Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 6th & 7th, 2014
Q1. The 59th Death Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was observed on _______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 6th Dec’2014. It was observed as 'Mahaparinirvan Din' by thousands of followers from all over the state who converged at his memorial 'Chaityabhoomi' near Shivaji Park in Dadar.
Q2. Name the Kenyan President on whom the International Criminal Court has withdrawn charges against humanity in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President. The evidence has not improved to such an extent that Mr Kenyatta's alleged criminal responsibility can be proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Q3. By what percent State Bank of India has cut deposit rates for maturities of over one year in the first of week of Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 0.25%. The SBI is the third bank after private sector rivals, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, to reduce deposit rates this week.
Q4. In which city the Fifth World Cup Kabaddi began from 6th Dec’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jalandhar, Punjab. 19 teams from 15 nations participated in the tournament. These include 11 Men's and 8 women's teams.
Q5. International Volunteer Day was observed on ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 5th December 2014. The theme of the IVD 2014 was People’s Participation. Make change happen, volunteer!
Q6. Mahaparinirwan Diwas was observed in India on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 6th December 2014. It was observed to pay tribute to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his death anniversary.
Q7. First World Soil Day was observed on _______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 6th Dec’2014. The year 2015 declared as UN International Year of Soils.
Q8. With which country, Bahrain has signed an agreement on 6th Dec’14 to establish a permanent naval base at Mina Salman port in Bahrain?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: United Kingdom. The base will be built by Bahrain at an estimated cost of 15 million pounds with the British underwriting the ongoing costs. It will be completed in 2015.
Q9. Which state government has launched a new road construction scheme named Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Concrete Road Nirman on 5th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Assam Government. The first phase of project involves improving roads by interlocking concrete block pavement. The scheme will be applied to all the constituencies of Assam.
Q10. Who has been appointed as non-executive Chairman after he was elected unilaterally by the ICRA Board on 5th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Arun Duggal. He is the former Chairman of the non-banking financial company Shriram Capital Ltd.
Q11. Which company will be the global partner for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Name the Mexican company with which Reliance Industries has signed an agreement for cooperation in upstream oil and gas production as well as in refining business?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX).
Q13. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Polavaram project?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dinesh Kumar. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh Cadre and at present he is working as Development Commissioner in the Ministry of Textiles.
Q14. Name the biologist whose Nobel Prize got sold for 4.7 million USD at auction results in new world record in the auction history?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: James Watson. He won this prize in 1962 for his discovery of the structure of DNA.
Q15. In which country world’s largest metro rail network will be built by the year 2020?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: China. This metro network will be 8500Km of Subway Systems.
Q16. Name the typhoon that made a landfall in the town of Dolores in the eastern Philippines with terrifying winds and intense rain pounding the eastern part of the country on 6th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hagupit. The powerful storm roared in from the Pacific Ocean and crashed into the remote fishing communities of Samar Island.
Q17. Name the Zimbabwean President who has been re-appointed as leader of the ruling party?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mr. Robert Mugabe.
Q18. Name the district of Uttar Pradesh whose name has changed to ‘Bhadohi’ by U.P. Cabinet on 6th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sant Ravidas Nagar. The name of the district was changed in Mayawati regime that now has been reverted back to Bhadohi.
Q19. Who has become the world champion in the Under-7 category in the World Schools Chess Championships that concluded recently at Juiz de Fora in Brazil?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dev Shah, Mumbai. He has become the youngest rated chess player from India. Dev, a trainee of South Mumbai Chess Academy and student of Dhirubhai Ambani School, was among three boys who scored the highest score.
Q20. Name the football player who netted a record 23rd hat trick in La Liga and his 200th goal in the Spanish top flight on 6th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Christiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo passes Telmo Zarra, whose record as La Liga's all time top goal scorer was recently usurped by Lionel Messi and Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano who both scored 22 hat tricks to reach his double century of La Liga goals in just 179 games.
