Current Affairs GK Quiz : 7th March 2014

1. On 6th March 2014, Governor Nirbhay Sharma dissolved the Assembly of which state on the recommendation of the cabinet headed by Nabam Tuki so that the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections can be held simultaneously?
[Category: Elections 2014 Current Affairs]
[A] Odisha
[B] Delhi
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim


2. As per the Report on Developments in India’s Balance of Payments released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 5 March 2014, Current Account Deficit (CAD) declined to what percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Quarter 3 (October - December) of 2013-14?
[Category: Banking Current Affairs]
[A] 0.5%
[B] 0.6%
[C] 0.9%
[D] 1.1%


3. The 64th National Basketball Championship concluded on 5 March 2014 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Which team won the men's title?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Indian Railways
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamilnadu


4. Which teams won the Men and Women XXVII (twenty seventh) Federation Cup Volleyball titles on 5 March 2014 in the finals at Kizhakkambalam, Ernakulam in Kerala?
[Category: Recent GK Current Affairs]
[A] Punjab and Haryana
[B] Tamilnadu and Railways
[C] Punjab and Tamilnadu
[D] Maharashtra and Punjab


5. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports on 5 March 2014 inaugurated the Sports Authority of India National Cycling Academy in which city?
[Category: Bank GK Current Affairs]
[A] New Delhi
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Bangalore
[D] Pune

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Daily GK Current Affairs Quiz: 6 March 2014

1. Name the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, who on Thursday, 6th March 2014, announced his decision to float a new political party to uphold the "dignity and prestige of Telugu people."?
[Category: Politics Current Affairs]
[A] Tonny Chemani
[B] N Kiran Kumar Reddy
[C] B Rajaramalu
[D] V Venkateshwara Rao


2. CIBIL collects and maintains records of an individual's payments of loans and credit cards. Records are submitted to CIBIL by banks and other lenders on a monthly basis. Such information is used to create Credit Information Reports (CIR) and credit scores which are provided to lenders to help evaluate and approve loan applications. On 6th March, state-run Central Bank of India has sold its entire stake in CIBIL to which company for an undisclosed amount?
[Category: MBA Exams GK Current Affairs]
[A] Citicorp Finance
[B] HSBC
[C] Transunion International Inc.
[D] Standard Chartered Bank


3. The 64th National Basketball Championship concluded on 5 March 2014 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Which team won the women's title?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Indian Railways
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamilnadu


4. India and Nepal on 6 March 2014 started a joint military exercise at Saljhandi in Rupandehi district of Nepal. The two week exercise named Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI was inaugurated by Nepal’s Army Major. Can you name him?
[Category: News GK Current Affairs]
[A] General Pravir Thapa
[B] General H M Koshiyari
[C] General G D Koirala
[D] General Victor SJB Rana


5. Which day was being observed across the world on 6 March 2014?
[Category: Days GK Current Affairs]
[A] World Women Day
[B] World Children Day
[C] World Dentist Day
[D] World Heart Day

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Daily GK Current Affairs Quiz: 5 March 2014

1. Sheila Dikshit, the former chief minister of Delhi on 4 March 2014 was appointed as the 22nd Governor of which state?
[Category: Indian GK Current Affairs]
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Himachal Pradesh


2. Laxmi, a 16 year-old Indian girl and survivor of an acid attack that left her face permanently scarred, was awarded the US Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award in a ceremony at the US Department of State. Who has given her this award?
[Category: Awards and Honours Current Affairs]
[A] Barack Obama
[B] Hillary Clinton
[C] Nancy Powell
[D] Michelle Obama


3. Since March 1, 2014 administration of oral polio vaccine (OPV) six weeks before departure has become mandatory for all India-bound travellers from seven countries where polio cases are still being reported. Indians headed for these countries will also be administered the vaccine. These countries are Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria, Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria and ___________.
[Category: Recent GK Current Affairs]
[A] Myanmar
[B] Bhutan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Pakistan


4. Who is the World’s top richest Billionaire with worth of 76 billion dollars according to Forbes magazine’s 28th Annual World billionaires list released on 3 March 2014?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A] Carlos Slim Helu
[B] Bill Gates
[C] Warren Buffet
[D] Amanico Ortega


5. Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched which new initiative for the welfare of minorities on 4 March 2014?
[Category: Political Current Affairs]
[A] Rajeev Swasthaya Yozna
[B] Indira Swasthaya Yozna
[C] Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme
[D] Nehru Swasthaya Yozna

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Daily GK Current Affairs Quiz: 4 March 2014

1. Which Indian shuttler won the men’s singles German Open Grand Prix title against Danish Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 24-22 19-21 21-11 in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany on 3 March 2014?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] Pullela Gopichand
[B] Somdev Devvarman
[C] Nikhil Kanetkar
[D] Arvind Bhat


2. A Retired Supreme Court judge, who was unanimously chosen to head the Search Panel by the Lokpal Selection Committee on 21 February 2014, refused to head the Lokpal Committee Search panel on 3 March 2014. Can you name him?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A] K. T. Thomas
[B] Fali Nariman
[C] S.Y.Qureshi
[D] Mrinal Miri


3. Name the author of the book - "India at Risk – Mistakes, Misconceptions and Misadventures of security policy", which was released on 3 March 2014?
[Category: Recent GK Current Affairs]
[A] Jayaram Ramesh
[B] Jaswant Singh
[C] Yashwant Sinha
[D] Salman Khurshid


4. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 3 March 2014 declared Hockey India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport in India. With this Hockey India has been accorded with the status of a NSF for governing the sport of hockey (both men and women) in India. What does NSF stands for?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] National Sole Functionary
[B] National Sports Functionary
[C] National Sports Federation
[D] Noted Sports Federation


5. Suspected militant Islamists group Boko Haram attacked a town and killed about 150 people in north-east of Borno State of which country on 2 March 2014?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A] Nigeria
[B] Ghana
[C] Lebanon
[D] Myanmar

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Daily GK Current Affairs Questions Answers Quiz: 3rd March 2014

1. SMS alert service for waitlisted rail passengers was launched by Indian Railways on 3rd March 2014. The status of the waitlisted tickets will be communciated through SMS on the passenger mobile phone number given at the time of booking ticket. So now one will get status alert on mobile once the waitlisted ticket becomes reservation against cancellation (RAC) and also when it gets finally confirmed. Who has developed the software for this SMS-based service?
[Category: RRB Current Affairs]
[A] TCS
[B] Infosys
[C] CRIS
[D] NIC


2. The Reserve Bank of India on Monday granted an additional nine months for the public to exchange currency notes printed before ________, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, and set a deadline of January 1, 2015.
[Category: Economy India Current Affairs]
[A] 2003
[B] 2004
[C] 2005
[D] 2006


3. On 1 March 2014, who won singles title of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship ?
[Category: Sports GK Current Affairs]
[A] Tomas Berdych
[B] Novak Djokovic
[C] Roger Federer
[D] N. Zimonjic


4. Which movie won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014 on 2 March 2014?
[Category: Movies GK Current Affairs]
[A] The Great Beauty
[B] 20 Feet from Stardom
[C] Helium
[D] 12 Years A Slave


5. On 1 March 2014, which country emerged as the winner of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] South Africa
[B] Pakistan
[C] India
[D] Australia

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2 March 2014 Bank GK Current Affairs Quiz

1. Union Government of India on 28 February 2014 raised the number of workdays under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) from 100 days to how many days?
[Category: Banking Current Affairs]
[A] 120
[B] 130
[C] 150
[D] 200


2. Bangaru Lakshman, an Indian Politician, died on 1 March 2014. He served as a minister of state for railways in Government of India from 1999 to which year?
[Category: Politics Current Affairs]
[A] 2000
[B] 2001
[C] 2002
[D] 2003


3. On which day, India observed National Science Day to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman)?
[Category: Important Days Current Affairs]
[A] 27th Feb
[B] 28th Feb
[C] 1st March
[D] 2nd March


4. Janamaddhi Hanamachhaastri, the renowned writer died on 28 February 2014. He wrote in which language?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A] Telugu
[B] Tamil
[C] Hindi
[D] Kannada


5. Which automobile company, on 27 February 2014, launched electric car e2o in Thimphu, Bhutan?
[Category: Business Current Affairs]
[A] Tata Motors
[B] Hyundai
[C] Maruti Udyog Ltd
[D] Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd

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GK Current Affairs for Exams Quiz: 1st March 2014

1. On 1st March 2014, National Food Security Act came into force covering 75 percent people of total population of the state. In which state the act is implemented?
[Category: News GK Current Affairs]
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Tamilnadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] Rajasthan


2. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 28 February 2014 released a book entitled Akbar, The Aesthete in New Delhi. Who is the author of this book?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A] Mohd. Imran
[B] Naved Aziz
[C] Dr. Vijay K Tas
[D] Dr. Indu Anand


3. The Union Cabinet on 28 February 2014 approved setting up of a new rail coach manufacturing unit at which place?
[Category: Banking GK Current Affairs]
[A] Amethi, UP
[B] Kolar, Karnataka
[C] Raebareli, UP
[D] Gwalior, MP


4. Which noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 on 28 February 2014?
[Category: SSC GK Current Affairs]
[A] Rajmohan Gandhi
[B] Anna Hazare
[C] Chandi Prasad Bhatt
[D] V K Saraswat


5. A music album based on the songs composed by music maestro AR Rahman and written by Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology was launched on 17 February 2014 by Slaman Khan. What was the name of the album?
[Category: Civil Services Exams GK Current Affairs]
[A] Antara
[B] Raunaq
[C] Haqiqat
[D] Shor

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