CUREENT GK

1. Who is the present Governor of RBI?
Ans: Y.V. Reddy

2. Which of the following companies has recently acquired Flag telecom, USA?
Ans: Reliance Infocomm

3. Who is Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
Ans: Dr. Manmohan Singh

4. Who is the Chairman of Wipro Industries?
Ans: Azim H. Premji

5. What was the venue of the last ASEAN meeting?
Ans: Vientiane in Laos in November 2004

6. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?
Ans: Brussels

7. Sunil Bharti Mittal is the CMD of…
Ans: Bharti Enterprises

8. VSNL has recently acquired TYCO which belongs to
Ans: USA

9. The automobile giant Hyundai hails from
Ans: South Korea

10. Ratan Tata Commission is meant for
Ans: Investment

11. What was the focus of the Ninth Five-year plan?
Ans: Agriculture and rural development along with employment generation and poverty eradication.

12. What was the duration for India’s Tenth Five-year plan?
Ans: From 2002-07

13. Microsoft has recently established its largest development centre in which of the following city?
Ans: Hyderabad

14. Rupee is not a currency of…
Ans: Bangladesh

15. The term sweated labour means
Ans: Underpaid, cheap labour

16. The term ‘disguised employment’ is found mainly in
Ans: Agricultural sector

17. The defunct Dabhol Power Plant is located in…
Ans: Maharashtra

Biggest Highest Largest Longest in the World

Animal, Tallest	Giraffe
Archipelago Largest	Indonesia
Bird, Fastest	Swift
Bird, Largest	Ostrich
Bird, Smallest	Humming Bird
Bridge, Longest Railway	Huey P.Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)
Building, Tallest in the world	Teipei 101, Taiwan
Canal, Longest Irrigational	The Kalakumsky canal
Canal, Longest	Suez canal
Capital, Highest	La Paz (Bolivia)
City, Biggest in area	Mount Isa (Australia)
City, Largest in population	Tokyo
City, Costliest	Tokyo
City, Highest	Van Chuan (China)
Continent, Largest	Asia
Continent, Smallest	Australia
Country, Biggest (Area)	Russia
Country, Largest (population)	China
Country, Largest (electorate)	India
Creature, Largest	Blue Whale
Delta, Largest	Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)
Desert, Largest (World)	Sahara (Africa)
Desert, Largest (Asia)	Gobi
Dam, Largest	Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)
Dam, Highest	Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)
Diamond, Largest	The Cullinan
Dome, Largest	Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)
Epic, Largest	Mahabharat
Irrigation Scheme, Largest	Lloyd Barrage, Sukkhur (Pakistan)
Island, Largest	Greenland
Sea, Largest	Mediterranean Sea
Lake, Deepest	Baikal (Siberia)
Lake, Largest (Artificial)	Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)
Lake, Highest	Titicaca (Bolivia)
Lake, Largest (Fresh Water)	Superior
Lake, Largest (Salt water)	Caspian
Library, Largest	United States Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Mountain Peak, Highest	Everest (Nepal)
Mountain Range, Longest	Andes (S. America)
Museum, Largest	British Museum, London
Ocean, Largest	Pacific
Palace, Biggest	Vatican (Italy)
Park, Largest	Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)
Peninsula, Largest	Arabia
Place, Coldest (Habitated)	Verkhoyansk (Siberia)
Place, Dryest	Iqique (in Atacama Desert, Chile)
Place, Hottest	Azizia (Libya, Africa)
Place, Rainiest	Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)
Planet, Biggest	Jupiter
Planet, Brightest	Venus
Planet, Smallest	Pluto
Plateau, Highest	Pamir (Tibet)
Platform, Longest	Kharagpur (India)
Railway, Longest	Trans-Siberian railway
Railway Station, Largest	Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)
River, Longest	Nile (Africa)
River, Largest	Amazon (S. America)
Sea-bird, Largest	Albatross
Star, Brightest	Sirius
Statue, Tallest	Statue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)
Telescope, Largest Radio	New Mexico (U.S.A.)
Tramway, World's first	New York
Tunnel, Longest (Railway)	Tanna (Japan)
Tunnel, Longest (road)	Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy
Volcano, Highest	Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)
Volcano, Most Active	Maunaloa (Hawaii - U.S.A.)
Wall, Longest	Great Wall of China
Waterfall, Highest	Angel (Venezuela)
Water, Lowest Body	Dead Sea
Zoo, Largest	Kruger National Park, South Africa