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1. This personality is the present EuropeanUnion’s Trade Commissioner. Can you identifyhim from the given options?a. Pascal Lamyb. Peter Mandelsonc. Jose Manual Barossod. Catherine Ashton

2. Which of the following personalities won theWimbledon’s Men’s Singles title for 2010recently?a. Rafael Nadal b. Roger Federerc. N. Djokovik d. A. Roddick

3. This personality is the CEO of the newlyformed Bharti AXA Life Insurance CompanyLtd. Identify him from the given options.a. Vikram Mehmi b. Nitin Choprac. Kamesh Goyal d. None of these

4. This person has been appointed as thechairman of the Unique Identification Authorityof India (UIA). Name him from the givenoptions.a. N.R. Narayana Murthyb. K.V. Kamathc. Nandan Nilekanid. Sam Pitroda

5. The present External Affairs minister of Indiais…a. Murali Deora b. S.M. Krishnac. A.K. Antony d. Anand Sharma

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6. As per the third Annual Quality of Life Indexstudy conducted recently, this is the mostlivable city in the world. We are talkingabout….a. Copenhagen b. Tokyoc. London d. Zurich

7. The present President of ASSOCHAM is…a. Kumaramangalam Birlab. Sajjan Jindalc. K.V. Kamathd. Swati Piramal

8. Animal Planet is the name of the channel thatbelong to…a. BBCb. CNNc. Discovery Communicationsd. Star

9. Which of the following is the youngestgrandmaster of chess in the history of thegame?a. David Howell b. Sergei Karjakinc. Vladimir Kramanik d. Nigel Short

10. Which of the following represents the presentEmployee Provident Fund interest rate ?a. 7.5% b. 8.5%c. 9% d. 9.5%

11. Loksatta is the name of the newspaper thatbelongs to the stable of…a. Indian Express Groupb. Times of India Groupc. The Hindu Groupd. Dainik Jagaran Group

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12. Can you identify the venue of the first everBRIC countries summit that took place in2009?a. Beijing b. Yekaterinburgc. Brasilia d. New Delhi

13. Roger Federer created history by winning the___grand slam title in the year 2010.a. 13th b. 14thc. 15th d. 16th

14. Which of the following days is celebrated asthe National Sports Day in India?a. August 23 b. August 25c. August 27 d. August 29

15. The present strength of the World TradeOrganization ( WTO) is…a. 144 b. 146c. 148 d. 153

16. Which of the following represents the venueof the World Economic Forum meet –2009?a. Geneva b. Hararec. Davos d. Berne

17. After quite a controversial election in Iranrecently, this person was re-elected as thePresident of Iran. Name him from the givenoptions.a. Hussein Mousavib. Mahmoud Ahmadinejadc. Hamid Karzaid. Nouri al Maliki

18. ‘Enjoyment matters’ is the tag line that youwould associate with …a. NEC b. Haierc. BenQ d. None of these

19. The chairman cum managing director of GasAuthority of India Ltd. (GAIL) is…a. Birjender Singhb. U D Choubey

c. Proshanto Bannerjeed. B. C. Tripathi

20. Who authored the book titled A View FromThe Outside: Why Good Economics WorksFor Everyone?a. N. K. Singhb. Shankar J. Acharyac. Montek Singh Ahluwaliad. P. Chidambaram

21. Uttarakhand saw the appointment of a newchief minister recently. Identify the person inquestion from the given options.a. B.C. Khandurib. Ramesh Pokhariyalc. N.D. Tiwarid. B.S. Koshiyari

22. This film was adjudged as the best film andwon 10 trophies in all in the 10th IIFA awardsthat took place in Macau recently. Can youname the film from the given options?a. Jodha Akbar b. Fashionc. Rock On d. None of these

23. Indra Nooyi is the present chairperson andchief executive officer (CEO) of ….a. Wal- Mart Storesb. Citigroup Internationalc. PepsiCo Inc.d. GE International

24. ‘High Performance. Delivered’, is the punchline associated with ...a. Hewitt Associates b. Ernst & Youngc. Accenture d. Honda

25. Jonathan Schwartz is the present CEO andPresident of ....a. Googleb. Lucent Technologiesc. Sun Microsystemsd. Picture of Health

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26. Can you identify the name of this businesshouse to which this fabric brand Vimalbelongs?a. Arvind Mills Ltd.b. Reliance Industries Ltd.c. Madura Garmentsd. ITC Ltd.

27. This year is taken now as the base year forthe calculations of Wholesale Price Index.Identify it from the given options.a. 1993-94 b. 1995-96c. 1998-99 d. 2004-05

28. Can you name the company that launchedthe world's first solar powered mobile phonenamed Solar Guru recently?a. LG b. Samsungc. Nokia d. Motorola

29. The new name of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(VSNL) is....a. Communication India Ltd.b. Tata Communications Ltd.c. India Communications Ltd.d. None of these

30. This company claims to have test launchedcountry’s first digital satellite TV for semi urbanand rural areas. Name it...a. Onida b. Samsungc. Sony d. Philips

31. Subhiksha, a self proclaimed largest retailchain of stores in India, was started by …a. Harsh C. Mariwalab. R. Subramanianc. Kishor Biyanid. B.S. Nagesh

32. This personality is the present president ofNASSCOM. Can you name him from the givenoptions?a. Shiv Nader b. Arun Jainc. Som Mittal d. S. Ramadorai

33. Which of the following IT giant has the punchline ‘Applying thought’?a. TCSb. Infosys Technologiesc. HCL Technologiesd. Wipro Technologies

34. This bank proclaims itself to be ‘the world’slocal bank’. Identify it from the given options.a. HSBC Bankb. Standard Chartered Bankc. Citi Bankd. ABN Amro Bank

35. The President of Confederation of IndianIndustries (CII) for 2009-10 is…a. Venu Srinivasanb. R. Seshasayeec. Tarun Dasd. Sunil Bharti Mittal

36. Paul S. Otellini is the CEO of …a. Samsung b. Dell Computersc. Google d. Intel

37. Hugo Chavez is the president of …a. Brazil b. Venezuelac. Peru d. Bolivia

38. ‘Values that bind’ is the punchline of...a. Bharti Axa Life Insuranceb. Religare Enterprisesc. Franklin Templeton Investmentsd. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.


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39. Can you identify the year in which Tata Airlines(which later became Air India) was establishedby the great J.R.D. Tata?a. 1928 b. 1930c. 1932 d. 1934

40. Which of the following is NOT a licensed brandof Arvind Mills?a. Levi Strauss b. Leec. Wrangler d. Arrow

41. Nokia hails from ...a. Finland b. Swedenc. Luxembourg d. Iceland

42. ‘Ranganadi’, hydroelectric power plant ofIndia, is situated at…a. Arunachal Pradeshb. West Bengalc. Orissad. Meghalaya

43. The CMD of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) is…a. R.S. Sharma b. Sarthak Behuriac. M.B. Lal d. Subir Raha

44. This personality is the CEO of world’s mostadmired company General Electric (GE).Identify him from the given options.a. Jeffrey R. Immelt b. Edward Zanderc. Mark Hurd d. Rick Wagoner Jr.

45. Central Board of Excise & Customs is a partof …

a. Department of Economic Affairs b. Department of Revenuec. Department of Expenditured. None of these

46. Which of the following symbols is associatedwith the Zionist movement?a. Ichthys b. Menorah

c. Star of David d. Hands of God

47. Alberto Contador is a famous sportsperson.He belongs to …

a. Squash b. Chess

c. Cyclingd. Boxing

48. Which article of the Indian Constitution dealswith giving effect to internationalagreements?

a. Article 262 b. Article 248c. Article 253 d. Article 263

49. Rotterdam Convention (2004) is related to…a. Prior consent for export of hazardouschemicals b. Ozone Layer c. Wetlands d. Biosafety

50. What is paper gold? a. Paper made of gold b. US $ c. SDR

d. Crude Oil

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1. This person became the first ever Indian towin a Super series event of badmintonrecently. Identify him/her from the givenoptions.a. Anup Shridhar b. Saina Nehwalc. Aparna Popat d. None of these

2. Who is the author of the book titled ToughChoices A Memoir?a. Craig C. Barrette b. Patricia Dunnc. Carly Fiorina d. Jack F. Welch

3. Identify the winner of Women's World CupTwenty 20 cricket tournament that concludedat Lords, London recently.a. England b. New Zealandc. Australia d. India

4. Which of the following electronics companiesowns Viera, a TV model?a. Samsung b. Panasonicc. Sharp d. LG

5. Skoda Automobiles which has launchedsome premium models in the Indian market,is headquartered at ...a. Germany b. Austriac. Czech Republic d. Belgium

6. Which of the following countries is NOT amember of G-8?a. Japan b. Chinac. Canada d. Russia

7. B2B Brand Management, is considered asthe bible for branding, has been authored by…a. Peter Drucker and Ram Charanb. Philip Kotler, Waldermar Pfoertsch & I. Michic. Gary Hameld. Tom Peters


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8. Which of the following personalities is theauthor of The Inheritance of Loss: A Novel?a. Vikram Seth b. Vikram Chandrac. Anita Desai d. Kiran Desai

9. 'King of Pop', bid his final adieu to this worldin an unexpected manner .We are talkingabout….a. Elton John b. Elvis Presleyc. Michael Jackson d. John Lennon

10. Which of the following represents the presentstrength of the United Nations (UN)?a. 190 b. 191c. 192 d. 193

11. The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas took place inJanuary 2009 at…a. New Delhi b. Mumbaic. Chennai d. Kolkata

12. Can you identify the state in which the IndianNaval Academy that was inaugurated by thePrime minister in January 2009, is located?a. Tamil Nadu b. Keralac. Andhra Pradesh d. Karnataka

13. MCX and NCDEX are ……a. Commodity exchangesb. International Stock exchangesc. Computer Programmesd. None of the above

14. As per the FORBES latest edition which ofthe following persons is the richest Indian ?a. Azim Premjib. Sunil Bharti Mittalc. K.P. Singhd. Mukesh Ambani


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15. Which of the following represents the venueof the 2010 Asian games?a. Seoul b. Tokyoc. Guangzhou d. Kuala Lumpur

16. These news organization was founded in 1851and hails from U.K. We are talking about…a. Reuters b. BBCc. CNN d. AP

17. This was the de facto capital of the terroristorganization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE). Identify it from the given options.a. Batticaloa b. Trincomaleec. Jaffna d. Kilinochchi

18. The present chairperson of the NationalCommission of Women is ...a. Vandana Shiva b. Mohini Giric. Vrinda Karat d. Girija Vyas

19. Riva, Nippon and JFE are the famous nameof the companies that belongs to the field of...a. oil explorationb. steel productionc. building constructiond. electronic equipment manufacturing

20. Appa Sherpa created a new world record byclimbing Mt. Everest for the record ____timein May 2009.a. 16th b. 17th c. 18th d. 19th

21. The First Indian BPO firm to be listed onNASDAQ was...a. IBM Daksh b. HCLc. Convergys d. EXL Services

22. Can you identify the first telecom operator ofIndia that launched 3G mobile services in Indiarecently?a. BSNL b. MTNLc. Reliance Infocomm d. Airtel

23. Which of the following countries is the presentpresident of the G-8 Group of nations for theyear 2009?a. Russia b. Italyc. U.S.A. d. Germany

24. Mr. Barack Obama was appointed as the____President of United States of America inJanuary 2009.a. 41st b. 42ndc. 43rd d. 44th

25. Identify the name of this Japanese satellitethat was launched in the beginning of 2009meant specifically to monitor Greenhouseemissions.a. TIBUKI b. IBUKIc. SHIBUKI d. RIBUKI

26. Which of the following represents the venueof the Non Aligned Movement summit thatwas took place in July 2009?a. Canada b. South Africac. Cuba d. Egypt

27. The FIFA World Cup 2010 recently held was_____ edition of the game as per the historyof the game.a. 14th b. 16th c. 18th d. 19th

28. This person is the highest One DayInternational's wicket taking cricketer. He is…a. Wasim Akram b. Shane Warnec. Muttiah Muralitharan d. Chaminda Vaas

29. Yuki Bhambri is a famous sports personalitywho belongs to …a. Chess b. Squashc. Golf d. Lawn-Tennis

30. Which of the following represents the editionof the present Lok Sabha?a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 16th

31. Sea of Poppies is a famous work of …a. Upamanyu Chatterjeeb. Pawan K. Vermac. Kiran Desaid. Amitav Ghosh

32. Deputy chairman of the planning commissionof India, at present, is…a. Murali Deora b. C. Rangarajanc. Rakesh Mohan d. M. S. Ahluwalia

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33. The first model e-court was launched in thecountry in February 2009 by the Chief Justiceof India K.G. Balakrishnan. Identify the nameof the city in question from the given options.a. Indore b. Ahmedabadc. Ludhiana d. Hyderabad

34. Which of the following sectors contributes themost to the GDP of the Indian Economy?a. Agriculture b. Industriesc. Services d. None of these

35. Ultra Tech and Applause Entertainment arethe companies owned by …a. Adlabs b. AV Birla Groupc. DLF d. Reliance

36. The Men’s Hockey World Cup - 2010 washeld at...a. South Korea b. Pakistanc. Australia d. India

37. Duracell battery is owned by ...a. Gillette Co. b. Philipsc. Hitachi d. P&G

38. The present Attorney General of India is …a. Milon Kumar Bannerjeeb. G.E.Vahanvatic. Soli J. Sorabjeed. Harish Salve

39. This personality is the present chairman ofInstitute of Rural Management (IRMA).Identify him from the given options.a. V. Kurien b. Parthi Bhatolc. Y.K. Alagh d. Neelima Khetan

40. Can you identify the present chairman ofFederal Reserve Bank of America from thegiven options?a. Allan Greenspan b. Ben Bernankec. Peter Medelson d. P. Wolfowitz

41. This personality is the chief of the naval staff.Identify him from the given options.a. S. P. Tyagi b. J. J. Singhc. Arun Prakash d. Nirmal Verma

42. This personality is the chairperson of theUniversity Grants Commission. Name himfrom the given options.a. M.V. Kamath b. Y.S.P Thoratc. Sukhdeo Thorat d. Y.C. Nanada

43. Which of the following is NOT one of theawardees of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 2008-2009?a. Mary Kom b. Vijender Kumarc. Sushil Kumar d. Abhinav Bindra

44. The chairman of the African Union (AU) is …a. Bingu Mutharika b. Jakaya Kikwetec. Maummar al-Gaddafi d. Thabo Mbeki

45. The venue of the 14th ASEAN summit thattook place in 2009, was …a. Singapore b. Malaysiac. Indonesia d. Thailand

46. This personality is the present Secretary-General of the United Nations. Name him fromthe given options.a. Shashi Tharoor b. Ban Ki- Moonc. Jayantha Dhanapala d. None of these

47. The Idea of Justice is a famous work of … a. Jagadish Bhagawati b. Vijay Govindarajan c. Amartya Sen d. Soli J. Sorabjee

48. Who is the author of the book “2 States”? a. Chetan Bhagat

b. Arundhati Roy c. Vikas Swarup

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49. Who wrote the book titled ‘Indika’?a. Herodotus b. Ptolemy

c. Megasthenese d. Plutarch

50. As per the 2001 census, which of the followingUnion Territories of India has the lowest sexratio?

a. Daman & Diu b. Pondicherry c. Delhi d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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1. The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)of India is…a. S.Y. Qureshib. Navin Chawlac. Wajahat Habibullahd. None of these

2. Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) ispresently presided by …a. Jagamohan Dalmiyab. Ranbir Singh Mahindrac. Shashank Manohard. Suresh Kalmadi

3. Can you identify the automobile manufacturerthat launched 'People's car', Nano recently?a. Hindustan Motorsb. Tata Motorsc. Maruti Suzuki Ltd.d. Honda Motors

4. Which of the following personalities holds theworld record of scoring a record 15 goals inthe history of the World Cup Footballtournaments till date?a. Gerd Muller b. Ronaldoc. Ronaldinho d. Luis Figo

5. Who among the following is the present foreignsecretary to the Government of India?a. Madhukar Gupta b. Sarbjeet Singhc. Nirupama Rao d. Shayam Saran

6. The headquarters of FIFA are ata. Geneva b. Bernec. Zurich d. Rome


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7. J. S. Sarma is the chairman of ….a. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(TRAI)b. Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate

Tribunal (TDSAT)c. Insurance Regulatory of Development

Authority (IRDA)d. Industrial Finance Corporation of India

8. Haruhiko Kuroda is the President of …a. Honda Motorsb. Asian Development Bankc. Tokyo Stock Exchanged. Suzuki Corporation

9. India has recently renewed the Protocol onInland Water Transit and Travel Treaty with____ for two more years.a. Nepal b. Bhutanc. Sri Lanka d. Bangladesh

10. Which of the following personalities is theChief Information Commissioner (CIC) ofIndia?a. Wajahat Habibullahb. N. Rangacharyc. S.Y. Qureshid. Arvind Kejariwal

11. Which of the following personalities is thechairman of India’s largest public sector bank,State Bank of India?a. S. C. Gupta b. O. P. Bhattc. A. K. Purwar d. Deepak Parekh


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12. Which of the following represents the venueof the NATO summit that happened in April-2010?a. Warsaw b. Lisbonc. Sochi d. Strasbourg-Kehl

13. The newly appointed chairperson of NationalFilm Development Corporation( NFDC) is …a. Naseeruddin Shahb. Om Puric. Girish Karnadd. Shabana Azmi

14. Which of the following is the capital ofMontenegro?a. Sarajevo b. Bratislavac. Abuja d. Podgorica

15. Haroon Lorgat is the new chief executive of…a. International Olympic Committeeb. FIFAc. International Cricket Councild. International Hockey Federation

16. A Better India. A Better World is a work of...a. Manmohan Singhb. N. R. Narayana Murthyc. Ratan Tatad. Mukesh Ambani

17. Which of the following personalities is thewinner of the Women’s single title of theFrench Open 2010?a. Svetlana Kuznetsovab. Anna Ivanovicc. Francesca Schiavoned. Maria Sherapova

18. Which of the following represents the venueof the fifth World Water Forum meet that tookplace recently?a. France b. Istanbulc. Abuja d. Caracas

19. FERA is replaced by ___ now.a. FECA b. FEDAc. FEMA d. FETA

20. ‘A passion to perform’, is the punch line thatyou would associate with …a. Citibank b. Deutsche Bankc. HDFC Bank d. ABN Amro Bank

21. These two countries of the European Uniondecided finally to redraw borders as the Alpineglaciers dissolved due to global warming.Identify the name of the countries from thegiven options.a. Germany and Hollandb. Italy and Switzerlandc. France and Germanyd. Austria and Finland

22. This bank proclaims ‘we understand yourworld’. We are talking about...a. ICICI Bankb. HDFC Bankc. HSBCd. State Bank of India

23. ‘Quality in everything we do’, is the punchline that you would associate with ..a. KPMG b. Ernst & Youngc. Boeing d. General Electric

24. European Central Bank is headquartered at…a. Geneva b. Frankfurtc. Amsterdam d. Vienna

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25. Who is the present President of World Bank?a. Peter Medelson b. Rodrigo Ratoc. Paul Wolfowitz d. Robert Zoellick

26. The first Indian company to be listed onNASDAQ was …a. Satyam Infosysb. Infosys Technologiesc. Wipro Technologiesd. ICICI Ltd.

27. Can you identify the name of the mission thatwas launched by NASA to probe the galaxyin search of Earth like planets in March 2009?a. Galileo b. Keplerc. Da Vinchi d. Copernicus

28. You would associate Narasimhan Committeewith ...a. Poverty line fixationb. Banking sector reformsc. Center State Relationsd. Tax reforms

29. Which of the following is the longest NationalHighway of India?a. NH-3 b. NH-5c. NH-7 d. NH-10

30. Which of the following represents the numberof recognised stock exchanges in India in all?a. 18 b. 20c. 22 d. 24

31. Which of the following represents theexpanded form of MAT?a. Minimum Allocated Taxb. Minimum Accounted Taxc. Medium Advisory Taxd. Minimum Alternate Tax

32. Asian Development Bank is headquartered at…a. Singapore b. Manilac. Hong Kong d. Bangkok

33. Insurance Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority (IRDA) is chaired by ...a. Nripendra Mishra b. R.S.P. Sinhac. G.N. Bajpai d. J. Hari Narayan

34. This personality is the present brandambassador of BSNL. We are talking about…a. Rani Mukherjeeb. Deepika Padukonec. Kareena Kapoord. Shilpa Shetty

35. Saint-Gobain is the name of the world leaderof float glass. Can you identify the name ofthe country where it hails from?a. France b. Romaniac. Germany d. Denmark

36. Which of the following represents the durationof the 11th five-year plan?a. 2000-2005 b. 2005-2010c. 2007-2012 d. 2008-2013

37. This Indian cricketer created news as hebecame the world record holder for mostcatches (excluding wicketkeepers) in tests.Identify him from the given options.a. Rahul Dravidb. Virender Sehwagc. Irfan Pathand. Harbhajan Singh

38. Who is known as ‘The Father of GreenRevolution’ in India ?a. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patelb. M. S. Swaminathanc. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehrud. K. M. Munshi


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39. BusinessLine is the business newspaper thatbelongs to the stable of ...a. The Economic Timesb. The Financial Expressc. The Hindud. Business Standard

40. The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of Indiaare at ...a. Kolkata b. New Delhic. Mumbai d. Chennai

41. Which of the following personalities is the newMiss Universe–2010?a. Kenya Mooreb. Stefania Fernandezc. Rachel Smithd. Ximena Navarrete

42. Najib Tun Razak was sworn in as the newprime minister of …a. Indonesia b. Malaysiac. Thailand d. Maldives

43. The newly appointed chairperson of NationalFilm Development Corporation( NFDC) is …a. Naseeruddin Shahb. Om Puric. Girish Karnadd. Shabana Azmi

44. Haroon Lorgat is the new chief executive of…a. International Olympic Committeeb. FIFAc. International Cricket Councild. International Hockey Federation

45. In terms of annual steel output, which of thefollowing represents the rank of Indiathroughout the world?

a. Third b. Fourth

c. Fifth d. Sixth

46. Which sector of Indian industry was thesecond largest recipient of the FDI in the year2008-2009?

a. Services b. Manufacturing c. Construction d. Infrastructure development

47. Which of the following represents the year ofenactment of Consumer Protection Act?a. 1982 b. 1984

c. 1986 d. 1988

48. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the recentlyconstituted National River Ganga BasinAuthority?a. President

b. Chairman of Central Water Commission c. Minister of Water Resources

d. Prime minister

49. Where would you find the headquarters of AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)?a. Manila b. Singapore

c. Hong Kong d. Bangkok

50. Which of the following is NOT one of the maingreenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere?

a. Carbon dioxide b. Nitrous oxide

c. Sulphur dioxide d. Methane

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1. This personality is the present SecretaryGeneral of OPEC. We are talking about…a. Jeroen vander Veerb. Antonio Brufauc. Chakib Khelild. Abdallah Salem el-Badri

2. Can you identify the anme of the BeyondVisual Range Air to Air Missile that was testfired successfully by the DRDO in the monthof May 2009 from the given options?a. Brahmos b. Astrac. Shastra d. Surya

3. Find the odd one out.a. Tavera b. Saabc. Pontiac d. Sonata

4. Who is known as the ‘Father of Civil Aviation’,in India?a. Vijaypat Singhaniab. J. R. D. Tatac. Ghanshyamdas Birlad. None of them

5. Which of the following represents theexpansion of second ‘I’ in ICICI Ltd?a. India b. Investmentc. Industrial d. International

6. This person has been appointed as thespecial UN advisor recently. We are talkingabout…a. Shashi Throorb. Nirupam Sen


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c. B.P.Singhd. K.M. Chandrashekhar

7. ‘Triband’, is the name of the broadband serviceofa. Bharti Telecomb. VSNLc. MTNLd. Reliance Telecom

8. Which of the following represents theexpansion of ‘A’ in ‘NPA’?a. Amount b. Assetsc. Authority d. Automated

9. Fly the good times, is the punch line that youwould associate witha. Spicejet Airways b.Kingfisher Airlinesc. Deccan Airways d. Go Air

10. This person has been appointed as themanaging director and CEO of Axis bank. Canyou name him/her from the given options?a. Kalpana Morparia b.Chanda Kochcharc. Shikha Sharma d. Naina Lall Kidwai

11. Which of the following administers the CashReserve Ratio (CRR)?a. SBIb. RBIc. Ministry of Commerced. SEBI


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12. This personality is the owner of the firmBerkshire Hathway Inc. and is also known asthe ‘Oracle of Omaha’. Can you identify thename of the personality from the givenoptions?a. Romano Ambrovich b. Warren Buffetc. Ingwar Kamprad d. L.N. Mittal

13. Which of the following personalities chairedthe National Knowledge Commission?a. Bipin Chandra b. Sam Pitrodac. Prof. Yashpal d. P.M. Bhargava

14. Who is the author of the book titled TheGoogle Story?a. Louis V. Gerstner Jr.b. Alvin & Heidi Tofflerc. Mark Malseed & David A. Wised. Michael Dell

15. India and the Global Financial Crisis:Managing Money and Finance is a bookauthored by…a. Dr. Bimal Jalanb. Y.V. Reddyc. D. Subbaraod. Manmohan Singh

16. ‘GDR’, expands to ...a. Global Depository Receiptsb. General Depository Receiptsc. Government Depository Receiptsd. Glocal Depository Receipts

17. Surya Shekhar Ganguly belongs to …a. Squash b. Chessc. Golf d. Badminton

18. She is the first women to graduate fromHarvard Business School from India and ispresently the country head of HSBC India.She is ....a. Chanda Kochchar b. Indira Nooyic. Naina Lal Kidwai d. Lalitha Gupte

19. Which of the following brands is NOT ownedby Reckitt & Benckiser?a. Strepsils b. Clearacilc. Sweetex d. Iodex

20. Ranjan Sodhi is the name that you wouldassociate with…a. Table-Tennis b. Shootingc. Chess d. Badminton

21. ‘Making the sky the best place on earth’, isthe punch line that you would associate witha. British Airways b. Air Francec. United Airways d. Lufthansa

22. According to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,which of the following represents the year bywhich India’s every child would be able to goto school?a. 2010 b. 2012c. 2014 d. 2015

23. Who chaired the Monitoring Committee forthe Prevention of Ragging that wasconstituted recently?a. Deepak Pentalb. R.K. Raghavanc. Sunil Guptad. Dr. M.K. Ramchandran Nair

24. This person is declared as the leader of theopposition in Rajya Sabha. We are talkingabout…a. Jaswant Singhb. Lal Krishna Advanic. Arun Jaitleyd. Rajnath Singh

25. Yelena Isinbayeva is a legendry personalitythat belongs to the field of …a. Chess b. Golfc. Lawn -Tennis d. Pole Vault

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26. This person is the new US ambassador toIndia. Name him from the given options.a. David C. Mulfordb. Timothy J. Roemerc. Ryan C. Crockerd. Steven J. White

27. Who is the newly appointed chief of theCentral Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)?a. N.B. Singh b. S.S.N. Moorthyc. Sudhir Chandra d. None of these

28. Fanta Apple was launched by this beveragegiant nationally recently. Can you name thecompany in question from the given options?a. PepsiCo Inc. b. Coca Colac. Cadbury Schweppes d. None of these

29. This chairman of an Indian public sector bankis the winner of the AsiaMoney's 'BestExecutive' award-2008. Can you name himfrom the given options?a. K.C. Chakraborty b. O.P. Bhattc. A.C. Mahajan d. S.K. Kohli

30. Which of the following is the first private playerto offer IPTV services in India?a. Tata Communicationsb. Bharti Enterprisesc. Reliance Communicationsd. None of these

31. As per the global strategic alliance that tookplace in 2009, between Fiat and Chrysler, Fiatwill acquire ____stake in Chrysler.a. 25% b. 30%c. 35% d. 40%

32. Tata Communications picked up_______additional stake in the South Africabased fixed line operator Neotel, in 2009.

a. 10% b. 20%c. 30% d. 40%

33. Sangam Direct is the name of the onlinegrocery supermarket service that was ownedby ..a. ITC Ltd. b. HUL Ltd.c. Shopper’s Stop d. None of these

34. Kinley is a water brand of …a. PepsiCo. b. Coca Colac. Parle d. None of these

35. Who is the chairman of Central ElectricityRegulatory Commission (CERC)?a. Pramod Deo b. R.S.Sharmac. S.K. Roongta d. S.K.Shinde

36. Where would you find the headquarter ofWorld’s largest mobile telecome networkcompany in terms of revenue, Vodafone Plc.a. U.S.A. b. U. K.c. Germany d. France

37. ‘Sense and Simplicity’, is the punch line of...a. Samsung b. LGc. Sony d. Philips

38. Vijaypat Singhania is the chairman emeritusof ...a. Bombay Dyeing b. Raymonds Ltd.c. Madura Garments d. Arvind Mills

39. VH1 is the name of the international musicand lifestyle channel that belongs to the stableof ...a. Sony b. MTVc. Star d. Zee

40. As per a survey published by Business IndiaMagazine which of the following Indian Banksis adjudged as the best bank in 2009?a. ICICI Bank b. Axis Bankc. SBI d. Bank of Baroda


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41. LG, an electronics giant, hails from…a. Japan b. Singaporec. China d. South Korea

42. Aegis is the BPO company that belongs tothe stable of …a. Infosys Technologiesb. Essar Groupc. A.V. Birla Groupd. General Electric

43. Where would you find the headquarters ofBSNL?a. Mumbai b. Kolkatac. New Delhi d. Chennai

44. The present governor of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) is ...a. Rakesh Mohanb. Usha Thoratc. D. Subbaraod. Bimal Jalan

45. Taknobu Ito is the newly appointed Presidentand CEO of ….a. Hyundai Motor Companyb. Honda Motor Companyc. Toyota Motor Companyd. Mitsubishi Motor Company

46. Jacob Zuma was appointed as the Presidentof …in 2009.a. Tanzania b. Kenyac. South Africa d. Ethiopia

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47. The personality retired MD and CEO of TCS.He has recently been appointed as nonexecutive chairman of Bombay StateExchange can you recognize him?a. Harish Thawanib. S. Ramadoraic. Jagadish Capoord. Deena Mehta

48. Find the incorrect match.

Minister Portfolio a. Ambika Soni Information & Broadcasting b. M.Veerappa Moily Law & Justice c. Dayanidhi Maran Steel d. S. Jaipal Reddy Urban development

49. As per the Union Budget 2009-2010, whichof the following represents the date from whichthe Goods and Services Tax (GST) will beimplemented in India?a. January1, 2010b. April 1, 2010

c. January1, 2011 d. April 1, 2011

50. Find the incorrect match.

Biosphere name Located in a. Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu b. Norkek Meghalaya c. Dibru–Saikhowa Arunachal Pradesh d. Simplipal Orissa

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1. ‘India’s No. 1 Commodity Exchange’, is thepunch line that you would associate witha. OTCEI b. BSEc. MCX d. NSE

2. Avenger and Platina are the names of the bikemodels that belongs to the stable of ….a. Honda Motors Ltd.b. Bajaj Auto Ltd.c. Kinetic Engineering Ltd.d. LML Ltd.

3. This newspaper is owned by BennettColeman & Co. Ltd. Identify it from the givenoption.a. Hindu Businesslineb. Business Standardc. The Financial Expressd. The Times of India

4. This person is the chairman of MaricoIndustries. Name him from the given options.a. Venu Sreenivasan b. Harsh Mariwalac. Venugopal Dhoot d. Sunil Duggal

5. W.James Mcnerney Jr. is the name of thechief executive officer of ...a. Airbus b. Motorolac. Boeing d. Kodak

6. ‘Leadership with trust’, is the tagline of …a. A.V. Birlab. Tata Groupc. RPG Enterprisesd. Bharti Enterprises


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7. Which of the following represents the venueof 2012 Olympic games?a. Geneva b. Londonc. Helsinki d. Rome

8. ‘Connecting India’, is the punch line of ...a. Nokia b. BSNLc. VSNL d. None of these

9. You would associate Manavjit SinghSandhu with ...a. Polo b. Shootingc. Golf d. Table Tennis

10. This personality is the CEO of the New YorkStock Exchange Ltd. (NYSE). Identify himfrom the given options.a. John S. Reedb. Duncan Niederauerc. Richard Grassod. Gerald Putnam

11. Dr. Binayak Sen is a known …a. Scientistb. Sports personalityc. Human rights activistd. Cine personality

12. ADSTAR, Lotus Software and Informix are thenames of the subsidiaries that you wouldassociate with …a. Oracle Inc.b. IBMc. Microsoft Inc.d. Texas Instruments


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13. C S Verma is the chairman of ...a. Air India b. NTPCc. SAIL d. NALCO

14. Who is the chairman of the NationalCommission for Protection of Child rights?a. Swami Agrivesh b. Shantha Sinhac. Rajendra Singh d. Vandana Shiva

15. Adventures of a Bystander, is the name ofthe autobiography of…a. Jack F. Welch b. Philip Kotlerc. Peter Drucker d. Andy Grove

16. V.Prabhakaran was is the chief of...a. LTTE b. ULFAc. ETA d. None of these

17. Which of the following represents the strainof the virus that is considered responsible forthe dreaded disease called ‘Bird flu’?a. H4N1 b. N5H1c. H5N1 d. N4H1

18. Where would you find the headquarters of theinternational nuclear agency IAEA?a. Geneva b. Parisc. Vienna d. None of these

19. She is the first women space tourist of theworld. Who are we talking about here?a. Sunita Williamsb. Anousheh Ansaric. Anna Fisherd. Eileen Collins

20. Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Louis Philippeare the famous international brands that aresold under the umbrella of ...a. Raymonds Ltd.b. Madura Garmentsc. S.Kumarsd. None of the above

21. Which of the following brands does not belongto Hindustan Lever Ltd. (HUL)?a. Ala b. Domexc. Hamam d. Tide

22. ‘Make it happen’, the punch line that youwould associate with …a. HSBCb. Standard Chartered Bankc. ABN Amro Bankd. RBS

23. This personality is the MD & CEO of BombayStock Exchange Ltd. (BSE). Can you identifyhim from the given options?a. Deena Mehtab. Madhu Kannanc. R. H. Patild. Jagadish Capoor

24. Reader’s Digest is the name of the magazinethat belongs to the stable of ...a. Bennett & Coleman Groupb. India Today Groupc. The Indian Express Groupd. Anand Bazar Patrika Group

25. Colors is the name of the entertainmentchannel that belongs to the stable of...a. Star b. Viacom 18c. Zee TV d. None of these

26. Which of the following lines you wouldassociate with The Times of India ?a. Published since 1931b. The Power of Knowledgec. Let Truth Prevaild. India’s National Newspaper

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27. LED TVs are the latest TV brands to havebeen launched in India by this Electronicsmajor. Can you name the electronics majorin question from the given options?a. LG b. Samsungc. Philips d. Sony

28. ETA is the militant outfit active mainly in …a. Germany b. Italyc. Ireland d. Spain & France

29. ‘India’s International Bank’, the punch line thatyour would associate with ...a. HSBC Ltd b. ICICI Ltd.c. HDFC Bank Ltd d. Bank of Baroda

30. Which of the following personalities is thePrime minister of Bangladesh ?a. Abdul Hamid b. Sheikh Hasinac. Zillur Rehman d. None of these

31. Which of the following represents theexpansion of ‘W’, in ‘W-CDMA’?a. Wide b. Widebandc. Width d. Wireless

32. ‘Your Potential Our Passion’ , is the tag linethat is associates with ...a. Motorola b. Microsoftc. Siemens d. Accenture

33. This country's first lunar probe Chang'e-1crashed on moon successfully (that wasplanned) in 2009. This Chang'e-1 belongs to…a. Israel b. Iranc. China d. Saudi Arabia

34. ‘Next’, is the name of the retail chain of ….a. Marico Industries b. Dabur Industriesc. Videocon Industries d. None of these

35. Which of the following represents theapproximate worth of the deal in which TechMahindra bought 51% stake in the troubledSatyam Computers recently?a. Rs.2300cr b. Rs.2500crc. Rs.2700cr d. Rs.2900cr

36. This personality is the Chief Executive Officerof Infosys Technologies. Name him from thegiven options.a. T.V. Mohandas Pai b. S.D. Shibulalc. Kris Gopalakrishnan d. Nandan Nilekani

37. ‘India’s National Newspaper’, is the tag linethat you would associate with …a. Deccan Herald b. The Tribunec. The Hindu d. Hindustan Times

38. ‘Always with the news’, is the punch line thatyou would associate with...a. CNBC b. BBCc. CNN d. Times Now

39. ‘The Joy of travelling together’, is the taglinethat you would associate with …a. Wagon R b. Versac. Alto d. Swift

40. Hamas is the name of a separatistorganization that belongs to …a. Israel b. Palestinec. Iran d. Iraq

41. Jeffrey L. Bewkes is the chariman and CEOof …a. Time Warner Inc.b. Oraclec. IBMd. McDonalds


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42. This person was appointed as the FederalChief Information Officer in the Obamaadministration and is the highest rankingIndian American in the administration. Whoare we talking about here?a. Aneesh Paul Choprab. Raj Shahc. Vivek Kundrad. None of these

43. ‘Powering growth responsibly’, is the tag linethat you would associate with…a. NHPC b. BHELc. NTPC d. SAIL

44. Omega, Rado and Longines are the famousnames of watches that belongs to thea. Swatch Group b. Richmont Groupc. BMW Group d. LVMH Group

45. Vittorio Colao will be the new chief executiveofficer of this telecom giant. We are talkingabout…a. AOL b. Telmexc. Reliance Infocomm d. Voldafone Plc.

46. ’Quality revolution’, is the tag line that youwould associate with …a. Honda Motors b. Toyota Motorsc. Hyundai Motors d. Tata Motors

47. Can you identify the name of the Indianindustrialist who bought Gandhiji's belongingsin a deal worth $1.8 millions recently?a. Ratan Tatab. Vijay Mallayac. Mukesh Ambanid. Sunil Bharti Mittal

48. You would associate Karun Chandhok with…a. Golf b. Car racingc. Table Tennis d. Lawn-Tennis

49. Scooty Streak is an automobile brand thatbelongs to…a. Hero Hondab. TVS Motorsc. Kinetic Engineering Ltd.d. Bajaj Auto Ltd.

50. Which of the following is NOT the part ofUNESCO World Heritage List?

a. Groups of monuments at Pattadakal b.Champaner-Pavagarh Archeological Park

c. Sundarbans National Park d. Jama Masjid

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1. Xylo is the name of the car model that belongsto …a. Mahindra & Mahindrab. Tata Motorsc. Fiat Automobiled. Skoda Automobiles

2. M.K. Narayanan is the present…a. Chief of Bhabha Atomic research Centerb. National Security Advisor of Indiac. Finance secretary to the Government of

Indiad. Chairman of the 13th Finance commission

of India

3. ‘Obsessed with quality since 1895’ is thepunchline that you would associate with …a. Fiat Automobilesb. Skoda Automobilesc. Hyundai Motorsd. None of these

4. This bank of Switzerland is named as HindujaBank. Can you identify the name of the bankin question from the given options?a. Bamas Bankb. Amas Bankc. Canas Bankd. Kanas Bank

5. What is 'Kindle'?a. operation of NATO forces in Afghanistanb. a wireless reading device from

Amazon.comc. latest operating system from Microsoftd. latest submarine to be inducted in Indian

Navy

6. Ratan Tata is the chairman of ...a. Tax Reforms Commissionb. Company Lawc. National Knowledge Commissiond. National Investment Commission


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7. Which of the following personalities isassociated with Golf?a. Jayant Talukdar b. Shiv Kapurc. Mauma Das d. Rohan Boppana

8. Paul Polman is the CEO of …a. Procter & Gamble b. Nestlec. Unilever Plc. d. Wal-Mart

9. This Indian businesswoman is the winner ofthe Nikkei Asia Prize 2009 for promotingregional growth in Asia. Name him/her fromthe given options.a. Ratan Tatab. Kiran Mazumdar Shawc. Mukesh Ambanid. Kumaramangalam Birla

10. Which of the following represents the punchline associated with Raymonds Ltd.?a. The Complete Man Since 1925b. Bring Style Homec. Bond with the bestd. Dressing the world

11. Can you identify the name of the countryfrom which Aviva, the insurance giant thathails from?a. Italy b. Germanyc. Australia d. U.K.

12. Who among the following is the CEO of themuch in news steel giant Arcelor-Mittal?a. Joseph Kinasch b. Aditya Mittalc. Guy Dolle d. L.N. Mittal

13. The first woman speaker of Lok Sabha is…a. Girija Vyas b. Sushma Swarajc. Meira Kumar d. Ambika Soni


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14. Nike has a very famous ad-campaign thatsays…a. Sense and Simplicityb. Just do itc. Nothing is impossibled. Power of precision

15. Reliance Capital, TV-18, Norwest VenturePartners and Intel Capital have jointly formedan online travel company called…a. makemytrip.com b. Yatra.comc. Naukri.com d. None of these

16. Which of the following represents the presentstrength of European Union(EU)?a. 23 b. 25c. 27 d. 29

17. How many number of companies comprisethe BSE Sensex?a. 25 b. 30c. 50 d. 75

18. Which of the following countries has theheadquarters of the auto major ‘Volvo’?a. U. K. b. Swedenc. Italy d. Germany

19. Can you name the President of Sri Lanka whofinally became successful in eliminating LTTEfrom its soil?a. Chandrika Kumaratungab. Mahinda Rajapaksac. Ratnashree Wickramanayked. None of these

20. Which of the following represents the venueof the Eleventh South Asian FederationGames?a. Thailand b. Sri Lankac. Bangladesh d. Malaysia

21. This CEO of an Indian technology giantreceived the Commander of the Order of theBritish Empire (CBE) award recently. Identifyhim from the given options.

a. Vineet Nayarb. Kris Gopalakrishnanc. S. Ramadoraid. Arun Jain

22. The Managing Director of Tata Motors is ...a. B. Mutthuraman b. P.M. Telangc. Ratan Tata d. N. Srinath

23. Which country will be hosting the next G-8summit of 2010?a. China b. Russiac. UK d. Canada

24. Mobilestore is the name of the retail chain ofstores that are promoted by…a. Tatas b. A.V. Birla Groupc. Reliance d. Essar Group

25. MTN Group, a telecom major, was in the newsrecently. It hails from…a. Namibia b. Brazilc. South Africa d. Argentina

26. This American businessman pleaded guiltyto 11 charges in his fraud worth $65 billionPonzi scheme. Identify him from the givenoptions.a. Bernard Ebbersb. Samuel D. Waskalc. Kenneth Layd. Bernard L.Madoff

27. Which of the following countries is the winnerof Nehru Cup Football tournament-2009?a. Syria b. Qatarc. India d. S. Korea

28. Which of the following personalities is theChief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nestle?a. Edward Zanderb. Peter Brabeck-Letmathec. Samuel J. Palmasinod. Eric Schimditt

29. Bharti has a tie-up with _____ in India for itsretail venture ...a. Boeing b. Wal-Martc. Motorola d. Airbus

30. European Union came into existence in…a. 1991 b. 1992c. 1993 d. 1994

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31. Starbucks is the name of the troubled coffeecompany that was in the news recently as itwas trying to cut down its number of shopsand workforce to control the problem. Thiscompany hails from…a. France b. U.K.c. U.S.A. d. Italy

32. Can you identify the name of the very famouscompany that was formed as a result of themerger of Aceralia , Usinor & Arbed?a. Poscoi b. Nucorc. Lafarge d. Arcelor

33. Which of the following represents the venueof Miss Universe 2010?a. Bahamasb. Las Vegasc. Hong Kongd. South Africa

34. Which of the following taglines you wouldassociate with CNN?a. News nowb. The most trusted name in newsc. Putting news firstd. Know. Now

35. SX4 is the name of the latest sedan thatbelongs to ...a. Skoda Automobilesb. Maruti Suzukic. Tata Motorsd. Toyota Motors

36. This personality is the present chairperson ofITC Ltd.. Can you identify him from the givenoptions?a. Subir Rahab. Y. C. Deveshwarc. B. Muthuramand. K. V. Kamath

37. Joseph Sepp Blatter is the present...a. President of ICCb. President of FIDEc. President of FIFAd. President of IOC

38. Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in ...a. India b. Englandc. World d. Asia

39. Which of the following sections of Indian PenalCode of the Constitution of India deals withthe same sex relationship provisions that wasvery much in the news of late?a. 357 b. 367c. 377 d. 387

40. Can you identify the main objective of the firstever US-Russia summit in last eight yearsthat took place at Moscow recently?a. Countering Global Terrorism

b. Increasing mutual trade c. Reduction in arms d. None of these

41. She is the first woman to have been appointedas the Additional Solicitor General of India.Identify her from the given options.

a. Ruma Pal b. Sujata Manohar

c. Indira Jaising d. None of these

42. Can you identify the name of India’s first officialentry in the Academy awards in the BestForeign Language Film Category?

a. Sahab Bibi Aur Ghulam b. Mother India c. Do Beegha Zameen d. Amrapali

43. This country the host the G-8 summit in 2010.Identify it from the given options.

a. France b. Germanyc. Canada d. Japan

44. ‘Basel Committee’ deals with … a. trade aspects

b. banking supervision aspects c. security issues d. stock market malpractices


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45. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyuno became the firstre-elected President of Indonesia in 2009. He belongs to …

a. United Development Party b. Democratic Party c. Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle

d. National Awakening Party

46. Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the_____Vice President to the Government ofIndia.

a. 10th b. 11th

c. 12th d. 13th

47. This committee finally submitted its report on

Babri Masjid demolition case after a longperiod of around 17 years. Can you name thechairperson of the committee in question?

a. B.N. Shrikrishna b. M.S. Liberhan c. M.K. Mukharjea d. G.T. Nanavati

48. The Jalianwala Bagh massacre took place in...

a. 1913 b. 1916

c. 1919 d. 1921

49. Which of the following is India’s first nuclearpowered submarine that was launchedrecently?

a. INS Virat b. INS Arihant c. INS Delhi d. INS Vikrant

50. This Indian scientist is the recipient of Queen’smedal, a prestigious award, in 2009. Can youname him from the given options?

a. M.S. Swaminathan b. Venky Ramakrishnan c. C.N.R.Rao d. G. Madhvan Nair

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1. Which of the following mobile brands has‘Priority’ as its chain of stores?a. Nokia b. LGc. Sony d. Philips

2. This is world’s first $100 billion and the mostvaluable brand presently, we are talkingabout…a. Yahoo b. Microsoftc. Google d. Coca Cola

3. Which of the following represents the presentcash reserve ratio (CRR) as on 31st August2009?a. 5% b 6.50%c. 7.75% d.9%

4. Can you name this only criminal that wascaptured live in the Mumbai terror attack thattook place on November 26, 2008?a. Hafiz Saeedb. Baitullah Masudc. Azmal Amir Kasabd. Mohammad Umair Madani

5. Hema Malini is the brand ambassdor ofa. Union Bank of Indiab. Dena Bankc. Bank of Indiad. Canara Bank

6. Tyeb Mehta passed away recently. He wasa legend from the field of …a. Musicb. Cinemac. Paintingd. Literature


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7. The chairperson of Competition Commissionof India is …a. K. Ravi Kumarb. Dhanendra Kumarc. R.S. Sharmad. None of these

8. ‘VAIO’, is the name of the laptop that belongsto the stable of…a. Akai b. Sonyc. Panasonic d. LG

9. Identify the name of the sports personality thatbelongs to the field of Golf.a. Pankaj Advani b. P. Harikrishnac. Mithali Raj d. Jyoti Randhawa

10. Louis Brandt was the founder of this brand ofwatch. Identify it from the given options.a. Timex watches b. Rado watchesc. Omega watches d. Cartier watches

11. The present President of BJP is…a. L.K. Advani b. Rajnath Singhc. Atal Bihari Vajpayee d. Nitin Gadkari

12. ‘Because you are special’, is the tag line thatyou would associate with …a. Skoda Super b. Skoda Riderc. Skoda Fabia d. None of these

13. India’s permanent representative to the WorldTrade Organization is…..a. Ujal S. Bhatiab. Rajesh Agarwalc. K.M. Chandrashekhard. None of these


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14. Navanethem Pillay is the newly appointed…a. Chief Information Commissioner of Indiab. United Nation’s Human Rights High

Commissionerc. President of International Court of Justiced. Director- General of UNESCO

15. Aston Martin was a car brand of … in thepast.a. Volkswagen AG b. Ford Motorsc. Toyota Motors d. Honda Motors

16. Which of the following automobile companiesown Punto, Panda, as its brands?a. Fiat Motors b. General Motorsc. Toyota Motors d. Ford Motors

17. Who is the author of the book The Secret?a. Jeffrey Archer b. Rhonda Byrnec. Amitav Ghosh d. David Oliver Relin

18. The first chairman of Securities & ExchangeBoard of India (SEBI) was …a. N. K. Singh b. Tarun Dasc. G. V. Ramakrishna d. D. R. Mehta

19. You would associate Ronnie Screwvalla with…a. Ten Sportsb. UTV Ltd.c. Nimbusd. Sony Entertainment Television

20. Which of the following represents the presentstrength of OPEC?a. 9 b. 11c. 12 d. 15

21. The Director- General of the World TradeOrganization (WTO). is…a. Pascal Lamyb. Jose Manul Barossoc. Robert Zoellickd. Peter Medelson

22. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India( CAG) is…a. C. Rangarajan b. Vinod Raic. S. Naryanan d. Ashok Lahiri

23. International Atomic Energy Agency's DirectorGeneral (in July 2009) is …a. Pascal Lamyb. Mohammed Elbaradeic. Robert Zoellickd. Susan Schwab

24. The deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha is…a. P.D.T. Acharyb. K. Rehman Khanc. Charanjit Singh Atwald. Yogendra Narain

25. Who is the present US Secretary of State?a. Joe Biden b. Hillary Clintonc. Robert Gates d. None of these

26. Ashwini Kumar is the director of…a. National Human Rights Commissionb. Central Bureau of Investigationc. Central Vigilance Commissiond. National Bank of Agriculture and Rural

Development

27. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyuno is the re-electedPresident of …a. Singapore b. Maldivesc. Indonesia d. Mauritius

28. Who is the newly appointed CEO ofMahindra Satyam?a. A.S. Murthy b. C.P. Gurnanic. C. Achutan d. Anand Mahindra

29. Which of the following personalities is theCEO of Pfizer Inc.?a. Jeffrey R. Immelt b. Edward Zanderc. Jorma Ollila d. Jeffrey B. Kindler

30. Benjamin Netanyahu is the present PrimeMinister of ...a. Israel b. Iranc. Turkey d. Syria

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31. ‘500’, is the name of the car model thatbelongs to …a. Toyota Motorsb. Honda Motorsc. Fiat Automobilesd. Tata Motors

32. Which of the following personalities is thechairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC)?a. C.S. Raob. T. S. Vijayanc. Jagadish Kapoord. Arjun Sengupta

33. Carmichael house is the name of the newbrand ofa. S. Kumarsb. Madura Garmentsc. Raymonds Ltd.d. J. K. Synthetics Ltd.

34. The chief justice of the Supreme Court ofIndia is...a. V. N. Khareb. K.G. Balakrishananc. S.H. Kapadiad. Y. K. Sabharwal

35. Business@speed of thought, is a famouswork of ...a. Larry Pageb. Bill Gatesc. Richard Bransond. Larry Ellison

36. Who is the present Human ResourceDevelopment (HRD) minister in the Unioncabinet?a. Arjun Singhb. Sushil Kumar Shindec. Anand Sharmad. Kapil Sibbal

37. Which of the following represents the venueof Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)meet 2009?a. Rio de Janeriob. St. Petersburgc. Yekaterinburgd. Beijing

38. Jazz is the name of the recently launchedcar model that belongs to the stable of …a. Hyundai b. Hondac. Toyota d. Ford

39. Naphthoquinone forms the central chemicalstructure of most notably….

a. Vitamin E b. Vitamin K

c. Vitamin B d. Vitamin C

40. The name of the mascot of 2010Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be heldin India, is….

a. Sheroo b. Sherryc. Shera d. Sher

41. Man landed on moon for the first time in historyon ...

a. June 20, 1968 b. July 20, 1968

c. July 21, 1969 d. None of these

42. ‘Dribbling’, is a term NOT associated with … a. Football

b. Basketball c. Water polo

d. Volley ball

43. Water has maximum density at ... a. 3 degree celsius b. 4 degree celsius c. 24 degree celsius d. 0 degree celsius

44. Can you identify the year in which the Darfurconflict of Somalia started?

a. 2002 b. 2003

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45. Which of the following schedules deal withAnti–defection law?

a. 8th b. 10th c. 11th d. 12th

46. Find the odd one out. a. Allah Rakha —Tabla b. Ali Akbar Khan —Sarod c. Vilayat Khan —Sitar d. Ronu Mazumdar—Sarangi

47. Which of the following represents the venueof the 15th NAM summit that took place in2009?

a. Sharm El-Sheikh b. Kula Lumpur c. Tehran

d. Cartagena de Indias

48. Which year has been declared by the UnitedNations as an International Year for theRapprochement of Cultures?a. 2008 b. 2009

c. 2010 d. 2011

49. “Brine” is a…

a. A cold and concentrated solution of sodiumchloride, saturated with ammonia

b. Saturated magnesium hydroxidec. A mixture of Sodium carbonate, calcium

carbonate and sand (finely powdered)d. None of these

50. The smallest blood vessel in the body is… a. Capillary

b. Artery c. Vein

d. Vena cava

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1. Can you identify the name of the countrywhere Indians were under racist attacks forquite some time and Indian government hasbeen trying hard to stop these attacks throughdiplomatic channels?a. France b. Germanyc. Australia d. Austria

2. The Colombo SAARC Summit held in August2008 was the ____ edition of the summit.a. 13th b. 14thc. 15th d. 16th

3. Habib Tanveer passed away recently. He wasa legend from the field of …

a. Sports b. Literaturec. Theatre & Cinema d. Business

4. Fazer is the name of the bike model thatbelongs to the stable of…a. Yamaha b. LMLc. Hero Honda d. Bajaj Auto Ltd.

5. Which of the following represents the venueof the first World Social Forum meet that tookplace in 2001?a. Mexico b. Brazilc. South Africa d. India

6. Liberhan Commission submitted its reportrecently. This commission probed into the …a. Godhara Carnageb. Babri Masjid demolition casec. Anti Sikh riotsd. Netaji Subhash death controversy

7. e-choupal is a venture of …a. HUL b. Daburc. ITC d. Marico Industries


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8. Xtrapremium is an oil brand of ...a. HPCL b. IOCc. BP d. None of these

9. Twitter is …a. Micro blogging and social networking siteb. new operating system from Googlec. latest discovered cometd. e book reader from amazon.com

10. Can you identify the punch line associatedwith the Punjab National Bank?a. …the name you can bank uponb. a passion to performc. We understand your worldd. Lifelong banking

11. Chanda Kochhar is the persent MD & CEOof …a. HDFC Bank b. ICICI Bankc. HSBC Bank d. Citibank India

12. ‘Save Money. Live Better’, is the punch linethat you would associate with …a. DuPontb. Wal Martc. Tescod. Carrefour

13. Mike Duke is the CEO of…a. Wal-Martb. Oraclec. Swatch groupd. Airbus

14. Indian Iron & Steel Company was merged witha. Essar Steelb. Jindal Steelc. Steel Authority of India Ltd.d. Tata Steel


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15. Which of the following represents the nameof the indigenously designed and developedlight combat aircraft of India ?a. Teevra b. Tejasc. Dhruv d. Rajendra

16. Which of the following represents theexpansion of ‘ R’ in ‘NREGS’?a. Regional b. Ruralc. Remote d. Radio

17. This personality is the present Chief of theArmy Staff. Identify him from the given options.a. Deepak Vij b. V.K. Singhc. F. H. Major d. Arun Prakash

18. Which of the following represents the venueof the 2014 Asian Games?a. Japan b. S. Koreac. Indonesia d. Malaysia

19. Pearson plc is the name of the leadingpublication giant that hails from …a. USA b. U.K.c. Holland d. Germany

20. You would associate William J. "Bill"Bowerman and Philip H. Knight with thefoundation of…a. Reebok b. Adidasc. Lotto d. Nike

21. Complete the given slogan. ThinkInvestments. Think…a. SAIL b. Reliancec. Kotak d. Aviva

22. Which of the following represents the onlyIndian Union Territory to have more femalesthan males?a. Daman and Diub. Pondicherryc. Dadra & Nagar Havelid. Chandigarh

23. Which of the following represents thepercentage stake of GE in the NBC Universalthe owner of famous Universal studios andCNBC?a. 50% b. 60%c. 70% d. 80%

24. Which of the following is NOT a brand ofHonda Automobiles?a. City b. Getzc. CRV d. Accord

25. Luiz Inacio Da Silva is the present Presidentof …a. Spain b. Brazilc. Venezuela d. Italy

26. The chairperson of ISRO is ...a. G. Madhavan Nair b. Mangala Raic. R.S. Paroda d. R.A. Mashelkar

27. ‘Good food, Good Life’, is the tag line thatyou would associate with…a. Marico Industries b. Daburc. Nestle d. McDonalds

28. Which of the following personalities you wouldassociate with the promotion of the telecombrand, Aircel?a. Shah Rukh Khan b. Zaheer Khanc. M.S. Dhoni d. Aamir Khan

29. Which of the following range of LCD televisionsyou would associate with Sony?a. Solaris b. Braviac. Cosmo d. Humira

30. Tami flu is a ….a. drug for treatment of swine flub. a form of fever prevalent in Tamil Naduc. new virus strain of AIDSd. a new computer virus that hacks emails.

31. You would associate Gaganjeet Bhullar with…a. Squash b. Shootingc. Golf d. Badminton

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32. Frederick Henderson is the present Presidentand Chief Executive Officer of…a. Toyota Motorsb. General Motorsc. Honda Motorsd. Volkswagen AG

33. Which of the following is the capital of SouthOssetia?a. Dilli b. Tskhinvalic. Podgorica d. Tbilisi

34. Most densely populated state of India is…a. Uttar Pradeshb. Biharc. West Bengald. Orissa

35. As per census 2001, the literacy rate of Indiais…a. 61.4% b. 62.8%c. 64.8% d. 66.2%

36. Which of the following represents theexpansion of ‘C’ in ‘OTCEI’?a. Country b. Counterc. Common d. Council

37. Audit. Tax. Advisory is the tag line that is usedby______ to promote itself.a. PriceWaterHouse Coopersb. KPMGc. Ernst & Youngd. None of these

38. This personality is the chairman of AvanthaGroup. Can you name hiom from the givenoptions?a. Gautam Thaparb. Anil Singhvic. A.C. Muthiahd. A.M. Naik

39. Daily Reader, an electronic book readerdevice, was unveiled recently by …a. Philipsb. Motorolac. Sonyd. None of these

40. Which of the following represents the presentmember strength of Association of South EastAsian Nations (ASEAN)?

a. 8 b. 9

c. 10 d. 11

41. What is the full form of NBFC? a. Non Banking Financial Company. b. Non-Banking Financial Crisis. c. New Banking and Financial Companies. d.

New Banks with Financial Crisis

42. Pakistan defeated this country to win thefinals of the ICC World cup Twenty 20 Crickettournament in the middle of 2009. Identify thecountry in question from the given options.

a. Australia b. Sri Lanka

c. India d. West Indies

43. Which of the following committee is relatedto tax reforms in India?a. S.S. Tarapore Committeeb. C.N.R. Rao Committee

c. B.N. Srikrishna Committee d. Raja J. Chelliah Committee

44. Trachoma is a disease of… a. lungs

b. eyes c. skin

d. liver


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45. Nyaya Sutras, considered to be the foundationbase for the ‘Nyaya’ school of philosophy, waswritten by …

a. Panini b. Akspada Gotama c. Madhavacharya

d. Udayana

46. Sarabjit Singh imprisoned in the Kot Lakhpatjail in Lahore , Pakistan has been given deathsentence for his alleged involvement in theserial bomb blasts in the Punjab province ofPakistan resulting in the death of 14 personsand injuring about 80 persons. These serialbomb blasts took place in …

a. 1990 b. 1996

c. 2002 d. 2007

47. Which country has the world’s largest naturalgas reserves?a. Iranb. Afghanistanc. Russiad. India

48. Who has been appointed as the Ambassadorto the Republic of Niger from India?a. YP Singhb. SN Malviyac. Ravi Bhushand. Ashok Attri

49. Who has recently been appointed asChairman of Interim pension regulatorPFRDA?a. Yogesh Agarwalb. Aditya Puric. OP Bhattd. Rajan Sahay

50. The First Muslim University, Aliah University,is located in which of the following states?a. Maharashtrab. Jammu and Kashmirc. Gujaratd. West Bengal

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1. Which of the following is the capital ofGeorgia?a. Managua b. Tbilisic. Baku d. None of these

2. Innfinity retail is a cent percent subsidiary of….a. Tata Sonsb. A.V. Birla Groupc. Reliance Industries Ltd.d. Goenkas

3. Ritz is the name of the latest car model thathas been launched by…a. Mitsubishi b. Fiatc. Maruti Suzuki d. Tata Motors

4. Find the odd one out.a. Glamour b. Achieverc. Passion d. Unicorn

5. 'Play it your way', is the tag line that youwould associate with …a. Gypsy b. Grand Vitarac. Swift d. DZire

6. This Indian cricketer is the brand ambassadorof Fiat Punto.Identify him from the givenoptions.a. Harbhajan Singhb. Yuvraj Singhc. Mahindra Singh Dhonid. Ishant Sharma

7. Which of the following represents the presentstrength of South Asian Association forRegional Cooperation (SAARC)?a. 6 b. 7c. 8 d. 9


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8. Linea is the name of the car model thatbelongs to the stable of …a. Honda Motors b. Fiat Automobilesc. Toyota d. Tata Motors

9. Samuel J. Palmasino is the chairman and theCEO ofa. Google b. IBMc. Agilent d. TNT

10. Which of the following teams finally won thesecond Indian Premier League Crickettournament held in 2009?a. Chennai Super Kingsb. Rajasthan Royalsc. Deccan Chargersd. Delhi Daredevils

11. Which of the following is the jewelry brand ofTitan Industries Ltd.?a. Suryansh b. Asmic. Tanishq d. D’Dmas

12. 'More car per car', is the punch line that youwould associate with…a. Tata Indigo b. Indica V2c. Mitsubishi Lancer d. Fiat Palio

13. ‘Nihar’ oil brand belongs to the stable of _____now.a. Marico Industries Ltd.b. Dabur Ltdc. ITC.d. HLL

14. This personality is the minister of IT &Communications. Can you name him from thegiven options?a. Dayanidhi Maran b. A. Rajac. S.K. Shinde d. Kamal Nath


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15. 'Enjoy the admiration', is the tag line thatyou would associate with…a. Honda Civicb. Honda Cityc. Honda Accordd. Honda CRV

16. Who among the following personalities is thechairman of L & T Ltd.?a. Tarun Das b. A.M. Naikc. S.Muruganswamy d. Rakesh Mehta

17. This company is the world’s largestadvertising group. Name the company fromthe given options.a. Omnicom b. JWTc. Rediffusion d. None of these

18. Find the odd one out.a. Getzb. Accentc. Sonatad. Grand Vitara

19. Which of the following personalities you wouldassociate with the establishment ofamazon.com?a. Jerry Yangb. Irwin Marc Jacobc. Jeffrey Bezosd. None of these

20. Michael Schumacher is a famoussportsperson who belongs to…a. Golfb. Formula one car racingc. Chessd. Football

21. Consulting. Technology. Outsourcing. is thepunchline that you would associate with…a. Ernst & Young b. Capgeminic. KPMG d. None of these

22. You would associate Larry Page and SergeiBrin with the foundation of ...a. AOL b. Yahooc. Oracle d. Google

23. 'Imagine', is the tv channel launched by ...a. Sony b. NDTVc. Star d. Zee

24. Find the odd one outa. Elantra b. Accordc. Tucson d. Getz

25. ‘Relationships beyond banking’ is thepunchline you would associate with…a. Bank of India b. Bank of Barodac. Union Bank of India d. None of these

26. Which of the following personalities is theinventor of Java, a computer language?a. Ray Tomlinson b. James Goslingc. Tim Berners Lee d. Jerffrey Bezos

27. Headlines Today is the news channel thatbelongs to the stable of …a. NDTVb. Star TV Networksc. India Today Groupd. TV18

28. This personality is the founder of NDTV.Identify him from the given options.a. Subhash Chandra b. Prannoy Royc. Rajdeep Sardesai d. Raghav Bahl

29. The president of European Central Bank (ECB)is...a. Jean-Claude Trichetb. Jose Manual Barossoc. Frederick Chilbanad. None of these

30. This personality has recently been roped inas the new brand ambassador of NakshatraJewelry. We are talking about…a. Aishwarya Rai b. Katrina Kaifc. Kareena Kapoor d. Sushmita Sen

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31. Which of the following ad-line you wouldassociate with the promotion of Toshiba?a. Empowering peopleb. Yours is herec. Your Potential Our Passiond. Leading Innovation

32. ‘Be: HOME’ is the name of the multibrandhome retail chain that is owned by…a. S. Kumarsb. Mudra Garmentsc. Arvind Millsd. Raymonds

33. ‘A world of difference’, is the tagline that youwould associate with…a. Paramount Airwaysb. IndiGo Airlinesc. SpiceJetd. Kingfisher Airlines

34. Swarovski AG hails froma. Russia b. Germanyc. Austria d. France

35. This personality is the MD & CEO of Yes BankIdentify him to the given options.a. Rana Kapoor b. Deepak Parekhc. K.V. Kamath d. Nakul Vaghul

36. Who among the following is the CEO of GoogleInc.?a. Sergey Brinb. Eric Schmidtc. Larry Paged. Jonathan Werner

37. Where would you find the headquarters ofSaudi Aramco, the largest oil corporation inthe World?a. Dhahran b. Riyadhc. Asir d. Abha

38. Gangubai Hangal passed away recently. Shewas a famous exponent of …a. Carnatic musicb. Hindustani classical musicc. Kathakalid. Kathak

39. ‘Banking for all’ is the punchline that you wouldassociate witha. Standard Chartered Bankb. IDBI Bankc. ICICI Bankd. Canara Bank

40. Viacomm, a leading global entertainmentcontent company has a tie up with .... of India.a. Times Now b. CNNIBNc. TV18 d. UTV

41. . Who among the following is the currentchairman of National Biodiversity Authority? a. Dr. P L Gautamb. K Venkataramananc. Dr. S. Ayyappand. None of these

42. Who is the chief of National Investigation

Agency?a. Rajeev Mathurb. S.C. Sinhac. Vinod Handad. None of these

43. Who is the author of the book titledUnaccustomed Earth?a. Kiran Desaib. Deepak Choprac. Jhumpa Lahirid. V.S. Naipaul

44. Which of the following countries is called theLand of Cakes?a. Londonb. Koreac. Australiad. Britain


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45. Pyithu Hluttaw is the Parliament of which ofthe following countries?a. Chinab. Japanc. Singapored. Mynamar

46. Salman Khursheed is a minister with whichof the following?a. Union Minister for CorporateAffairsb. Union minister for Communications and ITc. Union minister for Labour and Employmentd. Union minister for Textiles

47. Sumit Bose is recently been appointed towhich of the following posts?a. Disinvestment secretary of Indiab. Vigilance Director of Indiac. Comptroller and Auditor General of India d.d. None of these

48. As per the Women Reservation Bill, 1/3rd ofthe seats will be reserved for the women inthe Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies forthe next how many years on rotational basis?a. 5 yearsb. 10 yearsc. 15 yearsd. 20 years

49. Which of the following time periods represents

the duration of the 12th Financial Plan?a. 2011-2016b. 2012-2017c. 2013-2018d. 2014-2019

50. Which of the following committees gave the

calorie intake based methodology foraccessing the poverty line?a. YK Sabarwalb. DT Lakadawalac. CD Deshmukhd. None of these

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1. ABN Amro Bank has its headquarters at …a. Germany b. Francec. Italy d. Holland

2. Find the odd one out.a. Fusion b. Ikonc. Fiesta d. Marina

3. ‘Pureit’, is the name of a water purifier thatbelongs to the stable of…a. Coca Cola b. HULc. Nestle d. Bisleri Ltd.

4. Which of the following personalities is NOTthe brand ambassador of Omega watches?a. Nicole Kidmanb. Abhishek Bachchanc. Cindy Crawfordd. Shah Rukh Khan

5. ‘Growth is life’ is the tagline that you wouldassociate with ...a. HDFC b. RILc. Bajaj d. Dabur

6. Carrefour SA is an international hypermarketchain that hails from…a. Germanyb. Italyc. Franced. UK

7. Find the odd one out.a. Stryker b. Cometc. Aquila d. Discover

8. Perk is the chocolate brand of ...a. HULb. Daburc. Torrent Pharmaceuticalsd. Cadbury


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9. ‘You are the fuel’, is the punchline of…a. Maruti Altob. Maruti Swiftc. Maruti Versad. Maruti A-Star

10. Logan is a joint venture production of Mahindra& Mahindra of India and Renault of...a. UKb. Francec. USAd. Spain

11. This personality is the present commerceminister to the Government of India. Can youname him from the given options?a. Murali Deorab. Sharad Pawarc. Dayanidhi Marand. Anand Sharma

12. Music World is under Spencer’s Retail whichis a part of ….a. Times Groupb. RPG Enterprisesc. A.V. Birla Groupd. Videocon Industries

13. The headquarters of World Bank are locatedata. Geneva b. Washington DCc. London d. Vienna

14. Which of the following magazines does notbelong to the India Today Group ?a. Cosmopolitanb. Good Housekeepingc. Reader’s Digestd. Sports Star


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15. Dish TV is the first DTH platform in India,which is owned by ...a. Living Media Groupb. NDTVc. Times Groupd. Zee Network Enterprise

16. This newspaper was founded by masterSunder Singh Lyalpuri in 1924. Identify thepaper from the given options.a. The Tribune b. The Pioneerc. Hindustan Times d. None of these

17. 'Because muscles matter', is the tag line thatyou would associate with…a. Achiver b. Hunkc. Unicorn d. Passion

18. Who among of the following was the firstmanaging director of International MonetaryFund (IMF)?a. Johannes Witteveen b. Ivar Rooth c. Camille Gutt d. Per Jacobsson

19. Crocodile represents this company’s logo.Identify the company from the given options.a. Wrangler b. Lacostec. Numero Uno d. Benetton

20. CR-V is a brand of …a. Tata Motorsb. Toyota Motorsc. Honda Motorsd. Skoda Automobiles

21. Who is the CEO and Managing Director ofIFCI Ltd.?a. Atul Kumar Raib. KV Kamathc. Rakesh Mohand. Prakash P Mallaya

22. Which of the following IT giants is also knownas ‘Big Blue’?a. HPb. IBMc. Dell Computersd. Oracle Inc.

23. Shine is the name of the bike model thatbelongs to the stable of ….a. Kinetic Engineering Ltd.b. Honda Motors Ltd.c. Hero Honda Motors Ltd.d. TVS Motors Ltd.

24. The present Union Health Minister is…a. Pranab Mukherjeeb. Ghulam Nabi Azadc. A.K. Antonyd. Shrad Pawar

25. Steve Ballmer is the Chief Executive Officerof...a. Intel Corporationb. Microsoft Inc.c. Sun Microsystemsd. Cisco Systems

26. Which of the following countries is NOT a partof the European Union till date ?a. Austriab. Polandc. The Netherlandsd. Norway

27. Ericsson is the name of the telecommunica-tions giant that hails from….a. USA b. U.K.c. France d. Sweden

28. Jetta is the name of recently launched carmodel .This brand belongs to…a. Ford Motors b. Volkswagen AGc. General Motors d. BMW

29. Voltas is a consumer durable brand thatbelongs toa. Hindujas b. Birlasc. Tatas d. Wadias

30. The 2011 National games are scheduled totake place at …a. Andhra Pradesh b. Goac. Uttar Pradesh d. Karnataka

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31. This personality is the chairman of BombayDyeing. We are talking about….a. Arvind Lalbhaib. Gautam Hari Singhaniac. Nusli Wadiad. None of these

32. Which of the following persons is the head ofthe second Administrative ReformsCommission?a. Sharad Pawar b. Veerappa Moilyc. A.K. Antony d. Shivraj Patil

33. Which of the following is the winner of IndiraGandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament andDevelopment in July 2009?a. Sulabh Internationalb. Parivartanc. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundationd. None of these

34. V.G. Siddartha Hegde is the founder ownerof…a. Cafe-Coffee day b. Baristac. Hotspot d. None of these

35. Joshna Chinappa is a famous player of …a. Golf b. Squashc. Table Tennis d. Chess

36. Vertu is a wholly owned independently runsubsidiary of…a. IBM b. Nokiac. Motorola d. Siemens AG

37. Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence is thename of the controversial book authored by…a. Jaswant Singhb. Yashwant Sinhac. Narendra Modid. Arun Jaitley

38. ‘The Power of Dreams’, is the punchline of …a. Honda Motorsb. Toyota Motorsc. Volkswagen AGd. Hyundai Motors

39. This personality is the chairman of UnitedBreweries Group. Identify him from the givenoptions.a. V.C. Burman b. Vijay Mallayac. Gautam Singhania d. None of these

40. Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karimare the founder of …a. You tube b. Facebookc. Orkut d. Wikipedia

41. Angel Gurria is associated with which of thefollowing ?

a. OPECb. UNc. OCEDd. Common Wealth

42. Susilo Bambang is the President of which of

the following countries?a. Malaysiab. Singaporec. Indonesiad. Nepal

43. Who has been selected as the New Chief

Defence Staff? a. Sarath Fonsekab. Biglom Cruizec. GA Chandrasirid. None of these

44. Tyeb Mehta is associated with which of the

following streams? a. Artistb. Musicianc. Economistd. Scientist

45. Shikhar Samman is conferred by which of

the following states? a. New Delhib. Uttar Pradeshc. Rajasthand. Madhya Pradesh


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46. Which among the following Sultans declaredhimself as Sikandar-Isani a. Babarb. Kaiqubadc. Alauddin Khiljid. Akbar

47. Tulsi Das was the contemporary of which of

the following rulers?a. Humayunb. Akbarc. Jahangird. ShahJahan

48. Which among the following term has been

added to our preamble by 42th AmendmentAct 1976?b. Sovereignc. Socialistd. Republice. None of these

49. Which of the following amendments abolishedthe right to Property?a. 42nd

b. 44th

c. 92nd

d. 41st

50. Ibn Batuta, the famous travelor, who came to

India and became Qazi of Delhi belonged to…a. Egyptb. Gabonc. Ethiopiad. Morocco

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Test – 1

1 d 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 d 7 d 8 c 9 b 10 b11 a 12 b 13 d 14 d 15 d 16 c 17 b 18 c 19 b 20 d21 b 22 a 23 c 24 c 25 d 26 b 27 d 28 b 29 b 30 d31 b 32 c 33 d 34 a 35 a 36 d 37 b 38 b 39 c 40 a41 a 42 a 43 a 44 a 45 b 46 c 47 c 48 c 49 a 50 c

Test – 2

1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 b 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 c11 c 12 b 13 a 14 d 15 c 16 a 17 d 18 d 19 b 20 d21 d 22 b 23 b 24 d 25 b 26 d 27 d 28 c 29 d 30 c31 d 32 d 33 b 34 c 35 b 36 d 37 d 38 b 39 c 40 b41 d 42 c 43 d 44 c 45 d 46 b 47 c 48 a 49 c 50 a

Test – 3

1 b 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 a 8 b 9 d 10 a11 b 12 b 13 b 14 d 15 c 16 b 17 c 18 a 19 c 20 b21 b 22 b 23 b 24 b 25 d 26 b 27 b 28 b 29 c 30 b31 d 32 b 33 d 34 b 35 a 36 c 37 a 38 b 39 c 40 c41 b 42 b 43 b 44 c 45 c 46 b 47 c 48 d 49 b 50 c

Test – 4

1 d 2 b 3 d 4 b 5 b 6 b 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 c11 b 12 b 13 b 14 c 15 b 16 a 17 b 18 c 19 d 20 b21 b 22 a 23 b 24 c 25 d 26 b 27 b 28 b 29 b 30 b31 c 32 c 33 b 34 b 35 a 36 b 37 d 38 b 39 b 40 c41 d 42 b 43 c 44 c 45 b 46 c 47 b 48 c 49 b 50 c

Test – 5

1 c 2 b 3 d 4 b 5 c 6 b 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 b11 c 12 b 13 c 14 b 15 c 16 a 17 c 18 c 19 b 20 b21 d 22 d 23 b 24 b 25 b 26 c 27 b 28 d 29 d 30 b31 b 32 b 33 c 34 c 35 d 36 c 37 c 38 d 39 b 40 b41 a 42 c 43 c 44 a 45 d 46 b 47 b 48 b 49 b 50 d

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Test – 6

1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 d 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 a11 d 12 d 13 c 14 b 15 b 16 c 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 c21 c 22 b 23 d 24 d 25 c 26 d 27 b 28 b 29 b 30 c31 c 32 d 33 b 34 b 35 b 36 b 37 c 38 b 39 c 40 c41 c 42 b 43 c 44 b 45 b 46 c 47 b 48 c 49 b 50 c

Test – 7

1 a 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 b 9 d 10 c11 d 12 c 13 b 14 b 15 b 16 a 17 b 18 c 19 b 20 c21 a 22 b 23 b 24 b 25 b 26 b 27 c 28 b 29 d 30 a31 c 32 b 33 a 34 c 35 b 36 d 37 c 38 b 39 b 40 c41 d 42 d 43 b 44 b 45 b 46 d 47 a 48 c 49 a 50 a

Test – 8

1 c 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 c 8 b 9 a 10 a11 b 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 b 16 b 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 d21 c 22 b 23 d 24 b 25 b 26 a 27 c 28 c 29 b 30 a31 c 32 b 33 b 34 c 35 c 36 b 37 b 38 a 39 c 40 c41 a 42 b 43 d 44 b 45 b 46 a 47 c 48 a 49 a 50 d

Test – 9

1 b 2 a 3 c 4 d 5 b 6 b 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 c11 c 12 b 13 a 14 b 15 b 16 b 17 a 18 d 19 c 20 b21 b 22 d 23 b 24 b 25 a 26 b 27 c 28 b 29 a 30 b31 d 32 d 33 a 34 c 35 a 36 b 37 a 38 b 39 b 40 c41 a 42 b 43 c 44 d 45 d 46 a 47 a 48 c 49 b 50 b

Test – 10

1 d 2 d 3 b 4 d 5 b 6 c 7 d 8 d 9 b 10 b11 d 12 b 13 b 14 d 15 d 16 c 17 b 18 c 19 b 20 c21 a 22 b 23 b 24 b 25 b 26 d 27 d 28 b 29 c 30 b31 c 32 b 33 c 34 a 35 b 36 b 37 a 38 a 39 b 40 a41 a 42 c 43 a 44 a 45 d 46 c 47 b 48 b 49 b 50 d

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