Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 23, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 23, 2014

1. Which among the following country’s central bank decided to withdraw all pre-2005 currency notes from 31 March 2014?

[A] China

[B] India

[C] United States

[D] Australia

2. An International team of 34 scientists on 13 January 2014 spotted the footprints of Dinosaurs at which place of Rajasthan?
[A] Karoli
[B] Jaisalmer
[C] Kota
[D] Jaipur

3. Who has been elected as new Commissioner of New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation?

[A] Bill de Blasio

[B] Joe Lhota

[C] Ramanathan Raju

[D] Michael Bloomberg

4. Who among the following scientist won the tech ‘Nobel’- 2014 Marconi Prize for revolutionizing high speed delivery of multimedia?

[A] A J Paul

[B] Nicodemus Abel

[C] D. Bap Reddy

[D] Yelavarthy Nayudamma

5. The Supreme Court of India on 13 January 2014 directed the Government of India to place the report of a Commission on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand. Name the commission whose report has been asked to be presented?
[A] Vijay Kelkar Commission
[B] Narendran Commission
[C] Mukherjee Commission
d) Justice Shah Commission

6. Which Indian states high court orders probe into ‘ban’ on news channels?

[A] Delhi

[B] Gujarat

[C] Odisha

[D] Uttar Pradesh

7. Which among following Indian-origin academician appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College?

[A] Jaipal Singh

[B] Harinam Mehta

[C] Rakesh Khurana

[D] Stayam Mathur

8. Which university becomes first public university in the world to accept Bitcoin in tuition fees?

[A] University of Oxford

[B] University of Cumbria

[C] University of Cambridge

[D] Carlisle College

9. Which country’s scientists created the fastest ever real-world internet connection, using commercial-grade fibre optic lines to clock up speeds of 1.4 terabits per second?

[A] Nigeria

[B] United Kingdom

[C] Gran Colombia

[D] Germany

10. Name the former Taliban Interim chief of Pakistani Taliban who killed in heavy ari srikes in north Wazirstan region?

[A] Asmat Shahin Bittani

[B] Hakimullah Mehsud

[C] Abdul Waheed Kakar

[D] Raheel Sharif

11. Which among the following company’s quarter 3 net up 12% at Rs. 1,278 crore?

[A] Housing Finance Development Corp

[B] Reliance Industries

[C] Tata Group

[D] Larsen & Toubro Limited

12. Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of Egon Zehnder?

[A] Vijay Bhatia

[B] Naresh Mishra

[C] Dinesh Gupta

[D] Rajeev Vasudeva

13. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently agreed to expand the amount of the Bilateral Swap Agreement (BSA) to
[A] 15 billion dollars
[B] 35 billion dollars
[C] 50 billion dollars
[D] 75 billion dollars

1. India

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, after March 31 in a move apparently aimed at curbing black money and fake currencies.

2.  Jaisalmer

3. Ramanathan Raju

Ramanathan Raju, a medical doctor who brings more than 30 years of experience in public and not-for-profit hospital systems, was on Tuesday appointed the commissioner of Health and Hospitals Corporation by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

4. A J Paul

An India-born engineer-scientist A J Paul has been awarded the 2014 Marconi Prize, a Nobel equivalent for technology pioneers.

5. Justice Shah Commission

6. Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to probe within three weeks the allegation that two TV news channels were blocked at the behest of the State government for “negative” coverage of Saifai Mahotsav.

7. Rakesh Khurana

Indian-origin academician Rakesh Khurana has been appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College and will take over his new role in July

8. University of Cumbria

The University of Cumbria is to accept the online currency Bitcoin as payment for fees, it has announced, becoming the first public university in the world to do so.

9. United Kingdom

Scientists in the UK have created the fastest ever real-world internet connection, using commercial-grade fibre optic lines to clock up speeds of 1.4 terabits per second. It’s believed to be the fastest speed test of its kind, and would allow users to hypothetically download 44 high-definition films in a single second.

10. Asmat Shahin Bittani

The former interim chief of the Pakistani Taliban, Asmat Shahin Bittani, is among 50 militants killed in air strikes in North Waziristan on Wednesday. The Pakistan Air Force jets had bombed suspected militant hideouts in North Waziristan.

11. Housing Finance Development Corp

Housing Finance Development Corp on Wednesday met expectations with a 12 per cent increase in the third-quarter net profit for the October-December period rose to Rs 1,278 crore from Rs 1,140 crore.

12. Rajeev Vasudeva

Egon Zehnder today announced changes in the firm’s global leadership team as current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Damien O’Brien appointed Rajeev Vasudeva as its Chief Executive Officer.

13. 50 billion dollars