Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 16, 2014
Q1. National Day of Bahrain is celebrated on ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 16th December 2014.
Q2. In which state, the Bhamashah Scheme Card was launched on 15th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ajmer, Rajasthan. The scheme will give economic empowerment and social security to women and will make women head of the family.
Q3. In which month of 2014, the Wholesale Price Index- based inflation dropped to Zero percent?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: November’2014. It was dropped to 0% from 1.77% in October 2014. The same was happened in July 2009.
Q4. Name the chess player who won his maiden London Classic title after defeating British Grandmaster Michael Adams on 15th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vishwananthan Anand, Five-time Chess World Champion.
Q5. Name the player who will lead the Australian Cricket Team in the second test match against India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Steven Smith. He will replace the injured Michael Clarke.
Q6. Name the former Union Minister appointed as the new member of International Advisory Board?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. In which city of Australia a man named Haron Monis held many people hostage at a café for around 17 hours on 15th Dec’14 before being killed in the police attack?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lindt Chocolate Café, Sydney. Haron Monis was an Iranian origin man.
Q8. Name the company ranked first in the ‘2015 50 Best Places to Work’ list released during December 2014 by Glassdoor, a US-based website?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Google. Glasdoor provides insider ratings and information from employees about the companies they work for. Google is followed by Bain & Company, American Global Management Consulting firm and Nestle Purina Pet Care on second and third rank respectively.
Q9. In which country World Diamond Conference was held in December 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: New Delhi, India. The conference was organized by Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council in association with Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry and in association with the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF).
Q10. Name the Prime Minister of Haiti who resigned on 13th Dec’14 following anti-government protests over delayed elections and calls for elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Laurent Lamothe. He was appointed as Prime Minister by the President Michel Martelly in 2012.
Q11. Who became the longest serving Chief Minister in India on 12th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pawan Chamling, Sikkim Chief Minister. He completed his 20 years in the office on 12th Dec’14 and has been chief minister of Sikkim since 12 December 1994.
Q12. Who was appointed as Prime Minister of Mauritius by the President Purryag on 14 Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anerood Jugnauth. He became the Prime Minister of Mauritius for the sixth time following victory of his alliance in Mauritius elections 2014.
Q13. Name the Indian film nominated for Oscars contenders of 2014 in Best Picture and Best Original Score category?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jal, Indian film. The film which has the story of water scarcity and tells the story of Bakka, a person gifted with a special ability to find water in the desert.
Q14. Which state has signed agreement with RusHydro International, a company partly owned by the Russian government for hydropower projects in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Arunachal Pradesh.
Q15. Name the company that has topped the list of ‘Fortune 500 Indian Companies for 2014’ released on 15th dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).