Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 31, 2014
Q1. Name the star of cinema's golden era that won back-to-back Oscars but then walked away from a glittering Hollywood career, died on 30th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Luise Rainer. She was at the age of 104. She was the first to win multiple Academy Awards and the first person to win them consecutively.
Q2. With which bank Government on 30th Oct’14 signed a loan agreement for 75 million dollars and 1.8 million dollar grant for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program, KIUWMIP?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Asian Development Bank, ADB.
Q3. In which nuclear power plant located in Tamil Nadu, commercial power generation was started last midnight after getting approval from Nuclear Power Corporation?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant. At present full capacity of 1000 MW is being generated. About 562 Mega Watts electricity will be given to Tamil Nadu and the rest will be shared amongst Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry through Central power grid in Abhishekapatti Tirunelveli.
Q4. Name the Indian Cricketer announced his retirement from Test Cricket Format on 30th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: M S Dhoni, Indian Captain. He has surprised cricketing world with his sudden announcement of retirement from Test cricket. He played 90 tests in his entire test criclket career and scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.
Q5. Name the Governor of Uttarakhand who has been shifted to Mizoram for his remaining term on 30th Oct’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Aziz Qureshi. Meghalaya Governor Dr K K Paul has been appointed as the new Governor of Uttarakhand.
Q6. Which Chinese Smartphone maker has become the world’s most valuable technology start-up as the firm raised USD 1.1 billion in a fresh round of capital infusion making its valuation at USD 45 billion?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. In which corporation the government will infuse Rs.60 Crore to make it a government company?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. Union Cabinet approved hike of government stake in IFCI to 51 percent.
Q8. What is the new name of Department of Disability Affairs?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Viklangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag).
Q9. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tata Coffee Limited with effect from 8th Jan’15?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sanjiv Sarin. He is currently the Regional President for South Asia in Tata Global Beverages Ltd, the holding company of Tata Coffee Ltd.
Q10. Which department has announced to set up a Fast Track Task Force to re-establish and catalyze significant growth in mobile handset and component manufacturing eco-system in India on 29th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY). As part of boost mobile manufacturing, the task force aims to achieve production of 500 million units of mobile handsets by 2019.
Q11. In which country access to Google Inc’s Gmail was blocked on 26 December 2014 after months of disruptions?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: China. The access to the Gmail was supposedly blocked by Great Firewall of China which is the world's most sophisticated internet censorship mechanism.
