CURRENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR APPSC GROUP-II

1. Match the following
List I (well known Person)                         List II (Releated field)
A. Sant Sing Chatwal                                1. Businessman
B. Ilaiyaraaja                                             2. Music Composer
C.Vinid Banga                                           3. Hotelier
D. Zohra Segal                                           4. Artiste.
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 4 3 1

2. Match the following
List I (well known person)                         List II (Related Fiedl)
A.Anil Bordia                                            1. Environmentalist.
B. B.M. Hegde.                                         2. Nuclear Scientist.
C. Bikash Sinha                                         3. Educationist
D. Ranjit Bhargava                                     4. Cardiologist.
     A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1

3. Match the following
List I (well Known Person)                     List II (Related Field)
A. Bipin Chandra                                    1. Historian
B. N. Vaghul                                           2 Music Composer
C. N.M. Shroff                                        3. Bamker
D. Shrivias Khale.                                    4. Eye Speualist
    A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 1 4 3 2

4. Match the following
List I (well Known Person)                         List II (Related Field)
A. Ustand Sultan Khan                               1. yurveda practioner
B.Kumudini Lakhia                                     2. Panchavadya Exponent
C.K.N.Marar                                             3. Sarangi player
D. E.T. Narayanan                                     4. Kathak exponent
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

5. Who won the commonwealth writer’s prize for 2010 for his epic tale solo set in communist and post communist Bulgaria.
(a) Rana Dasgupta
(b) Shisir Bose
(c) RanjanMukherjee
(d) Bilal Sangupta

6. Consider the following statements:
1. Social activist Ela Bhatt wins the Niwano peace prize for 2010 for her contribution to the uplift of poor women in india.
2. In 1972, She establish the self-enployed women’s association (SEWA)
Which of the above statement is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

7. Who won the Britain’s 30,000 highly regarded literary honor forewomen writers, that is Orange prize?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver.
(b) Hilarymantel
(c) ZoePlummer
(d) Kirsty cleaver

8. Match the following
List I (well Known Person)                     List II (Related Field)
A. Omkar shrikant Dadarkar                 1. Shehnai
B. MuradAli                                          2. Sarangi
C. V.Balaji                                            3. Hindustani vocal
D. Sanjeev shankar                                4.Mridangam
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 1 2 3 4

9. Match the following
List I (well Known Person)                     List II (Related Field)
A. Manisa Nayak                                   1. Bharatanatyam
B. Indu devi                                            2. Odissi
C. Lingaraj pradhan                                3. Kathak
D. Ragini chander                                    4. Manipuri shekar
     A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 2 1 4

10. Match the following
List I (well Known Person)                                 List II (Related Field)
A. Mysore                                                            A. Chandan Kumar
1. Historian
B. Manjula                                                            B. Murthy
2. Mohiniatan
C. Chinta                                                              R. Balakrishna
3. Kuchi pudi
     A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2
(d) 2 3 1

11. Consider the following statements.
1. This year’s(2010) Lokmanya Tilak Award was given to sheila dikshit.
2. The award consists of a goldmedal, a memento , a citation and Rs 1 lakh.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

12. Consider the following statements :
1. The jantar mantar in Jaipur is now a world heritagemonument.
2. It was built bymaharaja Sawari Jai Sing II in the 18th century.
3. The samrat yantra in Jaipur is one of the largest sundials in the world.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of the above

13. Who has been selected by the international mathematical union for the Leelavathi Award in recoginition of his out standing contribution at public outreach in mathemetics.?
(a) Simon Lehna Sing
(b) P.J. Cherin
(c) Harish Damodaran
(d) Raman K. Singh

14. Who has been chosen for the shram Ratna for 2008, the country’s highest Award given by the Ministry of Labour and Employment?
(a) Nagaraja
(b) V.E. Manohar
(c) R. Lalitha
(d) P.S. Das

15. Whowas given the TagoreAward 2010. the award instituted by the Indian Institute of planning and Management (IIPM), CarriesRs 51 lakh in cash, a goldmedal, a citation and a shawl.
(a) PallavBagla
(b) Shreeram Lagoo.
(c) IromSharmila.
(d) Kishori sing

16. Consider the following statements
1. Malayalam literateur O.N.V. kurup and urdu poet Akhlaq khan Shahryar were chosen for the Jnanpith Award for 2007 and 2008.
2. The selection board chaired by Odiya writer and Janapith winner Sitakant Mahapatra made the choicess for the top literary awards.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

17. Pride of IndiaAward is given to?
(a) Montek singh ahluwalia
(b) Sir Mota sing
(c) Lord swraj paul
(d) Dr.Manmohan sing

18. Consider the following statements ?
1. For the first time three women figure in the list of nine scientists chosen for the presitigious shanti swarup Bhatnagar prize 2010.
2. The award carries a cash prize ofRs 5 lakh, a citation and a plaque and theAward is given by the council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Which of the above statements is / are incorrect
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

19. Match the following
List I (Institution)                                 List II (Location)
A. National Centre                             1. Faridabad for cell Science
B. Tata Institute of                              2. Mumbai Fundamental Research.
C. Indian oil Corporation’s                  3. Pune Research and Development Centre.
      A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 1 3 2

20. Consider the following statements :
1. President presented the prestigious Lal Bahadur ShastriNational Award for excellence in public administration, academia and management toAruna Roy.
2. TheAward carries a prize of Rs 5 lakh, a plaque and a citation.
Which of the above statement is/are Correct ?
(a) 1Only
(b) 2Only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Non of the above

21. Who is the winner of 50,000Man Booker Prize?
(a) Howard Jcobson’s novel the Finkler question.
(b) TomMc Carthy’s novel C.
(c) EmmaDonoghue’s novel Room.
(d) Non of the above

22. Consider the following statements
1. President presented the Dadasaheb phalke Award to D. Ramanaidue at the 57th National film awards 2009.
2. Dr. Ramanaidu holds the Guinness Record for producing the highest number of films in his career.
3. Amitabh Bachchan was awarded for the best actor for his role in Paa. this is the fourth national award for Mr. Bachchan
4. Kutty Srank (Malayalam)Won the top honour for the best feature film.
Which of the above statement is in correct.?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) Non of the above

23. Match the following
List I (Art Forms)                             List II (Parent States)
A. Mudiyettu (ritual dance)                 1. Kerala
B. Chhau dance                                  2. Estern India.
C. Kalbeli folk songs                          3. Rajasthan
      A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 3 2 1

24. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) The Mudiyettu, the ritual dance drama annually performed after the harvest of summer crops in kerala.
(b) The chhau dance , known for its crafted marks and mock combat movements is prevalent int he tribal parts of Orissa, jharkhand, andWest Bengal.
(c) Kalbeli community are the snake charmers from rajasthan.
(d) The fifth session of the UNESCO Intergoverumental committee for the safeguarding of the intangible curltural heritage was held in Newdelhi.

25. Consider the following statements
1. The 2010 SASTRA Ramanujan prizewas given to Wei Zhang.
2. Establish in 2005, this $ 10000 annual prize is for outstanding contributions by very young mathematician. the age limit for the prize has been set at 32 because ramanujan achived so much in his biref life of 32 years. Which of the above statements is/are correct.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

26. Consider the following statements
1. Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen of the united states and British- cypriot Christopher pissarides won the 2010 Nobel economics prize for work on why supply and demand do not always meet in the labove market and elsewhere.
2. Last year, Elinor Ostrom the first women to ever win such a prize.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

27. Consider the following statements
1. Amecircan Richard Heck and Japanese reseanchers Ei-ichi Negishi andAkira Sujuki won the 2010 nobel prize in chemistry for developing a chemicalmethod that has allowed scientists to test cancer drugs and make thinner computer sereens.
2. The Awards were established by swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel the inventor of dynamite. and the awards are always handed out on Dec, 10 the anniversary of his death in 1896.
which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

28. Consider the following statements.
1. Andre Geim and konstantin Novoselvo were named joint winners of this year’s Nobel prize for physics for their “ground breaking” work on experiments with graphene, a new form of carbon with immense possibilities.
2. At 36, professor Novoselvo, has been the youngest physicist since 1973 to win a nobel.
Which of the above statement is/are in correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

29. Who haswon the first prize at the 8th International Sad sculpture championship in Berlin for his sculpture that showcased the effects of global warming.
(a) Sudarsan Pattnaik
(b) Sudarsan Mandal
(c) Ramkant Pattnaik
(d) Ramkant Mandal

30. Who has been chosen for the kalaignar m.karunanidhi classical tamilAward for 2009?
(a) M.R. Satyanarayana Rao
(b) Hari Uppal
(c) Asko Parpola
(d) P.K.Warrier

ANSWERS:

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (c) 21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (c)