Current Affairs 2014

Question 1

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was won by _____.

a) USA

b) Brazil

c) Serbia

d) Lithuania

Answer : a) USA

Question 2

International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on _____.

a) Sep 12

b) Sep 16

c) Sep 19

d) Sep 23

Answer : b) Sep 16

Question 3

G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet was held at _____ .

a) Berlin, Germany

b) Ottawa, Canada

c) Beijing, China

d) Melbourne, Australia

Answer : d) Melbourne, Australia

Question 4

SEBI's deadline to appoint atleast one women director on board is till ____.

a) 28 Feb

b) 18 Nov

c) 31 Mar

d) 30 Dec

Answer : c) 31 Mar

Question 5

Tata Group company Croma tied up with ____ to sell electronics items online.

a) Flipkart

b) Snapdeal

c) ebay

d) Shopclues

Answer : b) Snapdeal

Question 6

First e-police station to deal vehicle thefts was launched by _____.

a) Delhi Police

b) Mumbai Police

c) Bangalore Police

d) Chennai Police

Answer : a) Delhi Police

Question 7

Prime Minister launched 11 schemes under Swavalamban Abhiyan for ____.

a) Rajasthan

b) Punjab

c) Assam

d) Gujarat

Answer : d) Gujarat

Question 8

The new United Nations Messenger of Peace is _____.

a) Vijay Amritraj

b) Leonardo DiCaprio

c) George Clooney

d) Wynton Marsalis

Answer : b) Leonardo DiCaprio

Question 9

The new Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) is _____.

a) McKinsey

b) Adil Zainulbhai

c) Amitabh Kant

d) None of these

Answer : b) Adil Zainulbhai

Question 10

The permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is ____.

a) Bangalore

b) Mumbai

c) Kolkata

d) Goa

Answer : d) Goa