Current Affairs September 2010: Quiz 4 for Bank Clerical Examinations

1. Which of the following software giants has designed “worldwide telescope” a computer programme, which enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space?
(A)Google
(B)Microsoft
(C)IBM
(D)Cisco
(E)None of these

2. One Bale of cotton is equal to how many Kilograms in India?
(A)140
(B)150
(C)160
(D)170
(E)None of these

3. Who among the following is the Managing Director of Delhi Metro?
(A)M.Ramchandran
(B)Rakesh Mehta
(C)E. Shreedharan
(D)Ashok Kumar Nigam
(E)None of these

4. Sir Ronald Ross, British Physician, in 1897 discovered Malaria Parasite in Mosquito. He was born in which country?
(A)USA
(B)Germany
(C)Japan
(D)Russia
(E)None of these

5. Which of following country is named after a tree?
(A)Germany
(B)Spain
(C)Italy
(D)Brazil
(E)None of these

6. Which of the following company has the punchline “Smarter Planet” ?
(A)PlanetM
(B)IBM
(C)Cisco
(D)Wipro
(E)None of these

7. State government of Andhra Pradesh has signed a pact for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project with which of the following Engineering and Constructions Major?
(A)DLF
(B)Hindustan Construction Company
(C)Larsen & Toubro
(D)Tata Projects
(E)None of these

8. Central Vigilance Commission is the apex body created by Govt in 1964. P.J. Thomas is set to become the next Commissioner of CVC. Who is currently at this post?
(A)Ashwani Kumar
(B)Pratush Sinha
(C)O P Mathur
(D)Milon K Banerji
(E)None of these

9. Professor Mizanur Rahman has been honored by “Professor N.R. Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award-2010” which was instituted by SILF. What is SILF?
(A)Syndicate of Indian Law Firms
(B)Syndicate of International Law Firms
(C)Society of International Law Firms
(D)Society of Indian Law Firms
(E)None of these

10. Which of following Indian journalist has recently won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Devid Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers?
(A)R.D. Vidyarthi
(B)Pallav Bagla
(C)G.S.Unnikrishnan Nair
(D)Mrinalini Sarabhai
(E)None of these

11. Indian origin British Actress Archie Punjabi has recently won 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for best supporting actress for her role in which of following drama series
(A)Modern Family
(B)The Closer
(C)Breaking Bad
(D)Mad Men
(E)None of these

12. Former women world number one Badminton player Zhou Mi has been banned for two years because of failing in Drug test. She Represents which of the following regions/ countries ?
(A)Hong Kong
(B)South Korea
(C)China Mainland
(D)Taiwan
(E)None of these

13. The first ever “Youth Olympic Games”, known as “SYOG”, came to end successfully recently. Which of following country organizes these games?
(A)Switzerland
(B)Singapore
(C)Sudan
(D)Spain
(E)None of these

14. Who is the author of New York Times bestseller “CRIMES AGAINST LIBERTY”?
(A)Justin Halpern
(B)Malcolm Gladwell
(C)Rebecca Skloot
(D)David Limbaugh
(E)None of these

15. Recently Gagan Narang became the first India to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. What is the sports / game in which Gagan Narang excels?
(A)Badminton
(B)Boxing
(C)Shooting
(D)Squash
(E)None of these

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