Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 12, 2014
Q1. Name the book that has been authored by the Ambassador I.P.Khosla and released by the Vice President of India on 12thMay’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘How Neighbours Converge, The Politics and Economics of Regionalism’. The book explains regionalism with an emphasis on the various economic theories and models as well as other theories that have been propounded over the years since 1945. It has detailed case studies of three important regional cooperation ventures: SAARC, ASEAN and the European Union, in the hope that these will flesh out many of the theories
Q2. International Nurse Day has been observed every year on ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 12thMay.The theme for 2014 is: A Force for Change – A vital resource for health. 12thMay is also the Birth date of the Florence Nightingale, English nurse, the founder of modern nursing.
Q3. On 12thMay, The President of India presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nursing Personnel. This award has been given to 35 nurses from across the country on the occasion of International Nurses Day today (May 12, 2014) at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Q4. On which day election for Veterinary Council of India is scheduled by Govt. of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 3rdJuly’14, whereas last date for making nomination is 19thMay’14. Total eleven members would be elected from the registered Veterinary practitioners.
Q5. Who has won the 20thSenior National Women’s Football Champions title on 12thMay’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Manipur, defeating Orissa.
Q6. How much retail and food inflation has risen in the April month?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Retail inflation is observed at 8.59% in April. The Retail inflation, measured on CPI was 8.31% in March. Food Inflation increased to 9.66% against 9.1% in March.
Q7. At which country, has World Health Organisation called an emergency meet on 13thMay to discuss spread of MERS Corona virus?
Geneva. WHO will host the emergency meeting to discuss the worrying spread of the virus, which in less than two years has killed 126 people in Saudi Arabia alone.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Whose name has been recommended by the Defence ministry for the post of Chief of the Army Staff?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag
Q9. With which country, Kenya has tied-up for building the new standard gauge railway line between Mombasa and Nairobi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Name the first Vice-Chancellor of university in Kerala to be dismissed from the service on 12thMay’14 by the Chancellor of the university?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A.V. George, Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He was dismissed from the service by the Governor Sheila Dixit who is also the Chancellor of the University. He was sacked for alleged misrepresentation of information regarding his qualifications to the selection and search committee.
Q11. Which country is the cheapest among the major world economies in a latest report by Germany’s Deutsche Bank?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. The report claimed that a weaker rupee has allowed India to remain the cheapest major economy despite the highest inflation.
Q12. What is the aggregate polling percentage for General Elections of 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 66.38%, highest ever polling percentage. The last highest record of poll percentage was 64.01% seen in 1984 general elections.
Q13. Who has won the Mutua Madrid Tennis Open final’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rafael Nadal, defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan.
