Daily GK Updates – Current Affairs 05.11.2014 LG People’s Choice Awards: Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the LG People’s Choice Award 2014. Indian cricket team captain was the winner of LG People’s Choice Award 2014. Narinder Batra: The Indian hockey Chief Narinder Batra was awarded the prestigious President’s Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at Morocco. Mallikarjun Kharge: A leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge was inducted into the three-member Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) selection committee. The other two members of the committee are Prime Minister Narendra Modi (as head) and Union Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitely. Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit 2015: The United States became the partner country for Vibrant Gujarat Investor Summit 2015 (VGGIS). US will be the eighth country to partner the event. Other partner countries include UK, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Japan. Manavaditya Rathore: Manavaditya Rathore, son of Olympic silver medalist winner Rajyavardhan Rathore, has clinched the gold medal in junior men’s trap at the 4th Asian Shotgun Championships. Niraj Antani: A 23 year old Indian-American student Niraj Antani was today elected to the Ohio House of Representative, becoming one of the youngest state lawmakers in the US. Akhilesh Yadav: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has launched Samajwadi Pension Scheme under which Rs 500 each will be given to poor families in the state monthly. Akhilesh Joshi: Akhilesh Joshi has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Brussels based International Zinc Association (IZA). Test your Knowledge – Quiz 05.11.2014 Question: Who won the LG People’s Choice Award 2014? A) Bhuvneshwar Kumar B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Virat Kohli Answer & Explanation: Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the LG People’s Choice Award 2014. Question: Who was awarded the prestigious President’s Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at Morocco? A) Anurag Yadav B) Sardar Singh C) Narinder Batra D) R.N. Ravi Answer & Explanation: Narinder Batra was awarded the prestigious President’s Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at Morocco. Question: Who has clinched the gold medal in junior men’s trap at the 4th Asian Shotgun Championships? A) Ashutosh Verma B) Manavaditya Rathore C) Suvesh Rathi D) Narendra Kumar Answer & Explanation: Manavaditya Rathore has clinched the gold medal in junior men’s trap at the 4th Asian Shotgun Championships. Question: Who has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Brussels based International Zinc Association (IZA)? A) Ramesh Yadav B) Sachin Agrawal C) Shashi Tharoor D) Akhilesh Joshi Answer & Explanation: Akhilesh Joshi has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Brussels based International Zinc Association (IZA). Question: Which state government has launched Samajwadi Pension Scheme under which Rs 500 each will be given to poor families in the state monthly? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar C) Uttarakhand D) Madhya Pradesh Answer & Explanation: Uttar Pradesh government has launched Samajwadi Pension Scheme.
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