Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 9 & 10, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 9 & 10, 2014


Q1. At which Ghat of Ganga River in Varanasi, PM Narendra Modi initiated the drive towards a clean Ganga campaign on 8th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Assi Ghat. Earlier, Shri Narendra Modi offered prayers and performed Aarti Pujan at Assi Ghat.




Q2. Who and how many eminent personalities were nominated by the PM Narendra Modi to carry forward the Swachhta Abhiyan on 8th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: NINE Personalities. Shri Akhilesh Yadav (CM of U.P.), Swami Rambhadracharya (Chancellor of Handicapped University, Chitrakoot), Shri Manoj Tiwari (BJP MP & Bhojpuri Singer), Manu Sharma, Mohd. Kaif (Cricketer), Prof. Devi Prasad Dwivedi (Padamshree & Sanskrit Professor), Raju Srivastava (Comedy Actor), Suresh Raina (Cricketer), & Kailash Kher (Singer).




Q3. To which country “INS TARASA” was formally transferred from the Indian Navy on 7th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Seychelles. INS Tarasa becomes “Patrol Ship Constant” on 7th Nov’14. INS Tarasa (re-christened PS Constant) is the second fast Attack Craft to be gifted by the Government of India to Seychelles in the recent times, the previous one being INS Tarmugli that was renamed PS Topaz. PS Constant and PS Topaz along with the Dornier Maritime Patrol aircraft (also gifted by Government of India) are expected to operate together in the coming years, forming the core of the Seychelles Coast Guard’s ability to keep the EEZ of the nation safe and secure from burgeoning maritime threats.




Q4. Name the India’s first automatic freight train especially designed for transportation of finished cars that was flagged-off on 7th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: AutoLinxSM. This train carried around 280 finished cars and left for Delhi from Chennai where it would reach in a week’s time.




Q5. Name the Japanese Nuclear plant whose two reactors become the first to be restarted on 7th Nov’14 in the country since the 2011 meltdown at Fukushima facility?

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ANSWER: Sendai Nuclear Plant. It has 2 reactors to produce nuclear electricity and is located some 1,000 km southwest of Tokyo in Kagoshima prefecture.




Q6. What is the full name of Manohar Parikar who resigned as CM of Goa and became Defence Minister on 9th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar. He was Chief Minister of Goa, first from 2000 to 2005 (Goa's first BJP chief minister), and later from March 2012 to November 2014.




Q7. Name the company installed World’s tallest Hybrid Wind Generator Turbine in Kutch, Gujarat on 6th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Suzlon Energy. The turbine will generate 12-15 percent more energy. In 2008, the Suzlon Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat Government to set up 2000 MW of wind energy capacity in the state.




Q8. Name the company whose Chairman Qimat Rai Gupta passed away on 7th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Havells India Limited. He started Havells India Limited in 1971 and transformed it to a multinational company with operations across 51 countries.




Q9. Name the new Chief Minister of Goa who was sworn in on 8th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Laxmikant Parsekar. He is the former Health Minister at Goa and also an old RSS Member.




Q10. Name the scheme launched by Chief Minister of Telangana for providing Pensions to handicapped, widows and old people on 8th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Aasara Pension Scheme.




Q11. Name the officer appointed as the new Chief of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan?

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ANSWER: Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar. He succeds Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam retired on 7th Nov’14.




Q12. Name the medium-range nuclear-capable missile successfully test-fired with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army on 9th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Agni-II Missile. Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) has already been inducted into the services.




Q13. What is the present (as of Nov 2014) per capita milk availability in India?

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ANSWER: 300 gram. India’s milk production has touched 137 million tones mark from 20 million tonnes in 1951 resulted in rise of per capita milk availability from 120 gram to 300 gram.




Q14. Against which team India Men's Hockey team has won the four-match series by a margin of 3-1 on 9th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Australia. After losing the opening match 0-4, India emerged winners in the remaining three games.




Q15. The 4th Asian Shotgun Championship is being held in ____.

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ANSWER: AI Ain, United Arab Emriates (UAE).




Q16. Name the Bangladeshi Cricket player who scored a century and took 10-wickets in the same test match?

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ANSWER: Shakib Al-Hasan. He is only the third player in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a Test match. The match was played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.




Q17. Name the Indian Cricket player who became the quickest cricketer in history to reach 6000 one-day international run mark, bettering legendary West Indian Vivian Richards' record?

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ANSWER: Virat Kohli. On 9th Nov’14, he created this record while playing against Sri Lanka.




Q18. Name the Yemen's former president against whom UN Security Council has imposed sanctions for threatening the peace and stability of the country and obstructing the political process on 7th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Ali Abdullah Saleh. The sanctions were imposed after no objections were raised to the measures by any of the 15 members of the council.




Q19. What is the theme of 6th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC)?

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ANSWER: ‘Ayurveda and Health Challenges’. The congress is being organised by the department of AYUSH, ministry of health and family welfare, in collaboration with the World Ayurveda Foundation (WAF) and the Delhi government from 6th -9th Nov’14.




Q20.Name the Indian Airlines service that has banned shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major international carriers committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems?

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ANSWER: Jet Airrways. Jet Airways Cargo implemented a ban on the carriage of shark fin.



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