Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 13, 2014
Q1. Name the Indian who has been honored with the Life Time Achievement Award at the Dubai International Film Festival on 12th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Asha Bhonsle. The octogenarian singer has recorded more than 12,000 songs and is known for her versatility in folk songs, Indian classical music, pop songs, ghazals and bhajans. She is the fifth Indian film personality to receive the Life Time Achievement Award at DIFF.
Q2. 13th Anniversary of the attack on Parliament is being observed on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 13th Dec’2014. Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today paid homage to martyrs.
Q3. In which country world’s largest cruise ship terminal has been opened in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER:Dubai. The third cruise terminal at Port Rashid in Dubai was unveiled by the Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan. The Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal is spread over 28,000 square meters and can handle14,000 cruise passengers a day.
Q4. In which country was the UN Climate Change Conference held in Dec’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lima, Peru. UN Climate talks in Lima ran into extra time as the negotiators on 13th Dec’14 struggled to break a deadlock between rich and developing countries aiming to the draft text of a new agreement to be signed in Paris next year.
Q5. In a first of its kind initiative by any academic establishment which has adopted five villages for the development and complete transformation in Assam state?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar. NIT SIlchar adopted Fakirtilla, Madhutilla, Babutilla, Tambutilla and Ghungoor villages. The youth have already been imparted training on skill for manufacturing low cast solar heating system by the institution. Other activities, which would be focused on including projects for providing safe drinking water, improvement of toilet and sanitation facilities and e-education through D-DAC.
Q6. By what percent the Industrial Production in India declined in October’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The industrial production contracted by 4.2 per cent in October, sharpest decline in at least two years, on poor show by manufacturing sector and dip in the output of capital as well as consumer goods.
Q7. What was the consumer price or retail inflation in November 2014 as announced by the govt. on 12 December 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Name the movie completed 1000 week at a Maratha Mandir Cinema Hall, Mumbai on 12th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra.
Q9. Name the book based on the life struggle of Arunima Sinha released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Born Again on the Mountain“. She is the first female amputee to climb Mt. Everest.
Q10. Name the bill passed on 12th Dec’14 that provided fresh auction of 204 coal blocks de-allocated by the Supreme Court in Sep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill. This bill replaces the ordinance promulgated by the Union Govt. in Oct’14.
Q11. Name the Bill passed by United Nation on 11th Dec’14 that authorised the use of military force against the dreaded Islamist State militant group?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Authorization for use of Military Force (AUMF) Bill. The bill allows the President to use military force against ISIS for up to three years.
Q12. Which services company may come under Revised Consumer Protection Act?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: E-mail services company such as Yahoo, Google.
Q13. Name the India’s bank launched India’s first transparent credit card in association with American Express on 12th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ICICI Bank. The credit card named ICICI Bank Coral American Express Credit Card.
Q14. Name the Australian cricketer who became the first opener to complete 1000 Test runs in one calendar year?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: David Warner. He became the first opener to achieve the feat in one calendar year since England skipper Alastair Cook in 2012.
Q15. Name the person appointed as the Joint Secretary in Prime Minister’s Office on 10th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anurag Jain. He has also served as an Acting Chairman and Acting Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India from December 2013 to February 2014.
