Current Affairs Questions and answers - Oct 12, 2014

ANSWER: Norway and Finland. He is the first ever-Indian head of state to visit Norway. Education will be a key focus area of the President's visit to both Norway and Finland.

ANSWER: Rakesh Kumar. According to the Court’s order, Kumar shall not visit any of the offices of Central Board of Film Certification till the investigation is over.

ANSWER: ‘Virat Purush Nanaji’. This book is compiled in 6 volumes by the Deendayal Research Institute. It is the collection of Writings of Shri Nanaji Deshmukh. He was a former Member of Parliament. During the peak of his political career Nanaji decided to quit politics to devote himself to the Gramodaya, empowerment of villages.

ANSWER: 12th Oct’14. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sissi will inaugurate the meet, which will be joined by US Secretary of State John Kerry and representatives from around 50 countries, UN agencies and international financial and aid organizations.

ANSWER: Taliban. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, which had separated from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in August, posted on Twitter that Malala was being used by non-believers for propaganda.

ANSWER: Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. In a press release, the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee President Ashok Tanwar said that these leaders are either contesting elections as independents or favouring other parties other than Congress during the Assembly polls.

ANSWER: 12thOctober’14. Eight franchise teams from all over the country are participating in the 2-month event. These are Atlético de Kolkata, Chennaiyin FC, Delhi Dynamos FC, FC Goa, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC, North East United FC and FC Pune City.

ANSWER: Rajasthan Cricket Association. The resolution to impeach Lalit Modi was passed after 23 of the 33 districts voted against Lalit Modi in Jaipur on 11thOct’14.

ANSWER: 11thOct’14. This ambitious programme, to be jointly supported by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), will be administered by two aided institutions of the Ministry.

ANSWER: The name Maithreyi has been derived from the epical story of saige Yajñavalkya who had two wives-Maithreyi and Katyaayanee. When Yajñavalkya wished to leave for the forest and thus divide his property amongst his wives, Maithreyi asked him whether she could become immortal through this wealth. Yajñavalkya replied that through wealth one merely became one amongst the many wealthy but it was knowledge which made one immortal. Maithreyi, then declined her share of his property and asked Yajñavalkya to teach her the way of attaining knowledge and, through that, immortality.

ANSWER: G. Bhavani Prasad. He was a Retired Justice.

ANSWER: India, China, Canada, Japan and United States.

ANSWER: 11thOctober’14. The Theme of this year is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the cycle of violence.

ANSWER: Abbas Ali. He was a captain in the Indian National Army led by Subhas Chandra Bose.

ANSWER: China and Russia.

ANSWER: 12thOctober. He was an activist for the Indian independence movement and a Nationalist political leader.