Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 28, 2014
Q1. Who has appointed as the Governor of Telangana state?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri E.S.L. Narsimhan. At present he is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. He has given additional charge of Telangana until a permanent arrangement is made
Q2. Name the freedom fighter whose 131st birth anniversary observed on 28thMay’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar also known as Veer Savarkar. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was born on May 28, 1883 and died on February 26, 1966. He was an Indian pro-independence activist and politician, besides being a poet, writer and playwright.
Q3. Name the minister that has decided to set up an Interactive Complaints Redressal page on Facebook for issues regarding Women and Children in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development.
Q4. Who has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nripendra Mishra, retired IAS officer and former Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Q5. Name the person who has developed a postal stamp on Narendra Modi that has been issued by the Department of Posts (DoP)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pradeep Jain. The set of four stamps with a face value of Rs 5 each shows a smiling Modi in four different poses, covered with petals of flowers like Lily, Pansy and Dahlia.
Q6. Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Supreme Court Advocate.
Q7. Name the person from India who has been honored by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the South-East Asia Region for ‘World Tobacco Day 2014’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Mahesh Zagade, Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration Commissioner. He will receive the award for his contribution towards controlling tobacco addiction.
Q8. Name the British retailer firm that gets approval from Competition Commission of India for purchasing stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hyper market?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. In which state, Chief Minister of the state gave in-principle approval for setting up a 150-crore rupees mega food park to promote food processing industry?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Name the person known as the ‘Father of Malaysian Hockey’ passed away on 28thMay’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sultan Azlan Shah. He was at the age of 86. He has contributed both as a player and an administrator to the sport for over 41 years.
Q11. On how many seats Election Commission has announced holding of by-elections for Rajya Sabha seats which fell vacant after 16thMay’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 8, out of 9 vacant seats. The seats where bypolls will be held on 19th June’14 are Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The notification will be issued on 2nd June and 9th June will be the last date of filing nominations.
Q12. Name the player selected as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National Games that is scheduled to be held in Kerala from January-February 2015?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sachin Tendulkar.
Q13. In which country Thomas and Uber Cup 2016, a prestigious badminton event will be held?
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