Recent GK Questions 2010

Latest GK Questions 2010
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1. The department of Archaeology was started in India by :
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Curzon
(C) William Bentinck
(D) Minto
Ans : (B)

2. The British introduced provincial autonomy in India through :
(A) The Minto-Morley Reforms Act of 1909
(B) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
(C) Indian Council Act of 1892
(D) The Government of India Act, 1935
Ans : (D)

3. The famous Pakistan resolution was passed at :
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Bombay
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (A)

4. Arrange the following in chronological order :
1. Dandi March
2. Simon Commission
3. Poona Pact
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans : (A)

5. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) Communal Award
(B) Arrival of Simon Commission
(C) Non-Co-operation Movement
(D) Rowlatt Act Enactment
Ans : (D)


6. The Hunter Commission was appointed by the British to probe the :
(A) Chauri-Chaura incident
(B) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans : (B)

7. Index ‘Residex’ is associated with :
(A) Share Prices
(B) Price Inflation Index
(C) Land Prices
(D) Mutual Fund Prices
Ans : (C)

8. Where was the 97th Indian Science Congress will be held from 3–7 January, 2010 ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangalore
(C) Thiruvananthpuram
(D) Madurai
Ans : (C)

9. By which amendment of the Constitution were the words ‘Socialist and Secular’ added to its Preamble ?
(A) 42nd
(B) 43rd
(C) 44th
(D) 45th
Ans : (A)

10. Which country won Gold Medal in Men’s Hockey in 29th Olympic games in Beijing in 2008 ?
(A) India
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) Netherlands
Ans : (B)

11. Match the following :
(A) Hirakud Dam (1) Beas
(B) Thein Dam (2) Chenab
(C) Salal Project (3) Ravi
(D) Pong Dam (4) Mahanadi
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (B)

12. Match the following :
Steel Plant Collaboration
(A) Durgapur (1) Germany
(B) Rourkela (2) Britain
(C) Bokaro (3) The former USSR
(D) Bhilai (4) The former USSR
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)

13. Match the following :
(A) Sudan (1) Manila
(B) Philippines (2) Ottawa
(C) Canada (3) Canberra
(D) Australia (4) Khartoum
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 1 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans : (D)

14. Match the following :
(A) Sindri (1) Petroleum
(B) Ankleshwar (2) Fertilizer
(C) Raniganj (3) Nuclear Power
(D) Kalapakkam (4) Coal
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (A)

15. Which Article of India’s Constitution abolishes untouchability and makes its practice in any form an offence punishable under law ?
(A) 16th
(B) 17th
(C) 22nd
(D) 25th
Ans : (B)

16. Who was honoured with K. K. Birla Foundation’s Vachaspati Award 2008 ?
(A) Chitra Mudgal
(B) Acharya Ramyatna Shukla
(C) Marudhar Mridul
(D) Dr. Harinarayan Dixit
Ans : (D)

17. Which of the following was not conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award on the eve of the Republic Day, 26th January, 2008 ?
(A) Anil Kakodkar
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Sister Nirmala
(D) G. Madhavan Nair
Ans : (B)

18. The procedure of impeachment of the President as laid down in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from :
(A) The U.S.A.
(B) The U.K.
(C) France
(D) Japan
Ans : (A)

19. Who has been appointed the new Director General of World Trade Organisation ?
(A) Harshvardhan Singh of India
(B) Pascal Lamy of France
(C) J. K. Kuttaree of Uruguay
(D) Lui Felipe de Seixas Correa of Brazil
Ans : (B)

20. Who has been honoured with the Prestigious Hoffmann Medal in the year 2009 ?
(A) Arvind Kejriwal (India)
(B) Park Won Soon (Korea)
(C) C. N. R. Rao (India)
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)