CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

1. Which among the following has been named the most valuable sports team in the world?
a. The Red Devils
b. Dallas Cowboys
c. New York Yankees
d. Manchester United


2. Patrick Vieira is related with which of the following sports?
a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Hockey
d. Swimming


3. What was the name of NASA’s spacecraft which entered an asteroid’s orbit recently?
a. Dawn
b. Lycosta
c. Vesta
d. Horbid


4. Rowghat, an area of Iron ore minning recently in news is situated in which of the following
state?
a. Jharkhand
b. Orissa
c. Chhatisgarh
d. Karnataka


5. Who among the following was unanimously chosen the next Central Vigilance Commissioner?
a. Yogesh Wadhwa
b. Atul Pratap Singh
c. Nirbhay Sachan
d. Pradeep Kumar


6. Recently which country’s airways have planned to operate aircraft powered by cooking oil?
a. Britain
b. United States
c. Australia
d. Germany


7. Which state recently has launched 24x7 web cast of Chief Minister's offi ce?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Bihar


8. GSAT-12 communication satellite placed in geosynchronous orbit, was injected by -
a. PSLV-C15
b. PSLV-C16
c. PSLV-C17
d. PSLV-C18


9. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully fl ighttested its latest surface-to-surface missile, named-
a. Prahaar
b. Pradyumna
c. Arjuna
d. Bheem


10. U.S. National Hurricane Center is located at
a. Miami
b. New York
c. Washington
d. Chicago


11. Hurricane Dora has recently affected –
a. Indonesia
b. Philippines
c. Japan
d. Mexico


12. China has opened the world’s longest sea bridge. It stretches across –
a. Jiaozhou Bay
b. Shanjhou Bay
c. Yangtze Bay
d. Hangjhou Bay


13. Which country recently has enforced new immigration rules that focus on higher qualifi cation and advance English language skills as requirements for those wanting to migrate to this country?
a. United States
b. Australia
c. Germany
d. Canada


14. Which country’s parliament looked set to approve an exit from nuclear energy by 2022?
a. Germany
b. United States
c. India
d. France


15. Who among the following has taken over as the new Railway Board Chairman?
a. Prakash Sharma
b. Pradeep Roy
c. Vinay Mittal
d. Vijay Narain


16. Petra Kvitova has recently won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships singles title. She belongs
to which countrty?
a. Czech Republic
b. United States
c. Russia
d. Ukraine


17. Which among the following is the fi rst e-hospital in the country?
a. MediAngels
b. MediCures
c. E -Care
d. Regency


18. DRDO laboratory, Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM) is established at -
a. Nashik
b. Bengaluru
c. Ahmedabad
d. Hyderabad


19. US is seeking to ban the production of ammonium nitrate used in fertilizers in which of the
following countries?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Brazil
d. China


20. Which country recently has announced that it would stop granting work permits to domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines, following hiring conditions imposed by the Asian countries?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. France
c. Germany
d. Australia


21. Who among the following is the new coach of Indian Cricket team?
a. Andy Flower
b. Eddo Brandes
c. Duncan Fletcher
d. Heath Streak


22. Where is Mount Kailash located?
a. India
b. Tibet
c. China
e. Nepal


23. The 12th IIFA awards ceremony was held at which of the following place?
a. New York
b. Sun City
c. Goa
d. Toronto


24. Who got the World Food Prize 2011?
a. John A Kufur
b. Lula da Silva
c. Manmohan Singh
d. a and b both


25. Who among the following had coined the term “Biodiversity”?
a. W GRosen
b. Dr Normem Mayers
c. Raymond F.Dasmann
d. Peter Hamilton


26. Who among the following had observed fast for equal rights for Indian prisoners?
a. Bhagat Singh
b. Potti srimalu
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Lala Lajpat Rai


27. Which among the following countries has topped the list of most failed states ?
a. Somalia
b. Sudan
c. Iraq
d. Zimbabwe


28. Indian Institute of Public Management is situated at which place?
a. Hyderabad
b. Shimla
c. Bengaluru
d. New Delhi


29. The National Solar Mission aims at tapping 20,000 mw of solar power by –
a. 2012
b. 2022
c. 2020
d. 2025


30. Khallas: An A to Z guide to Underworld, is written by –
a. Shobha Dey
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Jyotendra Dey
d. Ashutosh Mukherjee


31. Who among the following publishes the magazine 'Rail Bandhu' ?
a. The Pioneer
b. Times Of India
c. Dainik Jagran
d. The Hindu


32. C.K. Naidu Lifetime Achievement award in 2011 has been conferred to -
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Salim Durrani
c. Abhimanyu Mithun
d. Sunil Gavaskar


33. Who among the following is known as Dr. Death?
a. James Mandis
b. Notjirker Posch
c. Jack Kevorkian
d. Mac Dinghty


34. Who among the following is the President of Sudan ?
a. Ali Abdullah Saleh
b. Tayyip Erdogen
c. Omar al Bashir
d. Bashar Al Asad


35. Who among the following is known as “Andhra Natyam”?
a. Natraja Ramkrishna
b. Sujata Krishnamurti
c. Radha Swaminatham
d. Krishna Reddy


36. Which is the world’s youngest country?
a. South Sudan
b. North Sudan
c. Serbia
d. Montenegro


37. Which country's explorers recently have found large deposits of the rare earth metal on the
fl oor of the Pacifi c Ocean?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. Indonesia


38. Which country does not have a dedicated court to decide on “green cases”?
a. India
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
d. United States of America


39. What is the rank of India in Global Innovation Index?
a. 29
b. 52
c. 62
d. 78


40. Which Pharmaceutical company has received a warning letter from US health regulator, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over violation of current good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations for fi nished pharmaceuticals?
a. Zydus Cadila
b. Cipla
c. GlaxoSmithKline
d. Aventis Pharma

ANSWERS:

1. d. Manchester united

2.  b   Football

3. a  Dawn

4. c . Chhatisgarh

5. d . Pradeep kumar

6. a. Britain

7. b. Kerala

8. c. PSLV –C17

9. a. Prahar

10. a. Miami

11. d. Mexico

12. a Jiajhou Bay

13.  b.Australia

14. a. Germany

15 .c. Vinay mittal

16. a. Czech Republic

17. a. Medi Angels

18. a. Nasik

19. b.Pakistan

20. a. Saudi Arabia

21. c. Duncan Fletcher

22. b.Tibet

23. d Toranto

24. d.  a and b both

25. a. W G Rosen

26. a. Bhagat Singh

27. a. Somalia

28. d. New delhi

29.  b. 2022

30. c. Jyotendra dey

31. a. The Pioneer

32. b. Salim durrani

33. c. Jack kevorkian

34. c. Omar al Bashir

35. a. Natraj Ramkrishna

36. a. South sudan

37. c. Japan

38. d. United States

39. c . 62

40  a. Zydus cadila