Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Nov 28, 2014
Q1. With which Television Channel, The Independent Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA) has signed a five year contract on 27th Nov’14 to showcase documentaries from across India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Doordarshan. Under the MoU, the documentary makers will be paid substantially, which will help them to recover their costs to an extent.
Q2. Name the Indian telecom company that has launched mobile security value added service that will allow its customers to track location of their lost mobile phones?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). BSNL is offering the solution M-secure, in association with Beyond Evolution. Through M-secure solution user can remotely manage data contained in his or her lost mobile handset.
Q3. What demand of India concerning food security is approved by World Trade Organization (WTO)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The WTO has approved a trade facilitation agreement (TFA) while agreeing to India's demand for continuing the peace clause till a permanent solution is found to the food stockpiling issue, crucial for continuing food security scheme. Under the peace clause, a WTO member gets immunity against penalty for breaching the food subsidy cap. As per the WTO norms, a developing nation can provide food subsidy of upto 10 percent of the total farm output.
Q4. How many countries will be eligible for the tourist visa on arrival facility enabled by electronic travel authorization launched on 27th Nov’14 in India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 43 Countries. It will make travel seamless and hassle-free for foreign tourist in India.
Q5. In which country, the World Health Organisation on 27th Nov’14 suspended its activities in the aftermath of a cold-blooded murder of four polio vaccinators?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Balochistan. WHO and the United Nations International Children's Educational Fund (UNICEF) have been assisting the provincial government of Balochistan in eradicating polio virus from the province for more than twenty years.
Q6. As per the observation made by Supreme Court on 27th Nov’14, which IPL Cricket team should be terminated without further enquiry as one of its official has been indicted in IPL Match fixing by an inquiry committee?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Chennai Super Kings. It’s one official Gunuranth Meiyappan has been indicted in IPL Match Fixng.
Q7. Name the book written by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee that will be published in the December’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years”.
Q8. Name the Indian e-commerce company that is set to be acquired by Amazon Company?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jabong.com. If this deal goes through, it will break the record made by Flipkart’s acquistion of Myntra for nearly USD 340 Million.
Q9. Philip Huges, Australian Cricketer who has passed away on 27th Nov’14 due to head injury played for which team?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Who has been awarded with the “Bharat Asmita” award for contribution in the field of operations management, quantitative methods, data structures, algorithms and discrete mathematics?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Trilochan Sashtri. He is a professor in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems of IIM Bangalore.
Q11. Name the district that officially became the 18th district of Arunachal Pradesh on 25th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Name the State Bank of India's Mutual Fund scheme launched on 26th Nov’14 aimed at attracting investments from Muslim populations of India?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shariah Equity Fund. The fund has been approved by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, an authority that oversees the observance of Muslim civil laws in India.
Q13.Name the Pakistani Actress sentenced to 26 years of Jail for blasphemy on 26th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Veena Malik. She was sentenced for blasphemy for appearing in mock Geo TV wedding scene in which religious song about the wedding of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter was played in background.
Q14. In which country Bharti Airtel launched its first commercial 4G Service in Africa on 26th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Seychelles. Seychelles became the first countries amongst sub-Saharan Africa to commercially deploy this cutting-edge technology.
Q15. For which year, Gold winning Hockey Team of India was honoured by Union Ministry of Sports on 26th Nov’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 1964. The team was honoured during the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of 1964 Tokyo Olympics where Indian hockey team had defeated Pakistan by 1-0 and won a gold medal.
Q16. Name the four states mentioned in the (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 passed by Lok Sabha that seeks to include more castes under Scheduled Castes category?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tripura, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. The community under SC Category have included in the bill are Kerala (Pulluvan, Thachar (other than ‘Carpenter’); Madhya Pradesh (Dahiya); Odisha (Amata, Amath, Bajia, Jaggili, Jagli, Buna Pano); Tripura (Chamar-Rohidas, Chamar-Ravidas, Dhobi, Jhalo-Malo).
