Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 July 2014

1) World Hepatitis Day observed: World Hepatitis Day was observedacross the world on 28 July 2014. The year’s theme Think Again, acknowledges that 'we do not know nearly enough about viral hepatitis as a health threat in much of the world. The day is observed to raise awareness and influence real change in disease prevention and access to testing and treatment.

2) Govt to allow women Army officers to command certain battalions:  In a major step to increase role of women in armed forces, the NDA government is going to allow lady officers to command battalions in Army's branches such as aviation, engineers and signal. The government is planning to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court where it will say that women officers joining the force from 2015-16 onwards would be nurtured to command battalions, highly placed Army sources said here.

3) Union Government launched Rashtriya Gokul Mission: Union Government of India on 28 July 2014 launched the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (a nationwide scheme) to promote conservation and developments of indigenous breeds of cows in a focused and scientific manner. The Mission is a focused project under National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development.

4) PM Modi greets people on occasion of Eid: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and hoped that the festival strengthens the bond of peace, unity and brotherhood in the country. "Greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this auspicious day strengthen the bond of peace, unity & brotherhood across our Nation," the Prime Minister said in his message. Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country on 29 July 2014.

5) Jitu Rai Wins Gold in 50m Pistol at CWG 2014: Shooters Jitu Rai and Gurpal Singh opened India's medal count on Monday by clinching the men's 50-metre pistol gold and silver, respectively in the finals of the Commonwealth Games at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre.

6) Debutant lifter Satish Sivalingam breaks record at CWG 2014 to win gold: Indian weightlifter Satish Sivalingam scripted history in just his debut Commonwealth Games, breaking the Games record en route to a gold medal, while compatriot Ravi Katulu took the silver in the men's 77kg event here. The 22-year-old Satish, the 2013 Commonwealth Championships gold medallist, lifted a total of 328kg (149+179) to pip the 2010 CWG gold medallist Ravi, who had to be content with a silver medal following an effort of 317kg (142+175).

Daily Current Affairs: 27 July 2014

1) Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo wins Hungarian Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull overtook Ferrari's Fernando Alonso near the end of the race to win a thrilling Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, his secondFormula One victory of the season and his career. Lewis Hamilton, who started from pit lane after his engine caught on fire during qualifying, was third, holding off Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, who started from pole position.

2) Amitabh Bachchan named Maharashtra's horticulture ambassador: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra. The 71-year-old actor, who is also the face ofGujarat tourism, would be promoting the horticulture sector in Maharashtra. "Horticulture Ministry makes me Brand Ambassador for fruit products.. Jitendra Awhad, Minister promotes. I never knew Maharashtra was the number one state in fruit production of many varieties. Happy promoting it for Horticulture Ministry!," Bachchan posted on Twitter.

3) Bharti Airtel crossed 300-million customers milestone: Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecom firm, has crossed 300-million-customers mark across its mobile, fixed line, DSL and DTH services. The company, which began operations in 1995, reached the 100 million customers mark in 2009 and crossed the 200 million mark in 2012. The latest 100 million customers have joined the Airtel family in less than two years. The company ranks as the fourth largest mobile service provider globally and second largest globally outside of China, Airtel said in a statement.

4) Italian Vincenzo Nibali won 101st edition of Tour de France: Italian cyclist Vincenzo Nibali has been crowned '2014 Tour de France' champion. He is the 10th Italian overall and only the first since the Marco Pantani's glory in 1998 competition. He thus gets to wear the Yellow Jersey thats given to the Champion (overall race leader on total time since the start of the Tour) as a trophy.

Current Affairs : 26 July 2014

1) 15th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed: The country celebrates the 15th anniversary of its triumph in Kargil War. This is also an occasion that invokes feelings of both pain and pride for the families of the brave jawans who laid down their lives protecting the territory of India from intruders. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, Army chief Bikram Singh,Navy chief Robin Dhowan and Air Force chief Arup Raha paid tribute to martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate in New Delhi.

2) BJP veteran Kaptan Singh Solanki appointed Haryana Governor: Veteran BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Kaptan Singh Solanki was on Saturdayappointed the Governor of Haryana in place of Jagannath Pahadia who had completed his tenure. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the President hasappointed Solanki as Governor of Haryana with immediate effect.

3) Sushma Swaraj ends Nepal visit: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj averted a diplomatic disaster by meeting leaders of the ruling CPN-UML just before returning to India after a three-day visit which she said was "productive" and "successful". The hour-long meeting between Sushma Swaraj and the CPN-UML party took place at Hyatt Regency Kathmandu where eight party leaders led by Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautam were present.

4) Malabar Naval Exercise featuring Indian, Japanese and US Navy started: Malabar Naval exercise 2014 started in the Pacific Ocean. Malabar naval exercise 2014 is the 18th edition of the Malabar series conducted to enhance multinational maritime relationships and mutual security issues.

5) PM launched unique web platform to get citizens' ideas for governance: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a web platform - MyGov - which will allow common man and experts from different fields to reach out to the government with their ideas a nd suggestions. The web platform - www.mygov.nic.in- is devised in such a way that it allows the citizens to discuss their ideas with experts within and outside the government and even earn "credit points" for the tasks which would eventually be approved for implementation by concerned departments\agencies.

6) Veteran journalist Sundaram Sankaran passed away: undaram Sankaran, a former World Bank official and a well known journalist, has passed away at his residence in Kensington, Maryland in the United States. He was 87. He is survived by his wife Seetha and four children. Sankaran died on July 19, his family members said. Having served the World Bank for over 25 years in Washington D.C., Sankaran, played an important role in shaping the Bank’s information policy in developing countries. He retired in 1988 as Chief of the Bank’s Public Affairs Division.

Tamilnadu Circle : Declaration of Select List in r/o DR Examination for MTS, 2014

Select List of candidates appeared in Direct Recruitment examination for the MTS, 2014 held on 01/06/2014 in Tamilnadu Circle is being uploaded in www.tamilnadupost.nic.in divisionwise from 22/07/2014. The selection is provisional and subject to satisfactory verification of relevant documents and certificates & the following clause, “Any further action and appointment will be subject to the outcome of the OA no. 310/00729/2014 filed by Shri V. Kumaresan Vs UOI rep. by DG Posts and 2 others.” This is only a selection and not an offer of appointment. The appointment of the candidate is subject to the completion of formalities like verification of all records, medical examination and verification of Character and antecedents. Call letters will be sent to the selected candidates by the respective appointing authorities. No correspondence will be entertained with Circle Office. 

ANNA ROA DHPO ARAKKONAM DIVISION CANTEEN CIRCLE OFFICE CHENNAI AIRMAIL SORTING DIVISION CHENNAI CITY CENTRAL DIVISION CHENNAI CITY NORTH DIVISION CHENNAI CITY SOUTH DIVISION CHENNAI GPO CUDDALORE DIVISION COIMBATORE DIVISION DINDIGUL DIVISION DHARMAPURI DIVISION ERODE DIVISION FOREIGN POST  KARUR DIVISION KANNIYAKUMARI DIVISION KUMBAKONAM DIVISION MMS, Chennai MMS, COIMBATORE MMS, MADURAI MADURAI DIVISION MAYILADUTHURAI DIVISION NAGAPATTINAM DIVISION NILGIRIS DIVISION POLLACHI DIVISION PONDICHERRY DIVISION POSTAL ACCOUNTS & FINANCE POSTAL TRAINING CENTRE MADURAI POSTAL STORES DEPOT, COIMBATORE POSTAL STORES DEPOT, CHENNAI POSTAL STORES DEPOT, MADURAI POSTAL STORES DEPOT, TIRUNELVELI POSTAL STORES DEPOT, THIRUCHIRAPPALLI RAMANATHAPURAM DIVISION REGIONAL OFFICE CHENNAI REGIONAL OFFICE COIMBATORE REGIONAL OFFICE MADURAI REGIONAL OFFICE, TIRUCHI RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE T DIVISION, CHENNAI RETURNED LETTER OFFICE, Chennai RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE M Division SALEM EAST DIVISION SRIRANGAM DIVISION TAMBARAM DIVISION THANJAVUR DIVISION THENI DIVISION THIRUCHIRAPPALLI DIVISION TIRUNELVELI DIVISION TIRUPUR DIVISION TIRUPATTUR DIVISION TIRUVANNAMALAI DIVISION TIRUCORIN DIVISION VIRUDHUNAGAR DIVISION

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Current Affairs PDF July 2014- Third Week

1) Which country won the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup beating Argentina 1-0 in the final held at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 13 July 2014?

Ans. Germany

Note: Single goal of the match was scored by Mario Gotze during the extra-time.

The following were the awards of the tournament:

Golden Ball - Lionel Messi of Argentina

Golden Boot - James Rodriguez of Colombia

Golden Glove - Manuel Neuer of Germany

Best Young Player - Paul Pogba of France

FIFA Fair Play Trophy - Colombia

2) Air India on 11 July 2014 formally joined the airline group Star Alliance as it’s .....th member?

Ans. 27th

Note: By formally joining the group, public carrier became the first Indian airline to become a member airlines club operating over 18500 flights a day in 192 countries. The Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and led by current CEO Mark Schwab.

3) Name the former captain of Sri Lankan cricket team who announced his retirement from Test cricket on 14 July 2014?

Ans. Mahela Jayawardene

Note: Jayawardene played his Test debut against India in 1997. So far he has played 145 Tests scoring 11493 runs with 33 centuries and 48 fifties.

4) Name the governors of 05 states viz. Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland appointed by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 14 July 2014?

Ans.

Uttar Pradesh:  Ram Naik

Chhattisgarh: Balramji Dass Tandon

West Bengal: Keshari Nath Tripathi

Gujarat: Om Prakash Kohli

Nagaland: Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

5) Name the noted environmentalist and social activist who on 15 July 2014 was awarded with the prestigious Gandhi Peace prize for 2013?

Ans. Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Note: He was awarded the prize by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

6) BRICS Summit 2014 was held from 15 July to 16 July 2014 at?

Ans. Fortaleza, Brazil

Note: BRICS group includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

7) BRICS nations on 15 July 2014 signed a deal to create a new 100 billion US dollar development bank and emergency reserve fund. Where will be the headquarters of the proposed bank?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Shanghai, China

8) The 127th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held in which state from 28th October 2014 to 9th November 2014?

Ans. Goa

Note: This was revealed by a Defence press release from Mumbai on 15 July 2014. Durand Cup is the Asia’s oldest and third oldest football tournament in the world. It was first played in 1888.

9) Which Indian cricket legend was on 16 July 2014 elected as the member of Laureus World Sports Academy?

Ans. Rahul Dravid

Note: Laureus World Sports Academy is a unique association of 47 of the greatest living sporting legends from sports as diverse as football, tennis, athletics, skateboarding and motor racing.

10) 7th BRICS Summit will be held at which place in 2015?

Ans. Russian city of Ufa

11) 6th BRICS Summit was held in Fortaleza, Brazil on 15 July and 16 July 2014. What was the theme of the Summit?

Ans. Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions

12) The 7th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held at which country in 2015?

Ans. New Delhi, India

13) Name the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane which was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border on 17 July 2014?

Ans. MH-17

Note: MH-17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur carrying 283 passengers and 15 crew members.

14) Which country was ranked number One in the latest FIFA's world rankings released on 17 July 2014?

Ans. Germany

Note: Germany led by Philipp Lahm reclaimed the top spot after a gap of 20 years after it won the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup held in Brazil.

15) Which country on 18 July 2014 passed a law to legalise child labour for kids from age 10?

Ans. Bolivia

16) Name the captain of Germany’s football team who announced his retirement from international game on 18 July 2014?

Ans. Philipp Lahm

17) Recently who became the first basketball player of Indian origin to join the National Basketball Association (NBA)?

Ans. Sim Bhullar

Note: He signed a summer contract in second week of July 2014 with the Sacramento Kings, a professional basketball team in the US.

18) Name India's first indigenous anti-submarine warship (ASW) which was handed over to the Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata on 12 July 2014?

Ans. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kamorta

Note: It is the first warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent of indigenous content.

19) Name the football coach of Brazil who on 14 July 2014 resigned after poor show by Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

Ans. Luiz Felipe Scolari

20) Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met Chinese President ....... in Fortaleza, Brazil on 15 July 2014 during BRICS Summit 2014?

Ans. Xi Jinping

21) Union Ministry of Chemical and Fertilisers decided on 14 July 2014 to set up National Centre for Research & Development in Bulk Drugs (NCRDBD) at which place?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Hyderabad

Note: It will be situated at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad.

22) Union Government of India recently enhanced the per student cooking cost under the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS). In which year MDMS was launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme?

Ans. 15 August 1995

23) Who was sworn in as Syria’s President in Damascus for a seven-year term on 16 July 2014?

Ans. Bashar al-Assad

24) Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met Russian President ____  in Fortaleza, Brazil on 15 July 2014 during BRICS Summit 2014?

Ans. Vladimir Putin

25) Name the South African Nobel Prize-winning author who died on 14 July 2014 in Johannesburg at the age of 90?

Ans. Nadine Gordimer

Note: She was the first South African to win the Nobel prize in literature.

26) Who took charge as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on 16 July 2014?

Ans. B Ashok

27) Which country topped the Global Innovation Index 2014 (GII) which was released at the B20 Australia Summit held in Sydney on 18 July 2014?

Ans. Switzerland

28) Name the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare who on 17 July 2014 released the National Health Profile 2013?

Ans. Dr. Harsh Vardhan

29) Business 20 (B20) Australia Summit was held in which city on 18 July 2014?

Ans. Sydney, Australia

30) Veteran Indian film actress, Suchitra Sen’s ancestral home in Pabna district of which country will be converted into a museum?

Ans.  Bangladesh

31) Name the Typhoon which smashed large parts of the Philippines on 15 July 2014?

Ans. Typhoon Rammasun

32) Name the founder of Satyam Computers who was barred on 15 July 2014 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from accessing the capital markets for 14 years?

Ans. B Ramalinga Raju

33) Which state government on 14 July 2014 decided to set up 320 Mahila Suraksha Dals (MSDs) across the state?

Ans. Delhi

Note: It will ensure women safety at public places.

34) Name the world-renowned American conductor of classical music, violinist and composer who died on 13 July 2014?

Ans. Lorin Varencove Maazel

35) Which state recently decided to implement National Food Security Act from 1 September 2014?

Ans. Assam

36) Retail inflation fell to a 30-month low of ..... percent in June 2014 from 8.28 pecent in May 2014?

Ans. 7.31

37) Which Indian Naval warship was damaged in a mishap on 13 July 2014?

Ans. INS Kuthar

Note: This was the 15th such incident after INS Sindhurakshak sank on 14 August 2013.

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 July 2014

1) Abhinav Bindra wins gold in men's 10m air rifle at Common Wealth Games 2014:  Abhinav Bindra made his swansong appearance at the Commonwealth Games a memorable one as the star Indian shooter won the battle of nerves in a gripping competition to bag the 10m Air Rifle gold medal, which has eluded him in the previous four attempts. Bindra, first Indian Olympic individual gold medallist, shot an aggregate of 205.3 to set a new Final Games Record. 

This is first CWG, which applied the ISSF rule of taking the final round score only and not adding the qualification score in shooting.

2) Civil services aspirants intensified protest, govt appeals for patience: The government on Friday appealed to protesting civil services aspirants to be "patient" and said it would not tolerate any injustice to them on the basis of language. A three-member government appointed committee is looking into the demands of civil services aspirants to change the pattern of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas. There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the preliminary examination. These papers are also known as CSAT I and CSAT II. Students have been objecting to the level of aptitude and English language questions being asked in the CSAT II paper claiming they are much above the standard prescribed for the examination.

3) Congress not eligible for LoP post, says Attorney General: In a setback to Congress which has been fighting for the Leader of Opposition post, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has opined that it is not eligible and there is no precedent since the days of the first Lok Sabha to grant the post to a party which does not have the minimum required MPs. Rohatgi has conveyed this to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who had sought his opinion in view of the dilemma she is facing over the issue, sources said.

4) CAG of India akes Over as Member of UN Board of Auditors: The Comptroller & Auditor General of India on 25 July 2014 assumed office as Member of the United Nations Board of Auditors for a six year term upto June 2020. Shri Shashi Kant Sharma took over the charge of this prestigious position from Mr. Liu Jiayi, the Auditor General of the People’s Republic of China at the United Nations Headquarters at New York. Shri Sharma was elected to this position defeating Philippines by a convincing margin of 62 votes in November 2013.  

5) Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk resigned: Ukraine's prime minister has resigned after the governing coalition collapsed, in a sign that five months after the Maidan protests led to a change of government, the country's political system is still beset by discord. The government is struggling to defeat an insurgency by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, where a Malaysia Airlines jet was downed last Thursday.

6) Tandon sworn in as Chhattisgarh Governor: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Balram Das Tandon was sworn in as the governor of Chhattisgarh on Friday. The Chief Justice of Bilaspur High Court Justice Yatindra Singh administered the oath of office to Mr. Tandon at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan here, which was attended by the Chief Minister, the State Cabinet Ministers and other dignitaries.

Some Important Portals & their Founders

1. Google— Larry Page & Sergey Brin

2. Facebook— Mark Zuckerberg

3. Yahoo— David Filo & Jerry Yang

4. Twitter— Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo

5. Internet— Tim Berners Lee

6. Linkdin— Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue&Koonstantin Guericke

7. Email— Shiva Ayyadurai

8. Gtalk— Richard Wah kan

9. Whatsup— Brian Acton and Jan Koum

10. Hotmail— Sabeer Bhatia

11. Orkut— Buyukkokten

12. Wikipedia— Jimmy Wales

13. You tube— Steve Chen, Chad Hurley &JawedKarim

14. Rediffmail— Ajit Balakrishnan

15. Nimbuzz— Martin Smink & Evert Jaap Lugt

16. Myspace— Chris Dewolfe & Tom Anderson

17. Ibibo— Ashish Kashyap

18. OLX— Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda

19. Skype— Niklas Zennstrom,JanusFriis & Reid Hoffman

20. Opera— Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner & Geir lvarsoy

21. Mozilla Firefox— Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross

22. Blogger— Evan Willams

Current Affairs PDF: July 2014 (Second Week)

1) Who won the Men’s singles at Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2014?

Ans. Novak Djokovic

Note: He defeated Roger Federer.

2) World Population Day was observed across the world on 11 July 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Investing in Young People

Note: World population day was first celebrated in 1987, the day when world population reached five billion people.

3) Who won the Women’s singles Wimbledon Tennis championship on 5 July 2014?

Ans. Petra Kvitova

Note: She is from Czechslovakia. She defeated Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.

4) Recently the Committee on Poverty presented its report to Union Government. Who was the chairman of this committee?

Ans. C Rangrajan

Note: As per the report daily per capita expenditure is pegged at 32 rupees for the rural poor and at 47 rupees for the urban poor.

5) Name the British Actress who was on 8 July 2014 appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?

Ans. Emma Watson

6) Name the Veteran actress who died on 10 July 2014 at a private Hospital in New Delhi?

Ans. Zohra Sehgal

Note: She was called as the grand old lady of Bollywood. In 2010 she was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan.

7) MCC XI (Marylebone Cricket Club) on 5 July 2014 won the match played to celebrate 200-years (bi-centenary) of Lord’s Cricket Ground, the Home of Cricket. Who was the captain of the MCC XI?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

Note: They beat Shane Warne-led Rest of the World XI in Lord’s in London, UK.

8) Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza along with her Zimbabwean doubles partner Cara Black on 7 July 2014 were ranked career-best which position in WTA Doubles rankings?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Fifth

9) India on 8 July 2014 successfully test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km range which supersonic cruise missile from Chandipur-on-Sea off Odisha coast?

Ans. BrahMos

10) Union Civil Aviation Ministry on 7 July 2014 constituted an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to examine the maximum potential of the GAGAN system. Expand GAGAN?

Ans. GPS Aided Augmented Navigation

11) Who will head the above Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG)?

Ans. Ashok Lavasa, the Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation.

12) Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance Infrastructure on 7 July 2014?

Ans. M S Mehta

13) In the Economic Survey of India 2013-14 presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on 9 July 2014, it is said that India’s economy in financial year 2014-15 is expected to grow in the range of ............ percent overcoming sub-5 percent growth?

Ans. 5.4 – 5.9

14) FIFA on 9 July 2014 suspended which country from all international football competitions with immediate effect on account of its government interference in running its Football Federation?

Ans. Nigeria

15) Name the eminent scholar of the Indian Constitution who died on 6 July 2014 in Washington DC?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Granville Austin

16) Governor of Gujarat, Kamla Beniwal was transferred and appointed as Governor of which state on 6 July 2014?

Ans. Mizoram

17) Name the 03 judges who were appointed as Supreme Court judges on 7 July 2014?

Ans. Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Rohington F Nariman

18) Name the technology launched on 8 July 2014 by Sports Authority of India (SAI) and TheFootballLink to promote football at the grass-root level?

Ans. F-Cube

19) Union Health Ministry on 8 July 2014 constituted a core group to work out a detailed action plan to eradicate which dreaded vector-borne disease in India by 2015?

Ans.  Kala Azar

Note: Kala Azar is known as Visceral Leishmaniasis, a zoonotic infection and is world’s second deadliest vector borne disease after Malaria. The disease is carried by sand fly found in the eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and usually strikes during the months of the monsoon.

20) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently amended the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012 and now these regulations are known as?

Ans. Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (Third Amendment) regulations, 2014

21) India and which country on 8 July 2014 decided to launch negotiations for civil nuclear cooperation?

Ans. United Kingdom

Note: The decision was taken during the visit of UK foreign secretary of state William Hague to India. 

22) Name the legend of Real Madrid Football Club who died on 7 July 2014?

Ans. Alfredo Di Stefano

23) Name the former President of Georgia who died on 7 July 2014?

Ans. Eduard Shevardnadze