Current Affairs Questions and answers - April 19, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and answers - April 19, 2014


Q1. Who has won the President Elections 2014 in Algeria?

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ANSWER: Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He has won a fourth term in office taking more than 81% of the vote. He beat his five other opponents without personally campaigning.




Q2. Name the Pakistan’s Journalist who has been shot in Karachi on 19thApril’2014?

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ANSWER: Hamid Mir. His vehicle was ambushed by four unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near a bridge on a way to his office from the airport. In 2001, Mr. Mir became the first journalist to interview Osama bin Laden following the 9/11 attacks.




Q3. Why did SEBI issue detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies on 17th April’2014?

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ANSWER: To encourage companies to adopt best practices on governance. SEBI has amended clauses 35B and 49 of the listing agreement and the new rules will be effective from 1 October 2014.




Q4. World Heritage Day was observed on _____.

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ANSWER: 18th April’2014. This year’s theme was Heritage of Commemoration.




Q5. What is NET mundial?

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ANSWER: NET mundial is the Global Multi stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance. NET mundial is supported by the High-Level Multi stakeholder Committee, composed of ministerial representatives of 12 countries (Argentina, Brazil, France, Ghana, Germany, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey and United States of America) plus 12 members of the multi stakeholder international community. Brazil is hosting NET mundial from 23rd to 24th April’2014.




Q6. Which country has decided to propose renaming of Internet as ‘Equinet’ at the upcoming NET mundial meet’2014 in Brazil?

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ANSWER: India. This step is also supported by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) association that will lead to democratize the Internet Governance globally.




Q7. Who won the Moonlight Romance Trophy held at the Mahalaxmi Race Course on 19thApril’2014?

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ANSWER: Mountbatten ridden by A.Sandesh.




Q8. What is the name of the planet that is similar to the size of Earth and found in the Habitable zone on 17th April’2014?

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ANSWER: Kepler-186f. Acc. to Scientists “The planet is about 10 per cent larger than Earth and may very well have liquid water a key ingredient for life on its surface”.




Q9. Name the countries which signed the deal to ease Ukraine Crisis on 17thApril’2014?

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ANSWER: Ukraine, Russia and West (US and European Union).




Q10. A giant torch was unveiled in USA on 17thApril’2014 to honor which leader?

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ANSWER: Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, Indian Spiritual Leader.




Q11. Name the fertiliser cooperative that has got an approval to set up $ 1.6 Billion Urea plant in Canada?

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ANSWER: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd (IFFCO).




Q12. Name the company which has acquired Cadbury India?

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ANSWER: Mondelez India. Now the Cadbury India will soon be renamed as Mondelez India.


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