Current Affairs QUIZ: Feb 21, 2014

Current Affairs QUIZ: Feb 21, 2014

1. Which company’s chief and three directors summoned by Supreme Court over non-compliance of refunding Rs 20,000 crore?

[A] Kingfisher Airlines

[B] Sahara India

[C] Wipro

[D] Bharti Airtel

2. Which political party moved the Supreme Court seeking dissolution of the Delhi assembly?

[A] Congress

[B] Bhartiya Janta Party

[C] Shiv Sena

[D] Aam Aadmi Party

3. According to AFP report, more than 450 Indian workers died in the last two-and-a-half years in-

[A] Pakistan

[B] Qatar

[C] Nigeria

[D] Germany

4. Who has been takes charge as the Managing Director (RGPPL)?

[A] Arun Kumar Garg

[B] Manish Jain

[C] Sidharth Malhotra

[D] Manpreet Juneja

5. Which company bagged the Global CSR Excellence and Leadership Award-2014 for the best CSR practices in the category of health?

[A] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)

[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

[C] Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)

[D] India Cements

6. Name the second longest serving CM in the country with a record 22-year tenure, has resigned from Congress party and joined BJP?

[A] Dorjee Khandu

[B] Mukut Mithi

[C] Gegong Apang

[D] Takam Sanjoy

7. Which university scientists developed Gen Next batteries that capture the energy of our everyday movements?

[A] Massey University

[B] University of Auckland

[C] Victoria University of Wellington

[D] University of Waikato

8. At least 40 suspected terrorists were killed in-

[A] Iraq

[B] Afghanistan

[C] India

[D] Pakistan

9. Who became the first player in history to score half-centuries in 12 Tests in a row?

[A] JP Duminy

[B] AB De Villiers

[C] Michael Clarke

[D] Shane Watson

10. Who has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited?

[A] Pankaj Vishwas

[B] Jaichand Mishra

[C] Gaurav Sharma

[D] Arun Goyal

11. A long-term plan…………………….was launched by Tata AIA Life.

[A] Money Minima

[B] Money Minimum

[C] Money Maximum

[D] Money Maxima

12. In 2014-15, India’s economy will grow above ………..% as per the World Bank.

[A] 5

[B] 6

[C] 7

[D] 8

13. ……………… will be awarded with the D.Litt degree for his great contribution to Indian cricket by the renowned Bengal Engineering and Science University.

[A] Kapil Dev

[B] MS Dhoni

[C] Sourav Ganguly

[D] Sunil Gavaskar

14…………………Senior IAS officer has been appointed as a new Commerce Secretary under Department of Commerce.

[A] KS Gopalakrishnan

[B] Rajiv Satav

[C] K M Cariappa

[D] Rajeev Kher

15. ……………………attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as world’s best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season by FIFA.

[A] Portuguese

[B] Russian

[C] Serbian

[D] Australian

16. India got its first gold medal in world athletics title through Anju Bobby George although 9 years after the event held in…………….

[A] Monaco

[B] Perth

[C] Melbourne

[D] Cairns

17. Who among the following has been selected by the All-India Junior Selection Committee as the captain of India to lead the Under-19 Cricket World Cup?

[A] Shiv Kumar

[B] Unmukt Chand

[C] Vijay Zol

[D] Rajesh Shekhar

18. On 15 January, the…………….Army Day was observed in India.

[A] 64

[B] 65

[C] 66

[D] 67

19.  Nadine Angerer, Germany goalkeeper has been voted as the best women football player in the world for the year 2013.

[A]  Italian

[B] Russian

[C]  Germany

[D] Australian

20. The first trial run of a rail engine was witnessed by …………………….

[A] West Bengal

[B] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Goa

[D] New Delhi

21. India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan on 19 February 2014 in which state?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Rajasthan

[C] Haryana

[D] Bihar

22. The Telengana bill dividing Andhra Pradesh was passed in the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 20th february 2014. Telangana would be which state of India after the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill 2014?

[A] 27th

[B] 28th

[C] 29th

[D] 30th

23. Which state of India and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a campaign on 20 February 2014 to educate people about safe drinking water and safe sanitation practices?

[A] Bihar

[B] Haryana

[C] Odisha

[D] West Bengal

24. Diageo, the world’s largest liquour company, has selected which Indian IT company as its new global IT services provider on 20th feb 2014?

[A] Tata Consultancy Services

[B] Infosys

[C] Wipro

[D] HCL Technologies

25. The 18th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) will be held on 22 February 2014 at Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA. WIEF is an annual student-run India-focused conference hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. What is the theme of WIEF for year 2014?

[A] India: Time to Reboot

[B] India: Time to Relook

[C] India: Revisit

[D] India: In Global Parlance

26. The Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 cleared a proposal for setting up the much-awaited Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), a statutory body to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education. Which committee had recommended setting up of such a panel?

27. Which language on 20 February 2014 became the sixth language of the country to get classical language’ status after the Union Cabinet approved it?

28. The Rajya Sabha cleared the deck for formation of new state of Telangana by passing the contentious Telangana Bill on 20 February 2014. Union Govt. also announced a ……point development package for successor states of Andhra Pradesh to cope up with the situation.

29. The National Mission for Green India (NMGI) received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 20 February 2014 as a Centrally-sponsored scheme. The project, which has a planned investment of about Rs. 13,000 crore during the 12th Plan Period, aims to add six to eight million hectares of forest cover as well as improve degraded forests over 10 years. NMGI comes under which Action Plan?

30. Which major port of the country was renamed Kamarajar Port as announced by the Union Government on 20 February 2014?

1. Sahara India: The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned Sahara chief Subroto Roy and three directors in Sahara entities to appear before it on February 26 over non-compliance of refunding Rs 20,000 crore to 3 crore investors.

2. Aam Aadmi Party: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking dissolution of the Delhi assembly, saying imposition of Presidents rule was illegal.

3. Qatar: More than 450 Indian workers died in Qatar, the host nation of the 2022 football World Cup, in the last two-and-a-half years, an AFP report has said.

4. Arun Kumar Garg: Arun Kumar Garg has taken charge as the Managing Director (RGPPL). He is a B.Sc. (Engineering) from R.E. C. Kurukshetra, and M. Tech. in power generation technology from IIT Delhi.

5. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONG[C] bagged the Global CSR Excellence and Leadership Award-2014 for the best CSR practices in the category of health.

6. Gegong Apang: Veteran Congress leader Gegong Apang, the second longest serving Chief Minister in the country with a record 22-year tenure, has resigned from the party and joined BJP on Thursday.

7. University of Auckland: Scientists of University of Auckland developed Gen Next batteries that capture the energy of our everyday movements, such as walking, to convert it into electricity and power cellphones and other devices.

8. Pakistan: At least 40 suspected terrorists were killed, as Pakistani fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in the country.

9. AB De Villiers: AB De Villiers passed 7,000 Test runs and became the first player in history to score half-centuries in 12 Tests in a row.

10. Arun Goyal: Arun Goyal has joined Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. as Chairman-cum-Managing Director. He was earlier Principal Secretary, Urban Development, government of NCT of Delhi.

11. Money Maxima. A long-term plan Money Maxima was launched by Tata AIA Life. The product is compliant with new IRDA guidelines.

12. 6. In 2014-15, India’s economy will grow above 6 % and by 2016-17 it will grow above 7.1 %, as per the World Bank.

13. Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly, former Indian captain will be awarded with an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by the renowned Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU).

14. Rajeev Kher. Kher, a Senior IAS officer has been appointed as a new Commerce Secretary under Department of Commerce.

15. Portuguese. Portuguese attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as world’s best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season by FIFA.

16. Monaco. India got its first gold medal in world athletics title through Anju Bobby George although 9 years after the event which was held in Monaco.

17. Vijay Zol. Maharasthrian Vijay Zol has been selected by the All-India Junior Selection Committee as the captain of India to lead the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

18. 66. On 15 January, the 66^th Army Day was observed in India.

19. Germany. Nadine Angerer, Germany goalkeeper has been voted as the best women football player in the world for the year 2013.

20. Arunachal Pradesh. The first trial run of a rail engine was witnessed by Arunachal Pradesh which was of 20-km from Harmutty, Lakhimpur district, Assam to Itanagar.

21. Rajasthan

22. 29th

23. West Bengal

24. Tata Consultancy Services

25. India: Time to Reboot

26. Justice Sachar Committee (The EOC’s mandate is to ensure that no minority community is discriminated against on religious grounds by redressing complaints. It has to make binding recommendations that people from minority communities find adequate representation in government employment or educational institutions. The Sachar Committee that studied the socio-economic condition of the minorities in India had noted that though Muslims constituted 18.5% of the population, their representation in bureaucracy was just about 2.5%)

27. Odia (With this Odia came into the same league as Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, which have already been conferred the classical language status. Odia is billed as the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic group and the case for making it a classical language was also premised on the fact that it has no resemblance to Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu. Once a language is declared classical, it gets financial assistance for setting up a centre of excellence for the study of that language and also opens up an avenue for two major awards for scholars of eminence. Besides, the University Grants Commission can be requested to create – to begin with at least in Central Universities – a certain number of professional chairs for classical languages for scholars of eminence in the language)

28. Six (A six-point development package for successor states of Andhra Pradesh was announced. For purposes of Central assistance, Special Category Status will be extended for a period of five years to the successor state of Andhra Pradesh comprising 13 districts. Tax incentives will be offered to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the states, on the lines of those extended to some other states)

29. National Action Plan on Climate Change (The project is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. Some studies estimate that the new and restored forests will absorb about 43 million tonnes of green house gases. About Rs. 46,000 crore will be spent on this scheme. It is estimated that about 40% of India’s forests are degraded currently)

30. Ennore Port in Chennai (The Ennore Port in Chennai is one among the 12 major ports in the country. The Cabinet renamed Ennore Port Ltd (EPL) as Kamraj Port Ltd (KPL). The port, which started functioning in 2001, is a schedule B Mini Ratna Company. It has seen export of 4,49,720 automobile units till December 2013 including by automobile manufacturers like Nissan, Ford and Ashok Leyland from Chennai, Toyota from Bangalore and Honda from Delhi)