Current Affairs : November 2009: 2

1. Who is being touted as the next chief information commissioner (CIC) to succeed Wajahat Habibullah, by various sections of civil society ranging from film stars like Aamir Khan to RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal? 
   a. Anna Hazare
   b. Aruna Roy
   c. Kiran Bedi
   d. Medha Patkar
   
   
2. As per the latest data seven of eight north-eastern states are now below the national average income. However, there is one state where per capita income has remained above the national average in the last 15 years. Name this state.
   a. Assam
   b. Arunachal Pradesh
   c. Meghalaya
   d. Mizoram
   
   
3. Who won the New Delhi Half Marathon men’s title, which happened on November 1 and saw 30,000 participants turning out for the event?
   a. Deriba Merga
   b. Deepchand Sharan
   c. Abhishek Bij
   d. None of the above
   
   
4. Madhu Koda, the former chief minister of … has been indicted of illegal deals worth thousands of crore and is facing charges of disproportionate assets.
   a. Chhattisgarh
   b. Jharkhand
   c. Uttarakhand
   d. Bihar
   
   
5. Name the tennis player whose revelation that his father asked him to take drugs before a tournament has angered the World Anti-Doping Agency.
   a. Andre Agassi
   b. Mahesh Bhupati
   c. Leander Paes
   d. Roger Federer
   
   
6. Usain Bolt, known as the world’s fastest human, has adopted a 3-month-old cheetah cub and named it ‘Lightening Bolt’. He adopted the cub from an animal orphanage in ….
   a. Kenya
   b. Africa
   c. Nairobi
   d. Ethiopia
   
   
7. Which among these celebrities recently announced that he would be performing at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
   a. Aamir Khan
   b. Shah Rukh Khan
   c. Saif Ali Khan
   d. Imraan Khan
   
   
8. A first-ever study of its kind says that the greenhouse gases emission of our cities is far lesser than richer nations. The worst among the cities that tops the list in India is ….
   a. Jamshedpur
   b. Gurgaon
   c. Delhi
   d. Patna
   
   
9. Heirs of … reggae legend Bob Marley have got into trademark wars as they try hard to gain the exclusive property rights of the artist who died of brain cancer at the age of 36 in 1981.
   a. English
   b. African
   c. Jamaican
   d. Kenyan
   
   
10. Low-cost air carrier Air Asia has made an announcement to extend its operations to Kochi, Trivandrum and Kolkata. Air Asia is based in ….
    a. Singapore
    b. Malaysia
    c. Thailand
    d. Bangkok
    
    
11. Who has China accused of sabotaging its ties with India?
    a. Dalai Lama
    b. SM Krishna
    c. Yang Jiechi
    d. None of the above
    
    
12. Who has demanded a government job after the person shot up to glory for having killed a terrorist?
    a. Amiya Mirza
    b. Hafiz Sayeed
    c. Rukhsana Kausar
    d. Pratim Khullar
    
    
13. Some political parties have come together in Sri Lanka to float a new front opposing corrupt and despotic Rajapaksa family rule. Who is leading the new front?
    a. Sri Lanka Freedom Party
    b. United National Party
    c. Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
    d. Up-Country People's Front
    
    
14. Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the revised Lisbon Treaty with the European Union. How many member countries are there in the EU?
    a. 23
    b. 25
    c. 30
    d. 27
    
    
15. Six citizens of … were deported from Sri Lanka and detained in India for allegedly travelling on passports stolen from Goa. 
    a. Kazakhstan
    b. Iran
    c. Saudi Arabia
    d. Uzbekistan
    
    
16. What is the name of the judge of Supreme Court who withdrew from hearing of gas dispute between the Ambani brothers citing daughter’s partnership in advisory firm?
    a. RV Raveendran
    b. GS Singhvi
    c. KG Balakrishnan
    d. Markandey Katju
    
    
17. Which head of a national trade union was detained by the Haryana police as he was heading towards Gurgaon where workers had been agitating for some months?
    a. MK Pandhe, CITU
    b. Rajendra Prasad Singh, INTUC
    c. Girish Awathi, BMS
    d. Gurudas Dasgupta, AITUC
    
    
18. Who will host the 2010 Oscars event along with Steve Martin?
    a. Bill Mechanic
    b. Adam Shankman
    c. Alec Baldwin
    d. Sandra Bullock
    
    
19. Name the India who has been selected by The European Molecular Biology Organization as one of the young researchers.
    a. G Smitha
    b. Joseph Diggory
    c. M Madan Babu
    d. Tapsi mukherjee
    
    
20. Where was the 5th ODI of the seven-match series of the Hero Honda Cup held?
    a. Chennai
    b. Hyderabad
    c. Mumbai
    d. Bangalore
    
    
21. Prabhash Joshi, veteran Hindi journalist and cricket fan, who passed away on November 5, had founded the newspaper ….
    a. ‘Amar Ujala’
    b. ‘Dainik Jagaran’
    c. ‘Janasatta’
    d. ‘Dainik Bhaskar’
    
    
22. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 17,168 runs in 435 matches, scoring 45 centuries. How many sixes has he scored, as of November 5?
    a. 180
    b. 181
    c. 182
    d. 183
    
    
23. “We are not terrorists. Don’t treat us like terrorists,” which Kashmiri made this comment recently?
    a. Farooq Abdullah
    b. Omar Abdullah
    c. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
    d. Mahbooba Mufti
    
    
24. “It is really very unacceptable that in the capital city of India, only about 60 per cent of sewage is being treated and that too on paper…” Who has criticised the Delhi Government for its apathy in sewage treatment?
    a. Dr RK Pachauri, director-general, TERI
    b. Jairam Ramesh, Union environment minister
    c. Narendra Modi, chief minister, Gujarat
    d. Kapil Sibal, Union HRD minister
    
    
25. This SP leader has now joined back the Congress. Name him/her.
    a. Raj Babbar
    b. Jaya Bachchan
    c. Jayaprada
    d. Nafisa Ali
    
    
26. Saying that the issue of Vande Mataram had been resolved 50 years ago, this person wonders why the issue is being reopened. Name him/her.
    a. Shabana Azmi
    b. Javed Akhtar
    c. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
    d. Salman Khurshid
    
    
27. This historian and former UGC chairperson faces FIR for authoring a history textbook with objectionable references to religious icons. Name him/her.
    a. Romila Thapar
    b. KM Shrimali
    c. Satish Chandra
    d. Irfan Habib
    
    
28. Nitin Gadkari, who’s in the race for the post of BJP chief, is the state BJP chief of ….
    a. Gujarat
    b. Maharashtra
    c. Madhya Pradesh
    d. Rajasthan
    
    
29. The 20 years of fall of Berlin wall is being celebrated these days. Which of the following cities was not in East Germany?
    a. Liepzig
    b. Dresden
    c. Hamburg
    d. Dessau
    
    
30. While Birlas have wide industry interests, they are entering this domain for the first time. Name this area.
    a. Fashion
    b. Hospitality
    c. Sports
    d. Entertainment

Answers 1. c. Kiran Bedi 2. d. Mizoram 3. a. Deriba Merga 4. b. Jharkhand 5. a. Andre Agassi 6. c. Nairobi 7. b. Shah Rukh Khan 8. d. Patna 9. c. Jamaican 10. b. Malaysia 11. a. Dalai Lama 12. c. Rukhsana Kausar 13. b. United National Party 14. d. 27 15. d. Uzbekistan 16. a. RV Raveendran 17. d. Gurudas Dasgupta, AITUC 18. c. Alec Baldwin 19. c. M Madan Babu 20. b. Hyderabad 21. a. Janasatta 22. b. 181 23. a. Farooq Abdullah 24. b. Jairam Ramesh, Union environment minister 25. d. Nafisa Ali 26. d. Salman Khurhid 27. c. Satish Chandra 28. b. Maharashtra 29. c. Hamburg 30. b. Hospitality