Current Affairs Questions

1. Recently GoM approved—
(A) Religion-based census
(B) Caste-based census
(C) Sub-caste-based census
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

2. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India ?
(A) BJP
(B) Congress
(C) CPM
(D) BSP
Ans : (B)

3. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for—
(A) Central Universities
(B) Indian Institutes of Technology
(C) The Indian Institutes of Management
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)


4. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by—
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Germany
Ans : (B)

5. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted—
(A) Educational Tribunal Bill
(B) Bill on Whistle Blowers
(C) Nuclear Liability Bill
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

6. The World’s Number two economy is—
(A) USA
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) Germany
Ans : (C)

7. As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in?
(A) 50
(B) 42
(C) 60
(D) 70
Ans : (B)

8. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from—
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iraq
(C) Iran
(D) Cuba
Ans : (B)

9. Which of the following signed recently a pact to fight terrorism ?
(A) Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan
(B) Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India
(C) India, Iran, Pakistan and China
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

10. Russia recently extended base lease in—
(A) Georgia
(B) Armenia
(C) Turkey
(D) Azerbaijan
Ans : (A)

11. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of—
(A) Iraq
(B) Iran
(C) Turkey
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)

12. Iran recently test-fired its—
(A) Gauri Missle
(B) The Fateh 110
(C) Shaheen
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

13. Which African country recently adopted its new Constitution ?
(A) Kenya
(B) Zimbabwe
(C) Mozambique
(D) South Africa
Ans : (A)

14. ESPO which recently came into news stands for—
(A) Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline
(B) Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline
(C) East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

15. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for—
(A) Orissa
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Ans : (B)

16. North India’s first Food Processing Park is being developed in—
(A) Haryana
(B) Kerala
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (A)

17. Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of—
(A) Uttarakhand High Court
(B) Patna High Court
(C) Calcutta High Court
(D) Madras High Court
Ans : (A)

18. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of—
(A) Orissa High Court
(B) Patna High Court
(C) Jharkhand High Court
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

19. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ?
(A) Shabana Azmi
(B) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
(C) Javed Akhtar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

20. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award ?
(A) Tadatoshi Akiba
(B) Huo Daishan
(C) Fu Quiping
(D) Ratan Tata
Ans : (D)