Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 28, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and answers - Sep 28, 2014


Q1. Who will be the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after J Jayalalitha?

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ANSWER: O. Paneerselvam. He is the Finance Minister and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.




Q2. World Heart Day will be observed on ____.

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ANSWER: 29thSeptember. The theme of this year’s World Heart Day – Heart Choices NOT Hard Choices – also looks at the benefits of reducing salt consumption, particularly in terms of improving health and reducing avoidable deaths from cardiovascular diseases.




Q3. President Rule has been imposed in Maharashtra from ___________

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ANSWER: 28thSeptember’2014. Currently, Delhi is under President's rule since February–March 2014 & Maharashtra from 28thSep’14.




Q4. 187thGunners Day is celebrated in India on ____.

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ANSWER: 28thSep’14. It has a special significance in the annals of the history of the Regiment of Artillery as the first Indian Artillery Unit, 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery equipped with 2.5 inch RML Gun, was raised on this momentous day in 1827. The Regiment celebrates the occasion every year as Gunners Day.




Q5. As per the announcement made by PM Narendra Modi in Madison Square Garden, New York what type of card holders will get life time visa?

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ANSWER: PIO Card Holders. He also announced that the people of Indian origin who live in India for a long time will now need not go to police station. He said that a new scheme will soon be launched merging PIO and OCI schemes.




Q6. Which Metro Rail Corporation has been ranked second among 18 international Metro systems in terms of overall customer satisfaction in an online customer survey?

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ANSWER: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. In the survey conducted among the commuters of those Metro systems by Global Metro Benchmarking Groups, Delhi Metro along with London DLR and Bangkok were the best three performers in the Net Promoters Score category.




Q7. Name the first country to give Written Support to Modi’s call at UNGA for International Yoga day?

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ANSWER: Sri Lanka.




Q8. For which Nuclear Power project High Powered Panel of the Environment Ministry approved Biodiversity Conservation Plan?

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ANSWER: Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project.




Q9. Who has won the ATP Malaysian Open title on 28thSep’14?

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ANSWER: Leander Paes & Marcin Matkowski. The fourth seeded Indo-Polish pair beat the second seeded Briton-Australian combo of Jamie Murray and John Peers.




Q10. Who became the first woman from the India to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a Silver medal in Asian Games 2014?

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ANSWER: Khushbir Kaur.




Q11. What position has India achieved at the end of 10th day in Asian Games 2014?

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ANSWER: 9th Position with total 35 Medals that includes 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 26 Bronze.



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