Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 71

1.      Which is the first country in Europe to ban full-face veils worn by Muslim women?

a)France     b)Belgium    c)Denmark      d)Italy    e)none

2.      India's first 3 MW solar power plant is inaugurated in Kolar district. It is in which state?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Karnataka     c)Gujarat    d)Tamilnadu    e)none

3.      Who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Mauritius?

a)Seewoosagur Ramgoolam    )Anerood Jugnauth     c)Navinchandra Ramgoolam    d)Paul Bérenger    e)none

4.      Which Organization has asked mutual fund houses to disclose the details of investor complaints, annual reports on websites, to enable clients to make more informed decisions?

a)RBI      b)IRDA      c)SEBI     d)NABARD    e)none

5.      Which is the first country in the world to mandate plain packaging of cigarettes?

a)Australia      b)Canada    c)India     d)US     e)Japan

6.      Which is the first country to broadcast 3DTV on terrestrial channels?

a)Japan     b)China      c)South Korea     d)India     e)none

7.      The Country's first privately-funded metro project will be started in which of the following cities?

a)Pune     b)Chennai     c)Hyderabad     d)Chandigarh    e)Gurgaon

8.      Who is the author of the book “Troubles”?

a)J G Farell     b)Nina Bawden    c)Patrick White     d)Mary Renault    e)none

9.      Recently which state affected by the Cyclonic Storm ‘Laila’?

a)Maharashtra     b)Andhra Pradesh      c)Tamilnadu     d)Gujarat    e)none

10. Who is the first Indian to qualify for the men's singles main draw at the French Open in 13 years?

a)Sashi Menon     b)Syed Asif  Quadri   c)Somdev Dewarmen   d)Leander Paes     e)none

11. Jordan Romero has became the youngest ever climber to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. He belongs to which country?

a)US     b)Canada      c)UK    d)Germany    e)none

12. Recently which country has rejected visa applications to the retired employees of Border Security Force?

a)US     b)China     c)Pakistan    d)Canada     e)none

13. The worlds' first women’s' magic festival Maya 2010 held at ___________?

a)Chennai     b)Uttar Pradesh      c)Pune    d)Jaipur    e)Thiruvananthapuram

14. Who has been named as ‘England cricketer of the year’?

a)Paul Collingwood    b)Graeme Swann     c)Kevin Petersen    d)Andrew Strauss    e)none

15. To which country President Prathiba Patil recently visited and signed three bilateral pacts?

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

16. John Shepherd-Barron recently passed away. He invented the world’s first _____ in London?

a)Bank     b)Credit Card       c)Debit Card    d)ATM    e)none

17. Which country topped the list of people who acquired British citizenship in 2009?

a)China      b)US    c)India   d)France    e)none

18. Jeev Milkha Singh, Gaganjeet Bhullar are associated to which sport?

a)Foot ball     b)Tennis     c)Chess    d)Golf   e)none

19. Who has been ranked as the best CEO in the country, a/c to FinanceAsia magazine?

a)Gopalakrishnan     b)Natarajan Chandrasekaran    c)Sunil Mittal    d)Ratan Tata    e)none

20. Which of the following is not a sport playing in the Commonwealth Games 2010?

a)Kabaddi    b)Hockey    c)Tennis    d)Cricket    e)All of these

Quiz On General Awareness 2010 - 59

1.      As per the 13^th Finance commission report, the share of states in net proceeds of sharable central taxes has been increased to ______ from the level of 30.5%?

a)34%     b)31.5%    c)32%    d)35%   e)none

2.      Who among the following is the India’s most trusted person, published by Reader’s Digest?

a)Ratan Tata    b)Narayana Murthy    c)Abdul Kalam   d)Rahul Gandhi   e)none

3.      Which of the following state is the most polluted state in India, a/c to the latest report by Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB)?

a)Maharashtra     b)Tamilnadu     c)Andhra Pradesh    d)Gujarat   e)Karnataka

4.      Who has been honored as the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, at the London Film Festival?

a)Amitabh Bachchan     b)Monika Mohta    c)Kishwar Desai    d)Jaya Bachchan   e)none

5.      Who has been awarded the Rani Lakshmi Bai Award for the year 2009?

a)Sunita Devi    b)Maha Jabeen    c)sugatha Kumari    d)Ved Kumari Ghai   e)M Vijaya

6.      Recently G P Birla has passed away he was a famous __________?

a)Economist     b)Actor    c)Politician   d)Industrialist    e)none

7.      SEBI has directed stock exchanges to provide details related to shares allotted to institutional investors through QIP. what is the full form of QIP?

a)Quality Investment Partner

b)Qualified Institutional Placements

c)Quality Improvement Programme

d) Quality Intellectual Property

e)none of these

8.      What is the current Repo rate?

a)4.75%    b)3.5%    c)5.0%    d)6%   e)none

9.      Recently RBI has inaugurated its sub-office in which of the following states?

a)Sikkim    b)Meghalaya    c)Assam   d)Maharashtra    e)Andhra Pradesh

10. A/c to a report released by WTO, the World Trade fell by ____ percent in 2009 due to Global Economic crisis?

a)8%     b)10%     c)12%    d)15%    e)none of these

11. India’s biggest commodity exchange MCX emerged as the ____ largest commodity exchange in the world in terms of contracts in 2009?

a)fourth     b)second     c)third    d)sixth    e)none

12. To which of the following centre has approved the proposal for release of equity infusion of Rs. 800 crore, which is facing severe financial losses?

a)Bsnl     b)Air India    c)SAIL     d)HAL   e)none of these

13. Recently Google has shut down its operations in which of the following country due to set of cyber attacks?

a)Iran     b)North Korea     c)Turkey    c)Indonesia    e)China

14. Which state bagged the National award for the best tourism infrastructure for the year 2008-09?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Goa    c)Kerala   d)Sikkim   e)Rajasthan

15. On which day World Water day is observed?

a)April 22^nd    b)Sep 23^rd    c)May 22^nd    d)March 22^nd    e)none

16. Which is the First State in India to Release Action Plan to Combat Climate Change?

a)Gujarat    b)Delhi   c)Karnataka     d)Meghalaya    e)none

17. Which state introduced the project ‘e-Shishu’, which maintain database of all children between newborn and 14 years of age?

a)Orissa     b)Madhya Pradesh   c)Assam     d)Jammu & Kashmir   e)none

18. According to the Corporate Gender Gap report brought out by the World Economic Forum, India has the lowest percentage of women employees of ___ percent?

a)33%     b)39%    c)26%   d)23%   e)none

19. Mukhesh Ambani has placed at ____ place in the richest person in the world, a/c to the latest report released by Forbes?

a)second     b)third    c)fourth     d)fifth    e)none

20. Which is the first country in the world to have specialized Environment Courts?

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

General Awareness Quiz 2010 - 57

1.      Which country won the maximum number of Gold medals in 2010 Winter Olympics?

a)US     b)Germany    c)Canada    d)China    e)Russia

2.      Which of the following states is the largest producer of Coffee in India?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Karnataka    c)Kerala    d)Tamilnadu   e)none

3.      Which Country won the Hockey world cup 2010 by defeating Germany?

a)Spain     b)Netherlands    c)England     d)Australia    e)none

4.      Who is the head of the committee appointed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation to discuss the draft guidelines of government's ambitious Rajiv Awas Yojana?

a)Rakesh Mohan    b)Rangarajan    c)O P Mathur   d)Sheela Patel   e)Deepakh Parekh

5.      The European Investment Bank agreed to give a £340-million loan to Jaguar and Land Rover. These are the brands of which Auto Major Company?

a)Maruthi Suzuki    b)Hyundai   c)Mahindra & Mahindra   d)Tata Motors   e)none

6.      Recently which Indian Cricketer has been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame?

a)Sunil Gavaskar    b)Kapil  Dev    c)Mohinder Amarnath    d)Ravi Shastri   e)Bishen Singh Bedi

7.      What is the trade between India and EU at present ______?

a)$20 billion    b)$50 billion    c)$69 billion    d)$106 billion   e)$125 billion

8.      Which state launched the schemes ‘Indira Bal Swasthya Yojana’(IBSY) and ‘Nehru Drishti Yojana’ to improve the health of all school going children in the State?

a)Haryana    b)Madhya Pradesh    c)Gujarat    d)Himachal Pradesh   e)none

9.      Which Indian Company has named among the world's 20 best companies for leadership, a/c to Human resources consultancy Hay Group?

a)Infosys     b)SBI     c)Reliance    d)ONGC   e)TCS

10. Which Company introduced the Worlds Cheapest mobile at $15(Rs. 690)?

a)Nokia    b)Vodafone   c)LG   d)Videocon    e)Reliance

11. Bharti Airtel had acquired 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom of ______ for $300 mn (about Rs 1,363 crore) in January 2010?

a) UAE    b)Srilanka    c)Myanmar   d)Bangladesh   e)none

12. Which among the following is nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize?

a)CRY foundation     b)Bill & Melinda gates foundation    c)Internet    d)UN   e)none of these

13. Which country has announced that its National currency(bolivar) will be devalued by at least 17%?

a)Bolivia    b)Ecuador     c)Venezuela    d)Cuba    e)none

14. Amitabh Bachchan has accepted as a brand ambassador for _________ state?

a)Kerala     b)Maharashtra    c)Delhi     d)Tamilnadu   e)Gujarat

15. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Kerala Tourism?

a)Mohan Lal      b)Amir Khan    c)Sharukh Khan    d)Rasool Pookutty    e)Amitabh Bachchan

16. Which of the following is India’s second highest civilian honour?

a)Padma Bhusan     b)Bharat Ratna    c)Padma Sri   d)Padma Vibhusan    e)none

17. Which European Country is facing severe debt crisis?

a)Spain    b)Portugal    c)Greece    d)UK    e)none of these

18. Recently which state has purchased a 1,300 megawatt of power from Gujarat, West Bengal and Maharashtra?

a)Andhra Pradesh     b)Tamilnadu     c)Uttar Pradesh    d)Rajasthan   e)Karnataka

19. At present in India, 105 Operational Special Economic Zones are there. In which state the maximum SEZ are there?

a)Maharashtra    b)Uttar Pradesh    c)Andhra Pradesh    d)Karnataka    e)Tamilnadu

20. Expand the suitable PTA from the following?

a)Partial Trade Agreement

b)Preferential Trade Agreement

c)Primary Trade Agreement

d)Paid Trade Agreement

e)Public Trade Agreement

Quiz on General Awareness 30

1. Which State has been awarded as “Best e-governance Award” for the year 2009?

a)Delhi   b)Haryana   c)Kerala   d)Madhya Pradesh   e)Karnataka

2. Which of the following is Oxfords Dictionary’s “Word of the Year 2009”?

a)Friend   b)freemium   c)Unfriend   d)Paywall   e)Sexting

3. The Five Year Plan is approved by ______________?

a)Planning Commission

b)President

c)National Development Council

d)Prime Minister

e)President

4. Who penned the book “Unleashing India”?

a)S M Krishna   b)Veerappa Moily   c)Shashi Tharoor   d)Chidambaram.P   e)A K Antony

5. Which Country won the Federation Tennis cup 2009?

a)Italy   b)Spain   c)Swizerland   d)Russia   e)US

6. Who has been elected as first permanent President of European Council?

a)Fredrik Reinfeldt   b)Jose Manuel Barroso   c)Romani Prodi   d)Tony Blair   e)Herman Van Rompuy

7. Recently the Centre has released 40,000 crore for which of the following purposes?

a)To remove female illiteracy

b)For better development of School & College Educations

c)For Rural Development in India

d)For Developing National Highways in India

e)Credit for the Farmers

8. A/c to the latest FIFA rankings which country topped the first rank?

a)Brazil   b)Spain   c)Italy   d)Argentina   e)none of these

9. Indian-European Summit 2009 was held in _____________?

a)Brussels   b)Italy   c)London   d)Delhi   e)Egypt

10. What would be the ‘C’ in FCCB (Foreign C……….. Convertible Bonds)?

a)Capital   b)Consumer  c)Currency   d)Customer   e)Current

11. Subhas Chander Kalia has been appointed as Executive Director of which of the following banks?

a)Union Bank of India   b)Dena Bank    c)Vijaya Bank    d)Andhra Bank   e)Indian Bank

12. “Siddarth Tiwari” belongs to which field?

a)Politician   b)Industrialist   c)Sports   d)Economist   e)Theater Director

13. Klaus Schwab was the founder of which of the following Organizations?

a)WTO   b)UNESCO   c)ILO   d)WEF   e)UNICEF

14. India test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) during night for the first time(24-11-09) from  _________?

a)Balasore   b)Chandipur   c)Dhamara   d)Wheelers Island   e)Bhubaneswar

15. Who was crowned as the World Athlete of the year 2009?

a)Sanya Richards   b)Yelena Isinbayeva   c)Usain Bolt   d)both b & c   e)both a & c

16. The Union government has granted _________ crore for development of road network in Jammu & Kashmir?

a)500   b)1000   c)1500   d)2000   e)none

17. President Pratibha Patil became the first woman head of the state(country) to fly in ___________?

a)MIG-29   b)Sukhoi-47   c)F-16   d)F-18   e)Sukhoi-30

18. Navy Day is recognized on ____________?

a)Jan 4^th   b)Feb 9^th   c)Dec 4^th   d)Jan 19^th   e)none

19. Who among the following is not the recipient award of Arjuna Award?

a)Pullala Gopichand   b)Gautam Gambhir   c)Saina Nehwal   d)Satish Jhoshi   e)All of the above

20. Baichang Bhutia is related to which of the following sport?

a)Hockey   b)Football   c)Badminton   d)Golf   e)Snooker

SBI Clerical General Awareness Paper 15-11-09 @ 2pm

1)NCDEX commodity stock exchange is headquartered at which of the following cities?

a)Mumbai b)Delhi c)hyderabad d)Chennai e)Lucknow.

2)Serene williams won which grandslam by defeating Venus Williams?

a)Australian open b)French Open c)Wimbeldon Open d)US Open

3)Brazil won the Confederation cup by beating ____________?

a)Pakistan b)US c)South Africa d)South Korea e)Germany

4)Who state won the Santhosh trophy?

a)Uttar pradesh b)Madhya Pradesh c)Tamilnadu d)Mumbai e)Goa

5)Oscar awards are given in the field of _________?

a)Literature b)sports c)films d)Economics e)Politics

6)what is the current repo rate?

a)5% b)6% c)3.25% d)4.75% e)24%

7)which director got the Best Director Award in IIFA 2009 awards?

a)Amir Khan b)Ashutosh Gowarikar c)Karan Johar d)Bhansali e)none

8)who is the chairman of 13th finance commission?

a)Rangarajan b)Rakesh Mohan c)Vijay Kelkar d)Sam pitroda e)none

9)Recently India freed the import/export duties of nearly 2200 items with which country?

a)ASEAN b)Sinagapore c)south korea d)china e)malayasia

10)Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected as the president of _________?

a)Iran b)Iraq c)Afghanistan d)Kuwait e)none

11)H R Bhardwaj was appointed the governor of which state?

a)Karnataka b)Andhra Pradesh c)Tamilnadu d)Maharashtra e)none

12)National Sports day is celebrated on?

a)Sep 29th b)july 19th c)Aug 29th d)Sep 19th e)Aug 19th

13)The Union government has given a agriculture credit to farmers of rupees ___________?

a)1,00,000 crore b)2,00,000 crore c)3,00,000 crore d)3,25,000 crore e)4,00,000 crore

14)India has upgraded the AN-32 aircrafts from which of the following countries?

a)Ukraine b)Russia c)Israel d)US e)France

15) How many crore are allocated for Pradan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana in Union budget 2009-10?

a)100 b)200 c)500 d)1000 e)none

16)With which Organisation RBI will discuss about the Indian Forex Reserves?

a)SBI b)SIDBI c)NABARD d)SEBI e)none

17)Expand POS?

Answer:Point of Scale

18)First BRIC summit held in?

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

19)First EU-Pakistam summit held in __________?

a)Pakistan b)Brussels c)Germany d)Italy e)Russia

20)India is in 3rd position in the world in which of the following ?

a)Coal b)Gold c)Steel d)auto maker e)none

21)Yen is the currency of which country?

a)china b)Malaysia c)South Korea d)cuba e)none(Japan)

22)Who is the chairman of Unique Identification (UID) cards?

a)Narayana murthy b)Gopalakrishna c)Ramalinga raju d)Azim premji e)none(Nilekeni)

23)Which of the following does not come under Core Sector?

a)Coal b)Cement c)Steel d)Auto Maker e)petroleum

24)Which of the following awards are given in Literature?

a)Saraswati Samman b)Dronacharya c)padma shri d)……..e)………

25)How many crores(approaximately) are allocated for National Rural Health Mission?

a)5000 b)7000 c)9000 d)12000 e)14000

26)’Miracle of Democracy is a book written by?

a)Amartya sen b)Swaminathan c)Krishnamurthy .T.S d)Nandan Nilekeni e)none

27) Doing Business report is released by which Organisation?

a)IMF b)ADB c)World Bank d)WTO e)none

28)Sixth Indo-Gulf Conference held in which city?

a)Mumbai b)Hyderabad c)Chennai d)Delhi e)none

29)India’s Gross Fiscal Deficit in 2008-09?

a)5% b)6% c)7% d)8% e)9%

30) Bad Loans in banking terminology is refered as ________

a)Bad Debt b)NPA’s c)………d)…………e)………….

31)which of the following is not a social welfare scheme?

a)Mid day meal b)Sarva siksha abhayan c)look east policy d)…….

32)Which term is not related to banking?

a)Deposits b)Demand c)cash withdrawal d)Equinox e)…….

33)Britains second biggest trading partner?

a)India b)China c)US d)Russia e)…….

34)One railway budget question with three options..dont remember exactly?

35) Micro Credit means…………………….?

36)Which bank has given aid to Defence sector……SBI.

37)question in International author and book….don’t remember exactly?

38)which of the following term is not related to Hockey?

a)Goal b)Slice c)Hook d)..........

39)which scheme to provide rural amenities and infrastructure to rural people??

a)Bharat Nirman   b)NREGA   c)Sarva Siksha Abhayan    d)PMGAY   e)none

Note:Questions and Options are not the accurate but the content/matter is same.Some of the Answers may be incorrect if you know the correct answer and also know the exact (and remaining )question(s) post in a comment box.I will update it.On Average of 15 questions in each session are from this blog for the first two days of exam excluding the questions like 5Q,Imp days,etc.