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SUBJECT: KMAT

GENERAL AWARENESS

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Cabinet approves bill to replace Medical council of India

1. The Union cabinet has give the approval for the giving of the bill to replace the

muchcriticised medical education regulator Medical Council of India (MCI) with

a new commission to ensure transparency and reform.

2. “The MCI as the regulator of medical education in the country has repeatedly

failed on all its mandates over the decades,” it had said.

3. “Compared to MCI — a primarily elected body with nominees from the state or

centre —NMC will have a “hybrid structure” with a few non-medical members

and primacy for selected members,” a senior government official said. “At least

16 and up to 22 of its members would be medical professionals and all selected

members would be finalised by a search committee chaired by the cabinet

secretary,” the official told ET.

4. “NMC has been empowered to frame guidelines to determine the fees for up to

40% of the seats in private colleges and deemed universities, said the official.

This would give all “meritorious” students access to medical seats irrespective of

financial status,” the person said.

5. “The bill, which would replace the Medical Council Act of 1956, is expected to

end “heavy handed” regulatory control over medical education institutions and

would signal a shift towards outcome-based monitoring,” said the official.

6. “The bill also expects to open up the medical education sector, leading to

significant addition in the number of undergraduate and postgraduate seats and

enable “substantial” new investment in the infrastructure sector,” the official

said.

Meghalaya launches India’s first social audit law

1. Anita Pattanayak, Deputy CAG officer in Meghalaya, said, “This is a grassroots

method of auditing and stems from the people themselves. I hope it will make

auditing more meaningful.” But isn’t auditing, by definition, meant to involve

people on the outside? Pattanayak said, “The social audit facilitator will provide

an outside perspective, but it will take into account what people directly

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benefitting or meant to benefit from the scheme have to say. The report will

eventually come to us, autonomous auditors.”

2. Rights activist Aruna Roy called it an extension of the larger accountability

framework: “Social audit puts into practice the signature slogan of the Right to

Information movement in India — “Hamara Paisa, Hamara Hisab”. This is the

institutionalisation of participatory democratic governance.” Nikhil De of the

Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan termed it “an important step forward in the

lexicon of participatory governance in India, and indeed the world”.

Hyderabad Metropolitan Development authority ties up with ford

1. Ford and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has signed

a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the set of the some of the

feasibility of the common digital mobility solution for city commuters.

2. “Hyderabad has a significant advantage due to its excellent infrastructure and

connectivity. This MoU would further it and make commute within the city

more convenient for all,” said IT & Municipal Administration Minister K.T.

Rama Rao.

3. “We are working with cities to help address growing transportation challenges

by partnering with local development authorities like HMDA and offer

technology solutions to help find new ways to make commuters’ journey

seamless,” said R. Mahadevan, Director, Ford Smart Mobility, India.

4. In the starting of this year there has been the, Ford started working with Indore

and Mumbai to find customised mobility solutions for multi-modal transport,

encouraging use of public transit system and improving road safety.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Iran opens first museum dedicated to female artist exiled for decades

1. Iran has open the one of the museum that has given the dedicate for the one of

the lady, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who has received widespread

international attention during decades of exile.

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2. “All my inspiration has come from Iran – it has always been my first love,”

Farmanfarmaian told the Guardian from Tehran on the eve of the opening.

“When I travelled the deserts and the mountains, throughout my younger years,

all that I saw and felt is now reflected in my art.”

3. Farmanfarmaian said she gifted her works because she wanted to honour her last

husband, Abolbashar Farmanfarmaian. “He was a law professor at the University

of Tehran, and so I gifted them 51 pieces – this museum is now the first for a

female artist in Iran,” she said.

4. “It is a fitting tribute for one of the most important living artists today,” she said.

“This museum really becomes a window on to Iranian modernity, showing the

ways Monir has brought together abstraction with Islamic geometry to create a

uniquely Iranian art form.”

5. Balaghi said the artist’s return to Iran had stimulated her creativity. “Monir has

called this her ‘graceful twilight’ but in fact it’s been the most productive and

successful time for her as an artist.”

6. “not distinct from Iranian architecture … starting with a triangle, then moving

towards a 10-sided polygon. So I want to show the infinite possibilities of

creating new forms out of these geometric forms.”

7. Kiarostami said the venue for the new museum, a Qajar-era palace complex, was

suitable because “a lot of her mirror works belong to the era of Qajar dynasty

and Safavid dynasties, when these kinds of mirror work were being used

routinely”.

8. “She never wanted to work outside the patterns seen in the Iranian traditional

architecture. In modern life, for many people there seems to be a disconnect with

that tradition but she never felt like that.”

World’s Steepest funicular railway line opens in Switzerland

1. Swiss engineering and technology has get at the new height from the world’s

steepest funicular rail line. The €44.6m Schwyz-Stoos funicular (Standseilbahn

Schwyz-Stoos in German), that has opened for the public of there place from

Sunday, has been hailed as a triumph of modern design engineering.

2. The function that has opened at there will give the manage of the space-age-

looking carriages, accessible to all users, to remain horizontal while speeding up

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the mountain at up to 10 metres a second. It is due to be opened by the Swiss

president, Doris Leuthard, in the Alpine resort of Stoos, 1,300 metres above sea

level in central Switzerland on Friday.

3. The train, two lines of cylindrical carriages, resembling beer barrels, will allow

passengers to remain upright at all times, even as they ascend – or descend – the

1,720-metre track, climbing or descending 743 metres a second along gradients

as steep as 110% (47.7º).

4. Ivan Steiner, a spokesperson for the railway, said the funicular replaced an older

one that had operated since 1933. “After 14 years of planning and building,

everyone is very proud of this train,” he said.

5. “The Stoos funicular is designed with an inclination adjustment system. This

means that the four 34-passenger rotating cabins on each train remain

horizontally level throughout the journey.”

BANKING AND FINANCE

No transaction fees on debit card payments of upto Rs.2000

There has been the one of the statement given the Banks that there will be the n transaction

charge will be applicable upto the Rs 2,000 for at least two years.

In an effort to boost digital payments, the Union Cabinet has decided to waive the merchant

discount rate (MDR) applicable on all debit cards, BHIM and UPI transactions up to Rs

2,000. The government will reimburse the same to the banks for a period of two years,

starting January 1, 2018.

“Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) applicable on all debit card/BHIM UPI/ AePS

transactions up to and including a value of Rs 2000 will be borne by government for 2

years with effect from 1 January, 2018 by reimbursing same to the banks,” the Cabinet

decided on Friday.

“It is estimated that the MDR to be reimbursed to the banks in respect of transactions less

than Rs 2,000 in value would be Rs.1,050 crore in FY 2018-19 and Rs.1,462 crore in FY

2019-20,” the government release said.

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A report by Kotak institutional equities had said, “MDR reduction: marginally negative for

acquirers. The RBI’s move to reduce merchant discount rates (MDR) for debit card

transactions for smaller merchants and QR-code based transactions will likely bode well for

broad-based and asset-light adoption of cashless modes of transactions in the medium-term.

However, volume is unlikely to make up for the shortfall in reduction of fees in the short

term and hence, the near-term impact would be marginally negative for a few players like

Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI (State Bank of India). Debit card fee is a

small but a key area of growth for most of these.”

Ola offers insurance cover for driver partners

1. Cab aggregator Ola has announced that it has did the partnership with the Bajaj

Allianz to provide the comprehensive insurance programme for the driver

partners on its platform, offering them a cover of up to Rs 5 lakh.

2. “‘Chalo Befikar’ Insurance will be provided to all active driver partners on the

Ola platform offering a cover of up to Rs 5 lakh. This comprehensive scheme

provides daily benefits in case of hospitalisation that cover business losses, apart

from taking care of outstanding car loans and children’s education,” Ola said in a

statement.

3. “The insurance programme will cover outstanding vehicle loan obligation of

driver partners, irrespective of the loan amount; children’s education fee (up to

Rs 24,000 per year) per child till class 10th and business loss reimbursement of

up to Rs 750 per day for three months, in case of temporary disability,” it added.

4. “This new programme illustrates how a company can leverage local intelligence

and work together with its beneficiaries to create an offering that is extremely

relevant, but unavailable so far in the traditional structure,” Ola Chief Operating

Officer Vishal Kaul said.

Customs duty on Smartphones hiked

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1. Prices of top iPhone models has been raised by the amount of the 3.5%, except

for iPhone SE which Apple Inc. assembles in India, after the government raised

import duty on mobile phones by five percentage points on Friday.

2. “After the customs duty increase, we could also see a rise in prices of feature

phones in the market as their imports had gone up considerably recently,” an

industry executive said on condition of anonymity.

3. “I feel like we’re making good progress there and are gaining understanding of

the market, but we still have a long way to go, which I sort of see as an

opportunity instead of a problem. And I do feel great about the growth rate. And

so that’s India,” Cook had then said.

4. According to documents posted with the Registrar of Companies, “Apple India

Pvt. Ltd posted sales of Rs11,619 crore ($1.8 billion) for the year ended March

2017, compared with Rs9,937 crore in the year-ago period—which translates to

an increase of 17%. However, in the preceding 12 months ended March 2016,

Apple India had reported a growth of 53%.”

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

US lab makes the world’s strongest superconducting magnet

1. The scientist of the Field Laboratory has created and developed the most

powerful superconducting magnet ever, shattering the world record.

2. “This is a transformational step in magnet technology, a true revolution in the

making,” said MagLab Director Greg Boebinger.

3. “Not only will this state-of-the-art magnet design allow us to offer new

experimental techniques here at the lab, but it will boost the power of other

scientific tools such as X-rays and neutron scattering around the world.”

4. “We’ve opened up an enormous new realm,” said Huub Weijers, who oversaw

the magnet’s construction. “I don’t know what that limit is, but it’s beyond 100

tesla. The required materials exist. It’s just technology and dollars that are

between us and 100 tesla.”

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SPORTS

Kings XI Punjab Name Brad Hodge as Head Coach

1. Former Australia batsman Bard Hodge has been given the position of the head

coach of the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab for a three-year

term. Hodge, who is 42 years old, held a similar role with Gujarat Lions for the

last two seasons and will now report to KXIP’s mentor-cum director of cricket,

Virender Sehwag.

2. Sehwag informally held KXIP’s head coach’s job after India team’s batting

coach Sanjay Bangar resigned in December 2016. “We have signed a three-year

agreement with Brad, who will be our head coach,” Kings XI Punjab co-owner

Ness Wadia was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

3. “Viru (Sehwag) will be actively involved, too, as our director of cricket.” Hodge

continues to feature as an active player and will be playing for Melbourne

Renegades in the 2017-18 Big Bash League (BBL) before joining KXIP as the

head coach.

AWARDS

Wajib won the Suvarna Chakoram award at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala

1. Palestinian film Wajib, that has directed by Annemarie Jacir, which told the

story of the fragile relationship between an estranged father and son, has won the

Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant) award at the 22nd International

Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) on Friday.

2. Thai filmmaker Anucha Boonyawatana has won the Rajatha Chakoram (Silver

Crow Pheasant) award for the best director for his film Malila – The Farewell

Flower. The board of the Film has get happy to see the combination of the way

that the director merged the physical and metaphysical quest of her characters,

producing a film at once sensuous yet deeply meditative.

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3. I Still Hide to Smoke, which is the Algerian filmmaker Rayhana’s powerful

debut on the suppression of women’s freedom under the Islamist regime in

Algeria won the Audience Poll award for the best film.

4. Sanju Surendran won the Rajatha Chakoram award for the best debut director for

his film Aedan – Garden of Desire. The film also won the International

Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award for the best Malayalam movie.

IMPORTAN DAYS

Goa Liberation Day

1. The Goa liberation movement that has started for the sought of the Portuguese

colonial rule in Goa, India. The movement has started as the small number of the

scale and uprisings of the 19th century, and grew powerful during the period

1940-1961.

2. This moment has started from the both of the place that is inside and outside

from the Goa, and was characterized by a range of tactics including nonviolent

demonstrations, revolutionary methods and diplomatic efforts.

3. There has been the Portuguese control of its Indian colonies ended only when

India invaded Goa in 1961 and incorporated the territories into the Indian Union.

1. Which state has recently signed a MoU with Isha Foundation to rejuvenate its rivers?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Assam

C. Odisha

D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: B

2. The Joda East Iron Mine (JEIM) has been honoured with Golden Peacock Innovation

Management Award 2017. Which firm is the honour of JEIM?

A. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd

B. Jindal Steel

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C. Tata Steel

D. Hindalco Industries

Answer: C

3. Project Mausam is the initiative of which union ministry in India which is implemented

by ASI?

A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

B. Ministry of Human Resource Development

C. Ministry of Culture

D. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Answer: C

4. In which city, the Southern Command of Indian Army is conducting a significant army

exercise called ‘Hamesha Vijayee-2017’?

A. Gujarat

B. Kerala

C. Rajasthan

D. Punjab

Answer: C

5. PM Narendra Modi has launched the major skill development projects in which city?

A. Lucknow

B. Gorakhpur

C. Kanpur

D. Ahmedabad

Answer: C

6. India has signed six agreements related to various fields with which country?

A. China

B. Australia

C. Kyrgyzstan

D. Japan

Answer: C

7. Which bank has launched a web portal to overcome the illegal pooling of funds?

A. ICICI

B. SBI

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C. Yes Bank

D. RBI

Answer: D

8. India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival is going to start in which city?

A. Delhi

B. Dharan

C. Ahmedabad

D. Kathmandu

Answer: D

9. For developing Metro-6 corridor, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

(MMRDA) has signed an agreement with which Metro Rail Corporation?

A. Chennai Metro Rail Limited

B. Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation

C. Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation

D. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Answer: D

10. Who has been elected as acting chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT)?

A. Madan B Lokur

B. U D Salvi

C. Mohit Seth

D. B M Raikar

Answer: B

1. Who is the Railway Minister of India?

. Manohar Parrikar

B. Suresh Prabhu

C. Rajnath Singh

D. Nitin Gadkari

Answer: B

2. Indian Railways to install CCTV cameras in 983 stations by using which fund?

A. Consolidated Fund

B. Nirbhaya Fund

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C. Public Fund

D. Contingency Fund

Answer: B

3. India’s first social audit law has launched by which state government?

A. Meghalaya

B. Sikkim

C. Nagaland

D. Bihar

Answer: A

4. government to rule on severe tobacco pack warnings canceled by which state high court?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Maharastra

C. Karnataka

D. Bihar

Answer: C

5. In which state Eastern India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for scooters

has launched?

A. Assam

B. Odisha

C. Manipur

D. Nagaland

Answer: B

6. Which theme from the following is the theme for International Migrants Day (IMD)

2018?

A. Together with Migration

B. Migrants contribute

C. Safe Migration in a World on the Move

D. Co-operate with your Co-workers

Answer: C

7. For which state Naveen Patnaik is the chief minister?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Rajasthan

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C. Odisha

D. Kerala

Answer: A

8. Which state CM has approved 25 percent reservation for their state students in NLUO?

A. Delhi

B. Odisha

C. Bihar

D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: B

9. Who will take charge as President of Congress party recently?

A. Amarinder Singh

B. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

C. Rahul Gandhi

D. Abhijit Mukherjee

Answer: C

10. On which date Russias presidential election will take place?

A. March 10, 2018

B. March 18, 2018

C. February 21, 2018

D. April 1, 2018

Answer: B

11. Which country has largest diaspora population in the world, according to the UN World

Migration Report 2018?

A. India

B. Mexico

C. Russia

D. Bangladesh

Answer: A

12. Which Indian shuttler has won silver at the 2017 women’s singles World Badminton

Superseries tournament at Dubai?

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A. Saina Nehwal

B. P.V. Sindhu

C. Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli

D. Saili Rane

Answer: B

13. In which freestyle category, Sushil Kumar has secured gold in the 2017 Commonwealth

Wrestling Championships (CWC) in South Africa?

A. 64kg freestyle category

B. 84kg freestyle category

C. 74kg freestyle category

D. 54kg freestyle category

Answer: C

14. In which of the following states, the Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (GBWS) is

located?

A. Bihar and Jharkhand

B. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

C. Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand

D. West Bengal and Jharkhand

Answer: A

15. Which country raises import tax on cell phones?

A. Nepal

B. Russia

C. China

D. India

Answer: D

1. Who was named by the UK royals as a ‘Companion of Honour’?

A. JK Rowling

B. Bonnie Wright

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C. Evanna Lynch

D. Stephenie Meyer

Answer: A

2. Which network UIDAI Temporarily Stops from Conducting Aadhaar Linked e-KYC

Certification?

A. JIO

B. Idea

C. Airtel

D. Vodafone

Answer: C

3. The NPS subscribers can prematurely withdraw how much percentage of corpus tax-free

according to the Union Budget 2017-18?

A. 25%

B. 22%

C. 20%

D. 21%

Answer: A

4. Name the first Egyptian who won Premier League player of the month award?

A. Mohamed Aboutrika

B. Mohamed Salah

C. Ramadan Sobhi

D. Mohamed Elneny

Answer: B

5. How many consecutive times was Pep Guardiola named as Premier League manager of

the month?

A. 3rd

B. 2nd

C. 4th

D. 5th

Answer: A

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6. The football president Marco Polo del Nero is from which country? He recently got

rejected by FIFA.

A. Brazil

B. Germany

C. Spain

D. England

Answer: A

7. Name the person who won BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017?

A. Yacine Brahimi

B. Mohamed Salah

C. Yaya Toure

D. Riyad Mahrez

Answer: B

8. Arvind Inamdar Foundation honored which of the following person with ‘Police Jeevan

Gaurav Award‘?

A. Ashok Kamte

B. Sumedh Singh Saini

C. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill

D. Julio Ribeiro

Answer: D

9. Who is President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)?

A. Vikas Singh

B. Dharun Singh

C. Manohar Singh

D. Ramesh Singh

Answer: A

10. Which organization is going to set up Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development

Fund to boost the financing of milk processing capacities?

A. Indian Dairy Association (IDA)

B. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

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C. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

D. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)

Answer: B

11. For fund export infrastructure, which new scheme is going to be launched by the Union

Government?

A. Trade Infrastructure for Export Support (TIES)

B. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)

C. Trade Infrastructure for Export Supply (TIES)

D. Trade Infrastructure for Export Standard (TIES)

Answer: B

12. To develop an MSME ecosystem focused on Maharashtra and Gujarat, which bank has

partnered advisory services firm Pantomath Advisory?

A. HDFC Bank

B. Yes Bank

C. SBI Bank

D. ICICI Bank

Answer: B

13. What is the official emblem for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games?

A. Nature

B. Flight

C. Winter Dream

D. Yoggl

Answer: C

14. Which of the following country and India has started the 8th edition of bilateral military

exercise “EKUVERIN 2017”?

A. Japan

B. Sri Lanka

C. Nepal

D. Maldives

Answer: D

15. As per Union Budget 2017-18, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to set up

Payments Regulatory Board (PRB). Who will be chairman of the PRB?

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A. Cabinet Secretary

B. Finance Secretary

C. Finance Minister

D. Governor of RBI

Answer: D

1 . Who got the 2016 Saraswati Samman recently?

A. Mahabaleshwar Sail

B. A.A. Manavalan

C. Govind Mishra

D. Veerappa Moily

2. How many crores worth road projects in Rajasthan did Prime Minister Narendra Modi

inaugurated?

A. 15,000

B. 10,000

C. 6,000

D. 7,500

3. With which of the following countries, India has signed an MoU for cooperation in the

fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics and Assisted Reproductive Technologies?

A. Israel

B. Brazil

C. South Africa

D. Indonesia

4. Government of India with which country will issue a set of two commemorative postage

stamps on the theme of Indian festival Diwali?

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A. Canada

B. Bangladesh

C. Israel

D. Brazil

5. ________ CM Manohar Lal Khattar rules out resignation for violence

A. Assam

B. Haryana

C. Delhi

D. Maharashtra

6. Recently which of the following rice of West Bengal gets geographical indication status?

A. Katari bhog

B. Pragati bhog

C. Gobindo bhog

D. Bharatmata bhog

7. Which day is observed as National small Industry Day?

A. 31 August

B. 30 August

C. 29 August

D. 28 August

8. Which of the following has become first organization of a civil ministry in India to

become digital at the field level?

A. Department of Internal Security

B. Department of Disinvestment

C. Central Public Works Department

D. Department of Expenditure

9. Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

for the conservation of earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan. Pagodas of Bagan are in:

A. Sri Lanka

B. Myanmar

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C. Bhutan

D. Laos

10. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 31 August 2017 will be participating in the

2nd Indian Ocean Conference that will be held in

A. Sri Lanka

B. Reunion Island

C. Mauritius

D. Seychelles

11. The biggest X-ray laser gun on earth named, European X-ray Free Electron Laser, is

scheduled to be opened in September 2017. It is located in which of the following

countries?

A. Denmark

B. France

C. Germany

D. Hungary

12. Defence Accounts Department (DAD) organized its first Synergy Conference on

Defence Pensions in __________

A. Delhi

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Assam

D. UP

13. Which State Govt. has declared Friday as “Day of Helping Hand” ?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Bihar

D. Karnataka

14. Which state has launched the unified health scheme “Arogya Bhagya” ?

A. Tamilnadu

B. Kerala

C. Karnataka

D. Gujrat

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15. As per the RBI’s annual report, what per cent of the banned Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes

came back in the banking system after the demonetization?

A. 66 per cent

B. 75 per cent

C. 79 per cent

D. 99 per cent

16. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has begun the exercise for

conducting the next round of spectrum auction. The present chairman of Trai is

A. David Rasquinha

B. Hemant Contractor

C. RS Sharma

D. TS Vijayan

17. With Which country India signed the agreement on Industrial R&D and Technological

Innovation Fund recently?

A. Pakistan

B. Israel

C. China

D. North Korea

18. Noted Singer-musician L.N. Shastry has passed away. He used to sing in which

language?

A. Odissi

B. Tamil

C. Marathi

D. Kannada

19. What is the currency of Kazakhstan?

A. Manat

B. Lari

C. Som

D. Tenge

20. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?

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A. David Johnston

B. Édouard Philippe

C. Dmitry Medvedev

D. Justin Trudeau

Which cricketer has been ruled out of ODI series against England due to fracture?

Rohit Sharma

Name the Calcutta High Court judge who resigned recently.

Justice Soumitra Sen

Which Golf League is scheduled to start on 4th September 2011?

Touche Golf League (TCL)

Name the cable TV service recently launched in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation

Which country is all set to hold Nobel Quiz in Bangalore on 10th September 2011?

Sweden (Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2011)

Which country has approved for a 3-month extension of a state of emergency?

Trinidad and Tobago

Who has set a world record of 37.04 seconds for the men’s 4*100 meter relay title?

Usain Bolt

Which automobile major is eying to regain No.1 rank in India by 2015?

Mercedes Benz

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Who won the Golf European Masters title 2011?

Thomas Bjorn

Which hollywood-based Indian filmmaker died of cardiac arrest recently?

Jarmohan Mundhra

Which major bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 5th September 2011 in India?

Land acquisition bill

Which Global Mobile Virtual Network operator has planned to enter the Indian mobile

communications space?

Lycamobile

Name the Indigo model launched by Tata Motors recently.

Indigo e-CS VX

Who has been appointed as Senior President and COO of Yes Bank?

Asit Oberoi

Who has been appointed as India region head by Nokia Siemens Networks?

Sandeep Girotra

Which Country now allows transgender option in passports?

Australia

Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India?

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale?

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Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft

Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in

Karnataka?

Ian Felton

What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011?

CRR – 6.00%, Repo – 8.25% and Reverse Repo – 7.25%

Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the

Frankfurt Motor Show?

Tata Motors

In which part of India has new species of frog found?

Western ghats

What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of

September 2011?

100 per day from per SIM

Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.?

Dinesh K.Sarraf

Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say

in formulation of major policies in the health sector.

Hospital Board of India

What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is

effective from which date?

7% and 1st July 2011

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Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating

earthquake and tsunami?

Heavy rockers Iron Maiden

Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration?

Kolkata

When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held?

15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany

Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?

Ranjit Sinha

Which country showcased Central Asia’s high-speed train (254km per hour)?

Uzbekistan

Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display

businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?

Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi

Who was awarded with German’s top honour, silver laurel leaf?

Dirk Nowitzi

What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?

10.05%

Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?

Iran

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Which country’s court has banned Samsung tablet computer?

Germany

Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport

being run by 2 bodies – Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?

Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

Which country-men and who won the men’s 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics

Championships in Daegu?

Britian’s Mo Farah

Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed

away recently.

-V.Ganapati Sthapati

Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?

Bobby Jindal

Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?

SAP

Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?

Spain

How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free

from Bangladesh?

61 items

Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?

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India and Malaysia

Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.

Coolpad CDMA

Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on

another product laid by Government?

Wheat and Onion

Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the

automobile industry.

National Automotive board

Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?

Iran

Which country’s court has banned Samsung tablet computer?

Germany

Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport

being run by 2 bodies – Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?

Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

Which country-men and who won the men’s 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics

Championships in Daegu?

Britian’s Mo Farah

Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed

away recently.

V.Ganapati Sthapati

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Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?

Bobby Jindal

Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?

SAP

Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?

Spain

How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free

from Bangladesh?

61 items

Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?

India and Malaysia

Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.

Coolpad CDMA

Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on

another product laid by Government?

Wheat and Onion

Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, ‘Maaee’?

Asha Bhonsle

Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle,

covering Karnataka?

Ashwini Mehra

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Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film?

Ghar Jamai

When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin?

September 18th 2012

Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently?

Sachin Tendulkar

Which country’s UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama

recently?

Palestine

How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council?

Until June 2012

Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs?

Mexico city(Mexico)

Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV?

Toshiba

Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role?

Money ball

Which bollywood actor passed away recently?

Shammi Kapoor

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Which Bank’s net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings?

State Bank of India

Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?

Novak Djokovic

Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa

Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has

been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider

trading scheme.

Donald Johnson

Which country’s President has called for national government by August 21st 2011?

Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran

Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently?

Reliance Communications

Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India?

Secondary Education

What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote

corner people?

Health Bank

Who won his first World Golf Championship title?

Adam Scott

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Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket?

Ajantha Mendis

This disease caused by a deficiency of protein. Can you identify it from the given options?

(A) Goiter

(B) Kwashiorkor

(C) Hypokalemia

(D) Dermatosis

Ans . B

We all know very well that the Pacific Ocean is the earth’s largest ocean. Which of the

following represents the percentage area (approximately) of the earth covered by it.

(A) 25%

(B) 35%

(C) 40%

(D) 45%

Ans . B

This place is the wettest place on earth. Can you identify it from the given options?

(A) Mount Waialua

(C) Cherapoonji

(C) Mawsynram

(D) None of these

Ans . C

The number of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council is….

(A) 5

(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 20

Ans . B

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According to the latest population Census, the state with the least population density is ….

(A) Sikkim

(B) Mizoram

(C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans . D

The number of Union Territories in India is….

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 8

Ans . C

The maximum duration for which the President’s office can remain vacant is….

(A) 1 month

(B) 2 months

(C) 3 months

(D) 4 months

Ans . D

Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of

Rajya Sabha?

(A) 25 years

(B) 30 years

(C) 35 years

(D) There is no age limit as such

Ans . B

As per the Constitution of India, the fundamental rights are……. in number.

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

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(D) 8

Ans . B

Shakyamuni is another name of….

(A) Mahavir

(B) Buddha

(C) Lord Shiva

(D) Lord Vishnu

Ans . B

1. The kailashnath Temple at Ellora was constructed by

Ans : Rashtrakuta king Krishna

2. Who designed the Indian parliament Building ?

Ans : Herbert Bekar

3. Thukaram belonged to

Ans : Maharashtra

4. Name the first king in the world who introduced prohibition

Ans : Ashoka

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5. Which country is called constitution Research Society?

Ans : Greece

6. The custom of Johar prevailed among the women of

Ans : Rajputs

7. When did Alexander the great visited India?

Ans : 326 BC

8. Indus valley civilization period was

Ans : 3000-1500BC

9. Who were the architects of Indus Valley Civilization?

Ans : Dravidans

10. Mohenjodaro and Harappa are now in

Ans : Pakistan

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11. The oldest veda is ________

Ans : Rig

12. Aryan's lived in

Ans : South India

13. Where is "Bulandh Darwaza " situated ?

Ans : Uttar Pradesh

14. The Dravidians worshipped

Ans : Sakthi -ans

15. The staple food of Indus Valley people was

Ans : Wheat and Barley

16. The brain trust of Chandra Gupta Maurya was

Ans : Kautilya

17. The modern name for Pataliputra

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Ans : Patna

18. The city of modern Patna was founded by

Ans : Ajathasatru

19. The modern name for Panipat is

Ans : Kurukshetra

20. Ashvagosha lived during the ________ period

Ans : Kushana

21. Vikramaditya was

Ans : Chandra Gupta II

22. Vathapi was the capital of the

Ans : Chalukyas

23. Which battle in India gave superior status to the Britishers?

Ans : Battle of Buxar

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24. Who was defeated by Ghori Mohammed to conquer Delhi?

Ans : Prithviraj

25. Who was known as the 'Whip of the God'?

Ans : Chengizkhan

The Battle of Plassey was fought in

A. 1757

B. 1782

C. 1748

D. 1764

Answer: Option A

2. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between

the rivers of

A. Sutlej and Beas

B. Jhelum and Chenab

C. Ravi and Chenab

D. Ganga and Yamuna

Answer: Option B

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3. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

A. military affairs

B. the state treasury

C. the royal household

D. the land revenue system

Answer: Option A

4. Tripitakas are sacred books of

A. Buddhists

B. Hindus

C. Jains

D. None of the above

Answer: Option A

5.

The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

A. Nirvana

B. Sangha

C. Buddha

D. Dhamma

Answer: Option A

Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?

A. M.L.Valsamma

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B. P.T.Usha

C. Kamaljit Sandhu

D. K.Malleshwari

Answer: Option C

Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?

A. Canada

B. Sri Lanka

C. Zimbabwe

D. East Africa

Answer: Option B

Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?

A. Two

B. Three

C.

Four

D. Eight

Answer: Option C

Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?

A. Glamorgan

B. Leicestershire

C. Gloucestershire

D. Lancashire

Answer: Option A

Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?

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A. Geet Sethi

B. Wilson Jones

C. Michael Ferreira

D. Manoj Kothari

Answer: Option B

Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?

A. M.L.Valsamma

B. P.T.Usha

C. Kamaljit Sandhu

D. K.Malleshwari

Answer: Option C

1. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?

A. 6,000

B. 9,000

C. 4,000

D. 1,000

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ANS.

2. Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?

A. 1 billion

B. 1 million

C. 1 lakh

D. 1 thousand

3. The language with the richest vocabulary is:

A. Hindi

B. French

C. English

D. German

4. English Language have more than ?? words:

A. 4,50,000

B. 45,000

C. 4,500

D. 450

5. The oldest Indian language is:

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A. Telugu

B. Hindu

C. Tamil

D. Punjabi

6. Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these

scripts?

A. The Bible

B. Hiraka Sutra

C. The Super Book

D. None of these

7. The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:

A. The Ramayana

B. The Mahabharata

C. The bible

D. Guru Granth Sahib

8. The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:

A. The Bible

B. The Hirake Sutra

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C. The Ramayana

D. The Mahabharata

9. The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??

A. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.

B. 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.

C. 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.

D. None of these

10. Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:

A. Longest novel ever published

B. Shortest novel every published

C. The oldest novel

D. None of these

11. The author of the play/book ?Ratnawali? is:

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A. Tulsidas

B. Kalidas

C. Harsha Vardhan

D. Prem Chand

12. Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?

A. Saket

B. Satyartha Prakash

C. Shakuntala

D. Savitri

13. The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:

A. Swami Dayanand

B. Swami Vivekanand

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Kalidas

14. The play/book ?Shakuntala? was written by:

A. Maithili Sharan gupt

B. Swami Dayanand

C. Kalidas

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D. Tulsidas

15. Which of the following is the author of ?Song of India, The?:

A. Firdausi

B. Sarojini Naidu

C. Lala Lajpat Rai

D. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

16. The author of the book ?Time machine? is:

A. Lewis Carroll

B. Robert Louis Stevenson

C. Charles Lamb

D. H.G. Wells

17. Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:

A. Vinay Patrika

B. Ramcharitmanas

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. Yashodhara

18. The book ?Vish Vriksha? was written by:

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A. Bankimchandra Chatterjee

B. Annie Basant

C. Tulsidas

D. Kalidas

19. The book ?We Indians? was written by:

A. H.G. Wells

B. Khushwant Singh

C. James Jeans

D. Thomas Moore

20. Which of he following is he author of play/book ?Yashodhara?:

A. Maithili Sharan Gupt

B. Khushwant Singh

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C. Bankimchandra Chatterjee

D. Sarojini Naidu

21. Dhyan Chand was:

A. A great hockey player

B. Captained he Indian hockey team which won a gold medal in 1936 Berlin Olympics

C. Scored 101 goals at the Olympic games and 300 goals in the international matches.

D. All the statements are correct

22. Who developed the small pox vaccination?

A. Eduard Jenner

B. Alexander Fleming

C. Albert Einstein

D. None of these

23. Euclid was:

A. Greek mathematician

B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry

C. Propounded the geometrical theosems

D. All the statements are correct

24. Fa-hien was:

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A. The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta

Vikramaditya

B. The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica

C. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China

D. None of these

25. Firdausi was:

A. A person poet

B. Well known for his epic ?Sharnama?

C. Both are correct

D. None of these

26. Who is also known as the ?Lady with the Lamp??

A. Florence Nightingale

B. Sarojini Naidu

C. Rani Laxmibai

D. Bachendri Pal

27. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was:

A. A German Physicist

B. Developed the mercury thermometer in 1714

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C. Devised temperature scale

D. All are correct

28. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:

A. Developed the telescope

B. Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter

C. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time

measurement.

D. All are correct

29. Who is known as the father of English poetry?

A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. John Milton

C. John Keats

D. None of these

30. The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American

independence was:

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A. George Washington

B. Bill Clinton

C. George Bush

D. None of these

31. Marco Polo

A. Discovered Greenland

B. Traveled three China, India and other parts of Asia

C. Traveled round the cape of Good Hope

D. Discovered Canada

32. Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?

A. Discovered Greenland

B. Landed on the mainland of south America

C. Discovered the sea route from Europe to India.

D. None of these

33. Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific

Ocean?

A. Ferdinand Magelion

B. Jacques Carter

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C. William Janszoom

D. Vasco da Gama

34. Who discovered Australia?

A. Eric the Red

B. Leif Ericsson

C. William Janszoom

D. None of these

35. Who located the magnetic pole?

A. Sir James Clark

B. Rear Admiral

C. Sir John Ross

D. All the above

36. Who was first to reach the South Pole?

A. Rear Admiral

B. Capt. Amundsen

C. Capt. R. E. Scett

D. Sir Edmund Hillary

37. Who was the first to cross the Antarctic?

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A. Sir Vivian Fuchs & sir Edmund Hillary

B. Maj. Yuri Gagarin and Maj. Gherman Titor

C. Capt. R. E. Scott

D. All of these

38. Who were the first to journey into space?

A. Maj. Yori Gagarin and maj. Gherman Titor from Russia

B. Comm. Grissom and Col john Glenn from America

C. Both are correct

D. None of these

39. Who was the first man to ?Walk? in space?

A. Col. Leonor from Russia

B. Major White from America

C. Both of these

D. None of these

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40. Who were the first to circle the moon?

A. Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell

B. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin

C. Charles Conrad and Alan Bean

D. None of these

41. ?Arena? is the special name for playground of:

A. Cricket

B. Lawn Tennis

C. Wrestling

D. Skating

42. The national sport of Canada is:

A. Tennis and cricket

B. Lacrosse

C. Judo

D. Rugby and Football

43. Badminton is the national sport at:

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A. Malaysia

B. Scotland

C. China

D. Former soviet Union

44. Where is the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?

A. Kolkata

B. Mumbai

C. Chennai

D. Delhi

45. Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?

A. Kanpur

B. Jamshedpur

C. Cuttack

D. Patiala

46. For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize awarded?

A. Physics and chemistry

B. Physiology or Medicine

C. Literature, Peace and Economics

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D. All the above

47. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?

A. December 10

B. January 10

C. April 10

D. July 10

48. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:

A. Physics

B. Economics

C. Chemistry

D. (a) and (c)

49. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for:

A. Economics

B. Peace

C. Medicine

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D. Literature

50. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually

for:

A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962

B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962

C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962

D. Medici

ne in

1954,

Physic

s in

1962

1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c

6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. a

11. c 12. a 13. a 14. c 15. b

16. d 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. a

21. d 22. a 23. d 24. a 25. c

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26. a 27. d 28. d 29. a 30. a

31. b 32. b 33. a 34. c 35. d

36. b 37. a 38. c 39. c 40. a

41. c 42. b 43. a 44. b 45. a

46. d 47. a 48. d 49. b 50. a

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Sports Quiz Questions

1. Who has taken over as the Director of Operations at the Bangalore based National Cricket Academy in

place of his predecessor Dave Whatmore that joined IPL team Kolkata Knight Raiders recently?

a. Kapil Dev

b. Madan Lal

c. Sanjay Manjrekar

d. Sandeep Patil

e. Karsan Ghavri

2. Of which two sports have actors Mohanlal and Mammootty become goodwill ambassadors in Kerala

recently?

a. Football & Boat racing

b. Judo & Table Tennis

c. Basketball & Cricket

d. Athletics & Volleyball

e. Wrestling & Weightlifting

3. Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will be the new face to promote guns made by which company?

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a. Mouser

b. Walther

c. Uzi

d. Colt

e. Smith & Wesson

4. Mahela Jayawardene hit his sixth Test double century in the first Test of the series between India and Sri

Lanka at Ahmedabad recently. Who holds the record of exceeding the score of 200 runs in an inning for the

highest number of times in Test Cricket till date?

a. Don Bradman

b. Brian Lara

c. Wally Hammond

d. Marvan Atapattu

e. Javed Miandad

5. Who won the Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament organised recently?

a. Andy Murray

b. Nikolay Davydenko

c. Rafael Nadal

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d. Roger Federer

e. Novak Djokovic

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6. Sachin Tendulkar has the second longest One Day International (ODI) career currently. Who holds

the record for the longest ODI career spanning 20 years and 272 days?

a. Allan Border

b. Kapil Dev

c. Javed Miandad

d. Brian Lara

e. Andrew Flintoff

7. China beat India in the final to win the Asia Cup Hockey Championship for Women in Bangkok

recently. Which Indian player was declared the player of the tournament?

a. Suraj Lata Devi

b. Subhadra Pradhan

c. Mamta Kharab

d. Madhu Yadav

e. S. Omana Kumari

8. Who won the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Abuja, Nigeria recently?

a. Netherlands

b. Switzerland

c. Brazil

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d. Portugal

e. Mexico

9. Which of the following statements about the Federation Cup Women's Tennis Team tournament

organised recently is incorrect?

a. The final was played at Reggio Calabria

b. Russia was the losing finalist

c. The final was played on clay court

d. The losing finalist was unable to win a single match in the final

e. Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were members of the

winning team

10. Which of the following statements about the schedule of the 2011 World Cup announced recently

are correct?

I. India and Pakistan are in the same group

II. Bangladesh will host two quarter-finals while India and Sri Lanka will host one quarter-final

each III. Opening ceremony of the World Cup will be organised in Dhaka

a. I only

b. I and II only

c. I and III only

d. II and III only

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e. I, II and III

11. Which of the following was selected as the official broadcaster of 2010 Commonwealth Games recently?

a. Satellite Information Service Live

b. International Games Broadcast Services

c. Nimbus Sports International

d. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

e. Big Productions

12. Which well known former Olympic gold medallist is Chairman of the London Organising Committee for

the Olympic Games?

a. Daley Thompson

b. Sebastian Coe

c. Steve Overt

d. Robin Cousins

e. Eric Heiden

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13. Virender Sehwag was in news recently for missing his triple century in the India-Sri Lanka series by less

than 10 runs. Who is the only batsman to have scored three triple centuries in Test Cricket?

a. Allan Border

b. Donald Bradman

c. Brian Lara

d. Both (2) & (3)

e. None of the above

14. Virender Sehwag was in news recently for his score of 293 runs in the first inning of the third test match

between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Who has scored the highest number of double centuries in tests for

India?

a. Virender Sehwag

b. Rahul Dravid

c. Sachin Tendulkar

d. Sunil Gavaskar

e. Both (1) and (3)

15. Which former Test Cricketer of Australia is the Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of

International Cricketers' Association (FICA) that looks after the interest of cricketers of Test playing

countries?

a. Allan Border

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b. Tim May

c. Kim Hughes

d. Tom Moody

e. David Boon

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16. Which of the following statements about India's performance in Test Cricket are correct in light of recent

developments?

I. The victory against Sri Lanka in third test of the 2009 series at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai was India's

100th test victory

II. India is the only country to have not lost a single Test in 2009

III. India's score of 726 for nine declared in the first innings of the third test of India-Sri Lanka series at

Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai is its highest total in Test cricket

a. I only

b. I and II only

c. II and III only

d. III and I only

e. I, II and III

17. Who was appointed as the new captain of the 21-member Indian Hockey team for the FIH Men's

Champions Challenge tournament in Salta, Argentina from December 6 to 13?

a. Tushar Khandekar

b. Dilip Tirkey

c. Arjun Halappa

d. Rajpal Singh

e. Dhanraj Pillai

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18. World Professional Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani accepted the Eklavya award, the highest

recognition for a sportsperson in which state recently?

a. Delhi

b. Karnataka

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Kerala

e. Andhra Pradesh

19. Suresh Kalmadi was elected unopposed as the President of the Asian ______ Association for a third term

at Guangzhou, China recently.

a. Basketball

b. Hockey

c. Weightlifting

d. Athletics

e. Shooting

20. Which of the following has acquired the theatrical telecast rights for cricket matches of the Indian Premier

League (IPL) 2010 and 2019 for Rs 330 crore recently?

a. Entertainment and Sports Direct (ESD)

b. Satellite Information Services (SIS)

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c. Triplecom Media

d. Fox Sports International (FSI)

e. Big Entertainment

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.

1. D

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. B

6. C

7. B

8. B

9. B

10. D

11. A

12. B

13. E

14. A

15. B

16. C

17. D

18. B

19. D

20. A

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1. What is the another name of ATHLETICS.

(a) Sports (b) Track &Field

(c) Gymnastics (d) Decathlon

2. Time shall be taken from the.

(a) Sound of Gun (b) Flash smoke

(c) Whistle (d) None of these.

3. How many types of tracks are there?

(a) Two type (b) Three type

(c) Four type (d) Five type

4. How many lanes are there in a standard track?

(a) 6 to 9 (b) 8 to 9

(c) 10 to 12 (d) 11 to 13

5. The following are the standard distance of hurdler Race for men.

(a) 100 & 400 mts. (b) 110 & 400 mts.

(c) 80 & 200 mts. (d) All of these.

6. Direction of running shall be.

(a) Right hand side (b) Left hand side

(c) curve- running (d) none of these.

7. Standard width of the lane shall be.

(a) 1.20 mts (b) 1.22 mts

(c) 1.22 to 1.25 mts. (d) 110 mts.

8. The Standard distance of Marathon Race.

(a) 26 kms. (b) 42 kms.

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(c) 42.195 kms (d) 42.123 kms

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9. The procedure of doping test is including the collection of.

(a) Sugar sample (b) Urine sample

(c) stool Sample (d) Blood Sample

10. How many athletes may be used as substitutes in Relays race

event

(a) One athlete. (b) Two athlete

(c) Three athlete (d) none of these.

11. Landing area of High jump event should be.

(a) 5x2 mts (b) 5x3 mts

(c) 5x4 mts (d) 5x5 mts.

12. Landing area of Pole vault event should be.

(a) 6x4 mts (b) 5x3 mts

(c) 5x4 mts (d) 5x5 mts.

13. Landing area of long jump event should be.

(a) 10x2.75 mts (b) 9x3 mts

(c) 9x4 mts (d) 9x2.75 mts.

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14. In Triple jump distance between the take off board and landing

area shall be not more than.

(a) 9 mts. (b) 10 mts.

(c) 13 mts (d) 11 mts.

15. For valid throw shot must fall.

(a) In sector area (b) Within the inner edges of

landing sector

(c) Nearest on sector lines. (d) None of these.

16. Inside diameter of shot put circle is.

(a) 450 (b) 34.920

(c) 400 (d) 900

17. Minimum weight of shot for acceptance of a record (for men)

(a) 7.26 kg. (b) 8 kg

(c) 7.25 kg (d) 5 kg

18. Minimum weight of shot for acceptance of a record (for women)

(a) 4 kg. (b) 8 kg

(c) 7.25 kg (d) 5 kg

19. Minimum weight of discuss for acceptance of a record (for men)

(a) 1 kg. (b) 2 kg

(c) 3 kg (d) 800 gms.

20. Minimum weight of Javelin for acceptance of a record (for women)

(a) 800 gms (b) 750 gms

(c) 600 gms (d) 500 gms.

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21. Ten event which shall be held on two consecutive days is known

as.

(a) Penthalon (b) Decathlon

(c) Heptathlon (d) relay race

22. First “Padmashree” in athletics.

(a) P.T.Usha (b) Milkha singh

(c) Bandhu singh (d) none of these.

23. The Person who represented India in 6 Olympics from (1964 to 84)

(a) Ranjeet singh(b) Randhir singh

(c) Milkha singh (d) None of these

24. The first Indian woman athlete to win a gold in Asian Games is .

(a) P.T.Usha (b) Shayni Abhramn

(c) kamaljit Sandhu (d) Anju B. G.

25. How many hurdles are placed in a Hurdle race in one lap?

(a) 12 (b) 15

(c) 7 (d) 10

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26. Winner of 100 mts. (Men) in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Ans.

Asafa Powell (Jamaica)

27. How many Olympics medal have been won by Indian hockey team?

(a) 11 (b) 13

(c) 10 (d) 18

28. Who has got the First Arjuna Award in the field of Athletics?

(a) P.T.Usha (b) G.S.Randhawa

(c) Milkha Singh (d) B.S.Bedi

29. The first Commonwealth games were held in

(a) 1930 Hamilton (b) 1934 Australia

(c) 1935 India (d) 1940 Pakistan

30. When did the ancient Olympic game start?

(a) 394 B. C. (b) 493 B.C.

(c) 676 B.C. (d) 776 B.C.

31. Till now how many Olympic Games have been organized?

(a) 22 (b) 27

(c) 28 (d) 29

32. When did the women get chance to take part in the Olympic

Games?

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(a) 1896 (b) 1900

(c) 1908 (d) 1920

33. Who was the first Indian woman to take part in Olympic Games?

(a) Merry La RO (b) P.T.Usha

(c) Anju B.G. (d) K.Malleshwree

34. In which Olympic Games did India last win a gold medal in Hockey?

(a) 1964 (b) 1972

(c) 1980 (d) 1984

35. Who was the Indian who won the silver medal for the first time in

Olympics in shooting event?

(a) K.D. Jadhav (b) Major Rajyawardhan Rathor

(c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Samser Jang

36. Who was the Indian who won the gold medal for the first time in Olympic in

shooting event.

(a) K.D. Jadhav (b) Major Rajyawardhan Rathor

(c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Samser Jang

37. Where and in which year were the first Asian games held?

(a) 1951 New Delhi (b) 1954 Beijing

(c) 1952 Doha (d) 1950 Delhi

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38. Who is the first Indian woman athlete to win the gold medal in

Asian games?

(a) Geeta Jutshi 1976 (b) Kamal Jeet Sandhu 1970

(c) M.D. Balsmma 1982 (d) P.T.Usha 1986

39. Where were the Last (fifteenth) Asian games held?

(a) 2002 Bussan (b) 2006 Doha

(c) 2007 Beijing (d) 2008 New Delhi

40. At what place the Asian games have been held four times?

(a) New Delhi (b) Bangkok

(c) Tehran (d) Seoul

41. Where were the first commonwealth (1930) games held?

(a) New Delhi (b) Sidney

(c) Hamilton (d) Landon

42. In which common wealth game did India take part for the first time?

(a) London 1934 (b) Auckland 1950

(c) 1930 Hamilton (d) 1962 Perth

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43. When and where will Nineteenth Commonwealth games be held?

(a) 2010 Melbourne (b) 2010 New Delhi

(c) 2010 India (d) 2010 Pakistan

44. Who won the five gold medals from India in eighteenth common wealth games in

shooting event?

(a) Samresh Jang (b) Jaspal Rana

(c) Anuja Jang (d) Gagan Narang

45. Name the Indian table tennis player who won gold medal in 18th commonwealth

games.

(a) A. Sharat Kamal (b) Ramesh Kumar

(c) Krishan Kumar (d) Raj Singh

46. In which commonwealth games did flying Sikh Milkha Singh win the first gold

medal for India?

(a) 1934. London (b) 1938. Sidney

(c) 1950. Auckland (d) 1958. Cardiff

47. When did first modern Olympic game start?

(a) 1896 (b) 1892

(c) 1900 (d) 1895

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48. How many rings are there in an Olympic Flag?

(a) 4 (b) 2

(c) 9 (d) 5

49. Who was the father of Modern Olympic Games?

Ans…Baron pierre De Coubertin

50. What is the Olympic Motto?

Ans …Citius . Altius Fortius …………………………………………….

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1. "We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion & an excuse to shop, they will come" are the

Golden words of whom?

Kishore Bayani (The Chairman of Future Group)

2. What is the Title of Auto Biography of JRD

TATA? Beyond the Last Blue Mountain

3. What is the Title of Auto Biography of Krishna Kumar

Birla? Brushes with History

4. "It happened in India" is the Auto Biography of

whom? Kishore Bayani (The Chairman of Future Group)

5. "The End of Ecconomic Man" is the famous book written by whom?

Peter F Drucker

6. "Imagining India" recently published book authored

by? Nandan M Neelakeni

7. What is the Tag Line of Sony?

Like No Other

8. "India's Family Store" is the punchline of which brand?

Pantaloon

9. Name of the Family Store owned by Kumar Mangalam

Birla? More

10. "Net Safe Credit Card" is introduced by which

Bank? HDFC Bank

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11. "Ab Khulke Jeeyo India" is the

advertisement slogan of which company?

Samsung

12. What do you mean by ADAG?

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

13. "Kingfisher Red" is the

former name of which

Airlines? Air Deccan (that

was taken over by Vijay

Malya Group)

14. Who is the founder of Air Deccan?

Captain Gopinath

15. "World's Local Bank" is

the punch line of which bank?

HSBC Bank

16. What is the full form of HDFC?

Housing Development Finance Corporation

17. NASDAQ is an acronym for?

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

18. Expand ICICI?

Industrial Credit And Investment Corporation of India

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19. "One Family One Bank" is the

tagline of which Indian Bank? Bank

of Maharashtra

20. "Express Yourself" is the punchline of Airtel then "Experience

Yourself" is the tagline of whom? Tamil Nadu Tourism

21. "Celebrate Life" is the Tag line of which Company?

Dabur

22. Who was the

founder of Dabur

India Ltd.?

S.K.Burman

23. Babool Tooth paste is

introduced by which

company? Balsara

24. According to an Advertisement Slogan, who is

"Best Employer in India 2007"? Aditya Birla Group

25. "Power of Simplicity" is the punch line of Tally, then "Sense & Simplicity" is

the tagline of which company? Philips

26. Which Company brings CNBC Channel in India?

TV 18

27. "Inspire The Next" is the

punch line of which company?

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Hitachi

28. "Born in Japan Entertaining the World" is

the tagline of which company? Sansui

29. What is name of the series of mobile showrooms set by

Reliance Communications? Web World

30. Which Leadership Guru coined the term 'Transformational Leadership'?

James Macgregor Burns

31. Citi Bank co-brands

cards for which oil

company? HP (Hindustan

Petrolium)

32. This company is

"applying thought" which

company? Wipro

33. Harmony is the name of

which companies' textiles?

Wipro

34. "Magic" is the brand name of which

mobile company's Prepaid Card? Airtel

35. Which car gives you "Fun on the Run"?

Alto

36. Who has been appointed as the CEO of the ICICI Bank

with Effect from May 1, 2009? Chanda D Kochhar

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37. Who is the first Asian to be appointed as Deputy Speaker of Lord House

UK?

Lord Swaraj Paul

38. Who is the present

Finance Secretary of

India? Arun

Ramanathan

39. With which form of Economy is the

term "Laissez-faire" associated? Capitalist

Economy

40. SAARC aas formed in which month and year?

December 1985

41. Tata's Nano Project was shifted

from Singur to which place? Sanand

in Gujarat

42. Next SAARC Meeting is held where?

Maldives

43. The 15th ASEAN Regional

Forum Meeting was held at?

Singapore

44. Who is the present Chairman of SEBI?

Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave

45. In the context of Mutual Fund SIP stands for?

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Systematic Investment Plan

GEOGRAPHY

Take the geography quiz. Circle the correct answer.

More than one answer may be correct for some

questions. The answers are given on the next page.

1. Which country has the largest population?

a. Russia c. China

b. India d. Indonesia

2. Which country is the densest in population?

a. Monaco c. Singapore

b. China d. Bahrain

3. Which country is the sparsest in population?

a. Namibia c. Australia

b. Mongolia d. Botswana

4. Which country is the biggest in land area?

a. Russia c. China

b. Canada d. the United States

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5. Which country has the longest coastline?

a. Norway c. Canada

b. Australia d. Greece

6. Where is the biggest desert on earth?

a. Siberia c. Africa

b. Antarctica d. California

7. The highest mountain of the world is in which two countries?

a. India and Pakistan c. China and Tibet

b. Tibet and Nepal d. Pakistan and Nepal

8. The lowest point of land on earth is on the border between which two

countries?

a. Mexico and the U.S. c.

Holland and Belgium b.

Israel and Jordan d.

Denmark and Germany

9. Which is the northernmost capital city in the world?

a. Oslo, Norway c. Helsinki, Finland

b. Reykjavik, Iceland d. Moscow, Russia

10. Which capital city in the world is at the highest altitude?

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a. Bern, Switzerland c. Katmandu, Nepal

b. La Paz, Bolivia d. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Answers:

1. China has more people than any other country, over one billion. India has

almost as many. The United States has 301 million, and Indonesia has 234 million

people.

2. Monaco is the country with the densest population. There are 16.2 people per

square mile in this tiny country of only 0.75 square miles (1.95 square kilometers).

Singapore and Bahrain are also densely populated, but China is not.

3. All these countries are sparse in population. Namibia and Mongolia are the

sparsest, with only 2 people per square mile. Australia and Botswana are more

crowded -- they have 3 people per square mile!

4. Russia has an area of about six and a half million square miles (17 million

square kilometers), larger than Canada, China, or the United States.

5. Canada’s coastline, with all its bays, islands, and inlets, is the longest:

151,485 miles (243,792 kilometers).

6. Antarctica has the world’s largest desert. It is immense. It is even larger than

the Sahara in Africa.

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7. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is located partly in Tibet and

partly in Nepal.

8. The lowest point of land on the planet is at the bottom of the Dead Sea, which

lies between Jordan and Israel. It’s 1342 feet (409 meters) below sea level from its

shores. But it is not as deep as Lake Baikal in Russia, in the mountains; Lake Baikal

has a depth of 5,315 feet (1620 meters).

9. The capital city which lies furthest north is Reykjavik, in Iceland. Its latitude

is 65 degrees north, which is very near the Arctic Circle.

10. La Paz, Bolivia at 11,811 feet (3600 meters) is much higher than Ulaanbaatar,

Mongolia at 4363 feet (1330 meters), and Katmandu, Nepal at 4384 feet (1337

meters). Bern, Switzerland is much lower; it’s only 1772 feet (540 meters) high.

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1. 83rd Oscar Award declared in February 2011 for the best feature film went to the

film—

The King’s Speech

2. The Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011 has been conferred to—

Koul Panha

3. Who was awarded the UNESCO—Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award

for 2011 ?

Ahmad Zeidabadi

4. Which Hindi author has been selected for the K. K. Birla Vyas Samman

2010 for his poetry collection “Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega” ?

Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

5. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in the year 2010 ?

Liu Xiaobo

6. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize was—

Rabindra Nath Tagore

7. Who was awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize 2008 ?

Institute for Justice and Reconciliation

8. Julictte Binoche has begged best actress award in 63rd International Film Festival

of Cannes for the film—

Certified Copy

9. Who has been awarded the Best Younger Player Award in FIFA World Cup

Football 2010 ?

Andres Iniesta

10. Which Indian Scientist has had the distinction of receiving not only the

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Nobel Prize, but also Bharat Ratna ?

Dr. C. V. Raman

11. With what game is the name of Cara Black associated ?

Lawn Tennis

12. India successfully launched its first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 ?

22nd Oct., 2008

13. Which scientist received Shantiswarup Bhatanagar Award 2009 for

Mathematical Sciences ?

Dr. Mitali Mukherjee

14. India’s newly built and tested missile ‘Astra’ is meant for—

Air to air strike

15. Who has been appointed the first woman Prime Minister of Tobago ?

Kamla Prasad Bissessar

16. Who among the heading the SEBI’s Committee on Corporate governance?

Narayan Murthy

17. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s GDP growth rate

for 2010-11 at—

9•5%

18. The person who headed U. N. Weapons Inspectors in Iraq was—

Hans Blix

19. Who won the Miss Universe 2010 ?

Jinena Navarrete

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20. In a historic judgement the Supreme Court asked the government to link all

the rivers by—

2012

21. Which company recently hit the business headlines for striking a

historic natural gas discovery near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh ?

Reliance Industries

22. Who became the first Indian women to cross Gobi Desert in July 2011 ?

Sucheta Kadethanker

23. How many states in the country have been chosen for a pilot project to

introduce a new multipurpose national Identity Card ?

24. Which country along with India has begun its first ever joint co-ordinated

patrols in the Andaman Sea to check poaching, smuggling and drug trafficking in the

region ?

Indonesia

26. The famous Akshardham Temple is situated in the city of—

Gandhi Nagar

27. With the admission of one new nations into the SAARC countries, the

membership of the organisation has now risen to—

28. Which International Telecom Company uses the baseline ‘Intelligence

Everywhere’ ?

Motorola

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29. The multinational company which has launched ‘Bio Colour Television’ in

Indian market?

Samsung

30. ‘Power’ a new variety of petrol has been introduced in the market by—

HPCL

31. Who is the new President of the European Council ?

Herman Van Rompuy

32. Who was awarded the 83rd Oscar Award for the Best Director on 27th

February, 2011?

Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)

33. Name the magazine which has been circulated on the board of Indian

Airlines after replacing ‘Swagat.’

Darpan

37. Government of India formed a new South-Western Command of the Indian

land army. With this the number of commands will be raised to—

35. Which position did Sachin Tendulkar achieve in the ICC ranking in August

2011 ?

Third

36. ‘India’s Gateway to the World’ the famous slogan is of—

VSNL

37. ‘Vision India 2020’ is a book written by—

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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38. The company which sponsored the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the century

is—

Electrolux

39. The centre is planning to set up the National Institute of Animal Welfare in

the state of—

Haryana

40. Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has ended codeshare agreement with—

Air India

41. Who has been appointed as Chairman of ICC?

Sharad Pawar

42. Laura Chinchilla is—

First Woman President of Costa Rica

43. Where was the COP-15 Summit held in December 2009 ?

Copenhagen

44. Who has been appointed the as Director General of National Investigation

Agency in February 2010 ?

S. C. Sinha

45. Who is the Chief Justice of India ?

Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia

46. The theme for the 24th National Science Day 2010 was—

Science and Technology Challenge of the 21st Century—National Perspective

47. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

S. Y. Qureshi

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48. The first World Hindi Day was celebrated for the time on—

10th January, 2007

49. Who is the newly elected President of CIC ?

A. N. Tiwari

50. Who is newly appointed President of FICCI ?

Harsh Mariwala

51. Who became the first woman Prime Minister of Thailand ?

Yingluck Shinawatra

52. The Nobel Laureate who is fighting to liberate the people of Myanmar is—

Aung San Suukyi

53. "India House" is located in—

London

53. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day function on January 26, 2011 in

New Delhi ?

Susilo Babang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia

54. Who was the first Prime Minister of England ?

Robert Walpole

56. Name the inventor of ATM who died recently—

John Shepherd Barron

57. What is Fahrenheit 9/11 ?

U S Film-maker Michael Moore’s film which bagged top prize in May 2004 at

the Canves Film Festival

58. What is "NMD" ?

National Missile Defence Space based anti ballistic missile system being set up

by the US

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59. Who was the first Caliph ?

Abu Bakr

60. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution ?

Rousseau

61. D-Day is the day when—

Allied troops landed in Normandy

62. The first airline to allow flyers to surf the net was—

Singapore Airlines

63. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on—

2nd December

64. Fabianism is closely related to—

Democratic Socialism

65. The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history of—

The Non-Aligned Movement

66. Former Soviet President Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev had become popular for

his policy of—

Perestroika

67. Who is popularly known as 'Missile Man of India' ?

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

68. The abbreviation TRAI stands for—

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

69. ‘Ramadorai Sujatha’ who was recently in news is a—

Mathematician

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70. Who said, " Man is a Social Animal" ?

Aristotle

71. The Government of India in a bid to attract foreign investments into India has

appointed the Investment Commission which is headed by—

Ratan Tata

72. 'Red Revolution' in China took place in—

1949

73. Who was ruling over Pakistan at the time when Bangladesh became

independent ?

Yahya Khan

74. The present Chairman of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal is—

Justice N. P. Singh

75. The first unified theatre commanded by the Indian Defence Forces has

been set at—

Andaman Nicobar Islands

76. What is the full form of CMP ?

Common Minimum Programme

77. The motto of CNBC India is—

Profit from it

78. Which country has recently announced of having built the world’s highest

elevated railway line ?

China

79. Who was awarded the 2009 Vyas Samman ?

Amar Kant

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80. ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—

JasvinderSangher

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Question: Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for

general purposes? Answer: Jeep (GP)

Question: What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce?

Answer: The spirit of ecstasy

Question: Who invented jeans?

Answer: Levi Straus

Question: Arthur Andersen is an Accounting Firm which has been dissolved following their

involvement in which scandal?

Answer: Enron Scandal

Question: Which Indian IT company is a Joint venture between BT and M&M?

Answer: Tech Mahindra

Question: The Journal first published in 1889, featured the Jones 'Average', the first of several

indexes of stock and bond prices on the New York Stock Exchange. How do we know that

today?

Answer: Wall Street Journal

Question: The world's first university-based executive education was created in 1931 at

MIT under the sponsorship which stalwart of GM?

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Answer: Alfred P. Sloan

Question: Which company owns 'Hotmail', the Internet based e-mail system?

Answer: Microsoft

Question: South Africa is the world's largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Gold are 2 of

them, what’s the third?

Answer: Chromite

Question: Which designer is credited with inventing the mini-skirt?

Answer: Mary Quant

Question: Which car is featured in the film Back to the Future?

Answer: De Lorean

Question: The Baht is the monetary unit of which country?

Answer: Thailand

Question: What is the national airline of Spain?

Answer: Iberia

Question: Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars?

Answer: Daimler

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Question: Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of 4 interlocked circles?

Answer: Audi

Question: In which country is Sikorsky Helicopters' head office?

Answer: America

Question: What is the currency of Turkey?

Answer: Lira

Question: Which company manufactured Lancaster bomber?

Answer: Avro

Question: How many old pennies were there in Half a Crown?

Answer: 30

Question: In which country are Saab cars manufactured?

Answer: Sweden

Question: Excluding India name 2 other countries that use the rupee as currency.

Answer: India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka.

Question: London's Drury Lane is associated with which industry?

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Answer: Theatre

Question: What commodity is traditionally measured in units called a Truss?

Answer: Hay/Straw

Question: What is the national airline of Spain?

Answer: Iberia