Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Quiz 174 | Current Afairs September Questions

1.The highest rainfall in the world is received at

A. Cherrapunji
B. Calicut
C. Shillong



2.The point up to which the new railway track laid, at any time is called:

A. Terminal
B. Station
C. Rail-head
D. Base



3.The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called

A. climate
B. weather
C. temperature
D. humidity



4.On 21st July 1969, at which site did Neil Armstrong set his foot on the Moon ?

A. Sea of Waves
B. Sea of Clouds
C. Sea of Serenity
D. Sea of Tranquility



5.The two broad categories of software are:

A. word processing and spreadsheet.
B. transaction and application.
C. Windows and Mac OS.
D. system and application.



6.For which of the following sectors of Indian Economy, the government has not yet determined a FDI Policy?

A. Private Banking
B. Education
C. Insurance
D. Health Care



7.Which of the following Vitamin is required for Normal Blood Circulation ?

A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin K



8.The Third battle of Panipat was fought between ?

A. Babur & Ibrahim Lodi
B. Ahmed Shah Abdali & Marathas
C. Akbar & Shershah Suri



9.Which of the following countries is seeking to speed deployment of an ultra-large 'bunker-buster' bomb by July 2010?

A. United States
B. North Korea
C. China



10.Restoration work on which of the following tombs in New Delhi led to the discovery of the country's oldest sunken garden?

A. Sultan Garhi tomb
B. Safdarjang tomb
C. Isa Khan's tomb



11.Which star is nearest to the Earth?

A. Alpha Centauri
B. Proxima Centauri
C. Barnard's Star
D. Wolf359



12.A high level expert Committee on Public Expenditure was set up in April 2010.Who is the chairman of the committee ?

A. M. Govinda Roa
B. M. Damodaran
C. Dr.C.Rangarajan



13.Name the Formula One world champion who won the Monaco Grand Prix thriller for Red Bull on 29 May 2011.

A. Sebastian Vettel
B. Lewis Hamilton
C. Fernando Alonso



14.Which of these movies in which Tom Cruise starred in, was he also credited as a writer?

A. Risky Business
B. Days of Thunder
C. The Outsiders
D. Taps



15.Which of the following did Newton not discover?

A. Law of Motion
B. Law of Magnetism
C. Law of Mechanics
D. Law of Gravity



16.The winner of Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 is—

A. Al Gore
B. Muhammad Yunus
C. Martti Ahtisaari
D. Wangari Maathai



17.The board of which Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) approved on 23 May 2011 the proposal to offload government's 5 per cent stake in the comoany as part of Centre's ambitious programme to mop up Rs 40000 crore through public sector disinvestments in 2011-1

A. NTPC
B. BHEL
C. Indian Oil
D. BSNL



18.Where did India play its 1st one day international cricket match?

A. Lords
B. Headingley
C. Taunton
D. The Oval



19.Mandal Commission established for reservation for backward classes submitted its report in

A. 1980
B. 1990
C. 1992
D. 1993



20.Ozone Layer Protects earth from-

A. Meteriorites
B. Cosmic and other radiations
C. Harmful Gases
D. Space Debris



21.Goitre caused by the deficiency of ............

A. Vitamin D
B. Iron
C. Vitamin A
D. Iodine



22.Which one is the correct ticker symbol for Apple Computer at the NASDAQ?

A. AAPL
B. HGF
C. UYT



23.Who founded Ghadar Party in 1913 at Sanfrancisco?

A. Lala Har Dayal
B. Tarakanath Das
C. Syam JI Krishna Verma
D. Rajamahendra Pratap



24.Who is the God of health and medicine?

A. Lord Vishnu
B. Lord Ayurvedi
C. Lord Dhanwantari



25.What "Guru-Dakshina" did Drona ask from Ekalavya?

A. His right index finger
B. Wealth
C. His right thumb



26.The removal of top soil by water or wind is called

A. Soil wash
B. Soil erosion
C. Soil creep
D. Silting of soil



27.Which city houses the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ?

A. Vienna (Austria)
B. Brussels (Belgium)
C. Geneva (Switzerland)
D. Montreal (Canada)



28.Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ?

A. Article 352
B. Article 356
C. Article 360
D. Article 370



29.Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?

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



30.The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in:

A. Orissa
B. Jharkhand
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Bihar

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