Quiz 2010-11

1.      Who is the present Telecom Minister?

a)Manmohan Singh    b)A Raja     c)Kapil Sibal     d)Sachin Pilot   e)none

2.      Which organization has launched ‘Awaaz Do’ with the support of GOI?

a)UNESCO    b)UNICEF   c)UN   d)WHO    e)none

3.      Which Country will build country’s first industrial solar power station near Black sea?

a)Russia    b)China    c)India    d)Japan   e)none

4.      Which country has supplied F-16 combat jets to Pakistan?

a)China    b)Russia    c)US    d)France    e)Britain

5.      Which of the following countries has test fired intercontinental ballistic missile ‘Bulava’?

a)Russia    b)China    c)North Korea    d)Iran    e)none

6.      Which country has approved world’s biggest Solar Power Project?

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

7.      India has lifted ban on emigration clearance for employment on which of the following country?

a)Pakistan    b)Australia    c)Libya    d)Nepal    e)China

8.      ‘World Food Day’ is observed on which of the following days?

a)July 16    b)September 16     c)June 16    d)October 16    e)none

9.      In the recent past the name ‘Julian Assange’ has came in most of the news channels and news papers. He belongs to which of the following?

a)Facebook     b)Wikipidea     c)Google    d)Wikileaks    e)none

10. Which of the following is not a direct tax?

a)Income tax    b)Wealth tax    c)Corporate tax    d)a,b & c    e)Sales tax

Current Events - November 2010

1.      The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the country's largest trading partner in term of total trade exchange in the first half of 2010.

2.      The Government has launched a special scheme for the health and well-being of adolescent girls as a pilot project in 200 most backward districts of the country. 'Sabla' or the 'Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Adolescent Girls' would be launched in 22 districts of Uttar Pradesh, 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh, 12 of Bihar, 12 of Sikkim, 11 districts of Maharashtra and 10 districts of Rajasthan.

3.      Former Test captain Anil Kumble elected as the President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association while former pace duo of Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad were elected as Secretary and Vice President respectively.

4.      Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan honoured with Teacher's People Achiever Award.

5.      India and Norway joined hands to set up a centre in Chennai to protect the bio-diversity to help tackle threats of climate change.

6.      India has pledged to provide a grant assistance of Rs 16.19 million to Nepal for construction of 350 tube-wells in the southern region of the country.

7.      State-run Coal India has become the third most powerful Indian company with a total market capitalisation (m-cap) of Rs 2,09,671.57 crore and is only lagging behind RIL and ONGC.

8.      Punjab Government has brought Sain Samaj under Shagun scheme to provide financial assistance of Rs 15000 to the daughters of Sain Samaj at the time of their marriage.

9.      Noted Malayalam film and stage actress Shanta Devi died.

10. Malaysia has emerged as one of the the most favourite destinations in the Asia Pacific for Indian travellers, according to a new survey.

Current Affairs Quiz 2010-11

1.      Who is the head of the committee constituted by Prime Minister to probe corruption in 2010 Commonwealth Games?

a)Sam Pitroda     b)Shantanu Consul    c)Pargat Singh    d)V K Shunglu  e)none

2.      2010 United Nations Climate Conference was held in ______?

a)Washington     b)Geneva     c)Cancun     d)New York    e)none

3.      Which Country has launched the World’s first Synthetic jet fuel?

a)US    b)France    c)South Africa     d)Japan   e)India

4.      Who won the 2010 ATP World Tour Title?

a)Rafael Nadal      b)Andy Murray    c)Andy Roddick    d)Roger Federer   e)none

5.      Tertiary sector contributes maximum to Indian GDP. Tertiary sector is also known as _________ sector?

a)Banking Sector     b)Primary Sector    c)Secondary Sector    d)Agriculture Sector    e)Service Sector

6.      Armando Emilio Guebuza recently visited India. He is the _______?

a)Prime Minister of Mozambique  

b)President of Madagascar

c)President of Mozambique

d)Prime Minister of Madagascar

e)none

7.      Who won the 2010 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award?

a)John Brumby    b)Aund San Suu Kyi     c)Sheikh Hasina    d)Barack Obama   e)none

8.      Who is the author of the book ‘The Masque of Africa’?

a)V S Naipaul     b)Salman Rushdie     c)K R Narayanan     d)Nelson Mandela    e)none

9.      Which two countries have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals for the first time in three decades?

a)India and Iran    b)Egypt and Iran     c)Cuba and US     d)US and Iran    e)none

10. Recently Shimla has been declared the fourth ‘smoking free’ city in India after Chandigarh, Kottayam and Sikkim?

November Current Affairs -2010

·        India has become Israel's second largest export destination after the United States, as the Jewish state focusses on tapping potential in the Asian markets.

·        Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan has been named the next Maharashtra Chief Minister. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar and a minister named Maharashtra's next deputy chief minister after Chhagan Bhujbal.

·        Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is set to become only the second player(After Javed Miandad)  in the history of cricket to play six ODI World Cups, named the official ambassador of the event to be held in the sub-continent next year.

·        Rajkumar Hirani's "3 Idiots" continued with its award-winning spree bagging top honours at the Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA) which was held in Mumbai. The movie took home the best film album.

·        As part of its administrative reforms process, Punjab aims to become the first state in the country to achieve complete computerisation of land records by March 31, 2011.

·        India owns over 18,000 tonnes of above ground gold stocks worth approximately $ 800 billion and representing at least 11 per cent of global stock, according to estimates of World Gold Council. In 2009, total Indian gold demand reached $ 19 billion, or Rs 974 billion, which accounts for 15 per cent of the global gold market, according to WGC.

·        Noted Telugu film producer D V S Raju passed away.

·        India is set to become the fastest growing major economy in the world by 2012 and will be third largest by GDP-size in the next two decades, behind China and the USA, a global study by British banking giant Standard Chartered said.

·        China has overtaken US in the global supercomputing race as it has been confirmed as the creator of the world's fastest supercomputer, according to a latest survey. The Tianhe-1A, which means meaning Milky Way is capable of 2.67 quadrillions of computing operations per second, earning it the number one spot in the Top 500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

·        Free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Canada will help push bilateral trade to USD 15 billion in 5 years. Bilateral trade was close to USD 4.2 billion last year.