Current Affairs Interactive Quiz: 6 October–12 October 2014
- 1.Who among the following is not a recipient of Global Diversity Award that is given in Britain to an outstanding individual who has made a major contribution to worldwide diversity?
- A.
Amitabh Bachchan
- B.
Jackie Chan
- C.
Shah Rukh Khan
- D.
All of the above are recipients of the award
- 2.Name the reputed newspaper that on 6 October 2014 issued an apology to its readers for its racist cartoon on India’s Mars Mission and clarified that it in no way was trying to impugn India?
- A.
The New York Times
- B.
Washington Post
- C.
BBC
- D.
Bloomberg
- 3.A state recently constituted a task force to probe into Burdwan bomb blast. Burdwan is located in which state of the country?
- A.
Assam
- B.
West Bengal
- C.
Odisha
- D.
Andhra Pradesh
- 4.Name the Olympic champion swimmer, who was suspended from all competition for six months for violating the organization's code of conduct in US?
- A.
Jenny Thompson
- B.
Katie Ledecky
- C.
Michael Phelps
- D.
Natalie Coughlin
- 5.Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 6 October 2014 became the co-owner of the Indian Super League franchise. Name the franchise?
- A.
Delhi Dynamos FC
- B.
Kerala Blasters FC
- C.
North East United FC
- D.
Chennaiyin FC
- 6.Britain inked a MoU on new joint Visa cooperation with a country that allows non-European travelers to these nations with a common short-stay visa. Name the second country or party that inked the MoU?
- A.
Scotland
- B.
Apian
- C.
Ireland
- D.
Germany
- 7.The Mauritian parliament was dissolved on 6 October 2014 to pave the way for elections for a certain change in?
- A.
The country's constitution
- B.
Power of President
- C.
To bring in power Army
- D.
None of the above
- 8.The Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee that submitted its report to the court on 6 October 2014 with guidelines on government ads was headed by?
- A.
TK Viswanathan
- B.
Ranjit Kumar
- C.
NR Madhava Menon
- D.
Talukar Panel
- 9.Name the Former New York Mayor and philanthropist billionaire who was granted an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in Britain on 6 October 2104?
- A.
Michael Rubens Bloomberg
- B.
Bill Gates
- C.
Angelina Jolie
- D.
Steven Spielberg
- 10.Name the author of the book titled Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age?
- A.
Alexander Bard
- B.
Bette Dam
- C.
Parimarja
- D.
Faraz Ahmad
- 11.Name the person who was appointed as the first Hindu priest (Chaplain) at Georgetown University?
- A.
Renu Khator
- B.
Pratima Dharm
- C.
Ananda Coomaraswamy
- D.
Tulsi Gabbard
- 12.Name the author of the book Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace?
- A.
Leon Panetta and Jim Newton
- B.
Parimarja and Faraz Ahmad
- C.
William E. Moerner and Jean Tirole
- D.
Alexander Bard and Garik Israelien
- 13.World Post Day is observed on?
- A.
9 October
- B.
5 October
- C.
12 October
- D.
14 October
- 14.Name the person who was removed as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) on 11 October 2014?
- A.
Lalit Modi
- B.
Lalit Bhunot
- C.
Dilip Pendse
- D.
Ravi Shastri
- 15.Who was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award for the year 2012-13 recently by the Madhya Pradesh government?
- A.
Lyricist Sameer
- B.
Singer Shreya Ghosal
- C.
Lyricist Gulzar
- D.
Singer Asha Bhosle
- 16.Who won the inaugural Russian Grand Prix 2014 of the Formula One on 12 October 2014?
- A.
Nico Rosberg of Germany
- B.
Lewis Hamilton of Britain
- C.
Jules Bianchi of France
- D.
Fernando Alonso of Spain
- 17.Name the city chosen by the Gujarat Government on 10 October 2014 to promote it as cultural capital of Gujarat?
- A.
Ahmedabad
- B.
Porbandar
- C.
Surat
- D.
Vadodara
- 18.The Defence Department of which country on 9 October 2014 approved the licenses for two technology transfer to India which were stalled previously?
- A.
The USA
- B.
The UK
- C.
Japan
- D.
Australia
- 19.Which telecom giant on 9 October 2014 signed 4G network deal with Bharti Airtel?
- A.
Samsung
- B.
Ericsson
- C.
Nokia
- D.
Apple
- 20.Kundu Committee which was set by the Union government recently submitted its report. The Kundu Committee was related to
- A.
Suggest ways to reform Indian economy
- B.
Evaluate Sachar Committee recommendations implementation
- C.
Suggest ways to enhance FDI in India
- D.
Suggest ways to restructure administration in India
- 21.Recently Union government launched year-long celebrations to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar. Her original name was
- A.
Akhtar Bai Faizabadi
- B.
Akhtar Bai Allahabadi
- C.
Begum Akhtar Ferozabadi
- D.
Mehrunisa Lucknowi
- 22.What is the purpose of the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) launched by World Bank Group on 9 October 2014?
- A.
To ensure that billions of fund are channelized to eradicate poverty from African nations
- B.
To ensure that billions of funds are channelized to build infrastructure in emerging and developing countries
- C.
To fight against disease and hunger in the Third World nations
- D.
To build infrastructure in countries affected by civilian conflicts
- 23.Name the country where the Typhoon Vongfong struck recently
- A.
China
- B.
Philippines
- C.
Japan
- D.
Indonesia
- 24.Recently which State government prohibited strike at German company Bosch Ltd?
- A.
Andhra Pradesh
- B.
Tamil Nadu
- C.
Karnataka
- D.
Maharashtra
- 25.Name the persons who won the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014?
- A.
Popat Pawar and Asima Jehangir
- B.
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
- C.
Kailash Satyarthi and Shaukat Choudhary
- D.
Chandi Prasad Bhat and Malala Yousafzai
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