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Q1. Which Indian player on 9 March 2014 reclaimed the number one position in the
ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen?
Ans. Virat Kohli
Note: He is followed by South African ODI captain AB de Villers, who was at the
first position before the Asia Cup.
Q2. Election Commission of India on 5 March 2014 announced that the .th Lok
Sabha elections will be held from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 and the counting will
take place on 16 May 2014?
Ans. 16th
Q3. Election Commission has alos announced that Assembly elections to which
states will be held simultaneously with the LS polls 2014?
Ans. Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Q4. Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation) Summit was held from 1 March to 4 March 2014 at?
Ans. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Q5. Name the South African cricket team Captain who on 4 March 2014 announced
his retirement from international cricket?
Ans. Graeme Smith
Q6. Name the former chief minister of Delhi who was appointed as the 22nd
Governor of Kerala on 4 March 2014?
Ans. Sheila Dikshit
Q7. Who is the Worlds top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars
according to Forbes magazines 28th Annual World billionaires list released on 3
March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Bill Gates
Q8. Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014?
Ans. South Africa
Note: They have defeated two-time former champions Pakistan by six wickets at
the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 1 March 2014.
Q9. Which film won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar
Awards 2014 announced on 2 March 2014?
Ans. 12 Years A Slave
>> Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
>> Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
>> Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Q10. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Signed the Telangana Bill to carve out
Telengana state on 1 March 2014. It will become the ..... state of India?
Ans. 29th
Q11. President of India, Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation to impose
President Rule in which state on 1 March 2014?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh
Note: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned on 19
February 2014 over Telangana issue.
Q12. Union Cabinet on 2 March 2014 cleared reservation for which community
under the central list of OBC (other backward castes quota) category in nine
northern states?
Ans. Jat community
Q13. Government of India on 4 March 2014 hiked the interest rates on fixed deposit
scheme that is offered by post offices by up to ..... percent?
Ans. 0.2
Q14. Which state on 4 March 2014 became the first state in India to observe State
Child Protection Day?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Assam
Q15. Which team won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh
Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0 in the final match played at Kanchenjungha
Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal on 9 March 2014?
Ans. Mizoram
Q16. Which country emerged as the largest non oil trading partner for Dubai in
2013-14 as per report released by Dubai Department of Economic Development on
10 March 2014?
Ans. India
Q17. International Women Day was observed across the world on 8 March 2014.
What was the theme for the day for 2014?
Ans. Equality for Women is Progress for all
Q18. Name the exclusive health insurance cover for girl child announced on 7 March
2014 by Public sector general insurer New India Assurance?
Ans. Asha Kiran

Q19. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vedanta
Resources on 6 March 2014?
Ans. Tom Albanese
Q20. Which country replaced India at the number two position in the Test team
rankings of cricket released on 5 March 2014?
Ans. Australia
Q21. Which teams won the Federation Cup Volleyball titles in mens and womens
category respectively on 5 March 2014?
Ans. Tamil Nadu and Railways
Q22. Name the new health scheme launched on 6 March 2014 by North Delhi
Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for women?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
Q23. 64th National Basketball Championship concluded on 5 March 201 . Where was
the event held?
Ans. New Delhi
Note: Chhattisgarh won the women's title beating Indian Railways 81-77. The
men's title was won by Tamil Nadu.
Q24. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports on 5 March 2014 inaugurated the
Sports Authority of India National Cycling Academy (SAI NCA) at Indira Gandhi
Sports Complex. Who is the present sports Minister?
Ans. Jitendra Singh
Q25. World Dentist Day was observed across the world on?
Ans. 6 March 2014
Q26. Name the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apple Inc who announced his
retirement on 4 March 2014?
Ans. Peter Oppenheimer
Q27. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 3 March 2014 declared which body as
the sole body responsible towards promoting Hockey in India?
Ans. Hockey India
Q28. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 8 March 2014 conferred Stree
Shakti Puruskar 2013 to how many womens in recognition of their achievements?
Ans. Six
Q29. Saudi Arabia on 7 March 2014 declared which group as a Terrorist Group?
Ans. Muslim Brotherhood

Q30. Technology firm Avaya on 6 March 2014 appointed whom as Managing

Director for its India and SAARC operations?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Priyadarshi Mohapatra
Q31. Who won 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the 16th Asian Youth Weightlifting
Championship held on 6 March 2014?
Ans. Ragala Venkat
Q32. Low-cost carrier SpiceJet appointed whom as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
on 4 March 2014?
Ans. R.Neelakantan
Q33. Name the latest released book by Jaswant Singh, former minister in the NDA
government recently?
Ans. India at Risk
Q34. Who won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship by
defeating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4,6-3 in the final?
Ans. Roger Federer
Q35. Who won the mens singles German Open Grand Prix title against Danish
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 24-22 19-21 21-11 in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany on 3
March 2014?
Ans. Arvind Bhat
Q36. Bharti Airtel and which international telecom giant signed a pact on 4 March
2014 to set up a multi-service regional network infrastructure node in India?
Ans. Etisalat
Q37. Which Indian writer on 9 March 2014 won Windham Campbell Literature Prize
2014 in non-fiction category?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Pankaj Mishra
Q38. Name the 13-year old Indian-American student on 9 March 2014 who won the
National Spelling Bee Competition in the US in a verbal duel at Kansas City Public
Library, Missouri?
Ans. Kush Sharma
Q39. Which autonomous republic in the southeastern region of Ukraine Voted to
become a part of the Russian Federation on 6 March 2014?
Ans. Crimea

Q1. Who was voted as the Cricketer of the Generation by ESPN Cricinfo comprising
a 50-member jury that included current and former cricketers and journalists?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
Note: Sachin defeated his competitors spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder
Jacques Kallis. The ESPNcricinfo Awards recognises the best individual batting and
bowling performances in cricket over the calendar year.
Q2. Who has resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) on 13 March 2014?
Ans. Nandan Nilekani
Note: Nilekani joined the Congress Party on 10 March 2014 and he is contesting
from the Bangalore South constituency in Lok Sabha polls.
Q3. Which states became the first two states to be issued with Plastic Photo Identity
Card for elections in India?
Ans. Nagaland and Assam
Note: The voters of Nagaland and Assam will be using the cards for the first time in
the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Election commission decided to provide
plastic Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) instead of laminated paper card to
voters in India to avoid duplication and forgery.
Q4. IPL 2014 to be held in three phases across which countries?
Ans. UAE, Bangladesh and India
Note: This is because of the Lok Sabha elections held during the period. The
tournament will be played in three different phases and the first phase at least 16
matches will be played in United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 16 April to 30 April
2014. The second phase of the tournament from 1 May to 12 May 2014 will be held in
Bangladesh only if Union Home Ministry doesnt permits to hold the event in India.
Q5. Name the first Android phone launched by Finnish company Nokia, on 10
March 2014?
Ans. Nokia X
Note: It is a unique combination of Nokia quality and experiences, Microsoft
services and Android apps.
Q6. Who took oath as the Governor of Kerala on 11 March 2014?
Ans. Sheila Dikshit
Note: The oath was administered to her by the Kerala High Courts Chief Justice Dr
Manjula Chellur. Her appointment to the post came following resignation of Nikhil
Kumar.
Q7. Name the Malaysian Airlines flight operating a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft which
vanished from the radar screens over the South China Sea with 239 people on board
on 8 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. MH370
Q8. Which Indian player on 9 March 2014 reclaimed the number one position in the
ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen?
Ans. Virat Kohli
Note: He was able to claim the first position by gaining 12 points during the Asia
Cup by scoring 189 runs in three innings with 136 against Bangladesh.
Q9. Which state won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh
Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0 in the final match played at Kanchenjungha
Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal?
Ans. Mizoram
Q10. Who won the Templeton Prize for 2014 recently?
Ans. Tomas Halik
Note: He is a Czech priest. The award was announced by the John Templeton
Foundation on 13 March 2014 and under the award he will receive 1.1 million Euro.
The award was established in 1972 by the late Sir John Templeton. The Prize is a
monetary award of 1.1 million Euros and is the largest annual award in terms of
cash in the world.
Q11. Who has resigned as Chairman of MCX-SX on 14 March 2014?
Ans. GK Pillai
Note: Current Vice Chairman and former LIC Chairman, Thomas Mathew T was
elected as new Chairman and Ashima Goyal was elected as Vice Chairperson by the
Board members.
Q12. First ever Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships was recently held at?
Ans. Bangkok
Note: Indian archers bagged 2 gold and a silver in the team events.
Q13. Spice Jet and which international aviation Company signed a deal worth 4.4
billion dollar (26000 crore rupees) on 12 March 2014?
Ans. Boeing
Note: The deal was signed at the inauguration of India Aviation 2014 in Hyderabad.
Q14. Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad
Bank on 12 March 2014?
Ans. Rakesh Sethi
Note: Sethi will take charge of CMD with immediate effect as the post was lying
vacant since January 2014 when Shubhlakshmi Panse retired.
Q15. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Financial Planning Standards Board
India (FPSB) on 11 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Justice (Retd.) BN Srikrishna

Q16. Government of Chhattisgarh on 11 March 2014 ordered a high -level
departmental inquiry into the Maoist (Naxal) attack near Tongpal in ....... district
recently?
Ans. Sukma
Q17. Who won the Gold medal in the Womens Air pistol event at the 7th Asian Air
Gun Championship in Kuwait on 10 March 2014?
Ans. Heena Sidhu
Q18. Which country emerged as the largest non-oil trading partner for Dubai in
2013-14?
Ans. India
Q19. Name the Indian writer who on 9 March 2014 won Windham Campbell
Literature Prize 2014 in non-fiction category?
Ans. Pankaj Mishra
Q20. Who won Gold medal at Asian Air Gun Championship recently?
Ans. Pooja Ghatkar
Q21. Name the largest yellow star measuring 1300 times more than the diameter of
sun discovered by researchers recently?
Ans. HR 5171 A
Q22. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) sold ....... percent of government stake (for 5340
crore rupees) to the Oil India Limited (OIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) on 14 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. 10
Note: The aim of this deal was to encourage the disinvestment programme by the
government of India.
Q23. Which German luxury car maker on 13 March 2014 announced that it had
commenced assembling the S-Class sedan in India at Chakan near Pune?
Ans. Mercedes Benz
Q24. Who was appointed as the first woman director (commercial) of Navratna
Public Sector Unit (PSU) National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) on 12 March
2014?
Ans. Soma Mondal

Q25. Name the multi-pronged National campaign on Dengue launched on 11 March

2014 to eradicate dengue across six Indian cities with public private partnership?
Ans. U & Me Against Dengue
Note: The campaign is joint initiative of Mortein (pest control brand) in association
with All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Medical Association
(IMA), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Rotary Blood Bank and NGO
SAHAYOG.
Q26. Worlds Longest aircraft Airlander or HAV304 was unveiled at which country
in the first week of March?
Ans. Britain
Q27. Name the Indian-American student who won the National Spelling Bee
Competition in the US in a verbal duel at Kansas City Public Library, Missouri?
Ans. Kush Sharma
Q28. Election Commission of India organized which campaign which aims to raise
the number of women voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on 8 March 2014?
Ans. Election Awakening for Women and Youth
Q29. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 8 March 2014 conferred Stree
Shakti Puruskar 2013 to how many womens in recognition of their achievements in
New Delhi?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Six
Q30. French company Airbus launched its wholly owned subsidiary in India called
......... on 11 March 2014?
Ans. Airbus India
Q31. Who was sworn-in as the President of Chile in Valparaiso recently?
Ans. Michelle Bachelet
Note: She succeeded the conservative President Sebastian Pinera.
Q32. World Kidney Day was observed on 13 March 2014. What was the theme of the
day for 2014?
Ans. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and aging.
Note: World Kidney Day is observed annually on the second Thursday in March.
Q1. World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Water and Energy
Note: World Water Day is observed to preserve and ration consumption of water.

Q2. Who was selected for the 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research for the
year 2013?
Ans. Rajesh Gopakumar
Note: Gopakumar has been awarded for his important contributions on topics in
Quantum Field Theory and String Theory. At present he is working as a theoretical
physicist at Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.
Q3. Name the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who resigned on 20
March 2014, three months ahead of the completion of his term?
Ans. Dr KC Chakrabarty
Q4. Name the Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared in the South China Sea on
8 March 2014?
Ans. MH370
Q5. Name the renowned author and journalist who died on 20 March 2014 at the age
of 99 at his home in Sujan Singh Park in Delhi?
Ans. Khushwant Singh
Q6. Which team won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14 by defeating
Railways by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 16 March 2014?
Ans. Karnataka
Q7. Which country is the worlds largest arms importer as per report published by
as Swedish Think Tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on
17 March 2014?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. India
Q8. Government of India divested its 9 percent stake in which private bank on on 21
March 2014?
Ans. Axis Bank
Note: The divestment resulted into generation of 5500 crore rupees.
Q9. Which day was was observed across the world on 21 March 2014 to support
linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the
opportunity to be heard within their communities?
Ans. World Poetry Day
Q10. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued notice to banks on 19 March 2014 to take
measures to counter the threat expected to arise from discontinuation of Windows
XP. From which date Windows will withdraw support for XP?
Ans. 8 April 2014

Q11. e-Commerce firm & online travel company ibiboGroup on 20 March 2014
announced to acquire Bangalore-based which startup to strengthen the offers in the
bus travel space?
Ans. YourBus.in
Q12. Name the scheme extended recently by RBI to import gold to five private
banks?
Ans. 80:20 scheme
Note: The five banks which have been allowed to import gold under the 80:20
scheme are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and Yes
Bank.
Q13. What was India's rank in a Microsoft report in the list of the countries sending
out spam e-mails released by Microsoft on 28 February 2014?
Ans. Fourth
Q14. Name the World largest TV which was unveiled for the first time at the Texas
Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, US on 21 March 2014?
Ans. Big Hoss
Note: Big Hoss was recorded as world largest TV in the Guinness Book of World
Records.
Q15. Name the Indian journalist who won digital activism award on 20 March 2014
for regional news service?Visit:www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Shubranshu Choudhary
Q16. Union health ministry on 19 March 2014 revoked the ban on which painkiller
and anti-pyretic drug?
Ans. Analgin
Q17. Which day was observed on 20 March 2014 to create awareness about the
House Sparrow?
Ans. World Sparrow Day
Q18. Who won in Womens doubles final of the BNP Paribas Open by defeating
Sania Mirza and Cara Black from Zimbabwe 7-6(5), 6-2 recently?
Ans. Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Peng Shuai
Q19. International Day of Forests was observed across the world on 21 March 2014
with the theme?
Ans. Celebrating Forests for Sustainable Development.

Q20. India has nominated which sites for UNESCOs World Heritage Site Status for
2014?
Ans. Rani-ki-Vav located in Patan, Gujarat and the Great Himalayan National
Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh
Q21. Who has been selected for the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013 for
his debut film as a director, The Good Road in Gujarati?
Ans. Gyan Correa
Q22. Who was unanimously elected as the first women President of Indian
Journalists Association (IJA) in London?
Ans. Aditi Khanna
Q23. Name the former Brazilian international footballer who died on 21 March 2014?
Ans. Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini
Q24. Which country announced to lift state of emergency on 18 March 2014?
Ans. Thailand

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