INTERNATIONAL

1) The Health Ministry of Japan on 1 January 2014 estimated that a quarter of the population is currently aged over 65
and the figure is expected to reach nearly 40 percent by ?
Ans:- 2060
2) Which government recently announced to build a new sanctuary to save Worlds rarest Javan rhinos?
Ans:- Indonesia
3) Parliamentary elections in North Korea, creating the 13th Supreme Peoples Assembly, will be held on - ?
Ans:- 9 March 2014
4) The Parliament of Europe on 14 January 2014 signed a new carbon dioxide restriction treaty which seeks to slash
emissions for a segment of transport across the European Union (EU) by 28% from year 2020. The treaty focuses on
which transport segment?
Ans:- Commercial Vans
5) The term Euromaidan came to news recently, which stands for a huge spat of civil unrest and anti-government
protests in a country.Which country is associated with these protests?
Ans:- Ukraine
INDIA & WORLD
1) India on 1 January 2014 decided to send a team of senior officials to assess the political and security situation in
- ?
Ans:- South Sudan
2)Which country and India on 2 January 2014 signed an agreement on labour cooperation for domestic service workers
recruitment ?
Ans:- Saudi Arabia
3) Which country and India on 13 January 2014 signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector ?
Ans:- Canada
4) Which country decided to be one of the partners in the proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ)
in Andhra Pradesh on 6 January 2014?
Ans:- China
5) Which country and India on on 18 January 2014 agreed to promote cooperation in renewable energy, especially in
areas of solar energy and wind power ?
Ans:- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
NATIONAL
1) Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 1 January 2014 gave his assent to which bill which aims at regulating
corruption in public domain?
Ans:- Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013
2) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal for construction of a 220kV Transmission
system from on 2 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh
3) The Government of India on 10 January 2014 notified the new natural gas pricing formula.This new price mechanism
would come into effect from which date?
Ans:- From 1 April 2014
4) Name the programme for young persons of Overseas Indians introduced by Government of India in Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas (PBD) on 8 January 2014?
Ans:- Know India programme
5) Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched LPG Connection Portability Scheme across the country on 22
January 2014. Name the present Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas?
Ans:- M Veerappa Moily
STATES
1) Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) officially launched the North Eastern Region
Community Resource Management Project (NERCORMP) at on 6 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh )
2) Which state will launch its adult vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from 22 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Assam
3) Which state Government on 15 January 2014 decided to increase the reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBC)
from 19.5 percent to 27 percent ?
Ans:- Goa
4) Which state on 9 January 2014 became the first State in India to provide Universal Health Coverage to its population ?
Ans:- Karnataka
5) The pilot project of Amuls first Any Time Milk (ATM) vending machine to dispense milk on 24X7 basis was on 19
January 2014 installed at - ?
Ans:- Anand, Gujarat
CONFERENCES
1) International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH-2014) was held from 12th 15th January 2014 at which place
?
Ans:- New Delhi
AWARDS & HONOURS
1) Which film has been adjudged Best Motion Picture at 71st annual Golden Globe Awards ?
Ans:- 12 Years a Slave
2) Who has won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer on 18 January
2014?
Ans:- Cyrus Mistry
3) Name the Indian Noted author and journalist has been awarded a Fellowship of Kings College London, the British
institutions highest honour on 16 January 2014?
Ans:- Khushwant Singh
4) Which state bagged 3rd Krishi Karman Award for 2012-13 for being the best performing state in overall agricultural
production in the country on 18 January 2014?
Ans:- West Bengal
5) Name the Indian born Scientist and Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University on 21 January 2014 was awarded with
prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for developing the theory and application of MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple
Output) antennas ?
Ans:- Arogyaswami J oseph Paulraj
SPORTS & GAMES
1) Corey Anderson ,who hit the fastest century in one-day international history on 1 January 2014 , belongs to which
country ?
Ans:- New Zealand
2) Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry, one of the Portugals highest honours, by the Portugals
president office on 3 January 2014?
Ans:- Cristiano Ronaldo
3) Who won the Sydney International Tennis Tournament Womens singles title on 10 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria
4) Who retained the Volvo Golf Champions title at the Durban Country Club held on 12 January 2014?
Ans:- South Africas Louis Oosthuizen
5) Which Australian cricketer won the coveted Allan Border medal 2014 on 20 January 2014?
Ans:- Mitchell J ohnson
ECONOMY
1) Which entity was on 6 January 2014 selected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as a local operating unit for
issuing globally compatible Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) in India?
Ans:- The Clearing Corporation of India Limited CCIL
2) According to data provided by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters
Association of India on 9 January 2014, which country has recently overtaken South East Asia as the largest market for
Indian seafood exports?
Ans:- The United States
3) POSCO, the South Korean steel maker giant on 10 January 2014 received environment clearance from the Union
Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in which state ?
Ans:- Odisha
4) What is the name of world first Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and
accidental loss, which was opened on London on 12 January 2013?
Ans:- Elliptic Vault
5) Which state became the first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail on 13 January 2013?
Ans:- Delhi
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1) Name the software to predict weather developed by researchers from National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM) recently?
Ans:- Monitoring Climate Change (Moclic)
2) Which Meteorological Data Processing System was dedicated to the nation on 15 January 2014 on the occasion of
139th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD)?
Ans:- INSAT 3D
3) What is the name of Indias satellite-based flight navigation system which has been certified by aviation regulator
DGCA, recently ?
Ans:- GAGAN
4) Which country has recently carried out another successful test of its advanced missile defense system named Arrow 3
designed to intercept long range missiles ?
Ans:- Israel
5) Name Indias supercomputer rated 1st in India, 9th in the Asia Pacific Region and 44th in the world among the most
power efficient computer systems as per the Green500 List?
Ans:- Param Yuva-II
PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly on 3 January 2014?
Ans:- M.S. Dhir
2) Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uninor on 8 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Morten Karlsen Sorby
3) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of private insurer Future Generali India
Life Insurance on 7 January 2014?
Ans:- Munish Sharda
B)RESIGNS
1) Garry Kenneth Toomey on 16 January 2014 resigned as the CEO of a prominent Indian airline company.Which airline
is this?
Ans:- J et Airways
C) DEATHS
1) Namdeo Dhasal, the firebrand writer and fierce fighter for Dalit rights who passed away on 15 January 2014 was a
famous poet in which language?
Ans:- Marathi
D) VISITORS
1) Name the South Korean President visited India from 15 18 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Park Geun-Hye
E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Who retired as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20 January 2014?
Ans:- Anand Sinha
PLACES IN NEWS
1) Which Indian railway stations platform number one has become the worlds longest platform as announced by Limca
Book of Records on 11 January 2014?
Ans:- Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh
ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of NASSCOM ?
Ans:- National Association of Software and Services Companies
BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Driven, a book released recently, has been written by a former a Civil Servant Turned Entrepreneur. Who is he?
Ans:- J agdish Khattar
COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Who was the head of RBIs committee on strengthening monetary policy framework, which in its recommendations has
suggested that the target for inflation should be set at 4% with a band of +/- 2% around it ?
Ans:- Urjit Patel, Deputy Governor of the RBI
DAYS & DATES
1) National Girl Child Day is observed on ?
Ans:- J anuary24

India's first monorail to roll out in Mumbai on Feb 1
Government of India and the government of Fiji signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
(DTAA) on 30 January 2014
Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up the Worlds
largest 4000 MW ultra solar power project
India becomes the third largest crude oil importer in the World
India and the Netherlands signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in field of Sports on 30
January 2014
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna resigned
Ajoy Misra appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited (TGBL)
on 29 January 2014
Anand Kumar, a Mathematician and Founder of Super30 was conferred with Ramanujan
Mathematics Award
Pete Seeger, the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter dies at 94
The Cuban revolutionary, Ulises Estrada and associate of Che Guevara died at the age of 79 years
MS Dhoni becomes 4th fastest batsmen to reach 8,000 ODI runs
Kathy Cross of New Zealand became the first woman in ICC umpires panel
International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the introduction of International Womens Championship
on 29 January 2014
India won gold in men's Basketball at Lusofonia Games
Saina Nehwal won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014
Prithvi II, the Nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully test-fired
ISRO successfully launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 carrying communication satellite GSAT-
14
Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Sangharsh ke safar ka nayak
Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar
59th Idea Film fare Awards2013: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grabbed seven Black Lady awards
India-born Prof. A J Paulraj Won 2014 Marconi Prize
Thailand Imposes State of Emergency over protest