Current Affairs -2010

Jan
1. Haiti faced unprecedented earthquake recently which seems to be the second worst
earthquake in history. What is the official language of the island nation?
a. English
b. French
c. Spanish
d. Louisiana Creole
2. How much have the game administers agreed to pay to the Indian male hockey team to
bring the players back to practice for the upcoming World Cup?
a. 50 lakhs to be disbursed among players
b. 2 crore to be disbursed among the players
c. 2 lakhs per player
d. None of the above
3. Sri Lanka defeated India in the Idea Cup final at Mirpur. Who was the skipper of the
winning side?
a. Chanaka Welegedara
b. Nuwan Kulasekara
c. Kumar Sangakkara
d. Tillakaratne Dilshan
4. The internet search-engine giant Google has indicated that it will shut down its
operations in … following a string of reported cyber attacks on its services.
a. Thailand
b. China
c. Bangladesh
d. India
5. Who is the sponsor of Hockey India?
a. Pepsi
b. Coca Cola
c. Sahara
d. Nike
6. Which judicial post in India came under purview of the Right to Information (RTI)
Act with a judgment by the Delhi High Court?
a. Chief Justice of India
b. Supreme Court judges
c. Chief Justices of States
d. Bar Association members
7. Who did Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa accused for instigating farmers to
take to the streets with regard to acquisition of land for the Bangalore-Mysore
Infrastructure Corridor project?
a. Rahul Gandhi
b. Medha Patekar
c. HD Deve Gowda
d. SM Krishna
8. For which crime were 21 Indians detained in China’s Shenzhen region recently?
a. Poaching
b. Diamond smuggling
c. Ethnic violence
d. Stealing cars
9. In accordance with a Supreme Court judgment, which authority will probe the fake
encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh by the Gujarat police in 2005?
a. Special Investigation Team
b. A retired judge of Gujarat High Court
c. A sitting judge of Supreme Court
d. Central Bureau of Investigation
10. Which country is putting efforts to be the world’s first nation to build a nuclear-
powered spacecraft for interplanetary flights?
a. Russia
b. The USA
c. China
d. France
11. Name this former Indian prime minister who is currently embroiled in a controversy
because of his public abuses to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa.
a. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b. HD Deve Gowda
c. Inder Kumar Gujral
d. Chandra Shekhar
12. The premier of which neighbouring country made a visit to India recently?
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Pakistan
d. Bangladesh
13. Which of these ministers, whose middle name can be called “tweet”, has denied the fact
that he criticised Jawaharlal Nehru’s foreign policy at a seminar?
a. Naveen Jindal
b. Rahul Gandhi
c. Shashi Tharoor
d. None of the above
14. Name this player of the Indian cricket team who is the top tax payer at Rs 1.5 crore for
the last quarter of 2009.
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Virendra Sehwag
c. MS Dhoni
d. Rahul Dravid
15. Which Indian city became the first destination outside US and Europe to host the
‘Marathon Flame’ as part of 7th Standard Chartered … Marathon?
a. Delhi
b. Mumbai
c. Kolkata
d. Chennai
16. The solar eclipse on January 15, which provided people to watch sun in the form of a
ring, has been given the name … by scientists.
a. Mauni’s ring
b. Mauni’s beads
c. Bailey’s ring
d. Bailey’s beads
17. Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has been conferred a DLitt by ….
a. Mumbai University
b. Kerala University
c. University of Delhi
d. Jawaharlal Nehru University
18. Despite the failure of Copenhagen, green activists are already mobilising support for
the Earth Day on April 22. In which year was the Earth Day observed for the first time?
a. 1970
b. 1975
c. 1980
d. 1985
19. India is ready to review a 1950 treaty with a neighbouring country, which is ….
a. Pakistan
b. Nepal
c. Myanmar
d. Sri Lanka
20. The Haiti earthquake has killed at least five lakh people, making it the second-worst in
history. Which earthquake, taking 8.6 lakh lives, is recorded as the deadliest one?
a. Ardabil, Iran, 893
b. Aleppo,Syria, 1138
c. Shanxi, China, 1556
d. Off Sumatra, 2004
21. This exam might become a year-round exam, enabling candidates to attempt it at their
will.
a. CAT
b. AIEEE
c. IIT-JEE
d. CBSE PMT
22. The Centre is ready to bear 90 per cent of cost of rejuvenation of water bodies in this
region, which is crying for separate statehood.
a. Harit Pradesh, Western UP
b. Gorkhaland
c. Bundelkhand
d. Telangana
23. A film on LK Advani has completely blacked out his RSS connections. Who has made
the film?
a. Filmmaker Prakash Jha
b. Actor-politician Shatrughn Sinha
c. Actor-politician Hema Malini
d. Daughter Pratibha Advani
24. This actor is set to replace Tobey Maguire as Spiderman, according to media reports.
Name him.
a. Daniel Radcliffe
b. Robert Pattinson
c. Matt Damon
d. None of the above
25. National Security Advisor MK Narayanan has been named as the new Governor of…
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. West Bengal
c. Orissa
d. Bihar
Answers
1. b. French 13. c. Shashi Tharoor
2. d. None of the above (Correct answer: 1 crore to be 14. a. Sachin Tendulkar
disbursed among the players) 15. b. Mumbai
3. c. Kumar Sangakkara 16. d. Bailey’s beads
4. b. China 17. b. Kerala University
5. c. Sahara 18. a. 1970
6. a. Chief Justice of India 19. b. Nepal
7. c. HD Deve Gowda 20. c. Shanxi, China, 1556
8. b. Diamond smuggling 21. a. CAT
9. d. Central Bureau of Investigation 22. c. Bundelkhand
10. a. Russia 23. d. Daughter Pratibha Advani
11. b. HD Deve Gowda 24. c. Robert Pattinson
12. d. Bangladesh 25. b. West Bengal

Feb-2010
1. Name the popular Bollywood actor who was recently awarded the Padma Bhushan
award.
a. Saif Ali Khan
b. Shah Rukh Khan
c. Aamir Khan
d. Salman Khan
2. Which neighboring country recently conducted their sixth presidential election?
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Bangladesh
d. Sri Lanka
3. India recently celebrated its … Republic Day this year.a. 50th
b. 60th
c. 55th
d. 65th
4. Which former Lok Sabha member has replaced Amar Singh as the national general
secretary of the Samajwadi party?
a. Mohan Singh
 b. Jai Prakash
c. Shailendra Kumar
d. Mahabir Prasad
5. Which famous snack food chain owner was recently convicted in an attempt-to-
murder case along with four others by a Sessions court?
a. Nathus
b. Haldirams
c. Bikanerwala
d. Nirulas
6. Which company recently launched the recently launched the iPad, a tablet-style
computer?a. Sony
b. Samsung
c. Apple
d. Compaq
7. Name the US novelist remembered for his 1951 bestseller The Catcher in the Rye
who recently died at the age of 91.
a. Herman Melville
b. JD Salinger
c. Vladimir Nabokov
d. Richard Bach
8. The conferment of the prestigious Padma Shri award to this popular Bollywood
actor courted many controversies recently . Name him.
a. Shah Rukh Khan
b. Salman Khan
c. Saif Ali Khan
d. Aamir Khan
9. Who won her fifth Australian Open title recently at Melbourne?
a. Venus Williams
b. Serena Williams
c. Jelena Jankovic
d. Justine Henin
10. Which famous Indian leader ashes were recently immersed sixty-two years after his
assassination?
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Rajiv Gandhi
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Feroze Gandhi
11. Which Indian tennis player recently won his 11th Grand Slam in the Australian
open?a. Mahesh Bhupathi
b. Prakash Amritraj
c. Leander Paes
d. Yuki Bhambri
12. Roger Federer won his … Australian Open crown beating Great Britain’s Andy
Murray in Melbourne recently.
a. 3rd
b. 5th
 c. 4th
d. 6th
13. AR Rahman recently bagged two … awards for his foot-tapping number ‘Jai Ho’
and outstanding soundtrack for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
a. Filmfare
b. Grammy
c. Mtv Music awards
d. Star Screen awards
14. Name the England and Chelsea football skipper who has recently found himself in
similar controversies as golfer Tiger Woods.
a. David Beckham
b. Wayne Rooney
c. John Terry
d. Michael Owen
15. Charged with anti-party activity this Lok Sabha member along with Amar Singh has
been expelled by the Samajwadi Party. Name the expelled member.
a. Azam Khan
b. Ram Gopal Yadav
c. Jaya Prada
d. Akhilesh Yadav
16. The Shiv Sena has recently threatened that it would not allow the screening of this
actor’s movie till he apologized for his remarks regretting the absence of Pakistani
cricketers in the forthcoming Indian Premier League tournament. Name the actor.
a. Preity Zinta
b. Shilpa Shett
c. Akshay Kumar
d. Shah Rukh Khan
17. Name the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, a violent Islamist group with close links to
Al Qaeeda who has recently been declared dead.
a. Hakimullah Mehsud
b. Mohammed Omar
c. Abdul Jalil
d. Abdul Razaq
18. Name the Formula One driver who recently got back on track six months after
suffering life-threatening head injuries.
a. Michael Schumacher
b. Felipe Massa
c. Rubens Barrichello
d. Jenson Button
19. Which country has recently decided to suspend accepting student visa applications
claiming to have detected education agents misusing the system for sending wrong
candidates?
a. USA
b. Australia
c. Canada
d. UK
 20. Which Indian state has recently been in news for its bizarre political situation of
having appointed 4 heads of the state?
a. Nagaland
b. Meghalaya
c. Assam
d. Mizoram

Answers
1. c. Aamir Khan 11. c. Leander Pae
2. d. Sri Lanka 12. c. 4th
3. b. 60th 13. b. Grammy
4. a. Mohan Singh 14. c. John Terry
5. c. Haldirams 15. c. Jaya Prada
16. d. Shah Rukh Khan
6. c. Apple
17. a. Hakimullah
7. b. JD Salinger Mehsud
8. c. Saif Ali Khan 18. b. Felipe Massa
9. b. Serena Williams 19. d. Uk
10. c. Mahatma Gandhi 20. b. Meghalaya

August 3, 2010

May, June, July 2010:

1. Who is the Cricketer decided and wants to have his blood used on a page of his
autobiography to be released in February next year (Feb 2011) ?
Answer: Batting star Sachin Tendulkar

2. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to former Satyam managing director
Rama Raju, former chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas and three others accused in
the multi-crore rupee accounting scam on —————–
Answer: July 20, 2010
2. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the Harvard University's history ?
Answer: Gita Gopinath
Noted academician Gita Gopinath has been named professor of economics at the prestigious
Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution’s
history.
3. Who was chargsheeted on July 20, 2010 for passing secret info to ISI ?
Answer: Madhuri Gupta
Delhi Police today chargesheeted disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta accusing her of passing
secret information to Pakistan’s ISI during her posting in Islamabad. Gupta, who was arrested in
April, has been accused of being in touch with two ISI officials, Mubshar Raza Rana and
Jamshed.
4. ———————— seed extract has anti-diabetic properties says a pharmacology
professor at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of Medicine.
Answer: Cashew seed
Cashew tree products have long been alleged to be effective anti-inflammatory agents, counter
high blood sugar and prevent insulin resistance among diabetics.
5. Who is the Former India hockey star attacked umpire ?
Answer: Sunil Ekka
Former India hockey player Sunil Ekka, playing for Army XI, lashed out with his hockey stick at
veteran umpire RS Suriya Prakash, leaving the latter seriously injured.
6. Which are the two Trians rammed each other and met to Trian Accident which killed
and injuried many people in West Bengal ?
Answer: Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express
60 people were killed and over 90 injured when a speeding Uttarbanga Express tore through the
rear of Vananchal Express at the Sainthia station in Birbhum district of West Bengal. The train
apparently overshot the signal.
7. Why did TDP made bandh on July 19, 2010 ?
Answer: TDP bandh was made to protest the arrest of party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who
began a hunger strike against Maharashtra stopping his visit to the Babhli barrage site.
July 15, 2010:
8. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol represents ?
Answer: A mix of the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’, to become the fifth currency in the world
to have a distinct identity.
9. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol designed by _______________
Answer: IIT post-graduate D Uday Kumar
10. New Indian Rupee symbol has been revealed by Cabinet on ?
Answer: July 15, 2010
11. Who was Daya Nayak ?
Answer: Daya Nayak is Mumbai’s controversial police officer and encounter specialist.
12. What was The world’s only antivirus browser ?
Answer: Epic Browser
13. 2010 ESPY Award Winners (ESPN)
Answer:
1. BEST MALE ATHLETE: Drew Brees, NFL
2. BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Lindsey Vonn, Skiing
3. BEST PLAY: Brett Favre, Vikings
4. ESPY PERSEVERANCE AWARD: George Karl, Nuggets
5. BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: Drew Brees
6. BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: Chris Johnson, Tennessee
7. BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon
8. BEST UPSET: Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas, Men’s Basketball
9. BEST MOMENT: Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria
10. BEST TEAM: New Orleans Saints
11. UNDER PRESSURE AWARD: Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria
12. BEST SPORTS MOVIE: The Blind Side
13. BEST COACH/MANAGER: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
14. BEST NFL PLAYER: Drew Brees, New Orleans
15. BEST MLB PLAYER: Albert Pujols, St. Louis
16. BEST NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers
17. BEST DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson
18. BEST NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers
19. BEST WNBA PLAYER: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix
20. BEST FIGHTER: Floyd Mayweather
21. BEST MALE GOLFER: Phil Mickelson
22. BEST FEMALE GOLFER: Lorena Ochoa
23. BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER: Roger Federer
24. BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER: Serena Williams
25. BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: John Wall, Kentucky Basketball
26. BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: Maya Moore, Connecticut Women’s Basketball
27. BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Shaun White, Snowboard
28. BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: Torah Bright, Snowboarding
29. BEST JOCKEY: Calvin Borel
30. BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Steve Cash
31. BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: Amy Palmiero-Winters
32. BEST BOWLER: Walter Ray Williams Jr.
33. BEST MALE US OLYMPIC ATHLETE: Shaun White, Snowboarding
34. BEST FEMALE US OLYMPIC ATHLETE: Lindsey Vonn, Skiing
35. BEST MLS PLAYER: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles
36. BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE: Usain Bolt
14. Who recieved Arthur Ashe ESPY Courage Award in 2010 ?
Answer: Ed Thomas’s family
15. —————– is the youngest professor at IIT-B
Answer: Dr Tathagat Tulsi
Patna-born child prodigy Dr Tathagat Tulsi has taken up a job as professor at Indian Institute of
Technology-Bombay at the age of 22.
16. Who was the Political leader recently booked in a Case/ scam?
Answer: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, his deputy S K Modi and several other ministers
A case has been filed against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, his deputy S K Modi and several other
ministers in an alleged Rs 11,412 crore scam, involving irregularities related to fraudulent
withdrawals and corruption.
17. Who is the winner of the Best Young Player Award award in fifa 2010 ?
Answer: Thomas MUELLER
24. Who has been elected as Man of the Match in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?
Answer: Andres INIESTA
18. —————— is the winner of the adidas Golden Glove award in Fifa World Cup
2010 ?
Answer: Iker CASILLAS
19. Who is the winner of the adidas Golden Shoe award in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?
Answer: Thomas MUELLER
20. ______________ is the winner of the adidas Golden Ball award in 2010 ?
Answer: Diego FORLAN
21. who took places of Runner-Up, third and Fourth Places in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?
Answer: Runners-Up: Netherlands, Third: Germany, Fourth: Uruguay
22. Who won FIFA World Cup 2010 in final ?
Answer: Spain
Spain beat Holland 1-0 to win maiden FIFA World Cup 2010 Andres Iniesta secured the maiden
World Cup for Spain by scoring the only goal of an enthralling final against the Netherlands four
minutes from the end of extra-time.
23. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched ———- Vehicle with
———————- Satellites on July 12, 2010.
Answer: PSLV-C-15 Vehicle, 5 satellites
Isro launches PSLV-C-15 with 5 satellitesThe Indian Space Research Organization today
launched the PSLV-C-15 carrying five satellites, including remote sensing Cartosat-2B, and
Studsat, built by engineering students of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
24. Kadapa district named ———————-
Answer: YSR district
Andhra Pradesh government on July 8, 2010 renamed Kadapa district as YSR district on the
birth anniversary of late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who was popularly known by his
initials.
25. YS Rajeshekar Reddy birth anniversary is on ——————————
Answer: July 8
26. Who is the Congress MP high command warning resumed his controversial ‘Odarpu
yatra’ in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on July 8, 2010 ?
Answer: Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
26. Recently, who was the politician charged in anti-Sikh riots case ?
Answer: Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar
A Delhi court framed charges of murder and rioting against Senior Congress leader Sajjan
Kumar and others in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which six persons were killed
in Sultanpuri on july 7, 2010.
27. The holiday court concept was bring up by ?
Answer: Justice Eqbal
The holiday court concept was mooted by Justice Eqbal at the meeting of Union law minister M
Veerappa Moily with Chief Justices and law secretaries from south India. Impressed, Moily said
he would introduce it at the national level too.
28. As working couples are facing difficulties while fighting for divorce or child custody
battles in family courts, the Madras High Court has announced ———————– will
function in the city from ———————- .
Answer: “holiday courts” will function in the city from July 10, 2010.
29. Name the Jamaican triple Olympic champion who is going to retair on 2016 Olympics.
Answer: Usain Bolt

31. Who won Wimbledon mixed doubles title ?

Answer: Paes-Black
Paes-Black won Wimbledon mixed doubles titleLeander Paes notched up his 12th Grand Slam
title after he and Cara Black beat Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6(5) to win the
Wimbledon mixed doubles title.
32. Who was the cricketer recently got maaried on July 4, 2010 with his childhood
girlfriend ?
Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Dhoni ties knot with longtime friend Sakshi in Dehradun on Sunday July 4, 2010 in a private
ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, including a few of his team-mates.
33. Recently Bharat bandh in 2010 took place on ? why Bharat bandh is observing ?
Answer: Bharat Bandh took place on July 5 called by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against price
rise and announced for a 24-hour nationwide shutdown (Bharat Bandh).
34. Who reached WorldCup Semi finals in 2010 ?
Answer: Uruguay
Uruguay reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1970, beating Ghana 4-2 on
penalties.
35. When was IGI’s swanky Terminal 3 inaugurated and by whom ?
Answer: On July 3, 2010 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated IGI’s swanky Terminal
3.
PM inaugurates IGI’s swanky Terminal 3The new terminal at the Indira Gandhi International
Airport, the 6th largest in the world, can cater to 34 million passengers annually.
36. Who was the former minister surrenderd on July 3, 2010 in connection with the death
case of Nadia Torrado (Friend) ?
Answer: Former Goa minister Pacheco surrenders on Nadia death case
Nadia death case: Former Goa minister Pacheco surrendersFormer Goa tourism minister
Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco, charged with culpable homicide following the death of Nadia
Torrado, was underground for nearly a month as the police began to look for him.
37. Which party demanded marriageable age of girls and boys to be lowered to 15 and 17
respectively in Haryana.
Answer: Jat Mahasabha, khap representative
According to Om Prakash Mann, Haryana president of All India Jat Mahasabha, the demand will
be discussed at a sarv khap panchayat on July 17 at Meham Chaubisi Chabutara in Rohtak. The
demand was raised at a meeting of khap representatives at Dhanana village.
38. Who was the IPL chief suspended and filed Rs 1200 crore fraud case by BCCI ?
Answer: Lalit Modi
39. One of the TRS MP arrested for alleged inflammatory speeches recently on July 2,
2010.
Answer: TRS MP Vijayashanthi arrested for alleged inflammatory speeches
40. Who awarded 13-time Grammy and two-times Oscar ?
Answer: Gustavo Santaolalla
41. Which Government banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over
an “objectionable” illustration depicting about Prophet Mohammed ?
Answer: Nepal
The Nepal government banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an
“objectionable” illustration depicting Prophet Mohammed as a woman-like figure and containing
“erroneous interpretations” of Islam. Mohammad Nizamuddin, senior vice-president of the
Muslim Association Nepal, said that the books gave wrong information about Prophet
Mohammed, erroneously describing him as the “founder of Islam”.
42. Who was the first matriculate from the tribe in forests Orissa ?
Answer: Baya Mankidia
Baya Mankidia (16) trekked 13kms daily and fought odds to do Orissa’s Mankidia nomadic
tribe.
43. In 2010 which was declared as the fourth best among the top 10 luxury trains of the
world by the travel magazine Conde Nast.
Answer: Palace on Wheels
Palace on Wheels has been declared the fourth best among the top 10 luxury trains of the world
by the travel magazine Conde Nast.
44. CEO of Deutsche Bank
Answer: Anshu Jain
45. Which country is planning to build the world’s largest seawater desalination plant ?
Answer: Israel
46. Recently Archaeologists have found a 3,500-year-old town buried under the earth in the
country’s northeastern region
Answer: Egyptian town
Archaeologists have found a 3,500-year-old Egyptian town buried under the earth in the
country’s northeastern region of the Nile delta.
47. Which Two Countries had started talks on N-Ties ?
Answer: India, S Korea
48. Housing scheme Sahbhagita Awas Yojna was officially launched by ?
Answer: CM Ashok Gehlot
The public-private partnership module for affordable housing scheme Sahbhagita Awas Yojna’,
was officially launched on June 19, 2010.
49. AICC president Sonia Gandhi’ s Birthday is on ?
Answer: June 19
50. Who was the PM want to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
after the end of the G20 summit
Answer: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday he will hold bilateral
talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the end of the G20 summit.
51. Who are the persons have hands in Railway Recruitment Board 2010 Paper Leakage ?
Answer: The son of S M Sharma, chairman of the Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, who
allegedly used the funds acquired by leaking exam papers to buy a Mitsubishi Pajero. The other
accused are A K Jagannathan, former assistant divisional rail manager, and his son Srujan.
52. Who was the Tollywood director recently married on June 18, 2010 ?
Answer: Tollywood director Surender Reddy
Recently Tollywood director Surender Reddy tied the knot with Deepa.
53. Who was the Bollywood Actress married at the age of 41 years on June 18, 2010 ?
Answer: Manisha
The 41-year-old actress Manisha is set to tie the knot with businessman Samrat Dahal, 33.
54. What was the World Cup song in 2010 ? and by whom it was sanged ?
Answer: World Cup song “Waka Waka,”
World Cup song “Waka Waka,” was sang by Columbian pop queen Shakira and is to sing for a
Bollywood film in future.
55. Which government has restricted access to the social networking site, Facebook, in
Mantralaya.
Answer: The Maharashtra government has restricted access to the social networking site,
Facebook, in Mantralaya.
India on June 18, 2010 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable,
ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from
here off the Orissa coast.
56. Which are the countries supported Chinese for IPO
Answer: Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar
Three countries-Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar-have come forward with offers to buy huge
quantities of shares in the Agriculture Bank of China to help it become the world’s biggest IPO.
They have made it possible for the Chinese bank to send out a reassuring signal to investors by
booking about 20% of the $23 billion offer in advance.
57. Recent studies revealed that Neurological disorders and stunted growth in kids were
improved or cured by Using …………… milk.
Answer: Camel
58. Which country is against Pak-China nuclear deal ?
Answer: India
59. Which was the Mobile Company who took more than 600,000 orders ?
Answer: iPhone 4
Apple Inc said that it and its phone company partners took orders for more than 600,000 iPhone
4s in one day, the highest number it’s ever seen. The companies stopped taking orders for
shipment by the June 24 launch day in the US.
60. What was the campaign launched by CM Narendra Modi recently ?
Answer: Kanya Kelavni campaign from N Guj villages
The three-day long Swarnim Shala Pravesh Utsav began in the state on June 17, 2010 with chief
minister Narendra Modi launching the Kanya Kelavni Abhiyan (campaign for educating girls) in
the remote villages in Rupanivas Koreti and Mamana in Vav taluka in Banaskantha district.
61. Asia Cricket Cup 2010 was started on ?
Answer: June 15, 2010
The Asia Cup is an international One Day International cricket tournament. It was originally
scheduled to be held every two years.
62. Which Teams has been Participating in Asia Cup 2010 Cricket Matches?
Answer: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh
63. On whom Complaint filed in Bhopal gas case.
Answer: Arjun Singh
A complaint has been filed in a Bhopal court against ex-MP CM Arjun Singh for allegedly
releasing Warren Anderson in a wrong manner after the gas tragedy.
64. Who won in Germany vs Australia fifa world cup 2010 ?
Answer: Germany won by 4-0 against Australia
65. Who was the Former Goa tourism minister was booked/ suspected for a womans death
recently?
Answer: Mickky Pacheco
Former Goa tourism minister Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco was booked by the police on
Thursday as the main accused in the ‘unnatural death’ of Nadia Joelle Torrado.
66. When did the Broadband spectrum auction ends and is the total revenue of the
government from sale of spectrum for both 3G and BWA stands at ?
Answer: Broadband spectrum auction ended on June 11, 2010. Govt gets Rs 38,300 crore, The
total revenue of the government from sale of spectrum for both 3G and BWA stands at over Rs
1.06 lakh crore, more than thrice the earlier projection of Rs 35,000 crore by the finance
minister.
67. Whose death took place on the opening day of the World Cup (June 11, 2010) ?
Answer: Zenani Mandela,
The 13-year-old great grand daughter of South Africa’s iconic leader Nelson Mandela was killed
in a car crash
68. Who has been presented the FIFA 2010 Song Waka Waka ?
Answer: The Colombian singer Shakira
69. Which country announced new flexible policy on sex change in passports?
Answer: US (Beginning from June 10, when an applicant presents a certification from an
attending medical physician that the applicant has undergone clinical treatment for gender
transition, the passport will reflect the new gender.)
70. When will 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament is
scheduled to take place?
Answer: from 11 June to 11 July 2010 in South Africa
71. What is the Official Song for FIFA world cup 2010 ?
Answer: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) in English and “Waka Waka (Esto es África)” in
Spanish
72. Winners of the Micromax IIFA Awards 2010
Answer: Best Film : Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 3 Idiots
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Amitabh Bachchan – Paa
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots & Vidya Balan – Paa
Best Direction :
Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots
Best Performance in a Comic Role
Sanjay Dutt – All The Best
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Boman Irani – 3 Idiots
Best Performance in Supporting Role (Male)
Sharman Joshi – 3 Idiots
Best Performance in Supporting Role (Female)
Divya Dutta – Delhi 6
Best Debut of the year (Male)
Omi Vaidya – Jackie Bhagnani
Best Debut of the year (Female)
Jacqueline Fernandez – Mahie Gill
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Kavita Seth – Ek Tara (Wake Up Sid)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Shaan – Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (3 Idiots)
Best Music Direction
Pritam – Love Aaj Kal
Best Lyrics
Swanand Kirkire – 3 Idiots
Best Story
Abhijat Joshi, Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 3 Idiots
Habitat For Humanity Ambassadorship
Salman Khan
IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Male)
J. Om Prakash
IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Female)
Zeenat Aman
Outstanding Achievement by an Indian Internationally
Anil Kapoor
IIFA Green Global Award
Vivek Oberoi
Technical Awards Winners
Best Screenplay
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots)
Best Cinematography
C.K. Muraleedharan (3 Idiots)
Best Dialogue
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (3 Idiots)
Best Background Score
Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots)
Best Editing
Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)
Best Sound Recording
Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel (3 Idiots)
Best Song Recording
Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi (3 Idiots)
Best Sound Re-recording
Anup Dev (3 Idiots)
Best Choreography
Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves (Love Aaj Kal)
Best Costume Designing
Anahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia (Love Aaj Kal)
Best Art Direction
Sabu Cyril (Aladin)
Best Special Effects (Visual)
Charles Darby – Eyecube Labs (Aladin)
Best Action
Shyam Kaushal (Kaminey)
Best Make up Artist
Christien Tinsley, Domini Till (Paa)
73. Who is the Malayalam novelist died recently on June 2, 2010 ?
Answer: Kovilan
Kovilan won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 and 1977 and the Kendra Sahitya
Akademi award in 1998 besides Vayalar award in 1999. He was also a member of the Kendra
Sahitha Akademi.
Kovilan had written 11 novels 12 collections of short stories besides articles and a play. His
novels includes, Thakarnna Haridayangal (1946), A minus B(1959), Tharavadu (1963),
Ezhamedangal (1965), Thazhvarakal (1969), Thottangal (1970) and Thattakam (1995) among
others.
74. Who won World Team Table Tennis Championship this year 2010?
a. China
b. Moscow
c. Singapore
d. None
Answer: C - Singapore end China’s 19-year reign in World Team Table Tennis Championship
75. Who was appointed as the officiating secretary of the Athletics Federation of India till
the Commonwealth Games (October 30) ?
Answer: Ravinder Chaudhary
76. Name the singer who can sing in 11 languages!
Answer: Anaida
May 31, 2010:
77. Who was the famous Indian musician in charge of the opening music at the Summer
Olympics in Atlanta in 1996?
Answer: Ustad Zakir Hussain
78. Who was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games?
Answer: Norman G Pritchard
79. Which famous Indian actor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994?
Answer: Dilip Kumar
80. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
Answer: Satyendranath Tagore
81. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?
Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma
May 30, 2010:
82. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.
Answer: Sucheta Kriplani
83. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora
84. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.
Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi in
1982)
85. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field of Science?
Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
86. Who was the first woman Governor of India?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
87. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?
Answer: MS Subbulakshmi
88. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness Book of World
Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over 1,825 ms and working with 165
composers.
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar
89. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
Answer: Phu Dorji
90. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
Answer: Arati Saha
91. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of international
track and field medals?
Answer: P.T.Usha
92. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?
Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium Chandrasekhar (1983)
93. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)
94. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films?
Answer: Satyajit Ray
95. Name the first President of India.
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
96. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.
Answer: Parimarjan Negi
97. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.
Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone
98. Which are the BRIC countries?
a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China
b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia
c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia
Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China
99. Name the Cyclone that hit Bay of Bengal in May 2010 affecting coastal areas of
Tamilnadu, AP and Orissa.
Answer: Cyclone Laila
100. Which Indian film-maker will be awarded with Jaeger-LeCoultre honour at venice
Film Festival?
Answer: Mani Ratnam
101. Name the CEO of search company Google?
Answer: Eric Schmidt
102. ICICI Bank has announced merger of another Indian Bank with itself in an all swap
deal- name the bank and its promoters.
Answer: Bank of Rajasthan / Promoters – Tayal family
103. Name the BBC Radio DJ who has been suspended for floating the rumor that Queen is
dead.
Answer: Danny Kelly who has played the national anthem and declared that Queen Elizabeth has
just now died
104. Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran?
Answer: Brazil and Turkey
105. Which country has blocked Facebook for holding an online competition to draw
Prophet Mohammed
Answer: Pakistan – the Facebook in Pakistan has been blocked till 31 May as the competition is
considered blasphamous
106. Which state among the northern Indian states spends most as a percentage of its GDP
on Education?
Answer: Bihar (5.7%) followed by UP (3.67%)
107. Name the person of Indian origin (PIO) who has been nominated to become US
Solicitor General?
Answer: Neal Kumar Katyal
108. The 3G telecom auctions by Government have earned Government much more than
expected 35000 crore netting amount 67710 crore. Which company won auction in most of
22 circles? (a) RCom (b) Airtel (c) Vodaphone (d) Aircel (e) a,b,d (f) all above
Answer: (e) a,b,d - RCom, Airtel and Aircel won in 12 circles followd by Vodaphone in 9
circles
109. Who is Miss USA 2010?
Answer: Rima Fakih, Arab-American a 24-year old Lebanese immigrant, is believed to be the
first Muslim to win the pageant
110. Name the child artist who has been nominated under ‘Best actor’ category in Film-
fare awards giving competition to Shah Rukh Khan. His new movie Bumm Bumm Bole has
been released recently.
Answer: Darsheel Safary
111. Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010? – (a) Indonesia (b)
Malaysia (c) China (d) India
Answer: China
China beat Indonesia 3-0 to win fourth consecutive Thomas Cup title at Kuala Lumpur.
112. Who won the Madrid Masters men’s tournament in 2010?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open an ATP World Tour Masters with €2,835,000 prize money has
been won by Rafael Nadal, who beat Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).
113. Which country won the World Twenty-20 cricket final?
Answer: England
England beat arch rivals Australia
114. Who is CEO of Yahoo?
Answer: Carol Bartz
61- year-old Carol Bartz is one of the most successful female CEO ever in IT companies.
115. Which Indian IT company is associated with FIFA World Cup 2010 as one of the
sponsors? (a) TCS (b) Infosys (c) CTS (d) Mahindra Satyam
Answer: (d) Mahindra Satyam
116. Name the first Indian women who has been named as full professor at Harward
University.
Answer: Gita Gopinath
Gita Gopinath, Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University’s Department of
Economics, has been appointed a full professor. She is first Indian women to do so and only third
women in the whole world.
117. Name the Hindu right wing organisation against whom the charges have been filed by
National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the 2009 Diwali-eve blast that killed two people in
Goa’s Margao town.
Answer: Sanatan Sanstha
118. Which Indian actress / model has created controversy recently by sporting a Ek
Onkar (God is one) tattoo on her nape. The tatto has been opposed by Sikh community
leaders in India.
Answer: Mandira Bedi
119. Name the volcano whose dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash is causing many
European airports to shut down for days and affecting air traffic worldwide.
Answer: Eyjafjallajokul
The April 14 eruption at Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul volcano forced most countries in northern
Europe to shut their airspace between April 15-20. More than 100,000 flights and an estimated
10 million travelers worldwide were affected costing airlines more than $2 billion.
It erupted in April for the first time in nearly two centuries. During its last eruption, starting in
1821, its emissions rumbled on for two years.
120. Who was India’s most wanted man suspected of having organized the 1993 Mumbai
bombings, figures third on the Forbes’ Most Wanted Fugitives list topped?
Answer: Dawood Ibrahim
121. Name the countries which agree on a nuclear fuel swap aimed at easing concerns from
the West that Iran might build a bomb.
Answer: Brazil, Iran and Turkey
122. Who is the new director of barc?
Answer: RK sinha appointed as new director of barc
123. Who was the 11th Vice-President of India who passed away recently on May 15, 2010?
Answer: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 87-year-old Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was died suffering
from lung and chest infection
124. Popular South Indian actress who is willing to join DMK Party?
Answer: Khushboo
125. Who Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2010 Award Finalist for
Northern California ?
Answer: Roamware CEO Bobby Srinivasan, Bobby Srinivasan was selected as a finalist for his
extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment
to their businesses and communities from more than one hundred nominations by a panel of
independent judges. Award recipients will be announced at a special gala event on June 12,
2010 at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel.
126. Who is the latest actress who refused to work with Shiney Ahuja the actor allegedly
accused for raping his maid.
Answer: Vaishali Desai in film Shaunya a horror flick produced by Puja Bedi. Vaishali Desai is
a former Miss India and has made her debut in Kal Kissne Dekha opposite Jackie Bhagnani.
127. Which Team won the Europa League Title?
Answer: Atletico Madrid won the inaugural final of the Europa League on defeating Fulham at
Hamburg. Diego Forlan struck an extra-time goal and secured a 2-1 win.
128. Which Company has started up a BPO in Srinagar starting reverse migration of
Kashmir?
Answer: Essar Group-run Aegis has started a BPO in Srinagar
129. Name the company from whose premises toxic leak happened in one of the worst
industrial disasters called Bhopal gas tragedy.
Answer: Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) (now defunct)
130.Who received 27th Niwano Peace Foundation award on May 13, 2010?
Answer: Ms. Ela Ramesh Bhatt of Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) India who has
received a medal and twenty million yen.
The Niwano Peace Foundation Japan established the Niwano Peace Prize to honor and
encourage individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to inter-religious
cooperation, thereby furthering the cause of world peace, and to make their achievements known
as widely as possible.
131. Name the president of MCI – Medical Council of India who is facing graft charges and
has to resign.
Answer: Ketan Desai
Ketan Desai was arrested on April 22 by CBI for allegedly accepting bribe to give permission to
a Punjab medical college to recruit a fresh batch of students without having requisite
infrastructure. MCI controlls Medical Education in India.
132. Who was the only surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and is
found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India recently?
Answer: Ajmal Kasab of Pakistan
133. Who is the IAS Topper in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2010 which has been released by
UPSC recently?
Answer: SHAH FAESAL
Dr Faesal 26-year-old MBBS graduate, who topped the list of 875 successful candidates, said
that he was not only the first Kashmiri to achieve the milestone but also the second Muslim in
the history to achieve this feat.
134. Who is the Union minister who has offered to resign for his controversial remarks
against the home ministry for allegedly stalling some Chinese imports?
Answer: Jairam Ramesh
135. What is the real name of character artiste ‘Sambha‘ from super hit film of all times
‘Sholey‘ who passed away recently.
Answer: Mac Mohan
Apart from Sholey Mac Mohan also acted in Amitabh starrers like “Zanjeer”, “Don”, “Shaan”
and “Satte Pe Satta”. He was suffering from lung cancer.
136. What is the name of panel that is being setup to look into Telangana issue?
Answer: Srikrishna committee
Srikrishna committee or panel has been set up to study the demand for separate Telangana
137. Who has issued fatwa – saying that it is illegal for women to work?
Answer: Darul Uloom Deoband
Darul Uloom Deoband the Sunni Muslim seminary had this fatwa issued by a bench of three
clerics
138. What is Khap Panchayat?
Answer: Khap panchayats or caste councils are the local Panchayat’s in Haryana villages which
have come into lime light due to their diktats (or fatwa) prohibiting same ‘gotra’ marriages’.
They are run as a separate courts or adalats where judgement are given by Khap Panchs. The
Hindu Marriage Act however does not prohibits same caste marriage. Most political parties
support Khap Panchayats.
139. Who is the new IPL Commissionaire?
Answer: Chirayu Amin
Chirayu Amin has joined as the new IPL commissioner after the removal of lalit Modi. Mr.
Amin is Baroda Cricket Association president and he also heads a company known as Alembic
Chemicals.
140. Who is the British Prime Minister after Gordon Brown?
Answer: David Cameron
The 43-year-old Cameron becomes Britain’s youngest prime minister in almost 200 years. The
last was Lord Liverpool at 42.
141. Who is the new Chief Justice of India?
Answer: Justice S H Kapadia,
Justice S H Kapadia (62-year-old), the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, was on
Wednesday sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil
142. Who won World Chess Championship against Veselin Topalov in 2010?
Answer: Viswanathan Anand

Apr-2010

What is India's rank in 2010 Environment Protection act?

117
121
134
ANS: 121

2. As per the Macroeconomic and Monetary Development Report by RBI - what is the
latest growth rate for Agriculture in 2010-11?
3.7%
3.5%
-1.2%
ANS: 3.5%

3. Which among the following is world's second largest economy as this country retains this
title after the latest data's were released recently?
Japan
Russia
China
ANS: Japan

4. Out of 27 members of the European Union, which country is India's biggest trade
partner?
UK
France
Germany
ANS:Germany

5. Which city of India will host the 12th edition of South Asian Games (SAF Games) in
2012?
Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
ANS: Delhi
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)
6. How many Indian women corporate leaders have made it to the Forbes' list of Asia
Pacific's 48 "Heroes Of Philanthropy" released recently
1
4
3
ANS: 4

7. How much assistance was declared by the central Government to provide 16 public
sector banks in India to shore up their capital base?
Rs. 12500 Crore
Rs. 16500 Crore
Rs. 20000 Crore
ANS:Rs. 16500 Crore

8. Which of the following countries have won a maximum of Gold medals in recently held
2010 Winter Olympics?
Canada
US
Germany
ANS:Canada

9. Which Day National Maritime Week of every year is celebrated in India.?

April 5
April 20
March 26
ANS: April 5

10. Which of the following team was defeated by Australia recently to win the 2010 Hockey
World Cup?
India
Germany
England
ANS: Germany

1. Which of the following is the slogancan be associated with the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF)?
a. Earth and nature
b. Nature is life
c. For a living planet
d. Life and planet
2. Pulsar, Discover and Ninja , are names of bike models that you would associate with …
a. TVS Motors Ltd
b. Bajaj Auto Ltd
c. Hero Honda Motors Ltd
d. Honda Motors Ltd
3. Servo brand of industrial oil belongs to the stable of …
a. HPCL
b. Indian Oil Corporation
c. BPCL
d. ONGC
4. Which company is a joint venture between Norway’s leading Telecom operator Telenorand
India’s leading reality major,
Unitech, and has recently launched the mobile phone services in India?
a. Peninor
b. Uninor
c. Teletech
d. None of these
5. Real GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2009-10 was?
a. 6.1 per cent
b. 6.7 per cent
c. 7.1 per cent
d. 7.9 per cent
6. The Union Minister for Corporate Affairs is ...
a. SK Shinde
b. Salman Khursheed
c. Veerappa Moily
d. None of these
7. What is the percentage stake acquired by Arcelor Mittal in Uttam Galva Steel in a deal
worth 422 crores recently?
a. 21 per cent
b. 23 per cent
c. 25 per cent
d. 29 per cent
8. The amount invested by the Venture Capital fi rms in around 92 deals in India by the end of
2009 is?
a. $345 million
b. $475 million
c. $550 million
d. $640 million
9. Subir Raha who passed away recently, was an outstanding public service executive and
headed one of the major oil companies of India. Identify the name of the organisation that he
headed
a. IOC
b. ONGC
c. BPCL
d. HPCL
10. The name of the recently appointed disinvestment secretary of India is …
a. Ashok Chawla
b. Sumit Bose
c. Sunil Mitra
d. Krishna Kumar Goyal
11. Which veteran journalist has been appointed as the chairman of the Prasar Bharti
recently.
a. Vir Sanghvi
b. N. Ram
c. Mrinal Pandey
d. Pravin Swami
12. Name the famous businessperson from India who was awarded the ‘Order of Diplomatic
Service Merit’ by South Korea recently.
a. Rahul Bajaj
b. Venu Srinivasan
c. Vijay Mallaya
d. Kumaramangalam Birla
13. Identify the name of the bank whose punch line is ‘where every individual is committed’.
a. Indian Bank
b. Bank of India
c. Oriental Bank of
Commerce
d. Bank of Baroda
end of Question Bank
14. The fi rst city in the world where metro started is?
a. New York
b. London
c. Tokyo
d. Hong Kong
15. The deal in which Edelweiss Capital bought domestic retail brokering fi rm Angram
Capital recently was worth?
a. Rs. 64 crore
b. Rs. 164 crore
c. Rs. 264 crore
d. Rs. 364 crore
16. Identify the name of the automobile major which recently recalled millions of its sold
vehicles that were potentially
prone to uncontrolled acceleration ...
a. General Motors
b. Toyota Motors
c. Ford Motors
d. Honda Motors
17. Identify is the new group CEO of Tata Motors?
a. Allan Mullalay
b. Carl Peter Forster
c. Rick Wagoner Jr
d. PM Telang
18. Recently Bharti Airtel bided for the Kuwait based Zain Telecom’s Affrican assets. What
was the amount of the bid?
a. $ 9.8 billion
b. $10.7 billion
c. $12.2 billion
d. $ 14.9 billion
19. The present chief economic advisor to the Finance minister of India...
a. Deepak C Jain
b. Bimal Jalan
c. Bibek Debroy
d. Kaushik Basu
20. Boxster S - the car model can be associate with …
a. Volkswagen AG
b. Porsche
c. Ford Motors
d. General Motors
21. Identify the main author of The Maruti Story ...
a. Jagadish Khattar
b. RC Bhargava
c. Ravi Kant
d. None of these
22. D. Shiva Kumar is the managing director of ….
a. LG India
b. Nokia India
c. Sony India
d. IBM India
23. Pranab Mukharjee represented maximum budgets in the history of India. How many
budgets has
he represented so far …
a. 4 times
b. 5 times
c. 6 times
d. 7 times
24. As per the Union Budget 2010-2011, the percentage increase in the allocation for the
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is?
a. 10 per cent
b. 15 per cent
c. 20 per cent
d. 25 per cent
25. As per the Union Budget 2010-2011, which of the following represents the percentage of
the planned expenditure that is allocated for the infrastructure development?
a. 35 per cent
b. 46 per cent
c. 52 per cent
d. 56 per cent
26. Author of "INDIA 2039 An Affl uent Society in One Generation" is …
a. VJ Taraporevala
b. Bibek Debroy
c. Onkar Goswami
d. Ashok V Desai
27. ‘Obsessed with quality since 1895’, is the punch line of …
a. Volkswagen AG
b. TAG Heuer
c. Skoda Automobiles
d. Swarovski
28. Rodeo, Duro and Flyte are the names of the two wheelers that originally belonged to …
a. Hero Honda Motors
b. Kinetic Engineering Ltd
c. Bajaj Auto Ltd
d. TVS Motors Ltd
29. Prius is the name of the car brand that was launched by …
a. Hyundai Motors Ltd
b. Honda Motors Ltd
c. General Motors
d. Toyota Motors
30. Who amongst the following is the present Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)?
a. KT Chacko
b. RS Gujral
c. Saarthak Behuria
d. None of these
31. The Double Life of Ramalinga Raju The Story of India’s Corporate Fraud, is authored by
…
a. Raghav Bahl
b. Udayan Bose
c. Kingshuk Nag
d. Gita Piramal
32. The fi rst Fortune 200 Chief Executive Offi cer to tweet his resignation recently was
a. Eric Schmidt
b. Jonathan Schwartz
c. John T Chambers
d. Samuel J Palmasino
33. The India businessman to win the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur award for the Year 2009
is?
a. PC Reddy
b. Anand Mahindra
c. KP Singh
d. Tulsi Tanti
34. KN Raj, a famous economist of India who passed away recently was famous for his …
a. Karnataka Model of
development
b. Kerala Model of
development
c. Tamil Nadu Model of
development
d. Maharashtra Model of
development
35. As per the domestic passenger vehicles sales in January 2010 , which of the following was
the market leader?
a. Tata Motors
b. Hyundai Motors India Ltd
c. Maruti Suzuki Ltd
d. Honda Motors India Ltd
36. Recently SEBI constituted a committee for the review of the ownership and governance
structure of the stock exchanges
of India. Identify the chairperson of this committee?
a. Deena Mehta
b. CB Bhave
c. Bimal Jalan
d. Usha Thorat
37. As per a recent development, in order to overhaul the existing Public Distribution System
that is considered as one of the
factors for the increasing food prices in India, a 11 member committee has been constituted. It
will be chaired by …
a. Pranab Mukharjee
b. Sharad Pawar
c. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
d. Dr. Manmohan Singh
38. As per a recent development Fortis Healthcare will buy 23.9 per cent stake in a Singapore
Healthcare provider Parkway
holdings. Identify the worth of the deal from the given options?
a. $ 485 million
b. $ 585 million
c. $ 685 million
d. $ 785 million
39. The richest person of the world according to the recent Forbes annual list of world’s top
billionaires is?
a. Bill Gates
b. Warren Buffet
c. Carlos Slim Helu
d. Ingwar Kemprad
40. The richest person of India according to the recent Forbes annual list of world’s top
billionaires is?
a. LN Mittal
b. Mukesh Ambani
c. Sunil Bharti Mittal
d. Anil Ambani
41. Which of the following represents India’s Industrial growth for the month of January
2010?
a. 15.6 per cent
b. 16.2 per cent
c. 16.7 per cent
d. 17.3 per cent
42. You might have heard of IPO that is Initial Public Offer but which of the following
represents the expansion of ‘F’ in ‘FPO’?
a. Finance
b. Follow-on
c. Fringe
d. Foreign
43. Which of the following represents the expansion of DTC, linked with Financial sector?
a. Dealers Technological
Corporation
b. Direct Tax Code
c. Digital Taxation Codifi ed
d. Digitised Technical Code
44. As per the Union Budget 2010-2011, the amount allocated to extend the green revolution
to the eastern region of the
country is?
a. 400 crores
b. 500 crores
c. 600 crores
d. 700 crores
45. As per the Union Budget 2010-2011, BE, which of the following represents the fi scal defi
cit as a percentage of GDP?
a. 4.5 per cent
b. 5.2 per cent
c. 5.5 per cent
d. 6.2 per cent
46. As per the new taxation slabs under the Union Budget 2010-2011, which of the following
represents the amount up to
which there is no tax?
a. 1.3 lakhs
b. 1.6 lakhs
c. 1.8 lakhs
d. 2 lakhs
47. The new service tax rate as per the Union Budget of 2010-2011 is...
a. 10 per cent
b. 10.5 per cent
c. 10.8 per cent
d. 11.2 per cent
48. Find the odd one out.
a. Civic
b. CRV
c. City
d. Getz
49. The Generali group in the Future Generali insurance venture, hails from …
a. Germany
b. Italy
c. France
d. Australia
50. The percentage stake of ICICI Bank in the ICICI Lombard General Insurance is ...
a. 66 per cent
b. 74 per cent
c. 80 per cent
d. 85 per cent

ANSWERS:

1. c. For a living planet

2. b. Bajaj Auto Limited
3. b. Indian Oil Corporation
4. b. Uninor
5. d. 7.9 per cent
6. b. Salman Khursheed
7. d. 29 per cent
8. b. $ 475 million
9. b. ONGC
10. b. Sumit Bose
11. c. Mrinal Pandey
12. b. Venu Srinivasan
13. c. Oriental Bank of Commerce
14. b. London
15. b. Rs 164 cr
16. b. Toyota Motors
17. b. Carl Peter Forster
18. b. $ 10.7 billion
19. d. Kaushik Basu
20. b. Porsche
21. b. R.C. Bhargava
22. b. Nokia India
23. c. 6 times
24. b. 15 per cent
25. b. 46 per cent
26. b. Bibek Debroy
27. c. Skoda Automobiles
28. b. Kinetic Engineering Ltd
29. d. Toyota Motors
30. b. RS Gujral
31. c. Kingshuk Nag
32. b. Jonathan Schwartz
33. b. Anand Mahindra
34. b. Kerala Model of Development
35. c. Maruti Suzuki Ltd.
36. c. Bimal Jalan
37. d. Dr Manmohan Singh
38. c. $685 million
39. c. Carlos Slim Helu
40. b. Mukesh Ambani
41. c. 16.7 per cent
42. b. Follow-on
43. b. Direct Tax Code
44. a. 400 cr
45. c. 5.5 per cent
46. b. 1.6 lakhs
47. a. 10 per cent
48. d. Getz
49. b. Italy
50. b. 74 per

July 2010
1. Who is the first Indian girl to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in Badminton?
Answer: Saina Nehwal
Badminton ace Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. World No.2 Saina Nehwal has
been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Saina is the first Indian girl to reach the
Olympics singles quarterfinals and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton
Championships.
2. Who took charge as Chief Eelection Commissioner on July 30, 2010 ?
Answer: S Y Quraishi
S Y Quraishi takes charge as Chief Eelection Commissioner
July 28, 2010:
3. —————– famous Hindi actor who died with heart attack on July 28, 2010
Answer: Ravi Baswani
4. ————- airliner from Karachi carrying 150 people crashed in a ball of flames densely
wooded hills above Islamabad
Answer: Private airline Air Blue flight
Pakistani airliner carrying 150 people crashed in a ball of flames July 28, 2010 into densely
wooded hills above Islamabad during heavy rain and poor visibility, leaving little hope of
survivors.
July 26, 2010:
5. Who was accused in Koda scam ?
Answer: Diamond merchant Manoj Punamia
Manoj Punamia one of the key accused in the Koda scam, was arrested on Saturday night July
24, 2010 at the Mumbai airport when he was returning from a foreign trip.
6. ————— is the missile that India successfully test-fired on July 26, 2010 .
Answer: Interceptor
India successfully test-fires interceptor missile. The indigenously developed interceptor missile,
capable of destroying any in-coming hostile ballistic missile, was test-fired from the Integrated
Test Range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
7. Who is the Former Goa tourism minister ———— granted bail in a death case on
————- ?
Answer: Former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco, who was remanded to 14-day judicial
custody in the Nadia Torrado death case, on July 26, 2010 Monday granted bail by a Goa court.
cent

Aug-2010
Who will lead India in women’s hockey World Cup after Veteran goalkeeper Deepika
Murthy, who missed the Asian Champions Trophy due to illness
Answer: Surinder Kaur
Veteran goalkeeper Deepika Murthy, who missed the Asian Champions Trophy due to illness,
has been included in the Indian women’s hockey team for the forthcoming World Cup, starting
August 29 in Rosario ( Argentina) and the Commonwealth Games. Following selection trials
held at NIS, Patiala, the teams for both events were declared on Friday. Forward Surinder Kaur
from Shahabad has been retained as captain.

2. Who will lead Indian challenge in Commonwealth Games, Davis Cup

Answer: Somdev Devvarman
India No.1 Somdev Devvarman will lead the country’s challenge in the Oct 3-14
Commonwealth Games men’s tennis event and next month’s Davis Cup World Group play-off
tie against Brazil in Chennai.

3. ———————— topped Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’ in 2010.

Answer: Harvard
With 62 of its alumni now billionaires, Harvard tops Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’ this
year, followed by Stanford that boasts of 28 billionaire graduates. The number of Harvard alumni
who are billionaires swelled to 62, up from 54 in 2009, “more than any other American
university by a long shot,” Forbes said.

4. Maruti Suzuki India launched five CNG models on August 13, 2010. Name them
Answer: Alto, Estilo, WagonR, Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4
The country’s largest car-maker, Maruti Suzuki India, today launched five of its models in CNG
versions, including the best-selling Alto. The other four models introduced with the alternative
fuel option are compact cars Estilo and WagonR, multi-purpose vehicle Eeco and mid-sized
sedan SX4.
5. British insurer Aviva Plc has rejected a —————- takeover offer for its general
insurance business from rival RSA Insurance Group Plc,
Answer: five billion pound
British insurer Aviva Plc has rejected a five billion pound takeover offer for its general insurance
business from rival RSA Insurance Group Plc,

6. Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in __________

Answer: Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in September 2, 2010

7. Ratan Tata refers to Taj as venerable old lady and scheduled to reopen formally on
————
Answer: Tata Group’s flagship property Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, that is scheduled to
reopen formally on August 15, almost 2 years after the 26/11 attacks, was described as a
venerable old lady by its Chairman Ratan Tata.

8. ________ and _______ are the Two Banks that RBI approves merger.
Answer: BoR with ICICI
The Reserve Bank of India on August 12, 2010 approved the merger of Bank of Rajasthan with
ICICI Bank, the country’s largest private sector lender. The merger will come into effect from
August 13, 2010.

9. Spain top FIFA Rankings List

Answer: FIFA rankings released on Wednesday for August 11, 2010:
1. Spain (1),
2. Netherlands (2).
3. Brazil (3) 4
4. Germany (4).
5. Argentina (5).
6. Uruguay (6).
7. England (7).
8. Portugal (8).
9. Egypt (9).
10. Chile (10).
11. Italy (11).
12. Greece (12).
13. Serbia (13).
14. Croatia (15).
15. Paraguay (16).
16. Russia (17).
17. Switzerland (18).
18. USA (13).
19. Slovenia (19).
20. Australia (20).

10. Which Country emerged as Asia’s second largest beer producer

Answer: India
India’s beer production surged by 12.3 per cent last year, second only to Vietnam among Asian
countries, even as the continent overtook Europe for the first time as the world’s biggest beer-
producing area since 1974.

11. Who didn’t get PadmaBhushan Award in 2002 because of CBI case pending against
him ?
Answer: Former Union Carbide chairperson Keshub Mahindra
Former Union Carbide chairperson Keshub Mahindra’s name had been recommended for Padma
Bhushan in 2002. The government also admitted that Mahindra had turned down the award
ostensibly because there was a CBI case pending against him.

12. What is SuperBug ? where UK scientists warn of worldwide spread of Super bug.
Answer: Click here for Answer about SuperBug

13. Who was the Indian-American CEO of an IT company has been sentenced to 20
months imprisonment and ordered to pay over USD 800,000 in restitution for his role in a
bribery and kickback scheme.
Answer: Sushil Bansal, 43, President and CEO of Advanced Integrated Technology Corporation.
An Indian-American CEO of an IT company has been sentenced to 20 months imprisonment
and ordered to pay over USD 800,000 in restitution for his role in a bribery and kickback
scheme.

14. Which ship is responsible for oil spill on the coast of Mumbai?
Answer: Panama ship MSC Chitra, which collided with MSC Khalijia off Mumbai harbour on
Aug 7, 2010, tilted further, spilling oil for the third day today as Navy and Coast Guard made
hectic efforts to contain the leak.

15. Who was Darbari and why did CWG OC terminated Darbari’s services ?
Answer: CWG OC terminates Darbari’s services: Acting on the persistent plea of the sports
ministry, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Monday terminated the services
of its tainted Joint Director General TS Darbari in the wake of the corruption scandal that has
rocked the event.
16. Barack Obama BirthDay is on ?
Answer: Barack Obama born on August 4, 1961.
Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first
African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from
Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November
2008.

17. ——————– has been elected as Hockey India president 2010.

Answer: 83-year old Vidya Stokes elected HI president,
Stokes elected as Hockey India (HI) president and Narinder Batra as secretary general. A career
politician, 83-year old Vidya Stokes was elected Hockey India president after defeating former
national captain Pargat Singh in the much-awaited polls on August 5, 2010. Stokes, who is the
interim HI president, won the straight contest by a big margin of 41-21 though the official results
will be announced later as per Delhi High Court directives.

18. Who resigned Commonwealth Games OC treasurer for CWG 3- 14, 2010 Ganes ?
Answer: Anil Khanna quits from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer
Anil Khanna resigned from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer. Heads have begun to roll in
the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee with the treasurer resigning in wake of
allegations that his son’s firm secured contract for laying synthetic courts at tennis stadium.

19. Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily who passed away recently.
Answer: K M Mathew
Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily, K M Mathew, affectionately known
as ‘Mathukuttichayan’ among colleagues, passed away at his house in Kottayam district on Aug.
1, 2010 morning. He was 93.

20. Who was the Chief Minister undergone a complicated double heart surgery at the
Asian Heart Institute recently ?
Answer: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
The chief minister is undergone a bypass surgery and another surgery to replace an aortic valve
with 70-80 percent blocks in two blood vessels.

21. What was the Maruti Suzuki new model launched on August 4, 2010 ?
Answer: Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 new model launched at Rs 3 lakh on

22. Who was the World’s oldest Test cricketer died on August 2, 2010 ?
Answer: New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill.
New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill, a double international who was the world’s oldest
surviving Test cricketer and an All Black, has died aged 99
23. In Asian Cadet Wrestling Championship Indian wrestlers win nine medals including two
golds at Bangkok/ Thailand, two silver and five bronze medals as out of the 10 medals

24. Who received the Lokmanya Tilak Award in 2010 ?

Answer: Sheila Dixit has been received the Lokmanya Tilak Award

25. Who bagged national-ranking table tennis titles ?

Answer: Soumyadeep Roy, Poulomi bag national-ranking table tennis titles.
The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board duo of Soumyadeep Roy and Poulomi Ghatak bagged
top honours after dominating wins in the men’s and women’s final respectively at the Indian Oil
Servo National-ranking table tennis tournament.

26. Why UAE, Saudi Arabia to block BlackBerry ?

Answer: The UAE will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security
concerns because the devices operate beyond the government’s ability to monitor their use.
Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit. The decision could
block email and Web access for hundred of thousands of users in the Mideast commercial hub
starting in October. BlackBerry data is encrypted and routed overseas, and the measure could be
motivated in part by government fears that the messaging system could be exploited by terrorists
or other criminals who cannot be monitored by the local authorities.

27. China launched its fifth orbiter into space on —————–

Answer: August 1, 2010 (Sunday)
China successfully launched its fifth orbiter into space as part of its indigenous satellite
navigation and positioning network.
The satellite was launched from the Long March 3I carrier rocket. It was the 126th flight for the
country’s Long March series of rockets. The satellite will join another four satellites in orbit to
form a network that will eventually consist of 35 satellites

28. Who was the 14-year-old the youngest entrant into IIT-Kanpur’s prestigious MSc
physics programme ?
Answer: Sahal Kaushik

29. Mirchi Music Awards Sponsorers which took place on August 1, 2010.
Answer: The title sponsor for the awards event was Uninor. The associate sponsors were TVS
Tyres, LIC, Chennai Silks and Chaini-Chaini. While the strength partner was Bharti Cements,
the financial partner was Margadarsi Chit Funds. The colour partner was Nippon Paints and the
beverage partner was Royal Challenge. The event was supported by The Park. The TV partner of
the event was Star Vijay and the print partner was The Times of India.

30. No more time for sorrow’ written by ——————. The author predict that terrorist
will set off an atom bomb in the USA by 2013.
Answer: Robert Beeman

31. Who become Australia’s first women Prime Minister replacing Kevin Rudd following a
sudden revolt against him.
Answer: Julia Gillard

Wednesday, August 18, 2010