CURRENT AFFAIRS quiz

1. The car that bagged the Car of the Year title at ICICI bank-CNBC-TV18 Overdrive awards 2010 is …

a. Hyundai i10

b. Chevrolet Yuva

c. Tata Nano

d. Maruti Zen

2. Who is the current social secretary of the U.S. President?

a. Julianna Smoot

b. Hilda Solis

c. Kathleen Sebelius

d. Susan Rice

3. Name the former Pakistani Test captain and fast bowler who is the newly appointed coach for the Pakistan cricket team.

a. Talat Ali

b. Imran Khan

c. Sarfaraz Nawaz

d. Ejaz Ahmed

4. Name the country that resumed wolf hunting after a gap of 45 years.

a. Tibet

b. Russia

c. Sweden

d. California

5. At the seventh World Team Chess Championship held at the Merinos Congress Centre in Bursa, Turkey from January 3 to 14, 2010, which country clinched the gold medal?

a. India

b. Russia

c. China

d. Pakistan

6. Where was the 97th Indian Science Congress held?

a. Delhi

b. Gandhinagar

c. Chennai

d. Thiruvananthapuram

7. B. R. Shetty, the well known Indian expatriate businessman from Abu Dhabi who purchased the entire 100th floor of Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest tower, is the fonder and managing director of …

a. New Medical Centre

b. Dubai Facilitation Centre

c. Apollo Medical Centre

d. Sunway Medical Centre

8. Identify the company that has been named the Technology Pioneer 2010 by the World Economic Forum. This accolade was given to it for developing solar-powered mobile phone base stations.

a. Lavanya Netwroks Ltd

b. Ramagya Networks Ltd

c. Vihaan Networks Ltd

d. Shridhar Networks Ltd

9. Name the fi rst Indian woman who was a part of the eight woman Commonwealth team that made the historic ski-run crossing a 900 km Antarctic ice trek to reach the south pole, marking the 60th anniversary of the founding day of Commonwealth.

a. Marjan Kalhor

b. Reena Kaushal

c. Nisha Majeethiya

d. Sonia Kumari

10. India's fi rst 'Eclipse Cruise' which left from Kochi port, with about 750 'astro tourists' to view the longest annular solar eclipse of the third millennium was aboard …

a. MV Aquamarine

b. Astro Adeventure

c. The Northern Light

d. EC Hunter

11. An electronic device (e-dog) meant to sniff out explosives like RDX which remain undetected by existing security equipments is being developed by which company?

a. China

b. India

c. Japan

d. Pakistan

12. Name the leading Iranian nuclear scientist, who was killed in a bomb blast in Tehran

a. Ibn Abdollah Bukhtishu

b. Aufi  Muhammad

c. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi

d. Qotbeddin Shirazi

13. Who directed the Hollywood blockbuster movie, Inception, released in July 2010?

a. Christopher Nolan

b. Steven Spielberg

c. Martin Scorsese

d. David Lynch

14. The eco-friendly vehicle launched by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd during the auto expo 2010 held in Delhi is …

a. Volt

b. Prius

c. Hybrid

d. Eeco

15. Who is the enigmatic, reclusive author of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, who passed away at the age of 91?

a. J. K. Rowling

b. Brain Jacques

c. J. D. Salinger

d. Gary Paulsen

16. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, which country is likely to become the biggest economy by 2020?

a. India

b. China

c. Japan

d. Korea

17. The World Meteorological Organisation tabulated the fastest wind gust ever recorded (253 mph gust) in 1996 on Barrow Island in Australia during …

a. Cyclone Olivia

b. Super Cyclone Gonu

c. Cyclone Gafi lo

d. Cyclone Indigo

18. What is the name of the new political party formed by the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Kalyan Singh on his birthday this year?

a. Bhartiya Jan Satta

b. Jan Kranti Party

c. Lok Raj Party

d. Navodaya Praja Party

19. Conde Nast, a travel magazine declared which Indian train to be the 4th best in the list of top 10 luxury trains of the world?

a. The Golden Chariot

b. Deccan Odyssey

c. Palace on Wheels

d. The Blue Bird

20. Name the scientist whose groundbreaking work on untangling fundamental genetic processes earned him a Nobel Prize. He died at the age of 82.

a. Marshall Nirenberg

b. Charles Kao

c. Marie Curie

d. Linus Pauling

21. Who won the German Grand Prix this year?

a. Mark Webber

b. Lewis Hamilton

c. Nico Roseberg

d. Fernando Alonso

22. The oldest text on ancient clay has been recently found in …

a. Mecca

b. Jerusalem

c. Cairo

d. Johannesburg

23. Who authored the book, ‘The Fragrance of Forgotten Years’?

a. Bikees Latif

b. Pranab Bardhan

c. Fali S. Nariman

d. None of the above

24. World Heart Day is celebrated on …

a. July 28

b. August 28

c. September 28

d. October 28

25. ‘Nadaam’ is the biggest national festival of which of the following countries?

a. Mongolia

b. China

c. Malaysia

d. Sri Lanka

26. Name the runner-up in women’s singles fi nal at the Wimbledon championships 2010.

a. Venus Williams

b. Cara Black

c. Vera Zvonarova

d. Serena Williams

27. Omar-al-Bashir, the President of …, was in news in lieu of the charges pressed against him for genocide by the International Court of Justice.

a. Ethiopia

b. Sudan

c. Egypt

d. Morocco

28. Rosa Otunbayeva is the President of which of the following countries?

a. Uzbekistan

b. Mongolia

c. Kyrgyzstan

d. Singapore

29. In 2010, the Lok Manya Tilak Award has been awarded to …

a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda

b. Sheila Dixit

c. M. Karunanidhi

d. Sharad Pawar

30. Identify the current Chief Election Commissioner of India.

a. S. Y. Quraishi

b. Navin Chawla

c. N. Gopalaswami

d. None of the above

31. The approximate cost of the new project – Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (GANDHI) is …

a.  Rs 10 crore

b.  Rs 15 crore

c.  Rs 20 crore

d.  Rs 25 crore

32. What is the value of the commemorative postal stamp released by Sharda Sampath, Post Master General on Dr. Y. S. Rajashekhar Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

a.  Rs 2

b.  Rs 5

c.  Rs 10

d. None of the above

33. Name the Bengali film that was selected for screening in the Montreal Film Festival 2010.

a. Sara Raat

b. Byomkesh Bakshi

c. Aarohan

d. Antim Swash Sundor

34. In which of the following states is Polavaram Indira Sagar Project located?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Orissa

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Karnataka

35. Who among the following is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister?

a. Nanda Kumar

b. C. Rangarajan

c. Pranab Mukherjee

d. Kaushik Basu

36. Who is the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council?

a. Nanda Kumar

b. C. Rangarajan

c. Pranab Mukherjee

d. Kaushik Basu

37. After petroleum, which industry is next in the line to face ecentralization from the Government?

a. Sugar

b. Power

c. Coal

d. Handloom

38. The headmaster of the distinguished Orgram Chatuspalli High Madarsa well known for its secularism and honoured with a National Award is …

a. Anwar Mohammad

b. Sahib Mohammad

c. Anwar Hossain

d. Anwar Ali

39. Who is the current Union Minister of Mines?

a. Prakash Jaiswal

b. Bijoy Krishna Handique

c. Sartaj Singh

d. Jairam Ramesh

40. While Sania Nehwal’s world ranking in badminton has slipped from 2nd to 3rd place, who took the number one position?

a. Yihan Wang

b. Lin Wang

c. Xie Xing Fang

d. Xin Wang

41. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu – this is the birth name of which famous personality?

a. Mother Teresa

b. Margaret Chan

c. Annie Besant

d. Margaret Thatcher

42. The condition of being phobic to artifi cial things which resemble human shape is referred to as …

a. Agliophobia

b. Androphobia

c. Automatonophobia

d. Acarophobia

43. The Toy Story movie series is a production of which animation company?

a. Dreamworks Animation

b. Pixar Animation Studio

c. Melodrama Pictures

d. Walt Disney Pictures

44. The Commonwealth games were a great success in India despite the controversies. When were the fi rst ever commonwealth games organized?

a. 1930

b. 1940

c. 1950

d. 1960

45. Which of the following airline companies uses the slogan, ‘Your place is in the sky’?

a. Air Sahara

b. Indian Airlines

c. Air Deccan

d. Air India

46. Dr. P. Rama Rao Committee is related to …

a. Agriculture

b. Defense

c. Taxes

d. Corporate bodies

47. You would relate ‘Golden Mahasheer’ to which of the following?

a. Goat

b. Eagle

c. Fish

d. Sheep

48. UNIVAC is a …

a. Computer

b. Super computer

c. Software programme

d. Computer manufacturer

49. In the Indian context, what is N-LIST?

a. Negative list of import  items

b. Neutral liability intensive  search tests

c. Nuclear sites

d. Student resources in  electronic form

50. From the given options, identify the top 3 debtors of the World Bank.

a. India, Mexico, South Africa

b. India, South Africa, Mexico

c. South Africa, Mexico, India

d. South  Africa, India, Mexico

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. c. Tata Nano

2. a. Julianna Smoot

3. d. Ejaz Ahmed

4. c. Sweden

5. b. Russia

6. d. Thiruvananthapuram

7. a. New Medical Centre

8. c. Vihaan Networks Ltd

9. b. Reena Kaushal

10. a. MV Aquamarine

11. b. India

12. c. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi

13. a. Christopher Nolan

14. d. Eeco

15. c. J. D. Salinger

16. b. China

17. a. Cyclone Olivia

18. b. Jan Kranti Party

19. c. Palace on Wheels

20. a. Marshall Nirenberg

21. d. Fernando Alonso

22. b. Jerusalem

23. a. Bikees Latif

24. c. September 28

25. a. Mongolia

26. d. Serena Williams

27. b. Sudan

28. c. Kyrgyzstan

29. b. Sheila Dixit

30. a. S. Y. Quraishi

31. d. `25 crore

32. b. `5

33. c. Aarohan

34. a. Andhra Pradesh

35. d. Kaushik Basu

36. b. C. Rangarajan

37. a. Sugar

38. c. Anwar Hossain

39. b. Bijoy Krishna Handique

40. d. Xin Wang

41. a. Mother Teresa

42. c. Automatonophobia

43. b. Pixar Animation Studio

44. a. 1930

45. d. Air India

46. b. Defense

47. c. Fish

48. a. Computer

49. d. Student resources in electronic form

50. a. India, Mexico, South Africa

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