Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Jan 2 & 3, 2015
Q1. Name the officer appointed as the new Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: M Sathiyavathy. At present he is additional secretary and financial advisor in the aviation ministry.
Q2. What is the new name given to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. The amendment was done to IRD Act, 1999 by adding the word ‘India’.
Q3. As per the announcement made by the government, in which type of banks the post of Chairman and Managing Director and CEO would be separate?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Public Sector Banks.
Q4. As per the data published by Comptroller General of Accounts, in which period of financial year 2014-15, India’s fiscal deficit touched 99% of the Budget estimate for the current financial year?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: April-November. The deficit touched at Rs. 5.25 Lakh Crore.
Q5. What was India’s core sector growth observed in November’2014 compared to 3.2 % growth witnessed in the Nov’2013?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 6.7%. It was increased due to better performance of coal, cement, electricity sectors etc.
Q6. Name the Indian cricketer who has more than 5 million followers on Twitter?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Virat Kohli. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.
Q7. Name the committee formed to ensure safety of the people from India’s north east in Delhi and other major cities?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bezbaruah Committee. The Bezbaruah committee was constituted under the chairmanship of M P Bezbaruah in February ‘2014.
Q8. Name the ISRO Chairperson who retired on 31st Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: K Radhakrishnan, Chairman. a recipient of Padma- Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, was recently chosen as one of the top ten scientific personalities in 2014 by Nature Science Journal.
Q9. Which state has launched the Online RTI Application Filling Facility?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Maharashtra. This facility will be available in two languages namely Marathi and English.
Q10. Name the four of the 32 websites, from which government lifted the ban on 2nd Jan’15?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vimeo.com, Dailymotion.com, Gist.github.com and Weebly.com. The sites can now be accessed freely.
Q11. The CBI has constituted four special teams to fast-track probe in the alleged 45 thousand crore rupees Ponzi Scam. With which group is ponzi scam related?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pearls Agrotech Corporation Limited (PACL) and Pearls Golden Forest Limited (PGF)-Pearls Group. The CBI has examined Managing Director of the group in connection with the scam and might consider sending Letters Rogatory to Australia to get details of his business interests in that country.
Q12. The Sports Ministry on 2nd Jan’15 cleared the name of National Boxing Federation of India as 'Boxing India' (BI). Boxing India is already recognized as a permanent member of the _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: International Boxing Association (AIBA). The Sports Ministry stated that the matter was examined in detail and it has no objection to the registration of 'Boxing India' to be the new governing body of the sport.
