Current Affairs Quiz for February 2010

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1. 22 books that were not considered for the Booker Prize because of a reorganization of the rules would finally win the prestigious literary award 40 years after it was published, organizers said on 1 Feb 2010. In which year were these books published?
a. 1977
b. 1970
c. 1973
d. 1917

Answer: b

2. On 2 Feb 2010 nomenees for the 2010 Oscars were declared. Which two films led the nominations by winning 9 nominations each?
a. Avatar and The Hurt Locker
b. Up in the Air and District 9
c. An Education and Avatar
d. A serious Man and The Hurt Locker

Answer: a

3. Who received the outstanding achievement award 2010 by the Institute of       Chartered Accountants in England & Wales?
a. HDFC chairman, Deepak Parekh
b. ICICI Limited, Mr.A.Ramaswami Mudaliar
c.  Axis bank Chairman, P. J. Nayak
d. Union bank Chairman M.V. Nair

Answer: a

4.With the Shiv Sena backing-off from its original threat to disrupt the screening of My Name is Khan, the distributors of the film, Fox Searchlight drew plans to have how many prints of the movie to be screened worldwide in the first phase in Feb 2010?
a. 2000
b. 1900
c. 2500
d. 3000

Answer: a

5. The first North East Members of Parliament Forum (NEMPF) Summit held in Feb 2010 adopted its first resolution which sought to “work together for the betterment of the region collectively.” Who among the following is the NEMPF Chairman?
a. Rajya Sabha MP, Mr Mukut Mithi
b. Mr P.D. Rai, Lok Sabha MP from Sikkim
c. Mr Vincent Pala, MP from Meghalaya
d. Sikkim Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling

Answer: a

6. Jamshed Ashraf was sacked on 18 Feb 2010, a week after he alleged there was a 'multi-crore scam' in his department that had the involvement of people in the chief minister's secretariat. What position did he occupy in the ministry of the Bihar government?
a. Bihar Excise Minister
b. Bihar Energy Resource Ministry
c. Bihar Finance Minister
d. Bihar Rural Development Minister

Answer: a

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