Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 27, 2014
Q1. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Special Investigation Team for investigating large amounts of money stashed abroad by evading taxes or generated through unlawful activities?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.B. Shah, former Judge of the Supreme Court. This decision has been taken on 27thmay’2014 by the Union Cabinet.
Q2. Who has been given the charge of Ministry of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Arun Jaitely.
Q3. Who has been given the charge of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Ministry of Law and Justice?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Q4. Who has been appointed as the Minister for Minority Affairs?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Najma Heptulla.
Q5. Which government has launched an online OPD registration system in 24 hospitals for the benefit of the patients on 27thMay’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi. As per the system, one has to create an user ID by clicking on the link on the Delhi government website and then select the hospital and department in which they are seeking treatment, fill in their details and get a date and time of appointment.
Q6. What is the deadline given by the America to Afghanistan for withdrawing its troop completely from the Afghanistan?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 2016. Mr. Barack Obama said that the current 32,000-strong US deployment in Afghanistan will be reduced to around 9,800 by the start of 2015.
Q7. Name the website that has been launched by the Indian envoy on the occasion of Saudi Energy Show at the Riyadh International Exhibition Center?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: www.sibn.org.in, The Saudi India Business Network (SIBN) website is intended to be an interactive website containing useful information on the business environment in Saudi Arabia and India.
Q8. Maharashtra government has added a chapter on cricket player in the school syllabus so that children are inspired by the iconic cricketer. Name the cricket player?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sachin Tendulkar.
Q9. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Libya?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ahmed Maitiq. He took oath on 26thMay’2014.
Q10. Who won the Ukrainian Presidential Elections held on 25thMay’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Petro Poroshenko.
Q11. Who won the Presidential elections of Lithuania on 25 May 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dalia Grybauskaite, the Iron Lady of Lithuania.
Q12. Which plane has crashed at Marhama Sangam in Bijbehara of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on 27th May’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: IAF MIG-21. The pilot squadron leader Raghu Banshi died in the crash.
Q13. Who has co-owned the Kochi team for the Indian Super League football tournament?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sachin Tendulkar. And the name of team will be ‘Kerala Blasters’.
Q14. By what percent India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) has reduced in financial year’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 1.7% of GDP or $32.4 billion from a record high of 4.7% of GDP or $87.8 billion in FY’2013.
