Tuesday 10 February 2015

Current Affairs Quiz: 9 & 10 February 2015

1) First meeting of the newly formed NITI Aayog was held on 6 February 2015. In the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took views of _____ to boost growth?

(A) Chief Ministers
(B) Bureaucrats
(C) Economists
(D) Governors

2) Zoe Konstantopoulou was selected as the youngest President of which country's Parliament on 6 February 2015?

(A) Greece
(B) Canada
(C) Italy
(D) France

3) Microblogging site Twitter Inc has recently reached a deal with which search engine to make its tweets more searchable online, according to reports?

(A) Yahoo
(B) Bing
(C) Ask
(D) Google

4) Which mobile manufacturer has recently appointed Shubhajit Sen as its chief marketing officer (CMO)?

(A) Samsung
(B) Micromax
(C) Motorola
(D) Lava

5) The 10th edition of India-Mongolia Joint Military Training Exercise concluded on 6 February 2015. This exercise was held at?

(A) Gwalior
(B) Kochi
(C) Dehradun
(D) Pune

6) Which state registered a record voter turnout in the assembly polls held on 7 February 2015?

(A) Haryana
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Delhi
(D) Goa

7) Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was on 7 February 2015 re-elected as a Rajya Sabha member from which state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Jammu and Kashmir

8) Richard von Weizsaecker who passed away on 31 January 2015 was the former President of?

(A) Germany
(B) Egypt
(C) Canada
(D) Belgium

9) Which space agency has recently launched Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite to observe soil moisture?

(A) European Union
(B) ISRO
(C) NASA
(D) China National Space Administration

10) World Wetlands Day was observed on 2 February 2015. What was the theme for the day this year?

(A) Wetlands for our future
(B) Wetlands and Water Management
(C) Wetlands and Agriculture
(D) Wetland Tourism- A Great Experience

11) Which state government on 7 February 2015 officially declared Valentine’s Day as Matru-Pitru Divas (Parents’ Day)?

(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Haryana
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Jharkhand

12) JD(U) has recently sacked Jitan Ram Manjhi from the party. He is presently the Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Mizoram
(C) Odisha
(D) Bihar

13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 Feb 2015 unveiled “Transformation", a memorial in commemoration of those Indian government officers and personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty while serving abroad. It is situated at?

(A) Ahemedabad
(B) Allahabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Varanasi

14) Atmaram Bhende who passed away on 7 February 2015 was a famous?

(A) Music Director
(B) Historian
(C) Film Maker
(D) Theatre Artiste

15) Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) on 7 February 2015 successfully tested the second prototype of naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas at?

(A) Odisha
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Kochi
(D) Vishakapatanam

16) ICC cleared bowling action of which Pakistan off-spinner on 7 February 2015?

(A) Saeed Ajmal
(B) Mohammed Hafeez
(C) Nasir Jamshed
(D) Wahab Riaz

17) An oil painting of two Tahitian girls by prominent French artist Paul Gauguin was recently sold for nearly 300 million dollars, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold. Gauguin painted this one which year?

(A) 1892
(B) 1921
(C) 1857
(D) 1806

18) India's senior-most pacer Ishant Sharma was on 7 February 2015 ruled out of the Cricket World Cup owing to a knee injury. Who will replace him in the squad?

(A) Ashok Dinda
(B) Praveen Kumar
(C) Mohit Sharma
(D) Zaheer Khan

19) Government has recently decided to infuse Rs 6,990 crore in nine public sector banks. Which bank will lead the pack with a capitalization of Rs 2,970 crore?

(A) Bank of Baroda
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Canara Bank
(D) State Bank of India

20) ICGS Amogh was commissioned by the Indian Coast Guard at Paradip Port on 7 February 2015. Paradip Port is located in which state?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Odisha
(C) Goa
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answers Key:

1) Ans. (C) Economists
2) Ans. (A) Greece
3) Ans. (D) Google
4) Ans. (B) Micromax
5) Ans. (A) Gwalior
6) Ans. (C) Delhi
7) Ans. (D) Jammu and Kashmir
8) Ans. (A) Germany
9) Ans. (C) NASA
10) Ans. (A) Wetlands for our future
11) Ans. (A) Chhattisgarh
12) Ans. (D) Bihar
13) Ans. (C) New Delhi
14) Ans. (D) Theatre Artiste
15) Ans. (B) Bengaluru
16) Ans. (A) Saeed Ajmal
17) Ans. (A) 1892
18) Ans. (C) Mohit Sharma
19) Ans. (D) State Bank of India
20) Ans. (B) Odisha

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