IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS(BY BRILLIANT ACADEMY OF LEARNING) 101. Who was sworn as New CM of Goa? Ans- Laxmikant Parsekar 102. National Cancer Awareness Day was observed on? Ans- 7 November 103. Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign will end on? Ans- 2019 104. Budget allocation for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana? Ans- Rs 1000 crores 105. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojanawas launched on the birthday of ......? Ans- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan 106. Who is the Author of Book Two lives? Ans- Vikram Seth 107. Which insurance company has the tagline ‘Aapke Sachche Advisor’? Ans- Max Life Insurance 108. Roop Mallik is the awardee of Bhatnagar Prize under which category? Ans - Biological Sciences 109. Committee to review current Monetary policy framework? Ans- Urjit Patel Committee 110. IRDA Full form ? Ans– Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India 111. Which organisation released Economic Outlook 2014 ? Ans- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 112. Who has received 2013-14 European Golden Boot award ? Ans- Cristiano Ronaldo 113. National Cancer Awareness Day was observed on ...........? Ans- 7 November 2014 114. Who is appointed as new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? Ans- Anita Kapur 115 ........Vessel Indian Navy sank off the Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise? Ans- Torpedo Recovery Vessel, TRV-72 116. Who has became one of the youngest state lawmakers in the US? Ans- Indian-American Niraj Antani 117. Twentieth Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) was held at ......? Ans- New Delhi 118. Who was named as captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014? Ans- Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews 119. Who tops the Forbes list of the Worlds Most Powerful People 2014? Ans- Vladimir Putin, Russia 120. Who was named as the captain of ICC OCI Team of the Year 2014? Ans- MS DHONI 121. Who is headed committee that select the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)? Ans- Mallikarjun Kharge 122. India and Srilanka Joint army exercise name? Ans- Mithra Shakthi exercise 123. Who is appointed as Union Financial Services Secretary (FSS) ? Ans- Hasmukh Adhia 124. Which committee submit its report on IPL Spot fixing to the Supreme Court (SC)? Ans- Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee 125. Who has received Japan’s top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014? Ans- Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh 126.Who has become a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board ? Ans- Hockey India President Narinder Batra 127. Who has won Duleep Trophy title 2014-15? Ans- Central Zone by defeating South zone 128. Who took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance? Ans- Rajiv Mehrishi 129. Who was appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)? Ans- Lokesh Chandra 130. Which Ministery has launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for welfare of Tribal people ? Ans- Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs 131. Swachhta Udyami Yojana is launched by which ministery? Ans- Social Justice and Empowerment 132. Who has recieved Global Diversity Award 2014 at the Britain’s House of Commons? Ans-Shah Rukh Khan 133. Who has won Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 ? Ans- Chennai Super Kings 134. ...... first state of India to start olive refinery? Ans- Rajasthan 135. National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was observed on.....? Ans- 1 October 2014 136. Who is appointed as Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board? Ans- Surya Prakash 137. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed on.......? Ans- 27 October 2014 138. Jagdish Sharan Pande who died recently is.....? Ans- Freedom fighter 139. Who has become first Indian woman to win prestigious Wildscreen Panda Award? Ans- Ashwika Kapur 140. Which Ministery launched TB-Mission 2020 to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India? Ans- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 141. Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed on.....? Ans- 15 October 2014 142. Indias Ranking Global Hunger Index Report 2014? Ans- 55 143. Third International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) was observed on.....? Ans- 11 October 2014 144. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of.....? Ans- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan 145. Who was appointed as the first Hindu priest (Chaplain) at Georgetown University? Ans- Pratima Dharm 146. Who has won 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award ? Ans- Anoop Jain 147. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management is given to.......? Ans- Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai 148. Which company stops the calling facility from its application on mobile and landline phones within India? Ans- Skype 149. Who is the head of Commitee to regulate expenditure and contents of advertisements paid out of tax payers money? Ans- NR Madhava Menon 150. The theme of 2014 World Habitat Day is .....? Ans- Voices from Slums. brilliantacademyoflearning
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