Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 11, 2014
Q1. Name the city that has become the world's second most populous city in 2014 after Tokyo?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi. It was released in the UN Report.
Q2. Name the country's first fully indigenously built major war ship, handed over to Indian Navy on 11thJuly’14 at Kolkata?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: INS Kamorta, the anti- submarine warfare corvette. The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited of Kolkata has built the super sophisticated frontline warship.
Q3. Which state court has summoned Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remarks against RSS?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Magisterial court in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district. While addressing an election rally in Bhiwandi town in March this year, Mr Gandhi had allegedly blamed the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Q4. For which state disaster recovery project, India has signed the loan agreement with World Bank?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Odisha Disaster Recovery Project.
Q5. By what figure, India’s forex reserves rose in the week ended 4thJuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 614.6 billion US Dollars.
Q6. Name the Nagaland Governor who resigned from the post after he was given a transfer order to move to Mizoram as Governor?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vakkom B Purushottam.
Q7. Name the India’s food product marketing company that has announced its sponsorship of the Indian contingents to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Amul. Amul Company has signed a MoU with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 11th July 2014.
Q8. World Population Day was observed across the world on_____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 11thJuly. The theme for 2014 is ‘Investing in Young People’.
Q9. On which day, Air India formally joined global airline group Star Alliance?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 11thJuly 2014. To mark the occasion CMD of Air India Rohit Nandan and CEO, Star Alliance Mark Schwab jointly inducted the A320 airbus livery which was unveiled at the terminal 3 of the IGI international airport in New Delhi.
Q10. By what percent, the country’s Industrial Production grew in May month?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 4.7%, fastest growth in 19-months.
Q11. 160th Annual Day Celebrations of Central Public Works Department (CPWD) will be observed on____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. What amount of money has been allocated for food subsidy in 2014-15 budget by the Government of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rs. 1.15 Lakh Crore. It includes a provision of Rs 88,500 crore for implementation of National Food Security Act.
Q13. Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lt. General Philip Campose. He will assumed the charge on 1st Aug’2014.
Q14. Who has launched the Naukri (Job) Portal (www.niesbudnaukri.com) developed by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) on 11thJuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Kalraj Mishra, the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The Portal designed/developed in-house, by NIESBUD would provide a common platform to both the trained persons and the prospective employers.
Q15. Name the coal mine dedicated to the nation on 11thJuly’14 by the Minister of State ( I/C) for Power, Coal & New & Renewable energy , Shri Piyush Goyal through video conference?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Amrapali Opencast Coal Mine of Central Coalfields Limited( CCL), located in Chatra district of Jharkhand.
