Current Affairs on december 2014
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1. On 30th December 2014 being the Caption of India, Which Cricket player has taken Retirement from Test Format of Cricket ? – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Explanation: On 30th December 2014 (in 4 test match series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia) after 3rd test match with Australia, Indian skipper M.S Dhoni has announced his retirement from Test Cricket at the Melbourne....
1. In an Ordinance passed for Land Acquisition act on 29th December 2014, the mandatory "consent" clause and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) will not be applicable if the land is acquired for five purposes. What are those purpose?: National security, defence, rural infrastructure including electrification, industrial corridors and building social infrastructure including.....
1. After a section of media alleges that due to pressure from Union Govt. HRD, the Director of IIT Delhi (Institute of Technology ) has resigned. What was his name? - RK Shevgaonkar
Explanation: RK Shevgaonkar submitted his resignation more than two years before the end of his tenure. The media has alleged that due to 2 (two) controversial factors he had resigned. The......
1. On the 27th December 2014, CAT (Common Admission Test) has announced the Result. Out of total participant of the CAT examination 2014, how many have scored 100% percentile? – 16 (sixteen) students
Explanation: The results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2014 have been declared on 27th December 2014. Cat 2014 was conducted on 16 & 22 November 2014 and....
1.On 26 December 2014, To whom BJP has announced as 10th Chief Minister of Jharkhand? – Raghubar Das
Explanation: On 26th December 2014, BJP has announced Mr. Raghubar Das as the 6th Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He is an Indian politician belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. A former employee with Tata Steel, he served as the member of legislative assembly for five times......
1. Government of India is launching the World’s Largest Cash Subsidy Under Direct Transfer Benefit Scheme (DBTL). What is the product on which this scheme will be launched? – LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas)
Explanation: Government of India is launching the World’s Largest Cash Subsidy Under Direct Transfer Benefit Scheme on LPG to consumer for Cooking. The ambitious.....
1. On 24th December 2014, President of India has announced the “Bharat Ratna” award to 2 Indian Citizens. One of them was 7th Former Indian prime Minister who has to receive this. Who was he?: - Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Explanation: On 24th December 2014, President of India has announced the Bharat Ratna award (India’s Most prestigious Award) to Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee......
1. Result of Jammu and Kashmir & Jharkhand was announced on 23rd December 2014, Which party has emerged in both Region: - PDP (J&K) and BJP (Jharkhand)
Explanation: PDP won 28 out of total 87 assembly seats that went to polls followed by 25 Seats by BJP. BJP was the biggest gainer in these elections as it was able to significantly increase its tally from just 1 seat in 2002 and....
1 . Recently ICC has announced Brand ambassador to cricket world cup 2015. Which Player was appointed twice the Brand ambassador for World Cup: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (India)
Explanation: ICC Appointed Sachin the Brand Ambassador for world cup 2015, in this role as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 ambassador, Tendulkar will be promote and support the varieties of ICC initiatives, aimed at.....
1. Which river in Bangladesh was the site of a huge oil spill in December 2014 that is now threatening to ecologically sensitive Sunderbans area? – Sela River
Explanation: Nearly 350 tonnes of oil was spilled into the Sela River with an empty cargo vessel on 12 December 2014. Indian official agencies, including the West Bengal forest department, Border Security......
1) Name the heaviest next generation rocket launched by ISRO on 18 December 2014 that marked first step towards India’s manned missions? – Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mark-III)
Explanation: The 630-tonne GSLV Mark-III and standing 43.43-metre tall is the heaviest rocket launched till date by ISRO. The launch was done from Satish......
1. The U.S. Senate has appointed which Indian-American physician as U.S. Surgeon General by voted in favour of him by 51 votes to 43, after more than a year he was nominated by US President Barack Obama and also the youngest person and first person of Indian-origin to hold this post: Dr. Vivek Murthy
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1) Which terrorist organisation of Pakistan carried out a horrendous attack on a school in Peshawar on 16 December 2014 killing more than 130 people including a very large number of school children and teachers? – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
Explanation: The gunmen of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (which is also known as Taliban Pakistan), carried out one of the......
1) What was the name of the lone heavily-armed man of Iranian-origin who held 17 people hostage at a café in Sydney for around17 hours on 15 December 2014 before being killed in the police attack? – Man Haron Monis
On 15 December 2014, what was the name of the heavily-armed man who held 17 people hostage in Australia at a café in Sydney for around 17....
1) From which country, 22-year old Rolene Strauss was adjudged the Miss World 2014 at the Miss World beauty pageant held in London on 14 December 2014? – South Africa
Explanation: Rolene Strauss of South Africa was adjudged the Miss World 2014 at the Miss World beauty pageant held in London on 14 December 2014. This year’s Miss World beauty pageant was the......
1. On 13 December 2014, Govt. Of India has appointed a New Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Who was he? – Dineshwar Sharma
Explanation: Dineshwar Sharma is from 1979 batch IPS officer from Kerala cadre. He is presently deputed as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau. On 1 January 2014 , he will take charge from Syed Asif Ibrahim and will serve....
1. Due to continued decreased in international oil prices the price of petrol in India was slashed by 91 paise per litre on 30 November 2014 while that of diesel was reduced by 84 paise. What significant international price level was broken for crude oil recently? – The price of Brent crude oil went down below $70 per barrel on 28 November, which is its lowest level since 2010
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