Current Affairs Quiz 5 November 2014

1. Who was inducted as third member in Committee for Selection of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) ?

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Rahul Gandhi
C. Mallikarjun Kharge
D. Digvijay Singh

C. Mallikarjun Kharge

The other two members of the committee are Prime Minister Narendra Modi (as head) and Union Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitely.

Kharge was inducted in the selection committee by virtue of being the leader of the single largest party in the opposition in Lok Sabha as there as there was a lack of clarity on the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.

2. In August 2014, archaeologists have found two ancient Mayan cities Lagunita and Tamchen hidden in the jungle of _____________.

A. Brazil
B. Mexico
C. Peru
D. Chile

B. Mexico

3. India along with which country's Special Forces have started nearly three-week military exercise "Mithra Shakthi"?

A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Bangladesh
D. Sri lanka

A. Nepal

4. On 3rd November 2014, Indian Navy announced to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the coronation of which ancient King with a series of activities ?

A.
B.
C. Rajendra Chola
D.

C. Rajendra Chola

5. Sadashiv Amrapurkar died on 3 November 2014. He was a well-known ________.

A. author
B. actor
C. journalist
D. scientist

B. actor

6. In 2014, prehistoric rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs found in which state of India ?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Jharkhand
D. Odisha

B. Chhattisgarh

7. The Law Commission headed by Justice (retd) A P Shah on 3 November 2014 recommended repeal of 73 more obsolete statutes. What is the total number of laws to be repealed as per panel recommendation ?

A. 73
B. 146
C. 192
D. 258

D. 258

8. To uplift rural India, central government is set to start which mission ?

A. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
B. Rashtriya Gramin Abhiyan
C. Sakshakt Bharat Abhiyan
D. Purna Kranti

A. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

This programme will be launched in collaboration with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across the country.

9. Recently a butterfly survey was conducted in Periyar Tiger reserve. This reserve is located in which state ?

A. Tamil nadu
B. Kerala
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Assam

B. Kerala

10. Who amongst following won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014 for Physical Sciences ?

A. Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri
B. Dr. Soumen Chakrabarti
C. Dr. S Venkata Mohan
D. Dr. Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala

A. Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri