Current Affairs Quiz

_______ is called the movement of a celestial body as it turns on its axis.
Rotation

_______ is called the movement of an object around a central body.
Revolution

_______ is the name of the process by which plants use light to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar.
Photosynthesis

What is the 1st stage in the development of a plan seed known as?
Germination

Anything that occupies space and has mass when at rest is called ______
Matter

Change of state from liquid to a gas is known as ________
Evaporation

What is the Japanese word used when a seismic sea wave caused by underwater earthquake or volcanic activity?
Tsunami

What is the name given to any animal which resembles human beings?
Hominoid

The remains of a plant or animal buried in sediment is called _______
Fossils

________ is the finest material ejected from a volcanic eruption.
Ash

No change in income tax slabs

Tax Administration Reforms Commission to be setup

Tax credit of Rs.2,000 for income up to Rs.5,00,000

10% surcharge on income above Rs.1 crore

Additional surcharge on taxes for 1 year

Education cess to continue at 3%

Donations to National Children's Fund will be eligible for 100% tax deduction

TDS of 1% on land deals above Rs.50 lakhs with the exclusion of agricultural land

Budget 2013-14, 82nd National Budget of India

Date : 28th February 2013

Presented by : Finance Minister of India, P.Chidambaram



India's 1st all-women public sector bank to be setup

LIC office to be setup in all towns of India with over 10,000 population



How much does the Global growth slowed from 2012(year on year)?
3.2% vs 3.9%

What is the estimated RBI GDP growth?
5.5%

When did the 12th 5-year plan being in India?
July 2012-13

What is the Total Budget estimate for 2013-14?
Rs.16.65 lakh crore

What is the allocated amount to department of disability for FY 2013-14?
Rs.110 crore

What is the allocated amount to HRD ministry in the budget 2013?
Rs.65,867 crore

Expand ICDS.
Integrated Child Development Services

What is allocated amount towards mid-day meal scheme in budget 2013-14?
Rs.13,215 crore

What is allocated amount towards clean drinking water in budget 2013-14?
Rs.15,260 crore

What is allocated money in budget 2013-14 for SC sub-plan and tribal plan?
Rs.14,561 crore and Rs.24,598 crore respectively

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How do we know STRaND-1 in science and technology world?
1st smartphone put by India in space

How many schools are started under the Right to Education scheme as of September 2012 as per Economic Survey?
3,34,340

Which Indian state government banned local holidays in government schools to implement the Right to Education Act, 2009?
Punjab

What photo-sharing app purchased by Facebook hit 100 million monthly active users?
Instagram

Scientists of which country and institute have successfully generated human kidney cells without using animals or cells from other organs?
Singapore, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

What percentage of market share India has lost to the rest of the world in BPO space, as per NASCOM?
10%

Which America based analytics and research firm plans to open its business delivery center in Bangalore, India?
AbsolutData

What is the credit plan outlay unveiled by NABARD for the state of Karnataka at the recently held "State Credit Seminar"?
Rs.68,172 crore

Let's join hands in celebrating and honouring Sir C.V. Raman for his invention of the ‘Raman effect’ on 28th February 1928 as India celebrates National Science Day

When was Sir.C.V.Raman born?
7th November 1888

Which research helped Raman in getting Noble Prize for Physics?
The discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength which is called Raman scattering and is the result of Raman effect

Name the institutes served by Sir.C.V.Raman across India.
Indian Finance Department
University of Calcutta
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Indian Institute of Science
Central College, Bangalore
Raman Research Institute

Where was the Raman Research Institute established in India?
Bangalore, Karnataka

Name the awards bagged by Sir.C.V.Raman.
Knight Bachelor
Nobel Prize in Physics
Bharat Ratna
Lenin Peace Prize

Economic Survey 2013-14

Date : 27th February 2013

Presented by : Finance Minister of India, P.Chidambaram



Indian economy expected to grow at 6.1% to 6.7%

SBI hikes deposit rates by 25 bps between Rs.15 lakh to Rs.1 crore

Agricultural growth remains key factor for jobs, incomes and food security

Fiscal deficit seen at 5.1%

3% growth in traffic handled by ports during 2011-12, non major ports grow by 11.5%

Tourism, railways and telecom leads other sectors

Chandigarh stands 1st in the list of highest share of services in GSDP at 85%

Railway freight has grown at 5.1% in 2012-13

Foreign exchange reserves remains at 295.6 billion as of 31st December 2012

Which internet pioneer banned work from home policy recently?
Yahoo

Where in India BHEL will setup multiple unit coach factory?
Bhilwara in Rajasthan

Rajya Sabha approved for President Rule for which Indian state recently?
Jharkhand

Expand FCA. (Hint: Fencing)
Fencing Confederation of Asia

Students of which state in India could get tablet computers for Rs.25 and Rs.10?
Goa

Which company launched DigiGirlz, a program for high school girls in India?
Microsoft

Who gets extended term to work till 18th January 2014 as Deputy Governor of RBI?
Anand Sinha

Name the luxury sedan launched by Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover priced at Rs.1.88 crore (ex-showroom).
Jaguar XJ Ultimate

Expand CMC. (Hint: Computer)
Computer Maintenance Corporation

By what name rebranded BOC India Limited will be known to the world from 18th February 2013?
Linde India Limited

Who will head BPCL to replace R.K.Singh as he superannuates on 30th September 2013?
S.Varadarajan

Name the co-founder of Paypal who launched mobile payment start-u…

Railway budget 2013-14

Date: 26th February 2013

Presented by: Railway Minister of India - Pawan Kumar Bansal

Who became the 1st Congress minister to present Railway budget in 17 years?
Pawan Kumar Bansal

What are the number of trains that have increased compared to the year 2001?
12,335 from 8,879

What is the Gross budgetary support set for Financial Year 2013?
Rs.1.94 lakh crore

What is the railway budgetary support set for 12th Five year plan?
Rs.1.2 lakh crore

Name the proposed luxury train coach to be introduced by Indian railways in 2013-14 budget.
Anubhuti

Which state was brought into railway network for 1st time in India recently?
Arunachal Pradesh

What is the increased internet booking hours for eticketing of train tickets in India?
12:30am to 11:30pm

What is the toll free number for grievance redressal introduced by Indian railways?
1800111321

How many stations are identified for proposed upgradation in Indian Railway budget 2013-14?
104

What is the proposed total amount to be spent to facilitate…

Who became South Korea's 1st female president?
Park Geun-hye

Name the world's fastest smartphone unveiled by Huawei recently.
Ascend 2

Which company launched Firefox OS at the Mobile World Congress and would be available for devices from July 2013?
Mozilla

Who will become 1st Indian Prime Minister to visit Gulf country (UAE) after 32 years?
Dr.Manmohan Singh

Which Indian state is planning for separate budget for agriculture sector with Rs.10,000 crore  'dryland farming development mission'?
Maharashtra

Name the digital payment system introduced by credit card maker MasterCard.
MasterPass

Which tractor-maker won the Corporate Citizen of the Year Award at Global PR Conclave 2013 hosted by the Public Relations Council of India?
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited

Which online education portal raised Rs.30 crore from InfoEdge recently?
Meritnation.com

With which company did Vodafone sign a multi-million dollar contract for providing performance management solution?
Mycom

Who surpassed Sachi…

Operating system - Blackberry 10

Price - Rs.43,490

Touchscreen - 4.2inch

Resolution - 1280 x 768

Processor - 1.5ghz dual-core

RAM - 2GB

Memory - 16GB onboard supports microSD upto 64GB

Camera - 8MP with LED flash and 2MP HD front

Network - Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 2.0 and NFC

Date: 24th February 2013

Event organised by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Venue: Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, America

Host: Seth MacFarlane hosts the awards for the first time


Which movie bagged the Oscars 2013 under Best Picture category?
Argo by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Cloney

Who won the Best Director award at the Oscars 2013?
Ang Lee for Life of Pi

Who won the Oscars for Best Actor in 2013?
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln

Who won the Oscars for Best Actress in 2013?
Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook as Tiffany Maxwell

Who won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 85th Academy awards?
Christoph Waltz in the film Django Unchained as Dr.King Schultz

who won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars 2013?
Anne Hathaway in the film Les Misérables as Fantine

Who movie won the Best Writing – Original Screenplay Oscar awards 2013?
Django Unchained by Quentin Taratino

Which film won the Best Writing – Adapte…

Who was re-elected as Cuba's president?
Raul Castro

Why was Arun Tadanki in news recently?
He would quit as MD of Yahoo India in July 2013

Where has the Maharashtra Industrial Development corporation planned for power plant?
Bhadrawati

Which is the longest stretch of road that would be built under Prime Minister's Gram SadakYojana?
157 km road from Miao-Vijayanagar in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh

Name the Bengal's Left front party's rally which will raise the issues of national importance including price hike in food and petro products and farmers death in India.
Jatha

Where in India 11th Young Scientists Congress event will be held from 28th February to 1st March 2013?
Chhattisgarh

Where in India International Rafting Championship will be held from 24th February 2013?
Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir

Who won the Kerala State Film Award as Best Actor for the 2nd time in his career?
Prithviraj

Which country held 1st ever Literary festival aimed to uplift the spirit of art an…

Oscar 2013 - in brief

Nominees were announced on January 10, 2013

Venue of nomination : Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California

Announced by : Seth MacFarlane, host of the 85th annual Academy Awards and actress Emma Stone.

1st time since 1973 that the ceremony's host announced the award nominations

List of most nominations

12 for Lincoln
11 Life of Pi
8 each for Les Misérables and Silver Linings Playbook
7 Argo
5 each for Amour, Django Unchained, Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty
4 each for Anna Karenina and Beasts of the Southern Wild
3 each for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Master
2 each for Flight and Snow White and the Huntsman

Who has won the Entrepreneur of the Year India 2012 award in Ernst & Young Award 2012?

Adi Godrej from Godrej Group

Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award in Ernst & Young Award 2012?

Ratan Tata from Tata Group

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Business Transformation?

Dr.Cyrus S Poonawalla from Serum Institute of India

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Life Sciences and Healthcare?

Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty from Narayana Hrudayalaya

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Services?

Dhiraj C Rajaram from Mu Sigma Business Solutions

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Manager?

Francisco D'souza from Cognizant Technology Solutions

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Startup?

Dr.Naresh Trehan from Medanta (The Medicity)

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Manufacturing?

Onkar S Kanwar from Apollo Tyres

Who won the Entrepreneur of the Year in the Category of Consumer Products?

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