Current Affairs Questions and answers - June 22, 2014
Q1. Name the Indian site that has been approved for inscription on the World Heritage list?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rani-Ki-Vav. The recognition was granted by the UNESCO at the World Heritage Committee Session currently on at Doha, Qatar on 22ndJune’2014.
Q2. Why is Rani-Ki-Vav considered as a World Heritage Site?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: UNESCO has recognized this masterpiece as an exceptional example of technological development in utilizing ground water resources in a single component, water management system and it illustrates the exceptional capacity to break large spaces into smaller volumes following ideal aesthetic proportions. Rani-ki-Vav, a stepwell built in the 11th century is the most developed, elaborate and ornate example of a unique type of Indian subterranean architectural structure, and it marks the zenith in the evolution of stepwells in India.
Q3. Name the West Bengal’s Government scheme that provides scholarship to girls from economically-backward backgrounds and has been given international recognition by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and UNICEF?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘Kanyashree Prakalpa’. W.B. State representatives have been invited to the Girl Summit 2014 in London, in June, and talk about the scheme to a global audience.
Q4. Name the company that has to be de-listed from the Indian Stock markets?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Essar Oil. The Board of Essar Oil on 22ndJune’14 agreed to its promoters proposal to de-list the company from Indian stock exchanges.
Q5. As per the report submitted by Mayaram Panel, what limit has been set for foreign investment that will be treated as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 10%. Foreign investment of 10 per cent or more in a listed company will now be treated as foreign direct investment (FDI).
Q6. World Music Day has been observed across the world on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 21stJune. World Music Day was firstly initiated by France.
Q7. World Yoga Day has been observed on____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Name the player who has won the 2014 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix held on 22nd June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes Team.
Q9. Name the company that received the FKCCI Innovation Excellence Awards 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ReNew IT. A Bangalore based Microsoft Registered Refurbisher and provider of refurbished computers, servers and other computing infrastructure received "FKCCI Innovation Excellence Awards for MSMEs 2014" for its "Young Innovator" category.
Q10. Which rail section in Jammu & Kashmir is slated to be inaugurated by this month-end by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the Rail budget 2014-15?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Udhampur-Katra rail section, 25 km long. After missing several deadlines, Indian railways has finally get the mandatory safety clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) to commission the much-awaited train service to Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
Q11. With which companies Ashok Leyland Defence Systems have signed a consortium agreement to collaborate for the Mounted Gun System (MGS) artillery programme of the Indian Army?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: French firm Nexter Systems and Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
