Current Affairs November 2014

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1. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Future Earth Engagement Committee?
[A] Medha Patkar
[B] Jairam Ramesh
[C] Manmohan Singh
[D] Anith Desai

Jairam Ramesh

2. India has recently started dismantling its first aircraft carrier. Name it?

 [A] INS Vikrant
 [B] INS Vikramaditya
 [C] INS Sidhu
 [D] INS Hindurakshak

3. Name the spacecraft by SpaceX, that recently returned to Earth after completing its mission on International Space Station?
[A] MAM
[B] MAVEN
[C] Daish
[D] Dragon

4. Daish, is the Arabic translation of which terrorist organization?
A.  ISIS
B. Al Queda
C. Boko Haram
D. Nohr E-Egypt

5. India recently struck a deal to buy anti-tank Spike missiles from which country?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] Israel
[D] Australia

6. Who among the following had discovered first successful inactivated polio vaccine?
[A] Edward Jenner
[B] Maurice Hilleman
[C] Jonas Edward Salk
[D] Wilhelm  Röntgen

7. Which Indian state has won the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management Award for 2014?
[A] Tamilnadu
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand

8. Name the Men’s Badminton player who won China open defeating top Chinese player for the first time in history?
A. Parupalli Kashyap
B. Kidambi Srikanth
C. Ramesh Vyas
D. Sai Sameer

Answers:

1. B The inaugural Future Earth Engagement Committee is to be chaired by Indian economist and politician, former Union minister Jairam Ramesh.

2. A INS Vikrant, popularly called as “Hero of 1971” is being dismantled at Mumbai dockyard.

3. D Dragon, is the spacecraft launched SpaceX, a California based organization returned to Earth after succesfull Space exploration.

4. A Daish, is arab name of notorious Terror outfit ISIS.

5. C Israel

6. C Jonas Edward Salk, his birth centenary is celebrated on 28 October 2014.

7. C Uttar Pradesh won Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management Award for 2014.

8. B Kidambi Srikanth created history by winning China open Men’s single.