Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 30, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 30, 2014


Q1. As per the standard agreed upon in Berlin on 29thOct’14 and developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), how many countries have signed an agreement to share financial data and boost efforts to crackdown on tax evasion?

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ANSWER: 51 countries. The countries that signed the agreement, include most European Union nations, as well as traditional tax havens like Liechtenstein, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. They will begin automatically exchanging data collected by financial institutions as early as 2017.




Q2. Name the British Defence Secretary who will arrive in New Delhi on 30thOct’14 on a one-day visit to commemorate India's contribution to World War I?

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ANSWER: Michael Fallon. He is visiting to commemorate India's contribution to World War I, which saw participation of over 1.1 million Indian soldiers and around 70 thousand fatalities.




Q3. In how many different languages All India Radio's News Services Division on 29thOct’14 launched free SMS service to provide news updates to people?

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ANSWER: 4 Languages i.e; Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam and Assamese. With this, the AIR's free SMS news service is now available in 10 languages.




Q4. As per the rankings released on 29thOct’14 by the World Bank Group as part of its annual Ease of Doing Business Report 2015, what rank has been achieved by India?

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ANSWER: 142 among 189 countries. Last year India was at 140thposition. Singapore is at the first spot. In India, Ludhiana City achieved first rank in terms of Ease of Doing Businesses.




Q5. Who has been elected as the Vice-president of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Macau on 28thOct’14?

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ANSWER: Jawahar Sircar, CEO of Prasar Bharti.




Q6. As per the Platts Global 250 Rankings 2014, which Indian energy firm achieved the highest rank among Indian Companies?

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ANSWER: Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC). ONGC was ranked at 21st position whereas Reliance Industries Ltd. moved to 22nd position.




Q7. Name the Jammat-e-Islami Chief who has been sentenced to death penalty for crimes against humanity during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War?

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ANSWER: Motiur Rahman Nizami. He was the leader of the Students Wing of the Jammat-e-Islami during the Liberation War.




Q8. Name the Zambian President who passed away on 28thOct’14?

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ANSWER: Michael Chilufya Sata (6 July 1937 – 28 October 2014). He was the 5th President of Zambia and known as ‘King Cobra’ because of his venomous tongue.




Q9. With which country, the Union Cabinet on 29thOct’14 gave its approval for cooperation in the field of oil and gas for a period of five years?

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ANSWER: Mozambique. Mozambique is strategically located near India and is ideally suited for bringing natural gas to India atmarket determined price. Participation of Indian energy companies in the project will facilitate access to LNG for the growing Indian gas market.




Q10. International Internet Day is observed globally on ____

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ANSWER: 29th October.




Q11. Whom did the President, Milos Zeman award with the highest civilian honour ‘Order of the White Lion of Czech Republic’?

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ANSWER: Sir Schindler Nicholas Winton. The Order of the White Lion is the highest civilian honour of the Czech Republic awarded on 28thOct’14. Nicholas also known as the British Schindler organised the transportation and settlement of 669 children, mostly Jews from German occupied Czechoslovakia before the Second World War broke out in 1939.




Q12. What is the title of the report on child poverty released by UNICEF on 28thOct’14?

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ANSWER: “Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries”.




Q13. Name the richest man of Japan to announced its biggest ever investment in India?

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ANSWER: Masayoshi Son. Masayoshi Son is a Korean-Japanese businessman. He is the founder and current chief executive officer (CEO) of SoftBank, the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile, and current Chairman of Sprint Corporation. He announced to invest 10 billion US dollar in the coming years in the IT sector.




Q14. In which country the Festival of India was inaugurated on 27thoct’14?

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ANSWER: Tokyo, Japan. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi during his visit to Japan in August 2014 announced the Festival of India in Japan will be conducted to enhanced people-to-people contacts between the two countries.




Q15. In which district of Bihar, people have started three day ‘Jal Satyagraha’ to restore a local river to its original bed from 28thOct’14?

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ANSWER: Sitamarhi District. Under the banner of “Sangharsh Yatra” the villagers entered the Lakhandei river and will be in the water till morning of 30thOct’14.




Q16. How many players were caught for doping violation in World Kabaddi League 2014?

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ANSWER: 23 players. They have reported for anti-doping violation in both in and out of competition tests.



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