Current Affairs Questions and answers - June 16 2014
Q1. Who has been appointed as the Revenue Secretary of India on 16th June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS. He was earlier holding the post of Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, Government of India.
Q2. What is the inflation rate observed in the month of May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 6.01%, this is a 5 month high. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 5.20 per cent in April and 4.58 per cent a year ago in May.
Q3. To which country, India has handed over eight vehicles and indelible ink as part of Indian assistance to the nation for the conduct of elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Fiji. Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Vinod Kumar on 16thJune’2014 handed over eight vehicles to the Fijian Elections Office. The first democratic elections will be held in Fiji on 17th September’2014.
Q4. In which state in India, Union health minister Dr. Harshvardhan inaugurated “One Stop Crisis Centre” on 16th June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This centre will provide all possible help to rape victims and in the cases of crime against women. This is the first such centre in the state and perhaps in the country.
Q5. Name the city that has become the first Kerosene free city in the country after the successful implementation of Kerosene Free Scheme?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi. The scheme had been launched in the year 2012-13 under which free gas connection along with LPG filled cylinder for the first time and gas stove were given to the Jhuggi Ration Card, BPL and Antodaya Ann Yojna ration card holders who were using kerosene oil for cooking.
Q6. Name the tennis player who won his seventh title at Halle on 15thJune’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Roger Federer. He picked up his 14th grass-court title defeating Alejandro Falla in the final of the Gerry Weber Open.
Q7. Name the Indian origin physicist honoured with Knighthood Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II on 14 June 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tejinder Virdee, awarded for his work on the Higgs Boson theory.
Q8. Name the Indian Cricketer who has announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket on 14th June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Murli Kartik, Left-arm Spinner.
Q9. At which Metro station in Delhi, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched the first Roof Top Solar Power Plant on 15th June 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sec-21 Dwarka Metro Station. Now, Delhi Metro has become the first mass transit system of India to begin installing solar power plants on the roofs of its stations.
Q10. Who has been elected as the President of Colombia, South America on 15thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Juan Manuel Santos. He was re-elected as the President.
