Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 19, 2014
Q1. Over which banks did the Reserve Bank of India imposed monetary penalty for violation of instructions regarding norms on Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) on 17th Dec’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ICICI bank and Bank of Baroda. RBI imposed the penalties on these organizations in exercise of powers vested under the provisions of Section 47(A)(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Q2. Name the Marathi film nominated in the Best Picture Category of the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kapus Kondyachi Goshta (The Unending Story). The film is based on the real-life story of four sisters in a small village near Nagpur.
Q3. Minorities Rights Day has been observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ4. Who has been appointed as the first Chairman of the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ghanta Chakrapani, academician and journalist. He has published 12 books and 52 research articles. He also received the Best Teacher Award in 2014.
Q5. Name the person who has resigned from the position of the Head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Dec’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rajiv Raj Shah. He was working in USAID since 2009.
Q6. Name the sisters who became the world’s first twin and sibling to climb the highest peaks of the seven continents in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. They achieved the feat after scaling Antarctica’s highest mountain, Mount Vinson at 4892 meters during their Mission 2 for 7.
Q7. Who has been appointed as a federal judge in the District of Columbia by the US Senate on 17th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Amit Priyavadan Mehta. He is the first Asian Pacific American to occupy this position.
Q8. Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2014 was passed in Lok Sabha on________.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 18th Dec’14. The bill intends to regularize e-rickshaws and aims to provide driving licences for battery-operated vehicles to ply in the national capital and other places of the country.
Q9. Name the scheme launched by the government that allows skilling for wage employment in a public private partnership mode with assured placements in regular jobs in an organisation.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Deen Dayal Upadhayay Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY).
Q10. Name the scheme that has been launched to impart skill development among the youth in naxal affected areas of the country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. Name the Bangladeshi President who arrived in India on 18thDec’14 on a six day visit?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Abdul Hamid. The visit is expected to further strengthen and expand the close bilateral relations between the two countries. Mr Hamid is scheduled to visit places of historical and cultural importance in Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Kolkata.
Q12. Name the heaviest next generation rocket launched by ISRO on 18th Dec’14 that marked first step towards India’s manned missions?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mark-III). The objective of this mission includes study of the re-entry characteristics of the crew module – called Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment – its aero braking and validation of its end-to-end parachute system.
Q13. Name the top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander accused of plotting the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai in 2008 granted bail in the same case on 18th Dec’14 by Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Court?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. The court observed that the prosecution has been unable to provide evidence against him.
Q14. International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers was observed on ______.
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