Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 13, 2014
Q1. Who has been elected as the leader of reconstituted BJP Parliamentary party in both Houses of Parliament?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Narendra Modi.
Q2. Name the person elected as the Deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rajnath Singh, Home Minister.
Q3. Name the person elected as the Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Arun Jaitely, Finance Minister.
Q4. Which team won the FIFA World Cup 2014 title?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Germany, defeating Argentina.
Q5. Name the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry sacked by NDA Government on 11th July’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Virendra Kataria. Now Lt. Gen (Retd) Ajay Kumar Singh has been given additional responsibility as Lieutenant General of Puducherry.
Q6. Name the Bollywood Actor whose ancestral home is declared as National Heritage of Pakistan?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dilip Kumar. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared his ancestral home as National Heritage.
Q7. Name the Sri-Lanka off spinner bowler who has been banned by the ICC for illegal bowling action during Sri Lanka’s tour of England in the May month?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sachithra Senanayake. In his bowling action it was observed that ‘15-degree elbow extension threshold was exceeded in the four deliveries considered to be suspect in the 4th ODI played at Lords.
Q8. Name the country that has emerged as the world’s largest consumer of antibiotic?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India, with a 62% increase in use of antibiotics in the past decade.
Q9. Name the football player who won the Golden Ball Title?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lionel Messi, Argentina.
Q10. How many new animal species that has been discovered by the Zoological Survey of India from the different parts of the country in the year 2013?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 248 new animal species. 162 are insects, 19 are arachnids, 36 are fish, five are amphibians and two are reptiles.
Q11. What amount of money has been invested by Foreign Investors in Indian Markets in the month of July’2014?
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