current affairs & gk november 2010

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CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK NOVEMBER 2010

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November 1-7:

1. In the latest RBI credit policy bankscannot fund more than what percentagewhile offering home loan(a) 75 (b) 80 (c) 85 (d) 90 (e) 67

2. Nikki Haley who created history whenshe became governor of a US state What isthe name of that state?(a) South Dakota (b) Delware(c) South Carolina (d) Texas (e) None

3. In which of the following cities abusinessman has bought a personal ATM?(a) Delhi (b) Bhopal (c) Mumbai(d) Indore (e) None of these

4. US president Obama has announced howmuch worth Indo-US trade deals?(a) $1 0 billion (b) $1 5 billion(c) $1 1 0 billion (d) $50 billion(e) None of these

5. Which of the following schemes wouldbe launched by government in naxalaffected areas to save children.

(a) Bal Bandhu (b) Bachpan Bachao(c) Saving Childhood(d) For a better tomorrow(e) Future Perfect

6. South African cricket Herschelle Gibbshas released his autobiography .What has caused a lot of controversies.What is the name of it?(a) Beyond cricket (b) To the point(c) 22 yard (d) Game we played (e) None

7. Which of the following games wouldmake its debut in Guangzhou, China, AsianGames 201 0?(a) Netball (b) Lawn ball (c) Cricket(d) Golf (e) None of these

8. Who has become Brazil's first femalepresident?(a) Luiz Incio Lulada Silva

(b) Dilma Rousseff (c) Ria Bogota(d) Uiara Thiago (e) None of these

9. As per new directive by CBSE how muchphysical workout per week including yogaand other outdoor games are a must for allclass IX to XII students

(a) 120 minutes (b) 60 minutes(c) 90 minutes (d) 1 50 minutes (e) None

10. Which state has launched FTTP (FiberTo The Panchayat) programme, recently(a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan (c) Haryana(d) Madhya Pradesh (e) None of these

11. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who would2011 Republic Day chief Guest, is presidentof...(a) Malaysia (b) Indonesia(c) Singapore (d) Vietnam (e) Laos

Answers: 1.b, 2. c, 3.b, 4. a, 5. a, 6. b, 7. c, 8.b, 9.c, 10. e (UP), 11 . b,

November 8-14:

1. Which city will host the first ever SAFwinter games in 2011?(a) Kathmandu (b) Dehradun (c) Nepal

(d) Manila (e) Beijing

2. Which Indian state has launched a 52-day campaign to resolve problems ofvillagers at panchayat level?(a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab (c) UP(d) Haryana (e) Himachal Pradesh

3. Who has become Delhi new policecommissioner?(a) A .K. Aggarwal

(b) B.K. Gupta(c) Surendra Bansal(d) Soumitra Sen(e) None of these

4. Biligere Ranganatha Temple TigerReserve, where govt. is planning to shiftSoliga tribe, is in which state(a) Kerela (b) Karnataka(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

(e) None of these


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5. Government is planning to come up withhow many more tiger reserves across thecountry(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 6 (e) 5

6. Just concluded G-20 summit, wherecountries pledged to refrain fromcompetitive devaluation of currency, washeld in(a) Singapore (b) Hanoi(c) Seoul (d) Canberra (e) None of there

7. By which year India plans tocomputerised all post offices across India(a) 2012 (b) 2011 (c) 2013(d) 2014 (e) 201 5

8. With which of the following nations Indiahas signed CEPA (Comprehensive eEconomic Partnership Agreement)(a) Japan (b) USA (c) Italy(d) Russia (e) New Zealand

9. Vikram Seth, the author of A Suitableboy, is planning to pen down 'A SuitableGirl'. This next magnum opus from the

author will be released in the y ear(a) 2013 (b) 2012 (c) 2014(d) 2011 (e) 2015

10. Which India commercial vehicle makerlaunched ten new models of Utrucktippersrecently?(a) Tata Motors (b) Ashok Leyland(c) Maruti (d) Nissan (e) None of these

Answers: 1 b, 2. a, 3. b 4. b 5.b, 6.c, 7 .a 8 (a)

9.a, 1 0. (b)

November 14-21:

1. Term 2G was in news recently. whatdoes it stand for(a) 2-Group (b) Second Generation(c) 2-Grants (d) Gex X3 (e) None of these

2. The US joined hands with India to set upa Global Centre for Nuclear Energy

Partnership for research and developmentof secure and proliferation resistant

reactor systems. This centre would be setup in which of the following states?(a) New Delhi (b) Maharastara(c) Haryana (d) Rajasthan (e) Orissa

3. Bajrang Lal who won a gold medal inrowing in Asian Games 2010 is from whichIndian Army unit...(a) Rajputana Rifles (b) BEG(c) Garwal Regiment (d) Sikh Regiment(e) None of these

4. L. C Jain who died recently was a famous(a) Sportsperson (b) Writer (c) Economist(d) Politician (e) Social Worker

5. Which of the following PSU is trying towoo private investors to fund its expansionplans?(a) NHAI (b) Railways(c) Forest Department India (d) BRO(e) None of these

6. Which USA state has approved medicaluse of marijuana for the people withchronic diseases?

(a) Texas (b) Arizona (c) North Carolina(d) Delaware (e) None of these

7. First ever Indian automobile co. to enterinto 125cc class of the MotoGP worldchampionship(a) Mahindra & Mahindra (b) Tata Motors(c) Hero Honda (d) Maruti India(e) None of these

9. Minister A. Raja who resigned recently

was heading..(a) Telecoms (b) Prasar bharti(c) Communication(d) Internet and Broadband (e) None

10. Recently China, India and Russia hadtrilateral talks on various issues. Thesetalks were held at..(a) Wuan (b) New Delhi (c) Beijing(d) Moscow (d) Hyderbad


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11. Sebastian Vettel who has been crownedas the youngest drivers champion inFormula One history when he outstrippedall his rivals and won the Abu Dhabi GrandPrix for the outstanding Red Bull team

recently . He is from...(a) Germany (b) UK (c) Argentina(d) Scotland (e) USA

12. As per Standard Charted Bank studyIndian economy would be the fastestgrowing economy of the world by the year...(a) 2013 (b) 2020(c) 2012 (d) 2015 (e) 2014

13. What is 'Project Titan'?(a) Facebook's intended email service(b) Name of joint military exerciseconducted by India and Russia(c) Rescue operation name that whatlaunched to save trapped miners in Chile(d) Name of new comet which is headingtowards Earth and may hit our planet bythe y ear 2021 (e) None of these

14. Which was following companies wasacting as a front company for RelianceTelecom in the controversial 2G scam(a) Swan Telecom (b) Tele Network ltd(c) India telecoms Pvt. (d) People Power(e) None of these

15. Which commission has been appointedto probe Delhi building collapse that leftnearly 66 people dead?(a) L.N. Tiwari (b) Lokeshwar Prasad

(c) Rathor Committee (d) V ashudev Sinha(e) A .K Arun commission

16. Who has won first-ever Asia gymnasticsmedal for India in 201 0 Asian Games(a) Mukesh Kumar (b) Satindra Twiyari(c) A shish Kumar (d) V ivek Jova(e) None of these

17. Air Fare of which of the following

domestic route went up by nearly 300%(a) Delhi-chennai (b) Delhi-Mumbai

(c) Delhi-Portblair (d) Calcutta-Delhi(e) None of these18. As per latest assessment by IndianNetwork for Climate Change the averagetemperature in India by 2030 will rise by ...

(a) 1 .5 degree Celsius(b) 2-3 degree Celsius(c) 1 .7 -2.2 degree Celsius(d) 1 .8-3.2 degree Celsius(e) 2.5 degree celsius

19. Which two reality shows has beentaken off from prime time viewing as perI&B notice(a) Big Boss, Rakhikaa Sach(b) Taree Maree Prem Katha andRakhikapyaar(c) Big Boss and Indaf(d) Bosskaa Toss and Adult Comedy(e) None of these

20. 2011 IPL 4 will be played...(a) From April 8- May 27(b) From May 8- June 22(c) April 8-May 22(d) March 8-April 23

(e) None of these

21. Recently NATO annual meeting washeld at:(a) Portugal (b) Vienna(c) Australia (d) Hanoi (e) Germany

22. At what percent food inflation was at17 -month low for the week ended on Nov6, 201 0(a) 11 .5 (b) 10.3 (c) 9.5

(d) 12.5 (e) None of these

Answers: 1 . b, 2.c, 3.a, 4.c, 5.b, 6. b, 7 .a, 8.b9. a, 10. a 11 .a 12.b, 13.a, 14.a, 15. b, 16. c,17 . b 18. C

November 21-28:

1. What deadline has been set by SupremeCourt for CBI to submit its complete reporton 2G scam?

(a) Jan. 2011 (b) March 2011(c) July 2012 (d) Feb 2011 (e) None


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2. What is the estimated cost of soon to beconstructed Navi Mumbai Airport...(a) 1000 crore (b) 1150 crore(c) 8722 crore (d) 7368 crore(e) None of these

3. The tallest Jesus statue has beenunveiled recently in which of the followingcountries?(a) Vatican City (b) Italy (c) Poland(d) Switzerland (e) UK

4. Which player was judged man of theseries in the recently concluded India-NZtest series(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Rahul Dravid(c) Ishant Sharma (d) Harbhajan Singh(e) None of these

5. In which of the following cities astampede at a festival that was celebratingend of the rainy seasonleft 378 people dead?(a) Islamabad (b) Phnom Penh(c) London (d) Panaji (e) None of these

6. Which European country has put a capon the number skilled workers it will allowto immigrate each y ear from non EuropeanEconomic Area?(a) UK (b) Germany (c) France(d) Netherlands (e) None of these7. Why Yeonpyeong Island was in newsrecently?(a) It is the island which was shelled byNorth Korea(b) A Tsunami alert was issued after a mild

earth quake rock this Island in IndianOcean(c) This island has been judged as one ofthe best holiday destination(d) Ongoing International film festival isgoing here at Goa(e) None of these

8. Who has been sworned in as AndhraPradesh new CM?

(a) Kiran Rao (b) Nitin Gadkari(c) Kiran Reddy (d) BS Y Reddy (e) None

9. Ramchandran Nair who has beenarrested recently by CBI in loan scam wasCEO of...(a) NICL (b) LIC (c) Central Bank of India(d) UBI (e) None of these

10. JD(U) has secured how many seats inrecent Bihar assembly elections?(a) 205 (b) 206 (c) 207(d) 208 (e) None of these

11. The first State in India to start mobileportability is..(a) Mahrastra (b) Delhi(c) MP (d) Haryana (e) None of these

12. CBI issued notice to companies in LICloan scam.(a) 17 (b) 21 (c) 19(d) 11 (e) 10

13. The 9900 mega watt Jaitapur NuclearPower plant project which has been givenfinal clearance by the Union EnvironmentMinistry is in which state?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Haryana

(c) Orissa (d) Maharastra (e) None of these

14. India has opened its fourth diplomaticmission in which of the following countriesrecently?(a) Sri Lanka (b) Norway(c) USA (d) South Africa (e) None of these

15. Which state is planning 147 crorerupees modernization and up gradation forits police force?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Gujarat (e) None

16. What is DIN, which was in newsrecently?(a) Document identification number(b) Digital Internal Network(c) Double Inward News(d) Digital identification number(e) None of these


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17. Sergei Lavrov, who recently visitedIndia is the Foreign Minister of...(a) Russia (b) Hungry(c) Haiti (d) Egypt

(e) None of these

18. Name of the first satellite dedicated todelivering broadband services to Europehas launched on an Arianne 5 rocket?(a) Hylas-1 (b) EuroNet 1 (c) Euroband(d) Dial Europe (e) None of these

19. How many gold medals China won injust concluded 2010 Asian Games?(a) 201 (b) 199 (c) 151 (d) 197 (e) 119

20. 2014 Asian Games will be hosted by(a) Tokyo, Japan(b) Colombo, Sri Lanka(c) Incheon, South Korea(d) Kualalampur, Malaysia(e) Tehran, Iran

Answers: 1 .b 2. c, 3. c, 4.d, 5.b, 6.a, 7 .a, 8.c,9.b, 10. b, 11 .d, 12.b, 13.d, 14.a,15.a, 16.a,

17 . a, 18.a,19.b, 20.c.

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