30 AUGUST 2014

30 AUGUST 2014

Ques. : 1 National Sports Day in India is celebrated on the birthday of hockey legend Dhyan Chand which falls on
Answer:- ) 29 Aug

Ques. : 2 The Committee set up by the Supreme Court to conduct a probe against ICC President N Srinivasan and 12 prominent players in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal filed its report recently. The committee was named
Answer:- ) Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee

Ques. : 3 The Defence Ministry scrapped Rs 6000-cr scam-tainted tender for purchase of light utility helicopters from which of the following firms recently?
Answer:- ) Agusta Westland

Ques. : 4 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the launch its $7-bn Space Launch System (SLS), the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development, by Nov 2018 to
Answer:-  Mars

Ques. : 5 Murali Karthikeyan was in news for his performance in which of the following sports recently?
Answer:-  Chess

Ques. : 6 Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as the president of which of the following countries recently?
Answer:-  Turkey

Ques. : 7 Who among the following has been appointed the ambassador of Interpol’s ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign recently? He has become the first Indian actor to be roped in by the Interpol.
Answer:- ) Shah Rukh Khan

Ques. : 8 Tavurvur, an active volcano which erupted recently, is located in which of the following countries?
Answer:- ) Papua New Guinea

Ques. : 9 A Delhi court has fixed Dec 9 for hearing the complaint case against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others. The issue is related to which of the following dailies published by Associated Journals Limited?
Answer:-  National Herald
Ques. : 10 A three-member Committee has been set up by the govt to look into the functioning of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) from 2006. Who among the following is the current Vice Chancellor of IGNOU?
Answer:-  M Aslam