Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 16, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 16, 2014


Q1. Name the person who has been appointed as the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)?

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ANSWER: Prof. Sudarshan Rao. The Congress party has criticized the government for appointing him.




Q2. As per the MDGs report 2014 of UN Millennium Development Goal, India is lagging behind in which areas?

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ANSWER: MDGs report 2014, has presented India in a poor light, saying it is lagging behind in many areas including Health, Gender equality, Education, Sanitation and maternal and child mortality rate. Acc. to the report, one third of the worlds’ 1.2 billion extreme poor global population reside in India.




Q3. Name the present President of Brazil?

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ANSWER: Dilma Rousseff.




Q4. Name the Syrian President sworn in on 16thJuly’14 for a new seven-year term?

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ANSWER: Bashar al-Assad.




Q5. In which state it is announced by its Chief Minister on 16thJuly’14 that a new law would be introduced to enable entry for dhoti-clad man to clubs like Cricket Association Club, Gymkhana Clubs and other such clubs in the state?

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ANSWER: Tamil Nadu.




Q6. By what percent, India’s exports grew in June’2014 compared to June’2013?

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ANSWER: 10.22%, to 26.4 billion dollar in June this year as compared to 24 billion dollars in the same month last year.




Q7. For what category of investors, Reserve Bank of India on 16th July’14 has issued fresh norms for issue/transfer of shares in unlisted domestic companies?

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ANSWER: Non-Resident Investors.




Q8. Name the former Indian cricket captain who has been elected as the newest member of Laureus World Sports Academy, becoming the 47th member of the panel?

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ANSWER: Rahul Dravid.




Q9. Name the program that will be soon implemented by the government to identify young talent and train them in sports and games to represent the country in International events?

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ANSWER: National Sports Talent Search Programme.




Q10. Which state has become the first State in the country to start online registration of doctors?

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ANSWER: Delhi.




Q11. Which state government has decided on 15thJuly’14 to set up a Transgender Welfare Board in its state?

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ANSWER: West Bengal. Tamil Nadu was the first State to have a transgender welfare board in 2008.




Q12. Name the country that has removed an oil drilling platform from waters also claimed by Vietnam on 16th July’14?

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ANSWER: China.



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  • RE: Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 16, 2014 -Vivek Dwivedi (07/25/14)
  • Congress opposed the appointment of Prof Sudarshan Rao as the Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research by terming it as an attempt by BJP to communalise history for its political ends. It has revived the old bitter debate between Marxists and saffron historians. Incidentally, the institution was once co-habited by left and right wing historians.
    A senior right-wing social scientist from Delhi University admits, "It is a new low. Prof. Rao is not a professional historian. He relies only on ancient Hindu texts."
  • RE: Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 16, 2014 -ANIL (07/17/14)
  • It is excellent. It would be more useful if you can give the information about the topics which are included.

    Ex: Q1. Name the person who has been appointed as the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)? [Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 16, 2014]

    ANSWER: Prof. Sudarshan Rao. The Congress party has criticized the government for appointing him.


    If you can explain The Congress party has criticized the government for appointing him.

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