Current Affairs Questions and Answers -Nov 18, 2014
Q1. Name the renowned classical vocalist who has been conferred with Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement on 17th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pandit Jasraj. The award is instituted in the name of noted Indian arts patron, impresario and the founder of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Sumitra Charat Ram who played a key role in the revival of performing arts, especially Kathak in the post-independence era.
Q2. When would the government will re-launch Kisan Vikas Patra scheme in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among citizens?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 18th Nov’14. Kisan Vikas Patra a certificate savings scheme was launched by the Government on 1st April, 1988.
Q3. Where did the Fourth India-China Joint Training Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 began on 17thNov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pune, Maharashtra. Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 is expected to develop mutual understanding and respect for each other’s military.
Q4. Which country’s church has broken a centuries-old tradition by paving the way for the appointment of female bishops on 17th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Church of England. The general synod, the law-making body of the Church of England, had voted to back plans for female bishops back in July and following 17th Nov’14 decision, the first female bishops will be in place by early next year.
Q5. As per the report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on 17th Nov’14, in which country the number of international student is at a record-high?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: United States. The number of international students studying in the United States is at a record high with nearly one-third of them coming from China, followed by India that sent over over lakh students to the country in 2013-14.
Q6. Name the child has been selected for the first-ever bravery award given by Assam government on 17th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Gunjan Sharma (15 year old). She has been awarded for saving lives of 10 school children last year. The brave girl volunteered to be taken hostage by a gunman but later managed to escape from the forest area along the Assam- Nagaland border.
Q7. Name the panel whose inquiry report on IPL spot fixing has given a complete clean-chit to former BCCI Chief N. Srinivasan on 17thNov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Justice Mukul Mudgal Panel. As per the report, N. Srinivasan was involved in match-fixing or illegal betting while Raj Kundra (Rajasthan Royal Owner) and Gurunath Meiyappan (Chennai Super Kings team owner) were found involved in the betting activities.
Q8. Who has been awarded with the IIM-JRD Tata Award for Excellence in corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C S Verma, Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
Q9. International Day for Tolerance & Peace is observed on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. National Press Day was observed on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. In which city of Australia, Gandhi’s statue was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi on 16th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Along which belt, China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) on 16th Nov’14 announced that it will promote travel by Chinese tourists to countries in 2015?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Silk Road belt. China proposed to promote the Silk Roads including ancient Silk Road that connects China to Europe through Central Asia. The proposal comprises of three corridors.
Q13. Who has won the 2014 presidential elections in Romania by defeating Prime Minister Victor Ponta of Social Democratic Party (PSD) on 16th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Klaus Werner Lohannis. He is the mayor of Sibiu.
Q14. Name the American hostage who was killed by the militants of Islamic State (IS) as claimed in a video released by it on 16th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Peter Kassig. He was an American aid worker from Indiana and his family had claimed that he was taken captive on his way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on 1stOct’13.
Q15. Name the developed country whose economy unexpectedly slipped into recession in the third quarter (July-Sep’14)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Japan. Japan had already observed a huge fall of 7.3% during the second quarter (April-June 2014) following a rise in the national sales tax.
