Current Affairs Questions and answers - Aug 30,31 2014
Q1. Which state in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Air Arabia to start a flight from one of its city?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. Which state government has planned to spend about 42 Crore rupees for creating new toilets and improving existing ones to improve sanitation in JJ clusters?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi Government.
Q3. Name the group that organised the 110th Shaheed Parivar Fund function at Jalandhar on 31stAug’14 and distributed financial aid of 41 lakh rupees among 164 terror-affected families in Jammu and Kashmir?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hind Samachar Group of Newspapers.
Q4. Name the player who became the first badminton player to win two bronze medals at the World Badminton Championship?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: P V Sindhu. She has to settle for a Bronze after losing to Carolina Marin in straight games.
Q5. Name the player who has lifted the Women’s Singles Crown in the World Badminton Championships?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Carolina Marin, Spain.
Q6. In which country the FINA World Swimming Championship gets underway from 31stAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dubai, UAE. Around 235 swimmers from 38 countries including several top Olympic and World cup champions hit the pool on the first day at the Hamdan Sports Complex.
Q7. Name the ancient temple in Kyoto city of Japan that the Indian PM, Narendra Modi, visited on 31st Aug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. National Day of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is celebrated on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. National Day of Malaysia is celebrated on _______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Name the first women governor of Goa?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. Name the former professor of History and specialist in the economic and political history of Modern India who has passed away on 30thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Name the Indian on whom United States has issued Special Postage Stamp?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Akkinenni Nageswara Rao. He achieved top honour Dada Saheb Phalke Award of the Indian Film Industry.
Q13. With which country India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Varanasi as a SmartCity?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ14. Who has broken the 50 KM Walk World Record at European Athletics Championship?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ15. Which country beat Australia on 31stAug’14 in one day Cricket Match for first time since 1983?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ16. Name the most popular instant messaging service of Microsoft which will be completely shut by 31st October’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ17. Name the Indian company that is planning to invest 78K Crore in energy projects in Jamnagar, Gujarat?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Reliance Industries.
Q18. Name the Bollywood Actress who highlighted the sufferings of women in India at the 65th United Nations DPI/NGO Conference?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mallika Sherawat.
