UPSC Current Affairs June 2014 - Online GK

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Question 1 :  Narender Modi has been sworn- in  as new Prime Minister of India on May26,2014. He is the ............ Prime Minister of India.

Ans:  16th

Question 2 :  The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narender Modi on May 27, 2014, has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to unearth illicit money ? Who is appointed as Chairman of the SIT ?

Ans :  MB Shah

Question 3 : Who among the following has been sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Telangana, India's 29th State ,on June 2, 2014 ?

Ans :  K Chandersekhar Rao

Question 4 : Who among the following has been appointed as the first woman Additional Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ?

Ans :  Archana Ramasundaram

Question 5 : The Supreme Court, on May7, 2014, has passed a judgement banning 'Jallikattu' , a rural sport practiced in 

Ans :  Tamil Nadu

Question 6 : Prime Minister Narender Modi , on May 27, 2014, created a new Ministery of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Who is appointed as the Minister of State (independent charge ) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship?

Ans :  Sarbananda Sonowal

Question 7 : As per law, a member who has been elected from two Lok Sabha Constituencies has to vacate one of the seats within .......... days of the declaration of  result.  

Ans :  14

Question 8 : Who among the following has been appointed as National Security Advisor on May30, 2014 ?

Ans :  Ajit Doval

Question 9 : According to Representation of People Act, 1951, a candidate contesting parliamentary poll must forfeit his security deposit if he fails to secure a minimum of ....... of total valid votes cast.

Ans :  one sixth

Question 10 : Which among the following constituencies has recorded highest turnout in the 16th Lok Sabha Election ?

Ans :  Dhubri

Question 11 : Mukul Rohtagi has been appointed as the ....... Attorney General of India on May 28, 2014.

Ans :  14th

Question 12 : According to the law, if a person chosen as Prime Minister of India is neither a member of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha at the time of selection, he must become a member of either of the houses within ..... months.

Ans :  six

Question 13 : Who among the following has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narender Modi on May 28, 2014?

Ans :  Nripendra Mishra

Question 14 : Anandiben Patel has been sworn-in as the first woman Chief Minister of Gujrat on May22, 2014. She is the .......... Chief Minister of Gujrat.

Ans :  15th

Question 15 : Naveen Patnaik, on May21, 2014, has been sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for fourth consecutive term. He belongs to which political party ? 

Ans :  Biju Janta Dal

Question 16 : Consider the following statements :

                   1 Rajiv Mathur took over as the new Chief Information Comissioner (CIC) of India on May22,                      2014. 

                 2 Ashwin  B Pandya, on May15, 2014, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Water Commission and ex- officio Secretary of the government of India.

Which of the following above is/are correct?

Ans :  Both 1 and 2