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Showing posts with label October 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label October 2014. Show all posts
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Daily Current Affairs: 30 October 2014
1) Pankaj
Advani won World Billiards Championship: Pankaj Advani won a grand double
by clinching the World billiards championship (time format) at Leeds (England),
just days after winning the points format title. Advani cruised past England’s
Robert Hall 1928-893 in the final late on Wednesday night, capping a memorable
week. The 29-year-old has now become the first cueist to bag the double three
times in his career, the earlier occasions coming in 2005 (Malta) and 2008 (Bangalore).
In the last four months, he has captured four world titles — in snooker and
billiards. Last Week, Pankaj claimed the World Title in the Points Format by
beating Peter Gilchrist, current World No. 1 in the Finals.
2) ‘I’m
proud to be gay’ says Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s
proud to be gay. The public declaration, in an essay written for Bloomberg
Businessweek, makes Mr. Cook the highest-profile business CEO to come out. Mr.
Cook said that while he never denied his sexuality, he never publicly
acknowledged it, either. The executive said that for years he’s been open with
many people about his sexual orientation and that plenty of his Apple
colleagues know he is gay. Mr. Cook wrote in the column published on Thursday
that it wasn’t an easy choice to publicly disclose that he is gay, but that he
felt the acknowledgement could potentially help others. “I’ve come to realize
that my desire for personal privacy has been holding me back from doing
something more important,” he wrote. Mr. Cook added that he considers “being
gay among the greatest gifts God has given me”.
3) Union
Government launches austerity measures: India announced a slew of austerity
measures, including a 10% cut in certain types of government spending and curbs
on foreign travel and conferences, to meet its deficit-reduction goal amid
slower-than-estimated revenue growth and spiralling expenses. The government is
aiming to narrow the nation’s fiscal deficit to 4.1% of gross domestic product
(GDP) for the current fiscal, a goal that has been termed as challenging by
economists as well as the government, prompting the expenditure-reduction
measures on Thursday. The austerity steps have also placed restrictions on
foreign travel and a ban on first class air travel. The finance ministry has
also banned conferences in five-star hotels, purchase of vehicles and creation
of new posts.
4) Low
cost generic respiratory drug launched by Cipla: Taking the patent battle
to Novartis, India's Cipla has launched low-cost generic version of the Swiss
drug maker's respiratory drug Indacaterol sold under the Onbrez brand, while
asking the government to revoke patents over the medicine.
5) WhatsApp
founders own nearly $9b in Facebook stock: WhatsApp founders Jan Koum and
Brian Acton received 116 million shares of Facebook stock currently worth
nearly $9 billion when they sold their unprofitable messaging service to the
social networking leader earlier this month. The breakdown of the big winners
in Facebook Inc.’s $22 billion acquisition emerged Wednesday in a regulatory
filing.
6) Arvind
Mayaram appointed as Secretary in the Minority Affairs: Senior bureaucrat
Arvind Mayaram has received a second transfer order in a fortnight. Mayaram,
who was earlier shifted out of the Finance Ministry to Tourism, has now been
appointed as Secretary in the Minority Affairs Ministry. The current posting is
considered even low-profile than the one in the Tourism Ministry. New order
issued on Thursday states that the Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared Mayaram's appointment as the new
Minority Affairs Secretary.
7) ISRO
plans second Mars Mission with rover and lander in 2018: After the success
of the recent Mars Orbit Mission (MOM), Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) is planning to revisit the Red Planet in 2018 with a heavier satellite
which will carry a lander and a rover. The Indian Space Research
Organisation(ISRO) Satellite Centre Director S Shiva Kumar said the space
agency is planning to launch a second Mars mission in 2018, to conduct more
experiments for which they have to develop new technologies.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
30 October 2014 Current Affairs & GK Quiz for preparing Exams
(A) Malala Yousafzai
(B) Indira Ranamagar
(C) John Wood
(D) All the above
2) Michael Sata, who passed away on 28
October 2014 in London was the President of which African country?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Uganda
(C) Zambia
(D) Mangolia
3) Sachin Tendulkar along with which other
player was on 29 October 2014 inducted into Don Bradman Hall of Fame?
(A) Brian Lara
(B) Steve Waugh
(C) Ricky Ponting
(D) Rahul Dravid
4) Which territory in September 2014 held a
referendum for independence from the United Kingdom?
(A) England
(B) Northern Ireland
(C) Scotland
(D) Wales
5) What was India’s rank in the World
Bank’s latest “Ease of Doing Business” report which was released on 29 October
2014?
(A) 142
(B) 189
(C) 140
(D) 134
6) Union Health Minister on 29 Oct 2014
announced "TB-Mission 2020" to eliminate Tuberculosis from the
country. Name the Union Health Minister?
(A) Nitin Gadkari
(B) Arun Jaitley
(C) Harsh Vardhan
(D) Sis Ram Ola
7) Srinagar city is situated on the banks
of which river?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Tapi
(C) Jhelum
(D) Tawi
8) India along with 20 other countries on
23 October 2014 signed an agreement to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB). Where will be its headquarters?
(A) Tokyo
(B) New Delhi
(C) Dhaka
(D) Shanghai
9) Where will the 2018 Commonwealth games
be held?
(A) India
(B) Wales
(C) Australia
(D) Canada
10) Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman
Nizami from which country was on 29 October 2014 handed death penalty for killings
of nation’s leading intellectuals during the country’s War of Liberation in
1971?
(A) Bangaldesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Iran
(D) Saudi Arabia
Answers
1) Ans. (D) All the above
2) Ans. (C) Zambia
3) Ans. (B) Steve Waugh
4) Ans. (C) Scotland
5) Ans. (A) 142
6) Ans. (C) Harsh Vardhan
7) Ans. (C) Jhelum
8) Ans. (D) Shanghai
9) Ans. (C) Australia
10) Ans. (A) Bangaldesh
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 29 October 2014
1) Malala
won 2014 World’s Children prize: Champion for girls’ rights Malala
Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history, won the World’s
Children’s Prize 2014 on 29 October 2014, after a global vote involving
millions of children. “Millions of children have voted to award Malala this
year’s World’s Children’s Prize for the rights of the child,” the organisation
said in a statement. “Nobody has ever received the Nobel Peace Prize and the
World’s Children’s Prize, often dubbed the ‘Children’s Nobel Prize’ by the
media, in the same year,” it added. This year’s honorary awards went to former
Microsoft executive John Wood, founder of the Room to Read literacy group, and
Indira Ranamagar from Nepal, for her work for the children of prisoners. Nelson
Mandela, Graca Machel, Anne Frank and Kofi Annan have previously been honoured.
2) India
ranks 142 in latest "Ease of Doing Business" report: World Bank-
India ranked 142 among the 189 countries surveyed for the latest World Bank’s
“Ease of Doing Business” report released on Wednesday, a drop by two places
from the last year’s ranking, as Singapore topped the list. The fall in ranking
from last year’s 140 is mainly because other nations performed much better,
Bank officials said. India’s ranking originally stood at 134 last year, but was
adjusted to 140 to account for fresh data. In the 2014 report, India had 52.78
points and this year it scored 53.97 points. The latest ranking, however, does
not take into account a slew of measures taken by the Modi government to make
India a business friendly destination.
3) World
Stroke Day observed: World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to
underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the
prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care and support
for survivors. On this day, organizations around the world have facilitated
events emphasizing education, testing, and initiatives to improve the damaging
effects of stroke worldwide.
4) Harsh
Vardhan announces TB-Mission 2020: Underlining the plans of the Indian
government to eliminate Tuberculosis from the country, Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan today announced 'TB-Mission 2020'. Vardhan was speaking at WHO's
Global TB Symposium titled 'Moving out of the box to end global TB epidemic:
with post-2015 strategy. Tuberculosis control was also declared as the dominant
agenda for the upcoming meeting of BRICS Health Ministers in December.
5) Government
relaxed FDI norms for construction, real estate sector: The government
eased overseas investment rules in construction to attract money into the
funds-starved sector and serve its twin objectives of faster job creation and
housing for all. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a comprehensive
proposal by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP),
dropping the minimum 10-hectare rule for serviced housing plots and slashing
the minimum floor area for construction development projects to 20,000 sq m
from 50,000 sq m to be eligible for overseas investment.
6) Sachin
Tendulkar inducted into Don Bradman Hall of Fame: Sachin Tendulkar added
another feather to his cap on Wednesday when the Indian batting legend was
inducted as one of the latest honourees in the Bradman Foundation. At a gala
dinner held at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground, former Australian captain
Steve Waugh was the other cricketer to enter the Bradman Hall of Fame alongside
Tendulkar.
7) Bangladesh
Jamaat chief gets death for war crimes: A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal on
Wednesday handed death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami
for crimes, which include the killings of nation’s leading intellectuals during
the country’s War of Liberation in 1971.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
29 October 2014 Current Affairs Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
1) Devendra Fadnavis is set to become the
first BJP Chief Minister of which state?
(A) Haryana
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Delhi
(D) Himachal Pradesh
2) Which of these derives its name from a
river in the Democratic republic of Congo?
(A) Chikungunia virus
(B) Lassa fever
(C) Ebola virus
(D) Salmonella bacteria
3)
Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti Board on 28
October 2014 for a term of three years?
(A) Jawhar Sircar
(B) Bimal Julka
(C) Surya Prakash
(D) None of these
4) 2018 FIFA World Cup logo was unveiled by
FIFA President Sepp Blatter on 28 October 2014. Which country is hosting the
event?
(A) Qatar
(B) Japan
(C) Brazil
(D) Russia
5) Union Government on 28 October 2014 has
launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for the welfare of?
(A) Tribal People
(B) Transgenders
(C) Labourers
(D) Minorities
6) What was India’s rank in the World
Economic Forum’s 2014 gender gap index that was released on 27 October 2014?
(A) 101st
(B) 77th
(C) 114th
(D) 5th
7)
Which company on 28 Oct 2014 launched the refreshed version of its
popular hatchback car named 'Swift' with 10 per cent enhanced fuel efficiency?
(A) Maruti Suzuki
(B) Honda
(C) Chevrolet
(D) Hyundai
8)
International Internet Day was observed globally on?
(A) 30 October 2014
(B) 29 October 2014
(C) 28 October 2014
(D) 27 October 2014
9) Japanese telecom giant Softbank on 27
October 2014 announced to invest 627 million US dollar in which online
retailer?
(A) Snapdeal
(B) Flipkart
(C) Amazon
(D) eBay
10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently
gave a commitment to modernise which country's defence and security forces,
after talks with his counterpart of that country?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Indonesia
(C) Vietnam
(D) Cuba
Answers
1) Ans. (B) Maharashtra
2) Ans. (C) Ebola virus
3) Ans. (C) Surya Prakash
4) Ans. (D) Russia
5) Ans. (A) Tribal People
6) Ans. (C) 114th
7) Ans. (A) Maruti Suzuki
8) Ans. (B) 29 October 2014
9) Ans. (A) Snapdeal
10) Ans. (C) Vietnam
Current Affairs: 28 October 2014
1) Devendra
Fadnavis to be sworn in as BJP’s first Maharashtra CM: Devendra Fadnavis
was on Tuesday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in Maharashtra,
paving the way for his appointment as the first party chief minister of the
state. The name of Fadnavis, state BJP president, was proposed by Leader of
Opposition in the outgoing assembly Eknath Khadse and seconded by his
counterpart in the legislative council Vinod Tawde, and members of the party's
core group Sudhir Mungantiwar and Pankaja Munde. The resolution proposing
44-year-old Fadnavis as the leader of the legislature party was unanimously
approved by the newly elected MLAs in the presence of Union home minister
Rajnath Singh and BJP general secretary in-charge of Maharashtra J P Nadda.
2) 2018
FIFA World Cup logo unveiled: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed the
2018 World Cup logo. While unveiling the logo on a Russian state TV talk show
Tuesday, Blatter said the logo would show Russia’s “heart and spirit”, reports
Xinhua. The logo depicts the World Cup trophy in red and blue, colors from the
Russian flag, with a gold trim.
3) Maruti
launches new Swift: Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday launched the refreshed
version of its popular hatchback Swift with 10 per cent enhanced fuel efficiency,
priced between Rs 4.42 lakh and Rs 6.95 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The model,
which was first launched in the country in May 2005, has been re-introduced in
both petrol and diesel variants. “The Swift now comes with improved fuel
efficiency of 10 per cent and a rich equipment list like push start button, a
60:40 split rear seat, electric retractable outside mirrors, reverse parking
sensor and others,” the company’s Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), R
S Kalsi said. The company has sold over 12 lakh Swift cars till date.
4) Jual
Oram Launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana: Centre has launched Vanbandhu Kalyan
Yojana (VKY) for welfare of Tribals. Launching the scheme on the occasion of
the meeting of the Tribal Welfare Ministers of States/UTs here today the Union
Tribal Welfare Minister Shri Jual Oram said that the scheme been launched on
pilot basis in one block each of the States of AP, MP, HP, Telangana, Orissa,
Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Under the scheme
centre will provide Rs. 10 crore for each block for the development of various
facilities for the Tribals.
5) India
to modernise Vietnam’s defence forces: Calling India’s defence cooperation
with Vietnam “among our most important,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a commitment
to “modernise Vietnam’s defence and security forces” on Tuesday after talks
with his counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung. The two countries signed several
agreements, including a memorandum of understanding for exploration by ONGC
Videsh Limited in two blocks in the South China Sea.
6) India
slips to 114th spot in WEF Gender Gap Index: India registered a marked
deterioration in its performance as measured by a World Economic Forum's Global
Gender Gap index that ranked countries on the basis of providing equal
opportunity to women in business, education, health and political empowerment.
The index for this year places India 114th out of 142 countries, down from the
101st position last year. Last year's top four -- Iceland (1), Finland (2),
Norway (3) and Sweden (4) -- retained their rankings. Rwanda entered the index
for the first time at the seventh position.
7) UIDAI
has issued 70 crore Aadhaar numbers till date: The Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI) has as on date said that 70 crore Aadhaar Cards have
been issued. Nine states including Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Delhi, Himachal
Pradesh, have crossed 90% Aadhaar coverage, while sixteen states have Aadhaar
coverage of over 70%.
8) Surya
Prakash appointed as Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board: Surya Prakash on 28
October 2014 was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of
three years. He succeeded Mrinal Pande
whose term ended on April 2014. He was appointed on the recommendation of a three-member
committee headed by Vice President M Hamid Ansari and comprising of Press
Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju and Information and Broadcasting
Secretary Bimal Julka.
9) Modi
government sacked CMDs of 6 PSU banks: The Narendra Modi government has
sacked the heads of six Public Sector Unit banks. The move comes after the
Chairman of Syndicate Bank was arrested on bribery charges in August. A
high-level panel report submitted to the government stated that there were
irregularities in the selection process of the Chairman and Managing Directors
of these banks. A panel headed by the RBI Governor during the UPA rule had
shortlisted the names for Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank,
Oriental Bank of Commerce, United Bank and Vijaya Bank. The government has now
scrapped the process and decided to fill vacancies of 8 posts of CMDs and 14
posts of Executive Directors through a fresh process involving RBI Governor or
his nominee.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
28 October 2014 Current Affairs Questions for Bank Exams
1) Vigilance Awareness Week is being
observed this year from October 27, 2014 to November 01, 2014 with the theme?
(A) “Transparency in Public"
(B) "Promoting Good Governance --
positive contribution of vigilance".
(C) "Combating Corruption- Technology
as an enabler"
(D) "Participative Vigilance"
2) In the recently released World Bank
report titled India Development Update, claims India's GDP to grow by .......
percent in current fiscal year?
(A) 5.6
(B) 4.3
(C) 3.6
(D) None of these
3) Senzo Meyiwa who was shot dead by
intruders on 26 October 2014 was the captain of which country’s national soccer
team?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Italy
(C) Afghanistan
(D) South Africa
4) Dilma Rousseff was on 27 October 2014
re-elected as the president of which country?
(A) Germany
(B) Brazil
(C) South Korea
(D) Liberia
5) What was India's position in the latest
ICC Test rankings released on 26 October 2014?
(A) 3rd
(B) 4th
(C) 5th
(D) 6th
6) Name the dedicated website for Pradhan
Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) lauched by Union Finance Ministry on 27 October
2014?
(A) www.pmjdy.com
(B) www.jandhan.gov.in
(C) www.pmjdy.gov.in
(D) www.jdyojana.nic.in
7) Who won the women's singles title of BNP
Paribas WTA Finals on 26 October 2014?
(A) Serena Williams
(B) Cara Black
(C) Simona Halep
(D) Sania Mirza
8) Nguyen Tan Dung who began his two-day
India visit on 27 October 2014 is the Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Taiwan
(B) Vietnam
(C) Mongolia
(D) North Korea
9) Which Indian golfer recently won the
Venetian Macau Open?
(A) Anirban Lahiri
(B) Arjun Atwal
(C) Shiv Kapur
(D) Himmat Rai
10) Who is the subject of Sanjaya Baru’s
book, The Accidental Prime Minister which was released some months back?
(A) H D Deve Gowda
(B) Inder Kumar Gujral
(C) Manmohan Singh
(D) Rajiv Gandhi
Answers
1) Ans. (C) "Combating Corruption-
Technology as an enabler"
2) Ans. (A) 5.6
3) Ans. (D) South Africa
4) Ans. (B) Brazil
5) Ans. (D) 6th
6) Ans. (C) www.pmjdy.gov.in
7) Ans. (A) Serena Williams
8) Ans. (B) Vietnam
9) Ans. (A) Anirban Lahiri
10) Ans. (C) Manmohan Singh
Current Affairs daily updates: 27 October 2014
1) Dilma
Rousseff re-elected as Brazilian
President: Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected Sunday in
the tightest race Brazil has seen since its return to democracy three decades
ago, giving the juggernaut Workers’ Party its fourth-straight presidential
victory and the chance to extend its social transformation of the globe’s
fifth-largest country. Ms. Rousseff took 51.6 percent of the votes and
centre-right challenger Aecio Neves had 48.4 percent, with almost all ballots
counted.
2) S
Africa football captain Senzo Meyiwa shot dead: South Africa soccer captain
Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead by intruders when trying to protect his girlfriend
during a robbery at her home near Johannesburg, officials said on Monday. The
27-year-old Orlando Pirates goalkeeper died on Sunday after suffering a single
shot through the chest at the home of girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, a local actress
and singer, in the township of Vosloorus. "Two guys entered the house and
demanded cellphones, money and other valuables," provincial Community
Safety official Sizakele Nkosi-Malubane told reporters at the scene.
3) Black
money: govt. names industrialists: The Centre on Monday disclosed in the
Supreme Court that Pradip Burman of Dabur, Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj
Chimanlal Lodhiya and Goa-based mining baron Radha Satish Timblo of Timblo
Private Ltd. were among those who had stashed black money abroad. Other
Directors of Timblo — Chetan S. Timblo, Rohan S. Timblo and Mrs. Mallika R.
Timblo were also named in the affidavit, ahead of the hearing on Tuesday. While
disclosing these names, the Centre sought modification of the May 1 apex court
order to disclose all names of foreign account holders and pleaded that only
those names against whom investigations had been completed and prosecution
launched, should be disclosed.
4) 68th
Infantry Day observed: 68th Infantry Day was observed across India on 27
October 2014 to pay homage to war heroes.
5) Serena
Williams beats Simona Halep to win WTA Finals: Serena Williams beat Simona
Halep 6-3, 6-0 Sunday to win her third-successive title at the WTA Finals - and
her fifth overall. Halep easily beat Williams just four days earlier during the
group stage of the tournament, but Williams turned that around with an
aggressive game plan that unsettled the Romanian player. Williams won 11 of the
last 12 games in the match to join Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf as the
only players to have won five titles in the season-ending championships.
6) India
drops to sixth place in ICC Test rankings: India on Sunday dropped to sixth
place in the ICC Test rankings after Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the ongoing
series against Australia. “Pakistan’s victory in the Dubai Test has not only
ensured that it will move ahead of India in fifth position irrespective of how
the Abu Dhabi Test ends, it has dashed Australia hopes of regaining the number
one Test ranking,” the ICC said in a statement.
7) Vigilance
Awareness Week from October 27 to November 01, 2014: The Vigilance
Awareness Week is being observed this year from October 27, 2014 to November
01, 2014 and this year’s theme is Combating Corruption Technology as an
enabler. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as the apex integrity
institution of the country has been thriving to promote transparency, probity
and integrity in public life. One of the outreach measures to promote these
values in various Central Government offices and public sector undertakings is
the observance of Vigilance Awareness Week every year wherein all the
stakeholders are encouraged to fight corruption.
8) BJP
government in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on October 31: The swearing-in
ceremony of the new BJP government has been postponed by a day due to
non-availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 30. The new Cabinet
of the BJP will take its oath on October 31. The swearing-in ceremony will take
place at Wankhede stadium on Friday evening in the presence of the Prime
Minister. This is the first oath taking ceremony to be held at the stadium in
the recent history of Maharashtra.
9) Vietnam
PM Nguyen Tan Dung begins two-day India visit: Highlighting the growing
closeness in their ties and the strategic nature of their relationship, Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung begins his two-day state visit to India on Monday,
the third high-level exchange between the two countries in two months. Prime
Minister Dung, who begins his India visit by touching down at Bodh Gaya in
Bihar, is accompanied by a 50-member business delegation with economic
engagement being top on the agenda of bilateral talks.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Quiz on latest Current Affairs: 27 October 2014
1) Election Commission on 25 October 2014
announced poll dates for assembly elections to which states?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of these
2) A commemorative postage stamp on
Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala from which country, was released in New
Delhi on 25 October 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Tibet
(D) Srilanka
3) Indian cricket team captain Mahendra
Singh on 25 October 2014 became the co-owner of which franchise of the Hockey
India League (HIL)?
(A) Ranchi Rays
(B) Punjab Warriors
(C) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
(D) Delhi Wave Riders
4) Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of
Haryana on 26 October 2014?
(A) Jitan Ram Manjhi
(B) Manohar Lal Khattar
(C) Raman Singh
(D) Manohar Parrikar
5) India became the ....... largest steel
maker of the World as per findings which were published recently in the World
Steel Association (WSA) data?
(A) 5th
(B) 4th
(C) 2nd
(D) 8th
6) Sania Mirza along with Cara Black
clinched the WTA finals doubles title on 26 October 2014. Cara Black is from
which country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Switzerland
(C) Serbia
(D) Zimbabwe
7) Name the new cyclone building up over
the Arabian Sea which is expected to hit Karachi in Pakistan and adjoining
Kutch in northwest Gujarat in India in the coming days?
(A) Hudhud
(B) Phailin
(C) Nilofar
(D) Nisha
8) Which Indian has been named on 26
October 2014 to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable
development?
(A) Raghuram Rajan
(B) Jairam Ramesh
(C) P Chidambaram
(D) Shashi Tharoor
9) India has recently initiated efforts to
have .... commemorated each year as the 'International Day of Yoga' at the
United Nations?
(A) June 21
(B) May 21
(C) October 21
(D) January 21
10) Indian Air Force (IAF) has recently
asked its personnel and their families not to use a mobile phone of which
Chinese company sold in India?
(A) Huawei
(B) Lenovo
(C) Motorola
(D) Xiaomi
Answers
1) Ans. (C) Both A & B
2) Ans. (D) Srilanka
3) Ans. (A) Ranchi Rays
4) Ans. (B) Manohar Lal Khattar
5) Ans. (B) 4th
6) Ans. (D) Zimbabwe
7) Ans. (C) Nilofar
8) Ans. (B) Jairam Ramesh
9) Ans. (A) June 21
10) Ans. (D) Xiaomi