JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of January 14, 2016

Dear Aspirants,

Here is the JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of January 14, 2016 for you!

1. Vice President Hamid Ansari on 12^th January, 2016 released a book on Jawaharlal Nehru entitled ‘Jawaharlal Nehru and the Indian Polity In Perspective’. It has been brought out by the

• Isaac Asimov book
• Asiatic society of Bengal
• M. Verghese Foundation
• The Royal Historical Society

Answer: 3

2. With which of the following countries Union Cabinet of India has provided ex post facto approval for MoU on cooperation in the field of health in January, 2016?

• China
• Maldives
• Mauritius
• Australia

Answer: 2

3. Name the world’s third and India’s second institute to produce cloned buffalo in January, 2016.

• Himalayan Institute Buffalo
• International Institute of Buffalo
• National Dairy Research Institute
• Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes

Answer: 4

4. Chief Election Commissioner, CEC at Central Park, Connaught Place in New Delhi on 14^th January, 2016 inaugurated the four day Matdata Mahotsav. Who is the incumbent Chief Election Commissioner of India?

• Nasim Zaidi
• S. Brahma
• S. Sampath
• Y. Quraishi

Answer: 1

5. According to the latest UN estimates released in January, 2016, 244 million people live in countries outside which they were born. Which of the following nations has the largest diaspora in 2015?

• India
• China
• Japan
• Pakistan

Answer: 1

6. Which of the following countries has just gained entry into International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) in January, 2016?

• India
• China
• France
• Sri Lanka

Answer: 1

7. With which of the following countries India has signed a loan agreement in January,2016 to clean river Mula Mutha in Pune?

• Japan
• China
• France
• Sri Lanka

Answer: 1

8. Name the oldest stock exchange of Asia.

• Bombay Stock Exchange
• Colombo Stock Exchange
• United Stock Exchange of India
• National Stock Exchange of India

Answer: 1

9. Who among the following has been appointed as the CEO of the Indian operations by French IT services firm Capgemini in January, 2016?

• U S Mahender
• C K Kumaravel
• Srinivas Kandula
• Karunakara M Reddy

Answer: 3

10. Who among the following has won Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, 2016?

• Niemeyer
• Luis Barragán
• Avejando Aravena
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Answer: 3

Happy learning!

TEAM CL