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.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Apple Inc.
Apple has double market value compared to other tech giants including Oracle, IBM, Google, Microsoft etc.
A. 13th February
B. 14th February
C. 15th February
D. 16th February
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 13th February
The theme of the World Radio Day 2015 is ‘Youth and Radio’.
A. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd.
B. Tamil Nadu Cricket Ltd.
C. Bengaluru Super Kings Ltd.
D. India Cements Ltd.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 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.
A. Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd
B. Raymond Industries
C. Reliance Industries Ltd.
D. Wills Industries Ltd.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 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.
A. Pramod Asthana
B. Rakesh Kapoor
C. Kumar Gyanesh
D. G.P. Mathur
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 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.
A. 110
B. 225
C. 125
D. 50
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 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.
A. Britannia
B. ITC
C. Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
D. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 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.
A. Robert Gates
B. Leon Panetta
C. Chuck Hagel
D. Ashton Carter
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Ashton Carter.
He will succeed Chuck Hagel.
A. Secunderbad -Ernakulam Intercity Express
B. Chennai-Bengaluru Intercity Express
C. Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity Express
D. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity Express.
In this accident, 9 people were killed are more than 40 people were injured.
A. One Rupee
B. Two Rupee
C. Three Rupee
D. Five Rupee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 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.
