Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 05, 2014
Q1. What was the original name of Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away on 3rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ganesh Kumar Narwode. He was born in Nashik.
Q2. Which search engine company has announced on 3rd Nov’14 for Creation of an Indian Language Internet Alliance (ILIA) that enables local languages content on the internet by 2017?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Google. ILIA wants to be able to turn 300 million Indian language speakers into active Internet users by 2017 and the alliance would work towards accelerate building of Indic language content.
Q3. The Commemorative Postage Stamp on Liver Transplantation in India was released on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 4thNov’14. It was released by the Minister for Communications & IT and Law &Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad in the presence of Member Postal Service Board, Shri S.K.Sinha and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group Dr. Prathap.C.Reddy who pioneered liver transplantation in India.
Q4. Who is the author of the Book “Art & Railways – A Bangalore Saga”, launched on 4thNov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mr. S. Mani & Ms. Lily Pandeya, Railway Officers.
Q5. Which country’s parliament has passed a law on 4thNov’14 that could block the release of Palestinian prisoners convicted for murder, in any future peace negotiations?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Israel. The 120-member Knesset voted 35 to 15 in favor of the bill, which was initiated by a far-right politician and approved by the cabinet in June.
Q6. Name the officer appointed as the new Law and Order Director-General of Police of Tamil Nadu on 3rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ashok Kumar, 1982 batch IPS officer.
Q7. Who has announced a donation of 500 million US dollars to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world on 3rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft Company.
