Current Affairs Questions and answers - Oct 13, 2014
Q1. What amount of money will be donated by India in the total $5.4 billion aid that the global donors have pledged to raise funds for rebuilding the Gaza Strip destroyed by the conflict with Israel?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: $4 million. India has promised $4 million in the total $5.4 billion aid.
Q2. Which state government is aiming to provide free treatment to every cancer patient in the state?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kerala Government. The project 'Sukrutham’ was inaugurated under which, free cancer treatment will be made available at Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre, Government Medical Colleges at Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kozhikode and Ernakulam district hospitals. The Government is also planning to provide free education to all cancer affected children in the state.
Q3. Name the tennis player who has won the ATP Shanghai Masters trophy on 12thOct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Roger Federer. The 17-time Grand Slam winner Federer defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon.
Q4. Why was the third one day of the 5-match series between India and the West Indies, scheduled to be held in Visakhapatnam on 14thOct’14 called off?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Due to Cyclone Hudhud. Andhra Cricket Association informed the BCCI about the unplayable conditions at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium after the cyclone hit the port city on 12thOct’14.
Q5. In which city was the Indian Super League football inaugurated on 12thOct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. Home team Atletico de Kolkata beat Mumbai City FC 2-0 in the opening match of the Indian Super League football.
Q6. Name the Indian who has been appointed as the member of the advisory committee of the World Economic Forum on real estate?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Venkatesh Panchapagesan. He is Associate Professor, Finance & Control Area, and Coordinator of the IIM Bangalore-Century Real Estate Research Initiative.
Q7. In which city NABARD launched the ‘Integrated Dairy Development Project’ under its Umbrella Programme on Natural Resources Management (UPNRM).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sindhupatti Watershed, Madurai. The integrated dairy development project will be implemented in 7 Watershed villages covering 156 beneficiaries through a Project Facilitating Agency, Association for Rural Development, Madurai, through whom Nabard shall finance ? 82 lakh.
Q8. Name the relief and rescue operation carried out in the Cyclone affected areas by the Indian Navy?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. Name the Pakistan’s third largest mosque which has been completed and opened for the public?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: "Bharia Town Jamia Masjid". The main hall of the mosque can accommodate 25,000 people and it has a total capacity of 70,000.
