25 August 2014 Current Affairs 1) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) during August 2014 notified that the two-step authentication for credit card transactions including ‘card not present transactions’ is a must as mandated under the rules. This announcement was made by the RBI primarily to set right which anomaly? – To bring under check the so-called customer-friendly payment model followed by certain service providers 2) History was created at Delhi’s prestigious St. Stephen’s College on 23 August 2014 as student from the Hindi medium was elected president of its students’ union. What is the name of this student who achieved this success despite his humble background for a college traditionally known as college of the elite? – Rohit Kumar 3) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan on 24 August 2014 quit the office consequent to his transfer from Maharashtra. He was transferred to which state as its next Governor? – Mizoram 4) Which company replaced IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as India’s most admired company in Forbes’ list of ‘India’s Most Admired Companies for 2014’ released during August 2014? – ITC Limited 5) What is the name of the American teenaged swimmer who broke her own women’s 1500 m freestyle World Record on 23 August 2014? - Katie Ledecky 6) Who won the Belgian F1 Grand Prix held on 24 August 2014? – Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull team
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