Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 26, 2014
Q1. What is the strength of Council of Ministers appointed by the President as advised by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 46, where 23 are Cabinet Ministers, 10 are Ministers of State (Independent Charge), and 12 are Ministers of State took oath along with Mr. Narendra Modi.
Q2. How many women candidates are appointed in the council of Ministers of Narendra Modi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. At which place in Uttar Pradesh a train accident occurred on 26th May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Chureb station between Basti and Gorakhpur as Gorakhdham Express rammed into a goods train.
Q4. On 26th May’2014, in which three categories ‘Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National leadership Awards-2012’ were presented by the Vice President of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Award for Business; Award for Science and Technology; and Award for Community Service & Social Upliftment”.
Q5. Name the three day long exhibition showcasing the best in energy sector gets underway in Riyadh on 26th May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Saudi Energy 2014. 25 leading Indian companies led by a high level business delegation are taking part in the exhibition under the banner of Engineering Exports Promotion Council of India, EEPC.
Q6. Which country has broken a Guinness World Record by conducting 8,675 diabetes screenings in just eight hours?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dubai. The previous Guinness World Records title was 7,024 tests.
Q7. According to the UN’s weather agency report which gas has crossed a new threshold?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Carbon Dioxide. The World Meteorological Organization said, for the first time, in April, the mean monthly carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million throughout the northern hemisphere, which pollutes more than the south.
Q8. Name the girl who created history on 25th May’14 by becoming the youngest-ever woman to scale Mount Everest?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Malavath Purna, 13-year old girl from Nizamabad, Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.
