1. Recently, Indian President Pratibha Patil has laid the foundation stone for the ‘Asian Textiles Museum‘ in which of the following Southeast Asian countries?
(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Vietnam (d) Cambodia
2. Which of the following Indian actors has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd, India’s leading paint manufacturer?
(a) Abhishek Bachchyan
(b) Amir Khan
(c) Shahrukh Khan
(d) Akshay Kumar
3. Who among the following personalities has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes?
(a) Pratyush Sinha (b) C P Jain (c) K Vasudev (d) M C Joshi
4. Which of the following Indian cricket players won the Polly Umrigar Award 2011 for his performance during 2009-2010?
(a) Rahul Dravid (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (d)Sehwag
5. For the first time, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been appointed as external auditor of two major UN organisations. Identify the organizations.
(a) World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (b) UNESCO an d World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) (c) Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) (d) UNICEF and UNESCO
6. Name the richest country in the world with per capita income of U.S. $ 90,149 in 2010, according to Global Finance, a leading US business magazine, which has released the list recently.
(a) Qatar (b) Luxembourg (c) Norway (d) Singapore
7. Name the virus which was responsible for attacking Google’s social networking site, Orkut on September 25, 2010.
(a) FIRE Worm (b) Bom Sabado Worm (c) BOBBIT Virus (d) GALLUP Virus 82.
8.Which software company has designed “worldwide telescope” a computer programme, which enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space?”
(a) IBM (b) Oracle (c) Google (d) Microsoft
9. “Your Place In The Sky” is the slogan of: (a) Air India (b) atar Airways (c) Lufthansa Airlines (d) Air France
10. Which animal has been declared as national heritage animal of India in order to set up measures for its protection?
(a) Dolphin (b) Rhinoceros (c) Elephant (d) Lion
11. Who among the following personalities is the DirectorGeneral of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
(a) Yukiya Amano(b) Yui Kei (c) Ali Asgar Soltaniyeh (d) Anders Fogh Rasmussen
12. A New York judge slapped a record $92.8 million fine on Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund manager convicted in May, 2011 on 14 counts of insider trading charges. He is from:
(a) India (b) Pakistan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Singapore
13. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), relaxed its earlier decision asking insurance companies to guarantee a minimum return of what percent on unit-linked pension policies?
(a) 3 percent (b) 4 percent (c) 4.5 percent (d) 5 percent
14. Which of the following Indian cricketers has recently pledged to donate his organs?
(a) Virender Sehwag (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) Gautam Gambhir (d) Yuvraj Singh
15. An endeavour to ensure that no person in India dies for want of an organ, supported by the Apollo Transplant Institutes has been launched under the name of:
(a) ‘Hand in Hand’ (b) ‘Gift a Life’ (c) ‘Donate a life’ (d) ‘Gift to Nation’
16. National Human Right Commission has issued notice for non-payment of adequate compensation in Kasaragod district to the victims of which of the following chemical poisoning?
(a) MIC (b) Endosulfan (c) BHC (d) Malathion
17. Sree Padmanabhswami temple, a Hindu shrine situated at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala is dedicated to which of the following Hindu deity?
(a) Lord Shiva (b) Lord Vishnu (c) Lord Brahma (d) Lord Murugan Swamy
18. AH 4 Apache and CH-47 Chinook are combat and heavy lift helicopters respectively which have been developed by:
(a) Bell (b) Lockeed Martin (c) Avicopter (d) Boeing
19. Name the recently elected Prime Minister of Greece. (a) Kostas Karamanlis (b) Andreas Papandreou (c) Konstantinos Mitsotakis (d) Lucas Papademos
20. Recently a former President was convicted to sevenyear jail term for rape and other sexual offences. Identify the country to which he belonged?
(a) Italy (b) Israel (c) Spain (d) Portugal
21. BICRA ‘Group 5’ includes: (a) China (b) Portugal (c) Thailand and Turkey (d) All of the above
22. Which one of the following Indian cities would host the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) India Economic Summit for the first time in 26 years of the summit’s history?
(a) New Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Mumbai (d) Bengaluru
23. Honda’s human-shaped robot (Humanoid robot) has been named as: (a) Sapiens (b) I (c) Asimo (d) AI
24. Which of the following companies is a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and a leading business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in the U.K.?
(a) Genpact (b) Diligenta (c) Aegis (d) Total Solutions
25. Who among the following has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter of the ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson?
(a) Johansson Murphy (b) Conrad Murray (c) John Pitt (d) Dr. J Koetji
ANSWERS: 1 d 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 d 9 a 10 c 11 a 12 c 13 c 14 c 15 b 16 b 17 b 18 d 19 d 20 b 21 d 22 c 23 c 24 b 25 b 26 b
1.Which country's lower house of Parliament is called Wolesi Jirga?
1) Russia
2) Afghanistan
3) Japan
4) Pakistan
5) Bangladesh
2.Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1)The UNESCO-Madanjeet Si-ngh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence is a prize awarded every two years by UNESCO.
2)This award has been instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
3)This prize of US $ 1, 00,000 was made possible by the donation of the Indian diplo-mat Madanjeet Singh who is also the Goodwill Ambas-sador of UNESCO.
4) The 2011 awardees are Afgh-anistan's women's rights cam-paigner Anarkali Honaryar and Palestinian peace activist Khaled Abu Awwad.
5) All the above statements are correct.
3.Who among the following was chosen for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence in 2002, but was allowed to accept the prize only in November 2011?
1) Taslima Nasreen (Bangladesh)
2) Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)
3) Francois Houtart (Belgium)
4) Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan)
5) None of these
4.Which of the following days is observed as the International Day for Tolerance?
1) October 2
2) November 16
3) October 24
4) October 16
5) November 14
5.Scientists have found the best evidence yet for water just beneath the surface of Europa. Europa is the icy moon of which of the following planets?
1) Mars
2) Saturn
3) Jupiter
4) Venus
5) Uranus
6.Which of the following countries is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Canada
4) India
5) France
7.Metro Cash& Carry is planning to invest Rs. 2400 crore in India on new stores in the next four years. To which country does this retailing giant belong?
1) Germany
2) Indonesia
3) Singapore
4) Malaysia
5) USA
8.The renovated Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) of Vijay-nagar, a completely air-mainta-ined and strategically located human settlement, was inaugur-ated recently. In which state is this Vijaynagar airfield located?
1) Assam
2) Nagaland
3) Karnataka
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) None
9.A delegation from the Unites States Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission (USNRC) visited the nuclear facilities at Kalpakkam. In which state is Kalpakkam situated?
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Maharashtra
5) None of these
10.The United Nations General Ass-embly has re-elected who among the following as a member of the International Law Commission (ILC) for a five- year term?
1) Mota Singh
2) Narinder Singh
3) Swaraj Paul
4) P.Venkat Ram Reddy
5) None
11.What is the disinvestment target for the current financial year i.e. 2011-12?
1) Rs.25, 000 crore
2) Rs.30, 000 crore
3) Rs.40, 000crore
4) Rs.50, 000 crore
5) None
12.Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested for electoral fraud recently. She was the President of which of the following countries from 2001 to 2010?
1) Singapore
2) Philippines
3) Venezuela
4) Honduras
5) Vietnam
13.Sarath Fonseka was sentenced to spend three more years in prison in November 2011. He is the former army chief of which of the following countries?
1) Nepal
2) Mauritius
3) Sri Lanka
4) Pakistan
5) Myanmar
14.Which of the following badmi-nton tournaments was won by Saina Nehwal in the year 2011?
1) Singapore Super Series
2) Indonesia Super Series
3) Hong Kong Super Series
4) All England Badminton Championship
5) None
15.Guru Saidutt excelled in which of the following sports?
1) Table Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Lawn Tennis
4) Volleyball
5) Basketball
16.Which of the following trains covers the largest rail route in the country 4,286 km?
1) Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanya Kumari)
2) Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi to Kanya Kumari)
3) Dibrugarh-Chennai Express
4) Howrah-Amritsar Express
5) None of these
17.Sukh Ram was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a special CBI Court in November 2011. He was a Minister of State for Communications in which of the following governments?
1) A.B.Vajpayee
2) P.V.Narasimha Rao
3) Rajiv Gandhi
4) Indira Gandhi
5) None
18.Eurasian Union is an economic body designed to reintegrate the former Soviet economies. Which of the following countries is not a member of this new group?
1) Russia
2) Kazakhstan
3) Belarus
4) Georgia
5) All the above mentioned countries are members
19.Basil D' Oliveira, the South Africa-born English player passed away recently. He was a renowned player in which of the following sports?
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Rugby
4) Basketball
5) Boxing
20.Which Indian leader was honored by Singapore as a "Friend to our Shores" and a "Visionary" in November 2011?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) Sardar Vallabhbai Patel
4) Indira Gandhi
5) A.B.Vajpayee
21.Which of the following groups/ organizations has funded a sports centre in Ramallah, Palestine?
1) BRICS
2) BASIC
3) IBSA
4) SAARC
5) APEC
22.Which was the first non-Arab state to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1975?
1) India
2) Israel
3) China
4) USA
5) France
23.The Bar Council of India (BCI) was formed in 1961 as a regulatory body for the legal profession governed by the Indian Advocates Act. It is celebrating its golden jubilee. Who is its present Chairman?
1) Satish Abarao Deshmukh
2) Ashok K. Parija
3) S.Prabakaran
4) T.S.Ajith
5) None of theses
24.Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed dam on the river Barak in which state of India? (This project has led to a controversy between India and Bangladesh)
1) Assam
2) Nagaland
3) Manipur
4) Tripura
5) Arunachal Pradesh
25.Which team was crowned overall champions at the 65th Senior National Aquatic Championships in Ranchi in November 2011?
1) Karnataka
2) Maharashtra
3) Railways
4) Kerala
5) Gujarat
26.Which woman swimmer won 5 gold medals in the 65th Senior National Aquatic Championships held in Ranchi in November 2011?
1) Pooja Alva
2) Richa Mishra
3) Bhoomi Motwani
4) Talasha Prabhu
5) Surabhi Tipre
27.Who won the Men's singles title at the Hong Kong Open badminton championships in November 2011?
1) Lin Dan
2) Chen Jin
3)Cai Yun
4)Fu Haifeng
5)None
28.Which of the following teams won the Presidents Cup golf tournament in November 2011?
1) Internationals
2) USA
3) Europe
4) Australia
5) None
29.Which of the following teams has won both the men's and wo-men's Kabaddi world cup that was held in Ludhiana in Nove-mber 2011?
1) Canada
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) India
5) Australia
30.Who has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2011, an award instituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust?
1) Sheikh Hasina
2) Ela Bhatt
3) Angela Merkel
4) Hillary Clinton
5) Medha Patkar
31.Which city will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
1) Hambantota (Sri Lanka)
2) Glasgow (Scotland)
3) Gold Coast (Australia)
4) Wellington (New Zealand)
5) London (United Kingdom)
32.Mohammad Zillur Rahman is the President of which of the following countries?
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Iran
4) Afghanistan
5) Syria
33.Which of the following institut-ions decides the Bank rate?
1) SEBI
2) SBI
3) IRDA
4) NABARD
5) RBI
34.Which scientist was conferred with the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize for 2011 in November 2011? (This prize was instituted by the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World. It carries a cash compo-nent of 1,00,000 dollars. It seeks to honor distinguished scientists from developing countries.)
1) Tessy Thomas
2) V.K.Saraswat
3) C.N.R Rao
4) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
5) None of these
35.National Income Accounting, Conduct of Annual Survey of In-dustries, Economic Census and its follow up surveys, compil-ation of index of industrial prod-uction, etc. are some of the activ-ities of which of the following institutions/organizations?
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) Planning Commission
3) Central Statistics Office
4)National Development Council
5)Unique Identification Authority of India
36.The distribution of Teesta river water is a bone of contention between India and which of the following countries?
1) Pakistan
2) Nepal
3)China
4)Bangladesh
5)Bhutan
37.Which of the following organiz-ations/ agencies was set up to boost overall rural development in India?
1) RBI
2) SIDBI
3) NABARD
4) SEBI
5) None of these
38.BR Act controls banking activities in India. What does the letter 'R' denote?
1) Reformation
2) Regulation
3) Reporting
4) Ranking
5) None of these
39.Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
1) Meira Kumar
2) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
3) Karia Munda
4) K.Rahman Khan
5) Manmohan Singh
ANSWERS:1. (2) 2. (5) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (1) 8. (4) 9. (3) 10. (2)
11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (3) 14. (5) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (2) 29. (4) 30. (2)
31. (3) 32. (2) 33. (5) 34. (3) 35. (3) 36. (4) 37. (3) 38. (2) 39. (2)
1.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawathi has proposed to split Uttar Pradesh into four states. Which of the following is not one of them?
1) Purvanchal
2) Bundelkhand
3) Gorkhaland
4) Awadh Pradesh
5) Paschim Pradesh
2.Which of the following days is celebrated as the National Press Day? (The Press Council of India started functioning on this day in 1966)
1) October 16
2) November 16
3) September 16
4) May 11
5) November 11
3. Binita Soren and Sheelarani Mahato have become the first women mountaineers to climb Mount Saser Kangri in the Eastern Karakoram Range of Himalayas in Ladakh. To which state do they belong?
1) Assam
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Jharkhand
4) Manipur
5) Tripura
4.KB Kookmin Bank has its headquarters in which of the following countries?
1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) South Korea
4) Philippines
5) North Korea
5.Who has been honored as the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) player of the year for 2011?
1)CarolineWozniacki (Denmark)
2) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)
3)Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
4) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
5) Vera Zvonareva (Russia)
6.Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee released a Rs.150 coin to mark 150 years of which of the following institutions in November 2011?
1) Reserve Bank of India 2) State Bank of India
3) Election Commission
4)Union Public Service Commission
5)Comptroller & Auditor General
7.The United States of America signed a security agreement with which of the following countries in November 2011? (Under this agreement 250 U.S. Marines would be stationed in that country)
1) Australia
2) Indonesia
3) Singapore
4) Malaysia
5) China
8.Global energy, healthcare, technological and industrial products major Siemens is plan-ning to invest about Rs.1700 crore in India. Siemens belongs to which of the following countries?
1) Canada
2) Germany
3) Sweden
4) Norway
5) USA
9.The Union Cabinet has agreed for what per cent of Foreign Direct Investment in the pension sector?
1) 20%
2) 49%
3) 26%
4) 100%
5) None of these
10.The Presidents Cup is held once in every two years. It is related to which of the following sports/ games?
1) Cricket
2) Horse Racing
3) Golf
4) Soccer
5) None of these
11.Who is the author of the book 'Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance'?
1) Barack Obama
2) Nelson Mandela
3) Abraham Lincoln
4) Martin Luther King Jr
5) None of these
12.Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Hockey?
1) Duleep Trophy
2) Merdeka Cup
3) Ranji Trophy
4) Aga Khan Cup
5) Vijay Hazare Trophy
13.Which of the following books is written by V.S.Naipaul?
1) Midnight's Children
2) In a Free State
3) The God of Small Things
4) Inheritance of Loss
5) The White Tiger
14.Who among the following is not a banker?
1) Shika Sharma
2) Renu Challu
3) Chanda Kochhar
4) Kiran Majumdar Shaw
5) Nainalal Kidwai
15.Which of the following organizations/institutions has its headquarters in Manila?
1) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
2) Association of South East Asian Nations
3) Asian Development Bank
4) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
16. Which of the following indust-ries is/are owned by the Hinduja Group?
1) Ashok Leyland
2) Hindalco
3) Suzlon Energy
4) Wipro
5) All the above
17. Who is the author of the books 'The Structure of the Universe' and 'Current Issues in Cosmology'?
1) Stephen Hawking
2) Jayant Narlikar
3) Albert Einstein
4) S.Chandrasekar
5) None of these
18. Which of the following terms is not associated with Global Warming?
1) CFCs
2) Carbon di Oxide emission
3) Sub prime crisis
4) Ozone depletion
5) Greenhouse effect
19.Who is the author of the book 'The Golden Gate'?
1) Anita Desai
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Kiran Desai
4) Vikram Seth
5) None of these
20. Which of the following is not associated with the financial/ banking sector in India?
1) NSE
2) SEBI
3) ISRO
4) NABARD
5) SIDBI
21. Who was honored with this year's Confucius Peace Prize given by China?
1) Angela Merkel
2) Barack Obama
3) Vladimir Putin
4) Manmohan Singh
5) None of these
22.Who headed the committee on Tax Reforms?
1) Vijay Kelkar
2) Raja Chellaiah
3) Y.V.Reddy
4) Usha Thorat
5) None of these
23. Rohan Bopanna excelled in which of the following sports/ games?
1) Chess
2) Squash
3) Golf
4) Lawn Tennis
5) Table tennis
24. Which of the following is a food crop?
1) Cotton
2) Jute
3) Maize
4) Castor
5) Sun hemp
25.Vedanta Resources is related to which of the following areas?
1) Banking
2) Mining
3) Textiles
4) Cement
5) None of these
26. Which of the following terms is used in Banking?
1) Zero Hour
2) Equinox
3) Epicenter
4) Interest Rate Swap
5) Privilege Motion
27.Who is the author of the book 'Half a Life'?
1) V.S.Naipaul
2) Ved Mehta
3) Ved Marwah
4) Mark Tully
5) None of these
28.Which is the largest producer of power in India?
1) Adani Power
2) Tata Power
3) NTPC
4) Reliance Power
5) None of these
29.Parupalli Kashyap is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Athletics
2) Badminton
3) Chess
4) Squash
5) None of these
30.Golden Globe Awards are associated with which of the following fields?
1) Literature
2) Journalism
3) Films
4) Sports
5) None of these
31.Who is the author of the book 'Goodbye Shahzadi', a biography of Benazir Bhutto?
1) Asif Ali Zardari
2) Shyam Bhatia
3) Fatima Bhutto
4) Javier Moro
5) None of these
32.Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is bestowed on an individ-ual in the movie industry whose humanitarian efforts have brou-ght credit to show business. Who was given this award for the year 2011?
1) Shakira
2) Angelina Jolie
3) Oprah Winfrey
4) Jennifer Lopez
5) Julia Roberts
33.Which of the following is considered as the world's largest social security programme?
1) JNNURM
2) MGNREGA
3) IAY
4) VAMBAY
5) MMS
34.PAKSAT-1R, Pakistan's first communication satellite, was put into orbit by which of the following countries in August 2011?
1) USA
2) Iran
3) Russia
4) China
5) None of these
35.Who was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India in August 2011?
1) Alok Misra
2) Rajiv Takru
3) Rohit Nandan
4) M.D.Mallya
5) None of these
36.Amar Kant is a renowned writer in which of the following languages?
1) Hindi
2) Kannada
3) Tamil
4) Oriya
5) None
37.J.Harinarayana is the chairman of which of the following institutions?
1) SEBI
2) IRDA
3) CCI
4) CII
5) None of these
38.Vijender Singh is associated with which of the following sports/ games?
1) Athletics
2) Shooting
3) Basketball
4) Archery
5) None of these
39.Which of the following is not a public sector bank?
1) Allahabad Bank
2) Bank of India
3) Bank of Maharashtra
4) South Indian Bank
5) Indian Bank
40.Who among the following is not a politician?
1) Omar Abdullah
2) Sachin Pilot
3) Kamal Nath
4) Kapil Sibal
5) K.C.Chakraborty
41.Somdev Devvarman is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Cricket
2) Hockey
3) Tennis
4) Football
5) None of these
42.Which of the following banks headquarters is located in Kolkata?
1) UCO Bank
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Vijaya Bank
4) Canara Bank
5) Corporation Bank
43.Which of the following organizations is working for the welfare of women?
1) CRY
2) SEWA
3) FICCI
4) ASSOCHAM
5) None of these
44. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
1) India
2) China
3) Pakistan
4) Sri Lanka
5) Nepal
45.Which of the following terms is used in Banking?
1) Cold chain
2) Atomic Number
3) Current Account
4) Derby
5) None of these
46.Which of the following schemes provides good healthcare servi-ces in rural areas?
1) MGNREGA
2) IAY
3) ASHA
4) Kutir Jyothi
5) None of these
47.Which of the following is manufactured by POSCO?
1) Cement
2) Nuclear power
3) Steel
4) Textiles
5) None of these
48. Lee Myung-bak is the President of which of the following countries?
1) South Korea
2) Singapore
3) Philippines
4) North Korea
5) None of these
49.Who is the Railway Minister of India?
1) Jaipal Reddy
2) Dinesh Trivedi
3) Mamata Banerjee
4) Ambika Soni
5) None of these
50.Which of the following books is written by Maxim Gorky?
1) The Mother
2) War and Peace
3) As You Like It
4) Hamlet
5) Othello
ANSWERS:
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (5) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (4) 15. (3) 16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (4) 20. (3)
21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (4) 24. (3) 25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (3)
31. (2) 32. (3) 33. (2) 34. (4) 35. (3) 36. (1) 37. (2) 38. (5) 39. (4) 40. (5)
41. (3) 42. (1) 43. (2) 44. (2) 45. (3) 46. (3) 47. (3) 48. (1) 49. (2) 50. (1)
