Current Affairs Quiz

1. Who said, "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand"?

a. Ronald Reagan

b. Friedrich von Hayek

c. Ross Perot

d. Milton Friedman

2. In Italy, who is benefiting from the credit crunch, according to a recent report?

a. Wine-growers

b. The mafia

c. TheCatholic Church

d. Automakers

3. Which is the only Gulf country invited for G-20 meet?

a. Oman b. Iran

c. Iraq d. Saudi Arabia

4. Every year on 1st April Google launch a project to make people fool e.g. Google Gulp, Google Romance, etc. Which Google project was an exception, though it was launched on 1st April ?

a. Google MentalPlex

b. Google TiSP

c. Google Calendar

d. GMAIL

5. How many mobile-phone users are there in Japan, which has a population of 130m(illion)?

a. 125m b. 100m

c. 80m d. 65m

6. Google : Orkut :: AOL : ?

a. Khabarilal

b. HumDono

c. LinkedIn

d. Bebe

7. Scientists in Mexico have discovered how to make synthetic diamonds using which unusual ingredient?

a. Tequila b. Chaya leaves

c. Neem d. Steel

8. This bank has launched 'Hello Money' — a service that enables some banking transactions using the mobile phone. Which bank?

a. Indus American

b. UTI

c. arclays Bank

d. ahmen Brothers

9. Which country has the world's second-largest free-market economy?

a. China

b. India

c. Britain

d. Japan

10. What percentage of South Asia's total GDP does India account for?

a. 95%

b. 75%

c. 55%

d. 35%

11. Car manufacturer Honda has unveiled a new piece of equipment for its factory workers. What?

a. Illuminated magnifying glasses

b. GPS

c. Bionic legs

d. A scented silicon face mask

12. How long is the average tenure of a chief executive at an American company?

a. 2.4 years

b. 4.6 years

c. 8.3 years

d. 12.1 years

13. For what did JetBlue, an American airline, start charging passengers $7 in August 2008?

a. A pillow and a blanket

b. Oxygen

c. A glass of water

d. Headsets

14. Which sports at the Beijing Olympics will not feature at the 2012 games in London?

a. Rhythmic gymnastics and synchronised swimming

b. Mixed-doubles badminton and women's weightlifting

c. BMX-cycle racing and hand ball

d. Baseball and softball

15. Opponents of Levy Mwanawasa, who narrowly won Zambia's presidential election in 2001, dubbed him:

a. "The cabbage"

b. "The carrot"

c. "The copperhead"

d. "The coconut"

16. What is a "skunkworks"?

a. An iron-smelt

b. A place where employees of large organisations come up with original ideas

c. A Canadian term for a mu nicipal waste-transfer sta tion

d. A naturalist's term for a site showing signs of nocturnal activity by skunks

17. What is the "endowment effect"?

a. A cause of mortgage default

b. What happens to NGOs af ter they receive major philanthropic donations

c. A nickname for Scotland's restoration of free higher education

d. The value owners place on their property, according to economic theory

18. What is the Lambeth Conference?

a. An annual meeting of the leaders of London's bor oughs

b. A once-in-a-decade assem bly of the world's Anglican prelates

c. An old ale house in south London

d. An online celebration of George Orwell's novel "Keep the Aspidistra Flying"

19. What are the nicknames of two skyscrapers planned for the City of London, but delayed by a downturn in the commercial-property market?

a. The "Walkie-talkie" and the "Cheese-grater"

b. The "Upright Member" and the "Boris Block"

c. The "Bigger Apple" and the "Slice of Life"

d. The "New Coliseum" and the "Rubik's Cube"

20. What proportion of Sri Lanka's Tamils live abroad?

a. Half

b. One-third

c. One-quarter

d. One-fifth

Answers:

1. a

2. b

3. d

4. d

5. b

6. d

7. a

8. c

9. d

10. b

11. c

12. c

13. a

14. d

15. a

16. b

17. d

18. b

19. a

20. c