Current Affairs Questions and Answers - 25th & 26th Nov, 2014
Q1. What percentage of polling was recorded in the first phase polling held in J&K on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 70%. It is a record in the history of J&K.
Q2. To which country’s political parties PM Narendra Modi has requested on 25th Nov’14 to collectively make the constitution and adopt it at the earliest?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nepal. It will give a new face of the democratic Nepal to the whole world.
Q3. Name the helicopter presented to Nepal at an army function in Kathmandu on 25th Nov’14 by PM Narendra Modi?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dhruv Helicopter. It is a utility helicopter developed and manufactured by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Q4. What is the objective of the "Swachh Bharat Kosh" launched by the government on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: To achieve the objective of cleanliness across the country. The fund will be utilised to build toilets in schools of rural and urban areas to achieve the objective of cleanliness.
Q5. Name the legendary Kathak dancer who passed away on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sitara Devi. She was 94 years old. She was honored with prestigious awards like Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman.
Q6. Which Bus Service will run a luxury Volvo bus on the Delhi-Kathmandu route and was flagged off by on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Delhi Transportation Corporation service. DTC had received a proposal from Prime Minister's Office for starting this service corresponding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Nepal for the SAARC summit.
Q7. Name the four centers of SAARC that are to be merged to form the SAARC Environment and Disaster Management Centre (SEDMC)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre (SCZMC) in the Maldives, the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre (SMRC) in Bangladesh, SAARC Forestry Centre (SFC) in Bhutan, and the SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) in India.
Q8. Name the three centers of SAARC that are to be shut down?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: The SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC) in New Delhi, SAARC Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) in Islamabad and SAARC Information Centre (SIC) in Kathmandu. A decision to this end was reached on 24th Nov’14 in the 41st Session of the SAARC Standing Committee of the foreign secretaries of the member countries in Kathmandu.
Q9. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) on 24th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kiran Gurrala, IAS Officer. She was Additional Director of Agriculture, has been posted as CEO in place of A Karthik, who was holding the post of Member-Secretary of planning authority as well as the CEO.
Q10. Name the player who created history in National Level by winning four Gold Medals in the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014 which concluded at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi in Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ms. Deborah. She is a Indian Cyclist and a tribal girl from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Q11. Who has been appointed as the new Special Representative of India for Boundary Negotiations with China on 24th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Ajit Doval. He is an National Security Advisor of India.
Q12. Name the hydropower project built by China over Brahmaputra River - its first unit in Tibet started operations on 23rd Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Zangmu Hydropower Project. It will have a total generating capacity of 510,000 kilowatts.
Q13. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was observed across the world on _______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 25th Nov’2014. It was observed to raise awareness about violence against women and discuss solutions that would work for women community.
Q14. On whose birth anniversary International Meatless Day and Animal Rights Day was observed on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rev Sadhu Vaswani. It was the 135th birth anniversary of Rev Sadhu Vaswani observed in India.
Q15. Who has won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel ‘The Scatter Here Is Too Great’ (Random House India)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bilal Tanweer. He was born and raised in Karachi, has published fiction, poetry and translation in various international journals.
Q16. Who has released the report titled ‘Future of India- The Winning Leap’ was released on 24th Nov’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pricewaterhouse Coopers International Ltd. The report emphasises that India has the potential to achieve 9 % growth rate and become a 10 trillion US dollars economy by 2034.
Q17. Name the first non-UPSC member in history to be appointed as UPSC chairman?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Deepak Gupta. He is a retired IAS officer of Jharkhand Cadre.
Q18. Who has been selected to be the next Chairman of the Press Council of India in Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Chandramauli Kumar Prasad, former Supreme Court Judge. He will succeed Markanday Katju.
Q19. Name the country that won the Asia Cup Championship for Deaf 2014 on 24th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India, defeating Sri Lanka.
Q20. Name the global organisations that signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 24th Nov’14 to end open defecation in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: World Toilet Organisation (WTO), WASTE and the Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health (FINISH). Three organisations have signed a MoU to support the Central government in making the country free of open defecation and promoting sustained usage of sanitation systems.
