Current Affairs Questions with Answers: 25 November 2014

1) The mascots for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed on 24 November 2014. 2016 Olympics games will be held at?

(A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(B) Tokyo, Japan

(C) Pyeongchang, South Korea

(D) Sochi, Russia

2) Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away in Mumbai on 24 November 2014. He had held which portfolio during UPA-1 regime?

(A) Minister of Science & Technology

(B) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

(C) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

(D) Minister of Railways 

3) Norway's Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship 2014 defeating Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand in the 11th round of the game on 24 November. The championship was held at?

(A) Chennai

(B) Brussels

(C) Oslo

(D) Sochi

4) Who was appointed as the special representative of India to conduct boundary negotiations and strategic consultations with China on 24 November 2014?

(A) Sujatha Singh

(B) Ajit Doval

(C) H S Sandhu

(D) Ranjan Mathai

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

(A) Rajni Razdan

(B) Amar Pratap Singh

(C) Manbir Singh

(D) Deepak Gupta

6) Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the head of the Press Council of India. He will replace?

(A) Justice Markanday Katju

(B) Justice Mukul Mudgal

(C) Justice K G Balakrishnan

(D) Justice H L Dattu

7) Indian boxers Sarjubala and Saweety settle for silver at World boxing Champioships 2014 being held at?

(A) Japan

(B) South Korea

(C) Indonesia

(D) Nepal

8) Housing finance company DHFL recently appointed which bollywood actor as its brand ambassador?

(A) Aamir Khan

(B) Salman Khan

(C) Shah Rukh Khan

(D) Amitabh Bachchan

9) Switzerland won its first Davis Cup Tennis title after defeating which country in finals on 23 November 2014?

(A) Spain

(B) India

(C) USA

(D) France

10) All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced that the 2015 I-League will commence on January 17. Which channel has bagged the broadcasting rights of the tournament?

(A) Sony SIX

(B) Ten Sports

(C) Star Sports

(D) Neo Sports

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2) Ans. (C) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

3) Ans. (D) Sochi

4) Ans. (B) Ajit Doval

5) Ans. (D) Deepak Gupta

6) Ans. (A) Justice Markanday Katju

7) Ans. (B) South Korea

8) Ans. (C) Shah Rukh Khan

9) Ans. (D) France

10) Ans. (B) Ten Sports

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Daily Current Affairs: 24 November 2014

1) Former Union Minister, senior Congress leader Murli Deora died: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away in Mumbai on 24 Nov 2014 morning after prolonged illness. He was 77 and is survived by his wife and two sons, including former MP Milind Deora. He held the portfolio of Petroleum and Natural Gas during the UPA—1 regime. The Congress veteran had also served as the Mumbai Congress President for 22 years.

2) Winter Session of Parliament began: The winter session of parliament began on 24 November 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the new ministers who were inducted. The session, the first after the expansion of the council of ministers this month, will have 22 sittings and will end Dec 23.

3) Carlsen retains title at World Chess Championship: World chess champion, Norway's Magnus Carlsen retained his title, defeating Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand in the 11th round of their title match at Russia Sunday. The reigning world champion called off the exchange/sacrifice blunder or bluff of Anand on move 24 and wrapped up the 12 game in 45 moves. Interestingly Anand went for the misadventure of exchange/sacrifice - giving up his rook for Carlsen's bishop when he was enjoying a slight positional advantage. Carlsen scored 6.5 points first to retain the title that he wrested from Anand last year.

4) 2015 I-League to begin on Jan. 17: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced that the 2015 I-League will commence on January 17. TEN Sports will broadcast 75 of the 110 matches on its channel and website. The league will kick off in Bengaluru, the home of the defending champion Bengaluru FC.

5) Ajit Doval appointed special representative by PMO on Indo-China border issue: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has been appointed as the special representative by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to resolve the India-China border issue. "Ajit Doval, NSA, appointed as the special representative of India to conduct boundary negotiations and strategic consultations with China," the Prime Minister's Office said in the statement. "This arrangement will be part of NSA's overall assignment," the statement added. 

6) 2016 Olympic and Paralympic mascots launched: The mascots for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics have been revealed and are inspired by the animals and plants of hosts Brazil. The yellow Olympics mascot represents the animals of Brazil, while the blue Paralympics mascot "is a fusion of plants found in Brazilian forests". A poll will decide their names with the results to be announced on 14 December. The shortlisted pairings to chose from are Oba and Eba, Tiba Tuque and Esquindim or Vinicius and Tom.

7) Sarjubala, Saweety settle for silver at World boxing C'Ships: Indian pugilists S Sarjubala (48kg) and Saweety (81kg) faltered at the final hurdle to settle for silver medals, rounding off a decent campaign for the country in the 8th World Women's Boxing Championships being held at South Korea. Sarjubala lost to world No 3 Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan, who also happened to be a bronze-medallist from the previous World Championships. Saweety, on the other hand, lost to Yang Xiaoli of China.

8) Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the head of the Press Council of India. Information and broadcasting ministry sources said Prasad has been selected by a committee headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari and a communication has been received in this regard. Prasad will succeed justice Markanday Katju as the chairman of the PCI.

9) Federer hands Switzerland first Davis Cup title:  Roger Federer produced a vintage performance to crush Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and seal Switzerland's maiden Davis Cup title with a 3-1 win over hosts France on Sunday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion shook off back problems during the weekend and recovered from Friday's defeat by Gael Monfils to hand France a third defeat in their last three finals.

10) Chuck Hagel quits as US defense secretary: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned amid reports of differences with President Barack Obama who apparently wants to install a new leadership at the Pentagon as he enters the last two years of his presidency facing new global challenges like the rise of IS.

11) Ex-IAS officer Deepak Gupta named new UPSC chief: The government has appointed former IAS officer Deepak Gupta as new chairman of UPSC, breaking away from the tradition of appointing the chief from the serving members of the Commission. Gupta, a retired IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, had on Saturday taken over as the chief of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), official sources said. He is the younger brother of former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta.

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24th November 2014 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who won the Formula One world championship 2014 with a win in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 23 November 2014?

(A) Sebastian Vettel

(B) Nico Rosberg

(C) Lewis Hamilton

(D) Fernando Alonso

2) Keshari Nath Tripathi will hold the additional charge of Governor of Bihar from November 26. He is presently the Governor of?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Assam

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Jharkhand

3) India clinched their third South Asian women's football championship on 21 November 2014 defeating which team?

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Maldives

(C) Nepal

(D) Bangaldesh

4) Renaud Lavillenie and Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams were named World Athletes of the Year 2014 at an IAAF gala in Monaco on 22 November 2014. Renaud Lavillenie is related to which sport?

(A) Shot Put

(B) Triple Jump

(C) Marathon Running

(D) Pole Vault

5) Which country created tennis history by winning their maiden Davis Cup title on 23 November 2014?

(A) Serbia

(B) Switzerland

(C) Spain

(D) Honduras 

6) Name the county’s first aircraft carrier, which has finally faded away into history as dismantling of the majestic vessel began on 21 November 2014 at Mumbai?

(A) INS Arihant

(B) INS Vikrant

(C) INS Sindhurakshak

(D) INS Kamorta

7) Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia were the two Indians who were declared Saints by the Vatican on 23 November 2014. Both were from which state?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala

8) Which football player on 22 November 2014 became the all-time highest scorer in the history of La Liga – the Spanish Football League?

(A) Lionel Messi

(B) Luiz Suarez

(C) Christiano Ronaldo

(D) Neymar

9) Name the Union Water Resources Minister who on 23 November 2014 announced that the Centre will launch the Jal Gram (Water Village) Scheme in 2015?

(A) Sis Ram Ola

(B) Prakash Javedkar

(C) Uma Bharati

(D) Smriti Irani

10) 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 on 23 November 2014?

(A) Kerala

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Sikkim

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Lewis Hamilton

2) Ans. (A) West Bengal

3) Ans. (C) Nepal

4) Ans. (D) Pole Vault

5) Ans. (B) Switzerland

6) Ans. (B) INS Vikrant

7) Ans. (D) Kerala

8) Ans. (A) Lionel Messi

9) Ans. (C) Uma Bharati

10) (C) Arunachal Pradesh

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Current Affairs daily Updates: 23 November 2014

1) Hamilton takes second F1 title with win in Abu Dhabi: Lewis Hamilton clinched his second drivers' world championship and became the first British multiple champion for 46 years when he won Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 29-year-old Englishman, who took his first title in 2008 with McLaren, won not only the 55-laps race, but also his private duel with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who suffered prolonged problems with his car after making a poor start from pole position.

2) INS Vikrant fades into history: Despite last ditch attempts by activists and former navy servicemen to save it, INS Vikrant — the county’s first aircraft carrier — has finally faded away into history. The BJP, whose leaders had promised to keep the vessel alive before elections, shifted the blame on to the previous Congress–NCP government and said had it acted sooner, Vikrant could have been saved. The dismantling of the majestic vessel began in Mumbai opposite the Darukhana ship breaking yard. The Bombay High Court had given the go-ahead for Vikrant to be auctioned in January, after it rejected a public interest litigation petition to save the vessel and convert it into a maritime museum. The Centre said it was difficult to maintain the vessel. In March, the Indian Navy sold Vikrant to a Mumbai-based ship breaking company for Rs. 63 crore.

3) Parrikar inaugurated Information Management and Analysis Centre at Gurgaon: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today inaugurated the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC), a joint operations facility of the Indian Navy and  the Coast Guard, set up near Gurgaon to provide coastal security and to avert incidents like the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai.

4) Centre to launch 'Jal Gram' scheme in 2015: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati on Saturday said that the Centre will launch the Jal Gram (Water Village) Scheme in 2015. "There will be one Gram (village) in every district, which will be taken as a pilot project and the village with poorest indicators of water availability will be chosen," Bharati told reporters on the concluding day of the three day Jal Manthan conference in New Delhi.

5) Arunachal Pradesh bagged Skill Development award: Arunachal Pradesh 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. The award, instituted by Gurgaon-based Skoch Group dealing with socio-economic issues, was given in a ceremony at the national capital last evening, Director of Department of Skill Development and Employment Generation Subu Tabin said.

6) Indians, Chavara and Euphrasia, conferred sainthood by Pope Francis: Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia from India were on Sunday conferred sainthood by Pope Francis in Vatican City at a special canonisation mass, in a moment of elation and spiritual fervour for the Christians in India. Reformist Catholic priest Chavara and reclusive nun Euphrasia from Kerala along with four other beatified Italians were declared Saints by the Pope during the mass at St Peter's Square at Vatican, attended by a large number of devotees, two Cardinals, bishops, clergy and nuns from the state.

7) West Bengal governor to hold additional charge of Bihar: West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi will hold the additional charge of Bihar, the President's secretariat on Sunday said. Bihar governor Dr DY Patil completes his tenure on November 26. "The President of India has been pleased to appoint Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, governor of West Bengal, to discharge the functions of the governor of Bihar, in addition to his own duties," a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

8) SAARC panel decided to dissolve 3 regional centres: The SAARC committee on 23 Nov 2014 decided to dissolve three regional centres, including one in India, and merge four others to end the duplication of work and reduce its budget. The 49th meeting of the programming committee comprises of joint secretaries of the SAARC countries. The centres that would be dissolved include the Information Centre in Kathmandu, Human Resource Development Centre in Islamabad and the New Delhi-based Documentation Centre, according to officials at the Foreign Ministry. The move aims to end the duplication of work carried out by the regional centres and to economise the budget of the centres, the officials said.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 22 November 2014

1) Frenchman Lavillenie, Kiwi Adams are Athletes of Year: Pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie and Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams were named World Athletes of the Year at an IAAF gala in Monaco on 22 November 2014. It marked the first time that field event athletes had won both awards and the first time a male pole vaulter or a female thrower collected the honours, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said. Frenchman Lavillenie, 28, set the world record of 6.16 metres in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk in February, breaking Sergei Bubka's 21-year-old mark. He also won 21 of 22 competitions.

2) K Srikanth lost in Hong Kong Open semis: India's campaign in the Hong Kong Super Series came to an end after young shuttler Kidambi Srikanth suffered a three-game loss to top seed Chen Long of China in the semi-finals of the men's singles event of the USD 350,000 event. Srikanth, who broke into the top 10 on Thursday following his historic win at China Open Super Series Premier, went down 17-21, 21-19, 6-21 to world champion Chen in a match that lasted over an hour in Kowloon. 

3) India women thrash Nepal 6-0 to win SAFF football championship: India clinched their third South Asian women's football championship on Friday, thrashing Nepal 6-0 in a one-sided final in Islamabad. Ngangom Bala Devi was the star of the show, bagging four goals and running the Nepalese defence ragged. The win cements India's place as the dominant force in women's football in the region -- they have won all three editions of the championship since it was launched in 2010.

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SBI Associate PO Exam 23 November 2014: Evening Shift Questions

Friends.. Here are some questions from today's (23 Nov 2014) evening shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friend Krishna Kumar, Shonima Abraham and Prabakaran Prabhaa 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. 

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General Awareness Questions

1. Full form of MTSS? - Money Transfer Service Scheme

2. Who is the minister for Tribal Affairs? - Jual Oram
3. HTTP fullform? - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
4. Denmark Open Super Series who lost in quater final with Shixian Wang? - Saina Nehwal
5. Full form of DSA? - Direct Selling Agent
6. Currency of China? - Renminbi
7. Currency of Japan? - Japanese yen
8. Which one is not the member of SAARC? - Pakistan

9. Headquarters of Allahabad Bank? - Kolkata, West Bengal

Marketing Questions

1.

Computer Questions

1.  Router is a? - Networking Device

2. To open a new workbook sheet which key is used? - Cntrl+ N
3. Function to select all contents in a page? - Ctrl+A

Descriptive Questions

1. Essay on "stable government is important for economic growth".

2. Paragrapgh on online purchase and consumer rights.

3. Precise writing on labour laws and manufacturing.
4. Letter from manager of a bank to customer to pay service charge for debit card for second year and activate it.
5. Complaint on online selling company for giving defect product and not replacing in 30 day guarantee. 

6. Essay on "consumer rights".

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Current Affairs Multiple Choice Questions: 23 November 2014

1)  Who will be the chief guest at Republic Day celebrations 2015 as announced by PMO on 21 November 2014?

(A) Barack Obama, US President

(B) Shinzo Abe, Japan PM

(C) Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan President

(D) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese King

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

(A)  Standard Chartered Bank

(B) Deutsche Bank

(C) Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

(D) Royal Bank Canada 

3) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 21 November 2014 has asked banks to inform their customers about a fall in minimum balance well in advance. The guidelines with respect to levying of penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance will be effective from?

(A) January 1, 2015

(B) December 1, 2014

(B) February 28, 2015

(D) April 1, 2015

4) World's first White Tiger Safari is set to come up in which state of India?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Kerala

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Gujarat

5) World Health Organization on 21 November 2014 declared which country as free of the Ebola virus?

(A) Democratic Republic of Congo

(B) Nigeria

(C) Liberia

(D) Sudan

6) Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved parliament, paving the way for a snap election. The actual general elections in Japan were due in which year?

(A) 2015

(B) 2017

(C) 2016

(D) 2018

7) Mangalyaan has been named among the best inventions of 2014 by Time magazine on 21 November 2014. Mangalyaan is among the ...... 'Best Inventions of 2014' listed by Time magazine?

(A) 100

(B) 50

(C) 5

(D) 25

8) World Television Day was celebrated on 21 November 2014. In which year the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed November 21 as World Television Day?

(A) 1991

(B) 1996

(C) 2005

(D) 2013

9) World Fisheries Day was recently observed on?

(A) 20 November

(B) 19 November

(C) 22 November

(D) 21 November

10) Barack Obama will become the ...... President of America to participate in India's Republic Day celebrations during January 26, 2015?

(A) Second

(B) First

(C) Third

(D) Fourth

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Barack Obama, US President

2) Ans. (B) Deutsche Bank

3) Ans. (D) April 1, 2015

4) Ans. (C) Madhya Pradesh

5) Ans. (A) Democratic Republic of Congo

6) Ans. (C) 2016

7) Ans. (D) 25

8) Ans. (B) 1996

9) Ans. (D) 21 November

10) Ans. (B) First

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Questions from Today's (23 November 2014) SBI Associate PO- Morning Shift Exam

Friends..Here are some questions from today's (23 Nov 2014) morning shift SBI Associate PO Exam. Questions will be useful for those having exams in coming days. We would like to thank our friends Rajeshwari Gupta, Deepak Thakur and Mrunal Singh for sharing these questions with us based on their memory. If anybody remembers more questions kindly share with us in our mail id: currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com. Thank you.

General Awareness Questions

1. The book "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" which won the 2014 Man Booker Prize is written by? - Richard Flanagan

2. Who is the Vice president of United States of America? - Joe Biden

3. Reason for cancellation of recent India tour by West Indies cricket team? - Payment structure dispute between the players & board

4. What does letter A denote in NPA? - Asset (NPA- Non-performing Asset)

5. Who is the new cheif economic adivsor? - Arvind Subramanian

6. Boko Haram, the militant Islamist movement is based in which country? - Nigeria

7. Manohar Lal Khattar is the new chief Minister of which state?- Haryana
8. NIM Full form? - Net interest margin
9. Which is the central banking system of the United States? - Federal Reserve System
10. Who is Ban-ki-moon? - UN Secretary General
11. SBI's insurance wing is called? - SBI Life
12. Which is most commonly used financial instrument? - Repo Rate
13. SEBI is a? - Market Regulator 
14. NAV Full form? Net Asset Value

Marketing Questions

1. Benefit of Packaging?- 

Computer Questions

1. Full form of LAN? - Local Area Network

2. BIOS Full form? - Basic Input Output System

3. SHIFT+Delete key function? - Permanently delete a task

4. Function of Cntrl + S? - To save a document

5. Full form of ASCII code? - American Standard Code For Information Interchange

6. First page of website is called? -Home Page

7. USB stands for?- Universal Serial Bus
8. Smallest unit of memory?- Kilobyte

Descriptive Questions

1. Essay on advantages and disadvantages of e-Commerce

2. Letter to dish operator for discontinuation of your service temporarily.

3. Letter to editor of newspaper regarding electronic waste.

4. Paragraph on "responsibility of a business organization is towards owner".

5. Letter to ISRO team to congratulate on Mars Orbiter Mission success.
6. Paragrapgh about "No one can hurt yourself except you"
7. Essay on "Outsourcing of banking activities"

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