Current Affairs Questions and answers - June 17 2014
Q1. Name the Governor of Uttar Pradesh who has resigned from the post of Governor on 17thMay’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri B.L. Joshi. Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been given the additional charge of Uttar Pradesh.
Q2. World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) was observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 17th June. The theme for 2014 WDCD is Land Belongs to the Future - Let’s Climate Proof It.
Q3. In which city, Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) – Japan Conference was held on 17th June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tokyo. The theme of the Conference was creating a safer, more interconnected and fairer world in the face of emerging challenges in the larger OSCE area.
Q4. Name the company that became the first real estate developer in India to receive ISO Quality Certification?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: DLF Home Developers Ltd. The ISO Quality Certification was given by British Standard Institute (BSI) on 16th June’2014.
Q5. Who has launched the Online Finance Facilitation Centre for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on 16th June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kalraj Mishra, the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Q6. Name the messaging application launched by Facebook on 17thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Slingshot. Slingshot lets users share selfies and other short lived videos and pictures, but friends have to share something before they are able to see images from others.
Q7. Name the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) committee that has submitted its first report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on 16thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Parthasarathi Shome Committee.
Q8. What are the recommendations given by the Parthasarathi Shome Committee regarding Permanent Account Number (PAN) on 16thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Permanent Account Number (PAN) should be developed as a common business identification number (CBIN), to be used by other government departments also such as customs, central excise, service tax, DGFT and EPFO. It is also necessary to provide for de-registration, cancellation or surrender of registration numbers and PAN.
