Friday, October 15, 2010

Current Affairs G.K. 4

General knowledge -7 

  1. What is India's rank in 2010 Environment Protection act?
    A)212
B)117
C)121
D)134

  1. Who is the present Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports?
    A)Dr. M S Gill
    B)Mr. Sharad Pawar
    C) Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar
    D)Mr. Vijay Goel

  1. Which city of India will host the 12th edition of South Asian Games (SAF Games) in 2012?
    A)Delhi
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
D)Hyderabad

  1. How many Indian women corporate leaders have made it to the Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's 48 "Heroes Of Philanthropy" released recently:
    A)1
    B)4
    C)3
    D)5

  1. As per the Macroeconomic and Monetary Development Report by RBI - what is the latest growth rate for Agriculture in 2010-11?
    A)3.7%
    B)4%
C)-1.2%
D)8.2 %

  1. Which of the following countries have won a maximum of Gold medals in recently held 2010 Winter Olympics?
    A)Canada
    B)US
    C)Germany
D)France

  1. Which of the following team was defeated by Australia recently to win the 2010 Hockey World Cup? 
    A)India
    B)Germany
    C)England
D)Pakistan

  1. Which Day National Maritime Week of every year is celebrated in India.? 
    A)April 5
    B)April 20
    C)March 26
D)July 5

  1. Who has taken over as the chairman of SAIL?
A)K.C .Sharma
B)Vijay Mallaya
C)C.S.Verma
D)J.J.Vallaya

10.     How much assistance was declared by the central Government to provide 16 public sector banks in India to shore up their capital base? 
A)Rs. 12500 Crore
B)Rs. 16500 Crore
C)Rs. 20000 Crore
D)Rs.10000 Crore

11.Which of the following  slogan can be associated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?
            a. Earth and nature
            b. Nature is life
            c. For a living planet
d. Life and  planet
    
  12. Pulsar, Discover and Ninja , are names of bike models that you would associate with …
a. TVS Motors Ltd
b. Bajaj Auto Ltd
c. Hero Honda Motors Ltd
d. Honda Motors Ltd

13. The Union Minister for Corporate Affairs is ...
a. SK Shinde
b. Salman Khursheed
c. Veerappa Moily
d. None of these

14.Subir Raha who passed away recently, was an outstanding public service executive and headed one of the major oil companies of India. Identify the name of the organisation that he headed
a. IOC
b. ONGC
c. BPCL
d. HPCL

15.Identify the name of the bank whose punch line is ‘where every individual is committed’.
a. Indian Bank
b. Bank of India
c. Oriental Bank of
Commerce
d. Bank of Baroda
16. The first city in the world where sub-urban railway system  started is?
a. New York
b. London
c. Tokyo
d. Hong Kong

17.Identify the main author of The Maruti Story ...
a. Jagadish Khattar
b. RC Bhargava
c. Ravi Kant
d. None of these
 18.The Generali group in the Future Generali insurance venture, hails from …
a. Germany
b. Italy
c. France
d. Australia

19. You might have heard of IPO that is Initial Public Offer but which of the following represents the expansion of ‘F’ in ‘FPO’?
a. Finance
b. Follow-on
c. Fringe
d. Foreign

20.As per the domestic passenger vehicles sales in January 2010 , which of the following was the market leader?
a. Tata Motors
b. Hyundai Motors India Ltd
c. Maruti Suzuki Ltd
d. Honda Motors India Ltd
21. The richest person of the world according to the recent Forbes annual list of world’s top billionaires is?
a. Bill Gates
b. Warren Buffet
c. Carlos Slim Helu
d. Ingwar Kemprad
22.D. Shiva Kumar is the managing director of ….
a. LG India
b. Nokia India
c. Sony India
d. IBM India
23.Which veteran journalist has been appointed as the chairman of the Prasar Bharti recently.
a. Vir Sanghvi
b. N. Ram
c. Mrinal Pandey
d. Pravin Swami

24.Author/s of "INDIA 2039 An Affluent Society in One Generation" is …
a. Harinder S Kohli & Anil Sood
b. Bibek Debroy
c. Onkar Goswami
d. Ashok V Desai  

25.Obsessed with quality since 1895’, is the punch line of …
a. Volkswagen AG
b. TAG Heuer
c. Skoda Automobiles
d. Swarovski

26.Rodeo, Duro and Flyte are the names of the two wheelers that originally belonged to …
a. Hero Honda Motors
b. Kinetic Engineering Ltd
c. Bajaj Auto Ltd
d. TVS Motors Ltd

27.Prius is the name of the car brand that was launched by …
a. Hyundai Motors Ltd
b. Honda Motors Ltd
c. General Motors
d.Toyota motors

28.Who amongst the following is the present Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)?
a. KT Chacko
b. RS Gujral
c. Saarthak Behuria
d. None of these

29.KN Raj, a famous economist of India who passed away recently was famous for his …
a. Karnataka Model of
development
b. Kerala Model of
development
c. Tamil Nadu Model of
development
d. Maharashtra Model of
development

30.Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

a)Kaziranga National Park,Assam-One -Horned Rhinos
b)Sariska National park,Rajasthan-Tiger
c)Gir National Park,Gujarat -Asiatic Lion
d)Nandan Kanan,Orissa-Birds.

31.Which of the following websites have been banned recently in Pakistan?

a)Twitter
b)Facebook
c)You tube
d)All of the above.

32.Who is The Father of White Revolution in India?
a)Varghese Kurien
b)Norman Borlaug
c)Homi Bhabha
d)Devi Cherian

33.Which is the odd man out?
a)Vishwanathan Anand
b)Garry Kasparov
c)Vladimir Kramnik
d)Vijay Amritraj

34.Name the Australian actor who has  acted as The Joker in the famous Batman Movie-The Dark Knight(2008).He died on 22nd January 2008.
a)Heath Ledger
b)Brittany Murphy
c)Jake Gyllenhall
d)Christian Bale

35.Which of the following country is the highest producer of Coffee in the world?

a)Brazil
b) Vietnam
c)Colombia
d). Indonesia

36.Which of the following is a German based bank?

a)Barclays Bank
b)Deutsche Bank
c)Goldman Sachs
d)HSBC

37.Who is the official Mascot of FIFA World Cup 2010?

a)Zoo Zoo
b)Zakumi
c)Dhabi
d0Tigrhino

38.What is the capital of Indonesia?
a)Bonn
b)Jakarta
c)Adis ababa
d)Oslo

39.Irene Rosenfeld is the chair woman and CEO of-

a)Kraft Foods Inc
b)Biocon
c)Nestle
d)Parle agro.

40.Which company is a joint venture between Norway’s leading Telecom operator Telenorand India’s leading reality major,
     Unitech, and has recently launched the mobile phone services in India?
a. Peninor
b. Uninor
c. Teletech
d. None of these

41.Time Machine is the name of a famous work ofT
a. Carl Segan
b. H.G. Wells
c. Alvin Tofler
d. Arthur C. Clarke
42.This personality is credited with the invention of Electro cardiogram (ECG). Can you identify the
personality from the given options?
a. Ian Donald
b. A. Laveran
c. Williem Einthoven
d. C.Sholes

43.The Double Life of Ramalinga Raju The Story of India’s Corporate Fraud, is authored by …
a. Raghav Bahl
b. Udayan Bose
c. Kingshuk Nag
d. Gita Piramal

44.The new service tax rate as per the Union Budget of 2010-2011 is...
a. 10 per cent
b. 10.5 per cent
c. 10.8 per cent
d. 11.2 per cent

45.Jakob Von Vexkull was the founder of
a. Booker Prize
b. Pulitzer Prize
c. Right Livelihood Award
d. Templeton Prize

46.Peace Palace is the official headquarters of
a. WHO
 b. FAO
c. ICJ
d. IBRD

47.Christiana is the former name of which of the following cities?
a. Copenhagen        
b. Oslo
c. Ottawa
d. Berlin

48.Poise is the unit of
a. pressure
b. viscosity
c. luminous intensity
d. inductance

49.Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?
a. Lucknow
b. New Delhi
c. Dehradun
d. Ajmer

50.Name the famous businessperson from India who was awarded the ‘Order of Diplomatic Service Merit’ by South Korea recently.
a. Rahul Bajaj
b. Venu Srinivasan
c. Vijay Mallaya
d. Kumaramangalam Birla

Answers to  GK 7 

1-c
2-c
3-a
4-b
5-b
6-a
7-b
8-a
9-c
10-b
11-c
12-b
13-b
14-b
15-c
16-b
17-b
18-b
19-b
20-c
21-c
22-b
23-c
24-b
25-c
26-b
27-d
28-b
29-b
30-d
31-d
32-a
33-d
34-a
35-a
36-b
37-b
38-b
39-a
40-b
41-b
42-c
43-c
44-a
45-c
46-c
47-b
48-b
49-c
50-b


            General knowledge -8 

1.         In snooker what is the colour of the ball last putted?
a) White
b) Green
c) Yellow
d) Black
                 
       2.  Which is the world's largest diamond producing country ?
            a) South Africa
b) Australia
c) USA
d) China

3.    Aligarh Muslim University was founded by:
a) Prof. P. K. Abdul Aziz
       b)  Justice A. M. Ahmadi
       c) Syed Mahmood
       d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

4.    Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was born in
 a) Sindh
        b) Balochistan
        c) Punjab
        d) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

5.     Where is the Dead Sea located ?
 a) Jordan and Israel
        b) China and Russia
        c) India and Pakistan
        d) Australia and New Zealand

6.     Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in the court of
 a) Akbar
        b) Babar
        c) Humayun
        d) Alauddin Khalji

7.     Which country is known as the Land of Morning Calm ?
 a) Korea
        b) China
        c) Japan
        d) Burma

8.     Which country has most appearances in football World Cup final ?
 a) Germany
        b) Brazil
        c) Mexico
        d) Indonesia

9.     Which soccer team is also known as 'Squadra Azzurra' or 'Blue Team ?
 a) Italy
       b) England
       c) France
       d) America

10. Which country has most appearances in football World Cup final ?
a) Germany
       b) Brazil
       c) Mexico
       d) Indonesia

11.       Which country is known for the most frequent earth quakes ?
a)         Japan
b)         China
c)         Korea
d)         Australia

12.       Who invented the jet engine ?
a)         Ludwik Hirszfeld
b)         Stephen Hawking
c)         Frank Whittle
d)         Louis Pasteur
      
13.       What is the native name for Japan ?
a)         Rimon
b)         Simon
c)         Nippon
d)         Rehom

14.       The largest fresh water lake - "Lake Superior" is located in
a)         North America
b)         Africa
c)         Asia
d)         Europe

15.       Which five year plan has the objective ” Garibi Hatao” ?
a) first
b) fifth
c) seventh
d) eigth

16.       Which river is declared as ” national river” ?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Cauveri
d) Krishna

17.       “ Lisbon Treaty ” is the treaty accepted / adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently?
a) NATO
b) SAARC
c) European Union
d) NSG

18.       Who has been appointed as President of Zambia?
a) Dawada Kairaba
b) Isatov Njle
c) Levy
d) Rupia Banda

19.       Hathigumbha inscription belongs to
a)Ashoka
b)Kharavela
c)Harsha
d)Sasaka

      20. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced JetTrainer (Hawk) from   
            which of the following countries ?
            (a) USA
            (b) UK
            (c) France
            (d) Russia

   21. The United States has granted the status of major non-NATO ally to which of
      the following countries recently ?
      a)Pakistan
             b)India
             c)Afghanistan
             d)Myanmar

       22. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu Sultan in London
             and brought it back to India ?
             a) Ratan Tata
             b) Mukesh Ambani
             c) Vijay Mallya
             d) Aditya Birla

       23. Which of the following companies became India?s first listed IT firm to have
             crossed $1 billion turnover ?
             a)        Satyam
             b)        HCL
             c)        Wipro
             d)        Infosys Technologies

       24. Who among the following women has become the highest individual scorer in
             an innings in Tests ?
             a)        Mithali Raj
             b)        Kiran Baloch
             c)        Diana Eduljee
             d)        None of these

      25.  Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following
             countries ?
             a)        Sudan
             b)        Israel
             c)        Brazil
             d)        Syria

      26. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India Universe 2004 title ?
             a)        Lakshmi Pandit
             b)        Sayali Bhagat
             c)        Tanushree Dutta
             d)        Jyoti Brahmin

    27. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for
          the extraction of opium ?
           a) Capsules
           b)          Flowers
           c)          Leaves
           d)          Roots

    28. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?
           a) C. Rangarajan
           b)          N. N. Vohra
            c)         Bimal Jalan
            d)         Vijay Kelkar

    29. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan Educational Society was
          founded by?
          a) B.G. Tilak
          b) Dadabhai Naoroji
          c) G.K. Gokhale
          d) M.G. Ranade

    30. A black hole? is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come
         out. This property is due to its
          a) Very small size
          b) Very large size
          c) Very high density
          d) Very low density

    31. The Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of
          a) Ganga and Mahanadi
          b) Godavari and Krishna
          c) Mahanadi and Godavari
          d) Krishna and Kaveri

    32. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had
          the highest literacy rate ?
          a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
          b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
          c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
          d) Pondicherry and Delhi

    33. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the
          following groups of tournaments ?
          a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
          b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
          c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
          d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open

    34. Abhinava Bharat, a secret society of revolutionaries,was organized by
          a) Khudiram Bose
          b) V.D. Savarkar
          c) Prafulla Chaki
          d) Bhagat Singh

    35. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the
          body, is based on the phenomenon of
           a) Total internal reflection
          b) Interference
          c) Diffraction
          d) Polarisation

   
  36. Which one of the following lakes forms and international boundary between
        Tanzania and Uganda ?
         a) Chad
         b) Malawi
         c) Victoria
         d) Zambezi

37.  Which among the following Committee was related to FinancialI inclusion?
        a)Vaghul Committee
        b)Raghuram Rajan Committee
        c)Dr. Rakesh Mohan Committee
        d)Venketaiya Committee

38.  Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) is the proportion of deposits banks need to hold in
       government securities. What is the current Statutory Liquidity Ratio?
        a)24%
        b)25%
        c)24.5%
        c)25.5%

39.  At present what is the number of nuclear reactors in India operating under the
       International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)safeguards?
       a)5
       b)7
       c)9
       d)12

40.  In which state is located Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary?
        a)Uttar Pradesh
        b)Punjab
        c)Haryana
        d)Uttarakhand

41.  In which state is located "Rajauli" where the state government has requested the
       central government to set up a new nuclear reactor?
        a) Rajasthan
        b) Bihar
        c) Jharkhand
        d) Madhya Pradesh

42.  For which of the following the government has provided the facility of 'Investment
       Linked Deduction’ in the Union Budget 2010-11?
        a) New Road projects
        b) New Hotel Projects
        c) New Educational Projects
        d) New Manufacturing projects

43.  What is the correct full form of ITDMS which recently received Prime Minister’s
        Award for excellence in governance and administration ?
       a) Information Technology Data Management System
       b) Information Technology Data Management software
       c) Income Tax Data Management Software
       d) Income Tax Data Management System

44.  Which among the following does not come under E-Governance?
       a) Land Records Computerization
       b) Automated Certificate Issuance
       c) Online FIR Facilities
       d) Healthcare accreditation

45.  With which of the following AWGLCA & AWGKP are related?
       a) Currency Regulations
       b) Climate Change Negotiations
       c) Nuclear Arms Reductions
       d) Global Governance

46.  In which of the following universities is being set up "National Centre for
       sustainable Coastal Zone Management" under the World Bank assisted 
       Integrated Coastal Zone Management project?
        a) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
        b) Anna University, Chennai
        c) Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
        d) Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

47.  Who among the following is United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria. He has
       been recently in news as Twitter is working in his coordination for its "Tweet
       Campaign" against Malaria?
         a) Ray Chambers
         b) Ibrahim Gambari
         c) Yukia Amano
         d) Elizabeth Mataka

48.  As per World Economic Outlook 2010 (a flagship publication by IMF) , what is
       the latest forecast for India’s economic growth by International Monetary Fund?
        a) 6.5%
        b) 7.8%
        c) 8.8%
        d) 9.3%

49.  From which of the following countries government is seeking help for importing
       cheetahs to re-introduce them in jungles of India under Cheetah Re-introduction
       Project?
        a) Egypt
        b) South Africa
        c) Niger
        d) Saudi Arabia

50.  Which of the following US Senators founded "Earth Day "?
        a) Bob Kasten
        b) Alexander Wiley
        c) John W. Reynolds
        d) Gaylord Nelson

Answers to GK 8


1. d) Black
2. a) South Africa (volume – wise)
3.d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 1875 
4. a) Sindh (Umerkot)
5. a) Jordan and Israel
6. d) Alauddin Khalji
7. a) Korea
8. b) Brazil
9. a) Italy
10.b) Brazil
11. a) Japan
12. c) Frank Whittle
13. c) Nippon
14. a) North America
15. b) fifth
16. a) Ganga
17. c) European Union
18. d) Rupiah  Banda
19. b) Kharavela
20. b) UK
21. a) Pakistan
22. c) Vijay Mallya
23. d) Infosys Technologies
24. b) Kiran Baloch
25. b) Israel
26. c) Tanushree Dutta  
27. b) Flowers
28. a) C. Rangarajan
29. d) M.G. Ranade 
30. c) Very high density
31. c) Mahanadi and Godavari  
32. b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
33. a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
34. b) V.D. Savarkar 
35. a) Total internal reflection
36. c) Victoria
37. b) Raghuram Rajan Committee
38. b) 25%
39. b) 7
40. c) Haryana
41. b) Bihar
42. b) New Hotel Projects

43. The Integrated Tax Payer Data Management System (ITDMS)
44. d) Healthcare accreditation
45. b) Climate Change Negotiations
46. b) Anna University, Chennai 
47. a) Ray Chambers
48. a) 6.5 % 
49. b) South Africa
50. d) Gaylord Nelson


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