From 1 November 2014 Bangalore officially became Bengaluru and Mysore became Mysuru. Altogether the name of how many cities and towns of Karnataka state was reverted to their old Kannada names from this day?
- Twelve
The name of 12 Karnataka cities and towns was changed on the occasion of the 59th Formation Day of the state. The state had sought the Centre’s clearance for the change in names in 2006. The Union Home Ministry had during October 2014 cleared this proposal. Apart from Bangalore and Mysore, the other cities that formally get new old names are : Belgaum – Belagavi, Mangalore – Mangaluru, Gulbarga – Kalaburagi, Hubli – Hubballi, Shimoga – Shivamogga, Chikmagalur – Chikkamagaluru, Bellary – Ballari, Bijapur – Vijapura or Vijayapura, Hospet – Hosapete and Tumkur – Tumakuru.
Which country’s central bank surprised global financial markets on 31 October 2014 by expanding its massive stimulus spending, which resulted in rally in global stock markets and India’s Sensex hitting an all-time high on the day?
- Japan
Bank of Japan (BOJ), the central bank of Japan announced its decision to buy more assets as a preemptive strike to keep policy on track. The bank would accelerate purchase of Japanese government bonds to increase its holding annually by ¥30 trillion ($725 billion) and triple its purchases of exchange-traded funds and real-estate investment trusts. But this move of BOJ was criticized by numerous economists who wondered if pushing even more money into the financial system would be effective as long as consumer confidence continues to worsen and demand remains weak. The BOJ’s move stands in marked contrast with the Federal Reserve, the central bank of United States, announced closing its monthly bond purchase programme on 29 October 2014.
What is the name of the Army officer who appeared to seize power in African country Burkina Faso on 1 November 2014 a day after country’s longtime President Blaise Compaore announced his resignation promising early elections?
- Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida
Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida apparently took control of the country after reports of heavy gunfire near the presidential palace early on 1 November. He was the operational commander of the elite presidential guards. The unfolding crisis was being closely watched by the United States and former colonial power France, which were close military allies of Compaore. Under his rule, Burkina Faso became a key ally in Western operations against al Qaeda-linked groups in West Africa.
Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) recently?
- Vijay Kelkar
Vijay Kelkar was the former Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission and he succeeded former PMEAC chairman C. Rangarajan. National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) is a think tank for doing applied research in the field of public finance and is based in New Delhi.
What was the name of the ambitious rocket plane of entrepreneur Richard Branson’s space company Virgin Galactic that was meant to carry rich tourists on short space rides and which crashed on 31 October 2014?
- SpaceShipTwo
SpaceShipTwo was the rocket plane for Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company created by the entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Scaled Composites, the company that designed and built the plane. The plane crashed in the Mojave Desert on 31 October during a test flight, killing one of the two pilots. Crash of SpaceShipTwo came as a major setback for commercial space industry. Virgin Galactic, which hoped to begin tourist flights next spring, already has more than 700 reservations, initially sold for $200,000 a seat before rising to $250,000 last year.
China on 1 November 2014 completed its first return mission to the Moon with the successful re-entry and landing of an unmanned probe. The mission was launched to test technology to be used for China’s fourth lunar probe. What is the name of this ambitious mission which aims to gather samples from the moon’s surface and will be launched around 2017?
- Chang’e-5
This unmanned probe landed safely in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region on 1 November after taking some very good photographs of the Earth and the moon. China sees its multi-billion-dollar space programme as a marker of its rising global stature and mounting technical expertise. It also has a rover on the surface of the moon.
Expected GA Questions for IBPS PO Exam
- Who won Noble Peace Prize 2014- Malala Yousafzai (Yougest Noble prize winner) and Kailash Satyarthi
Who won Nobel Prize for Literature- French historical author Patick Modiano
Who won Nobel Prize for Chemistry- Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E. Moerner
Who won Nobel Prize for Economics- French economist Jean Tirole
Who won Nobel Prize for Protection of Child Rights- Kailash Satyarthi
Who won Nobel Prize for Physics- Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura
Who won Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine- John O´Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser.
Noble Prize was announced for the research in Brain Global Positioning System
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 has been given to- Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai
Indian cop wins UN’s international female peacekeeper award
Sir Masood Lifetime achievement award 2014 has been awarded for- Saiyid Hamed
Richard Flanagan won Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Poet-diplomat Abhay K with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award
Who has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in south Asia- Aamir Khan
17th Asian games Incheon 2014 was held at- South Korea
Birendra Lakra belongs to- Hockey
First Women director of Hindustan Unilever Limited- Kalapana Morparia
Author of Book “Syntheism- Creating God in The Internet Age”- Alexander Bard
Who won Maiden ATP Shangai Masters trohy- Roger Federer
International Day of the girl Child observed on- 11th October
Theme of the International Day of the Girl Child- Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the cycle of Violence
Committee Name that submitted the final report to union government on Post Sachar Evaluarion: Prof. Amitabh Kundu committee
Global Infrastructure Facility has been launched by- World Bank
World Bank released the South Asia Economic Focus Report
Who is to be honoured by Museum of Modern Art- Alfonso Cuaron, the Academy Award winning Mexican Director
TS GENCO and BHEL signed MoU to establish thermal power plants to generate 6000 MW of electricity in Telangana
Which city is being developed as cultural capital of Gujarat- Vadodara
With whom Amazon signed a deal to jointly sell goods over online (Internet)- Future Group
First Earth-observing instrument ISS-RapidScat was installed successfully by- NASA
“A man and A motorcycle” is written on life of which personality- Hamid Karzai
UK and Ireland signed MoU on new Joint Visa cooperation
MS Dhoni become the co-owner of the Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC
Cyclonic storm named Hudhud is the deep depression over north Andaman Sea
World Post Day was observed globally on 9 October to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives
Ocean Health Index (OHI) 2014 was released by the National Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at UC Santa Barbara, Califronia
Who is the Author of the book “Worthy Fights”- Panetta and Newton
Prime Minister launched Swachh Bharat on the occasion of 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi on 2 October 2014,
Who received Global Diversity Award 2014- Shah Rukh Khan
Which is the first Indian State to Start Olive refinery- Rajasthan
World Animal Day was observed on 4 October across the world
Name of the Indian Boxer who bagged her first ever Asian Games Gold Medal- MC Mary Kom
Prosper Utseya and Sohag Gazi has been banned by ICC for Illegal Bowling
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan on 11 October 2014.
Ericsson signed a deal with Bharti Airtel for 4G Network
Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL.
Khaled Bahah was appointed as Prime Minister of Yemen
Ajay Jayaraman who won Dutch Open Grand Prix belongs to Badminton
Lok Sabha MP Kapil Krishna Thakur died
What is the name of the typhoon that hit Japan- Vongfong
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