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Thursday, September 18, 2014
17 September 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates
1) Chinese
President Xi Jinping arrives for three-day India visit: Chinese President
Xi Jinping arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday on a three-day visit, which is
expected to define the relationship between the two neighbours who have had a
troubled past. Jinping, who arrived here from Sri Lanka, was welcomed by
Gujarat Governor O P Kohli and Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, as well as the
state Cabinet ministers. The Chinese President is accompanied by his wife Peng
Liyuan. He is the first important foreign dignitary to begin his India visit
from Gujarat.
2) Boxer
Manoj Kumar to finally get Arjuna Award: Forced to take the legal route
after being denied the honour initially, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will be
bestowed the Arjuna Award as the sports ministry has finally accepted his
nomination. Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, told that he was
informed of the ministry's decision this morning. The controversial
recommendation of boxer Jai Bhagwan for the Arjuna Awards had led to Manoj
approaching the sports ministry officials, who, he said, had assured him that
his name would be added to a list of 15 athletes in a review meeting.
3) Indonesia
set to be awarded 2018 Asian Games: Indonesia is poised to be selected as
the host of the next Asian Games in 2018 after Vietnam withdrew because of
financial concerns. The decision will be formally ratified at an OCA General
Assembly in South Korea on Saturday but OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad
Al-Sabah told that there was an agreement in place to give the multi-sports
event to Jakarta. Sheikh Ahmad acknowledged that Hanoi's pullout had posed
problems the OCA had never faced before, but they had not been left in the
lurch for long.
4) Lalitha
Kumaramangalam appointed NCW chairperson: The Union Ministry of Women and
Child Development has appointed BJP national executive member Lalitha
Kumaramangalam as the new chief of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Hours after the Union Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Menaka Gandhi
announced her appointment Ms. Kumaramangalam spoke of her keenness to
mainstream the gender issue in a holistic manner. Ms. Kumaramangalam also
stressed on creating an atmosphere of “respect” for women. She said while there
are many terms like “empowerment, autonomy and freedom” used to vis-Ã -vis
gender issues and equality, there is need to ensure that women are treated with
respect.
5) Advani
Appointed Chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha: Veteran BJP leader and
former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, who was sidelined totally in
the NDA government and the BJP, finally bagged a post in Parliament. Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday appointed L K Advani as the Chairman of the
Lok Sabha Committee on Ethics, which oversees the moral and ethical conduct of
its members. Advani was recently removed from the party Parliamentary Board and
party Central Election Committee. Interestingly enough, the Speaker had
recently appointed L K Advani as a member of the Standing Committee on
Information Technology headed by one of the youngest members of his party, Anurag
Thakur. Advani will also be a part of the Committee on Public Undertakings
headed by the BJP’s Shanta Kumar.
6) Rajasthan
first state to ratify Judicial Appointments Bill: Rajasthan on Wednesday
became the first State to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission
Bill 2014 which was passed by Parliament last month. The Bill needs to be
endorsed by at least 15 States before it can be sent for Presidential assent
and brought into effect. The 121st Constitutional Amendment was also adopted by
the House simultaneously.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Daily Current Affairs: 16 September 2014
1) Set
back for BJP in bypoll results: It
was bad news for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Assembly by-elections in the
states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. These were the states that the
BJP had swept in the Lok Sabha polls four months ago. The party which is ruling
at the Centre lost 13 of the 24 seats held by it. Also, the polls were seen as
yet another test of popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Reverses in the
bypolls has come after the party's disappointing performance in the Assembly
by-elections in Bihar, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh in the last
two months.
2) International
Day for preservation of Ozone Layer observed: The International Day for the
preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014. The day
marks the commemoration of the date of signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987
on substances that deplete the Ozone layer. The theme for 2014 is Ozone Layer
Protection: The Mission Goes On.
3) USA
won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014: USA on 14 September 2014 won FIBA
Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia. The World Cup was held at Madrid,
Spain. The United States became the third country to win consecutive world
titles and extended its winning streak in international play to 63 games. The
win margin of 33 points through nine games with total score of 129-92 made the
team of USA world Leader. With this, the American team became the first
national team to win by more than 20 points in any previous FIBA championship
event.
4) Ambani
tops Hurun India Rich List again: The stock market boom and a slight
strengthening of the rupee have helped drive up the number of dollar
billionaires in the country to record highs, according to the Hurun India Rich
List for 2014. The number has risen to 109, up from 63 last year and 59 the
year before, according to the listings made available on Tuesday. Mukesh Ambani
held on to his position as the richest man in India with a fortune of Rs.1.65
lakh crore, up 37 per cent from last year.
5) Sachin
Tendulkar Named for Giants International Awards: Cricket maestro and Bharat
Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood danseuse Helen are among this year's
Giants International awardees, according to an announcement. Tendulkar will get
the award for lifetime achievement in sports while Helen Salim Khan will be
honoured for her lifetime contribution to films. The awards shall be given away
by the Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah at a function Wednesday. The
other awardees include Urvi Piramal (Business & Industry), Hemant Thacker
(Medicine), Kulinkant Luthia (Social Service), Bahubali Shah (Journalism), Anu
Malik (Music) and Patangrao Kadam (Education).
6) Meghalaya
boy wins bronze in World Kickboxing Championship: Edward Mawthoh, a junior
from Meghalaya, has bagged a bronze medal at the World Kickboxing Championship
2014 held in Italy recently. Mawthoh competed in the 48kg category of the
Under-16 full contact sports, which was held from September 6-14 at Rimini,
where he bagged a bronze, Meghalaya Association of Kickboxing Organisations
(MAKO) secretary Larry P Warjri said.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 15 September 2014
1) KK
Paul sworn in as Manipur Governor: Meghalaya Governor K K Paul was sworn in
as acting Governor of Manipur. Manipur Chief Justice Laxmi Kant Mahapatra
administered the oath of office and secrecy to Paul during a function at Raj
Bhavan, which was attended by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, his cabinet
colleagues and high civil and police officials.
2) Arnold
Schwarzenegger Meets Jayalalithaa in Chennai: Hollywood star Arnold
Schwarzenegger had a blockbuster meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa in Chennai. The 67-year-old actor met Ms Jayalalithaa for a half
an hour at the state Secretariat. After the meeting he tweeted, "It was
fantastic to sit down with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa before our
event tonight and talk about her state's success and challenges. That's the
advantage of being an actor who was also a Governor!"
3) Google
launched Android One phones in India at Rs 6,399: Google has launched in
India the first smartphones under its Android One project, pricing them at Rs
6,399 ($105) to capture the low-cost segment of the world's fastest growing
smartphone market. The Mountain View-Based company tied up with Indian mobile
players Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Mobiles to launch the affordable phones,
which are powered by its Android operating system and aimed at emerging
markets.
4) Axis
Bank launched e-surveillance facility at ATM location: Axis Bank, India’s
third largest private sector bank, announced the launch of e-surveillance
facility, a service that allows a 24x7, 365 days centrally monitored automated
security of ATMs. Under the e-surveillance facility, the ATM premises of Axis
Bank will be monitored 24x7 from a centralised security operation centre. An
immediate alert will be activated in case of detection of any unauthorised
activity at the ATM site. In the event of any unauthorised activity at the ATM
location, an immediate hooter alert will instantaneously propel a two way
communication between the officials at the security operation center and the
alleged intruders, through mike, speakers and CCTV system. Simultaneously, the
system would also alert the local Police station and nearby on road Patrolling
Officer about the incident, the bank said in a statement.
5) Andhra
Pradesh holds country's first e-cabinet meet: Ushering in paperless
cabinet, Andhra Pradesh on Monday held e-cabinet meeting. I-pads and power
point presentation replaced the papers as tech-savy Chief Minister N.
Chandrababu Naidu presided over the meeting, billed as thr first such exercise
by any state cabinet in the country. The e-cabinet e-meeting was held to mark
100 days of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in power in the state. According to
officials, the cabinet agenda was sent to the ministers in advance through
e-mail. Naidu asked all ministers to come to the meet with i-pads.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Employment News: Job Highlights (13thSep – 19th Sep 2014)
1. UNION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Name of Post- Assistant Engineer, Junior
Scientific Officer, Assistant Legal Adviser etc.
No. of Post- 31
Last Date- 02.10.2014
2. HIGH
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
Name of Post - Junior Assistant and Paid
Apprentices
No. of Post- 2341
Last Date- 30.09.2014
3. INDO
– TIBETAN BORDER POLICE FORCE
Name of Post- Constable (Pioneer)
No. of Post- 497
Last Date- 09.10.2014
4. PUNJAB
UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH
Name of Post- Professor, Associate
Professor and Assistant Professor
No. of Post- 146
Last Date- 14.10.2014
5. BHARAT
HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED, BHOPAL
Name of Post- Pharmacy Assistant, Hospital
Lab Technician Assistant etc.
No. of Post- 37
Last Date- 04.10.2014
6.
NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA
Name of Post- Dy. Director, Assistant
Director and Accountant etc.
No. of Post- 9
Last Date- 21 days from the date of the
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7. LNJN
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND FORENSIC SCIENCE
Name of Post- Professor and Senior
Scientific Assistant (Narcotics) etc.
No. of Post- 11
Last Date- 60 days from the date of the
advertisement
Daily Current Affairs: 14 September 2014
1) Hindi
Diwas observed across India on 14 September: Hindi Diwas was celebrated
across India on 14 September for commemorating the occasion of adoption of
Hindi as the official language of Constituent Assembly on 14 September 1949. On
the occasion, Rajbhasha Awards were conferred upon the Ministries, Departments,
PSUs and Nationalised Banks. On 14 September 1949, Hindi was adopted as an
official language of the Constituent Assembly. The decision of using Hindi as
the official language was ratified by the Constitution of India that came into
effect on 26 January 1950. Under the Article 343 of the Indian Constitution,
the Devanagri script of Hindi was adopted as the official language.
2) HS
Prannoy wins Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold title: Kerala shuttler HS
Prannoy defeated local lad Firman Abdul Kholik 21-11, 22-20 in Palembang on
Sunday to win the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold title, his first in the
senior ranks. The hard-hitting shuttler took just 43 minutes to dispatch Kholik
and come as the title did a week after his runner-up finish in Vietnam, Prannoy
was excited.
3) Educationist
Kireet Joshi passed away: Eminent educationist and former education adviser
to the Union government Kireet Joshi passed away on Sunday after battling
cancer. He was 83. In 1976 the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed him
as the educational adviser to the Government of India. He was instrumental in
redesigning and redrafting of the Bill for Vishwa Bharati University,
Shantiniketan. He is also credited with seeding the idea of the Indira Gandhi
National Open University as also of Pondicherry University. He served as the
Educational Adviser to the Gujarat Chief Minister from 2008 to 2010.
4) Pranab
Mukherjee arrived in Vietnam on four-day state visit: President Pranab Mukherjee arrived on a
four-day state visit to strategically important Vietnam during which he will
hold talks with the country's top leadership and the two nations will ink pacts
in key areas of oil exploration and air connectivity.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
13 September 2014: Daily Current Affairs for Exams
1) Peaceful
by-polls held in 10 states with moderate to high balloting: Moderate to
heavy turnout was reported in the biggest democratic exercise in India since
the April-May general election as three parliamentary and 33 assembly
constituencies spanning 10 states went for by-polls Saturday. The elections -
regarded as a test of popularity of the respective state governments as also of
the Bharatiya Janata Party which held many of these seats - were generally
peaceful. The elections to the three Lok Sabha constituencies became necessary
after three political stalwarts - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Samajwadi Party
chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao -
resigned from Vadodara (Gujarat), Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) and Medak
(Telangana) respectively.
2) Champions
League T20 2014 starts: As many as 12 teams are taking part in the 2014
edition of the Champions League T20, which starts on 13 September. The event is
divided into two stages, Qualifiers and Group Stages. Four teams will play
against each other and the top two teams will make it to the next round of the
Champions League T20. The 10 teams in the group stages will be divided into two
groups and they will fight against the teams from the same group to make it to
the semifinal. The tournament starts on 13 September and the final will be
played on 4 October. The tournament is hosted by India.
3) SC
ruled 3 percent quota for disabled persons in all government jobs: The
Supreme Court on 12 September 2014 ruled 3 percent quota for disabled persons
in all government jobs. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha said that the
disabled people have not got their due in the last 19 years. Despite the
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act was passed in 1995. The bench also comprised Justices Kurian
Joseph and Rohinton F Nariman. On the other hand, government contended that
reservation cannot be given in case of promotion to Group A and Group B
officers category as it is not a case of appointment. Further, it claimed that
the Persons With Disabilities Act provides for three per cent quota for the
differently-abled people.
4) World
First Aid Day observed: World First Aid Day was observed on 13 Spetember
across the world. This day observed to raise awareness on how first aid can
save lives during crisis.
5) Mobile
Services partially restored in Jammu Kashmir; free BSNL services for 1 week:
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said people in
flood-hit Kashmir will get free telecom services for a week on BSNL network,
and mobile networks have been substantially or partially restored in the
valley, except Poonch.
Of the total 12,306 base transceiver stations (BTS) or
mobile towers in J&K, 6,811 were submerged, he said, adding that of these
the government has restored 1,208. "People can talk free for a week on
BSNL's network in the flood affected areas. We have also requested private
telecom operators. They have allowed 60 minutes of free talk time
everyday," Prasad said at the press conference marking the first 100 days
of in the ministry.
6) ABVP
sweeps DUSU polls after 18 years: After a gap of 18 years, BJP's student
wing Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Saturday swept Delhi University
students' union elections, trouncing Congress' NSUI to bag all four positions
and credited the triumph to "Modi wave". The ABVP won posts of
president, vice president, secretary and joint secretary by comfortable
margins, bettering last year's performance when it had lost one of the seats to
the National Students' Union of India (NSUI). Mohit Nagar was elected president
of DUSU while Pravesh Malik won the elections for vice president's post.
7) Davis
Cup: Paes-Bopanna magic keeps India alive as hosts pull one back: Leander
Paes yet again turned the clock back in company of Rohan Bopanna as the Indian
duo recorded a dramatic come-from-behind 1-6 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 8-6 win over
Serbian pair of Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac to keep home team's chances
alive in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie in Bangalore on Saturday.
8) Telangana
govt gives Rs 1 cr to Sania Mirza for US Open win: The Telangana government
on Thursday felicitated tennis ace Sania Mirza for her recent victory in the US
Open mixed doubles and presented her a cheque of Rs one crore. "Sania, who
is the brand ambassador for Telangana, met Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
in Hyderabad, where he appreciated her for winning the title and wished that
she win the upcoming China Open and Japan Open as well," a release from
the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
August 2014 Current Affairs Questions (Fourth Week)
Current Affairs PDF
August 2014- Last 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
Read More about the scheme>> http://goo.gl/ryNzu7
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
Read list of winners with
discipline>> http://goo.gl/HUhb1S
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
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.
Friday, September 12, 2014
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