Objective Current Affairs

Q. The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence has been conferred on -
1 Anarkali Honaryar
2 Abu Awwad
3 Both of the above
4 None of the above
Ans: 3
Q. The bollywood actor has been appointed as the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund's (UNICEFs') National Ambassador in India is--
1 Amir Khan
2 Shahrukh Khan
3 Salman Khan
4 Saif Ali Khan
Ans: 1
Q. Who is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development 2011?
1 Ela Bhatt
2 Vandna Shiva
3 Shabana Azmi
4 Kuldip Nayyar
Ans: 1
Q. The Territorial Army of India has conferred Honorary Lieutenant Colonel rank on -
1 Abhinav Bindra
2 M.S.Dhoni
3 Both of the above
4 None of the above
Ans: 3
Q. National Youth Day is observed on -
1 January 15
2 January 12
3 January 25
4 January 30
Ans: 2
Q. 'Back to Work; Why we Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy' is a book by-
1 Bill Clinton
2 Christine Lagarde
3 Dr.Manmohan Singh
4 Amartya Sen
Ans: 1
Q. India slipped down from 119th rank of 2010 in Human Development Index to-
1 134th rank
2 130th rank
3 140th rank
4 145th rank
Ans: 1
Q. The Approach Paper of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) targets GDP growth at -
1 9%
2 8%
3 18%
4 11%
Ans: 1
Q. The Nilekani panel set up in February 2011 recently submitted its report on-
1 Inflation-control
2 Public Distribution System
3 Lokpal Institution
4 Price-mechanism
Ans: 2
Q. India's rank in Global Hunger Index is-
1 67th
2 60th
3 50th
4 55th
Ans: 1