Sunday, October 2, 2011

CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

1.Who has been awarded the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2009?   
    A.  Akhlaq Mohammed Khan
    B.  Chandrashekhara Kambara
    C. Shrilal Shukla
    D.  O. N. V. Kurup
Answer: (C)

2. "Go/No-Go" policy defines "No-Go Area" as the area having        
I.  More than 10 per cent weighted forest cover (WFC).
II. More than 30 per cent gross forest cover (GFC).
A.  I
    B.  II
    C. I and II both
    D.  None of the above
Answer: (C)

3. Recently S & P has downgraded the ratings of which country?       
    A.  U.S
    B.  Italy
    C. Greece
    D.  Spain
Answer: (B)

4.A program that can identify traffic “black spots” has been named as       
    A.  GOTRAFFIC
    B.  SAFEPED
    C. SAFEMOV
    D.  EASEMOV
Answer: (B)

5.The Indian Army has joined hands with which bank to initiate ‘The Green Governance Programme’ that includes projects as rainwater harvesting, ground water rejuvenation, construction of check dams and water treatment/de-siltation of water bodies, New & Renewable Energy Initiatives etc?                               
    A.  Punjab National bank
    B.  SBI
    C. Bank of Baroda
    D.  ICICI
Answer: (D)

6.India has conducted “SLINEX II”, a naval exercise, with which country?   
    A.  Singapore
    B.  Sri Lanka
    C. South Korea
    D.  None of the above
Answer: (B)

7.Who has won the Archery world cup final?       
    A.  Alejandra Valencia
    B.  Deepika Kumari
    C. Ming Cheng
    D.  Dola Banerjee
Answer: (C)

8.Recently Text-To-Speech system has been launched in six Indian languages. Which among the following does not belong to the group?   
    A.  Marathi
    B.  Tamil
    C. Kannada
    D.  Bangla
Answer: (C)

9.Kendriya Vidhyalaya Sangathan has recently signed MoU to introduce which international language in its curriculum?           
    A.  Spanish
    B.  German
    C. French
    D.  Mandarin
Answer: (B)

10.Which among the following is correct about the SHAURYA MISSILE developed by DRDO?            
I.   It is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
II.  It has a range of 1000 km.
III. It can carry a payload of one-tonne of only conventional type.
    A.  Only I
    B.  Only II
    C. Only III
    D.  All
Answer: (A)

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