Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 23, 24 2014

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 23, 24 2014


Q1. International Stammering Awareness Day observed across the world on ______________.

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ANSWER: 22ndOct’2014. The day was observed to raise public awareness about the people who have the speech disorder of stuttering, which is also known as stammering.




Q2. Which company has announced changes to its search engine in an attempt to curb online piracy and highlight legal sites?

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ANSWER: Google. The company also added extra measures to filter its search results so that links containing illegal content come at the lower places in results while legal sites float to the top.




Q3. Which jail authority has set up e-library for its women inmates on 21stOct’14?

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ANSWER: Tihar Jail Authority. The library is aimed at helping the women inmates to sharpen their technical skills, besides, providing education and entertainment.




Q4. Name the committee constituted to provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on 20thOct’14?

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ANSWER: Vishwananthan Committee. The committee will be headed by former Lok Sabha secretary-general and former law secretary T K Vishwanathan.




Q5. The All India Survey on Higher Education 2014-15 (AISHE) by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development was launched on _____.

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ANSWER: 22ndOct’14. The survey is aimed at building a sound database which is updated annually as per the information submitted by the institutions covered under it. It will collect data on teachers, student enrolment, examination results, education finance and infrastructure.




Q6. Name the person won the prestigious Sakharov Human Rights Prize of European Parliament for his work in helping thousands of gang rape victims in Congo on 21stOct’14?

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ANSWER: Denis Mukwege Mukengere. He is the founder and medical director of Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).




Q7. On which day the first Border Haat (market) facility on zero line on the Indo-Bangla International Border in Tripura was inaugurated?

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ANSWER: 20thOct’14. This hatt on the Srinagar-Ramgarh border is second in North-East after Meghalaya.




Q8. Name the award given to Malala Yousafzai on 21stOct’14 for her continued demonstration of courage and resilience in the face of adversity?

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ANSWER: Liberty Medal 2014. She has pledged to donate the award money of 100000 US Dollars towards education in Pakistan.




Q9. Name the country which is declared as Ebola Free Country by World Health Organisation (WHO) on 20thOct’14?

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ANSWER: Nigeria. It was observed that in 42day period No New Ebola cases were reported. Now Nigeria became the second country in West Africa to be declared Ebola free.




Q10. Name the committee constituted by the West Bengal Government to probe into the Saradha Chit Fund Scam has submitted its report?

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ANSWER: Shyamal Sen Commission. The tenure of the Commission ended on 22ndOct’14.




Q11. The Eight Edition of Abu Dhabi Film Festival has been started on ______.

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ANSWER: 23rd October’2014. . Over the next 10 days, 197 movies from 61 countries will be screened across theaters in the UAE capital.




Q12. Which country has sentenced 27 people to prison for planning a series of attacks against US forces in Qatar and Kuwait?

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ANSWER: Saudi Arabia.




Q13. Which organisation is called for urgent action to stop the spread of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis or MDR-TB?

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ANSWER: World Health Organisation. While the agency’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2014 finds a steady decline in the number of TB cases globally, it warns MDR-TB is increasing at an alarming rate.




Q14. Which state Government has decided to provide free of cost treatment at all district hospitals and primary health centers on 22nd Oct’14?

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ANSWER: West Bengal Government. The Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee who also holds the health portfolio announced this at a function in S S K M hospital in Kolkata.




Q15. Name the Boxer suspended by AIBA for protesting at ASIAN GAMES 2014?

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ANSWER: Sarita Devi. . The association took action against her for refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Asian Games podium ceremony.




Q16. Name the Olympic Committee who has been granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee?

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ANSWER: Kosovo Olympic Committee. The IOC made the decision in the interests of Kosovo athletes and to remove any uncertainty about their participation in the qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and in future games.




Q17. Name the ministry that has been awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 certificate on 22ndOct’14?

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ANSWER: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. During implementation of ISO 9001: 2008 standards, the Ministry was able to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for its functions and activities and compare and benchmark these standard operating procedures with other similar organizations in Government of India, states, private sector or international organizations.




Q18. On which leader’s birthday, the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or ‘National Integration Day’ will be celebrated?

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ANSWER: Sardar Vallabbhai Patel. The Government of India has decided to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 31stOctober as National Integration Day.




Q19. Which company has launched ‘Inbox’ Email Service?

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ANSWER: Google. It will better organize emails and display information such as appointments, flight bookings and package deliveries in a more user-friendly way.



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  • RE: Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 23, 24 2014 -Vivek Dwivedi (11/11/14)
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  • RE: Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 23, 24 2014my -sagar (10/24/14)
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