Current Affairs Question 19 November 2014

Daily Current Affairs Quiz-32

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1.Ninth G-20 Summit of major economies was held in Brisbane, Australia from 15 to 16 November 2014. The summit focused on promoting economic growth and set the target of boosting global growth by _________ in five years.

A. 2 percent
B. 5 percent
C. 8 percent
D. 10 percent

A. 2 percent

2. 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was held in ______________ from 12 November 2014 to 13 November 2014.

A. Brisbane, Australia
B. Manila, Philippines
C. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
D. Sydney, Australia

C. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

3. 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. What is the strike range of Akash ?

A. 25 km
B. 250 km
C. 2000 km
D. 5000 km

A. 25 km

4. Which Indian-American won International Children’s Peace Prize 2014 ?

A. Neha Gupta
B. Sameer Gupta
C. Aboli Gupta
D. Akhilesh Gupta

A. Neha Gupta

Neha, an 18-year-old Indian American from Philadelphia was awarded for her work to help orphans in India and other vulnerable children.

5. A four boggy train named Modi Express, in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was flagged off by an Australian Minister Matthew Guy in __________.

A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Brisbane
D. Perth

B. Melbourne

6. Which Tech giant has launched a new e-mail application ‘Verse’ for enterprises that integrates social media, file sharing and analytics to help increase productivity ?

A. IBM
B. TCS
C. Google
D. Microsoft

A. IBM

7. Which agency was chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 ?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. BARC
D. TIFR

A. ISRO

Indian space agency ISRO will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 in recognition of its contribution in strengthening international cooperation in peaceful use of outer space.

8. India announced a __________ line of credit to Fiji for a co-generation power plant.

A. $25 million
B. $50 million
C. $75 million
D. $125 million

C. $75 million

9. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,launched _________________ – an "Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate" for pensioners, in a move that could eventually benefit over a crore pensioners.

A. Jeevan Pramaan
B. Jeevan Saral
C. Simply Life
D. Gratitude

A. Jeevan Pramaan

10. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the Finance Ministry’s think-tank National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (NIPFP) ?

A. Vijay Kelkar
B. C. Rangarajan
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Narendra Jadhao

A. Vijay Kelkar

He replaces former Reserve Bank governor C. Rangarajan.