Last Six Months Current Affairs for SSC, RBI,

SBI Clerk and IBPS Exams 2014

Points to Remember January- February 2014
Shashi Tharoor: He is in news for taking steps to advance animal protection, Sashi
Tharoor, the Union Minister of India was named as the Person of the Year by PETA
India.
Associated Press Athlete of the Year: Serena Williams won the Female Athlete of the
Year award and LeBron James won the Male Athlete of the Year award announced by
the Associated Press.
Ashraf Jehan: Ashraf Jehan, first female judge sworn-in at Pakistans national sharia
court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation.
Lokmanya Tilak National Award: Mammen Mathew, the Chief Editor of Malayala
Manorma has been chosen for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award.
Corey Anderson: Corey Anderson is in news as he broke Afridis record of fastest
century in One Day International against West Indies recently.
Latvia: Latvia became

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zone. Latvia gained

its

independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and joined the European Union in 2004.
PARAM Yuva-II: Super Computer PARAM Yuva-II was rated 1st in India and 44th in
the world.
India-Saudi Arabia Pact: India and Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to protect
the interests and rights of Indian domestic sector workers in the Saudi Arabia.
MPs voted Thatcher as the best UK Prime Minister in survey: Iron lady Margaret
Thatcher rose-up as the most successful post-war British Prime Minister in a survey,
Winston Churchill was ranked fourth.
4 January: This day is absorbed as World Braille Day across the world to
commemorate the birthday of Louis Braille, who is credited for inventing the language.
India signed a Credit Agreement with World Bank for RRSMP: India has signed a
credit agreement of 160 million dollar with World Bank. The agreement was signed for
Rajasthan Road Sector Modernisation Project.

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Aditya Joshi: Aditya Joshi, a young shuttler from Madhya Pradesh became the first
male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world.
R. Chandrashekhar: R. Chandrashekhar is in news as he has been appointed as
President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).
Janet Yellen: She is in news as US Senate has confirmed the name of Janet Yellen as
the first woman to lead the US Federal Reserve.
Prithvi II: Prithvi II, the Nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully testfired recently.
Under-19 Asia Cup: India defeated Pakistan to win 2014 Under-19 Asia Cup in the
final match played at Sharjah cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship: PSPB Men and Women emerged
winners in the 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship.
Gorakhpur railway station: Platform number one of Gorakhpur railway station of Uttar
Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the
world.
28th

Federation

Cup

National

Basketball

Championship: ONGC

Men

&

Chhattisgarh Women won 28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship.

75th National Table Tennis Championship: Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das won their
maiden mens and womens singles championship.
Sheikh Hasina: Sheikh Hasina along with her Cabinet of 49 Ministers was sworn-in as
the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
World Most Admired People: An International Poll titled the Worlds most admired
people:Microsoft founder Bill Gates was named as the most admired person on the planet.
President Barack Obama has been ranked second followed by the Russian President
Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis at the number third and fourth position respectively.
The batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been placed fifth among the list of worlds
most admired peoples.
FIFA Ballon dOr award for 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon dOr award
for 2013. He beat Barcelona's Messi and France winger Franck Ribery in a polling
conducted by FIFA.
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Anju Bobby George: Anju Bobby George was declared winner of the World Athletics
Championships final held in Monte Carlo in 2005. The decision was given by the
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) in January 2014.

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Points to Remember February - March 2014

Pakistan only Polio - endemic Country: WHO report said that Pakistan is the only
polio-endemic country in the world and it reported most cases of crippling disease in
2013 and 2012.
Indian economy to grow by just over 6% in 2014-15: World Bank in its Global
Economic Prospects Report forecasted that economy of India will grow by just 6 percent
in 2014-15.
Fast Patrol Vessel Abhinav: Indian Coast Guard Ship Abhinav was commissioned in
Kochi by the Director General of Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapiyal.
Jamila Bayaz: Jamila Bayaz is in news as she has been appointed as the police chief
of District One of Kabul province in Afghanistan.
RBI issued 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing Goddess Vaishno Devi: Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) issued new 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing images of
Goddess Vaishno Devi.
RBI Step: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the
sensitive list of countries along with Pakistan and China. This means that
establishments from Hong Kong and Macau will require prior approval of RBI for setting
up business or related activities in India.
Hery Rajaonarimampianina: Hery Rajaonarimampianina declared as the new
President of Madagascar following the result of elections conducted with an aim to
restore democracy.
Lewis Clarke: Lewis Clarke, 16 years old became the youngest person to trek to the
South Pole recently. Clarke spent 48 days at temperature of -40 Celsius and winds of
up to 193 km/h.
Hero Hockey World League: Netherlands won the Hero Hockey World League Final
by defeating New Zealand 7-2 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
Abhishikta S Shetty: Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka is in news as she won the 11th
Edition of the Miss South India 2014 pageant at the Le Meridien in Coimbatore.

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India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile:

India has recently test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile with a
range of 4000 kilometer from Wheeler Island of Odisha.
India-born Prof A J Paulraj won 2014 Marconi Prize: Prof A J Paulraj has been
awarded with prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for developing the theory and
application of MIMO antennas.
DSC prize 2014: Cyrus Mistry won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his
book "Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer".
Rakesh Khurana: Professor Rakesh Khurana is in news as he has been appointed as
the Dean of Harvard College. He will assume the charge of the dean from 1 July 2014.
Currency notes issued before 2005 to be withdrawn: In a recent decision the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to
2005 from circulation.
Richard Quest: UNWTO awarded CNNs Richard Quest the 2013 UNWTO Award for
Lifetime Achievement.
UNWTO Ulysses Prize: Dr. Tej Vir Singh from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh won the 2013
UNWTO Ulysses Prize.
35th Football Federation Cup: Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Club de Goa to lift the
35th Football Federation Cup.
59th Idea Filmfare Awards: Here is a list of important winners.
+ At the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grabbed seven awards.
+ The award for the Best Actor was given to Farhaan Akhtar for his performance in
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
+ Deepika Padukone was adjudged as the Best Actress for Ramleela.
+ Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was awarded with the Best Film award.
+ The lifetime achievement award was given away to Tanuja.
+ Award for Best Music: Jeet Ganguly, Mithoon and Ankit Tiwari (Aashiqui 2)
+ Award for Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi for Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
+ Award for Best Playback Singer Male: Arijit Singh (Tum hi ho, Aashiqui)
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+ Award for Best Playback Singer Female: Monali Thakur (Sawaar loon, Lootera)
+ The RD Burman Award: Sidharth Mahadevan
Australian Open 2014 Results: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open mens
singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne.
Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014: Saina Nehwal won the Syed
Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 recently.
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2014: The Environmental Performance
Index (EPI) 2014 was released recently. As per the Index, India was ranked 155 out of
178 countries.
Recent RBI Steps: RBI raised the Repo rate under LAF by 25 basis points from 7.75%
to 8% and kept the CRR of scheduled banks unchanged at 4% of NDTL.
India Post to install 3000 ATM & 1.35 lakh micro-ATM by September 2015: India Post
announced to install as many as 3000 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and 1.35 lakh
micro-ATMs by September 2015.
56th Annual Grammy Awards: Important winners:
+ Album of the year: Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
+ Record of the year: Get Lucky by Daft Punk , Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
+ Song of the year: Royals by Lorde
Anand Kumar: Anand Kumar, founder of Super30 classes was conferred with 2014
Ramanujan Mathematics Award at the Eighth National Mathematics Convention in
Rajkot.

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Points to Remember March - April 2014

Kathy Cross: Kathy Cross became the first woman to be appointed in an ICC umpires
panel as an Associate and Affiliate panel of International umpires.
India-Fiji: India and Fiji signed DTAA for avoidance of double taxation and prevention
of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Indias first Mono rail inaugurated recently: Indias first monorail service was
inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj chavan in Mumbai.
Tea Production in India: ITA announced that tea Indias production has gone up by 6.5
percent in 2013 as production rose to 1200 million Kg against 1126 million kg in 2012.
Ranji Trophy 2014 Winner: Karnataka defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win
Ranji Trophy 2014 at Hyderabad.
Harish Rawat: Harish Rawat was in news as he has been appointed as the 8th Chief
Minister of Uttarakhand recently.
Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur: Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as
the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission that will submit report in 2 years.
Paperless Public Library: First Paperless public Library of the World BiblioTech was
opened in the USA State of Texas recently.
Danish amputee first in the world to get Bionic Hand: Dennis amputee became first
person to receive bionic hand that allowed him to feel life-like sensation from the
devices artificial fingers.
Vyas Samman: Vishwanath Tripathi has been selected for Vyas Samman for the year
2013 for his memoir Vyomkesh Darvesh a biography of Acharya Hazari Prasad
Dwivedi.
Marco Lambertini: WWF has appointed Marco Lambertini as Director-General of the
WWF International.
ICC New Chairman: Srinivasan was elected as the new Chairman of ICC for a period
of 2 years. He will succeed Alan Raymond Isaac.
Sushil Koirala: Sushil Koirala was elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal recently
by the Nepal,s Parliament.

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N Ramachandran: N Ramachandran was elected President of Indian Olympic

Association (IOA) recently.
Sikkim: Sikkim became the first State in India to achieve 100 percent sanitation
coverage under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan Scheme.
R.K.Tiwari: R.K.Tiwari was appointed new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) recently.
Kumar Sangakkara: Kumar Sangakkara, the cricketer of Sri Lankan national team
became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a triple century and a
century in the same test match. By performing the rare record, he joined Graham
Gooch, the former skipper of England team.
He achieved this reach by scoring 319 runs in the first inning of the match and 105 runs
in the second innings. He achieved this record, while playing in the second test match
against Bangladesh recently.
Jatinder Bir Singh: Jatinder Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing Director
of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) recently.
58th Bocskai International Tournament: Indian boxers finished fourth at the 58th
Bocskai International Tournament which concluded in Hungary recently.
Irani Trophy: Karnataka won Irani Trophy for the fifth time against the Rest of India in
Bangalore, recently.
International Gandhi Award for the year 2013: Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and
Guocheng Zhang received International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 by President of
India.
World Bridge Championship: World Bridge Championship for Bermuda Bowl (men)
and Venice Cup (women) will be hosted by India for the first time in October 2015.
64th Berlin International Film Festival: Marathi film, Killa directed by Avinash Arun
won the Crystal Bear for the best film at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
ModiNomics: BJP leader Arun Jaitely has recently launched a book entitled
ModiNomics in New Delhi. The book has been authored by Sameer Kochhar.
Renaud Lavillenie: French Olympic champion, Renaud Lavillenie broke 21-year-old
world record of pole vault of Sergey Bubka at Donetsk in Ukraine.

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Sikkim won National Tourism Award 2012-13: Sikkim won the National Tourism
Award 2012-13. The award was handed over by Shashi Tharoor to Bhim Dhungel,
Sikkims Tourism Minister in New Delhi, recently.
Facebook Inc acquired WhatsApp: Social media giant Facebook Inc acquired
WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal, recently.
IMF Predictions: IMF has projected that the economic growth for 2014-15 of India will
be 5.4% and suggested India to strengthen its inflation management policies.
Delhi Waveriders won the 2nd edition of Hockey India League cup: Delhi
Waveriders emerged as champions of Hockey India League after defeating Jaypee
Punjab Warriors at Astroturf Hocket Stadium in Ranchi.
Matteo Renzi: Matteo Renzi was sworn as Italys Prime Minister at the Presidential
palace, recently.
Venom GT: US firm Hennesseys engineers have developed the worlds fastest car
Venom GT with a top speed of a speed of 435 km per hour.
Young Investigator Award for 2014: Madan Babu, Indian scientist won the Protein
Societys Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge.
New Egypt Prime Minister: Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister
recently.
National billiard Championships: Sourav Kothari beat Alok Kumar to won the
National billiard Championships which held in Lucknow recently.

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Points to Remember April - May 2014

Subrata Roy: He is in news as he is in jail after the Supreme Court ordered the arrest
following his failure to appear before it in a case arising out of non refund of 24000 crore
rupees to investors by two of his companies.
28 February: National Science Day is celebrated on this day, to mark the discovery of
the Raman Effect by Indian physicist CV Raman.
India and Saudi Arabia signed MoU on defence cooperation: India and Saudi
Arabia signed a defence cooperation pact to take their strategic partnership further in
areas of security, recently.
Chandi Prasad Bhatt: Gandhian environmentalist and social activist, Chandi Prasad
Bhatt was selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013.
Dubai Championships: Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to win
the Dubai Championships for the sixth time.
The 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014:
Important winners:

Best picture award: 12 Years A Slave of Steve McQueen.

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyongo, 12 Years a Slave

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: South Africa for the first time won the ICC Under-19
Cricket World Cup by defeating Pakistan by at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium,
recently.
RBI Steps: RBI has extended date for exchange of pre-2005 banknotes to 1 January
2015 and advised banks to facilitate the exchange of these notes for full value.
Forbes magazines 28th Annual World billionaires list: Bill Gates, Microsoft Cofounder is the Worlds top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars.
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Gates is back on the top rank after four years, reclaiming the title from the telecom
mogul Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico (2nd), who ranked 1 for the past four years.
Amanico Ortega, Spanish clothing retailer is ranked 3rd for the second year in a row
followed by Warren Buffet (4).
Sheila Dikshit: Sheila Dikshit is in news as she has been appointed as the Governor of
Kerala.
Indian acid attack victim, Laxmi won International Women of Courage Award: US
honoured Laxmi, the person who started the movement to end acid attacks in India with
the prestigious International Women of Courage Award.
Lok Sabha elections to be held from 7 April 2014 in 9-phases: Election Commission
recently announced that Lok Sabha elections will be held from 7 April to 12 May 2014.
Counting will be done on 16 May 2014.
BIMSTEC: Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation) Summit was held in Myanmar.
Federation Cup Volleyball: Tamil Nadu men and Railways women won the Federation
Cup Volleyball titles by defeating services and Kerala respectively.
68th Santosh Trophy: Mizoram won the 68th Santosh Trophy for senior National
football championship by defeating Railways 3-0 at Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri,
West Bengal.
Windham Campbell Literature Prize: Indian writer Pankaj Mishra on 9 March 2014
won Windham Campbell Literature Prize in non-fiction category.
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings
for ODI Batsmen by replacing South African ODI captain AB de Villers.
Flight MH370: Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radar screens over South
China Sea with 239 people on board on its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
New Zealand to hold referendum on changing the National Flag: Prime Minister of
New Zealand, John Key announced the plan to hold a referendum on changing the
National Flag by 2017.
World Longest aircraft Airlander unveiled in Britain: The World Longest aircraft has
been unveiled in Britain.

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Package to Bhutan: Government of India (GOI) announced to provide 4500 crore

rupees Assistance Package to Bhutan for its 11th Five Year Plan.
Michelle Bachelet: Michelle Bachelet has been sworn in as the President of Chile after
winning election over her conservative rival Evelyn Matthei.
BN Srikrishna: Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB) appointed retired
Justice BN Srikrishna as its Chairman. He has succeeded Dhirendra Swarup.
IPL 2014: IPL 2014 to be held in 3 phases at UAE, Bangladesh & India. Bangladesh will
be venue if Home Ministry denies permitting to hold game during election.
Rakesh Sethi: Rakesh Sethi is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
of Allahabad Bank.
Soma Mondal: Soma Mondal has been appointed as the first woman director
(commercial) of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO)
Plastic Photo Identity Card: Nagaland and Assam are the first two states to be issued
Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in India.
SBI Life to appeal against the order of IRDA to refund 275 crore: SBI Life Insurance
Company announced that it will appeal against the order of Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority (IRDA).
Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships: Indian archers bagged 2 gold and silver
in the team events of 1st Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships at Bangkok.
Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar has voted as the Cricketer of the Generation by a
50-member by beating Shane Warne and Jacques Kallis.
Tomas Halik: Tomas Halik, the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014. The
award was announced by the John Templeton Foundation and under the award he will
receive 1.1 million Euro.

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Points to Remember May June 2014

Indian Wells ATP Tennis Masters: Novak Djokovic won the Indian Wells ATP Tennis
Masters by defeating Roger Federer. Womens singles was won by Flavia Pennetta.
India is the worlds largest arms importer: SIPRI in its data on international arms
transfers claimed India as largest importer of weapon systems, which is three times
more than Pakistan and China.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14: Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14 at the
Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Aditi Khanna: Aditi Khanna became the first women President of Indian Journalists
Association (IJA) in London in its 67-years long history.
Dr KC Chakrabarty: Deputy Governor of RBI, Dr KC Chakrabarty is in news as he
resigned from the office three months ahead of the completion of the term.
G D Birla award: Physicist Rajesh Gopakumar won the G D Birla award for scientific
research for the year 2013.
Big Hoss: Big Hoss is the World largest TV unveiled for the first time at the Texas
Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
Govind Mishra: Govind Mishra will be given the Sarawasti honour for year 2013 for his
book Dhool Paudho Par. He will be the second person to receive this award.
4th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship: RSPB won the 4th
Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (Division A) in Bhopal after
defeating defending champions Haryana by 4-0.
AQUATM: Vandana Foundation has launched AQUATM water vending machine in
Mumbai. It will release 1 liter water at a price of 1 rupee.
Rajiv Takru: Rajiv Takru, the Financial Services Secretary has been appointed as the
new Revenue Secretary. He succeeded Sumit Bose.
Shigeru Ban, Japanese architect won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014:
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014.
3rd South Asian Handball Championship: India defeated Pakistan in the final to win
the 3rd South Asian Handball Championship title at Genesis Global School in Noida.

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West Zone won cricket's Deodhar Trophy 2014: West Zone defeated North Zone to
win the Deodhar Trophy of Cricket 2014 in Visakhapatnam by a margin of 133 runs.
Miami Masters Crown: Novak Djokovic won his fourth Miami Masters crown by
defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3.
Manuel Valls: President Francois Hollande appointed Interior Minister Manuel Valls as
next prime minister of France.
Nancy Powell: US Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell is in news as she announced
her resignation. She had submitted her resignation to Barack Obama.
Dr. Sumit Chugh: An Indian- American Cardiologist, Dr. Sumit Chugh is in news as he
has been chosen for the Prestigious Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship.
Highlights of RBI first Bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement 2014-15 announced
on 1 April 2014:
+ Kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 8.0%.
+ The repo rate and the rate at which RBI lends money to banks remained at 8 per cent.
+ Cash reserve ratio also remain unchanged at 4%.
+ The economic growth of country slipped to a decade-low of 4.5 per cent in 2012-13
and is estimated at 4.9 per cent in the current financial year 2013-14.
Recent RBI Important Steps:
+ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed banks not to impose financial penalty on the
consumers in case of non-maintenance of minimum balance in their saving accounts.
+ RBI also directed banks to limit the liability of customers in electronic banking
transactions in cases where banks fail to prove customer negligence.
+ RBI also instructed banks to allow borrowers to prepay floating rate term loans without
any penalty.
RBI approved banking licences to IDFC Ltd and Bandhan financial services: RBI
has granted in-principle approvals to IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
to start new banks in India.
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Karim Massimov: Karim Massimov is in news as he has been named as the new
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan after Serik Akhmetov resigned from the post.
Most Efficient Navratna Award: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) recieved the Most
Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013.
D K Pathak: Union Government recently appointed senior IPS officer D K Pathak as the
new Director General of BSF.
R Gandhi: RBI has appointed R Gandhi as the Deputy Governor for a period of three
years. He is the successor of Anand Sinha.
NIST launched world's most accurate clock, NIST-F2: NIST has launched a new
atomic clock, named as NIST-F2 to serve the new US civilian time and frequency, along
with the current NIST-F1 standard.
Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca: Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca Sworn-in as President of
Malta, island state, in Valletta.
United Kingdoms 2014 Asian Award: MS Dhoni won the United Kingdoms 2014
Asian Award for outstanding achievement in Sports.
Social Progress Index (SPI): India was ranked 102 out of 132 countries on the Social
Progress Index (SPI) published by the US-based non-profit organisation Social
Progress Imperative
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014: Sri Lanka defeated India in the final match to win the
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 at Shere Bangla stadium of Mirpur, Dhaka.
Femina Miss India 2014: Koyal Rana won the title of fbb Femina Miss India 2014.
Jhataleka Malhotra and Gail Nicole DaSilva were the 1st and 2nd runner-ups
respectively.
4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014: Punjab won the 4th
Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) by defeating Hokey
Odisha at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Womens World Twenty20 Cup 2014: Australian cricket team had won the Womens
World Twenty20 Cup 2014 cup by defeating England in the final match in Mirpur,
Dhaka.

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INS Vikrant: INS Vikrant is in news recently as it was sold to IB Commercial for 60
crore. It is Indias first aircraft carrier and played an important role during 1971 Indo-Pak
war.
Viktor Orban: Viktor Orban was re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for the second
consecutive four-year term.
Shikhar Dhawan: Shikhar Dhawan is in news as he has been named as one of the
Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2013. Others are Joe Root, Charlotte Edwards,
Chris Rogers, Ryan Harris and Dale Steyn.
Rajendra Mal Lodha: President of India on 11 April 2014 appointed Justice Rajendra
Mal Lodha as Next Chief Justice of India.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013: The Union Ministry announced recently that
legendary poet Gulzar was selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013.
Knight Grand Cross (GBE) Award: Ratan Tata recently received the Knight Grand
Cross (GBE) award by UK Government.
Justice G Rohini: Justice G Rohini appointed as the next Chief Justice of Delhi High
Court. She will be the first women Chief Justice in the Delhi High Court.
Vijay Seshadri: India-born poet Vijay Seshadri won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize
in the poetry category for his collection of poems entitled 3 Sections.
Seventh South Asia Judo Championships: Indian judokas won 12 medals at the
seventh South Asia Judo Championships held in Kathmandu.
SBI launched Tab banking to facilitate opening of Saving Accounts: State Bank of
India recently launched digital banking facilities for the convenience of SBI customers.
The 61st National Film Awards for 2013 was announced in New Delhi recently.
Here are important winners:
Best Actor Raj Kumar for Shahid in hindi and Suraj Venjaramoodu for Perariyathavar
in Malyalam
Best Actress Geetanjali Thapa for Liars Dance in Hindi
Best Direction Hansal Mehta for film Shahid
Best Film on Social Issues Gulabi Gang directed by Nishtha
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 Best Supporting Actor Saurabh Shukla for Jolly LLB

Best Supporting Actress Amruta Subhash for Astu in Marathi and Aida El-Kashef for
Ship of Theseus
Best Childrens Film Kaphal (Hindi), directed by Batul Mukhtiar
Best Child Artist Somnath Avghade for Fandy in Marathi and Sadhana for Thanga
Meengal in Tamil
Special Jury Award Yellow in Marathi directed by Mahesh Limaye and Miss Lovely in
Hindi directed by Ashim Ahuwalia
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director Fandry in Marathi directed by
Nagraj Manjule
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Thalaimuraigal
(Tamil) directed by Balu Mahindra
Best Writing on Cinema or Book of the Cinema Cinema Ga Cinema in Telugu
authored by Nandagopal and published by Praga India, Hyderabad
RK Dhowan: Admiral RK Dhowan took over as 22nd Chief of Indian Navy. He is a
successor of Admiral DK Joshi, who was the 1st Defence forces chief to resign in India.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Abdelaziz Bouteflika won the Presidency for the fourth time
consecutively in Algeria.
Womens Senior Snooker Championship: Chitra Magimairaj won the World Womens
Senior Snooker Championship at Leeds, Britain by defeating Alena Asmolava of
Belarus.
41st Chief Justice of India: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha sworn-in as the 41st Chief
Justice of India. His swearing-in ceremony was administered by the President of India.
Goldman Environmental Prize: An Indian environmental activist, Ramesh Agrawal
won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize that is commonly called as the Green
Nobel.
NR Narayana Murthy: 2014 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award presented to NR
Narayana Murthy for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector.

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Points to Remember June July 2014

India-made EVMs to be used in Namibias Presidential polls: Government of
Namibia purchased 3400 India-made EVMs for use in the countries Presidential
Election, scheduled in November 2014.
Worlds highest tunnel for high-speed train opened in China: Worlds highest tunnel
for high-speed train in northwest China at an altitude of 3607.4 metres became
operational.
Freedom of the press 2014: India dropped to 78 in the latest Freedom of the press
2014.Sweden topped the list and belongs to the world's most independent press.
Astra: Name of the first indigenously developed air-to-air missile which was
successfully test fired recently from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet over the Arabian Sea off
Goa.
Ahmet Sik: Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik won the 2014 UNESCO
Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
Juan Carlos Varela: Vice-president of Panama Juan Carlos Varela won the
presidential election.
World Snooker Championship title 2014: Mark Selby of England won World Snooker
Championship title 2014 on in Sheffield, England.
Latest List of Upcoming Exams 2014
Boko Haram: Boko Haram Islamist militants group of Nigeria is in news as it has
abducted more than 200 girls from north-eastern Nigeria.
New RBI Guidelines: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently issued the guidelines to
allow the minors of age above 10 years to independently open and operate savings
bank accounts and use other facilities like ATM and cheque books.
Gregory Bradeb Memorial Fellow of the Year Award: Indian-American cardiologist
Mitul Kadakia won the prestigious 2014 Gregory Bradeb Memorial Fellow of the Year
Award.
Archana Ramasundaram: Senior IPS Officer Archana Ramasundaram is in news as
she appointed as first Woman Additional Director of Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI).
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Ronnie O'Sullivan: Ronnie O'Sullivan was named snooker's Player of the Year at the
sport's annual awards ceremony in London recently.
Indias Fight Against Rape: Documentary film, Silent ScreamsIndias Fight Against
Rape has won three awards at 2014 New York Festivals International TV and Film
Awards.
Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal won his 27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Mutua
Madrid Open final after Kei Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a back injury.
ANC won the South African Elections for the fifth successive term: African
National congress (ANC) won the national election 2014 with 62.2 percent of votes.
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Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep to win Madrid Open title: Russias Maria
Sharapova won the Mutua Madrid Open Tennis title by defeating Romanian Simona
Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the finals.
Senior National Womens Football Championships: Manipur defeated defending
champions Orissa to clinch the Senior National Womens Football Championships title
at Golaghat Stadium in Assam.
Ehud Olmert: Ehud Olmert, the former Prime Minister of Israel sentenced to six years
in prison for corrupt practices in real estate projects by a Court.
Dalbir Singh Suhag: Union Government on 13 May 2014 appointed Lieutenant
General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the 28th Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
Kristin Lund: Kristin Lund of Norway became fist women in UN history to be appointed
as Force Commander in the United Nations peacekeeping operation.
Santa Maria: After 500 years, Christopher Columbus's ship the Santa Maria was
claimed to be found by archaeological investigators led by Barry Clifford.
Plastic currency notes to be launched in 2015: Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India announced that plastic currency notes will be launched in 2015 after field trials in
five cities.
Nabam Tuki: He is in news as he sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
in Itanagar.
2014 assembly elections of Odisha: Biju Janata Dal emerged as the largest party by
winning 117 seats.
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Jitan Ram Manjhi: He is in news recently as he sowrn-in as the new Chief Minister of
Bihar.
2014 assembly elections of Sikkim: Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) emerged as the
largest party by winning 22 seats.
Pawan Chamling: He is in news as he is sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for a
record fifth consecutive time.
Naveen Patnaik: He is in news as he sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for fourth
consecutive term.
Anandiben Patel: She is in news as she was sworn-in as the first woman Chief Minister
of Gujarat on 22 May 2014.
Malavath Poorna: 13-year and 11-month old girl, Poorna of Andhra Pradesh became
the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
TR Zeliang: He is in news as he sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland as the
successor of Neiphiu Rio on 24 May 2014.
Thomas and Uber Cup 2014: Japan won 2014 Thomas Cup badminton and China won
2014 Uber Cup title of badminton on 24 May 2014.
Sushma Swaraj: She is in news as she became the first woman External Affairs
Minister of India on 26 May 2014.
Dalia Grybauskaite: Known as the Iron Lady of Lithuania, on 25 May 2014 won the
Presidential elections of Lithuania.
Sachin Tendulkar: He is in news as he has been appointed as the goodwill
ambassador of 35th National Games, Kerala scheduled to be held from JanuaryFebruary 2015.
Mukul Rohatgi: He is in news as he has been appointed as the 14th Attorney-General
of India. He succeeds Gulam Vahanvati.
Vyas Samman 2013: Vishwanath Tripathi, eminent Hindi writer awarded the prestigious
Vyas Samman 2013.
IPL 2014: KKR won the seventh edition of Indian Premier League 2014 by defeating
KXIP by three wickets in the final played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Chandrashekhar Rao: He is in news as he was sworn-in as the First Chief Minister of
Telengana.
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Peter Mutharika: Peter Mutharika was sworn-in as President of Malawi recently.

Telangana: Telangana became the 29th State of India with Hyderabad as its capital on
2 June 2014.
Angela Merkel topped Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2014: German Chancellor
topped Forbes annual list of Most Powerful Women 2014 in the world.
Salvador Sanchez Ceren: Former left wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren was
sworn-in as the President of El Salvador on 1 June 2014.
Syrian President: President Bashar al-Assad of Syria won the Presidential election for
the third time for seven-year term.
Sumitra Mahajan elected as Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha: Sumitra Mahajan was
unanimously elected as Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.
G-7 summit 2014: 40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
at the Council of the European Union on 4 June 2014 5 June 2014.
N. Chandrababu Naidu: Nara Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the first Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.
Petro Poroshenko sworn-in as President of Ukraine: Petro Poroshenko was swornin as the President of Ukraine in Kiev.
Kudankulam became Indias first nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power:
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on 8 June 2014 became Indias first nuclear plant to
generate 1000 MW power.
Rafael Nadal: Rafael Nadal (rank no. 1) of Spain won the French Open title 2014 for
the ninth time on 8 June 2014. He is the first men to win five French Open titles in a
row. He won against Novak Djokovic (rank no. 2) of Yugoslavia with 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, and
6-4 in the final.
Kullu District: The place was in news as 24 engineering students of VJI of Engineering
and Technology, Hyderabad were drowned in Beas River in Kullu district of Himachal
Pradesh.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sworn-in as President of Egypt: Former army chief Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo.
RBI revised KYC guidelines: Reserve Bank of India on 9 June 2014 eased the KYC
norms for opening bank account. In its notification it said that only one documentary
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proof of address (either the current or permanent) can be used to open bank account or
for periodic updation.
Ranjit Kumar: Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar was on 7 June 2014 appointed as the
Solicitor General of India.
Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award for 2013: Somasundaram of Airports Authority of India
(AAI) on 9 June 2014 was conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award
for 2013 by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI).
Reuven Ruby Rivlin elected as 10th president of Israel: Reuven Ruby Rivlin on 10
June 2014 was elected as 10th president of Israel.
The Substance and the Shadow: Biography of Dilip Kumar, entitled The Substance
and the Shadow was released in Mumbai. The biography has been penned by Uday
Tara Nayar.
Uganda's Sam Kahamba Kutesa elected President for the 69th Session of UNGA:
Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected as the president of United Nations General
Assembly.
Postage Stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup that is being
played in Brazil.
Garuda V: Name of the Indo-French Air exercise concluded at Jodhpur Air Base. The
exercise saw various combat roles including Air to Air refueling.
Moortidevi Award for 2013: Malayalam writer C Radhakrishnan selected for the
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INS Vikramaditya: Narendra Modi dedicated Indias largest warship INS Vikramaditya
to the nation. The ship was procured from Russia.
Lord Swraj Paul: He is in news as he has been honoured with the Lifetime
Achievement Award by a UK-based business association.
Netherlands won the 2014 edition of Womens Hockey World Cup: Netherlands
won the Womens World Cup 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Juan Manuel Santos re-elected as President of Colombia: Juan Manuel Santos was
re-elected as the President of Colombia.
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Australia won the 2014 edition of Mens Hockey World Cup: Australia won the
Mens hockey World Cup title 2014 for second successive time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhutan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15
June 2014- 16 June 2014 made his first official visit to Bhutan.
Delhi became first kerosene-free city in India: Delhi became first kerosene-free city
of India. This was achieved with implementation of the Delhi: A Kerosene-Free Scheme
2012.
Gauravi: Indias first One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) named Gauravi was launched in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 16 June 2014.
India won 12 medals to finish 5th at 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship:
India won 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze medals at 16th Asian Junior Athletics
Championship.
Former Captain of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful banned: Former Captain of
Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful on 18 June 2014 was banned for eight years by the
disciplinary panel
World Food Prize for the year 2014: India-born Mexican plant scientist, Sanjaya
Rajaram will be honoured with the World Food Prize for the year 2014. It was
announced by the World Food Prize Foundation on 18 June 2014.
Pen Pinter Prize: Salman Rushdie has been named as the winner of 2014 Pen Pinter
Prize for his outstanding literary output and support for freedom of expression.
India-born Pratishtha Khanna honoured: India-born Pratishtha Khanna is honoured
Champions of Change by the White House.
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship: Magnus Carlsen on 18 June 2014 bagged
the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title in Dubai.
Jnanpith award for 2013: Kedarnath Singh, a noted Hindi poet has been chosen for
the Jnanpith award for 2013. He is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour.
Fare Hike: Railways has increased the passenger fare by 14.2 percent in all classes
and freight charges by 6.5 percent.
Okavango Delta: Okavango Delta in Botswana on 22 June 2014 became the 1000th
site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site List.
Chung Hung: Chung Hung Won the election and remained as PM of South Korea.
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Legion of Honour: France on 25 June 2014 announced to honour Shahrukh Khan with
Officer of the Legion of Honour for his contribution to Cinema.
35th National Games: Indian Olympic Association announced the dates of 35th
National Games. The games will be held from 31 January to 14 February 2015 in
Kerala.
People's Choice prize: Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the People's Choice
prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 held in the Atlantic City of the US.
Jean-Claude Juncker: Jean-Claude Juncker on 26 June 2014 was named as the next
president of the European Commission.
Australian Open Super Series: Saina Nehwal won 750000 US dollar Australian Open
Super Series by defeating Carolina Marin of Spain in straight-game played at Sydney.
IBSF 6-Red World snooker title: Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won his maiden IBSF 6Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt by defeating Kacper Flilpiak of
Poland.
2014 Liberty Medal: Malala Yousafzai won the 2014 Liberty Medal from National
Constitution Centre in Philadelphia, the largest city in the US State of Pennsylvania.
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