CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER 6 OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS: 1. Which of the following streams makes the Jog Fall ? (a) Netravati (b) Kalindi (c) Sharavati (d) Ulhas 2. Which of the following is not related to Golf? (a) Jyoli Randhawa (b) Anirban Lahiii (c) Gaganjeet Bhullar (d) Somdev Verman 3. 'Bhupen Hazarika' was recently in the news because he was (a) Awarded with Sangeet Natak Academy award for the year 1998 (b) Selected as a fellow of Sangeet Natak Academy (c) passed away (d) Awarded with Sahitya Academy Award for his contribution to Assemese literature 4. Consider the following statements about Government of India : (1) The deficit is met by importing raw silk, mainly from China at basic custom duty of 30%. (2) The government has allowed duty free import of raw silk by National Handloom Development Corporation. (3) Current production of raw silk in India is about 19000 MT against a total demand of approximately 29000 MT. Which of the above statement is/are true ? (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) Only (3) (4) All the above 5. Lokmanya Tilak Award (2010) has been conferred on (1) Sheila Dikshit (2) Sharad Pawar (3) Nitish Kumar (4) BalaSababThakre 6. Consider the following statements about world's biggest solar – powred boat : (1) Turanor, a giant catamaran launched by the Swiss Company Planet Solar, is planning to circumnavigate the globe simply by harnessing the power of the sun. (2) The 50,000 km journey, expected to take over 160 days, is intended to prove the under- exploited potential of solar energy. (3) Turanor plans to follow equatorial route to take greatest advantage of sunshine. Which of the above statement is/are true ? (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) Only (3) (d) All the above 7. Hindi Diwas is observed on (a) 14 September (b) 15 September (c) 16 September (d) 24 September 8. Consider the following statements about US Population Reference Bureau research . (1) lite current population of I he world is G.8 billion and it will reach 9.4 billion by 2050. (2) India's current population is 1.2 billion and it will grow up to 1.7 billion by 2050. (3) he population of Europe will decline due to low birth rate. Which of the above statement is/are true ? (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) Only (3) (d) All the above Download more free practice papers at: www.pappulal.com Page 1 of 2 9. Indo-lsrael chamber of commerce has honoured an Indian industrialists as 'Businessman of the Decade'. The honoured person is (a) Anil Ambani (b) Azim Premji (c) Ratan Tata (d) Laxmi Mittal 10. What percentage of government's stake in domestic Snipping company Shipping corporation of India lias been planned to get divested? (a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 40% 11. Who is the new Prime Minister of Australia? (a) Julia Gillard (2) Tony Abbott (3) Jolly Harber (4) Julia Halden OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS: 12. What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine? 6th position 13. Which country released world’s highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang’e-2? China 14. What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB? Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore 15. Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India. VJM05 16. Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012? Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw 17. Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment of Multi Drug Resistant TB patients. Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS) 18. Which were the 3 anti-graft bills passed recently by Union Cabinet in India? Whistleblowers Bill or Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclouser Bill, Judicial Accountability Bill and Grievance Redressal Bill 19. What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumors and ulcers? Wireless Capsule Endoscopy 20. Where is the wax sculpture of Novak Djokovic revealed? Central Serbian town of Jagodina Download more free practice papers at: www.pappulal.com Page 2 of 2 .