Objective Current Affairs

Q. Which of the following States has taken up the job of improving Dams with the help of the World Bank's Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement project?
1 Kerala
2 Gujarat
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Guwahati
Ans: 1
Q. Nitish Kumar Led National Democratic Alliance won how many seats in recently held assembly elections in Bihar ?
1 150
2 243
3 200
4 206
Ans: 4
Q. Who amongst the Following is the author of the book "Development as Freedom" ?
1 M.S. Swaminathan
2 C. Rangarajan
3 Manmohan singh
4 Amartya Sen
Ans: 4
Q. Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI ?
1 C. Rangarajan
2 L.K. Jha
3 Manmohan Singh
4 Usha Thorat
Ans: 4
Q. Quick Lime can be obtained by
1 adding hydrochloric acid to calcium
2 heating limestone in a lime kiln
3 putting calcium in hot water
4 none of these
Ans: 2
Q. Who translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?
1 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 Lal Bahadur Shastri
3 Choudhary Charan Singh
4 Gobind Ballabh Pant
Ans: 2
Q. The 'Red Data Book' containing information on all wild plants animals in danger of extinction has been published by which one of the following?
1 International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)
2 World Wildlife Fund(WWF)
3 World Conservation Union(WCU)
4 United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
Ans: 1
Q. In which one of the following places was Asia's First Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up?
1 Santa Cruz
2 Kandla
3 Cochin
4 Surat
Ans: 2
Q. As per the United Nations revision of prospects, in 2060, India's population will peak at
1 1.608 billion
2 1.628 billion
3 1.718 billion
4 1.728 billion
Ans: 3
Q. According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data released by the Central Statistical Organisation in May 2011, overall growth of Indian industry came down in 2010-11 from 10.5 percent in 2009-10, to
1 7.1 percent
2 7.5 percent
3 7.6 percent
4 7.8 percent
Ans: 4