Current Affairs GK questions India

Current Affairs GK questions India
General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions and Answers India
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1. What was the theme of the 30th International Trade Fair organised from November 14 to 27, 2010 in New Delhi?
(1) Ultra modern technique for efficient use of energy
(2) Clean and energy efficient technology, product and services
(3) Low cost, Energy efficient products and services
(4) Efficient energy and services
Ans. (2)

2. Mario Vargas Liosa, celebrated ___ author, on October 7, 2010, won the Nobel Prize for Literature “for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt, and defeat”.
(1) Peruvian-Spanish
(2) English-French
(3) German-Russian
(4) Czech-Polish
Ans. (1)

3. Microsoft Corporation on October 19, 2010 launched a full online version of its popular office suite of applications, known as
(1)Office24x7
(2) Office 365
(3) MS Smart
(4) Smart Power
Ans. (2)

4. Who is the author of a controversial document, Charter 08, In news in October 2010, which calls for the rapid establishment of a free, democratic, and constitutional country” and an end to one-party rule in China?
(1) Liu Xiaobo
(2) Zheng Jie
(3) Li Fang
(4) Yan Zi
Ans. (1)

5. Who among the following was made Chief Minister of Maharashtra on November 11, 2010 after Ashok Chavan resigned from the post?
(1) Sushil Kumar Shinde
(2) Ajit Paw
(3) Vilasrao Deshmukh
(4) Prithviraj Chavan
Ans. (4)

6. Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen of the United States and British Cypriot __ won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize October 11 2010.
(1) Alexander Hawkins
(2) Daniel Montfort
(3) Christopher Pissarides
(4) Richard Bell
Ans. (3)

7. The former Prime Minister of Russia, Victor Chernomyrdin, who steered the Russian economy through its stormy transition in the 1990s, passed away on November 3, 2010. In which year he was appointed Prime Minister of Russia?
(1) 1990
(2) 1991
(3) 1992
(4) 1993
Ans. (3)

8. Jailed political activist Lid Xiaobo was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on October 8, 2010, “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights’ in __.”
(1) North Korea
(2) Myanmar
(3) China
(4) Malaysia
Ans. (3)

9. Who among the following was not honored with Jamnalal Bajaj Awards on October 28, 2010?
(1) Chewang Norphel
(2) ChunibhaiVaidya
(3) Shakuntala Choudhary
(4) Chetan E Chitnis
Ans. (4)

10. Who, in October 2010, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to test cancer drugs and make thinner computer screens?
(1) Richard Heck
(2) Ei-ichi Negishi
(3) Akira Suzuki
(4) Al of the above
Ans. (4)

11. Who among the following was crowned Miss World 2010 on October 30; 201.0 in Sanya, China?
(1) Emma Wareus
(2) AdrianaVasini
(3) Alexandria Mills
(4) Kaiane Aldorino
Ans. (3)

12. Who among the following grabbed the first gold medal of the 16th Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou on November 13, 2010?
(1) Wang Mingjuan of China
(2) Yuan Xiaochao of China
(3) Zhu Qianwei of China
(4) Park Tae Hwan of Korea
Ans. (2)

13. Which of the following Public Sector Units was not conferred the coveted Maharatna status on November 16, 2010?
(1) SAIL
(2) ONGC
(3) 1OC
(4) NTPC
Ans. (1)

14. Virdhawal Khade bagged first medal for India in swimming after a gap of____ years in Asian Games on November 16, 2010 in Guangzhou.
(1) 28
(2) 24
(3) 20
(4) 32
Ans. (2)

15. The six month long Shanghai Expo, the biggest world’s fair in history, concluded on October 31, 2010 during which it received record _____ million visitors.
(1) 69
(2) 63
(3) 73
(4) 65
Ans. (3)

16. Union Communications and In formation Broadcasting Minister Andimuthu Raja resigned on November 14, 2010 in the wake of 2G spectrum allocation scam. According to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General how many licences out of 122, given to such firms which did not fulfil eligibility criteria?
(1) 88
(2) 92
(3) 96
(4) 85
Ans. (4)
17. Who among the following was conferred the France’s highest civilian honour in October2010?
(1) Ritu Beri
(2) D Ramanaidu
(3) Zakir Hussain
(4) AR Rahman
Ans. (1)

18. Russian born British Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of __ University were named joint winners of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics on October 5, 2010.
(1) Oxford
(2) Leeds
(3) Manchester
(4) Birmingham
Ans. (3)