Current Affairs Quiz 17 December 2014

1. Who headed the 14th Finance Commission?

A. Y.V.Reddy
B. A.M.Khusro
C. C. Rangarajan
D. Vijay Kelkar


A. Y.V.Reddy

The 14th Finance Commission was appointed on 2 January 2013 under the chairmanship of YV Reddy and was asked to submit its report by 31 October 2014. Further on 31 October 2014, the President of India issued order for extension of time for the 14th Finance Commission by two months.
The Commission submitted its report to President on 15 December 2014.

2.Who amongst following was Secretary of the 14th Finance Commission of India ?

A. I.Y.R.Krishna Rao
B. Omita Paul
C. Ramesh Negi
D. A N Jha

D. A N Jha

3. Which article of Indian Constitution deals with formation of Finance Commission ?

A. Art 124
B. Art 204
C. Art 280
D. Art 324

C. Art 280

4. Which business group acquired iconic Old War Office Building of Winston Churchill in Central London ?

A. Hinduja Group
B. Infosys
C. Tata Group
D. ArcelorMittal

A. Hinduja Group

The building was sold on a 250-year lease arrangement for an undisclosed amount.

5. Which bank launched mobile banking facility Bank "Aap Ki Muththi Mein"?

A. ICICI Bank
B. SBI Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Punjab National Bank

C. HDFC Bank

6. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 14 December 2014 was re-elected for another four-year term. He is Prime Minister of __________.

A. Japan
B. Germany
C. South Korea
D. Singapore

A. Japan

7. Who was appointed as Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations ?

A. Kunzang Choden Namgyel
B. Maleeha Lodhi
C. Abulkalam Abdul Momen
D. Durga Prasad Bhattarai

B. Maleeha Lodhi

8. Who has been appointed as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of India ?

A. Ajit Seth
B. Dineshwar Sharma
C. N. Sandhu
D. Asif Ibrahim

B. Dineshwar Sharma

9. Which Indian-American appointed as the 19th Surgeon General of America ?

A. Kumble R. Subbaswamy
B. Beheruz Sethna
C. Vivek Hallegere Murthy
D. Sarvadaman Chowla

C. Vivek Hallegere Murthy

He will be the first Indian-American to hold the post.

10. Which company acquired Anil Ambani led Media Works limited for 710 crore rupees ?

A. PVR Cinemas
B. Carnival Cinemas Limited
C. Inox
D. Adlabs

B. Carnival Cinemas Limited