Current Affairs Quiz 18 December 2014

1. Minorities Rights Day was observed across the world to create awareness on rights of minorities on _______________.

A. 12 December
B. 15 December
C. 17 December
D. 18 December

D. 18 December

2. The head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ________ on 17 December 2014 resigned from his position.

A. Sri Srinivasan
B. Rajiv Raj Shah
C. Rohit Gupta
D. Nikki Haley

B. Rajiv Raj Shah

3. Who was appointed as first female bishop of the Church of England ?

A. Libby Lane
B. Ana Olivera
C. Stacey Jordan
D. Hanna Zdanowska

A. Libby Lane

4. Which Indian-American was appointed as Federal judge in the district of Columbia recently ?

A. Amit Priyavadan Mehta
B. Ajaypal Banga
C. Vistap Karbhari
D. Satish K. Tripathi

A. Amit Priyavadan Mehta

5. Druzhba-Dosti is term used for vision statement of _____________ released during the 15th Annual Summit held in New Delhi.

A. India and USA
B. India and Australia
C. India and Russia
D. India and Nepal

C. India and Russia

6. Which Marathi film nominated in the best picture category of the 87th Academy Awards, Oscars ?

A. Lai Bhaari
B. Sau Shashi Deodhar
C. Kapus Kondyachi Goshta
D. Dr. Prakash baba Amte

C. Kapus Kondyachi Goshta

7. For not accepting her bronze medal at Asian Games medal ceremony, International Boxing Association (AIBA) has banned Indian boxer Sarita Devi for _____________.

A. lifetime
B. 10 years
C. 2 years
D. 1 year

D. 1 year

8. Government of India has banned which terror group most recently ?

A. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
B. Al-Qaida
C. People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)
D. United National Liberation Front

A. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

9. Which country was in news for developing invisible pain beam weapon Poly WB-1 to break-up riots ?

A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. USA

B. China

10. Which twins from Dehradun, Uttarakhand became world’s 1st twin to climb highest peaks of seven continents ?

A. Phu and Phi Dorjee
B. Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik
C. Premlata and Sayali Agarwal
D. Bachendri and Sunder Pal

B. Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik