1.

Who among the following has been appointed the National Security Adviser by the UPA
Government ?
(a) Brajesh Mishra
(b) J. N. Daxit
(c) Soli J. Sorabjee
(d) T. K. A. Nair
Ans: ( b ) J. N. Daxit

2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of Karnataka ?
(a) S. M. Krishna
(b) Uma Bharti
(c) Dharam Singh
(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh

3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004 crown ?
(a) Jennifer Hawkins
(b) Shandi Finnessey
(c) Alba Reyes
(d) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins

4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the Allies troops during
the Second World War,
was held in
(a) Pearl Harbour
(b) Normandy
(c) New York
(d) Lisbon
Ans: ( b ) Normandy

5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Tests
(a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)

6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief Justice of India ?
(a) Justice Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice V. N. Khare
(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti K.G.Balakrishnan is ans


7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the Olympic flame at the
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi recently ?
(a) Anjali Bhagwat
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) K. M. Beenamol
Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat

8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of the National Commission for
Farmers ?
(a) Ajit Singh
(b) K. C. Pant
(c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Sharad Pawar
Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Ans: ( b ) Venus

10. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the Commonwealth recently ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Pakistan

11. The world governing body of which of the following sports celebrated its 100 years in existence
recently ?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
Ans: ( a ) Football

12. Who among the following won the men?s singles title of the French Open 2004 ?
(a) Guillermo Coria
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Roddick
(d) Gaston Gaudio
Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio

13. Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) S. Meenakshi
(d) S. Vijayalakshmi
Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy

14. The age of a tree can be determined by
(a) Measuring its height
(b) Measuring its diameter
(c) Analyzing its sap
(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Mountains Continents
(a) The Rocky : North America
(b) The Andes : South America
(c) The Alps : Europe
(d) The Ural : Africa
Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa

16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
(d) Simla Confeence : 1940
Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931

17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar

18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Manipuri
(d) Mohiniattam
Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam

19. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean

20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it because
(a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops
(b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
(c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
(d) The drops scatter most of the light
Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light

21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders
?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Ans: ( a ) Portuguese

22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoze Tughlaq
Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji

23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NOT in India ?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans: ( a ) Annapurna

24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust

25. Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Rafiq Zakaria
(d) Salman Rushdie
Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakaria
1. President Pratibha Patil on 18 April 2012 released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the birth
centenary of President R. Venkataraman at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Which of the following facts
about the former president is not true?
1. R. Venkataraman was the 10th president of India
2. He held office from 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992
3. had the unique distinction of having worked with four Prime Ministers namely- V. P Singh,
Chandrashekhar and P. V Narasimha Rao and Rajiv Gandhi
4. R. Venkataraman had played a significant role in the industrialisation of Tamil Nadu. An outstanding
administrator, he was also known as the father of industrialisation
a. Only 3
b. 2 & 3
c. 3 & 4
d. Only 1
Answer: (d)

2. Which ministry in its meeting on 17 April 2012, decided to set up three new committees to accelerate
procurements and border infrastructure projects?
a. Defence Ministry
b. Railways Ministry
c. Commerce Ministry
d. Home Ministry
Answer: (a)

3. Veteran litterateur, freedom fighter and former Minister Nityananda Mohapatra died on 17 April 2012.
Which of the following facts about him are not true?
1. Post independence was elected thrice as MLA from Bhadrak, twice as Congress candidate and once
on Janata Dal ticket.
2. He rose to literary prominence as editor of Odia magazine Dagara
3. Mohapatra was the recipient of Kendriya Sahitya Academy and Odisha Sahitya Academy awards
4. He wrote the famous flag-song for the Orissa unit of the CPI Ei lal patakara tale.
5. His famous books include Bhangahada, Gharadiha, Nahonm Tistami Baikunthe, Kalagara Dharagara
and Priya O Priyatama
a. Only 4
b. Only 2
c. Only 1
d. Only 3
Answer: (c)

4. Name the Italian tourist who was released by the Maoists in Orissa on 12 April 2012 ?
a. Bosusco Paolo
b. Joel Melchiori
c. Giacomo Sanfelice
d. None of the above
Answer: (a)

5. Identify the person, with whom the following statements are attached.
1. He was born on February 7, 1948 in Letpadan, Burma
2. He was re-elected general secretary of the CPI(M) at the 20th party congress
3. He was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI (M) in 1985
4. He became a member of the Politburo in 1992
a. Sitaram Yechury
b. AB Bardhan
c. Prakash Karat
d. D Raja
Answer: (c)
The concessional rate of interest which is lower than the normal bank rate of interest is called?
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1) Repo rate
2) Reverse repo rate.
3) Cash Reserve ratio
4) base rate
Which scheme seeks to improve the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below the
poverty line that do not possess adequate shelter?
1) JNNURM
2) NREGP
3) VAMBAY
4) Bharat Nirman
. Who is the author of the book 'My Country, My Life'?
1) Khushwant Singh
2) Jaswant Singh
3) Jawaharlal Nehru
4) L.K. Advani
Oscar awards are given annually in which of the following fields?
1) Literature
2) Science
3) Peace
4)) Films
Which of the following institutions regulate the Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs)?
1) SEBI
2) LIC
3) RBI
4) IRDA
Which of the following banks' mascot is the DOLLe (dolphin)?
1) IndusInd
2) Syndicate
3) Andhra
4) Bank of India
In which field is Pritzker Prize given?
1) Mathematics
2) Architecture
3) Medicine
4) Peace
Which of the following authors was given the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010 for his book
'Troubles'? (He is also the author of the book 'The Siege of Krishnapur, that won the 1973
Booker Prize'.
1) P.H. Newby
2) J. G. Farrell
3) V. S. Naipaul
4) William Golding
Ollanta Humala, who previously served as an army officer, beca-me the President of which of
the following countries in July 2011?
1) Uganda
2) Peru
3) Mexico
4) South Africa
. U.K.Sinha is the Chairman of which of the following regulators?
1) SEBI
2) IRDA
3) FMC
4) TRAI
1. Which English cricketer is the author of the book 'The Breaks are off-My Autobiography'? <!-
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1) Kevin Pietersen
2) Graeme Swann
3) Alastair Cook
4) Ian Bell
2. Who made history by winning the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh
International Circuit in Greater Noida in October 2011? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
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1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Jenson Button
3) Fernando Alonso
4) Mark Webber
3. Who was re-appointed the Commonwealth Secretary- General for four more years in October
2011?
1) Don McKinnon
2) Arnold Smith
3) Kamalesh Sharma
4) Shridath Ramphal
4. Who received "The Hindu Lite-rary Prize for Best Fiction 2011" for his/her debut novel "The
Sly Company of People Who Care" in October 2011?
1) N.S.Madhavan
2) Rahul Bhattacharya
3) Amitav Ghosh
4) Anuradha Roy
5. Who is the author of the book 'The TCS Storyand Beyond'? <!--[if
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1) Ratan Tata
2) N.Chandrasekaran
3) S.Ramadorai
4) N.R.Narayana Murty
6. The National Development Council (NDC) meeting was held in New Delhi recently. Who is
the Chairman of the NDC? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
1) Manmohan Singh
2) P.Chidambaram
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) Sonia Gandhi
7. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited India recently. He is the king of which of the
following countries?
1) Nepal
2) Mauritius
3) Thailand
4) Bhutan
8. New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup in October 2011 after defeating which of the
following countries in the final held in Auckland, New Zealand?
1) USA
2) UK
3) Canada
4) France
9. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is one of the three recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011. She is
the President of which of the following countries?
1) Yemen
2) Liberia
3) Rwanda
4) Sudan
10. Who is considered as the father of the white revolution in India?
1) M.S.Swaminathan
2) H.G. Khorana
3) U.R.Rao
4) Verghese Kurien
Which of the following statements about CHOGM 2011 is/are true? <!--[if
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1) The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011, commonly known as
CHOGM 2011, was held in Perth, Australia in October 2011.
2) The 22nd Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations was
chaired by Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia.
3) Hamid Ansari, the Vice President, represented India at the Summit.
4) All the statements are correct.
Question was not answered
2. Muammar Qadhafi was killed in October 2011 in his hometown Sirte. He was the former
leader of which of the following countries?
1) Tunisia
2) Egypt
3) Syria
4) Libya
3. The Election Commission has disqualified Umlesh Yadav, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh, from
contesting again for three years for suppressing expenditure (the amount spent for issuing the
advertisements) in her election accounts. She is the first political victim of the paid news
phenomenon. She was elected from which of the following political parties? <!--[if
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1) Rashtriya Janata Dal
2) Samajwadi Party
3) Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
4) Bharatiya Janata Party
4. Alain Juppe visited India in October 2011. He is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of which of
the following countries?
1) Germany
2) Italy
3) United Kingdom
4) France
5. M.K.Mani has been honoured with the 40th Dhanvantari Award. In which of the following
fields is this prestigious award given annually?
1) Print Journalism
2) Cinema
3) Architecture
4) Medical Science
6. The South India's first metro rail service was started in which of the following cities in
October 2011? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
1) Chennai
2) Bangalore
3) Hyderabad
4) Cochin
7. Who is the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)? <!--
[endif]-->
1) Bimal Jalan
2) Suresh Tendulkar
3) C.Rangarajan
4) Y.V.Reddy
8. Shakti-2011 is a joint army exercise between India and which of the following countries? (It
was conducted in Uttarakhand in October 2011)
1) Sri Lanka
2) France
3) USA
4) China
9. Who won the National Chess title in Aurangabad in October 2011? <!--[if
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1) Abhijeet Gupta
2) Deepan Chakkravarthy
3) S.P.Sethuraman
4) M.R.Venkatesh
10. Who has been honoured with the Presidential Citizens Medal by U.S. President Barack
Obama for her courage in overcoming and speaking out against domestic abuse in the Indian-
American community?
1) Kavya Lahiri
2) Vijaya Emani
3) Kalpana Sen
4) Anuradha Sen
1. India has been ranked as the ________________ investment destination in renewable energy
sector by Ernst & young renewable energy attractiveness indices, may 2011?
a. best
b. second best
c. third best
d. fourth best
2.Justice Ramesh Chandra chopra (retired) has been appointed as new chairman of the
reconstituted
a. copyright board
b. national medicinal plants board
c. censor board
d. railway board
3. What is the Indias rank in the bi-annual geopolitical power index unveiled by the Mumbai-
based global intelligence review in July 2011?
a. fourth
b. Fifth
c. Sixth
d. Seventh
4. Which country has the highest proven crude oil reserves according to the organization of
petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) in July 2011?
a. Venezuela
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Iraq
d. Libya
5. Sukhi Griha Parika.alpana is the housing welfare scheme for rehabilitation of slum dwellers
launched by which central government ministry?
a. railways
b. rural development
c. urban development
d. labor & employment
6. British petroleum company BP was granted approval to acquire 39% stake in oil & gas blocks
operated by reliance industries ltd in Indias biggest FDI deal till date in July 2011. What is the
maximum FDI permitted in the oil and gas exploration and production sector in India?
a. 33%
b. 49%
c.51%
d. 100%
7. Who won the miss universe India 2011 title in the contest organized in July 2011?
a. Ankita Shorey
b.Aprajita sharma
c .Vasuki sunkavalli
d. Parul duggal
8. which of the following international events was organized in kochi in July 2011 ?
a. annual meeting of the Asia/pacific group(APG) on money laundering
b. Executive committee meeting of the partners in population development (PPD)
c. meeting of SAFTA ministerial; council
d. conference of the parties to the united national conventional on biological
diversity(CBD)
9. The world bank has signed an agreement with the government of India to provide a credit of
rs. 4,600 crores for the national rural livelihoods project (NRLM). Which of the following
statements about NLRM is not correct?
a. it will cover BPL households only
b. it aims to reduce poverty through the activation of self-help groups , skill building, and
other innovative livelihood interventions
c. it will cover all states an union territories
d. the target of NLRM is to move 70 million BPL households out of poverty over the next
ten years
10. The import of sensitive items for the period april-march 2011 has increased by 7.8%
compared to the corresponding period of last years, according to a commerce and industry
ministry press release in July 2011. The term sensitive items refer to which of the following?

a. goods which are in domestic market
b. goods which are abundant in domestic market
c. goods whose import will hurt sales of domestic companies
d. goods such as tobacco and alcohol which are subjected to high customs duties
1. Where did the representatives of 27 countries meet in November 2011 to evolve a consensus-
based mechanism that will ensure stability and prosperity in the wartorn Afghanistan? (External
Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna attended this conference) <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->
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1) Kabul
2) Istanbul
3) Islamabad
4) New Delhi
2. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of which of the following states in
November 2011? (He succeeded Jarbom Gamlin) <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--
[endif]-->
1) Sikkim
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Pradesh
3. Agriculture accounts for what per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
1) 16%
2) 28%
3) 56%
4) 32%
4. Michael Chilufya Sata has become the President of which of the following African countries?
1) Tanzania
2) Zambia
3) Malawi
4) Mozambique
5. The Union Cabinet has approved the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation
(MMDR) Bill, 2011. This bill provides for mining companies to keep aside what per cent of their
net profits for a Mineral Development Fund to be used for the rehabilitation of project-affected
people in the tribal areas of India? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
1) 25%
2) 26%
3) 49%
4) 30%
6. Who is the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and the Director-General of the Defence
Research & Development Organization (DRDO)? <!--[endif]-->
1) V.G.Sekaran
2) Avinash Chander
3) V.K.Saraswat
4) Radhakrishna
7. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been appointed as external auditor
of which of the following organizations? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
1) IAEA & WTO
2) WTO & UNESCO
3) UNICEF & UNESCO
4) IAEA & WIPO
8. Which of the following days is observed as The International Day of Non-Violence? <!--
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1) January 30
2) October 31
3) October 2
4) October 24
9. Anwar al-Awlaki, an influential leader of the al-Qaeda, was killed in a drone attack recently.
In which country was he killed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA?
1) Pakistan
2) Yemen
3) Saudi Arabia
4) USA
10. Who has become the first woman jawan in the Indian Army?
1) Poonam Kaur
2) Dimple Singla
3) Shanti Tigga
4) Nandana Sen

The world investment report 2011 released on July 26, 2011 ranks countries on the basic of
foreign direct investment received in 2012. Indian attracted FDI worth $25 billion in 2010.
Which country received the highest FDI in 2010?
a. china
b. United states
c. Germany
d.japan
Comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between india and japan came in to
effect on august 1, 2011. This is indias third CEPA after_______________
a. USA and UK
b. Singapore and South Korea
c. Malaysia and Thailand
d. china and Hong Kong
The European Union (UE) has decided to lift restrictions on Indias export of which of the
following passing through European ports?
a. process food
b. cheap medicines
c. arms and ammunition
d. radioactive waste
Management consulting firm price water house coopers unlived its Indian entertainment and
media oblige report under performance and potential of the Indian media industry in July 2011.
Which of the following category media earned the highest share of revenues in 2010/
a. television
b. internet advertising
c. print media
d. films
. where was a new center of Indian statistical institute inaugurated in July 2011?
a. gangtok
b. agartala
c. cuttak
d. tezpur
which of the following industry chamber announced launch of triveni water institute with centers
at Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore and pune to promote conversation of water resources in the country
in July 2011?
a. CII
b.ASSOCHAM
c. FICCI
d.PHDCCI
the proposed india international bank (MALAYSIA) is a joint venture between bank of barida,
indian overseas bank and ____________________
A. andhra bank
b. corporation bank
c. Central bank of india
d. Indian bank
Which of the following is not among the 5 cities covered under the maga handloom cluster
scheme of the government?
a. Varanasi (UP)
b. Surrat (Gujarat)
c. sivasgra (Assam)
d .virudhu nagar (Tamil nadu)
What is Indias per capita income at current prices (in rupees) in 2010-11?
a. 41532
b. 45278
c. 49294
d.54835
Which of the highest ranked Indian company in Forbes the worlds most innovative companies
list published in July 2011?
a. Hindustan uniliver
b. coal india limited
c. tata motors
d. Infosys limited
Which of the following statements is not true with regard to Census 2011?
1)Census 2011 is the 15th Natio-nal Census since 1872 and the 7th after indePendence.
2)The population of India is 121.01 crores compared to the 2001 population of 102.87
crores. (An increase by 181 million)
3)Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 19.95 crores while Sikkim is the least
populated state (6.07 lakhs)
4)The literacy rate has increased from 64.83 percent in 2001 to 70.04 percent in 2011
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis. Which country won the Fed Cup in
November 2011?
1) Czech Republic
2) Russia
3) USA
4) Spain
Who was crowned the Miss World 2011 at the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant that was
held in London in November 2011?
1) Ivian Sarcos (Venezuela)
2)Gwendoline Ruais (Philippines)
3) Amanda Perez (Puerto Rico)
4) Kanishtha Dhankhar (India)
Megha Tropiques, the satellite that studies the patterns and dynamics of the monsoon was
launched from Sriharikota in October 2011. It is a joint venture between India and which of the
following countries?
1) Spain
2) Greece
3) France
4) Portugal
Whose autobiography is titled "A Shot at History"?
1) Gagan Narang
2) Abhinav Bindra
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
According to the latest Forbes India 100 richest persons list who is the world's richest Indian
with a net worth of $ 22.60 billion?
1) Mukesh Ambani
2) Lakshmi Mittal
3) Azim Premji
4) Shashi Ruia & Ravi Ruia
Which country has the world's largest uranium reserves (24% of the planet's known reserves)?
1) Australia 2) Russia
3) Namibia
4) Ukraine
5) Mongolia
Which country has unveiled the world's biggest and heaviest gold coin, weighing 1,012
kilograms?
1) USA
2) UK
3) Qatar
4) Australia
November 11 is celebrated as the National Education Day. It commemorates the birthday of
which of the following eminent personalities?
1) S.Radhakrishnan
2) C.V.Raman
3) B.C.Roy
4) A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Michael D.Higgins replaced Mary McAleese as the President of which of the following
countries?
1) Colombia
2) Ireland
3) Switzerland
4) Zimbabwe
1. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-8?
1) Canada
2) Russia
3) Spain
4) France
2. Which of the following is a Public sector bank?
1) Dena
2) Karnataka
3) South Indian
4) Karur Vysya
3. Which of the following committees is associated with the microfinance institutions (MFIs)?
1) B.N. Srikrishna
2) Kirit Parikh
3) Rangarajan
4) Y.H. Malegam
4. U.K.Sinha is the Chairman of which of the following regulators?
1) SEBI
2) IRDA
3) FMC
4) TRAI
5. Who became the first Indian author to win the Man Booker Prize in 1981?
1) Salman Rushdie
2) Arundhati Roy
3) Kiran Desai
4) Aravind Adiga
6. Which of the following cups is associated with Lawn Tennis?
1) Yonex Cup
2) Hopman Cup
3) Thomas Cup
4) Uber Cup
7. Which of the following international groups/organizations consists of only developing
countries?
1) UNO
2) G8
3) G15
4) G20
8. The banking Ombudsman sche-me was formulated by the Reserve bank of India to provide an
expeditious redressal grievan-ce mechanism to bank custom-ers. When did this scheme beco-me
operational?
1) 1990
2) 1992
3) 1995
4) 1998
9. Which of the following is the pu-nchline of the Bank of Baroda?
1) With you all the way
2) Pure banking Nothing else
3) The Banker to every Indian
4)India's International Bank
10. Taufik Hidayat, Joachim Person, Lin Dan and Chetan Anand are the famous players
associated with which of the following sports?
1) Tennis
2) Table Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Chess
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill recently to change the name of which of the following states? <!--
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1) Assam
2) Orissa
3) Uttarakhand
4) Karnataka
Ollanta Humala, who previously served as an army officer, beca-me the President of which of
the following countries in July 2011?
1) Uganda
2) Peru
3) Mexico
4) South Africa
Ms. Pauline Nyiramasuhuko became the first-ever woman to be found guilty of genocide by an
international tribunal. She was a former minister for women's em-powerment of which of the
following countries?
1) Sudan
2) Algeria
3) Ethiopia
4) Rwanda
. Who was appointed the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in July 2011? <!--[endif]-->
1) P.J. Thomas
2) Pradeep Kumar
3) Ajit Seth
4) Ajit Singh
What is the annual funding under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
(MPLADS) for the current fiscal (2011-12)? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--
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1) Rs. 2 Crore
2) Rs. 3 Crore
3) Rs. 5 Crore
4) Rs. 4 Crore
Which country recently opened the world's longest sea bridge (36.48km) to traffic?
1) India
2) USA
3) China
4) Japan
Which Indian shuttler won the title at the Maldives International badminton challenge held in
Male, Maldives in June 2011?
1) Saina Nehwal
2) P.C. Tulasi
3) P.V. Sindhu
4) Gutta Jwala
Mayookha Johny of India won a gold medal at the 19th Asian athletics championships in Kobe,
Japan in July 2011. In which spo-rting event did she win the gold medal? <!--[if
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1) High Jump
2) Pole Vault
3) Shot Put
4) Long Jump
The Karpoor Chandra Kulish International Award is given for excellence in which of the
following fields?
1) Classical music
2) Print Journalism
3) Movies
4) Sports
Which Indian-origin student won the 2011 Scripps National Spel-ling Bee competition held in
Maryland, USA?
1) Sameer Mishra
2) Kavya Shivshankar
3) Anamika Veeramani
4) Sukanya Roy
Naresh Goyal has been re-elected to the prestigious Board of Governors of the International Air
Transport Association (IA-TA) from 2011 to 2013. He is the chairman of which of the following
airlines?
1) SpiceJet
2) Kingfisher Airlines
3) IndiGo
4) Jet Airways
Broken Republic is a book about the Maoist guerrilla movement in the forests of central India.
Who is the author?
1) Siddhartha Deb
2) Kiran Desai
3) Anita Desai
4) Arundhati Roy
Who was honoured with the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009
in May 2011?
1) Nelson Mandela
2) Aung San Suu Kyi
3) Angela Merkel
4) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Yingluck Shinawatra is the first woman Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Myanmar
2) Thailand
3) Cambodia
4) Malaysia
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has launched its 'e-Kiosk', an automated cheque depositing system,
recently. Where is the headquarters of the IOB?
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) New Delhi
4) Kolkata
Which country has decided to phase out nuclear power by 2034 after the Japan disaster shook
pu-blic confidence in the Industry?
1) France
2) USA
3) India
4) Switzerland
The Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to reimburse customers for amounts wrongfully
debited from their accounts in failed ATM transactions within how many days of an account
holder's complaint? ( With effect from July 1,2011)
1) 7
2) 10
3) 12
4) 15
Who won the U.S. open golf championship in June 2011? (He is the youngest winner since
Bobby Jones in 1923)
1) Tiger Woods
2) Graeme McDowell
3) Lucas Glover
4) Rory McIlory
Who became the Ambassador of India to the United States of America in August 2011?
1) Shiv Shankar Menon
2) Meera Shankar
3) Ranjan Mathai
4) Nirupama Rao
Sepp Blatter was re-elected as the President of which of the following sports governing bodies in
May 2011?
1) ICC
2) FIFA
3) IAAF
4) FIH
1.The President of Myanmar visited India recently. His name? <!--[if
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1) U Thein Sein
2) U Aye Myint
3) Than Shwe
4) U Thant
2.Which country will host the World Steel Conference in October 2012?
1) China
2) India
3) Japan
4) USA
3.The American computer scientist who created the C programming language passed away
recently. His name?
1) Steve Jobs
2) Dennis Ritchie
3) Ken Thompson
4) Patrick Fischer
4.Two former Presidents were awarded the 2011 World Food Prize for their success in tackling
chronic hunger in their countries. One is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil) and the other is John
Ag-yekum Kufuor. John Kufuor is the former President of which of the following African
countries? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
1) Sudan
2) Angola
3) Nigeria
4) Ghana
5.Which team won the Durand Cup football tournament in October 2011? (It is the oldest
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1) Churchill Brothers
2) Prayag United
3) Mohun Bagan
4) Chirag United Kerala
6.Indian-American Bobby Jindal has been re-elected to a second term as the Governor of which
of the following states in the USA? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->
1) Texas
2) Louisiana
3) Alaska
4) California
7.World Diabetes Day is observed every year on which of the following days?
1) October 31
2) November 19
3) November 21
4) November 14
8.Queen Elizabeth is the constitutional monarch of how many sovereign nations in the world?
1) 9
2) 16
3) 25
4) 8
9.Which country has test -fired nuclear capable Hatf-7 or Babur cruise missile with a range of
700 km?
1) Afghanistan
2) Pakistan
3) Iran
4) Syria
10.In the October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the
Tuni-sian Revolution, which party won 91 of the 217 assembly sea-ts, far more than any other
party?
1) Ennahda
2) PDP
3) Ettakatol
4) Al Aridha