August 3, 2009
1. Who has won the 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Award from India? The person has been recognised for his 'vision and leadership in bringing professionalism to the NGO movement in India'.
a. TC Mathew of Deepalaya
b. Deep Joshi of Pradan
c. Aditi Sharma of Action Aid
d. Kirti Reddy of Masum
2. Where is the 80 MWe Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) being built in India?
a. Kalpakkam
b. Ratnahalli
c. Sriharikota
d. Pokhran
3. The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) recently announced suspension of all domestic flights on August 18. The decision was rolled back. What were the private airlines protesting against?
a. High rate of sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF)
b. Airport taxes
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
4. The state government of Andhra Pradesh has not declared drought in the state despite a bad situation, but has released money for contingency plans. What is the amount released?
a. Rs 38 crores
b. Rs 48 crores
c. Rs 41 crores
d. Rs 45 crores
5. Who has recently said that ‘Hindutva ideology was as important to the BJP as the Constitution was for the country’?
a. LK Advani
b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c. Rajnath Singh
d. Sushma Swaraj
6. The newly appointed Gujarat governor passed away due to liver problems even before taking up his assignment. Name him.
a. Devendra Nath Dwivedi
b. Nawal Kishore Sharma
c. SC Jamir
d. Balram Jakhad
7. Corazon Aquino, former Philippines President, passed away recently. She was indelibly linked to….
a. ‘Democracy movement’
b. ‘Dictatorial government’
c. ‘Corrupt practices’
d. ‘People power’
8. The Pakistan Supreme Court has declared illegal the appointment of … who replaced Ifthikar Chaudhary as chief justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court in 2007.
a. Javed Buttar
b. Anwar Zaheer Jamali
c. Faqir Mohammad Khokhar
d. Abdul Hameed Dogar
9. Which state of India is facing acute malnutrition among children which has claimed the lives of over 450 children under six since May 2008?
a. Rajasthan
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Orissa
d. Bihar
10. Sarobjit Singh, son of former Union minister Buta Singh, has been arrested by the CBI for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1 crore from a contractor, to close a case against him in the Commission headed by his father. Which Commission does Buta Singh head?
a. National Commission for Scheduled Castes
b. Punjab state Commission for Monorities
c. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
d. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
11. The government and the party are absolutely one,” who has made this comment in connection with the recent controversy on Indo-Pak joint statement?
a. Rahul Gandhi
b. Sonia Gandhi
c. Dr Manmohan Singh
d. SM Krishna
12. The opposition recently walked out, on the issue of siphoning off of rice that was meant to be exported to…
a. Central Asia
b. Latin America
c. Sri Lanka
d. Africa
13. The governor of J&K has given a clean chit to Omar Abdullah in a 2006 sex scandal. Name him/her.
a. ND Tiwari
b. NN Vohra
c. SC Shukla
d. Motilal Vora
14. This Rs 2,000 crore project has recently got a green signal from the Supreme Court. Which project are we talking about?
a. Railway track to Srinagar
b. Delhi-Kanyakumari expressway
c. Commonwealth Games Village on Yamuna bed
d. Sethusamudram Project
15. This personality claimed he is not getting a house in Mumbai on account of his religion. Name him.
a. Irrfan Khan
b. Emraan Hashmi
c. Arbaaz Khan
d. Zaayed Khan
16. The troops of this country have routed Islamic militant forces, killing at least 200.
a. Libya
b. Liberia
c. Tanzania
d. Nigeria
17. According to the Government, a total of … monuments have gone missing in India.
a. 12
b. 23
c. 35
d. 37
18. This person occupied the Prime Minister’s seat in Rajya Sabha by mistake.
a. Mani Shankar Aiyer
b. Rajiv Shukla
c. Jayanti Natarajan
d. None of these
19. “He will do to the foreign ministry in four months what Shivraj Patil took four years to do to the ministry of home affairs.” Which BJP leader has made this statement about Union External Affairs Minister SM Krishna?
a. LK Advani
b. Yashwant Sinha
c. Sushma Swaraj
d. Arun Jaitley
20. The legendary Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, who died recently, had represented Jaipur thrice in Lok Sabha, but lost to … in the 1977 elections.
a. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
b. Ram Vilas Paswan
c. Shiv Charan Mathur
d. Vijaya Raje Scindia
21. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah resumed his office after governor of the state dismissed PDP allegations of Abdullah being involved in a sex scandal. Name J&K governor.
a. Muzaffar Baig
b. NN Vohra
c. Farooq Abdullah
d. Mehbooba Mufti
22. The Gujarat Assembly adopted the controversial Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill recently without any amendments which were recommended by President Pratibha Patil. The Gujarat government is led by …
a. Narendra Modi
b. Nitish Kumar
c. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
d. None of the above
23. Charging the government of altering the fundamental foundations of the country’s foreign policy and strategic interests, the … in July submitted a memorandum to the president.
a. Communist Party of India
b. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
c. National Democratic Alliance
d. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
24. The opposition parties in the Karnataka Council observed a dharna asking for the inclusion of the members of the council in the Bagar Hukum committees, denying the easy passage of the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill. Name Karnataka chief minister.
a. BS Yeddyurappa
b. Jayalalithaa
c. M Karunanidhi
d. MK Azhagiri
25. This school located in Shimla and founded in 1859 celebrated its 150th birthday recently. Name this school.
a. St Bede’s
b. Convent of Jesus and Mary
c. St Edwards
d. Bishop Cotton School
26. Bedlam broke lose on the first day of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after PDP MLA’s were forcibly removed with their leader Mehbooba Mufti wrenched the microphone from the Speaker’s podium. Name the J&K assembly speaker.
a. Mohammad Akbar Lone
b. Chaman Lal Gupta
c. Chowdhary Ramzan
d. Muhmmad Sayeed
27. A Raja, … had to assert the opposition that the allotments with regard to spectrum allocation were done through an approved process after the government drew flak of the parties over this issue.
a. Minister for communication and information technology
b. Finance minister
c. Science and technology minister
d. Defence minister
28. At the world swimming championship recently held, the first night saw six world records broken. Where did the event take place?
a. Canberra
b. California
c. Rome
d. London
29. Sharad Pawar, agriculture minister, recently said that the state government has submitted 26 detailed project reports under the Kuttanad package. Kuttanad is situated in … district of Kerala.
a. Alappuzha
b. Ernakulma
c. Idduki
d. Kunnur
30. Name the new governor of Haryana, a senior Congress leader and a Gandhian.
a. Jagannath Pahadia
b. Tirath Singh Thakur
c. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
d. AR Kidwai
Answers
1. b. Deep Joshi of Pradan2. a. Kalpakkam3. c. Both of the above4. d. Rs 45 crores5. c. Rajnath Singh6. a. Devendra Nath Dwivedi7. d. ‘People power’8. d. Abdul Hameed Dogar9. b. Madhya Pradesh10. a. National Commission for Scheduled Castes11. a. Rahul Gandhi12. d. Africa13. b. NN Vohra14. c. Commonwealth Games Village on Yamuna bed15. b. Emraan Hashmi16. d. Nigeria. 17. c. 3518. d. None of these (Correct answer: Shashi Tharoor)19. b. Yashwant Sinha20. b. Vijaya Raje Scindia21. b. NN Vohra22. a. Narendra Kumar23. c. National Democratic Alliance24. a. BS Yeddyurappa25. d. Bishop Cotton School26. a. Mohammad Akbar Lone27. a. Minister for communication and information technology28. c. Rome29. a. Alappuzha30. a. Jagannath Pahadia
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