CSS- Current Affairs 2010 -MCQS

1) Which of the following countries is the world's largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?
a) China
b) America
c) Russia
d) India

2) Who is Stanley McChrystal?
a) Commander US forces in Afghanistan
b) Head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM)
c) NATO Commander in Afghanistan
d) None of these

3) The headquarters of Green Peace International is located at:
a) Vancouver
b) Amsterdam (Netherlands)
c) London
d) Paris

4) The oldeest internet search engine among the following is:
a) Google
b) MSN Search
c) Yahoo
d) Ask.com

5) The power generating capacity of Diamer-Basha Dam would be:
a) 3450 MW
b) 3800 MW
c) 4500 MW
d) None of these

6) ANTARA is the news agency of:
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Turkey
d) None of the these

7) The largest opium producer province in Afghanistan is:
a) Helmand
b) Nangarhar
c) Badakhshan
d) None of these

8) Silk Air is an airline of:
a) Sri Lanka
b) Switzerland
c) Singapore
d) China

9) Channel Tunnel is an under sea rail tunnel linking:
a) England and Ireland
b) England and France
c) France and Germany
d) None of these.

10) The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the India Ocean and:
a) The North Pacific Ocean
b) South Pacific Ocean
c) South Atlantic Ocean
d) None of these

11) The recently published book " Between Dreams and Realities" is written by:
a) Shamshad Ahmad Khan
b) Gohar Ayub
c) Sahibzada Yakoob Ali Khan
d) None of these ( Sirtaj Aziz is the author )

12) The largest Agency of FATA by population is:
a) Bajaur Agency( Bajaur Agency has 595, 227 according to 1998 Census. It is the
smallest Agency area wise)
b) North Wazirstan
c) South Waziristan (with respect to area is big agency)
d) None of these

13) Which of the following categories of Nobel Prise was established in 1968?
a) Medicine (established in 1901)
b) Literature (established in 1901)
c) Economics (established in 1968)
d) None of these

14) Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is approximately:
a) 80 million hectares
b) 120 million hectares
c) 150 million hectares
d) None of these.( Total Area is 80 Million Hectares of which 22.6 is cultivable and that
too is decreasing due to Urbanization and shortage of water.)

15) Who is Francois Fillon?
a) Prime Minister of Italy
b) President of Germany
c) Foreign Minister of France
d) None of these( He is the Prime Minister of France since 2007. The Foreign Minister of France is Bernard Koucher )

16) The largest island in Indian Ocean is:
a) Sri Lanka
b) Sumatra
c) Madagascor
d) None

17) 3 May is observed Internationally as:
a) Environment Day(5 june)
b) Population Day (11 july)
c) Press Freedom Day (3 may)
d) None of these

18) 2016 Summer Olympics will be held at:
a) Sydney
b) Madrid
c) Chicago
d) Rio de Janerio

19) Kyat is the currency of:
a) Nepal
b) Myanmar
c) Bhutan
d) None

20 Environment Treaty Kyoto Protocol will be expired in:
a) 2012
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) None of these.