Current Affairs Questions and answers - Oct 03, 2014
Q1. Which edition of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary is celebrated on 2nd Oct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. Which edition of Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary is celebrated on 2nd Oct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. What amount of money is announced by Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari to Village Panchayat for Swachh Bharat Campaign?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 20 Lakh per annum. He has announced 20 lakh rupees per annum for each village panchayat for Clean India Mission.
Q4. Which company has completed the restoration work of the rail link between Jaffna and Colombo and once again connected the two cities by a rail after a gap of 25 years?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Indian Railway Construction Company (IRCON). The project is being financed by India through a line of credit given to Sri Lanka on very favorable terms.
Q5. Name the United State’s bank that has revealed that it suffered a massive cyber attack?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: JP Morgan. The Bank suffered a massive cyber attack on 76 million private and seven million business customers in the country.
Q6. What is “Swachhta Udyami Yojana - Swachhta Se Sampannta Ki Aur” Scheme launched on 2ndOct’14 by Shri Sudarshan Bhagat, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Scheme provides financial assistance to Safai Karamcharis and identified Manual Scavengers for Construction, Operation and Maintenance of community toilets in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode and for Purchase of Sanitation related Vehicles.
Q7. For which three cities the United States has signed an agreement with India to develop them as smart cities as a part of India’s 100 smart city programme?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Allahabad, Ajmer and Vishakhapatnam.
Q8. What is the new version launched by Microsoft that will replace the existing ‘Windows 8’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. How many total medals have been won by India at Asian Games 2014 by the end of 2ndOct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 57 Total medals including 11 Gold, 9 Silver and 37 Bronze. India is now at the 6th Position.
