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1. India-Japan Annual Summit 2014 was held at?
Ans. Tokyo, Japan
Note: The Summit was held during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi five-day visit to Japan
from 30 August - 3 September 2014.
2. Which team won the inaugural title of the Star
Sports Pro Kabaddi League concluded recently?
Ans. Jaipur Pink Panther
Note: It is owned by Abhisek Bachchan. They
defeated U Mumbai 35-24 in the final at the
NSCI Stadium in Mumbai.
3. Who recently set a world record in the
womens hammer throw at the Internationales
Stadionfest (ISTAF) Berlin Athletics meet at
Berlin's Olympic stadium in Germany?
Ans. Anita Wlodarczyk (Poland)
Note: She broke the three year old world record
of 79.42 meters set by Betty Heidler of Germany
in May 2011 in Halle, Germany
4. Which Indian firm’s 2 drugs received
Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP)
status by US Food and Drug Administration
(USFDA) recently?
Ans. Wockhardt
State / UT
Governor / Lt.
Governor
Telangana E. S. L. Narasimhan
Tripura Padmanabha Acharya
Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli
Chhattisgarh Balramji Das Tandon
Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya
West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi
Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik
Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki
Goa Mridula Sinha
Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Rajasthan Kalyan Singh
Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao
Kerala P Sathasivam
Manipur Krishan Kant Paul
Mizoram Krishan Kant Paul
Puducherry A. K. Singh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Ashish Kundra
5. The revived Nalanda University on 1 September 2014 started its first session with 15 students in
Daman and Diu Ashish Kundra
classes for the School of Ecology and Environmental Studies and the School of Historical
Studies at which place?
Ans. Rajgir, Patna.
Note: Nalanda University Chairman - Amartya Sen, Vice-Chancellor - Gopa Sabharwal
Nalanda University was established in the fifth century during the Gupta dynasty. It was
destroyed in 1197 by Turkish army chief Bakhtiyar Khilji
6. Which parliament reappointed Abdullah al-Thinni as the Prime Minister on 1 September 2014?
Ans. Libya
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7. Who became the first Spaniard to win World Badminton Championship on 31 August 2014?
Ans. Carolina Marin
Note: The World Badminton Championship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Carolina won
women’s singles titles by defeating world number one Li Xuerui of china.
8. Who won gold in Men’s category of World Badminton Championship concluded recently?
Ans. Chen Long (China).
Note: He defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.
9. Which country on 31 August 2014 defeated Australia for the first time in 31 years in the one-day
match played at the Harare Sports Club recently?
Ans. Zimbabwe
Note: They previously defeated Australia in 1983 ICC World Cup in Trent Bridge. India lifts the
World Cup same year.
10. Which Indian shuttler got Bronze medal in Women's Singles category of World Badminton
Championship along with Minatsu Mitani of Japan ?
Ans. P.V. Sindhu
11. Which state high court banned animal sacrifice at any place of public religious worship on 1
September 2014?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh
12. Which state Assembly recently amended Reservation Act 2004 which provides 5% reservation
in jobs to Pahari-speaking people of the state?
Ans. Jammu and Kashmir
13. Who recently became the first Indian actor to be honored with a postage stamp by the US Post
Service (USPS)?
Ans. Indian Telugu Actor, Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Note: The stamp will be issued on the birth anniversary of Nageshwara Rao that is on 20
September 2014 in Dallas Texas.
14. According to KPMG-FICCI study India ranked among top 3 medical tourism destinations in
Asia. Which are the other 2 nations?
Ans. Thailand and Singapore
15. Veteran dancer Maya Rao passed away recently. She was specialized in which dance form?
Ans. Kathak
16. Saina Nehwal decided to train under new coach?
Ans. Vimal Kumar
Note: She decided to split with the national head coach Pullela Gopichand.
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17. Which is the First PSB that declared Kingfisher Airlines and its owner Vijay Mallya as wilful
defaulters?
Ans. United Bank of India
18. Which scheme of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) came into effect from 1
September 2014?
Ans. Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)
Note: Which has minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 and a higher wage ceiling of Rs. 15,000
for social security scheme run by EPFO.
19. Former Chief Justice of India, Palaniswamy Sathasivam was appointed as the new Governor of
which state on 3 September 2014?
Ans. Kerala
20. President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014 cleared the appointment of whom as the
42nd Chief Justice of India?
Ans. Justice H L Dattu
Note: Justice Dattu will become the Chief Justice of India after the retirement of CJI R.M. Lodha
on 27 September 2014. He would hold the post until his retirement on 2 December 2015.
21. Who was named Junior Men Player of the Year by Asian Hockey Federation on 31 August
2014?
Ans. Manpreet Singh
22. Name the former Attorney General of India who died of a heart attack in Mumbai on 2
September 2014?
Ans. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
23. Name the Indo-Nepal joint military exercise which was concluded on 31 August 2014 at
Pithoragarh?
Ans. Surya Kiran-VII
24. Union Government on 4 September 2014 approved ....... percent hike in Dearness Allowance
(DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners?
Ans. 7 %
25. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014 released a set of eight
Commemorative Postage Stamps on?
Ans. Indian Musicians
26. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 3 September 2014 constituted a panel under whom to
assess the amount of unclaimed deposits in the PPF accounts and Post Office saving schemes?
Ans. H R Khan
Note: H R Khan is the Deputy Governor of RBI
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27. Renowned Telugu filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshminarayana died recently. He was popularly
known as ‘Bapu’. He won the Padma Shri award in which year?
Ans. 2013
Note: He also won 2 National Film Awards
28. Which player was selected to lead Indian women's hockey team in Asian Games 2014?
Ans. Ritu Rani
29. India won the 5-match One-Day International (ODI) series played against England by 3-1
recently. Who was adjudged the Man-of-the-Series?
Ans. Suresh Raina
30. Who was appointed as first women chairperson of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS)
on 4 September 2014?
Ans. Chandrakala Padia
31. Sania Mirza and along with which player on 5 September 2014 won the Mixed Doubles trophy
of the US Open Tennis 2014?
Ans. Bruno Soares of Brazil
32. Name India's largest naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV) which was commissioned into
Indian Navy on 4 September 2014?
Ans. INS Sumitra
33. Name the first Women directors in IIT council?
Ans. Tessy Thomas and Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath
Note: IIT Council is the apex body of 16 IITs. Tessy Thomas is the Project Director for Agni-IV
missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation.
34. Union Government on 2 September 2014 constituted a high-level committee to review five
environment laws. Who will head the committee?
Ans. Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanian
35. Which state became the first State in the country to launch a Health Adalat?
Ans. Karnataka
36. Which country recently unveiled plans to issue world’s first digital currency?
Ans. Ecuador
37. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 4 September 2014 formally
announced that the new capital of Andhra Pradesh as?
Ans. Vijayawada
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38. Who won the gold medal for the third time at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting
Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark recently?
Ans. Indian Army's Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayant
39. Who won the Men’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014 on 8 September 2014?
Ans. Marin Cilic
40. World Literacy Day was observed across the world on 8 September 2014. What was the theme
of the day this year?
Ans. Literacy and Sustainable Development
41. State Bank of India (SBI) on 13 September 2014 celebrated 150 years of its operations in which
country?
Ans. Sri Lanka
42. Which bank launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September 2014?
Ans. ICICI Bank
43. International Cricket Council (ICC) on 9 September 2014 suspended which Pakistani off-spinner
from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action?
Ans. Saeed Ajmal
44. Who became the first Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s
atmosphere on 15 August 2014?
Ans. TN Suresh Kumar
Note: He traveled to an altitude of 17100 meters in MIG-29 from Sokol Airbase near Nizhny
Novgorod in Russia
45. Name the Prime Minister of Australia who visited India from 4 to 5 September 2014?
Ans. Tony Abbott
46. Who won the women’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014?
Ans. Serena Williams
Note: This was her third consecutive Tennis US Open trophy. She defeated Caroline Wozniazki
of Denmark in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. With this, Williams joined the Tennis greats Chris Evert and
Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand Slam titles.
47. Supreme Court on 12 September 2014 ruled ...... percent quota for disabled persons in all
government jobs, including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), and promotions?
Ans. 3%
48. Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit at ..... years for
Managing Directors (M.D) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in private sector banks?
Ans. 70 years
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49. Engineering and information technology company Tata Technologies Ltd on 9 September 2014
appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the company?
Ans. Warren Harris
50. Which committee on 8 September 2014 reported that most of the deemed universities are not
fit for being a university?
Ans. H Devaraj Committee
51. Uttarakhand Government officially declared which day as Himalaya Diwas?
Ans. 9 September
52. Who was elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on 12
September 2014?
Ans. Narendra Ambwani
53. Who became the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games?
Ans. Chitresh Tatha, 12 years
54. Union government on 11 September 2014 decided to wind up which famous watch factory in a
phased manner?
Ans. HMT watches
55. Name the Indian who on 6 September 2014 won bronze at the women Grand Prix chess at the
Asian Games?
Ans. Harika Dronavalli
56. Which Indian player announced retirement from the professional snooker tour on 5 September
2014?
Ans. Pankaj Advani
57. Name the Union Civil Aviation Minister who on 9 September 2014 announced that the Union
Government has identified five locations for development of no-frills airports in India?
Ans. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
58. Who was appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank on 10 September 2014?
Ans. Subhash Chandra Garg
Note: He is a Senior IAS officer.
59. Who won the men’s doubles titles of the US Open 2014?
Ans. American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan
60. Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station on 6 September 2014 became the ........ longest
running reactor in the world?
Ans. Second
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61. Who was India's flag bearer at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony held on 19 September
2014?
Ans. Sardar Singh
Note: Sardar Singh is the captain of Indian Hockey team.
62. Name the Mandolin maestro who died on 19 September 2014 in Chennai?
Ans. Uppalapu Srinivas
63. Name Asia's first women Grand Slam winner who on 19 September 2014 announced her
retirement from Tennis at the age of 32?
Ans. Li Na
64. Who was appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) recently?
Ans. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
65. International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014.
What was the theme this year?
Ans. Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On
66. National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on 14 September 2014. Why was
Hindi Diwas celebrated on this day?
Ans. Hindi Day is observed because on 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India
adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.
67. Which country on 19 September 2014 rejected the historic referendum for independence from
United Kingdom through public voting?
Ans. Scotland
68. 17th Asian Games also known as XVII Asiad commenced at Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon,
South Korea on 19 September 2104. What is the theme of Asian Games 2014?
Ans. Meet Asia’s Future
69. What was the slogan of Asian Games 2014?
Ans. "Diversity Shines Here"
70. Union Sports Ministry on 17 September 2014 agreed to honour which Boxer with Arjuna
Award?
Ans. Manoj Kumar
Note: Ministry admitted in the court that Manoj was initially not considered for the award by the
committee as they mistakenly believed that he was involved in a doping case.
71. US President Barack Obama on 18 September 2014 nominated which Indian-American as the
next US Ambassador to India?
Ans. Richard Rahul Verma
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72. Which state became the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial Appointments
Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: The Bill seeks to end the two-decade-old collegium system of appointments and transfers of
judges to higher judiciary.
73. Which place became a permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as
decided by Union Government recently?
Ans. Goa
74. Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 September 2014 released his autobiography named?
Ans. And then One Day: A Memoir
75. Who won the Miss America pageant on 14 September 2014?
Ans. Miss Kira Kazantsev
76. Which country won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia on 14 September
2014?
Ans. USA
77. Name the young Indian shuttler won Indonesian Badminton Masters Grand Prix Gold on 14
September 2014?
Ans. HS Prannoy
78. US Senate on 19 September 2014 passed a bipartisan resolution declaring which day as US-India
Partnership Day?
Ans. 30 September 2014
79. Name the Co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp who on 18 September 2014 stepped down as
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
Ans. Larry Ellison
Note: Larry Ellison will now be the chairman of Oracle’s board and the Chief Technology Officer
of the company.
80. Who became the first transgender television news anchor in India recently?
Ans. Padmini Prakash
Note: On the eve of Independence Day on 15 August 2014, she for the first time read out the day’s
headlines from a teleprompter for the Lotus News Channel based in Coimbatore in the state of
Tamil Nadu.
81. President Pranab Mukherjee was on a visit to which foreign country from 14 to 17 September
2014?
Ans. Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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82. Chinese President Xi Jinping on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as China's new
Ambassador to India?
Ans. Le Yucheng
83. Name the former Director General of Police of Assam who committed suicide on 17 September
2014?
Ans. Sanker Baruah
Note: His suicide came after CBI raided his residence during the course of investigation of multi-crore
Saradha chit fund case.
84. Who was appointed as United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate
change on 16 September 2014?
Ans. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
85. International Economic Association (IEA) on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as
president-elect of the association beginning September 2014?
Ans. Kaushik Basu
86. Which firm on 18 September 2014 launched equity index linked green bond?
Ans. BNP Paribas
Note: It was launched in collaboration with the World Bank which will help raise funds for
products seeking to mitigate climate change. It is the first equity index linked with green bond.
87. Which state police on 16 September 2014 decided to launch its first e-police station to deal
exclusively with vehicle thefts?
Ans. Delhi Police
88. The 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship was held from 12 to 16 September
2014 at?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai
89. Who has been appointed as the head of "Quality Council of India" by the current Government
to aid the "Make in India" objective?
Ans. Adil Zainulbhai
90. Name the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014 to
make India a manufacturing hub?
Ans. Make In India Campaign
Note: The campaign is aimed to attract foreign companies to set up their manufacturing units in
India and to seek greater foreign investment.
91. Which tech giant on 22 September 2014 announced to launch a nationwide contest to develop a
mobile app for Prime Minister’s office (PMO)?
Ans. Google
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92. Which film was selected as India’s official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards on 23 September
2014?
Ans. Liar's Dice
Note: The hindi film is directed by Geethu Mohandas. The 87th Oscar Awards event will take
place in the US on 22 February 2015. The movie stars national award winning actors Geetanjali
Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
93. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Manglayaan successfully entered the Martian orbit on?
Ans. 24 September 2014
Note: By achieving this fete, India created the history of becoming the first country to insert the
spacecraft of the mission around the Mars in first attempt.
94. Name the scheme launched by Union Government on 25 September 2014 aims at alleviating
urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood opportunities through skill
development and other means?
Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana
95. Name the rescue operation undertaken by Indian Army during Jammu and Kashmir floods
recently?
Ans. Operation Megh Rahat
96. Name the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who has resigned on 26 September 2014 after his
government was reduced to a minority?
Ans. Prithviraj Chavan
Note: His resignation came in the backdrop of withdrawal of the support of the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP) that supported Congress for the last 15 years.
97. Name the new name of Aajeevika Skills Development Programme (ASDP) which was
launched by Union government on 25 September 2014?
Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
98. Which cricketers were recently selected as Bradman Honouree 2014?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
99. Which banks allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently on 24 September 2014?
Ans. SBI and ICICI
Note: The bank account is available for all kids above 10 who can sign uniformly. On 5 September
2014, SBI had launched new accounts Pehla Kadam and Pehli Udaan for kids. ICICI Bank has
launched Smart Stars account and Federal Bank Limited has Young Champ Account for minors.
100. Who was appointed as the head coach of the national team of Srilanka on 24 September 2014?
Ans. Marvan Atapattu, the former national cricket team captain
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101. Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) Working Committee on 26 September 2014
extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Director of Indian Cricket team till?
Ans. End of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
102. Argentina was fined by FIFA for putting up a banner, in a friendly match in the World Cup,
laying claim to which island?
Ans. Falkland Islands
103. Union Government recently declared which day as Antyodya Diwas?
Ans. 25 September
Note: Antyodya diwas was observed to mark the 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal
Upadhyay. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was the noted philosopher, historian and political
activist.
104. Name the renowned Hindi author was given the Saraswati Samman 2013 in New Delhi on 23
September 2014?
Ans. Govind Mishra
Note: He was given the Samman by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for his novel Dhool
Paudhon Par that was published in 2008. Govind Mishra is the second Hindi author to be
conferred with this honour after Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991.
105. Who was appointed as the new head of the Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) on 22 September 2014?
Ans. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar
106. CSIR on 26 September 2014 announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 for ten
persons in recognition of their work. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards is given in which field?
Ans. Science
107. Who are the winners of Right Livelihood Award 2014?
Ans. Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger
Note: The first one is former U.S. spy agency contractor and the other is the editor of The
Guardian. The Right Livelihood Award is also known as Alternative Nobel prize of Sweden.
108. Who was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013 given
by State Government of Kerala?
Ans. Noted writer and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair
109. UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held at?
Ans. New York
110. The Forbes India magazine released The 100 Richest Indian List 2014 on 25 September 2014.
Who has topped the list?
Ans. Mukesh Ambani
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111. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 September 2014 approved the appointment of whom as
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank
Ltd?
Ans. V.G. Mathew
112. Who was appointed as the new president of the News Broadcasting Association (NBA) for
the year 2014-2015 on 24 September 2014 ?
Ans. Rajat Sharma
Note: He is India TV chairman and editor-in-chief.
113. Union Ministry of Sports Sarbananda Sonowal on 22 September 2014 inaugurated National
Academy for Athletics and National Golf Academy at?
Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
114. Internet major Yahoo! Inc. on 21 September 2014 acquired which Bangalore-based start-up
firm for over 8 million US dollars?
Ans. BookPad Inc
115. Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term on 21 September
2014?
Ans. John Key
116. AP Government on 23 September 2014 issued an order enhancing the upper age limit for
direct recruitment in government service from 34 to?
Ans. 40 Years
117. Who was unanimously elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the
year 2014-15 on 22 September 2014?
Ans. Amit Mathew
Note: He is the resident editor and director of Malyala Manorama.
118. Ancient Nalanda University (NU) was formally inaugurated after 800 years on 19 September
2014 by Union External Affairs Minister ________?
Ans. Sushma Swaraj
119. Who has sworn in as new Prime Minister of Fiji on 22 September 2014?
Ans. Voreqe Bainimarama
120. Which city will host ICC World Cricket League Division 3 from 23 to 30 October 2014?
Ans. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
121. Who won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award on 24
September 2014?
Ans. Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel
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122. Reserve Bank of India on 24 September 2014 released which report on Capacity Building in
banks and non-banks?
Ans. Gopalakrishna Committee report
123. Who was appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sherpa for the Group of 20 annual
Summit 2014 on 23 September 2014?
Ans. Suresh Prabhu
124. 3. Which of the following option/s is/are correct around the Visa Liberalisation Scheme of
the SAARC nations?
Ans. Both a & b
a. The number of persons who would be provided the SAARC visa has been increased to 50
from 25
b. The scheme would be implemented only after standardisation of logistics requirements in all
the eight countries
125. The third meeting of SAARC Cultural Ministers will be held in:
Ans. New Delhi, India
126. 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' is a military training exercise beteen India and which other nation:
Ans. United States
127. Who has been appointed Chairperson of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee?
Ans. LK Advani
128. Kireet Joshi has died, he was associated with which field
Ans. Educationist
129. The G20 "Head of States" meeting for the year 2014 is going to be held in?
Ans. Brisbane, Australia
130. T. Suvarna Raju has been appointed as the Chairman of which organization?
Ans. HAL
131. Justice Dharmadhikari committee report is related to?
Ans. Ban on Dance Bar in Mumbai
132. Which city is planning to use "White-Fi" technology to provide wi-fi access to all?
Ans. Hyderabad
133. Where is 14th summit of SCO (Shangai Cooperation organization) held recently?
Ans. Dushanbe (capital and largest city of Tajikistan)
Note: India is one of the observer member of SCO.
134. 14th World Nobel Summit will be held in?
Ans. Cape Town
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135. Jitendra Chandra Paul has died; he was associated with which field
Ans. Freedom Fighter
Note: He brought out Tripura’s first Bengali daily Jagaran in 1954
136. Recently which industry major announced that it will accept Bit coins henceforth?
Ans. Paypal
137. Which Panel has been appointed for restructuring of Indian Railway Board?
Ans. Bibek Debroy Panel
138. West Bengal cabinet cleared a farmer-friendly project Sech-Bandhu Prakalpa which aims ?
Ans. Better Irrigation
Note: The project aimed to offer 46000 new pump sets with power connectivity to the farmers to
boost irrigation
139. Which Country has won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 ?
Ans. United States
Note: Defeats – Serbia, Host nation - Spain
140. Who has become first non European law lecturer at Cambridge
Ans. Antara Haldar
141. Which site is getting popular as "Anti-Facebook" by removing ads?
Ans. Ello
142. Who has sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu ?
Ans. O Pannersevlam
Note: Former CM Jayalalithaa jailed for 4 years in disproportionate assets case and fined Rs 100
crore.
143. What is name of new operating system announced by Microsoft?
Ans. Windows 10
Note: It will be released in late 2015. Previous edition was Windows 8.1 Released in August, 2013
144. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) in first week of September
2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up India’s first of its kind Coral
Garden in which state?
Ans. Gujarat
145. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 15 September 2014 approved 4754.42
crore rupees Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission & Distribution (T&D)
Systems (CSST&DS) in two north-eastern states of India. Name them?
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
146. How much distance Mangalyaan travelled to reach Mars?
Ans. 680 Million Km
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147. Which State government on 19 September 2014 launched a Unicode based mobile app for
android phones to promote the language spoken in the State?
Ans. Karnataka
148. Recently Union government launched FASTag. What is FASTag?
Ans. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) program launched by Government
149. Parliament of Iraq on 8 September 2014 approved a new government headed by a person as
Prime Minister. Name the person, who will head the government as Prime Minister?
Ans. Haider al-Abadi
150. What is the Name of Al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel group that in August 2014 captured 45 Fijian
UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) Personnel and released them on 11 September
2014?
Ans. Jabhat al-Nusra Front
151. Sendai nuclear plant that on 10 September 2014 got the permission to restart its two reactors
is located in which country?
Ans. Japan
152. Police of which state recently launched its first e-police station to deal with vehicle thefts?
Ans. New Delhi
153. Name the youngest Indian sailor who will represent India in 17th Asian Games 2014?
Ans. Chitresh Tatha
154. In 17th Asian Games 2014 China bagged all 10 gold medals in which item?
Ans. Diving
155. Who was the women boxer who refused to accept 60 Kg Boxing Bronze Medal In 17th Asian
Games after Semi final issue with South Korean boxer Park Ji Na?
Ans. Sarita Devi
156. Which Country won First Gold medal in Asian games 2014?
Ans. China in Shooting
157. Who won India’s first Medal in Asian games 2014?
Ans. Shewta Chaudhary in 10m Air Pistol
158. Who won India’s first Gold Medal in Asian games 2014?
Ans. Jitu Rai in 50m Air Pistol
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