Current Affairs Questions: 30 May 2014

1) Who was appointed as the new National Security Advisor of India on 30 May 2014?

(A) M. K. Narayanan

(B) Ranjith Kumar

(C) Shivshankar Menon

(D) Ajit Kumar Doval

2) Who is expected to assume office as Chief Minister of Seemandhra (Andhra Pradesh) on June 8, 2014?

(A) Kiran Kumar Reddy

(B) Chandrababu Naidu

(C) K Rossaih

(D) E S L Narasimhan

3) A new logo for the state of Telangana was designed by artist Laxman Aelay recently. Telangana will be the ....... state of India?

(A) 30th

(B) 28th

(C) 29th

(D) 27th

4) In a major policy initiative, the government is proposing to raise FDI in defence sector to 100 per cent from existing ......... percent?

(A) 50

(B) 25

(C) 49

(D) 26

5) Which among the following player has scored a century in the second eliminator of IPL-7 played between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on 30 May 2014?

(A) M S Dhoni

(B) Virender Sehwag

(C) Glenn Maxwell

(D) Suresh Raina

6) New Union government has recently constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to unearth illicit money. Who is the chairman of the Team?

(A) Amar Pratap Sinha

(B) M B Shah

(C) Sudharshan Nayak

(D) C B Bhave

7) As did by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, a member who has been elected from two Lok Sabha constituencies has to vacate one of the seats within ....... days of the declaration of result?

(A) 30

(B) 10

(C) 14

(D) 21

8) Who among the following has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India in May 2014?

(A)  Mukul Rohatgi

(B)  Soli Sorabjee

(C)  Vinod Rai

(D)  Mohan Parasaran

9) Which among the following countries has won the 2014-Uber Cup tournament?

(A)  South Korea

(B)  Australia

(C)  China

(D) India

10) Who among the following took charge as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India on 22 May 2014?

(A) Sushma Singh

(B) Manjula Prasher

(C) Rakesh Sinha

(D) Rajiv Mathur

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UPSC CDS (I) Exam Results 2014 declared

UPSC has declared the results of the CDS (I) exam 2014 which was conducted on February 9, 2014. 9122 candidates have qualified for the interview by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence.

Candidates who clear the examination and the interview can join the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course.

The ratio of candidates who have been shortlisted for the examination per vacancy is 1:17: 92.

The candidates will be required to submit their original certificates in support of age (date of birth), education qualifications. If the address of the candidate is changed he/she will be required to immediately inform the Army Headquarters/ Air Headquarters/ Naval Headquarters as per their choice.

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Rajiv Mathur Sworn In as New Chief Information Commissioner on May 22, 2014

>> Former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur was sworn-in on 22 May 2014 as the new chief information commissioner, Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

>> The oath was administered to Mr Mathur by President Pranab Mukherjee, said a statement.

>> Rajiv Mathur, a 1972 batch Indian Police Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, served in the Intelligence Bureau for nearly three decades, including 15 years in Washington.

>> He succeeds Ms Sushma Singh. He will have a tenure till August 23, when he will attain 65 years of age.

>> A retired officer of the 1972 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) (Uttar Pradesh cadre), Mr Mathur served as Director of the Intelligence Bureau for a two-year term from December 31, 2008.

>> He is a recipient of the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

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Ajit Kumar Doval is the new National Security Advisor of India

>> Highly decorated police officer and former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval, considered one of the finest operational brains, was on 30 May 2014 appointed as the National Security Adviser.

>> 69-year-old Doval's is the second key appointment made after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed charge. The first was that of Nripendra Misra as Modi's Principal Secretary.

>> According to the official order, the appointment of Doval, who retired in January 2005 as Intelligence Bureau Chief, takes effect from 31 May 2014.

>> His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or till further orders, whichever is earlier, the order said. The name of Doval had started doing rounds in the power corridors ever since Modi became Prime Minister-designate.

>> Having the distinction of being the first police officer who received 'Kirti Chakra', a military honour, Doval will be providing his deep insight about the threats faced by the country from within and from outside.

>> A 1968-batch IPS officer, Doval, known one of the best operational brains within intelligence circles, was India's main negotiator with the hijackers of Indian Airlines plane IC-814 taken to Kandahar in 1999.

>> After a few years in uniform, Doval had worked as an intelligence officer for over 33 years during which he had served in the Northeast, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Doval had also done diplomatic assignments in Pakistan and the UK and later headed the operations wing of the Intelligence Bureau for over a decade, responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence and counter- insurgency.

>> After his retirement from service, he was running Delhi-based NGO 'Vivekananda International Foundation' which provided a platform for dialogue and conflict resolutions.

>> He was the first police officer to have been awarded with President's Police Medal for gallantry in just six years of service. This is generally granted after 15 years.

>> In 1989, he had led a team of Intelligence Bureau officials along with the Punjab Police and National Security Guards in "Operation Black Thunder" to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Doval had also successfully planned the rescue of Romanian diplomat Liviu Radu who was abducted by Khalistan Liberation Front in 1991.

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Current affairs from 30 May 2014 for all competitive Exams

1) Naidu to be sworn in on June 8 as Seemandhra CM: The Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu is expected to assume office as Chief Minister of Seemandhra (Andhra Pradesh) on June 8 near Vijayawada. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by Naidu for the event slated to be a gala fair spread over a 70-acre site between Vijayawada and Guntur, where he is also considering developing a new capital for the new state.

2) Ajit Doval appointed as new National Security Adviser: Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval was appointed as the National Security Adviser on 30 May 2014. He will assume the office on 31 May 2014. According to the official order, this appointment of 69-year-old Doval will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or till further orders, whichever is earlier. During his tenure, he will provide deep insight about the threats faced by the country from within and from outside.

3) Storm wreaks havoc in Delhi, 9 killed: Strong North Western winds ravaged the Capital on Friday evening at 92 kilometres per hour, killing nine people and damaging three aircraft and scores of vehicles. Twelve people were also reportedly injured. The disturbance dragged down the mercury and threw the city out of gear. The storm, accompanied by rain and lightning, which struck was because of a low pressure over Western Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring areas.

4) New logo for Telangana: Telangana, the 29th state of the country, has got its new logo. Designed by artist Laxman Aelay, the logo has three elements — the Asoka emblem, the iconic “Kakatiya torana” which is the gateway of the Kakatiya dynasty that ruled the region during 11-12th century, and the Charminar.

5) Vishwanath Tripathi awarded Vyas Samman: Eminent Hindi writer Vishwanath Tripathi was on 29 May 2014 presented the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013. Tripathi received the 23rd edition of the annual award for his work 'Vyomkesh Darvesh', a biography of noted Hindi author Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. Instituted in 1991 by the K K Birla Foundation, the coveted literary prize carries a citation, and a cash amount of Rs 2.5 lakh. Tripathi was also given a souvenir on the occasion.

6) Modi nixes plan to include chapter on him in textbooks: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday scotched a move by the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat governments to introduce a chapter on his life in textbooks for school children. Expressing strong disapproval of the sycophantic proposals, Modi said he did not favour living individuals becoming part of curriculum.

7) Virender Sehwag blitz powers Kings XI Punjab into IPL-7 final: Suresh Raina's 87 off 25 balls went in vain as Kings XI Punjab, riding on Virender Sehwag's scintillating ton, cruised to a 24-run victory over Chennai Super Kings to enter the IPL-7 final. Punjab will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the final which is scheduled to be played on Sunday. Sehwag blasted his way to a terrific 58-ball 122 which powered Punjab to a mammoth 226 for 6.

8) Government initiates exercise to raise FDI in defence sector to 100%: In a major policy initiative, the government is proposing to raise FDI in defence sector to 100 per cent through the approval route. "The Commerce and Industry ministry has circulated a Cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultation," sources told PTI. The proposal to raise FDI cap in defence from 26 per cent to 100 per cent is aimed at giving a boost to the manufacturing activities.

9) World's largest aircraft the Airbus A380 landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport: Super jumbo Airbus A380 of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi at around 8.00 pm on Friday, marking its maiden flight to India. On its arrival, the super jumbo was given a customary water cannon salute. Singapore Airlines became the first airline to start commercial operations of the world's largest passenger aircraft Airbus 380 in India on Friday. The airline will fly daily from Mumbai and Delhi. The world's largest passenger aircraft will have 471 seats, including 12 suites, 60 Business and 399 Economy class seats. The first flight comes after the government in January 2014 allowed Airbus A380 to fly into the country.

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Current Affairs and General Knowledge Quiz Questions: 29 May 2014

1) Who has won a landslide victory in the Egyptian presidential election recently?

(A) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

(B) Adly Mansour

(C) Mohamed Morsi

(D) Hosni Mubarak

2) The Nobel Prize was instituted by which country?

(A) USA

(B) UK

(C) Russia

(D) Sweden

3) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on 29 May 2014 decided to acquire control in Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd, including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Ltd, for Rs 4,000 crore. Which among the following popular television news channel will thus come under the control of Reliance?

(A) NDTV

(B) Times Now

(C) CNN-IBN

(D) Headlines Today

4) World Tourism Day, is observed on?

(A) September 27

(B) November 14

(C) January 25

(D) December 10

5) Who will be the next Solicitor General of India and succeed Mohan Parasaran, who has resigned following the change of government at the Centre recently?

(A) Ranjit Kumar

(B) Mukul Rohatgi

(C) Maninder Singh

(D) Rohinton Fali Nariman

6) A Mughal Queen whose name was written on all the Mughal Firmans and inscribed on the coins was?

(A) MahamAnanga

(B) NurJahan

(C) Mumtaz Mahal

(D) Mariam Makani

7) Who has topped the five women from India featured in Forbes’ 100 most powerful women in the world (except India-born PepsiCo’s Chief Indra Nooyi at 13th) , in the list released on 29 May 2014?

(A) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

(B) Padmasree Warrior

(C) Chanda Kochhar

(D) Arundhati Bhattacharya

8) Haldia refinery is located in?

(A) Paschim Banga

(B) Bihar

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Odisha

9) Who on 29 May 2014 took charge as the Home Minister of India?

(A) Arun Jaitley

(B) Sushma Swaraj

(C) Rajnath Singh

(D) Nithin Gadkari

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected from two Lok Sabha constituencies in the LS elections 2014. On 29th May 2014 he has quit Vadodara constituency and will henceforth represent which constituency in the Parliament?

(A) Lucknow

(B) Varanasi

(C) Gandhinagar

(D) Vidisha

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May 31: World No Tobacco Day 2014

Every year, on 31 May, mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death globally and is currently responsible for 10% of adult deaths worldwide. Tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke. Unless we act, the epidemic will kill more than 8 million people every year by 2030. More than 80% of these preventable deaths will be among people living in low-and middle-income countries.

For World No Tobacco Day 2014, WHO and partners call on countries to raise taxes on tobacco. 

The ultimate goal of World No Tobacco Day is to contribute to protecting present and future generations not only from the devastating health consequences due to tobacco, but also from the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.

Specific goals of the 2014 campaign are that:

>> Governments increase taxes on tobacco to levels that reduce tobacco consumption;

>> Individuals and civil society organizations encourage their governments to increase taxes on tobacco to levels that reduce consumption.

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Official Answer Key of Karnataka Postal Circle PA/SA Exam 2014

Friends..Here is the official Answer Key of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held in Karnataka Postal Circle on 27 April 2014, published in the official website www.pasadrexam2014.in. You can download the answer key as PDF from link below. The Answer Key has been shared by our friend Abhilasha and Amrish Pandey . Friends from Karnataka may check the Answers and share your marks below...

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Daily Current Affairs updates: 29 May 2014

Dear friends..after a short break daily current affairs updates are back. All missed current affairs from 10 may to 28 may will be updated in the coming days. Thanks for all your encouragement and support..looking forward for the same in coming days also. Enjoy reading…

1) Fattah el-Sisi elected Egypt president by landslide: Former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won a landslide victory in the Egyptian presidential election, securing 93.3 percent of the votes cast, judicial sources have said. His only rival, leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi, got only 3 percent of the votes. He conceded defeat on Thursday after saying the vote was unfair. The Presidential election in Egypt this time was marked by a low voter turnout of around 44 percent even though the polling was extended by one more day. Pro Morsi Islamist alliance led by Muslim Brotherhood boycotted these polls. This was the second Presidential election in three years in Egypt. For the first time in the history of Egypt, elections were monitored by foreign observers from European Union.

2) Reliance Industries Limited to buy Network 18 Media: The Board of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Thursday approved funding of upto Rs. 4,000 crore to Independent Media Trust (IMT), of which RIL is the sole beneficiary, for acquisition of control in Network 18 Media and Investments Limited (NW18), including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Limited (TV18) and the Open Offers to be made consequent to the acquisition. NW18 is the owner of a suite of premier digital internet properties, e-commerce businesses and differentiated broadcast content.

3) Ranjit Kumar is new Solicitor-General: Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar will be the next Solicitor-General as Mohan Parasaran resigned following the change of government at the Centre. Mr. Kumar had been counsel for the Gujarat government and amicus curiae in several cases in the Supreme Court. He had represented Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case pending in a Bangalore court.

4) SBI’s Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI’s Chanda Kochhar among Forbes’ most powerful women: State Bank of India Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing Director Chanda Kochhar are among the five women from India featured in Forbes’ 100 most powerful women in the world, a list topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Bhattacharya is ranked 36th on the power list, while Kochhar is 43rd. Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is ranked 92nd on the list.

PepsiCo’s India-born Chief Indra Nooyi is 13th on the list.

Note: Merkel is followed by Chair of the US Federal Reserve Janet Yellen, philanthropist Melinda Gates (3), former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (6), General Motors’ first woman CEO Mary Barra (7), First Lady Michelle Obama (8) and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (9).

5) International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed: The "International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers", May 29, is "a day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.

6) Modi quits Vadodara LS seat, retained Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today quit his Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, choosing to retain Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP recorded a landslide victory bagging 71 of the 80 seats in the recent elections. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was also elected from two seats in Uttar Pradesh, has quit from his pocket-borough Mainpuri and has retained Azamgarh. Under rules, a member who has been elected from two Lok Sabha constituencies, has to vacate one of the seats within 14 days of the declaration of result. With Lok Sabha results out on May 16, the deadline was to expire on 29 May 2014.

7)  Rajnath Singh took charge as Home Minister: Rajnath Singh, under whose stewardship BJP has stormed to power with its highest-ever tally, today took charge as the Union Home Minister. The 62-year-old Singh, who was elected from the Lucknow Lok Sabha Constituency, has succeeded Sushilkumar Shinde.

8) Pinaka rockets successfully test-fired: Indigenously developed Pinaka rockets, capable of destroying enemy positions at 40 km-range with rapid salvos, were on Thursday successfully test-fired thrice from a multi-barrel launcher at an armament base in Chandipur-on-sea, near Balasore in Odisha. The rockets, which have undergone several tough tests since 1995, have been already inducted into the armed forces and the present trials were conducted with some improvements in the weapon system, defence sources said, adding some more tests are likely to be held.

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Official Answer Key of Kerala Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

Friends..Here is the official Answer Key of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held in Kerala Postal Circle on 27 April 2014, published in the official website www.pasadrexam2014.in. You can download the answer key as PDF from link below. The Answer Key has been shared by our friend Vishnu Mohan. Friends from Kerala may check the Answers and share your marks below...

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Mukul Rohatgi appointed 14th Attorney General of India

>> Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi will be the new Attorney General (AG) of India following change in government at the Centre.

>> Rohatgi, who will take over from Goolam Essaji Vahanvati as the 14th AG of the country, said, his top priority as Attorney General would be to "streamline litigations in the Supreme Court."

>> Rohatgi, son of former Delhi High Court judge Justice Awadh Behari Rohatgi, has represented Gujarat government in the Supreme Court in the 2002 Gujarat riots and fake encounter death cases, including the Best Bakery and Zahira Sheikh cases.

>> He has also been representing the Italian embassy in the apex court in a case relating to two Italian marines involved in killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012.

>> Besides some of these illustrative high-profile cases handled by him, Rohatgi has been appearing on behalf of big corporates in the 2G scam trial.

Know about Attorney General of India?

1) The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds office during the pleasure of the President. He must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.

2) The Attorney General, like an Advocate General of a State is not supposed to be a political appointee, in spirit, but this is not the case in practice. Every time a party comes to power in the general elections, all the law officers resign and law officers loyal to the new party are appointed.

3) The Attorney General is necessary for giving advice to the Government of India in legal matters referred to him. He also performs other legal duties assigned to him by the President. The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote.

4) The Attorney General appears on behalf of Government of India in all cases (including suits, appeals and other proceedings) in the Supreme Court in which Government of India is concerned. He also represents the Government of India in any reference made by the President to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Constitution.

5) The Attorney General is assisted by a Solicitor General and four Additional Solicitors General.

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Admit Card/Hall Ticket Download SBI PO Exam 2014 Link Active Now!!

Friends..Web link to download call letter/admit card for SBI Probationary Officer Examination 2014 is active now. The examination will be of online nature and will be held from the second week of June to the first week of July 2014. Use Registration Number and Date of Birth or Password to download.

All the best to all the candidates in advance!!!

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