###################TILL 2014 ########################## • president of Bangladesh - Abdul Hamid Sri Lanka - Mahinda Rajapaksa Pakistan - Mamnoon Hussain Nepal - Ram Baran Yadav china - Xi Jinping • Prime Minister of Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina Sri Lanka - D. M. Jayaratne Pakistan - Nawaz Sharif Nepal - Sushil Koirala UK - David Cameron • Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu - O. Panneerselvam Kerala - Oommen Chandy Karnataka - Siddaramaiah Telangana - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Seemandhra- Chandrababu Naidu • Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha No official opposition. • United Nations Headquarters New York City. • E.V.M – Electronic voting machine SEBI - Security and Exchange Board of India. KYC - Know Your Customer. • 22 Languages recognized by the Indian constitution. • Mahabharat Written - written by Lord Ganesha followed by Veda Vyasa Ramayana Written – Valmiki • Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013 - Gulzar • Koyal Rana was Femina Miss India on April 5, 2014. Mother Teresa original name was Agnes Gonxa Bojaxhiu. the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is Malala Yousafzai, who was 17 years old when awarded the 2014 Peace Prize. The oldest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to date is Joseph Rotblat, who was 87 years old when he was awarded the Prize in 1995. • The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India - Shashi Kant Sharma • Presidents of the IOA(Indian Olympic Association) - Narayana Ramachandran • Tennis in 2014 ITF (International Tennis Federation) Grand Slam events Australian Open (January 13 – January 26) Mens singles Stanislas Wawrinka Womens singles Li Na Mens doubles Łukasz Kubot Sweden Robert Lindstedt Womens doubles Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Mixed doubles Kristina Mladenovic Canada Daniel Nestor French Open (May 26 – June 8) Mens singles Rafael Nadal Womens singles Maria Sharapova Mens doubles Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin Womens doubles Hsieh Su-wei , Peng Shuai Mixed doubles Anna-Lena Grönefeld Jean-Julien Rojer Wimbledon Championships (June 23 – July 6) Mens singles Novak Djokovic Womens singles Petra Kvitová Mens doubles Vasek Pospisil , Jack Sock Womens doubles Sara Errani , Roberta Vinci Mixed doubles Nenad Zimonjić , Samantha Stosur US Open (August 25 – September 7) Mens singles Marin Čilić Womens singles Serena Williams Mens doubles Bob Bryan , Mike Bryan Womens doubles Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Mixed doubles Sania Mirza Bruno Soares (Brazil) • Davis Cup 2014 The 103rd edition The tournament between national teams in mens tennis Switzerland winning the title for the first time, defeating hosts France in the final. • Fed Cup 2014 The 52nd edition The tournament between national teams in womens tennis Czech Republic winning the title, defeating germany in the final. • INDIA at the 2014 Asian Games Tennis Event Gold Silver Bronze Mens singles Yuki Bhambri Mens doubles Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh Womens doubles Sania Mirza Prarthana Thombare Mixed doubles Saketh Myneni Sania Mirza • Commonwealth Games-2014 (Glasgow, Scotland ) motto - People, Place, Passion England topped the medals tally in the 20th Commonwealth Games. Kiribati tiny Pacific island nation won it’s first-ever medal in Commonwealth Games in form of a Gold Medal.(David Katoatau won Gold medal 105 Kg men’s weightlifting) India’s rank 5th in 20th Commonwealth Games. India won 64 medals overall in 20th Commonwealth Games.15 - 30 – 19 = 64. India won largest number of gold medals in Wrestling - 5 gold NEXT Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia. • 2014 Asian Games ( Incheon, South Korea ) – theme - Meet Asias Future China topped the medals tally in the 17th Asian Games. 151 – 108 – 83 = 342 India’s rank 8th in 17th Asian Games. 11- 10 -36 = 57 NEXT Asian Games 2018 at Jakarta, Indonesia • Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama is the head monk of the Gelug or Yellow Hat school of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsongkhapa (1357–1419). The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, recognized since 1950. • The 14 and current Attorney General is Mukul Rohatgi. • BRICS summit 2014 – Brazil Current BRICS Members and leaders Brazil - Dilma Rousseff, President Russia - Vladimir Putin, President India - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister China - Xi Jinping, President South Africa - South Africa • SAARC ( South Asian Association for Regional Cooperationsummits ) 2014 – Kathmandu, Nepal Current BRICS Members and leaders Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani, President Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister Bhutan - Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister India - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Maldives - Abdulla Yameen, President Nepal - Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister Pakistan - Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Sri Lanka - Mahinda Rajapaksa, President • G-20 2014 – Brisbane, Australia • 1st Speakers of lok sabha Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar • Speakers of lok sabha at present ( 2014 ) Sumitra Mahajan • Deputy Speakers of lok sabha at present ( 2014 ) M. Thambi Durai • Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ( 2014 ) P. J. Kurien • chairman of finance commission ( 2014 ) Dr. Y.V.Reddy [Former Governor Reserve Bank of India]
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