Current Affairs: Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 12

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 12

1) Who of the following has recently resigned as the Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi ?

1. Kalpana Morparia
2. Leela Samson
3. Mamta Sarma
4. Padma Subramanyam

2) Which Indian Cricketer has recently been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London ?

1. Kapil Dev
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Mohinder Amarnath
4. Rahul Dravid

3) Who of the following has recently won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy ?

1. Eric Betzig
2. Stefan W. Hell
3. William E. Moerner
4. All the above

4) Pakistan Malala Yousafzai and Indian Kailash Satyarthi have recently won the Nobel Peace Prize 2014. Kailash Satyarthi is related to which of the following states of India ?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Assam
4. West Bengal

5) Patrick Modiano has recently won the Nobel Prize for the year 2014 in which of the following disciplines ?

1. Chemistry
2. Literature
3. Economy
4. Peace

6) Which of the following films was recently selected for India's official entry in the 2015 Oscars

Awards ?

1. Liar's Dice
2. My Lunchbox
3. Mary Kom
4. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

7) Who of the following was recently appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia ?

1. Amitabh Bachan
2. Salman Khan
3. Ranbhir Kapoor
4. Aamir Khan

8) International Day of the Girl Child was recently observed across the world on which of the following date ?

1. 8th October
2. 10t October
3. 11th October
4. 12th October

9) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 has recently awarded to ten persons in recognition of their work. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given in which of the following fields ?

1. Economy
2. Science
3. Peace
4. Mathematics

10) French Jean Tirole has recently won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics. He was awarded for which of his following works ?

1. Applied Dynamic Model
2. Analysis of market power and regulation
3. Financial inclusion theory
4. Analysis of Asset Market