Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Current Affairs

Name the person who on 21 May 2014 was selected to head ONGC Videsh Ltd as the Managing Director by Public Enterprises Selection Board.
A
Vikas Tayal
B
Shashi Shanker
C
Dinesh K Sarraf
D
Narendra Kumar Verma

Recently, Scientist found new Element named Ununseptium which is about to join the periodic table. What is the proton number of the new element?
A
118
B
117
C
119
D
120

Which animal was recently named as the fastest land animal in the world? 
A
Cheetah
B
Southern California mite
C
Blue Wildebeest
D
Brown Hare

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) was constituted by the Government of India with an aim to give its ruling on the water dispute regarding inter-state river Cauvery and the river valley thereof between two states. Name the two states for which the tribunal was constituted?
A
Tamil Nadu and Kerala
B
Karnataka and Kerala
C
Karnataka and Maharashtra
D
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

On what day World Press Freedom Day was observed annually?
A
30 April
B
1 May
C
3 May
D
5 May

Name the founder of Leela Group of Hotels, who died on 17 May 2014 in Mumbai at the age of 91.
A
Captain Krishna Nair
B
Captain G Gopinath
C
N Krishna Moorthy
D
Vikas Seth

US Senate on 13 May 2014 confirmed the name of an Indian – American as the federal judge in Massachusetts. Name the person?
A
Indira Talwani
B
Nikki Haley
C
Kal Penn
D
Padma Lakshmi

Name the State that on 14 May 2014 banned rat-hole mining and transportation of coal throughout the State to comply with the ex-parte interim order of National Green Tribunal?
A
Assam
B
Meghalaya
C
Jharkhand
D
Odisha

Name the bank that was included in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 on 21 May 2014.
A
Neelachal Gramya Bank
B
Bharatiya Mahila Bank
C
Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank
D
Purvanchal Gramin Bank

UN on 12 May 2014 appointed a woman to head UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). With this appointment, the woman became the first-ever female to head a UN peacekeeping force in its entire history. Name her?
A
Kristin Lund of Norway
B
Rashida Manjoo of South Africa
C
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa
D
Helen Clark of New Zealand

Name the African country that will use India-made Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the countries Presidential Election, scheduled in November 2014
A
Namibia
B
Mauritius
C
Burundi
D
Nigeria



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