~~~Extra Boost of Current Affairs Last Week~~~~ Q.1) The Union Civil Aviation Ministry on 7 July 2014 constituted an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to examine the maximum potential of the indigenous GPS Navigation system. Name the system?----GAGAN Q.2) Name the legendry Real Madrid Football Club, who died on 7 July 2014 at the General Universatario Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid?---Alfredo Di Stefano Q.3) Name the former President of Georgia died on 7 July 2014 after a long illness at the age of 86?----Eduard Shevardnadze Q.4) Name the eminent scholar and biographer of the Indian Constitution who died on 6 July 2014 in Washington DC at the age of 87?--- Granville Austin Q.5) Name the British Actress who on 8 July 2014 was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?---Emma Watson Q.6) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) along with an Organisation on 8 July 2014 jointly launched F-Cube, technology to promote football at the grass-root level. Name the organisation?--- The Football Link Q.7) India recently signed an Audiovisual Co-production Treaty with a country. Name it? ---Canada Q.8) Name the vector-borne disease for which the Union Health Ministry on 8 July 2014 constituted a core group to work out a detailed action plan to eradicate it by 2015?---. Kala Azar Q.9) Vakkom Purushothaman on 11 July 2014 resigned from the post of Governor of a state before assuming the charge?---Nagaland Q.10) Name the Indian city that was ranked at the second position in World Urbanisation Prospects report 2014?--- Delhi Q.11) According to the UN’s World Urbanisation Prospects report 2014 how many megacities were there in existence when the process of estimating the Urbanisation Prospects report started in 1990?---10 megacities Q.12) Name the city that has been ranked at the first position in World Urbanisation Prospects report 2014? -- Tokyo Q.13) Name the grand old lady of Bollywood, who died on 10 July 2014 at the age of 102?--- Zohra Sehgal Q.14) National Adaptation Fund has been proposed in the Union Budget 2014-15. The aim of the Fund is---- To mitigate the risk of climate change in agriculture Q.15) All the Central government Departments and Ministries will integrate their services to e-Biz, a single window platform for services provided by government, by----31 December 2014 Q.16) Union Budget 2014-15 has allocated 500 crore rupees to set up seven Textile mega-clusters. Which are the cities chosen for setting up mega-cluster?---- Varanasi , Lucknow, Bareilly Q.17) Hastkala Academy is proposed to be set up at a cost of 20 crore rupees in--- Delhi Q.18) What is P3 proposed in the Union Budget 2014-15?--- Pashmina Promotion Programme Q19) Fund of Funds proposed in the Union Budget 2014-15 aims to rejuvenate--- New startups Q.20) Jal Marg Vikas is proposed to be developed between which two major cities on River Ganges--- Allahabad to Haldia Q.21) What is 4PIndia proposed in the Union Budget 2014-15?---People-Public-Private-Partnership Q.22) Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects is proposed to be set in which all States at a cost of 200 crore rupees?---Rajasthan-Gujarat-Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu-Laddakh Q.23) Financial Inclusion Mission will be launched on--- 15 August 2015 Q.24) FDI in insurance sector and defence sector has been proposed to be raised from 26% to---- 49% Q.25) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to cover every household with sanitation facility by the year--- 2019 Q.26) Arun Prabha, a new 24 m 7 channel, has been proposed to be launched for which region of India----North-Eastern --------------------------------------------------------------
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