For SBI PO- IBPS Exam Question 1- The great Himalayan national park nominated for UNESCO sites is situated in _? Ans:- Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh 2- Who is the new Chairman of software industry association NASSCOM ? Ans:- R Chandrasekaran 3-Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is located in which state? Ans=Karnataka 4-Which major port of the country was renamed Kamarajar Port as announced by the Union Government on 20 February 2014? Ans:- Ennore Port in Chennai 5-India Post (Dept. of Posts) on 13 February 2014 launched electronic Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) for Indian Citizens living in India. e-IPO facilitates paying online fee for which purpose?

Ans:- For seeking information under the RTI 6-Which railway on 9 February 2014 launched a new android-based smartphone app named ‘HYLITES’, which is claimed to be the first of its kind of app on Indian Railways offering most of the enquiry needs of city-based passengers? Ans:- South Central Railway – SCR 7-India’s anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) completed how many years of its establishment on 11 February 2014? Ans:- 50 years 8- Which of the following states are first to get Plastic Photo Identity Card? =Assam and Nagaland 9-Who among the following is the Chairman of Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)? =Parthasarathy Shome 10-Which of the following is the largest bank in the world in terms of market capitalization? =Industrial & Commercial Bank of China 11-India’s anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) completed how many years of its establishment on 11 February 2014? Ans:- 50 years

12-On 7 February 2014 the Supreme Court of India upheld recommendations made by the Justice Majithia wage board. The Majithia wage board is related to hiking salaries for ____? Ans:- Journalists and non-journalists 13-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 14-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 15-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 16-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

17-International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014? Ans:- 14 months 18-Who won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy on 3 February 2014 ? Ans:- India’s Squash player Joshna Chinappa 19-Corey Anderson ,who hit the fastest century in one-day international history on 1 January 2014 , belongs to which country ? Ans:- New Zealand 20-Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry, one of the Portugal’s highest honours, by the Portugal’s president office on 3 January 2014? Ans:- Cristiano Ronaldo 21-Who won the Sydney International Tennis Tournament Women’s singles title on 10 January 2014 ? Ans:- Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 22-Who retained the Volvo Golf Champions title at the Durban Country Club held on 12 January 2014? Ans:- South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen

23-Which Australian cricketer won the coveted Allan Border medal 2014 on 20 January 2014? Ans:- Mitchell Johnson 24-Which supreme court appointed committee is investigating the IPL scam ? Ans=Mudgal committee 25-Indian woman who won the "International Women of Courage Award 2014"? =Ms. Laxmi 26-After Uttar Pradesh, which state have the highest number of Lok sabha constituencies? =Maharashtra 27-Which country is biggest spender on Defence after USA? =China 28-Which of the following security forces completed 75 years of service to the nation in March 2014? =Central Reserve Police Force 29-Indian singer whose song is nominated for Honesty Oscars 2014? =Shankar Mahadevan 30-Which state became the first to launch the food security scheme_? Answer:(A) Delhi

31-who is author of book : "The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh" ? =Sanjay Baru 32-Who is author of book "Crusador or conspirator" which was in news due to revelation on coal scam? =PC Parekh 33-Which High Court recently celebrated 150 years of its functioning? =Madras High Court ,Calcutta High Court ,Bombay High Court 34- Who has recently been appointed as the President of International Court of Justice (ICJ)? =Peter Tomka 35-Who is the current Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission? =Justice K.G. Balakrishnan 36-Name of team bought by Sachin Tendulkar in ISL (Indian super league)? =Kochi 37-Baluarte Bridge, the highest cable stayed bridge in the world, was recently unveiled in =Mexico 38-D.U. Sastry, who passed recently, was predominantly a(an)

=Industrial Economist 39- Which express train will become the first train in India to be attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers as announced recently in February? Ans : Purushottam Express 40-Government in the interim Rail budget 2014 announced proposal to set up Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management at which place? Ans : Secunderabad ACADEMY AWARDS Best Film: 12 Years a Slave Best Actor in a Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) Best Actress in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) Best Animated Feature: Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho) Best Cinematography: Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki) Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin) Best Directing: Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón) Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom (Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen, Caitrin Rogers) Best Documentary Short: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed) Best Film Editing: Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger) Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty (Italy) Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

Best Original Score: Gravity (Steven Price) Best Original Song: Let It Go - Frozen Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn) Best Animated Short Film: Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares) Best Live Action Short Film: Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson) Best Sound Editing: Gravity (Glenn Freemantle) Best Sound Mixing: Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro) Best Visual Effects: Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould) Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley) Best Original Screenplay: Her (Spike Jonze) G D Birla award: The G D Birla award for scientific research was instituted in 1991 to recognise significant scientific research undertaken by Indian scientists below the age of 50, working in India Harish Rawat has been sworn in as Chief Minister of – Uttar Pradesh Appointment :- ?????? LIST OF NEW APPOINTMENTS ?????? *************************************** 1. Sushil Koirala become new PM of Nepal. He replace Khil Raj Regmi. 2. Satya Nadella appointed as CEO of Microsoft. 3. R.K.Tiwari appointed new Chairman of CBDT.

4. N Ramachandran was elected President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). 5. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur appointed head of 7th Central Pay Commission 6. Harish Rawat appointed 8th Chief Minister of Uttrakhand. He succeeded Vijay Bahuguna. 7. Manoj Vaish took charge as MD & CEO of MCX. 8. Aruna Bahuguna first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy. 9. Janet Yellen new Chairperson of Federal Reserve. 10. R. Chandrashekhar appointed the President of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) 11. J.N.Chaudhary was appointed as new head of NSG (National Security Guard) 12. Arvind Ranjan was appointed the full time chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). 13. Ashok Lavasa, appointed the New Civil Aviation Secretary. He succeeded K.N.Srivastava. 14. M. Veerappa Moily appointed as the new Environment and Forests Minister. 15. Siddarth Birla took charges as President of FICCI.

16. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar became the ambassador of US 17. B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao appointed as presidents of the Infosys. 18. Sushma Singh to take over as new Chief Information Commissioner She succeed Deepak Sandhu. 19. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala appointed Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). 20. Usha Sangwan appointed first woman managing director of LIC.

• 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 • 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 device’s 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 • 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 • Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of - Maruti 800 • 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 India’s 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 • 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 India’s 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 world’s 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 Israel’s highest civilian honour - Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction • Music album based on the songs composed by music maestro AR Rahman and written by Kapil Sibal is - Raunaq • 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 More GK Questions with Answers Question 1-

What is the full form of CHOGM summit held in Colombo in the month of November 2013 ? Question 2- Where was the annual UN (United Nation) global climate change talk held in the year 2013 ? Question 3- What is the full abbreviation of DGMO ? Question 4- Who became winner of Golden Shoe Award of 2013 ? Question 5- Who is the newly elected President of Maldives ? Question 6- Which country/nation announced a passport pass-back scheme in southern India that would allow applicants to keep passports while their visa is being processed ? Question 7- In which city first all women Bhartiya Mahile Bank was inaugrated last year in 2013 with a corpus of Rs.1000 crore INR ? Question 8- Who is the author of book " Courage and Conviction " ? Question 9- Who claimed International Woman Grandmaster Chess Tournament Title of the year 2013 ? Question 10-

Which country has been selected to host 2018 Women's World Cup ? Question 11- Name of the newly test-fired missile by india which is a naval variant of "Prithvi " missile ? Question 12 Name of the military excercise which was concluded in the Bay of Bengal on November 10, 2013 between The United States of America and India ? Question 13- Which country will host 2018 winter Olympics ? Question 14- Which rail system has become the first rail system in the workd to be awarded for energy efficiency ? Question 15- In which of the city India's first monorail service has been recntly launched of 3000 crore rupee monorail project? Question 16- Which country recently unveiled “KATANA” a combat marine system ? Question 17- Who is the first Hindu-American to enter in the US House of Representative as senator ? Question 18- Which sports person has been crowned with IAAF male athlete of the year 2013 ?

Question 19- Which is the first Indian state to enact the Lokpal Act ? 20- Who will head the 7th Pay Commission ? Ans:- 1- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting summit was held in Colombo, Srilanka in the last November2013. 2- The annual United Nations global climate change talks started in Warsha , Polan on November 11, 2013 . 3- Director General of Military Operations 4- Barcelona's Argentine star striker Lionel Messi was awarded with Golden Shoe award 2013 for his 46 goals in 2012-13 and on becoming top league scorer in Europe. 5- Fifty four years old Mr. Abdullah Yameen sworn in as President of Maldives . 6- United Kingdom - Britain announced a new passport pass-back pilot scheme in southern India 7- Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugrated first all women Bhartiya Mahila Bank (BMB ) in Mumbai on 19th November 2013. 8- The writer of "Courage and Conviction " is retired general V.K. Singh 9- Mary Ann Gomes of Kolkata became winner of International Woman Grandmaster Chess Tournament of the year 2013 after

defeating Keti Tsatsalashvili of Georgia 10- According to announcement by FIH England will host 2018 Hockey World Cup. 11- On 23rd November 2013 Indian successfully test-fired "Dhanush" missile which is a new version of " Prithvi " missile. Dhanush is a surface to surface missile and a naval variant of " Prithvi " missile. 12- Malabar-2013 13- Winter Olympics of 2018 will be hosted at Pyeongchang, South Korea . 14- DMRC - Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been awarded the Gold Standard Foundation a globally accepted certification for carbon mitigation project. 15- in Mumbai India's first monorail service has been launched by Indian railway. 16- Israel 17- Tulsi Gabbard is the first Hindu-American who entered in the US House of Representative as senator . 18- Usain Bolt a sprinter of Jamaica was crowned with IAAF male athlete of the year 2013. This was fifth IAAF male athlete award of Usain Bolt. 19- Odisha is the first Indian state to enact Lokpal Bill Act.

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