For SBI PO- IBPS Exam

Question 1The great Himalayan national park nominated for UNESCO sites is
situated in _?
Ans:- Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh
2Who is the new Chairman of software industry association NASSCOM ?
Ans:- R Chandrasekaran
3-Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
Ans=Karnataka
4-Which major port of the country was renamed Kamarajar Port as
announced by the Union Government on 20 February 2014?
Ans:- Ennore Port in Chennai
5-India Post (Dept. of Posts) on 13 February 2014 launched electronic
Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) for Indian Citizens living in India. e-IPO
facilitates paying online fee for which purpose?

Ans:- For seeking information under the RTI

6-Which railway on 9 February 2014 launched a new android-based
smartphone app named HYLITES, which is claimed to be the first of its
kind of app on Indian Railways offering most of the enquiry needs of
city-based passengers?
Ans:- South Central Railway SCR
7-Indias anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
completed how many years of its establishment on 11 February 2014?
Ans:- 50 years
8- Which of the following states are first to get Plastic Photo Identity
Card?
=Assam and Nagaland
9-Who among the following is the Chairman of Tax Administration
Reform Commission (TARC)?
=Parthasarathy Shome
10-Which of the following is the largest bank in the world in terms of
market capitalization?
=Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
11-Indias anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission
(CVC) completed how many years of its establishment on 11 February
2014?
Ans:- 50 years

12-On 7 February 2014 the Supreme Court of India upheld

recommendations made by the Justice Majithia wage board. The
Majithia wage board is related to hiking salaries for ____?
Ans:- Journalists and non-journalists
13-Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched LPG
Connection Portability Scheme across the country on 22 January 2014.
Name the present Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas?
Ans:- M Veerappa Moily
14-Name the programme for young persons of Overseas Indians
introduced by Government of India in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on
8 January 2014?
Ans:- Know India programme
15-The Government of India on 10 January 2014 notified the new
natural gas pricing formula.This new price mechanism would come into
effect from which date?
Ans:- From 1 April 2014
16-The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the
proposal for construction of a 220kV Transmission system from
on 2 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh

17-International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian

Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February
2014?
Ans:- 14 months
18-Who won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy on 3 February
2014 ?
Ans:- Indias Squash player Joshna Chinappa
19-Corey Anderson ,who hit the fastest century in one-day
international history on 1 January 2014 , belongs to which country ?
Ans:- New Zealand
20-Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry, one of the
Portugals highest honours, by the Portugals president office on 3
January 2014?
Ans:- Cristiano Ronaldo
21-Who won the Sydney International Tennis Tournament Womens
singles title on 10 January 2014 ?
Ans:- Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria
22-Who retained the Volvo Golf Champions title at the Durban Country
Club held on 12 January 2014?
Ans:- South Africas Louis Oosthuizen

23-Which Australian cricketer won the coveted Allan Border medal

2014 on 20 January 2014?
Ans:- Mitchell Johnson
24-Which supreme court appointed committee is investigating the IPL
scam ?
Ans=Mudgal committee
25-Indian woman who won the "International Women of Courage
Award 2014"?
=Ms. Laxmi
26-After Uttar Pradesh, which state have the highest number of Lok
sabha constituencies?
=Maharashtra
27-Which country is biggest spender on Defence after USA?
=China
28-Which of the following security forces completed 75 years of service
to the nation in March 2014?
=Central Reserve Police Force
29-Indian singer whose song is nominated for Honesty Oscars 2014?
=Shankar Mahadevan
30-Which state became the first to launch the food security scheme_?
Answer:(A) Delhi

31-who is author of book : "The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making

and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh" ?
=Sanjay Baru
32-Who is author of book "Crusador or conspirator" which was in news
due to revelation on coal scam?
=PC Parekh
33-Which High Court recently celebrated 150 years of its functioning?
=Madras High Court ,Calcutta High Court ,Bombay High Court
34Who has recently been appointed as the President of International
Court of Justice (ICJ)?
=Peter Tomka
35-Who is the current Chairperson of National Human Rights
Commission?
=Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
36-Name of team bought by Sachin Tendulkar in ISL (Indian super
league)?
=Kochi
37-Baluarte Bridge, the highest cable stayed bridge in the world, was
recently unveiled in
=Mexico
38-D.U. Sastry, who passed recently, was predominantly a(an)

=Industrial Economist
39- Which express train will become the first train in India to be
attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged
passengers as announced recently in February?
Ans : Purushottam Express
40-Government in the interim Rail budget 2014 announced proposal to
set up Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management at which
place?
Ans : Secunderabad
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Best Original Song: Let It Go - Frozen
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Best Visual Effects: Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk,
Neil Corbould)
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)
Best Original Screenplay: Her (Spike Jonze)
G D Birla award: The G D Birla award for scientific research was
instituted in 1991 to recognise significant scientific research undertaken
by Indian scientists below the age of 50, working in India

Harish Rawat has been sworn in as Chief Minister of

Uttar Pradesh
Appointment :?????? LIST OF NEW APPOINTMENTS ??????
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1. Sushil Koirala become new PM of Nepal. He replace Khil Raj Regmi.
2. Satya Nadella appointed as CEO of Microsoft.
3. R.K.Tiwari appointed new Chairman of CBDT.

4. N Ramachandran was elected President of Indian Olympic

Association (IOA).
5. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur appointed head of 7th Central Pay
Commission
6. Harish Rawat appointed 8th Chief Minister of Uttrakhand. He
succeeded Vijay Bahuguna.
7. Manoj Vaish took charge as MD & CEO of MCX.
8. Aruna Bahuguna first woman to be appointed chief of National Police
Academy.
9. Janet Yellen new Chairperson of Federal Reserve.
10. R. Chandrashekhar appointed the President of NASSCOM (National
Association of Software and Service Companies)
11. J.N.Chaudhary was appointed as new head of NSG (National
Security Guard)
12. Arvind Ranjan was appointed the full time chief of the Central
Industrial Security Force (CISF).
13. Ashok Lavasa, appointed the New Civil Aviation Secretary. He
succeeded K.N.Srivastava.
14. M. Veerappa Moily appointed as the new Environment and Forests
Minister.
15. Siddarth Birla took charges as President of FICCI.

16. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar became the ambassador of US

17. B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao appointed as presidents of the
Infosys.
18. Sushma Singh to take over as new Chief Information Commissioner
She succeed Deepak Sandhu.
19. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala appointed Chairman of National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
20. Usha Sangwan appointed first woman managing director of LIC.
Name the programme that has planned to release 25 vultures in
safe-zone by 2016 following decrease in populations due to use of
Diclofenac to vet cattle - Programme SAVE
Union Government of India on 31 January 2014 announced that
economy might have expanded by 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2012-13 as compared to previous estimate of 5 percent
US on 31 January 2014 warned China against any move to declare a
new Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the - South China Sea
Name the state that on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval for
the foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing - Rajasthan
Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the Delhi
Police to investigate the death of the student from Arunachal Pradesh,
who died after being allegedly beaten - Nido Tania

 World Cancer Day 2014 observed on 4 February with the release of

the World Cancer Report 2014 with the World Cancer Day theme Debunk the myths

Manoj Vaish took charge as the Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer of - Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX)
President of Zanzibar, was on an official visit to India from 1 to 9
February 2014 - Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay

Commission - Former Supreme Court Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
Name the King of Saudi Arabia, who on 4 February 2014 ordered jail
terms ranging from three to thirty years for the Saudi citizens, who are
fighting outside the country - Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Aabo the person who became the first person to receive a bionic
hand, which allows life-like sensation to be felt from the devices
artificial fingers is a Dennis Amputee
The work on the project of widening the shipping route of Panama
Canal was suspended by the - Panama Canal Authority on 5 February
2014 following dispute over rising costs.
The first European to navigate through the Strait of Magellan in
1520 by in the service of Charles I of Spain during his global
circumnavigation voyage - Portuguese sailor, Ferdinand Magellan
Olympic flame on 5 February 2014 reached Sochi in Russia after
traveling the longest route in the history of the games of - 65000
kilometers.

 India on 5 February 2014 extended the facility of visa-on-arrival for

the tourists of 180 nations after - barring tourists of eight nations.
The state government of which state on 5 February 2014 declared
10225 villages of the state as scarcity-hit - of Rajasthan

People who have been nominated for World Children's Prize in

Sweden are - Malala, John Wood, Indira Ranamagar

India & Germany signed 2 umbrella agreements for financial &

technical co-operation under - Indo German bilateral Development
Cooperation.
A Parliamentary Panel on 6 February 2014 submitted its report on
the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of India Bill, 2013 to Parliament and
asked the government to come out with a comprehensive Bill after
revisiting - the Aircraft Act 1934.
The eminent Hindi writer has been selected for the prestigious Vyas
Samman for the year 2013 - Vishwanath Tripathi
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) on 6 February 2014 appointed
a person as director-general (DG) of the WWF International - Marco
Lambertini

Ministry of Culture and Tate has signed a MoU to develop

collaborations focused on - modern and contemporary art.
Supreme Court has ordered to implement recommendations of a
board for journalists and non-journalists in newspapers and agencies Majithia Wage Board

 Union Cabinet on 7 February 2014 cleared the Telangana Bill with

minimum changes in it and decided that Hyderabad will not get the
status of - a Union Territory

Abhinav Bindra won two gold medals at Inter Shoot Tri Series
shooting at - The Hague, Netherlands
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on 7 February 2014 announced
that it has stopped the production of the iconic car brand - Maruti 800
Kumar Sangakkara became the second person in Cricket history to
score a triple century and a century in the same test match after Graham Gooch
Police of which country in February 2014 successfully dismantled
the largest ever World War II bomb found in the city at the construction
site - Hong Kong
DRDO is in the process of developing a device to track down Maoists
in naxal hit states that will be used by CRPF - UAVs
Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of - Maruti 800
Kumar Sangakkara, on 7 February 2014 became the second person
in the history of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the
same test match after - Graham Gooch

Draft technical report on making payment system effective was

released by - Reserve Bank of India
A body on 7 February 2014 issued a ban on the process of burning
of tyres at public places like roads and areas surrounded by residential
buildings - National Green Tribunal (NGT)

 Person selected as the new Chairman of ICC for a period of 2 years

to succeed Alan Raymond Isaac - Narayanswamy Srinivasan
Person who became became 1st person to win three gold medals in
Tri-series shooting - Abhinav Bindra

Requirement of India's solar mission on 10 February 2014 was

challenged by United States alleging as discriminatory and against
international norms including the laws of WTO - Domestic Content
The Committee on Public Undertakings headed by who placed its
report in Parliament on the share of procurement by Food Corporation
of India (FCI) - Jagdambika Pal
Cancer foundation YouWeCan of Yuvraj Singh joined hand with an
NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti to roll out a campaign named - Cancer
Mukt Purvi Dilli

Scientists discovered a new species of dolphin in Amazon River

system which is a first discovery of a species in almost in 100 years Araguaian Boto
Popular Indian film Black was screened at - Fakel Theatre in Moscow
IOC has revoked the ban imposed on IOA paving the way for Indias
return to the Olympic fold after - IOA held elections as per IOC
directives
Penguin India, the publisher of a book on 11 February 2014 agreed
to withdraw the book from the Indian market - The Hindus: An
Alternative History

 Largest tribal religious congregation of the world began at Medaram

in Warangal district of the Telangana region - Sammakkaa Saarakka Fair

Person resigned from cabinet over the failure of government to

fulfill its promises to protect rights of minority groups in Malaysia - P
Waythamoorthy

Volcano of a mountain in the main island of Java of Indonesia

erupted on 13 February 2014 after rumbling for several weeks - Mount
Kelup of Kediri district
US have been blanketed with a huge snow storm has been dubbed
as - Snowmaggedon
Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 gave its nod for classifying a
language as a classical language to give impetus to scholarships in the
language - Odia
International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) was observed
across the world, with Bangladesh leading on - 21 February 2014
The middle order batsman of Indian cricket team on 20 February
2014 was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat State
Election Commission - Cheteshwar Pujara
The Speaker of Ukraine was named as the interim President of the
country on 23 February 2014 - Oleksandr Turchynov
NTPC signed MoU with BSPGCL and LBCPL to develop a 1320 MW
Thermal Power Project at -Kajra in Lakhisarai district of Bihar

 Somdev Devvarman, the Indias top singles star on 23 February 2014

lifted his third ATP Challenge Tennis title after defeating -Aleksandr
Nedovyesov
Sri Lanka rejected draft report that calls for an international inquiry
into alleged human rights violations of Navi Pillai
Engineers of US firm Hennessey have developed the worlds fastest
car with a top speed of a speed of 435 kilometers per hour named Venom GT
Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh on 25 February 2014 passed
the - UP Water Management and Regulatory Commission Bill 2014
Israeli President Shimon Peres awarded Angela Merkel with Israels
highest civilian honour - Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction
Music album based on the songs composed by music maestro AR
Rahman and written by Kapil Sibal is - Raunaq

Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in the

honour of - Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Government of India (Union Home Ministry) on 27 February 2014
constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine - the
demand of a separate Bodoland state
India on 28 February 2014 observed National Science Day to mark
the discovery of - the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara
Venkata Raman
More GK Questions with Answers
Question 1-

What is the full form of CHOGM summit held in Colombo in the month
of November 2013 ?
Question 2Where was the annual UN (United Nation) global climate change talk
held in the year 2013 ?
Question 3What is the full abbreviation of DGMO ?
Question 4Who became winner of Golden Shoe Award of 2013 ?
Question 5Who is the newly elected President of Maldives ?
Question 6Which country/nation announced a passport pass-back scheme in
southern India that would allow applicants
to keep passports while their visa is being processed ?
Question 7In which city first all women Bhartiya Mahile Bank was inaugrated last
year in 2013 with a corpus of Rs.1000 crore INR ?
Question 8Who is the author of book " Courage and Conviction " ?
Question 9Who claimed International Woman Grandmaster Chess Tournament
Title of the year 2013 ?
Question 10-

Which country has been selected to host 2018 Women's World Cup ?
Question 11Name of the newly test-fired missile by india which is a naval variant of
"Prithvi " missile ?
Question 12
Name of the military excercise which was concluded in the Bay of
Bengal on November 10, 2013 between
The United States of America and India ?
Question 13Which country will host 2018 winter Olympics ?
Question 14Which rail system has become the first rail system in the workd to be
awarded for energy efficiency ?
Question 15In which of the city India's first monorail service has been recntly
launched of 3000 crore rupee monorail project?
Question 16Which country recently unveiled KATANA a combat marine system ?
Question 17Who is the first Hindu-American to enter in the US House of
Representative as senator ?
Question 18Which sports person has been crowned with IAAF male athlete of the
year 2013 ?

Question 19Which is the first Indian state to enact the Lokpal Act ?
20Who will head the 7th Pay Commission ?
Ans:1- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting summit was held in
Colombo, Srilanka in the last November2013.
2- The annual United Nations global climate change talks started in
Warsha , Polan on November 11, 2013 .
3- Director General of Military Operations
4- Barcelona's Argentine star striker Lionel Messi was awarded with
Golden Shoe award 2013 for his 46 goals in 2012-13 and on becoming
top league scorer in Europe.
5- Fifty four years old Mr. Abdullah Yameen sworn in as President of
Maldives .
6- United Kingdom - Britain announced a new passport pass-back pilot
scheme in southern India
7- Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugrated first all
women Bhartiya Mahila Bank (BMB ) in Mumbai on 19th November
2013.
8- The writer of "Courage and Conviction " is retired general V.K. Singh
9- Mary Ann Gomes of Kolkata became winner of International Woman
Grandmaster Chess Tournament of the year 2013 after

defeating Keti Tsatsalashvili of Georgia

10- According to announcement by FIH England will host 2018 Hockey
World Cup.
11- On 23rd November 2013 Indian successfully test-fired "Dhanush"
missile which is a new version of " Prithvi " missile.
Dhanush is a surface to surface missile and a naval variant of " Prithvi "
missile.
12- Malabar-2013
13- Winter Olympics of 2018 will be hosted at Pyeongchang, South
Korea .
14- DMRC - Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been awarded the Gold
Standard Foundation a globally accepted certification
for carbon mitigation project.
15- in Mumbai India's first monorail service has been launched by
Indian railway.
16- Israel
17- Tulsi Gabbard is the first Hindu-American who entered in the US
House of Representative as senator .
18- Usain Bolt a sprinter of Jamaica was crowned with IAAF male
athlete of the year 2013. This was fifth IAAF male athlete award of
Usain Bolt.
19- Odisha is the first Indian state to enact Lokpal Bill Act.

20- Justice Ashok Kr. Mathur will hed seventh pay commission.

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