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Current General KnowledgeObjective Questions 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) 2012Ans : (B)2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by— (A) 2020(B) 2025(C) 2030(D) 2012Ans : (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 127Ans : (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 SabhaAns : (A)5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on— (A) petroleum(B) biofuels(C) atomic energy(D) None of theseAns : (B)

6. According to the UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘State of the World’s Children’ (2009) thenumber of women dying every year in India in Child Births is— (A) 75000(B) 77000(C) 70000(D) 78000Ans : (D)7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van PanchayatYojna aiming at achieving the target of covering …………… of India’s geographical area withtrees.(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 coveredwith 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) JapanAns : (A)10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’sParliament was situated at— (A) Manas(B) Astana(C) Bishkek (D) TashkantAns : (A)

11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is— (A) Geir Haarde(B) Hugo Chavez(C) Johanna Sigurdardottir (D) None of the aboveAns : (C)12. ……… Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy andResource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recently—Fill in the blank with— (A) Tenth(B) Ninth(C) Eleventh(D) EighthAns : (B)13. BDR stands for— (A) Border Development Force(B) Border District Development(C) Bangladesh Rifles(D) Bangladesh Development RiflesAns : (C)14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of— (A) Malaysia(B) Bangladesh(C) Maldives(D) KazakhstanAns : (B)15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in— (A) Eight categories(B) Seven categories(C) Six categories(D) None of theseAns : (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