Current Affairs

Current Affairs for CSAT 2011

1. Air traffic in and out of large parts of Europe was shut down for a week in 2010 due to volcanic eruption. In which country that volcanic eruption occurred?

(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) Iceland
(d) Denmark

Ans: C

2. David Camron was become the youngest prime minister of Britain. From which political partyDavid Camron is related?

(a) Conservative
(b) Liberal
(c) Labour
(d) Green

Ans: a

3. Pakistan’s army chiefwas given a three years extension in July 2010.What is the name of this army chief?

(a) ParvezMusaraff
(b) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
(c) Rahmet Ali
(d) Arshad Kayani

Ans: b

4. In 2010, International Court of Justice said that Kosovo did not violate international law by declaring independence in 2008. From which country Kosovo get independence?

(a) Indonesia
(b) Serbia
(c) Albania
(d) Greece

Ans: b

5. Consider the following statements:

1. JuliaGillard has becomethe firstwomen primeminister of Australia.
2. Bronislaw Komorawski is the new President of Poland.
3. Pushpa Kamal Dahl is the new prime minister ofNepal.
The true statement is/are-
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 2
(c) 1, 3
(d) 2, 3

Ans: b

6. The centre for the study of Developing societies (CSDS) surveyed 36Naxal affected districts listed by planning commission. Which state has no districted listed by planning commission. Which state has no districted listed by planning commission?

(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chattisgarh

Ans: c

7. What is the new name of 12 digit unique IdentificationNumber (UID) handed over by the Prime minister to the first person in Maharashtra?

(a) Number
(b) Identity
(c) Aadhar
(d) Aastha

Ans: c

8. YukiyaAmano is the newchief of IAEA, from which country he is related?

(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Brazil
(d) South Korea

Ans: a

9. Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest tower opened for the public. In which city this tower is situated?

(a) Abudhabi
(b) Dubai
(c) Riyad
(d) Mumbai

Ans: b

10. Which country is suspended from InternationalOlympic Committee (IOC).

(a) Nepal
(b) China
(c) Kuwait
(d) Yemen

Ans: c

11. In which country carbon tax is ruled unconstitutional by its parliament?

(a) Britain
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) USA

Ans: b

12. India is world’s biggest consumer of gold in 2010. Which country was the biggest consume of gold in 2009?

(a) SaudiArabia
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Japan

Ans: c

13. Recently which country has legalizes gay marriage?

(a) India
(b) Argentina
(c) Japan
(d) France

Ans: b

14. Which country is the largest producer of lemon in the world?

(a) China
(b) India
(c) Brazil
(d) Russia

Ans: b

15. World’s largest open university is

(a) IGNOU
(b) DU
(c) NOU
(d) IPU

Ans: a

16. Nobelprize for literature 2010won by Closa. Closa is which language’s author?

(a) English
(b) Spanish
(c) Italian
(d) German

Ans: b

17. Who is the president of Telengana Rashtra Samiti, which is demanding for a separate Telgana state dividing the state of Andhra Pradesh?

(a) K. Chandrababu Naidu
(b) K. Chandra Sekhar Rao
(c) Jagan Mohan Reddy
(d) P. Rosaiah

Ans: b

18. Which commission recommends 10 percent quota for Muslims in government jobs,  educational institutions and social welfare schemes?

(a) RangnathMishra Commission
(b) Barua Commission
(c) Dinkaran Commission
(d) Tiwari Commission

Ans: a

19. Which one of the following is not matched correctly?

(a) Calcutta High Court – 1862
(b) Delhi High Court – 1966
(c) Gujarat High Court – 1960
(d) Uttarakhand High Court – 2008

Ans: d

20. Which statement is not correct?

(a) The united nations has designated 2011 the International year of chemistry.
(b) The theme of the international year of chemistry is ‘chemistry-our life, our future’.
(c) Its aim to raise awareness of chemistry among the general public.
(d) Events for the year are being coordinated by WHO.

 Ans: d

Courtesy: Manorama Year Book