Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 14, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 14, 2014


Q1. 125th birth anniversary of Jawahar Lal Nehru is observed on _____.

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ANSWER: 14th Nov’14. The day is also being celebrated as Children's Day.




Q2. “Bal Swachhta Mission” is launched by the government in the nation on ____.

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ANSWER: 14th Nov’14. Bal Swachhta Mission will mark Jawahar Lal Nehru's 125th birth anniversary.




Q3. The 34th edition of India International Trade Fair, IITF is beginning from 14th Nov’14 at ______.

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ANSWER: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Thailand is the focus country while South Africa will be the partner country in the fair.




Q4. Which country overtook China as the largest Gold Consumer in the third quarter of year 2014?

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ANSWER: India. Indians bought 225.2 tonnes of gold compared to 182.7 tonnes bought by China.




Q5. Name the Indian batsman who created history on 13th Nov’14 to become the first batsman ever to score two double centuries in One Day International format?

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ANSWER: Rohit Sharma. He scored 264 runs out of 151balls against SriLanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.




Q6. Name the five top cricketers appointed by International Cricket Council (ICC) as its ambassadors for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?

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ANSWER: Virat Kohli (India), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Shane Watson (Australia), Mitchell Johnson (Australia) and Brendon McCullum (New Zealand).




Q7. In which country the 2014 G-20 Summit is scheduled to be held on 15-16Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Brisbane, Australia. It will be the ninth meeting of the G-20 heads of government.




Q8. Which edition of the National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) is being launched on 14th Nov’14 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi?

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ANSWER: First Edition. The festival has been organised by Children's Film Society of India, CFSI to expose youngsters to global cinema.




Q9. Name the actor awarded with the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the year at 45th International Film Festival of India scheduled to be held from 20th to 30th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Rajinikanth.




Q10. At which place in India, India-China Joint Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 is all set to commence from 16th Nov’14?

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ANSWER: Aundh Camp, at Pune in Maharashtra. This will be the fourth joint training exercise by the Indian Army with People’s Liberation Army of China. While the second edition of the exercise was held at Belgaum in 2008, it has been conducted twice in China in 2007 & 2013.


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