Current Affairs: September 2009: 2

1. A recent test shows that a moon rock, one of those brought to earth by Apollo 11 and Apollo 17, kept in a museum in the Netherlands, is fake. Who was the President of the Unbited States that time?
   a. Richard M Nixon
   b. Gerald R Ford
   c. John F Kennedy
   d. Woodrow Wilson
   
   
2. Norman Borlaug, who received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, died recently. He was a US….
   a. Senator
   b. Agricultural scientist
   c. Social activist
   d. Economist
   
   
3. Jet Airways gave discount on its total fare in economy class for domestic flights. What was the percentage of the discount?
   a. 35
   b. 70
   c. 22
   d. 50
   
   
4. Which film has won the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festivel?
   a. ‘Lebanon’
   b. ‘Zanan Bedoone Mardan’
   c. ‘A Single Man’
   d. ‘Head On’
   
   
5. Who has won the tennis Women’s singles final at the US Open?
   a. Kim Clijsters
   b. Venus Williams
   c. Serena Williams
   d. Evonne Goolagong Cawley
   
   
6. Where did the World Championship in which boxer Vijender win a bronze, take place?
   a. Manila
   b. Beijing
   c. Milan
   d. None of the above
   
   
7. Launch vehicle PSLV-C14 will be lift-off from spaceport at Sriharikota. How many satellites will it put in orbit?
   a. Eight
   b. Eleven
   c. Nine
   d. Seven
   
   
8. China has objected to visit of spiritual Tibetan leader Dalai Lama to an Indian state. Name the state.
   a. Sikkim
   b. Arunachal Pradesh
   c. Nagaland
   d. Meghalaya
   
   
9. The current Russian prime minister … has hinted that he might run for the country’s president in 2012.
   a. Vladimir Putin
   b. Dmitry Medvedev
   c. Boris Yeltsin
   d. Sergei Stepashin
   
   
10. With whom did Leander Paes pair to win the US Open men’s doubles final?
    a. Mark Knowles
    b. Mahesh Bhupathi
    c. Lukas Dlouhy
    d. Max Mirnyi
    
    
11. The national mission for female literacy has been launched to make around 60 million women literate by the year ....
    a. 2010
    b. 2012
    c. 2020
    d. 2025
    
    
12. This southern state recently announced that it would release water from Krishna from Kandaleru reservoir in Nellore district for Chennai. Name this state.
    a. Karnataka
    b. Kerala
    c. Andhra Pradesh
    d. Puducherry
    
    
13. Name this 24-year-old Indian billiard champion who has won the world professional billiards itle.
    a. Dhruv Sitwala
    b. Geet Sethi
    c. Arvind Savur
    d. Pankaj Advani
    
    
14. According to news reports, Ramalinga Raju, the former chairman of ... , infamous for one of the biggest scams, who was admittd to hospital after he complained of chest pain is also suffering from Hepatitis C.
    a. Microsoft
    b. Satyam Computers
    c. TCS
    d. IBM
    
    
15. The apex court rapped ... goverment for constructing memorials and statues, spending huge amount of taxpayer's money. 
    a. Madhya Pradesh
    b. Chhattisgarh
    c. Bihar
    d. Uttar Pradesh
    
    
16. The Ahmedabad metropolitan magistrate SP Tamang ruled that the killing of Ishrat Jahan and three others was a case of 'fake encounter' by the Narendra Modi government. The killings took place in ...
    a. June 2004
    b. September 2004
    c. January 2006
    d. October 2008
    
    
17. The West Bengal government recently announced that the state cannot go ahead with the proposed joint sector Kolkata Link IT township project due to land grabbing allegations and arrest of a senior official of a private partner. The project was to come up in near Rajarhat in...
    a. Mednipur district
    b. Bardhman district
    c. North 24 Paraganas district
    d. South 24 Paraganas district
    
    
18. Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won the best director award at the 55th natoinal award for the film.... 
    a. ‘Naalu Pennungal’
    b. ‘Mukhamukham’
    c. ‘Anantaram’
    d. ‘Mathilukal’
    
    
19. Which of these films has won the best feature film award at the 55th national awards this year?
    a. ‘Chak De! India’
    b. ‘Taare Zameen Par’
    c. ‘Gandhi My Father
    d. ‘Kanchivaram’
    
    
20. As a tribute to Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajashekhara Reddy, which of these centrally sponspored schemes has been named after the demised leader?
    a. Madhyamika shiksha abhiyan
    b. National mission on medicinal plants
    c.Arogyasri community health insurance
    d. None of the above
    
    
21. Leander Paes played doubles finals in the US Open with Lukas Dlouhy of ... as his partner.
    a. Poland
    b. Czech Republic
    c. Georgia
    d. Ukraine
    
    
22. In the UK, the most common name is Jack. The second-most common name is...
    a. Tom
    b. Peter
    c. Amit
    d. Mohammed
    
    
23. A reporter from the western media world was rescued recently from the Taliban clutches. WHich media organisation did he cover?
    a. Washington Post
    b. Der Spiegel
    c. New York Times
    d. BBC
    
    
24. A gold watch of this former Prime Minister has been stole. Whom are we talking about?
    a. Jawaharlal nehru
    b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    c. Indira Gandhi
    d. Rajiv Gandhi
    
    
25. This person allegedly rigged votes in the Parliamentary elections, according to media recent reports.
    a. Prakash Jha
    b. Raj Babbar
    c. Shatrughn Sinha
    d. None of these
    
    
26. This personality will spread the message for education in the US, using TV. We are talking about...
    a. Barack Obama
    b. Bill Clinton
    c. Hillary Clinton
    d. Bill Gates
    
    
27. In the latest 'Doing Business' Index prepared by the World Bank, India stands at ... position, way behind Pakistan at 85th, Nepal at 123rd and Bangladesh at 119th rank.
    a. 130th
    b. 131st
    c. 132nd
    d. 133rd
    
    
28. "Gandhi belongs to all humanity and it is up to citizens to judge a man who was an original minimalist in life," says this personality, advising against Government trying to acquire every memorablia thatis up for sale. 
    a. Rajmohan Gandhi
    b. Tara Gandhi
    c. Ambika Soni
    d. SM Krishna
    
    
29. Rahul Gandhi has invited this actor-politician to join the Congress.
    a. Rajnikant
    b. Jayaprada
    c. Hema Malini
    d. Dharmendra
    
    
30. Here's one more reason to worry after Swine Flu. Plasmodium Knowlesi Strain of malaria, according to scineitsts in Malaysia, is affecting humans too. This strain was earlier known to affect only...
    a. Cows
    b. Pigs
    c. Dogs
    d. Monkeys

Answers 1. a. Richard M Nixon 2. b. Agricultural scientist 3. d. 50 4. a. ‘Lebanon’ 5. a. Kim Clijsters 6. c. Milan 7. d. Seven 8. b. Arunachal Pradesh 9. a. Vladimir Putin 10. c. Lukas Dlouhy 11. b. 2012 12. c. Andhra Pradesh 13. d. Pankaj Advani 14. b. Satyam Computers 15. d. Uttar Pradesh 16. a. June 2004 17. c. North 24 Paraganas district 18. a. ‘Naalu Pennungal’ 19. d. ‘Kanchivaram’ 20. a. Madhyamika shiksha abhiyan 21. b. Czech Republic 22. d. Mohammed 23. c. New York Times 24. b. Lal Bahadur Shastri 25. a. Prakash Jha 26. d. Bill Gates 27. d. 133rd 28. b. Tara Gandhi 29. a. Rajnikant 30. d. Monkeys