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Sunday, July 27, 2014
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 25 July 2014
1) Abhinav
Bindra wins gold in men's 10m air rifle at Common Wealth Games 2014: Abhinav Bindra made his swansong appearance
at the Commonwealth Games a memorable one as the star Indian shooter won the
battle of nerves in a gripping competition to bag the 10m Air Rifle gold medal,
which has eluded him in the previous four attempts. Bindra, first Indian
Olympic individual gold medallist, shot an aggregate of 205.3 to set a new
Final Games Record.
This is first CWG, which applied the ISSF rule of taking
the final round score only and not adding the qualification score in shooting.
2) Civil
services aspirants intensified protest, govt appeals for patience: The
government on Friday appealed to protesting civil services aspirants to be
"patient" and said it would not tolerate any injustice to them on the
basis of language. A three-member government appointed committee is looking
into the demands of civil services aspirants to change the pattern of the Civil
Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to give level-playing field to those coming from
rural areas. There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the
preliminary examination. These papers are also known as CSAT I and CSAT II.
Students have been objecting to the level of aptitude and English language
questions being asked in the CSAT II paper claiming they are much above the
standard prescribed for the examination.
3) Congress
not eligible for LoP post, says Attorney General: In a setback to Congress
which has been fighting for the Leader of Opposition post, Attorney General
Mukul Rohatgi has opined that it is not eligible and there is no precedent
since the days of the first Lok Sabha to grant the post to a party which does
not have the minimum required MPs. Rohatgi has conveyed this to Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who had sought his opinion in view of the dilemma she
is facing over the issue, sources said.
4) CAG
of India akes Over as Member of UN Board of Auditors: The Comptroller &
Auditor General of India on 25 July 2014 assumed office as Member of the United
Nations Board of Auditors for a six year term upto June 2020. Shri Shashi Kant
Sharma took over the charge of this prestigious position from Mr. Liu Jiayi,
the Auditor General of the People’s Republic of China at the United Nations
Headquarters at New York. Shri Sharma was elected to this position defeating
Philippines by a convincing margin of 62 votes in November 2013.
5) Ukrainian
prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk resigned: Ukraine's prime minister has
resigned after the governing coalition collapsed, in a sign that five months
after the Maidan protests led to a change of government, the country's
political system is still beset by discord. The government is struggling to
defeat an insurgency by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country,
where a Malaysia Airlines jet was downed last Thursday.
6) Tandon
sworn in as Chhattisgarh Governor: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader
Balram Das Tandon was sworn in as the governor of Chhattisgarh on Friday. The
Chief Justice of Bilaspur High Court Justice Yatindra Singh administered the
oath of office to Mr. Tandon at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan here, which was
attended by the Chief Minister, the State Cabinet Ministers and other
dignitaries.
Official Key of SSC CGL (Tier-I) Re-Examination 2013 held on 20 July 2014 released
Friends..Staff Selection Commission has
released the official answer keys of different question paper/Test forms
booklets used by the Commission for Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I)
Re-Examination,2013 held on 20 June 2014. As per the commission's official
release, the following sets of questions papers were used in Morning and
Evening shifts.
MORNING SHIFT.
(Question Booklet No. : EB-2013)
1. 152 SG 3
2. 013 TM 2
3. 467 RN 3
4. 592 KH 4
5. 682 L J 6
6. 576 KM 3
7. 129 MP 2
8. 687 RK 0
EVENING SHIFT
(Question Booklet No. :
EA-2013)
1. 128 KJ 2
2. 124 LG 5
3. 016 MN 6
4. 319 RH 7
5. 426 SG 1
6. 514 TN 2
7. 623 MP 3
8. 325 RJ 4
Discrepancies relating to questions/incorrect
keys, if any, should be brought to the notice of Sh.Gopinath Nayak, US(QB) on
or before 01-08-2014 to the following numbers. Phone: 011 – 24364797. The
representations received after the stipulated date shall not be entertained.
View Morning Shift Answer Key: Click Here
View Evening Shift Answer Key: Click Here
Employment News: 26 July – 01 August 2014)
1. Baroda
Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Ajmer
Name of Post- Officer Jr. Management
Scale-I & Office Assistant
No. of Vacancies-311
Last date- 19.08.2014
2.
State Bank of India
Name of Post- Special Management Executives
(Banking)
No. of Vacancies-300
Last date- 11.08.2014
3. Indian
Space Research Organisation
Name of Post- Assistants
No. of Vacancies-233
Last date- 07.08.2014
4. Ordnance
Factories, Katni (M.P.)
Name of Post- Electrician, Fitter, Grinder,
Examiner
No. of Vacancies-103
Last date- 15 days after publication
5. Ordnance
Factory, Jabalpur (M.P.)
Name of Post- Mid-Wife, Fireman, Durwan
etc.
No. of Vacancies-58
Last date- 21 days after publication
6. Tobacco
Board, Guntur
Name of Post- Statistical Officer,
Technical Officer
No. of Vacancies-39
Last date- 30 days after publication
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Admit Card of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014 issued
26.7.14
Call Letter/Admit Cards, Civil Service Examination, Competitive Exams, Employment News, Latest Job, UPSC
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Friends..Union Public Service commission
has issued Admit Cards for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014 amid
protest from a section of candidates regarding a revamp in the pattern for the
Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). Those who have registered for the exam can
download the e-Admit Card from 24.07.2014 to 24.08.2014. Click on the below
link to download admit card.
Download Admit Card: Click Here
Current Affairs PDF: July 2014 (Second Week)
Current
Affairs PDF
July
2014- Second Week
Download as PDF- Click Here
1) Who won the Men’s singles at Wimbledon
Tennis Championship 2014?
Ans. Novak Djokovic
Note: He defeated Roger Federer.
2) World Population Day was observed across
the world on 11 July 2014 with the theme?
Ans. Investing in Young People
Note: World population day was first celebrated in 1987, the day
when world population reached five billion people.
3) Who won the Women’s singles Wimbledon
Tennis championship on 5 July 2014?
Ans. Petra Kvitova
Note: She is from Czechslovakia. She defeated Canadian Eugenie
Bouchard.
4) Recently the Committee on Poverty
presented its report to Union Government. Who was the chairman of this
committee?
Ans. C Rangrajan
Note: As per the report daily per capita expenditure is pegged at
32 rupees for the rural poor and at 47 rupees for the urban poor.
5) Name the British Actress who was on 8
July 2014 appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?
Ans. Emma Watson
6) Name the Veteran actress who died on 10
July 2014 at a private Hospital in New Delhi?
Ans. Zohra Sehgal
Note: She was called as the grand old lady of Bollywood. In 2010
she was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan.
7) MCC XI (Marylebone Cricket Club) on 5
July 2014 won the match played to celebrate 200-years (bi-centenary) of Lord’s
Cricket Ground, the Home of Cricket. Who was the captain of the MCC XI?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
Note: They beat Shane Warne-led Rest of the World XI in Lord’s in
London, UK.
8) Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza along with
her Zimbabwean doubles partner Cara Black on 7 July 2014 were ranked
career-best which position in WTA Doubles rankings?Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Fifth
9) India on 8 July 2014 successfully
test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km range which supersonic cruise
missile from Chandipur-on-Sea off Odisha coast?
Ans. BrahMos
10) Union Civil Aviation Ministry on 7 July
2014 constituted an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to examine the maximum
potential of the GAGAN system. Expand GAGAN?
Ans. GPS Aided Augmented Navigation
11) Who will head the above
Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG)?
Ans. Ashok Lavasa, the Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation.
12) Who was appointed as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Reliance Infrastructure on 7 July 2014?
Ans. M S Mehta
13) In the Economic Survey of India 2013-14
presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on 9 July 2014, it is said
that India’s economy in financial year 2014-15 is expected to grow in the range
of ............ percent overcoming sub-5 percent growth?
Ans. 5.4 – 5.9
14) FIFA on 9 July 2014 suspended which
country from all international football competitions with immediate effect on
account of its government interference in running its Football Federation?
Ans. Nigeria
15) Name the eminent scholar of the Indian
Constitution who died on 6 July 2014 in Washington DC? Visit: www.currentaffairs4examz.com
Ans. Granville Austin
16) Governor of Gujarat, Kamla Beniwal was
transferred and appointed as Governor of which state on 6 July 2014?
Ans. Mizoram
17) Name the 03 judges who were appointed
as Supreme Court judges on 7 July 2014?
Ans. Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice
Rohington F Nariman
18) Name the technology launched on 8 July
2014 by Sports Authority of India (SAI) and TheFootballLink to promote football
at the grass-root level?
Ans. F-Cube
19) Union Health Ministry on 8 July 2014
constituted a core group to work out a detailed action plan to eradicate which
dreaded vector-borne disease in India by 2015?
Ans. Kala Azar
Note: Kala Azar is known as Visceral Leishmaniasis, a zoonotic
infection and is world’s second deadliest vector borne disease after Malaria.
The disease is carried by sand fly found in the eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand
and West Bengal and usually strikes during the months of the monsoon.
20) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) recently amended the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations,
2012 and now these regulations are known as?
Ans. Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (Third Amendment)
regulations, 2014
21) India and which country on 8 July 2014
decided to launch negotiations for civil nuclear cooperation?
Ans. United Kingdom
Note: The decision was taken during the visit of UK foreign
secretary of state William Hague to India.
22) Name the legend of Real Madrid Football
Club who died on 7 July 2014?
Ans. Alfredo Di Stefano
23) Name the former President of Georgia
who died on 7 July 2014?
Ans. Eduard Shevardnadze
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Friday, July 25, 2014
Daily Current Affairs from 24 July 2014
1) Kurdish
politician Fouad Massoum elected Iraq's president: Kurdish politician
FouadMassoum has been named the new president of Iraq following a parliamentary
vote. Massoum, 76, is one of the founders of current President Jalal Talabani's
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party. He is considered a soft-spoken moderate,
known for keeping good relations with Sunni and Shiite Arab politicians. The
vote for president — a largely ceremonial post — was delayed for a day when the
Kurdish bloc requested more time to select a candidate. They named Massoum as
their pick late on Wednesday.
2) TCS
becomes first Indian company to top Rs 5 lakh crore market cap: Outsourcing
giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the first Indian company to
exceed Rs 5 lakh crore in market capitalisation. The company's share price
touched a 52-week high of Rs 2,580.60, taking its market cap to Rs 5.6 lakh
crore ($86.5 billion, at 60 a dollar). The feat makes TCS the second most
valuable IT services company in the world ahead of Ireland's Accenture but
behind US's IBM. At present, Accenture’s market valuation stands at $51 billion
and that of IBM at $193.7 billion.
3) Arijit
Basu to assume charge as SBI Life MD & CEO: Arijit Basu, currently the
Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India, will take over as the Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Life Insurance in August. Basu will
replace Atanu Sen who is due to retire on July 31. Basu has been Deputy
Managing Director of State Bank of India since May 2014 and serves as its Chief
General Manager of Delhi. He has handled many important assignments over
two-and-a-half decades in the bank. SBI Life is a joint venture between State
Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif, in which SBI owns 74 per cent.
4) KN
Tripathy sworn in as Govenor of West Bengal: Former Speaker of the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly Mr. Keshari Nath Tripathy was sworn in as the Govenor of West
Bengal on Thursday. The Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Mr.
Asim Kumar Banerjee administered the oath of office to Mr. Tripathy at a
function in Raj Bhavan in Kolkata Thursday afternoon. The State Chief Minister
Miss Mamata Banerjee, her Cabinet colleagues, members of the diplomatic corps
and other distinguished guests were present at the swearing-in-ceremony.
5) Doordarshan
music show to feature in Limca book of records: A reality show based on
classical music aired by Doordarshan will feature in the Limca Book of Records.
"Our show 'Naad Bhed-The Mystery of Sound', the first ever reality show on
classical music, has been selected by the Limca Book of Records, to be featured
in its next edition under Television chapter: for being the First ever
National- level Reality show on Classical Music," a statement issued by
Doordarshan said. Officials said that 'Naad Bhed' is a first of its kind
national-level reality television show in the country and possibly the world,
on classical music.
6)
India's Mars orbiter completes about 80 percent of its journey: Inching
closer to the red planet, India's ambitious Mars orbiter spacecraft has covered
more than 540 million kilometres, about 80 percent of its journey for its
rendezvous with the planet scheduled for 24 September. The spacecraft has
covered a distance of more than 540 million kilometres on its helio centric
journey to the red planet, ISRO said. "Yes, that is very close to a whopping
80 percent". Mars Orbit Mission and its payloads are in good health,"
ISRO said on Twitter.
7) Train,
bus collision kills 25 school children in Telangana: Twenty five
schoolgoers and the driver of their bus were killed when the
Nanded-Secunderabad passenger train rammed into it at an unmanned railway
crossing at Chegunta in Masaipet village of Veldurthi mandal in Medak district
on Thursday.
8) Weightlifter
Khumukcham Sanjita wins India's first gold at Commonwealth Games: Khumukcham
Sanjita and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagged a gold and silver, respectively, in
women's 48kg weightlifting in a display of overwhelming domination to open
India's medal account on the opening day of the competition in the 20th
Commonwealth Games on Thursday. Sanjita won with a total lift of 173kg (77+96)
while Mirabai grabbed the silver with a cumulative effort of 170 (75+95) in the
absence of other strong competitors. India finished first day with 7 medals (2
gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze) in Commonwealth Games 2014. Sukhen Dey has won the second gold medal for
India in weight lifting.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 23 July 2014
1) 20th
Commonwealth Games began in Glasgow: The 20th Commonwealth Games began in
Glasgow. Scotland rolled out a spectacular opening ceremony with a dazzling and
colourful display of their unique culture and heritage, which also had some
Indian flavour. A surprisingly subdued Glasgow suddenly sprang to life and
exuberance with a three-hour mesmerising show of light and sound and colourful
hues which the organisers claimed was watched by more than one billion people.
The Indian contingent headed by flag bearer and Olympic silver medalist shooter
Vijay Kumar led the Parade of Nations, by virtue of being hosts in 2010 Delhi
edition. Click Here to read questions on CWG 2014.
2)
India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to meet on August 25: After the
decision to invite Nawaz Sharif for PM Narendra Modi's swearing in, his
government on Wednesday pulled another rabbit out of its hat as it confirmed a
meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan next month.
Foreign secretary Sujatha Singh will travel to Islamabad for a meeting with her
counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry on August 25 in a likely attempt to revive the
dialogue process which has effectively remained stalled since the ceasefire
violations in January 2013.
3) Plane
crashed in Taiwan, 47 trapped, feared dead:
A plane landing in stormy weather crashed outside an airport on a small
Taiwanese island late Wednesday, and the transport minister said 47 people were
trapped and feared dead. Another 11 people were injured when the ATR-72
operated by Taiwan's TransAsia Airways crashed on Penghu, an island in the
Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China, Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shih was
quoted as saying by the government's Central News Agency. The plane was
arriving from Kaohsiung, a city in southern Taiwan.
4) Honda
Mobilio Launched in India: Honda Cars India on Wednesday launched its new
Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV), the Mobilio at a starting price of Rs 6.49 lakh
(ex-showroom Delhi). The petrol car will cost Rs 6.49 lakh for the E variant;
Rs 7.50 lakh for S variant and Rs 8.76 lakh for the V variant.
5) World
Bank President Jim Yong Kim meets PM Narendra Modi: The President of the
World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in
New Delhi on Wednesday. The Prime Minister described the meeting as "very
fruitful." "We discussed several ways of working together in the
times to come," he said. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said:
"We talked about the importance of scale and the need to work on a scale
that inspires people and positively transforms their lives. We live in a world
where speed matters. Quick execution is essential. Speeding up World Bank
projects will surely increase the impact."
6) Cabinet
clears 49% FDI in insurance with Indian control: The Modi Government set
the ball rolling on its first major economic reform on Thursday. The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs approved the raising of Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) cap in insurance from 26 percent to 49 percent through the Foreign
Investment Promotion Board route. The government will now bring a Bill before
Parliament in the current session as the Bill for the same proposal the UPA
Government had mooted lapsed after the last Lok Sabha's dissolution.
7) Ram
Naik Sworn-In as Uttar Pradesh Governor: Senior BJP leader and former Union
Minister Ram Naik was on 22 July 2014 sworn-in as the 27th Governor of Uttar
Pradesh at a ceremony held in Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. 80-year-old Mr Naik was
administered oath of office by Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice
Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud this evening. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, several
ministers, lawmakers, senior bureaucrats and senior officers from the police
department were present on the occasion.
IB P.A. and JIO-II/Tech Exam held on June 29, 2014 Results Published
On the basis of written test held on June
29, 2014 for the posts of P.A. and JIOII/Tech in Intelligence Bureau, Ministry
of Home Affairs has published the results. Candidates having roll numbers in
list have been shortlisted for skill test in stenography for the post of PA and
trade test followed by interview for the post of JIO-II/Tech. The trade test followed
by interview for the post of JIO-II/Tech is to be held on August 27-29, 2014
while stenographic skill test for the
post of P.A. will be held on August 30,
2014.
The candidates are directed to visit the
website of MHA i.e. www.mha.nic.in and download their call letters including
Attestation & SSQ forms w.e.f. August 01, 2014 onwards.
The candidates shortlisted for skill test
in stenography for the post of P.A. are requested to select the language
(English or Hindi) for skill test in stenography by logging into the website https://www.onlinesubmit.in/mha5/
View Results: Click Here
Indian Ordnance Factory recruitment of 1572 Chargeman 2014
Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, Indian
Ordnance Factories invites applications for recruitment of the 1572 Chargeman
(Non-Gazetted Group ‘B’) Vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply Online from
19-07-2014 to 09-08-2014. Further details are as follows:
Important Dates:
Starting Date for Online Application:
19-07-2014.
Last Date for Submission of Online
Application: 09-08-2014.
Last Date for Submission of Hard copy of
Application: 16-08-2014.
Last Date for Submission of Hard copy of
Application for candidates in remote areas: 23-08-2014.
Total No of Posts: 1572
Names of Posts: Chargeman ( Non-Gazetted
Group ‘B’)
1. Mechanical: 875 Posts
2. Information Technology: 23 Posts
3. Electrical: 133 Posts
4. Chemical: 296 Posts
5. Civil: 39 Posts
6. Metallurgy: 46 Posts
7. Clothing Technology: 32 Posts
8. Leather Technology: 04 Posts
9. Non Technical (Stores): 41 Posts
10. Non Technical (OTS): 60 Posts
11. Automobile: 03 Posts
12. Electronics: 20 Posts
Educational Qualification: Refer official
notification from below link.
Age Limit: Candidate age should be up to 27
years for UR, 27 years + 3 years for OBC, 27 years + 5 years for ST/ SC
candidates as on 09-08-2014. Age Relaxation is applicable for PH/ Departmental
candidates, etc.
Selection Process: Candidates are selected
based on written exam, interview/ personality test.
Application Fee: Candidates have to pay
Rs.50/- for SC/ ST/ Women/ PH candidates and Rs.100/- for remaining through
bank Remittance in favour of, PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR, RECRUITMENT FUND OFRB,
AMBAJHARI- NAGPUR.
For more details refer official
notification from the below link.
View Official Notification: Click Here
Apply Online: Click Here
Union Budget 2014-15 MCQ Questions for Bank Exams: Part 3
24.7.14
Budget, Current Affairs, IBPS PO 2014, Indian Economy, July 2014, SBI Clerk 2014, Study Materials
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Friends..Here is the Part 3 of the series.
41)
Govt provides ..... crore for rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri
migrants as announced in Union Budget 2014-15?
Ans. Rs 500
42) How much fund has been provided for
“Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna” for assured irrigation?
Ans. 1000 crore
43) Agriculture University announced in
Budget will be set up at?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan
44) Crisis Management Center for women will
be open at?
Ans. Delhi
45) What is the targeted fiscal deficit for
2016 (year 2015-16) as announced in the Union Budget 2014-15?
Ans. 3.6% of GDP
46) How much fund was set aside for the
proposed National Rural Internet and Technology Mission (NRITM)?
Ans. Rs. 500 crore
47) What special feature has been proposed
for currency notes in the Union Budget 2014-15?
Ans. Currency notes will henceforth integrate Braille-features
to benefit the visually-disabled people.
48) The National Industrial Corridor (NIC)
that was proposed to be established in the Union Budget of 2014-15 will be at?
Ans. Pune
49) Plan expenditure pegged at ..... lakh
crore?
Ans. Rs 5.75
50) Non-plan expenditure pegged at ......
crore?
Ans. Rs 12.19 lakhClick here to read Part 1
Click here to read Part 2
Quiz Questions on Union Budget 2014-15 for Exams: Part 2
Friends.. Here is the Part 2 Questions of the series.
21) Kisan Vikas Patra was reintroduced in
Union Budget 2014. What is Kisan Vikas Patra?
Ans. Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving scheme that was announced by
the Government of India that doubles the money invested in eight years and
seven months. The Directorate of Small Savings Government of India, sells these
saving bonds through all Post Offices in the country so that the scheme can be
accessed by citizens from all over the country. A KVP can be encashed after two
and a half years from the date of issue at the value it has been bought and the
interest accrued for the period.
22) Mandatory wage ceiling of subscription
to EPS (Employee Pension Scheme) raised from Rs 6,500 to .........?
Ans. Rs 15,000
23) Minimum pension increased to ...... per
month in Budget 2014?
Ans. Rs 1,000
24) How many new IIMs have been announced
in Union Budget 2014?
Ans. 5
Note: In HP, Punjab,
Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan
25) How many new IITs have been announced
in Union Budget 2014?
Ans. 5
Note: To come up in
Jammu, Chattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
26) How many new AIIMs have been announced
in Union Budget 2014?
Ans. 4
Note: To come up in
Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha in Maharashtra and Poorvanchal in Uttar
Pradesh.
27) Govt proposed to launch which programme
to ensure broad band connectivity at village level as announced in Union Budget
2014?
Ans. 'Digital India’
28) Name the TV channel announced for
farmers in Union Budget 2014-15?
Ans. KISAN TV
29) Name the TV channel announced for North
East in Union Budget 2014-15?
Ans. Arun Prabha TV
30) Name the project on the river Ganga for
inland waterways between Allahabad and Haldia announced in Union Budget
2014-15?
Ans. Jal Marg Vikas
Note: Rs 4,200 crore set
aside for the purpose.
31) EPFO to launch which Service for
contributing members?
Ans. Uniform Account Number
32) Name the new programme announced to
give impetus to watershed development in the country with an initial outlay of
Rs. 2142 crores?
Ans. Neeranchal
33) Name the scheme announced in Budget to
generate awareness and help in improving the efficiency of delivery of welfare
services meant for women?
Ans. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana
34) Two National Institutes of Ageing
announced to be set up in Union Budget will be at?
Ans. AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras Medical College, Chennai.
35) How much fund has been allotted to
support about 600 new and existing Community Radio Stations?
Ans. Rs 100 crore
36) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to cover every
household with sanitation facility by the year?
Ans. 2019
37) Rs 2,037 crore set aside for Integrated
Ganga Conservation Mission called?
Ans. Namami Gange
38) Fund allocated for increasing safety of
women in large cities?
Ans. Rs 150 crore
39) Amount allotted for the project of
developing 100 Smart Cities?
Ans. Rs. 7,060 crore
40) Fund set aside for PSU banks
capitalisation?
Ans. Rs 11,200 croreClick here to read Part 1
Click here to read Part 3