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Contents Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ...... 2 Key Outcomes of Narendra Modi’s US visit ...... 2 PM Modi’s address to UN General Assembly ...... 3 Justice H.L.Dattu sworn in as 42nd Chief Justice of India ...... 4 Home Ministry issues notification for lifetime validity of PIO Cards ...... 4 E-rickshaws recognized as special category three-wheeled vehicles ...... 4 ISRO gets ready for the launch of IRNSS 1C ...... 5 Jayalalitha Convicted & Jailed in Graft Case ...... 5 President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra ...... 5 PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Make in India’ Campaign ...... 6 MOM in Mars Orbit...... 6 2014 Asian Games ...... 7 Miscellaneous ...... 11 Important Summits held in 2014 ...... 14 Important Committees...... 15 Who is who ...... 15 Current RBI Rates ...... 17 Current Affairs Q & A September 2014 ...... 18 Memory Based Questions Asked in RRB Office Assistant Exam & RBI Assistant Exam ...... 28 Key: Current Affairs Q & A September 2014 ...... 36

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

The Union Cabinet has granted its approval for the Major thrust is being given Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) which was officially to information, education launched on October 2, 2014. and communication of The main goal of the programme is a clean India with all importance of cleanliness. gram panchayats being open defecation free by 2019. A cleanliness drive under The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Urban) will last a span of SBA was launched on five years and cover 4,041 statutory towns. The earlier September 27 in the mission on sanitation, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, will be Rashtrapati Bhavan and was lasted till October 2. The restructured into Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Rural). The Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya campaign involving urban component of SBA will be implemented by the schools where cleanliness drives will be conducted, and Ministry of Urban Development, and the rural was launched by the Minister for Human Resources component by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Development. A multi media campaign promoting Sanitation. The total outlay is Rs. 62,009 crores with Rs. cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene and focusing on 14,623 coming from the Centre. creating awareness was be launched on October 2 by The scheme aims to stop open defecation through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. construction of IHHL (individual household latrines), Also, in a CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiative, cluster toilets and community toilets (especially through L&T has announced that it shall construct 5,000 toilets PPP mode). Solid and liquid waste management also across India. Significantly, the SBA identifies CSR forms an important component of the programme. initiatives as one of the sources for the programme’s funding.

Key Outcomes of Narendra Modi’s US visit

A joint editorial released by India and US highlighted the high-level Intellectual Property Working Group as a part following developments in the bilateral relationship of of the Trade Policy Forum will be formed to look into the two countries:- issues related to innovation. Indo- US Investment Initiative Establishment of an Indo- US Investment Initiative led Others by the Ministry of Finance on the Indian side and the  The two leaders also committed to hold public- Department of Treasury on the American side, with private discussions in the early part of 2015 special focus on capital market development and under the already existing Commercial Dialogue financing of infrastructure. This Initiative will focus on on new areas of cooperation, including increasing investment by institutional investors and innovation in advanced manufacturing corporate entities  After reiterating their commitment to working Infrastructure Collaboration Platform together towards the creation of a new global Establishment of an Infrastructure Collaboration agreement on climate change, they agreed to Platform convened by the Ministry of Finance on the hold an urgent meeting of their bilateral task Indian side and the Department of Commerce on the force on HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) prior to the American side to facilitate the participation of American next meeting of the Montreal Protocol companies in Indian infrastructure projects  The two leaders launched a new US – India Trade Policy Forum Climate Fellowship Program to build each The two countries committed to work through the other’s long term capacity to address climate Trade Policy Forum to promote a business environment change related issues that was conducive for companies to invest and  A MoU between the Export-Import Bank and manufacture in both in India and US. Also, an annual the Indian Renewable Energy Development GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 2 Test Prep

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Agency was signed. This MoU would make up to Civil Space Joint Working Group and hoped for $1 bn in financing available to India to help its further co-operation in the area of space transition to a low carbon and climate resilient technology energy economy, at the same time boosting  The two countries agreed to launch a new American renewable energy exports to India phase of the India-U.S. Vaccine Action Program  The countries also agreed to a 10 year and emphasis on developing affordable extension of the 2005 Framework for the US – vaccines for dengue, malaria, and TB India Defense Relationship  The two countries pledged to work together  The two leaders decided to intensify towards the export of nuclear technology from cooperation in maritime security, mainly by US to India to make India more self-reliant. In enhancing technology partnerships for India’s furtherance of this, the countries decided to Navy and also upgrading the existing military continue working towards India’s phased entry exercise Malabar. into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the  USA pledged to help India counter the threat of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the IEDs (improvised explosive devices) through I&T Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia (information and technology) Group. The American President expressed his  The two leaders appreciated the establishment support for India’s early application and and planned first meeting of the NASA-ISRO eventual membership in all four regimes. Mars Joint Working Group under the U.S.-India

PM Modi’s address to UN General Assembly

PM Modi’s first speech before the UNGA has been  He also stated that it was now up to Pakistan to commended by his supporters establish an atmosphere that was conducive to and critics alike. He touched resuming talks upon various topics concerning  Rejecting unilateralism, he said that countries India and the world in his would have to work together to resolve the address, which was delivered in issues before them. Drawing on India’s ancient Hindi. The speech which lasted a history and wisdom, he stated that India viewed little more than thirty minutes the world as one. Even though India is a was read from a prepared text, and some parts were developing nation it is ready to share its modest extempore too. Some of the points he made in his resources with the world, he stated. He also speech are as follows:- questioned the necessity of various grouping of  The PM asserted that India’s future was tied nations like G8 etc when a multilateral body like with that of its neighbors. Citing instances of his the UN existed. government’s attempts to reach out to different  He also called for reforms to the UNSC neighbors, he also made it clear that no stable  He highlighted issues faced by nations and it relationship could be built under the shadow of people due to globalization and climate chang terrorism  He said that democratic principles and unity  Condemning terrorism and rising extremism in were on an upsurge in various parts of the various parts of the world, he insisted that all world, highlighting Afghanistan and Nepal as nations of the world would have to function in examples. He also mentioned that the world unison to deal with such a menace. He also was experiencing increasing levels of prosperity called for genuine dialogue and engagement and stability, especially in Latin America between countries  The PM drew on India’s soft power across the  In a rebuke to Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s reference to globe by making references to yoga and calling Kashmir in his speech, the PM said that it was for celebration of International Yoga Day pointless to raise bilateral issues in international forums like the UN

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Justice H.L.Dattu sworn in as 42nd Chief Justice of India

Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was since 2008. At the SC, he has been heading the bench sworn in as the CJI (Chief Justice of India) by the which was monitoring investigations into the 2G President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. He succeeds Spectrum case. Justice R.M.Lodha, who was also appointed this year in Justice Dattu will serve as CJI for 14 months, and is set April. to retire on the 2nd of December 2015. He went on to serve as the Chief Justice in two High Courts: Chhattisgarh and Kerala. He has served in the SC

Home Ministry issues notification for lifetime validity of PIO Cards

Within days of the PM’s announcement of lifetime visas (Foreigners Regional Registration Office). No such for PIOs, the notification for the same has been issued registration is now required irrespective of how long the by the Centre. PIO’s stay is. The notification amends the rules of the PIO Card PIO Scheme so that new recipients of PIO cards will receive A PIO refers to any person without Indian passport and cards that will be valid for the duration of their life, not a citizen of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Afghanistan, provided they are holders of valid passports. This Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, who falls under any of the lifetime validity will be applicable retrospectively to following categories holders of PIO cards too if they possess a valid passport. Any person who has at any time held an Indian passport Earlier, PIOs had cards which granted them a 15 year Any person whose parent(s) or grandparent (s) or great visa, which could then be extended for a term of 10 grandparents (s) was born in India or was a permanent years at a time. resident in India . However, such a person should not The Scheme for issuance of Person of Indian Origin Card have been a citizen of any other specific country (PIO Card) Amendment Scheme, 2014 also amended Any person who is a spouse of a citizen of India or of a the rules that required PIOs spending more than 180 PIO who falls under any of the above two categories days in India to register themselves with the FRRO

E-rickshaws recognized as special category three-wheeled vehicles

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highway has issued a notification defines e-rickshaws as a ‘special purpose notification amending the Motor Vehicles Act, allowing battery operated vehicle having three wheels and e-rickshaws to ply in New Delhi. Earlier, a Delhi HC intended to provide last mile connectivity for transport judgment had banned e-rickshaws due to safety of passengers’. concerns. But, the Centre has recognized e-rickshaws as Restrictions a special category and has come out with guidelines for An e-rickshaws cam carry a maximum of four their usage. This decision has been taking by the passengers, excluding the driver, and luggage that government after taking into consideration the loss of weighs no more than 40 kg. The maximum allowed livelihood caused to many e-rickshaw drivers because of speed limit for e-rickshaws is 25 km/hr and the net the ban. power of its motor cannot be more than 2,000 W. What are e-rickshaws? Further, a license issued/renewed for an e-rickshaw will E-rickshaws or electric rickshaws are three wheeled be valid only for three years from the date of issue. vehicles that are operated with an electric motor. The

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ISRO gets ready for the launch of IRNSS 1C

IRNSS 1C, the next satellite in India’s IRNSS (Indian launched on a PSLV C26 from Sriharikota. The satellite is Regional Navigational Satellite System) series, is set to similar to, and follows the IRNSS 1A and 1B which were be launched on October 9 by ISRO. IRNSS 1C will be launched in April 2013 and July 2014 respectively.

Jayalalitha Convicted & Jailed in Graft Case

The 18 year long corruption case against former CM of period of six years after she finishes serving the TN , J. Jayalalitha, reached its conclusion when a special sentence. However, if the order of conviction is stayed court in Bangalore presided by Special Judge John or overruled by a higher court, the disqualification will D’Cunha convicted her under the Prevention of be annulled. Corruption Act. She was sentenced to four years This is not the first instance of Jayalalitha having to step imprisonment and levied a fine of Rs. 100 cr. The down as CM. In 2001, she had to step down temporarily charge against her was of holding assets of Rs. 66.65 cr till a higher court overturned the decision which that were disproportionate to her known sources of sentenced her to two years rigorous imprisonment on a income. This verdict marks the first ever conviction of a land deal case. serving Chief Minister. O.Paneerselvam, who was the Finance Minister of TN, Two aides of Jayalalitha and her now disowned foster took Jayalalitha’s place as CM, following a meeting of son were also convicted in this case. the party’s MLAs. Mr. Paneerselvam had also served as After the sentence, Jayalalitha was taken to the CM for a period of six months in 2001 after Jayalalitha Parappana Agrahara jail in Bangalore. Since she was had resigned. sentenced to a period of more than three years, she will After the verdict was announced, incidents of violence have to approach the HC of Karnataka for bail. She is were witnessed in various parts of Tamil Nadu. AIADMK also expected to file an appeal challenging the order of supporters burnt effigies of leaders of opposing parties conviction. As of now, she stands disqualified as an MLA and went on a rampage destroying public properties. in accordance with the Representation of People’s Act, Shops were shut down and instances of buses being which also prohibits her from contesting elections for a broken or burnt were also reported.

President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra

On 28 September 2014, President’s rule has been his resignation to the Governor, C.V.Rao. Mr.Chavan imposed in Maharashtra by the President in accordance was put in a position where he had to resign after the with a move by the Union Cabinetcalling for the same. NCP Congress alliance in the state crumbled. Assembly The state assembly has been kept under suspended elections are scheduled to commence from October 15 animation. The Cabinet made this recommendation, in Maharashtra after the Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan, submitted

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PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Make in India’ Campaign

In order to make India a manufacturing hub, PM investment opportunities, sector specific FDI and other Narendra Modi launched the Make In India Campaign at policies and associated agencies. Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The promotion is intended Features of the ‘Make In India’ campaign to appeal foreign companies to set up their  Govt to look into all regulatory processes to manufacturing units in India and to obtain larger foreign ease the load on investors. investment. P.M. Narendra Modi on his Independence  A dedicated cell to answer enquiries from the Day speech had declared the Make in India policy. The aim of the crusade is to get manufacturing sector to grow over 10% on a viable basis over a long run and to transform the economy from a Service-driven growth model to Labour-intensive manufacturing-driven growth. Thus, it will assist in creating jobs for over 10 million people, who join the workforce every year. Via ‘Make In India’ campaign, the Union Government wishes to clear the disheartening image of complex rules and bureaucratic red tape of Indian administration. It will assist the global investors to business bodies via a freshly created web promote their investment choices. This will assist in portal. apprehending the objective of a liberalized economy.  F.A.Q.s on the portal to assist investors find As per the World Bank’s ease of doing business index, instant answers to their general queries India ranks at very low at 134 (out of 189) nations in  Back-end support team to answer specific 2014. The ‘Make in India’ campaign will act as a guiding enquiries within 72 hours for foreign investors on all aspects of regulatory and  DIPP and FICCI have together set up an 8- policy issues and support them in attaining regulatory member expert group to address enquiries and sanctions. The Government has already allowed 100% apprehensions of investors. They will explain FDI under automatic route in construction, operation Indian policies to the investors and propose and maintenance in rail infrastructure projects. reforms to the Central and states governments. The ‘Make In India’ places stress on 25 sectors with  All Central government services are being emphasis on job creation and skill development. These integrated with an e-Biz single window online include: automobiles, chemicals, IT, pharmaceuticals, portal. textiles, ports, aviation, leather, tourism and hospitality,  States recommended initiating the self- wellness, railways, auto components, design certification manufacturing, renewable energy, mining, bio-  The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has been technology, pharmaceuticals and electronics, etc. asked to provide all security clearances to Union Government released individual brochures for investment proposals within 3 months. these sectors along with a general brochure. The  An advisory has been sentto all departments/ brochures will offer details of growth drivers, state governments to streamline and straighten out the regulatory environment. MOM in Mars Orbit

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan was Mars. This combined with the fact that MOM cost India successfully inserted into Mars’ orbit on the 24th of only a tenth of what NASA incurred to insert its satellite September 2014 with the help of the Indian Space into Mars’ orbit, makes this achievement a source of Research Organisation (ISRO). This gives India the great pride to the nation. distinction of not only being the first nation to send a India’s first interplanetary mission was launched from satellite into Mars’ orbit in its first attempt, but also the the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on a PSLV first Asian nation to successfully send a satellite to (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) on the 5th of November

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2013. The satellite, weighing features, mineral compositions and atmospheric around 1,350 kg was on an conditions using indigenously developed instruments. elliptical orbit around the The mission also serves to showcase India’s capabilities Earth for a month before it in indigenously developing, planning and launching an set off towards Mars. interplanetary mission. Apart from being a feat in itself, The objectives of the MOM this latest milestone could help open up the highly are to study Mars’ surface lucrative space technology market to India.

2014 Asian Games

The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is a multi-sport event celebrated in Incheon, South Korea from September 19 – October 4, 2014, with 439 events in 36 sports and disciplines set to feature in the Games. India competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, from 19 September to 4 October 2014. After 16 years India won the Gold medal in Asian Games men's hockey tournament, and consequently earned a direct berth to the 2016 Summer Olympics hockey tournament. The 2014 Asian Games, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Asian Games 2014 Medals Tally

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 China 151 108 83 342 North 7 11 11 14 36 Korea

South 2 79 71 84 234 Korea 8 India 11 10 36 57

3 Japan 47 76 77 200 Chinese 9 10 18 23 51 Taipei

4 Kazakhstan 28 23 33 84 10 Qatar 10 0 4 14

5 Iran 21 18 18 57

6 Thailand 12 7 28 47

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India at the 2014 Asian Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Field 1 0 1 2 Athletics 2 4 7 13 hockey Kabaddi 2 0 0 2 Rowing 0 0 3 3 Squash 1 2 1 4 Wushu 0 0 0 2 Shooting 1 1 7 9 Badminton 0 0 1 1 Wrestling 1 1 3 5 Sailing 0 0 1 1 Tennis 1 1 3 5 Swimming 0 0 1 1 Archery 1 1 2 4 Total 11 10 36 57 Boxing 1 0 4 5

Detailed Medal List-

Medal Name Sport Event Medal Name Sport Event

Men's 50 Metre Women's

Gold Jitu Rai Shooting

Pistol Gold Mary Kom Boxing Flyweight (51

kg)

Rajat Chauhan Men's Team

Gold Sandeep Kumar Archery Field

Compound Gold Men's Team Men's Hockey

Abhishek Verma Hockey

Saurav Ghosal Priyanka Pawar Mahesh Tintu Luka Women's 4 x

Gold Athletics

Mangaonkar Mandeep Kaur 400 m Relay

Gold Squash Men's Team Harinder Pal M. R. Poovamma Sandhu Kush Kumar Women's kabaddi Women's

Gold Kabaddi

team Kabaddi Men's Freestyle

Gold Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling

65 kg Men's kabaddi

Gold Kabaddi Men's Kabaddi

team Women's

Gold Seema Punia Athletics

Discus Throw

Silver Saurav Ghosal Squash Men's Singles

Sania Mirza

Gold Tennis Mixed Doubles Saketh Myneni Pemba Tamang Men's 25 m

Silver Vijay Kumar Shooting Center Fire

Gurpreet Singh Pistol Team

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Medal Name Sport Event Medal Name Sport Event

P. C. Thulasi Dipika Pallikal Pradnya Gadre

Silver Joshna Chinappa Squash Women's Team N. Siki Reddy Anaka Alankamony Ashwini Ponnappa

Men's Rahi Sarnobat Women's 25 m

Silver Abhishek Verma Archery Individual Bronze Anisa Sayyed Shooting

Pistol Team Compound Heena Sidhu

Women's 20 Women's

Silver Khushbir Kaur Athletics Bronze Dipika Pallikal Squash

km Walk Singles

Women's Abhinav Bindra Silver Manju Bala Athletics Men's 10 m Air

Hammer Throw Bronze Ravi Kumar Shooting

Rifle Team Sanjeev Rajput

Sanam Singh

Silver Tennis Men's Doubles Saketh Myneni Men's 10 m Air

Bronze Abhinav Bindra Shooting

Rifle

Men's Freestyle

Silver Bajrang Kumar Wrestling 61 kg Sanathoi Devi Women's

Bronze Wushu

Yumnam Sanda 52 kg

Men's Discus

Silver Vikas Gowda Athletics Throw Men's Sanda 60

Bronze Narender Grewal Wushu

kg

Women's 800

Silver Tintu Luka Athletics m Men's

Bronze Dushyant Chauhan Rowing Lightweight

Single Sculls Women's 10 m

Bronze Shweta Chaudhary Shooting

Air Pistol Men's Single

Bronze Sawarn Singh Rowing

Sculls Jitu Rai Men's 10 m Air

Bronze Samaresh Jung Shooting

Pistol Team Prakash Nanjappa Kapil Sharma Ranjit Singh Men's Coxed

Bronze Rowing

Bajrang Lal Takhar Eight

Bronze Saina Nehwal Badminton Women's Team Robin P. V. Sindhu Panachithanathu

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Medal Name Sport Event Medal Name Sport Event

Ulahannan Freestyle 63 kg Sawan Kumar Kalkal Mohammad Azad Women's 3000

Bronze Lalita Babar Athletics

Maninder Singh m Steeplechase Davinder Singh Mohammed Ahmed Bronze Yuki Bhambri Tennis Men's Singles

Shagun Women's Yuki Bhambri Chowdhary Bronze Tennis Men's Doubles

Bronze Shooting Double Trap Divij Sharan Shreyasi Singh

Team Varsha Varman Sania Mirza Women's

Bronze Prarthana Tennis Men's 50 m Doubles

Bronze Sandeep Sejwal Swimming Thombare

Breaststroke

Women's 400 Trisha Deb Bronze M. R. Poovamma Athletics m Purvasha Shende Women's Team

Bronze Archery

Jyothi Surekha Compound Vennam

Bronze Arokia Rajiv Athletics Men's 400 m

Men's 50 m Women's 1500

Bronze Chain Singh Shooting Rifle Three Bronze O. P. Jaisha Athletics

m Positions

Narsingh Pancham Men's Freestyle

Women's Bronze Wrestling

Yadav 74 kg Bronze Trisha Deb Archery Individual

Compound

Men's 3000 m

Bronze Naveen Kumar Athletics

Steeplechase Women's

Bronze Vinesh Phogat Wrestling

Freestyle 48 kg

Women's Laishram Sarita

Bronze Boxing Lightweight (60

Bronze Geetika Jakhar Wrestling Devi Women's kg)

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Women's Men's Bronze Pooja Rani Boxing

Middleweight (75 kg) Bronze Satish Kumar Boxing Superheavyweight

(+91 kg)

Varsha Gautham Women's Two Bronze Aishwarya Sailing Vikas Krishan Men's Middleweight

Person Dinghy Bronze Boxing

Nedunchezhiyan Yadav (75 kg)

Women's Hockey Field Bronze Inderjeet Singh Athletics Men's Shot Put Bronze Women's Hockey

Team Hockey

Women's Javelin

Bronze Annu Rani Athletics

Throw

Miscellaneous

 Bamiyan finalized as SAARC cultural capital for  Chandrakala Padia apointed as first women 2015-16, Dhaka for 2016-17 Chairperson of Indian Instiute of Advanced  India approves $12 mn assistance to UN to fight Study, the instiute established in the year 1964 Ebola in Africa  Narendra Ambwani apointed as Chairman of  Govt declares September 25 as ‘Antyodaya Advertising Standards Council of India, the Diwas’ Council is a self regulatory voluntary  110 Acre Integrated Food Park Inaugurated In organization of the advertising industry Tumkur (Karnataka)  Leonardo DiCaprio (Ful Name Leonardo  Indian scientist Kamal Bawa wins the Midori Wilhelm DiCarpio) apointed as UN Mesenger of Prize 2014 Peace while UN Secretary General is Ban Ki-  Meghalaya Governor Dr KK Paul given mon. additional charge as Governor of Manipur  Kaushik Basu, an Indian economist and Chief  Subhash Chandra Garg selected as the ED Economist of World Bank, apointed as (Executive Director) of the World Bank President-elect of International Economic  RBI sets upper age limit for private bank CEOs at Asociation. He became 2nd Indian after 70 Amartya Sen who join International Economic  Unit 5 of RAPS (Rajasthan Atomic Power Asociation Station) becomes world’s 2nd longest running  V.G. Mathew apointed as MD and CEO of South reactor Indian Bank replaced with V.A. Joseph. Hereby,  Sania-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title it is very important to know you that al the Bank 2014 apointments made under Section 35-B of the  China gave “China Book Award” to JNU Banking Regulation Act, 1949. professor Priyadarsi Mukherji  Carolina Marin won World Badminton  India’s first coral garden to be set up in Gujarat Championship and became the first Spaniard to  World’s Oldest surviving Test cricketer Norman win this championship. Carolina Marin defeated Gordon passes away the world’s No.1 badminton player Li Xuerui.  Nalanda University in Bihar reopens after 800  Sudhakar Jayant won Gold Medal at IWF World years Masters Weightlifting Championships while Huskonen Jari of Finland won the Silver Medal.

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This is his third Gold Medal at IWF World  The Himachal Pradesh High Court banned the Masters Weightlifting Championships. animal sacrifice at any place of religious  On 7th September 2014, Lewis Hamilton won worship. Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Italian F1 Grand Prix Sureshwar Thakur issued the directions.  Pankaj Advani, Snoker Player anounced his  Eight Commemorative Postage Stamps on retirement. famous Indian Musicians released by the  Saed Ajmal of Pakistan, World’s No.1 Spiner, President of India Shri Pranab Mukherje. The suspended by International Cricket Council for eight musicians are: ilegal bowling action. He is a right-arm of Spin o Pandit Ravi Shankar Bowler and represents the city Faisalabad in o Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Pakistan. o D.K. Patammal  H.S. Pranoy (Ful name Pranoy Hasena Sunil o Pandit Malikarjun Mansur Kumar), also known as Pranoy Kumar, Indian o Gangubhai Hangal Badminton Player won Indonesian Masters o Pandit Kumar Gandharva Grand Prix Gold after defeating Firman Abdul o Ustad Vilayat Khan Kholik of Indonesia. o Ustad Ali Akbar Khan  Li Na, the Chinese Grand Slam Winner  On 2nd September 2014, the Health and Family announced her retirement. Welfare Minister of Karnataka Shri U.T. Khader  17th Asian Games started at Asiad Main launched Health Adalat’. The State of Karnataka Stadium in Incheon, South Korea with theme of became first to launch the Health Adalat. ‘Met Asia’s Future’.  Tony Abbot, the Prime Minister of Australia  News SMS Service of Al India Radio launched by launched the New Colombo Plan to enhance Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry in the students exchange between the Universities 5 Indian languages. The languages are: Sanskrit, of two courtiers. Nepali, Dogri, Hindi and Marathi  During the official visit of Prime Minister of  Former Cricket players Sachin Tendulkar of Australia Tony Abot, the pact on civil nuclear India and Steve Waugh of Australia are selected engery deal was signed between the two for Bradman Honour. countries to open decks for sale of Uranium to  Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowsi won India. Malaysian Open Double tile after defeating  During the oficial visit of Prime Minister of Jamie Muray and John Pers. Australia, he returned two most important th  The Government of India signed the agreement stolen idols of India related near about he 11 with World Bank for Mizoram State Roads century. Two stolen idols are ‘Nataraja’ and Project. Under the guidelines of agreement, ‘The Dancing Shiva’. International Development Agency will provide  Indo-Nepal military exercise concluded jointly assistance of $107mn to complete the project. namely ‘Surya Kiran VI’.  According to Central Statistics Office, 5.7% GDP  According to the data released by Central growth rate recorded in the first quarter of Statistical Ofice, the State of Mahdya Pradesh is financial year 2014-15 which is the best growth the fastest growing state of India during the rate for past 10 quarters. period 2013-14.  . The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and  India signed an agreement with Germany for Kashmir passed the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development and Solid Waste Reservation (Amendment) Bil 2014’. The Bill will Management. The agreement signed during the provide 5% reservation to the Pahari speaking oficial visit of Foreign Minister of Germany people of the State of Jammu and Kashmir in Frank Walter Steinmeier. government jobs.  The Civil Aviation Ministry of India launched  Raul Khajimba won the Presidential Election, ‘Know Your Rights’ (KYR) portal, which will recently held in Abkhazia. provide the information on the rights of  Abdulah al-Thini re-apointed as the Prime passengers in cases of cancelation, denied Minister of Libya. boarding and delays. The portal launched to

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mark 10 days of newly formed government of also became 6th member of Mulayam Singh India i.e. NDA. Yadav’s family who became MP or MLA.  . Islamic State of Iraq and Syria established the  $105mn granted by the World Bank Group for women brigade namely Al-Khansa Brigade in Ebola Emergency Response Project to fight Syria. Al-Khansa was a famous Arabic Poet of Ebola. the 7th century. ISIS militants took over many  Rajasthan became first State to ratify National cites of Iraq recently. Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014,  The Chief Minister of Utarakhand Shri Harish the bill seeks to end the collegiums system of Rawat selected 9th September to be celebrate appointments and transfer of judges to higher as ‘Himalaya Diwas’ to spread the message of judiciary. conservation of the Himalayan ecosystems.  . Electronic Tol Colection programme decided to  Minsk Agrement related the ceasefire signed rol out by Union Ministry of Road Transport and betwen Ukraine and pro-Rusian rebels. Under Highways under the brand name FASTag. this agrement, the fight will end between  Goa became permanent venue for the Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in eastern International Film Festival of India after signed Ukraine which is going on since 5 months. MoU betwen Information and Broadcasting  The State of Bihar recognised the transgender Ministry and Government of Goa. as the third gender. Recently, in April 2014,  France joined United States of America to Hon’ble Supreme Court of India made the conduct the military strikes against Islamic State judgment to recognize the transgender as the of Iraq and Syria. France became first country to third gender and to treat them socialy and join USA against ISIS. economically backward and considered as  On 21st September 2014, Ashraf Ghani OBCs. Firstly, Ferguson College, Pune Ahmadzai was chosen as the next President of recognised transgender as the third gender. Afghanistan after conducting Presidential  Union Teritory of Puduchery established the elections. Rape Crisis Intervention Centre, one-stop centre  John Key (ful name John Philip Key), Prime to deal with any rape case relating to women or Minister of New Zealand won the third time on children. Recently, Government of India gave its 20th September 2014. He led to the New nod to set up the Rape Crisis Zealand National Party.  Centres in al the districts in al over India. Under  United Nations launched United Nations this proposal, near about 60 Rape Crisis Centres Mission for Ebola Emergency Response wil be establishes in al over India. (UNMEER) to fight with Ebola Virus.  According to the UNICEF’s report released  Achin and Sartha, Narula Brothers of Delhi recently, Bangladesh has the highest rate of became the first ever contestants to win Rs.7 child marriages under the age of 5 during the Crore in television show ‘Kaun Banega period of years 200 to 2012 while India placed Crorepati’ after answering 14 questions. at 2nd place.  The State Government of Uttar Pradesh decided  On 14th September, Hindi Divas celebrated in to set up Nirbhaya Centres in al the district of all over India. State. The basic aim of this step is to provide  Antara Haldar, Indian-origin became first non- the help to the victims of crime against women. European Law Lecturer at Cambridge University,  The operation namely ‘Operation Megh Rahat’ the public research University. This is 2nd oldest undertaken by the Northern Command of University in the English speaking countries. Indian Army to give assistance and relief to the  Miss Kira Kazantsev of New York won Miss people of Jammu and Kashmir. America Pageant crown while Miss Nevada Nia  Madhya Pradesh, the only Diamond producing Sanchez won Miss USA 2014 recently. State in India will host the Global Investors  Tej Pratap Singh Yadav became the youngest Summit 2014 which will be held during the Member of Parliament after wining the Lok period 08th October 2014 to 10th October 2014 Sabha by-election. He is just 26 years old and under the theme ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh’. won from Mainpuri seat in Uttar Pradesh. He  25th September declared as ‘Antyodya Diwas’ by the Government of India to mark the 98th

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Birth Anniversary of Pandit Dendayal Upadhyay,  “Backoff” the deadly Trojan is prowling in the famous philosopher and political activist. Indian cyberspace by Indian Cyber Security  HC ordered IIPM to not to use word "B-Schol" in Watchdog CERT. Backoff is being seen their ads. spreading through computer networks.  Norman Gordon, the world’s oldest test  To detect the presence of the fatal virus i.e. cricketer died on 02nd September 2014. He is Ebola Virus, the researchers of Japan from South Africa. He was the last man alive to established the method namely ‘RT-LAMP’ played test cricket before the World War-I.  T.N. Suresh Kumar, a senior Scientist of India  Joan Rivers, the famous actres and comedian of became 1st Indian and 259th person in al over United States of America died on 4th September the world to visit the Stratosphere, the 2nd layer 2014. of the Earth’s atmosphere.  Upalapu Srinivas, an Indian mandolin player  NASA’s Mariner 4 (United States) was the first died. Generally, he was known as Mandolin successful Mars mission in the year 1965. Srinivas.  United Bank of India declared ‘wilful defaulters’  Akineni Nageswara Rao, the famous Telugu to its promoter Vijay Malya. actor became the first Indian actor to be  Ecuador will issue the Digital Currency. Ecuador honoured with postage stamp by the US Post will be the first nation to issue the Digital Service. Currency. The currency will be issued by Central  India’s big pharmaceutical company Bank of Ecuador ‘Wockhardt’ became the first Indian  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Pharmaceutical Company to receive the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) will Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) be merged by the next year in July 2015. status.  Dr.Kamal Bawa, the famous Scientist of India won MIDORI Prize in Biodiversity 2014.

Important Summits held in 2014

APEC Summit Beijing, China Arab Summit 2013 Doha, Qatar ASEAN Summit Myanmar Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit 2012 Kuwait B-20 Sydney, Australia BRICS Summit Fortaleza, Brazil Earth Summit Nagoya, Japan G-20 Summit Brisbane, Australia G-7 Brussels, Belgium G-8 Russia IBSA Summit 2013 India NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit 2012 Tehran, Iran NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Summit Newport, Wales Nuclear Security Summit Netherlands SAARC Summit Kathmandu, Nepal SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Summit Tajikistan UN Biodiversity summit South Korea World Economic Forum Summit Davos, Switzerland Cyber Security Summit Prague, Czech Republic

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Important Committees

 G. Padmanabhan Committee: implementation of Bharat Bill Payment System (BPPS)  Nachiket Mor committee: for small and payments bank  Nachiket Mor Committee: to permits NBFCs to work as Business Correspondents of banks.  Deepak Mohanty Committee: on Data and Information Management in the Reserve Bank of India  K.K. Mehrotra Committee: to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant.  PJ Nayak: to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India. The committee was constituted under the chairmanship of P.J. Nayak. He is a former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank.  M P Bezbaruah: to suggest suitable remedial measures to address concerns regarding security of people from North East.  B. Sambamurthy: panel favours single mobile banking app on all SIMs. Panel recommended that customers should not be required to visit the bank branch for mobile number registration.  Vijay Kelkar Committee was appointed by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to prepare a road map to make India Self-sufficient in oil and natural gas by 2030.  Vishnu Sahay committee: look probe into the Muzaffarnagar communal violence.  Urjit Patel Committee - to examine the current monetary policy framework  Mukul Mudgal member panel to probe IPL spot-fixing  Nachiket Mor committee on comprehensive financial services for small businesses and low-income households.  Justice A.P. Shah committee : to head panel on road safety  Anil Kaushal committee: to examine the recommendations made by the TRAI on pricing of Spectrum.  Bimal Jalan panel : to scrutinize applications for new bank licenses.  Parthasarathi Shome : for Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), Suggest a system to enforce better tax compliance.  Kirit Parikh panel : on fuel pricing has suggested that the diesel prices should be increased by Rs 1-1.50 a litre every month as against the 45-50 paise monthly hike followed currently.  K U.B. Rao : the idea of setting up Bullion Bank or Bullion Corporation of India  Arvind Mayaram Panel: report on the alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL)  Arvind Mayaram Committee: for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII)

Who is who

Chief Election Commissioner of Chairman, National Commission V. S. Sampath Naseem Ahmed India for Minorities

Chairperson, National Human Justice K. G. Chairman, National Commission P. L. Punia Rights Commission Balakrishnan for SC

Chief Commissioner, Central Chairman, National Commission Rajeev Mathur Rameshwar Oraon Information Commission for ST

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Chairperson, National Lalitha National Security Adviser Ajit Kumar Doval Commission for Women Kumaramangalam

Secretary-General of the Rajya Shumsher K. Sheriff Chairman, Atomic Energy Sabha Ratan Kumar Sinha Commission

Secretary-General of the Lok P. K. Grover Chairman, ISRO K. Radhakrishnan Sabha

Chairman, Union Public Service Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi Rajni Razdan Commission

Comptroller and Auditor General Shashi Kant Sharma Chairman, National Knowledge of India Sam Pitroda Commission

Solicitor General of India Ranjit Kumar Chairman, University Grants Ved Prakash Commission Principal Scientific Adviser R. Chidambaram

Chairman, Central Water Ashwin B. Pandya Commission Permanent Representative of Asoke Kumar Mukerji India to the United Nations

Chairman, 14th Finance Y.Venugopal Reddy Commission of India Chairman, Railway Board Arunendra Kumar

Governor of Reserve Bank of Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh Raghuram Rajan India

Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami Chairman, Securities and Upendra Kumar Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Sinha Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram

Chairman, Insurance Regulatory T. S. Vijayan and Development Authority Chief of Army Staff Dalbir Singh Suhag

Chief of Air Staff Cabinet Secretary of India Ajit Seth Air Chief Marshal

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Arup Raha Director, Central Bureau of Ranjit Sinha Investigation Chief of Naval Staff Robin K Dhowan

Director, Intelligence Bureau Syed Asif Ibrahim Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal PP Reddy

Director General, National Sharad Kumar Director General, Border Security Investigation Agency D K PATHAK Force

Secretary (Research) Alok Joshi Director General, Central Reserve Dileep Trivedi Police Force Member (Investigation CBDT) KV Chaudhary

Director General, Central Arvind Ranjan Industrial Security Force

Director-General of Military R. K. Loomba Intelligence

Current RBI Rates

Repo Rate 8% Reverse Repo Rate 7% SLR 22% CRR 4% Bank Rate 9% MSF 9%

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Current Affairs Q & A September 2014 1. Who among the following has been awarded Dhyan Chand award by the President Pranab Mukherjee at the National Sports Adventure Awards function 2014? (1) Gurmail Singh (3) Geethu Anna Jose (5) Gurcharan Singh (2) Anirban Lahiri (4) Jitu Rai Gogi 2. When is the National Sports Day celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey player Dhyan Chand? (1) August 25 (3) August 29 (5) August 20 (2) August 27 (4) August 26 3. Which state government, after Tamil Nadu, has approved the formation of Transgender Welfare Board? (1) Kerala (3) Punjab (5) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan 4. Who among the following Bollywood actors has become the Ambassador of Turn Back Crime campaign of Interpol? (1) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Aamir Khan (5) Shahrukh Khan (2) Salman Khan (4) Amir Khan 5. Which e-commerce company has tied up with Tata Value Homes on August 26, 2014 to sell houses online through the online marketplace model? (1) Snapdeal (3) Amazon (5) eBay (2) Flipkart (4) Naaptol 6. Which domain has been launched by Union Government in Devanagari script on August 27, 2014, which will cover eight languages namely Hindi, Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali and Sindhi? (1) Dot Bharat (. bharat) (4) Dot Hidustan (. hindustan) (2) Dot India (. india) (5) Dot In (.in) (3) Dot Hind (. hind) 7. Which among the following broadband services provider company has signed a deal with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for sharing around 4000 mobile towers? (1) Airtel (3) Idea cellular (5) Reliance Jio (2) Tata Indicom (4) Uninor Infocomm 8. Avia Indra-2014 is: (1) The first Indo-Russia aerial exercise that involves the air forces of the two countries. (2) The insurance scheme for all poor family of India. (3) The hypersonic cruise missile tested by India. (4) The newest and largest ship to join Indian Navy. (5) The new Tank to join Indian Army 9. Who has been recently appointed as the Special Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? (1) M Mahender Reddy (4) Ajit Dhoval (2) R N Ravi (5) Ramesh Chand Tayal (3) Ajit Lal 10. Which police force personnel have set a LIMCA Book of Record by planting saplings at all its locations in a special tree plantation drive conducted recently under Green Mission? (1) Border Security Force (4) Sashastra Seema Bal (2) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (5) Central Reserve Police Force (3) Central Industrial Security Force

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11. Japan has offered anti-viral drug favipiravir as a possible treatment of Ebola. The drug is known under the brand name of: (1) Ampligen (3) Arbidol (5) Avipir (2) Avignan (4) Amantadine 12. Name the India’s first indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare which has been commissioned recently in the Indian Navy by the Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley. (1) INS Kamorta (3) INS Taragiri (5) INS Vikrant (2) INS Kolkata (4) INS Khukri 13. The Competition Commission of India has imposed a combined penalty of more than 2500 crore rupees on 14 car companies. The highest penalty of around 1346 crore rupees has been imposed on: (1) Mahindra and (2) Maruti Suzuki (4) General Motors Mahindra (3) Tata Motors (5) Hyundai 14. Rani Mukerji's latest released film 'Mardaani' was tax-free in: (1) Madhya Pradesh (3) West Bengal (5) Maharashtra (2) Uttar Pradesh (4) Rajasthan 15. Who among the following Indian origin has been appointed as Shadow Minister in U.K.? (1) Virendra Sharma (3) Priti Patel (5) Sameer Chopra (2) Shailesh Vara (4) Seema Malhotra 16. Name the director of the film Gandhi, a 1982 epic biographical film on the life of the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the father of Nation of India, who died on August 24, 2014 at the age of 90. (1) Michael Anderson (3) Charles Cricht (5) Richard (2) Daniel Birt (4) Ben kingsley Attenborough 17. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand on August 25, 2014? (1) Prayuth Chan-ocha (4) Thaksin Shinawatra (2) Yingluck Shinawatra (5) Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (3) Abhisit Vejjajiva 18. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated India's first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) in: (1) Haryana (3) Karnataka (5) Maharashtra (2) West Bengal (4) Andhra Pradesh 19. Name the first Indian Pharmaceutical company whose two drugs have recently received the QIDP status from US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). (1) Abbott India (2) Alchemist Ltd (4) Biocon Limited Limited (3) Wockhardt (5) Sun Pharma 20. Name the Telugu Actor, who became the first Indian actor to be honoured with a postage stamp by the US Post Service (USPS). (1) Kamal Haasan (4) Rajnikant (2) Nagarjuna Akkineni (5) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (3) Nandamuri Balakrishna 21. Which among the following pairs is the winner of mixed doubles US Open 2014? (1) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares (4) Sania Mirza and Santiago Gonzalez (2) Bruno Soares and Abigail Spears (5) Sania Mirza and Nenad Zimonjić (3) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi

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22. Who is the winner of the Men’s Singles gold medal in World Badminton Championships held in Copenhagen, Denmark? (1) Lee Chong Wei (3) Viktor Axelsen (5) Lin Dan (2) Chen Long (4) Tommy Sugiarto 23. Name the noted historian, Padma Bhushan Awardee, former chairman of the National Book Trust who died recently. (1) Ram Charan (3) Ranajit Guha (5) Pran Kumar Sharma (4) Irfan Habib Sharma (2) Bipan Chandra 24. Which country has unveiled plans to issue world’s first digital currency? (1) Canada (3) New Zealand (5) Grate Britain (2) Australia (4) Ecuador 25. Which among the following Sates accounts for 80 percent of the kala azar cases in India? (1) Bihar (3) Chhattisgarh (5) Maharashtra (2) Odisha (4) Uttar Pradesh 26. Bombay High Court has set up a Committee, to conduct forensic audit of NSEL and liquidate the assets of its defaulting borrowers in the over 5500 crore rupees payments scam, under the chairmanship of: (1) Justice C S (4) Justice Girish S. Dharmadhikari Kulkarni (2) Justice V C Daga (5) Justice P (3) Justice S C Gupte Sadashivam 27. Which among the following States has become the first State in the country to launch a Health Adalat? (1) Kerala (3) Punjab (5) Maharashtra (2) Rajasthan (4) Karnataka 28. Name the new method which has been developed by Japanese researchers at Nagasaki University to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes. (1) ACCU-CHEK (3) CSFB E2 (5) RNX (2) RT-LAMP (4) CONX.OB 29. Which country has slipped to 71st position, lowest among BRICS countries, in an annual global competitiveness list released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)? (1) India (3) South Africa (5) Russia (2) Brazil (4) China 30. Who among the following India-born scientists has been awarded the American Chemical Society's ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry, one of the top honours in the field? (1) Sanjaya Rajaram (3) Robo Brain (5) Thomas John (2) Meghnad Saha (4) Manjul Bhargava Colacot 31. Which committee has recommended Maharashtra government to enforce a "complete ban" on dance bars and frame a policy to check "vulgarity" on social networking sites such as Facebook? (1) Justice CS (3) Justice Mukul (5) Justice R M Lodha Dharmadhikari Mudgal (2) Justice J. S. Verma (4) Justice Rajinder Sachar GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 20 Test Prep

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32. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh has been sworn-in as the 20th Governor of: (1) Kerala (3) Haryana (5) Maharashtra (2) Rajasthan (4) Andhra Pradesh] 33. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has constituted the panel to assess the amount of unclaimed deposits in the PPF accounts and Post Office saving schemes under the chairmanship of: (1) Urjit R. Patel (3) K.C.Chakrabarty (5) Mukul Mudgal (2) R. Gandhi (4) H R Khan 34. Which Bank has introduced personalized savings accounts 'Pehli Udaan', a singly operated savings bank account for a minor aged 10 years and above and who can sign uniformly? (1) State Bank of India (4) Union Bank of India (2) ICICI Bank (5) Axis Bank (3) Kotak Mahindra Bank 35. Minsk agreement has been signed between (1) Ukraine and Chechen rebels (4) Rebels of Islamic State and Iraqi Govt (2) Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels (5) Rebels of Islamic State and USA (3) Syria and rebels active in Syria 36. World number one Serena Williams won her US Open trophy 2014 by defeating Caroline Wozniazki. It was her _____ consecutive US Open Title. (1) Third (3) Fifth (5) Seventh (2) Fourth (4) Sixth 37. Which of the following High Courts has ordered to stop discrimination on the basis of caste in cremation at various crematoriums? (1) Delhi High Court (4) Allahabad High Court (2) Bombay High Court (5) Guwahati High Court (3) Rajasthan High Court 38. International Literacy is Day observed on: (1) September 8 (3) September 10 (5) September 12 (2) September 9 (4) September 11 39. Major tribal bodies have rejected the demands for a separate state called Twipraland. It was to be carved out of which of the following States? (1) Nagaland (3) Mizoram (5) Meghalaya (2) Manipur (4) Tripura 40. Know Your Rights (KYR) portal has been launched by (1) RBI (4) Prime Ministers Office (2) Law Commission of India (5) Union Civil Aviation Ministry (3) The Supreme Court of India 41. What is al-Khansaa Brigade? (1) It is an all-female branch of ISIS (4) It is an all-female branch of Boko Haram (2) It is an all-female branch of al-Qaeda (5) It is an all-female branch of Taliban (3) It is an all-female branch of al-shabad

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42. Who is the winner of Men’s singles US Open final 2014? (1) Marin Cilic (3) Roger Federer (5) Roger Federed (2) Kei Nishikori (4) Novak Djokovic 43. Electrolux has planned to buy the appliances business of General Electric. Electrolux is based in which of the following courtiers? (1) Norway (3) The Netherlands (5) Russia (2) Finland (4) Sweden 44. Mary Barra is the CEO of? (1) GE (3) Yahoo (5) Google (2) General Motors (4) Boeing 45. Which of the following banks has launched a Card less Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September 2014? (1) HSBC (3) ICICI (5) Standard (2) HDFC (4) Axis Chartered 46. Which of the following pairs is the first pair in tennis world to win 100 titles? (1) Marc Lopez and Marcel Granollers (4) Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman (2) James Dwight and Richard Sears (5) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (3) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan 47. Which Bank has announced the launch of Multi-Currency Foreign Travel Card through 100 selected branches of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore circles with the collaboration of MasterCard? (1) PNB (3) SBI (5) Axis (2) HDFC (4) ICICI 48. Uttarakhand has officially declared 9 September as (1) Ganga Diwas (3) Devbhumi Diwas (5) Chardham Divas (2) Himalaya Diwas (4) Tapovan Diwas 49. Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station became the second longest running reactor in the world. Which is the first one? (1) Unit 3 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Power Plant, Japan (2) Unit 6 Obinsk Nuclear Power Plant, Russia (3) Unit 7 of Canada's Pickering nuclear plant (4) Unit 1 Three Gorges Power Plant, China (5) Unit 5 Taichung Power Plant, Taiwan 50. According to 6th Economic Census All India Report 2013, the highest percentages of hired workers in India are present in (1) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Haryana (5) Delhi (2) Punjab (4) Assam 51. With which of the following countries India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of traditional medicines and homeopathy? (1) Sri Lanka (3) Nepal (5) Japan (2) China (4) Bangladesh

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52. Prime Minister’s Office has constituted a committee to facilitate systemic, scientific and planned utilisation of mineral resources in Meghalaya to prevent environmental degradation. Who will head the committee? (1) The Cabinet Secretary (4) Union coal minister (2) The Home Secretary (5) Prime minister (3) Coal Ministry Secretary 53. Who among the following has won third term in office for Prime Minister of New Zealand? (1) Tony Abott (3) John Key (5) Ashraf Ghani (2) Aadolf Micyert (4) Robert Hook 54. Recently which among the following Indian architect has been named as ‘leader of tomorrow’ by the ‘Time’ magazine? (1) Shashank Pandey (4) E S Balasubramaniam (2) Alok Shetty (5) Satish Gujral (3) Rahul Malhotra 55. Which country will host Asian Games in 2018? (1) Malaysia (3) Indonesia (5) India (2) Sri Lanka (4) China 56. Who has been elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)? (1) Narendra Ambwani (4) Benoy Roy Chawdhuri (2) Partha Rakshit (5) Ajit Seth (3) Shashidhar Sinha 57. Which among the following companies is to build Nepal's largest hydro power plant? (1) L & T (3) Adani Power (5) PGCIL (2) Tata Power (4) GMR 58. Which among the following is the first state to ratify Judicial Appointments Bill? (1) Gujarat (3) Goa (5) Madhya Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (4) Kerala 59. Recently, Cairn India Ltd. made three more oil discoveries in which among the following Indian States? (1) Maharashtra (3) Rajasthan (5) Assam (2) Gujarat (4) Himachal Pradesh 60. Recently which among the following senior leaders has become chairman of Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee? (1) Manmohan Singh (4) Ghulam Nabi Azad (2) Murli Manohar Joshi (5) Lal Krishna Advani (3) Kamalnath 61. Recently who among the following has been appointed as the new chief of the National Commission for Women (NCW)? (1) Hemamalini (4) Lalitha Kumaramangalam (2) Mamta Shukla (5) Rekha (3) Meenakshi Lekhi 62. To promote the Matru Bhasha, the mother tongue of India, National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) is observed across India on: (1) September 14 (3) September 18 (5) September 25 (2) September 16 (4) September 20 GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 23 Test Prep

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63. Which State government has decided to open Nirbhaya Centers in all districts of the state? (1) Bihar (3) Madhya Pradesh (5) Maharashtra (2) Uttar Pradesh (4) Rajasthan 64. Which pharmaceutical company has been fined a record 489 million US dollars (3 billion Yuan)by China for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs? (1) Glaxo Smith Kline (3) Baxter BioScience (5) Zydus (2) Beacon (4) Aventis Pharma 65. Name the world renowned Carnatic musician and a legendary Mandolin player who died on September 19, 2014 in Chennai. (1) Rajesh Srinivas (4) S Balasubrahmanyam (2) Uppalapu Srinivas (5) Pandit Balguruswami (3) Snehasish Mozumder 66. Name the former Prime Minister of Norway who has been awarded Tang Prize recently for his/her innovation, leadership and implementation of sustainable development that laid out the scientific and technical challenges. (1) Thorbjørn Jagland (3) Gro Harlem (4) Odvar Nordli (2) Jens Stoltenberg Brundtland (5) Matto Renzi 67. Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme in the country under the brand name: (1) FASTag (3) FASToll (5) FASTdrive (2) FASTrack (4) FASTgo 68. Who has been appointed as China's new Ambassador to India? (1) Wei Wei (3) Zhang Yan (5) Li Keqiang (2) Le Yucheng (4) Xi Zhang 69. Recently who among the following Bollywood actors has released his autobiography ‘And then One Day: A Memoir’? (1) Anupam Kher (3) Prem Chopra (5) Naseeruddin Shah (2) Dilip Kumar (4) Amir Khan 70. Name the Indian-origin who has become the first non-European law lecturer at Cambridge University? (1) Antara Haldar (4) Rashmi Doraiswamy (2) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (5) Sunil Chopra (3) Shri Prakash 71. Who won the crown of the Miss America 2015? (1) Ashton Jo (2) Kira Kazantsev (4) Lauren Kuhn Campbell (3) Victoria Cowen (5) Megan Young 72. The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on: (1) September 19 (3) September 16 (5) September 25 (2) September 18 (4) September 21 73. The Headquarter of Northern Command of Indian Army is located at? (1) Shimla (3) Lucknow (5) Udhampur (2) Chandigarh (4) Delhi

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74. Which of the following countries was the first one to impose carbon tax? (1) Russia (3) Sweden (5) England (2) USA (4) New Zealand 75. Who took oath as the new Chief Justice of India (42nd)? (1) Justice T.S. Thakur (4) Justice Ranjana Desai (2) Justice Anil R. Dave (5) Justice R M Lodha (3) Justice H.L. Dattu 76. Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries will be the second home for Asiatic lions, who are only found in Gujarat's Gir National Park? (1) Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary (4) Sanjay Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary (2) Bori Wildlife Sanctuary (5) Bhor Wildlife Sanctuary (3) Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary 77. Who among the following was not awarded with the Fields Medal for Mathematics, 2014? (1) Maryam (2) Martin Hairer (4) Lars Ahlfors Mirzakhani (3) Artur Avila (5) Manjul Bhargava 78. Which two Indian buildings have won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award, 2014? (1) Esplanade House, Mumbai & Shri Sakhargad Nivasini Devi Temple, Satara (2) Hill Forts, Rajasthan & Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (3) Mahabodhi Temple, Gaya & Sun Temple, Konark (4) Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat & Mahabodhi Temple, Gaya (5) Victoria Terminus, Mumbai & Westorn Ghats, Sahyadri Mountains 79. What is the name of the new plan launched by PM Tony Abott for increased student exchange programs between India and Australia? (1) New Perth Plan (4) New Colombo Plan (2) New South Wales Plan (5) New Australia Plan (3) New Sydney Plan 80. Which city has been announced as the new capital for Andhra Pradesh? (1) Vijayawada (3) Guntur (5) Rajahmundry (2) Nellore (4) Kakinada 81. Which country holds the chair of G20 group of countries currently? (1) USA (3) Russia (5) Australia (2) France (4) Germany 82. The successful launch of Mars Orbital Mission into Mars orbit was done by the critical test-fire of LAM of Mangalyaan. What does LAM stand for? (1) Land Apogee Motor (4) Land Aerial Motor (2) Liquid Aerial Motor (5) Liquid Apogee Motor (3) Land Aerial Machine

83. Which among the following cities has been decided as the next SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015-16? (1) Bamiyan (3) Kathmandu (5) Dhaka (2) Shenzhen (4) New Delhi

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84. Government of India celebrated September 25 as? (1) Urja Diwas (4) Sadbhawana Diwas (2) Antyodya Diwas (5) Yoga Divas (3) Itihas Diwas 85. India's first Coral Garden is coming up in which state? (1) Maharashtra (4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2) West Bengal (5) Gujarat (3) Kerala 86. Which country has declared plans to issue world's first digital currency? (1) Germany (3) Cuba (5) Peru (2) Thailand (4) Ecuador 87. The world famous Ice Bucket Challenge has raised tremendous amounts of funds for research for the disease known as ALS. ALS stands for? (1) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2) Amyotrophic lateral suspension (3) Arterial lateral sclerosis (4) Arterial lateral suspension (5) Amyotrophic lateral spondylosis 88. What are the names of flood rescue Operations launched by Indian Army to deal with disaster of J&K? (1) Operation Megh Rahat & Operation Sahayata (2) Operation Rahat & Operation Megh Sahayata (3) Operation Megh Suraksha & Operation Megh Sahayata (4) Operation Megh Bachav & Operation Megh Aaram (5) Operation Rahat & Operation Sahayata 89. Indian Army's Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayant has recently made India proud by winning the gold medal for the third time at IWF World Masters, Denmark. He is related to which among the following sports / athletic events? (1) Shooting (3) Weight-lifting (5) Long Jump (2) Squash (4) Swimming 90. What is the objective of the recently launched "Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre Scheme"? (1) Provide boost to automobile sector (2) Evaluate the safety of different vehicles in the country (3) Smooth transportation of perishable goods (4) Provide free maintenance to farmers vehicles (5) None of the above 91. According to a recent WHO report which country has recorded the highest rate of Child Marriages? (1) India (3) Nepal (5) Bhutan (2) Pakistan (4) Bangladesh

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93. Recently, RBI revised the upper age limit for MDs and CEOs of the private sector banks to__? (1) 68 years (3) 62 years (5) 75 years (2) 70 years (4) 65 years 94. Who was India's flag bearer at the 17th Asian games Incheon, 2014 (also known as XVII Asiad) opening ceremony? (1) PC Thulasi (3) Jitu Rai (5) P V Sindhu (2) Sardar Singh (4) Samaresh Jung 95. Which Indian snooker player has announced his retirement from professional snooker? (1) Pankaj Advani (3) Aditya Mehta (5) Kush Kumar (2) Subhash Agarwal (4) Geet Sethi 96. What is India's rank in the list of world's crude-oil importing countries? (1) First (3) Third (5) Fifth (2) Second (4) Fourth 97. Legendary actor Dilip Kumar's ancestral home has been declared as a national heritage by? (1) Bangladesh (3) Sri Lanka (5) Saudi Arabia (2) Pakistan (4) Dubai 98. Which insurance company has introduced an "insurance on wheels" concept for faster renewal of policies recently? (1) Bajaj Allianz (3) National (4) Oriental Insurance (2) ICICI Lombard Insurance Company Company (5) ICICI Prudential 99. India ranked fifth amongst top ten wind power producers in the world. The top producer is (1) Germany (3) Australia (5) USA (2) Spain (4) China 100. Who has formulated the scheme Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences? (1) CBSE (3) UGC (5) IIT Delhi (2) AICTE (4) NAAC 101. Which AICTE scheme envisages selection of one girl per family where family income is less than 6 lakhs / annum on merit at the qualifying examination to pursue technical education? (1) ROSHNI (3) PRAGATI (5) RMSA (2) ASHA (4) CATER 102. AICTE has decided to award 1000 scholarships per annum under which scheme to differently abled students to pursue technical education based on merit in the qualifying examination to pursue technical education? (1) Saksham (4) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (2) ENROL (5) RANK (3) UDAAN 103. UGC has launched a special scholarship Scheme Ishan Uday for ...... from the academic session 2014-15. (1) North east students (4) Physically challenged students (2) Minority students (5) None of the above (3) SC, ST students 104. Which of the following cities in Australia hosted the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in September 2014? (1) Sydney (3) Melbourne (5) Cairns (2) Brisbane (4) Adelaide

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105. Who was declared the next President of Afghanistan on 2014 September 21? (1) Abdullah Abdullah (4) Ashraf Ghani (2) Habibullah Habib (5) Hedayat Amin Arsala (3) Hamidullah Amin

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1. Sanjita Chanu won gold medal in which sport event at 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow? : Weightlifting 2. Abhinav Bindra is related to which sport? : Shooting 3. Apurvi Chandela is related to which sport? : Shooting 4. 6th BRICS summit was held in? : Fortaleza, Brazil 5. Anirban Lahiri is related to which sport? : Golf 6. Rory Mcllory is related to which sports: Golf 7. What is full form of JAC? : Judicial Appointment Commission 8. What is full form of NHB? : National housing bank 9. What is full form of KYC? : Know Your Customer 10. India celebrated it's ___ independence day on 15th Aug, 2014 : 68th 11. Who is Gurdial Singh Sandhu : Economist (Financial services secretary) 12. PPF investment Limit is? : Rs 1.5lakh 13. Kohima is the capital city of which state? : Nagaland 14. Who directed the silent film raja Harish Chandra? : Dadasaheb Phalke 15. According to Census 2011, which state have highest sex ratio? : Kerala 16. What is current Repo Rate : 8% 17. What is current CRR? : 4% 18. How many Deputy Governors RBI have? : 4 19. Satish Shivlingam is related to which sport? : Weightlifting 20. Who is Nripendra Mishra? : Principal Sec. to PM 21. Who is the current Defence Minister? : Arun Jaitely 22. Who is the current Home Minister? : Rajnath Singh 23. How much amount is allocated in Union Budget 2014 for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana : Rs. 1000 cr 24. Who is the author of the book Young India? : MK GANDHI 25. MGNERGA Act was launched in? : 2006 26. National Pension System (NPS) was launched in? : 2004 27. Capital of Italy is? : Rome 28. Who won gold medal in Men’s 56 weightlifting at 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow? : Sukhen Dey 29. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is launched by? : Ministry of Labour and Employment 30. How many medals India won at 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow? : 64 31. How many countries are member of WTO? : 160 32. Who is the Official director of RBI (Governor) : Raghuram Rajan

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33. How much amount is allocated in Union Budget for Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana? : Rs.100 cr 34. Monetary policy is published and controlled by? : RBI 35. Yuki Bhambri is related to which sport? : Tennis 36. Lionel Messi is a player of which country? : Argentina 37. As per Union Budget 2014, tax free home loan limit is? : Rs. 2 lakh. 38. As per Union Budget 2014, Income tax limit for other than senior citizen is : Rs. 2.5 lakh 39. Gangtok is the capital of which state : Sikkim 40. Jai Bhagwan related to which sport? : Boxing 41. What is the currency of China? : Yuan 42. ‘Volley’ term is used in which sport?: Tennis 43. How many new IIMS are to be opened, as proposed in union budget 2014? : 5 44. Kargil war took place in which year? : 1999 45. ISRO is headquartered at? : Bangalore 46. Make in India campaign was launched by? : PM Narendra Modi 47. Who was the first Governor General of India? : Lord Mountbatten 48. ViIkas Thakur is related to which sport? Weightlifting 49. Adarsh gram adopted by ministers of state is to be completed in which year? : 2016 50. Ryder cup related to which sport? : Golf 51. Jitender Singh is the minister of? : Science and Technology 52. Parliamentary award for 2011 was given to : Karan Singh 53. The company Suzlon Energy related to?: Wind Turbine 54. Planning Commission will be replaced by how many members committee? : 8 55. Gangavaram port is located in? : Vishakhapatnam 56. Sheikh Hasina is the Prime Minister of? : Bangladesh 57. Dhaka is the capital of? : Bangladesh 58. What is Full form of MPLADS : Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme 59. Shillong is the capital of? : Meghalaya 60. Financial inclusion overdraft limit provided to? : people who come under Jandhan Yojana 61. Heena Siddhu related to which sport? : Shooting 62. "Love" is related to which game? : Badminton 63. D Viju related to which game? : Badminton 64. Amit kumar related to which game? : Wrestling 65. Zero Effect- Zero Defect is the slogan given by? : Narendra Modi 66. Who is Azim Premji? : Founder of Wipro 67. Prior to which year currency note are should be exchanged? : 2005 68. What is the monthly pension limit given by PFO? : Rs. 1000 (Minimum) & Rs. 15000 (Maximum) 69. Pankaj Advani is related to which Sport? : Billiards 70. Chanakya also known as (his alternate name)? : Kautilya 71. Number of free ATM transactions? : 3 72. What is full form of CDR? : Credit Default Swap 73. SEZ was started by In which state/city? : Maharashtra 74. What is the new name proposed for Indira Awas Yojna? : National Gramin Awaas Mission 75. FLIPKART is which kind of company? : E-Commerce 76. What is the Income Tax exemption limit for Sr. Citizens? : Rs. 3 Lakh 77. 200 cr are allocated for a stadium in which state? : Jammu & Kashmir GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 29 Test Prep

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78. Which organization is worried for EBOLA virus? : WHO 79. How many New AIIMS are proposed in the Union Budget 2014? : 4 80. Which is the largest bank in world? : Industrial & Commercial Bank of China 81. Who is Sumitra Mahajan? : Loksabha Speaker 82. No. Of new trains proposed in rail budget 2014? : 58 83. No. of countries in BRICS? : 5 84. Who is the Union Health Minister? : Dr. Harsha Vardhan 85. What is the full form of CST? : Central Sales Tax 86. What is the full form of NABARD? : National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development 87. What is the full form of UGC? : University Grants Commission 88. What is the full form of SLR? : Statutory Liquidity Ratio 89. Who is Vladimir Putin? : Russian President 90. Ajiknkya Rahane is related to which game? : Cricket 91. What is purpose of Jan Dhan Yojna? : Minimum one account for every family 92. Who issues RuPay card? : NPCI 93. If RuPay card is linked with a bank account, how much insurance cover is linked with that account? : Rs. 1Lakh 94. Robin Williams was an? : Hollywood Actor 95. P.J Kurien is the current ___? : Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha 96. According to Union Budget 2014, how many new Govt. Medical Colleges will be opened? : 12 97. Who is regarded as Chairperson of Planning Commission of India? : Prime Minister of India 98. What is the amount charged for ATM transactions after 3 times? : Rs. 20 99. In addition to Tennis, Rafael Nadal is associated to which game? : Football 100. The First Bullet Train will start for which Route? : Mumbai - Ahmadabad 101. Who was the Flag Bearer for India in Commonwealth Games 2014? : Vijay Kumar 102. Kundakulam power project is located in which state? : Tamil Nadu 103. Strike word is related to which game? : Baseball 104. Who is all time highest goal scorer of Germany football team? : Miroslav Klose 105. Who is Wilfried Bony? : Football Striker from Ivory Coast 106. Saji Thomas is related to which game? : Rowing 107. Bhamashah Yojna in Rajasthan is for what purpose? : Women Empowerment 108. Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan will start from? : 2nd October, 2014 109. Bank Capitalization related to : Basel III Norms 110. Which country is the top source of FDI in India? : Singapore 111. Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan is targeted to end by? : 2019 112. What is the capital of Zambia? : Lusaka 113. Port Louis is the capital of? : Mauritius 114. What is the currency of Russia? : Russian Ruble 115. Who is the Rural Development Minister? : Nitin Gadhkari 116. Who is the President of France? : François Hollande 117. Coorg Hill station is in which state? : Karnataka 118. Kathak dance type is related to which state? : UP 119. Kakrapar power plant is located in which state? : Gujarat 120. Who is the new Governor of Kerala? : P Sathasivam 121. REIT stands for? : Real Estate Investment Trust 122. By how much percent the passenger traffic is increased in railways? : 9% GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 30 Test Prep

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123. Which insurance company extended Jan Dhan insurance cover to 1 lakh? : HDFC Ergo 124. BKS Iyengar was related to which field? : Yoga 125. National Films award for Best actor was given to? : Suraj Venjaramoodu(Malayalam), Raj Kumar Rao(Hindi) 126. Who was awarded with Oscar for Best actress? : Cate Blanchett 127. Rajiv Khel Ratna award for 2014 was given to? : None (No one was awarded) 128. US released postage stamp on which actor? : Akkineni Nageswara Rao 129. "The suitable boy” is written by? : Vikram Seth 130. Who scored final goal in goal in FIFA World Cup 2014? : Mario Goetze 131. World Computer Literacy Day is observed on? : 2nd December 132. Cheruthoni dam in which state? : Kerala 133. Japan will invest ___ for infra project? : $ 33 Billion 134. How much funds are allotted for price stabilisation fund : 500 cr 135. Who is the Railway Minister of India? : Sadananda Gowda 136. What is the currency of Malaysia? : Ringgit 137. World Environment Day id observed on? : 5 June 138. New IIMs are in which state? : Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Orissa and Maharashtra. 139. Who is John Carrey? : an Actor 140. Tintu Lukka is related to which game? : Athletics 141. Who won the Oscar for best Actor? : Matthew McConaughey 142. Who is the USA Secretary of State? : John Kerry 143. Port Victoria is the capital of? : Seychelles 144. Who is the author of Cry the peacock? : Anita Desai 145. Who is the Atomic Energy minister of India? : Narendra Modi 146. Who won French Open 2014 men’s singles? : Rafael Nadal 147. Narora Power Plant situated in?: U.P 148. Who won National Award for Best Director? : Hansal Mehta 149. Who is the Prime Minister of U.K.? David Cameroon 150. What is the full form of UNCTAD? : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 151. Sattriya is the dance form of which state? : Assam 152. What is Full form of SARFAESI? : Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act. 153. Leander Paes is related to which game? : Tennis 154. Rihand Dam is located in which state? : Uttar Pradesh 155. Who was the man of the series in India and England Test Series? : Bhuvaneshwar Kumar 156. Mogadishu is the capital of which country? : Somalia 157. What is the currency of Denmark? : Danish Krone 158. Who is the Urban Development Minister? : Venkaiah Naidu 159. Smriti Irani is holding which ministry? : HRD Ministry 160. Arjuna Award 2014 is given to which cricketer? : R. Ashwin 161. "The God of Small Things" is written by? : Arundhati Roy 162. What is the rate of interest in Public provident fund? : 8.7% 163. Rawatbhata power plant is located in which state? : Rajasthan 164. National Sports Day is observed on? : 29 Aug 165. Kathakali dance is from which state?: Kerala 166. e-visa will be started in how many cities to promote tourism?: 9 GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 31 Test Prep

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167. FIDE world (rapid chess championship) won by? : Magnus Carlsen 168. Who is the Vice President of USA : Joe Biden 169. Which film got the Best Film Award at Film Fare Awards 2013 : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 170. Who is the Governor of Maharashtra? : C Vidyasagar Rao 171. La-tomatina festival is from which country? : Spain 172. Hill station 'ARAKU' is in which state? : Andhra Pradesh 173. Who won Best supporting actress Oscar for 2014? : Lupita Nyong'o 174. Who won Film fare for Best actress 2014? : Deepika Padukone 175. Who is the Law and justice minister? : Ravi Shankar Prasad 176. Who is the Water resources minister? : Uma Bharti 177. Who is the Defence minister? : Arun Jaitley 178. Kuchhipudi dance is from which state? : Andhra Pradesh 179. What is the currency of Iran? : Iranian rial 180. In which case RBI has imposed 1.5 crore fine to 12 banks? : Deccan Chronicle 181. How much fund is allotted for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana? : Rs. 1000 cr 182. Name the South African cricketer who retired recently? : Jaques Kallis 183. Kampala is capital of which country? : Uganda 184. Tarapur plant is located in which state? : Maharashtra 185. Varanasi Ghat is situated on which river? : Ganga 186. Who is the CBI chief? : Ranjit Sinha 187. What is the Fiscal deficit according to union budget? : 4.1% 188. Tawang is in which state? : Arunachal Pradesh 189. Mettur dam is in which state? : Tamil Nadu 190. Parupalli kashyap is related to? : Badminton 191. Jai Bhawan is related to which game? : Boxing 192. Who is the author of the book The Guide? : R.K. Narayan 193. According to Budget 2014, how many new Govt. Medical Colleges will be opened? : 12 194. What is the insurance amount provided by Jandhan Yojna? : Rs 1 Lakh 195. Who is Cristiano Ronaldo? : Football player 196. Vistara is name of air lines of which two companies? : Tata & Singapore airlines 197. Who is Rakesh Jhunjhunwala : Indian investor and Trader 198. 44MW Hydro power project which was inaugurated by PM is in which state? : Jammu & Kashmir 199. James Rodriguez belongs to which sports? : Football 200. Germany defeated Brazil in FIFA world cup semi final by what score? : 7-1 201. What is the Full form of CRR? : Cash Reserve Ratio 202. Which bank will provide mobile banking facility in its 1st phase: 75% of the market value of your gold 203. How many countries are member of SAARC? : 8 204. Thambi Durai related to? : AIADMK 205. Who is Mallikarjun Kharge? : the leader of the Indian National Congress party in the 16th Lok Sabha 206. Buenos Aires is the capital of? : Argentina 207. Which is the world’s second most populated city? : Delhi 208. Who is Dayanidhi Maran? : Former Telecom Minister 209. What is the full form of OECD? : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 210. Mithali Raj is? : Captain of Indian Women's Cricket team 211. Who is Gagan Narang? : Indian shooter GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 32 Test Prep

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212. National Academy for Customs & Excise situated at Hindupur is in which state : Andhra Pradesh 213. RuPay card is launched by? : National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) 214. Who is the cabinet minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)? : Kalraj Mishra 215. Ethiopia’s capital is? : Adis Ababa 216. What is the currency of Libya’s? : Dinar 217. Who is the author of Shiva trilogy’s series of books? : Amish Tripathi 218. Who is the author of Chacha Chauhary? :Late. Pran Kumar Sharma 219. Eco tourism and Education tourism in railway is announced for? : North East States 220. Which country celebrated its 95th Independence Day recently? : Afghanistan 221. Who is RBI’s new deputy governor? : SS Mundra 222. Name the transaction in which we doesn’t swipe card, but still use details of card? : Online transaction 223. Which agency sets standards for individual customers and SME: BCSBI 224. Red Cross day is observed on? : 8th May 225. Rath Yatra festival is related to which state? : Odisha 226. Sunidhi Chohan received Dada Saheb Phalke award for which song? : 'Kamli' from 'Dhoom 3' 227. What is full form of IIEST? : Indian Institutes of Engineering Science and Technology 228. Ragala venkat Rahul is related to which sport? : Weightlifting 229. Which film directed by Sir Richard Attenbourgh got Academy Award : Gandhi 230. Who is the chairman of PAC (Parliament's public accounts committee)? : KV Thomas 231. Kruger National Park is located in which country? : South Africa 232. India’s first Indigenous anti submarine ship is? : INS Kamorta 233. Name the drug for ebola virus? : ZMapp 234. Agartala is capital of which of state? : Tripura 235. Yogeshwar Datt related with which Sport? : Weightlifting 236. Recently, Bank of Rajasthan Merged with which bank? : ICICI 237. Oslo is the capital of which country? : Norway 238. Who is H.R.Khan? : Dy. Governer of RBI 239. What is the full form of QIP? : Qualified Institutional Placement 240. Who is the current MD of IMF? : Christine Lagarde 241. Double fault is related to which games? : Tennis 242. Who is the Chairman of Press Council of India? : Markandaye Katju 243. What is the Full Form of SEBI? : Security Exchange Board of India 244. According to social responsibility tax,tax is levied on company worth more than? : 1000cr 245. Which country achieved highest GDP in 2001-2010? : United States 246. What is the route of the Fastest Train in India? : Delhi to Agra 247. K R Kamath is the CMD of which bank? : Punjab National Bank 248. Gulmarg Hill Station is Located in? : Jammu and Kashmir 249. Who was the Founder of National Congress? : Allan Octavian Hume 250. Rory Mcllroy is related to which game? : Golf 251. In the budget, how many new AIIMS institutes were decided to be made? : 4 252. Modi visited which country in First Week of August? : Nepal 253. What is the initial capital of payment bank? : 100 cr 254. Who is the current CM of Bihar? : Jitan Ram Manjhi 255. Kudankulam power station is located in?: Tamil Nadu 256. Shillong is in which state? : Meghalaya GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 33 Test Prep

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257. Najma Heptulla is minister of? : Minority affairs 258. Mamta Pujari belongs to which sport? : Kabaddi 259. Anti Tobacco Day is observed on?: 31st May 260. Revolution 2020 is written by? : Chetan Bhagat 261. Novak Djokavik defeated whom in Wimbledon Championship final? : Roger Federer 262. FDI raised in Defence from 26% to? : 49% 263. full form of FRBM is? : Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management 264. Mohiniattam dance is from which state? : Kerala 265. Windhoek is capital of? : Namibia 266. Pakistan mudra is? : Rupee 267. Oscar 2014 for best director was given to? : Alfonso Cuaron 268. Best actor in film fare award ? : Farhan Akhtar 269. Begam Praveen got Padma Bhushan for which category? : Singing 270. What is the full form of ARC? : Asset Reconstruction Company 271. What is the full form UFCE? : Un hedged Foreign Currency Exposure-Clarifications 272. What is the loss incurred for railways per passenger in paise? : 23p 273. Palace of winds is situated in? : Jaipur 274. Who is the CEO of Infosys? : Vishal Sikkha 275. What is the Minimum paid-up capital for payment banks? : Rs 100 Crore 276. Which organisation gives loan to landless farmers? : NABARD 277. BRICS bank head office will be located in which country? : Shangai, China 278. “Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan” a book is written by? : Daman Singh 279. In India economic condition is measured after? : 5 yrs 280. Who is the new Governor of U.P? : Ram Naik 281. Lab to Land is a initiative launched by which Ministry? : Ministry of Rural Development 282. Who is Tony Abott? : Prime Minister of Australia 283. Which state banned wearing dhoti in parliament? : Tamil Nadu 284. Which state has largest number of tigers? Karnataka 285. What is the age limit for voting? : 18 years 286. ISIS is active in which country? : Iraq 287. Mars Orbiter Mission is informally called? : Mangalyaan 288. What is HAL Dhruv? : A utility helicopter developed and manufactured by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. 289. Rainfall density is highest in which state? : Cherrapunji, Meghalaya 290. Who is the Director-General of UNESCO? : Irina Bokova 291. Ban Ki Moon is the Secretary-General of? : UN 292. Which country is helping India for Ganga rejuvenation? : Japan 293. According to Union budget 2014-15, Agricultural University will be opened in which state? : Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan 294. Gandhi Nagar is the capital of which state? : Gujarat 295. Nalanda University is located in which state? :Bihrar 296. Who is Telangan’s state brand ambassador? : Sania Mirza 297. Which country topped Human Development index 2014? : Norway 298. Capital of Maldives is? : Malé 299. Bangkok is the capital of which country? : Thailand 300. Jitu Rai is associated with? : Shooting GA Updates (September 2014) Bank Page : 34 Test Prep

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301. What is the rank of India in CWG 2014 games medal tally? : Fifth 302. K. Sanjita chanu belongs from which state? : Manipur 303. Tiger wood is related with which game? : Golf 304. Novok Djokovic is related to which game? : Tennis 305. Roger Feredar is related to which game? : Tennis 306. Which country topped medal tally in CWE 2014 games? : England 307. Which country finished 2nd rank in medal tally in CWE 2014 games? : Australia 308. Union Cabinet approved the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014, age limit for juvenile to be carried in court for heinous crime is? : The bill will treat minors above the age of 16 as adults, who are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder. 309. HUCK term related to which game? : Ultimate Frisbee

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