Current Affairs Questions and answers - Aug 8, 2014
Q1. Name the United States Secretary of Defence met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. With which country’s Agriculture Minister, The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan held a bilateral meeting on 8thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Indonesia. The Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia is Dr. Ir. H. Suswono. The focus of the bilateral meeting was on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors.
Q3. Name the various Ongoing scheme and centrally sponsored Mission/Schemes primarily for development of small and marginal farmers are under implementation under the Ministry of Agriculture from 1stApril’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: (i) National Food Security Mission (NFSM),(ii)National Horticulture Mission,(iii)National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm,(iv)National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) including Micro Irrigation,(v)National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology,(vi)Integrated Scheme for Farmers Income Security,(vii)Integrated Scheme on Agri. Census & Statistics,(viii)Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Marketing,(ix)Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation, (x)Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
Q4. On which day Financial Inclusion Mission is set to be launched to provide all Households in the Country with Banking Facilities?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. Where and when the National Consultation was organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries on “Development of Agro Processing Clusters”?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: New Delhi on 8thAug’14.
Q6. Under which scheme the Government has been implementing the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme for providing health facilities to women and children in the country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: National Rural Health Mission.
Q7. How many bio-toilets have been installed in passenger coaches on Indian Railways till June 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. How many (approximately) Scheduled Tribes students get Pre-Matric Scholarship during 2013-14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: More than 21Lakh.
Q9. Which country is hosting 47thASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting on 8thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. What is the abbreviation of ASEAN?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Association of SouthEast Asian Nations.
Q11. Name the person who won the Mr. India title this year, will represent the country in the 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Miihier Singh. The event is to be held at Macau in China, from 26th August to 1st September.
Q12. Who has declared Ebola Virus as Global Health Emergency?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: World Health Organisation.
Q13. Name the person selected as the Chairperson of the Arjuna Awards Selection Committee on 7thAugust’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kapil Dev, Former Indian Cricketer.
Q14. Name the person selected as the Chairman of the Dronacharya Award Selection Committee on 7thAugust 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ajitpal Singh, Three-time Olympian and former Hockey Captain.
Q15. Name the two Labour Reform Bills tabled in the LokSabha on 7thAug’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Apprentices (Amendment) Bill 2014 and the Factories (Amendment) Bill 2014.
