Latest Current Affairs Questions: 16 November 2014

1) G20 summit 2014 began at which city on 15 November 2014?

(A) Sochi, Russia

(B) Brisbane, Australia

(C) Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

(D) Suva, Fiji

2) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has recently decided to use which as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language?

(A) Hindi

(B) Spanish

(C) Sanskrit

(D) Urdu

3) Which Indian was inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation on 15 November 2014 to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities?

(A) Ratan Tata

(B) Shashi Tharoor

(C) APJ Abdul Kalam

(D) None of these

4) Three day National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) began on 14 November 2014. Which city is hosting the event?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Thiruvananthapuram

(C) Pune

(D) New Delhi

5) In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel with a tagline called?

(A) "Desh ka Apna channel"

(B) "Dekh ka Apna channel"

(C) "Bharat ka Apna channel"

(D) "Hamara channel"

6) Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in total how many districts across 11 states starting November 15, 2014?

(A) 43

(B) 18

(C) 54

(D) 58 

7) Which Bollywood actor-director was on 14 November 2014 became the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

(A) Aamir Khan

(B) Bomman Irani

(C) Karan Johar

(D) Farhan Akhtar

8) Which country has recently launched a remote sensing satellite named Yaogan-23?

(A) Argentina

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) France

9) India has successfully test-fired it’s nuclear-capable which ballistic missile from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Agni

(C) Dhanush

(D) Prithvi

10) Who is the only cricketer in the history of ODI cricket to hit two double centuries?

(A) Virendar Sehwag

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Suresh Raina

(D) Rohit Sharma

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Brisbane, Australia

2) Ans. (C) Sanskrit

3) Ans. (A) Ratan Tata

4) Ans. (D) New Delhi

5) Ans. (A) "Desh ka Apna channel"

6) Ans. (C) 54

7) Ans. (D) Farhan Akhtar

8) Ans. (B) China

9) Ans. (C) Dhanush

10) Ans. (D) Rohit Sharma

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15th November 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) PM Modi meets world leaders on sidelines of G20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 November 2014 carried on with his hectic international diplomacy holding parleys with world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, over bilateral meetings and informal discussions on the fifth day of his whirlwind three-nation 10-day tour. More meetings are on the anvil during the remaining days in Australia and Fiji, where he will be making a day-long visit. 

2) Saina stormed into summit clash of China Open: Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal stood just one win away from clinching her maiden China Open title after she stormed into the finals of the USD 700,000 Super Series Premier tournament on 15 Nov 2014. In her sixth appearance in the prestigious tournament, Saina continued her rampaging run as she produced another good show to outclass World No.1 Liu Xin of China 21-17 21-17 in the women's singles semifinals that lasted 47 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Center.

3) Farhan selected UN Women’s first male Goodwill Ambassador: Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has become the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. In his new role, the 40-year-old actor will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s newly-launched HeForShe initiative for gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women’s other Goodwill Ambassadors include British actor Emma Watson, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand.

4) Children's film fest began in New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. It is organized by the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI). The three-day festival aims at showing children's films which are either made or shot in India. The festival, that has been organised by CFSI every alternate year, will conclude on Sunday. The central theme of this year's NCFF has been declared as Swachhta and keeping this in mind, there will also be a workshop on how to make the best stuff out of waste products.

5) Ratan Tata inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation: Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata was inducted on the board of Interpol Foundation to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities by the international police organisation.

6) DD National to be relaunched as 'Desh Ka Apna Channel': In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel as "Desh ka Apna channel" with a slew of new programming. Apart from new programmes, the channel will be repackaged in new colours - purple and pink. "We want that Doordarshan be the preferred channel of the people. So from November 17, a repackaged channel with fresh content will be beamed to viewers across the country," an official said.

7) Union Ministry of HRD decided to use Sanskrit as 3rd language in KVs : Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to use Sanskrit as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language. The decision to discontinue German was taken after the meeting of Board of Governors of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on 27 October 2014. The meeting was headed by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani.

8) Dhanush missile successfully test-fired: India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on Friday night. The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India's indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was test fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal at around 7.40 PM by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the defence force. "The missile launch was part of an exercise by the armed forces and the missile reached the designated target with high precision," Director of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) M V K V Prasad said.

9) Government launched modified DBTL scheme in 54 districts: For the benefit of lakhs of households, the Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in 54 districts in 11 states starting November 15, 2014 whereby LPG consumers who have not yet availed the benefit will be able to get cash subsidy amount transferred into their accounts to buy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders at market price. This scheme will be implemented in the rest of India on January 1, 2015.

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Current Affairs (Last Week) October 2014- PDF Download

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1) Who was on 31 October 2014 sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

Ans. Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis

Note: He is the first BJP candidate to become CM of Maharashtra.

2) Who has sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Haryana on 26 October 2014?

Ans. Manohar Lal Khattar

Note: He is the first ever BJP Chief Minister of the state.

3) Who was re-elected for her second four-year term on 26 October 2014 as Brazilian President?

Ans. Dilma Rousseff

4) Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 launched a dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Name its URL?

Ans. www.pmjdy.gov.in

5) World Polio Day was observed across the world on?

Ans. 24 October 2014

6) Sachin Tendulkar along with which other player has entered the Bradman Hall of Fame on 29 October 2014?

Ans. Steve Waugh, former Australian cricket captain

7) Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October 2014 to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of?

Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

8) Who took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance on 31 October 2014?

Ans. Rajiv Mehrishi

9) Name the South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper who died on 26 October 2014 after being shot by burglars?

Ans. Senzo Meyiwa

10) Name the former Union Minister who was on 26 October 2014 designated as the head of Future Earth Engagement Committee, a global research platform panel on sustainable development?

Ans. Dilma Rousseff

11) Name the Telecom giant from Japan which on 27 October 2014 pledged to make an investment of 10 billion US dollars (over 60000 crore rupees) in India's IT and communications sector in coming years?

Ans. SoftBank

12) Who was elected Vice-President (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Macau on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar

13) Who won the 2014 World’s Children Prize on 29 October 2014 after a global vote involving millions of children?

Ans. Malala Yousafzai

14) World Bank on 29 October 2014 released the Ease of Doing Business 2015 report. Which country secured 1st place?

Ans. Singapore

15) Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first European Union (EU) country to officially recognise the State of Palestine?

Ans. Sweden

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16) All India Radio News Services Division on 29 October 2014 launched free SMS service in how many languages?

Ans. Four

17) Name the welfare scheme for Tribal people launched by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)

18) International Internet Day was observed globally on?

Ans. 29 October 2014

19) President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 October 2014 released a commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk named?

Ans. Anagarika Dharmapala

20) Google CEO Larry Page on 26 October 2014 appointed which Indian as new Product Chief of Google?

Ans. Sundar Pichai

21) Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad on 26 October 2014 broke the 28-year old which record of P T Usha?

Ans. Winning the most medals at a multi-discipline event by an Indian.

Note: He won 6 medals at Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. PT Usha won 5 medals at the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea.

22) India became the world’s ...... largest steel producer by delivering 62.41 Million Tonnes (MT) output from January 2014 to September 2014?

Ans. Fourth

23) World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed across the world on 7 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Archives at Risk: Much more to do

24) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of three years on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Surya Prakash

25) Name the Indian golfer who on 26 October 2014 won 900000 US dollar Venetian Macau Golf Open?

Ans. Anirban Lahiri

26) Who was appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on 27 October 2014?

Ans. Lokesh Chandra

27) India was on 29 October 2014 re-elected to which UN council?

Ans. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

28) Harvard Business Review (HBR), in the issue of November 2014, named Jeff Bezos as best-performing CEO in the world. He is the CEO of?

Ans. Amazon

29) World Economic Forum (WEF) on 28 October 2014 released the Global Gender Gap Report 2014. What was India's rank?

Ans. 114

30) Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 cancelled the current selection process for the posts of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and Executive Director (ED) of?

Ans. Public Sector Banks (PSBs)

31) Name the former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation who was blamed for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy died recently?

Ans. Warren M Anderson

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Questions on Current Affairs: 15 November 2014 for Exams

1) Which player was named ICC Cricketer of the Year on 14 November 2014?

(A) Mitchell Johnson

(B) AB de Villiers

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Kumar Sangakkara

2) Which day was observed across the world on 14 November?

(A) World Children's Day

(B) World Radio Day

(C) World Diabetes Day

(D) World Heart Day

3) Name the Union Women and Child Development Minister who has launched 'Bal Swachhata Abhiyan' scheme in the national capital on 14 November 2014?

(A) Uma Bharati

(B) Nirmala Sitharaman

(C) Smrithi Irani

(D) Maneka Gandhi

4) India on 14 November 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile. Which kind of a missile is Prithvi-II?

(A) surface-to-surface missile

(B) surface-to-air missile

(C) surface-to-water missile

(D) air-to-surface missile

5) With an aim to ensure its smooth and effective functioning, the Rajya Sabha will have its Question Hour at 12 noon from the winter session of Parliament starting November 24. What was the time slot for Question Hour earlier?

(A) 10am to 11am

(B) 11am to 12 noon

(C) 1pm to 2 pm

(D) 3pm to 4pm

6) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 14 November 2014 said that India is the ..... largest passport issuing country in the world?

(A) Fifth

(B) Second

(C) Fourth

(D) Third 

7) Nation has remembered its first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his ..... birth anniversary on 14 November 2014?

(A) 125th

(B) 120th

(C) 130th

(D) 135th

8) Rohit Sharma now holds the record of hitting the maximum number of fours in an ODI innings (33 fours) during his world record double ton against Sri Lanka recently. Who holds the world record for the most sixes in an ODI innings?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Virendar Sehwag

(C) Rohit Sharma

(D) MS Dhoni

9) Union Ministry of HRD has recently decided to use Sanskrit as 3rd language in Kendriya Vidylayas in place of which other language?

(A) French

(B) German

(C) Spanish

(D) Hindi

10) World Pneumonia Day was recently observed across the world on?

(A) 14 November

(B) 13 November

(C) 12 November

(D) 11 November

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Mitchell Johnson

2) Ans. (C) World Diabetes Day

3) Ans. (D) Maneka Gandhi

4) Ans. (A) surface-to-surface missile

5) Ans. (B) 11am to 12 noon

6) Ans. (D) Third

7) Ans. (A) 125th

8) Ans. (C) Rohit Sharma. He made that record during his earlier double hundred against Australia.

9) Ans. (B) German

10) Ans. (C) 12 November

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 14th November 2014

1) Jawaharlal Nehru remembered on his 125th birth anniversary:  President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and top leaders paid rich tributes to country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary. He was the the first Prime Minister of Independent India. The day is also celebrated as Children's Day. The day is observed on Nehru’s birthday to showcase his love for children and he is also regarded as Chacha Nehru for children.

2) N. Srinivasan, Meiyappan, Raj Kundra, Sundar Raman named in IPL scam report: The Supreme Court on 14 Nov 2014 disclosed the names of Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and former Indian Premier League CEO Sundar Raman among 13 who were investigated by the court-appointed inquiry panel for corruption in the cash-rich T20 competition. So far, the court had revealed the names of BCCI president-in-exile N. Srinivasan and his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan. All four will be served notices to explain their standpoint.

3) India third largest passport issuing country: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that India is the third largest passport issuing country after China and the US. "India accounts for 14 per cent of passport issuance and is the third largest passport issuing country after China and the US, with over 5.7 crore passports users in the country," Swaraj said at the inaugural function of a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Shillong in her recorded speech as her helicopter could not land in the city due to bad weather.

4) India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile: India on 14 Nov 2014 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, from a test range at Chandipur as part of a user trial by Army. Defence sources said the state-of-the-art missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads, was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of Integrated Test Range at about 10.40 hrs.

5) Rajya Sabha Question Hour shifted to noon: With an aim to ensure its smooth and effective functioning, the Rajya Sabha will have its Question Hour at 12 noon from the winter session of Parliament which begins on November 24. The Question Hour in Rajya Sabha will now be between 12 PM to 1 PM instead of 11 AM to 12 PM in the winter session, a senior Parliamentary Affairs Ministry official said. 

6) Mitchell Johnson named ICC Cricketer of the Year: It was double delight for Mitchell Johnson as the Australian fast bowler was on Friday declared ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test cricketer of the Year. The 33-year-old has won the coveted Cricketer of the Year award for the second time in his career while he is only third Australian after Ricky Ponting (2006) and Michael Clarke (2013) to win the Test Cricketer of the Year award. Johnson has been joined on the winners' list by South Africa's AB de Villiers, who was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, and England's Gary Ballance, who claimed his first-ever ICC award after being named the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year. Richard Kettleborough of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for the second consecutive year.

7) World Diabetes Day observed on 14 November: World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness of diabetes-a chronic disease. World Diabetes Day is an annual campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.

8) Maneka Gandhi launches Bal Swachhata Abhiyan on Children's Day: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launched Bal Swachhata Abhiyan in the national capital on 14 Nov 2014.  The campaign is as part of the government's nationwide mission. On Nov 14, the theme was 'clean school'. On November 15, the theme would be 'clean food' and students would bring home-made food for the lunch and will not consume any junk food. On November 17, theme of schools would be 'clean self, personal hygiene and child health'. On November 18, the theme would be 'clean drinking water' while on November 19, the focus would on clean toilets.

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15 November 2014 Evening/Afternoon Questions SBI Associate PO Exam 2014

Friends..today earlier we have shared morning shift questions asked in SBI Associate PO exam held today. In this post we are bringing you some questions from today's (15/11/2014) evening shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be highly useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friends Pooja Krishna, Meenakshi Sharma and Anu Dev for sharing these questions with us based on their memory. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

 General Awareness Questions

1. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2014? - Richard Flanagan

2. SBI launched savings bank account for childern above 10 years named? - "'Pehli Udaan' (a singly operated savings bank account) & 'Pehla Kadam' a savings bank account for minor of any age operated jointly with his/her parent or guardian

3. Who is the regulator of mutual funds in India? - SEBI

4. Name the biography of tennis player Roger Federer? -  Roger Federer Story: Quest For Perfection

5. Which channel in August 2014 bagged Champions Tennis League broadcast rights? - Sony Six

6. IFSC full form? - Indian Financial System Code

7. MICR code consists of how many digits? - 9

8. Maximum time for credit of amount transferred through RTGS? - 30 Minutes

9. ASBA full form? - Applications Supported by Blocked Amount. It is a process developed by the India's Stock Market Regulator SEBI for applying to IPO

10. India's first home-grown subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully test fired from? - Chandipur, near Balasore in Orissa

11. Recently TCS was in news for a merger with a company called? - CMC Limited
12. Commercial paper has a fixed maturity of no more than .... days? - 270 days

13. Rajiv Mehrishi was serving as ...... before appointed as Economic Affairs secretary recently? - Chief secretary in Rajasthan

14. The much hyped book "Eclipse: living in the shadow of china's economic dominance" was written by whom?- Arvind Subramanian

15. What is White-box testing? - A method of testing software that tests internal structures or workings of an application

Marketing Questions

1. Which of these form internal body of an organisation? - Employees

2. What is mortgage?- To use one's real property as a guarantee for a loan to get money.

3. What do not comes under packaging? - Quality of the code developed

Computer Questions

1. Shortcut key to go bottom of a document in MS word? - Cntrl + End

2. IC stands for? - Integrated Circuit

3. What is the function of cntl + delete? - To delete a particular word

4. The set of computer standards are called?- Protocols

Descriptive Questions

1. Essay on your suggestion to arrest the rising earth's temperature.

2. Paragrapgh on Importance of segregation of dry and wet domestic waste.

3. Essay on ways to control inflation.

4. Paragrapgh on importance of hobbies in your life. 

5. Letter to leading computer manufacturers for software upgradation of pcs of your bank.

6. Write a letter to your bank seeking loan for second home with condition that where your first home is also on loan from that bank, that is not repaid fully.

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Questions from SBI Associate PO Today's (15 November 2014) -Morning Shift

Friends.. here are some questions from today's (15/11/2014) morning shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be highly useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friends Navin Kumar and Robin Shaw for sharing these questions with us based on their memory. If anybody remember more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

General Awareness Questions

1. Who has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine during October 2014?- Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governor

2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) provides  accidental insurance benefit of?- Rs. 1 lakh

3. Saina Nehwala is related to which game? - Badminton

4. Identify the correct pair of Capital & Country? - correct one was Malayasia -Kuala Lumpur

5. International Labour Organization headquarters? - Geneva, Switzerland

6. Who is the author of the book "The Oath of the Vayuputras"? - Amish Tripathi
7. Which airline was in news recently for purchase of 250 airbus? - Indigo
8. Committee on Financial Benchmarks set up by RBI was headed by? - P. Vijaya Bhaskar
9. Which rate is mainly decided by RBI in its bi-monthly Monetary policy review? - Repo rate 
10. SEBI in September 2014 eased various provisions of the new law and extended the deadline for appointing at least one woman director to? - April 1, 2015
11. Who recently donated donate $25 million to the Center of Disease Control Foundation, funds meant to help the agency fight Ebola? - Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg

Marketing Questions

1. A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced is called?- Recession
2. Loan provided by a financial institution to an exporter or seller against a shipment that has already been made is called? - Post-Shipment

Computer Questions

1. Expand MAN? - Metropolitan Area Network

2. Command used to cancel recent action? - Undo

3. Excel workbook is a collection of? - Spreadsheets
4. Full form of PPTP? - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol 
5. Second generation computer were based on? - Transistor

Descriptive Questions

1. Paragraph writing on "Corruption starts with mind".

2. Letter to editor of a newspaper on views about "crimes against women".

3. Short writing on Merchant Banking.

4. Essay on NABARD as a boon for Agriculture Sector.

5. Passage on WTO and Organic Food Issues in world

6. Letter to BSNL Manager regarding Surrender of your Land Phone.

7. Letter to the head of a bank to open a branch in your area.

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