Current Affairs Questions and answers - Aug 22, 2014
Q1.Which state government has decided to recommend CBI inquiry into the recent incidence of violence along the Assam- Nagaland border?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Assam Government.
Q2. Name the Kannada writer who passed away on 22nd Aug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy, Jnanpeeth Award Winner. He has won the Padma Bhushan in 1998, Jnanpith award in 1994, the state Rajyothsava award in 1984, while his nomination for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize brought him to the attention of a Western audience.
Q3. Name the Indian-American scientist who heads one of the world's largest public research universities & plans to strengthen ties with India in the area of hospital management?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mr. Pradeep K. Khosla. Mr. Khosla has been named one of the 50 most influential Indian Americans by Silicon India.
Q4. In which state, the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories under Department of Science and Technology has accredited the HIV-testing laboratory?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Assam. With the recognition, the HIV-testing centre at the medical college has become second such centre in Assam and third in the North-East among government medical colleges and institutes.
Q5. Name the artist for which a CD of legendary Rabindra sangeet was released on 22ndAug’14 from the library collection of All India Radio?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Debabrata Biswas.
Q6. Name the person who will be the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Arvind Subramanian. He will succeed Dr. Raghuram Rajan who took over as RBI Governor.
Q7. Name the person who has been elected by Indian Bank’s Association as the Chairman of the Association for 2014-15 at its 67th Annual General Meeting?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: T M Bhasin. At present, he is CMD of Indian Bank.
Q8. Name the wrestling academy chosen for the 2014 Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP) on 21st August 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Guru Hanuman Akhara, a Delhi-based wrestling academy.
Q9. Name the agriculture scientist conferred with an honorary degree of the Doctor of Science by the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan on 21stAugust 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: M.S. Swaminathan. He is an Indian geneticist and renowned for his leading role in India's "Green Revolution.
Q10. Which state has become the 23rdAssociate Member of Hockey India on 21stAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Madhya Pradesh. Hockey Madhya Pradesh (HMP) before addition to Hockey India was formerly known as the Madhya Pradesh Hockey Association (MPHA).
Q11. Which authority has approved the modified Master Plan of Delhi-2021 on 21stAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi Development Authority. The proposal for modification of the Master plan of Delhi-2021 was made by India Broadcasting Foundation and it was forwarded by Union Ministry of Urban Development.
Q12. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will be visiting which state on August 23 and 24, 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: West Bengal. On August 23, 2014, the President will inaugurate a new building of Domkal Girls’ College at Domkal.
Q13. Which TV Channel will host ABU-ROBOCON 2014 International Contest at Pune from 22nd-26th August, 2014?
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