Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 22,23 2014
Q1. Name the Indian player chosen as the Brand Ambassador of Telangana state?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sania Mirza. She has appointed by the Chief Minister of Telangana K C Rao on 22ndJuly’2014.
Q2.Who has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Directors of the Exim Bank?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: David Rasquinha and Debashish Mallick.
Q3. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of Hyderabad?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Santanu Mukhurjee.
Q4. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of SBI Life Insurance?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. Name the company acquired by the internet giant Yahoo to boost its advertising revenue from Smart phones?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Flurry, an app analytics firm.
Q6. Who will be the new President of Indonesia?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The result was declared on 22nd July’2014.
Q7. Name the Indian Cricket player who played a special part in opening ceremony of the 20thCommonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sachin Tendulkar. He is part of the ceremony in his capacity as UNICEF’s Global Goodwill Ambassador.
Q8. How many different nations participated in the 20thCommonwealth Games?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. What is D-SIBs?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: It is termed as Domestic Systematically Important Banks (D-SIBs).The Reserve Bank of India has set out a framework on 23rdJuly’14 for identifying and dealing with large banks and thus termed as D-SIBs.
Q10. By what point, Consumer Confidence Level in India has raised in the second quarter of the year 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 7 points, to 128 compared to 121 in the first quarter.
Q11. What are the criteria for identifying a bank as D-SIBs?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: (1). A size beyond 2% of GDP. (2). Interconnectedness.(3) Lack of Readily Available Substitutes or financial institution infrastructure. (4). Complexity.
Q12. In which state Chief Minister’s Social Assistance Scheme (CMSA) was launched on 23rdJuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Meghalaya. Dr. Mukul Sangma, C.M. of Meghalaya launched a mass enrolment drive under CMSA Scheme for widows and person with disabilities at Pathatkhmah in Ri Bhoi District in Meghalaya.
Q13. Name the Indian IT company to become the first to touch market capitalization of Rs. 5 Lakh Crore?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tata Consultancy Services.
Q14. Name the expert committee constituted by Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs to review the Companies Cost Records and Audit Rules 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: R S Sharma. On 19thJuly 2014, Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs constituted R S Sharma Expert Committee on Cost Records and Cost Audits.
Q15. Who has been sworn in as the 27thGovernor of Uttar Pradesh?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ram Naik, Former Union Minister and BJP Leader.
Q16. How many medals were won by India Continent in the 45th International Physics Olympiad held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 13th July to 21st July’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 5 Medals, that includes 2 Gold and 3 Silver Medals.
Q17. For which state, Union Government has proposed to set up three low cost airports on 22nd July’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bihar at Muzaffarpur, Raxaul and Gaya.
Q18. Which state has launched the Web Portal for Industrial Licenses on 23rdJuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tamil Nadu. It was launched by J Jayalalitha, CM of Tamil Nadu.
Q19. Which state has been selected for Union Government's pilot programme to train Heads of Government Schools on 23rdJuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Himachal Pradesh.
Q20. Name the disease that has taken many lives in West Bengal and Assam during July’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Encephalitis. At least 67 people in W.B and 43 in Assam have died from the mosquito-borne virus.
Q21. Which leader’s biography in braille version was released by the Prime Minister on 23rdJuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The braille version has been prepared by A Saibaba Goud for the benefit of the visually challenged.
