Current Affairs Question 19 October 2014

Daily Current Affairs Quiz-15

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1. Who has been appointed as Union Finance Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs of the Union Ministry of Finance ?

A. Rajiv Mehrishi
B. Arvind Mayaram
C. Anil Swarup
D. Prabhu Dayal Meena

A. Rajiv Mehrishi

2. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed across the world on ________________.

A. 17 October 2014
B. 11 October 2014
C. 7 October 2014
D. 1 October 2014

A. 17 October 2014

The theme for the day was Leave no one behind: think, decide and act together against extreme poverty.

3. Which Indian born scientist received World Food Prize 2014 ?

A. Sanjaya Shastri
B. Sanjaya Patel
C. Sanjaya Upadhyay
D. Sanjaya Rajaram

D. Sanjaya Rajaram

An eminent Indian scientist Dr Sanjaya Rajaram on 16 October 2014 received the World Food Prize 2014 for his scientific research that led to a prodigious increase in world wheat production by more than 200 million tons building upon the successes of the Green Revolution.

4. Union Petroleum Ministry on 3 October 2014 set up a Panel headed by _____________ to inquire into the reasons for delay in developing gas discoveries in ONGC's Krishna Godavari basin KG-D5 block.

A. K.T.Thomas
B. B.N.Talukar
C. C.R.Patel
D. T.N.Gupta

B. B.N.Talukar

5. The Union ministry of Science and Technology announced which scheme for women scientist ?

A. ASHA
B. KIRAN
C. SABLA
D. UJALA

B. KIRAN

The Union ministry of Science and Technology announced 'Knowledge, Involvement, Research, Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN)' for scientist- a unique advertising scheme to bring about, as far as possible, gender equality in the field if Science and Technology on September 11, 2014.

6. Union government on 16 October 2014 launched _____________ Shramev Jayate Karyakram.

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Deendayal Upadhyay
C. Shyamaprasad Mukharjee
D. Jayprakash Narayan

B. Deendayal Upadhyay

7. Governor of Central Bank of which country won Euromoney Award for Best Central Bank Governor of the Year 2014?

A. USA
B. France
C. Bangladesh
D. India

D. India

Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 10 October 2014 was conferred with Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington.

8. Hurricane Gonzalo of Category 2 struck which country on 18 October 2014 ?

A. Peru
B. Bermuda
C. India
D. Philippines

B. Bermuda

9. Indian-origin Singaporean Tamil poet and writer KTM Iqbal on 15 October 2014 was named for the 2014 Cultural Medallion, the highest cultural award of _________________.

A. Thailand
B. Singapore
C. Hongkong
D. Vietnam

B. Singapore

10. Which project India is planning to launch as an answer to China's 'Maritime Silk Road' ?

A. Project Nalanda
B. Project Mausam
C. Project Naya Bharat
D. Project India Today

B. Project Mausam