Current Affairs : December 2009: 1

1. Which two political parties recently clashed in the Hooghly district, one of last bastions of the Left in West Bengal, leaving one person dead and a police officer injured?
   a. CPI (M) and Trinamool Congress party
   b. CPI and BJP
   c. CPI (M) and BJP
   d. BJP and BSP
   
   
2. Which Indian cricketer has recently been in the limelight for a very impressive comeback after being marred by controversies concerning his behavior on field?
   a. Harbhanan Singh
   b. Yuvraj Singh
   c. S Sreesant
   d. Ifran Pathan
   
   
3. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently voted to rebuke this country for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret. Name the country. 
   a. Afghanistan
   b. Iran
   c. Pakistan
   d. Iraq
   
   
4. The debt crisis of this state of the United Arab Emirates has sent a ripple of shock through financial markets around the world recently. Name the state.
   a. Abu Dhabi
   b. Sharjah
   c. Dubai
   d. Ajman
   
   
5. A couple recently made news by gate crashing into a very high profile party. Where was this party held?
   a. Parliament house
   b. White House
   c. Rashtrapati Bhavan
   d. Senate house
   
   
6. A long traumatic legal battle finally ended for this 87-year-old former teacher and women’s rights worker after she was compelled to leave her home. Name this lady. 
   a. Lavanya Sharma
   b. Anuradha Sen
   c. Lotika Sarkar
   d. Anjana Sharma
   
   
7. How many percentage of carbon-intensity reduction on a domestic level has India volunteered to reduce as a part of the Climate Change measure?
   a. 10-12
   b. 15-25
   c. 30-40
   d. 20-25
   
   
8. Name the daughter-in-law of Shiv-Sena supremo Bal Thackeray who has recently courted controversy by announcing her intention to join Sonia Gaandhi’s Congress party.
   a. Sheila Thackeray
   b. Seema Thackeray
   c. Smita Thackeray
   d. Sonia Thackeray
   
   
9. This Argentine tennis player beat the Swiss world number one Roger Federer recently at London’s O2 Arena. Name him.
   a. Rafael Nadal
   b. Juan Martin Del Potro
   c. Andy Murray
   d. Jose Acasuso
   
   
10. Which car company recently pulled out of a move to sell their Formula One team to Qadbak Investment, the company involved in Notts County, and instead have agreed a new deal with Peter Sauber?
    a. Ferrari
    b. McLaren
    c. Honda
    d. BMW
    
    
11. Pakistan has indicted seven men in relation to 26/11. Name the operations commander of the Laskhar-e-Taiba, who has also been indicted?
    a. Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
    b. Abdul Wajid
    c. Zarar Shah
    d. Hamad Amin Sadiq
    
    
12. A Maoists inflicted state went to polls recently and the voter’s turnout was impressive 52 per cent in the first phase. Which state is this?
    a. Orissa
    b. Chattisgarh
    c. Jharkhand
    d. Andhra Pradesh
    
    
13. The significance of 26/11 is not just Mumbai terror attacks, but also adoption of Constitution by the Constituent Assembly. In which year was it adopted?
    a. 1947
    b. 1949
    c. 1950
    d. 1951
    
    
14. In the proposed $25-30 million production movie ‘Taj’, which Hollywood actor will play the role of Shah Jahan?
    a. Tom Hanks
    b. George Clooney
    c. Ben Kingsley
    d. Matt Damon
    
    
15. The world famous Rhodes scholarship is running out of money due to global financial meltdown. For which university is the scholarship provided?
    a. Cambridge
    b. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    c. Harvard
    d. Oxford
    
    
16. Justice MS Liberhan Commission report indicts many top leaders of the Sangh parivar for the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 which led to widespread communal hatred among Hindus and Muslims. In 17 years how many extensions did the Commission take before submitting the report? 
    a. 47
    b. 48
    c. 43
    d. 52
    
    
17. What is the full form of RAPS?
    a. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
    b. Ranthambore Automobile Plants
    c. Ranchi AIDS Philanthropist’s Society
    d. Rutland Anti-apartheid Society
    
    
18. The first night trial of the nuclear weapon capable … failed.
    a. Prithvi I
    b. Astra III
    c. Brahmos
    d. Agni II
    
    
19. Which senior journalist has co-authored the book ‘To The Last Bullet’ along with Vinita Kamte, wife of 26/11 martyr additional commissioner of police Ashok Kamte?
    a. Rajdeep Sardesai
    b. Yash Goyal
    c. Vinita Deshmukh
    d. Seema Mustafa
    
    
20. In which area has the government suspend mining operations in six iron ore mines?
    a. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
    b. Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa
    c. Deogarh, Kharkhand
    d. None of the above
    
    
21. Which town in Assam saw two bomb explosions outside a police station, killing seven and injuring dozens?
    a. Tezpur
    b. Udalguri
    c. Nalbari
    d. Sualkuchi
    
    
22. Name the nuclear-capable missile that was tested by India recently and for the first time test was done at night time.
    a. Agni-II
    b. Agni-III
    c. Prithvi missile
    d. SLBM
    
    
23. Name this university, which has developed a brain imaging technology in the form of a baseball cap that can tell if anything is wrong with the brain in an hour.
    a. Deakin University
    b. Harvard University
    c. Oxford University
    d. Yale University
    
    
24. King of Pops Michael Jackson’s shining …which he wore during the premiere of his trademark moonwalk dance was auctioned for $350,000 in New York.
    a. Shoes
    b. Goggles
    c. Jacket
    d. White gloves
    
    
25. ‘On the Origin of Species’ written by … found in toilet bookshelf in a family’s guest lavatory is now in possession of Christie’s auction house in London.
    a. Charles Darwin
    b. Erasmus Darwin
    c. John Hershel
    d. None of the above
    
    
26. Which of these companies has been accused by SEBI of rigging the share prices of its subsidiary company that is into petroleum?
    a. Satyam
    b. Reliance Industries Ltd
    c. Wipro
    d. IBM
    
    
27. Who gave a hard time to ace player Rafael Nadal at the World Tour Finals in London beating him by 6-4, 6-4?
    a. Mark Knowles
    b. Mahesh Bhupathi
    c. Roger Federer
    d. Robin Soderling
    
    
28. Indian cricket team is having a tough time looking for sponsors for the team’s jersey logo. Who are the current sponsors?
    a. Nike
    b. Adidas
    c. Sahara India
    d. Jet Airways
    
    
29. … is to join the new Mercedes GP team from the next Formula One season
    a. Michael Schumacher
    b. Nico Rosberg
    c. Karl Kling
    d. Hans Herrmann
    
    
30. Larissa Ramos of … has won the Miss Earth 2009 contest that got over in the Philippines on November 23?
    a. Brazil
    b. Greece
    c. France
    d. Mexico
    

Answers 1. a. CPI (M) and Trinamool Congress party 2. c. S Sreesanth 3. b. Iran 4. c. Dubai 5. b. White House 6. c. Lotika Sarkar 7. d. 20-25 8. c. Smita Thackeray 9. b. Juan Martin Del Potro 10. d. BMW 11. a. Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi 12. c. Jharkhand 13. b. 1949 14. c. Ben Kingsley 15. d. Oxford 16. b. 48 17. a. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station 18. d. Agni II 19. c. Vinita Deshmukh 20. a. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh 21. c. Nalbari 22. a. Agni-II 23. b. Harvard University 24. d. White gloves 25. a. Charles Darwin 26. b. Reliance Industries Ltd 27. d. Robin Soderling 28. c. Sahara India 29. b. Nico Rosberg 30. a. Brazil