Objective Current Affairs

Q. Union Cabinet recently cleared the Bill to protect-
1 Minorities
2 Scheduled Castes
3 Whistle Blowers
4 None of the above
Ans: 3
Q. The head of newly constituted National Innovation Council is-
1 Sam Pitroda
2 K. Kasturirangan
3 Samir Brahmachari
4 None of the above
Ans: 1
Q. In May 2010, the Union Cabinet accorded in principle approval for setting up an autonomous defence university at
1 Gandhinagar, Gujarat
2 Gurgaon, Haryana
3 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
4 Bengaluru, Karnataka
Ans: 2
Q. The only category in which either an Indian or a person of Indian origin has not got a Nobel Prize is
1 Medicine
2 Chemistry
3 Physics
4 Literature
Ans: 2
Q. Who is the Chairman of the National Human Rights Rights Commission?
1 Mr. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal
2 Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti
3 Mr. Justice V.N. Khare
4 Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
Ans: 4
Q. which country assisted India to establish the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?
1 Russia
2 Canada
3 Germany
4 France
Ans: 1
Q. What was the objective of the Command Area Development Programme?
1 To ensure that land is given to the tillers
2 To ensure better utilisation of irrigation potential
3 To develop the area under the command of Army
4 Poverty alleviation in selected areas
Ans: 2
Q. The continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass in
1 Africa
2 Australia
3 Europe
4 Asia
Ans: 1
Q. The State which has developed wind energy is
1 Gujarat
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 4
Q. As output increases, average fixed cost
1 Increases
2 Falls
3 Remains constant
4 First increases, then falls
Ans: 2