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First Week
1) Former Chief Justice of India, Palaniswamy Sathasivam was appointed as the
new Governor of which state on 3 September 2014?
Ans. Kerala
2) President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014 cleared the appointment of
whom as the 42nd Chief Justice of India?
Ans. Justice H L Dattu
Note: Justice Dattu will become the Chief Justice of India after the retirement of
CJI R.M. Lodha on 27 September 2014. He would hold the post until his
retirement on 2 December 2015.
3) Which team won the inaugural title of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League on
31 August 2014?
Ans. Jaipur Pink Panther (JPP)
Note: It is owned by Abhisek Bachchan. They defeated U Mumba 35-24 in the
final at the NSCI Stadium in Mumbai.
4) Who recently became the first Indian actor to be honored with a postage stamp
by the US Post Service (USPS)?
Ans. Indian Telugu Actor, Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
Note: The stamp will be issued on the birth anniversary of Nageshwara Rao that
is on 20 September 2014 in Dallas Texas.
5) Who became the first Spaniard to win World Badminton Championship on 31
August 2014?
Ans. Carolina Marin

Note: The World Badminton Championship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Carolina won women’s singles titles by defeating world number one Li Xuerui of
china.
6) Who was named Junior Men Player of the Year by Asian Hockey Federation
on 31 August 2014?
Ans. Manpreet Singh
7) Name the former Attorney General of India who died of a heart attack in
Mumbai on 2 September 2014?
Ans. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
8) Name the Indo-Nepal joint military exercise which was concluded on 31
August 2014 at Pithoragarh?
Ans. Surya Kiran-VII
9) Union Government on 4 September 2014 approved ....... percent hike in
Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness
Relief (DR) to pensioners?
Ans. 7 %
10) The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 3 September 2014 released a set
of eight Commemorative Postage Stamps on?
Ans. Indian Musicians
11) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 3 September 2014 constituted a panel
under whom to assess the amount of unclaimed deposits in the PPF accounts and
Post Office saving schemes?

Ans. H R Khan
Note: H R Khan is the Deputy Governor of RBI.
12) Sania Mirza and along with which player on 5 September 2014 won the
Mixed Doubles trophy of the US Open Tennis 2014?
Ans. Bruno Soares of Brazil
13) Name India's largest naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV) which was
commissioned into Indian Navy on 4 September 2014?
Ans. INS Sumitra
14) Which country on 31 August 2014 defeated Australia for the first time in 31
years in the one-day match played at the Harare Sports Club recently?
Ans. Zimbabwe
15) Name the first Women directors in IIT council?
Ans. Tessy Thomas and Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath
Note: They were appointed on 1 September 2014. IIT Council is the apex body of
16 IITs. Tessy Thomas is the Project Director for Agni-IV missile in Defence
Research and Development Organisation.
16) Union Government on 2 September 2014 constituted a high-level committee
to review five environment laws. Who will head the committee?
Ans. Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanian
17) India-Japan Annual Summit 2014 was held at?
Ans. Tokyo, Japan
Note: The Summit was held during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi five-day
visit to Japan from 30 August - 3 September 2014.

18) Which player was selected to lead Indian women's hockey team in Asian
Games 2014?
Ans. Ritu Rani
19) India won the 5-match One-Day International (ODI) series played against
England by 3-1 recently. Who was adjudged the Man-of-the-Series?
Ans. Suresh Raina
20) Who was appointed as first women chairperson of Indian Institute of
Advanced Study (IIAS) on 4 September 2014?
Ans. Chandrakala Padia
21) The revived Nalanda University on 1 September 2014 started its first session
with 15 students in its makeshift campus at which place?
Ans. Buddhist pilgrim town of Rajgir, about 100 km from Patna.
22) Which parliament reappointed Abdullah al-Thinni as the Prime Minister on 1
September 2014?
Ans. Libya
23) Which state became the first State in the country to launch a Health Adalat?
Ans. Karnataka
24) Name the renowned Telugu filmmaker nicknamed Bapu who died on 31
August 2014 in Chennai?
Ans. Sattiraju Lakshminarayana

25) Which state high court banned animal sacrifice at any place of public
religious worship on 1 September 2014?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh.
26) Saina Nehwal on 1 September 2014 decided to train under new coach?
Ans. Vimal Kumar
Note: She decided to split with the national head coach Pullela Gopichand.
27) Which country recently unveiled plans to issue world’s first digital currency?
Ans. Ecuador
28) Who recently set a world record in the womens hammer throw at the
Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) Berlin Athletics meet at Berlin's Olympic
stadium in Germany?
Ans. Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland
29) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 4 September 2014
formally announced that the new capital of Andhra Pradesh as?
Ans. Vijayawada
30) Who won the gold medal for the third time at the IWF World Masters
Weightlifting Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark recently?
Ans. Indian Army's Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayant

Second Week
1) Who won the Men’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014 on 8
September 2014?
Ans. Marin Cilic
2) World Literacy Day was observed across the world on 8 September 2014. What
was the theme of the day this year?
Ans. Literacy and Sustainable Development
3) State Bank of India (SBI) on 13 September 2014 celebrated 150 years of its
operations in which country?
Ans. Sri Lanka.
4) Which bank launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September
2014?
Ans. ICICI Bank
5) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 9 September 2014 suspended which
Pakistani off-spinner from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect
for illegal bowling action?
Ans. Saeed Ajmal
6) Who became the first Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the
Earth’s atmosphere on 15 August 2014?
Ans. TN Suresh Kumar

Note: He traveled to an altitude of 17100 meters in MIG-29 from Sokol Airbase
near Nizhny Novgorod in Russia.
7) Name the Prime Minister of Australia who visited India from 4 to 5 September
2014?
Ans. Tony Abbott
8) Who won the women’s Singles title of the US Open of Tennis 2014?
Ans. Serena Williams
Note: This was her third consecutive Tennis US Open trophy. She defeated
Caroline Wozniazki of Denmark in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. With this, Williams
joined the Tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 Grand Slam
titles.
9) Supreme Court on 12 September 2014 ruled ...... percent quota for disabled
persons in all government jobs, including Indian Administrative Services (IAS),
and promotions?
Ans. 3%
10) Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit
at ..... years for Managing Directors (M.D) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in
private sector banks?
Ans. 70 years
11) Engineering and information technology company Tata Technologies Ltd on
9 September 2014 appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
Managing Director (MD) of the company?
Ans. Warren Harris

12) Which committee on 8 September 2014 reported that most of the deemed
universities are not fit for being a university?
Ans. H Devaraj Committee
13) Uttarakhand Government officially declared which day as Himalaya Diwas?
Ans. 9 September
14) Who was elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India
(ASCI) on 12 September 2014?
Ans. Narendra Ambwani
15) Who became the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games?
Ans. Chitresh Tatha, 12 years
16) Union government on 11 September 2014 decided to wind up which famous
watch factory in a phased manner?
Ans. HMT watches
17) Name the Indian who on 6 September 2014 won bronze at the women Grand
Prix chess at the Asian Games?
Ans. Harika Dronavalli
18) Which Indian player announced retirement from the professional snooker
tour on 5 September 2014?
Ans. Pankaj Advani

19) Name the Union Civil Aviation Minister who on 9 September 2014
announced that the Union Government has identified five locations for
development of no-frills airports in India?
Ans. Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
20) Who was appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank on 10
September 2014?
Ans. Subhash Chandra Garg
Note: He is a Senior IAS officer.
21) Who won the men’s doubles titles of the US Open 2014?
Ans. American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan
22) Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station on 6 September 2014 became
the ........ longest running reactor in the world?
Ans. Second
Third Week
1) Who was India's flag bearer at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony held on
19 September 2014?
Ans. Sardar Singh
Note: Sardar Singh is the captain of Indian Hockey team.
2) Name the Mandolin maestro who died on 19 September 2014 in Chennai?
Ans. Uppalapu Srinivas

3) Name Asia's first women Grand Slam winner who on 19 September 2014
announced her retirement from Tennis at the age of 32?
Ans. Li Na
4) Who was appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women
(NCW) recently?
Ans. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
5) International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16
September 2014. What was the theme this year?
Ans. Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On.
6) National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on 14 September
2014. Why was Hindi Diwas celebrated on this day?
Ans. Hindi Day is observed because on 14 September 1949, the Constituent
Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the Official
Language of the Union.
7) Which country on 19 September 2014 rejected the historic referendum for
independence from United Kingdom through public voting?
Ans. Scotland
8) 17th Asian Games also known as XVII Asiad commenced at Asiad Main
Stadium in Incheon, South Korea on 19 September 2104. What is the theme of
Asian Games 2014?
Ans. Meet Asia’s Future

9) What was the slogan of Asian Games 2014?
Ans. "Diversity Shines Here"
10) Union Sports Ministry on 17 September 2014 agreed to honour which Boxer
with Arjuna Award?
Ans. Manoj Kumar
Note: Ministry admitted in the court that Manoj was initially not considered for
the award by the committee as they mistakenly believed that he was involved in
a doping case.
11) US President Barack Obama on 18 September 2014 nominated which Indian-
American as the next US Ambassador to India?
Ans. Richard Rahul Verma
12) Which state became the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial
Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014?
Ans. Rajasthan
Note: The Bill seeks to end the two-decade-old collegium system of
appointments and transfers of judges to higher judiciary.
13) Which place became a permanent venue for the International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) as decided by Union Government recently?
Ans. Goa
14) Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 September 2014 released his
autobiography named?
Ans. And then One Day: A Memoir.

15) Who won the Miss America pageant on 14 September 2014?
Ans. Miss Kira Kazantsev
16) Which country won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia on
14 September 2014?
Ans. USA
17) Name the young Indian shuttler won Indonesian Badminton Masters Grand
Prix Gold on 14 September 2014?
Ans. HS Prannoy
18) US Senate on 19 September 2014 passed a bipartisan resolution declaring
which day as US-India Partnership Day?
Ans. 30 September 2014
19) Name the Co-founder and leader of Oracle Corp who on 18 September 2014
stepped down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
Ans. Larry Ellison
Note: Larry Ellison will now be the chairman of Oracle’s board and the Chief
Technology Officer of the company.
20) Who became the first transgender television news anchor in India recently?
Ans. Padmini Prakash
Note: On the eve of Independence Day on 15 August 2014, she for the first time
read out the day’s headlines from a teleprompter for the Lotus News Channel
Studios.

21) President Pranab Mukherjee was on a visit to which foreign country from 14
to 17 September 2014?
Ans. Socialist Republic of Vietnam
22) Chinese President Xi Jinping on 16 September 2014 appointed whom as
China's new Ambassador to India?
Ans. Le Yucheng
23) Name the former Director General of Police of Assam who committed suicide
on 17 September 2014?
Ans. Sanker Baruah
Note: His suicide came after CBI raided his residence during the course of
investigation of multi-crore Saradha chit fund case.
24) Who was appointed as United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special
focus on climate change on 16 September 2014?
Ans. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
25) International Economic Association (IEA) on 16 September 2014 appointed
whom as president-elect of the association beginning September 2014?
Ans. Kaushik Basu
26) Which firm on 18 September 2014 launched equity index linked green bond?
Ans. BNP Paribas
Note: It was launched in collaboration with the World Bank which will help
raise funds for products seeking to mitigate climate change. It is the first equity
index linked with green bond.

27) Which state police on 16 September 2014 decided to launch its first e-police
station to deal exclusively with vehicle thefts?
Ans. Delhi Police
28) The 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship was held from
12 to 16 September 2014 at?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai
29) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) on 17
September 2014?
Ans. Adil Zainulbhai
Fourth Week
1) Name the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25
September 2014 to make India a manufacturing hub?
Ans. Make In India Campaign
Note: The campaign is aimed to attract foreign companies to set up their
manufacturing units in India and to seek greater foreign investment.
2) Name the scheme launched by Union Government on 25 September 2014 aims
at alleviating urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood
opportunities through skill development and other means?
Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana
3) Which film was selected as India’s official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards on
23 September 2014?
Ans. Liar's Dice

Note: The hindi film is directed by Geethu Mohandas. The 87th Oscar Awards
event will take place in the US on 22 February 2015. The movie stars national
award winning actors Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
4) India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Manglayaan successfully entered the Martian
orbit on?
Ans. 24 September 2014
Note: By achieving this fete, India created the history of becoming the first
country to insert the spacecraft of the mission around the Mars in first attempt.
5) Which tech giant on 22 September 2014 announced to launch a nationwide
contest to develop a mobile app for Prime Minister’s office (PMO)?
Ans. Google
6) Name the rescue operation undertaken by Indian Army during Jammu and
Kashmir floods recently?
Ans. Operation Megh Rahat
7) Name the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who has resigned on 26 September
2014 after his government was reduced to a minority?
Ans. Prithviraj Chavan
Note: His resignation came in the backdrop of withdrawal of the support of the
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that supported Congress for the last 15 years.
8) Name the new name of Aajeevika Skills Development Programme (ASDP)
which was launched by Union government on 25 September 2014?
Ans. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
9) Which cricketers were recently selected as Bradman Honouree 2014?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
10) Which banks allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently on 24
September 2014?
Ans. SBI and ICICI
Note: The bank account is available for all kids above 10 who can sign
uniformly. On 5 September 2014, SBI had launched new accounts Pehla Kadam
and Pehli Udaan for kids. ICICI Bank has launched Smart Stars account and
Federal Bank Limited has Young Champ Account for minors.
11) Who was appointed as the head coach of the national team of Srilanka on 24
September 2014?
Ans. Marvan Atapattu, the former national cricket team captain
12) Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) Working Committee on 26
September 2014 extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Director of Indian Cricket team
till?
Ans. End of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
13) Union Government recently declared which day as Antyodya Diwas?
Ans. 25 September
Note: Antyodya diwas was observed to mark the 98th birth anniversary of
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was the noted
philosopher, historian and political activist.
14) Name the renowned Hindi author was given the Saraswati Samman 2013 in
New Delhi on 23 September 2014?
Ans. Govind Mishra

Note: He was given the Samman by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for his
novel Dhool Paudhon Par that was published in 2008. Govind Mishra is the
second Hindi author to be conferred with this honour after Harivansh Rai
Bachchan in 1991.
15) Who was appointed as the new head of the Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-
Services Intelligence (ISI) on 22 September 2014?
Ans. Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar
16) CSIR on 26 September 2014 announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
2014 for ten persons in recognition of their work. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Awards is given in which field?
Ans. Science
17) Who are the winners of Right Livelihood Award 2014?
Ans. Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger
Note: The first one is former U.S. spy agency contractor and the other is the
editor of The Guardian. The Right Livelihood Award is also known as
Alternative Nobel prize of Sweden.
18) Who was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the
year 2013 given by State Government of Kerala?
Ans. Noted writer and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair
19) UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held at?
Ans. New York

20) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 September 2014 approved the appointment
of whom as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Kerala-based South Indian Bank Ltd?
Ans. V.G. Mathew
21) The Forbes India magazine released The 100 Richest Indian List 2014 on 25
September 2014. Who has topped the list?
Ans. Mukesh Ambani
22) Who was appointed as the new president of the News Broadcasting
Association (NBA) for the year 2014-2015 on 24 September 2014 ?
Ans. Rajat Sharma
Note: He is India TV chairman and editor-in-chief.
23) Union Ministry of Sports Sarbananda Sonowal on 22 September 2014
inaugurated National Academy for Athletics and National Golf Academy at?
Ans. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
24) Internet major Yahoo! Inc. on 21 September 2014 acquired which Bangalore-
based start-up firm for over 8 million US dollars?
Ans. BookPad Inc
25) Who was re-elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term on
21 September 2014?
Ans. John Key

26) AP Government on 23 September 2014 issued an order enhancing the upper
age limit for direct recruitment in government service from 34 to?
Ans. 40 Years
27) Who was unanimously elected as Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations
(ABC) for the year 2014-15 on 22 September 2014?
Ans. Amit Mathew
Note: He is the resident editor and director of Malyala Manorama.
28) Ancient Nalanda University (NU) was formally inaugurated after 800 years
on 19 September 2014 by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at?
Ans. Rajgir near Nalanda, Bihar.
29) Who has sworn in as new Prime Minister of Fiji on 22 September 2014?
Ans. Voreqe Bainimarama
30) Which city will host ICC World Cricket League Division 3 from 23 to 30
October 2014?
Ans. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
31) Who won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award
on 24 September 2014?
Ans. Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel
32) Reserve Bank of India on 24 September 2014 released which report on
Capacity Building in banks and non-banks?
Ans. Gopalakrishna Committee report

33) Who was appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sherpa for the
Group of 20 annual Summit 2014 on 23 September 2014?
Ans. Suresh Prabhu
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