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1. Air traffic in an d out of large parts of Europewas shu t d own for a w eek in 2010 du e to

volcanic eruption. In which country that

volcanic eruption occurred ?

(a) England (b) Germany

(c) Iceland (d) Denmark

2. David Cam ron was become the youngest

prime minister of Britain. From which

political party David Camron is related?

(a) Conservative (b) Liberal

(c) Labour (d) Green

3. Pakistans army chief was given a three years

extension in July 2010. What is the n ame ofthis arm y chief?

(a) Parvez Musaraff

(b) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

(c) Rahmet Ali

(d) Arshad Kayani

4. In 2010, Interna tional Cour t of Just ice said

that Kosovo did not violate international law

by declaring independence in 2008. From

wh ich country Kosovo get indep end ence?

(a) Indonesia (b) Serbia

(c) Albania (d) Greece

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Julia Gillard has become the first wom en

prime minister of Australia.

2. Bronislaw Komorawski i s the new

President of Poland .

3. Pushpa Kamal Dahl is the new prim eminister of Nepal.

The true statement is/ are-

(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2

(c) 1, 3 (d) 2, 3

6. The centre for the stu dy of Developing

societies (CSDS) surveyed 36 Naxal affected

districts listed by planning commission.

Which state has no districted listed by

planning commission. Which state has no

districted listed by planning comm ission?

(a) Bihar (b) Jharkhand

(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Chattisgarh7. What is the new nam e of 12 digit unique

Identification Number (UID) handed over by

the Prime minister to the first person in

Maharashtra?

(a) Number (b) Identity

(c) Aadhar (d) Aastha

8. Yukiya Amano is the new chief of IAEA, from

which country he is related?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) Brazil (d) South Korea

9. Burj Khalifa is the w orlds tallest tower

opened for the public. In which city this

tower is situated ?

(a) Abudhabi (b) Dubai

(c) Riyad (d) Mumbai

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10 .Which count ry i s suspended f rom

International Olympic Committee (IOC).

(a) Nepal (b) China

(c) Kuwait (d) Yemen

11. In which count ry carbon t ax is ruled

unconst itutional by its par liament?

(a) Britain (b) France

(c) Japan (d) USA

12. India is world s biggest consumer of gold in

2010. Which country was the biggest

consum e of gold in 2009?

(a) Saud i Arabia (b) USA

(c) China (d) Japan

13. Recently wh ich coun try has legalizes gay

marriage?

(a) Ind ia (b) Argentina

(c) Japan (d) France

14. Which country is the largest prod ucer of

lemon in the world?

(a) China (b) Ind ia

(c) Brazil (d) Russia

15. Worlds largest open u niversity is

(a) IGNOU (b) DU

(c) NOU (d) IPU

16. Nobel pr ize for literatu re 2010 won by Closa.

Closa is wh ich langu ages auth or?

(a) English (b) Spanish(c) Italian (d) German

17. Who is the presiden t of Telengana Rashtr a

Sam iti, which is demand ing for a separate

Telgana state d ividing the state of And hra

Pradesh?

(a) K. Chandrababu Naidu

(b) K. Chandra Sekhar Rao

(c) Jagan Mohan Redd y (d) P. Rosaia

18. Which comm ission recomm ends 10 percent

quota for Muslims in government jobs,

educational institutions and social welfare

schemes?(a) Rangnath Mishra Commission

(b) Barua Comm ission

(c) Dinkaran Commission

(d) Tiwari Commission

19. Which one of the following is not matched

correctly?

(a) Calcutta H igh Court 1862

(b) Delhi High Court 1966

(c) Gujarat H igh Court 1960

(d) Uttarakhand H igh Court 2008

20. Which statement is not correct?

(a) The united n ations has d esignated 2011

the International year of chemistry.

(b) The theme of the international year of

chemistry is chemistry-our life, our

future.

(c) Its aim to r aise awareness of chemistry

among th e general public.

(d) Events for the year are being coordinated

by WHO.

21. Which city of world is also known as the

Manhattan of the Desert?

(a) Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

(b) Surat (India)

(c) Shibam (Yemen)

(d) Teharan (Iran)

22. The UN general assembly consists of the

representat ives of all the member states. Each

state has one vote, but-may send how m any

representatives?

(a) 2 (b) 4(c) 5 (d) 10

23. Consider the following statements:

1. Security council consists of 15 members,

each of which has one vote.

2. There are five permanent and 10 non-

permanent mem bers.

3. The permanent members have the power

to veto any move

Which statement/ statements is/ are true?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3

24. Match the following:List I List II

(Organization) (Head q uarter)

A. Fao 1. New York

B. UNESCO 2. Paris


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C. IAEA 3. Rome

D. UNICEF 4. Vienna

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 2 3 1

(c) 3 2 4 1

(d) 3 2 1 4

25. When the p ost of High Comm issioner for

Hu m an Rights was established?

(a) 1984 (b) 1990

(c) 1993 (d) 2008

26. The Intern ational Maritime organization

(IMO) was established as a specialized

agency of UN by UN Maritime conference in

1948. Where is the Head quarter of IMO

situated?

(a) Geneva (b) Paris

(c) London (d) New Delhi

27. The leagne of Arab states is also known as

Arab League is a volunta ry association of

countr ies of Arabic speaking. When w as this

organization instituted?

(a) 1948 (b) 1945

(c) 1946 (d) 1949

28. The Europ ean Union (EU) is a sui gener is

political body. What is the number ofcountries related with EU?

(a) 25 (b) 27

(c) 28 (d) 31

29. Consider these statements:

1. The Gulf co-operation Council (GCC) is a

loose political and economic alliance of

six gulf countr ies.

2. The GCC was formed in May 1981 against

the back drop of the Islamic revolution in

Iran and the Iraq-Iran w ar.

3. The HQ of GCC is situated in Riyad

(Saud i Arabia)Which statements are tr ue?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3

30. Interpol is the w orlds largest international

police organizat ion with 188 member

countries. In which year Interpol was

created?

(a) 1920 (b) 1923

(c) 1939 (d) 1956

31. Which count r y i s no t the m ember o f

organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting

Countries (OAPEC).

(a) Egypt (b) Algeria

(c) Iran (d) Iraq

32. Going Rogue is the autobiograp hy of

(a) Sarah Palin (b) Bill Clinton

(c) Boris Yeltsin

(d) Mohammad Yunus

33. Which award is known as the Green Oscar?

(a) Grammy Award

(b) Nobel Peace Prize

(c) Whiotley Golden Award

(d) Pulitzer Award

34. Which pair is correctly matched?

(a) Br it ain INR (b) Liberia RMB

(c) Ch ina YEN (d ) Jap an Dollar

35. Jony Aw ard is given for achievement in

wh ich field?

(a) Music (b) Sports

(c) Theatre (d) Social service36. Who wrote I have measured out my life

with coffee sp oons?

(a) Mitton (b) Eliot

(c) Barnard shah (d) M K Gand hi

37. The first kite mu seum w as set u p in 1975.

This museum also known as Shankar

Kend ra. In w hich city of India this m useum

situated?

(a) Mumbai (b) Ahmedabad

(c) Chandigarh (d) New delhi

38. A former p rime minister of India is entitled

to government accommodation for whichperiod of time?

(a) 5 years (b) 10 years

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39. The inventor of ice cream was

(a) Joseph Schumpeler

(b) Gerald Tissain

(c) Austin peta

(d) Costa H ango

40 .The index that measures p rogress in

countries in longevity, knowledge and

standar d of living is

(a) HPI (b) HDI

(c) WDI (d) GDP

41. The 29 year old, w ho defeated somn ath

chatterjee in Jadh avpu r to become one of

Indias youngest pa rliament arians in 1988?

(a) Pranav Mukherjee

(b) Mamta Banerjee

(c) Kabir sum an (d) Munnun Sen

42. Which statement/ statements is/ are not true?

1. Mother Teresa was born in Bengal.

2. Mother Teresa was fluent in Bengali.

3. She never spoke Bengali.

(a) only 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2

43. Which book was not wr itten by Premchand?

(a) Godan (b) Gaban

(c) Jai Somnath (d) Ranbhum i

44. Match the following:

List I List II(Books) (Author)

A. Gandhi & Stalin1. Rabindra nath Tagore

B. Gitanjali 2. PT Usha

C. Gold en Gir l 3. Up aman ya Cha tt er jee

D. Last Bu rd en 4. Lou is Fish er

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 1 3 2 4

45. A money Bill can be introd uced in(a) Lok Sabha only

(b) Rajya Sabha only

(c) Either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha

(d) Joint session of parliament

46. How man y regional languages are listed

und er the eighth schedule of the constitution

of Ind ia?

(a) 24 (b) 22

(c) 18 (d) 15

47. International Labour Organization (ILO) has

its headquar ter at

(a) The Hague (b) Geneva

(c) New York (d) Condom

48. RTI stands for

(a) Research and Technology institute

(b) Rural and Transparency infrastructure

(c) Right to information

(d) Revenue Transactions in India.

49. Which one of the following is the first

Na tional Park of India?

(a) Jim Corbett Na tional Park

(b) Bandipur N ational Park

(c) Kanha National Park

(d) Sariska National Park

50. Which one of the following coasts of Ind ia is

most affected by the violent tropical cyclones?

(a) Malabar (b) Andhra

(c) Konkan (d) Gujarat

51. The Ex-officio secret ar y of N ation al

Developm ent Council is

(a) Home Minister(b) Finance Minister

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Secretary of planning comm ission

52. Where is the volcanic mountain Mount st

Helena Situated ?

(a) USA (b) Germany

(c) Italy (d) South Africa

53. The largest prod ucer of coffee in Ind ia is

(a) Kerala

(b) Karnataka

(c) Jharkhand (d) Andhra Pradesh

54. Silver Revolution in Ind ia is associated with(a) The production of Eggs

(b) The prod uction of Milk

(c) The prod uction of Rice

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55. Aquap hopia is the term associated w ith

(a) Water (b) Fire

(c) Build ing (d) Dag

56. The vitamin w hich has cyano cabalamin is

(a) Vitamin C (b) Vitamin B 12

(c) Vitamin D (d) Vitamin K

57. The Karp oor Chandr a kalish International

Award is associated with

(a) Sports (b) Music

(c) Journalism (d) Social works

58. Ashok kumar of India is well known player

of wh ich sport?

(a) Cricket (b) Football

(c) Golf (d) Tennis

59. In ternat ional Hum an Righ ts Day i s

celebrated on

(a) 1st December (b) 10th December

(c) 5th October (d) 5th June

60. Kaiga II plant w hich sup plies electricity is a

(a) Hydel project

(b) Coal project

(c) Nuclear power reactor

(d) None of these

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)

11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (d)

21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (b)

31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (b)

41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (b)

51. (d) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (c)



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