Current Affairs Quiz 2009 - 31

1. The world’s first Satellite dedicated to monitoring green house gas emissions was launched by which country?

a)India   b)US   c)China   d)Japan   e)Russia

2. Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected as the president of which of the following country?

a)Taiwan   b)Sudan   c)Peru   d)Tunisia   e)Palestine

3. Which of the following is first bank in India to offer Internet Banking service?

a)SBI   b)PNB   c)ICICI Bank  d)Federal Bank   e)Canara Bank

4. The country with highest population density?

a)India   b)Pakistan   c)China   d)US   e)none of these

5. ‘QUARK-2009’ is a ____________?

a)India-Russia joint Naval exercise

b)India’s ambitious project to Mars

c)China-Russia joint Naval exercise

d)exhibition on peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy

e)none

6. Vaclav Klaus was in news recently. He is the President of which of the following countries?

a)Sweden   b)Poland   c)Czech Republic   d)Denmark   e)Ireland

7. The Golden Horse awards are equivalent to Oscars of which country?

a)South Korea   b)Russia   c)China   d)Japan   e)Malaysia

8. Recently which country tested the ‘Hsiungfeng 2E’ missile?

a)Syria  b)North Korea   c)Canada   d)Israel   e)Taiwan

9. Justice Leila Seth was the first woman to become Chief Justice of which high court?

a)Tamilnadu   b)Delhi   c)Uttar Pradesh   d)Karnataka   e)none

10. Who has been nominated for the Lal Bahadur Shastri Award for the year 2009?

a)O P Bhatt   b)Sunil Mittal   c)Ajim Premji   d)Lakshmi Mittal   e)Ratan Tata

11. Samprupa, the world’s first cloned buffalo calf, was cloned by scientist from which of the following countries?

a)China   b)US   c)India   d)UAE   e)Canada

12. In India how many states are in Special Category, in which they get higher share of Union government’s resource allocation?

a)7    b)9    c)10    d)11    e)12

13. Trading in which of the following futures restarted on NCDEX and MCX on 21^st May 2009?

a)Sugar   b)Jute   c)Turmeric   d)Soya   e)Wheat

14. FIFA has suspended which country’s football association?

a)Fiji   b)Iraq   c)Sudan   d)Kenya   e)none

15. Who penned the book ‘A Brief History of Time’?

a)Stephen Hawking   b)Sonia Gandhi   c)Amartya Sen  d)J G Ballard   e)Abdul Kalam

16. The fifth edition of the Indo-Nippon Golf Cup 2010 will be held at _________?

a)Shillong    b)Delhi   c)Ahmedabad   d)Delhi   e)Hyderabad

17. Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India?

a)HSBC   b)Standard Chartered   c)Barclays   d)Yes Bank   e)All are foreign Banks

18. Kaiga Atomic Power Plant is located in which of the following states?

a)Karnataka   b)Maharashtra    c)Tamilnadu   d)Rajasthan   e)none of these

19. The Official & Permanent Venue of IFFA?

a)Delhi   b)Chennai   c)Mumbai    d)Goa   e)Kolkatta

20. Arvind Jhadav is related to ____?

a)Jet Airways   b)Air India   c)Paramount Airways    d)Kingfisher Airlines   e)none

Note:
Answer for 5th question:The Annual National Level Technical festival of BITS Pilani.
Answer for 9th question: Himachal Pradesh.