Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 28 and 29, 2014
Q1. 130th Foundation Day of Congress Party was celebrated on __________.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 28th December 2014. The first session of the party was held at Mumbai between December 28 and December 31, and was attended by 72members.
Q2. 129th Anniversary of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee was celebrated on ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 28th December 2014.
Q3. After how many years NATO formally ended its war in Afghanistan on 28th Dec’14 holding its ceremony in Kabul?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 13 years. The US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat mission, which has suffered 3,485 military deaths since 2001, will be replaced by a mission named NATO training and support mission.
Q4. Name the country that has emerged as the second largest foreign trading partner of Dubai after China in the first nine months of 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. As per the figures released by Dubai Customs, China was Dubai’s top foreign trade partner during this period, with a trade value of 34 billion dollars, up 27 per cent over the previous year. India followed next with the trade worth 21.78 billion dollar.
Q5. Name the women player who won her maiden 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title on 27th Dec’14 in Pune?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ankita Raina. She became the first Indian to clinch the title in the tournament after 14 years. The 21-year old Ahmedabad-born player defeated British teenager Katy Dunne.
Q6. Between which countries Air Asia plane was flying when it got vanished over Indonesian waters on 28th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: It was flying to Singapore from the Indonesian city of Surabaya. The search area has been concentrated around the island of Biliton in the Java Sea, that's where the plane last made contact with air traffic control.
Q7. Name the Indian bowler who was banned from bowling in competitive matches due to suspect action by BCCI?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pragyan Ojha, left-arm spinner bowler. Ojha's action has been under cloud for quite some time. He is the quickest Indian bowler to reach to 100-wicket milestone in Tests. He has taken 113 wickets in 24 Test matches.
Q8. Which political party became the first in India to have more state legislators than the Congress across the country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). The total number of BJP state legislators (MLAs) stood at 1058 while there were 949 Congress legislators across the country.
Q9. What was the venue where new Chief Minister of Jharkhand was sworn in under the administration of Governor Syed Ahmad on 28th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Birsa Munda Football Stadium.
Q10. Name the celebrity given ANR Award by Akkineni International Foundation on 28th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Amitabh Bachchan. He has also been awarded with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award in recognition of his decades old contribution towards Indian film Industry on 27th Dec’14.
Q11. In which country archaeologists discovered ancient Buddhist sculptures and precious coins during ongoing excavation at an ancient Buddhist Stupa in Dec’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: North West Pakistan. The sculptures were discovered at Bhamala Buddhist complex in Haripur district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during an excavation work.
Q12. Which e-commerce company has launched a pilot project with Indian Post Department to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers to sell on its platform?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Snapdeal. This initiative has been launched to empower local artisans, small and medium entrepreneurs to sustain their livelihood by providing a platform to popularise their indigenous products.
Q13. Name the player who broke the world record for most number of stumping in international cricket on 27th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He surpassed Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara record of 133 stumpings.
Q14. 43rd Sand Dune Day was observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 28th Dec’14. The battlefield of 1971 and the action at Nagi Sand Dune came alive in Sriganganagar District when veterans, serving soldiers as well as local populace stood at the very sand dune.
The nefarious act of Pakistan Army who captured Indian Territory in village Nagi ten days after the ceasefire of 1971 war was put to naught by the brave action of soldiers of Indian Army who reclaimed the post.
