Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: January 3-4, 20142014-01-06 14:01:27 GKToday

1. Who among the following has won men’s Chennai Open Tennis T rophy2013? [A]Somdev Burman [B]Roger Vasselin [C]Stanislas Wawrika [D]DavidFederer

Stanislas WawrikaTop seed Stanislas Wawrika lif t ed his f if t h ATP world tour t it le and secondChennai open t rophy af ter a convincing st raight sets win over Edouard RogerVasselin in the f inal.

Show Answer 2. The Loser fest ival is the most important fest ivalcelebrated in___? [A]Ladakh [B]Leh [C]Shimla [D]Srinagar

LadakhThe Loser fest ival marks the beginning of the New Year in Ladakh and China'sT ibet and considered to be the most important fest ival of the region. Duringthis fest ival the Ladakhi Buddhists make religious of fering before their deit iesin the domest ic shrines or in the Gompas.

Show Answer 3. Recent ly, which among the following has announced tolaunch of an All Woman’s Insurance branch? [A]Bajaj Allianz [B]Tata AIGGeneral [C]ICICI Lombard [D]Reliance General

Bajaj AllianzPrivate General Insurer Bajaj Allianz general insurance announced the launchof an All Women Branch at their headquarters in Pune. As the name suggeststhis branch will have only women employees and recruit and t rain womenagents and intermediaries. Bajaj Allianz is one of the f irst insurers to come upwith such an init iat ive in the general insurance space.

Show Answer 4. In which one of the following states, Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS) has decided to set up world’s largest corporate learning anddevelopment cent re? [A]Kerala [B]Punjab [C]Maharasht ra [D]Karnataka

KeralaTata Consultancy Services, India’s largest sof tware services exporter hasdecided to set up the world’s largest corporate learning and developmentcent re in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The proposed cent re will have capacit yto t rain 15,000 professionals at one t ime and 50,000 professionals annually.

Show Answer 5. Who among the following has been chosen for Portugalhighest honor “Order of Prince Henry”? [A]Crist iano Ronaldo [B]Lopes Anthony[C]Alves Bruno [D]Costa Ricardo

Cristiano RonaldoCrist iano Ronaldo is to be granted one of Portugal’ highest honors by thecount ry’s President . The Real Mandrid forward, named FIFA player of the yearin 2008, is Portugal’s most famous athlete.

Show Answer 6. The St rait of Gibraltar connects the At lant ic Ocean to the___? [A]Indian Ocean [B]Mediterranean Sea [C]Arct ic Ocean [D]Pacif ic Ocean

Mediterranean SeaThe st rait of Gibraltar is a narrow st rait that connects the At lant ic Ocean tothe Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe f romMorocco in Af rica.

Show Answer 7. According to latest Green 500 supercomputers list , PARAMYuva II has been raked no.1 power ef f icient supercomputer in India. PARAMcomputer was developed by__? [A]CSIR [B]C-DAC [C]IITM [D]ISRO

C-DACIndia’s supercomputer PARAM Yuva II, developed by the Cent re forDevelopment of Advanced Comput ing (C-DAC), has bagged 44th rank amongthe world’s most power ef f icient computer systems, according to a Green500list announced at the supercomput ing conference in Denver, US. The PARAMYuva II supercomputer has been ranked no.1 and no.9 in the Asia Pacif icRegion.

Show Answer 8. Which among the following has created the India’s f irstmost comprehensive “Financial Inclusion Index”, recent ly? [A]RBI [B]CRISIL[C]ICRA [D]CIBIL

CRISILCRISIL has developed “Inclusix” India’s most comprehensive f inancial inclusionindex for measuring the progress of f inancial inclusion in the count ry, down todist rict level. Inclusix, whose methodology is similar to other global indices,such as UNDP’s Human Development Index, measures f inancial inclusion onthe three crit ical parameters of basic banking services-branch penet rat ion,deposit penet rat ion and credit penet rat ion.

Show Answer 9. World Braille Day is observed on which of the followingdays? [A]December 30 [B]December 31 [C]January 4 [D]January 6

January 4

Show Answer 10. Football legend “Eusebio Silva Ferreira” who passed awayrecent ly, belongs to which count ry? [A]France [B]Portugal [C]Egypt [D]Spain

PortugalEusebio da Silva Ferreira, commonly known simply as Eusebio, was aMozambican born Portuguese football player. He is considered one of thegreatest footballers of all t ime. During his professional career, he scored 733goals in 745 matches.

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