General knowledge Questions and Answers

1. Name the number two economy of the world.
a. China
b. New Zealand
c. Japan
d. Australia
2. The merger of the State Bank of Indore with SBI took place on …
a. August 15, 2010
b. August 26, 2010
c. September 13, 2010
d. September 23, 2010
3. Punj Lloyd Group bagged a contract for laying a natural gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore from GAIL India for...
a. Rs 539 crore
b. Rs 544.22 crore
c. Rs 594 crore
d. Rs 602 crore
4. Who has launched Passion Pro, a limited edition 100cc motorcycle, priced at Rs 46,300?
a. Maruti
b. Kinetic
c. Hero Honda
d. Bajaj
5. The net worth of order for construction of bus rapid transit system corridors bagged by J. Kumar Infra projects is...
a. Rs 126 crore
b. Rs 136 crore
c. Rs 146 crore
d. Rs 156 crore
6. HSBC has picked up 6.22 percent stake in a pharmaceutical company through institutional placement of shares. Name the company.
a. Strides Arcolab
b. Procter & Gamble
c. Johnson and Johnson
d. GlaxoSmithKline
7. Hindustan Dorr-Oliver bagged an order from Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer (BPCL) and Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) worth ...
a. Rs 90.49 crore
b. Rs 92.59 crore
c. Rs 94.42 crore
d. Rs 96.57 crore
8. According to the govt. fi gures released in August 2010, the number one economy of the World is …
a. USA
b. Japan
c. India
d. Russia
9. Who amongst the following has been appointed as the Chief Executive Offi cer of Zee Turner?
a. Virad Kaul
b. Ajay Maken
c. Prem Bhatia
d. R. P. Goenka
10. The Asian Development Bank approved a loan for National Capital Region worth…
a. $130 million
b. $150 million
c. $170 million
d. $190 million
11. Identify the industrialist who has been named as the businessman of the decade from the given options.
a. N. Vaghul
b. O. P. Bhatt
c. Harsh S. Mariwala
d. Ratan Tata
12. The number of units sold by Hyundai Motor India Ltd in the domestic market in September, 2009 was…
a. 27,803 units
b. 30,303 units
c. 33,803 units
d. 37,308 units
13. During the last two fi scals the number of employees to leave Mahindra Satyam was...
a. 17,000
b. 17,035
c. 17,584
d. 17,963
14. Tata Steel signed an agreement with a consortium of 13 banks, led by Standard Chartered and State Bank of India, for raising …
a. Rs 15,000 crore
b. Rs 20,000 crore
c. Rs 25,000 crore
d. Rs 30,000 crore
15. In which Indian state does Huawei - the Chinese telecom equipment maker plan to set up a $500 million manufacturing facility?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Bihar
d. Rajasthan
16. Maruti Suzuki India, recorded its highest-ever monthly sales in September at …
a. 1,05,763 units
b. 1,05,706 units
c. 1,08,006 units
d. 1,10,086 units
17. The net income in the third quarter of Intel Corporation grew at … percent to reach $2.95 billion.
a. 55%
b. 59.45%
c. 64.5%
d. 67.83%
18. The FDI infl ow in India during the April – July quarter recorded a …
a. Rise of 20%
b. Rise of 27%
c. Decline of 20%
d. Decline of 27%
19. During the fi rst quarter of 2010 – 2011, the sector which registered highest growth rate is...
a. Manufacturing
b. Construction
c. Transportation
d. Farming
20. How much growth did Indian economy’s GDP register during the fi rst quarter of 2010-2011?
a. 6.2%
b. 7.6%
c. 8.8%
d. 11.3%
21. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has spent over Rs 53,202 crore on road projects in last how many financial years?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
22. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by World Economic Forum, India has been ranked…
a. 48
b. 51
c. 57
d. 63
23. According to the forecast made by the Forbes magazine, the richest man in the world in 2014 would be ...
a. J. Frank Brown
b. Tarun Kataria
c. Mukesh Ambani
d. L. M. Mittal
24. Name the state which has announced a scheme to provide free electric connection to 2 lakh BPL families.
a. Haryana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Gujarat
25. The second best favourite destination in the world for FDI over next 2 years according to UNCTAD would be …
a. Sri Lanka
b. Pakistan
c. Nepal
d. India
26. In which Indian city has Facebook, the Social networking site, opened its office?
a. Pune
b. Hyderabad
c. Bangalore
d. Chennai
27. According to a study conducted by Assocham, which two cities have emerged as the highest employment-generating cities out of all the other tier II and tier III cities of the country in the first quarter of 2010-11?
a. Pune and Bangalore
b. Pune and Ranchi
c. Ranchi and Delhi
d. Delhi and Bangalore
28. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by World Economic Forum the country that has bagged the fi rst position is …
a. Switzerland
b. USA
c. Japan
d. India
29. Network18 Media & Investments accepted an offer from a subsidiary of Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd to buy The Indian Film Company at …
a. 112.06 pence
b. 113.67 pence
c. 113.78 pence
d. 115.56 pence
30. The World steel demand is expected to grow at … to a record 1.34 billion tonnes in 2011.
a. 4.3 percent
b. 5.2 percent
c. 5.3 percent
d. 6.2 percent
31. Within a space of 23 years after it made its fi rst shipment of 500 vehicles overseas, the exports of this organisation have now crossed the milestone of 8 lakh units. Name it.
a. Maruti Suzuki
b. Hero Honda
c. Hundai
d. Skoda
32. Jindal Steel and Power acquired Shadeed Iron & Steel plant in Oman, for ...
a. $404 million
b. $464 million
c. $504 million
d. $554 million
33. India's third largest software firm is …
a. HCL
b. Wipro
c. INFOSYS
d. IBM
34. Nissan Motor registered total sales of 1,256 units in September 2010, with its newly-launched compact car …
a. Micra
b. Logan
c. Fabia
d. Reva
35. During 2009 – 2010 the state to register the highest growth in State Gross Domestic Product was …
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Gujarat
36. Name the bank which launched a new credit card to give frequent fl yers the chance to earn mileage points while flying on more than 50 domestic and international airlines.
a. Citibank
b. ICICI
c. Axis bank
d. SBI
37. Edify Education, a part of DRS Group, will invest Rs 500 crore to open a network of around 300 schools across …
a. Sri Lanka
b. Pakistan
c. India
d. Bangladesh
38. L&T has sold 2.42 per cent stake in Mahindra Satyam for … through open market transactions.
a. Rs 249.11 crore
b. Rs 294.81 crore
c. Rs 298.18 crore
d. Rs 304.81 crore
39. Which premium carmaker is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possiblity of brake problems?
a. Mercedes
b. Skoda
c. Ford
d. BMW
40. Scott McConnell has joined as senior vice president and operating leader for the Americas region at …
a. Patni
b. Genpact
c. HCL
d. Infosys
41. Auto component maker Bosch is planning to make an investment to ramp up its capacity at Jaipur plant, the company's only V E distributor pump manufacturing facility in the country. The worth of the investment is …
a. Rs 100 crore
b. Rs 105 crore
c. Rs 110 crore
d. Rs 105 crore
42. Anand Mahindra, vice-chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra has gifted $10 million to support the Humanities Centre at …
a. Oxford University
b. Boston University
c. Harvard University
d. Delhi University
43. Ambuja Cements production in September 2010 was … as against 13.82-lakh tonnes in 2009.
a. 12.35 lakh tonnes
b. 14.84 lakh tonnes
c. 15.63 lakh tonnes
d. 18.33 lakh tonnes
44. The government has appointed … as the Executive Director of a public sector Indian Bank.
a. Rajeev Ranjan
b. Rishi Raj
c. Rajesh Ranjan
d. Rajeev Rishi
45. Who amongst the following is the CEO and Managing Director of Birla Wellness & Healthcare?
a. Martin Newson
b. N Venkat India
c. Harsh Chitale
d. Jason Todd
46. Sundaram Finance acquired its joint venture partner BNP Paribas Asset Management's 49 percent stake for …
a. Rs 141.48 crore
b. Rs 144.84 crore
c. Rs 145.48 crore
d. Rs 147.84 crore
47. Name the cellular company that has launched a language helpline to help those who seek assistance for day-to-day conversations in languages.
a. Idea
b. Vodafone
c. Airtel
d. Tata Indicom
48. 'Most Admired Retailer 2010' award has been bagged by …
a. Pantaloons
b. Big Bazaar
c. Croma
d. MAX
49. Who is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Skype?
a. Ritu Sarin
b. Karl Ulrich Kohler
c. Indira Nooyi
d. Tony Bates
50. Name the recently appointed chief executive offi cer of HCL Infosystems.
a. Morgan Stanley
b. Harsh Chitale
c. Martin Newson
d. Tarun Kataria
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. The car that bagged the Car of the Year title at ICICI bank-CNBC-TV18 Overdrive awards 2010 is …
a. Hyundai i10
b. Chevrolet Yuva
c. Tata Nano
d. Maruti Zen
2. Who is the current social secretary of the U.S. President?
a. Julianna Smoot
b. Hilda Solis
c. Kathleen Sebelius
d. Susan Rice
3. Name the former Pakistani Test captain and fast bowler who is the newly appointed coach for the Pakistan cricket team.
a. Talat Ali
b. Imran Khan
c. Sarfaraz Nawaz
d. Ejaz Ahmed
4. Name the country that resumed wolf hunting after a gap of 45 years.
a. Tibet
b. Russia
c. Sweden
d. California
5. At the seventh World Team Chess Championship held at the Merinos Congress Centre in Bursa, Turkey from January 3 to 14, 2010, which country clinched the gold medal?
a. India
b. Russia
c. China
d. Pakistan
6. Where was the 97th Indian Science Congress held?
a. Delhi
b. Gandhinagar
c. Chennai
d. Thiruvananthapuram
7. B. R. Shetty, the well known Indian expatriate businessman from Abu Dhabi who purchased the entire 100th floor of Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest tower, is the fonder and managing director of …
a. New Medical Centre
b. Dubai Facilitation Centre
c. Apollo Medical Centre
d. Sunway Medical Centre
8. Identify the company that has been named the Technology Pioneer 2010 by the World Economic Forum. This accolade was given to it for developing solar-powered mobile phone base stations.
a. Lavanya Netwroks Ltd
b. Ramagya Networks Ltd
c. Vihaan Networks Ltd
d. Shridhar Networks Ltd
9. Name the fi rst Indian woman who was a part of the eight woman Commonwealth team that made the historic ski-run crossing a 900 km Antarctic ice trek to reach the south pole, marking the 60th anniversary of the founding day of Commonwealth.
a. Marjan Kalhor
b. Reena Kaushal
c. Nisha Majeethiya
d. Sonia Kumari
10. India's fi rst 'Eclipse Cruise' which left from Kochi port, with about 750 'astro tourists' to view the longest annular solar eclipse of the third millennium was aboard …
a. MV Aquamarine
b. Astro Adeventure
c. The Northern Light
d. EC Hunter
11. An electronic device (e-dog) meant to sniff out explosives like RDX which remain undetected by existing security equipments is being developed by which company?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. Pakistan
12. Name the leading Iranian nuclear scientist, who was killed in a bomb blast in Tehran
a. Ibn Abdollah Bukhtishu
b. Aufi Muhammad
c. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi
d. Qotbeddin Shirazi
13. Who directed the Hollywood blockbuster movie, Inception, released in July 2010?
a. Christopher Nolan
b. Steven Spielberg
c. Martin Scorsese
d. David Lynch
14. The eco-friendly vehicle launched by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd during the auto expo 2010 held in Delhi is …
a. Volt
b. Prius
c. Hybrid
d. Eeco
15. Who is the enigmatic, reclusive author of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, who passed away at the age of 91?
a. J. K. Rowling
b. Brain Jacques
c. J. D. Salinger
d. Gary Paulsen
16. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report, which country is likely to become the biggest economy by 2020?
a. India
b. China
c. Japan
d. Korea
17. The World Meteorological Organisation tabulated the fastest wind gust ever recorded (253 mph gust) in 1996 on Barrow Island in Australia during …
a. Cyclone Olivia
b. Super Cyclone Gonu
c. Cyclone Gafi lo
d. Cyclone Indigo
18. What is the name of the new political party formed by the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Kalyan Singh on his birthday this year?
a. Bhartiya Jan Satta
b. Jan Kranti Party
c. Lok Raj Party
d. Navodaya Praja Party
19. Conde Nast, a travel magazine declared which Indian train to be the 4th best in the list of top 10 luxury trains of the world?
a. The Golden Chariot
b. Deccan Odyssey
c. Palace on Wheels
d. The Blue Bird
20. Name the scientist whose groundbreaking work on untangling fundamental genetic processes earned him a Nobel Prize. He died at the age of 82.
a. Marshall Nirenberg
b. Charles Kao
c. Marie Curie
d. Linus Pauling
21. Who won the German Grand Prix this year?
a. Mark Webber
b. Lewis Hamilton
c. Nico Roseberg
d. Fernando Alonso
22. The oldest text on ancient clay has been recently found in …
a. Mecca
b. Jerusalem
c. Cairo
d. Johannesburg
23. Who authored the book, ‘The Fragrance of Forgotten Years’?
a. Bikees Latif
b. Pranab Bardhan
c. Fali S. Nariman
d. None of the above
24. World Heart Day is celebrated on …
a. July 28
b. August 28
c. September 28
d. October 28
25. ‘Nadaam’ is the biggest national festival of which of the following countries?
a. Mongolia
b. China
c. Malaysia
d. Sri Lanka
26. Name the runner-up in women’s singles fi nal at the Wimbledon championships 2010.
a. Venus Williams
b. Cara Black
c. Vera Zvonarova
d. Serena Williams
27. Omar-al-Bashir, the President of …, was in news in lieu of the charges pressed against him for genocide by the International Court of Justice.
a. Ethiopia
b. Sudan
c. Egypt
d. Morocco
28. Rosa Otunbayeva is the President of which of the following countries?
a. Uzbekistan
b. Mongolia
c. Kyrgyzstan
d. Singapore
29. In 2010, the Lok Manya Tilak Award has been awarded to …
a. Bhupinder Singh Hooda
b. Sheila Dixit
c. M. Karunanidhi
d. Sharad Pawar
30. Identify the current Chief Election Commissioner of India.
a. S. Y. Quraishi
b. Navin Chawla
c. N. Gopalaswami
d. None of the above
31. The approximate cost of the new project – Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (GANDHI) is …
a. Rs 10 crore
b. Rs 15 crore
c. Rs 20 crore
d. Rs 25 crore
32. What is the value of the commemorative postal stamp released by Sharda Sampath, Post Master General on Dr. Y. S. Rajashekhar Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
a. Rs 2
b. Rs 5
c. Rs 10
d. None of the above
33. Name the Bengali film that was selected for screening in the Montreal Film Festival 2010.
a. Sara Raat
b. Byomkesh Bakshi
c. Aarohan
d. Antim Swash Sundor
34. In which of the following states is Polavaram Indira Sagar Project located?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Orissa
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka
35. Who among the following is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister?
a. Nanda Kumar
b. C. Rangarajan
c. Pranab Mukherjee
d. Kaushik Basu
36. Who is the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council?
a. Nanda Kumar
b. C. Rangarajan
c. Pranab Mukherjee
d. Kaushik Basu
37. After petroleum, which industry is next in the line to face ecentralization from the Government?
a. Sugar
b. Power
c. Coal
d. Handloom
38. The headmaster of the distinguished Orgram Chatuspalli High Madarsa well known for its secularism and honoured with a National Award is …
a. Anwar Mohammad
b. Sahib Mohammad
c. Anwar Hossain
d. Anwar Ali
39. Who is the current Union Minister of Mines?
a. Prakash Jaiswal
b. Bijoy Krishna Handique
c. Sartaj Singh
d. Jairam Ramesh
40. While Sania Nehwal’s world ranking in badminton has slipped from 2nd to 3rd place, who took the number one position?
a. Yihan Wang
b. Lin Wang
c. Xie Xing Fang
d. Xin Wang
41. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu – this is the birth name of which famous personality?
a. Mother Teresa
b. Margaret Chan
c. Annie Besant
d. Margaret Thatcher
42. The condition of being phobic to artifi cial things which resemble human shape is referred to as …
a. Agliophobia
b. Androphobia
c. Automatonophobia
d. Acarophobia
43. The Toy Story movie series is a production of which animation company?
a. Dreamworks Animation
b. Pixar Animation Studio
c. Melodrama Pictures
d. Walt Disney Pictures
44. The Commonwealth games were a great success in India despite the controversies. When were the fi rst ever commonwealth games organized?
a. 1930
b. 1940
c. 1950
d. 1960
45. Which of the following airline companies uses the slogan, ‘Your place is in the sky’?
a. Air Sahara
b. Indian Airlines
c. Air Deccan
d. Air India
46. Dr. P. Rama Rao Committee is related to …
a. Agriculture
b. Defense
c. Taxes
d. Corporate bodies
47. You would relate ‘Golden Mahasheer’ to which of the following?
a. Goat
b. Eagle
c. Fish
d. Sheep
48. UNIVAC is a …
a. Computer
b. Super computer
c. Software programme
d. Computer manufacturer
49. In the Indian context, what is N-LIST?
a. Negative list of import items
b. Neutral liability intensive search tests
c. Nuclear sites
d. Student resources in electronic form
50. From the given options, identify the top 3 debtors of the World Bank.
a. India, Mexico, South Africa
b. India, South Africa, Mexico
c. South Africa, Mexico, India
d. South Africa, India, Mexico

ANSWERS:
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
1. a. China
2. b. August 26, 2010
3. a. `539 crore
4. c. Hero Honda
5. b. 136 crore
6. a. Strides Arcolab
7. d. `96.57 crore
8. a. USA
9. a. Virad Kaul
10. b. $150 million
11. d. Ratan Tata
12. a. 27,803 units
13. a. 17,000
14. c. `25,000 crore
15. b. Tamil Nadu
16. c. 1,08,006 units
17. b. 59.45 %
18. d. Decline of 27 %
19. a. Manufacturing
20. c. 8.8%
21. b. 3
22. b. 51
23. c. Mukesh Ambani
24. b. Uttar Pradesh
25. d. India
26. b. Hyderabad
27. b. Pune and Ranchi
28. a. Switzerland
29. d. 115.56 pence
30. c. 5.3 per cent
31. a. Maruti Suzuki
32. b. $464 million
33. b. Wipro
34. a. Micra
35. c. Chhattisgarh
36. a. Citibank
37. c. India
38. b. `294.81 crore
39. d. BMW
40. b. Genpact
41. a. `100 crore
42. c. Harvard University
43. b. 14.84 lakh tonnes
44. d. Rajeev Rishi
45. b. N. Venkat
46. a. `141.48 crore
47. a. Idea
48. c. Croma
49. d. Tony Bates
50. b. Harsh Chitale
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. c. Tata Nano
2. a. Julianna Smoot
3. d. Ejaz Ahmed
4. c. Sweden
5. b. Russia
6. d. Thiruvananthapuram
7. a. New Medical Centre
8. c. Vihaan Networks Ltd
9. b. Reena Kaushal
10. a. MV Aquamarine
11. b. India
12. c. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi
13. a. Christopher Nolan
14. d. Eeco
15. c. J. D. Salinger
16. b. China
17. a. Cyclone Olivia
18. b. Jan Kranti Party
19. c. Palace on Wheels
20. a. Marshall Nirenberg
21. d. Fernando Alonso
22. b. Jerusalem
23. a. Bikees Latif
24. c. September 28
25. a. Mongolia
26. d. Serena Williams
27. b. Sudan
28. c. Kyrgyzstan
29. b. Sheila Dixit
30. a. S. Y. Quraishi
31. d. `25 crore
32. b. `5
33. c. Aarohan
34. a. Andhra Pradesh
35. d. Kaushik Basu
36. b. C. Rangarajan
37. a. Sugar
38. c. Anwar Hossain
39. b. Bijoy Krishna Handique
40. d. Xin Wang
41. a. Mother Teresa
42. c. Automatonophobia
43. b. Pixar Animation Studio
44. a. 1930
45. d. Air India
46. b. Defense
47. c. Fish
48. a. Computer
49. d. Student resources in electronic form
50. a. India, Mexico, South Africa

1. Dilma Rousseff is the President of ...
a. Brazil
b. Philippines
c. Singapore
d. None of these
2. Ram Sewak Sharma is associated with which of the following?
a. Army
b. Arts
c. Unique Identifi cation
Authority of India
d. None of these
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act provides legal guarantee for ..................days of employment, every fi -nancial year to members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage of
a. 365 days
b. 200 days
c. 100 days
d. 30 days
4. In which Indian state was the AADHAAR program launched?
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Karnataka
c. Bihar
d. Maharashtra
5. Manu Joseph is associated with which magazine?
a. The Week
b. Outline
c. Outlook
d. Open
6. Identify the woman has recently been appointed as the governor of South Carolina.
a. Nikki Randhawa Haley
b. Shashi Jindal
c. Sheehan
d. None of these
7. Rajarajeswara temple is located in which state?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. None of these
8. Anand Sharma is associated with …
a. RBI
b. SBI
c. IMF
d. None of these
9. Anil Agarwal is associated with which company?
a. Future Group
b. Maruti
c. Vedanta
d. None of these
10. Which of the following institutions grant the Nobel Prize in Literature?
a. Nobel Foundation
b. Swedish Academy
c. Norwegian Nobel
Committee
d. Government of Sweden
11. Richard Fred Heck won a Nobel Prize in 2010 in which of the following subjects?
a. Physics
b. Chemistry
c. Biology
d. None of these
12. The Green House has been written by ...
a. Jitendra Lahiri
b. Khushwant Singh
c. John Miller
d. Mario Vargas Llosa
13. Who won the Stirling Prize for 2010?
a. Zaha Hadid
b. Allen John
c. Zubin
d. None of these
14. Who is the new Governor General of Canada?
a. David Lloyd Johnston
b. John Washington
c. Eric Milton
d. None of these
15. Brookside Bungalow is in which of the following Indian states?
a. Assam
b. West Bengal
c. Meghalaya
d. Bihar
16. The government organised first Pravasi Bhartiya Divas outside India in
a. New York
b. Durban
c. Hague
d. Singapore
17. How many countries have so far ratified the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
18. Year 2011 has been offi cially designated by the United Nations as ...
a. International Year of Biotechnology
b. International Year of Space Science
c. International Year of Chemistry
d. International Year of Physics
19. Marange Diamond fields are located in the country of … and it was recently allowed by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to sell the diamonds in the international markets agreeing that Marange is Conflict Free.
a. Angola
b. Liberia
c. Zimbabwe
d. Sierra Leone
20. Assam Rifles is headquartered in …
a. Delhi
b. Bangalore
c. Shillong
d. None of these
21. Who will be India's chief Guest at the Republic Day 2011?
a. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
b. Rafiq Tarar
c. Dmitriy Medvedev
d. None of these
22. As on december 2009, what is India's Rank in World Uranium Production as per the latest data of World Nuclear Association?
a. 10th
b. 12th
c. 13th
d. 18th
23. Who is the Prime Minister of Poland?
a. Ian Roberts
b. Donald Tusk
c. John Huggs
d. None of these
24. Who is the Union Minister for Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of Science and Technology?
a. Raj Babbar
b. Manmohan Singh
c. Kapil Sibal
d. Sripati Mishra
25. Which of the following is not a Maharatna company?
a. Indian Oil Corporation
b. NTPC Limited
c. Steel Authority of India Limited
d. Bharat Electronics Limited
26. He Yaozu is associated with which of the companies?
a. Sony
b. LG Electronics
c. Samsung
d. Suzlon Energy
27. Damurey is a name of cyclone that stormed ...
a. South Korea
b. China
c. Japan
d. Indonesia
28. In the “March ceremony of 18th Commonwealth Games”, the Indian squad was led by …
a. Maj Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore
b. P. T. Usha
c. Jaspal Rana
d. Kunjarani
29. Identify the cricketer who has bagged 1000 wickets in international cricket.
a. Dennis Lillie
b. Bishan Singh Bedi
c. Chaminda Vass
d. Muthaiya Murlitharan
30. Ranthambhore Wild Life Sanctuary is famous for which of the following animals?
a. Deer
b. Rhino
c. Elephant
d. Tiger
31. What do you mean by “Illegal Tender”?
a. Black money
b. Mutilated cheque
c. Dishonoured cheque
d. None of these
32. In which of the following years was ICICI Bank established?
a. 1991
b. 1992
c. 1993
d. 1994
33. What does Blue Revolution mean?
a. Fisheries
b. Space program
c. Agriculture program
d. None of these
34. Su-30 MK is a combat aircraft from …
a. USA
b. China
c. Germany
d. Russia
35. Which of the personalities said “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others”?
a. Asimov
b. Grahm greene
c. George Orwell
d. Karl Marx
36. Who wrote “An Area of Darkness”?
a. Vinita Ketaki
b. Piloo Modi
c. Kiran Desai
d. V.S. Naipual
37. Name the game that started from Manipur and later became popular internationally.
a. Volleyball
b. Archery
c. Polo
d. Chess
38. Karim Masimov is the Prime Minister of which country?
a. Iran
b. Libya
c. Kazakhastan
d. Iraq
39. Who wrote “Future Shock”?
a. Bejan Daruwala
b. Linda Goodman
c. Maa Prem Usha
d. None of these
40. “Saptashava”, a name in Hindu mythology is related to which of the following Gods?
a. Indra
b. Surya
c. Yama
d. Vishnu
41. Winner of the Noble Prize 2006 for literature, Orhan Pamak, is a native of …
a. USA
b. Russia
c. Turkey
d. Egypt
42. Which of the following is not a Raga?
a. Jai Jaiwanti
b. Megh Malhar
c. Bhairavi
d. All are Ragas
43. The name “Valentina Tereshkova” is associated ...
a. Astrology
b. Astronomy
c. Woodcraft
d. Witchcraft
44. “Ramayan” is the work of …
a. Valmiki
b. Sant Tulsidas
c. Vedvyas
d. None of these
45. Which of the following is another name for Lie Detector?
a. Polydetect
b. Polygraph
c. Polyclue
d. Polybus
46. Benigno S. Aquino III is the President of ...
a. South Korea
b. Myanmar
c. Phillipines
d. None of these
47. Identify the person who is a former tennis champion and an actor too.
a. Anand Amritraj
b. Viay Amritraj
c. Roger Federer
d. Andre Aggasi
48. With which game would you associate Ronjan Sodhi?
a. Billiards
b. Swimming
c. Shooting
d. None of these
49. The CBI arrested …, the sacked treasurer of the CWG Organising Committee recently.
a. Ranjan Mullick
b. M. Jayachandran
c. Sushil Kumar
d. None of them
50. Who is the current central vigilance commissioner of India?
a. G.E. Vahanvati
b. P. J. Thomas
c. Ajay Mathur
d. None of these

ANSWERS

1. a. Brazil
2. c. Unique Identifi cation Authority of India
3. c. 100 days
4. d. Maharashtra
5. d. Open
6. a. Nikki Randhawa Haley
7. a. Kerala
8. a. RBI
9. c. Vedanta
10. b. Swedish Academy
11. b. Chemistry
12. d. Mario Vargas Llosa
13. a. Zaha Hadid
14. a. David Lloyd Johnston
15. c. Meghalaya
16. a. New York
17. b. 4
18. c. International Year of Chemistry
19. c. Zimbabwe
20. c. Shillong
21. a. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
22. c. 13th
23. b. Donald Tusk
24. c. Kapil Sibal
25. d. Bharat Electronics Limited
26. d. Suzlon Energy
27. a. South Korea
28. a. Maj Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore
29. d. Muthaiya Murlitharan
30. d. Tiger
31. d. None of these
32. d. 1994
33. a. Fisheries
34. d. Russia
35. c. George Orwell
36. d. V.S. Naipual
37. c. Polo
38. c. Kazakhastan
39. d. None of these
40. b. Surya
41. c. Turkey
42. d. All are Ragas
43. b. Astronomy
44. a. Valmiki
45. b. Polygraph
46. c. Phillipines
47. b. Viay Amritraj
48. c. Shooting
49. b. M. Jayachandran
50. b. P.J. Thoma

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
1. With which company did British Airways seal the contracts for Trent 900 engines to power a
dozen Airbus A380s?
a. General Motors
b. BMW
c. Rolls-Royce
d. Mercedes
2. Avinash Vashishtha, a veteran outsourcing professional has joined which firm as its Cahirman and Country Managing Director?
a. IBM
b. Accenture India
c. HP
d. HCL India
3. Goldman Sachs would be selling its 44.7 percent stake worth … to Accordia Golf, a Japanese
Golf Course Operator.
a. $446 million
b. $546 million
c. $556 million
d. $656 million
4. On what amount were the prices of onion, beer and petrol registered on par in January 2011?
a. `50
b. `55
c. `60
d. `65
5. What was the peak Customs duty rate for the year 2010?
a. 4%
b. 6%
c. 8%
d. 10%
6. Identify from the following, the
mastermind behind Gurgaon’s
multi-crore Citibank scam.
a. Sanjeev Aggarwal
b. Shivraj Puri
c. Vikram Pandit
d. Pramit Jhaveri
7. Kotak Realty Funds Group recently sold a 20-acre residential plot near Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai for `130 crore to which housing company?
a. Adarsh
b. Homex
c. Purvankara
d. Prestige
8. Name the person who took over as the fourth deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India recently.
a. S. Venkitaramanan
b. Amitav Ghosh
c. Anand Sinha
d. Rakesh Malhotra
9. Omnitech Infosolutions acquired Avensus Netherland BV for an amount of …
a. $5 million
b. $6 million
c. $8 million
d. $9 million
10. Toyota Kirloskar Motors recently launched its fi rst offering in the C-segment cars in India, namely, …
a. Veyron
b. Impala
c. Etios
d. Vento
11. How many oil and gas blocks have been offered for exploration by India recently in the ninth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)?
a. 34
b. 44
c. 54
d. 59
12. HCL Infosystems has decided to sell the entire stake of which of its subsidiaries to Tikona Digital Networks?
a. HCL Axon
b. HCL Infi net
c. HCL Peripherals
d. HCL Security
13. India saw a sharp rise in infl ation at … during the last week of December 2010.
a. 12%
b. 15%
c. 18%
d. 21%
14. Tata housing has signed an agreement with the Gujarat to invest … for developing a township in Ahmedabad on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
a. `1,000 crore
b. `1,200 crore
c. `1,600 crore
d. `1,700 crore
15. What amount did the Indian government dole out to make up for more than half the revenue loss of state retailers for selling auto and cooking fuel below cost?
a. `20,000 crore
b. `22,000 crore
c. `24,000 crore
d. `26,000 crore
16. After the cabinet rejig, who will be handling the oil ministry?
a. Mani Shankar Aiyar
b. Jaipal Reddy
c. Murli Deora
d. V. M. Katoch
17. After the cabinet rejig, who will be handling the urban development ministry?
a. Dinsha Patel
b. A. K. Antony
c. Kamal Nath
d. Suresh Kalmadi
18. Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala founded …
a. United Bank of India
b. Central Bank of India
c. Reserve Bank of India
d. State Bank of India
19. Identify the amphibian plane service started by the Indian Government to promote tourism in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
a. Jalhans
b. Jalvayu
c. A&N services
d. None of the above
20. Mobile number portability that allows users to keep their phone numbers unchanged in spite of
switching operators was rolled out by Pan-India on …
a. December 20, 2010
b. December 25, 2010
c. January 9, 2011
d. January 20, 2011
21. A levy introduced by France popularly known as ‘Google tax’ is … tax on online advertising.
a. 2%
b. 1.5%
c. 1%
d. 0.5%
22. IndiGo airlines, who is about to complete its five years of domestic operations in the country is will be launching its international in …
a. Februray 2011
b. August 2011
c. September 2011
d. November 2011
23. Who was named the TIME person of the year 2010?
a. Orkut Buyukkokten
b. Jerry Yang
c. Mark Zuckerberg
d. Jimmy Wales
24. What amount did Essar Energy Plc raise recently by issuing convertible bonds to fund acquisitions, projects and refi nance debt?
a. $500 million
b. $550 million
c. $620 million
d. $640 million
25. Name the brand ambassador of Hublot watches from among the following.
a. Veronica Varekova
b. Bernie Ecclestone
c. Usain Bolt
d. Bode Miller
26. The DTH industry in India is worth …
a. `2,000 crore
b. `2,300 crore
c. `3,700 crore
d. `4,000 crore
27. With which of the following countries does India share least or nominal trade relations?
a. Monaco
b. Nauru
c. Uganda
d. Grenada
28. The total infl ow of FDI recorded by China in 2010 is …
a. $104.74 billion
b. $105.74 billion
c. $106.74 billion
d. $107.74 billion
29. Debenture-Holders of a company are its …
a. Creditors
b. Shareholders
c. Debtors
d. Workers
30. Pearson increased its stake in Indian Education fi rm, TutorVista to 76%, which is worth …
a. $100 million
b. $117 million
c. $125 million
d. $134 million
31. When the demand of a commodity remains constant even after a big change in its price, the
demand is known as …
a. Inelastic
b. Elastic
c. Unstable
d. None of the above
32. Which among the following is India’s oldest stock joint bank?
a. Axis Bank
b. HDFC Bank
c. Bank of Maharashtra
d. Allahabad Bank
33. Sodexho, the food and facilities management service company, belongs to which country?
a. Spain
b. France
c. Germany
d. Italy
34. The nationalisation of SBI subsidiaries took place in which year?
a. 1944
b. 1951
c. 1959
d. 1962

35. In which year was the Market Access Initiative (MAI) launched?
a. 2000
b. 2001
c. 2002
d. 2003
36. Audi launched its powerful sedan, Audi R8 5.2 FSI with V10 engine priced at …, sold as a completely built unit in the Indian car market.
a. `1.00 crore
b. `1.14 crore
c. `1.35 crore
d. `1.88 crore
37. China is supposed to have incurred a debt of … to battle the impact of the global financial crisis that started in 2008.
a. $1.5 trillion
b. $1.7 trillion
c. $2.1 trillion
d. $2.6 trillion
38. How many jobs did Brazil create in the year 2010?
a. 1 million
b. 2 million
c. 2.52 million
d. 2.93 million
39. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) outbid HCL Technologies recently to win a contract worth … from steelmaker Arcelor Mittal
a. $300 million
b. $450 million
c. $600 million
d. $670 million
40. Air India gave ICICI bank the mandate to refinance loans to purchase 21 Airbus A320 aircrafts worth …
a. `55 billion
b. `60 billion
c. `63 billion
d. `69 billion
41. How many US patents did IBM receive in 2010, making it the world’s most inventive company for the 18th consecutive year?
a. 2,658
b. 3,094
c. 4,551
d. 5,896
42. Coal India Ltd will operationalise a new underground mine estimated to have a coal reserve of how many million tonnes in Jharkhand?
a. 14
b. 20
c. 23
d. 31
43. Gujarat was endorsed as India’s premier investment destination during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2011. What was the record-breaking amount invested within one hour on the first day of the event?
a. `2,00,000 crore
b. `2,50,000 crore
c. `2,60,000 crore
d. None of the above
44. China’s economy grew by what percent in 2010?
a. 10%
b. 11%
c. 11.5%
d. 12.1%
45. Mayawati unveiled over 600 projects worth how much on her 55th birthday recently, describing this act as “historic”?
a. `2,000 crore
b. `3,000 crore
c. `4,000 crore
d. `5,000 crore
46. Which of the following companies invested $500 million to acquire 1% stake in Facebook?
a. Google and Apple
b. Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor
c. Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett
d. None of the above
47. Indian drug fi rm Glenmark will pay … in damages to US firm Abbott Laboratories as it lost the patent case over hypertension drug Tarka.
a. $10 million
b. $12 million
c. $15 million
d. $16 million
48. Which country became the 17th member of the eurozone on January 1, 2011?
a. Estonia
b. Russia
c. Turkey
d. Latvia
49. Citibank was recently hit by a fraud worth … at its Gurgaon (Haryana) branch.
a. `300 crore
b. `400 crore
c. `500 crore
d. `600 crore
50. Which of the following has agreed to sponsor the England football team for 3.5 years starting this year?
a. Vaux Hall
b. Foxy Bingo
c. Cash4Gold
d. BET365
1. Where is Gulf Cooperation Council session headquartered?
a. Riyadh
b. Oman
c. Qatar
d. Al Khurtum
2. Liu Xiaobo is the … person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison or detention.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
3. Who is the CEO of Bajaj Hindustan Ltd.?
a. Kushagra Bajaj
b. Sanjeev Kumar
c. Shishir Bajaj
d. None of these
4. Who was the fi rst Indian to win the Miss Universe title?
a. Lara Dutta
b. Sushmita Sen
c. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
d. None of these
5. Changthangi is a breed of which of the following animals?
a. Buffalo
b. Goat
c. Tiger
d. Elephant
6. Mullaperiyar Dam is constructed on which of the following rivers?
a. Periyar
b. Kaveri
c. Ganga
d. Yamuna
7. When was Prasar Bharti established?
a. 1967
b. 1988
c. 1967
d. 1927

8. Oud is a …
a. Car
b. Language
c. Folk Dance
d. Musical instrument
9. Khan Research Laboratories, which designed Hatf V is located in which city of Pakistan?
a. Kahuta
b. Karachi
c. Lahore
d. None of these
10. How many times was K. Karunakaran selected as the Chief Minister of Kerala?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
11. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was a bilateral treaty between the United States of
America and …
a. China
b. USSR
c. India
d. None of these
12. Who is the author of Hard Times?
a. Raj Rao
b. Charles Dickens
c. H. G. Wells
d. H. O. Hume
13. Which is the most spoken language in the world?
a. Mandarin
b. English
c. Hindi
d. German
14. The art of communicating through fi ngers is called …
a. Danology
b. Cytology
c. Oncology
d. Dactyology
15. Who built Eiffel Tower?
a. Louis Williams
b. Gustave Eiffel
c. Brendon Eiffel
d. Quin Nan Mian
16. Atom Bomb was invented in which of the following countries?
a. USA
b. France
c. Germany
d. Russia
17. Which is the driest place on the earth?
a. Sahara Desert
b. Atcama Desert
c. Both a and b
d. Atacama Desert
18. When was the first movie made in India?
a. 1957
b. 1927
c. 1961
d. 1988
19. Which city in Rajasthan is known as Sun City?
a. Rajasthan
b. Jaipur
c. Jodhpur
d. Bikaner
20. Which hockey player is also recognised as Magician of Hockey?
a. Dhyan Chand
b. Dhanraj Pillai
c. Ajay Singh
d. Rajesh Tomar
21. The author of God of Small Things is …
a. Nirupama Rao
b. Vikram Seth
c. Salman Rushdie
d. None of these
22. In which year did the Bengal division take place?
a. 1919
b. 1905
c. 1962
d. 1988
23. Who gave the slogan “Yes we can” during his Presidential election?
a. Pratibh Patel
b. Barak Obama
c. George Bush
d. None of these
24. Who is the current Secretary General of United Nations?
a. Kofi Annna
b. Shiv Shankar Menon
c. Ban Ki moon
d. None of these
25. Which city is also known as Empire City?
a. Jaipur
b. New York
c. Delhi
d. Katmandu
26. Where is the world's largest gravity dam located?
a. India
b. Burma
c. Pakistan
d. Nepal
27. Who invented the wrist-watch?
a. Charles Babbage
b. Patek Phillippe
c. Adam Smith
d. None of these
28. In the absence of both President and Vice President, who serves the offi ce of the President of India?
a. Prime Minister
b. Speaker of Lok Sabha
c. The Chief Justice of India
d. Governor of a state
29. Where is the Great Slave Lake located?
a. USA
b. Canada
c. UK
d. Saudi Arabia
30. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
a. NH 24
b. NH 8
c. NH 7
d. NH 2
31. Who is the supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces?
a. Defence minister of India
b. Prime minister of India
c. President of India
d. None of these
32. Who invented Nylon?
a. William Makepeace
b. Andrew Pitt
c. Wallace Carother
d. None of these
33. Who is the only lady who has won Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice?
a. Madam Curie
b. Carla Arthur
c. Roselyn Black
d. None of these
34. Who is the architect of St. Peter’s Basilica?
a. James Spencer
b. Albert Ivanovich
c. Donate Bramante
d. None of these
35. The national Aquatic animal of India is …
a. Dolphin
b. Whale
c. Pirana
d. Python
36. National Youth Day is celebrated in memory of …
a. Swami Vivekanand
b. Shaheed Bhagat Singh
c. Chandra Shekhar Azad
d. None of these
37. Which Indian state has the largest forest area?
a. Maharashtra
b. West Bengal
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
38. Which of the following animals can survive longest without water?
a. Camel
b. Dog
c. Rat
d. None of these
39. Which African country is in the shape of a horn?
a. Sudan
b. Morrocco
c. Somalia
d. Libya
40. Daughter of the East has been authored by …
a. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b. Nelson Mandela
c. Benazir Bhutto
d. None of these
41. When is the World Population Day observed?
a. December 8
b. August 17
c. October 21
d. July 11
42. Which of the following countries has a 13 month calendar?
a. Brazil
b. Ethopia
c. Siberia
d. Finland
43. When did the Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) enter the Indian Market?
a. 1992
b. 1999
c. 1993
d. 1996
44. The Ryder Cup is associated with which game?
a. Cricket
b. Football
c. Golf
d. Lawn Tennis
45. The Longest Railway Tunnel of the World, Gotthard Base Tunnel, is located in …
a. India
b. Switzerland
c. Germany
d. None of these
46. Hepatology is the study of …
a. Lungs
b. Liver
c. Brain
d. Kidneys
47. Name the fi rst Indian Woman to receive the Nobel Prize.
a. Mother Teresa
b. Fritz Robert
c. Jonathan Brown
d. None of these
48. Bagalihar Project lies on which river?
a. Ravi
b. Kosi
c. Chenab
d. None of these
49. The Tribal Group Kolam belongs to which state?
a. Andra Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Bihar
d. Kerala
50. Wular Lake is located in …
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Bihar
d. Orissa

ANSWERS


BUSINESS & ECONOMY
1. c. Rolls-Royce
2. b. Accenture India
3. a. $446 million
4. d. `65
5. d. 10%
6. b. Shivraj Puri
7. b. Homex
8. c. Anand Sinha
9. d. $9 million
10. c. Etios
11. a. 34
12. b. HCL Infi net
13. c. 18%
14. a. `1,000 crore
15. d. `26,000 crore
16. b. Jaipal Reddy
17. c. Kamal Nath
18. b. Central Bank of India
19. a. Jalhans
20. d. January 20, 2011
21. c. 1% tax
22. b. August 2011
23. c. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
24. a. $500 million
25. b. Bernie Ecclestone
26. d. `4,000 crore
27. c. Uganda
28. b. $105.74 billion
29. a. Creditors
30. c. $125 million
31. a. Inelastic
32. d. Allahabad Bank
33. b. France
34. c. 1959
35. d. 2003
36. c. `1.35 crore
37. a. $1.5 trillion
38. c. 2.52 million
39. c. $600 million
40. a. `55 billion
41. d. 5,896
42. b. 20
43. b. `2,50,000 crore
44. a. 10%
45. c. `4,000 crore
46. b. Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor
47. d. $16 million
48. a. Estonia
49. b. `400 crore
50. a. Vaux Hall
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. a. Riyadh
2. d.Fourth
3. a. Kushagra Bajaj
4. b. Sushmita Sen
5. b. Goat
6. a. Periyar
7. c. 1967
8. d. Musical instrument
9. a. Kahuta
10. c. 4
11. b. USSR
12. b. Charles Dickens
13. a. Mandarin
14. d. Dactyology
15. b. Gustave Eiffel
16. a. USA
17. d. Atacama Desert
18. c. 1961
19. c. Jodhpur
20. a. Dhyan Chand
21. d. None of these
22. b. 1905
23. b. Barak Obama
24. c. Ban Ki moon
25. b. New York
26. a. India
27. b. Patek Phillippe
28. c. The Chief Justice of India
29. b. Canada
30. c. NH 7
31. c. President of India
32. c. Wallace Carother
33. a. Madam Curie
34. c. Donate Bramante
35. a. Dolphin
36. a. Swami Vivekanand
37. d. Madhya Pradesh
38. a. Camel
39. c. Somalia
40. c. Benazir Bhutto
41. d. July 11
42. b. Ethopia
43. a. 1992
44. c. Golf
45. b. Switzerland
46. b. Liver
47. a. Mother Teresa
48. c. Chenab
49. a. Andra Pradesh
50. a. Jammu and Kashmir

Bank of Baroda Clerk Exam Paper 2011
SOCIO - ECONOMIC, BANKING AND COMPUTER AWARENESS
1. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the
concept of Micro Finance?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) India
(3) South Africa
(4) Greece
(5)Brazil

2. Which of the following is represented by the letter 'L' in the
abbreviation CAMELS, the rating system used in financial world ?
(1) Loans
(2) Leadership
(3) Liabilities
(4) Liquidity
(5) None of these

3. Repo rate is decided by which of the following organizations?
(1) SEBI
(2) AMFI
(3) All Banks
(4) RBI
(5) IMF

4. Many a times we read a term 'PPP' in financial dailies/magazines.
What is the full form of the same as used in financial world?
(1) Purchasing Power Parity
(2) Per captia Potential Purchases
(3) Public Per captia Power
(4) Present Purchasing Power
(5) Popular Public Preferences

5. The rate of interest on Term Deposits in Banks is stipulated by
which of the following?
(1) RBI
(2) Government of India
(3) Indian Banks Association
(4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(5) Individual Banks themselves

6. Which of the following is not a function of a commercial bank?
(1) Providing project finance
(2) Selling Mutual Funds
(3) Deciding policy rates like CRR, Repo Rates/SLR etc.
(4) Settlement of payments on behalf of the customers
(5) Providing services such as locker facilities, remittances etc.

7. Which of the following carries out 'Open Market Operations'?
(1) Stock Exchanges in India
(2) Indian Banks' Association
(3) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(4) Planning Commission
(5) Reserve Bank of India

8. The famous name Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the
following organizations/banks?
(1) Cairn Energy
(2) ICICI Bank
(3) Pepsi Co.
(4) Vodafone
(5) Citigroup

9. Which of the following is the main function of I.M.E.?
(1) Finance investment loans to developing countries
(2) Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank
(3) Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries
(4) Arrange international deposits from banks
(5) None of these

10. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign capital inflow to India?
(1) FDI
(2) FII
(3) NRI Accounts
(4) No Frills Accounts
(5) All these are valid for foreign capital inflow

11. Five Year Plans in India are finally approved by which of the
following bodies?
(1) National Development Council
(2) President on the advice of Prime Minister
(3) Union Cabinet
(4) Planning Commission
(5) Finance Minister

12. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for
helping Senior Citizens to avail loan by mortgage of their residential
property?
(1) English Mortgage Scheme
(2) Senior Capital Loan Scheme
(3) Reverse Mortgage Loan Scheme
(4) DEMAT Account Scheme
(5) None of these

13. The most appropriate measure of a country's economic growth is___
(1) Net National Product
(2) Net domestic product
(3) Gross domestic product
(4) Per capita real income
(5) Total Foreign Investment in a year

14. In order to streamline the functioning of MFI sector the RBI had
appointed a committee. The committee was headed by___
(1) Dr. Y.V.Redddy
(2) Shri M.V.Nair
(3) Shri Y.H.Malegam
(4) Dr. D.Subbarao
(5) Smt. Usha Thorat

15. The census in India is done after a gap of every-
(1) 5 years
(2) 10 Years
(3) 12 Years
(4) 15 Years
(5) None of these

16. Structure of Basel II is based on how many pillars?
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) Five
(5) Six

17. Which of the following is/are the depositories in India handling
dematerialized shares?
(A) National Payment Corporation of India
(B) Central Depository Service (CDSL)
(C) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
(1) Both (A) & (B)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (A)
(4) Only(C)
(5) All (A),(B) & (C)

18. What does the term NSDL stand for?
(1) National Securities Development Limited
(2) National Securities Depository Limited
(3) National Safety Development Limited
(4) Natural Safety Development Limited
(5) National Social & Developmental Liabilities

19. Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) does not have which of the
following functions?
(1) Equipment leasing
(2) Housing finance and investments in financial securities
(3) Hiring & Purchasing Assets.
(4) Demand Deposits
(5) None of these

20. Insurance business in India is regulated by___
(1) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(2) SEBI
(3) Reserve Bank of India
(4) Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA)
(5) AMFI

21. Basel III in banks is being planned to be implemented from which
of the following years?
(1) 2012
(2) 2013
(3) 2014
(4) 2015
(5) 2019

22. Money Laundering refers to which of the following?
(1) Conversion of assets into cash
(2) Conversion of Money which is illegally obtained
(3) Conversion of cash into gold
(4) Conversion of gold into cash
(5) Conversion of shares into cash

23. As per the repots in various newspapers, RBI has asked banks to
make a plan to provide banking service to all villages having a
population of 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in
which of the following categories?
(1) Plan for Financial Inclusion
(2) Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Lending
(3) Extension of Relief Packages to the Farmers
(4) Extensions of Internal and Branchless Banking
(5) None of these

24. The price at which the Govt. Purchases food grain for maintaining
the public distribution system is known as-
(1) Ceiling prices
(2) Procurement price
(3) Minimum Price
(4) Issue Price
(5) Distribution price

25. Which of these books is written by Kiran Desai?
(1) A Village By the Sea
(2) Darkness at Noon
(3) Lolita
(4) My Son's Father
(5) The Inheritance of Loss

Computer Awareness
26. The ___controls communications for the entire computer system.
(1) Arithmetic-logic unit
(2) Semiconductor
(3) Motherboard
(4) Coprocessor
(5) None of these

27. A ___is approximately 1 million bytes.
(1) Megabyte
(2) Kilobyte
(3) Gigabyte
(4) Terabyte
(5) None of these

28. Which of the following is formally defined as a criminal action
perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer?
(1) Phishing
(2) Hacking
(3) Cybercrime
(4) Social networking
(5) None of these

29. Hardware used to translate words, sound images and actions that
People understands into a form that the system unit can process is
known as-
(1) Device drivers
(2) Device readers
(3) Input devices
(4) Output devices
(5) None of these

30. Being- means being familiar enough with computers in such a manner
that you understand their capabilities and limitations.
(1) Computer literate
(2) Computer competent
(3) Computer savvy
(4) Technology literate
(5) None of these

31. The System component that controls and manipulates data in order
to produce information is called the -
(1) Keyboard
(2) Microprocessor
(3) Monitor
(4) Mouse
(5) None of these

32. The container that houses most of the electronic components that
make up a computer system is known as the -
(1) Arithmetic -logic unit
(2) Central processing unit
(3) RFID
(4) System catalog
(5) None of these

33. How a network is arranged and how it shares information and
resources is called a network___
(1) Topology
(2) Strategy
(3) Protocol
(4) Architecture
(5) None of these

34. These chips are specifically designed to handle the processing
requirements related to displaying and manipulating 3-D images.
(1) Graphics coprocessors
(2) Arithmetic - logic unit processors
(3) Control unit processors
(4) CISC chips
(5) None of these

35. Which type of software is used to make a slide show ?
(1) Spreadsheets software
(2) World processing software
(3) Presentation software
(4) System software
(5) None of these

36. RAM is referred to as- storage.
(1) Direct
(2) Volatile
(3) Secondary
(4) Sequential
(5) None of these

37. The - tells the rest of the computer how to carry out a program's
instruction.
(1) ALU
(2) Control unit
(3) System unit
(4) Motherboard
(5) None of these

38. The combination of operating system and processor in a computer
is referred to as computers'___
(1) Firmware
(2) Specification
(3) Minimum requirements
(4) Platinum
(5) None of these

39. The position of a disk that contains no stored data, but may
contain latent data is called-
(1) RAM slack
(2) A cluster
(3) Swap space
(4) Unallocated space
(5) None of these

40. What is keyboard used for?
(1) Input text and numbers and send commands to the computer
(2) To create new keys to use with your computer
(3) To open the computer up
(4) To create pictures and images and send them to your computer
(5) None of these

41. The information processing cycle includes the following processes -
(1) Input, processing, output, storage
(2) Input, output, manipulation, arithmetic
(3) Data, processing, printing, editing
(4) Storage, display, data, information
(5) None of these

42. How tightly the bits can be packed next to one another on a disk
is referred to as-
(1) Tracks
(2) Sectors
(3) Density
(4) Configuration
(5) None of these

143. What are the speakers attached to your computer used for?
(1) Displaying images
(2) Sending messages
(3) Storing messages
(4) Handling sound and music
(5) Make system look technical

44. Tape is described as using this type of access-
(1) magneto-optical
(2) DVD
(3) Direct
(4) Disastrous
(5) None of these

45. Many experts are predicting that this revolution is expected to
dramatically affect the way we communicate and use memory___
(1) Graphics
(2) Input
(3) Computer technology
(4) Industry
(5) Wireless

46. The acronym DBMS stands for what?
(1) Double-blind management setup
(2) Document binder management system
(3) Data binding and marketing structure
(4) Database methodology system
(5) None of these

47. The Name of the location of a particular piece of data is its___
(1) Address
(2) Memory name
(3) Storage site
(4) Data location
(5) None of these

48. The arithmetic/logic unit performs the following actions___
(1) Checks data for accuracy
(2) Does calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
(3) Does logical comparisons, such as equal to, greater than, less than
(4) Does both calculations and logical comparisons
(5) None of these

49.The most powerful type of computer is___
(1) Mainframe computers
(2) Microcomputers
(3) Minicomputers
(4) Synocomputers
(5) Supercomputers

50. Letters, memos, term papers, reports and contracts are all examples of ___
(1) Models
(2) Spreadsheets
(3) Documents
(4) menus
(5) None of these

ANSWERS:

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8) 5 9) 3 10) 4
11) 1 12) 3 13) 3 14) 3 15) 2 16) 2 17) 2 18)
2 19) 4 20) 4
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

1. With which company did British Airways seal the contracts for Trent 900 engines to power a dozen Airbus A380s?
a. General Motors b. BMW c. Rolls-Royce d. Mercedes
2. Avinash Vashishtha, a veteran outsourcing professional has joined which firm as its Cahirman and Country Managing Director?
a. IBM b. Accenture India c. HP d. HCL India
3. Goldman Sachs would be selling its 44.7 percent stake worth … to Accordia Golf, a Japanese Golf Course Operator.
a. $446 million b. $546 million c. $556 million d. $656 million
4. On what amount were the prices of onion, beer and petrol registered on par in January 2011?
a. `50 b. `55 c. `60 d. `65
5. What was the peak Customs duty rate for the year 2010?
a. 4% b. 6% c. 8% d. 10%
6. Identify from the following, the mastermind behind Gurgaon’s multi-crore Citibank scam.
a. Sanjeev Aggarwal b. Shivraj Puri c. Vikram Pandit d. Pramit Jhaveri
7. Kotak Realty Funds Group recently sold a 20-acre residential plot near Old Mahabalipuram
Road, Chennai for `130 crore to which housing company?
a. Adarsh b. Homex c. Purvankara d. Prestige
8. Name the person who took over as the fourth deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India recently.
a. S. Venkitaramanan b. Amitav Ghosh c. Anand Sinha d. Rakesh Malhotra
9. Omnitech Infosolutions acquired Avensus Netherland BV for an amount of …
a. $5 million b. $6 million c. $8 million d. $9 million
10. Toyota Kirloskar Motors recently launched its fi rst offering in the C-segment cars in India, namely, …
a. Veyron b. Impala c. Etios d. Vento
11. How many oil and gas blocks have been offered for exploration by India recently in the
ninth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)?
a. 34 b. 44 c. 54 d. 59
12. HCL Infosystems has decided to sell the entire stake of which of its subsidiaries to Tikona
Digital Networks?
a. HCL Axon b. HCL Infi net c. HCL Peripherals d. HCL Security
13. India saw a sharp rise in inflation at … during the last week of December 2010.
a. 12% b. 15% c. 18% d. 21%
14. Tata housing has signed an agreement with the Gujarat to invest … for developing a township in Ahmedabad on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
a. `1,000 crore b. `1,200 crore c. `1,600 crore d. `1,700 crore
15. What amount did the Indian government dole out to make up for more than half the revenue loss of state retailers for selling auto and cooking fuel below cost?
a. `20,000 crore b. `22,000 crore c. `24,000 crore d. `26,000 crore
16. After the cabinet rejig, who will be handling the oil ministry?
a. Mani Shankar Aiyar b. Jaipal Reddy c. Murli Deora d. V. M. Katoch
17. After the cabinet rejig, who will be handling the urban development ministry?
a. Dinsha Patel b. A. K. Antony c. Kamal Nath d. Suresh Kalmadi
18. Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala founded …
a. United Bank of India b. Central Bank of India c. Reserve Bank of India d. State Bank of India
19. Identify the amphibian plane service started by the Indian Government to promote tourism in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
a. Jalhans b. Jalvayu c. A&N services d. None of the above
20. Mobile number portability that allows users to keep their phone numbers unchanged in spite of switching operators was rolled out by Pan-India on …
a. December 20, 2010 b. December 25, 2010 c. January 9, 2011 d. January 20, 2011
21. A levy introduced by France popularly known as ‘Google tax’ is … tax on online advertising.
a. 2% b. 1.5% c. 1% d. 0.5%
22. IndiGo airlines, who is about to complete its fi ve years of domestic operations in the
country is will be launching its international in …
a. Februray 2011 b. August 2011 c. September 2011 d. November 2011
23. Who was named the TIME person of the year 2010?
a. Orkut Buyukkokten b. Jerry Yang c. Mark Zuckerberg d. Jimmy Wales
24. What amount did Essar Energy Plc raise recently by issuing convertible bonds to fund
acquisitions, projects and refi nance debt?
a. $500 million b. $550 million c. $620 million d. $640 million
25. Name the brand ambassador of Hublot watches from among the following.
a. Veronica Varekova b. Bernie Ecclestone c. Usain Bolt d. Bode Miller
26. The DTH industry in India is worth …
a. `2,000 crore b. `2,300 crore c. `3,700 crore d. `4,000 crore
27. With which of the following countries does India share least or nominal trade relations?
a. Monaco b. Nauru c. Uganda d. Grenada
28. The total infl ow of FDI recorded by China in 2010 is …
a. $104.74 billion b. $105.74 billion c. $106.74 billion d. $107.74 billion
29. Debenture-Holders of a company are its …
a. Creditors b. Shareholders c. Debtors d. Workers
30. Pearson increased its stake in Indian Education fi rm, TutorVista to 76%, which is worth …
a. $100 million b. $117 million c. $125 million d. $134 million
31. When the demand of a commodity remains constant even after a big change in its price, the demand is known as …
a. Inelastic b. Elastic c. Unstable d. None of the above
32. Which among the following is India’s oldest stock joint bank?
a. Axis Bank b. HDFC Bank c. Bank of Maharashtra d. Allahabad Bank
33. Sodexho, the food and facilities management service company, belongs to which country?
a. Spain b. France c. Germany d. Italy
34. The nationalisation of SBI subsidiaries took place in which year?
a. 1944 b. 1951 c. 1959 d. 1962
35. In which year was the Market Access Initiative (MAI) launched?
a. 2000 b. 2001 c. 2002 d. 2003
36. Audi launched its powerful sedan, Audi R8 5.2 FSI with V10 engine priced at …, sold as
a completely built unit in the Indian car market.
a. `1.00 crore b. `1.14 crore c. `1.35 crore d. `1.88 crore
37. China is supposed to have incurred a debt of … to battle the impact of the global fi nancial
crisis that started in 2008.
a. $1.5 trillion b. $1.7 trillion c. $2.1 trillion d. $2.6 trillion
38. How many jobs did Brazil create in the year 2010?
a. 1 million b. 2 million c. 2.52 million d. 2.93 million
39. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) outbid HCL Technologies recently to win a contract worth … from steelmaker ArcelorMittal
a. $300 million b. $450 million c. $600 million d. $670 million
40. Air India gave ICICI bank the mandate to refinance loans to purchase 21 Airbus A320
aircrafts worth …
a. `55 billion b. `60 billion c. `63 billion d. `69 billion
41. How many US patents did IBM receive in 2010, making it the world’s most inventive company for the 18th consecutive year?
a. 2,658 b. 3,094 c. 4,551 d. 5,896
42. Coal India Ltd will operationalise a new underground mine estimated to have a coal reserve
of how many million tonnes in Jharkhand?
a. 14 b. 20 c. 23 d. 31
43. Gujarat was endorsed as India’s premier investment destination during the Vibrant Gujarat
Global Summit 2011. What was the record-breaking amount invested within one hour on the
fi rst day of the event?
a. `2,00,000 crore b. `2,50,000 crore c. `2,60,000 crore d. None of the above
44. China’s economy grew by what percent in 2010?
a. 10% b. 11% c. 11.5% d. 12.1%
45. Mayawati unveiled over 600 projects worth how much on her 55th birthday recently, describing this act as “historic”?
a. `2,000 crore b. `3,000 crore c. `4,000 crore d. `5,000 crore
46. Which of the following companies invested $500 million to acquire 1% stake in Facebook?
a. Google and Apple b. Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor c. Steve Jobs and Warren
Buffett d. None of the above
47. Indian drug firm Glenmark will pay … in damages to US fi rm Abbott Laboratories as
it lost the patent case over hypertension drug Tarka.
a. $10 million b. $12 million c. $15 million d. $16 million
48. Which country became the 17th member of the eurozone on January 1, 2011?
a. Estonia b. Russia c. Turkey d. Latvia
49. Citibank was recently hit by a fraud worth … at its Gurgaon (Haryana) branch.
a. `300 crore b. `400 crore c. `500 crore d. `600 crore
50. Which of the following has agreed to sponsor the England football team for 3.5 years starting this year?
a. Vaux Hall b. Foxy Bingo c. Cash4Gold d. BET365


CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Where is Gulf Cooperation Council session headquartered?
a. Riyadh b. Oman c. Qatar d. Al Khurtum
2. Liu Xiaobo is the … person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison or detention.
a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth
3. Who is the CEO of Bajaj Hindustan Ltd.?
a. Kushagra Bajaj b. Sanjeev Kumar c. Shishir Bajaj d. None of these
4. Who was the fi rst Indian to win the Miss Universe title?
a. Lara Dutta b. Sushmita Sen c. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan d. None of these
5. Changthangi is a breed of which of the following animals?
a. Buffalo b. Goat c. Tiger d. Elephant
6. Mullaperiyar Dam is constructed on which of the following rivers?
a. Periyar b. Kaveri c. Ganga d. Yamuna
7. When was Prasar Bharti established?
a. 1967 b. 1988 c. 1967 d. 1927
8. Oud is a …
a. Car b. Language c. Folk Dance d. Musical instrument
9. Khan Research Laboratories, which designed Hatf V is located in which city of Pakistan?
a. Kahuta b. Karachi c. Lahore d. None of these
10. How many times was K. Karunakaran selected as the Chief Minister of Kerala?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
11. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was a bilateral treaty between the United States of
America and …
a. China b. USSR c. India d. None of these
12. Who is the author of Hard Times?
a. Raj Rao b. Charles Dickens c. H. G. Wells d. H. O. Hume
13. Which is the most spoken language in the world?
a. Mandarin b. English c. Hindi d. German
14. The art of communicating through fi ngers is called …
a. Danology b. Cytology c. Oncology d. Dactyology
15. Who built Eiffel Tower?
a. Louis Williams b. Gustave Eiffel c. Brendon Eiffel d. Quin Nan Mian
16. Atom Bomb was invented in which of the following countries?
a. USA b. France c. Germany d. Russia
17. Which is the driest place on the earth?
a. Sahara Desert b. Atcama Desert c. Both a and b d. Atacama Desert
18. When was the fi rst movie made in India?
a. 1957 b. 1927 c. 1961 d. 1988
19. Which city in Rajasthan is known as Sun City?
a. Rajasthan b. Jaipur c. Jodhpur d. Bikaner
20. Which hockey player is also recognised as Magician of Hockey?
a. Dhyan Chand b. Dhanraj Pillai c. Ajay Singh d. Rajesh Tomar
21. The author of God of Small Things is …
a. Nirupama Rao b. Vikram Seth c. Salman Rushdie d. None of these
22. In which year did the Bengal division take place?
a. 1919 b. 1905 c. 1962 d. 1988
23. Who gave the slogan “Yes we can” during his Presidential election?
a. Pratibh Patel b. Barak Obama c. George Bush d. None of these
24. Who is the current Secretary General of United Nations?
a. Kofi Annna b. Shiv Shankar Menon c. Ban Ki moon d. None of these
25. Which city is also known as Empire City?
a. Jaipur b. New York c. Delhi d. Katmandu
26. Where is the world's largest gravity dam located?
a. India b. Burma c. Pakistan d. Nepal
27. Who invented the wrist-watch?
a. Charles Babbage b. Patek Phillippe c. Adam Smith d. None of these
28. In the absence of both President and Vice President, who serves the offi ce of the President of India?
a. Prime Minister b. Speaker of Lok Sabha c. The Chief Justice of India d. Governor of a state
29. Where is the Great Slave Lake located?
a. USA b. Canada c. UK d. Saudi Arabia
30. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
a. NH 24 b. NH 8 c. NH 7 d. NH 2
31. Who is the supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces?
a. Defence minister of India b. Prime minister of India c. President of India d. None of these
32. Who invented Nylon?
a. William Makepeace b. Andrew Pitt c. Wallace Carother d. None of these
33. Who is the only lady who has won Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice?
a. Madam Curie b. Carla Arthur c. Roselyn Black d. None of these
34. Who is the architect of St. Peter’s Basilica?
a. James Spencer b. Albert Ivanovich c. Donate Bramante d. None of these
35. The national Aquatic animal of India is …
a. Dolphin b. Whale c. Pirana d. Python
36. National Youth Day is celebrated in memory of …
a. Swami Vivekanand b. Shaheed Bhagat Singh c. Chandra Shekhar Azad d. None of these
37. Which Indian state has the largest forest area?
a. Maharashtra b. West Bengal c. Tamil Nadu d. Madhya Pradesh
38. Which of the following animals can survive longest without water?
a. Camel b. Dog c. Rat d. None of these
39. Which African country is in the shape of a horn?
a. Sudan b. Morrocco c. Somalia d. Libya
40. Daughter of the East has been authored by …
a. Jawahar Lal Nehru b. Nelson Mandela c. Benazir Bhutto d. None of these
41. When is the World Population Day observed?
a. December 8 b. August 17 c. October 21 d. July 11
42. Which of the following countries has a 13 month calendar?
a. Brazil b. Ethopia c. Siberia d. Finland
43. When did the Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) enter the Indian Market?
a. 1992 b. 1999 c. 1993 d. 1996
44. The Ryder Cup is associated with which game?
a. Cricket b. Football c. Golf d. Lawn Tennis
45. The Longest Railway Tunnel of the World, Gotthard Base Tunnel, is located in …
a. India b. Switzerland c. Germany d. None of these
46. Hepatology is the study of …
a. Lungs b. Liver c. Brain d. Kidneys
47. Name the fi rst Indian Woman to receive the Nobel Prize.
a. Mother Teresa b. Fritz Robert c. Jonathan Brown d. None of these
48. Bagalihar Project lies on which river?
a. Ravi b. Kosi c. Chenab d. None of these
49. The Tribal Group Kolam belongs to which state?
a. Andra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu c. Bihar d. Kerala
50. Wular Lake is located in …
a. Jammu and Kashmir b. Uttar Pradesh c. Bihar d. Orissa


ANSWERS:
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
1. c. Rolls-Royce
2. b. Accenture India
3. a. $446 million
4. d. `65
5. d. 10%
6. b. Shivraj Puri
7. b. Homex
8. c. Anand Sinha
9. d. $9 million
10. c. Etios
11. a. 34
12. b. HCL Infi net
13. c. 18%
14. a. `1,000 crore
15. d. `26,000 crore
16. b. Jaipal Reddy
17. c. Kamal Nath
18. b. Central Bank of India
19. a. Jalhans
20. d. January 20, 2011
21. c. 1% tax
22. b. August 2011
23. c. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
24. a. $500 million
25. b. Bernie Ecclestone
26. d. `4,000 crore
27. c. Uganda
28. b. $105.74 billion
29. a. Creditors
30. c. $125 million
31. a. Inelastic
32. d. Allahabad Bank
33. b. France
34. c. 1959
35. d. 2003
36. c. `1.35 crore
37. a. $1.5 trillion
38. c. 2.52 million
39. c. $600 million
40. a. `55 billion
41. d. 5,896
42. b. 20
43. b. `2,50,000 crore
44. a. 10%
45. c. `4,000 crore
46. b. Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor
47. d. $16 million
48. a. Estonia
49. b. `400 crore
50. a. Vaux Hall

CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. a. Riyadh
2. d.Fourth
3. a. Kushagra Bajaj
4. b. Sushmita Sen
5. b. Goat
6. a. Periyar
7. c. 1967
8. d. Musical instrument
9. a. Kahuta
10. c. 4
11. b. USSR
12. b. Charles Dickens
13. a. Mandarin
14. d. Dactyology
15. b. Gustave Eiffel
16. a. USA
17. d. Atacama Desert
18. c. 1961
19. c. Jodhpur
20. a. Dhyan Chand
21. d. None of these
22. b. 1905
23. b. Barak Obama
24. c. Ban Ki moon
25. b. New York
26. a. India
27. b. Patek Phillippe
28. c. The Chief Justice of India
29. b. Canada
30. c. NH 7
31. c. President of India
32. c. Wallace Carother
33. a. Madam Curie
34. c. Donate Bramante
35. a. Dolphin
36. a. Swami Vivekanand
37. d. Madhya Pradesh
38. a. Camel
39. c. Somalia
40. c. Benazir Bhutto
41. d. July 11
42. b. Ethopia
43. a. 1992
44. c. Golf
45. b. Switzerland
46. b. Liver
47. a. Mother Teresa
48. c. Chenab
49. a. Andra Pradesh
50. a. Jammu and Kashmir

1. Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?
(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan (b) Yamini Krishnamurthi ( c) J. Sushila (d) None of these


2.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:
(a) 9th August (b) 13th October (c) 24th November (d) 11th December


3. Tianhe 1A, the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by
(a) United States (b) Japan (c) China (d) None of these


4. Which is India’s first ever Pollution Control Warship?
(a) Samudra Prahari (b) Nischaya (c) Varuna (d) None of these


5. Who became India’s youngest grandmaster?
(a) Parimarjan Negi (b) Dronavali Harika (c) Praveen Thipse (d) S P Sethuraman


6. K C Kulich International Award is associated with:
(a) Medicine (b) Economics (c) Journalism (d) Sports


7. ‘Open’ is the autobiography of which sports personality?
(a) Adam Gilchrest b) Glenn Merges (c) Andre Agassiz (d) None of these


8. World Cup Football in 2022 is to be held at:
(a) Qatar (b) UK (c) Spain (d) France


9. Who is the first head of UN WOMEN?
(a) Laura Chinchilla (b) Julia Gillard (c) Mitchell blachettt (d) None of these


10.Which of the following committee is related to Corporatisation of Stock Exchanges?
(a) Bimal Jalan Committee (b) V Achuthan Committee (c) P M Nair Committee (d) None of these


11. Which is India’s newest stock exchange for currency derivatives
(a) BSE (b) NSE (c) United Stock Exchange (USE) (d) None of these


12. Jeevan Reddy Committee is related to
(a)Illegal mining (b) Armed Forces Special Power Act (c) Environmental Impact Assessment (d) None of these



13. Which of the following scheme is related with social security for unorganised sector?
(a) Swabhiman (b) Sabla (c) Swavalamban (d) None of these


14. Polavaram Project is located in which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Karnataka


15. David Perlman Award is given in which field?
(a) Sports (b) Music (c) Photography (d) Journalism


16.Which of the following committee has redefined the definition of Slums?
(a) Pranab Sen Committee(b) Arjun Sen gupta committee (c) C Ibrahim Committee (d) None of these


17. Arrow-III is an anti missile system of
(a) France (b) Pakistan (c) Israel (d) UK


18. India’s first jail BPO is going to came up at:
(a) Bangalore (b) Pune (c) Chennai (d) Hyderabad


19.World’s first aviation university coming up at:
(a) Bangalore (b) Nice (c) Glasgow (d) Venice


20. Khoj lab has been launched by which group?
(a) Future Group (b) dell (c) IBM d) Times group


21. Which of the following became the first smoke free state in India?
(a) Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) None of these

22. Lightest element:- Hydrogen
Only Metal liquid at room temperature:- Hg Mercury
Tungsten symbol –W
Tin –Sn
Element with maximum number of compounds –Carbon ( due to catenation)

22. Which of the following became the Ist Asian Country to sign Free Trade Agreement with European Union?
(a) South Korea (b) China (c) India (d) None of these


23. The Emissary’ is the book authored by:
(a) Tarun Tejpal b) Vinod Mehta (c) Aniruddh Bahl (d) None of these


24. Who is the new PM of Netherlands?
(a) Mark Ruttea (b) Bill Carey (c) Thakshin Sinawatra (d) None of these


25. Who is the new PM of Kosovo?
(a) Hashim Taci (b) N K Name Krumoh (c) Jose Borosso d) None of these


26. Who is the chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland?
(a) Paresh Barna (b) Aravind Rajakhowa (c) Ranjan Daimary (d) None of these


27. With which of the following countries India has not signed civil nuclear agreement?
(a) Namibia (b) Sweden c) Mongolia (d) Argentina


28. Who is the PM of Sweden?
(a) Fredrick Rainfeldt (b) Silvio Berlusconi (c) Garry Wanders (d) None of these


29. APEC Summit in November 2010 was held at :
(a) Yokohama (b) Sydney (c) Singapore (d) Busan


30. Which public sector bank was the banking partner in Commonwealth Games 2010?
(a) Central Bank of India (b) State Bank of India (c) Bank of Baroda (d) None of these


31. Who is the new vice chief of army staff?
(a) V.K. Singh (b) A.S. Lamba (c) C. Shekhawat (d) None of these

32. Who has became the vice president of ICC?
(a) Ehsaan Mani (b) John Mulford (c) Alan Isaac (d) Molcom Speed


33. Who is the Director General of National Investigation Agency ?
(a) R.V. Raju (b) Ved Marwah (c) K.F. Rustomji (d) Sharad Chandra Sinha


34. Who is the Director of National Security Guard?
(a) R.K. Medhekar (b) J.K Dutt (c) B.K. Banerjee (d) None of these


35. Who of the following Indian got the Australia Day achievement medal 2010?
(a) V.P. Unnikrishnan (b) Sandeep Pandey (c) Vandana Shiva (d) None of these


36. Which of the following country became the 187th member of IMF?
(a) Marshall Islands (b) Tuvalu (c) Fiji (d) None of these


37. India’s second National Institute of Design will come up at which of the following
(a) Amethi (b) Jorahat (c) Aizowl (d) Itanagar


38. Benghazi is a port of :
(a) Libya (b) Yemen (c) Egypt (d) None of these


39. Jakhol Sankri Hydro Electric Project has been commissioned at
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) J&K (d) Arunachal Pradesh


40. ‘Home Boy’ is a novel written by
(a) H M Naqvi (b) H S Narula (c) Anand Sarkar d) Stephen Lipsett


41. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in 2011 was held at:
(a) Jaipur (b) New Delhi (c) Ujjain (d) Varanasi


42. 98th Indian Science Congress in January 2011 was held at:
(a) Chennai (b) Kharagpur (c) Kanpur (d) Delhi


43. Who of the following is the present Lokayukta of Karnataka:
(a) N Vittal (b) Santosh Hegde (c) Yashwant Sonawane(d) None of these


44. Georgia’s capital is to be shifted from Tbilisi to:
(a) Akhan (b) Yeren (c) Kutaisi (d) Chisinau


45. Which country topped the Terrorism Risk Index in 2010:
(a) Somalia b) Samoa (c) Jamaica (d) Iraq


46. Which district is going to be named after Indira Gandhi?
(a) Medak (b) Rai Bareli
(c) Chikmaglur (d) Bellary


47. Who received the Elis Island Medal of Honour in 2010?
(a) Dalai Lama (b) Zinedine Zidene
(c) Rao Anumlu (d) B K Varghese


48. Enam Securities is to be purchased by:
(a) Union Bank of India (b) BNP Paribas
(c) ANZ Grindlays (d) Axis Bank


49. Which famous personality bagged the Man of Peace Award in 2010?
(a) Roberto Baggio (b) Diegs Maradona
(c) Pope John Paul II (d) None of these


50. Who is the new National Security Advisor of United States?
(c) W Singham (b) Thomas Donilon
(a) Colin Powell (b) Larry Page


51. Who is the new president of UN General Assembly?
(a) Joseph Deiss (b) Hans Rasmus Sen
(c) Leon Panetta (d) None of these

52. Luka and Fire of Life is the latest book by:
(a) Arun Som (b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Vikram Seth (d) None of these

53. What is the name of India’s latest and Seventh Super Computer?
(a) Annapurna (b) Param
(c) Pinak (d) None of these


54. Tembli became the first village in India to get UID. In which state it is located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Chattisgarh
(c) Maharashtra (d) None of these


55.Who has been declared the ‘Business Leader of the year’ in Economic Times Corporate Excellence Awards 2010?
(a) Aditya Puri (b) N Nrayanmurthy
(c) Azim Premji (d) Mukesh Ambani


56. What is the mascot of 2011 cricket world cup?
(a) Hoho (b) Cobe
(c) Stumpy (d) None of these



57. SAF (South Asian Federation) games in 2012 will be held at
(a) Kathmandu (b) Delhi
(c) Bangalore (d) None of these


58. Agni III was launched from which of the following places:
(a) Wheeler Island (b) Sriharikota
(c) Bikaner (d) None of these


59. Who of the following is the Chairperson of National Green Tribunal?
(a) Lokeshwar Singh Parata (b) Anil Pandey
(c) K Vijay Kumar (d) None of these

60. Which Indian Company is slated to buy the English football club Blackburn?
(a) U B groups (b) RPG
(c) Videocon (d) Vicky


61. Who is the Union Minister of Corporate Affairs?
(a) Murali Deora (b) Jaipal Reddy
(c) C P Joshi (d) M S Gill


62. Who is the new President Elect of BCCI?
(a) Chirayu Amin (b) Jyotiraditya Schindia
(c) Shashank manohar (d) Jagmohan Dalmia


63. Karrar is the unmaned bomber aircraft of which country?
(a) Iran (b) Syria
(c) Israel (d) None of these


64. Who is the CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited?
(a) S K Jain (b) Harsh Marital
(c) Oskar Singh (d) None of these


65. Who is the Director of Intelligence Bureau?
(a) Rajeev Mathur (b) Nehchal Sandhu
(c) Saikat Dutta (d) None of these


66. Ramagundanar thermal power project is in which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala (d) Karnataka


67. Project Big Green has been initiated by which company?
(a) Microsoft (b) Apple
(c) Infosys (d) IBM

68. Vansadhara River dispute is between which states?
(a) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (d) None of these


69. Who is the Chairperson of National Housing Board?
(a) B N Kapoor (b) Mata Prasad
(c) R B Verma (d) None of these


70. Who is India’s permanent representative to United Nations?
(a) Hardeep Singh Puri (b) M.K. Agnihotri
(c) Vijay Pasricha (d) None of these


71. Who is the principal scientific advisor to Government of India?
(a) R. Chidambaram (b) V.K. Saraswat
(c) T.K. Thomas (d) None of these

72. Who is the Chairman of Central Water Commission?
(a) Balraj Madhok (b) A.K. Bajaj
(c) Shivran Puri (d) None of these


73. Who is the Deputy National Security Advisor?
(a) Shiv Shankar Menon (b) M.K. Narayanan
(c) Shekhar Dutt (d) None of these


74. Aligarh Muslim University is going to set its new campus at:
(a) Saharanpur (b) Meerut
(c) Murshidabad (d) Azamgarh


75. Who is the new Chairperson of National Commission for Backward classes?
(a) M.N. Rao (b) T.K. Maken
(c) Ram Singh Senbar (d) None of these


76. Who is the Chairperson of 19th Law Commission?
(a) P.V. Reddy (b) A.K. Lakshmanan
(c) K.R. Kurup (d) None of these



77. Who is the Chairman of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights?
(a) Buta Singh (b) M.K. Kurup
(c) Shanta Sinha (d) Dheeraj Rohatgi


78. Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in October 2010 was held at:
(a) Cape Town (b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg (d) None of these


79. G-8 summit in June 2010 was held at:
(a) Ontario (b) Vancouver
(c) Huntsville (d) Quebec


80. Who is the CEO of Twitter?
(a) Dick Costello (b) Jorma Olila (c) Allan Bolt (d) None of these


81. Which country topped the Global Peace Index Report in 2010?
(a) New Zealand (b) Iceland
(c) Denmark (d) Sweden


82. Who of the following is the recipient of Turner Prize 2010?
(a) Alex Rodriques (b) Sergie Bryan
(c) Susan Philipsz (d) None of these


83. Who is the Chairperson of Railway Board?
(a) Vivek Sahay (b) J P Batra
(c) D P Aggarwal (d) None of these

84. Who of the following is the recipient of Cervantes Prize 2010?
(a) John Stocker (b) Ana Maria
(c) C Andrew Stephen (d) None of these


85. Who founded the Telangana Praja Front in October 2010?
(a) G V Rao (b) K Chandrashekhar Rao
(c) N Srinivas (d) None of these


86. M. B. Shah Commission is related to:
(a) Illegal mining (b) Agricultural Statistics
(c) Microfinance Institutions (d) None of these


87. Who is the secretary General of Rajya Sabha?
(a) T.K. Vishwanathan (b) Vivek Agnihotri
(c) V.K. Gupta (d) None of these