Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 26, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 26, 2014


Q1. Which edition of session of United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) will be address by the PM Narendra Modi?

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ANSWER: 69thSession. The theme of the UNGA is delivering and implementing a transformative Post-2015 development Agenda.




Q2. Against which state’s Chief Minister a special court in Karnataka will pronounce its judgment on the 66.65 Crore rupees disproportionate assets case on 27thSep’14?

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ANSWER: Tamil Nadu CM, J Jayalalitha.




Q3. Name the short range surface to surface missile successfully tested by Pakistan on 26thSep’14?

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ANSWER: Hatf IX. The test fire was conducted with successive launches of four missiles from a state of the art Multi Tube Launcher with a range of 60 kilometres and in-flight maneuver capability.




Q4. Name the countries involved in the seventh round of nuclear talks between Iran and six major world powers?

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ANSWER: United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany.




Q5. In which state, First International Sanskrit Conference started from 26thSep’14?

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ANSWER: Uttarakhand at Rajbhawan, Dehradun. Around 200 Sanskrit scholars from across the country and abroad are participating in this conference.




Q6. In which country, West Asia region’s largest consumer IT and electronics retail show- GITEX Shopper gets underway from 26thSep’14?

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ANSWER: Dubai. Over a week long exhibitors from all over the world including India will display more than 30,000 products at one place.




Q7. Till what duration the working committee of the BCCI on 26thSep’14 retained former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri as the Director of the Indian cricket team?

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ANSWER: ICC World Cup 2015.




Q8. Which fertilizer cooperation has donated 10 Crore rupees on 26thSep’14 towards Swach Bharat Campaign?

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ANSWER: Indian Farmer’s Fertilizers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO).




Q9. On which day the 10th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will be observed at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi?

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ANSWER: 29th Sep’14. The NDMA came into existence through enactment of Disaster Management Act, 2005 and it is the Apex Body mandated to lay down the policies, plans and guidelines for disaster management. It also coordinates efforts for an effective response to disaster or disaster like situation.




Q10. Name the state’s Chief Minister who has resigned on 26thSep’14 after Nationalist Congress Party withdrew support from its government?

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ANSWER: Prithviraj Chavan, Maharashta CM. The NCP had on 25thSep’14 called off its alliance with Congress accuses Chavan of neglecting it and stalling talks over seat-sharing.




Q11. Which day will be celebrated every year as ‘Antyodaya Diwas’ to mark the birth anniversary of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya?

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ANSWER: 25th September.




Q12. Who has been appointed as the president for the year 2014-15 of the News Broadcasters Association?

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ANSWER: Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV.




Q13. Name the founder of Vedanta Resources Plc who has announced that he and his family decided to donate 75% of their wealth to charity?

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ANSWER: Anil Agarwal. He has a fortune of $3.3 billion that includes an almost 70 per cent stake in London-listed mining and energy group Vedanta.




Q14. Who has launched the Blue Tongue disease vaccine?

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ANSWER: Indian Immunological Limited. The Blue Tongue disease affects domestic animals such as Camels, Cattle, Sheep and Goats. Main victims of this disease are located in India. Mortality rate is quite high at 30%.




Q15. When did China launch its ‘Made in China’ campaign?

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ANSWER: 25th Sep’14. The launch of the campaign coincided with the launch of Made in India campaign.




Q16. Which state government on 26thSep’14 announced a Price Stabilisation Fund for Green Tea Leaf with a corpus of 12 crore rupees?

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ANSWER: Tamil Nadu.




Q17. Which company has won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award on 24thSep’14 in Dubai?

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ANSWER: Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel in Odisha.




Q18. Name the committee that has released the report of the Capacity Building in Banks and Non-Banks on 23rd Sep’14?

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ANSWER: Gopalakrishna committee.




Q19. What status has given to India’s Credit Outlook from current status of ‘Negative’ by Global credit Rating Agency Standards & Poor’s rating agency?

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ANSWER: ‘Stable’.


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