Mega Quiz September (Second) based Upon Current Affairs

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1.S F Rodrigues is the Governor of which of the following states?
(A)Punjab
(B)Himachal Pradesh
(C)Uttar Pradesh

2.Realizing its importance for preparedness on our border, recently P Chidambaram announced that India is making how many roads on India China Border?
(A)6 Roads
(B)8 Roads
(C)10 Roads

3.Barasat sports stadium in West Bengal is commonly known for which of the following sports?
(A)Cricket
(B)Hockey
(C)Football

4.Fourth summit of IBSA, which symbolizes the spirit of South-South cooperation was held at which of the following places recently ?
(A)Johannesburg
(B)New Delhi
(C)Brasilia

5.In which year the first IBSA was held?
(A)2003
(B)2005
(C)2006

6.Recently Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur presented India’s perspective on ‘New global governance for the 21st Century’ at the Bled Strategic Forum in which country?
(A)Slovenia
(B)Hungary
(C)Slovakia

7.British Cabinet Minister for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband and Minister for International Development Douglas Alexander were in India for discussion on which of the following?
(A)Restructuring the UN Security Council
(B)Climate Change
(C)Strategy to Fight Terrorism

8.The Ministry of Rural Development has decided to re-design and re-structure which of the following program into National Livelihood Mission (NRLM)?
(A)Jawahar Rojgar Yojna
(B)Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
(C)NREGA

9.Recently 1400-odd Green House Gas (GHG) mitigation projects were approved by the Government which are expected to attract foreign investment worth 16 billion dollar. These projects will neutralize what fraction of the current levels of emission by 2012?
(A)5%
(B)10%
(C)15%

10.JADUGUDA MINES at Jharkhand are related to which of the following ?
(A)Iron
(B)Uranium
(C)Aluminum

11. India is set to join a select group of nations like Thailand and the Philippines in holding a national level beauty contest for transgenders. Where?
(A)Bangalore
(B)Chennai
(C)Hyderabad

12.Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) is located at which of the following places ?
(A)Dehradun
(B)New Delhi
(C)Lucknow

13.Where did the World Boxing Championships took place recently ?
(A)Milan
(B)Rome
(C)Paris

14.Recently Tibetans-in-exile living in India celebrated the which Democracy Day, the anniversary of their government-in-exile in Dharamshala?
(A)47th
(B)49th
(C)50th

15.Who has written the book Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century?
(A)Nandan Nilkeni
(B)APJ Abdul Kalam
(C)N.R.Narayana Murthy

16.What is the title of the controversial book by Jaswant Singh ?
(A)Jinnah: India, Partition-Independence
(B)Jinnah :India’s Partition
(C)Jinnah : India and Partition

17.Hiroshima Day and Nagasaki Day are observed on the following dates respectively ?
(A)August 6, August 9
(B)August 9, August 6
(C)August 5, August 8

18.Every year which date is observed as National Sports Day which is birthday anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand?
(A)21 August
(B)29 August
(C)3 September

19.A Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) has been set up in each State as per the recommendations of which of the following ?
(A)10th Financial Commission
(B)11th Finance Commission
(C)12th Finance Commission

20.Khaled Choudhury who was recently honored by Sangeet Natak Academy Awards is known for which of the following?
(A)Musician
(B)Stage Designer
(C)Arts Scholar

21.What is the Prize Money of Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards which was recently revised?
(A)Khelratna Rs.750,000, Arjuna 500,000
(B)Khel Ratna 5,00,000, Arjuna 750,000
(C)Khelratna 5,00,000, Arjuna 10, 00,000

22.Recently a three-day silver jubilee convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators(IATO) was held at which of the following places?
(A)Bhopal
(B)New Delhi
(C)Bangalore

23.Recently Indian Government has decided to set up the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) which is to meet contingency expenditure incurred by which of the following?
(A)Indian Missions abroad for welfare activities for overseas Indian citizens who are in distress
(B)Indian Business Organizations abroad struck by Global Recession
(C)Indian Diaspora around the world

24.Every year on 8th October , Air Force Day is celebrated in India. In which year Indian Air force was established on this date?
(A)1928
(B)1932
(C)1945

25.Which day is observed as World Habitat Day every Year ?
(A)October 1
(B)First Monday of October
(C)October 5

26.World Teachers’ Day is observed all over the world on which of the following dates?
(A)5th September
(B)5th October
(C)5th November

Note: Teachers Day or Shikshak Diwas in ” India” is celebrated on 5th September, all over world it is observed on 5th October so don’t confuse with a tricky question.
27.United Nations Day (October 24, 2009) is a part of United Nations Week, which runs from which of the following?
(A)20 to 26 October.
(B)22 to 28 October.
(C)24 to 30 October.

28.Sri Ram Jha is related to which of the following sports ?
(A)Polo
(B)Chess
(C)Squash

29.Who among the following had been recently appointed as new chairperson of Children Films Society of India?
(A)Nandita Das
(B)Shabana Azmi
(C)Sharmila Tagore

30.COPE-09 is a five-day joint exercise involving the Indian Air Force and which of the following scheduled in October 2009?
(A)United States Air Force
(B)Royal Australian Air Force
(C)Royal Air Force (RAF) of UK

31.Aaron Peirsol who was recently in news is related to which of the following sports ?
(A)Swimming
(B)Water Polo
(C)Gymnastics

32.With which of the following country India has recently (September 3, 2009) signed a Social Security Agreement ?
(A)Switzerland
(B)Poland
(C)UAE

33.Which of the following article has been recently enacted by the parliament on the basis of Article 21-A inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 ?
(A)Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
(B)The Right to Information Act 2005
(C)Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 2002

34.Who among the following is the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha ?
(A)K. Rahman Khan
(B)Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(C)Hamid Ansari

35.Recently Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora was honored with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2008 this year i.e. in 2009 for his novel ‘Kayakalpa’.He is a renowned writer of which of the following languages?
(A)Assamese
(B)Hindi
(C)Bengali

36.Recently Vice-President Sh. Hamid Ansari has gave away ‘National Awards for Teachers-2008’ to over 300 teachers which includes Primary and Secondary School Teachers. In which year these awards were incorporated?
(A)1955
(B)1958
(C)1962

37.Which company has recently appointed Gautam Gambhir as its new ‘Brand Ambassador?
(A)Bharat Petroleum
(B)MRF Tyres
(C)Toyota

38.Recently where was held the first Tantya Bhil National Tribal Archery Competition ?
(A)Ranchi
(B)Jabalpur
(C)Jodhpur

39.The new Foreign Trade Policy of India which was recently unveiled sets to achieve which of the following targets of annual exports by March 2011?
(A)$ 200 Billion
(B)$ 220 Billion
(C)$ 280 Billion

40.The new Foreign trade policy aims to achieve an annual export growth as follows?
(A)15 % for next two years and 25 % there after
(B)15 % for next 5 years and 25 % thereafter
(C)15% for next 5 years

41.In the recently proposed New Tax Code which of the following has been proposed for calculation of cap gains tax?
(A)April 1999
(B)April 2000
(C)April 2001

42.Himachal Pradesh is one of India’s major apple-producing regions, as more than 2 lakh families engaged in its cultivation. At which of the following place ‘The state government in collaboration with the CII is holding an ‘Apple Festival-09’ in October?
(A)Shimla
(B)Chamba
(C)Mandi

43.Delingha is a _________?
(A)missile
(B)animal
(C)place

44.Which among the following is not an aerobatics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force?
(A)Surya Kiran
(B)Thunderbolts
(C)Blue Diamonds

45.BCG vaccine laboratory is located at which of the following places?
(A)Chennai
(B)Coonoor
(C)Thiruvanathapuram

46.Who is the new Prime Minister of Japan?
(A)Yukio Hatoyama
(B)Yukia Amano
(C)Naoto Kan

47.Who has written the book Idea of Justice?
(A)Amartya Sen
(B)Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C)Omkar Goswami

48.Which among the following industrialists is related to Force India F1, Formula One motor racing team which was formed in October 2007?
(A)Anil Ambani
(B)Vijay Malya
(C)Sunil Mittal

49.Who among the following is called as “living Buddha” ?
(A)Dalai Lama
(B)Geshe Gyeltsen
(C)Panchen Lama

50.Recently Governor of which of the following states died before he could assume office?
(A)Gujarat
(B)Himachal Pradesh
(C)Haryana