French novelist Patrick Modiano, whose work focuses on the Nazi occupation and its effect on his country, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature 2014. The Swedish committee praised the 69-year-old French writer for “the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation.” The award - which is presented to a living writer - is worth eight million kronor (£691,000).

Patrick Modiano previously won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2012 and the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca from the Institut de France for his lifetime achievement in 2010. His novel "Missing Person" won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1978.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine for the year 2014 has been awarded to three neuroscientists . They are British-American John O'Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt and Edvard I Moser, for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine. 

The Nobel Prize in Economic Science for the year 2014 was awarded to Jean Tirole of France, whose theories about the behavior of large companies underpin modern antitrust regulation, won this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Jean Tirole is the professor of economics who works on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology. He is the chairman of the board of the Jean-Jacques Laffont Foundation at the Toulouse School of Economics, scientific director of the Industrial Economics Institute (IDEI) in Toulouse and founding member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST).

 

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS - 2014

The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014 has been jointly awarded to Indian rights activist Kailash Satyarthy and Pakistan's Malala Yusafzai.

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children's rights activist. He runs Bachpan Bachao Andolan Group in New Delhi, which has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude and helped in successful re-integration, rehabilitation and education. He has been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s.Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil, education activist. She was shot shot at by the Taliban in 2012 for protesting against curbs on girls attending school in her town in the Swat Valley.

Highlights

1. An Indian wins the coveted Nobel Prize for peace after 35 years.
2. Satyarthy is the second Indian after Mother Teresa, to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
3. Malala at 17 years is the youngest ever winner of the prestigious peace award.
4. Malala is Pakistan's first Nobel laureate.

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101    Scotland has decisively rejected independence by winning more than half of the votes polled as its citizens have decided to stay with United Kingdom. This union is how many years old?
    A) 275-year
    B) 325-year
    C) 307-year
    D) 200-year
   
102    India's ranking dropped by eights places to ________ in the latest FIFA rankings published by FIFA in Sep 2014.
    A) 138th
    B) 142nd
    C) 158th
    D) 168th

103    _________, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corp for last 37 years, has announced to step aside as chief executive officer of the tech giant in Sep 2014. He will be replaced by co-CEOs Safra Catz and Mark Hurd.
    A) Larry Ellison
    B) Warren Buffett
    C) Charles Koch
    D) Bill Gates
   
104    Chinese company Alibaba's marked its debut at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Sep 2014. Who is founder and Chairman of Alibaba, also rang the opening bell at the NYSE.
    A) Ma Huateng
    B) Jerry Yang
    C) Jack Ma
    D) Robin Li
   
105    The 17th edition of the Asian Games being held in which country in Sep-Oct 2014?
    A) Japan
    B) China
    C) South Korea
    D) Thailand

1    Nalanda University was reopened after nearly 800 years as it started its first academic session in Sep 2014. The ancient university is in which state?
    A) Jharkhand
    B) Madhya Pradesh
    C) Bihar
    D) Chattishgarh
   
2    Who became the first from Spain to win World Badminton Championship on 31st August at the World Badminton Championship held in Copenhagen, Denmark?
    A) Pablo Abi¡n
    B) Wang Shixian
    C) Carolina Marin
    D) Li Xuerui


3    Who was sworn in as the 17th Governor of Karnataka in Sep 2014?
    A) Kalyan Singh
    B) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
    C) C. Vidyasagar Rao
    D) K Rosaiah
   
4    Who has been appointed as the Governor of Kerala in Sep 2014?
    A) Kalyan Singh
    B) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
    C) C. Vidyasagar Rao
    D) P Sathasivam
   
5    Famous ________ artist, filmmaker and humourist Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, popularly known as Bapu, passed away in Chennai in Sep 2014.
    A) Malayalam
    B) Tamil
    C) Telugu
    D) Kannada

1    Who has been selected for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award in Aug 2014 for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Communal harmony, peace and goodwill?
     A) Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra
     B) Gulzar
     C) Muzaffar Ali
     D) Farooq Sheikh
    
2    How many sportsperson was awarded with India's top most sports award, the "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2014" as announced in Aug 2014?
     A) Zero
     B) One
     C) Two
     D) Three

3    USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in July (announced in Aug 2014).
     A) 6.3%
     B) 7.1%
     C) 6.6%
     D) 6.1%
    
4    The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against the Chairman and Managing Director of ____________, S K Jain for alleged bribery case in Aug 2014. As per allegation, the CMD asked for bribe to extend credit facilities to certain companies.
     A) United Bank of India
     B) Syndicate Bank
     C) IDBI Bank
     D) Allahabad Bank
    
5    The board of directors of India's largest milk federation, the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), unanimously elected whom as the new Chairman in Aug 2014?
     A) Vipul Chaudhary
     B) Anandibhai Patel
     C) Jethabhai Patel
     D) None of These

1    Global tech giant Google has announced in July 2014 that it will shut down its first social networking site, Orkut, on 30th September this year. Google launched its services how many years ago?
     A) 15 years
     B) 8 years
     C) 10 years
     D) None of These
    
2    The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica in honor of a famous Indian-American scientist ___________ in July 2014 for his work he did to compile population studies of seals, whales and birds in the pack ice as an explorer of the US Coast Guard in 1971-72.
     A) Jogesh Pati
     B) Khem Shahani
     C) Akhouri Sinha
     D) Pran Nath

3    Which site acquired TapCommerce, the mobile advertising start-up company based out of New York, for USD 100 million in July 2014?
     A) Twitter
     B) LinkedIn
     C) Facebook
     D) Google
    
4    Which New Zealand batsman has been imposed with life ban for his his alleged involvement in match-fixing in July 2014?
     A) Daryl Tuffey
     B) Brendon McCullum
     C) Lou Vincent
     D) Nathan Astle
    
5    Which Indian PSU bank has launched six digital branches across India as a part of its programme to offer next generation banking solutions to the mobile and internet-savvy customer base. These branches are located in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Ahmedabad. One of such branches in Delhi was inJulyurated this morning by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in July 2014.
     A) Punjab National Bank
     B) State Bank of India
     C) Bank of Baroda
     D) Bank of India

1    India's ________ state Telengana come into existence on 2nd June 2014.
     A) 30th
     B) 28th
     C) 29th
     D) 27th
    
2    Which Senior Congress Leader was named as the Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha by the Indian Congress Party in June 2014?
     A) Kamal Nath
     B) Kapil Sibal
     C) Mallikarjun Kharge
     D) P Chidambaram
    
3    Which Union Minister has been appointed as India's Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank in June 2014?
     A) Rajnath Singh
     B) Arun Jaitley
     C) Sushma Swaraj
     D) Nitin Gadkari
    
4    Which Indian businessperson became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Harvard Medal in June 2014?
     A) Azim Premji
     B) N R Narayana Murthy
     C) Anand G Mahindra
     D) Adi Godrej
    
5    Former Union Minister and _________ leader Tapan Sikdar passed away in June 2014.
     A) Trinamool Congress
     B) Indian Congress
     C) Bhartiya Janata Party
     D) Communist Party (CPM)