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JANUARY 2014
INTERNATIONAL
1) The Health Ministry of Japan on 1 January 2014 estimated that a quarter of the population is currently aged over 65 and the figure is expected to reach nearly 40 percent by ? Ans:- 2060 2) Which government recently announced to build a new sanctuary to save Worlds rarest Javan rhinos? Ans:- Indonesia 3) Parliamentary elections in North Korea, creating the 13th Supreme Peoples Assembly, will be held on -? Ans:- 9 March 2014 4) The Parliament of Europe on 14 January 2014 signed a new carbon dioxide restriction treaty which seeks to slash emissions for a segment of transport across the European Union (EU) by 28% from year 2020. The treaty focuses on which transport segment? Ans:- Commercial Vans 5) The term Euromaidan came to news recently, which stands for a huge spat of civil unrest and anti-government protests in a country.Which country is associated with these protests? Ans:- Ukraine

2)Which country and India on 2 January 2014 signed an agreement on labour cooperation for domestic service workers recruitment ? Ans:- Saudi Arabia 3) Which country and India on 13 January 2014 signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector ? Ans:- Canada 4) Which country decided to be one of the partners in the proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) in Andhra Pradesh on 6 January 2014? Ans:- China 5) Which country and India on on 18 January 2014 agreed to promote cooperation in renewable energy, especially in areas of solar energy and wind power ? Ans:- United Arab Emirates (UAE)

INDIA & WORLD

1) India on 1 January 2014 decided to send a team of senior officials to assess the political and security situation in ? Ans:- South Sudan

NATIONAL
1) Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 1 January 2014 gave his assent to which bill which aims at regulating corruption in public domain? Ans:- Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013
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CONFERENCES
1) International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH-2014) was held from 12th 15th January 2014 at which place ? Ans:- New Delhi

STATES
1) Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) officially launched the North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCORMP) at on 6 January 2014 ? Ans:- Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh ) 2) Which state will launch its adult vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from 22 February 2014 ? Ans:- Assam 3) Which state Government on 15 January 2014 decided to increase the reservation of Other Backward Classes

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which film has been adjudged Best Motion Picture at 71st annual Golden Globe Awards ? Ans:- 12 Years a Slave 2) Who has won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer on 18 January 2014? Ans:- Cyrus Mistry

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ECONOMY
1) Which entity was on 6 January 2014 selected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as a local operating unit for issuing globally compatible Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) in India? Ans:- The Clearing Corporation of India Limited CCIL 2) According to data provided by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters Association of India on 9 January 2014, which country has recently overtaken South East Asia as the largest market for Indian seafood exports? Ans:- The United States 3) POSCO, the South Korean steel maker giant on 10 January 2014 received environment clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in which state ? Ans:- Odisha 4) What is the name of world first Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and accidental loss, which was
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SPORTS & GAMES

1) Corey Anderson ,who hit the fastest century in one-day international history on 1 January 2014 , belongs to which country ? Ans:- New Zealand 2) Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry, one of the Portugals highest honours, by the Portugals president office on 3 January 2014? Ans:- Cristiano Ronaldo

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PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly on 3 January 2014? Ans:- M.S. Dhir 2) Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uninor on 8 January 2014 ? Ans:- Morten Karlsen Sorby 3) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of private insurer Future Generali India Life Insurance on 7 January 2014? Ans:- Munish Sharda

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the software to predict weather developed by researchers from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recently? Ans:- Monitoring Climate Change (Moclic) 2) Which Meteorological Data Processing System was dedicated to the nation on 15 January 2014 on the occasion of 139th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD)? Ans:- INSAT 3D 3) What is the name of Indias satellitebased flight navigation system which has been certified by aviation regulator DGCA, recently ? Ans:- GAGAN 4) Which country has recently carried out another successful test of its advanced missile defense system named Arrow 3 designed to intercept long range missiles

B)RESIGNS
1) Garry Kenneth Toomey on 16 January 2014 resigned as the CEO of a prominent Indian airline company.Which airline is this? Ans:- Jet Airways

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C) DEATHS
1) Namdeo Dhasal, the firebrand writer and fierce fighter for Dalit rights who passed away on 15 January 2014 was a famous poet in which language? Ans:- Marathi

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Who was the head of RBIs committee on strengthening monetary policy framework, which in its recommendations has suggested that the target for inflation should be set at 4% with a band of +/- 2% around it ? Ans:- Urjit Patel, Deputy Governor of the RBI

D) VISITORS
1) Name the South Korean President visited India from 15 18 January 2014 ? Ans:- Park Geun-Hye

DAYS & DATES

1) National Girl Child Day is observed on ? Ans:- January24

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Who retired as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20 January 2014? Ans:- Anand Sinha

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Which Indian railway stations platform number one has become the worlds longest platform as announced by Limca Book of Records on 11 January 2014? Ans:- Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of NASSCOM ? Ans:- National Association of Software and Services Companies

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Driven, a book released recently, has been written by a former a Civil Servant Turned Entrepreneur. Who is he? Ans:- Jagdish Khattar

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DECEMBER 2013
INTERNATIONAL
1) Which country Central Bank has recently adopted an official symbol for the national currency ,the ruble ,which has been approved in a public vote ? Ans:- Russia 2) Which country became the first country in the world to legalise marijuana (Drug) for recreational use with the state taking control of the trade on 10 December 2013? Ans:- Uruguay 3) Who was elected as Chiles president on 15 December 2013 in a landslide victory with about 62% support ? Ans:- Michelle Bachelet 4) Which country Parliament on 15 December 2013 banned the use of US drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft ? Ans:- Yemen 5) The European Union on 12 December 2013 granted GSP-Plus status to ? Ans :- Pakistan 6) Which country President Enrique Pena Nieto on 20 December 2013 signed a controversial law that allows foreign companies to drill for oil ? Ans:- Mexico

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2) Which country troops recently once again detained five Indian porters and their mules at Chumar area along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh ? Ans:- China 3) Which country and India on 20 December 2013 signed a Programme on Cultural Exchange ? Ans:- Venezuela 4) Which country Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Indian Navy bilateral maritime exercise was held in waters off the Indian coast in the Bay of Bengal from 19 22 December 2013 ? Ans:- Japan

5) Which country and Nepal on 22 December 2013 agreed to address each others concerns on commerce and transit, including reduction of tariff barriers and checking illegal trade along the border ? Ans:- India 6) In the month of December 2013 An MoU was signed by Indias Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath offering Indias expertise to which country in election management and
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NATIONAL
1) Which natural gas pipeline inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 3 December, 2013 is the first one to connect Southern India to the national grid? Ans:- Dabhol Bangaluru Gas Pipeline of GAIL 2) In the month of December 2013 Indias first heritage transport museum was opened at ? Ans:- Taoru, Gurgaon (Haryana) 3) Which bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 ? Ans:- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011

STATES
1) Which national party on 8 December 2013 won the state assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh? Ans:- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2) Which state Legislative Assembly on 13 December 2013 passed the much-awaited Anti-Superstition Bill which seeks to curb black magic and other inhuman practices arising out of superstition? Ans:- Maharashtra 3) Which state government on 3 December 2013 approved a new surrender and rehabilitation policy for Maoists in the state? Ans :- Bihar 4) The Supreme Court on 3 December 2013, set a deadline for all states and Union Territories to frame rules to regulate sale of acid and notify them accordingly. What is the deadline? Ans:- 31 March 2014 5) The Karnataka Govt. is contemplating two sessions of the legislature at the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in a calendar year. Suvarna Vidhan Soudha is a new legislature building of the State situated at ? Ans:- Belgaum

4) The Supreme Court on 17 December 2013 ruled that the Centres approval was not required to investigate officers of level and above when a constitutional court monitors the probe ? Ans:- Joint Secretary 5) Lokpal Bill was passed by the Parliament as the Lok Sabha on 18 December 2013 adopted the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion. Name the two parties which opposed the bill in Loksabha? Ans:- Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena

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CONFERENCES
1) 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO was held from 3 to 6 December 2013 at Bali. Bali is in which country? Ans:- Indonesia

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the official 2014 FIFA World Cup match ball which was unveiled on 3 December 2013 by manufacturers Adidas? Ans:- Brazuca 2) Which entity would replace Sahara as the title sponsor of the Indian cricket team with effect from 1 January, 2014? Ans:- Star India 3) International Olympics Committee (IOC) cleared the Indian athletes to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics on 11 December 2013. Where will the Winter Olympics 2014 be held? Ans:- Sochi in Russia 4) Who won womens and mens singles titles at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championships, which concluded at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on 23 December
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AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which project has won the 2013 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category? Ans :- e-BRC project of Directorate General of Foreign Trade 2) Who is the Indian-American mathematician and author has won this years Bad Sex in Fiction Award by Britains Literary Review magazine for his book The City of Devi ? (Ans:- Manil Suri ) 3) Who is the Pakistani teenage activist was received the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize on 10 December 2013 ? Ans:- Malala Yousafzai

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ECONOMY
1) Which practice has been made compulsory from 1 December, 2013 with regard to use of debit card at retail outlets? Ans:- Mandatory punching of debit card PIN number after swiping 2) Which Indian bank on 19 December 2013 announced that it has received a license from the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System to open a branch in New York? Ans:- Canara Bank 3) Which entity on 3 December, 2013 announced plans to set up a MFIs Credit Information Bureau to enable Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the surface to surface ballistic missile which was successfully test fired by India on 3 December 2013 from Chandipur in the Balesore district of Odisha? Ans:- Prithvi-ll 2) Name the first lunar rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Change-3 and was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013? Ans :- Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese

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3) Who was appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of stateowned IFCI on 12 December 2013? Ans:- Malay Mukherjee 4) Who was named as President and CEO of Walmart India on 13 December 2013 to replace interim CEO Ramnik Narsey? Ans:- Krish Iyer 5) Who was appointed as Chairman of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on 18 Dec 2013? Ans:- Justice Darmar Murugensan

B)RESIGNS
4) In the month of December 2013 ,Worlds first artificial heart transplant was recently successfully performed in which country? Ans:- France 5) Scientists and experts of which country have successfully launched a research rocket that took the second monkey of that country into the space on 14 December 2013? Ans:- Iran 1) Who is the Union minister of state for environment and forest from the Council of Ministers (COM) resigned from his post on 21 December 2013 ? Ans:- Jayanthi Natarajan

C) DEATHS
1) Renowned Japanese biologist and scientist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan. He developed vaccine for fighting which disease? Ans:- Chicken Pox

PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was appointed as the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo India by the company on 9 December, 2013? Ans:- D. Shivakumar 2) Who was appointed as the new CEO of General Motors (GM) to become the first woman to head any major car company? Ans:- Mary Barra

D) VISITORS
1) Which country President Hamid Karzai visited India from 12 15 December 2013 ? Ans:- Afghanistan

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Name the Islamist leader of Bangladesh who was executed on 12 December 2013
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NOVEMBER 2013
INTERNATIONAL
1) What is the name of the new political party recently set up by the supporters of Chinas disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai who has been jailed for corruption? Ans:- Zhi Xian Party 2) The UNs International Court of Justice ruled on 11 November 2013 that the area around a flashpoint ancient temple on the Thai border belongs to ? Ans:- Cambodia 3) Which famous black money-heaven country recently announced shedding its secrecy cloak and join hands with a host of countries including India for automatic exchange of information and mutual assistance in tax matters? Ans:- Liechtenstein 4) The UN General Assemblys human rights committee on 19 November 2013 passed a resolution urging to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship ? Ans:- Myanmar 5)50th anniversary of the infamous assassination of the 35th U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was observed on 22 November, 2013.This high-profile assassination was executed at which city? Ans:- Dallas, Texas 6) Which South East Asian country witnessed huge anti-government protests on 25 November, 2013 after which state of emergency was imposed in the capital? Ans:- Thailand

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Scientists in the month of December 2013 in their report claimed that the super volcano lying beneath Yellowstone National Park in which country is much larger than it was thought previously ? Ans:- US

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of NABARD ? Ans:- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Name the book launched by Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi student ? Ans:- Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Union Cabinet on 12 December 2013 approved the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011. Bill is based on the recommendations of which Committee appointed in 2010 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment? Ans:- Sudha Kaul Committee

DAYS & DATES

1) World Aids Day is Observed on ? Ans:- December 1

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INDIA & WORLD

1) Union Cabinet on 7 November 2013 approved the visa waiver agreements with which countries? Ans:- Poland, Slovenia and Lithuania

NATIONAL
1) Government of India on 4 November 2013 decided to extend the sale of the nonsubsidized kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders at petrol pumps across the country? Ans :- 5 Kg 2) Name the mobile app for iOS and Windows Phone platforms on Passport launched by Ministry of External Affairs, in the month of November 2013? Ans:- mPassport Seva

2) The 7th India-Republic of Korea Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 8 November 2013 in - ? Ans:- New Delhi 3) The fifth session of India-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological, Industrial and Cultural Cooperation held in on 13 November 2013. Ans:- -New Delhi 4) India and Russia on 18 November 2013 decided to hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in - ? Ans:- 2014 5) The first Integrated Checkpost along - , India-Bangladesh border was jointly inaugurated on 17 November 2013 by Union Home Minister Sushilkumar

3) Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram released a Commemorative Coin of 20 Rupees a circulation coin of 5 Rupees to mark the culmination of the 125th Birth Anniversary of which freedom fighter/leader at New Delhi on 11 November 2013? Ans:- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 4) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden on 9 November 2013 jointly unveiled a at Rajiv Chowk metro station, Delhi ? Ans:- Nobel Memorial Wall 5) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 33rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi on 14 November 2013.Where was the event held
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CONFERENCES
1) Which country would host the next Commonwealth summit in 2015, after it was unanimously chosen as the host during the concluding ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 17 November, 2013? Ans:- Malta

STATES
1) Indias first police academy for riot control and public order management was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on 10 November, 2013. This academy has been established at ? Ans:- Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 2) Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed the penalty of 41393 Rupees on which state Film Exhibitors Association (TNFEA) ? Ans:- Tamil Nadu 3) Which oldest airbase of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is witnessing 75th year of its establishment in 2013, for which Platinum Jubilee Celebrations are being held at the base station? Ans:- Air Force Station Ambala, Haryana ) 4) Which state government on 26 November 2013 issued notification constituting an inquiry commission into the alleged snooping on a woman by the Gujarat police ? Ans:- Gujarat 5) Which state government announced on 7 November 2013 the high security measures against poachers of the world heritage site Kaziranga National Park ? Ans:- Assam 6) Which state on 11 November 2013, launched its first food bank in order to give assistance to the different feeding programmes in Gurgaon as well as nearby areas? Ans:- Haryana
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AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Name the former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia who was on 14 November 2013 conferred with the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund? Ans:- Mushirul Hasan 2) Name the two personalities who were decided to be conferred with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, by Government of India on 16 November 2013? Ans :- Prof CNR Rao and cricket player Sachin Tendulkar 3) President Pranab Mukherjee on 19 November 2013 presented Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Best University Award 2012-13 to ? Ans:- Mangalore University

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SPORTS & GAMES

1) Debutant Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten century (127) against the West Indies on the second day of Kolkata Test on 7 November, 2013. With this century he became the Indian batsman to score a century on debut. Ans:- 14th 2) Indian mens hockey team on 3 November 2013 officially qualified for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed the Indias berth in a official press release at Switzerland. Where will the event be held? Ans:- The Hague, Netherland 3) Which Indian won the ATP mens singles title of Traralgon event in Australia on 4 November 2013? Ans:- Yuki Bhambri

ECONOMY
1) The BSE Sensex scaled a new historic high of 21,293.88 points in the late morning trade on 1 November, 2013 before retreating back to 21,196.82 points at the end of the day. When the previous highest figure of 21,206.77 was touched by Sensex? Ans:- 10 January, 2008 2) Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on 6 November 2013 increased its lending rates by percent with effect from 7 November 2013? Ans :- 0.20 %

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Indias premier space agency, ISRO, on 5 November 2013 successfully launched its historic mission to Mars from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about 100km from Chennai.Name the launch vehicle which was used for the mission? Ans:- PSLV C25

PERSONS IN NEWS
2) Name the Proton-M rocket carrying a defense satellite which was successfully launched by Russia on 12 November 2013? Ans:- Raduga-1M 3) India successfully test fired the indigenous -missile from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on 8 November A) APPOINTMENTS 1) Who was elected as the new President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 15 November, 2013? Ans:- Craig Reedie of Britain

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D) VISITORS
1) Which country Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited India from 7 10 November 2013 ? Ans:- Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Who was selected as the first Miss Universe contestant to represent Myanmar in more than 50 years time in history of the country on 3 October 2013? Ans:- Moe Set Wine

PLACES IN NEWS B)RESIGNS

1) Name the Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), who resigned from the post of Chairman on 13 November 2013? Ans :- Yogesh Agarwal 1) Which province of the Philippines came to highlight due to death of over 10,000 people due to the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, which lashed it with speeds of over 300 kph on 8 November, 2013? Ans:- Leyte

C) DEATHS
1) Renowned Pakistani folk singer Reshma died on 3 November, 2013 in Lahore .She was born at which Indian

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of PSLV ? Ans:- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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BOOKS IN NEWS
1) What is the name of the book released by Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on the 175 years of Times of India at a function in New Delhi on 11 November 2013 ? Ans:- Momentous Times

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) The Gopal Krishna Committee findings are related to the reason for decrease in production of ? Ans:- Natural Gas

DAYS & DATES

1) National Integration Day is observed on ? Ans:- 19 November 2013

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