Current Affairs & General Knowledge (2008-2009)

Radha Vinod Raju served as the Director General (DG) of the newly created National Investigation Agency. 'DG' stands for Director General, which is the highest rank in the agency.

The i20 is a popular hatchback car manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company. It is not made by Maruti (which makes cars like Alto, Swift, Baleno) or Tata (which makes Indica, Nexon, Safari).

The DGP (Director General of Police) headquarters for Himachal Pradesh is located in Shimla, which is also the state capital. State police headquarters are typically housed in the capital city.

The President's monthly salary was Rs. 1.5 lakh during the period when these questions were current (around 2008-2010). This was later increased to Rs. 5 lakh per month, but at the time this question was framed, 1.5 lakh was the correct figure.

Mumbai has lost Ranji Trophy finals to various teams over its history. Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one of the states that has defeated Mumbai in the final, making this a correct historical fact.

Mumbai has won the Ranji Trophy 38 times, making it the most successful team in the tournament's history. The team's dominance spans decades of Indian domestic cricket.

The XYLO is an MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) manufactured by Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M). It was positioned between the Scorpio and Xylo in Mahindra's product lineup and was primarily targeted at the segment requiring 7-8 seater vehicles.

Barack Hussein Obama's full name includes his middle name 'Hussein'. Options A and B only give his first or last name, while option C provides the complete three-part name as officially recorded.

'The power of belief' is the tagline/slogan used by ICICI Bank in its marketing campaigns. HDFC Bank uses different slogans, and UBI (United Bank of India, now merged with PNB) did not use this slogan.

Kalyan Singh was a prominent BJP leader who served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and later resigned from the BJP. LK Advani was never a CM, Mayawati belongs to BSP, so Kalyan Singh is the correct answer among the options.

Sukhbir Singh Badal (S.S. Badal) became the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. The Badal family has been influential in Punjab politics, with Parkash Singh Badal serving as CM and Sukhbir as Deputy CM during this period.

The Andhra Pradesh government cancelled a 50-acre land allocation that was designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for a major IT company. This likely refers to controversies surrounding land allotments for IT companies during that period.

Satyam Computer Services' SEZ land in Andhra Pradesh was cancelled after the 2009 financial scandal involving its chairman B. Ramalinga Raju. TCS and Infosys were not affected by such cancellations during that period.

Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. This is well-documented and verified by his birth certificate, making Hawaii the correct answer.

Barack Obama completed his undergraduate degree at Columbia University in 1983 with a B.A. in Political Science. He later attended Harvard Law School for his Juris Doctor degree.

The Brahmos missile has a range of approximately 290 km in its standard configuration. This supersonic cruise missile was developed jointly by India and Russia and has been in service since 2006.

Barack Obama Sr. held an economics degree from the University of Hawaii and later attended Harvard University. His academic work centered on economic development in Kenya.

UNWTO stands for United Nations World Tourism Organization, which is the UN agency responsible for promoting responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

S.S. Badal (Sukhbir Singh Badal) is the son of Parkash Singh Badal (P.S. Badal), who served multiple terms as Chief Minister of Punjab and was a prominent Akali Dal leader.