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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Padma Awards Winners 2014: PDF Download

The President of India has approved conferment of 127 Padma Awards including one duo case (counted as one) as per the list below. The list comprises two Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri Awardees.  27 of the Awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumous Awardees.

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.

Prominent persons who received the award include Leander Paes, Yuvraj Singh, Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan get Padma awards. Here is the complete list of winners.

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Padma Vibhushan

Sl No.	Name	Discipline	State/ Domicile
1.	Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar	Science and Engineering	Maharashtra
2.	Shri B.K.S. Iyengar	Others-Yoga	Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

Sl No.	Name	Discipline	State/ Domicile
	Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh	Art - Painting	Gujarat
	Begum Parveen Sultana	Art - Classical Singing	Maharashtra
	Shri T.H. Vinayakram	Art - Ghatam Artist	Tamil Nadu
	Shri Kamala Haasan	Art-Cinema	Tamil Nadu
	Justice Dalveer Bhandari	Public Affairs	Delhi
	Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
	Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi	Science and Engineering	Maharashtra
	Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
	Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami	Science and Engineering	Delhi
	Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma	Science and Engineering	Delhi
	Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
	Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya	Literature and Education	Delhi
	Ms. Anita Desai	Literature and Education	Delhi
	Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker	Literature and Education	Gujarat
	Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar	Literature and Education	Tamil Nadu
	Shri Ruskin Bond	Literature and Education	Uttarakhand
	Shri Pullela Gopichand	Sports - Badminton	Andhra Pradesh
	Shri Leander Paes	Sports - Tennis	Maharashtra
	Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul	Civil Service	Delhi
	Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma	Public Affairs	Uttar Pradesh#
	Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna	Science and Engineering	Andhra Pradesh #
	Prof. Anisuzzaman	Literature and Education	Bangladesh*
	Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph	Literature and Education	USA*$
	Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph	Literature and Education	USA*$
	Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler	Medicine - Neonatology	Delhi

Padma Shri: See details from PDF 

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