Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 27, 2014
Q1. As of now, how many Prime Minister from India have addressed sessions of United Nations General Asembly in Hindi Language?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Two. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi.
Q2. How many official languages are used at the United Nations?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Six which includes Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Originally English and French were established as working languages at the UN. Later, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish were added as working languages in the General Assembly and in the Economic and Social Council. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the working languages of the Security Council.
Q3. How many member states are there at the United Nation General Assembly?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 193 member States.
Q4. How many permanent and non permanent members are at UN Security Council?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 5 Permanent & 10 Non-Permanent Members. Permanent Members are: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.
Q5. When and where did the Security Council hold its first session?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 17thJanuary’1946 at London, United Kingdom.
Q6. Who will be the new Chief Justice of India after the end of tenure of Chief justice R M Lodha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu. He will have tenure of 14 months as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Dattu has been heading the bench monitoring investigations into the 2G spectrum scam.
Q7. On which day the nation is celebrating the 107th Birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 28th Sep’14. Functions are being organised at his village Khatkar Kalan at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and at Ferozepur in Punjab.
Q8. Name the political party that has launched its youth and students' wings, on the occasion of 107th birth anniversary of Sardar Bhagat Singh?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. Which Asian country has supported India’s bid for permanent seat in UN Security Council?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Name the scientist who warns of threat to Internet and called for a bill of rights that would guarantee the independence of the internet and ensure users' privacy?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of World Wide Web. Berners-Lee called for an internet version of the "Magna Carta", the 13th century English charter credited with guaranteeing basic rights and freedoms.
Q11. Name the militant group that claimed responsibility for a rocket that hit near the US embassy in Yemen on 27thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Yemen's Al-Qaeda-linked Ansaral-Sharia.
Q12. Who will be the head of the 15-member committee in order to examine the financial architecture for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector as announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely during his budget speech?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: K V Kamath, ICICI Bank Chairman.
Q13. Who has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Officer of SEBI?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Gyan Bhushan. He has been appointed as CVO at Securities and Exchange Board of India. He will succeed R K Padmanabhan whose role as Chief Vigilance officer has come under scanner of CBI in connection with purported weakening of a case against Bank of Rajasthan.
Q14. Name the Judge who convicted Tamil Nadu CM in the disproportionate assets case on 27th Sep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: John Michael D’Cunha, Special Judge. It took nearly 11 years at the Special Court in Bangalore to reach the stage of final verdict.
Q15. Along with J Jayalalithaa, who were the three other people who got imprisonment of four years?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Three other persons who were accused in the case — friend V K Sasikala, Sasikala’s nephew V N Sudhakaran and sister-in-law J Illavarasi.
Q16. What are the total medal standings of India at the end of 8th Day?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 28 Medals including 3Gold, 5 Silver and 20 Bronze Medals. India position is now at 11th position.
Q17. With which country’s EXIM bank State Bank of India has signed a Line of Credit of 500 million dollar on 26thsep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ18. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given to ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Scientists. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar 2014 Awards is given to ten scientists in recognition of their work. The awards were announced by Director General of Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr. Paramvir Singh Ahuja during the CSIR’s 72nd Foundation day celebrations in New Delhi.
Q19. What is ‘Save Kappatagudda’ Campaign?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The ‘Save Kappatagudda’ campaign, to urge the Karnataka State government not to drop the plans to declare Kappatagudda hill ranges in Gadag district a wildlife sanctuary. This Campaign was launched on 26thSep’14.
