Current Affairs : November 2009: 3

1. Name this author who was banned by the BBC for nearly three decades because they considered him/her a “second-rater” and dismissed the books as “small beer.”
   a. Charles Dickens
   b. PG Woodhouse
   c. Enid Blyton
   d. Agatha Christie
   
   
2. Name the filmmaker for ‘Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani’, already a box-office hit, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
   a. Raj Kumar Santoshi
   b. Madhur Bhandarkar
   c. David Dhawan
   d. Karan Johar
   
   
3. Recently Somali pirates freed nine Indians and Bangladeshi seafarers who were dropped off in ….
   a. Dhaka
   b. Muscat
   c. Puntland
   d. Singapore
   
   
4. US President Barack Obama has called for an unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi. This came forward during his meeting with Mynmar Prime Minister …
   a. Hu Jintao
   b. Thein Sein
   c. Taro Aso
   d. Wen Jiabao
   
   
5. Last week saw several raids in Mumbai in relation to the probe in the David Coleman Headley links with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Home secretary … has refused clean chit to any one linked with the case.
   a. Shiv Shankar Menon
   b. Nirupama Rao
   c. Shivraj Patil
   d. GK Pillai
   
   
6. Which of these cricket players became the second Indian batsman and fifth in the world to score 11,000 Test runs on the first day of India-Sri Lanka Test in Ahmedabad that began on November 16?
   a. Rahul Dravid
   b. Sachin Tendulkar
   c. Yuvraj Singh
   d. MS Dhoni
   
   
7. Six babies died in a hospital incubator due to the malfunctioning of the machine. The tragedy happened in ….
   a. Hyderabad
   b. Vishakhapatnam
   c. Vijaywada
   d. Trivandrum
   
   
8. Name this popular actor who rejected a golden jubilee tribute to be paid to him at the International Film Festival of India in Goa.
   a. Kamal Haasan
   b. Amitabh Bachchan
   c. Om Puri
   d. Naseeruddin Shah
   
   
9. Which media house, in partnership with Aviva, collected over one lakh books during the “great wall of book” donation drive?
   a. ‘Times of India’
   b. ‘Hindustan Times’
   c. ‘Indian Express’
   d. ‘The Hindu’
   
   
10. Hockey India is supposed to hold elections by … as per the extended deadline by the International Federation.
    a. December 2009
    b. January 2010
    c. February 2010
    d. April 2010
    
    
11. A bill that was to be placed in the winter session of the Parliament witnessed protests from the farmers and opposition parties. Finally the controversial clause was dropped. The bill related to which crop?
    a. Wheat
    b. Sugarcane
    c. Oilseed
    d. Rice
    
    
12. US and China’s stand on climate change for the next month’s Copenhagen conference has revived hopes of many. What are they pitching for?
    a. A legally-binding agreement
    b. Signing of Kyoto protocol
    c. Providing technology free of cost to the developing nations
    d. Changing lifestyle in their countries
    
    
13. Prime Minister of which country showed confidence in safety of Indian nuclear installations and said that it had no reservations in negotiating a civilian nuclear deal with India?
    a. New Zealand
    b. Australia
    c. Russia
    d. Canada
    
    
14. Which Indian armed force has become the first to have inducted women into combat roles?
    a. Army
    b. Navy
    c. Air Force
    d. None of the above
    
    
15. Which University has collaborated with the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) to explore the Pattanam archaeological site?
    a. Oxford
    b. Sussex
    c. Cambridge
    d. Aston
    
    
16. Name the mouthpiece publication of Shiv Sena called in which Bal Thackarey attacked Sachin Tendulkar for calling himself an Indian before and then a Maharashtrian?
    a. ‘Organiser’
    b. ‘Kamal Sandesh’
    c. ‘Saamna’
    d. ‘Panchjanya’
    
    
17. Son of which filmmaker has been accused of links with 26/11 terror suspect David Headley?
    a. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
    b. Anurag Kashyap
    c. Vishal Bharadwaj
    d. Mahesh Bhatt
    
    
18. On his recent visit to China, US President Barack Obama spoke against ….
    a. Censorship
    b. Child marriage
    c. Two babies norm
    d. Cheap products
    
    
19. Russia has delayed launch of a nuclear reactor in Iran. Which is the place in question in Iran?
    a. Yazd
    b. Kerman
    c. Bushehr
    d. Hamadan
    
    
20. Who is the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)?
    a. Sarath Fonseka
    b. Ranasinghe Premadasa
    c. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
    d. Mahinda Rajapaksa
    
    
21. “If there’s a Nobel for dirt and filth we will win hands down. No competition on that.” Which political personality made this comment?
    a. Rahul Gandhi
    b. Salman Khurshid
    c. Jairam Ramesh
    d. Sheila Dikshit
    
    
22. This monument bore the maximum brunt of the farmer’s rally on the sugarcane pricing in New Delhi on November 19. Name it.
    a. India Gate
    b. Jantar Mantar
    c. Red Fort
    d. Old Fort
    
    
23. This personality took a jibe at judiciary by claiming there was pocket money at play in judiciary. Name him/her.
    a. Dalai Lama
    b. Arundhati Roy
    c. Aruna Roy
    d. NR Narayana Murthy
    
    
24. According to UNICEF, this country is the worst place to be born.
    a. Afghanistan
    b. Pakistan
    c. Iraq
    d. Iran
    
    
25. Which of the statements is incorrect?
    a. US has reopened Watergate probe after 35 years
    b. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to quit politics next year
    c. Barack Obama’s daughters are now planning to be hosts of a reality show
    d. The popular Oprah Winfrey show is coming to an end
    
    
26. Herman Van Rompuy, who has been named European Union’s President, is the Prime Minister of ….
    a. Czech Republic
    b. Belgium
    c. Sweden
    d. Austria
    
    
27. This place in England, the birthplace of William Wordsworth, suffered incessant rains and flood around November 20-21.
    a. Bradford
    b. Sheffield
    c. Cockermouth
    d. York
    
    
28. Clerics in this country are claiming that the movie ‘2012’ is “provocation against Islam”. Which country are we talking about?
    a. Iran
    b. Afghanistan
    c. India
    d. Indonesia
    
    
29. IPL will take cricket places, this person feels. Name him.
    a. Greg Chappell
    b. Ricky Ponting
    c. Wasim Akram
    d. MS Dhoni
    
    
30. There was increased tension between Egypt and this country after Egypt lost to it in a play-off match in soccer. Name it. 
    a. Sudan
    b. Kenya
    c. Algeria
    d. Uganda

Answers 1. c. Enid Blyton 2. a. Raj Kumar Santoshi 3. c. Puntland 4. b. Thein Sein 5. d. GK Pillai 6. a. Rahul Dravid 7. c. Vijaywada 8. a. Kamal Haasan 9. b. ‘Hindustan Times’ 10. c. February 2010 11. b. Sugarcane 12. a. A legally-binding agreement 13. d. Canada 14. b. Navy 15. a. Oxford 16. c. ‘Saamna’ 17. d. Mahesh Bhatt 18. a. censorship 19. c. Bushehr 20. d. Mahinda Rajapaksa 21 c. Jairam Ramesh 22. b. Jantar Mantar 23. a. Dalai Lama 24. a. Afghanistan 25. c. Barack Obama’s daughters are now planning to be hosts of a reality show 26. b. Belgium 27. c. Cockermouth 28. d. Indonesia 29. a. Greg Chappell 30. c. Algeria