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1 February 2014 – Current Affairsby Ravindra Agnihotri |
1)
What was the minimum tenure fixed for officers of the three premier
services — IAS, IPS and IFoS according to new rules announced on 30
January 2014 aimed at checking political interference? – Two years
(Under the new rules circulated by Department of Personnel and Training
(DoPT) of the central government, a cadre officer, appointed to any
cadre post, shall hold the office for at least two years unless he or
she is promoted, retired or sent on deputation outside the state or for
training exceeding two months. However, transfers and postings before
two years will be done by a Civil Services Board to be constituted by
states under the new rules. States have now been mandated to constitute a
civil services board, which is to be headed by the chief secretary)
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2)
Family of late Justice J.S. Verma recently refused to accept an award
conferred on him posthumously by the Union Government. In a letter
written to President Pranab Mukherjee his family mentioned that
accepting it would be against his principles as he never hankered for
any such honours. Which award was conferred on late Justice J.S. Verma
recently? – Padma Bhushan
(Late Justice J.S. Verma was one of the 25 winners of Padma Bhushan
announced by the Union Government on 25 January 2014. Verma, who had
headed the government committee to frame stricter laws and suggested
legal reforms to deal with sexual assault cases in the wake of the 16 December Delhi gangrape case, died on 22 April 2013)
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3) What was the GDP growth rate figure for Indian economy for 2012-13 declared by the Union Government on 31 January 2014? – 4.5%
(This GDP growth rate is 0.5% lower as compared with the earlier
estimate of 5% on account of subdued performance in agriculture, mining
and manufacturing. Growth in 2012-13 is the lowest in a decade, with the
previous low of 4% recorded in 2002-03. The estimates for 2012-13 were
released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation)
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4)
A special court in Chittagong (Bangladesh) on 30 January 2014 awarded
the death penalty to Paresh Barua, chief of the breakaway United
Liberation Front of Asom faction. He was awarded this sentence along
with 13 others, including two former Bangladesh Ministers. In which
criminal offence they were involved? – In an arms haul in 2004
(The police had seized 10 trucks carrying weapons and ammunition from
the state-owned Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Ltd. jetty while the arms
were being offloaded from two fishing trawlers. Investigations revealed
that the weapons were manufactured in China and were being shipped to
the ULFA. Paresh Barua and the former Secretary of the Industries
Ministry, Nurul Amin, have been absconding since the recovery, and the
court sentenced them in absentia)
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5)
Who was nominated as the new Director of the National Security Agency
(NSA) by U.S. President Barack Obama on 31 January 2014? - Michael Rogers
(He is the Vice Admiral of the U.S. Navy and would take over at a
moment when the spy agency is under unprecedented pressure following
leaks from ex-intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. Rogers would take
over from Gen Keith Alexander at the helm of the NSA)
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6) Who on 30 January 2014 became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel? - Kathy Cross of New Zealand
(Cross was named as an Associate and Affiliate panel of International
umpires for 2014 following the annual review and selection process. The
panel comprises 11 umpires that sits below the elite panel and these
umpires officiate in ICC World Cricket League matches for teams ranked
in divisions three to six and other associate and affiliate tournaments)
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