Current Affairs : General Knowledge Questions

CURRENT AFFAIRS – GK -2

1. Robert Edwards shares an association with?
a. Physics
b. Chemistry
c. Biology
d. Mathematics

Answer : Biology

2. The total number of medals that India has won in Common Wealth Games 2010 is …
a. 101
b. 102
c. 103
d. 105

Answer : 101

3.Which of the following is a Tennis Player?
a. Dan Carter
b. Greg Jones
c. Johnny Weissmuller
d. None of these

Answer : Greg Jones

4. H. R. Bhardwaj is the governor of …
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andra Pradesh

Answer : Karnataka

5. Who has been awarded the Nobel Economics Prize2010?
a. Peter Granger
b. Jilly Cooper
c. Dale Mortensen
d. None of these

Answer : None of these

6. Jaitapur nuclear power plant is in which city?
a. Ratnagiri
b. Nagpur
c. Pune
d. Mumbai

Answer : Ratnagiri

7. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fl agged off the construction of which space centre?
a. Vostochny Space Center
b. Vladimir Space Center
c. Hioto Space Center
d. None of these

Answer : Vostochny Space Center

8. Who is the State Chief Information Commissioner of Chennai?
a. Hiren Singh
b. R. K. Narayan
c. Vinod Joshi
d. K. S. Sripathi

Answer : K. S. Sripathi

9. Who is known as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India"?
a. Norman Ernest Borlaug
b. M. S. Swaminathan
c. J. S. Thomson
d. None of these

Answer : Norman Ernest Borlaug

10. Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur has been written by ...
a. Arundhati Ray
b. Deepti Priya Mehrotra
c. Shivani Jain
d. None of these

Answer : Deepti Priya Mehrotra .