Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Jan 14, 2015
Q1. Name the leader appointed by Congress Campaign Committee for Delhi Assembly Polls on 13th Jan’2015?A. Rahul Gandhi
B. Ajay Makan
C. Sheila Dixit
D. Kapil Sibbal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Ajay Makan
Mr Maken's name was announced by party leader P C Chacko at a briefing in New Delhi.
A. Bibek Debroy
B. V.K. Saraswat
C. Suresh prabhu
D. Arvind Panagariya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Arvind Panagariya.
He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Columbia University and an ex-Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank.
A. Diego Simeone
B. Carlo Ancelotti.
C. Ralf Kellerman
D. Joachim Loew
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Joachim Loew
He is a Coach of Germany Football Team.
A. Six-Years
B. Four Years
C. One Year
D. Ten Years
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Six-Years
U.S. crude oil closed down $2.29 at $46.07, its lowest since April 2009.
A. It is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season.--
B. It is meant to be celebrated on the shortest day of the year.
C. It is believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional event in India.
D. It marks the commemoration of Vamana avatara of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. It is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people at the end of the harvest season.
Pongal is a four day festival which usually takes place from January 13 to 16 in the Gregorian calendar i.e., the last day of the Tamil month Margazhi to the third day of Tamil month Thai.
A. SpiceJet
B. Air India
C. Kingfisher
D. Jet Airways
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Air India
The airline's total revenue rose by 6.5 per cent to Rs 2070 crore during December 2014 as compared to Rs 1,944 crore in the same period of 2013.
A. Central Banking.
B. Forbes Financial.
C. Euromoney Magazine
D. National Banking.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Central Banking.
The jury cited Dr Rajan's "disciplined and focused approach" to tackling macroeconomic instability, his "deep understanding" of the root causes of economic problems and an "impressive leadership style" as reasons for him winning the award.
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Bhopal
D. Ahmedabad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Bhopal
In the rally, the vehicle was driven by a sighted person and the navigator was a blind person, the route map in Braille was given to them on the spot.
A. C-DAC.
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. IIT-Delhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. C-DAC.
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing developed the BOSS OS. It is derived from Debian for enhancing the use of Free/ Open Source Software throughout India.
A. Delhi, Maharashtra, Chennai & West Bengal
B. J&K, Assam, Punjab & Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Union Territory of Delhi.
D. Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Union Territory of Delhi.
These four states contributed 62% of total health insurance premium; the rest 32 States/UTs contributed only 38% of total premium.
A. Justice S K Sinha
B. Justice A S Saxena
C. Justice S K Mukherjee
D. Justice S S Mudgal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Justice S K Sinha
He will succeed Chief Justice Muzammel Hossain retiring on 16th Jan’15.Justice S K Sinha is known for a number of landmark judgements including those on the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the 5th and 13th amendments to the Constitution.
A. United Kingdom
B. United States
C. USSR
D. China
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. United States
For the first time US aviation regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave its approval to two aircraft parts manufactured by Indian manufacturers.
A. U R Rao
B. G Madhavan Nair
C. Shailesh Nayak
D. A.S. Kiran Kumar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Answer: D. A.S. Kiran Kumar.
He will succeed K RadhaKrishnan retired in Dec’14.
A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. UKSA
D. SANSA
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