17 November 2014 Current Affairs Quiz Questions

1) Sachin Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha MP has adopted Puttamrajuvari Kandrika village under the 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' programme on 16 November 2014. It is in which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) West Bengal

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

2) Which country was on 16 November 2014 selected to host the G-20 Summit in 2016?

(A) India

(C) China

(C) Turkey

(D) Canada 

3) Saina Nehwal won the women's singles title of China Open Badminton championship on 16 November 2014. Which Indian won the men's single title of this tournament?

(A) Kidambi Srikanth

(B) Parupalli Kashyap

(C) Sourabh Verma

(D) R. M. V. Gurusaidutt

4) According to an announcement made by the Union Finance Ministry recently, which is the state apart from Kerala to achieve 100% banking inclusion under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?

(A) Mizoram

(B) Goa

(C) Delhi

(D) Jammu & Kashmir

5) Who won this year's ATP World Tour finals on 16 November 2014 after Roger Federer withdrew from the title clash due to a back injury?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Andy Murray

(C) Stanslas Wawrinka

(D) Novak Djokovic

6) India won the 5 match ODI series against Sri Lanka on 16 November 2014 winning all 5 matches. Who was adjudged the Man of the Series?

(A) Rohit Sharma

(B) Axar Patel

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Shikhar Dhawan

7) National Press Day was celebrated across the country on 16 November 2014 to commemorate the starting of Press Council of India. In which year Press Council of India started functioning?

(A) 1966

(B) 1996

(C) 1886

(D) 1976

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a bronze made 2.5-metre long statue of Mahatma Gandhi at which city of Australia on 16 November 2014?

(A) Melbourne

(B) Brisbane

(C) Sydney

(D) Canberra

9) World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and which other day was observed across the globe on 16 November 2014?

(A) International Habitat Day

(B) International Nurses Day

(C) International Day for Tolerance

(D) International Cancer Day

10) The 2014 summit of G-20 nations which concluded at Brisbane (Australia) on 16 November 2014 was the ........ meeting of the G-20 heads of government?

(A) 10th

(B) 9th

(C) 8th

(D) 7^th

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Andhra Pradesh

2) Ans. (C) China

3) Ans. (A) Kidambi Srikanth

4) Ans. (B) Goa

5) Ans. (D) Novak Djokovic

6) Ans. (C) Virat Kohli

7) Ans. (A) 1966

8) Ans. (B) Brisbane

9) Ans. (C) International Day for Tolerance

10) Ans. (B) 9th

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Latest Current Affairs Questions: 16 November 2014

1) G20 summit 2014 began at which city on 15 November 2014?

(A) Sochi, Russia

(B) Brisbane, Australia

(C) Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

(D) Suva, Fiji

2) Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has recently decided to use which as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language?

(A) Hindi

(B) Spanish

(C) Sanskrit

(D) Urdu

3) Which Indian was inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation on 15 November 2014 to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities?

(A) Ratan Tata

(B) Shashi Tharoor

(C) APJ Abdul Kalam

(D) None of these

4) Three day National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) began on 14 November 2014. Which city is hosting the event?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Thiruvananthapuram

(C) Pune

(D) New Delhi

5) In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel with a tagline called?

(A) "Desh ka Apna channel"

(B) "Dekh ka Apna channel"

(C) "Bharat ka Apna channel"

(D) "Hamara channel"

6) Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in total how many districts across 11 states starting November 15, 2014?

(A) 43

(B) 18

(C) 54

(D) 58 

7) Which Bollywood actor-director was on 14 November 2014 became the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?

(A) Aamir Khan

(B) Bomman Irani

(C) Karan Johar

(D) Farhan Akhtar

8) Which country has recently launched a remote sensing satellite named Yaogan-23?

(A) Argentina

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) France

9) India has successfully test-fired it’s nuclear-capable which ballistic missile from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014?

(A) Nirbhay

(B) Agni

(C) Dhanush

(D) Prithvi

10) Who is the only cricketer in the history of ODI cricket to hit two double centuries?

(A) Virendar Sehwag

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Suresh Raina

(D) Rohit Sharma

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Brisbane, Australia

2) Ans. (C) Sanskrit

3) Ans. (A) Ratan Tata

4) Ans. (D) New Delhi

5) Ans. (A) "Desh ka Apna channel"

6) Ans. (C) 54

7) Ans. (D) Farhan Akhtar

8) Ans. (B) China

9) Ans. (C) Dhanush

10) Ans. (D) Rohit Sharma

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15th November 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) PM Modi meets world leaders on sidelines of G20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 November 2014 carried on with his hectic international diplomacy holding parleys with world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, over bilateral meetings and informal discussions on the fifth day of his whirlwind three-nation 10-day tour. More meetings are on the anvil during the remaining days in Australia and Fiji, where hewill be making a day-long visit. 

2) Saina stormed into summit clash of China Open: Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal stood just one win away from clinching her maiden China Open title after she stormed into the finals of the USD 700,000 Super Series Premier tournament on 15 Nov 2014. In her sixth appearance in the prestigious tournament, Saina continued her rampaging run as she produced another good show to outclass World No.1 Liu Xin of China 21-17 21-17 in the women's singles semifinals that lasted 47 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Center.

3) Farhan selected UN Women’s first male Goodwill Ambassador: Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has become the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. In his new role, the 40-year-old actor will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s newly-launched HeForShe initiative for gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women’s other Goodwill Ambassadors include British actor Emma Watson, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand.

4) Children's film fest began in New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. It is organized by the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI). The three-day festival aims at showing children's films which are either made or shot in India. The festival, that has been organised by CFSI every alternate year, will conclude on Sunday. The central theme of this year's NCFF has been declared as Swachhta and keeping this in mind, there will also be a workshop on how to make the best stuff out of waste products.

5) Ratan Tata inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation: Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata was inducted on the board of Interpol Foundation to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities by the international police organisation.

6) DD National to be relaunched as 'Desh Ka Apna Channel': In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel as "Desh ka Apna channel" with a slew of new programming. Apart from new programmes, the channel will be repackaged in new colours - purple and pink. "We want that Doordarshan be the preferred channel of the people. So from November 17, a repackaged channel with fresh content will be beamed to viewers across the country," an official said.

7) Union Ministry of HRD decided to use Sanskrit as 3rd language in KVs : Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to use Sanskrit as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language. The decision to discontinue German was taken after the meeting of Board of Governors of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on 27 October 2014. The meeting was headed by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani.

8) Dhanush missile successfully test-fired: India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on Friday night. The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India's indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was test fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal at around 7.40 PM by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the defence force. "The missile launch was part of an exercise by the armed forces and the missile reached the designated target with high precision," Director of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) M V K V Prasad said. 

9) Government launched modified DBTL scheme in 54 districts: For the benefit of lakhs of households, the Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in 54 districts in 11 states starting November 15, 2014 whereby LPG consumers who have not yet availed the benefit will be able to get cash subsidy amount transferred into their accounts to buy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders at market price. This scheme will be implemented in the rest of India on January 1, 2015.

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Current Affairs (Last Week) October 2014

1) Who was on 31 October 2014 sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

Ans. Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis

Note: He is the first BJP candidate to become CM of Maharashtra.

2) Who has sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Haryana on 26 October 2014?

Ans. Manohar Lal Khattar

Note: He is the first ever BJP Chief Minister of the state.

3) Who was re-elected for her second four-year term on 26 October 2014 as Brazilian President?

Ans. Dilma Rousseff

4) Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 launched a dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Name its URL?

Ans. www.pmjdy.gov.in

5) World Polio Day was observed across the world on?

Ans. 24 October 2014

6) Sachin Tendulkar along with which other player has entered the Bradman Hall of Fame on 29 October 2014?

Ans. Steve Waugh, former Australian cricket captain

7) Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October 2014 to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of?

Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

8) Who took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance on 31 October 2014?

Ans. Rajiv Mehrishi

9) Name the South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper who died on 26 October 2014 after being shot by burglars?

Ans. Senzo Meyiwa

10) Name the former Union Minister who was on 26 October 2014 designated as the head of Future Earth Engagement Committee, a global research platform panel on sustainable development?

Ans. Dilma Rousseff

11) Name the Telecom giant from Japan which on 27 October 2014 pledged to make an investment of 10 billion US dollars (over 60000 crore rupees) in India's IT and communications sector in coming years?

Ans. SoftBank

12) Who was elected Vice-President (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Macau on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar

13) Who won the 2014 World’s Children Prize on 29 October 2014 after a global vote involving millions of children?

Ans. Malala Yousafzai

14) World Bank on 29 October 2014 released the Ease of Doing Business 2015 report. Which country secured 1st place?

Ans. Singapore

15) Which country on 30 October 2014 became the first European Union (EU) country to officially recognise the State of Palestine?

Ans. Sweden

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16) All India Radio News Services Division on 29 October 2014 launched free SMS service in how many languages?

Ans. Four

17) Name the welfare scheme for Tribal people launched by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)

18) International Internet Day was observed globally on?

Ans. 29 October 2014

19) President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 October 2014 released a commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk named?

Ans. Anagarika Dharmapala

20) Google CEO Larry Page on 26 October 2014 appointed which Indian as new Product Chief of Google?

Ans. Sundar Pichai

21) Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad on 26 October 2014 broke the 28-year old which record of P T Usha?

Ans. Winning the most medals at a multi-discipline event by an Indian.

Note: He won 6 medals at Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. PT Usha won 5 medals at the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea.

22) India became the world’s ...... largest steel producer by delivering 62.41 Million Tonnes (MT) output from January 2014 to September 2014?

Ans. Fourth

23) World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed across the world on 7 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Archives at Risk: Much more to do

24) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of three years on 28 October 2014?

Ans. Surya Prakash

25) Name the Indian golfer who on 26 October 2014 won 900000 US dollar Venetian Macau Golf Open?

Ans. Anirban Lahiri

26) Who was appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on 27 October 2014?

Ans. Lokesh Chandra

27) India was on 29 October 2014 re-elected to which UN council?

Ans. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

28) Harvard Business Review (HBR), in the issue of November 2014, named Jeff Bezos as best-performing CEO in the world. He is the CEO of?

Ans. Amazon

29) World Economic Forum (WEF) on 28 October 2014 released the Global Gender Gap Report 2014. What was India's rank?

Ans. 114

30) Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 cancelled the current selection process for the posts of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and Executive Director (ED) of?

Ans. Public Sector Banks (PSBs)

31) Name the former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation who was blamed for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy died recently?

Ans. Warren M Anderson

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