National Current Affairs (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award? [2003]

a. Dev Anand

b. Lata Mangeshkar

c. Ramanand Sagar

d. Yash Chopra

2. Match items in List I with those in the List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]
List-I (Location) - List II (Known for/ in News for)
A. Kakinada - 1. Sky Bus Metro rail test-run
B. Dundigal - 2. ITC paper board unit
C. Margao - 3. Bio-diesel plant
D. Bhadrachalam - 4. Indian Air Force Academy
Codes:

a. A-2; B-1;C-4; D-3

b. A-3; B-4;C-1; D-2

c. A-2; B-4;C-1; D-3

d. A-3; B-1;C-4; D-2

3. INSAT-3E, India's communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from: [2004]

a. French Guiana

b. Seychelles

c. Mauritius

d. Mauritania

4. Whose autobiography is the book 'My Music, My Life'? [2005]

a. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

b. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

c. Pandit Ravi Shankar

d. Ustad Zakir Hussaimn.

5. With reference to the Government of India various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar? [2006]

a. It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.

b. It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.

c. It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.

d. It is an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj Institutions.

6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2005]
List-1 (Person) - List-II (Organization)
A. V.R. S. Natrajan - 1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
B. A.K. Pun - 2. Air India
C. V. Thulasidas - 3. Maruti Udyog Limited
D. Jagdish Khattar - 4. Bharat Earth Moves Limited
5. Indian Space Research Organization.
Codes:

a. A-2; B-3; C-5; D-1

b. A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3

c. A-2; B-1; C-5;D-3

d. A -4; B -3; C-2; D -1

7. Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2004]
List-I - List-II
A. AnilKokodar - 1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
B. Raman Puri - 2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission
C. M. Jagannatha Rao - 3. Chairman, ISRO
D. G. Madhavan Nair - 4. Chairman Atomic Energy
Codes:

a. A-3; B-1;C-2; D-4

b. A-4; B-2;C-1; D-3

c. A-3; B-2;C-1; D-4

d. A-4; B-1;C-2; D-3

8. Indian Airlines are have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following? [2006]

a. Hampi Temple

b. Mamallapuram Temple

c. Sun Temple of Konark

d. Khajuraho Temple

9. Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. During the year 2004, India's foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.S. Dollar mark.
2. The series of index number of wholesale prices introduced from April, 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

10. Which of the following institutes have been recognised as the Institutes of National Importance (by an Act of Parliament)? [2004]
1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali
3. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Services and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
4. Lakshmibaf National Institute of Physical Education Gwalior
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a. 1, 2 and 3

b. 3 and 4

c. 1,2 and 4

d. 1, 2, 3 and4