Important Current Affairs for SSC, SBI PO 2014

Important Current Affairs for SSC, SBI PO 2014
• Arvind Mayaram has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary on 15 April.
• Baroda won the National Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy title after defeated Uttar Pradesh in the final match by three runs on 14 April at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
• ‘ The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh ‘ written by Dr. Sanjaya Baru.
• Veteran film lyricist and director Gulzar has been chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013.
• Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) .
• Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group which is one of the largest employers in Britain, has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), one of the UK’s highest civilian awards.
• R Chandrasekaran Takes Over As NASSCOM chairman.
• Sachin Tendulkar Adorns Cover of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
• Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Lowland” has been shortlisted for the 2014 Baileys Prize, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman.
• Ravi Chauhan was appointed as Managing Director for SAP India.
• Koyal Rana won the coveted Miss India 2014 crown at the 51st edition of the pageant.
• Indian Cricket Captain MS Dhoni has won United Kingdom’s 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports.
• Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) received the Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013.
• The government has appointed R Gandhi as deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 April.
• Union Government appointed senior IPS officer D K Pathak as the new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
• The seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day 2014 was celebrated across the world on 2 April 2014.
• Narendra Kothari Appointed As new Chairman of NMDC(National Mineral Development Corporation Limited on 17 April
• Admiral Robin K Dhowan on 17 April took over as the 22nd Chief of Indian Navy
• State Bank of India (SBI) launched Tablet (Tab) Banking service for opening Savings Bank accounts
• The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment on 15th April 2014, created the “third gender” status for transgenders.
• India-born poet Vijay Seshadri has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize.

Current Affairs February 2014

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Indian History Questions and Answers

Indian History Questions and Answers 

 1.The Mehrauli Pillarinscription belongs to theperiod of the:
Answer : Guptas
2.The Quit India Movementwas adopted by the IndianNational Congress at:
Answer : Bombay
3.Which Buddhist Council was held during the reign of Asoka?
Answer : Third
4.Best Bakery case isrelated to:
Answer : Gujarat Riot
5.The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) wasfounded by:
Answer : Birla and Thakurdas
6.Who gave the title‘‘Mahatma’’ to Gandhiji?
Answer : Rabindranath Tagore
7.Who was the Prime Minister of Britain whenIndia achieved independence?
 Answer : Clement Atlee
 8.Home rule movement was started by:
Answer : Bala gangadhar Tilak
9.Which famous port of South India gives evidenceof Indo-Roman trade?
Answer : Arekamedu
10.The last Viceroy of British India was:
Answer : Lord Mountbatten
11.---------- was the Firs tChief Justice of India.
Answer : Hiralal .J. Kania
12.Under whose patronage Kutabminar was built ?
Answer : Kutabdeen Ibek
13.Who among the following is the father of Pakistan?
Answer : Mohammed AliJinnah
14.Who among the following is the first Delhi Sultan?
Answer : Qutubuddin Aibak
15.Who was the first Indian to become a member ofthe British Parliament?
Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji
16.To which dynasty did theAsoka belong?
Answer : Maurya
17.Who was the founder of Saka Era?
Answer : Kanishka
18.Who is the Chief Ministe rof West Bengal?
Answer : Mamatha Banerji
19.Tulsidas lived during the regime of:
Answer : akbar
20.To which personality Gandhiji gave the title‘Deen Bandhu’?
Answer : C.F . Andrews
21.‘Rozgar Badhao’ is the slogan launched by whichPrime Minister?
Answer : Manmohan Singh '
22.‘Rozgar Badhao’ is the slogan launched by whichPrime Minister?
Answer : Manmohan Singh
23.The Directive Principles ofthe Indian constitutionaim at:
Answer : Providing asocial and economic basefor genuine democracy inthe country.
24.B.R. Ambedkar was selected to theConstitutent Assembly from:
Answer : West Bengal
25.‘Din Illahi’ was thereligion founded by :
Answer : Akbar