CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1.WHICH COUTRY HAS WON THE THOMAS CUP 2008 TITLE ?
ANS- cHINA
2. WHO IS THE WINNER OF ASIA CUP CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2008 ?
ANS- SRI LANKA
3. WHO IS THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF Goa ?
ANS- SHIVINDER SINGH SIDHU
4. WHO IS THE INDIAN HOCKEY COACH ?
ANS- JOKIM KARVALO
5. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST FILM AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2006 IN 54TH NATIONAL FILM AWARD ?
ANS- PULIJANMAM
6. WHO IS THE WINNERof BEST ACTOR AWARD IN THE 54TH NATIONAL FILM AWARD ?
ANS- SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE(PODOKKHEP)
7. WHO IS THE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE ?
ANS- FALI HOMI MAJOR
8. WHO IS THE MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2008 ?
ANS- SIMARAN KAUR MUNDI
9. WHO IS THE MISS INDIA WORLD 2008 ?
ANS- PARVATHY OMNAKUTTAN
10. VENUE OF 15TH SAARC SUMMIT 2008?
ANS- COLOMBO (SRI LANKA)
11. WHO GOT DADA SAHEB PHALKE RATNA AWARD 2008?
ANS- B.R.CHOPRA
12. WHO IS THE WINNER OF WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 ?
ANS- AUSTRALIA
13. WHO IS THE WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 RUNNER UP ?
ANS- SRI LANKA
14. WHO IS THE WINNER OF WIMBLEDON OPEN 2008 WOMENS SINGLE TITLE ?
ANS- VENUS WILLIAMS
15. WHO COMPLETED 16000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY ?
ANS- SACHIN TENDULKAR
16. THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CENSUS WAS CONDUCTED IN -
ANS - 2005
17. WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA ?
ANS- VLADIMIR PUTIN
18. WHO IS THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF MAHARASHTRA ?
ANS- S.C.JAMIR
19. ACCORDING TO THE GLOBAL PEACE INDEX RELEASED IN MAY 2008 , THE MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRY ON THE EARTH IS -
ANS - ICELAND
20. THE COUNTRY WHICH ANNOUNCED TO HAVE ITS OWN VERSION OF STAR WARS IN 2008 IS -
ANS - JAPAN
21. WOMEN RESERVATION BILL IS ALSO KNOWN AS -
ANS - 108TH (CONSTITUTION) AMENDMENT BILL
22. WORLD BANK HAS MADE A FORECAST FOR INDIA'S GDP GROWTH FOR 2008 TO BE - ANS - 7.0 %
23. WORLD COMMUNICATION DAY IS OBSERVED ON -
ANS - MAY 17
24. UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD SUMMIT WAS HELD ON JUNE 3-5,2008 IN -
ANS - ROME
25. WHO BECAME BRITAINS FIRST ASIAN WOMAN LORD MAYOR ?
ANS - ANJULA SOOD

1. WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 MEN'S TITLE ?
ANS- RAFAEL NADAL
2. WHO IS THE WINNER OF DLF IPL CRICKET TOUNAMENT 2008 ?
ANS- RAJASTHAN ROYALS
3. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN?
ANS- JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU
4. WHO IS THE INDIAN HOCKEY COACH ?
ANS- JOKIM KARVALO
5. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST FILM OF GOLDEN PALM AWARD IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2008 ?
ANS- ENTRE LES MURS (THE CLASS)
6. WHO IS THE winner of IIFA Best Actor award 2008 ?
ANS- SHAHRUKH KHAN (CHAK DE INDIA)
7. WHO IS THE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE ?
ANS- FALI HOMI MAJOR
8. WHO IS THE MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2008 ?
ANS- SIMARAN KAUR MUNDI
9. WHO IS THE Miss INDIA WORLD 2008
ANS- PARVATHY OMNAKUTTAN
10. VENUE OF 15TH SAARC SUMMIT 2008?
ANS- COLOMBO (SRI LANKA)
11. WHO GOT DADA SAHEB PHALKE RATNA AWARD 2008?
ANS- B.R.CHOPRA
12. WHO IS THE WINNER OF WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 ?
ANS- AUSTRALIA
13. WHO IS THE WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 RUNNER UP ?
ANS- SRI LANKA
14. WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 WOMENS TITLE ?
ANS- Ana Ivanovic
15. WHO COMPLETED 16000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY ?
ANS- SACHIN TENDULKAR
16.WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA ?
ANS-DMITRI MEDWEDEV
17. WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA ?
ANS- VLADIMIR PUTIN
18. WHO IS THE WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ?
ANS- ROBERT ZOELLICK