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1. India-Japan Annual Summit 2014 was held at?

Ans. Tokyo, Japan

Note: The Summit was held during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi five-day visit to Japan

from 30 August - 3 September 2014.

2. Which team won the inaugural title of the Star

Sports Pro Kabaddi League concluded recently?

Ans. Jaipur Pink Panther

Note: It is owned by Abhisek Bachchan. They

defeated U Mumbai 35-24 in the final at the

NSCI Stadium in Mumbai.

3. Who recently set a world record in the

womens hammer throw at the Internationales

Stadionfest (ISTAF) Berlin Athletics meet at

Berlin's Olympic stadium in Germany?

Ans. Anita Wlodarczyk (Poland)

Note: She broke the three year old world record

of 79.42 meters set by Betty Heidler of Germany

in May 2011 in Halle, Germany

4. Which Indian firm’s 2 drugs received

Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP)

status by US Food and Drug Administration

(USFDA) recently?

Ans. Wockhardt

5. The revived Nalanda University on 1 September 2014 started its first session with 15 students in

classes for the School of Ecology and Environmental Studies and the School of Historical

Studies at which place?

Ans. Rajgir, Patna.

Note: Nalanda University Chairman - Amartya Sen, Vice-Chancellor - Gopa Sabharwal

Nalanda University was established in the fifth century during the Gupta dynasty. It was

destroyed in 1197 by Turkish army chief Bakhtiyar Khilji

6. Which parliament reappointed Abdullah al-Thinni as the Prime Minister on 1 September 2014?

Ans. Libya

State / UT Governor / Lt.

Governor

Telangana E. S. L. Narasimhan

Tripura Padmanabha Acharya

Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli

Chhattisgarh Balramji Das Tandon

Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya

West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi

Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik

Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki

Goa Mridula Sinha

Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

Rajasthan Kalyan Singh

Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao

Kerala P Sathasivam

Manipur Krishan Kant Paul

Mizoram Krishan Kant Paul

Puducherry A. K. Singh

Dadra & Nagar Haveli Ashish Kundra

Daman and Diu Ashish Kundra

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7. Who became the first Spaniard to win World Badminton Championship on 31 August 2014?

Ans. Carolina Marin

Note: The World Badminton Championship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Carolina won

women’s singles titles by defeating world number one Li Xuerui of china.

8. Who won gold in Men’s category of World Badminton Championship concluded recently?

Ans. Chen Long (China).

Note: He defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.

9. Which country on 31 August 2014 defeated Australia for the first time in 31 years in the one-day

match played at the Harare Sports Club recently?

Ans. Zimbabwe

Note: They previously defeated Australia in 1983 ICC World Cup in Trent Bridge. India lifts the

World Cup same year.

10. Which Indian shuttler got Bronze medal in Women's Singles category of World Badminton

Championship along with Minatsu Mitani of Japan ?

Ans. P.V. Sindhu

11. Which state high court banned animal sacrifice at any place of public religious worship on 1

September 2014?

Ans. Himachal Pradesh

12. Which state Assembly recently amended Reservation Act 2004 which provides 5% reservation

in jobs to Pahari-speaking people of the state?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

13. Who recently became the first Indian actor to be honored with a postage stamp by the US Post

Service (USPS)?

Ans. Indian Telugu Actor, Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

Note: The stamp will be issued on the birth anniversary of Nageshwara Rao that is on 20

September 2014 in Dallas Texas.

14. According to KPMG-FICCI study India ranked among top 3 medical tourism destinations in

Asia. Which are the other 2 nations?

Ans. Thailand and Singapore

15. Veteran dancer Maya Rao passed away recently. She was specialized in which dance form?

Ans. Kathak

16. Saina Nehwal decided to train under new coach?

Ans. Vimal Kumar

Note: She decided to split with the national head coach Pullela Gopichand.

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17. Which is the First PSB that declared Kingfisher Airlines and its owner Vijay Mallya as wilful

defaulters?

Ans. United Bank of India

18. Which scheme of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) came into effect from 1

September 2014?

Ans. Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95)

Note: Which has minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 and a higher wage ceiling of Rs. 15,000

for social security scheme run by EPFO.

19. Former Chief Justice of India, Palaniswamy Sathasivam was appointed as the new Governor of

which state on 3 September 2014?

Ans. Kerala

20. President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014 cleared the appointment of whom as the

42nd Chief Justice of India?

Ans. Justice H L Dattu

Note: Justice Dattu will become the Chief Justice of India after the retirement of CJI R.M. Lodha

on 27 September 2014. He would hold the post until his retirement on 2 December 2015.

21. Who was named Junior Men Player of the Year by Asian Hockey Federation on 31 August

2014?

Ans. Manpreet Singh

22. Name the former Attorney General of India who died of a heart attack in Mumbai on 2

September 2014?

Ans. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati

23. Name the Indo-Nepal joint military exercise which was concluded on 31 August 2014 at

Pithoragarh?

Ans. Surya Kiran-VII

24. Union Government on 4 September 2014 approved ....... percent hike in Dearness Allowance

(DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners?

Ans. 7 %

25. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014 released a set of eight

Commemorative Postage Stamps on?

Ans. Indian Musicians

26. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 3 September 2014 constituted a panel under whom to

assess the amount of unclaimed deposits in the PPF accounts and Post Office saving schemes?

Ans. H R Khan

Note: H R Khan is the Deputy Governor of RBI

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27. Renowned Telugu filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshminarayana died recently. He was popularly

known as ‘Bapu’. He won the Padma Shri award in which year?

Ans. 2013

Note: He also won 2 National Film Awards

28. Which player was selected to lead Indian women's hockey team in Asian Games 2014?

Ans. Ritu Rani

29. India won the 5-match One-Day International (ODI) series played against England by 3-1

recently. Who was adjudged the Man-of-the-Series?

Ans. Suresh Raina

30. Who was appointed as first women chairperson of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS)

on 4 September 2014?

Ans. Chandrakala Padia

31. Sania Mirza and along with which player on 5 September 2014 won the Mixed Doubles trophy

of the US Open Tennis 2014?

Ans. Bruno Soares of Brazil

32. Name India's largest naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV) which was commissioned into

Indian Navy on 4 September 2014?

Ans. INS Sumitra

33. Name the first Women directors in IIT council?

Ans. Tessy Thomas and Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

Note: IIT Council is the apex body of 16 IITs. Tessy Thomas is the Project Director for Agni-IV

missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation.

34. Union Government on 2 September 2014 constituted a high-level committee to review five

environment laws. Who will head the committee?

Ans. Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanian

35. Which state became the first State in the country to launch a Health Adalat?

Ans. Karnataka

36. Which country recently unveiled plans to issue world’s first digital currency?

Ans. Ecuador

37. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 4 September 2014 formally

announced that the new capital of Andhra Pradesh as?

Ans. Vijayawada

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38. Who won the gold medal for the third time at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting

Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark recently?

Ans. Indian Army's Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayant

39. Who won the Men’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014 on 8 September 2014?

Ans. Marin Cilic

40. World Literacy Day was observed across the world on 8 September 2014. What was the theme

of the day this year?

Ans. Literacy and Sustainable Development

41. State Bank of India (SBI) on 13 September 2014 celebrated 150 years of its operations in which

country?

Ans. Sri Lanka

42. Which bank launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September 2014?

Ans. ICICI Bank

43. International Cricket Council (ICC) on 9 September 2014 suspended which Pakistani off-

spinner from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action?

Ans. Saeed Ajmal

44. Who became the first Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s

atmosphere on 15 August 2014?

Ans. TN Suresh Kumar

Note: He traveled to an altitude of 17100 meters in MIG-29 from Sokol Airbase near Nizhny

Novgorod in Russia

45. Name the Prime Minister of Australia who visited India from 4 to 5 September 2014?

Ans. Tony Abbott

46. Who won the women’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014?

Ans. Serena Williams

Note: This was her third consecutive Tennis US Open trophy. She defeated Caroline Wozniazki

of Denmark in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. With this, Williams joined the Tennis greats Chris Evert and

Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand Slam titles.

47. Supreme Court on 12 September 2014 ruled ...... percent quota for disabled persons in all

government jobs, including Indian Administrative Services (IAS), and promotions?

Ans. 3%

48. Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit at ..... years for

Managing Directors (M.D) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in private sector banks?

Ans. 70 years

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49. Engineering and information technology company Tata Technologies Ltd on 9 September 2014

appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the company?

Ans. Warren Harris

50. Which committee on 8 September 2014 reported that most of the deemed universities are not

fit for being a university?

Ans. H Devaraj Committee

51. Uttarakhand Government officially declared which day as Himalaya Diwas?

Ans. 9 September

52. Who was elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on 12

September 2014?

Ans. Narendra Ambwani

53. Who became the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games?

Ans. Chitresh Tatha, 12 years

54. Union government on 11 September 2014 decided to wind up which famous watch factory in a

phased manner?

Ans. HMT watches

55. Name the Indian who on 6 September 2014 won bronze at the women Grand Prix chess at the

Asian Games?

Ans. Harika Dronavalli

56. Which Indian player announced retirement from the professional snooker tour on 5 September

2014?

Ans. Pankaj Advani

57. Name the Union Civil Aviation Minister who on 9 September 2014 announced that the Union

Government has identified five locations for development of no-frills airports in India?

Ans. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju

58. Who was appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank on 10 September 2014?

Ans. Subhash Chandra Garg

Note: He is a Senior IAS officer.

59. Who won the men’s doubles titles of the US Open 2014?

Ans. American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan

60. Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station on 6 September 2014 became the ........ longest

running reactor in the world?

Ans. Second

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61. Who was India's flag bearer at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony held on 19 September

2014?

Ans. Sardar Singh

Note: Sardar Singh is the captain of Indian Hockey team.

62. Name the Mandolin maestro who died on 19 September 2014 in Chennai?

Ans. Uppalapu Srinivas

63. Name Asia's first women Grand Slam winner who on 19 September 2014 announced her

retirement from Tennis at the age of 32?

Ans. Li Na

64. Who was appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) recently?

Ans. Lalitha Kumaramangalam

65. International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014.

What was the theme this year?

Ans. Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On

66. National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on 14 September 2014. Why was

Hindi Diwas celebrated on this day?

Ans. Hindi Day is observed because on 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India

adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.

67. Which country on 19 September 2014 rejected the historic referendum for independence from

United Kingdom through public voting?

Ans. Scotland

68. 17th Asian Games also known as XVII Asiad commenced at Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon,

South Korea on 19 September 2104. What is the theme of Asian Games 2014?

Ans. Meet Asia’s Future

69. What was the slogan of Asian Games 2014?

Ans. "Diversity Shines Here"

70. Union Sports Ministry on 17 September 2014 agreed to honour which Boxer with Arjuna

Award?

Ans. Manoj Kumar

Note: Ministry admitted in the court that Manoj was initially not considered for the award by the

committee as they mistakenly believed that he was involved in a doping case.

71. US President Barack Obama on 18 September 2014 nominated which Indian-American as the

next US Ambassador to India?

Ans. Richard Rahul Verma

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72. Which state became the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial Appointments

Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014?

Ans. Rajasthan

Note: The Bill seeks to end the two-decade-old collegium system of appointments and transfers of

judges to higher judiciary.

73. Which place became a permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as

decided by Union Government recently?

Ans. Goa

74. Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 September 2014 released his autobiography named?

Ans. And then One Day: A Memoir

75. Who won the Miss America pageant on 14 September 2014?

Ans. Miss Kira Kazantsev

76. Which country won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia on 14 September

2014?

Ans. USA

77. Name the young Indian shuttler won Indonesian Badminton Masters Grand Prix Gold on 14

September 2014?

Ans. HS Prannoy

78. US Senate on 19 September 2014 passed a bipartisan resolution declaring which day as US-

India Partnership Day?

Ans. 30 September 2014

79. Name the Co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp who on 18 September 2014 stepped down as

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

Ans. Larry Ellison

Note: Larry Ellison will now be the chairman of Oracle’s board and the Chief Technology Officer

of the company.

80. Who became the first transgender television news anchor in India recently?

Ans. Padmini Prakash

Note: On the eve of Independence Day on 15 August 2014, she for the first time read out the day’s

headlines from a teleprompter for the Lotus News Channel based in Coimbatore in the state of

Tamil Nadu.

81. President Pranab Mukherjee was on a visit to which foreign country from 14 to 17 September

2014?

Ans. Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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82. Chinese President Xi Jinping on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as China's new

Ambassador to India?

Ans. Le Yucheng

83. Name the former Director General of Police of Assam who committed suicide on 17 September

2014?

Ans. Sanker Baruah

Note: His suicide came after CBI raided his residence during the course of investigation of multi-

crore Saradha chit fund case.

84. Who was appointed as United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate

change on 16 September 2014?

Ans. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

85. International Economic Association (IEA) on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as

president-elect of the association beginning September 2014?

Ans. Kaushik Basu

86. Which firm on 18 September 2014 launched equity index linked green bond?

Ans. BNP Paribas

Note: It was launched in collaboration with the World Bank which will help raise funds for

products seeking to mitigate climate change. It is the first equity index linked with green bond.

87. Which state police on 16 September 2014 decided to launch its first e-police station to deal

exclusively with vehicle thefts?

Ans. Delhi Police

88. The 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship was held from 12 to 16 September

2014 at?

Ans. Sardar Vallabhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai

89. Who has been appointed as the head of "Quality Council of India" by the current Government

to aid the "Make in India" objective?

Ans. Adil Zainulbhai

90. Name the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014 to

make India a manufacturing hub?

Ans. Make In India Campaign

Note: The campaign is aimed to attract foreign companies to set up their manufacturing units in

India and to seek greater foreign investment.

91. Which tech giant on 22 September 2014 announced to launch a nationwide contest to develop a

mobile app for Prime Minister’s office (PMO)?

Ans. Google

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92. Which film was selected as India’s official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards on 23 September

2014?

Ans. Liar's Dice

Note: The hindi film is directed by Geethu Mohandas. The 87th Oscar Awards event will take

place in the US on 22 February 2015. The movie stars national award winning actors Geetanjali

Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

93. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Manglayaan successfully entered the Martian orbit on?

Ans. 24 September 2014

Note: By achieving this fete, India created the history of becoming the first country to insert the

spacecraft of the mission around the Mars in first attempt.

94. Name the scheme launched by Union Government on 25 September 2014 aims at alleviating

urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood opportunities through skill

development and other means?

Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana

95. Name the rescue operation undertaken by Indian Army during Jammu and Kashmir floods

recently?

Ans. Operation Megh Rahat

96. Name the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who has resigned on 26 September 2014 after his

government was reduced to a minority?

Ans. Prithviraj Chavan

Note: His resignation came in the backdrop of withdrawal of the support of the Nationalist

Congress Party (NCP) that supported Congress for the last 15 years.

97. Name the new name of Aajeevika Skills Development Programme (ASDP) which was

launched by Union government on 25 September 2014?

Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

98. Which cricketers were recently selected as Bradman Honouree 2014?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh

99. Which banks allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently on 24 September 2014?

Ans. SBI and ICICI

Note: The bank account is available for all kids above 10 who can sign uniformly. On 5 September

2014, SBI had launched new accounts Pehla Kadam and Pehli Udaan for kids. ICICI Bank has

launched Smart Stars account and Federal Bank Limited has Young Champ Account for minors.

100. Who was appointed as the head coach of the national team of Srilanka on 24 September 2014?

Ans. Marvan Atapattu, the former national cricket team captain

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101. Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) Working Committee on 26 September 2014

extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Director of Indian Cricket team till?

Ans. End of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

102. Argentina was fined by FIFA for putting up a banner, in a friendly match in the World Cup,

laying claim to which island?

Ans. Falkland Islands

103. Union Government recently declared which day as Antyodya Diwas?

Ans. 25 September

Note: Antyodya diwas was observed to mark the 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal

Upadhyay. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was the noted philosopher, historian and political

activist.

104. Name the renowned Hindi author was given the Saraswati Samman 2013 in New Delhi on 23

September 2014?

Ans. Govind Mishra

Note: He was given the Samman by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for his novel Dhool

Paudhon Par that was published in 2008. Govind Mishra is the second Hindi author to be

conferred with this honour after Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991.

105. Who was appointed as the new head of the Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence

(ISI) on 22 September 2014?

Ans. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar

106. CSIR on 26 September 2014 announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 for ten

persons in recognition of their work. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards is given in which field?

Ans. Science

107. Who are the winners of Right Livelihood Award 2014?

Ans. Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger

Note: The first one is former U.S. spy agency contractor and the other is the editor of The

Guardian. The Right Livelihood Award is also known as Alternative Nobel prize of Sweden.

108. Who was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013 given

by State Government of Kerala?

Ans. Noted writer and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair

109. UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held at?

Ans. New York

110. The Forbes India magazine released The 100 Richest Indian List 2014 on 25 September 2014.

Who has topped the list?

Ans. Mukesh Ambani

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111. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 September 2014 approved the appointment of whom as

Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank

Ltd?

Ans. V.G. Mathew

112. Who was appointed as the new president of the News Broadcasting Association (NBA) for

the year 2014-2015 on 24 September 2014 ?

Ans. Rajat Sharma

Note: He is India TV chairman and editor-in-chief.

113. Union Ministry of Sports Sarbananda Sonowal on 22 September 2014 inaugurated National

Academy for Athletics and National Golf Academy at?

Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

114. Internet major Yahoo! Inc. on 21 September 2014 acquired which Bangalore-based start-up

firm for over 8 million US dollars?

Ans. BookPad Inc

115. Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term on 21 September

2014?

Ans. John Key

116. AP Government on 23 September 2014 issued an order enhancing the upper age limit for

direct recruitment in government service from 34 to?

Ans. 40 Years

117. Who was unanimously elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the

year 2014-15 on 22 September 2014?

Ans. Amit Mathew

Note: He is the resident editor and director of Malyala Manorama.

118. Ancient Nalanda University (NU) was formally inaugurated after 800 years on 19 September

2014 by Union External Affairs Minister ________?

Ans. Sushma Swaraj

119. Who has sworn in as new Prime Minister of Fiji on 22 September 2014?

Ans. Voreqe Bainimarama

120. Which city will host ICC World Cricket League Division 3 from 23 to 30 October 2014?

Ans. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

121. Who won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award on 24

September 2014?

Ans. Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel

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122. Reserve Bank of India on 24 September 2014 released which report on Capacity Building in

banks and non-banks?

Ans. Gopalakrishna Committee report

123. Who was appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sherpa for the Group of 20 annual

Summit 2014 on 23 September 2014?

Ans. Suresh Prabhu

124. 3. Which of the following option/s is/are correct around the Visa Liberalisation Scheme of the SAARC nations? Ans. Both a & b a. The number of persons who would be provided the SAARC visa has been increased to 50 from 25 b. The scheme would be implemented only after standardisation of logistics requirements in all the eight countries 125. The third meeting of SAARC Cultural Ministers will be held in: Ans. New Delhi, India 126. 'Yudh Abhyas 2014' is a military training exercise beteen India and which other nation: Ans. United States 127. Who has been appointed Chairperson of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee? Ans. LK Advani 128. Kireet Joshi has died, he was associated with which field Ans. Educationist 129. The G20 "Head of States" meeting for the year 2014 is going to be held in? Ans. Brisbane, Australia 130. T. Suvarna Raju has been appointed as the Chairman of which organization? Ans. HAL 131. Justice Dharmadhikari committee report is related to? Ans. Ban on Dance Bar in Mumbai 132. Which city is planning to use "White-Fi" technology to provide wi-fi access to all? Ans. Hyderabad 133. Where is 14th summit of SCO (Shangai Cooperation organization) held recently? Ans. Dushanbe (capital and largest city of Tajikistan) Note: India is one of the observer member of SCO. 134. 14th World Nobel Summit will be held in? Ans. Cape Town

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crore. 143. What is name of new operating system announced by Microsoft? Ans. Windows 10 Note: It will be released in late 2015. Previous edition was Windows 8.1 Released in August, 2013 144. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) in first week of September 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up India’s first of its kind Coral

Garden in which state? Ans. Gujarat 145. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 15 September 2014 approved 4754.42

crore rupees Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Systems (CSST&DS) in two north-eastern states of India. Name them? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim 146. How much distance Mangalyaan travelled to reach Mars? Ans. 680 Million Km

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