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Current Affairs November 2014

Q.1) Name the person who was selected as the captain of ICC ODI Team for the Year
2014?
A. Angelo Mathews
B. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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C. George Bailey
D. AB de Villiers
Ans. B

Q.2) Name the country, whos Parliament on 5 November 2014 passed a law to block
the release of Palestinian prisoners convicted for murder in any future, peace
negotiations?
A. Iran
B. Israel

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C. Iraq

D. Syria
Ans. B

Q.3) The scientific term Fallstreak Hole Cloud was in news recently because
A. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Britain
B. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Burma

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C. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of Australia

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D. It appeared in the sky over Gippsland in eastern Victoria of New Zealand
Ans. C
Q.4) Experts recently discovered at least 20 drawings of the Harappan (Sindhu) era in
Gondi dialect on a boulder on top of a hill near Talwarghatta that is adjacent to river
Tungbhadra. The place is located in?
A. Bastar, Chhattisgarh

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B. Hampi, Karnataka

C. Bet Dwarka, Gujarat

D. Kutch desert, Gujarat

Ans. B

Q.5) A Torpedo Recovery Vessel, TRV-72 of Indian Navy that sank off the
Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise on 6 November 2014 was of which class?

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A. Arihant-class

B. Astravahini Class

C. Chakra (Akula II)-class

D. Shishumar-class
Ans. B

Q.6) Robert ONeill was in news recently. Who is he?

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A. The person who claims that he killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan

B. The person who was arrested for killing several people in Nigeria through a blast

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C. The person who was appointed as the defence secretary in the US
D. None of the above
Ans. A
Q.7) Name the private Indian airline that recently banned shipment of shark fins to
protect marine ecosystem?

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A. Jet Airways
B. Kingfisher

C. Indian Airways
D. Air India
Ans. A

Q.8) Hyderabad recently found an intelligent way to manage the traffic problems in the
city in a smart way by using H-TRIMS. What is the full form of H-TRIMS?

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A. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Maintenance System

B. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Management System

C. Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Manipulation System
D. Hyderabad Traffic Inked Management System
Ans. B

Q.9) Recently Catalonia region held a non-binding vote on Independence. From which
country does Catalonia seeks independence?

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A. Russia
B. Spain
C. The United Kingdom
D. France
Ans. B

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Q.10) Who was recently appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana?
A. GS sandhu
B. Vitthal das

C. Baldev Raj Mahajan

D. None
Ans. C

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Q.11) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park recently won The Earth Heroes Award
for the year 2014. Where is it located?
A. Bihar

B. Darjeeling
C. West Bengal
D. Sikkim
Ans. C

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Q.12) Which international organisation recently passed a resolution of sports autonomy
and sports as means to promote peace and development?

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A. International Olympic Committee
B. Commonwealth Games Federation
C. United Nations
D. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Ans. C

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Q.13) Which corporate giant recently announced to launch the Indian Language
Internet Alliance (ILIA) to make available local language content on the internet?
A. Yahoo
B. Facebook
C. IBM
D. Google

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Ans. D

Q.14) What is the name of India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise that started on 3
November 2014 in Colombo?
A. Mithra Shakti
B. Garud
C. Mithra Yudh Abhyas
D. Vajra

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Ans. A

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Q.15) Name the team that recently won the 2014-15 Duleep trophy of cricket?
A. South Zone
B. Central Zone
C. Eastern Zone
D. Western Zone

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Ans. B

Q.16) Union Government on 2 November 2014 announced series of measures to help

rejuvenate the shipping industry of a state. Name the state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Goa

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D. Maharashtra
Ans. C

Q.17) Name the Iraqi tribe whose 332 members were executed by militants of Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in western Anbar province?
A. Al-Douri tribe
B. Al-Dhafeer tribe
C. Al-Bu Nimr tribe

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D. Al-Fatlah tribe

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Ans. C

Q.18) Name the two cars that failed crash test conducted on them under the Global
New Car Assessment Programme (GNAP) on 3 November 2014 raising safety concerns.
A. Renault Duster and Marutis Swift
B. Marutis Swift and Nissans Dastun Go

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C. Marutis Alto K10 and Nissans Dastun GO
D. Mahindras Xylo and Renaults Duster
Ans. B

Q.19) Which country has assured India that it will assist SIT on Black Money in its
investigation?
A. Cyprus
B. Mauritius

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C. Switzerland

D. Liechtenstein
Ans. B

Q.20) Name the cheapest automatic car launched by Maruti Suzuki on 3 November
2014.
A. Alto K10

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B. Alto 800

C. Swift Dream

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D. Zen K10
Ans. A
Q.21) Law Commission headed by Justice (retd) A P Shah recently recommended
deleting 73 more obsolete statutes. In this context which one of the following obsolete
Act is not matched with its year of becoming effective?

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A. Representation of the People Act: 1951
B. Special Marriage Act: 1954
C. Indian Divorce Act: 1869

D. Indian Evidence Act: 1861

Ans. D
Q.22) Oil prices on 4 November 2014 dipped to a four-year low of 82.82 US dollars per
barrel. The primary reason for this was

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A. Fall in demand of oil by emerging economies
B. Increase in supply of oil by OPEC members

C. Decision of Saudi Arabia to give oil to US at discounted price

D. The advance of ISIS in the region
Ans. C

Q.23) Name the woman who was appointed as the first woman chief of CERN, the
particle physics research centre, on 4 November 2014?

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A. Rolf Heuel

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B. Fabiola Gianotti

C. Sukumari Banerjee
D. Christine Lagarde
Ans. B
Q.24) Which cricketer on 5 November 2014 won the LG Peoples Choice Award for the
year 2014?

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A. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
B. Angelo Mathews

C. Kumar Sangakarra
D. Virat Kohli
Ans. A

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Q.25) The Union Cabinet on 6 October 2014 gave its approval for signing a treaty on
transfer of sentenced persons between with which country?
A. South Africa
B. Nigeria
C. France
D. Bangladesh
Ans. B

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Q.26) Name the Indian-American who became one of the youngest lawmakers in the US
on 5 November 2014.

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A. Jay Goyal
B. Saira Blair
C. Niraj Antani
D. Patrick Ashok
Ans. C

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Q.27) Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was test-fired
from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014. Dhanush is a naval
variant of Indias indigenously-developed missile?
A. Akash
B. Prithvi
C. Nirbhay
D. Trishul

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Ans. B

Q.28) The Union Government launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission on?
A. 2 October
B. 10 October
C. 14 November
D. 19 November
Ans. C

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Q.29) Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on 14
November 2014 launched a programme designed for girls that will provided them
a comprehensive platform to pursue higher education in engineering and also
assist them in preparing for the IIT-JEE. Name the programme?
A. Saakshar Bharat Mission
B. Udaan programme
C. District Education Revitalization Programme

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D. Padhai-Likhai programme
Ans. B

Q.30) Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 13 November 2014 relaxed Indian

citizenship norms for Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The relaxation has been given to those refugees who came to India on or before?
A. 31 December 2008
B. 31 December 2009
C. 31 December 2010

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D. 31 December 2011
Ans. B

Q.31) In Nigeria, Boko Haram militants on 14 November 2014 seized the

northeastern Nigerian town, name it?
A. Abuja
B. Kano
C. Calabar

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D. Chibok
Ans. D

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Q.32) A judicial probe has been ordered into the sterlisation tragedy of Bilaspur
that claimed lives of 15 women, leaving more than 100 women hospitalised.
Bilaspur is a part of which state?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Punjab

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D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans. A

Q.33) Name the personalised video creation tool that was launched by the Social
networking website Facebook on 13 November 2014?
A. Thanks giving
B. Give Thanks
C. Say Thanks

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D. Thank you
Ans. C

Q.34) India on 14 November 2014 celebrated Childrens Day. The Universal

Children's Day on United Nations recommendation is observed on?
A. 14 November
B. 20 November
C. 14 December

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D. 20 October
Ans. B

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Q.35) The UK, France and Nepal on 13 November 2014 supported candidature of
G4 nations as a permanent member of a reformed UN Security Council (UNSC).
Which of the following countries are part of G4 nations?
A. China, Germany, Brazil and Japan
B. Pakistan, China, Brazil and Japan
C. India, Australia, Brazil and Japan

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D. India, Germany, Brazil and Japan
Ans. D

Q.36) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 13 November 2014 announced

appointment of its ambassadors for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015. Who of
the following has not been named as ambassador for ICC CWC 2015?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Shane Watson

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C. MS Dhoni

D. Brendon McCullum
Ans. C

Q.37) Union Government on 12 November 2014 constituted a high-level InterMinisterial Committee (IMC) to ensure smooth allocation of 204 cancelled coal
blocks. The Committee will be headed by?
A. Additional Secretary Ministry of Coal
B. Secretary of Ministry of power

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C. Representative of Ministry of steel

D. Representative of Ministry of Industrial Policy and Promotion

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Ans. A

Q.38) Armenian Military Helicopter (Mi-24 combat helicopter) was shot down by
the force of a country. Name it?
A. Turkey
B. Georgia

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C. Russia

D. Azerbaijan
Ans. D

Q.39) Russia and Iran on 11 November 2014 signed a contract to build two
nuclear reactors in Iran. As per the contract the reactors will be made in?
A. Darkovin
B. Fordow

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C. Isfahan

D. Bushehr
Ans. D

Q.40) Sri Lankas Supreme Court on 11 November 2014 gave nod to President
Mahinda Rajapaksa to stand for third term as President. Name the Constitutional
Amendment Act of Sri Lanka that allows the President to stand for third term
A. 18th Constitutional Amendment
B. 17th Constitutional Amendment

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C. 16th Constitutional Amendment
D. 19th Constitutional Amendment

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Ans. A

Q.41) Name the first state to achieve 100 percent bank accounts for all families
under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna?
A. Goa
B. Tamil Nadu

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C. Kerala

D. Meghalaya
Ans. C

Q.42) Name the person who will head the UN appointed five-member panel that
will investigate Israeli attacks on UN shelters during the Gaza war and the
discovery of Hamas weapons at UN sites?
A. Patrick Cammaert
B. William Schabas

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C. K.C. Reddy

D. Pierre Lemelin
Ans. A

Q.43) India observed Public Service Broadcasting Day on?

A. 12 October
B. 12 November

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C. 12 December
D. 12 January

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Ans. B

Q.44) Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed in remembrance of?

A. Jawaharlal Nehrus first interaction with Refugees from Pakistan on Radio
B. All India Radio was formed on this day
C. Mahatma Gandhis maiden visit to studio of All India Radio in Delhi

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D. None of the above
Ans. C

Q.45) Name the militant outfit operational in Assam and West Bengal that was
banned by Union Home Ministry in November 2014?
A. Kamatapur Liberation Organisation
B. United Liberation Front of Assam and West Bengal
C. National Democratic Front of Bodoland

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D. Indian Mujahideen
Ans. A

Q.46) Name the person who was awarded with Jnanpith award for the year 2013?
A. Kunwar Narayan
B. Amar Kant
C. Sri Lal Sukla
D. Kedarnath Singh

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Q.47) India and Israel on 10 November 2014 successfully test fired LRSAM in
Israel. What is the full form of LRSAM?
A. Long Ranger Surface to Air Missile
B. Long Ranged Surface to Air Missile
C. Long Range Surface to Air Missile
D. Latitude Recipient Surface to Air Missile

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Ans. C

Q.48) The UN's Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura proposed a UN truce plan for a
city in Syria for creating freeze zones in local areas. Name the city for which the
plan was proposed?
A. Aleppo
B. Kobani
C. Tel Aviv
D. Afrin

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Ans. A

Q.49) Reserve Bank of India on 10 November 2014 tightened its norms for NonBanking Financial Companies (NBFCs) by requiring them to have a much
stronger capital base. The new limit of capital base is?
A. 2 crore rupees
B. 1 crore rupees
C. 75 lakh rupees

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D. 50 lakh rupees
Ans. A

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Q.50) Name the football club that won the Durand Cup in November 2014.
A. Mohun Bagan
B. East Bengal
C. Pune FC
D. Salgaocar FC

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Ans. D

Q.51) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 November 2014 raised the amount
money for 2015 World Cup by what percentage?
A. 10 percent
B. 30 percent
C. 20 percent
D. 25 percent

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Ans. C

Q.52) Who was appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana on 10 November

2014
A. GS sandhu
B. Vitthal das
C. Baldev Raj Mahajan
D. None

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Q.53) Where was the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit
held in November 2014?
A. Singapore
B. Brisbane, Australia
C. Beijing, China
D. Seattle, USA

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Ans. C

Q.54) According to a recent decision of Union Human Resoruce Development

Ministry, Sanskrit will replace which language as a third language in the schools
of Kendriya Vidyalayas?
A. French
B. German
C. Spanish
D. Urdu

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Ans. B

Q.55) DD National, as per the decision of Prasar Bharati on 15 November 2014,

will be re-launched as
A. Desh Ka Apna Channel
B. Mera Channel, Sabka Channel
C. DD Always
D. All India TV

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Ans. A

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Q.56) Name the film director famous for directing TV serial Mahabharata who died
on 12 November 2014?
A. B R Chopra
B. Ramanand Sagar
C. Ravi Chopra
D. Veeru Devgan

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Ans. C

Q.57) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 November 2014 gifted an Australian

lawyers 1854 petition against the East India Company (EIC) on behalf of Rani
Lakshmibai to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Name the lawyer?
A. Daisy May O'Dwyer
B. C.E.W. Bean
C. William Henry Bragg

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D. John Lang
Ans. D

Q.58) Name the Indian pharmaceutical company that in November 2014 sued
USFDA for revoking approvals granted to its two key drugs Nexium and Valcyte
A. Pfizer Inc
B. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

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C. Novartis International AG
D. AstraZeneca Plc

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Ans. B

Q.59) The Bombay High Court on 18 November 2014 quashed the IT departments
18000-crore rupees tax order against an oil major company. Name the company?
A. Petrobras India
B. Sinopec India

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C. Shell India

D. Cairn India
Ans. C

Q.60) Name the person who on 18 November 2014 was awarded with the
prestigious International Childrens Peace Prize 2014?
A. Kesz from Philippines

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B. Neha Gupta from the US

C. Chaeli Mycroft from South Africa

D. Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan
Ans. B

Q.61) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 19 November 2014 was
chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for
2014. Who was the winner of the award in 2013?

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A. Hamid Karzai

B. Angela Merkel

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C. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
D. Ela Bhatt
Ans. B
Q.62) Foreign Policy Magazine of America on 17 November 2014 released a list of
100 Global Thinkers. Name the Indian who was named in the list of Moguls?

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A. Shubhranshu Choudhary
B. Padmini Prakash
C. Sangeeta Bhatia

D. Arundhati Bhattacharya
Ans. D
Q.63) Assam State Zoo in Guwahati in the third week of November 2014
announced to conserve a critically endangered species of a pig and with this it
became the first and only zoo of the world to have this critically endangered
species of pigs. Name the species of pig that will be a part of Assam Zoo?

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A. Pygmy Hog
B. Guinea pig
C. Choctaw Hog
D. Aksai Black Pied
Ans. A

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Q.64) Name Sri Lankas oldest hotel doorman, who died recently? He served world
leaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Mahatma Gandhi and others.

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A. Hermann Vallentin
B. Kottarapattu Chattu Kuttan
C. Der letzte Mann
D. Emil Jannings
Ans. B

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Q.65) Name the India China joint military exercise that started in Pune on 17
November 2014?
A. Surya-Kiran 2014
B. Hand-in-Hand 2014
C. Mitra-Maitri 2014
D. Yudh Abhyas 2014

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Ans. B

Q.66) Name the person who recently became the first recipient of state bravery
award of Assam?
A. Gunjan Sarma
B. Aditi Sarma
C. Gayatri Sarma
D. Haribala

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Ans. A

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Q.67) Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on 16 November 2014
clinched womens and mens singles title of the Open Super Series Premier of
Badminton. Name the title?
A. China Open Super Series Premier
B. Australia Open Super Series Premier
C. The US Open Super Series Premier

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D. India Open Super Series Premier
Ans. A

Q.68) Researchers recently claimed that basin in Ontario, Canada was formed due
to comet impact. Name the basin?
A. Athabasca Oil Sands Basin
B. Saskatchewan Basin

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C. Sudbury Basin

D. Hudson Bay basin

Ans. C

Q.69) Name the tennis player who won the ATP World Tour finals recently?
A. Roger Federer
B. Novak Djokovic

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C. James Blake

D. Wilfried Tsonga

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Ans. B

Q.70) To honour Narendra Modi, a four boggy train called Modi Express was
flagged off in Australia on 17 November 2014. The train was flagged off from
which city of Australia?
A. Melbourne

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B. Sydney

C. Canberra

D. Torres Strait Islands

Ans. A

Q.71) Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to hit 21 ODI centuries and broke
the record of Sachin Tendulkar who had taken 200 innings to get to 21 hundreds
in the one-day format. Kohli played how many innings to break Sachins record?

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A. 120 innings
B. 138 Innings
C. 150 Innings

D. 179 Innings
Ans. B
Q.72) Union Government on 20 November 2014 approved the launch of Deendayal
Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY) and decided to merge an ongoing Yojna
with DUGJY scheme. Name the Yojna that will be merged with DUGJY?

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A. Accelerated Rural Electrification Programme

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B. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana
C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Vidyut Yojna
D. Kutir Jyoti Programme
Ans. B
Q.73) The Union Cabinet on 20 November 2014 approved signing of three SAARC
agreements that is to be signed at 18th SAARC Summit scheduled to be held from
26 November 2014. Which one of the following is not one of the SAARC
agreements?

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A. SAARC Regional Railways Agreement
B. SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement
C. SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity)
D. SAARC Inter-governmental Transport Connectivity
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Q.74) Name the 18th Duchess of Alba, Spain who died on 20 November 2014 at
her Duenas Palace in the southern city of Seville, Spain?
A. Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart
B. Jacintha Saldanha
C. Alfonso Piccolomini
D. Dona Isabel de Requesens y Enriquez de Cardona

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Q.75) Which software company on 18 November 2014 launched the new email
servise Verse?
A. Infosys
B. IBM
C. HP
D. Intel

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Ans. B

Q.76) Which non-governmental organisation recently received the Deutsche Bank

Urban Age Award, 2014?
A. Chintan
B. Pratham
C. Manthan

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D. Goonj
Ans. A

Q.77) Who was appointed as CMD of Coal India Limited on 19 November 2014?
A. Sutirtha Bhattacharya
B. P.N.Roy
C. Gopalkrishnan

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D. S.D. Shibulal
Ans. A

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Q.78) Who on 19 November 2014 launched the Axilor Ventures?
A. Ratan Tata
B. Infosys co-founders Gopalakrishnan and Shibulal
C. Ganapathy Venugopal

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D. Vivek Sood
Ans. B

Q.79) The High-level Pledging Conference of Green Climate Fund on 20 November

2014 was held in which city?
A. Paris, France
B. Geneva, Switzerland
C. Berlin, Germany

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D. Washington, US
Ans. C

Q.80) Russia on 20 November 2014 signed defence cooperation agreement with

which country?
A. Afghanistan
B. Ukraine

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C. Pakistan
D. India

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Q.81) Name the institute that on 20 November 2014 developed a hollow-fiber

membrane to cut the dialysis cost and time by half.
A. Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B)
B. BITS, Pilani

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C. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K)

D. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Ans. A

Q.82) Name the Indian author who wrote Live of Others which was shortlisted for
the Costa Book Awards on 19 November 2014?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri

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B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Shobha De

D. Neel Mukherjee
Ans. D

Q.83) China on 18 November 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding on

bilateral Antarctica Cooperation with which country?
A. India

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B. The USA

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C. Australia
D. Russia
Ans. C
Q.84) Name the Australian city where the G-20 Summit was held in the month of
November 2014?

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A. Sydney

B. Brisbane
C. Perth

D. Canberra
Ans. B
Q.85) Name the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who was expelled by Infosys on 18
November 2014 on account of serious financial irregularities.

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A. Gautam Thakkar

B. Abraham Mathews
C. Gopalakrishna

D. Deepak Bhalla
Ans. B
Q.86) State Bank of India (SBI) on 17 November 2014 approved 1 billion US dollar
loan for which Indian mining company to develop Carmichael coal mine project
near Clermont in Central Queensland, Australia?

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A. Adani Mining

B. National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

C. Adani-Welspun Exploration Limited
D. Indian Mines Ltd
Ans. A

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Q.87) Roberto Gomez Bolanos, also known as Chespirito died on 28 November 2014.
Who was he?
A. A Mexican comedian
B. An Italian director
C. A French Army Chief
D. None of the above
Ans. A

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Q.88) The critically endangered Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti) was spotted in northern
Western Ghats by naturalist Sunil Laad in October 2014. The bird was spotted in?
A. Satpura Mountain ranges in central India
B. Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
C. Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra
D. Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra

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Q.89) Parliament of a country on 28 November 2014 voted to ban commercial
surrogacy. Name the Country whose Parliament passed the bill?
A. Thailand
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Switzerland

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Ans. A

Q.90) Name the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist boxer who on 26

November 2014 received the prestigious Arjuna Award after he took the legal route for
the same?
A. Akhil Kumar
B. Manoj Kumar
C. Hawa Singh

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D. Jitender Kumar
Ans. B

Q.91) Recently a Biography titled My Name is Abu Salem was in controversy after being
released. Name the author of the book?
A. Max Wylie
B. Al Saffee and Al Mahdee

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C. S Hussain Zaidi
D. Taslima Nasrin

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Ans. C

Q.92) Name the Global credit rating agency that on 26 November 2014 in its report said
that FDI inflows in India have increased significantly in the fiscal year 2014-15 and will
continue during the remainder of this fiscal and beyond?
A. Standard & Poor's (S&P)

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B. Moody's

C. Fitch Group

D. Egan-Jones Ratings Company

Ans. B

Q.93) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 26 November 2014 held that all vehicles
which are old than 15 years would not be permitted to ply on roads of which city?
A. Jaipur

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B. Delhi

C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata
Ans. B

Q.94) Name the Pakistani actress who was sentenced to 26 years in jail on account of
blasphemy on 26 November 2014 by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)?

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A. Mahira Khan
B. Venna Malik

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C. Humaima Malik
D. Saba Qamar
Ans. B
Q.95) South Korean paleontologists recently discovered fossilised skeleton of one of the
smallest species of dinosaur in rare condition. The fossil was discovered in?

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A. Ansan

B. Hadong

C. Busan (Your Answer)

D. Dongducheon
Ans. B

Q.96) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced

United Nations Lighthouse Activities award 2014 in Bonn, Germany on 25 November
2014. Name the winner of the award?

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A. Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
(ICIMOD) (Your Answer)
B. Belgian-based EcoNation
C. Assam-based Aaranyak
D. Both (a) and (c)
Ans. D

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Q.97) Name the state that on 25 November 2014 reversed the retirement age of
government employees from 60 to 58 years?

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A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Haryana
D. Maharashtra
Ans. C

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Q.98) Name the cricketer who in November 2014 died after a bouncer ball hit back of
his head at Sydney Cricket Ground?
A. Abdul Aziz of Pakistan
B. Raman Lamba of India
C. Sean Abbott of Australia
D. Phillip Hughes of Australia

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Ans. D

Q.99) Legendary danseuse Sitara Devi who died on 25 November 2014 at Jaslok
Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 94 was associated with which form of dance?
A. Odissi
B. Kuchipudi
C. Kathak
D. Bharata Natyam

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Ans. C

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Q.100) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on 24 November 2014 resigned after
remaining at the top military post for less than two years. Hagel is a veteran of war for
which he had received two Purple Hearts as an infantry squad leader. Name the war with
which he is associated?
A. Vietnam War
B. American Civil War

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C. Gulf War

D. War in Iraq
Ans. A

Q.101) Name the Indian Cyclist who in November 2014 won four gold medals at the
Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014?
A. Deborah
B. Manorama Devi

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C. Sunita Devi
D. Anjana
Ans. A

Q.102) Britain on 24 November 2014 withdrew its last military force based at which
Airfield in southern Afghanistan?
A. Jalalabad

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B. Kandahar
C. Bagram

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D. Hemland
Ans. B
Q.103) Name the senior Congress leader and former Union Minister who died after a
prolonged illness on 24 November 2014 in Mumbai?
A. Murli Deora

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B. Raghuvir Nevrekar
C. Mohan Nag

D. Chandrasekhar P Sant
Ans. A

Q.104) Name the F1 driver who on 23 November 2014 won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
(GP) of Formula One (F1) racing at Yas Marina circuit in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

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A. Daniel Ricciardo
B. Lewis Hamilton
C. Valtteri Bottas
D. Nico Rosberg
Ans. B
Q.105) Pico do Fogo volcano that erupted on 24 November 2014 is located in?

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A. Doma Peaks in Papua New Guinea
B. Ostrzyca in Poland

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C. Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of West Africa
D. Barren Island located in the Andaman Sea of India
Ans. C
Q.106) Report on the impact of global warming titled Turn Down the Heat: Confronting
the New Climate Normal was released by?

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A. UNESCO
B. IPCC

C. World Bank
D. UNDP
Ans. C

Q.107) Indian Women Boxers Sarjubala Devi and Saweety on 24 November 2014 won
Silver medals at the 8th World Women's Boxing Championships, in Jeju, South Korea.
Sarjubala Devi is a boxer from which state of India?

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A. Telangana
B. Manipur
C. Kerala
D. Haryana
Ans. B

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Q.108) Who among the following is not the member of UN probe panel on Gaza
constituted recently?

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A. K C Reddy

B. Patrick Cammaert
C. Pierre Lemelin
D. Peter Hans
Ans. D

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Q.109) Who was elected as the Majority leader of US Senate during the 114th session of
Congress in November 2014?
A. Mitch McConnell
B. Harry Reid
C. John Cornyn
D. Roger Wicker
Ans. A

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Q.110) Who became the first ever male Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women from
South Asia?
A. Shahrukh khan
B. Salman Khan
C. Farhan Akhtar
D. Akshay Kumar

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Ans. C

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Q.111) Which Country will host the G20 Summit of the emerging economies in 2015?
A. China
B. Australia
C. India
D. Turkey

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Ans. D

Q.112) Who recently won the presidential elections of Romania in 2014?

A. Klaus Iohannis
B. Traian Basescu
C. Victor Ponta
D. Marin Preda

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Ans. A

Q.113) Who among the following is not the recipient of the Sumitra Charat Ram Award?
A. Birju Maharaj
B. Pandit Jasraj
C. Pandit Ravi Shankar
D. Kishori Amonkar

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Ans. C

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Q.114) Who won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Bilal Tanweer
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Chetan Bhagat

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Ans. B

Q.115) The book titled Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love was is
authored by
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Durjoy Dutta
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Arundhati Roy

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Ans. C

Q.116) Which one of the following was recently appointed as UN Women Goodwill
Ambassador for South Asia?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Aamir Khan
C. Sania Mirza

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D. Madhuri Dixit
Ans. C

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