Current affairs for competitive exams - 24 September 2014

1. Which renowned filmmaker and poet, was presented the 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award on 20th August 2014 at Jawahar Bhawan in New Delhi?
[Category: REIT Exams Current Affairs]
[A]Muzaffar Ali
[B]Kedarnath Singh
[C]Sukumar Ray
[D]Purnendu Patri


2. The District and Sessions Court of ____________, Manipur ordered release of Irom Sharmila Chanu on 19th August 2014, dismissing that she was attempting to commit suicide by way of hunger strike.
[Category: Rural Banks Exams Current Affairs]
[A]Imphal
[B]Bishnupur
[C]Chandel
[D]Senapati


3. Where did the world's first Hindu eco-temple named Shree Swaminarayan Mandir open in London?
[Category: Gramin Banks Exams Current Affairs]
[A]Birmingham
[B]Canterbury
[C]Bradford
[D]Kingsbury


4. How many Indian states were fined by the Supreme Court on 20th August 2014 for not responding to Law Commission's 245th Report on Arrears and Backlogs in Judiciary?
[Category: Bank PO Current Affairs]
[A]17
[B]12
[C]14
[D]16


5. The Union Cabinet approved the ____________ Metro Rail Project on 20th August, 2014.
[Category: CWE Current Affairs]
[A]Nasik
[B]Nagpur
[C]Pune
[D]Solapur