CURRENT AFFAIRS 2015

PART-I
MCQ’s

1. Operation Desert Shield was launched by US to defend Saudi Arabia in year:

a. 1990 b. 2001 c. 1991 d. None

2. Suez Canal was nationalized by Egypt in:

a. May 1956 b. July 1956 c. December 1956 d. January 1956

3. International Peace Day is celebrated since:

a. 1990 b. 2001 c. 1991 D. 1982

4. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in the age of

a. 49 b. 59 c. 39 d. 50

5. Operation Enduring Freedom was launched by US in

a. Iraq b. Egypt c. Cuba d. Afghanistan

6. Ozone Layer restricts

a. Gamma Rays b. Ultraviolet Rays c. X-Rays d. Beta Rays

7. World Water Day is celebrated every year on:

a. 7 April b. 4 February c. 22 March d. None

8. Ecology Deals with

a. Earth Sciences b. Animal Sciences c. Marine Biology d. Environment

9. For water purification Alum is used to remove

a. Mud Particles b. Salts c. Gases d. None

10. Metal used to galvanize iron is called

a. Aluminum b. Zinc c. Lead d. Copper

11. Book of Kings commonly known as “Shahnama” was written by

a. Maulana Rumi b. Ommer Khayam c. Firdaus Tausi d. Saddi Sherazi

12. Galelio invented

a. Barometer b. Thermometer c.Microscope d. Telescope

13. The concept that a single dominant power can maintain world peace is called
a. Strategic Stability b. Hegemonic Stability c. Balance of Power d. Balance of Terror

14. Rational interests persuaded by individual causing collective destruction is called

tragedy of
a. Error b. Common c. Elites d. War
15. Humidity depends upon
a. Temperature b. Weather c. Location d. All of these

16. The largest part of Hydrosphere is

a. Pacific b. Atlantic c. Indian d. None

17. Friction can be reduced by changing from

a. Sliding to rolling b. Rolling to sliding c. Dynamic to Static d. Walking to Running

18. Latitude of a place expresses its regular position relative to

a. North Pole b. South Pole c. Equator d. Antarctica

19. The infrared radiation from sun are strongly absorbed by

a. Water bodies b. Greenhouse gasses c. Carbon Dioxide d. Plants

20. Operation Gibraltar resulted into which war:

a. Pakistan-India b. Arab Israel c. d.