September 2014 Current Affairs PDF: Fourth Week

Current Affairs PDF September 2014

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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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 announced 

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided with one half to

John O´Keefe

and the other half jointly to

May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser

"for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain"

--> Keefe is currently director of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in Neural Circuits and Behaviour at University College London.

--> This year's Nobel Laureates have discovered a positioning system, an "inner GPS" in the brain that makes it possible to orient ourselves in space, demonstrating a cellular basis for higher cognitive function. In 1971, John O'Keefe discovered the first component of this positioning system. He found that a type of nerve cell in an area of the brain called the hippocampus that was always activated when a rat was at a certain place in a room. Other nerve cells were activated when the rat was at other places. O'Keefe concluded that these "place cells" formed a map of the room.

--> More than three decades later, in 2005, May-Britt and Edvard Moser discovered another key component of the brain's positioning system. They identified another type of nerve cell, which they called "grid cells", that generate a coordinate system and allow for precise positioning and pathfinding. Their subsequent research showed how place and grid cells make it possible to determine position and to navigate.

--> The discoveries of John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have solved a problem that has occupied philosophers and scientists for centuries — how does the brain create a map of the space surrounding us and how can we navigate our way through a complex environment?

-->The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the first of the many Nobel prizes for 2014 on Monday.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 05 October 2014

1) Shah Rukh Khan received Global Diversity Award: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been honoured with Global Diversity Award 2014 by British parliament for his contribution to cinema. House of Commons speaker John Bercow presented the award to Shah Rukh Saturday. "Now (in) parliament to receive the Global Diversity Award... Humbled and grateful. Thank you," he tweeted before the ceremony. The past recipients of the award include megastar Amitabh Bachchan, former beauty queen and actress Aishwarya Rai and Hollywood actor Jackie Chan.

2) Modi pays tribute to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday paid tributes to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his 157th birth anniversary, urging people to visit his memorial. "On his birth anniversary, I bow to Shyamji Krishna Varma. A devout patriot, he inspired several nationalists, both in India and overseas," the prime minister said in a tweet. He added that Varma was closely associated with India House, which was a very active hub for the nationalist movement in London. Varma was a freedom fighter hailing from Gujarat. He was was born Oct 4, 1857 in Kutch.

3) President, PM greet nation on Eid-ul-Azha: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday greeted the nation on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha and urged people to imbibe the spirit of love and service. "I convey greetings and best wishes to all fellow citizens, especially my Muslim brothers and sisters," the president said in a statement. "Let us imbibe the spirit of universal love, brotherhood, sacrifice and service which constitute eternal values always upheld by our composite culture and work unitedly for peace, progress and prosperity of our nation and the world," he added. "Eid-ul-Azha symbolizes sacrifice, faith and devotion."

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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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SSC CGL Tier-1 2014 Admit Card/Call Letter Download

Friends.. You can now download the Admit Card/Call Letter of Combined Garduate Level 2014 Tier-1 Exam. As per schedule SSC is going to conduct the All India level exam on 19th October 2014 and 26th October 2014. Check the regional SSC websites from below links for more details. All the Best. (Some Region's are yet to activate the link of admit card) 

Northern Region: Click Here

Western Region: Click Here

MP Sub Region: Click Here

Kerala/Karnataka Region: Click Here

Southern Region: Click Here

North Western Sub Region: Click Here

Central Region: Click Here

North Eastern Region: Click Here

Eastern Region: Click Here

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Employment News: Job Highlights 04th October – 10th October 2014

1. High Court, Madhya Pradesh

Name of Post- English Stenographers

No. of Post- 88

Last Date - 13.10.2014

2. Public Service Commission, Uttar Pradesh

Notifies Rajasva Nirikshak Examination-2014

Last Date : 16.10.2014

3. Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur

Name of Post- Trained Graduate Teacher (Science, English), Laboratory etc.

No. of Post- 58

Last Date- 20.10.2014

4. Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh

Name of Post- Engineers, Associate Professors, Librarian & Lecturer

No. of Post- 127

Last Date- 20.10.2014

5. Staff Selection Commission (Northern Region)

Name of Posts- Various Post Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ Non-Gazetted posts.

No. of Post- 30

Last Date – 31.10.2014

6. Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

Name of Posts - Group ‘A’ (Film Wing Faculty & TV Wing Faculty) Prof. & Asstt. Prof., Group ‘B’ Cameraman & Asstt. Security Officer, etc.

No. of Posts- 58

Last Date-45 days after publication

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List of Gold Medal winners for India at Asian Games 2014- PDF Download

Friends.. The 17th Asian Games came to an end on 04 October 2014 with spectacular closing ceremony at Incheon, South Korea. India finished their campaign with 57 medals which includes 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze. They ended joint 5th (in terms of total haul) in the medal standings and overall 8th. Now it’s time to rewind the list of Gold Medal winners for India as the Asian Games related questions are going to be a sure part in the upcoming competitive Exams. There were 4 individual gold medal winners for India and the other 7 came via team events. Here is the complete list of gold medal winners for India with details. You can download this as PDF by clicking on the 'print friendly' button below. 

11 Gold Medal winners

1) Jitu Rai

Jitu Rai brought India's first gold medal in Incheon with a win in the men's 50 metres pistol shooting.  The 27-year-old showed steely grit to get the better of a strong field, which included two-time Olympic champion Jin Jongoh of South Korea, to snatch the gold off the final shot in a straight duel with Vietnamese rival Nguyen Hoang Phuong. It was India's first gold medal at Asian Games 2014.

2) Men's Archery team

Indian team containing Sandeep Kumar, Raijat Chauhan and Abhishek Verma won Compound Men's team gold in Archery.  Young archer Abhishek Verma became India's new hero as he combined with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar to clinch the gold medal in the compound team at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field.s

3) Squash team

Squash team with Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Kush Kumar and Mahesh Manaonkar won Men squash team event. Saurav Ghosal combined with Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu to help India beat Malaysia 2-0 and win the men's team gold medal, the first in squash in the continental games.

4) Yogeshwar Dutt

Yogeshwar Dutt won gold medal winning the men's freestyle 65kg wrestling. He won India's fourth gold medal at Asian Games defeating Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan.

5) Seema Punia

Seema Punia won gold medal winning women's discus throw. Seema clinched the gold medal with a best throw of 61.03m in the women's discus throw final at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.

6) Tennis mixed doubles

Saketh Myneni with Sania Mirza won gold in Tennis mixed doubles. The second-seeded Indian pair overwhelmed the top-seeded Chinese Taipei pair of Hao Ching Chan and Hsien Yin Peng 6-4 6-3 in the summit clash in just 69 minutes.

7) Mary Kom

Mary Kom won gold in women's boxing flyweight 48-51 kg category. She became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal in the Asian Games defeating Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight final.

8) Hockey (Men's Team)

Indian men won gold in hockey beating Pakistan 4-2 in penalty shootout in the final. It was 1-1 after regulation time. They ended a 16-year wait for gold.

9) 4x400 Relay Team

Indian women won gold medal after winning the 4x400 metres relay race. The team included MR Poovamma, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and Priyanka Panwar.

10) Kabaddi - women

Indian women kabaddi team won the gold defeating Iran in final. This was India’s second consecutive Gold at Asian Games.

11) Kabaddi - men

Indian men kabaddi team won the gold defeating Iran in final. This was India’s seventh consecutive Gold at Asian Games.

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