14-15 December 2014 Current Affairs 1) Which country won the 35th Champions Trophy Hockey (Men’s) by winning the final held on 14 December 2014? – Germany 2) What was India’s position in 35th Champions Trophy Hockey (Men’s) that concluded on 14 December 2014? – Fourth 3) Negotiators from over 190 countries, including India, on 14 December 2014 adopted a format for national pledges to cut global carbon emissions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP20) held at Lima (Peru). This ended a deadlock between rich and poor countries to agree on a new ambitious and binding deal to be signed in Paris in 2015. The proposed climate control deal is to come into effect from which year? – 2020 4) Which leading financial luminary of the country recently came to news for apparently rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s highly ambitious ‘Make in India’ and suggesting ‘Make for India’ strategy instead? – Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governor Jay Inslee 5) The Supreme Court-backed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money lead by Justice M.B. Shah recently made what important recommendation pertaining to high value purchases? – Quoting of permanent account number (PAN) in addition to submitting an identity proof such as Aadhaar should me made compulsory for purchases over Rs. 1 lakh 6) Russia has proposed to establish a manufacturing facility in India to produce as well as export which two helicopters during President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India? – Mi-17 and KA-226 7) The Union Home Ministry recently proposed to add a new category to the list of notified disasters eligible for assistance from national and state disaster relief funds. Which natural disaster is this? – Lightning 8) What is the name of the warship manufactured in India that would soon become the first to be exported by the country? – Coast Guard Ship Barracuda (CGS Barracuda) 9) What is the name of the Indian-origin woman who is poised to become the first woman to head a major British bank, the Santander UK? – Shriti Vadera 10) Who was chosen as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on 13 December 2014? – Dineshwar Sharma
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