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

1. For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?

a. Gems and Jewellery

b. Leather goods

c. Knitted garments

d. Handicrafts

2. Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Raman Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in: [2003]

a. prevention of child marriages

b. promotion of communal harmony

c. environmental protection

d. education and livelihood projects for Dalits

3. Who among the following is the President of the FICCI? [2005]

a. Sunil Mittal

b. Brijmohan Lai Munjal

c. Onkar S. Kunwar

d. Vivek Burman

4. INS Trishul acquired by the Indian Navy in 2003 has been built by: [2004]

a. Israel

b. USA

c. Russia

d. France

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. Consider the following statements:
1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society India
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification of India
3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoorand Dev Anand have all been recipients of Dada Saheb Phalke
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2004]

a. 1 and 3

b. 2 and 3

c. 2 only

d. 3 only

8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer: [2003]
List-I (High Officials) - List-II (Organisation)
A. C.P. Jain - 1. Indian Airlines
B. S. Ramadorai - 2. NTPC
C. Sunil Arora - 3. TCS
D. Vivek Paul - 4. Wipro Technologies
Codes:

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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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