More Current Affairs Questions
1. Who was recently elected as Thailand’s first woman Prime Minister?
(a) Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
(b) Dilma Rousseff
(c) Julia Gillard
(d) Yingluck Shinawatra
2. According to the social networking website Twitter, which of the following events
created the world record of 7,196 tweets per second?
(a) Copa America quarterfinal match between Brazil and Paraguay
(b) Women’s World Cup final between Japan and United States
(c) Osama Bin Laden’s death
(d) Super Bowl
3. The world’s longest periscope was recently built for Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic
Research (IGCAR) at:
(a) Chennai
(b) Kalpakkam
(c) Sivakasi
(d) Hyderabad
4. Asia’s longest solar power plant, recently inaugurated in Gujarat, is built by:
(a) Moser Baer
(b) Tata-BP Solar
(c) Astonfield
(d) None of the above
5. Which Chinese swimmer recently broke the oldest World record in the history of the
sport, to win 1500 meters freestyle in 14 minutes 34.14 seconds at the FINA World
Championships in Shanghai?
(a) Ryan Cochrane
(b) Gergo Kis
(c) Sun Yang
(d) None of the above
6. Which technology giant recently dethroned Exxon to become the most valuable public
company in the world?
(a) Apple
(b) Google
(c) Amazon
(d) Groupon
7. Who recently became the first woman to command warship in the United Kingdom
naval history?
(a) Lieutenant Commander Eileen Kripps
(b) Lieutenant Commander Riya S. Crimson
(c) Lieutenant Commander Sarah West
(d) None of the above
8. Which Indian singer recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for most
Single Studio Recordings?
(a) Lata Mangeshkar
(b) Asha Bhosle
(c) Jagjit Singh
(d) Banumathi
9. Jyoti Amge has been named as the world’s shortest woman by the Guinness Book of
World Records. She suffers from a condition named …………… which makes it almost
impossible for her to grow further.
(a) Achondroplasia
(b) Polio
(c) Hypochondroplasia
(d) None of the above
10. Which country test launched the first 3-D television broadcast in the world on
January 1, 2012?
(a) Japan
(b) Taiwan
(c) China
(d) Malaysia
11. Baluarte Bridge, the highest cable stayed bridge in the world, was recently unveiled
in:
(a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) USA
(d) Mexico
12. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at 21.5 inches (54.6 cm) has recently been declared as the
World’s Shortest Living Man by the Guinness World Records. He is a/an ……………
resident.
(a) Indian
(b) Nepalese
(c) Pakistani
(d) British
13. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, who recently became the first woman to climb K2 without
supplementary oxygen, is the resident of:
(a) New Zealand
(b) England
(c) Austria
(d) Australia
14. Which batsman recently surpassed Amol Mazumdar to become the highest run
getter ever in the Ranji Trophy?
(a) Amarjeet Kaypee
(b) Pankaj Dharmani
(c) Akash Chopra
(d) Wasim Jaffer
15. Which country recently opened the World’s first women-only university?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Germany
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Spain
16. Pratibha Patil recently honoured SPR Shanti Tigga at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New
Delhi. Shanti Tigga is the:
(a) First female jawan of the Indian Army
(b) Second female IAS officer of India
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above
17. ..............., aged 44 years, recently became the second oldest winner ever in the history
of the British Open.
(a) Dustin Johnson
(b) Phil Mickelson
(c) Darren Clarke
(d) None of the above
18. The consortium of which of the following companies recently won the patent
auction, hailed as the biggest in history, for the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks
Corp., a bankrupt telecom major?
(a) Apple, Microsoft and RIM (and others)
(b) Google, RIM and Apple (and others)
(c) Google, RIM and Microsoft (and others)
(d) Sony, Apple, Microsoft and Google (and others)
19. A new Guinness World Record, for the longest hockeygame of all time, was set
recently by 40 women in:
(a) New York
(b) Colorado
(c) Connecticut
(d) Burnaby
20. Who recently became the first cricketer to play in 100 test wins?
(a) M.S. Dhoni
(b) Kumar Sangakkara
(c) Ricky Ponting
(d) Michael Clarke
Answers
1. (d)
2. (b)
3. (b)
4. (a)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (c)
8. (b)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (d)
12. (b)
13. (c)
14. (d)
15. (c)
16. (a)
17. (c)
18. (a)
19. (d)
20. (c)
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