Current Affairs Questions and answers - Aug 18, 2014
Q1. Name the state that has been conducting Intensive Household Survey starting 19thAug’14 across the state?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Telangana. The unprecedented exercise will be completed by the evening of 19thAug’14 on a mission mode to enumerate socio-economic details of each household in the state.
Q2. Against which company, a consortium of lenders has decided to conduct a forensic audit?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bhushan Steel. Bhushan Steel has been in the news over the role of its Vice-Chairman and MD Niraj Singal in an alleged case of bribery involving Syndicate Bank.
Q3. With which country, India has cancelled the Foreign-Secretary level talks on 18thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pakistan. The decision came after Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah met Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi on 18thAug’14. The talks were scheduled to be held in Islamabad on 25thAug’14.
Q4. Name the global education advocate who joined the United Nations Secretary General on 18thAug’14 to mark the 500 days countdown until the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Malala Yousafzai. She has inspired other young people with her commitment to making education available to children everywhere.
Q5. In which gulf country, UNICEF has launched a mass polio vaccination campaign hoping to reach millions of children?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Iraq. The campaign was launched after two cases of polio were discovered in Baghdad earlier this year.
Q6. On which day, Afghan Independence Day is celebrated?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 19thAugust. The people of Afghanistan celebrate their Independence Day to commemorate the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of August 19, 1919 that ended Britain's control over Afghanistan's foreign affairs.
Q7. Who has lifted a ban on the beatification of murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero on 18thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pope Francis. For years, the Roman Catholic Church blocked the process because of concerns that he had Marxist ideas. Beatification, or declaring a person "blessed", is the necessary prelude to full sainthood.
Q8. Name the state that is intending to introduce the Clinical Establishment Bill to keep a check on quacks from outside the state illegally opening private Dental clinics especially in the coastal belt area to treat foreigners?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. Name the political party that has merged itself with BJP at a simple function in Jamshedpur on 18thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jharkhand Disom Party (JDM).
Q10. Name the West Bengal Textile Minister and veteran Cine actress interrogated by Enforcement Directorate on 18thAug’14 on Saradha Chit Fund Scam?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shyampada Mukherjee and Aparna Sen. Mr. Mukherjee is the first Minister of West Bengal who was interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate. He sold his cement factory to Saradha Group’s Chief Sudipto Sen in the year 2009.
Q11. What amount of money has been pulled by Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) from the Indian debt market since the beginning of the August’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 5,300 Crore rupees approx.
Q12. Name the Sri Lankan batsman who retired from test cricket on 18thAug’14 after an illustrious 17-year test career?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mahela Jayawardene. Jayawardene made his debut against India in 1997 as a 20-year old and scored a half century in his first innings.
Q13. Who has invited ideas from people on what shape the new institution to replace the Planning Commission can take?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A special open forum has been created on the website mygov.nic.in for suggestions on the new institution.
Q14. Name the institution that has become the first IIM to obtain the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation in business programmes for a period of 5 years?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ15. Name the top three countries that have been ranked by the Institute for Economics and Peace as per the Global Peace Index’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Iceland, Denmark and Austria were ranked 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively.
Q16. What is the position of India in the Global Peace Index’2014 report?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 143th Position. Bhutan and Nepal are the two most peaceful countries in the South East Countries.
Q17. Name the players who won the Cincinnati Open Single Tennis trophies in Ohio in their respective Women’s and Men’s single categories?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Serena Williams and Roger Federer.
Q18. Name the two Indian Companies that have announced over Rs 200 Crore contribution for government's "Swachh Bharat" campaign?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Bharti Foundation.
Q19. Name the company that has been acquired by the Google?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jetpac. The Jetpac's City Guides App offers personalized recommendations based on photo attributes like smileyes, lipsticks, and blue skies.
Q20. What type of duty has been imposed by the Government on the import of seamless pipes and tubes, which are used in equipment for power generation, oil exploration, and bearing industry?
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