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BY- PRAGYAN YADAV

Question-1Question-1Which Parliament has

approved the Anti-terror Bill that aimed at travel ban of jihadists?

http://www.mastguru.com/current-affairs/current-affairs-17th-september-2014/1623#news2


Answer of Answer of Q.1Q.1French parliament


Question-2Question-2Croma and a company X has inked tie up to sell electronic items online

. Name the company X?




Answer of Answer of Q.2Q.2Snapdeal


Question-3Question-3Microsoft Corp acquired Minecraft game maker-------in 2.5 billion dollars

.




Answer of Answer of Q.3Q.3Mojang


Question-4Question-4Who is the richest Indian for

the 3rd year running: Hurun India Rich List for 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.4Q.4Mukesh Ambani (1.65 lakh

crore)

Question-5Question-5

Identify the person with PM Narendra Modi?

Answer of Answer of Q.5Q.5Chinese President Xi Jinpin In

dia visit - Gujarat Govt signed three pacts with China




Question-6Question-6Identify the person?

Answer of Answer of Q.6Q.6Kaushik Basu appointed as Pre

sident-Elect of International Economic Association




Question-7Question-7Identify the person?

Answer of Answer of Q.7Q.7Actor Leonardo DiCaprio App

ointed as UN Messenger of Peace




Question-8Question-8What is the name of the

Autobiography of actor Naseeruddin Shah?

Answer of Answer of Q.8Q.8"And then One Day: A Memoi

r"



Question-9Question-9Which country has stepped

closer to the European Union's membership; ratifies political and trade agreement done with EU in parliament?

Answer of Answer of Q.9Q.9Ukraine

Question-10Question-10Paying toll to get easier in the

country; centre to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) program under which brand name?

Answer of Answer of Q.10Q.10'FASTag'.

Question-11Question-11Who has clinched Calcutta

Football League Premier Division title for the 6th successive time?

Answer of Answer of Q.11Q.11East Bengal

Question-12Question-12World observed "International

Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer 2014" on_______.

Answer of Answer of Q.12Q.12September 16

Question-13Question-13Identify her?

Answer of Answer of Q.13Q.13Indian Antara Haldar became f

irst non-European law lecturer at Cambridge




Question-14Question-14Identify him?

Answer of Answer of Q.14Q.14Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

will head the expert panel set up to recommend best technologies for 'Swachh Bharat' national sanitation campaign.

Question-15Question-15Which is the best university in

the world for the 3rd year running?

Answer of Answer of Q.15Q.15Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

Question-16Question-16Centre approves launching of

a new Mission in the field of medicine. What is the name of that Mission?

Answer of Answer of Q.16Q.16National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

AYUSH stands for 'Ayurveda', 'Yoga and naturopathy', 'Unani', 'Siddha' and 'Homoeopathy'.

It will address the gaps in health services through supporting the efforts of State/UT for providing AYUSH health services/education in the country, particularly in vulnerable and far-flung areas.

Question-17Question-17The President distributed

awards in various categories on the occasion of Hindi Divas (September 14, 2014). Which awards are being talked about?

Answer of Answer of Q.17Q.17Rajbhasa awards

Question-18Question-18Chinese President Xi Jinping on 17

September 2014 commenced his three-day state visit to India from Gujarat – the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Before him, who was the last Chinese President to visit India?

Answer of Answer of Q.18Q.18Hu Jintao

Question-19Question-19Which Indian Institute of Management

(IIM) of the country on 17 September 2014 launched www.iboughtproperty.com, a crowdsourcing portal, with the objective of promoting transparency in the real estate sector?

Answer of Answer of Q.19Q.19IIM Bangalore

Question-20Question-20Shankar Barua, who allegedly

committed on 17 September 2014, was the former Director General of Police (DGP) of which state?

Answer of Answer of Q.20Q.20Assam

Question-21Question-21Which country recorded the

highest number of neonatal deaths in the world during 2012 as revealed in the report released by the United Nations on 16 September 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.21Q.21India

Question-22Question-22A major pharma company announced on 15

September 2014 that it would sell Sovaldi, the so-called wonder drug for Hepatitis C, in India for about $1800 (around 1.1 lakh) for a 24-week treatment regimen. The same drug costs $84,000 (around Rs. 50.5 lakh) in the U.S. for the same regimen. What is the name of the company which holds patent for this drug and made this announcement?

Answer of Answer of Q.22Q.22Gilead Sciences

Question-23Question-23Not a single Indian university found a

place in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings’ Top 200 list that was released on 16 September 2014. Which international university topped this list, which is considered as the most rigorous of its type?

Answer of Answer of Q.23Q.23Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT)

Question-24Question-24The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

suffered a major setback in the assembly by-polls held in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat on 11 September 2014. It was able to win how many seats out of total 24 assembly seats in these three states?

Answer of Answer of Q.24Q.2410

Question-25Question-25The BJP opened its account in

West Bengal assembly by winning a seat in the assembly by-elections in the state. Which seat was won by the party?

Answer of Answer of Q.25Q.25Basirhat (South)

Question-26Question-26With the declaration of his

victory in Lok Sabha by-election on 16 September 2014, who became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha?

Answer of Answer of Q.26Q.26Tej Pratap Singh Yadav

Question-27Question-27Identify her?

Answer of Answer of Q.27Q.27Miss America pageant 2014 tit

le was bagged by Miss NY Kira Kazantsev




Question-28Question-28Centre to launch a major power

transmission scheme for which states to bring them fully into the grid?

Answer of Answer of Q.28Q.28Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim

Question-29Question-29India lost by 2-3 to Serbia in the World Group play-off tie after India lost the deciding final tie on 15 September 2014 at Bangalore. With this Serbia reclaimed its place in the elite World Group while India would has to again fight it out in Asia/Oceania zone in the 2015 season. In which year India last made it to Davis Cup’s World Group?

Answer of Answer of Q.29Q.29In 2011

Question-30Question-307 pacts have been signed to strengthen Strategic Partnership between India

and which country?




Answer of Answer of Q.30Q.30Vietnam


Question-31Question-31G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet held in

which country?



Answer of Answer of Q.31Q.31Melbourne, Australia


Question-32Question-32Which bank claimed first spot

in the mobile banking segment in the country, as reported in the latest data released by the RBI on 15 September 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.32Q.32State Bank of India (SBI)

Answer of Answer of Q.33Q.33Dr K K Paul sworn in as Gove

rnor of Manipur



Question-34Question-34Which combination scored

victory in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union polls (JNUSU) held on 14 September 2014 by bagging all the top four positions?

Answer of Answer of Q.34Q.34All India Students’

Association (AISA)

Question-35Question-35Finally Boxing India earned Official Recognition from

which organization?



Answer of Answer of Q.35Q.35AIBA(International Boxing

Association)


Answer of Answer of Q.36Q.36Noted Educationist Kireet Jos

hi passed away



Question-37Question-37FIBA Basketball World Cup title 2014 clinched by

which country?



Answer of Answer of Q.37Q.37USA


Answer of Answer of Q.38Q.38Former McKinsey India chief

Adil Zainulbhai appointed as first chairman of QCI (

Quality Council of India)by PM





Question-39Question-39Which is the First State to ratify NJAC(National Judicial Appointments Commission) Bill, 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.39Q.39Rajasthan


Question-40Question-40Which north-eastern capital city

was named as a permanent venue for the bi-annual Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) by the Films Division on 15 September 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.40Q.40Aizawl, the capital of

Mizoram

Question-41Question-41Now which state will be a permanent host for IFFI

?

http://www.fiba.com/

http://www.fiba.com/

Answer of Answer of Q.41Q.41Goa


Question-42Question-42Which organization has

allowed the players to wear religious head coverings in Basketball games?




Answer of Answer of Q.42Q.42FIBA(

International Basketball Federation)




Answer of Answer of Q.43Q.43Le Yucheng appointed as Chin

a's New Ambassador to India



Answer of Answer of Q.44Q.44Ex-Assam DGP Shankar Baru

ah found dead



Question-45Question-45Identify?

Answer of Answer of Q.45Q.45NCW got new chairperson as

Lalitha Kumaramangalam

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Question-46Question-46Who is president of Boxing

India?

Answer of Answer of Q.46Q.46Sandeep Jajodia

Question-47Question-47Who is president of

International Boxing Association ?

Answer of Answer of Q.47Q.47Dr Ching-Kuo Wu

Question-48Question-48Which country is all set to bag

the hosting rights of the next Asian Games probably to take place in 2018?

Answer of Answer of Q.48Q.48Indonesia

Answer of Answer of Q.49Q.49Voreqe Bainimarama, military

leader of Fiji, is set to extend his grip over the country with imminent victory in general election.

Question-50Question-50India is to join the world's

biggest industrial fair namely _________as 'partner country' for the April 2015 event.

Answer of Answer of Q.50Q.50'Hannover Messe (fair)'

Question-51Question-5117th Asian Games gets underway

at the South Korean city of Incheon from 19 September 2014. Who will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at Games’ opening ceremony? –

Answer of Answer of Q.51Q.51Sardar Singh, the captain of

men’s Hockey team

Question-52Question-52How many agreements were

signed between India and China on the occasion of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official visit to India?

Answer of Answer of Q.52Q.52Sixteen (16)

Question-53Question-53The 16 agreements signed between

India and China included giving the status of sister cities to Shanghai and Mumbai. Which Chinese city was given the status of the sister city of Ahmedabad on 17 September 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.53Q.53Guangzhou

Question-54Question-54Which Chinese province

(state) was given the status of the sister province of Gujarat in an MOU signed on 17 September 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.54Q.54Guangdong

Question-55Question-55China agreed to allow the conduct of the

annual Kailash Manasarovar Yatra through Nathula Pass in Sikkim. This is in addition to the existing route which is perceived hazardous and difficult to undertake. The existing route is through which pass?

Answer of Answer of Q.55Q.55Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand

Question-56Question-56The Hyderabad Metro project has reportedly

run into serious troubles after the company involved in developing the project reportedly threatened to walk out of it due to it becoming less viable. The company mentioned adverse economic conditions after the creation of Telangana and the change in the status of Hyderabad for this. Which company is this?

Answer of Answer of Q.56Q.56L&T Metro Rail

Question-57Question-57The largest-ever counter-terrorism raids in

Australia were conducted on 18 September 2014 in which a plot by Islamic State (IS) jihadists to conduct “demonstration killings” was foiled by the security agencies. This biggest operation of its kind was undertaken primarily in which two cities of the country?

Answer of Answer of Q.57Q.57Sydney and Brisbane

Question-58Question-58Former Italian national football

legend and World Cup winner Alessandro del Piero arrived in India on 18 September 2014 to be part of the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL). He will play for which team in the ISL?

Answer of Answer of Q.58Q.58Delhi Dynamos

Answer of Answer of Q.59Q.59H. S. Prannoy bagged his maid

en title by winning Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold




Question-60Question-60RBI took action against how many Urban Cooperative Banks by closing them

?




Question-61Question-61Which Bank has

rolled out Cardless cash withdrawal service?



Answer of Answer of Q.61Q.61ICICI


Question-62Question-62Call centre launched for which

type of vehicles?

Answer of Answer of Q.62Q.62Reefer Vehicles

who handles much of the transportation of perishable goods, mostly food items.

Question-63Question-63Scientist have unearthed first the

largest ever dinosaur (probably) and then we get the news of discovery of a whole new species of the same.

Ohio University scientists have dug out a new species of which type of dinosaur in Tanzania?

Answer of Answer of Q.63Q.63Titanosaurian Dinosaur

Question-64Question-64Centre approves 28 rural road

projects in Leh (6) and Kargil (22) districts of Jammu and Kashmir under which Yojna?

Answer of Answer of Q.64Q.64Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak

Yojna (PMGSY)

Question-65Question-65Microsoft acquires a Swedish

video game maker______ for close to $2.5 billion.

Answer of Answer of Q.65Q.65'Mojang'

Question-66Question-66Sweden general election

2014: _______with their centre-left allies emerge as the largest coalition; puts the centre-right incumbents out of power.

Answer of Answer of Q.66Q.66Social Democrats

Question-67Question-67World Bank holds 2nd 'World

Reconstruction Conference' in_______.

Answer of Answer of Q.67Q.67Washington (US).

Answer of Answer of Q.68Q.68Kamal Bawa, noted scientist

and green-activist, is one of the three recipients of 3rd biennial Midori Prize for biodiversity 2014.

Question-69Question-69Centre to launch a National

Water Conservation and Water Enrichment Scheme from______.

Answer of Answer of Q.69Q.6925th of September.

Question-70Question-70X is a BJP patriarch who has

been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha?

Answer of Answer of Q.70Q.70LK Advani

Question-71Question-71Which state has become the

first State in the country to launch Health Adalat?

Answer of Answer of Q.71Q.71Karnataka

Question-72Question-72Who has got the Giants

International award for lifetime achievement in sports?

Answer of Answer of Q.72Q.72Sachin Tendulkar

Question-73Question-73X is a Meghalaya boy who has

done the country proud by scoring a bronze medal at the World Kickboxing Championships 2014 held in Italy. What is his name?

Answer of Answer of Q.73Q.73Edward Mawthoh

Question-74Question-74Max age of M.D. and CEO in private sector banks fixed at----- by RBI

.




Question-75Question-75Million's of Gmail passwords leaked by

which country’s hackers?



Answer of Answer of Q.75Q.75Russian hackers


Question-76Question-76Disabled persons should get how much percent quota in all government jobs as decided by the Supreme Court

?





Answer of Answer of Q.76Q.763 percent


Question-77Question-77Which Project has been

cleared by West Bengal to boost irrigation?



Answer of Answer of Q.77Q.77Sech-Bandhu Prakalpa project


Question-78Question-78SBI completed of its------ years of operations in Sri Lanka

?



Answer of Answer of Q.78Q.78150 years

Answer of Answer of Q.79Q.79Advertising Standards

Council of India (ASCI) got new chairman Narendra Ambwani

Answer of Answer of Q.80Q.80Warren Harris promoted as

MD and CEO by Tata Technologies Ltd

Question-81Question-81UK mobile technology start-

up Movirtu is acquired by which company?

Answer of Answer of Q.81Q.81BlackBerry

Question-82Question-82Which government has

launched New Payment Gateway Integrated to e-Filing System?

Answer of Answer of Q.82Q.82Union Government

Question-83Question-8350 MW solar park in which

state will be constructed by Raya Power?

Answer of Answer of Q.83Q.83Andhra Pradesh

Question-84Question-84X is manufacturing company

of watches which will soon become hostory as Union government decided to wind it up. Identify X?

Answer of Answer of Q.84Q.84HMT Watches

Question-85Question-85Integration of BSF(Border Security

Force) with BISAG(Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo Informatics) at which place was inaugurated by Union Home Minister?

Answer of Answer of Q.85Q.85Bhuj in Gujarat

Question-86Question-86N-capable missile------was

successfully test fired by Strategic Force Command of India.

Answer of Answer of Q.86Q.86Agni-I

Question-87Question-87Which Chinese e-commerce giant

is poised to offer its mega initial public offering (IPO) worth $21.1 billion soon, which now appears set to exceed Visa Inc’s $19.7 billion IPO in 2008?

Answer of Answer of Q.87Q.87Alibaba

Question-88Question-88Transgenders recognised as

third gender by which state’s government?

Answer of Answer of Q.88Q.88Bihar Government

Answer of Answer of Q.89Q.89Pakistani bowler Saeed

Ajmal suspended for illegal bowling action

Answer of Answer of Q.90Q.90Noted Bangladeshi Nazrul

Sangeet singer Firoza Begum passed away

Answer of Answer of Q.91Q.91Richard Kiel who played

Iconic Villain Jaws in James Bond passed away at 74

Question-92Question-92Who is appointed as the

Executive Director of World Bank?

Answer of Answer of Q.92Q.92Senior IAS Officer Subhash

Chandra Garg

Question-93Question-93The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

during September 2014 closed down six Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), the conduct of whom was found suspicious. What was the main charge against these UCBs?

Answer of Answer of Q.93Q.93Being indulged in money

laundering activities

Question-94Question-94What is the name of the latest

operating system programme launched by Google for its Android-based phone OS, that is being unveiled by the company on 15 September 2014 in India?

Answer of Answer of Q.94Q.94Android One

Question-95Question-95The extremists of Islamic State (IS) on

14 September 2014 released a video showing the beheading of a British aid worker who was abducted in Syria during 2013. What is the name of this aid worker who became the third western citizen to be beheaded by the IS?

Answer of Answer of Q.95Q.95David Haines

Question-96Question-96The West Bengal has decided to

transfer its shareholding in the troubled Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) in favour of which New York-based group led by an Indian entrepreneur?

Answer of Answer of Q.96Q.96The Chatterjee Group

(TCG)

Question-97Question-97What is the name of the young

Indian badminton player who won the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, the maiden Grand Prix title of his career on 14 September 2014?

Answer of Answer of Q.97Q.97H.S. Prannoy

Question-98Question-98According to UNICEF’s latest report on

South-Asia, India had the second-highest number of child marriages and the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012. Which country had the highest rate of child marriages in the region during the corresponding years?

Answer of Answer of Q.98Q.98Bangladesh

Question-99Question-99Drugs manufactured at the Indian plant of a

huge Canadian generic drug company came under fire from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for serious quality-related deficiencies. This created a huge furore in Canada. Which drug company is this who’s Bangalore plant came under fire?

Answer of Answer of Q.99Q.99Apotex Corporation

Question-100Question-100The Assembly polls in the

states of Maharashtra and Haryana will be held on which date as announced by the Election Commission on 12 September 2014?

Answer of Q. Answer of Q. 10010015 October 2014

Question-101Question-101The Supreme Court on 12 September 2014 allowed

Massimiliano Latorre, the Italian marine detained for the 2012 killing of two Kerala fishermen, to fly home on medical grounds. The permission was given after a written underwriting by the Italian ambassador that the marine will return to India in four months. Latorre and fellow marine Salvatore Girone are living at which place while facing their criminal prosecution in India?

Answer of Answer of Q.101Q.101The Italian Embassy