sign in sign up
<<
Home , Abhinav Bindra, Mark Tully, Ratan Kumar Sinha, Ravindra Kelekar, Wahiduddin Khan

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 2 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. How many companies from found place in 'Global-500' list ? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 10

2. At present what is the percentage of Reverse Repo Rate ? (A) below 7% (B) 4% (C) 85% (D) 96%

3. 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

4. The 15th ASEAN Summit was held from October 23–25, 2009 in— (A) Philippines (Ceby) (B) Thailand (Hua Hin–Cha Am) (C) India (New ) (D) Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

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

6. For senior citizens, income tax exemption slab in Budget 2010-11 has been— (A) Rs. 15 lakh to Rs. 175 lakh (B) Rs. 175 lakh to Rs. 185 lakh (C) Rs. 0.00 to Rs. 240 lakh (D) Rs. 195 lakh to Rs. 225 lakh

7. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 will replace— (A) MRTPC (B) VAT (C) Electricity Act, 2003 (D) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005

8. The theme for the 21st National Science Day 2007 was— (A) More Water Drop by Drop (B) More Crop per Drop (C) 50 years of DNA and 25 years of IVF (D) None of these

9. Bangladesh's Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has launched his political party named— (A) Islamic Unity Front (B) Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (C) Nagorik Shakti (Citizens' power) (D) Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal

10. The book 'Unaccustomed Earth' has been written by— (A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) P. Chidambaram (C) Zahid Hussain (D) Scott Ritter EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 3 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The present Foreign Secretary of India is— (A) Romesh Bhandari (B) Shyam Saran (C) Nirupama Rao (D) Shashank

2. In China's EAST fusion reactor, EAST stands for— (A) Experimental Advanced Superconducting (B) Experimental Advanced Solar Tool (C) Electronically Advanced Scientific Technology (D) Experimental Artificial Sun Tokamak

3. “A Passage to Hope : Women and International Migration” is— (A) A book written on the theme of upliftment of women (B) The theme of the new released 'State of World Population Report-2006' by UNFPA (C) A documentary film on global migration of women (D) A report on the status of women in the world

4. Where are the headquarters of National Fisheries Development Board situated ? (A) (B) Hyderabad (C) Chennai (D) Bangalore

5. The book Guiding Souls : Dialogues on the purpose of life of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been translated into— (A) Japanese (B) Chinese (C) German (D) Portuguese

6. Morelia-Linares Chess Tournament, 2009 has been won by— (A) Alexander Grischuk (B) Vessily Ivanchuk (C) Alexander Morozevich (D) Levon Aronian

7. After merger, Tata-Corus has become the …… largest steel producer in the World. (A) 3rd (B) 4th (C) 5th (D) 6th

8. 'Pure Banking, Nothing Else' is a slogan raised by— (A) ICICI Bank (B) HDFC Bank (C) SBI (D) UTI Bank

9. 'Smart Money' is a term used for— (A) Internet Banking (B) Credit Card (C) Cash with Bank (D) Cash with Public

10. Which one of the following stands at first rank in the list of top 10 steel producers in the world ? (A) Nippon Steels (B) Tata-Corus (C) Arcelor-Mittal (D) Bao Steel EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The new addition to the 2010 is— (A) (B) Hockey (C) Wrestling (D) Football

2. 'Deoria to Dadri Nyaya Yatra' was launched by— (A) V. P. Singh and Raj Babbar (B) Chandrashekhar (C) Raj Babbar and Mulayam Singh (D) Lalu Prasad Yadav

3. 'Automotive Mission Plan 2006–2016' aims to— (A) Make India a global hub of automatic electronic devices (B) Advance India in the field of technology (C) Make India a global hub of automobiles and auto-components (D) Advance India in the field of computers

4. Treat, Train, Retain Plan is— (A) A plan aiming at development of Indian Railway (B) A plan to retain the high status of Indian Railway (C) A part of WHO's work to promote universal access to HIV/AIDS services (D) A plan to launch several new trains in the next two years

5. The 10th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit/meeting was held in 2010 at— (A) Taskent (B) Bishkek (C) Astana (D) Shanghai

6. Which company has launched the rupees one lakh car with the name of 'Nano' ? (A) Maruti-Suuzki (B) General Motors (C) Tata (D) Mahindra and Mahindra

7. Which Indian group of business houses has made a space in top 20 global firms in Forbes list of world's most reputed companies ? (A) Tata Group (B) Maruti Suzuki (C) Infosys (D) Hero Honda Motors

8. In which fuel, the government has decided to mix 'marker' for identifying adulteration ? (A) Kerosene (B) Diesel (C) Petrol (D) All of these

9. Who among the following has started a new enterprise named 'blogevery where.com' ? (A) (B) Narayan Murti (C) (D) Sabeer Bhatia

10. Tata Steel has recently acquired which among the following steel producer company ? (A) Mittal Steel (B) Corus (C) Arcelor (D) Nippon Steel EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 5 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 11. The fourth Asian Film Festival was held in— (A) Pune (B) (C) Nagpur (D)

12. Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket, 2010 has been won by— (A) India (B) England (C) Australia (D) Pakistan

13. Who among the following is placed third on the Forbes 2009 Midas list including the top 100 tech dealmakers of the world ? (A) Michael Moritz (B) L. John Doerr (C) Ram Shriram (D) Arjun Gupta

14. The U. N. proclaimed 2010 as a year of— (A) International Year of Youth (B) International Year of Dolphin (C) International Year of Culture (D) International Press Freedom Year

15. Who among the following won the UK reality T.V. show 'Big Brother' ? (A) Shilpa Shetty (B) Ken Russell (C) Jade Goody (D) Dirk Benedict

16. Who is the present Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India ? (A) Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti (B) Justice V. N. Khare (C) Justice S. H. Kapadia (D) Justice Y. K. Sabharwal

17. Which among the following Indian women is not included in the Fortune magazine's list of 50 most powerful business–women? (A) Chanda Kochar, ICICI Bank (B) Naina Lal Kidwai, HSBC India (C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon India (D) Shehnaz Hussain, Shehnaz Hussain Herbals

18. Which among the following has become the first online District Court in India ? (A) Jodhpur District Court (B) Ajmer District Court (C) Jaipur District Court (D) Jaisalmer District Court

19. UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for the year 2009 has been conferred upon— (A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (B) Dr. K. Kasturirangan (C) Prof. Yashpal and Trinh Xuan Thuan (D) Dr. Y. S. Rajan

20. The winner of the 2010 Wimbledon Open Tennis men's singles title is— (A) Rafael Nadal (B) Juan Martin Del Potro (C) Andy Roddick (D) Novak Djokovic EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 6 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which among the following has been removed from the UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites in danger ? (A) Hampi (B) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (C) Kathmandu Valley (D) Fort and Shalamar Gardens

2. The 2009-10 Ranji Trophy has been won by— (A) Mumbai (B) Bengal (C) (D)

3. On which among the following film actresses was Kalpana Chawla excellence award 2007 for women conferred ? (A) Shilpa Shetty (B) Nandita Das (C) Sushmita Sen (D) Konkana Sen

4. In May 2010, Ratan Kumar Sinha becomes Director of which of the following ? (A) UNESCO (B) ADB (C) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (D) None of these

5. The Raghvan Committee is related to looking into the issue of— (A) Ragging and suggest means of prevention in educational institutions (B) Status of Muslim community in India (C) Reservation of OBCs in admissions to higher educational institutions (D) None of these

6. The 7th Aero India show was held in— (A) 2008, Bangaluru (B) 2011, Bangaluru (Yelahanka) (C) 2008, Delhi (D) 2009, Delhi

7. Which among the following countries has not been elected recently as a non-permanent member of the Security Council ? (A) South Africa (B) Italy (C) Belgium (D) Japan

8. Who among the following won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2008 ? (A) Belgium (B) France (C) England (D) Spain

9. Solar-B satellite to study the sun was launched by— (A) Japan (B) China (C) Russia (D) America

10. Which among the following national parks is celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2006 ? (A) Corbett National Park (B) Kaziranga National Park (C) Gir National Park (D) Ghana Wildlife Sanctuary EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA SAT 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. is related with which among the following sports ? (A) Badminton (B) Tennis (C) Chess (D) Table Tennis

2. The Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2010 was held in— (A) Jaipur (B) Hyderabad (C) New Delhi (D)

3. The PSLV-C14 was successfully launched into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on 23rd Septempter, 2009. PSLV stands for— (A) Polar Space Light Vehicle (B) Polar Space Launch Vehicle (C) Polar Satellite Light Vehicle (D) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

4. 'SAFMA' is associated with— (A) ASEAN (B) G–8 (C) SAARC (D) BIMSTEK

5. Guantanamo is— (A) An atomic energy centre of North Korea (B) A military prison of U.S.A. (C) A satellite of China (D) A new agency of Brazil

6. Jian-10 is— (A) Japan's news agency (B) China's home-made fighter aircraft (C) South Korea's anti-aircraft gun (D) Japan's Tsunami alert system

7. Prime Minister has been honoured with a degree of Doctor of Law by which among the following Universities ? (A) Cambridge University (B) Oxford University (C) Westminster University (D) Havard University

8. Nobel Prize for Peace-2009 has been awarded to— (A) Barack Obama (B) World Bank (C) Urban Bank (D) NABARD

9. Ban Ki-Moon from South Korea has been elected as the Secretary-General of UN. He is the— (A) Seventh Secretary-General (B) Eighth Secretary-General (C) Sixth Secretary-General (D) Fifth Secretary-General

10. The books 'Snow' and 'My Name is Red' have been written by— (A) Orhun Pamuk (B) Harold Pinter (C) J.M. Coetzee (D) V.S. Naipaul EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 9 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which among the following match of the book and its year of receiving the Man Booker Prize is incorrect ? (A) The Sea-2005 (B) The Gathering-Anne Enright (C) Vernon God Little-2002 (D) The Inheritance of Loss-2006

2. Which among the following is the largest Power Station in India ? (A) NTPC's Vindhyachal Power Station (B) NTPC's Talcher Power Station (C) BHEL, Haridwar (D) None of these

3. The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08 is which among the following IPY ? (A) 2nd (B) 3rd (C) 4th (D) 1st

4. The Governor of Jharkhand is— (A) Ibobi Singh (B) Moh. Farook (C) Prakash Singh Badal (D) D. D. Lapang

5. Which among the following satellite has been successfully launched in October 2008 by ISRO ? (A) CHANDRAYAAN-1 (B) INSAT-4A (C) INSAT-3E (D) INSAT-4C

6. Who among the following has been conferred for the for 2006 ? (A) (B) Satyavrat Shastri (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Rajendra Keshavlal Shah

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

8. 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) (C) Shabana Azmi (D)

9. FIFA World Cup Football, 2010 has been won by— (A) Germany (B) Spain (C) Netherlands (D) Brazil

10. The ICC Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket-2010 has been won by— (A) England (B) West Indies (C) South Africa (D) New Zealand EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. '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

2. Which among the following has become the Third Tiger Reserve of Assam ? (A) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (B) Kaziranga National Park (C) Nameri National Park (D) None of these

3. Who among the following is the most powerful women in the world according to the Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women ? (A) (B) Sonia Gandhi (C) Angela Merkel (D) Condoleeza Rice

4. The statue of which among the following literary luminaries has been unveiled at Shanghai ? (A) Kalidasa (B) Kalhana (C) Bharavi (D) Vishakha Dutta

15. Shijian–8 is— (A) India's newly created artificial satellite (B) China's seed-breeding satellite (C) Japan's seed-breeding satellite (D) Russia's remote sensing satellite

6. Who among the following has awarded UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award 2010 ? (A) Maj Chidiac (B) Raul Rivero (C) Monica Gonzalez Mujica (D) Amira Hass

7. Which among the following tennis players has recently bid his retirement ? (A) Andre Agassi (B) Roger Federer (C) Carlos Moya (D) Andy Raddick

8. The UN Deputy Secretary- General is— (A) Dr. Asha Rose Mtengeti Migiro (B) Mark Malloch Brown (C) Shashi Tharoor (D) Louise Frechette

9. According to the latest Supreme Court decision, Priests and Nuns have been allowed to practise as— (A) Doctors (B) Advocates (C) Scientists (D) None of these

10. The novel 'The Second Wife' is the English translated version of which among the following novels of Premchand ? (A) Godan (B) Karma Bhumi (C) Nirmala (D) Gaban EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The International Gandhi Peace Price of Foundation (S. Africa) for 2009 has been awarded to— (A) Olafur Ragnar Grimson (B) Gohchok Tong (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (D) Nelson Mandela

2. It was decided to observe Mahatma Gandhi's birth day October 2 as the International Nonviolence Day at— (A) International Indology Conference (B) Satyagraha Centenary Conference (C) Congress Foundation Day Celebrations (D) None of these

3. 'Sabse Pahale Pakistan' is an translated version of which among the following books ? (A) Pakistan Eye of the Storm (B) In the Line of Fire (C) Pakistan Today (D) Passage to Pakistan

4. The 2009 C. K. Nayadu Life Time Achievement Award of the year has been won by— (A) Mohinder Amarnath (B) Kapil Dev (C) Gundappa Vishwanath (D) Madan Lal

5. 'Rainbow' is— (A) An ice-cream (B) Prasar Bharti's FM Channel (C) A suitcase (D) A musical group

6. The 2009 ICC Women's Cricketer of the year award has been won by— (A) Lisa Sthalekar (B) Jhulan Goswami (C) Anju Banerjee (D) Claire Taylor

7. 'Garib Rath' is— (A) The first AC train for the poor (B) A portal (C) A project launched by Ministry of HRD (D) A low price car

8. 'Aam Admi Bima Yojana' is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by— (A) National Insurance Co. (B) Life Insurance Co. (C) UTI (D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.

9. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2010-11 has been estimated at— (A) 26% (B) 21% (C) 20% (D) 40%

10. Dada Sahib Phalke Ratna Award for 2008 has been awarded to— (A) Mrinal Sen (B) Adoor Gopalkrishnan (C) Dev Anand (D) B. R. Chopra EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 12 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which of the following team has won the men's World Cup Hockey 2010 ? (A) Germany (B) Australia (C) Pakistan (D) India

2. The 2010 Man Booker Prize was conferred upon— (A) T. N. Sheshan (B) Kiran Bedi (C) Howard Jacobson (D) K.P.S. Gill

3. Which one of the following got one Gold medal for India in the 29th held in Beijing in August 2008 ? (A) Anju B. George (B) (C) Karnam Malleshwari (D) K. M. Beenamole

4. The 2008 Jnanpith Award was conferred upon— (A) (B) Gurdayal Singh (C) Khuswant Singh (D) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar

5. Who is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ? (A) (B) Surinder Nath (C) N. Raja (D) A. R. Gandhi

6. The 2009 Dada Sahib Phalke Award was conferred upon— (A) Dr. Raj Kumar (B) B. R. Chopra (C) Shivaji Ganeshan (D) Dr. D. Ramanaidu

7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the year 2010 ? (A) Robert G. Edwards (B) Andre Geim (C) Konstantin Novoselov (D) None of these

8. Who is the author of the book 'The White Tiger' ? (A) (B) Shyam Bhatia (C) Arvind Adiga (D) Michael Cunningham

9. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2010 ? (A) P. C. Alexzander (B) Mario Vergas Llosa (C) Wangari Mathai (D) Mohamed El Baradei

10. The French Open Tennis Men's Singles Title 2010 was won by— (A) Rafael Nadal (Spain) (B) Xavier Malisse (Belgium) (C) Guillermo Coria (Argentina) (D) Andy Roddick (USA) EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which of the following team has won the men's World Cup Hockey 2010 ? (A) Germany (B) Australia (C) Pakistan (D) India

2. The 2010 Man Booker Prize was conferred upon— (A) T. N. Sheshan (B) Kiran Bedi (C) Howard Jacobson (D) K.P.S. Gill

3. Which one of the following got one Gold medal for India in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ? (A) Anju B. George (B) Abhinav Bindra C) Karnam Malleshwari (D) K. M. Beenamole

4. The 2008 Jnanpith Award was conferred upon— (A) Nirmal Verma (B) Gurdayal Singh (C) Khuswant Singh (D) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar

5. Who is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ? (A) Sam Pitroda (B) Surinder Nath (C) N. Raja (D) A. R. Gandhi

6. The 2009 Dada Sahib Phalke Award was conferred upon— (A) Dr. Raj Kumar (B) B. R. Chopra (C) Shivaji Ganeshan (D) Dr. D. Ramanaidu

7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the year 2010 ? (A) Robert G. Edwards (B) Andre Geim (C) Konstantin Novoselov (D) None of these

8. Who is the author of the book 'The White Tiger' ? (A) Mark Tully (B) Shyam Bhatia (C) Arvind Adiga (D) Michael Cunningham

9. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2010 ? (A) P. C. Alexzander (B) Mario Vergas Llosa (C) Wangari Mathai (D) Mohamed El Baradei

10. The French Open Tennis Men's Singles Title 2010 was won by— (A) Rafael Nadal (Spain) (B) Xavier Malisse (Belgium) (C) Guillermo Coria (Argentina) (D) Andy Roddick (USA) EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 16 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The Wimbledon Tennis Women's Singles Title (July 2010) was won by— (A) Anastasia Myskina (Russia) (B) Maria Sharapova (Russia) (C) Serena Williams (USA) (D) Venus Williams (USA)

2. Who was awarded Sarswati Samman for 2009 ? (A) Ashok Bajpai (B) Indrani Goswami (C) (D) R. Ramaswamy

3. Which country won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup 2010 ? (A) Australia (B) England (C) West Indies (D) South Africa

4. Who has won the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award 2009 for promoting Gandhian values outside India ? (A) Vinayak Patel (B) Madhur Bajaj (C) Peter Dougherty (D) Ms. Alice Garg

5. The book 'The Lost Symbol' is authored by— (A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) Don Brown (C) Amit Chaudhary (D) Vikram A. Chandra

6. How many countries participated in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ? (A) 195 (B) 185 (C) 199 (D) 204

7. The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2010 goes to— (A) Wangari Mathai (B) Herta Mueller (C) H. Mantel (D) Liu Xiaobo

8. What new name has been given to the newly acquired aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from Russia ? (A) INS Samudragupta (B) INS Vikramaditya (C) INS Prabal (D) INS Chandragupta

9. What is the lowest commissioned rank in the Indian Air Force? (A) Wing Commander (B) Flying Officer (C) Flt. Lieutenant (D) None of these

10. Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration? (A) New Delhi (B) Hyderabad (C) Mussoorie (D) Ahmedabad EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 17 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Recently GoM approved— (A) Religion-based census (B) Caste-based census (C) Sub-caste-based census (D) None of the above

2. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India ? (A) BJP (B) Congress (C) CPM (D) BSP

3. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for— (A) Central Universities (B) Indian Institutes of Technology (C) The Indian Institutes of Management (D) All of the above

4. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by— (A) France (B) Russia (C) USA (D) Germany

5. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted— (A) Educational Tribunal Bill (B) Bill on Whistle Blowers (C) Nuclear Liability Bill (D) None of the above

6. The World's Number two economy is— (A) USA (B) Japan (C) China (D) Germany

7. As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in? (A) 50 (B) 42 (C) 60 (D) 70

8. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from— (A) Afghanistan (B) Iraq (C) Iran (D) Cuba

9. Which of the following signed recently a pact to fight terrorism ? (A) Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan (B) Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India (C) India, Iran, Pakistan and China (D) None of the above

10. Russia recently extended base lease in— (A) Georgia (B) Armenia (C) Turkey (D) Azerbaijan EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 18 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of— (A) Iraq (B) Iran (C) Turkey (D) Pakistan

2. Iran recently test-fired its— (A) Gauri Missle (B) The Fateh 110 (C) Shaheen (D) None of the above

3. Which African country recently adopted its new Constitution ? (A) Kenya (B) Zimbabwe (C) Mozambique (D) South Africa

4. ESPO which recently came into news stands for— (A) Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline (B) Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline (C) East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline (D) None of the above

5. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for— (A) Orissa (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D)

6. North India's first Food Processing Park is being developed in— (A) (B) Kerala (C) Himachal Pradesh (D)

7. Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of— (A) High Court (B) High Court (C) Calcutta High Court (D) Madras High Court

8. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of— (A) Orissa High Court (B) Patna High Court (C) Jharkhand High Court (D) None of the above

9. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ? (A) Shabana Azmi (B) Maulana (C) (D) None of the above

10. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award ? (A) Tadatoshi Akiba (B) Huo Daishan (C) Fu Quiping (D) Ratan Tata EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The APEC Summit 2008 will be held in Nov. 2010 at— (A) Yokahama (B) Manila (C) Seoul (D) Hanoi

2. 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

3. The Sangeet Ratna Award has been instituted in memory of— (A) Ustad Rashid Ahmed (B) Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (C) Ustad Bismillah Khan (D) Pt. Ravishankar

4. IBSA is— (A) India Brazil—South Africa Trilateral Co-operation Forum (B) India Brazil South Africa Agreement (C) India Britain South America Agreement (D) None of these

5. Award, 2009 has been won by— (A) M. C. Marykom (B) Vijendra Kumar (C) (D) All of the above

6. The 16th NAM summit will be held at— (A) Durban (B) Tehran (C) Cuba (D) Cartagena

7. Who among the following has been awarded the highest Mexican civilian award, the Aztec Eagle ? (A) Lord Swaraj Paul (B) Bill Gates (C) Amitabh Bachchan (D) Ratan Tata

8. Most powerful woman in the world according to the, 2010 published Forbes Magazine list ? (A) Angela Markel (B) Condoleeza Rice (C) Sonia Gandhi (D) Wu Yi

9. 'Agile' is— (A) A mission to Mars (B) India's first foreign satellite to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (C) A mission to Saturn (D) None of these

10. The present Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange— (A) Jagdish Kapoor (B) Justice S. D. Agarwala (C) S. Ramadorai (D) Mr. Sudhir Narain EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 20 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is given by— (A) Pt. Ravishankar University of Music (B) Bhatkhande Music University (C) Indira Kala Sangeet University (D) Sangeet Natak Akademi

2. The film that won the Best Film Award at 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is— (A) 3-Idiots (B) A Short Life (C) Nirontor (Forever Flows) (D) Sonam

3. 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

4. Who among the following has been named as UN person of the year in Kenya 2009 ? (A) Henry Kiprono Kirwa (B) Anil Ambani (C) Azim Premji (D) Mukesh Ambani

5. 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

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

7. IRDA in India regulates— (A) Banking business (B) Insurance business (C) Capital business (D) Public issue of shares

8. Who is the present Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ? (A) Justice Shivraj V. Patil (B) Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao (C) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan (D) P. C. Sharma

9. '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

10. 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 EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA SAT 21 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. On August 15, 2009, India celebrated its— (A) 62nd Independence Day (B) 64th Independence Day (C) 63rd Independence Day (D) 65th Independence Day

2. AFT stands for— (A) Air Fitness Training Centre (B) Armed Forces Tribunal (C) Army's Financial Team (D) None of the above

3. India-China recently held on border dispute— (A) 14th round of representative talks (B) 13th round of representative talks (C) 12th round of representative talks (D) 11th round of representative talks

4. In Chief Minister's Conference on Internal Security recently held Home Minister identified three major challenges to internal security of India. Which one among the following is not a challenge according to him ? (A) Chinese threat to Arunanchal Pradesh (B) Terrorism (C) Insurgency in the North-east (D) Naxalism

5. ASEAN—a regional bloc—with which India has signed Free Trade Agreement—is now India's— (A) Third largest trading partner (B) Second largest trading partner (C) Fourth largest trading partner (D) Fifth largest trading partner

6. Under the trade pact with ASEAN the number of items India has included from , textiles and chemicals in negative list (which will be kept out of the duty reduction) is— (A) 450 (B) 489 (C) 525 (D) 333

7. The Central Government has decided to grant land patta and occupancy rights of dwelling units in the name of woman member of the beneficiary household under— (A) The Indira Awas Yojana (B) The Rajiv Awas Yojana (C) Bharat Nirman Project (D) JNURM

8. ICWF is a fund for— (A) Senior Citizens and disabled persons (B) To help the women from OBCs and Minorities to run their employment (C) To help Overseas Indians in times of distress (D) None of the above

9. ISRO and NASA's joint endeavour 'Bi-State' experiment to locate water-ice on Moon involved— (A) Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar (B) Miniature Radio Frequency (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above

10. India has signed a pact with which of the following countries to help her in developing a National Police Academy at Rs. 320 crore ? (A) Bhutan (B) Maldives (C) Afghanistan (D) Nepal EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 23 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which of the following Bills were recently approved by Parliament ? (A) The Constitution (109 Amendment) Bill 2009 (B) Right to Free Education Bill 2009 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

2. Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change has approved in principle the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency which targets— (A) 10 per cent energy saving by 2012 (B) 5 per cent energy saving by 2015 (C) 9 per cent energy saving by 2012 (D) None of the above

3. Union Cabinet has recently approved quota for women in Panchayat upto— (A) 45 per cent (B) 33 per cent (C) 50 per cent (D) 75 per cent

4. Who has topped the Forbe's magazine most powerful woman list in the world ? (A) Indira Nooyi (B) Michell Bachelet (C) Angela Merkel (D) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

5. Which of the following states recently set up Evening Courts ? (A) Gujarat (B) (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala

6. NATM stands for— (A) National Australian Tunneling Method (B) National Automatic Teller Machine (C) New Austrian Tunneling Method (D) None of the above

7. The new head of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) is— (A) V. K. Chopra (B) V. K. Saraswat (C) S. L. Raina (D) M. P. Muralidharan

8. Who among the following has been given National Communal Harmony Awards 2007 ? (A) Dr. Dominic Emmanuel (B) Anjuman Sair-e-Gul Faroshan (C) Shri Ram Puniyani (D) None of the above

9. The winner of 17th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was— (A) Gulam Ahmad Bhat (B) Gautam Bhai of Pawanar (C) Dr. Dominic Emmanuel (D) None of the above

10. Which of the following has been conferred on the prestigious UNESCO's King Sejong Literacy Prize 2009 ? (A) Rajasthan Patrika (B) The Hindu (C) Khabar Lahariya (D) None of the above EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 24 SEPTEMBER TUE 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. According to Global Status Report on Road Safety the country which leads in road deaths is— (A) China (B) Bangladesh (C) U.S.A. (D) India

2. International Day for Eradication of Poverty is observed on— (A) October 16 (B) October 17 (C) October 18 (D) October 20

3. 'India : From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond' is the book by— (A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (B) Prakash Karat (C) Shashi Tharoor (D) Monika Chousoria

4. England clinched the Ashes Series after defeating— (A) Kenya (B) Pakistan (C) Australia (D) None of the above

5. India bagged ONGC Nehru Cup title (Football) after beating— (A) Saudi Arabia (B) Syria (C) Argentina (D) Uganda

6. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? Winner — Competition (A) Ruben's Barrichello — European Grand Prix (B) Valentino Rossi — Hungarian Grand Prix (C) Kimi Raikkonen — Belgian Grand Prix (D) Mark Webber — German Grand Prix

7. The Foreign Trade Policy for the period 2009-14 aims at achieving an annual growth of— (A) 10 per cent (B) 15 per cent (C) 20 per cent (D) 8 per cent

8. C. Rangarajan has been made Chairman of— (A) National Advisory Council (B) Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (C) Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (D) None of the above

9. The percentage upto which FDI in defence sector is allowed is— (A) 27 per cent (B) 26 per cent (C) 30 per cent (D) 35 per cent

10. As per the directives issued by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC) the percentage of the current account deficit (of the total GDP) during 2008-09 should not be more than— (A) 55 per cent (B) 4 per cent (C) 32 per cent (D) None of the above EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 25 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The agricultural census is done at which of the following intervals ? (A) Every year (B) Once in five year (C) Once in three year (D) Once in ten year

2. The 11th Five Year Plan is termed as a plan for— (A) India's health (B) India's education (C) Development of rural India (D) Eradication of poverty from India

3. India recently signed six nuclear pacts with— (A) Vietnam (B) Japan (C) Mongolia (D) N. Korea

4. Bharat Nirman Project covers and focusses on— (A) Five Areas (B) Six Areas (C) Seven Areas (D) Ten Areas

5. Nextzone—an information technology SEZ has been established at— (A) Panki in Uttar Pradesh (B) Panvel in Maharashtra (C) Bangalore in Karnataka (D) Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh

6. To his credit, of India presently has— (A) Twelve Grand Slam Titles (B) Ten Grand Slam Titles (C) Six Grand Slam Titles (D) Five Grand Slam Titles

7. The winner in 5000 and 10,000 metre race in 12th World Championship in Athletics is— (A) Usain Bolt (B) Abel Kirni (C) Kenenisa Bekele (D) None of the above

8. The Commando Battallion for Resolution Action (COBRA) is the counter insurgency unit of— (A) CRPF (B) BSF (C) (D) Indian Air Force

9. Currently in India OBCs account for— (A) 40 per cent rural populace (B) 45 per cent rural populace (C) 60 per cent rural populace (D) 39 per cent rural populace

10. The Indian Cricketer who recently made his 44th ODI century is— (A) Virender Sehwag (B) Rahul Dravid (C) (D) None of the above EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 26 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which is the Indian Share Price Index ? (A) Dolex (B) Sensex (C) Nifty Fifty (D) All of these

2. NIKKEI is the Share Price Index of— (A) India (B) USA (C) Tokyo (D) Bangladesh

3. NSE-50 is renamed as— (A) SIMEX (B) Top 100 (C) S $ PCNX Nifty (D) MID–100

4. Debt Recovery Tribunals is situated at— (A) Delhi (B) Agra (C) Kota (D) Chandigarh

5. What is CRAR for all Indian banks ? (A) 3% (B) 9% (C) 6% (D) 8%

6. Who has replaced Harsh Mariwala as President FICCI in January 2012 ? (A) Sunil Kanoria (B) R.V. Kanoria (C) Raj Kumar Dhoot (D) Siddharth Birla

7. RBI introduced a Banking Ombudsman Scheme in the country on— (A) June 1, 2010 (B) June 1, 2009 © June 14, 1995 (D) June 1, 2011

8 . When Narasimhan Committee constituted by the Government of India ?( A) August 14, 1991 (B) July 1, 2005( C) July 1, 2009 (D) July 1, 2010

9 . Which committee is set up for financial reforms?( A) Narasimhan Committee (B) Khanna Committee( C) K.R. Birala Committee (D) None of these

1 0. RBI constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Sri M.N. Goiporia in—( A) Sept. 1, 1992 (B) Sept. 1, 1990( C) Sept. 1, 2009 (D) Sept. 1, 2010 EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. In case of NPA norms interest on advance should be more than— (A) 170 days (B) 365 days (C) 180 days (D) 95 days

2. MIBOR and MIBID was launched by NSE on— (A) June 15, 1998 (B) June 1, 2007 (C) June 1, 2009 (D) July 1, 2010

3. Which is a reference rate of NSE ? (A) YES (B) SARFAESI (C) MIBID (D) MID DAX

4. SEBI was constituted on— (A) April 1, 1956 (B) April 1, 1979 (C) April 12, 1988 (D) April 1, 2007

5. Mutual Fund controlled and regulated by— (A) SEBI (B) RBI (C) IRDA (D) SBI

6. The paid up capital of National Housing Bank stood at (on June 30, 2009)— (A) Rs. 400 crore (B) Rs. 450 crore (C) Rs. 1300 crore (D) Rs. 1800 crore

7. NABARD was established on— (A) July 12, 1982 (B) July 1, 1990 (C) July 1, 2005 (D) July 1, 2009

8. The paid up capital of NABARD stood at ...... on March 31, 2010. (A) Rs. 12000 crore (B) Rs. 2000 crore (C) Rs. 500 crore (D) Rs. 5000 crore

9. Which is not Monetary aggregates ? (A) M0 (B) M1 (C) M3 (D) M4

10. L1 is used for— (A) Liquidity aggregates (B) Lower Rate (C) Liability Rate (D) All of these EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA SAT 28 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. Which currency has recently obtained its symbol? (A) Nepali Rupee (B) Indian Rupee (C) Bangladeshi Taka (D) Pakistani Rupee

2. What is Ibibo? (A) A social network website (B) A reality show (C) A game (D) A news paper

3. Who has currently been selected as the Brand ambassador for Barbie doll? (A) Aishwarya Rai (B) Katrina Kaif (C) Kareena Kapoor (D) Priyanaka Chopra

4. Which NGO is with associated promoting public and social issues in association with Tata Tea? (A) Jaago Re (B) Centre for Environment (C) Jaago Behna (D) Parivartan

5. Arvind Kejriwal is associated with the promotion of which public cause? (A) Chipko Movement (B) Right to vote (C) Right to Information Act (D) Panchayati Raj

6. Which one of the following is known as 'the moving advertisement?' (A) Brand name (B) Price (C) Packaging (D) Salesman

7. Who is Ram Mohan? (A) Well known animator (B) Columnist (C) TV anchor (D) TV actor

8. Which one of the following is not an instructional tool (UGC question)– (A) Overhead projector (B) Transparency (C) Cassette (D) Printed material

9. What is the name of the mascot of Commonwealth Games 2010– (A) Sheru (B) Shera (C) Bholu (D) Baghira

10. Which one of the following is not an advertising agency– (A) Mc Can Erickson (B) O and M (C) FBC-Ulka (D) ORG-MARG EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. The news paper based on government ownership– (A) The Hindu (B) Employment News (C) (D) None of these

2. This jewellery making company is the proud supplier of jewellery in the films' Jodha-Akbar' as well as crowns in the Miss India pageant– (A) Sangini (B) Aura (C) Nakshatra (D) Tanisq

3. This noted social activist is known for developing a self-reliant model village called Ralegaon Sidhi in Ahmandnagar of Maharashtra– (A) Baba Amte (B) Anna Hazare (C) Medha Patkar (D) Shiv Kheda

4. In the context of communication, wrong pronunciation is known as– (A) Semantic barrier (B) Technical barrier (C) Social barrier (D) None of these

5. Which TV news channel completed its 10 years recently? (A) Aaj Tak (B) IBN7 (C) Star News (D) Zee News

6. Which regional cinema has recently completed its 50 years– (A) Punjabi (B) Bhojpuri (C) Tamil (D) Bengali

7. India's most paid film actor– (A) Amitabh Bachchan (B) (C) Rajnikant (D) Shahrukh Khan

8. 'Incredible India' campaign is related to– (A) Ministry of Tourism (B) Ministry of External affairs (C) Ministry of Home affairs (D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

19. 'Techno-Park', India's first park based on information technology is situated in this city– (A) Hyderabad (B) Bengluru (C) Tiruanantpuram (D) Mumbai

20. 'Red Chillies Entertainment', the films production company is owned by– (A) Vijay Malya (B) Shahrukh Khan (C) Akshay Kum (D) Arbaz Khan