DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 DEC. 2014

CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 DECEMBER-2014
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1)      GERMANY WON 35th CHAMPIONS TROPHY HOCKEY
Ø  Germany Beat Pakistan in Final
Ø  Champions Trophy was founded by Pakistan’s Air Marshal Nur Khan in 1978.
Ø  8 teams took part in trophy.
Ø  The Event this year held at Kalink Stadium in Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Ø  India’s came at 4th position after losing to Australia 2-1
Ø   Player Of the Tournament-GermanCaptain Moritz Furste
Expected questions:
1.     Which country won the 35th Champions Trophy Hockey tournament:
a.       Germany                       b. Pakistan                  c. India                        d. Australia                
2.     Where was 35th edition of Champions trophy held:
a.       Punjab                           b. Gujarat                   c. Odisha                     d. Kerela
3.     What is the position of India in 3th edition of Champions trophy:
a.       1st                                   b. 2nd                           c. 3rd                            d. 4th
4.     Which country is defeated by Germany to win the Trophy:
a.       Pakistan                         b. India                       c. Australia                 d. England

2)      UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE HELD AT LIMA (COP-20)
Ø  COP 20 held in Lima, Peru from 1 – 12 December , 2014.
Ø  This will be 20th yearly session of conference of Parties which was started in 1992 (UNFCCC)
Ø  COP-19 was held at Warsaw, Poland
Expected Questions:
1.     Where was COP 20 held:
a.       Peru                               b. Uruguay                 c. Singapore               d. Columbia

3)       MISS WORLD-2014
Ø  Rolene Strauss Of South Africa Won The Title
Ø  64th Edition of Miss World 2014 was held at London
Ø  India’s Koyal Rana Made it to top 10 list but failed it to the top 5.
Ø  Miss World was created in U.K. by Eric Morley in 1951
Ø  Miss World 2013 was ‘Megan Young’ .
Expected Questions
1.     Who among the following has been crowned as ‘Miss World 2014’
a.       Koyal Rana                    b. Rolene Struss        c. Megan Young         d. Edina Kulesar
2.     64th edition of Miss World Pageant was held at:
a.       Bali                                 b. Munich                   c. London                   d. Johannesburg

4)      SHINZO ABE RE-ELECTED AS PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN
Ø  He belongs to liberal Democratic Party
Expected Question
1.     Who is the Prime Minister of Japan:
a.       Komeito             b. Akhito                     c. Shinzo Abe                       d. Michiko

5)      INDIAN FILM ‘COURT’ WIN BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR AWARDS
Ø  Indian Film Maker Chaitanya Tambene won the best film and best director award at the Singapore Silver screen Awards.
Ø  The Silver Screen Awards were introduced in 1991.
Expected Question
1.     Which Indian Film win the best film award at Singapore Silver Screen Awards:
a.      Court                 b. Kahanni                  c. Gulal                                    d. Mary Kom

6)      DINESHWAR IS NEW IB CHIEF
Ø  Dineshwar Sharma, a 1979 batch Kerala Cadre Indian Police Service Officer
Ø  He will take over as IB Chief on January 1,2015
Ø  I.B. is India’s Internal Intelligence Agency
Ø  It comes under Ministry of Home Affairs
Expected question
1.     Who has been appointed as new chief of I.B
a.       Alok Joshi          b. Dineshwar Sharma           c. Ajit Sinhe                d. Robin Dhawan

7)      IOC TOP FORTUNE INDIA 500 LIST
Ø  Indian Oil Corp has emerged as the country’s biggest company in terms of annual revenue.
Ø  It is followed by reliance industries
Expected Question
1.     Which of the Indian Company toped the ‘Fortune India 500 list’:
a.       BHEL                 b. H.P                          c. IOC              d. B.P

8)     14 DECEMBER-- NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY 2014
Ø  National energy conservation day in India is  celebrated to aware people about the importance of energy as well as saving or conserving the more energy by using less energy.