Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 6 November 2013

1. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan is a Mars orbiter that was successfully launched into Earth orbit on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Mars Orbiter Mission is India's which interplanetary mission?
[Category: India Current Affairs]
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] Fourth


2. Indian and Chinese army are holding their third joint military exercises after a gap of 5 years from 5th Nov 2013. During the exercises the Indian army contingent of 150 people reached the Chengdu city on 4 November 2013 to take part in the anti-terrorism drills. By what name this 10 day drill is called?
[Category: International Current Affairs]
[A] Indo-Sino Collaboration
[B] Hand in hand
[C] Chindia Power
[D] Unified fight against terrorism


3. Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Warid Group to fully acquire which company?
[Category: Business Current Affairs]
[A] Warid Brazilia SA
[B] Warid Limited SA
[C] Warid Shahid SA
[D] Warid Congo SA


4. A U.S. drone strike kills which leader of the Pakistani Taliban (whom the United States had a reward for $5 million) on 1st Nov 2013?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A] Osama Bin Laden
[B] Baitullah Mehsud
[C] Hakimullah Mehsud
[D] Nek Mohammad


5. STAR Network, the media and entertainment firm owned by Rupert Murdoch, on Wednesday, 6th Nov 2013, announced that it invest more than Rs. 20,000 crore to expand its sports coverage in India. Which cricketer has been roped in as brand ambassador for its STAR Sports channels as per this announcement?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] Sachin Tendulkar
[B] Rahul Dravid
[C] M.S. Dhoni
[D] Rohit Sharma