www.jbigdeal.comCurrent Affairs November 2014

Q.1) Name the person who was selected as the captain of ICC ODI Team for the Year 2014?

A. Angelo Mathews

B. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

C. George Bailey

D. AB de Villiers www.jbigdeal.comAns. B

Q.2) Name the country, who’s Parliament on 5 November 2014 passed a law to block the release of Palestinian prisoners convicted for murder in any future, peace negotiations?

A. Iran

B. Israel

C. Iraq www.jbigdeal.comD. Syria Ans. B

Q.3) The scientific term Fallstreak Hole Cloud was in news recently because

A. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Britain

B. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Burma www.jbigdeal.comC. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of www.jbigdeal.comD. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of New Zealand Ans. C

Q.4) Experts recently discovered at least 20 drawings of the Harappan (Sindhu) era in Gondi dialect on a boulder on top of a hill near Talwarghatta that is adjacent to river Tungbhadra. The place is located in?

A. Bastar, Chhattisgarh

B. Hampi, www.jbigdeal.comC. Bet Dwarka, Gujarat D. Kutch desert, Gujarat

Ans. B

Q.5) A Torpedo Recovery Vessel, TRV-72 of Indian Navy that sank off the Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise on 6 November 2014 was of which class?

A. Arihant-class

B. Astravahini Class www.jbigdeal.comC. Chakra (Akula II)-class

D. Shishumar-class

Ans. B

Q.6) Robert O’Neill was in news recently. Who is he?

A. The person who claims that he killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan www.jbigdeal.comB. The person who was arrested for killing several people in Nigeria through a blast www.jbigdeal.com C. The person who was appointed as the defence secretary in the US

D. None of the above

Ans. A

Q.7) Name the private Indian airline that recently banned shipment of shark fins to protect marine ecosystem?

A. Jet Airways www.jbigdeal.comB. Kingfisher C. Indian Airways

D. Air

Ans. A

Q.8) Hyderabad recently found an intelligent way to manage the traffic problems in the city in a smart way by using H-TRIMS. What is the full form of H-TRIMS?

A. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Maintenance System www.jbigdeal.comB. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Management System

C. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Manipulation System

D. Hyderabad Traffic Inked Management System

Ans. B

Q.9) Recently Catalonia region held a non-binding vote on Independence. From which www.jbigdeal.comcountry does Catalonia seeks independence? www.jbigdeal.comA. Russia B. Spain

C. The United Kingdom

D. France

Ans. B

Q.10) Who was recently appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana? www.jbigdeal.comA. GS sandhu B. Vitthal das

C. Baldev Raj Mahajan

D. None

Ans. C

Q.11) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park recently won The Earth Heroes Award for the year 2014. Where is it located? www.jbigdeal.comA. Bihar

B. Darjeeling

C. West Bengal

D. Sikkim

Ans. C

Q.12) Which international organisation recently passed a resolution of sports autonomy www.jbigdeal.comand sports as means to promote peace and development? www.jbigdeal.com A. International Olympic Committee

B. Commonwealth Games Federation

C. United Nations

D. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Ans. C

Q.13) Which corporate giant recently announced to launch the Indian Language www.jbigdeal.comInternet Alliance (ILIA) to make available local language content on the internet?

A. Yahoo

B. Facebook

C. IBM

D. Google

Ans. D

Q.14) What is the name of India- joint military exercise that started on 3 www.jbigdeal.comNovember 2014 in Colombo?

A. Mithra Shakti

B. Garud

C. Mithra Yudh Abhyas

D. Vajra www.jbigdeal.comAns. A www.jbigdeal.com Q.15) Name the team that recently won the 2014-15 of ?

A. South Zone

B. Central Zone

C. Eastern Zone

D. Western Zone

Ans. B www.jbigdeal.comQ.16) Union Government on 2 November 2014 announced series of measures to help rejuvenate the shipping industry of a state. Name the state?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Kerala

C.

D. Maharashtra www.jbigdeal.comAns. C Q.17) Name the Iraqi tribe whose 332 members were executed by militants of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in western Anbar province?

A. Al-Douri tribe

B. Al-Dhafeer tribe

C. Al-Bu Nimr tribe www.jbigdeal.comD. Al-Fatlah tribe www.jbigdeal.comAns. C

Q.18) Name the two cars that failed crash test conducted on them under the Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNAP) on 3 November 2014 raising safety concerns.

A. Renault Duster and Maruti’s Swift

B. Maruti’s Swift and Nissan’s Dastun Go

C. Maruti’s Alto K10 and Nissan’s Dastun GO

D. Mahindra’s Xylo and Renault’s Duster www.jbigdeal.comAns. B

Q.19) Which country has assured India that it will assist SIT on Black Money in its investigation?

A. Cyprus

B. Mauritius

C. Switzerland www.jbigdeal.comD. Liechtenstein Ans. B

Q.20) Name the cheapest automatic car launched by Maruti Suzuki on 3 November 2014.

A. Alto K10

B. Alto 800 www.jbigdeal.comC. Swift Dream www.jbigdeal.com D. Zen K10

Ans. A

Q.21) Law Commission headed by Justice (retd) A P Shah recently recommended deleting 73 more obsolete statutes. In this context which one of the following obsolete Act is not matched with its year of becoming effective?

A. Representation of the People Act: 1951

B. Special Marriage Act: 1954 www.jbigdeal.comC. Indian Divorce Act: 1869

D. Indian Evidence Act: 1861

Ans. D

Q.22) Oil prices on 4 November 2014 dipped to a four-year low of 82.82 US dollars per barrel. The primary reason for this was

A. Fall in demand of oil by emerging economies www.jbigdeal.comB. Increase in supply of oil by OPEC members C. Decision of Saudi Arabia to give oil to US at discounted price

D. The advance of ISIS in the region

Ans. C

Q.23) Name the woman who was appointed as the first woman chief of CERN, the particle physics research centre, on 4 November 2014? www.jbigdeal.comA. Rolf Heuel www.jbigdeal.com B. Fabiola Gianotti

C. Banerjee

D. Christine Lagarde

Ans. B

Q.24) Which cricketer on 5 November 2014 won the LG People’s Choice Award for the year 2014? www.jbigdeal.comA. Bhuvneshwar Kumar B. Angelo Mathews

C. Kumar Sangakarra

D. Virat Kohli

Ans. A

Q.25) The Union Cabinet on 6 October 2014 gave its approval for signing a treaty on transfer of sentenced persons between with which country? www.jbigdeal.comA. South Africa

B. Nigeria

C. France

D.

Ans. B

Q.26) Name the Indian-American who became one of the youngest lawmakers in the US www.jbigdeal.comon 5 November 2014. www.jbigdeal.com A. Jay Goyal

B. Saira Blair

C. Niraj Antani

D. Patrick Ashok

Ans. C

Q.27) Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was test-fired www.jbigdeal.comfrom a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014. Dhanush is a naval variant of India’s indigenously-developed missile?

A. Akash

B. Prithvi

C. Nirbhay

D. Trishul

Ans. B www.jbigdeal.comQ.28) The Union Government launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission on?

A. 2 October

B. 10 October

C. 14 November

D. 19 November

Ans. C www.jbigdeal.com www.jbigdeal.comQ.29) Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on 14 November 2014 launched a programme designed for girls that will provided them a comprehensive platform to pursue higher education in engineering and also assist them in preparing for the IIT-JEE. Name the programme?

A. Saakshar Bharat Mission

B. Udaan programme

C. District Education Revitalization Programme

D. Padhai-Likhai programme www.jbigdeal.comAns. B Q.30) Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 13 November 2014 relaxed Indian citizenship norms for Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The relaxation has been given to those refugees who came to India on or before?

A. 31 December 2008

B. 31 December 2009

C. 31 December 2010

D. 31 December 2011 www.jbigdeal.comAns. B Q.31) In Nigeria, Boko Haram militants on 14 November 2014 seized the northeastern Nigerian town, name it?

A. Abuja

B. Kano

C. Calabar

D. Chibok www.jbigdeal.comAns. D www.jbigdeal.com Q.32) A judicial probe has been ordered into the sterlisation tragedy of Bilaspur that claimed lives of 15 women, leaving more than 100 women hospitalised. Bilaspur is a part of which state?

A. Chhattisgarh

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Punjab

D. Andhra Pradesh www.jbigdeal.comAns. A Q.33) Name the personalised video creation tool that was launched by the Social networking website Facebook on 13 November 2014?

A. Thanks giving

B. Give Thanks

C. Say Thanks

D. Thank you www.jbigdeal.comAns. C Q.34) India on 14 November 2014 celebrated Children’s Day. The Universal Children's Day on United Nations recommendation is observed on?

A. 14 November

B. 20 November

C. 14 December

D. 20 October www.jbigdeal.comAns. B www.jbigdeal.com Q.35) The UK, France and Nepal on 13 November 2014 supported candidature of G4 nations as a permanent member of a reformed UN Security Council (UNSC). Which of the following countries are part of G4 nations?

A. China, Germany, Brazil and Japan

B. Pakistan, China, Brazil and Japan

C. India, Australia, Brazil and Japan

D. India, Germany, Brazil and Japan www.jbigdeal.comAns. D Q.36) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 13 November 2014 announced appointment of its ambassadors for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015. Who of the following has not been named as ambassador for ICC CWC 2015?

A. Virat Kohli

B. Shane Watson

C. MS Dhoni

D. Brendon McCullum www.jbigdeal.comAns. C

Q.37) Union Government on 12 November 2014 constituted a high-level Inter- Ministerial Committee (IMC) to ensure smooth allocation of 204 cancelled coal blocks. The Committee will be headed by?

A. Additional Secretary Ministry of Coal

B. Secretary of Ministry of power

C. Representative of Ministry of steel www.jbigdeal.comD. Representative of Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion www.jbigdeal.com Ans. A

Q.38) Armenian Military Helicopter (Mi-24 combat helicopter) was shot down by the force of a country. Name it?

A. Turkey

B. Georgia

C. Russia

D. Azerbaijan www.jbigdeal.comAns. D

Q.39) Russia and Iran on 11 November 2014 signed a contract to build two nuclear reactors in Iran. As per the contract the reactors will be made in?

A. Darkovin

B. Fordow

C. Isfahan

D. Bushehr www.jbigdeal.comAns. D

Q.40) Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on 11 November 2014 gave nod to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to stand for third term as President. Name the Constitutional Amendment Act of Sri Lanka that allows the President to stand for third term

A. 18th Constitutional Amendment

B. 17th Constitutional Amendment

C. 16th Constitutional Amendment www.jbigdeal.comD. 19th Constitutional Amendment www.jbigdeal.com Ans. A

Q.41) Name the first state to achieve 100 percent bank accounts for all families under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna?

A. Goa

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Kerala

D. Meghalaya www.jbigdeal.comAns. C

Q.42) Name the person who will head the UN appointed five-member panel that will investigate Israeli attacks on UN shelters during the Gaza war and the discovery of Hamas weapons at UN sites?

A. Patrick Cammaert

B. William Schabas

C. K.C. Reddy www.jbigdeal.comD. Pierre Lemelin Ans. A

Q.43) India observed Public Service Broadcasting Day on?

A. 12 October

B. 12 November

C. 12 December www.jbigdeal.comD. 12 January www.jbigdeal.comAns. B

Q.44) Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed in remembrance of?

A. ’s first interaction with Refugees from Pakistan on Radio

B. All India Radio was formed on this day

C. Mahatma Gandhi’s maiden visit to studio of All India Radio in

D. None of the above www.jbigdeal.comAns. C Q.45) Name the militant outfit operational in Assam and West Bengal that was banned by Union Home Ministry in November 2014?

A. Kamatapur Liberation Organisation

B. United Liberation Front of Assam and West Bengal

C. National Democratic Front of Bodoland

D. Indian Mujahideen www.jbigdeal.comAns. A Q.46) Name the person who was awarded with Jnanpith award for the year 2013?

A. Kunwar Narayan

B. Amar Kant

C. Sri Lal Sukla

D. Kedarnath Singh www.jbigdeal.comAns. D www.jbigdeal.comQ.47) India and Israel on 10 November 2014 successfully test fired LRSAM in Israel. What is the full form of LRSAM?

A. Long Ranger Surface to Air Missile

B. Long Ranged Surface to Air Missile

C. Long Range Surface to Air Missile

D. Latitude Recipient Surface to Air Missile

Ans. C

Q.48) The UN's Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura proposed a UN truce plan for a www.jbigdeal.comcity in Syria for creating freeze zones in local areas. Name the city for which the plan was proposed?

A. Aleppo

B. Kobani

C. Tel Aviv

D. Afrin

Ans. A

Q.49) Reserve Bank of India on 10 November 2014 tightened its norms for Non- www.jbigdeal.comBanking Financial Companies (NBFCs) by requiring them to have a much stronger capital base. The new limit of capital base is?

A. 2 crore rupees

B. 1 crore rupees

C. 75 lakh rupees

D. 50 lakh rupees www.jbigdeal.comAns. A www.jbigdeal.com Q.50) Name the football club that won the in November 2014.

A. Mohun Bagan

B. East Bengal

C. Pune FC

D. Salgaocar FC

Ans. D

Q.51) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 November 2014 raised the amount www.jbigdeal.commoney for 2015 World Cup by what percentage?

A. 10 percent

B. 30 percent

C. 20 percent

D. 25 percent

Ans. C

Q.52) Who was appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana on 10 November www.jbigdeal.com2014

A. GS sandhu

B. Vitthal das

C. Baldev Raj Mahajan

D. None

Ans. C www.jbigdeal.com www.jbigdeal.comQ.53) Where was the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held in November 2014?

A. Singapore

B. Brisbane, Australia

C. Beijing, China

D. Seattle, USA

Ans. C

Q.54) According to a recent decision of Union Human Resoruce Development www.jbigdeal.comMinistry, Sanskrit will replace which language as a third language in the schools of Kendriya Vidyalayas?

A. French

B. German

C. Spanish

D. Urdu

Ans. B

Q.55) DD National, as per the decision of Prasar Bharati on 15 November 2014, www.jbigdeal.comwill be re-launched as

A. Desh Ka Apna Channel

B. Mera Channel, Sabka Channel

C. DD Always

D. All India TV www.jbigdeal.comAns. A www.jbigdeal.comQ.56) Name the film director famous for directing TV serial Mahabharata who died on 12 November 2014?

A. B R Chopra

B.

C. Chopra

D. Veeru Devgan

Ans. C www.jbigdeal.comQ.57) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 November 2014 gifted an Australian lawyer’s 1854 petition against the East India Company (EIC) on behalf of Rani Lakshmibai to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Name the lawyer?

A. Daisy May O'Dwyer

B. C.E.W. Bean

C. William Henry Bragg

D. John Lang www.jbigdeal.comAns. D Q.58) Name the Indian pharmaceutical company that in November 2014 sued USFDA for revoking approvals granted to its two key drugs Nexium and Valcyte

A. Pfizer Inc

B. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

C. Novartis International AG www.jbigdeal.comD. AstraZeneca Plc www.jbigdeal.com Ans. B

Q.59) The Bombay High Court on 18 November 2014 quashed the IT department’s 18000-crore rupees tax order against an oil major company. Name the company?

A. Petrobras India

B. Sinopec India

C. Shell India www.jbigdeal.comD. Cairn India Ans. C

Q.60) Name the person who on 18 November 2014 was awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2014?

A. Kesz from Philippines

B. Neha Gupta from the US

C. Chaeli Mycroft from South Africa www.jbigdeal.comD. Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan

Ans. B

Q.61) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 19 November 2014 was chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014. Who was the winner of the award in 2013?

A. Hamid Karzai www.jbigdeal.comB. Angela Merkel www.jbigdeal.com C. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

D. Ela Bhatt

Ans. B

Q.62) Foreign Policy Magazine of America on 17 November 2014 released a list of 100 Global Thinkers. Name the Indian who was named in the list of Moguls?

A. Shubhranshu Choudhary www.jbigdeal.comB. Padmini Prakash C. Sangeeta Bhatia

D. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Ans. D

Q.63) Assam State Zoo in Guwahati in the third week of November 2014 announced to conserve a critically endangered species of a pig and with this it became the first and only zoo of the world to have this critically endangered species of pigs. Name the species of pig that will be a part of Assam Zoo? www.jbigdeal.comA. Pygmy Hog

B. Guinea pig

C. Choctaw Hog

D. Aksai Black Pied

Ans. A

Q.64) Name Sri Lanka’s oldest hotel doorman, who died recently? He served world www.jbigdeal.comleaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Mahatma Gandhi and others. www.jbigdeal.com A. Hermann Vallentin

B. Kottarapattu Chattu Kuttan

C. Der letzte Mann

D. Emil Jannings

Ans. B

Q.65) Name the India – China joint military exercise that started in Pune on 17 www.jbigdeal.comNovember 2014?

A. Surya-Kiran 2014

B. Hand-in-Hand 2014

C. Mitra-Maitri 2014

D. Yudh Abhyas 2014

Ans. B

Q.66) Name the person who recently became the first recipient of state bravery www.jbigdeal.comaward of Assam?

A. Gunjan Sarma

B. Aditi Sarma

C. Gayatri Sarma

D. Haribala www.jbigdeal.comAns. A www.jbigdeal.com Q.67) Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on 16 November 2014 clinched women’s and men’s singles title of the Open Super Series Premier of Badminton. Name the title?

A. China Open Super Series Premier

B. Australia Open Super Series Premier

C. The US Open Super Series Premier

D. India Open Super Series Premier www.jbigdeal.comAns. A

Q.68) Researchers recently claimed that basin in Ontario, Canada was formed due to comet impact. Name the basin?

A. Athabasca Oil Sands Basin

B. Saskatchewan Basin

C. Sudbury Basin

D. Hudson Bay basin www.jbigdeal.comAns. C

Q.69) Name the tennis player who won the ATP World Tour finals recently?

A. Roger Federer

B. Novak Djokovic

C. James Blake www.jbigdeal.comD. Wilfried Tsonga www.jbigdeal.com Ans. B

Q.70) To honour Narendra Modi, a four boggy train called Modi Express was flagged off in Australia on 17 November 2014. The train was flagged off from which city of Australia?

A. Melbourne

B. Sydney

C. Canberra www.jbigdeal.comD. Torres Strait Islands

Ans. A

Q.71) Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to hit 21 ODI centuries and broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar who had taken 200 innings to get to 21 hundreds in the one-day format. Kohli played how many innings to break Sachin’s record?

A. 120 innings

B. 138 Innings www.jbigdeal.comC. 150 Innings

D. 179 Innings

Ans. B

Q.72) Union Government on 20 November 2014 approved the launch of Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY) and decided to merge an ongoing Yojna with DUGJY scheme. Name the Yojna that will be merged with DUGJY? www.jbigdeal.comA. Accelerated Rural Electrification Programme www.jbigdeal.com B. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana

C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Vidyut Yojna

D. Kutir Jyoti Programme

Ans. B

Q.73) The Union Cabinet on 20 November 2014 approved signing of three SAARC agreements that is to be signed at 18th SAARC Summit scheduled to be held from 26 November 2014. Which one of the following is not one of the SAARC www.jbigdeal.comagreements? A. SAARC Regional Railways Agreement

B. SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement

C. SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity)

D. SAARC Inter-governmental Transport Connectivity

Ans. D

Q.74) Name the 18th Duchess of Alba, Spain who died on 20 November 2014 at www.jbigdeal.comher Duenas Palace in the southern city of Seville, Spain?

A. Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart

B. Jacintha Saldanha

C. Alfonso Piccolomini

D. Dona Isabel de Requesens y Enriquez de Cardona www.jbigdeal.comAns. A www.jbigdeal.comQ.75) Which software company on 18 November 2014 launched the new email servise Verse?

A. Infosys

B. IBM

C. HP

D. Intel

Ans. B www.jbigdeal.comQ.76) Which non-governmental organisation recently received the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award, 2014?

A. Chintan

B. Pratham

C. Manthan

D. Goonj www.jbigdeal.comAns. A Q.77) Who was appointed as CMD of Coal India Limited on 19 November 2014?

A. Sutirtha Bhattacharya

B. P.N.Roy

C. Gopalkrishnan

D. S.D. Shibulal www.jbigdeal.comAns. A www.jbigdeal.com Q.78) Who on 19 November 2014 launched the Axilor Ventures?

A. Ratan Tata

B. Infosys co-founders Gopalakrishnan and Shibulal

C. Ganapathy Venugopal

D. Sood www.jbigdeal.comAns. B Q.79) The High-level Pledging Conference of Green Climate Fund on 20 November 2014 was held in which city?

A. Paris, France

B. Geneva, Switzerland

C. Berlin, Germany

D. Washington, US www.jbigdeal.comAns. C

Q.80) Russia on 20 November 2014 signed defence cooperation agreement with which country?

A. Afghanistan

B. Ukraine

C. Pakistan www.jbigdeal.comD. India www.jbigdeal.com Ans. C

Q.81) Name the institute that on 20 November 2014 developed a hollow-fiber membrane to cut the dialysis cost and time by half.

A. Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B)

B. BITS, Pilani

C. Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur (IIT-K) www.jbigdeal.comD. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Ans. A

Q.82) Name the Indian author who wrote Live of Others which was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards on 19 November 2014?

A. Jhumpa Lahiri

B. Amitav Ghosh

C. Shobha De www.jbigdeal.comD. Neel Mukherjee

Ans. D

Q.83) China on 18 November 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral Antarctica Cooperation with which country?

A. India www.jbigdeal.comB. The USA www.jbigdeal.comC. Australia D. Russia

Ans. C

Q.84) Name the Australian city where the G-20 Summit was held in the month of November 2014?

A. Sydney

B. Brisbane www.jbigdeal.comC. Perth

D. Canberra

Ans. B

Q.85) Name the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who was expelled by Infosys on 18 November 2014 on account of serious financial irregularities.

A. Gautam Thakkar www.jbigdeal.comB. Abraham Mathews C. Gopalakrishna

D. Deepak Bhalla

Ans. B

Q.86) State Bank of India (SBI) on 17 November 2014 approved 1 billion US dollar loan for which Indian mining company to develop Carmichael coal mine project www.jbigdeal.comnear Clermont in Central Queensland, Australia? www.jbigdeal.comA. Adani Mining B. National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

C. Adani-Welspun Exploration Limited

D. Indian Mines Ltd

Ans. A

Q.87) Roberto Gomez Bolanos, also known as Chespirito died on 28 November 2014. www.jbigdeal.comWho was he? A. A Mexican comedian

B. An Italian director

C. A French Army Chief

D. None of the above

Ans. A

Q.88) The critically endangered Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti) was spotted in northern www.jbigdeal.comWestern Ghats by naturalist Sunil Laad in October 2014. The bird was spotted in? A. Satpura Mountain ranges in central India

B. Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

C. Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra

D. Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

Ans. B www.jbigdeal.com www.jbigdeal.comQ.89) Parliament of a country on 28 November 2014 voted to ban commercial surrogacy. Name the Country whose Parliament passed the bill?

A. Thailand

B. Pakistan

C. India

D. Switzerland

Ans. A www.jbigdeal.comQ.90) Name the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist boxer who on 26 November 2014 received the prestigious Arjuna Award after he took the legal route for the same?

A. Akhil Kumar

B.

C. Hawa Singh

D. Jitender Kumar www.jbigdeal.comAns. B

Q.91) Recently a Biography titled My Name is Abu Salem was in controversy after being released. Name the author of the book?

A. Max Wylie

B. Al Saffee and Al Mahdee

C. S Hussain Zaidi www.jbigdeal.comD. Taslima Nasrin www.jbigdeal.com Ans. C

Q.92) Name the Global credit rating agency that on 26 November 2014 in its report said that FDI inflows in India have increased significantly in the fiscal year 2014-15 and will continue during the remainder of this fiscal and beyond?

A. Standard & Poor's (S&P)

B. Moody's

C. Fitch Group www.jbigdeal.comD. Egan-Jones Ratings Company

Ans. B

Q.93) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 26 November 2014 held that all vehicles which are old than 15 years would not be permitted to ply on roads of which city?

A. Jaipur

B. Delhi www.jbigdeal.comC. Mumbai D. Kolkata

Ans. B

Q.94) Name the Pakistani actress who was sentenced to 26 years in jail on account of blasphemy on 26 November 2014 by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)?

A. Mahira Khan www.jbigdeal.comB. Venna Malik www.jbigdeal.com C. Humaima Malik

D. Saba Qamar

Ans. B

Q.95) South Korean paleontologists recently discovered fossilised skeleton of one of the smallest species of dinosaur in rare condition. The fossil was discovered in?

A. Ansan www.jbigdeal.comB. Hadong C. Busan (Your Answer)

D. Dongducheon

Ans. B

Q.96) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced United Nations Lighthouse Activities award 2014 in Bonn, Germany on 25 November 2014. Name the winner of the award?

A. Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development www.jbigdeal.com(ICIMOD) (Your Answer)

B. Belgian-based EcoNation

C. Assam-based Aaranyak

D. Both (a) and (c)

Ans. D

Q.97) Name the state that on 25 November 2014 reversed the retirement age of www.jbigdeal.comgovernment employees from 60 to 58 years? www.jbigdeal.com A.

B. Jammu and Kashmir

C. Haryana

D. Maharashtra

Ans. C

Q.98) Name the cricketer who in November 2014 died after a bouncer ball hit back of www.jbigdeal.comhis head at Sydney Cricket Ground?

A. Abdul Aziz of Pakistan

B. Raman Lamba of India

C. Sean Abbott of Australia

D. Phillip Hughes of Australia

Ans. D

Q.99) Legendary danseuse who died on 25 November 2014 at Jaslok www.jbigdeal.comHospital in Mumbai at the age of 94 was associated with which form of dance?

A. Odissi

B. Kuchipudi

C.

D. Bharata Natyam www.jbigdeal.comAns. C www.jbigdeal.com Q.100) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on 24 November 2014 resigned after remaining at the top military post for less than two years. Hagel is a veteran of war for which he had received two Purple Hearts as an infantry squad leader. Name the war with which he is associated?

A. Vietnam War

B. American Civil War

C. Gulf War

D. War in Iraq www.jbigdeal.comAns. A

Q.101) Name the Indian Cyclist who in November 2014 won four gold medals at the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014?

A. Deborah

B. Devi

C. Sunita Devi www.jbigdeal.comD. Anjana Ans. A

Q.102) Britain on 24 November 2014 withdrew its last military force based at which Airfield in southern Afghanistan?

A. Jalalabad

B. Kandahar www.jbigdeal.comC. Bagram www.jbigdeal.com D. Hemland

Ans. B

Q.103) Name the senior Congress leader and former Union Minister who died after a prolonged illness on 24 November 2014 in Mumbai?

A. Murli Deora

B. Raghuvir Nevrekar www.jbigdeal.comC. Mohan Nag D. Chandrasekhar P Sant

Ans. A

Q.104) Name the F1 driver who on 23 November 2014 won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (GP) of Formula One (F1) racing at Yas Marina circuit in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

A. Daniel Ricciardo

B. Lewis Hamilton www.jbigdeal.comC. Valtteri Bottas

D. Nico Rosberg

Ans. B

Q.105) Pico do Fogo volcano that erupted on 24 November 2014 is located in?

A. Doma Peaks in Papua New Guinea www.jbigdeal.comB. Ostrzyca in Poland www.jbigdeal.com C. Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of West Africa

D. Barren Island located in the Andaman Sea of India

Ans. C

Q.106) Report on the impact of global warming titled Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal was released by?

A. UNESCO www.jbigdeal.comB. IPCC C. World Bank

D. UNDP

Ans. C

Q.107) Indian Women Boxers Sarjubala Devi and Saweety on 24 November 2014 won Silver medals at the 8th World Women's Boxing Championships, in Jeju, South Korea. Sarjubala Devi is a boxer from which state of India? www.jbigdeal.comA. Telangana B. Manipur

C. Kerala

D. Haryana

Ans. B

Q.108) Who among the following is not the member of UN probe panel on Gaza www.jbigdeal.comconstituted recently? www.jbigdeal.com A. K C Reddy

B. Patrick Cammaert

C. Pierre Lemelin

D. Peter Hans

Ans. D

Q.109) Who was elected as the Majority leader of US Senate during the 114th session of www.jbigdeal.comCongress in November 2014? A. Mitch McConnell

B. Harry Reid

C. John Cornyn

D. Roger Wicker

Ans. A

Q.110) Who became the first ever male Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women from www.jbigdeal.comSouth Asia?

A. Shahrukh khan

B. Salman Khan

C. Farhan Akhtar

D. www.jbigdeal.comAns. C www.jbigdeal.comQ.111) Which Country will host the G20 Summit of the emerging economies in 2015?

A. China

B. Australia

C. India

D. Turkey

Ans. D www.jbigdeal.comQ.112) Who recently won the presidential elections of Romania in 2014?

A. Klaus Iohannis

B. Traian Basescu

C. Victor Ponta

D. Marin Preda

Ans. A www.jbigdeal.comQ.113) Who among the following is not the recipient of the Sumitra Charat Ram Award?

A.

B. Pandit

C. Pandit

D. Kishori Amonkar www.jbigdeal.comAns. C www.jbigdeal.comQ.114) Who won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize?

A. Jhumpa Lahiri

B. Bilal Tanweer

C. Ravinder Singh

D. Chetan Bhagat

Ans. B

Q.115) The book titled Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love was is www.jbigdeal.comauthored by

A. Chetan Bhagat

B. Durjoy Dutta

C. Ravinder Singh

D. Arundhati Roy

Ans. C www.jbigdeal.comQ.116) Which one of the following was recently appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

A. Rahul Dravid

B.

C. Sania Mirza

D. www.jbigdeal.comAns. C www.jbigdeal.com www.jbigdeal.com www.jbigdeal.com www.jbigdeal.com