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Current Affairs and General Knowledge 2009-2010

Comprehensive quiz covering major current affairs from 2009-2010 including international relations, nuclear energy agreements, agriculture credit policies, SCO summits, Nobel prizes, and other significant global and Indian events.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the agriculture credit disbursed by Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks & Regional Rural Banks in 2008-2009?

  1. Rs. 1,45,938 crore
  2. Rs. 2,87,149 crore
  3. Rs. 3,91,827 crore
  4. Rs. 4,12,923 crore
  5. Rs. 5,28,902 crore
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How much was the target for disbursement of agriculture credit by Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks set by the Union government for 2009-2010?

  1. Rs. 325,000 crore
  2. Rs. 395,000 crore
  3. Rs. 415,000 crore
  4. Rs. 650,000 crore
  5. Rs. 845,000 crore
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Elinor Ostrom & Oliver E. Williamson as winners of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (commonly known as Nobel Economics Prize) for 2009. Which of the following statements about Nobel Economics Prize is/are correct?
I. The Prize was first awarded in 1969
II. The youngest Laureate is Leonid Hurwicz, who was 51 years old when he was awarded in 1972
III. The oldest Laureate to date is Kenneth J. Arrow, who was 90 years old when he was awarded in 2007

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

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Elinor Ostrom & Oliver E. Williamson as winners of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (commonly known as Nobel Economics Prize) for 2009. Which of the following statements about this year's winners is/are correct?
I. Elinor Ostrom is from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA while Oliver E. Williamson is from University of California, Berkeley, USA.
II. Elinor Ostrom is the first woman to win the prize since it was founded
III. This year's winners were chosen “for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles”

  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. I and II only
  4. II and III only
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Union government amended its Mega Power policy to boost private investment in the power sector. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The pre-condition for states to privatise their power distribution business for buying power from mega units has been removed
II. The requirement of inter-state sale of power for getting mega power status has been reintroduced
III. The 15% price preference available to local bidders in case of power projects launched by public sector companies such as NTPC and NHPC would not apply to tariff based competitive bid projects

  1. I and II only
  2. I and III only
  3. II and III only
  4. III only
  5. I, II and III
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following became the first country in South America to sign an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy with India?

  1. Brazil
  2. Argentina
  3. Colombia
  4. Peru
  5. Ecuador
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Union government has identified five sites in different states for setting up new nuclear power plants with technology and fuel imported from countries with which India had signed civil nuclear cooperation agreements recently. Which of the following combinations of sites and their states is incorrect?

  1. Jaitapur - Maharashtra
  2. Kudankulam- Tamil Nadu
  3. Haripur- West Bengal
  4. Chhayamithi Virdi - Kerala
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As many as seven countries have signed agreements for civilian nuclear energy cooperation with India after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) lifted a 34-year-old ban on nuclear commerce with India in September 2008. Which statements about NSG is/are correct?
I. NSG was created following the explosion in 1974 of a nuclear device by a non-nuclear-weapon State
II. Hungary is the NSG Chair Country of 2009/2010
III. China was the last permanent member of the UN Security Council to join NSG

  1. I and II only
  2. I only
  3. II and III only
  4. III only
  5. I, II and III
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Union government has identified five sites in different states for setting up new nuclear power plants with technology and fuel imported from countries with which India had signed civil nuclear cooperation agreements recently. Which of the following combinations of sites and the countries assisting in the setting up of Light Water Reactors there is/are correct?
I. Jaitapur- Canada
II. Kudankulam, Haripur - Russia
III. Chhayamithi Virdi, Kovvada - USA

  1. I and II only
  2. I and III only
  3. II and III only
  4. III only
  5. I, II and III
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Madhav J. Joshi was elected the new President of the Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) in 2009. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Madhav J. Joshi is from Tata Teleservices
II. Telecom companies that are members of AUSPI provide CDMA services only
III. Telecom companies that are members of AUSPI provide CDMA as well as GPS services

  1. I and II only
  2. I and III only
  3. II and III only
  4. III only
  5. I, II and III
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following states had the Ministry of Home Affairs decided to ban pre-paid mobile connections on November 01, 2009?

  1. Jammu & Kashmir
  2. Nagaland
  3. Mizoram
  4. Arunachal Pradesh
  5. All the above
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