Awards & Recipients November 2014 for competitive Exams

Friends.. In this post we are sharing with you some important awards and its recipients, during November 2014, useful for all upcoming exams like UIIC (Officer & Assistant), New India Assurance (Officer & Assistant), SBI Associate Clerk etc. 

1) Japan's top national award 'The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers': Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

2) LG People's Choice Award in Cricket: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

3) Jnanpith Award 2013: Hindi Poet Kedarnath Singh

4) Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement: Pandit Jasraj

5) International Children’s Prize 2014: Indian-American Neha Gupta

6) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

7) CK Naidu Lifetime Achievement award by BCCI: Dilip Vengsarkar

8) Custodian of the Year 2014 Award: Deutsche Bank

9) IIM - JRD Tata Award for “Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries” for the year 2014: C.S. Verma (Chairman of Steel Authority India Limited)

10) 2nd spot in Time's 25 best inventions of 2014: Mangalyaan

11) Arjuna Award 2014 (after winning court case): Boxer Manoj Kumar

12) India's Best Project-2014 award for implementation of skill development and employment generation: Arunachal Pradesh

13) ICC Cricketer of the Year: Mitchell Johnson

14) ICC Umpire of the Year: Richard Kettleborough

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16th December 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) 132 School children massacred by Taliban at Army Public School in Peshawar:  Six militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban stormed the premises of the Army Public School in Peshawar and shot dead about 141 people, 132 of them students, going from classroom to classroom seeking their prey. Claiming responsibility for the attack, TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said in a statement sent to the media, that the Taliban were forced to attack the school because of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Khyber-I . “We claim responsibility. We have sent in six attackers, [however by late evening nine militants were taken out], including target killers and suicide attackers. They have been ordered to shoot the older students, but not the children. We are giving them direct instructions to not harm minors. We want them [the army] to feel our pain because they target our families,” Khorasani boasted.

2) India banned Islamic State: The dreaded IS terror group has been banned in India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh disclosed on 16 December 2014, days after a Bangalore techie was allegedly found tweeting in support of the terrorist organisation. “We have banned this organisation [IS] as a first step. I will like to inform [the House] that the group has been banned under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act,” he said during Question Hour.

3) IRCTC is the most searched website in India this year: Lok Sabha elections this year, which saw extensive use of various digital platforms for political campaigns, has topped the list of trending topics this year in India, search engine giant Google said. According to Google India's annual 'Year in Search' (YIS), other top trends on the website included FIFA 2014, iPhone 6, GATE 2015 and Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi was also the most searched politician this year, coming ahead of Bollywood biggies like Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. This is for the first time a politician has gained more search popularity than entertainment celebrities, Google said. In terms of top searches across categories, IRCTC topped the list, followed by Flipkart, SBI Online, Snapdeal and PNR Status.

4) HDFC Bank launched 'Bank Aap Ki Muththi Mein' initiative:  HDFC Bank on 16 December 2014 launched 'Bank Aap Ki Muththi Mein,' an offering that literally turns a mobile phone into a bank branch. "A bank branch the size of your palm that is with you round-the-clock, wherever you are," HDFC Bank said. With over 75 transactions -- all a touch away -- it offers the customer the widest range of transactions conceivable, the bank said.

5) Govt launched National Health Portal to create awareness about health issues: The union ministry of health and family welfare has launched a National Health Portal (www.nhp.gov.in) to provide healthcare information to the citizens of the country. “This portal will serve as a single point of access for consolidated and authentic information and resources on the health sector to a wide spectrum of users such as academicians, citizens, students, healthcare professionals and researchers,” Union Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on 16 December 2014.

6) 14th Finance Commission submitted its report to President: The 14th Finance Commission headed by former RBI Governor YV Reddy submitted its report to the President of India on 15 December 2014. The report was submitted by A N Jha, Secretary of the Finance Commission to Omita Paul, Secretary to the President of India.

7) INS Arihant, first made-in-India nuclear submarine began sea trials: In a major boost to indigenisation of defence manufacturing, India's first nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarine INS Arihant was on 16 December 2014 flagged off by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar from Vizag for sea trials. India is the only nation in the Indian Ocean region to have a nuclear submarine and the sixth in the world to have the capability to design and construct a nuclear submarine. 

8) Vivek Murthy is USA's new surgeon general: Thirty seven-year-old Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy has been confirmed as the 19th Surgeon General of America by U.S. Senate. He is youngest person and first person of Indian-origin to hold the post. The upper house of US Congress confirmed Mr. Murthy’s nomination by 51 votes to 43 more than year after President Barack Obama had nominated him to this top administration post on public health issues in November 2013 which saw a strong opposition from the powerful pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association (NRA).

9) Vijay Diwas observed across the country: Vijay Diwas was observed across the country on 16 December 2014. On this day, nation remembers martyrs, who laid down their lives during Indo-Pak War of 1971.

10) Government launched Rashtriya Gokul Mission for indigenous cattle: To conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, government has launched 'Rashtriya Gokul Mission' under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD). Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh told Lok Sabha that the NPBBD was launched earlier this year with an integrated, holistic and scientific approach to improve and upgrade the genetic makeup of bovines.

11) RTGS business hours increased to 12 hours on weekdays: To promote electronic payments, the Reserve Bank on 16 December 2014 increased RTGS business hours to 12 hours from 8 am to 8 pm on weekdays, effective December 29. On Saturdays, the RTGS (real time gross settlement) system of online fund transfer will be open from 8 am to 3.30 pm, the RBI said in a circular. The existing business hours are 9 am to 4.30 pm on weekdays and till 2pm on Saturdays. The current minimum amount that can be transferred through this channel is Rs 2 lakh. The circular did not mention whether the this amount has been revised or not.

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November 2014 Complete Current Affairs PDF

Friends.. Here is the complete Current Affairs PDF of November 2014. This will be very helpful for all upcoming exams. You can download the PDF from the below link. Comment your suggestions/views for further improvement.

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Current Affairs Question Bank: November 2014 (PDF Download)

Friends.. As you know we are daily updating the Current Affairs Quiz Questions in this blog and we are also very happy to hear from you that it helps in your competitive exam preparations. Of late, it has been a suggestion/request from many of you that it will be more useful if we could compile all daily Quiz Questions into a monthly PDF. And hence this post. Here we have compiled all the Current Affairs Questions from the month of November 2014. You can download this as PDF from the below link. This is truly going to be a handy reference for upcoming exams. Do comment your suggestions/views. Thank you and all the best :)

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November 2014 Current Affairs PDF- Fourth Week

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1) Name the Australian cricket player who died on 27 November 2014 after a bouncer ball of Sean Abbott hit back of his head during a Sheffield Game at Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia?

Ans. Phillip Hughes

2) 18th South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit was held from 26 November 2014 to 27 November 2014 at?

Ans. Kathmandu, Nepal

3) Who was on 26 November 2014 appointed as new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?

Ans. Anoop Mishra

4) Which bank on 25 November 2014 became first bank in India to fully own an insurance business?

Ans. Kotak Mahindra Bank

Note: This was after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave permission to set up a wholly-owned non-life insurance company called Kotak General Insurance.

5) Which Indian was appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia on 25 November 2014?

Ans. Sania Mirza

6) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was recently observed across the world on?

Ans. 25 November 2014

7) Housing finance company DHFL on 20 November 2014 named whom as its brand ambassador?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan

8) Who won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2014 played at Sochi, Russia defeating Viswanathan Anand of India on 23 November 2014?

Ans. Magnus Carlsen

9) Who was on 24 November 2014 chosen as the next chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI)?

Ans. Justice Chandramauli Kumar (CK). He is the former Supreme Court (SC) judge.

10) Which country defeated France to win their first-ever Davis Cup of Tennis on 23 November 2014?

Ans. Switzerland

11) Who became the F1 World champion 2014 on 23 November 2014 by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (GP)?

Ans. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton

12) Who was appointed as chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 23 November 2014?

Ans. Deepak Gupta

13) Who won the 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton title on 30 November 2014?

Ans. PV Sindhu

14) Which regulatory body on 28 November 2014 issued final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)?

Ans. Reserve Bank of India

15) Union Government on 28 November 2014 nominated whom as a Director on the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India?

Ans. Rajiv Mehrishi

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16) Name the latest book of author Ravinder Singh which was released on 20 November 2014?

Ans. Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love was

17) Union Government on 27 November 2014 launched Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) Scheme or E-visa to how many countries?

Ans. 43 countries

18) Name the Pakistani actress who was sentenced to 26 years in jail on 26 November 2014 by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) for blasphemy?

Ans. Veena Malik

19) Manoj Kumar on 26 November 2014 received the prestigious Arjuna Award is a famous?

Ans. Boxer

20) National Milk Day was recently celebrated on 26 November to mark the 93rd birth anniversary of?

Ans. Dr. Verghese Kurien

21) Pope Francis on 23 November 2014 conferred sainthood on two Indians named?

Ans. Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia

22) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 November 2014 released guidelines for Licensing of which type of banks?

Ans. Payments Banks

23) Namsai on 25 November 2014 officially became the 18th district of which state?

Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

24) State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual Fund (MF) announced on 26 November 2014 that it will launch?

Ans. Shariah Equity Fund

25) Japan based Nippon Life Insurance on 26 November 2014 announced to hike its stake in which group of India?

Ans. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM)

26) Union Government on 25 November 2014 announced Swachh Bharat Kosh. What is the aim of this programme?

Ans. To build toilets in schools of rural and urban areas with the objective of cleanliness across India.

27) Name the Legendary Kathak danseuse who died on 25 November 2014 at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai?

Ans. Sitara Devi

28) Name the Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister who died after a prolonged illness on 24 November 2014?

Ans. Murli Deora

29) Lok Sabha on 27 November 2014 passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders Amendment Bill, 2014. The bill seeks to include more castes under Scheduled Castes category in which four states?

Ans. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tripura.

30) Who was crowned Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards on 24 November 2014?

Ans. Michael Phelps

31) Name the US Defence Secretary who resigned on 24 November 2014?

Ans. Chuck Hagel

32) Which state on 25 November 2014 reversed the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 58 years?

Ans. Haryana

33) Supreme Court of India on 27 November 2014 observed that which Indian Premier League (IPL) team should be disqualified without any further enquiry?

Ans. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

34) Name the book penned by President of India Pranab Mukherjee which will be released on 11 December 2014?

Ans. The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years

35) NASA on 28 November 2014 celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first mission to Mars called?

Ans. Mariner 4

36) Major General Gadi Eizenkot was on 29 November 2014 appointed as the 21st Chief of Staff of?

Ans. Israel Defence Forces (IDF)

37) Name the two Indian authors who were among the list of five authors shortlisted for DSC Prize for the year 2015?

Ans. Jhumpa Lahiri and Writer critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

38) Which city on 28 November 2014 banned smoking in all indoor public spaces like workplaces and public transport vehicles?

Ans. Beijing

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1) Which person/organization was chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 on 19 November 2014?

Ans. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

2) Who was on 20 November 2014 honoured with the centenary award for Indian Film Personality of the year 2014 at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

Ans. Rajinikanth

3) Who received the prestigious BCCI-instituted Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award on 21 November 2014?

Ans. Dilip Vengsarkar

4) Name the Indian shuttlers who were on 16 November 2014 clinched women’s and men’s singles title respectively in the China Open Super Series Premier of Badminton held in Fuzhou, China?

Ans. Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth

5) Which country will be the host to the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit of the emerging economies in 2016?

Ans. China

6) Union Government on 18 November 2014 relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. KVP will be available through?

Ans. Post Offices

Note: With a maturity period of 8 years 4 months, the collections under the scheme will be available with the Union Government for a fairly long period to be utilized in financing developmental plans of the Centre and State Governments.

7) Name the 18-year-old Indian American who was awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2014 on 18 November 2014?

Ans. Neha Gupta

8) Suresh Raina on 17 November 2014 became co-owner of which Hockey India League (HIL) franchise team?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh Wizards

9) Who has resigned as Chief Coach of Indian hockey team on 18 November 2014 after his contractual talks with Hockey India (HI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) broke down?

Ans. Terry Walsh

10) Name the scheme approved by Union Government on 20 November 2014 to provide access of electricity to rural households across the country?

Ans. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY)

11) Who will be the Chief Guest at 66th India’s Republic Day celebrations 2015 as announced recently?

Ans. US President Barack Obama

12) Which word was recently selected as Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year 2014?

Ans. Vape

13) The G20 Summit 2014 of emerging economies concluded in which city of Australia on 16 November 2014?

Ans. Brisbane

14) Name the surface-to-air missile which was test fired by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore, Odisha on 17 November 2014?

Ans. Akash

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15) International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held from 15 November to 18 November 2014 at?

Ans. Lumbini, Nepal

16) Supreme Court on 20 November 2014 directed the then CBI Director Ranjit Sinha to withdraw himself from which case?

Ans. 2G case

17) Which bank won the Custodian of the Year 2014 award on 15 November 2014?

Ans. Deutsche Bank

18) Name the fourth India-China Joint Training Exercise which began at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtra on 17 November 2014?

Ans. Hand-in-Hand 2014

19) Who was on 14 November 2014 conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014?

Ans. CS Verma

Note: He is the Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

20) Which company launched its own free Web-based e-mail service, Verse on 18 November 2014?

Ans. IBM

21) Who was crowned champion of ATP World Tour finals at O2 Arena in London, UK on 16 November 2014?

Ans. Novak Djokovic

22) Who will be the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Limited (CIL) as announced on 19 November 2014?

Ans. Sutirtha Bhattacharya

23) Which zoo in India is set to become the first zoo in the world to have the critically endangered Pygmy Hog?

Ans. Assam Zoo

24) Who was conferred with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement on 17 November 2014?

Ans. Veteran classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj

25) Which non-government organisation was conferred the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award, 2014 on 15 November 2014?

Ans. Chintan

26) Union Government on 17 November 2014 nominated whom as a Director on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Ans. Dr. Hasmukh Adhia

27) 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was held from 12 November 2014 to 13 November 2014 at?

Ans. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

28) 9th East Asia Summit was recently held at?

Ans. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

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Current Affairs daily Updates: 30 November 2014

1) PV Sindhu wins second successive Macau Open:  Two-time World Championship bronze medallist P V Sindhu lifted her first title of the season by successfully defending the USD 120,000 Macau Grand Prix Gold trophy after seeing off Kim Hyo Min of Korea in the women's singles finals. World No. 11 Sindhu prevailed over 91st-ranked, Kim 21-12 21-17 in the summit clash that lasted 45 minutes at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. The bronze-medallist at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Sindhu faced tough competition from Kim, who had come into the finals after beating seventh seed Chinese Yu Sun but the experienced Indian held her nerves to stave off the challenge from the Korean. 

2) Euro 2016 mascot named Super Victor: The mascot for the the 2016 European football championship in France has been named Super Victor in a vote of internet users, it was announced on 30 Nov 2014. The name for the cartoon character boy dressed as a footballer in blue and white with a red cape and number 16 jersey was preferred to Driblou and Goalix. Euro 2016 will take place in France from June 10 to July 10, 2016.

3) Kerala wins 30th National Junior Athletics Championship 2014: For the third time in a row, Kerala emerged the overall champion with 528.5 points in the Jio 30th National Junior Athletic championship that concluded at the IGMC Stadium in Vijayawada, Andhrapradesh.  

4) Russian film 'Leviathan' wins Golden Peacock at IFFI 2014: Russian director Andrey Zvyaginstev's survival drama 'Leviathan' won the coveted Golden Peacock award while Marathi movie 'Ek Haazarachi Note' bagged the centenary trophy for best film at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Goa on 30 November 2014. 'Leviathan' star Alexel Serebriakov shared the best actor award with Dulal Sarkar of 'Chotoder Chobi'. Both the actors received the honour from Minister of State (Information and Broadcasting) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Jackie Shroff. The best actress award was shared by Cuban actress Arina Rodriguez and Israeli actress Sarit Larry.

5) Priyanka Chopra, Freida Pinto launched ‘Girl Rising’ campaign: Hail the women power! Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto launched a multi-level global campaign, ‘Girl Rising’, on November 29 in New Delhi, which includes a documentary film featuring the two stars and seven other Bollywood actresses, to spread awareness about importance of girls’ education.

6) Modi slipped to second spot in TIME's 'Person of the Year' poll: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slipped to the second place in the Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' poll with the Ferguson protesters surging ahead of him in a vote by the readers. As per latest reports, Modi is leading second with 9.8 per cent of the total votes polled so far while the Ferguson protesters are leading with 10.8 per cent of the votes. Joshua Wong, face of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, is placed third.

7) Petrol price cut by 91 paise/litre, diesel by 84 paise: State-run oil marketing companies have slashed petrol prices by 91 paise per litre from Monday and diesel prices by 84 paise. This is the seventh consecutive reduction in petrol prices in the last four months and the third cut in diesel prices since October 18 when the Cabinet deregulated the fuel. Brent crude fell to a new four year low on Friday after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided not to cut output despite a slide in prices.

8) Baichung Bhutia conferred AFC 'Hall of Fame' Award: Former Indian national football team captain Baichung Bhutia was on 30 November 2014 honoured with the AFC Hall of Fame Award on occasion of the Asian Football Confederation's 60th anniversary. FIFA president Sepp Blatter presented the award to Baichung on the Awards Night. AIFF president Praful Patel was also present as were a host of other dignitaries from all over the footballing World.

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1) President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 November 2014 conferred the 49th Jnanpith Award on which eminent Hindi poet?

Ans. Kedarnath Singh

2) Name the Aadhar based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 November 2014?

Ans. Jeevan Pramaan

3) Name the missile co-developed by India and Israel, which was successfully test-fired on 10 November 2014 from a range in Israel?

Ans. Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM)

Note: LRSAM is called Barak 8 missile in Israel.

4) Which team won Durand Cup on 8 November 2014?

Ans. Salgaocar FC

Note: 127th Durand Cup was played at the Raia Sports Complex, Goa.

5) Name the first smartphone launched by Microsoft with its own branding since it completed the acquisition of Nokia recently?

Ans. Microsoft Lumia 535

6) Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on 13 November 2014 scored the highest ODI score ever of 264 runs against which country?

Ans. Sri Lanka

Note: With this he became the only cricketer to score two Double ODI centuries and also broke the record of highest ODI score of 219 runs made by Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag. He achieved this distinction during the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka played at Kolkata.

7) Social networking website Facebook on 13 November 2014 launched a personalised video creation tool called?

Ans. Say Thanks

8) Name the Bollywood Actor who was on 14 November 2014 appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

Ans. Farhan Akhtar

Note: Farhan is the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in the organization’s history.

9) Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on 14 November 2014 decided to shift question hour in Rajya Sabha from 11 A.M. to 12 noon to?

Ans. 12 PM and 1 PM

10) Who was on 8 November 2014 sworn-in as 18th Chief Minister of Goa?

Ans. Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar

11) Who became the fastest cricketer in the history to reach 6000 one-day international run mark on 9 November 2014?

Ans. Virat Kohli

12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 November 2014 expanded his Council of Ministers. How many new ministers were inducted?

Ans. 21

Note: 21 new ministers include four Cabinet Ministers, three Minister of State (Independent Charge) and 14 Minister of State.

13) Who was appointed as the Chairman of National Chemical Weapon Convention on 3 November 2014?

Ans. GS Sandhu

Note: Prior to this, he was serving as the financial services secretary in the Union Finance Ministry.

14) Which state recently became the first state in the country to have bank accounts for all families under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)?

Ans. Kerala

15) Name the ambassadors for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015 announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) on 13 November 2014?

Ans. Virat Kohli, Mitchell Johnson, Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara and Shane Watson.

16) Name the nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile test fired by India on 9 November 2014?

Ans. Agni-II

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17) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was recently held at?

Ans. Beijing

18) Sixth World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was held from 6 to 9 November 2014 at?

Ans. New Delhi

19) Badminton World Federation (BWF) on 11 November 2014 provisionally suspended World No. 1 badminton player Lee Chong Wei due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation. He is the player from which country?

Ans. Malaysia

20) A sterlisation tragedy that claimed lives of 15 women, leaving more than 100 women hospitalized has occurred recently in which state?

Ans. Chhattisgarh

21) Name the Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile which was test-fired from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014?

Ans. Dhanush

22) Prasar Bharti recently announced to re-launch DD National with new tagline called?

Ans. Doordarshan National – Desh Ka Apna Channel.

23) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the second week of November 2014 decided to use which as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language?

Ans. Sanskrit

24) National Education Day (NED) was observed on 11 November 2014 to mark of the birth anniversary of?

Ans. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

25) Which firm acquired Cricbuzz.com on 11 November 2014?

Ans. Times Internet Ltd

Note: Cricbuzz.com is a leading cricket news and information destination on web and mobile.

26) Germany on 9 November 2014 celebrated the ....... anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall?

Ans. 25^th

27) Name the operation which was in news recently after the US Navy SEAL commando Robert O'Neill claimed that he is the one who shot Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in Abbottobad on 2 May 2011?

Ans. Operation Neptune Spear

28) Name the director of the famous television (TV) show Mahabharata who died on 12 November 2014?

Ans. Ravi Chopra

29) Public Service Broadcasting Day was recently observed across India on?

Ans. 12 November 2014

30) Reserve Bank of India on 10 November 2014 tightened its norms for NBFCs by requiring them to have a much stronger capital base. Expand NBFC?

Ans. Non-Banking Financial Companies

31) Indian Hockey team on 9 November 2014 won four match Men's Hockey Test series against which country, which is the world's No.1 ranked team?

Ans. Australia

32) Which zoo was on 1 November 2014 selected for the prestigious International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014?

Ans. Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

33) Who was on 12 November 2014 elected as new Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?

Ans. Haribhau Bagde

34) President Pranab Mukherjee visited which country from 7-8 November 2014 in order to strengthen ties between the two countries?

Ans. Bhutan

35) Union Government launched which scheme on 14 November, on the birthday of first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru?

Ans. National Bal Swachhta Mission

36) Name the nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile which was test-fired on 13 November 2014 at Chandipur, Odisha?

Ans. Prithvi-II

37) World Pneumonia Day was observed across world on 12 November 2014 with theme?

Ans. Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care

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