Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 22, 2014
Q1. Who has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner by the President of India on 22nd May’ 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Rajiv Mathur.
Q2. What document was offered by Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the very first time to the public on 22nd May’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Standard of Services”. The Document provides a concise detail of the work involved in processing an application/request including the related rules and regulations. It also provides details of fees charged for the service.
Q3. What is ‘SIMBEX 14’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The 2014 edition of the ‘SIMBEX 14’ is the series of annual bilateral naval exercises between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), is being conducted in the Andaman Sea from 22 May to 28 May 14.
Q4. Who will take temporary charge of US Ambassador to India after ending of tenure of Nancy Powell?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kathleen Stephens.
Q5. Name the former Guatemalan President who has been sentenced for five years and 10 months in jail for taking bribes from Taiwan?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Alfonso Portillo. He pleaded guilty in March for attempting to launder the illegal money through American banks.
Q6. On 22nd April’14, which team has created history as they reached the semifinals of the Uber Cup tournament for the first time?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. Name the country whose National Assembly released a public statement urging China to withdraw an oil rig from waters claimed by Hanoi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vietnam. China’s oil rig activity is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty rights.
Q8. Whose mercy petition has been rejected by the President Pranab Mukherjee where the convicts death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court in the 1993 case of Mumbai Serial blasts?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Yakub Abdul Razak Memon. He is the brother of fugitive ‘Tiger’ Memon.
Q9. Name the players whose names have been nominated for this year’s Arjuna Award?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Chitra Magimairaj, reigning World Women’s Senior Snooker Champion along with Vidya Pillai and Brijesh Damani, the upcoming snooker star. Their names have been confirmed by the Billiards and Snooker Association of India (BSFI) confirmed on 21stMay’2014.
Q10. International Day for Biological Diversity 2014 has been observed across the world on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 22nd May. This year the theme is Island Biodiversity.
Q11. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) on 21st May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Narendra Kumar Verma.
Q12. What major relief is given by RBI for importing gold on 21st May’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Under the 20:80 Scheme, Star trading houses and premier trading houses, which are registered as nominated agencies by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) now can import gold.
