QUIZ from Current Affairs - Jan 10, 2014

QUIZ from Current Affairs - Jan 10, 2014

1. The Supreme Court said on Friday, 10th Jan 2014, that someone whose name does not figure either in an FIR or a chargesheet but whose role in an alleged crime surfaces during the course of a trial would be subjected to the said trial. Which Section of the CrPC spells out the provision for the joint trial of a person, who though not been named as an accused, appears, during the course of investigation or trial, to have committed a crime?
[A] Section 298
[B] Section 307
[C] Section 319
[D] Section 391

2. Which South Korean steel maker has received environment clearance last week for its Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha, ending an eight-year wait for the project to get off the ground?
[A] Samsung
[B] Tisco
[C] LG
[D] Posco

3. Seventh Global Insurance Summit was held on 8 January 2014. The summit was organised by National Council on Insurance of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). At which place this summit happened?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Bangalore

4. Which country urged India to open a branch of Indian Institutes of Technology in Kuala Lumpur on 8 January 2014 during ongoing 12th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in New Delhi?
[A] Ireland
[B] Malaysia
[C] UAE
[D] Myanmar

5. Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards is given by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, which is an autonomous organization under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. The award is distributed to the meritorious students every year to recognize and encourage the students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, ____________, on 7 January 2014 gave away these awards to 517 meritorious students from 13 boards of 10th class and 17 boards of 12th class of the year 2013.
[A] Kumari Selja
[B] kamalnath
[C] Ambika Soni
[D] Manish Tiwari

6) According to the Society of Indian Automobile Industry (SIAM), domestic car sales last year (2013) fell to 18,07,011 units from 19,98,703 units in the previous year (2012). This is the first time that annual car sales in India declined after how many years?

7) What was India’s rank in the 2014 Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Nuclear Materials Security Index, which was released on 8 January 2014?

8) The RBI on 9 January 2014 allowed the relatives of non-resident Indians (NRIs) to become joint account holders in the savings bank account in the country. Such an account will be treated as resident bank account for all purposes and all regulations applicable to a domestic account will be applicable. The joint account holder facility will be extended to all types of resident accounts, including savings bank account. However, what facilities will not be provided for NRI’s relatives for this joint-account?

9) Al-Qaeda led forces recently took control of which strategic city of Iraq resulting in Iraqi government losing the control of this important town situated in Sunni-dominated region?

10) Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on 9 January 2014 formally rejoined the BJP,
more than a year after he deserted the party and floated his own outfit. What was the name of the party founded by him, which has now been merged with the BJP?

11) According to data provided by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters Association of India on 9 January 2014, which country has recently overtaken South-East Asia as the largest market for Indian seafood exports?

1. [D] Section 391

2. [D] Posco

3. [C] Hyderabad

4. [B] Malaysia

5. [A] Kumari Selja

6. 11 years (The last year when annual car sales displayed negative growth was in year 2002. High inflation, fuel prices and interest rates – which resulted in high cost of ownership, are generally as the reason for this negative trend)

7. 23 (India’s 23 rank was among 25 countries included in this index, which basically throws light on the level of nuclear material security in the world. India has been ranked below its two nuclear-armed neighbours – Pakistan and China. India received 41 out of 100 points, which is improvement by one point from the 2012 score. China received 64 points and has been ranked at 20^th spot, while Pakistan with 46 points stands at 22^nd place. India and these countries are included in the list of 25 countries with one kilogram or more of these materials, which also includes all other nuclear-armed states)

8. The relative cannot credit cheques, remittances, cash, card or any other proceeds to this account

9. Fallujah (Fallujah is located just 65 kilometers west of capital Baghdad. This incident is being seen as yet another one to show that the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has not been able to maintain control of the country since the United States withdrew its troops in 2011)

10. Karnataka Janata Paksha – KJP(Relegated to third position, the BJP had tasted the most humiliating defeat in the Assembly polls held on 8 May 2013 which saw the collapse of its first ever government in the south with KJP playing the spoiler garnering six seats with 10% vote share)

11. The United States (Shipments to the US in April-November 2013 in rupee terms jumped 91% to Rs 5,392.3 crore, while the comparative number for South-East Asia was Rs 4,887.7 crore).