Current Affairs Objective Test
1. The port city of the Indus Valley people was :
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Harappa
(C) Mohenjo-daro
(D) Lothal
2. Mumbai was taken by the English East India Company from :
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The Dutch
(C) Charles I
(D) Charles II
3. The Ashtapradhan was the Council of Ministers during the reign of :
(A) Krishandev Raya
(B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Shivaji
(D) Akbar
4. In which year was the Imperial Bank of India renamed as State Bank of India ?
(A) 1954
(B) 1955
(C) 1962
(D) 1965
5. The World Red Cross Day is observed on :
(A) 8th March
(B) 1st May
(C) 8th May
(D) 12th May
6. Who was honoured with Raman Magsaysay award 2008 for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts?
(A) Mahashweta Devi
(B) Nirmala Desh Pande
(C) Mrinal Pandey
(D) Akio Ishii
7. The prestigious Dada Sahib Phalke Award for 2008 was given to :
(A) Ashok Kumar
(B) V. K. Murthy
(C) Raj Kumar
(D) Bhalji Pendharkar
8. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ?
(A) Indira-Sagar Project
(B) Maheshwar Hydel Power Project
(C) Koyna Power Project
(D) Jobat Project
9. Which film bagged the best feature film in 55th National Film Award 2008 announced in January 2010 ?
(A) Cold Mountain
(B) Antaheen
(C) Mystic River
(D) None of these
10. Which one is not a Fundamental Right in the Constitution of India ?
(A) Right to Equality
(B) Right to Liberty
(C) Right against exploitation and forced labour
(D) Right to Property
11. Under what Article of the Constitution of India can the President take over the administration of a State in case its constitutional machinery breaksdown ?
(A) Article 83 (2)
(B) Article 352
(C) Article 356
(D) Article 343
12. Habeas Corpus is :
(A) An order from a higher court to stop proceedings in a case and follow the specified alternative course
(B) An order from a court to any official to show his right to the office
(C) An order from a superior court to a lower court to do a specific work
(D) An order from the court to produce the man held under illegal detention
13. How many languages are recognised by the Constitution of India in the 8th Schedule ?
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 22
(D) 12
14. Changhez Khan invaded outskirts of India during the reign of :
(A) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Alauddin Khilji
15. The first Muslim invader of India was :
(A) Babar
(B) Mahmud of Ghazni
(C) Mohammed-bin Kasim
(D) Mohammed of Ghor
16. The Mughal emperor who wrote his autobiography was :
(A) Akbar
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Humayun
(D) Babur
17. The Muslim League demanded a separate state for the Muslims in the year :
(A) 1920
(B) 1930
(C) 1940
(D) 1946
18. Artificial immunity can be acquired from :
(A) Serious illness
(B) Repeated exposure to the same microbe
(C) Vaccination
(D) All the above
19. Where is Waterloo situated ?
(A) France
(B) Switzerland
(C) U.K.
(D) Belgium
20. Where is the High Court of Jharkhand situated ?
(A) Hazaribagh
(B) Jamshedpur
(C) Ranchi
(D) Bokaro
