CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS

1. Who is present Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?
(A)Rajaramanna
(B)Anil Kakodkar
(C)R.S.Lahoti
(D)A.S.Ahluvalia
ANS (B)
2 Who among is the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
(A)A.K. Antony
(B)Ashwini Kumar
(C)Joginder Sharma
(D)R.S.Sharma
ANS (B)
3 Who presented the finanace budget for the financial year 2008-09?
(A)Pranab Mukherjee
(B)P.Chidambaram
(C)Manmohan Singh
(D)None of these
ANS (B)
4 Which construction is among the following included in the Seven Wonders of the World ?
(A)Machu Picchu
(B)Eiffel Tower
(C)Pyramids of Egypt
(D)Statue of Freedom
ANS (A)
5 Who wrote the book "Teen Idols for Today"?
(A)Nikhila
(B)Prasanna
(C)Sruithi
(D)Jayaraman
ANS (A)
6 When will Beijing Olympics will be inaugurated?
(A)07-08-08
(B)08-08-08
(C)09-08-08
(D)10-08-08
ANS (B)
7 Who won the prestigious Franc Ocaner Prize for writing?
(A)Salman Rashdei
(B)Madhu Kirthy
(C)Kiran Desai
(D)Jhumpa Lahari
ANS (D)
8 What is the period for 11th Five Year Plan?
(A)2005-10
(B)2006-11
(C)2007-12
(D)2008-13
ANS (C)
9 How many satellites were launched with PSLV-9 to register world record by India?
(A)8
(B)9
(C)10
(D)11
ANS (C)
10 How many numbers are being added to India Postal Index Number (PIN CODE)?
(A)2
(B)6
(C)8
(D)3
ANS (A)
11 Who among was the selected for Nepal Peace Award for 2008?
(A)Nepal Former King Gyanendra
(B)Nepal Mavoist Chairman Prachanda
(C)Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
(D)None of these
ANS (B)
12 What is the event recently celebrated in Indian cricket history?(18-06-08)
(A)Celebration of Triangle Series in Bangladesh
(B)Celebration of Kapil Birth Day
(C)Celebration of Silver Jubilee of BCCI
(D)Celebration of Silver Jubilee winning World Cup
ANS (D)
13 Who won the Wimbledon (W) Tennis Title 2008?
(A)Vinus Williums
(B)Serina Williums
(C)Roger Federer
(D)Ana Ivanovic
ANS (A)
14 Who was the co participant of "Yasodha Scheme" recently introduced by Central Government of India?
(A)NIPI
(B)SIFI
(C)INFOSYS
(D)WIPRO
ANS (A)
15 Who is chairperson of U.P.A.,?
(A)Sonia Gandhi
(B)Ms. Ambica Soni
(C)Manmohan Singh
(D)Rahul Gandhi
ANS (A)