Current Affairs 12 January 2014

1. Road Transport and Highways Ministry is observing the National Road Safety Week across the country to create awareness among the people. The theme of this year’s Road Safety week is “When on road, always say Pehle Aap”.

2. The world’s first Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and accidental loss has opened in London. Bitcoin is a virtual currency that can be generated through complex computer software systems with solutions shared on a network. The new Bitcoin storage service offering insurance in U.K., named Elliptic Vault, uses “deep cold storage” techniques to secure the digital currency. Bitcoin keys are encrypted and stored offline. There are multiple copies, protected by layers of cryptographic and physical security.

3. Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was Sunday sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with a 48-member cabinet. President Abdul Hamid administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the 66-year-old Hasina. The cabinet includes 29 ministers, 17 state ministers and two deputy ministers.

4. World Bank will provide 50 million dollar assistance to Afghanistan to support the government’s efforts to improve access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises. An agreement to this effect was signed by World Bank country director for Afghanistan, Robert Saum and Afghan Finance Minister Dr. Omar Zakhilwal in Kabul yesterday.

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Current Affairs General Knowledge Quiz 22 December 2013

Q1 :    According to Google who becomes the most searched sportsperson of 2013?

•         Sachin Tendulkar
•         Lionel Messi
•         Mahendra Singh Dhoni
•         Usain Bolt

Q2 :   Which University scientists ‘print’ new eye cells that could be used to treat blindness?

•         University of Cambridge
•         University of Oxford
•         University of Michigan
•         University of Maryland

 Q3 :   Who has been won the men’s crown at National Ranking Table Tennis Championships?

•         Gaurav Mehta
•         Narendra Jain
•         Sanil Shetty
•         Mukesh Pawar

Q4 :    According to data provided in Rajya Sabha which Indian state tops list of communal violence and related deaths?

•         Rajasthan
•         Gujarat
•         Delhi
•         Uttar Pradesh

Q5 :   Name the Britain’s ‘Great Train Robber’ Who passes away on 18th December 2013?

•         Buster Edwards
•         Ronnie Biggs
•         Jack Slipper
•         Bruce Reynolds

Q6 :    Who has been cleared to fight the Rajasthan Cricket Association presidential elections?

•         Arun Jaitley
•         Sharad Pawar
•         Lalit Modi
•         Ajay Jadeja

 Q7 :   Who among the following to be the new Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)?

•         General Bikram Singh
•         Vijay Kumar Singh
•         Joginder Jaswant Singh
•         Devendra Kumar Joshi

Q8 :    Name the china actress who won the libel case against US website over sex scandal allegations?

•         Gong Li
•         Michelle Yeoh
•         Zhang Ziyi
•         Zhou Xun

Q9 :    About 500 people were killed in clashes in-

•         Malaysia
•         New Zealand
•         Japan
•         South Sudan

Q 10 :     Who among the following to be conferred with BCCI’s lifetime achievement award for 2013?

•         Saurav Ganguly
•         Kapil Dev
•         Rahul Dravid
•         Anil Kumble

 Answer :

1. Sachin Tendulkar:Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar most searched sportsperson of 2013
2. University of Cambridge:Scientists ‘print’ new eye cells that could be used to treat blindness
3. Sanil Shetty:Sanil Shetty wins men’s crown at National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
4. Uttar Pradesh:Uttar Pradesh tops list of communal violence and related deaths
5. Ronnie Biggs:Britain’s ‘Great Train Robber’ Ronnie Biggs dies at 84
6. Lalit Modi:Lalit Modi cleared to fight Rajasthan Cricket Association elections
7. General Bikram Singh:General Bikram Singh to be the new Chairman of COSC
8. Zhang Ziyi:Zhang Ziyi settles libel case against US website over sex scandal allegations
9. South Sudan:About 500 people were killed in clashes in South Sudan
10. Kapil Dev:Kapil Dev to be conferred with BCCI’s lifetime achievement award

Current Affairs General Knowledge Quiz 18 December 2013

Q 1 :    Who won the gold medal in men’s 25meter rapid fire pistol event at the 57th National Shooting Championship?

•         Gagan Narang
•         Ronjan Singh Sodhi
•         Vijay Kumar
•         Harish Mehta

Q2 :    Where at least three people killed and many injured in community clashes?

•         Gujarat
•         Uttar Pradesh
•         Tamil Nadu
•         Assam

Q3 :    How many kids died in Muzaffarnagar riot relief camps?

•         Eleven
•         Eight
•         Six
•         Four

Q4 :  Which Indian player enters the final of Tata Open?

•         Sourabh Varma
•         Girish Kumar
•         Mahesh Sinha
•         Rajendra Verma

Q5 :    Who takes oath as Mizoram CM for fifth time?

•         Thenphunga Sailo
•         Lalrozama Fanai
•         H. T. Sangliana
•         Lal Thanhawla

Q6 :    Which country sends second monkey into space?

•         England
•         Iran
•         Japan
•         China

Q7 :    Who won the men’s Kabaddi World Cup title 2013?

•         Spain
•         Iran
•         Australia
•         India

Q8 :    How many people killed in Bangladesh clashes over hanging of Jamaat leader?

•         Twenty
•         Fifteen
•         Seven
•         Ten

Q9 :    What is the name of current president of Iran?

•         Hassan Rouhani
•         Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
•         Ali Khamenei
•         Mohammad Javad Zarif

Q10 :    Which country won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup title 2013?

•         Malaysia
•         India
•         Bhutan
•         Nepal

Answers :

1. Vijay Kumar:Olympian Vijay Kumar wins gold medal
2. Tamil Nadu:Tamil Nadu village tense after three killed in community clashes
3. Eleven:11 kids have died in Muzaffarnagar riot relief camps
4. Sourabh Varma:Sourabh Varma upsets RMV Gurusaidutt to enter final of Tata Open
5. Lal Thanhawla:Lal Thanhawla takes oath as Mizoram CM for fifth time
6. Iran:Iran sends second monkey into space
7. India:India beat Pakistan to win Kabaddi World Cup title
8. Ten:10 killed in Bangladesh clashes over hanging of Jamaat leader
9. Hassan Rouhani:Krish Iyer named Walmart India president & chief executive
10. India:India won Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2013

Current Affairs 16 December 2013

1. Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected Chilean President for a 2nd time. Ms. Bachelet won 62 percent of the votes, easily defeating her conservative rival, Evelyn Matthei, who got only 37 percent in the worst performance by the right in two decades.

2. India’s forex reserves rose for the fifth consecutive week, adding 4.41 billion US dollar to 295.71 billion US dollar in the week ended December 6 on account of a rise in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank today said.

 

3. Indian Idol winner Sandeep Acharya passes away. Sandeep Achaya, who won the second season of Indian Idol in 2006, passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Sunday. The 29-year-old singer, who hailed from Rajasthan, had been suffering from jaundice for a fortnight.

 

4. A statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, has been unveiled in the capital, Pretoria, a day after he was buried. The nine-metre (30ft) bronze statue has been erected at the Union Buildings, the government headquarters. The statue, with Mr Mandela’s hands reaching outward, was intended to show that he had embraced the whole nation, President Jacob Zuma said

 

5. CVR Rajendran was on 13 December 2013 appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Bank. He was appointed by Union Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Rajendran is appointed for a period of five years or until superannuation, whichever is earlier. He is due to superannuate in April 2015.

 

6. Ethiopian runner Atsedu Tsegay on 15 December 2013 won the Men’s Delhi Half Marathon (21.097 km) by creating a new race record. Tsegay clocked 59 minutes 10 seconds beating the previous record of 59 minutes 15 seconds held by Deriba Merga since 2008.

 

7. The West Bengal government has decided to launch insurance coverage for the Ganga Sagar pilgrims this year. Giving this information in Kolkata, state disaster management Minister Javed Khan said that under the insurance coverage, five lakh rupees compensation will be given in the event of death of any pilgrim and 50,000 rupees each for the injured.

 

8. Andy Murray, the first British tennis player to win the Wimbledon in 77 years, was crowned the ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year’.

 

9. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingford from bowling in international matches because of illegal action. Shillingford will be unable to bowl in international matches “until such time that he has submitted to a fresh analysis, which concludes that he has remedied his bowling action.” The ICC has banned Shillingford’s teammate and fellow-offspinner, Marlon Samuels, from bowling his quicker deliveries on similar grounds. He is allowed to bowl his normal off-break deliveries in international matches.