Sports Current Affairs Quiz/September 5-September 11

Sports Current Affairs Quiz have been drafted to test your knowledge about the recent sports events. Sports Current Affairs Quiz for September 2011 will help you increase your knowledge of the different sports events which are organised around the world. Taking the Sports current affairs Quizzes, you will enhance your knowledge of sports and crack questions in the sports section of all competitive exams.
1.    Name the Jamaican athlete who was disqualified in the 100m gold event for a false start and who went on to win the Men's 4x100 Relay final and set a world record at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea on 4 September 2011.
a.    Nesta Carter
b.    Michael Frater
c.    Yohan Blake
d.    Usain Bolt
Answer: (d)

2.    Which of the following Denmanrk’s golfer secured back-to-back titles for the first time in his career after winning the European Masters on 4 September 2011?
a.    Thomas Bjorn
b.    Martin Kaymer
c.    Rory McIlroy
d.    Jamie Donaldson
Answer: (a)

3.    Which Indian boxer Vijender Singh won gold and also bagged the Best Boxer award at the World Police and Fire Games in New York?
a.    Dinesh Kumar
b.    Vijender Singh
c.    Suranjoy Mayengbam
d.    Vikas Krishan
Answer: (b)

4.    Which of the following badminton players won the men's singles crown in the IFCI all-India ranking senior badminton championship on 5 September 2011?
a.    Pranav Chopra
b.    Akshay Dewalkar
c.    Sai Praneeth
d.    Saurabh Varma
Answer: (c)

5.    Which of the following countries topped the list of medals at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea?
a.    USA
b.    Kenya
c.    Jamaica
d.    South Africa
Answer: (a)

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India Current Affairs Quiz/ August 29-September 4

Quizzes on the India Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues and other informations related to India from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the India Current Affairs Quiz for September 2011 will update you on the latest incidents that occured in India. The quizzes on India Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well.
1.    Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker Kuldeep Sharma on 27 August 2011 announced the constitution of  a seven-member committee to look into the irregularities in giving away land to various trusts and societies during the regime of which of te following former Haryana Chief Ministers?
a.    Om Prakash Chautala
b.    Bansi Lal
c.    Bhajan Lal
d.    Hukam Singh
Answer: (a)

2.    Which former Andhra Pradesh chief minister was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011?
a.    Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
b.    Nara Chandrababu Naidu
c.    Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
d.    K Rosaiah
Answer: (d)

3.    Appointments committee of the Cabinet on 30 August 2011 cleared the names of three senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers as the head of three paramilitary organisations namely the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Who was appointed as Director of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
a.    Pranay Sahay
b.    Ranjit Sinha
c.    Y S Dadwal
d.    U K Bansal
Answer: (b)

4.  Chhattisgarh State Government filed a Petition in the Supreme Court over Polavaram Dam. Polavaram dam is being constructed by___.
a) Andhra Pradesh government
b) Orissa government
c) Maharashtra Government
d) Chhattisgarh government
Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh government

5.  Madhya Pradesh government on 27 August 2011 announced a reward of __ rupees for those who inform the state administration about female foeticide.
a) 10000
b) 15000
c) 12000
d) 20000
Answer: (a) 10000

6.  The Union Cabinet of India approved the nuclear regulatory authority of India bill on 30 August 2011. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) was set up in which one of the following years?
a) 1983
b) 1987
c) 1973
d) 1976
Answer: (a) 1983

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Current Affairs Quiz/ August 29-September 4

Quizzes on the Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues, international events, and other information from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the Current Affairs Quiz for September 2011 will update you on the latest incidents that the world is talking about. The quizzes on Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well.
1.    Name the Maoists Vice-Chairman who was on 28 August 2011 elected Nepal's 35th prime minister marking the country’s attempt to form a stable government after extended political uncertainty.
a.    Baburam Bhattarai
b.    Sher Bahadur Deuba
c.    Surya Bahadur Thapa
d.    Jhalanath Khanal
Answer: (a)

2.    Prime Minister of Japan on 26 August 2011 announced his resignation after almost 15 months in office amid dipping approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis. Name him.
a.    Yukio Hatoyama
b.    Nato Kan
c.    Hosokawa Morihiro
d.    Fukuda Yasuo
Answer: (b)

3.    At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards was held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 August 2011 which musician won Video of the Year for Firework?
a.    Kat Perry
b.    Lady Gaga
c.    Adele
d.    Nicki Minaj
Answer: (a)

4.  In Nepal, the term of the constituent assembly was extended by____ months.
a) Three
b) Two
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: (a) Three

5.  Tory Tan won the presidential election in Singapore to become the country’s___ President.
a) Sixth
b) Seventh
c) Fifth
d) Eighth
Answer:  (a) Seventh

6.  Who is the leader of rebel forces in Libya?
a) Mohammed al-Fortiya
b) Muammar Gaddafi
c) Hosni Mubarak
d) Abdel-Hafiz Ghoga
Answer: (a) Mohammed al-Fortiya

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Current Affairs Quiz Dec-2005

Current Affairs Quiz

Current Affairs Quiz-Dec-2005

1. What is Advance Technology Vessel?ATV
A plate form for advance countries to come together A commercial ship developed by USA A nuclear powered submarine A super fast speed boat
2. Institute of planning Research which was inspected by International mission before offering India the membership of ITER is located at
Pune Bangalore Ahemdabad Mumbai
3. Type your question3 here.
choice1 choice2 choice3 choice4
4. The Japanese space probe ”Hayabusa” was targeted at
Saturn An Asteroid Satellite of Saturn None of these
5. Green Initiative for the Future Transport GIFT is related with
Environment Impact Assessment EIA Hydrocarbon Vision 2020 H2 energy in motor vehicles Biodiesel
6. A national council is proposed for developing Creative and cultural Industries which of the following is the part of three industries
Cottage Industries Handloom of Handicraft Product design fashion All of these
7. Who is the head of WTO
M. kamal nath Keith Rockwell Dr. Incropera Pascal Lamy
8. 8. Which of the following in not member of G-20
Brazil China Pakistan Japan
9. In the 6th Ministerial Conference Hong Kong a core group was formed by developing countries for NAMA who chaired the group
Brazil China India UK
10. Which of the following areas got VI schedule status, recently
A district in Chandigarh Bodo areas in Assam Darjeeling Gorkha Hills Lemu clan in Arunachal Pradesh

Current Awereness Multiple choice model

Join this quiz to check your preparation for your preliminary exam.

1. Who scored the first century in the Xth Cricket World Cup (2011)?

Virender Sehwag
Virat Kohli
Sachin Tendulkar
Andrew Strauss

2. Which state in January 2011 allowed six iron ore mines to restart?

Orissa
Gujarat
Bihar
Rajasthan

3. India has finally woken up to the needs of the country's elderly. With the number of people in the

National Programme for Health care for the Elderly
National Programme for Senior Citizens
National Programme for Old Aged
Rashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana

4. Which of the following Academy Award winners for 2011 is wrongly matched

Best Actor - Colin Firth
Best Actress - Natalie Portman
Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale
Best Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet

5.  Consider the following statements about Direct Tax: A. Exemption limit for individual taxpayer

Only (a) and (b)
Only (b) and (c)
Only (c)
All of the above

6. Which of the following teams has won the Duleep Trophy in Visakhapatnam on Feb 5?

East Zone
West Zone
South Zone
North Zone

7. In a landmark move, which of these State governments has set up a Savarna Aayog, a commission to i

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

8. The environment ministry in February 2011 issued a notification banning the use of plastics for pa

Milk
Tobacco
Spicy
Manure

9. GR Sufi has been chosen as the first Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of

J&K
Assam
Bihar
Goa

10. As per UNO's declaration, the year 2011 is being celebrated as International Year of -

Youth
Women Empowerment
Forests
Global Economic Co-operation

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