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September :
1. Manufacturing growth in the eurozone dropped to 13-month low in
August as the Markit
compiled Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing sector
dropped to 50.7 in
August compared to 51.8 in July. Any reading higher than 50 indicates
growth. PMI dropped
for two largest economies in euro zone; the factory PMI for Germany
dropped to an 11-month low of 51.4
while for France it dropped to 46.9 in the same month.
Now the entire region will wait for the European Central Bank (ECB)
meeting scheduled to be held on
Thursday for further direction. ECB has to take some necessary steps
to boost growth and remove fear of
possible deflation.
2. Manufacturing growth in the China dropped marginally in August as
the Purchasing
Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing sector dropped to 51.1 in
August compared to
51.7 in July, as per the data published by the National Bureau of
Statistics. Any reading higher than 50
indicates growth. Drop in manufacturing activity raises concern about
the world's second largest
economy.
3. Carolina Marin became the first from Spain to win World Badminton
Championship on
31
st
August at the World Badminton Championship held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Carolina
won women's singles titles by defeating world number one Li Xuerui of
china while China's Chen Long
won the men's singles titles of the World Badminton Championships.
Current Affairs India - 1 September 2014
1. Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala was sworn in as the 17th Governor of
Karnataka today as he was
administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of Karnataka D H
Waghela. Vajubhai Vala
replaces Tamil Nadu Governor Mr K Rosaiah who was holding the
additional charge after Governor Hans
Raj Bhardwaj completed his term in June this year.
2. Former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam will be appointed as the
Governor of Kerala
after former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit resigned from the
post last week. He served
as the Chief Justice of India from 2007-14.
3. Famous Telugu artist, filmmaker and humourist Sattiraju
Lakshminarayana, popularly
known as Bapu, passed away in Chennai. He was 80. He and his long-time
friend Mullapudi
Venkata Ramana made some of the memorable works in Telugu literary
world and film industry. He
directed films such as Mutyala Muggu, Pelli Pustakam and Sampoorna Ramayanam.

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4. Eight core sector growth dropped to 2.7% in July due to negative
growth in crude oil,
natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers and steel sectors. This is
much lower compared to
5.3% growth in the same month last year. During April-July period of
current financial year, the eight core
sectors grew by 4.1% compared to 4.1% in the same period last year.
Crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers and steel
recorded a negative growth of 1%, 9%, 5.5%,
4.2% and 3.4% respectively in July which pulled down the overall core
sector growth. However, coal,
cement and electricity production grew by 6.2%, 16.5% and 11.2%
respectively in the same month.
5. Indian badminton player PV Sindhu settled for her second bronze at the World
Badminton Championship as she was defeated by Carolina Marin of Spain
in straight
games at the semifinals on 30
th
August.
6. The Jaipur Pink Panthers, defeated U Mumba by 35-24 to win the
inaugural Pro Kabaddi
League at NSCI's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium on 31
st
August. The score was 18-14 after
first half while second half was completely dominated by the Jaipur
Pink Panthers.
7. New Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung announced the decision
to appoint
wrestler Sushil Kumar as the Sports Brand Ambassador of Delhi
Government last week. He
also doubled sports budget for the capital to Rs 44 lakh.
Jung announced this at a felicitation ceremony of the medal winners
from the national capital region in
the 2014 Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow recently. Sushil Kumar,
Yogeshwar Dutt and Amit
Dahiya won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games while The
silver medals bagged by Bajrang
Kumar, Rajiv Tomar, Shreyasi Singh and bronze medals bagged by
Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Pawan
Kumar.
2-September
Current Affairs India - 2 September 2014
1. Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir district was reopened after
nearly 800 years as it
started its first academic session yesterday. The ancient education
institution was
destroyed nearly 800 years ago. The University started its first
session 2014-15 with the classes for
the School of Ecology and Environmental Studies and the School of
Historical Studies.
At present, the University has 10 faculty members. Gopa Sabharwal has
been appointed as the Nalanda
University Vice-Chancellor and Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya
Sen has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Governing Body of the university.

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2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a number of changes
in bonds issued
under Basel III international banking norms to make it easier for
banks to raise capital
and make such bonds attractive for investors.
As part of the changes, the minimum maturity period of such bonds have
been reduced and banks have
been allowed to tap retail investors. RBI has now allowed banks to
issue any kind of papers to retail
investors, including tier-I bonds and tier-II perpetual bonds. Earlier
banks were not allowed to issue tier-I
bonds to retail investors.
The RBI has also has reduced the minimum duration after which call options are
permissible in perpetual debt instruments from 10 to five years to
make it more popular
among retail investors. The minimum maturity of Tier-II debt
instruments has also been reduced
from 10 to five years.
3. Kolkata based United Bank of India has declared debt-ridden
Kingfisher Airlines and its
owner Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulters as they failed to repay the
loans. Three Kingfisher
Airlines Ltd directors A.K. Ganguly, Subhash Gupte and Ravi Nedungadi
were also declared as wilful
defaulters.
Post this declaration, it will be difficult for UB Group companies to
secure any loan or bank finance from
any banks. Banks will now initiate criminal proceedings against Mallya
and force him to quit company
boards.
4. American Express Banking Corp (AEBC), India, Indian unit of
American Express, has
appointed Manoj Adlakha as Chief Executive Officer. He replaced
Shailesh Baidwan and will be
responsible for running American Express' proprietary consumer card
and prepaid businesses in India.
Before this, Manoj had over the last five years led the American
Express Corporate Business.
5. Famous Kathak dancer Maya Rao passed away following a massive
cardiac arrest in
Bangalore yesterday. She was 86. She was known for her mastery over
abhinaya and dance ballet
and she also helped the dance form Kathak to gain popularity in South
India. She was recipient of the
National Award for Choreography.
3-September
4-September
5-September

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Current Affairs Global - 5 September 2014
1. NATO summit, the largest gathering of international leaders ever to
take place, has
started in Wales in UK from 4
th
to 5
th
September 2014. This will be the first NATO summit since
Chicago in 2012, and the first NATO summit in the United Kingdom since
Margaret Thatcher welcomed
NATO leaders to London in 1990.
More than 60 world leaders, including US President Barack Obama and
British PM David Cameron, are
attending the summit.
2. The US economy added 142,000 jobs in August, as per the latest
details published by the labor
department.The unemployment rate dropped marginally to 6.1% in August
compared to 6.2%
in July. This data confirms improvement of US job market with stable growth.
Current Affairs India - 5 September 2014
1. Teachers' day is being observed today (5
th
September) across the nation that also
remembers the birthday of India's finest teacher, famous philosopher and 2
nd
President of
independent India Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The day is used to
organize different events
across the country to honour teachers across the nation.
2. India and Australia has signed a significant civil nuclear
agreement in presence of Prime
Ministers of both the countries which will allow Uranium rich
Australia to supply uranium
to India. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is now in India for
his visit and met Indian Prime
Minister today to discuss other ways to enhance cooperation in key
areas of security and trade.
The nuclear deal will form a high point in the ongoing transformation
of India-Australia relations. The
efforts to sign civil nuclear deal were underway since 2012 after
Labour party in Australia reversed its
decision to ban the sale of uranium to India because of New Delhi not
being a signatory to the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT.
3. Former chief justice of India (CJI) P. Sathasivam was sworn in as
the new Governor of
Kerala today morning. He was administered the oath by acting Chief
Justice of the Kerala
High Court, Ashok Bhushan at the Raj Bhavan.
Mr. Sathasivam is the first former CJI to become the Governor of a
state. Mr. Sathasivam succeeds former
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who had resigned last week.
4. Central Government has initiated the process of appointing Justice
H L Dattu as the next
Chief
Justice
of India after
the
present
incumbent R
M
Lodha retires
on
27
th
September. The Law Ministry has also cleared the file and sent to
Prime Minister's office for
approval. He will have a tenure of little over one year before he
retires on December 2, 2015.

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As per current process, current CJI Justice Lodha had recently written
to the Law Minister
nominating Justice Dattu, the senior-most Supreme Court judge after
him, as the next
CJI. Justice Dattu (63) has been heading the bench monitoring
investigations into the 2G spectrum scam.
5. India's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS) has announced
this week that the tenure of its Chief Executive Officer and MD N
Chandrasekaran has been
extended by five years to October 2019. Chandrasekaran, who was
appointed CEO and MD for five
years on October 6, 2009, has been re-appointed for another five
years. His re-appointment will be
effective from October 6, 2014.
Under his leadership, the company has seen its revenues growing to Rs.
85,933 crore (in last quarter),
from Rs. 29,091 crore in Q2 FY'10 (when he took over). The company has
grown as a CAGR of 24.2% one
of the highest in the industry. TCS' market cap has also increased 4.1
times under his leadership
from Rs. 1.2 lakh crore to Rs. 4.97 lakh crore.
6. Former Attorney General of India Goolam Essaji Vahanvati passed
away of a heart attack
in Mumbai on 2
nd
September. He was 65. He was the first Muslim to become India's Attorney
General. He served as the solicitor general of India from 2004 to 2009
and became India's 13th Attorney
General in 2009 under previous UPA-2 government.
6-September
Current Affairs India - 6 September 2014
1. India has slipped to 71st position in an annual global
competitiveness list, Global
Competitiveness Report 2014-15 published by the World Economic Forum
this week. India
was ranked at the lowest among all the BRICS countries. China was ranked at 28
th
position in the list.
As per the list, Switzerland is the most competitive economy, followed
by Singapore and
United States.
2. Famous journalist and Editorial Chairman of Outlook group, Vinod
Mehta has been
selected for G K Reddy Memorial Award for the year 2014 for his
contribution in the field
of Journalism. The award was announced by the TSR Foundation this week
and the award will be
presented in New Delhi in December this year.
As a successful auditor, he launched publications including The Sunday
Observer, The Independent and
The Pioneer. He also authored the biographies of actress Meena Kumari
and politician Sanjay Gandhi.
3. India's third largest private bank, Axis Bank has been featured in
Forbes Asia's FAB 50
list of 2014, published this week. This is the fourth time that Axis
Bank has been featured in the list
along with only two other banks.

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The FAB 50 comprises of the best of Asia-Pacific's biggest publicly
traded companies, chosen from a pool
of 1,300 companies in the region that have at least USD 3 billion in
market cap or annual revenue.
4. Asia's third largest paint company, Asian Paints has roped in
Bollywood actress Deepika
Padukone as its new brand ambassador to endorse its brand, "Royale
Play". This is the first
time the company has appointed a brand ambassador to market its
product, which identified women as its
target group.
5. India's Sania Mirza and her Brazilian partner Bruno Soares won the
US Open mixed
doubles title yesterday after defeating American Abigail Spears and
Santiago Gonzalez of
Mexico by 6-1 2-6 11-9.
This was her sixth Grand Slam final and her fifth mixed doubles final.
She has won two mixed-doubles
titles, at the Australian Open in 2009 and French Open in 2012 both
with Mahesh Bhupathi. Sania also
made the title round of the Australian Open in January this year with
Horia Tecau.
6. Lt Colonel of Indian Army, Sudhakar Jayant completed a hat trick of
titles after winning
the gold medal for the third time at the IWF World Masters
Weightlifting Championships
currently being held in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lifted a total of
185kg while competing in 62kg
weight category.
Finland's Huuskonen Jari won the silver medal with a total lift of
170kg, while French Frederic Robert
won the bronze medal with a total lift of 145kg.
7-September
8-September
Current Affairs Global - 8 September 2014
1. Japan's economy contracted by 1.8% in the April-to-June quarter
which is much lower
than expectations. This is the steepest contraction for the third
largest economy in the
world post the 2011 earthquake disaster. On annual basis, GDP was
contracted by 7.1%. Its economy
grew by 1.5% in the previous quarter.
2. World number one Serena Williams won her 18th Grand Slam title
after defeating
Caroline Wozniacki by 6-3, 6-3 in an one-sided match in the final of
US Open Women's
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With this win, she joined Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18
Grand Slam wins, trailing only 22
wins by Steffi Graf on the Open era list and six behind the all-time
record held by Margaret Court.
Current Affairs India - 8 September 2014
1. India's rank dropped by 35 places to 62nd rank in terms of
effective regulation of the
stock exchanges as per the latest report published by the World Economic Forum
(WEF). Last year, India stood at 27
th
position for effective regulation and supervision of securities
exchanges. Neighboring countries Pakistan and China secured ranks 51
and 58 respectively in the same
list, better than India's rank.
The findings are part of WEF's Global Competitiveness report 2014-15,
where India has been ranked
among 144 countries across the globe. South Africa secured No 1 rank
followed by Finland, Hong Kong,
Luxembourg and Singapore in this category, as per the report.
India has also slipped to the 39th place from 18th rank in terms of
easiness for companies
to raise money by issuing shares on the stock market, as per the same
report. Hong Kong
secured the No 1 rank followed by Taiwan, China and South Africa in
terms of ease in raising money
through equity markets. However, India has shown improvement with
regard to strength of investor
protection. India has been ranked at 34
th
place on that parameter compared to 41
st
position in the
previous rank.
2. Vice-Chancellor of Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Chandrakala
Padia has been
appointed as the first women chairperson of Indian Institute of
Advanced Study (IIAS),
situated in Shimla. She was a National Fellow at the Indian Institute
of Advanced Studies in 2003-04.
She succeeded the former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi who
resigned after BJP's victory in
recent Lok Sabha Election in May 2014.
9-September
Current Affairs Global - 9 September 2014
1. Croatia's Marin Cilic won US Open Men's Singles title after
defeating Japanese Kei
Nishikori in straight sets in New York last night.
With this, World No.14 Cilic claimed his first Grand Slam title with
the win in his first appearance in a
Grand Slam final. His previous best finish was a semifinal appearance
at the 2010 Australian Open.
2. The International Cricket Council, ICC, suspended Pakistan's off
spin bowler Saeed
Ajmal for illegal action today. He has been suspended from bowling in
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immediate effect. An analysis of Ajmal's action revealed that all his
deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees
level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.
Ajmal has played 35 Tests and took 178 wickets. Pakistan Cricket Board
has decided to challenge the
decision.
Current Affairs India - 9 September 2014
1. The Reserve Bank of India has decided to fix the maximum age for
Managing Directors
and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks at 70. RBI said
in the light of the provisions
of the Companies Act, 2013, the upper age limit for Managing Director
& Chief Executive Officer (MD &
CEO) and other Whole Time Directors (WTDs) of banks in the private
sector should be 70 years.
Within the overall limit of 70 years, individual bank's boards are
free to prescribe a lower
retirement age for WTDs, including MD & CEO, as an internal policy.
RBI said the Companies
Act, 2013 prescribes that "no company shall appoint or continue the
employment of any person as
Managing Director, Whole Time Director or Manager who is below the age
of 21 years or has attained the
age of 70 years''.
2. Famous Indian scientist, Kamal Bawa has been awarded with the
prestigious USD 1 lakh
Midori Prize for biodiversity for his pioneering research, including
in climate change in
the Himalayas. Currently he is a professor of biology at the
University of Massachusetts in Boston.
Earlier, he had also received international recognition as the
recipient of the first Gunnerus Award in
Sustainability Science, in 2012.
Bawa, founder president of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology
and the Environment (ATREE) in
Bangalore, will receive the prize during the Oct 16-17 Conference of
Parties (COP-12) to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) in South Korea.
The Midori Prize for Biodiversity was established by The AEON
Environmental Foundation, Japan, in
2010, which is honors individuals who have made outstanding
contributions to biodiversity conservation
and sustainable use of resources at local and global levels and raised
awareness about biodiversity.
10-September
Current Affairs Global - 10 September 2014
1. Olympic officials from International Olympic Committee have increased their
collaboration with Interpol to combat match-fixing and illegal
betting. International Olympic
Committee, President Thomas Bach has discussed the issue with the
secretary general of the international
police agency Ronald Noble.

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The IOC said the talks focused on the risks related to the
manipulation of competitions, intelligence
gathering, the conducting of investigations and prosecution
procedures. The IOC recently set up the
Integrity Betting Intelligence System to monitor any suspicious
betting patterns during the Olympics or
other sports events.
2. Luxury carmaker Ferrari announced that its Chairman Luca Cordero di
Montezemolo
will step down as chairman of Ferrari as of 13
th
October and will be replaced by Sergio
Marchionne, who is also the chief executive of parent group Fiat. The
departure of Montezemolo,
announced by Fiat today, was widely expected after escalating clashes
between the two executives over
strategy and the role of the luxury sports car business within the Fiat group.
Montezemolo, Ferrari's chairman since 1991, wanted to keep Ferrari
autonomous, while Marchionne has
been pushing to better integrate the business within Fiat to boost the
group's move into the premium end
of the car market as it seeks to rival the likes of Volkswagen and BMW.
Current Affairs India - 10 September 2014
1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the sale
of stake in Coal
India Limited (CIL), Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) and National
Hydro Power
Corporation (NHPC) today to raise nearly Rs 43,000 crore as a part of
divestment.
The CCEA has cleared 10% stake sale in CIL, 5% in ONGC and 11.36% in
NHPC. At current market prices,
it will help government to raise Rs 23,000 Crore, Rs 18,000 Crore and
Rs 2,800 Crore respectively from
these three PSUs.
The CCEA also gave its approval for Phase-V of the Unique Identification scheme
AADHAAR for undertaking enrollments in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and
Uttarakhand. With this, the Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) has been given the target
of generating 100 crore Aadhaar numbers by 2015. So far, more than
67.38 crore Aadhaar numbers have
been generated in the country.
2. Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as Executive
Director (ED) in
World Bank today. Garg, a 1983-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre,
will have a tenure of three years
from the date of assuming charge of the post.
The Executive Directors are responsible for the conduct of the general
operations of the World Bank and
exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Boards of Governors.
They also select a President who
serves as Chairman of the Boards. They are responsible for
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development's loans, guarantees and policies that impact the World
Bank's general operations among
others.
3. India's largest private sector bank, ICICI Bank has announced its
'Cardless Cash
Withdrawal' service that allows its customers to transfer money from
their account to
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The recipient can withdraw money without using a debit card from over
10,000 ATMs of ICICI Bank
across the country 24x7. One can do this even without having a bank
account of any bank. However, the
sender needs to be an ICICI Bank savings account holder.
4. The 60th National School Games will be organized in two phases - at
Sri Anandpur Sahib
and Bathinda in Punjab in November this year. It will be held in six
sporting disciplines and nearly
4,000 sports persons from across the country are expected to
participate in the games.
11-September
12-September
Current Affairs Global - 12 September 2014
1. The European Union imposed new set of economic sanctions on Russia
over Ukraine to
put pressure on Russia over the annexation of Crimea. The restrictions
include financing for
some Russian state-owned companies and asset freezes on leading
Russian politicians. Sanctions included
asset freezes and travel bans on Igor Lebedev, Vladimir Zhirinovsky,
other deputy speakers of the Russian
lower house of parliament, and a number of leaders of pro-Russian
separatists in eastern Ukraine.
After European Union, The US has also imposed some new sanctions on
Russia. As per new
sanction, US citizens are now not allowed to provide loans of longer
than 30 days to Sberbank, Russia's
biggest bank. It will also affect Russian technology and Oil firms.
2. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged USD 50 million to support
emergency efforts to contain the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Nearly 2000 people
are killed in the worst outbreak of the virus in history and more than
10000 are infected with the deadly
virus.
Current Affairs India - 12 September 2014
1. India successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear
capable Agni-I missile
yesterday from a test range near Odisha coast by the Strategic Forces
Command (SFC) of
the army as part of a training exercise. The missile has a strike
range of 700 km and carry
nuclear war heads.
Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it
reaches the target with a high degree
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2. The Central Government has set up a high-level committee to draft
the proposed
amendments in key environment laws within two months. The committee
will be headed
by former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanain and will review the
Environment (Protection) Act,
1986, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, the Wildlife (Protection)
Act, 1972, the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air(Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981, according to
Environment Ministry office order dated August 29.
The other members of the committee are Viswanath Anand, former
Secretary, Ministry of Environment
and Forests, Justice (Retd.) AK Srivastav and KN Bhat, former
Additional Solicitor. Bishwanath Sinha,
Joint Secretary, MoEF, Hardik Shah, Member Secretary, Gujarat State
Pollution Control Board would
serve as secretaries of the Committee.
3. Vinod Kumar Duggal has resigned as the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram and
President accepted the same. Meghalaya Governor Dr. Krishan Kant Paul
has been given
additional responsibility as the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
4. Narendra Ambwani, Director of Agro Tech Foods Ltd, has been elected
as Chairman of
the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). He has been a
member of the board of
governors for seven years and provided active support to
self-regulation in the advertising market.
At the same time, Benoy Roy Chawdhuri was elected as Vice-Chairman and
Shashidhar Sinha has been
appointed Honorary Treasurer.
5. Former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UDAI)
and Former CEO of
Infosys Limited, Nandan Nilekani has been conferred with V Krishna
Murthy Award for
Excellence. He received the award from Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah
today at the Centre for
Organisation Development (COD).
6. Freedom fighter and famous journalist Jitendra Chandra Paul passed away on
11
th
September at B.R. Ambedkar Medical College in Agartala, Tripura. He was 101. He
participated in India's freedom struggle and was imprisoned for many
years during pre-independence era.
He also brought out Tripura's first Bengali daily Jagaran in 1954.
7. Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna has been chosen for the Davis
Cup Commitment
Award and he will be presented with the award in Bangalore on 13
th
September on the
sidelines of the ongoing World Group play-off tie against Serbia. The
International Tennis
Federation (ITF) will present Davis Cup Commitment Awards during this
weekend's 2014 Davis Cup by
BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties.
Along with Bopanna, former Grand Slam tennis champions Lleyton Hewitt
of Australia and Gustavo
Kuerten of Brazil will also be presented the award after their respective games.

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13-September
IIP growth slows to 4-month low of 0.5% in July
India's Index of Industrial Production, the most important parameter
to judge performance of industrial
sector, growth drops to 4-month low of 0.5% in July compared to 3.4%
in June due to lower growth in
consumer goods sectors. IIP growth stood at 2.6% in July last year.
Manufacturing sector output, which constitutes over 75% of the index,
was contracted 1%, consumer
goods output contracted by 7.4% and consumer durables output
contracted by 20.9% in July which
dragged the overall IIP growth number. But the mining and electricity
sector output grew by 2.1% and
11.7% respectively in July.
During the April-July period of the current fiscal year 2014-15, the
IIP recorded a growth of 3.3%. This
dismal IIP data confirms sluggish growth in India's manufacturing
sector. RBI needs to cut rates
aggressively to booth industrial as well as economic growth.
I dia's retail i flatio eases to . % i August fro
. % i July
India's Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, eased
marginally to 7.8% in August compared
to 7.96% in July. This is much lower compared to Retail inflation of
9.52% in the same month last year.
Consumer food price inflation, under a new series published by the
government, jumped to 9.42% in
August from 7.36% in July.
The steep increase in retail inflation for July was mainly due to
increase in fruits and vegetable prices,
which rose 24.27% and 15.15% respectively in August compared to 22.48%
and 16.88% respectively in the
previous month. The urban inflation stood at 7.04% in August compared
to 7.42% in July while in rural
areas retail inflation stood at 8.25% in August compared to 8.27% in July.
14-September
Current Affairs India - 14 September 2014
1. Hindi Diwas is celebrated today (14
th
September) across the country to commemorate
adoption of Hindi as an official language by the Constituent Assembly.
The constituent
assembly decided to acknowledge Hindi as the official language on this
day in 1949 and the Constitution
of India adopted Hindi in Devanagri Script as the official language of
the Union government in 1950.
2. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of 3% quota for disabled persons
in all government
jobs. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha ruled that the
disabled people have not
got their due in the last 19 years despite the Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
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3. The government has released a new draft 'Road Safety and Transport
Bill 2014' which
proposes increase in fines and jail term for traffic violators.
Drivers jumping a red light, driving
on the wrong side of the road, not using seat belt or obstructing
emergency vehicles will be fined up to
5,000 rupees.
For repeated offenders, the penalty can rise up to 15,000 rupees and
even the licence can also be
suspended. If a child is killed by a speeding vehicle, the driver will
have to pay a fine of three lakh rupees
and face seven years in jail. All these new rules have been proposed
to improve road safety on Indian
roads.
4. India's Forex reserves were decreased by USD 1.327 billion to
317.313 billion for the week
ended 5
th
September as per the recent weekly data released by RBI. This decrease
was mainly
due to decrease in the reserve portion in the Foreign Currency Assets.
Indian's forex reserves decreased
after four weeks of continuous increase.
The Foreign Currency Assets (FCA) was decreased by USD 1.028 billion
to 290.364 billion for the same
week. Foreign currency assets are expressed in US dollar terms include
the effect of appreciation or
depreciation of the non-US currencies, such as the euro, pound and
yen, held in the reserves. The SDRs
(Special Drawing Rights) and Reserve portion with IMF were also
decreased by USD 5.7 million and USD
9.2 million respectively for the same week. Gold value was decreased
by USD 240.7 million to USD 20.933
billion for the same reporting week.
5. Famous educationist Kireet Joshi passed away in Puducherry today.
He was 83. He was
education advisor to the Government of India in 1976.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolence on Joshi's
demise. As an advisor to Gujarat
Chief Minister, Mr.Joshi played a key role in setting up of Children`s
University and Institute of Teacher
Education.
6. Chitresh Tatha, aged at 12, is the youngest sailor to represent
India at the 2014 Asian
Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea this month. He sails in the
Optimist Dinghy category.
15-September
Current Affairs Global - 15 September 2014
1. Leading IT services provider Cognizant announced that it will
acquire US-based
healthcare technology & operations company Trizetto for about USD 2.7
billion in all cash
deal. Post this acquisition, the combined entity will serve nearly
245,000 healthcare providers with more
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According to the company's press release, Cognizant expects this
acquisition to "accelerate significantly its
market position and strategy of delivering innovative healthcare
software and solutions to a wide range of
healthcare clients." TriZetto and its 3,700 employees will be a part
of Cognizant's existing healthcare
business.
2. Microsoft acquired a Swedish video game maker Mojang for nearly USD
2.5 billion. This
is the biggest acquisition by Microsoft after it acquired Nokia last year.
Mojang was founded in 2009 and it is developer of a popular app named
Minecraft. Minecraft is one of
the top-selling apps on both Apple's iOS store and Android's Google
Play. Post this acquisition, entire
team of Mojang will join Game studio of Microsoft.
Current Affairs India - 15 September 2014
1. Public service broadcaster Doordarshan is celebrating its 55 years
today as it was
launched on 15th September in 1959 in India. On that day, the first
experimental centre at
Delhi with a small transmitter was inaugurated by the then President
Rajendra Prasad.
Since its launch, Doordarshan has been serving as a major source of
information, education and
entertainment for years.
2. Meghalaya Governor K K Paul was sworn in as acting Governor of
Manipur today. He
was administered the oath of office by Manipur Chief Justice Laxmi
Kant Mahapatra
during a function at Raj Bhavan. He succeeded V K Duggal.
3. Former director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research Scientist
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar has been appointed as the chair of an expert panel to
recommend best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat"
national sanitation campaign. He will head the 19-member expert
committee which has been given
responsibility to examine best technologies on sanitation and water
which can be used on a sustainable
basis in various states and scalable enough.
The terms of reference include achieving Prime Minister Modi's "Swachh
Bharat" goals by 2019, with an
emphasis on areas like potable water and sanitation. The programme
will be formally launched Oct 2, the
birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
4. The Public Sector Enterprises Selection Board has named T.Suvarna
Raju as the next
Chairman of the defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. He will succeed
current Chairman
R.K.Tyagi who will superannuate at the end of January 2015.
5. Global Tech giant Google launched the much awaited Android One
based mobile phones
today with handset makers Micromax, Spice and Karbonn, at prices
starting Rs. 6,399.
While Micromax has launched Canvas A1, Karbonn and Spice have launched
Sparkle V and Dream Uno,
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These handsets will be sold through online e-commerce partners
Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal in the
beginning and later these phones will be available in stores. The
company will launch handsets with
manufacturers such as Intex, HTC, Lava, Xolo and Lenovo in the near future.
6. Indian shuttler H S Prannoy won his maiden title after winning the
Indonesian Masters
Grand Prix Gold yesterday. He defeated Firman Abdul Kholik by 21-11,
22-20 in the men's
singles finals held at Palembang, Indonesia.
The World No.43 reached the Vietnam Open Grand Prix final last week.
He is also the third Indian to win
a GP Gold title this year after Saina Nehwal won the India GP Gold in
January and Arvind Bhat won the
German Open GP Gold in March.
16-September
Current Affairs Global - 16 September 2014
1. The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was
observed today (16th
September) across the world to raise awareness about the issue. The UN
General Assembly
announced 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of
the Ozone Layer in 1994 as the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was
signed on that day in 1987.
The theme for 2014 is "Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On".
The Montreal Protocol
has so far been successful to some extent in meeting some of its
targets on phasing out ozone-depleting
substances.
2. The USA won the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 title after
defeating Serbia in the final
match held on 14
th
September. FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held in Madrid, Spain. This was
second consecutive win of FIBA Basketball World Cup by USA and it also
became third country to achieve
that. Before USA, Yugoslavia and Brazil have won consecutive FIBA
Basketball World Cup titles.
Current Affairs India - 16 September 2014
1. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented Indira Gandhi
Rajbhasa awards on
the occasion of National Hindi Divas at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
on 14th September.
This awards are also known as Indira Gandhi Official Language Awards
which are presented on 14th
September every year.
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) CMD Madhusudan was one of the
awardees who was awarded
with the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for the Best Hindi
Implementation in the organization.
2. India's foreign direct investment (FDI) jumped more than 100% to
USD 3.5 billion in
July compared to USD 1.65 billion in the same month last year. During
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this fiscal year, the foreign inflows grew by 52% to USD 10.73 billion
compared to USD 7.05
billion in the same period last year.
Amongst the top 10 sectors, telecommunications received the maximum
FDI at USD 2.33 billion followed
by services (USD 1 billion), pharmaceuticals (USD 886 million)and
construction (USD 430 million)
during the first-four months of the fiscal.
During the period, India received maximum FDI from Mauritius at USD
3.38 billion, followed by
Singapore (USD 1.66 billion), Netherlands (USD 1.49 billion), Japan
(USD 834 million), UK (USD 824
million) and the US (USD 351 million).
3. Mukesh Ambani retained No 1 position as the richest man in India
with a fortune
of Rs 1.65 lakh crore, as per the Hurun India Rich List for 2014
published today. Ambani
tops the list of 230 individuals for the third consecutive years.
Dilip Shangvi of Sun Pharmaceuticals secured second position,
overtaking LN Mittal for the first time,
after seeing his wealth grow by 43% to Rs 1.29 lakh crore. LN Mittal
dropped to fourth place with total
fortune of Rs 97,000 crore followed by Azim Premji at fourth place
with total fortune of Rs 86,000 crore.
4. Cricket legend and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood
danseuse Helen are
chosen for this year's Giants International awardees, as announced
today. Tendulkar will get
the award for lifetime achievement in sports while Helen Salim Khan
will be honoured for her lifetime
contribution to film industry. Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit
Shah will give the awards at a
function on Wednesday.
The other awardees include Urvi Piramal (Business & Industry), Hemant
Thacker (Medicine), Kulinkant
Luthia (Social Service), Bahubali Shah (Journalism), Anu Malik (Music)
and Patangrao Kadam
(Education).
5. AIBA Executive Committee Bureau has formally recognized Boxing India as the
provisional AIBA National Federation to represent the sport of boxing
in India. After giving
provisional recognition to Boxing India, International Boxing
association (AIBA) has now permitted
Indian players to take part in the Asian Games under the national tricolor.
It means the national anthem will be rendered during the medal
ceremony when an Indian wins a gold
medal at the Games, which will be held from September 19 to October 4
at Incheon, South Korea.
6. West Bengal football club East Bengal won its sixth successive and
a record 36th overall
Calcutta Football League Premier Division title after defeating
Tollygunge Agragami by 2-1
in Kolkata today. After this win, East Bengal finished at the top with
25 points which is one point
higher than its arch rival Mohun Bagan club. Tollygunge finished third
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7. Meghalaya's Edward Mawthoh has bagged a bronze medal at the World Kickboxing
Championships 2014 held in Italy. He won the medal in the 48kg
category of the Under-16 full
contact sports.
17-September
Current Affairs Global - 17 September 2014
1. Academy Award-nominated actor and environmental activist Leonardo
DiCaprio has
been chosen as the United Nations Messenger of Peace by UN chief Ban
Ki-moon, with a
special focus on climate change.
He will address the opening ceremony of the Climate Change Summit on
September 23 in New York that
has been convened by the Secretary General.
2. US consumer prices declined 0.2% in August which is the drop for
the first time since
April 2013. Consumer price increased by 0.1% in previous month of
July. On Annual basis inflation
stood at 1.7% in August compared to 25 in July.
3. The eurozone inflation rate was unchanged at 0.4% in August
compared to previous
month of July. This is much lower compared to 1.3% inflation witnessed
in the same month
last year.
The European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its benchmark interest rate to
0.05% and introduced new
stimulus measures to boost demand and growth amid deflation fears.
4. China's central bank has announced that it would inject nearly 500
billion yuan (USD 81
billion) into the five biggest state-owned banks to boost growth in
the world's second-
largest economy. This move aims at increasing business confidence and
investment to
boost economic growth.
The five banks which will receive the stimulus are the Industrial &
Commercial Bank of China, China
Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China and Bank
of Communications.
Current Affairs India - 17 September 2014
1. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Ahmedabad today afternoon
for his three-day
India visit during which he is expected to improve bilateral
relationship between these two
neighbor countries. Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli and Chief
Minister Anandiben Patel, among
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Chinese President at the
Hyatt hotel today and
both the leaders have signed three MoUs including setting up
Industrial Park in Gujarat.
These agreements include Sister City pact between Guangzhou in China
and Ahmedabad, setting up of an
industrial park in Gujarat and the last one is between Gujarat
government and china.
2. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appointed BJP veteran L.K. Advani as the
chairman of the prestigious Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha. He succeeds
Manikrao Gavit
of Congress who was heading the Committee in the last Lok Sabha.
He is also a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings headed by
Shanta Kumar (BJP) and
Committee on Information Technology headed by young BJP MP Anurag
Thakur. Another BJP veteran
Murli Manohar Joshi is heading the Committee on Estimates. Party
senior Maj Gen B C Khanduri is
heading the Committee on Defence.
3. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has appointed Lalitha
Kumaramangalam as the new chief of the National Commission for Women (NCW). The
Union Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Menaka Gandhi announced her
appointment today.
Ms. Kumaramanglam runs Prakriti, an NGO and contested the Lok Sabha
elections in 2004 and 2009.
4. Not a single Indian higher education institution has made it to the
top 200 of the QS
World University Rankings, published yesterday. The best rank is
achieved by the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay which is ranked at 222 followed
by IIT Delhi at 235
and IIT Kanpur, Madras and Kharagpur are in the 300 range.
Other Indian institutions that have made it to the rankings are
Calcutta University, Benares Hindu
University, Pune University, the Indian Institute of Science and
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology retained the first position
in the ranking for the
second consecutive year while all the top 10 positions in the rankings
list are taken by the U.S. and
U.K.-based universities. The National University of Singapore was ranked at 22
nd
globally and leads the
ranking among Asian institutes. US is the dominant nation with 51
institutions in the list followed by the
UK (29), Germany (13), the Netherlands (11), Canada (10), Japan (10)
and Australia (8).
5. The board of directors of DCB Bank Ltd has reappointed Nasser
Munjee as part-time
chairman for another three years with effect from 19
th
August 2014. The private sector bank
said Munjee's reappointment is pursuant to the approval of the Reserve
Bank of India, as per its filling to
stock exchange.
6. Indian boxer Manoj Kumar, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist, will be
awarded with the Arjuna Award as the Sports Ministry has finally
accepted his nomination
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The controversial recommendation of boxer Jai Bhagwan for the Arjuna
Awards had led to Manoj
approaching the Sports Ministry officials, who, he said, had assured
him that his name would be added to
a list of 15 athletes in a review meeting. But after being snubbed for
a second time in the review meeting,
Manoj took the legal route and filed a case in the Delhi High Court.
18-September
Current Affairs India - 18 September 2014
1. India and China exchanged 12 documents and signed 12 MoUs today
including one on five
years economic and trade development plan. An agreement on audio
visual co-production,
two documents on railways, another document on work plan for drug
administration and a
MoU on culture were exchanged between the two countries.
Another MoU on peaceful use of outer space and a twinning agreement
between Shanghai and Mumbai
were also signed. China has also committed to invest USD 20 billion in
five years. China has
expressed interest to invest in Indian railways as well.
Both the leaders, Prime Minister of India and President of China, have
discussed border issues openly and
said that the boundary issues will sorted out soon.
2. Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Le Yucheng as China's new
Ambassador to India
while on his 3-day visit to India. He Wei Wei who previously served as
China's envoy to India.
3. India's largest bank State Bank of India and The Export Import Bank
of China have
signed a framework agreement for a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 1.8
billion to be offered by
the latter. The Line of Credit will be utilized for projects involving
import of Chinese raw materials,
energy equipment, mechanical, electronic and other high technology products etc.
This deal will help Chinese companies to invest in India's
infrastructure and industrial sectors easily.
China has recently committed USD 20 billion investment in India during
visit of its President.
4. The government has launched an electronic toll collection (ETC)
programme in the
country under the brand name "FASTag" which will help vehicles to pay
highway tolls electronically
without stopping at the toll plazas. This was launched by the Ministry
of Road and Highways.
The unique number of the RFID (radio-frequency identification) tag
affixed on the wind shield of the
vehicle will be read by the readers fitted in the dedicated 'ETC'
lanes of plazas and appropriate amount as
per the class of vehicle will be automatically deducted from the
account of the user. The ministry has also
roped in ICICI bank and Axis bank for providing this service and
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5. The International Economic Association (IEA) appointed Kaushik
Basu, who is Senior
Vice-President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, as president-elect of the
association from September 2014. At the same time, he will continue to
serve as Senior Vice
President and Chief Economist of World Bank.
With this he will be the second Indian to head this association that
produces a large number of research
papers and books and organizes round tables on topics of contemporary
interest. Amartya Sen was the
first Indian to join the International Economic Association.
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed former McKinsey India Chairman Adil
Zainulbhai as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a
period of three years
from the date of taking full responsibility.
He was the co-editor of Reimagining India that features 60 global
businessmen, academicians,
economists, authors and journalists. He serves on the boards of
Reliance Industries, the American India
Foundation, Saifee Hospital, Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust, Network
18 and the advisory board of
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
7. India's ranking dropped by eights places to 158th in the latest
FIFA rankings published
by FIFA today. India's neighbors Pakistan and Bangladesh's ranking stood at 175
th
and
181
st
respectively.
World Champions Germany leads the ranking list followed by Argentina,
Columbia, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, France and Switzerland respectively.
19-September
Current Affairs Global - 19 September 2014
1. Scotland has decisively rejected independence by winning more than
half of the votes
polled as its citizens have decided to stay with United Kingdom. A
vote for the 307-year union is
a relief for millions of Britons including UK government and worldwide
financial markets.
With 31 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared results,
55% people voted
against independence while 45% people voted in favor of independence.
Glasgow, Scotland's
largest council area voted in favour of independence, while capital
Edinburgh, rejected it.
2. Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corp for last 37 years,
has announced to
step aside as chief executive officer of the tech giant yesterday. He
will be replaced by co-
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Post this Ellison, also the fifth richest person in the world, will
continue as executive chairman and chief
technology officer of Oracle Corp. Mr Ellison co-founded Oracle Corp
with Bob Miner and Ed Oates in
1977.
3. Chinese company Alibaba's shares opened much higher than its
initial price on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today when its share price made debut at
USD 92.7 compared
to IPO price of USD 68 per share. Alibaba founder and Chairman Jack Ma
rang the opening bell at
the NYSE today.
With the price band, the company raised nearly USD 21.8bn in its share
sale. The company
is now valued at USD 227 billion at USD 92.7 price per share.
4. The 17th edition of the Asian Games kicked off at the Incheon Asiad
Main Stadium in
South Korea today through an opening ceremony. The four-hour long
grand opening ceremony
showcased the rich cultural heritage of the Korean peninsula. South
Korean President Park Geun-hye
declared open the Games.
Total 439 events in 36 disciplines will be conducted at 49 sports
venues as a part of 17 Asiad Games.
Around 13,000 athletes from 45 nations will be competing in the event.
Sardar Singh, captain of the men's
hockey team is the Indian contingent's flag bearer at 17th Asian Games.
5. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) executive board approved
Indonesia as hosts for the
2018 Asian Games today. Indonesia replaced earlier venue of Vietnam
which has declared
that it could no longer afford to stage the next Asian Games in April this year.
Current Affairs India - 19 September 2014
1. Richard Rahul Verma has been appointed as the next US Ambassador to
India by the
President of USA. With this, he will become the first Indian-American
to be appointed for
the top diplomatic position in Delhi.
He succeeds former ambassador Nancy Powell who resigned from the post
couple of months back. Since
then the post has been vacant.
2. The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to segregate the post of
Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) post of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks. It has
also proposed a separate
committee for appointment of directors on the board of PSU banks.
RBI has made these proposals as a part of its initiatives to improve
corporate governance in the PSU
banks based on the recommendation of the PJ Nayak Committee
recommendations. The proposal of RBI
may delay the appointments of Chairman in at least ten PSU banks or
may bring changes in the top
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3. Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, a wholly owned subsidy of Kotak
Mahindra Bank, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 10 schemes
of PineBridge
Mutual Fund for an undisclosed amount. The deal value is around Rs 50
crore considering industry
standards.
As of August 31, the assets under management of Kotak Mahindra Mutual
Fund were around Rs 37,000
crore and the AUM of PineBridge India was about Rs 660 crore.
PineBridge has two equity-focused funds,
six debt funds and two fund-of-funds.
4. Famous musician Mandolin U. Shrinivas (45) passed away today
following a failed liver
transplant. He showed an uncanny interest in his father
Sathyanarayana's mandolin at a very young age
and made his first public performance in 1978 and since then there was
no looking back.
He was awarded with the prestigious awards like the Padma Shri and the
Sangeet Natak Akademi award.
20-September
Current Affairs India - 20 September 2014
1. Time Magazine has name Indian architect Alok Shetty as the "young
leader of tomorrow"
for his pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof houses for
slum dwellers. As
per Time, he is among "leaders of tomorrow" who are "working hard to
change their worlds today" as the
magazine named six inspirational young persons in its first class of
"next generation leaders".
2. Pension regulator PFRDA has set up an expert committee which will
be headed by
former SEBI chief G N Bajpai to review the investment guidelines for
national pension
system (NPS) schemes in private sector. This committee will look at
the investment guidelines in a
"wholesale" manner so as to enable flow of pension monies in new
instruments such as long term
infrastructure bonds to be floated by banks, infrastructure debt funds
and Basel 3 compliant bonds.
The committee has also been asked to recommend measures for bringing other
pension/superannuation funds under the regulatory purview of PFRDA.
The central government had introduced the New Pension System (NPS) in
January 2004 first for central
government employees (excluding Armed Forces) and some state
government services. Later the NPS
Scheme was extended for all workers in India from 1
st
May 2009.
3. Pistol shooter Shweta Chaudhry won the first medal for India on the
opening day of the
17th Asian Game today. She won a bronze medal in the women's 10M Air
Pistol event with a
total tally of 176.4 at the Ongnyeon shooting range. China's Zhang
Mengyan won the gold with 202.2,
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4. Famous Indian shooter Jitu Rai won the first Gold for India in the
50m Pistol event on
the opening day of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International
Shooting Range
today. She had also won a gold in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
earlier this year.
5. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner Cara Black from
Zimbabwe won the
women's doubles title at the WTA Toray Pacific Open tournament after
defeating Spain's
Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro by 6-2 7-5 in the final
match in Tokyo today.
With the win, they have successfully defended their Tokyo Open title,
which is a 1 million US dollar event.
21-September
22-September
Current Affairs Global - 22 September 2014
1. Pakistan Government has appointed Rizwan Akhtar as Chief its most powerful
intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The head of
the Inter-Services
Intelligence spy agency occupies one of the most important posts in Pakistan.
Before this appointment, he was head of the paramilitary Rangers in
southeastern Sindh province. He will
take over as head of the ISI on October 1 this year when the present
ISI chief Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam
retires.
2. Afghanistan's election commission has named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
as the winner of
the recently held presidential election yesterday. Ghani Ahmadzai has
also signed a power sharing
agreement with opponent Abdullah Abdullah, who will fill the newly
created position of government chief
executive.
3. John Key was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for
the third consecutive
time, as per the election result published. He had been Prime Minister
of New Zealand
since 2008. He has also secured the first majority government of New
Zealand since 1996.
His party, the centre-right National Party, won 48% of the vote in the
general election held in this month
followed by the Labour Party of New Zealand led by David Cunliffe
which won 25% votes, the Green Party
which won 10% and New Zealand First (NZF) party won 9% of the total votes.
4. Voreqe Bainimarama was sworn in as Fiji's new prime minister today
after he won the
general election held recently for the first time since 2006. Voreqe
Bainimarama received 60%
of the total votes in the election. He was sworn in by President Epeli
Nailatikau at a brief ceremony in
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His Fiji First Party won 59.2% of the vote, equating to 32 seats in
the new 50-seat parliament set up under
a constitution introduced last year. The Social Democratic Liberal
Party secured only 28.2% (15 seats),
with the National Federation Party winning 5.5% votes (3 seats).
5. Chinese internet giant Alibaba raised USD 25 billion from its
recent IPO at its initial IPO
price of USD 68 per share. With this, it has become the largest
initial public offering (IPO)
in history.
This IPO broke the earlier record held by China's Agricultural Bank
which had raised USD 22.1 billion in
2010. Alibaba is now worth more USD 223 billion which is more than
Facebook, Amazon and eBay.
Current Affairs India - 22 September 2014
1. The crucial test of India's Mars Orbiter Mission is successful
today as the main liquid
engine on Mars Orbiter spacecraft was fired successfully. As per ISRO,
they had a perfect burn
for 4 seconds, as programmed and the Orbiter's trajectory has been
corrected. The Mars Orbiter Mission
will now go ahead with its plan for Mars Orbit Insertion on Wednesday.
2. The Narula brothers of Delhi became the first ever contestants to
win Rs 7 crore in the
television show, Kaun Banega Crorepati which is hosted by megastar Amitabh
Bachchan. The two brothers, Achin and Sarthak Narula won the prize
money in Season 8 of the show.
3. Yahoo has acquired Bangalore-based startup company Bookpad for
around USD 8.3
million, which has become the first Indian tech startup to be bought
by Yahoo. The deal
comes some eight
months after Facebook
snapped
up
Bangalore's Little Eye Labs.
Post the deal, the team of Bookpad will be moving to Silicon Valley
soon. Founded by IIT-Guwahati
alumni Niketh Sabbineni, Aditya Bandi and Ashwik Reddy, Bookpad is
competing with large companies
like Google and Crocodoc in document viewing.
23-September
Current Affairs Global - 23 September 2014
1. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been termed as
the richest in the
Hurun China Rich List for 2014 released today with a fortune of USD 25
billion post
historical IPO launch by the company. He replaced Wang Jianlin of
Wandain (fortune of
USD 24.2 billion) to the second place.
There are 354 dollar billionaires in China as per the Hurun China Rich
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2. Eurozone business growth slowed in September for a second
consecutive month as the
latestMarkit compiled Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), an important
parameter to
judge the performance of the sector dropped to 52.3 in September
compared to 52.5 in
August. A reading higher than 50 indicates growth.
Euro zone's biggest economy Germany witnessed robust growth while
France witnessed contraction. Also
this overall PMI reading confirms slower growth across the region.
Current Affairs India - 23 September 2014
1. Central government has set up a committee to recommend strategies
on restructuring
the Railway Board which will submit the report in a year. The
committee has to suggest
ways to restructure the board to ensure faster decision-making.
The committee will be headed by Bibek Debroy, economist with the
Centre for Policy Research. Other
members on the panel are Gurcharan Das, Ravi Narain (former CEO of
National Stock Exchange), KM
Chandrashekhar (former Cabinet Secretary), Partha Mukhopadhyay (Centre
for Policy Research) and
Rajendra Kashyap, former Finance Commissioner of Railways.
2. India has finalized Hindi-language road filmLiar's Diceas its
official entry for Oscars
next year, as per the Film Federation of India (FFI). Liar's Dice,
starring Nawazuddin
Siddiqui and Geetanjali Thapa, about a story of a young mother who
takes her daughter to
Delhi in search of her missing husband. The film won two National
Awards this year, one for Best
Actress for Geetanjali Thapa and another for Best Cinematography.
The other films which were in the race included 'Shahid', 'Queen',
'Mardaani', Marathi films 'Yellow' and
'Fandry' and Bengali films 'Jatishwar' and 'Apur Panchali'.
3. Internet giant Google launched a new social campaign in association
with Bollywood
actor-director Farhan Akhtar's initiative MARD todayto increase
internet literacy among
women in the country.
Earlier Google India had launched a 'digital literacy' initiative
campaign called 'Helping Women Get
Online' (HWGO) in collaboration with Intel, HUL and Axis Bank late
last year. Because of these
initiatives, number of women using internet has surpassed the number
of men using internet in the last 12
months.
4. V.G. Mathew has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank Ltd. He was
appointed for three
years with effect from 1 October 2014. He will replace V.A. Joseph who
will retire on 30
th
September 2014.
5. Amit Mathew, theresident editorand director of Malayala Manorama, has been
unanimously elected as the chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations
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2014-15. At the same time, Shashidhar Sinha, CEO (India), IPG
Mediabrands, has also been
unanimously elected as the deputy chairman of the bureau for the same period.
6. Cricket legend Sachin will be inducted as a Bradman Honouree along
with former
Australian Test captain Steve Waugh at a gala dinner in Sydney on next
month. Tendulkar,
who had the honour of meeting Bradman on his 90th birthday at his
Adelaide home, was later listed in an
all-time XI prepared by the batting genius himself.
7. Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra won his first individual medal at the
Asian Games today
when he won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle. This could be
his last major international
competition as he has decided to become a hobby shooter after this event.
24-September
Current Affairs India - 24 September 2014
1. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), launched by ISRO later last year,
was successfully
inserted into Martian orbit today morning which is a significant
achievement by India. The
liquid Apogee motor was fired for about 24 minutes to reduce the speed
of the spacecraft
and orient it towards the red planet. With this India became the first
Asian country to achieve this
remarkable feat and also the first country in the world to do this in
its first attempt itself. India's MOM is
also the world's cheapest inter-planetary mission with cost of
approximately Rs 450 crores or USD 74
million, which is a tenth of NASA's spent on its Mars mission MAVEN
that entered the Martian orbit on
September 22 this year.
India also joins the countries the USA, Russia and European Union who
were able to successfully
complete this mission. Japan and China had a failed attempt in 2002
and 2011 respectively.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the scientists of ISRO
including its Chairman K
Radhakrishnan for this remarkable feat and said that this victory of
Indian scientists should be celebrated
in all schools and colleges.
2. The Supreme Court cancelled allocation of 214 of 218 coal blocks
allotted between years
1993 and 2010 by the Central government as the process of allotting
the coal blocks was not
transparent. The Supreme Court has directed Government to allocate
those coal blocks in a
transparent manner.
It has left four coal blocks which were allocated to public sector
companies SAIL, NTPC and two ultra-
mega power projects. The Supreme Court has also allowed companies six
months' timeframe to release
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Also the companies will have to pay the loss as compensation for the
non-operation of the mines as
calculated by the CAG earlir which stands at Rs 295 per mega tonne.
This ruling will have a significant
impact on power, steel and mining companies as their share prices
dropped steeply following this ruling.
Also this will increase NPAs of banks as these companies have taken
huge amount of loans for different
projects.
3. India's former Ambassador to the UNHardeep Singh Purihas been appointed as
Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM),
which was launched
with the aim of identifying policy proposals to enhance the
multilateral system's ability to respond to
evolving global challenges.
The Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM), launched by
International Peace Institute (IPI),
will be chaired by former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and
co-chaired by Foreign Minister of
Norway Borge Brende and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird.
4. Swedish furniture retaile giant IKEA has signed up with the
Telangana Government to
set up a retail store in Hyderabad. This will be IKEA's first store in India.
Ikea is one of the world's largest international furniture, household
goods and textiles retail companies
headquartered in Sweden. This is the first company which was allowed
to make 100% FDI investment in
single brand retail. It plans to launch a number of more stores in
India within 2017.
25-September
Current Affairs India - 25 September 2014
1. The Southern University System of Louisiana in United States has
announced to confer
an honorary doctorate degree to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
for his work in the
field of inclusive growth. This is an important news just before
Modi's visit to the USA for
the first time after becoming Prime Minister.
The University board met at 4.00 am (Indian time) at the Baton Rouge
campus and finally approved the
conferment. Baton Rogue is the capital of Louisiana State and about
150 km from New Orleans. Governor
of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal also has Indian root.
2. The Prime Minister today launched the "Make in India" initiative
today with the aim to
make India a manufacturing hub by attracting foreign companies and
foreign investments
to set up their manufacturing units here.
Launching the initiative which was attended by lots of global and
domestic business leaders including
Mukesh Ambani and Azim Premji, Modi said that the biggest factor to
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atmosphere of trust. He also said his definition of FDI for the people
of India is First Develop India. The
"Make in India" logo is given below,
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved USD 12 million assistance
to United
Nations to fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa as the outbreak has
escalated significantly
and posed risk to the entire region.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that USD
10 million will be contributed to
UN Secretary General's Fund and an additional USD 2 million will be
given for purchase of protective gear
to tackle Ebola.
This virus has already killed nearly 2,200 people in West Africa and
infected nearly 10000 people. As per
UN and WHO, 20,000 people will be infected before November this year
and will pose a major risk if
appropriate actions not taken immediately.
4. Bharatiya Janata Party and its oldest ally Shiv Sena have announced
to part ways after
25 years of association ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
BJP has formally
announced that it will contest the upcoming assembly poll only with
the Mahayuti allies.
There was a dead lock between these two major parties for last couple
of weeks over seat sharing and CM
post which was never resolved.
The NCP has also announce to break its 15-year long alliance with
Congress today just
couple of hours of BJP announcing its split with Shiv Sena. With this,
NCP and Congress with
contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election separately which is
scheduled to be held in October.
5. Famous Hindi author Govind Mishra was awarded with the 'Saraswati
Samman' for his
novel "Dhool Paudhon Par" published in 2008 at New Delhi on Monday.
The award was
constituted by the K K Birla Foundation and Home MinisterRajnath
Singhsaid that it has been recognised
as the highest literary award in India while giving away the award.
With this, he has become the second Hindi author who was conferred
this honour after it was given to
Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991.
6. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells
Amul brand of
milk products, ranked 15th among the top dairy organisations in the
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International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN). Amul has also been
emerged as the fastest
growing dairy organisation as its rank was improved from 20 in 2012 to
15th this year in terms of milk
procurement and turnover per kg milk.
The milk cooperatives federation expects the average milk procurement
to remain around 155 lakh liters
per day (LLPD) for the year 2014-15.
7. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has been ranked as the
richest Indian for
the eighth consecutive year, as per the list published by Forbes. Also
for the first time, the
100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires, as per the list.
Mukesh Ambani leads the list eith a net worth of USD 23.6 billion for
the eighth consecutive year. He was
was followed by Dilip Shanghvi and Lakshmi Mittal and 2
nd
and 3
rd
rank respectively.
"Good days are here" for the India's 100 Richest, as the top 100
richest Indians are all billionaires with
combined wealth of USD 346 billion, compared to USD 259 billion in
2013, as per Forbes.
8. Leading NRI businessmen Hinduja brothers, G P Hinduja and S P
Hinduja have been
awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Business in United
Kingdom. The award,
constituted by the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF), was presented
to them at the event hosted by
Baroness Sandip Verma, an Indian- origin minister in the UK's
Department of Energy and Climate
Change.
26-September
Current Affairs Global - 26 September 2014
1. US economic growth for the previous quarter has been revised upward
to 4.6% which is
the highest growth in last 2 and half years. This is the best
performance since fourth
quarter of 2011 and much better than 2.1% contraction in the previous quarter.
The growth is broad based and confirms strong economic recovery for
the largest economy in the world.
Also US economic Growth estimates for the July-September quarter has
been revised as high as 3.6%.
2. Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden and Alan
Rusbridger, editor of The
Guardian have been jointly awarded with the Right Livelihood Award
this week. Edward
Snowden was awarded for his courage and skill as he revealed USA
surveillance details and Alan
Rusbridger, was awarded for writing extensively on government
surveillance, based on leaks of Edward
Snowden.
The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980, is also known as
Alternative Nobel prize of Sweden.
Current Affairs India - 26 September 2014
1. The Government announced Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana yesterday for
urban and rural
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opportunities. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty
Alleviation said, "Under the
current urban poverty alleviation programmes, only 790 cities and
towns are covered and the Government
has decided to extend these measures to all the 4,041 statutory cities
and towns."
He added that September 25 will be celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas every
year to mark the
birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Under the scheme, Rs
1,000 crore has
been provisioned for urban poverty alleviation during 2014-15, out of
which Rs 500 crore
will be spent on skill development of over 5,00,000 urban poor.
The Yojana aims at training 10 lakh (1 million) rural youths for jobs
in three years, that is, by 2017. The
minimum age for entry under the Yojana is 15 years compared to 18
years under the Aajeevika Skills
Programme. The Urban component will be implemented by the Union
Ministry of Housing & Urban
Poverty Alleviation while the rural development Yojana will be
implemented by the Union Ministry of
Rural Development.
2. Suresh Prabhu has been appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
Sherpa for the
G20 annual Summit 2014 this week. He was selected by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
himself for the duty.
The G-20 annual summit will be held in Brisbane in November this year
in which he will attend the G20
Sherpa's meeting. Sherpa is a senior official responsible for
preparing the agenda for leaders to consider
during the summit.
3. Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has resigned today
after the Nationalist
Congress Party withdrew support to his Congress-led government
yesterday after calling of
their 15 years old alliance with Congress party. He has submitted his
resignation letter to the
governor today. The Assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held on 15
th
October.
4. Global credit rating agency Standards & Poor's has revised India's
credit outlook up to
'stable' from current credit outlook of 'negative' and India's rating
at BBB-. This is a great
sentiment booster for Indian government and will be a big positive for
Indian stock
market. The reason behind this improvement is stable government at the
center, proper fiscal
consolidation initiatives, improve current account deficit and improved FDI.
S&P said, "The outlook indicates government can implement fiscal &
economic reform. Rating outlook
revision shows improved political setting" and "Political setting
offers conducive environment for reforms.
Government reform pick-up may let RBI draft effective policy".
Other rating agencies Moody's assigns a 'Baa3' rating on India with a
stable outlook. Fitch has also
affirmed India's long-term rating at 'BBB-' with stable outlook.
5. The Reserve Bank of India released Gopalakrishna Committee report on Capacity
Building in banks and non-banks this week. The committee, headed by
former Executive
Director, Reserve Bank of India, G Gopalakrishna, has recommended a 360-degree
feedback for a transparent and comprehensive performance assessment
exercise, one that
ensures adequate performance differentiation between employees.
As per RBI website, the above Committee was constituted by the Reserve
Bank with the objective of
implementing non-legislative recommendations of the Financial Sector
Legislative Reforms Commission
(FSLRC) relating to capacity building in banks and non-banks,
streamlining training intervention and
suggesting changes thereto in view of ever increasing challenges in
banking and non-banking sectors.
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Approach to capacity building in banks and non-banks, enhancing Human Resources
Management practices
Creation of position of "Chief Learning Officer" in banks and concept
of return on learning,
Strategies for addressing issues of replacement / replenishment of
talent in banks,
Process and steps for skill development,
Training strategy and need for expert trainers to help build capacities etc.
6. The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has been appointed Rajat
Sharma, chairman
and editor-in-chief of India TV, as its president for the year
2014-2015. At the same time,
the board of NBA appointed Ashok Venkatramani, chief executive of ABP
News, as vice
president and Anurradha Prasad, chairperson-cum-managing director of
News24 Broadcast India Ltd,
as the honorary treasurer.
He will replace KVL Narayan Rao who was the president of NBA for four
consecutive years. KVL Narayan
Rao will remain a member of NBA board.
7. NRI businessman Anil Agarwal and his family have decided to give
away 75% of their
wealth for the good of the society in order to give it back to the
society. He announced the
same at a function to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Vedanta's
listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The Chairman of Vedanta Resources has a net worth of USD 3.5 billion
and he is ranked at 24
th
among
India's richest persons as per Forbes. The pledge amount will be
nearly USD 2.6 billion or
about Rs. 15,900 crore which will be mainly used for eradication of
poverty, child welfare and women
empowerment in India.
8. Famous author and filmmaker Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair
has been selected
for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013 by the Kerala
Government for his overall contribution to the Malayalam film industry.
He will be presented with the award at a function on 17
th
October 2014 at Kanakakunnu Palace in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
9. Board of Cricket Control in India had announced extension of the
tenure of Ravi Shastri
as the Director of Indian cricket team till 2015 ICC World Cup which
is scheduled to be held in
Australia and New Zealand.
Shastri had been appointed Director of the Indian cricket team for the
recently-concluded One-Day series
in England last month. He will work with Coach Duncan Fletcher and
support staffs R Sridhar, Sanjay
Bangar and Bharath Arun till 2015.
27-September
Current Affairs India - 27 September 2014
1. A special court in Bangalore sentenced Tamil Nadu chief minister J
Jayalalithaa and her
three associates, N Sasikalaa, J Elavarasi and VN Sudhakaran, to four
years imprisonment
and fined Rs 100 crore in a 18-year old Rs 66.65 crore
disproportionate assets case. If they
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Post her conviction, she was sent to jail and disqualified as MLA as
per Supreme Court
verdict. She has to step down as the Chief Minister Tamil Nadu
immediately and she will also
have to resign as the Member of Legislative Assembly and will be
allowed to contest in elections for the
next 10 years.
2. Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu is the new Chief
Justice of India and he
will be sworn-in by the President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati
Bhawan tomorrow. He
will be 42
nd
Chief Justice of India and will succeed Chief Justice R M Lodha who
retired today
(27
th
September).
He is the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after Chief Justice
Lodha and He will act as CJI of India
for 14 months before he retires.
3. The Finance Ministry has set up a 15-member committee in order to examine the
financial architecture for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector as
announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his budget
speech. The committee will
be headed by ICICI Bank Chairman K V Kamath.
The committee will suggest measures to increase the flow of equity
support to MSMEs by targeting
incubator-based funds, seed funds, impact funds, venture capital fund
and private equity funds and it will
also look at regional disparities in credit flow to MSMEs.
4. The Government has announced winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Awards-2014
in recognition of their work today. 10 scientists have been awarded
with the award and all
of them will get a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a plaque.
The winners are Roop Malik (biological sciences), Kavirayani
Ramakrishna Prasad (chemical sciences),
Souvik Maiti of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology,
Sachchida Nand Tripathi, (earth,
atmosphere, ocean and planetary sciences), S Venkata Mohan
(engineering sciences), Soumen
Chakrabarti, Kaushal Kumar Verma (mathematical sciences), Anurag
Agrawal (medical sciences), Pratap
Raychaudhuri (physical sciences) and Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala of Raman
Research Institute, Bangalore.
5. Capital market watchdog SEBI has appointed Gyan Bhushan as its
chief vigilance officer. He
succeeds R K Padmanabhan, against whom CBI launched an inquiry in
connection with purported
weakening of a case against promoters of Bank of Rajasthan (BoR).
6. After upgrading India's credit rating outlook from 'Negative' to
'Stable', credit rating
agency Standard & Poor's has revised the rating outlooks on 11 Indian
banks and financial
institutions to 'Stable' from 'Negative'. These banks include ICICI
Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank,
Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of India, IDBI Bank
Ltd, Indian Bank, Union Bank of
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7. Indian men's squash and archery teams won a historic gold medals at
the 17th Asian
Games today. With this, India's position jumped to 11
th
in the overall standings on the
eighth day of competitions.
Young archer Abhishek Verma along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar
won the gold medal in the
compound team event before picking up the individual silver medal at
the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field.
Men's squash team led by Saurav Ghosal won the gold medal in the team
event while the women's team of
Dipika Pallikal, Anaka Alankamony and Joshana Chinappa won the silver medal.
28-September
29-September
Current Affairs Global - 29 September 2014
1. World Heart Day is observed today (29th September) across the world to raise
awareness that heart disease and stroke are the world's leading causes of death.
World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to educate people globally about
the dangers of heart disease and
stroke. Theme of 2014 is "Creating heart-healthy environments" which
revolves around, taking a
look at places around our work, home and play that increase our risk
of heart disease.
2. Ashraf Ghani was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan's President today
which is also the
country's first peaceful democratic transition of power. He assumed
charge after signinga
power-sharing deallast week with his rival presidential candidate,
Abdullah Abdullah.
He succeeds Hamid Karzai, who has spent 13 years as President of
Afghanistan after Taliban rule.
3. China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, which has recently marked its
biggest IPO debut in
NYSE, has received approval from Chinese Central bank authority to set
up a private bank
in order to diversify its business into financial services. Alibaba is
the latest company outside the
financial sphere to win approval to start a bank in China.
Alibaba, through its subsidiary Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial
Services Group Co, will hold 30%
of share capital of the new bank, as per the China Banking Regulatory
Commission.
4. Europe has retained Golf's Ryder Cup after defeating the United
States today. This is
Europe's eight victory in last 10 events of Ryder cup. The 12 man
European team secured an easy
win after finishing ahead 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 over USA team.

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Current Affairs India - 29 September 2014
1. AIADMK leader O.Panneerselvam was sworn in as the new Chief
Minister of Tamil Nadu
by the Tamilnadu Governor Dr. K.Rosaiah as AIADMK Supremo Ms.
Jayalalithaa had to
resign as Chief Minister following her conviction in an 18-year old DA
case by the Special
court on Saturday.
Meanwhile, J Jayalalitha's lawyers filed an appeal before the
Karnataka High court today for seeking bail.
Earlier she was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment and a fine of 100
crore rupees for amassing
disproportionate assets of over 66 crore rupees beyond her source of income.
2. Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was sworn-in as the new and 42
nd
Chief
Justice of India on Sunday (28
th
September) and he was administered oath of office by
President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He succeeds Chief
Justice R M Lodha who
retired on 27
th
September after attaining retirement age.
3. Delhi Metro has been ranked at 2
nd
place among 18 international Metro systems in terms
of overall customer satisfaction, as per an online customer survey
result published
recently. The survey conducted among the commuters of those Metro
systems by Global Metro
Benchmarking Groups NOVA and CoMET in which Delhi Metro along with
London DLR and Bangkok
were the best three performers in the Net Promoters Score (NPS) category.
4. Japanese electronics firm Casio has roped in Oscar winning music
composer and singer
director A R Rahman as brand ambassador for its electronic musical instruments
division. It will help the Indian arm, Casio India to expand business
in India and change its image as a
high quality keyboard maker.
5. Indian tennis player Leander Paes won the ATP Malaysian Open title
along with his new
partner Marcin Matkowski after defeating second seeded Jamie Murray
and John Peers by
3-6 7-6 10-5 in the final match at Kuala Lumpur today. It was his
first title of the season.
6. India's Seema Poonia won Gold medal today in women's discus throw
event while and
tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni won the yellow medal in
mixed doubles
today. Overall, India bagged two gold, two Silver and three bronze
medals today and India's overall
medals tally now is: 6 gold 7 silver and 29 bronze.
Seema Poonia threw 61.03 meters to win the gold while her sister,
Krishna Poonia finished fourth in the
same event. Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni defeated Chinese Taipei pair
by 6-4, 6-3 in the final match of
the mixed doubles. Sanam Singh and Saketh Myneni won silver medal in
men's doubles event and they
lost to Korean pair by 5-7, 6-7 in final. Sania Mirza and Prarthana
Thombare pair also won a
bronze medal in Women's doubles event after losing to Chinese Taipei's
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Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won gold medal in the men's freestyle
65kg category in the
Asian Games yesterday, thus ending India's 28-year-old wait for a
wrestling gold medal in the Asian
Games.
Khushbir Kaur became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race
walking in the Asian
Games yesterday after she won silver medal in 20km event on the second
day of the athletics competition.
30-September
Current Affairs India - 30 September 2014
1. The Andhra Pradesh Government has signed the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU)
with global tech giant Google's Indian arm for Digital AP project. As
per the agreement, Google
India will work with the AP government to get women and small and
medium businesses online and help
them gain from the internet economy.
2. The Reserve Bank of India, RBI relaxed KYC (Know Your Customer)
norms further
today by allowing self-certification of documents for opening bank accounts with
immediate effect in order to help customers to open a bank account
easily.The RBI has asked
banks to accpet self-certified copy of the document by mail, or post
for opening an account.
Also banks will not insist on physical presence of the customer at the
time of periodic updating and they
will not seek fresh proof of identity and address at the time of
periodic updating in case of no change in
status for 'low risk' customers. The RBI added that if the customers
are unable to comply within a
reasonable period of time, partial freezing may be introduced for KYC
non-compliant customers.
3. India's core sector, consisting of eight core industries, grew by
5.8% in August this year
compared to 4.7% in the same month last year due to higher production
output in coal,
cement and electricity sectors. During April-August period of current
financial year, the eight sector
growth stood at 4.4% compared to 4.2% growth in the same period last year.
Output of coal, cement, steel and electricity sectors grew by 13.4%,
10.3%, 9.1% and 12.6% respectively, in
the same month which pushed the core sector growth higher. The eight
core sectors has a combined
weight of approx. 38% in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and
this good core sector growth will
improve IIP number for the same month as well.
4. AutoPortal Cardekho.com has acquired another car information related portal
Gaadi.com for nearly USD 11 million as a part of consolidation in the online car
information or classified sector. This combined entity will be the
biggest one in the sector.
Post this acquisition, both the companies will operate independently
and as separate businesses in order
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5. Global FMCG giant Unilever's Chief Operating Officer Harish Manwani
will retire on
31
st
December this year after completing 38 years of service in the
company. Manwani, who is
also the first ever COO of Unilever, will continue as Non-Executive
Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd,
the Indian arm of the FMCG giant.
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 8% during its monetary policy review;
GDP growth projection kept
unchanged at 5.5%
The RBI Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan kept key policy rates unchanged
today in his fourth bi-monthly
monetary policy review. Repo rate, the rate at which RBI lends money
to banks for the short term, was
kept unchanged at 8% while the Reverse Repo Rate, the rate at which
RBI borrows money from banks,
was kept unchanged at 7%. The cash reserve ratio for banks has been
kept unchanged at 4%. The reverse
repo rate under the LAF will remain unchanged at 7% and the marginal
standing facility (MSF) rate and
the Bank Rate have been kept unchanged at 9%.
The RBI has also kept the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) of scheduled
commercial banks unchanged at
22% of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL). Statutory
liquidity ratio (SLR) refers amount that
the commercial banks require to maintain with the RBI in the form of
gold or government approved
securities (G-Secs or bonds) before lending. RBI has reduced the
liquidity provided under the export
credit refinance (ECR) facility from 32% of eligible export credit
outstanding to 15% with effect from
October 10.
Reserve Bank Governor projected that inflation will moderate to
acceptable level of 6%by January 2016
and maintained that the GDP growth in the current fiscal year at 5.5%
which was projected in third bi-
monthly monetary policy review as well.


Sl
No.
Question
Answer
1
Nalanda University was reopened after nearly 800 years as it started its
first academic session in Sep 2014. The ancient university is in which
state?
Ans) Bihar
2
Who became the first from Spain to win World Badminton
Championship on 31st August at the World Badminton Championship
held in Copenhagen, Denmark?
Ans) Carolina Marin
3
Who was sworn in as the 17th Governor of Karnataka in Sep 2014?
Ans) Vajubhai
Rudabhai Vala
4
Who has been appointed as the Governor of Kerala in Sep 2014?
Ans) P Sathasivam
5
Famous ________ artist, filmmaker and humourist Sattiraju
Lakshminarayana, popularly known as Bapu, passed away in Chennai in
Sep 2014.
Ans) Telugu
6
India's core sector output, consisting of eight key sectors, growth stood at
______ in July (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) 2.7%
7
"Coconut Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 2-Sep

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8
Indian badminton player __________ settled for second bronze at the
World Badminton Championship held in Aug-Sep 2014.
Ans) PV Sindhu
9
Which team won the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League at NSCI's Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium on 31st August 2014?
Ans) Jaipur Pink
Panthers
10
New Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung appointed which
sportsperson as the Sports Brand Ambassador of Delhi Government in
Sep 2014?
Ans) Sushil Kumar
11
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a number of changes in
bonds issued under Basel III international banking norms to make it
easier for banks to raise capital and make such bonds attractive for
investors. The RBI has also has reduced the minimum duration after
which call options are permissible in perpetual debt instruments from
existing 10 years to _________ to make it more popular among retail
investors in Sep 2014.
Ans) 5 years
12
Which PSU bank has declared debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and its
owner Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulters in Sep 2014 as they failed to
repay the loans?
Ans) United Bank of
India
13
American Express Banking Corp (AEBC), India, Indian unit of American
Express, has appointed ___________ as Chief Executive Officer in Sep
2014.
Ans) Manoj Adlakha
14
Famous __________ Maya Rao passed away following a massive cardiac
arrest in Bangalore in Sep 2014.
Ans) Dancer and
Choreographer
15
"Teachers' Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 5-Sep
16
NATO summit, the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take
place, was held in which country from 4th to 5th September 2014?
Ans) United Kingdom
17
USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in August (announced in Sep
2014).
Ans) 6.1%
18
India has signed a significant civil nuclear agreement with which country
in presence of Prime Ministers of both the countries in Sep 2014 which
will allow India to get uranium?
Ans) Australia
19
Whch country secured No 1 rank in terms of effective regulation of the
stock exchanges as per the latest report published by the World
Economic Forum (WEF) in Sep 2014?
Ans) South Africa
20
Central Government has initiated to appoint ________ as the next Chief
Justice of India in Sep 2014.
after the present incumbent R M Lodha retires on 27th September. The
Law Ministry has also cleared the file and sent to Prime Minister's office
for approval. He will have a tenure of little over one year before he retires
on December 2, 2015.
Ans) Justice H L Dattu
21
India's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
has extended tenure of its Chief Executive Officer and MD ___________
for another five years to October 2019 in Sep 2014.
Ans) N
Chandrasekaran
22
Goolam Essaji Vahanvati passed away in Sep 2014. He was the first
Muslim to become India's ____________.
Ans) Attorney General
23
India has slipped to _________ position in an annual global
competitiveness list, Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 published
by the World Economic Forum in Sep 2014.
Ans) 71st
24
"International day of charity" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 5-Sep
25
Which country was termed as the most competitive one as per the annual
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global competitiveness list, Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15
published by the World Economic Forum in Sep 2014?
26
Who has been selected for G K Reddy Memorial Award for the year 2014
for his contribution in the field of Journalism (announced by the TSR
Foundation in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Vinod Mehta
27
Which Indian private bank has been featured in Forbes Asia's FAB 50 list
of 2014 for the fourth consecutive times, published in Sep 2014?
Ans) Axis Bank
28
Asia's third largest paint company, Asian Paints has roped in which
bollywood actress as its new brand ambassador to endorse its brand,
"Royale Play"in Sep 2014?
Ans) Deepika
Padukone
29
Who won the US Open mixed doubles title held in Sep 2014?
Ans) Sania Mirza and
Bruno Soares
30
Who completed a hat trick of titles after winning the gold medal for the
third time at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting Championships held
in Copenhagen, Denmark in Sep 2014?
Ans) Sudhakar Jayant
31
Japan's economic growth stood at ___________ in the April-to-June
quarter (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) -1.8%
32
Who won the US Open Women's singles title held in Sep 2014 (also her
18th Grand Slam title)?
Ans) Serena Williams
33
India's rank dropped to _________ in terms of effective regulation of the
stock exchanges as per the latest report published by the World
Economic Forum (WEF) in Sep 2014.
Ans) 62nd
34
India has slipped to the _________ place in terms of easiness for
companies to raise money by issuing shares on the stock market, as per
the the latest report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in
Sep 2014.
Ans) 39th
35
Who has been appointed as the first women chairperson of Indian
Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), situated in Shimla, in Sep 2014?
Ans) Chandrakala
Padia
36
Who won US Open Men's Singles title held in Sep 2014?
Ans) Marin Cilic
37
"International Literacy Day (UNESCO)" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 8-Sep
38
The International Cricket Council, ICC, suspended Pakistan's off spin
bowler ___________ for illegal action in Sep 2014. He has been suspended
from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect.
Ans) Saeed Ajmal
39
The Reserve Bank of India has announced to fix the maximum age for
Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in private sector banks
at _______ in Sep 2014.
Ans) 70 Years
40
Famous Indian scientist, ________ has been awarded with the prestigious
USD 1 lakh Midori Prize for biodiversity for his pioneering research,
including in climate change in the Himalayas, in Sep 2014.
Ans) Kamal Bawa
41
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the sale
of stake in 3 PSU companies in Sep 2014 as a part of divestment. Whih
company is not in the list?
Ans) Bharat Heavy
Electricals
42
Luxury carmaker Ferrari has appointed whom as its new Chairman
(announced in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Sergio
Marchionne
43
Senior IAS officer __________ was appointed as Executive Director (ED)
in World Bank in Sep 2014.
Ans) Subhash
Chandra Garg
44
Which Indian private sector bank has announced its 'Cardless Cash
Withdrawal' service in Sep 2014 that allows its customers to transfer
money from their account to anyone even without a banking account and
Ans) ICICI Bank

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only with a mobile number in India.
45
The 60th National School Games will be organized in which Indian state
in November this year (announced in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Punjab
46
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged ___________ to
support emergency efforts to contain the recent Ebola outbreak in West
Africa in Sep 2014.
Ans) USD 50 million
47
India successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear capable
_______ missile in Sep 2014 from a test range near Odisha coast by the
Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the army as part of a training
exercise. The missile has a strike range of 700 km and carry nuclear war
heads.
Ans) Agni-I
48
"Hindi Diwas" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 14-Sep
49
The Central Government has set up a high-level committee to draft the
proposed amendments in key environment laws within two months. The
committee is headed by _______ and will review the existing
Environment, forest, water and air acts for possible amendments.
Ans) TSR
Subramanain
50
Who has resigned as the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram and
President accepted the same in Sep 2014?
Ans) Vinod Kumar
Duggal
51
Who has been elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council
of India (ASCI) in Sep 2014?
Ans) Narendra
Ambwani
52
Former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UDAI)
and Former CEO of Infosys Limited, _________ has been conferred with
V Krishna Murthy Award for Excellence in Sep 2014.
Ans) Nandan Nilekani
53
Freedom fighter and famous ______ Jitendra Chandra Paul passed away
in September at B.R. Ambedkar Medical College in Agartala, Tripura. He
also brought out Tripura's first Bengali daily Jagaran in 1954.
Ans) Journalist
54
Indian tennis player ____________ has been chosen for the Davis Cup
Commitment Award and was presented with the award in Bangalore in
September on the sidelines of the ongoing World Group play-off tie
against Serbia.
Ans) Rohan Bopanna
55
India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the most important
parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, growth stood at
________ in July (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) 0.5%
56
"World First-Aid Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 14-Sep
57
India's Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at
______ in Aug (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) 7.8%
58
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of ______ quota for disabled persons in
all government jobs in Sep 2014. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M
Lodha ruled that the disabled people have not got their due in the last 19
years despite the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act was passed in 1995.
Ans) 3%
59
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) became successful in Sep 2014 as it
placed its low-cost Mangalyan spacecraft in Mars orbit. Who is the
Programme director of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)?
Ans) M Annadurai
60
Famous __________ Kireet Joshi passed away in Puducherry in Sep 2014.
He was education advisor to the Government of India in 1976.
Ans) Educationist
61
Which Leading IT services provider announced that it would acquire US-
based healthcare technology & operations company Trizetto for about
USD 2.7 billion in all cash deal in Sep 2014?
Ans) Cognizant

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__________, aged at 12, is the youngest sailor to represent India at the
2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea in Sep 2014.
Ans) Chitresh Tatha
63
Which global IT company acquired a Swedish video game maker Mojang
for nearly USD 2.5 billion in Sep 2014?
Ans) Microsoft
64
Public service broadcaster Doordarshan celebrated its ______ in Sep 2014
as it was launched on 15th September. On that day, the first experimental
centre at Delhi with a small transmitter was inaugurated by the then
President Rajendra Prasad.
Ans) 55 years
65
Meghalaya Governor __________ was sworn in as acting Governor of
Manipur in Sep 2014.
Ans) K K Paul
66
"Engineers' Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 15-Sep
67
Former director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research Scientist __________ has been appointed as the chair of an
expert panel to recommend best technologies for Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat" national sanitation campaign in Sep
2014. He will head the 19-member expert committee.
Ans) Raghunath
Anant Mashelkar
68
The Public Sector Enterprises Selection Board has named ________ as the
next Chairman of the defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in Sep
2014.
Ans) T.Suvarna Raju
69
Global Tech giant _________ launched the much awaited Android One
based mobile phones in India in Sep 2014 with handset makers
Micromax, Spice and Karbonn, at prices starting Rs. 6,399.
Ans) Google
70
Indian shuttler ________ won his/her maiden title after winning the
Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold in Sep 2014.
Ans) H S Prannoy
71
Which Country won the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 title after
defeating Serbia in the final match held in September?
Ans) USA
72
The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was
observed on _________- across the world to raise awareness about the
issue.
Ans) 16-September
73
"Alzheimer's Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 21-Sep
74
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented Indira Gandhi
Rajbhasa awards on the occasion of National Hindi Divas at Rashtrapati
Bhavan, New Delhi on 14th September. _________ CMD Madhusudan
was one of the awardees who was awarded with the Indira Gandhi
Rajbhasha Shield for the Best Hindi Implementation in the organization.
Ans) Rashtriya Ispat
Nigam Limited (RINL)
75
India's foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at ________ in July 2014
(announced in Sep 2014). During April-July period of this fiscal year, the
foreign inflows grew by 52% to USD 10.73 billion compared to USD 7.05
billion in the same period last year.
Ans) USD 3.5 billion
76
During the April-July period, India received maximum FDI from
__________ at USD 3.38 billion (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) Mauritius
77
Who retained No 1 position as the richest man in India with a fortune of
Rs 1.65 lakh crore, as per the Hurun India Rich List for 2014 published in
Sep 2014?
Ans) Mukesh Ambani
78
Which Indian Cricketer and Bollywood danseuse Helen are chosen for
this year's Giants International awardees, as announced in Sep 2014?
Ans) Sachin
Tendulkar
79
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) became successful in Sep 2014 as it
placed its low-cost Mangalyan spacecraft in Mars orbit. What was the
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West Bengal football club ________ won its sixth successive and a record
36th overall Calcutta Football League Premier Division title in Sep 2014.
Ans) East Bengal
81
Which Hollywood actor has been chosen as the United Nations
Messenger of Peace by UN chief Ban Ki-moon, with a special focus on
climate change, in Sep 2014?
Ans) Leonardo
DiCaprio
82
Edward Mawthoh has bagged a bronze medal at the World Kickboxing
Championships 2014 held in Italy in Sep 2014. He won the medal in the
48kg category of the Under-16 full contact sports. He is from which state?
Ans) Meghalaya
83
"World Rabies Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 28-Sep
84
"Day for Peace & Non- violence (UN)" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 21-Sep
85
The eurozone inflation rate stood at _______ in August (announced in
Sep 2014).
Ans) 0.4%
86
China's central bank has announced in Sep 2014 that it would inject
nearly ________ yuan (USD 81 billion) into the five biggest state-owned
banks to boost growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Ans) 500 billion
87
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at ____________ in Sep 2014 for his
three-day India visit.
Ans) Ahmedabad
88
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appointed BJP veteran __________
as the chairman of the prestigious Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha in Sep
2014.
Ans) L.K. Advani
89
Which state government announced in Sep 2014 to open Nirbhaya
Centers in all districts of the state? These Nirbhaya Centers will provide
prompt help to the victims of crime against women and also facilitate
lodging of FIRs.
Ans) Uttar Pradesh
90
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has appointed
_____________ as the new chief of the National Commission for Women
(NCW) in Sep 2014.
Ans) Lalitha
Kumaramangalam
91
Which Indian institute achieved the best rank of 222 in the list of top 500
institutes as per the QS World University Rankings, published in Sep
2014?
Ans) Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT)
Bombay
92
Which institute secured no 1 rank in the list of top 500 institutes as per
the QS World University Rankings, published in Sep 2014?
Ans) Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
93
The board of directors of DCB Bank Ltd has reappointed ________ as
part-time chairman in Sep 2014 for another three years with effect from
19th August 2014.
Ans) Nasser Munjee
94
Indian boxer __________, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist,
will be awarded with the Arjuna Award as the Sports Ministry has finally
accepted his nomination in Sep 2014 after taking legal action for being
denied the honour initially. .
Ans) Manoj Kumar
95
Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed __________ as China's new
Ambassador to India in Sep 2014.
Ans) Le Yucheng
96
"Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 22-Sep
97
Which Indian bank and The Export Import Bank of China have signed a
framework agreement for a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 1.8 billion to be
offered by the latter in Sep 2014?
Ans) State Bank of
India
98
The government has launched an electronic toll collection (ETC)
programme in the country under the brand name __________ in Sep 2014
which will help vehicles to pay highway tolls electronically without
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stopping at the toll plazas. This was launched by the Ministry of Road
and Highways.
99
The International Economic Association (IEA) appointed ________ as
president-elect of the association from September 2014. At the same time,
he will continue to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of
World Bank.
Ans) Kaushik Basu
100
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed former McKinsey India
Chairman ___________ as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI)
in Sep 2014 for a period of three years from the date of taking full
responsibility.
Ans) Adil Zainulbhai
101
Scotland has decisively rejected independence by winning more than half
of the votes polled as its citizens have decided to stay with United
Kingdom. This union is how many years old?
Ans) 307-year
102
India's ranking dropped by eights places to ________ in the latest FIFA
rankings published by FIFA in Sep 2014.
Ans) 158th
103
_________, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corp for last 37 years, has
announced to step aside as chief executive officer of the tech giant in Sep
2014. He will be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd.
Ans) Larry Ellison
104
Chinese company Alibaba's marked its debut at New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) in Sep 2014. Who is founder and Chairman of Alibaba,
also rang the opening bell at the NYSE.
Ans) Jack Ma
105
The 17th edition of the Asian Games being held in which country in Sep-
Oct 2014?
Ans) South Korea
106
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) executive board approved which
country as hosts for the 2018 Asian Games in Sep 2014 as Vietnam has
declared that it could no longer afford to stage the next Asian Games in
April this year.
Ans) Indonesia
107
"Social Justice Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 25-Sep
108
Who has been appointed as the next US Ambassador to India by the
President of USA in Sep 2014?
Ans) Richard Rahul
Verma
109
The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to segregate the post of
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) post of Public Sector
Undertaking (PSU) banks in Sep 2014 to improve corporate governance
in the PSU banks based on the recommendation of the ___________
Committee.
Ans) PJ Nayak
110
Which Asset Management Compan has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire 10 schemes of PineBridge Mutual Fund for an undisclosed
amount in Sep 2014?
Ans) Kotak Mahindra
111
Time Magazine has name Indian architect __________ as the "young
leader of tomorrow" for his pioneering work in designing affordable
flood-proof houses for slum dwellers in Sep 2014.
Ans) Alok Shetty
112
Famous _________ Mandolin U. Shrinivas (45) passed away in Sep 2014
following a failed liver transplant.
Ans) Musician
113
Pension regulator PFRDA has set up an expert committee in Sep 2014
which will be headed by former SEBI chief ___________ to review the
investment guidelines for national pension system (NPS) schemes in
private sector.
Ans) G N Bajpai
114
Who won the first medal for India (Bronze) on the opening day in the
10M Air Pistol event of the 17th Asian Game in Sep 2014?
Ans) Shweta
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Who won the first Gold for India in the 50m Pistol event on the opening
day of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting
Range in Sep 2014?
Ans) Jitu Rai
116
Who won the women's doubles title at the WTA Toray Pacific Open
tournament after defeating Spain's Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez
Navarro by 6-2 7-5 in the final match in Tokyo in Sep 2014?
Ans) Sania Mirza and
Cara Black
117
"Day of the Deaf" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 26-Sep
118
Pakistan Government has appointed ______________ as Chief its most
powerful intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Sep 2014.
Ans) Rizwan Akhtar
119
Afghanistan's election commission has named ____________ as the
winner of the recently held presidential election in Sep 2014.
Ans) Ashraf Ghani
Ahmadzai
120
Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for the third
consecutive time, as per the election result published in Sep 2014?
Ans) John Key
121
who was sworn in as Fiji's new prime minister in Sep after he won the
general election held recently for the first time since 2006?
Ans) Voreqe
Bainimarama
122
Chinese internet giant Alibaba raised __________ from its recent IPO at
New York Stock Exchange in Sep 2014 to become the largest initial public
offering (IPO) in history.
Ans) USD 25 billion
123
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) became successful in Sep 2014 as it
placed its low-cost Mangalyan spacecraft in Mars orbit. With this India
has become the _______ country in the world to successfully conclude the
mission in its first attempt.
Ans) First (EU did, but
that is a combined
effort of more
countries)
124
The Narula brothers of Delhi became the first ever contestants to win
__________ in the television show, Kaun Banega Crorepati in Sep 2014
which is hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Ans) Rs 7 crore
125
Which Global company acquired Bangalore-based startup company
Bookpad for around USD 8.3 million in Sep 2014?
Ans) Yahoo
126
The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (13th edition), the world's largest
annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, will be held in which city in
Guajarat January 2015 to mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi's return to
India from South Africa (announced in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Gandhinagar
127
Central government has set up a committee in Sep 2014 to recommend
strategies on restructuring the Railway Board which will submit the
report in a year. The committee will be headed by ____________.
Ans) Bibek Debroy
128
"World Tourism Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 27-Sep
129
India has finalized which film as its official entry for Oscars next year, as
per announcement by the Film Federation of India (FFI) in Sep 2014?
Ans) Liar's Dice
130
Internet giant __________ launched a new social campaign in association
with Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar's initiative MARD in Sep
2014 to increase internet literacy among women in the country?
Ans) Google
131
Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank Ltd in Sep
2014?
Ans) V.G. Mathew
132
Who has been unanimously elected as the chairman of Audit Bureau of
Circulations (ABC) for the year 2014-15 in Sep 2014?
Ans) Amit Mathew
133
Which Indian crickter will be inducted as a Bradman Honouree along
with former Australian Test captain Steve Waugh at a gala dinner in
Sydney in Oct 2014 (announced in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Sachin
Tendulkar
134
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) became successful in Sep 2014 as it
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placed its low-cost Mangalyan spacecraft in Mars orbit. Who is the
Chairman of ISRO, responsible for leading the mission?
135
Who has been appointed as Sri Lanka's first full-time local coach in 15
years in Sep 2014?
Ans) Marvan Atapattu
136
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) became successful in Sep 2014 as it
placed its low-cost Mangalyan spacecraft in Mars orbit. The program was
run and managed by?
Ans) ISRO (Indian
Space Research
Organization)
137
The Supreme Court cancelled allocation of _________ of 218 coal blocks
allotted between years 1993 and 2010 by the Central government as the
process of allotting the coal blocks was not transparent in Sep 2014.
Ans) 214
138
India's former Ambassador to the UN _________ has been appointed as
Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM)
in Sep 2014.
Ans) Hardeep Singh
Puri
139
Swedish furniture retail giant IKEA has signed up to set up its first retail
store in Which Indian City?
Ans) Hyderabad
140
Which US University has announced to confer an honorary doctorate
degree to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his work in the field
of inclusive growth in Sep 2014 just before his visit to USA?
Ans) Southern
University System of
Louisiana
141
The Prime Minister launched the ___________ initiative in Sep 2014 with
the aim to make India a manufacturing hub by attracting foreign
companies and foreign investments to set up their manufacturing units
here.
Ans) Make in India
142
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved ___________ assistance to
United Nations in Sep 2014 to fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa as the
outbreak has escalated significantly and posed risk to the entire region.
Ans) USD 12 million
143
Bharatiya Janata Party and its oldest ally Shiv Sena have announced to
part ways after _________ of association ahead of the Maharashtra
Assembly elections in Sep 2014.
Ans) 25 years
144
Famous Hindi author __________ was awarded with the 'Saraswati
Samman' for his novel "Dhool Paudhon Par" published in 2008 at New
Delhi in Sep 2014.
Ans) Govind Mishra
145
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells
Amul brand of milk products, ranked ______ among the top dairy
organisations in the world as per the International Farm Comparison
Network (IFCN) in Sep 2014.
Ans) 15th
146
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) became successful in Sep 2014 as it
placed its low-cost Mangalyan spacecraft in Mars orbit. With this India
has become the _______ country in the world to successfully conclude the
mission.
Ans) Fourth (After
USA, EU and Russia)
147
Who has been ranked as the richest Indian for the eighth consecutive
year, as per the list published by Forbes in Sep 2014. Also for the first
time, the 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires, as per the list
Ans) Mukesh Ambani
148
"World Heart Day" is observed on ____________.
Ans) 29-Sep
149
Which Leading NRI businessmen/businessman have/has been awarded
with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Business in United Kingdom in
Sep 2014.
Ans) Hinduja brothers
150
US economic growth for the previous quarter (April-June) has been
revised upward to ________ in Sep 2014 which is the highest growth in
last 2 and half years.
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Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian along with Edward Snowden
have been jointly awarded with the Right Livelihood Award in Sep 2014?
Ans) Edward
Snowden
152
The Government announced Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana for urban
and rural poor with the aim of empowering the population through
enhancement of livelihood opportunities. Which MP lauched the same in
Sep 2014?
Ans) M Venkaiah
Naidu
153
Whho has been appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sherpa for
the G20 annual Summit 2014 in Sep 2014?
Ans) Suresh Prabhu
154
Global credit rating agency __________ has revised India's credit outlook
up to 'stable' from current credit outlook of 'negative' and retained India's
rating at BBB- in Sep 2014.
Ans) Standards &
Poor's
155
The Reserve Bank of India released Which Committee report on Capacity
Building in banks and non-banks in Sep 2014. The committee has
recommended a 360-degree feedback for a transparent and
comprehensive performance assessment exercise, one that ensures
adequate performance differentiation between employees.
Ans) G Gopalakrishna
156
The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has been appointed whom as
its president for the year 2014-2015 in Sep 2014?
Ans) Rajat Sharma
157
Which Indian/NRI businessman and his family have decided to give
away 75% of their wealth for the good of the society (announced in Sep
2014)?
Ans) Anil Agarwal
158
Who won the Singapore Grand Prix held in Sep 2014?
Ans) Lewis Hamilton
159
Who has been selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement
for the year 2013 by the Kerala Government for his overall contribution to
the Malayalam film industry in Sep 2014?
Ans) Madathil
Thekkepaattu
Vasudevan Nair
160
Board of Cricket Control in India had announced extension of the tenure
of _____________ as the Director of Indian cricket team till 2015 ICC
World Cup (Announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) Ravi Shastri
161
Bombay High Court set up ___________ Committee in Sep 2014 to
conduct forensic audit of NSEL and liquidate the assets of its defaulting
borrowers in the over 5500 crore rupees payments scam.
Ans) V V Daga
162
_________________ and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
signed a dual-currency loan agreement to set up an export credit line in
Sep 2014.
Ans) State Bank of
India
163
Asia's first Ballistic Research Centre will be opned in which Indian state?
Ans) Gujarat
164
The Reserve Bank of India has kept marginal standing facility (MSF) rate
unchanged at ________ during its announcement of of fourth bi-monthly
monetary policy review on 30th Sep 2014.
Ans) 9%
165
Two-day international seminar on 'Blue Economy' held in _________ in
Sep 2014 to discuss discuss better ways to explore the resources of the
Bay of Bengal
Ans) Dhaka
166
Anita Wlodarczyk set world record in the womens hammer throw a
throw of 79.58 meters at the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) Berlin
Athletics meet at Berlin's Olympic stadium in Germany in Sep 2014. She
is from which country?
Ans) Poland
167
__________ became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race
walking in the Asian Games in Sep 2014 after she won silver medal in
20km event on the second day of the athletics competition.
Ans) Khushbir Kaur
168
Who led a 16-member Indian women's hockey team in the Asian Games
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169
A special court in Bangalore sentenced Tamil Nadu chief minister J
Jayalalithaa and her three associates to __________ years of imprisonment
and fined Rs 100 crore in a 18-year old Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate
assets case in Sep 2014.
Ans) Four
170
India has been ranked at _________ among Asian countries as per the
new index Creative Productivity Index (CPI) published in Sep 2014
which ranks asian countries as per innovation and creativity.
Ans) 14th
171
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed an agreement
with MRF Pace foundation in Chennai to send pace bowlers in Sep 2014.
Which former pace bowler is now the director of MRF Pace Foundation?
Ans) Glenn McGrath
172
Former __________ AP Venkateshwaran passed away in September 2014.
He was 84.
Ans) Foreign secretary
173
Which state became the first State in India to launch a Health Adalat in
Sep 2014? It was launched to address health issues at the grassroots level
and ensure that all health facilities extended by the government reached
all sections of society.
Ans) Karnataka
174
The new capital of Andhra Pradesh will be located in the __________
region, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu annouced in Sep 2014.
Ans) Vijayawada
175
Which consulting and professional services firm has been hired by
finance ministry in Sep 2014 to validate the accounts opened under the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?
Ans) KPMG
176
China 2014 awarded China Book Award to ____________ in Sep 2014 in
recognition of his long-term contribution to the translation and
publication of Chinese works.
Ans) Priyadarsi
Mukherji
177
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up India's first of its kind
Coral Garden in ___________ in Sep 2014.
Ans) Gujarat
178
Which company delivered the fifth maritime patrol aircraft P-8I to India
in Sep 2014 as part of a deal for eight aircraft to support the Indian
Navy's maritime patrol requirements?
Ans) Boeing
179
Which Indian movie won best debut award (Lion of the Future - Luigi
De Laurentiis award for a Debut Feature) at the 71st Venice Film Festival
in Sep 2014?
Ans) Court
180
Which former cricketer has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement
award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London in Sep 2014?
Ans) Kapil Dev
181
Which Committee reported that most of the deemed universities are not
fit for being a university in Sep 2014. It said that out of 41 C category
deemed universities only 10 universities are found to be fit for being a
university.
Ans) H Devaraj
182
India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which
neighbour country for enhanced cooperation in the fields of traditional
medicine like Ayurveda and Unani in Sep 2014 as the World Health
Organisation decided to lay an extra focus on the issue in the region?
Ans) Bangladesh
183
The Union Ministry of Science & Technology announced a scheme for
women scientists named as __________ in Sep 2014 which is a unique
advertising scheme to bring about, as far as possible, gender equality in
the field of science and technology.
Ans) KIRAN
184
Which city has been selected to be the SAARC cultural capital for a year
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beginning April 2015 (announced in Sep 2014)?
185
Which Indian state will host a Global Agro meet and an exhibition on hi-
tech agriculture and food processing to be held in November (announced
in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Kerala
186
Who won Hong Kong Open Women's singles title held in Sep 2014?
Ans) Sabine Lisicki
187
Hollywood star ___________ visited Chennai to attend the audio launch
of Vikram-starrer "I" in Sep 2014.
Ans) Arnold
Schwarzenegger
188
The Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal announced in Sep 2014 that
India's first ultra mega solar power park with a capacity of 2500 MW will
come up in __________.
Ans) Andhra Pradesh
189
The G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet was held at
____________from 10 September 2014 to 11 September 2014.
Ans) Melbourne
190
Which Indian airlines company has signed a USD 2.6 billion deal with
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) for the lender to
finance more than 30 new aircraft in Sep 2014?
Ans) IndiGo
191
Which Indian state became a permanent venue for the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) (announced in Sep 2014)?
Ans) Goa
192
Bollywood actor __________ released his autobiography "And then One
Day: A Memoir" in Sep 2014?
Ans) Naseeruddin
Shah
193
The first Industrial Park under the Memorandum of Understanding
signed between India and China during visit of its President to India in
Sep 2014 will be set up in _________ district.
Ans) Vadodara
194
With the objective of addressing sanitation related health concerns, the
Urban Development Ministry and the ___________ Foundation have
agreed on a partnership to promote user friendly toilets to ensure
universal sanitation in the country in Sep 2014.
Ans) Bill & Milinda
Gates
195
What is the name of the rescue operation undertaken by Indian Army
during Jammu and Kashmir floods in Sep 2014?
Ans) Megh Rahat
196
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has described the revival of
Nalanda University as a beginning of Renaissance in East Asia. The
Government has sanctioned __________ in Sep 2014 for a period of 10
years to develop the University.
Ans) Rs 2717 crore
197
Which neighbor country sought technical cooperation from India in Sep
2014 for extending Provident Fund (PF) in organized and unorganised
sectors in that country?
Ans) Nepal
198
Which softdrink/FMCG major has launched its zero sugar soft drink in
Sep 2014?
Ans) Coca-Cola
199
Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam champion has retired due to recurring
knee injuries in Sep 2014. She is the first player from Asia to win a major
title, she won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open. She is
from which country?
Ans) China
200
KPMG-FICCI study has ranked India among top __________ medical
tourism destinations in Asia as per the report published in Sep 2014.
Ans) Three
201
The Reserve Bank of India has kept Reverse Repo rate unchanged at
________ during its announcement of of fourth bi-monthly monetary
policy review on 30th Sep 2014.
Ans) 7%
202
The world`s oldest test cricketer Norman Gordon passed away in Sep
2014. He was 103. He played for which country?
Ans) South Africa
203
Former MP Jagdev Singh Talwandi passed away at Ludhiana in Sep
Ans) Shiromani Akali

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2014. He was associated with which political party?
Dal
204
Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu is the new Chief Justice
of India and He will be _______Chief Justice of India after taking oath in
Sep 2014.
Ans) 42nd
205
Indian arm of which tech company announced to launch a nationwide
contest to develop a mobile app for Prime Minister's office (PMO) in Sep
2014. The contest will be held in collaboration with the citizen
engagement platform of the government, MyGoV.
Ans) Google
206
Which Indian state tops the list of 20 major states in terms of CPSE
investments, as per the data published by the apex industry body
Assocham in Sep 2014?
Ans) Punjab
207
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 110-acre integrated
Food Park in Tumkur in _______________ in Sep 2014.
Ans) Karnataka
208
Which Indian mining company got Australian approval for construction
of a rail haulage line in Sep 2014?
Ans) Adani Mining
209
The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
unchanged at ________ during its announcement of fourth bi-monthly
monetary policy review on 30th Sep 2014.
Ans) 4%
210
Which FMCG company acquired Vanaspati brand Rasoi in Sep 2014?
Ans) Emami
211
Which PSU bank and ICICI Bank allowed kids above age 10 years to
operate bank accounts independently in Sep 2014?
Ans) State Bank of
India
212
Former British Prime Minister/MP __________ was named one of the top
"gay icons" of the last thirty years in Sep 2014 in recognition of his work
for gay rights.
Ans) Tony Blair
213
UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held in ___________ in September
2014 to put the planet on course towards reversing global warming. The
purpose of the 2014 Climate Summit was to raise political momentum for
a meaningful universal climate agreement in Paris in 2015.
Ans) New York
214
The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at ________
during its announcement of of fourth bi-monthly monetary policy review
on 30th Sep 2014.
Ans) 8%
215
The Finance Ministry has set up a 15-member committee in Sep 2014 in
order to examine the financial architecture for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) which will be headed by __________.
Ans) K V Kamath
216
The Government has announced winners of the Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Awards-2014 in recognition of their work in Sep 2014. How
many scientists have been awarded with the award this year?
Ans) 10
217
Capital market watchdog SEBI has appointed ___________ as its chief
vigilance officer in Sep 2014.
Ans) Gyan Bhushan
218
Young archer Abhishek Verma along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep
Kumar won the gold medal in the compound team event at the Asian
Games in which field?
Ans) Archery
219
World Heart Day is observed on 29th September across the world to raise
awareness that heart disease and stroke are the world's leading causes of
death. Theme of 2014 is _________________.
Ans) Creating heart-
healthy environments
220
Who was sworn as Afghanistan's President in Sep 2014 which is also the
country's first peaceful democratic transition of power?. He assumed
charge after signinga power-sharing deallast week with his rival
presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah.
Ans) Ashraf Ghani

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Which chinese company has received approval from Chinese Central
bank authority in Sep 2014 to set up a private bank in order to diversify
its business into financial services?
Ans) Alibaba
222
Which country/region won the Golf's Ryder Cup held in Sep 2014?
Ans) Europe
223
AIADMK leader ____________ was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu by the Tamilnadu Governor Dr. K.Rosaiah in Sep 2014 as
AIADMK Supremo Ms. Jayalalithaa had to resign as Chief Minister.
Ans) O.Panneerselvam
224
Delhi Metro has been ranked at ____________ place among 18
international Metro systems in terms of overall customer satisfaction, as
per an online customer survey result published in Sep 2014.
Ans) 2nd
225
Japanese electronics firm Casio has roped in _________ as brand
ambassador for its electronic musical instruments division in Sep 2014.
Ans) A R Rahman
226
Indian tennis player __________ won the ATP Malaysian Open title along
with his new partner Marcin Matkowski held in Sep 2014.
Ans) Leander Paes
227
India's Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni won the __________ medal in
mixed doubles at the Asian Games in Sep 2014.
Ans) Gold
228
Indian wrestler ___________ won gold medal in the men's freestyle 65kg
category in the Asian Games in Sep 2014, thus ending India's 28-year-old
wait for a wrestling gold medal in the Asian Games.
Ans) Yogeshwar Dutt
229
The Bangladesh government appointed __________ as the new
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India in Sep 2014.
Ans) Syed Muazzem
Ali
230
The Andhra Pradesh Government has signed the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with which global tech giant's Indian arm for
Digital AP project in Sep 2014?
Ans) Google
231
India's core sector output, consisting of eight key sectors, growth stood at
______ in August (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) 5.8%
232
AutoPortal ___________ has acquired another car information related
portal Gaadi.com for nearly USD 11 million in Sep 2014.
Ans) Cardekho.com
233
Global FMCG giant Unilever's Chief Operating Officer ___________ will
retire on 31st December this year after completing 38 years of service in
the company (announced in Sep 2014).
Ans) Harish Manwani
234
B Muthuraman, Vice-Chairman of __________, has stepped down from
the board in Sep 2014 after a stint of 48 years in the company.
Ans) Tata Steel
235
During his recent visit to the USA in Sep 2014, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi announced that People of Indian Origin (PIOs) in staying in India
for long would not have to report to police. Currently a PIO card is only
valid for how many years?
Ans) 15 years
236
Which middle east bank announced to acquire the Indian operations of
the HSBC Bank Oman in Sep 2014?
Ans) Doha Bank
237
Volcano Mount Ontake erupted in September 2014 killing more than 30
people and injuring as many people. The volcano is in which country?
Ans) Japan
238
The 10th edition of annual Indo-_________ joint military exercise was
conducted at Ranikhet in Uttarakhand in Sep 2014 with the focus on
counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in mountainous
terrain in United Nations peace keeping scenario.
Ans) USA
239
Which Indian PSU has announced that it would contribute Rs. 20.75 crore
for the beautification and cleanliness of the Taj Mahal as per a new MoU
signed the company, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the
Union Ministry of Tourism in Sep 2014?
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Former International ___________ Mohammad Ghouse passed away in
September 2014 following a brief illness.
Ans) Cricket Umpire
241
Who won the Italian Grand Prix held in Sep 2014?
Ans) Lewis Hamilton
242
The Reserve Bank of India has kept the SLR rate unchanged at ________
during its announcement of fourth bi-monthly monetary policy review
on 30th Sep 2014.
Ans) 22%
243
China has test fired an upgraded version of its nuclear capable Dongfeng
missile with a strike range of __________ in September 2014.
Ans) 10,000-km
244
Oscar Pistorius, the gold medalist in London Olympics in 2012 has been
tried for killing his girlfriend. He is from which country?
Ans) South Africa
245
Google has shut down which service in Sep 2014 after 10 years of
existance?
Ans) Orkut
246
Who became the first from Spain to win World Badminton
Championship on 31st August at the World Badminton Championship
held in Copenhagen, Denmark?
Ans) Carolina Marin
247
Which team was the runners up in the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League
held in Aug-Sep 2014?
Ans) U Mumba
248
Famous Indian scientist, ________ has been awarded with the prestigious
USD 1 lakh Midori Prize for biodiversity for his pioneering research,
including in climate change in the Himalayas, in Sep 2014.
Ans) Kamal Bawa
249
Senior IAS officer __________ was appointed as Executive Director (ED)
in World Bank in Sep 2014.
Ans) Subhash
Chandra Garg
250
Which Leading IT services provider announced that it would acquire US-
based healthcare technology & operations company Trizetto for about
USD 2.7 billion in all cash deal in Sep 2014?
Ans) Cognizant

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