March 20141. India and Canada signed an audio-visual co-production deal. The deal was signed by Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Bimal Julka and the Canadian High Commissioner to India Stewart Beck.2. 13 March - World Kidney Day.3. 15 Mar - World Consumer Day.4. 20 MARCH - World Sparrow Day.5. 20 March - International Day of Happiness. It was established by United Nations General Assemby on June 28, 2012.6. 20 March - World Oral Health Day.7. 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.8. 21 March - World Forestry Day with theme of 'Forest for sustainable development.9. 21 March - World Poetry Day. It and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999.10. 22 Eminent Personalities honored in the Yash Bharati Samman 2014 Awards given by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Yash Bharti Samman is one of the highest state level awards, conferred for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk music, classical music and sports. The award is a Samajwadi Party initiative with a cash prize of Rs 11 lakh to the recipient, with the condition that the person shortlisted belongs to Uttar Pradesh and has brought laurels to the state.11. 22 March - World Water Day.12. 24 MAR - World TB (Tuberculosis) Day.13. 27th Federation Cup Volleyball - Tamilnadu win in Males and Railway wins in Females Category.14. 64th National Basketball - Chhattisgarh won in female category by Beating Railways and Tamilnadu won in Males by beating Punjab.15. 7th Asian Archery Grand Prix in Bangkok (Thailand) - Indian Players Performed well with three Gold Medals and a Silver. Pooja Ghatkar won a Gold on Opening Day.16. 8 March - International Women's Day. On this occasion, President Pranab Mukherjee gave Stree Shakti Puraskar 2013 to 5 Females and 1 Male. Under these Awards, M. Venkaiah becme first Male to get the Rani Rudramma Devi award.18. Adultery has been written by Paulo Coelho.19. Akbar the Aesthete is written by Indu Anand. (Aesthete Means a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty).20. Ambedkar: Awakening India's Social Conscience is written by Dr. Narendra Jadhav (Member of Planning Commission of India).21. India at Risk has been written by Jaswant Singh.22. Narendra Modi, A Political Biography is written by Andy Marino, a British writer.23. Public issues before parliament has been written by Vijay Darda.24. Rationalized Roman for Kashmiri has been written by R L Bhatt.25. Raunak is the Poetry collection written by Kapil Sibbal and composed by A R Rehmaan.26. Reflections on Contemporary India has been written by Shekhar Dutt.27. Sunrise in Slums has been written by Padamshri Dr. Ravindra Nath Shrivastava ‘Rajhans’.28. The Hindus : An Alternative History is a controversial book written by American writer Wendy Doniger.29. The Political Economy of Energy and Growth is written by Najeeb Jung (Lieutenant Governor of Delhi).30. What a Loser has been written by Pankaj Dubey.31. A 13-year-old boy from UK has become the youngest person ever to successfully carry out atomic fusion. Jamie Edwards built a nuclear reactor before successfully smashing two hydrogen atoms together, making helium through nuclear fusion.

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32. A non-profit group Vandana Foundation launched AQUATM in Mumbai, a water vending machine from which water can be purchased for a litre a rupee.33. A team of Michigan State University computer scientists with Indian Person Anil Jain have built the first three-dimensional model of a human fingerprint and have named it ''Fingerprint Phantom'.34. Aditi Khanna Has been appointed as the First woman president and General Secretary of London based Indian Journalists' Association.36. Aditya Puri Committee on Credit Information submitted its report and recommended that customers must be provided with a copy of their credit report as it would help create awareness about the need to have credit discipline and help detect identity theft at an early stage.37. After three years of hectic negotiations, India and France have agreed on the cost of power that will be generated by Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP), clearing a major hurdle in the path of the project.38. Agriculture dependent population in India increased more than 50% between 1980 - 2010. It is most in the world in this time period. On second place, there is China with 33 % Increase in Agriculture Dependent Populcation and USA saw 37 % decrease in Agriculture Dependent Populcation due to heavy Industrialization in Agriculture sector.39. American Newspaper Los Angles Times became First in the world to Publish news written by Robot who wrote the report in Three Seconds.40. Arjun Bahadur Thapa has been appointed as the Secretary–General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The Secretary General of SAARC, who is appointed by the unified concessions reached by the Council of Ministers from Member States of the South Asia in an alphabetical order for a three-year term. The Secretary General is assisted by eight directors from each nation on deputation who also resides in Kathmandu (Headquarter of SAARC).41. Arvind Mishra, a young assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Graphic Era University, broke the Guinness record of 121 hours in the non-stop lecturing category by logging logging 139 hours, 49 Mins and 42 Seconds.42. As per a recent report issued by senior economists, Gujarat is at the top of Indian states in terms of Economical Freedom.43. Assam became first Indian State to Observe Child Protection Day.44. B L Joshi has been appointed as Governor of Uttar Pradesh for second consecutive term.45. BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society), in association with Rio Tinto and BirdLife International, is set to establish a Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.46. Bangladesh set up guiness world record by singing group national anthem in capital Dhaka on the country's Independence Day. More than 250000 volunteers sang the national anthem simultaneously and the record was set up for the same.47. Bank of India became first Indian Bank to start ITM (Instant Money Transfer) Service that enables to withdraw money from the ATM without having a Bank Account.48. Bharatiya Janata Party launched Raksha, a free smartphone app intended for women safety. In case of emergency, a click on the app will send alerts to the selected ones with details about the location.49. Bharti Airtel signed an agreement with the UAE-based Etisalat to provide advanced data and wholesale services to its customers in West Asia and Africa and enhance in-region connectivity through Etisalat’s regional network.50. Bihar's golfer Aman Raj won the individual title in the SAARC Nations' Golf Championship in Kolkata. India maintained their supremacy in the SAARC golf championship by beating Bangladesh 2-1 in this championship.51. Central Government conferred a national award on Chhattisgarh state for publication of informative tourism literatures in seven different foreign languages other than English.52. China increased its defence budget by 10 % to 80 Billion USD.

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53. Czech Republic's priest and philosopher Tomas Halik has been honored by Templeton Prize 2014.54. Delhi Police launched a new initiative to allow people to file FIRs (First Information Reports) online for crimes such as theft and forgery.56. Devendra Kumar Pathak Monday took charge of the Director General of Border Security Force (BSF).57. Dr K K Aggarwal President of Heart care Foundation of India will be awarded National Award for Outstanding Efforts in Science & Technology Communication in general for the year 2013.58. Emerging Indian Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been made Brand Ambassador by Canara Bank.59. European Commission has provided an 11 billion euro helping hand to cash-strapped Ukraine.European Commission (EC) is the executive body of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and day-to-day running of the EU.The Commission operates as a cabinet government, with 28 members of the Commission (one member per member Country) One of the 28 is the Commission President (currently José Manuel Durão Barroso) proposed by the European Council and elected by the European Parliament.60. Finance Ministry approved a proposal for providing a minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to workers in the organised sector, a move which would benefit 27 lakh pensioners immediately. The ministry has also approved a proposal for raising the basic wage ceiling under the Employees Provident Fund Scheme to Rs 15,000 from existing Rs 6,500 per month.61. Forbes Magazine issued its annual List of richest person across the world and placed Microsoft founder Bill Gates at the top with his total wortth being $77.5 Billion.62. Former Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Rajiv has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).63. G D Birla award for scientific research for 2013 has been given to Rajesh Gopakumar, a theoritical physicist at the Harish Chandra Research Institute in Allahabad for his contribution in the Quantum Field Theory and String Theory.64. G Rohini appointed as the first woman chief justice of Delhi High Court.65. German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Israel's highest civilian honor for her "unwavering commitment" to the country.66. Google announced a new smartphone Tango, an Android-based phone with 3D sensors that can build a visual map of rooms using 3Dscanning. The company believes the combination of these sensors with advanced computer vision techniques will open up new avenuesfor indoor navigation and immersive gaming, among many other things.67. Google announced availability of indoor maps in India for users of Google Maps on Android, iOS and personal computers. Now, users can access the floor plans of 75 places in 22 Indian cities , Most of these are shopping malls but museums and convention halls are also in the list.68. Government cleared formation of Rs 6,284.20 crore 6-laning project of Eastern Peripheral Expressway to accelerate development in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and ease traffic in the National Capital.69. Government decided to deinvest its 9% Equity in Axis Bank, one of India's largest Private sector Banks.70. Government decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to 0.2 per cent. The interest rate on popular PPF (public provident fund) has, however, been kept unchanged at 8.7 per cent. New interest rates on small savings schemes will come into effect from April 1.72. Government has approved payment of 8.75 per cent rate of interest on PF deposits in 2013-14 for over five crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO as compared to 8.5 % interest paid in FY 2012 - 13.73. Government proposed to form Urban Institute of India to facilitate inclusive and sustainable urban development and provide effective capacity building in the urban sector.74. Government raised the workdays under its flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) from 100 to 150 for tribals, a move that will benefit 14 lakh families.

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75. Government started You and Me Program for alleviation of dengue from six Indian cities Under PPP (Public Private Partnership).76. Govt approved plans for formation of a new $US 240.7 Million rail coach factory at Kolar in Karnataka state.77. Govt formed a Committee under Former Home secretary G K Pillai for analysis of Formation of Bodoland by dividing State of Assam.78. Govt inaugurated the National Centre for Good Governance in New Delhi to work towards resolution of key issues in Governance, develop action plans, support governance reforms and help developing synergy across various sectors.79. Gyan Correa has been given the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National award 2013 for his Debut Film 'Good Road' as a Director.80. Hindi Litterateur Govind Mishr has been honored by Saraswati Samman 2013 for His renowned Novel "Dhool Paudho Par".82. INS Sumedha, Third Offshore Patrolling vessel of Indian Navy has been commissioned. It has been made by Goa Shipyard Limited.83. IT major Infosys laid the foundation stone of its proposed SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) with an initial investment of Rs 400 crore.84. Ibrahim Mahlab is appointed as Egypt's new Prime Minister.85. India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Maulana Hasrat Mohani, a freedom fighter and Poet.86. India and Poland signed a pact to expand cooperation in the restoration and digitisation of cinema archives on the occasion of Poland's Secretary of State Margaret Omilanowska Visiting India.87. India china issued first joint climate change report titled "India China Low Carbon Study".89. India hosted the third NSA-level Trilateral Meeting on Maritime Security Cooperation between Maldives, Sri Lanka and India. Participants were Indian National Security Advisor Shri Shivshankar Menon, Maldivian Minister of Defence Mohamed Nazim and Sri Lankan Secretary in Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa.90. India nominated Rani-ki-Vav located in Patan, Gujarat and the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status for 2014.91. India provided Rs. 4500 Crore Financial Aid to Bhutan for implementation of Bhutan's 11th Five Year Plan.92. India signed a pact of USD 300 Million with ADB (Asian Development Bank) for improvement of Roads Structure in State of Chhattisgarh.93. India test-fired the indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile from the Integrated Test Range launch complex at Chandipur in Odisha. It can strike in range of 25 km and can carry a warhead of 60 kgs.94. India's Ace women archer Deepika Kumari has been given the 'Best sportsperson of the year' by Tata Steel on occasion of the 175th birth anniversary of company founder J N Tata.95. India's GDP growth Rate during the Third Quarter of 2013 - 14 (Oct - Dec) stayed at 4.7 %. Note that It was 4.4 % in First Quarter (Apr - June) and 4.8% in second quarter (July - Sep).96. India's Tata Steel and ONGC have been named among the world's most admired companies by Fortune magazine in a list topped by technology giant Apple. The two Indian companies however do not feature among the top 50 most admired companies in the world. The list ranks over 350 global companies from diversified fields across the world.97. Indian American Akansha Patel has been honored by president's Volunteer Service award granted by the Prudential spirit of community awards in the USA.98. Indian Badminton Player Arvind Bhat won German Open Grand Prix tournament by defeating Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.

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100. Indian Fashion Designer Rahul Mishra has emerged as the first Indian fashion designer to win the International Woolmark Prize (IWP).101. Indian Journalist Shubhanshu Chaudhary has been honored by Digital Activist Award 2014.102. Indian Oil (IOCL) announced to set up a New Refinery in Gujarat through $6 Billion Investment.105. Indian airline SpiceJet has signed a deal with Jet Maker Boeing to buy 42 Boeing 737 MAX jets in a deal worth $4.4 billion.106. Indian and Nepali Army held Joint Military Exercise called Ex-Surya Kiran-VI.107. Indian telecom equipment-maker Vihaan Networks Ltd (VNL) announced to start its solar-powered ‘WorldGSM’ mobile tower architecture which is an environment-friendly and cost-effective mobile system in Ghana (A North African Country). It is meant to deliver affordable services in villages. Note that VNL is also powering such communications revolution in other African Countries, particularly in villages and remote locations, through its innovative, green mobile tower solutions.108. Indian writer Pankaj Mishra is one of eight writers from seven countries winning a $150,000 Yale University Literary prize.109. Indian-American scientist Sangita Bhatia at the prestigious MIT has developed a simple, cheap, paper test that could improve cancer diagnosis rates and help people get treated earlier.110. India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan in Chandoli in Alwar district of Rajasthan.111. Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, the new office premises for Ministry of Environment and Forests is India’s first new on site net zero building that can accommodate around 600 officials and is located in New Delhi. It uses innovative solar mechanisms for energy generation and has been built by using energy efficient building materials.112. Insurance regulator IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) allowed insurance companies to invest in equity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with certain conditions as a move which would help boost inflows into the country's stock market. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs trackan index, such as a stock index or bond index. ETFs may be attractive as investments because of their low costs, tax efficiency, and stock-like features. 113. Inter Parliamentary union and UN Women made the "The woman in politics map 2014" and ranked India at the 73rd Place in the world in terms of participation of Women in Politics out of total 188 Countries.114. International Financial Agency Moody's Predicted India's GDP Growth Rate to stay at 5.5%.115. Japan's biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings has chosen a woman to head its banking arm, in what is believed to be a first for the country's male-dominated financial sector.116. Karnataka Beat Railways to win the Vijay Hazare Cricket Tournament 2013.117. Krishna Chaudhary is appointed as the new chief of RPF (Railway Protection Force).118. Kush Sharma, 13 Year Old Indian Boy won a spelling bee contest in US 119. Lakshmi Swaminathan has been elected president of Administrative Tribunal of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for three years. 120. Lawreus Sports Awards 2014Sportsman Of the year - Germany’s Sebastian Vettel (Formula one)Sportswoman of the year - USA's Missy Franklin (Swimming)Team of The Year - Germany 's Bayern Munich (Football)Lifetime Achievement - Sebastian Coe from United Kingdom (Athletics).123. Legendary Freedom Figter Bhagat Singh's house in Pakistan is to get Rs 8 Crore from Pakistan Govermment for restoration.

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124. Legendary Indian Crickcter Sachin Tendulkar has been honored as 'Cricketer of the Generation' in ESPN CricInfo Awards 2013.126. Libya's Parliament voted out Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.127. Lucknow metro-rail project was started of as chief minister Akhilesh Yadav laid down the foundation stone and promised that it would be on track in Three Years.128. Madhya Pradesh was conferred three National Tourism Awards in the following categories: Best State, Award for Best Tourism Film-‘Malang Hai’ and Award for Best Civic Management of a Tourism Destination in India –Pachmarhi region.129. Maharashtra started Jeevan Amrut Yojana (blood-on-call scheme) across the state as an ambitious plan, aimed at facilitating blood supply to patients scheduled to undergo surgeries and medical procedures, at cheaper rate by dialling a dedicated helpline number 104 in the state.130. March 23 - World Meteorological Day. World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on 23 March to commemorate the entry into force in 1950 of the convention that created the World Meteorological Organization. Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere.131. Max Baucus is appointed as USA's New envoy to China.132. Michelle Bachelet is the new President of south american country Chile.133. Ministry Of Youth Affairs And Sports Declared Hockey India As NSF (National Sports Federation) for Hockey and made it The Sole Body Responsible Towards Promoting Hockey In India.136. NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) signed an agreement with Bihar Government for executing 1,320 MW thermal power project at Bhagalpur in Bihar.137. NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) will construct a 2,640 MW Thermal power plant in Barethi in Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.138. Nagaland and Assam became the first two states to be issued with Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in India. Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) instead of laminated paper card to voters in Indiato avoid duplication and forgery.139. Nearly 7000 years old caves that belonged to ancient humans have been found in Andhra Pradesh.140. Netherlands' scientists have developed the world's smallest autonomous flapping drone, a dragonfly-like beast with 3-D vision that could revolutionise our Visual experience for wide range of everyday objects.141. Nishi Vasudeva is appointed as new chief of HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited).142. Nigerian Poet Tade Ipadeola wins 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature for His Novel 'The Sahara Testaments'.146. ONGC has agreed to supply natural gas to 101-Mw capacity Monarchak power plant being set up by government-run NEEPCO in western Tripura.147. Public sector general insurer New India Assurance announced a Health insurance cover New India Asha Kiran for girl child. Health insurance rate are cut by 50 per cent for the girl child under this scheme along with a personal accident cover for parents.150. RBI has allowed four non-bank entities - Tata Communications Payment Solutions, Muthoot Finance, Prizm Payment Services and Vakrangee Ltd to set up White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the country. Understanding the need to take banking to rural and under-penetrated areas of the country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released guidelines in June 2012 for the introduction of white label ATMs (WLA).These are essentially ATMs that are owned and operated by non-banking companies and do not display any bank's branding. They do have a sponsor bank that provides the cash for ATM Operations but it does not even have the logo of sponsor bank.152. Rakesh Mohan committee for promoting investment in Transport sector Submitted its report. It suggested that the government should reduce its stake in Air India to 26% over Five Years.155. Sultan of Baharain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Visited India.

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156. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes to 1 January 2015 from 1 July 2014 earlier.157. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the trade related remittance limit from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per transaction amid increased number of transactions handled by Exchange Houses.159. Rural development agency NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) will start a new concept called Joint Liability Group (JLG) to provide institutional credit to small farmers like share croppers, oral lessees and agricultural labourers. NABARD CMD - H K Bhanwala160. Russia has been suspended from G8 group after It annexed Crimea from Crisis Hit Ukraine and signed it in Russian Territories. Thus the group now comprises seven nations and will continue to meet as the G7group of nations.161. Russia presented the prestigious 'Order of Friendship' award to BrahMos chief A Sivathanu Pillai for his contribution towards Indo- Russian friendship.162. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed up and finalized Inclusion of Crimea in Russian Territories.163. Salvador Sanchez Ceren is the newly elected President of EL Salvador (Smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America).168. Soma Mandal has been appointed as the first woman chief of NALCO (National Aluminium Company).171. Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament organized in Bangladesh by beating Pakistan.172. Sri Lankan government formally rejected UNHRC resolution for request for international investigation regading violent conditions in the country during Its home war.175. Supreme court ordered government to take back necessity of AADHAAR card to avail various government services.176. Sushmita Roy, an Indian American associate professor of English at the Delaware State Unicersity has received the prestigious NEH Award for Faculty. Roye has titled the book as "Mothering India".178. Telangana, the proposed 29th state of India made after dividing Andhra Pradesh will come into existence from June 02, 2014.180. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved The Green India Mission (GIM) to improve India’s diminishing forest cover. This scheme envisages a total cost of 46000 crore rupees over the next 10 years and is one of eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).182. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the establishment of the R.C.Bose Centre for Cryptology and Security in the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at a cost of Rs. 115 crores in the 12th Five Year Plan Period. Raj Chandra Bose was an Indian American mathematician and statistician best known for his work in design theory and the theory of error-correcting codes in which the class of BCH codes is partly named after him.184. The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for signing of the Host Country Agreement (HCA) between India and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for establishing the IFAD Country Office in India to expedite co-ordination, facilitation and supervision by the IFAD team as well as best practices dissemination in India.185. Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Capital of Myanmar.186. Third Nuclear Security Summit was held in The Hague, Netherlands, The next Nuclear Security Summit will be in 2016 and will be hosted by the United States.188. Two Indian Americans, Anand Srinivasan and Shaun Datta, placed in the top 10 of the Intel Science Talent Search. This contest was won by Eric Chen from USA.189. Two new Judges appointed in supreme court - Rajesh Kumar Agarwal and Venkat Ramana. Now total number of judges in supreme court is 31. Note that maximum number of Judges in supreme court is 31 Including the Chef Justice of India.191. UK (Britain) unveiled the largest Aircraft on earth called Airlander HAV - 304.

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193. USA Based Car Maker Company Hennessey made world's Fastest Car at top speed of 435 KMH (270 MPH) with name 'Venome GT''.194. USA's Ethisphere Institute issued a List of Most ethical companies across the world and placed India's two companies TATA Power and Wipro in the List.195. Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the National Cycling Academy at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi with the purpose of boosting the cycling talent.196. Vrindavan in Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh will soon have India's Tallest Temple with height of 210-metres.

The Hindu Review1. Abdullah, the king of Saudi Arabia appointed his half-brother Moqren as the next heir to the throne. 2. Sunil Gavaskar was appointed as the interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court. Sunil Gavaskar replaced the present BCCI chief N Srinivasan. IPL CEO Sundar Raman3. Former BCCI chief N Srinivasan was removed by the Supreme Court on the ground that his position may interfere with the investigations going into the alleged involvement of his sons-in-law Gurunath eiyappan. Gurunath Meiyappan was found to be involved in betting by the Mudgal Committee report on IPL spot fixing during IPL-6 held in 2013. 4. Jens Stoltenberg was appointed as the Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). He will replace the incumbent Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. 6. Rajiv Takru was appointed as the Revenue Secretary. 8. Sheila Dikshit, the former chief minister of Delhi was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala. She will succeed Nikhil Kumar. 9. Indian-origin Gopal Rao won UK Twitter Prize. 10. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014. 11. Govind Mishra, the renowned Hindi author will receive Sarawasti Samman for the year 2013 for his book Dhool Paudho Par published in 2008. 12. 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014- best picture award - 12 Years A Slave, Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey (Film-Dallas Buyers Club) , Best Actress - Cate Blanchett (Film - Blue Jasmine), Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron (Film – Gravity) 15. Pranab Mukherjee conferred three Kriti Chakras and ten Shurya Chakras to Armed Personnel at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The five Surya Chakra was given posthumously. 21. Indian writer Pankaj Mishra won Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 in non-fiction category. 22. US honoured Laxmi, an acid attack victim with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award. 25. Grand jury of US indicted Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, the person accused for visa fraud and for under paying her housekeeper. Earlier, the virtually identical charges against Devyani were dropped by a court on the ground that she enjoyed diplomatic immunity. 27. Dr KC Chakrabarty, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India resigned. Earlier, Anand Sinha retired from the position of Deputy Governor of RBI. 28. GK Pillai resigned as Chairman of MCX-SX on 14 March 2014. Consequently, current Vice Chairman and former LIC Chairman, Thomas Mathew T was elected as new Chairman. 29. Nandan Nilekani resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Nilekani joined the Congress Party and he is contesting from the Bangalore South constituency in Lok Sabha polls. 32. Khushwant Singh, the renowned author and journalist died. His writings – Kushwant singh’s Joke book A History of Sikhs, Train to Pakistan,

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I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Black Jasmine, Delhi: A Novel, Not a Nice Man to Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh, Women and Men in My Life, The Company of Women, Truth, Love and a Little Malice (an autobiography), The End of India, Paradise and Other Stories, Death at My Doorstep, Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles, The Sunset Club, Khushwant Singh on Women Sex, Love and Lust The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous, (Co-authored with Humra Qureshi)Short story collections The Collected Stories. The Portrait of a Lady The Strain Success Mantra A Love Affair In London KarmaBest ever books of India –The God of Small Things - by Arundhati RoyShadow Lines - by Amitav GhoshFasting, Feasting - by Anita DesaiA Suitable Boy - by Vikram SethTrain to Pakistan - by Khushwant Singh34. South China Sea-Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared in the South China Sea. 35. Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched Nalanda Project for Minorities Higher Educational Institutions. 36. Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched a new initiative Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme for the welfare of minorities. 37. India was ranked fourth in a Microsoft report in the list of the countries sending out spam e-mails. India has followed three nations namely USA, China, UK. 38. India’s import of weapon systems is three times more than Pakistan and China. The report published by as Swedish Think Tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has claimed that India continues to be the largest buyer of arms in the world. 39. Mumbai was the least expensive major city for expatriates among the major cities of the world. This was revealed in a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). After Mumbai, Karachi and New Delhi are the least expensive city in the world. Singapore was ranked as the most expensive city. 41. A non-profit group Vandana Foundation launched AQUATM in Mumbai. The AQUATM is a water vending machine from which water can be purchased. 42. A multi-pronged National campaign on Dengue, U & Me Against Dengue, was launched to eradicate dengue across six Indian cities with public private partnership. 43. Union Defence Ministry ordered a CBI investigation into the purchase of jet fighter engines from Britain’s Rolls-Royce that worth 10000 crore rupees.

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44. Indian Navy successfully completed Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX), one of its largest war drills spread over Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal region. 45. India and Nepal started a joint military exercise at Saljhandi in Rupandehi district of Nepal. The two week exercise named Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI. 47. Sumith Nakandala was appointed as the first Secretary General of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation). 50. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the setting up of 54 Kendriya Vidyalayas, four National Institutes of Design (NIDs), and 3,500 model schools at the block level in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs). The proposal to set up new KVs during the 12th Five Year Plan period. 51. Various Central agencies cleared seven major National Highway projects, including the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, pertaining mostly to Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab and Rajasthan. 52. The Centre assailed the January 21 Supreme Court verdict commuting the death sentence of 15 convicts to life term, saying the President’s decision in disposing of a mercy petition was beyond judicial review. 53. With a view to promoting affordable and effective generic drugs, the Centre has asked the States to provide space in government hospitals for their sale so that more Jan Aushadhi Stores could be opened. 55. Russia’s Parliament has approved the use of armed force in Ukraine, even as the West warned Moscow not to intervene in the troubled post-Soviet state. 56. UPA government decided to give reservation to Jats in nine northern States. 57. Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung approved a proposal to bring back trams in Chandni Chowk area. 58. Justice G. Rohini is set to become the first woman Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. 59. The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Kalyan Singh, who rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was appointed national vice-president. 60. Two fund houses of SBI and Axis have filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to start mutual fund schemes linked to inflation-indexed bonds. 61. Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman J. S. Sarma, an advocate of telecom sector reforms, has passed away. 62. The Union government has raised by 10 to 20 basis points the interest rates on select fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices. The rate hike will come into effect from April 1, 2014. The rate hike decision is in line with the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee. 63. Cutting across political lines, all members of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly condemned the death of Nido Tania in New Delhi. 64. With the provisional exclusion of the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF), the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has suggested that a new national federation be floated to revive the country’s relations with the international boxing community. The AIBA, which suspended the IBF on December 6, 2012 due to alleged irregularities in its elections held that year. 65. RBI decided to allow foreign inward remittances received under money transfer service scheme (MTSS) directly into the bank account of the beneficiary through electronic modes such as national electronic funds transfer (NEFT) and immediate payment service (IMPS). 66. The elections for the 16th Lok Sabha, along with the Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, will be held on nine different dates. The first date is April 7 and the last is May 12. Counting of votes will be held on May 16. Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath, accompanied by Election Commissioners H.S. Brahma and S.N.A. Zaidi, said Bihar and Uttar Pradesh would have the maximum of six polling dates each. A record 81.4 crore voters are eligible to exercise their votes for 543 Lak Sabha members.

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68. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the Uttar Pradesh government to take immediate action to end the strike by government doctors which has resulted in "violation of people’s right to health and life.” 69. India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed sharply to $4.2 billion (0.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP)) in the third quarter of the current financial year. 70. Telecom subscribers across the country can now register complaints by dialling a special toll free number 1063. 71. At Graphic Era University in Dehradun as Arvind Mishra, a young assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, broke the Guinness record of 121 hours in the non-stop lecturing category. 72. For the first time candidates will have the option of e-filing their affidavits in the coming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. The mandatory affidavits (Form 26), to be submitted at the time of filing nomination papers, include information on the candidate’s assets (movable and immovable property), property and accounts abroad, liabilities, educational qualifications and criminal antecedents, if any, and the name of the spouse and dependents. 73. Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will celebrate International Women's Day by organising financial literacy camps for women. All the 12 branches of the bank will organise financial literacy camps on March 8. 74. China announced its biggest hike in military spending in three years, with its defence budget set to cross $130 billion in the coming year. 75. Bihar is India’s fastest growing State with its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growing at 15.05 per cent during 2012-13. 76. A high-power committee under the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) has been set up to find ways for the banking sector to comply with Basel-III capital norms. The decision was taken at a sub-committee meeting of FSDC chaired by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. 77. Tata Motors said it had tied up with Bharatiya Mahila Bank to provide retail finance to its passenger vehicle customers. 78. The Uttar Pradesh Government’s ambitious ‘Samajwadi Pension’ scheme has been stalled, with the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls. 79. Myanmar will be presented the award of World’s Best Tourist Destination for 2014 by the European Union Council on Tourism and Trade. 80. To expedite proceedings against sitting MPs and MLAs in criminal cases, the Supreme Court asked lower courts to complete trial within a year of framing of charges. 81. Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan after a stay of more than half a year aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 82. China said it would allow, for the first time, the setting up of five private banks on a trial basis. 83. Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited, the first women’s bank and a wholly-owned government institution, proposes to open 55 more branches in Tier 4, Tier-5 and Tier-6 cities in 2014-15. 84. Gold and silver imports declined by 71.4 per cent to $1.63 billion in February mainly due to restrictions imposed by the government. 85. The Supreme Court declined to review its January 21 verdict, commuting the death sentence of 15 convicts to life term because of inordinate delay on the part of the President in disposing of their mercy petitions. 87. The U.S. financial regulator warned consumers that using the online currency Bitcoin was fraught with risks, including theft by hacking and fraud. 88. The Delhi High Court upheld the death sentence of all four convicts in the December 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder of a physiotherapy student. 89. The Director General of Civil Aviation has come out with new detailed guidelines for the physically challenged travelling by air, making it clear that no airline can refuse to fly them.

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90. India and Bangladesh are keen to increase business relations by setting up inland waterways for hassle-free movement of cargo. 91. Singapore’s central bank said it would regulate ‘intermediaries’ for the Bitcoin virtual currency to prevent them from being used for money laundering and terrorist financing. 92. Designed and built using a $777,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the self-contained, waterless toilet with its innovative technology converts human waste to biochar, a highly porous charcoal. It aims to provide an eco-friendly solution to help some of the 2.5 billion people around the world lacking safe sanitation. 93. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said he had called President Barack Obama to complain that the U.S. government is undermining confidence in the Internet with vast, secret surveillance programmes. 94. Wholesale Price Index Inflation slipped to a nine-month low of 4.68 per cent in February. 95. Goldman Sachs Asset Management (India) has announced the launch of CPSE-ETF (Central Public Sector Enterprise Exchange Traded Fund) new fund offer, which tracks the central public sector enterprises (CPSE) index. Through this fund, investors can invest in Maharatnas, Navratnas and Miniratnas companies. 96. India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $1.088 billion to touch $295.45 billion during the week ended March 7, 2014. 97. The Andhra Pradesh State government has in principle decided for the Rs. 1,000-crore Missile Test Launch Facility project proposed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Nagayalanka mandal of Krishna district. 98. For the first time, a large section of the still classified Henderson Brooks Report, which details a comprehensive operational review of India’s military debacle in India China war 1962, has been made public. 99. The Hinduja brothers have emerged the third richest family in Britain in the United Kingdom. 100. Crimea declared independence from Ukraine and applied to rejoin Russia. Nearly 97 percent of voters said “yes” to revert to Russia. 101. El Salvador’s election officials declared Sanchez Ceren the winner in presidential election. 102. The Madras High Court restrained Zee Media Corporation Limited and News Nation Network from publishing or telecasting any news content on Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in connection with alleged acts of betting, spot-fixing and match-fixing. 103. Ludhiana and Kanpur are among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, says the World Health Organisation. Ludhiana made it to the fourth position along with Quetta in Pakistan. Kanpur made it to the ninth position. The most polluted city in the world is Ahvaz in Iran. 104. India has made it clear that it will not support sanctions sought to be imposed on Russia by a select group of countries led by the U.S. 105. The Election Commission has directed content managers of social networking sites to make sure that candidates do not post anything violative of the model code of conduct. The guidelines will be applicable to a range of Internet-based social media including Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Wikipedia. 106. The All India Bank Employees’ Association has sought the immediate intervention of Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath to disqualify top loan defaulters from entering the poll fray. 107. The Home Ministry has taken action against about 19,000 non-government organisations which did not file returns within the stipulated time period. 108. Reserve Bank of India has warned all domestic banks to take steps before Microsoft ends its Windows XP software support from April 8, 2014. 109. A city court directed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her close aide N. Sasikala to appear before it on April 3 to face trial in cases pertaining to alleged failure to file Income Tax returns. 110. The aviation regulator has launched a probe against SpiceJet after a video posted on YouTube showed Holi celebrations on its Goa-Bangalore flight.

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111. Indian business honchos Anand Mahindra and Lakshmi Mittal are among the world’s 50 greatest leaders, according to Fortune magazine. The list of leaders, which includes Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis. 112. The Central Government will sell 4.2 crore shares or 9 per cent stake in Axis Bank. The government holds about 20.72 per cent of the shares of the third largest Indian private sector bank through the Specified Undertaking of UTI (Unit trust of India). 113. The EU welcomed Ukraine into the Western fold, signing the political provisions of a landmark accord. European Union leaders agreed sanctions against top Russian politicians and stepped up efforts to cut the bloc’s debilitating energy dependence on Russia. 114. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said that the central bank was yet to take a decision on Urjit Patel committee report which had suggested an inflation target and was still in discussion with the government on the subject. 115. British retail major Tesco announced that it was forming an equal joint venture with Trent Ltd., a part of the Tata Group, by picking up 50 per cent stake in Trent Hypermarket Ltd (THL) for about Rs.850 crore. 116. North Korea test-fired 30 short-range missiles into the sea. The missiles are estimated to have flown about 60 km. 117. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar could be facing trouble for a remark he made urging a crowd to “vote twice” in the Lok Sabha polls. 118. ‘Book your own coach’ – is the latest initiative rolled out by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the benefit of foreign travellers, tourists and students. 119. The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will open three more branches in three capital cities of the northeastern States - Agartala (Tripura), Shillong (Meghalaya) and Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh). 120. Prime Minister Muhammed Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan had postponed giving India the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status. 121. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that poll campaign-related news appearing in newspapers and channels owned by political parties will fall under the purview of paid news. 123. The Election Commission (EC) has directed the government to defer notification of the order on gas price hike till the end of the general election in the third week of May.124. After having launched its first ATM a year ago, Tata Communications Payment Solutions Limited (TCPSL) which is the first non-banking firm to launch its ATM network or white label ATMs said it plans to roll out 15,000 ATMs across India by June 2016. 126. The G8 group of top economic powers have suspended Russia for annexing Crimea, and has threatened to impose far-reaching sanctions if Moscow continued its incursion into Ukraine. The U.S. and six other economic powers also scrapped the G8 summit to be hosted by Russia in Sochi in June. 131. The Reserve Bank of India simplified foreign portfolio investment norms. The portfolio investor registered in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) guidelines shall be called Registered Foreign Portfolio Investor (RFPI). The existing portfolio investor class, namely, Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) and Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) registered with SEBI shall be subsumed under RFPI. 132. The Supreme Court indicted the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh for its failure to prevent the communal riots in and around Muzaffarnagar in September last. The Supreme Court directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs. 15 lakh to each of the families of 63 persons who died in the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar last September. 133. Creating a new Guinness world record, over two-and-half lakh Bangladeshis performed a chorus of their national anthem at the national parade ground to mark the country’s 43rd Independence Day. 134. European Union member states decided to ban the import of five types of fruits and vegetables from India.

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135. The U.N. Human Rights Council launched an inquiry into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, despite Colombo’s fierce efforts to block an investigation. In a 23-12 vote, the council backed a Western-sponsored resolution to investigate into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights. India, for the first time, abstained from voting. 136. The discovery of two more mounds in January at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Hisar district, Haryana, has led to archaeologists establishing it as the biggest Harappan civilisation site. 137. Supreme Court directed all the States to abolish manual scavenging and take steps for rehabilitation of such workers. 139. Russian mathematician Yakov Grigorevich Sinai, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th Century, has been chosen for the 2014 Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science Letters. 140. The U.N. General Assembly adopted a Western-backed resolution declaring Crimea’s referendum illegitimate and refusing to recognise Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. The non-binding resolution was passed in the 193-member body, with 100 votes in favour and 11 against. 141. Outgoing Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has threatened action by India against Switzerland at global forums such as G20 for its persistent denial to share information on Indians stashing money in its banks. Indian tax authorities have sought information on Indians with accounts in Swiss banks under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). 142. Srei Infrastructure Finance is planning to start roll-out of its while label ATMs (WLAs) between July and September starting with a pilot of 200 Tier-III towns in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. 143. The Reserve Bank of India extended the transitional period for banks to complete the full implementation of Basel-III capital regulations up to March 31, 2019, instead of March 31, 2018. 144. Government has set up a Tax Administration Reform Commission comprising officials from public and private sector agencies. Parthasarathi Shome is the chairman this Commission. 146. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Google for failing to provide information related to an investigation into its alleged unfair trade practices in India. 147. Tata Group and Singapore Airlines received the mandatory security clearance. While both partners will initially invest $100 million, Tata Sons will be the majority partner with 51% stake. SIA will hold 49%. 148. Indian exports will fall short of the USD 325 billion target envisaged in the current fiscal. For the April-February period, the country's merchandise exports were up 4.79 per cent to USD 282.7 billion. Imports during the 11-month period fell 8.65 per cent to USD 410.86 billion. The trade deficit during this period was USD 128 billion. 149. The Supreme Court restrained the Centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India from sharing the vast biometric database of Aadhaar cards with any third party or agency without the consent of the registered person. It also ruled that people cannot be denied any service or benefit for not having an Aadhaar card. 150. India has the potential to become the third-largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030 as there is a large untapped potential for growth due to the fact that access to aviation is still a dream for nearly 99.5% of its population, stated the FICCI-KPMG ‘India Aviation 2014-Enhancing Air Connectivity’ report released. 151. UPA government has decided to extend the current foreign trade policy that expires on March 31 till a new government is formed after the Lok Sabha elections. 152. Consumer Price Index Inflation declined to 8.1 per cent. 153. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the services sector declined by about 60 per cent to USD 1.59 billion in the first nine months of this financial year. 154. A Study sponsored by the Planning Commission shows that Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are the top three industry-friendly states in the country.

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155. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion had proposed relaxation of FDI norms in the construction sector and 100 per cent FDI in the railway sector. 156. The status of the waitlisted tickets will be communciated through SMS on the passenger mobile phone number given at the time of booking ticket. 157. India and the United States have decided to enhance cooperation for automatic exchange of information on tax evasion and detection of financial crimes, shoring up efforts to crackdown on black money cases involving economic channels of the two countries. 159. China has emerged India’s biggest trading partner in the current fiscal replacing the UAE. 160. Kotak Mahindra Bank announced the launch of Jifi, a first-of-its-kind fully integrated social bank account that transcends normal digital banking by seamlessly incorporating social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook with mainstream banking. 161. Country's largest lender the State Bank of India (SBI) will sell bad loans amounting to Rs 3,000 crore in the last quarter of the ongoing fiscal to the Asset Reconstruction Companies. 162. RBI has decided to withdraw the pre-2005 currency notes from circulation and asked the holders of such currency to exchange them by January 1, 2015. The earlier deadline was June 30. Thereafter, people would have had to produce identity proof to exchange more than 10 notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. Meanwhile, banks have been advised to stop re-issue of the pre-2005 series notes over the counters/through ATMs. 163. The new Corporate Responsibility Regulations notified recently was not applicable to the State Bank of India, but it would comply voluntarily as SBI was created under SBI Act. 164. Central Bank of India has sold its entire stake in credit information provider CIBIL to Transunion International Inc. Central Bank had a 5 per cent stake in CIBIL while Transunion is the majority shareholder in CIBIL at 27.5 per cent.

First WeekQ2. 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. 16thQ3. 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 PradeshQ5. Name the South African cricket team Captain who on 4 March 2014 announced his retirement from international cricket? Ans. Graeme SmithQ7. Who is the World’s top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars according to Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list released on 3 March 2014? Ans. Bill GatesQ8. Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014? Ans. South AfricaQ12. 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 communityQ13. 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. 0.2Q14. Which state on 4 March 2014 became the first state in India to observe State Child Protection Day?Ans. AssamQ16. 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. IndiaQ17. 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 allQ22. Name the new health scheme launched on 6 March 2014 by North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for women? Ans. Stri Swasthya Suraksha YojnaQ25. World Dentist Day was observed across the world on? Ans. 6 March 2014

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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 IndiaQ29. Saudi Arabia on 7 March 2014 declared which group as a Terrorist Group? Ans. Muslim BrotherhoodQ33. Name the latest released book by Jaswant Singh, former minister in the NDA government recently?Ans. India at RiskQ34. Who won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship? Ans. Roger FedererQ36. 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. EtisalatQ39. Which autonomous republic in the southeastern region of Ukraine Voted to become a part of the Russian Federation on 6 March 2014? Ans. Crimea

Second WeekQ4. IPL 2014 to be held in three phases across which countries? Ans. UAE, Bangladesh and IndiaNote: 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 doesn’t permits to hold the event in India.Q9. Which state won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh Trophy? Ans. MizoramQ12. First ever Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships was recently held at? Ans. BangkokQ13. Spice Jet and which international aviation Company signed a deal worth 4.4 billion dollar (26000 crore rupees) on 12 March 2014? Ans. BoeingNote: The deal was signed at the inauguration of India Aviation 2014 in Hyderabad.Q14. Who was appointed as CMD of Allahabad Bank ? 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? Ans. Justice (Retd.) BN SrikrishnaQ16. Government of Chhattisgarh on 11 March 2014 ordered a high-level departmental inquiry into the Maoist (Naxal) attack near Tongpal in ....... district recently? Ans. SukmaQ21. Name the largest yellow star measuring 1300 times more than the diameter of sun discovered by researchers recently? Ans. HR 5171 AQ22. 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? Ans. 10Q23. 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 BenzQ25. 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 DengueQ28. 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 YouthQ30. French company Airbus launched its wholly owned subsidiary in India called ......... on 11 March 2014? Ans. Airbus IndiaQ31. Who was sworn-in as the President of Chile in Valparaiso recently? Ans. Michelle Bachelet

Third WeekQ1. World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme? Ans. Water and EnergyQ6. Which team won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14? Ans. KarnatakaQ8. Government of India divested its 9 percent stake in which private bank on on 21 March 2014?Ans. Axis Bank

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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. Q11. e-Commerce firm & online travel company ibibo Group on 20 March 2014 announced to acquire Bangalore-based which startup to strengthen the offers in the bus travel space? Ans. YourBus.inQ12. Name the scheme extended recently by RBI to import gold to five private banks? Ans. 80:20 schemeNote: 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. FourthQ14. Name the World largest TV which was unveiled? Ans. Big HossQ16. Union health ministry on 19 March 2014 revoked the ban on which painkiller and anti-pyretic drug?Ans. AnalginQ17. Which day was observed on 20 March 2014 to create awareness about the House Sparrow?Ans. World Sparrow DayQ19. 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 UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status for 2014? Ans. Rani-ki-Vav located in Patan, Gujarat and the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal PradeshQ21. 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 CorreaQ22. Who was unanimously elected as the first women President of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) in London? Ans. Aditi KhannaQ24. Which country announced to lift state of emergency on 18 March 2014? Ans. Thailand

Last WeekQ3. World Health Organisation (WHO) recently certified India as free from which disease? Ans. PolioNote: This action of WHO made India one of the 11 countries of South-East Region to be free from polio Q5. Which state became the first state in the country to declare all election booths as No Smoking Areas in Lok Sabha elections 2014? Ans. Jammu and KashmirQ11. Which public sector bank has launched first of its type Instant Money Transfer (IMT) scheme on 24 March 2014? Ans. Bank of IndiaQ14. Name the Super Hercules transport aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) which on 28 March 2014 crashed in Karoli district of Rajasthan? Ans. C-130JQ15. Name the Indian-origin who won UK Twitter Prize? Ans. Gopal RaoQ16. Which actor was named as the brand ambassador of the Earth hour 2014? Ans. Arjun KapoorNote: Earth Hour 2014 will be observed on 29 March 2014 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Q17. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on 26 March 2014 detected a Smartphone Virus called? Ans. DendroidQ18. Which Provident Fund Organisation on 24 March 2014 announced to provide Universal Account Number (UAN) to its five crore subscribers from 1 October 2014?Ans. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)Q19. Facebook on 26 March 2014 decided to acquire which two year old virtual reality technology firm for 2 billion dollar? Ans. Oculus VRQ21. Google signed a deal on 25 March 2014 with which company to make Google Glass spectacles into a stylish consumer product? Ans. LuxotticaQ22. Which bollywood film was screened recently (Mar 2014) at seventh Asian Film Festival 2014 in Saudi Arabia? Ans. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

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Q23. Name the book on former Prime Minster Lal Bahadur Shastri released by the spiritual leader Dalai Lama in New Delhi on 23 March 2014? Ans. Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in LeadershipQ24. Name the World War II heroine of Indian origin whose postage stamp was issued by Royal Mail in Britain on 25 March 2014? Ans. Noor Inayat KhanQ26. Name the programme which has been launched by WHO-India, with an aim to protect and increase the population of the one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)?Ans. IVR 2020 programmeQ28. Tata Teleservices limited (TTL) on 27 March 2014 launched new Wi-Fi business in which city?Ans. ChennaiQ29. Japan has signed an agreement to hand over its nuclear materials to which country recently?Ans. United StatesQ33. A non-profit group Vandana Foundation on 23 March 2014 launched AQUATM inMumbai. What is AQUATM? Ans. AQUATM is a water vending machine from which water can be purchased. Q35. Which company launched the first white label Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) network on 20 March 2014 under the brand name of Indicash? Ans. Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd. (TCPSL)

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