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DTAA stands for 1 Direct Tariff Avoidance Agreement 2 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement 3 Direct Taxation Avoidance 4 Double Tariff Avoidance Agreement Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO to those who popularise use of science in life? 1 Booker Prize 2 Kalinga Award 3 Kalidas Award 4 Magsaysay Award Ans: 2 Q. The Stock Market index of London Stock Market is referred to as 1 Footsie(FTSE) 2 Sensex 3 NIFTY 4 Bullish Ans: 1 Q. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalapakkam is located in 1 Tamil Nadu 2 Karnataka 3 Andhra Pradesh 4 Kerala Ans: 1 Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who among the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? 1 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio 2 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 3 Keshab Chandra Sen 4 Raja Rammohan Roy Ans: 4 Q. Other than Venezuela, which one among the following form South America is a member of OPEC? 1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Ecuador 4 Bolivia

Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following is not a drug pharma company? 1 Chevron 2 Nicholas Piramal 3 Pfizer 4 Zydus Cadila Ans: 1 Q. WiMAX is related to which one of the following? 1 Biotechnology 2 Space Technology 3 Missile Technology 4 Communication Technology Ans: 4 Q. In the context of Indian wildlife, the flying fox is a 1 Bat 2 Kite 3 Stork 4 Vulture Ans: 1 Q. The three year grant agreement inked between India and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) to support NACO programmes is pegged at 1 $128.4 million 2 $182.4 million 3 $148.2 million 4 $124.8 million Ans: 1 1 2 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Q. DTAA stands for Direct Tariff Avoidance Agreement Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Direct Taxation Avoidance Double Tariff Avoidance Agreement Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO to those who popularise use of science in life? 1 Booker Prize 2 Kalinga Award

3 Kalidas Award 4 Magsaysay Award Ans: 2 Q. The Stock Market index of London Stock Market is referred to as 1 Footsie(FTSE) 2 Sensex 3 NIFTY 4 Bullish Ans: 1 Q. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalapakkam is located in 1 Tamil Nadu 2 Karnataka 3 Andhra Pradesh 4 Kerala Ans: 1 Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who among the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? 1 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio 2 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 3 Keshab Chandra Sen 4 Raja Rammohan Roy Ans: 4 Q. Other than Venezuela, which one among the following form South America is a member of OPEC? 1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Ecuador 4 Bolivia Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following is not a drug pharma company? 1 Chevron 2 Nicholas Piramal 3 Pfizer 4 Zydus Cadila Ans: 1 Q. WiMAX is related to which one of the following? 1 Biotechnology

2 Space Technology 3 Missile Technology 4 Communication Technology Ans: 4 Q. In the context of Indian wildlife, the flying fox is a 1 Bat 2 Kite 3 Stork 4 Vulture Ans: 1 Q. The three year grant agreement inked between India and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) to support NACO programmes is pegged at 1 $128.4 million 2 $182.4 million 3 $148.2 million 4 $124.8 million Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Medicine? 1 Andre Geim 2 Richard Heck 3 Akira Suzuki 4 Robert Edwards Ans: 4 Q. Who is the Australia's first woman Prime Minister who was sworn in on September 14, 2010. 1 Julia Gillard 2 Dilma Rouseff 3 Nikki Haley 4 Simonetta Sommaruga Ans: 1 Q. Which country became the new chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency in September 2010? 1 India 2 Sri Lanka 3 Pakistan 4 China

Ans: 3 Q. The first village in India, where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the AADHAR project in September 2010, is 1 Rohtak 2 Misamari 3 Nandurbar 4 Tembhli Ans: 4 Q. The India women boxer recently won her fifth consecutive World title is 1 M. C. Mary Kom 2 Sarita Devi 3 Kalpana Choudhary 4 Pinky Jhangra Ans: 1 Q. Who of the following has been included in the 'Hall of Fame' by I.C.C. in March, 2010? 1 Sachin Tendulkar 2 Sunil Gavaskar 3 Kapil Dev 4 Anil Kumble Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following states bagged the 'National Rural Health Mission Award' of the Government of India in April, 2010? 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Orissa 3 Madhya Pradesh 4 Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. Air Force Exercise Garuda-2010 was held by India jointly with which of the following countries? 1 France and Singapore 2 Australia and France 3 Singapore and Australia 4 None of those Ans: 1 Q. A World Expo 2010 as a grand event to showcase the best achievements of human civilisation has been opened on May 1, 2010. Where was this expo opened? 1 In Shanghai

2 In Kuala Lumpur 3 In Tokyo 4 In Moscow Ans: 1 Q. Who of the following is the fourth woman Judge appointed in the Supreme Court in India in April, 2010? 1 Justice Fatima Beevi 2 Justice Sujata Manohar 3 Justice Gyan Sudha Misra 4 Justice Ruma Pal Ans: 3

Q. Who of the following has been appointed as Chairman of Mumbai Stock Exchange in March, 2010? 1 Prof. Rakesh Mohan 2 Prof. Bhagawati 3 S. Ram Dorai 4 Prof. Manoranjan Misra Ans: 3 Q. Russia has agreed recently to construct how many units of nuclear Reactor at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu? 1 02 2 04 3 05 4 06 Ans: 1 Q. Presidents of USA and Russia recently signed a historic treaty committing their respective country to drastically reduce arms. It was signed on1 15 January, 2010 2 18 May, 2009 3 08 April, 2010 4 12 February, 2010 Ans: 3 Q. To insulate the country from disruptions in supply of crude oil, India has established `India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd.' It will construct underground storages at three places. Identify the place which has not been selected for the purpose. 1 Vishakhapatnam

2 Manglore 3 Padur 4 Ankaleshwar Ans: 4 Q. An Offshore Patrol Vessel was inducted into Coast Guard in March 2010. It is named1 Eagle 2 Vishwast 3 Jatayu 4 Aashwast Ans: 2 Q. The percentage of nuclear energy in India's total energy generation is1 60% 2 27% 3 10% 4 2% Ans: 4 Q. The name of the ICBM developed by India with a strike range of more than 2000 km is1 Prithvi 2 Trishul 3 Akash 4 Agni-II Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following organizations in not related to science and technology? 1 DST 2 CSIR 3 ICSSR 4 DAE Ans: 3 Q. The fastest computer of the world is1 Tianhe-1A (Made by China) 2 J-8 3 Yenha-3 4 T-3A Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following Indians has been forecast to be the richest man in the world in 2014 by Forbes magazine?

1 Mukesh Ambani 2 Ratan Tata 3 Anil Ambani 4 Azim Premji Ans: 1

Q. Sushil Kumar of India recently became the first Indian to grab gold medal in1 World Wrestling Championship 2 World Boxing Championship 3 World Swimming Championship 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Who recently clinched Italian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix? 1 Fernando Alonso 2 Sebastian Vettel 3 Casey Stoner 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Pankaj Advani has recently bagged National Snooker Title for1 Fourth time 2 Fifth time 3 Third time 4 Second time Ans: 2 Q. Mary Kom of India won recently World Boxing Championship Title for the successive1 Fourth time 2 Fifth time 3 Sixth time 4 Third time Ans: 2 Q. The winner in US Open 2010 (Tennis Championship) for women's singles title is1 Kim Clijsters 2 Vera Zvonareva 3 Liezel Huber

4 Kveta Peschke Ans: 1 Q. The winner of recently-held Champions League Twenty-20 Tournament is1 Chennai Super Kings 2 Eastern Cape Warriors 3 Both jointly 4 None of the those Ans: 1 Q. Who has been named as President-Elect of BCCI? 1 Sharad Pawar 2 N. Srinivasan 3 Chirayu Amin 4 Shashank Manohar Ans: 2 Q. Climatopolics: How our cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future' is the book written by1 Mathew Kahn 2 Mahmood Farooqui 3 Philip Dray 4 Barack Obama Ans: 1 Q. International Day for Tolerance is observed on1 November 8 2 November 9 3 November 16 4 November 23 Ans: 3 Q. National Education Day is observed on1 November 8 2 November 11 3 November 7 4 November 6 Ans: 2

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

1 ONV Kurup 2 Akhlaq Shahryar Khan 3 Sir Mota Singh 4 None of those Ans: 2 Q. The 43rd Jnanpith Award 2007 has been conferred on1 Akhlaq Shahryar Khan 2 ONV Kurup 3 Arundhati Roy 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The award for best director under 57th National Award for 2009 has been conferred on1 Rituparno Ghosh 2 Amir Khan 3 Priyadarshan 4 None of those Ans: 1 Q. The best actress award under the 57th National Film Awards for 2009 has been bagged by1 Rani Mukherjee 2 Vidya Balan 3 Ananya Chatterjee 4 Kareena Kappor Ans: 3 Q. The best actor award has been bagged under the 57th National Film Awards by1 Amitabh Bachchan 2 Shahrukh Khan 3 Amir Khan 4 Salman Khan Ans: 1 Q. Under the 57th National Film Award, which of the following bagged Best Movie Award? 1 Paa 2 Kutty Srank 3 3 Idiots 4 Putaani Party Ans: 2 Q. The 2009 Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner is-

1 Subhash Ghai 2 D. Ramanaidu 3 Sharmila Tagore 4 Amitabh Bachchan Ans: 2 Q. Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru has been appointed as the New Chief Justice of1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Jammu & Kashmir 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Kerala Ans: 2 Q. P.J. Thomas is the New1 Central Vigilance Commissioner 2 Chief Election Commissioner 3 Auditor General of India 4 Accountant General of India Ans: 1 Q. The highest suicide rate in India is in the state of1 Sikkim 2 Assam 3 Meghalaya 4 Tripura Ans: 1

Q. In World University Ranking which of the following has topped? 1 The University of Cambridge 2 Harvard University 3 Yale University 4 University of Oxford Ans: 1 Q. Jiaolong which made a trip into deep sea recently belongs to1 U.S.A 2 China 3 Australia 4 Russia

Ans: 2 Q. Where was recently a referendum held to support constitutional reforms? 1 Iran 2 Iraq 3 Saudi Arabia 4 Turkey Ans: 4 Q. Saudi Arabia has recently clinched Mega Arms Deal with1 European Union 2 U.S.A. 3 Russia 4 Japan Ans: 2 Q. Veils (Burqas) were recently banned by1 English Parliament 2 French Senate 3 Swedish parliament 4 Norways' Parliament Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following recently signed Arctic Border Pact? 1 Russia-Norway 2 Norway-Sweden 3 Russia-Finland 4 Sweden-Finland Ans: 1 Q. General Than Shwe who recently visited China is the military ruler of1 Thailand 2 Myanmar 3 Laos 4 Vietnam Ans: 2 Q. The term Khymer Rouge which recently in news is associated with1 Loas 2 Cambodia 3 Malaysia 4 Indonesia

Ans: 2 Q. India has emerged in the world as1 Third most powerful nation 2 Second most powerful nation 3 Fourth most powerful nation 4 Second most powerful nation Ans: 1 Q. India recently concluded final round of negotiations on a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement with? 1 N. Korea 2 Japan 3 South Korea 4 U.S.A Ans: 2 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Q. India recently signed a Pipeline deal with1 Tajikistan 2 Turkmenistan 3 Kazakhstan 4 Uzbekistan Ans: 2 Q. India's rank in Global Competitiveness Report is1 41st 2 31st 3 51st 4 21st Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following committees recently probed misappropriation charges against Calcutta High Court Judge Soumitra Sen in the removal proceeding initiated by Parliament? 1 B. Sudarshan Reddy Committee 2 Sri Krishna Committee 3 Meera Seth Committee 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. With which of the following countries did India recently agree to set up a joint venture to co-develop

and produce a new Multi-role Transport aircraft (MTA)? 1 Japan 2 Russia 3 U.S.A. 4 Poland Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following countries were recently visited by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil? 1 Laos 2 Cambodia 3 Both of the above 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following was not the party involved in Ayodhya land dispute case of which judgement was recently pronounced by Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court? 1 Sunni Waqf Board 2 Nirmohi Akhara 3 The Party of Ram Lalla 4 Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ans: 4 Q. Commonwealth Games 2010 Anthem was1 Jeeyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto 2 Come out and play 3 One People, One Cause 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The moto of Commonwealth Games 2010 was1 Come out and play 2 Jeeyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto 3 We are all together 4 United world Ans: 1 Q. Where is located the Central Seed Testing and Referral Laboratory (CSTL) which was notified recently in 2007? 1 Pusha 2 Dehradun 3 Lucknow

4 Varanasi Ans: 4 Q. BRIC countries account for what fraction of world's population? 1 60% 2 50% 3 30% 4 40% Ans: 4 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Q. Stirling Prize is given in which of the following fields? 1 Architecture 2 Journalism 3 Social Service 4 Econimics Ans: 1 Q. 2010 Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa is from which of the following countries? 1 Brazil 2 Peru 3 Argentina 4 Canada Ans: 2 Q. Who is elected as Costa Rica s first female president? 1 Lisa Baily 2 Laura Chinchilla 3 Miranda 4 Bolivia Ans: 2 Q. Who won 1st gold medal for India in Asian games 2010 ? 1 Gagan Narang 2 Somdev Barman 3 Pankaj Advani 4 Sushil Kumar Ans: 3

Q. A man pushed a wall and fails to displace it. He does 1 No work at all 2 Negative work 3 Positive but not maximum work 4 Maximum work Ans: 1 Q. Who wrote the 'Communist Manifesto'? 1 Lenin 2 Karl Marx 3 Stalin 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Who was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize? 1 Dr. Verghese Kurien 2 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan 3 Dr. Amita Patel 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. The Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted in the year 1 1984 2 1985 3 1987 4 1988 Ans: 2 Q. Red Cross was founded by 1 J. H. Durant 2 Baden Powell 3 Trygve Lie 4 Frederick Passey Ans: 1 Q. What is the name of the Parliament of Bangladesh? 1 Jatiya Sansad 2 Majlis 3 People's Council 4 National Assembly Ans: 1

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Q. The world's tallest free-standing structure is 1 Eiffel Tower 2 Leaning Tower of Pisa 3 Bruj Dubai 4 Qutab Minar Ans: 3 Q. KLM Airlines belongs to 1 Kuwait 2 The Netherlands 3 Japan 4 Indonesia Ans: 2 Q. Basel Norms are related with further strengthening and performance of 1 Public sector manufacturing units 2 Banking industry 3 Educational institutes 4 Hotels Ans: 2 Q. The number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) is maximum in 1 Gujarat 2 Jammu & Kashmir 3 Maharashtra 4 Orissa Ans: 4 Q. If some people wish to start a banking company in India, they certainly need a permission of the 1 Indian Banks' Association 2 Ministry of Finance 3 Banking Ombudsman 4 Reserve Bank of India Ans: 4 Q. As per the reports published by the Government of India, what is the approximate percentage of the people in rural India who hold a bank account? 1 10%

2 20% 3 25% 4 15% Ans: 4 Q. Many times, we read a term `ISO'. What is the full form of the same? 1 Insurance & Social Obligations 2 International Space Organisation 3 Integrated Security Organisation 4 International Standards Organisation Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following countries has decided to use the revenue collected from newly discovered oil field to make a Special Sovereign Fund? 1 Iraq 2 Russia 3 Iran 4 Indonesia Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following has written the book "Between the Lines"? 1 V. S. Naipaul 2 Prem Bhatia 3 Kuldeep Nayyar 4 C. Rangarajan Ans: 3 Q. The Word Population Day is observed on 1 10th July 2 11th July 3 10th August 4 11th August Ans: 2 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Q. "Navratna Status" is awarded to which of the following organizations/ units? 1 Those IITs/IIMs who are doing good research work 2 Defence production units/factories who are showing good profits 3 Any public sector manufacturing unit doing well and earning good profits

A public sector bank rated very hing by the RBI in the area of customer service and recovery of NPAs Ans: 3

Q. Twang I and Twang II, two big hydropower projects are being developed in the state of 1 Assam 2 Meghalaya 3 Tripura 4 Arunachal Prades Ans: 4 Q. Who amongst the following is not a member of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh? 1 Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh 2 Mr. Kamal Nath 3 Ms. Ambika Soni 4 Mr. Rahul Gandhi Ans: 4 Q. As we all know, emission of certain gases is responsible for the level of Global Warming. Which of the following gases makes, maximum contribution in the same? 1 Ammonia 2 Oxygen 3 Carbon Dioxide 4 Nitrogen Ans: 3 Q. As per the National Food Security Act, how much wheat or rice, the people below poverty line, will get every month @ Rs. 3 per kg.? 1 10 kg. 2 15 kg. 3 20 kg. 4 25 kg. Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is / are the objectives of the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat? (A) Greater emphasis on urban waste management and recycling. (B) Emphasis on use of items made of plastics and other such material and not of metals, as they need deep digging of earth. (C) It suggests incentive for use of public transportation more and more. 1 Only A 2 Only B 3 Both A & C

4 Both A & B Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following nations celebrated its first Republic Day on 29th May 2009? 1 Fiji 2 Bangladesh 3 Myanmar 4 Nepal Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is the name of the international treaty which was signed by many nations to curb production of atomic bombs and other such Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)? 1 123 Agreement 2 Rio Declaration 3 Rotterdam convention 4 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Ans: 4 Q. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is heading a UN backed Central Government in his country, is the President of 1 Somalia 2 Iran 3 Uganda 4 Israel Ans: 1 Q. Many times we read in newspapers / magazines about the increase or decrease in tax collection. Which of the following taxes is not included in the tax collection levied by the Union Government? 1 Property Tax 2 Education Cess 3 Corporate Tax 4 Income Tax Ans: 1 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Q. Which of the following is the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at present? 1 3% 2 4% 3 5% 4 6%

Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following countries recently conducted 2nd nuclear test and also test-fired some missiles defying the condemnation of various nations? 1 North Korea 2 China 3 South Korea 4 Pakistan Ans: 1 Q. After Jawaharlal Nehru, who amongst the following was / is the other Prime Minister who completed his/ her first term and immediately came of the second term? 1 Mrs. Indira Gandhi 2 Dr. Manmohan Singh 3 Mr. Rajiv Gandhi 4 Mr. Rajiv Gandhi Ans: 2 Q. The Government of India is planning to infuse how much amount in 12 public sector banks to make their capital base strong? 1 Rs. 10,000 crores 2 Rs. 12,000 crores 3 Rs. 16,000 crores 4 Rs. 22,000 crores Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following countries has decided to give a 20% subsidy to its farmers even though they are rich? 1 France 2 England 3 Italy 4 USA Ans: 1 Q. The Government of India recently increased its allocation of funds to which of the following schemes by 87% to make it Rs. 12,886 crores? 1 Midday Meal Scheme 2 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) 3 National Watershed Development Programme 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The changed management programme of which of t he following banks is named as "Parivartan"?

1 Reserve Bank of India 2 Union Bank of India 3 Bank of Baroda 4 State of India Ans: 4 Q. Out of the following artists, who has written the book "The Science of Bharat Natyam"? 1 Geeta Chandran 2 Raja Reddy 3 Saroja Vaidyanathan 4 Yamini Krishnamurthy Ans: 3 Q. Cricket team of which of the following countries has not got the status of "Test" 1 Kenya 2 England 3 Bangladesh 4 Zimbabwe Ans: 1 Q. The first Secretary General of the United Nation was 1 Dag Hammarskjoeld 2 U. Thant 3 Dr. Kurt Waldheim 4 Trygve Lie Ans: 4 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Q. Who has written "Two Lives"? 1 Kiran Desai 2 Khushwant Singh 3 Vikram Seth 4 Amitabh Gosh Ans: 1 Q. The Headquarters of World Bank is situated at 1 New York 2 Manila

3 Washington D. C. 4 Geneva Ans: 3 Q. Green Revolution in India is also known as 1 Seed, Fertiliser and irrigation revolution 2 Agricultural Revolution 3 Food Security Revolution 4 Multi Crop Revolution Ans: 1 Q. The announcement by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited Chairmen that India is ready to sell Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor to other countries was made at a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was 1 54th Conference 2 53rd Conference 3 51st Conference 4 50th Conference Ans: 1 Q. A pension scheme for workers in the unorganized sector, launched recently by the Union Finance Ministry, has been named 1 Adhaar 2 Avalamb 3 Swavalamban 4 Prayas Ans: 3 Q. According to the revised series of Wholesale Price Index released in September 2010, which of the following items comes into "manufactured products" group? 1 Flowers 2 Lemon 3 Marbles 4 Crude Petroleum Ans: 3 Q. As recent reports, Boeing will manufacture a solar powered spy plane for the US military, capable of flying non-stop dor 1 5yrs 2 2yrs 3 4yrs 4 3yrs

Ans: 1 Q. Which among the following countries remains at the top, according to the Global Competitiveness Report for 2010 - 11? 1 Switzerland 2 Singapore 3 Sweden 4 Denmark Ans: 1 Q. The official language of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is 1 Kashmiri 2 Urdu 3 Hindi 4 English Ans: 2 Q. India's first nuclear powered submarine is 1 INS Chakra 2 INS Shalki 3 INS Shahkul 4 INS Savitri Ans: 1 ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Q. The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Which of the following picked up the Game's first gold medal? 1 Augustina Nwaokolo 2 Ravinder Singh 3 Azhar Hussain 4 Carol Huynh Ans: 1 Q. A special 3 member bench of Allahabad High Court delivered judgment on September 30, 2010 on disputed Ayodhya site. Which of the following judges was not in the bench? 1 Justice S. U. Khan 2 Justice Sudhir Agarwal 3 Justice D. V. Sharma 4 Justice P. N. Purohit Ans: 4

Q. In which of the following sports MC Marycom is the world champion? 1 Wrestling 2 Boxing 3 Swimming 4 Athletics Ans: 2 Q. The six official languages of the UN are Russian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and 1 Hindi 2 Urdu 3 Arabic 4 Japanese Ans: 3 Q. In June 1991, a Friendship and Non-aggression Treaty was signed between 1 Russia and USA 2 India and Nepal 3 Poland and Germany 4 Pakistan and China Ans: 3 Q. Mr. Prabhu Rao died recently. He was the Governor of 1 Punjab 2 Haryana 3 Himachal Pradesh 4 Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. In recently held Summer Youth Olympic Games which of the following grabbed highest number of medals? 1 China 2 Russia 3 South Korea 4 Ukraine Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following won Double Trap Gold in World Shooting Championship recently? 1 Asher Noria 2 Gagan Narang 3 Tejaswini Sawant 4 None of the above

Ans: 1 Q. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned world champion in1 Shooting 2 Wrestling 3 Boxing 4 Athletics Ans: 1 Q. The first Indian to win PGA Title (Golf) is1 Arjun Atwal 2 Jeev Milkha Singh 3 Both jointly 4 None of the above Ans: 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Q. The 23rd Grandmaster of India is1 Abhijit Gupta 2 B. Adhiban 3 Padmini Rout 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Who has clinched Hungarian Grand Prix? 1 Mark Webber 2 Lewis Hamilton 3 Sebastian Vettel 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following bagged the Santosh Trophy of Football? 1 Punjab 2 Bengal 3 Maharashtra 4 Kerala Ans: 2 Q. Champion Hockey Trophy has recently been clinched by-

1 New Zealand 2 Australia 3 Britain 4 Germany Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following won Micromax ODI Series? 1 Sri Lanka 2 India 3 Both jointly 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. United Nations Day is observed on1 October 10 2 October 16 3 October 24 4 October 28 Ans: 3 Q. World Foods Day is observed on1 October 16 2 October 5 3 October 10 4 October 20 Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following has been named UNSECO's National Ambassador? 1 Aishwarya Rai 2 Priyanka Chopra 3 Sharmila Tagore 4 Kajol Ans: 2 Q. India will have Forest Satellite in1 2015 2 2020 3 2013 4 2012 Ans: 1 Q. The book 'The Masque of Africa' is the book written by-

1 V. S. Naipaul 2 Raghav Bahl 3 Tony Blair 4 M. S. Swaminathan Ans: 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Q. Who among the following has been conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman? 1 Gurudev Singh 2 K. Srirammurithy 3 Both of the above 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the decade? 1 Mukesh Ambani 2 Anil Ambani 3 Ratan Tata 4 Azim Premji Ans: 3 Q. Jimena Navarrete who has been crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from1 Brazil 2 Mexico 3 Argentina 4 Chile Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award? 1 Tadatosi Akiba 2 Huo Daishan 3 Fu Quiping 4 Ratan Tata Ans: 4 Q. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? 1 Shabana Azmi 2 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

3 Javed Akhtar 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of1 Orissa High Court 2 Patna High Court 3 Jharkhand High Court 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of1 Uttarakhand High Court 2 Panta High Court 3 Calcutta High Court 4 Madras High Court Ans: 1 Q. North India's first Food Processing Park is being developed in1 Haryana 2 Kerala 3 Himachal Pradesh 4 Karnataka Ans: 1 Q. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for1 Orissa 2 Andhra Pradesh 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Kerala Ans: 2 Q. ESPO which recently came into news stands for1 Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline 2 Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline 3 East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline 4 None of the above Ans: 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Q. Which african country recently adopted its new Constitution? 1 Kenya 2 Zimbabwe 3 Mozambique 4 South Africa Ans: 1 Q. Iran recently test-fired its1 Gauri Missle 2 The Fateh 110 3 Shaheen 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of1 Iraq 2 Iran 3 Turkey 4 Pakistan Ans: 2 Q. Russia recently extended base lease in1 Georgia 2 Armenia 3 Turkey 4 Azerbaijan Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following signed recently a part to fight terrorism? 1 Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan 2 Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India 3 India, Iran, Pakistan and China 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from1 Afghanistan 2 Iraq 3 Iran 4 Cuba Ans: 2

Q. As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in? 1 50 2 42 3 60 4 70 Ans: 2 Q. The World's Number two economy is1 USA 2 Japan 3 China 4 Germany Ans: 3 Q. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted1 Educational Tribunal Bill 2 Bill on Whistle Blowers 3 Nuclear Liability Bill 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by1 France 2 Russia 3 USA 4 Germany Ans: 2 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Q. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for1 Central Universities 2 Indian Institutes of Technology 3 The Indian Institutes of Management 4 All of the above Ans: 4 Q. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India? 1 BJP

2 Congress 3 CPM 4 BSP Ans: 2 Q. Recently GoM approved1 Religion-based census 2 Caste-based census 3 Sub-caste-based census 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Recently Asian Development Bank approved loan for National Capital Region worth1 $ 150 million 2 $ 200 million 3 $ 100 million 4 $ 300 million Ans: 1 Q. Union Cabinet recently cleared the Bill to protect1 Minorities 2 Scheduled Castes 3 Whistle Blowers 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. The head of newly constituted National Innovation Council is1 Sam Pitroda 2 K. Kasturirangan 3 Samir Brahmachari 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. In May 2010, the Union Cabinet accorded in principle approval for setting up an autonomous defence university at 1 Gandhinagar, Gujarat 2 Gurgaon, Haryana 3 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 4 Bengaluru, Karnataka Ans: 2 Q. The only category in which either an Indian or a person of Indian origin has not got a Nobel Prize is

1 Medicine 2 Chemistry 3 Physics 4 Literature Ans: 2 Q. Who is the Chairman of the National Human Rights Rights Commission? 1 Mr. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal 2 Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti 3 Mr. Justice V.N. Khare 4 Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Ans: 4 Q. which country assisted India to establish the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu? 1 Russia 2 Canada 3 Germany 4 France Ans: 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... Q. What was the objective of the Command Area Development Programme? 1 To ensure that land is given to the tillers 2 To ensure better utilisation of irrigation potential 3 To develop the area under the command of Army 4 Poverty alleviation in selected areas Ans: 2 Q. The continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass in 1 Africa 2 Australia 3 Europe 4 Asia Ans: 1 Q. The State which has developed wind energy is 1 Gujarat 2 Karnataka 3 Kerala 4 Andhra Pradesh

Ans: 4 Q. As output increases, average fixed cost 1 Increases 2 Falls 3 Remains constant 4 First increases, then falls Ans: 2 Q. Fixed cost is known as 1 Special cost 2 Direct cost 3 Prime cost 4 Overhead cost Ans: 3 Q. The largest share of India's national income originates in the 1 Primary sector 2 Secondary sector 3 Tertiary sector 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is not a part of national income? 1 Wages and Salaries 2 Profits 3 Rent 4 Interest on national debt Ans: 4 Q. The fourth estate is 1 Property 2 Press 3 Metals 4 Tax Ans: 2 Q. The first-ever full map of the Earth's gravitational field was released in 1 2007 2 2008 3 2009 4 2010

Ans: 4 Q. When did Fiji join the Non-Aligned Movement? 1 January 2010 2 March 2010 3 May 2010 4 June 2010 Ans: 4 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... Q. In June 2010, the Indian Air Force reported that it had conducted joint exercises named Garuda 2010 with the air forces of two countries. They were___________ 1 France and Singapore 2 France and Germany 3 France and UK 4 Singapore and China Ans: 1 Q. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission? 1 Dr. C. Rangarajan 2 Bimal Jalan 3 Dr. Vijay Kelkar 4 Montek Singh Aluwalia Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is not a Social Development Scheme launched by Government of India? 1 Kutir Jyoti 2 Indira Awas Yojana 3 Look East Policy 4 Mid Day meal scheme Ans: 3 Q. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was in news recently is the President of _________ 1 Uganda 2 Iraq 3 Iran 4 Sudan Ans: 3 Q. The eight Indo Gulf Conference was organized recently in which of the following cities? 1 Chennai 2 New Delhi

3 Kolkata 4 Hydrabad Ans: 1 Q. As per the news published in various newspapers, the RBI has given its permission for cash withdrawal at "POS terminals". What is the full form of "POS"? 1 Potential of Service 2 Point of Sale 3 Permitted on Sale 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. As per the recent announcement by the Government of India about 2200 items from a particular country are now allowed to enter India without payment of any import duty. Which of the following countries will be exporting these items? 1 China 2 Singapore 3 Nepal 4 Mayanmar Ans: 2 Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Shape of Things To Come"? 1 Adam Smith 2 Daniel Defoe 3 H. G. Wells 4 Edgar Snow Ans: 3 Q. The first summit of BRIC nations was held recently in which of the following nations? 1 India 2 Brazil 3 Russia 4 China Ans: 3 Q. Government of India has made an agreement with which of the following countries to upgrade its AN-32 aircrafts used by the Indian Air Force? 1 Ukraine 2 France 3 Russia 4 Britain Ans: 1

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1 Axis Bank 2 Punjab National Bank 3 State Bank of India 4 ICICI Bank Ans: 3 Q. "Micro Credit" means ___________ (A)Loans of small amounts to people in unorganised sector (B)Loans to Self Help Groups (C)Loans amounting Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs. 5 crores to Medium and small Industrial Units 1 Only A 2 Only B 3 Only A and B 4 All of the above Ans: 3 Q. A new scheme Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched recently with an allocation of Rs. ___________ 1 100 crores 2 200 crores 3 300 crores 4 500 crores Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following programmes was launched in 2005-06 for creating infrastructure and basic amenities in rural parts of our country? 1 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 2 National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 3 Bharat Nirman 4 Swarnjayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2009-10 presented by Ms. Mamata Banerjee? (A)Several low fare AC Yuva Trains are introduced for the first time in the country. (B)Twelve non stop point-to-point trains between the select cities are introduced. (C)Railway will develop cold stored for farmers on surplus land of Railways so that vegetables and fruits can be stored there before loading on wagons. 1 Only A 2 Only B 3 All of the Above 4 None of these

Ans: 3 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... Q. Many times we read in financial newspapers about the performance of the 'core sectors' in Economy. Which of the following is not included in the core sector of the same? 1 Auto Sector 2 Coal 3 Steel 4 Cement Ans: 1 Q. The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is located in which of the following cities? 1 Kolkata 2 Mumbai 3 New Delhi 4 Hydrabad Ans: 2 Q. Irina Bokova is currently the head of1 Asian Development Bank 2 UNESCO 3 International Monetary Fund 4 World Bank Ans: 2 Q. Praduman Singh Jindrahia whose composition Geet Sarovar was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award 2009 is a noted and famous poet of1 Assamese 2 Dogri 3 Gujarati 4 Konkani Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following personalities awarded Padam Vibhushan is percussionist and Mrudangam Vidwan? 1 Umayalpuram K.Sivaraman 2 Zohra Segal 3 Bipin Chandra 4 Prathap C.Reddy Ans: 1 Q. The Best feature film chosen at the 56th National Film Award is-

1 Antaheen 2 Jogva 3 Rock on 4 Fashion Ans: 1 Q. Which country was on the top in medal tally in South Asian Games 2010? 1 Pakistan 2 India 3 Sri Lanka 4 Afghanistan Ans: 2 Q. As per the schedule, the Census 2011 Exercise work will be completed by1 February 28,2011 2 March 1,2011 3 March 5,2011 4 March 31,2011 Ans: 3 Q. India's 15th National Census Exercise began on1 April 10,2010 2 March 10,2010 3 April 1,2010 4 April 30,2010 Ans: 3 Q. The Unique Identification (UID) Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed1 Aadhar 2 Pratiksha 3 Sambandh 4 Samarthan Ans: 1 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... Q. Who has won the women's title of Badminton Championship? 1 Xuerui Li 2 Xin Liu 3 Pan Pan 4 Qing Tian Ans: 1

Q. Who has won the Men's title of Badminton Asia Championship? 1 Wang Zhengming 2 Lin Dan 3 Gun Woo choo 4 Ling Chen Ans: 2 Q. Sebastian Vettel recently emerged winner in1 Qater Grand Prix 2 Malaysian Grand prix 3 Chinese Grand Prix 4 None of the winner Ans: 2 Q. Who won the Chinese Grand Prix recently? 1 Jenson Button 2 Sebastian Vettel 3 Valentino Rossi 4 Mark Webber Ans: 1 Q. The winner of Augusta Masters title(Golf) is1 Ruchard Karlberg 2 Phil Mickelson 3 Tiger Woods 4 Lee Westwood Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following won the Sony Ericsson Tennis Championship men's title? 1 Lucky Dlouhy 2 Mahesh Bhupati 3 Leander Peas 4 Andy Roddick Ans: 4 Q. How many teams participated in ICC World Twenty-20 Cup? 1 Ten Teams 2 Twelve Teams 3 Eight Teams 4 Seven Teams Ans: 2

Q. The champion of India Premier League-III is1 Mumbai Indians 2 Chennai Super King 3 Deccan Chargers 4 Rajasthan Royals Ans: 2 Q. The government has decided to declare the World's largest river island Majuli1 A protective zone 2 An eco-sensitive zone 3 A national heritage 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. SIMBEX-10 was a recently held maritime exercise between India and1 USA 2 China 3 Malaysia 4 Singapore Ans: 4 ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... Q. Which south Asian country in April 2010 experienced heavy quake? 1 Nepal 2 China 3 India 4 Afghanistan Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following Indians has got prestigious Dan David Award? 1 Amitav Ghosh 2 Dev Anand 3 Mani Shankar Mukherjee 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The best batsman award of Indian Premier League-III was received by1 Suresh Raina 2 M.S.Dhoni 3 Sachin Tendulkar 4 Pragyan Ojha

Ans: 3 Q. Asko Parpola recently bagged1 Classical Tamil Award 2 Padma Vibhushan 3 Jnanpeeth Award 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The Best Parliamentarian Award for 2009 has been conferred on1 Jaipal Reddy 2 Murli Manohar Joshi 3 Mohan Singh 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The All India Management Association (AIMA) Lifetime Achievement Award has been conferred on1 Ratan Tata 2 R.P.Goenka 3 Mukesh Ambani 4 Azim Premji Ans: 2 Q. The new NASSCOM Chairman is1 Gopal Subramanium 2 Harsh Mangik 3 G.Raghurama 4 Mukul Sangma Ans: 2 Q. The World's first Homeopathy University is being established in1 Karnataka 2 Rajasthan 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Kerala Ans: 2 Q. Which of the European countries recently came into news for eruption of volcano? 1 England 2 Finland 3 Iceland

4 Denmark Ans: 3 Q. ......IBSA Summit 2010 was recently held in Brasilia. 1 Third 2 Fourth 3 Fifth 4 Sixth Ans: 2 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. 'United People's Freedom Alliance' recently won a majority in the parliamentary elections in1 Sri Lanka 2 Nepal 3 Maldives 4 Vietnam Ans: 1 Q. Where was the sixteenth ASEAN Summit held? 1 Delhi 2 Beijing 3 Hanoi 4 Kuala Lumpur Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Bills in Pakistan aimed at stripping the president of key powers? 1 15th constitution Amendment Bill 2 18th constitution Amendment Bill 3 20th constitution Amendment Bill 4 22nd constitution Amendment Bill Ans: 2 Q. The Central Asian country which recently came into news for political turmoil is1 Uzbekistan 2 Kyrgyzstan 3 Tajikistan 4 Turkmenistan Ans: 2 Q. The deal 'New START' has recently been signed between1 Russia and USA

2 UK and Japan 3 India and China 4 China and Russia Ans: 1 Q. The new chief justice of the Supreme Court of India is1 K.G.Balakshnan 2 Gyan Sudha Mishra 3 S.H.Kapadia 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Sixteenth SAARC Summit recently was held in 1 Thimphu 2 Kathmandu 3 Colombo 4 Dhaka Ans: 1 Q. INS Kamorta is country,s first1 Anti-submarine warfare corvette 2 Nuclear Submarine 3 First naval aircraft carrier 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Dantewada was news recently for the reason of1 Communal Violence 2 Naxal Terror 3 Caste Clashes 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. India recently signed a major deal on education with1 Japan 2 Australia 3 Russia 4 U.S.A Ans: 2 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. Matatilla Multi-purpose Project is located on

1 River Betwa 2 River Rihand 3 River Tapi 4 River Mahi Ans: 1 Q. As per the 2009 Human Development India's rank in Human Development Index is 1 135th 2 134th 3 133th 4 130th Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following clinched Junior Boy's single title in Australian Open 2010(Tennis Championship)? 1 Leander Paes 2 Tiago Fernandes 3 Bob Bryan 4 Meke Bryan Ans: 2 Q. The Copenhagen Accord related to climate change was adopted on 1 December 15,2009 2 December 19,2009 3 December 10,2009 4 December 30,2009 Ans: 2 Q. The recommendations of the 11th Finance Commission covered the period 1 April 1,2002 to March 31,2007 2 April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2005 3 April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2012 4 None of the Above Ans: 2 Q. National Food for Work Programme was launched on 1 November 20,2004 2 December 1, 2005 3 November 14, 2004 4 October 5,2007 Ans: 3

Q. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated? 1 Chambal 2 Narmada 3 Tapi 4 Bhima Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? 1 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2 Lal Bahadur Shastri 3 Choudhary Charan Singh 4 Gobind Ballabh Pant Ans: 2 Q. "Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend" was said by 1 Lenin 2 Karl Marx 3 Tolstoy 4 Mao Tse-tung Ans: 4 Q. The Magsaysay Award is given for proficiency in which of the following? 1 Literature 2 Mountaineering 3 Science 4 Social Science Ans: 1 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. In Economics the terms "Utility" and "Usefulness" have 1 same meaning 2 different meaning 3 opposite meaning 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. The First nuclear test was conducted in India in the year 1 1972 2 1974 3 1975 4 1971

Ans: 2 Q. The name of India's first aircraft carrier is 1 INS Himgiri 2 INS Virat 3 INS Vikrant 4 INS Nilgiri Ans: 3 Q. In which of the following years was General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed into the World Trade Organization(WTO)? 1 1991 2 2000 3 1992 4 1995 Ans: 4 Q. According to India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd., India would complete building its first strategic crude oil storage by 1 September 2010 2 January 2011 3 October 2011 4 December 2011 Ans: 3 Q. In the National Integration Council, reconstituted in April 2010, the number of members is 1 144 2 145 3 146 4 147 Ans: 4 Q. The 16th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was held in 1 Colombo 2 Dhaka 3 New Delhi 4 Thimphu Ans: 4 Q. As per Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty(START) signed by the Russian and the US Presidents in April 2010, the two nations will reduce their nuclear weapons stockpile by 1 one fourth

2 a third 3 half 4 two-thirds Ans: 2 Q. In April 2010, the Labour Minister of G-20 countries held a two-days meet in 1 Washington 2 Moscow 3 Beijing 4 London Ans: 1 Q. Stagflation is a situation of 1 stagnation and deflation 2 stagnation and recession 3 stagnation and inflation 4 stagnation and recovery Ans: 3 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the 'Business Person of the Year 2008' by The Times of India Survey? 1 Ratan Tata 2 Rahul Bajaj 3 Aditya Birla 4 Laxmi Mittal Ans: 1 Q. In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of 1 employment conditions 2 nature of economic activities 3 ownership of enterprises 4 use of raw materials Ans: 3 Q. Depreciation is equal to 1 Gross national product - Net national product 2 Net national product - Gross national product 3 Gross National product - Personal income 4 Personal income - Personal taxes Ans: 1

Q. The relationship between the value of money and the price level in an economy is 1 Direct 2 Inverse 3 Proportional 4 Stable Ans: 2 Q. Which one of the following books had been named as winner of the Best of the Booker Award in 2008? 1 The Enchantress of Florence 2 Disgrace 3 Midnight's Children 4 The Siege of Krishnapur Ans: 3 Q. In March 2010, the World Bank approved two education projects for India which are worth 1 $95 million 2 $98 million 3 $1.05 million 4 $1.08 million Ans: 3 Q. In the Global Information Technology Repoqrt 2009-2010 published by the World Economic Forum, India stood at 1 42nd place 2 43rd place 3 45th place 4 44th place Ans: 2 Q. As per the Census 2001 data released in March 2010, how many Indians speak at least two languages? 1 255 million 2 260 million 3 262 million 4 265 million Ans: 1 Q. The 2011 Cricket World Cup shall be co-hosted by 1 India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh 2 India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

3 Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 4 Bangladesh, Pakistan and India Ans: 2 Q. English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States? 1 Nagaland 2 Tripura 3 Assam 4 Manipur Ans: 1 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. The 'Emerging Player of the Year 2008' Award was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer? 1 Ajantha Mendis 2 Muttiah Murlitharan 3 C. Kapugedera 4 M. Mahroof Ans: 1 Q. In India FERA has been replaced by 1 FEMA 2 FETA 3 FENA 4 FELA Ans: 1 Q. Which day is the International Human Tights Day? 1 December 10th 2 October 24th 3 November 25th 4 None of these Ans: 1 Q. Silicon Valley of India is located in 1 Dehradun 2 Bangalore 3 Hyderabad 4 Srinagar Ans: 2 Q. In the Parliamentary form of Government "He is the first among equals". Who is he? 1 President

2 Prime Minister 3 Leader of Opposition 4 Speaker of Lower House Ans: 1 Q. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with 1 Gram Panchayats 2 District Collectors 3 State Governments 4 Union Government Ans: 1 Q. In which of the following countries has one party system1 Germany 2 Switzerland 3 Pakistan 4 China Ans: 4 Q. Who is the author of the book,'The Nehrus; Motilal and Jawaharlal? 1 G.L.Nanda 2 B.R.Nanda 3 B.R.Ambedkar 4 K.M.Munshi Ans: 2 Q. Who is the author of the book "A minister and his Responsibilities"? 1 Dr. Man Mohan Singh 2 Dr. Rajendra Prashad 3 Jawaharlal Nehru 4 Morarji Bhai Desai Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following Indians has recently been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame? 1 Kapil Dev 2 Sachin Tendulkar 3 M. S. Dhoni 4 Anil Kumble Ans: 1 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. National Technology Day is observed on -

1 May 12 2 May 11 3 May 14 4 May 15 Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following organizations was recently recognized by United Nations Organization? 1 NATO 2 CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) 3 Arab League 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. HIPC which recently came into news stands for 1 Heavily Indebted Poor Consumption 2 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries 3 Heavily Indebted Polar Countries 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Recently 16 European countries that use EURO agreed on a financial safety net for 1 Poland 2 Greece 3 Germany 4 Albania Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following countries recently passed the Historic Health-care Bill? 1 Germany 2 Russia 3 USA 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. Recently Supreme Court upheld four per cent reservation in Andhra Pradesh for 1 Backward Christians 2 Backward Hindus 3 Backward Muslims 4 None of the Above Ans: 3 Q. The Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently in March 2010 visited India?

1 Germany 2 Russia 3 China 4 Japan Ans: 2 Q. Recently Women's Reservation Bill was passed by 1 Lok Sabha 2 Rajya Sabha 3 Both of the above 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. ISRO recently flight-tested its heaviest sounding rocket 1 ATV-DO1 2 ABV-DO2 3 Astra 4 None of the Above Ans: 1 Q. India on March 21, 2010 carried out vertical launch of 1 Prithvi 2 Agni 3 Barhmos 4 Akash Ans: 3 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. The 98th Indian Science Congress will be held in 1 Bhopal 2 Chennai 3 Bangalore 4 Mumbai Ans: 2 Q. Recently which of the following bills was adopted by Parliament? 1 The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958 2 Anti-Hijacking Act 1982 3 Foreign Educational Institutions Bill 2010 4 None of the above Ans: 1

Q. 'Vishwast' is 1 Aircraft carrier 2 Anti-tank missile 3 Offshore Patrol Vessel 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. JRC which recently came into news stands for 1 Joint River Commission 2 Joint Resource Committee 3 Joint River Committee 4 None of these Ans: 1 Q. 'Hubble' is 1 An electric car 2 The nearest Star 3 A space telescope 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. Which civilian award is shaped like a 'peepul leaf'? 1 Padma Shri 2 Arjuna 3 Bharat Ratna 4 Padma Bibhushan Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is an example of a plant that bears seeds but not fruits? 1 Cotton plant 2 Peepal tree 3 Eucalyptus tree 4 Pine tree Ans: 3 Q. Biological fixation of nitrogen occurs most commonly in which of the following crops? 1 Pulses 2 Rice 3 Wheat 4 None of these Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following is not a 'Free Trade Zone'? 1 Kandla 2 Mumbai 3 Visakhapatnam 4 Trivandrum Ans: 4 Q. The shompens are the tribal people of 1 Andaman 2 Nicobar 3 Lakshadweep 4 None of these Ans: 2 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. Which of the following is the currency of Spain? 1 Dollar 2 Pound 3 Yen 4 Euro Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is a very well known name in the field of Banking in India? 1 Ms. Meira Kumar 2 Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 3 Mr. Arum Jaitley 4 Dr. D. Subbarao Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is considered as the financial capital of India? 1 New Delhi 2 Kolkata 3 Bengaluru 4 Mumbai Ans: 4 Q. The Reserve Bank of India does not print currency notes of the denomination of Rs.1 20 2 50 3 3,000 4 1,000

Ans: 3 Q. Financial year in Banks is a period between 1 January to December 2 May to June 3 April to March 4 January to April Ans: 3 Q. What is the full form of NFSM, an initiative of the National Development Council of India? 1 New Food Security Mechanism 2 National Food Security Management 3 New Fastest Space Missile 4 None of these Ans: 4 Q. "Azlan Shah Cup" is associated with the game of 1 Cricket 2 Hockey 3 Badminton 4 Table Tennis Ans: 2 Q. World famous tennis star Rafael Nadal is from which of the following counties? 1 USA 2 Spain 3 Germany 4 Italy Ans: 2 Q. Union Government provides subsidy on which of the following commodities in India? 1) Fertilizers 2) Seeds 3) Tractors 1 Only A 2 Only B 3 Only C 4 Only B & C Ans: 1 Q. As per the news in major newspapers Iran has agreed to welcome talks with world powers after a deadlock of several months. Which of the following is the major issue over which Iran has a difference with the most of the world powers? Its 1 Nuclear Programme

2 Dispute with Iraq on several oil fields 3 Views on subsidy on agro products 4 Claim to have permanent seat in UN Security Council Ans: 1 ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ... Q. After a long cold war of several decades Taiwan recently signed an agreement to expand air links and accept main land investment with which of the following countries in its neighbourhood? 1 India 2 China 3 Malaysia 4 Indonesia Ans: 2 Q. As per the news in all major newspapers, the African National Congress (ANC) got an overwhelming victory in the general elections held recently in 1 Ghana 2 Uganda 3 South Africa 4 Kenya Ans: 3 Q. Who amongst the following is not a Padma Award winner given in 2009? 1 Mr. Sundarlal Bahuguna 2 Mr. Abhinav Bindra 3 Ms. Aruna Sairam 4 Mr. Manoj Kumar Ans: 4 Q. The Government of India recently decided to finalise a big defence deal of Rs. 45000 crore for which finally five contenders are shortlisted. This deal is to purchase 1 Fighter jets 2 Radar system 3 Battle tanks 4 Warships Ans: 4 Q. India and Russia recently signed an agreement so that India can get a supply of Uranium fuel from Russia. Uranium is used in which of the following sectors? 1 Pharma Sector 2 Transport Sector 3 Telecom Sector

4 Energy Sector Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following States is amongst the top five power selling States in India? 1 Meghalaya 2 Chhattisgarh 3 Maharashtra 4 Kerala Ans: 2 Q. As per the reports the Indo-Pak Trade reached at about which of the following levels during 200809? About 1 Rs. 200 crores 2 Rs. 300 crores 3 Rs. 400 crores 4 Rs. 500 crores Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following countries wanted to come back again as an active member of the Organisation of American States after its expulsion from there several years back? (The summit of the same was organized in April 2009) 1 Cuba 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Thrkey Ans: 1 Q. India recently finalised its National Solar Mission. The mission envisages an installed solar energy generation capacity of about1 5000 MW (by 2030) 2 100000 MW (by 2030) 3 15000 MW (by 2030) 4 20000 MW (by 2030) Ans: 2 Q. Who amongst the following is the winner of the prestigious "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" given in April 2009? 1 Manoj Kumar 2 Rajesh Khanna 3 Amitabh Bachchan 4 Jaya Bachchan Ans: 1

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2 I Can't Live Without You 3 A Brand New Life 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The person of Indian Origin American who has been nominated to head the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is1 Indira Nooyi 2 Rajiv Shah 3 Nikhil Kumar 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively are1 L. K. Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi 2 Sushma Swaraj and Jaswant Singh 3 Murali Manohar Joshi and Arun Jaitley 4 Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following Indian states in December 2009 unveiled New Biotech Policy II? 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Karnataka 3 Orissa 4 West Bengal Ans: 2 Q. Recently which of the following countries made purchase of renewable energy mandatory by electricity grid companies? 1 China 2 India 3 Russia 4 Thailand Ans: 1 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. 'Wise' recently came into news. It is1 A novel written by Barack Obama 2 NASA's new space telescope 3 A Government of India welfare programme for the mentally challenged 4 None of the above

Ans: 2 Q. The world's largest crude exporter is1 China 2 USA 3 Russia 4 Japan Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following groups of countries recently inaugurated gas pipeline? 1 Indian-Iran 2 China-Kazakhstan 3 Iran-Pakistan 4 India-Pakistan Ans: 2 Q. How many Gulf Arab States put into force a monetary pact on December 15, 2009 proposing the launch of a single regional currency soon? 1 Six Gulf Arab States 2 Seven Gulf Arab States 3 Ten Gulf Arab States 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. On December 15, 2009 an important bill was introduced in US House of Representative. The bill was on1 Labour Reforms 2 Migrant Reforms 3 Balance of Trade 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Sajjil-2 is long-range missile recently test fired by1 Kuwait 2 N. Korea 3 Pakistan 4 Iran Ans: 4 Q. In October 2009 George Papandreou took over as Prime Minister of1 Czech Republic 2 Austria

3 Poland 4 Hungary Ans: 3 Q. In September-October 2009 which of the following countries was badly affected by a series of typhoons causing deaths of 1000 people? 1 Jamaica 2 Chile 3 Qatar 4 Philippines Ans: 4 Q. The next annual UN climate change conference will be held towards the end of 2010 in1 Havana 2 Doha 3 Mexico City 4 Moscow Ans: 3 Q. India proposes to sign Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with1 China 2 Japan 3 Thailand 4 Indonesia Ans: 2 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. The Japanese investment in India in 2008 stood at1 $6.2 billion 2 $3 billion 3 $3.65 billion 4 $5.22 billion Ans: 4 Q. During Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia in December 2009, the total number of agreements signed between the two countries (India and Russia) is1 Seven 2 Six 3 Five 4 Four Ans: 2

Q. At Kudankulam, Russia proposes to build a total of1 Six reactors 2 Four reactors 3 Seven reactors 4 Three reactors Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is not among the eight India Origin CEOs at Big U.S. Companies in recently released Forbes' report? 1 Vikram Pandit 2 Francisco D. Souza 3 Indra Nooyi 4 Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Ans: 4 Q. Bhutan is producing about 1,500 Megawatt from its existing power projects. What per cent of this production of power does it sell to India? 1 60% 2 50% 3 80% 4 45% Ans: 3 Q. India recently agreed to fund a quarter of Rs. 14,800 crore which is amount of Tenth Plan outlay of1 Nepal 2 Bhutan 3 Myanmar 4 Bangladesh Ans: 2 Q. Recently India signed an agreement for collaboration on road sector with1 Indonesia 2 Myanmar 3 Sri Lanka 4 Malaysia Ans: 4 Q. The lone aircraft career of India is1 INS Viraat 2 INS Arihant 3 IAF Sukhoi

4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. ULFA Chief Arabind Rajkhowa was arrested in December 2009 in1 Nepal 2 Bhutan 3 India 4 Bangladesh Ans: 4 Q. In July 2009 which of the following cities came into news for hooch tragedy causing the deaths of 130 people? 1 Jaipur 2 Ahmedabad 3 Kanpur 4 Vadodara Ans: 2 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. Gangubai Hangal who died in 2009 was a1 Famous Theatre Personality 2 Icon of Indian Classical Music 3 Doyen of Hindustani Vocal Music 4 Popular Kannad Actress Ans: 3 Q. The ship-based anti-surface missile successfully launched recently is1 Prithvi 2 Aakash 3 Dhanush 4 Naag Ans: 3 Q. The abbreviation GBI recently came into news. It stands for1 Generation Based Incentive 2 Gorshkov Budgetary Incentives 3 Group of Bureau of Intelligence 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following Parliamentary Standing Committees has recently recommended 33% reservation to women in legislatures?

1 Public Accounts Committee 2 Committee on Subordinate Legislation 3 Business Advisory Committee 4 Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Ans: 4 Q. P. D. Dinakaran who hogged the headlines in newspapers and against whom the Rajya Sabha recently admitted motion seeking his removal is the Chief Justice of 1 Kerala High Court 2 Karnataka High Court 3 Andhra Pradesh High Court 4 Orissa High Court Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is not the recommendation made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources? 1 Chalking out an innovative and dynamic strategy to enable states to adopt the Model Ground Water Bill

2 Reviewing the National Water Policy 2002 in view of looming thereat of climate change 3 Focusing on conservation of water minimizing wastage and equal distribution of water 4 To reject draft national Water Mission Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is the latest Tank? 1 Akash 2 Pritvi 3 Arjun 4 Bhim Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following prizes is given by the UNESCO? 1 Magsaysay Award 2 Kalinga Prize 3 Booker Prize 4 Pulitzer Prize Ans: 2 Q. Which among the following is the most common element in the earth's crust? 1 Hydrogen 2 Oxygen 3 Magnesium

4 Aluminium Ans: 2 Q. U Thant Award is given for 1 Contribution to east-est understanding 2 Community leadership 3 Social service 4 Journalism Ans: 3 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. Who among the following was the Constitutional adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India? 1 M. C. Setalvad 2 K. M. Munshi 3 Jawaharlal Nehru 4 B. N. Rau Ans: 4 Q. Which organisation collects data for the unorganised sector? 1 NSSO 2 CSO 3 ASI 4 RBI Ans: 1 Q. Blue Revolution is related to 1 fish production 2 milk production 3 oil production 4 food production Ans: 1 Q. Which country of the following has the largest Muslim population? 1 India 2 Pakistan 3 Indonesia 4 Saudi Arabia Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following countries has introduced "Direct Democracy"? 1 Russia 2 India

3 France 4 Switzerland Ans: 4 Q. Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is 1 More that aggregate demand 2 Less than aggregate demand 3 Equal to aggregate demand 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Which State has the lowest per capita income in India? 1 Bihar 2 Orissa 3 Rajasthan 4 Gujrat Ans: 2 Q. In the budget figures of the Government of India, fiscal deficit is 1 Total expenditure - total receipts 2 Revenue expenditure - revenue receipts 3 Capital expenditure - capital receipts + market borrowings 4 Sum of budget deficit and Government's market borrowings and liabilities Ans: 1 Q. The eighth Joint Economic Group dialogue between China and India was held in January 2010 in Beijing, China after a gap of 1 two years 2 three years 3 four years 4 five years Ans: 3 Q. According to the recently released World Bank Report, the Chinese economy grew by the close of fourth quarter of 2009 at the rate of 1 9.7 percent 2 10.7 percent 3 10.8 percent 4 11 percent Ans: 2 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ...

Q. As per the quality of life Index 2010, which was released worldwide in January 2010, the united States occupies the 1 Second Place 2 Third Place 3 Fifth Place 4 Seventh Place Ans: 4 Q. The India-France deal for civil nuclear corporation, which came into force in January 2010, had been signed between the two countries in 1 September 2008 2 October 2008 3 November 2008 4 December 2008 Ans: 1 Q. Detroit in the U. S. A. is known as the city of 1 Motor Car 2 Lights 3 Aeroplanes 4 Rockets Ans: 1 Q. The term "Fourth Estate" refers to 1 Backward States 2 Judiciary 3 Press 4 Tea Estate Ans: 3 Q. Who is not the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ever? 1 Somnath Chatterjee 2 P. A. Sangma 3 Meira Kumar 4 Sushma Swaraj Ans: 4 Q. The name of India's first carrier is 1 INS Vikrant 2 INS Nilgiri 3 INS Kukri

4 INS Himgiri Ans: 1 Q. World No-Tobacco Day is observed on 1 May 25 2 May 31 3 May28 4 May 24 Ans: 2 Q. 'Lakshya' which is part of Indian Defence System is 1 Surface of air missile 2 Missile Firing Submarine 3 multi Barrel rocket System 4 Pilotless target aircraft Ans: 4 Q. Which was the first National News Agency of India? 1 The Indian Review 2 The Free Press of India 3 The Associated Press of India 4 None of the above Ans: 3 Q. The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a man?To whom is this statement ascribed? 1 Dicey 2 Hegal 3 De Lolme 4 none of above Ans: 3 ... 41 42 1 Five 2 Four 3 Seven 4 Eight Ans: 1 Q. National Commission for Back ward Classes was established in 1 1994 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. The number of Zonal Councils in India is

2 1993 3 1995 4 1999 Ans: 2 Q. Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose projet of 1 Maharashtra state 2 Gujarat state 3 Orissa State 4 Tamil Nadu state Ans: 3 Q. India has signed a landamrk deal for sale of Dhruv Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) with 1 Venezuela 2 Peru 3 Ecuador 4 Chile Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following department of Indian Government takes care of education of children with physical disabilities? 1 Ministry of Welfare 2 Ministry of Sports 3 Ministry of HRD 4 Ministry of Rural Development Ans: 1 Q. "Nadi Ke Dweep" is the creation of 1 Nirmala Verma 2 Krishna Sobit 3 Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh 4 Sachidananda Heeranand Vatsyayan Agyeya Ans: 4 Q. "Operation Black Board" refers to providing schools with 1 Enough number of black boards 2 New type of black boards 3 Training for using new type of black boards 4 All essential learning materials. Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is associated with the economic liberalization in India?

1 Dr. Manmohan Singh 2 Indira Gandhi 3 Sonia Gandhi 4 A. V. Bajpayee Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following is a poet, dramatist and also an essay writer? 1 Mahadevi Verma 2 Muktibodh 3 Bharatendu 4 Jai Shankar Prashad Ans: 3 Q. In the worst fire in Russian history, more than 100 people were killed and still more wounded in a nightclub in the Ural city of Perm on -. 2009. 1 December 11 2 December 9 3 December 7 4 December 5 Ans: 4 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. NATO Secretary-General - of Denmark, on December 4, 2009, declared that at least 25 nations would provide the additional forces in Afghanistan in 2010. 1 Anders Fogh Rasmussen 2 Andrew Niccol 3 Sacha Gervasi 4 Stanley Tucci Ans: 1 Q. On which recent date did the Nepali government hold a Cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar in the Everest region, endorsing a declaration on climate issues? 1 December 2 2 December 3 3 December 4 4 December 1 Ans: 3 Q. Premier of Canada's - province, Dalton McGuinty, on December 3, 2009, announced Canada's plans to offer India a wide range of eco-friendly technologies. 1 Quebec 2 Ontario

3 Alberta 4 Manitoba Ans: 2 Q. Which Asian nation, in December 2009, pledged to voluntary reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45 per cent of 2005 levels, by 2020? 1 China 2 Japan 3 India 4 South Korea Ans: 1 Q. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Iran, on December 1, 2009, arrested five - nationals for trespassing Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. 1 Israeli 2 French 3 German 4 British Ans: 4 Q. Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index, Sensex, the barometer of domestic stock market, entered its Silver Jubilee year on 1 January 1, 2010 2 January 2, 2010 3 January 3, 2010 4 December 31, 2009 Ans: 2 Q. Renowned sarod and sitar maker - died in Kolkata on January 2, 2010. 1 Ajit Banerjee 2 Nirmal Taluqdar 3 Hemendra Chandra Sen 4 Visesh Mohan Dey Ans: 3 Q. The - Government, on January 1, 2010, imposed a ban on holding strike in all power corporations under energy department for six months in public interest. 1 Delhi 2 Maharashtra 3 Uttar Pradesh 4 Rajasthan Ans: 3

Q. The - Government, in December 2009, announced to set upgrade inndustrial infrastructure in a bid to give a boost to industry. 1 Bihar 2 Orissa 3 Jharkhand 4 Punjab Ans: 4 Q. -. on December 18, 2009, announced to institute awards for promotion of `energy conservation buildings' and setting up of green energy and energy conservation fund. 1 HCL Infosystems and Motorola 2 MTNL 3 Bharti Airtel and BSNL 4 All of the above Ans: 1 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. Scholar, researcher, shadow puppetry exponent and cultural activist Guranga Charan Das was conferred the Sibaram Patra Smruti Samman in - December 2009. 1 Siliguri 2 Kolkata 3 Guwahati 4 Bhubaneshwar Ans: 4 Q. Who among the following inaugurated the 10th International Children's Festival of Performing Arts in Delhi in December 2009? 1 Hamid Ansari 2 Kapil Sibal 3 Margaret Alva 4 Sonia Gandhi Ans: 2 Q. The - State Cabinet, on December 16, 2009, approved a scheme for the treatment and rehabilitation of people afflicted by the use of Endosulfan in cashew plantations. 1 Kerala 2 Goa 3 Maharashtra 4 Gujarat Ans: 1 Q. A commemorative stamp on 19th century poet and educationist - was released in Kolkata in

December 2009. 1 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 2 Rabindranath Tagore 3 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio 4 Smai Vivekaanda Ans: 3 Q. In which of the following High Courts was an e-court inaugurated on December 15, 2009? 1 Guwahati 2 Lucknow 3 Patna 4 Delhi Ans: 4 Q. The (Incredible India) Bed and Breakfast Establishments Registration and Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2009, was introduced in the - Assembly on December 14, 2009. 1 Goa 2 Delhi 3 Chhattisgarh 4 Kerala Ans: 2 Q. To promote cycling as a pollution-free and healthy mode of transport, school and college students took out a bicycle rally in - on December 13, 2009. 1 Kolkata 2 New Delhi 3 Chennai 4 Mumbai Ans: 1 Q. A MoU was, on December 10. 2009, signed between - and the Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, making the former official partner of 2010 Games. 1 Delhi Metro Railway Corporation 2 SAIL 3 NTPC 4 All of the above Ans: 3 Q. - Phosphates Ltd. in December 2009, won the Fertiliser Association of India Award for the Best Overall Performance of an operating fertilizer until for phosphoric acid. 1 Sindri 2 Paradip

3 Kanpur 4 Ghaziabad Ans: 2 Q. Orissa's veteran vocalist and composer Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi was, on December 9, 2009, announced to receive the - Samman for the year 2009. 1 Konark 2 Mahavir 3 Puri 4 Buddha Ans: 4 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ... Q. Which State Government, in December 2009, formulated an e-marketing scheme for farmers to provide regular information on the prices of their produce in various mandis? 1 Punjab 2 Rajasthan 3 Haryana 4 Uttar Pradesh Ans: 2 Q. -, on December 8, 2009, announced to deposit with the Reserve Bank of India the donations made by devotees in the form of gold and silver. 1 Tamil Nadu 2 Uttar Pradesh 3 Himachal pradesh 4 Uttarakhand Ans: 3 Q. Punjab, in December 2009, proposed to develop the Asal-Uttar in - district as a tribute to the soldiers who repulsed the Pakistani Army attack during the 1965 war. 1 Bhatinda 2 Ludhiana 3 Tarn Taran 4 Kapurthala Ans: 3 Q. The Chief Minister of which of the following states was conferred with the Polio Championship Award on December 6, 2009? 1 Bihar 2 Orissa 3 West Bengal

4 Chhattisgarh Ans: 1 Q. -, on December 5, 2009, announced to establish a natural fibres bank to conserve and promote planting material for commercial exploitation. 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Himachal Pradesh 3 Uttarakhand 4 Jharkhand Ans: 3 Q. Prominent Oriya poet - was conferred the coveted Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi, the national academy for literature, in Bhubaneshwar on December 4, 2009. 1 Dinkar Oza 2 Ramakanta Rath 3 Mahendra Dey 4 Suresh Panda Ans: 2 Q. The Election Commission, in December 2009, pulled up - for violating the model code of conduct during the Jharkhand Assembly elections. 1 Canara Bank, Bangalore 2 Union Bank of India, Mumbai 3 State Bank of India, Ranchi 4 Only 1 and 2 Ans: 4 Q. The World Bank, in December 2009, extended its support to the Rajasthan Government for four projects pertaining to -. 1 Livelihood 2 Water resources and rural roads 3 Agricultural competitiveness 4 All of the above Ans: 4 Q. -, on December 3, 2009, decided to implement a "Jawahar Social Infrastructure Mission" focusing on the disability sector, senior citizens and children. 1 Delhi 2 Orissa 3 Punjab 4 Haryana Ans: 4

Q. Prominent barrister of Indian origin -. who has handled high profile cases in the U.K., was appointed a Recorder by Queen Elizabet on December 29, 2009. 1 Seema Singh 2 Niharika Gupta 3 Manya Raheja 4 Kalyani Kaul Ans: 4 ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 ...