Current Affairs QUIZ: Feb 23-24 2014

 Current Affairs QUIZ: Feb 22-23 2014

1. Indian railways have proposed three new divisional headquarters to be set up except for the__________?
[A] Gulbarga
[B] Silchar
[C] Udhampur
[D] Theni

2. Nalanda University is proposed to be set up in which among the following State?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Orissa
[D] Uttar Pradesh

3. Prime Minister of India will inaugurate first ever Research and Referral hospital on the pattern of the Army and an AIIMS like college for whom?
[A] Air-force
[B] Navy
[C] NSG
[D] Paramilitary forces

4. How many metrics were involved in arriving at Gross National Happiness in first ever GNH survey?
[A] 6
[B] 7
[C] 8
[D] 9

5. A staggering $4.5 billion currency deal was signed between which among the following countries?
[A] China- Australia
[B] North Korea- Australia
[C] South Korea- Australia
[D] Myanamar-China

6. Laadli award is conferred for their outstanding contribution in_______?
[A] Investigative journalism
[B] Gender sensitive reportage
[C] Cultural excellence
[D] Creative artcraft

7. Which among the following structures is not part of Red Fort building?
[A] Rang Mahal
[B] Moti Masjid
[C] Diwan-i-khas
[D] Nimtali kuthi

8. The new initiative to ‘Green Mission’ has proposed to increase the forest cover by______?
[A] 40 million hectares
[B] 50 million hectares
[C] 60 million hectares
[D] 70 million hectares

9. Which among the following country measures happiness as one of the deciding factor of overall development of the country?
[A] Bhutan
[B] Taiwan
[C] Singapore
[D] Malaysia

10. Wayne Rooney has signed a contract with which among the following companies?
[A] Manchester United
[B] Real Madrid
[C] Chelsea
[D] Liverpool FC

11. Name the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Kolkata-based United Bank of India (UBI), who resigned on 21 February 2014?

[A] Shikha Singh

[B] Chanda Kochhar

[C] Mitali Batra

[D] Archana Bhargava

12. Who won ATP Delhi Open Tennis tournament on 23rd Feb 2014?

[A] Sanam Singh

[B] Somdev Devvarman

[C] Aleksandr Nedovyesov

[D] Saketh Myneni

13. The committee to look into the various kinds of concerns of the persons hailing from the North Eastern States was constituted n 21 February 2014 under whose chairmanship?

[A] P K Sachan

[B] S C Khetan

[C] M.P. Bezbaruah

[D] D C Mathur

14. Which Bill was passed by Union Legislature on 21 February 2014?

[A] Whistleblower Protection Bill

[B] Women Reservation Bill

[C] Lokpal Bill

[D] Telangana Bill

15. Can you name the oldest Parliamentarian of India, who decided to retire on 21 February 2014?

[A] Ram Sundar Das

[B] Kailash Joshi

[C] Shafiqur Rahman Barq

[D] Rishang Keishing

16. Curtains came down on the 22^nd Winter Olympics 2014 at Sochi (Russia) on 23 February 2014 with a breathtaking closing ceremony. Which country topped the medals tally in these games to claim the first spot?

17. 23^rd Winter Olympics of 2018 would be held at

18. Matteo Renzi was sworn in as Italy’s youngest Prime Minister ever on 22 February 2014 after he cobbled together a government he says will change the face of the country’s politics and economy. Who was the youngest Italian Prime Minister before Renzi?

19. Who will become the first Goan woman judge to be elevated to the High Court?

20. Which Indian city’s municipal corporation was registered in the Guinness Book of World Records for measuring the blood pressure of over 8,000 people in a matter of just eight hours?

21. Who defeated India in the quarter-finals of U-19 Cricket World Cup on 22 February 2014 to oust it out of the tournament?

22. US food and drug regulator USFDA (US Food and Drug Administration) during February 2014 imposed first ban under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and this ban pertains to a product from India. Which product is this?

1. [D] Theni 

2. [A] Bihar

3. [D] Paramilitary forces

4. [B] 7

5. [C] South Korea- Australia

6. [B] Gender sensitive reportage

7. [D] Nimtali kuthi

8. [B] 50 million hectares

9. [A] Bhutan

10. [A] Manchester United

11. [D] Archana Bhargava

12. [B] Somdev Devvarman

13. [C] M.P. Bezbaruah

14. [A] Whistleblower Protection Bill

15. [D] Rishang Keishing

16. Russia (Hosts Russia won 13 gold medals, 11 silver and 9 bronze medals to take its total tally to 33 medals. Norway came second with 11 gold medals and Canada claimed third spot with 10 gold medals)

Final Medals Tally (First Five Standings)

Country          Gold   Silver   Bronze   Total

Russia                  13      11        9            33

USA                      9         7       12           28

Norway                11        5       10           26

Canada                 10         10        5        25

Netherlands           8         7        9           24

17. Pyeongchang, South Korea (Pyeongchang was handed over the Olympic flag of Winter Olympics at the closing ceremony of 23^rd Games held on 23 February 2014)

18. Benito Mussolini, who came to power in 1922 (Renzi, the 39-year-old leader of the Centre-Left Democratic Party, unveiled his government on 21 February and said the broad coalition will bring hope to the economically stagnant country. He had been serving as Florence mayor when he engineered a power grab last week to effectively force fellow Democrat, Enrico Letta, to step down after 10 months at the helm of a fragile, often-squabbling coalition)

19. Anuja Prabhudessai (Anuja Prabhudessai is the North Goa Principal and District and Sessions Judge and she will be elevated as the Bombay High Court judge)

20. Vadodara, Gujarat (The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) achieved the feat on April 7, 2013 on the occasion of the World Health Day. A team of 227 doctors were part of the exercise in which blood pressure of 8,368 people was counted in eight hours. VMC was presented the certificate on 21 February 2014)

21. England

22. Bidi (USFDA for the first time have banned the sale and import of “bidi” products made by an Indian company as they did not meet regulatory standards. According to a statement made by it products manufactured by Pune-based Jash International – Sutra Bidis Red, Sutra Bidis Menthol, Sutra Bidis Red Cone and Sutra Bidis Menthol Cone – were found to be not substantially equivalent to tobacco products commercially marketed. This means they can no longer be sold or distributed in interstate commerce or imported into the US).