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GK - 2008

Description: CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 PREPARATION AND PRACTICE TEST FOR UPSC, BPSC, SSC, PSC, CIVIL SERVICES EXAMS
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: BANK PO BANK CLERK UPSC MBA B.ED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Miscellaneous IGNOU Indian Economy Awards and Honours Physics General Awareness World WORLD
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The Governor of Reserve Bank of India (in April 2011) was

  1. C.Rangarajan

  2. N.Radhakrishnan

  3. D.Subbarao

  4. R.N.Malhotra


Correct Option: C

'Michael Phelps' who won eight Gold medals in Beijing Olympics is

  1. a weightlifter from Australia

  2. a swimmer from USA

  3. an athlete from Brazil

  4. a shooter from France


Correct Option: B

Who received the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for 2008?

  1. Tiger Woods

  2. Rafael Nadal

  3. Michael Phelps

  4. Roger Federer


Correct Option: D

World's largest particle collider experiment for studying the origin of the universe was conducted on

  1. 10th August 2008

  2. 10th September 2008

  3. 9th October 2008

  4. 17th September 2008


Correct Option: B

What is X-Ray flag 08?

  1. It is a treatment for H5N1 virus.

  2. It is a missile developed by Russia.

  3. It is an international defence exercise.

  4. It is a new technique for detecting bone deformities.


Correct Option: C

Who was appointed the brand ambassador of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) in 2008?

  1. Sanjay Dutt

  2. Salman Khan

  3. Hrithik Roshan

  4. Sunil Shetty


Correct Option: A

Who was crowned Miss Universe for 2008?

  1. Rio Mori

  2. Simran Kaur Mundi

  3. Dayna Mendoza

  4. Natalie Glebova


Correct Option: C

Which country won the Gold medal in soccer in Beijing Olympics 2008?

  1. Argentina

  2. Italy

  3. Germany

  4. Brazil


Correct Option: A

The first ever 'Asom Ratna' an award equivalent to 'Bharat Ratna' was given by the Assam Government to

  1. Soumitra Sen

  2. Bhupen Hazarika

  3. Duvvuri Subbarao

  4. Dr. Prabha Khetan


Correct Option: B

In 2011, the communication technique which completed its tenth year is

  1. bluetooth

  2. broadband

  3. remote sensing

  4. magnetic resonance imaging


Correct Option: A

Who among the following was conferred with 'Doctor of Civil Law' by the Oxford University?

  1. Manjula Sood

  2. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

  3. Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

  4. Laxmi Niwas Mittal


Correct Option: B

Who is the 'Secretary General' of the U.N.?

  1. John Howard

  2. Kofi Annan

  3. Al Gore

  4. Ban Ki-Moon


Correct Option: D

Union Cabinet has recently approved Extradition Treaty with

  1. Iraq

  2. Iran

  3. South Africa

  4. Taiwan


Correct Option: B

Shenzhou-7 is

  1. newly discovered strains of virus

  2. a supercomputer developed in Japan

  3. a super sharp earth imaging satellite

  4. third Chinese manned space mission


Correct Option: D

India and Sri lanka have signed MoU in September 2008 on

  1. encountering terrorist activites

  2. naval Exercise

  3. tea research

  4. wildlife conservation


Correct Option: C

Who won Wimbledon 2008?

  1. Roger Federer

  2. Rafael Nadal

  3. Rainer Schuettha

  4. Andy Murroy


Correct Option: B

Which Indian city has regisitered the highest per capita income, measured both at current prices and constant prices?

  1. Chandigarh

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Mumbai

  4. New Delhi


Correct Option: A

UK's first Hindu School has opened and started functioning from September 15, 2008. What is the name of that school?

  1. Radha Krishnan Primary School

  2. Krishna Avanti Primary School

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Primary School

  4. Rajiv Gandhi Primary School


Correct Option: B

A typhoon which recently battered parts of China was

  1. Mbeki

  2. Sinalaku

  3. Shenzou

  4. Hagupit


Correct Option: D

Which company won the coveted Golden Peacock Global award for excellence in Corporate Governance for 2008?

  1. Satyam Computers

  2. Infosys

  3. Accenture

  4. Wipro


Correct Option: A

According to a recent study, which of the following chemicals widely used in plastic food and beverage containers has been linked to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and liver abnormalities?

  1. Bakelite

  2. Cyanocobalamine

  3. Cyclopropane

  4. Bisphenol A


Correct Option: D

ISRO is planning a second moon mission known as Chandrayaan-2 by

  1. 2011

  2. 2012

  3. 2013

  4. 2014


Correct Option: A

Which parliamentary committee is probing the cash-for-votes scandal related to the trust vote in the Lok Sabha on 22nd July, 2008?

  1. Y.B.Reddy Committee

  2. Kishor Chandra Deo Committee

  3. Bhaskar Ghose Committee

  4. C.B.Bhave Committee


Correct Option: B

Recently the Union Cabinet gave its approval for the establishment of the 'Institute of Nano Science and Technology' (INST) at a cost of Rs 142 crores at

  1. Hyderabad

  2. Bangalore

  3. Chennai

  4. Mohali


Correct Option: D

The two institutes chosen for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Science and Technology Award for rural development are

  1. ITRC and CSMCRI

  2. CIMAP and NBRI

  3. CIMAP and CSMCRI

  4. CDRI and NBRI


Correct Option: C
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