Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 23 and 24, 2014
Q1. Name the Indians saints who were canonized by Pope Francis in a mass gathering of tens of thousands of worshippers at Saint Peter's Square on 23rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Father Kurisakose Elias Chavara (1805-1871) and Sister Euphrasia Eluvathingal. Both were from Kerala and members of the ancient Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (1877-1952). If a dead person is canonised, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a Saint.
Q2. Name the centre launched by the Indian Navy on 23th Nov’14 to plug the gaps in maritime security that were uncovered after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Information Management and Analysis Centre, IMAC. IMAC will be the nerve centre for the Navy and Coast Guard for coastal surveillance and monitoring. It will also be the single point centre inter-linking the newly formed coastal radar chain.
Q3. In which states, twelve locations were identified by the government for setting up of new solar parks?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The locations identified are in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Odisha and Punjab. The scheme envisages setting up of 25 solar parks over the next five years with a total capacity of around 20000 MW.
Q4. In which country, a suicide bomber has killed at least 40 people on 23rd Nov at a volleyball tournament?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. Who will inaugurate the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sushil Koirala, Prime minister of Nepal.
Q6. Which country’s former President says that Pakistan in its bilateral talks with his country has been demanding the reduced role of India in its country?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hamid Karzai, former President of Afghanistan. In an interview to a newspaper, Mr. Karzai said these demands were made at every leadership level and regularly. He said this demand was raised throughout his presidential terms.
Q7. Which state has bagged India's Best Project-2014 award for implementation of skill development and employment generation in the state for the benefit of youth, mostly less-educated and school drop-outs?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Arunachal Pradesh. The award, instituted by Gurgaon-based Skoch Group dealing with socio-economic issues, was given away by Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi on 22nd Nov’14.
Q8. Who won the World Chess Championship title held in Sochi, Russia?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Magnus Carlsen. He has retained the title and won the title by collecting Six and a Half points, while Anand had only four and a half points to his credit.
Q9. Who has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as well as the Formula 1 racing championship title of the year 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Lewis Hamilton. The World number one, Lewis Hamilton has now become the first British double world champion since Jackie Stewart in 1971.
Q10. Name the athletes who won the men's and women's category races of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on 23rd Nov’14 flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Guye Adola (Ethiopia) and Florence Kiplagat (Kenya). Suresh Kumar and Preeja Sreedharan emerged winners among the Indian athletes who took part in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.
Q11. Which stock exchange has been derecognized by Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi Stock Exchange. SEBI observed that the activities of DSE were carried out in a manner which didn’t protect interest of the investors.
Q12. Name the senior congress leader and former Union Minister who passed away on 24thNov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Murli Deora. The industrialist and social worker-turned-politician began his innings from the Mumbai Municipal Corporation way back in 1968 when he was elected corporator.
Q13. For which exam, did the government on 23rd Nov’14 discuss the issues with leaders of various parties in both the houses of parliament during the all party meeting?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).
Q14. The martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur is being observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ15. Which country will host the 11th International Inter-Ministerial Conference on 'Population and Development' at New Delhi on 25-26, November 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. The theme for the conference is “South-South Cooperation for investing for demographic dividend in the post ICPD / MDG frameworks”.
Q16. Who has been given the additional charge of Governor of Bihar as Bihar Governor Dr. D.Y. Patil is completing his tenure on the 26th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Keshari Nath Tripathi, West Bengal Governor.
Q17. World Fisheries Day across the world has been observed on ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 21st November. As a part of celebrations of World Fisheries Day, Union Government of India announced to launch Blue Revolution to increase in fish production and productivity in India
Q18. Which country gets the top position in the ICC ODI rankings after winning the international series on 23rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Australia. Australia is only 0.2 rankings point ahead of India.
Q19. Name the country which won its first ever Davis Cup Tennis title on 23rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Switzeland, defeating France. Switzerland is the fourteenth nation to win the Davis Cup.
