CURRENT AFFAIRS 2009 - 10

1.In how many countries, there are more than 10 international airports in operation? Name the countries?
sol:Four countries:

USA, Russia, China and India

2.Ther were two flight crashes in a month ....

june 1st---> AIr france collapsed in Atlantic ocean

june 30th--> yemeni airlines collapses in COMOROS archipelago....!!

every body in the crashes died but to our surprise a teenage girl from FRANCE travelling in the YEMENI flight is alive , she was found swimming in the waters two hours aftr the incident ...!!

her name ::--->>BAHIA BAKARI

3.Which 2 states are chosen as sites for US Nuclear Reactors?
sol:Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

4.Who is gangu bai hangal?
sol:Gangu bai hangal was a legendery hidustani classical vocalist.and she recently died.
she belonged from kirana gharana school of music

5.indo pak joint statement
Indo pak joint statement held in sharm-el-sheikh in Egypt

6.what is the name of the aircraft carrier which india is going to buy from russia?
sol:Gorshkov Aircraft

7.Common Admission Test is a competitive examination for
sol: Management studies

8.Corporate TDS is a
sol:Direct Tax

9.With which game the term birdies is associated?
sol:Golf

10.With which game Pranav Chopra is associated?
sol:Badminton

11.With which game is Kemar Roach associated?
sol: cricket

12.Who was the housing minister under which Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana was announced?
sol:Kumari Selja

13.Who was the formula one world champion in 2009?
sol: Lewis Hamilton

14.Who was awarded Indira Gandhi Price for Peace 2008?
sol:Bill Gates

15.Who is the Telecom Minister of India in the 15th Lok Sabha?
sol:A Raja

16. Who is the president of AIFF?
sol:Praful Patel

17.Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd is the refining subsidiary of
sol:ONGC

18.The public-private partnership appraisal committee granted approval to 15 highway projects in how many states?
SOL:11

19.What does FII stand for?
SOL:Foreign institutional investors

20.What does FPO stands for?
SOL:Follow on public offer

21.What is the full form of NHAI?
SOL:National Highway Authority of India

22.Which is the is only Indian project selected to represent Asia-Pacific region for ‘The World’s Best’ title at the International Property awards?
SOL:Spire Edge

23. Which city will host the World Badminton Championships in 2009?
SOL:Hyderabad

24.Which is the only cyclist to have won Tour De France 7 times?
sol:Lance Armstrong

25.Which Section of Indian Penial Court decriminalizes homosexuality?
sol:Section 377

26. Who is the first Indian driver to race in formula1 racing?
sol:Narain Karthikeyan

27.What is the full form of NASA?
sol:National Aeronautics Space Administration

28.Which company has been appointed as telecom service provider for Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010?
sol:MTNL

29.With which sport is Manavjit Singh associated?
SOL:Shooting.

30. With which sport term "Spiker" associated?
SOL:Volleyball

31. Who is the co-founder of microblogging site Twitter?
SOL:Isaac Biz

32.The finance ministry agreed to give over Rs. 12000 crore to state-run fuel retailers to cover their losses in the current fiscal, against their demand of
SOL:Rs. 29405 crore

33.Who is the Chairman of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)?
SOL:SA Dave

34.Abhinav Bindra, famous sportsperson and only Olympic Gold medalist of the country is associated with?
SOL:shooting

35.Olafur Ragnar Grimsson who was on a visit to India is the President of………………
sol:Iceland

36. Name the batsman who has Completed his fifth consecutive test century in his last five test matches, He has become the first Indian Batsman to do so and is now just behind Don Bradman who has the record of six-in-six.
sol: Gautam Gambhir

37.Name the airline which is Asia’s largest airline by revenues and has now filed for bankruptcy protection owing more than $25 billion, and vowed to slash 15,700 jobs
sol:Japan Airlines

38.Who is the author of the famous novel “Invisible”?
sol: Paul Auster

39.Who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2008?
sol:VK Murthi

40.Sachin Tendulkar has recently completed 13000 runs in test cricket while playing against Bangladesh; in how many test matches he has achieved the feat?
sol:163

41.What is the target of wheat production set by the government for the current year 2010?
sol:82 million tonnes

42.Who has won the prestigious National Award for Best Actor in the 56th National Film Award for 2008?
sol:Upendra Limaye

43.Who has won the prestigious National Award for Best Actress in the 56th National Film Award for 2008?
sol: priyanka chopra

44.Who has been conferred the prestigious “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic”?
sol: Rata Tata

45.Which country has been declared as the world’s freest economy by the 16th annual Index of Economic Freedom, released by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal for the 16th straight year?
sol:Hong Kong