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1)
The term ‘Euromaidan’ came to news recently, which stands for a huge
spat of civil unrest and anti-government protests in a country. Which
country is associated with these protests? – Ukraine
(‘Euromaidan’ mean ‘Eurosquare’. It stands for the ongoing protests and
civil unrest undertaken by a large section of Ukrainian populace
demanding country’s closer integration with Europe. The protests started
on 21 November 2013 from Ukraine’s capital Kiev and since then have
grown into a strong movement against President Viktor Yanukovych and his
government. The protests against Yanukovych started after his apparent
move to incline towards Russian Govt. and moving away from European
influence. ‘Euromaidan’ is the largest ever pro-European movement in the
history. The protest took an ugly and violent form on 19 January and
became more violent on 23 January)
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2)
President Pranab Mukherjee on 23 January 2014 gave seven more days to
the Andhra Pradesh Assembly to discuss and debate the draft Telangana
bill in the House before returning it to the Centre. What was the
deadline given by the President while sending the bill to the state
Assembly? – 23 January 2014
(The decision has been taken by the President following a request of
the Andhra Pradesh government which sought four weeks extension of the
23 January deadline. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill now has to
be returned by the state Assembly by 30 January 2014 with or without its view)
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3) A 60-day state of emergency was imposed in which South-East country’s capital on 21 January 2014? – Thailand
(A 60-day state of emergency was imposed in Thailand’s capital Bangkok
to suppress the anti-government protests that has blocked the parts of
the capital and to take care of the situation and to enforce the law.
This emergency came into effect from 22 January and it bans public
gatherings, brings into effect censoring of news reports and imposition
of curfew for next 60 days)
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4) Tata Chemicals on 23 January 2014 celebrated its platinum jubilee (75th
year) and on this occasion company’s Managing Director R. Mukundan rang
the opening bell on the Bombay Stock Exchange. At which place 75 years
back Tata Chemicals established its first centre of salt and soda ash
production? – Mithapur – Gujarat
(Tata Group was associated with Mithapur in 1939 when it took over the
Okha Salt Works at Mithapur near Okha. Mithapur, situated between Okha
and Dwarka, is a small colony supported by Tata Chemicals Limited, which
is one of the flagship companies of the Tata Group)
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5)
What is the name of the Indian-American professor who was recently
appointed as the Dean of Harvard College in the United States? – Prof. Rakesh Khurana (He will assume his new charge from 1 July 2014.
Harvard College is the school within Harvard University that grants
undergraduate degrees. Rakesh will thus become the latest addition to a
long list of Indian-origin academicians assuming leadership roles at
renowned global universities. Before this India-born Prof. Nitin Nohria
had also assumed his responsibility as Dean of the Harvard Business
School)
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6) Which Telugu film became the first to be released on DTH along with its theatrical release on 24 January 2014? - Minukumanna Minugurulu
(This film was released on Airtel Digital TV at 00.30 hours on 24
January (the day of its release) and would be available on this DTH
platform for 5 days. Directed by Ayodhyakumar Krishnamsetty, the film’s
cast includes national award winning actors Ashish Vidyarthi and
Suhasini Maniratnam along with internationally acclaimed actor Raghubir
Yadav)
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