Jan - 2014 GK - 3
Current affairs quiz covering major news and events from January 2014, including economic developments, politics, defense, international affairs, and business news.
Questions
Consumer Retail inflation came down in December 2013 to _____ percent as against 11.16 percent in November 2013.
- 9.26
- 10.53
- 9.87
- 10.05
In January 2014, the government of which country announced to introduce high-tech ID cards for foreign workers by the end of December 2014?
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Australia
- Canada
The World Bank in its Global Economic Prospects Report released in January 2014, forecasted that economy of India will grow by just ____ percent in 2014-15.
- 6
- 6.6
- 6.9
- 7.1
Which oil rich country offered two oil and gas blocks to ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) on the sidelines of Petrotech 2014?
- Brazil
- Egypt
- Kuwait
- Sudan
In January 2014, which of the following Indian Coast Guard Ship was commissioned in Kochi by the Director General of Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal?
- Vaibhav
- Abhinav
- Sangram
- Vajra
In January 2014, India registered an increase of how many years in the average life expectancy rate?
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
Which of the following pairs of states/countries was included in the sensitive list of countries by RBI in January 2014?
- Shanghai and Beijing
- Hong kong and Macau
- Tianjin and Chongqing
- Anqing and Chizhou
Who among the following resigned from the post of CEO of Jet Airways in January 2014?
- Garry Kenneth Toomey
- Nikos Kardassis
- Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan
- Sanjay Aggarwal
In January 2014, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing the image of which of the following goddesses?
- Durga
- Saraswati
- Vaishno Devi
- Lakshmi
Who among the following won his second Parsvanth International Grandmasters Chess Tournament in January 2014?
- Vaibhav Suri
- Abhijeet Gupta
- Eldar Gasanov
- Martyn Kravitsiv
Who among the following was declared as the President of Madagascar in January 2014?
- Andry Rajoelina
- Albert Zafy
- Didier Ratsiraka
- Hery Rajaonarimampianina
According to WHO, which city of Pakistan had the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013?
- Multan
- Peshawar
- Islamabad
- Faisalabad
In January 2014, who became the youngest person to ski-trek to the South Pole?
- Sarah McNair-Landry
- Carl Alvey
- Hannah McKeand
- Lewis Clarke
In January 2014, with which of the following countries did India agree to promote cooperation in renewable energy?
- Australia
- Japan
- UAE
- France
In January 2014, global retail giant Wal-Mart registered a new entity called
- India-Mart Private Ltd.
- India Wal-Mart Private Ltd.
- India Wal-Mart Retail Ltd.
- Wal-Mart India Private Ltd.
For which of the following books did Cyrus Mistry win the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature?
- The Radiance of Ashes
- Le ceneri di Bombay
- Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer
- The Glass Palace
Who among the following retired as Deputy Governor of RBI in January 2014?
- Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty
- H.R. Khan
- Anand Sinha
- Dr. Subir Gokarn