2010 Current Affairs Quiz Questions With Answers - Set 2

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2010 Current Affairs Questions and Answers

We shall be giving updated Current Affairs Quiz Questions that will include 2010 General Knowledge, Current Affairs GK Questions and more. The Current Affairs Quiz will help you refresh your memory on current affairs of India and the world targetted at getting you ready for the UPSC exam. This 2010 General Knowledge Quiz will updated on regular basis.

Question: Which of the following is not the recommendation made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources?

1. Chalking out an innovative and dynamic strategy to enable states to adopt the Model Ground Water Bill
2. Reviewing the National Water Policy 2002 in view of looming thereat of climate change
3. Focusing on conservation of water minimizing wastage and equal distribution of water
4. To reject draft national Water Mission

Question: Which city is famous for oranges?

1. Ratnagiri
2. Darjeeling
3. Nagpur
4. Lucknow

Question: How may squares are there in a Chess Board?

1. 36
2. 48
3. 64
4. 72

Question: Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Orissa
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu

Question: Who is the first Indian Field Marshal?

1. K. M. Kariappa
2. S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
3. K. Sunderji
4. None of those

Question: Which is the capital of Manipur?

1. Dispur
2. Imphal
3. Agartala
4. None of these

Question: IC chips used in computers are usually made of

1. Lead
2. Silicon
3. Chromium
4. Gold

Question: The "stones" formed in human kidney consist mostly of

1. Calcium oxalate
2. Magnesium sulphate
3. Sodium chloride
4. Sodium phosphate

Question: "City of Golden Gates" is

1. Hawan
2. San Francisco
3. London
4. Paris

Question: The study which deals with secret writing is known as

1. Cryptography
2. Secretology
3. Cytography
4. Cryptology

Question: The term Grand Slam is associated with

1. Billiards
2. Chess
3. Cricket
4. Bridge & Tennis

Question: The oceans cover -------- of the surface of the earth

1. 71%
2. 60%
3. 81%
4. 90%

Question: "James Bond" is a character created by

1. Ian Fleming
2. Perry Masion
3. Agatha Christie
4. Wode House

Question: Acupuncture is widely practised in

1. India
2. America
3. China
4. Germany

Question: The term 16 yards hit is associated with

1. Polo
2. Hockey
3. Baseball
4. Badminton

Question: Largest river in the world is

1. Nile
2. Brahmaputra
3. Amazon
4. Mississippi

Question: Lines on a map, where pressures are equal, are called

1. Longitudes
2. Latitudes
3. Isobars
4. Isotopes

Question: All revenues received and loans raised by the Union Government go into

1. Public Accounts of India
2. Consolidated Fund of India
3. Contingency Fund of India
4. None of these

Question: Which of the following cities of India is called the "Silicon Valley of India"?

1. Hyderabad
2. Bangalore
3. Mumbai
4. Chennai

Question: The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is

1. Absorption of water
2. Absorption of light
3. Absorption of Co2
4. None of these

Question: Herbicides are chemicals which control

1. Fungi
2. Weeds
3. Nematodes
4. Insects

Question: Which one of the following ensures personal freedom?

1. Mandamus
2. Habeas Corpus
3. Quo Warranto
4. None of These

Question: The first Europeans to start trade relations with India were the

1. Portuguese
2. British
3. French
4. Dutch

Question: Process of breeding fish in ponds and artificial reservoirs is known as

1. Aquaculture
2. Fishing
3. Apiculture
4. Pisciculture

Question: Why does diamond shine at night?

1. Diamonds are radioactive so there are radiations
2. On account of high refractive index, the rays of light get internally reflected
3. Diamonds shine because they have some amount of radium in the
4. Diamond shines because it has tetrahedral molecular structure

Question: The International Court of Justice has

1. 10 judges
2. 15 judges
3. 20 judges
4. 25 judges

Question: The Paralympic Games 2008 were held in

1. Tokyo
2. Madrid
3. Stockholm
4. Beijing

Question: Non-conventional source of energy best suited for India is

1. Solar energy
2. Wind energy
3. Tidal wave energy
4. Nuclear energy

Question: What is meat by myopia?

1. Long-sightedness
2. Short-sightedness
3. Colour blindness
4. Night blindness

Question: Communal electorate in India was introduced through which of the following acts?

1. 1909
2. 1919
3. 1935
4. None of these

Question: Rowlatt Act was passed in the year

1. 1917
2. 1919
3. 1921
4. 1923

Question: 4th July, 1776 is important in world history because

1. Battle of Plassey started
2. Sea route to India was discovered
3. English King Charles II was executed
4. American congress adopted the Declaration of Independence

Question: Which of the following pairs is correct?

1. Ashvaghosa - Vikramaditya
2. Banabhatta - Harshvardhan
3. Harisena - Kanishka
4. Kalidasa - Samudragupta

Question: The sea route to India was discovered by the

1. Dutch
2. English
3. Portuguese
4. French

Question: Sir Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 dealt with

1. Administrative reforms
2. Social reforms
3. Economic reforms
4. Educational reforms

Question: The name of Lord Cornwallis is associated with the

1. Dual government
2. Maratha wars
3. System of subsidiary
4. Permanent settlement

Question: Which was the first among the following?

1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Subsidiary Alliance
3. Permanent Settlement
4. Double Government

Question: Babur entered India for the first time from the west through

1. Kashmir
2. Sind
3. Punjab
4. Rajasthan

Question: "The Vedas contain all the truth" was interpreted by

1. Swami Vivekanand
2. Swami Dayanand
3. Swami Shraddhanand
4. S.Radhakrishnan

Question: Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India?

1. Haldighati
2. Panipat II
3. Khanua
4. Chusa

Question: Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga?

1. Chaitanya
2. Nanak
3. Surdas
4. Ballabhacharya

Question: The main contribution of the Chola dynasty in the field of administration lies in

1. Systematic provincial administration
2. A well planned revenue system
3. A well organised central government
4. An organised local self government

Question: The black hole theory was discovered by

1. S. Chandrashekhar
2. Har Gobind Khorana
3. C. V. Raman
4. S. Ramanujan

Question: Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately

1. 4.5%
2. 2.7%
3. 1.2%
4. 5.8%

Question: The magnetic effect of electric current was first observed by

1. Henry
2. Oersted
3. Faraday
4. Volta

Question: The percentage of glucose present in the normal urine is

1. 0.1%
2. 2%
3. 9.5%
4. 0%

Question: Jahangiri Mahal is located in

1. Delhi
2. Fatehpur Sikri
3. Agra Fort
4. Sikandara

Question: Both Mahavira and Buddha preached during the reign of

1. Ajatashatru
2. Bimbisara
3. Nandivardhan
4. Uday

Question: Who were the immediate successors of the Imperial Mauryas in Magadha?

1. Kushanas
2. Pandyas
3. Satvahanas
4. Sungas

Question: Who among the following was a leading exponent of Gandhian thoughts?

1. J. L. Nehru
2. M. N. Roy
3. Vinoba Bhave
4. Jayaprakash Narayan

Question: The main external threat to the Sultanate of Delhi was posed by the

1. Mughals
2. Afghans
3. Iranians
4. None of these

Question: Who founded the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Punjab?

1. Vasumitra
2. Kallar
3. Jayapala
4. Mahipala

Question: Gupta empire declined in the fifth century A.D. as a consequence of

1. Chalukya raids
2. Greek invasion
3. Hun invasion
4. Pallava raids

Question: Who wrote Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law?

1. Nayachandra
2. Amoghvarsa
3. Vijnaneswara
4. Kumban

Question: What is the correct chronological order of the dynasties in which they invaded India? 1. Huns 2. Kushanas 3. Aryans 4. Greeks

1. 4, 3, 2, 1
2. 3, 4, 2, 1
3. 4, 2, 3, 1
4. 3, 4, 1, 2

Question: The Political and cultural centre of the Pandyas was

1. Vengi
2. Madurai
3. Kanchipuram
4. Mahabalipuram

Question: The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called

1. Mahabhiniskraman
2. Mahaparinirvana
3. Mahamastakabhisheka
4. Dharmachakrapravartan

Question: The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in

1. 1852
2. 1853
3. 1854
4. 1855

Question: The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicates that the main occupation of the people was

1. Agriculture
2. Cattle rearing
3. Commerce
4. Hunting

Question: Marish traveller, Ibn Batutah, came to India during the time of

1. Ala-ud-din Khilji
2. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
3. Balban
4. Muhammed bin Tughlaq

Question: Ahilyabai was the queen of

1. Gwalior
2. Malwa
3. Jaipur
4. Bijapur

Question: The ancient name of Bengal was

1. Kamrupa
2. Vasta
3. Gauda
4. Vallabhi

Question: Protective foods in our diet are

1. Fats and vitamins
2. Carbohydrates and minerals
3. Vitamins and minerals
4. Proteins and carbohydrates

Question: A light sensitive compound used in photography is

1. Silver chloride
2. Silver sulphide
3. Silver bromide
4. Silver oxide

Question: The function of hemoglobin in the body is

1. Transport of oxygen
2. Destruction of bacteria
3. Prevention of anemia
4. Utilisation of iron

Question: Which of the following types of clothes is manufactured by using petroleum products?

1. Rayon Silk
2. Terelyne
3. Nylon
4. Cotton

Question: Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

1. Encephalitis - Brain
2. Colitis - Colon
3. Hepatitis - Liver
4. Jaundice - Throat

Question: Which of the following is the latest Tank?

1. Akash
2. Pritvi
3. Arjun
4. Bhim

Question: As per census 2001, which of the following States has the lowest density of population?

1. Manipur
2. Meghalaya
3. Nagaland
4. Mizoram

Question: The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of

1. Ganga & Mahanadi
2. Godavari & Krishna
3. Mahanadi & Godavari
4. Krishna & Kaveri

Question: Which of the following prizes is given by the UNESCO?

1. Magsaysay Award
2. Kalinga Prize
3. Booker Prize
4. Pulitzer Prize

Question: The first electric railway was opened in

1. 1853
2. 1885
3. 1905
4. 1925

Question: Which among the following is the most common element in the earth's crust?

1. Hydrogen
2. Oxygen
3. Magnesium
4. Aluminium

Question: U Thant Award is given for

1. Contribution to east-est understanding
2. Community leadership
3. Social service
4. Journalism

Question: Which of the following is correctly matched?

1. Gulbarga - Karnataka
2. Midnapur - Gujarat
3. Wardha - Madhya Pradesh
4. Cochin - Tamil Nadu

Question: The State in India having dry season for only 3 to 4 months every year is

1. West Bengal
2. Kerala
3. Mizoram
4. Himachal Prades

Question: Who among the following were popularly known as Red Shirts?

1. Congress Socialists
2. Members of Azad Hind Fauj
3. Khudai Khidmatgars
4. People led by Rami Gaidinliu

Question: The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in

1. The Madras Presidency
2. Punjab
3. Bomay-Karnataka
4. East Bengal

Question: During the period of Renaissance, the new style of architecture first developed in

1. Italy
2. France
3. England
4. Germany

Question: Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?

1. M. C. Setalvad
2. K. M. Munshi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. B. N. Rau

Question: A common High Court for two or more states and/or Union Territories may be established by the

1. President
2. Parliament by making law
3. Governor of State
4. Chief Justice of India

Question: Which of the following writs may be issued to enforce a Fundamental Right?

1. Habeas Corpus
2. Mandamus
3. Prohibition
4. Certiorari

Question: Srinagar is situated on the bank of the river

1. Ravi
2. Sutlej
3. Jhelum
4. Chenab

Question: Which of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth?

1. Cauvery
2. Mahanadi
3. Gadavari
4. Tapti

Question: The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is

1. Kiel Canal
2. Suez Canal
3. Panama Canal
4. None of these

Question: Which of the following pairs is correct?

1. Bonn - Danube
2. Baghdad - Tigris
3. Rome - Seine
4. Paris - Tiber

Question: High pressure subtropical calm belts known as `Horse Latitudes' lies between

1. 0° and 15°
2. 20° and 25°
3. 30° and 35°
4. None of these

Question: On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night?

1. Melbourne
2. Moscow
3. Madrid
4. Madras

Question: 'Abhinav Bharat' was orgonised by

1. Bhai Parmanand
2. Khudiram Bose
3. Vir Savarkar
4. None of these

Question: In 2010, China became the third country in the world to possess an anti satellite weapon system. The other two countries are

1. Germany and Russia
2. France and the USA
3. The USA and Germany
4. The USA and Russia

Question: Which organisation collects data for the unorganised sector?

1. NSSO
2. CSO
3. ASI
4. RBI

Question: Blue Revolution is related to

1. fish production
2. milk production
3. oil production
4. food production

Question: Who was the first Test centurion in Indian Cricket?

1. Vinu Mankad
2. C. K. Naidu
3. Lala Amarnath
4. Pankaj Roy

Question: From which of the following Upanishads the words "Satyameva Jayate" inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the State Emblem are?

1. Prashna
2. Mundaka
3. Mandukya
4. Ishavasya

Question: Which country of the following has the largest Muslim population?

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Indonesia
4. Saudi Arabia

Question: The confluence of the river Alkananda and Bhagirathi is known as

1. Rudraprayag
2. Devaprayag
3. Haridwar
4. Kedarnath

Question: Who is the author of the book "The Argumentative Indian"?

1. V. S. Naipaul
2. Vikram Seth
3. Sashi Tharoor
4. Amartya Sen

Question: Who is the Chief Law Officer of the Government of India?

1. The Chief Justice of India
2. The Registrar of the Supreme Court
3. The Law Minister of India
4. The Attorney General of India

Question: The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of the earth is known as

1. Lithosphere
2. Biosphere
3. Hydrosphere
4. Atmosphere

Question: Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh

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