Current Affairs Interactive Quiz: July 28 – August 3, 2014

30 Questions | By Jagranjosh | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 4031

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1.

Supreme Court recently appointed one man commission to probe 2006 Meerut fire tragedy. The one man commission will be headed by
- A.
  
  Justice (retd) Markandey Katju
- B.
  
  Justice (retd) A P Shah
- C.
  
  Justice (retd) S B Sinha
- D.
  
  Justice (retd) Venkatchelliah
2.

Which Bollywood star was appointed as horticulture ambassador by the Maharashtra government?
- A.
  
  Shah Rukh Khan
- B.
  
  Aamir Khan
- C.
  
  Anupam Kher
- D.
  
  Amitabh Bachchan
3.

Narendra Modi led government on 26 July 2014 launched the MyGov web platform to facilitate
- A.
  
  Citizen engagement in good governance
- B.
  
  Business engagement in good governance
- C.
  
  Civil society engagement in good governance
- D.
  
  Centre-State partnership in good governance
4.

World Hepatitis Day was observed on
- A.
  
  28 July
- B.
  
  29 July
- C.
  
  30 July
- D.
  
  31 July
5.

Consider the following statements about Rashtriya Gokul Mission.I. It will promote conservation and developments of indigenous breeds of cows in a focused and scientific manner.II. It is a focussed mission under National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development.Which is/are correct?
- A.
  
  I only
- B.
  
  II only
- C.
  
  Both I and II
- D.
  
  Neither I nor II
6.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28 July 2014 cancelled the certificate of registration of six non-banking financial company (NBFCs). Which one of the following is not one of the NBFCs whose certificate of registration has been cancelled?
- A.
  
  Profound Exports Private Limited
- B.
  
  Two Brothers Holding Limited
- C.
  
  Swank Services Private Limited
- D.
  
  Kamal Auto Finance Limited
7.

Who is the author of the book The Vijaya Mallya Story published recently?
- A.
  
  Faraz Ahmad
- B.
  
  R D Pradhan
- C.
  
  K Giriprakash
- D.
  
  Neel Mukherjee
8.

Which Indian author has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 recently?
- A.
  
  Jhumpa Lahiri
- B.
  
  Arvind Adiga
- C.
  
  Amitav Ghosh
- D.
  
  Neel Mukherjee
9.

Indian Air Force on 28 July 2014 received its sixth C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Name the country from which India has procured these aircraft?
- A.
  
  France
- B.
  
  Spain
- C.
  
  The USA
- D.
  
  The UK
10.

Who was recently elected as the seventh President of Iraq?
- A.
  
  Nuri-al Maliki
- B.
  
  Fuad Masum
- C.
  
  Hanan al-Fatlawi
- D.
  
  Hussein al-Masawi
11.

Who has been named as the Chairman of the Committee that was recently appointed by the Union government to review the Rangarajan formula for pricing of gas?
- A.
  
  Kirit Parikh
- B.
  
  Kirit Somiah
- C.
  
  Devendra Sharma
- D.
  
  Suresh Prabhu
12.

Who took over as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee on 30 July 2014?
- A.
  
  Lt-Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
- B.
  
  Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
- C.
  
  Admiral R K Dhowan
- D.
  
  Lt-Gen Amit Sharma
13.

Who became the fourth Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 30 July 2014?
- A.
  
  S S Mundra
- B.
  
  Gopalkrishna Gandhi
- C.
  
  Deepak Parekh
- D.
  
  Ashima Goyal
14.

What is the name of the autobiography of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh that was released on 1 August 2014?
- A.
  
  Live of Others
- B.
  
  One Life is Not Enough
- C.
  
  Corridors of Power
- D.
  
  Countdown
15.

Malin village which was in news recently due to a landslide caused by heavy downpour that killed more than hundred peoples is in which State?
- A.
  
  Maharashtra
- B.
  
  Uttarakhand
- C.
  
  Uttar Pradesh
- D.
  
  Himachal Pradesh
16.

Who became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Gymnastic at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland?
- A.
  
  Mohini Bhardwaj
- B.
  
  Dipa Karmakar
- C.
  
  Priti Das
- D.
  
  Meenakshi
17.

Who recently was selected for 22nd edition of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award?
- A.
  
  D R Mehta
- B.
  
  Gautam Bhai
- C.
  
  Muzaffar Ali
- D.
  
  Nirmala Deshpande
18.

Who on 31 July 2014 became the first Indian to win gold medal in Men’s Athletics event at Commonwealth Games after Milkha Singh?
- A.
  
  Vikas Gowda
- B.
  
  Joseph Abraham
- C.
  
  Anil Kumar
- D.
  
  Om Prakash Singh Karhana
19.

At the recently concluded 2014 Commonwealth Games, India finished at 5th position in the medal tally with
- A.
  
  69 medals
- B.
  
  64 medals
- C.
  
  72 medals
- D.
  
  104 medals
20.

Name the Committee set up by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to review the status of University Grants Commission?
- A.
  
  Hari Gautam Committee
- B.
  
  Raghunath Mashelkar Committee
- C.
  
  Suresh Prabhu Committee
- D.
  
  Arun Nigvekar Committee
21.

Name the organisation from Pakistan which won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year 2014 announced on 31 July 2014?
- A.
  
  Centre for Legal Assistance to pollution victims
- B.
  
  The Citizens Foundation
- C.
  
  The HELP
- D.
  
  Society for The Empowerment of People (STEP)
22.

Who got the 2014 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership on 31 July 2014?
- A.
  
  Wang Canfa of China
- B.
  
  Omara Khan Masoudi of Afghanistan
- C.
  
  Randy Halsan of the Philippines
- D.
  
  Hu Shuli of China
23.

Which Public Sector Undertaking has become the 17th Navratna Company of the country recently?
- A.
  
  Container Corporation of India (CONCOR)
- B.
  
  Engineers India Limited (EIL)
- C.
  
  Airports Authority of India (AAI)
- D.
  
  BEML Limited
24.

Name the mission that will be launched by NASA to examine habitability of Mars environment?
- A.
  
  ExoMars Mission
- B.
  
  Mars 2020 Rover Mission
- C.
  
  InSight
- D.
  
  MAVEN Orbiter
25.

Pashupatinath Temple into which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers on his visit to Nepal is situated on banks of which river?
- A.
  
  River Bagmati
- B.
  
  River Sapt Koshi
- C.
  
  River Arun
- D.
  
  River Bisnumati