Quiz-Jan-2009

Section-1 :

1. Which BJP leader has been called “Alice in Blunderland” by Arun Shourie?
a. LK Advani
b. Jaswant Singh
c. Rajnath Singh
d. Sushma Swaraj

2. Who has won the Business Leader of the Year award at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence?
a. Anand Mahindra
b. Ratan Tata
c. Sunil Jain
d. None of the above

3. On which date did recent Afghanistan election for the post of President take place?
a. August 22
b. August 21
c. August 20
d. August 19

4. Karamsad, the native place of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, saw protest in the form of bandh against the leader’s representation in Jaswant Singh’s controversial book. In which district is KAramsad located?
a. Amreli
b. Narmada
c. Jamnagar
d. Anand

5. Which state dissolved assembly recently, to pave way for fresh elections, much before the scheduled time?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Meghalaya
d. Jammu and Kashmir

6. The Central government has announced an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy. What is the amount of this increase?
a. Rs 85
b. Rs 100
c. Rs 150
d. Rs 175

7. This city of the Middle-East recently faced worst violence since American troops left its soil in the form of blasts which killed 86 people.
a. Baghdad
b. Damascus
c. Tehran
d. Riyadh

8. In which state did students torch four bogies of the super fast Shramjeevi Express due to altercation with police personnel?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Delhi
d. Bihar

9. Which India airline has come forward to make the idle Salem airport functional?
a. Kingfisher
b. GoAir
c. Air sahara
d. JetLite

10. Usain Bolt broke his own previous world record in 100 metres during the World Championship. What is the new record?
a. 10.28 seconds
b. 9.58 seconds
c. 10 secondsd.
8.49 seconds

Answers

1. c. Rajnath Singh2. a. Anand Mahindra3. c. August 204. d. Anand5. b. Haryana.6. b. Rs 1007. a. Baghdad8. d. Bihar9. a. Kingfisher10. b. 9.58 seconds

Section-2 :

1. In which city will be put Any Time Payment (ATP) machines to make payment of electricity bills?
a. Hyderabad
b. Bangalore
c. Chennai
d. Mysore

2. Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was detained and questioned for two hours on a US airport. Name the airport.
a. New York JFK
b. Newark
c. New York La Guardia
d. Buffalo Niagara

3. In the recently concluded BWF World badminton championship in Hyderabad, … won the men’s singles title and … won the women’s singles title.
a. Chen Jin, Xie Xingfang
b. Lin Dan, Lan Lu
c. P Kashyap, Xie Xingfang
d. Lin Dan, Saina Nehwal

4. Which country will have women in its cabinet after many decades?
a. Afghanistan
b. Iran
c. Tajikistan
d. Turkey

5. Which BJP leader has been asked to vacate the post of the leader of opposition of the state assembly?
a. Arun Chaturvedi
b. Harishanker Bhabhra
c. Varun Gandhi
d. Vasundhara Raje

6. Owing to the fast increasing number of mobile subscribers, Central Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has declared that it will launch a new series beginning with number….
a. 8
b. 3
c. 7
d. 5

7. Which political coalition has asked for an increase in women’s reservation from 33 per cent to 50 per cent in local self-government institutions (LSGIs)?
a. UPA
b. NDA
c. UDF
d. LDF

8. Who has posthumously received this year’s Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peace time gallantry award?
a. Major Mohit Sharma
b. Major Amit Oscar Fernandes
c. Major Deepak Tewari
d. None of the above

9. For which fatal disease has a breakthrough been achieved whereby now there is a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill its stem cells?
a. AIDS
b. Tuberculosis
c. Cancer
d. Swine Flu

10. What is the name of the typhoon which hit Taiwan and has devastated the island?
a. Maria
b. Bolaven
c. Yagi
d. Morakot

11. “Make it white” — Nobel laureate Steven Chu is saying these days. In which connection?
a. Urging scientists to go for White Revolution, that is Milk revolution
b. Urging the world to go for white roofs to ward off climate change
c. Urging the world to explore the ocean minerals to tackle malnourishment
d. Urging the US to withdraw troops from strife-torn regions.

12. “Arrogant, aggressive, irrational”, this is how Nehru’s government has been described. Which country’s media has taken an aggressive stand against Indian establishment, past and present, of late?
a. China
b. Pakistan
c. The US
d. The UK

13. The number of draught-affected districts, as of August 14, was….
a. 150
b. 162
c. 175
d. 177

14. This sport, which was a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympics, will be included in the 2012 London Olympics.
a. Women football
b. Women wrestling
c. Women boxing
d. Women 50 km marathon

15. The price of Ranji winners have been increased to Rs 2 crore from….
a. Rs 50 lakh
b. Rs 60 lakh
c. Rs 75 lakh
d. Rs one crore

16. According to NASA, North India is losing ground water at the rate of … per year.
a. 15 cm
b. 25 cm
c. 30 cm
d. 33 cm

17. Roshni Nadar, daughter of Shiv Nadar, has started a school for bright kids in UP, at a cost of Rs 60 crore. You would associate Shiv Nadar with….
a. Tata Consultancy Services
b. Patni Computers
c. HCL
d. None of above

18. India has been put on the watch list by … for its failure to take effective measures to ensure the rights of religious minorities in several states.
a. Amnesty International
b. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
c. The European Union
d. International Court of Justice

19. US-based banker Anju Bhargava is in news these days. Why?
a. She has been appointed to an advisory council on faith, in the White House
b. She has been chosen as the pro-vice-chancellor of Harvard University
c. She has been chosen to play the lead in the next Danny Boyle movie
d. She is returning to India to take over as director, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

20. Swine Flu was first detected in April 2009 in….
a. The US
b. Germany
c. Poland
d. Mexico

21. Name this celebrated democracy leader who is also a Nobel Peace Prize winner and was recently announced an 18-month house arrest instead of a three-year imprisonment.
a. Aung San Suu Kyi
b. Nancy Pelosi
c. Angela Merkel
d. None of the above

22. An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude was recorded in … on August 11 leading to aftershocks in southern and eastern parts of the country.
a. Port Blair
b. Chennai
c. Andaman islands
d. Bangalore

23. Where will be the opening match between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders at the third 60-match IPL season to be held in 2010?
a. Chennai
b. Bangalore
c. Kolkata
d. Hyderabad

24. A 17-year-old footballer from northeast … was tested positive of A(H1N1) recently which was the first case of swine flu reported in that area.
a. Assam
b. Shillong
c. Jorhat
d. Agartala

25. As per newspaper reports a celestial treat was due between August 8 and 14 in the form of … showers.
a. Meteor
b. Comet
c. Meteorite
d. None of the above

26. The alleged accused in the murder of a former minister surrendered in court after being sentenced to double life imprisonment. Name the minister.
a. Aladi Aruna
b. SA Raja
c. Dr Palitha Kohona
d. Sarath Fonseka

27. Life imprisonment has been awarded to a … operative five years after he was arrested with ammunition and AK-56 in Uttar Pradesh.
a. Hizbul Mujaheedin
b. Lashkar-e-Toiba
c. Jaish-e-Mohammad
d. ULFA

28. Big shots from India’s major airlines met civil aviation minister under Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) in August to discuss the effect of financial crisis on the sector. Name India’s civil aviation minister.
a. Praful Patel
b. Pranab Mukherjee
c. P Chidambaram
d. Shivraj Patil

29. Name this leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who recently moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of Kerala governor granting sanction to the CBI to prosecute him in the Canadian company SNC-Lavalin case.
a. VS Achutanandan
b. A Baby
c. Mons Joseph
d. Pinarayi Vijayan

30. Which eastern state has declared 26 out of the 38 districts as natural calamity hit as there has been less rainfall, asking the centre to sanction a special package?
a. Orissa
b. West Bengal
c. Bihar
d. Jharkhand

Answers

1. c. Chennai2. b. Newark3. b. Lin Dan, Lan Lu4. a. Afghanistan5. d. Vasundhara Raje6. a. 87. d. LDF8. a. Major Mohit Sharma9. c. Cancer10. d. Morakot11. b. Urging the world to go for white roofs to ward off climate change12. a. China13. d. 17714. c. Women boxing15. b. Rs 60 lakh
16. d. 33 cm17. c. HCL18. b. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom19. a. She has been appointed to an advisory council on faith, in the White House20. d. Mexico21. a. Aung San Suu Kyi22. c. Andaman islands23. d. Hyderabad24. b. Shillong25. a. Meteor26. a. Aladi Aruna27. b. Lashkar-e-Toiba28. a. Praful Patel29. d. Pinarayi Vijayan30. c. Bihar