Current Affairs of January 2014

CURRENT AFFAIRS of JANUARY 2014

1.State Government of Delhi on 1 January 2014 ordered an audit of three private power distribution companies. The audit of these companies will be done by
a) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
b) Economic Offence Wing of Delhi State
c) PricewaterhouseCoopers
d) Ernst & Young
Answer: (a) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

2. Who has been chosen for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award for Excellence in Journalism for 2013?
a) Mammen Mathew
b) Barkha Dutt
c) Rajdeep Sardesai
d) Vikram Chandra 
Answer: (a) Mammen Mathew

3. Recently Union Government issued guidelines with respect to Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) which was launched on 2nd October 1975. In this context, which one of the following is not the purpose of services of the scheme?
I. Health check-up
II. Referral services
III. Pre-school non-formal education 
IV. Nutrition & health education
Select the correct code
a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above 

4. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for placing a communication satellite into the orbit. Name the satellite that was carried by GSLV-D5?
a) INSAT-3A
b) GSAT-5P
c) GSAT-14
d) GSAT-10
Answer: (c) GSAT-14

5. The heavy-duty rocket of ISRO, GSLV-D5, was powered by an indigenously developed engine. Name the engine?
a) LEROS engine
b) Vikas engine 
c) Dream Chaser rocket engine
d) Cryogenic engine
Answer: (d) Cryogenic engine

6. Who is the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
a) K Radhakrishnan
b) G Madhavan Nair
c) K Kasturirangan
d) U R Rao
Answer: (a) K Radhakrishnan  

7. An International team of 34 scientists on 13 January 2014 spotted the footprints of Dinosaurs at which place of Rajasthan?
a) Karoli
b) Jaisalmer
c) Kota
d) Jaipur
Answer: (b) Jaisalmer  

8. The Supreme Court of India on 13 January 2014 directed the Government of India to place the report of a Commission on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand. Name the commission whose report has been asked to be presented?
a) Vijay Kelkar Commission
b) Narendran Commission
c) Mukherjee Commission
d) Justice Shah Commission
Answer: (d) Justice Shah Commission

9.The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently agreed to expand the amount of the Bilateral Swap Agreement (BSA) to
a) 15 billion dollars
b) 35 billion dollars
c) 50 billion dollars
d) 75 billion dollars
Answer: (c) 50 billion dollars

10. Which Airlines on 19 January 2014 flew Boeing 777 plane powered by biofuel?
a) Air India
b) US Airways
c) British Airways
d) Ethihad Airways
Answer: (d) Ethihad Airways  

11. An airlines company completed a demonstration flight of 45 minutes that was powered by biofuel. Name the institution/firms, which were involved in creation of the biofuel that propelled the flight?
a) Airox Nigen and Alpha Biotech
b) Total and Takreer
c) Alvigor AG and AlgaeLink
d) Greon and Toakreer
Answer: (b) Total and Takreer

12. Name the country that won the final of Hero Hockey World League 2014
a) New Zealand
b) Argentina
c) Spain
d) Netherlands
Answer: (d) Netherlands 

13. Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014?
a) Rafael Nadal 
b) Roger Federer
c) Andy Murray 
d) Stanislas Wawrinka
Answer: (d) Stanislas Wawrinka  

14.  Who won the Australian Open women’s singles title?
a) Dominika Cibulkova
b) Li Na
c) Serena Williams
d) Ana Ivanovic
Answer: (b) Li Na

15. Who won the Mixed doubles tennis titles at Australian Open 2014?
a) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor
b) Sania Mirza and Horia Tecau
c) Ana Ivanovic and Rafael Nadal 
d) Li Na and Andy Murray 
Answer: (a) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor