13 June 2014 Current Affairs

1) AirAsia India, the Indian arm of the Malaysian no-frills airline headed by Tony Fernandes, on 12 June 2014 became the fifth budget carrier in India as its maiden flight took off on the day. This first flight of AirAsia was between which two destinations? – From Bangalore to Goa (AirAsia became the fifth budget (no-frills) airline in India after IndiGo, JetLite, SpiceJet and GoAir. AirAsia India is a three-way venture between the Malaysia-based low-cost airline, India’s Tata Group and investment firm Telestra Tradeplace)

…………………………………………..

2) Which major public-sector steel plant of the country witnessed an accident due to a gas leakage on 12 June 2014 resulting in death of 6 persons? – Bhilai Steel Plant at Durg in Chattisgarh (Bhilai Steel Plant is owned by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The accident took place after a gas leakage from a blast furnace due to breakdown in a water pump. Six persons, including two Deputy General Managers, were killed and over 30 people fell ill in this accident)

…………………………………………..

3) Who was appointed as the new CEO of Infosys Limited, India’s second-largest IT services exporter, on 12 June 2014? – Vishal Sikka (Vishal Sikka thus becomes the first external CEO of Infosys which is presently witnessing a large staff exodus and low sales of high-margin services like cloud computing. Vishal Sikka is a former member of executive board at German software company SAP AG and would replace S.D. Shibulal on 1 August 2014)

…………………………………………..

4) Who was appointed as the new Attorney General of India on 12 June 2014? –Mukul Rohatgi (Mukul Rohatgi is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and he replaced G.E. Vahanvati as the 14th AG of the country. He will have a tenure of 3-year. The government has already appointed Ranjit Kumar as the Solicitor General. Six Additional Solicitors General have also been appointed)

…………………………………………..

5) Hosts Brazil came from behind to beat a stubborn Croatia 3-1 in the first match of 2014 FIFA World Cup on 12 June 2014. Who scored two goals for Brazil to start their World Cup campaign in style? – Neymar (Neymar scored two goals in 29thand 71st minute respectively after Croatia took the surprise lead in 11th minute through a self-goal by Brazil’s Marcelo . Third goal for Brazil was scored by Oscar during last seconds of the match)

…………………………………………..

6) Who topped Union Public Service Commission (UPSC’s) IAS exams for 2013, the results for which were declared on 12 June 2014? – Gaurav Agarwal (This was the second attempt of the 29-year-old Jaipur boy, who is currently under training at National Police Academy after he was selected for the IPS with 244th rank in the UPSC exams in 2012. Agrawal holds a Bachelor of Technology (computer science) degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and MBA (Finance) from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow)