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Current Affairs November 2014 Q.1) Name the Person Who Was Selected 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 Australia 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, Karnataka 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 India 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-Sri Lanka 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 Duleep trophy of cricket? 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. Goa 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. Sukumari 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. Bangladesh 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.
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