Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Nov 05, 2015

ANSWER: Surojit Chatterjee

Explanation:
In the new role, Chatterjee will be responsible for all consumer experience across desktop as well as mobile and will report to Punit Soni, Chief Product Officer, the company indicated in a release. He has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Growth and Experience on 4th November 2015. He is a former Google executive.

ANSWER: Justice MB Shah

Explanation:
SIT on Black Money on 3rd November 2015 presented its third report to the Union Ministry of Finance. The SIT is headed by Justice MB Shah and the report dealt with shell companies and beneficial ownership.The SIT’s findings were that over 2600 persons are directors on more than 20 companies and at least 20 companies are operating from the same address at 345 places which indicate the violation of Companies Act, 2013.

ANSWER: Shiva Thapa

Explanation:
Indian boxer Shiva Thapa was on 3rd November 2015 ranked world number 2 in the latest global rankings in the 56 kg category moving up by 5 places compared to previous rankings. Top spot was occupied by Michael Conlan from Ireland with 2150 points. Thapa got 1550 points. The next top ranking Indian boxer was Vikas Krishan Yadav.

ANSWER: France

Explanation:
France has committed over 2 billion euros for Smart Cities Project in India with focus on Nagpur, France has committed over 2 billion euros for Smart Cities Project in India with focus on Nagpur, Puducherry and Chandigarh. An investment of another 200 million euros will also be made for extension of Bangalore metro. France has committed 600 million euros for Smart Cities and sustainability projects. France was actively partnering India with the aim of developing 100 Smart Cities and AMRUT.y and Chandigarh. An investment of another 200 million euros will also be made for extension of Bangalore metro. France has committed 600 million euros for Smart Cities and sustainability projects. France was actively partnering India with the aim of developing 100 Smart Cities and AMRUT.

ANSWER: 6719 square km

Explanation:
Report submitted by Maharashtra Government to MoEF has indicated only 6719 sq km of Western Ghats will be declared Ecologically Sensitive Area/ESA. This is one third of the 17340 sq km ESA proposed in draft notification issued by the ministry. There has been a drop in the number of villages included in ESA from 2133 in draft notification to 1254 in state government report.

ANSWER: Assam

Explanation:
National Green Tribunal has requested the Assam government to clear the stand on declaring eco sensitive zones and how large scale hotel projects have been permitted in and around Kaziranga national park. A clear stand is needed in relation to ESA, the NGT specified in an order issued in November 2015.

ANSWER: Dracula ant

Explanation:
A new species of the Dracula ant of the Stigmatomma group of predaceous ants has been discovered by citizen scientists in Kerala. This first photographic record of the ant was compiled by Manoj Vembayam, Kalesh Sadasivan and Vinay Krishnan, members of the TNHS Ant Research Group, a wing of the Travancore Natural History Society. This species is known as Dracula because it feeds on its own larvae at the time of scarcity and this species is known to have a hypogaeic lifestyle as predators of chilopods.Three of these ant species have earlier been discovered in WB, HP and Karnataka.

ANSWER: MOO J1142+1527

Explanation:
Astronomers discovered a giant galaxy in the remote parts of the universe said to be the most massive structure found 8.5 billion light years away. This cluster was spotted using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). These clusters are galaxies bound together by gravity. As they acquire new members, clusters increase in size over time. The galaxy cluster called Massive Overdense Object (MOO) J1142+1527 was present 8.5 billion years ago, long before Earth was formed.

ANSWER: Hindi

Explanation:
The U.S. Census Bureau based on American Community Survey data collected from 2009 to 2013, said that more than 60 million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home and that Hindi was the top Indian language spoken with nearly 6.5 lakh speakers. Top languages other than English spoken in the U.S. homes include Spanish, Chinese, French, Korean, German, Vietnamese, Arabic, Tagalog and Russian.

ANSWER: AIIB

Explanation:
China’s top legislature on 4th November 2015 ratified the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreement, that will set out legal framework for the $100 billion-bank in which India and 56 other countries are founder members. This is a step closer to the international bank’s establishment and it could rival WB, IMF and ADB according to some reports. It has authorised capital of $100 billion and subscribed capital of $50 billion. China, India and Russia are the three largest shareholders.

ANSWER: Acra

Explanation:
Archaeologists from Israel have found the remains of the ancient Greek fort of Acra, according to reports. This solved the greatest mystery of the precise location of the fortified Hellenistic citadel erected in the heart of Jerusalem by the Seleucid conquerors, after they first destroyed this city in 168 BC. Acra dates back more than 2,000 years, to the time of Greek excavation site in Jerusalem and was constructed in 168 BC by ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

ANSWER: Justin Trudeau

Explanation:
Four Indian Canadians were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers on 4th November, as 42-year-old Justin Trudeau took oath as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister at a grand public ceremony. Harjit Sajjan, (42) was appointed Defence Minister and Navdeep Bains, (38,) got the portfolio of innovation, science and economic development. Amarjeet Sohi was sworn in as Minister for Infrastructure and Sikh lady, Bardish Jhagger, a first-time MP, was sworn in as Minister for Small Business and Tourism.