Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 1, 2014
Q1. For how many coal blocks did government on 1stSep’14 tell the Supreme Court that it wants to re-auction the coal blocks declared as illegal allocation?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. What is the rank achieved by India among the medical tourism destinations in Asia as per the study by KPMG-FICCI?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India ranks among the top three medical tourism destinations in Asia. The report titled Medical Value Travel in India by KPMG and FICCI pointed out that Asian countries have introduced various marketing strategies to attract medical tourists.
Q3. Name the controversial Bangladeshi author whose visa has been extended for a year by the Indian government?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Taslima Nasreen. The visa has been extended till August next year.
Q4. Name the committee which is probing N Srinivasan and 12 players in IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Justice Mudgal Committee. The Supreme Court on 1stSep’14 rejected N Srinivasan's plea for reinstatement as BCCI President and it cannot allow to take up the charge till he gets a clean chit from Justice Mudgal Committee.
Q5. Who has sworn in as the 17th Governor of Karnataka on 1stSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala. The Chief Justice of Karnataka D H Waghela administered the oath of office and Secrecy to the Governor.
Q6. Which state’s four co-operative sugar mills have bagged the National Awards for their outstanding performances in different fields during the crushing season 2013-14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. Which development authority’s website on 1stSep’14 crashed following a massive online response from people soon after the launch of its flagship Housing Scheme 2014 that offers over 25,000 flats?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi Development Authority. Soon after the launch, the website received over 5 lakh hits, following which it has crashed.
Q8. In which state the agriculture festival of Adi community “Solung” was celebrated on 1stSep’14 with traditional gaiety?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Arunachal Pradesh.
Q9. Which state government is formulating guidelines and standard operating procedures to expedite the process of restoring missing children back to their families in the shortest possible time?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi Government.
Q10. Name the group which has taken the responsibility of hacking two dozen government websites overnight and leaking 23,000 bank records in a bid to support the ongoing anti-government protests in the Pakistan?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘Anonymous Op Pakistan’.
Q11. Which country’s court permits its government to deport Pakistani & Afghan asylum seekers?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. As per the ranking released on 1st Sep’14, what is the rank of India in the ODI Cricket format?
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