Current Affairs - 4

Current Affairs - 4

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has launched a project to build the world's largest _______ telescope in India.

  1. optical
  2. solar
  3. radio
  4. space
  5. electronic
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following launched “Mortgage Check”, the country's first electronic database to help in identification of fraudulent home loan seekers and habitual defaulters, recently?

  1. Experian Credit Information Co.
  2. Credit Information Bureau Ltd.
  3. Equifax Information Services
  4. Highmark Credit Information Services
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the foreign direct investment (FDI) by Indian companies overseas in 2009-10, according to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India?

  1. $3671 million
  2. $6611 million
  3. $10306 million
  4. $13146 million
  5. $16228 million
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards presented in 2010-11?

  1. Azim Premji
  2. Ratan Tata
  3. K. V. Kamath
  4. N. R. Narayana Murthy
  5. Keshub Mahindra
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country was the top recipient of migrant remittances in 2012, according to a new report released by the World Bank?

  1. India
  2. Mexico
  3. South Africa
  4. Brazil
  5. Turkey
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arup Roy Choudhury was appointed as the Chairman of which of the following in 2010-11?

  1. Coal India Ltd.
  2. BHEL
  3. ONGC
  4. Shipping Corporation of India
  5. NTPC
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Russia and _________ agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for the rare Siberian tigers in 2010-11.

  1. Mongolia
  2. China
  3. Finland
  4. Ukraine
  5. Kazakhstan
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which island in Indonesia was in the news for the eruption of Mount Sinabung in 2010-11?

  1. Java
  2. Kalimantan
  3. Sulawesi
  4. Sumatra
  5. Borneo
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which European capital was the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) launched in 2010-11?

  1. Paris
  2. Vienna
  3. London
  4. Madrid
  5. Lisbon
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whose declaration of independence from Serbia was ruled as legal by the International Court of Justice in 2010-11?

  1. Macedonia
  2. Slovenia
  3. Kosovo
  4. Croatia
  5. Montenegro
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Russia launched the construction of a new space centre (cosmodrome) at Vostochny. Russia currently launches its manned space missions from the Soviet-era Baikonur space centre, which is in _____.

  1. Estonia
  2. Turkmenistan
  3. Belarus
  4. Ukraine
  5. Kazakhstan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India's Yashvir Singh was selected as the Coach of the Year 2010 by which of the following?

  1. International Weightlifting Federation
  2. International Association of Athletics Federations
  3. International Wrestling Federation
  4. International Shooting Federation
  5. International Hockey Federation
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Padma Shri and Bharatendu Award winner Kanhaiya Lal Nandan, who passed away in 2010-11, was better known as a/an

  1. jurist
  2. scientist
  3. architect
  4. economist
  5. author
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements about Dr Arjun Kumar Sengupta, who passed away in 2010-11, is/are correct?
I. He is a well known agricultural scientist
II. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha
III. He is the author of the book “Reflections On The Right To Development”

  1. I only
  2. I and II only
  3. II & III only
  4. III and I only
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was in the news for receiving an honorary doctorate in engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada in 2010-11?

  1. Ratan Tata
  2. Dr V. K. Saraswat
  3. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  4. M. S. Swaminathan
  5. M. Naik
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kalpana Devi was in the news for winning India's first ever women's world championship medal in which Olympic sport in 2010-11?

  1. Gymnastics
  2. Boxing
  3. Fencing
  4. Judo
  5. Taekwondo
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Indian Idol 2008' Prashant Tamang was in the news in 2010-11 for his appointment as the goodwill ambassador of Tourism Board of which neighbouring country?

  1. Bhutan
  2. Myanmar
  3. Nepal
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Sri Lanka
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sandur Lambani embroidery, which got Geographic Indication (GI) tag recently, is a specialty of which state?

  1. Kerala
  2. Tripura
  3. Karnataka
  4. Assam
  5. Andhra Pradesh
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Allahabad High Court verdict on the status of disputed land in Ayodhya was in the news in 2010-11. Which of the following issues received a unanimous verdict by the three judges?
I. The disputed land should be partitioned between litigating parties
II. The structure demolished in 1992 was a mosque
III. A temple was demolished to build the mosque in 16th century

  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. I and II only
  4. II and II only
  5. None of I, II or III
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov of Russia was in the news for his election as the President of the world governing body in which sport recently?

  1. Gymnastics
  2. Wrestling
  3. Swimming
  4. Chess
  5. Weightlifting
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Project Samarth', an initiative taken by the Indian Army, refers to which of the following?

  1. Faster salary payments to army personnel
  2. Entrepreneurship training for retired personnel
  3. Faster promotions to entry level officers
  4. Faster process of deployment in border areas
  5. All the above
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has won a contract to supply engines for India's light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas in 2010-11?

  1. General Electric
  2. Pratt & Whitney
  3. Peugeot
  4. Rolls Royce
  5. United Technologies
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which commercial vehicle company unveiled India's first CNG hybrid bus named Hybus in 2010-11?

  1. Tata Motors
  2. Mahindra & Mahindra
  3. Asia Motor Works
  4. Ashok Leyland
  5. Force Motors
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which PSU, whose corporate slogan is “Transporting Goods Transforming Lives”, celebrated its golden jubilee in 2010-11?

  1. Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation
  2. Container Corporation of India
  3. State Trading Corporation
  4. Shipping Corporation of India