Quiz 39 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

The Japanese automaker on 16 January

2013 launched a five-speed automatic version

of the Fortuner SUV for 22.33 lakh rupees

(ex-showroom New Delhi). What is the name of

this Japanese automaker?
Nissan
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
General Motors
Volkswagen
Air India on 17 January 2013 grounded

the fleet of all six Boeing 787 dreamliners

after US federal agency asked its airlines

to ground the Boeing 787. What was the

reason for grounding the fleet?
No funds for fuel
Employees went on strike
Safety hazard
None of these
The leading software services

exporter of India posted a very strong,

unexpected 23 percent increase in the

quarterly profit for October to December

2012 quarter. What is the name of this

company?
Wipro
IBM
Satyam
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
A Special Bench of two Justices was

constituted in the month of January 2013 to

hear cases of crime against women. Name the

body that was responsible behind its

constitution.
Supreme Court of India
Planning Commission of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
Which of the below mentioned statements

are true in context of the newly launched

patrol Vehicle Aadesh?
i. Its primary role includes fisheries

protection and monitoring, patrol within

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and coastal

patrol, anti smuggling, search and rescue

operations and for anti piracy operations.
ii. The vessel is the first in a series of

20 numbers fast patrol vessel (FPVs)

contracted by CSL for the Indian Coast

Guard. The contract was signed in year 2010

with of which the delivery the last vessel

scheduled for 2017.
iii. The ship was designed by the Kochi-

based SEDS and this is the first association

between CSL and a local design house. The

yard also launched two other platform supply

vessels for PSV Holdings Inc, Cyprus.
iv. The secondary role of vessel is to

provide communication link and escort

convoys during hostilities and war time.
Only Statement i, ii, and iii are true
Only Statement i, ii, and iv are true
Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
All the statements are true
 Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January

2013 launched the first fast patrol vessel

(FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard. The

vessel is the first in a series of 20

numbers fast patrol vessel (FPVs) contracted

by CSL for the Indian Coast Guard. What is

the name of the Patrol Vehicle?
Madhusudan
Aadesh
Rastrabhakt
Vishwast
The News Broadcasting Standards

Association (NBSA) on 7 January 2013 issued

certain guidelines for the television

channels to exercise discretion and

sensitivity, while reporting the sexual

assault cases. Which of the following

statement in relation to the guidelines are

true?
i. NBSA directed television channels to keep

the identity of the victims involved in

sexual assault, hideous keeping in view

Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
ii. The guidelines were a result of the Zee

News television interview of the friend of

Delhi gang rape victim. The name of victim

was also disclosed in one international

publication
iii. The news channels were advised to

balance the right to privacy of the survivor

as well as his/her family with the public

interest.
iv. The issued guidelines declared that in

reporting of such sexual crimes on women,

victims of juvenile offending and child

abuse, the privacy should be respected and

name, photographs as well as other private

details should be disclosed.
Statement i, ii and iii are true
Statement i, ii and iv are true
Statement ii, iii and iv are true
All the four statements are true
Saina Nehwal who received many national

awards is associated with which of the

following sports?
Boxing
Tennis
Badminton
Athletics
Who won the Asia Cup (Cricket) 2012?
Bangla Desh
Srilanka
India
Pakistan
Who won the French Men's Title 2012?
Fernando Gonzalez
Rafael Nadal
Martin del Porto
Roger Federer
Who is present Prime Minister of United

Kingdom?
David William Donald Cameron
Gordon Brown
Grees Jeron
John Tony Blair
Who was selected for prestigious literary

award Jnanapith for the year 2010?
Kunwar Narayan
Chandra Sekhara Kambara
Ravindra Kelekar
Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar'
Who is the present Chief Justice of

India?
K.G. Bala Krishna
Mr.Altamas Kabir
Sarosh Homi Kapadia
Mr.Justice Ashok Agarwal
What was the name of Russian lower house

of parliament?
State Duma
Senate
Peoples House
Federal House
Vijaya Malya the chairman of the UB Group

is associated with which of the following

Air Lines?
Jagson Airlines
Jet Airways
Kingfisher Airlines
Blue Dart Aviation
Who is the present Attorney General of

India?
Anil Kakodkar
Milon Banerjee
Goolam E Vahanvati
Soli Sorabji
who is the present President of Nepal?
Ram Bharan Yadav
Prachanda
Girish Koirala
Ram Raj Prasad
Which identity card that has been decided and consequently advised by the Ministry of External Affairs in January 2013 to all Passport Issuing Authorities for proof of address/identity for the purpose of passport application?
Pan Crad
Aadhaar Card
Idantification card
Atm card
Which leading Dutch financial services

group departed the insurance business in

India by selling off 26 percent stake to the

Exide Industries, its joint-venture partner?
Bupa health Insurance
ING
Oriental Insurance
Bajaj Allianz
 Spice Global, the diversified company on

22 January 2013 entered into the healthcare

sector. What is the name of the hospital

inaugurated by Spice Global?
New Delhi city Hospital
NFC Hospital
Mehrauli City Hospital
Saket City Hospital
 Reliance Industries shut down its eighth

well on the main gas-producing field in KG-

D6 block, which compelled the output to drop

down to an all-time low at 20.88 million

metric standard cubic metre per day

(mmscmd). What is the name of eighth well of

KG-D6 block?
B4
B6
B8
B2
The automobile company, Volkswagen in

the third week of January 2013 unveiled its

new advertising campaign. What is the name

of this advertising campaign?
Fast Start
Fast Track
Fast Pace
Fast Speed
 Digital marketing company GETIT

Infoservices on 19 January 2013 rolled out

DigiGains, a name give to platform for

digital marketing. What was the purpose of

DigiGains?
To benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
To benefit Small, Medium and Large Enterprises
To benefit Large-Scale Enterprises
To benefit Small-Scale Enterprises
Which electronics company sold the audio

and video business to Funai Electric of

Japan in the deal which exited it from

consumer electronics completely in India?
Bajaj Electronics
Philips Electronics
Sony Electronics
Samsung Electronics
Name the only Indian private airline to

launch its flights to Guangzhou, China. The

flights were launched in the first week of

February 2013.
SpiceJet
Kingfisher
None of these
Jet Airways
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