August 2014 Current Affairs Questions (Fourth Week)

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1) Name the mega financial inclusion plan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 August 2014?

Ans. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

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2) President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Sports Awards to eminent sportsperson on 29 August 2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Who won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2014?

Ans. No sportsperson was selected for Khel Ratna award this year.

Note: Since the inception of the award in 1991 this was the second time that no award was presented. The previous was in 1993-94.

3) How many sports persons were awarded Arjuna Awards 2014?

Ans. 15

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4) Who became the Ambassador of Turn Back Crime campaign of Interpol on 27 August 2014?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2014 set up a committee to identify obsolete laws. Who will chair the committee?

Ans. R. Ramanujam, Secretary in the PMO   

Note: The committee will identify the laws which they believed hamper governance by creating avoidable confusion.

6) President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 August 2014 appointed Governors for four states Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. Name the governors of each state?

Ans. Kalyan Singh- Rajasthan

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala- Karnataka

Ch. Vidyasagar Rao- Maharashtra

Mridula Sinha- Goa

7) Name the director of the famous film Gandhi who died on 24 August 2014 at the age of 90? Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Richard Attenborough

Note: The film that won Oscar awards in eight different categories in the 55th Academy Awards depicted Gandhi’s non-violent, non-cooperative independence movement and others against the United Kingdom’s rule in India during the 20th century.

8) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated India's first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) at which state on 24 August 2014?

Ans. Shibpur, Howrah in West Bengal

9) Which state government on 28 August 2014 made it mandatory for women riding a two-wheeler to wear helmets?

Ans. Delhi

Note: The government granted exemption to Sikh women to value religious sentiments of Sikhs.

10) National Sports Day was celebrated on 29 August across the country. Why is this day celebrated on 29 August every year?

Ans. To mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand.

11) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on 28 August 2014 launched a new application to book train tickets for which smartphone users?

Ans. Black Berry

12) Union Cabinet on 27 August 2014 announced to lift the restriction of one LPG cylinder per month per household. However, the Union Cabinet did not change the overall cap of ...... subsidised cylinders per year?

Ans. 12

13) Union Government on 27 August 2014 launched a new domain called ........ in Devanagari script in New Delhi?

Ans. Dot Bharat

Note: Initially the domain will cover eight languages like Hindi, Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali and Sindhi.

14) Sheila Dikshit on 26 August 2014 resigned as the Governor of?

Ans. Kerala

15) "Not Just an Accountant" book which is going to be released in October 2014 is authored by?

Ans. Vinod Rai

Note: He was the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

16) Ice Bucket Challenge was in news recently. This Challenge has led to raising of millions of dollars as funds for research of which disease?

Ans. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease

17) Which state government reduced the probation period in direct recruitment of its employees on higher posts from two to one year on 25 August 2014?

Ans. Rajasthan

18) Union Textiles Ministry on 25 August 2014 signed MoU with which e-store to provide online marketing platform to handloom weavers?

Ans. Flipkart

19) K Sankaranarayanan resigned from his office on 24 August 2014 as the governor of which state?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Maharashtra

Note: He tendered his resignation in the backdrop of being transferred to Mizoram.

20) Vinod Kumar Duggal resigned as Governor of which state on 28 August 2014?

Ans. Manipur

21) Tata Value Homes tied up with which e-commerce major on 26 August 2014 to sell houses online through the online marketplace model?

Ans. Snapdeal

22) Which state cabinet on 27 August 2014 ratified the new liquor policy which plans to shut down bars attached to hotels below the five-star category & also to phase out liquor from the state in a phased manner?

Ans. Kerala

23) Union Government on 28 August 2014 notified enhancing the social security cover limit under the social security schemes run by EPFO. Expand EPFO?

Ans. Employees Provident Fund Organisation

24) Name the Indo-Russian Air Force Exercise which was held in the last week of August 2014?

Ans. Avia Indra-2014

25) Who was appointed as new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee on 25 August 2014?

Ans. RN Ravi

26) Union Government launched India's first ethanol-run bus in which city on 22 August 2014?

Ans. Nagpur

27) Who was appointed as CRPF Special Director-General by appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 August 2014?

Ans. Ramesh Chand Tayal

28) Which private mobile service provider on 26 August 2014 signed a deal with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for sharing around 4000 mobile towers?

Ans. Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL)

29) Who was elected as the first President of Indian Steel Association (ISA) on 26 August 2014?

Ans. C.S.Verma

30) Who recently broke the 50-km Walk World Record at the European Athletics Championship held in Zurich, Switzerland?

Ans. Yohann Diniz of France

31) World’s oldest metal object, cone-shaped copper awl was discovered by archaeologists at Middle Chalcolithic burial site in which country recently?

Ans. Tel Tsaf in Israel 

32) Who was sworn in on 28 August 2014 as 12th President of Turkey?

Ans. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 12 September 2014

1) Election Commission announced assembly polls date: Haryana, Maharashtra to vote on October 15: The election Commission on Friday announced the assembly elections date for Haryana and Maharashtra. Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath made the big announcement during a press conference that both Haryana and Maharashtra will elect new assemblies in single phase on October 15 and the results will be declared on October 19. "Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately" the CEC said adding "as per SC orders, Commission has made provision for NOTA in EVMs." 

2) Rohan Bopanna to receive Davis Cup Commitment Award: Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna will be awarded the Davis Cup Commitment Award in Bangalore on 13 Sep 2014 on the sidelines of the ongoing World Group play-off tie against Serbia, it was announced by International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF through its national associations, will present Davis Cup Commitment Awards during this weekend’s 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties. Besides Bopanna, former Grand Slam tennis champions Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil will also be presented the award after their respective games.

3) Environment Minister launched online portal for zoos: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday launched an online portal for grant of recognition to zoos and monitoring of zoos. He also launched an E- archival and retrieval management system for the Central Zoo Authority and a book on “Zoos in India 2014,” an official statement said.

4) V Krishna Murthy award conferred on Nandan Nilekani: Nandan Nilekani, the former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UDAI), has been conferred with V Krishna Murthy Award for Excellence. The former CEO of Infosys received the award from Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Friday at the Centre for Organisation Development (COD). Krishna Murthy was instrumental in turning around public sector giants BHEL and SAIL. He also helped Maruti to make a mark in the automobile sector.

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Current Affairs MCQs with Answers: September 2014 for exams

1) Carolina Marin recently became the first European in 15 years to clinch the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships. From which country she is from?

(A) Germany

(B) Spain

(C) Russia

(D) Belgium

2) Which Union Ministry on 9 September 2014 launched Know Your Rights (KYR) portal?

(A) Ministry of Law

(B) Civil Aviation Ministry

(C) Ministry of Information Technology

(D) None of these

3) Which team won the inaugural 'Pro Kabaddi League' recently?

(A) U Mumba

(B) Puneri Paltan

(C) Bengal Warriors

(D) Jaipur Pink Panthers

4) Postal Service of which country recently decided to issue a special commemorative postage stamp in a tribute to legendary Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Pakistan

(C) USA

(D) UK

5)  High Court of which state recently banned religious sacrifice of animals at all places of public worship across the state?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Bihar

(D) Madhya Pradesh

6) Goolam E Vahanvati who passed away recently was the former?

(A) Attorney General of India

(B) Chief Justice of India

(C) National Security Advisor

(D) Foreign Secretary of India

7) India stands second in the world in fish production after which country in a recently released data?

(A) Pakistan

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) China

8) Which state recently became the first State in the country to launch Health Adalat?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Delhi

9) New railway time table has come into effect beginning September 1, 2014. Railway normally releases new train time table at which month every year?

(A) July 1

(B) June 1

(C) August 1

(C) March 1 

10) Department of Posts recently launched 8 commemorative postage stamps on?

(A) Heritage Sites in India

(B) Indian musicians

(C) Banking in India

(D) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Spain

2) Ans. (B) Civil Aviation Ministry

3) Ans. (D) Jaipur Pink Panthers

4) Ans. (C) USA

5) Ans. (B) Himachal Pradesh

6) Ans. (A) Attorney General of India

7) Ans. (D) China

8) Ans. (C) Karnataka

9) Ans. (A) July 1. This year it was delayed due to railway budget.

10) Ans. (B) Indian musicians

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Questions related to Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for Bank Exams

1) What is the meaning of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?- Prime Minister Scheme for People's Wealth

2) What is the aim of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?- Ambitious scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion by providing bank accounts to every households in India.

3) On which date Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched?-  28 August 2014

4) How many bank accounts were opened on a single day through financial camps set up in 77,000 locations under Jan Dhan Yojana on 28 August 2014?- 1.5 crore

5) Are private banks part of PMJDY?- Yes. People can open zero balance accounts either in public or private banks under PMJDY.

6) What are the offers available for those who open accounts under PMJDY?- Accident insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh comes free with each account. Those opening accounts before January 26 next year will also get life cover of Rs.30,000.

7) Which kind of debit card will be available for those who open accounts under PMJDY?- RuPay debit card

8) The premium on accident insurance under PMJDY will be borne by?- National Payments Corporation of India

9) Who were proposed as Business Correspondents of banks under PMJDY?- Gram Dak Sevaks in rural areas.

10) Who created the logo of the mission through competition in My Gov.in platform?- Priya Sharma

11) Name the slogan of the scheme?- Mera Khata – Bhagya Vidhaata (My Bank Account – The Creator of the Good Fortune).

12)  Name “Jan Dhan” was also chosen through an online competition on the MyGov Platform. How many individuals have suggested this name?- 07

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Daily Current Affairs Updates from 11 September 2014

1) Nuclear capable Agni-I missile successfully test-fired at Wheeler Island: India on 11 Sep 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I missile, which has a strike range of 700 km, from a test range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at about 11.11 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island. Agni-I was developed by advanced systems laboratory, the premier missile development laboratory of the DRDO in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat and integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad.

2) 13th year of 9/11 attack day observed: The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed almost 3,000 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. Four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City.

3) Meghalaya Governor given additional charge of Manipur, Mizoram: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul was been given additional charge of Manipur and Mizoram on Thursday after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal, who was Governor of the two States. Mr. Duggal, former Union Home Secretary and Army Captain, was the ninth Governor to resign after the National Democratic Alliance came to power in May. He took over as Governor of Manipur late last year and was given additional charge of Manipur on August 8 after incumbent Kamla Beniwal was sacked. Mr. Duggal too put in his papers twenty days later.

4) Nation remembers Swami Vivekananda's first Speech in the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago: On 11th September 1893 Swami Vivekananda, a famous Hindu monk delivered his first speech in the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. Swami Vivekananda was a wandering Hindu monk who was the most prominent disciple of Ramakrishna, a well known 19th century saint. Vivekananda is remembered as one of the key people who introduced Indian philosophies such as Vedanta and Yoga to the West. Swami Vivekananda passed away on 4th July 1902 at Belur Math in West Bengal; he was only 39 at the time. Vivekananda will always be remembered as a monk who introduced the West to Hinduism and Hindu philosophy. He is also considered a patriotic saint and his birthday 12th January is celebrated as National Youth Day every year.

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Current Affairs Questions from September 2014 for competitive Exams

1) Recently India won the ODI Series in England with a winning margin of 3-1. This is the first win in a bilateral series for India in England after ....... years?

(A) 24

(B) 14

(C) 16

(D) 25

2) PM Narendra Modi in the first week of September 2014 visited which Asian Country on a 05 day visit?

(A) China

(B) Japan

(C) Nepal

(D) Bangladesh

3) NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed ..... days in Office on 3 September 2014?

(A) 50

(B) 200

(C) 75

(D) 100

4) P Sathasivam recently became the first retired Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India to become the Governor of an Indian state. On 3 Sep 2014 he was appointed as the governor of?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Gujarat

(C) Kerala

(D) Maharashtra

5) Recently Union Government has declared heavy floods in which state as a National Calamity?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Jammu & Kashmir

(C) Odisha

(D) None of these

6) India celebrated Teacher's Day on 5 September 2014 on the birth anniversary of?

(A) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

(B) Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

7) India and which country recently signed a civil nuclear deal to allow export of uranium to India from that country for use in power generation?

(A) France

(B) Brazil

(C) Japan

(D) Australia

8) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares won the US Open mixed doubles title 2014. Bruno Soares is from which country?

(A) Croatia

(B) Brazil

(C) Switzerland

(D) Italy

9) Onam is celebrated as the state festival of which state in India?

(A) Kerala

(B) Goa

(C) Karnataka

(D) Sikkim

10) International literacy day is observed across the globe on?

(A) 4 September

(B) 11 September

(C) 8 September

(D) 11 July

Answer

1) Ans. (A) 24

2) Ans. (B) Japan

3) Ans. (D) 100

4) Ans. (C) Kerala

5) Ans. (B) Jammu & Kashmir

6) Ans. (A) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

7) Ans. (D) Australia

8) Ans. (B) Brazil

9) Ans. (A) Kerala

10) Ans. (C) 8 September

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PA/SA Exam 2014: Phase-2 Exam dates of Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, North East, Assam, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujrat Out

Friends... As per the latest updates published in the official recruitment site for PA/SA Exam 2014 the exam dates for Computer Typing/Data Entry of Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, North East, Assam, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujrat will be as follows:

Postal Circle	Exam Date	Exam Time
Tamil Nadu (29)	24 to 29 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
Uttarakhand (31)	25 to 27 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
Gujrat (16)	13 to 19 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
Rajasthan (28)	16 to 24 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
Punjab (27)	17 to 18 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
Jharkhand (20)	17 to 18 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
Assam (12)	20 to 21 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards
North East (25)	21 September 2014	Refer Admit Cards

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Daily Current Affairs: 10 September 2014

1) Subhash Chandra Garg appointed as World Bank Executive Director: Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as Executive Director in World Bank. Garg, a 1983-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, will have a tenure of three years from the date of assuming charge of the post, said an order issued by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). The Executive Directors are responsible for the conduct of the general operations of the World Bank and exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Boards of Governors.

2) HMT loses race against time, to be shut soon: HMT Watches, the iconic brand that evokes nostalgia in most Indians, will be shutting shop soon. The government has decided to wind up the company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HMT Ltd, which has been incurring losses since 2000 and has been unable to generate adequate resources to pay salaries to its employees. Set up in 1961 in collaboration with Japan’s Citizen Watch, the company’s net loss rose to Rs 242.47 crore in 2012-13 from Rs 224.04 crore in 2011-12. At the end of March 2012, it also had government loan, including budgetary support for salary and statutory dues, amounting to Rs 694.52 crore.

3) Union Cabinet approve sale of shares in ONGC, Coal India, NHPC: The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved stake sales in state-run ONGC,  Coal India  and NHPC. The share sales are part of the government’s divestment program outlined in the Union Budget through which it hopes to raise about Rs 56,000 crore in fiscal year 2014-15. The Cabinet cleared a 5 percent stake sale in ONGC, 10 percent in Coal India and 11.36 percent in NHPC. The divestment will be taken up through the offers-for-sale (OFS) route.

4) Government asks UIDAI to generate 100 crore Aadhaar numbers by 2015: Government on 10 September 2014 approved Phase -V of Unique Identification project which entails generation of 100 crore Aadhaar numbers by 2015 including enrolments done under the National Population Register. The government has also given go-ahead to the Unique Identification Authority of India, which is implementing the Aadhaar project, to undertake enrolments in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. UIDAI was established in 2009 with a mandate to generate and assign UID numbers to residents of India.

5) ICICI Bank offers Cardless Cash Withdrawal at ATMs: Customers of ICICI Bank can now transfer money from their account to anyone in India with a mobile number. The recipient — even if he/she does not have an account with any bank — can withdraw money round-the-clock from ICICI Bank ATMs across the country. The money can be withdrawn without having a debit card also. The private bank has just launched a new service called Cardless Cash Withdrawal. The facility can be initiated by any ICICI Bank savings account customer (sender) by logging into internet banking at www.icicibank.com. The sender first needs to register the recipient’s name, mobile number and address. The sender will get a four-digit verification code, while the recipient a six-digit reference code over SMS. The recipient can withdraw cash from almost all ICICI Bank ATMs by entering mobile number, cash amount along with the verification and reference code, within two days of the transaction.

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