Current Affair: October 2010

1. You would associate Shelly Lazarus with the …
   a. Swarovski
   b. Ogilvy & Mather
   c. J. Water Thompson
   d. None of these
   
   
2. Can you identify the name of the phone model that Google is willing to sell in the coming year directly to the consumers, from the given options?
   a. Nexus One
   b. Ojas One
   c. Shine One
   d. Genus One
   
   
3. Can you identify the name of the car model that was named Motor Trend magazine’s 2010 “car of the year”?
   a. Hyundai i20
   b. Ford Fusion
   c. Tata Indigo
   d. Maruti Swift
   
   
4. This economist has been appointed as the secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Can you name him from the given options?
   a. Raghuram Rajan
   b. Siddhartha Tiwari
   c. Bibek Debroy
   d. None of these
   
   
5. Beetel is the name of the car brand that belongs to the stable of ….
   a. Toyota
   b. General Motors
   c. Volkswagen
   d. Ford Motors
   

Answers

1. b. Ogilvy & Math
2. a. Nexus One
3. b. Ford Fusion
4. b. Siddhartha Tiwari
5. c. Volkswagen

October 21, 2010

1. Yukiya Amano is the newly elected Director General of …
   a. NATO
   b. IAEA
   c. WIPO
   d. UNESCO
   
   
2. Which language was added through 92nd Amendment Act, 2003 of the Indian constitution?
   a. Sindhi
   b. Nepali
   c. Bodo
   d. Manipuri
   
   
3. This personality is the present Director-General of World Trade Organization. We are talking about...
   a. Susan Schwab
   b. Nancy Pelosi
   c. Pascal Lamy
   d. Jose Manuel Barroso
   
   
4. Who heads the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of India?
   a. President of India
   b. Vice-President of India
   c. Prime Minister of India
   d. Union Minister of Environment & forest, Government of India
   
   
5. Ramsar Convention (1971) is related with ...
   a. Prior consent for export of hazardous chemicals
   b. Ozone Layer
   c. Wetlands
   d. Biosafety
   
   

Answers

1. b. IAEA
2. c. Bodo
3. c. Pascal Lamy
4. c. Prime Minister of India
5. c. Wetlands

October 20, 2010

1. Who headed the “Sixth Pay Commission”?
   a. Justice B. N. Srikrishna
   b. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
   c. Justice B. N. Kirpal
   d. P. Chidambaram
   
   
2. The state in which Camps of Lok Adalat were started initially is ...
   a. Gujarat
   b. Manipur
   c. Tamil Nadu
   d. Bihar
   
   
3. Roger Federer won his 15th Grand slam title by winning the Wimbledon Men’s singles title-2009. He won the Wimbledon Men’s singles title for the ___time.
   a. 4th time
   b. 5th time
   c. 6th time
   d. 7th time
   
   
4. The second Administrative reform commission is headed by ...
   a. Morarji Desai
   b. Indrajit Gupta
   c. M. Veerappa Moily
   b. Y. B. Chavan
   
   
5. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Inter-State rivers water dispute?
   a. Article 262
   b. Article 248
   c. Article 253
   d. Article 263
   
   
   

Answers

1. a. Justice B. N. Srikrishna
2. a. Gujarat
3. c. 6th time
4. c. M. Veerappa Moily
5. a. Article 262

October 19, 2010

1. ‘FLY’ is the name of the mobile brand that hails from …
   a. U.S.A
   b. U.K.
   c. Germany
   d. Italy
   
   
2. As per a study titled” The Legatum Prosperity Index 2008-2009, which of the following countries topped the list of the most prosperous nations?
   a. Denmark
   b. Norway
   c. Finland
   d. Switzerland
   
   
3. Can you identify the chairman cum managing director of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)?
   a. Bharat Karnad
   b. Subas Pani
   c. Manoj Kohli
   d. Rashid Kidwai
   
   
4. Which of the following won the Noble Prize for Economics-2009 for their work related with the analysis of economic governance?
   a. Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari
   b. Paul Krugman
   c. Elinor Ostrom & Olliver Williamson
   d. Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin & Roger B. Myerson
   
   
5. We all know very well about D. Subbarao, the present RBI Governor.He is the _____ governor of RBI.
   a. 19th
   b. 22nd
   c. 23rd
   d. None of these
   
   

Answers

1. b. U.K
2. c. Finland
3. b. Subas Pani
4. c. Elinor Ostrom & Olliver Williamson
5. b. 22nd

October 18, 2010

1. Can you identify the Indian businessman who earned maximum salary in 2008-2009 as per Business India?
   a. Anil Ambani
   b. Mukesh Ambani
   c. Kalanithi Maran
   d. Sunil Bharti Mittal
   
   
2. Can you identify the latest brand ambassador of ‘Provogue’ from the given options?
   a. Salman Khan
   b. Hrithik Roshan
   c. Akshay Kumar
   d. Shahid Kapoor
   
   
3. Can you identify the worth of the deal as per which HP has recently acquired 3Com Corp. recently?
   a. $1.7 billion
   b. $2.7 billion
   c. $3.7 billion
   d. $4.7 billion
   
   
4. Which of the following banks has the punch line “Good people to grow with”?
   a. Bank of India
   b. Indian Overseas Bank
   c. Bank of Baroda
   d. Canara Bank
   
   
5. This personality is the Managing Director and CEO of Shoppers Stop. Can you identify him from the given options?
   a. Kishore Biyani
   b. B.S. Nagesh
   c. Govind Shrikhande
   b. None of these
   
   

Answers

1. a. Anil Ambani
2. b. Hrithik Roshan
3. b. $2.7 billion
4. b. Indian Overseas Bank
5. c. Govind Shrikhande

October 15, 2010

1. Which of the following represents the amount of $80 billion debt of Dubai owned by Dubai World that was in the news recently?
   a. $40 billion
   b. $50 billion
   c. $60 billion
   d. $70 billion
   
   
2. Can you identify the chairman of Eveready Limited from the given options?
   a. Sanjiv Khaitan
   b. Deepak Khaitan
   c. Rajesh Khaitan
   d. Mukesh Khaitan
   
   
3. No Money Marketing is a book authored by ...
   a. Ian Mcdonald
   b. Jessie Paul
   c. Ivanka Trump
   d. None of these
   
   
4. This airline has completed 50 years in India. Can you name the airlines from the given options?
   a. Air France
   b. British Airways
   c. Lufthansa
   d. Emirates
   
   
5. This hospital was in the news recently as a 5 rupee stamp was issued by the government in its name. We are talking about…
   a. Escorts
   b. Apollo
   c. AIIMS
   d. Fortis
   
   

Answers

1. c. $60 billion
2. b. Deepak Khaitan
3. b. Jessie Paul
4. c. Lufthansa
5. b. Apollo

October 08, 2010

1. Which river is called ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
   a. Kosi
   b. Mahananda
   c. Ganges
   d. Damodar
   
   
2. Which of the following days is celebrated as the International Day Against Drug abuse and illicit Trafficking?
   a. June 22
   b. June 24
   c. June 26
   d. June 28
   
   
3. This personality is the brand ambassador of Belmonte suitings. Can you name him from the given options?
   a. Amitabh Bachchan
   b. Shah Rukh Khan
   c. Amir Khan
   d. Saif Ali Khan
   
   
4. “Designed to inspire envy”, is the punch line that you would associate with …
   a. i 20
   b. Corolla Altis
   c. Endeavour
   d. Grand Vitara
   
   
5. Which of the following represents India’s foreign direct investment target till the year 2012?
   a. $20 billion per year
   b. $30 billion per year
   c. $40 billion per year
   d. $50 billion per year
   
   

Answers

1. a. Kosi
2. c. June 26
3. b. Shah Rukh Khan
4. b. Corolla Altis
5. d. $50 billion per year

October 07, 2010

1. Who headed the committee for renovation and rejuvenation of higher education in India that submitted its report recently?
   a. Kapil Sibbal
   b. Professor Yashpal
   c. Sam Pitroda
   d. Krishna Kumar
   
   
2. Which committee was setup by the Reserve Bank of India to “lay the road map” to capital account convertibility?
   a. Tarapore Committee
   b. Narsimhan Committee
   c. Verma Committee
   d. Kelkar Committee
   
   
3. As per the right to education the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of _____ in such manner as the state may, by law determine.
   a. five to fifteen years
   b. four to fourteen years
   c. six to fourteen years
   d. six to sixteen years
   
   
4. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan who passed away recently belonged to…
   a. Imbadkhani gharana
   b. Maihar Gharana
   c. Kirana Gharana
   d. Benaras Gharana
   
   
5. The Bodos are an ethnic and linguistic community residing in ...
   a. Assam
   b. West Bengal
   c. Orissa
   d. Karnataka
   
   

Answers

1. b. Professor Yashpal
2. a. Tarapore Committee
3. c. six to fourteen years
4. b. Maihar Gharana
5. a. Assam

October 01, 2010

1. Who has won the Right Livelihood Award 2009?
   a. Rene Nogongo
   b. Alyn Ware
   c. David Suzuki
   d. All of the above
   
   
2. The first successful modern textile mill was established at ...
   a. Mumbai in 1854.
   b. Ahmedabad in 1853
   c. Calcutta in 1833
   d. Madras in 1856
   
   
3. Lalgarh was in the news recently because of clashes between government forces and the Maoists.This Lalgarh is located in the ________of West Bengal.
   a. Purulia
   b. Murshidabad
   c. West Midnapur
   d. North 24 Parganas
   
   
4. Which country is the largest importer of crude oil in the world?
   a. USA
   b. Japan
   c. China
   d. Germany
   
   
5. Kyoto Protocol (1997) is related to …
   a. Emission of Greenhouse Gases
   b. Ozone Depleting Substances
   c. Persistent Organic Pollutants
   b. Trans boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
   
   

Answers

1. d. All of the above
2. a. Mumbai in 1854
3. c. West Midnapur
4. a. USA
5. a. Emission of Greenhouse Gases