Current Affairs Quiz
1. How many times can a person be elected as President of U.S.A. ?
(A) Three times
(B) Two times
(C) No limit
(D) Four times
2. Which is the more powerful House of Legislature at the centre in India ?
(A) Rajya Sabha (Upper House)
(B) Lok Sabha (Lower House)
(C) Both are equally powerful
(D) None of these
3. Which statutory official in India can participate in Lok Sabha discussions but can not vote ?
(A) Chief Election Commissioner
(B) Attorney General
(C) Comptroller and Auditor General
(D) Chairman Finance Commission
4. Where is the SAARC Secretariat situated ?
(A) Islamabad
(B) Colombo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kathmandu
5. What is the world rank of India in terms of milk production ?
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) First
(D) Fourth
6. Who among the following non-Indians was conferred India’s highest national award ‘Bharat Ratna’ ?
(A) Sam Nujoma
(B) Martin Luther King
(C) Zubin Mehta
(D) Nelson Mandela
7. Which one of the following contains the ‘Gayatri Mantra’ ?
(A) Rig Veda
(B) Yajur Veda
(C) Upanishad
(D) Aranyakas
8. Mahayan sect of Buddhism emerged during the reign of :
(A) Ashoka
(B) Kanishka
(C) Samudra Gupta
(D) Harsh
9. When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is :
(A) Deflation
(B) Inflation
(C) Recession
(D) Stagflation
10. Who won the men’s title in 74th Senior National Badminton Championship held in February 2009 ?
(A) Arvind Bhat
(B) Chetan Anand
(C) Rupesh Kumar
(D) Ashok Dewalkar
11. The necessity for a planning commission for India was first advocated by :
(A) M. Visvesvarayya
(B) Ram Krishna Hegde
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) K.T. Shah
12. Which state of India touches the boundary of most other states ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
13. The President of the U.N. General Assembly is elected for a period by :
(A) One year
(B) Five years
(C) Four years
(D) Six years
14. The President of India can be removed from office by :
(A) The Lok Sabha by passing a resolution
(B) The Parliament through impeachment
(C) The Chief Justice of India
(D) The Prime Minister
15. Which of the following is India’s first Nuclear Submarine ?
(A) INS Virat
(B) INS Vikrant
(C) INS Arihant
(D) INS Shivaji
16. The Parliamentary Committee which scrutinizes the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is :
(A) Estimates Committee
(B) Select Committee
(C) Public Accounts Committee
(D) None of the above
17. The best director award in the 11th IIFA Awards announced on June 5, 2010 in Colombo was conferred on :
(A) Robert Downey
(B) Meryl Strep
(C) Rajkumar Hirani
(D) None of these
18. The Judges of the Supreme Court of India hold office till they attain the age of :
(A) 60 years
(B) 62 years
(C) 65 years
(D) None of the above
19. Alexander defeated Porus in 326 B.C. at the battle of :
(A) Thaneshwar
(B) Tarain
(C) Peshawar
(D) Hydaspes
20. Harsha wrote :
(A) Meghasunderam
(B) Raghuvansa
(C) Kadambari
(D) Ratnavali
