Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 05, 2014
Q1. What is Election Queue Management System?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Election queue management system helped voters to find out the level of crowd in the polling booths. It is a first of its kind initiative was introduced in India by the District Election Authority in Burdwan district, West Bengal during Lok Sabha election held on 30 April 2014
Q2. In which state, Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of the Polavaram Project Authority on 1stMay’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Andhra Pradesh. This project is expected to irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares. It will generate 960MW of power supply and supply drinking water to Visakhapatnam city and also to Vizag steel plant.
Q3. Name the retail store that has spent more than USD 109 million in fiscal 2014 to enhance its global anti-corruption compliance programme and added personnel for the same in many countries, including India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ4. Who won the Munich ATP Title’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Martin Klizan against Fabio Fognini.
Q5. Who won the Presidential elections in Panama?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Juan Carlos Varela, Vice President of Panama. He will assume the office on 1st July’14.
Q6. Who won the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ahmet Sirk, Turkish Journalist.
Q7. Who has appointed as the new Prime Minister of Libya on 3rdMay’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Name the India's first Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile successfully tested on 4thMay’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Astra. It was successfully test-fired from a fighter aircraft the Sukhoi-30 MKI from a naval range in the Western Sector.
