Current Affairs Quiz – September 1-15 , 2014





1. Who directed the biopic of Mary Kom?

a) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
b) Rajesh G. Pandey
c) Saiwyn Quadras
d) Omung Kumar


2. Which Committee has been set up to review stock of unclaimed deposists in the Public Provident Fund?
a) Nachiket Mor Committee
b) HR Khan Committee
c) Justice Katju Committee
d) G Padmanabhan Committee


3. Which Committee has been set up to review Post Office Saving Schemes?
a) Arvind Mayaram Committee
b) PJ Nayak Committee
c) HR Khan Committee
d) Parthasarathi Shome Committee


4. Which Bank signed a Dual Currency Loan Agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation?
a) Exim Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) Axis Bank


5. The revised maximum age for MD and CEO of Private Sector Banks is ___.
a) 65
b) 68
c) 70
d) 72


6. Which bank recently launched “Cardless Cash Withdrawal” ?
a) State Bank of India
b) Canara Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) ICICI Bank


7. Who is the Director of MRF Pace Foundation?
a) Wasim Akram
b) Malcom Marshall
c) Brett Lee
d) Glenn McGrath


8. Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre to set up in which country?
a) Gujarat, India
b) Tokyo, Japan
c) Shanghai, China
d) Andhra Pradesh, India


9. Playing it My Way – Is the autobiography of which Sports person?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Leander Paes
c) Prakash Padukone
d) Sachin Tendulkar


10. Who won the inaugural Pro Kabaddi Leage?
a) Patna Pirates
b) Jaipur Pink Panthers
c) U Mumba
d) Telegu Titans


11. Who is the Chancellor of the newly revived Nalanda University?
a) APJ Abdul Kalam
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Amartya Sen
d) Amitabh Bachchan


12. India recently signed a Civil Nuclear Agreement with which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Russia
d) Australia


13. Which Committee has been set up to review the environmental laws?
a) Justice CS Dharmadhikari Committee
b) Justice AP Shah Committee
c) TSR Subhramaniam Committee
d) Justice P Sathasivam Committee


14. Which is the first state in the country to launch Health Adalat?
a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Telengana
d) Karnataka


15. India’s first Coral Garden will be set up in? 
a) Telengana
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Maharasthra


16. Which film won the Luigi De Laurentiis Award in 2014?
a) Liar’s Dice
b) Mary Kom
c) Court
d) Shaheed


17. Which cirecketer was recently suspended by ICC?
a) Saeed Ajmal
b) Kevin Peterson
c) Faf Du Plessis
d) Moeen Ali


18. The 2015 NATO Summit will be held in which country?
a) Poland
b) Germany
c) Portugal
d) Norway


19. The Minsk Agreement was signed between Pro-Russian Rebels and which Country?
a) Russia
b) Crimea
c) USA
d) Ukrain


20. According to UNICEF, What is India’s rank in Child Marriage Incident?
a) 1st
b) 4th
c) 2nd
d) 8th


Answers:


1-d; 2-b; 3-c; 4-b; 5-c; 6-d; 7-d; 8-a; 9-d; 10-b; 11-c; 12-d; 13-c; 14-d; 15-c; 16-c; 17-a; 18-c; 19-d; 20-c.