Current Affairs Questions and answers - May 01, 2014
Q1. “Enforcement Day” has been observed across India on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. International Labor Day has been observed every year on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. Maharashtra Divas has been observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ4. Who has released the study titled “Violence against women in politics” on 30 April 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Centre for Social Research and UN Women.
Q5. For which minister ‘Tankhah’ (punishment) was declared by the highest Sikh temporal body ‘Sri Akaal Takht Sahib’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab Revenue Minister. He has punished for distorting ‘Gurbani’ during an election rally.
Q6. At which Railway Station in India bomb blast took place on the morning of 1st May’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Chennai Central Railway Station. The blast took place at around 7:15 am in two sleeper coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express.
Q7. Which Indian institute got the place in the 2014 league table of ‘100 under 50’ institutions released by the Times Higher Education Magazine?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: IIT Guwahati. It has taken India into the world’s top 100 university rankings for the first time with an entry at No.87.
Q8. In which country, EXIM Bank of India plans to set up a project development company (PDC) with the participation of State bank of India, IL&FS and African Developmental bank?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. Name the country who has gained the top rank in the ICC Test Ranking?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Australia. It has gained 1st rank for the first time since 2008 that the Australia has been ranked Number One in both formats i.e; (Test and ODIs) at the same time.
Q10. According to the data released by the International Comparison Program, hosted by the Development Data Group at the World Bank Group, name the country replaced Japan as the third largest economy in 2011?
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