Friday, May 14, 2010

Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 66

1.      Who is the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom?
a)Gordon Brown     b)Harriet Harman    c)Nick Clegg    d)David Cameroon   e)none
2.      Which Country topped the Global Information Technology Report 2010 released by WEF?
a)Denmark    b)Sweden     c)Singapore    d)Switzerland    e)none
3.      According to the recent data released by Coffee Board of India, India majorly exports coffee to which of the following countries?
a)Italy     b)Russia    c)Germany     d)US    e)UK
4.      Recently which country announced that it has 5,113 nuclear warheads?
a)Russia    b)North Korea    c)US    d)Iran   e)China
5.      In which state, IT major Infosys will open Rural BPO centers in 22 districts of the state?
a)Kerala    b)Karnataka     c)Tamilnadu    d)Andhra Pradesh    e)none
6.      Which country will start the Worlds Largest Carbon Credit Project?
a)China    b)India    c)Japan    d)Germany   e)none
7.      Which is the first state in India where video phone services have been launched on a commercial basis?
a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Haryana    c)Tamilnadu   d)Delhi   e)Gujarat
8.      Who is the new Governor of Rajasthan?
a)S K Singh    b)Prabha Rau    c)Shivraj Patel     d)K. Shankarnarayan   e)none
9.      World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on ________?
a)April 3rd    b)May 3rd    c)April 23rd     d)May 23rd    e)none
10. India is the ___ largest shareholder in the World Bank?
a)first     b)second     c)third    d)fifth    e)seventh
11. India won the Kabaddi World Cup 2010 by defeating _____________?
a)Canada    b)Malaysia    c)Italy    d)Pakistan   e)none
12. What is the mascot for 2011 Cricket World Cup?
a)Fuwa     b)Zakumi   c)Jumbo    d)Shera    e)none
13. The 2010 Youth Olympics Games to be held in which of the following country?
a)Singapore    b)China    c)India    d)France    e)none
14. Who is the author of the book ‘Decision Points’?
a)Barack Obama     b)Bill Clinton    c)Hillary Clinton    d)George W. Bush  e)none
15. Lech Kaczynski has recently passed away in a plane crash, he was the president of which of the following country?
a)Poland    b)Slovakia    c)Czech Republic    d)Belarus    e)none
16. Recently 17,000 flights cancelled across Europe due to volcanic ash. In which country volcanic eruption has taken place?
a)Greenland    b)Denmark    c)Iceland    d)Greece   e)none
17. Who won the Rome Masters Title for the fifth time in six years?
a)Andy Murray    b)Rafael Nadal     c)David Ferrer    d)Roger federer    e)none
18. Recently which country tested the Shaheen-1 missile?
a)UAE    b)Iran    c)Pakistan    d)India   e)none
19. Which of the following is renamed as ‘Aadhaar’ recently?
a)Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana    b)Unique Identification Authority of India     c)NREGA   d)Saakshar Bharat    e)none
20. Recently which country eliminated two time zones of its eleven time zones?
a)Russia    b)Canada     c)US    d)UK    e)China   

22 comments:

Anil said...

1)David cameroon
2)Sweden
3)Italy
4)US
5)Andhra pradesh
6)India
7)Gujarat
8)Shivraj patil
9)May 3rd
10)seventh
11)Pakistan
12)
13)Singapore
14)G W Bush
15)Poland
16)Iceland
17)Rafael nadal
18)pakistan
19)UIAI
20)Russia

KANNA said...

HAI VARUN. PLZ RESPOND. DO U HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING WHEN SBI CLERK FINAL RESULTS ARE GOING TO COME.
REGARDS.
HARI.

Varun Reddy said...

One thing man...Nobody knows when the results will be out...!!!It will not revealed public when the results will be declared.!!
It will take some time to declare final results bcoz recruitment is huge.You must have patience.

Shobhit said...

For Answer 12 it "APPU"

Narender said...

Ans. Quiz on GK 2010-66

1. - d)David Cameroon
2. - b)Sweden
3. - a)Italy
4. - c)US
5. - d)Andhra Pradesh
6. - b)India
7. - e)Gujarat
8. - c)Shivraj Patel
9. - b)May 3rd
10. - e)seventh
11. - d)Pakistan -1st kabaddi WC
12. - e)none
13. - a)Singapore
14. - d)George W. Bush
15. - a)Poland
16. - c)Iceland
17. - b)Rafael Nadal
18. - c)Pakistan
19. - b)Unique Identification
Authority of India
20. - a)Russia

plzz.. mk a post...on bank/mktg. abbrivation terms only--usually 2-3 ques. frm these abbriv...in exm..

bye....... Narender

sirish said...

1. - d)David Cameroon
2. - b)Sweden
3. - a)Italy
4. - c)US
5. - d)Andhra Pradesh
6. - b)India
7. - e)Gujarat
8. - c)Shivraj Patel
9. - b)May 3rd
10. - e)seventh
11. - d)Pakistan -1st kabaddi WC
12. - e)none (appu)
13. - a)Singapore
14. - d)George W. Bush
15. - a)Poland
16. - c)Iceland
17. - b)Rafael Nadal
18. - c)Pakistan
19. - b)Unique Identification
Authority of India
20. - a)Russia

Unknown said...

hi varun... i had posted a few queries earlier as well..but this time its of a great importance for me... actually my preparations for BANK PO has got really hampered since i have taken up a job... now i think that i may not be able to study with such a bussy schedule.. so i m thinking of applying for clerks exam and once i get through it i can then prepare for PO then as i would get some free time then... what do u suggest.. i m a 2008 pass out B.TECH ... but got a job just a month back due to which my SBI exam was hampered.. what do you suggesst ..PLEASE PLEASE DO REPLY .. I VALUE UR SUGGESTION A LOT.. AND IF POSSIBLLE PLEASE DISCUSS MY ISSUE WITH A FEW MORE AND THEN REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE..
and by the way what is the salary i would get as a clerk.... please do reply..

Varun Reddy said...

Rajesh:
Clarify me one thing, If you got a job..then y r u trying for another job?

Unknown said...

varun the job i took was due to family and society pressure.... but m interested in some baking and govt job... and doing the job i have realised that i m not ment for the job...

Varun Reddy said...

Ok..then you are plan is correct.Plz go ahead.

dibyajit bordoloi said...

Hi Varun, i had cleared the clerk exm of vijaya bank?? kindly give me some tips like no. of branches of VB in overseas.. in how many countries it is working.??? any other related data.. I m B.Tech IT with MBA final sem... will it create a problem, or a plus point for me to get selected if i give my interview do well upto 60% i m a SC candidate... reply plss interview on 1st June in Bangalore... is there any other centres for interview all over India...

Narender said...

hi...varun...how are u...

i am not apear in P&S Bank PO exm...bcoz both on same date

GK Paper of DCRUST[Murthal] DEO-Cum-Clerk Exam. (16-5-2010)

i think these que..may be useful only for clerical exms...

There are total 25 ques. of gk...some of thm are...

1. How many districts in Haryana - 21

2. Oil Refinary is in - Panipat

3. Golkund Fort is in - Hyderabad

4. First PM of Independent India - Jawahar Lal Nehru

5. National song of India was composed by - Bankim Chandra Chaterjee

6. Shortage of Iron in Food cause - Anaemia

7. Who got Noble Prize in Literature - Ravinder Nath Tegore

8. what is full form of WWW - World Wide Web

9. Which part of computer we can touch - Hardware

10.'Joothan' was writen by - Omprakash Valmiki

11. First woman PM of world - Sirimavo Bandaranaike

12. Largest planet in Solar System - Jupiter

13. What is used to check purity of Milk - Lactometer

14. The strength of an earthquake is measured in - Richter scale

15. Main constituent of LPG Gas is - Butane

16. Babar was died at - Agra

17. First woman who got Bharat Ratan Award - Indira Gandhi

18. Nightingale of India is - Sarojini Naidu

19. Largest cannal of India used in irrigation - Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal

20. who was a member of India's Constituent Assembly - Ranbir Singh

21. Who is a Member of Parliament from haryana- Naveen Jindal

22. Where is Eiffel Tower - Paris

23. Which state has its own Constitution - Jammu and Kashmir

24. Which state has highest literate rate in India -Kerala with 99.86% literacy


bye..................Narender

Varun Reddy said...

dibyajit bordoloi:
As you are a post graduate..definitely in interview they will ask why clerk though you are a PG?prepare for that answer.
About bank details you can find in the bank website.

dibyajit bordoloi said...

suggest me varun wat to say? If i say that i had been gone through PO but not succeed so as PSU Banking Job is my Dream, i want to enter any how from lower level also, and as it is a booming sector i can grow in it sticking to the same bank.

Wat do u say????????

Narender said...

thnx varun...for ur kind suges...
i also hv sm que...frm eng. sec....
of ths ppr...

bye.............narender

Anonymous said...

hi varun
12 th answer is appu or jumbo ??

Varun Reddy said...

Appu and Jumbo are referred as Elephant.
Both the options are not given if the same question is asked. Most probably Jumbo will be given.

Unknown said...

HI
new governor of rajsthan is Prabha Rau not Shivraj Patel------he is appointed as punjab governor......

Varun Reddy said...

Rajat:
Prabha Rau died on April 2010. Shivraj Patel is appointed as additional charge to Rajasthan.

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/04/28/shivraj-patil-sworn-in-rajasthan-governor-rau.html

Anonymous said...

hello varun,

i wanna know wat r d qualifying points to clearout clerk exam....

Varun Reddy said...

Ritika:
Fastness and Accuracy are the qualifying points to clear exam.
To get fastness and accuracy....you have do more and more practice.

abhi said...

hi varun
can u plz send me some questions 4 bank's specialist officer hr question

Abhilasha