Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Jan 14, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Jan 14, 2015


Q1. Name the leader appointed by Congress Campaign Committee for Delhi Assembly Polls on 13th Jan’2015?

A. Rahul Gandhi
B. Ajay Makan
C. Sheila Dixit
D. Kapil Sibbal

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ANSWER: B. Ajay Makan

Mr Maken's name was announced by party leader P C Chacko at a briefing in New Delhi.




Q2. Who is appointed as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?

A. Bibek Debroy
B. V.K. Saraswat
C. Suresh prabhu
D. Arvind Panagariya

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ANSWER: D. Arvind Panagariya.

He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Columbia University and an ex-Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank.




Q3. Who was named as the FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year at the 2014 Ballon d'Or ceremony?

A. Diego Simeone
B. Carlo Ancelotti.
C. Ralf Kellerman
D. Joachim Loew

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ANSWER: D. Joachim Loew

He is a Coach of Germany Football Team.




Q4. After how many years U.S. Crude oil prices fall at $46.07 on 12th Jan’15?

A. Six-Years
B. Four Years
C. One Year
D. Ten Years

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ANSWER: A. Six-Years

U.S. crude oil closed down $2.29 at $46.07, its lowest since April 2009.




Q5. Why Pongal Festival is celebrated in Tamil Nadu?

A. It is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season.--
B. It is meant to be celebrated on the shortest day of the year.
C. It is believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional event in India.
D. It marks the commemoration of Vamana avatara of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali

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ANSWER: A. It is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season.

Pongal is a four day festival which usually takes place from January 13 to 16 in the Gregorian calendar i.e., the last day of the Tamil month Margazhi to the third day of Tamil month Thai.




Q6. Name the national airlines recorded a net profit of Rs. 14.6 Crore in December 2014 driven by a healthy growth in both passenger and cargo revenue?

A. SpiceJet
B. Air India
C. Kingfisher
D. Jet Airways

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ANSWER: B. Air India

The airline's total revenue rose by 6.5 per cent to Rs 2070 crore during December 2014 as compared to Rs 1,944 crore in the same period of 2013.




Q7. Name the London based financial journal awarded Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor RBI as the ‘Governor of the Year’ on 12th Jan’15?

A. Central Banking.
B. Forbes Financial.
C. Euromoney Magazine
D. National Banking.

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ANSWER: A. Central Banking.

The jury cited Dr Rajan's "disciplined and focused approach" to tackling macroeconomic instability, his "deep understanding" of the root causes of economic problems and an "impressive leadership style" as reasons for him winning the award.




Q8. In which city of India, 9th Blind Challenged Car Rally 2015 was conducted?

A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Bhopal
D. Ahmedabad

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ANSWER: C. Bhopal

In the rally, the vehicle was driven by a sighted person and the navigator was a blind person, the route map in Braille was given to them on the spot.




Q9. Under the ‘Make in India’ programme, the government has asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system- Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS). Name the organization that has developed the Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS)?

A. C-DAC.
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. IIT-Delhi

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ANSWER: A. C-DAC.

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing developed the BOSS OS. It is derived from Debian for enhancing the use of Free/ Open Source Software throughout India.




Q10. As per the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) concern over the skewed penetration of health insurance in India with four states accounting for 62% of premium. Name the for states?

A. Delhi, Maharashtra, Chennai & West Bengal
B. J&K, Assam, Punjab & Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Union Territory of Delhi.
D. Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu

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ANSWER: C. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Union Territory of Delhi.

These four states contributed 62% of total health insurance premium; the rest 32 States/UTs contributed only 38% of total premium.




Q11. Name the first Hindu to be appointed as the Chief Justice of Bangladesh on 12th January 2015?

A. Justice S K Sinha
B. Justice A S Saxena
C. Justice S K Mukherjee
D. Justice S S Mudgal

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ANSWER: A. Justice S K Sinha

He will succeed Chief Justice Muzammel Hossain retiring on 16th Jan’15.Justice S K Sinha is known for a number of landmark judgements including those on the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the 5th and 13th amendments to the Constitution.




Q12. Which country gave approval to two Indian Aircraft parts manufacturer UTAS and HBL Power Systems enabling them to supply the parts to aircraft manufacturing units in its country and the world under the ‘Make in India’ pitch?

A. United Kingdom
B. United States
C. USSR
D. China

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ANSWER: B. United States

For the first time US aviation regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave its approval to two aircraft parts manufactured by Indian manufacturers.




Q13. Who has been appointed as the New Head of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

A. U R Rao
B. G Madhavan Nair
C. Shailesh Nayak
D. A.S. Kiran Kumar

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ANSWER: Answer: D. A.S. Kiran Kumar.

He will succeed K RadhaKrishnan retired in Dec’14.




Q14. Which Organisation has won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the Science and Engineering Category from the US based National Space Society?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. UKSA
D. SANSA

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ANSWER: B. ISRO.


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