General Knowledge Objective Questions

1. The recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008 is—
(A) Hamid Karzai
(B) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
(C) Kofi Annan
(D) Mohamed El Baradei
Ans : (D)

2. The book ‘Falling Over Backwards’ is written by—
(A) Arun Shourie
(B) Ninan Koshi
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) R. K. Narayan
Ans : (A)

3.Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket, 2007 has been won by—
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) England
Ans : (B)

4. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2007 has been awarded to—
(A) Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(B) Javed Akhtar
(C) Dalai Lama
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (A)

5. The 2008 C. K. Nayadu Life Time Achievement Award of the year has been won by—
(A) Gundappa Vishwanath
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Mohinder Amarnath
(D) Madan Lal
Ans : (A)

6. Who is the present Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India ?
(A) Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
(B) Justice V. N. Khare
(C) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(D) Justice Y. K. Sabharwal
Ans : (C)

7. The 2008-09 Ranji Trophy has been won by—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (A)

8. In May 2009, Shashi Tharoor becomes member of which of the following—
(A) UNESCO
(B) ADB
(C) Lok Sabha, India
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

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

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
Ans : (D)

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

12. The Best Actor Award at the 54th National Filmfare Awards was given to—
(A) Aamir Khan
(B) Soumitra Chatterjee
(C) Saif Ali Khan
(D) Abhishek Bachchan
Ans : (B)

13. 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
Ans : (A)

14. The XIX Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held at Delhi in—
(A) October 2009
(B) October 2008
(C) October 2010
(D) November 2010
Ans : (C)

15. Which of the following is the pesent Prime Minister of Pakistan ?
(A) Yusuf Raza Gillani
(B) Justice Rana Bhagwandas
(C) Justice Nazim Siddiqui
(D) Justice Javaid Iqbal
Ans : (A)