Monday, September 5, 2011

Quiz 131 | Current Affairs 05_09

1.The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in

A. Sweden
B. Denmark
C. Belgium
D. Austria



2.When was Jerome David Salinger married to Claire Douglas?

A. 1955-1967
B. 1945-1955
C. 1975-1985
D. 1985-1990



3.Who was the deacon appointed by Conon to administer Sicily?

A. Constantine
B. Peter
C. Theodore
D. Stephen



4.The combustible material at the tip of the safety match stick is

A. manganese dioxide
B. phosphorous
C. antimony sulphide
D. sulphur



5.Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to regulate the right of Citizenship?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11



6.In which state is the hill of shrine of Tirumala?

A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Kerala



7.In the history of Independent India, a note of highest denomination has been of ___?

A. Rs. 5000
B. Rs. 1000
C. Rs. 10,000
D. Rs. 2000



8.For which of the following commodities , recently Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has offered its remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) facilities to map the crop areas and provide accurate data?

A. Sugar Cane
B. Coconut
C. Tea
D. Cotton



9.The shape of Vibrio bacteria is ________?

A. Commas Shaped
B. Clusters
C. Sticks



10.Which among the following Vedanga is related to etymology ?

A. Kalpa
B. Nirukta
C. Chhandas



11.Recently we read in the newspapers that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to launch an outreach programme across the country. What is the purpose of this outreach programme?

A. to evolve a workable model to make loans available to the unorganized sector.
B. to evolve a workable model to bail out the smaller & regional banks in crisis.
C. to evolve a workable model for banking at the village level.



12.If Red blood cells in kept in distilled water what will happen?

A. Shrink and collapse
B. Stick together
C. increase in volume and burst



13.Which among the following is a source of Atomic Energy?

A. Iron
B. Uranium
C. Silver
D. Platinum



14.In which of the following cities of india is located world's first complete granite temple?

A. Varanasi
B. Mathura
C. Thanjavur
D. Madurai



15.Mark Waugh is commonly known as ---------

A. Julio
B. Afganistan
C. Tugga
D. Junior



16.Who won men’s doubles championship in French Open 2011?

A. Max Mirnyi, Daniel Nestor
B. Lukas Dlouhy, Nenad Zimonjic
C. Michael Bryan, Robert Bryan
D. Marc Lopez, Tommy Robredo



17.Wallace H. Carothers developed which of these fibres?

A. Flannel
B. Nylon
C. Silk
D. Cotton



18.Name the US poet who was tried for treason in 1946?

A. Karl Shapiro
B. Ezra Pound
C. William Stafford
D. Shel Silverstein



19.With which country Syria formed United Arab Republic in 1958?

A. Egypt
B. Jordan
C. Lebanon



20.Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. C.R.Das
C. Lala Lajpat Rai



21.One of India’s largest private sector Bank on 23 May 2011 launched an innovative money management tool, My Money Card. Name the bank?

A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. ING Vysya Bank



22.The information and broadcasting ministry endorsed/okayed the recommendation by TRAI to enhance foreign direct investment (FDI) ceiling for direct to home TV, Internet protocol TV and teleport from 49% to _%.

A. 70%
B. 74%
C. 75%
D. 78%



23.One of the following is the correct definition of marketing used by the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the others are fundamentally flawed. Which one is correct?

A. The supply of goods and services to customers in such a way that the company becomes the preferred source of supply for customers
B. The management process which identifies, anticipates and supplies customer requirements efficiently and profitably
C. An accounting process of minimising costs and maximising revenues



24.Who was known as the human calculator?

A. Ram
B. Ravi
C. Rakesh
D. Scott Flansburg



25.Which Indian Ayurved Pharma major is ready to launch 25 new drugs in the US market in the next three years?

A. Hamdard
B. Himalaya Drugs
C. Dabur



26.Identify the captain of Ireland cricket team for World Cup 2007

A. Trent Johnston
B. Boyd Rankin
C. Andre Botha



27.Who has been the world's longest serving women Prime Minister?

A. Golden Meir
B. Benazir Bhutto
C. Indira Gandhi



28.What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?

A. Bhagmati
B. Mehrunnisa
C. Manikarnika
D. Arjumand Banu Begum



29.Which of the following Books has been written by M.S. Gore?

A. Society in India
B. The crisis of Indian Legal System
C. Caste and Economic frontier
D. Urbanization and Family change in India



30.The car that bagged the Car of the Year title at ICICI bank-CNBC-TV18 Overdrive awards 2010 is …

A. Hyundai i10
B. Chevrolet Yuva
C. Tata Nano
D. Maruti Zen

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