Current Affairs Questions and answers - Oct 18, 2014
Q1. Name the India's indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile which was test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha on 17thOct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nirbhay. This was the second test of the sub-sonic long range cruise missile which can strike targets more than 700 kms away
Q2. As per the announcement made by textile minister Santosh Gangwar, in which district of Gujarat, will the government set up a mega handicraft cluster?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kachchh. The textile minister has inaugurated Kachchh Mahotsava in New Delhi on 17thOct’14 and announced that the cluster will focus on handcraft items and craft based textiles.
Q3. When did the government launch National Air Quality Index (NAQI), as part of measures to address the menace of air pollution across the country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 17thOct’14. It is prepared by Central Pollution Control Board the index will provide information on the quality of air in major cities based on eight parameters.
Q4. When is Ministry of External Affairs going to launch country-wide Passport Seva Camp programme?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 18thOct’14. The programme is aimed at providing passport services to people located far away from Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and is yet another citizen-centric measure taken by the Ministry in extending public services closer home.
Q5. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed across the world on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 17thOctober. The theme for the day was Leave no one behind: think, decide and act together against extreme poverty.
Q6. Name the eminent Indian Scientist who received the World Food Prize 2014 for his scientific research?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram. Rajaram is credited with developing the Very lines of wheat in the 1980s which were used to breed locally adapted high-yielding varieties in various wheat-growing countries.
Q7. Name the countries that were elected as non-permanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 16thOct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Venezuela, Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain.
Q8. Which country has categorically said it will not mediate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Britain. Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Britain does not want to be a mediator between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
Q9. As per the WHO, which country accounts for 80% for polio cases globally?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Which Cricket team won the series held between India and West Indies?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. India takes 2-1 lead over West Indies.
