Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 06, 2014
Q1. As per the decision taken by the Union Cabinet on 5th Nov’14 how many unlicensed district central co-operative banks in different states will be revived?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 23 Unlicensed District Central Co-operative Banks. Under the Scheme, the total capital infusion required for revival of these banks would be over 2375 crore rupees. 16 banks are in Uttar Pradesh, 3 each in Jammu and Kashmir and Maharshtra and 1 in West Bengal.
Q2. What rank has PM Narendra Modi earned in the Forbes List of World’s Most powerful people this year (2014)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 15th. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pipped his US counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row and is at the top. The top five remain the same as last year. After Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been ranked third, Pope Francis at number 4 and the world's most powerful woman German Chancellor Angela Merkel at fifth.
Q3. Guru Nanak Jayanti is being celebrated on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 6th Nov’14. On the occasion, devotees throng to Gurudwaras to remember and pay homage to their gurus.
Q4. Which country’s human rights record has been criticised during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, UNHRC on 5th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Egypt. At a regular review process, which all member states undergo, the US and UK envoys to the UNHRC urged Egypt to free political prisoners and investigate alleged abuses by security forces.
Q5. Name the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar launched on 5th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘Playing It My Way’. At the launch, Tendulkar presented a copy to his mentor and childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar in the presence of his daughter Sara.
Q6. Name the First Woman IPS Officer from Sikkim?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Aparajita Rai. She is 28 year old and posted in Hoogly, West Bengal.
Q7. Name the officer appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anita Kapur, Senior IRS Officer. She succeeded K V Chowdhary who has retired on 31stOct’14.
Q8. Which bank became the first Listed Indian Company in the list of 30 companies having more than 75% shareholding by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: HDFC. FII raised their stake in the company to a record-high of nearly 78% during the last quarter.
Q9. Name the Indian player awarded with the ICC People’s Choice Award for the year 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bhuvanesh Kumar, Indian Pace Bowler. He is the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and M S Dhoni to win this award.
Q10. SCOPE Meritorious Awards is given for _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The President complimented Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) for its initiative in instituting the SCOPE Meritorious Awards with the objective of identifying and recognizing outstanding performers in various segments of business activity.
Q11. 7th South Asia Economic Summit organised by Research and Information System for Developing Countries inaugurated in India on ____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 5th November’2014. It was inaugurated by the Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari.
Q12. Name the country that became the partner on 3rd Nov’15 for Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2015?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: United States. It will be the Eighth Country to partner this event.
Q13. Who was awarded the prestigious President's Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at Morocco on 4th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Narinder Batra, Hockey India Chief.
Q14. In which state 20 drawings of the Harappan (Sindhu) era in Gondi dialect were recently discovered?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hampi, Karnataka. The drawings were found on a boulder on top of a hill near Talwarghatta that is adjacent to river Tungbhadra.
Q15. Who was appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre on 4th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Fabiola Gianotti, Italian Physicist. She became the first woman to be put in charge of a top global scientific institution in the field.
Q16. As per the study conducted by the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) which city has recorded the largest number of internet users in India in 2014?
View Answer / Hide Answer Q17. Which political party won the United States Mid-term elections 2014 on 5th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Republican Party of United States, defeated Democrats.
