CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

1.  Which among the following constitutional amendment bill contains the provision of increase in women  reservation in panchayats?

a. 110th

b. 111th

c. 112th

d. 113^th

2. Who among the following Lokayukta has asked President to censure Chief Minister of Delhi?

a. Santosh Hegde

b. Manmohan Sarin

c. Alok Vadhwa

d. Purshottam Jaiswal

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3. Which state has announced the decision to demerge its National Institute of Sports (NIS), from the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

a. Punjab

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Gujarat

d. Maharashtra

4. What is the name of the New Intelligence Chief, who handed over command of US and NATOled troops in Afghanistan?

a. General David Petraeus

b. General Rodrigue

c. General Basil Peterson

d. General Farimon Luasa

5. Who among the following has recently taken over as the director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?

a. J P Sinha

b. Sharmila Tagore

c. Shabana Azmi

d. Dharmendra Jai Narain

6. The GSAT-12 communication satellite has been launched successfully on July 15, 2011 by which of the following launch vehicle?

a. GSLV G-6

b. GSLV-F7

c. PSLV C-16

d. PSLV C-17

7. Recently the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully flighttested its latest missile Prahaar from the Launch Complex III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Chandipur coast in Balasore district. Prahaar is a

a. Surface to surface missile

b. Surface to air missile

c. Air to surface missile

d. Sea to air missile

8. Chinese and Southeast Asian officials have agreed on a draft of guidelines to avert tension in the South China Sea at a meeting held with senior officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN at:

a. Manila (Philippines)

b. Bandar Seri Begawan  (Brunei)

c. Ho Chi Minh city  (Vietnam)

d. Bali (Indonesia)

9. Who is the current Prime Minister of Egypt?

a. Essam Sharaf

b. Gouda Abdel Khalek

c. Mahmoud Eissa

d. Hazem El-Beblawi

10 Hurricane Dora was active recently over the region of

a. Australia

b. Europe

c. South America

d. North America

11. The Cabinet approved the proposal for enhancing reservation for women in Panchayats from the present 33 per cent to 50 per cent with the provision being applicable to all seats filled through

a. Direct election

b. Indirect election

c. Nomination

d. Both direct election and  nomination

12. India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which of the following country paving the way for the possibility of exporting its atomic power plants recently?

a. North Korea

b. South Kora

c. China

d. Singapore

13. Recently  English  has been dropped as final year subject  in which of the following state university?

a. Mumbai

b. Saurashtra

c. Odisha

d. Himachal Pradesh

14. Which  IIM  has announced extension of  the reach of its publisher training programme to countries in South East Asia from next year?

a. IIM Lucknow

b. IIM Ahmedabad

c. IIM Kozhikode

d. IIM Bangalore

15. What is the name of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner  who resigned following criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police investigating hacking - as an adviser in UK?

a. Sir Vinfery simpson

b. Sir Maddley Thomson

c. Sir Anerdson Majle

d. Sir Paul Stephenson

16. Who among the following  was offi cially named as the next envoy of India to the United States of America ?

a. Nirupama Roy

b. A N Ahuja

c. R K Sharma

d. J P S hukla

17. Which of the following personality has been appointed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji as an advisor to ‘Resurgent Bengal’ scheme?

a. Amartya sen

b. Sam Pitroda

c. Arjun Sengupta

d. Usha Thorat

18. The world’s largest Indian flag weighing 250 kg was unfurled at the ‘Vibrant India Festival’ which began recently in –

a. France

b. China

c. Russia

d. USA

19. Minister for Defense A K Antony recently presented the first  Mercy Ravi Award for Woman of Substance to

a. Kiran Bedi

b. Vandana Shiva

c. Sheila Dikshit

d. Arundhati Roy

20. Which among the following  state has announced that 90 per  cent seats in sports academies will be fi lled by players from the  state?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Haryana

d. Punjab

21. Who among the following was elected president of the Mumbai  Cricket Association at its 77th annual general body meeting  recently?

a. Manohar Joshi

b. Vilasrao Deshmukh

c. Gajanan karve

d. Sharad Pawar

22. Which among the following is the oldest commissioned ship of  the Indian Navy, ‘a landing ship tanker, which was given a fond  farewell after 35 years of service  recently?

a. INS Jaladh

b. INS Sharabh

c. INS Shankul

d. INS Padmesh

23. Which state has the highest  rural teledensity of 70.23 ?

a. Karnataka

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Rajasthan

d. Gujarat

24. Who among the following has  become the world’s No. 1 double  trap shooter as per the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) rankings released?

a. Gagan Narang

b. Sanjeev Rathore

c. Vijay Kumar

d. Ronjan Sodhi

25. Which Indian wildlife research and bio-diversity conservation organization will assist Indonesian authorities to undertake non-invasive genetics research on two critically endangered species — the Javan and the Sumatran rhinos — in Indonesia?   

a. Aaranyak

b. Parivesh

c. Paryavaran

d. Sanrakshak

  

26. Which country is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time for mineral exploration?

a. Japan

b. Canada

c. China

d. India

27. Which among the following is the latest European country to act against the burqa after France and Belgium have banned the wearing of burqa in public? 

a. Germany

b. Spain

c. Italy

d. Denmark

28. Which Indian-American who is an expert in international finance law, has been appointed as Senior Advisor in the US State Department's South and Central Asia Bureau to cement ties with the Diaspora groups?

a. Mitul Desai

b. Sanjeev Upadhyay

c. Upendra Bansal

d. Manendra Singh

29. Which airline has become the fi rst airline to use biofuels on regular commercial fl ights in a six-month trial that it estimates will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 1,500 tones during the period?

a. Lufthansa

b. Air India

c. Kingfi sher

d. Airbus

30. Which among the following  Governor Generals of India was  the fi rst occupant of Rashtrapati Bhawan of India?

a. Warren Hastings

b. Lord Irwin

c. Lord Willington

d. Lord Rippon

31. Typhoon Muifa has devastated  which among the following countries eastern coast?

a. Indonesia

b. Japan

c. China

d. Hongkong

ANSWERS:

1.  d  Manchester united

1. a 10th

2. b Manmohan Sarin

3. a Punjab

4. a General David Petraeus

5. d Dharmendra Jai Narain

6. d PSLV C-17

7. a  Surface to surface missile

8. d Bali (Indonesia)

9. a Essam Sharaf

10. d  North America

11. a  Direct election

12. b  South Korea

13. b Saurashtra

14. b IIM, Ahmedabad

15. d  Sir Paul Stephenson

16. a  Nirupama Roy

17. b  Sam Pitroda

18. c  USA

19. c  Sheela Diskshit

20. b  Madhya Pradesh

21. b  Vialsrao Deshmukh

22. b  INS Sharabh

23. b  Himachal Pradesh

24. d  Ronjan Sodhi

25. a  Aranyak

26. c  China

27. c  Italy

28. a  Mitul Desai

29. a  Lufthansa

30. b  Lord Irwin

31. c  China

PowerGrid to launch India’s first 1,200-Kv station

India’s power sector witnessed a new era in the transmission segment with the launch a 1,200-Kv ultra-high voltage (UHV) test station along with experimental lines in Bina, Madhya Pradesh, by State-run Power Grid Corp. The investment for the project is estimated at Rs 800 crore.

As of now, the power is being transmitted on 765Kv /800Kv lines. The existing 400Kv line can transfer about 600 Mw power, 800Kv line can do between 1,200 Mw and 2,400 Mw and 1,200-Kv transfer 6,000-8,000 Mw.

With the government’s plan of adding over 100,000 Mw capacity in the coming 12th Plan, coupled with the challenges put up by environment hurdles, right of way and transmission losses, there is a need to develop a more sound transmission system. About 35 manufacturers, including BHEL, Areva, Siemens and Sterlite have joined hands with PowerGrid to establish the 1,200kV test station. The test line in Bina is being constructed with two 1200kV test bays in which the leading manufacturers are providing main equipment such as transformers, surge arresters, circuit breakers, transformers among others. These test bays and test lines shall be used for various field trials initially.

The first 1,200kV system field was tested and commissioned in the former Soviet Union in 1985 after 12 years of research, which was discontinued after the disintegration of the Union. Then, Japan started developing a 1,000kV UHV system in 1978 and tests are still on. China started developmental work on a 1,100 kV UHV system in 2005 and a pilot project is presently under testing.

Space junk reaching "tipping point," report warns

The amount of debris orbiting the Earth has reached “a tipping point” for collisions, which would in turn generate more of the debris that threatens astronauts and satellites, according to a U.S. study.

NASA needs a new strategic plan for mitigating the hazards posed by spent rocket bodies, discarded satellites and thousands of other pieces of junk flying around the planet at speeds of 28,160 km per hour, the National Research Council said in the study.

The council is one of the private, non-profit U.S. national academies that provide expert advice on scientific problems.

Orbital debris poses a threat to the approximately 1,000 operational commercial, military and civilian satellites orbiting the Earth—part of a global industry that generated $168 billion in revenues in 2010, Satellite Industry Association figures show.

The world’s first space smash-up occurred in 2009 when a working Iridium communications satellite and a non-operational Russian satellite collided 788 km over Siberia, generating thousands of new pieces of orbital debris.

The crash followed China’s destruction in 2007 of one of its defunct weather satellites, as part of a widely condemned anti-satellite missile test.

The amount of orbital debris tracked by the U.S. Space Surveillance Network jumped from 9,949 catalogued objects in December 2006 to 16,094 in July 2011, with nearly 20 percent of the objects stemming from the destruction of the Chinese FENGYUN 1-C satellite.

The surveillance network tracks objects approximately 10 centimetres in diameter and larger.

NASA’s GRAIL mission around moon

NASA's GRAIL mission to study the moon from crust to core successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Pad SLC-17B on September 9, 2011.

The straight-line distance from Earth to the moon is about 402,336 kilometres. It took NASA’s Apollo moon crews about three days to cover that distance. Each of the GRAIL twin satellites will be taking about 30 times that , and covering more than 4 million kilometres to get there. This low-energy, high-cruise time trajectory is beneficial for mission planners and controllers, as it allows more time for spacecraft checkout. The path also provides a vital component of the spacecraft's single science instrument, the Ultra Stable Oscillator, to be continuously powered for several months, allowing it to reach a stable operating temperature long before beginning the collection of science measurements in lunar orbit.

GRAIL-A will enter lunar orbit on December 31, 2011, and GRAIL-B will follow the next day. When science collection begins, the spacecraft will transmit radio signals precisely defining the distance between them as they orbit the moon. Regional gravitational differences on the moon are expected to expand and contract that distance. GRAIL scientists will use these accurate measurements to define the moon’s gravity field. The data will allow mission scientists to understand what goes on below the surface of our natural satellite.

PSLV-C18 puts four satellites in orbit

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C18) demonstrated its reliability and consistency yet again when it put four satellites in orbit with aplomb on October 12.

The satellites were: Megha-Tropiques, an Indo-French mission to study the weather and climate in the tropical regions of the world; SRMSat, built by students of SRM University, near Chennai; Jugnu, put together by Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur students; and VesselSat from Luxembourg.

The fourth stage fired the four in orbit after 21 minutes of a flawless flight, the 19th consecutive success of the PSLV, prompting P.S. Veeraraghavan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, to brand it a “Perfect Satellite LaunchVehicle.”

K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) called the flight “a grand success” and said the information received from the Megha-Tropiques satellite would be useful to the global community for measuring the precipitation in the tropical regions of the world. Twenty-one scientific teams from several countries would use the information for doing research on weather in the tropical countries.

S. Ramakrishnan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, ISRO, describing it as “a magnificent mission,” said: “Today, with the PSLV, we have an assured access to space. This is something that not many countries can boast of.”

There were patches of clouds above the spaceport as the PSLV-C18 soared from the seaside first launch pad at 11.01 a.m., after a delay of one minute. “We shifted the launch by a minute,” Dr. Radhakrishnan explained, to preclude the “probability of space debris,” smashing into the satellites.

T.K. Alex, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, said space debris travelled at a velocity of eight km a second and so the ISRO did not want to take any chances.

The vehicle lifting majestically quickly disappeared into a bank of clouds. As it knifed out, it looked spectacular, riding on bright yellow flames and climbing nonchalantly into the sky. Clouds blanketed it again but it emerged, gathering velocity. The engines worked with clock-work precision, erupting into life on the dot and jettisoning into the Bay of Bengal after spending themselves out.

After the third stage burn-out, the fourth stage coasted on its own, without any power, that is, without firing. The vehicle was gaining altitude all the time Then, the two engines in the fourth stage started up, and 21 minutes after lift-off, the four satellites were shot into orbit one after the other, at a velocity of 26,000 km an hour.

Megha-Tropiques went into orbit at an altitude of 865 km against the targeted 867 km.

2011 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS

The Nobel Prize in Physics
Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, Adam G. Riess

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dan Shechtman

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ralph M. Steinman

The Nobel Prize in Literature
Tomas Tranströmer

The Nobel Peace Prize
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman

The Prize in Economic Sciences
Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims

Fossils of Largest Cheetah Found in the Republic of Georgia

Scientists found the fossils of largest known cheetah which roamed the planet Earth thousands of years ago. Scientists discovered the fossils at a 1.8 million year old site in Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia.  The cheetah is believed to be weighed about 110 kg, about double the weight of its modern cousin.

The area, where the discovery was made, was once a forested valley floor whose edges blurred into savanna and grasslands.

Chhattisgarh to have 9 New Districts, Taking the Total Number of Districts in the State to 27

Chhattisgarh will have 9 new districts with effect from January 2012, taking the  total number of districts in the state to 27. These districts will be Sukma, Kondagaon, Gariabandh, Balodabazar, Balod, Bemetera, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur. 
This was announced by the  Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on 15 August 2011 while addressing the people on the occasion of the Independence Day at the police parade ground in Raipur. This step will be a mile stone in the administrative history of the state.

CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs FOR APPSC GROUP-II EXAM

1. Consider the following statements :
1. India’s nuclear power generation is only about 1800 MW against an installed capacity of 4120 MW.
2. The present Indo-US Civil nuclear deal is valid for 40 years and extendable by another 10 years.
3. Out of its 22 operating /under construction nuclear facilities, India will place 14 under IAEA safeguard.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of the above

2. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) The Kyoto protocol has put in place three flexibility mechanisms to reduce emission of Green House Gases.
(b) The three mechanisms are joint implementation, Emissions Trading and Clean develoment.
(c) These three mechanism are based on the premise that reduction of emissions in any part of the globe will have the same desired effect on the atmosphere.
(d) None of the above

3. Consider the following statements :
1. The women’s reservation Bill (108th Amendment) a proposed legislation to reserve 33.3% of seats in Parliament and State legislature for women.
2. In case of seats reserved for SC-ST candidates, 33.3% would have to be reserved for women.
3. The reservation of seats is proposed to be on rotation basis, which means that the 33% seats reserved in one election would lease to be reserved in the next election.
4. The provision for reservation is proposed to be in place for 15 years.
Which of the above statement are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements :
1. Human Development Index is composed from statistics for life expectancy, education and standard of living.
2. These were devised and launched by pakistani Economist Mahbub-ul in 1990.
3. Human Poverty Index-1 represents a multidimensional alternative to the $1.25 a day poverty measure.

4. The millennium Development Goals(MDGs) are eight turnaround goals that provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, and 3
(d) All of the above

5. Which of the statement is incorrect regarding Nuclear Liability Bill 2010?
(a) The nuclear liability Bill 2010 is introduce to define nuclear incidents and nuclear damage, nuclear fuel, material and nuclear installations and also operators of nuclear installations.
(b) It creates authorities who will assess claims and distribute compensation in case of nuclear damage.
(c) The Bill States that the total liability for nuclear incident shall not exceed the rupee equivalent of 300 million special Drawing Rights (Approximately Rs. 2100 crore at current exchange rates.)
(d) The nuclear damage claims commission would be chaired by prime minister of India.

6. Consider the following statements regarding
Common Wealth Games :
1. The Commonwealth Games are a unique, world class, multi-sport event held once every four years amongst the member countries and territories of the Commonwealth.
2. The three core value of the commonwealth games are humanity, equality and destiny.
3. The Commonwealth Games Federation has 71 member nations and territories called Commonwealth Games Association which include India.
4. The Commonwealth Games formerly known as the British Empire Games, were first held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) All of the above

7. Consider the following statements regarding Commonwealth Games :
1. Queen’s Baton Relay is first started in 1958 in Cardiff, Wales and has since then been the curtain raiser to every Commonwealth Game.
2. The Queens Baton Relay 2010 Delhi started from Buckingham Palace on 29 October, 2009 and end 340 days later at the opening ceremony of the XIX commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi on 3 October 2010.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8. Consider the following statements regarding Direct
Tax Code :
1. In the Union Budget 2005-06, the Government had announced its intention to revise, simplify, rationalize and consolidate laws and procedure relating to direct taxes.
2. Direct tax include income tax, dividend distribution tax, fring benefit tax and wealth tax.
Which of the above statements is/ae correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

9. The Government has constituted a unique Identification Authority of India as an attached office under?
(a) Home Ministry
(b) Planning commission
(c) Prime Minister Office
(d) Human Resource Development Ministry

10. Consider the following statements :
1. Some 600 million Indians do not have access to electricity and about 700 million Indian use biomass as their primary energy resource for cooking and ensuring life line.
2. since India is short of uranium, the first phase plants cannot exceeds 10,000MW unless imported uranium is available.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

11. The Integrated Energy policy report is bought out by?
(a) Ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas.
(b) Ministry of power.
(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
(d) Planning Commission.

12. Consider the following statements regarding India’s Energy Security.
1. The Integrated energy policy report estimates
that in an 8% GDP growth Scenario, India’s total commercial energy requirments would be in the range of 1514mtoe (million tones of oil equivalen)t to 1856 Mtoe by 2031.
2. TERI estimates indicate an import dependency of 78% for coal, 91% for oil and 34% for gas by year 2031.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

13. Which of the statement is incorrect regarding Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuti Karan Yojna (RGGVY).
(a) RGGVY was launched in 2005.
(b) It aim for electrification of about 1.15 lakh unelectrified villages.
(c) To provide free electricity connection to 2.34 crore Below Poverty House hold (BPL).
(d) The target year of achieving these targets is 2015.

14. Consider the following statements :
1. Lighting a Billion lives compaign aims to bring light into the live of one billion rural people by replacing the Kerosene and Paraffin lanterns with solar lighting devices.
2. Over 1.6 billion people in the World lac access to electricity, roughly 25% are in India alone.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

15. Consider the following statements regarding biofuels in India.
1. In the National Biofuel policy the Government of India has set a target of a minimum 20% ethanol blended petrol and diesel across the country by 2017.
2. Biofuel development in India centers mainly around the cultivation and processing of Jatropha plant seeds to give biodiesel and producing ethanol from Sugarcane.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

16. Consider the following statements :
1. India’s forest cover accounts for 20.6% of the total geographical are of the country as of 2005.
2. Estimates show that the annual CO2 removals by India’s forest and tree cover is enough to neutralize 11.25% of India’s total GHG emissions (CO2 equivalent) at 1994 levels.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

17. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) India has the 2nd largest arable land (184 million hectares) in the world.
(b) India also has the third largest irrigated land (55 million hectares) in the world.
(c) India is the largest producer of wheat (72 million tones) accounting for nearly 15% of global wheat production.
(d) India is also the largest producer of pulses (15 million tones) according for nearly 21% of global pulse production.

18. The largest livestock population in the world is in which country?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) USA

19. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) India is the largest producer of milk (90 million tones).
(b) India is the largest producer of tea, accounting for nearly 28% of the global tea production.
(c) India is the largest producer of rice (92 million tones) accounting for nearly 22% of global rice production.
(d) India is the second largest producer of fruits
(50 million tones) and vegetables (100 million tones).

20. Which country is the largest producer of world’s best basmati rice?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Bangladesh

21. Consider the following statements.
1. India is the second largest producer of Sugarcane, accounting for nearly 21% of the global sugarcane production.
2. India is the largest producer and exporter of spices.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
22. Who was headed the National knowledge commission (NKC) that have dealt with various issues affecting the higher education system in the country?
(a) Sam Pitroda
(b) Professor Yashpal
(c) Kapil Sibbal
(d) Professor B. K. Pal

23. Consider the following statements.
1. Indian economy in terms of purchasing power parity with an equivalent GDP of US $3.666 trillion is the fourth largest economy in the world after USA, China and Japan.
2. In US dollar terms, it is the twelfth largest economy in the world.
3. The Indian economy is expected to grow with more than or about 5% growth till 2050 as projected by BRIC report.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above

24. Consider the following statements :
1. Agriculture in India accounts for 52% of employment 12% of national export and 17.8% of GDP.
2. As per the 2001 census India has a BPL population of roughly 260 million and 300 million school droup out in the age group of 6 to 16.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor2

25. Consider the following statements :
1. According to the 11th five year plan document, only 2% existing workshop in India has skill training, while in Korea it is 90%.
2. Government has set a target of creating 500 million skilled person by 2022.
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. Match the following :
List-I (Project) List-II (State)
A. Akshay 1. Karela
B. Bhoomi 2. Karnataka
C. Digital Gangetic Plane 3. Uttar Pradesh
D. Drishtee 4. Haryana and Punjab
Codes :
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 1 3 2

27. Match the following :
List-I (Project) List-II (State)
A. E-Choupal 1. Punjab
B. Gyandoot 2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Rural e-seva 3. Madhya Pradesh
D. TARA haat 4. Karnataka
Codes :
      A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

28. Consider the following statements :
1. Tourism sector accounts for 5.92% of India’s GDP, provides employment to 49.8 million people.
2. AYUSH stands for Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidha and Homeopathy.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
29. Sasan, Tilaiyadam and Krishnapatnam, Ultra Megha Power Project is constructed by which company?
(a) Reliance Power
(b) Tata Power
(c) NTPC
(d) NHPC

30. Match the following :
List-I (UMPP) List-II (States)
A. Sasan 1. maharastra
B. Sunderharh 2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Mundra 3. Gujrat
D. Girye     4. Orissa
Codes :
     A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 1 2 3

31. Match the following :
List-I (UMPP) List-II (States)
A. Tadri                   1. Karnataka
B. Krishnapatnam    2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Akal tara             3. Chattisgarh
Codes :
     A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 1 3 2

32. Match the following :
List-I (E-Government  List-II (State)
Project)
A. Akashganga             1. Maharastra
B. Tata Kisan Sansars   2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Gyandoot               3. Madhya pradesh
D. Lokmitra                 4. Gujrat
Codes :
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 2 3 1

33. Which company has the largest market share in the Indian mobile market?
(a) Bharti Airtel
(b) Vodafone
(c) Idea
(d) Reliance

34. In India the game of snakes and Ladders was created in the 13th century by?
(a) Poet Kalidas
(b) Saint Gyandev
(c) Poet Surdas
(d) Poet Tulsidas

35. Consider the following statements :
1. Governments has set a target for providing mobile coverage to 90% geographical area and setting up 500 million connections by the year 2010.
2. The India Telecommunication network with 430 million connection is the third largest in the world.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answers
1. (d) 11. (d) 21. (c) 31. (a)
2. (d) 12. (c) 22. (a) 32. (c)
3. (d) 13. (d) 23. (d) 33. (a)
4. (d) 14. (c) 24. (c) 34. (b)
5. (d) 15. (c) 25. (c) 35. c)
6. (d) 16. (c) 26. (a)
7. (d) 17. (b) 27. (a)
8. (c) 18. (a) 28. (c)
9. (b) 19. (c) 29. (a)
10. (c) 20. (a) 30. (c)

CURRENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR APPSC GROUP-II

1. Consider the following statements :
1. The yonex- sunrise Indian open badminton Grand prix Gold was held in Chennai.
2. 19 countries are participating in the tournament, carrying a prize money of $ 150000.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. Consider the following statements :
1. Vishwanathan Anand retained the FIDE World Chess championship, defeating BulgarianVeselin Topalov.
2. Anand become the undisputed World Chess champion after winning an eight player tournament in 2007.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements :
1. Sushil Kumar won his first ever Gold Medal in the Asian Wrestling held in New Delhi.
2. Sushil won the bronze medal in the Olympic game of 2008.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the following statements :
1. India and Pakistan were declared joint Champions of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tourament after the final was abandoned due to rain.
2. The sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament was first started in 1983 in Indonesia.
Which of the above statements is/areincorrect?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Consider the following statements :
1. Rafal Nadal beat Roger Federer to win the Madrid Masters.
2. Nadal collected his 18th Career Masters 1000 title, one more than Adre Agassi and two ahead of Federer.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

6. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) Rafal Nadal won the French Open by defeating Robin Sodeling.
(b) Nadal has won the title fifth time, this has put him second on the all time list of French open winners, one behind Bjorn Borg.
(c) It was also first time he had won the French open title without dropping a set.
(d) In men’s doubles Daniel Mestor and Nenad Zimonjic beat Leander paes and Lukas Dlouhy.

7. With regard to African World Cup history. Which was the first of Africa’s team to appear in the FIFA World Cup?
(a) Cameroon
(b) Tunisia
(c) Egypt
(d) Morocco

8. Which player is not only the best ever scorer with 15 goals but also the player who has scored in the
most number of matches, 11.
(a) Ronaldo
(b) Ronaldinio
(c) Jurgan Klinsmann
(d) Kocksis

9. Consider the following statements :
1. Brazil have won the world cups highest number of times that is 19. After that Italy and Germany in 17 and Argentina in 15.
2. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup Slovakia was the only debutant country which participated in the tournament.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

10. Who won the $ 120000 Yonex sunrise India open Grand prix gold badminton championships?
(a) Saina Nehwal
(b) Jwala Gutta
(c) Ashwini Pannapa
(d) Choo Wong mew

11. Consider the following statements :
1. Saina Nehwal completed a spectacular hat-trick of titles by Clinching the Indonesia open super series.
2. Before clinching the Indonesia open super series, she won the Indian open grand prix and then the Singapore open super series.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

12. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) Sharad Pawer assumed office as president of International Cricket Council (ICC) at its annual conference in Singapore.
(b) Mr. Sharad Pawer succeeded Mr. David Morgan.
(c) Mr. Pawer is only the second Indian, after Jagmohan Dalmiya to have become the highest executive of the World Cricket body.
(d) He became the 5th President of the ICC for a two year term.

13. Which player have won the $ 1.5 million women singles title at Wimbledon?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Vera Zvonareva
(d) Kristyna Pliskova

14. Who won the Wimbeldon men’s single title?
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Tomas Berdych
(c) Marton Fucsonics
(d) Benjamin Mitchell

15. Match the following :
List-I (Players) List-II (Related Fields)
A. Deepak Mondal 1. Swimming
B. Krishna Poonia 2. Athelets
C. Sandeep Singh 3. Foot Baller
D. Rehan Poncha 4. Hockey
Codes :
    A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 2 3 1

16. Match the following :
List-I (Players) List-II (Related fields)
A. Jhulan Goswami 1. Boxing
B. Jagseer Singh 2. Yachting
C. Sanjeev Rajput 3. Aralympics
D. Dinesh Kumar 4. Shooting
Codes :
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 2 4 1

17. Match the following :
List-I (Players) List-II (Related fields)
A. Satish Pal         1. Athletics
B. Kuldeep Singh  2. Wrestling
C. Anita Chanu     3. Weight Lifting
Codes :
     A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 3

18. Which state has won the 64th Senior National football championship ?
(a) Punjab
(b) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal

19. Who vbecame the first Indian and just the sixth- Asian born player to win on the PGA Tour at the wyndham championship?
(a) Arjun Atwal
(b) Vivek Inamdar
(c) Rahul Deshraj
(d) Non of the above

20. Which country has won the women’s hockey world Cup ?
(a) Netherland
(b) Argentina
(c) England
(d) Australia

21. Consider the following statements :
1. Sushil Kumar becoming the first Indian to win a world wrestling championship gold medal
2. Sushil already hold’s the Asian and commonwealth titles.
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

22. The world Squash Federation (WSF) has decided to revive the squash world cup after a lapse of more than a decade. Last held in Eqypt in 1999, the next edition will be held in 2011 in ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bangalore
(c) Chennai
(d) Hydrabad.

23. Consider the following statements :
1. Rafael Nadal has completed a career Grand slam title by winning his first US open crown.
2. Nadal became the seventh man to complete a career Grand slam by wining wimbledon and the US, French and Australian open titles.
3. After winning wimbledon and the French open, Nadal joined Federer, Laver and Pete Sampras as the only man to win three slams in a row in the open era that began in 1968.
4. Presently Nadal is the world No 1 men tennis player.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 3, and 4
(b) 2, and 4,
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All of the above

24. Which Indian Player has been chosnen by the International Cricket Council as its ambassadors for the year 2010-11 ?
(a) Mahendar Singh Dhoni
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Virender Sehwag

25. Consider the following statements :
1. Sushil kumar Presented the Queen’s baton that had traversed 190,000 kilometres, to prince charles who declared the Games open.
2. Jacques Rogge is the present president of the International olympic Committee.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Non of the above

26. Who have won the India’s first ever medal in the
20km walks in the common wealth Games history.
(a) Ravinder Singh
(b) Katulu Ravi Kumar
(c) Harminder Singh
(d) Sanjay Kumar

27. Consider the following statements :
1. Fifty two years after the great Milkha Singh gave the Country its first triumph in Cardiff,Krishna Poonia brought its second gold inthe women’s discuss.
2. With harwant kaour and Seema Antil taking the Silver and bronze, India Celebrated its first sweep of all medals in Common wealth Games history
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. Who become world no. 1 golf player after a long Tiger wood’s five year reign ?
(a) Lee west wood
(b) Martin Kaymer
(c) Dammy Abogunloko.
(d) Lee-Tsen-Tang.

29. World No. 1 tennis player Rafael Nadal of spain inaugurated the Rafael Ndal Tennis Academy at the
Rural Development Trust (RDT) in ?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bangalore
(c) Anantpur
(d) Pune

30. Who is the present No 1 women tennis player ?
(a) Coroline Wozniacki.
(b) Kim Clijsters.
(c) Vera Zvonareva
(d) Sercna Williams.

31. Which of the statement is incorrect
1. Virdhawal Khade won India’s first medal in swimming after a gap of 24 years in the Asian Games.
2. Khan Singh had won the last swimming medal for India, a silver at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul.
3. The only gold for Indian Swimming had come through Sachin Nag in the inaugural edition of the Asiad in Delhi in 1951,
4. Virdhawal Khade won the medal in the 200m butterfly event.

32. Consider the following statements :
1. Somdev Devvarman won India’s first gold medal in Asian Games tennis Singles.
2. This is the first time Since Japan’s Toshiro Sakai in the 1974 Tehran Asiad that a player has
swept both Singles and doubles gold’s at the same games.
Which of the above Statements is/are Correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

33. The 16th Asian Games was held in ?
(a) Shanghai
(b) Beijing
(c) Guanghou
(d) Zhanjiang

34. Where was the world youth chess championship
held, Indian won three Silver and three bronze
medals in that championship.
(a) Tirana (Albania)
(b) Nis (Serbia)
(c) Por to Carras (Greece)
(d) Bern (Switzerland)

35. Consider the following statements :
1. Indian Poultry giant Venkateshwara Hatcheris has become the first Indian group to own any English Premier league.
2. They have won the English Premier League footbal club Liver pool.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answers
1. (c) 11. (c) 21. (d) 31. (d)
2. (d) 12. (d) 22. (c) 32. (c)
3. (c) 13. (b) 23. (d) 33. (c)
4. (d) 14. (a) 24. (d) 34. (c)
5. (c) 15. (c) 25. (c) 35. (a)
6. (c) 16. (c) 26. (c)
7. (c) 17. (a) 27. (c)
8. (a) 18. (d) 28. (a)
9. (c) 19. (a) 29. (c)
10. (a) 20. (b) 30. (a)

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)

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)

CURRENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR APPSC GROUP-II

1. Which of the following statement is incorrect ?
(a) 95% of the countrys’s trade was through sea lanes. So to protect the sea lanes, India launched “INS Chennai” the third missile destroyer of project - 15 A.
(b) Chennai is the third and last Kolkata class warship, It is propelled by four gas turbines, and is designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.
(c) It is being built for the navy at the Garden rich Shipbuildersand Engineers Ltd. (Kolkata)
(d) It will be fitted with the indigenous Supersonic Brah Mos surface to surface missile system.

2. SIMBEX is an annual naval exercise this was formalised in 1994. between India and ?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) France
(c) USA
(d) Singapore

3. Consider the following Statements : -
1. Cryogenic engines use liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen at very low temperatures,
2. This technology is needed to put heavier, Communication Satellites in a geosynchronous transfer orbit with an apogee of 36,000 km and a perigee of 200 km.
Which of the above statement is in correct ?
(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. The Liquid propulsion systems centre (LPSC) of the Indian space Research organisation (ISRO) is at ?
(a) Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(c) Hydrabad (Andhra Prades)
(d) Ahmedabad (Gujrat)

5. Consider the following statements :
1. GSLV- D3 has failed to put in orbit an advanced communication satellite called GSTA-4.
2. The main high lights of GSAT-4 were its communication system in ka band. Its GAGAN Payload which would help in the landing accuracy of commercial aircraft at airports in India.
3. GAGAN Stands for GPS-aided Geo-Augmented navigation System. GPS is short for Global positioning system.
Which of the above statement is/are wrong ?
(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 Only
(c) 3 Only
(d) Non of the above

6. Consider the following statements :
1. Cobalt - 60 was leaked when a worker cut open a pece of metal in a Delhi market this cobalt-60 is used for medical purposes, industrial radiography for nondestructive testing and in the food processing industry for irradiation process.
2. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is meant to maintain a “Cradle to grave” System to keep track of such equipment, including through on-site inspection.
Which of the above statement is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above.

7. In a break through the scientist have isolated an exotic radioactive gas which they claim would
make it easier to detect under ground nuclear tests from air samples. the name of this radioactive gas is ?
(a) Xenon - 133.
(b) Xenon - 135
(c) Nion - x - 133.
(d) Nion - x - 135.

8. The Garden Reach shipbuilder and Engineers limited has built the country’s first Anti submarine warfare
corvette (ASWC). The name of this corvette is ?
(a) Andaman sea
(b) Ganga Sagar
(c) Kamorta
(d) Kachu baria

9. ‘MALABAR’ is a naval exercise between India and ?
(a) Singapore
(b) U.S.A
(c) China
(d) Britain

10. Consider the following Statements : -
1. Brah Mos armed with su- 30MKI would be a game changer in the India ocean because it has a range of 290 Km and Can also travel at a top speed of mach 2.8 barely 3-4 metres above the sea Surface, the missile cannot be intercepted by any Known weapon system in the world.
2. Brah Mos Acrospace, a joint venture between India and Russia has started designing a hypersonic Verson
of the Brahmos missile Brahmos - II
Which of the above statement is / are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

11. The Defence ministry announced plans to make the Defence Research and Development organisation
(DRDO) more accountable and leaner on the basis of the recommendations made by ?
(a) V.K. Saraswat
(b) Mr. Prabhat kumar
(c) P. Rama Rao
(d) P. Suryakant

12. The union Government has given the approval for the setting up of an autonomous defence university that
is expected to provide inputs to strategic policy making. This university will come up in ?
(a) Gurgaon (Haryana)
(b) Gaziabad (Uttar pradesh)
(c) New Delhi
(d) Lucknow (Uttar pradesh)

13. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has set up a Committee to study the Capability
of the national Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) to build Civil aircraft. The panel is headed by ?
(a) V.K. Saraswat
(b) K. Kasturirangan
(c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) S. Ramakrishnan.

14. Consider the following Statements :
1. Agni - II is a Surface - to - surface intermediate range missile that can carry nuclear weapons and has a range of more than 2000 km.
2. The missile re-entry vehicle is made with C a r b o n - Carbon Composits. to withstood very high temperatures of up to 3,000 degree Celsius.
which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

15. Recently which Country has Successfuly launched a rocket to probe the planet venus ?
(a) China
(b) U.S.A
(c) European Space Agency
(d) Japan

16. The Garuda Series is a joint Air force exericise which started in 2003. In 2010, the singa pore Air force
was a part of this exercise. The Garuda exercise is conducted between india and ?
(a) U.S.A
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Japan

17. Consider the following statements :
1. Medium range surface - to- surface prithni-II ballistic missile is a single stage, liquid propelled missile, that is capable of striking targets at a maximum range of 350km.
2. The Prithvi is the first of the missiles developed under the country’s Integrated Guided missile development
programme. It has now two variants - Air force version (Prithvi-II) and Naval (Dhanush) both having a range of 350 km.
Which of the above statement is/are Correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

18. C - 130 J Super Hercules is the World’s most advanced airlifter. Indian Air Force has purchased six of these airlifter from ?
(a) U.S.A
(b) Russia
(c) France
(d) Israel

19. Vajra prahar is a bilateral military exercise between India and ?
(a) Banladesh
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Russia
(d) U.S.A

20. Shatrujeet and Yudh Abhyas are the two bilateral military exericise between India and ?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) U.S.A
(d) Israel

21. Hand in Hand is a bilateral military war game between India and ?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) France
(d) U.S.A

22. Consider the following statements :
1. INSAT - 4 B satellite of the ISRO have developed a glitch power supply from one of its two solar panels has been cut off, affecting telecast by several channels.
2. INSAT- 4 B, Built by the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore, was put in orbit in March 2007 by an Ariane launch Vehicle from kourou in Franch Guyana.
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

23. Consider the following statements :
1. ISRO’s Polar Satellite launch Vehicle (PSLV - C13) has successfully put five satellite in the orbit.
2. This was the 16th Consecutive Successful fight of PSLV.
Which of the above statement is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.

24. The DRDO is building a new test range for its aeronautics missions for flight-testing sophisticated
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) air - to ground weapons, huge parachutes, light combat Aircraft Tejas, aerostates and also for testing electronic warfare systemThis new test range is in which state?
(a) Solapur (Mharashtra)
(b) Vishaka patnam (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) Chitradurgo (Karnataka)
(d) Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

25. The 600 MW Loharing Pala power Project, Constructed by NTPC is in news recently. It is on the river of ?
(a) Bhagirathi
(b) Satluj
(c) Chenab
(d) Indus

26. Consider the following statements :
1. India’s Second moon mission, chandrayaan - II will carry Seven indigenous payloads.
2. The Rs. 425 Crore mission is Scheduled to be launched in 2013.
3. Chandryaan - 2, with a lift- off weight of 2, 650 kg will be launched by GSLV from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
4. ISRO’s physical Research Laboratory is in Ahmedabad.
Which of the above statement’s are correct.
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 2 and 4
(d) All of the above

27. Consider the following Statements :
1. The Fast Breeder test Reactor (FBTR) is at the heart of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at kalpakkam, and it is a forerunner to the second stage of the country’s nuclear power programme.
2. Fast Reactors use “Fast” (high energy) neutrons to sustain the fission process, in contrast to water colled reactors that use thermal (low energy) neutrons. Fast reactors are commonly known as breeders because they breed more fuel than they consume.
Which of the above statements is /are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

28. Consider the following statements regarding India’s Nuclear programme
1. In the first stage, India is using natural uranium as fuel to pressurised Heavy water Reactors (PHWR).
2. In the Second Stage, plutonium reprocessed from the spent fuel of the PHWRs, depleted uranium and
thorium kept in the blanket form will be used as fuel to power a series of breeder reactors. Thorium used in the breeders gets converted into uranium- 233, a fissile material.
3. In the third stage, reactors will use thorium and uranium - 233 to generate electricity.
4. India’s Nuclear Fuel Complex is in Hydrabad.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) 1 and 3,
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, and 3
(d) All of the above

29. “Indra” is a bilateral military exercise between India and ?
(a) Russia
(b) U.S.A
(c) France
(d) None of the above.

30. Which of the following statement is incorrrect ?
(a) Rustom I, a medium altitude and long- endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehichle (UAV).
(b) Lakshy (UAV) -A drone that is remotely piloted by a ground control station provides aerial subtargets for
live fire training.
(c) Nishant (UAV) is a Surveillance aircraft primarily tasked with intelligence gathering over enemy
territory.
(d) All the above UAV are developed by the Hydrabad -based Aeronautical Development Establishment
(ADE).

31. “Indradhanush” is a bilateral Air Exercise between India and ?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) France
(c) U.K
(d) Israel

32. Scorpian Submarins are built by the Mazagaaon Dock limited this is expected to be available to the Indian Navy in 2015. India got the scorpian Submarins from?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) U.K.
(d) Israel

33. What is Project 75-I ?
(a) It is a project for building indigenous AWACS.
(b) It is a project for developing Kaveri engine.
(c) It is a project for developing Submarines.
(d) It is a project for developing Arjun- Mark II Tank

34. “Connect 2 Decode” (C2D) Project is related with ?
(a) It is related with the biological and genetic information relating to the mycobacterim tuberculosis (M+b) genome.
(b) It is related with decoding of HYV virus.
(c) It is related with the decoding of Bt brinjal and its effect on human health.
(d) None of the above.

35. What is top kill operation ?
(a) It is a military operation launched by NATO force in the Af-pak region to kill the top talibani leaders.
(b) It is a military operation launched by the Israel force in the Gaza area to kill the top hamas leaders.
(c) It is the use of heavy drilling fluids that would be injected into the well to stem the flow of oil and gas in the gulf of mexico.
(d) It is a military operation launched by the Indian force to kill the top naxal leaders.

36. Consider the following Statements :
1. Rare earth elements are a select group of 17 elements that are crucial to many of the world’s most advanced technologies, including missiles, mp3, mobile phones.
2. China is estimated to account for more than 95% of the global supply of rare earth elements.
Which of the above statement is/are correct ?
(a) I only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above

37. Consider the following statements :
1. Calcium carbide is generally used to ripen fruits.
2. Clalcium Carbide, Popularly Known as masala, It has carcinogenic Properties and is used in gas welding for steel goods.
3. Other way to ripen fruits is include dipping fruits in a solution of ethephon or exposing fruits to ethylene gas.
Which of the above statements is / are correct ?
(a) 1 an d 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above

38. India has joined the Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) project, the next generation astronomical observatory
that will be located in ?
(a) Hawaii (U.S.A)
(b) Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
(c) Managua ( Nicaragua)
(d) Havana (Cuba)

39. Consider the following statements regarding Thirty Meters Telescope (TMT)
1. The proposal to join the TMT Project was initiated by three Indian institutes engaged in astronomy . The IUCAA, The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA)
Bangalore, and the Aryabhata Research Institute of observational Sciences (ARIES) Nanital.
2. TMT is scheduled to begain operations in 2018. Which of the above statement is / are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

40. In which country the archeologists have uncovered an ancient clay fragment dating back some 3,400 years, the oldest ever sample of writing found ?
(a) Jerusalem (Israel)
(b) madurai (India)
(c) Jakarta (Indonesia)
(d) Athens (Greece)

41. Celebrating 15 years of mobility in India, which company has announced an initiative called project “ujwal”, It is to provide 100% house hold mobility in five villages in Raebareli.
(a) Motorola
(b) Nokia
(c) Reliance
(d) Tata

42. Consider the following statements :
1. The department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is get
permission to locate the India- based neutrino observatory (INO) at singara in Nilgiri district in Tamil Nadu.
2. The INO is a major underground experimental facility to study the elusive and nearly mass- less fundamental particles of nature called neutrinos.
Which of the above statement is /are in correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Nither 1 nor 2.

43. Consider the following statements regarding Nagoya protocol ?
1. It is a new international treaty to ensure that the benefit of natural resources and their commercial derivatives were shared with local communities.
2. The protocol was Signed in the Japanese city of Nagoya, hence it is called Nagoya protocol.
3. United states one of the largest users of natural resources is not signed the protocol.
4. The next U.N. Summit on biodiversity is to be held in New Delhi in 2012.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, and 4
(b) 1, 2, and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above

44. The first Indian Scientific Expedition to the south pole was launched recently the name of the India station on the antarctic is ?
(a) Maitri
(b) Sarada
(c) Sptami
(d) Tawangi

45. Consider the following statements :
1. “Synchrotron” - a high energy electron - accelerator typically hundreds of metres in diameter, where electrons move at a high speeds close to the speed of light through a circular tunnel generating bright beams of electromagatic radiation.
2. Indian Institute of science is going to install the “Synchrotron” in its campus.
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

46. Match the following
List I (wild life Sanctuary) List II (States)
A. Majthal wild life sanctuary 1.Andhra pradesh
B. Chambal river sanctuary 2. Himachal pradesh
C. Kolleru lake Sanctuary 3. Rajas than
D. Narayan sagar sanctuary 4. Gujrat
     A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3

47. Which India’s national park has the highest density of tigers in the world ? previously this status was held by Corbett Tiger reserve.
(a) Kaziranga
(b) Manas
(c) Sundarban
(d) Pench

48. Olive ridley turtle lay their eggs, generally at the nesting site in ?
(a) Goa Coast
(b) Orissa Coast
(c) Bengal Coast
(d) Tamil Nadu Coast

49. Consider the following statemens :
1. India has released its first green house gas emissions inventory Since 1994 - Showing a 30% fall in the emissions intensity of the GDP from that date till 2007.
2. The 30% drop in the emissions per unit of GDP boded well for India’s voluntary target of reducing emissions intensity further by 20 to 25 % by 2025
3. In per Capita terms, emissions rose from 1.4 tonnes to 1.7 tonnes without taking forestary compansations into account.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of the above

50. Whatis REDD + ?
(a) It is the U.N.’s programme for Reducing Emission from Deforestation and forest degradation.
(b) It is the U.N’s programme for Research in Ecology in Developing world.
(c) It is a programme launched by the Red cross Society for making awarness of blood donation.
(d) It is a programme launched by India for Reducing Emission in Defence sector.

51. Consider the following statements :
1. Jarawas people are lived in Andaman Island.
2. Jarawas people lived with out contact with outsiders for probably about 55,000 years until 1998.
Which of the above statement is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

52. Consider the following statements :
1. The nilgiri, Nanda Devi, Sundar bans, Gulf of mannar, Pachmarhi, Nokrek and simlipal reserves have been included in a world network of biosphere reserves.
2. Biosphere reserves are sites recognised under the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme, which Innovate and demonstrate approaches to conservation and sustainable development.
3. In a biosphere reserve, a holistic approach is adoted for conservation of the core, buffer and transition areas to ensure sustainable development. Human occupants of the buffer and transition areas form an integral part of the reserve.
4. Great nicobar, manas and kanjan janga might be declared biosphere reserve in India.
Which of the above Statements are correct.
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, and 3
(d) All of the above.

53. Consider the following statements regarding Vulture conservation :
1. Over the past decade nearly 99% of the vultures in India have been brought to the point of extinction with a veterinary drug, Diclofenac, which leads to kidney failure.
2. The valture conservation Breeding centre (VCBC) is in Pinjore (Haryana), Rajabhatkhawa (West Bengal) and in Assam.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

54. Consider the following statements : -
1. The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the defence Research and Development organisation have
launched a major national initiative for Seabuckthorn cultivation in the high- altitude, cold desert ecosystems under the Leh declaration.
2. Sea buck thorn, also called the “wounder plant” and “Ladakh gold” has multi- purpose medicinal
and nutritional properties, and also helps in soil conservation and nitrogen fixation.
3. Long considered a hurble shrub of the himalayas, every part of the plant - fruit, leaf, twig, root and thorn- has been traditionally used for medicine, nutritional supplements, fuel and fencing.
4. The initiative is to be included in the submission on cold desert Ecosystems to be established under the green India mission- which is a part of the National Action plan on climate change.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2, and 3
(b) 2, 3, and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) All of the above

55. The 2000 - MW lower subansiri Hydro- Electric project of the national Hydroelectric power coporation (WHPC) is at ?
(a) Assam
(b) Arunachal Pradesh.
(c) West Sengal
(d) Bhutan.

56. Math the following :
List I (Grass land) List II (State)
A. Kuno - palpur wild life sanctuaries. 1. Assam
B. Nauradehi wild life sanctuaries. 2. Rajasthan.
C. Shahgarh Landscape 3. Madhy pradesh
D. Manas 4. Madhy pradesh
     A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 3 1 2 4

57. Consider the following statements :
1. Cheetah - the only large wild mammalian species that India has lost.
2. Cheetah will be reintroduced from middle East, where North African Cheetahs are bread.
Which of the above statement is/ are incorrect ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

58. Consider the following statements : -
1. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) based in New Delhi has developed “Oilzapper” technology for containing the oil leak that happened from MSC chitra.
2. The process of using oilzapper technology is called bioremediation. In this process a combination of microbes or bacteria is used to clean the oil Spill. The microbes feed on oil and degrade it completely. These
microbes die with in few hour and form food for other marine animal.
3. Another method is chemical method where emulsifyers are Sprayed over the slick. It does not clean up the oil, but makes it invisible,
4. Other method is creating makeshift bioremediation tanks near the affected area. In this method the contaninated Sand has to be physically scooped out and shifted to the tanks.

Answers
1. (c) 11. (c) 21. (a) 31. (c) 41. (b) 51. (c)
2. (d) 12. (a) 22. (d) 32. (a) 42. (c) 52. (d)
3. (d) 13. (b) 23. (b) 33. (c) 43. (d) 53. (c)
4. (a) 14. (c) 24. (c) 34. (a) 44. (a) 54. (d)
5. (d) 15. (d) 25. (a) 35. (c) 45. (d) 55. (b)
6. (c) 16. (b) 26. (d) 36. (c) 46. (c) 56. (c)
7. (a) 17. (c) 27. (c) 37. (c) 47. (a) 57. (c)
8. (c) 18. (a) 28. (d) 38. (a) 48. (b) 58. (d)
9. (b) 19. (d) 29. (a) 39. (c) 49. (d)
10. (c) 20. (c) 30. (d) 40. (a) 50. (a)