Current Affairs Questions - 8

International Literacy Day, Sep 8, 2011

106. 2011 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize has been awarded to literacy programmes of two countries. Which are the two countries?

  1. Burundi
  2. Mexico
  3. Democratic Republic of Congo
  4. United States of America
  1. 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 4

Refer Current Affairs of Sep 2011

107. Which of the following in respect of International Literacy Day, 2011 is/are true?

  1. The theme for the day was Literacy for Peace.
  2. 2011 UNESCO Literacy Prizes were given away at a function at UNESCO HQs at Paris.

Code:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Note: The awards were given away at a function held in New Delhi.

108. Match the 2011 UNESCO Literacy Prize winning programmes/persons with their countries

List I
Programme/Persons		List II
Country
A. National Literacy Service1. USA
B. National Institute for the Education of Adults2. Burundi
C. Room to Read3. Pakistan
D. Dr Allah Baksh Malik4. Mexico

Code:

  1. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3
  2. A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3
  3. A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3
  4. A - 2; B - 4; C - 1; D - 3

109. Consider the following in respect of C-NM5 aircraft which made its maiden flight in Sep 2011?

  1. The aircraft can carry 20 passengers.
  2. It has been jointly developed by Mahindra Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Code:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Note: The aircraft is a 5-seater and has been jointly developed by Mahindra Aerospace and National Aerospace Laboratories.

Goa becomes the first state to provide health insurance to its entire resident population.

110. Which of the following is the implementing agency with respect to the above?

  1. Medicare
  2. Bajaj Allianz
  3. ICICI Lombard
  4. Apollo Munich

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

111. Which of the following is a book written by Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi?

  1. Sunny Days
  2. Tiger's Tale
  3. Straight from the Heart
  4. All round view

112. Consider the following in respect of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi?

  1. He was the youngest person to captain India in test cricket.
  2. He was the captain of the team which registered their first Test series win abroad.

Which of the above is/are true?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

News: Five arrested for violation of Jarawa policy

113. Jarawas are a tribe found at which of the following places?

  1. Nagaland
  2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  3. Lakshadweep islands
  4. Mizoram

114. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Jarawas policy of 2004?

  1. The policy seeks to preserve the social organisation, mode of subsistence and cultural identity of the Jarawa community.
  2. The policy seeks to bring the Jarawas into the mainstream and rehabilitate them, if necessary on other islands.
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 2 both
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Note: The five persons have been arrested for supplying rations items to Jarawas since the policy advocates the protection of the Jarawas from the harmful effects of exposure and contact with the outside world while they are not physically, socially and culturally prepared for such interface. It says that the Jarawas will be allowed `to develop according to their own genius' and that no attempts will be made either to mainstream them or rehabilitate them on other islands.

Reference: Advertisement by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

115. Which of these diseases is not spread by mosquitoes of Aedes genus?

  1. Dengue
  2. Malaria
  3. Chikungunya
  4. Yellow Fever

News: Wreckage of SS Gairsoppa discovered in North Atlantic.

116. Which of the following is/are true in respect of SS Gairsoppa?

  1. The ship had set sail from Calcutta in 1946 to England with a lot of silver, iron ore, tea etc.
  2. The ship was sunk by German U-boats and all persons on board were killed except one.
  3. The cargo when salvaged will be shared by the exploration company Odyssey Marine and the British Govt.
  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. All the three

Note: The ship named after waterfalls in Karnataka set sail in 1940 during World War II.

News: Ketamine worth 4.5 cr seized.

117. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Ketamine?

  1. Ketamine is generally used as an anaesthetic and tranquiliser.
  2. It is also misused as a recreational drug in many countries.
  1. 1 only
  2. Both 1 and 2
  3. 2 only
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

118. Match the sportspersons mentioned in List I with the sports in List II

List I
Sportsperson		List II
Sports/Games
A. Dipika Pallikal1. Chess
B. Deepika Kumari2. Hockey
C. R Sreejesh3. Archery
D. Bhakti Kulkarni4. Squash

Code:

  1. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3
  2. A - 1; B - 2; C - 3; D - 4
  3. A - 1; B - 3; C - 2; D - 4
  4. A - 4; B - 3; C - 2; D - 1

Note: Refer Sportspersons in News

Current Affairs - General Awareness

119. What name has been given to the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world in recent times?

  1. Islamic Renaissance
  2. Arab Spring
  3. Middle-East Uprisings
  4. Arabic Revolution

120. In a recent newspaper report CFL bulbs have been reported to be hazardous to health because of the presence of harmful amounts of

  1. Sodium
  2. Carbon
  3. Mercury
  4. Uranium

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