Current Affairs QUIZ: FEB 03, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: FEB 03, 2014

1. Who has been won the Dubai Desert Classic Title 2014?

[A] Richard Sterne

[B] Stephen Gallacher

[C] Chris Wood

[D] Paul Lawrie

2. Who becomes the first rail system in the world to be awarded the Gold Standard foundation?

[A] Delhi Metro

[B] Indian Railway

[C] Mono Rail

[D] Penydarren

3. Which among the following Oscar-winning actor found dead in his New York apartment on 2nd February 2014?

[A] Donald Sutherland

[B] Paul Thomas Anderson

[C] Joaquin Phoenix

[D] Philip Seymour Hoffman

4. Which among the following political party joined hands with AIADMK for upcoming Lok Sabha elections?

[A] Janata Dal (United)

[B] Communist Party of India

[C] All India Trinamool Congress

[D] Shiv Sena

5. Which country become the world’s number one consumer of red wine?

[A] China

[B] Sri Lanka

[C] Spain

[D] France

6. Which among the following tennis player won the Pattaya Open 2014?

[A] Karolina Pliskova

[B] Petra Martic

[C] Ekaterina Makarova

[D] Zhang Shuai

7. Which among the following couple sets a new Guinness world record for deepest underwater wedding?

[A] Hiroyuki Yoshida and Sandra Smith

[B] David Jonshon and Amy Dumas

[C] Torrie Wilson and Matt Hardy

[D] Adam Joseph Copeland and Trish Stratus

8. Name the India’s oldest parliamentarian who will retire in April?

[A] Okram Ibobi Singh

[B] Rishang Keishing

[C] Thokchom Meinya

[D] Thangso Baite

9. Who has been won the 2013-14 seasons Ranji Trophy Title?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Uttar Pradesh

[C] Karnataka

[D] Delhi

10. Which country’s scientists developed new software that reads human emotions?

[A] Germany

[B] Uganda

[C] Japan

[D] United States

11. Olympic torch was lit in Russia on 1 February 2014 at its highest point on the western peak of Mount Elbrus, the highest peak Of Russia, which also is the highest peak of all of Europe. The torch was lit by two experienced mountain climbers at a height of 5642 meters above sea level a week before the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in which place?
[A] Kanchi
[B] Sochi
[C] Mascow
[D] Siberia

12. The first Padma Shri awardee of Meghalaya died on 1 February 2014 at her residence at Riatsamthiah at the age of 103. Can you name her?
[A] Silverine Swer
[B] Najing Pyen
[C] Tinita Jenyeng
[D] Maitrayi Das
 

13. Which state has won the Ranji Trophy on 2nd February 2014?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] Punjab
[D] West Bengal

14. Which Oscar-winning American actor died on 2 February 2014 at his flat in New York at the age of 46?
[A] Noel Lebowski
[B] Tony Truman
[C] Pete Anderson
[D] Philip Seymour Hoffman

15. Indian Tea Association (ITA) on 2 February 2014, in its report said that the country’s tea production has rose to 1200 million kilograms in 2013 as against 1126 million kilograms in 2012. What is the percent increase of tea production in the year 2013?
[A] 5%
[B] 6%
[C] 6.5%
[D] 7%

16. India completed a 5-0 rout of Chinese Taipei in the first round of their Asia/Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie at MPTA Complex, in Indore on 2 February 2014. India would now face which team in April 2014 to fight for a place in the World Group play-offs?

17. Which team won the Ranji Trophy for 2014 on 2 February 2014?

18. Mount Sinabung, which started erupting again on 1 February 2014, is in which country?

19. India’s first monorail – Mumbai Monorail was opened for the general public on 2 February 2014 after being inaugurated on 1 February. Which authority owns and operates this monorail project?

20. Who took over as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MCX on 1 February 2014?

21. Indian Museum, Kolkata, which is the largest museum in India, completed how many years of its establishment on 2 February 2014?

1. Stephen Gallacher: Stephen Gallacher birdied two of the last three holes on Sunday to become the first player to successfully defend the Dubai Desert Classic.

2. Delhi Metro: The Delhi Metro has become the first rail system in the world to be awarded the Gold Standard foundation a globally accepted certification standard for carbon mitigation projects, a statement said Sunday.

3. Philip Seymour Hoffman: Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment of an apparent drug overdose on Sunday. He was 46.

4. Communist Party of India: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and CPI leader AB Bardhan on Sunday announced the AIADMK-CPI alliance for the upcoming 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

5. China: China has overtaken France and Italy to become the world’s number one consumer of red wine, although the United States remains the world’s biggest tippler of all types of wines.

6. Ekaterina Makarova: Ekaterina Makarova won her second career title on Sunday, claiming a 6-3 7-6 (7) victory over Czech Karolina Pliskova at the Pattaya Open.

7. Hiroyuki Yoshida and Sandra Smith: Hiroyuki Yoshida from Japan and his wife Sandra Smith from US set a new Guinness world record for deepest underwater wedding, tying the knot at 130 metres below the surface in a cave at Song Hong Lake, Trang, Thailand.

8. Rishang Keishing: In 1952, he was among the youngest MPs elected to India’s first Lok Sabha. Rishang Keishing, India’s oldest parliamentarian at 94, has now decided to hang up his boots and return to his first love, gardening.

9. Karnataka: Karnataka defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win the 2013-14 season’s Ranji Trophy here on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

10. United States: A US company has developed new software that can analyse a human face to tell if a person is feeling joy, sadness, anger and disgust among other emotions – and it can even catch a fake smile.

11. [B] Sochi

12. [A] Silverine Swer

13. [B] Karnataka

14. [D] Philip Seymour Hoffman

15. [C] 6.5%

16. South Korea

17.  Karnataka (Karnataka defeated Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy finals at Hyderabad to claim their 7^th Ranji title. Chasing a modest victory target of 157 in little over two sessions, Karnataka batsmen reached the destination with ease as they knocked off the runs in 40.5 overs)

18. Indonesia (16 persons died due to this eruption. Mount Sinabung erupted again on 1 February just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanic activity was decreasing. Sinabung in western Sumatra (Indonesia) has been erupting for four months)

19. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) – The Rs. 3,000-crore Mumbai Monorail project is being implemented in two phases. The MMRDA has already spent Rs. 1,900 crore of Rs. 3,000 crore allocated for the project, including the civil work for the second phase. Commercial operations of the 8.9-km first phase connecting Wadala-Chembur stations on the northeastern fringe of Mumbai metropolis commenced on 2 February with the first train leaving the Wadala station at 7am. The Mumbai Monorail is not just the first in the country, but across the subcontinent. Monorails are in operation in China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Dubai, Europe, and the Americas

20.  Dr. Manoj Vaish (Prior to joining MCX, Vaish was the Managing Director & CEO of NSDL Database Management. His appointment was approved for a period of 3 years by the FMC)

21. 200 years (Indian Museum was founded on 2 February 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. It is known to be the oldest museum in Asia. Museum’s founder-curator was Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, a Dutch botanist. A special commemorative stamp was released by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on this occasion)