal

(C) Sebastian Vettel

(D) Christiano Ronaldo

7) Name the virtual reality headset for video gamers company being acquired by facebook as announced recently?

(A) WhatsApp

(B) Nest

(C) DeepMind

(D) Oculus

8) Whom among the following was appointed as new Coach of Senior Men's Hockey Team recently?

(A) Terry Walsh

(B) Jude Felix

(C) V. Baskaran

(D) Maharaj Krishan Kaushik

9) Which state became the first state in the country to declare all election booths as 'no smoking zones'?

(A) Kerala

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Mizoram

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

 

10) Which actor was named national ambassador for Earth Hour 2014?

(A) Arjun Kapoor

(B) Aamir Khan

(C) Amitab Bachan

(D) Dhanush

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Russia

2) Ans. (C) Shigeru Ban

3) Ans. (B) Nirbheek

4) Ans. (D) Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan

5) Ans. (A) Rajiv Takru

6) Ans. (C) Sebastian Vettel

7) Ans. (D) Oculus

8) Ans. (B) Jude Felix. (Note: He will work under Chief Coach Terry Walsh)

9) Ans. (D) Jammu & Kashmir

10) Ans. (A) Arjun Kapoor

Read More

Jharkhand Gramin Bank Recruitment 2014 for Office Assistant Posts

Jharkhand Gramin Bank has issued notification for recruitment of the Office Assistants (Multipurpose) posts. Candidates who have declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013 can apply online from 01-04-2014 to 16-04-2014.

Jharkhand Gramin Bank Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 20

Name of the Post: Office Assistants (Multipurpose)

Important Dates:

Opening date for Online Registration: 01-04-2014

Last Date for Online Registration: 16-04-2014

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be between 18 years and 28 years as on 01-07-2013. Age relaxation will be applicable as per the rules.

Educational Qualification: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with knowledge of computer skills.

Selection Process: Selection will be made on the basis of performance in RRBs- CWE-II conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 and Personal Interview.

IBPS Score Card Details: Candidates who have been declared qualified in the RRBs-Online CWE conducted by IBPS in September/ October 2013 should have obtained the standard score of 88 & above for SC/ ST/ SC-PWD/ ST-PWD/ SC-EXS/ ST-EXS and 95 & above for OBC/GEN/ OBC-PWD/GEN-PWD/OBC-EXS/GEN-EXS.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through Bank’s website www.jharkhandgraminbank.com between 01-04-2014 and 16-04-2014. After submission of online application, take printout of the online application form and bring it along with required copies of documents for submission if shortlisted for interview.

Instructions to Apply Online:

1. Before applying online candidates must have a valid email ID.

2. Log on to website www.jharkhandgraminbank.com

3. Click on Recruitment Link and Read the notification carefully.

4. Click on the link ‘Apply Online’ and fill the online application form.

5. After filling necessary data submit the application form.

6. Take printout of the submitted application form and keep it for future use.

View Detailed notification & for more details: Click Here

Apply Online: Click Here

Read More

Employment News this week: Job Highlights ( 29 th March – 04 th April 2014)

  1. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT FACTORY, KANPUR          

     Name of Post – T.C.T, Teacher Primary, Fireman, Supervisor Grade III etc.

     No. of Vacancies - 38

     Last Date     -   Within 21 days from the date of publication.

2.  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MEGHALAYA.                                

     Name of Post – Professor, Associate Professor and Asst. Professor (In various     

     streams)

    No. of Vacancies - 17

    Last Date     -    21/04/2014

3.  MAITREYI COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)                                                          

     Name of Post – Various Non-teaching posts.

     No. of Vacancies - 16

     Last Date   -   09/04/2014

4.  DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD.                                                                         

        Name of Post – Station Controller/Trian Operator, Customer Relations   

        Asst., Jr. Engineer, etc.           

        No. of Vacancies – 1194

       Last Date     - 22/04/2014

5.  CABINET SECRETARIAT                                                                                                     

     Name of Post – Deputy Director, Joint Deputy Director, Asst. Director, etc.                 

     No. of Vacancies - 50

      Last Date     - 22/04/2014

6.  EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ORGANIZATION (ESSO)                                                        

      Name of Post –     Scientist ‘D’

     No. of Vacancies - 17

     Last Date     -    15/04/2014

7.  Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES                    

      Name of Post – Professor, Add. Professor, Associate Professor and Asst.    

       Professor (In various streams)

      No. of Vacancies - 21

     Last Date     -    07/04/2014

8.  EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION                                                           

     Name of Post – Specialist in General medicine, Paediatrics, Community

      Medicine, Dentistry,    Etc.,

     No. of Vacancies - 35

     Last Date     -    07/04/2014 for online and 14/04/2014 for offline.

9.  INDO-GERMAN TOOL ROOM, AURANGABAD                                                                   

      Name of Courses – AutoCAD, Solid works, Catia, Unigraphics, CNG    

      Programming etc.

       Registration Date     -    Starts on 1st April 2014

10. CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM                                                                         

       Name of Post – Scientist, Sr. Scientist, Principal Scientist and Sr. Principal    

       scientist

       No. of Vacancies - 20     

       Last Date     -    05/05/2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

Read More

History GK Questions for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam

1) Tripitakas are sacred books of?

(A) Buddhists         

(B) Hindus

(C) Jains       

(D) None of the above

2) The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

(A) Hind Keasri

(B) Kaiser-e-Hind

(C) Rai Bahadur

(D) Rt. Honorable

3) The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of

(A) Wind

(B) Eternity

(C) Rain and thunder

(D) Fire

4) Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?

(A) Mohammed Ali Jinnah

(B) Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(C) Aga Khan

(D) All of the above

5) The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

(A) S.N. Sen

(B) R.C Mazumdar

(C) B.G. Tilak

(D) V.D Savakar

6) The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji's reign - the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza - were constructed at

(A) Agra      

(B) Delhi

(C) Dhar      

(D) Gulbarga

7) The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was

(A) Bukka I

(B) Devaraya I

(C) Krishnadevaraya

(D) Ramaraya

8) The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in

(A) 1848 AD

(B) 1856 AD

(C) 1858 AD

(D) 1862 AD

9) To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?

(A) Chandragupta

(B) Ashoka

(C) Kanishka          

(D) Harsha

10) Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

(A) China    

(B) Germany

(C) Italy       

(D) Japan

Read More

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 March 2014

1) SC appoints Gavaskar interim BCCI chief for IPL 7: The Supreme Court installed batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the interim head of India's troubled cricket board on Friday after forcing the scandal-tainted incumbent N Srinivasan from office. Three days after warning Srinivasan they would order him to stand down if he tried to cling to power, a panel of judges announced that 64-year-old Gavaskar would take the helm of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

2) Air Force's new C-130J aircraft crashed near Gwalior, five killed: Less than 10 minutes after it took off from Agra, one of the Indian Air Force's newest and sturdiest aircraft crashed near Gwalior, killing all five people on board. The US-made C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft came down 115 kms or 72 miles west of Gwalior, while on a routine training mission. The Defence Minister said it had ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident. The black Box and the flight data recorder of the aircraft have been recovered and could help unravel what went wrong.

3) India first team to enter World T20 semi-finals: Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his awesome form as India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with an eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. The victory marks India's first semi-final appearance in the tournament since winning the inaugural title in South Africa in 2007.

4) India become No. 1 in ICC T20I Rankings: India are on top of the world. The MS Dhoni-led side is now the number one ranked team in ICC Twenty20 International Rankings Table. Last night, India defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets at the ICC World Twenty20 to rise to the top of the rankings. It was a double delight for India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday as they not only reached the semi-finals of World T20 but also climed to the top of rankings table. India has won three matches in a row at World T20.

5) China Executed More People In 2013 Than The Rest Of The World Combined: China defended the death penalty on Thursday as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions had again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined. Beijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it.

6) NATO names Norway's Stoltenberg as new Secretary-General: NATO designates Jens Stoltenberg, the former Prime Minister of Norway, as its new Secretary-General. He succeeds Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

7)  RBI extends deadline to implement Basel III norms to 2019: The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for full implementation of the Basel III capital regulations by a year to March 31, 2019. This breather comes in the wake of industry-wide concerns about the potential stresses (of the implementation of the regulations) on the asset quality and consequential impact on the performance/profitability of banks.

Know Basel III?- Basel III (or the Third Basel Accord) is a global, voluntary regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity risk. It was agreed upon by the members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in 2010–11, and was scheduled to be introduced from 2013 until 2015; however, changes from 1st April 2013 extended implementation until 31 March 2018 & now to 2019.

8) Ajay S Shriram elected CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) President: Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman and Sr. Managing Director of DCM Shriram Ltd, has been elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2014-15. He succeeds S Gopalakrishnan of Infosys as the new President.

9) Veteran Malayalam director P Ramdas passed away: Yesteryear veteran director P Ramdas, who introduced the neo-realistic wave in Malayalam cinema during the 1950s through his path breaking movie Newspaper Boy, has passed away at a hospital in Kottayam.

10) West Zone beat North Zone to clinch Deodhar Trophy: A clinical all-round performance took West Zone to their third successive Deodhar Trophy as they registered a comprehensive 133-run win over North Zone in the final yesterday. Riding on Kedar Devdhar's 94 and skipper Cheteshwar Pujara's patient half-century, West Zone posted a challenging 281 for three in 50 overs.

Read More

Daily Current Affairs: 27 March 2014

1) SC Suggests Gavaskar as BCCI President: In a big setback BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Thursday proposed his replacement by Sunil Gavaskar and suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) along with Rajasthan Royals (RR) from IPL 7 till the pendency of case of betting and spot fixing scandal before it.

2) India officially declared polio-free: The World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region, home to a quarter of the world’s population, was certified polio-free on Thursday by an independent commission under the WHO certification process. To mark the occasion, the WHO presented official certification to India for its achievement.

3) Samsung launched Galaxy S5 in India:  Smart phone manufacturer Samsung Electronics, on Thursday, introduced Galaxy S5 in the domestic market.  The features include a 16-megapixel camera, fast 3G speeds at 42Mbps and Octa-core processor capable of operating all eight cores at the same time, said a company release. It has a perforated pattern on the back cover, and is being offered in charcoal black, shimmery white, electric blue and copper gold, and is IP67 dust and water resistant. It has a finger scanner and biometric screen locking feature. Galaxy S5 also introduces S Health 3.0, a fitness application. Galaxy S5 to be available from April 11 in the range of Rs.51,000 to Rs.53,000

4) Ya.G. Sinai is 2014 Abel Laureate: Russian mathematician Yakov Grigorevich Sinai, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th Century, has been chosen for the 2014 Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science Letters. The President of the Academy, Nils Chr. Stenseth, announced this on Thursday in Oslo. He was awarded for his contribution to “dynamical systems, ergodic theory and mathematical physics.” The Abel Prize recognises contributions of extraordinary depth and influence to the mathematical sciences and has been awarded annually since 2003.

5) T20 World Cup: England won against Sri Lanka: Opener Alex Hales smashed his maiden T20 hundred to help England upset world No. 1 Sri Lanka in a thrilling World Twenty20 Super-10 stage match in Chittagong on Thursday. The 24-year-old smashed a 64-ball 116 not out as England chased down a challenging 190-run target in 19.2 overs. With England needing 23 off the last two overs Hales smashed Nuwan Kulasekara for a six to reach his hundred off 60 balls and then hit Angelo Mathews for the winning six, to anchor England’s best chase in all T20 cricket. Hales hit six sixes and 11 boundaries in a breathtaking display of batting.

6) Turkey bans YouTube: Turkey banned video-sharing website YouTube on Thursday, having blocked Twitter a week earlier after both were used to spread audio recordings damaging to the government, local media reported. The move came hours after the release of an audio file on YouTube, purporting to be of a security meeting in which top government, military and spy officials discuss a possible scenario for military action inside Syria.

7) 3rd Nuclear Security Summit 2014 held in Netherlands: The Third Nuclear Security Summit was held in The Hague, Netherlands from 24 to 25 March 2014. The summit was attended by 58 World leaders. The third NSS synergizes previous two summits without their backdrops.

Read More