Current Affairs Quiz (2014) – 19

Dear readers, here is our next post in Current Affairs Quiz Series for various competitive exams.

Q 1.Who has been appointed as next chairperson of Press Council of India?

  1. Markandey Katju
  2. CK Prasad
  3. Mukul Mudgal
  4. P. Sathavisam

Q 2.Which of the following banks has recently received approval from RBI to enter into insurance business?

  1. ICICI bank
  2. Cooperation Bank
  3. Kotak Mahindra Bank
  4. Dena Bank

Q 3.Legend Sitara Devi who passed recently was related to?

  1. Kuchipudi
  2. Sitar
  3. Bansuri
  4. Kathak

Q 4.Who won Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2014?

  1. Bilal Tanweer
  2. Naresh Fernandes
  3. Mridula Koshy
  4. None of these

Q 5.Who has been named as Brand Ambassador of DHFL?

  1. Aamir Khan
  2. Amitabh Bachchan
  3. Shahrukh Khan
  4. John Ibrahim

Q 6.Which bank has decided to launch Islamic equity fund recently?

  1. Punjab National Bank
  2. Kotak Mahindra Bank
  3. Bank of Baroda
  4. State Bank of India

Q 7.Which has become the first bank to fully own an insurance business?

  1. Punjab National Bank
  2. Kotak Mahindra Bank
  3. Bank of Baroda
  4. State Bank of India

Q 8.Who has been conferred with UN Lighthouse Activities award?

  1. Siruthuli
  2. Aaranyak
  3. Foundation for Ecological Security
  4. Exnora International

Q 9.Recently, who has been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador?

  1. Sania Mirza
  2. Sania Nehwal
  3. Aishwarya Rai
  4. Abhishek Bachchan

Q 10.Which sportsperson was recently in news for controversy over Arjuna Award?

  1. Abhinav Bindra
  2. Mary Kom
  3. Manoj Kumar
  4. Sardar Singh