Deck 8: Scandals and Controversies in Politics

Question 1

Watergate Scandal is about

A)Watergate Break-in
B)Water issue
C)Water crisis
D)Watergate Barrier

Answer 1

Watergate Break-in

Question 2

_________ journalist is known for discovering the Watergate Scandal

A)Bob Woodward
B)Frank William
C)Bob Frankstein
D)Edward Henry

Answer 2

Bob Woodward

Question 3

Which of the following prime ministers of India was involved in the Bofors scandal?

A)Narendra Modi
B)Indira Gandhi
C)Rajiv Gandhi
D)Pandit Nehru

Answer 3

Rajiv Gandhi

Question 4

Bofors scandal involved

A)Swedish Helicopters
B)Rafale Jets
C)American tanks
D)Howitzer gun contract

Question 5

AB Bofors, a Swedish company, was once owned by

A)Thomas Edison
B)Alfred Nobel
C)Albert Einstein
D)Newton

Question 6

Italian businessman involved in Bofors scandal was

A)Patrizio Sergio
B)Belllisa Gina
C)Ottavio Quattrocchi
D)Aurora Artarito

Question 7

____________ is considered to be one of the biggest political- media scandals in India

A)Scam 1992
B)Nira Radia Case
C)Coal Scam
D)Political scam

Question 8

Nira Radia Case tapes was unearthed by

A)CBI
B)IT Dept
C)ED
D)NIA

Question 9

Nira Radia tapes helped to disclose India's biggest telecom scam known as

A)3G Scam
B)Coal Scam
C)Scam 1992
D)2G Scam

Question 10

Which journalist was inolved in the Nira Radia tape case?

A)Arnab Goswami
B)Rajdeep Sardesai
C)Barkha Dutt
D)Ravish Kumar

Question 11

Nira Radia case was heavily covered by

A)Television News
B)Newspaper
C)News Website
D)News Magazine

Question 12

2G Spectrum Scam was first discovered in the year

A)2008
B)2009
C)2010
D)2011

Question 13

2G Spectrum Scam took place during ____________ regime

A)UPA I
B)UPA II
C)NDA I
D)NDA II

Question 14

2G Spectrum scam is estimated to be a scam of _______________

A)1.75 lk cr
B)1.57 lk cr
C)2.5 lk cr
D)1 lk cr

Question 15

The main accused in the scam was A. Raja. He belongs to which political party?

A)AIADMK
B)MMK
C)PMK
D)DMK

Question 16

Who started India Against Corruption movement?

A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Pandit Nehru
C)Anna Hazare
D)Baba Amte

Question 17

India Against Corruption movement was named among Top 10 news stories of 2011 by

A)India Today Magazine
B)People\s Magazine
C)Time Magazine
D)Outlook Magazine

Question 18

India Against Corruption sought a common bill to be passed known as

A)Jan Lokpal Bill
B)Jan Andholan Bill
C)Jan Aushadhi Bill
D)Jan Lok Bill

Question 19

Maharashtra Irrigation Scam is between

A)Politician-Bureaucrat
B)Politician-Journalist
C)Politician-Contractor
D)Politician-Bureaucrat-Contractor

Question 20

In which year was Maharshtra Irrigation Scam unearthed?

A)2010
B)2009
C)2012
D)2011

Question 21

The irrigation scam was estimated to be of Rs

A)70,000 cr
B)40,000 cr
C)35,000 cr
D)1 lk cr

Question 22

____________ was prime accused in the Maharshtra Irrigation scam

A)Prithviraj Chavan
B)Ajit Pawar
C)Ashok Chavan
D)Chagan Bhujbal

Question 23

To be newsworthy, a news should be _______

A)Ghastly
B)Costly
C)Timely
D)Finally