Thursday 3 April 2014

Which supreme court appointed committee is investigating the IPL scam ?


A: Tendulkar committee
B: Krishna Committee
C: Mudgal committee
D: Yashpal committee



Answer:(C) Mudgal committee

Name of Indian-origin woman for whom stamp is released in U.K. for contribution in Word war-II ?


A: Rani Lakshmi Bai
B: Madam Cama
C: Sarojini Naidu
D: Noor Inayat Khan


Answer:(D) Noor Inayat Khan
Britain’s Royal Mail has issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan, World War II heroine, who fought fascism and died in the Dachau concentration camp.


The stamp — part of a set of 10 stamps in the ‘Remarkable Lives’ series — honours Noor on her centenary year

Which telecom company is behind the "M-Pesa" Mobile payment system?


A: Airtel
B: Vodafone
C: BSNL
D: Idea cellular



Answer:(B) Vodafone

Name the Venue of The Nuclear Security Summit 2014 (NSS 14).


A: The Hague, Netherlands 
B: The Seoul, South Korea
C: Argentina
D: USA



Answer:(A) The Hague, Netherlands

Recently the upcoming G-8 summit was cancelled that was to be held at Sochi (Russia) during June 2014. The proposed G-8 Summit has been replaced by a G-7 meeting without Russian involvement. This G-7 summit would be held at which place?


A: Germany
B: Brussels, Belgium
C: Canada
D: France



Answer:(B) Brussels, Belgium

"TIP" is the unofficial name given to a group of three emerging countries whose stock markets outperformed many much fancied markets during the first three months of 2014. Which three countries are these?


A: Thailand, Indonesia and Phillipines
B: Thailand, India and Phillipines
C: Taiwan, Indonesia and Phillipines
D: Thailand, Indonesia and Paris



Answer:(A) Thailand, Indonesia and Phillipines

List of questions for Current Affairs 2014


Question
Who won the F1 Malaysian Grand Prix held at the Sepang circuit
Who is th new President of Slovakia
Recently India has been declared as which Disease free country by WHO 
what is CORRECT about Abel Prize

(i) It is equivalent  to Nobel prize for Mathematics.
(ii) No Indian have ever won it.
(iii)  Yakov G. Sinai won Abel Prize 2014. 
who won the Abel Prize for 2014 
which statement is FALSE about National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)
what is CORRECT about "Dendroid"

(i) It is computer virus for Android phone.
(ii) CERT-in has issued warning against it.  
what is CORRECT about "Pigmy Hog"

(i) It is critically endangered smallest and rare wild pig.

(ii) Now, it  is found only in Assam , India.  
what is CORRECT about Neutrino

(i) it is also called "Ghost Particle"
(ii) It travel at speed of light.
(iii) There is no research done in India on Neutrino 
where is Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) being constructed 
Who won the first Formula 1 (F1) title of the year – the Australian Grand Prix recently  
Which Company haas manufactured cheapest Android tablet named Surtab 
Who is  the new Managing Director of FMCG major Britannia Industries Limited (BAL) 
 "TIP" is the unofficial name given to a group of three emerging countries whose stock 
markets outperformed many much fancied markets during the first three months of 2014. 
Which three countries are these
Recently the upcoming G-8 summit was cancelled that was to be held at Sochi (Russia)
 during June 2014. The proposed G-8 Summit has been replaced by a G-7 meeting without
 Russian involvement. This G-7 summit would be held at which place 
Name the Venue of The Nuclear Security Summit 2014 (NSS 14). 
Which telecom company is behind the "M-Pesa" Mobile payment system 
Name of Indian-origin woman for whom stamp is released in U.K. for contribution in Word war-II  
Which supreme court appointed committee is investigating the IPL scam  
what is FALSE about Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)

(i)  It comes under Ministry of Science and Technology
(ii)  It permit the use of GMOs and products thereof for commercial applications.
(iii) In March 2014, it revalidated the field trials for 10 varieties of Genetically Modified (GM) food crops. 
what is CORRECT about T.B. disease

(I) 24th March is World TB day.

(ii) Most TB patients are from India.  
What is correct about VVPAT (Voter verifiable paper audit trail )

(I) It will be deployed at polling station for General Election 2014.
(ii) Voting choice will be captured in paper with symbol and name of candidate.   
Which State Ranked 1 in the recently released “Economic Freedom of the States of India” Report 2013 
Name the books written by Khushwant Singh