Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 4, 2014
Q1. Name the Director of CBI whose plea to restrain media from broadcasting and publishing news stories on the basis of the visitors list of his residence has been refused by the Supreme Court on 4thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ranjit Sinha, CBI Director.
Q2. By what percent Dearness Allowance has been hiked by the Central Government on 4thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 7%. This is an increase over the existing rate of 100 percent of the Basic Pay or Pension to compensate for price rise. The decision will cost public exchequer around 12818 crore rupees in the current financial year.
Q3. Name the ship which was commissioned by the Chief of Naval Staff on 4thSep’14 at Chennai?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: INS Sumitra. This will monitor the eastern coastline of Tamilnadu and Puducherry.
Q4. Name the language approved by Supreme Court as a second official language in Uttar Pradesh?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Urdu. It upheld Uttar Pradesh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 1989 by which Urdu was adopted as second official language of the state.
Q5. Andhra Pradesh government has announced its new capital Near which city?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vijaywada. The AP government has announced that its new capital will be developed around Vijayawada for the residuary state, post-reorganization.
Q6. Against which minister’s son arrest warrant has issued in rape case on 4thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sadanand Gowda, Railway Minister. The warrant was issued on 4thSep’14 when police deposed before the court that Karthik (Sadanand Gowda’s son) has failed to appear before their investigation team despite repeated summons since Aug 29.
Q7. In which hospital Government launched the ‘Appointment from Home’ facility on 4thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Now patients will have the option of dialing Phone No. 09266092660 from anywhere in the country, which will connect them to "Interactive Voice Response" (IVR) service following which a pre-recorded voice will ask them about the OPD Department where the appointment is sought and also give the option of different available dates.
Q8. For which region’s people, Delhi Police has started 24X7 special police unit at Nanakpura in the national capital?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: North East people. Twenty one Delhi police officials from North East states have been posted in this unit and the mobile numbers of these officials are uploaded on the website. The city police had earlier started a separate Helpline number 1093 for North East people.
Q9. Which country has topped the report of annual global competitiveness 2014-15 as per the list released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. What is India’s position in the report of annual global competitiveness 2014-15 as per the list released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. Name the top Brazilian football club that has been banned from the country’s main competition over a racist incident during a match on 31stAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Name the former Governor of Goa and Maharashtra who passed away on 4thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Mohammad Fazal.
Q13. With which country, India got approval from the Union Cabinet on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homoeopathy on 4thSep’14?
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