Current Affairs : October 2009: 1

1. It seems that Commonwealth organising committee (OC) in India has been able bury the hatchet with CGF chief Michael Fennell, head of the parent body with … claiming recently that the OC has the backing of Fennell. Name the person who claimed so.
1. MS Gill
2. Mike Hooper
3. Suresh Kalmadi
4. Monty Panesar

2. This Asian country has set a new rule where the school students will be saluting the cars passing by on their way to and from school. Name this nation which thinks that this will teach the students courtesy and reduce the accidents.
1. Japan
2. China
3. Malaysia
4. Singapore

3. Which of these countries recently saw demonstrators protesting against the torching of Koran by western troopers.
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Afghanistan
4. Israel

4. Name this lady, younger sister of Raul and Fidel Castro who has said that she collaborated with the central intelligence agency in the United States against her brothers’ rule in Cuba. She went into exile in Miami.
1. Juanita
2. Maria
3. Gabrielle
4. Jean

5. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister will receive Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in November. Name him.
1. Tarun Gogoi
2. Donkupor Roy
3. Dorjee Khandu
4. Pawan Chamling

6. In a shocking incident, recently, Rajdhani express that runs between  … and … was hijacked by Maoists for five hours at Banstala, about 175 kms from Kolkata.
1. Mumbai, New Delhi
2. Bhubaneshwar, New Delhi
3. Patna, New Delhi
4. Chennai, New Delhi

7. Name this Hollywood horror flick that has been dubbed as a no-budget film and has been directed by a new director.
1. ‘Amelia’
2. ‘Paranormal Activity’
3.  ‘Halloween II’
4. None of the above

8. This surname was recently a butt of joke during Indian president’s visit to Britain. It also the second most popular surname in Britain after Singh. Which surname are we talking about?
1. Patil
2. Patel
3. Sharma
4. Verma

9. The trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) that was held in October took place in ….
1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Bangalore

10. Name this European shot put champion who went under doping charges and later had to go undergo sex change because of the effects of testosterone hormone abuse.
1. Andreas Krieger
2. Heidi Kruger
3. Tomasz Majewski
4. Alexander Bagach
   
   
11. In which city of Pakistan one of the deadliest bomb blast killed 90 people on the event of arrival of United States Secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the country?
    a. Islamabad
    b. Karachi
    c. Peshawar
    d. Lahore
    
    
    
12. Which legendary retired tennis player recently admitted in his autobiography to testing positive for hard drugs during his career?
    a. Pete Sampras
    b. Andre Agassi
    c. John Mcenroe
    d. Boris Becker
    
    
13. Name the famous Franco-Belgian comic series that recently turned fifty years old. 
    a. The Adventures of Asterix
    b. The Adventures of Tintin
    c. The Adventures of Nero
    d. The Adventures of Adele Blanc-sec
    
    
14. Former Test match umpire …. best known to fans for his superstitious habit of standing on one leg when the score reached 111 or multiples such as 222, recently succumbed to cancer.
    a. Steve Bucknor
    b. Daryl Harper
    c. David Shepherd
    d. Simon Taufel
    
    
15. The movie ‘This is it’ recently released features the last eighty hours of videotape taken of … final days of rehearsals for a series of music concerts. 
    a. Elvis Presley
    b. Michael Jackson
    c. Stephen Gately
    d. Kurt Cobain
    
    
16. In which city an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot recently caught fire killing five people and injuring over 100 people? 
    a. Chandigarh
    b. Digboi
    c. Jaipur
    d. Hissar
    
    
17. Which television channel was recently pulled up by the Information and Broadcasting ministry for negative portrayal of a district magistrate in one its soaps?
    a. Sony
    b. Star Plus
    c. Zee
    d. Colors
    
    
18. The government of India is contemplating approaching the apex court for fast disposal of cases against this veteran Indian artist, who is on self-imposed exile. Name the artist.
    a. Amrita Shergill
    b. M F Husain
    c. Anjolie Ela Menon
    d. Tyeb Mehta
    
    
19. To address serious security concerns, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to ban pre-paid mobile phone connections in this state. Name the state. 
    a. Assam
    b. Jammu and Kashmir
    c. Rajasthan
    d. Orissa
    
    
20. Which airline having recently suspended a pilot and flight purser for a mid-air scuffle has now filed a charge sheet against all four crewmembers involved?
    a. Jet
    b. Spicejet
    c. Kingfisher
    d. Air India
    
    
21. In which troubled state has the Union government banned pre-paid mobile connections as they are prone to misuse?
    a. Arunachal Pradesh
    b. Jharkhand
    c. Jammu and Kashmir
    d. Sikkim
    
    
22. Why has painter-activist MF Hussain has made news recently?
    a. He has come back to India
    b. The RSS has declared that it will not allow him to be back in any circumstance
    c. Government is asking the Supreme Court for fast disposal of cases against him
    d. The Supreme Court is moving fast on disposal of the cases
    
    
23. By-elections in Uttar Pradesh will take place on November 7, 2009. Who is the Congress candidate for Firozabad parliamentary constituency? 
    a. Rahul Gandhi
    b. Raj Babbar
    c. Pramod Tiwari
    b. Rita Bahuguna Joshi
    
    
24. Which Indian Chief Minister has tested positive of swine flu?
    a. Neiphiu Rio, Nagaland
    b. Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh
    c. BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka
    d. Narendra Modi, Gujarat
    
    
25. Where will the new Kerala University of Medical and Allied Science come up?
    a. Thrissur
    b. Kasargod
    c. Idduki
    d. Alappuzha
    

Answers c. Suresh Kalmadi b. China c. Afghanistan a. Juanita c. Dorjee Khandu b. Bhubaneshwar, New Delhi b. ‘Paranormal Activity’ b. Patel d. Bangalore b. Heidi Kruger c. Peshawar b. Andre Agassi a. The Adventures in Asterix c. David Shepherd b. Michael Jackson c. Jaipur d. Colors b. M F Husain b. Jammu and Kashmir d. Air India c. Jammu and Kashmir c. Government is asking the Supreme Court for fast disposal of cases against him b. Raj Babbar d. Narendra Modi, Gujarat a. Thrissur