Current Affairs Questions and answers - April 17, 2014
Q1. Indian Air Force collaborates with which online career and recruitment solution provider to encourage job opportunities for retired Air Warriors?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Monster India (www. monsterindia.com) collaborated with IAF on 17thApril’2014.
Q2. The “India Show” an initiative of Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry will take place in which country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hong Kong, from April 27 – 30, 2014. “India Show” is being organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Consulate General of India in Hong Kong.
Q3. Name the Asia`s largest spring fair organized by the Global Sources and held at the Asia World Expo’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hong Kong Spring Fair. The Hong Kong Spring Fair will have over 2700 booths and it offers great opportunity to suppliers to reach out to volume buyers from over 114 countries.
Q4. Who has been appointed as the 22nd Chief of the Indian Navy on 17thApril’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Admiral Robin K Dhawan. On 26thFebruary 2014, Admiral DK Joshi, 21st Chief of Indian Navy resigned for his position.
Q5. Name the software applications developed by the Indian Institutes to help illiterate farmers?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Sandesh Pathak”. For illiterate farmers, this application uses Text to Speech Conversion method. This software gives supports to 5 languages i.e. Telugu, Guajarati, Marathi, Tamil and Hindi. It was developed by IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, C-DAC Mumbai and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram.
Q6. Who developed the Bore Well Robot for rescuing kids who fall in the bore wells?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. Name the Nobel Laureate whose novels, short stories exposed millions of readers? He passed away on 17thApril’2014.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Gabriel Garcia Marquez. His creations of fiction 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold,' "Love in the Time of Cholera" and "Autumn of the Patriarch", outsold everything published in Spanish except the Bible.
Q8. Name the Indian-American professor named by the White House as the 'Solar Champions of Change' on 17th April’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rajendra Singh, the D Houser Banks Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the prestigious Clemson University, is among the 10 individuals declared as Solar Champions of Change. He has named in recognition of his immense contribution towards developing alternate source of energy and promoting solar deployment in residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
Q9. Name the hotel keeper found guilty of violating United States Elections laws on 17th April’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sant Singh Chatwal. Acting US Assistant Attorney General David O'Neil said that Chatwal admitted his crime. The 70-year old Chatwal had raised at least 100,000 US dollar for former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2008 Presidential campaign against Barack Obama
Q10. To motivate voters to exercise their franchise and provide information on the polling process Election Commission has launched_______ Channel on 17thApril’2014.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Internet-based Voter Education Channel. The channel is accessible at the Commission website and on social media platform YouTube which has numerous video clips featuring iconic personalities urging citizens to vote.
Q11. Which company has been chosen as the most attractive employer in India at the Randstad Awards 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Microsoft, Software Company. The award was won by Microsoft for the fourth consecutive year.
Q12. Who has been appointed as the full time chairman of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) on 16thApril’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Narendra Kothari. His appointment is approved by the Union Cabinet.
Q13. Which place in India regained the World record for highest rainfall in 48 hours?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Cherrapunji. This announcement was made by World Meteorological Panel.
Q14. Name the company which bought Titan Aerospace to deliver internet across the globe?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ15. Which country suspends $10-million contribution to the Commonwealth Secretariat over alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka?
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