Current Affairs Quiz January 31 2015

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ello Aspirants. Welcome to Online Current Affairs Quiz January 30 2015 in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating quiz covering important news in Current Affairs, which is common for all the IBPS exams and other competitive exams. We have included Some GK questions that are repeatedly asked in many bank exams !!!

1. Who has been named as the Coach for Indian Hockey Men’s Team?
   a) Simon Thronton
   b) John Hawgood
   c) Paul Van Ass
   d) James Walsh
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   c) Paul Van Ass 
   
   
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2. Who has been named as the Coach for Indian Hockey Women’s Team?
   a) Kris Hoper
   b) Jean Claude
   c) Anthony Thronton
   d) Paul Johnson
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   c) Anthony Thronton 
   
   
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3. The CSO has changed the base year from 2004-2005 to
   a) 2011-2012
   b) 2009-2010
   c) 2010-2011
   d) 2012-2013
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   a) 2011-2012 
   
   
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4. Due to the change in base year, the GDP for 2013-14 has increased to
   a) 6.7%
   b) 6.8%
   c) 6.9%
   d) 6.6%
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   c) 6.9% 
   
   
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5. The RBI has set up a High-Powered committee on Urban Banks. It is headed by
   a) Arvind Mayaram
   b) HR Khan
   c) R Gandhi
   d) Urjut Patel
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   c) R Gandhi 
   
   
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6. Serena Williams won the _____ Australian Open Singles Women’s Title?
   a) V
   b) VI
   c) VII
   d) VIII
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   b) VI 
   
   
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7. Serena Williams defeated ___________ in the Final match of Australian open?
   a) Martina Hingis
   b) Ana Ivanovic
   c) Maria Sharapova
   d) Victoria Azarenka
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   c) Maria Sharapova 
   
   
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8. The National Cleanliness Day is observed on
   a) January 31
   b) January 30
   c) January 29
   d) February 1
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   b) January 30 
   
   
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9. Recently who was appointed as the full time member of NITI Aayog?
   a) Karunakaran Chellappa
   b) Vijay Kumar Saraswat
   c) Narasimhan Devarajan
   d) Satya Dev Moorthy
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   b) Vijay Kumar Saraswat 
   
   
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10. Recently which Indian state gave nod for Genetically modified Food trials?
    a) Maharashtra
    b) Andhra Pradesh
    c) Tamilnadu
    d) Karnataka
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    a) Maharashtra 
    
    
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