Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Dec 3, 2014
Q1. Which state government has started the Women Entrepreneurship Scheme 2014-15 to empower women and ensure their participation in the process of industrialization?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Uttar Pradesh Government. Under the scheme, unemployed women are eligible for easy seed capital to start their own micro or small enterprise. The loan, provided by nationalized banks, financial institutions or the State Financial Corporation, is for the purchase of plant and machinery.
Q2. Who has been appointed as the new Director of CBI on 2nd Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anil Kumar Sinha. He will succeed Ranjit Sinha, who retired as CBI Director on 2nd Dec’14. Anil Sinha, a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar Cadre, was the Special Director in the CBI.
Q3. Which leader’s birthday will be observed as national Good Governance Day on 25th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India.
Q4. Name the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface strategic missile successfully test-fired from the Wheeler Island off Odisha Coast in the first week of Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Agni IV. The 4,000 km range and 20 meter-long indigenously developed missile was launched for the first time by the Army’s Strategic Forces Command at 10.20 this morning from launch complex number 4 of the Integrated Test Range in Wheeler Island.
Q5. Name the Bollywood comedy actor who passed away in Pune on 2nd Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Deven Verma. He was well known for his comic roles, with directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He also produced and directed films like Besharam. He was awarded Filmfare Best Comedian Award for his roles in Chori Mera Kaam, Chor Ke Ghar Chor and Angoor.
Q6. What is the key insight of comprehensive Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014 approved by the Union Cabinet?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014 provides stringent punishment including death penalty to hijackers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also decided to repeal the Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 as amended in 1994 and withdrawal of the Anti-Hijacking Amendment Bill, 2010. The Anti-Hijacking Amendment Bill, 2010 was brought after incident of hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in 1999 from Kathmandu.
Q7. How many companies were conferred with the Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards for the year 2010-11 in various categories on the first week of Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 44 Companies received Niryat Shree Awards and 6 Companies were honoured with the Niryat Bandhu Awards. These awards was given by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Q8. International Day of Person with Disabilities is observed on ______.
View Answer / Hide Answer
