CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS

. WHO IS THE PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF CII ?
ANS- K.V.KAMATH1

2. WHAT IS THE FULLFORM OF "BRIC" ?
ANS- BRAZIL,RUSSIA ,INDIA,CHINA

3. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST MOVIE AWARDS IN IIFA AWARDS WHICH WAS HELD IN BANGKOK ?
ANS- CHAK DE INDIA (YASH CHOPRA)

4. WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 MEN'S TITLE ?
ANS- RAFAEL NADAL

5. WHO IS THE WINNER OF DLF IPL CRICKET TOUNAMENT 2008 ?
ANS- RAJASTHAN ROYALS

6. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN?
ANS- JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU

7. WHO IS THE INDIAN HOCKEY COACH ?
ANS- JOKIM KARVALO

8. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST FILM OF GOLDEN PALM AWARD IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2008 ?
ANS- ENTRE LES MURS (THE CLASS)

9. WHO IS THE winner of IIFA Best Actor award 2008 ?
ANS- SHAHRUKH KHAN (CHAK DE INDIA)

10.WHO IS THE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE ?
ANS- FALI HOMI MAJOR

11.WHO IS THE MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2008 ?
ANS- SIMARAN KAUR MUNDI

12.WHO IS THE Miss INDIA WORLD 2008
ANS- PARVATHY OMNAKUTTAN

13.VENUE OF 15TH SAARC SUMMIT 2008?
ANS- COLOMBO (SRI LANKA)

14.WHO GOT DADA SAHEB PHALKE RATNA AWARD 2008?
ANS- B.R.CHOPRA

15.WHO IS THE WINNER OF WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 ?
ANS- AUSTRALIA

16.WHO IS THE WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 RUNNER UP ?
ANS- SRI LANKA

17.WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 WOMENS TITLE ?
ANS- Ana Ivanovic

18.WHO COMPLETED 16000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY ?
ANS- SACHIN TENDULKAR

19.WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA ?
ANS-DMITRI MEDWEDEV

20.WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA ?
ANS- VLADIMIR PUTIN

21.WHO IS THE WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ?
ANS- ROBERT ZOELLICK

22.INDIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED AGNI III IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2008. WHICH TYPE OF MISSILE BELONGS TO AGNI III -
ANS - SURFACE TO SURFACE INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE

1 Who among the following is conferred with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for international understanding for the year 2007?
(A) Mr. Olafan Ragnar Greemans
(B) Prof. Wangari M. Maathai
(C) Mr. Arun Sarin
(D)Prof. Robert H. Grubs
Ans (A)
2 Who is present governor of RBI?
(A)Bhiman Jalal
(B)N. Chaturvedi
(C)Y.V.Reddy
(D)None of these
Ans (C)
3 Who has been selected for Raman Magsaysay Award for 2007?
(A)C.Narayana Reddy
(B)C. Ram
(C)Sai Nath
(D)None of these
Ans (C)
4 Who received special award from the director of World Bank for agitating against Tobacco?
(A)Amitha Bachan
(B)Ansumani Ram Das
(C)Silpa Shetty
(D)Shilpa Sehtty
Ans (B)
5 In which event Lt. Colonel Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore won the Silver Medal for India in 4th CISM World Military games 2007?
(A)Boxing
(B)Weight Lifting
(C)Shooting
(D)Athletics
Ans (C)
6 Who wrote the Book "Midnights Children" which is selected for prestigious "Booker Award"?
(A)Jhumpa Lahiri
(B)Kiran Desai
(C)Salman Rushdi
(D)Madhu Kirthy
Ans (C)
7 Recently parents day was observed on ______________
(A)24th June
(B)25th July
(C)27th July
(D)22nd July
Ans (C)
8 Which country designed the motto of Olympic games ?
(A)Japan
(B)China
(C)Greece
(D)France
Ans (D)
9 In which field B.C.Roy National Award is given?
(A)Medicine
(B)Engineering
(C)Music
(D)Sports
Ans (A)
10 With which of the following Sports Ubar Cup is associated?
(A)VHockey
(B)Wrestling
(C)Badminton
(D)Tennis
Ans (D)
11 Which country recently changed as a Democratic Country?
(A)Bhutan
(B)Nepal
(C)Thailand
(D)Hongkong
Ans (B)
12 Which cricketer was conferred with "Outstanding Young Achievers Award" by the Indian Chamber of commerce in March, 2008?
(A)Sachin Tendulkar
(BD)Saurav Ganguly
(C)Kapil Dev
(D)M.S.Dhoni
Ans (B)
13 In which state Krishna Patnam Port is constructed recently?
(A)Tamil Nadu
(B)Andhra Pradesh
(C)Kerala
(D)Orissa
Ans (B)
14 Who among the following is president of Indian Olympics Association?
(A)Suresh Kalmadi
(B)Akhil Kumar
(C)Prakash Padukone
(D)Deva Dath Sharma
Ans (A)
15 Who was crowned Miss Universe for the year 2008?
(A)Dayana Mendoza
(B)Rio Morry
(C)Taliana Vargas
(D)Vera Krasova
Ans (A)



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