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December 2014
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First Week
1) Who was appointed as the new CBI Director on 2 December 2014?
A. A
2) 26th World AIDS Day was observed across the world on 1 December 2014
with the theme?
A. , , A: A A
3) Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was on 5 December 2014 named
as the Asian of the Year 2014 by The Straits Times. 'The Straits Times' is the
leading newspaper in which country?
A.
4) Mahaparinirwan Diwas was observed across India on 6 December 2014 on the
death anniversary of?
A. B A
5) Who became the first Indian Footballer to be conferred with Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) Hall of Fame Award on 30 November 2014?
A. B B
6) Which film won the Golden Peacock Award at the 45th International FilmFestival of India (IFFI) which concluded in Goa recently?
A. ,
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recently?
A.
8) As decided recently, the birthday of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee on the 25 December will be observed as?
A.
9) United Nations General Assembly on 5 December 2014 declared which year as
the International Year of Soils?
A. 2015
10) Who was nominated as the next defence secretary of US Department of
Defence by the President Barack Obama on 5 December 2014?
A. A C
Note: He will replace Chuck Hagel as US Defence Secretary, who resigned in
November 2014.
11) Recently American geologists discovered the most abundant mineral on
earth's lower mantle known as?
A. B
12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 November 2014 flagged off first
passenger train to which north-eastern state?
A.
Note: The move has put Meghalaya on India's railway map for the first time.
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language to celebrate 50 years of its independence in 2015?
A.
Note: Tamil is the fourth official language of Singapore.
14) Who became the oldest player to score a century in the One-Day International
(ODI) on 30 November 2014?
A. , A (A)
Note: He scored the century against Afghanistan in Dubai. He achieved the feat
at an age of 43 years and 162 days thus breaking the record held in the name of
Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka.
15) Which country launched the new generation navigation satellite GLONASS-
K on 30 November 2014?
A.
16) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 2 December 2014 announced ...... bi-Monthly
Monetary Policy Statement?
A.
Note: The rates have been kept unchanged. (Repo rate: 8 percent, Reverse repo
rate: 7 percent)
17) Nuclear capable missile Agni-IV was test fired on 2 December 2014 from?
A. , .
18) Nation on 3 December 2014 remembered the Bhopal gas tragedy that
happened 30 years back on?
A. 3 1984
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19) UN observed International Volunteer Day (IVD) on?
A. 5
20) International Criminal Court (ICC) on 5 December 2014 withdrew the case
against President of which African country?
A. ,
21) Which state government on 5 December 2014 decided to ban health camps
without prior approval of district civil surgeons?
A.
22) Name the multi-level global campaign to highlight importance of girls
education launched by Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto
in New Delhi on 29 November 2014?
A.
23) Who won the 2014 presidential elections of Uruguay on 30 November 2014?
A.
24) Maoists killed more than dozen CRPF personnel in an attack in Chintagufa
area of Sukma district of which state on 1 December 2014?
A. C
25) Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated its .....th Raising day on 1 December
2014?
A. 49
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26) State Government of Gujarat on 5 December 2014 declared 353 villages of
which district as completely or partially scarcity-affected?
A.
27) Who won the 2014 US Player of the Year award on 5 December 2014?
A.
28) Who was appointed as the Director General of National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) on 1 December 2014?
A.
29) Credit Rating Agency ICRA Limited on 5 December 2014 appointed whom as
non-executive Chairman after he was elected unilaterally by the ICRA Board?
A. A
30) First World Soil Day was observed by the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) on?
A. 5 2014
31) Egypt court on 29 November 2014 dropped charges against its former
President?
A.
32) The book "2014: The Election That Changed India" that was released on 1
November 2014 was penned by?
A.
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33) India recently joined the elite group of countries to build the largest telescope
in the world at?
A.
34) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed by the United
Nations on?
A. 2
35) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 November 2014 coined the acronym
SMART for police forces across the country in the 49th annual conference of
India DGPs and IGPs. What does SMART stands for?
A. , , A
, ,
36) Researchers led by Professor Gene K Beare recently developed worlds fastest
2D camera at which University?
A. B B,
.
Second Week
1) Who was named as the TIMEs Person of the Year 2014 on 10 December 2014
by the TIMEs magazine?A.
2) Indian Blind Cricket team on 7 December 2014 won the fourth edition of the
Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC) 2014 by defeating which country in the final?
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Note: The final held at Wally Wilson Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South
Africa. The captain of the Indian team was Shekar Naik.
3) India on 7 December 2014 set the Guinness Record for largest human
formation of a national flag in the world. Where was this event held?
A. C
4) Which US-based taxi service was in news recently as Delhi Government
banned its services in the national capital?
A.
5) Who recently became the first Indian-American to be appointed as US
Ambassador to India?
A.
6) Human Rights Day was observed globally on 10 December 2014 with the
theme?
A. 365
7) Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai received Nobel Peace Prize for the
year 2014 on 10 December 2014. Where was the award ceremony held?
A. ,
8) Union Home Ministry on 10 December 2014 removed which section of Indian
Penal Code (IPC) decriminalizing attempt to suicide?
A. 309
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9) Which bank recently launched Indias first credit card with a unique
transparent design and a distinctive look, in association with American Express?
A. CC B
10) Indian Communication Satellite GSAT-16 was on 7 December 2014 launched
successfully from?
A.
Note: GSAT-16 carries a total of 48 communication transponders, the largest by
a communication satellite developed by the ISRO so far.
11) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 7 December 2014 suspended which
Pakistani player from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for
illegal bowling action?
A.
12) Andhra Pradesh Government on 8 December 2014 signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with which country for the development of its new capital
that is set to come up near Vijawayada region?
A.
13) Worlds first handcrafted herbal Holy Quran was unveiled on 8 December
2014 in?
A.
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www.currentaffairs4examz.com14) State Bank of India (SBI) on 9 December 2014 launched two indices namely
the SBI Monthly Composite Index and the SBI Yearly Composite Index. What is
the aim of these indices?
A.
.
15) Advanced version of Mark-II Pinaka Rocket was successfully test fired on 9
December 2014 from?
A. C,
16) Which Nobel Laureate was in news recently because he auctioned his Nobel
Prize medal for 4.8 million US dollars, thus becoming the first living recipient to
auction the Nobel Prize medal?
A.
Note: He was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA
in 1962.
17) Which Australian Cricketer player on 12 December 2014 completed 1000 Test
runs in 2014, becoming the first opener to achieve the feat in one calendar year
since England skipper Alastair Cook in 2012?
A.
18) Which former South African cricketer was on 5 December 2014 appointed as
the mentor and batting consultant for Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata
Knight Rider (KKR)?
A.
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......th anniversary of Parliament attack on 13 December 2014?
A. 13
20) Delhi High Court on 10 December 2014 banned which chinese handset maker
to sell phones in India over patent issue with Ericsson?
A.
21) International Anti-Corruption Day was observed by the United Nations on?
A. 9
22) Which state government on 8 December 2014 launched the 'M One app' that
will provide a platform for m-governance in the State?
A.
23) Who was awarded Swiss Ambassador's Award in Mumbai on 3 December
2014?
A. A , C
24) Which Indian playback singer was awarded the Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) held in Dubai on 10
December 2014?
A. A B
25) Which Indian won Miss Universal Peace & Humanity 2014 at Beirut, Lebanon
on 10 December 2014?
A.
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26) First Arabic translation of Indian Constitution was launched on 9 December
2014 at?
A. C, .
27) 15th Indo-Russian Bilateral Annual Summit was recently held at?
A.
Note: President Vladimir Putin of Russia visited India to hold the summit on
the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
28) Name the Indian who was appointed as an honorary member of the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently?
A.
29) Olympian Grihanandan Singh who died on 7 December 2014 in New Delhi
was famous in which sport?
A.
30) The Committee on Leveraging the Post Office Network on 4 December 2014
submitted its report to the Union Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology. Who headed the committee?
A. C
31) Armed Forces Flag Day was observed recently across the nation on?
A. 7
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7) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 15 December 2014 increased RTGS (real time
gross settlement) business hours from 7.30 hours to 12 hours. What is the revised
timing now?
A. 8 8 .
Note: Earlier it was 9 am to 4.30 pm.
8) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched Indias
heaviest rocket named ___ carrying Crew module Atmospheric Reentry
Experiment (CARE) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on 18 December 2014?
A.
9) Book tittled "Born Again on the Mountain" which was released by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 12 December 2014 was written by?
A. A
Note: She is the first Indian amputee and first female amputee to climb MountEverest.
10) World Diamond Conference was recently held at?
A.
11) Name the Indian-American physician who was on 15 December 2014
appointed as the 19th Surgeon General of America?
A.
12) 14th Finance Commission headed by whom submitted its report to the
President of India on 15 December 2014?
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13) International Boxing Association (AIBA) on 17 December 2014 banned the
which Indian boxer for one year for not accepting her bronze medal at Asian
Games 2014 medal ceremony?
A.
14) Minorities Rights Day was observed across the world to create awareness on
rights of minorities on?
A. 18
15) Name the Japanese Prime Minister who was on 14 December 2014 re-elected
for another four-year term?
A. A
16) Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games mascot have been recently
named respectively as?
A.
17) Google on 15 December 2014 released its annual Year in Search (YIS) Report
2014. What was the top trending search during 2014?
A. 2014
18) Who became the worlds first twin and sibling to climb the highest peaks of
the seven continents on 16 December 2014?
A.
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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act?
A. ().
20) Which Indian film was nominated on 13 December 2014 for Oscar 2015 in
categories Best Picture and Best Original Score?
A.
21) Who was appointed as Mauritius Prime Minister by the President Purryag on
14 December 2014?
A. A
22) National Energy Conservation Day was observed on?
A. 14
23) Which Indian player on 15 December 2014 won his maiden London Classic
Chess title?
A. A
24) Name the Japanese teens who became youngest table tennis champions on 13
December 2014 in table tennis World Grand Finals?
A.
25) Vijay Diwas was observed across the country on?
A. 16
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CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)?
A.
Fourth Week
1) Union Government observed 25 December 2014 as Good Governance Day on
the birthday of?
A. A B
2) Who was honoured with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 23 December
2014?
A. A B
3) India on 20 December 2014 won the Men and Women title of Kabaddi World
Cup 2014. Where was the event held?
A. , , .
4) Who was elected as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) on 20 December 2014?
A. , C B
5) Who was recently appointed as the ambassador of Cricket World Cup 2015?
A.
6) Who was on 19 December 2014 appointed as the Chairman of the reconstituted
Indian Banks Association committee on Member Private Sector Banks for 2014-
15?
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Note: He is the CEO of Federal Bank.
7) Which section of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was in news recently as UnionHome Ministry decided to remove this Section, thus decriminalizing attempt to
suicide?
A. 309
8) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 23 December 2014 extended the deadline for
exchanging pre-2005 of various denominations to?
A. 30 2015
9) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan
Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) were selected for Bharat Ratna recently. In
which year Bharat Ratna was instituted?
A. 1954
10) National Consumers Right Day was observed across India on? - 24
11) National Mathematics Day was celebrated on 22 December every year on
whose birthday?
A.
12) India on 20 December 2014 exported CGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel
(OPV) to which country?
A.
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India.
13) Name the Mission launched by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
on 25 December 2014 to achieve full immunization coverage for all children by
2020?
A.
14) Which country recently successfully test-launched Angara-A5 rocket?
A.
15) Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) on 22 December 2014 bagged a 16.96 million
Euro contract for a thermal power project in which country?
A.
16) Union Government recently released Calendar for the year 2015 with the
theme?A. C
17) Which was named as the most important scientific Breakthrough of the Year
2014 by Science journal recently?
A.
18) Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 23 December 2014 set up a committee to
examine the possibility of constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for
reinvestigation of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. Who will head the committe?
A. C () .. .
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25) Which country on 23 December 2014 launched its largest ever missile
warship named Tuo Chiang?
A.
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