Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 April 2014

1) NTT DoCoMo to exit India, unload entire stake in Tata Teleservices: NTT DoCoMo plans to exit Tata Teleservices by selling its 26.5% stake in the joint venture with Tata Group, the second high-profile pullout from India announced by a Japanese company this month after multibillion-dollar investments failed to bring the returns they'd expected. Japan's No. 1 telecom operator said Friday its agreement with the Tata Group allows it to exit Tata Teleservices by the end of June if the venture missed some performance targets agreed upon initially.

2) Centre recommended AP House dissolution: The Union Cabinet on Friday recommended dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh state Assembly and extension of President’s rule beyond April 30. The decision of the Cabinet is a mere technicality as Central rule in a state expires automatically if it is not ratified by Parliament within a period of two months. The dissolution of the Assembly paves way for extension of President’s rule. Since the general election process is underway and another three phases of Lok Sabha polls are due, it was not feasible for the government to take the Parliament route to obtain the ratification. Andhra Pradesh was placed under Central rule on March 1 after the resignation of the then Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy in protest against the Union Government’s decision to bifurcate the state.

3) Facebook launched Newswire for journalists: Facebook has launched FB Newswire, with the aim to make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to find, share and embed newsworthy content from the popular social networking website in their work. The FB Newswire is a Facebook page of hand-selected and journalist-verified news stories from across Facebook's platform, according to Andy Mitchell, director of news and global media partnerships at Facebook.

4) Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and Arundhati Roy among Time's 100 influential people: Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal have made it to Time 100 list of the world's most influential people along with Indian novelist Arundhati Roy. While Modi figures in the category of "leaders", Kejriwal is listed among the "pioneers" and Roy makes the grade among "icons" in the annual list released Thursday after an online poll of readers.

5) Abhinav Bindra to lead Indian challenge in CWG 2014: Former World and Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, who won the national air rifle championship and sparkled in the two selection trials, will spearhead the Indian challenge in shooting in the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, from July 23 to August 3.

6) Former Barcelona coach Vilanova died: Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died on Friday at the age of 45 after a long fight with cancer, the club announced, plunging the sporting world into mourning. Vilanova lost his battle with a cancer of the salivary gland that was diagnosed more than two years ago, forcing him to step down as Barcelona boss last July. 

7) PV Sindhu entered Badminton Asia Championship semis: World No. 10 P.V. Sindhu won her quarterfinal match to proceed to the women's singles semi-finals of the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships at the Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, South Korea. 

8) Manmohan’s younger brother joined BJP: In a major embarrassment to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his younger brother Daljeet Singh Kohli joined the BJP on Friday. Amid cheers, Mr. Kohli was welcomed by the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, who hugged him. He was presented a siropa (robes of religious honour) in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and BJP’s Amritsar candidate Arun Jaitley.

9) Indian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013: Saurav Ghosal the famous Indian squash player won Dato Alex Lee Award 2013 for contributing as the best and outstanding squash player though out the year fo 2013. Saurav Ghoshal name has been selected by Asian Squash Federation (ASF).

10) Biocon elevated Arun Chandavarkar as CEO and joint MD: Bangalore-based biotechnology company Biocon Ltd has elevated Arun Suresh Chandavarkar as chief executive officer (CEO) and joint managing director (MD) of the company, as per a stock market disclosure.

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Best Wishes for PA/SA Exam 2014 to be held today

Currentaffairs4examz Team wishes all the candidates who are writing the PA/SA Exam 2014 today (27 April 2014) all the very best.

The exam for 09 Postal Circles will be held today in two phases. In the morning session exam will be held in 04 Postal Circles and in the afternoon exam will be held in 05 Postal Circles and the schedule will be as follows:

Morning Session (10AM to 12 Noon): Assam, Chhattisgarh, North East and Odisha

Evening Session (2PM to 4PM): Delhi, Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana and Karnataka

Best of Luck once again to all candidates!!!

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights ( 26th April – 2nd May 2014)

1. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology

Name of Post –Technical Assistant, Steno Gr-III, LDC, Skipper.

No. of Vacancies - 21

Last Date - 30 days after publication

2. Vivekananda College 

Name of Post – Administrative Officer, Library Staff , Sr. Technical Assistant, Computer Lab Attendant

No. of Vacancies - 11

Last Date - 19.05.2014

3. Naval Dockyard

Name of Post- Lower Division Clerk

No of Post- 1 (PH)

Last Date- 25 days after Publication

4. Union Public Service Commission

Name of Post – Assistant Professors, Assistant Directors, Administrative Offices & Assistant Director General

No. of Vacancies - 45

Last Date - 15.05.2014

5. Sahitya Akademi         

Name of Post – Deputy Secretary, Officer on Special Duty, Assistant Editor

No. of Vacancies – Not Given

Last Date - 30 days after Publication

6. Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Name of Post – Stenographer

No. of Vacancies – 1

Last Date - 21 days after Publication

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Daily Current Affairs: 24 April 2014

1) Nokia to name India-born Rajeev Suri as next CEO: Nokia, which is set to close the sale of its phone business to Microsoft, will on Tuesday name Rajeev Suri as its next CEO and outline its new strategy with a focus on its networks equipment business, a newspaper said on Friday. Citing unnamed sources, daily Helsingin Sanomat said Nokia would also on Tuesday, along with its first-quarter results, announce how much cash it would pay out to shareholders. 

2) Sixth Phase of Lok Sabha Elections in 117 seats held: The sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ended in 117 seats in 11 states and a Union Territory on Thursday with more than average polling in Tamil Nadu (39 seats) and low turnouts in Maharashtra (19 seats), Uttar Pradesh (12 seats), Madhya Pradesh (10 seats) and Rajasthan (five seats).

3) Suresh Kumar Reddy appointed as the First ambassador to ASEAN: Union Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) on 23 April 2014 appointed Suresh Kumar Reddy as India's first Ambassador to the separate Indian Mission to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & East Asia Summit. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. He is currently working as the Ambassador of India to Iraq.

4) Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag's name forwarded for new Army chief: Notwithstanding objections by BJP, the Defence Ministry is going ahead with the process of appointing the new Army Chief and has recommended the name of Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to the Prime Minister's Office.

5) Sunil Lamba likely to be Vice Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Sunil Lamba, commandant of National Defence College, is expected to be appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff as part of a major rejig being undertaken at the top level in the maritime force.

6) Indian-born Google+ chief Vivek Gundotra quits: Vivek Gundotra, chief of Google’s social networking venture Google+, is leaving the Internet company after nearly eight years. Mr. Gundotra, who was serving as the Senior Vice President (Social) at Google, announced his departure in a post on Google+, a social network that was created about three years ago.

7) Delhi Airport to Become Zero Diversionary Airport: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi will soon become a zero diversionary airport when the recommendations of a committee, set up by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in January this year, are implemented. The centre had constituted a committee to suggest steps to prevent flight diversion during winter due to fog. Last winter, passengers had suffered a harrowing time as dense fog canceled and delayed many a flights transiting from the capital. It will be achieved through procedural and logistical upgradation.

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Current Affairs March 2014: Important Questions for competitive Examinations

1) Election Commission of India on 5 March 2014 announced that the …….th Lok Sabha elections will be held from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014?- 16th

2) Election Commission has alos announced that Assembly elections to which states?- Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

3) Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit was held from 1 March to 4 March 2014 at?- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

4) Name the South African cricket team Captain who retired from international cricket?- Graeme Smith

5) New Governor of Kerala?- Sheila Dikshit

6) Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014?- South Africa

7) Which film won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014?- 12 Years A Slave

>> Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

>> Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

>> Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

8) Government of India on 4 March 2014 hiked the interest rates on fixed deposit scheme that is offered by post offices by up to ..... percent?- 0.2

9) Which team won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0?- Mizoram

10) International Women Day was observed across the world on 8 March 2014. What was the theme for the day for 2014?- Equality for Women is Progress for all

11) Who was voted as the Cricketer of the Generation by ESPN Cricinfo?- Sachin Tendulkar

12) Who has resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?- Nandan Nilekani

13) Name the first Android phone launched by Finnish company Nokia, on 10 March 2014?- Nokia X

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14) Name the Malaysian Airlines flight operating a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft which vanished from the radar screens over the South China Sea with 239 people on board on 8 March 2014?- MH370

15) Who won the Templeton Prize for 2014?- Tomas Halik

16) World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme?- Water and Energy

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17) 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?- Khushwant Singh

18) Which team won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14?- Karnataka

19) Who was appointed as the interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court on 28 March 2014?- Sunil Gavaskar

20) World Health Organisation (WHO) on 27 March 2014 certified India as free from which disease?- Polio

21) Who won cricket's Deodhar Trophy 2014?- West Zone

22) Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014?- Japanese architect Shigeru Ban

23) Who was appointed as the Revenue Secretary on 25 March 2014?- Rajiv Takru

24) Which public sector bank has launched first of its type Instant Money Transfer (IMT) scheme on 24 March 2014?- Bank of India

25) Who won Sarawasti Samman for the year 2013?- Govind Mishra

26) Which actor was named as the brand ambassador of the Earth hour 2014?- Arjun Kapoor

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February 2014 Current Affairs: Important Questions for competitive Exams

1) Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission in February 2014?- Ashok Kumar Mathur

2) Which Indian was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Internet Giant Microsoft by the Board of Directors of Microsoft?-Satya Nadella

3) Which cricketer on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the same test match?- Kumar Sangakkara

4) Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) in February 2014 announced that it has stopped the production of which iconic car brand?- Maruti 800

5) Who won his second gold medal at the Inter Shoot Tri Series shooting at The Hague,Netherlands?- Abhinav Bindra

6) Who has sworn in as the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?- Harish Rawat

7) Which team defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win Ranji Trophy 2014?- Karnataka

8) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Microsoft on 5 February 2014?- John Thompson

9) Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour was conferred by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 4 February 2014 to?- Cricket maestro Sachin

Tendulkar (40) and eminent scientist Prof CNR Rao (79)

10) Which company on 6 Feb 2014 has become the first telecom operator in India to be fully owned by a foreign firm?- Vodafone

11) Name the eminent Hindi writer who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013?- Vishwanath Tripathi

12) Which bank has opened sixty-one 24x7 electronic branches across 33 cities, on 15 Feb 2014, offering self-service solutions round-the-clock?- ICICI

13) India’s first 4G mobile service was launched at?- Bangalore

14) Which film won the best movie award in the 67th BAFTA Awards presented on 16 February 2014?- 12 Years A Slave

15) Brendon McCullum along with which other player posted highest sixth-wicket partnership in Test history?- BJ Watling

16) Name the award winning film director and cinematographer who passed away on 13 February 2014?- Balu Mahendra

17) Who was awarded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year 2013?- Sunil Chettri

18) Who was recognised as the sportsperson of the year in the FICCI awards?- Deepika Kumari

19) Which state defeated Rest of India by an innings and 222 runs at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on 12 Feb 2014 to win their 5th Irani Trophy?- Karnataka

20) Who among the following was the big winner in the IPL 7 auction?- Yuvraj Singh

21) Who is the author of the controversial book “The Hindus: An Alternative History”, which was withdrawn from India by its publisher Penguin Books India?- Wendy Doniger

22) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014?- 14

23) Who has been elected new Prime Minister of Nepal?- Sushil Koirala

24) Which state has become India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage?- Sikkim

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25) Who among the following has become the first person to clinch three gold medals in the Inter-Shoot Tri-series Shooting in the Air Pistol event?- Abhinav Bindra

26) Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15-years-old, who became the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics is from which country?- Russia

27) Who was on 9 Feb 2014, elected as the new President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which paved the way of India's return to the Olympic fold from the suspension by its parent body IOC 14 months ago?- N Ramachandran

28) Social media giant Facebook Inc acquired which social messaging app company for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal on 19 February 2014?- WhatsApp

29) Which state won the National Tourism Award 2012-13?- Sikkim

30) Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram presented his ...th budget in Parliament Feb 2014?- Ninth

31) Which country hosted Winter Olympics 2014?- Sochi, Russia

32) Which language was given the Classical language status by Union Government on 20 February 2014?- Odia

33) India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated at?- Rajasthan

34) Who was appointed as Pakistan’s high commissioner to India?- Abdul Basit

35) Which train will become the first train in India to be attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers?- Purushottam Express

36) President of India on 17 February 2014 imposed President’s Rule in Delhi after accepting the resignation of?- Arvind Kejriwal

37) World Bridge Championship will be hosted by which country for the first time in October 2015?- India

38) Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013?- Chandi Prasad Bhatt

39) India's first electric passenger bus with zero emission level was inaugurated at?- Bangalore

40) Government of India on 27 February 2014 constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state, which will be carved out from Assam. Who will head the one-man committee?- G K Pillai

41) Name the Indian Navy Chief who resigned on 26 February 2014 taking moral responsibility of the accident on INS Sindhuratna in Mumbai?- Devendra Kumar Joshi

42) The Committee on New Bank Licenses submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 25 February 2014. Who was the head of the Committee?- Bimal Jalan

43) Nokia announced to launch new series of handset with the use of Android on 25 February 2014 named?- Nokia X

44) G-20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held at?- Sydney, Australia

45) Which team on 23 February 2014 emerged as the champions of the Hero Hockey India League 2014?- Delhi Waveriders

46) Who has sworn-in as Italy’s Prime Minister replacing Enrico Letta on 22 February 2014?- Matteo Renzi

47) Union Government of India raised the number of workdays under MNREGA for tribal areas to?- 150 days

48) Who won the National Billiard Championships held in Lucknow on 26 February 2014?- Sourav Kothari

49) Name the German Chancellor who was awarded with Israel’s highest civilian honour,the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction on 25 February 2014?- Angela Merkel

50) Name the world’s fastest car developed by Engineers of US firm Hennessey with a top speed of a speed of 435 kilometers per hour?- Venom GT

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Important Instructions for candidates appearing in tomorrow's (27 April 2014) PA/SA Exam

1.  Candidates are requested to appear for the written test at the Centre on the date and time specified. Candidate should reach the test centre 60 minutes before the commencement of the examination. Candidates are permitted up to 15 Minutes after the commencement of the examination but however they are not permitted any extended time.

2.  Bring Admit Card in ORIGINAL to the examination centre. Keep a photocopy of the Admit Card with you for future reference. You are required to put your Signatures on the Admit Card in the given box ONLY in the presence of Invigilator in the examination hall and it will be collected during the examination.

3. Admit Cards will not be issued at the Examination Centre under any circumstances. Printout of Downloaded Admit Card from the website www.pasadrexam2014.in are valid. Candidates will not be permitted without valid admit card.

4. Please ensure that you bring only ball point pen of colour Black or Blue for marking the OMR Answer Sheet. Marking with “gel” or any other type of pen is NOT allowed.

5. Answer Sheet is of OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) type. For every question there is only one Correct Option. Darken the appropriate Circle to indicate the Correct Answer. Please note No Change is permissible once marked. Applicant who darken more than one circle for any question can’t be valued and rejected. DO NOT put any stray marks anywhere on the answer sheet. Rough work may be done on the blank space in your question booklet. There is “No Negative Marking”.

6. OMR answer sheet has two copies. Do Not separate them. Impressions marked on the Original Sheet will automatically get transferred to the Copy. Original copy will be used for Result Processing. After completion of exam & before leaving the examination hall Candidate is to handover the ORIGINAL copy to the invigilator and candidate may retain Carbonless Copy. It is the responsibility of the candidate to handover the ORIGINAL OMR Sheet to the room invigilator before leaving the examination hall. Question Booklet is allowed to be retained by the candidate.

7. Candidates are not allowed to carry any papers, note books, books, calculators, etc. into the examination hall. Any candidate found using or in possession of such unauthorized material or indulging in copying or adopting unfair means will be summarily disqualified.

8. The duration of Paper is 120 minutes.

9.  Visually Impaired (PH-I) candidate is requested to bring “Scribe” at his/her own cost. The scribe should carry an ID Proof. Scribe should read the Questions in low voice and mark the options as told by the candidate. It should not disturb other candidates in the room. Any misconduct by the scribe/ or candidate himself shall be treated to have been done by that candidate and shall lead to cancellation of the candidature of the candidate. Visually Impaired (PH-I) candidate will allowed 40 minutes compensatory (extra) time for completing the examination.

10. Candidate will not be allowed to leave the examination hall till the examination is over.

11.  Please read the instructions carefully on Question Booklet & OMR Sheet. The candidate should fill up all the particulars on the OMR Answer sheet legibly before starting to answer the questions.

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Important Current Affairs Questions from January 2014

Friends..Here we have compiled some Important Current Affairs Questions from January 2014. Those who have Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 on 27 April 2014, this will be very helpful in last minute revision. Also, we are sure that this will be helpful in other upcoming competitive Exams as well!! Download PDF from 'Print Friendly' button at the bottom. 

1) Who took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne?- Arup Raha

2) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 laid foundation stone for world's largest corporate learning and development centre by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at?- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

3) Who took oath and became the first female judge to be appointed at Pakistan’s national sharia court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation?- Ashraf Jehan

4) Who has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF)?- Devendra Kumar Pathak

5) International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH-2014) was held at which country from 12th – 15th January 2014?-India, New Delhi

6) Who won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013 beating Barcelona's Messi and France winger Franck Ribery?- Cristiano Ronaldo

7) Who has sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time in Jan 2014?- Sheikh Hasina

8) Name the Israel’s former Prime Minister who died in January 2014?- Ariel Sharon

9) 71st Golden Globe Awards:

Best Motion Picture, Drama: 12 Years a slave

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Mathew Mc Conaughey for Dollas Buyers Club

Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine

10) Which railway station’s platform number one has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world in the certificate given by the Limca Book of Records?- Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh

11) Name India’s first gun for women which was launched on 9 January 2014?- Nirbheek

12) Which of the following company had in January 2014 become the first acquisition of Facebook in India?- Little Eye Labs

13) Name nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme launched by Government of India in Jan 2014?- Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)

14) Who has been appointed as President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)?- R. Chandrashekhar

15) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 5 January 2014 launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for placing which communication satellite into the orbit?- GSAT-14

16) The former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly on 6 January 2014 resigned as the Chairman of Human Rights Commission of which state?- West Bengal

17) Which state government on 13 January 2014 withdrew the Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail and thus became first state to take this step?- Delhi

18) Which country urged India to open a branch of Indian Institutes of Technology in capital of thet country in January 2014?- Malaysia

19) Which state/UT in India has hosted the 3rd Lusofonia Games (Portuguese Commonwealth Games) from January 18 to 29, 2014?- Goa

20) Which country won the inaugural Hero Hockey World League 2014?- Netherlands

21) How many Portuguese-speaking countries have participated in the 3rd Lusofonia Games?- 12

22) Which country emerged as winners in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014?- India

23) Which broadcaster on 15 January 2014 bagged the broadcasting rights in India for FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018?- Sony SIX

24) Which state become the first state in India to give its entire population of 6.11 crore some kind of health cover with the newly launched Rajiv Arogya Bhagya?- Karnataka

25) Who among the following has won The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013?- Anees Salim

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26) Which footballer was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or award in Zurich?- Cristiano Ronaldo

27) Which Indian player became the .first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in a major world track and field event?- Anju Boby George

28) Who has been voted the best women's football player in the world for 2013 by FIFA?- Nadine Angerer

29) Which film has won best film (drama) at the 71st Golden Globe awards announced on 12 January 2014?- 12 Years a Slave

30) Which former India captain was honoured with the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 by the BCCI?- Kapil Dev

31) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to which year from circulation in January 2014?- 2005

32) Name the legendary Telugu actor who died at the age of 91 in Hyderabad in January 2014?- Akkineni Nageswara Rao

33) Who became the first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy also known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderbad?- Aruna Bahuguna

34) Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer?- Cyrus Mistry

35) Which community has been granted the minority status by Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014?- Jain

36) Who became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole on 18 January 2014 at the age of 16?- Lewis Clarke

37) 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?- Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala

38) 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?- Rail Tariff Authority

39) Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title 2014?- Stanislas Wawrinka

40) India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which city?- Mumbai

41) Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014?- Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and Engineering) & Shri B.K.S.Iyengar(Yoga Guru)

42) Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014?- Saina Nehwal

43) 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24 January 2014. Which film won the best film for 2013?- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

44) Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches?- MS Dhoni

45) Which country became the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals?- India

46) Who became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel?- Kathy Cross of New Zealand

47) Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a legal tender?- Zimbabwe

48) Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014?- Heena Sandhu

49) Who was the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day Celebrations 2014?-  Shinzo Abe, PM of Japan

50) Who won the Australian Open 2014 women's singles title?- Li Na, China

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