Hello Everyone.
Current affairs and General knowledge is something everyone must stay updated upon. You can test your General awareness skills with short tests that I will be posting. Find out where your IQ stands when it comes to GK . Good luck!

1. Who is the present Vice-President of the United States?
A- John McCain   
B- Joe Biden
C- Sarah Palin   
D- Al Gore

2. The riots in China in July 2009 were in which region?
A- Uighur    
B- Kaohsiung
C- Guangdong   
D- Shaanxi

3. Who in our present Union Cabinet is an MBBS doctor?
A- S M Krishna   
B- Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss
C- Farooq Abdullah  
D- A K Antony

4. Who is the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament in Badminton?
A- Aparna Popat   
B- Saina Nehwal
C- Jwala Gutta   
D- Madhumita Bisht

5. What portfolio does Shashi Tharoor hold in the Union Cabinet?
A- MoS External Affairs
B- Union Min- Urban Development
C- MoS- Renewable Energy         
D- Union Min- Overseas Indian Affairs 

6. Who wrote the book Q & A, which inspired the storyline of Slumdog Millionaire?
A- Pavan K Verma  
B- Ronen Sen
C- Vikas Swarup   
D- V K Krishna Menon

7. In 2009, Shah Rukh Khan was conferred an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by which British University?
A- DuMontfort Univ  
B- Univ of Bedfordshire
C- Manchester Univ  
D- Falmouth College of Arts

8. Who won the 2009 British Open Golf?
A- Stewart Cink   
B- Retief Goosen
C- Padraig Harrington  
D- Miguel Angel Jimenez

9. Who was the Man of the Series in the 2009 ICC World T20 held in England?
A- Shahid Afridi   
B- Tillakaratne Dilshan
C- Kumar Sangakkara  
D- Jacques Kallis

10. Who is India’s first woman Foreign Secretary?
A- Meira Kumar   
B- Nirupama Rao
C- Chokila Iyer   
D- Vijayalaksmi Pandit

11. Which is the highest award for non-resident Indians given out by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs every year?
A- Sarvashresth Nagrik  
B- Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
C- Prasiddh Videsh Nivasi
D- Bharat Jyoti

12. The 2010 Ryder Cup will be held in which country?
A- Wales   
B- USA
C- Spain    
D- England

13. Who is ranked No 1 currently in the WTA circuit?
A- Jelena Jankovic  
B- Dinara Safina
C- Serena Williams  
D- Victoria Azarenka

14. Who is the youngest minister in the current Indian Union Cabinet?
A- Jyotiraditya Scindia  
B- Sachin Pilot
C- Agatha Sangma  
D- Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed

15. Which is the largest state in India, in terms of area?
A- Madhya Pradesh  
B- Rajasthan
C- Andhra Pradesh  
D- Gujarat

Are you done?





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Here are the Answers then.

1. B- Joe Biden
2. A- Uighur   
3. C- Farooq Abdullah 
4. B- Saina Nehwal
5. A- MoS External Affairs
6. C- Vikas Swarup  
7. B- Univ of Bedfordshire
8. A- Stewart Cink  
9. B- Tillakaratne Dilshan
10. C- Chokila Iyer  
11. B- Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
12. A- Wales   
13. B- Dinara Safina
14. C- Agatha Sangma 
15. B- Rajasthan

See you all next time.

Ravi Handa