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JUNE-2014
KKR won the seventh edition of Indian Premier League 2014 final played at Chinnaswamy Stadium,
Bangalore by defeating - KXIP by three wickets
Prime Minister of India abolished existing nine EGoMs and twenty-one GoMs to - empower the Ministers
and Departments
The former guerrilla became the first President of El Salvador - Salvador Sanchez Ceren
Telangana on 2 June 2014 became 29th State of India, while Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana will
remain joint-capital of - Andhra Pradesh for next 10 years
Solar powered plane took off from Payerne airfield in Switzerland to complete its inaugural flight - Solar
Impulse-2
To enhance operational co-operation and validate capabilities, the Indian and French Air Force started
bilateral exercise - Garuda V at Jodhpur Airbase
IAF mountaineering expedition team explored an unclimbed peak of Arunachal Pradesh at a height 5887
meters - Mt Gorichen
Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas sworn-in to the Palestinian National Unity Government
led by - Prime Minister Rami Hamadallah
Government of Uttar Pradesh has ordered establishment of women helpline in 75 districts that will be
monitored and maintained by - the SSP and SP
Central Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory of RGCA became Indias first aquaculture pathology laboratory
to be accredited by - NABL
South Africa appointed Hashim Amla as test cricket captain as successor of - Graeme Smith who retired
in March 2014
To honour parents throughout the world for selfless commitment to children, Global Day of Parents was
observed on - 1 June
Amid an East-West showdown over Ukraine, the US President Barack Obama announced an US Security
plan of 1 billion US dollar for - Eastern Europe
TERI Environmental Survey 2014 claimed for maximum urban population climate has - worsened
West Bengal and Maharashtra governments signed a MoU on victim of trafficking under which - they will
identify and repatriate victims of trafficking
IICA & Grant Thornton India LLP signed a MoU to develop capacity of Indian companies to implement - the
CSR Rules laid in Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013
Kamal Nath was today sworn-in as the Pro-tem Speaker of the newly constituted Lok Sabha by -President
Pranab Mukherjee
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President Obama appointed an Indian-American as the member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council on
3 June 2014 - Shefali Duggal
World Environment Day observed across the world on 5 June 2014 with theme - small islands and
climate change and slogan raise your voice not the sea level
Pakistan has increased its defence budget by 11 percent for fiscal year 2014-15 - that starts on 1 July
2014
Assam Agricultural University and ICAR signed a MoU to open 638th Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in -
Baksa district of Assam
India elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the- Intangible Cultural Heritage
for the next four years
Gadkari has been given additional charge of the Ministries of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and
Drinking Water and Sanitation that was held by - Gopinath Munde
The last Navajo code (those were used during World War II and remain unbreakable till the end of the war)
talkers died in New Mexico - Chester Nez
Ban imposed on export of drugs produced in Ranbaxys Toansa plant was lifted by the - European health
regulator
Softbank Corp unveiled worlds first humanoid robot named Peeper that can - communicate and read
human emotions
Vice Admiral Anil Chopra took charge of the Western Naval Command (WNC) as - Commander-in-Chief
Kedarnath Singh, a noted Hindi poet has been chosen for the - Jnanpith award for 2013
Railways has increased the passenger fare and freight charges by - 14.2 percent in all classes and 6.5
percent respectively
West Bengal government bifurcated Jalpaiguri district to create - Alipurduar district, the 20th district of
the state
Canadas Quebec became first province of the country to adopt legislation - Right-to-Die
Music Group of Jaipur will perform during the XX Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland from
23 July to 3 August 2014 - Kawa
To highlight health and economic impacts of tobacco consumption the Union Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare released a video entitled - The Price We Pay
Madhya Pradesh Government appointed Madhuri Dixit as the brand ambassador of maternal and child
health campaign - Mamta Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the - 2014 FIFA World Cup
that is being played in Brazil
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Narmada Control Authority (NCA) gave its approval to Gujarat government to raise the height of Sardar
Sarovar Dam on - Narmada River in Kevadia to 138.68 meters
India became a member of select group of 17 countries who are permanent signatories of -Washington
Accord
Indian scientist has been elected as member of UNs body focused on oceans and law of the sea by
securing support of all 111 members - Rasik Ravindra
BHEL commissioned 68 MW Unit in Himachal Pradesh at - the Rampur Hydro Electric Project
Maharashtra Assembly approved the Bill to amend the - Dance Bar Prohibition Act prohibiting dance
bars across the state
State Cabinet of Maharashtra approved the long pending proposal of bifurcation of Thane district to carve
out - Palghar as 36th district of the state
Malayalam writer C Radhakrishnan selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 for his novel -
Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram
Narendra Modi dedicated Indias largest warship - INS Vikramaditya to the nation
UK-based business association honoured Lord Swraj Paul with - Lifetime Achievement Award
World Blood Donor Day was observed across the world on 14 June 2014 with a theme - Safe blood for
saving mothers
Independent High Level Committee headed by KK Mehrotra was constituted by Government to inquire into
gas leakage incident in - Bhilai Steel Plant of Chhattisgarh
UNESCO inscribed Rani-ki-Vav stepwell of Gujarat into - World Heritage list
To draw attention to the plight of refugees and renew commitment to solve refugee problems, the world on
20 June 2014 observed - World Refugee Day
N Srinivasan for the 14th Consecutive year has been appointed as the chief of the - Tamil Nadu Cricket
Association
Government has decided to provide interest-free loan of 4400 crore rupees to - cash-starved sugar mills
Project Mausam: Maritime Routes and Cultural Landscapes presented by Secretary of Culture, Ravindra
Singh at - 38th session of World Heritage Committee
Indias national air carrier, Air India has joined the global airlines group - Star Alliance
Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at - Golden Ganj station near Chhapra in Bihar
World Vitiligo Day was observed across the world on - 25 June
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Global giant HSBC on 24 June 2014 sold its Swiss private banking assets worth 12.5 billion dollars to -
Liechtensteins LGT Bank
RBI has permitted the NBFCs to act as BCs of banks with an aim of - spreading financial inclusion
To thank the seafarers for their contribution to the economy and civil society of the world, International
Seafarer's day was observed on - 25 June
Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel announced 33 percent reservation for women in the - police
force in the state
Union Cabinet has approved an in principle MoU between India and China to set up - industrial parks in
the country
Maharashtra government has approved 16% & 5% reservation in government jobs & educational
institutions for - Maratha community and Muslims, respectively
Union Ministry of External Affairs has declared 24 June as the - Passport Seva Divas
The in-exile-President of BCCI, N Srinivasan has been appointed as - the first Chairperson of ICC
Olympic Association announced the dates of 35th National Games and will be held from - 31 January to
14 February 2015 in Kerala
Union Government gave a deadline of three months to States to implement - the National Food Security
Act
Scientists have claimed, 3500 million years ago, glaciers were present on- Martian crater gale
High-level forum, Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths was held in -
Washington on 25 June 2014
Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath began at - Puri of Odisha
ISRO has launched PSLV C23 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and it
carried - five satellites from four nations
Saina Nehwal won 750000 US dollar Australian Open Super Series at Sydney by defeating - Carolina
Marin of Spain
Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won his maiden IBSF 6-Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt
by defeating - Kacper Flilpiak of Poland
MAY-2014
SC appointed 3rd arbitrator to resolve dispute of Centre and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin -
Hudson McHugh
SC re-constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to monitor the probe into the black money case under
the chairmanship of - retired judge MB Shah.
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NBA banned Los Angeles Clippers owner for life and fined him 2.5 million dollars over an alleged racist
remark in the stand - Donald Sterling
3400 India-made Electronic Voting Machines purchased for use in Presidential Election of a country which
is scheduled in November 2014 - Government of Namibia
US Senate confirmed the name of an Indian-American for Federal Judge in Illinois - Manish Shah
Granary with walls of mud-bricks discovered by archaeologists during excavation at - Rakhigarhi village a
Harappan civilisation site, in Haryana
South African city agreed to allow construction of a place of worship in form of a full-fledged Gurudwara -
Johannesburg
Tunisian lawmakers adopted a sweeping new electoral law that paves the way for general elections later
this year requiring party lists for legislative elections to be - half women and half men
SIT formed in Assam to investigate and look into the conspiracy and mastermind behind the killings of
civilians in - Kokrajhar and Baksa districts
The Obama administration gave approval for the Syrian opposition to open a - formal diplomatic mission
in the US
Former British No 1 tennis player died of liver cancer at the age of 30 - Elena Baltacha
SC upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act and said that the Act will not apply to -
unaided minority institutions
Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India on 6 May 2014 upheld the Constitutional validity of the Right
to Education (RTE) Act provided in Articles 15(5) and 21-A in the Constitution of India
Kuwait has renewed two crude oil supply contracts with Indias - BPCL and BORL
Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that the Prime Minister must step down over abuse of her power -
Yingluck Shinawartra
A book entitled A Stamp is Born was released by Vice President of India, M Hamid Ansari is authored by -
C. R. Pakrashi
Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court quashed law is Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation
(Amendment) Act, 2006 and said - water level of the dam can be raised to 142 feet
SC banned use of bulls for Jallikattu events or bullock-cart races across the country terming that - rights
guaranteed to the bulls under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1960 could not be
taken away
Scientists claimed that increased level of CO2 emissions will affect the nutrient content in some of the
worlds staple food items like - Wheat and Rice
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WHO claimed that quality of air in most cities worldwide that monitor outdoor (ambient) air pollution failed
to meet - WHO guidelines for safe levels
Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed the former fast bowler of Pakistan as the national coach of the
national team of Pakistan - Waqar Younis
India has been honoured with New Frontiers Award at the Arabian travel mart in Dubai for its outstanding
contribution to - tourism development in the face of overwhelming adversity in Uttarakhand
Rat-hole mining and transportation of coal was banned following the ex-parte interim order of NGT in
Meghalaya
Coal pit collapsed after an explosion on 14 May 2014 in which about 274 miners were killed - at Soma of
Western Turkey
Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI) on 14 May 2014 was chosen for the Special
Commendation at the - Golden Peacock National Training Awards 2014
Qatar announced that sponsorship system for foreign workers will be replaced by - new system of
employment contracts, as part of a package of labour reforms
Justice BS Chauhan appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as a successor
of - Justice NP Singh
Sistema Shyam Teleservices launched a messaging app for low-end CDMA devices called - mBuddy
Ashwin B. Pandya on 15 May 2014 was appointed as the Chairman of the - Central Water Commission
BJP emerged as the winner in the 16th Lok Sabha election by securing -282 seats of 543
Chief Minister of Bihar who tendered his resignation to the Governor taking responsibility of debacle of the
party in 16th Lok Sabha election - Nitish Kumar
Padma Bhusan awardee and management guru who headed Tata Steel died in South Kolkata - Russi
Mody
Bhasha Shahid Diwas or Language Martyrs Day was observed in Barak Valley of Assam on 19 May in
remembrance of - martyrs of language of the state
Three-time F1 world champion the only driver, who won a title by a car bearing his name died - Sir Jack
Brabham at the age of 88
Google has launched a service for Europeans in which they can request it to remove links related to them,
the service is named - Right to be forgotten
Brazil released two postage stamps to pay tribute to the 100 years of Indian cinema designed by Indian
graphic designer Satya Raj
Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) upheld a penalty of 630 crore rupees imposed on real estate
firm - DLF slapped by CCI
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Martial law has been imposed in Thailand by its Army to - restore law and order in the country
Governor DY Patil administered his oath of the office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister of Bihar - Jitan
Ram Manjhi
Government of India has extended the ban imposed on LTTE for five years under the provisions of the -
Unlawful Activities (Prevention Act 1967)
Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services for maintaining high quality operating model and having effective
control systems received - ISAE Type II certification
AIBA Executive Committee approved Boxing India as a provisional new - AIBA member to represent
India
SC constituted a new bench to hear the case of the Sahara Chief in chit fund scam after Justice Khehar
requested the CJI to - recuse him from the case
Former Zimbabwe batsman named as the batting coach of Pakistan cricket team for two years - Grant
Flower
A 13-years and 11-month old girl of Andhra Pradesh on 25 May 2014 became the youngest woman to
climb the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest - Malavath Poorna
TR Zeliang appointed as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland as the successor of - Neiphiu Rio
ONGC has started drilling its first-ever well in - Palar basin at Chinnapuliyur village near Chennai
Book entitled Anticipating India - The best of national interest was released on 24 May 2014 is authored
by - Shekhar Gupta
To carry rodents to ISS, NASA has developed high-tech cages that will help them to study long-term effect
of - microgravity on mammalian physiology
Narendra Modi on 26 May 2014 was sworn-in as the - 15th Prime Minister of India
SDMC signed a MoU with GeoSpatial Delhi to grant an Unique ID to properties in the civic bodys
jurisdiction to easier the process of property tax collection named - Unique Property Identification Code
(UPIC)
General Prayuth Chan-ocha led Royal Thai Army conducted a coup and imposed a military rule in Thailand
after imposition of - martial law in Thailand
IAF MIG-21 crashed at Marhama Sangam in Bijbehara of Anantnag district in South Kashmir in which pilot
squadron leader - Raghu Banshi died on board
Prime Minister of Libiya, Ahmed Maitiq and his cabinet was sworn-in, which has been challenged by other
politicians by terming it - non-legitimate
Dalia Grybauskaite won election for second term as the - President of Lithuania
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Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi on 27 May 2014 constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT)
on Black Money with - Justice (retd.) MB Shah to head it as its Chairman
Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of - 35th National Games, Kerala
To investigate the poachers of Rhino and prosecute them, the Assam government will use RhODIS, a
DNA-based forensic tool Rhino Indexing System
Maharashtra Government has included chapter on the name of master blaster Sachin in -Marathi and
English subject syllabus of class IV.
Football named as Brazuca to be used in FIFA World Cup Brazil will have six in-built HD cameras to
capture - 360 degree view of the on-field action.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi - Nripendra Misra
14th Attorney-General of India appointed to succeed Gulam Vahanvati is- Mukul Rohatgi
American poet and author, Maya Angelou died in North Carolina is known for her first book - I Know Why
the Caged Bird Sings
CCI approved proposal of purchase of 50% stake of Tata Group firm, Trent Hypermarket by - British retail
major, Tesco
To boost food processing Chief Minister of Punjab gave in-principle approval to set-up a 150 crore rupees
mega - Food Park at Ladowal in Ludhiana
Union Government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of
1006.20 million US dollar for - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a treaty in Kazakh capital of Astana to form the - Eurasian
Economic Union
National Security Adviser of India is - Ajit Doval
APRIL-2014
4-hour long talk between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov failed
to break the deadlock over the Ukraine Crisis
US Ambassador to India announced her resignation in the US Mission Town Hall Nancy Powell
The US and India has launched an Alliance initiative with an aim to improve the reading skills of millions of
primary school-aged children in India READ
Latest report of UN panel has warned that the climate change has increased risk of armed conflict among
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China.
Union Sports Ministry on 1 April 2014 derecognised a sports body with an immediate effect after its refusal
to comply with its directives Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF)
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Tsunami warning was triggered on 1 March 2014 for the Latin Americas entire Pacific coastline after an
earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck off in northern Chiles mining area of Iquique
Supreme Court said that trial against government officials in corruption cases cannot be ground to quash
the criminal proceedings
World Bank would nearly double its lending capacity to boost support for middle countries like India,
Brazil, China, Mexico and Indonesia
NATO foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all practical civilian and military co-operations with
Russia
Reserve Bank granted approval to two firms to start new banks IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial
Services
Karim Massimov was named as the new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
NATO announced that it had suspended all practical cooperation with Russia, civilian and military
ISRO had launched Indias 2nd regional navigational satellite from Sriharikota Space Station IRNSS 1B
Name the report that claims that Indian companies play an increasingly important role in the British
economy India Tracker 2014
MS Dhoni for outstanding achievement in Sports won the United Kingdoms 2014 Asian Award
Sri Lanka defeated India in the final match to win the ICC Twenty World Cup 2014 at - Shere Bangla
stadium of Mirpur, Dhaka
4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) was won by Punjab on 6 April 2014
won by defeating - Hockey Odisha 6-2 in the finals at Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Iwao Hakamada, the Japanese boxer on 6 April 2014 was awarded with an honorary championship belt
by World Boxing Council (WBC)
First Dada Saheb Phalke awardee for cinematograph died at his residence in Shankarapuram V K
Murthy died
Jhumpa Lahiri has been shortlisted for the 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction work entitled
Lowland
A capital of North east state of India that received its first passenger train and became the second state
capital after Guwahati to be put on the railway map of India is Itanagar
A report entitled Towards New Horizons-Arab Economic Transformation amid Political Transitions was
released by - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
A book entitled The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh written by -
Sanjaya Baru
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Mizoram government claimed that its impossible for them to repatriate all the - Bru refugees lodged in
six Tripura relief camps within three months
The First women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court appointed - Justice G Rohini
Indias Dipika Pallikal in the title clash of the Womens Champion Fiberlass Texas Open squash
tournament at Houston, United States on 14 April 2014 was defeated by - Egyptian Nour El Sherbini
(ranked 13th)
National Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy was won by Baroda after defeating - Uttar Pradesh in the
final match
Name the India born poet who on 14 April 2014 won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry
category for his collection of poems entitled 3 Sections - Vijay Seshadri
Supreme Court has recognised transgender as the - third category of sex
SIPRI has ranked India at which position in the report titled Trends in world military expenditure, 2013
Ninth
Book entitled, Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths is authored by - PC Parakh
Ship of Theseus was selected as best feature film and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was named as the best
popular film in the - National Film Awards
Google to bring internet access to the remotest parts of the world bought- Titan Aerospace, a maker of
high-altitude solar-powered drones
PCIL and PGCB will conduct a joint feasibility study for exporting 100 MW power to Bangladesh from -
gas-fired Palatana power plant in Tripura
Supreme Court in its direction said that CAG is empowered to audit - the private telecom companies
Admiral RK Dhowan took over as 22nd Chief of Indian Navy as the successor of - Admiral DK Joshi, who
is the 1st Defence forces chief to resign in India
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet in habitable zone - named Kepler-186f orbiting
Kepler-186 system in the constellation Cygnus
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on 22 April 2014 launched the AIFF Academy Certification with an
aim to set a standard of youth development in the country through certification model
International Mother Earth Day observed on 22 April 2014 with theme -Green Cities
SC has ordered special audit of property of Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple under the supervision of
former CAG of India Vinod Rai
India has launched a new academic programme in Pretoria to benefit unemployed South African youths
from internships in India
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SC had asked the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee to further investigate - IPL 2013 spot fixing and
betting scandal
Asia-Pacific navies on 22 April 2014 signed Maritime Communication Agreement with an aim to -
miscommunication between naval vessels does not develop into conflict in the Pacific Ocean
Supreme Court of India on 25 April 2014 referred the matter of remission of the life imprisonment of seven
convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to the Constitutional Bench
Name the IPL Chairman and senior Congress leader from Odisha on 23 April 2014 took oath as Rajya
Sabha member in New Delhi Ranjib Biswal
KCCI asked Idea Cellular to immediately withdraw its controversial advertisement on - Pashmina Shawls
Life-sized Atlas Anthropomorphic rescue robot has been developed Boston Dynamics - to visit the places
that are dangerous to humans
Four-member committee constituted to frame guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by government
providing advertisements to get - a political mileage
Gujarat High Court has restored the RBIs power to decide the period after which a bad loan can be
called a Non-Performing Asset (NPA)
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha sworn-in as the - 41st Chief Justice of India
Pope Francis on 27 April 2014 declared his two predecessors - John XXIII and John Paul II as saints in
St Peter's Square in Vatican City.
2014 Canada India Foundation Chachalani Global Indian Award was given in Toronto, Canada to NR
Narayana Murthy, the founder and executive Chairman of Infosys
President of India gave his approval for the dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly and - a fresh
proclamation of Central Rule in the state
Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year 2014 - Luis Suarez
An Indian environmental activist, Ramesh Agrawal won the prestigious - Goldman Environmental Prize
that is commonly called as the Green Nobel.
SC ordered that statement of rape victims should be directly recorded by a judicial magistrate within - 24
hours instead of police officials
A petition was filed in a Court of Pakistan to reopen the case of Bhagat Singh in SSP John P Saunders
murder case - to declare him innocent
SC appointed Hudson McHugh as 3rd arbitrator to resolve dispute of - Centre and Reliance Industries
Ltd (RIL) on KG basin
India has displaced Japan to become the world's third biggest economy in 2011 - in terms of Purchasing
Power Parity (PPP)
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MARCH-2014
Noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013
is - Chandi Prasad Bhatt
National Food Security Act came into force in a state with a provision of covering overall 75 percent total
population - Madhya Pradesh
President's rule has been imposed in - Andhra Pradesh
A bank recently opened its fourth branch in India in New Delhi with an aim of expanding its operations in the
country - The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, BBK
Employees at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant tested positive for radiation exposure in - New Mexico State of US
Legislative Assembly of a state amended an Act to regularise slums that come up before 1 January 2000 -
Maharashtra
Union Cabinet on 2 March 2014 cleared the Ordinance for reservation for a community under the central list
of OBC (other backward castes quota) category in nine northern states Jats
Mortal remains of about 282 Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed (dug out) on 2 March 2014 from
the well at - Ajnala in Amritsar district of Punjab
Union government gave its nod to a proposal to provide accessible mobile phones and laptops - to visually
impaired students
Afghanistan after registering a win over Bangladesh in Asia Cup helped it to enter - ICC ODI Rankings
Table for the 1st time ever
Pharmacy store and a convergence block inaugurated by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at AIIMS
to provide - free generic medicines to poor patients
Best picture Oscar Award won by - 12 Years A Slave
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 March 2014 extended the date for exchange of the pre-2005 banknotes to
- 1 January 2015.
Union Defence Ministry on 3 March 2014 ordered a CBI investigation into the purchase of jet fighter engines
from - Britains Rolls-Royce that worth 10000 crore rupees
Indian Navy on 1 March 2014 successfully completed one of its largest war drills spread over Indian Ocean,
Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal region named - Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise
(TROPEX)
IFAW-WTI captured and relocated seventh of the stranded gibbon families in Dello village to - Mehao
Wildlife Sanctuary
India is home to the largest number of bird species in the world is the preliminary findings of a recent global
event Great Backyard Bird Count
The Second meeting of India-UAE High Level Task Force on Investment was held in - Mumbai
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The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh attended the third Summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, BIMSTEC held in - Myanmar
Sheila Dikshit appointed as the Governor of Kerala as the successor of -Nikhil Kumar
Interest rates on the fixed deposit scheme offered by post offices have been increased by - 0.2 percent
US honoured an Indian person who started the movement to end acid attacks in India with the prestigious
International Women of Courage Award to - Laxmi
World Dentist Day to raise awareness about dental health was observed on - 6 March 2014
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports inaugurated the Sports Authority of India National Cycling
Academy (SAI NCA) at - Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.
The assets of Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted Ukrainian leader and other 17 former ministers, businessmen
and security chiefs frozen by -European Union (EU)
National security advisor-level meet on maritime security cooperation between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
was held in - New Delhi.
68th senior National football championship or Santosh Trophy was won by Mizoram by defeating -
Railways
13-year old Indian-American student on 9 March 2014 won the National Spelling Bee Competition in the US
in a verbal duel at Kansas City Public Library, Missouri - Kush Sharma
Indian shooter Pooja Ghatkar clinched the gold medal in women's air rifle event of the - 7th Asian
Championship in Kuwait.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between three countries under which natural gas
will be supplied from - Iraq to Jordan and Egypt
The cricketer voted as the Cricketer of the Generation - Sachin Tendulkar
Novak Djokovic won the Indian Wells ATP Tennis Masters by defeating -Roger Federer
President of Russia signed a decree recognising a city as a sovereign state paving a way for its absorption
into Russia - Crimea
Renowned author and journalist died on 20 March 2014 at the age of 99 at his home in Sujan Singh Park in
Delhi - Khushwant Singh
The first women to be elected as the President of Indian Journalists Association (IJA) in London - Aditi
Khanna
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) on 19 March 2014 inaugurated its local office at - Ranchi,
Jharkhand.
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Sarawasti Samman for year 2013 for a book Dhool Paudho Par has been awarded to Govind Mishra,
second Hindi author to receive this award
The pro-Russian forces on 19 March 2014 seized the Ukraines Navy Headquarters in - Crimean Capital
Sevastopol
To bolster awareness among investors and ring-fence them from possible frauds, SEBI has planned to seek
additional funds from the government for strengthening its - IPEF (Investor Protection and Education
Fund) programmes
Three day long FINA Diving World Series championship begins in at -Sheikh Hamadan Stadium in Dubai
Stuart Oliver of Castrol Vecton team won the inaugural Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship at -
Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
A book that claims that 2008 terror attack on Indian embassy in Kabul was monitored and sanctioned by
senior officials of ISI has been written by -Carlotta Gall
Pakistans civil award has been awarded on the Pakistan Day to one activist and a cricketer namely -
Malala Yousafzai and Misbah-ul-haq
Assam government has proposed a plan to trim the horns of rhinos to save them from the poachers as per
the plan made with WHO named - IRV 2020
UN Security Council (UNSC) on 20 March 2014 unanimously voted in favor of a resolution 2146 (2014) that
condemns the illegal (illicit) export of Libyan crude oils
A team of students from an Engineering college in Kerala have been selected to compete, for the first time,
in the University Rover Challenge in the US to - design and build next generation of Mars rovers
Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla a particular type of refugees living in relief camps in Tripura should
exercise their franchise inside Mizoram and from outside by Postal ballot Bru Refugees
Estimates of an institution released on 25 March 2014 reports claimed that in 2012 around 7 million people
died 1 in 8 of total global deaths as a result of air pollution exposure WHO
A non-profit group on 23 March 2014 launched AQUATM in Mumbai which is a water vending machine -
Vandana Foundation
FIH has introduced a new format of 60-minute game of four 15-minute quarters and replaced the two 35-
minute halves game of 70 minutes
Bank of India on 24 March 2014 launched a process of cardless cash withdrawal facility from its - IMT
(Instant Money Transfer)-enabled ATMs
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met the US President Barack Obama in Washington to
discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Vodafone has agreed to buy Spanish cable operator Ono in a deal aimed at expanding its interests in
Europe for 7.2 billion Euros
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British Forces handed over its two important military bases to Afghan security forces and closed down one in
southern Helmand province
United Kingdom has decided to honour the Indian soldiers through a series of events to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the World War I the participants of War
SIPRI in its data on international arms transfers claimed India as largest importer of weapon systems, which
is three times more than Pakistan and China
The 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013 has been awarded to a debutant film director, for the film
entitled The Good Road in Gujarati Gyan Correa bagged
A research report released by Oxfam concluded that the divide between the rich and poor in the United
Kingdom has widened. The report is entitled - Tale of Two Britains
SEBI has notified new set of norms to ease the process of KYC for investors by allowing market entities to
get details from the centralized KYC agencies
Almost half of the Chemical weapons stockpile of Syria has been removed has been claimed by OPCW-
UN Joint Mission
UNHCR report Asylum Trends 2013 claims sharp rise in asylum in 44 industrialised countries, primarily
driven by the Syrian crisis.
FEB-2014
Name the programme that has planned to release 25 vultures in safe-zone by 2016 following decrease in
populations due to use of Diclofenac to vet cattle - Programme SAVE
Union Government of India on 31 January 2014 announced that economy might have expanded by 4.5
percent in fiscal year 2012-13 - as compared to previous estimate of 5 percent
US on 31 January 2014 warned China against any move to declare a new Air Defence Identification
Zone (ADIZ) over the - South China Sea
Name the state that on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval for the foreign direct investment in multi-
brand retailing - Rajasthan
Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the Delhi Police to investigate the death of the
student from Arunachal Pradesh, who died after being allegedly beaten - Nido Tania
World Cancer Day 2014 observed on 4 February with the release of the World Cancer Report 2014 with
the World Cancer Day theme - Debunk the myths
Manoj Vaish took charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of - Multi Commodity
Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX)
President of Zanzibar, was on an official visit to India from 1 to 9 February 2014 - Dr. Ali Mohamed
Shein
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Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission - Former Supreme Court Justice
Ashok Kumar Mathur
Name the King of Saudi Arabia, who on 4 February 2014 ordered jail terms ranging from three to thirty
years for the Saudi citizens, who are fighting outside the country - Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Aabo the person who became the first person to receive a bionic hand, which allows life-like sensation to
be felt from the devices artificial fingers is a Dennis Amputee
The work on the project of widening the shipping route of Panama Canal was suspended by the -
Panama Canal Authority on 5 February 2014 following dispute over rising costs.
The first European to navigate through the Strait of Magellan in 1520 by in the service of Charles I of
Spain during his global circumnavigation voyage - Portuguese sailor, Ferdinand Magellan
Olympic flame on 5 February 2014 reached Sochi in Russia after traveling the longest route in the history
of the games of - 65000 kilometers.
India on 5 February 2014 extended the facility of visa-on-arrival for the tourists of 180 nations after -
barring tourists of eight nations.
The state government of which state on 5 February 2014 declared 10225 villages of the state as scarcity-
hit - of Rajasthan
People who have been nominated for World Children's Prize in Sweden are - Malala, John Wood,
Indira Ranamagar
India & Germany signed 2 umbrella agreements for financial & technical co-operation under - Indo
German bilateral Development Cooperation.
A Parliamentary Panel on 6 February 2014 submitted its report on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of
India Bill, 2013 to Parliament and asked the government to come out with a comprehensive Bill after
revisiting - the Aircraft Act 1934.
The eminent Hindi writer has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 -
Vishwanath Tripathi
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) on 6 February 2014 appointed a person as director-general (DG) of
the WWF International - Marco Lambertini
Ministry of Culture and Tate has signed a MoU to develop collaborations focused on - modern and
contemporary art.
Supreme Court has ordered to implement recommendations of a board for journalists and non-journalists
in newspapers and agencies - Majithia Wage Board
Union Cabinet on 7 February 2014 cleared the Telangana Bill with minimum changes in it and decided
that Hyderabad will not get the status of - a Union Territory
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Abhinav Bindra won two gold medals at Inter Shoot Tri Series shooting at - The Hague, Netherlands
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on 7 February 2014 announced that it has stopped the production of
the iconic car brand - Maruti 800
Kumar Sangakkara became the second person in Cricket history to score a triple century and a century
in the same test match after - Graham Gooch
Police of which country in February 2014 successfully dismantled the largest ever World War II bomb
found in the city at the construction site - Hong Kong
DRDO is in the process of developing a device to track down Maoists in naxal hit states that will be used
by CRPF - UAVs
Kumar Sangakkara, on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a
triple century and a century in the same test match after - Graham Gooch
Draft technical report on making payment system effective was released by - Reserve Bank of India
A body on 7 February 2014 issued a ban on the process of burning of tyres at public places like roads
and areas surrounded by residential buildings - National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Person selected as the new Chairman of ICC for a period of 2 years to succeed Alan Raymond Isaac -
Narayanswamy Srinivasan
Person who became became 1st person to win three gold medals in Tri-series shooting - Abhinav
Bindra
Requirement of India's solar mission on 10 February 2014 was challenged by United States alleging as
discriminatory and against international norms including the laws of WTO - Domestic Content
The Committee on Public Undertakings headed by who placed its report in Parliament on the share of
procurement by Food Corporation of India (FCI) - Jagdambika Pal
Cancer foundation YouWeCan of Yuvraj Singh joined hand with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti to roll
out a campaign named - Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli
Scientists discovered a new species of dolphin in Amazon River system which is a first discovery of a
species in almost in 100 years - Araguaian Boto
Popular Indian film Black was screened at - Fakel Theatre in Moscow
IOC has revoked the ban imposed on IOA paving the way for Indias return to the Olympic fold after - IOA
held elections as per IOC directives
Penguin India, the publisher of a book on 11 February 2014 agreed to withdraw the book from the Indian
market - The Hindus: An Alternative History
Largest tribal religious congregation of the world began at Medaram in Warangal district of the Telangana
region - Sammakkaa Saarakka Fair
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Person resigned from cabinet over the failure of government to fulfill its promises to protect rights of
minority groups in Malaysia - P Waythamoorthy
Volcano of a mountain in the main island of Java of Indonesia erupted on 13 February 2014 after
rumbling for several weeks - Mount Kelup of Kediri district
US have been blanketed with a huge snow storm has been dubbed as -Snowmaggedon
Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 gave its nod for classifying a language as a classical language to
give impetus to scholarships in the language - Odia
International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) was observed across the world, with Bangladesh
leading on - 21 February 2014
The middle order batsman of Indian cricket team on 20 February 2014 was appointed as the brand
ambassador of the Gujarat State Election Commission - Cheteshwar Pujara
The Speaker of Ukraine was named as the interim President of the country on 23 February 2014 -
Oleksandr Turchynov
NTPC signed MoU with BSPGCL and LBCPL to develop a 1320 MW Thermal Power Project at -Kajra in
Lakhisarai district of Bihar
Somdev Devvarman, the Indias top singles star on 23 February 2014 lifted his third ATP Challenge
Tennis title after defeating -Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Sri Lanka rejected draft report that calls for an international inquiry into alleged human rights violations
of Navi Pillai
Engineers of US firm Hennessey have developed the worlds fastest car with a top speed of a speed of
435 kilometers per hour named - Venom GT
Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh on 25 February 2014 passed the - UP Water Management and
Regulatory Commission Bill 2014
Israeli President Shimon Peres awarded Angela Merkel with Israels highest civilian honour - Israeli
Presidential Medal of Distinction
Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in the honour of - Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Government of India (Union Home Ministry) on 27 February 2014 constituted one-man expert committee
to study and examine - the demand of a separate Bodoland state
India on 28 February 2014 observed National Science Day to mark the discovery of - the Raman Effect
by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Music album based on the songs composed by music maestro AR Rahman and written by Kapil Sibal is -
Raunaq