Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 14, 2014
Q1. To which country has India announced a 1 billion US Dollar credit for the development of trade facilities and infrastructure?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bangladesh. India has also offered to supply another 500 megawatts of power to Bangladesh on completion of the required infrastructure.
Q2. According to official data released on 14thMar’2014, Wholesale price based inflation changed by what percent in Feb’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 4.68 %, from 5.05 per cent in January, as prices of kitchen staples like onions and potatoes eased. Food inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index fell to 8.12 per cent in February, from 8.8 per cent in January, as the rate of price rise slowed in almost all items. Overall inflation in the vegetable basket dropped to 3.99 per cent in February, from 16.6 per cent in January.
Q3. Who will be the Captain of Indian Cricket team in the ICC World Twenty 20 Championship’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Q4. Name the Telugu Actor who has launched the “Jana Sena Party” political party?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of MCX-SX (Multi Commodity Exchange Stock Exchange)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Thomas Mathew. He was the former Chairman of LIC.
Q6. Name the person who has been honoured with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at India Aviation 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. GVK Reddy, The Founder Chairman and Managing Director of GVK . He was honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his outstanding contribution to Aviation Sector in the country. At a glittering ceremony at the India Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Hyderabad, he was presented with this award.
Q7. Name the service launched by Ministry of Civil Aviation at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad as a part of the ongoing `India Avaition-2014’ on 14thMarch’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: GPRS Enabled Electronic Cash Transactions. The salient features of the facility include a multi-currency handler and identification of fake currency. Non-scheduled operators can now enjoy a credit of 45 days on payment through credit cards. Till now, they were remitting through cash transactions. The facility will work on Real Time basis demanding less of manpower. A similar facility was launched in September last year at Juhu Airport and now almost all airports managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) have this facility.
Q8. As per the information released by Election Commission on 14th January, which place had the highest polling station in General Elections 2009 in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Auleyphu in Leh(15,300 m).
Q9. In General Elections 2009, what was the maximum and minimum number of candidates in a constituency ?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Maximum: 43 and Minimum : 3 candidates.
Q10. Which were the largest and smallest constituencies by area in General Elections 2009?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ladakh (J&K) 1,73,266.37 sq. Km and Chandni Chowk(Delhi) -10.59 sq. Km.
Q11. Name the polling station which was set up in for just one elector in General Elections 2009?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Answer: Junagadh district in GirForests of Gujarat.
Q12. What is the total number of polling stations formed by Election Commission for the upcoming LokSabha Elections’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 9,19,452 Polling Stations for 2014 elections and 834,919 Polling Stations were in 2009 elections.
Q13. What is Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) service in the upcoming elections for the first time in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: VVPAT is a method of providing feedback to voters. It will print a ballot slip showing the name and symbol of candidate to whom vote has been casted.
Q14. Up to which date, has the Payment of Final Installment of Advance Tax been extended?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 18th March 2014. The Final Installment of Advance tax for Financial Year 2013-14 is required to be paid on or before 15th March, 2014 by the tax payers who are liable to pay advance tax.
Q15.On which association The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 18.38 crores?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bengal Chemist and Druggist Association (BCDA) for anti-competitive practices. It was alleged that BCDA is inter alia engaged in issuing anti-competitive circulars directing the retailers not to give any discount to the consumers.
Q16. Who has been elected as the President of Indian Meteorological Society on 14th mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Akhilesh Gupta (50) is the youngest-ever President of the society.
Q17. From which Indian Petroleum company United States lifted ban in new federal contracts?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ18. Name the Indian Company offering Ghana its innovative, green mobile tower solutions?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vihaan Networks Ltd (VNL). Ghana has chosen VNL's solar-powered ‘WorldGSM’ mobile tower architecture which is an environment-friendly and cost-effective mobile system to deliver affordable services in villages.
