Current Affairs Questions

1. According to Global Status Report on Road Safety the country which leads in road deaths is—
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) U.S.A.
(D) India
Ans : (D)

2. International Day for Eradication of Poverty is observed on—
(A) October 16
(B) October 17
(C) October 18
(D) October 20
Ans : (B)

3. ‘India : From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond’ is the book by—
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) Prakash Karat
(C) Shashi Tharoor
(D) Monika Chousoria
Ans : (C)


4. England clinched the Ashes Series after defeating—
(A) Kenya
(B) Pakistan
(C) Australia
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

5. India bagged ONGC Nehru Cup title (Football) after beating—
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Syria
(C) Argentina
(D) Uganda
Ans : (B)

6. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Winner — Competition
(A) Ruben’s Barrichello — European Grand Prix
(B) Valentino Rossi — Hungarian Grand Prix
(C) Kimi Raikkonen — Belgian Grand Prix
(D) Mark Webber — German Grand Prix
Ans : (B)

7. The Foreign Trade Policy for the period 2009-14 aims at achieving an annual growth of—
(A) 10 per cent
(B) 15 per cent
(C) 20 per cent
(D) 8 per cent
Ans : (B)

8. C. Rangarajan has been made Chairman of—
(A) National Advisory Council
(B) Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
(C) Asian Society of Agricultural Economists
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

9. The percentage upto which FDI in defence sector is allowed is—
(A) 27 per cent
(B) 26 per cent
(C) 30 per cent
(D) 35 per cent
Ans : (B)

10. As per the directives issued by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) the percentage of the current account deficit (of the total GDP) during 2008-09 should not be more than—
(A) 5•5 per cent
(B) 4 per cent
(C) 3•2 per cent
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

11. The agricultural census is done at which of the following intervals ?
(A) Every year
(B) Once in five year
(C) Once in three year
(D) Once in ten year
Ans : (B)

12. The 11th Five Year Plan is termed as a plan for—
(A) India’s health
(B) India’s education
(C) Development of rural India
(D) Eradication of poverty from India
Ans : (B)

13. India recently signed six nuclear pacts with—
(A) Vietnam
(B) Japan
(C) Mongolia
(D) N. Korea
Ans : (C)

14. Bharat Nirman Project covers and focusses on—
(A) Five Areas
(B) Six Areas
(C) Seven Areas
(D) Ten Areas
Ans : (B)

15. Nextzone—an information technology SEZ has been established at—
(A) Panki in Uttar Pradesh
(B) Panvel in Maharashtra
(C) Bangalore in Karnataka
(D) Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (B)

16. To his credit, Leander Paes of India presently has—
(A) Twelve Grand Slam Titles
(B) Ten Grand Slam Titles
(C) Six Grand Slam Titles
(D) Five Grand Slam Titles
Ans : (B)

17. The winner in 5000 and 10,000 metre race in 12th World Championship in Athletics is—
(A) Usain Bolt
(B) Abel Kirni
(C) Kenenisa Bekele
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

18. The Commando Battallion for Resolution Action (COBRA) is the counter insurgency unit of—
(A) CRPF
(B) BSF
(C) Indian Army
(D) Indian Air Force
Ans : (A)

19. Currently in India OBCs account for—
(A) 40 per cent rural populace
(B) 45 per cent rural populace
(C) 60 per cent rural populace
(D) 39 per cent rural populace
Ans : (D)

20. The Indian Cricketer who recently made his 44th ODI century is—
(A) Virender Sehwag
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)