General Knowledge

History of Assam

2012-06-19T12:39:00.002-07:00

The history of Assam is the history of a confluence of people from the east, west and the north; the confluence of the Indo-Aryan, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman cultures. Politically, it has been invaded, but has never served as a vassal or a colony to an external power till the advent of the Burmese in 1821 and subsequently the British in 1826.

The history of Assam is known from many sources. The Ahom kingdom of medieval Assam maintained chronicles, called Buranjis, written in the Ahom and the Assamese languages. History of ancient Assam comes from rock inscriptions and the many copper plates and royal grants the Kamarupa kings issued during their reign. Proto history is reconstructed from folklore, epics like Mahabharata, and two medieval texts compiled in the Assam region—the Kalika Purana and the Yogini Tantra.

Prehistory:

Paleolithic cultures:

The earliest inhabitants of the region are assigned to the Middle Pleistocene period (781,000 to 126,000 years ago) in the Rongram valley of Garo Hills. The Paleolithic sites, which used handaxe-cleaver tools, have affinities to the Abbevillio-Acheulean culture. Other Paleolithic sites include those in the Daphabum area of Lohit district in Arunachal Pradeshwhich used stone tools from metamorphic rocks. The cave-based Paleolithic sites at Khangkhui in Ukhrul, Manipur, is placed in the Late Pleistocene period.

There exists evidence of a microlithic culture in the Rongram Valley of Garo Hills that lie between the neolithic layers and virgin soil. The microliths here were made of dolerite, unlike those from the rest of India. Shreds of crude hand-made pottery indicate that the microlithic people were hunters and food-gatherers ash.

Neolithic cultures:

Early Neolithic cultures based on the unifacially flaked hand-axe in the Garo hills have developed in line with the Hoabinhian culture, and it is conjectured that this region was the contact point for the Indian and the Southeast Asian cultures.

The Late neolithic cultures have affinities with the spread of the Mon Khmer speaking people from Malaysia and the Ayeyarwady valley and late neolithic developments in South China. Since these cultures have been dated to 4500–4000 BCE, the Assam sites are dated to approximate that period.

These neolithic sites, though widely spread, are concentrated in the hills and high grounds, due possibly to the floods. These cultures performed shifting cultivation called jhum, which is still practiced by some communities in the region. Some typical sites are Daojali Hading in Dima Hasao, Sarutaru in Kamrup district and Selbagiri in the Garo Hills.

Metal age:

There exists no archaeological evidence of Copper-Bronze or Iron age culture in the region. This might seem as an impossibility given that corresponding cultures have been discovered in Bengal as well as Southeast Asia. It can only be conjectured that metal age sites in the region exist but have not yet been discovered.

Megalithic cultures:

Though the metal age seems to be missing in Assam, the Iron Age Megalithic culture of South India finds an echo in the rich megalithic culture in the region, which begins to appear earlier than the first millennium BCE, and which continues till today among the Khasi and the Naga people. The affinity is with Southeast Asia. The megalithic culture was the precursor of the fertility cult and the saktism and the vajrayana Buddhism that followed.

Mythological Assam:

Protohistoric Assam is reconstructed from epics and literature from early times (Mahabharata, Kalika Purana, Yogini Tantra, etc.). The earliest political entity seems to have been led by a non-Aryan Danava dynasty with Mahiranga mentioned as the first king. This dynasty was removed by Narakasura. Naraka appears to be a generic name for many kings belonging to the Naraka dynasty. According to legend, the last of the Naraka kings was killed by Krishna and his son Bhagadatta took the throne. Bhagadatta is said to have participated in the Mahabharata war with an army of "chinas, kiratas and dwellers of the eastern sea", thereby indicating that his kingdom, Pragjyotisha, included part ofBangladesh. The last in the Naraka dynasty was a ruler named Suparua.

Ancient Assam:

The historical account of Assam begins with the establishment of Pushya Varman's Varman dynasty in the 4th century in the Kamarupa kingdom, which marks the beginning of Ancient Assam. This dynasty was most likely of aboriginal origin, but drew its lineage from Narakasura. The kingdom reached its zenith under Bhaskarvarman in the 7th century. Xuanzangvisited his court and left behind a significant account. Bhaskar Varman died without leaving behind an issue and the control of the country passed to Salasthamba, who established the Mlechchha dynasty. After the fall of the Mlechchha dynasty in the late 9th century, a new ruler, Brahmapala was elected, who established the Pala dynasty. The last Pala king was removed by the Gaur king, Ramapala, in 1110. But the two subsequent kings, Timgyadeva and Vaidyadeva, though established by the Gaur kings, ruled mostly as independents and issued grants under the old Kamarupa seals. The fall of subsequent kings and the rise of individual kingdoms in the 12th century in place of the Kamarupa kingdom marked the end of the Kamarupa kingdom and the period of Ancient Assam.

Medieval Assam:

The beginning of Medieval Assam is marked by the rise of the Khen dynasty of the Kamata kingdom, established by Prithu in the western part of the old Kamarupa Kingdom, and the beginning of attacks by the Turks of Bengal. The Kamata kingdom, named after the capital at Kamatapur, was frequently attacked by the rulers of Bengal, and Alauddin Hussain Shah finally removed the last Khen king in 1498. But Hussein Shah and subsequent rulers could not consolidate their rule in the Kamata kingdom, mainly due to the revolt by the Bhuyan chieftains and other local groups. In the 16th century Viswa Singha of the Koch tribe established the Koch dynasty in the Kamata kingdom. The Koch dynasty reached its peak under his sons, Nara Narayan and Chilarai.

In the eastern part of the old Kamarupa kingdom, the Kachari and the Sutiya kingdoms arose, with portions of the north bank of the Brahmaputra rivercontrolled by the Bhuyan chieftains. In the tract between the Kachari and the Sutiya kingdoms, a Shan group, led by Sukaphaa, established theAhom kingdom. The Ahom kingdom in the course of time expanded into the Sutiya kingdom to its north and pushed the Kachari kingdom further south. After the death of Nara Narayan of the Koch dynasty in the late 16th century, the Kamata kingdom broke into Koch Bihar in the west and Koch Hajo in the east. The rivalry between the two kingdoms resulted in the former allying with the Mughals and the latter with the Ahoms. Most of the 17th century saw the Ahom-Mughal conflicts, in which the Ahoms held the expansive Mughals at bay epitomized in the Battle of Saraighat of 1671, and which finally ended in 1682 with the defeat of the Mughals at Itakhuli—and the Ahom kingdom reached its westernmost boundary. Though the Ahom kingdom saw itself as the inheritor of the glory of the erstwhile Kamarupa kingdom and aspired to extend itself to the Karatoya river, it could never do so; though an Ahom general, Ton Kham under Swargadeo Suhungmung, reached the river once when he pursued a retreating invading army in the 16th century.

After the Ahom kingdom reached its zenith, problems within the kingdom arose in the 18th century, when it lost power briefly to rebels of the Moamoria rebellion. Though the Ahoms recaptured power, it was beset with problems, leading to the Burmese invasion of Assam in the early 19th century. With the defeat of the Burmese in the First Anglo-Burmese war and the subsequent Treaty of Yandaboo, control of Assam passed into the hands of the British, which marks the end of the Medieval period.

Colonial Assam:

British annexation of Assam:

After the Burmese occupied Assam, the British began their campaign against the Burmese. In 1824, lower Assam (originally Koch Hajo) was formally annexed. The following year the British defeated the Burmese in upper Assam leading to the Treaty of Yandaboo. In this war against the Burmese the Ahoms did not help the British. In March 1828, lower Assam was formally annexed. In the same year, the Kachari kingdom was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse after the king Govinda Chandra was killed. In 1832, the Khasi king surrendered and the British increased their influence over the Jaintia ruler. In 1833, upper Assam became a British protectorate under the erstwhile ruler of the Ahom kingdom, Purandhar Singha, but in 1838 the region was formally annexed into the British empire. With the annexation of the Maran/Matak territory in the east in 1839, the annexation of Assam was complete.

Colonial rule

Bengal Presidency (1826–1873):

Assam was included as a part of the Bengal Presidency. The annexation of upper Assam is attributed to the successful manufacture of tea in 1837, and the beginning of the Assam Company in 1839. Under the Wasteland Rules of 1838, it became nearly impossible for natives to start plantations. After the liberalization of the rules in 1854, there was a land rush. The Chinese staff that was imported earlier for the cultivation of tea left Assam in 1843, when tea plantations came to be tended by local labor solely, mainly by those belonging to the Kachari group. From 1859 central Indian labor was imported for the tea plantations. This labor, based on an unbreakable contract, led to a virtual slavery of this labor group. The conditions in which they were transported to Assam were so horrific that about 10% never survived the journey. The colonial government already had monopoly over the opium trade.

There were immediate protests and revolts against the British occupation. In 1828, two years after the Treaty of Yandaboo, Gomdhar Konwar rose in revolt against the British, but he was easily suppressed. In 1830 Dhananjoy Burhagohain, Piyali Phukan and Jiuram Medhi rose in revolt, and they were sentenced to death. In the Indian rebellion of 1857, the people of Assam offered resistance in the form of non-cooperation, and Maniram Dewan and Piyali Baruah were executed for their roles. In 1861 peasants of Nagaon gathered atPhulaguri for a raiz mel (peoples' assembly) to protest against taxes on betel-nut and paan. Lt. Singer, a British officer got into a fracas with the peasants and was killed, after which the protests were violently suppressed.

Chief Commissioner's Province (1874–1905):

In 1874, the Assam region was separated from the Bengal Presidency, Sylhet was added to it and its status was upgraded to a Chief Commissioner's Province. The capital was at Shillong. The people of Sylhet protested the inclusion in Assam. Assamese, which was replaced by Bengali as the official language in 1837, was reinstated alongside Bengali. In 1889, oil was discovered at Digboi giving rise to an oil industry. In this period Nagaon witnessed starvation deaths, and there was a decrease in the indigenous population, which was more than adequately compensated by the immigrant labor. Colonialism was well entrenched, and the tea, oil and coal-mining industries were putting increasing pressure on the agricultural sector which was lagging behind.

The peasants, burdened under the opium monopoly and the usury by money lenders, rose again in revolt. Numerous raiz mels decided against paying the taxes. The protests culminated in a bayonet charge against the protesters at Patharughat in 1894. At least 15 were left dead and in the violent repression that followed villagers were tortured and their properties were destroyed or looted. In 1903, Assam Association was formed with Manik Chandra Baruah as the first secretary.

Eastern Bengal and Assam under Lt. Governor (1906–1912):

Bengal was partitioned and East Bengal was added to the Chief Commissioner's Province. The new region, now ruled by a Lt. Governor, had its capital at Dhaka. This province had a 15-member legislative council in which Assam had two seats. The members for these seats were recommended (not elected) by rotating groups of public bodies.

The Partition of Bengal was strongly protested in Bengal, and the people of Assam were not happy either. The partition was finally annulled by a royal decree in 1911. The Swadeshi movement (1905–1908) from this period, went largely unfelt in Assam, though it stirred some, most notably Ambikagiri Raychoudhury.

Beginning 1905 peasants from East Bengal began settling down in the riverine tracts (char) of the Brahmaputra valley encouraged by the colonial government to increase agricultural production. Between 1905 and 1921, the immigrant population from East Bengal increased four folds. The immigration continued in post colonial times, giving rise to the Assam Agitation of 1979.

Assam Legislative Council (1912–1920):

The administrative unit was reverted to a Chief Commissioner's Province (Assam plus Sylhet), with a Legislative Council added. The Council had 25 members, of which the Chief Commissioner and 13 nominated members formed the bulk. The other members were elected by local public bodies like municipalities, local boards, landholders, tea planters and Muslims.

As Assam got sucked into the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Assam Association slowly transformed itself into the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (with 5 seats in AICC) in 1920–21.

Dyarchy (1921–1937):

Under the Government of India Act 1919 the Assam Legislative Council membership was increased to 53, of which 33 were elected by special constituencies. The powers of the Council were increased too; but in effect, the official group, consisting of the Europeans, the nominated members etc. had the most influence.

Assam Legislative Assembly (1937–1947):

Under the Government of India Act 1935, the Council was expanded into an Assembly of 108 members, with even more powers. The period saw the sudden rise of Gopinath Bordoloi and Muhammed Saadulah and their tussle for power and influence.

Post Colonial Assam:

In 1979, Assam flared into Assam Agitation (or Assam Movement) a popular movement against illegal immigration. The movement, led AASU and AAGSP, set an agitational program to compel the government to identify and expel illegal immigrants and prevent new immigration. The agitational programs were largely non-violent, but there were incidents of acute violence, like the Nellie massacre. It ended in 1985 following the Assam Accord that was signed by the agitation leaders and the Government of India. The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad, which came to power in the state of Assam in the Assembly elections of 1985.

April 2012

2012-06-05T13:55:00.003-07:00

1.Recently, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj handed over a railway project built with Indian assistance to which country?
Sri Lanka.
2.Football club Livorno's midfielder Piermario Morosini died after collapsing on the pitch during a game. He belongs to:
Italy.
3.The former Special Protection Group (SPG) chief B.V. Wanchoo recently has been appointed as the Governor of:
Goa.
4.What is the range of Agni- V missile?
5000 km.
5.Which High Court upheld the validity of a decision taken by Indian Banks Association to not give educational loan to students who had secured less than 60 per cent of marks in qualifying examinations and secured seats in private colleges under the management quota?
Madras High Court.
6.President Salva Kiir has ordered the immediate withdrawal of his troops from the contested Heglig oil field. Salva Kiir is current President of:
South Sudan.
7.Wilson Kipsang won the men's London Marathon. He belongs to:
Kenya.
8.Who won the Barcelona Open men's Lawn Tennis tournament 2012?
Rafael Nadal.
9.Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with a State government to open an extension centre in the State to impart quality improvement and knowledge up-gradation training to university and college teachers. Name the State.
Chattisgarh.
10.The ambitious Agni missile programme of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), whose efficacy at developing a long range ballistic missile was successfully tested.Who is the current chief of DRDO?
V.K. Saraswat.
11.National AIDS Control Organisation and Karnataka State AIDS Control Society has launched a single-window project in four districts of Karnataka to facilitate social protection and deliver social entitlements for people living with HIV. Name the project?
Utkarsha.
12.In a significant decision the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set aside the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the 4 MTPA Coal Mining Project of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and 4 MTPA Coal Washery on grounds of faulty public hearing. These projects were located in which state?
Chhattisgarh.
13.Which country accounted for 47 per cent of global measles deaths in 2010?
India.
14.Which Insurance Company is planning to come out with a new product that may enable to extend coverage to HIV positive and AIDS patients?
National Insurance Company Limited (NICL).
15.SunEdison, a worldwide solar energy services provider, announced the activation of a 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant located within a multi-developer, multi-facility solar park in:
Gujarat.
16.Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, raising the strength of the apex court to 27 still lagging from the approved strength of 31. He was the former chief justice of:
Punjab and Haryana High Court.
17.Which country is planning to install two coastal nuclear power pants (CNPP-1, CNPP-2) each with the capacity to generate 1000MW?
Pakistan.
18.Which among the following satellites is heaviest satellite of India till date?
RISAT-1.
19.Which country has recently allowed imports of basmati rice from India?
China.
20.A Karnataka High Court-appointed committee on malnutrition among children will submit a report to Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen by June 15. The committee is headed by:
N. K Patil.

2012-04-17T21:28:00.003-07:00

1.How many members are there in the committee which had been constituted to probe the charges against Justice Sen?
Three.The Committee comprising Hon’ble Justice B. Sudershan Reddy (Chairman), Hon’ble Justice T.S.Thakur and Shri Fali S. Nariman.
2. Who is Jehangir Sabavala?
Jehangir Sabavala (23 August 1922 – 2 September 2011) was an Indian painter.Padma Shri by the Government of India - 1977.
3.Which ministry has launched ‘Sukhi Griha Scheme’?
Ministry of Railways.To undertake slum dwellers' rehabilitation and resettlement in a planned manner.
4.“Tin Bigha Corridor” is located between which country?
The Tin [or Teen] Bigha Corridor is a strip of land belonging to India on the West Bengal–Bangladesh border, which in September, 2011, was leased to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dahagram–Angarpota enclaves.
5.What is ‘Dreamliner’?
nickname of Boeing’s 787 Aircraft.
6.‘Brio’ is the latest car launched by which company?
Honda.
7.Who is appointed as the head of Telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) of India business?
Sandeep Girotra.
8.‘Aviator’ scooter is the latest version scooter by which company?
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
9.'Bharat Bike’ is manufactured by which company?
Bajaj.
10.Japanese car-maker Toyota, has a joint venture in India with which company?
Kirloskar Group.
11.‘Sampur Power Plant’ is a joint venture between which two country?
India & Sri Lanka.
12.“Janam Bhoomi Gaurav” is name of :
a tourist Train.
13.Who was the head of the committee, which found Justice Sen. guilty of breach of trust and misappropriation of the receiver's funds for personal gain?
Justice A.P. Shah.
14. Where the meet of Health Ministers of 11 countries from World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Regions (SEAR) was recently held on?
Jaipur.
15.Recently India lost hosting rights of 2011 Men’s Champions Trophy, now it will held in:
South Africa.
16.United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has highlighted India as a shining star, projecting an economic growth of 8.1 per cent — the fastest rate of expansion in the world after which country?
China.
17.High-level government committee ruled out pooling of natural gas prices, stating that pooling of natural gas prices is not feasible.Who is the chief of the Committee?
Saumitra Chaudhari.
18.‘Lauretta’ is latest car launched by which company?
Skoda.
19.Who won the men’s marathon world championships 2011?
Abel Kirui.
20.Who is the Chairman of Force India F1 or Force India Formula One Team Limited?
Vijay Mallya.
21.Recently which of the following terrorist organization has warned that they would target major High Courts and the Supreme Court of India?
Harkat-ul-Jihad.
22.Who is the first Indian-American ever to be elected Governor of a U.S. state?
Piyush Boby Jindal.
23.India is the second largest telecommunication network in the world in terms of number of wireless connections after which country?
China.
24.Which of the following state government has formulated an action plan to achieve total literacy by 2013 in addition to the Sakshara Bharathi scheme launched by the Centre to improve the literacy rate in the State?
Andhra Pradesh.
25.Leading water innovators, policy makers, academics, researchers, investors, thinkers, catalysts, technocrats and entrepreneurs from across the globe will congregate in:
Bengaluru.
26.Recently which of the following country’s plane (Yak-42) carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team has crashed immediately after taking off from an airport?
Russia.
27.Which of the following Indian-American is the Governor of South Carolina in the U.S?
Nikki Haley.
28.The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries. Fourth Commonwealth Youth Games will be held at:
Isle of Man.
29.Indian boys have been clubbed with Tunisia, Greece, Estonia, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, South Korea and Slovenia in Group ‘A' in the World Youth 3x3 basketball championship to be held in:
Italy.
30.S.J. Mukhopadhaya who has been appointed as a Supreme Court judge by President Pratibha Patil along with four others, was earlier the Chief Justice of :
Karnataka High Court.
31.Who is the current Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court?
Vikramajit Sen.
32.Which of the following state government has launched a scheme to distribute laptop to government and aided higher secondary school and college students?
Tamil Nadu.
33.Vandana Shiva is famous:
ecologist.
34.Which of the following states has launched rural tourism scheme “Har Gaon Ki Kahani”?
Himachal Pradesh.
35.Which of the following countries has won Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Ordos (China)?
India.
36.To protect newborns and mothers ‘Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojna’ was launched all over the country by United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi in which of the following states?
Haryana.
37.In the first public-private participation in the defense sector, Nikhil Gandhi-owned Pipavav Defense and Offshore Engineering Company have entered into a joint venture with which of the following state-run Shipyard Company?
Mazagon Dock Limited.
38.Scientists at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development have discovered two new species of fish in Senkhi stream and Dikrong River of:
Arunachal Pradesh.
39.Which of the Indian cricket players have won the ‘Spirit of Cricket Award' at the annual International Cricket Council (ICC) awards function in London?
M.S Dhoni.
40.Which country has recently seeked Indian medical aid to fight dengue?
Pakistan.
41.Hindi day is celebrated on which of the following day?
14 Sep.
42.Global leader and U.S.-based technology services provider CSC has announced the acquisition of which of the following testing solutions company?
AppLabs Technologies.
43.Which Steel Company has announced a major five-year improvement programme for its Ijmuiden steelworks in the Netherlands that is designed to sustain the plant's potential to be a world-class steelmaker?
Tata Steel.
44.Which multinational technology corporation announced that it has partnered Google for accelerating its entry into the Smartphone market by the first-half of 2012?
Intel.
45.Jain Irrigation in partenership with which company has launched Project ‘Unnati', a unique partnership with farmers to demonstrate and enable adoption of ultra-high density plantation (UHDP) practice for mango cultivation?
Coca Cola India.
46.A car will be representing the country as India's most efficient solar car in the “World Solar Challenge 2011” to be held in October in Australia. The car has developed by which college/Universities engineering students?
Delhi Technological University.
47.Which mobile company has over 28 per cent market share (on value terms) in the mobile handset market and is the second largest player?
Samsung.
48.The world's largest bank by profit, balance sheet as well as market value, the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has opened its first branch in which city of India?
Mumbai.
49.The plant with a capacity of 300 tones a day, will supply liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon to customers in the Maharashtra and Gujarat. Which company has planed to construct a new air separation plant in the Pune-Mumbai industrial corridor?
Praxair India.
50.A leader in disaster recovery management software has announced its partnership with iValue Infosolutions, as a value-added distributor?
Sanovi.
51.Which banks has started operations in Andaman Nicobar archipelago with its first branch in Port Blair?
HDFC.
52.Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)?
Shreyans Kumar Jain.
53.Which country has won the Asian Champions Trophy 2011?
India.
54.Which retailer company has joined hands with the Himachal Pradesh Government for a strategic partnership to promote ‘Brand Himachal’?
Future Group.
55.Who is the current Chairman of Indian Atomic Energy Commission?
Srikumar Banerjee.
56.Who is the current President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
Harsh Mariwala.
57.NTPC has already signed preliminary agreements with which state governments for the execution of four coal-based power projects with a combined capacity of over 8,300 MW
Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
58.Which IT firm has been roped in by Deutsche Bank to provide software solutions to the financial services firm's capital markets business unit?
TCS.
59.Michael Nobbs is coach of Indiam men's hockey team. He hails from:
Australia.
60.The Railways has constituted a High-level committee on safety to recommend ways to modernize tracks, signaling, rolling stock and stations. Committee is headed by:
Sam Pitroda.
61.Who is the current chairman of Indian Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)?
Sri Kumar Banerjee.
62.“Pakistan: A Personal History” is the book which wrongly showed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir shaded in the same color as that of Pakistan. This book is written by:
Imran Khan.
63.Which airlines company has announced the extension of its short-term promotion scheme, Silver and Platinum Pass, aimed at providing air travel at competitive and affordable rates?
Air India.
64.The fourth, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 international cricket tournament will be held in which country?
Sri Lanka.
65.Which states has become the first state in the country to launch the ‘My Stamp’ program which allows people to get stamps with their photographs on it?
Jammu & Kashmir.
66.Union Minister of State for Communications and IT has released the ‘Text-to-Speech' (TTS) software for six Indian languages that will help convert text into human voice. This is available in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, and:
Telugu.
67.American multinational conglomerate 3M, which was earlier known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, announced the launch of its second research and development facility in:
Bengaluru.
68.Who has been appointed as the new President of Manufacturer's Association of IT Industry (MAIT)?
Alok Bharadwaj.
69.Which Life Insurance company has launched a range of term plans under the umbrella of ‘iSecure’?
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance.
70.The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs. 399.22 crore to which State governments under RIDF-XVII for ‘Indira Jala Prabha'?
Andhra Pradesh.
71.Which National award-winner Malayalam film, has been nominated as India's official entry for the coming Oscar Academy Awards?
Adaminte Makan Abu.
72.SLINEX-II "the largest joint naval exercises was conducted between:
India and Sri Lanka.
73.The Indian government has gifted 1,250 computers and peripherals to the schools of which country?
Sri Lanka.
74.Which states of India has the highest number of people who smoke, but less of those who use smokeless tobacco?
Jammu & Kashmir.
75.Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland is contemplating to come out with a passenger version of its light commercial vehicle “Dost” in association with:
Nissan.
76.Indian women won the three-match football series against which country?
Bahrain.
77.Which automobile company has launched the automatic transmission (AT) version of its premium SUV Santa Fe?
Hyundai Motors India Ltd.
78.World Tourism Day is observed on:
27th September.
79.Recently which organization has been awarded carbon credits worth Rs.47 crore by the United Nations for reducing green house gas emissions?
Delhi Metro.
80.Ellen Jonson Sirleaf who has been conferred Noble Peace Prize 2011, is associated with which of the following fields?
Women empowerment.

2012-04-09T05:52:00.003-07:00

1.‘Brushes with History’ is the biography of who among the following?
(a) Adi Godrej
(b) K.K. Birla
(c) Subramanium Swamy
(d) P.M. Lekhi
2.Who is the new chairman of National Commission on Minorities?
(a) Wajahat Habibullah
(b) Salman Khurshid
(c) Shefi Quaraishi
(d) Ratnavel Pandian
3.Who is the president of Uganda?
(a) Kizza Besigye
(b) Yoweri Musseveni
(c) Badru Kiggunda
(d) Wa Mutharika
4.Where was 2011 cricket world cup opening ceremony held?
(a) Srilanka (b) India
(c) Bangladesh (d) None of these
5.‘The Sunset Club’ is a book authored by
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) M.J. Akbar
(c) Gurcharan Das
(d) None of these
6.‘Ace Super City’ is a truck launched by:
(a) Ashok Leyland (b) Tata Motors
(c) Mistsubishi (d) None of these
7.Who of the following is the recipient of Alexander Graham Bell medal 2010?
(a) Nick Johnson
(b) Arogyoswami Paulraj
(c) Claus Schwab
(d) Roger Tomlinson
8.Which bank has been presented with Skoch Financial Inclusion Award 2011 for ‘SHG Initiatives- Urban Financial Inclusion’?
(a) Union Bank of India
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Indian Bank
9.World’s first art exchange has been launched at:
(a) London (b) Paris
(c) Austerdam (d) Rome
10.Xinhna is the news agency of:
(a) China (b) Japan
(c) Malaysia (d) South Korea
11.Who is the chairperson of Economic Advisory Council of PM?
(a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(b) Kaushik Basu
(c) C. Rangrajan
(d) Jagdish Bhagwati
12.Which country topped the HDI ranking in 2010?
(a) Norway (b) Sweden
(c) Iceland (d) None of these
13.First world Statistics day was observed in 2010 on which of the following dates?
(a) 8 October (b) 20 October
(c) 13 November (d) 27 December
14.Who is the chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited?
(a) S.K. Khanna (b) Yogesh Agarwal
(c) R. S. Sharma (d) C. S. Verma
15.Who became the first motor woman of western railway on 13 October 2010?
(a) Priti Kumari (b) Divya Ajit
(c) Somshekhari (d) Rajita Krishnan
16.Who is the chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority?
(a) D.K. Sikri
(b) M.B. Lokur
(c) Yogesh Aggarwal
(d) R.K. Dikshit
17.Who of the following was crowned Miss Earth 2010?
(a) Nicole Faria (b) Manasvi Mangai
(c) Beena Ullal (d) Radhika Bosquez
18.India- EU Summit in December 2010 was held on:
(a) Lisbon (b) Stockholm
(c) Brussels (d) None of these
19.Who is the president of Nigeria?
(a) Umaru Yar Adua
(b) Goodluck Jonathan
(c) M. Tandja
(d) None of these
20.Country’s first water gallery was inaugurated in:
(a) Delhi (b) Hyderabad
(c) Bhopal (d) Chandigrah
21. Who is the new Director General of Civil Aviation?
(a) Bharat Bhushan
(b) Tariq Mansoor
(c) S.K. Tripathi
(d) None of these
22.World Wide Web 2011 meet will be held at:
(a) Hyderabad (b) Cape Town
(c) San Jose (d) None of these
23.Who is the Chief of Research and Analysis Wing?
(a) K.C. Verma (b) R.S. Sodhi
(c) B.K. Negi (d) Sanjeev Tripathi
24.Which country is winners of Davis Cup in 2010?
(a) Spain (b) Russia
(c) Serbia (d) Italy
25.Operation Saiyam of Indian Army in related to:
(a) Disposing scrap ammunition
(b) Siachin Glacier
(c) Boundary Demarcation in Gilgit
(d) None of these
26.World cup football in 2018 will be held at:
(a) Brazil (b) Russia
(c) Qatar (d) None of these
27. Who is the PM of Israel?
(a) Benjamin Netyanhyu
(b) Ehud Gaolmert
(c) Yitzhak Rubin
(d) None of these
28.Who is the new CM of Maharashtra?
(a) Ajit Pawar
(b) Ashok Chavan
(c) Prithvi Raj Chavan
(d) None of these
29.Who is the CM of Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Kiran Kumar Reddy
(b) K. Rosuiah
(c) Chiranjeevi
(d) None of these
30.Which of the following is the winners of Durand Cup in 2010?
(a) East Bengal
(b) Mohan Bagan
(c) Dempo Sports Club
(d) Chirag United
31. Can you identify the portfolio that Agatha Sangama, the youngest minister in the Manmohan team, holds from the given options?
(a) Minister of state for water resources
(b) Minister of state for rural development
(c)Minister of state for road transport and highways
(d)Minister of state for youth affairs and sports
32. Can you identify the name of the airlines whose flight 447 disappeared leaving without a trace in Atlantic ocean carrying a total of 228 passengers when it was on its way from Rio De Janeiro to Paris?
(a) British Airways (b) United Airlines
(c) Air France (d) Lufthansa
33. This person was appointed as the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha . Name her from the given options.
(a) Krishna Teerath (b) Meira Kumar
(c) Sushma Swaraj (d) Ambika Soni
34. This person will be the new Secretary -General of Amnesty International. Can you identify him from the given options?
(a) Navaneetham Pillay
(b) Salil Shetty
(c) Nirupam Sen
(d) None of these
35. Can you identify the name of this Indian Telecom major that has started talking again recently about the prospective acquisition
of the African Operations of Kuwait based telecom company Zain Telecom?
(a) Essar Telecom
(b) Idea Cellular
(c) Bharti Airtel
(d) Reliance Communications
36. Goolam E.Vahnvati is the newly appointed ….
(a) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(b) Attorney General of India
(c) Solicitor General of India
(d) Comptroller & Auditor General of India
37.Can you identify the strain of the virus that is responsible for the declared pandemic by the WHO, ‘Swine flu’, from the given options?
(a) AHIN2 (b) BHIN1
(c) AHINI (d) BH1N2
38. World’s first $100 billion brand is ...
(a) Coca-Cola (b) Google
(c) iPod (d) Microsoft
39. As per the latest data provided by Transparency International, India ranks at _____ place on Corruption Index in 2010.
(a) 69 th (b) 87 th
(c) 48 th (d) 53 rd
40. New chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is ...
(a) D.R. Mehta (b) M. Damodaran
(c) G.N. Vajpauee (d) U.K. Sinha
41. Madhu Koda who was in the news for the financial fraud, is a former chief minister of …
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jharakhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh
42. Andhra Pradesh was very much in the news as the demand of a separate state was at its peak recently. Can you identify the name of the separate state that is the bone of contention?
(a) Vidarbha
(b) Telangana
(c) Rayalaseema
(d) None of these
43. Which one of the following has been longest serving Chief Minister of any Indian state?
(a) Mayawati (b) Sheila Dikshit
(c) Jyoti Basu (d) Lalu Prasad Yadav
44. Where would be held the World Cup Hockey Tournament in 2014?
(a) Germany (b) The Netherlands
(c) U.K. (d) Australia
45. Who is the newly appointed National Security Advisor?
(a) Shiv Shankar Menon
(b) Shyam Sharan
(c) MK Narayanan
(d) Ashwini Kumar
46. Can you identify the name of the movie that won the Best Motion Picture Award at the 83rd Academy Award also known as The Oscars, on Feb 28, 2011?
(a) The King’s Speech
(b) Social Network
(c) Black Swan
(d) Inception
47. Which one of the following players was the winner of Australian Open Tennis Tournament 2011?
(a) Rafael Nadal (b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Murray (d) Novak Djokovic
48. Which company was bought by Kraft Foods?
(a) Cadbury (b) Nestle
(c) KFC (d) Mcdonalds
49. What is the name of India’s latest and VIIth Super Computer?
(a) Annapurna (b) Param
(c) Pinak (d) None of these
50. Who is the new National Security Advisor of United States?
(a) Colin Powell (b) Larry Page
(c) W Singham (d) Thomas Donilon
51. Who is the Chairperson of Government appointed Special Task Force to examine development needs of Ladakh?
(a) Narendra Jadhav(b) Abhijit Sen
(c) C Brahmachari (d) None of these
52. Who of the following is the recipient of Turner Prize 2010?
(a) Alex Rodriques (b) Sergie Bryan
(c) Susan Philipsz (d) None of these
53. Who is the new president of UN General Assembly?
(a) Juseph Deiss(b) Hans Rasmus Sen
(c) Leon Panetta(d) None of these
54. Who is the new PM of Netherlands?
(a) Mark Ruttea
(b) Bill Carey
(c) Thakshin Sinawatra
(d) None of these
55. Who is the PM of Sweden?
(a) Fredrick Rainfeldt
(b) Silvio Berlusconi
(c) Garry Wanders
(d) None of these
56. Luka and Fire of Life is the latest book by-
(a) Arun Som (b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Vikram Seth (d) None of these
57. Who is the chairperson of Railway Board?
(a) Vivek Sahay (b) J P Batra
(c) D P Aggarwal (d) None of these
58. Khoj lab has been launched by which group?
(a) Future Group (b) Dell
(c) IBM (d) Times group
59. Which of the following became the Ist Asian Country to sign Free Trade Agreement with European Union?
(a) South Korea (b) China
(c) India (d) None of these
60. ‘The Emissary’ is the book authored by-
(a) Tarun Tejpal (b) Vinod Mehta
(c) Aniruddh Bahl (d) None of these
61. The national calendar of India was adopted in:
(a) 1953 (b) 1955
(c) 1957 (d) 1959
62. Which of the following represents the number of members that comes from the states and union territories in the Rajya Sabha?
(a) 233 (b) 238
(c) 242 (d) 246
63.Find the incorrect abbreviation:
(a)OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(b) UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
(c)UNEP – United Nations Education Programme
(d) GATT – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
63. Judges of the Supreme Court of India retire at the age of:
(a) 60 years (b) 62 years
(c) 65 years (d) None of these
64. Geographically speaking, which of the following is the largest island in the world?
(a) Borneo (b) New Guiena
(c) Greenland (d) Cuba
65. Can you identify the name of the first Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha from the given options?
(a) Hukum Singh
(b) Krishnamoorthy Rao
(c) G.G.Swell
(d) M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
66. Under which of the following Lord’s tenure, Government of India act 1935 was passed?
(a) Lord Wavell
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Wellingdon
67. This article grants the power to the President to pardon people who are convicted by court of law. Identify the article from the given options.
(a) Article 68 (b) Article 70
(c) Article 72 (d) Article 75
68. Kanishka was a famous ruler of:
(a) Gupta dynasty
(b) Maurya dynasty
(c) Kushan Dynasty
(d) Chola Dynasty
69. Which of the following amendments deal with the creation of the Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand as the new states in India?
(a)81st (b) 82nd
(c) 83rd (d) 84th
70. Which of the following personalities is also known as the ‘Morning star of the Indian Renaissance?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
71. Which of the following words was NOT inserted into the preamble by its amendment?
(a) Integrity (b) Secularism
(c) Socialism (d) Sovereignty
72. Who initiated the Mansabdari system?
(a) Aurangazeb (b) Sher Shah Suri
(c) Akbar (d) Jehangir
73. Which of the following represents the minimum age to become the member of the Council of states?
(a) 18 years (b) 25 years
(c) 30 years (d) 35 years
74. Tughlaq –Nama is a famous work of:
(a)Alberuni (b) Amir Khusro
(c) Hasan Nizami (d) Barauni
75. Which of the following constitutional amendment was responsible for the conversion of Goa from a Union Territory to a state?
(a) 52nd amendment
(b) 54th amendment
(c) 56th amendment
(d) 58th amendment
76. Which of the following was the first Indian women president of the Indian National Congress (INC)?
(a)Sarojini Naidu (b) Aruna Asaf Ali
(c) Annie Besant(d) Vijaylakshmi Pandit
77. Which of the following was the first Indian state to have gone under the President’s rule?
(a)Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Punjab (d) Assam
78. Which of the following is NOT matched properly ?
Project River
(a) Hirakud - Mahanadi
(b) Nagarjunasagar - Cauvery
(c) Bhakhara Nangal - Satluj
(d) Tungabhadra - Tungabhadra
79. Which of the following is NOT matched properly ?
Project River
(a) Hirakud - Mahanadi
(b) Nagarjunasagar - Cauvery
(c) Bhakhara Nangal - Satluj
(d) Tungabhadra - Tungabhadra
80. ‘Ashtangika Marga’, is the path for the elimination of the human misery, propounded by:
(a) Mahavira
(b) Gautama
(c) Adi Shankaracharya
(d) Kabir
81. Which article of the constitution of India abolishes untouchability?
(a) Article 14 (b) Article 17
(c) Article 19 (d) Article 21
82. Vienna is situated on the banks of:
(a) Seine (b) Thames
(c) Danube (d) Tiber
83. Which article of the Constitution of India defines money bill?
(a) Article 110 (b) Article 124
(c) Article 234 (d) Article 324
84. Star, Bus and Ring configuration are most properly used types of:
(a) WAN (b) MAN
(c) LAN (d) None of these
85. This personality is also known as the Father of English Poetry .Can you identify him from the given options?
(a) John Milton(b) Geoffrey Chaucer
(c) Shakespeare(d) James Joyce
86. This personality is also known as the Father of English Poetry .Can you identify him from the given options?
(a) John Milton(b) Geoffrey Chaucer
(c) Shakespeare(d) James Joyce
87. Which of the following is the chemical formula of Quartz?
(a) Calcium Oxide
(b) Calcium Sulphate
(c) Silicon Dioxide
(d) Magnesium Sulphate
88. The first Indian to win the Magsaysay award was:
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
(b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(c) B.C. Roy
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
89. This is the heaviest metal , can you identify it from the given options?
(a) Rhodium
(b) Osmium
(c) Plutonium
(d) Astatine
90. This institute is NOT located in Delhi. Identify it from the given options:
(a)Central Road Research Institute
(b)National Institute of Communicable Diseases
(c)National Gallery of Modern Art
(d)Central Drug Research Institute
91. Huntington’s disease is caused by the malfunctioning of:
(a)Kidney (b) Brain
(c) Liver (d) Pancreas
92. Rouf is the name of the folk dance that belongs to:
(a) Gujarat (b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra
93. Who is credited with the invention of e-mail?
(a) Ray Tomlinson(b) Jeffrey Bezos
(c) Jerry Yang (d) Steve Woznik
94. Who wrote India Unbound?
(a) MS Vindi Banga
(b) Gurcharan Das
(c) Pawan K Verma
(d) Shashi Tharoor
95. Who discovered Ultrasound?
(a)Ian Donald (b) Roger Bacon
(c) JP Merrill (d) Joseph Lister
96. This personality is the first recipient of the Jnanpith award. Identify him from the given options:
(a) K. V. Puttappa
(b) G. Sankar Kurup
(c) Umashankar Joshi
(d) Sumitranandan Pant
97. Cinnabar is an ore of:
(a) Lithium (b) Mercury
(c) Zinc (d) Iron
98. The Count Of Monte Cristo is a famous novel by:
(a) Ernest Hemingway
(b) Alexander Dumas
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) William Thackeray
99. Cirrhosis is the disease which affects the:
(a)Eyes (b) Brain
(c) Liver (d) Immunity system
100. Find the odd one out:
(a) Trygve Lie
(b) U Thant
(c) Boutros Boutros Ghali
(d) Camille Gutt.

2012-04-09T01:09:00.003-07:00

1.Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?
Saroja Vaidyanathan.
2.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:
13th October.
3.Tianhe 1A, the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by
China.
4.1st Nuclear security summit in 2010 was held at:
Washington.
5.Virdhawal Khade is associated with which of the following sports:
Swimming.
6.Which is India’s first ever Pollution Control Warship?
Samudra Prahari.
7.Who became India’s youngest grandmaster?
S P Sethuraman.
8.K C Kulich International Award is associated with
Journalism,
9.‘Open’ is the autobiography of which sports personality?
Andre Agassiz.
10.World Cup Football in 2022 is to be held at:
Qatar.
11.Who is the first head of UN WOMEN?
Mitchell blachett.
12.Which of the following committee is related to Corporatisation of Stock Exchanges?
Bimal Jalan Committee.
13.Which is India’s newest stock exchange for currency derivatives
United Stock Exchange (USE).
14.Jeevan Reddy Committee is related to
Armed Forces Special Power Act.
15.Which of the following scheme is related with social security for unorganised sector?
Swavalamban.
16.Polavaram Project is located in which state?
Andhra Pradesh.
17.David Perlman Award is given in which field?
Journalism.
18.Which of the following committee has redefined the definition of Slums?
Pranab Sen Committee.
19.Arrow-III is an anti missile system of
Israel.
20.India’s first jail BPO is going to came up at:
Bangalore.
21.World’s first aviation university coming up at:
Bangalore.
22.Khoj lab has been launched by which group?
Future Group .
23.Which of the following became the first smoke free state in India?
Sikkim.
24.Which of the following became the Ist Asian Country to sign Free Trade Agreement with European Union?
South Korea.
25.The Emissary’ is the book authored by:
Aniruddh Bahl.
26.Who is the new PM of Netherlands?
Mark Ruttea.
27.Who is the new PM of Kosovo?
Hashim Taci.
28.Who is the chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland?
Ranjan Daimary.
29.Who is the PM of Sweden?
Fredrick Rainfeldt.
30.Who is the author of ‘IndiaDivided’?
Rajendra Prasad.
31.Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit.The orbit is at an altitude of-
36,000 km.
32.Silent Valley is in which of the following state?
Kerala.
33.Third Budhist council was held at:
Pataliputra.
34.Who wrote ‘Akbarnama’?
Abul Fazal.
35.What is the full form of “Amul”?
Anand Milk Union Limited.
36.Which among the following is the largest producer of Coffee in the world?
Brazil.
37.Fundamental duties were added by which of the following constitutional amendment?
42nd Constitutional Amendment Act.
38.By which constitution amendment, the membership of house of the people was increased to 545 members from 525 members?
31st Constitutional Amendment Act.
39.Who among the following had founded ‘Abhinav Bharat’?
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
40.Where was the 34th National Games 2011 of India held?
Jharkhand.
41.Who built Moti Masjid at the Red Fort, Delhi?
Aurangzeb.
42.20th Commonwealth Games will be held in:
Scotland.
43.Which among the following country had introduced first polymer currency notes?
Australia.
44.Babli dam is built on which of the following river?
Godavari.
45.Country’s first university for urban studies will be set up in which of the following city?
Bengaluru.
46.Nissan and Renault have launched a car in India , named:
Micra.
47.China is going to spend money on the development of which of the following town related to Gautam Buddha to make it a Macca of Buddha?
Lumbini.
48.Who among the following won the Cincinati tournament-2011?
Paes & Bhupathi .
49.Which among the following constitutional amendment bill contains the provision of increase in women reservation in panchayats?
110.
50.Name the Lokayukta who has recently asked President to censure Chief Minister of Delhi.
Manmohan Sarin.
51.The government approved merger of State Bank of India Commercial and International Bank Ltd (SBICI) with its parent bank SBI. SBICI was set up in which of the following year?
1994.
52.Which country’s Airlines recently has placed largest aircraft order in history?
United States.

2012-04-03T04:47:00.000-07:00

1.India launched a communication satellite by Arian space, from French Guyana on May,2011-
G-Sat.
2.Chairman Of Indian Space Research Organisation is-
K. Radhakrishan.
3.Olive Ridley Turtles are preserved at-
Gahirmatha.
4.The leader preserved 2nd position in the latest ‘corrupt leaders list’ of Time Magazine-
A. Raja.
5.Brand Ambassador of National Aluminum Company (NALCO) is-
Sudarshan Patnayak.
6.The player honored with Pali Umrigar Trophy for 2009-10 is-
Sachin Tendulkar.
7.The bank first introduced the Ru-pay A. T. M. card, is-
Kashi Gomti Samyukt Gramin Bank.
8.Rank of India, in the survey of B.B.C., for the favorable work culture to initiate new entrepreneur, is-
4th.
9.The youngest Mount Lhotse climber is-
Arjun Bajpai.
10.58th National Film Award for the best entertainment movie goes to-
Dabang.
11.Who was honored with Pulitzer Award 2011?
Dr Siddharth Mukharjee.
12.United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has declared to celebrate World Refugee Day on:
June 20.
13.Which one of the following is the only operational stealth fighter in the world?
F-22.
14.Charles Correa is a famous:
architect.
15.Prime Minister ManMohan Singh is a member of parliament (MP) from which of the following state?
Assam.
16.River of Smoke, The Hungry Tide and Sea of Poppies are some famous literary works of:
Amitav Ghosh .
17.The Ashden Awards are an internationally recognized yardstick for excellence in the field of sustainable energy. Which country is the convener of this award?
UK.
18.The proposed Kishanganga HydroelectricProject would be located on river Kishanganga, is located in which of the following state?
Jammu & Kashmir.
19.Who has been appointed as the new chairman of SBI?
Pratip Chaudhary.
20.Recently India’s communication satellite GSAT-8 was launched successfully. The satellite was launched by Arianspace from Kourou in French Guiana. Kourou belong to which country?
France.
21.Which of the following was the last Indian entry into the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site?
Jantar-Mantar of Jaipur.
22.Iranian drama ‘Nader and Simin, A Separation’has won the Golden Bear award for Best Film at the…………………..?
Berlin Film Festival.
23.The U.N. General Assembly voted unanimously to give Ban Ki-moon a second term as Secretary-General, which country does he belong to?
South Korea.
24.The name of first Indian native Cruise is-
Amet Majesty.
25.First Mono Rail Project of India is going to be commissioned at-
Mumbai.
26.Which of the following personality has received first ‘World Food Prize Award’ since it was instituted in 1987?
Dr. M S Swaminathan.
27.Rotterdam Convention mainly deals with:
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
28.Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) is a subsidiary of which of the following group?
Adani Group.
29.India’ s first Indigenous submarine is:
INS Shalki.
30.Name the first Indian, who was appointed as the Governor of a province during British Rule in India?
Satyendra Prasad Sinha.

2012-04-01T02:43:00.001-07:00

1.Which high court Chief Justice has recently resigned, who was facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct?
P D Dinakaran.
2.India's Ambassador to Nepal, Rakesh Sood has been made Ambassador to which among the following countries?
France.
3.Proposed National Social Security Fund will have an initial corpus of
Rs. 1000 crore.
4.Who among the following was recently appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister?
Pulok Chatterji.
5.Which US University recently was raided by investigating and law enforcement agencies on suspected charges of alleged visa fraud?
University of Northern Virginia.
6.Sandeep Sejwal is a well known player of which among the following sports?
Hockey.
7.Which international university has recently announced its plans to launch its merchandise in India?
Oxford University.
8.Which chemical has been declared as an explosive recently by the Indian Government?
Ammonium nitrate.
9.Who among the following is/are the winner(s) of the Prem Bhatia Award for excellence in political reporting?
Jyotirmoy Dey,Josy Joseph.
10.Which among the following country is placed at top in the latest FIFA rankings?
Spain.
11.Employees Provident Fund Organisation, approved appointment of which bank as the custodian of securities of the EPFO?
Standard Chartered Bank.
12.Recently, for the first time, which Indian state has announced compensation to be paid for loss of life, rape and serious injury even if the perpetrators were not identified?
Bihar.
13.Who among the following will act as an honorary ambassador for the 2014 football World Cup?
Pele.
14.Who among the following will take over as new Chief of the Indian Air Force ?
Norman Anil Kumar Browne.
15.99th Indian Science Congress will be organized at which of the following place?
Bhubneshwar.
16.Minjar fair is celebrated in which of the following state of India?
Himachal Pradesh.
17.Who among the following has been appointed as the new Solicitor-General of India?
Rohinton Nariman.
18.Which Indian state has been ranked fourth in a global study of fastest developing cities conducted by The City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank on urban affairs?
Surat.
19.Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2010 has been conferred on –
Gagan Narang.
20.19th Asian Athletics Championships was held in which of the following country?
Japan.
21.Prahaar is the name of a:
missile.
22.Who among the following is the present Foreign Minister of Pakistan?
Hina Rabbani Khar.
23.Present Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India is:
Pradeep Kumar.
24.Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is chaired by:
Prim Minister.
25.Mirage fighter jets was originally manufactured by which of the following country?
France.
26.Who among the following is the new Environment & Forest minister of India after the recent reshuffle of the cabinet at centre?
Jayanthi Natarajan.
27.Researchers have founded the “first firm record” of a supernova at Mosque of Madani, which is located in:
Jammu & Kashmir.
28.No Violet Bulawayo has won Caine Prize for African Writing 2011. She belongs which of the following country?
Zimbabwe.
29.Who was the creator of popular US television show Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch?
Sherwood Schwartz.
30.Cabaret star Liza Minnelli has been made an officer in France's prestigious Legion of Honour. She belongs to which of the following country?
USA.
31.Name the US Army ranger who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, America's highest military medal, for his actions in a firefight in Afghanistan.
Leroy Petry.
32.IMF recently named first Chinese as its deputy managing director in recognition of Chinese growing power in the global economy. Name the person.
Zhu Min.
33.Scrapping yet another initiative of the erstwhile DMK regime, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced an improved medical insurance cover under which a family can derive a maximum benefit of:
Rs four lakh for four years.
34.Newly sworn in South Sudan’s new President is:
Salva Kiir Mayardit.
35.What is the name of the US Congresswoman who has signed a controversial marriage pact that suggests that African American children were more likely to grow up in stable families during the era of slavery than under President Barack Obama?
Michele Bachmann.
36.Navy of which of the following country has recently let women serve on submarines for the first time?
Britain.
37.Apollo Tyres has set up a new West Asian operations hub in :
Dubai.
38.Barclays Capital, the investment banking unit of Barclays Bank, has appointed recently a new Managing Director, Head of Equities for India. What is the name of the person?
Mr Bhavtosh Vajpayee.
39.Archery World Championship were recently held in which of the following given places?
Turin.
40.Which among the following constitutional amendment bill contains the provision of increase in women reservation in panchayats?
110th.
41.Who among the following Lokayukta has asked President to censure Chief Minister of Delhi?
Manmohan Sarin.
42.The government approved merger of State Bank of India Commercial and International Bank Ltd (SBICI) with its parent bank SBI. SBICI was set up in which of the following year?
1994.
43.Airlines company of which country has recently placed largest aircraft order in history?
United States.
44.Government has lowered its GDP forecast for 2011-12 to how much per cent from the earlier estimate of about 9 per cent in view of a likely moderation in industrial output?
8.6%.
45.Which state has announced the decision to demerge its National Institute of Sports (NIS), from the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
Punjab.
46.What is the name of the New Intelligence Chief, who handed over command of US and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan?
General David Petraeus.
47.The Central Government has recently sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd (MEL) with :
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).
48.BHEL has commissioned India’s first thermal set of 525 MW rating at which of the following places?
Maithon.
49.Who among the following has recently taken over as the director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
Dharmendra Jai Narain.
50.Recently English has been dropped as final year subject in which of the following state university?
Saurashtra.
51.Which IIM has announced extension of the reach of its publisher training programme to countries in South East Asia from next year?
IIM Ahmedabad.
52.What is the name of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who resigned following criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police investigating hacking - as an adviser in UK?
Sir Paul Stephenson.
53.Who among the following was officially named as the next envoy of India to the United States of America ?
Nirupama Roy.
54.Which of the following personality has been appointed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji as an advisor to ‘Resurgent Bengal’ scheme?
Sam Pitroda.
55.The world’s largest Indian flag weighing 250 kg was unfurled at the ‘Vibrant India Festival’ which began recently in –
USA.
56.Minister for Defense A.K. Antony recently presented the first Mercy Ravi Award for Woman of Substance to-
Sheila Dikshit.
57.Who among the following was elected president of the Mumbai Cricket Association at its 77th annual general body meeting recently?
Vilasrao Deshmukh.
58.Which among the following is the oldest commissioned ship of the Indian Navy, ‘a landing ship tanker, which was given a fond farewell after 35 years of service recently?
INS Sharabh.
59.Which high court Chief Justice has recently resigned, who was facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct?
P D Dinakaran.
60.Proposed National Social Security Fund will have an initial corpus of
Rs. 1000 crore.
61.Who among the following was recently appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister?
Pulok Chatterji.

2012-03-29T23:06:00.000-07:00

1.According to which of the following Agencies greenhouse gas emissions are increasing instead of decreasing?
International Energy Agency(IEA).
2.“Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakram” has launched by Centre in:
Haryana.
3.World Environment Day observed on:
June 5.
4.Werewolf syndrome is:
an abnormal amount of hair growth on the body.
5.Recently Maharashtra government has raised the Minimum Age for Consumption of Hard Liquor from:
21 to 25 Years.
6.The Ministry of Environment and Forests has proposed to develop Nation's first bio-culture park in which of the following cities?
Bhubaneswar.
7.Who is Director-General of the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services?
Lt. Gen. H.L Kakria.
8.Who of the following has appointed as head of its Change Management Team (CMT) by UN chief Ban Ki-moon?
Atul Khare.
9.Who has appointed as the Finance Secretary ?
Sunil Mitra.
10.Which telecom company has bagged $400 million order from Bharti airtel for modernizing and expanding its 2G and 3G network infrastructure in African countries?
Hawaii Telecom (China).
11.Who among the following has elected head of world football's governing body FIFA?
Arthur Drewry.
12.Which of the following Personal computer making company has launched world's slimmest ThinkPad?
Lenovo.
13.Recently which of the following Oil Products Companies has joined hands with Lucas Indian Service for sale and distribution of lubricants in the Indian market?
TOP1.
14.India has decided to purchase C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force from which of the following country?
USA.
15.11th global biodiversity meet (2012) will be held in which of the following city?
Hyderabad.
16.Who among the following won 6th French Open men’s final?
Rafael Nadal.
17.French Open Women’s final won by?
Li Na.
18.Indian Tennis player reached first time in French Open women's doubles final, her name is:
Sania Mirza.
19.Which of the following player achieved Golden Player of the IPL season 4?
Chris Gayle.
20.Which is world's seventh largest steel making company?
Tata steel.
21.India’s duty-free tariff preference (DFTP) scheme was launched in:
2008.
22.India has allowed duty free import of goods from which of the following countries?
Afghanistan.
23.Recently the Spices Board has launched a campaign to educate farmers, traders and exporters about which of the following Toxin?
Aflatoxin.
24.The committee for the comprehensive review of National Small Saving Fund (NSSF) is headed by:
Shyamala Gopinath.
25.Which is world’s second biggest Tea Group?
Tata Tea.
26.Which among the following has launched CanMobile service to conduct banking transactions through mobile handsets?
Canara Bank.
27.India's third largest copper producer company is:
Hindustan Copper.
28.Suryachakra Power Corporation Ltd is going to set up a 50-MW Wind Power Project in which of the following states?
Tamil Nadu.
29.Which among the following countries is OPEC Group’s biggest Oil producer country?
Saudi Arabia.
30.Which of the following countries was chosen the Host country for World Environment Day 2011?
India.
31.Who has been selected the chairman of India's Competition Commission (CCI) by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?
Ashok Chawla.
32.The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) said account details would be available online from:
July 15.
33.Union government has announced the setting up of a committee under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to trace tax defaulters, make public their identity and recover taxes, will be headed by:
Anita Kapur.
34.Who among the following is an Indian student among 15 global finalists at the Google Science Fair 2011?
Harine Ravichandran.
35.Recently who has been elected general secretary of the Progressive Writers' Association (PWA)?
Ali Javed.
36.Which of the following is the most modern all weather deepest Port of India?
Gangavaram Port.
37.Who among the following Padma Vibhushan awardees was former Rajya Sabha member & India's highest-paid painters leaved India in 2006 and died in London in 2011?
M.F Husain.
38.HPV Vaccine prevents from which of the following diseases?
Cervical Cancer.
39.Dam planned across the Siruvani river is in which of the following states?
Kerala.
40.Recently Union government has decreased the minimum age for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAP) to:
60 year.
41.Country’s first University for urban studies will be set up in which of the following city?
Bangalore.
42.Which of the following tyre company sells its product under the Dunlop, Donin and Falcon brands?
Ruia group of company.
43.CRPF is setting up a training centre and headquarters of its 165 Battalion in which of the following state?
West Bengal.
44.Who won the javelin throw at 51st inter state senior national championship 2011 in Bangalore?
Kashinath Naik.
45.A Swami of Matri Sadan had been on fast seeking a ban on quarrying activities in and around the Ganga in Kumbh area in Haridwar has died. Name the person.
Swami Nigamanand.
46.Which Section of the Advocates Act provide the facility to practice in all courts and forums, including tribunals or any quasi-judicial authority?
Section 30.
47.Tamil Nadu government announced the formation of a committee to examine the quality of syllabus and textbooks under the Samacheer Kalvi scheme, which is headed by:
Debendranath Sarangi.
48.Micra car launched in India with joint venture between which of the following companies?
Nissan and Renault.
49.The controversial Posco steel project is related with which of the following states?
Orissa.
50.What is the deadline set by the government of India to internet service providers (ISPs) for making their networks capable of handling traffic under the new Internet address protocol IPv6?
December 2011.
51.Who among the following is the head of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel?
Madhav Gadgil.
52.Rajasthan Cosmo Club Foundation distributed school uniforms under its flagship “Cloth Bank” scheme in which of the following states?
Tamil Nadu.
53.“Operation Ranch Hand” is associated with which of the following country?
USA.
54.Agent Orange is the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S.A during which of the following war?
Vietnam War.
55.“Granma” is the official newspaper of:
Cuba.
56.Recently BCCI has debarred Indian players from taking part in the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL). SLPL is being organized by a “private party” based in which of the following country?
Singapore.
57.Who among the following Australian cricket player has opened a music studio for slum children in Mumbai?
Brett Lee.
58.Where is the headquarter of Standard Chartered Private Bank located?
Singapore.
59.Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India (FEDAI), organized an event to familiarise the public with the rules and regulations under FEMA in which of the following city?
Chennai.
60.Which of the following state won the National hockey championship recently?
Haryana.
61.Asian Development bank is located at:
Manila.
62.Who has been appointed as head of Business Banking for HSBC in India?
Aditya Gahlaut.
63.According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2000-09, most corruption cases registered in:
Maharashtra.
64.Who is the director of Bombay Natural History Society?
A.R. Rahmani.
65.PNS Mehran is:
a Naval Station of Pakistan.
66.How many countries are member in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?
6.
67.India won, how many gold medals in Asian Youth chess championship at Subic City in Philippines?
10.
68.Who will be the next Cabinet Secretary of India?
Ajit Seth.
69.What is Credit default swap?
Insurance.
70.Which of the following company announced to launch computer Within 10000 Rs?
G’Five.
71.Who has been selected for the prestigious G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research?
Subhasis Chaudhuri.
72.According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global economy will be grow:
4.2 %.
73.Indian Coast Guard Academy is set up at:
Azhikkal.
74.The government intend to expand, which of the following programme, in the 12th Five Year Plan?
National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.
75.The youngest seven summit climber is:
George Atkinson.
76.Who is the chief economic advisor of Finance Minister?
Kaushik Bashu.
77.Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) officially opened its first assembly plant in India at:
Pune.
78.The Reserve Bank of India directed banks to reimburse customers for amounts wrongfully debited from their accounts in failed ATM transactions within how many days?
7 days.
79.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has chosen which of the following financial technology company, to implement its Intellect TM core banking system (CBS) across the bank?
Polaris Software.

2012-03-28T21:56:00.002-07:00

1.Chief Information Commissioner has decided a minimum performance norm for its commissioners. According to this, how many cases at least will be required to be disposed annually?
3200.
2.India's first employability test will be held at:
Delhi.
3.The book “Great soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India” is authored by:
Joseph Lelyveld.
4.Petro China, Chinese oil major, is constructing a four billion cubic meter gas depot to import gas from Myanmar in Northern Xinjiang at:
Hutubi.
5.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined which of the following Indian software firm?
Satyam.
6.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) scaled down India's economic growth from 8.7% to:
8.2%.
7.Italian luxury sports car maker Maserati announced its entry into the Indian market with, which of the following Indian company?
Shreyans Group.
8.Who among the following was appointed captain of the Indian hockey team for the 20th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament to be held at Ipoh?
Arjun Halappa.
9.Who is the most insured player for the forthcoming Indian Premier League T20 tournament?
M S Dhoni.
10.Which one of following state became, the first State in the country to launch a novel scheme like Atal Bijli Bachat Yojna, under which four CFL bulbs are distributed to every household of the State that will save 270 million units power?
Himachal Pradesh.
11.US President Barack Obama has appointed, who one of the following Indian American, as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Committee?
Anuj C. Desai.
12.Malabar Naval Exercise began in :
1992.
13.An Indian Atul Felix Payapilly and his friend Zhang from China have discovered :
A galaxy.
14.Who has been appointed as the president of the Central Supervisory Board set up under the Pre-conception & Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 (PC & PNDT Act)?
Ghulam Nabi Azad.
15.Beidou or Compass is a:
Navigation satellite.
16.Who was elected the first president of the Students Federation of India (SFI)?
C. Bhaskaran.
17.International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has decided to set up molecular centre for rice at:
Hyderabad.
18.Who has been elected the president of WAN-IFRA?
Jacob Mathew.
19.Chainsa-Sultanpur-Neemrana pipeline is built by:
GAIL.
20.Which of the following state government has directly deposited over Rs. 1,000 crore in the bank accounts of farmers for procurement of wheat in the last 25 days?
Madhya Pradesh.
21.The government-appointed committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill will submit its report by:
30 June.
22.UN convention against corruption came into force in:
2005.
23.According to World Bank report, how many people are globally affected by violence?
1.5 billion.
24.Which one of the following countries has banned women from wearing
France.
25.US plans to name a defense official as special envoy to:
Myanmar.
26.Five Indian-american student Ishan Nath, Anjali Bipin Thakkar, Veena Irene Patel, Niharika Sanjay Jain and Aditya Attiguppe Ashok have been named for:
Truman Scholars.
27.Wesley Brown is:
the oldest working federal judge in the USA.
28.2nd best investment destination in the world is:
India.
29.Sembawang Development is a subsidiary unit of which of the following Indian firm?
Punj Lloyd.
30.What is the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL)?
an international initiative devoted to developing DNA barcoding..
31.Malaysian Grand Prix was won by:
Sebastien Vettel.
32.Who has been appointed to assist the commission in inspecting the Polavaram dam to ascertain whether it was being built as per the Godavari Tribunal Award?
M. Gopalakrishnan.
33.Satpayev oil field is located in:
Kazakhstan.
34.Mundra port is operated by:
Adani Group.
35.Which one of the following countries obtained first place in FIFA ranking recently?
Spain.
36.The first meeting of an international contact group was held at:
Doha.
37.Which one of the following groups has signed an agreement to use respective country’s currency instead of the predominant US dollar in issuing credit or grants to each other?
BRICS.
38.Lewis Binford was associated with:
Archaeology.
39.The issue of restriction of women entry in temple was related with, which of the following temple?
Kolhahpur temple.
40.Who has been appointed as the new Chief of the Western Naval Command?
D.K. Joshi.
41.Who was last crowned king of Jaipur state?
Bhawani Singh.
42.Fidel Castro is associated with:
Cuba.
43.Stockholm Convention was held at:
Geneva.
44.X-Sat is a micro satellite of:
Singapore.
45.Which of the following countries has built Youthsat?
India and Russia.
46.Who among the following has won Monte Carlo Masters tennis title?
Rafel Nadal.
47.Supreme Court has recently banned employment of children in which of the following sector?
Circuses.
48.Nag is:
A anti-tank missile.
49.Which one among the following has been declared the strongest bank in Asia Pacific by the Asian Banker magazine ?
HDFC.
50.Olanzapine is:
A genric drug.
51.Which of the following state government has decided to build a grand sports museum to honour inconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar?
Maharashtra.
52.Who one among the following has been appointed new president of Indian Olympic Association?
Vijay Malhotra.
53.Eulophia dabia is:
An endangered species of Orchid.
54.Who one among the following has been named 'Arts and Culture Photographer of the Year' at the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2011?
Amit Madheshiya.
55.Samalkot power project is located in:
Andhra Pradesh/
56.Which of the following PSU has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for research and collaboration in petroleum biotechnology and new and renewable energy sources.
OIL.
57.Sunderbans absorbs how much carbon dioxide daily?
4 cr tones.

2012-03-27T03:47:00.002-07:00

1.Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyaya presented Sahitya Akademi Award 2011, to which of the following Telgu poets for his book ‘Swaralayalu' on Hindustani music?
Samala Sadasiva.
2.Who among the following is the maker of documentary film ‘Jashn-e-Azadi,’?
Sanjay Kak.
3.Who among the following is the current President of Maldives?
Waheed Hassan.
4.Which among the following states has launched “Indira Bal Swasthya Yojana (IBSY)” to provide free treatment to all children?
Haryana.
5.Recently, Tata Power along with SN Power has signed a 236 MW ‘Duger Hydro Electric Project' in which of the following states?
Himachal Pradesh.
6.Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM) was established in December 1971 it is located in:
Hyderabad.
7.Which among the following Biosphere Reserves has been nominated for the prestigious Michael Batisse Award under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)?
Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR).
8.To boost dryland crop production, which of the following states has launched 'Bhoo Chetana' programme in 2009?
Karnataka.
9.23rd National sub-junior “kho-kho” championship was recently held in which of the following states?
Karnataka.
10.For imparting training to less-educated and unemployed youths to improve their skills in the hospitality sectors, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has launched “Hunar Se Rozgar” (Employment through Skills) scheme in which among the following states?
Rajasthan.
11.Insecticides India has entered into a marketing tie-up with which of the following Japanese Chemicals companies to distribute ‘Pulsor', a fungicide which prevents sheath blight in rice in India?
Nissan.
12.On the grounds of “disagreement with certain State policies and inability of the government to deal with mining scam and other scandals, which one of the following social activists has declined the Karnataka government's Basava Puruskar 2010?
Medha Patkar.
13.'Etisalat' is a telecommunications services provider company of which of the following countries?
UAE.
14.“The Last Lecture” is a book authored by which of the following author?
Jeffrey Zaslow.
15.Which of the following state governments would get an assistance of Rs. 2,000 crore from the Union government to set up internal infrastructure for the proposed Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs)?
Odisha.
16.VE Commercial Vehicles, a 50:50-joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, is setting up a bus manufacturing plant in:
Madhya Pradesh.
17.Who among the following authors has written the book “Feeding the forgotten poor”?
William D. Dar.
18.Recently, Sun pharmaceutical company has formed joint venture with:
Merck.
19.Who among the following personalities is the current Project Director of Chandrayaan II?
M. Annadurai.
20.Who among the following has been declared for 'Vyas Samman' for his poetry collection “ Aam Ke Patte ”?
Ramdarash Mishra.
21.Who among the following is the writer of 'Nirbasan' ?
Taslima Nasreen.
22.Recently, Karnataka Government has opposed the proposal of Central Government for a tiger reserve because of opposition from local people and elected representatives in the region. This tiger reserve is proposed in which of the following national parks?
Kudremukh National Park.
23.“Bhooya Sangharsher Hatya” is a book written by:
Sujato Bhadra.
24.“Power of Music” is a book on music as therapy, which is authored by
T. Mythily.
25.Which of the following states will host the International Children Film Festival in association with CFSI in April 2012?
Odisha.
26.Which of the following Bangladeshi writers has written the book 'Dwikhandito' ?
Taslima Nasreen.
27.The 'Ghodahad reservoir' is located in:
Odisha.
28.The 'World Wetlands Day' is celebrated globally on:
February 2.
29.An athlete from Kerala has national record in 800-metre race and won silver medal in the 800-metre race at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Jakarta. The name of the athlete is:
Tintu Luka.
30.Kobelco Cranes India Pvt. Ltd(KCI) is a part of Kobelco Cranes Company has commenced production at its hydraulic crane manufacturing in Andhra Pradesh. It belongs to:
Japan.
31.An urban drinking water supply project worth Rs.740 crore will be launched shortly with loan assistance to be provided by L'Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public institution in which of the following districts of Rajasthan?
Jodhpur.
32.“Kiran-Mk 2” is a/an
Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft.
33.Which of the following State Governments has launched “Atal Bijli Bachat Yojna” to reduce energy consumption and Green House Gas emission by distributing free 4 CFL bulbs to every household?
Himachal Pradesh.
34.The Aerospace Company of which of the following countries has designed and built 'Rafale' a twin-engine delta-wing multi-role jet fighter aircraft?
France.
35.The 11th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention ‘Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation' (Ramsar COP11) will be held in which of the following countries from 6 - 13 July 2012?
Romania.
36.The K.K. Birla Foundation has awarded the 21st Bihari Puraskar for 2011 to Arjun deo Charan for his Rajasthani poetry collection. The name of Rajasthani poetry collection is:
Ghar Tau Ek Nam Hai Bhrosai Rau.
37.Aerospace company of which of the following countries has manufactured the 'Saab JAS 39 Gripen', which is a lightweight single-engine multi-role fighter?
Sweden.
38.'Dollu Kunitha' (dance), is a major form of art, occupies the pride of place among folk dances accompanied by singing. Dollu Kunitha is a popular drum dance of
Karnataka.
39.Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania AB has announced to establish a completely knocked down (CKD) assembly unit for truck and bus chassis in which of the following cities?
Bengaluru.
40.Which of the following cargo airlines has bagged the ‘Air Cargo Carrier of the Year' award for 2012, at the Air Cargo India summit held in Mumbai?
SkyCargo.

2012-03-27T01:52:00.003-07:00

1.Which among the following National Parks has the largest population of one-horned rhinos in the world?
Kaziranga National Park.
2.Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was set-up on 22 April 1946 in which of the following States?
Odisha.
3.Recently, veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin of 'The Sunday Times' was killed along with French photographer Remi Ochlik in which of the following countries?
Syria.
4.Britain forcibly occupied Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) in 1833. Which among the following countries has sought Indian assistance in pressing its claim over Malvinas Islands?
Argentina.
5.Nagarhole National Park also known as "Rajiv Gandhi National Park", is located in which of the following States?
Karnataka.
6.Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) already approved an investment of Rs.4, 300 crore for setting up a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Tamil Nadu with which of the following Port trusts?
Ennore Port.
7.'Enrica Lexie' is a ship of which of the following countries?
Italy.
8.Which of the following computer peripherals manufacturer companies has introduced world's smallest wireless laser mouse ‘baby beans'?
Elecom.
9.Who among the following has bagged the prestigious Hans Raj Nayyar Memorial Award for his research on critical care and therapy for high-risk patients?
Dr. Nikhil Kothari.
10.The Karnataka High Court has appointed which of the following Justice as the mediator in the dispute between Wakf board and Windsor Manor?
Justice R.V. Raveendran.
11.Which among the following Female actors has extended her wholehearted support to ‘Join My Village' to give girls and women from disadvantaged communities in the country access to education and prepare them to build strong communities?
Juhi Chawla.
12.Which among the following State governments has announced to launch ‘Samajik Mukti Card' (Social Freedom Card) for workers in the unorganised sector to avail the various benefits provided by the State government?
West Bengal.
13.International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located in which of the following cities?
Hyderabad.
14.Which among the following International Airports is the first airport in the country to run ground vehicles on biofuel?
Bengaluru International Airport.
15.The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body for women established in 1992 by Government of India under the provisions of the Indian Constitution. Who among the following is the current Chairperson of NCW?
Mamta Sharma.
16.Which among the following companies has entered into a MoU with the Indian Railways for doubling of the railway line between Kirandul and Jagdalpur in Hyderabad?
NMDC Ltd.
17.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy established on 29 July 1957. IAEA has its headquarters in:
Austria.
18.The Louis Philippe Cup is India's richest domestic golf tournament with a prize money of Rs. 1.14 crores, will commence on 5th March, 2012 in which of the following cities?
Bengaluru.
19.Which among the following companies has announced a cash incentive of Rs. 1.16 crore to be distributed amongst the players and support staff of the Indian hockey team for qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics?
Sahara India.
20.Recently, which among the following Pharmaceuticals companies has announced to sell 11.93 per cent stake to US- based healthcare investment firm OrbiMed for Rs 50 crore?
Shasun Pharmaceuticals.

MARCH GK

2012-03-27T00:27:00.000-07:00

1.Name the country’s first sub-sonic cruise missile, which is going to be test launched in April 2012.
Nirbhay.
2.Which of the following organisations has been chosen for the Skoll Award, 2012 for Social Entrepreneurship by the Skoll Foundation in Oxford, England?
The National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) and Nidan.
3.Recently, who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
Vijay Bahuguna.
4.Recently, State-owned Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) has signed, a contract for exploration, development and mining in Akjoujt Iron Ore project at Mauritania in West Africa, with which of the following companies?
Curve Capital Ventures.
5.Which of the following female actors has been awarded best actress award in 59th National Film Awards?
Vidya Balan.
6.Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) is going to be transferred from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to which of the following Ministry?
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).
7.Which of the following server chips has recently been launched by Intel Corp?
Xeon E5-2600.
8.Who of the following has been chosen for Chameli Devi Jain award?
Tusha Mittal.
9.Recently, an Indian NGO, has been selected for the U.S.' first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls for training and organising waste-pickers and eliminating child labour from recycling. Name the NGO.
Chintan.
10.Who will take over as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from April 1, 2012?
K. Venkataramanan.
11.Recently, which of the following countries has qualified for silver medal in the women's 4x400m relay of the last Asian athletics championships due to doping disqualifications of athletes from Kazakhstan and Iraq?
India.
12.Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has chalked out several plans to increase gross enrolment ratio (GER) of students in higher education during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) from present:
20 per cent to 30 per cent.
13.Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jairam Ramesh announced a national award for sanitation and water. This award has been instituted in the name of:
Sant Gadge Baba.
14.Which of the following committees has recommended elimination of all level crossings from the railway landscape within the next five years as a measure of avoiding accidents and deaths?
Anil Kakodkar Committee.
15.Which of the following countries is India’s second largest supplier of crude oil against whom, western countries have sanctioned to curtail import of oil?
Iran.
16.Who among the following sports personalities recently won the All England Open badminton title 2012?
Lin Dan.
17.Who is the current chairman and chief executive officer of Pepsico?
Indira K. Nooyi.
18.The Central government proposes to convert the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) into a mission with changed name to provide health care to the urban poor also, in the course of the 12th Plan. What will be its new name?
National Health Mission.
19.Aamir Khan is national goodwill ambassador of which of the following organisations?
UNICEF.
20.Pajero Sports car is associated with which of the following car manufacturing companies?
Hindustan Motor's Limited (HM).
21.Which oil company has recently agreed to pay $7.8 billion in a settlement reached with claimants affected by the spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010?
BP.
22.Who among the following is the current Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Posco-India?
Yong-Won Yoon.
23.Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is a partner of the Government of India in promoting India’s exports. Who among the following is the current Director General & CEO of FIEO ?
Ajay Sahai.
24.'Bandar Abbas port' is located in which of the following countries?
Iran.
25.Recently, which California-based company has been acquired by Chip-maker AMD for $334 million?
SeaMicro.
26.Which Indian State has recently launched a scheme of free distribution of goats/sheep to the poorest of the poor?
Tamil Nadu.
27.Which among the following Motorcycle companies has launched its gearless scooter portfolio with the launch of its latest offering, ‘Swish 125'?
Suzuki Motor.
28.A.P. Choudhary is the current Chairman-cum-Managing Director of which of the following companies?
Rashtriya Ispat Nigal Limited (RINL).
29.Which among the following railway stations became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that will provide passengers with a wealth of information?
Bangalore City.
30.Recently, the Supreme Court has appointed Justice H.S. Bedi as Chairman of the Monitoring Authority to probe all cases of fake encounter deaths in Gujarat from 2003 to 2006. Justice Bedi replaces Justice:
M.B. Shah.
31.Who among the following is the present Prime Minister of Fiji?
Commodore Bainimarama.
32.Houses are constructed under the 'Griha Bhagya scheme' for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families in which of the following States?
Karnataka.
33.Who among the following personalities has recently won the 'Pritzker Architecture Prize 2012', considered as the Nobel prize in architecture?
Wang Shu.
34.The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam has designed and developed the Torpedo Advanced Light (TAL). Torpedoes are
underwater missiles.
35.Who among the following is the current Chairman and CEO of General Motors?
Daniel F. Akerson.
36.Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) is Asia's largest Sports Institute located in which of the following States?
Punjab.
37.'Bhavani Island' is located in which of the following States?
Andhra Pradesh.
38.Which of the following writers has written 18. ‘Threads of Hope - The Magical Weaves of Andhra Pradesh’ book?
Mrs. Noopur Kumar.
39.Who among the following is the current chairman of the Asian organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI)?
Vinod Rai.
40.Which of the following railway stations has bagged ‘Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station' award for 2010-11?
New Delhi railway station.

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Section I

Number of Questions: 25

Directions for questions 1 to 10: In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Identify the appropriate word in each case.

For half a century, Peter G Drucker has been teacher and adviser to senior managers in business, human service organizations, and government. Sometimes called the godfather of modern management, he_____(1)_____ an acute understanding of socio-economic ______(2)___ with practical insights into how leaders can turn ______(3)____ into opportunity. With a rare ____(4)_____ for synthesis, Drucker nourishes his _____(5)_____ mind on a full range of intellectual disciplines, from Japanese art to network theory in higher mathematics. Yet he learns most from in-depth conversation with clients and students: a global network of men and women who _____(6)____ their ideas from action and act on ideas.

Since 1946, when his book Concept of the Corporation redefined employees as a resource rather than a cost, Drucker’s works have become an ever-growing ____(7)____ for leaders in every major culture, particularly among Japan’s top decision makers in the critical stages of their ____(8)_____ to world business leadership. A ______(9)____ share of productive organizations world-wide are led by men and women who consider Drucker their intellectual guide, if not their personal _____(10)____.

(1) co-exists (2) combines (3) cooperates (4) coordinates

(1) steps (2) layers (3) stratas (4) forces

(1) turbulence (2) power (3) advocacy (4) authority

4.

(1) view (2) feeling (3) position (4) gift

5.

(1) perplex                   (2) doubling                 (3) insatiable              (4) forceful

6.

(1) draw (2) establish (3) comment (4) provoke

7.

(1) strength (2) contribution (3) resource (4) discussion

(1) fate (2) destiny (3) future (4) rise

(1) possessive (2) goodly (3) lamentable (4) projective

10.

(1) manager (2) philosopher (3) co-worker (4) mentor

Directions for questions 11 to14: Read each sentence to detect whether there is any error in it. Each sentence is divided into three parts, namely 1, 2 or 3. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '4'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

11.       If he would have prepared/ his lecture well in advance
                        (1)                                (2)
            it would have been/ the best lecture in the entire conference.               No error
                        (3)                                                                                                (4)

12. While going to the office yesterday I suddenly realized that/
(1)

I have forgotten the key /to my office room at home. No error
(2) (3) (4)

13.       No other library in town has so many books/
                        (1)
            which belong to different disciplines/ as this library.                               No error
                        (2)                                 (3)                                                            (4)

14. People pay tribute to him on account of his/

dedicated and selfless service/for the nation and its people. No error
(2) (3) (4)

Directions for questions 15 to 19: Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the word given in bold letters.

15. Dormant:

(1) Harmful (2) Prosperous (3) Quiescent (4) Gentle

16.       Germane:

(1) Pertinent                 (2) Accustomed                       (3) Prejudiced              (4) Attractive

17. Laconic:

(1) Expansive (2) Operational (3) Realistic (4) Terse

18. Prodigious:

(1) Outstanding (2) Dramatic (3) Wasteful (4) Phenomenal

19. Melancholic:

(1) Possessive (2) Gloomy (3) Refreshed (4) Derogatory

Directions for questions 20 to 23: Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold letters.

20. Assiduous:

(1) Timid (2) Precarious (3) Indolent (4) Inelegant

21. Rampant:

(1) Dubious (2) Restrained (3) Critical (4) Derogatory

22. Salubrious:

(1) Unfavourable (2) Unjustified (3) Unthinkable (4) Unscrupulous

23. Perilous:

(1) Cheerless (2) Grimy (3) Advantageous (4) Safe

Directions for questions 24 and 25: Indentify the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

24. He tends to __________ any suggestion I make in meetings.

(1) venture (2) precipitate (3) clement (4) discount

25. He _________the children to open their eyes and ears to the beauty of life.

(1) admonished (2) promised (3) exhorted (4) complemented

SECTION II

Number of Questions: 50

Directions for questions 26 to 42: The questions below are independent of each other. Answer each independently.

26. Free note books were to be distributed equally among 60 children of a class. Since 15 children were absent on the day of distribution each child got 5 notebooks extra. What was the total number of notebooks available for distribution ?

(1) 750 (2) 1200 (3) 900 (4) None of these

27.       Three of the following four parts numbered (1), (2), (3) & (4) are exactly equal. The number of the part             which is not equal to the remaining three parts is the answer.

            145 x 6 + 15 x 3 = 146 x 5 + 85 x 2 = 65x11+37x5 = 84 x 5 + 32 x 15
                        (1)                           (2)                       (3)                        (4)

28. The area of a rectangular garden is 375 sq. metres and the length and the breadth are in the ratio of 5:3 respectively. What will be the cost of making a 80 cm broad pathway around boundary on all sides of the garden if cost of making the pathway is Rs.50/- per square metre?

(1) Rs.3200/- (2) Rs.3328/- (3) Rs.3228/- (4) None of these

29 . In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'ORANGE' be arranged so that the three vowels never come together ?

(1) 144 (2) 720 (3) 360 (4) 576

30 . Compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs.10,000/- in two years was Rs.3,225/- . What was the rate of interest p.c.p.a ?

(1) 15 (2) 12 (3) 11.5 (4) None of these

31. Which of the following values of x will satisfy the inequality x2 - 2x - 3 < 0 ?

(1) x < -1 & x < 3 (2) -1 < x < 3 (3) -1 > x or x > 3 (4) None of these

32. If A >B > C > D > E are positive non-zero integers, A-D can be –

(X) greater than B – C (Y) smaller than D – E (Z) greater than C – E

            Correct deduction/s is/are

            (1) X only         (2) Y only           (3) Z only         (4) X and Z only

33. A fashion-clothing store has the policy of reducing the price of any item by 10% (ignoring fraction of a rupee) at the beginning of every month till the item is sold off. An item introduced for the first time in January 2002 was finally sold of in March 2002 for Rs. 656. The introductory price of the item must have been

(1) Rs. 800 (2) Rs. 820 (3) Rs 810 (4) none of above

34. Hari has three children. The difference in age between his middle child and the eldest is exactly the same as the age of the middle child. The difference in age between the youngest and the middle also is exactly the same as his youngest child. The sum of his children’s ages is 21 years. His middle child Rama must be of age

(1) 2 (2 ) 4 (3) 3 (4) none of these

35. The product of two integers is 24. How many values are possible for their sum?

(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 14

36.       If A x B means ‘B is the mother of A’, A + B means ‘B is the husband of A’, then which of the following shows             ‘M is the son of N’ ?
            (1) N x M + P                          (2) K + M x N
            (3)   L + M x P + N                   (4) None of these

37.       Ashish, Bhaskar, Chaitanya and Damodar each play one of the following games: cricket, hockey, football and             badminton. Each game in turn is played by exactly one of them. Ashish cannot play cricket or badminton,             Bhaskar cannot play cricket or football, Chaitanya cannot play football or hockey, and Damodar cannot play             hockey or badminton. The games played:

(1)       Cannot be determined because the data is inconsistent.
(2)       Cannot be determined since two solutions are possible.
(3)       are as follows: Ashish – football, Bhaskar – hockey, Chaitanya – badminton, Damodar – cricket.
(4)       None of the above.

38. Samrat Ashok had ten chiefs, each of whom had to pay obeisance to him. They were numbered from 1 to 10 and the chief with number n had to give him n gold coins each weighing 10gms. The total weight of all coins received turned out to be 532gms. Ashok’s Mantri suspected that one of the chiefs had mixed brass with the gold and reduced the weight of each coin by a small amount, by 20%. The possibility of more than one chief cheating does not exist. Based on this information, we can conclude that

(1)       It is impossible to find who had cheated Ashok.
(2)       Either Chief number 6 or Chief number 8 had cheated.
(3)       Chief number 9 had cheated.
(4)       No one had cheated and the Mantri was unnecessarily worried.

39. Both diagonals of a four sided figure are equal. Therefore,

(1)       The figure is a square.
(2)       The figure is either a square or a rhombus.
(3)       The figure is a rhombus.
(4)       None of the above.

40. Given two fixed points,

(1)       Exactly one straight line and exactly one circle can pass through them.
(2)       Many straight lines and exactly one circle can pass through them.
(3)       Exactly one straight line and many circles can pass through them.
(4)       None of the above.

41. The diagonal of an isosceles right angled triangle is 10√2 cm. A circle with centre as the vertex with the right angle and passing through the other two vertices is drawn.

(1)       The area of the circle is not known since many such circles can be drawn.
(2)       The area of the triangle is slightly less than one sixth the area of the circle ( 50 vs 100 π ).
(3)       The area of the triangle is 100 and that of the circle is 200 π.
(4)       None of the above.

42. Abdul’s mother is twice his age and his grandmother is thrice his age. He was born when his mother was more than twenty but was not yet thirty. His grandmother is at most seventy eight. Choose the best answer.

(1)       Abdul is 25.
(2)       To determine Abdul’s age you need to know how old his grandmother was when his mother was born.
(3)       Abdul is 26.
(4)       Abdul’s mother is 48.

Directions for questions 48 and 49: In each question below two equations denoted by I & II aregiven. You have to solve them and find out the relation between p and q.

Give answer if

(1)      p < q
(2)      p ≤ q
(3)      p > q
(4)      p ≥ q

48 . I. p2 + 4p = 12
II. q2 - 5q + 6 = 0

49. I. p2 + 3p + 2 = 0

II. q2 - 3q + 2 = 0

Directions for questions 50 and 52: In each of these questions, a question followed by data in three statements I, II and III is given. You have to study the question along with the data in all the statements and decide which of the statement(s) contain(s) information necessary to answer the question.

50 . What is the strength of the school ?
I . Number of girls is 125% of the number of boys

�� II. Number of girls is more than the number of boys by 45

         III.    Number of boys and the girls are in the ratio of 4:5 respectively
                  (1) Only I & II            (2) Only I & III           (3) Only II & III
                  Only I & II or only II & III

51.     What is the volume of the cylindrical tank ?
          I.      Height of the tank is twice the diameter of the base
          II      Perimeter of the base is 44 cms
          III     Perimeter of the base is more than the height of the tank by 16 cms

(1) I & II only (2) I & III only (3) Any two of the three (4) None of these

52.     What was the length of the train ?

          I.       Speed of the train was 60 kmph
          II.     The train takes 30 secs to cross a 250 metres long platform
          III.    The train takes 15 secs to cross a signal pole

(1) I & II only (2) I and III only (3) All I,II & III (4) Any two of the three

Directions for questions 53 to 55. These questions are based on the following information. Study the information carefully and answer the questions.

The students of the ABC institute of Arts have an option to do specialization in either English or Philosophy or both English and Philosophy. Out of total 85 students boys and girls are in the ratio of 8:9 respectively. 45% of the boys have opted for only English. 40% of the total students have opted for only Philosophy. Out of the total girls in the institute 20% have opted for both. Number of boys opted for only Philosophy and both are in the ratio of 7:4 respectively.

53. How many boys have opted for only Philosophy ?

(1) 11 (2) 22 (3) 14 (4) None of these

54. How many students have opted for both the subjects ?

(1) 34 (2) 19 (3) 21 (4) None of these

55. How many girls have opted for English ?

(1) 20 (2) 25 (3) 18 (4)) None of these

Directions for questions 56 to 58 : Use the information given below to answer questions that follow:

In a football league with seven teams, 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 point is awarded to each team in case of a tie. However, each team plays each other twice during the season, and in the case of a team winning both the games against a particular opponent, the winning team receives an additional bonus point. In the last year’s league, the champion team C won all its games and the worst team L lost all its; (only) two teams, A and B, were tied for the second place and the teams D, E and F were in a deadlock in terms of the total points.

56. Which of the following situations are possible?

           a). Other than the team C, no team received any bonus point during the season.
           b). D, E and F did not loose any game except for their losses to Team C.
           (1) only a), but not b)    (2) only b), but not a)     (3) both a) and b)    (4) neither a) nor b)

57. Which of the following is not a possible array of total points by the seven teams?

           (1)       42,      31,       31,       14,       14,       14,       0
           (2)        42,       16,       16,       15,       15,       15,       0
           (3)        42,       30,       30,       13,       13,       13,       0
           (4)        42,       21,       21,       11,       11,       11,       0

58. What is the minimum possible point earned by team E?

(1) thirteen (2) ten (3) eleven (4) none of the above

Directions for questions 59 to 62: Read the following information and answer the questions.

A,B,C and D are four consultants with four reputed software companies viz., Atharva, Technotech, Infosoft and Vedic ( not necessarily in that order). They have done pioneering software work in the following languages: Java, Fortran, Pascal and Cobol which have fetched them the top four prizes in a world famous software exhibition.

D has won neither the first nor the second prize.

A’s work is in Cobol.

Java software work bagged the second prize.

Technotech consultant has done work in Pascal.

C, the Atharva consultant won the fourth prize.

The Infosoft consultant won the first prize.

59.       First prize is won by –
            (1) Consultant B                                 (2) Consultant A
            (3) Java software work                       (4) Pascal software work

60 . ‘D’ is the consultant of –
(1) Infosoft (2) Vedic (3) Technotech (4) Atharva

61 .      Which of the following statements correctly list(s) the descending order of the prize-winning combination of             consultants/companies/language work area ?
            I           Cobol, Technotech, B
            II          Vedic, D, Pascal
            III        B, Technotech, Fortran

            (1) III only                  (2) II only                   (3) I & II                     (4) I & III

62. Fortran work was done by –

(1) Vedic Consultant (2) Infosoft Consultant (3) B (4) None of these

Directions for questions 63 to 66: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and –

Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

CAUTION: Do NOT mark your answer unless you consider both the statements carefully.

63.       Who among A,B,C,D & E is the shortest ?
            I.          B and C are taller than E.
            II.         D is taller than A but shorter than E.

64. Which code stands for “artificial” in a code language in which “Human” is denoted by “pi” ?

“Artificial Intelligence” is denoted by “di ti” in that code language.

“Enormous Human Intelligence” is denoted by “mi di pi” in that code language.

65. What is Raju’s rank from the last if he is 19th from the top ?

There are 85 students in his class.

Dilip who ranks 20th in Raju’s class is 66th from the last.

66. What is the area of a square field ?

The perimeter of the field is twice the sum of its two sides.

The cost of fencing around the field is Rs.4,000/- @ Re.1 per foot.

Directions for questions 67 to 72. In the following questions the symbols @, *, #, £ and $ are used with the
following meaning:

            A @ B means A is smaller than B
            A * B    means A is greater than B
            A # B   means A is either greater than or equal to B
            A £ B   means A is either smaller than or equal to B
            A $ B means A is equal to B

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I & II given below them is/are definitely true ?

            Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I is true
            Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II is true
            Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
            Give answer (4) if both the Conclusions I and II are true

67.       Statement         :   D # P, Q @ R,   P * R
            Conclusions       :   I. Q @ P
            II D * R

68.       Statement         :    Y @ Q, R * T, Q # R
            Conclusions       :    I. Y $ R
             II Q * T

69.       Statement         :     N $ Y, Y @ Z, R * Y
            Conclusions       :     I. R $ Z
            II. Y @ R

70        Statement         :     W * K, M @ L, K * M
            Conclusions       :     I. L * K
                                           II. M @ W

71.       Statement         :    U * E, G @ F, F $ E
            Conclusions       :    I. G @ U
                                          II. E @ G

72.       Statement         :    V * P, R @ P, Q @ R
            Conclusions       :    I. Q @ V
                                           II. P * Q

Directions for questions 73 to 75: Six students A,B,C,D, E & F have secured different marks in a competitive examination. A’s marks are not more than E’s. C, who has more marks than F, is fifth in the ascending order of marks. E has more marks than D, but not as high as F & B. D’s marks are less than A.

73. Who amongst them has secured maximum marks ?
(1) B (2) F (3) Cannot be determined (4) None of these

74. Which of the following represents them in the descending order of their marks?
(1) DAEFCB (2) FCBEAD (3) DAEBCF (4) BCFEAD

75.       Which of the following is true?
            (1) F secured more marks than B
            (2)  C secured more marks than B
            (3)F stands 4th when all are arranged in the descending order of their marks
            (4)D has secured least marks

Section III

Number of Questions: 25

Directions for questions 76 to 100: Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below each. Certain words are underlined to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions
Passage 1

For more than a century, the Industrial Gases Division of BC, a huge British conglomerate, had joined the march of industrial progress across the British Empire. Its 35,000 people worked in fifteen countries around the globe to produce and deliver oxygen, nitrogen helium, and a wide variety of industrial gases to manufacturers of products ranging from steel and food to microchips.

Industrial Gases maintained a steady, if remarkable, course until 1993. Then, in a sharp break with its staid British traditions the company elevated C K Chow to its top post. Chow, head of Industrial Gases’ Hong Kong subsidiary, was an aggressive entrepreneur with a strong belief that the sluggish giant had lost touch with the competitive realities of the late twentieth century.

As he settled into the corporate headquarters outside London and surveyed the worldwide operation, Chow’s concern only grew deeper. He saw an organization resistant to new ideas, focused on internal concerns rather than on customer needs, and fixated on geographic boundaries that discouraged collaboration. While the operation faced no imminent crisis, it was clearly an underperformer, seemingly content to pursue business as usual in a world where markets and technology were constantly changing. He came to believe that two particular problems, if left unresolved, might soon become critical.

First, Industrial Gases was slow to develop new technology and slow to diffuse it throughout the company. A new manufacturing or delivery process developed by the company’s Australian subsidiary might take years to show up at the other Industrial Gases operations. In the meantime, competitors were copying the Australian break-throughs and using them to gain advantage over Industrial Gases subsidiaries in other countries.

Second, from a historical standpoint, the industrial gases business had been intensely local; plants were located right next to steel mills, for instance, and few customers had global operations. By the early 1990s, that was changing. Major microchip producers, such as Intel and IBM, had little patience for dealing separately with BOC in a dozen different counties; they wanted to streamline their relationships and have just one BOC contact – and if they couldn’t they were more than willing to take their business elsewhere.

Convinced that the company’s plodding performance was rooted in fundamental organizational problems, Chow secluded himself with the dozen members of his senior team near the ancient village of Runnymede. There, they spent days thrashing out the company’s problems with regard to organizational structure and processes and hammering out a new vision for the future. They resolved that in order to be truly competitive in a full range of local and worldwide markets, they would have to become “the most customer-focused” company in the industrial gases business “through innovation and service created by working together around the globe.”

76. What did Chow realize after taking over the top post at Industrial Gases ?

The organization was open to new ideas.

It served its customers well.

It was focused on internal concerns.

It faced great crisis.

77. Which of the following statements about C K Chow is NOT correct ?

He was an aggressive entrepreneur.

He believed that industrial gases was not in touch with ground realities.

He belonged to the Australian subsidiary.

He was stationed at the corporate headquarters.

78. What was Chow’s diagnosis about the Company’s poor performance ?

Basic problems related to organization structure and processes.

Constantly changing markets and technology.

Better performance of its competitors.

None of these

79. What was decided by Chow and his colleagues at Runnymede ?

Make the company as productive as possible.

Give a strong push to performance.

Make the operations of Company more competitive.

Lay maximum focus on customer needs and expectations.

80. Which of the following problems was considered to be critical by Chow ?

Underperformance of Industrial Gases.

Smooth adoption of technology.

Resistance to new ideas.

Strong local nature of business.

81. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage ?

Industrial Gases had headquarters in Australia

Runnymede is an ancient suburb of London.

Chow was head of Industrial Gases’ Hongkong subsidiary.

Industrial Gases manufacture products which are poisonous and having health hazards.

82. What did Chow do with his colleagues at Runnymede ?

He defined and decided the functions of management at Industrial gases.

Identified the problems of Industrial Gases with solutions.

Decided to develop new technology for Company’s progress.

None of these

83. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage ?

Industrial Gases was neither technologically innovative nor customer focused.

At Runnymade Chow hammered out a new vision for Industrial Gases.

Industrial Gases had an edge over its competitors in the market

Industrial Gases was in existence for more than 100 years.

84 Which of the following words is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘sluggish’ as
used in the passage ?

(1) fast-moving (2) inactive (3) strong (4) durable

Passage 2

Over the years, there has been pressure for increased productivity and higher earnings for workers in industry. Employee earning can be increased by raising the selling price of the firm’s products and services, reducing profits or costs of raw materials, or augmenting labour productivity. However, increasing employee earnings by means other than increased labour productivity jeopardizes the firm’s competitive strength in the market. Higher prices usually mean fewer customers, reduced profit means less capital investment, and low-cost materials mean poor product quality. But, increasing labour productivity by enhancing skills and motivation creates an almost unlimited resource. The development of economic resources, human as well as nonhuman, is the product of human effort, and the quality of human effort in large part depends on human motivation.

Motivating employees with traditional authority and financial incentives has become increasingly difficult as employees become economically secure and their dependency on any one particular organization decreases. According to expectancy theorists, the motivation to work increases when an employee feels his performance is an instrument for obtaining desired rewards. Nevertheless, in many organizations today employees are entitled to organizational rewards just by being employed. Unions, governmental regulations, and the nature of the job itself in some cases prevent management from relating financial rewards to performance. People may be attracted to join and remain in organizations to receive organizational rewards, but being motivated to join an organization is not the same as being motivated to exert effort in an organization. The challenge to management is to find and administer alternative forms of incentives which will induce employees to improve work performance. Such alternative forms of reinforcement will require increased understanding of motivational theories and programmes.

85. Which of the following factors create unlimited resources for organizations ?

Satisfying employees with financial incentives.

Increasing labour productivity by enhancing skills and motivation.

Encouraging employees to spend greater physical energy.

Inducing employees to improve work performance and control their demands.

86. Which of the following does not contribute to the increased employee earnings, in
the context of the passage ?

Increasing the selling price of company’s products

Reducing profits in favour of employees

Providing incentives and fringe benefits

Augmenting labour productivity

87. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage ?

Development of economic resources is the product of market conditions

Employee earnings can be increased by lowering the selling price of company’s products.

Employees can be best motivated by providing financial incentives.

Employees are entitled to organizational rewards just by being employed

88. Which of the following factors, according to the passage, imperils the
organization’s competitive strength ?

Ability of making performance contingent on rewards.

Anti-productivity and anti-management activities of labour unions

Motivating employees with traditional authority.

Increasing employee earnings regardless of their productivity.

89. Which of the following factors determine the quality of human efforts ?

Desire and willingness of an individual to excel in whatever he undertakes.

Economic resources available with the organization.

Readiness of an individual to experiment with new ideas and his innovativeness.

Higher wages, fringe benefits and job security.

90 Employees feel motivated to work when they –

experience good working conditions in the organization.

decide to produce goods and services as a result of team work

think that performance is a tool for obtaining rewards.

relate rewards to material prosperity

91. Which of the following words is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word “jeopardize” as used in the passage ?

(1) safeguard (2) endanger (3) project (4) devalue

92. In the context of the passage, company’s competitive strength in the market is affected mainly because of –

slump in the international market.

faulty company policies and procedures.

poor inter-departmental coordination

lack of improvement in labour productivity

93. Which of the following statements is/are NOT TRUE in the context of the passage ?

Human effort is the cause of development of economic resource.

Management is free to relate financial rewards to performance.

Employees can be easily motivated with traditional authority.

(1) A and B only (2) C only (3) A and C only (4) B and C only

Passage3

Man’s growth from barbarism into civilization is supposed to be the theme of history but sometimes, looking at great stretches of history, it is difficult to believe that this ideal has made such progress or that we are very much civilized or advanced. There is enough of want of cooperation today, of one country or people selfishly attacking or oppressing another, of one man exploiting another.

It is well to remember that man in many ways has not made very great progress from other animals. It may be that in certain ways some animals are superior to him. Still we look down upon the insects as almost the lowest of living things, and yet the tiny bees and ants have learnt the art of cooperation and of sacrifice for the common good far better than man. If mutual cooperation and sacrifice for the good of society are the test of civilization we may say that the bees and ants are in this respect superior to man. In one of our old Sanskrit books there is a verse which may be translated as follows: “For family, sacrifice the individual, for community, the family, for the country, the community, and for the soul, the whole world”. What a soul is, few of us can know or tell, and each one of us can interpret it in a different way, but the lesson this Sanskrit Verse teaches us is the same lesson of cooperation and sacrifice for the larger good. We in India had forgotten this sovereign path of real greatness for many a day. But again we seem to have glimpses of it and all the country is astir. How wonderful it is to see men and women, and boys and girls, smilingly going ahead in India’s cause and caring about any pain or suffering ! Well, may they smile and be glad for the joy of serving a great cause is also great. They will also be fortunate enough to get the joy of sacrifice.

94. What is the theme of history ?

The rise and fall of empires.

Man’s moral and spiritual development.

Man’s search for truth.

The process of man becoming civilized.

95. In what respects are some animals superior to man ?

Physical strength

Having no worries in their lives

Having greater instinct for cooperation and sacrifice

Not oppressing or exploiting one another.

96. What does the soul signify ?

A divine essence in all of us.

Different things for different people

Self-righteousness

The element of life

97. What lesson does the Sanskrit Verse in question teach us ?

To inculcate spirit of cooperation and self-sacrifice for the large good of the society.

To behave well with one another.

To help each other in difficulties.

To work constantly.

98. We say that man is not yet civilized because -

there are colossal disparities between the rich and the poor.

most of us are illiterate.

we ill-behave with one another.

most of us oppress and exploit others and lack the spirit of cooperation.

99. We should not look down upon the insects as almost the lowest of living
things because -

they are of immense use to mankind.

they can cause harm to us out of proportion to their size.

they have a sense of sacrifice and cooperation.

small size does not necessarily make anything low.

100. What does the sentence “All the country is astir” mean in the passage ?

The whole country is up in revolt.

A wave of zeal and vivacity, vigour and dynamism is perceptible in the whole country.

There is an upsurge of political and economic fervour in the whole country.

The whole country is flooded with lofty ideas and thoughts.

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1. Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was setup in year 1946 in which states?

Odisha.

2.The Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park in India located in which districts of Rajasthan?

Alwar.

3.Kerala has launched a project titled “Hunger Free City” aims to provide highly subsidized meals once a day to public at designated centers in a city and ensure that no person in the city goes without at least one square meal a day. Which city is the first city chosen for this?

Kozhikode.

4.The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a committee on priority sector under the Chairmanship of Mr. M V Nair, he is Chairman of which banks?

Union Bank of India.

5.Who is the current chief coach of Indian men's hockey team?

Michael Nobbs.

6.Akhlaq Mohammad Khan 'Shahryar' was honoured with the Jnanpith Award in 2008 and the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book:

Khwab ka Dar Band Hai.

7.'Snehasparsham' is a pension project for the unwed tribal mothers in which of the states?

Kerala.

8.Which river interlinking project is proposed to be the first river interlinking project in the country?

Ken to Betwa.

9.Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyaya presented Sahitya Akademi Awards 2011 in New Delhi to which Telugu poets for his book ‘Swaralayalu' on Hindustani music?

Samala Sadasiva.

10.Public sector major, Canara Bank has opened its first ultra small branch which would be open all seven days in a week and would be linked with the bank's Core Banking Solution in which states?

Tamil Nadu.

11.Which of the States has launched ‘Zero Landless programme' for distributing land to the landless and eligible persons from among the weaker sections of society?

Kerala.

12.Who has been selected for the S.R. Jindal Prize for his outstanding contribution in his field ,along with the former Lokayukta of Karnataka, Justice N. Santosh Hegde ?

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

13.Go Airlines is a leading low-fare service airline, flying to 21 destinations within India with 160 daily flights. Who is the CEO of GoAir?

Giorgio de Roni.

14.Which States last registered a case of wild poliovirus ?

West Bengal.

15.'Pancheshwar dam' is to be constructed on which rivers?

Sarada (Mahakali).

16.Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has set up a three-member panel to examine the report on Air India-Indian Airlines merger and prepare a schedule for their implementation recommended by which Committee?

Dharmadhikari Committee.

17.Vempalli Gangadhar has bagged Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2011 for which the books of short-stories in Telugu?

“Molakala Punnami”.

18.Which country's President has decorated tennis World No. 1 Novak Djokovic with the highest state honour medal 'Gold Star of Karadjordje'?

Serbia.

19.Which Odia writers has been selected for Kendra Sahitya Akademi for his/her novel ‘Achinha Basabhumi'?

Kalpana Kumari Devi.

20.'Megha-Tropiques' is a:

satellite mission to study the water cycle in tropical atmosphere.

21.Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyaya presented Sahitya Akademi Award 2011, to which of the Telgu poets for his book ‘Swaralayalu' on Hindustani music?

Samala Sadasiva.

22.Who is the maker of documentary film ‘Jashn-e-Azadi,’?

Sanjay Kak.

23.Who is the current President of Maldives?

Waheed Hassan.

24.Which state has launched “Indira Bal Swasthya Yojana (IBSY)” to provide free treatment to all children?

Haryana.

25.Recently, Tata Power along with SN Power has signed a 236 MW ‘Duger Hydro Electric Project' in which state?

Himachal Pradesh.

26.Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM) was established in December 1971 it is located in:

Hyderabad.

27.Which Biosphere Reserves has been nominated for the prestigious Michael Batisse Award under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)?

Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR).

28.To boost dryland crop production, which state has launched 'Bhoo Chetana' programme in 2009?

Karnataka.

29.23rd National sub-junior “kho-kho” championship was recently held in which state?

Karnataka.

30.For imparting training to less-educated and unemployed youths to improve their skills in the hospitality sectors, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has launched “Hunar Se Rozgar” (Employment through Skills) scheme in which states?

Rajasthan.

31.Insecticides India has entered into a marketing tie-up with which of the following Japanese Chemicals companies to distribute ‘Pulsor', a fungicide which prevents sheath blight in rice in India?

Nissan.

32.On the grounds of “disagreement with certain State policies and inability of the government to deal with mining scam and other scandals, which of the social activists has declined the Karnataka government's Basava Puruskar 2010?

Medha Patkar.

33.'Etisalat' is a telecommunications services provider company of which country?

UAE.

34.“The Last Lecture” is a book authored by which author?

Jeffrey Zaslow.

35.Which of the state governments would get an assistance of Rs. 2,000 crore from the Union government to set up internal infrastructure for the proposed Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs)?

Odisha.

36.VE Commercial Vehicles, a 50:50-joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, is setting up a bus manufacturing plant in:

Madhya Pradesh.

37.Which authors has written the book “Feeding the forgotten poor”?

William D. Dar.

38.Recently, Sun pharmaceutical company has formed joint venture with:

Merck.

39.Who is the current Project Director of Chandrayaan II?

M. Annadurai.

40.Who has been declared for 'Vyas Samman' for his poetry collection “ Aam Ke Patte ”?

Ramdarash Mishra.

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1. Name the number two economy of the world.

a. China

b. New Zealand

c. Japan

d. Australia

2. The merger of the State Bank of Indore with SBI took place on

a. August 15, 2010

b. August 26, 2010

c. September 13, 2010

d. September 23, 2010

3. Punj Lloyd Group bagged a contract for laying a natural gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore from GAIL India for

a. Rs 539 crore

b. Rs 544.22 crore

c. Rs 594 crore

d. Rs 602 crore

4. Who has launched Passion Pro, a limited edition 100cc motorcycle, priced at Rs 46,300?

a. Maruti

b. Kinetic

c. Hero Honda

d. Bajaj

5. The net worth of order for construction of bus rapid transit system corridors bagged by J. Kumar Infra projects is

a. Rs 126 crore

b. Rs 136 crore

c. Rs 146 crore

d. Rs 156 crore

6. HSBC has picked up 6.22 percent stake in a pharmaceutical company through institutional placement of shares. Name the company.

a. Strides Arcolab

b. Procter & Gamble

c. Johnson and Johnson

d. GlaxoSmithKline

7. Hindustan Dorr-Oliver bagged an order from Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer (BPCL) and Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) worth

a. Rs 90.49 crore

b. Rs 92.59 crore

c. Rs 94.42 crore

d. Rs 96.57 crore

8. According to the govt. fi gures released in August 2010, the number one economy of the World is

a. USA

b. Japan

c. India

d. Russia

9. Who amongst the following has been appointed as the Chief Executive Offi cer of Zee Turner?

a. Virad Kaul

b. Ajay Maken

c. Prem Bhatia

d. R. P. Goenka

10. The Asian Development Bank approved a loan for National Capital Region worth

a. $130 million

b. $150 million

c. $170 million

d. $190 million

11. Identify the industrialist who has been named as the businessman of the decade from the given options.

a. N. Vaghul

b. O. P. Bhatt

c. Harsh S. Mariwala

d. Ratan Tata

12. The number of units sold by Hyundai Motor India Ltd in the domestic market in September, 2009 was

a. 27,803 units

b. 30,303 units

c. 33,803 units

d. 37,308 units

13. During the last two fi scals the number of employees to leave Mahindra Satyam was

a. 17,000

b. 17,035

c. 17,584

d. 17,963

14. Tata Steel signed an agreement with a consortium of 13 banks, led by Standard Chartered and State Bank of India, for raising

a. Rs 15,000 crore

b. Rs 20,000 crore

c. Rs 25,000 crore

d. Rs 30,000 crore

15. In which Indian state does Huawei – the Chinese telecom equipment maker plan to set up a $500 million manufacturing facility?

a. Karnataka

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Bihar

d. Rajasthan

16. Maruti Suzuki India, recorded its highest-ever monthly sales in September at

a. 1,05,763 units

b. 1,05,706 units

c. 1,08,006 units

d. 1,10,086 units

17. The net income in the third quarter of Intel Corporation grew at percent to reach $2.95 billion.

a. 55%

b. 59.45%

c. 64.5%

d. 67.83%

18. The FDI in ow in India during the April – July quarter recorded a

a. Rise of 20%

b. Rise of 27%

c. Decline of 20%

d. Decline of 27%

19. During the fi rst quarter of 2010 – 2011, the sector which registered highest growth rate is

a. Manufacturing

b. Construction

c. Transportation

d. Farming

20. How much growth did Indian economy’s GDP register during the fi rst quarter of 2010-2011?

a. 6.2%

b. 7.6%

c. 8.8%

d. 11.3%

21. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has spent over Rs 53,202 crore on road projects in last how many financial years?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

22. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by World Economic Forum, India has been ranked

a. 48

b. 51

c. 57

d. 63

23. According to the forecast made by the Forbes magazine, the richest man in the world in 2014 would be

a. J. Frank Brown

b. Tarun Kataria

c. Mukesh Ambani

d. L. M. Mittal

24. Name the state which has announced a scheme to provide free electric connection to 2 lakh BPL families.

a. Haryana

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Punjab

d. Gujarat

25. The second best favourite destination in the world for FDI over next 2 years according to UNCTAD would be

a. Sri Lanka

b. Pakistan

c. Nepal

d. India

26. In which Indian city has Facebook, the Social networking site, opened its office?

a. Pune

b. Hyderabad

c. Bangalore

d. Chennai

27. According to a study conducted by Assocham, which two cities have emerged as the highest employment-generating cities out of all the

other tier II and tier III cities of the country in the first quarter of 2010-11?

a. Pune and Bangalore

b. Pune and Ranchi

c. Ranchi and Delhi

d. Delhi and Bangalore

28. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by World Economic Forum the country that has bagged the fi rst position is

a. Switzerland

b. USA

c. Japan

d. India

29. Network18 Media & Investments accepted an offer from a subsidiary of Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd to buy The Indian Film Company at

a. 112.06 pence

b. 113.67 pence

c. 113.78 pence

d. 115.56 pence

30. The World steel demand is expected to grow at to a record 1.34 billion tonnes in 2011.

a. 4.3 percent

b. 5.2 percent

c. 5.3 percent

d. 6.2 percent

31. Within a space of 23 years after it made its fi rst shipment of 500 vehicles overseas, the exports of this organisation have now crossed the

milestone of 8 lakh units. Name it.

a. Maruti Suzuki

b. Hero Honda

c. Hundai

d. Skoda

32. Jindal Steel and Power acquired Shadeed Iron & Steel plant in Oman, for

a. $404 million

b. $464 million

c. $504 million

d. $554 million

33. India’s third largest software firm is

a. HCL

b. Wipro

c. INFOSYS

d. IBM

34. Nissan Motor registered total sales of 1,256 units in September 2010, with its newly-launched compact car

a. Micra

b. Logan

c. Fabia

d. Reva

35. During 2009 – 2010 the state to register the highest growth in State Gross Domestic Product was

a. Haryana

b. Punjab

c. Chhattisgarh

d. Gujarat

36. Name the bank which launched a new credit card to give frequent yers the chance to earn mileage points while ying on more than 50

domestic and international airlines.

a. Citibank

b. ICICI

c. Axis bank

d. SBI

37. Edify Education, a part of DRS Group, will invest Rs 500 crore to open a network of around 300 schools across

a. Sri Lanka

b. Pakistan

c. India

d. Bangladesh

38. L&T has sold 2.42 per cent stake in Mahindra Satyam for through open market transactions.

a. Rs 249.11 crore

b. Rs 294.81 crore

c. Rs 298.18 crore

d. Rs 304.81 crore

39. Which premium carmaker is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possiblity of brake problems?

a. Mercedes

b. Skoda

c. Ford

d. BMW

40. Scott McConnell has joined as senior vice president and operating leader for the Americas region at

a. Patni

b. Genpact

c. HCL

d. Infosys

41. Auto component maker Bosch is planning to make an investment to ramp up its capacity at Jaipur plant, the company’s only V E distributor

pump manufacturing facility in the country. The worth of the investment is

a. Rs 100 crore

b. Rs 105 crore

c. Rs 110 crore

d. Rs 105 crore

42. Anand Mahindra, vice-chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra has gifted $10 million to support the Humanities Centre at

a. Oxford University

b. Boston University

c. Harvard University

d. Delhi University

43. Ambuja Cements production in September 2010 was as against 13.82-lakh tonnes in 2009.

a. 12.35 lakh tonnes

b. 14.84 lakh tonnes

c. 15.63 lakh tonnes

d. 18.33 lakh tonnes

44. The government has appointed as the Executive Director of a public sector Indian Bank.

a. Rajeev Ranjan

b. Rishi Raj

c. Rajesh Ranjan

d. Rajeev Rishi

45. Who amongst the following is the CEO and Managing Director of Birla Wellness & Healthcare?

a. Martin Newson

b. N Venkat India

c. Harsh Chitale

d. Jason Todd

46. Sundaram Finance acquired its joint venture partner BNP Paribas Asset Management’s 49 percent stake for

a. Rs 141.48 crore

b. Rs 144.84 crore

c. Rs 145.48 crore

d. Rs 147.84 crore

47. Name the cellular company that has launched a language helpline to help those who seek assistance for day-to-day conversations in

languages.

a. Idea

b. Vodafone

c. Airtel

d. Tata Indicom

48. ’Most Admired Retailer 2010' award has been bagged by

a. Pantaloons

b. Big Bazaar

c. Croma

d. MAX

49. Who is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Skype?

a. Ritu Sarin

b. Karl Ulrich Kohler

c. Indira Nooyi

d. Tony Bates

50. Name the recently appointed chief executive offi cer of HCL Infosystems.

a. Morgan Stanley

b. Harsh Chitale

c. Martin Newson

d. Tarun Kataria

ANSWERS:

1. a. China

2. b. August 26, 2010

3. a. 539 crore

4. c. Hero Honda

5. b. 136 crore

6. a. Strides Arcolab

7. d. `96.57 crore

8. a. USA

9. a. Virad Kaul

10. b. $150 million

11. d. Ratan Tata

12. a. 27,803 units

13. a. 17,000

14. c. 25,000 crore

15. b. Tamil Nadu

16. c. 1,08,006 units

17. b. 59.45 %

18. d. Decline of 27 %

19. a. Manufacturing

20. c. 8.8%

21. b. 3

22. b. 51

23. c. Mukesh Ambani

24. b. Uttar Pradesh

25. d. India

26. b. Hyderabad

27. b. Pune and Ranchi

28. a. Switzerland

29. d. 115.56 pence

30. c. 5.3 per cent

31. a. Maruti Suzuki

32. b. $464 million

33. b. Wipro

34. a. Micra

35. c. Chhattisgarh

36. a. Citibank

37. c. India

38. b. `294.81 crore

39. d. BMW

40. b. Genpact

41. a. `100 crore

42. c. Harvard University

43. b. 14.84 lakh tonnes

44. d. Rajeev Rishi

45. b. N. Venkat

46. a. `141.48 crore

47. a. Idea

48. c. Croma

49. d. Tony Bates

50. b. Harsh Chitale

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1. The car that bagged the Car of the Year title at ICICI bank-CNBC-TV18 Overdrive awards 2010 is

a. Hyundai i10

b. Chevrolet Yuva

c. Tata Nano

d. Maruti Zen

2. Who is the current social secretary of the U.S. President?

a. Julianna Smoot

b. Hilda Solis

c. Kathleen Sebelius

d. Susan Rice

3. Name the former Pakistani Test captain and fast bowler who is the newly appointed coach for the Pakistancricket team.

a. Talat Ali

b. Imran Khan

c. Sarfaraz Nawaz

d. Ejaz Ahmed

4. Name the country that resumed wolf hunting after a gap of 45 years.

a. Tibet

b. Russia

c. Sweden

d. California

5. At the seventh World Team Chess Championship held at the Merinos Congress Centre in Bursa, Turkeyfrom January 3 to 14, 2010, which

country clinched the gold medal?

a. India

b. Russia

c. China

d. Pakistan

6. Where was the 97th Indian Science Congress held?

a. Delhi

b. Gandhinagar

c. Chennai

d. Thiruvananthapuram

7. B. R. Shetty, the well known Indian expatriate businessman from Abu Dhabi who purchased the entire 100th oor of Burj Dubai, the world’s

tallest tower, is the fonder and managing director of

a. New Medical Centre

b. Dubai Facilitation Centre

c. Apollo Medical Centre

d. Sunway Medical Centre

8. Identify the company that has been named the Technology Pioneer 2010 by the World Economic Forum. This accolade was given to it for

developing solar-powered mobile phone base stations.

a. Lavanya Netwroks Ltd

b. Ramagya Networks Ltd

c. Vihaan Networks Ltd

d. Shridhar Networks Ltd

9. Name the fi rst Indian woman who was a part of the eight woman Commonwealth team that made the historic ski-run crossing a 900 km

Antarctic ice trek to reach the south pole, marking the 60th anniversary of the founding day of Commonwealth.

a. Marjan Kalhor

b. Reena Kaushal

c. Nisha Majeethiya

d. Sonia Kumari

10. India’s fi rst ‘Eclipse Cruise’ which left from Kochi port, with about 750 ‘astro tourists’ to view the longest annular solar eclipse of the third

millennium was aboard

a. MV Aquamarine

b. Astro Adeventure

c. The Northern Light

d. EC Hunter

11. An electronic device (e-dog) meant to sniff out explosives like RDX which remain undetected by existing security equipments is being

developed by which company?

a. China

b. India

c. Japan

d. Pakistan

12. Name the leading Iranian nuclear scientist, who was killed in a bomb blast in Tehran

a. Ibn Abdollah Bukhtishu

b ufi Muhammad

c. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi

d. Qotbeddin Shirazi

13. Who directed the Hollywood blockbuster movie, Inception, released in July 2010?

a. Christopher Nolan

b. Steven Spielberg

c. Martin Scorsese

d. David Lynch

14. The eco-friendly vehicle launched by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd during the auto expo 2010 held in Delhi is

a. Volt

b. Prius

c. Hybrid

d. Eeco

15. Who is the enigmatic, reclusive author of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, who passed away at the age of 91?

a. J. K. Rowling

b. Brain Jacques

c. J. D. Salinger

d. Gary Paulsen

16. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, which country is likely to become the biggest economy by 2020?

a. India

b. China

c. Japan

d. Korea

17. The World Meteorological Organisation tabulated the fastest wind gust ever recorded (253 mph gust) in 1996

on Barrow Island in Australia during

a. Cyclone Olivia

b. Super Cyclone Gonu

c Cyclone Gafi lo

d. Cyclone Indigo

18. What is the name of the new political party formed by the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Kalyan Singh on his birthday this year?

a. Bhartiya Jan Satta

b. Jan Kranti Party

c. Lok Raj Party

d. Navodaya Praja Party

19. Conde Nast, a travel magazine declared which Indian train to be the 4th best in the list of top 10 luxury trains of the world?

a. The Golden Chariot

b. Deccan Odyssey

c. Palace on Wheels

d. The Blue Bird

20. Name the scientist whose groundbreaking work on untangling fundamental genetic processes earned him a Nobel Prize. He died at the age

of 82.

a. Marshall Nirenberg

b. Charles Kao

c. Marie Curie

d. Linus Pauling

21. Who won the German Grand Prix this year?

a. Mark Webber

b. Lewis Hamilton

c. Nico Roseberg

d. Fernando Alonso

22. The oldest text on ancient clay has been recently found in

a. Mecca

b. Jerusalem

c. Cairo

d. Johannesburg

23. Who authored the book, ‘The Fragrance of Forgotten Years’?

a. Bikees Latif

b. Pranab Bardhan

c. Fali S. Nariman

d. None of the above

24. World Heart Day is celebrated on

a. July 28

b. August 28

c. September 28

d. October 28

25. ‘Nadaam’ is the biggest national festival of which of the following countries?

a. Mongolia

b. China

c. Malaysia

d. Sri Lanka

26. Name the runner-up in women’s singles fi nal at the Wimbledon championships 2010.

a. Venus Williams

b. Cara Black

c. Vera Zvonarova

d. Serena Williams

27. Omar-al-Bashir, the President of , was in news in lieu of the charges pressed against him for genocide by the International Court of Justice.

a. Ethiopia

b. Sudan

c. Egypt

d. Morocco

28. Rosa Otunbayeva is the President of which of the following countries?

a. Uzbekistan

b. Mongolia

c. Kyrgyzstan

d. Singapore

29. In 2010, the Lok Manya Tilak Award has been awarded to

a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda

b. Sheila Dixit

c. M. Karunanidhi

d. Sharad Pawar

30. Identify the current Chief Election Commissioner of India.

a. S. Y. Quraishi

b. Navin Chawla

c. N. Gopalaswami

d. None of the above

31. The approximate cost of the new project – Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (GANDHI) is

a. Rs 10 crore

b. Rs 15 crore

c. Rs 20 crore

d. Rs 25 crore

32. What is the value of the commemorative postal stamp released by Sharda Sampath, Post Master General on Dr. Y. S. Rajashekhar Reddy,

former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

a. Rs 2

b. Rs 5

c. Rs 10

d. None of the above

33. Name the Bengali film that was selected for screening in the Montreal Film Festival 2010.

a. Sara Raat

b. Byomkesh Bakshi

c. Aarohan

d. Antim Swash Sundor

34. In which of the following states is Polavaram Indira Sagar Project located?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Orissa

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Karnataka

35. Who among the following is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister?

a. Nanda Kumar

b. C. Rangarajan

c. Pranab Mukherjee

d. Kaushik Basu

36. Who is the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council?

a. Nanda Kumar

b. C. Rangarajan

c. Pranab Mukherjee

d. Kaushik Basu

37. After petroleum, which industry is next in the line to face ecentralization from the Government?

a. Sugar

b. Power

c. Coal

d. Handloom

38. The headmaster of the distinguished Orgram Chatuspalli High Madarsa well known for its secularism and honoured with a National Award is

a. Anwar Mohammad

b. Sahib Mohammad

c. Anwar Hossain

d. Anwar Ali

39. Who is the current Union Minister of Mines?

a. Prakash Jaiswal

b. Bijoy Krishna Handique

c. Sartaj Singh

d. Jairam Ramesh

40. While Sania Nehwal’s world ranking in badminton has slipped from 2nd to 3rd place, who took the number one position?

a. Yihan Wang

b. Lin Wang

c. Xie Xing Fang

d. Xin Wang

41. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu – this is the birth name of which famous personality?

a. Mother Teresa

b. Margaret Chan

c. Annie Besant

d. Margaret Thatcher

42. The condition of being phobic to artifi cial things which resemble human shape is referred to as

a. Agliophobia

b. Androphobia

c. Automatonophobia

d. Acarophobia

43. The Toy Story movie series is a production of which animation company?

a. Dreamworks Animation

b. Pixar Animation Studio

c. Melodrama Pictures

d. Walt Disney Pictures

44. The Commonwealth games were a great success in India despite the controversies. When were the fi rst ever commonwealth games

organized?

a. 1930

b. 1940

c. 1950

d. 1960

45. Which of the following airline companies uses the slogan, ‘Your place is in the sky’?

a. Air Sahara

b. Indian Airlines

c. Air Deccan

d. Air India

46. Dr. P. Rama Rao Committee is related to

a. Agriculture

b. Defense

c. Taxes

d. Corporate bodies

47. You would relate ‘Golden Mahasheer’ to which of the following?

a. Goat

b. Eagle

c. Fish

d. Sheep

48. UNIVAC is a

a. Computer

b. Super computer

c. Software programme

d. Computer manufacturer

49. In the Indian context, what is N-LIST?

a. Negative list of import items

b. Neutral liability intensive search tests

c. Nuclear sites

d. Student resources in electronic form

50. From the given options, identify the top 3 debtors of the World Bank.

a. India, Mexico, South Africa

b. India, South Africa, Mexico

c. South Africa, Mexico, India

d. South Africa, India, Mexico

ANSWER:

1. c. Tata Nano

2. a. Julianna Smoot

3. d. Ejaz Ahmed

4. c. Sweden

5. b. Russia

6. d. Thiruvananthapuram

7. a. New Medical Centre

8. c. Vihaan Networks Ltd

9. b. Reena Kaushal

10. a. MV Aquamarine

11. b. India

12. c. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi

13. a. Christopher Nolan

14. d. Eeco

15. c. J. D. Salinger

16. b. China

17. a. Cyclone Olivia

18. b. Jan Kranti Party

19. c. Palace on Wheels

20. a. Marshall Nirenberg

21. d. Fernando Alonso

22. b. Jerusalem

23. a. Bikees Latif

24. c. September 28

25. a. Mongolia

26. d. Serena Williams

27. b. Sudan

28. c. Kyrgyzstan

29. b. Sheila Dixit

30. a. S. Y. Quraishi

31. d. `25 crore

32. b. `5

33. c. Aarohan

34. a. Andhra Pradesh

35. d. Kaushik Basu

36. b. C. Rangarajan

37. a. Sugar

38. c. Anwar Hossain

39. b. Bijoy Krishna Handique

40. d. Xin Wang

41. a. Mother Teresa

42. c. Automatonophobia

43. b. Pixar Animation Studio

44. a. 1930

45. d. Air India

46. b. Defense

47. c. Fish

48. a. Computer

49. d. Student resources in electronic form

50. a. India, Mexico, South Africa

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1. This disease is caused by the deficiency of protein. Can you identify it from the given options?

a. Goitre

b. Kwashiorkar

c. Hypokalemia

d. Dermatosis

2. We all know very well that the Pacific Ocean is the earth’s largest ocean. Which of the following represents the percentage area (approximately) of the earth covered by it?

a. 25%

b. 35%

c. 40%

d. 45%

3. This place is the wettest place on earth. Can you identify it from the given options?

a. Mount Waialeale

b. Cherapoonji

c. Mawsynram

d. None of these

4. The number of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council is

a. 5

b. 10

c. 15

d. 20

5. According to the latest population Census, the state with the least population density is

a. Sikkim

b. Mizoram

c. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

d. Arunachal Pradesh

6. The number of Union Territories in India is

a. 5

b. 6

c. 7

d. 8

7. The maximum duration for which the President’s office can remain vacant is

a. 1 month

b. 2 months

c. 3 months

d. 6 months

8. Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of the Rajya Sabha?

a. 25 years

b. 30 years

c. 35 years

d. There is no age limit as such

9. Which of the following represents the percentage contribution of the agriculture sector to the Growth Domestic Product of the Indian

Economy (approximately)?

a 15%

b. 17%

c. 21%

d. 30%

10. Sakyamuni is another name of

a. Mahavir

b. Buddha

c. Lord Shiva

d. Lord Vishnu

11. The last amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution of India was carried out in the year

a. 1958

b. 1962

c. 1976

d. 1978

12. Which of the following is NOT a primary activity?

a. Fishing

b. Mining

c. Agriculture

d. Banking

13. How many Bharat Ratna awardees have won the Nobel Prize till date?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

14. Who discovered Ultrasound ?

a. Ian Donald

b. Roger Bacon

c. JP Merril

d. Joseph Lister

15.Maltimadhavais the famous creation of which of the following personalities?

a. Kalidas

b. Bharat Muni

c. Bhavabhuti

d. Vishnu Sharma

16. The work for which French Nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known for, is

a. He was the founder of Scouts movement

b. He was the founder of Amnesty International

c. He was the founder of Red Cross Society

d. He was responsible for the revival of modern Olympic games.

17. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of Bharat Ratna?

a. Aruna Asaf Ali

b. PV Kane

c. DK Karve

d. MGK Menon

18. Which of the following is not matched properly?

a. Dibru Saikhowa Assam

b. Dehang Debang Mizoram

c. Norkek Meghalaya

d. Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh

19. The first cotton mill of India was set up at

a. Surat

b. Mumbai

c. Kanpur

d. Ahmedabad

20. Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?

a. Lucknow

b. New Delhi

c. Dehradun

d. Ajmer

21. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in

a. 1949

b. 1952

c. 1955

d. 1964

22. We all know very well that the largest planet of the solar system is Jupiter. Can you identify the name of the second largest planet of the solar system?

a. Earth

b. Saturn

c. Uranus

d. Venus

23. You would find Andes mountain range in

a. North America

b. South America

c. Europe

d. Australia

24. The world’s rarest element on earth is

a. Palladium

b. Astatine

c. Radium

d. None of these

25. Which of the following is the densest planet of the solar system?

a. Earth

b. Saturn

c. Jupiter

d. Mercury

26. Which of the following is NOT based on the banks of river Danube?

a. Vienna

b. Belgrade

c. Budapest

d. Warsaw

27. Which of the following cases highlighted that ‘total reservation in the government jobs cannot exceed 50% of total?

a. T.A. Pai case

b. Minerva Mills case

c. Keshvanand Bharti case

d. Indira Sawhney case

28. Ngultrum is the name of the currency of

a. Chile

b. Bhutan

c. Botswana

d. Bulgaria

29. International Committee of Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize for record _____times.

a. Three

b. Four

c. Five

d. Six

30. Poise is the unit of

a. pressure

b. viscosity

c. luminous intensity

d. inductance

31. This personality is credited with the invention of Electro cardiogram (ECG). Can you identify the personality from the given options?

a. Ian Donald

b. A. Laveran

c. Williem Einthoven

d. C.Sholes

32.Time Machine is the name of a famous work of

a. Carl Segan

b. H.G. Wells

c. Alvin Tofler

d. Arthur C. Clarke

33. Jakob Von Vexkull was the founder of

a. Booker Prize

b. Pulitzer Prize

c. Right Livelihood Award

d. Templeton Prize

34. Which of the following chemical elements is used for the bleaching process?

a. Fluorine

b. Bromine

c. Chlorine

d. Xenon

35. Cirrhosis is the disease which affects the

a. brain

b. liver

c. kidney

d. lungs

36. Which of the following is the capital of Ireland?

a. Dublin

b. Istanbul

c. Amsterdam

d. Berne

37. Where would you find the Indian Textile Institute?

a. Surat

b. Kanpur

c. Pune

d. Mysore

38. Which of the following is the least populous union territory of India?

a. Pondicherry

b. Lakshadweep

c. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

39. The first Indian state where the President’s rule was imposed in the year 1951 was

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Rajasthan

c. Punjab

d. Orissa

40. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio (number of females per thousand males)?

a. West Bengal

b. Haryana

c. Punjab

d. Uttar Pradesh

41. Which of the following is NOT a work of Salman Rushdie?

a.Moor’s Last Sigh

b.Midnight’s Children

c.Shalimar The Clown

d.The Piano Teacher

42. International Labor Day is celebrated on ___every year.

a. August 1

b. March 1

c. September 1

d. May 1

43. Who wrote Ramayana?

a. Vishwamitra

b. Maharishi Valmiki

c. Tulasidas

d. None of these

44. Who is credited with the construction of the Grand Trunk road?

a. Tipu Sultan

b. Mohammed –bin-Tughlaq

c. Shershah Suri

d. Jehangir

45. Which of the following is also known as “ Silicon valley of India”?

a. Hyderabad

b. Bangalore

c. Chennai

d. Noida

46. This personality is also considered as the Father of computers . Can you name him from the given options?

a. Blaise Pascal

b. Alan M. Turing

c. Charles Babbage

d. None of these

47. Peace Palace is the official headquarters of

a. WHO

b. FAO

c. ICJ

d. IBRD

48. Find the odd one out.

a. DOS

b. WINDOWS

c. LINUX

d. LISP

49. Which of the following is the capital of ‘the land of midnight sun’?

a. Vienna

b. Oslo

c. Helsinki

d. Prague

50. Christiana is the former name of which of the following cities?

a. Copenhagen

b. Oslo

c. Ottawa

d. Berlin

Answers

1 b

2 b

3 c

4 b

5 d

6 c

7 d

8 b

9 c

10 b

11 c

12 d

13 d

14 a

15 c

16 d

17 d

18 b

19 b

20 c

21 a

22 b

23 b

24 b

25 a

26 d

27 d

28 b

29 a

30 b

31 c

32 b

33 c

34 c

35 b

36 a

37 b

38 b

39 c

40 b

41 d

42 d

43 b

44 c

45 b

46 c

47 c

48 d

49 b

50 b

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1. The organisation that recently celebrated the silver jubilee year of its establishment is

a. G-8

b. G-20

c. ASEAN

d. SAARC

2. Agriculture accounts for of overall employment in India.

a. 41%

b. 48%

c. 52%

d. 57%

3. Youth Festival 2011 will be organised in which city?

a. Udaipur

b. Goa

c. Hyderabad

d. Bhubaneshwar

4. When was Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) started?

a. January 1, 1989

b. March 15, 1989

c. April 1, 1989

d. None of the above

5. Forward Market Commissions independently regulate

a. Foreign exchange markets

b. Mutual funds

c. Commodity exchanges

d. Stock market

6. What percent of the Gross Domestic Product did agriculture account for in the year 2008-09?

a. 12.2

b. 13.5

c. 14.3

d. 15.7

7. The 17th ASEAN Summit was concluded on October 30, 2010 at which place?

a. Hanoi

b. Singapore

c. Manila

d. Kuala Lumpur

8. What is the total number of regional rural banks that are working in India?

a. 91

b. 96

c. 100

d. 102

9. Who coined the term ‘transformational leadership’?

a. Ronald G. Greenwood

b. John Jacob Bausch

c. Solomon Loeb

d. James MacGregor Burns

10. The scheme , was launched on December 31, 2001 with the objective to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the educational expenses

of their children.

a. Shiksha Mitra Yojana

b. Sarva Shiksha Yojana

c. Shiksha Sahayog Yojana

d. Shiksha Madad Yojana

11. OECD has estimated the Indian economy to grow by in the current fiscal

a. 9.1%

b. 10.1%

c. 11.1%

d. 11.4%

12. What is the new bilateral trade target to be achieved by 2015 that has been agreed upon by India and China?

a. $60 billion

b. $66 billion

c. $71 billion

d. $75 billion

13. JWS Steel Ltd has entered into an agreement with Ispat Industries to buy stake worth

a. `2,150 crores

b. `2,153 crores

c. `2,157 crores

d. `2,159 crores

14. The worth of the order that was recently bagged by Lanco Infratech from an arm of Moser Baer Projects to execute a 1200-MW power

project is

a. `4,100 crores

b. `4,800 crores

c. `5,200 crores

d. `5,300 crores

15. Identify the woman who will join HPCL, a state owned oil company as its first ever woman director (marketing).

a. Sonali Gulati

b. Nishi Vasudeva

c. Sanghamitra Chaudhuri

d. None of the above

16. Malaysian automobile group DRB-Hicom will be investing more than in Germany’s Volkswagen AG to assemble v ehicles for its regional

market.

a. $100 million

b. $200 million

c. $250 million

d. $300 million

ANSWERS

1. d. SAARC

2. c. 52%

3. a. Udaipur

4. c. April 1, 1989

5. c. Commodity exchanges

6. d. 15.7

7. a. Hanoi

8. b. 96

9. d. James MacGregor Burns

10. c. Shiksha Sahayog Yojana

11. a. 9.1%

12. b. $66 billion

13. c. `2,157 crores

14. a. `4,100 crores

15. b. Nishi Vasudeva

16. d. $300 million

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1. Who is India’s permanent representative to United Nations?

(a) Hardeep Singh Puri

(b) M.K. Agnihotri

(d) None of these

Ans :a

2. Who is the principal scientific advisor to Government of India?

(a) R. Chidambaram

(b) V.K. Saraswat

(d) None of these

Ans – a

3. Who is the Chairman of Central Water Commission?

(a) Balraj Madhok

(b) A.K. Bajaj

(d) None of these

Ans – b

4. Who is the Deputy National Security Advisor?

(a) Shiv Shankar Menon

(b) M.K. Narayanan

(d) None of these

Ans:c

5. Aligarh Muslim University is going to set its new campus at:

(a) Saharanpur

(b) Meerut

(d) Azamgarh

Ans-c

6. Who is the new Chairperson of National Commission for Backward classes?

(a) M.N. Rao

(b) T.K. Maken

(d) None of these

Ans-a

7. Who is the Chairperson of 19th Law Commission?

(a) P.V. Reddy

(b) A.K. Lakshmanan

(d) None of these

Ans-a

8. Who is the Chairman of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights?

(a) Buta Singh

(b) M.K. Kurup

(d) Dheeraj Rohatgi

Ans:c

9. Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in October 2010 was held at:

(a) Cape Town

(b) Durban

(d) None of these

Ans: b

10. G-8 summit in June 2010 was held at:

(a) Ontario

(b) Vancouver

(d) Quebec

Ans:-c

11. Who is the CEO of Twitter?

(a) Dick Costello

(b) Jorma Olila (c) Allan Bolt

(d) None of these

Ans-a

12. Which country topped the Global Peace Index Report in 2010?

(a) New Zealand

(b) Iceland

(d) Sweden

Ans-a

13. Who of the following is the recipient of Turner Prize 2010?

(a) Alex Rodriques

(b) Sergie Bryan

(d) None of these

Ans-c

14. Who is the Chairperson of Railway Board?

(a) Vivek Sahay

(b) J P Batra

(d) None of these

Ans-a

15. Who of the following is the recipient of Cervantes Prize 2010?

(a) John Stocker

(b) Ana Maria

(d) None of these

Ans-b

16. Who founded the Telangana Praja Front in October 2010?

(a) G V Rao

(b) K Chandrashekhar Rao

(d) None of these

Ans-a

17. M. B. Shah Commission is related to:

(a) Illegal mining

(b) Agricultural Statistics

(d) None of these

Ans-a

18. Who is the secretary General of Rajya Sabha?

(a) T.K. Vishwanathan

(b) Vivek Agnihotri

(d) None of these

Ans-b

19. What is RBI’s share in NABARD equity currently?

a. 99%

b. 51%

c. 49%

d. 1%

Ans:d. 1%

20. is the indirect tax that registered maximum growth during the first half of 2010-11

a. Excise duty

b. Custom duty

c. Service tax

d. None of the above

Ans: b. Custom duty

21. India recently signed a Line of Credit Agreement worth $ 1 billion with

a. Germany

b. Australia

c. Malaysia

d. Indonesia

Ans: a. Germany

22. Which of the following key rate of RBI was highest among all as on November 2, 2010?

a. Repo rate

b. Reverse repo rate

c. Bank rate

d. Cash reserve ratio

Ans:a. Repo rate

23. US recently announced one of the largest weapons sales in its history worth about $ 60 billion to which country?

a. Kuwait

b. Saudi Arabia

c. Pakistan

d. Afghanistan

Ans: b. Saudi Arabia

24. Who among the following did not bag the Nobel Prize 2010 for Economics?

a. Christopher Pissarides

b. Peter Diamond

c. Dale Mortensen

d. Akira Suzuki

Ans: d. Akira Suzuki

25. Among the following, who did not fi gure in the Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list?

a. Indra Nooyi

b. Chanda Kochhar

c. Savitri Jindal

d. Shikha Sharma

Ans: c. Savitri Jindal

26. The direct tax that registered negative growth during the first half of 2010-11 is

a. Corporate tax

b. Income tax

c. Wealth tax

d. Securities transaction tax

Ans: d. Securities transaction tax

27. is not a financial regulator.

a. IRDA

b. PFRDA

c. AMFI

d. SEBI

Ans: c. AMFI

28. The Indian rupee symbol is based on which script?

a. Roman

b. Devnagri

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

Ans: c. Both a and b

29. The Nobel Prize in Economics 2010 was shared by how many economists?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

Ans: b. 3

30. Indentify the Indian state that was the fi rst to introduce Public Service Guarantee Act 2010.

a. Gujarat

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Haryana

d. Bihar

Ans: b. Madhya Pradesh

31. Who won the ‘Business Leader of the Year’ title at Economic Times Corporate Excellence

Awards 2010?

a. R. C. Bhargava(Maruti Suzuki)

b. Mukesh Ambani (RIL)

c. Aditya Puri (HDFC Bank)

d. Ratan Tata (Tata Group)

Ans: c. Aditya Puri (HDFC Bank)

32. The Union Government has declared as the ‘National Heritage nimal’ recently.

a. Tiger

b. Elephant

c. Lion

d. Camel

Ans:a. Elephant

33. India was ranked in the Global Hunger Index released by IFPRI in October 2010.

a. 67th

b. 69th

c. 71st

d. 74th

Ans: a. 67th

34. The new chief of National Green Tribunal, constituted in October 2010 is

a. S. K. Puri

b. Anil K. Pandey

c. Lokeshewar Singh

d. Y. S. Dadwal

Ans: c. Lokeshewar Singh

35. The Goods and Service (GST) proposed to be introduced in 2011 is likely to cover

a. Trade, Sales tax

b. Service, Trade tax

c. Service, Excise, Sales tax

d. Excise, Service, VAT tax

Ans: d. Excise, Service, VAT tax

36. India is exploring Shale gas reserves with which country?

a. France

b. Germany

c. United Kingdom

d. USA

Ans: d. USA

37. Who won the Lal Bahadur Shastri Award 2010 for excellence in public administration academia

and management?

a. Arvind Kezeriwal

b. Aruna Roy

c. Kapil Sibal

d. Zia Modi

Ans: b. Aruna Roy

38. The first World Statistics Day was celebrated on

a. October 17, 2010

b. October 18, 2010

c. October 19, 2010

d. October 20, 2010

Ans: d. October 20, 2010

39.Is not a part of the TAPI gas pipeline project.

a. India

b. Afghanistan

c. Turkmenistan

d. Pakistan

Ans: b. Afghanistan

40. The two-day summit of Finance Ministers of G-20 nations was held in which country?

a. China

b. India

c. South Korea

d. Canada

Ans: c. South Korea

41. Name the chairman of the high level infra finance committee formed by the Indian

Government.

a. Y. K. Alagh

b. Y. B. Reddy

c. C. Rangrajan

d. Rakesh Mohan

Ans:d. Rakesh Mohan

42. ‘Udyami’, a newly inaugurated helpline assists

a. Micro, Small and Medium enterprises

b. Large capital industries

c. Only female entrepreneurs

d. Farmers introducing technology in farming

Ans: a. Micro, Small and Medium enterprises

43. What is the term ‘Smart Money’ used for?

a. FDRs in Banks

b. Demand Drafts

c. Credit Cards

d. Internet Banking

Ans:c. Credit Cards

44. Companies are required to list shares within days of the closure of the Initial Public Offers (IPOs), as per the new guidelines issued by SEBI.

a. 9

b. 12

c. 15

d. 18

Ans:b. 12

45. According to Census 2001, what is the percentage of urban population in India?

a. 26.7

b. 27.1

c. 27.8

d. 28.6

Ans: c. 27.8

46. India is placed at position, out of 169 countries, in the ‘Medium Human Development’ category classified by Human Development Report

2010.

a. 116th

b. 117th

c. 118th

d. 119th

Ans: d. 119th

47. Name the country that tops the Human Development Index (HDI) in the Human Development Report 2010.

a. Norway

b. United States

c. Australia

d. New Zealand

Ans: a. Norway

48. What is the number of Finance Commissions set up till date?

a. 11

b. 12

c. 13

d. 14

Ans: c. 13

49. RBI did not alter in its review of monetary policy 2010-11 on November 2, 2010.

a. Only CRR

b. Only Bank Rate

c. Repo and Reverse Repo Rates

d. Both CRR and Bank Rate

Ans: d. Both CRR and Bank Rate

50. The per capita income in India stands at (as per the revised estimated data for 2009-10)

a. Rs. 40,000

b. Rs. 44,354

c. Rs. 47,690

d. Rs. 48,356

Ans: b. `44,354

51. Identify the private telecom operator that was the first to introduce 3G services in India.

a. Vodafone

b. Docomo

c. Airtel

d. Aircel

Ans: b. Docomo

52. Foodgrains production stood at million tonnes for the year 2009-10, as per the 4th advance estimates.

a. 218.20

b. 218.25

c. 218.50

d. 218.75

Ans: a. 218.20

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1. Which of the following became the first smoke free state in India?

(a) Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) None of these

Ans-a

2. Lightest element:- Hydrogen

Only Metal liquid at room temperature:- Hg Mercury

Tungsten symbol –W

Tin –Sn

Element with maximum number of compounds –Carbon ( due to catenation)

3. Which of the following became the Ist Asian Country to sign Free Trade Agreement with European Union?

(a) South Korea (b) China (c) India (d) None of these

Ans-a

4.The Emissary’ is the book authored by:

(a) Tarun Tejpal b) Vinod Mehta (c) Aniruddh Bahl (d) None of these

Ans-c

5. Who is the new PM of Netherlands?

(a) Mark Ruttea (b) Bill Carey (c) Thakshin Sinawatra (d) None of these

Ans-a

6. Who is the new PM of Kosovo?

(a) Hashim Taci (b) N K Name Krumoh (c) Jose Borosso d) None of these

Ans-a

7. Who is the chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland?

(a) Paresh Barna (b) Aravind Rajakhowa (c) Ranjan Daimary (d) None of these

Ans-c

8.. With which of the following countries India has not signed civil nuclear agreement?

(a) Namibia (b) Sweden c) Mongolia (d) Argentina

Ans-b

9.. Who is the PM of Sweden?

(a) Fredrick Rainfeldt (b) Silvio Berlusconi (c) Garry Wanders (d) None of these

Ans-a

10.. APEC Summit in November 2010 was held at :

(a) Yokohama (b) Sydney (c) Singapore (d) Busan

Ans- a;

11. Which public sector bank was the banking partner in Commonwealth Games 2010?

(a) Central Bank of India (b) State Bank of India (c) Bank of Baroda (d) None of these

Ans-a;

12. Who is the new vice chief of army staff?

(a) V.K. Singh (b) A.S. Lamba (c) C. Shekhawat (d) None of these

Ans :b

13. Who has became the vice president of ICC?

(a) Ehsaan Mani (b) John Mulford (c) Alan Isaac (d) Molcom Speed

Ans: c

14. Who is the Director General of National Investigation Agency ?

(a) R.V. Raju (b) Ved Marwah (c) K.F. Rustomji (d) Sharad Chandra Sinha

Ans:d

15. Who is the Director of National Security Guard?

(a) R.K. Medhekar (b) J.K Dutt (c) B.K. Banerjee (d) None of these

Ans:a

16. Who of the following Indian got the Australia Day achievement medal 2010?

(a) V.P. Unnikrishnan (b) Sandeep Pandey (c) Vandana Shiva (d) None of these

Ans: a

17. Which of the following country became the 187th member of IMF?

(a) Marshall Islands (b) Tuvalu (c) Fiji (d) None of these

Ans: b

18. India’s second National Institute of Design will come up at which of the following

(a) Amethi (b) Jorahat (c) Aizowl (d) Itanagar

Ans- b

19. Benghazi is a port of :

(a) Libya (b) Yemen (c) Egypt (d) None of these

Ans:a

20. Jakhol Sankri Hy dro Electric Project has been commissioned at

(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) J&K (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: a

21 ‘Home Boy’ is a novel written by

(a) H M Naqvi (b) H S Narula (c) Anand Sarkar d) Stephen Lipsett

Ans- a

22. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in 2011 was held at:

(a) Jaipur (b) New Delhi (c) Ujjain (d) Varanasi

Ans :b

23. 98th Indian Science Congress in January 2011 was held at:

(a) Chennai (b) Kharagpur (c) Kanpur (d) Delhi

Ans – a

24. Who of the following is the present Lokayukta of Karnataka:

(a) N Vittal (b) Santosh Hegde (c) Yashwant Sonawane(d) None of these

Ans:b

25 .Georgia’s capital is to be shifted from Tbilisi to

(a) Akhan (b) Yeren (c) Kutaisi (d) Chisinau

Ans-c

26.Which country topped the Terrorism Risk Index in 2010:

(a) Somalia b) Samoa (c) Jamaica (d) Iraq

Ans-a

27. Which district is going to be named after Indira Gandhi?

(a) Medak (b) Rai Bareli

Ans-a

28. Who received the Elis Island Medal of Honour in 2010?

(a) Dalai Lama (b) Zinedine Zidene

Ans:c

29. Enam Securities is to be purchased by:

(a) Union Bank of India (b) BNP Paribas

Ans: d

30. Which famous personality bagged the Man of Peace Award in 2010?

(a) Roberto Baggio (b) Diegs Maradona

Ans:a

31. Who is the new National Security Advisor of United States?

(a) Colin Powell (b) Larry Page

Ans-b

32. Who is the new president of UN General Assembly?

(a) Joseph Deiss (b) Hans Rasmus Sen

Ans-a

33. Luka and Fire of Life is the latest book by:

(a) Arun Som (b) Salman Rushdie

Ans-b

34. What is the name of India’s latest and Seventh Super Computer?

(a) Annapurna (b) Param

Ans-a

35. Tembli became the first village in India to get UID. In which state it is located?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Chattisgarh

Ans-c

36. Who has been declared the ‘Business Leader of the year’ in Economic Times Corporate Excellence wards 2010?

(a) Aditya Puri (b) N Nrayanmurthy

Ans-a

37. What is the mascot of 2011 cricket world cup?

(a) Hoho (b) Cobe

Ans-c

38. SAF (South Asian Federation) games in 2012 will be held at

(a) Kathmandu (b) Delhi

Ans-b

39. Agni III was launched from which of the following places:

(a) Wheeler Island (b) Sriharikota

Ans: a;

40. Who of the following is the Chairperson of National Green Tribunal?

(a) Lokeshwar Singh Parata (b) Anil Pandey

Ans-a;

41. Which Indian Company is slated to buy the English football club Blackburn?

(a) U B groups (b) RPG

Ans : d

42. Who is the Union Minister of Corporate Affairs?

(a) Murali Deora (b) Jaipal Reddy

Ans: a

43.. Who is the new President Elect of BCCI?

(a) Chirayu Amin (b) Jyotiraditya Schindia

Ans:c

44. Karrar is the unmaned bomber aircraft of which country?

(a) Iran (b) Syria

Ans:a

45.. Who is the CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited?

(a) S K Jain (b) Harsh Marital

Ans: a

46. Who is the Director of Intelligence Bureau?

(a) Rajeev Mathur (b) Nehchal Sandhu

Ans: b

47. Ramagundanar thermal power project is in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu

Ans- a

48. Project Big Green has been initiated by which company?

(a) Microsoft (b) Apple

Ans:d

49. Vansadhara River dispute is between which states?

(a) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Ans: a

50. Who is the Chairperson of National Housing Board?

(a) B N Kapoor (b) Mata Prasad

Ans- c

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1. Legendary Manchester United midfielder who has announced his retirement from football recently?
Paul Scholes.
The 36 year old midfielder retires after winning 10 Premier League titles, 3 FA cups and 2 Champions League trophies in a 17 year career spent entirely at Manchester United. He will remain at the club in a coaching capacity. Scholes’ debut came in 1994 against Port Vale in a League Cup tie, where he scored both goals in a 2-1 win for United.

2. Who won the Man of the Match award in the second test between Sri Lanka and England held in Lords, England from June 03- 07, 2011?
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka). He scored 193 runs.
Result: England drew with Sri Lanka

3. Who won the Man of the Match award in the third test between Sri Lanka and England held in Southampton, England from June 16- 20, 2011?
Chris Tremlett (England). He took 6 wickets in first innings and 1 wicket in second innings.
Result: England drew with Sri Lanka.
Series Result: England wins the 3 Test series 1-0.

4. Which players shared the Player of the Series award in the three test cricket series between Sri Lanka and England held in England in 2011?
Chris Tremlett (England) and Prasanna Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

5. Who won the Player of the match in the only T20 International Cricket match between Sri Lanka and England (D) held on June 25, 2011?
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka). He scored 72 runs from 57 balls.
Result: Sri Lanka beat England by 9 wickets

6. Who won the Player of the Match award in the first ODI Cricket match between Sri Lanka and England held in Kennington Oval, England on June 28, 2011?
James Anderson. (England). He took 4 wickets.
Result: England beat Sri Lanka by 110 runs (D/L method).

7. Which company has bagged the ‘Best Paper Award' at the STEP Auto International Conference on Software Testing held in Bangalore recently?
Nest.

8. Who has been re-elected as president of Fifa?
Sepp Blatter.
Blatter will serve for another four years until 2015. He is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th President of FIFA.

9. Mohun Bagan on June1, 2011 signed prolific Nigerian striker for a record rupees two crore one-year contract, the highest ever deal in Indian football history. Name of that striker?
Odafe Onyeka Okolie.
Odafe, was also the highest paid footballer in the I-League with rupees one crore plus a year salary with Churchill Brothers.

10. Senior Congress leader who has been elected as Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly?
G. Karthikeyan.

11. Who becomes the first Chinese player to reach the French Open final?
Li Na.

12. Gujarat Maritime Board has denied permission to a ship reportedly containing toxic contents to dock at Alang, world’s biggest ship breaking yard. Name of that ship?
Probo Koala.
Built in 1989 the 31,255 tonne oil carrier cargo is now named Gulf Jash. The ship was banned from entering Bangladesh for ship breaking for environmental safety reasons. The tanker is believed to contain hazardous asbestos, PCBs, toxic paints, and chemical residues. In 2006, Probo Koala caused the death of 16 people in Ivory Coast when it dumped toxic chemicals along the country’s coastline.

13. Which Indian film has won three awards at the 10th Imagine India International Film Festival, which was held in Madrid, Spain?
Veettilekkulla Vazhi. (Malayalam Film)
The film has bagged top awards like Best Film (BC Joshi), Best Director (Dr. Biju) and Best Music Director (Ramesh Narayan). The film is about terrorist organizations operating in India and how they recruit young Keralites. It stars Prithviraj, Indrajith and Master Govardhan in the lead roles.

14. The political stalwart and two time Haryana Chief Minister who passed away on June 3, 2011?
Bhajan Lal.
He was the chief minister of the Haryana state twice, his first term from June 28, 1979 to July 5, 1985, and his second term from July 23, 1991 to May 11, 1996. He had also served as a union cabinet minister at the centre, holding the Agriculture and Environments & Forest portfolios during Rajiv Gandhi's administration.

15. Who won the French open women's doubles title -2011 beating India's Sania Mirza and Russia's Elena Vesnina (6-4 6-3) in the final?
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka.

16. Who won the French open mixed doubles title -2011 beating Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia in the final?
Casey Dellacqua (Australia) and Scott Lipsky (U.S.A).

17. Who has been named executive editor of The New York Times, becoming the first woman in the post in the paper's 160-year history?
Jill Abramson.

18. Fourteen year old Indian American who has won the prestigious 84th Scripps Spelling Bee championships in Maryland, U.S. on June 2, 2011?
Sukanya Roy

19. Israeli business tycoon whose shipping empire is at the centre of an investigation over trading with Iran, has died after a long illness recently?
Sammy Ofer.
He was black listed by US for selling an Oil Tanker to a blacklisted Iranian firm. Sami Ofer was the co-owner of the firm Ofer Brothers Group.

20. India signed 1 Billion dollar (approximately Rs 4,600 crore) agreement with a bank on June 14, 2011 for the cleaning and conservation of the Ganga under National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) initiative. Which is that bank?
World Bank.
The Government of India and the World Bank signed three agreements for cleaning Ganga River and to Strengthen Rural Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in India.

21. One of al-Qaida's most active leaders, who has been killed in an American drone strike in the tribal territory of South Waziristan on June 3, 2011?
Ilyas Kashmiri.
He was a senior al-Qaeda member and leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami(HUJI). He was also connected with the Soviet-Afghan war, the Kashmir conflict and attacks against India, Pakistan and the United States.

22. Who is the new chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard)?
Prakash Bakshi.
Bakshi, who joined Nabard in 1979, has held several key positions before elevating to the executive director (ED) about two and a half years ago.

23. Yoga guru who was arrested and physically removed from the Ramlila ground in a police operation that left many injured and the protest venue in shambles?
Baba Ramdev.

24. Man of the match winners of 5 ODI cricket matches played between India and West Indies held in West Indies in June-2011.
First ODI played between West Indies and India at Port of Spain, Trinidad, on 6-06-2011.
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma. (India) He scored unbeaten 68runs.
Result: India beat West Indies by 4 wickets.
Second ODI played between West Indies and India at Port of Spain, Trinidad, on 8-06-2011.
Player of the match: Virat Kohli. (India) He scored 81 runs.
Result: India beat West Indies by 7 wickets (D/L method).
Third ODI played between West Indies and India at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on 11-06-2011.
Player of the match: Andre Russell. (West Indies) He scored unbeaten 92 runs from 64 balls and took one wicket.
Result: India beat West Indies by 3 wickets.
Fourth ODI played between West Indies and India at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on 13-06-2011.
Player of the match: Anthony Martin. (West Indies) He took 4 wickets conceding 36 runs.
Result: West Indies beat India by 103 runs.
Fifth ODI played between West Indies and India at Sabina Park, Kingston – Jamaica on 16-06-2011.
Player of the match: Andre Russell. (West Indies) He took 4 wickets conceding 35 runs.
Result: West Indies beat India by 7 wickets.
Series Status: India wins the 5 ODI series 3-2

25. Who won the Player of the series award in the 5 ODI cricket series between West Indies and India held in West Indies in June, 2011?
Rohit Sharma. (India).

26. Who won French Open 2011 Men’s title defeating Roger Federer in the final?
Rafael Nadal.
He joined Bjorn Borg as the only men to have won six French Open titles and staked his claim to his 10th Grand Slam singles title.

27. Who was named South Africa’s ODI and Twenty20 skipper?
AB de Villiers.
Graeme Smith retained as Test Cricket captain of South Africa.

28. Who has been appointed as the new coach of South African cricket team?
Gary Kirsten.

29. Who won the 2011 presidential election of Peru?
Ollanta Humala.
He was elected as President of Peru in the second round, defeating Keiko Fujimori.

30. Kannada language film which is making its way to the Guiness World Record and the Limca Book Of Records by shooting a normal two and a half hour movie in just 12 hours?
Police Story 3.
The first copy of the film will be ready in just 10 days after the shooting. The Film starring actor Sudeep in the lead and directed by 6 directors Thriller Manju, Sadhu Kokila, Vasu, J G Krishna, Anand P Raju, Shankar.

31. Who became the first Indian footballer to be banned for doping after a NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) panel found him guilty of using a prohibited drug?
Nishant Mehra.
The 27-year-old midfielder, who plays for Mumbai FC in the I-League, tested positive for banned drug tetrahydrocannabinol, the active chemical in cannabis, after a test conducted in January this year in Pune.

32. Who won the Leon Masters rapid chess title -2011 at Leon defeating Spain's Alexei Shirov?
Viswanathan Anand.
He claimed the Leon Masters rapid chess title for the eighth time. Anand's previous triumphs came in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

33. Which countries shared the three-nation Kirin Cup football tournament title-2011 held in Japan?
Czech Republic, Japan and Peru.
The Kirin Cup is an annual association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The first nation to win the competition was Argentina. Japan is the tournament's most successful team with 11 titles, followed by Peru with 3 titles.

34. The woolliest sheep in New Zealand and possibly the world, who became world famous after it escaped its enclosure on a South Island farm and hid out in a cave for six years, died at the age of 16 recently?
Shrek.
His excess wool from his days on the lam weighed nearly 60 pounds.

35. Conservationists have recently opened a shelter in which country for a rare type of endangered soft-shell turtle?
Cambodia.
The critically endangered Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle is one of the rarest freshwater turtles in the world.

36. India's latest warship and Fast Attack Craft (FAC) which was commissioned in Indian navy on 8 June 2011 in Kochi by vice admiral KN Sushil.?
INS Kabra.
INS Kabra, which is named after an island of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, is eighth in a series of 10 Car Nicobar-class FACs. It is designed and built by the Kolkata-based Garden reach shipbuilders and engineers.

37. The legendary painter who was in exile from his homeland in India after threats to his life, died in London on 9 June 2011?
M.F. Hussain.
Although a Qatari national at the time of his death, he has been widely regarded as the "Picasso of India".

38. Name of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface -to-surface ballistic missile of India which is successfully test fired on June 9, 2011 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur?
Prithvi-II.

39. Pakistan-born businessman from Chicago, who was acquitted by a US court on charges of plotting the Mumbai attacks but was found guilty of supporting Pakistan-based terror group LeT and planning a strike in Denmark?
Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
He was accused for his hands in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks by providing material support to David Headley and through his contacts with Lashkar-E-Taiba (LeT).

40. Interior Minister of Somalia who has been killed in a suicide attack at his home in the capital, Mogadishu?
Abdi Shakur Sheikh Hassan.
On June 10, 2011, Farah died at Banadir hospital in Mogadishu from injuries sustained after a suicide bomber had evaded security and entered his home in Mogadishu. The bomber was his teenage niece Haboon Abdulkadir Hersi Qaaf, who had been recruited by the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab.

41. Which country has been ranked at the top of the Committee to Protect Journalists' latest impunity index for the fourth time over unsolved journalist killings?
Iraq.
None of the 92 killings of journalists recorded in Iraq in the past decade solved. According to the CPJ's 2011 index, which calculates unsolved journalist murders as a percentage of each country's population, the "scourge of impunity" has worsened in Iraq.
In the list, Somalia ranks 2nd and India on the 13th spot.

42. The al-Qaeda mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania who has been killed in Somalia?
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed.

43. Which Indo-Pak pair won the Gerry Weber Open Tennis title-2011 held in Germany?
Rohan Bopanna (India) and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan).
They claimed their second ATP World Tour team title at the Gerry Weber Open with a fighting 7-6(8), 3-6, 11-9 victory over Dutch Robin Haase and Canadian Milos Raonic.

44. Who won WTA Copenhagen Tennis title-2011?
Dane Caroline Wozniacki.
She won her second straight Sony Ericsson Open title, beating fourth-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-4 in the final.

45. Who won the 2011 AEGON Tennis Championship (Queen’s Cup trophy-2011)?
Andy Murray.
He won in the final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

46. One of the few remaining performers on the ancient Indian stringed instrument called the Rudra Veena, who passed away on 14 June, 2011?
Usthad Asad Ali Khan.
He was awarded the Indian civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2008.
The Rudra Veena, or Been, is considered to be one of the oldest instruments of Indian tradition; it has its own origin myth, which states that the instrument sprang full-blown from the forehead of a meditating Lord Shiva.

47. The longest total lunar eclipse in 11 years occurred on?
June 15, 2011.
The celestial phenomenon was the longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century after a gap of 11 years. The last such eclipse exceeding such a long duration occurred on July 16, 2000 which lasted for 107 minutes. The next such eclipse will occur 130 years later – only in 2141, according to planetary scientists.

48. A 34-year-old ascetic, who died after fasting for two and a half months to save the river Ganga from pollution?
Swami Nigamananda.

49. Indian-origin academician who has been named head of MIT's(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), the largest academic department at the prestigious American institute?
Anantha Chandrakasan.

50. Which pair won the ATP Aegon Tennis Men’s Doubles title 2011 (Queen's Club title) defeating Indian stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi in final?
Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan.

51. Who has been nominated Vice-Chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board?
K. M. Chandrasekhar.

52. Which state emerged as winners in the National Senior Athletic Meet-2011 held at Bangalore?
Kerala.

53. Who has been named new chief of Al-Qaeda following the killing of Osama bin Laden?
Ayman al-Zawahiri.

54. Indonesian Muslim cleric who is sentenced to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges, five years after his acquittal for links to bombings that killed 202 people in the Bali tourist resort?
Abu Bakar Bashir.

55. Which countries have signed a framework agreement on cooperation in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency on June 17, 2011?
China and Russia.
The two countries will strive to boost two-way trade to $100 billion by 2015 and to $200 billion by 2020.

56. Cricket Player of Pakistan who was fined 4.5 million rupees ($52,300) for violating the Pakistan Cricket Board's code of conduct?
Shahid Afridi.

57. One of the best-known players in German football for the past decade and former Chelsea midfielder who announced his retirement from international football recently?
Michael Ballack.

58. Celebrity New York chef of Indian origin who walked away with $100,000 in prize money after winning the popular ‘Top Chef Masters’ contest June 16, on Bravo TV?
Floyd Cardoz
The dish that brought him sweet success was the quintessential Indian savory: Upma.

59. An Indian-American who has edged past a candidate of Pakistani origin to win a city council seat in Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.A?
Harish Jajoo.
He edged past Pakistani-American attorney and investment manager Farha Ahmed on June 11, in the runoff election for the city council seat in District 4 in Sugar Land.

60. Which countries signed New Bilateral Local Currency Settlement Agreement on June 23, 2011?
China and Russia.
With the signing of the Agreement, Chinese and Russian bilateral local currency settlement will cover not only border trade but also general trade, with expanded geographic area.

61. The 2013 UEFA Champions League Final will be held at?
Wembley Stadium in London, England.
The UEFA Champions League is a cup competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations.

62. Former chief of staff of Guatemalan armed forces from 1982-1983, who is accused of directing military attacks against citizens, namely indigenous Mayans, arrested at his home on June 17, 2011?
Gen. Hector Mario Lopez Fuentes.
He has been charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in massacres in indigenous communities nearly three decades ago.

63. A convicted murderer who was the oldest prison inmate in India was released from the Gorakhpur jail at the age of 108. Name of that murderer who was released on humanitarian grounds?
Brij Bihari Pandey.
Brij Bihari Pandey, a Hindu priest, was serving a life sentence at the prison in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh for the murder of four people when he was 84 years old.

64. Who has been appointed as the new coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, German association football club?
Robin Dutt.

65. Former Pakistan off-spinner who has been hired by Centre of Excellence (COE) Cricket Academy to coach the Australian team's spinners?
Saqlain Mushtaq.

66. Somalia's prime minister who has resigned, following an agreement between the president and parliament to remove him from office?
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo
His removal was part of a UN-backed deal that extends the mandates of the president, the speaker and deputies to August 2012. Somalia has been without an effective central government since 1991.

67. According to the latest Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) data, which city stands first in terms of cases of drug abuse among South Indian cities?
Bangalore.
Hyderabad, 2nd spot.
Chennai, 3rd spot.

68. National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 20, 2011 charged a Hindu saint and four others with triggering explosions in the cross-border Samjhauta Express in 2007 that left 68 people dead. Name of that saint?
Swami Aseemanand.

69. The new name of Hero Honda Motors, the world’s largest two-wheeler maker company?
Hero MotoCorp.
Hero Honda Motors was granted approval by the registrar of companies (RoC) to officially change its name to Hero MotoCorp. Honda sold its stake in the company to the Hero group and agreed to continue technical support for another 5 years.

70. Who has been named as the new captain of New Zealand as successor to Daniel Vettori, who stood down following the 2011 World Cup?
Ross Taylor.
Batsman Ross Taylor has been named as the captain of the black caps (New Zealand) of all three formats (T20, ODI, Test) of international cricket.

71. Former president of Tunisia, who was convicted in absentia of smuggling drugs, guns and archaeological artifacts; sentenced to more than 15 years in prison; and fined $72,000?
Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

72. Who has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as U.N. Secretary General?
Ban Ki-moon.
He is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. Ban was the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea from January 2004 to November 2006. On 21 June 2011, he was unanimously re-elected by the General Assembly and therefore will continue to serve until 31 December 2016.

73. Who is appointed as secretary of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi?
R. Gopalakrishnan.

74. Man of the match winners of 2 Test cricket matches played between India and West Indies held in West Indies in June-2011.
First test played between West Indies and India at Sabina Park, Kingston – Jamaica from 20-06-2011.
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid. (India) He scored 40 runs in first innings and 112 runs in second innings.
Result: India beat West Indies by 63 runs.
Second test played between West Indies and India at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados from 28-06-2011.
Player of the match: Ishant Sharma. (India) He took 6 wickets in first innings and 4 wickets in second innings.
Result: West Indies drew with India.

75. Brazilian club which won the Copa Libertadores for the first time since the Pele era, beating Uruguay's Penarol 2-1 in the second leg of the final?
Santos.
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de America was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year.

76. Senior IAS officer who is appointed Union Home Secretary of India?
Raj Kumar Singh.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Singh, a 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, as Home Secretary for a period of two years.

77. Former Rwanda women's minister who has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the country's 1994 genocide?
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko.

78. New Zealand all-rounder who has announced his retirement from international cricket after serving the Black Caps for more than a decade?
Scott Styris.
He is the sixth-highest run-getter in ODIs for Black Caps, scoring 4483 runs from 188 matches.

79. Painting of which Spanish painter sold for over $29 million USD at a Christie's auction in London on 21 June, 2011?
Pablo Picasso.
"Seated Woman, Blue Robe” was created in 1939 and depicts the artist's girlfriend Dora Maar.

80. Former Trade Minister of Egypt who has been sentenced to five years in prison in absentia for embezzling public funds?
Rachid Mohamed Rachid.

81. Former Finance minister of Egypt who has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for squandering public funds and abuse of power?
Youssef Boutros-Ghali
He is also expected to pay a fine of approximately $11 million. Youssef Boutros-Ghali, the nephew of former UN Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali, was a finance minister and a close confidant of Gamal Mubarak, son to the ousted president Hosni Mubarak.

82. Which city became the sixth and largest state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage?
New York

83. Which country hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup which is held from 26 June to 17 July 2011?
Germany.

84. The Sri Lanka opener who has been suspended from all cricket for three months after testing positive for a banned substance during the World Cup?
Upul Tharanga.

85. Who has been appointed as the first Chief Operating Officer of Unilever, the world’s second-largest consumer-goods company, as part of a global reorganisation in the business structure of the company to drive future growth?
Harish Manwani.
Indian born Harish is the brain behind the company's successful challenge to Colgate's dominance in personal care segment in India in the 90s.

86. Which state lifted the D.V. Subba Rao Trophy for the ACA quadrangular under-22 Cricket tournament that concluded at Andra Pradesh?
Kerala.

87. Which country won the CONCACAF Gold Cup football title with a 4-2 win over the United States in the final?
Mexico.

88. Which country won the European Under-21 Football Championship-2011 defeating Switzerland (2-0)?
Spain.

89. Who won the European Grand Prix (Valencia, Spain) in Formula 1 2011 season?
Sebastian Vettel.

90. Ambassador to France who has been appointed Foreign Secretary of India?
Ranjan Mathai.
He will assume charge on August 1, 2011 with a two year term.

91. The International Criminal Court of Justice in the Hague issues arrest warrants against Libyan leader for crimes against humanity committed in Libya since 15 February.
Name of that leader?
Muammar Gaddafi.
ICL issued arrest warrants against Muammar Gaddafi, his son, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi and his intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Sanoussi.

92. Who was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, defeating CPI (M) candidate ES Bijimol?
N. Sakthan.

93. Afghanistan's central bank governor who has resigned and fled to the United States, saying his life is in danger over a corruption probe targeting influential figures connected to the government?
Abdul Qadir Fitrat.

94. Foreign secretary of India who has been appointed as the next ambassador to the United States?
Nirupama Rao.

Michael Jack Nobbs.

96. Leading Indian 400 metres pair who have been provisionally suspended by Athletics Federation of India for testing positive for banned substances?
Mandeep Kaur and Juana Murmu.
Mandeep, who had won gold in Commonwealth and Asian Games 4x400m relay and Juana, who finished fourth in the Asian Games, were suspended immediately after the reports of the ‘B’ samples were known.

97. Which state of India will host the largest solar energy park in Asia in two years, with a power production capacity of 500 mw?
Gujarat.
The park would be set up with an investment of around Rs 8,000 crore flowing from companies such as GMR and Lanco, which have been assigned generation capacities under the Gujarat Solar Mission.

98. Parliament of which country has passed an austerity package on June 29, 2011 by a slim majority to slash 40 billion dollars off the national debt?
Greece.

General Knowledge

2012-02-29T11:47:00.000-08:00

1. Who has described the BJP as Ku Klux Klan?

a. Arun Shourie

b. Jaswant Singh

c. Yashwant Sinha

d. Vasundhara Raje

Answer: b. Jaswant Singh

2. Which state has announced that it will have equitable standard school education from the next year?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Maharashtra

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Kerala

Answer:c. Tamil Nadu

3. Edward Kennedy, senator of and brother of slain President John F Kennedy, died

recently.

a. Massachusetts

b. California

c. Ohio

d. Texas

Answer:a. Massachusetts

4. Which actor has showed interest in taking up franchise of an IPL team for 2011?

a. Hrithik Roshan

b. Saif Ali Khan

c. Akshay Kumar

d. Salman Khan

Answer:d. Salman Khan

5. Stefania Fernandez, who has been crowned Miss Universe 2009, belongs to

a. Greece

b. Mexico

c. Venezuela

d. Australia

Answer:c. Venezuela

6. Which of these films has won the best feature film award at the National Awards this year?

a. Chak De! India

b. Taare Zameen Par

c. Gandhi My Father

d. Kanchivaram

Answer:d. Kanchivaram

7. Name this agrarian festival which is celebrated by the farmers in Orissa for ‘eating the new

rice’

a. Lakshmi Puja

b. Durga Puja

c. Devasnana Purnima

d. Nuakhai

Answer:d. Nuakhai

8. Name the indigenously manufactured T-90 tanks which were recently showcased in Chennai

in a rolling out ceremony.

a. Bhishma

b. Arjun

c. Tank EX

d. Vijayanta

Answer: a. Bhishma

9. Who was the teenager who won the best golfer award at the Inter-Club Invitational Caddie

tournament?

a. Wasim Khan

b. Jeev Milkha Singh

c. Jyoti Randhawa

d. Shiv Kapur

Answer:a. Wasim Khan

10. ISRO will be launching its first satellite that would help in studying the upper atmosphere

and test low-costing positioning system.

a. Russian

b. Swiss

c. Italian

d. German

Answer: b. Swiss

11. Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?

(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan
(b) Yamini Krishnamurthi
( c) J. Sushila
(d) None of these

Answer a;

12.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:

(a) 9th August
(b) 13th October
(c) 24th November
(d) 11th December

Answer-b;

13 Tianhe 1 , the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by

(a) United States
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) None of these

Answer :c

14 Which is India’s first ever Pollution Control Warship?

(a) Samudra Prahari
(b) Nischaya
(c) Varuna
(d) None of these

Answer:a

15 Who became India’s youngest grandmaster?

(a) Parimarjan Negi
(b) Dronavali Harika
(c) Praveen Thipse
(d) S P Sethuraman

Answer:d

16. K C Kulich International Award is associated with:

(a) Medicine
(b) Economics
(c) Journalism
(d) Sports

Answer:c

17 ‘Open’ is the autobiography of which sports personality?

(a) Adam Gilchrest
(b) Glenn Merges
(c) Andre Agassiz
(d) None of these

Answer-c

18. World Cup Football in 2022 is to be held at:

(a) Qatar
(b) UK
(c) Spain
(d) France

Answer:a

19. Who is the first head of UN WOMEN?

(a) Laura Chinchilla
(b) Julia Gillard
(c) Mitchell blachettt
(d) None of these

Answer:c

20.Which of the following committee is related to Corporatisation of Stock Exchanges?

(a) Bimal Jalan Committee
(b) V Achuthan Committee
(c) P M Nair Committee
(d) None of these

Answer-a

21. Which is India’s newest stock exchange for currency derivatives

(a) BSE
(b) NSE
(c) United Stock Exchange (USE)
(d) None of these

Answer :c

22. Jeevan Reddy Committee is related to

(a)Illegal mining
(b) Armed Forces Special Power Act
(c) Environmental Impact Assessment
(d) None of these

Answer-b

23. Which of the following scheme is related with social security for unorganised sector?

(a) Swabhiman
(b) Sabla
(c) Swavalamban
(d) None of these

Answer-c

24. Polavaram Project is located in which state?

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka

Answer:a

25. David Perlman Award is given in which field?

(a) Sports
(b) Music
(c) Photography
(d) Journalism

Answer-d

26.Which of the following committee has redefined the definition of Slums?

(a) Pranab Sen Committee
(b) Arjun Sen gupta committee
(c) C Ibrahim Committee
(d) None of these

Answer-a

27. Arrow-III is an anti missile system of

(a) France
(b) Pakistan
(c) Israel
(d) UK

Answer-c

28 India’s first jail BPO is going to came up at

(a) Bangalore
(b) Pune
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad

Answer:a

29 World’s first aviation university coming up at

(a) Bangalore
(b) Nice
(c) Glasgow
(d) Venice

Answer: a

30. Khoj lab has been launched by which group?

(a) Future Group
(b) dell
(c) IBM
(d) Times group

Answer:a

Current Affairs

2012-02-28T12:12:00.001-08:00

1. Which of the following represents the worth of the deal as per which Fortis Healthcare

will be buying 10 hospitals from Wockhardt Hospitals ?

a. 504 cr

b. 678 cr

c. 845 cr

d. 909 cr

2. Which of the following represents the exports of India for the year ended March 2009?

a. $ 168.7 billion

b. $ 175.2 billion

c. $ 184.9 billion

d. $ 192.5 billion

3. This country was surprisingly the leading producer of gold in 2008.

a. South Africa

b. The US

c. India

d. China

4. In a very recent development, the Government has hiked the dearness allowance by to the

Central government employees and pensioners.

a. 5 per cent

b. 10 per cent

c. 15 per cent

d. 20 per cent

5. As per a recent survey conducted by DQ IDC, which of the following companies has been adjudged as the best IT company to work for in

India ?

a. I Gate

b. RMSI

c. Infosys Technologies

d. HCL Technologies

6. James Gorman will be the new CEO of

a. Bank of America

b. Morgan Stanley

c. Standard Chartered Plc

d. Citigroup

7. This Indian domestic airliner witnessed strike by its pilots in the second week of September

2009.

a. IndiGo Airways

b. Spicejet Airways

c. Jet Airways

d. Kingfi sher airways

8. BIG CINEMAS is a subsidiary of

a AV Birla group

b Reliance ADAG

c Essar Group

d None of the above

9. Who will be the new CEO of Ranbaxy India?

a. Sanjeev Dani

b. Yugal Sikri

c. Malvinder Singh

d. None of the above

10. As per Fortune magazine, she is the most powerful business woman in the US.

a Irene Rosenfeld

b Pat Woertz

c Angela Braly

d Indra Nooyi

11. A recent test shows that a moon rock, one of those brought to earth by Apollo 11 (in 1969) and Apollo 17 (in 1972), kept in a museum in the Netherlands, is fake. Who was the President of the US at that time?

a. Richard M Nixon

b. Gerald R Ford

c. John F Kennedy

d. Woodrow Wilson

12. Norman Borlaug, who received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, died recently. He was a US

a. senator

b. agricultural scientist

c. social activist

d. economist

13. Which fi lm has won the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival?

a. Lebanon

b. Zanan Bedoone Mardan

c. A Single Man

d. Head On

14. Who has won the tennis women’s singles fi nal at the US Open?

a. Kim Clijsters

b. Venus Williams

c. Serena Williams

d. Evonne Goolagong Cawley

15. Where did the World Championship, in which boxer Vijender won a bronze, take place?

a. Manila

b. Beijing

c. Milan

d. None of the above

16. Launch vehicle PSLV-C14 will lift-off from the spaceport at Sriharikota. How many satellites

will it put in orbit?

a. Eight

b. Eleven

c. Nine

d. Sev en

17. With whom did Leander Paes pair to win the US Open men’s doubles fi nal?

a. Mark Knowles

b. Mahesh Bhupathi

c. Lukas Dlouhy

d. Max Mirnyi

18. The National Mission for Female Literacy has been launched to make around 60 million women literate by the year

a. 2010

b. 2012

c. 2020

d. 2025

19. Which southern state recently announced that it would release water from Krishna from Kandaleru reservoir in Nellore district for Chennai?

a. Karnataka

b. Kerala

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Puducherry

20. The apex court rapped the government for constructing memorials and statues, spending

huge amount of public money.

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Chhattisgarh

c. Bihar

d. Uttar Pradesh

21. The Ahmedabad metropolitan magistrate SP Tamang ruled that the killing of Ishrat Jahan

and three others was a case of ‘fake encounter’ by the Narendra Modi government. The killings

took place in

a. June 2004

b. September 2004

c. January 2006

d. October 2008

22. The West Bengal government recently announced that the state cannot go ahead with the proposed joint sector Kolkata Link IT township

project, which was to come up in

a. Mednipur district

b. Bardhman district

c. North 24 Parganas district

d. South 24 Parganas district

23. Adoor Gopalakrishnan has won the best director at the 55th National Awards for the film

a. Naalu Pennungal

b. Mukhamukham

c. Anantaram

d. Mathilukal

24. In the UK, the most common name is Jack. The second-most common name is

a. Tom

b. Peter

c. Amit

d. Mohammed

25. China has objected to the visit of spiritual leader Dalai Lama to an Indian state. Name the

state.

a. Sikkim

b. Arunachal Pradesh

c. Nagaland

d. Meghalaya

26. Which Indian is the world’s top earning cricketer according to magazine Forbes?

a. Sachin Tendulkar

b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

c. Rahul Dravid

d. Yuvraj Singh

27. Which championship did Pankaj Advani win recently, which has made him only the second Indian after Geet Sethi to have achieved this?

a. World Professional Billiards Championship

b. IBSF World Billiards Championship

c. US Open Billiard Championship

d. None of the above

28. Which Indian has received the Nelson Mandela Award in recognition of the efforts for promoting minority rights?

a. Salman Khurshid

b. Salman Rushdie

c. Oscar Fernandes

d. George Fernandes

29. In which neighbouring country were Indian priests attacked?

a. Sri Lanka

b. Bangladesh

c. Pakistan

d. Nepal

30. Which country has issued amendments to ease travel to Cuba?

a. The UK

b. China

c. Australia

d. The US

31. Name the new navy chief of India who took over as the head in the beginning of September.

a. Nirmal Kumar Verma

b. Sureesh Mehta

c. Ram Dass Katari

d. Sushil Kumar

32. Which of these states will go for assembly polls on October 13 along with Maharashtra and

Haryana?

a. Sikkim

b. Assam

c. Arunachal Pradesh

d. Tripura

33. In the theft of eight rare monkeys from the Alipore zoological garden, the Brazilian Common

Mormosets were recovered from Chhattisgarh. Where is Alipore Zoological garden situated?

a. Ranchi

b. Kolkata

c. Bhopal

d. Delhi

34. JS Tissainayagam, a journalist from was sentenced to 20 years of prison for his alleged

involvement in terrorist

activities.

a. Nepal

b. Sri Lanka

c. Japan

d. Pakistan

35. Name the fashion designer who has been sentenced to 59 years of life imprisonment for sexually assaulting aspiring models in Los Angeles.

a. Marc Jacobs

b. Anand Jon

c. Jason Crawford

d. None of the above

36. As a tribute Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, which of these

centrally-sponsered schemes has been named after the late leader?

a. Madhyamika Shiksha Abhiyan

b. National Mission on Medicinal Plants

c. Arogyasri Community Health Insurance

d. None of the above

37. Name the recently-appointed vice-chief of army staff.

a. BS Jaiswal

b. Arvinder Singh

c. VK Singh

d. PK Bhardwaj

38.Who has been appointed as the new scientific advisor to the defence minister and director general of defence organisation.

a. VK Saraswat

b. M Natrajan

c. G Elangovan

d. W Selvamurthy

39. Name this nation which has been suspended from the Commonwealth after it failed to

bring about any progress in establishing democracy.

a. Myanmar

b. Fiji

c. Bangladesh

d. Pakistan

40. Andhra Pradesh chief minister YSR Reddy died in a helicopter crash on September 2. Which of the other eminent personalities earlier perished in a crash in AP?

a. Homi Bhabha, 1966

b. Ashok Birla, 1990

c. Madhavrao Scindia, 2001

d. GMC Balayogi, 2002

41. A 10-day-old baby, with its heart protruding out, was operated upon recently in in a rare

medical procedure.

a. New Delhi

b. Bangalore

c. Mumbai

d. Chennai

42. According to the UN World Economic and Social Survey Report 2009, develop world

consumes per cent of global carbon budget.

a. 44

b. 46

c. 48

d. 50

43. Name the comic, which is in the dock on charges of racism.

a. Archies

b. Tintin

c. Superman

d. Garfi eld

44. About a thousand people have been stabbed with syringes in this country.

a. Iran

b. Iraq

c. China

d. North Korea

45. In Japan, the opposition has secured a landslide victory after

a. 55 years

b. 54 years

c. 47 years

d. 42 years

46. While ISRO had to call off the moon mission following snapping of contact with Chandrayaan-I, ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair has claimed that the mission had accomplished per cent of its objectives.

a. 98

b. 97

c. 96

d. 95

47. This particular object will be used throughout the Commonwealth Games to promote the

games as green event.

a. Bamboo

b. Terracotta

c. Handmade paper

d. Jute

48. This university, keen to set up its fi rst campus in India, finds itself in a land-grab scam in

Maharashtra.

a. Cambridge University

b. Oxford University

c. Harvard University

d. Leeds Univ ersity

49. The next four Indian Institutes of Management are slated to open next year in Tiruchirapalli,

Ranchi, Raipur and

a. Bhubaneswar

b. Vizag

c. Patna

d. Rohtak

50. Which country tops swine flu tolls, with 557 deaths.

a. Argentina

b. Brazil

c. Mexico

d. West Indies
Answer:

1. d. 909 cr

2. a. $168.7 billion

3. d. China

4. a. 5

5. a. I Gate

6. b. Morgan Stanley

7. c. Jet Airways

8. b. Reliance ADAG

9. b. Yugal Sikri
10. d. Indra Nooyi

11. a. Richard M Nixon

12. b. Agricultural scientist

13. a. ‘Lebanon’

14. a. Kim Clijsters

15. c. Milan

16. d. Seven

17. c. Lukas Dlouhy

18. b. 2012

19. c. Andhra Pradesh

20. d. Uttar Pradesh

21. a. June 2004

22. c. North 24 Paraganas district

23 a ‘Naalu Pennungal’

24. d. Mohammed

25. b. Arunachal Pradesh

26. b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

27. a. World Professional Billiards Championship

28. c. Oscar Fernandes

29. d. Nepal

30. d. The US

31. a. Nirmal Kumar Verma

32. c. Arunachal Pradesh

33. b. Kolkata

34. b. Sri Lanka

35. b. Anand Jon

36. a. Madhyamika Shiksha Abhiyan

37. d. PK Bhardwaj

38. a. VK Saraswat

39. b. Fiji

40. d. GMC Balayogi, 2002

41. a. New Delhi

42. c. 48

43. b. Tintin

44. c. China

45. b. 54 years

46. d. 95 per cent

47. a. Bamboo

48. b. Oxford University

49. d. Rohtak

50. b. Brazil

For BANK,TPSC,SSC,CLAT & Other EXAM.

2012-02-28T01:51:00.000-08:00

1. Who has recently been appointed as the CEO of IndusInd Bank? Can you name him from the given options?

a. Rana Talwar

b. Vaughn Richtor

c. Shailendra Bhandari

d. Aseem Dhru

2. ‘Swiss Avant-Garde since 1860’, is the tag line of

a. Rado

b. Tag Heuer

c. Omega

d. Cartier

3. Name the fi rst Indian bank that launched the fi rst credit card in India.

a. HDFC Bank

b. SBI

c. Andhra Bank

d. Bank of Baroda

4. This magazine promotes itself by claiming to be ‘India’s number 1 business magazine’

a. Business India

b. Business World

c. Outlook Money

d. Business Today

5. Find the odd one out. Channel Owned by

a. TV18 Raghav Bahl

b. NDTV Prannoy Roy

c. Sun TV Rajnikant

d. Zee TV Subhash Chandra

6. How The Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In has been authored by

a. Brian Tracy

b. Ram Charan

c. Jim Collins

d. CK Prahalad

7. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘M’, in ‘ MC’?

a. Mutual

b. Management

c. Mobile

d. Manufacturing

8. Which oil fi rm uses the slogan ‘The energy of India’, to promote itself now-a-days?

a. BPCL

b. Indian Oil Corporation

c. ONGC

d. None of above

9. Who is the Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)?

a. GVK Reddy

b. Chandrajeet Bannerjee

c. Venu Sriniwasan

d. Tarun Mitra

10. Which of the following represents the repo rate and reverse repo rate on per cent as per the

RBI’s fi rst quarterly review of the monetary policy 2009-2010?

a. 4.75, 3.25

b. 4.50, 3.25

c. 4.25, 3.55

d. 4, 3

11. As per RBI, India’s external debt at the end of March 2009 stood at

a. $ 229.9 billion

b. $ 227.3 billion

c. $ 225.4 billion

d. $ 224.5 billion

12. Which of the following taxes contributed maximum to the Central government’s revenue

collection during 2008-2009?

a. Income Tax

b. Corporation Tax

c. Customs duty

d. Service tax

13. As per a recent study by International Finance Corporation (IFC), which Indian city was

ranked as the easiest city for doing business in India?

a Hyderabad “

b. Bhubaneswar

c. Gurgaon

d. Ludhiana

14. As per National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), which

of the following represents the projected Indian IT growth (in per cent) in the year 2009-2010?

a. Three to six

b. Four to seven

c. Five to eight

d. Six to nine

15. Which of the following is the largest economy of European Union (EU)?

a. The UK

b. Germany

c. France

d. Italy

16. Which of the following companies is NOT a part of the Future Group?

a. Indus League Clothing

b. Foot Mart Retail

c. Home Solutions Retail

India Ltd

d. Carmichael House

17. Naandi Foundation, an organization engaged in providing safe drinking water, has provided

water to over 700 villages in four states of India. This foundation is associated with

a. Biocon International

b Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

c. Wockhardt Ltd

d. None of above

18. This country has the largest online population in the world in 2009.

a. India

b. China

c. The US

d. Russia

19. Which Indian is the president, global sales operations and business development, Google?

a. Nikesh Arora

b. Shridhar Ramaswamy

c. Ram Shriram

d. Sanjay Kapoor

20. Which of the following represents the new base year for inflation index?

a. 1993-1994

b. 1999-2000

c. 2002-2003

d. 2004-2005

21. Which business group is investing Rs 500 cr in the education sector and has plans to build 350 educational institutions in the next three

years?

a. Bharti Enterprises

b. Yash Birla Group

c. RPG Enterprises

d. Essar Group

22. Which of the following personalities has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE)?

a. Proshanto Bannerjee

b. UD Chaoubey

c. Amitabh Kant

d. N Ramachandran

23. This person is the winner of the SCOPE award given for outstanding contribution to the

public sector management.

a. OP Bhatt

b. SK Roongta

c. TS Vijayan

d. RS Sharma

24. Who has been named as the Voice & Data Telecom person of the year?

a. Manoj Kohli

b. Sunil Bharti Mittal

c. SP Shukla

d. Vikram Mehmi

25. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), that established the foundation of Telecom

industry in India, is celebrating 25th year of its existence this year. Who is the founder of C-DOT?

a. Dewang Mehta

b. Kiran Karnik

c. Sam Pitroda

d. None of these

26. As per The Telegraph, which of the following represents the amount that world has spent

in struggling to come out of the financial crisis?

a. $ 9.9 trillion

b. $ 10.9 trillion

c. $ 11.9 trillion

d. $ 12.9 trillion

27. ASEAN has recently signed an investment agreement with this country which is 8th largest investor in ASEAN having investment value of over

$6 billions.

a. Russia

b. China

c. Japan

d. Malaysia

28. The newly-appointed president

and CEO of Shoppers Stop is

a. BS Nagesh

b. Govind Shrikhande

c. Ram Chandra Aggarwal

d. None of the above

29. The Central Electricity Authority that tak es care of adding capacity to India’s power is

chaired by

a. RS Pandey

b. Rakesh Nath

c. Dhanendra Kumar

d. Rahul Khullar

30. Which of the following represents the rank of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in the Fortune Global 500 List of 2009?

a. 89

b. 97

c. 105

d. 119

Answer:

1. c. Shailendra Bhandari

2. b. Tag Heuer

3. c. Andhra Bank

4. b. Business World

5. c. Sun TV Rajnikant

6. c. Jim Collins

7. b. Management

8. b. Indian Oil Corporation

9. b. Chandrajeet Bannerjee

10. a. 4.75, 3.25

11. a. $229.9 billion

12. b. Corporation Tax

13. d. Ludhiana

14. b. four to seven

15. b. Germany

16. d. Carmichael House

17 b Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

18. b. China

19. a. Nikesh Arora

20. d. 2004-2005

21. b. Yash Birla Group

22. b. UD Choubey

23. b. SK Roongta

24. a. Manoj Kohli

25. c. Sam Pitroda

26. c. $11.9 trillion

27. b. China

28. b. Govind Shrikhande

29. b. Rakesh Nath

30. c. 105

For BANK,TPSC,CLAT

2012-02-27T09:58:00.001-08:00

1. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?

(A) Kalidas Samman

(B) Dhyanchand Award

(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

(E) None of these

2. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?

(A) YES

(B) HDFC

(D) Kotak Mahindra

(E) ICICI

3. Twenty-20 matches are played in which of the following

(A) Hockey

(B) Football

(D) Tennis

(E) Cricket

4. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is finding difficult to implement

it ?

(A) 123 Pact with USA

(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia

(D) Border talks with China

(E) None of these

5. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?

(A) SAT

(B) NET

(D) VAT

(E) None of these

6. s per the news appeared in some major newspapers India is number two in getting ‘PE’ What is the full form of ‘PE’ as u sed in the financial

world ?

(A) Professional and Ecofriendly

(B) Profitable Equity

(D) Private and Economical

(E) Private Equity

7 .Many a times we read in newspapers about ‘Financial Inclusion’ What does it really mean ? *Pick up cor rect statement(s)]

1. Allow the merger and acquisition of banks so that only few big banks exist and continue to cater to the need of corporate sector.

2. Expending the network of banks in such a way that people from lower strata of society also get the benefit of services provided by banks.

3. Providing Insurance cover to each and every citizen so that he/she can live a healthy and long life.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(D) Both 1 and 2

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

8. Which of the following organizations recently issued some guidelines related to ‘Participatory Notes’ as used in financial world ?

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(D) AMFI

(E) None of these

9. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?

(A) Nuclear Power generation plants

(B) Pharma Industry

(D) Sugar plants

(E) Tea plantations

10. s per news items published in various newspapers, Italy has offered its help in developing ‘SMEs’ in India What is the full form of ‘SME’ ?

(A) Small and Monopolistic Economy

(B) Speedy and Mechanical

(D) Small and Medium Level Economy

(E) None of these

11. As per a recent survey by the Business India, this bank has been adjudged as the Best Bank of 2009.

a. HDFC Bank

b. State Bank of India

c. Axis Bank

d. ICICI Bank

12. In a recent development, Wockhardt Laboratories sold its nutritional business and a few other facilities to US based

Abbott Laboratories in a deal worth

a. $100 million

b. $110 million

c. $120 million

d. $130 million

13. Which of the following is the largest trading partner of India in the duration of April to February 2008-2009?

a. The UK

b. The US

c. South Africa

d. China

14. In a recent deal Sanofi Pasteur bought the stake of Merieux Alliance in , an Indian pharma company.

a. Biocon International

b. Shantha Biotechnics

c. Torrent Pharmaceuticals

d Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

15. India recently signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with

a. EU

b. ASEAN

c. South Africa

d. Malaysia

16. Name the steel manufacturer which entered into a definative business transfer agreementwith Shree Precoated Steels Ltd,

in an undisclosed sum deal.

a. Essar Steel Ltd

b. Jindal Steel Ltd

c. SAIL

d. Tata Iron & Steel Company

17. The government has recently allowed the duty free import of this commodity by private traders.

a. Wheat

b. Rice

c. Sugar

d. Edible oil

18. V Shridhar has been appointed as the new chairperson of

a. CBEC

b. CBDT

c. Board of Trade

d. Competition Commission

of India

19. As per the fi nance minister Pranab Mukherjee, the dual Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be implemented by

a. April 2010

b. September 2010

c. December 2010

d. January 2011

20. ‘Lighting a billion lives’ campaign was launched by

a. TERI

b. CSE

c. RIL

d. AV Birla Group

Answer:

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (E)

4. (A)

5. (D)

6. (E)

7. (B)

8. (C)

9. (A)

10. (C)

11. b

12. d

13. d

14. b

15. b

16. a

17. c

18. a

19. a

20. a