GS-Quiz 5 [IAS-2010]

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1.

Jenson Button, the current world champion of F1 belongs to which country-?
- A.
  
  USA
- B.
  
  Brazil
- C.
  
  Spain
- D.
  
  England
Correct Answer(s)
C. Spain
D. England
2.

Soumya Swaminathan won the World Junior girls chess championship held on 3rd November 2009 at-
- A.
  
  Chile
- B.
  
  Germany
- C.
  
  Russia
- D.
  
  Argentina
Correct Answer
D. Argentina
3.

Deepika Kumari was recently in news for her achievement in which sports-?
- A.
  
  Chess
- B.
  
  Badminton
- C.
  
  Table-Tennis
- D.
  
  Archery
Correct Answer
D. Archery
4.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose National Institute of Sports is located at-?
- A.
  
  Gwalior, MP
- B.
  
  Bhiwani, Haryana
- C.
  
  Cuttak, Orissa
- D.
  
  Patiala, Punjab
Correct Answer
D. Patiala, Punjab
5.

Which among the following pairs is not match correctly-?
- A.
  
  Shikha Tandon- Shooting
- B.
  
  Chetan Anand- Badminton
- C.
  
  Sri Ram Jha- Chess
- D.
  
  Rohan Bopanna- Tennis
Correct Answer
A. Shikha Tandon- Shooting
6.

Which was the 1st Country to ratify "Lisbon Treaty"
- A.
  
  Hungary
- B.
  
  Malta
- C.
  
  Bulgaria
- D.
  
  France
Correct Answer
A. Hungary
7.

Recently On 3^rd November 2009, Judges of Indian Supreme Court [including CJI] disclosed their assets information for public. What is the total number of sitting judges in Indian SC-?
- A.
  
  21
- B.
  
  22
- C.
  
  23
- D.
  
  25
Correct Answer
A. 21
8.

Bob McDonnell recently won local election held at USA. He represented which state of USA-?
- A.
  
  California
- B.
  
  New-Jersy
- C.
  
  Virginia
- D.
  
  Florida
Correct Answer
C. Virginia
9.

Recently Haryana went through Legislative Assembly Elections-2009. What is the total number of seats in Haryana Legislative Assembly-?
- A.
  
  92
- B.
  
  87
- C.
  
  90
- D.
  
  60
Correct Answer
C. 90
10.

Who has been appointed as UNESCO's 1st Woman Director-General recently-?
- A.
  
  Kim Christensen
- B.
  
  Anne Jarvis
- C.
  
  Manjula sood
- D.
  
  Irina Bokova
Correct Answer
D. Irina Bokova
11.

On 4^th November 2009. Yash Pal Committee recommended the establishment of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER). The Committee submitted its report to-?
- A.
  
  HRD Minister of India
- B.
  
  Prime Minister of India
- C.
  
  Chief Justice of India
- D.
  
  UGC Chairman
Correct Answer
A. HRD Minister of India
12.

On 8^th November 2009, PM Man Mohan Singh Inaugurated the India Economic summit at which city of India-?
- A.
  
  Hyderabad
- B.
  
  Bangalore
- C.
  
  New Delhi
- D.
  
  Mumbai
Correct Answer
C. New Delhi
13.

Which Indian PSU conferred “Navratna” status as 18^th PSU in India on 23^rd October 2008.
- A.
  
  Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
- B.
  
  BSNL
- C.
  
  Goa Shipyard Limited
- D.
  
  Coal India Ltd
Correct Answer
D. Coal India Ltd
14.

Recently UN Climate Chief urged the International Community to stay with "Kyoto Protocol." Who is He/She-?
- A.
  
  Dr. Jeffery Sachs
- B.
  
  Yvo de Boer
- C.
  
  Mrs. Navanthen Pillay
- D.
  
  Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Correct Answer
B. Yvo de Boer
15.

Indian Army is organizing “Dog Force” to detect mines during possible mission against Maoists at which of the following institute?
- A.
  
  Indian Veterinary Research Institute, UP
- B.
  
  Jungle Warfare College, Chattisgarh
- C.
  
  National Institute of Disaster Management, Delhi
- D.
  
  Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Correct Answer
B. Jungle Warfare College, Chattisgarh
16.

Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed hydroelectric project which was in news due to controversy between-?
- A.
  
  India and Pakistan
- B.
  
  Indian and Burma
- C.
  
  India and Sri-Lanka
- D.
  
  Indian and Bangladesh
Correct Answer
D. Indian and Bangladesh
17.

Scientists in the New Zealand discovered first dinosaur footprints in the country at which place-?
- A.
  
  North Island
- B.
  
  South Island
- C.
  
  East Island
- D.
  
  West Island
Correct Answer
B. South Island
18.

Recently during 10^th India-EU Summit at New Delhi. Both Parties Signed pact on Fusion Energy Research. At present how many countries are involved in Fusion Research-?
- A.
  
  7
- B.
  
  8
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  11
Correct Answer
C. 10
19.

Under International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project 1st Fusion reactor expected to be operational in Cadarche, France by which year-?
- A.
  
  2012
- B.
  
  2014
- C.
  
  2016
- D.
  
  2018
Correct Answer
C. 2016
20.

Recently “Jaipur Knee” made it in the list of 50 top inventions listed by Time Magazine. Who invented Jaipur Knee-?
- A.
  
  Dr. P. K. Sethi
- B.
  
  Dr. Jeffery Sachs
- C.
  
  Dr. N. K. Mathur
- D.
  
  Dr. Asha Pandey
Correct Answer
C. Dr. N. K. Mathur
21.

"Ek Kahani Yah Bhi” got Vyas Samman 2008. Who is author of this book-?
- A.
  
  Vijay Santhanam
- B.
  
  Mannu Bhandari
- C.
  
  Rajesh Chakraborty
- D.
  
  Indira Sinha
Correct Answer
B. Mannu Bhandari
22.

China has postponed a plan to raise the Three Gorges reservoir [on Yangtze River] to its ideal height of 175 meters due to-?
- A.
  
  Protest by Local Community
- B.
  
  International Pressure
- C.
  
  Court Orders
- D.
  
  Lack of Water
Correct Answer
D. Lack of Water
23.

Who has been declared as the "Test Player of the year" during 6th ICC Award Ceremony held at South Africa on 1st October 2009-?
- A.
  
  Dale Steyn [SA]
- B.
  
  Andrew Strauss [Eng]
- C.
  
  Gautam Gambhir [Ind]
- D.
  
  Ricky Ponting [Aus]
Correct Answer
C. Gautam Gambhir [Ind]
24.

On 21^st October 2009 Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has registered its fifth clean development mechanism (CDM) project with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Plant is located at-?
- A.
  
  Maharashtra
- B.
  
  Rajasthan
- C.
  
  Madhya Pradesh
- D.
  
  Gujarat
Correct Answer
D. Gujarat
25.

Indian government launched National pension scheme under PFRDA [Pension fund regulatory and development authority] on 1^st May 2009. What is the amount of minimum contribution per installment under this scheme-?
- A.
  
  300 Rs
- B.
  
  400 Rs
- C.
  
  500 Rs
- D.
  
  700 Rs
Correct Answer
C. 500 Rs

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Gs-quiz 5 [IAS-2010]

Jenson Button, the current world champion of F1 belongs to which country-?

Soumya Swaminathan won the World Junior girls chess championship held on 3rd November 2009 at-

Deepika Kumari was recently in news for her achievement in which sports-?

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose National Institute of Sports is located at-?

Which among the following pairs is not match correctly-?

Which was the 1st Country to ratify "Lisbon Treaty"

Recently On 3rd November 2009, Judges of Indian Supreme Court [including CJI] disclosed their assets information for public. What is the total number of sitting judges in Indian SC-?

Bob McDonnell recently won local election held at USA. He represented which state of USA-?

Recently Haryana went through Legislative Assembly Elections-2009. What is the total number of seats in Haryana Legislative Assembly-?

Who has been appointed as UNESCO's 1st Woman Director-General recently-?

On 4th November 2009. Yash Pal Committee recommended the establishment of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER). The Committee submitted its report to-?

On 8th November 2009, PM Man Mohan Singh Inaugurated the India Economic summit at which city of India-?

Which Indian PSU conferred “Navratna” status as 18th PSU in India on 23rd October 2008.

Recently UN Climate Chief urged the International Community to stay with "Kyoto Protocol." Who is He/She-?

Indian Army is organizing “Dog Force” to detect mines during possible mission against Maoists at which of the following institute?

Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed hydroelectric project which was in news due to controversy between-?

Scientists in the New Zealand discovered first dinosaur footprints in the country at which place-?

Recently during 10th India-EU Summit at New Delhi. Both Parties Signed pact on Fusion Energy Research. At present how many countries are involved in Fusion Research-?

Under International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project 1st Fusion reactor expected to be operational in Cadarche, France by which year-?

Recently “Jaipur Knee” made it in the list of 50 top inventions listed by Time Magazine. Who invented Jaipur Knee-?

"Ek Kahani Yah Bhi” got Vyas Samman 2008. Who is author of this book-?

China has postponed a plan to raise the Three Gorges reservoir [on Yangtze River] to its ideal height of 175 meters due to-?

Who has been declared as the "Test Player of the year" during 6th ICC Award Ceremony held at South Africa on 1st October 2009-?

On 21st October 2009 Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has registered its fifth clean development mechanism (CDM) project with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Plant is located at-?

Indian government launched National pension scheme under PFRDA [Pension fund regulatory and development authority] on 1st May 2009. What is the amount of minimum contribution per installment under this scheme-?

Recently On 3^rd November 2009, Judges of Indian Supreme Court [including CJI] disclosed their assets information for public. What is the total number of sitting judges in Indian SC-?

On 4^th November 2009. Yash Pal Committee recommended the establishment of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER). The Committee submitted its report to-?

On 8^th November 2009, PM Man Mohan Singh Inaugurated the India Economic summit at which city of India-?

Which Indian PSU conferred “Navratna” status as 18^th PSU in India on 23^rd October 2008.

Recently during 10^th India-EU Summit at New Delhi. Both Parties Signed pact on Fusion Energy Research. At present how many countries are involved in Fusion Research-?

On 21^st October 2009 Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has registered its fifth clean development mechanism (CDM) project with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Plant is located at-?

Indian government launched National pension scheme under PFRDA [Pension fund regulatory and development authority] on 1^st May 2009. What is the amount of minimum contribution per installment under this scheme-?