Current Affairs Quiz 12 November 2014

Daily Current Affairs Quiz-29

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1. Which team won Durand Cup-2014 ?

A. Pune FC
B. Salgaocar FC
C. Mohun Bagan FC
D. Churchill Brothers S.C.

B. Salgaocar FC

Durand Cup champion for the third time.
Defeated Pune FC.
First held in 1888, third oldest football tournament in the world.

2. Recently, Sixth World Ayurveda Congress held in _____________.

A. Hyderabad
B. Panaji
C. Haridwar
D. New Delhi

D. New Delhi

3. Which internet browser celebrated its 10th anniversary on 11 November 2014 ?

A. Internet Explorer
B. Google Chrome
C. Mozilla Firefox
D. Netscape Navigator

C. Mozilla Firefox

4.UK minister Sandip Verma to begin three-day visit to India from 12 November 2014. He holds which portfolio in UK ministry ?

A. Junior Minister of Energy and Climate Change
B. Junior Minister of International Development
C. Junior Minister of Transport
D. Junior Education Minister for Women and Equalities

A. Junior Minister of Energy and Climate Change

5. Union Government on 10 November 2014 raised how much money from the market through cash management bills (CMBs) ?

A. 1000 Crore rupees
B. 5000 Crore rupees
C. 10000 Crore rupees
D. 50000 Crore rupees

C. 10000 Crore rupees

6. European Space Agency thinking over to land its which Spacecraft on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's surface ?

A. Rosetta
B. Atlanta
C. Challenger
D. Atlanta

A. Rosetta

7. Cricbuzz.com is a leading cricket news and information destination on web and mobile, is acquired by which company ?

A. Times Internet Ltd
B. Rediff
C. Yahoo Inc
D. Google

A. Times Internet Ltd

8. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 November 2014 announced to raise World Cup prize money by ___________.

A. 5 percent
B. 10 percent
C. 20 percent
D. 50 percent

C. 20 percent

9. Which cricketers to be part of the official delegation with Prime Minister Modi for the Australia tour in mid-November ?

A. Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar
B. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni
C. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly
D. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ravi Shastri

A. Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar

10. Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) is co-developed by _____________.

A. India and Israel
B. India and France
C. India and Japan
D. India and Australia

A. India and Israel
It was successfully test-fired on 10 November 2014 from a range in Israel. LRSAM is called Barak 8 missile in Israel.