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1. Famous writer and Jnanpith Award recipient U.R. Ananthamurthy is short-listed for this years $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. He writes in which of the following languages? a. Tamil b. Malayalam c. Kannada d. Telugu Which among the following person has become the first person to win the full prize money of Rs.5 crore in the fifth season of popular quiz show, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)? a. Anil Kumar b. Sunil Kumar c. Sushil Kumar d. Manish Kumar Which among the following Corvette is the second in a series of four Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes that will be commissioned into the Navys fleet? a. INS Kadmatt b. INS Karmotta c. INS Tejaswini d. INS Kavalya As per a study conducted by the World Bank, what percent increase in GDP growth will take place with every 10 per cent increase in broadband penetration? a. 0.4% b. 0.5% c. 1.4% d. 1.5% The Head Office of Geological Survey of India (GSI), is situated at which of the following places? a. New Delhi b. Kolkata c. Hyderabad d. Chennai According to recent reports published in a medical journal, which of the following virus resulted in a diarrhea which resulted in number of deaths in children younger than 5 years.? a. Rota virus b. Normalk virus c. Cytomegalo virus d. Virus Hepatitis Two women have created history by cycling from Turkey to India to explore nature and to spread the message of look beyond borders. They belong to which of the following countries? a. Turkey b. India c. Germany d. Canada Which of the following countrys governments have banned lots of Indian banks, mostly small regional cooperatives, for the purpose of verifying applicants maintenance funds? a. United States of America b. Britain c. Australia d. Germany 9. The term Green Revolution was given by: a. M.S Swaminathan b. Norman Borlaug c. Varghese Kurien d. William Gande The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently has approved the setting up of how many new Mega Food Park projects in addition to the 15 ongoing projects under the Infrastructure Development Scheme? a. 5 b. 15 c. 16 d. 18 B. K. Chaturvedi Committee has been constituted to provide recommendation on which of the following matters? a. Relocation of NTPCs 1,980-MW North Karanpura plant in Jharkhand. b. Relocation of NTPCs 1,980-MW North Karanpura plant in Rajasthan c. Relocation of NTPCs 1,980-MW North Karanpura plant in odisha d. Relocation of NTPC 1,980-MW Plant in West Bengal Which one of the following fertility drugs has been banned by the central government of India on the recommendation of D.C. Jain committee? a. Albendazole b. Letrozole c. Anastrozole d. Fadrozole Punjab National Bank (PNB) has made a foray into the insurance sector by acquiring a 30 per cent stake in which of the following company? a. MetLife India b. R Allianze c. Oriental life insurance Ltd. d. Sahara Life insurance Ltd. Impulse Motorbike has been launched by which of the following companies? a. Enfield Corporation Ltd. b. Bajaj Motor Corp. Ltd. c. Yamaha Motor Ltd. d. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Which among the following industrialists from India has been honored with Swiss Ambassadors Award-2011 for Exceptional Leadership? a. Mukesh Ambani b. Ratan Tata c. Anil Ambani d. N R Narayana Murthy Which among the following companies has announced that it will launch the small luxury car, Mini? a. German auto major BMW b. Hyundai c. Tata Motors d. Maruti
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Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer has been launched by: a. Apple b. Samsung c. Sony d. Nokia The Environmental Media Association has recognised six Hollywood productions for spreading awareness about going green. Which one of the followings is not among those productions? a. TVs Futurama, b. CSI Crime Scene Investigation, c. HGTV Green Home 2011, d. The Wonders World No- Tobacco day is observed on: a. 31st May b. 7th April c. 20th April d. 20th May According to the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill, 2011, what percent of their net profits for a Mineral Development Fund to be used for development and rehabilitation of project-affected people in the tribal areas of the country? a. 26% b. 33% c. 49% d. 51% Namma Metro is going to start in which of the following cities of India? a. Bengaluru b. Hubli c. Chennai d. Hyderabad Who among the following personalities is the Director General of prestigious France-based European Organisation for Nuclear Research , commonly known as CERN ? a. Rolf-Dieter Heuer b. Hansle Tony c. Kimbder Rasle d. Gertino-Dieter Heuer Which countrys consulate had rejected the visa application of Magsaysay award winner Neelima Mishra but later approved it? a. United Kingdom b. United States c. Australia d. Canada National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is situated at which of the following places? a. Delhi b. Bengaluru c. Surat d. Hyderabad Which among the following countries will serve as the prime model for the National Institute of Sports Sciences to be set up by the Union Sports Ministry at the Nehru Stadium on November, 2011 ? a. Germany b. Spain c. Brazil d. China

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Who among the following persons has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister recently? a. Pulok Chatterjee b. Sugand Sivamani c. Srinivasn Acharya d. R N Tiwari Which among the following companies has announced that it would earn Rs.2,000 crore by trading carbon credits from its Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in the first ten years of its operations? a. Tata Power b. Reliance Power c. Adani Power d. ONGC Sudhir Vasudeva has recently been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following organisation? a. SEBI b. IOCL c. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation d. Coal Authority of India limited Who among the following has become the first woman jawan of Indian Army? a. Shanti Tigga b. Shilpa Sachdeva c. Reeta Sindhwani d. Shanti Sinha Which of the following state has topped the list of States that provided jobs to rural households for 100 days as per the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) at the end of the second quarter of the financial year 2011-12? a. Tamil Nadu b. Uttar Pradesh c. Punjab d. Karnataka An ambitious scheme for distribution of free medicines at all government hospitals and health care institutions was recently launched in which of the following states? a. Jammu and Kashmir b. Rajasthan c. Madhya Pradesh d. Odisha In which of the following states a mobile-enabled kisan card system was launched to help the agricultural community engaged in cashless transactions? a. Haryana b. Punjab c. Tamil Nadu d. Karnataka A solar-powered vehicle that also allows the rider to pedal were distributed among rickshaw pullers to mark the launch of the vehicle in which of the following cities recently? a. Hyderabad b. Bengaluru c. Kolkata d. Chennai By which of the following year, the Central Government of India is planning to issue multi-purpose smart identity cards to all adult citizens? a. 2012 b. 2013 c. 2014 d. 2015 II.T-2011

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What is Swarna Sub1? a. A flood resistant rice variety b. A welfare scheme for adult girls c. A flood resistant wheat variety d. A Scheme for rural women Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has target of covering what percent of the countrys population by 2014? a. 50% b. 60% c. 70% d. 80% According to a recent report of FICCI-IBA-BCG, the Indian banking industry will become the third largest in the world by which of the following year? a. 2025 b. 2020 c. 2015 d. 2030 Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi recently has won which of the following title? a. Japanese open title b. Swiss open title c. Cincinnati title d. Singapore open title The World University Games, 2011 were held at which of the following places? a. Toranto b. Canberra c. Bon d. Shenzhen Indarjit Singh, director of the Network of Sikh Organizations has recently become the first turbaned member of the upper house of the parliament of which of the following country? a. United States of America b. Canada c. United Kingdom d. France Recently there was a blast at a nuclear re-processing plant, at Marcoule. It is located in which of the following countries? a. Afghanistan b. Iran c. Hungary d. France A Russian passenger jet crashed during takeoff in western Russia. It was carrying a team ofa. Football b. Ice Hockey c. Table Tennis d. Chess Russia has pumped the first technical gas into a new undersea pipeline to Germany, which is built across which of the following sea? a. Beaufort sea b. Black sea c. Baltic sea d. Adriatic sea A province of which among the following countries has decided to make Mandarin a compulsory subject from Class VI in all schools from 2013? a. Pakistan b. United States c. Germany d. Nepal

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Pakistan and China have started discussion on building a cross-border railway, linking Pakistan-occupiedKashmir with which of the following Chinese provinces? a. Xingjiang b. Xizang c. Qinghai d. Yunnam Chinese warship confronted an Indian Navy vessel in which of the following sea recently? a. Korean sea b. South Japan sea c. Philippines sea d. South China sea Who among the following recently has been elected as the President of Singapore? a. Ong Teng Cheong b. Tony Tan c. S.R. Nathan d. Devan Nair

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48. Sri Lanka has announced the lifting of the state of emergency, which was imposed about how many years ago? a. 15 years ago b. 20 years ago c. 25 years ago d. 30 years ago 49. India has signed a comprehensive border management agreement, which was followed by a protocol on land boundary, with which of the following countries? a. Bangladesh b. China c. Nepal d. Myanmar Which of the following states governments recently has announced to introduce the concepts of tree credit and village forests to improve green cover in the state? a. Punjab b. Odisha c. Rajasthan d. Maharashtra Election Commission has issued new norms to tackle which of the following malpractice? a. Communal propaganda b. Convicted candidates in elections c. Recognition of political parties d. Paid news At which of the following places ,the worlds oldest steam locomotive, the EIR 21 coal-and-steam-powered locomotive is kept? a. Darjeeling b. Shimla c. Chennai d. New Delhi The Indian Navy apprehended a hijacked cargo vessel, m.v. Nafis-1, off the coast of which of the following states coast recently? a. Goa b. Maharashtra c. Karnataka d. Tamilnadu

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According to a report by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, the number of child labourers in the country, is arounda. one crore b. three crore c. six crore d. ten crore Who among the following is an author and social activist, honoured with the Indo-Canada Chambers Annual awards for 2011? a. Sant Singh Chatwal b. Boby Jindal c. Milkha Singh d. Jasmeet Sidhu What would be the ratio of the seats reserved for the students from the Indian Diaspora, in the PIO (person of Indian origin) universities ? a. 20% b. 35% c. 50% d. 75% Who among the following is an Urdu Writer recently been elected general secretary of the Progressive Writers Association (PWA)? a. Ali Javed b. Ali Ahmed c. Yusuf Mirza d. Yusuf Iqbal Rosatom, the Atomic Energy Corporation of Russia which recently has planned to set up joint ventures with Indian companies, has its headquarter situated at which of the following places? a. St. Petersburg b. Moscow c. Nizhny Nevgorod d. Yekateranburg National Communal Harmony Award recently has been conferred on: a. Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri b. Acharya Lokesh Muni c. Both a. and b. d. Javed akhtar Before India which of the following two countries had dedicated green courts to deal with green cases? a. Japan and USA b. Japan and South Korea c. Norway and Sweden d. Australia and New Zealand Korean East-West Power have entered into a pact for developing power plants, with which of the following Indian company? a. National Thermal Power Corporation b. Reliance Energies Ltd c. Tata Electric Ltd d. Sahara India Power Corp

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Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project is being implemented in collaboration with which of the following country? a. South Korea b. Singapore c. Japan d. Australia The Institute for Development and Research-IDRBT is related with which of the following sector? a. Banking sector b. Space development c. Industrial sector d. Defence sector. Which of the following country is not a member of G-7? a. Canada b. Japan c. Italy d. Mexico Which among the following is the oldest stock exchange in Asia ? a. Singapore stock exchange b. Hong Kong stock exchange c. Tokyo stock exchange d. Bombay stock exchange NTPC recently has signed a joint venture and shareholder agreement with CEB to set up a 500-MW coal-based power plant in which of the following countries ? a. China b. Bangladesh c. Sri Lanka d. Bhutan How many companies have been ranked among the top 200 Asia-Pacific corporations in Forbes Asias Best Under a Billion list for this year ? a. 35 b. 40 c. 45 d. 50 PFRDA Bill, 2011 has been introduced in the parliament, to regulatea. Insurance sector b. Pension sector c. Export Sector d. Pesticide industry The Head Office of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is situated ata. Agra b. Lucknow c. Varanasi d. Allahabad BHEL the public sector undertaking is related to which of the following? a. Steel Production b. Railways c. Electric equipments d. Defence Recently Reserve Bank of India recommended a tough regulatory environment for NBFCs, which are related with which of the following sector? a. Export-Import sector b. Small scale industries c. Education sector d. Finance sector II.T-2011

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Tim Cook recently bas become Chief Executive of which of the following famous organization? a. Intel b. Pentium c. Microsoft d. Apple Which of the following company recently has toppled Reliance Industries as the countrys most valued company ? a. TATA b. Coal India c. ONGC d. Bharti Enterprises The global consultancy McKinsey is related to the study of which of the following areas? a. Public Finance b. Global Literacy c. Global Health d. Global Warming Recently in a bid to strengthen its mobile business, Google announced that it would acquire Mobility Holdings ofa. Vodafone b. Airtel c. Samsung d. Motorola 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 India has signed a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with which of the following former Soviet Republic? a. Georgia b. Ukraine c. Tajikistan d. Estonia Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner who became the first woman to conquer all 14 summits without artificial oxygen, belongs to which of the following country? a. Germany b. Austria c. Poland d. Canada Which of the following town has been planned to be transformed into a Buddhist Mecca, by a Chinese Foundation ? a. Kaushambi b. Kushinagar c. Sravasti d. Lumbini The biggest gold miner company Rusoro is listed in which of the countries? a. Holland b. United States of America c. Canada d. South Africa

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Which of the following bank has been appointed as the custodian of securities of the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)? a. State Bank of India b. Dena Bank c. Standard Chartered Bank d. Kotak Mahindra The new Managing Director, Head of Equities for India of Barclays Capital, the investment banking unit of Barclays Bank, isa. Bhavtosh Vajpayee b. K. Satyanarayan c. Sudeep Bose d. Amitendra Banerjee The Central Government has recently sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd (MEL) with which of the following companies? a. ArcelorMittal Dhamm Processing Pvt Ltd b. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) c. Jindal Steel and Power d. Tata Steel In India the duty free import of goods is permitted with which of the following countries ? a. Indonesia b. Iran c. Sri Lanka d. Afghanistan Indira Gandhi Nuclear Power Station is located in: a. Rajasthan b. Tamil Nadu c. Karnataka d. Maharashtra Who among the following heads the committee on review of National Small Saving Fund (NSSF)? a. Suhant Ghosh b. Shyamla Gopinath c. Phalguni Mukherjee d. N.T. Nair The position of Tata Tea Group in the tea groups of the world, isa. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th Which of the following banks has launched CanMobile service to conduct banking transactions through mobile handsets ? a. Canara Bank b. Punjab National Bank c. State Bank of India d. Karnataka Bank Which of the following state leads in the production of wind power in India? a. Rajasthan b. Tamil nadu c. Gujarat d. Himachal Pradesh

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Which of the following public sector undertaking in defence, has decided to begin the process of disinvesting to offload 10 per cent of its holding in the next five years? a. Bharat Earth Movers Limited b. Goa Shipyard Limited c. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited d. Garden Reach ship Builders and Engineers Limited Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Capital, has recently declared sale of its 26 per cent stake in which one of the following sectors, to Japans Nippon Company? a. Life Insurance b. Hydrocarbon c. Telecommunication d. Entertainment BPO major Genpact is headquartered at which one of places given below? a. Noida b. Bengaluru c. Gurgaon d. Faridabad

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In October, 2011 Bank of India has opened a branch in which one of the countries given below? a. United states of America b. New Zealand c. Indonesia d. Japan The worlds cheapest tablet PC, Aakash is being manufactured by which one of the following companies? a. QUAD Electronic Solutions b. Bharat Electronics c. HOLOFLEX Limited d. Aar-em Electronics Pvt. Ltd. According to the National Policy on Information Technology 2011, what is the per year export target for the IT Sector, by 2020? a. $ 100 Billion b. $ 200 Billion c. $ 300 Billion d. $ 500 Billion Skoda Auto, which has begun production of its entrylevel sedan in India, is headquartered in which one of the countries given below? a. Japan b. Scotland c. Czech Republic d. Spain Indian-origin tycoon Pankaj Oswal, recently has been accused of big corporate frauds, in which one of the countries given below? a. Australia b. New Zeeland c. United States of America d. United Kingdom Which of the following float glass Manufacturer Company has launched its advanced range of fire resistant glass Vetroflam for exterior application? a. Pilkington Group b. Asahi India c. Taiwan Glass Ind d. Saint-Gobain Glass

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