Current Affairs September 2014 Questions and Answers PDF Current Affairs September 2014 Questions and Answers, Current Affairs September 2014 Questions and Answers in PDF file for preparing PSC, SSC, UPSC, Civil Services, Bank, RRB and all Other Competitive Examinations in India. 1. India bagged how many gold medals in the 20th Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow? Answer: 15 2. Who won gold in the men’s badminton singles in the Commonwealth Games? Answer: Paruppalli Kashyap 3. Who is appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor? Answer: Arvind Gupta 4. Name the Foreign Office Minister of Britain who resigned from the Government in protest against Britain’s policy on Gaza? Answer: Sayeeda Warsi 5. Justice Manjula Chellur has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court? Answer: Kolkata 6. Which eminent cartoonist, who created the character ‘Chacha Chaudhary’, passed away on 5th August? Answer: Pran Kumar Sharma 7. Who won gold medal in men’s discus throw in the Commonwealth Games? Answer: Vikas Gowda 8. Which public sector company was recently accorded Navaratna status? Answer: Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) 9. Name the non-governmental organization from Pakistan which won the Magsaysay Award 2014? Answer: The Citizen Foundation. 10. Who created record of the fastest serve in women’s tennis? Answer: Sabine Lisicki (Germany) 11. The hundred years of the outbreak of the World War I was observed on: Answer: August 4 12. Who received this year’s Copley Medal, given by the Royal Society of London? Answer: Alec Jeffreys 13. International Day of Friendship was observed on: Answer: July 30 14. Government of India has raised the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence sector to …………… percent? Answer: 49 15. Who has recently been removed from the post of the Governor of Mizoram? Answer: Kamala Beniwal 16. Egypt has started the work of a new canal alongside which 145 year old artificial waterway? Answer: Suez Canal 17. What is the brand name of the new airline launched as a joint venture between Tata Group and Singapore Airlines? Answer: Vistara 18. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Iraq? Answer: Haider Al Abadi 19. Andhra Pradesh has decided to make which city as its ad hoc capital? Answer: Vijayawada 20. Which Indian origin mathematician was awarded the Fields Medal 2014? Answer: Manjul Bhargava 21. Which German footballer, who holds a record of 16 World Cup Goals, has recently announced his retirement? Answer: Miroslav Klose 22. Name the three persons who received the outstanding parliamentarian awards recently? Answer: Arun Jaitley (2010), Karan Singh (2011), Sharad Yadav (2012) 23. World Elephant Day was observed on: Answer: August 12 24. Which Oscar winning actor and comedian passed away recently? Answer: Robin Williams 25. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Expenditure Management Commission? Answer: Bimal Jalan 26. Who won wrestling gold in Asian Games recently? Answer: Yogeshwar Dutt 27. Who won discus Gold medal in Asiad 2014? Answer: Seema Punia 28. World Tourism Day observed across the world on: Answer: September 27, 2014 29. World Heart Day was observed across the world on: Answer: September 29, 2014 30. Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand recently? Answer: John Key 31. India successfully test fired nuclear capable Agni-I Missile on: Answer: September 11 32. Nasa’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit on: Answer: September 22 33. Who is sworn in as the new Governor of Kerala? Answer: P. Sathasivam 34. China’s which e-commerce outfit has become the world’s biggest IPO? Answer: Alibaba Group Download Current Affairs September 2014 Questions and answers in PDF file from: keralapscblog/2014/11/current-affairs-september-2014-questions-and-answers-pdf.html
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