Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Quiz 108 | Current Afairs August IAS Questions

1.Name the jyotirlinga that is located in Tamil Nadu ?

A. Rameswaram
B. Tryambakeshwar
C. Mahakaleshwar
D. Kedarnath



2.One of the oldest and holiest Indian cities lies on the banks of the river Shipra. What is its name?

A. Ujjain
B. Gandhinagar
C. Chandipur
D. Mysore



3.Which is India's second oldest railway station?

A. Tambaram Railway Station, Chennai
B. Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata
C. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
D. New Delhi Railway Station



4.In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ?

A. Tokyo
B. Shanghai
C. New Delhi
D. Kuala Lumpur



5.’Hematite’ and ‘Magnetite’ are the principal ores of which metal ?

A. Iron
B. Nickel
C. Cobalt
D. Aluminium



6.Which of the following are the members of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?

A. Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
B. Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
C. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka
D. None of the above



7.Which car in Spanish means 'Charming'?

A. Matiz
B. Santro
C. Ikon
D. Corsa



8.Which of the following state governments have set up Karen Mayer committee to strengthen the administrative control of the state government on all public schools in the state & which recently has recommended a 25 per cent reservation for SC/ST children an

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttrakhand
C. Punjab
D. Uttar Pradesh



9.Recently Government of India approved the policy for Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) operators, a technology that will provide digitized cable content to viewers across the country. What cap has been kept on FDI in this field?

A. 26%
B. 49%
C. 51%
D. 74%



10.Recently in G-20 summit held in London in April 2009 it was announced that IMF will receive_______?

A. $ 250 billion in additional funding and $ 250 billion in SDR
B. $ 500 billion in additional funding and $ 250 billion in SDR
C. $ 250 billion in additional funding and $ 500 billion in SDR



11.Which among the following has influenced most profoundly the drafting of Indian Constitution?

A. British Constitution
B. Government of India Act 1935
C. French ideals of liberty and fraternity



12."your planet needs you! Unite to combat climate change" This slogan is related to which of the following special days?

A. World Environment Day
B. Earth Day
C. World Forestry Day



13.The Reserve Bank said in April 2009 that it will shortly issue new currency notes in denominations of Rs 5, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. What is the single change in these new notes?

A. change in the RBI Logo
B. change in the inset letter
C. Change in the Series



14.Who among the following referred Mahatma Gandhi as father of Nation?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
C. Jawahar lal Nehru



15.Which of the following is correct title of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran ?

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Supreme Leader



16.A research team led by Queen's University developed the first ever drug to treat Celtic gene in patients suffering from which of the following diseases?

A. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
B. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. Neurofibromatosis



17.When did Zanzibar become independent?

A. 17 February 1948
B. 12 June 1959
C. 28 August 1949
D. 10 December 1963



18.When did George V visit India?

A. 1911
B. 1914
C. 1918
D. 1924



19.With which sport is Dhanraj Pillay associated?

A. Hockey
B. Shot put
C. Cricket
D. Badminton



20.In what year did Disneyland California open?

A. 1965
B. 1950
C. 1960
D. 1955


1 comment:

  1. This is matiz blog for current affairs,i myself a po aspirant feel your question are really good and interesting too.Keep up the good work !!

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