Friday, September 2, 2011

Quiz 120 | Current Affair Questions

1.Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three years on May 17, 2009 ?

A. Manchester United
B. Real Madrid
C. Inter Millan
D. Barcelona



2.Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Finance Minister
D. RBI Governor



3.As per World Development Report 2009, if the poverty is measured by the international poverty line standard of below a dollar a day, approximately what per cent of people will be living in India below poverty line ?

A. 25.0
B. 27.5
C. 34.5
D. 58.5



4.Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between which planets ?

A. Earth and Mars
B. Mars and Jupiter
C. Jupiter and Saturn
D. Saturn and Uranus



5.Under which act has the naxal group Communist Party of India (Maoist) been banned by the Central government?

A. Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
B. Prevention of Terrorism Act
C. Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
D. None of the above



6.‘Mein Kampf’ (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ?

A. Pol Pot
B. Idi Amin
C. Adolf Hitler
D. Joseph Stalin



7.At which place did Mahatma Gandhi started his first Satyagraha in India ?

A. Kheda (Gujarat)
B. Champaran (Bihar)
C. Sabarmati (Gujarat)
D. Mumbai (Maharashtra)



8.The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?

A. UNO
B. NAM
C. GATT (now WTO)
D. ASEAN



9.In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands ?

A. Lord Mayo
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Irwin



10.What is the average annual production of European variety of honeybee colony?

A. 14 kg
B. 16 kg
C. 10 kg
D. 8 kg



11.Which Commission is inquiring into the demolition of Babri Masjid structure at Ayodhya on 6th December 1992 ?

A. Mandal Commission
B. Liberhan Commission
C. Sarkaria Commission
D. Mukherjee Commission



12.Milinda-Panho is a pali text which record discussion between Milinda and Nagsena. Milinda was a ________?

A. Satvahan King
B. Shunga King
C. Indo Greek Ruler



13.Which among the following is true about constituents of outer surface of Sun?

A. Hydrogen 24% , Helium 74% and other elements 2% by mass
B. Hydrogen 74% , Helium 24% and other elements 2% by mass
C. Hydrogen 30% , Helium 60% and other elements 10% by mass



14.Which among the following years marks the latest devaluations in India's currency ?

A. 1991
B. 1998
C. 1999



15.Mission Dakshin Dhruv 2006 was successful Operation of which among the following?

A. Indian Army
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Force
D. Indian Armed Forces



16.The Farakka Barrage issue is an issue between India and Bangladesh, related to distribution of Water of which among the following rivers?

A. Ganga
B. Bramhaputra
C. Teesta
D. Damodar



17.'Dilliagi', a movie released in 1999, had a popular song ‘Haan Haan Yeh Pyaar Hai’ as part of its soundtrack. This tune is blatantly copied from the English number ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’. Who sang the English song?

A. Frank Sinatra
B. Bob Dylan
C. Paul Simon
D. Frankie Valli



18.The latest language to be added on the list of the official language of the U.N. is

A. Hindi
B. Japanese
C. Italian
D. Chinese



19.Who among the Pandavas was also known as Dhananjaya?

A. Nakula
B. Arjuna
C. Yudhisthira
D. Bhima



20.Who played the lead in Ashutosh Gowarikar's movie 'Swades'?

A. Aamir Khan
B. Shah Rukh Khan
C. Salman Khan
D. Saif Ali Khan



21.In which country is the Simpson desert found?

A. Australia
B. Brazil
C. South Africa



22.Who formulates the monetary policy in India?

A. SEBI
B. RBI
C. Finance Ministry
D. Planning Commission



23.Which was Samuel Johnson’s longest poem?

A. The False Alarm
B. Thoughts on Falklands Islands
C. The Vanity of Human Wishes
D. The Prince of Abyssinia



24.The gas that usually causes explosion in coal mines is

A. Methane
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Air
D. Co2



25.Who hit the first century in IPL ?

A. MS Dhoni
B. Matthew Hayden
C. Adam Gilchrist
D. Brendon Mccullam



26.Which was the main occupation of the Aryans?

A. Agriculture
B. Carpenter
C. Hunting
D. Cattle



27.Which Indian company has clicked a $100 million deal for providing IT Solutions to Bank of China?

A. Wipro
B. TCS
C. Satyam



28.Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year ?

A. 1972
B. 1973
C. 1975



29.From which language have the words aimirah and peon entered Indian usage?

A. Persian
B. Portuguese
C. French



30.The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in

A. New Delhi
B. New York
C. Cancun
D. Geneva

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