Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 09, 2014
Q1. Which country has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh for the development of its new capital that is set to come near Vijayawada?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Singapore. The MoU was inked in Hyderabad on 8th Dec’14 in the presence of Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu and S Eswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore.
Q2. Name the India’s first e-governance project launched by the President of India on 8th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Karnataka Mobile One. It is country’s first e-governance initiative that brings 4000 government and private services on to mobile phones.
Q3. What are the salient features of Karnataka Mobile One project?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Karnataka Mobile one has features such as Nano Ganesh, Buffalo Grid and the Remote ICU that will bring a qualitative difference in the lives of rural people. One more feature named as i-Care will bring citizens closer to Government in resolving civic issues. M-Power will take steps to make women feel safer. It will send alerts with location tags such that women can use it in the event of any unforeseen emergency. Metro Rail users will be able to pay for their ride from their phone itself and once the legal formalities are completed by the judiciary, filing FIRs from the comfort of home or office will be made possible.
Q4. In which state one of the world’s largest congregations of Muslims Aalmi Tabligi Ijtima concluded with Ijtamai dua or mass prayer on 8th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Q5. Name the San Francisco’s private cab service banned by the Delhi Government with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in NCR region after an alleged rape incident by its driver in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Uber Cab Service.
Q6. Name the Pakistani cricketer suspended from bowling by International Cricket Council (ICC) after he failed to pass the bio-mechanic test conducted for his bowling action in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mohammad Hafeez. His all deliveries exceeded permitted 15 degrees level of tolerance.
Q7. With which group, US based Huffington post launched its Indian edition on 8th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Times of India Group. With this, the Indian edition of Huffington Post becomes its 13th edition worldwide.
Q8. According to which report released in Dec’14, around 75% of India’s wealth is held by country’s 10% rich people?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Global Wealth Databook 2014”. It also states that India thus dominates the world’s poorest 10%, while China dominates the global middle class and the United States the world’s rich. The world’s super-rich – the top 1% – is overwhelmingly American. Indians make up just 0.5% of the world’s super-rich.
Q9. As per the list released by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Dec’14, who has become world’s richest person?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bill Gates. He is followed by Warren Buffet on the second richest person in the world.
Q10. Which Indian private bank announced on 8th Dec’14 for hiking of TM usage charges for its saving account holders from 1st Jan’15?
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