current affair update ------------------------------— 61. Who will host Modis event Allphones Arena Sydney? Ans-Miss India Australia Rashi Kapoor 62. Who scored Highest runs in ODIs? Ans- Rohit Sharma 264 runs 63. Who was the winner of the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year? Ans- Rajinikanth 64. 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Co- operation (APEC) Summitheld at? Ans- Beijing, China 65. India Economic Summit was held at...? Ans- New Delhi 66. Who become the First Indian PM who travels 8 countries in six months? Ans- Narendra Modi 67. Which State will hold Global Investors Meet in May 2015? Ans- Tamil Nadu 68. The Seventh Summit on the Global Agenda was held at.......? Ans- UAE 69. Recently which state became Indias first state to make Voting compulsory in Local body elections? Ans- Gujarat 70. US and ....... sign agreement to cut emissions of greenhouse gases? Ans- China 71. National Education Day was observed on? Ans- 11 November 72. Who was appointed as the member of United Nations (UN) probe panel on Gaza? Ans- K C Reddy 73. Who tops the Forbes list of the Worlds Most Powerful People 2014? Ans- Vladimir Putin, Russia 74. Who has received Japan’s top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014? Ans- Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh 75. Who is appointed as Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board? Ans- Surya Prakash 76. Who has become first Indian woman to win prestigious Wildscreen Panda Award? Ans- Ashwika Kapur 77. Who has recieved Global Diversity Award 2014 at the Britain’s House of Commons? Ans-Shah Rukh Khan 78. Who was appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)? Ans- Lokesh Chandra 79. Swachhta Udyami Yojana is launched by which ministery? Ans- Social Justice and Empowerment 80. Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign will end on? Ans- 2019 81.Who won Durand Cup 2014 ? Ans- Salgaocar FC 82. Who acquired Cricbuzz com? Ans- Times Internet Ltd 83. Sixth World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was held at .......? Ans- New Delhi with theme Health Challenges and Ayurveda. 84. What is the name of the missile co- developed by India and Israel? Ans- Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) Barak 8 missile 85.Which country lifts ban on social networking websites like Face book, Twitter for reporters? Ans- China 86. Who was Mathias Samuel Soundra Pandian? Ans- Noted scholar and JNU professor 87. Who was re-elected to the Bar Council of India (BCI) ? Ans- Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran 88. Jnanpith Award 2013 was given to.......? Ans- Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature. 89.Who was appointed as Chief Information Commissioner UP? Ans- Jawed Usmani 90. Which countries sign energy cooperation agreement? Ans- China and Russia 91. Who tops Forbes list of most powerful women in Indian business? Ans- Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson of State Bank of India 92. Who is new Railway Minister? Ans- Shri Suresh Prabhu 93. Who is appointed as Chairman of National Chemical Weapon Convention? Ans- GS Sandhu 94. Which was selected for the prestigious International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014? Ans- The Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park 95. Who won the 10th India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award? Ans- Hanumappa Sudarshan of Karuna Trust 96. Who was been appointed as Advocate General (AG) of haryana? Ans- Baldev Raj Mahajan 97. Who is new health Minister? Ans- Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda 98. Which cricketer score 6000 thousand runs quickest? Ans- virat kohli 99. Who presented Telanganas First budget? Ans- Finance Minister Rajinder 100. Which company acquired mobile manufacturer Motorola? Ans- Lenovo gud d 101. Who was sworn as New CM of Goa? Ans- Laxmikant Parsekar 102. National Cancer Awareness Day was observed on? Ans- 7 November 103. Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign will end on? Ans- 2019 104. Budget allocation for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana? Ans- Rs 1000 crores 105. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojanawas launched on the birthday of ......? Ans- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan 106. Who is the Author of Book Two lives? Ans- Vikram Seth 107. Which insurance company has the tagline ‘Aapke Sachche Advisor’? Ans- Max Life Insurance 108. Roop Mallik is the awardee of Bhatnagar Prize under which category? Ans - Biological Sciences 109. Committee to review current Monetary policy framework? Ans- Urjit Patel Committee 110. IRDA Full form ? Ans– Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India 111. Which organisation released Economic Outlook 2014 ? Ans- Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) 112. Who has received 2013-14 European Golden Boot award ? Ans- Cristiano Ronaldo 113. National Cancer Awareness Day was observed on ...........? Ans- 7 November 2014 114. Who is appointed as new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? Ans- Anita Kapur 115 ........Vessel Indian Navy sank off the Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise? Ans- Torpedo Recovery Vessel, TRV-72 116. Who has became one of the youngest state lawmakers in the US? Ans- Indian-American Niraj Antani 117. Twentieth Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) was held at ......? Ans- New Delhi 118. Who was named as captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014? Ans- Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews 119. Who tops the Forbes list of the Worlds Most Powerful People 2014? Ans- Vladimir Putin, Russia 120. Who was named as the captain of ICC OCI Team of the Year 2014? Ans- MS DHONI 121. Who is headed committee that select the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)? Ans- Mallikarjun Kharge 122. India and Srilanka Joint army exercise name? Ans- Mithra Shakthi exercise 123. Who is appointed as Union Financial Services Secretary (FSS) ? Ans- Hasmukh Adhia 124. Which committee submit its report on IPL Spot fixing to the Supreme Court (SC)? Ans- Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee 125. Who has received Japan’s top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014? Ans- Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh 126.Who has become a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board ? Ans- Hockey India President Narinder Batra 127. Who has won Duleep Trophy title 2014-15? Ans- Central Zone by defeating South zone 128. Who took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance? Ans- Rajiv Mehrishi 129. Who was appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)? Ans- Lokesh Chandra 130. Which Ministery has launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for welfare of Tribal people ? Ans- Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs 131. Swachhta Udyami Yojana is launched by which ministery? Ans- Social Justice and Empowerment 132. Who has recieved Global Diversity Award 2014 at the Britain’s House of Commons? Ans-Shah Rukh Khan 133. Who has won Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 ? Ans- Chennai Super Kings 134. ...... first state of India to start olive refinery? Ans- Rajasthan 135. National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed on.....? Ans- 1 October 2014 136. Who is appointed as Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board? Ans- Surya Prakash 137. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed on.......? Ans- 27 October 2014 138. Jagdish Sharan Pande who died recently is.....? Ans- Freedom fighter 139. Who has become first Indian woman to win prestigious Wildscreen Panda Award? Ans- Ashwika Kapur 140. Which Ministery launched TB-Mission 2020 to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India? Ans- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 141. Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed on.....? Ans- 15 October 2014 142. Indias Ranking Global Hunger Index Report 2014? Ans- 55 143. Third International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) was observed on.....? Ans- 11 October 2014 144. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of.....? Ans- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan 145. Who was appointed as the first Hindu priest (Chaplain) at Georgetown University? Ans- Pratima Dharm 146. Who has won 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award ? Ans- Anoop Jain 147. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management is given to.......? Ans- Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai 148. Which company stops the calling facility from its application on mobile and landline phones within India? Ans- Skype 149. Who is the head of Commitee to regulate expenditure and contents of advertisements paid out of tax payers money? Ans- NR Madhava Menon 150. The theme of 2014 World Habitat Day is .....? Ans- Voices from Slums.
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