Quiz 188 | Current Affairs For Government Exams

1.Aung San Sau Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner belongs to which one of the following countries ?

A. China
B. North Korea
C. South Korea
D. Myanmar



2.Where is the headquarters of Forward Market Commission situated?

A. Mumbai
B. Lucknow
C. New Delhi
D. Bangalore



3.The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by

A. inputs to the hill slope
B. outputs from the hill slope
C. balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system
D. None of the above



4.The chart of accounts:

A. Appears on the balance sheet.
B. Appears on the income statement.
C. Is a summary of all account names.
D. Appears in the annual report of all publicly-held companies.



5.The sidereal month may be defined as

A. the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
B. the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky
C. the period of rotation of moon
D. None of the above



6.When did India hosted the Common wealth meeting?

A. 1961 at Bangalore
B. 1976 at Pune
C. 1983 at New Delhi
D. None of the above



7.'Gita Govinda' is written by

A. Valmiki
B. Jaya Dev
C. Tulsidas
D. Sharan Gupta



8.The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy are at

A. New Delhi
B. Chandigarh
C. Pune
D. Kolkata



9.The headquarter of OAU (Organization of African Unity) are at

A. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
B. Washington DC
C. Paris
D. Jakarta, Indonesia



10.The largest copper producing country in the World is

A. Chile
B. Russia
C. South Africa
D. China



11.As per a recent survey done by Visa International, on which of the following product / service people all over world have spent maximum money during 2009?

A. Travel
B. Music
C. Gadgets
D. Softwares



12.Which among the following was raised in India to assist police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots?

A. Rapid Action Force
B. National Security Guards
C. Home guards



13.Which among the following place is the birth place of Humayun?

A. Agra
B. Badakhashan
C. Kabul



14.On 12 September 2008, the Indian Government announced its 'National Biofuel Policy'. Which of the following plants was emphasized in this policy? The cultivation of this plant on wastelands has a potential to generate biofuel in large quantities.

A. Jatropha curcas
B. Copaifera langsdorffii
C. Camelina sativa



15.The buildings in Fatehpur sikri are built by using mostly which of the following?

A. Fired bricks
B. Red Stone
C. Marble



16.Recently Taliban has threatened to disrupt the presidential elections coming up in the country of ________ ?

A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Sudan



17.Precambrian shields:

A. are very ancient rocks representing the central cores of continents.
B. have been destroyed by subduction over time.
C. were once divergent plate margins.
D. were in existence at the time Earth formed.



18.Ralph Craig ran the 100m for the US in 1912; when did he next compete in the Olympics?

A. 1915
B. 1913
C. 1912
D. 1910



19.In which of these states is the main seat of the High Court is located in the capital of the state itself?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Andhra Pradesh



20.In which year was the first Academy Awards held ?

A. 1929
B. 1928
C. 1930



21.The deepest trenches of the ocean are found in-

A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean



22.India has got a “positive response” from the visiting German Foreign Minister who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the country, for a commitment of support on full membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Name the visiting German Foreign Minister

A. Guido Westerwelle
B. Dirk Niebel
C. Angela Merkel



23.The statue of which among the following literary luminaries has been unveiled at Shanghai ?

A. Kalidasa
B. Kalhana
C. Bharavi
D. Vishakha Dutta



24.What is Bilateral aid ?

A. It is technical aid given by I.M.F. to various countries
B. It is given directly by one country to another
C. It is aid with the condition that the repayment will be in inconvertible currency
D. It is a commercial loan made available by various institutions jointly



25.Which of the following organizations/agencies controls the monetary policy of our country ?

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