Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Dec 01, 2014
Q1. Name the film chosen as the best film of the 45th International Film Festival of India after the 11-day event came to a close in Panaji on 30th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Leviathan, the Russian film. The Golden Peacock and the cash prize of 40 lakh rupees was shared equally between the film's Director Andrey Zvyagintsev and the Producers Alexander Rodnyasky and Sergey Melkumov.
Q2. Which film has received two awards which include the Special Jury award and the Special Centenary award on 30th Nov’14 at 45th International Film Festival of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Ek Hazarachi Note”, Marathi feature film. The Special Jury award carries a certificate and cash prize of 15 Lakh rupees while the Special Centenary award consists of Silver Peacock and a cash prize of ten lakh rupees.
Q3. Name the actresses chosen as the Best Female actor award at the 45th International Film Festival of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The Best Female actor award was shared by Alina Cruz for a Spanish film from Cuba, “Behaviour” and Sarit Larry for the performance in Israel film, “The Kindergarten Teacher”.
Q4. Name the actor chosen as the Best Male actor award at the 45th International Film Festival of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: In the male section also, the best actor award was bagged by two male actors. Dulal Sarkar for the Indian film “A short Story, Chotoder Chobi” and Alexey Ponkratav for the film “Leviathan” shared this award.
Q5. Name the filmmaker felicitated with the Life time Achievement Award at the 45th International Film Festival of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Won Kar-Wai, Hong Kong’s most celebrated filmmaker.
Q6. Name the player won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title on 30th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: P V Sindhu. In the summit clash of the women's singles, she prevailed over 91st ranked Kim Hyo Min of Korea.
Q7. Who has won the boys' singles title in the 76th Junior National and Youth Table Tennis Championships held on 30th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Abhishek Yadav, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB's).
Q8. What spot has been achieved by Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri in the 500,000 US Dollar King's Cup tournament on 30th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: He has finished joint second behind Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant. Anirban Lahiri settled for a share of second place with Australia's Andrew Dodt.
Q9. Name the umpire and former captain of Israel's national cricket team died on 29th Nov’14 after being hit in the jaw by a ball in the southern port city of Ashdod?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hillel Oscar, 55 year old. His death comes just two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died of a severe head injury after being hit by a bouncer in a New South Wales match in Sydney.
Q10. As per the survey conducted by BI Worldwide in Nov’14 regarding the employees, which country is having employees work engagement level is the highest in the world?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. China on 2nd, US on 3rd position.
Q11. Who has appointed as the Leader of the TamilNadu Assembly on 29th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Natham R Vishwanathan. Earlier he was Tamilnadu Electricity Minister.
Q12. Name the India’s first heaviest rocket that will send from Sriharikota in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ13. On which day the First Passenger train between Meghalaya from Assam was flagged off by PM Narendra Modi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 29th Nov’14. It will run from Mendipathar and Guwahati.
Q14. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Next China-India War - World's First Water War – 2029’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: General Sundarajan Padmanabhan. He is the former General, who is known for mobilizing the Army during Operation Parakram in 2001 terror attack.
Q15. On which day NASA celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first mission to Mars, Mariner 4 mission?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 28th Nov’14. Mariner 4 made its closest approach to Mars on 15 July 1965 and sent back first images of another world beyond the Earth-Moon system.
Q16. Which country emerged as the largest source of FDI in India after investing about 4.19 billion USD in the Apr-Sep’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mauritius. Mauritius is followed by Singapore, Netherland and USA.
Q17. In which state first time outside New Delhi, All India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police is held?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ18. World AIDS Day is being observed on _________.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 1st December. The theme for World AIDS Day is "Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero deaths from AIDS-related illness. Zero discrimination.
