Current Affairs QUIZ March 19, 2014 1. Who has been appointed as new captain of Kings XI Punjab for IPL season-7? [A] Virender Sehwag [B] David Miller [C] Thisara Perera [D] George Bailey 2. Which among the following singer resigned from Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday? [A] Jaspinder Narula [B] Alka Yagnik [C] Sadhana Sargam [D] Kavita Krishnamurthy 3. Who has been becomes 4th biggest lottery winner in United Kindom? [A] Jonathan Trott [B] Micheal Denly [C] Neil Trotter [D] Ian Bell 4. Who has been Tuesday took over as the Director (Exploration) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Ltd (OVL)? [A] Rakesh Wadhwa [B] Anil Bhandari [C] Satya Narayan Swami [D] Puneet Juneja 5. Name the executive chairman of L&T who sold his shares worth Rs 28.30 crore in 10 days? [A] Dinesh Gupta [B] Mukesh Rajpoot [C] Bipin Goswami [D] A M Naik 6. Which country’s Swimmer won 6 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals at the 45th Singapore National Age Group Swimming? [A] Malaysia [B] India [C] Netherlands [D] Japan 7. Who has been appointed as new captain of Delhi Daredevils for IPL season-7? [A] Kevin Pietersen [B] Dinesh Karthik [C] Quinton de Kock [D] Ross Taylor 8. Indian custom department arrest 10 Afghansnine women and a man trying to smuggle 38kg of gold at- [A] Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport [B] Bengaluru International Airport [C] Indira Gandhi International Airport [D] Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 9. Which among the following song writer sentenced to two years probation in 2013 paparazzi attack? [A] Kanye West [B] Bob Marley [C] Rufus Wainwright [D] Antônio Carlos Jobim 10. Which Bollywood Actor is likely to appoint national icon by election commission for the upcoming Lok Sabha election? [A] Ranbir Kapoor [B] Hrithik Roshan [C] Salman Khan [D] Aamir Khan 11. India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan on 19 February 2014 in which state? [A] Uttar Pradesh [B] Rajasthan [C] Haryana [D] Bihar 12. The Telengana bill dividing Andhra Pradesh was passed in the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 20th february 2014. Telangana would be which state of India after the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill 2014? [A] 27th [B] 28th [C] 29th [D] 30th 13. Which state of India and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a campaign on 20 February 2014 to educate people about safe drinking water and safe sanitation practices? [A] Bihar [B] Haryana [C] Odisha [D] West Bengal 14. Diageo, the world’s largest liquour company, has selected which Indian IT company as its new global IT services provider on 20th feb 2014? [A] Tata Consultancy Services [B] Infosys [C] Wipro [D] HCL Technologies 15. The 18th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) will be held on 22 February 2014 at Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA. WIEF is an annual student-run India-focused conference hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. What is the theme of WIEF for year 2014? [A] India: Time to Reboot [B] India: Time to Relook [C] India: Revisit [D] India: In Global Parlance 16. World Cancer Day is observed on? [A] February 4th [B] February 6th [C] February 7th [D] February 8th 17. Which country was recently suspended from the G-8 countries club? [A] United Kingdom [B] France [C] Canada [D] Russia 18. Name the President of Zanzibar, who was on an official visit to India in February 2014? [A] Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein [B] Dr. Sheik Imran [C] Dr. Mohammad Aashir [D] Dr. Abdul Hafiz Khan 19. Which of the following Japanese auto major brand launched a new entry-level car in India recently? [A] Mitsubishi [B] Nissans Datsun [C] Toyota [D] Yamaha 20. What is the deadline issued by Supreme Court to lower courts to complete trial in cases which involve lawmakers? [A] 1 Year [B] 2 Years [C] 18 months [D] 15 months 21. Union Govt. on 18 March 2014 launched the exchange traded fund of Central public sector enterprises (CPSE-ETF) hoping to raise Rs 3,000 crore. The long awaited CPSE-ETF is an open-ended scheme comprising of shares of 10 Central public sector enterprises and it includes ONGC, Coal India Limited, GAIL, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), Oil India Limited (OIL), Container Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Engineers India Limited (EIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). Which financial entity is managing this ETF? 22. France’s foreign minister Laurent Fabius on 18 March 2014 claimed that leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) world powers have suspended Russia’s participation in the club amid tensions over Ukraine and Russia’s incursion into Crimea. The other seven members of the group had already suspended preparations for a G-8 summit that was scheduled to be held in Russia during June 2014. Which Russia city was to host this summit? 23. According to the recently released 2011 World Health Organisation (WHO) report on World’ Most Polluted Cities, Iran’s Ahvaz city is the most polluted city of the world. Two Indian cities also feature in the list of top 10 most polluted cities of the world. Which cities are these? 24. For the first time, a large section of the still classified Henderson Brooks Report, which details a comprehensive operational review of India’s military debacle in 1962, has been made public. The first volume of the report, which includes an exhaustive operational review of the India-China war over both western and eastern sectors, was published by an Australian journalist on his web site. Who is he? 25. Which two sites were nominated by India as its candidates for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site status for 2014? ANSWERS 1. George Bailey: Kings XI Punjab, one of the eight competing teams of Pepsi IPL season 7, today announced George Bailey as the Captain to lead the squad in the upcoming tournament. 2. Jaspinder Narula: Singer Jaspinder Narula on Tuesday resigned from AAP. Narula had joined the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in February. 3. Neil Trotter:A car mechanic in England has won a 108 million Euro Millions jackpot. Forty one-year-old Neil Trotter a race driver has suddenly jumped from working as a mechanic to the 745th richest person in the United Kingdom. 4. Anil Bhandari: Anil Bhandari on Tuesday took over as the Director (Exploration) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Ltd (OVL). 5. A M Naik: Larsen and Toubro executive chairman A M Naik has sold his 2.25 lakh shares in the company worth about Rs 28.30 crore in the last 10 days. 6. India: Young Indian swimming contingent won 6 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals at the 45th Singapore National Age Group Swimming in Singapore over the weekend. 7. Kevin Pietersen: Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday appointed swashbuckling England batsman Kevin Pietersen as their captain for the upcoming IPL with wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik as his deputy. 8. Indira Gandhi International Airport: The customs department caught 10 Afghansnine women and a man trying to smuggle 38kg of gold into the country at the Indira Gandhi International airport on Sunday. 9. Kanye West: Rapper Kanye West was sentenced to two years probation Monday in connection with a 2013 attack on a paparazzo at Los Angeles International Airport. 10. Aamir Khan: The Election Commission is likely to appoint Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and cricketer Virat Kohli as “national icons” who would encourage more and more people to vote in the general elections. 11. Rajasthan (Chandoli in Alwar district) 12. 29th 13. West Bengal 14. Tata Consultancy Services 15. India: Time to Reboot 16. World Cancer Day is observed on 4 February 2014. This year, World Cancer Day focused on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer, under the tagline “Debunk the myths” 17. Russia has been suspended from the G-8 countries club over its incursion in Crimea of Ukraine. 18. Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein is the President of Zanzibar. 19. Japanese auto major brand, Nissans Datsun, launched a new entry-level car in India recently and hopes to launch three cars by 2016. 20. Supreme Court of India has directed the lower courts to complete trial in cases that involves lawmakers within one year. 21. Goldman Sachs India MF (The CPSE-ETF tracks an index fund but trades like a stock on the exchange and is yet another avenue for the Union Govt. for selling its stake in CPSEs) 22. Sochi (On the other hand the U.S. and European Union (EU) announced fresh sanctions against Russia over its actions in the Crimean Peninsula) 23. Ludhiana and Kanpur(Ludhiana was placed at 4th place and Kanpur at 9th place) Top 10 most polluted cities in the World 1) Ahvaz, Iran 372 mcg/m3 (2009 data) 2) Ulan Bator, Mongolia 279 mcg/m3 (2008 data) 3) Sanandaj, Iran 254 mcg/m3 (2009 data) 4) Ludhiana, India (2008 data) and Quetta, Pakistan (2003/4 data) tied at 251 mcg/m3 5) Kermanshah, Iran 229 mcg/m3 (2009 data) 6) Peshawar, Pakistan 219 mcg/m3 (2003/4 data) 7) Gaborone, Botswana 216 mcg/m3 (2005 data) 8) Yasuj, Iran 215 mcg/m3 (2009 data) 9) Kanpur, India 209 mcg/m3 (2008 data) 10) Lahore, Pakistan 200 mcg/m3 (2003/4 data) 24. Neville Maxwell (Maxwell was a former correspondent of The Times of London who reported on the war from New Delhi. He authored in 1970 ‘India’s China War’ – a path-breaking, yet controversial, account of the conflict which angered the Indian establishment by drawing upon classified information to highlight the flawed decision-making that led to defeat at the hands of the Chinese. The report indicts the highest levels of the government – from the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s own office and the Defence Ministry – particularly for its Forward Policy, which was enforced, the report reveals, despite considerable concerns and objections from on-the-ground military commands that lacked resources) 25. Rani-ki-Vav (Gujarat) and the Great Himalayan National Park (Himachal Pradesh) – The World Heritage Committee (WHC), which will convene in Doha, Qatar, in June 2014, will review the nomination and take a final decision. Rani-ki-Vav, one of the finest examples of step wells in Gujarat, was constructed by Queen Udayamati of the Solanki Dynasty. The Great Himalayan National Park is a natural site spread over an area of 754 square kilometres. It is located on the western part of the Himalayan Mountains in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, and is known for its biodiversity)
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