National Current Affairs 4 National Current Affairs (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams Please enter your email: 1. Consider the following famous names: [2009]1. Amrita Sher-Gil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee3. N.S. Bendre 4. Subodh GuptaWho of the above is/are well known as artist(s)? 1,2,3 and 4 1 only 1 and 4 only 2,3 and 4 only 2. Consider the following statements: [2009]1. The Baglihar Power Project had been constructed within the parameters of the Indus Water Treaty.2. The project was completely built by the Union government with loans from Japan and the World Bank.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor2 1 only 3. For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India? [2008] Reforms in Technical Education Police Reforms Administrative Reforms Tax Reforms 4. In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council? [2009] Prime Minister Minister of Water Resources Minister of Environment and Forests Minister of Science and Technology 5. India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon earlier? [2009] Canada Australia Japan China 6. Consider the following statements: [2009]1. V.K. Krishna Menon’foundation is based in New Delhi.2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G Balakrishnan.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Neither 1 nor2 2 only 1 only Both 1 and 2 7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]List-I – List-II(Famous person) – (Well-known for)A. MandakiniAmte – 1. Theatre directionB. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary – 2. Social service and community leadershipC. RomilaThapar – 3. DanceD. Vanashree Rao – 4. History writingCode: A-2; B-4;C-1; D-3 A-3; B-1;C-4; D-2 A-3; B-4;C-1; D-2 A-2; B-1;C-4; D-3 8. In/which one of the following States has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently? [2009] Tamil Nadu Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Kerala 9. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]List-I (Famous Person) – List-II (Wellknown as)A. Anna Hazare – 1. LawyerB. Deepak Parekh – 2. BankerC. GVKReddy – 3. Gandhian and social activistD. Harish Salve – 4. IndustrialistCode: A-3; B-2;C-4; D-1 A-1; B-2;C-4; D-3 A-3; B-4;C-2; D-1 A-1; B-4;C-2; D-3 10. Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]List-I (Person) – List-II (Organization)A. AnilAgarwal – 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.B. Gautam H. Singhania – 2. Raymond Ltd.C. Sanjay Dalmia – 3. Vedanta ResourcesD. Venugopal Dhoot – 4. Videocon GroupCode: A-3;B-1;C-2;D-4 A-3;B-2;C-1;D-4 A-4; B-1;C-2; D-3 A-4; B-2;C-1; D-3 Loading … Question 1 of 10 Previous PostIdioms Quiz 22 Next PostChoosing the odd word 2