Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 25, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 25, 2014

1. Who has been appointed as assistant coach of Kings XI Punjab?

[A] Dinesh Mongia

[B] Sanjay Bangar

[C] Wasim Jaffer

[D] Sairaj Bahutule

2. Name the former Union minister and elder son of M. Karunanidhi who suspend form party for indiscipline?

[A] M.K. Alagiri

[B] Dayanidhi Maran

[C] Thalikottai Rajuthevar Baalu

[D] Kalanithi Maran

3. Which Bollywood actress won the best Actress Award at Filmfare Awards 2014?

[A] Priyanka Chopra

[B] Katrina Kaif

[C] Anushka Sharma

[D] Deepika Padukone

4. Who has been elected as new batting coach of Kolkata Knight Riders?

[A] Sourav Ganguly

[B] Kapil Dev

[C] WV Raman

[D] Mohammad Azharuddin

5. Name the Founder of ‘revenge porn’ website who held for hacking?

[A] Terry McDermott

[B] Jimmy Case

[C] Tommy Smith

[D] Hunter Moore

6. Which among the following movie released on 24th January 2014?

[A] Jai Ho

[B] Karle Pyaar Karle

[C] Yaarian

[D] Hasee Toh Phasee

7. Which among the following author charged in campaign finance case?

[A] Michael Shermer

[B] Thomas Sowell

[C] Ronald Reagan

[D] Dinesh D’Souza

8. Who among the following resigns as president of Barcelona with immediate effect?

[A] Joan Laporta

[B] Sandro Rosell

[C] Florentino Pérez

[D] Tito Vilanova

9. Who among the following Bollywood actor won the best Actor Award at Filmfare Awards 2014?

[A] Akshay Kumar

[B] Salman Khan

[C] Farhan Akhtar

[D] Ranbir Kapoor

10. At least six persons were killed and wounding nearly 100 in a suicide bombing at the police headquarters in-

[A] Canada

[B] Egypt

[C] Switzerland

[D] Russia

11. After 66 years of being on the Indian Standard Time or IST, which Indian state has decided on 2nd January 2014 to follow garden time or a daylight-saving schedule, which British tea planters introduced more than 150 years ago?

[A] West Bengal

[B] Sikkim

[C] Assam

[D] Nagaland

12. Which city shattered the world record for the largest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year's Eve with a show involving more than half a million fireworks, Guinness World Records said on Wednesday, 1st January 2014?

[A] Dubai

[B] Sydney

[C] Beijing

[D] Tokyo

13. The world's first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use to the general public opened for business in which place on Wednesday, 1st Jan 2014?

[A] Newyork, USA

[B] Colorado, USA

[C] Berlin, Germany

[D] Paris, France

14. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 2 January 2014 approved a proposal for setting-up of CCTVs and GPS devices on public transport vehicles in how many cities for women safety?

[A] 20

[B] 25

[C] 30

[D] 32

15. Pitching for making Narendra Modi the Prime Minister, a newly formed 'apolitical' organisation of youths has planned to name 200 tea stalls in Tamil Nadu after the Gujarat Chief Minister as announced by that organisation on 3rd January 2014. Can you name the organisation?

[A] NaMo Yuva Manch

[B] NaMo Peravai

[C] Aam Aadmi Sanghatan

[D] Jan Jagruti Manch

1. Sanjay Bangar

Kings XI Punjab have roped in former India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar as their assistant coach for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League.

2. M.K. Alagiri

Tamil Nadu’s best-known political family feud has just climaxed with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK, the party headed by his father, M Karunanidhi.

3. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone wins Best Actress for her spectacular performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram leela’ . Veteran actress Supriya Pathak, who played Deepika’s mother in the film , won the Best supporting actress award.

4. WV Raman

WV Raman, the former India batsman, has been appointed batting coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the seventh edition of the IPL. Raman had earlier worked with Kings XI Punjab as the assistant coach for the 2013 season.

5. Hunter Moore

The founder of a so-called ‘revenge porn website’ has been arrested and charged by the FBI for allegedly hacking into email accounts and stealing nude photographs to post them online without consent.

6. Jai Ho

Jai Ho is a Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Sohail Khan and produced by Sohail Khan alongwith Sunil Lulla, starring Salman Khan and newcomer Daisy Shah along with Sana Khan and Suniel Shetty in major roles. The film has Tabu playing Salman’s sister while Danny Denzongpa plays the main antagonist

7. Dinesh D’Souza

Conservative author Dinesh D’Souza was indicted Thursday on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws by using straw donors to funnel money to a U.S. Senate candidate.

8. Sandro Rosell

Sandro Rosell has resigned as president of Barcelona with immediate effect. Rosell made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday night after an extraordinary board meeting.

9. Ranbir Kapoor

Legendary athlete Milkha Singh’s biopic ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ was the big winner on Friday night at the 59th annual Filmfare awards. The inspiring film bagged maximum awards including Best film, best director award for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and the Best actor award for the multi-talented Farhan Akhtar who literally transformed himself to play Milkha Singh on the big screen.

10. Egypt

Four blasts, including a suicide bombing at the police headquarters, rocked the Egyptian capital and nearby areas in Cairo, killing six persons and wounding nearly 100 on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

11. [C] Assam

12. [A] Dubai

13. [B] Colorado, USA

14. [D] 32

15. [B] Namo Peravai