Current Affairs Questions and answers - July 19,20,21 2014
Q1. As per the announcement made by Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti, which year would be observed as the year of water conservation in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. Who is appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21st July’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sanjeev Kumar Singla.
Q3. Name the England football team captain who has announced his retirement from International football career?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ4. Which country has been selected to host 20th Commonwealth Games starting from 23rd July 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Glasgow, Scotland.
Q5. Who won the British Open Golf Championship 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rory Mcllroy. He has won his first Open Championship by defeating Sergio Garcia (Spain) and Rickie Fowler (US).
Q6. Name the player who won his first home German Grand Prix on 20thJuly 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes.
Q7. As per the annual Global International Survey’2014 , which country has been ranked as the worst performer among the BRICS nation?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. India is now placed at 76th position compared to 66th position last year.
Q8. As per the annual Global International Survey ‘2014, which country has been ranked at the No.1 position?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Switzerland. Switzerland has been ranked at the No.1 for the fourth-straight year.
Q9. Which Indian Company has become the first private company to post USD 1 Billion quarterly profit?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Reliance Industries Limited.
Q10. Name the World bank president who has been on the three day visit from 21stJuly’14 to India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jim Yong Kim. He will also visit the World Bank assisted project sites in Tamil Nadu in order to find out about rural-urban transformation challenges.
Q11. Name the protocol based on the Biodiversity that received the ratifications in the third week of July’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nagoya protocol. The Instrument of Ratification will become effective on 12 October 2014. The protocol is meant for creation of incentives for conservation of biodiversity.
Q12. On which issue, SEBI has issued draft guidelines on 17thJuly’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Infrastructure Investment Trusts. This will allow companies to monetize their infrastructure projects.
Q13. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Yellapragada Sudharshan Rao.
Q14. Name the country which has passed the law to legalise child labour from age 10 onwards on 18th July 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bolivia. Under the law, 10 year old kids will be able to work as long as they are under parental supervision and also attend school.
Q15. Who has released the National Health Profile 2013 on 17thjuly’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
