1) 1)The national of which country won the Miss Universe 2009 contest?
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Australia
2)The first death in the state of Gujarat due to swine flu was in the form of NRI Pravin Patel. Which place did he return from?
California, US
Atlanta, US
Dublin, Ireland
London, UK
3)Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad apologised to the mother of Reeda Shaikh, 14, who died of swine flu in Pune for ….
saying that the girl would have infected many others while changing hospitals
having failed to provide proper healthcare against swine flu
negligence on part of the doctors
being unable to stop foreigners from coming to India
4)Which city of India will host the World Tiger Summit in 2010?
Bhopal
Ranthambore
Thiruvananthapuram
Gowhati
5)With which country will India hold 2010 as the Year of Friendship under which many confidence building measures will be initiated?
Russia
UK
China
France
6)The newly appointed chief of the LTTE was captured by the Sri Lankan army. Name him.
Velupillai Prabakaran
Keheliya Rambukwella
Selvarasa Pathmanathan
None of the above
7)Who has become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice of the US?
Song Min-soon
Yu
Sonia Sotomayor
Dai Bingguo
8)In which country did India win a hockey test series?
Austria
The Netherlands
Poland
Belgium
9)The Indian Parliament has adopted the ‘Right of Children to free and compulsory Education Bill, 2009’. It envisages free and compulsory ducation to children in the … age group.
6-12
10-16
6-14
6-18
10)A corruption case has been filed by the Himachal Pradesh Vigilance Bureau against the union steel minister ....
Ram Vilas Paswan
Virbhadra Singh
Kapil Sibal
Shivraj Patil
11)The labour department will carry out a survey of children of migrant labourers who come to Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram and make necessary arrangements for them. Name the Tamil Nadu labour minister.
TM Anbarasan
Rajendra Shingne
Parithi Ellamvazhuthi
None of the above
12)Sports minister … has fully supported the World Anti-Doping Agency Code.
N Srinivasan
MS Gill
Sandipan Chakravorty
Mani Shanker Aiyer
13)Name the Iranian President who was chosen for the second time in the recent elections, in 2009.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Mahdi Karroubi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
14)Renowned social activist Deep Joshi, who is known for his work for the development of rural communities, was recently chosen for which award?
Nobel Prize
Pulitzer Prize
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Bharat Ratna
15)With which IIT has an interactive science learning programme been developed for elementary school teachers and students?
IIT-Madras
IIT-Kanpur
IIT-Delhi
IIT-Bombay
16)A law commission appointed by the government of India has stated that the Supreme Court should work more, holiday less. How many working days does the Supreme Court have?
180
190
200
210
17)This state government’s decision to create a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has led to strong objection from various political quarters.
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Rajasthan
18)A CBI Court has granted bail to Sarobjit Singh, who is son of ....
Prakash Singh Badal
Arminder Singh
Beant Singh
Buta Singh
19)The CAG of India has raised questions about a Rs 48 crore airstrip in Saifai Village which was a dream project of ....
Mayawati
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Nitish Kumar
Rabri Devi
20)This statesman’s North Korea visit has brought him into limelight once again.
Tony Blair
Michael Gorbachev
Bill Clinton
George W Bush
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