Checkpoint Archive..

Checkpoint 1
 (Published on 15-08-2008)

1.Kutchipudi is the classical dance native to
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Andhra Pradesh

2.Physical Research Laboratory is based at
a) Allahabad
b) Ahmedabad
c) Bangluru
d) Sriharikota

3.Tata purchased Jaguar and Rover from
a) Hyundai
b) Maruti Suzuki
c) Ford Motor
d) General Motor

4."Salwa Judum" is
a) Terrorist Organisation
b) A branch of Naxalites
c) Anti Terrorist Organisation
d) Anti Nexalite Movement

5.From which permier medical institute of India did Nepal's first President complete his postgraduate studies?
a) PGI Chandigarh
b) AIIMS New Delhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
d) None

6.Jules Verne is Europe's
a) Space Shuttle
b) Missile Shield System
c) Biggest Spacecraft
d) None

7.Who is the author of the book "An Equal Music"?
a) Leo Tolstoy
b) Mark Twain
c) Vikram Seth
d) George Orwell

8.Who recently became the most successful olympian of all times?
a) Mark Spitz
b) Graham Thorpe
c) Michael Phelps
d) None

9.What is the name of the world's first cloned dog?
a) Dolly
b) Snuppy
c) Jamy
d) Ruby

10.Who was the captain of under-19 cricket world cup winner indian team?
a) R Jadeja
b) Virat Kohli
c) M. Pandey
d) P. Sangwan


Checkpoint 2
 (Published on 20-08-2008)

1.Who knocked top seed Roger Federer out of the men's singles tennis at the quarterfinal stage in ongoing Beijing Olympics?
a. Paul Henri Methieu (France)
b. Fernando Gonzalez (Chile)
c. James Blake (America)
d. Rafael Nadal



2.Abhinav Bindra, the first ever individual Olympic Gold Medalist for India achieved this unique fiat in
a. 100 m Air Rifle
b. 10 m Air Rifle
c. Double Trap
d. 20 m Air Rifle



3.Who held the office of acting Prime Minister of Nepal after it became Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal on 28th May, 2008?
a. Surya Bahadur Thapa
b. Girija Prasad Koirala
c. Pushpa Kamal Dahal
d. Sher Bahadur Deuba



4.Who was elected as the first Prime Minister of Nepal as a republic by Napalese Constituent Assembly recently?
a. Pushpa Kamal Dahal
b. Surya Bahadur Thapa
c. Sher Bahadur Deuba
d. Gyanendra Shah



5.Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre sprint, setting a new world record of
a. 9.67 seconds
b. 9.68 seconds
c. 9.69 seconds
d. 9.72 seconds



6.Michael Phelps wins his eighth gold medal of the 2008 Summer Olympics, surpassing Mark Spitz's record of seven in
a. 1988 Seoul Olympics
b. 1980 Moscow Olympics
c. 1972 Munich Olympics
d. 1968 Mexico City Olympics



7.Who is the Prime Minister of Sweden?
a. Göran Persson
b. Carl Bildt
c. OlaOla Ullsten
d. Fredrik Reinfeldt



8.Who has been sworn in as the President of Paraguay, ending 60 years of one-party rule?
a. Hissene Habre
b. Fernando Lugo
c. Rebecca Adlington
d. None



9.What does OSCE stand for?
a. Oraganisation for Sovereignty and Custom in Europe
b. Oil Sales Corporation and Evaulation
c. Organisation for Sales and Custom Evaluation
d. Oraganisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe



10.City of Golden Gate is
a. Washington DC
b. Paris
c. San Francisco
d. New York

Checkpoint 3
(Published on 31-08-2008)

1.Which country won the maximum medals at the Beijing Olympics?
a) Great Britain
b) USA
c) China
d) Russia



2.How many gold medals did Michael Phelps, becoming most successful olympian of all times, win in the Beijing Olympics?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10



3.Which one of the following is not a medal winner for India in the recently concluded Beijing Olympics?
a) Abhinav Bindra
b) Vijender Kumar
c) Akhil Kumar
d) Susheel Kumar



4.Which Indian boxer defeated world bantom weight world champion Sergey Vodopyanov in the Beijing Olympics?.
a) Akhil Kumar
b) Vijender Kumar
c) Jitender Kumar
d) Susheel Kumar



5.Who among the following is the first Indian wrestler to have won a medal in Olympic games?.
a) Susheel Kumar
b) K. D. Jadhav
c) Pappu Yadav
d) Limba Ram



6.Who is the fastest man on the earth?.
a) Usain Bolt
b) Asafa Powell
c) Carl Lewis
d) Ben Jhonson



7.Who won the men’s 110m hurdles at the Beijing Olympics?.
a) Payne David (United States)
b) Oliver David (United States)
c) Doucoure Ladji (France)
d) Robles Dayron (Cuba)



8.Which woman pole-vaulter broke her own world record to win the gold in the Beijing Olympics?.
a) STUCZYNSKI Jennifer (United States)
b) ISINBAEVA Elena (Russian Fed.)
c) FEOFANOVA Svetlana (Russian Fed.)
d) GOLUBCHIKOVA Yulia (Russian Fed.)



9.Which of the following is not correctly matched in connection with men's hockey at Beijing Olympics?.
a) Germany - Gold
b) Spain - Silver
c) Australia - Bronze
d) Netherlands - Gold



10.Which of the following is going to host 2012 Olympics?.
a) London
b) New York
c) Brasilia
d) Moscow

Checkpoint 4
(Published on 05-09-2008)

1.The US Open Tennis tournament, one of the oldest tennis championships in the world (first contested in 1881), falls chronologically in order of occurrence in a calendar year at number
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5


2.Cara Black, making winning combination with Leander Paes at US Open 2008 in mixed doubles, belongs to
a) Spain
b) Zimbabwe
c) Sweden
d) France


3."Hanna" is
a) a mammal species
b) a tropical storm
c) US spaceship
d) a nuclear warhead


4.Samak Sundarvej is the Prime Minister of
a) Spain
b) Sweden
c) Taipei
d) Thailand


5.Which Japanese Prime Minister resigned recently, less than a year after assuming office?
a) Yasuo Fukuda
b) Shinzo Abe
c) Junichir Koizumi
d) Yoshiro Mori


6.Which of the following countries recognised the independence to Abkhazia and South Ossetia officially?
a) USA
b) Russia
c) Georgia
d) Ukraine


7.What is "Rosetta"?
a) a nuclear capable missile
b) an European robotic spacecraft mission
c) a tornado
d) a US spaceship


8."Gustav" is
a) a banned terrorist organisation
b) a hurricane of 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
c) an antimissile tank
d) a surface to surface long range missile


9.Who is the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India at present?
a) Justice S. Rajendra Babu
b) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
c) Justice Wajahtullah Habibula
d) Dr. Girija Vyas


10.Who has been appointed as the first woman Governor-General of Australia?
a) Quantin Bryce
b) Sarah Palin
c) Stenley Bruce
d) Pema Austin

Checkpoint 5
(Published on 18-09-2008)

1.Roger Federer (Switzerland) and Serena Williams (USA) clinched men's and women's singles titles at US Open 2008 tennis tournament by defeating respectively
a) Andy Murray (Britain) and Jelena Jankovic (Serbia)
b) Rafael Nadal (Spain) and Venus Williams (USA)
c) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) and Jelena Jankovic (Serbia)
d) Andy Murray (Britain) and Dinara Safina (Russia)

2.Which film has won the prestigious Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) award at the Biannale Venice Film Festival?
a) The Boxer
b) The Wrestler
c) The Shooter
d) The Champion

3.Summer Paralympic Games 2008 took off recently in
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Beijing
Moscow

4.Who has been elected to the office of President by the electoral college of Pakistan?
a) Yusuf Raza Gilani
b) Nawaj Sharif
c) Asif Ali Zardari
d) Liaqat Ali

5.Which of the following is a title winning combination at the US Open tennis 2008 tennis tournament?
a) Cara Black (Zimbabwe) and Leander Paes (India) - Mixed Doubles
b) Cara Black (Zimbabwe) and Liezel Huber (USA) - Women's Doubles
c) Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) - Men's Doubles
d) All of the above

6.Who has been conferred with the third Forbes Lifetime Achievement award by the American Business Magazine, Forbes recently?
a) Mukesh Ambani
b) Ratan Tata
c) Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
d) Aziz Premji

7.Which of the following teams lifted Durand Cup Football Championship 2008 held at New Delhi by defeating Churchill Brothers 3-2?
a) Mahindra United
b) JCT
c) Dempo Sporting Club
d) None

8.What is "Lke"?
a) Highest peak of Alpine mountain range
b) A Japanese spaceship
c) A hurricane
d) An European spacecraft

9.Which of the following achieved the feat of winning World Billiards Championship 2008 (both point and time formats) for the second time?
a) Devendra Joshi
b) Pankaj Advani
c) Geet Sethi
d) Michael Farrera

10.Which office does Chakib Khalil, the President of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hold in Algeria at present?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Foreign Minister
d) Minister for Energy and Mines


11.Who became the first Indian to win ICC ODI Player of the Year Award 2008?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Mahender Singh Dhoni
c) Yuvraj Singh
d) Ishant Sharma


12.Which of the following cricketers has won ICC Player of the Year Award 2008?
a) Mahender Singh Dhoni (India)
b) Yuvraj Singh (India)
c) Dale Steyn (South Africa)
d) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)


13.Which of the following is a correct combination regarding 5th ICC Awards 2008?
a) Dale Steyn (South Africa) -Test Player of the Year
b) Yuvraj Singh (India) - Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
c) Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) - Emerging Player of the Year
d) All of the above


14.Who is Charlotte Edwards?
a) Renowned environmentalist
b) An Olympic record holder
c) ICC Women Cricketer of the Year 2008
d) None of the above


15.National Cricket Team of which of the following countries has won Spirit of Cricket Award at 5th ICC Awards held at Dubai, UAE on 10th September, 2008?
a) Australia
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) South Africa


16.Large Hadron Collider (LHC) built by European Organisation for Nuclear Research (known as CERN) near Geneva, Switzerland is
a) a high energy particle accelerator ring
b) a large tunnel boring machine
c) a large hydraulic lift
d) a laboratory deep in earth


17.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) based at Vienna, Austria and its Director General Mohamed ElBaradei were jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize in the year
a) 2001
b) 2003
c) 2005
d) 2006


18.Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which granted a waiver to India to commence Civilian Nuclear Trade on September 6, 2008 allowing it to access Civilian Nuclear Technology and fuel from other countries, comprised of
a) 40 member countries
b) 45 member countries
c) 50 member countries
d) 55 member contries


19.Which of the following games have been excluded from London Olympics 2012?
a) Archery and Shooting
b) Baseball and Softball
c) Polevault and Baseball
d) Softball and Archery


20.Robert Mugabe is the President of
a) Zimbabwe
b) Israel
c) Cuba
d) Ghana

Checkpoint 6
[Published on 29-09-2008]

1. Which of the following won 2008 Italian Grand Prix to become youngest Formula One (F 1) race winner?
a) Fernando Alonso (Spanish) - McLaren-Mercedes
b) Sebastian Vettel (German) - Toro-Rosso-Ferrari
c) Michael Schumacher (German) - Ferrari
d) Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) - McLaren-Mercedes

2. What is the name of the heavenly body recognised as the fifth dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 17, 2008 and named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth and fertility?
a) Haumea
b) Rosseta
c) Albedo
d) Prime

3. Who has been elected as the next Prime Minister of Thailand by the National Assembly of Thailand?
a) Bhumibol Adulyadej
b) Samak Sunderavej
c) Somchai Wongsawat
d) None

4. Which of the following countries becomes the first nation where women outnumber men in parliament?
a) Georgia
b) Pakistan
c) Thailand
d) Rwanda

5.WADA stands for
a) World Anti Destruction Association
b) World Anti Demolition Association
c) World Anti Doping Agency
d) World Arms Destructive Agency

6.The current holder of European Golden Shoe (formerly known as European Golden Boot), Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchestar United whose 31 goals in English Premier League gave him 62 points, is native to
a) Italy
b) Brazil
c) Spain
d) Portugal

7.Which of the following players won Toray Pan Pacific Open, part of the Tier Series of the 2008 WTA Tour in Tokyo recently?
a) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
b) Dinara Safina (Russia)
c) Serena Williams (USA)
d) Katarina Serbotnik (Slovenia)

8.Which of the following has been conferred the V.V. Giri Memorial Award 2008 for his outstanding work in "Social Security Measures for Labour"?
a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
b) Y. V. Reddy
c) Professor K. P. Kannan
d) None

9.Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2008 has been given to
a) Thabo Mbeki
b) Mohamed ElBaradei
c) Koffi Annan
d) Nelson Mandela

10.Who has been named as his vice presidential running mate by US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama?
a) Sarah Pelin
b) Dick Cheny
c) Joe Biden
d) Hillary Clinton


11.Who took over as chairman of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Economic Advisory Council (EAC) recently?
a) Suresh Tendulkar
b) C Rangarajan
c) Y V Reddy
d) Professor K. P. Kannan


12.Raghavan Committee is associated with
a) Ragging in educational institutions
b) Godhra riots
c) Corruption in governance
d) Babri Masjid demolition


13.Fay is
a) Mascot of London Olympics 2012
b) A Japanese drug major
c) 6th storm of the 2008 Atlantic Season
d) A shoe brand


14.Amarpura in Churu district, declared as India's first millennium village by United Nations in in
a) Bihar
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Orissa


15.What is the prevailing sex ratio in India?
a) 927
b) 941
c) 933
d) 892


16.The 9th January, on which Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915 after almost two decades in South Africa, is celebrated every year as
a) Non Violence Day
b) Migration Day
c) Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
d) Settlement Day


17.Which of the following countries has adopted new constitution recently?
a) Bhutan
b) Myanmar
c) Malta
d) Maldives


18.Who has been sworn in as the third post-apartheid President of South Africa?
a) Kgalema Motlanthe
b) Thabo Mbeki
c) Nelson Mandela
d) None


19.Who has been elected as new Prime Minister by the DIET of Japan?
a) Yasuo Fukuda
b) Shinzo Abe
c) Taro Aso
d) Yoshiro Mori


20.Shenzhou 7 is
a) a Japanese warship
b) a Chinese Space Mission
c) a Chinese Long Range Missile
d) a Hurricane

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