August 2014 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL
1) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an International
Health Emergency on 8 August 2014 over Ebola outbreak. Ebola
virus was first discovered in which country?
Ans:- Democratic Republic of Congo (1976)
2) Which Project has been unveild in Britain on 4 August 2014 to
commemorate 100 years of first World War ?
Ans:- Lights Out
3) Mexicos Congress on 6 August 2014 gave final approval to a
historic reform that would open up an important state-controlled
sector to foreign investment for the first time since 1938. Which
sector is this?
Ans:- Energy Sector (comprising of oil and natural gas)
4) Which country has destroyed Syrian chemical weapons on 7
August 2014?
Ans:- UK
5) What is the name of the newly constituted act which was signed
into law by the U.S. President Barack Obama on 8 August 2014 and
which authorises the President to appoint a Special Envoy in the
near East and South Central Asia?
Ans:- Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act

INDIA & WORLD

1) Defence procurements from which Italian company were put on
hold by the Union Government on 5 August 2014?
Ans:- Finmeccanica

2) Recently, India has agreed to lend $69 million grant to supply

iodated salt to curb iodine deficiency disease in which country?
Ans:- Nepal
3) Recently India rejected World Trade Organization (WTO) offer.
What was it related with?
Ans:- signing Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
4) Which country and India on 19 August 2014 signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in
railway sector ?
Ans:- Czech Republic
5) According to Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, India ranked
5th among top ten wind power producers in world. Which country is
the leading wind power producer in world ?
Ans:- China

NATIONAL
1) The Union government has recently launched a new scheme
Padho Pardesh to provide interest subsidy on educational loans for
overseas studies for student belongs to ____?
Ans:- Minority communities
2) Indian Railways recently launched a contact-less smart card
enabling passengers to pay for reserved as well as unreserved
travelling train tickets as part of a pilot project. What is the name of
this smart card with lifetime validity?
Ans Go-India
3) The Parliament has recently cleared a constitution amendment bill
that will facilitate setting up of National Judicial Appointment
Commission (NJAC) for appointment of judges. The NJAC will
comprise of how many members?
Ans:- Six

4) The major objective of newly announced Pradhanmantri JanDhan Yojana is _? (Ans:- To provide a bank account to every poor in
the country )

1) The 18th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) Ministerial
Meeting on Climate Change was held on 7-8 August 2014 in?
Ans:- New Delhi, India

5) Swach Bharat Mission is targetted to complete by 2019. It plan

to celebrate 150th anniversary of whom ?
Ans:- Mahatma Gandhi

AWARDS & HONOURS

STATES
1) Palghar became the 36th and the newest district of Maharashtra
on 1 August 2014. It was carved out from which district, which was
Indias most populous district?
Ans:- Thane
2) What is the name of the 45 megawatt hydro-electricity project in
J&K that was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on 12 August 2014?
Ans:- Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Project
3) What is the name of the controversial survey conducted by the
Telangana Government throughout the state on 19 August 2014 and
due to which various sections of the state were scared and
apprehensive?
Ans:- Samagra Kutumbh Survey or Intensive Household Survey
4) Which state government on 21 August 2014 announced proposal
to clamp complete prohibition on liquor in various phases?
Ans:- Kerala
5) What is the name of the new initiative by IDBI and UNICEF in
Uttar Pradesh to provide safe drinking water,sanitation and hygiene ?
Ans:- WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

CONFERENCES

1) 55 gallantry awards (peacetime) were announced on the eve of

68th Independence Day on 14 August 2014. Who was conferred the
lone Ashok Chakra, Indias highest peacetime gallantry award?
Ans:- Late Maj. Mukund Varadarajan
2) Which Iranian-born professor became the first woman ever to win
the Fields Medal of the International Mathematical Union (IMU),
which is considered the top prize in the field of mathematics?
Ans:- Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani
3) Name the Carnatic vocalist has been chosen for the fifth Indira
Sivasailam Endowment Medal and Concert on 25 August 2014 ?
Ans:- T. M. Krishna
4) Who was honoured on 25 August 2014 with Institute of Company
Secretaries of India (ICSI) Life Time Achievement Award 2013 for
Excellence in Corporate Governance?
Ans:- Shiv Nadar, Founder & Chairman, HCL
5) 19th Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2012 were
announced by the Union Government on 26 August 2014. Which
organisation has won the highest prize under this Award category?
Ans:- Rail Wheel factory (Ministry of Railways), Bangalore

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Which was the venue of the closing ceremony of 20th
Commonwealth Games held on 3 August 2014?
Ans:- Hampden Park

2) What was the motto of 20th Commonwealth Games ?

Ans:- People, Place, Passion

5) Which of the India Company will implement the Eastern India

Energy Highway ?
Ans:- Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)

3)Which batsman on 9 August 2014 broke cricketing-great Sir Don

Bradmans 66-year-old record for most scores of 190 plus?
Ans:- Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

4) Jacques Kallis, who announced his retirement from all formats of

international cricket recently, is a greatest all rounder of all times,
belongs to which country?

1) What is the name of NASAs vintage spacecraft which successfully

completed a return visit to the earth-moon system during August
2014?
Ans:- ISEE-3

Ans:- South Africa

5) The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games was held from 16 to 28
August 2014 in -?
Ans:- Nanjing, China

ECONOMY
1) Name the anytime anywhere bill payment system for which
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 7 August 2014 issued draft
guidelines?
Ans:- Bharat Bill Payment System (BPPS)
2) Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture on 11 August 2014
unveiled the brand name of its new airline as -?
Ans:- Vistara

2) Recently, it was reported in newspaper that use of antibiotics in

poultry industry might be strongly linked to growing antibiotic
resistance in Indians. What purpose antibiotics have been used in
poultry industry?
Ans:- Growth promotion
3) Recently, the Rosetta spacecraft made history as it became the
first probe to rendezvous with a comet on it s journey around the
sun.Rosetta spacecraft
was launched by ____?
Ans:- European Space Agency
4) Under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants, India had agreed to phase out use of Endosulfan by the
year ?
Ans:- 2017

3) Which international finance entity launched a $2.5-billion onshore

Indian rupee bond programme on 20 August 2014 so as to
strengthen the capital market and support infrastructure development
in India?
Ans:- International Finance Corporation (IFC)

5) Recently, which country has launched a mission to map the Arctic

seabed to support it s bid to extend it s territory up to the North Pole?
Ans:- Canada

4) How many Indian companies were listed among Forbes list of the
Worlds 100 Most Innovative Companies released on 20 August
2014?
Ans:- Five

A) APPOINTMENTS

PERSONS IN NEWS

1) Vishal Sikka, who took charge as CEO and MD of Infosys on 1

August 2014, is the -head of the company?
Ans:- Fifth
2) Who took charge as the fourth Deputy Governor of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) recently?
Ans:- Subhash Sheoratan Mundra
3) Who was assumed charge as the new Executive Director of
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd on 14 August 2014?
Ans:- SM Swathi

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Which country has announced 3 year residence for Edward
Snowden on 7 August 2014 ?
Ans:- Russia

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Which of the Chinas province has been affected by earthquake of
magnitude 6.1 ?
Ans:- Yunnan

4) Who was was appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts

Committee (PAC) on 20 August 2014?
Ans:- Senior Congress leader KV Thomas

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

B) RESIGNS

1) What is the fullform of ICBM ?

Ans:- Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

1) Sheila Dikshit tendered her resignation on 26 August 2014 as the

Governor of which state?
Ans:- Kerala

C) DEATHS
1) Actor Richard Attenborough died on 24 August 2014.How is
related to India?
Ans:- Director and Producer for Gandhi Movie

D) VISITORS
1) Name the Britain Deputy Prime Minister visited India from 25 27
August 2014?
Ans:- Nick Clegg

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Munger Through The Ages book has been written by ?
Ans:- Devendra Prasad Yadav

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 18 August 2014 constituted a
15-member inter-regulatory committee to monitor the growing
phenomenon of shadow banking. Who has been appointed as the
Chairman of this committee?
Ans:- P. Vijaya Bhaskar (Executive Director, RBI)

DAYS & DATES

1) World Humanitarian Day was observed across the world on?
Ans:- 19 August 2014

September 2014 Current Affairs Bit

Bank

2) According to recent WHO report, Which country reported highest

suicides in world?
Ans:- India

INTERNATIONAL

3) India and Vietnam has signed MOU on exploration of oil fields in

which sea?
Ans:- South China Sea

1) Which parliament reappointed Abdullah al-Thinni as the Prime

Minister on 1 September 2014?
Ans:- Libya
2) Boko Haram-the deadly terror group in Nigeria has recently
declared an Islamic Caliphate in a small town in the country which
has been wrestled backby the armed forces. What is the name of the
place?
Ans:- Gwoza town
3) Which country Parliament on 16 September 2014 approved a new
anti-terror bill aimed at preventing jihadists from travelling to Iraq,
Syria or elsewhere by confiscating their passports?
Ans:- French
4) Which country has decided to have Referendum for changing its
National Flag on 21 September 2014?
Ans:- New Zealand
5) How much per cent reduction in salt intake was recommended by
the World Health Organisation (WHO) in an official communiqu to
all countries released on the occasion of World Heart Day (29
September)?
Ans:- 30%

INDIA & WORLD

1) What is the name of a new branch of Al-Qaeda that was
announced by the group on 4 September 2014 to wage jihad in the
Indian subcontinent?
Ans:- Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent

4) What was the percentage drop in mortality rates for children

under-five years worldwide as stated in the pertaining report
released by the United Nations Organisation on 16 September
2014?
Ans:- 49%
5) Which country would be the partner nation for the Delhi
International Book Fair 2016?
Ans:- China

NATIONAL
1) Government of India has named a new programme Neeranchal
with an initial outlay of Rs.2142 crores. What does the programme
aim to achieve?
Ans:- To give impetus to watershed development
2) According to a recent Supreme Court verdict what quota has been
alloted to disabled persons in all government jobs?
Ans:- 3%
3) Under which brand name Union Government is going to launch
Electronic Toll Collection in India?
Ans:- FASTag
4) Which act associated with setting up of a tribunal was struck down
by the Supreme Court through its order delivered on 25 September
2014?
Ans:- National Tax Tribunal Act NTTA

5) The Indian Railways has begun the trial run of booking meals
through phone or SMS also known as E-Catering on how many
trains?
Ans:- Six

STATES
1) An indigenously made nuclear plant unit of India recently made
history by running continuously for a period 765 days, or a little over
two years. This unit is associated with which power plant of India?
Ans:- Rawatbhata Nuclear Power Plant in Rajasthan
2) Recently, which state has launched need based development plan
for villagers?
Ans:- Delhi
3) The integration of Border Security Force (BSF) with which state
level geo-informatics agency of Gujarat was done on 11 September
2014?
Ans:- Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo
informatics (BISAG)
4) The new project Sech-Bandhu Prakalpa launched by the
Government of West Bengal is a great gift to farmers in the state
which will increase yields.What does the project provide to farmers?
Ans:- Better irrigation
5) Which railway station of India on 26 September 2014 became the
first one to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access?
Ans:- Chennai Central

CONFERENCES
1) The 13th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) will be held
from January 7-9 January 2015 at ?
Ans:- Gandhinagar, Gujarat

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Mumbais Esplanade House, which recently bagged the UNESCO
Asia Pacific Heritage Awards, once served as residence of?
Ans:- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
2) Which two countries have been honoured on 10 September 2014
by World Health Organisation (WHO) for excellence in public health?
Ans:- Bangladesh and Timor Leste
3) Which Organistaion has received Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award
on 14 September 2014?
Ans:- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
4) Which film was selected as Indias official entry for OSCAR film
awards 2015?
Ans:- Liars Dice
5) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given in the field of?
Ans:- Science

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who won the Italian F1 Grand Prix on 7 September 2014?
Ans:- Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes team
2) Which doubles duo created history by claiming their 100th doubles
title after they won the U.S. Open mens doubles title on 7
September 2014?
Ans:- Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan
3) Which Indian player has been selected by International Tennis
Federation for Davis Cup Commitment Award?
Ans:- Rohan Bopanna

4) The 2018 Asian Games will be the 18th staging of the regional,
multi-sport event to be hosted by ?
Ans:- Jakarta, Indonesia
5) Which Indian snooker player has recently announced his
retirement from professional snooker ?
Ans:- Pankaj Advani

ECONOMY
1) Nifty, the 50-scrip benchmark index of the National Stock
Exchange (NSE) crossed which milestone mark for the first time on 1
September 2014?
Ans:- 8,000 mark
2) Recently which industry major announced that it will accept
Bitcoins henceforth?
Ans:- Paypal
3) What was Indias rank in the latest Creative Productivity Index
prepared by Asian Development Bank in collaboration with
Economist Intelligence Unit?
Ans:- 14 out of 24 countries
4) What amount did Chinese e-commerce giant Alibabas IPO fetch
to make it the worlds largest such event?
Ans:- 25 Billion USD
5) What is the new name of MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) that
was approved by capital market regulator Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) recently?
Ans:- Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSXI))

2) Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 2014 report has

been released on 10 September 2014 by which Organisation?
Ans:- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) )
3) Recently scientist gave Ikrandraco avatar name to an ancient
creature. It is inspired from which movie?
Ans:- Avatar
4) Worlds first water-based nuclear battery was developed by Jae
W. Kwons research group at the ?
Ans:- University of Missouri (MU)
5) What is the name of the recently discovered dinosaur who is now
said to be more aquatic than terrestrial?
Ans:- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Who was elected as the new Chairman of the Advertising
Standards Council of India (ASCI) on 12 September 2014?
Ans:- Narendra Ambwani
2) Who was appointed as the first women Chairperson of Indian
Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) on 4 September 2014?
Ans:- Chandrakala Padia

B) RESIGNS

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the Co-founder and leader of Oracle Corporation on 18

September 2014 stepped down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
Ans:- Larry Ellison

1) Which method has been developed on 2 September 2014 by

Japan Researchers to detect Ebola virus in 30 minutes?
Ans:- RT-LAMP

C) DEATHS

1) International Personality Bala Thampoe has died on 1 September

2014, he was associated with which field?
Ans:- Trade Unionist

1) Which committee was on 8 September 2014 submitted its report

on the status of deemed universities in India?
Ans:- H Devaraj Committee

D) VISITORS

DAYS & DATES

1) Name the German Foreign Minister visited India from 6-8

September 2014?
Ans:- Frank-Walter Steinmeier

1) World Tourism Day (WTD) was observed on?

Ans:- 27 September

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) The leader associated with scotland independence movement was
?
Ans:- Alex Salmond

PLACES IN NEWS
1) The revived Nalanda University on 1 September 2014 started its
first session with 15 students in its makeshift campus at which
place?
Ans:- Buddhist pilgrim town of Rajgir, about 100 km from Patna

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of NATO ?
Ans:- North Atlantic Treaty Organization

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on 12 September 2014
released his autobiography.What is the name of this book?
Ans:- And then One Day: A Memoir

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

October 2014 Current Affairs Bit

Bank
INTERNATIONAL
1) USA has lifted 40 year ban on arm sales to which country
for boosting defence in south china sea?
Ans:- Vietnam
2) As per the World Health Organization (WHO), which country
accounts for 80% for polio cases globally?
Ans:- Pakistan

1) India has launched Container Service on 7 October 2014

with which country to increase trade?
Ans:- Myanmar
2) Which country on 12 October 2014 pledged 4 million US
dollar aid for reconstruction of Gaza Strip that was destroyed
during the Palestine and Israel conflict which started in June
2014?
Ans:- India
3) Which country has launched the Gandhi Inspired Tourist
Attraction project on 18 October 2014?
Ans:- South Africa

3) Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 13 October

2014 flagged off which train from Palai after 25 years?
Ans:- Yal Devi Express

4) Which country has agreed to provide 4 million Euros and

services of international experts to help in effective
implementation of sanitation programmes in urban areas of
India?
Ans:- Germany

4) What is the name of the Syrian town which has become the
centre of the Syrian Civil War, with the ongoing siege between
the militants of Islamic State (IS) and Syrian Kurds?
Ans:- Kobani

5) Recently, India offered to help which Polio affected country?

Ans:- Pakistan

5) Recently state emergency was declared in Sinai

Peninsula. In which country it is located?
Ans:- Egypt

INDIA & WORLD

NATIONAL
1) What is the minimum monthly pension notified recently by
Labour Ministry for subscribers of the Employees Pension
Scheme?
Ans:- Rs.1000
2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 October 2014
addressed the nation over radio for the first time in his

programme named?
Ans:- Mann Ki Baat
3) Under which government scheme the power ministry has
decided to provide bulbs using LED technology to
households?
Ans:- Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikaran Yojana (RGGVY)
4) Name the website launched by Union Government on 7
October 2014 to monitor attendance of government employees
in real time?
Ans:- attendance.gov.in
5) By what percent Union Government has increased the
fellowship amount of research scholars?
Ans:- Up to 50%

STATES
1) Which party opened its account in Maharashtra Assembly
by winning two seats for the first time?
Ans:- The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
2) Recently, Which state Chief Minister has declared year
2015 as the Tourism Year in the State?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh
3) In which state the Arogya Gram Yojna Organic Farming
scheme was launched on 18 October 2014?
Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

4) Which state government has decided recently to set up a

commission on the line of Right to Information Commission, to
ensure time bound delivery of public services to citizen?
Ans:- West Bengal
5) Manipur and Nagaland were cut-off from the rest of the
country from 27 October 2014 due to the 1000-hour district
blockade called in a district of Assam from 5 am. Which district
is this?
Ans:- Karbi Along district

CONFERENCES
1) The state govt. of Madhya Pradesh on 9 October 2014
organised Global Investors Summit 2014 (GIS 2014), a huge
summit of top corporate houses. This meet is held at which
city of MP?
Ans:- Indore

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Who was conferred with Euromoneys Central Bank
Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington 10 October
2014?
Ans:- RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
2) Who has been awarded with Americas Top Young
Scientist award on 22 October 2014 for his innovative design
of an eco-friendly device that will reduce carbon footprint while
offering power for household usage?
Ans:- Sahil Doshi

3) Name the ministry that has been awarded with the ISO
9001:2008 certificate on 22 October 2014?
Ans:- Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
4) Who became the first Indian woman to win prestigious
Wildscreen Panda Award on 24 October 2014?
Ans:- Ashwika Kapur
5) Who was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award
for the year 2012-13?
Ans:- Noted lyricist Sameer

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Which Indian player refused to accept Medal at the podium
to protest the loss of semi-finals at Incheon Asian Games?
Ans:- Sarita Devi
2) Who was chosen as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of
Indias Incheon Asian Games campaign at a felicitation of the
medal winners by contingent sponsors, Samsung India on 13
October 2014?
Ans:- MC Mary Kom
3) International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 October 2014
awarded the global broadcast agreement rights for ICC Events
from 2015 to 2023 to?
Ans:- Star India and Star Middle East
4) Sania Mirza along with Cara Black clinched the WTA finals
doubles title on 26 October 2014. Cara Black is from which

country?
Ans:- Zimbabwe
5) Name the Indian Boxer was suspended by International
Boxing Association (AIBA) for protesting at ASIAN GAMES
2014?
Ans:- Sarita Devi

ECONOMY
1) What is the name of the new global service launched by the
World Bank on 9 October 2014 which aims at mobilising the
private sector to help tackle the massive infrastructure deficit
facing developing countries?
Ans:- Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF)
2) Which is the only Indian-owned entity to have its brand in an
elite annual club of worlds 100 most valuable brands list for
2014 compiled by leading brand consultancy Interbrand?
Ans:- Tata Group
3) What is the new price of domestically produced natural gas
fixed by the Union Government as announced on 18 October
2014?
Ans:- $5.61 a unit
4) Which bank on 14 October 2014 launched Facebook-based
funds transfer platform KayPay?
Ans:- Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB)
5) Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
changed the name of its Alipay financial services unit as

announced on 16 October 2014. What is the new name of this

financial services unit?
Ans:- Ant Financial Services Group

1) Who has been appointed has first Hindu Priest of

GeorgeTown University USA on 1 October 2014?
Ans:- Pratima Dharm

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2) Who has been appointed as the head of Future Earth

Engagement Committee a global research platform panel on
sustainable development on 26 October 2014?
Ans:- Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh)

1) Which Earth observing Instrument has been installed on 1

October 2014 by NASA on International Space Station (ISS)?
Ans:- ISS-RapidScat (ISS Rapid Scatterometer)
2) India on 7 October launched an Indigenous Microscope that
uses peacocks feather technology.What are the features of
microscope?
Ans:- It generates 3D Images of Objects
3) How many pollutants the recently launched National Air
Quality Index will track?
Ans:- 8
4) Worlds first womb-transplant baby was born to a 36-yearold woman from which country recently?
Ans:- Sweden
5) What is the theme of the Living Planet Report 2014
released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?
Ans:- Species and Spaces, People and Places

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS

B) RESIGNS
1) Name the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
on 20 October 2014 resigned from her position following the
allegations that her support groups misused political funds?
Ans:- Yuko Obuchi

C) DEATHS
1) Benjamin Bradlee died recently. He was associated with
which of the following newspapers?
Ans:- The Washington Post

D) VISITORS
1) Name the Vietnam Prime Minister visited India on 27-28
October 2014?
Ans:- Nguyen Tan Dung

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) What is the name of the revamped version of Googles

Android software that was unveiled by the company on 15
October 2014?
Ans:- Lollipop

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Indias largest ferris wheel was inaugurated on 2 October
2014 at Kalindi Kunj in Delhi. What is the name given to this
giant wheel?
Ans:- Delhi Eye

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the fullform of WIPO ?
Ans:- World Intellectual Property Organisation

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) A book titled Syntheism Creating God in The Internet Age
authored by ?
Ans:- Alexander Bard

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released which report
on Capacity Building in banks and non-banks?
Ans:- Gopalakrishna Committee report

DAYS & DATES

1) World Food Day was observed across the world on ?

Ans:- 16 October

November 2014 Current Affairs Bit

Bank
INTERNATIONAL
1) Under the new NATO mission Resolute Support, US Army
will give training and support to which countrys army to fight
extremism?
Ans:- Afghanistan
2) Which Country formally ends 13 year War in Afghanistan?
Ans:- Britain
3) Which nation was in news for scrapping a much
controversial proposed legislation to introduce Internet Tax?
Ans:- Hungary
4) Which countrys parliament has passed a law on 4
November 2014 that could block the release of Palestinian
prisoners convicted for murder, in any future peace
negotiations?
Ans:- Israel
5) Which country and Australia on 18 November 2014 signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral Antarctic

cooperation?
Ans:- China

INDIA & WORLD

1) Indias first Bio-refinery is to be established with the support
of ?
Ans:- Norway
2) The Trilateral Coast Guard exercise Dosti-XII involved
which three nations?
Ans:- India, Maldives, Srilanka
3) UNESCO recently collaborated with Ministry of Urban
Development for which scheme?
Ans:- Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY)
4) With which country, the Union Cabinet gave its approval for
cooperation in the field of oil and gas for a period of five
years?
Ans:- Mozambique
5) Name the country that has banned its senior government
officials from higher studies in mainland China, citing national
security reasons?
Ans:- Taiwan

NATIONAL

1) Saksham and Pragati are newly launched initiatives of

the Ministry of HRD. What kind of schemes are they?
Ans:- Scholarship Scheme
2) Union Health Minister has launched a new mission in line
with governments vision to eliminate Tuberculosis from India.
What is the name of mission?
Ans:- TB-Mission 2020
3) Government on 18 November 2014 relaunched the Kisan
Vikas Patras, to tap household savings for funding
infrastructure development in the country. To begin with, KVP
will be sold through?
Ans:- Post Offices
4) What is purpose of recently launched Vanbandhu Kalyan
Yojana?
Ans:- Welfare of Tribals
5) The Rajya Sabha on 27 November 2014 passed the Delhi
Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act.It is concerned
with the appointment process of?
Ans:- CBI Director

STATES
1) Name the company that bagged the work order recently by
Gujarat government for construction of the 182-metre-tall
Statue of Unity of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
Ans:- Larsen &Toubro Company

2) Namsai on 25 November 2014 became the 18th district of

which state?
Ans:- Arunachal Pradesh
3) Union Cabinet on 4 November 2014 approved dissolution of
legislative assembly of which state?
Ans:- Delhi
4) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was on 13 November
2014 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from which state?
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh
5) The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held on
20 30 November 2014 at Goa, which is the permanent
venue for hosting the IFFI. This is which edition of IFFI?
Ans:- 45th

CONFERENCES
1) In which country the 83rd INTERPOL General Assembly
was held from 3 7 November 2014?
Ans:- Monaco

1) Who was formally conferred the title of Honorary Professor

by the Peking University, one of the oldest Chinese
universities on 5 November 2014?
Ans:- Former President of India Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam
2) Name the Indian NGO won United Nations Lighthouse
Activities award for the year 2014 on 25 November 2014?
Ans:- Aaranyak
3) Who has won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014 for
Biological Science?
Ans:- Roop Mallik
4) Name the child has been selected for the first-ever bravery
award given by Assam government on 17 November 2014?
Ans:- Gunjan Sharma
5) Name the Boxer was received the Arjuna Award on 26
November 2014?
Ans:- Manoj Kumar

SPORTS & GAMES

2) 6th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo was held from
6-9 November 2014 in -?
Ans:- New Delhi

1) Where the Commonwealth Games 2018 are going to be

held?
Ans:- The Gold Coast, Australia

3) Which country will host the G-20 Summit in 2015?

Ans:- Turkey

2) Which player received his 2013-14 European Golden Boot

award on 5 November 2014?
Ans:- Cristiano Ronaldo

AWARDS & HONOURS

3) Which football player on 22 November 2014 became the alltime highest scorer in the history of La Liga the Spanish
Football League?
Ans:- Lionel Messi
4) Who won this years ATP World Tour finals on 16 November
2014 after Roger Federer withdrew from the title clash due to a
back injury?
Ans:- Novak Djokovic
5) The World Chess Championship 2014 was held from 7 28
November 2014 at ?
Ans:- Sochi, Russia

ECONOMY
1) Which bank became the first Listed Indian Company in the
list of 30 companies having more than 75% shareholding by
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)?
Ans:- HDFC
2) Which private-sector bank got the RBI approval on 25
November 2014 to form a subsidiary to enter the General
Insurance business?
Ans:- Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB)
3) Which private bank has on 20 November 2014 announced
its plan to acquire ING Vysya Bank?
Ans:- Kotak Mahindra Bank

4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd (BMB) on 19 November 2014

launched its internet banking facility by the name?
Ans:- BMBSmartBanking
5) From which date are RBI guidelines pertaining to levying of
penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance
coming into effect?
Ans:- 1 April 2015

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the Institute of India that became the first to be made
a full member of the CMS collaboration of CERN, the
European Organization for Nuclear Research?
Ans:- IIT Madras
2) The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) being jointly
developed by India and which other nation ?
Ans:- Russia
3) The first zero gravity 3D printer has been installed by?
Ans:- NASA
4) Name the Migratory Bird whose route has been tracked for
the first time by the scientists?
Ans:- Amur Falcon
5) What proportion of the Global Greenhouse gas burden does
India emit?
Ans:- 6%

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Who was appointed as the new Chairman of National
Chemical Weapon Convention (NCWA) on 3 November 2014?
Ans:- GS Sandhu
2) Name the Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary was
appointed as new Secretary General of the 16th Lok Sabhaon
26 November 2014?
Ans:- Anoop Mishra

2) M.S.S. Pandian passed away on 10 November 2014. He

was a famous ?
Ans:- Social Scientist

D) VISITORS
1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited in which country on 19
November 2014?
Ans:- Fiji

E) MISCELLANEOUS

B) RESIGNS

1) Currently, Tianhe-2 is fastest supercomputer in world. It

belongs to which country?
Ans:- China

1) What is the full name of Manohar Parikar who resigned as

CM of Goa and became Defence Minister on 9 November
2014?
Ans:- Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar

2) Which magazine has been named Mangalyaan among the

25 best inventions of 2014?
Ans:- Times Magazine

2) Name the US Defence Secretary was resigned from his

post on 24 November 2014?
Ans:- Chuck Hagel

C) DEATHS
1) What was the real name of noted Bollywood actor Sadashiv
Amrapurkar who passed away on 3 November 2014?
Ans:- Ganesh Kumar Narwode

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Ashtamudi Estuarys short neck clam fishery on 5 Nov 2014
became the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified
fishery in India. It is in which state?
Ans:- Kerala
2) Name the tallest building in the US which was reopened for
business thirteen years after the original twin towers were
destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attack?
Ans:- World Trade Center

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the Full form of CDRI ?
Ans:- Central Drug Research Institute
2) What is the Full form of AAFI ?
Ans:- Amateur Athletics Federation of India

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Who is the author of the Book Art & Railways A
Bangalore Saga, launched on 4 November 2014?
Ans:- Mr.S.Mani & Ms.Lily Pandeya, Railway Officers
2) The book titled Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of
Mumbai 26/11 was released on 23 November 2014.Who is the
author of the book?
Ans:- Sandeep Unnithan

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) The Goverment set up a committee to assess
compensation for Coal Blocks that were running or ready to

produce from April 2015.It is headed by ?

Ans:- Pratyush Sinha
2) Recently, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has set up a
14-member committee to ?
Ans:- Review peacekeeping operations worldwide

DAYS & DATES

1) National Education Day (NED) was observed on -?
Ans:- 11 November 2014