MCQ : Current Affairs Question and Answer 20 October 2014

Daily Current Affairs Question-16

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1. Which law passed during the reign of English King Edward III was in news in October 2014 ? It was in news as there are chances that Britain would use the medieval law to charge its citizens if they go to fight with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgents in Iraq and Syria.

A. Treason Act of 1351
B. Firearms Act of 1252
C. Disarming Acts of 1716
D. Representation of the People Act 2000

 

A. Treason Act of 1351

This Act is still in force in the United Kingdom (as of August 2013) and carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Until 1998, the Act carried death sentence to

2. Recently, the Government extended the operation of Company Law Settlements scheme with a new deadline being ______________.

A. 15 November 2014
B. 15 January 2015
C. 15 April 2015
D. 15 September 2015

 

A. 15 November 2014

3. Recently, Cyclone Hudhud stroked which countries, killing at least 84 people ?

A. India and Philippines
B. India and Nepal
C. India and Bangladesh
D. India and Myanmar

 

B. India and Nepal

4. Evo Morales is re-elected for a third term as President of ________.

A. Peru
B. Chile
C. Bolivia
D. Argentina

 

C. Bolivia

5. Who became the youngest person to reach the base camp of Mount Everest, covering the 62-kilometre-long-trek in ten days ?

A. Harshit Saumitra
B. Sumesh Shah
C. Pritish Cheda
D. Jiyesh Joshi

 

A. Harshit Saumitra

Five-year-old Harshit Saumitra on Friday became the youngest person to reach the base camp of Mount Everest, covering the 62-kilometre-long-trek in ten days.He also climbed the nearby Kalapathar Peak, which is at a height of 5,550 metres.

6. A working human intestine is generated in a laboratory from induced pluripotent stem cells in the __________ .

A. Germany
B. United Kingdom
C. USA
D. Canada

 

C. USA

7. In October 2014, in which Indian states election for legislative assembly took place ?

A. Maharashtra and Gujrat
B. Maharashtra and Haryana
C. Haryana and Uttarpradesh
D. Haryana and Assam

 

B. Maharashtra and Haryana

8. Union Government on 19 October 2014 decided to re-launch the modified __________________ scheme in an effective manner.

A. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
B. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
C. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
D. ]Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

 

B. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

9. On 20th October 2014, Joko Widodo sworn-in as President of_________.

A. Thailand
B. Indonesia
C. Lebnon
D. Syria

 

B. Indonesia

10. The Government of India decided to celebrate year 2015-16 as ___________________ .

A. Water Year
B. Water for Life Year
C. Water Conservation Year
D. Pure Water Year

 

C. Water Conservation Year