Current Affairs Questions and answers - June 30, 2014
Q1. National Doctor’s Day will be observed in India on ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. Van Mahotsav Divas will be observed in India on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 1stJuly. It is an annual tree-planting festival, is being celebrated in India from July 1 to 7 by planting new tree saplings. The festival was started in the year 1950 by the Ministry for Agriculture.
Q3. Name the Indian rocket that has been launched successfully on 30thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-23). The five satellites, launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, include two from Germany, and one each from France, Canada and Singapore.
Q4. In which three fields, India and China have signed agreements on 30thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Commerce, Water Resources and Human Resources Development. These agreements facilitate China to set up industrial parks, share hydrological information during Brahmaputra floods and impart training to public officials in India.
Q5. Who has launched an online registration system for allotment of Provident Fund Code Number, for establishments on 30thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Narendra Singh Tomar, Labour and Employment Minister.
Q6. Name the countries that have repeated their commitment to Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra on 30thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India and France. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius offered one-billion euro credit of line for sustainable infrastructure and urban development in India.
Q7. Name the country that has launched a ground offensive against Taliban militants in North Waziristan?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pakistan. Operations had begun around Miranshah, the main town in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Q8. For which country’s citizen, India on 30thJune’14 announced a new liberal visa policy which will be effective from 1stjuly’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Afghanistan. The new policy will allow Afghan nationals to stay on humanitarian grounds for two years at a time. Besides, Afghan nationals’ upto the age of 12 years and those above 65 years are exempted from police reporting.
Q9. What is the food inflation rate observed in the month of May’2014 in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 7.66%, against 7.76 per cent in the April month.
Q10. Name the person who has been re-elected to the board of Abu Dhabi Chamber of commerce on 29thJune’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: M.A. Yusuffali. He is the Managing Director of Emkay Group and one of the wealthiest Indian in the board whose net worth is estimated to be $ 1.6 billion.
Q11. By what percent of India’s eight core industries output grew in May month?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 2.3%, compared to 4.2% growth in April Month. Eight Core Industries constitute; cement, coal, crude oil, electricity, fertilisers, refinery products, steel and natural gas.
Q12. By what percent deficit in National cumulative average of rainfall from past 113 years in June month is observed?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 42%. This report was released by a Private Forecasting agency.
Q13. World Social Media Day has been observed on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ14. Name the person appointed as the Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Tata Group as announced on 30thJune’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Gopichand Katragadda. He was earlier Managing Director of the GE India Technology Centre.
Q15. Name the company that has announced on 30thJune’14, that it had signed agreements to buy a 51% stake in a pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution business in Yemen?
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