Current Affairs QUIZ: FEB 05, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: feb 05, 2014

1. On 4 February 2014, who was appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission?

[A] Ashok Kumar Mathur

[B] G D Batra

[C] S K Vardhan

[D] G V Krishnamoorthy

2. Microsoft's board on Tuesday, 4th Feb 2014, named Hyderabad-born Indian origin person as chief executive of the legendary tech giant that has given the world products which have become household names like Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Express. Can you name the new CEO?

[A] Paul Thomas

[B] Sanjay Jha

[C] Sundar Pichai

[D] Satya Nadella

3. Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology launched the National Cloud, implemented by National Information Centre (NI[C], under which Initiative on 4 February 2014?

[A] Cloudera

[B] MeghRaj

[C] Badal

[D] MeghDoot

4. The Central Consumer Protection Council (CCP[C], under the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, headed by ________ decided to set up a sub-committee, which will issue guidelines to monitor the advertisements as currently there is no any legal safeguard available for consumers to deal with the false advertisements, on 3 February 2014.

[A] Kumari Selja

[B] Kamalnath

[C] K V Thomas

[D] M P Sidana

5. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the Mother and Child Tracking Facilitation Centre at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi on 31 January 2014. Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) initiative was launched under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in which year?

[A] December 2009

[B] December 2010

[C] December 2011

[D] December 2013

6. Which among the following countries is India's largest trading partner in Europe?

[A]UK

[B]Germany

[C]France

[D]Italy

7. Who among the following is NOT a tennis player from India?

[A]Yuki Bhambri

[B]Sanam Singh

[C]Ramkumar Ramanathan

[D]Gurusai Datt

8. Recently, India has decided to provide Visa-on-arrival facility to tourists of all countries except eight nations. Which among the following is NOT among those eight nations?

[A]Pakistan

[B]Bangladesh

[C]Sri Lanka

[D]Afghanistan

9. Which among the following states generates the highest amount of hydro power in India?

[A]Maharashtra

[B]Uttarakhand

[C]Himachal Pradesh

[D]Andhra Pradesh

10. As per the estimates of Planning Commission, which state had the highest number of poor people living below the poverty line in 2011-12?

[A]Madhya Pradesh

[B]Bihar

[C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Maharashtra

11. “KATANA” is a combat marine system unveiled recently by which among the following countries? [A]Iran

[B]Iraq

[C]Egypt

[D]Israel

12. India’s Himanshu Thakur is associated with which one of the following sports/events?

[A]Luge

[B]Alpine Skier

[C]Rugby

[D]Cross-country Skier

13. Tungurahua volcano, which is active recently, is located in which country?

[A]Ecuador

[B]Philippines

[C]Indonesia

[D]Chile

14. In India, the nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state level is ____?

[A]Finance Commission

[B]Rural Ministry

[C]Planning Commission

[D]Home Ministry

15. World Cancer Day is being observed every year on _____?

[A]January 31

[B]February 1

[C]February 4

[D]February 6

16. Out of the following Indian dignatories who was the special guest at the 45th Independence Day function of Mauritius on March 12, 2013?

[A] Minister of External Affairs

[B] President

[C] Prime Minister

[D] Vice President

17. The Island Nation situated in the South Pacific Ocean which suffered huge loss due to earth quake generated Tsunami on February 6 2013?

[A] Soloman Island

[B] Tuvatu

[C] Marshal Island

[D] Vanuatu

18. Who among the following foreign dignitaries visited Jallianwala Bagh during his tour of India in Feb. 2013?

[A] Prime Minister of Canada

[B] Prime Minister of Australia

[C] President of France

[D] Prime Minister of Britain

19. Who among the following has been honoured with the ‘Life Time Achievement’ award in the 58th Film Fare Festival held on 20-1-2013?

[A] Zeenat Aman

[B] Late Yash Chopra

[C] Mahesh Bhatt

[D] None of the above

20. Who is author of the book ‘Tendulkar the Cricketer of the Century’ released on 20-3-2013 at Delhi?

[A] Kapil Dev

[B] Vimal Kumar

[C] Shane Watson

[D] Sunil Gavaskar

21. Which eminent Indian journalist has been appointed as the editor of Time International in March 2013?

[A] Bobby Ghosh

[B] Fareed Zakaria

[C] Tunku Vardarajan

[D] Sanjay Gupta

22. Which one of the following days was not a Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) day during the Kumbh held in Allahabad in 2013?

[A] Basant Panchami

[B] Maha Shivaratri

[C] Makar Sankranti

[D] Mauni Amavasya

23. Among the following who was conferred Padma Vibhushan in 2013?

[A] Adi B. Godrej

[B] Dr. Kanak Rele

[C] Dr. V.K. Saraswat

[D] Prof. R. Narshimha

24. Who is the 159th member of WTO?

[A] Kazakhstan

[B] Laos

[C] Tajikistan

[D] Uzbekistan

25. In which of the areas is the government legally bound to provide the necessary services/products?

[A] Employment

[B] Education

[C] Foodgrain

[D] All of the above

1. Ashok Kumar Mathur

2. Satya Nadella

3. MeghRaj

4. K V Thomas

5. December 2009

6. Germany The relations between India and Germany have traditionally been cordial and close. The two countries are strategic partners from 2000. Germany continues to be India's largest trading partner in Europe. The two countries also work closely together in the International arena.

7. Gurusai Datt

8. Bangladesh India will extend visa-on-arrival facility to tourists of all nations, barring eight, in order to boost tourism. This facility will be implemented from the next tourist season beginning October 2014. Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Somalia are the barred countries.

9. Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh generates the highest amount of hydro power among all the states of India.

10. Uttar Pradesh As per the estimates of Planning Commission the number of poor in the country declined to 27 crore in 2011-12 from 40.74 crore in 2004-05. As per the data, Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of poor people living below the poverty line at 5.98 crore in 2011-12, followed by Bihar at 3.58 crore , Madhya Pradesh 2.34 crore, Maharashtra 1.97 crore and West Bengal 1.84 crore.

11. Israel Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled the latest addition to its line of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) a combat marine system named KATANA for homeland security. KATANA’s features include autonomous navigation and a collision avoidance system and it is fitted with various payloads including electro-optic and infrared cameras, line-of-sight and none-line-of-sight communication, radar and weapon systems. The craft supports a wide range of missions, protection of exclusive economic zones (EEZ), maritime borders and offshore gas rigs and pipelines, as well as port security, shallow patrolling and electronic warfare. It can also provide real-time intelligence imagery by identifying, tracking and classifying targets both far and near.

12. Alpine Skier

13. Ecuador Tungurahua is 16,480 feet high active volcano located in Ecuador. The Tungurahua is active since 1999.

14. Planning Commission Planning commission is the nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state levels and the surveys are normally conducted on quinquennial basis.

15. February 4 World Cancer Day is being observed on February 4, to help raise awareness about the disease. The campaign for this year’s celebration is focused on reducing stigma and dispelling the myths about cancer, with the slogan “Debunk the Myths”.

16. President

17. Soloman Island

18. Prime Minister of Britain

19. None of the above

20. Vimal Kumar

21. Bobby Ghosh

22. Maha Shivaratri

23. Prof. R. Narshimha

24. Tajikistan

25. All of the above