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Edmonton Public School,Palia Current Affair EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 2 SEPTEMBER 2013 CURRENT AFFAIR 1. How many companies from India 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 Delhi) (D) Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) 5. Koneru Humpy is related with which among the following games ? (A) Chess (B) Badminton (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 Tokamak (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) New Delhi (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 Commonwealth Games 2010 is— (A) Shooting (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) Ratan Tata (B) Narayan Murti (C) Azim Premji (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) Mumbai (C) Nagpur (D) Goa 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) Uttar Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu 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. Saina Nehwal 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) Chandigarh 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.
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