JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of February 13, 2016

Dear Aspirants,

Here is the JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of February 13, 2016 for you!

1. Name the Indian-origin lawyer in Singapore who has been named as vice-chairman of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce Commission, a private sector world business organisation with a central role in global trade and commerce in February, 2016?

• Davinder Singh
• Dhirendra Singh
• Dhananjay Singh
• Dharmendra Singh

Answer:1

2. of the Indian states has won gold at the m-governance awards at the fourth World Government Summit in Dubai on 10^th February, 2016 for its flagship mobile-one governance project? identify the state from the given options.

• Kerala
• Karnataka
• Telangana
• Andhra Pradesh

Answer:2

3. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director of Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Rajendranagar in February, 2016?

• S S Rao
• C V Ratnavathi
• Vilas A. Tonapi
• T G Nageshwara Rao

Answer:3

4. Which of the following countires has ranked first in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-International Intellectual Property Index released on 10^th February, 2016?

• S.
• K.
• India
• China

Answer:1

5. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in February, 2016?

• RK Chawla
• RK Pachauri
• Ashok Chawla
• Ashok Pachauri

Answer:2

6. The Supreme Court on 12^th February,2016 directed Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and other states and Union Territories (UT) to implement strictly the Centre’s advisory to check “undesired and unhealthy” practice of …

• Shechita
• Tantrism
• Santhara
• Devadasis

Answer:4

7. Who among the following film producer has been chosen for the Dr. Rajkumar award for 2014 as announced on 12^th February, 2016?

• Sanchari Vijay
• Puttanna Kanagal
• Basant Kumar Patil
• Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Answer:3

8. Name the Indian-origin scientist who in February, 2016 has developed a smart chip that can be paired with neural implants for efficient wireless transmission of brain signals — thus alleviating the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease or giving paraplegic people the ability to move prosthetic limbs.

• Arnab Ghosh
• Arindam Basu
• Anirban Basu
• Anirudha Ghosh

Answer:2

9. Name the Pakistani umpire who was on 12^th February, 2016 banned for five years by the BCCI after its disciplinary committee found him guilty of corrupt practices and bringing the game into disrepute.

• Aleem Dar
• Asad Rauf
• Ahsan Raza
• Shakoor Rana

Answer:2

10. World Radio Day is observed every year on…

• 11^th February
• 12^th February
• 13^th February
• 14^th February

Answer: 3

Happy learning!

TEAM CL