GK and Current Affairs Question and Answers Test 2
1. Which of the following statements about the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is/are correct?
I. Annual Meeting of APPF was organised at Ulan Bator recently
II. The APPF was founded by the former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone
III. India is not a member of APPF
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
(e) I, II and III*
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General Knowledge Test Question Answers 1001 (Jan 2011 )
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Correct Answers are marked with a * (Star). Detailed Answers are given below each Question:
1. Who among the following is not an economist?
(a) Ashima Goyal
(b) Bibek Debroy
(c) Ajit Ranade
(d) Harsh Mariwala*
(e) Dr. Omkar Goswami
Answer 1 :
Ashima Goyal – Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research
Bibek Debroy – Professor, Centre for Policy Research
Ajit Ranade – Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group
Dr. Omkar Goswami – founder and chairperson of Corporate and Economic Research Group Advisory Ltd
Harsh Mariwala – Marico Chairman & Managing Director
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Which of the following were presented at the IIFI (International Film Festival of India) Short Film Centre Awards recently?
a) Candle Tree awards
b) Bioscope Tree Awards
c) Banyan Tree Awards
d) Camera Tree Awards
e) Lamp Tree Awards
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General Knowledge Questions and Answers – Sports (5-1-10). Answers are given at the end of the post.
1. Who has taken over as the Director of Operations at the Bangalore based National Cricket Academy in place of his predecessor Dave Whatmore who joined IPL team Kolkata Knight Raiders recently?
(a) Kapil Dev
(b) Madan Lal
(c) Sanjay Manjrekar
(d) Sandeep Patil
(e) Karsan Ghavri
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General Knowledge Question & Answers – Books and Authors (2-1-10)
Here are 20 MCQ Question on Books and Authors. Answers are marked in Bold. All The Best for your Exam Preparation
1. Who was in news recently for the book – ‘Branding India — An Incredible Story’ recently?
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General Awareness Q and A – Answers given at the end of this post
1. Area wise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency?
a. Kutch
b. Kangra
c. Ladakh
d. Patna sahib
2. Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army officers of
a. Nepal
b. Bangladesh
c. Maldives
d. Bhutan
3. The tourism phrase Paradise Unexplored refers to
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. North-east India
c. Chhattishgarh
d. Uttarakhand
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News Bullets
The parliament of this country has, in a new law, given its authority to the Supreme court – Britain
The new Secretary General of NATO – Anders Fogh Rasmussen
The re-elected President of Kyrgyztan – Kurmanbek Bakiyev
The former RBI governor, who has been reappointed as the chairman of the PM economic advisory panel – C. Rangarajan
The critically acclaimed film actor, who has been appointed chairperson of children’s film society of India (CFSI) – Nandita Das
The newly appointed chairman of the central board of excise and customs (CBEC) – V Sridhar
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1. Who was conferred with the “The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film” at the BAFTA/LA Britannia awards recently?
(a) Denzel Washington
(b) Clint Eastwood
(c) Roberto de Niro
(d) Kirk Douglas
(e) Danny Boyle
2. Who won the WTA championships at Doha recently?
(a) Kim Clijsters
(b) Maria Sharapova
(c) Ana Ivanova
(d) Serena Williams
(e) Venus Williams
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1. Which of the following statements is/are true about the forthcoming Academy (Oscar) Awards according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
I. Will Smith and Reese Witherspoon will co-host the awards ceremony?
II. This will be the 82nd Academy Awards
III. The Academy Awards will have ten nominations for the Best Picture Award
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III only
(e) I, II and III
2. Which Judge was in news recently for his voluntary withdrawal from the three member bench hearing the Reliance gas dispute case in the Supreme Court?
(a) Justice R.V. Raveendran
(b) Justice B. Sudershan Reddy
(c) Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
(d) Justice P. Sathasivam
(e) Justice Markandey Katju
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1. The Michael Jackson concert documentary ‘This Is It’ was in news for crossing the $200 million mark in ticket sales worldwide recently. Who is the producer?
(a) Lakeshore Entertainment
(b) Universal Studios
(c) Vivendi Entertainment
(d) Sony Pictures
(e) Maverick Films
2. Who was in news recently for the autobiography titled entitled “Going Rogue”?
(a) Joe Lieberman
(b) Sarah Palin
(c) Walter Mondale
(d) John McCain
(e) Dick Cheney
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