Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Current Affairs : August 2009: 4

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

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