Sample questions for competitive exams

Competitive exams has questions on current issues. Here are some
questions. Try these questions.Answers are given at the end.


Questions


1. Who is the sponsor of the six-nation Olympic hockey qualifiers
currently being held in India?

2.  What is the name of the former Maldivian president who was
allegedly forced to resign at gunpoint?

3. Which political party has been successful in retaining control of
the BMC (Bombay Municipal Corporation) for four consecutive terms?

4. A diplomat of which country's life was endangered in a car blast
that took place in New Delhi?

5. The BCCI-Sahara compromise paves the way for which team to
participate in IPL?

6. Armed Italian naval personnel recently attacked a fishing vessel
killing 2 fishermen of which nationality?

7. What is the name of the Indian Army Chief who moved the court
regarding the issue of his age?

8. Who was crowned world sportsman of 2012?

9. Which tennis player was awarded Order of Motherland in Belarus?

10. What is NCTC?


Answers

. Hero MotoCorp Ltd, one of the world's largest two-wheeler
manufacturers, will be sponsor the men's and women's hockey qualifying
events

2. Maldives's fourth president -- its first democratically elected one
-- Mohamed Nasheed

3. Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance. This alliance is in power from 1996

4. Israel

5. Pune warriors

6. Indian

7. V.K. Singh

8. Novak Djokvic

9. Victoria Azarenka

10. NCTC is national counter-terrorism centre

It is a body formed to combat terrorism by home ministry of central
government. They have power only to arrest a suspected person and
search a place. They should produce the arrested person to the nearest
police station (which is under state government.) without any
unnecessary delay. Police department will take further action.