Current Affairs General Knowledge - 12 August 2014

1. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research on 25th June, 2014?
[Category: LIC Exams Current Affairs]
[A]B.R.Grover
[B]Y.Sudharshan Rao
[C]Kumud Bansal
[D]K.S.Lal


2. President of ________________ arrived India on 21st July, 2014 to meet the Prime Minister of India and to understand the development priorities of India.
[Category: Bank Exams Prep Current Affairs]
[A]World Bank
[B]The Royal Bank of Scotland
[C]Mizuho Bank Ltd
[D]The Toronto-Dominion Bank


3. When did the Securities and Exchange Board of India announce draft regulations for infrastructure investment trusts?
[Category: IBPS Prep Current Affairs]
[A]20th July, 2014
[B]22nd July, 2014
[C]17th July,2014
[D]19th July, 2014


4. Which protocol in the third week of July received the 50th instrument of ratification?
[Category: SSB Exams Prep Current Affairs]
[A]The Biosafety Protocol
[B]Nagoya Protocol
[C]Cartagena Protocol
[D]The Biodiversity Protocol


5. When did the Supreme Court issue notice to the State governments and Union territories to submit their responses over legalising passive euthanasia?
[Category: RRB Prep Current Affairs]
[A]17th July,2014
[B]15th July,2014
[C]16th July,2014
[D]19th July,2014