Question Paper of C S Club

CIVIL SERVICES CLUB

04.10.09

Current Affairs

1. (Persons) - (Countries associated)

1. Capt. Camara - Fiji

2. Bainimarama - Guinea

3. Robert Zelaya - Honduras

Which of the above is/ are mismatched

a. 1,2 b.2,only c.3,1 d. all

2. Read the following statements.

1. China is celebrating its 60^th anniversary celebration to mark the beginning of Qing Dynasty in 1949.

2. Gandhi and Tagore are the two Indians among 60 persons in the list of foreigners’ who shaped modern china”.

3. Which of the statement is / are incorrect?

a. only 1 b. only 2 c. both 1&2 d. none

3. Who among the following are the first women to head UNESCO?

a. Irina Bokova b. Mariah Isanova c.Yelena Inanovic d. Annie Ivanovic

4. Which of the following is incorrect about El Baradei?

1. He was elected for the first time in 1997 to head IAEA.
2. The present tenure is his second.
3. He recently received Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.
4. He is the 4^th IAEA Chief since its inception in 1957.

5. If COBRA: Orissa, Octopus: _________?

a. Andhra Pradesh b. West Bengal c. Gujarat d. Maharashtra

6. Lawrence Convention Centre , place where Pittsburg Meeting of G-20 nation took place last week stench the headlines as-

1. World first “Green Building”.
2. World only under sky theatre is here.
3. Longest exhibition gallery.
4. Largest no. of antiquates found.

7. “HAROP” in news last week is-

a. A system for surveillance of harbors.

b. An extinct bird.

c. A program Initiated for human development by UNHRC.

d. An unmanned air combat vehicle.

8. Which of the is/ are true about Dada Saheb Phalke Awards?

1. Constituted in 1969
2. Third consecutive time given to Bengali
3. Manna Dey is given the award for 2008

a. 1, 2 b. 1,3 c. 2,3 d. 1,2,3

9. During Africa South America Summit last week. Venezuela signed an anti Terror declaration with?

1. Libya
2. Sudan
3. Colambia
4. Nigeria

10. Thekkady Lake is to be found in distinct of Kerala?

1. Ernakulam
2. Alappuzha
3. Kozhikode
4. Idukki

11. Royal academy of London is holding an exhibition of works by Anish Kumar. He is associated with?

1. Painting
2. Photography
3. Visual Marchanding
4. Sculpture

12. Viatnam and Combodia were struck by the worst typhoon of the year. We are talking about :-

1. Typhoon Ketana
2. Typhoon Stiltana
3. Typhoon Svetlana
4. Typhoon Resmasan

13. Cullinan mines in news last week are well known in the world for –

1. Silver
2. Tin
3. Coal
4. Diamond

14.

A. 2014 Asian games 1. Scotland

B. 2016 Olympics 2.Russia

c. 2014 Winter Olympics 3.S.korea

D.2014 Commonwealth 4.Brazil

Choose correct alternative.

A B C D

a. 3 4 1 2

b. 3 4 2 1

c. 2 4 3 1

d. 1 4 2 3

15. Hambantota is associated with______in the same way as gwadar is associated with Pakistan-

1. Myanmar
2. Bangladesh
3. Vietnam
4. Srilanka

16. Consider the following statements about the chairs of G-20-

1. India held the second chair in 2002
2. S Korea & Canada will jointly chair G-20 in 2010
3. The present chair is held by USA.

Choose the incorrect statements.

a. 1,2 b.2,3 c.3 d. 1

17. 1. Vijender singh has become the world no.1 in IABA ranking.

2. he dethroned turkey’s Amalov to achieve this feat.

Which of the above statements are true.-

A. only 1 b. only 2 c. both1&2 d. none