Current Awareness

Author : Manoj Dogra

For TCYonline.com

Q-1 During the colonial period, the first subsidiary alliance was concluded with

(a) Adadh (b) Mysore

(c) Hyderabad (d) Peshwa

Q2 Nal sarovar bird sanctuary is located in

(a) Gujarat (b) Himanchal Pradesh

(c) Madhy Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

Q-3 Which one of the following is not a genetic disease in human beings?

(a) Huntington’s chorea (b) Phenylketonuria

(c) Rheumatic heart disease (d) Try-sach’s disease

Q-4 Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been

inclined on its own axis

(a) All the seasons would have been of same question

(b) The seasons would not have change

(c) The summers would have been of longer duration

(d) The winter would have been of longer duration

Q-5 The capital of the US is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers?

(a) Ohio (b) Tennessee

(c) Ucron (d) Potomac

Q-6 Which of the following statement is ture?

(a) Natural gas is found is shell group of Dhawar

 (b) Mica is found in Kodarma

(c) Kudappa series is famous for diamands

(d) Petroleum is found is hill of aravalli

Q-7 Which of following pair is correctly matched.

(a) Tulbul project-Himanchal Pradesh

(b) Shisailam project-Tamil nadu

(c) Papnashaya project-Karnataka

(d) Ukal project-Gujarat

Q-8 Among the following states of India which one has the lowest area under forest?

(a) Gujarat (b) Haryana

(c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan

Q-9 Which of the following is/are the latest member(s) of the world trade

organization?

(a) China only (b) China and Taiwan

(c) East timor only (d) East timor and Taiwan

Q-10 Which of the following Indian sites was not included in the UNESO,S list of

world heritage sites in Nov. 2007?

(a) Red fort (India)

(b) Parthian fortresses of Nisa (Turkenistan)

(c) Sydney opera house (Australla)

(d) Qutub minar (Delhi)

Q-11 Which of following is called ‘Fourth Estate’?

(a) Judicary (b) Media

 (c) Lagislature assembly (d) Council of Ministers

Q-12 Korba is famous for

(a) Fertilizer plant (b) Aluminium plant

(c) Steel plant (d) Textile plant

Q-13 Which of the following is not a part of vehicular pollution?

(a) Sulphur dioxide (b) Nitrogen oxide

(c) Carbon monoxide (d) Hydrogen peroxide

Q-14 The constitution of India is

(a) Very rigid (b) Rigid

(c) Fiexible (d) Partly rigid and partly fiexible

Q-15 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , who visited India in April 2008 is the President / Prime

Minister of

(a) Malaysia (b) Iran

(c) Iraq (d) Afghanistan

Q-16 In April 2008 ,India’s PSLV – C9 put how many satellites in to orbit in a

precisely timed sequence ?

(a) Five (b) Seven

(c) Nine (d) Ten

Q-17 Name the country which has recently surpassed the US to become the world’s

second largest wireless network after china ?

(a) Japan (b) Brajil

(c) Russia (d) India

Q-18 Who has been awarded the Association of National Olympic Committee Award ?
 (a) Suresh Kalmadi (b) Don McKinnon

(c) Jacques Rogge (d) M.S. Gill

Q-19 Recently the US Senate has awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to which of

the following persons ?

(a) Manmohan Singh (b) Tony Blair

(c) Nicolas Sarkozy (d) Aung San Suu Kyi

Q-20 Recently the world’s longest sea bridge has been inaugurated in which of the

following countries ?

(a) Russia (b) India

(c) China (d) Australia

`Q-21 In April 2008 the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the country’s

largest Cantilever bridge on which of the following rivers ?

(a) Chenab (b) Ravi

(c) Indus (d) Tawi

Q-22 What is the name of the recently discovered smallest extra solar planet ?

(a) Gj436T (b) FY9

(c) BL62 (d) UB317

Q-23 Recently , an international exhibition and seminar on airport infrastructure and

security , Aerodrom India 2008 was held in

(a) Hyderabad (b) Bangaluru

(c) New Delhi (d) Mumbai

Q-24 The book My Country, My Life has been written by

(a) Chitra Banerjee (b) L.K. Adwani

 (c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) Tabish Khair

Q-25 Who among the following has been adjudged the Femina Miss Indian Earth

2008 ?

(a) Harshita Sexana (b) Simran Kaur Mundi

(c) Tanvi Vyas (d) Parvathy Omanakuttan

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