Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 21, 2014
Q1. At which place in India inauguration of Facilitation cum Publicity Cell (FCP) Pavilion will be held on 22nd May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hyderabad Airport. The FCP has a host of features to attract the target group. It houses an LCA aircraft model, one electronic display unit and an online information I-pad. It will be manned for 12 hours a day from 7 am to 7 pm
Q2. On 21stMay’2014, in collaboration with which firm the BARC through its Centre for Incubation of Technology (BARCIT) has signed a memorandum for incubation of technology for “Biodegradable and Edible films for Food and Pharmaceuticals Packaging”?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: M/s Veena Industries, Nagpur. The biodegradable edible films for food and pharmaceutical packaging from natural resources have been developed by BARC for overcoming the disadvantages of plastic packaging materials.
Q3. What is the number of political parties that participated in the General Elections 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 464 Political Parties that includes 6 national parties, 39 state parties and 419 unrecognized parties. In the 2009 General Elections, 363 parties participated; comprising 7 national parties, 34 state parties and 322 unrecognized parties.
Q4. What is the number of the women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 61. The 16th Lok Sabha has the highest number of women members ever at 61, compared to 59 Women members in 2009.
Q5. In which edition of General Elections, have the lowest ever number of Independent Candidates got elected?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 2014. In this year, out of a total of 8251 contestants, 3234 were Independent candidates; out of this, 3 candidates have been elected. In the previous General Elections held in 2009, the total number of Independent candidates was 3831 out of which 9 were elected.
Q6. Which edition of Lok Sabha has seen the highest ever voter-turnout in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: General Elections 2014, with 66.4% votes polled. The previous highest was 64.01%, recorded in 1984.
Q7. Which state has recorded the highest turnout of voters in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nagaland being the leading state with 87.82%, whereas the national average of voter turnout is 66.4%.
Q8. Which state has recorded the lowest turnout of voters in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jammu & Kashmir with 49.52% voter turnout.
Q9. Which parliamentary constituencies recorded the highest and lowest turnout in the General Elections 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dhubri, Assam with 88.22% of voter turnout whereas the lowest recorded in the Srinagar, J&K with 25.90%.
Q10. In collaboration with which organization, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is organizing a consultation for development of National Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable diseases on 22-23 May, 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: World Health Organization.
Q11. Name the country that received the New Frontiers Award 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. India’s expert handling of relief, rehabilitation and rebuilding in the two natural calamities that hit the country last year has earned it this year’s New Frontiers Award.
Q12. Which group of countries is invited by India to attend swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai are among the leaders of eight member regional grouping who have been invited.
Q13. Who will be the new Chief Minister of Gujarat to succeed Narendra Modi who resigned as the state Chief Minister to become the next Prime Minister of the country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anandiben Patel, Revenue Minister of Gujarat.
Q14. In which state the Army has launched a coaching programme for the students to help them crack the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT-JEE)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jammu & Kashmir. This programme is launched for the students of Chenab valley belt in J&K. The Centre for Social Responsibility & Leadership (CSRL) in association with Army's Delta Force has launched Chenab Super-30 programme to provide eleven months free residential coaching for clearing the IIT-JEE to the talented youth of Chenab Valley.
Q15 On 21st May’2014 which country’s dethroned president was sentenced to three years in prison by a criminal court for embezzling millions of dollars of public funds?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt.
Q16. Name the Assam’s Chief Minister who may submit his resignation tomorrow (22ndMay’14) to Congress President Sonia Gandhi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ17. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: K Rajendra Kumar, today (21st may’14) appointed as the new DGP of J&K.
Q18. On 21st May’2014, RBI announced all new ATMs to be installed by commercial banks would provide audible instructions and Braille keypads to customers. From which month this guideline will take into action?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: July 2014 onwards.
Q19. On 21st May’2014 which country has signed a 400 billion US dollar gas deal with Russia?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ20. In which schedule of the RBI Act the Bharatiya Mahila Bank has been included on 21st May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Second Schedule or the Commercial Bank Category of the RBI Act.
Q21. Who has been sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for record 5th consecutive term?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pawan Chamling. He belongs to Sikkim Democratic Front.
Q22. Name the gases added in the prohibited list by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Xenon & Argon gases. These gases were banned after claims that athletes can use them through inhalation to enhance their performance, illegally.
