Current Affairs : October 2009: 4

1. According to the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council, the GDP will grow by … per cent in the financial year ending March 2010.
   a. 5.0
   b. 5.5
   c. 6.0
   d. 6.5
2. A Hollywood film based on the relationship between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten has been dumped, on account of financial constraints. What was it called?
   a. Delhi summer
   b. Indian Summer
   c. Heat and Dust – II
   d. The Saga of 1947
3. UK’s ‘Esquire magazine’ has labeled this Indian the world’s worst-dressed man.
   a. Salman Khan
   b. Shah Rukh Khan
   c. Akshay Kumar
   d. Amitabh Bachchan
4. This multifaceted Bollywood personality performed for popular band Parikrama.
   a. Himesh Reshammiah
   b. Prasoon Joshi
   c. Arjun rampal
   d. Farhan Akhtar
5. This personality received Dada Saheb Phalke Puraskar from the President on October 21. 
   a. Bhupen Hazarika
   b. Manna Dey
   c. Shashi Kapoor
   d. AK Hangal
6. Ranjan Das, who died recently of heart attack, was CEO of… (Indian Subcontinent). 
   a. SAP
   b. Microsoft
   c. Adidas
   d. LG
7. This politician’s name will now figure in an Indian lexicon. Name him/her.
   a. Narendra Modi
   b. Mayawati
   c. Lalu Yadav
   d. Lal Krishna Advani
8. The European Space Agency is conducting a simulation exercise of mission to Mars, for which it is inviting applications from interested candidates in the age group 20 to 50, with height less than 185 cms. What is the duration of the mission?
   a. 365 days
   b. 400 days
   c. 520 days
   d. 1,000 days
9. Where will the Winter Olympics 2010 be held?
   a. Vancouver
   b. Chicago
   c. Moscow
   d. Oslo
10. Shah Mehmood Qureshi is in trouble in Pakistan after it emerged that his son is working with US legislator John Kerry, co-author of the controversial legislation pertaining to financial aid to Pakistan. He is Pakistan’s ….
    a. Interior minister
    b. Foreign minister
    c. Finance minister
    d. Defence minister
11. Which international footballer playing for club Real Madrid is set to take over David Bekham as the world’s richest football player. He is set to become the game’s first billionaire pocketing £ 16,000 a minute. 
    a. Kaka
    b. Raul
    c. Cristiano Ronaldo
    d. Wayne Rooney
12. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, while meeting with his Japanese counterpart Sakihito Ozawa, recently announced that India and Japan have decided to set up a new Indian Institute of technology. Name the proposed location.
    a. Chandigarh
    b. Hyderabad
    c. Kolkata
    d. Chennai
13. Name the world formula one champion who became Britain’s 10th Formula One world champion recently, following in the footsteps of the likes of Hill, Sir Jackie Stewart and Lewis Hamilton, by finishing fifth in a thrilling Brazilian Grand Prix. 
    a. Rubens Barichello
    b. Fernando Alonso
    c. Kimi Raikkonen
    d. Jenson Button
14. After the much talked about detention of actor Shah Rukh Khan at a US airpot, which BJP Lok sabha member from Bihar was unable to get a visa to the US to participate in the 64th session of the UN General Assembly? 
    a. Ali Anwar Ansari
    b. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
    c. Afzal Ansari
    d. Omar Abdullah
15. A lock of this famous American singer’s hair was recently auctioned for $18,300. Also know as the ‘King of rock ‘n’ roll’ continues to attract the highest bids at auctions of memorabilia three decades after this death. 
    a. Jimi Hendrix
    b. Jim Morrison
    c. Elvis Presley
    d. Billy Joel
16. In which Pakistan city did twin blasts kill 136 people?
    a. Karachi
    b. Baghdad
    c. Muscat
    d. Cairo
17. Which famous author has asked the government and the establishment to hold talks with the Maoists “unconditionally”?
    a. Amitav Ghosh
    b. Kiran Desai
    c. Tarun Tejpal
    d. Arundhati Roy
18. Which corporate hospital came under fire when nine people lost their eyesight following a free eye check-up and subsequent surgery?
    a. Max
    b. Bollineni Eye Hospital and Research Centre
    c. Fortis Healthcare
    d. Sankara Netralaya
19. Who has become the chief minister of Haryana after recent Assembly elections?
    a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
    b. Jagannath Pahadia
    c. Prithviraj Chavan
    d. BK Hariprasad
20. Who is the new chairperson of the Indian Space research Organisation (ISRO)?
    a. MK Narayanan
    b. Yashpal
    c. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
    d. None of the above

Answers 1. d. 6.5 2. b. Indian Summer 3. c. Akshay Kumar 4. d. Farhan Akhtar 5. b. Manna Dey 6. a. SAP 7. a. Narendra Modi 8. c. 520 days 9. a. Vancouver 10. b. foreign minister 11.c. Cristiano Ronaldo 12. b. Hyderabad 13. d. Jenson Button 14. b. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 15. c. Elvis Presley 16. b. Baghdad 17. d. Arundhati Roy 18. b. Bollineni Eye Hospital and Research Centre 19. a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda 20. c. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan

General Knowledge: Static GK: Suppliment 2

1)The nearest atmospheric layer to the earth is ….

                                Stratosphere

                                Troposphere

                                Mesosphere

                                Ionosphere

2)Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of North America?

                                Mt Elbrus

                                McKinley

                                Aconcagua

                                Vinson Massif

3)What percentage of the water available on earth is fresh in nature?

                                3%

                                5%

                                7%

                                9%

4)Which of the following planets is named  after the Roman God of ruler of all men and gods ?

                                 Saturn

                                Jupiter

                                Mercury

                                Mars

5)Malaria is a disease caused by ….

                                virus

                                protozoa

                                bacteria

                                fungi

6)Who heads the National Development Council ?

                                President

                                Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission

                                Speaker of the Lok Sabha

                                Prime Minister

7)This famous freedom fighter of India is known  as  the prophet of cultural Renaissance in Western India. Identify him from the given options.

                                Gopal Krishna Gokhale

                                Bal Gangadhar Tilak

                                Mahadev Gobind Ranade

                                Jyotiba Phule

8)Bengal Gazette was the first newspaper published in India. The credit for its publication goes to….

                                William Bolts

                                James Augustus

                                Hickey William Jones

                                Charles Wilkins

9)She was the world’s first female prime minister. Can you  name her from the given options?

                                India Gandhi

                                Margaret Thatcher

                                Golda Meir

                                Sirimavo Bandaranaike

10)Dalkhai is a folk dance that belongs to the state of ….

                                Chhattisgarh

                                Jharkhand

                                Orissa

                                Madhya Pradesh

11)Who was the governor general of India during the 1857 revolt?

                                Sir John Shore

                                Lord Canning

                                Lord Cornwallis

                                Warren Hastings

 12)Which of the following Indian states you would associate with the ‘Kuka Movement’?

                                Gujarat

                                Rajasthan

                                Punjab

                                Orissa

13)Who was not one of the members of the high powered Cabinet Mission plan that was sent to India in 1946?

                                Stafford Cripps

                                AV Alexander

                                Pethick Lawrence

                                George Barlow

14)This article envisages the provision of the constitution of the Finance Commission of India. Identify the article from the given options.

                                Article 261

                                Article 274

                                Article 280

                                Article 322

15)Agranulocytosis and Thrombocytopenia are the names  of the diseases that you would associate with            

        Brain

                                Heart

                                Nervous System

                                Blood

16)Why is sodium kept in Kerosene?

                                It remains free from dust

                                It starts burning in air

                                It starts melting in air

                                None of these

 17)Which of the following is NOT one of the basic SI units?

                                Candela

                                Mole

                                Kelvin

                                Gram

 18)Identify the one, which is NOT one of the Three Gems of Jainism.

                                Right Thought

                                Right Faith

                                 Right Knowledge

                                Right Conduct

19)This personality is considered  the great law-giver of ancient India. Can you identify him from the given options?

                                Panini

                                Patanjali

                                Manu

                                Bhavabhuti

20)The duration of the tenure of the Rajya Sabha members is …

                                four years

                                five years

                                six years

                                Not fixed

   

 21) World Tourism Day is celebrated throughout the world on  … every year.

                                 August 21

                                September 16

                                September 27

                                October 3

22)Which of the following represents the number of members that can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha?

                                12

                                8

                                6

                                2

23)According to the latest census, which of the following Indian states has the highest birth rate?

                                Bihar

                                Uttar Pradesh

                                Rajasthan

                                Madhya Pradesh

24)Which of the following represents the degrees of longitude rotated by the earth per hour?

                                10

                                15

                                20

                                25

25)In which layer is Ozone found?

                                Troposphere

                                Stratosphere

                                Ionosphere

                                Exosphere

26)Which of the following canals links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea ?

                                Panama Canal

                                Kiel Canal

                                Suez Canal

                                Welland

27)Bogota is the capital of …

                                Chile

                                Equador

                                Colombia

                                Bolivia

28)This country is also known by the sobriquet ‘Dairy of Northern Europe’. Identify the name of the country from the given options.

                                 Belgium

                                Denmark

                                Canada

                                Poland

29)Who wrote Paradise Lost?

                                James Jeans

                                John Milton

                                Pearl S Buck

                                Jane Austen

30)Fa-hien visited India during the reign of…

                                Ashoka

                                Harsha

                                Chandragupta Vikramaditya

                                Samudragupta

  

Answers:

1.b 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.d 6.d 7.c 8.b 9.d 10.c 11.b 12.c 13.d 14.c 15.d 16.b 17.d 18.b 19.c 20.c 21.c 22.d 23.b 24.b 25.b 26.b 27.c 28.b 29.b 30.c