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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3rd December 2014 Important Daily Current Affairs

1) Supreme Court sets up 'Social Justice Bench' to deal with social issues: The Supreme Court on 3 December 2014 set up a special 'Social Justice Bench' to exclusively hear cases concerning social issues particularly those related to women, children and underprivileged saying that specialized approach is needed for dealing with these matters. Emphasizing that judiciary needs to be proactive to ensure early disposal of such cases and to bring fruits of the rights provided under the Constitution to people, the apex court set up the bench which will assemble every Friday at 2pm from December 12.

2) India's rating on global corruption index improves: India has marginally improved its ranking on the global Corruption Perception Index this year, on the back of prosecuations of high-level officials and hope that the new leadership will reduce corruption, Transparency International said. India’s two-point improvement (on a total possible score of 100) did not count as a “significant change” unlike that in countries like Egypt, Jordan and Afghanistan. With a score of 36, India now ranks 85 among 178 countries, with countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burkina Faso for company. Denmark ranks first, as it did in 2013, while Somalia and North Korea share the bottom spot. India is ranked better than all its South Asian neighbours except Bhutan.

3) SC rejected Kerala plea to review Mullaperiyar verdict: In a major setback to Kerala, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed the May 7, 2014 verdict allowing Tamil Nadu to raise the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 ft to 142 ft. The court had in May quashed a law enacted by the State to prevent Tamil Nadu from raising the water level.

4) Union Minister Niranjan Jyoti expressed regret over controversial remarks: Minister of state for food processing industries Niranjan Jyoti on 3 Dec 2014 expressed regret in Rajya Sabha and apologised for her controversial remarks. Parliament witnessed uproar over alleged controversial remarks made by her, with opposition forcing brief adjournments of both the Houses. The opposition parties raised the issue and demanded the sacking of Niranjan Jyoti. Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti had created controversy on Monday by allegedly making communal remarks and using an expletive in an election rally in Delhi.

5) RBI doubled Pre-Paid Card limit to Rs. 1 Lakh: In a bid to boost the growth of the industry, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed the norms for prepaid instruments (PPIs). A few days after issuing the final guidelines for niche banks, RBI has now allowed PPIs to issue cards with balance of up to Rs 1 lakh. Earlier, the limit was Rs 50,000.

6) Indian systems for world’s largest telescope: Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday signed a multilateral agreement admitting India’s participation in the development of the Thirty-Metre Telescope (TMT) in Hawaii.

7) Birth anniversary of Rajendra Prasad celebrated: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 December 2014 paid his tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Republic of India, on his 130th birth anniversary. "Tributes to Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary. We remember his monumental contribution in the making of our Nation," tweeted PM Modi. "Rajen Babu remained devoted to serving the poorest of the poor. His service and impeccable values remain an inspiration for generations," he added.

8) International Day of People with Disability observed: International Day of People with Disability was observed across the world on 3 December 2014. This is the 22nd anniversary of International Day of People with Disability. The theme of the year is "Sustainable development: The promise of technology". This day is observed annually to focus on the issues that affect people with disabilities worldwide.

9) Indian umpire S Ravi included in 25-member list for ICC World Cup: Indian umpire S Ravi was on Wednesday named in a 25-member list of match officials for next year's ICC ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. "The team includes five officials from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, 12 umpires from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and eight umpires from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires," the ICC said in a statement. The match referees are David Boon, Chris Broad, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle and Roshan Mahanama. The elite panel umpires in the list are Aleem Dar, Billy Bowden, Bruce Oxenford, Ian Gould, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Nigel Llong, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Rod Tucker and Steve Davis.

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Gujarat Circle Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Final Results declared

Friends.. Gujarat Postal Circle has today (04 December 2014) published the list of candidates selected under Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants ( Post Offices/SBCO/Circle Office/ Regional Office/SBCO) and Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 & 2014. You can check the results from below link. Congratulations to all selected candidates!!

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Expected Questions for IBPS Clerk Online Exam 2014

Friends.. Here is a list of useful Economy related Current Affairs Questions for IBPS Clerk Online exam starting on 6 December 2014.

1) Reserve Bank of India recently issued the final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). Which body has been appointed as the nodal body which will set the standards, and also take care of clearing and settlement? -  National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)

2) Government has recently revised the target for opening of accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) from 7.5 crore to   ...... crore by 26th January, 2015? - 10 crore

3) Government recently launched the ‘Swachh Bharat Kosh’- a fund that will be utilised to? - build toilets in schools, rural and urban areas to achieve the objective of cleanliness across the country.

4) Which bank has recently announced that it would acquire Bengalaru-headquartered ING Vysya Bank in an all-stock deal? - Kotak Mahindra Bank

5) SEBI has recently revamped the rules related to the Insider trading for the protection of the smaller investors. Expand SEBI? - Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

6) On 18th November 2014, Union Government re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the citizens. The previous KVP was discontinued in which year? - 2011

7) Name the two states that became the first states in the country to achieve 100 percent Financial Inclusion under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)? - Goa and Kerala

8) Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy has recently installed the world’s first and tallest hybrid wind generator turbine at? - Kutch, Gujarat

9) NDA government launched the modified version of Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG ( DBTL) scheme in how many districts from 15th November 2014? - 54

10) On 30th October 2014, Finance Ministry has announced new mandatory austerity measures. As per the measures taken, Government aims to restrict fiscal deficit to ...... per cent of GDP in 2014-15? - 4.1

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Current Affairs November 2014 - Third Week PDF Download

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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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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 02 December 2014

1) RBI announced fifth Bi-Monthly monetary policy, no change in interest rates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 2 December 2014 announced fifth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement. RBI in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement kept the policy rates unchanged. This means no loan is going to get cheaper anytime soon. All that the RBI said was it could ease monetary policy early next year provided inflationary pressures do not reappear. Current rates are:

*Repo rate: 8 percent

*Reverse repo rate: 7 percent

*Marginal standing facility (MSF) rate: 9 percent

*Bank Rate: 9.0 percent

*Cash Reserve Ratio: 4 percent 

2) Anil Kumar Sinha appointed as new CBI Director: Senior IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha was on 2 December 2014 appointed the new CBI Director to succeed Ranjit Sinha who retired in a glare of controversy with the Supreme Court directing him to recuse from 2G spectrum scam case probe. Sinha, a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, was the Special Director in CBI. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the name of Anil Kumar Sinha who was among the candidates shortlisted by the search committee earlier. The term of Sinha will be for two years from the date he takes charge, an official notification said.

3) Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 remembered: 3 decades (30 years) of the Bhopal tragedy of 1984 were completed on 2 December 2014. This disaster, which took place on 2 December 1984 due to accidental leakage of poisonous gas from the factory owned by the U.S. multinational Union Carbide Corp in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, is known as one of the world’s worst industrial disasters ever.

4) Veteran comedian Deven Verma died at 77 in Pune: Veteran Hindi film and television actor Deven Verma passed away at Sahyadri Hospital in Pune at 2 am on Tuesday. He had been unwell for some time and was suffering from heart problem and diabetes. He was 77 and is survived by his wife Rupa Ganguly, who is the daughter of late famous actor Ashok Kumar. Among the new films in which he acted were ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Ishq’, ‘Kya Kehna’, ‘Salaakhein’, ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai’ and ‘Hulchul’. His last Hindi film was ‘Calcutta Mail’ that released in 2003.

5) Vajpayee's birthday to be celebrated as 'Good Governance Day': Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday on December 25 would be observed as national 'Good Governance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on 2 December 2014. Modi was addressing party MPs at the meeting of the BJP parliamentary party, where BJP president Amit Shah was also present.

6) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed: The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed by the United Nations on 2 December 2014.The day is observed to focus on the elimination of human trafficking, child labour and other forms of modern-day slavery.

7) UN climate summit began in Peru: Officials from over 190 nations, including India, on 1 December 2014 converged in Peru at the UN climate summit to negotiate on a new ambitious and binding deal to cut global carbon emissions, in the last chance to reach on a historic deal to be signed next year in Paris.

8) Union Cabinet approved Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2013: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 December 2014 approved Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The Bill seeks to amend the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Act, 1976. The Bill will help enhance authorized and issued capital to strengthen their capital base and to bring flexibility in the shareholding between Union Government, State Government and Sponsor Bank.

9) India successfully tests N-capable Agni-IV missile: India on 2 December 2014 successfully conducted the first user trial of its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. The missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away, was tested from the Wheeler Island off the state coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.

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GK & Current Affairs Quiz: 02 December 2014

1) World AIDS Day was observed on 1 December 2014 with the theme?

(A)Community Commitment

(B)One World. One Hope

(C)Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation

(D)Stigma and Discrimination

2) Commercially, sodium bicarbonate is known as?

(A)Baking soda

(B)Soda ash

(C)Washing soda

(D)Bleaching powder 

3) Taijul Islam on 1 December 2014 became the first bowler in history to claim a hat-trick on his debut in one-day cricket. He is the player from which country?

(A)Zimbabwe

(B)South Africa

(C)Pakistan

 (D)Bangladesh

4) In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?

(A)Bihar

(B)Bengal

(C)Uttar Pradesh

(D)Odisha

5) Which state has on 1 December 2014 announced to make all pension disbursements from January -2015 through post offices and recruit fair price shops agents as Postal agents?

(A)Telengana

(B)Andhra Pradesh

(C)Gujarat

(D)Karnataka

6) A soap bubble shows colours when illuminated with white light. This is due to

(A)Interference

(B)Reflection

(C)Diffraction

(D)Polarisation

7) Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and which other player was shortlisted on 1 December 2014 for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award?

(A)Neymar

(B)Luiz Suarez

(C)Manuel Neuer

(D)None of these

8) The tip of the match-stick contains?

(A)Phosphorus trichloride

(B)Phosphorus pentoxide

(C)Red phosphorus

(D)White phosphorus

9) 14 CRPF men died on 1 December 2014 in a Maoist strike in which state?

(A)Chhattisgarh

(B)Tripura

(C)Nagaland

(D)Assam

10) The first cricket Test between India and Australia will be held in which city from December 9 after the four-match series' schedule was revised on 1 December 2014 in the wake of young player Phillip Hughes' tragic death?

(A)Adelaide

(B)Brisbane

(C)Sydney

(D)Melbourne

Answers

1) Ans. (C)Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation

2) Ans. (A)Baking soda

3) Ans. (D)Bangladesh

4) Ans. (A)Bihar

5) Ans. (B)Andhra Pradesh

6) Ans. (A)Interference

7) Ans. (C)Manuel Neuer

8) Ans. (C)Red phosphorus

9) Ans. (A)Chhattisgarh

10) Ans. (A)Adelaide

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