Current Affairs QUIZ: FEB 15, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: FEB 15, 2014

1. In which one of following states the per capita availability of Milk is highest in the country?

[A] Andhra Pradesh

[B] Punjab

[C] Haryana

[D] Tamil Nadu

2. Which among the following organisations has launched “No Lost Generation” project for Syrian children, recently?

[A] United Nations

[B] European Union

[C] ASEAN

[D] SAARC

3. Consider the following states: 1. West Bengal 2. Assam 3. Sikkim 4. Meghalaya 5. Mizoram Which of the above states share borders with Bangladesh?

[A] Only 1, 2, 3 & 4

[B] Only 1, 2, 4 & 5

[C] Only 2, 3, 4 & 5

[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

4. Recently, which among the following states has rolled out “Jeevan Amrut Yojana (blood-on-call scheme) which is said to be first of its kind in the country?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Haryana

[C] Rajasthan

[D] Gujarat

5. Anjali Devi, who passed away recently, was a famous _____?

[A] Actress

[B] Dancer

[C] Writer

[D] Artist Actress

6. Who among the following has been named the Confederation of African Football (CAF) footballer of the year?

[A] Yaya Toure

[B] Samuel Eto’o

[C] Didier Drogba

[D] Abedi Pele

7. Which of the following states is hosting the 2014 Lusophony games?

[A] Karnataka

[B] Goa

[C] Gujarat

[D] Madhya Pradesh

8. The Spice Route Project which is aimed at sharing the heritage among the foreign countries along the ancient route is a tourism promoting initiative taken by which state?

[A] Kerala

[B] Goa

[C] Manipur

[D] Maharashtra

9. Which of the following districts of Assam has been declared tobacco-free district, recently?

[A] Karimganj

[B] Golaghat

[C] Jorhat

[D] Lakhimpur

10. The General assembly of the United Nations has declared the year 2016 as _____?

[A] International Year of Pulses

[B] International Year of Cereals

[C] International Year of Fruits

[D] International Year of Vegetables

11. Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi resigned on 14 February 2014 as his government failed to introduce which Bill due to lack of majority?

[A] Anti Graft Bill

[B] Bijli Pani Bill

[C] Education Reservation Bill

[D] Jan Lokpal Bill

12. Name the former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, who was appointed as the chief of the Broadcast Content Complaints Council (BCCC).

[A] Mukul Mudgal

[B] A P Shah

[C] K S Suri

[D] B P Sirohi

13. National Women's Day of India was observed on 13 February 2014. This day is observed on the date of birth of India’s first women governor. Can you name her?

[A] Sucheta Kriplani

[B] Nandita Patel

[C] Sarojini Naidu

[D] Sumitra Rai

14. Acclaimed director Balu Mahendra passed away on 13 Feb 2014. The 74 year old veteran director was amongst the pioneers of Indian cinema and is also a screenwriter, editor and cinematographer. How many National Film Awards has he won?

[A] Two

[B] Five

[C] Seven

[D] Nine

15. The Delhi Police launched a new helpline number exclusively for North-Eastern people living in New Delhi on 13 February 2014. The helpline number will be functional from 14 February 2014. What is the number?

[A] 1001

[B] 1091

[C] 1093

[D] 1099

16. Which insurgent group from India ranked fourth among the top ten most active non-state armed groups in 2013, according to the IHS Jane’s latest ‘Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index,’ – a major defence and business risk think-tank?

17. Which insurgent group was ranked first in the list of the most active non-state armed groups in 2013 as reported in the IHS Jane’s latest ‘Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index,’?

18. India Post (Dept. of Posts) on 13 February 2014 launched electronic Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) for Indian Citizens living in India. e-IPO facilitates paying online fee for which purpose?

19. Indian market regulator SEBI on 13 February 2014 cleared new corporate governance norms that require listed companies to justify CEO salaries, put in place whistle-blower policies and have orderly succession plans. What is the main objective of this new norm?

20. Which cable television provider announced a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45 billion which would create a company that could control three-quarters of the US cable industry?

21. India’s first 4G mobile service was launched on 14 February 2014 by Bharti Airtel in association with Apple in which city?

22. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post on 14 February 2014 after his government’s bid to table the Janlokpal Bill in the Assembly failed. Opposition parties BJP and Congress termed the bill as unconstitutional and voted against its tabling. Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government remained at Delhi’s helm for how many days?

1. Punjab with 961gm daily per capita milk availability is highest in the country.

2. United Nations No Lost Generation is a new initiative (2014) by the United Nations children’s agency is aiming to raise $1 billion for Syrian children. The project is focusing on education and protection programs for children in Syria and in neighbouring countries where Syrians have taken refuge to escape the violence.

3. Only 1, 2, 4 & 5 India’s five states West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram share a 4,096 km border with Bangladesh.

4. Maharashtra government rolled out “Jeevan Amrut Yojana” (blood-on-call-scheme) across the state. The ambitious plan said to be first-of-its-kind in the country, is aimed at facilitating blood supply to patients scheduled to undergo surgeries and medical procedures, at cheaper rate by dialling a dedicated helpline number 104.

5. Anjali Devi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.

6. Yaya Toure Manchester city and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has been named the Confederation of African Football (CAF) footballer of the year. It is a third straight title for Toure, who also won December’s BBC African Footballer of the Year Award.

7. Goa is hosting the 2014 Lusophony (or Lusofonia) games from 18-29 January 2014. The 2014 Lusophony games will be the 3rd edition of the Lusophony games, a multi-sport event that represent athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories.

8. Kerala The Spice Route Project is aimed at sharing the heritage among the 31 countries along the ancient route. The initiate is expected to bring in a substantial number of foreign tourists to Kerala to trace the historic journey.

9. Jorhat has been declared Assam’s first smoke-free district. In Jorhat, almost 90% offices now have a tobacco-free environment in compliance with Section 4 (Prohibition of smoking in public places) of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003.

10. The United Nations general assembly has voted to declare 2016 as the “International Year of Pulses”. The move is to raise the awareness of pulses globally and the important role pulses can play in advancing health and nutrition, food security and environmental sustainability.

11. Jan Lokpal Bill

12. Mukul Mudgal

13. Sarojini Naidu

14. Five

15. 1093

16. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) – According to this study index a total of 258 attacks were claimed by, or attributed to, the CPI (Maoist), even though this represented a 29% decrease from the 362 attacks recorded in 2012.

17.  Barisan Revolusi Nasional (Thailand)

Following is the list of Top 10 most active non-state armed groups in 2013

1. Barisan Revolusi Nasional (Thailand)

2. Taliban

3. Islami Chhatra Shibir (Bangladesh)

4. Communist Party of India – Maoist

5. Al-Qaeda in Iraq

6. Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabaab)

7. FARC (Colombia)

8. New People’s Army (Philippines)

9. Jabhat al-Nusra (Syria)

10. Unified Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist

18. For seeking information under the RTI (e-IPO is a facility to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically for paying RTI fee online through e-Post Office Portal (https://www.epostoffice.gov.in) or India Post web-site (www.indiapost.gov.in). After paying the fee online one just need to annex the print-out of the receipt to the RTI application. Earlier last year the Department had launched the e-IPO on 22 March 2013 for Indian Citizens living abroad across the globe)

19. To exhort listed companies and their top executives to follow ‘Good Business Practices’ (The new norms were cleared by the SEBI board on 13 February and the relevant provisions would be incorporated in the listing agreement soon. The board also cleared new KRA (KYC Registration Agency) Regulations that would make it easier for the investors to comply with Know Your Client (KYC) requirements across various segments of the capital markets)

20.  Comcast (Comcast is the biggest cable television provider in the US and owns the NBC broadcast network, as well as the Universal film studio. With 22 million of its own pay TV customers and Time Warner Cable’s 11 million, the combined entity will end up with about 30 million subscribers in the US when the deal is complete. However, any merger is likely to face tight scrutiny from US regulators. Time Warner Cable has been the subject of an eight-month takeover battle by smaller cable operator Charter Communications. The deal comes after Time Warner Cable rejected a $60bn bid from Charter Communications during January 2014)

21. Bangalore (According to the joint announcement made by Bharti Airtel and Apple, cutomers possessing Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be able to use 4G services in the city as  these phones support the 2300MHz TD-LTE band that Airtel is using for 4G services in the city. Bharti Airtel also claimed that it was the first operator in India to officially bring the 4G services to the country in 2012. But that service was only data service and now both 4G data as well as voice service is being provided)

22. 48 days (Arvind Kejriwal took charge as Delhi CM on 28 December 2013)