Current Affairs Quiz 1 to 8 January 2015

1. On 30 December 2014, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as ______________________.

A. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
B. General Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
C. General Insurance Corporation
D. General and Life Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

A. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

The change in name came in to effect after the promulgation of Insurance Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014, by the President of India on 26 December 2014.

2. On 2 January 2015, who took charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of public sector Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)?

A. M. Narendra
B. T. Balu
C. R. Koteeswaran
D. A. Raja

C. R. Koteeswaran

3. Film director Madhu Kaithapram died recently. He was associated with ______ film industry.

A. Bengali
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam

D. Malayalam

4. Recently, world's smallest goanna lizard species "Dampier Peninsula Goanna" (scientific name:Varanus sparnus) was discovered in ___________________.

A. Australia
B. Peru
C. India
D. Tanzania

A. Australia

5. Which committee recommended single window system for environment projects ?

A. Vijay Kelkar
B. Arvind Mayaram
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. T S R Subramanium

D. T S R Subramanium

High-level committee (HLC) headed by former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanium in its recommendation suggested single window clearance mechanism for green nods as corporates seek short cuts to get clearance for their environment projects.

6. Fortune magazine declared the ______________ as the Business person of the Year for 2014.

A. Larry Page, chief executive officer and co-founder of Google
B. Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
C. John C. Martin,Chairman and CEO,Gilead Sciences
D. Denise Ramos, CEO and President, ITT

A. Larry Page, chief executive officer and co-founder of Google

7. On 6 January 2015, Prime Minister released a commemorative coin of Tata group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, to mark his _______________________.

A. 100th birth anniversary
B. 125th birth anniversary
C. 175th birth anniversary
D. 200th birth anniversary

C. 175th birth anniversary

8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed economist Arvind Panagariya as the Vice-Chairman of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. He was Professor of Economics at _________________.

A. Yale University
B. Rajasthan University
C. Princeton University
D. Columbia University

D. Columbia University

9. Which country becomes the 19th member of the Eurozone ?

A. Austria
B. Belgium
C. Cyprus
D. Lithuania

D. Lithuania

10. Which media house in Paris, France became latest victim of terrorist attack ?

A. Charlie Hebdo
B. Schibsted Media Group
C. Red Bull Media House
D. dmg media

A. Charlie Hebdo