Current Affairs Quiz for exams: 13 and 14 February 2014

1) On which day was World Radio Day observed inorder to celebrate radio as a medium, to improve international cooperation between broadcasters and to encourage major networks and community radio?

(A) February 10

(B) February 13

(C) February 11

(D) February 14

2) National Women’s Day was celebrated on 13 February 2014 across India. It was the birthday of?

(A) Kalpana Chawla

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Mother Teresa

(D) Sarojini Naidu

3) Name the award winning film director and cinematographer who passed away on 13 February 2014?

(A) Balu Mahendra

(B) Pran Sikhand

(C) V. K. Murthy

(D) Nitin Bose

4) Who was awarded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year 2013 prize on 13 Feb 2014?

(A) Subrata Pal

(B) Syed Rahim

(C) Sunil Chettri

(D) Souramangi

5) Who was recognised as the sportsperson of the year in the FICCI awards presented recently on 13 Feb 2014?

(A) P.V. Sindhu

(B) Mary Kom

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) Deepika Kumari

6) Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Chief Minister of Delhi on 14 Feb 2014 after............. turbulent days at the helm?

(A) 30

(B) 25

(C) 49

(D) 63

7) Name the volcano which erupted in Indonesia on 14 February 2014?

(A) Mt. Sinabung

(B) Mt. Kelud

(C) Mt. Marapi

(D) Mt. Talang

8) Which is the new helpline number launched by Delhi Police exclusively for North-Eastern people living in New Delhi  to register all sorts of complaints including racism and harassment on 14 Feb 2014?

(A) 1090

(B) 100

(C) 911

(D) 1093

9) Enrico Letta has recently (14 Feb 2014) resigned as the Prime Minsiter of which country?

(A) Canada

(B) Australia

(C) Italy

(D) Spain

10) Which country has recently (14 Feb 2014) become second country to allow mercy killing for children?

(A) Sweden

(B) Norway

(C) Spain

(D) Belgium

Answers

1) Ans. (B) February 13

2) Ans. (D) Sarojini Naidu

3) Ans. (A) Balu Mahendra

4) Ans. (C) Sunil Chettri

5) Ans. (D) Deepika Kumari

6) Ans. (C) 49

7) Ans. (B) Mt. Kelud

8) Ans. (D) 1093

9) Ans. (C) Italy

10) Ans. (D) Belgium

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Daily Current Affairs: 18 February 2014

1) Telangana bill passed in Lok Sabha: The contentious bill that will split Andhra Pradesh and allow the creation of Telangana, India’s 29th state, made it through the Lok Sabha Tuesday despite opposition, tumultuous scenes and a controversial “blackout” of the live TV broadcast of the proceedings. The house passed the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill, 2014, by voice vote even as those opposed to it demanded a division vote and termed the process a “sham” and a “black day for democracy”. Once approved by both houses of the Parliament, the bill will be sent to President for his assent.

 

2) Supreme Court commutes death penalty of Rajiv Gandhi's killers to life term: Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted the death penalty of Rajiv Gandhi's killers to life term, citing the 11-year delay in deciding their mercy pleas. With this, the three convicts on death row in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case — Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan — have been spared the gallows. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam rejected the Centre's submission that there was no unreasonable delay in deciding their mercy plea and the condemned prisoners did not go through agonizing experience as they were enjoying life behind the bars. Rajiv Gandhi was killed in May 1991. His assassins were convicted by a TADA court in January 1998 and were awarded death sentence, which was confirmed by the apex court May 11, 1999.

3) National Tourism Award 2012-13 presented: Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh jointly bagged the National Tourism Award for Best State/UT in the 'Comprehensive Development of Tourism' category. Kerala and Gujarat secured the 2nd and 3rd prize respectively. Sikkim clinches the best state award for implementing Rural Tourism Project. MoS for HRD Shashi Tharoor presented the awards at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

4) Killa, a Marathi film bagged Crystal Bear award at 64th Berlin International Film Festival: Killa, a Marathi film on 17 February 2014 won the Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar) for the best film award by the Children’s jury in Generation Kplus section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.  The film has been directed by Avinash Arun.    

5) China overtakes India as top gold consumer: China overtook India as the world’s largest consumer market for gold with a jump of 32 per cent last year, the World Gold Council said on Tuesday. Chinese consumers bought 1,066 tonnes of gold products in 2013, while their Indian counterparts bought 975 tonnes, up 13 per cent from 2012, the London-based council reported.

6) HAL to spearhead effort to set up aerospace university: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has announced that it has set the ball rolling for the country’s first full-fledged aerospace university. HAL would spearhead the effort to meet the long-felt and future needs of the growing aeronautical sector, a company release said on Tuesday.

7) Eminent Carnatic vocalist R K Srikantan passed away: Eminent Carnatic vocalist R K Srikantan passed away in a private hospital in Seshadripuram on Monday night at the age of 94. Winner of the Padma Bhushan, Srikantan was on September 3, 2013, presented Chembai Swamy Puraskaram by K J Yesudas at his Seshadripuram home.

8) New Zealand won test series against India after second test ends in draw:  New Zealand won the two match Test Series against India 1-0, with the Wellington Test ending in a draw. Resuming the final day today at the overnight score of 571 for 6, the hosts declared their second innings at 680 for 8, giving India an improbable 435 runs to chase in little over two sessions of play.

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Current Affairs and General Knowledge Quiz for Competitive Exams: 12 February 2014

1) Who among the following has presented the interim railway budget for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha on 12 February 2014?

(A) Pawan Kumar Bansal

(B) P. Chidambaram

(C) Mukul Roy

(D) Mallikarjun Kharge

2) In which city is the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) located?

(A) Digboi (Assam)

(B) Mumbai (Maharashtra)

(C) Ankaleshwar (Gujarat)

(D) Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

3) What was India's rank among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 released on 12 Feb 2014?

(A) 100

(B) 120

(C) 140

(D) 160

4) Who is new Managing Director of Yahoo India as announced on 12 Feb 2014?

(A) Gurmit Singh

(B) Yvonne Chang

(C) Sandeep Chaudary

(D) Harmeet Singh

5) Which two Northeastern states are set to come on rail map as part of Railways’ extension of network in the Northeastern States as announced in the interim Railway Budget for 2014-15?

(A) Sikkim and Manipur

(B) Assam and Meghalaya

(C) Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Mizoram and Nagaland

6) 'Kathakali', 'Mohiniaattam' and 'Thullal' dance forms are native of which state?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala

7) Which state defeated Rest of India by an innings and 222 runs at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on 12 Feb 2014 to win their 5th Irani Trophy?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Karnataka

(C) Goa

(D) Delhi

8) In which European city is the headquarters of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) located?

(A) Brussels (Belgium)

(B) Vienna (Austria)

(C) Paris (France)

(D) Geneva (Switzerland)

9) Who among the following was the big winner in the IPL 7 auction held on 12 Feb 2014 fetching a record bid of Rs 14 crore from the Royal Challengers Bangalore?

(A) Dinesh Karthik

(B) Cheteshwar Pujara

(C) Mitchell Johnson

(D) Yuvraj Singh

10) Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?

(A) Prime Minister

(B) Lok Sabha Speaker

(C) Rajya Sabha Speaker

(D) Chief Justice of India

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Mallikarjun Kharge

2) Ans. (D) Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

3) Ans. (C) 140

4) Ans. (A) Gurmit Singh

5) Ans. (C) Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh

6) Ans. (D) Kerala

7) Ans. (B) Karnataka

8) Ans. (C) Paris (France)

9) Ans. (D) Yuvraj Singh

10) Ans. (D) Chief Justice of India

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Current Affairs Daily Updates: 17 February 2014

1) Interim budget 2014-15/Vote on Account 2014 presented: Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s interim budget 2014-15 presented on Monday targeted key middle-class constituencies ahead of the elections with offerings to armed forces pensioners, nine lakh young education loan borrowers, and aspiring car and two-wheeler buyers. This being an interim budget, the Finance Minister kept untouched personal and corporate income tax rates and surcharges on them. It was Chidambaram’s eighth budget and the 82nd for India, including interim and special-situation budgetary proposals, since the first one of independent India was presented by then Finance Minister R K Shanmukham Chetty on November 6, 1947.

2) India enter U-19 Cricket World Cup quarter finals: Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian bowler to grab a hat-trick in the Under-19 World Cup before the defending champions entered the quarter-finals with a patchy five-wicket win over Scotland in their low-scoring Group A match in Dubai on Monday. The Indians are on top in their group with two wins out of two and just one match to go.

3) President's rule imposed in Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has imposed President's rule in Delhi and accepted the Arvind Kejriwal government's resignation, authorities said on Monday. "The President, on the advice of Union Cabinet, has imposed President's rule in Delhi. The resignation of Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, along with his council of ministers, has been accepted by the President with immediate effect," said the press release issued by lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung's office on Monday. Official sources said the assembly will be kept in suspended animation.

4) Tarun Tejpal charged with rape, sexual harassment: Tehelka founder and former editor Tarun Tejpal was on Monday charged by Goa police with rape, sexual harassment and outraging modesty of a woman journalist in a lift of a five-star hotel in November last year. If proven guilty, Tejpal can be sentenced for more than seven years of imprisonment on these charges.

5) Govt announces one rank, one pension for military personnel in budget: In an attempt to woo more than 25 lakh ex-servicemen barely two months before the general elections, the Congress-led UPA government on Monday announced that it has accepted the "one rank, one pension"(OROP) principle for the forces. The mega announcement comes three days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi endorsed OROP after meeting a delegation of more than 1,000 ex-servicemen last Friday.

6) Government gears to push T-Bill on Tuesday: As a determined UPA government gears up to push through the Telangana Bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, two Union Ministers met top BJP leaders on Monday to get it on board. Among the BJP leaders whom Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh met were L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and M. Venkaiah Naidu.

7) Matteo Renzi Sets Out to Form New Italy Government: The mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, accepted the task of trying to form a new coalition government on Monday and promised rapid and ambitious action meant to win over potential partners and shake up the country. If successful, Mr. Renzi, 39 years old, would become the youngest premier in Italy's history. He led the revolt against his center-left Democratic Party colleague Enrico Letta and forced him to resign as prime minister on Friday.

8) Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation sets Guinness record by conducting largest blood donation camp: A blood donation camp organized by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation as part of chief minister J Jayalalithaa's 66th birthday celebrations has set the Guinness World Record for being the largest such event conducted at multiple venues. As many as 53,129 people donated blood in Chennai, Villupuram, Vellore, Salem, Coimbatore, Karur, Trichy, Kumbakonam, Madurai and Tirunelveli on February 14 and 18,439.28 litres of blood were collected.

9) Pakistan appoints Abdul Basit as its High Commissioner to India: Pakistan on Monday named Abdul Basit as it's High Commissioner to India. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan formally announced his appointment as Pakistan's High Commissioner to India on Monday in the afternoon. However, it was unknown when would he replace Salman Bashir, pakistan's current High Commissioner to India. According to a press note issued from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Basit is serving Pakistan's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany currently. 

10) Rakesh Maria is new Mumbai Police chief: Rakesh Maria, head of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, was named Mumbai’s new Police Commissioner on Saturday, two weeks after his predecessor Satyapal Singh resigned to join the BJP. A 1981-batch officer, Mr. Maria was selected over his immediate seniors Vijay Kamble and Satish Mathur for the most coveted position in the Maharashtra Police.

11) Lok Sabha passed interim Rail Budget: The Interim Railway Budget for the next fiscal was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday with practically no discussion as members from Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal picketed the Well of the House with their respective demands.

12) Nirbhaya Fund gets additional Rs 1,000 crore in budget: Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday allocated Rs 1,000 crore to the Nirbhaya Fund for the safety and empowerment of women. "In order to make it clear that the Nirbhaya Fund will be a prominent fund, I intend to declare the grant of Rs 1,000 crore as non-lapsable and in order to support more proposals, I propose to contribute to the fund another Rs 1,000 crore next year," Chidambaram said while presenting the interim budget in Parliament. The Rs 1,000-crore Nirbhaya Fund was announced in last year's Union Budget as a tribute to a gang-rape victim who died of her injuries.

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General Knowledge & Current Affairs Quiz: 11 February 2014

1) Who is the author of the controversial book “The Hindus: An Alternative History”, which was withdrawn from India by its publisher Penguin Books India on 11 February 2014?

(A) Salman Rushdie

(B) D. H. Lawrence

(C) Wendy Doniger

(D) Li Hongzhi

2) In 1943, who became the first Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

(A) H.V.R. Iyengar

(B) K.G. Ambegaonkar

(C) Benegal Rama Rau

(D) C.D. Deshmukh

3) Jatinder Bir Singh has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of which Bank on 11 Feb 2014?

(A) Kerala Gramin Bank

(B) Punjab National Bank

(C) Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB)

(D) State Bank of Travancore

4) Which US city is popularly known as the 'City of the Golden Gate'?

(A) New York

(B) Washington

(C) San Francisco

(D) Los Angeles

5) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014?

(A) 14

(B) 12

(C) 10

(D) 8

6)  8th Defence Expo which concluded recently (Feb 2014) was held at?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Chennai

(C) Pune

(D) New Delhi

7) Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission?

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Vice President

(D) Finance Minister

8) Vinod Sawhny is the new Chief Executive Officer of which company as announced on 11 Feb 2014?

(A) Bharati Airtel

(B) Hindustan Motors

(C) Air India

(D) Reliance Communications

9) By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known?

(A) Meera Ben

(B) Sister Nivedita

(C) The Mother

(D) Sarla Ben

10) India celebrated its victory over polio — completing ........ years without any case, thus becoming entitled to polio-free certification by the World Health Organisation in March recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) Five

(B) Three

(C) Two

(D) Four

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Wendy Doniger

2) Ans. (D) C.D. Deshmukh

3) Ans. (C) Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB)

4) Ans. (C) San Francisco

5) Ans. (A) 14

6) Ans. (D) New Delhi

7) Ans. (B) Prime Minister

8) Ans. (D) Reliance Communications

9) Ans. (A) Meera Ben

10) Ans. (B) Three

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Daily Current Affairs: 16 February 2014

1) 67th BAFTA Awards presented: The 67th British Academy Film Awards more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held at the Royal Opera House in London on 16 February 2014 honouring the best national and foreign films of 2013. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality, that were screened at British cinemas during 2013. “12 Years A Slave” won the best movie award while “Gravity” won Best British film award. Chiwetel Ejiofor won the best actor award for 12 Years a Slave while Cate Blanchett won the best actress award. Gravity won highest number of awards including awards for best cinematography, best sound, best original music and best special visual effects.

2) Union Cabinet approved President's rule in Delhi:  Union Cabinet on Saturday decided to impose President's rule in Delhi following the resignation of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his council of ministers on Friday. The assembly will now be kept in suspended animation. Delhi's lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung had earlier sent a report to the Union home ministry recommending imposition of President's rule in the state while keeping the assembly under suspended animation.

3) Brendon McCullum, BJ Watling post highest sixth-wicket partnership in Test history: Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling posted the highest-ever partnership for the sixth wicket in Test cricket history in the Second Test Match against India. The duo got past the record set by Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna Jayawardene. The Sri Lankan pair added 351 runs against India at Ahmedabad in 2009.

4) Purshottam Express gets first Braille-embedded coach: Purshottam Express is slated to become the first train in the country to have a Braille-embedded AC coach for the visually-challenged passengers. In a first of its kind, the Railways have manufactured an AC three-tier coach with Braille signages to be operational by the end of this month in the Delhi-Puri superfast Purshottam Express as part of its social commitment to make trains and stations more friendly towards specially-abled passengers. At present, the coaches are provided with signages, instructions, seat numbers, which are mostly in the form of vinyl stickers or metallic plates and have no Braille characters and cannot be read by visually-impaired passengers.

5) Bharti Airtel set to acquire Loop Mobile in a Rs 700-crore deal:  Bharti Airtel is set to acquire Loop Mobile in a Rs 700-crore deal that may be announced as early as this week in what will be the first consolidation move in the country's telecom industry since 2008, taking India's biggest operator to the top spot in Mumbai. As part of the deal, Bharti Airtel will get Loop’s 3 million subscribers, about 400 telecom towers, optic fibre network and electronic equipment on which the Loop’s network currently runs.

6) Indian flag raised at Winter Olympics Games Village in Sochi: India completed its return to the Olympic family on Sunday when its flag was hoisted at the Sochi Games, five days after the International Olympic Committee lifted its suspension on the South Asian nation. India had been banned since December 2012 after elections at its Olympic association (IOA) saw a corruption-tainted official voted in as secretary general. The IOC lifted the ban on February 11 following fresh elections last week, allowing it to be represented at the Olympics and bringing the total number of nations competing at Russia's first Winter Games to 88.

7) Google acquires SlickLogin Israeli security start-up: Global internet giant Google is acquiring SlickLogin, an Israeli developer of sound-based password alternative, in an "acqui-hiring deal", which means SlickLogin's staff and knowledge will be integrated into Google, SlickLogin confirmed the deal on its website Sunday. SlickLogin offers an alternative process for login confirmation by using sound based passwords. Post this acquisition, Google might use this type of authentication method to replace its 2-step verification method in Gmail which is being currently used.

8) China to build world’s longest underwater tunnel: China plans to build the world’s longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea by 2026, connecting the port cities of Dalian in Liaoning province and Yantai in Shandong province. The blueprint of the ambitious project is expected to be submitted to the State Council of the People’s Republic of China in April, the China Daily reported on Friday.

9) International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 presented: President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 to Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang for making outstanding contribution in the field of leprosy eradication.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 15 February 2014

1)  Delhi Lt Governor recommends President's rule in Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has recommended for President's rule in his report submitted to the President on Saturday on the follow up action in the wake of resignation of the Aam Aadmi Party Government. LG has also rejected recommendation for dissolution of Delhi Assembly and suggested suspended animation of Delhi assembly.

2) Japan’s Rakuten to buy Viber messaging app for $900 million: Japan’s largest online retailer Rakuten Inc said on Friday it would purchase messaging app provider Viber Media Ltd for $900 million in a move that would more than double its number of registered users. Rakuten “decided to acquire Viber to strengthen its global platform through the use of Viber’s range of customers in the Japanese company’s e-commerce and digital contents services,” company chairman Hiroshi Mikitani said in a statement.

3) AAP to contest LS polls under Kejriwal’s leadership: A day after Arvind Kejriwal stepped down as Delhi Chief Minister, Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday made it clear that it would contest the Lok Sabha polls under his leadership.

4) U19 World Cup- India won the 1st match beating Pakistan: Defending champions India opened their campaign in style coasting to a 40-run win against Pakistan in a Group A match of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup at Dubai International Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a record total of 263, Pakistan were bowled out for 222 in 48.4 overs despite a despite a century opening stand between skipper Sami Aslam (64) and Imam ul Haq (39). Off break bowler Deepak Hooda wreaked havoc thereafter ripping through the middle order to claim five for 41.

5) Ajinkya Rahane slams maiden Test Century: On Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane helped India put up a big score after they managed to bowl New Zealand out yesterday for less than 200 runs. Rahane scored his maiden Test hundred as he finished with 118 runs. India scored 438 runs in their first innings and had a lead of 246 runs. Before this Rahane's best score in Test cricket was 96 runs, which he made against South Africa in Durban.

6) Candidates can e-file nominations in Lok Sabha polls:  Candidates for the Lok Sabha elections would be able to e-file their nominations and affidavits, in a move aimed to bring about faster dissemination of information about the candidates, Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said Saturday. The e-filing, a web-based form, would be in addition to filing the nomination in paper form. The Election Commission will soon ask the government to modify the current rules to make e-filing mandatory.

7) ICICI Bank opens 24X7 self-service electronic branches: ICICI Bank has opened sixty-one 24x7 electronic branches across 33 cities. Eight of these electronic branches are in Tamil Nadu, including one at Coimbatore. The project is currently in the trial phase. “This initiative of an automated branch offering self-service solutions round-the-clock aims to provide customers an opportunity to leverage technology and transact at their convenience,” its Executive Director Rajiv Sabharwal said.

8) Javed Miandad resigned as Director General of Countries Cricket: Javed Miandad resigned as Director General of Countries Cricket. He is a former test captain of Pakistan. Javed sent his resignation to Najam Sethi.

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Current Affairs Questions: 10 February 2014

Sushil Koirala

1) Who has been elected new Prime Minister of Nepal on 10 February 2014?

(A) Girija Prasad Koirala

(B) Ram Baran Yadav

(C) Sushil Koirala

(D) Jhala Nath Khanal

2)  Which state has become India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage, according to a report of the drinking water and sanitation ministry released on 10 Feb 2014?

(A) Assam

(B) Sikkim

(C) Gujarat

(D) Kerala

3) BCCI chief N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was indicted on charges of betting by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee which probed into IPL betting. He was associated with which IPL team?

(A) Chennai Super Kings

(B) Bangalore Royal Challengers

(C) Rajasthan Royals

(D) Delhi Daredevils

4) Who among the following has become the first person to clinch three gold medals in the Inter-Shoot Tri-series Shooting in the Air Pistol event held at the Hague, Netherlands on 10 Feb 2014?

(A) Vijay Kumar

(B) Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore

(C) Gagan Narag

(D) Abhinav Bindra

5) Who among the following has been named top US philanthropist for 2013 recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) Bill Gates

(B) Warren Buffett

(C) Mark Zuckerberg

(D) Ted Turner

6) In a good news for lakhs of civil services aspirants, the government on 10 Feb 2014 decided to give how many more additional attempts to all categories of candidates in the prestigious exam?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

7) Which among the following organization recently (Feb 2014) celebrated Golden Jubilee (50 years) of its inception? 

(A) Election Commission

(B) CBI

(C) CRPF

(D) Central Vigilance Commission

8) Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15-years-old, who became the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics is from which country?

(A) China

(B) Russia

(C) US

(D) UK

9) Which cricketer joined hands with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti to roll out a campaign named "Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli" focussing on awareness, education and early detection of the disease on 10 Feb 2014?

(A) Yuvraj Singh

(B) Rahul Dravid

(C) Suresh Raina

(D) Saurav Ganguly

10) Olympian distance runner Ranjit Bhatia, who represented India in 1960 Olympic Games passed away on 10 Feb 2014. 1960 Olympic Games held at?

(A) Tokyo

(B) Helsinki

(C) Sydney

(D) Rome

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Sushil Koirala

2) Ans. (B) Sikkim

3) Ans. (A) Chennai Super Kings

4) Ans. (D) Abhinav Bindra

5) Ans. (C) Mark Zuckerberg

6) Ans. (B) 2

7) Ans. (D) Central Vigilance Commission

8) Ans. (B) Russia

9) Ans. (A) Yuvraj Singh

10) Ans. (D) Rome

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