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

Quiz on General Awareness 2010 - 62

1.   Who has been nominated as the India Abroad Person of the Year 2009?

a)Indra Nooyi     b)V Ramakrishnan     c)Fareed Zakaria    d)Bobby Jindal    e)none

2.   Recently to which gulf country Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited and signed bilateral agreement in February 2010?

a)Kuwait    b)Saudi Arabia   c)Iran   d)Dubai    e)none

3.   What is India’s position in Global Innovation Index, report launched by INSEAD in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

a)36^th     b)44^th     c)56^th     d)88^th    e)none

4.   Laura Chinchilla has been elected as the first woman President of __________?

a)Libya     b)Ukraine    c)Spain    d)Costa Rica   e)none

5.   A/c to the ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan, ISRO’s budget is ____ percent of that of its US counterpart NASA?

a)21%     b)16%    c)12%    d)6%    e)3%

6.   Recently which country dropped a proposal to change the country's national anthem by making it more gender- inclusive?

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

7.   A/c to the Livability Index 2010 prepared jointly by CII and Institute for Competitiveness, which is the best Indian city to live?

a)Delhi     b)Mumbai     c)Bangalore    d)Jamshedpur     e)Pune

8.   The 108^th Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with which of the following?

a)Right to Education     b)Right to Vote    c)SC/ST reservation    d)Women Reservation   e)none

9.   India offered a $250 million line of credit to which of the following country?

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

10. Abdullah Gul recently visited India and signed a joint declaration on Terrorism with India. He was the President of ____________?

a)Saudi Arabia     b)Dubai    c)Turkey    d)Kuwait    e)Palestine

11. Mahmoud Abbas has visited India in February 2010. He was the president of ________?

a)Yugoslavia    b)Israel     c)Palestine    d)Libya    e)none

12. Who won the Dubai Open title 2010 by defeating Mikhail Youzhny?

a)Novak Djokovic     b)Rafael Nadal    c)Andy Roddick    d)Andy Murray   e)none

13. Who has been nominated as the ‘Best Actor in a leading role’ in the Filmfare Awards 2010?

a)Amir Khan    b)Sharukh Khan     c)Hrithik Roshan    d)Amitabh Bachchan   e)Ranbir Kapoor

14. Which state government has given Lifetime Achievement for Habib Tanvir and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi?

a)Maharashtra    b)West Bengal     c)New Delhi    d)Rajasthan    e)none

15. The 15^th Conference of India and US Air Forces meeting was held in __________?

a)Delhi     b)Bangalore     c)Goa     d)Mumbai    e)Thiruvananthapuram

16. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of jute in the World?

a)Bangladesh     b)India     c)Malaysia    d)China   e)none

17. Which European Country has introduced a new package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euro’s and ease its budget crisis?

a)Sweden    b)Greece    c)Spain    d)Portugal    e)none

18. India is the _______ most affected country in the world for spam mail attacks, in the annual security report by Cisco?

a)first     b)second     c)third    d)fourth   e)fifth

19. Which Country has launched the poppy eradication programme to wipe out opium poppies across the country?

a)Srilanka     b)India    c)Pakistan    d)Afghanistan    e)China

20. Syed Mushtaque Ali has recently passed away. He belongs to which filed?

a)Painting     b)Sports    c)Politics     d)Social Service    e)none

Quiz General Awareness - 2010 44

1) Which Organization had sanctioned $150 million aid for the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)?

a)ADB    b)NABARD    c)World Bank   d)IMF   e)SIDBI

2) Which among the following is the winner of ‘Indian Car of the Year 2010’?

a)Maruti Suzuki Ritz    b)Honda Jazz    c)Fiat Grande Punto    d)Tata Nano   e)Skoda Superb

3) Who has been appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC)?

a)Karia Munde    b)Meira Kumari    c)Jaswanth Singh    d)Pranab Mukherjee   e)Gopinath Munde

4) Who is the present Opposition leader of Lok Sabha?

a)Karia Munda   b)Nitin Gadkari   c)L K Advani   d)Sushma Swaraj   e)Rajnath Singh

5) China will overtake _________ as World’s biggest Gold Consumer for the first time in History?

a)US   b)IMF    c)Russia   d)Saudi Arabia   e)none of these

6) Vimal Kaushik has been appointed as the MD & CEO of __________?

a)Indian Bank   b)Nalco    c)HDFC   d)Maytas Infra   e)none of these

7) Recently which city has imposed speed limits for Vehicles plying on the roads?

a)Bangalore   b)Chennai   c)Hyderabad   d)Jaipur   e)Kolkatta

8) S.P.S Rathore has been arrested in the case of molestation of a budding tennis player. He was the former DGP of which state?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Punjab   c)Haryana    d)Uttar Pradesh   e)Gujarat

9) The Centre is planning to introduce an amendment to the Employees Gratuity Act to enhance the maximum gratuity amount paid to employees from Rs. 3.5lakh to ________?

a)5 lakh   b)6 kakh   c)7 lakh   d)10 lakh   e)15 lakh

10)Brinda Karat is associated with ____________?

a)Films    b)Sports    c)Journalism   d)Author   e)Politics

11)Rukhsana Kosser, the brave lady who killed L-e-T terrorist in J & K, has been chosen for the award __________?

a)Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak  b)Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak    c)Jeevan Raksha Padak   d)National Women Bravery award   e)Both d & e.

12)Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is celebrated on which of the following day?

a)Dec 9^th   b)Jan 9^th    c)Jan 21st    d)Oct  11^th   e)none

13)Who is the Chairman of NDA (National Democratic Alliance)?

a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee   b)L K Advani   c)Rajnath Singh   d)Goerge Fernandes   e)none of these

14)Which Country is going to use Mirrors to capture sunlight, produce steam and generate electricity?

a)India    b)Japan    c)US   d)Saudi Arabia   e)China

15)V M Balachandran had recently passed away. He was a ________?

a)Journalist    b)Author & Writer    c)Singer   d)both a & b   e)none

16)Ajit Lal, S.P Mishra, Ramanathan Krishnan & Jaideep Mukherjea, these names are famous in which of the following sport?

a)Badminton   b)Cricket   c)Lawn Tennis   d)Football   e)Hockey

17)K Chandrasekhar Rao is the president of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS)(it is a political party) demanding separate state called as ‘Telangana’. TRS is a political party of which state?

a)Uttar Pradesh    b)Tamilnadu    c)Karnataka   d)Andhra Pradesh   e)none of these

18)How many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are under the administrative/Government control of various Departments?

a)112    b)242    c)90    d)101    e)none of these

19)Who among the following entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for completing 26 hour long-aerobics marathon recently?

a)Dinaz Vervatwala    b)Amit Sharma    c)Vasanth Datla   d)Pradeep Darooka  e)none of these

20)Which City will host the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Summit in 2010?

a)Hyderabad    b)Ahmedabad   c)Chennai    d)Bangalore   e)Mumbai

Points:

5 Q – India. To know more visit this link.

10 Q – Brinda Karat belongs to the Political Party CPI(M).

11 Q - The Other Person who has been nominated for the award – Narendra Kaushi. Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for  saving the life of a person. The award is given in three categories, namely Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak.7 persons were nominated for Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and 44 for Jeevan Raksha Padak. Besides a medal, the award carries lump sum monetary allowance which is given at the rate of Rs 75,000, Rs 45,000 and Rs 30,000 to the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak awardee respectively.

16 Q – They are the first finalists from India in Davis Cup in 1966.

All about Burj Dubai - 2010

Burj Dubai

Burj Dubai(Dubai, UAE), the tallest tower in the world will be opened on 4^th January 2010.

Its Construction began on 21 September 2004.

Features of Burj Duai:

ü  It is also the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 818 m (2,684 ft) surpassing even the 2,063-ft KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, America. 

ü  The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about US $4.1 billion.

ü  160 floors(recorded most floors in a single building in the world) after World Trade Center(110)[which collapsed in 2001].

ü  Burj Dubai has been designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development

ü  It has the highest swimming pool in the world, on the 76th floor, and the most elevated place of worship with plans for a mosque on the 158th floor. 

ü  There are 900 studios and one-to-four-bedroom flats and 144 apartments in the Burj Dubai.

ü  Having world's highest elevator installation.

ü  Having Worlds fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph).

ü  The first world's tallest structure in history to include residential space.

ü  Its air-conditioning system is the equivalent of melting 12,500 tonnes of ice a day, and it will consume millions of gallons of desalinated water in a city that already has the world’s highest per capita carbon footprint. 

ü  Burj Dubai is being built primarily by immigrants from South Asia mainly from India and Pakistan, toiled round the clock for USD 5 a day. 

ü  The tower is being constructed by a South Korean company, Samsung Engineering & Construction, which also built the Petronas Twin Towers and the Taipei 101.

          Source : Wikipedia.