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January 2014










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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
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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
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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 Joseph 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 Johnson
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
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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:- Jet Airways
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C) DEATHS
1) Namdeo Dhasal, the firebrand writer and fierce fighter for Dalit rights who passed
away on 15 January 2014 was a famous poet in which language? Ans:- Marathi
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:- Jagdish 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:- January24