Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 63

1.      A/c to the new report of ‘Global Economic Prospects 2010’, World Bank pegged India’s GDP growth at _____ in 2010-11?
a)7.2%     b)7.5%    c)7.75%    d)8%    e)none
2.      Who has been elected as the President of Chile?
a)Michelle Bachelet    b)Eduardo Frei Ruiz    c)Ricardo Lagos   d)Sebastián Piñera  e)none
3.      With which country India signed an agreement for exploring oil and gas, as also decided to strengthen co-operation in the information technology sector. Besides, they decided to work for enhancing the trade volume to $1 billion by 2012?
a)Nigeria     b)Finland      c)Saudi Arabia    d)Hungary    e)none
4.      Sujit Kumar had recently passed away, he was a famous __________?
a)Actor     b)Politician     c)Painter     d)Economist    e)none
5.      The 2009 AIMA-JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award was presented to _______?
a)Sunil Mittal     b)Rahul Bajaj     c)Venu Srinivasan    d)OP Bhatt   e)K M Birla
6.      Who has been selected for the prestigious 17th Ekalabya Award for the year 2009?
a)K Ravi Kumar     b)Monisha Mohanty    c)Amiya Kumar    d)Baijayant Panda    e)none
7.      Expand WANO?
a)Wide Area Network Operator
b)World Authority Nuclear Operators
c)World Association of Nuclear Organization
d)World Association of Nuclear Operators
e)none
8.      To which state World Bank has agreed to give a $450 million loan to supplement the state government efforts for sustainable environment growth?
a)Delhi     b)Andhra Pradesh    c)Himachal Pradesh    d)Jammu and Kashmir    e)none
9.      According to U.S. Treasury data released on February 2010, which country has reduced its holdings of U.S. debt by $45 billion in the past five months?
a)Japan    b)Germany   c)UK   d) India     e)China
10. Which of the following states is called the ‘Tiger State’ of India?
a)Uttar Pradesh     b)Madhya Pradesh    c)Gujarat    d)Rajasthan    e)Maharashtra
11. Indian Economy can be described as ___________?
a)Capitalist Economy     b)Socialist Economy     c)Traditional Economy    d)Mixed Economy   e)All of these
12. Brett Lee, one of the fastest bowlers in the cricket, announced his retirement from Test Cricket. He belongs to which nationality?
a)England    b)New Zealand     c)Australia    d)South Africa    e)none
13. Which state has becomes first state in India to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health for all citizens?
a)Assam    b)Gujarat     c)Uttarakhand     d)Tamilnadu    e)none
14. Who among the following has been selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
a)Amitabh Bachhan     b)Katrina Kaif    c)M S Dhoni    d)Akshay Kumar    e)Sachin Tendulkar
15. The second meeting of Ministers of the four BASIC Group countries took place in ____?
a)Brasilia     b)Beijing     c)Mumbai     d)Cape Town   e)Delhi
16. With which country India has decided to jointly develop Solar city?
a)China    b)Bangladesh    c)US    d)Nepal   e)Japan
17. Which of the following is the first country in the world to build a nuclear-powered spacecraft for interplanetary flights?
a)India     b)US     c)China    d)Russia     e)Iran
18. Which of the following has become the third country in the world after US and Russia to possess missile interceptor technology designed to shoot down enemy missile in mid-air?
a)India    b)China     c)Japan     d)Iran      e)UK
19. What is the present Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR)?
a)5.0%     b)5.25%     c)5.75%     d)3.5%    e)none
20. Which of the following pairs in not correct?
a)Deodhar Trophy - Cricket
b)Subroto Cup - Football
c)Agha Khan Trophy – Hockey
d)Irani Cup – Football
e)All are correct

19 comments:

tushar katre said...

Answers
1) b) 7.5%
2) d) Sebastián Piñera
3) c) Saudi Arabia
4) a) actor
5) d) O P Bhatt
6) a) K Ravi Kumar
7) d) World Association of Nuclear Operation
8) c) Himachal Pradesh
9) e) China
10) b) Madhya Pradesh
11) d) Mixed Economy
12) c) Australia
13) a) Assam
14) e) Sachin Tendulkar
15) e) Delhi
16) e) Japan
17) d) Russia
18) b) China
19) c) 5.75%
20) d) Irani Cup (related to Cricket)



Nice Work.......... keep it up

Anonymous said...

1.
2.a
3.c
4.
5.d
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.e
10.b?
11.b
12.c
13.a
14.e
15.e(New Delhi)
16.e
17.d
18.a
19.c
20.d

Anirudh said...

ANSWER
1.B Not sure
2.A
3.C Not sure
4.A
5.D
6.A
7.D
8.C
9.E
10.B
11.E
12.C
13.A
14.E
15.E
16.E
17.D
18.
19.C
20.D

Unknown said...

ans:
1-7.5
2-richrdo lagos(not sure)
3-saudi arabia
4- actor
5-op bhatt
6-k ravi kumar
7-World Association of Nuclear Organization
8- andhra pradesh
9-china
10- gujrat
11-mixed economy
12-australia
13-uttrakhand(not sure_)
14-sachin
15-delhi
16
17india
18-china
19-5.75%
20-irani

Narender Jangra said...

Ans.GK Quiz 2010-63
1) b) 7.5%
2) d) Michelle Bachelet
3) c) Saudi Arabia
4) a) actor
5) d) O P Bhatt
6) a) K Ravi Kumar(Weightlifter)
7) d) World Association of Nuclear Operators
8) c) Himachal Pradesh
9) e) China
10) b) Madhya Pradesh
11) d) Mixed Economy
12) c) Australia
13) a) Assam(w.e.f 1st April 2010)
14) e) Sachin Tendulkar
15) e) Delhi
16) e) Japan
17) d) Russia
18) b) China
19) c) 5.75%(w.e.f. 27/02/2010)
20) d) Irani Cup (related to Cricket

bye...

rahul said...

Hello varun

obc clerk result have been declared but when union bank clerk,vijaya bank clerk and allahabad bank po result will be declared? have any idea?


thanks

Anonymous said...

1) 7.5
2) Sebastián Piñera
3) Hungary
4) actor
5) O P Bhatt
6) K Ravi Kumar
7) World Association of Nuclear Operators
8) Himachal Pradesh
9) China
10) Madhya Pradesh
11) Mixed Economy
12) Australia
13) Assam
14) Sachin Tendulkar
15) Delhi
16) Japan
17) Russia
18) China
19) 5.75
20) Irani Cup (related to Cricket)

Anu said...

Varun,
Can U help me in knowing the differences and definitions of the following?
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
Net National Product
Gross National Income
National Income

Varun Reddy said...

You can find in the page 'Banking Terms' above in this blog beside recruitment page, starting with Q.No 16.

rathiid said...

HI VARUN
CAN U TELL ME THAT CURRENT AFFAIRS FROM WHICH MONTH TO WHICH MONTH CAN BE ASKED IN SBI PO EXAM...SO THAT I CAN REVISE IT QUICKLY.

Avinash said...

It would have been better had you published the answers separately rather than highlighting them in the post itself.That way we could have taken it as a quiz and checked our answers at the end.

Varun Reddy said...

Rathiid:
mostly the questions are from the month jan & feb.

Unknown said...

can u plz write a essay format like what we have to write or not to write in the essay in the descriptive exam of sbi. one topic of sbi assosiate iz save paper save tree can u plz write an essay on it thnx

Anonymous said...

hi...
For 15th question is it different from second summit Because second summit will be held in brasilia
check this one

AKASH said...

Sir can u plz change the background..its nt pooperly visible

Jagadish said...

Dear All,

Can anyone please help me to improve My Current Affairs Knowledge.... What i have to do to get into a Bank PO? Which book shall i follow? Looking forward your Supportive Guidance.....

Yours
Jagdish.....

Vikas said...

sir , can u tell me that from which month to which month we should cover for current affairs in BANK OF BARODA ..PLEASE GUIDE ME

Varun Reddy said...

Vikas:
Jan, Feb and March and some part of April will be covered.

Anonymous said...

can u please tell me from where i should start preparing for general awareness.Please rply asap.