Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 22 February 2014

1) Matteo Renzi has sworn in as youngest Prime Minister of which country on 22 February 2014?

(A) Italy

(B) France

(C) Spain

(D) Egypt

2) Defending champions India was crashed out of the Under-19 World cup cricket with the defeat against which country in the quarter finals on 22 Feb 2014?

(A) South Africa

(B) Pakistan

(C) Australia

(D) England

3) Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has recently (Feb 2014) got its name 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 during last World Health Day. Vadodara is in which state?

(A) Himachal Pardesh

(B) Gujarat

(C) Haryana

(D) Maharashtra

4) Who has recently (Feb 2014) became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score a half-century in 12 consecutive Tests?

(A) Misbah Ul Haq

(B) Virat Kohli

(C) Alastair Cook

(D) AB De Villiers

5)  Curtains came down on the 22nd Winter Olympics 2014 at Sochi (Russia) on 23 February 2014 with a breathtaking closing ceremony. Which country topped the medals tally?

(A) China

(B) USA

(C) Russia

(D) Norway

6) Which city will be hosting the 23rd Winter Olympics to be held in 2018?

(A) Glasgow, Scotland

(B) Tokyo, Japan

(C) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

(D) Pyeongchang, South Korea

7) International Mother Language Day observed on 21st February. In which year it was first announced by UNESCO?

(A) 1999

(B) 2003

(C) 2007

(D) 2011

8) Name the Surface-to-air missile which was test fired successfully by Army from Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) Agni

(B) Printhvi

(C) Akash

(D) Saral

9) World's longest free Wi-Fi zone having ......Km stretch has been recently (Feb 2014) opened in Patna, Bihar?

(A) 50

(B) 20

(C) 15

(D) 3

10) Archana Bhargava resigned as CMD of United Bank of India (UBI) recently (Feb 2014). Bank is headquartered in?

(A) Bangalore

(B) Mumbai

(C) Kolkata

(D) Chennai

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Italy

2) Ans. (D) England

3) Ans. (B) Gujarat

4) Ans. (D) AB De Villiers

5) Ans. (C) Russia

6) Ans. (D) Pyeongchang, South Korea

7) Ans. (A) 1999

8) Ans. (C) Akash

9) Ans. (B) 20

10) Ans. (C) Kolkata

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Oscar Awards 2014: Full list of winners PDF Download

The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the actors, technical achievements, and films of 2013 and took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflict with the broadcast of the 2014 Winter Olympics. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented awards in 24 categories.

Gravity won seven awards, the most for the ceremony, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón. 12 Years a Slave won three awards, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong'o. Dallas Buyers Club also won three awards, becoming the fifth film in history to win both the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto respectively. Other winners included Frozen and The Great Gatsby, with two awards each. Cate Blanchett won the Best Actress award for Blue Jasmine. Other films to win one award were The Great Beauty, Helium, Her, The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, Mr Hublot, and 20 Feet from Stardom. Cuarón and Catherine Martin were the only individuals to win multiple awards, with two trophies each. Here is the complete list of winners:

BEST PICTURE: “12 Years a Slave”

ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey, for “Dallas Buyers Club”

ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, for “Blue Jasmine”

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto, for “Dallas Buyers Club”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong’o, for “12 Years a Slave”

DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, for “Gravity”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: John Ridley, for “12 Years a Slave”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Spike Jonze, for “Her”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “20 Feet from Stardom”

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: “The Great Beauty” (Italy)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: “Frozen”

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”

COSTUME DESIGN: “The Great Gatsby,” Catherine Martin

FILM EDITING: “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: “Dallas Buyers Club,” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

ORIGINAL SONG: “Let It Go” from “Frozen,” music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

ORIGINAL SCORE: “Gravity,” Steven Price

PRODUCTION DESIGN: “The Great Gatsby,” Catherine Martin (production design) and Beverley Dunn (set decoration)

SOUND EDITING: “Gravity,” Glenn Freemantle

SOUND MIXING: “Gravity,” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro

VISUAL EFFECTS: “Gravity,” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould

ANIMATED SHORT FILM: “Mr. Hublot”

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”

LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM: “Helium”

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 2 March 2014

1) Cabinet okays inclusion of jats in OBC list: The Cabinet on Sunday approved the inclusion of jats in the central list of OBCs that defines the eligibility for 27% Mandal reservations. Jats can now avail reservation in central jobs and educational institutions, a decision taken by possibly the last Cabinet meeting of UPA-2 in what is a desperate Congress gambit to woo the community ahead of elections.

2) South Africa won maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title: South Africa won its maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title when it defeated two-time former champion Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Fast bowler Corbin Bosch saved his best performance in the tournament for the title match when he claimed four for 15, and wicketkeeper Clyde Fortuin collected six catches behind the wickets as Pakistan was bundled out for 131 in 44.3 overs after electing to bat first.

>> South Africa captain Aiden Markram was declared player of the tournament for scoring 370 runs in the tournament, which saw him strike two centuries and one half-century.

3) Pakistan defeated India in Asia Cup match: India paid the price for costly blunders at crucial junctures to suffer a nerve-wracking one-wicket defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Pakistan, who rode on Shahid Afridi's brilliant cameo to virtually assure themselves a berth in the final of the Asia Cup on Sunday. In a tense encounter where fortunes fluctuating from one team to other till very end saw Afridi the turn the game decisively in Pakistan's favour by hitting successive sixes in Ravichandran Ashwin's last over to overhaul India's modest total of 245.

4) Manchester City won Capital One Cup final at Wembley: Manuel Pellegrini won his first trophy as Manchester City manager as his side came from behind to beat Sunderland 3—1 at Wembley in final of Capital One Cup  on Sunday. Fabio Borini put Sunderland ahead after 10 minutes and for the rest of the first half it seemed a major upset was possible. But Yaya Toure stroked in a brilliant 25—yarder to level nine minutes after half—time and three minutes later Samir Nasri fired in with the outside of his right foot from just inside the box.

5) New Pakistan High Commissioner arrived in India: Pakistan High Commissioner-designate Abdul Basit arrived in India on Sunday at a time of a pause in India-Pakistan relations. A career diplomat like his predecessor Salman Bashir, Mr. Basit was Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany and nominated for this post instead of the earlier choice Syed Ibne Abbas.

6) Nishi Vasudeva takes over as Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd chief: Nishi Vasudeva on 1 March 2014 became the first woman to head a blue-chip PSU when she took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL). Vasudeva, who turns 58 this month, was Director (Marketing) in HPCL before replacing Subir Roy Choudhury as the head of the company. Choudhury retired on 28 Feb 2014 on attaining the superannuation age of 60 years.

7)  Roger Federer won Dubai tennis championship: Roger Federer won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship by defeating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4,6-3 in the final.

8) Finance ministry allows EPFO to become stock exchange member: The finance ministry has allowed retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to become a member of a stock exchange although its trustees oppose parking even a part of its over Rs5 lakh crore corpus in equities. The department of economic affairs has issued a notification under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules Act 1957, permitting the EPFO to become a member of a recognised stock exchange, according to a release.

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Q1. Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 on 28 February 2014?

Ans. Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Note: He is a noted andhian environmentalist and social activist. Bhatt was one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement (His founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh became the mother-organisation to Chipko movement) for which he was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.

Q2. India's first electric passenger bus with zero emission level was inaugurated at which city on 28 February 2014?

Ans. Bangalore

Note: It is an initiative of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Cooperation (BMTC) with the coordination of Utopia. Initially for trial runs the bus will be used between Kempe Gowda and Kadugodi for 3 months.

Q3. India on 28 February 2014 observed National Science Day to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman). What is the theme of the day for 2014?

Ans. Fostering Scientific Temper and Energy conservation

Q4. Government of India on 27 February 2014 constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state, which will be carved out from Assam. Who will head the one-man committee?

Ans. G K Pillai

Note: He is the  former Union Home Secretary and will submit its report in nine months after consulting all sections of the society on the viability of a separate state.

Q5. Name the Indian Navy Chief who resigned on 26 February 2014 taking moral responsibility of the accident on INS Sindhuratna in Mumbai?

Ans. Devendra Kumar Joshi

Note:  He is the first Defence forces Chief to resign since independence.

Q6. The Committee on New Bank Licenses submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 25 February 2014. Who was the head of the Committee?

Ans. Bimal Jalan

Note: Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank were the last two entities to get banking licenses from the RBI in 2003—04

Q7. Nokia announced to launch new series of handset with the use of Android on 25 February 2014. The new phone will be in which series?

Ans. Nokia X

Q8. The G-20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held on 22 February 2014 to 23 February 2014 at?

Ans. Sydney, Australia

Q9. Which team on 23 February 2014 emerged as the champions of the Hero Hockey India League 2014 after defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Astroturf Hocket Stadium in Ranchi?Visit>>www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Delhi Waveriders

Q10. Which  batsman of Indian cricket team was on 20 February 2014 appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat State Election Commission?

Ans. Cheteshwar Pujara

Q11. Who has sworn-in as Italy’s Prime Minister replacing Enrico Letta on 22 February 2014?

Ans. Matteo Renzi

Note: Renzi, 39 is the Italy’s youngest Prime Minister and he is the third prime minister to reach office without winning an election.

Q12. Union Government of India on 28 February 2014 raised the number of workdays under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) from 100 days to .... days?

Ans. 150 days

Note: This hike in the workdays will benefit 14 lakh families in India and the decision Union Cabinet will come into effect from April 2014.

Q13. Union Cabinet on 28 February 2014 approved setting up of a new rail coach manufacturing unit at Kolar in which state?

Ans. Karnataka

Note: The unit will manufacture 500 coaches per annum at an estimated cost of 1460.92 crore rupees with active participation of State Government.

Q14. A music album entitled Raunaq based on the songs composed by music maestro AR Rahman was launched on 17 February 2014. Which Union Minister has written the lyrics for this album?Visit>>www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Kapil Sibal

Note: The album was launched by Slaman Khan, the Bollywood actor and the chief guest on the occasion of the release of the album in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Q15. Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the Sahara chief on 26 February 2014. The court ordered his arrest following his failure to appear before it in a case arising out of non refund of 24000 crore rupees to investors by two of his companies. Name the Sahara chief?

Ans. Subrata Roy

Q16. Who won the National Billiard Championships held in Lucknow on 26 February 2014?

Ans. Sourav Kothari

Note: This is the first maiden title for Saurav Kothari since he turned professional in 2007.

Q17. Who has been appointed as next Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on 26 February 2014?

Ans. Dinesh Sarraf

Q18. Name the German Chancellor who was awarded with Israel’s highest civilian honour, the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction on 25 February 2014 in Jerusalem by President Shimon Peres?

Ans. Angela Merkel

Q19. President Yoweri-Museveni of which country signed anti-gay bill on 24 February 2014 which imposes tough penalties for homosexual acts?

Ans. Uganda

Q20. National Food Security Act came into force in which state from March 1, 2014?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Note: Total population of 75 percent people will be covered under the Act.  National Food Security Act in the state is a part of the national Bill that became an Act after receiving the nod by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 10 September 2013.

Q21. India and which country signed an agreement on Cooperation in Public and Homeland security on 27 February 2014?

Ans. Israel

Q22. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd on 27 February 2014 launched electric car e2o in whih country?Visit>>www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Bhutan

Note: The company has also signed an MoU with the Government of Bhutan for a strategic partnership to promote the usage of electric vehicles in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Q23. Name the book on Ambedkar released by Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on 26 February 2014?

Ans. Awakening India’s Social Conscience

Note: The book was authored by Dr. Narendra Jadhav, a member of Planning Commission.

Q24. The largest 130-MW Solar Power Plant of India Welspun Solar MP Project was launched at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch in which state on 26 February 2014?

Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q25. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 25 February 2014 released a commemorative postage stamp in the honour of?

Ans. Maulana Hasrat Mohani

Note: He was a freedom fighter and an eminent poet.

Q26. Who won Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014?

Ans. Madan Babu

Q27. Name the world’s fastest car developed by Engineers of US firm Hennessey with a top speed of a speed of 435 kilometers per hour?

Ans. Venom GT

Q28. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 25 February 2014 inaugurated Indira Paryavaran Bhawan on Jorbagh Road, New Delhi. This will be the house for which ministry?Visit>>www.currentaffairs4examz.com

Ans. Ministry of Environment and Forest

Q29. Union Government inaugurated the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) on 24 February 2014. Its aim?

Ans. In guiding and implementing good Governance reforms.

Q30. Who was named as the interim President of Ukraine on 23 February 2014?

Ans. Oleksandr Turchynov

Q31. Who was sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister on 25 February 2014?

Ans. Ibrahim Mahlab

Q32. Name the Legendary Spanish guitarist who passed away in Mexico on 26 February 2014 at the age of 66?

Ans. Paco de Lucia

Q33. Name the renowned Telugu writer who died on 28 February 2014 in Kapada town of Andhra Pradesh?

Ans. Hanumath Shastry

Q34. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurated a new All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) at which city on 26 February 2014?

Ans. Bhubaneswar

Q35. Supreme Court referred the petition seeking legalization of euthanasia to a ..........judge Constitution Bench on 25 February 2014?

Ans. five

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 1 March 2014

1) Former Army chief General VK Singh joins BJP: Former army chief Gen VK Singh — a controversial figure during his army tenure and after — along with nearly three dozen senior retired defence officers joined the BJP on Saturday amid promises to set up ex-servicemen welfare commission and a war memorial once the NDA government comes to power. Singh – who was locked in a row with the government over his retirement age – was the first serving army chief to drag the government to the SC.

2) Bangaru Laxman, ex-BJP president passed away in Hyderabad: Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has died in Hyderabad's Yashoda Hospital on Saturday following a prolonged illness. He was 74. He joined politics at an early age and was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1996. He was also jailed during the Emergency in 1975. Bangaru Laxman was president of the BJP between 2000 and 2001. Before becoming the BJP president, Laxman was the Union minister of state for railways between 1999 and 2000.

3) Noted academician GK Chadha is dead:  Noted economist and academician G.K. Chadha died Saturday after a heart attack, a statement said. He was 73. The first president of the SAARC-established South Asian University, Chadha was associated with the university since its inception in 2008, said a university statement.

4) Aam Aadmi Party declared third list of Lok Sabha candidates: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday declared their third list of candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats with prominent names being Savita Bhatti, wife of late comedian Jaspal Bhatti, who has been given a ticket from Chandigarh, and Anand Kumar, a professor from JNU, from Delhi.

5) Zero Discrimination Day celebrated on 1 March 2014: UNAIDS- United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Executive Director Michel Sidibé was launched the Zero Discrimination Day on 27 February with a major event in Beijing, China. Zero Discrimination Day is celebrated on 1 March 2014 to call to people everywhere to promote and celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity—no matter what they look like, where they come from or whom they love. The symbol for Zero Discrimination is the butterfly, widely recognized as a sign of transformation.

6) Saurabh Chandra takes over as Secretary, Petroleum Ministry: Saurabh Chandra assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, on Saturday. He succeeds Vivek Rae, who demitted office on superannuation on February 28.

7) Pranab Mukherjee approved Telangana Bill, President’s rule imposed in Andhra Pradesh: The Bill to carve out Telangana on Saturday received the assent of President Pranab Mukherjee who also signed the proclamation to impose central rule in Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2014, which got Parliament’s approval on February 20 despite strong opposition from Seemandhra leaders, got the Presidential assent, paving the way for creation of the country’s 29th state by splitting Andhra Pradesh. There will be 13 districts in residuary Andhra Pradesh while Telangana will have 10 districts, including the Hyderabad city. In a bid to address concerns of the Seemandhra region, government had already announced grant of Special Category Status including tax incentives to the residuary state as part of a six-point development package for AP’s two successor states.

Why Presidents rule?- The decision to impose the President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh was necessitated by N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s resignation as the Chief Minister on February 19 as he was opposed to division of the state to carve out Telangana.

8) Afghanistan script history, beat Bangladesh by 32 runs in Asia Cup:  Afghanistan notched up their first major win against a Test playing nation as they produced an all-round performance to script an upset 32-run victory over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup match on Saturday. Chasing 255 for victory, Bangladesh could not recover from a top-order collapse and kept on losing wickets at regular intervals to be bundled out for 222 in 47.5 overs at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium to slump to their second consecutive loss in the five-nation regional tournament.

9) Government of India constituted an expert committee to study demand for Bodoland state: Government of India on 27 February 2014 constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state, which will be carved out from Assam. G K Pillai, the former Union Home Secretary will head the one man committee and will submit its report in nine months after consulting all sections of the society on the viability of a separate state.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 21 February 2014

1) 21 February 2014 was the last day of present Lok Sabha. This was the ......th Lok Sabha?

(A) 10

(B) 14

(C) 15

(D) 16

2) Whistleblowers Protection Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 21 February 2014. This bill was passed by Lok Sabha earlier in which year?

(A) 2010

(B) 2011

(C) 2012

(D) 2013

3) World's longest free Wi-Fi zone was recently (Feb 2014) opened in India at which place?

(A) Bengaluru

(B) Delhi

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) Patna

4) IMF has projected ........% growth for India in 2014-15 recently (Feb 2014)?

(A) 5.4

(B) 3.2

(C) 6.7

(D) 4.6

5) Which Indian bank has applied to open branches in Pakistan as announced in Lok Sabha on 21 Feb 2014?

(A) Indian Overseas Bank

(B) Punjab National Bank

(C) State Bank of India

(B) Punjab and Sind Bank

6) National Youth Policy which was recently launched (Feb 2014) is named after which former Prime Minister of India?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(D) Rajiv Gandhi

7) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out of the Asia Cup on 21 Feb 2014. Asia Cup 2014 is hosted by?

(A) UAE

(B) India

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Sri Lanka

8) Which South Asian country on 21 February 2014 entered into an agreement with Japan’s Nissan Motor Co to supply electric cars for its taxis and government fleet aiming to reduce reliance on imported oil?

(A) Maldives

(B) Bhutan

(C) Indonesia

(D) Nepal

9) G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Annual meet was recently (Feb 2014) hosted by?

(A) Sydney, Australia

(B) Tokyo, Japan

(C) New Delhi, India

(D) St Petersburg, Russia

10) International Mother Language Day was observed on?

(A) 20 February 2014

(B) 14 February 2014

(C) 21 February 2014

(D) 24 February 2014

Answers

1) Ans. (C) 15

2) Ans. (B) 2011

3) Ans. (D) Patna

4) Ans. (A) 5.4

5) Ans. (B) Punjab National Bank

6) Ans. (D) Rajiv Gandhi

7) Ans. (C) Bangladesh

8) Ans. (B) Bhutan

9) (A) Sydney, Australia

10) Ans. (C) 21 February 2014

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