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Current Affairs of January 2014:
Latest National and International Current Affairs and Events of January 2014:
NATIONAL
Chief Editor of Malayala Manorma who has been chosen for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award - | Mammen Mathew |
Delhi Government ordered an audit of the three private power distribution companies in the city by - | Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India |
India scrapped the 3600 crore rupees deal to supply 12 VVIP chopper deal with - | AgustaWestland |
Who took charge as Chief of Staff Committee Chairman? - | Chief of Army Staff Bikram Singh |
Centre Government has sanctioned 1080 buses to thirteen cities of seven states under its scheme - | Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) |
Which Indian Super Computer is ranked no 1 in India and 44th in the world? - | PARAM Yuva-II |
Which Indian credit-rating agency launched a Financial Inclusix Index 2013? - | CRISIL |
Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)? - | Shri S.K. Sharma |
In which state total E-literacy project was launched - | Kerala |
This communication satellite was successfully launched by ISRO - | GSAT-14 |
Tigers, red pandas and lions are perishing in different parts of India due to infection caused by - | Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) |
Which Indian player became world no. 1 junior badminton player? - | Aditya Joshi |
Who was appointed as President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)? - | R. Chandrashekhar |
Who has resigned as the Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC)? - | Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly |
This nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile with a strike range of 350 km was successfully test-fired - | Prithvi II |
Which country won the Under-19 Asia Cricket Cup? - | India |
Which programme was introduced by The Government of India for young persons of Overseas Indians? - | Know India |
7th Global Insurance Summit was held at - | Hyderabad |
With which global company Election Commission called off its ties to register new voters? - | |
Which South Korean company received environment clearance from MoEF for setting up a steel plant in Odisha? - | POSCO |
Which railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world's longest platform? - | Gorakhpur |
India has registered an increase in the average life expectancy rate by - | five years (63.9 years in 2004 to 69.6 years in 2014) |
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing images of - | Goddess Vaishno Devi |
Wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor found dead in a hotel in New Delhi - | Sunanda Puskar |
Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations 2014? - | Mr. Shinzo Abe (P.M. of Japan) |
Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw all pre-2005 currency notes including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations from circulation with effect from - | 01.04.2014 |
Which community has been granted minority status by the Union Cabinet to avail benefit of Government schemes and programmes? - | Jain Community |
This nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile with a range of 4000 kilometers was successfully test fired from Wheeler Island of Odisha Coast - | Agni-IV |
Which country won the inaugural Hero Hockey World League Final by defeating New Zealand - | Netherlands |
Chilika lagoon in Odisha was named Destination Flyways by - | United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) |
First woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy - | Aruna Bahuguna |
Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological Survey of India launched - | Garuda Vasudha |
A private information stealing virus which was detected by Computer Emergency Response Team – India (CERT-In) in online banking transaction space - | Dexter |
Which team won the 35th Football Federation Cup by beating Sporting Club de Goa in the final? - | Churchill Brothers |
In which state National Waterway-four (NW-4) was launched by the Union Government? - | Tamil Nadu |
Sam Pitroda, advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations and Chairman of the National Innovation Council and India's high commissioner to UK Ranjan Mathai launched a portal to popularize Mahatma Gandhi among children. What is the name of this portal? - | www.searchforgandhi.in |
HIGHLIGHTS OF 59th FILMFARE AWARDS 2014:
Best Film - | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
Best Director - | Omprakash Mehra |
Best Actor - | Farhaan Akhtar |
Best Actress - | Deepika Padukone |
Best Debut (Director) - | Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox) |
Best Debut (Male) - | Dhanush (Raanjhanaa) |
Best Debut (Female) - | Vaani Kapoor (Shuddh Desi Romance) |
Best Film (Critics) - | Rajkummar Rao (Shahid) |
Lifetime Achievement Award - | Tanuja |
INTERNATIONAL
Which country became the 18th member of the Euro Zone? - | Latvia |
Who has been awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion of Honor? - | Danielle Steel |
To commemorate the birthday of Louis Braille, World Braille Day is observed on - | 4 January |
Who has hit the fastest century in 36 balls in One Day International breaking Shahid Afridi’s record? - | Corey Anderson of New Zealand |
All the fifty states of United States experienced record low temperatures due to - | Polar Vortex |
Which famous footballer won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the year 2013? - | Cristiano Ronaldo |
As per report of WHO which country is the only polio-endemic country in the world? - | Pakistan |
This person became world's youngest person (16 years) to reach South Pole - | Lewis Clarke (UK) |
Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal | Stanislas Wawrinka |
HIGHLIGHTS OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014:
Event | Winner | Runner Up |
Men's Singles | Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) | Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
Women's Singles | Li Na (China) | Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) |
Men's Doubles | L Kubot (Poland) R Lindstedt (Sweden) | E Butorac (USA) R Klaasen (RSA) |
Women's Doubles | S Errani (Italy) R Vinci (Italy) | E Makarova (Russia) E Vesnina (Russia) |
Mixed Doubles | K Mladenovic (France) D Nestor(Canada) | H Techau (Romania) Sania Mirza (India) |