CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

1.   India recently test fired—
(A)   Agni-II
(B)   Prithvi
(C)   Akash
(D)   None of the above

2.   India in May 2010 signed agree-ment to develop $ 20 billion Oil Project with—
(A)   Russia
(B)   Iran
(C)   Venezuela
(D)   USA

3.   India National Defence Univer-sity (INDU) will be established in—
(A)   Gurgaon   
(B)  Jaipur
(C)   Chennai   
(D)  Bhatinda

4.   Which of the following is not the recommendations  of   Punchhi Commission  with  regard  to Governor ?
(A)   Fixed Five Year term
(B)   Removal  only   through impeachment by State Assembly
(C)   The  State  Chief  Minister must have a say in the appoint-ment of governor
(D)   Only retired bureaucrat be made governor

5.   ‘Aman  Ki  Asha’  was  a  peace initiative recently launched bet-ween India and—
(A)   Pakistan   
(B)  Bangladesh
(C)   Nepal        
(D)  Maldives

6.   Mangalore  recently   came   into news for—
(A)   Bomb blast
(B)   Earthquake
(C)   A big fire tragedy
(D)   Air crash

7.   Shah  Faesal  who  topped  Civil Services   Examination   2009   is from—
(A)   Jharkhand
(B)   Karnataka
(C)   Jammu & Kashmir
(D)   Tamil Nadu

8.   Iran recently signed an important deal for Uranium swap with—
(A)   Germany  
(B)  Turkey
(C)   Poland      
(D)  China

9.   The  New  Prime  Minister  of England is—
(A)   David Cameron
(B)   Nick Clegg
(C)   Gordon Brown
(D)   Tony Blair

10.   Which country has recently cele-brated 65th Anniversary of World War II Victory ?
(A)   Germany  
(B)  USA
(C)   Russia       
(D)  Japan

11.   14th G-15 Conference was held in—
(A)   Kabul
(B)   Kuala Lumpur
(C)   Tehran
(D)   Dhaka

12.   Kamla   Persad   Bissessar   has recently  been  elected  the  first Woman Prime Minister of—
(A)   Haiti
(B)   Trinidad and Tobago
(C)   Jamaica
(D)   Fiji

13.   The youngest teenager to reach Everest in the world is—
(A)   Arjun Bajpayee
(B)   Jordan Romero
(C)   Apa Sherpa
(D)   None of the above

14.   Recently Arjun Bajpayee became first youngest Indian to reach—
(A)   South Pole
(B)   Mt. Everest
(C)   North Pole
(D)   None of the above

15.   The Government has decided to set  up  a  Central  Institute  of Himalayan Culture Studies in—
(A)   Assam
(B)   Manipur
(C)   Sikkim
(D)   Arunachal Pradesh

16.   NCPCR stands for—
(A)   National   Commission   for Protection of Child Rights
(B)   National   Commission   for Providing Community Rights
(C)   National   Commission    for Prevention of Communal Riots
(D)   None of the above

17.   Ratan Kumar Sinha is the new Director of—
(A)   BARC
(B)   ISRO
(C)   LPSC
(D)   None of the above

18.   The first Muslim woman who recently became a part of newly constituted British Cabinet is—
(A)   Rima Fakih
(B)   Sayeeda Hussain Warsi
(C)   Sayed Hamid
(D)   None of the above

19.   The first Muslim Arab-American woman who was crowned Miss USA 2010 is—
(A)   Sayeeda Hussain Warsi
(B)   Shakira
(C)   Rima Fakih
(D)   None of the above

20.   Who  has  been  honoured  with Chanchlani      Global      Indian  Award ?
(A)   Mukesh Ambani
(B)   Ratan Tata
(C)   Vijay Mallya
(D)   Aditya Birla

21.   The movie which bagged the prestigious Palm d’Or at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival is—
(A)   Of Gods and Men
(B)   Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
(C)   A Screaming Man
(D)   Our Life

22.   Who was honoured with Best Director Award at 63rd Cannes Film Festival ?
(A)   Mathieu Amalric
(B)   Mahamat Saleh
(C)   Xavier Beauvois
(D)   Lee Chang-dong

23.   Sydney  Peace  Prize  has  been received by—
(A)   Sudarshan Patnaik
(B)   Vandana Shiva
(C)   J. G. Farrell
(D)   A. R. Kidwai

24.   Which Indian bank has received the Asian Banker Achievement Award ?
(A)   Reserve Bank of India
(B)   State Bank of India
(C)   Canara Bank
(D)   None of the above

25.   The space shuttle which lifted off recently on its scheduled mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is—
(A)   Discovery
(B)   Altantis
(C)   Columbia
(D)   None of the above

26.   The youngest person to circum-navigate the globe solo, non-stop and without help is—
(A)   Jessica Watson
(B)   Arjun Bajpayee
(C)   Jordan Romero
(D)   None of the above

27.   Which country recently announ-ced to build Invisible helicop- ters ?
(A)   China       
(B)  India
(C)   Russia       
(D)  Japan

28.   The book “The Promise : Presi-dent Obama, Year One” is a book written by—
(A)   Paul Collier
(B)   M. S. Dodson
(C)   Jonathan Altar
(D)   Isobel Coleman

29.   World Population Day is obser-ved on—
(A)   July 6         
(B)  July 7
(C)   July 1       
(D)  July 11

30.   Which  of  the  following  has recently  won  English  Premier League title ?
(A)   Barcelona
(B)   Inter Milan
(C)   Chelsea
(D)   Wigan

31.   ICC  World  Twenty-20  Cup Champion is—
(A)   Australia
(B)   New Zealand
(C)   England
(D)   Kenya

32.   ICC World Women’s Twenty-20 Championship   has   been   won by—
(A)   Kenya        
(B)  Australia
(C)   England    
(D)  South Korea

33.   Who emerged winner in World Chess Championship title held in May ?
(A)   Pavel Melatin
(B)   Viswanathan Anand
(C)   Vaselin Topalov
(D)   None of the above

34.   Mark Webber recently tri­umphed in—
(A)   Spanish Grand Prix
(B)   Monaco Grand Prix
(C)   Turkish Grand Prix
(D)   None of the above

35.   Uber Cup is associated with—
(A)   Cricket
(B)   Squash
(C)   Badminton
(D)   Golf

36.   Who  among  the  following clinched gold medal in World Youth Boxing Championship in Baku recently ?
(A)   Shiva Thapa
(B)   Vikas Krishnan
(C)   Both (A) and (B)
(D)   None of the above

37.   The first European country to ban burqa is—
(A)   France       
(B)  Belgium
(C)   England    
(D)  Poland

38.   Raorchestes resplendes are the newly discovered species of—
(A)   Snake         
(B)  Bird
(C)   Frog          
(D)  Fish

39.   Which of the following is not included among the four Public Sector Undertakings which are likely to be awarded Maharatna tag ?
(A)   ONGC       
(B)  IOC
(C)   SAIL          
(D)  GAIL

40.   As per government announce-ment the power generation capa-city to be added in the 11th Five Year Plan ending 2012 would be about—
(A)   80000 MW
(B)   74000 MW
(C)   90000 MW
(D)   50000 MW

Answers:

1.   (A) Nuclear   capable   Agni   II ballistic   missile   with   a   strike range of 2000 kms was on May 17, 2010 successfully test-fired during a user trial by the strategic forces from the Wheeler Istand off the Orissa Coast.
2.   (C)
3.   (A) Union    Cabinet   recently approved   the   setting   of   the Indian National Defence Univer-sity on a 200 acre land at Binola in Gurgaon, Haryana with objec-tive  to  enable  holistic  study  of defence   and   strategic   security challenges.
4.   (d)   5. (a)     6. (d)    7. (c)
8.   (B) Iran on May 17, 2010 agreed to swap a major part of its low enriched  uranium  stocks  on Turkish soil for an equivalent amount of enriched to 19·75 per cent potentially ending a stand off with the US and Europe that threatened to spiral into sanc-tions.
9.   (A) 10. (c)   11. (c)
12.   (B) Kamla Prasad Bissesser whose forefather came to Trinidad and Tobago as an indentured labourer has been elected the first woman Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
13.   (b)   14. (b)   15. (d)  16. (a)
17.   (a) BARC stands for Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
18.   (b)  19. (c)   20. (b)  21. (b)  22. (a)
23.   (b)   24. (b)
25.   (b) US  Space  Shuttle  Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre on its scheduled mission on  May  7,  2010  to  the  Inter-national Space Station (ISS), sig-nalling the beginning of the end of the three decade American programme.
26.   (a) 27. (c)   28. (c)  29. (d)  30. (C)
31.   (c)  32. (b)   33. (b)  34. (b)
35.   (c) China defeated Indonesia 3–0  to clinch Thomas Cup title on May 16, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
36.   (b)   37. (b)   38. (c)
39.   (D) As per the information revealed by the government in the Parliament the process of granting Maharatna status to four state run public sector enterprises has begun. These four PSUs are ONGC, SAIL, NTPC and IOC. The proposals of granting Maharatna status have been recommended by Inter Ministerial Committee.
40.   (b)