FORTNIGHTLY CURRENT GK TEST TEST - 1 TEST - 2 ARCHIVES  
Q1. NIA stands for –
  1. National Aeronautics Agency 2. National Investigation Agency
  3. National Armament Agency 4. None of these
             
Q2. W2M is –
  1. India’s proposed mission to Jupiter 2. The first Satellite by ISRO for a foreign
customer
  3. European Union’s mission to Mars 4. India-Japan joint mission to Space
             
Q3. Who among the following tops the list of the 50 most powerful people in the world, issued by the Newsweek magazine
  1. Sonia Gandhi 2. Shah Rukh Khan
  3. Barack Hussein Obama 4. Asif Ali Zardari
             
Q4. In recently held Bangladesh parliamentary elections, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League won …. out of 300 seats.
  1. 250 seats 2. 230 seats
  3. 220 seats 4. 240 seats
             
Q5. Abhisit Vejjajiva is the new Prime Minister of –
  1. Vietnam 2. Thailand
  3. Laos 4. Indonesia
             
Q6. Who among the following has been accused recently by a UN backed tribunal of master minding Rwanda’s 1994 genocide?
  1. Theoneste Bagosora 2. Mark Felt
  3. Juvenal Habayorimana 4. None of above
             
Q7. Who among the following has become the Miss World 2008 ?
  1. China’s Zhang Zilin 2. India’s Parvathy Omanakuttan
  3. Gabrielle Walcott of Trinidad and
Tobago 		4. Russia’s Ksenya Sukinova
             
Q8. The girl of Assamese origin after whom an Asteroid has recently been named is –
  1. Veena Das 2. Pritika Kalra Gandhi
  3. Nandini Sharma 4. Inderjit Kaur
             
Q9. Romila Thapar has recently been awarded –
  1. The 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom Prize 2. The 2008 Kluge Prize
  3. National Sahitya Academy Award 4. National Woman Excellence Award
             
Q10. The overall share of minorities in central sector rose to –
  1. 8.7% 2. 6.9%
  3. 9.9% 4. 5.5%
             
Q11. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha on December 15, 2008 aims at operationalization of –
  1. 87th Amendment Act 2. 86th Amendment Act
  3. 90th Amendment Act 4. 91th Amendment Act
             
Q12. United Nations Talks on Climate Change were recently held in –
  1. London 2. Poznan
  3. Paris 4. New York
             
Q13. Which of the following Indian states recently decided to celebrate Forest and Evironment Day every month ?
  1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Uttarakhand 4. Kerala
             
Q14. Recently, by defeating which of the following teams, India reclaimed its no. 2 position in Test Cricket ?
  1. South Africa 2. Australia
  3. England 4. Zimbabave
             
Q15. The Indian batsman who recently became the highest ranked batsman of India in test cricket is –
  1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Gautam Gambhir
  3. M.S. Dhoni 4. Zaheer Khan
             
Q16. Women’s World Cup will be held in March 2009 in –
  1. South Africa 2. Bangladesh
  3. Sri Lanka 4. Australia
             
Q17. The winner of Nippon Series JT Cup and Asian Tour’s Order of Merit Award is –
  1. Jyoti Randhawa 2. Arjun Atwal
  3. Jeev Melkha Singh 4. Tiger Wood
             
Q18. Surya Shekhar Ganguly is a player of –
  1. Chess 2. Cricket
  3. Golf 4. None of above
             
Q19. The man who has been named Asia’s Best Hockey Player is –
  1. M.H. Atif. 2. Dhanraj Pillai
  3. Rehan Butt 4. None of above
             
Q20. According to recent NASA revelation the quantity of ice which has melted in Greenland Antarctica and Alaska since 2003 is –
  1. Two trillion tons 2. Three trillion tons
  3. Four trillion tons 4. Five trillion tons
             
Q21. U.K. based Indian industrialist who was recently made deputy speaker of the House of Lords is
  1. Swaraj Paul 2. Lord Meghnad Desai
  3. Aravind Adiga 4. Asif Ali
             
Q22. The first country to sign Convention on Cluster Munitions is –
  1. Denmark 2. Finland
  3. Norway 4. Iceland
             
Q23. Which of the following Indian Companies is not included in the grant of loan of 3 billion dollars recently provided by the World Bank to them ?
  1. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India 2. India Infrastructure Finance Company
  3. Small Industries Development Bank of
India 		4. Power Grid Corporation
             
Q24. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
  1. Robert Zoellick – World Bank 2. Dominique Strauss Kahn – International Monetary Fund
  3. Pascal Lamy – World Health Organization 4. Koichiro Matsurra – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
             
Q25. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
  1. WTO – Geneva 2. IAEA – Vienna
  3. WHO – Paris 4. IMF – Washington
             
Q26. Army Day is observed on –
  1. 16th January 2. 15th January
  3. 17th January 4. 20th January
             
Q27. The football player who has been conferred the FIFA World Footballer of the year 2008 award is –
  1. Zinedine Zidane 2. Bhaichung Bhutia
  3. Christiano Ronaldo 4. None of above
             
Q28. Indian Music maestro who won the prestigious Golden Globe for best original music is –
  1. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi 2. A.R. Rahman
  3. Zakir Hussain 4. None of the above
             
Q29. The World Bank has recently taken action against …. Indian entities over anti-fraud norms.
  1. Five 2. Four
  3. Ten 4. Three
             
Q30. The winner of Chennai Open Tennis Tournament is –
  1. Marin Cilic 2. Somdev Dev Varman
  3. Rajiv Raam 4. Eric Butorac
             
Q31. According to Forbes’ list of the most delayed arrival airports in the world for 2008, which among the following tops the list ?
  1. London Airport 2. Mumbai Airport
  3. Karachi Airport 4. Bangkok Airport
             
Q32. Which of the following U.S. state’s governor was recently impeached ?
  1. California 2. Texas
  3. Illinois 4. Washington
             
Q33. Which of the following became the first Hindi movie to earn Rs. 200 crore recently ?
  1. Ghajini 2. Rab Ne Banadi Jodi
  3. Chandni Chowk to China 4. None of the above
             
Q34. BMD which recently came into news stands for –
  1. Business Management Development 2. Ballistic Missile Development
  3. Ballistic Management Defence 4. Ballistic Missile Defence
             
Q35. The Law Reforms Panel of which of the following states has recommended the mercy killing?
  1. Punjab 2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu
             
Q36. The number of items declared as essential commodities under the Essential Services Maintenance Act are –
  1. 20 2. 15
  3. 10 4. 25
             
Q37. In the latest ranking of FIDE, Vishwanathan Anand has been ranked –
  1. No. 2 Chess player 2. No. 3 Chess player
  3. No. 5 Chess player 4. No. 4 Chess player
             
Q38. Israel recently attacked –
  1. Lebnon 2. Gaza Strip
  3. West Bank 4. Syria
             
Q39. The U.P.A. Government has injected a massive investment of …… to provide higher education to SC, ST and minority students.
  1. Rs. 5,000 crore 2. Rs. 7,500 crore
  3. Rs. 2,500 crore 4. Rs. 10,000 crore
             
Q40. India, in January 2009, inked a $2.1 billion deal with which of the following countries for long-range spy planes –
  1. U.S.A. 2. Russia
  3. Israel 4. U.K.
             
             
     

 
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