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Objective Current Affairs

Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on

1 Nuclear Fusion

2 Nuclear Fission

3 Cold Fusion

4 Superconductivity

Ans: 2

Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as

1 UNICEF

2 GATT

3 UNCTAD

4 FAO

Ans: 2

Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of

1 Nitrous Oxide

2 Ozone

3 Sulphur dioxide

4 Carbon dioxide

Ans: 4

Q. The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute

1 3 percent

2 4 percent

3 5 percent

4 6 percent

Ans: 3

Q. As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka

1 $ 215.9 million

2 $ 216.6 million

3 $ 216.8 million

4 $ 216.9 million

Ans: 2

Q. According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is

1 72

2 75

3 85

4 88

Ans: 4

Q. India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with

1 Bermuda

2 Bahamas

3 Virgin Islands

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4 Isle of Man

Ans: 2

Q. As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to

1 53,000 MW

2 58,000 MW

3 62,000 MW

4 68,000 MW

Ans: 4

Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census?

1 1951

2 1961

3 1977

4 1971

Ans: 3

Q. Under which of the Rural Development programmes is 'self help group'?

1 Prime Minister's Rural Road Yojana

2 Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana

3 TRYSEM

4 Indira Aawas Yojana

Q. Which of the following is not include in 'Bharat Nirman' plan?

1 Irrigation

2 Rural Roads

3 Education

4 Rural telecommunication

Ans: 3

Q. Who has been made the Brand Ambassador of ICICI Prudencial Life Insurance in January 2011?

1 Amir Khan

2 Preeti Zinta

3 Amitabh Bachchan

4 Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Ans: 3

Q. Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to Celebrated its Centenary Year During-

1 2010-11

2 2011-12

3 2012-13

4 2011

Ans: 2

Q. In SCOPE Excellence Awards 2008-09, Which of the following got 'Outstanding Chief Executive' award for individual category?

1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC




2 P.S. Bhattacharya of Coal India Ltd.

3 A.K. Chaturvedi of Power Grid Corporation

4 A.K. Ghosh of MECON

Ans: 1

Q. The New ASSOCHAM's Chairman (name announced on December 10,2010) is-

1 Swati Peermal

2 Dilip Modi

3 Ramu S. Deora

4 Naseem Zaidi

Ans: 2

Q. Make 2010 (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise 2010) award has been given to-

1 Infosys

2 Reliance Industries Ltd.

3 Tata Steels

4 ONGC

Ans: 3

Q. India-EU summit was held in December 2010 in-

1 France

2 Belgium

3 Italy

4 Netherlands

Ans: 2

Q. Who has been elected as the Chairman of FIEO(Federation of India Export Organisation) in December 2010 for the period of two years?

1 Swati Peeramal

2 Ramu S.Deora

3 Dilip Modi

4 C.S. Verma

Ans: 2

Q. Who wrote the famous book "Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery" on various issues of global recession?

1 C.Rangrajan

2 Montek Singh Ahluwaliah

3 Amritya Sen

4 Y.B. Reddy

Ans: 4

Q. 'ICON of the Year' award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in January 2011, goes to-

1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC

2 C.S. Verma of SAIL

3 P.S. Bhattacharya of coal India Ltd.

4 B.R.S. Natrajan of BEML

Q. Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f-




1 April 1,2011

2 June 1,2011

3 June 30,2011

4 September 30,2011

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following economy has been raised as the freest economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year?

1 Singapore

2 Hong Kong

3 United States

4 South Korea

Ans: 2

Q. Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 was organised on-

1 January 1-2, 2011

2 January 8-9, 2011

3 January 12-13, 2011

4 January 18-19, 2011

Ans: 3

Q. Wages paid to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme has now been linked with-

1 Wholesale Price Index

2 Consumer Price Index for Agriculture Labour

3 Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

4 Food Inflation

Ans: 2

Q. Mobile Number Portability Service has been Launched Nationwide w.e.f-

1 January 19, 2011

2 January 20, 2011

3 January 22, 2011

4 January 25, 2011

Ans: 2

Q. It is estimated that India wastes more fruits and vegetables than what is consumed every year in-

1 U.S.A

2 United Kingdom

3 Germany

4 Brazil

Ans: 2

Q. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement with regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomic Agency(IAEA) come into force?

1 February 28

2 February 21

3 February 11

4 February 4

Ans: 4




Q. Who has been selected for the 'Niwano Peace Prize, 2010' for her contribution to the uplift of poor women in India?

1 Ela Bhatt

2 jhumpa

3 Punam Suri

4 Mandakni Apte

Ans: 1

Q. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to introduce a book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the School Syllabus of the island nation, what is the name of the book?

1 Sound of Hills

2 Sparsh Ganga

3 Heaven

4 Amrit

Ans: 2

Q. Shikha Sharma recently included in Forbes' Top 100 Powerful women of the World list is associated with-

1 ICICI Bank

2 Axis Bank

3 HDFC Bank

4 HSBC

Q. Which of the following Country has declared Broadband Service as the fundamental right in the Country?

1 Britain

2 Denmark

3 Finland

4 United States of America

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following Company gets the Highest Rank among Indian Companies included in Forbes-500 list for the Year 2010?

1 ONGC

2 Indian Oil Corporation

3 Reliance Industries Ltd.

4 ONGC

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the Following Indian Private Company is the biggest employer?

1 TCS

2 Reliance Industries

3 Wipro

4 ITC

Ans: 1

Q. World Investment Report is Annually published by-

1 IBRD

2 WTO

3 IMF




4 UNCTAD

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following state has registered the maximum growth in Gross State Domestic Product in the year 2009-10?

1 Chhattisgarh

2 Kerala

3 Gujarat

4 Goa

Ans: 1

Q. Asian Development Bank has approved $132 million to Bihar for the development of-

1 Rural Roads

2 Electricity System

3 Primary Education

4 Child Health and Nutrition

Ans: 2

Q. RBI has decided to issue the new coins with'Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi' theme. The dominations of these coins will be-

1 Rs1,2 and 5

2 Rs 1 and 2

3 Rs 2 and 5

4 Rs 5 and 10

Ans: 3

Q. RBI has divested its 71.5% share in NABARD to the government which reduces RBI's holding in NABARD to-

1 Only one percent

2 Only five percent

3 Only 7.5 percent

4 Only 10 percent

Ans: 1

Q. How many Indian Women have been included in the Forbes' list of Top 100 Powerful Women of the World?

1 Only 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

Ans: 3

Q. According to the Asian Develoment Bank Report for Urbanisation, India ranks at-

1 10th Place

2 26th Place

3 34th place

4 39th Place

Q. For the Session 2010-11 the New President of indian Banks Association is-

1 Chanda Kochchar

2 Shikha Sharma




3 O.P. Bhatt

4 R.V. Verma

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following Day has been declared as Income Tax Day?

1 18 July

2 24 July

3 16 July

4 1 September

Ans: 2

Q. In newly proposed Direct Tax code the Highest rate of individual income tax has been put at-

1 20 Percent

2 25 Percent

3 30 Percent

4 35 Percent

Ans: 3

Q. In Global Hunger index 2010 released by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , India has been placed at

1 65th Rank

2 66th Rank

3 67th Rank

4 68th Rank

Ans: 2

Q. On October15 ,2010 government has launched the new NELP round for allocation, which is numbered

1 NELP-VII

2 NELP-VIII

3 NELP-IX

4 NELP-X

Ans: 3

Q. 'Tourism and Bio-diversity ' is/was the theme of the world Tourism Day (September 27)for the year-

1 2009

2 2010

3 2011

4 2012

Ans: 2

Q. 'Company of the Year' award in Economic Times Corporate Excellency Awards 2010 goes to-

1 Maruti Suzuki

2 Renuka Sugars

3 L& T

4 Mahindra and Mahindra

Ans: 3

Q. Nobel for Economics 2010 has been shared by-

1 Two British and one US Economists

2 Two US and one British Economists




3 One US and one British Economists

4 All three US Economists

Ans: 2

Q. The new Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank who took charge on September 15,2010 is-

1 R.V. Verma

2 S.Sridhar

3 A.N. Tiwari

4 L. Radhakrishnan

Ans: 1

Q. 34th National Game 2011 was held in

1 Bihar

2 Delhi

3 Jharkhand

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q. India's Youngest Grand Master (Chess) is

1 Saurav Ghosal

2 S. P. Sethuraman

3 Parimarjan Negi

4 K. Hampi

Ans: 3

Q. The winner of Davis Cup 2010 is

1 Serbia

2 Russia

3 Japan

4 South Africa

Ans: 1

Q. The winner of Ashes (Test Series) of Cricket is

1 Australia

2 India

3 England

4 South Africa

Ans: 3

Q. The host of the 2018 world cup football is

1 Japan

2 Spain

3 Brazil

4 Russia

Ans: 4

Q. Which country has emerged as the top Migrant destination country?

1 Australia

2 Canada

3 USA




4 UK

Ans: 3

Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Bengali Literature category?

1 Sunil Gangopadhaye

2 Bani Basu

3 Mahashweta Devi

4 Nanjil Nandan

Ans: 2

Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category?

1 Laxman Dubey

2 Mangat Badal

3 Uday Prakash

4 Nanjil Nandan

Ans: 3

Q. Indian Army's Operation Saiyam (Patience) was related to

1 North East

2 Battle against Maoist

3 Kashmir

4 Scrap Ammunition

Ans: 4

Q. Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India?

1 Moner Manush

2 The Boy

3 Abohoman

4 Paa

Ans: 1

Q. The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in

1 New Delhi

2 New York

3 Cancun

4 Geneva


Q. The founder of popular social networking site Facebook is

1 Mark Zuckerberg

2 Steve Jobs

3 Larry Page and Sergey Brin

4 Bill Gates

Ans: 1

Q. Times Magazine's Person of the year 2010 is -

1 Nitish Kumar

2 Barack Obama




3 Wen Jiabao

4 Mark Zuckerberg

Ans: 4

Q. Along with which of the following countries India shared Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2010?

1 South Korea

2 Spain

3 Argentina

4 Australia

Ans: 1

Q. India in December 2010 signed Fighter Aircraft

1 United Kingdom

2 France

3 Russia

4 USA

Ans: 3

Q. Justice Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on

1 Kashmir Problem

2 Tax Reformation

3 Sikh Riots case

4 Telangana Issue

Ans: 4

Q. "Nomadic Elephant" was the joint military exercise recently held in India between India and

1 Sri Lanka

2 Malaysia

3 Indonesia

4 Mongolia

Ans: 4

Q. World's tallest building is

1 Qutub Minner, Delhi

2 Effiel Tower, Paris

3 Burj Khalifa, Dubai

4 Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Ans: 3

Q. How many pacts did India sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India?

1 Seven Pacts

2 Six Pacts

3 Ten Pacts

4 Nine Pacts

Ans: 2

Q. Satyanand Mishra has been appointed as the new

1 Chief Election Commissioner

2 Chief Information Commissioner

3 Chief of Research and Analytical Wing

4 Director NIA




Ans: 2

Q. In 2010 Lech Kaczynski were among the 96 killed in air crash. He was the president of

1 Germany

2 Belgium

3 Holland

4 Poland

Q. During the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India in December 2010, India signed with France

1 Three Atomic Pacts

2 Four Atomic Pacts

3 Five Atomic Pacts

4 Six Atomic Pacts

Ans: 3

Q. The winner of the Asia Cup football in the year 2010 is

1 China

2 Japan

3 South Korea

4 India

Ans: 2

Q. The FIFA best Football Players of the year 2010 are

1 Lionel Messi and Marta

2 Lionel Messi and Kristino Ronaldo

3 Kaka and Robinho

4 Lionel Messi and Kaka

Ans: 1

Q. The winner of Ranji Trophy 2010

1 Baroda

2 Mumbai

3 Delhi

4 Rajasthan

Ans: 4

Q. India's first Atomic Power Plant is

1 Kota

2 Tarapur

3 Sriharikota

4 Kalapakkam

Ans: 2

Q. The largest state of India (area wise) is

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Maharastra

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Rajasthan

Ans: 4




Q. Narsimham Committee (2nd) constituted in 1997 and which submitted its report on April 23,1998 is related to -

1 Banking Reforms

2 Telecom Reforms

3 Legal Reforms

4 Financial reforms

Ans: 1

Q. The Mascot of FIFA 2010 world cup is

1 Zakumi

2 Le Yangyang

3 Stumpy

4 Stylo

Ans: 1

Q. The mascot of 16th Asian game 2010 is -

1 Le Yangyang

2 Shera

3 Stumpy

4 Zakumi

Ans: 1

Q. The CWG (Common Wealth Game) 2010 Mascot is -

1 Zakumi

2 Shera

3 Stumpy

4 Le Yangyang

Q. The 2011 Cricket World Cup mascot is -

1 Stumpy

2 Stylo

3 Shera

4 Zakumi

Ans: 1

Q. Where is Bangabandhu stadium?

1 Kolkata

2 Dhaka

3 Patna

4 Delhi

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following duration is related to XI five year Plan In India?

1 2005-10

2 2006-11

3 2007-12

4 2008-13

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following states as having the highest Human Development index in the year




2001?

1 Assam

2 Kerala

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Madhya Pradesh

Ans: 2

Q. 'Smart Money' is a term used for -

1 Internet banking

2 Credit Card

3 Saving Account in the Bank

4 Current Account in the Bank

Ans: 2

Q. The State having highest scheduled caste population in India is-

1 Rajasthan

2 Maharashtra

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 uttar Pradesh

Ans: 4

Q. As per World Statistics 2008' what approximate percentage of world approximate percentage of world population lives in Asia?

1 61%

2 63%

3 65%

4 66%

Ans: 1

Q. Recently the Bank of Rajasthan has been merged with-

1 H.D.F.C

2 ICICI

3 State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

4 State Bank of India

Ans: 2

Q. The new Presient of CII(Confederation of Indian Industry) is-

1 Rahul Bajaj

2 M.Dalmia

3 Hari Bhartia

4 Sunil Mittal

Ans: 3

Q. The Cabinet Secretary of India is-

1 G.K.Pillai

2 Chandrashekhar

3 T.Srinivasan

4 Madhukar Gupta




Q. Which state was most affected by the blockade of the highway by the Naga Students Union in 2010?

1 Nagaland

2 Manipur

3 Arunachal Pradesh

4 Mizoram

Ans: 2

Q. What is the name of the President of Iran?

1 M.Khominenni

2 E.Moussavi

3 M.Ahmedinejad

4 S.Chisti

Ans: 3

Q. The Chief Minister of Karnataka is-

1 B.S. Yeddiurappa

2 S.M. Krishna

3 Deve Gowda

4 Rosiah

Ans: 1

Q. The Prime Minister of UK is-

1 Tony Blair

2 Gordon Brown

3 David Cameron

4 David Miliband

Ans: 3

Q. G-8 Muskoka Initiative is concerned with-

1 Curbing international terrorism

2 Promoting maternal and child health

3 Settling International disputes

4 Reducing greenhouse gases

Ans: 2

Q. India has become the largest recipient of the world bank loans during fiscal ending June, 2010. The country Which follows India is-

1 South Africa

2 Brazil

3 Mexico

4 Iran

Ans: 3

Q. Which train was introduced for tourists with the help of Railway Minister in Rajasthan on January 11,2009?

1 Princely Rajasthan on Wheels

2 Royal Rajputana on wheels

3 Great Rajputana on wheels

4 Royal Rajasthan On Wheels

Ans: 4




Q. Which automobile company has been allotted 600 Acres land of Khuskheda(Bhiwadi) for manufacturing cars?

1 Ford

2 Toyota

3 Honda Cial

4 Volkswagen

Ans: 3

Q. Rajasthan State industrial Development and Investment Corporation(RIICO)has signed as MoU with a Japanese Company for Establishment of Japanese units in Neemrana industrial area. that Japanese company is-

1 Jetro

2 Hetro

3 Honda cial

4 Mitsubisi

Ans: 4

Q. Which one among the following statement is 'incorrect'? New Industrial and investment Policy of Rajasthan 2010 is introduced and it states that-

1 During next five years 51 lakh persons will get employment

2 13 Sectors are more important to be focused

3 Land will be available to industrialists on easy terms

4 Incentive will not be accorded to Private Public Partnership

Q. 'Smart Money' is a term used for-

1 Internet Banking

2 FDRs in Banking

3 Credit Cards

4 Demand Drafts of Banks

Ans: 3

Q. As per new guidelines issued by SEBI, Companies are required to list shares within how many days of the closure of the Initial Public Offers (IPOs)?

1 12 Days

2 15 Days

3 21 Days

4 30 Days

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following organization recently Celebrated the Silver Jubilee Year of its establishment?

1 SAARC

2 ASEAN

3 G-20

4 G-8

Ans: 1

Q. Youth festival 2011 will be Organized in January 2011 at-

1 Goa

2 Udaipur

3 Bhubaneshbar




4 Hyderabad

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following markets are independently regulated by Forward Market Commissions?

1 Mutual Funds

2 Commodity Exchanges

3 Stock Market

4 Foreign Exchange Markets

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the private telecom operator became the first to introduce 3G Services in the Country?

1 Airtel

2 DOCOMO

3 Airtel

4 vodafone

Ans: 2

Q. In its review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 made on November 2, 2010, RBI did not altered-

1 Only CRR

2 Only Bank Rate

3 Both CRR and Bank Rate

4 Repo and Reverse Repo Rate

Ans: 3

Q. Which Country Stands at the top in 2010 Human Development Index(HDI) rankings of 169 Nations in Human Development Report 2010?

1 Norway

2 Australia

3 New Zealand

4 United States

Ans: 1

Q. Human Development Report 2010 Classifies India in the 'Medium Human Development' category and places at..... rank out of 169 Countries.

1 116

2 117

3 118

4 119

Ans: 4

Q. Government has Formed a high level infra Finance committee under the chairmanship of-

1 Y.B.Reddy

2 Rakesh Mohan

3 C. Rangrajan

4 Y.K.alagh

Q. With which Country India is Exploring Shale Gas Reserves ?

1 France

2 Germany

3 United Kingdom




4 USA

Ans: 4

Q. In which Nation , the Two day summit of Finance Ministers of G-20 nations was held in October 2010?

1 India

2 South Korea

3 China

4 Canada

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following nation is not a part of TAPI Gas Pipeline Project?

1 Tajikistan

2 India

3 Pakistan

4 Turkmenistan

Ans: 1

Q. Newly Inaugurated helpline 'Udyami' is to assist-

1 Micro, Small and Medium enterprise

2 Large Capital industries

3 Only Female entrepreneur

4 Farmers introducing technology in farming

Ans: 1

Q. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Proposed to be Introduced in 2011 covers taxes like-

1 Trade/Sales Tax

2 Service Tax

3 Service, Excise etc.

4 Excise , service, VAT etc.

Ans: 4

Q. Lal Bahadur Shastri Award 2010 for Excellence in Public Administration Academia and Management has been given to-

1 Zia Modi

2 Aruna Roy

3 Kapil Sibal

4 Arvind Kezeriwal

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the Following State became the first state to Introduced Public Service Guarantee Act 2010?

1 Madhya Pradesh

2 Gujarat

3 Bihar

4 Haryana

Ans: 1

Q. On Which day, the first World Statistics Day was Celebrated?

1 October 18, 2010

2 October 19, 2010

3 October 20, 2010




4 October 21, 2010

Ans: 3

Q. In Economic times Corporate Excellence Awards 2010, who has been declared 'Business Leader of the year'?

1 R.C. Bhargava (Maruti Suzuki)

2 Aditya Puri (HDFC)

3 Mukesh Ambani(RIL)

4 Ratan Tata (Tata Group)

Ans: 2

Q. National Green Tribunal(NGT) has been constituted in October 2010. Who has been appointed its first chief ?

1 Lokeshewar Singh

2 S.K.Puri

3 Y.S.Dadwal

4 Anil K. pandey

Q. Which of the following animal has been declared as 'National Heritage Animal' in October 2010 by the Union Government?

1 Tiger

2 Elephant

3 Lion

4 Camel

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following State registered the highest growth rate in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)during 2009-10?

1 Goa

2 Maharashtra

3 Chhattisgarh

4 Punjab

Ans: 3

Q. Global Hunger index released by IFPRI in October 2010 Places India at-

1 58th Rank

2 67th Rank

3 69th Rank

4 74th Rank

Ans: 2

Q. How many economists shared Nobel Prize in Economics for the Year 2010?

1 2

2 3

3 4

4 Only one person got it

Ans: 2

Q. The Newly Introduced Indian Rupee symbol is based on -

1 Roman Script

2 Devnagri Script




3 Both (a)and (B)

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following is not a Financial Regulator?

1 IRDA

2 PFRDA

3 AMFI

4 SEBI

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following direct tax registered negative growth during the first half of 2010-2011?

1 Corporate Tax

2 Income Tax

3 Wealth Tax

4 Securities Transaction Tax

Ans: 4

Q. At Present What is the RBI'S share in NABARD equity?

1 99 Percent

2 51 Percent

3 49 Percent

4 1 Percent

Ans: 4

Q. Japanese Grand Prix Champion is

1 Fernando Alonso

2 Sebastian Vettel

3 Felipe Massa

4 Mark Webber

Ans: 2

Q. Shangai Master (Singles title) winner is-

1 Roger Federer

2 Rafael Nadal

3 Andy Murray

4 Robin Soderling

Q. India this year retained Border Gavasker Trophy after defeating-

1 Australia

2 Kenya

3 New Zealand

4 Pakistan

Ans: 1

Q. In Global Gender Gap Report India has been ranked-

1 50th

2 112th

3 20th




4 90th

Ans: 2

Q. In Global Hunger Index India has been ranked-

1 50th

2 67th

3 25th

4 30th

Ans: 2

Q. Which Indian woman has not figured in the Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women List?

1 Indra Nooyi

2 Shikha Sharma

3 Chanda kochhar

4 Savitri Jindal

Ans: 4

Q. 'Conversations with Myself' is the book written by-

1 Nelson Mandela

2 Mario Vargas Llosa

3 Prince Charles

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. World AIDS observed on-

1 December 1

2 December 5

3 December 3

4 December 4

Ans: 1

Q. Minorities Rights Day in India is observed on-

1 December 15

2 December 18

3 December 25

4 December 30

Ans: 2

Q. Howard Jacobson is the winner of-

1 Nobel Prize for Literature 2010

2 Pulitzer Prize

3 Man Booker Prize for 2010 for fiction

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Miss World 2010 is-

1 Adriana Vasini

2 Alexandria Mills

3 Emma Wareus

4 Mansavi Mamgai

Ans: 2




Q. The Noble Prize winner for 2010 in medicine is-

1 Liu Xiaobo

2 Mario Vargas Liosa

3 Robert Edwards

4 Akira Suzuki

Q. Who among the following won The Nobel Prize 2010 for Physics ?

1 Konstantin Novoselov

2 Andrei Geim

3 Both of the above

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Who Among the following did not bag the Nobel Prize 2010 for Economics?

1 Christopher Pissarides

2 Peter Diamond

3 Dale Mortensen

4 Akira Suzuki

Ans: 4

Q. Who is not the winner among the following Nobel Prize 2010 winners for Chemistry?

1 Akira Suzuki

2 Ei-ichi Negishi

3 Liu Xiaobo

4 Richard F.Heck

Ans: 3

Q. National Voters' Day Will be observed on-

1 January 20

2 January 25

3 January 10

4 January 5

Ans: 2

Q. Who has been Awarded LG ICC Test PLayer of the year Award For 2010?

1 Gautam Gambhir

2 Virender Sehwag

3 A.B.de Villiers

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Under LG ICC Awards for 2010 Sachin Tendulkar was given-

1 Sir Garfield Sobers Cricketer of the year Award

2 LG People's Choice Awarded

3 Both of the above

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. K.Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Director General of-

1 CRPF




2 ITBP

3 BSF

4 RAF

Ans: 1

Q. FIC which was a news in recent month stands for-

1 Food India Corporation

2 Fast Intermediary Craft

3 First Interceptor Craft

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. BJP recently swept local bodies elections in-

1 Rajasthan

2 Gujarat

3 Himachal Pradesh

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. The theme of 17th ASEAN Summit was-

1 Towards the ASEAN Community from vision to action

2 Action Oriented Approach of ASEAN Community

3 ASEAN with New Actionable Approach

4 None of the above

Q. Where was 17th ASEAN Summit held?

1 Hanoi

2 Islamabad

3 Delhi

4 Colombo

Ans: 1

Q. CSC which recently was in news stands for -

1 Convention on Supplementary Compensation

2 Conference on supply of Commandos

3 Committee on Supplementary Competition

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. US announced one of the largest weapons sales in its history worth nearly $60 billion to-

1 Kuwait

2 Saudi Arabia

3 Pakistan

4 Afganistan

Ans: 2

Q. Which country recently completed its 20 years of unity?

1 France

2 Germany

3 Belgium




4 Japan

Ans: 2

Q. General Elections were held in October 2010 in-

1 Uzbekistan

2 Kyrgyzstan

3 Kazakhstan

4 South Africa

Ans: 2

Q. BASIC Group does not include?

1 Brazil

2 South Africa

3 India

4 Cambodia

Ans: 4

Q. Which country won highest number of gold medals in XIX Commonwealth Games?

1 Australia

2 India

3 England

4 Kenya

Ans: 1

Q. India recently signed $1 billion line of Credit Agreement With-

1 Bangladesh

2 Nepal

3 Vietnam

4 Sri Lanka

Ans: 1

Q. Indian Prime Minister in October 2010 visited three East Asian Countries . Which of the following was not included in his itinerary?

1 Japan

2 Malaysia

3 Vietnam

4 Laos

Ans: 4

Q. India recently signed cultural accord with-

1 Germany

2 Australia

3 Malaysia

4 Indonesia

Ans: 1

...

Q. Enemy Property Law recently amended by the union government related to-

1 Properties of those who migrated to Pakistan after Partition-




2 Properties Captured by India during war with Pakistan and china

3 Properties owned by those Indians indulging in terrorist and disruptive activities

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. India has recently signed Social Security Agreement with-

1 Japan

2 South Korea

3 Germany

4 Italy

Ans: 2

Q. As per the draft of Lok Pal Bill recently finalised by the Union Government, the Lok Pal Would be a-

1 Four Member Body

2 Three Member Body

3 Five Member Body

4 Six Member Body

Ans: 2

Q. India's medium altitude and long -endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)is-

1 Rustom 1

2 Lakshya

3 Arjun

4 None of the Above

Ans: 1

Q. On January 26,2011, the foreign dignitary who will be the chief Guest at Public day Parade is-

1 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

2 Naoto Kan

3 Wen Jiabao

4 None Of The above

Ans: 1

Q. Indian Navy on October 14,2010 inducted its latest Fast-Attack Craft(FAC) at the southern Naval Command in Kochi. The Craft is -

1 INS Tarang

2 INS Kalpeni

3 INS Viraat

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following Provisions is not incorporated in the judicial Accountability Bill recently approved by the cabinet?

1 The Bill Will Mandate Judges to declare assets and liabilities

2 Oversight Committee to be headed by a retired chief Justice of India.

3 Public can lodge Complaints against Judges with a national oversight Committee

4 The Bill also requires the judges to have close association with any member of he bar

Ans: 4

Q. In October 2010 , India was elected to Security Council as a Non-Permanent Member after-

1 10 Years




2 19 Years

3 5 Years

4 8 Years

Ans: 2

Q. With which of the following countries has India recently agreed to establish hotline between the two countries commerce and industries ministries?

1 Poland

2 Germany

3 England

4 Japan

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following organizations prepares topographical maps of India?

1 geographical survey of India

2 Survey of India

3 Geological Survey of India

4 Archaeological Survey of India

Ans: 1

...


Q. The winner of Ranji Trophy Cricket championship held in January 2010 was

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Mumbai

3 Punjab Eleven

4 Delhi Eleven

Ans: 2

Q. Who is the foreign Secretary of who accompained the externals Affairs Minister to Pakistan in july, 2010?

1 Anil Kakodkar

2 Niruparma Rao

3 Shikha Sharma

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following states is set to become front runner in driving with supplies of BS III petrol and Diesel?

1 Kerala

2 Delhi

3 Karnatka

4 Goa

Ans: 2

Q. Pollutant from motor car exhaust that causes mental disease is

1 NO2

2 SO2

3 Hg




4 Lead

Ans: 4

Q. Which one of the following petroleum refinery products has the lowest boiling point?

1 Kerosene

2 Diesel

3 Gasoline

4 Lubricating oil

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following is a medium range surface-to-air missile?

1 Trishul

2 Nag

3 Prithvi

4 Akash

Ans: 4

Q. Which one of the following is the longest National Highway in India?

1 NH2

2 NH7

3 NH8

4 NH31

Ans: 2

Q. DTAA stands for

1 Direct Tariff Avoidance Agreement

2 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

3 Direct Taxation Avoidance

4 Double Tariff Avoidance Agreement

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO to those who popularise use of science in life?

1 Booker Prize

2 Kalinga Award

3 Kalidas Award

4 Magsaysay Award

Ans: 2

Q. The Stock Market index of London Stock Market is referred to as

1 Footsie(FTSE)

2 Sensex

3 NIFTY

4 Bullish

Ans: 1

Q. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalapakkam is located in

1 Tamil Nadu

2 Karnataka

3 Andhra Pradesh




4 Kerala

Ans: 1

Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who among the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

1 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

2 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

3 Keshab Chandra Sen

4 Raja Rammohan Roy

Ans: 4

Q. Other than Venezuela, which one among the following form South America is a member of OPEC?

1 Argentina

2 Brazil

3 Ecuador

4 Bolivia

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following is not a drug pharma company?

1 Chevron

2 Nicholas Piramal

3 Pfizer

4 Zydus Cadila

Ans: 1

Q. WiMAX is related to which one of the following?

1 Biotechnology

2 Space Technology

3 Missile Technology

4 Communication Technology

Ans: 4

Q. In the context of Indian wildlife, the flying fox is a

1 Bat

2 Kite

3 Stork

4 Vulture

Ans: 1

Q. The three year grant agreement inked between India and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) to support NACO programmes is pegged at

1 $128.4 million

2 $182.4 million

3 $148.2 million

4 $124.8 million

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Medicine?

1 Andre Geim

2 Richard Heck

3 Akira Suzuki




4 Robert Edwards

Ans: 4

Q. Who is the Australia's first woman Prime Minister who was sworn in on September 14, 2010.

1 Julia Gillard

2 Dilma Rouseff

3 Nikki Haley

4 Simonetta Sommaruga

Ans: 1

Q. Which country became the new chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency in September 2010?

1 India

2 Sri Lanka

3 Pakistan

4 China

Ans: 3

Q. The first village in India, where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the AADHAR project in September 2010, is

1 Rohtak

2 Misamari

3 Nandurbar

4 Tembhli

Ans: 4

Q. The India women boxer recently won her fifth consecutive World title is

1 M. C. Mary Kom

2 Sarita Devi

3 Kalpana Choudhary

4 Pinky Jhangra

Ans: 1

Q. Who of the following has been included in the 'Hall of Fame' by I.C.C. in March, 2010?

1 Sachin Tendulkar

2 Sunil Gavaskar

3 Kapil Dev

4 Anil Kumble

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following states bagged the 'National Rural Health Mission Award' of the Government of India in April, 2010?

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Orissa

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Rajasthan

Ans: 4

Q. Air Force Exercise Garuda-2010 was held by India jointly with which of the following countries?

1 France and Singapore




2 Australia and France

3 Singapore and Australia

4 None of those

Ans: 1

Q. A World Expo 2010 as a grand event to showcase the best achievements of human civilisation has been opened on May 1, 2010. Where was this expo opened?

1 In Shanghai

2 In Kuala Lumpur

3 In Tokyo

4 In Moscow

Ans: 1

Q. Who of the following is the fourth woman Judge appointed in the Supreme Court in India in April, 2010?

1 Justice Fatima Beevi

2 Justice Sujata Manohar

3 Justice Gyan Sudha Misra

4 Justice Ruma Pal

Ans: 3

Q. Who of the following has been appointed as Chairman of Mumbai Stock Exchange in March, 2010?

1 Prof. Rakesh Mohan

2 Prof. Bhagawati

3 S. Ram Dorai

4 Prof. Manoranjan Misra

Ans: 3

Q. Russia has agreed recently to construct how many units of nuclear Reactor at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu?

1 02

2 04

3 05

4 06

Ans: 1

Q. Presidents of USA and Russia recently signed a historic treaty committing their respective country to drastically reduce arms. It was signed on-

1 15 January, 2010

2 18 May, 2009

3 08 April, 2010

4 12 February, 2010

Ans: 3

Q. To insulate the country from disruptions in supply of crude oil, India has established `India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd.' It will construct underground storages at three places. Identify the place which has not been selected for the purpose.

1 Vishakhapatnam

2 Manglore

3 Padur




4 Ankaleshwar

Ans: 4

Q. An Offshore Patrol Vessel was inducted into Coast Guard in March 2010. It is named-

1 Eagle

2 Vishwast

3 Jatayu

4 Aashwast

Ans: 2

Q. The percentage of nuclear energy in India's total energy generation is-

1 60%

2 27%

3 10%

4 2%

Ans: 4

Q. The name of the ICBM developed by India with a strike range of more than 2000 km is-

1 Prithvi

2 Trishul

3 Akash

4 Agni-II

Ans: 4

Q. Which one of the following organizations in not related to science and technology?

1 DST

2 CSIR

3 ICSSR

4 DAE

Ans: 3

Q. The fastest computer of the world is-

1 Tianhe-1A (Made by China)

2 J-8

3 Yenha-3

4 T-3A

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following Indians has been forecast to be the richest man in the world in 2014 by Forbes magazine?

1 Mukesh Ambani

2 Ratan Tata

3 Anil Ambani

4 Azim Premji

Ans: 1

Q. Sushil Kumar of India recently became the first Indian to grab gold medal in-

1 World Wrestling Championship

2 World Boxing Championship

3 World Swimming Championship

4 None of the above




Ans: 1

Q. Who recently clinched Italian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix?

1 Fernando Alonso

2 Sebastian Vettel

3 Casey Stoner

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Pankaj Advani has recently bagged National Snooker Title for-

1 Fourth time

2 Fifth time

3 Third time

4 Second time

Ans: 2

Q. Mary Kom of India won recently World Boxing Championship Title for the successive-

1 Fourth time

2 Fifth time

3 Sixth time

4 Third time

Ans: 2

Q. The winner in US Open 2010 (Tennis Championship) for women's singles title is-

1 Kim Clijsters

2 Vera Zvonareva

3 Liezel Huber

4 Kveta Peschke

Ans: 1

Q. The winner of recently-held Champions League Twenty-20 Tournament is-

1 Chennai Super Kings

2 Eastern Cape Warriors

3 Both jointly

4 None of the those

Ans: 1

Q. Who has been named as President-Elect of BCCI?

1 Sharad Pawar

2 N. Srinivasan

3 Chirayu Amin

4 Shashank Manohar

Ans: 2

Q. Climatopolics: How our cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future' is the book written by-

1 Mathew Kahn

2 Mahmood Farooqui

3 Philip Dray

4 Barack Obama




Ans: 1

Q. International Day for Tolerance is observed on-

1 November 8

2 November 9

3 November 16

4 November 23

Ans: 3

Q. National Education Day is observed on-

1 November 8

2 November 11

3 November 7

4 November 6

Ans: 2

Q. The 44th Jnanpith Award for 2008 has been bagged by-

1 ONV Kurup

2 Akhlaq Shahryar Khan

3 Sir Mota Singh

4 None of those

Ans: 2

Q. The 43rd Jnanpith Award 2007 has been conferred on-

1 Akhlaq Shahryar Khan

2 ONV Kurup

3 Arundhati Roy

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. The award for best director under 57th National Award for 2009 has been conferred on-

1 Rituparno Ghosh

2 Amir Khan

3 Priyadarshan

4 None of those

Ans: 1

Q. The best actress award under the 57th National Film Awards for 2009 has been bagged by-

1 Rani Mukherjee

2 Vidya Balan

3 Ananya Chatterjee

4 Kareena Kappor

Ans: 3

Q. The best actor award has been bagged under the 57th National Film Awards by-

1 Amitabh Bachchan

2 Shahrukh Khan

3 Amir Khan

4 Salman Khan

Ans: 1




Q. Under the 57th National Film Award, which of the following bagged Best Movie Award?

1 Paa

2 Kutty Srank

3 3 Idiots

4 Putaani Party

Ans: 2

Q. The 2009 Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner is-

1 Subhash Ghai

2 D. Ramanaidu

3 Sharmila Tagore

4 Amitabh Bachchan

Ans: 2

Q. Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru has been appointed as the New Chief Justice of-

1 Andhra Pradesh

2 Jammu & Kashmir

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. P.J. Thomas is the New-

1 Central Vigilance Commissioner

2 Chief Election Commissioner

3 Auditor General of India

4 Accountant General of India

Ans: 1

Q. The highest suicide rate in India is in the state of-

1 Sikkim

2 Assam

3 Meghalaya

4 Tripura

Ans: 1

Q. In World University Ranking which of the following has topped?

1 The University of Cambridge

2 Harvard University

3 Yale University

4 University of Oxford

Ans: 1

Q. Jiaolong which made a trip into deep sea recently belongs to-

1 U.S.A

2 China

3 Australia

4 Russia

Ans: 2

Q. Where was recently a referendum held to support constitutional reforms?

1 Iran




2 Iraq

3 Saudi Arabia

4 Turkey

Ans: 4

... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Q. Saudi Arabia has recently clinched Mega Arms Deal with-

1 European Union

2 U.S.A.

3 Russia

4 Japan

Ans: 2

Q. Veils (Burqas) were recently banned by-

1 English Parliament

2 French Senate

3 Swedish parliament

4 Norways' Parliament

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following recently signed Arctic Border Pact?

1 Russia-Norway

2 Norway-Sweden

3 Russia-Finland

4 Sweden-Finland

Ans: 1

Q. General Than Shwe who recently visited China is the military ruler of-

1 Thailand

2 Myanmar

3 Laos

4 Vietnam

Ans: 2

Q. The term Khymer Rouge which recently in news is associated with-

1 Loas

2 Cambodia

3 Malaysia

4 Indonesia

Ans: 2

Q. India has emerged in the world as-

1 Third most powerful nation

2 Second most powerful nation

3 Fourth most powerful nation

4 Second most powerful nation

Ans: 1

Q. India recently concluded final round of negotiations on a comprehensive economic




cooperation agreement with?

1 N. Korea

2 Japan

3 South Korea

4 U.S.A

Ans: 2

Q. India recently signed a Pipeline deal with-

1 Tajikistan

2 Turkmenistan

3 Kazakhstan

4 Uzbekistan

Ans: 2

Q. India's rank in Global Competitiveness Report is-

1 41st

2 31st

3 51st

4 21st

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following committees recently probed misappropriation charges against Calcutta High Court Judge Soumitra Sen in the removal proceeding initiated by Parliament?

1 B. Sudarshan Reddy Committee

2 Sri Krishna Committee

3 Meera Seth Committee

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

...

Q. With which of the following countries did India recently agree to set up a joint venture to co-develop and produce a new Multi-role Transport aircraft (MTA)?

1 Japan

2 Russia

3 U.S.A.

4 Poland

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following countries were recently visited by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil?

1 Laos

2 Cambodia

3 Both of the above

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following was not the party involved in Ayodhya land dispute case of which judgement was recently pronounced by Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court?

1 Sunni Waqf Board

2 Nirmohi Akhara




3 The Party of Ram Lalla

4 Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Ans: 4

Q. Commonwealth Games 2010 Anthem was-

1 Jeeyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto

2 Come out and play

3 One People, One Cause

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. The moto of Commonwealth Games 2010 was-

1 Come out and play

2 Jeeyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto

3 We are all together

4 United world

Ans: 1

Q. Where is located the Central Seed Testing and Referral Laboratory (CSTL) which was notified recently in 2007?

1 Pusha

2 Dehradun

3 Lucknow

4 Varanasi

Ans: 4

Q. BRIC countries account for what fraction of world's population?

1 60%

2 50%

3 30%

4 40%

Ans: 4

Q. Stirling Prize is given in which of the following fields?

1 Architecture

2 Journalism

3 Social Service

4 Econimics

Ans: 1

Q. 2010 Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa is from which of the following countries?

1 Brazil

2 Peru

3 Argentina

4 Canada

Ans: 2

Q. Who is elected as Costa Rica’s first female president?

1 Lisa Baily

2 Laura Chinchilla




3 Miranda

4 Bolivia ans : 2

Q. Who won 1st gold medal for India in Asian games 2010 ?

1 Gagan Narang

2 Somdev Barman

3 Pankaj Advani

4 Sushil Kumar

Ans: 3

Q. A man pushed a wall and fails to displace it. He does

1 No work at all

2 Negative work

3 Positive but not maximum work

4 Maximum work

Ans: 1

Q. Who wrote the 'Communist Manifesto'?

1 Lenin

2 Karl Marx

3 Stalin

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Who was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize?

1 Dr. Verghese Kurien

2 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

3 Dr. Amita Patel

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. The Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted in the year

1 1984

2 1985

3 1987

4 1988

Ans: 2

Q. Red Cross was founded by

1 J. H. Durant

2 Baden Powell

3 Trygve Lie

4 Frederick Passey

Ans: 1

Q. What is the name of the Parliament of Bangladesh?

1 Jatiya Sansad

2 Majlis

3 People's Council




4 National Assembly

Ans: 1

Q. The world's tallest free-standing structure is

1 Eiffel Tower

2 Leaning Tower of Pisa

3 Bruj Dubai

4 Qutab Minar

Ans: 3

Q. KLM Airlines belongs to

1 Kuwait

2 The Netherlands

3 Japan

4 Indonesia

Ans: 2

Q. Basel Norms are related with further strengthening and performance of

1 Public sector manufacturing units

2 Banking industry

3 Educational institutes

4 Hotels

Ans: 2

...

Q. The number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) is maximum in

1 Gujarat

2 Jammu & Kashmir

3 Maharashtra

4 Orissa

Ans: 4

Q. If some people wish to start a banking company in India, they certainly need a permission of the

1 Indian Banks' Association

2 Ministry of Finance

3 Banking Ombudsman

4 Reserve Bank of India

Ans: 4

Q. As per the reports published by the Government of India, what is the approximate percentage of the people in rural India who hold a bank account?

1 10%

2 20%

3 25%

4 15%

Ans: 4

Q. Many times, we read a term `ISO'. What is the full form of the same?

1 Insurance & Social Obligations




2 International Space Organisation

3 Integrated Security Organisation

4 International Standards Organisation

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following countries has decided to use the revenue collected from newly discovered oil field to make a Special Sovereign Fund?

1 Iraq

2 Russia

3 Iran

4 Indonesia

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following has written the book "Between the Lines"?

1 V. S. Naipaul

2 Prem Bhatia

3 Kuldeep Nayyar

4 C. Rangarajan

Ans: 3

Q. The Word Population Day is observed on

1 10th July

2 11th July

3 10th August

4 11th August

Ans: 2

Q. "Navratna Status" is awarded to which of the following organizations/ units?

1 Those IITs/IIMs who are doing good research work

2 Defence production units/factories who are showing good profits

3 Any public sector manufacturing unit doing well and earning good profits

4 A public sector bank rated very hing by the RBI in the area of customer service and recovery of NPAs

Ans: 3

Q. Twang I and Twang II, two big hydropower projects are being developed in the state of

1 Assam

2 Meghalaya

3 Tripura

4 Arunachal Prades

Ans: 4

Q. Who amongst the following is not a member of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh?

1 Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh

2 Mr. Kamal Nath

3 Ms. Ambika Soni

4 Mr. Rahul Gandhi

Ans: 4

Q. As we all know, emission of certain gases is responsible for the level of Global Warming. Which of the following gases makes, maximum contribution in the same?




1 Ammonia

2 Oxygen

3 Carbon Dioxide

4 Nitrogen

Ans: 3

Q. As per the National Food Security Act, how much wheat or rice, the people below poverty line, will get every month @ Rs. 3 per kg.?

1 10 kg.

2 15 kg.

3 20 kg.

4 25 kg.

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is / are the objectives of the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat? (A) Greater emphasis on urban waste management and recycling. (B) Emphasis on use of items made of plastics and other such material and not of metals, as they need deep digging of earth. (C) It suggests incentive for use of public transportation more and more.

1 Only A

2 Only B

3 Both A & C

4 Both A & B

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following nations celebrated its first Republic Day on 29th May 2009?

1 Fiji

2 Bangladesh

3 Myanmar

4 Nepal

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is the name of the international treaty which was signed by many nations to curb production of atomic bombs and other such Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)?

1 123 Agreement

2 Rio Declaration

3 Rotterdam convention

4 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Ans: 4

Q. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is heading a UN backed Central Government in his country, is the President of

1 Somalia

2 Iran

3 Uganda

4 Israel

Ans: 1

Q. Many times we read in newspapers / magazines about the increase or decrease in tax collection. Which of the following taxes is not included in the tax collection levied by the Union Government?

1 Property Tax




2 Education Cess

3 Corporate Tax

4 Income Tax

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at present?

1 3%

2 4%

3 5%

4 6%

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following countries recently conducted 2nd nuclear test and also test-fired some missiles defying the condemnation of various nations?

1 North Korea

2 China

3 South Korea

4 Pakistan

Ans: 1

Q. After Jawaharlal Nehru, who amongst the following was / is the other Prime Minister who completed his/ her first term and immediately came of the second term?

1 Mrs. Indira Gandhi

2 Dr. Manmohan Singh

3 Mr. Rajiv Gandhi

4 Mr. Rajiv Gandhi

Ans: 2

Q. The Government of India is planning to infuse how much amount in 12 public sector banks to make their capital base strong?

1 Rs. 10,000 crores

2 Rs. 12,000 crores

3 Rs. 16,000 crores

4 Rs. 22,000 crores

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following countries has decided to give a 20% subsidy to its farmers even though they are rich?

1 France

2 England

3 Italy

4 USA

Ans: 1

Q. The Government of India recently increased its allocation of funds to which of the following schemes by 87% to make it Rs. 12,886 crores?

1 Midday Meal Scheme

2 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM)

3 National Watershed Development Programme

4 None of the above

Ans: 2




Q. The changed management programme of which of t he following banks is named as "Parivartan"?

1 Reserve Bank of India

2 Union Bank of India

3 Bank of Baroda

4 State of India

Ans: 4

Q. Out of the following artists, who has written the book "The Science of Bharat Natyam"?

1 Geeta Chandran

2 Raja Reddy

3 Saroja Vaidyanathan

4 Yamini Krishnamurthy

Ans: 3

Q. Cricket team of which of the following countries has not got the status of "Test"

1 Kenya

2 England

3 Bangladesh

4 Zimbabwe

Ans: 1

Q. The first Secretary General of the United Nation was

1 Dag Hammarskjoeld

2 U. Thant

3 Dr. Kurt Waldheim

4 Trygve Lie

Ans: 4

Q. Who has written "Two Lives"?

1 Kiran Desai

2 Khushwant Singh

3 Vikram Seth

4 Amitabh Gosh

Ans: 1

Q. The Headquarters of World Bank is situated at

1 New York

2 Manila

3 Washington D. C.

4 Geneva

Ans: 3

Q. Green Revolution in India is also known as

1 Seed, Fertiliser and irrigation revolution

2 Agricultural Revolution

3 Food Security Revolution

4 Multi Crop Revolution

Ans: 1

...




Q. The announcement by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited Chairmen that India is ready to sell Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor to other countries was made at a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was

1 54th Conference

2 53rd Conference

3 51st Conference

4 50th Conference

Ans: 1

Q. A pension scheme for workers in the unorganized sector, launched recently by the Union Finance Ministry, has been named

1 Adhaar

2 Avalamb

3 Swavalamban

4 Prayas

Ans: 3

Q. According to the revised series of Wholesale Price Index released in September 2010, which of the following items comes into "manufactured products" group?

1 Flowers

2 Lemon

3 Marbles

4 Crude Petroleum

Ans: 3

Q. As recent reports, Boeing will manufacture a solar powered spy plane for the US military, capable of flying non-stop dor

1 5yrs

2 2yrs

3 4yrs

4 3yrs

Ans: 1

Q. Which among the following countries remains at the top, according to the Global Competitiveness Report for 2010 - 11?

1 Switzerland

2 Singapore

3 Sweden

4 Denmark

Ans: 1

Q. The official language of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is

1 Kashmiri

2 Urdu

3 Hindi

4 English

Ans: 2

Q. India's first nuclear powered submarine is

1 INS Chakra

2 INS Shalki




3 INS Shahkul

4 INS Savitri

Ans: 1

Q. The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Which of the following picked up the Game's first gold medal?

1 Augustina Nwaokolo

2 Ravinder Singh

3 Azhar Hussain

4 Carol Huynh

Ans: 1

Q. A special 3 member bench of Allahabad High Court delivered judgment on September 30, 2010 on disputed Ayodhya site. Which of the following judges was not in the bench?

1 Justice S. U. Khan

2 Justice Sudhir Agarwal

3 Justice D. V. Sharma

4 Justice P. N. Purohit

Ans: 4

Q. In which of the following sports MC Marycom is the world champion?

1 Wrestling

2 Boxing

3 Swimming

4 Athletics

Ans: 2

Q. The six official languages of the UN are Russian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and

1 Hindi

2 Urdu

3 Arabic

4 Japanese

Ans: 3

Q. In June 1991, a Friendship and Non-aggression Treaty was signed between

1 Russia and USA

2 India and Nepal

3 Poland and Germany

4 Pakistan and China

Ans: 3

Q. Mr. Prabhu Rao died recently. He was the Governor of

1 Punjab

2 Haryana

3 Himachal Pradesh

4 Rajasthan

Ans: 4

Q. In recently held Summer Youth Olympic Games which of the following grabbed highest number of medals?




1 China

2 Russia

3 South Korea

4 Ukraine

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following won Double Trap Gold in World Shooting Championship recently?

1 Asher Noria

2 Gagan Narang

3 Tejaswini Sawant

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned world champion in-

1 Shooting

2 Wrestling

3 Boxing

4 Athletics

Ans: 1

Q. The first Indian to win PGA Title (Golf) is-

1 Arjun Atwal

2 Jeev Milkha Singh

3 Both jointly

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. The 23rd Grandmaster of India is-

1 Abhijit Gupta

2 B. Adhiban

3 Padmini Rout

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Who has clinched Hungarian Grand Prix?

1 Mark Webber

2 Lewis Hamilton

3 Sebastian Vettel

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following bagged the Santosh Trophy of Football?

1 Punjab

2 Bengal

3 Maharashtra

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. Champion Hockey Trophy has recently been clinched by-

1 New Zealand

2 Australia




3 Britain

4 Germany

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following won Micromax ODI Series?

1 Sri Lanka

2 India

3 Both jointly

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. United Nations Day is observed on-

1 October 10

2 October 16

3 October 24

4 October 28

Ans: 3

Q. World Foods Day is observed on-

1 October 16

2 October 5

3 October 10

4 October 20

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following has been named UNSECO's National Ambassador?

1 Aishwarya Rai

2 Priyanka Chopra

3 Sharmila Tagore

4 Kajol

Ans: 2

Q. India will have Forest Satellite in-

1 2015

2 2020

3 2013

4 2012

Ans: 1

Q. The book 'The Masque of Africa' is the book written by-

1 V. S. Naipaul

2 Raghav Bahl

3 Tony Blair

4 M. S. Swaminathan

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following has been conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman?

1 Gurudev Singh

2 K. Srirammurithy

3 Both of the above

4 None of the above




Ans: 3

Q. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the decade?

1 Mukesh Ambani

2 Anil Ambani

3 Ratan Tata

4 Azim Premji

Ans: 3

Q. Jimena Navarrete who has been crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from-

1 Brazil

2 Mexico

3 Argentina

4 Chile

Ans: 2

...

Q. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award?

1 Tadatosi Akiba

2 Huo Daishan

3 Fu Quiping

4 Ratan Tata

Ans: 4

Q. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?

1 Shabana Azmi

2 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

3 Javed Akhtar

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of-

1 Orissa High Court

2 Patna High Court

3 Jharkhand High Court

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of-

1 Uttarakhand High Court

2 Panta High Court

3 Calcutta High Court

4 Madras High Court

Ans: 1

Q. North India's first Food Processing Park is being developed in-

1 Haryana

2 Kerala

3 Himachal Pradesh




4 Karnataka

Ans: 1

Q. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for-

1 Orissa

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. ESPO which recently came into news stands for-

1 Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline

2 Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline

3 East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Which african country recently adopted its new Constitution?

1 Kenya

2 Zimbabwe

3 Mozambique

4 South Africa

Ans: 1

Q. Iran recently test-fired its-

1 Gauri Missle

2 The Fateh 110

3 Shaheen

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of-

1 Iraq

2 Iran

3 Turkey

4 Pakistan

Ans: 2

Q. Russia recently extended base lease in-

1 Georgia

2 Armenia

3 Turkey

4 Azerbaijan

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following signed recently a part to fight terrorism?

1 Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan

2 Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India

3 India, Iran, Pakistan and China

4 None of the above




Ans: 1

Q. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from-

1 Afghanistan

2 Iraq

3 Iran

4 Cuba

Ans: 2

Q. As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in?

1 50

2 42

3 60

4 70

Ans: 2

Q. The World's Number two economy is-

1 USA

2 Japan

3 China

4 Germany

Ans: 3

Q. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted-

1 Educational Tribunal Bill

2 Bill on Whistle Blowers

3 Nuclear Liability Bill

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by-

1 France

2 Russia

3 USA

4 Germany

Ans: 2

Q. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for-

1 Central Universities

2 Indian Institutes of Technology

3 The Indian Institutes of Management

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India?

1 BJP

2 Congress

3 CPM

4 BSP

Ans: 2




Q. Recently GoM approved-

1 Religion-based census

2 Caste-based census

3 Sub-caste-based census

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

...

Q. Recently Asian Development Bank approved loan for National Capital Region worth-

1 $ 150 million

2 $ 200 million

3 $ 100 million

4 $ 300 million

Ans: 1

Q. Union Cabinet recently cleared the Bill to protect-

1 Minorities

2 Scheduled Castes

3 Whistle Blowers

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. The head of newly constituted National Innovation Council is-

1 Sam Pitroda

2 K. Kasturirangan

3 Samir Brahmachari

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. In May 2010, the Union Cabinet accorded in principle approval for setting up an autonomous defence university at

1 Gandhinagar, Gujarat

2 Gurgaon, Haryana

3 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

4 Bengaluru, Karnataka

Ans: 2

Q. The only category in which either an Indian or a person of Indian origin has not got a Nobel Prize is

1 Medicine

2 Chemistry

3 Physics

4 Literature

Ans: 2

Q. Who is the Chairman of the National Human Rights Rights Commission?

1 Mr. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal

2 Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti

3 Mr. Justice V.N. Khare




4 Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan

Ans: 4

Q. which country assisted India to establish the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?

1 Russia

2 Canada

3 Germany

4 France

Ans: 1

Q. What was the objective of the Command Area Development Programme?

1 To ensure that land is given to the tillers

2 To ensure better utilisation of irrigation potential

3 To develop the area under the command of Army

4 Poverty alleviation in selected areas

Ans: 2

Q. The continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass in

1 Africa

2 Australia

3 Europe

4 Asia

Ans: 1

Q. The State which has developed wind energy is

1 Gujarat

2 Karnataka

3 Kerala

4 Andhra Pradesh

Ans: 4

...

Q. As output increases, average fixed cost

1 Increases

2 Falls

3 Remains constant

4 First increases, then falls

Ans: 2

Q. Fixed cost is known as

1 Special cost

2 Direct cost

3 Prime cost

4 Overhead cost

Ans: 3

Q. The largest share of India's national income originates in the

1 Primary sector




2 Secondary sector

3 Tertiary sector

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is not a part of national income?

1 Wages and Salaries

2 Profits

3 Rent

4 Interest on national debt

Ans: 4

Q. The fourth estate is

1 Property

2 Press

3 Metals

4 Tax

Ans: 2

Q. The first-ever full map of the Earth's gravitational field was released in

1 2007

2 2008

3 2009

4 2010

Ans: 4

Q. When did Fiji join the Non-Aligned Movement?

1 January 2010

2 March 2010

3 May 2010

4 June 2010

Ans: 4

Q. In June 2010, the Indian Air Force reported that it had conducted joint exercises named Garuda 2010 with the air forces of two countries. They were___________

1 France and Singapore

2 France and Germany

3 France and UK

4 Singapore and China

Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission?

1 Dr. C. Rangarajan

2 Bimal Jalan

3 Dr. Vijay Kelkar

4 Montek Singh Aluwalia

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following is not a Social Development Scheme launched by Government of India?

1 Kutir Jyoti

2 Indira Awas Yojana




3 Look East Policy

4 Mid Day meal scheme

Ans: 3

...

Q. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was in news recently is the President of _________

1 Uganda

2 Iraq

3 Iran

4 Sudan

Ans: 3

Q. The eight Indo Gulf Conference was organized recently in which of the following cities?

1 Chennai

2 New Delhi

3 Kolkata

4 Hydrabad

Ans: 1

Q. As per the news published in various newspapers, the RBI has given its permission for cash withdrawal at "POS terminals". What is the full form of "POS"?

1 Potential of Service

2 Point of Sale

3 Permitted on Sale

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. As per the recent announcement by the Government of India about 2200 items from a particular country are now allowed to enter India without payment of any import duty. Which of the following countries will be exporting these items?

1 China

2 Singapore

3 Nepal

4 Mayanmar

Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Shape of Things To Come"?

1 Adam Smith

2 Daniel Defoe

3 H. G. Wells

4 Edgar Snow

Ans: 3

Q. The first summit of BRIC nations was held recently in which of the following nations?

1 India

2 Brazil

3 Russia

4 China

Ans: 3




Q. Government of India has made an agreement with which of the following countries to upgrade its AN-32 aircrafts used by the Indian Air Force?

1 Ukraine

2 France

3 Russia

4 Britain

Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following has taken over as Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India?

1 Mr. V. K. Verma

2 Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar

3 Mr. K. C. Chakraborty

4 Mr. Nandan Nilekani

Ans: 4

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "The Miracle of Democracy: India's Amazing Journey"?

1 Mr. Gopal Krishna Pillai

2 Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy

3 Mr. Madhav Godbole

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. National Sports Day is observed on which of the following days?

1 20th August

2 29th August

3 20th September

4 29 July

Ans: 2

Q. As we all know in India currency market is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while "currency futures" are jointly regulated by the RBI and which of the following other banks?

1 NABARD

2 SIDBI

3 SEBI

4 SBI

Ans: 3

Q. As per the newly released figures India has become the world's third largest manufacturer of which of the following surpassing USA and Russia?

1 Steel

2 Cars and two wheelers

3 Cement

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following banks has launched a new product "Defence Salary Package - Army" for the jawans of the defence services in India?

1 Axis Bank




2 Punjab National Bank


4 ICICI Bank

Ans: 3

Q. "Micro Credit" means ___________ (A)Loans of small amounts to people in unorganised sector (B)Loans to Self Help Groups (C)Loans amounting Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs. 5 crores to Medium and small Industrial Units

1 Only A

2 Only B

3 Only A and B

4 All of the above

Ans: 3

Q. A new scheme Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched recently with an allocation of Rs. ___________

1 100 crores

2 200 crores

3 300 crores

4 500 crores

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following programmes was launched in 2005-06 for creating infrastructure and basic amenities in rural parts of our country?

1 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

2 National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

3 Bharat Nirman

4 Swarnjayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented by Ms. Mamata Banerjee? (A)Several low fare AC Yuva Trains are introduced for the first time in the country. (B)Twelve non stop point-to-point trains between the select cities are introduced. (C)Railway will develop cold stored for farmers on surplus land of Railways so that vegetables and fruits can be stored there before loading on wagons.

1 Only A

2 Only B

3 All of the Above

4 None of these

Ans: 3

Q. Many times we read in financial newspapers about the performance of the 'core sectors' in Economy. Which of the following is not included in the core sector of the same?

1 Auto Sector

2 Coal

3 Steel

4 Cement

Ans: 1

Q. The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is located in which of the following cities?

1 Kolkata




2 Mumbai

3 New Delhi

4 Hydrabad

Ans: 2

Q. Irina Bokova is currently the head of-

1 Asian Development Bank

2 UNESCO

3 International Monetary Fund

4 World Bank

Ans: 2

Q. Praduman Singh Jindrahia whose composition Geet Sarovar was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award 2009 is a noted and famous poet of-

1 Assamese

2 Dogri

3 Gujarati

4 Konkani

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following personalities awarded Padam Vibhushan is percussionist and Mrudangam Vidwan?

1 Umayalpuram K.Sivaraman

2 Zohra Segal

3 Bipin Chandra

4 Prathap C.Reddy

Ans: 1

Q. The Best feature film chosen at the 56th National Film Award is-

1 Antaheen

2 Jogva

3 Rock on

4 Fashion

Ans: 1

Q. Which country was on the top in medal tally in South Asian Games 2010?

1 Pakistan

2 India

3 Sri Lanka

4 Afghanistan

Ans: 2

Q. As per the schedule, the Census 2011 Exercise work will be completed by-

1 February 28,2011

2 March 1,2011

3 March 5,2011

4 March 31,2011

Ans: 3

Q. India's 15th National Census Exercise began on-




1 April 10,2010

2 March 10,2010

3 April 1,2010

4 April 30,2010

Ans: 3

Q. The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed-

1 Aadhar

2 Pratiksha

3 Sambandh

4 Samarthan

Ans: 1

Q. Who has won the women's title of Badminton Championship?

1 Xuerui Li

2 Xin Liu

3 Pan Pan

4 Qing Tian

Ans: 1

Q. Who has won the Men's title of Badminton Asia Championship?

1 Wang Zhengming

2 Lin Dan

3 Gun Woo choo

4 Ling Chen

Ans: 2

Q. Sebastian Vettel recently emerged winner in-

1 Qater Grand Prix

2 Malaysian Grand prix

3 Chinese Grand Prix

4 None of the winner

Ans: 2

...

Q. Who won the Chinese Grand Prix recently?

1 Jenson Button

2 Sebastian Vettel

3 Valentino Rossi

4 Mark Webber

Ans: 1

Q. The winner of Augusta Masters title(Golf) is-

1 Ruchard Karlberg

2 Phil Mickelson

3 Tiger Woods

4 Lee Westwood

Ans: 2




Q. Which of the following won the Sony Ericsson Tennis Championship men's title?

1 Lucky Dlouhy

2 Mahesh Bhupati

3 Leander Peas

4 Andy Roddick

Ans: 4

Q. How many teams participated in ICC World Twenty-20 Cup?

1 Ten Teams

2 Twelve Teams

3 Eight Teams

4 Seven Teams

Ans: 2

Q. The champion of India Premier League-III is-

1 Mumbai Indians

2 Chennai Super King

3 Deccan Chargers

4 Rajasthan Royals

Ans: 2

Q. The government has decided to declare the World's largest river island Majuli-

1 A protective zone

2 An eco-sensitive zone

3 A national heritage

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. SIMBEX-10 was a recently held maritime exercise between India and-

1 USA

2 China

3 Malaysia

4 Singapore

Ans: 4

Q. Which south Asian country in April 2010 experienced heavy quake?

1 Nepal

2 China

3 India

4 Afghanistan

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following Indians has got prestigious Dan David Award?

1 Amitav Ghosh

2 Dev Anand

3 Mani Shankar Mukherjee

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. The best batsman award of Indian Premier League-III was received by-

1 Suresh Raina




2 M.S.Dhoni

3 Sachin Tendulkar

4 Pragyan Ojha

Ans: 3

... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ...

Q. Asko Parpola recently bagged-

1 Classical Tamil Award

2 Padma Vibhushan

3 Jnanpeeth Award

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. The Best Parliamentarian Award for 2009 has been conferred on-

1 Jaipal Reddy

2 Murli Manohar Joshi

3 Mohan Singh

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. The All India Management Association (AIMA) Lifetime Achievement Award has been conferred on-

1 Ratan Tata

2 R.P.Goenka

3 Mukesh Ambani

4 Azim Premji

Ans: 2

Q. The new NASSCOM Chairman is-

1 Gopal Subramanium

2 Harsh Mangik

3 G.Raghurama

4 Mukul Sangma

Ans: 2

Q. The World's first Homeopathy University is being established in-

1 Karnataka

2 Rajasthan

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the European countries recently came into news for eruption of volcano?

1 England

2 Finland

3 Iceland

4 Denmark

Ans: 3




Q. ......IBSA Summit 2010 was recently held in Brasilia.

1 Third

2 Fourth

3 Fifth

4 Sixth

Ans: 2

Q. 'United People's Freedom Alliance' recently won a majority in the parliamentary elections in-

1 Sri Lanka

2 Nepal

3 Maldives

4 Vietnam

Ans: 1

Q. Where was the sixteenth ASEAN Summit held?

1 Delhi

2 Beijing

3 Hanoi

4 Kuala Lumpur

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Bills in Pakistan aimed at stripping the president of key powers?

1 15th constitution Amendment Bill



4 22nd constitution Amendment Bill

Ans: 2

...

Q. The Central Asian country which recently came into news for political turmoil is-

1 Uzbekistan

2 Kyrgyzstan

3 Tajikistan

4 Turkmenistan

Ans: 2

Q. The deal 'New START' has recently been signed between-

1 Russia and USA

2 UK and Japan

3 India and China

4 China and Russia

Ans: 1

Q. The new chief justice of the Supreme Court of India is-

1 K.G.Balakshnan

2 Gyan Sudha Mishra

3 S.H.Kapadia

4 None of the above




Ans: 3

Q. Sixteenth SAARC Summit recently was held in

1 Thimphu

2 Kathmandu

3 Colombo

4 Dhaka

Ans: 1

Q. INS Kamorta is country,s first-

1 Anti-submarine warfare corvette

2 Nuclear Submarine

3 First naval aircraft carrier

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Dantewada was news recently for the reason of-

1 Communal Violence

2 Naxal Terror

3 Caste Clashes

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. India recently signed a major deal on education with-

1 Japan

2 Australia

3 Russia

4 U.S.A

Ans: 2

Q. Matatilla Multi-purpose Project is located on

1 River Betwa

2 River Rihand

3 River Tapi

4 River Mahi

Ans: 1

Q. As per the 2009 Human Development India's rank in Human Development Index is

1 135th

2 134th

3 133th

4 130th

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following clinched Junior Boy's single title in Australian Open 2010(Tennis Championship)?

1 Leander Paes

2 Tiago Fernandes

3 Bob Bryan

4 Meke Bryan

Ans: 2




...

Q. The Copenhagen Accord related to climate change was adopted on

1 December 15,2009

2 December 19,2009

3 December 10,2009

4 December 30,2009

Ans: 2

Q. The recommendations of the 11th Finance Commission covered the period -

1 April 1,2002 to March 31,2007

2 April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2005

3 April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2012

4 None of the Above

Ans: 2

Q. National Food for Work Programme was launched on -

1 November 20,2004

2 December 1, 2005

3 November 14, 2004

4 October 5,2007

Ans: 3

Q. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?

1 Chambal

2 Narmada

3 Tapi

4 Bhima

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?

1 Atal Bihari Vajpayee

2 Lal Bahadur Shastri

3 Choudhary Charan Singh

4 Gobind Ballabh Pant

Ans: 2

Q. "Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend" was said by

1 Lenin

2 Karl Marx

3 Tolstoy

4 Mao Tse-tung

Ans: 4

Q. The Magsaysay Award is given for proficiency in which of the following?

1 Literature

2 Mountaineering

3 Science

4 Social Science




Ans: 1

Q. In Economics the terms "Utility" and "Usefulness" have

1 same meaning

2 different meaning

3 opposite meaning

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. The First nuclear test was conducted in India in the year

1 1972

2 1974

3 1975

4 1971

Ans: 2

Q. The name of India's first aircraft carrier is

1 INS Himgiri

2 INS Virat

3 INS Vikrant

4 INS Nilgiri

Ans: 3

Q. In which of the following years was General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed into the World Trade Organization(WTO)?

1 1991

2 2000

3 1992

4 1995

Ans: 4

Q. According to India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd., India would complete building its first strategic crude oil storage by

1 September 2010

2 January 2011

3 October 2011

4 December 2011

Ans: 3

Q. In the National Integration Council, reconstituted in April 2010, the number of members is

1 144

2 145

3 146

4 147

Ans: 4

Q. The 16th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was held in

1 Colombo

2 Dhaka

3 New Delhi




4 Thimphu

Ans: 4

Q. As per Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty(START) signed by the Russian and the US Presidents in April 2010, the two nations will reduce their nuclear weapons stockpile by

1 one fourth

2 a third

3 half

4 two-thirds

Ans: 2

Q. In April 2010, the Labour Minister of G-20 countries held a two-days meet in

1 Washington

2 Moscow

3 Beijing

4 London

Ans: 1

Q. Stagflation is a situation of

1 stagnation and deflation

2 stagnation and recession

3 stagnation and inflation

4 stagnation and recovery

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the 'Business Person of the Year 2008' by The Times of India Survey?

1 Ratan Tata

2 Rahul Bajaj

3 Aditya Birla

4 Laxmi Mittal

Ans: 1

Q. In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of

1 employment conditions

2 nature of economic activities

3 ownership of enterprises

4 use of raw materials

Ans: 3

Q. Depreciation is equal to

1 Gross national product - Net national product

2 Net national product - Gross national product

3 Gross National product - Personal income

4 Personal income - Personal taxes

Ans: 1

Q. The relationship between the value of money and the price level in an economy is

1 Direct

2 Inverse




3 Proportional

4 Stable

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following books had been named as winner of the Best of the Booker Award in 2008?

1 The Enchantress of Florence

2 Disgrace

3 Midnight's Children

4 The Siege of Krishnapur

Ans: 3

Q. In March 2010, the World Bank approved two education projects for India which are worth

1 $95 million

2 $98 million

3 $1.05 million

4 $1.08 million

Ans: 3

Q. In the Global Information Technology Repoqrt 2009-2010 published by the World Economic Forum, India stood at

1 42nd place

2 43rd place

3 45th place

4 44th place

Ans: 2

Q. As per the Census 2001 data released in March 2010, how many Indians speak at least two languages?

1 255 million

2 260 million

3 262 million

4 265 million

Ans: 1

Q. The 2011 Cricket World Cup shall be co-hosted by

1 India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh

2 India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

3 Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

4 Bangladesh, Pakistan and India

Ans: 2

Q. English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States?

1 Nagaland

2 Tripura

3 Assam

4 Manipur

Ans: 1

Q. The 'Emerging Player of the Year 2008' Award was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer?

1 Ajantha Mendis




2 Muttiah Murlitharan

3 C. Kapugedera

4 M. Mahroof

Ans: 1

Q. In India FERA has been replaced by

1 FEMA

2 FETA

3 FENA

4 FELA

Ans: 1

Q. Which day is the International Human Tights Day?

1 December 10th

2 October 24th

3 November 25th

4 None of these

Ans: 1

...

Q. Silicon Valley of India is located in

1 Dehradun

2 Bangalore

3 Hyderabad

4 Srinagar

Ans: 2

Q. In the Parliamentary form of Government "He is the first among equals". Who is he?

1 President

2 Prime Minister

3 Leader of Opposition

4 Speaker of Lower House

Ans: 1

Q. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with

1 Gram Panchayats

2 District Collectors

3 State Governments

4 Union Government

Ans: 1

Q. In which of the following countries has one party system-

1 Germany

2 Switzerland

3 Pakistan

4 China

Ans: 4

Q. Who is the author of the book,'The Nehrus; Motilal and Jawaharlal?




1 G.L.Nanda

2 B.R.Nanda

3 B.R.Ambedkar

4 K.M.Munshi

Ans: 2

Q. Who is the author of the book "A minister and his Responsibilities"?

1 Dr. Man Mohan Singh

2 Dr. Rajendra Prashad

3 Jawaharlal Nehru

4 Morarji Bhai Desai

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following Indians has recently been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame?

1 Kapil Dev

2 Sachin Tendulkar

3 M. S. Dhoni

4 Anil Kumble

Ans: 1

Q. National Technology Day is observed on -

1 May 12

2 May 11

3 May 14

4 May 15

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following organizations was recently recognized by United Nations Organization?

1 NATO

2 CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization)

3 Arab League

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. HIPC which recently came into news stands for

1 Heavily Indebted Poor Consumption

2 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

3 Heavily Indebted Polar Countries

4 None of these

Ans: 2

...

Q. Recently 16 European countries that use EURO agreed on a financial safety net for -

1 Poland

2 Greece

3 Germany

4 Albania

Ans: 2




Q. Which of the following countries recently passed the Historic Health-care Bill?

1 Germany

2 Russia

3 USA

4 None of these

Ans: 3

Q. Recently Supreme Court upheld four per cent reservation in Andhra Pradesh for -

1 Backward Christians

2 Backward Hindus

3 Backward Muslims

4 None of the Above

Ans: 3

Q. The Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently in March 2010 visited India?

1 Germany

2 Russia

3 China

4 Japan

Ans: 2

Q. Recently Women's Reservation Bill was passed by -

1 Lok Sabha

2 Rajya Sabha

3 Both of the above

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. ISRO recently flight-tested its heaviest sounding rocket -

1 ATV-DO1

2 ABV-DO2

3 Astra

4 None of the Above

Ans: 1

Q. India on March 21, 2010 carried out vertical launch of -

1 Prithvi

2 Agni

3 Barhmos

4 Akash

Ans: 3

Q. The 98th Indian Science Congress will be held in -

1 Bhopal

2 Chennai

3 Bangalore

4 Mumbai

Ans: 2

Q. Recently which of the following bills was adopted by Parliament?

1 The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958




2 Anti-Hijacking Act 1982

3 Foreign Educational Institutions Bill 2010

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. 'Vishwast' is -

1 Aircraft carrier

2 Anti-tank missile

3 Offshore Patrol Vessel

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

...

Q. JRC which recently came into news stands for -

1 Joint River Commission

2 Joint Resource Committee

3 Joint River Committee

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. 'Hubble' is

1 An electric car

2 The nearest Star

3 A space telescope

4 None of these

Ans: 3

Q. Which civilian award is shaped like a 'peepul leaf'?

1 Padma Shri

2 Arjuna

3 Bharat Ratna

4 Padma Bibhushan

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following is an example of a plant that bears seeds but not fruits?

1 Cotton plant

2 Peepal tree

3 Eucalyptus tree

4 Pine tree

Ans: 3

Q. Biological fixation of nitrogen occurs most commonly in which of the following crops?

1 Pulses

2 Rice

3 Wheat

4 None of these

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is not a 'Free Trade Zone'?




1 Kandla

2 Mumbai

3 Visakhapatnam

4 Trivandrum

Ans: 4

Q. The shompens are the tribal people of

1 Andaman

2 Nicobar

3 Lakshadweep

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following is the currency of Spain?

1 Dollar

2 Pound

3 Yen

4 Euro

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is a very well known name in the field of Banking in India?

1 Ms. Meira Kumar

2 Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

3 Mr. Arum Jaitley

4 Dr. D. Subbarao

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is considered as the financial capital of India?

1 New Delhi

2 Kolkata

3 Bengaluru

4 Mumbai

Ans: 4

Q. The Reserve Bank of India does not print currency notes of the denomination of Rs.-

1 20

2 50

3 3,000

4 1,000

Ans: 3

Q. Financial year in Banks is a period between

1 January to December

2 May to June

3 April to March

4 January to April

Ans: 3

Q. What is the full form of NFSM, an initiative of the National Development Council of India?

1 New Food Security Mechanism




2 National Food Security Management

3 New Fastest Space Missile

4 None of these

Ans: 4

Q. "Azlan Shah Cup" is associated with the game of

1 Cricket

2 Hockey

3 Badminton

4 Table Tennis

Ans: 2

Q. World famous tennis star Rafael Nadal is from which of the following counties?

1 USA

2 Spain

3 Germany

4 Italy

Ans: 2

Q. Union Government provides subsidy on which of the following commodities in India? 1) Fertilizers 2) Seeds 3) Tractors

1 Only A

2 Only B

3 Only C

4 Only B & C

Ans: 1

Q. As per the news in major newspapers Iran has agreed to welcome talks with world powers after a deadlock of several months. Which of the following is the major issue over which Iran has a difference with the most of the world powers? Its

1 Nuclear Programme

2 Dispute with Iraq on several oil fields

3 Views on subsidy on agro products

4 Claim to have permanent seat in UN Security Council

Ans: 1

Q. After a long cold war of several decades Taiwan recently signed an agreement to expand air links and accept main land investment with which of the following countries in its neighbourhood?

1 India

2 China

3 Malaysia

4 Indonesia

Ans: 2

Q. As per the news in all major newspapers, the African National Congress (ANC) got an overwhelming victory in the general elections held recently in

1 Ghana

2 Uganda

3 South Africa

4 Kenya




Ans: 3

Q. Who amongst the following is not a Padma Award winner given in 2009?

1 Mr. Sundarlal Bahuguna

2 Mr. Abhinav Bindra

3 Ms. Aruna Sairam

4 Mr. Manoj Kumar

Ans: 4

...


Q. The Government of India recently decided to finalise a big defence deal of Rs. 45000 crore for which finally five contenders are shortlisted. This deal is to purchase

1 Fighter jets

2 Radar system

3 Battle tanks

4 Warships

Ans: 4

Q. India and Russia recently signed an agreement so that India can get a supply of Uranium fuel from Russia. Uranium is used in which of the following sectors?

1 Pharma Sector

2 Transport Sector

3 Telecom Sector

4 Energy Sector

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following States is amongst the top five power selling States in India?

1 Meghalaya

2 Chhattisgarh

3 Maharashtra

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. As per the reports the Indo-Pak Trade reached at about which of the following levels during 200809? About

1 Rs. 200 crores

2 Rs. 300 crores

3 Rs. 400 crores

4 Rs. 500 crores

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following countries wanted to come back again as an active member of the Organisation of American States after its expulsion from there several years back? (The summit of the same was organized in April 2009)

1 Cuba

2 Brazil

3 Argentina

4 Thrkey

Ans: 1




Q. India recently finalised its National Solar Mission. The mission envisages an installed solar energy generation capacity of about-

1 5000 MW (by 2030)

2 100000 MW (by 2030)

3 15000 MW (by 2030)

4 20000 MW (by 2030)

Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the following is the winner of the prestigious "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" given in April 2009?

1 Manoj Kumar

2 Rajesh Khanna

3 Amitabh Bachchan

4 Jaya Bachchan

Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book (released recently) "India and Global Financial Crisis: Managing Money and Finance"

1 Dr. Bimal Jalan

2 Dr. C. Rangarajan

3 Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

4 Dr. Y. V. Reddy

Ans: 4

Q. The President of India recently signed three key trade agreements with a country whose Prime Minister is Mr. J.L.R. Zapatero belongs to which of the following countries?

1 Spain

2 Mexico

3 Italy

4 Greece

Ans: 1

Q. The telecom industry of which of the following countries made a world record by adding about 16 million new subscribers in just one month (March 2009)?

1 China

2 Iran

3 Indian

4 South Africa

Ans: 3

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Q. Kailash Vajpayi has been honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award 2009 for his poetry-

1 Chitralipi

2 Hawa Mein Hastakshar

3 Draupadi

4 Geet Sarovar

Ans: 2

Q. Vasudhi Award for best environmental short film/documentary has been conferred at the




recently held International Film Festival in Panaji on-

1 Underground Inferno

2 Meltdown in Tibet

3 Both of the above

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. The film which bagged top prize at the International Film Festival of India is-

1 The Other Bank

2 I Can't Live Without You

3 A Brand New Life

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. The person of Indian Origin American who has been nominated to head the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is-

1 Indira Nooyi

2 Rajiv Shah

3 Nikhil Kumar

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. The Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively are-

1 L. K. Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi

2 Sushma Swaraj and Jaswant Singh

3 Murali Manohar Joshi and Arun Jaitley

4 Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following Indian states in December 2009 unveiled New Biotech Policy II?

1 Andhra Pradesh

2 Karnataka

3 Orissa

4 West Bengal

Ans: 2

Q. Recently which of the following countries made purchase of renewable energy mandatory by electricity grid companies?

1 China

2 India

3 Russia

4 Thailand

Ans: 1

Q. 'Wise' recently came into news. It is-

1 A novel written by Barack Obama

2 NASA's new space telescope

3 A Government of India welfare programme for the mentally challenged

4 None of the above

Ans: 2




Q. The world's largest crude exporter is-

1 China

2 USA

3 Russia

4 Japan

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following groups of countries recently inaugurated gas pipeline?

1 Indian-Iran

2 China-Kazakhstan

3 Iran-Pakistan

4 India-Pakistan

Ans: 2

...


Q. How many Gulf Arab States put into force a monetary pact on December 15, 2009 proposing the launch of a single regional currency soon?

1 Six Gulf Arab States

2 Seven Gulf Arab States

3 Ten Gulf Arab States

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. On December 15, 2009 an important bill was introduced in US House of Representative. The bill was on-

1 Labour Reforms

2 Migrant Reforms

3 Balance of Trade

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Sajjil-2 is long-range missile recently test fired by-

1 Kuwait

2 N. Korea

3 Pakistan

4 Iran

Ans: 4

Q. In October 2009 George Papandreou took over as Prime Minister of-

1 Czech Republic

2 Austria

3 Poland

4 Hungary

Ans: 3

Q. In September-October 2009 which of the following countries was badly affected by a series of typhoons causing deaths of 1000 people?

1 Jamaica




2 Chile

3 Qatar

4 Philippines

Ans: 4

Q. The next annual UN climate change conference will be held towards the end of 2010 in-

1 Havana

2 Doha

3 Mexico City

4 Moscow

Ans: 3

Q. India proposes to sign Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with-

1 China

2 Japan

3 Thailand

4 Indonesia

Ans: 2

Q. The Japanese investment in India in 2008 stood at-

1 $6.2 billion

2 $3 billion

3 $3.65 billion

4 $5.22 billion

Ans: 4

Q. During Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia in December 2009, the total number of agreements signed between the two countries (India and Russia) is-

1 Seven

2 Six

3 Five

4 Four

Ans: 2

Q. At Kudankulam, Russia proposes to build a total of-

1 Six reactors

2 Four reactors

3 Seven reactors

4 Three reactors

Ans: 1

...

Q. Which of the following is not among the eight India Origin CEOs at Big U.S. Companies in recently released Forbes' report?

1 Vikram Pandit

2 Francisco D. Souza

3 Indra Nooyi

4 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Ans: 4




Q. Bhutan is producing about 1,500 Megawatt from its existing power projects. What per cent of this production of power does it sell to India?

1 60%

2 50%

3 80%

4 45%

Ans: 3

Q. India recently agreed to fund a quarter of Rs. 14,800 crore which is amount of Tenth Plan outlay of-

1 Nepal

2 Bhutan

3 Myanmar

4 Bangladesh

Ans: 2

Q. Recently India signed an agreement for collaboration on road sector with-

1 Indonesia

2 Myanmar

3 Sri Lanka

4 Malaysia

Ans: 4

Q. The lone aircraft career of India is-

1 INS Viraat

2 INS Arihant

3 IAF Sukhoi

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

Q. ULFA Chief Arabind Rajkhowa was arrested in December 2009 in-

1 Nepal

2 Bhutan

3 India

4 Bangladesh

Ans: 4

Q. In July 2009 which of the following cities came into news for hooch tragedy causing the deaths of 130 people?

1 Jaipur

2 Ahmedabad

3 Kanpur

4 Vadodara

Ans: 2

Q. Gangubai Hangal who died in 2009 was a-

1 Famous Theatre Personality

2 Icon of Indian Classical Music

3 Doyen of Hindustani Vocal Music

4 Popular Kannad Actress

Ans: 3




Q. The ship-based anti-surface missile successfully launched recently is-

1 Prithvi

2 Aakash

3 Dhanush

4 Naag

Ans: 3

Q. The abbreviation GBI recently came into news. It stands for-

1 Generation Based Incentive

2 Gorshkov Budgetary Incentives

3 Group of Bureau of Intelligence

4 None of the above

Ans: 1

...

Q. Which of the following Parliamentary Standing Committees has recently recommended 33% reservation to women in legislatures?

1 Public Accounts Committee

2 Committee on Subordinate Legislation

3 Business Advisory Committee

4 Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

Ans: 4

Q. P. D. Dinakaran who hogged the headlines in newspapers and against whom the Rajya Sabha recently admitted motion seeking his removal is the Chief Justice of

1 Kerala High Court

2 Karnataka High Court

3 Andhra Pradesh High Court

4 Orissa High Court

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following is not the recommendation made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources?

1 Chalking out an innovative and dynamic strategy to enable states to adopt the Model Ground Water Bill

2 Reviewing the National Water Policy 2002 in view of looming thereat of climate change

3 Focusing on conservation of water minimizing wastage and equal distribution of water

4 To reject draft national Water Mission

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is the latest Tank?

1 Akash

2 Pritvi

3 Arjun

4 Bhim

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following prizes is given by the UNESCO?

1 Magsaysay Award

2 Kalinga Prize




3 Booker Prize

4 Pulitzer Prize

Ans: 2

Q. Which among the following is the most common element in the earth's crust?

1 Hydrogen

2 Oxygen

3 Magnesium

4 Aluminium

Ans: 2

Q. U Thant Award is given for

1 Contribution to east-est understanding

2 Community leadership

3 Social service

4 Journalism

Ans: 3

Q. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India?

1 M. C. Setalvad

2 K. M. Munshi

3 Jawaharlal Nehru

4 B. N. Rau

Ans: 4

Q. Which organisation collects data for the unorganised sector?

1 NSSO

2 CSO

3 ASI

4 RBI

Ans: 1

Q. Blue Revolution is related to

1 fish production

2 milk production

3 oil production

4 food production

Ans: 1

...

Q. Which country of the following has the largest Muslim population?

1 India

2 Pakistan

3 Indonesia

4 Saudi Arabia

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following countries has introduced "Direct Democracy"?




1 Russia

2 India

3 France

4 Switzerland

Ans: 4

Q. Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is

1 More that aggregate demand

2 Less than aggregate demand

3 Equal to aggregate demand

4 None of the above

Ans: 2

Q. Which State has the lowest per capita income in India?

1 Bihar

2 Orissa

3 Rajasthan

4 Gujrat

Ans: 2

Q. In the budget figures of the Government of India, fiscal deficit is

1 Total expenditure - total receipts

2 Revenue expenditure - revenue receipts

3 Capital expenditure - capital receipts + market borrowings

4 Sum of budget deficit and Government's market borrowings and liabilities

Ans: 1

Q. The eighth Joint Economic Group dialogue between China and India was held in January 2010 in Beijing, China after a gap of

1 two years

2 three years

3 four years

4 five years

Ans: 3

Q. According to the recently released World Bank Report, the Chinese economy grew by the close of fourth quarter of 2009 at the rate of

1 9.7 percent

2 10.7 percent

3 10.8 percent

4 11 percent

Ans: 2

Q. As per the quality of life Index 2010, which was released worldwide in January 2010, the united States occupies the

1 Second Place

2 Third Place

3 Fifth Place

4 Seventh Place

Ans: 4

Q. The India-France deal for civil nuclear corporation, which came into force in January 2010,




had been signed between the two countries in

1 September 2008

2 October 2008

3 November 2008

4 December 2008

Ans: 1

Q. Detroit in the U. S. A. is known as the city of

1 Motor Car

2 Lights

3 Aeroplanes

4 Rockets

Ans: 1

...

Q. The term "Fourth Estate" refers to

1 Backward States

2 Judiciary

3 Press

4 Tea Estate

Ans: 3

Q. Who is not the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ever?

1 Somnath Chatterjee

2 P. A. Sangma

3 Meira Kumar

4 Sushma Swaraj

Ans: 4

Q. The name of India's first carrier is

1 INS Vikrant

2 INS Nilgiri

3 INS Kukri

4 INS Himgiri

Ans: 1

Q. World No-Tobacco Day is observed on -

1 May 25

2 May 31

3 May28

4 May 24

Ans: 2

Q. 'Lakshya' which is part of Indian Defence System is

1 Surface of air missile

2 Missile Firing Submarine

3 multi Barrel rocket System

4 Pilotless target aircraft




Ans: 4

Q. Which was the first National News Agency of India?

1 The Indian Review

2 The Free Press of India

3 The Associated Press of India

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a man?To whom is this statement ascribed?

1 Dicey

2 Hegal

3 De Lolme

4 none of above

Ans: 3

Q. The number of Zonal Councils in India is

1 Five

2 Four

3 Seven

4 Eight

Ans: 1

Q. National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in

1 1994

2 1993

3 1995

4 1999

Ans: 2

Q. Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose projet of

1 Maharashtra state

2 Gujarat state

3 Orissa State

4 Tamil Nadu state

Ans: 3

...

Q. India has signed a landamrk deal for sale of Dhruv Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) with

1 Venezuela

2 Peru

3 Ecuador

4 Chile

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following department of Indian Government takes care of education of children with physical disabilities?

1 Ministry of Welfare

2 Ministry of Sports




3 Ministry of HRD

4 Ministry of Rural Development

Ans: 1

Q. "Nadi Ke Dweep" is the creation of

1 Nirmala Verma

2 Krishna Sobit

3 Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

4 Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsyayan Agyeya

Ans: 4

Q. "Operation Black Board" refers to providing schools with

1 Enough number of black boards

2 New type of black boards

3 Training for using new type of black boards

4 All essential learning materials.

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is associated with the economic liberalization in India?

1 Dr. Manmohan Singh

2 Indira Gandhi

3 Sonia Gandhi

4 A. V. Bajpayee

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following is a poet, dramatist and also an essay writer?

1 Mahadevi Verma

2 Muktibodh

3 Bharatendu

4 Jai Shankar Prashad

Ans: 3

Q. In the worst fire in Russian history, more than 100 people were killed and still more wounded in a nightclub in the Ural city of Perm on -. 2009.

1 December 11

2 December 9

3 December 7

4 December 5

Ans: 4

Q. NATO Secretary-General - of Denmark, on December 4, 2009, declared that at least 25 nations would provide the additional forces in Afghanistan in 2010.

1 Anders Fogh Rasmussen

2 Andrew Niccol

3 Sacha Gervasi

4 Stanley Tucci

Ans: 1

Q. On which recent date did the Nepali government hold a Cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar in the Everest region, endorsing a declaration on climate issues?

1 December 2

2 December 3




3 December 4

4 December 1

Ans: 3

Q. Premier of Canada's - province, Dalton McGuinty, on December 3, 2009, announced Canada's plans to offer India a wide range of eco-friendly technologies.

1 Quebec

2 Ontario

3 Alberta

4 Manitoba

Ans: 2

...

Q. Which Asian nation, in December 2009, pledged to voluntary reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45 per cent of 2005 levels, by 2020?

1 China

2 Japan

3 India

4 South Korea

Ans: 1

Q. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Iran, on December 1, 2009, arrested five - nationals for trespassing Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.

1 Israeli

2 French

3 German

4 British

Ans: 4

Q. Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index, Sensex, the barometer of domestic stock market, entered its Silver Jubilee year on

1 January 1, 2010

2 January 2, 2010

3 January 3, 2010

4 December 31, 2009

Ans: 2

Q. Renowned sarod and sitar maker - died in Kolkata on January 2, 2010.

1 Ajit Banerjee

2 Nirmal Taluqdar

3 Hemendra Chandra Sen

4 Visesh Mohan Dey

Ans: 3

Q. The - Government, on January 1, 2010, imposed a ban on holding strike in all power corporations under energy department for six months in public interest.

1 Delhi

2 Maharashtra

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Rajasthan




Ans: 3

Q. The - Government, in December 2009, announced to set upgrade inndustrial infrastructure in a bid to give a boost to industry.

1 Bihar

2 Orissa

3 Jharkhand

4 Punjab

Ans: 4

Q. -. on December 18, 2009, announced to institute awards for promotion of `energy conservation buildings' and setting up of green energy and energy conservation fund.

1 HCL Infosystems and Motorola

2 MTNL

3 Bharti Airtel and BSNL

4 All of the above

Ans: 1

Q. Scholar, researcher, shadow puppetry exponent and cultural activist Guranga Charan Das was conferred the Sibaram Patra Smruti Samman in - December 2009.

1 Siliguri

2 Kolkata

3 Guwahati

4 Bhubaneshwar

Ans: 4

Q. Who among the following inaugurated the 10th International Children's Festival of Performing Arts in Delhi in December 2009?

1 Hamid Ansari

2 Kapil Sibal

3 Margaret Alva

4 Sonia Gandhi

Ans: 2

Q. The - State Cabinet, on December 16, 2009, approved a scheme for the treatment and rehabilitation of people afflicted by the use of Endosulfan in cashew plantations.

1 Kerala

2 Goa

3 Maharashtra

4 Gujarat

Ans: 1

Q. A commemorative stamp on 19th century poet and educationist - was released in Kolkata in December 2009.

1 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

2 Rabindranath Tagore

3 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

4 Smai Vivekaanda

Ans: 3

Q. In which of the following High Courts was an e-court inaugurated on December 15, 2009?

1 Guwahati




2 Lucknow

3 Patna

4 Delhi

Ans: 4

Q. The (Incredible India) Bed and Breakfast Establishments Registration and Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2009, was introduced in the - Assembly on December 14, 2009.

1 Goa

2 Delhi

3 Chhattisgarh

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. To promote cycling as a pollution-free and healthy mode of transport, school and college students took out a bicycle rally in - on December 13, 2009.

1 Kolkata

2 New Delhi

3 Chennai

4 Mumbai

Ans: 1

Q. A MoU was, on December 10. 2009, signed between - and the Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, making the former official partner of 2010 Games.

1 Delhi Metro Railway Corporation

2 SAIL

3 NTPC

4 All of the above

Ans: 3

Q. - Phosphates Ltd. in December 2009, won the Fertiliser Association of India Award for the Best Overall Performance of an operating fertilizer until for phosphoric acid.

1 Sindri

2 Paradip

3 Kanpur

4 Ghaziabad

Ans: 2

Q. Orissa's veteran vocalist and composer Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi was, on December 9, 2009, announced to receive the - Samman for the year 2009.

1 Konark

2 Mahavir

3 Puri

4 Buddha

Ans: 4

Q. Which State Government, in December 2009, formulated an e-marketing scheme for farmers to provide regular information on the prices of their produce in various mandis?

1 Punjab

2 Rajasthan

3 Haryana

4 Uttar Pradesh

Ans: 2




Q. -, on December 8, 2009, announced to deposit with the Reserve Bank of India the donations made by devotees in the form of gold and silver.

1 Tamil Nadu

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Himachal pradesh

4 Uttarakhand

Ans: 3

Q. Punjab, in December 2009, proposed to develop the Asal-Uttar in - district as a tribute to the soldiers who repulsed the Pakistani Army attack during the 1965 war.

1 Bhatinda

2 Ludhiana

3 Tarn Taran

4 Kapurthala

Ans: 3

Q. The Chief Minister of which of the following states was conferred with the Polio Championship Award on December 6, 2009?

1 Bihar

2 Orissa

3 West Bengal

4 Chhattisgarh

Ans: 1

Q. -, on December 5, 2009, announced to establish a natural fibres bank to conserve and promote planting material for commercial exploitation.

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Himachal Pradesh

3 Uttarakhand

4 Jharkhand

Ans: 3

Q. Prominent Oriya poet - was conferred the coveted Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi, the national academy for literature, in Bhubaneshwar on December 4, 2009.

1 Dinkar Oza

2 Ramakanta Rath

3 Mahendra Dey

4 Suresh Panda

Ans: 2

Q. The Election Commission, in December 2009, pulled up - for violating the model code of conduct during the Jharkhand Assembly elections.

1 Canara Bank, Bangalore

2 Union Bank of India, Mumbai

3 State Bank of India, Ranchi

4 Only 1 and 2

Ans: 4

Q. The World Bank, in December 2009, extended its support to the Rajasthan Government for four projects pertaining to -.

1 Livelihood




2 Water resources and rural roads

3 Agricultural competitiveness

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. -, on December 3, 2009, decided to implement a "Jawahar Social Infrastructure Mission" focusing on the disability sector, senior citizens and children.

1 Delhi

2 Orissa

3 Punjab

4 Haryana

Ans: 4

Q. Prominent barrister of Indian origin -. who has handled high profile cases in the U.K., was appointed a Recorder by Queen Elizabet on December 29, 2009.

1 Seema Singh

2 Niharika Gupta

3 Manya Raheja

4 Kalyani Kaul

Ans: 4

Q. India and -, on December 29, 2009, finalised an action plan to strengthen security cooperation.

1 Maldives

2 Indonesia

3 Japan

4 China

Ans: 3

Q. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck came to India in December 2009, on his first state visit to a country after his formal coronation as the - King of Bhutan in 2008.

1 Third

2 Seventh

3 Fifth

4 Ninth

Ans: 3

Q. - was appointed the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Rajnath Singh, on December 19, 2009.

1 Mrinal Patekar

2 Nitin Gadkari

3 Goloknath Borde

4 Shivshankar Bhosale

Ans: 2

...

Q. Who among the following was/were selected for the 12th South Indian Education Society Awards in December 2009?

1 Somnath Chatterjee

2 M. Annadurai




3 E. Sridharan and Satya Vrat Shastri

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. The Ranganath Misra Commission, in December 2009, recommended - per cent reservation for Muslims and five per cent for other minorities in government jobs.

1 5

2 10

3 12

4 15

Ans: 2

Q. L.K. Advani, on -, 2009, became chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary wing, signalling his exit as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sahba.

1 December 18

2 December 21

3 December 19

4 December 20

Ans: 1

Q. The Rajya Sabha, on December 17, 2009, approved re-naming the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as the - National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

1 Indira Gandhi

2 Rajiv Gandhi

3 Jawaharlal Nehru

4 Mahatma Gandhi

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following bill(s) was/were passed by the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2009?

1 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws Bill

2 National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill

3 Payment of Gratuity Bill

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. India's first commercial 2MW solar power plant was inaugurated at - near Amritsar on December 15, 2009.

1 Awan

2 Sultanpur

3 Kala

4 Shahpur

Ans: 1

Q. President Pratibha Patil, on -, 2009, conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army on General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung, Chief of Nepal Army.

1 December 14

2 December 17

3 December 11

4 December 21

Ans: 1

Q. -, the ship-based anti-surface missile, was successfully launched from INS Subhadra, in the




Bay of Bengal, off Orissa, on December 13, 2009.

1 Astra

2 Surya

3 Nag

4 Dhanush

Ans: 4

Q. Which Indian state government, on December 11, 2009, announced a Rs. 60-crore package for the rehabilitation of 11, 092 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs)?

1 Gujarat

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Assam

4 Nagaland

Ans: 3

Q. For the first time in the country, the - Government, on December 9, 2009, released a Soil Nutrient Map for optimum land use in the State.

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 West Bengal

3 Orissa

4 Assam

Ans: 2

Q. - based Institute of Genomics and INtegrative Biology, on December 8, 2009, announced to have succeeded in completely sequencing the genome of an individual.

1 Hyderabad

2 Nasik

3 Jaipur

4 New Delhi

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following varieties of rice produced in Kerala were registered as Geographical Indications in December 2009?

1 Pokkali

2 Navara

3 Palakkadan Matta

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. On which recent date did India and Russia sign a breakthrough long-term pact for expanding civil nuclear cooperation in Moscow?

1 December 7

2 December 14

3 December 21

4 December 28

Ans: 1

Q. Which Indian State, in December 2009, brought out its first ever individual Forest Policy, proposing to achieve 20 per cent of its total land mass under forests?

1 Bihar

2 Madhya Pradesh




3 Rajasthan

4 Gujarat

Ans: 3

Q. On which recent date did the Union Cabinet clear the National Green Tribunal Bill paving the way for setting up a National Green tribunal?

1 December 1

2 December 3

3 December 11

4 December 7

Ans: 2

Q. India, on December 3, 2009, announced per cent carbon emission intensity cuts on the 2005 levels by 2020.

1 10--15

2 15--20

3 20--25

4 25--30

Ans: 3

Q. The World Bank, in December 2009, announced a soft loan of $ - billion for the recently launched National Ganga River Basin Authority to clean and conserve the river.

1 One

2 Two

3 Three

4 Four

Ans: 1

Q. Governor S.K. Singh, a former Foreign Secretary, died in New Delhi on December 1. 2009.

1 Punjab

2 Assam

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Rajasthan

Ans: 4

Q. India liberalized its trade with on January 1, 2010, by slashing duties on several products like seafood, chemicals and apparel among others.

1 South Korea

2 Singapore and Thailand

3 Malaysia

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. Which country, on December 23, 2009, agreed to help India build a manned spaceship and send an Indian astronaut to space under a 10-year cooperation programme?

1 Russia

2 USA

3 France

4 Israel

Ans: 1




Q. The Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission approved by the Union Cabinet in November 2009 aims to add 20,000 MW of power by the year

1 2015

2 2017

3 2020

4 2022

Ans: 4

Q. According to a report released by the UN in October 2009, how many people worldwide go hungry?

1 75 million

2 1 billion

3 1.5 billion

4 2 billion

Ans: 2

Q. When did the largest cruise liner "Oasis of the Sea" start its maiden voyage?

1 September 2009

2 October 2009

3 November 2009

4 December 2009

Ans: 2

Q. The annual use of global water resources for agriculture, according to UN Food and Agriculture Organization, is

1 50 percent

2 55 percent

3 70 percent

4 75 percent

Ans: 3

Q. As per the State of the Forest Report (SFR) 2009 aims to add 20,000 MW of power by the year

1 21.05%

2 21.07%

3 21.02%

4 21.03%

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following Articles empowers the High Court to issue writs for the enforcement of fundamental Rights?

1 Article 225

2 Article 226

3 Article 227

4 Article 228

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following is the author of the book "My Music, My Love"?

1 Zakir Hussain

2 Amjad Ali Khan

3 K. S. Subbulakshmi

4 Ravi Shankar




Ans: 4

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "No Full Stops in India"?

1 Mark Tully

2 B.K. Nehru

3 D.R. Mankekar

4 R.K. Narayan

Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following diseases is caused due to presence of excess arsenic in water?

1 Alzheimer's disease

2 Parkinson's disease

3 Skin cancer

4 Indigestion

Ans: 3

Q. Cortes Generales is the name of the Parliament of which one of the following countries?

1 Norway

2 Spain

3 Sweden

4 Denmark

Ans: 2

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Q. The development of which of the following administrative concepts could be attributed to German Sociologist, Max Weber?

1 Democracy

2 Bureaucracy

3 Pluralism

4 Corporatism

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following is responsible for blue baby syndrome?

1 Fluoride

2 Nitrate

3 Arsenic

4 Lead

Ans: 2

Q. Workers of paint industry are exposed to which one of the following hazards?

1 Nickel pollution

2 Cadmium pollution

3 Strontium pollution

4 Lead pollution

Ans: 4

Q. Who among the following was not a member of the Royal Commission on the Public Services in India, 1912?

1 Gopal Krishna Gokhale

2 Valentine Ghirol




3 Abdur Rahim

4 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans: 4

Q. India, in December 2009, announced to have successfully mapped the human genome, joining - to have achieved this feat before.

1 USA and China

2 United Kingdom

3 Canada and South Korea

4 All of the Above

Ans: 4

Q. American scientists recently found a hormone, -, which controls mechanism of human reproduction.

1 GnIP

2 GnIH

3 GnIM

4 GnIH

Ans: 2

Q. Researchers from Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology recently discovered two genes, C/EPB and Stat3, responsible for the most aggressive forms of human ---.

1 Hepatitis B

2 AIDS

3 Blood Cancer

4 Brain cancer

Ans: 4

Q. U.S. scientists recently claimed to have developed a slimming pill, -, that can burn off as many calories as 80 minutes of walk or a 25-minute jog.

1 Capsiplex

2 Chilplex

3 Pepiplex

4 Capperplex

Ans: 1

Q. Economist ---, a Nobel laureate and winner of the National Medal of Science, died in Cambridge on December 13, 2009.

1 Allen McNeil

2 Paul a. Samuelson

3 Richard Spencer

4 Roger J. Cohen

Ans: 2

Q. On which date did Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inaugurate the East-Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline?

1 December 28

2 December 1

3 December 17

4 December 8

Ans: 1




Q. Alstom was, on December 11, 2009, awarded a supply contract by Termgetsoelektrarna Sostanj for the construction of a coal-fired steam power plant at Sostanj in northeast

1 Croatia

2 Latvia

3 Belarus

4 Slovenia

Ans: 4

Q. On which date was the Copenhagen Accord on climate change passed in Danish capital?

1 December 16

2 December 19

3 December 25

4 December 31

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following pairs (Recent Books: Authors) is not correct?

1 Ama 0 A Story of the Slave Trade: Manu Herbstel

2 Boys & Girls Be Ambitious: C. Sylendra Babu

3 I Accuse...The Anti Sikh Violence of 1984: Jarnail Singh

4 Wedding Aajkal - Karol Bagh to Kerala: Sridhar Reddy

Ans: 4

Q. Who among the following has authored the recently published book, "Think Big! Becoming Big! - Fulfill Your Dreams"?

1 Tarun Engineer

2 William Cline

3 Ahmad Bashir

4 Rajnish Parashar

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following pairs (Recent Books: Authors) is not correct?

1 The Confession of Sultana Daku: Sujit Saraf

2 Memories of Life in Lhasa Under Chinese Rule: Tubten Khetsun

3 Zero Percentile: Neeraj Chhibba

4 Ethics and Evnironment: Nishant Chhibba

Ans: 4

Q. Who among the following is the author of recently published book, "Not by Reason Alone - The Politics of Change"?

1 A. Ranga Reddy

2 N.K. Singh

3 Sanjay Nahar

4 Prashant Talnikar

Ans: 2

Q. Kaiane Aldorino of ---, on December 12, 2009, won the 2009 Miss World crown at a glittering ceremony in Johannesburg, defeating 111 contestants from across the world.

1 Gibraltar

2 Mexico

3 Venezuela

4 Poland




Ans: 1

Q. Celebrated playback singer - was conferred France's highest civilian award, the Officer of the Legion of Honour on December 2, 2009.

1 Jagjit Singh

2 Asha Bhosale

3 Manna Dey

4 Lata Mangeshkar

Ans: 3

Q. India-born ---, a member of U.S. President Barack Obama's faith advisory council, on December 4, 2009, won the 2010 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

1 Satyendra Mittal

2 Eboo Patel

3 Sunil Kulkarni

4 Anish Mathur

Ans: 2

Q. Chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Mittal was, on December 15, 2009, conferred the 10th National Award in New Delhi.

1 Vallabh Bhai Patel

2 Guljarilal Nanda

3 Lal Bahadur Shastri

4 Rajiv Gandhi

Ans: 3

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Q. The - County Council, in December 2009, entered into a partnership with TCS for making it easier for residents of the Welsh town to access council services.

1 Wimbledon

2 Leicestershire

3 Cardiff

4 Salisbury

Ans: 3

Q. ONGC, on December 23, 2009, announced to have made two gas discoveries in the well --- drilled in the Kutch offshore block-1 in western coast.

1 GK-21-1

2 GK-26-1

3 GK-28-1

4 GK-36-1

Ans: 3

Q. Chinese President Hu Jintao, on December 12, 2009, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Cina-Kazakhstan natural gas pipeline in

1 Beijing

2 Astana

3 Kiev

4 Nobrosky

Ans: 2




Q. The --- desert, on December 7, 2009, hosted a very modern spectacle when Sir Richard Branson unveiled Virgin Galactic's Space Ship Two (SS2).

1 Mojave

2 Atacama

3 Sahara

4 Thar

Ans: 1

Q. On which date was Australian pace legend Dennis Lille inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame?

1 December 9

2 December 17

3 December 4

4 December 29

Ans: 2

Q. ---, architect of Russia's "shock" market reforms in the 1990s, died in Moscow on December 16, 2009.

1 Yuri Sanchez

2 Mikhail Rasputin

3 Alexander Lukhov

4 Yegor Gaidar

Ans: 4

Q. The U.S. Senate, on December 24, 2009, approved the nomination of - to head the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

1 Anil Gujral

2 Mahesh Tyagi

3 Rajiv Shah

4 Pankaj Sinha

Ans: 3

Q. Hollywood actress ----, noted for her roles in movies like The White Hotel and Clueless, died in Los Angeles after suffering a cardiac arrest on December 20, 2009.

1 Meryl Streep

2 Samantha Fox

3 Eva Green

4 Brittany Murphy

Ans: 4

Q. Vitali Klitschko, on December 13, 2009, retained his WBC heavyweight title, scoring a unanimous points decision over - of the United States in Bern.

1 David Clayton

2 Kevin Johnson

3 Mark Richardson

4 Alex Montfort

Ans: 2

Q. ---, on December 27, 2009, won the 38th senior National men's handball championship, dethroning Services in the final in Kolkata.

1 Railways





3 Jharkhand

4 Chhattisgarh

Ans: 4

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Q. Boris Gelfand of Israel, on December 15, 2009 won the Chess World Cup, defeating former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of - in Khanty Mansiysk in Russia.

1 Latvia

2 Uzbekistan

3 Ukraine

4 Russia

Ans: 3

Q. ---, in December 2009, became the first Indian boxer to clinch a gold medal in the inter-continental President's Cup, winning the flyweight (51 kg) final in Baku.

1 Suranjoy Singh

2 Avinash Duggal

3 Mohnish Sharma

4 Dinesh Gunjal

Ans: 1

Q. Sriram Jha, on December 9, 2009, became India's - Grandmaster by completing his final Grandmaster-norm in the 47th National premier chess championship at Mumbai.

1 16th

2 21st

3 26th

4 32nd

Ans: 2

Q. The - Finance Commission headed by Vijay Kelkar, on December 30, 2009, submitted its five-year roadmap for fiscal consolidation to the Union Government.

1 11th

2 12th

3 13th

4 14th

Ans: 3

Q. Reliance Industries Ltd., on December 22, 2009, announced a third successive gas discovery in the - deep-sea block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the east coast.

1 D9

2 D3

3 D34

4 D32

Ans: 2

Q. On which date in 2009 did the Central Board of Direct Taxes notify the Income-tax (13th Amendment) Rules, 2009?

1 December 11

2 December 31

3 December 1




4 December 18

Ans: 4

Q. According to latest government data released in December 2009, industrial production grew by an impressive - per cent in October, 2009, against 0.1 per cent in 2008.

1 8.9

2 9.8

3 10.3

4 11.5

Ans: 3

Q. The government of -, on December 8, 2009, unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession.

1 USA

2 Great Britain

3 United Arab Emirates

4 Japan

Ans: 4

Q. Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC and Ecopetrol, on December 4, 2009, signed the Farm-out Agreements, for Borojo North Block 42 and South Block 43 in-

1 Colombia

2 Venezuela

3 Brazil

4 Argentina

Ans: 1

Q. ONGC, on December 1, 2009, signed agreements to pick up 40 per cent interest in the $7.5-billion, Phase 12 of the gigantic South Pars gas field in-

1 Iran

2 Saudi Arabia

3 Iraq

4 Syria

Ans: 1

Q. The U.S. House of Representatives, on December 11, 2009, approved nearly $ 1.5 billion of assistance to - to be spent under the Kerry-Lugar legislation.

1 India

2 Taiwan

3 Afghanistan

4 Pakistan

Ans: 4

Q. When in 2009 did U.S. President Obama lay out an aggressive strategy to end the war in Afghanistan by rapidly deploying 30,000 new troops to quell the Taliban insurgency?

1 December 1

2 December 11

3 December 21

4 December 31

Ans: 1

Q. In the worst fire in Russian history, more than 100 people were killed and still more wounded




in a nightclub in the Ural city of - in December 2009.

1 Leningrad

2 Stalingrad

3 Ursula

4 Perm

Ans: 4

Q. On which date in 2009 did the pass a Hose of Representatives pass a House bill the aims to impose sanctions on those foreign companies which export refined petroleum to Iran?

1 December 9

2 December 15

3 December 4

4 December 31

Ans: 2

Q. The Nepali government, on December 4, 2009, held a Cabinet meeting at - in the Everest region, at an altitude of 17, 192 ft, endorsing a declaration on climate issues.

1 Neela Aasmaan

2 Ujala Patthar

3 Kalapatthar

4 Ucha Pahad

Ans: 3

Q. Which country, on December 1, 2009, pledged to voluntary reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45 per cent of 2005 levels, by 2020?

1 India

2 Japan

3 USA

4 China

Ans: 4

Q. For the first time in the country, the - Government on December 9, 2009, released a Soil Nutrient Mp for optimum land use in the State.

1 Karnataka

2 Rajasthan

3 West Bengal

4 Delhi

Ans: 3

Q. Three varieties of rice produced in - Pokkali, Navara and Palakkadan Matta-were registered as Geographical Indications (GI) in December 2009.

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 West Bengal

3 Punjab

4 Kerala

Ans: 4

Q. On which data did the Cabinet clear the National Green Tribunal Bill for the settlement of civil disputes concerning environment-related issues?

1 December 11

2 December 9

3 December 3




4 December 1

Ans: 3

Q. India, on December 3, 2009, announced 20-25 per cent carbon emission intensity cuts on the 2005 levels by-

1 2020

2 2015

3 2012

4 2018

Ans: 1

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Q. On which data did India and Russia adopt a Joint declaration at the Indo-Russian summit in Moscow?

1 December 3

2 December 7

3 December 16

4 December 25

Ans: 2

Q. The Central Government on December 22, 2009, inked loan agreements with ADB for funding the country's infrastructure projects and development of the -- industry.

1 Silk

2 Tea

3 Rubber

4 Khadi

Ans: 4

Q. Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the 'Business Person of the Year 2008' by The Times of India Survey?

1 Ratan Tata

2 Rahul Bajaj

3 Aditya Birla

4 Laxmi Mittal

Ans: 1

Q. Who is the present chief of ISRO?

1 G. Madhavan Nair

2 Anil Kakodkar

3 Dr. K. Radhakrishnan

4 M. Arindam

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following Indian Cricketers has been declared "The Leading Cricketers has been declared "The Leading Cricketer of 2008" by Wisden?

1 M. S. Dhoni

2 Virender Sehwag

3 Anil Kumble

4 Saurav Ganguli

Ans: 2




Q. Who has taken over as Chief Election Commissioner after the retirement of Shri N. Gopalaswami?

1 V. S. Sampath

2 S. Y. Quraishi

3 Navin Chawla

4 M.S. Gill

Ans: 3

Q. In India FERA has been replaced by

1 FEMA

2 FETA

3 FENA

4 FELA

Ans: 1

Q. The RBI issues currency notes under the

1 Fixed Fiduciary System

2 Maximum Fiduciary System

3 Fixed Minimum Reserve System

4 Proportional Reserve System

Ans: 3

Q. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with

1 Gram Panchayats

2 District Collectors

3 State Governments

4 Union Government

Ans: 1

Q. Which amongst the following States has the highest population density as per census 2001?

1 Kerala

2 Madhya Pradesh

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 West Bengal

Ans: 4

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Q. Which of the following governments passed the Matthew Shepard Act which was in news recently?

1 England

2 United States

3 Australia

4 Mexico

Ans: 2

Q. Which country's leader of the "National League for Democracy" party has been in house arrest for a long period & recently international pressure was excreted by successful recent diplomatic visits by the US ?

1 Thailand

2 Myanmar




3 Bangladesh

4 Honduras

Ans: 2

Q. In context of the ongoing awareness and actions worldwide about Climate Change and Environment protection, what is the maximum safe level of Carbon Dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere which has been also called as climatological tipping point and demands for mitigation of global warming before we reach at this point?

1 270 ppm

2 300 ppm

3 330 ppm

4 350 ppm

Ans: 4

Q. Recently ASEAN launched AICHR. AICHR is the first body of ASEAN related to which of the following?

1 Human Rights

2 Human Resources

3 Hegemony

4 Regional Trading

Ans: 1

Q. Sakharov Prize is given to individuals / organizations dedicating their lives to the defense of human rights & freedoms. Russian civil rights society Memorial was conferred with this award in 2009. Which among the following body gives this annual Prize?

1 Russian Government

2 World Economic Forum

3 European Parliament

4 United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Ans: 3

Q. Recently the major church of which of the following European country has become the first to conduct same-sex marriages?

1 Norway

2 Finland

3 Sweden

4 Denmark

Ans: 3

Q. State Peace and Development Council is the official name of the governing regime in which of the following countries?

1 Honduras

2 Brazil

3 Myanmar

4 Turkey

Ans: 3

Q. After President Tandja Mamadou went ahead with a parliamentary election it had asked to be postponed over boycotts, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended which of the following country in October 2009?

1 Nigeria

2 Niger

3 Sudan




4 Gambia

Ans: 2

Q. Stephen Gately who recently died (October 2009) was a member of which of the following musical groups?

1 Backstreet Boys

2 Boyzone

3 oasis

4 Mew

Ans: 2

Q. Recently which of the following became the first country in the world to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school under a programme called One Laptop per Child?

1 Brazil

2 Mexico

3 Uruguay

4 France

Ans: 3

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Q. .Recently we read about the Goldstone report in the newspapers. Goldstone report is related to which of the following?

1 The fact-finding report on the Swine Flu

2 Violation of Human Rights in Gaza Conflict

3 International trade and embargo

4 The menace of somalian sea pirates

Ans: 2

Q. Recently "Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress" or La Bella Principessa was in news. Which among the following is true about this?

1 It’s a painting

2 It’s an ancient book

3 It’s a coffee table book

4 It’s a diary of a ancient princess discovered recently

Ans: 1

Q. Which among the following is the first country in the world to declare Internet broadband access a legal right?

1 France

2 Italy

3 Ireland

4 Finland

Ans: 4

Q. In context of the Nobel prizes which of the following year till now has been a year for female achievers?

1 2009

2 1992

3 2006

4 2007




Ans: 1

Q. Recently the International Monetary Fund said that the global economy is "recovering faster than expected". Earlier forecast of 2.5% Global growth for 2010 has been now raised to what fraction? (October 1, 2009)

1 2.8%

2 2.9%

3 3.1%

4 3.5%

Ans: 3

Q. Recently at a meeting of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the government has raised the budget of the 2010 Commonwealth Games from Rs. 767 crore to ____?

1 Rs. 1,620 crore

2 Rs. 1,020 Crore

3 Rs. 1,520 Crore

4 Rs. 1,420 Crore

Ans: 1

Q. Which among the following is also known as "world's most translated document"?

1 Kyoto protocol

2 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

3 United Nations Millennium Declaration

4 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Ans: 2

Q. At which of the following place a recent summit of FOCAC (Forum on China Africa Cooperation) was held ?

1 Sharm al Sheikh

2 Beijing

3 Cape Town

4 Addis Ababa

Ans: 1

Q. Recently Cabeus crater was in news. Where among the following locations is it located?

1 Arizona, USA

2 Jupiter

3 Moon

4 Mars

Ans: 3

Q. Robert Enke who recently died was a famous football player of which of the following nations?

1 Brazil

2 Peru

3 Argentina

4 Germany

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following companies has launched "World Ahead" Programme in various parts of India including Meghalaya in north East recently?

1 IBM




2 Intel

3 HP

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. In which year India launched Targeted Public Distribution System ?

1 1995

2 1997

3 2004

4 2007

Ans: 2

Q. What is the deadline fixed by RBI for all the regional Rural Banks across the country to be fully CBS compliant?

1 April 2010

2 April 2011

3 September 2010

4 September 2011

Ans: 4

Q. The Banking Solution provider Financle is an arm of which of the following companies?

1 Infosys

2 Tata Consultancy services (TCS)

3 Mahindra Satyam

4 IBS Software Services

Ans: 1

Q. Recently which of the following distinguished personality of the world became the first person to receive a D. Litt degree from National University of Educational Planning and Administration Government of India?

1 Koïchiro Matsuura - Former Head UNESCO

2 Ann Veneman - Head UNICEF

3 Jacques Diouf - Head FAO

4 Raymond Benjamin - Head ICAO

Ans: 1

Q. Recently Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY), which was in implementation from 1997 has been revised and relaunched in 2009-10. It has been divided into how may components?

1 3

2 5

3 7

4 6

Ans: 2

Q. Recently Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs authorized Oil and Natural Gas Company Videsh Limited (OVL) to make an additional investment of USD70 million (total now USD83 million) for the project BC-10. In which country BC-10 is located?

1 South Africa

2 Brazil

3 Argentina

4 Peru




Ans: 2

Q. In which year Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into force?

1 2005

2 2006

3 2007

4 2008

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following is the chairperson of National Commission for Women ?

1 Saroj Pandey

2 Kumari Selja

3 Girija Vyas

4 Sonia Gandhi

Ans: 3

Q. What is DONER ?

1 A brand of Raymond's Textiles

2 A Ministry of Government of India

3 An International organization

4 An NGO based in New Delhi

Ans: 2

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Q. Many a times we read in the news papers about the talks going on about India-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement. SACU is a Southern African Customs Union (SACU) with how many members of Southern Africa?

1 6

2 5

3 4

4 3

Ans: 2

Q. Where is located the National Institute for Intellectual Property Management in India?

1 Nagpur

2 Mumbai

3 Delhi

4 Kolkata

Ans: 1

Q. With which of the following WIPO is related to ?

1 Investment

2 Intellectual property

3 International trade

4 Indigenous people

Ans: 2

Q. Shruthi S who was recently conferred with the Gold Medal on Bal Diwas (14 November) for exceptional skill in drawing and painting belongs to which of the following states?




1 Karnataka

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Kerala

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following recently received the Grand Prix Award in Vienna , Austria ?

1 Incredible India Movie (Promotional film)

2 Palace on wheel

3 The Treasure in the Snow: A Film on Sikkim

4 Kerala God's Own Country (Promotional Campaign)

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following is the chairman of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council ?

1 Kris Gopalakrishnan

2 Dr. V. Krishnamurthy

3 Dr. R. Ganesh

4 T. V. S. R. Appa Rao

Ans: 2

Q. Dr S B Sen committee which was appointed by Kerala government is related to which of the following?

1 Micro credits

2 Local Governance

3 Poverty alleviation

4 Land reforms

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following is the chairman of National Commission on Farmers ?

1 Sharad Pawar

2 M S Swaminathan

3 Man Mohan Singh

4 P G Bhatol

Ans: 2

Q. According to an announcement made in September, 2009 by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr. Kapil Sibal, which State of India would get two Central Universities?

1 Bihar

2 Uttarakhand

3 Jharkhand

4 Jammu and Kashmir

Ans: 4

Q. The India-China trade was worth $52 billion in 2008 which increased as compared to that of 2007 by

1 30 percent

2 34 percent

3 35 percent

4 36 percent

Ans: 2




Q. Who amongst the following has won the 2009 Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation?

1 Gloria M. Arroyo

2 Ann M. Veneman

3 Aung San Suu Kyi

4 Irene Z. Khan

Ans: 3

Q. The leaders of G20 Countries met for the first time in Washington in

1 November 2008

2 November 2008

3 November 2008

4 November 2008

Ans: 4

Q. Out of the following artists,who has written the book "The Science of Bharat Ntyam"?

1 Yamini Krishamurthy

2 Raja Reddy

3 Saroja Vaidyananthan

4 Geeta Chandran

Ans: 4

Q. What Is an ECO- MARK?

1 A scheme for labelling Environment Friendly Consumer Product.

2 A Scheme for labelling pollution free industrial Unit.

3 A Cost-effective Production Technique

4 An International Certification recognizing, Eco Friendly building

Ans: 2

Q. At Which one of the following places , East-West Corridor Connecting Silchar and Porbandar and North -south Corridor Connecting Srinagar and Kanyakumari Intersect Each other?

1 Jhansi

2 Agra

3 Jabalpur

4 Nagpur

Ans: 4

Q. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games being Hosted by New Delhi , Which Two new disciplines Will Be added?

1 Billiards and Kabaddi

2 Tennis and Archery

3 Basketball and Volleyball

4 Tennis and Billiards

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following is included in the World List of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO?

1 Kinnaur Region

2 Spiti Valley

3 Nallamalai HIlls

4 Sunderbans




Ans: 4

Q. Which statement is correct: I. The EU Ambassador to India is Samadja. II. The President of the European Central Bank is Trichet

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct

4 Both are incorrect

Ans: 3

Q. Which statement is correct: I. The G-20 meet was held in the manufacturing town of Pittsburg. II. The next meet of the G-20 is to be held in Canada

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 3

Q. Which statement is correct: I. India is a nuclear power State as per the original guide lines of the NPT. II. India has not signed the NPT but is a signatory to the CTBT

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 4

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Q. Recently Iran moved one step closer as a nation that intends to have a nuclear arsenal in its army. II. Iran is a signatory to the discriminatory deal called NPT as a non nuclear member State

1 I. is correct

2 ii. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 3

Q. Which statement is correct: I. Hamid Karzai is the present President of Afganistan and was declared unanimously as the winner of the recently held General election in that country. II. He has done his Masters from the Shimla University.

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 2

Q. Which statement is correct I. Shashi Tharoor was the former under Secretary in the United Nation II. Presently he is the Foreign Minister of India.

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct





Ans: 1

Q. Jose Manuel Zelaya was the former President of Honduras who was removed in a coup-e-detat. II. Recently he left his status as living in exile and returned to his home country openly.

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 1

Q. Which statement is correct I. India and Mongolia have recently signed a deal that will allow India to buy natural Uranium from that country. II. Mongolia is a part of the group that comprises the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 1

Q. Which statement is correct: I. The climate Change Bill passed by the US Congress recently is called by the name of Waxman-Marney Bill. II. the Bill was passed by a landslide victory with even the Republican supporting it.

1 I. is correct

2 II. is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 1

Q. India has decided to invest how much money in the IMF to have its allocated reserve increased in the international lending institution and thus pave the way for increased percentage of the voting right allocated to the nation

1 $15 Billion

2 $10 Billion

3 $20 Billion

4 $50 Billion

Ans: 2

Q. In the group of nations, India is presently having how much of the SDR (accordinf to the latest report at the Singapore meet)

1 3297

2 3900

3 3456

4 3100

Ans: 1

Q. Which are the two nation having the highest SDR (special drawing right) in the IMF

1 USA & Germany

2 USA & UK

3 USA & Japan

4 USA & France

Ans: 3

Q. The recent fighting between the Shia and the Sunni community in the otherwise peaceful




nation Yeman involves the proxy game of superiority between which of the two nation of the middle east

1 Iran and Saudi Arabia

2 Iran & Iraq

3 Iran & Oman

4 Iran & UAE

Ans: 1

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Q. Which is the only state that has applied the electronic payment facility for its traders so that they could make their VAT payment through e-payment?

1 Gujarat

2 Maharashtra

3 Tamil Nadu

4 Kerala

Ans: 4

Q. According to the Mo-HRD there will be no examination for the 10th standard called the boards in India from the year

1 2010

2 2011

3 2012

4 2013

Ans: 2

Q. The recently launched Oceansat-II satellite was launched by which launch vehicle of ISRO

1 PSLV-C14

2 PSLV-16

3 PSLV-C

4 PSLV-C6

Ans: 2

Q. According to the recent finding a medical journal said that the core reason for the blood pressure increase that finally leads to coronary heart disease is caused by

1 Bacteria

2 Virus

3 Fungus

4 Nemathelminthes

Ans: 1

Q. The International Equipment machine number that is the unique identification number given to each mobile by its manufacturer has been made mandatory in India; in this context the GSM and the CDMA have the IEMN that is technically called (respectively) I International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and; II Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEI)


2 Both are correct

3 Only I is correct

4 Only II is correct

Ans: 2

Q. The Asiatic Cheetah being the Asian breed that was once found in the forest of India. At




present its hightest number is found in

1 Iran

2 Iraq

3 Indonesia

4 Maleyasia

Ans: 1

Q. Which nation at present has the highest number of Cheetah in the world

1 Namibia

2 Tanzania

3 Iran

4 Kenya

Ans: 1

Q. In the logo of Ashokan Dharmachakra that was adopted by the SC has the following inscription

1 Vijante Nyaya

2 Samyak Nyaya

3 Dharmathado Jayah

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. In the HINI Virus what does the alphabet H and N stands for: I H stands for haemagglutinin II N stands for neuraminidase

1 Only I is correct

2 Only II is correct

3 Both are correct


Ans: 3

Q. In the recently hyped meeting held in Singapore IMF has raised the voting power of 4 middle income countries and there names are as follows: I China II Maxico III S.Korea IV Turky

1 All are correct

2 None is correct

3 Only IV is correct

4 Only I is correct

Ans: 1

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Q. Which of the following statements are correct: 1. The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is located presently in six places. 2. Among the places where NIPER is located, Raibareli & Gawhati are two of them


2 Both are correct

3 Only 1. is correct

4 Only 2. is correct

Ans: 2

Q. The recently published book that compiled the treasury of landmark speeches of the Indian leaders named "Great Indian and their Landmark Speeches" is written by




1 Manohar and Sarita Prabhakar

2 Alyquee Padamsee

3 Gita Mahajan

4 Kiran Desai

Ans: 1

Q. Recently, according to the latest data released by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP); Dhravi was overtaken by which slum located at which city as the infamous title of being the Asia's largest slum

1 Campetras of Malayasia

2 Competos of Philipines

3 Orangi of Karachi

4 Orangi of Papuaa Guinea

Ans: 3

Q. IEX and PXIL are

1 Two commodity exchanges of India

2 Two power exchanges working in India

3 Over the counter exchange working in India

4 Green vehicles promoted by thr Reva company of India

Ans: 2

Q. Who is the Secretary General of the Commonwealth group of nation Secretariat

1 Mc Green

2 Cheui Chan

3 Kamalesh Sharma

4 None of the above

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following about ADRIAN (Advanced Data Research Institute) is correct

1 It is the ISRO centre to have the first women Ms. Geeta Vardhan

2 The centre is located in Hyderaba

3 Both are correct


Ans: 3

Q. There are how many strains of H & N proteins that cumulatively make up the HN breed of flu virus (eg. being the presently famous H1N1 virus)

1 16 & 9 respectively




Ans: 1

Q. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate?

1 Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

2 Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

3 Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry

4 Pondicherry and Delhi

Ans: 2




Q. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether

1 They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket

2 They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year

3 They belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste /tribe social group

4 Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

Ans: 1

Q. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?

1 C. Rangarajan

2 N. N. Vohra

3 Bimal Jalan

4 Vijay Kelkar

Ans: 1

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Q. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently in which of the following cities ?

1 Islamabad

2 Hyderabad

3 Kathmandu

4 Colombo

Ans: 1

Q. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following countries ?

1 Israel

2 Brazil

3 Syria

4 Sudan

Ans: 1

Q. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?

1 Ranil Wickremesinghe

2 Mahinda Rajapakse

3 Chandrika Kumaratunga

4 Arjuna Ranatunga

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following women has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?

1 Mithali Raj

2 Kiran Baloch

3 Diana Eduljee

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following companies became India's first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover?

1 Wipro

2 TCS

3 Infosys




4 Satyam

Ans: 3

Q. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?

1 Vijay Mallya

2 Ratan Tata

3 Lakshmi Mittal

4 Mukesh Ambani

Ans: 1

Q. The United States has granted the status of major non-NATO ally to which of the following countries recently?

1 Pakistan

2 India

3 Afghanistan

4 Myanmar

Ans: 1

Q. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?

1 USA

2 UK

3 France

4 Russia

Ans: 2

Q. The United States has granted the status of major non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?

1 Pakistan

2 India

3 Afghanistan

4 Myanmar

Ans: 1

Q. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries?

1 USA

2 UK

3 France

4 Russia

Ans: 2

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Q. Kosi and some other rivers created severe problem in some parts of the country recently. What is/are the major causes of flood in a river? (A)Snowmelt, (B) High peak discharge of water (C) Strom Surge

1 Only A

2 Only B

3 Only C

4 None of them




Ans: 2

Q. The Government of India is planning to introduce whicch of the following Acts to ensure that foreign investments are not a threat to national security?

1 POTA

2 National Security Exception Act.

3 Foreign Exchange Management Act

4 Anti Terrorism Law

Ans: 2

Q. The election of the UN General Assembly took place on October 17th 2008 in which five countries were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Which of the following in not one of them?

1 Mexico

2 Turkey

3 Austria

4 India

Ans: 4

Q. The election of the UN General Assembly took place on October 17th 2008 in which five countries were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Which of the following in not one of them?

1 Mexico

2 Turkey

3 Austria

4 India

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following organizations has provided a US$ 150 million loan to over haul the khadi & Village Industry in India?

1 World Bank

2 International Monitary Fund

3 Asian Development Bank

4 European Union

Ans: 3

Q. The Prime Minister of India recently flagged off the first ever train in the Kashmir valley. The train will cover which of the following pairs of stations on its final completions?

1 Anantnag - Quazigund

2 Anantnag - Katra

3 Katra - Quazigund

4 None of the Above

Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following reflects the importance of 8th November 2008 in the history of India?

1 Chandrayaan-I was launched this day

2 Chandrayaan - I was put into the orbit of the moon on this day.

3 This was the day on which ISRO completed 50 yrs of its existence.

4 This was the day on which Chandrayaan-I landed on the surface of the moon.

Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the following cricketers recently joined the club of 300 wicket takers in Test Cricket?




1 Harbhajan Singh

2 Anil Kumble

3 Ishant Sharma

4 Rahul Dravid

Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following was the candidate of the Democratic party in latest elections held for the President of the USA?

1 Hillary Clinton

2 Michelle Robinson

3 Barack Hussain Obama

4 None of the Above

Ans: 3

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