Current Affairs : December 2009: 2

1. Prometric, the firm that conducted the Common Admission Test that has been outsourced to it is a … based firm.
   a. The UK
   b. The US
   c. Australia
   d. Japan
   
   
2. India and … have reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation during a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Stephen Harper. This nation is known as the world’s largest producer of uranium.
   a. France
   b. Germany
   c. Canada
   d. Japan
   
   
3. Name this member of the Commonwealth that has been recently included as the 54th member of Commonwealth.
   a. Rwanda
   b. Trinidad and Tobago
   c. Mexico
   d. None of the above
   
   
4. Which of these nations held a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to show the threat to glaciers in the Himalayas due to global warming?
   a. Bhutan
   b. Bangladesh
   c. India
   d. Nepal
   
   
5. Who won the ATP World Tour Finals that got over recently?
   a. Pete Sampras
   b. Nikolay Davydenko
   c. Bryan brothers
   d. Roger Federer
   
   
6. Which among these words has been voted as the top English word of the year?
   a. Obama
   b. H1N1
   c. Vampire
   d. Twitter
   
   
7. Which country will now host the 2011 Commonwealth after Sri Lanka has been blocked from holding the meeting?
   a. UK
   b. Australia
   c. India
   d. China
   
   
8. Which of these tennis players has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years following her bad mouthing at the US Open?
   a. Venessa Williams
   b. Kim Clijsters
   c. Serena Williams
   d. Jennifer Capriati
   
   
9. Name this cricketer who is likely to play for England’s domestic T20 competition that will start in June 2010.
   a. Sourav Ganguly
   b. Sachin Tendulkar
   c. Virendar Sehwag
   d. Harbhajan Singh
   
   
10. Where was the annual meet of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers held recently?
    a. New Delhi
    b. Mumbai
    c. Chennai
    d. Hyderabad
    
    
11. Barack Obama has announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan to start from July 2011. When did the armed conflict of the US with Afghanistan begin?
    a. 2003
    b. 2002
    c. 2001
    d. 2000
    
    
12. Name the chairperson of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), who has recently reported to have been held in Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.
    a. Arabinda Rajkhowa
    b. Paresh Barua
    c. Anup Chetia
    d. Sasha Choudhury
    
    
13. Where was former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda arrested as he is charged of more than Rs 4,000 crore scam?
    a. Chennai
    b. Anantpur
    c. Ranchi
    d. Chaibasa
    
    
14. The former cabinet secretary TR Prasad, the former director of IIT-Delhi and Madras, VS Raju, and a former dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB), have been named by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) for the first time in the Rs 11,000-crore fraud in Satyam Computers. Name the former dean of ISB.
    a. Jahar Saha
    b. DS Sengar
    c. M Rammohan Rao
    d. Jagdish Sheth
    
    
15. A general opinion is being built that The Indian Cinematograph Act, 1952 should be reviewed to put documentaries on a separate footing for certification. Who is the chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)?
    a. Sharmila Tagore
    b. Shabana Azmi
    c. Farooq Sheikh
    d. Anupam Kher
    
    
16. Argentina’s … won the Golden Ball, awarded to the European Footballer of the Year, with the biggest margin ever?
    a. Cristiano Ronaldo
    b. Lionel Messi
    c. Xavi Hernandez
    d. Ronaldinho
    
    
17. The former editor-in-chief of the ‘Friday Times’ and ‘Daily Times’, Pakistan, has received the “2009 Golden Pen of Freedom,” the annual press freedom prize. Name him.
    a. Tahir Mirza
    b. Hameed Haroon
    c. Abbas Nasir
    d. Najam Sethi
    
    
18. Who was the chairperson and CEO of Union Carbide when the Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place on the night of December 2-3, 1984?
    a. Archie M Bolster
    b. Hitesh Agnani
    c. Warren Anderson
    d. Rajan S Sharma
    
    
19. Iran has arrested five nationals of … for trespassing its territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.
    a. The US
    b. The UK
    c. Germany
    d. Portugal
    
    
20. China has proposed a voluntary reduction of the intensity of its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45 per cent of 2005 levels, by ….
    a. 2013
    b. 2020
    c. 2022
    d. 2030
    
    
21. This Indian cricketer created history by scoring 284 runs recently, which is the third highest individual score in a single day of Test cricket. Only Don Bradman and Walter Hammond have scored more. Name him.
    a. Sachin Tendulkar
    b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
    c. Virender Sehwag
    d. Rahul Dravid
    
    
22. AR Rahman has yet again been nominated for a prestigious music award for his music in the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, post his double Oscar win. Name this award. 
    a. American Music Awards
    b. MTV Music Awards
    c. Nashville Music Awards
    d. Grammy Awards
    
    
23. Recently 40 people were killed and many more injured in a bomb blast in …, Pakistan.
    a. Rawalpindi
    b. Islamabad
    c. Peshawar
    d. Karachi
    
    
24. India has recently finalised a new nuclear agreement with which country, which will ensure that no ongoing nuclear power project or uranium fuel supply arrangement with the other side would be affected or stopped in the event of termination of bilateral cooperation for any reason?
    a. France
    b. Spain
    c. England
    d. Russia
    
    
25. Which city in India recently saw a protest against water shortage outside the Municipal Corporation office that turned horribly violent as the police lathicharged agitators injuring at least 10 of them and killing one person? 
    a. New Delhi
    b. Mumbai
    c. Chennai
    d. Bengaluru
    
    
26. As the US plans to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan next year, its allies (led by NATO chief) have also pledged to send … troops.
    a. 5500
    b. 6000
    c. 6500
    d. 7000
    
    
27. Name this world famous sports man who has recently courted controversy concerning his personal life, after a one-car-traffic accident in front of his Florida mansion. 
    a. Tiger Woods
    b. Michael Jordan
    c. Shaquille ONeal
    d. Muhammad Ali
    
    
28. The person who laid foundations of the jihadist movement in Jammu and Kashmir and later became a leading figure for peace movement in the state, was attacked by the extremists. Name him.
    a. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
    b. Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq
    c. Mian Ghulam Sarwar
    d. Fazal-ul-Haq Qureshi
    
    
29. The ADAG-promoted Dadri power project recently received a setback when the Allahabad high court partially cancelled a notification under which agricultural land was acquired for the 7,480mw project. Name the famous industrialist heading the project. 
    a. Anil Ambani
    b. Mukesh Ambani
    c. Ratan Tata
    d. L.N Mittal
    
    
30. Which country will be hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
    a. Brazil
    b. Spain
    c. South Africa
    d. France

Answers 1. b. The US 2. c. Canada 3. a. Rwanda 4. d. Nepal 5. b. Nikolay Davydenko 6. d. Twitter 7. b. Australia 8. c. Serena Williams 9. a. Sourav Ganguly 10. d. Hyderabad 11. c. 2001 12. a. Arabinda Rajkhowa 13. d. Chaibasa 14. c. M Rammohan Rao 15. a. Sharmila Tagore 16. b. Lionel Messi 17. d. Najam Sethi 18. c. Warren Anderson 19. b. The UK 20. b. 2020 21. c. Virender Sehwag 22. d. Grammy Awards 23. a. Rawalpindi 24. d. Russia 25. b. Mumbai 26. c. Nepal 27. a. Tiger Woods 28. d. Fazal-ul-Haq Qureshi 29. a. Anil Ambani 30. c. South Africa