Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 27 December 2013

Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 27 December 2013

1) Which player was selected for Polly Umrigar Award for being India’s best international cricketer of 2012-13 by BCCI on 27 December 2013?

(A) Rohit Sharma

(B) M S Dhoni

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Ravichandran Ashwin

2) On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east?

(A)Mars

(B)Earth

(C)Venus

(D)Mercury

3) Which player has been selected as The Associated Press' 2013 Female Athlete of the Year for her outstanding performance throughout the year recently?

(A) Shelly-Ann Fraser

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Yelena Isinbayeva

(D) Marion Bartoli

4) Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas?

(A)Coal Gas

(B)Water Gas

(C)Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

(D)Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

5) Which Union Minister has been chosen as the "Person of the Year" by animal rights campaigner PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for initiating steps for animal protection on 27 December 2013?

(A) Jayanti Natarajan

(B) Jayaram Ramesh

(C) Shashi Tharoor

(D) Ajay Maken

6) Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

(A)Manila (Philippines)

(B)Bangkok (Thailand)

(C)Kualalampur (Malaysia)

(D)Seoul (South Korea)

7) Which High Court on 26 December 2013 banned junk food items in plastic packing and directed the state government to implement the ban from 26 Jan 2013?

(A) Madras

(B) Kerala

(C) Delhi

(D) Himachal Pradesh

8) On 1st July 1997, where was India's first Science City inaugurated?

(A)Mumbai

(B)Bengaluru

(C)Hyderabad

(D)Kolkata

9) The novel 'Q & A', on which 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant?

(A)Vikas Swarup

(B)Vikram Seth

(C)Amitav Ghosh

(D)Aravind Adiga

10) National Police Academy, the Hyderabad-based alma mater for IPS officers in the country situated at Hyderabad, could soon get a woman chief for the first time in its history. Name her?

(A) Kiran Bedi

(B) Aruna Bahuguna

(C) Aruna Bhattacharya

(D) Usha Bahuguna

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Ravichandran Ashwin

2) Ans. (C)Venus

3) Ans. (B) Serena Williams

4) Ans. (B)Water Gas

5) Ans. (C) Shashi Tharoor

6) Ans. (A)Manila (Philippines)

7) Ans. (D) Himachal Pradesh

8) Ans. (D)Kolkata

9) Ans. (A)Vikas Swarup

10) Ans. (B) Aruna Bahuguna

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26 December 2013: Current Affairs and GK Quiz

26 December 2013: Current Affairs and GK Quiz

1) Who was appointed as Civil Aviation Secretary on 26 December 2013?

(A) K.N.Srivastava

(B) Ashok Lavasa

(C) Prashant Bhusan

(D) G D Swamy

2) Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory?

(A)Lakshadweep

(B)Daman and Diu

(C)Puducherry

(D)Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3) Who was appointed the full time chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on 26 December 2013?

(A) Subhash Joshi

(B) Arvind Ranjan

(C) John Ashe

(D) Raghuram Rajan

4) How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth?

(A)8 minutes

(B)10 minutes

(C)12 minutes

(D)15 minutes

5) Who among the following won 34th National Archery Championship on 25 Dec 2013, in the women's individual category and has set the record of winning the most individual titles at the national meet ever (her sixth National title consecutively)?

(A)  Laishram Bombayla Devi

(B) Rimil Buriuly

(C) Deepika Kumari

(D) Yamuna Rani

6) In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands?

(A)Lord Mayo

(B)Lord Curzon

(C)Lord Lytton

(D)Lord Irwin

7) Union Cabinet on 26 December 2013 approved the pension proposal for 43000 MTNL employees, who joined the public sector company from the Department of Telecom. Expand MTNL?

(A) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

(B) Monoline Telephone Nigam Ltd

(C) Mahali Telephone Nigam Ltd

(D) Manohar Telephone Nigam Ltd

8) To whom does the President of India address his resignation?

(A)Chief Justice of India

(B)Prime Minister

(C)Lok Sabha Speaker

(D)Vice President

9) Who was appointed as new head of NSG (National Security Guard) on 26 December 2013?

(A) Arvind Ranjan

(B) Subhash Joshi

(C) S K Sinha

(D) J.N.Chaudhary

10) Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean?

(A)Indian Ocean

(B)Antarctic Ocean

(C)Atlantic Ocean

(D)Pacific Ocean

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Ashok Lavasa

2) Ans. (A)Lakshadweep

3) Ans. (B) Arvind Ranjan

4) Ans. (A)8 minutes

5) Ans. (C) Deepika Kumari

6) Ans. (A)Lord Mayo

7) Ans. (A) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd

8) Ans. (D)Vice President

9) Ans. (D) J.N.Chaudhary

10) Ans. (B)Antarctic Ocean

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Daily GK & Current Affairs: 25 December 2013

Daily GK & Current Affairs: 25 December 2013

1) Name the South Africa's legendary all-rounder who announced on 26 Dec 2013 that he will retire from Test and first-class cricket after the conclusion of the second Test against in India in Durban?

(A)  Graeme Smith

(B) J P Duminy

(C) Herschelle Gibbs

(D) Jacques Kallis

2) Louis Phillipe and Allen Solly are ready to wear products from?

(A) Aditya Birla Group

(B) J.K. Group

(C) DCM

(D) Reliance Group

3)  The Union Government on 24 December 2013 launched which project to make people e-literate?

(A) e-knowledge

(B) e-shiksha

(C) i-gyan

(D) e-inclusion

4) Indian Broadcasting Service was renamed in 1936 as:

(A) Akashwani

(B) Nabhowani

(C) Doorwani

(D) All India Radio

5) Government of India recently puts a way ahead to launch Cash subsidy on ............... after the successful implementation of cash subsidy on LPG  for BPL (below poverty line) families?

(A) Kerosene

(B) Sugar

(C) Wheat

(D) Rice

6) Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?

(A) Medame Curie

(B) Linus Pauling

(C) Alexender Flemming

(D) International Committee of the Redcross

7) Name the India’s leading telecommunication service provider which on 24-Dec-2013 launched a unique initiative — ‘Safe Drive Campaign’ aiming to reduce drunken driving during the festive season?

(A) Bharati Airtel

(B) Reliance

(C) Vodafone
(D) Tata Docomo

8) What is India’s rank in milk production in the world?

(A)1

(B)2

(C)3

(D)4

9) Nation celebrated the 89th birthday of which former Prime Minister as National Development Day on 25th December 2013?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Moraji Desai

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) P V Narasimha Rao

10) World literacy day is celebrated on

(A) 8th September

(B) 8th March

(C) 19th Nov

(D) 1st June

Answers

1) Ans.  (D) Jacques Kallis

2) Ans. (A) Aditya Birla Group

3) Ans. (D) e-inclusion

4) Ans. (D) All India Radio

5) Ans. (A) Kerosene

6) Ans. (D) International Committee of the Redcross

7) Ans. (C) Vodafone

8) Ans. (A)1

9) Ans. (C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

10) Ans. (A) 8th September

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 24 December 2013

Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 24 December 2013

1) Who took the charge as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 21 December 2013?

(A) Cyrus Mistri

(B) Naina Lal Kidwai

(C) Sidharth Birla

(D) Ratan Tata

2) Name the inventor of the ubiquitous automatic weapon AK-47 who died at the age of 94 on Dec. 23, 2013?

(A) Mikhail Gorbyavech

(B) Kishav Gabriel

(C) Kilternik Remnik

(D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

3) Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur on 23 December 2013?

(A) Anand Rai

(B) Vinod Kumar Duggal

(C) Subodh Kumar Duggal

(D) Vinod Kumar Rai

4) Which international airport situated in Hyderabad received Sword of Honour award in recognition of its effective implementation of occupational health and safety management systems from the British Safety Council recently?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ltd

(B) Indira Gandhi International Airport Ltd

(C) Kemp Gowda International Airport Ltd

(D) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

5) Name the nuclear capable ballistic missile which was successfully test-fired by India on 23 December 2013 from Wheeler Island, Odisha?

(A) Prithvi-II

(B) Agni-III

(C) Pran

(D) Akash-III

6) Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of US recently?

(A) Ashok K Kantha

(B) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

(C) Devyani Khorbagade

(D) Nirupama Rao

7) Which day was observed across India on 24 December?

(A) Human Rights Day

(B) Farmers Day

(C) National Energy Conservation Day

(D) National Consumers Right Day

8) Who was appointed as new environment and forest minister (additional charge) in place of Jayanti Natarajan who resigned her post as Minister to take up party work?

(A) Kapil Sibal

(B) Sis Ram Ola

(C) M. Veerappa  Moily

(D) Vayalar Ravi

9) Who is the world No. 1 bowler in the latest ICC Test rankings released on 24 Dec 2013?

(A) Dale Steyn

(B) Zaheer Khan

(C) Mitchell Johnson

(D) Vernon Philander

10) An MoU was signed by India's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath offering India's expertise to which country in election management and electoral roll preparations recently?

(A) Yemen

(B) Finland

(C) Australia

(D) Germany

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Sidharth Birla

2) Ans. (D) Mikhail Kalashnikov

3) Ans.(B) Vinod Kumar Duggal

4) Ans. (A) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ltd

5) Ans. (B) Agni-III

6) Ans. (B) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

7) Ans. (D) National Consumers Right Day

8) Ans. (C) M. Veerappa  Moily

9) Ans. (D) Vernon Philander

10) Ans. (A) Yemen

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General Knowledge and Current Affairs Quiz- 23 December 2013

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Quiz- 23 December 2013

1) Name the person who developed a vaccine for the chicken pox virus who died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan?

(A) Dr. Shineso Takarami

(B) Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

(C) Dr. Shian Hun

(D) Dr. Rimenso Harakati

2) Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet?

(A)Mars

(B)Jupiter

(C)Saturn

(D)Uranus

3) Which day was observed across the country on 23 December 2013 to celebrate the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh?

(A) Kisan Diwas

(B) Vijay Diwas

(C) Mahaparinirvan Diwas

(D) Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

4) Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence?

(A)Stanley Baldwin

(B)Clement Attlee

(C)Winston Churchill

(D)Neville Chamberlain

5) Who won women’s singles titles at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championships, which concluded at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on 23 December 2013?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) Ashwani Ponappa

(C) PV Sindhu

(D) Jwala Gutta

6) Into which water body does river Narmada flow?

(A)Red Sea

(B)Arabian Sea

(C)Bay of Bengal

(D)Indian Ocean

7) Putting an end to all speculations and rumours Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on 23 Dec 2013 decided to form government in Delhi with support of Congress. As per the agreement who will become the Chief Minister?

(A) Najeeb Jung

(B) Anna Hazare

(C) Arvind Kejriwal

(D) Sheila Dikshit

8) Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day' in India?

(A)C.K.Naidu

(B)Dhyan Chand

(C)Milkha Singh

(D)Wilson Jones

9) Which team won Soccer Club World Cup 2013 defeating Raja Casablanca 2-0 in the finals played on 22-Dec-2013?

(A) Barcelona

(B) Bayern Munich

(C) Manchester United

(D) Liverpool

10) Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes?

(A)Melanin

(B) Lycopene

(C) Bilirubin

(D) Chlorophyll

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

2) Ans. (C)Saturn

3) Ans. (A) Kisan Diwas

4) Ans. (B)Clement Attlee

5) Ans. (C) PV Sindhu

6) Ans. (B)Arabian Sea

7) Ans. (C) Arvind Kejriwal

8) Ans. (B)Dhyan Chand

9) Ans. (B) Bayern Munich

10) Ans. (B) Lycopene

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