Objective Current Affairs 2011

Q. Who of the following has not been conferred on the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow ship this year?
1 Lachchu Maharaj
2 Girija Devi
3 Nataraja Ramakrishna
4 R.F. Dagar
Ans: 1

Q. The new Chief of Antrix Corporation Limited is--
1 V.S. Hegde
2 K.T. Moraes
3 Anil Kumar Browne
4 Rohinton Nariman
Ans: 1

Q. The new Central Vigilance Commissioner of India is--
1 T.K.A. Nair
2 Kalyan Banerjee
3 V.S. Hegde
4 Pradeep Kumar
Ans: 4

Q. Recently scientists decoded the full DNA sequence genome of--
1 Brinjal
2 Potato
3 Orange
4 Mango
Ans: 2

Q. The new Solicitor General of India is--
1 Rohinton Nariman
2 Fali S. Nariman
3 Abhishek Manu Singhvi
4 None of the above
Ans: 1

Q. GTA which was recently in news stands for--
1 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
2 Gorkhaland Tripartite Association
3 Gorkhaland Territorial Association
4 none of the above
Ans: 1

Q. Which state has been selected for Best Performing State award for wheat?
1 Haryana
2 Rajasthan
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Tamil Nadu
Ans: 1

Q. China's Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation has planned $ 3 billion projects in--
1 Nepal
2 Cambodia
3 Thailand
4 Vietnam
Ans: 1

Q. Salva Kiir is the new President of--
1 South Sudan
2 Kenya
3 S. Africa
4 Canada
Ans: 1

Q. Which country recently unveiled a plan to tax carbon emissions?
1 Australia
2 Argentina
3 Britain
4 USA
Ans: 1