Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Quiz 232 | Current Affairs For UPSC Exam

1.Vidya Pillai is associated to which among the following sports ?

A. Billiards
B. Archery
C. Golf
D. Snooker



2.Which Indian cricketer holds the record of highest dismissal in International cricket as a wicketkeeper as on 7 November 2011?

A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B. Rahul Dravid
C. Parthiv Patel
D. Syed kirmani



3.Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?

A. 29
B. 40
C. 37



4.The name Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with

A. Boxing
B. Archer
C. Golf



5.Who have been selected for Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for their "conspicuous courage in saving life under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescuer"?

A. Rajan Kamble
B. Prachi Santosh Sen
C. Rukhsana Kosser



6.Which of these birds is mentioned in the song 'Saare jahan se accha'....?

A. Bulbul
B. Peacock
D. Pigeon



7.Which is the lowest layer of the Sun, visible to us when we look at it ?

A. Corona
B. Chromosphere
C. Photosphere
D. Exosphere



8.The ozone layer restricts

A. Visible light
B. Infrared radiation
C. X-rays and gamma rays
D. Ultraviolet radiation



9.Which one of the following effects is employed in the instruments used by the police to detect the over speeding of vehicles?

A. Doppler effect
B. Kerr effect
C. Thompson effect
D. Seebeck effect



10.The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be

A. 1 : 250,000
B. 1 : 100,000
C. 1 : 50,000
D. 1 : 25,000



11.Manikaran Power Plant is in ?

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh



12.Ten Rupee notes contain the signature of

A. Finance Secretary, GOI
B. Chairman, State Bank of India
C. Governor, Reserve Bank of India
D. Finance Minister, GOI



13.Who among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris ?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. Vivekanand



14.We have noticed at on several occasions that cost of petroleum products fluctuates frequently. The action of OPEC members at times to limit output and fix prices may be understood as an action arising out of—

A. instructions from WTO
B. fluctuation in output
C. practices of the oil industry
D. group dynamics



15.Which of the following states recently set up Evening Courts ?

A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala



16.Fragments of ocean floor that escape subduction are known as:

A. Ophiolites
B. Migmatites
C. Granulites
D. Guyots



17.Which among the following is a clear indicator of inflation?

A. falling prices
B. slower growth of prices than before
C. increase in the flood supply



18.Ellis Bridge is in which city...

A. Chennai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad



19.Which of these is a TV show based on the writings of Hindi author and satirist Sharad Joshi?

A. Gayabganj
B. Lapataganj
C. Gumshudaganj



20.Indian Constituent Assembly adopted the design of Indian National Flag on?

A. August 23, 1947
B. September 13, 1947
C. August 15, 1947
D. July 22, 1947

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