IAS Exams Preparation Material for Current Affairs Updates | 23 May 2014

1. Where is Narendra Modi's first official visit likely to be, where he is expected to sign the most awaited Teesta water-sharing agreement with the country's Prime Minster?
[Category: Foreign Relations Current Affairs]
[A]Dhaka
[B]Chittagong
[C]Sylhet
[D]Comilla


2. Which country's former President has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for being found guilty of embezzling public funds?
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A]Greece
[B]Bulgaria
[C]Brazil
[D]Egypt


3. The earhquake of magnitude ___ on the Richter scale occurred in the Bay of Bengal off Paradip coast in Odisha, on 21st May, 2014.
[Category: Latest Events Current Affairs]
[A]5
[B]6
[C]6.8
[D]5.3


4. The mercy plea of _____________________ a death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, has been rejected by President, Pranab Mukherjee.
[Category: Updated Current Affairs]
[A]Majeed Khan
[B]Yakub Abdul Razak Memon
[C]Tiger Memon
[D]Shakil Ahmed


5. Which renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee has been given police protection following threat protection over his remark that he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister?
[Category: Politics Current Affairs]
[A]Andayya
[B]G.S.Amur
[C]Girish Karnad
[D]Ananthamurthy