August 20th, 2014 Current Affairs Bits

 

(Note: Some of the answers are explained at the end of the page...You please go through the same)

1. Who of the following received Denmark’s most important literature accolade ‘Hans Christian Anderson Literature Award’ (2014)?

A. Taslima Nasreen 
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Arvind Adiga




2. According to the Economic Survey for 2013-14 presented in the Parliament which Indian state is the best performing state in terms of gross state domestic product (GSDP) and per capita income growth?

A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bihar




(...Note: Explanation is given at the end....)

3. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed by Narendra Modi?

A. The government has launched a women welfare scheme of Rs. 100/- crore for ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’
B. Announced ‘Swatchh Bharat’ by 2019
C. The recent budget announced a scheme ‘Housing for All’ and Rs. 8,000/- crore allotted for Rural housing for everybody by 2022
D. Rs. 7060/- crore allotted for 100 smart cities 

Choose the correct answer from below:

1. A, B an C
2. B, C and D
3. A, B and D
4. A, B, C and D




4. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army (CoAS)?

A. Appointed by the President of India
B. Holds the office for 3 years or till he attains the age of 65 years whichever is earlier
C. The office located in the South Block of Central Secretariat
D. Previously the office was called Commander-in-chief Army

Chose the correct answer from the below:

1. A, B and C
2. B, C and D
3. A, C and D
4. A, B, C and D




(..NOTE: Explanation is given at the end....)

5. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the BRICS Development bank?

A. It was officially inaugurate during the BRICS summit of 2013 that was held in South Africa.
B. The President of the Bank will be elected from one of the founding members on a rotational basis
C. The Headquarters of the bank is Moscow
D. The first presidency will be assumed by China

Chose the correct answer from below:

1. A, B and C
2. B, C and D
3. A, C and D
4. A, B, C and D




(.....Note: Explanation is given at the end.....)

6. On which of the following sectors in Russia, the USA has imposed new sanctions over Ukraine in July 2014?

A. Financial Sector 
B. Energy
C. Arms 
D. All the above




7. Who are Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit those are in the news?

A. They are legislators in the Maharashtra state Assembly
B. They are the sport personalities
C. These are the two sisters from Maharashtra who may become the first women to be hanged in post independent India
D. They topped in the state services examination in Maharashtra




(...Explanation is given at the end....)

8. According to the data released from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare which of the following states in India has highest number of pregnant mothers testing positive for Human Immuno Virus (HIV) in the year 2013?

A. Maharashtra
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh (before bifurcation)
D. Assam




9. Which of the following companies has developed the first ever smart phone in the year 1994?

A. Apple
B. Samsung
C. IBM
D. Micromax




10. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Asiatic lions in Gir National Park of Gujarat?

A. In view of risk of epidemics the Union government proposed Kuno Palpur Wild Life sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh as an alternative home for these lions

B. In 2013 the Supreme Court of India ordered for translocation of the lions 

C. The Court also directed the 12 member committee to implement the order in six months

D. The Gujarat government file a curative petition in the Supreme Court to stop the process but the court dismissed the petition in August 2014

Chose the correct answer from below:

1. A, B and C
2. B, C and D
3. A and D only
4. A, B, C and D




(......Explanation ....at the end)

Explanation:

Question 2: 

Kerala is the best performing state in terms of sex ratio. 
Bihar has the highest decadal growth of the population and Haryana had the lowest sex ratio. 
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) for the year 2012 is the lowest in Kerala and highest in Madhya Pradesh. 

Question 4: 


The Army chief holds the office for 3 years or till attains the age of 62 years whichever is earlier.

Question 5: 

It was officially inaugurated in the BRICS summit of 2014 held in Brazil. 
The headquarters will be in Shanghai. 
The first presidency will be assumed by India. 

Question 7: 

These two sisters’ are from Kolhapur, Maharashtra
These 2 are on the death row for murdering five children in the year 2001. 
The President has recently rejected their mercy petition

Question 9: 

It was developed by IBM and the American cellular company Belself.
It was a phone with battery life of 1 hour.
It was called Simon because it was simple

Question 10: 


Curative petition means a mechanism to seek the relief against the final judgement of the apex court after dismissing the review petititon.