General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Current Affairs 2010: part2



General Knowledge : Current Affairs 2010 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 41 to 45

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2024 examinations :

41.Why was the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in news recently?

It has decided to allow private sector funding in R&D for the first time
It has decided to open campuses abroad
It has introduced an award for the ‘Most Outstanding Young Scientist’ named after Sir C. V. Raman
It has decided to start undergraduate courses

42.Which of the following statements about the Miss Universe 2010 contest organised in Las Vegas recently is/are correct?I. Miss Universe pageant is organised by a joined venture between Donald J Trump and NBC Universal II. Winner of Miss Photogenic Universe title is chosen by contestantsIII. Winner of Miss Congeniality Universe title is chosen by online voters

I only
I & II only
II only
I & III only

43.The Lok Sabha passed the Bill increasing the salary and other allowances of Members of Parliament (MPs) recently. Which of the following are correctly matched?SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF PARLIAMENTARIANS In Rs.(I) Monthly salary 50,000(II) Daily allowance (when Parliament is in session) 2,000(III) Constituency allowance per month 45,000(IV) Office expenses per month 45,000

I & II only
II & III only
II, III & I only
I, II, III & IV

44.Who among the following Indian industrialists was recently elected a member of the Foundation Board of World Economic Forum (WEF), an independent international grouping of business leaders from across the world?

Narayana Murthy
Ratan Tata
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Mukesh Ambani

45.All India Bar Association has called for increasing the retirement ages for Supreme Court judges recently. Which of the following courts and the retirement ages of their judges are correctly matched?

Supreme Court Judges - 68 years
High Court judges - 65 years
Lower Court judges - 62 years
Both (b) and (c)

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