December 2014

December 2014 Current Affairs

·        Raghubar Das to Take Oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister.

·        India’s largest nuclear reactor at Kudankulam started generating electricity on a commercial basis.

·        Mahendra Singh Dhoni retires from Test cricket.

·        Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya chosen for Bharat Ratna.

·         The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha released ‘A Few Good Men and the Angry Sea’ – a book penned by Air Commodore Nitin Sathe.

·        PM Modi releases the book “Vande Bharatam” by Pt. Prabodh Kumar Mishra.

·        ICC Named Sachin Tendulkar as 2015 World Cup ambassador

·        Currency of Bhutan – Ngultrum.

·        Capital of Afghanistan- Kabul

·        Book name authored by Yashwardhan Shukla - ‘Gods of Antarctica’.

·        What dose EMV stand for – EuroPay, MasterCard, Visa.

·        In MICR middle 3 digits represent - Bank

·        What dose MMID stand for – Mobile Money Identifier.

·        International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3rd December

·        Validity of Kisan Vikas Patra – 100 months.

·        Which is the largest public sector insurance company – LIC.

·        WHO headquarters – Geneva.

·        Capital of Australia – Canberra.

·        Currency of Argentina – Argentine peso.

·        Nandivada and Nandi hills are in which state – Karnataka.

·        The Prize in Economic Sciences 2014 – Jean Tirole.

·        What does ‘E’ stand for in EBT – Electronic.

·        “The Lowland” Written by – Jhumpa Lahiri.

·        Sarjubala Devi related to which sport – Boxing.

·        NASA mission name – Mariner 4.

·        What dose ULIP Stand for – Unit Linked Insurance Plan.

·        Minimum age required to open minor ac – 10 Years

·        President of Brazil – Dilma Rousseff.

·        Lucknow city is banked on which river – Gomti.

·        Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Physical Sciences – Dr Pratap Raychaudhuri.

·        What dose AQB stand for - Average Quarterly Balance.

·        Constituency of sushma swaraj - Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh).

·        What dose CBS stand for – Core Banking Solution.

·        Payment bank working capital - 100 Crore.

·        Shortcut to find ‘TEXT’ in MS Word – Ctrl + F.

·        Tapan Raychaudhri who died recently was a – Historian.

·        Antyoday Divas is celebrated in whose memory – Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

·        Kisan Vikas Patra validity – 100 months.

·        Venue of next G20 Summit – Turkey Atletico de Kolkata beat Kerala Blasters 1-0 to win ISL 2014 title Viswanathan Anand won London Classic title Indian men and women team win World Cup Kabaddi 2014 titles.

·        Which Day celebrated on 19 November – World Toilet Day.

·        World AIDS Day is – 1 December.

·        Currency of Saudi Arabia – Saudi riyal.

·        First three digit in MICR represents – City.

·        What dose IFSC stand for – Indian Financial System Code.

·        What does SEZ stand for – Special Economic Zone

·        UEFA EURO 2016 will be held in – France.

·        Dronacharya award is related to which field – Sports.

·        Capital of Iraq – Baghdad.

·        National Science centre is established in which state – Delhi.

·        UN Goodwill ambassador for South East Asia – Sania Mirza.

·        What does GST stand for – Goods and Services Tax.

·        What does PDA stand for – Personal Digital Assistant.

·        Shortcut key of Find – Ctrl+F.

·        Who won Noble prize for Economics – Jean Tirole.

·        UNEP headquaters – Nairobi Kenya.

·        What dose C stand for in MICR- Character.

·        Rupay card is developed by – NPCI.

·        Share of state government in RRB – 15% .

·        Viswanathan Anand is related to which sport – Chess.

·        Capital of Austria – Vienna.

·        Mars mission budget of India – US$73 million/450 Crore.

·        International Day of Non-Violence – 2 October.

·        “The Dramatic Decade” author – Pranab Mukherjee.

·        Next SAARC Summit will held in – Islamabad Pakistan.

·        Dongfeng missile – China

·        Insurance regulator in India – IRDA.

·        IRDA headquarters at – Hyderabad.

·        Currency of Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan rupee.

·        ‘Crusader or Conspirator’ authored by – PC Parakh.

·        India’s largest solar power plant inaugurated in – Madhya Pradesh.

·        ‘Ryder Cup’ related to which sport – Golf.

·        International Court of Justice headquarter- Hague Netherlands.

·        Darjeeling Makaibiri is – A Tea estate.

·        Which is output device – Printer

·        Ritesh Batra’s much lauded epistolary romance drama ‘The Lunchbox’ has been named best first feature by Toronto Film Critics.

·        Ending months of speculation regarding her career, troubled Indian female boxer L. Sarita Devi was on Wednesday banned for one year and fined Swiss francs 1,000 by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to accept her 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.

·        India’s GDP is expected to rise to 5.5 percent in the current fiscal from 4.7 percent last year on back of improving macro-economic situation, says the Finance Ministry’s Mid-Year economic review which also flagged fiscal challenges like subdued revenue collections.

·        Two railway stations, Baiyyappanahalli (Bengaluru) and Bhubaneswar/New Bhubaneswar are identified for undertaking prefeasibility studies by the Chinese Railways at their cost under a Memorandum of Understanding dated 18.9.2014.

·        Taking its baby steps towards realising India’s ambition to send humans into space, ISRO on Thursday, December 18, 2014 successfully tested the atmospheric re-entry of a crew module after its heaviest launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III blasted off from Sriharikota.

·        Indian-American Amit Priyavadan Mehta has been confirmed by the US Senate as a Federal judge in the District of Columbia, becoming the first Asian Pacific American to occupy this vital position.

·        War veterans and serving officers of the Indian and Bangladeshi Armed Forces came together on the occasion of the 43rd Vijay Diwas to commemorate the sacrifices of Indian soldiers in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

·        37-year-old Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy has been confirmed as the 19th Surgeon General of America by US Senate. He is youngest person and first person of Indian-origin to hold the post.

·        South African beauty Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014 on sunday at a glittering ceremony in London as India’s Koyal Rana lost out, finishing in the top 10.

·        Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsár was the runner up and Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit came in third place.

·        Indian Navy Wins Admiral’s Cup.

·        Currency of Oman - Omani rial

·        What dose WWW stand for – World Wide Web

·        UNICEF headquarters - New York City

·        Capital of Kuwait – Kuwait City.

·        International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – November 25.

·        Minister Of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship – Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

·        What does RTGS stand for – Real Time Gross Settlement.

·        Anirban lahiri related to which sport – Golf.

·        What does MICR stand for – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition.

·        18th SAARC Summit was held at - Kathmandu Nepal.

·        What does ISP stand for – Internet Service Provider.

·        Rajnath Singh constituency – Lucknow.

·        Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna started on whose birthday – Jayaprakash Narayan.

·        2016 Olympics venue – RIO Brazil.

·        Target under PMJDY – Opening of 10 Crore Bank Accounts by 26th January, 2015.

·        Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary celebrated as – National Unity Day.

·        What dose HTTP stand for – Hyper Text Markup Language.

·        CHINA currency – Renminbi.

·        Maximum investment limit in Kisan Vikas Patra – No maximum limit.

·        Human Rights Day – December 10.

·        What does WAN stand for – Wide Area Network.

·        Capital of Bhutan – Thimphu.

·        What does NEFT stand for – National Electronic Funds Transfer.

·        UNIDO Headquarters – Vienna.

·        Bhaichung Bhutia related to which sport – Football.

·        Sitara devi related with which Dance – Kathak.

·        IFSC stand for – Indian Financial System Code.

·        What does VAT stand for – Value Added Tax.

·        Nalanda University situated in which state – Bihar.

·        Ghoomar dance – Rajasthan.

·        Track Asia cycling championship – Astana, Kazakhstan.

·         Youngest Noble prize winner - Malala Yousafzai.

·        Bangkok capital of which country – Thailand.

·        Three Indian-Americans Honoured by The Indus Entrepreneurs, Ken Bajaj, Frank Islam and Sharad Tak have been presented with the award which is to acknowledge their risk-taking, mentoring of young entrepreneurs, philanthropy and dedicated years of service to the local community.

·        Dineshwar Sharma has been appointed as the next chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB).

·        Noted Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

·        National energy conservation day is celebrated every year by the people all over the India on 14th of December.

·        Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), has been once again awarded the prestigious Thomson Reuters India Innovation Award- 2014 in category of “Research Institutions”. Shri Avinash Kumar, Additional Director (IPR), DRDO HQ received the award on behalf of DRDO at a function held in Mumbai.

·        Swachh bharat logo designed by – Anant Khasbardar.

·        “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”, Author – Richard Flanagan.

·        What does FCCB stand for – Foreign Currency Convertible Bond.

·        Capital of Canada – Ottawa.

·        Currency of Indonesia – Rupiah.

·        “Unbreakable” is the autobiography of whom – MC. Marykom

·        Pankaj Advani related to which sports – Snooker player.

·        Who received Euromoney Award for Best Central Bank Governor of the Year 2014 – Raghuram Rajan.

·        John O’keefe got Nobel prize 2014 in which stream – Medicine.

·        What does PDF stand for – Portable Document Format.

·        KB, MB, GB, TB which one is big – TB.

·        UNIDO headquarters – Vienna.

·        What does FTZ stand for – Free-Trade Zone.

·        Docx is which file – MS word.

·        Nashik is situated on the bank of the river – Godavari river.

·        According to 2011 Census most of the slums in which city – Mumbai.

·        Minimum validity of KVP? 2 years and 6 months.

·        National dairy Development Board is located in – Anand in Gujrat.

·        Which players are inducted in Bradman Hall of fame – Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh.

·        Who won Shanti Swarup award in medicine – Anurag Aggarwal.

·        Richard Miller Flanagan (Won Man Booker Prize 2014) belongs to which country – Australia.

·        Capital of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh.

·        ING Vysya Bank to merge with – Kotak Mahindra Bank.

·        Before PM Narendra Modi who gave speech in Hindi in UN – Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

·        Nitin Gadkari’s Constituency – Nagpur.

·        Verse email provided by which company – IBM.

·        What does NPA stand for – Non-Performing Asset.

·        What is the BIOS full form – Basic Input Output System.

·        Currency of Brazil – Brazilian real.

·        What does IPO stand for – Initial Public Offer.

·        Science and Technology Minister - Harsh Vardhan.

·        Air force day is – 8th October.

·        The Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 – Patrick Modiano.

·        Who top in Asian games – China.

·        KYC purpose - Anti Money Laundering.

·        United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) headquarter – New York City.

·        What does NAV stand for – Net Asset Value.

·        What does VOIP stand for - Voice Over Internet Protocol.

·        PPF maximum amount limit – 1.5 lakh.

·        Seema Punia belongs to which sports – Discus thrower.

·        Tinku Luka related to which Sports – Relay Race (Athlete).

·        Uptatiya solar plant – Gujarat.

·        Interest on Saving Account is given on – Daily basis.

·        What dose ECS stand for – Electronic Clearing System.

·        What is the theme of SAARC summit 2014 – ‘Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity’

·        Which one is not a monetary tool – Base Rate.

·        GIGO stand for - Garbage In, Garbage Out.

·        What dose URL stand for - Uniform Resource Locator.

·        America developing which cities in to Smart cities – Allahabad ,Ajmer and Vishakhapatnam

·        What dose RTGS stand for - Real Time Gross Settlement

·        What dose ISDN stand for - Integrated Services Digital Network

·        Personal accident cover in Jan Dhan Yojana – 1 lakh

·        Shortcut key to make characters italics – Ctrl + I

·        Shortcut key to undo last step in word – Ctrl + Z

·        Richard Rahul Verma unanimously confirmed as the next US Ambassador to India by the Senate, making him the first-ever Indian-American to hold the post.

·        `Druzhba-Dosti: A Vision for strengthening the Indian-Russian Partnership over the next decade` Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who did not make it to the final eight selected by TIME for the annual ‘Person of the Year’ title, has been hailed as one by its readers in an online poll conducted by the publication.

·        India win blind Cricket World Cup, India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final of the Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC) at the Wally Wilson Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa.

·        Currency of New Zealand – New Zealand dollar.

·        Asian Development Bank Headquarters – Manila.

·        Kalraj Mishra Constituency – Deoria.

·        What dose GST stand for – Goods and Services Tax.

·        Capital of Fiji – Suva.

·        WHO headquarters – Geneva.

·        Sardar related to which sport – Hockey.

·        2014 Nobel Prize in Economics – Jean Tirole.

·        Who will be hold next Asian Games – Jakarta Indonesia.

·        IRNSS 1C is of which country – India.

·        Ritu Rani related to which sport – Hockey.

·        What is full form of DVD – Digital Versatile disk.

·        What does GUI stand for – Graphical User Interface.

·        What does EPROM stand for – Erasable programmable read only memory.

·        Environment Minister of India – Prakash Javadekar.

·        ICC ODI captain of the year – Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

·        Vikram Sarabhai space centre is located at – Thiruvananthapuram Kerala.

·        1 million bytes = 1MB.

·        Children’s Peace Prize 2014 – Neha Gupta.

·        Gaofen-2 satellite of – China.

·        Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by – Public Sector Banks.

·        Which game held in Incheon – Asian Games.

·        KIRAN scheme is made for – Women Scientists.

·        National education day is – 11th November.

·        Indian army helped for Jammu & kashmir known as – Operation MEGH RAHAT.

·        UNICEF headquarter – New York City.

·        Full Form of VDU – Video Display Unit or Visual Display Unit.

·        What does PNG stand for – Portable Network Graphics.

·        What is S&P - International rating agency.

·        Bold the selected text bold – Ctrl+B.

·        Java is what language – Programming India’s communication satellite, GSAT-16, was successfully launched at 0210 hrs IST today (December 7, 2014) by the Ariane-5 launch vehicle VA221 of Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana.

·        Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named “Asian of the Year” for being development-focused leader of India by editors of Singapore’s leading daily, The Straits Times.

·        Government plans to introduce regular passenger bus services to Dhaka from Guwahati in Assam via Shillong in Meghalaya.

·        The Government has instructed Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to install those ATM machines which can produce receipts in both Hindi and English languages.

·        PSBs have been advised to ensure that all ATM machines have facility of doing transactions/printing in Hindi as well as in English. However, no time frame has been prescribed for installation of such ATM machines.

·        Navy Day is being celebrated on December 4, 2014.

·        India has showed some improvement in addressing corruption this year, ranking 85th among 175 countries as against 94th last year, graft watchdog Transparency International India (TII) Hero Moto-Corp Signs Tiger Woods for Record Rs. 250 Crore as Global Brand Ambassador.

·        Anil Kumar Sinha appointed as new CBI Director.

·        The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that since the 35th National Games are being hosted by the Government of Kerala.

·        Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s birthday on 25th December would be observed as national ‘Good Governance Day’.

·        UN summit on climate change begins in Lima Peru PM Modi announces 28000 crore for new rail projects in Northeast.

·        PV Sindhu won Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton 2014 Title.

 

 List of Important International Days in December 2014

Ø 1 December – World AIDS Day

Ø 2 December – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Ø 3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Ø 5 December – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

Ø 5 December – World Soil Day

Ø 7 December – International Civil Aviation Day

Ø 9 December – International Anti-Corruption Day

Ø 10 December – Human Rights Day

Ø 11 December – International Mountain Day

Ø 18 December – International Migrants Day

Ø 20 December – International Human Solidarity Day