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Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1. Which of the following team has won the men’s World Cup Hockey 2010 ?
(A) Germany
(B) Australia
(C) Pakistan
(D) India
Ans : (B)

2. The 2010 Man Booker Prize was conferred upon—
(A) T. N. Sheshan
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Howard Jacobson
(D) K.P.S. Gill
Ans : (C)

3. Which one of the following got one Gold medal for India in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?
(A) Anju B. George
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) K. M. Beenamole
Ans : (B)

4. The 2008 Jnanpith Award was conferred upon—
(A) Nirmal Verma
(B) Gurdayal Singh
(C) Khuswant Singh
(D) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar
Ans : (D)

5. Who is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ?
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) Surinder Nath
(C) N. Raja
(D) A. R. Gandhi
Ans : (A)

6. The 2009 Dada Sahib Phalke Award was conferred upon—
(A) Dr. Raj Kumar
(B) B. R. Chopra
(C) Shivaji Ganeshan
(D) Dr. D. Ramanaidu
Ans : (D)

7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the year 2010 ?
(A) Robert G. Edwards
(B) Andre Geim
(C) Konstantin Novoselov
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

8. Who is the author of the book ‘The White Tiger’ ?
(A) Mark Tully
(B) Shyam Bhatia
(C) Arvind Adiga
(D) Michael Cunningham
Ans : (C)

9. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2010 ?
(A) P. C. Alexzander
(B) Mario Vergas Llosa
(C) Wangari Mathai
(D) Mohamed El Baradei
Ans : (B)

10. The French Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title 2010 was won by—
(A) Rafael Nadal (Spain)
(B) Xavier Malisse (Belgium)
(C) Guillermo Coria (Argentina)
(D) Andy Roddick (USA)
Ans : (A)

11. The Wimbledon Tennis Women’s Singles Title (July 2010) was won by—
(A) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(B) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Venus Williams (USA)
Ans : (C)

12. Who was awarded Sarswati Samman for 2009 ?
(A) Ashok Bajpai
(B) Indrani Goswami
(C) Surjit Patar
(D) R. Ramaswamy
Ans : (C)

13. Which country won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup 2010 ?
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) West Indies
(D) South Africa
Ans : (B)

14. Who has won the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award 2009 for promoting Gandhian values outside India ?
(A) Vinayak Patel
(B) Madhur Bajaj
(C) Peter Dougherty
(D) Ms. Alice Garg
Ans : (C)

15. The book ‘The Lost Symbol’ is authored by—
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) Don Brown
(C) Amit Chaudhary
(D) Vikram A. Chandra
Ans : (B)

16. How many countries participated in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?
(A) 195
(B) 185
(C) 199
(D) 204
Ans : (D)

17. The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2010 goes to—
(A) Wangari Mathai
(B) Herta Mueller
(C) H. Mantel
(D) Liu Xiaobo
Ans : (D)

18. What new name has been given to the newly acquired aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from Russia ?
(A) INS Samudragupta
(B) INS Vikramaditya
(C) INS Prabal
(D) INS Chandragupta
Ans : (B)

19. What is the lowest commissioned rank in the Indian Air Force?
(A) Wing Commander
(B) Flying Officer
(C) Flt. Lieutenant
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

20. Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mussoorie
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans : (C)
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Current Affairs Questions

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Current Affairs Questions

1. Recently GoM approved—
(A) Religion-based census
(B) Caste-based census
(C) Sub-caste-based census
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

2. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India ?
(A) BJP
(B) Congress
(C) CPM
(D) BSP
Ans : (B)

3. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for—
(A) Central Universities
(B) Indian Institutes of Technology
(C) The Indian Institutes of Management
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

4. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by—
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Germany
Ans : (B)

5. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted—
(A) Educational Tribunal Bill
(B) Bill on Whistle Blowers
(C) Nuclear Liability Bill
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

6. The World’s Number two economy is—
(A) USA
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Germany
Ans : (C)

7. As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in?
(A) 50
(B) 42
(C) 60
(D) 70
Ans : (B)

8. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from—
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iraq
(C) Iran
(D) Cuba
Ans : (B)

9. Which of the following signed recently a pact to fight terrorism ?
(A) Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan
(B) Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India
(C) India, Iran, Pakistan and China
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

10. Russia recently extended base lease in—
(A) Georgia
(B) Armenia
(C) Turkey
(D) Azerbaijan
Ans : (A)

11. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of—
(A) Iraq
(B) Iran
(C) Turkey
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)

12. Iran recently test-fired its—
(A) Gauri Missle
(B) The Fateh 110
(C) Shaheen
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

13. Which African country recently adopted its new Constitution ?
(A) Kenya
(B) Zimbabwe
(C) Mozambique
(D) South Africa
Ans : (A)

14. ESPO which recently came into news stands for—
(A) Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline
(B) Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline
(C) East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

15. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for—
(A) Orissa
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Ans : (B)

16. North India’s first Food Processing Park is being developed in—
(A) Haryana
(B) Kerala
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (A)

17. Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of—
(A) Uttarakhand High Court
(B) Patna High Court
(C) Calcutta High Court
(D) Madras High Court
Ans : (A)

18. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of—
(A) Orissa High Court
(B) Patna High Court
(C) Jharkhand High Court
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

19. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ?
(A) Shabana Azmi
(B) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
(C) Javed Akhtar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

20. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award ?
(A) Tadatoshi Akiba
(B) Huo Daishan
(C) Fu Quiping
(D) Ratan Tata
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Online General Knowledge Quiz

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Online General Knowledge Quiz

1. The APEC Summit 2008 will be held in Nov. 2010 at—
(A) Yokahama
(B) Manila
(C) Seoul
(D) Hanoi
Ans : (A)

2. Mullaperiyar dam is a disputable issue between—
(A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu States
(B) Kerala and Karnataka States
(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu States
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

3. The Sangeet Ratna Award has been instituted in memory of—
(A) Ustad Rashid Ahmed
(B) Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan
(C) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(D) Pt. Ravishankar
Ans : (C)

4. IBSA is—
(A) India Brazil—South Africa Trilateral Co-operation Forum
(B) India Brazil South Africa Agreement
(C) India Britain South America Agreement
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

5. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2009 has been won by—
(A) M. C. Marykom
(B) Vijendra Kumar
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

6. The 16th NAM summit will be held at—
(A) Durban
(B) Tehran
(C) Cuba
(D) Cartagena
Ans : (B)

7. Who among the following has been awarded the highest Mexican civilian award, the Aztec Eagle ?
(A) Lord Swaraj Paul
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Ratan Tata
Ans : (B)

8. Most powerful woman in the world according to the, 2010 published Forbes Magazine list ?
(A) Angela Markel
(B) Condoleeza Rice
(C) Sonia Gandhi
(D) Wu Yi
Ans : (A)

9. ‘Agile’ is—
(A) A mission to Mars
(B) India’s first foreign satellite to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota
(C) A mission to Saturn
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

10. The present Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange—
(A) Jagdish Kapoor
(B) Justice S. D. Agarwala
(C) S. Ramadorai
(D) Mr. Sudhir Narain
Ans : (A)

11. Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is given by—
(A) Pt. Ravishankar University of Music
(B) Bhatkhande Music University
(C) Indira Kala Sangeet University
(D) Sangeet Natak Akademi
Ans : (D)

12. The film that won the Best Film Award at 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is—
(A) 3-Idiots
(B) A Short Life
(C) Nirontor (Forever Flows)
(D) Sonam
Ans : (A)

13. Report of the Sachar Committee is related with—
(A) Social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community
(B) Status of the Scheduled Castes in India
(C) Economic status of Backward Classes in India
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

14. Who among the following has been named as UN person of the year in Kenya 2009 ?
(A) Henry Kiprono Kirwa
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Azim Premji
(D) Mukesh Ambani
Ans : (A)

15. Who among the following has been won the title of Miss Universe 2009 ?
(A) Amruta Patki
(B) Stefania Fernandez
(C) Catherine Untalan
(D) Marianne Puglia
Ans : (B)

16. The present Chief Election Commissioner is—
(A) B. B. Tandon
(B) Navin B. Chawala
(C) S. Y. Quraishi
(D) N. Gopalaswami
Ans : (B) [ Read More... ]

Upkar General Knowledge Questions

1. Who among the following is the present High Commissioner of India to Pakistan ?
(A) Satyabrata Pal
(B) Shiv Shankar Menon
(C) Vijay K. Nambiar
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. Who among the following is the World Chess Champion of 2010 ?
(A) Vishwanathan Anand
(B) Veselin Tapalov
(C) Viktor Kramnik
(D) Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Ans : (A)

3. Which among the following Indian is the first Vice-Chancellor of Westminster University ?
(A) Lord Swaraj Paul
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Subhramaniam Swami
(D) Sujatha Bose
Ans : (A)

4. Which of the following country has decided not to print its king’s photo on national currency ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Japan
(C) Denmark
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Who is the present Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ?
(A) Jyoti Krishna Dutt
(B) Kiran Mazumdar
(C) S. S. N. Moorthy
(D) Arun Balkrishnan
Ans : (C)

1. SAARC car rally began from which among the following countries ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)

2. Which of the following is the pesent Prime Minister of Pakistan ?
(A) Yusuf Raza Gillani
(B) Justice Rana Bhagwandas
(C) Justice Nazim Siddiqui
(D) Justice Javaid Iqbal
Ans : (A)

3. Which of the following team has won the Champions Trophy Cricket 2009 ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (B)

4. ‘GLONASS’ is—
(A) Global Navigational Satellite System
(B) Global Navigational Space System
(C) Geostationary Launch of Artificial Space System
(D) Global New Astronomical Space System
Ans : (A)

5. India has signed first bilateral agreement on social security with which among the following countries ?
(A) Belgium
(B) Holland
(C) France
(D) Germany
Ans : (A)

1. International Children’s Peace Prize for 2008 has been awarded to—
(A) Mayra Avellar
(B) Nkosi Johnson
(C) Vaclav Jirsa
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. The newly formed 21st district of Haryana is—
(A) Mohali
(B) Palwal
(C) Mewat
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

3. Who among the following is the Governor of Uttar Pradesh ?
(A) B. L. Joshi
(B) K. Shankaranarayan
(C) K. M. Seth
(D) Shyamal Dutta
Ans : (A)

4. The book ‘A View from the Outside (Why good economics works for everyone) has been written by—
(A) Prof. Amartya Sen
(B) K. G. Joglekar
(C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Edmund S. Phelps
Ans : (C)

5. Which of the following satellites has been successfully launched on 12th July, 2010 ?
(A) CARTOSAT-2B
(B) LAPAN-TUBSAT
(C) Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1)
(D) HAMSAT
Ans : (A)

1. The International Gandhi Peace Price of Mahatma Gandhi Foundation (S. Africa) for 2009 has been awarded to—
(A) Olafur Ragnar Grimson
(B) Gohchok Tong
(C) Aung San Suu Kyi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans : (C)

2. It was decided to observe Mahatma Gandhi’s birth day October 2 as the International Nonviolence Day at—
(A) International Indology Conference
(B) Satyagraha Centenary Conference
(C) Congress Foundation Day Celebrations
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

3. ‘Sabse Pahale Pakistan’ is an Urdu translated version of which among the following books ?
(A) Pakistan Eye of the Storm
(B) In the Line of Fire
(C) Pakistan Today
(D) Passage to Pakistan
Ans : (B)

4. The 2009 C. K. Nayadu Life Time Achievement Award of the year has been won by—
(A) Mohinder Amarnath
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Gundappa Vishwanath
(D) Madan Lal
Ans : (A)

5. ‘Rainbow’ is—
(A) An ice-cream
(B) Prasar Bharti’s FM Channel
(C) A suitcase
(D) A musical group
Ans : (B)

6. The 2009 ICC Women’s Cricketer of the year award has been won by—
(A) Lisa Sthalekar
(B) Jhulan Goswami
(C) Anju Banerjee
(D) Claire Taylor
Ans : (D)

7. ‘Garib Rath’ is—
(A) The first AC train for the poor
(B) A portal
(C) A project launched by Ministry of HRD
(D) A low price car
Ans : (A)

8. ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—
(A) National Insurance Co.
(B) Life Insurance Co.
(C) UTI
(D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.
Ans : (B)

9. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2010-11 has been estimated at—
(A) 2•6%
(B) 2•1%
(C) 2•0%
(D) 4•0%
Ans : (D)

10. Dada Sahib Phalke Ratna Award for 2008 has been awarded to—
(A) Mrinal Sen
(B) Adoor Gopalkrishnan
(C) Dev Anand
(D) B. R. Chopra
Ans : (D)

11. Fiscal deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2010-11 has been estimated at—
(A) 5•5%
(B) 2•9%
(C) 3•1%
(D) 4•5%
Ans : (A)

12. How many new Trains have been introduced in Railway Budget 2010-11 ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 54
Ans : (D)

13. The present Prime Minister of Japan is—
(A) Junichiro Koizumi
(B) Mori Yoshiro
(C) Taro Aso
(D) Hashimoto Ryutaro
Ans : (C)

14. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration-2006 has been awarded to—
(A) J. S. Bandukwalla
(B) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Acharya Mahaprajna
(D) M.S. Subbulakshmi
Ans : (A)

15. Which among the following has been reelected to the United Nations Human Rights
Committee for the fourth time ?
(A) Nisuke Ando
(B) Michael O’ Flaherty
(C) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(D) Ivan Shearer
Ans : (C)

16. The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2009 for the promotion of tolerance and
non-violence and making Gandhian Principles has been awarded to—
(A) Franois Houtart
(B) Abdul Sattar Edhi
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Pope Shenouda-III
Ans : (C)

17. Who among the following is the winner of Wimbledon Open 2010 women’s single title ?
(A) Mary Pierce
(B) Maria Sharapova
(C) Svetlana Kuznetsova
(D) Serena Williams
Ans : (D)

18. Sanskriti Award 2006 for Literature has been awarded to—
(A) Mitul Dutta
(B) Chandrakanta
(C) Vinda Karandikar
(D) Mridula Garg
Ans : (A)

19. The recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 is—
(A) Hamid Karzai
(B) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
(C) Kofi Annan
(D) Sheikh Hasina
Ans : (D)

20. Life imprisonment has been awarded to the former Union Minister and Chief of the
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren for kidnapping and murder of his secretary—
(A) Madhumita
(B) Shashinath Jha
(C) Nitish Katara
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
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