Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 15, 2014
Q1. Name the nuclear-capable ballistic missile that was test fired from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dhanush. The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India's indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was test fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the defence force
Q2. What is the theme of the Health Pavilion of India at International Trade Fair 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Asha - A Change Agent”.
Q3. Name the person appointed by Railway Minister as a one-man committee to suggest proper procedures for accountability in all tendering processes on 14th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: E Sreedharan, former Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Cooperation.
Q4. Name the robot on the distant comet 67P that has re-established radio contact with its orbiting Rosetta satellite and is sending data from surface?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Philae lander. Philae descended to 67P on 12th Nov’14, the first time such a feat has been achieved.
Q5. In which state, a unique facility was launched on 14th Nov’14 for citizens who can lodge police complaint through video conferencing without even stepping into any police station?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Karnataka. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated a remote FIR Registration Centre in Bengaluru.
Q6. Name the chemicals that have been found in the medicines, which were distributed, to the women who underwent sterilization surgeries at the government-run health camps in Chhattisgarh?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Zinc Phosphide. Ciprocin 500mg tablets distributed to women after operations were contaminated with Zinc Phosphide. Zinc Phosphide is commonly used to kill rodents.
Q7. World Kindness Day was observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Name the Radio station that won the prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014 for its programme Jeevan Rekha on 12th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Radio Kashmir. Jeevan Rekha is a programme based on the live broadcasts done in the wake of flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir by Radio Kashmir Jammu. It was based on the based on the rescue operations carried out by Radio Kashmir Jammu during massive floods in the J & K region.
Q9. Name the personalized video creation tool launched by Facebook on 13th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Say Thanks. With this tool, users of the site can put their personalised video cards combining present themes and their own posts and photos.
Q10. What is the Wholesale Price Inflation in October’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 1.77%. It is a five year low. Wholesale inflation had stood at 2.38 per cent in September this year, and 7.24 per cent in October last year.
Q11. Name the people involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing probe done by Mudgal Committee whose names were disclosed by Supreme Court on 14th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: BCCI president N Srinivasan and Gurunath Meiyappan, Rajasthan Royals team co-owner Raj Kundra, Chief Operating Officer of IPL Sundar Raman and cricketers Samuel Badree, Owais Shah and Stuart Binny.
