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