Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Nov 27, 2014
Q1. As per the amendment bill on appointment of CBI Chief passed by Lok Sabha on 26th Nov’14, who are the members in the panel responsible to appoint the CBI director?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The panel comprise of Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha or the leader of the Single largest party in the House and Chief Justice of India or any Supreme Court Judge. The Bill also makes a provision that no appointment will be invalid merely because of vacancy or absence of a member of the panel.
Q2. Who will be the new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha with effect from 1st Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anoop Mishra, Senior IAS Officer. He is a 1978-batch IAS officer and held several positions in the Centre as well as in the Uttar Pradesh government.
Q3. Which state government has reduced the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 58 years on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Haryana. The BJP-led state government reversed the retirement age of govt. employees from 60 to 58 years.
Q4. National Milk Day has been observed on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 26th Nov’14. Indian Dairy Sector has celebrated National Milk Day to mark the 93rd birth anniversary of Father of White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien.
Q5. Name the bank became first in India to fully own an insurance business?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kotak Mahindra Bank. It happened after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave permission to set up a wholly-owned non-life insurance company called Kotak General Insurance. It will be the 29th non-life company in the country.
Q6. At which Harbour in New Zealand, Century old Shipwreck with 499 Chinese bodies found?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hokianga Harbour. These miners, some in wooden coffins and others in sealed zinc caskets, had died during New Zealand's gold rush.
Q7. Name the Boxer who has received the Arjuna Award on 26th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Manoj Kumar. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist was given the award by Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a function in New Delhi.
Q8. Who has conferred with the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards on 24th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Michael Phelps. He was awarded with the title despite being suspended from competition for six months after a drunken driving arrest in September 2014.
Q9. Name the Indian Ornithologist, whose name is given to the new species of bird Muscicapa flycatcher was named on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Navjot Sodhi. The bird found in Sulawesi Island of Indonesia was named as Muscicapa Sodhii.
Q10. Name the Australian Cricketer went in a critical condition of induced coma after a bouncer ball of Sean Abbott hit back of his head during a Sheffield Game at Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Phillip Hughes. The ball struck just below his helmet when he attempted a pull shot in a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG. After New South Wales’ paceman Sean Abbott ball struck Hughes, he collapsed and hit the ground.
Q11. Name the Indian icon appointed Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia by United Nations Women on 25th Nov’14
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sania Mirza, Indian Tennis player.
Q12. Name the Indian NGO won United Nations Lighthouse Activities award for the year 2014 on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Aaranyak, Assam based NGO. NGO is working for the conservation of nature and a Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
Q13. Which country was the only one to object to three major agreements proposed on the first day of the 18th SAARC Summit at Kathmandu?
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