Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Dec 21 and 22, 2014
Q1. Whose birth anniversary is being celebrated as National Mathematics Day on 22nd Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ramanujan and British Mathematician Hardy discovered the smallest number represented as sum of two cubes 1729 which came to be known as Hardy-Ramanujan number. The 127th birthday of great Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan is celebrated as National Mathematics Day.
Q2. The 4th Kolkata International Children's Film Festival began with the screening of Kaphal in Kolkata on _____.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 21st Dec’14. The festival will screen 180 films from India and 25 foreign countries. Workshops on films and an exhibition to commemorate 125 years of Charlie Chaplin have also been organised.
Q3. Who has won the Inaugural edition of Dubai Open Golf Championship title on 21st Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Arjun Atwal. Korea’s Wang Jeung-hun came second. Among other Indian golfers, Shiv Kapur was placed a joint 11th with Gaganjeet Bhullar.
Q4. Who won the inaugural Indian Super League 2014 or ISL football tournament beating Kerala Blasters on 2oth Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Atletico De Kolkata. With this, the Indian Super League trophy has gone to the traditional and most passionate home of Indian football Kolkata.
Q5. Name the football player who won the Golden Boot award for scoring the highest number of goals in the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) that concluded on 20th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Elano Blumer (Chennaiyin FC). He is a Brazilian player.
Q6. Which team has won the Men’s and Women’s Kabbadi World Cup in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: India. The Indian men's team defeated Pakistan 45-42 for the fourth time, while the women team beat New Zealand 36-27 for the second time in a row.
Q7. Name the Indian-origin person inducted into an Australian national body Australian Multicultural Council (AMC) in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vasan Srinivasan. He is the Founder, Member, and Chairman of the Multicultural Liberal Business Club (MLBC). Earlier, he served as the president of Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria.
Q8. Which Asian country became the Associate Member Sate of CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pakistan. It will allow Pakistani scientists to become members of the CERN staff, and to participate in CERN’s training and career-development programmes.
Q9. As per the findings released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from its 70th Situation of Agricultural Households in India on 20th Dec’14, which is the most commonly grown crop in the first half of the year?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. As per the findings released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from its 70th Situation of Agricultural Households in India on 20th Dec’14, what percent of farmers have less than two hectares land?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. As per the findings released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from its 70th Situation of Agricultural Households in India on 20th Dec’14, which is the most profitable crop in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sugarcane. This gives its cultivator an average of over Rs 80,000 per season.
Q12. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency during December 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rajinder Khanna. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer and will succeed Alok Joshi.
Q13. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by the Union Govt. on 20th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER:Prakash Mishra. He is senior 1977-batch IPS officer of the Odisha cadre and has served as Director-General of the Odisha Police and in the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Q14. Which e-commerce company has filed application to become a public company with Singapore based companies’ regulator ACRA on 20th Dec’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Flipkart. It is being based operated through Singapore from where it is now being incorporated as a public company.
