Current Affair

1. As per the targets for 11th Plan educated unemployment is to be reduced to which of the following levels?
1. 5%
2. 7%
3. 8%
4. 9%
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

2. Who was defeated by Viswanath Anand to retain World Chess Champion Title 08?
1. Vladimir Kramnik
2. Rustum Kasimaddanov
3. Vaselin Tapalov
4. Peter Nilson
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

3. The Indian bats man who scored fastest century in one day internationals?
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Azaharuddin
3. Verendra Sehwagh
4. Yuvaraj Singh
RIGHT ANSWER: 3

Verendra Sehwagh Scored fastest century in 60 balls at versus New Zealand at their town. He scored 125 in 74 balls and not out. Previously Azaharuddin scored century in 62 balls against same country in 1988.

4. Who won the first Best Actor Oscar Award?
1. Emel Jennings
2. Janet Gener
3. Louis Mile Stone
4. Franc Barjeg
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

The first Oscar Awards were presented on May 16, 1929. The Best Actor, Emel Jennings (The Last Command), The best actress Janet Gener (Seventh Heaven), the best director, Louis Mile Stone (To Arabian Nights) and the best picture Wings were selected.
5. What is the GDP in developing countries as per the report released by World Bank for the year 2008-09?
1. 1.5
2. 2.1
3. 3.5
4. 4.4
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

As per the reports released by World Bank, GDP in developing countries is at 2.1% for the year 2008-09. Previously it was estimated at 4.4%. It was registered at 5.8% in 2008.
6. Who was selected for prestigious literary award Jnanapith for the year 2005?
1. Kunwar Narayan
2. Ravindra Kelekar
3. Satya Vrat Shastri
4. Rahman Rahi
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

The Jnanpith Award, literary award in India was announced to the Hindi writer Kunwar Narayan for 2005. Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar and Sanskrit scholar Satya Vrat Shastri were jointly awarded for the year 2006.

7. How many Padma Bhushans were presented for the year 2009?
1. 8
2. 10
3. 30
4. 93
RIGHT ANSWER: 3
10 Padma Vibhushan, 30 Padma Bhushan and 93 Padma Vibhushan awards were presented for the year 2009.

8. What is abbreviation of SAFTA which is inforce from 1st January, 2006?
1. South Asian Free Trade Association
2. South Asian Forum for Technical Assistance
3. South Asian Forum for Trade Assistance
4. South Asian Free Trade Area
RIGHT ANSWER: 4

9. Who has written the novel The inheritance of loss which was awarded "Booker Award"?
1. Saniya Mirza
2. Kiran Desai
3. Kiran Bedi
4. Sakunthala Devi
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

10. Who received special award from the director of World Bank for agitating against Tobacco?
1. Amitha Bachan
2. Ansumani Ram Das
3. Silpa Shetty
4. Shilpa Sehtty
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

11. The Team India Cricket Player Mahendra Dhoni is belongs to which of the following state?
1. Jharkhand
2. Bihar
3. Gujarat
4. Haryana
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

12. Which of the following country is suffering from highest inflation rate?
1. India
2. Zimbabwe
3. Sri Lanka
4. Indonesia
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

13. Dronavalli Harika recipient of Arjun Award for 2007 is associated with which of the following sports?
1. Kabaddi
2. Chess
3. Cricket
4. Hockey
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

14. Where was International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation -India Aviation 2008 held?
1. Rajeev Gandhi International Airport
2. Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
3. Indira Gandhi International Airport
4. International Airport, Bangalore
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

15. Who among has been named for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2008?
1. Shri T. Rama Swamy,
2. Mohamed Nasheed
3. Mohammad ElBaradei
4. Makoto Kobayashi
RIGHT ANSWER: 3
Mohammad ElBaradei, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has been named for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2008.

16. Who directed the movie Slum Dog Millionaires which was received several International Awards?
1. Dony Boil
2. A. R. Rehman
3. Sores Stone
4. Rasul Pukutti
RIGHT ANSWER: 1
The Indian movie Slum Dog Millionaires was directed by Dony Boil had won several international awards Golden Globe (4), Gilt of America, Critic Choice Award, Producers Gilt of America. 10 entries were nominated for Oscar 09.

17. Who among was the controversial painter, painted the nude paintings of Hindu Goddess
1. Jakir Hussain
2. M.F. Hussain
3. Mohit Hussain
4. N.F. Hussain
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

18. Who among the following is the Co.Chairman of Infosys soft ware company?
1. S.Narayana Murthy
2. Nandan Nelekani
3. Kris Gopala Krishna
4. Azim Premji

RIGHT ANSWER: 2

19. Agricultural Growth Rate is estimated to increase from 2.13% to _________ in 11th Five Year Plan?
1. 2.8
2. 3.5
3. 3.8
4. 4.0
RIGHT ANSWER: 4

20. From which book written by controversial writer Taslima Nasrin, few sentences were withdrawn?
1. Dwikhanditha
2. The Crescent and the Pen
3. My Girlhood
4. K.A
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

21. Which country won the world prestigious Ubar Cup in badminton in 2008?
1. China
2. U.S.A
3. Australia
4. India
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

22. Who won the highest number of medals in entire Olympics?
1. Larisa Lathinina
2. Mark Spitz
3. Michael Phelps
4. Alexander Nikolevich
RIGHT ANSWER: 3
9 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze. Second Highest Michael Phelps 14 Gold and 2 Bronze

23. What was the pilot less war flight successfully launched at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, near Balasore in Orissa.
1. Laxya
2. Harpoon
3. Prithvi
4. Vayu Sakthi
RIGHT ANSWER: 1

24. Who among the following team won the Irani Trophy 2008?
1. India
2. Rest of India
3. Delhi
4. Haryana
RIGHT ANSWER: 2

25. How many members were in the group of ASEM?
1. 27
2. 35
3. 45
4. 47
RIGHT ANSWER: 3
ASEM currently has 45 partners.

26. In which year was India's capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
1) 1935
2) 1900
3) 1911
4) 1929

27: Where was India's first civilization settled?
1) Deccan
2) Indus Valley
3) Ganges Plain
4) Kashmir

28: Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
1) The British
2) The Afghans
3) The Mughals
4) The Rajputs

29: Who completed the construction of Qutb Minar at Delhi?
1) Babur
2) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
3) Iltutmish
4) Humayun

30: Who was the first Mughal emperor of India?
1) Ibrahim Lodhi
2) Sher Shah
3) Akbar
4) Babar

31: Who built the Taj Mahal in India?
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Shah Jahan
4) Aurangzeb

32: When did India achieve Independence?
1) September15,1940
2) January 26, 1950
3) August 15,1947
4) August 20,1949

33: Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?
1) Debendranath Tagore
2) Rabindranath Tagore
3) Mohammad Iqbal
4) Mirza Galib

34: Who was the first royal convert to Buddhism?
1) Chandragupta Maurya
2) Ashoka
3) Ajatashatru
4) Akbar

35: During the reign of which emperor is the poet Kalidasa accepted to have lived?
1) Bimbisara
2) Akbar
3) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
4) Ashoka

36: During the 1857 mutiny who was the queen of Jhansi's trusted general?
1) Hyder Ali
2) Tantia Tope
3) Bhagat Singh
4) Chandrasekhar Azad

37: Who, in collaboration with the Japanese, started the 'Indian National Army', in the hope of expelling the British from India?
1) Gandhi
2) Tantia Tope
3) Bhagat Singh
4) Subhash Chandra Bose

38: The daughter of what general of Alexander's army married Chandragupta Maurya?
1) Seleukos Nikator
2) Diomedes
3) Ptolemaius
4) Clitus

39: What king was the first to use rockets in warfare?
1) Hyder Ali
2) Shah Jahan
3) Jehangir
4) Tipu Sultan

40: The Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore was built by an emperor of what dynasty?
1) Chola
2) Mughal
3) Chera
4) Pandya

41: What ruler is referred to as the 'Mad Monarch'?
1) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
2) Ashoka
3) Akbar
4) Hyder Ali

42: What theory of ancient Indian history has recently been disproved?
1) Gypsy migration theory
2) Aryan invasion theory
3) Theory of origin of Vedas
4) None of the above

43: What age in Indian History is referred to as the 'Golden Age'?
1) Ancient
2) Maurya
3) Gupta
4) Mughal

44: Everyone knows 'The Taj Mahal'. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?
1) Jahani Mahal
2) Farida Mahal
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Toba Begum

45: In which Indian state is the Sun Temple of Konark located?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Orissa
3) West Bengal
4) Assam