Current Affairs GK Questions 2009

Current Affairs GK Questions 2009

1. Who is the present Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ?
(A) Justice Shivraj V. Patil
(B) Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao
(C) Justice S. Rajendra Babu
(D) P. C. Sharma
Ans : (C)

2. ‘France 24’ is—
(A) France’s Oil Company
(B) Commerce and Trade Union of France
(C) An Atomic Energy Centre of France
(D) France’s International News Channel
Ans : (D)

3. BrahMos Missile is a joint venture of—
(A) Russia and India
(B) China and India
(C) U.S.A. and India
(D) France and India
Ans : (A)

4. The APEC Summit 2008 was held in Nov. 2008 at—
(A) Peru
(B) Manila
(C) Seoul
(D) Hanoi
Ans : (A)

5. Mullaperiyar dam is a disputable issue between—
(A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu States
(B) Kerala and Karnataka States
(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu States
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

6. CARTOSAT-2A is—
(A) A comet
(B) A tank of Indian army
(C) Earth observing satellite in a sunsynchronous orbit
(D) An army communication network
Ans : (C)

7. Margaret Chan was appointed as the Director General of—
(A) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(B) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
(C) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
(D) Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Ans : (A)

8. Which among the following countries has joined World Trade Organisation as the 153rd member ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Cape Verde
(C) Singapore
(D) Iran
Ans : (B)

9. At present what is the percentage of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) ?
(A) 5•50%
(B) 5•25%
(C) 5•0%
(D) 5•75%
Ans : (C)

10. For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th plan, investment level has been estimated to be—
(A) 20% of GDP
(B) 25% of GDP
(C) 30% of GDP
(D) 35% of GDP
Ans : (D)

11. How many companies from India found place in ‘Global-500’ list ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 10
Ans : (C)

12. For 2009, World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth at—
(A) below 7%
(B) 4%
(C) 8•5%
(D) 9•6%
Ans : (B)

13. Which of the following Indian company has been listed at the top in Global-500 list ?
(A) ONGC
(B) Reliance Industries
(C) TCS
(D) Infosys Tech
Ans : (A)

14. “Beyond Scarcity : Power, Poverty and Global Water Crisis” is the theme of—
(A) Human Development Report 2005
(B) Human Development Report 2006
(C) World Development Report 2005
(D) World Development Report 2006
Ans : (B)

15. Koneru Humpy is related with which among the following games ?
(A) Chess
(B) Badminton
(C) Tennis
(D) Table Tennis
Ans : (A)

16. The film that won the Best Film Award at 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is—
(A) Tulpan
(B) A Short Life
(C) Nirontor (Forever Flows)
(D) Sonam
Ans : (A)

17. Report of the Sachar Committee is related with—
(A) Social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community
(B) Status of the Scheduled Castes in India
(C) Economic status of Backward Classes in India
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

18. Who among the following has been named as Impact Person of the year for 2007 by Impact Magazine ?
(A) Vijay Malya
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Azim Premji
(D) Mukesh Ambani
Ans : (A)

19. Who among the following has been won the title of Miss Universe 2009 ?
(A) Amruta Patki
(B) Stefania Fernandez
(C) Catherine Untalan
(D) Marianne Puglia
Ans : (B)

20. The present Chief Election Commissioner is—
(A) B. B. Tandon
(B) Navin B. Chawala
(C) S. Y. Quraishi
(D) N. Gopalaswami
Ans : (B)

21. Who among the following won gold medal in shooting at 15th Asian Games ?
(A) Jaspal Rana
(B) Liu Guohui
(C) Jakkrit Panichpatikum
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

22. Delhi University has conferred an honorary doctorate degree for the first time on a film personality. Who is that film personality ?
(A) Dileep Kumar
(B) Amitabh Bachchan
(C) Shabana Azmi
(D) Dev Anand
Ans : (B)

23. World Golf Championship, 2007 has been won by—
(A) Henrik Stenson
(B) Tigerwoods
(C) Geoff Ogilvy
(D) David Toms
Ans : (B)

24. The ICC Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket-2009 has been won by—
(A) Pakistan
(B) West Indies
(C) South Africa
(D) New Zealand
Ans : (A)

25. ‘Deep Fritz’ is—
(A) A technique of refrigeration
(B) A commercially available ches computer program
(C) A laptop computer
(D) A car launched by Hyundai
Ans : (B)