Quiz 206 | Current Affairs Questions

1.If Milkha Singh is famous in athletics, Jeev Milkha Singh is famous in which sport?

A. Golf
B. Cricket
C. Chess
D. Football



2.What is the colour of a traditional Cricket test match ball?

A. White
B. Black
C. Red
D. Blue



3.The new chairperson of Children Film Society of India is—

A. Nafisa Ali
B. Shabana Azmi
C. Nandita Das
D. None of these



4.CD-ROM stands for

A. Compactable Read Only Memory
B. Compact Data Read Only Memory
C. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
D. Compact Disk Read Only Memory



5.What job did Abraham Lincoln have before he became president?

A. Rowing a flatboat
B. Chopping wood
C. Cab driver
D. Lawyer



6.What is the source of electrical energy in an artificial satellite?

A. Solar cells
B. Mini nuclear reactor
C. Dynamo
D. Thermopile



7.What is a bear market?

A. A market which has animals in it
B. A market where bears are sold
C. When the economy is doing poorly - prices of stocks tend to fall



8.Which is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

A. Omega
B. Sigma
C. Zeta
D. Chi



9.In which of the following state is Chittranjan Locomotive Works located?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Orissa
C. Bihar
D. West Bengal



10.How many banks were in second phase of nationalisation?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7



11.What is duty of a Protem Speaker?

A. To Nominate a Speaker
B. To conduct meetings in absence of Speaker
C. To take oath from newly elected members and conduct meeting until new speaker is elected
D. None



12.What is the national sport of Japan?

A. Kung-Fu
B. Sumo Wrestling
C. Karate
D. Swimming



13.In 1917-18 Iraq became independent from which Empire?

A. Sumerians
B. Ottoman
C. Babylonian
D. Assyrians



14.In "Yankee Doodle Dandy" James Cagney played what vaudeville legend?

A. Eddie Cantor
B. Eddie Foy
C. George M. Cohan
D. Bert Williams



15.Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?

A. Plasma
B. Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
C. White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
D. Platelets (Thrombocytes)



16.Born at Almora in Uttarakhand, which Britisher became the first India born person to get the Nobel Prize in 1902 ?

A. Ronald Ross
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. William R. Cremer
D. Alexander Fleming



17.An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as ____?

A. Blue
B. White
C. Black
D. Red



18.Supreme people's Assembly is parliament of which nation?

A. North Korea
B. South Korea



19.Which of the following countries has recently come out with a spaceport plan?

A. Mexico
B. Russia



20.Which is the longest running stage play in the world?

A. The Cats
B. The Mouse Trap
C. Three Blind Mice
D. Romeo and Juliet