Daily GK and Current Affairs Capsule Quiz: 12 March 2014

1. On 11 March 2014, who was appointed as the Chairman of Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB)?
[Category: Bank Exams Current Affairs]
[A] Dhirendra Swarup
[B] V K Menon
[C] S N Oberoi
[D] BN Srikrishna


2. India’s exports have reduced by what percent in February 2014 to 25.7 billion dollars (159858.16 crore rupees)?
[Category: MBA Exams GK Current Affairs]
[A] 1.35 %
[B] 2.33 %
[C] 3.67 %
[D] 4.09 %


3. Who was sworn-in as the President of Chile in Valparaiso on 11 March 2014 for the second term?
[Category: International GK Current Affairs]
[A] Evelyn Matthei
[B] Michelle Bachelet
[C] Sebastian Pinera
[D] Isabel Allende


4. The European Commission announced 11 billion euro package of loans and grants for which country on 12 March 2014?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A] Ukraine
[B] Spain
[C] Italy
[D] Finland


5. A multi-pronged National campaign on Dengue, U & Me Against Dengue, was launched on 11 March 2014 to eradicate dengue across six Indian cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune and _________ with public private partnership. The campaign is joint initiative of Mortein (pest control brand) in association with All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Medical Association (IMA), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Rotary Blood Bank and NGO SAHAYOG.
[Category: SSC Exams Current Affairs]
[A] Ahmedabad
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Jaipur
[D] Patna