Current Affairs Questions and answers - June 02, 2014
Q1. Who has been appointed as India’s Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with effect from 27th May, 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Arun Jaitely, Union Finance Minister. He has been appointed in the place of Shri P. Chidambaram.
Q2. What rank is achieved by India in Global Textile Exports released by ‘UN Comtrade’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Second Position. China topped in the Global Textile Exports. India’s share in Global Textiles has increased by 17.5% in the year 2013 compared to the previous year. Currently India’s textiles export to the world is US$ 40.2 billion.
Q3. Who has been chosen as the Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mallikarjuna Kharge, former Railway Minister.
Q4. Name the person who became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Harvard Medal on 29th May 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group.
Q5. Name the country that has banned import of Indian Green Chillies on the basis of unacceptable levels of Chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ6. Name the television show whose rights have sold to a production company in China?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Satyamev Jayate, an issue-based television show. Star India sold the rights of the show to a production company of China.
Q7. Name the spacecraft that has captured the first stunning close-up of a colossal coronal mass ejection (CME) erupting from the sun?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft.
