August 21st, 2014 Current Affairs Bits


1. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Congress party?

A. The party won just 44 seats in the 16th Lok Sabha elections and is the lower ever number of seats for that party in the general elections. 

B. The Congress party candidate Mallikarjuna Kharge is the leader of opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha

C. Smt Sonia Gandhi was elected to the Lok sabha from Rai Bariely constituency and in Amethi Rahul Gandhi defeated Smriti Irani the present Union Cabinet minister for Human Resources Development

D. Priyanka Gandhi is the current President of the Congress party

Chose the correct answer from below:

1. A and B
2. B and C
3. C and D
4. A and C





2. Which of the following statements is/are true?

A. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is K V Thomas
B. The Chairman of standing committee on Defence is Kamal Nath
C. The Chairman of standing committee on Finance is Veerappa Moiley

Chose the correct answer from below:

1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and C
4. A, B and C




3. Which of the following country has opened the World’s first green temple?

A. Ireland
B. Scotland
C. Netherlands
D. UK





4. Which of the following countries Journalist was beheaded by the militants of Islamic State (IS) and video was released and is considered to be the most direct retaliation by the IS?

A. UK
B. France
C. Russia
D. USA




5. The boundary row between which of the following North-eastern states that dates back to the year 1963, and a fresh clashes took place in August 2014?

A. Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nagaland and Manipur
C. Assam and Nagaland
D. Tripura and Assam