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Physics: Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura (A team of Japanese scientists) (For the invention of blue LEDs – which allow for energy efficient white lighting)
Chemistry: Eric Betzig (USA), William E. Moerner and Stefan W. Hell (Germany) (For the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy)
Physiology (Medicine): John O’Keefe (US-British), May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser (Norway)(For their discovering how the brain navigates)
Literature: Patrick Modiano (France) (For the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life world of the occupation)
Peace: Kailash Satyarthi (India) and Malala Yousafjai (Pakistan) (To Kailash Satyarthi for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and to Malala Yousafjai for the right of all children to education)
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences: Jean Tirole (France) (For research on market power and regulation that has helped policy-makers to understand how to deal with industries dominated by a few companies.)
Here is the Top 30Current Affairs Quiz of October 2014 has been developed to help the students prepare on varied topics of current affairs. The quizzes have been prepared keeping in mind the requirements of various competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, MBA and others. Top 30 Current Affairs Questions of October 2014:-
1. Who is appointed as new chairman of Prasar Bharti? Ans- Surya Prakash
2. Which one of the following named as Most valuable player in Asian Games? Ans-Mary Kom
3. Who is appointed as new Chief Economic Advisior? Ans- Arvind Subramanium
4. Which Best Bank Award for Business Intelligence Initiatives among small banks? Ans-Karur Vysya Bank
5. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed on..........? Ans- 17 October 2014
6. Which Bollywood actor appointed as UNICEF goodwill Ambassador for South Asia? Ans-Amir Khan
7. Who has won Man Booker Prize 2014? Ans- Richard Flanagan (Australia)- Noble(The Narrow Road to the Deep North)
8. According to Sixth economic census, which state has highest number of Hired workers? Ans- Arunachal Pradesh 9. Which Bank launched Facebook based money transfer platform kaypay? Ans- Kotak Mahindra Bank
10. Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2014 report released, What is India's Position in it? Ans- 55 (out of 120 countries)
11. Who has won the 2014 economics Nobel Prize ? Ans- French economist Jean Tirole
12. Which International Organisation Launches Global Infrastructure Fund to cater the needs of emerging economies and developing Countries? Ans World Bank
13. Who won Best Central Bank Governor Award by euro-money? Ans- Raghuram Rajan
14. Who has been honoured with National Kishore Kumar Award for 2012-13? Ans-Sameer
15. New Chief Minister of Maharashtra? Ans- Devendra Fadnavis
16. 10th Edition of World Islamic Economic Forum held at- ? Ans- Dubai
17. Who has appointed as New Product Chief of Google? Ans- Sundar Pichai
18. Who has been re-elected as Brazil Prime Minister? Ans- Dilma Rousseff
19. Who won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize 2014 ? Ans- gynaecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere
20. Who creates record of maximum victory margin in Lok Sabha elections ? Ans- Pritam Munde (Gopinath Munde’s second daughter)
21. India was re-elected to which council of UN? Ans- United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the period of 2015 to 2017.
22. Who is Appointed as Prime Minister of Yemen? Ans- Khaled Bahah
23. Who has won legislative assembly elections for the 11th time to become longest serving MLA in India? Ans- Ganpatrao Deshmukh
24. Organisation headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi is.....? Ans- Bachpan Bachao Andolan
25. Who has been won the Noble Prize for Peace? Ans- Kailash Satyarthi(India) and Malala Yousafzai(Pakistan)
26. Who has been won the Noble Prize for Literature? Ans- French writer Patrick Modiano
27. Who has been won the Noble Prize for chemistry? Ans- Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell for "the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy."
28. WWho has been won the Noble Prize for Physics? Ans- Japanese scientists Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano and American Shuji Nakamura won the 2014 Nobel prize for Physics for inventing a new energy efficient and environmentally friendly light source, the LED.
29. Who has been won the Noble prize for Medicine? Ans- John O Keefe, May‐Britt Moser and Edvard I Moser for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain.
30. What is India's Rank in most desirable place to work? Ans- 18th (US tops the list)
Read Top Current Affairs of 25th September 2014. These Current Affairs from India, World, Economy, Ecology, Science and Technology, Sports, Business and others. This current affairs material is prepared by Experts and is useful for all competitive exams preparation.
5. Who is the chief-minister of Goa?
A. Mr Manohar Parrikar
B. Mamata Baneerjee
C. Tarun Gogoi
D. Omar Abdullah
Lewis Hamilton wins in Singapore, takes F1 title lead
Lewis Hamilton regained the Formula One drivers' world championship lead on Sunday when he claimed victory in the Singapore Grand Prix after his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg limped out with electronic problems. 'Liar's Dice' is India's entry for Oscar
National Award winning Hindi film "Liar's Dice", starring acclaimed actors Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is India's entry for the best foreign film category at the 87th Academy Awards.The film has been chosen by a 12-member jury appointed by the Film Federation of India (FFI), and out of a record number of 30 shortlisted films.
Supreme Court cancels 214 coal blocks
The dreaded judgement is here. The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday cancelled all the coal blocks allocated since 1993. It only allowed four of the 218 blocks to continue operations.
SBI, ICICI allow kids to operate bank accounts
chool-going children as young as 10 years will have to start working on their signatures with SBI and ICICI Bank now allowing them to open and operate bank accounts, sign cheques and hold ATM cards on their own.
Asian Games: Indian women bag bronze in double trap shooting
The Indian shooting team comprising Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman bagged a bronze in women's double trap event but Gurpreet Singh narrowly missed out on a medal in his event at the 17th Asian Games on Thursday.
Sushma Swaraj begins US visit, meets counterparts from 7 nations
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her 10-day trip to the US with back-to-back meetings here with her counterparts from seven nations, including the UK and the Maldives. Swaraj met the leaders at the United Nations headquarters yesterday.
National Human Rights Commission notice to Bihar on drug scam
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Bihar government over allegations of supply of sub-standard medicines in government hospitals.
Telangana government withdraws memo slashing tax on mobile sales
The Telangana state government has withdrawn the controversial memo on levying tax on sale of mobile phones, issued a day after announcement of poll results and a couple of weeks before the Telangana government took over on June 2.
Nepal Prime Minister Koirala free of cancer after treatment
Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who was diagnosed with first stage lung cancer and underwent radiotherapy sessions in the US, has fully recovered from the disease, his close aide said on Wednesday.
Alex Salmond quits as Scotland’s leader after country decides to stay with UK
Alex Salmond announced on Friday evening that he will step down as first minister of Scotland — a post he has held for over seven years.
6-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Pakistan
A 6-magnitude earthquake struck northern Pakistan on Sunday, authorities said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Former captain Marvan Atapattu appointed as head coach of Sri Lanka
Former Sri Lanka batsman and currently working as team's interim coach, Marvan Atapattu, has been appointed as full-time head coach of the national cricket team, the SLC has confirmed.
2014 Asian Games: Rower Sawarn Singh bags bronze in singles sculls
Sawarn Singh rowed his way through exhaustion to fetch India its second bronze medal at the Asian Games Chungju Tangeum Lake International Rowing Centre on Thursday.
Singh covered the 2000m distance in 7 minutes, 10.65 seconds, which was better than his performance at the London Olympic Games two years ago timing wise (7:29.66) , to clinch the third place in men's singles sculls.
28 dead in landslides, floods in northeast India
Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday.
The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as
the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It is
taking place in Incheon, South Korea
between September 19 – October 4, 2014, with 439 events in 36 sports and
disciplines set to feature in the Games.
