Current Affairs : October 2009: 4

1. According to the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council, the GDP will grow by … per cent in the financial year ending March 2010.
   a. 5.0
   b. 5.5
   c. 6.0
   d. 6.5
   
   
2. A Hollywood film based on the relationship between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten has been dumped, on account of financial constraints. What was it called?
   a. Delhi summer
   b. Indian Summer
   c. Heat and Dust - II
   d. The Saga of 1947
   
   
3. UK’s ‘Esquire magazine’ has labeled this Indian the world’s worst-dressed man.
   a. Salman Khan
   b. Shah Rukh Khan
   c. Akshay Kumar
   d. Amitabh Bachchan
   
   
4. This multifaceted Bollywood personality performed for popular band Parikrama.
   a. Himesh Reshammiah
   b. Prasoon Joshi
   c. Arjun rampal
   d. Farhan Akhtar
   
   
5. This personality received Dada Saheb Phalke Puraskar from the President on October 21. 
   a. Bhupen Hazarika
   b. Manna Dey
   c. Shashi Kapoor
   d. AK Hangal
   
   
6. Ranjan Das, who died recently of heart attack, was CEO of… (Indian Subcontinent). 
   a. SAP
   b. Microsoft
   c. Adidas
   d. LG
   
   
7. This politician’s name will now figure in an Indian lexicon. Name him/her.
   a. Narendra Modi
   b. Mayawati
   c. Lalu Yadav
   d. Lal Krishna Advani
   
   
8. The European Space Agency is conducting a simulation exercise of mission to Mars, for which it is inviting applications from interested candidates in the age group 20 to 50, with height less than 185 cms. What is the duration of the mission?
   a. 365 days
   b. 400 days
   c. 520 days
   d. 1,000 days
   
   
9. Where will the Winter Olympics 2010 be held?
   a. Vancouver
   b. Chicago
   c. Moscow
   d. Oslo
   
   
10. Shah Mehmood Qureshi is in trouble in Pakistan after it emerged that his son is working with US legislator John Kerry, co-author of the controversial legislation pertaining to financial aid to Pakistan. He is Pakistan’s ….
    a. Interior minister
    b. Foreign minister
    c. Finance minister
    d. Defence minister
    
    
11. Which international footballer playing for club Real Madrid is set to take over David Bekham as the world’s richest football player. He is set to become the game’s first billionaire pocketing £ 16,000 a minute. 
    a. Kaka
    b. Raul
    c. Cristiano Ronaldo
    d. Wayne Rooney
    
    
12. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, while meeting with his Japanese counterpart Sakihito Ozawa, recently announced that India and Japan have decided to set up a new Indian Institute of technology. Name the proposed location.
    a. Chandigarh
    b. Hyderabad
    c. Kolkata
    d. Chennai
    
    
13. Name the world formula one champion who became Britain's 10th Formula One world champion recently, following in the footsteps of the likes of Hill, Sir Jackie Stewart and Lewis Hamilton, by finishing fifth in a thrilling Brazilian Grand Prix. 
    a. Rubens Barichello
    b. Fernando Alonso
    c. Kimi Raikkonen
    d. Jenson Button
    
    
14. After the much talked about detention of actor Shah Rukh Khan at a US airpot, which BJP Lok sabha member from Bihar was unable to get a visa to the US to participate in the 64th session of the UN General Assembly? 
    a. Ali Anwar Ansari
    b. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
    c. Afzal Ansari
    d. Omar Abdullah
    
    
15. A lock of this famous American singer’s hair was recently auctioned for $18,300. Also know as the ‘King of rock ‘n’ roll’ continues to attract the highest bids at auctions of memorabilia three decades after this death. 
    a. Jimi Hendrix
    b. Jim Morrison
    c. Elvis Presley
    d. Billy Joel
    
    
16. In which Pakistan city did twin blasts kill 136 people?
    a. Karachi
    b. Baghdad
    c. Muscat
    d. Cairo
    
    
17. Which famous author has asked the government and the establishment to hold talks with the Maoists “unconditionally”?
    a. Amitav Ghosh
    b. Kiran Desai
    c. Tarun Tejpal
    d. Arundhati Roy
    
    
18. Which corporate hospital came under fire when nine people lost their eyesight following a free eye check-up and subsequent surgery?
    a. Max
    b. Bollineni Eye Hospital and Research Centre
    c. Fortis Healthcare
    d. Sankara Netralaya
    
    
19. Who has become the chief minister of Haryana after recent Assembly elections?
    a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
    b. Jagannath Pahadia
    c. Prithviraj Chavan
    d. BK Hariprasad
    
    
20. Who is the new chairperson of the Indian Space research Organisation (ISRO)?
    a. MK Narayanan
    b. Yashpal
    c. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
    d. None of the above

Answers 1. d. 6.5 2. b. Indian Summer 3. c. Akshay Kumar 4. d. Farhan Akhtar 5. b. Manna Dey 6. a. SAP 7. a. Narendra Modi 8. c. 520 days 9. a. Vancouver 10. b. foreign minister 11.c. Cristiano Ronaldo 12. b. Hyderabad 13. d. Jenson Button 14. b. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 15. c. Elvis Presley 16. b. Baghdad 17. d. Arundhati Roy 18. b. Bollineni Eye Hospital and Research Centre 19. a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda 20. c. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan