Latest January 2014 GK Current Affairs QA Quiz: 6 Jan 2014

1. Indian Navy on 5 January 2013 looked forward to pave the way for a circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman crew whose member officers are to be trained aboard which vessel?
[Category: Exams GK Current Affairs]
[A] INS Mhadei
[B] INS Bhilni
[C] INS Samrat
[D] INS Yuva


2. Which country won the Under-19s Asia Cup in the final match played at Sharjah on Saturday, 4th Jan 2014?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A] Pakistan
[B] Bangladesh
[C] India
[D] Sri Lanka


3. Indian space engineers enjoyed the fruits of two decades of tireless work on Sunday, 5th Jan 2014, as the indigenous cryogenic engine performed flawlessly and injected a 1.9-tonne satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) with high precision. The rest of the three-stage GSLV, which had seen several glitches and aborted launches over the last few years, also performed exactly as required. What is teh full form of GSLV?
[Category: India GK Current Affairs]
[A] Geographic Satellite Launch Vehicle
[B] Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle
[C] Global Satellite Launch Vehicle
[D] Gestational Satellite Launch Vehicle


4. On 4 January 2014, who launched the total E-literacy project implemented by PN Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra in Thiruvanathpuram, Kerala?
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[A] Manmohan Singh
[B] Pranav Mukherjee
[C] Sonia Gandhi
[D] Oomen Chandi


5. On 5 January 2014, which party in Bangladesh secured an absolute majority in the Parliamentary elections?
[Category: World GK Current Affairs]
[A] Jatiya Party (Ersad)
[B] Twarikat Federation
[C] BNP
[D] Awami League