Current Affairs Questions 20 December 2014

1. On 18 December 2014, GSLV Mark-III-X successfully test fired along with human Crew module, CARE. CARE stands for _______________________________. GSLV MarkIIII

A. Delicate touch
B. Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment
C. Cosmonaut Atmospheric Reentry Experiment
D. Crew module Atmospheric Research Experiment

B. Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment
2. Recently, first five-star hotel in India's North East opened in ___________________.

A. Guwahati
B. Aizawl
C. Agartala
D. Imphal

A. Guwahati
3. For his efforts to enhance friendship and cooperation between India and Republic of Korea, which Indian businessman was conferred honorary citizenship of Busan,Korea ?

A. Rohit Gadia(CapitalVia)
B. Anand Mahindra(Mahindra & Mahindra)
C. Gautam Thapar(Avantha Group)
D. Venu Srinivasan(TVS)


D. Venu Srinivasan(TVS)

Busan is the second largest city in Korea, after Seoul.
4. Which travel services was in news for launching "Magic Cabs" in Bengaluru?

A. Helios Travel
B. Megadoot Travel
C. Vaayuinternational Travels Agencies
D. Ganga International Travel

A. Helios Travel
5. UN Security Council renewed Humanitarian aid to ___________ for 12 Months.

A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Syria
D. Turkey

C. Syria
6. Which Indian-origin man has been inducted in an six-member Australian Multicultural Council (AMC), Australian national body that advices the government on multicultural affairs and policy programmes ?

A. Vasan Srinivasan
B. Purushottama Bilimoria
C. Kersi Meher-Homji
D. Indira Naidoo

A. Vasan Srinivasan
7. Which IT services company acquired a US based firm CareTech Solutions Inc?

A. Lockheed Martin
B. Amdocs
C. HTC Global Services
D. Dimension Data

C. HTC Global Services

Both companies are headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
8. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) for the year 2014-15 ?

A. KR Kamath
B. TM Bhasin
C. SL Bansal
D. Chanda Kochhar

B. TM Bhasin
9. Which country stands at the top in the Human Development Index 2014 ?

A. India
B. USA
C. Norway
D. Finland

C. Norway
10. Name the chairman of UGC _________________.

A. Yashpal
B. Arun S. Nigavekar
C. Ved Prakash
D. G. Ram Reddy

C. Ved Prakash

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