Current Affairs Questions and answers - April 03, 2014
Q1. Name the company which received the “Most Efficient Navratna 2013” Award?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. HAL has notched-up the highest ever turnover of Rs. 15,180 crores for the FY 2013-14 surpassing the previous year’s figure of Rs. 14,324 crores.
Q2. Name the book based on Past Elections and latest provisions relating to the General Elections released by Press Information Bureau?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘General Elections 2014: Reference Handbook’. It is a compendium on past elections and the latest provisions relating to the General Elections released today (3rd Apr’2014) by Press Information Bureau. Apart from English and Hindi, the book will be made available in 11 regional languages, namely, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Q3. Who has been appointed as the Director General of BSF on 2nd Apr’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D K Pathak, Senior IPS Officer.
Q4. What is the name of the Temple situated in Cambodia that has been incorporated into Google’s Street View on April’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Angkor Wat Temple Complex in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Built between the 9th and 14th centuries, Angkor is a symbol of Cambodian national pride and also the country’s biggest tourist attraction.
Q5. FIFA rejected the ban call on a country proposed by United States on 2nd Apr’2014. What is the name of this country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Russia. US Senators requested the ban call for Russia in response to Kremlin’s position on Ukraine. Hence, it was rejected by International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on 2 April 2014.
Q6. Which are the two firms granted in-principle approval of Bank licenses from RBI on 2nd Apr’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bandhan Financial Private Limited and IDFC Limited.
Q7. Which country gave official recognition to a third category of Sex on 2nd Apr’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. What is the criterion of income considered for Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) as on Apr’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Above 10 Crore /annum.
Q9. What is the position of Indian Cricket team in ICC T20 Rankings as released on 2nd Apr’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. On 2nd April, US Space Agency NASA suspended ties with which country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Russia. NASA suspended ties with the Russia except the operation of the International Space Station.
Q11. What is Consumer Price Index?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of a market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. This fiscal Year (2014-15) CPI is adopted by RBI instead of Wholesale price Index (WPI). Adoption of CPI as a measure of inflation is intended to better gauge inflation expectations because CPI reflects cost of living.
Q12. Who has been appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI w.e.f 3rd Apr’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri R Gandhi. He was Executive Director of the Reserve Bank before being elevated to the post of Deputy Governor.
Q13. Who has been appointed as the New Managing Director of Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. on April’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sajiv K Menon. It produces Gelatin, Ossein, and Collagen Peptide among others with wide applications in pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals and other industries.
Q14. Who received the Young Achiever Award’2013?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vinoth Kumar. He received this award for his contribution to the society in the field of Agriculture.
