Current Affairs : December 2009: 4

1. Name this person who has been awarded with the title ‘Indian of the Year’ by CNN-IBN.
   a. Rahul Gandhi
   b. AR Rehman
   c. Pandit Ravi Shankar
   d. Kamal Hassan
   
   
2. The Lok Sabha elections this year has been hailed as successful by the national and international press. The chief election commissioner announced this recently. Name the chief election commissioner.
   a. Naveen Chawla
   b. Pranab Mukherjee
   c. N Gopalaswami
   d. None of the above
   
   
3. Name this nation with which India will take up dozen pacts including four memoranda of understanding on hydel projects.
   a. Nepal
   b. Sri Lanka
   c. China
   d. Bhutan
   
   
4. In a case of a minor’s molest, the former director general of which state has been charged after he was guilty of molesting a minor girl 19 years back?
   a. Punjab
   b. Bihar
   c. Haryana
   d. Jharkhand
   
   
5. A multi-purpose Polavaram project was likely to be placed before the central cabinet to consider it for a national status. Under which state does this project fall?
   a. Andhra Pradesh
   b. Kerala
   c. Tamil Nadu
   d. Karnataka
   
   
6. Germany intends to enhance the bilateral relations with India in an array of fields. The German Ambassador recently announced this. Name him. 
   a. Angela Merkel
   b. Thomas Matussek
   c. Gerome Bonnfont
   d. Alistair Darling
   
   
7. A three-day general strike called by Maoists in Nepal saw violent clashes with more than two dozen people injured, including policemen. Name the deputy to the prime minister of Nepal.
   a. Madhav Kumar
   b. Rakesh Sood
   c. Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
   d. Bidhya Bhandari
   
   
8. As per news report, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad allegedly involved in September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, had also made a visit to India in 1996. Which terrorist outfit is he associated with?
   a. Hizbul Mujahideen
   b. Lashkar-e-Taiba
   c. JuD
   d. Al-Qaeda
   
   
9. The soaring prices of essential commodities including food has been creating news for some time now causing difficulty to the common man Who is the agriculture minister of India?
   a. Pranab Mukherjee
   b. Sharad Pawar
   c. P Chidambaram
   d. Nitish Kumar
   
   
10. Name India’s environment minister who was recently at Copenhagen for the crucial climate talks.
    a. Rajendra Pachauri
    b. CK Prahlad
    c. Jairam Ramesh
    d. Rahul Gandhi
    
    
11. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to introduce a Bill to amend the Copyright Act, 1957 following HRD ministry’s proposed amendment to give independent rights to authors of … in cinematograph films.
    a. Literary and musical work
    b. Fictional work
    c. Non-fictional work
    d. Horror work
    
    
12. Which of these has been charged of corruption by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case of collecting assets worth Rs 80 crore along with his brother?
    a. Om Prakash Chautala
    b. Justice Dinakaran
    c. Ajay Singh Chautala
    d. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
    
    
13. Which among these is the co-writer of ‘3 Idiots’ along with Raju Hirani?
    a. Aamir Khan
    b. Shimit Amin
    c. Jugal Hansraj
    d. Abhijat Joshi
    
    
14. US President Barack Obama has nominated 36-year-old doctor Rajiv Shah as the head of ….
    a. UNDP
    b. USAID
    c. UNHCR
    d. None of the above
    
    
15. Name this Indian beauty who has featured in the top ten list of most stylish women in the ‘Vogue’.
    a. Aishwarya Rai
    b. Preity Zinta
    c. Freida Pinto
    d. Katrina Kaif
    
    
16. Indian captain MS Dhoni received the ICC Test Championship mace on behalf of BCCI for leading his side to the top of the ICC Test Championship from ICC CEO ….
    a. Haroon Lorgat
    b. Michael Fennell
    c. Mitchell Johnson
    d. Craig Hunter
    
    
17. Which of these politicians celebrated his 85th birthday in New Delhi in late December?
    a. Jaswant Singh
    b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    c. Yashwant Sinha
    d. ND Tiwari
    
    
18. Which of these political leaders is set to announce the formation of a new party in January?
    a. Mulayam Singh
    b. Mayawati
    c. Sushma Swaraj
    d. Kalyan Singh
    
    
19. Which among these radio broadcast services will be terminated for all customers who are serviced from India?
    a. Radio Mirchi
    b. Red FM
    c. WorldSpace
    d. Fever 104
    
    
20. Name the author of the ‘Communitisation: The Third Way of Governance’. The book was released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
    a. RS Pandey
    b. Murli Deora
    c. Gurucharan Das
    d. CK Prahlad

Answers 1. b. AR Rehman 2. a. Naveen Chawla 3. d. Bhutan 4. c. Haryana 5. a. Andhra Pradesh 6. b. Thomas Matussek 7. c. Bijay Kumar Gachhadar 8. d. Al-Qaeda 9. b. Sharad Pawar 10. c. Jairam Ramesh 11. a. Literary and musical work 12. c. Ajay Singh Chautala 13. d. Abhijat Joshi 14. b. USAID 15. c. Freida Pinto 16. a. Haroon Lorgat 17. b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 18. d. Kalyan Singh 19. c. WorldSpace 20. a. RS Pandey