Current Affairs: October 2009: 2

1. Three Americans - Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, 85, and George E. Smith - were honoured for their research for developing fibre-optic cable and the sensor that has been an important development for digital cameras with the 2009 Nobel Prize in ….
   a. Chemistry
   b. Literature
   c. Physics
   d. Peace
   
   
2. Pakistan lost to Australia in the Champions Trophy following which the parliamentary committee on sports summoned chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), team captain and coach on allegations of deliberate under performance. Name the chief of PCB.
   a. Intikhab Alam
   b. Ejaz Butt
   c. Younus Khan
   d. Jamshed Khan Dasti
   
   
3. The armed forces have rescued a large number of people in Andhra Pradesh and where floods have wrecked havoc. Name the other southern state/s facing similar situation.
   a. Karnataka
   b. Kerala
   c. Tamil Nadu
   d. Tamil Nadu and Kerala
   
   
4. A contempt notice was issued against Atul Kumar Gupta, UP chief secretary, for not following the court order to stop all construction at the memorial sites in which of these cities?
   a. Varanasi
   b. Kanpur
   c. Allahabad
   d. Lucknow
   
   
5. Maoists in … state beheaded a police inspector who was abducted by the naxals demanding release of three of their arrested leaders in exchange for him. 
   a. Jharkhand
   b. Andhra Pradesh
   c. Chhattisgarh
   d. Bihar
   
   
6. It is for the first time two women have been among the winners of the coveted Nobel Prize in the field of …. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider have shared the prize along with Jack W. Szostak for discovering a significant mechanism in the genetic operation of cells that can lead to new research in cancer. 
   a. Physics
   b. Medicine
   c. Chemistry
   d. None of the above
   
   
7. This chief justice of the High Court in a southern state has corruption charges against him. Which state are we talking about?
   a. Kerala
   b. Andhra Pradesh
   c. Karnataka
   d. Tamil Nadu
   
   
8. Steel baron LN Mittal threatened to pull out of two Indian states where the world’s largest steel maker has $20 billion project. Which are these two states?
   a. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
   b. Bihar and Jharkhand
   c. Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
   d. Orissa and Jharkhand
   
   
9. As per news reports West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has an FIR lodged against him on charges of hurting religious sentiments on Sethusamudram during a speech delivered in 2007. The work on the Sethusamudram ship channel was started by the government in ….
   a. 2005
   b. 2007
   c. 2008
   d. 2009
   
   
10. India’s apex court, the Supreme Court recently moved the Delhi High Court challenging its order that the office of … came within the realm of the RTI Act.
    a. Comptroller and Auditor General
    b. Chief Justice of India
    c. Central Information Commission
    d. Planning Commission
    
    
11. The Kerry-Lugar Bill in the US has highly perturbed the political establishment of this country. Name it. 
    a. Pakistan
    b. Afghanistan
    c. Iran
    d. Israel
    
    
12. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, who has won Nobel Prize for Chemistry, is an alumnus of…
    a. University of Mysore
    b. University of Madras, Chennai
    c. Andhra University
    d. Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara
    
    
13. India is looking at nuclear energy tie-ups with…
    a. Oman
    b. UAE
    c. Israel
    d. Kenya
    
    
14. A series of irrigation projects started by departed Andhra Pradesh chief minister YSR Reddy have been blamed for the recent floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, as a case of human folly. Name these projects.
    a. Jalaratna
    b. Jalavahini
    c. Jalayagnam
    d. Jalatarangini
    
    
15. This sportswoman has severely criticised the Indian sports establishment for shoddy treatment to her.
    a. Anju Bobby George
    b. PT Usha
    c. Karnam Malleswari
    d. Kunjarani Devi
    
    
16. British novelist Hillary Mantel’s novel ‘Wolf Hall’ has won the Man Booker Prize. It’s set in the times of…
    a. Queen Victoria
    b. Henry VIII
    c. Queen Elizabeth I
    d. Queen Elizabeth II
    
    
17. Herta Mueller, who has won the Nobel Prize for literature, hails from…
    a. Romania
    b. Poland
    c. Czech Republic
    d. Russia
    
    
18. Naxals on October 8 killed 17 policemen in Gadchiroli district, which is in…
    a. Andhra Pradesh
    b. Karnataka
    c. Tamil Nadu
    d. Maharashtra
    
    
19. How many teams are there from South Africa in the Champions League?
    a. One
    b. Two
    c. Three
    d. Four
    
    
20. This university occupies the top slot in the Times Higher Education ranking.
    a. Harvard
    b. Oxford
    c. Cambridge
    d. Yale
    
    
21. US president Barrack Obama won the Nobel Peace prize for the year 2009. Which former US president won the peace prize in the year 2002? 
    a. John F. Kennedy
    b. George W. Bush
    c. Jimmy Carter
    d. Richard Nixon
    
    
22. Which popular sport has recently been approved as an Olympic sport? 
    a. Ice hockey
    b. Golf
    c. Baseball
    d. Cricket
    
    
23. One of the world’s largest cattle fair is held in this sacred place for Hindus, with 400 temples of which the most important is dedicated to Lord Brahma - the creator of the universe. Name the place. 
    a. Varanasi
    b. Badrinath
    c. Vrindavan
    d. Pushkar
    
    
24. Which famous Indian personality was nominated five times for the Nobel peace prize but was never awarded the prize? 
    a. Mother Teresa
    b. Rabindranath Tagore
    c. Mahatma Gandhi
    d. Jawaharlal Nehru
    
    
25. Name the high court chief justice who is facing an inquiry into allegations of illegally amassing huge tracts of land and whose elevation to the Supreme Court triggered the local bar to ask him not to attend court proceedings till he was cleared of the charges.
    a. PD Dinakaran
    b. KG Balakrishnan
    c. YK Sabharwal
    d. VN Khare
    
    
26. Which group has claimed responsibility for the recent attack on the Pakistan Army's Headquarters in Rawalpind? 
    a. Tehreek-e-Taliban
    b. Al-Qaida
    c. Harakat ul-Mujahidin
    d. Jaish-e-Mohammed
    
    
27. The former chief minister of which state has recently been charged by the Enforcement Directorate under Prevention of Money Laundering Act for allegedly amassing assets running into several hundred crores? 
    a. Chattisgarh
    b. Bihar
    c. Jharkhand
    d. Orrisa
    
    
28. Stephen Gately, member of a very popular Irish boyband recently passed away at the age of 33. Name the popular band. 
    a. Backstreet Boys
    b. Westlife
    c. Maroon 5
    d. Boyzone
    
    
29. Name this state which went for assembly polls on October 13 along with Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra.
    a. Madhya Pradesh
    b. Haryana
    c. Karnataka
    d. Assam
    
    
30. Matthew Hoggard, the former … bowler has been in news for being upset after Yorkshire refused to renew his contract for monetary reasons.
    a. Australian
    b. New Zealand
    c. England
    d. Zimbabwe

Answers 1. c. Physics 2. b. Ejaz Butt 3. a. Karnataka 4. d. Lucknow 5. a. Jharkhand 6. b. Medicine 7. c. Karnataka 8. d. Orissa and Jharkhand 9. a. 2005 10. b. Chief Justice of India 11. a. Pakistan 12. d. Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara 13. b. UAE 14. c. Jalayagnam 15. b. PT Usha 16. b. Henry VIII 17. a. Romania 18. d. Maharashtra 19. b. Two 20. a. Harvard 21. c. Jimmy Carter 22. b. Golf 23. d. Pushkar 24. c. Mahatma Gandhi 25. a. P D Dinakaran 26. a. Tehreek-e-Taliban 27. c. Jharkhand 28. d. Boyzone 29. b. Haryana 30. c. England