Current Affairs Questions and answers - Oct 01, 2014
Q1. The approval for how many Special Economic Zones (SEZs) were cancelled by the Union Commerce Ministry on 29thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 9 SEZ. The decision was taken after it was found that no satisfactory progress was made to execute the projects since the grant of approvals to these SEZs.
Q2. In which state did the India-US Combined Military Training Exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 2014’ conclude on 30 Sep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. It was the tenth exercise in the Yudh Abhyas series that started in 2004 under US Army Pacific partnership program.
Q3. In which country was the Third Global Citizen Festival held on 27 September 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Central Park, New York. The aim of this festival was raising the consciousness of a generation to make change inevitable. Global Citizen is an initiative of Global Poverty Project, an international education and advocacy organization of Australia working to catalyze the movement to end extreme poverty by 2030.
Q4. As per the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement released on 30th Sep’14 by Reserve Bank of India, what effect has been observed in the Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Unchanged. The Repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 8.0 per cent.
Q5. As per the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement released on 30th Sep’14 by Reserve Bank of India, what effect has been observed in the Cash Reserve Ration of scheduled banks?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Unchanged. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0 per cent of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL).
Q6. As per the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement released on 30th Sep’14 by Reserve Bank of India, what is the New Statutory Liquidity Ration (SLR) under the export credit refinance (ECR) facility w.e.f 10thOct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 15%. Previously it was 32%.
Q7. As per the fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement released on 30th Sep’14 by Reserve Bank of India, what effect has been observed in the Reversed Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Unchanged. The reverse repo rate under the LAF remained unchanged at 7.0 per cent.
Q8. Which state government has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with Google India for Digitalization of State project on 29thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Andhra Pradesh Government. Google India will launch a series of initiatives to transform the State into digital AP in a record time.
Q9. On which day the year-long centenary commemoration of 1914 Komagata Maru Incident was inaugurated by Union Ministry of Culture on completion of 100 years after the incident?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 29thSep’14. It was organised to pay tribute to the heroic struggle of 376 Indian immigrants on board the ship the Komagata Maru against discriminatory immigration laws of Canada in the early years of 20th Century.
Q10. With which country Afghanistan signed Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) on 30thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: United States. This move will allow some United States Troops to remain in the country till 2015.
Q11. Name the bank that has acquired 15% stake of Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL) in MCX on 29th Sep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Q12. What is the theme of the Living Planet Report 2014 released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on 30thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Species and Spaces, People and Places. The Living Planet Report 2014 provides the data compiled on over 10000 vertebrate species populations from 1970 to 2010 through the Living Planet Index - a database maintained by the Zoological Society of London.
Q13. 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China will be celebrated on _______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ14. In which state the Centre has accorded in-principle approval for setting up six more Software Technology Parks of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Odisha. With this, the number of such parks in the state has risen to 10.
Q15. According to United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), what percent growth has estimated in the Indian economy in the current fiscal?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ16. Voluntary Blood Donation Day will be observed on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ17. How many total medals were won by India in Asian Games’2014 at the end of 30thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 46 Medals including 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 32 Bronze. Now India is at 10th position.
Q18. As per the announcement by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ( MNRE), when will the First Renewable Energy Global Investment Promotion Meet & Expo (RE - INVEST) be held in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 15-17th Feb’2015. The central theme of the meet is to attract large scale investments in the renewable energy sector in India.
Q19. Who has taken charge as the Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Kapil Dev Tripathi. He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch of the Assam Meghalaya cadre.
Q20. Which state government in Sep’2014 introduced Cage Culture technique of fish farming in water bodies?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Himachal Pradesh. The government had introduced the cage culture scheme by constructing earthen run-off dam at Kudini (Kudini Dam) in gram panchayat Dabat, Watershed Development Division Naina Devi.
Q21. Name the company that has acquired Gaadi.com on 29thSep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Cardekho, Auto Portal. The combined entity will compete with the rivals Cartrade.com and Carwale.com.