Current Affairs Objective Questions

1. The party which emerged as the third largest party in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections is—
(A) Samajwadi Party
(B) Bahujan Samaj Party
(C) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(D) Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam
Ans : (A)

2. India has emerged in the world as the—
(A) Second Largest Steel Producer
(B) Third Largest Steel Producer
(C) Fourth Largest Steel Producer
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

3. Recently India and China had a major face-off at—
(A) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(B) The World Bank
(C) The World Trade Organization
(D) Asian Development Bank
Ans : (D)


4. Agni II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile was recently test-fired on—
(A) May 20, 2009
(B) May 19, 2009
(C) May 22, 2009
(D) May 23, 2009
Ans : (B)

5. INS Airavat is India’s—
(A) Naval Ship
(B) Amphibious Ship
(C) Submarine
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. In reference to the recent Ministry formation of the Manmohan Singh Government, which of the following is incorrect ?
Minister — Portfolio
(A) Ghulam Nabi Azad — Health and Welfare
(B) Veerappa Moily — Law and Justice
(C) Anand Sharma — Information and Broadcasting
(D) Kapil Sibal — Human Resource and Development
Ans : (C)

7. The Presidential Task Force for Resettlement, Development and Security was appointed by which one of the following countries ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (A)

8. In which of the following Arab countries were elections held in May 2009 ?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Bahrain
(C) Kuwait
(D) Qatar
Ans : (C)

9. Sejil 2 Missile belongs to—
(A) Iran
(B) North Korea
(C) Pakistan
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

10. Which of the following countries is not the party to the ‘Peace Pipeline Agreement ?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) Iran
Ans : (A)

11. NASA’s new administrator is—
(A) Charles Bolden
(B) Lori Garvar
(C) Tomothy R. Roemer
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

12. Who has recently been re-elected as the new President of Germany ?
(A) Angela Markel
(B) Horst Koehler
(C) Helmut Kohl
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

13. The new Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is—
(A) Meira Kumar
(B) Somnath Chatterjee
(C) Karia Munda
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

14. World Population Day is observed on—
(A) July 6
(B) July 7
(C) July 11
(D) July 1
Ans : (B)

15. “Out of Steppe : The Lost People of Central Asia” is the book by—
(A) Daniel Metcalfe
(B) Joshua Cooper Rawa
(C) Mihir Rakshit
(D) Naresh Gupta
Ans : (A)

16. Recently International Children’s Film Festival was held in—
(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Bengaluru
Ans : (B)

17. Astra Missile is—
(A) Surface to surface Missile
(B) Surface to air Missile
(C) Air to surface Missile
(D) Air to Air Missile
Ans : (D)

18. Where has the evidence of Pre-historic humans been found ?
(A) Thanjavur
(B) Kochi
(C) Vellore
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

19. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering is situated at—
(A) Nainital
(B) Shimla
(C) Dehradun
(D) Uttarkashi
Ans : (D)

20. The Indian Army team recently visited—
(A) Mt. Everest
(B) Deep Mount Dhaulagiri
(C) Mount K2
(D) Mount Abu
Ans : (B)