Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 56

1.      Recently which country offered their nationality to the India’s most celebrated artist M.F. Hussain?

a)Saudi Arabia    b)Kuwait     c)South Africa    d)Qatar    e)UK

2.      To which Country India has given a $1 billion line of credit, the biggest it has given to any country?

a)Nepal     b)Srilanka     c)Bangladesh    d)Haiti    e)none of these

3.      Viktor Yanukovych is newly elected President of _____________?

a)Libya   b)Uruguay   c)Bulgaria    d)Ukraine    e)none of these

4.      The index of six core industries registered a growth of ____ percent in January 2010?

a)4.2%    b)5.5%     c)6.9%   d)8.0%    e)9.4%

5.      Which country honored the Niwano Peace Prize 2010 to social worker Ela Bhatt for her contribution to uplift of poor women in India?

a)China    b)Japan    c)Singapore    d)Sweden   e)Maldives

6.      Recently Sachin Tendulkar created world record by scoring 200 runs in ODI’s. He scored against ______?

a)Srilanka    b)New Zealand    c) Bangladesh    d)South Africa   e)Australia

7.      The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-sharing treaty between the India and _______?

a)China    b)Bangladesh    c)Pakistan    d)Nepal    e)Bhutan

8.      Which State Government has decided to give up to Rs.1 crore to SC/ST Entrepreneurs without collateral security to encourage them as Industrialist?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Gujarat     c)Kerala    d)Uttar Pradesh   e)Tamilnadu

9.      Recently which country approved the genetically modified Potatoes?

a)Europe    b)Srilanka    c)South Africa    d)US  e)Brazil

10. Which state launched the scheme ‘Kalaignar Housing Scheme’ aimed at providing concrete houses to poor?

a)Kerala    b)Karnataka     c)Chhattisgarh  d)Uttarakhand     e)Tamilnadu

11. Which team lifted the 2010 Vijay Hazare Trophy?

a)Bengal    b)Karnataka    c)Tamilnadu   d)Maharashtra    e)none

12. Which of the following is the largest selling car in India in 2009?

a)Maruti Alto     b)Hyundai i10    c)Tata Indica    d)Maruti Swift   e)Hyundai Santro

13. Recently which State Government has declared Sanskrit as the second official language of the State?

a)Kerala     b)Tamilnadu     c)Uttarakhand    d)Andhra Pradesh    e)Karnataka

14. In which country Ministry of Tourism held an Incredible India Road show to promote Commonwealth Games 2010 in January 2010?

a)US    b)UK    c)Trinidad    d)South Africa   e)France

15. According to the 2010 Quality of Life Index, published by travel magazine International Living, India is ____ best country to live?

a)34^th    b)49^th    c)54^th    d)73^rd   e)88^th

16. Who is the Chairman of the Committee on Comprehensive Regulation for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs), set up by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance?

a)Kaushik Basu    b)K.P Krishnan    c)A. Vasudevan    d)Rakesh Mohan  e)None

17. The world's first On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) was introduced in ________?

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

18. A high-level committee headed by Sam Pitroda has submitted its report on state-run telecom operator BSNL to the Department of Telecom (DoT). Which of the following is true regarding the report?

a)Disinvestment of 30% government equity

b)Recommended that four independent business units for fixedline, mobility, enterprise and new business should be created.

c)To reduce the Staff by one-third from the present 3 lakhs employees.

d)Both A & B

e)All the above

19. Nisar Ahmed Kukru is appointed as the Chief Justice of ______________?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Rajasthan     c)Jammu and Kashmir    d)Delhi   e)None

20. Which Country has agreed to sell four Mishral warships to Russia?

a)Israel    b)France    c)US    d)UK   e)China