Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 14, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 14, 2015


Q1. Name the company that became the first company in the world to reach a market value of $700 billion as its share price touched record high value on US Stock Exchanges?

A. ICICI
B. Microsoft
C. Sony
D. Apple Inc.

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ANSWER: D. Apple Inc.

Apple has double market value compared to other tech giants including Oracle, IBM, Google, Microsoft etc.



Q2. World Radio Day was observed in India on ____.

A. 13th February
B. 14th February
C. 15th February
D. 16th February

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ANSWER: A. 13th February

The theme of the World Radio Day 2015 is ‘Youth and Radio’.



Q3. The IPL franchise rights of Chennai Super Kings have been transferred to which company?

A. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd.
B. Tamil Nadu Cricket Ltd.
C. Bengaluru Super Kings Ltd.
D. India Cements Ltd.

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ANSWER: A. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd.

The board of India Cements Ltd. has cleared the proposal for transfer of IPL Franchise rights of Chennai Super Kings to its wholly owned subsidiary Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd.



Q4. With which industry Grasim Industries Ltd has been merged in Feb’15?

A. Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd
B. Raymond Industries
C. Reliance Industries Ltd.
D. Wills Industries Ltd.

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ANSWER: A. Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd.

The board of Directors of Grasim Industries Ltd. has recently approved the proposed merger of Aditya Birla Chemical Ltd with Grasim Industries.



Q5. Who has been appointed as the head of the newly constituted 3-member SIT to re-investigate the 1984 Sikh riots of Delhi?

A. Pramod Asthana
B. Rakesh Kapoor
C. Kumar Gyanesh
D. G.P. Mathur

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ANSWER: A. Pramod Asthana.

He is a 1986-batch senior IPS officer. Other two members in the SIT are Rakesh Kapoor, a retired judge and Kumar Gyanesh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) in Delhi.



Q6. How many toll plazas would be closed down during Feb’15 as announced by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways?

A. 110
B. 225
C. 125
D. 50

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ANSWER: C. 125.

Toll plazas where either the cost has been recovered or where collection isn’t feasible any more would be closed down. As per the report the removal of toll plazas and provision of e-toll on national highways would not only reduce waiting periods, but also help save time and fuel.



Q7. ‘Savlon’ and ‘Shower to Shower’ brands of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) are now owned by which company?

A. Britannia
B. ITC
C. Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
D. None of these.

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ANSWER: B. ITC.

ITC has entered into asset purchase agreements with Johnson & Johnson Ltd, India, and Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd, Singapore for the purchase of the ‘Savlon’ and ‘Shower To Shower’ trademarks and other intellectual property, primarily for use in India.



Q8. Who has been appointed as the new US Defence Secretary by the US Senate on 12th Feb’15?

A. Robert Gates
B. Leon Panetta
C. Chuck Hagel
D. Ashton Carter

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ANSWER: D. Ashton Carter.

He will succeed Chuck Hagel.



Q9. Name the train derailed that near Anekal town of Bengaluru on 13th Feb’15?

A. Secunderbad -Ernakulam Intercity Express
B. Chennai-Bengaluru Intercity Express
C. Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity Express
D. None of these.

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ANSWER: C. Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity Express.

In this accident, 9 people were killed are more than 40 people were injured.



Q10. Which Indian Currency Note will be brought back by the Reserve Bank of India after a gap of almost two decades?

A. One Rupee
B. Two Rupee
C. Three Rupee
D. Five Rupee

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ANSWER: A. One Rupee.

An RBI press release issued from Mumbai has informed that the notes, to be printed by the Government of India will soon be back into circulation. The government had discontinued printing of one rupee notes in November 1994 due to higher printing costs.


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