Current Affairs Interactive Quiz: 1 December – 07 December 2014
- 1.Who was recently awarded with the Asian of the Year 2014 by The Straits Times?
- A.
Chinese President Xi Jinping
- B.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
- C.
Myanmar President Thein Sein
- D.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- 2.The first Adaptation Gap Report on Climate Change was recently released by
- A.
World Bank
- B.
United Nations Development Organisation
- C.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- D.
United Nations Environment Programme
- 3.Name the places that will be connected by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which was inaugurated by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 29 November 2014
- A.
Lahore in Pakistan and Xinjiang in China
- B.
Gwadar Port in Pakistan and Xinjiang in China
- C.
Xinjiang in China and Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
- D.
Lahore in Pakistan with Shanghai in China
- 4.Who on 30 November 2014 won the 2014 presidential elections of Uruguay?
- A.
Jose Mujica
- B.
Luis Lacalle Pou
- C.
Tabare Ramon Vazquez Rosas
- D.
Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herran
- 5.Recently American geologists discovered the most abundant mineral on earth's lower mantle known as
- A.
Calcite
- B.
Aragonite
- C.
Muscovite
- D.
Bridgmanite
- 6.Indian Navy in the first week of December 2014 selected a company to fulfill the service’s Multi-Role Helicopter requirement for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare among other maritime roles. Name the company.
- A.
Finmeccanica
- B.
AgustaWestland
- C.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
- D.
Rafael
- 7.State Government of Gujarat on 5 December 2014 declared 353 villages of a district as completely or partially scarcity affected. Name the district?
- A.
Bhuj
- B.
Kutch
- C.
Mandvi
- D.
Adipur
- 8.Mahaparinirwan Diwas was observed across India on 6 December 2014. The day is observed to pay tribute to whom of the following?
- A.
Lord Buddha
- B.
Dr BR Ambedkar
- C.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
- D.
Rajendra Prasad
- 9.Union Government on 5 December 2014 sent five Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft and one naval vessel carrying a large consignment of potable water to a country which was facing a national water crisis. Name the country?
- A.
Pakistan
- B.
Maldives
- C.
Afghanistan
- D.
Myanmar
- 10.A State Government on 5 December 2014 decided to ban health camps without prior approval of district civil surgeons. Name the state that banned health camps?
- A.
Punjab
- B.
Chhattisgarh
- C.
Bihar
- D.
Meghalaya
- 11.Air India on 4 December 2014 signed an MoU for implementation of the monetisation of assets of Air India at various locations on joint venture basis with
- A.
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
- B.
Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd
- C.
Star Alliance
- D.
Boeing
- 12.Justice V. R. Iyer died on 4 December 2014 at the age of 100. Which of the following statement is/are true in context of this personality?I. He was born in 1914 at Vaidyanathapuram near Palakkad, in Malabar region of Kerala in a Tamil Brahmin familyII. He is the last but one Supreme Court judge who have previously served as a politicianIII. He served as the Home Minister in the first Communist Ministry in Kerala.IV. He never served as a Law Commission Chairman
- A.
Only Statement I is only true
- B.
Only Statement IV is only true
- C.
Only Statement I, II and III are true
- D.
All four statements are true
- 13.Raninder Singh an accomplished international level trap shooter was in news in December 2014 for
- A.
Becoming the first Indian to get elected as a member of the executive committee of ISSF
- B.
Being elected as the President of Sports Authority of India
- C.
Becoming the first Indian to get elected to the executive committee of International Olympics Committee.
- D.
Being elected as the President of Badminton Association of India
- 14.Infosys on 4 December 2014 appointed a Stanford Professor as an Independent member on its Board of Directors (BoD). Name him?
- A.
Ashton Carter
- B.
John W. Etchemendy
- C.
John L Hennessy
- D.
Condoleezza Rice
- 15.Indian Oil on 4 December 2014 won the 119th Beighton Cup after defeating Punjab National Bank in tie-breaker at the SAI Eastern Centre in Kolkata. Beighton Cup is associated with which game?
- A.
Kho Kho
- B.
Hockey
- C.
Football
- D.
Kabbadi
- 16.Deodhar Trophy of cricket for the season 2014-15 was won by?
- A.
East Zone
- B.
West Zone
- C.
South Zone
- D.
North Zone
- 17.Supreme Court constituted a Social Justice Bench, comprising of two judges for delivery of speedy justice in a range of social issues. The bench will be headed by?
- A.
Justice T.S. Thakur
- B.
Justice Madan B Lokur
- C.
Justice U U Lalit
- D.
Justice Anil R. Dave
- 18.Name the author of the book titled Prince of Gujarat: The Extraordinary Story of Prince Gopaldas Desai (1887-1951)?
- A.
Rajmohan Gandhi
- B.
Sundarajan Padmanabhan
- C.
Madhav Khosla
- D.
Rajdeep Sardesai
- 19.Name the head of the 15-member Committee that was formed by State Government of Meghalaya on 3 December 2014 to speed up the process of getting Khasi included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
- A.
R C Laloo
- B.
Rowell Lyngdoh
- C.
Prestone Tynsong
- D.
Deborah C Marak
- 20.Name the person who was recently appointed as the new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- A.
Acharya Shivpoojan Sahay
- B.
Ranjit Sinha
- C.
Anil Kumar Sinha
- D.
Sharad Kumar
- 21.The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 December 2014 approved Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The Bill seeks to amend the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Act passed in?
- A.
1975
- B.
1976
- C.
1977
- D.
1979
- 22.Recently, second-generation asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2 was launched by which country?
- A.
The US
- B.
Japan
- C.
Russia
- D.
United Kingdom
- 23.Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on 3 December 2014 issued Press Note 10 of 2014 series to relax FDI norms for which sector of Indian economy?
- A.
Defence
- B.
Railways
- C.
Insurance
- D.
Construction development
- 24.Navy Day was observed on 4 December 2014. It is observed to commemorate?
- A.
The success of India over Pakistan in 1971 war
- B.
The participation of Royal Indian Navy in World War-II
- C.
The success of Operation Trident of Indian Navy in 1971
- D.
The establishment day of Royal Indian Navy in 1945
- 25.RBI on 4 December 2014 notified norms to set up Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS). The TReDS will facilitate the financing of bills of which sector of Indian economy?
- A.
MSME sector
- B.
Khadi and Rural sector
- C.
Agriculture sector
- D.
All of the above
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