Current Affairs : December 2009: 3

1. India recently won a series against … becoming the top Test playing nation in the ICC ranking.
   a. New Zealand
   b. Australia
   c. Sri Lanka
   d. Pakistan
   
   
2. India has agreed to a 20-25% cut in the carbon emissions per unit of GDP by ….
   a. 2010
   b. 2020
   c. 2015
   d. 2030
   
   
3. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made his sixth visit to … since 2004 last week. India is going to purchase aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from this nation.
   a. Japan
   b. US
   c. France
   d. Russia
   
   
4. A 1000-posture hand-painted Ganesha on a running cloth has made an entry into the Limca Book of Records. Deeksha Bhardwaj, the painter, belongs to ….
   a. Ghaziabad
   b. Faridabad
   c. Noida
   d. Delhi
   
   
5. Villagers are protesting against the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant in Ratnagiri district and plan to establish a referendum on the number of locals willing to give away their land to house the six imported light water reactors from ….
   a. Russia
   b. France
   c. US
   d. UK
   
   
6. Zakir Hussian, the tabla maestro, has been nominated for … in the best classical crossover album category for his work in ‘The Melody of Rhythm’.
   a. Emmy Awards
   b. Oscar Awards
   c. Grammy Awards
   d. None of the above
   
   
7. Which of these is going to launch a space flight soon that is a major attraction for tourists?
   a. Indian Airlines
   b. British Airlines
   c. Jet Airways
   d. Virgin Galactic
   
   
8. Which among these young parliamentarians landed in a trouble after his/her chopper landed in the fading out light in Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh?
   a. Rahul Gandhi
   b. Sachin Pilot
   c. Agatha Sangma
   d. None of the above
   
   
9. Which former BJP Member of Parliament has been expelled recently from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for indiscipline?
   a. Harsh Vardhan
   b. Vijay Goel
   c. Rajnath Singh
   d. Sushsma Swaraj
   
   
10. Which among these have become increasingly short-tempered and impatient according to a recent survey by broadband provider Talk Talk?
    a. English
    b. Indians
    c. Americans
    d. Chinese
    
    
11. Name the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President, whose 11 days fast was followed by an announcement by Home Minister P Chidambaram that the process of forming the State of Telangana would be initiated by moving a resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly. 
    a. Y S Rajashekhara Reddy
    b. K Chandrasekhar Rao
    c. K Rosaih
    d. Chandrababu Naidu
    
    
12. Which well-known auto manufacturing company in India has announced that it is set to stop making scooters which was one of its key selling products? 
    a. Hero Honda
    b. Maruti Suzuki
    c. Bajaj
    d. Kinetic
    
    
13. New Formula One tram Mercedes Grand Prix is set to offer a driver’s contract to this retired former World champion. Name him. 
    a. Fernando Alonso
    b. Felipe Massa
    c. Jochen Mass
    d. Michael Schumacher
    
    
14. Name the first Indian boxer to bag top honour by winning the gold at the prestigious AIBA President's Cup recently. 
    a. Suranjoy Singh
    b. Vijender Singh
    c. Sunil Kumar
    d. Akhil Kumar
    
    
15. In which country five young American Muslims have recently been arrested and are under investigation for possibly trying to meet up with a terror group implicated in the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.
    a. India
    b. Afghanistan
    c. Pakistan
    d. Nepal
    
    
16. In which Indian state a bomb blast recently left one dead and injured 30 others?
    a. Maharashtra
    b. Karnataka
    c. Assam
    d. Kashmir
    
    
17. Name the banned organisation whose umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility recently for coordinated Baghdad bombings that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500.
    a. Al-Qaeda
    b. Lashkar-E-Taiba
    c. Al-Umar-Mujahideen
    d. Jamiat-Ul-Mujahidden
    
    
18. India is vying for the extradition of this Lashkar-e-Taiba operative charged with criminal conspiracy in the Mumbai terror attacks from the United States. Name the accused. 
    a. Ajmal Kasab
    b. Faheem Ansari
    c. Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
    d. David Coleman Headley
    
    
19. Name this IIT alumnus who has recently been sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for posting hate messages in 2006 to the then President George W. Bush.
    a. Vikram Buddhi
    b. Vikas Singh
    c. Vaibhav Sharma
    d. Arunesh Varma
    
    
20. One of China’s most high-profile political reformers was recently indicted on subversion charges for his strong calls for democratic reforms. He was detained in December after he co-authored a controversial call for political reforms known as Charter 08, along with 300 other prominent Chinese activists and academics. Name him. 
    a. Liu Xiabo
    b. Zeng Jinyan
    c. Wei Jingsheng
    d. Li Zhi

Answers 1. c. Sri Lanka 2. b. 2020 3. d. Russia 4. a. Ghaziabad 5. b. France 6. c. Grammy Awards 7. d. Virgin Galactic 8. a. Rahul Gandhi 9. b. Vijay Goel 10. a. English 11. b. K Chandrasekhar Rao 12. c. Bajaj 13. d. Michael Schumacher 14. a. Suranjoy Singh 15. c. Pakistan 16. c. Assam 17. a. Al-Qaeda 18. d. David Coleman Headley 19. a. Vikram Buddhi 20. a. Liu Xiabo