Questions: Making of Constitution

1. Who had given the idea of a Constitution for India first of all ?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Shri M. N. Roy
C. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
D. None of the above

B. Shri M. N. Roy

2. June 3 Plan was also known as the

A. Mountbatten Plan
B. Cabinet Mission Plan
C. Wavell Plan
D. None of these

A. Mountbatten Plan

3. Which of the following was the original due date announced by Mr. Attlee, Prime Minister of England, for transfer of power to the Indians ?

A. February 20, 1947
B. August 15, 1947
C. June 1948
D. June 1949

C. June 1948

4. Which one of the following was not a provision of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 ?

A. India was no more under the British Crown
B. The power of paramountcy of the British over the Indian States was not to lapse.
C. The British India was partitioned into two independent dominions, India and Pakistan .
D. The Indian States were given the option to join India or Pakistan or to remain independent

B. The power of paramountcy of the British over the Indian States was not to lapse.

25. The formation of an Interim government set up on September 2, 1946 was first envisaged by

A. Cripps Mission
B. Wavel1 Plan
C. Cabinet Mission Plan
D. None of these

C. Cabinet Mission Plan

6. The objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution was moved in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946 by

A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

7. Indian Constitution is

A. Truly federal
B. Truly unitary
C. Federal with unitary bias
D. Federal with bias against the states

D. Federal with bias against the states

8. According to Article 1, the territory of India consists of

A. Union Territories
B. Territories of the states
C. Territories that may be acquired by the government
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

9. Constitutional government means

A. Government according to the terms of the Constitution
B. Government based on the law
C. A democratic government
D. All of the above

A. Government according to the terms of the Constitution

10. Governments are classified as Parliamentary and Presidential on the basis of

A. Relations between the executive and the judiciary
B. Relations between the centre and the state
C. Relations between the legislature and the executive
D. All of the above

C. Relations between the legislature and the executive

Constitution of India: Quiz based on Various Committees

1. Who prepared the draft of the Constitution which Dr.Ambedkar piloted in the Constituent Assembly?

A. K.M. Munshi
B. B.N. Rau
C. John Mathai
D. Sri. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar

B. B.N. Rau

2. Who was the Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities?

A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Sri Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
C. K. M. Munshi
D. None of these

A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

3. The Constitution of India was passed on

A. 26th January, 1950
B. 26th January, 1949
C. 26th January, 1951
D. 26th November, 1949

D. 26th November, 1949

4. The Constitution of India was promulgated on

A. 26th January, 1950
B. 26th January, 1951
C. 26th February, 1950
D. 26th January, 1952

A. 26th January, 1950

5.Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the Constituent Assembly was to consist of

A. 500 members
B. 389 members
C. 349 members
D. 400 members

B. 389 members

6. Why was the Constitution of India promulgated on January 26, 1950 ?

A. Because January 26, 1950 was an auspicious day
B. Because Dr. Ambedkar wanted it to be promulgated on this day
C. Because November 26, 1949 was an inauspicious day
D. Because in 1929, the Indian National Congress had passed a resolution under the Presidentship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in its Lahore session to observe January 26 every year as “Purna Swarajya” or Independence Day

D. Because in 1929, the Indian National Congress had passed a resolution under the Presidentship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in its Lahore session to observe January 26 every year as “Purna Swarajya” or Independence Day

7. Who out of the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution ?

A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Shri N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
D. Shri Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

8. The Union Constitution Committee under the chairmanship of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru consisted of:

A. 54 members
B. 15 members
C. 10 members
D. 7 members

B. 15 members

9. How much time did the Constituent Assembly take to prepare the Constitution of India ?

A. 2 years 11 months and 18 days
B. 5 years 11 months and 19 days
C. 3 years 10 months and 7 days
D. 4 years 11 months and 17 days

A. 2 years 11 months and 18 days

10. Who is called the architect of the Indian Constitution ?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D. Shri K. M. Munshi

C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Indian Constitution: Basic Questions

1. A Constitution is

A. A set of ordinary laws
B. A set of financial laws
C. A set of official laws
D. The basic structure which defines the power of various organs of the state and the rights and duties of its citizens.

D. The basic structure which defines the power of various organs of the state and the rights and duties of its citizens.

2. Who made the Constitution of India?

A. The British Parliament
B. The Indian Parliament
C. The Queen of England
D. The Constituent Assembly



D. The Constituent Assembly

3. "All constitutions are the heirs of the past as well as the testators of the future." Among following, who made the above observation?

A. A. C. Dicey
B. Sir Ivor Jennings
C. A. B. Keith
D. V. N. Shukla


B. Sir Ivor Jennings

4. A Constituent Assembly is

A. Convened to make ordinary laws
B. Convened to change ordinary laws
C. Specially convened to frame the Constitution of the country
D. Convened to pass the budget of the country

C. Specially convened to frame the Constitution of the country

5. The demand for establishment of the Constituent Assembly was first made by the Indian National Congress in 1936 in its session held at

A. Wardha
B. Lahore
C. Lucknow
D. Faizpur

D. Faizpur

6. The Constituent Assembly was set up under the

A. Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946
B. Government of India Act 1935
C. Indian Independence Act 1947
D. Government of India Act 1919

A. Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946

7. The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced on

A. April 16,1946
B. May 16,1946
C. June 16,1946
D. July 17,1946

B. May 16,1946

8. The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on

A. December 9,1947
B. December 9, 1946
C. December 10, 1946
D. December 7, 1949

B. December 9, 1946

9.The Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constitution of India was

A. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
B. Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
C. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
D. Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru

A. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

10. The President of the Constituent Assembly was

A. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
B. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
C. Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

B. Dr.Rajendra Prasad

Current Affairs Quiz: 29 December 2014

1) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 27 December 2014 broke whose record for most number of stumpings in International cricket?

(A) Adam Gilchrist

(B) Kumar Sangakkara

(C) Mark Boucher

(D) Romesh Kaluwitharana

2) Raghubar Das on 28 December 2014 sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Haryana

(D) Mizoram

3) BCCI on 27 December 2014 banned which India spinner from bowling in competitive matches due to suspect action?

(A) Ravichandran Ashwin

(B) Ravindra Jadeja

(C) Axar Patel

(D) Pragyan Ojha

4) An AirAsia flight QZ8501 of which country went missing on 28 December 2014, with 162 people aboard, en route to Singapore from Indonesia?

(A) Malaysia

(B) Singapore

(C) Indonesia

(D) India 

5) Who was declared 'All India Football Federation Player of the Year' on 27 December 2014?

(A) Subrata Pal

(B) Sunil Chhetri

(C) Sandeep Nandi

(D) Sandesh Jhingan

6) Name the Director of the hindi film 'PK' starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma, featuring Aamir Khanha as an alien, which was recently in news for controversy?

(A) Rajkumar Hirani

(B) Reema Kagti

(C) Vijay Krishna Acharya

(D) Ashutosh Gowariker

7) Recently, sixteen states have ratified a constitutional amendment bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of judges appointing judges, bringing the government a step closer to put in place a new mechanism of appointments in the higher judiciary. Any Constitutional amendment bill requires ratification by at least __ percent of the state legislatures?

(A) 25%

(B) 75%

(C) 50%

(D) 90%

8) India Post recently tied up with which online seller to jointly work on bringing thousands of weavers and artisans from Varanasi through its website?

(A) Flipkart

(B) Amazon

(C) Indiamart

(D) Snapdeal

9) NATO formally ended its war in Afghanistan on 28 December 2014, after how many years of conflict that have left the country in the grip of worsening insurgent violence?

(A) 10 years

(B) 13 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 15 years

10) Which national party celebrated its 130th Foundation Day on 28 December 2014?

(A) BJP

(B) CPI (M)

(C) NCP

(D) Congress

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Kumar Sangakkara

2) Ans. (A) Jharkhand

3) Ans. (D) Pragyan Ojha

4) Ans. (C) Indonesia

5) Ans. (B) Sunil Chhetri

6) Ans. (A) Rajkumar Hirani

7) Ans. (C) 50%

8) Ans. (D) Snapdeal

9) Ans. (B) 13 years

10) Ans. (D) Congress

Daily Current Affairs: 28 December 2014

1) AirAsia flight QZ8501 went missing in Indonesia: An Indonesian AirAsia flight QZ8501, with 162 people aboard, disappeared en route to Singapore from Indonesia.  The last communication between the pilot and air traffic control was at 6-13 a.m. (2313 GMT Saturday), when the pilot “asked to avoid clouds by turning left and going higher to 34,000 feet (10,360 meters).” It was last seen on radar at 6-16 a.m., and a minute later was no longer there, Djoko Murjatmodjo, Indonesia’s acting director general of transportation, told reporters. AirAsia, a regional low-cost carrier founded in 2001 by Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, said in a statement that the plane was on the submitted flight plan route. 2014 has been a bad year for Southeast Asia in airlines safety. One was the mysterious disappearance of MH370 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur and another Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

2) Raghubar Das sworn-in as Jharkhand Chief Minister: BJP leader Raghubar Das was on 28 December 2014 sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the head of a five-member BJP-Ajsu coalition government, becoming the first non-tribal leader to rule the state. Governor Syed Ahmed administered the oath of office and secrecy to 59-year-old Das at the Birsa Munda Football Stadium in Ranchi. Jharkhand has a maximum limit of 12 ministers, including the Chief Minister.

3) One dead, several injured in bomb blast in Bengaluru: One woman was killed and three were injured in a low-intensity blast that was set-off by suspected terrorists using an improvised explosive device (IED) in a crowded street of Bangalore on 28 December 2014 night. This blast was set-off just outside which popular eatery in the city named 'Coconut Grove'. The explosion, in the hub of New Year revelry , prompted police to sound a red alert.

4) NATO ended its 13-year Afghan war: Nato formally ended its war in Afghanistan on 28 December 2014, holding a low-key ceremony in Kabul after 13 years of conflict that have left the country in the grip of worsening insurgent violence. The event was arranged in secret due to the threat of Taliban strikes in the Afghan capital, which has been hit by repeated suicide bombings and gun attacks over recent years.

5) Delhi recorded lowest temp in 5 years: Delhi on 28 December 2014 recorded the lowest temperature in past five years with the mercury dipping to 2.6 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal and dense fog affecting 55 flights and about 70 trains. The minimum temperature recorded at 8.30 AM was 2.6 degrees Celsius. "This is the lowest temperature recorded in Delhi in past five years. It could be the lowest in past decade too but records for the same aren't immediately available," the official said. Delhi's all time low of 1.1 degrees Celsius was recorded on 26 December, 1945.

6) Facebook apologized for grief caused by "Year in Review" feature: Facebook has apologized for the grief its "Year in Review" feature caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones. The social networking site compiled a "Year in Review" for every user, allowing them to reminisce over the highlights of the past year as calculated by Facebook's algorithm. While some people's highlights included a wedding or a trip, others contained more devastating highlights like the death of a loved one. Facebook algorithm chooses default photos and moments that captured the most interaction.

7) Dav Whatmore appointed Zimbabwe coach: Australian Dav Whatmore was appointed on 28 December 2014 as the new Zimbabwe cricket coach ahead of the 2015 World Cup. Zimbabwe Cricket said that the former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach will be in charge of the African side at the tournament, which starts mid-February, after Stephen Mangongo was fired on Dec. 18.

8) Congress Celebrated 130th Foundation Day: Congress celebrated its 130th Foundation Day, in the backdrop of the series of electoral losses in the States and its lowest ever tally in the Lok Sabha, on 28 December 2014. While Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had been hospitalised earlier this month, unfurled the party flag at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi was conspicuous by his absence.

9) Aviva Life appointed Trevor Bull as CEO for India operations: Aviva Life Insurance on 28 December 2014 said it has appointed Trevor Bull as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for its operations in India. Bull, who will take charge from January, is replacing TR Ramachandran, who led Aviva India since October 2008.

Current Affairs Questions 29 December 2014

1. Who was honoured with the second Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 23 December 2014 ? 

A. Lata Mangeshkar
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Amir Khan
D. Rajkumar Hirani

B. Amitabh Bachchan

Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao honoured him with the award.
Amitabh Bachchan is the sceond recipient of the award. The award was first conferred to melody queen Lata Mangeshkar in 2013.

2. Holding a ceremony in Kabul, NATO formally ended its war in Afghanistan, after _____ years of conflict.

A. 8
B. 10
C. 13
D. 21

C. 13

3. Which state government has decided to construct an eco-sensitive zone near the Barail reserve forest area in Cachar and Dima Hasao districts adjacent to the 31 km stretch needed for construction of the Silchar-Porbandar expressway, commonly known as east-west corridor ?

A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim

A. Assam

4. Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations, viz., Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan on 23 December 2014 finalised the creation of _______________.

A. Greater Soviet Union (GSU)
B. Eastern Economic Union (EEU)
C. Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
D. Natural Allies Union (NAU)

C. Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)

5. Which country recently successfully test-launched its Angara-A5 rocket ?

A. Pakistan
B. China
C. Russia
D. Israel

C. Russia

6. Nand Chaturvedi died on 26 December 2014. He was a noted ______________.

A. Social Activist
B. Hindi Film Director
C. Hindi Poet
D. English Author

C. Hindi Poet

7. Union Government observed 25 December 2014 as Good Governance Day, to celebrate _______________________.

A. birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
B. birth anniversary of Pandit Malviya.
C. formation day of JanSangh
D. None of the above

A. birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

8. Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Ltd (CIL) ?

A. A.K.Dubey
B. S.Narsing Rao
C. S.Bhattacharya
D. K.S.Shah

C. S.Bhattacharya

The CIL was without a full time chief from May 2014 when S Narsing Rao had resigned from the post.

9. The Sushaasan (good governance) Express was on 25 December 2014 flagged off by the Union Ministry of Mines and Steel. The train will run between ________________________.

A. Gwalior and Gonda
B. Gwalior and New Delhi
C. Kanyakumari and New Delhi
D. Ahmedabad and Gangtok

A. Gwalior and Gonda

The Sushaasan (good governance) Express was launched from Gwalior, the birth place of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

10. On 23 December 2014, Union Government set up which committee to examine constitution of SIT on 1984 anti-Sikh riots ?

A. Mathur Committee
B. Nanavati Committee
C. Parekh Committee
D. Shah Committee

A. Mathur Committee

The Committee will be headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (retired) G.P. Mathur. It will submit its report till April 2015.

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 27 December 2014

1) Dhoni sets record for most stumpings in cricket history: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke the world record for most number of stumpings in international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissals on day two of the third cricket Test against Australia in Melbourne on 27 December 2014. He surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his world record dismissal. He reached the landmark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara has 133 stumpings from 485 innings. Sri Lanka’s other keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana is third on the list with 101 stumpings from 270 innings. Dhoni has 38 stumpings to his name in Tests, 85 in ODIs and 11 in T20s.

2) Pragyan Ojha banned from bowling due to illegal action: BCCI has on 27 December 2014 banned India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive matches due to suspect action as he will be heading to Chennai for taking corrective measures. It is understood that Ojha's action had been under the scanner for more than a year now, which was one of the reasons why he disappeared from the selectors' radar despite being one of the quickest Indian bowlers to reach 100 Test wickets.

3) BJP now has most MLAs nationwide: According to the data compiled by Sonipat-based Ashoka University’s Political Data Centre the total number of BJP state legislators (MLAs) stood at 1058 while there were 949 Congress legislators across the country. For the BJP, which has never before had more than 1,000 MLAs, this is a historic peak. For the Congress, which only fell below 1,000 MLAs in the 1977 and 1979 elections, this is its lowest point ever.

4) Sunil Chhetri named 2014 AIFF Player of the Year: Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri was declared 'AIFF Player of the Year' for the third time in four years while Bala Devi has been declared the 'Woman Player of the Year'. Sandesh Jhingan, who played for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), was declared the 'Emerging Player of the Year'. Chhetri was chosen the winner on basis of votes from coaches from I-League clubs, according to an All India Football Federation (AIFF) release.

5) 16 states ratified Judicial Appointments Commission Bill: Sixteen states have ratified a constitutional amendment bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of judges appointing judges, bringing the government a step closer to put in place a new mechanism of appointments in the higher judiciary. Any Constitutional amendment bill requires ratification by at least 50 percent of the state legislatures. Sources said the Law Ministry has been informed by 16 of the 29 states that the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill has been ratified. The names of all the states which have ratified the bill was immediately not known.

6) Ankita Raina won maiden USD 25,000 ITF singles title: India’s tennis player Ankita Raina overwhelmed British teenager Katy Dunne in straight sets in a one-sided final to lift her maiden $25,000 ITF singles title at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune on 27 December 2014.

7) Snapdeal, India Post partner to bring weavers online: Online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered India Post to jointly work on bringing thousands of weavers and artisans from Varanasi through its website. Snapdeal has launched a pilot with India Post to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers to sell on its platform. “This is an endeavour by Snapdeal and India Post to empower local artisans, small and medium entrepreneurs to sustain their livelihood by providing a platform to popularise their indigenous products,” Snapdeal CEO and co-founder Kunal Bahl told PTI.

Latest Current Affairs Questions: 27 December 2014

1) Raghubar Das will be sworn in as the __th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014?

(A) 10th

(B) 6th

(D) 7th

(D) 5th

2) Russia and how many ex-Soviet nations have recently finalized the formation of a new economic alliance called Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)?

(A) Six

(B) Ten

(C) four

(D) eight

3) Which Indian city will host the prestigious World Information Technology Congress (WITC) in 2018 as announced recently?

(A) Kochi

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Gandhinagar

4) Indian army on 26 December 2014 started 'Operation All Out' against the Bodo militants in which state?

(A) Assam

(B) Chattisgarh

(C) West Bengal

(D) Nagaland

5) Satya Nadella who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 December 2014, to extend support to Modi's Digital India initiative, is the CEO of which technology giant?

(A) Twitter

(B) Facebook

(C) Microsoft

(D) Apple

6) 10th anniversary of earthquake which triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more 230,000 people was observed on 26 December 2014. Where was the epicentre of this earthquake in 2004?

(A) Chennai, India

(B) Colombo, Srilanka

(C) Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(D) Sumatra, Indonesia

7) Who has been voted as the number one footballer in the world recently, with 74 per cent of 73 judges drawn from 28 countries voted in favour of this player?

(A) Cristiano Ronaldo

(B) Lionel Messi

(C) James Rodríguez

(D) Neymar da Silva

8) Name the Union minister of tourism and culture who on 26 December 2014 launched e-ticketing facility for the Taj Mahal and Humayun's tomb on a pilot basis?

(A) Jagat Prakash Nadda

(B) Mahesh Sharma

(C) Sarbananda Sonowal

(D) Prakash Javedkar

9) President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 December 2014 has signed ordinances moved by Union government on raising foreign direct investment (FDI) cap to 49 per cent in insurance sector and facilitating e-auction of coal blocks. According to Article 123 of Constitution, every ordinance must be laid and approved by both houses of the parliament within __ weeks from the next reassembling?

(A) 2 weeks

(B) 4 weeks

(C) 5 weeks

(D) 6 weeks

10) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late educationist Madan Mohan Malviya (posthumously) have been chosen for Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian award recently. Bharat Ratna was instituted in which year?

(A) 1948

(B) 1950

(C) 1954

(D) 1951

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 10th

2) Ans. (C) four

3) Ans. (B) Hyderabad

4) Ans. (A) Assam

5) Ans. (C) Microsoft

6) Ans. (D) Sumatra, Indonesia

7) Ans. (A) Cristiano Ronaldo

8) Ans. (B) Mahesh Sharma

9) Ans. (D) 6 weeks

10) Ans. (C) 1954

Rembember Tricks : Organization with Member Countries

Tricks to remember the Organization with Member Countries

-> SAARC (A MBBS PIN) Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan,Srilanka, Pakistan, India, Nepal

-> ASEAN ( BPLTV MIMCS)Brunai, Philipines, Lavos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Mynamar, Combodia, Singapore

-> G8 Members (ABC FR JIG)
America, Britan, Canada, France, Russia, Japan, Italy, Germany
Russia is presently not part of it. It is G-7 now.

> G5 Members (CM IBSA)China, Mexico, India, Brazil, South Africa

-> SCO Members (TRUCKK)
Tajikistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, China, Khazikistan, Kirgizstan..

26th December 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Raghubar Das to be sworn in as chief minister of Jharkhand: Senior BJP leader Raghubar Das will be sworn in as the 10th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony. Raghubar Das will be the first non-tribal CM of the state, 14 years after it was carved out of Bihar.  BJP formally announced the name of Raghubar Das after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in a meeting of newly-elected MLAs in Ranchi.

2) Indian army started 'Operation All Out' against the Bodo militants in Assam: The action has been named Operation All Out, and up to 9,000 soldiers and paramilitary troopers are on the ground on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border to flush out militants of the NDFB (Songbijit) outfit accused of massacring over 75 tribals in two Assam districts on December 23. According to reports, Army has taken full command of the two-tier Operation All Out, currently on in Sonitpur in Assam.

3) President signed Ordinance to Push Reforms in Coal, Insurance Sectors: The two ordinances to pave the way for a fresh dose of foreign investment in the insurance sector and to move ahead with the allocation of cancelled coal mines received Presidential approval on 26 December 2014. The government had decided to promulgate these ordinances to move ahead with reforms in the two sectors as the relevant bills could not be cleared during the just-concluded Parliament Session. 

4) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Keen to invest more in India, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on December 26 pledged support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative. He is the third major tech executive to meet PM Modi, after Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

5) 10th anniversary of Tsunami observed: On 26 December in 2004, more than 230,000 people were killed due to Tsunami that was a result of Mw 9.1–9.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Indian Ocean. The epicentre of the earthquake was the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 metres. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

6) E-ticketing launched for Taj Mahal, Humayun’s tomb: Union minister of tourism and culture, Mahesh Sharma, on 26 December 2014 launched e-ticketing facility for the Taj Mahal and Humayun's tomb on a pilot basis, and a helpline number to ensure safety of domestic and international tourists.

7) Cristiano Ronaldo voted best footballer: Portugal football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as the number one footballer in the world overtaking Argentina skipper Lionel Messi for the top spot. The Guardian reportedly revealed it’s top 100 footballers’ list in the world 2014 in its entirety and the battle for the top spot was once again between Ronaldo and Messi. It turned in Ronaldo’s favour as 74 per cent of 73 judges drawn from 28 countries, which included Hernan Crespo, Didi Hamann, Slaven Bilic and Gilberto Silva among the expert panel, voted for the Real Madrid star forward.

Awards & Recipients November 2014 for competitive Exams

Friends.. In this post we are sharing with you some important awards and its recipients, during November 2014, useful for all upcoming exams like UIIC (Officer & Assistant), New India Assurance (Officer & Assistant), SBI Associate Clerk etc. 

1) Japan's top national award 'The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers': Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

2) LG People's Choice Award in Cricket: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

3) Jnanpith Award 2013: Hindi Poet Kedarnath Singh

4) Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement: Pandit Jasraj

5) International Children’s Prize 2014: Indian-American Neha Gupta

6) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

7) CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement award by BCCI: Dilip Vengsarkar

8) Custodian of the Year 2014 Award: Deutsche Bank

9) IIM - JRD Tata Award for “Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries” for the year 2014: C.S. Verma (Chairman of Steel Authority India Limited)

10) 2nd spot in Time's 25 best inventions of 2014: Mangalyaan

11) Arjuna Award 2014 (after winning court case): Boxer Manoj Kumar

12) India's Best Project-2014 award for implementation of skill development and employment generation: Arunachal Pradesh

13) ICC Cricketer of the Year: Mitchell Johnson

14) ICC Umpire of the Year: Richard Kettleborough