Current Affairs questions - September 26, 2013

Current Affairs questions - September 26, 2013

1. Martina Hingis has been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame recently, hails from which country?

a) Switzerland
b) Russia
c) France
d) USA
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2. ______________ has become the costliest player in Indian Badminton League auction 2013.

a) Ashwini Ponnappa
b) Saina Nehwal
c) Parupalli Kashyap
d) Lee Chong Wei
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3. Which of the following dates United Nations has recognized as "World Toilet Day"?

a) July 19
b) August 19
c) October 19
d) November 19
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4. Which port has been conferred the "Major port of the year" award?

a) Ennore Port
b) Chennai Port
c) Visakhapatnam Port
d) Paradip Port
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5. The Direct benefits transfer programme was rolled out on 1st January, _________.

a) 2009
b) 2010
c) 2011
b) 2013
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6. Which planet is also called Earth's twin?

a) Jupiter
b) mars
c) Mercury
d) Venus
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7. Which of the following has become the first automaker to participate in Greenhouse Gas reporting Programme in India?

a) Ford Motor
b) Maruti Suzuki
c) Genera; Motors
d) Toyota
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8. Which of the following states has the maximum forest cover area according to India State of Forest Report (2011)?

a) MP
b) Karnataka
c) West Bengal
d) Assam
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9. Which of the following cities is the venue for World Police and Fire games 2013?

a) Moscow
b) Beijing
c) Tokyo
d) Belfast
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10. Tipaimukh Multipurpose Hydroelectric project is located in __________________

a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Nagaland
d) Mizoram
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11. Agricultural Census in India is being organized once in every _________ years.

a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
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12. India successfully launched its advanced meteorological spacecraft ___________ by a European rocket.

a) INSAT - 1D
b) INSAT - 2D
c) INSAT - 3D
d) INSAT - 4D
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13. Indigenously developed Pinaka were successfully test-fired from a multi-barrel rocket launcher. What is Pinaka?

a) Missiles
b) Satellitenavigators
c) Rockets
d) Spaceships
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14. Who has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his "impressive business credentials" and service to society by London based Asia House?

a) Ratan Tata
b) Mukesh Ambani
c) Anil Ambani
d) Azim Premji
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15. Indians are top foreign investors in Dubai's __________________ during the first half of 2013.

a) Stock market
b) Real Estate market
c) Commodities trading Market
d) Forex Market
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16. _________________ founder and chief executive officer Jeffrey P Bezos has agreed to buy the newspaper assets of the Washington Post company for USD 250 million.

a) Amazon
b) Filpkart
c) eBay
d) Jabong
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17. Who has been named as the world's most profitable celebrity according to Forbes magazine's (2013) annual list of highest paid actors?

a) Robert Downey Jr
b) Mark Wahlberg
c) Hug Jackman
d) Chris Evans
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18. Which cine star has emerged as the greatest Bollywood star in a UK poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema?

a) Dev Anand
b) Dilip Kumar
c) Rajesh Khanna
d) Amitabh Bachchan
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19. ______________ has been ranked number one in the Forbes (2013) list of the world's 10 best-paid female athletes.

a) Serena Williams
b) Victoria Azarenka
c) Maria Sharapova
d) None
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20. Name the actress who is at the top in Forbes magazine's (2013) annual list of highest paid actresses.

a) Jennife Aniston
b) Emma Stone
c) Angelina Jolie
d) Jennifer Lawrence
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