Current Affairs Updates 14.02.15

Ques. : 1 Thein Sein has approved a law allowing a referendum on changes to the constitution related to candidature for presidency. He is the present President of

1) Philippines 

2) Thailand

3) Myanmar 

4) Singapore

5) Indonesia 

Ques. : 2 The US Congress gave its final approval to the long delayed project of Keystone XL pipeline recently. The pipeline would transmit crude oil to US refineries from

1) Cuba 

2) Canada

3) Mexico 

4) Russia

5) Bahamas 

Ques. : 3 The inaugural match of the 2015 ICC World Cup was played between which of the following teams?

1) India and Pakistan 

2) West Indies and Australia

3) Sri Lanka and New Zealand 

4) Australia and England

5) South Africa and Zimbabwe 

Ques. : 4 The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors summit on 9-10 Feb was hosted by

1) Istanbul, Turkey 

2) Athens, Greece

3) Minsk, Belarus 

4) Sydney, Australia

5) Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Ques. : 5 The Union HRD Ministry has asked Delhi University to quickly initiate action to implement CBCS for the new academic session. The term CBCS stands for

1) Category Based Credit System 

2) Calendar Based Credit System

3) Classification Based Credit System 

4) Choice Based Credit System

5) None of these 

Ques. : 6 The 10th world Hindi Conference in Sep 2015 will be hosted by

1) Patna 

2) Chandigarh

3) Hyderabad 

4) Jaipur

5) Bhopal 

Ques. : 7 The RBI has said that it will soon put in circulation of currency notes in one rupee (Re 1) denomination. Re 1 note bears the signature of the

1) Governor of the RBI 

2) One of the deputy governors of the RBI

3) Union Finance Minister 

4) Finance Secretary

5) None of these 

Ques. : 8 The World Radio Day is observed on

1) 4 Feb 

2) 6 Feb

3) 13 Feb 

4) 20 Feb

5) 21 Feb 

Ques. : 9 The owners of which of the following IPL franchise transferred the ownership of the IPL team to a new subsidiary recently?

1) Chennai Super Kings 

2) Mumbai Indians

3) Rajasthan Royals 

4) Kings XI Punjab

5) Kolkata Knight Riders 

Ques. : 10 The 35th National Games concluded in Kerala on 13 Feb. Which of the following teams topped the medal tally with 91 gold medals?

1) Maharashtra 

2) Haryana

3) Kerala 

4) Services Sports Control Board

5) None of these 

Answers:

1. Answer:- 3) Myanmar
2. Answer:- 2) Canada
3. Answer:- 3) Sri Lanka and New Zealand
4. Answer:- 1) Istanbul, Turkey
5. Answer:- 4) Choice Based Credit System
6. Answer:- 5) Bhopal
7. Answer:- 4) Finance Secretary
8. Answer:- 3) 13 Feb
9. Answer:- 1) Chennai Super Kings
10. Answer:- 4) Services Sports Control Board