Current Affairs 3 - 2009

1. United States of America is the Largest Supplier of arms in 2008.
2. Australian Skipper Ricky Pointing retires from T20 International.
3. Three Paintings painted by Adolf Hitler were auctioned off for a total of $60,000.
4. Pankaj Advani beat defending champion Mark Russel to win the World Professional Billiards Championship-2009
5. Government to create Rs 150 cr IT facilities for small and medium firms to modernise their Operations.
6. For third year in a row,Andhra Pradesh with its pilgrim spots remain a hit with Domestic tourists while Delhi contiues the most visited by Foreigners.
7. Ramadorai will be appointed as Tata Elxsi Chairman after he retires as CEO of TCS on October 5th 2009.
8. Brazil celebrated 187 years of Independence on 07-09-09.
9. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the Sakshar Bharat Mission with the objective to reduce illeteracy especially among the women .
10. Government to open four new centres of Indian Institute of Mass Communication(IIMC) – one each in Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram as also one each in the Southern and Western India.
11. The 154th OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting held in Vienna,Austria.
12. Japan's new Prime Minister is Yukio Hatoyama(Democratic Party of Japan).
13. Government approved a 5% increase in the DA(Dearness allowance) for Central govt employees and pensioners.
14. Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) increased to India by 56% in july 2009 to $3.5 billion as against $2.6 billion in the same month last year.
15. India climbed to No.1 spot in ODI Rankings by beating New Zealand in Srilankan Tri-Series on 11-09-09.

Quiz on General Awareness 1

1.Which of the following is India's first indegenously built submarine?
a)INS Arihant b)INS Chakra c)INS Shalki d)INSVibhuti e)INS Virat

2.Recently Which Country Celebrated 187 years of Independence?
a)US b)Uk c)France d)Brazil e)Cuba

3.In 8th Schedule,four languages are added to become 22 official languages in India.Name which of the following is not in the four languages added?
a)Santhali b)Sindhi c)Bodo d)Dogri e)Maithili

4.Where is Bandipur National Park situated?
a)Orissa b)Bihar c)Karnataka d)Rajasthan e)Madhya Pradesh

5.China has become the world's largest exporter suprassing _________?
a)America b)Japan c)Great Britain d)Germany e)Russia

6.Recently with which country India have signed crucial agrrements for strengthening cooperation in trade,investment and economy?
a)Namibia b)Poland c)Spain d)Tajikistan e)Russia

7. Large amount Tobacco is produced in which state?
a)Karnataka b)Bihar c)Orissa d)Haryana e)Andhra Pradesh

8.Total how many boundary lines are there b/w India and Pakistan?
a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 e)none

9.Which is second largest state in India considering area wise?
a)Maharashtra(3) b)Madhya Pradesh(2) c)Uttar Pradesh(5)  d)Rajasthan(1) e)Andhra Pradesh(4)

10.What is the Original Name of Sonia Gandhi?
a)Eugene Maino b)Paola Maino c)Antonia Maino d)Paul Maino e)No real Name

11.Who is the Second Foreign women to take over as President of Indian National Congress(INC)?
a)Nelli Sengupta b)Sonia Gandhi c)Annie Beasant d)Sarojini Naidu e)none.

12.In how many states in India Tropic of Cancer passes through?
a)5 b)6 c)7 d)8 e)9

13.India's first Islamic bank to start in which state?
a)Gujarat b)Delhi c)Andhra Pradesh d)Maharasthra e)Kerala

14.Which Country having the most number of Orkut users?
a)US b)Uk c)Brazil d)India e)Canada

15.What is 'S' in SDR?
a)Special b)State c)Statutory d)Subsidiary e)System

16.Who is the author of 'A Tale of Two Cities'?
a)Chetan Bhagat b)Charles Dickens c)Amitav Ghosh d)V S Naipal e)none.

17.Vizzy Trophy is associatted to which sport?
a)Hockey b)Football c)Tennis d)Cricket e)Boxing

18.Which two states banned AC's in Government Office?
a)Punjab & Haryana b)Karnataka & Gujarat c)Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh d)Uttaranchal & Haryana e)Haryana & Gujarat.

19.Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the first ever only Ladies Train between Delhi and _______?
a)Kolkatta b)Balda c)Haldia d)Palwal d)Bangalore.

20.Ali Akbar Khan recently died belongs to which field?
a)Artist b)Musician c)Theater Director d)Politician e)Painting

21.First BRIC summit held in?
a)Brazil b)Russia c)India d)China e)Egypt.

22.Who is the winner of Womens Singles in French Open 2009?
a)Serena Williams b)Venus Williams c)Dinara Safina d)Ivanovic e)none.

23.which country has a currency 'Won'?
a)Jordan b)N.Korea c)S.Korea d)Lebanon e)both b & c.

24.Revenue Deficit in 2009-10 is proposed at ____% of GDP?
a)3.8 b)4.2 c)4.6 d)4.8% )none

25.How many crores are allocated for rebuilding the damaged infrastructure caused due to cyclone Aila in West Bengal?
a.113 b)1,000 c)500 d)827 e)887.

Some of the Indian Facts

1.      The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.

2.      India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.

3.      India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century.

4.      India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.

5.      Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.

6.      Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world.

7.      India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.

8.      Chess was invented in India.

9.      India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

10. Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.

11. The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.

12. The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.

13. India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.

14. The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.

15. Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.

16. There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.

17. Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.

18. Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

19. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.

20. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.

21. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.

22. 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.

23. 36% of NASA employees are Indians.

24. 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.

25. 28% of IBM employees are Indians.

26. India has 28 States and 7 Union territories.

·         Biggest state(area-wise):Rajasthan.

·         Smallest state(area-wise):Goa.

·         Biggest state(Population-wise):Uttar Pradesh.

·         Smallest state(Polpulation-wise):Sikkim.

·         Largest Union Territory(area-wise):Andaman & Nicobar Islands

·         Largest Union Territory(Population-wise):Delhi.

·         Smallest Union Territory(area & population-wise):Lakshadweep.

·         Highest Density of Population --West Bengal.

·         Lowest Density of Population ---Arunachal Pradesh.

·         Highest Literacy--Kerala.

·         Lowest Literacy---Bihar.