Current Affairs Questions and answers - June 27, 2014
Q1. Which company has launched ‘Android One’ Project to built ultra cheap Smartphone?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Google. Google has announced on 25thJune and will begin the programme from India.
Q2. Which type of items has been de-licensed for the manufacturing by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 26thJune’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Defense Items. Manufacturing of Defense items has been de-licensed; therefore private companies like Tata, Mahindra and Larsen & Toubro will no longer require a license to manufacture components, castings and sub-assembly.
Q3. Under which case, Congress President and Vice-President has been summoned by a Delhi Court on 26thJune’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: National Herald Case. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been asked by the Delhi court on the basis of a complaint that they had fraudulently acquired Associated Journal Limited (AJL), that used to publish the National Herald Newspaper.
Q4. Name the vegetable whose export price has been rose by the Union Government to maintain availability in the domestic market?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Potato. With effect from 26thJune, new export price came into an effect. Therefore, Minimum Export Price of Potato will be $450 per tonne.
Q5. As per the report of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), what is the present population of Global Refugee during June’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 57.2 million. UNHCR stated that the total number of refugees and people displaced within their own countries reached 51.2 million by the end of 2013, an increase of 6 million compared to the previous year.
Q6. Who has been given the additional charge of Nagaland for the post of Governor after the resignation by Dr. Ashwani Kumar?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Krishan Kant Paul, Governor of Meghalaya.
Q7. In which state, GAIL Pipeline fire causes the loss of lives on 27thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Andhra Pradesh. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives.
Q8. In which country United Nation Environment Assembly Meeting has started on 26thJune’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nairobi, Kenya. (UNEA) meeting started on June 26, 2014 in Nairobi.
Q9. In which country, 64th Meeting of the Nobel Laureates & Students scheduled to be held from 30thJune’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lindau, Germany. The 14th Batch of Indian Students/Young Researchers will participate in the meeting.
