Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 30, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: JAN 30, 2014

1. At least 10 people were killed and 12 others injured in shootout in-

[A] Gujarat

[B] Sikkim

[C] Meghalaya

[D] Assam

2. A study conducted by Nielsen and commissioned by Oil Ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), in its report has found that cheaper fuel is finding usage by unintended beneficiaries. According to this study what proportion of diesel is being consumed by high-end cars and SUVs (sports utility vehicles)?

3. Which among the following person proposed by Delhi government for the new chief of Delhi Commission for Women?

[A] Maitreyi Pushpa

[B] Chitra Mudgal

[C] Krishna Sobti

[D] Manu Bhandari

4. Who has been won the 2013 Costa award for book of the year?

[A] Wyen Tavis

[B] Natalya

[C] Nathan Filer

[D] Beth Phoenix

5. According to the recently released Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2013-14, India has the largest population of illiterate adults in the world and it comprises of about 37% of the global total. What is the total number of illiterate adults in India according to this report?

6. Which telecom company profit rises after 15 quarters in third quarter ended December 2013?

[A] Vodafone

[B] Airtel

[C] Idea Cellular

[D] Reliance

7. Which country’s central bank add the Indian Rupee to the basket of currencies to be circulated in the country?

[A] Australia

[B] Zimbabwe

[C] Bhutan

[D] Bangladesh

8. Who among the following nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegia lawmakers?

[A] Edward Snowden

[B] Julian Assange

[C] Daniel Ellsberg

[D] Glenn Greenwald

9. Which among the following Indian states chief minister asks Lieutenant Governor for SIT Probe into 1984 riots?

[A] Delhi

[B] Jharkhand

[C] Gujarat

[D] Haryana

10. Which Hindi women novelist’s name was suggested by the Delhi Government as the new chief of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on 29 January 2014 amidst speculations of removing Barkha Singh?

11. Which Indian bank’s quarter 3 net profit up 13% at Rs. 2,352 crore?

[A] State Bank of India

[B] Bank of Baroda

[C] ICICI Bank

[D] Punjab Naitonal Bank

12. In a first of its kind venture, six public sector undertakings (PSUs) including state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) on 29 January 2014 announced joining hands to set up world’s largest 4,000 MW ultra mega solar power project in Rajasthan. Where in Rajasthan this solar plant spread across 19,000 acres is going to be established?

13. Which among the following cricketer became the sixth highest run scorer in test matches?

[A] Shivnarne Chanderpaul

[B] Graeme Smith

[C] Kevin Pietersen

[D] Mahela Jayawardene

14. According to a FIFA report on the global transfer market which country became the top exporter of footballers to the world?

[A] Argentina

[B] Brazil

[C] South Africa

[D] England

15. What is the name of the heritage building in Shimla which houses the office of the Accountant General of Himachal Pradesh and was gutted in a major fire on 28 January 2014?

1. Assam

At least 10 people were killed and 12 others injured yesterday following dispute over eviction from encroached land in Assam’s Sonitpur district, 280 km from state capital Guwahati.

2.  13.15% (This study found that 70% of the diesel was being used in the transport sector. Private cars and SUVs consumed 13.15% of the 69.08 million tonne diesel consumed in the country in 2012-13. Commercial vehicles such as trucks however constituted the largest user base of diesel at 28.25%. Other commercial vehicles used another 8.94% and three-wheelers, a further 6.39%. Agriculture tractors and pumps used 13% of the diesel. Industries and electricity generators consumed almost 9% diesel, while mobile towers used 1.54%. The study found that 99.6% of petrol is consumed in the transport sector alone. Of this, majority consumption of 61.42% is accounted for by two-wheelers while cars use 34.33%, followed by 3-wheelers at 2.34%)

3. Maitreyi Pushpa

The Delhi government has suggested the name of eminent Hindi novelist Maitreyi Pushpa as the new chief of Delhi Commission for Women to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.

4. Nathan Filer

Debut author Nathan Filer won Britain’s Costa Book Award on Tuesday for his novel “The Shock of the Fall”, which draws on his experience as a mental health nurse.

5.  287 million or 28.7 crore (The report mentions that India’s literacy rate rose from 48% in 1991 to 63% in 2006, the latest year it has available data, but population growth cancelled the gains so there was no change in the number of illiterate adults)

6. Airtel

Bharti Airtel rallied as much as 2.77 per cent in intraday trade on Wednesday after the telecom major reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 610 crore or 115 per cent for the third quarter ended December 2013, from Rs 284 crore reported in the year-ago period.

7. Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s central bank Wednesday said it would add the Indian Rupee to the basket of currencies to be circulated in the country. The decision has been taken keeping in view the growing trade and investment ties between the two countries, said the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

8. Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked a trove of government documents to journalists last year, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday.

9. Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung regarding a SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

10. Maitreyi Pushpa (Pushpa is renowned for her feminist writings and strong feminist leanings. The suggestion has come in the backdrop of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government accusing the present DCW chairperson Barkha Singh of politicising the role of her office while dealing with the midnight raid episode allegedly involving Law Minister Somnath Bharti)

11. ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank, on Wednesday, reported a 13 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs.2,532 crore for the third quarter ended December 30, 2013, the slowest pace of increase in four years, helped by growth in interest income and treasury gains.

12. Sambhar (The project will be the largest single location solar plant spread across 19,000 acres at Sambhar in Rajasthan. It entails an investment of Rs. 7,500 crore in the first phase. The JV will have equity of 26% from BHEL, 23% from SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), 16% from SSL (Sambhar Salt Ltd), 16% from PGCIL, 16% from SJVNL (Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam) and 3% from REIL (Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited))

13. Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene became Test cricket’s sixth-highest run-scorer with a glorious unbeaten double-century as Sri Lanka compounded Bangladesh’s misery in the first Test in Dhaka.

14. Brazil

Foreign clubs are still showing an insatiable appetite for Brazilian players while Argentines appear to be going out of fashion, according to a FIFA report on the global transfer market published on Wednesday.

The value of the international player transfer market jumped by 41 percent to $3.7 billion (2.7bn euros) last year, driven by a four-percent rise in the volume of sales.

15. Gorton Castle (A major fire reduced two floors of this magnificent heritage building to ashes. Deriving its name from the former estate upon which it was built, this was the Government of India Secretariat Building from where the affairs of this vast country were administered during the summer months in the colonial times. Crores of rupees had been spent on renovation of this heritage building which was built in 1904. Renovation work was on when the fire broke out in the building)