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Q1. Who was selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013?

Ans. Legendary Poet Gulzar

Note: He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Sampooran Singh Kalra famous as Gulzar is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet. The award is conferred by the government for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. Gulzar was conferred by the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004. He had won a number of National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. At the 81st Oscars in 2009, he won the Academy Award for best original song for Jai ho with Rahman.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award of India in cinema. The award was given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The award was introduced in 1969. Award was introduced to commemorate the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke.

Q2. Who was appointed as Next Chief Justice of India on 11 April 2014?

Ans. Justice R.M.Lodha

Note: Justice Lodha will take his charge from 27 April 2014. He will be the 41st Chief Justice of India. He will succeed Justice P. Sathasivam. Justice Lodha will have a brief tenure of five months as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). He is scheduled to retire on 27 September 2014. He is 64. As per the Article 124 clause (2) of the Constitution of India, the President appoints Chief Justice of India.

Q3. Which Indian cricketer was named among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year?

Ans. Shikhar Dhawan

Note: The award is for his performance in 2013. The other four to be named under the list of cricketer of the year are: Chris Rogers and Ryan Harris of Australia, Joe Root of England, and Charlotte Edwards (Captain of women’s team of England). 

Wisden Cricketer of the year dates back to 1889 and since then the honour is given annually. The list of the Cricketer of the Year is chosen by the editor of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack depending upon their excellence and performance of the previous English summer. This title can be won by any cricketer only once in his/her career.

Q4. Who became 1st Indian cricketer on cover page of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack recently?

Ans. Sachin

Note: 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack published on 9 April 2014 carries a picture of Sachin Tendulkar on its cover page.

Q5. Name India's first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy (decommissioned) which has been sold for 60 crore rupees in first week of April 2014 to a company named IB Commercial Pvt Ltd?

Ans. INS Vikrant

Note: The Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier played an important role during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. It was decommissioned on 31 January 1997. It was auctioned after the Maharashtra government expressed its inability to maintain Vikrant.

Q6. Which Indian shooter on 7 April 2014 clinched the World’s Number One spot in 10 meters air pistol event?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Heena Sindhu

Note: She became the first Indian pistol shooter to be ranked at the top position in the list.

Q7. Who was named captain of ICC World T20 team?

Ans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Note: The selected team for the ICC World Team includes other Indians like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. The World Team includes four players from India, two from both South Africa and West Indies, and one representative each from Australia, Netherlands and Sri Lanka. The team has been selected be a group of experts, mainly depending on the statistics of their performances during the ICC World Twenty20 2014 tournament in Bangladesh.

Q8. World Health Day 2014 was observed across the world on 7 April 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Vector-borne diseases

Note: The day provides an opportunity for individuals to get involved in activities that can lead to better health. First World Health Day was celebrated on 7 April 1950 and marks the anniversary of the WHO in 1948.

Q9. Who won the men’s singles title of 250000 US dollar India Super Series Badminton in New Delhi on 6 April 2014?

Ans. Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia

Q10. Which company on 7 April 2014 made a deal worth USD 3.2 billion to buy India's No. 1 drugmaker Ranbaxy?

Ans. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Note: Sun Pharma will acquire 100 percent of Ranbaxy in an all stock deal for 3.2 billion dollars. The deal between Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy has been agreed at a swap ratio of 1:0.8. That is, Ranbaxy shareholders will receive share of 0.8 share of Sun Pharma for each share of Ranbaxy.

Q11. The recently released book (released on 11 April 2014) which sparked controversy "The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh" was authored by?

Ans. Dr. Sanjaya Baru

Note: He was the former media advisor of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh between 2004 and 2008.

Q12. Which Indian on 10 April 2014 received the Knight Grand Cross (GBE) award by UK Government, which is one of the highest civilian honour of Britain?

Ans. Ratan Tata

Note: The award was given by Queen Elizabeth II. Ratan Tata is one of the five foreign nationals to be honoured. He was already honoured with a KBE (Knight Commander) in 2009. Ratan Tata was honoured for his services to UK/India relations, inward investment to the UK and philanthropy. Ratan Tata was former chairman of the Tata Group that has a large presence in Britain.

Q13. Which public sector bank on 11 April 2014 launched its Twitter handle account?

Ans. State Bank of India (SBI)

Note: The Twitter handle for SBI is TheOfficialSBI. The bank expects this Twitter handle to connect better with the tech-savvy young generation.

Q14. Who won the Millennium Technology Prize 2014?

Ans. Stuart Parkin

Note: The award is for his discoveries leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data storage on magnetic disks. The Prize is worth of 1 million euro and it was announced by the Technology Academy Finland in Finland on 9 April 2014.

Q15. Name the new security threat which adversely impacts the online safety of internet users worldwide which arrived in India recently?

Ans. Heartbleed

Note: This problem is limited to OpenSSL, a variant of SSL/TLS, but OpenSSL software is used by a large no. of websites.

Q16. Which Indian was on 10 April 2014 appointed as a member of the Board of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Ratan Tata

Note: The post is a rare distinction for an Indian in the Chinese government-backed influential body.

Q17. World Bank on 9 April 2014 projected that the economic growth rate of India for the fiscal year 2014-2015 will be ............ percent?

Ans. 5.7

Note:  In its forecast the World Bank said that the growth would be backed on the more competitive exchange rate and many large investments going forward.

Q18. Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second consecutive four-year term on 8 April 2014?

Ans. Viktor Orban

Q19. Which Israeli startup on 8 April 2014 developed a new smart phone battery called Nanodots that recharges in 30 seconds?

Ans. StoreDot

Note: The firm demonstrated the battery Nanodots at the Microsoft's Think Next symposium in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Q20. Indian American novelist, Jhumpa Lahiri’s which book has been shortlisted for the 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction on 8 April 2014?

Ans. Lowland

Note: Five other books have also been shortlisted for the prize. This is the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman and this year’s prize winner will be announced on 4 June 2014 in London.

Q21. Who won the women’s singles title of India Super Series Badminton in New Delhi on 6 April 2014?

Ans.  Shixian Wang

Q22. Which state won the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) on 6 April 2014?

Ans. Punjab

Note: They won by defeating Odisha 6-2 in the finals at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. With this win, Punjab had retained the championship title.

Q23. Itanagar, the capital city of which state on 7 April 2014 received its first passenger train?

Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

Note:  With this Itanagar became the second state capital after Guwahati among the seven sister north-eastern states plus Sikkim to be placed on the railway map of India.

Q24. Which country legalized sale of self-testing kits for HIV on 6 April 2014?

Ans. United Kingdom (UK)

Q25. Which cricket team is at No.1 position in the latest T20 rankings released by ICC on 8 April 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Sri Lanka

Q26. Asian Awards Ltd released a list of the 100 Most Influential Asian People of 2014 on 6 April 2014. Who topped the list?

Ans. Chinese President Xi Jinping

Note: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are among the top 5 in the list.

Q27. Enterprise resource planning software vendor SAP on 7 April 2014 whom as its Managing Director for India?

Ans. Ravi Chauhan

Q28. Name the renowned cinematographer and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee who died on 7 April 2014 at his residence in Shankarapuram?

Ans. VK Murthy

Q29. The report entitled Towards New Horizons-Arab Economic Transformation amid Political Transitions was recently released by?

Ans. IMF

Note: IMF in its report has said that to achieve economic stability and for job-creation the Arab countries will have to come up with bold economic policy reforms.

Q30. Name the former New Zealand wicketkeeper who on 11 April 2014 announced his retirement from cricket?

Ans. Gareth Hopkins

Note: The 37-year-old Hopkins played four Tests, 25 one-dayers and 10 Twenty20 internationals with his last Test and ODI appearance coming against India back in 2010.

Q31. Who on 7 April 2014 set a new Guinness record for skydiving using the world's smallest parachute?

Ans. Ernesto Gainza of UAE

Note: He jumped from 14000 feet with a canopy the size of a bed sheet. Ernesto Gainza is a member from the Skydive Dubai parachute team of United Arab Emirates.

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12 & 13 April 2014 Current Affairs Questions for competitive Exams

1) Which filmmaker was honoured with the 2013 Dadsaheb Phalke award, the countries' highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India?

(A) Saeed Akhtar Mirza

(B) Gulzar

(C) K. Balachander

(D) Manna Dey

2) Which Indian clinched the men's trap gold medal ahead of two-time Olympic champion Michael Diamond at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Tucson, USA on 12 April 2014?

(A) Abhinav Bindra

(B) Gagan Narag

(C) Ronjan Sodhi

(D) Manavjit Singh Sandhu

3) Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group has been recently conferred Knight Grand Cross. It is one of the highest civilian awards of which country?

(A) Britain

(B) China

(C) Australia

(D) Germany

4) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is contesting the Lok Sabha Elections 2014 from which constituency?

(A) Raebareli

(B) Gandhinagar

(C) Varanasi

(D) Amethi

5) Kenya's world record-holder Wilson Kipsang won which marathon on 13 April 2014 with a new unofficial course record of two hours, four minutes and 27 seconds?

(A) Delhi Marathon

(B) London Marathon

(C) Sydney Marathon

(D) Tokyo Marathon

6) Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were among the host of high-profile winning bidders of much-anticipated Indian Super League which is set to take Indian football by storm.  Sachin Tendulkar won which franchise?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Mumbai

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Kochi

7) Gulabi Gang documentary based on the life of which activist will be screened at the 14th New York Indian Film Festival to be held from 5 May to 10 May 2014?

(A) Sampat Devi

(B) Irom Sharmila

(C) Maneka Gandhi

(D) Medha Patkar

8) Who won the Millennium Technology Prize 2014?

(A) Alasdair Turner

(B)  Michael J Francis

(C) Stuart Parkin

(D) Michael Diller

9) State Bank of India (SBI) on 11 April 2014 launched its Twitter handle account named ........... to strengthen its social media presence?

(A) TweetSBI

(B) SBITweet

(C) TheOfficialSBI

(D) SBIOfficial

10) Justice R M Lodha was recently appointed as the .......Chief Justice of India?

(A) 40th

(B) 35th

(C) 39th

(D) 41^st

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Gulzar

2) Ans. (D) Manavjit Singh Sandhu

3) Ans. (A) Britain

4) Ans. (D) Amethi

5) Ans. (B) London Marathon

6) Ans. (D) Kochi

7) Ans. (A) Sampat Devi

8) Ans. (C) Stuart Parkin

9) Ans. (C) TheOfficialSBI

10) Ans. (D) 41st

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (19th April – 25th April 2014)

1. STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI)

No. of Vacancies – Probationary Officer

No. of Vacancies - 1837

Last Date - 25.04.2014

2. UNION BANK OF INDIA

Name of Post –Specialist Officers

No. of Vacancies - 42

Last Date - 05.05.2014

3. UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD

Name of Post – Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor

No. of Vacancies - 41

Last Date - 30.04.2014

4. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY (JNU)

Name of Post – Sr. Laboratory Asstt. Technical Asstt. Etc

No. of Vacancies - 11

Last Date - 30 Days of Publications of this Advertisement.

5. SOLAR ENERGY CORPORTATION OF INDIA

Name of Post – Project Engineer, Supervisor

No. of Vacancies - 06

Last Date - 15 Days of Publications of this Advertisement.

6. INDIAN RARE EARTHS LTD

Name of Post – Steno- Typist, Jr. Clerk & Peon Attendants

No. of Vacancies - 12

Last Date - 05.05.2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Mock/Model Test for Postal/Sorting (PA/SA) Exam 2014- English Section

Read the passage and answer Question 1 to 5.

It was 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, 1944. Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, Commander- in-Chief of the German Army Group B—guarding the occupied French Coast facing the English Channel—was travelling in a car next to the driver’s seat. He was tired of waiting for the Allied invasion to begin. Leaving on this particular dismal Sunday morning suited Rommel fine. The timing of the trip could not have been better for the weather was so bad that the Allies would not even think of a landing. Beside him on the seat was a cardboard box containing a pair of handmade grey-shade shoes, size 5 and half, for his wife Lucie-Maria. There was an especial and very human reason why he wanted to be with her on Tuesday,June 6. It was her birthday.

1. Rommel was

(a) A famous German detective during the Second World War.

(b) The Commander-in-Chief of the German army in occupied France

(c) A war-weary old man

(d) A German messenger during the war

2. Rommel was going back to Germany because

(a) He was afraid of facing the Allies

(b) He was bored with the war

(c) He was annoyed with the weather in France

(d) He was homesick and wanted to see his wife

3. Rommel considered June 4, the best time to leave because

(a) The weather conditions ruled out an Allied invasion

(b) All his junior Generals were present there

(c) By then the enemy was not ready for the attack

(d) He had to consult Hitler

4. The contents of the cardboard box had for Rommel

(a) Strategic importance

(b) Great monetary significance

(c) Sentimental value

(d) Not much value

5. Rommel was keen to be with his wife on that day because it was

(a) Their wedding day

(b) Her birthday

(c) Their son’s birthday

(d) Hitler’s birthday

DIRECTIONS: In question 6 to 8, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with appropriate words. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

6. He is the friend ___ I trust most.

(A) Who

(B) Whom

(C) Which

(D) Him

7. The firm ___ its worker very well.

(A) Treated

(B) Regarded

(C) Behaved

(D) Cared

8. In some countries the train ___ like clockwork.

(A) Go

(B) Speed

(C) Run

(D) Travel 

9. Identify the adverb in the following sentence.

He spoke well at the meeting last night.

(A) Last Night

(B) Meeting

(C) Well

(D) All of these

10. Identify which is not adverb from among following underlined words in the given sentences.

She sings pretty well. I do my work carefully. He is wise enough to understand the trick. The flower smells sweet.

(A) Enough

(B) Carefully

(C) Pretty

(D) Sweet

Direction (11 & 12) For the given sentence in active form, convert the sentence to passive form by choosing from one of the given options.

11. Gopal's friend laughed at him

(a) He was laughed at by all Gopal's friend

(b) Gopal was laughed at by his friend

(c) Gopal's friend were laughed at him

(d)  He was laughed at by Gopal's friend

12. The carpenter is making a chair

(a) A chair is being made by the carpenter

(b)  A chair is in the making by the carpenter

(c) A chair is made by the carpenter

(d) A chair is making by the carpenter

Direction (Question 13 to 15) In this section each sentence has three parts indicated by (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error. If you find an error in any one of the parts (A), (B), (C) indicate your response by blackening the letter related to that part in the OMR sheet provided. If a sentence has no error, indicate this by blackening "D" which stands for no error. Error may belong to grammar usage.

13. Many people (A)/ lost their life(B)/ in the train accident(C)/ last year(D)

14.  The number of(A)/ members of the club(B)/ are increasing(C)/ day by day(D)

15. Very little(A)/ people attended(B)/ the function(C)/ yesterday night(D)

Direction (16 to 18) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word:

16. Odious

(A) Unpleasant

(B) Dirty

(C) Silly

(D) Constant

17. Hybrid

(A) Clean

(B) Cross

(C) Superb

(D) Serious

18. Luminous

(A) Quiet

(B) Unbound

(C) Pressed

(C) Glowing

Direction (19 & 20): Choose the most suitable 'one word' for the following expression given below:

19. The belief that good must prevail over evil in the end

(A) Optimism

(B) Sophtism

(C) Truism

(D) Radicalism

20. Hater of women

(A) Misochist

(B) Misogamist

(C) Misogynist

(D) Misanthropist

Direction (21 to 23): In the question below, out of the four alternatives, choose the word that is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the given word:

21. Transient

(A) Passing

(B) Brief

(C) Lucid

(D) Eternal

22. Effective

(A) Potent

(B) Able

(C) Futile

(D) Sharp

23. Lofty

(A) Sublime

(B) Flat

(C) Shrill

(D) Terse

Direction: Complete the sentence correctly

24. Ram is so proud of his position that he _________ his subordinates.

(A) Looks for

(B) Looks into

(C) Looks down upon

(D) Looks after

25.  Identify the nouns used both for singular and plural form:

(A) Sheep

(B) Wolf

(C) Axis

(D) Goat
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Answers

1) (B)The Commander-in-Chief of the German army in occupied France

2) (D)He was homesick and wanted to see his wife

3) (A)The weather conditions ruled out an Allied invasion

4) (C)Sentimental value

5) (B)Her birthday

6) (B)Whom

7) (A)Treated

8)  (C)Run

9) (C)Well

10) (D)Sweet

11) (B)Gopal was laughed at by his friend

12) (A)A chair is being made by the carpenter

13) B (lost their lives)

14) C (is increasing)

15) A (Very few)

16) (A)Unpleasant

17)  (B)Cross

18) (C)Glowing

19) (A)Optimism

20)  (C)Misogynist

21) (D)Eternal

22) (C)Futile

23) (B)Flat

24) (C)Looks down upon

25)  (A)Sheep

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Persons holding Important Positions in India 2014- Useful for all competitive exams

(As per status on: 19 April 2014)

1. President of India- Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee

2. Prime Minster of India- Dr Manmohan Singh

3. Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India:  Hon'ble Justice P. Sathasivam ( Justice R.M. Lodha will take over on 27 April 2014)

4. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Dr. Manmohan Singh

5. Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

5. Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ms. Leela Samson

6. President of Sahitya Academy: Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

7. Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG): Shashi Kant Sharma

8. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): Pradeep Kumar

9. Chairman of the Election Commission /Chief Election Commissioner: V. S. Sampath

10. Attorney General of India: Goolam E. Vahanwati

11. Solicitor General of India : Mohan Parasaran

12. Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Raghuram Rajan

13. Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Meira Kumar

14. Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha: Kariya Munda

15. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Mohammad Hamid Ansari

16. Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha: P.J. Kurien

17. Law minister to the Government of India :- Kapil Sibal

18. Chief of the Army Staff: General Bikram Singh

19. Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

20. Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Robin K Dhowan

21. Chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI): U. K. Sinha

22. Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India: Sushma Singh

23. Chairperson of Prasar Bharti of India: Smt. Mrinal Pande (Tenure ends on 30 April 2014)

24. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India: Shri Jawhar Sircar

25. President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  S Gopalakrishnan

26. Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  Chandrajeet Banerjee

27. President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI): Siddhartha Birla

28. President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): R. Chandrashekhar

29. Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): R. Chandrasekaran

30. Chairman of National School of Drama: Ratan Thiyam
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31. Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research: Dr. T. Ramasami (Additional Charge)

32. Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): Dr. Hari Shankar Gupta

33. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India: S.K Roy

34. Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC): Shri P J Joseph

35. Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA):  T S Vijayan

36. Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD): H K Bhanwala

37. Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC): Prof. Ved Prakash

38. Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI): K N Shanth Kumar

39. Chairperson of the State Bank of India:  Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya

40. Secretary General of Lok Sabha:  Bal Shekhar

41. Secretary –General of the Rajya Sabha: Shumsher Sheriff

42. Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India: Amol Gupte

43. Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India: Ramesh Sippy

44. Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): Prof. D. P. Aggarwal

45. Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): Rahul Khullar

46. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India: Shri Ajit Kumar Seth

47. President of ASSOCHAM: Rana Kapoor

48. Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: Anil Chait

49. Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): Ranjit Sinha

50. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): K. Radhakrishnan

51. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): T. Nanda Kumar

52. President of Indian National Congress: Smt. Sonia Gandhi

53. President of BJP: Shri. Rajnath Singh

54. General Secretary of CPI(M): Shri. Prakash Karat

55. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission: Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha

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