Oct 16, 2014

Current Affairs Quiz 16 October 2014

1. Who amongst following won Man Booker Prize 2014 ? Man-Booker-Prize-2014

A. Richard Flanagan
B. Ali Smith
C. Howard Jacobson
D. Neel Mukherjee


 
A. Richard Flanagan
The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a novel of Australian author Richard Flanagan. His previous novels were Death of a River Guide, The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Gould's Book of Fish, The Unknown Terrorist and Wanting.
2. Union Finance Ministry on 14 October 2014 approved ____ FDI proposals with total investment of 1546 crore rupees.

A. 25
B. 35
C. 45
D. 55

 
A. 25
3. Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) on 14 October 2014 launched Facebook-based funds transfer platform ___________. Kotak-Mahindra-Bank

A. Rupay
B. FaceKotak
C. KayPay
D. Easycash

 
C. KayPay

Now users can transfer funds by choosing recipients from their Facebook friends list and there will be no charges for either sending or receiving the money.
4. Man Booker Prize 2014 was awarded for which novel ? Man-Booker-Prize

A. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
B. The Lives of Others
C. J
D. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

A. The Narrow Road to the Deep North

The novel narrates story of a love and war during the construction of the Thailand Burma Death Railway in World War II. The story revolves around a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp and centres upon the experiences of surgeon Dorrigo Evans (an Australian doctor) who was haunted by his wartime love affair with his uncle’s young wife two years earlier. Post war, he finds his growing celebrity as a war hero at odds with his sense of his own failings and guilt.
5. The book "Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar" authored by ________________.

A. Dilip Vengsarkar
B. Dilip D’Souza
C. Ravi Shastri
D. Harsha Bhogle

 
B. Dilip D’Souza

Dilip D'Souza is a Mumbai-based writer and journalist
6. Global Hand Washing Day (GHD) was observed across the world on ____________. Global-Hand-Washing-Day

A. 5 October 2014
B. 11 October 2014
C. 13 October 2014
D. 15 October 2014


 
D. 15 October 2014

Theme for 2014 GHD is Clean Hands Save Lives.
7. Who of the following has been nominated as the next Interpol chief to be appointed to the post in 2015 ?

A. Juergen Stock
B. Ronald K Noble
C. Raymond Kendall
D. Ranjit Sinha

 
A. Juergen Stock

On 17 June 2014, Juergen Stock of Germany was selected by INTERPOL’s Executive Committee as its candidate to be the Organization’s next Secretary General. He will assume office when current Secretary General Ronald K. Noble steps down in 2015.
8. Which of the following state has recently been declared as India's first 'Kerosene-free' state ?

A. Gujrat
B. Tamilnadu
C. Delhi
D. Sikkim

C. Delhi
9. 'Hard Choices' is the memoir of which of the following renowned personalities ?

A. Hilary Clinton
B. Condoleezza Rice
C. John F. Kerry
D. Madeleine Albright

 
A. Hilary Clinton
10. In October 2014, which government passes motion to recognize Palestine?

A. USA
B. UK
C. Japan
D. Israel

B. UK 

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