Current Affairs Question Paper

Civil Service Club
October 25, 2009

1. The variant of Prithvi II developed for the Navy is known as:
a. Shaurya c. Dhanush
b. Gauri d. Swan
2. i. Andhra Pradesh won the bid for oil and gas exploration in K.G. Basin through New Exploration Licencing Policy (NELP)
ii. It became the second state in the country after Gujarat to bid for oil and gas blocks through NELP.
Which is true:
a. only i c. Only ii
b. both d. None
3. Match:
A. Jack Szostak 1. Economics
B. Oliver Williamson 2. Physics
C. Willard Boyle 3. Medicine
D. Thomas Steitz 4. Chemistry
A. B. C. D.
a. 1 4 3 2
b. 3 1 2 4
c. 1 3 4 2
d. 4 1 2 3
4. Swati Piramal is related to:
a. Chess c. Social Activism
b. Commerce d. Performing arts
5. Cry1AC is:
a. Natural gas field in Siberia named after c. U.S. Patent Code
b. a variety of Bt Brinjal d. Iranian offshore gas field
6. Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is located at:
a. Varanasi, U.P. b. Jalandhar, Punjab
c. Rewari, Haryana d. Aurangabad, Bihar
7. Which of the following countries haven’t signed civilian nuclear pact with India yet:
a. Namibia c. Mongolia
b. Kazakhstan d. Azerbaijan
8. Ms. C.B. Muthamma died recently is famous for being:
a. First Jnanpeeth awardee in Telugu literature.
b. India’s first woman career diplomat.
c. Pioneer of spreading Hindi literature in South India.
d. First woman director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
9. Platinum II is:
a. G.M. variety of Basmati Rice c. Indo-US joing naval exercise
b. a U.S. ship d. Web browser of Apple technologies
10. Which of the following is not a member of SCO:
a. Tajikistan c. Kyrgyzstan
b. Kazakhstan d. Turkmenistan
11. The ninth session of Indo-Russian Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRGI-MTC) resulted in:
i. A 10-year military technical programme during 2011-2020.
ii. Signing an agreement on After Sales Product Support.
iii. Agreement on price mechanism for the Admiral Gorshkov.
iv. New Projects such as fifth generation fighter aircraft, multirole transport aircraft & helicopters et al.
Which is/are true:
a. i, ii, iv c. i, iv
b. i, iii, iv d. All
12. Which is true about E-Shakti programme:
a. It is a scheme of Rajasthan Govt.
b. It aims to empower women by spreading technological awareness among them.
c. It is provides exposure to Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for women panchayat member.
d. It is dedicated to NREGS for rooting out corruption.
13. The newly elected non-permanent members of UNSC don’t include:
a. Brazil c. Nigeria
b. Croatia d. Bosnia
14. Currently Chairman of ISRO is:
a. G. Madhavan Nair c. Raja Rajaratnam
b. Ananth Krishnan d. Milind Pathak
15. Which is true:
i. ALBA is a nine member Leftist Block in Latin America convened by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
ii. They have proposed a new regional currency named ‘sucre’ for intra-regional trade to replace dollar.
iii. It would be rolled out beginning in 2010 in a non-paper form.
a. Only i, ii c. only ii, iii
b. Only i, iii d. all
16. The winner of under-20 World Cup football is:
a. Ghana c. Brazil
b. Columbia d. Italy
17. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decided to divest 5% stake in which Navratna company:
a. BHEL c. IOC
b. NTPC d. PGCIL
18. The new base year for WPI based inflation has been decided as:
a. 2000-01 c. 2002-03
b. 2003-04 d. 2004-05
19. The island of Girifushi is a part of:
a. Indonesia c. Maldives
b. Vanuatu d. Japan
20. Which is not true:
i. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a unique PPP enterprise.
ii. It has been mandated to skill 30% of the overall target of 500 milllion people by the year 2022.
iii. It has been formed as a 51:49 shareholding venture between the government and the private sector.
iv. M.V. Subbiah is the first chairman of the NSDC.
a. Only ii c. only iv
b. Only iii d. none
21. Which is true:
i. Susilo Bombang Yudhoyono elected for second 5 year term as Indonesian President.
ii. He’s Indonesia’s first directly elected President.
a. Only i c. only ii
b. None d. Both

22. Which is incorrect match:
a. Prakash Raj - Kancheevaram
b. Adoor Gopalakrishnan - Naalu Pennungal
c. Priyadarshan - Tingya
d. Umashree - Gulabi Talkies

23. First World Pneumonia Day has been decided as:
a. October 27 c. October 19
b. November 2 d. November
24. The latest Operating System launched by Microsoft is:
a. Vista Ultra c. Windows 7
b. Windows 2009 d. Windows XP Professional
25. Rajaji National Park is situated in:
a. Uttar Pradesh c. Uttarakhand
b. Haryana d. Rajasthan

Question Paper Prepared By Vinay Mishra