Current Affairs - 2008-2009
Questions about global events, political developments, sports news, and international affairs from late 2008 to early 2009
Questions
What was India rank in the Corruption Index in 2008?
- 50
- 78
- 84
- 108
- 122
Chandrayaan-1 was launched into space by the
- C-8
- C-9
- C-10
- C-11
- C-12
Mahendra Kapoor passed was a famous
- singer
- politician
- cartoonist
- businessman
- director
Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
- V. Vaithilingam
- Jyoti Basu
- Kamlesh Sharma
- Ashok kelkar
- J.S. Sidhu
Barack Obama is/was elected as
- 42nd President of the US
- 43rd president of the US
- 44th President of the US
- 45th Prime Minister of the US
- none of these are correct
Why was Jerry Yang in the NEWS recently?
- He has been appointed as new secretary General of SAARC
- He is the recently elected president of Maldives.
- He has won Booker prize recently
- He has quit as Yahoo CEO.
- He is the youngest man to cross British Channel.
Which is the first Indian Bank to get approval to start normal banking operation in China?
- Indian Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Corporation Bank
- State Bank of India
- Bank of Baroda
The second Summit of BIMSTEC took place in
- Tokyo
- New Delhi
- Colombo
- Hyderabad
- Jaipur
On November 4, Government of India has decided to give the status of National River to
- Kosi
- Ganga
- Yamuna
- Chenab
- Jhelum
Who among the following was elected president of Maldives in the first ever democratic presidential election in the Country?
- Maumoom Abdul Gayoom
- Mohammad Anni Nasheed
- Noor Ghulam Ahmad
- Mohammad Nasir
- None of these
Singapore Open Golf won by
- Tiger Wood
- Jeev Milkha Singh
- Alberto Contador
- Chetan Anand
- None of these
Who among the following won the 2008 Noble Prize of Peace?
- Paul Krugman
- Martin Chalfie
- George Bush
- Makoto Kobayashi
- Martti Ahtisaari
Recently held Davis Cup won by
- India
- Argentina
- Spain
- France
- Germany
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency is
- Baan ki Moon
- Robert E. Zoelock
- Mohamed El Baderi
- Mohammad Anni Ansaari
- Dalai Lama
Athletes of the year won by
- Usain Bolt
- Yelena Isinbayeva
- Both 1 and 2
- Paul Vaulter
- all of these
Zhan Zhigang is famous for
- winning the Marathon race
- winning the maximum gold medals in the Beijing Olympics
- famous for spending 20 minutes walking in the space
- winning the first medal in the Beijing Olympics
- none of these
Who has been selected for 'Newsmaker of 2008' award by viewers of Manorama News.
- Amir Khan
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Manmohan Singh
- G Madhavan Nair
- Abhinav Bindra
Omar Abdullah will take oath as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He belongs to which Party
- BJP
- Indian National Congress
- National Conference Party
- BSP
- Rasthriya Janta Dal
New Prime Minister of Japan is
- Taro Aso
- Hu Jinato
- Paul Newman
- Robert Zoeleock
- Mohamed El Baderi
According to the recently revised estimates of the Government, Fertilizer subsidy is likely to touch Rs 1,02,000 crore. This is lower to previous estimates by
- 10,000 Crore
- 14,000 Crore
- 18,000 Crore
- 20,000 Crore
- 25,000 Crore