Current affairs QUIZ: JAN 28, 2014

Current affairs QUIZ: JAN 28, 2014

1. India’s Civil Aviation Ministry on 27 January 2014 approved the operations of Airbus A-380s in India at four airports currently equipped to handle these super jumbos. Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Lufthansa have been pressing the government for several years to allow them fly these super jumbos into India. Which four airports were allowed to handle this huge aircraft?

2. IIIF was launched by the National Innovation Council (NIC) and the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on 27 January 2014. IIIF seeks to combine innovation and the dynamism of enterprise to solve the problems of citizens at the base of the economic pyramid in India. What does IIIF stands for?
[A] India Innovation Idea Fund
[B] Inclusive Innovation Ideation Fund
[C] India Imports Innovation Fund
[D] India Inclusive Innovation Fund

3. India slumped to their second consecutive series defeat overseas after the host country won the fourth one-dayer and take an unassailable 3-0 lead over India in the five-match series on Tuesday, 28 Jan 2014. Which country is hosting the current series?
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] South Africa
[D] England
 

4. What is the name of a new fund announced on 27 January 2014 by the National Innovation Council (NInC) and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to combine innovation and the dynamism of enterprise to solve the problems of citizens at the bottom of the economic pyramid in India?

5. The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday, 28 Jan 214, raised the key policy(repo) rate by 0.25 per cent to ____ per cent in a bid to curb inflation, a move that may translate into higher EMIs and push up the cost of borrowing for the corporate.
[A] 7
[B] 7.5
[C] 7.75
[D] 8
 

6. Which organisation was chosen for the National Communal Harmony Award 2013 in the organisations category?

7. Which company launches India’s first ‘milk ATM’ on 21st jan 214?
[A] Amul
[B] Parag
[C] Mother Dairy
[D] Sudha
 

8. The North-African country whose people overthrew their dictator in 2011 in a popular uprising that inspired the so-called Arab Spring across the region, approved the country’s landmark democratic constitution on 26 January 2014. Which country is this?

9. American folk singer and activist Peter "Pete" Seeger passed away on 27th Jan 214. Seeger has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions throughout his career. In which year he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?
[A] 1990
[B] 1992
[C] 1993
[D] 1999

10. “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo“, the patriotic song sung by Lata Mangeshkar to commemorate the martyrdom of Indian soldiers in the Sino-Indian War of 1962, completed 51 years of its public performance on 27 January 2014. The song written by Kavi Pradeep was performed live at Delhi’s historic Ramleela Maidan on 27 January 1963 by Lata Mangeshkar, just two months after the end of the war. Who composed this legendary song?

11. Airports that are at the height of the highest in the world, which started in the country?

[A] India

[B] China

[C] Nepal

[D] Afghanistan

12. In December 2013, the United Nations peace senetila three Indian soldiers were martyred in the country?

[A] Afghanistan

[B] The. Sudan

[C] Israel

[D] Iraq

13. 2014 Republic day following the day of asokacakrane who have been awarded?

[A] Of. VS. Prasad Babu (Andhra Pradesh)

[B] Lt. Navdeep Singh

[C] Major Singh laisarama jyotinga

[D] Constable Rajesh Kumar

14. India's Mars Orbiter Mission 2013 (mangalayana) About consult the following statements.

I. Total weight 1340 kg

II. Total 5 classical equipment

III. methane exploration

IV. Total cost of Rs 450 crore mission

statement which of the above / statements is false?

[A] I only

[B] I and II

[C] II and IV

[D] None of the above.

15. Stella What is this?

[A] The world's first submarine

[B] The world's first car running on Solar Energy

[C] The world's first high capacity furnace anvika

[D] The world's fastest female player

16. Nationalised Bank in January 2014 in which one's own 'YouTube' channel started?

[A] Punjab National Bank

[B] State Bank of indiya

[C] Bank of indiya

[D] Bank of Maharashtra

17. Support was executed during the recent suitable for the cooperative sector, which ghatanadurusti?

[A] 95 V ghatanadurusti

[B] 97 V ghatanadurusti

[C] 103 V ghatanadurusti

[D] 111 V ghatanadurusti

18. Union cabinet on 20 January 2014 Minority Community which provides social status?

[A] Parsis

[B] Jain

[C] Buddhist

[D] Muslim

19. National Institute of Nutrition which is the city?

[A] Mumbai

[B] Hyderabad

[C] Bengarula

[D] Lucknow

20. 'Sea Ratnakar' desakaduna which was the bhusastriya research submarine to India?

[A] America

[B] Japan

[C] The. Correia

[D] Russia

1. Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore (Presently these four are equipped to handle huge A-380s. The restrictions on the fully double-decker planes were lifted after weeks of consultation between Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Air India and Airports Authority of India (AAI).  An A-380 aircraft can seat 850 passengers in an all-economy configuration, but those having a three-class configuration can accommodate between 550-600 passengers)

2. [D] India Inclusive Innovation Fund

3. [B] New Zealand

4. India Inclusive Innovation Fund – IIIF (The fund, launched by Sam Pitroda, head of the NInC, is an autonomous Rs. 500-crore fund, with the Union Government contributing 20%. The balance will come from public sector banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, multilateral/bilateral development agencies, Indian & global corporates)

5. [D] 8

6. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) – The award was announced on 25 January 2014 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony. Mohinder Singh of Delhi and Dr. N Radhakrishnan of Kerala have been selected for the award in the individual category. Established in 1996, CSSS is a Mumbai-based organisation working to promote peace, secularism and communal harmony in the country. Mohinder Singh, 72, is a scholar and member of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions. Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, 69, is a well-known academic, Gandhian scholar and peace worker. The National Communal Harmony Awards were instituted in 1996 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, an autonomous organisation under the Union Home Ministry)

7. [A] Amul

8. Tunisia (Tunisia’s National Constitutional Assembly on 26 January approved the country’s landmark post-revolutionary Constitution its members have spent the last two years writing, by 200 out of 216 votes. The new document guarantees basic freedoms and gender equality. It has been called one of the most progressive Constitutions in the Arab world and involved lengthy negotiations between an Islamist-dominated Government and the largely secular Opposition)

9. [C] 1993

10. C. Ramchandra (A special function was held at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse to commemorate this occasion)

11. [B] China

12. [B] The. Sudan

13. [A] Of. VS. Prasad Babu (Andhra Pradesh)

14. [D] None of the above.

15. [B] The world's first car running on Solar Energy

16. [B] State Bank of indiya

17. [B] 97 V ghatanadurusti

18. [B] Jain

19. [B] Hyderabad

20. [C] The. Correia