Current Affairs Q&A: 26 February 2015

1) Which team won the Hockey India League 2015?

(A) Ranchi Rays

(B) Punjab Warriors

(C) Delhi Wave Riders

(D) Dabang Mumbai

2) Who took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the fourth time on 22 February 2015?

(A) Jitan Ram Manjhi

(B) Rabri Devi

(C) Lalu Prasad Yadav

(D) Nitish Kumar

3) As per recent reports, Dilip Shanghvi overtook Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian in terms of market value. He is the founder and MD of?

(A) Cipla

(B) Sun Pharma

(C) Glaxosmithkline

(D) Hindustan Unilever

4) International Mother Language Day was recently observed on?

(A) 21 February

(B) 22 February

(C) 25 February

(D) 14 February

5) Who was adjudged the Man of the Match in the World Cup group match game in which India defeated South Africa by 130 runs recently?

(A) Virat Kohli

(B) Ravichandran Ashwin

(C) Ajinkya Rahane

(D) Shikhar Dhawan

6) Major General Chrishantha de Silva was on 20 February 2015 appointed as the new Army Chief of which country?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Maldives

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Nepal

7) Government recently launched an Online Portal named _____ to redress Consular Grievances of Indian citizens living abroad?

(A) Seva

(B) Madad

(C) Prerita

(D) Salaha

8) GARUDA SHAKTI-III which concluded recently was the joint exercises between armies of India and?

(A) Nepal

(B) Bhutan

(C) Srilanka

(D) Indonesia

9) Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 20 February 2015 gave its approval for the merger between Kotak Mahindra Bank and?

(A) TamilNadu Mercantile Bank

(B) ING Vysya Bank

(C) South Indian Bank

(D) Vijayalakshmi Bank

10) World Thinking Day was celebrated annually on?

(A) February 20

(B) February 21

(C) February 22

(D) February 19

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Ranchi Rays

2) Ans. (D) Nitish Kumar

3) Ans. (B) Sun Pharma

4) Ans. (A) 21 February

5) Ans. (D) Shikhar Dhawan

6) Ans. (C) Sri Lanka

7) Ans. (B) Madad

8) Ans. (D) Indonesia

9) Ans. (B) ING Vysya Bank

10) Ans. (C) February 22

Important Questions On History Quiz

1.    Who among the following were the main leaders of Khilafat Movement?

[A] Syed Ahmad Khan and Agha khan 

[B] Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

[C] Muhammad Iqbal and Salimullah Khan

[D] Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sikandar Hayat Khan

2.    Which among the following was the first civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India?

[A] Kheda Satyagraha

[B] Champaran Satyagraha

[C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike

[D] None of the above

3.    Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi’s first fast unto death?

[A] Kheda Satyagraha

[B] Champaran Satyagraha

[C] Ahmedabad Mill Strike

[D] Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

4.    Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire?

[A] Precious stones

[B] Horses

[C] Luxury goods

[D] Raw Silk

5.    Who among the following Sultans of Delhi assumed the title Sikandar-i-Sani?

[A] Balban

[B] Alauddin Khalji

[C] Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

[D] Sikandar Lodi

6.    Which among the following Sultans called himself Naib-i-Khudai?

[A] Iltutmish

[B] Balban

[C] Alauddin Khalji

[D] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

7.    Who among the following Arab scholars studied Sanskrit and astronomy for a decade at Varanasi ?

[A] Alberuni

[B] Amir Khusrau

[C] Al’bidari

[D] Al’Masher

8.    Which of these books is / are works by Amir Khusrau ?

1. Qiran-u-Sadain

2. Tahqiq-i-Hind

3. Miftah-ul-Futuh

4. Nur-i-Sipihar

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1, 2 & 3

[B] Only 1, 3 & 4

[C] Only 1 & 3

[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

9.    Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period?

[A] Murugan

[B] Nataraja

[C] Venkateshwar

[D] Vishnu

10.  The Pagodas at Mahabalipuram had been constructed by ___?

[A] Cholas

[B] Chalukyas of Kalyani

[C] Pallavas

[D] Pandyas

Answers Key:

1. B
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. C

Expected Questions for NICL EXAM

1. Which State of India became 1st to present its ‘Paperless Budget’ ? -- himachal pradesh

2. Who won J. Calvin Giddings Award 2015 ? -- purnendu dasgupta

  

3. Surya Kiran-VIII, the joint military exercise started on 23rd February 2015 between which two countries ?--- india and nepal

4. Name the only Cricketer who scored Double Hundred in ICC Cricket World Cup history ? --- chris gayle of west indies

5. Rana Bhagwandas died on 23rd February 2015, he was ? --- first hindu CJ of supreme court of Pakistan

6. Who won Hero Hockey India League 2015 ? --- ranchi rays

7. What is the full form of HSBC ? --- hong kong shanghai banking  corporation

8. China recently launched the cruise-liner, this cruise-liner will pass through which three countries ? ---- malaysia, thailand and vietnam

9. Which is the Capital of Gujarat ? --- gandhinagar

10. Who is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh ? --- shivraj singh  chauhan

11. Which are the two Indians who won Grammy Awards ? ----neela vaswani and ricky vej

12. Grammy Awards 2015 held in which city ? --- los angeles, california

13. ‘Fire Volcano’ started on 08th February 2015 which was situated in which country ? --- guatemala

14. Name the three Indian cities selected under ‘100 Resilient Cities Project’ by Rockefeller Foundation ? -- bengaluru, chennai and surat

15. International Women’s Day is observed on --- 8th march

Expected GK Questions for NABARD Officers Exam 2015

1).Which online discussion group allows direct “live” communication?

a) Virus

b) Chat group

c) Web crawler

d) Regional service provider

e) Web store front creation

2).The Reserve Bank of India has been critical of home loan products with comparatively low interest rates in the initial years but higher in the subsequent years which are popularly known as the?

a) Teaser Rates

b) Trickster Rates

c) Cheaper Rates

d) Twister Rates

e) Cheater Rates

3).Relationship marketing is also called as ______?

a) Loyalty marketing

b) Value marketing

c) Experiential marketing

d) Brand marketing

e) Promotional marketing

4).Which is NOT an aggressiveness strategy?

a) Building

b) Holdings

c) Harvesting

d) All the given options are aggressiveness strategies

e) Intensification

5).Online Marketing belongs to which of the following department?

a) A collective function of all staff

b) Designs Section

c) I.T. Department

d) Production Department

e) Purchase Section

6).Customisation is useful for _______?

a) Designing customer specific products

b) Cold calls

c) Motivating the staff

d) Publicity

e) Call centers

7).What we call, when a customer dislikes a product and talks against the product?

a) Bad impression

b) Propaganda

c) Unfavorable environment

d) Misinformation

e) Bad mouth

8).The RBI policy rate that is purely an indicative rate used by the Reserve Bank of India to signal long – term outlook on interest rates is _______?

a) Bank Rate

b) Reserve Repo Rate

c) Notice Money Rate

d) Call Money Rate

e) Repo Rate

9).The amount specified as the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is held in cash and cash equivalents and is stored in bank vaults or parked with______

a) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)

b) State Bank of India (SBI)

c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

d) Government of India (RBI)

e) Small Industries Development Bank of India (RIDF)

10).As consumer banking frauds are on the rise; a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) group has suggested the use of PKI in order to payment system in the country. Here PKI stands for_____.

a) Public Key Infrastructure

b) Proprietary Key Infrastructure

c) Permanent Key Infrastructure

d) Private Key Infrastructure

e) Personal Key Infrastructure

Answers: 

1). b) 2). a) 3). a) 4). e) 5). c) 6). a) 7). e) 8). a) 9). c) 10). a)

Current Affairs Updates 26.02.2015

1. Government to give digital boost to MGNREG scheme 

1. Government will roll out a pilot project to give a digital boost to the flagship rural job scheme MNREGA in gram panchayats to ensure its better implementation through mobile monitoring system. 
2. a total of 35,000 gram panchayats will be covered which would be given a mobile/tablet.
3. An amount of Rs 35 crore have been sanctioned as each mobile/tablet would be costing Rs 10,000. 
4. If the the pilot project turns out to be a success, the scheme will be extended to all 2.65 lakh gram panchayats in the country, which will cost the Centre about Rs 265 crore.

2. Work permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders

1. The U.S. government has confirmed that effective May 26, 2015, some holders of the H-4 visa, who are spouses of high-skilled workers on the H-1B visa, will be eligible for work authorisation
2. A potential boon for approximately 179,600 individuals in the first year alone.
3. The move has particular relevance to India, as 76 per cent of the 96,753 people who received an H-4 in 2013 were from South Asia, many from India.
4. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Department said that finalising the H-4 employment eligibility was “an important element of the immigration executive actions President Obama announced in November 2014,”.

3. Pan-India MNP from 3rd May, TRAI amends regulation

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India amended the mobile number portability (MNP) regulations yesterday to allow users to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number.
2. At present, number portability within a telecom circle is possible. 
3. In a statement, TRAI said, it has issued the sixth amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009, which will facilitate nationwide portability with effect from May 3. 

4. Overdraft under Jan-Dhan is priority sector lending: RBI

1. RBI said bank overdrafts of up to Rs 5,000 in accounts opened under this financial inclusion mission will be treated as priority sector lending.
2. Under PMJDY, the overdraft facility is permitted to Aadhaar-enabled accounts after "satisfactory operation" of accounts for six months. 
3. As on 31st January, more than 12.54 crore accounts were opened under the scheme. 

5. India bans ISIS under UAPA

1. Dreaded terror group ISIS and all its affiliate organisations, responsible for series of savage attacks and killings in Iraq and Syria, have been banned in India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. 
2. The Islamic State/Islamic State of Iraq and Levant/ Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/Daish and all its manifestations have been declared as outlawed in India under UAPA.

6. World's first 3D-printed jet engine developed in Australia

1. In a breakthrough, researchers in Australia have developed the world's first 3D-printed jet engine that could pave the way for cheaper, lighter and more fuel-efficient aircraft. 
2. Researchers from Monash University, aided by staff from the CSIRO and Deakin University, have printed two engines and put one of them on display at the International Air Show in Avalon, Victoria.

Significance of this development 

• It opens the door for engineers to make and test parts of jet engines in days instead of months. 
• It will also help engineers to manufacture cheaper, lighter and more fuel-efficient jet engines.