Current Affairs Questions and Answer 8 November 2014

Daily Current Affairs Quiz-27

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1. Scientists developed which drug to replace antibiotics ?

A. Antigen
B. Staphefekt
C. Bacteriophages
D. antimicrobial solution

 

B. Staphefekt

Staphefekt is based on a naturally occurring enzyme called endolysins produced by viruses and attacks infections differently to antibiotics. Unlike antibiotics, it does not destroy the harmless bacteria that live in the body.

2. Burger King partnered with _____ to launch its burgers online.

A. eBay
B. Amazon
C. Snapdeal
D. Flipkart

 

A. eBay

3. Drug Technical Advisory Committee headed by Director General of health services Jagdish Prasad recommended waiver of clinical trial for which 2 cancer drugs in public interest?

A. Aflibercept and Trastuzumab emtansine
B. Lapatinib and Capecitabine
C. Abiraterone Acetate and Arsenic Trioxide
D. Carmustine and Methotrexate

 

A. Aflibercept and Trastuzumab emtansine

The committee recommended to sale the medicine without testing on Indian patients. This is permitted to cater to unmet medical needs.

4. To protect declining shark population shipment of shark fins banned by which airlines ?

A. Air India
B. Jet Airways
C. Lufthansa
D. United Airlines

 

B. Jet Airways

5. Alibaba Group-backed Quixey announced to buy which Indian startup ?

A. Flipkart
B. Dexetra
C. Popxo
D. Power2SME

 

B. Dexetra

6. Which Indian-origin British politician named as the Labour MP of the year 2014 ?

A. Virendra Sharma
B. Priti Patel
C. Shailesh Vara
D. Keith Vaz

 

D. Keith Vaz

Indian-origin British politician Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz known as Keith Vaz was on 6 November 2014 named as the Labour MP of the year 2014.
He is the longest-serving Asian MP

7. National Cancer Awareness Day observed on ___________ across the nation

A. 7 November
B. 5 November
C. 3 November
D. 1 November

 

A. 7 November

8. Who was appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex authority of the Income-Tax Department ?

A. Anita Desai
B. Anita Kapur
C. Manisha Tripathi
D. Asmita Sinha

 

B. Anita Kapur

She is a senior IRS officer. Will be serving as the Chairperson of CBDT till November 2015.

9. As per the latest OECD report, India growth is projected ____________ in 2014.

A. 4.5 percent
B. 5.4 percent
C. 7.3 percent
D. 8.1 percent

 

B. 5.4 percent

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 6 November 2014 released Economic Outlook 2014. According to it, India growth is projected 5.4 percent in 2014, 6.4 percent in 2015 and 6.6 percent in 2016 due to investment picks up.

10. Who was appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics research centre ?

A. Fabiola Gianotti
B. Irina Sheyber
C. Pauline Gagnon
D. Olessya Shchutska

 

A. Fabiola Gianotti

She is an Italian physicist.
She became the first woman to be put in charge of a top global scientific institution in the field.
She will replace Rolf Heuer and will take up the post in January 2016.