General Knowledge-2009

1. The Rs. 12,400 crore manned space mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for launch by—

(A) 2020

(B) 2015

(C) 2030

(D) 2012

Ans : (B)



2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by—

(A) 2020

(B) 2025

(C) 2030

(D) 2012

Ans : (A)



3. A Judge (of a High Court) may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of ……… for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.

(A) Article 125

(B) Article 124

(C) Article 126

(D) Article 127

Ans : (B)



4. In order to remove judges of the Supreme Court or High Court through impeachment proceedings a motion is addressed to the President signed by at least—

(A) 100 members of Lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha

(B) 50 members of Rajya Sabha or 150 members of Lok Sabha

(C) 80 members of Lok Sabha or 30 members of Rajya Sabha

(D) 60 members of Lok Sabha or 70 members of Rajya Sabha

Ans : (A)



5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on—

(A) petroleum

(B) biofuels

(C) atomic energy

(D) None of these

Ans : (B)



6. According to the UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘State of the World’s Children’ (2009) the number of women dying every year in India in Child Births is—

(A) 75000

(B) 77000

(C) 70000

(D) 78000

Ans : (D)



7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van Panchayat Yojna aiming at achieving the target of covering …………… of India’s geographical area with trees.

(A) 35%

(B) 40%

(C) 33%

(D) 28%

Ans : (C)



8. The Latest Forest Survey of India says that only ………… of the country’s land was covered with trees.

(A) 30%

(B) 22%

(C) 23%

(D) 20%

Ans : (C)



9. India has recently signed a pact for supply of reactors with—

(A) Areva

(B) U.S.A.

(C) Russia

(D) Japan

Ans : (A)



10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament was situated at—

(A) Manas

(B) Astana

(C) Bishkek

(D) Tashkant

Ans : (A)



11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is—

(A) Geir Haarde

(B) Hugo Chavez

(C) Johanna Sigurdardottir

(D) None of the above

Ans : (C)



12. ……… Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recently—Fill in the blank with—

(A) Tenth

(B) Ninth

(C) Eleventh

(D) Eighth

Ans : (B)



13. BDR stands for—

(A) Border Development Force

(B) Border District Development

(C) Bangladesh Rifles

(D) Bangladesh Development Rifles

Ans : (C)



14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of—

(A) Malaysia

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Maldives

(D) Kazakhstan

Ans : (B)



15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in—

(A) Eight categories

(B) Seven categories

(C) Six categories

(D) None of these

Ans : (A)



16. The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by—

(A) Dustin Lance Black

(B) Kate Winslet

(C) Vicky Christina

(D) None of the above

Ans : (B)



17. Sean Penn has got the Oscar Award 2009 for—

(A) Best Actor

(B) Best Director

(C) Adapted Screenplay

(D) Original Song

Ans : (A)



18. According to a recent report the percentage of all immigrant founded companies in last ten years founded by Indian immigrant is—

(A) 26%

(B) 30%

(C) 35%

(D) 40%

Ans : (A)



19. STPF stands for—

(A) Special Task Protection Force

(B) Special Tiger Protection Force

(C) Special Tiger Police Force

(D) None of the above

Ans : (B)



20. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) report the country which tops the World Hunger Chart is—

(A) Sierra Leone

(B) India

(C) Somalia

(D) Pakistan

Ans : (B)



21. ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—

(A) Jasvinder Sanghera

(B) Mehar Fatima Hussain

(C) Kermit Roosevelt

(D) Shazia Aziz

Ans : (A)



22. Earth Day is observed on—

(A) April 22

(B) April 17

(C) April 30

(D) April 24

Ans : (A)



23. The winner of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is—

(A) New Zealand

(B) Australia

(C) India

(D) West Indies

Ans : (B)



24. NPs Aulakh has been appointed as the new Chief of—

(A) National Security Guard

(B) Research and Analysis Wing

(C) Central Bureau of Investigation

(D) National Investigation Agency

Ans : (A)



25. According to recent estimates of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) during 2008-09 India’s national income will grow at—

(A) 8•8%

(B) 10%

(C) 7•1%

(D) 8•5%

Ans : (C)



26. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Women’s Singles Title is—

(A) Dinara Safin

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Sania Mirza

(D) Venus Williams

Ans : (B)



27. Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new—

(A) Director General of Border Security Force

(B) National Security Guards Chief

(C) Central Bureau of Investigation Chief

(D) Chief Election Commissioner

Ans : (D)



28. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title is—

(A) Roger Federer

(B) Mahesh Bhupati

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Rafael Nadal

Ans : (D)







29. Indian Cricket team is the number …………… team in the latest ICC’s One Day ranking.

(A) Two

(B) Three

(C) Four

(D) Five

Ans : (B)



30. G-20 Finance Ministers meeting recently took place in—

(A) London

(B) Paris

(C) New Delhi

(D) Horsham

Ans : (D)



31. Who among the following personalities recently visited India ?

(A) Hillary Clinton

(B) Bill Clinton

(C) Martin Luther King III

(D) Martin Luther King IV

Ans : (C)



32. The World Wide Web (WWW) on March 13, 2009 marked its—

(A) 25th anniversary

(B) 30th anniversary

(C) 20th anniversary

(D) 35th anniversary

Ans : (C)



33. Luther L. Terry Award has been given to—

(A) K. Srinath Reddy

(B) K. Vishwanath

(C) Ronald M. Davis

(D) None of these

Ans : (A)



34. Who has recently overtaken Warren Buffet as world’s richest man ?

(A) Mukesh Ambani

(B) Anil Ambani

(C) Bill Gates

(D) Ratan Tata

Ans : (C)



35. The President of which of the following countries visited India in March 2009—

(A) Yugoslavia

(B) Benin

(C) Macedonia

(D) Turkey

Ans : (B)



36. According to Economist Intelligence Unit recent Survey the world’s costliest city is—

(A) New York

(B) Mumbai

(C) Washington

(D) Tokyo

Ans : (D)



37. The former Israeli President who has been charged with rape is—

(A) Benjamin Nitinyahu

(B) Shimon Peres

(C) Moshe Katsav

(D) Ariel Sharon

Ans : (C)



38. According to Tobacco Atlas in India roughly the number of people who are consuming tobacco is—

(A) 250 million

(B) 230 million

(C) 220 million

(D) 225 million

Ans : (B)



39. INS Viraat—the sole aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean of the Indian Navy will celebrate its ………… in November 2009.

(A) Golden Jubilee

(B) Silver Jubilee

(C) Diamond Jubilee

(D) Platinum Jubilee

Ans : (A)



40. India recently launched Interceptor Missile on March 6, 2009 for—

(A) the fourth time

(B) the fifth time

(C) the third time

(D) the second time

Ans : (C)



41. The Chief Guest on 60th Republic Day of India was—

(A) Kazakhstan’s President

(B) Uzbekistan’s President

(C) Tajikistan’s President

(D) Kyrgyzstan’s President

Ans : (A)



42. The number of members of Global Advisory Council constituted by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is—

(A) 20

(B) 25

(C) 27

(D) 30

Ans : (A)



43. This year Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in—

(A) Mumbai

(B) Madras

(C) Chennai

(D) Kolkata

Ans : (C)



44. Which of the following recently celebrated its Platinum Jubilee ?

(A) Indian Space Research Organisation

(B) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

(C) Indian National Science Academy

(D) None of the above

Ans : (C)



45. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is—

(A) Radha Vinod Raju

(B) M. N. Prasad

(C) J. K. Sodhi

(D) K. C. Verma

Ans : (D)



46. Which of the following Indian cricketers has not been inducted in ICC’s Hall of Fame ?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Sunil Gavaskar

(C) Kapil Dev

(D) Bishen Singh Bedi

Ans : (A)



47. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top spot in Education index is—

(A) Lakshdeep

(B) Kerala

(C) Puducherry

(D) Karnataka

Ans : (C)



48. The runner-up in Australian Open 2009 (Men’s Singles) is—

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Mahesh Bhupati

(C) Roger Federer

(D) Andy Murray

Ans : (C)



49. The runner-up in Australian Open (Women’s Singles) 2009 is—

(A) Dinara Safin

(B) Venus William

(C) Serena William

(D) Sania Mirza

Ans : (A)



50. The winner of Parsvanath International Open Chess Tournament is—

(A) Mikhail Ulibin

(B) Surya Shekhar Ganguly

(C) Samresh Jung

(D) O. Sullevan

Ans : (B)



51. The Chairman of Anti Doping Panel constituted by the Government is—

(A) Jasmeet Singh

(B) Dinesh Dayal

(C) Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia

(D) Dinesh Khanna

Ans : (B)



52. This year National Games have been held in—

(A) Sikkim

(B) Assam

(C) Kerala

(D) Jharkhand

Ans : (D)



53. Which of the following was not the base of LTTE before being captured by Sri Lankan forces ?

(A) Muridke

(B) Elephant Pass

(C) Kilinochchi

(D) Mullaithivu

Ans : (A)



54. DRDO came into existence in—

(A) 1960

(B) 1958

(C) 1962

(D) 1965

Ans : (B)



55. This year Pankaj Advani has been given—

(A) Padma Vibhushan

(B) Padma Bhushan

(C) Padma Shri

(D) None of these

Ans : (C)



56. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?

(A) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa

(B) D. P. Chattopadhyay

(C) Govind Narain

(D) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava

Ans : (A)