Current Affairs Practice Paper Based on Sports Events

Current Affairs Practice Paper Based on Sports Events

1) The 17th Asian Games, also known as XVII Asiad, was held in which of the following countries ?

1. Australia
2. South Korea
3. New Zealand
4. UAE

2) Shweta Chaudary has won the first medal for India at Incheon Asian Games 2014. She took the Bronze medal in which of the following sports ?

1. Shooting
2. Tennis
3. Hockey
4. Squash

3) Sardar Singh was the flag bearer of Indian group at 17th Asian Games opening. He is the captain of which of the following Indian sports team ?

1. Volley ball
2. Basketball
3. Hockey
4. Swimming

4) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski have won the ATP Malaysia Open men's double title 2014. Marcin Matkowski belongs to which of the following countries ?

1. Poland
2. Australia
3. US
4. Sweden

5) Who of the following became the first woman from India to win a medal in 20 km walking Race at Asian Games ?

1. Khushbir Kaur
2. NAvjit Kaur Dhillon
3. Sukhbir Kaur Mahal
4. None of these

6) Which of the following teams has recently won the Champion League Twenty20 (CLT T20) 2014 title of Cricket ?

1. Kolkata Knight Riders
2. Chennai Super Kings
3. Kings XI Panjab
4. Hobart Hurricanes

7) Indian women's team has defeated which of the following countries team in the final to win the gold medal in women's Kabaddi at 17th Asian Games ?

1. South Korea
2. China
3. Iran
4. Thailand

8) Novak Djokovic has won China Open men's single title 2014 by defeating Tomas Berdych. He is related to which of the following countries ?

1. Serbia
2. Czech Republic
3. Australia
4. Thailand

9) International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Prosper Utseya and Sohag Gazi from bowling in international cricket. They are related to which of the following countries respectively ?

1. West Indies and Bangladesh
2. Zimbabwe and Bangladesh
3. West Indies and Pakistan
4. Zimbabwe and Pakistan

10) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes Driver) has won the inaugural F1 Russian grand Prix 2014. He is related to which of the following teams ?

1. Red Bull Driver
2. Mercedes Driver
3. Ferrari Driver
4. Williams Driver

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 18

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 18

1) Which of the following domestic airlines has placed the single largest order with Airbus for 250 A-320neo Planes ?

1. Kingfisher
2. Indigo
3. Spicejet
4. Goair

2) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently cleared how much percent disinvestment in Coal India Limited ?

1. 5%
2. 7%
3. 10%
4. 11%

3) Which of the following companies has been ranked the world's most valuable brand as per a report, recently released by the Inter brand Best Global Brands Annual Report ?

1. Google
2. Samsung
3. Apple
4. IBM

4) Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel has won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award for Community Development. This mine is located in which of the following states ?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Odisha

5) Which of the following companies is the biggest riser in the list of world's most valuable brand, recently released by the Inter brand Best Global Brands Annual Report ?

1. Google
2. Facebook
3. WhatsApp
4. Samsung

6) Which of the following banks has allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently ?

1. SBI
2. ICICI
3. HDFC
4. 1 and 2 Only

7) Which of the following Tech giant has announced to launch a nation wide contest to develop a mobile app for Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ?

1. WhatsApp
2. Facebook
3. Google
4. Twitter

8) Which state owned insurance company has hiked its stake in infosys after buying shares worth Rs. 1400 crore ?

1. LIC
2. NICL
3. Oriental Insurance
4. New India

9) Which prominent real estate company was barred by Indian capital market regulator SEBI from accessing capital markets for three years ?

1. Unitech
2. DLF Limited
3. Jaypee Infra Tech Ltd
4. Parsvnath Developers Ltd

10) India's first ever mental health policy was recently launched with the primary objective of providing access to good quality treatment to mentally ill people. What is the name of an action plan which is backing this policy ?

1. Mental Health Action Plan 360
2. National Health Action Plan 364
3. Mental Health Action Plan 365
4. National Health Action Plan 366

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 17

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 17

1) Infosys Ltd signed three partnership agreements with Microsoft Corporation, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and Huawei individually. Huawei, a telecom vendor, is related to which of the following countries ?

1. Japan
2. China
3. US
4. Bhutan

2) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed the upper age limit for managing Directors (MD) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in private sector banks. What is the limit ?

1. 65 years
2. 68 years
3. 70 years
4. 72 years

3) The Export Import Bank of China has signed a framework agreement to offer a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 1.8 billion to which of the following banks of India ?

1. State Bank of India
2. Reserve Bank of India
3. NABARD
4. EXIM Bank

4) Indigo Airlines has signed an agreement for purchasing 30 A320 air crafts worth 2.6 billion US Dollars with which of the following banks of china ?

1. Exim Bank of China
2. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
3. Bank of China
4. China Development Bank

5) Which of the following banks is offering Credit Cards for Education Loans ?

1. PNB
2. YES Bank
3. HDFC
4. SBI

6) Pension regulator PFRDA has constituted an expert committee to review the investment guidelines for National Pension System (NPS) schemes in private sector. Who of the following was appointed the Chairman of this committee ?

1. S.B. Mathur
2. C.R. Murlidharan
3. G.N. Bajpai
4. Deepak Satwalekar

7) The Reserve Bank of India has released a report of the Committee on Capacity Building in banks and non-banks. Who of the following was the head of this committee ?

1. G.N. Bajpai
2. G. Gopal Krishnan
3. Deepak Sarwalekar
4. S.B. Mathur

8) State Bank of India (SBI), the country's Largest lender, has signed a Line of Credit (LoC) of 500 million dollar with Export-Import Bank of which of the following countries ?

1. Korea
2. China
3. Japan
4. Australia

9) Indian economy is expected to grow by how much percent in 2015-16 compared to 5.6% in 2014-15 as per the recent data published by World Bank ?

1. 5.9%
2. 6.2%
3. 6.4%
4. 6.5%

10) The largest lender of the country, State Bank of India, has approved the sub-division of one equity share of bank into how many shares with an aim to increase liquidity of the bank's shares ?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 10
4. 20

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 16

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 16

1) Name the part of UK that has decisively rejected independence by a referendum as its citizens have decided stay with United Kingdom ?

1. Scotland
2. England
3. Wales
4. London

2) Which of the following countries has approved a new anti-terror bill aimed at preventing jihadists from travelling ?

1. Russia
2. France
3. Japan
4. Germany

3) India retained its sixth position in terms of 100 number of billionaires possessing wealth of 175 billion Us dollars in net worth as per a latest report. Which of the following countries is at top position ?

1. France
2. UK
3. China
4. US

4) Which of the following countries has announced to go ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag ?

1. France
2. New Zealand
3. Bangladesh
4. England

5) Name the first country to give Written Support to Modi's call at UNGA for International Yoga Day ?

1. US
2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia
4. Japan

6) India has been ranked 18th globally on the list of most desirable destinations to work among G20 countries as per a latest report published. Which of the following countries is at top position ?

1. Canada
2. Germany
3. UK
4. US

7) Which of the following countries has recorded highest number of polio cases in 14 years ?

1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. Iran
4. South Africa

8) China has announced to launch a new marine surveillance satellites HY-3 by which of the following year ?

1. 2017
2. 2018
3. 2019
4. 2020

9) India and UK have launched UK-India Financial Partnership to strengthen links between the financial services industries. The partnership will deepen co-operation between London and which of following cities of India ?

1. Mumbai
2. Pune
3. Gujarat
4. Karnanataka

10) India improved its position in the latest Global Hunger Index in 2014 as it climbed to 55th position among 76 emerging economics from 63rd position in 2013. Which of the following countries is at top position ?

1. Mauritius
2. Thailand
3. China
4. 1 and 2 only

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 15

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 15

1) Which of the following states has become the first state of India to start olive refinery ?

1. Rajasthan 
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. Sikkim

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time in which of his programme ?

1. Desh ki Awaz
2. Mann ki Awaz
3. Mann ki Baat
4. Seedhi Baat

3) Yudh Adhya 2014, which was recently concluded at Ranikhet in Uttarkhand, was the Combined Military Training Exercise between India and which of the following countries ?

1. Japan
2. UK
3. US
4. Nepal

4) Union Government has signed a pact for first Offshore Wind Power  Project in India in which of the following states ?

1. Maharashtra
2. West Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat

5) Which of the following railway stations of India has become the first in the country to get free Wi-fi Network ?

1. Mumbai Central Railway Station
2. Chennai Central Railway Station
3. Kolkatta Central Railway Station
4. Delhi Central Railway Station

6) The United States has signed an agreement with India to develop which of the following cities as smart cities as a part of India's 100 smart city programme ?

1. Allahabad
2. Ajmer
3. Vishakhapatnam
4. All the above

7) Which of the following states has replaced Bihar in terms of fastest growing state for the year 2013-14 ?

1. Assam
2. Jharkand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Chhattisgarh

8) Gujarat Government has set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPL) to promote which of the following cities as the cultural capital of Gujarat and encourage tourism in it ?

1. Porbandar
2. Ahmedabad
3. Vadodara
4. Surat

9) Which of the following countries has approved two previously stalled technology transfer licences to India ?

1. China
2. US
3. UK
4. Japan

10) PM Narendra Modi has launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility for developing physical and institutional infrastructure in how many villages by 2019 ?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Current Affair Practice Paper Set 14

Current Affair Practice Paper Set 14

1) Which of the following submarines has been recommended by board of inquiry for its decommissioning ?

1. INS Sindhurakshak
2. INS Vikrant
3. INS Chakra
4. INS Sindhushastra

2) Which of the following states has launched an "Angel Fund" to help the first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths to set up micro and small enterprises in the state ?

1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Sikkim
4. Jharkhand

3) Airport Authority of India (AAI) has recently signed an agreement for the development of Aviation Security Equipment Testing and Evaluation Programme with which of the following countries ?

1. Japan
2. UK
3. US
4. Germany

4) India has created the history of becoming the first country to insert the spacecraft of the mission around the Mars in first attempt. What is the name of this Mars Orbiter Mission ?

1. Mangalvahan
2. Mangalyatra
3. Mangalyaan
4. Chandrayaan

5) Which of the following states has issues an order enhancing the upper age limit for direct recruitment in government service from 34 to 40 years ?

1. Kerala
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Karnataka

6) Union Government has launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding this ?

1. This Yojana aims at training 10 lakhs rural youths for jobs in three years, that is, by 2017.
2. The minimum age for entry under the Yojana is 15 years compared to 18 years under the Aajeevika Skills Programme.
3. The Skills imparted under the Yojana will now be benchmarked against international standards and will complement the Prime Minister's Make in India campaign
4. All the above

7) Supreme Court of India has cancelled allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were allocated to various companies since 1993. The four blocks which were not cancelled included which of the following companies ?

1. NTPC
2. SAIL
3. Sasan Power Ltd
4. ONGC
5. All the Above

8) Which of the following states has hosted Global Investors Summit (GIS) 2014 to attract major investment in the state ?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Manipur
4. Karnataka

9) The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has addressed the 69th session of United Nations General Assenbly (UNGA) in New York in Hindi. He became the second Prime Minister after whom of the following to address the UN session in Hindi ?

1. I.K. Gujral
2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3. Manmohan Singh
4. P.V. Narasimha Rao

10) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated India Food Park to empower the farmers by facilitating value addition through creation of appropriate infrastructure including rural connectivity, storage and warehousing in which of the following states ?

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. West Bengal

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 13

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 13

1) Union Government has recently decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme in the country under the brand name of which of the following ?

1. Sunpass
2. FAS Tag
3. Salik
4. Eazee Pass

2) NTPC has recently signed an MoU with which of the following states for developing 1000 MW solar power(s) in the state ?

1. Uttarkhand
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

3) Which of the following schemes has recently launched by PM Narendra Modi, which is a set of 11 new pro-poor initiatives of the Gujarat Government ?

1. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
2. Swavlamban Abhiyaan
3. Sharmeva Jayate
4. Ma-Vatsalya Yojana

4) India has recently signed an MoU with China to establish Sister Province relations between Guangdong, China and which of the following states of India ?

1. West Bengal
2. Delhi
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat

5) Indian Airforce has gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft to which of the following neighbouring countries Air Force ?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Nepal
3. Bangladesh
4. Bhutan

6) Which of the following states has become the first Indian state ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014 ?

1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Bangladesh
4. Delhi

7) What is the name of the relief and rescue operation, launched by the Indian armed forces in Andhra Pradesh's cyclone-affected districts after the havoc brought on by cyclonic storm "Hudhud" ?

1. Operation Lehar
2. Operation Bacchav
3. Operation Rahat
4. Operation Revocer

8) PM Narendra Modi has launched which of the following campaigns seeking to make the country a global manufacturing hub ?

1. Make in India
2. Made in India
3. Make from India
4. Made from India

9) Which of the following foundations has offered to help in monitoring of the progress made with regards to Pradhan Manthri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the flagship financial inclusion scheme of the government of India ?

1. Born This Way Foundation
2. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
3. Bush Foundation
4. British heart Foundation

10) Which of the following states has decided to open Nirbhaya Centers in all districts provide prompt help to the victims of crime against women ?

• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh
• West Bengal

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

Current Affairs: Current Affairs Practice Paper

Current Affairs Practice Paper

1) Who of the following was appointed the Chairperson of National Commission for Woman (NCW) ?

1. Kalpana Morparia
2. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
3. Partima Dharm
4. Antara Haldar

2) Who of the following was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Fiji ?

1. Epeli Nailatikau
2. Jona Senilagakali
3. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
4. Voreqe Bainimarama

3) Who of the following was recently elected the President of Afghanistan ?

1. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
2. Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani
3. Addulla Addulla
4. Hamid Karzia

4) Govind Mishra, the renowned Hindi author, was recently given the Saraswati Samman for which of his following novels?

1. Lal Peeli Zameen
2. Dhool Paudhon Par
3. O Prakriti Maan
4. Utarti Hui Dhoop

5) Who of the following was recently appointed the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank Ltd. by RBI ?

1. V.G. Mathew
2. Mayank Pareek
3. Suresh Kumar
4. Rajat Sharma

6) Prithviraj Chavan, who has recently resigned from his post, was the Chief Minister of  which of the following states ?

1. Sikkim
2. Odisha
3. Kerala
4. Maharashtra

7) Who of the following was recently appointed the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu ?

1. J. Jayalaletha
2. Manik Sarkar
3. O Pannerselvam
4. Naveen Partkar

8) Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have won the 2014 Noebl Prize for Physics for inventing efficient blue Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) lamps that work as bright and energy-saving white light sources. They belong to which of the following countries ?

1. China
2. Japan
3. France
4. Germany

9) Who of the following was recently awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in medicine for his/their work related to discovery of the brain's GPS system ?

1. John O Keefe
2. Edvard Moser
3. May-Britt Moser
4. All of the Above

10) Who of the following has recently been conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 ?

1. Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai
2. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
3. Satish Dhawan
4. None of these

Current Affairs: November 2014 Month Current Affairs Free Pdf Download

November 2014 Month Current Affairs

National Affairs:

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased gold imports and scrapped 20:80 scheme. The decision to withdraw the 20:80 scheme will cut smuggling of gold and raise legal shipments into India.

• Wipro chairman Azim Premji  launched a new initiative Ajim Premji Philanthropic Initiative to fund non-profit organizations.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted Jayapur village in Varanasi under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). Varanasi is the Lok Sabha constituency of PM Narendra Modi.

• The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) to promote Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Andhra Pradesh. The MoU was signed during AP chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu visit to Japan.

• The Reserve Bank of India issued final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). The system will help consumers pay multiple bills like electricity, telephone and school fees at a single point of transaction.

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks.  These guidelines will allow mobile firms and supermarket chains, among others, to enter the banking arena to cater to individuals and small businesses.

• Namsai on 25 November 2014 officially became the 18th district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki made the declaration.

• The Supreme Court of India observed that Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) should be disqualified without any further enquiry. The observation of the SC came while hearing the Mudgal report Committee probe on IPL spot-fixing.

• Biography titled My Name is Abu Salem was released. Biography on underworld gangster Abu Salem has been written by S Hussain Zaidi and published by Penguin.  

• Haryana government on 25 November 2014 reversed the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 58 years. It also reversed the retirement age of Class IV, visually impaired and handicapped employees from 62 to 60 years.

• Giriraj Singh  assumed charge as the Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME).

• Akash surface-to-air missile was test fired by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore, Odisha on 17 November 2014.  It was test fired as part of user trial by the Air Force.

International Affairs:

• Many people were killed in a bomb attack on a mosque at Kano in Nigeria. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire on a Muslim congregation at Friday prayers in the central mosque in northern Nigeria's largest city of Kano.

• World Trade Organisation adopted the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The agreement was approved during the General Council meeting of 160-member WTO in Geneva, Switzerland.

• NASA celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first mission to Mars, Mariner 4 mission on 28 November 2014. Mariner 4 mission launched on 28 November 1964 was the NASA’s first successful journey to Mars.

• 18th South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit was held at Rastriya Sabha Griha Sanandan Raj in Kathmandu, Nepal from 26 November 2014 to 27 November 2014.  

• India offered polio vaccine for SAARC countries which would mean Pakistan and Afghanistan. The offer was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 18th SAARC summit in Kathmandu.

Business Deals:

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to sell worth 2000 crore rupees government bonds through Open Market Operations (OMOs) to squeeze the liquidity in the market.

• Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced to de-recognise Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) on the allegations of serious irregularities in its functioning. 

• China and Australia signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The agreement was witnessed by the President of China Xi Jinping and Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott.  

• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on 19 November 2014 raised India growth forecast to 6.6percent for the financial year 2015-2016.

• India and Mozambique signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in Oil and Gas sector for a period of five years. The MoU was signed during Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mozambique Oldemiro Julio Marques Baloi visit to India.

• The Reserve Bank of India  issued Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector. As per the issued guidelines, the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks shall be 100 crore rupees.

• State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual Fund (MF) announced  that it will launch Shariah Equity Fund on 1 December 2014. The fund is aimed at attracting investments from Muslim populations of India.

• Bharti Airtel on 26 November 2014 launched 4G service in Seychelles.  This is the first commercial LTE (Long Term Evolution) network of Airtel in Africa.

• Japan based Nippon Life Insurance announced to hike its stake in Anil Ambani-led Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) from 26 percent to 49 percent. As part of it, Nippon will invest 675 crore rupees for the first tranche of 9 percent stake in RCAM.

• World Gold Council (WGC) and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) collaborated to set up India Gold Policy Centre to conduct research on all aspects of the domestic gold industry. The decision was announced by WGC and IIMA.

• Kotak Mahindra Bank became first bank in India to fully own an insurance business after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave permission to set up a wholly-owned non-life insurance company called Kotak General Insurance.

• Adani Power signed a binding agreement with Gautam Thapar-led Avantha Group to buy its Korba West Power Co Ltd (KWPCL) unit. Adani will buy the 600 MW coal based power plant unit of Avantha group in at 4200 crore rupees.  The 600-MW’s coal based power plant is at Korba in Chhattisgarh.
  

• Adani Welspun Exploration (AWEL) announced to invest 1.5 billion US dollar in US shale and Canadian oil sands assets. AWEL is the joint venture between Gautam Adani led Adani Group and towel-to-pipe conglomerate Welspun led by B K Goenka.

• Three global organisations signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end open defecation in India. The agreement is for three years.

• Cipla Europe NV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cipla Ltd on 20 November 2014 tied up with Serum Institute of India Ltd (SII) to distribute vaccines in Europe.

• India and Australia on 18 November 2014 signed five pacts on social security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating narcotics trade, tourism, and Arts and Culture.

Sports:

• Indian cricket team  won 5-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, 5-0. In the fifth and final match of the series played at JSCA Stadium Complex in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets. 

• Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth  clinched women’s and men’s singles title of the 700000 US dollar China Open Super Series Premier of Badminton respectively, in Fuzhou, China. 

• Two-time World Badminton Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu won 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title on 30 November 2014. She successfully defended the 120000 US dollar Macau Grand Prix Gold trophy.

• Guye Adola of Ethiopia won Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) in men’s category on 23 November 2014. Adola finished the race in 59.06 minutes and broke the 2013 record of 59.12 minutes set by Atsedu Tsegay of Kenya.  He received prize money of 27000 US dollars plus the additional course record bonus of 7500 US dollars.

• Indian Cyclist Deborah won four gold medals at the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014. The Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship was held from 21 to 23 November 2014 at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi.

• Switzerland led by Roger Federer defeated France to win their first-ever Davis Cup of Tennis. Swiss tennis team defeated French team by 3-1 in the finals played at Lille Stade Pierre Mauroy, France.

• 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.

• Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain 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).

• India won the 2014 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad. Indian team won 6-0 over Nepal to register their first series win on Pakistan soil.  

Awards:

• The Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was on 1 November 2014 selected for the prestigious International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014.

• Hanumappa Sudarshan of Karuna Trust on 4 Novenber 2014 named the 10th India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award.

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  was chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014. The award will be given to ISRO for its contribution in strengthening international cooperation in peaceful use of outer space.

• The 37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards for the year 2014 were presented during a ceremony held at Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA in Mumbai. In the year 2014, the Foundation is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Jamnalal Bajaj.

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was on 20 November 2014 honoured with the centenary award for Indian Film Personality of the year 2014 at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

• Two Indians authors namely Jhumpa Lahiri and Writer critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi were among the list of five authors short-listed for DSC Prize for the year 2015. The shortlist for 2015 was announced on 27 November 2014.

• Boxer Manoj Kumar received the prestigious Arjuna Award. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist was given the award by Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a function in New Delhi.

• Michael Phelps was crowned Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards on 24 November 2014. He was crowned with the title for a fifth time.

• Aaranyak, an Assam-based NGO working for the conservation of nature and a Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) won United Nations Lighthouse Activities award for the year 2014.

• Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer on 24 November 2014 won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great (Random House India).

• Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar  received the prestigious BCCI-instituted Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award. He was conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket.

• Deutsche Bank on 15 November 2014 won Custodian of the Year 2014 award.  The bank was awarded the ‘Channel Islands Custodian of the Year 2014’ title, with the award being presented to Lisa Haggarty, Head of Custody and Fund Solutions for Deutsche Bank Channel Islands.

• Neel Mukherjee was in news because his book Lives of Others was shortlisted for Costa Book Awards on 19 November 2014.

• Veteran classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was on 17 November 2014 conferred with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement.

• Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Chairman CS Verma  was on 14 November 2014 conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014.

Days:

7 November: National Cancer Awareness Day : 

National Cancer Awareness Day was observed on 7 November 2014 across the nation. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in September 2014 had announced that 7 November will be observed as National Cancer Awareness Day every year.

11 November: National Education Day:

National Education Day (NED) was observed on 11 November 2014 to mark of the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. This NED was 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

12 November:World Pneumonia Day:

World Pneumonia Day was observed across world on 12 November 2014 with theme: Universal access to pneumonia prevention and care. The day was observed to create awareness about pneumonia.

12 November: Public Service Broadcasting Day:

Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed across India on 12 November 2014. The day is observed in remembrance of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to All India Radio studio in Delhi for the first and last time.


14 November: Children’s Day :

Children’s Day (known as Bal Diwas in Hindi). The day is observed to increase the awareness of people towards the rights, care and education of children.

 21 November: World Fisheries Day:

World Fisheries day was observed across the world by the fisher folk communities. The day will remind the world to ensure sustainable stocks of fisheries and healthy oceans ecosystems.

26 November : National Milk Day:

Indian dairy sector majors decided to celebrate 26 November as National Milk Day to mark the 93rd birth anniversary of Father of White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien.

Appointments:

• Deepak Gupta  was appointed as chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He was appointed as Chairperson of UPSC by the President Pranab Mukherjee in accordance with the Article 316 (1) of the Constitution.

• Major General Gadi Eizenkot on 29 November 2014 was appointed as the 21st Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

• Union Government  nominated Rajiv Mehrishi as a Director on the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India.

• Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Anoop Mishra was on 26 November 2014 appointed as new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha. He was appointed by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

• Delhi & District Cricket Association  re-appointed Yashpal Sharma as Chairman. Yashpal Sharma had resigned from his post in the second week of November 2014 due to some personal issues.

• Uninor on 19 November 2014 announced the appointment of Vivek Sood as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment will come into effect from 1 December 2014. Uninor is the local arm of Norwegian telecom operator Telenor.

• United Nations (UN) Women announced the appointment of Indian tennis superstar and youth icon, Sania Mirza, as its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. The organisation is dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

• IAS officer Kiran Gurrala was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) on 24 November 2014.

• West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was appointed as Governor of Bihar by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 23 November 2014. He will discharge the functions of the Governor of Bihar in addition to his own duties as Governor of West Bengal.

• Housing finance company DHFL on 20 November 2014 announced to name Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. DHFL is the second largest housing finance company of India.

• Eminent lawyer Advocate Sunil Manohar was on 18 November 2014 appointed as the Advocate General (AG) of Maharashtra. His appointment was approved by State Cabinet.

Deaths:

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on 27 November 2014 died after being into induced coma. He went into induced coma on 25 November 2014 after a bouncer ball of Sean Abbott hit back of his head during a Sheffield Game at Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. 

• Oscar award winner Mike Nichols died on 19 November 2014. He was 83.  He was an US director, pioneering comedian and an outstanding theater director.

• Roberto Gomez Bolanos, the iconic Mexican comedian also known as Chespirito died on 28 November 2014. He was 85.

• Crime novelist Phyllis Dorothy James on 27 November 2014 died at the age of 94 in Oxford, UK. She was best known for her series of detective novels starring the policeman and poet Adam Dalgliesh.

• Tapan Raychaudhuri, a distinguished historian of modern India’s economic and social history, died on 26 November 2014 at his home in Oxford, England. He was 88. 

Legendary Kathak danseuse Sitara Devi died on 25 November 2014 at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai. She was 94.

• Senior Marathi actor-director Raghuvir Nevrekar died in Mumbai on 23 November 2014 following a brief illness. He was 85.

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1) Who among the following won the Best Actor Award in Drama Category at the Emmy Awards 2014?

1. Bryan Cranston
2. Daniel Petro
3. Jack Harrelson
4. Mc Donald

2) Who among the the following did not win Sahitya Adademi Yuva Puraskar in the category of collection of poetry ?

1. Shanti Basumatary (BODO)
2. Praveen Kashyap (Maithili)
3. Ilefat Amjadi (Urdu)
4. Kaushik Barua (English)

3) Select the correct statements about historian Bipan Chandra who passed away on August 2014.

1. He was born in Kangra in 1928 and educated in Lahore and the United States
2. He was the chairperson of the National Book Trust till 2012
3. Some of his major works include History of Modern India, India's Struggle for Independence and India Since Independance
4. All the above

4) Who among the following was selected for the G.K. Reddy Memorial Award 2014 ?

1. Shekhar Schandra
2. Vinod Mehta
3. C. Chandra Kanth
4. R.S. Singh

5) The Eleventh Meeting of the Finance Ministers of Asia Europe(ASEM) was held in ?

1. Milan
2. Delhi
3. Lahore
4. Perth

6) Who among the following is the author of the book titled "The Dollar Trap" ?

1. R. Mehatha
2. Johnson Field
3. Eswar S. Prasad
4. Steve Ferner

7) Select the correct statement about Nazrul Sangeet Legent Firoza Begum ?

1. She sang Nazrul songs on All India Radio when she was a student of sixth class
2. Her first record was released in 1942 by HMV when she was 12
3. She has won Independence Day Award
4. All the above

8) Who among the following was elected as the new President of the International Council for Science in Auckland ?

1. J.D. Subramanian
2. Jack Ferrows
3. Daya Reddy
4. Martin Right

9) Who is the 13 th Attorney General of India Ghulam Essaji Vahanvati died September 2014. I which year he is appointed as Attorney General of India ?

1. 2005
2. 2009
3. 2003
4. 2001

10) Who among the following has authored the book titled "The Narrow Road to the Deep North " ?

1. Ali Smith
2. Joshua
3. Richard Flanagan of Australia
4. Karen Joy

11) Who among the following won the Best Actress award in Drama category at the Emmy Awards 2014 ?

1. Julianna Margulies
2. Anna Juece
3. Lizzy Frane
4. Clarie Danes

12) Who among the following won the Video of the Year Award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014 in California ?

1. Kate Cyrus
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Selene Cyrus
4. De Lee Cyrus

13) Who among the following won the Dhyan Chand Award at the 2014 National Sports Adventure Awards on August 2014 ?

1. Gurmail Singh
2. K.P. Thakkar
3. Zeehshan Ali
4. All the above

14) Who among the following did not receive the Dronacharya Award at the 2014 National Sports Adventure Awards ?

1. Mahabir Prasad
2. Surender Singh
3. N. Lingappa
4. G. Manoharan

15) Who among the following has become the first Indian actor to be roped in as ambassador of Interpol's "Turn Back Crime" Campaign ?

1. Aamir Khan
2. Imran Khan
3. Shahrukh Khan
4. Amitabh Bachan

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1) Who among the following was appointed as the secretary of the Civil Aviation on August 2014 ?

1. Ashok Lavasa
2. Sunil Arora
3. V. Somasundaran
4. G. Mohan Kumar

2) The BJP's national executive member, Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Women. She belongs to the state of 

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Rajasthan
4. Panjab

3) President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu, the senior-most judge in the Supreme Court as the _______Chief Justice of India.

1. 42 nd
2. 44 th
3. 32 nd
4. 45 th

4) India and Australia signed a civil nuclear deal on September 2014 in New Delhi. Which of the following countries India has not yet signed civil nuclear deals ?

1. Russia
2. Pakistan
3. China
4. Nepal

5) Which of the following components is/are part of Digital India programme, launched on August 2014?

1. Broadband in 250,000 villages, universal phone connectivity, Net Zero imports by 2020.
2. 400,000 Public Internet Access Points along with public cloud facilities
3. Wi-fi in 250,000 lakh schools, all universities
4. All the above

6) Which of the following schemes and steps were announced/taken by the Narendra Modi Government at Centre within the first 100 days ?

1. Clean Ganga Project and toilets in schools
2. Make in India; Zero defect, Zero effect
3. Banking for the poorest
4. All the above

7) Which of the following highways was/were declared as the National highways in 2014?

1. NH-11 : Narnaul - Rewari and NH-248 A Nuh-Gurgaon
2. NH - 54: Dabwali - Hanumangarh - Goluwala
3. NH - 344 B Sonepat - Jhajjar -Joharu
4. All the above

8) Who among the following was made brand ambassador of Delhi by the Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung ?

1. Amit Dahiya
2. Sushil Kumar
3. Pankaj Advani
4. Rajiv Singh

9) According to the latest data released by the Central Statistics Office. Which of the following states registered a growth of 10.73 percent during 2012-2013 ?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Bihar
4. Delhi

10) Which of the following became the first state in country to launch a Health Adalat on September 2014 ?

1. Karnataka
2. Bihar
3. Rajasthan
4. Uttar Pradesh

11) Vinod Kumar Duggal on August 2014 resigned from the post of Governor of 

1. Mizoram
2. Manipur
3. Jammu&Kashmir
4. Telangana

12) The former Ireland Prime Minister Albert Reynolds passed away on August 2014. The current Prime Minister of Ireland is 

1. Enda Kenny
2. John Kirby
3. Steve Jakson
4. John Kenny

13) Who among the following was elected as the new President of the European Council by the European Union leaders on August 2014 ?

1. Federal Mogherini
2. Stephane Cure
3. Donald Tusk
4. Dr. John Funeral

14) According to a report released in September 2014 which country spent highest amount on defence in 2013 ?

1. USA
2. Russia
3. Japan
4. North Korea

15) According to the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2015. China's economy will grow in 2014 at the rate of 

1. 8.8 %
2. 7.7 %
3. 7.5%
4. 8.5%

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