Current Affairs Quiz 2014

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Name the two PSUs, which were granted the Maharatna status by the Union Government of India in February 2013
ONGC and NTPC
BHEL and GAIL
ONGC and GAIL
Coal India and SAIL
Which compost plant become the first in India to receive carbon credit worth Rs.25 lakh from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Mumbai Compost Plant
Kanpur Composting PLant
Rotopala Composting Plant
Okhla Compost PLant
Which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline along with Tata Group and Telestra Tradeplace
Jet Star
Tiger Airways
Air Asia
Cebu Pacific
Who has won the entrepreneur of the Decade" award conferred by All India Management Association in New Delhi
Mr. Ratan Tata
Mr. Narayan Murti
Mr. Mukesh Ambani
Mr. Sunil Mittal
The proposed allocation for the newly launched "National Livestock Mission" in the Union Budget 2013-14 is
Rs.304 crore
Rs.300 crore
Rs.314 crore
Rs.307 crore
The Budget 2013-14 has proposed to allocate for urban transportation under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) a sum of
Rs.14,873 crore
Rs.13,873 crore
Rs.12,873 crore
Rs.10,873 crore
Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world 
NASA, USA
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
CERN, Geneva
ISRO, India

China recently became ________ arms exporter
The world's second largest
The world's third largest
The world's fourth largest
The world's fifth largest
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi founded
Atmavidhya Sangham
Ananda Maha Sabha
Yogakshema Sabha
Adwaithasramam
Which of the following Cyber attacks is related to India?
Stuxnet
Flame
Titan Rain
GhostNet
china does not have border dispute with which country?
India
Japan
Vietnam
Malaysia
Kasturirangan panel recently gave its report. It was related to ?

tiger conservation
ghariyal conservation in chambal river
biodiversity in western ghats
illegal mining report
what is major concern with India-EU FTA negotiation?
It will increase price of cars
it will decrease price of gold
it will increase price of medicines
there is no concern
what is new income limit set in 2013 for creamy layer in OBC category ?
4.6 lakh
5 lakh
3 lakh
6 lakh
In which state, goverment has prevented state election commission to conduct panchayat elections in three phases?
rajasthan
gujarat
karnataka
west bengal
Posco which is building steel plant in Orisha, belongs to which country?
south korea
japan
china
singapore
which port is managed by china in pakistan?
Karachi port
Korangi
Gwadar
Pasni
what is one of the reason of rising current account deficit of India?
IPL
tourism industry
software services
investment in gold
which statements are incorrect:
i. India\'s first green revolution was based on use of fertilizers.
ii. SRI technology can be used to increase yield of rice.
i
ii
i & ii
none
which country is aiding India in its DMIC project?
USA
Japan
Russia
France
Which controversial section of IT Act was in news recently?
61-B
66-C
66-A
61-D
Recently, Shahbag Protests happened in which country?
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Syria

Name of India\'s first mission to Mars is?
mangalkhoj-1
mangaldoot-1
mangalyaan-1
mangal-1