Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 21, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 21, 2014

1. Eyeing on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the UPA government on Monday, 20th Jan 2014, accorded minority status to which community?

[A] Muslims

[B] Sikhs

[C] Jains

[D] Buddhists

2. On 20th Jan 2014, Google has acquired a startup that is a security company that builds products for websites and has offices in Bangalore and California and dealt in the cyber security space> Name the startup?

[A] Little Eye Labs

[B] Nest

[C] Securex

[D] Impermium

3. Who has won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer on 18 January 2014?

[A] Cyrus Mistry

[B] H M Nagvi

[C] Shehan Karunatilaka

[D] Jeet Thayil

4. National Urban Health Mission(The coverage includes State Capital, District Headquarters and all cities, towns with population above 50000 ) was launched by the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on 20 January 2014 in which city?

[A] Chennai

[B] Bangalore

[C] Delhi

[D] Hyderabad

5. Who became the youngest person in the world at the age of 16 to trek to the South Pole on 18 January 2014?

[A] Lewis Clarke

[B] Sarah Mc Nair Landry

[C] John Ashe

[D] Liza Hyden

6. October - November 2013 assembly elections in the state in which the group?

[A] Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Mizoram

[B] Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram

[C] Delhi, Rajasthan, manipura, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand

[D] Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Click for answer

7. As a result of implementation of the amendment Bill in 2013 janapratinidhitva'll also lose lagalele the first Lok Sabha members who subscribe to?

[A] Laloo Prasad Yadav, Jagdish Sharma

[B] Rashid Masood

[C] Rashid Ahmed, Jagdish Sharma

[D] Not one of these Click for answer

8. Which of the following retail sales of petroleum products in the context Committee would that be?

[A] Crown saumayya

[B] Kirit Parikh

[C] Arvind maayaaraam

[D] Bimal Jalan Click for answer

9. Which of the following things completed in 2014, 150 years?

I. West.Madan Mohan Malviya Jayanti

II. Kuka Movement

III. Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

IV. Pandit Motilal Nehru Jayanti

[A] I, II, III

[B] II, III, IV

[C] I, III, IV

[D] All of the above Click for answer

10. Which of the following was established in 1972 by the Association Namdeo Dhasal?

[A] Dalit pamthara

[B] Republican Party of indiya

[C] Bhimsen

[D] BAMCEF Click for answer

11. Pune International Film Festival (pipha) The State Government's international Marathi film Sant Tukaram award-winning film, which was?

[A] Barfi

[B] Dhaga

[C] Phendri

[D] The world Click for answer

12. 2014 in which the poet / kavayitrice birth centenary year?

[A] McCarthy

[B] Saint indira

[C] Vijay Tendulkar

[D] Shanta Shelke Click for answer

13. PETA Person of the Year 2013' who has been given?

[A] Maneka Gandhi

[B] Mohan thread

[C] Shashi Tharoor

[D] Jairam Ramesh Click for answer

14. In January 2013, the city recorded world record by 1009, children dress like a Mahatma gandhisarakha?

[A] Mumbai - Santacruz

[B] Chennai - Marina

[C] New Delhi - Dhaula Cua

[D] Lucknow Click for answer

15. The senior actor Nana Patekar award in 2013 which was gauravinyata?

[A] Padma Shri

[B] Bhushan

[C] Vibhushan

[D] Bharat Ratna Click for answer

16. The Reserve Bank of India recently constituted an 8-member expert committee to review the governance of bank boards in India, which includes examining the ownership and salary structure of banks. Who heads this committee?

17. To promote women entrepreneurship, the country’s first women’s bank – the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) – has chosen to do away with collateral for loans availed by women. The BMB will provide collateral-free loans for amounts up to Rs 1 crore. Which entity would cover the risk under this initiative?

18. The proposal to accord minority status to which community was accepted by the Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014, which will enable it to avail of benefits in government schemes

and programmes?

19. Indian national airline Air India was recently invited to join which famous global network of airlines by this summer?

20. Which country on 19 January 2014 barred Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim from entering the country on account of a previous conviction of the leader?

21. China’s economy grew by 7.7% in 2013, which is far below the standards of China – world’s second-largest economy. The economic growth rate of 2013 is the lowest since which year?

22. What is the name of the Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd during December 2013 which killed 34 people and heightened security fears before Winter Olympics 2014?

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (A)

4. (B)

5. (A)

6. (B)

7. (A)

8. (B)

9. (D)

10. (A)

11. (C)

12. (B)

13. (C)         

14. (B)

15. (A)

16.  PJ Naik, former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank (The committee will review the regulatory compliance requirements of the board of directors of banks, judge what can be rationalised and where requirements need enhancements, examine the working of the boards, including whether adequate time is being devoted to issues of strategy, growth, governance and risk management)

17. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises – CGTMSE (The CGTMSE is a credit guarantee scheme, where a premium is paid either by the lender or the applicant, provides a guarantee cover for up to 80% of loans availed by women owned or operated micro- and small enterprises. For loans availed for smaller amounts such as Rs 20,000, the bank will completely waive off the requirement for collateral)

18. Jain community (The decision to grant minority status to the community of about 50 lakh was taken at a meeting of Union Cabinet a day after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi took up this issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Once formally recognised as a minority, Jains would get a share in central funds earmarked for welfare programmes and scholarships for the minorities. They can also manage and administer their own educational institutions. The community is already enjoying minority status in some states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan but the new decision extends that status across the country)

19. Star Alliance (Star Alliance was created in 1997, to better meet the needs of frequent international travellers. It today serves over 1,300 airports globally with a combined fleet strength of the members being over 4,700 aircraft. The Alliance, through its member airlines has a presence in over 195 countries. In December 2007, Air India was inducted into Star Alliance after a meeting of the CEOs board in Beijing. But in August 2011, the airline’s application for membership of the alliance was put on hold as it did not meet the minimum joining conditions that had been contractually agreed to in December 2007)

20. Japan (Japanese immigration officials on 19 January stopped Anwar at Narita International Airport, and told him to take the next flight back to Kuala Lumpur. According to Ibrahim the officials apparently denied him entry for a previous conviction in 1999)

21. 1999 (2013’s growth is the lowest in 14 years. This marks the slowest growth since 1999, when China grew 7.6%. The previous decade saw record double-digit growth, with the country defying the global slowdown to grow 10.4% in 2010 as it unveiled a massive $ 586 billion stimulus. This declining growth underlines the challenges faced by China as it grapples with rebalancing and reviving a slowing down economy)

22. Vilayat Dagestan (This militant group claimed responsibility for Volgograd bombings also threatened to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in February 2014 in Sochi)