Current Affairs Questions & Answers 1 – Art, Culture & Awards (15th September 2014)
1) Amitabh Bachchan, the Indian Megastar on 28th July 2014 was appointed as the horticulture ambassador of – Maharashtra
2) British Foreign Minister William Hague and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in New Delhi on 8th July 2014 that a statue ____ of would be installed in Parliament Square in London by 2015. – Mahatma Gandhi
3) Construction of the world’s tallest railway bridge with the tallest pillar – 141 metres-high – began near Noney in July 2014. Which state of India is associated with this distinction? – Manipur
4) In the 5th Sahyadri Cine Awards 2014, presented in Mumbai on 25th July 2014, which Marathi Film got the special Jury Award? – Yellow
5) India’s first Indian woman mountaineer to scale Mount Everest was recently conferred with Bharat Gaurav, the highest honour of merit of East Bengal Club. Who is she? – Bachendri Pal
6) The ancestral home of which Bollywood actor in Peshawar, was in July 2014 declared as a national heritage by the Pakistan Government? – Dalip Kumar
7) Third phase of which special train was flagged off from Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi on 28th July 2014? – Science Express Biodiversity Special
8) Which Bollywood actor was conferred with top French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honor on 1st July 2014? – Shahrukh Khan
9) Which environmentalist and social activist was presented the Gandhi Peace Prize by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan on 15 July 2014? – Chandi Prasad Bhatt
10) Which International pop star was, in July 2014, officially announced to be the most popular person on Facebook with over a 100 million ‘likes’, the most for any public figure? – Shakira
11) Which public sector company was, on 19th July 2014, awarded the gold award in Premier Trading House category in the first Eastern Region Export Excellence Award 2012 – 13 by the Federation of Indian Export Organizations? – Nalco
12) Which state Government, on 4th July 2014, signed an MoU with Google, under which the internet giant will create a Google Plus page and 3D mapping of museums and heritage sites of the State? – Karnataka
13) Which state of India was, in July 2014, announced to have put in place a policy for sustainable livelihood security with a target of establishing 100,000 new units under the micro, small and medium categories over the next couple of years? – Gujarat
14) Who recently won the 2014 Liberty Medal given by the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA? – Malala Yousafzai
15) Who, on 1st July 2014, presented the National Awards for Handicrafts and Handlooms, Shilp Guru Awards and Sant Kabir Awards for the year 2011? – President Pranab Mukherjee