Current Affairs 22 May 2014

Current Affairs 22 May 2014

1. In May 2014, Naveen Patnaik sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for ________ consecutive term.

 A. second 

 B. third 

 C. fourth (Ans)

 D. fifth 

2. In May 2014, Pawan Chamling sworn-in as the Chief Minister of ______ for record 5th term.

 A. Arunachal Pradesh 

 B. Manipur 

 C. Assam 

 D. Sikkim (Ans)

3. Jitan Ram Manjhi was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of _______ on 20 May 2014. 

 A. Telangana 

 B. Seemandra 

 C. Jharkhand 

 D. Bihar (Ans)

He succeeded Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader, Nitish Kumar who resigned from the post of Chief Minister on 17 May 2014 after the debacle of the party in the 16th Lok Sabha election. Nitish Kumar served as Chief Minister of Bihar for two term from 2005 - 2009 and from 2009 - 2014.

He is the third Dalit Bihar Chief Minister after Bhola Paswan Shastri and Ram Sundar Das.In the Nitish Kumar led Cabinet, Manjhi was SC, ST welfare minister

4. Which UK based company announced to open 100 stores in India by 2016 ? 

 A. Walmart 

 B. Marks & Spencer (Ans)

 C. Lululemon Athletica

 D. Whole Foods Market

Note: Managing Director of Marks & Spencer Reliance India- Venu Nair

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5. On May 2014 ,the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) added which two noble gases in the list of banned/prohibited substances list?

 A. Xenon (Xe) and Argon (Ar) (Ans)

 B. Helium(He) and Neon (Ne) 

 C. Krypton (Kr) and Radon (Rn) 

 D. Helium(He) and Radon (Rn) 

Xenon and Argon gases were banned after claims that athletes can use it through inhalation to enhance their performance, illegally.

6. Recently, which country set up a 1.6 billion dollars (10 billion Yuan) fund that will support projects related to maritime Silk Road development ? 

 A. India 

 B. China (Ans)

 C. Bangladesh 

 D. Pakistan 

7. Which Parliamentary constituency registered the highest voter turnout in the General Election 2014 ? 

 A. Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) 

 B. Dhubri (Assam)   (Ans)

 C. Vadodara (Gujrat) 

 D. Amethi(Uttar Pradesh) 

8. Which Parliamentary constituency registered the lowest voter turnout in the General Election 2014 ? 

 A. Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) (Ans)

 B. South Delhi 

 C. Chevella (Andhra Pradesh) 

 D. Korba (Chhattisgarh) 

9. Recently which countries signed 30 year deal on natural gas worth of 400 billion dollars ?

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A. Russia and China (Ans)

B. USA and Kuwait 

C. India and Iran 

D. Germany and France 

10. India on 18 May 2014 won two medals, viz., Silver and Bronze medal, at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 held at Medellin, ________. 

 A. UK 

 B. USA (Ans)

 C. Japan 

 D. Germany