Current Affairs Questions and answers - Aug 12, 2014
Q1. Name the bill that has been passed in the Parliament on 12th Aug’2014 giving more powers to SEBI to stringently deal with the fraudulent schemes involving financial investment by small traders?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
Q2. Name the leader who is set to be elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: M Thambidurai, AIADMK Leader.
Q3. When will Railway Minister launch the e-ticketing system by clicking the new and revamped Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation IRCTC ticketing website?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 13thAug’14. The ticket booking capacity through the website will now get enhanced to 7,200 tickets per minute in the peak hours as against present 2000.
Q4. Name the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who was found dead at his home in Northern California on 12thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Robin Williams. He was famous for films such as Good Morning Vietnam and Dead Poets Society and won an Oscar for his role in Good Will Hunting.
Q5. What was the Industrial production growth rate observed in the month of June’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 3.4% in June, against 5% in May’14.
Q6. What is the rate of retail inflation in the month of July’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 7.96%. Retail inflation moved up to 7.96 per cent in July this year, from 7.46 per cent in June’2014.
Q7. When did Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issue SEBI KYC (Know-your-Client) Registration Agency (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 11thAugust’2014. This move enables sharing of KYC details with entities regulated by other financial sector watchdogs.
Q8. World Elephant Day was observed across the world on ____.
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