Quiz 1     

1. Which among the following US states has become the first to legalise selling of
Marijuana? 
[A]Colorado [B]California [C]Illinois [D]Washington

2. Which one of the following countries has become the 18th
Euro-area member to adopt Euro currency, recently?
 [A]Switzerland  [B]Latvia
 [C]Sweden       [D]Romania

3. Corey Anderson, who hit the fastest century in one-day
international history recently, belongs to which country? 
[A]Australia  [B]New Zealand
[C]England   [D]South Africa

4. With which one of the following, the Election Commission of
India tie up for online voters registration?  
 [A]Facebook [B]Yahoo [C]Google [D]Twitter

5. Who among the following is the new Air Force Chief of India?
[A]Arup Raha [B]Vivek Tyagi [C]Arun Singh [D]Kishore Chandra

6. World’s top three biggest coffee exporting countries are ____?
  [A]Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam   [B]Vietnam, Brazil and Indonesia 
  [C]Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia   [D]Indonesia, Vietnam and Brazil

7. Which among the following states has launched free CFL
bulbs scheme for hut dwellers? 
[A]Tamil Nadu  [B]West Bengal  [C]Manipur  [D]Haryana

8. What is the name of cyclone which is recently battered west
coast of Australia? 
[A]Hemp [B]Christine [C]Lava [D]Pristine

9. Which of the following countries has recently assumed the
coveted chair of the ASEAN?
[A]Myanmar [B]Indonesia [C]Cambodia [D]Philippines

10. According to latest study, which Indian city is expected to
witness the highest demand for office space in the Asia during 2014?
[A]New Delhi  [B]Mumbai  [C]Bangalore  [D]Chennai

Answer:

1. Colorado
The US state of Colorado is making history by becoming the first in the country to
allow store to sell cannabis (Marijuana). Colorado, along with Washington State,
voted to legalise the use and possession of cannabis for people over the age of 21
in November 2012. Washington is not expected to allow the sale of it until later in
2014.
2. Latvia
Latvia has become the 18th member of the euro zone to adopt Euro. The euro
became Latvia’s official currency on January 1st as New Year’s fireworks exploded
in the skies over the capital, Riga.
3. New Zealand
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day
international history, in just 36 balls against the West Indies. The previous record
was held by Shahid Afridi, who took 37 balls to reach his ton playing for Pakistan
against Sri Lanka in 1996.
4. Google
The Election Commission of India has entered a key partnership with US based
internet giant, Google, to help it to manage online voter registration and facilitation
services ahead of the democratic exercise. Google will offer EC its resources,
including its search engine, to enable voters to check their enrolment status online

and locate their polling station, complete with directions using Google maps.

5. Arup Raha
Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot took over as the Air Force Chief
succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. Raha is expected to have tenure of
three years as the Chief of Air Staff.
6. Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia
7.Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu government began the first phase of distributing free Compact
Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs to over 14 lakh hut dwellers in the state. The scheme
is aimed at saving 40 mw of electricity.
8. Christine
Cyclone Christine was the third tropical cyclone and second severe tropical cyclone
of the 2013-14 slammed west coast of Australia.
9. Myanmar
Myanmar took over the chairmanship of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) on January 1.
10. Bangalore
IT hub Bangalore is expected to witness the second highest demand for office
space in the Asia Pacific region during 2014 in a list topped by Tokyo, according to
property consultant Cushman and Wakefield. Tokyo is forecast to see the highest
office absorption among the 30 cities in Asia in 2014 at 7.6 million sq ft, followed by
Bangalore at 2nd position and Manila at 3rd, with expected absorption of 6.3 million
sq ft and 6 million sq ft respectively, during 2014.