The RBI has regional offices at various places.

At which of the following places it does not have an office ? 1 2 3 4 Kota Shimla Lucknow Panaji Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following organisations/agencies has given a Us $ 407 billion loan to India to boost up its micro finance services in unbanked areas? 1 2 3 4 IMF World Bank Bank of Japan ADB Ans: 2 Q. The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) has projected that the Indian Exports will grow by what percentage during 2012-11? 1 2 3 4 15% 18% 22% 24% Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following organization / agencies has given the estimate that the India will be third largest FDI recipient in 2010-12? 1 2 3 4 UNCTAD WTO World Bank IMF Ans: 1 Q. The performance of which of the following industries is considered performance of a core industry ? 1 2 3 4 Garments Leather IT Oil and Petroleum Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is the rank of India in Human Development Report 2010 prepared by the UNO? 1 2 3 4 99 100 115 119 Ans: 4

Q. PIIGS is the group of nations falling under1 2 3 4 Euro Zone Asia Pacific SAARC Nato Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is used as a fuel in nuclear power stations in India? 1 2 3 4 Thorium Copper Tin Chromium Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following States has taken up the job of improving Dams with the help of the World Bank's Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement project? 1 2 3 4 Kerala Gujarat Tamil Nadu Guwahati Ans: 1 Q. Nitish Kumar Led National Democratic Alliance won how many seats in assembly elections in Bihar ? 1 2 3 4 Who amongst Freedom" ? the 150 243 200 206 Following Ans 4 is the 1 2 3 4 author of the book "Development as M.S. Swaminathan C. Rangarajan Manmohan singh Amartya Sen Ans: 4 Q. Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI ? 1 2 3 4 C. Rangarajan L.K. Jha Manmohan Singh Usha Thorat Ans: 4 Q. Quick Lime can be obtained by 1 adding hydrochloric acid to calcium 2 heating limestone in a lime kiln recently held

3 putting calcium in hot water 4 none of these Ans: 2 Q. Who translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? 1 2 3 4 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lal Bahadur Shastri Choudhary Charan Singh Gobind Ballabh Pant Ans: 2 Q. The 'Red Data Book' containing information on all wild plants animals in danger of extinction has been published by which one of the following? 1 2 3 4 International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) World Wildlife Fund(WWF) World Conservation Union(WCU) United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Ans: 1 Q. In which one of the following places was Asia's First Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up? 1 2 3 4 Santa Cruz Kandla Cochin Surat Ans: 2 Q. As per the United Nations revision of prospects, in 2060, India's population will peak at 1 2 3 4 1.608 billion 1.628 billion 1.718 billion 1.728 billion Ans: 3 Q. According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data released by the Central Statistical Organisation in May 2011, overall growth of Indian industry came down in 2010-11 from 10.5 percent in 2009-10, to 1 2 3 4 7.1 percent 7.5 percent 7.6 percent 7.8 percent Ans: 4 Q. As per a report published by the WHO in May 2011, the global average life expectancy at birth stood in 2009 at 1 2 3 60 years 62 years 64 years

68 years Ans: 4

Q. According to a report released by Akmai, the firm with globally distributed network of servers in May 2011, India's rank in Internet speed was 1 2 3 4 103rd 143rd 153rd 163rd Ans: 3 Q. Which State became the first in India to sign an agreement with the World Bank for securing carbon credits for its" Clean Development Mechanism" Project in 2011? 1 2 3 4 Uttarakhand Karnataka Kerala Himachal Pradesh Ans: 4 Q. A Process of very slow regulated cooling is known as 1 2 3 4 Quenching Sedimentation Annealing Diffusion Ans: 3 Q. A process of very slow regulated cooling is known as 1 2 3 4 Quenching Sedimentation Annealing Diffusion Ans: 3 Q. United Nations Day is Observed on1 2 3 4 October 10 October 16 October 24 October 28 Ans: 3 Q. World Foods Day is observed on1 2 3 4 October 16 October 5 October 10 October 15 Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following has been named UNESCO'S National Ambassador?

1 2 3 4

Aishwarya Rai Priyanka Chopra Sharmila Tagore Kajol Ans: 2

Q. Who Among the Following has Been conferred the sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman? 1 2 3 4 Gurudev singh K.Srirammurithy Both of the Above None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the Decade? 1 2 3 4 Mukesh Ambani Anil Ambani Ratan Tata Azim premzi Ans: 3 Q. Jimena Vavarrete who has been crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from1 2 3 4 Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Ans: 2 Q. Who was given 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? 1 2 3 4

As per Census 2011 Statistics, India's population is 2011 stands at 1 2 3 4 1.25 billion 1.21 billion 1.20 billion 1.23 billion Ans: 2 Q. In which of one of the following states/UTs is the National Institute of Water Sports situated?

1 2 3 4

Goa Kerala Andaman Daman and Diu Ans: 1

Q. According to the reports released in March 2011, China's total military spending is 2011 will be 1 2 3 4 $95 billion 92.5 billion 94.3 billion 91.5 billion Ans: 4 Q. As per the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute of Sweden released in March 2011, the largest arms importer in the world is 1 2 3 4 Iran North Korea India Pakistan Ans: 3 Q. The recent earthquake followed by a tsunami in Japan, which brought super modern Tokyo to standstill, had a magnitude of 1 2 3 4 9.1 8.9 8.3 8.9 Ans: 4 Q. According to the provisional data of the 2011 Census of India, the gap in literacy between men and women has been reduce to 1 2 3 4 16.5 percentage point 20 percentage point 18 percentage point 17 percentage point Ans: 1 Q. 'Diet'is a joint session of the Parliament of which nations? 1 2 3 4 China Japan Vietnam Germany Ans: 2 Q. 'New Horizons' spacecraft was launched by NASA to Study which of the following Planet? 1 Mars

2 3 4

Pluto Jupiter Mercury Ans: 2

Q. The International Day for Elimination of Racial discrimination is observed on 1 2 3 4 20th February 21st February 20th March 21st March Ans: 4 Q. Telecom Company Nokia belongs to which Country? 1 2 3 4 Denmark USA Sweden Finland

Which of the following is not a news agency in India? 1 2 3 4 Press Council in India Press Trust of India United News Of India Hindustan Samachar Ans: 1 Q. TBT Agreement under the WTO stands for 1 Technical Barriers to Trade 2 Technically Backward Trade 3 Towards Better Trade 4 Territory for business and Trade Ans: 1 Q. As Per recent figures released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), which of the following years was the wettest in the historical record since 1880? 1 2 3 4 1905 1910 2005 2010 Ans: 4

Q. Which of the following Countries is the host for the 2016 olympic Games? 1 2 3 4 South Africa Netherlands Brazil Italy Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following 2011 Padma Bhushan recipients belongs to the field of Painting? 1 2 3 4 Ramdas Madhava Pai Ajai Chowdhary Shobhana Ranade Arpita Singh Ans: 4 Q. According to a report on India released in January 2011 by the International Monetary fund, the Indian economy will grow in 2011 by 1 2 3 4 8 Percent 8.5 Percent 8.75 Percent 8.95 Percent Ans: 3 Q. As per a report released by the New York-based think tank,the conference Board,in January 2011, the largest and most dynamic economy in terms of labour productivity is 1 2 3 4 Brazil India Russia China Ans: 4 Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on 1 2 3 4 Nuclear Fusion Nuclear Fission Cold Fusion Superconductivity Ans: 2 Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as 1 2 3 4 UNICEF GATT UNCTAD FAO Ans: 2 Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of 1 Nitrous Oxide

2 3 4

Ozone Sulphur dioxide Carbon dioxide Ans: 4

The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute 1 2 3 4 3 percent 4 percent 5 percent 6 percent Ans: 3 Q. As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka 1 2 3 4 $ 215.9 million $ 216.6 million $ 216.8 million $ 216.9 million Ans: 2 Q. According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report thepercentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is 1 2 3 4 72 75 85 88 Ans: 4 Q. India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with 1 2 3 4 Bermuda Bahamas Virgin Islands Isle of Man Ans: 2 Q. As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to 1 2 3 4 53,000 MW 58,000 MW 62,000 MW 68,000 MW Ans: 4 Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census? released by UNICEF,

1 2 3 4

1951 1961 1977 1971 Ans: 3

Q. Under which of the Rural Development programmes is 'self help group'? 1 2 3 4 Prime Minister's Rural Road Yojana Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana TRYSEM Indira Aawas Yojana Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is not include in 'Bharat Nirman' plan? 1 2 3 4 Irrigation Rural Roads Education Rural telecommunication Ans: 3 Q. Who has been made the Brand Ambassador of ICICI Prudencial Life Insurance in January 2011? 1 2 3 4 Amir Khan Preeti Zinta Amitabh Bachchan Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ans: 3 Q. Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to Celebrated its Centenary Year During1 2 3 4 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2011 Ans 2

. In SCOPE Excellence Awards 2008-09, Which of the following got 'Outstanding Chief Executive' award for individual category? 1 2 3 4 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC P.S. Bhattacharya of Coal India Ltd. A.K. Chaturvedi of Power Grid Corporation A.K. Ghosh of MECON Ans: 1 Q. The New ASSOCHAM's Chairman (name announced on December 10,2010) is1 2 3 Swati Peermal Dilip Modi Ramu S. Deora

Naseem Zaidi Ans: 2

Q. Make 2010 (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise 2010) award has been given to1 2 3 4 Infosys Reliance Industries Ltd. Tata Steels ONGC Ans: 3 Q. India-EU summit was held in December 2010 in1 2 3 4 France Belgium Italy Netherlands Ans: 2 Q. Who has been elected as the Chairman of FIEO(Federation of India Export Organisation) in December 2010 for the period of two years? 1 2 3 4 Swati Peeramal Ramu S.Deora Dilip Modi C.S. Verma Ans: 2 Q. Who wrote the famous book "Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery" on various issues of global recession? 1 2 3 4 C.Rangrajan Montek Singh Ahluwaliah Amritya Sen Y.B. Reddy Ans: 4 Q. 'ICON of the Year' award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in January 2011, goes to1 2 3 4 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC C.S. Verma of SAIL P.S. Bhattacharya of coal India Ltd. B.R.S. Natrajan of BEML Ans: 2 Q. Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f1 2 3 4 April 1,2011 June 1,2011 June 30,2011 September 30,2011 Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following economy has been raised as the freest economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year? 1 2 3 4 Singapore Hong Kong United States South Korea Ans: 2 Q. Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 was organised on1 2 3 4 January 1-2, 2011 January 8-9, 2011 January 12-13, 2011 January 18-19, 2011

Wages paid to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employme Scheme has now been linked with1 2 3 4

Q. Mobile Number Portability Service has been Launched Natio 1 2 3 4 January 19, 2011 January 20, 2011 January 22, 2011 January 25, 2011

Q. It is estimated that India wastes more fruits and vegetab year in1 2 3 4 U.S.A United Kingdom Germany Brazil

Q. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomi 1 2 3 4 February 28 February 21 February 11 February 4

Q. Who has been selected for the 'Niwano Peace Prize, 2010' f poor women in India? 1 2 3 4 Ela Bhatt jhumpa Punam Suri Mandakni Apte

Q. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decide Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in nation, what is the name of the book? 1 2 3 4 Sound of Hills Sparsh Ganga Heaven Amrit

Q. Shikha Sharma recently included in Forbes' Top 100 Pow associated with1 2 3 4 ICICI Bank Axis Bank HDFC Bank HSBC

Q. Which of the following Country has declared Broadband Se the Country? 1 2 3 4 Britain Denmark Finland United States of America

Q. Which of the following Company gets the Highest Rank am Forbes-500 list for the Year 2010? 1 2 3 4 ONGC Indian Oil Corporation Reliance Industries Ltd. ONGC

Q. Which of the Following Indian Private Company is the bigge 1 2 3 4 TCS Reliance Industries Wipro ITC

World Investment Report is Annually published by1 2 3 4 IBRD WTO IMF UNCTAD Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following state has registered the maximum growth in Gross State Domestic Product in the year 2009-10? 1 2 3 4 Chhattisgarh Kerala Gujarat Goa Ans: 1 Q. Asian Development Bank has approved $132 million to Bihar for the development of1 2 3 4 Rural Roads Electricity System Primary Education Child Health and Nutrition Ans: 2 Q. RBI has decided to issue the new coins with'Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi' theme. The dominations of these coins will be1 2 3 4 Rs1,2 and 5 Rs 1 and 2 Rs 2 and 5 Rs 5 and 10 Ans: 3 Q. RBI has divested its 71.5% share in NABARD to the government which reduces RBI's holding in NABARD to1 2 3 4 Only one percent Only five percent Only 7.5 percent Only 10 percent Ans: 1 Q. How many Indian Women have been included in the Forbes' list of Top 100 Powerful Women of the World? 1 2 Only 1 2

3 4

3 4 Ans: 3

Q. According to the Asian Develoment Bank Report for Urbanisation, India ranks at1 2 3 4 10th Place 26th Place 34th place 39th Place Ans: 3 Q. For the Session 2010-11 the New President of indian Banks Association is1 2 3 4 Chanda Kochchar Shikha Sharma O.P. Bhatt R.V. Verma Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following Day has been declared as Income Tax Day? 1 2 3 4 18 July 24 July 16 July 1 September Ans: 2 Q. In newly proposed Direct Tax code the Highest rate of individual income tax has been put at1 2 3 4 20 Percent 25 Percent 30 Percent 35 Percent Ans: 3

In Global Hunger index 2010 released by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , India has been placed at 1 2 3 4 65th Rank 66th Rank 67th Rank 68th Rank Ans: 2 Q. On October15 ,2010 government has launched the new NELP round for allocation, which is numbered 1 NELP-VII

2 3 4

NELP-VIII NELP-IX NELP-X Ans: 3

Q. 'Tourism and Bio-diversity ' is/was the theme of the world Tourism Day (September 27)forthe year1 2 3 4 2009 2010 2011 2012 Ans: 2 Q. 'Company of the Year' award in Economic Times Corporate Excellency Awards 2010 goes to1 2 3 4 Maruti Suzuki Renuka Sugars L& T Mahindra and Mahindra Ans: 3 Q. Nobel for Economics 2010 has been shared by1 2 3 4 Two British and one US Economists Two US and one British Economists One US and one British Economists All three US Economists Ans: 2 Q. The new Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank who took charge on September 15,2010 is1 2 3 4 R.V. Verma S.Sridhar A.N. Tiwari L. Radhakrishnan Ans: 1 Q. 34th National Game 2011 was held in 1 2 3 4 Bihar Delhi Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Ans: 3 Q. India's Youngest Grand Master (Chess) is 1 2 3 Saurav Ghosal S. P. Sethuraman Parimarjan Negi

K. Hampi Ans: 3

Q. The winner of Davis Cup 2010 is 1 2 3 4 Serbia Russia Japan South Africa Ans: 1 Q. The winner of Ashes (Test Series) of Cricket is 1 2 3 4 Australia India England South Africa Ans: 3 The host of the 2018 world cup football is 1 2 3 4 Japan Spain Brazil Russia Ans: 4 Q. Which country has emerged as the top Migrant destination country? 1 2 3 4 Australia Canada USA UK Ans: 3 Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Bengali Literature category? 1 2 3 4 Sunil Gangopadhaye Bani Basu Mahashweta Devi Nanjil Nandan Ans: 2 Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category? 1 2 3 4 Laxman Dubey Mangat Badal Uday Prakash Nanjil Nandan Ans: 3 Q. Indian Army's Operation Saiyam (Patience) was related to

1 2 3 4

North East Battle against Maoist Kashmir Scrap Ammunition Ans: 4

Q. Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India? 1 2 3 4 Moner Manush The Boy Abohoman Paa Ans: 1 Q. The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in 1 2 3 4 New Delhi New York Cancun Geneva Ans: 3 Q. The founder of popular social networking site Facebook is 1 2 3 4 Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs Larry Page and Sergey Brin Bill Gates Ans: 1 Q. Times Magazine's Person of the year 2010 is 1 2 3 4 Nitish Kumar Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Mark Zuckerberg Ans: 4 Q. Along with which of the following countries India shared Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2010? 1 2 3 4 South Korea Spain Argentina Australia Ans: 1 India in December 2010 signed Fighter Aircraft 1 2 United Kingdom France

3 4

Russia USA Ans: 3

Q. Justice Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on 1 2 3 4 Kashmir Problem Tax Reformation Sikh Riots case Telangana Issue Ans: 4 Q. "Nomadic Elephant" was the joint military exercise recently held in India between India and 1 2 3 4 Sri Lanka Malaysia Indonesia Mongolia Ans: 4 Q. World's tallest building is 1 Qutub Minner, Delhi 2 Effiel Tower, Paris 3 Burj Khalifa, Dubai 4 Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Ans: 3 Q. How many pacts did India sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit toIndia? 1 2 3 4 Seven Pacts Six Pacts Ten Pacts Nine Pacts Ans: 2 Q. Satyanand Mishra has been appointed as the new 1 2 3 4 Chief Election Commissioner Chief Information Commissioner Chief of Research and Analytical Wing Director NIA Ans: 2 Q. In 2010 Lech Kaczynski were among the 96 killed in air crash. He was the president of 1 2 3 4 Germany Belgium Holland Poland Ans: 4

Q. During the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India in December 2010, India signed with France 1 2 3 4 Three Atomic Pacts Four Atomic Pacts Five Atomic Pacts Six Atomic Pacts Ans: 3 Q. The winner of the Asia Cup football in the year 2010 is 1 2 3 4 China Japan South Korea India Ans: 2 Q. The FIFA best Football Players of the year 2010 are 1 2 3 4 Lionel Messi and Marta Lionel Messi and Kristino Ronaldo Kaka and Robinho Lionel Messi and Kaka Ans: 1 The winner of Ranji Trophy 2010 1 2 3 4 Baroda Mumbai Delhi Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. India's first Atomic Power Plant is 1 2 3 4 Kota Tarapur Sriharikota Kalapakkam Ans: 2 Q. The largest state of India (area wise) is 1 2 3 4 Uttar Pradesh Maharastra Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. Narsimham Committee (2nd) constituted in 1997 and which submitted its report on April 23,1998 is related to 1 Banking Reforms

2 3 4

Telecom Reforms Legal Reforms Financial reforms Ans: 1

Q. The Mascot of FIFA 2010 world cup is 1 2 3 4 Zakumi Le Yangyang Stumpy Stylo Ans: 1 Q. The mascot of 16th Asian game 2010 is 1 2 3 4 Le Yangyang Shera Stumpy Zakumi Ans: 1 Q. The CWG (Common Wealth Game) 2010 Mascot is 1 2 3 4 Zakumi Shera Stumpy Le Yangyang Ans: 2 Q. The 2011 Cricket World Cup mascot is 1 2 3 4 Stumpy Stylo Shera Zakumi Ans: 1 Q. Where is Bangabandhu stadium? 1 2 3 4 Kolkata Dhaka Patna Delhi Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following duration is related to XI five year Plan In India? 1 2 3 4 2005-10 2006-11 2007-12 2008-13 Ans: 3 Which one of the following states as having the highest Human Development index in the year 2001? 1 2 3 4 Assam Kerala Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Ans: 2 Q. 'Smart Money' is a term used for 1 Internet banking 2 Credit Card 3 Saving Account in the Bank 4 Current Account in the Bank Ans: 2 Q. The State having highest scheduled caste population in India is1 2 3 4 Rajasthan Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh uttar Pradesh Ans: 4 Q. As per World Statistics 2008' what approximate percentage of approximatepercentage of world population lives in Asia? 1 2 3 4 61% 63% 65% 66% Ans: 1 Q. Recently the Bank of Rajasthan has been merged with1 2 3 4 H.D.F.C ICICI State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur State Bank of India Ans: 2 Q. The new Presient of CII(Confederation of Indian Industry) isworld

1 2 3 4

Rahul Bajaj M.Dalmia Hari Bhartia Sunil Mittal Ans: 3

Q. The Cabinet Secretary of India is1 2 3 4 G.K.Pillai Chandrashekhar T.Srinivasan Madhukar Gupta Ans: 2 Q. Which state was most affected by the blockade of the highway by the Naga Students Union in 2010? 1 2 3 4 Nagaland Manipur Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram Ans: 2 Q. What is the name of the President of Iran? 1 2 3 4 M.Khominenni E.Moussavi M.Ahmedinejad S.Chisti Ans: 3 Q. The Chief Minister of Karnataka is1 2 3 4 B.S. Yeddiurappa S.M. Krishna Deve Gowda Rosiah Ans: 1 The Prime Minister of UK is1 2 3 4 Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron David Miliband Ans: 3 Q. G-8 Muskoka Initiative is concerned with1 Curbing international terrorism 2 Promoting maternal and child health 3 Settling International disputes

4 Reducing greenhouse gases Ans: 2 Q. India has become the largest recipient of the world bank loans during fiscal ending June, 2010. The country Which follows India is1 2 3 4 South Africa Brazil Mexico Iran Ans: 3 Q. Which train was introduced for tourists with the help of Railway Minister in Rajasthan on January 11,2009? 1 2 3 4 Princely Rajasthan on Wheels Royal Rajputana on wheels Great Rajputana on wheels Royal Rajasthan On Wheels Ans: 4 Q. Which automobile company has been allotted 600 Acres land of Khuskheda(Bhiwadi) for manufacturing cars? 1 2 3 4 Ford Toyota Honda Cial Volkswagen Ans: 3 Q. Rajasthan State industrial Development and Investment Corporation(RIICO)has signed as MoU with a Japanese Company for Establishment of Japanese units in Neemrana industrial area. that Japanese company is1 2 3 4 Jetro Hetro Honda cial Mitsubisi Ans: 4 Q. Which one among the following statement is 'incorrect'? New Industrial and investment Policy of Rajasthan 2010 is introduced and it states that1 2 3 4 During next five years 51 lakh persons will get employment 13 Sectors are more important to be focused Land will be available to industrialists on easy terms Incentive will not be accorded to Private Public Partnership Ans: 4 Q. 'Smart Money' is a term used for1 2 Internet Banking FDRs in Banking

3 4

Credit Cards Demand Drafts of Banks Ans: 3

Q. As per new guidelines issued by SEBI, Companies are required to list shares within how many days of the closure of the Initial Public Offers (IPOs)? 1 2 3 4 12 Days 15 Days 21 Days 30 Days Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following organization recently establishment? 1 2 3 4 SAARC ASEAN G-20 G-8 Ans: 1 Youth festival 2011 will be Organized in January 2011 at1 2 3 4 Goa Udaipur Bhubaneshbar Hyderabad Ans: 2 Q. Which of the Commissions? 1 2 3 4 following markets are independently regulated by Forward Market Celebrated the Silver Jubilee Year of its

Mutual Funds Commodity Exchanges Stock Market Foreign Exchange Markets Ans: 2

Q. Which of the private telecom operator became the first to introduce 3G Services in the Country? 1 2 3 4 Airtel DOCOMO Airtel vodafone Ans: 2 Q. In its review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 made on November 2, 2010, RBI did not altered1 2 3 Only CRR Only Bank Rate Both CRR and Bank Rate

Repo and Reverse Repo Rate Ans: 3

Q. Which Country Stands at the top in 2010 Human Development Index(HDI) rankings of 169 Nations in Human Development Report 2010? 1 2 3 4 Norway Australia New Zealand United States Ans: 1 Q. Human Development Report 2010 Classifies India in the 'Medium Human Development' category and places at..... rank out of 169 Countries. 1 2 3 4 116 117 118 119 Ans: 4 Q. Government has Formed a high level infra Finance committee under the chairmanship of1 2 3 4 Y.B.Reddy Rakesh Mohan C. Rangrajan Y.K.alagh Ans: 2 Q. With which Country India is Exploring Shale Gas Reserves ? 1 2 3 4 France Germany United Kingdom USA Ans: 4 Q. In which Nation , the Two day summit of Finance Ministers of G-20 nations was held in October 2010? 1 2 3 4 India South Korea China Canada Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following nation is not a part of TAPI Gas Pipeline Project? 1 2 3 4 Tajikistan India Pakistan Turkmenistan

Ans: 1 Newly Inaugurated helpline 'Udyami' is to assist1 2 3 4 Micro, Small and Medium enterprise Large Capital industries Only Female entrepreneur Farmers introducing technology in farming Ans: 1 Q. The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Proposed to be Introduced in 2011 covers taxes like1 2 3 4 Trade/Sales Tax Service Tax Service, Excise etc. Excise , service, VAT etc. Ans: 4 Q. Lal Bahadur Shastri Award 2010 for Excellence in Public Administration Academia and Management has been given to1 2 3 4 Zia Modi Aruna Roy Kapil Sibal Arvind Kezeriwal Ans: 2 Q. Which of the Following State became the first state to Introduced Public Service Guarantee Act 2010? 1 2 3 4 Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Bihar Haryana Ans: 1 Q. On Which day, the first World Statistics Day was Celebrated? 1 2 3 4 October 18, 2010 October 19, 2010 October 20, 2010 October 21, 2010 Ans: 3 Q. In Economic times Corporate Excellence Awards 2010, who has been declared 'Business Leader of the year'? 1 2 3 4 R.C. Bhargava (Maruti Suzuki) Aditya Puri (HDFC) Mukesh Ambani(RIL) Ratan Tata (Tata Group) Ans: 2

Q. National Green Tribunal(NGT) has been constituted in October 2010. Who has been appointed its first chief ? 1 2 3 4 Lokeshewar Singh S.K.Puri Y.S.Dadwal Anil K. pandey Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following animal has been declared as 'National Heritage Animal' in October 2010 by the Union Government? 1 2 3 4 Tiger Elephant Lion Camel Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following State registered the DomesticProduct (GSDP)during 2009-10? 1 2 3 4 Goa Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Punjab Ans: 3 Q. Global Hunger index released by IFPRI in October 2010 Places India at1 2 3 4 58th Rank 67th Rank 69th Rank 74th Rank Ans: 2 How many economists shared Nobel Prize in Economics for the Year 2010? 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 Only one person got it Ans: 2 Q. The Newly Introduced Indian Rupee symbol is based on 1 2 3 4 Roman Script Devnagri Script Both (a)and (B) None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is not a Financial Regulator? highest growth rate in Gross State

1 2 3 4

IRDA PFRDA AMFI SEBI Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following direct tax registered negative growth during the first half of 20102011? 1 2 3 4 Corporate Tax Income Tax Wealth Tax Securities Transaction Tax Ans: 4 Q. At Present What is the RBI'S share in NABARD equity? 1 2 3 4 99 Percent 51 Percent 49 Percent 1 Percent Ans: 4 Q. Japanese Grand Prix Champion is 1 2 3 4 Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel Felipe Massa Mark Webber Ans: 2 Q. Shangai Master (Singles title) winner is1 2 3 4 Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Robin Soderling Ans: 3 Q. India this year retained Border Gavasker Trophy after defeating1 2 3 4 Australia Kenya New Zealand Pakistan Ans: 1 Q. In Global Gender Gap Report India has been ranked1 2 3 50th 112th 20th

90th Ans: 2

Q. In Global Hunger Index India has been ranked1 2 3 4 50th 67th 25th 30th Ans: 2 Which Indian woman has not figured in the Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women List? 1 2 3 4 Indra Nooyi Shikha Sharma Chanda kochhar Savitri Jindal Ans: 4 Q. 'Conversations with Myself' is the book written by1 2 3 4 Nelson Mandela Mario Vargas Llosa Prince Charles None of the above Ans: 1 Q. World AIDS observed on1 2 3 4 December 1 December 5 December 3 December 4 Ans: 1 Q. Minorities Rights Day in India is observed on1 2 3 4 December 15 December 18 December 25 December 30 Ans: 2 Q. Howard Jacobson is the winner of1 Nobel Prize for Literature 2010 2 Pulitzer Prize 3 Man Booker Prize for 2010 for fiction 4 None of the above Ans: 3

Q. Miss World 2010 is1 Adriana Vasini 2 Alexandria Mills 3 Emma Wareus 4 Mansavi Mamgai Ans: 2 Q. The Noble Prize winner for 2010 in medicine is1 2 3 4 Liu Xiaobo Mario Vargas Liosa Robert Edwards Akira Suzuki Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following won The Nobel Prize 2010 for Physics ? 1 2 3 4 Konstantin Novoselov Andrei Geim Both of the above None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Who Among the following did not bag the Nobel Prize 2010 for Economics? 1 2 3 4 Christopher Pissarides Peter Diamond Dale Mortensen Akira Suzuki Ans: 4 Q. Who is not the winner among the following Nobel Prize 2010 winners for Chemistry? 1 2 3 4 Akira Suzuki Ei-ichi Negishi Liu Xiaobo Richard F.Heck Ans: 3 National Voters' Day Will be observed on1 2 3 4 January 20 January 25 January 10 January 5 Ans: 2 Q. Who has been Awarded LG ICC Test PLayer of the year Award For 2010? 1 2 Gautam Gambhir Virender Sehwag

3 4

A.B.de Villiers None of the above Ans: 2

Q. Under LG ICC Awards for 2010 Sachin Tendulkar was given1 2 3 4 Sir Garfield Sobers Cricketer of the year Award LG People's Choice Awarded Both of the above None of the above Ans: 3 Q. K.Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Director General of1 2 3 4 CRPF ITBP BSF RAF Ans: 1 Q. FIC which was a news in recent month stands for1 2 3 4 Food India Corporation Fast Intermediary Craft First Interceptor Craft None of the above Ans: 3 Q. BJP recently swept local bodies elections in1 2 3 4 Rajasthan Gujarat Himachal Pradesh None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The theme of 17th ASEAN Summit was1 Towards the ASEAN Community from vision to action 2 Action Oriented Approach of ASEAN Community 3 ASEAN with New Actionable Approach 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Where was 17th ASEAN Summit held? 1 2 3 4 Hanoi Islamabad Delhi Colombo Ans: 1

Q. CSC which recently was in news stands for 1 Convention on Supplementary Compensation 2 Conference on supply of Commandos 3 Committee on Supplementary Competition 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. US announced one of the largest weapons sales in its history worth nearly $60 billion to1 2 3 4 Kuwait Saudi Arabia Pakistan Afganistan Ans: 2 Which country recently completed its 20 years of unity? 1 2 3 4 France Germany Belgium Japan Ans: 2 Q. General Elections were held in October 2010 in1 2 3 4 Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan South Africa Ans: 2 Q. BASIC Group does not include? 1 2 3 4 Brazil South Africa India Cambodia Ans: 4 Q. Which country won highest number of gold medals in XIX Commonwealth Games? 1 2 3 4 Australia India England Kenya Ans: 1 Q. India recently signed $1 billion line of Credit Agreement With1 2 Bangladesh Nepal

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Vietnam Sri Lanka Ans: 1

Q. Indian Prime Minister in October 2010 visited three East Asian Countries . Which of the following was not included in his itinerary? 1 2 3 4 Japan Malaysia Vietnam Laos Ans: 4 Q. India recently signed cultural accord with1 2 3 4 Germany Australia Malaysia Indonesia Ans: 1 Q. Enemy Property Law recently amended by the union government related to1 Properties of those who migrated to Pakistan after Partition2 Properties Captured by India during war with Pakistan and china 3 Properties owned by those Indians indulging in terrorist and disruptive activities 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. India has recently signed Social Security Agreement with1 2 3 4 Japan South Korea Germany Italy Ans: 2 Q. As per the draft of Lok Pal Bill recently finalised by the Union Government, the Lok Pal Would be a1 2 3 4 Four Member Body Three Member Body Five Member Body Six Member Body Ans: 2 India's medium altitude and long -endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)is1 2 3 4 Rustom 1 Lakshya Arjun None of the Above

Ans: 1 Q. On January 26,2011, the foreign dignitary who will be the chief Guest at Public day Parade is1 2 3 4 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Naoto Kan Wen Jiabao None Of The above Ans: 1 Q. Indian Navy on October 14,2010 inducted its latest Fast-Attack Craft(FAC) at the southern Naval Command in Kochi. The Craft is 1 2 3 4 INS Tarang INS Kalpeni INS Viraat None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following Provisions is not incorporated in the judicial Accountability Bill recently approved by the cabinet? 1 2 3 4 The Bill Will Mandate Judges to declare assets and liabilities Oversight Committee to be headed by a retired chief Justice of India. Public can lodge Complaints against Judges with a national oversight Committee The Bill also requires the judges to have close association with any member of he bar Ans: 4 Q. In October 2010 , India was elected to Security Council as a Non-Permanent Member after1 2 3 4 10 Years 19 Years 5 Years 8 Years Ans: 2 Q. With which of the following countries has India recently agreed to establish hotline between the two countries commerce and industries ministries? 1 2 3 4 Poland Germany England Japan Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following organizations prepares topographical maps of India? 1 2 3 4 geographical survey of India Survey of India Geological Survey of India Archaeological Survey of India Ans: 1

Q. The winner of Ranji Trophy Cricket championship held in January 2010 was 1 2 3 4 Uttar Pradesh Mumbai Punjab Eleven Delhi Eleven Ans: 2 Q. Who is the foreign Secretary of who accompained the externals Affairs Minister to Pakistan in july, 2010? 1 2 3 4 Anil Kakodkar Niruparma Rao Shikha Sharma None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following states is set to become front runner in driving with supplies of BS III petrol and Diesel? 1 2 3 4 Kerala Delhi Karnatka Goa Ans: 2 Pollutant from motor car exhaust that causes mental disease is 1 2 3 4 NO2 SO2 Hg Lead Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following petroleum refinery products has the lowest boiling point? 1 2 3 4 Kerosene Diesel Gasoline Lubricating oil Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following is a medium range surface-to-air missile? 1 2 3 4 Trishul Nag Prithvi Akash Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following is the longest National Highway in India? 1 NH2

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NH7 NH8 NH31 Ans: 2

Q. DTAA stands for 1 Direct Tariff Avoidance Agreement 2 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement 3 Direct Taxation Avoidance 4 Double Tariff Avoidance Agreement Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO to those who popularise use of science in life? 1 2 3 4 Booker Prize Kalinga Award Kalidas Award Magsaysay Award Ans: 2 Q. The Stock Market index of London Stock Market is referred to as 1 2 3 4 Footsie(FTSE) Sensex NIFTY Bullish Ans: 1 Q. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalapakkam is located in 1 2 3 4 Tamil Nadu Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Kerala Ans: 1 Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who among the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? 1 2 3 4 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Keshab Chandra Sen Raja Rammohan Roy Ans: 4 Q. Other than Venezuela, which one among the following form South America is a member of OPEC? 1 2 Argentina Brazil

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Ecuador Bolivia Ans: 3

Which one of the following is not a drug pharma company? 1 2 3 4 Chevron Nicholas Piramal Pfizer Zydus Cadila Ans: 1 Q. WiMAX is related to which one of the following? 1 2 3 4 Biotechnology Space Technology Missile Technology Communication Technology Ans: 4 Q. In the context of Indian wildlife, the flying fox is a 1 2 3 4 Bat Kite Stork Vulture Ans: 1 Q. The three year grant agreement inked between India and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) to support NACO programmes is pegged at 1 2 3 4 $128.4 million $182.4 million $148.2 million $124.8 million Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Medicine? 1 2 3 4 Andre Geim Richard Heck Akira Suzuki Robert Edwards Ans: 4 Q. Who is the Australia's first woman Prime Minister who was sworn in on September 14, 2010. 1 2 3 4 Julia Gillard Dilma Rouseff Nikki Haley Simonetta Sommaruga Ans: 1

Q. Which country became the new chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency in September 2010? 1 2 3 4 India Sri Lanka Pakistan China Ans: 3 Q. The first village in India, where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the AADHAR project in September 2010, is 1 2 3 4 Rohtak Misamari Nandurbar Tembhli Ans: 4 Q. The India women boxer recently won her fifth consecutive World title is 1 2 3 4 M. C. Mary Kom Sarita Devi Kalpana Choudhary Pinky Jhangra Ans: 1 Q. Who of the following has been included in the 'Hall of Fame' by I.C.C. in March, 2010? 1 2 3 4 Sachin Tendulkar Sunil Gavaskar Kapil Dev Anil Kumble Ans: 3 Which one of the following states bagged the 'National Rural Health Mission Award' of theGovernment of India in April, 2010? 1 2 3 4 Uttar Pradesh Orissa Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. Air Force Exercise Garuda-2010 was held by India jointly with which of the following countries? 1 2 3 4 France and Singapore Australia and France Singapore and Australia None of those Ans: 1 Q. A World Expo 2010 as a grand event to showcase the best achievements of human civilisation

has been opened on May 1, 2010. Where was this expo opened? 1 2 3 4 In Shanghai In Kuala Lumpur In Tokyo In Moscow Ans: 1 Q. Who of the following is the fourth woman Judge appointed in the Supreme Court in India in April, 2010? 1 2 3 4 Justice Fatima Beevi Justice Sujata Manohar Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Ruma Pal Ans: 3 Q. Who of the following has been appointed as Chairman of Mumbai Stock Exchange in March, 2010? 1 2 3 4 Prof. Rakesh Mohan Prof. Bhagawati S. Ram Dorai Prof. Manoranjan Misra Ans: 3 Q. Russia has agreed recently to construct how many units of nuclear Reactor at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu? 1 2 3 4 02 04 05 06 Ans: 1 Q. Presidents of USA and Russia recently signed a historic treaty committing their respective country to drastically reduce arms. It was signed on1 2 3 4 15 January, 2010 18 May, 2009 08 April, 2010 12 February, 2010 Ans: 3 Q. To insulate the country from disruptions in supply of crude oil, India has established `India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd.' It will construct underground storages at three places. Identify the place which has not been selected for the purpose. 1 2 3 4 Vishakhapatnam Manglore Padur Ankaleshwar Ans: 4

Q. An Offshore Patrol Vessel was inducted into Coast Guard in March 2010. It is named1 2 3 4 Eagle Vishwast Jatayu Aashwast Ans: 2 Q. The percentage of nuclear energy in India's total energy generation is1 2 3 4 60% 27% 10% 2% Ans: 4 The name of the ICBM developed by India with a strike range of more than 2000 km is1 2 3 4 Prithvi Trishul Akash Agni-II Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following organizations in not related to science and technology? 1 2 3 4 DST CSIR ICSSR DAE Ans: 3 Q. The fastest computer of the world is1 2 3 4 Tianhe-1A (Made by China) J-8 Yenha-3 T-3A Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following Indians has been forecast to be the richest man in the world in 2014 by Forbes magazine? 1 2 3 4 Mukesh Ambani Ratan Tata Anil Ambani Azim Premji Ans: 1 Q. Sushil Kumar of India recently became the first Indian to grab gold medal in1 2 World Wrestling Championship World Boxing Championship

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World Swimming Championship None of the above Ans: 1

Q. Who recently clinched Italian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix? 1 2 3 4 Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel Casey Stoner None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Pankaj Advani has recently bagged National Snooker Title for1 2 3 4 Fourth time Fifth time Third time Second time Ans: 2 Q. Mary Kom of India won recently World Boxing Championship Title for the successive1 2 3 4 Fourth time Fifth time Sixth time Third time Ans: 2 Q. The winner in US Open 2010 (Tennis Championship) for women's singles title is1 2 3 4 Kim Clijsters Vera Zvonareva Liezel Huber Kveta Peschke Ans: 1 Q. The winner of recently-held Champions League Twenty-20 Tournament is1 2 3 4 Chennai Super Kings Eastern Cape Warriors Both jointly None of the those Ans: 1 Who has been named as President-Elect of BCCI? 1 2 3 4 Sharad Pawar N. Srinivasan Chirayu Amin Shashank Manohar Ans: 2

Q. Climatopolics: How our cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future' is the book written by1 2 3 4 Mathew Kahn Mahmood Farooqui Philip Dray Barack Obama Ans: 1 Q. International Day for Tolerance is observed on1 2 3 4 November 8 November 9 November 16 November 23 Ans: 3 Q. National Education Day is observed on1 2 3 4 November 8 November 11 November 7 November 6 Ans: 2 Q. The 44th Jnanpith Award for 2008 has been bagged by1 2 3 4 ONV Kurup Akhlaq Shahryar Khan Sir Mota Singh None of those Ans: 2 Q. The 43rd Jnanpith Award 2007 has been conferred on1 2 3 4 Akhlaq Shahryar Khan ONV Kurup Arundhati Roy None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The award for best director under 57th National Award for 2009 has been conferred on1 2 3 4 Rituparno Ghosh Amir Khan Priyadarshan None of those Ans: 1 Q. The best actress award under the 57th National Film Awards for 2009 has been bagged by1 2 Rani Mukherjee Vidya Balan

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Ananya Chatterjee Kareena Kappor Ans: 3

Q. The best actor award has been bagged under the 57th National Film Awards by1 2 3 4 Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Amir Khan Salman Khan Ans: 1 Q. Under the 57th National Film Award, which of the following bagged Best Movie Award? 1 2 3 4 Paa Kutty Srank 3 Idiots Putaani Party Ans: 2 The 2009 Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner is1 2 3 4 Subhash Ghai D. Ramanaidu Sharmila Tagore Amitabh Bachchan Ans: 2 Q. Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru has been appointed as the New Chief Justice of1 2 3 4 Andhra Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Tamil Nadu Kerala Ans: 2 Q. P.J. Thomas is the New1 Central Vigilance Commissioner 2 Chief Election Commissioner 3 Auditor General of India 4 Accountant General of India Ans: 1 Q. The highest suicide rate in India is in the state of1 2 3 4 Sikkim Assam Meghalaya Tripura Ans: 1

Q. In World University Ranking which of the following has topped? 1 2 3 4 The University of Cambridge Harvard University Yale University University of Oxford Ans: 1 Q. Jiaolong which made a trip into deep sea recently belongs to1 2 3 4 U.S.A China Australia Russia Ans: 2 Q. Where was recently a referendum held to support constitutional reforms? 1 2 3 4 Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Turkey Ans: 4 Q. Saudi Arabia has recently clinched Mega Arms Deal with1 2 3 4 European Union U.S.A. Russia Japan Ans: 2 Q. Veils (Burqas) were recently banned by1 2 3 4 English Parliament French Senate Swedish parliament Norways' Parliament Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following recently signed Arctic Border Pact? 1 2 3 4 Russia-Norway Norway-Sweden Russia-Finland Sweden-Finland Ans: 1

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General Than Shwe who recently visited China is the military ruler of1 Thailand

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Myanmar Laos Vietnam Ans: 2

Q. The term Khymer Rouge which recently in news is associated with1 2 3 4 Loas Cambodia Malaysia Indonesia Ans: 2 Q. India has emerged in the world as1 Third most powerful nation 2 Second most powerful nation 3 Fourth most powerful nation 4 Second most powerful nation Ans: 1 Q. India recently concluded final cooperation agreement with? 1 2 3 4 N. Korea Japan South Korea U.S.A Ans: 2 Q. India recently signed a Pipeline deal with1 2 3 4 Tajikistan Turkmenistan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Ans: 2 Q. India's rank in Global Competitiveness Report is1 2 3 4 41st 31st 51st 21st Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following committees recently probed misappropriation charges against Calcutta High Court Judge Soumitra Sen in the removal proceeding initiated by Parliament? 1 2 3 4 B. Sudarshan Reddy Committee Sri Krishna Committee Meera Seth Committee None of the above round of negotiations on a comprehensive economic

Ans: 1 Q. With which of the following countries did India recently agree to set up a joint venture to codevelop and produce a new Multi-role Transport aircraft (MTA)? 1 2 3 4 Japan Russia U.S.A. Poland Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following countries were recently visited by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil? 1 2 3 4 Laos Cambodia Both of the above None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following was not the party involved in Ayodhya land dispute case of which judgement was recently pronounced by Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court? 1 2 3 4 Sunni Waqf Board Nirmohi Akhara The Party of Ram Lalla Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ans: 4

. Commonwealth Games 2010 Anthem was1 2 3 4 Jeeyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto Come out and play One People, One Cause None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The moto of Commonwealth Games 2010 was1 2 3 4 Come out and play Jeeyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto We are all together United world Ans: 1 Q. Where is located the Central Seed Testing and Referral Laboratory (CSTL) which was notified recently in 2007? 1 2 3 4 Pusha Dehradun Lucknow Varanasi

Ans: 4 Q. BRIC countries account for what fraction of world's population? 1 2 3 4 60% 50% 30% 40% Ans: 4 Q. Stirling Prize is given in which of the following fields? 1 2 3 4 Architecture Journalism Social Service Econimics Ans: 1 Q. 2010 Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa is from which of the following countries? 1 2 3 4 Brazil Peru Argentina Canada Ans: 2 Q. Who is elected as Costa Ricas first female president? 1 2 3 4 Lisa Baily Laura Chinchilla Miranda Bolivia Ans: 2 Q. Who won 1st gold medal for India in Asian games 2010 ? 1 2 3 4 Gagan Narang Somdev Barman Pankaj Advani Sushil Kumar Ans: 3 Q. A man pushed a wall and fails to displace it. He does 1 2 3 4 No work at all Negative work Positive but not maximum work Maximum work Ans: 1 Q. Who wrote the 'Communist Manifesto'? 1 2 Lenin Karl Marx

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Stalin None of these Ans: 2

Who was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize? 1 2 3 4 Dr. Verghese Kurien Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Dr. Amita Patel None of these Ans: 2 Q. The Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted in the year 1 2 3 4 1984 1985 1987 1988 Ans: 2 Q. Red Cross was founded by 1 2 3 4 J. H. Durant Baden Powell Trygve Lie Frederick Passey Ans: 1 Q. What is the name of the Parliament of Bangladesh? 1 2 3 4 Jatiya Sansad Majlis People's Council National Assembly Ans: 1 Q. The world's tallest free-standing structure is 1 2 3 4 Eiffel Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa Bruj Dubai Qutab Minar Ans: 3 Q. KLM Airlines belongs to 1 2 3 4 Kuwait The Netherlands Japan Indonesia Ans: 2

Q. Basel Norms are related with further strengthening and performance of 1 2 3 4 Public sector manufacturing units Banking industry Educational institutes Hotels Ans: 2 Q. The number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) is maximum in 1 2 3 4 Gujarat Jammu & Kashmir Maharashtra Orissa Ans: 4 Q. If some people wish to start a banking company in India, they certainly need a permission of the 1 2 3 4 Indian Banks' Association Ministry of Finance Banking Ombudsman Reserve Bank of India Ans: 4 Q. As per the reports published by the Government of India, what approximatepercentage of the people in rural India who hold a bank account? 1 2 3 4 10% 20% 25% 15% Ans: 4 . Many times, we read a term `ISO'. What is the full form of the same? 1 2 3 4 Insurance & Social Obligations International Space Organisation Integrated Security Organisation International Standards Organisation Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following countries has decided to use the revenue collected from newly discovered oil field to make a Special Sovereign Fund? 1 2 3 4 Iraq Russia Iran Indonesia Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following has written the book "Between the Lines"? 1 2 V. S. Naipaul Prem Bhatia is the

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Kuldeep Nayyar C. Rangarajan Ans: 3

Q. The Word Population Day is observed on 1 2 3 4 10th July 11th July 10th August 11th August Ans: 2 Q. "Navratna Status" is awarded to which of the following organizations/ units? 1 Those IITs/IIMs who are doing good research work 2 Defence production units/factories who are showing good profits 3 Any public sector manufacturing unit doing well and earning good profits 4 A public sector bank rated very hing by the RBI in the area of customer service and recovery of NPAs Ans: 3 Q. Twang I and Twang II, two big hydropower projects are being developed in the state of 1 2 3 4 Assam Meghalaya Tripura Arunachal Prades Ans: 4 Q. Who amongst the following is not a member of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh? 1 2 3 4 Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh Mr. Kamal Nath Ms. Ambika Soni Mr. Rahul Gandhi Ans: 4 Q. As we all know, emission of certain gases is responsible for the level of Warming.Which of the following gases makes, maximum contribution in the same? 1 2 3 4 Ammonia Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Ans: 3 Q. As per the National Food Security Act, how much wheat or rice, the people below poverty line, will get every month @ Rs. 3 per kg.? 1 2 3 4 10 kg. 15 kg. 20 kg. 25 kg. Ans: 4 Global

Q. Which of the following is / are the objectives of the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat? (A) Greater emphasis on urban waste management and recycling. (B) Emphasis on use of items made of plastics and other such material and not of metals, as they need deep digging of earth. (C) It suggests incentive for use of public transportation more and more. 1 2 3 4 Only A Only B Both A & C Both A & B Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following nations celebrated its first Republic Day on 29th May 2009? 1 2 3 4 Fiji Bangladesh Myanmar Nepal Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is the name of the international treaty which was signed by many nations to curb production of atomic bombs and other such Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)? 1 2 3 4 123 Agreement Rio Declaration Rotterdam convention Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Ans: 4 Q. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is heading a UN backed Central Government in his country, is the President of 1 2 3 4 Somalia Iran Uganda Israel Ans: 1 Q. Many times we read in newspapers / magazines about the increase or decrease in tax collection. Which of the following taxes is not included in the tax collection levied by the Union Government? 1 2 3 4 Property Tax Education Cess Corporate Tax Income Tax Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at present?

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3% 4% 5% 6% Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following countries recently conducted 2nd nuclear test and also test-fired some missiles defying the condemnation of various nations? 1 2 3 4 North Korea China South Korea Pakistan Ans: 1 Q. After Jawaharlal Nehru, who amongst the following was / is the other Prime Minister who completed his/ her first term and immediately came of the second term? 1 2 3 4 Mrs. Indira Gandhi Dr. Manmohan Singh Mr. Rajiv Gandhi Mr. Rajiv Gandhi Ans: 2 Q. The Government of India is planning to infuse how much amount in 12 public sector banks to make their capital base strong? 1 2 3 4 Rs. 10,000 crores Rs. 12,000 crores Rs. 16,000 crores Rs. 22,000 crores Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following countries has decided to give a 20% subsidy to its farmers even though they are rich? 1 2 3 4 France England Italy USA Ans: 1 Q. The Government of India recently increased its allocation of funds to which of the following schemes by 87% to make it Rs. 12,886 crores? 1 2 3 4 Midday Meal Scheme Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) National Watershed Development Programme None of the above Ans: 2 The changed management programme of which of t he following banks is named as "Parivartan"?

Reserve Bank of India Union Bank India of

3 4

Bank of Baroda State India Ans: 4 of

Q. Out of the following artists, who has written the book "The Science of Bharat Natyam"? 1 2 3 4 Geeta Chandran Raja Reddy Saroja Vaidyanathan Yamini Krishnamurthy Ans: 3 Q. Cricket team of which of the following countries has not got the status of "Test" 1 2 3 4 Kenya England Bangladesh Zimbabwe Ans: 1 Q. The first Secretary General of the United Nation was 1 2 3 4 Dag Hammarskjoeld U. Thant Dr. Kurt Waldheim Trygve Lie Ans: 4 Q. Who has written "Two Lives"? 1 2 3 4 Kiran Desai Khushwant Singh Vikram Seth Amitabh Gosh Ans: 1 Q. The Headquarters of World Bank is situated at 1 2 3 4 New York Manila Washington D. C. Geneva Ans: 3 Q. Green Revolution in India is also known as

1 Seed, Fertiliser and irrigation revolution 2 Agricultural Revolution 3 Food Security Revolution 4 Multi Crop Revolution Ans: 1 Q. The announcement by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited Chairmen that India is ready to sell Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor to other countries was made at aconference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was 1 2 3 4 54th Conference 53rd Conference 51st Conference 50th Conference Ans: 1 Q. A pension scheme for workers in the unorganized sector, launched recently by the Union Finance Ministry, has been named 1 2 3 4 Adhaar Avalamb Swavalamban Prayas Ans: 3 Q. According to the revised series of Wholesale Price Index released in September 2010,which of the following items comes into "manufactured products" group? 1 2 3 4 Flowers Lemon Marbles Crude Petroleum Ans: 3 As recent reports, Boeing will manufacture a solar powered spy plane for the US military, capable of flying non-stop dor 1 2 3 4 5yrs 2yrs 4yrs 3yrs Ans: 1 Q. Which among the following countries remains Competitiveness Report for 2010 - 11? 1 2 3 4 Switzerland Singapore Sweden Denmark Ans: 1 Q. The official language of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is at the top, according to the Global

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Kashmiri Urdu Hindi English Ans: 2

Q. India's first nuclear powered submarine is 1 2 3 4 INS Chakra INS Shalki INS Shahkul INS Savitri Ans: 1 Q. The Commonwealth Games 2010 were held in Delhi from October 3 to 14, 2010. Which of the following picked up the Game's first gold medal? 1 2 3 4 Augustina Nwaokolo Ravinder Singh Azhar Hussain Carol Huynh Ans: 1 Q. A special 3 member bench of Allahabad High Court delivered judgment on September 30, 2010 on disputed Ayodhya site. Which of the following judges was not in the bench? 1 2 3 4 Justice S. U. Khan Justice Sudhir Agarwal Justice D. V. Sharma Justice P. N. Purohit Ans: 4 Q. In which of the following sports MC Marycom is the world champion? 1 2 3 4 Wrestling Boxing Swimming Athletics Ans: 2 Q. The six official languages of the UN are Russian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and 1 2 3 4 Hindi Urdu Arabic Japanese Ans: 3 Q. In June 1991, a Friendship and Non-aggression Treaty was signed between 1 2 3 Russia and USA India and Nepal Poland and Germany

Pakistan and China Ans: 3

Q. Mr. Prabhu Rao died recently. He was the Governor of 1 2 3 4 Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan Ans: 4 In recently held Summer Youth Olympic Games which of the following grabbed highest number of medals? 1 2 3 4 China Russia South Korea Ukraine Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following won Double Trap Gold in World Shooting Championship recently? 1 2 3 4 Asher Noria Gagan Narang Tejaswini Sawant None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Tejaswini Sawant is the first Indian woman to be crowned world champion in1 2 3 4 Shooting Wrestling Boxing Athletics Ans: 1 Q. The first Indian to win PGA Title (Golf) is1 2 3 4 Arjun Atwal Jeev Milkha Singh Both jointly None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The 23rd Grandmaster of India is1 2 3 4 Abhijit Gupta B. Adhiban Padmini Rout None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Who has clinched Hungarian Grand Prix?

1 2 3 4

Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel None of the above Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following bagged the Santosh Trophy of Football? 1 2 3 4 Punjab Bengal Maharashtra Kerala Ans: 2 Q. Champion Hockey Trophy has recently been clinched by1 2 3 4 New Zealand Australia Britain Germany Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following won Micromax ODI Series? 1 2 3 4 Sri Lanka India Both jointly None of the above Ans: 1 Q. United Nations Day is observed on1 2 3 4 October 10 October 16 October 24 October 28 Ans: 3 World Foods Day is observed on1 2 3 4 October 16 October 5 October 10 October 20 Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following has been named UNSECO's National Ambassador? 1 2 3 4 Aishwarya Rai Priyanka Chopra Sharmila Tagore Kajol Ans: 2

Q. India will have Forest Satellite in1 2 3 4 2015 2020 2013 2012 Ans: 1 Q. The book 'The Masque of Africa' is the book written by1 2 3 4 V. S. Naipaul Raghav Bahl Tony Blair M. S. Swaminathan Ans: 1 Q. Who among the following has been conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman? 1 2 3 4 Gurudev Singh K. Srirammurithy Both of the above None of the above Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the decade? 1 2 3 4 Mukesh Ambani Anil Ambani Ratan Tata Azim Premji Ans: 3 Q. Jimena Navarrete who has been crowned Miss Universe 2010 is from1 2 3 4 Brazil Mexico Argentina Chile Ans: 2 Q. Who among the following has not been honoured with the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award? 1 2 3 4 Tadatosi Akiba Huo Daishan Fu Quiping Ratan Tata Ans: 4 Q. Who has recently been honoured with 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? 1 2 3 4 Shabana Azmi Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Javed Akhtar None of the above

Ans: 2 Q. Justice Bhagwati Prasad has recently been appointed as the Chief Justice of1 2 3 4 Orissa High Court Patna High Court Jharkhand High Court None of the above Ans: 3 Justice Barin Ghosh has recently been appointed Chief Justice of1 2 3 4 Uttarakhand High Court Panta High Court Calcutta High Court Madras High Court Ans: 1 Q. North India's first Food Processing Park is being developed in1 2 3 4 Haryana Kerala Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Ans: 1 Q. Saina Nehwal has been named the brand ambassador for1 2 3 4 Orissa Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Kerala Ans: 2 Q. ESPO which recently came into news stands for1 Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean pipeline 2 Eastern Sino Philippines Ocean pipeline 3 East Siberia-Philippines Ocean pipeline 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which african country recently adopted its new Constitution? 1 2 3 4 Kenya Zimbabwe Mozambique South Africa Ans: 1 Q. Iran recently test-fired its1 2 Gauri Missle The Fateh 110

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Shaheen None of the above Ans: 2

Q. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of1 2 3 4 Iraq Iran Turkey Pakistan Ans: 2 Q. Russia recently extended base lease in1 2 3 4 Georgia Armenia Turkey Azerbaijan Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following signed recently a part to fight terrorism? 1 2 3 4 Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan Tajikistan, China, Pakistan and India India, Iran, Pakistan and China None of the above Ans: 1 Q. The United States recently concluded a major phase of military withdrawal from1 2 3 4 Afghanistan Iraq Iran Cuba Ans: 2 As per the recent report how many UN peacekeeping missions India has taken part in? 1 2 3 4 50 42 60 70 Ans: 2 Q. The World's Number two economy is1 2 3 4 USA Japan China Germany Ans: 3 Q. Lok Sabha on August 25, 2010 adopted-

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Educational Tribunal Bill Bill on Whistle Blowers Nuclear Liability Bill None of the above Ans: 3

Q. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by1 2 3 4 France Russia USA Germany Ans: 2 Q. The Central Government has set up a committee to evolve a comprehensive policy on autonomy for1 2 3 4 Central Universities Indian Institutes of Technology The Indian Institutes of Management All of the above Ans: 4 Q. Which political party has emerged as the richest one in India? 1 2 3 4 BJP Congress CPM BSP Ans: 2 Q. Recently GoM approved1 Religion-based census 2 Caste-based census 3 Sub-caste-based census 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. Recently Asian Development Bank approved loan for National Capital Region worth1 2 3 4 $ 150 million $ 200 million $ 100 million $ 300 million Ans: 1 Q. Union Cabinet recently cleared the Bill to protect1 2 3 4 Minorities Scheduled Castes Whistle Blowers None of the above

Ans: 3 Q. The head of newly constituted National Innovation Council is1 2 3 4 Sam Pitroda K. Kasturirangan Samir Brahmachari None of the above Ans: 1 In May 2010, the Union Cabinet accorded in principle approval for setting up an autonomous defence university at 1 2 3 4 Gandhinagar, Gujarat Gurgaon, Haryana Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Bengaluru, Karnataka Ans: 2 Q. The only category in which either an Indian or a person of Indian origin has not got a Nobel Prize is 1 2 3 4 Medicine Chemistry Physics Literature Ans: 2 Q. Who is the Chairman of the National Human Rights Rights Commission? 1 2 3 4 Mr. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti Mr. Justice V.N. Khare Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Ans: 4 Q. which country assisted India to establish the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu? 1 2 3 4 Russia Canada Germany France Ans: 1 Q. What was the objective of the Command Area Development Programme? 1 2 3 4 To ensure that land is given to the tillers To ensure better utilisation of irrigation potential To develop the area under the command of Army Poverty alleviation in selected areas

Ans: 2 Q. The continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass in 1 2 3 4 Africa Australia Europe Asia Ans: 1 Q. The State which has developed wind energy is 1 2 3 4 Gujarat Karnataka Kerala Andhra Pradesh Ans: 4 Q. As output increases, average fixed cost 1 2 3 4 Increases Falls Remains constant First increases, then falls Ans: 2 Q. Fixed cost is known as 1 2 3 4 Special cost Direct cost Prime cost Overhead cost Ans: 3 Q. The largest share of India's national income originates in the 1 2 3 4 Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector None of the above Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is not a part of national income? 1 2 3 4 Wages and Salaries Profits Rent Interest on national debt Ans: 4 Q. The fourth estate is 1 Property

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Press Metals Tax Ans: 2

Q. The first-ever full map of the Earth's gravitational field was released in 1 2 3 4 2007 2008 2009 2010 Ans: 4 Q. When did Fiji join the Non-Aligned Movement? 1 2 3 4 January 2010 March 2010 May 2010 June 2010 Ans: 4 Q. In June 2010, the Indian Air Force reported that it had conducted joint exercises named Garuda 2010 with the air forces of two countries. They were___________ 1 2 3 4 France and Singapore France and Germany France and UK Singapore and China Ans: 1 Q. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission? 1 2 3 4 Dr. C. Rangarajan Bimal Jalan Dr. Vijay Kelkar Montek Singh Aluwalia Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is not a Social Development Scheme launched by Government of India? 1 2 3 4 Kutir Jyoti Indira Awas Yojana Look East Policy Mid Day meal scheme Ans: 3 Q. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was in news recently is the President of _________ 1 2 3 4 Uganda Iraq Iran Sudan

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Delhi CM Sheila Dixit received the first Mercy Ravi Award for Woman of Substance from Defence Minister A.K. Antony. Centre set 2012 deadline to seal Bangladesh border. Pradeep Kumar elected as the new CVC. TN chief minister reshuffled her cabinet. RBI allowed fresh loans to finance FCCBs. MPs and MLAs quit en masse in Andhra Pradesh. 25 more Telangana legislators resigned. Noted filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away. Mayookha Johny won 1st Gold for India at the Asian Athletics Championship. Cho-Lhamu lake in Sikkim declared highest lake in the country. VS Hegde appointed Antrix Corporation Chief. More than 30 dead and more 240 hurt as Kalak Mail derailed. Rs1543 crore deficit budget presented for Assam for 2011-12. Bharti, IBM inked 10 year deal for Africa. Serial blasts in Mumbai left 21 dead. Pradeep Kumar sworn in new CVC. PSLV-C17 put GSAT-12 inot orbit. Government lifted wheat export ban. Ambika Pande became the first Indian to win the Canadian U-18 ITF Jr world ranking championship. Pacts singed for Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. RS Gujral Appointed as the new finance secretary. Himachal inked $95.16 mn loan agreement with ADB. Prahaar missile flight-tested successfully. Cabinet cleared $7.2 bn RIL-BP deal. India, Bangladesh revived border haat. President Patil began her two-nation tour to Korea and Mongolia. SC approved national-level medical exam. India inked tax treaty with Lithuania.

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Neelima Mishra and Harish Hande won Ramon Megsaysay Award 2011. Union Cabinet approved draft of Lokpal Bill. Dinesh Trivedi and Salman Khursheed are the new Union Railway Minister and Law Minister respectively. The insurgent organization which recently declared unilateral, indefinite ceasefire is ULFA. The Centurys longest and darkest total lunar eclipse occurred in the early hours on June 16, 2011. Scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) in Chennai recently hit upon a new molecule recently discovered by scientists with anti-bacterial properties is Transitmycin Vietnam in June 2011 kicked off the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the USA to clean up environmental damage left over from the chemical defoliant Agent Orange-a lasting legacy of Vietnam War. The winner of Anuvrat Ahinsa International Peace Award is Thomas Cloud Daffern The winner of US Open (Go1f) Championship for the year 2011 is Rory Mcllroy The winner of French Open (Tennis championship) Men,s Single Titles this year is Rafael Nadal The winner of Womens Singles Title in French Open Tennis Championship 2011 is Li Na Ban Ki-Moon was recently elected on U.N. Secretary General for a -Second term The International Labour Organization on June 16, 2011 passed a landmark treaty giving protection to an estimated 52.6 million domestic workers across the world. The man whose party won Turkish Parliamentary elections in June 2011 is Recep Tayyip Erdogan Jenson Button won the Canadian Grand Prix on June 12, 2011 in Montreal after overtaking Red Bulls Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel. World Food Prize (WFP) this year has been conferred on Brazils Lula da Silva and Ghanas J.A- Kufuor The new Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a Jose Graziano da Silva of Brazil The Movie The Tree of Life directed by reclusive U.S. Director Terrence Malick clinched the Palmed Or at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Palme Or is the most prestigious awards of Cannes film Festival. The movie is a fantastical family drama uniting Brad Pitt and Sean Penn on screen. Red Bulls Formula one World Champion Sebastian Vettel won Spanish Grand Prix on May 22, 2011. It was his fourth win in five race this season with McLarens Lewis Hamilton finishing second in the race. Portuguese star Christiano Ronaldo broke the La Liga goal-scoring record with his 39th and 40 league goals of the season for Real Madrid against on Almeria on May 21, 2011. Ronaldo had his record- breaking goal to overtake the previous best of 38 set by Athletic Bilbaos Telmo Zarra in 1951 and equaled by Real Madrids Mexican legend Hugo Sanchez in 1990. Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raja Gilani inaugurated Pakistans nuclear plant at Chashma in Punjab on May 12, 2011. The second unit of Chashma Nuclear power plant Chasnupp-2 was built in collaboration with China which is expected to produce 330 megawatt of electricity. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been chosen for the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Wards for International Understanding 2009 for her enormous efforts toward sustainable and equitable development. It was officially announced on May 9, 2011. Formula one World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull won the Turkish Grand Prix on May 8, 2011. Australias Mark Webber finished second in the race. It was vettels 13th career win.

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Novak Djokovic defeated world No.1 Rafael Nadal to win the Madrid Master of Tennis Championship in May 2011. It was his 32nd Consecutive win of defeat-free 2011 the best season start since John Mc Enroes 42 match streak in 1984. The Leaders of two main Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a reconciliation agreement paving the way the for the formation to transitional national unity government by election. The pact was signed in first week of May 2011. Ivory coast rocked by fierce fighting Flghting flared. In Libya as flared, In Libya as Mexico created history with first bio-fuel Fight -Adel Safar named as Syria PM Burnese military chief Gen. Than Shwe retired Bangladeshs Mohammad Yunus lost the final legal battle to remain as Grameen Bank Chief. British astrophysicist Martin Rees won the Templeton Prize. 7.4 magnitude quake rattled Japan again. Yemen Prez Saleh rejected deal to step down- Russia began refuelling Iran N-plant. Film director Sidney Lumet died. Sebastien Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix F-1 racing. Ivory Coasts strongman Laurent Gbagbo captured from bunker. Japan raised N-threat to Chernobyl level Russia celebrated 50 years of conquest of Space. Former Egyqt Prez Mubarak and his sops detained for probe. Syria Prez Assad formed new Cabinet- Worlds oldest man Walter Bruening died. US Prez Obama began his 2012 fundraising campaign. An Egypt court ordered the dissolving of Mubaraks party. Israel became CERN group member. Goodluck Jonathan won Nigerias presidential elections. Pak tested short-range .Hatf-9 N-missile. Rivals rejected Nigeria vote results. Prez. Assad ended state of emergency in Syria. CERN atom smasher set new record for beam intensity. Yemen Prez Saleh reportedly agreed to Gulf nations exit plan. Former Sony chief Norio Ohga died- Rafael Nadal won Barcelona Open tennis title. China swept all 5 gold medals in Asian Badminton Championships. Italy, France called for changes to Schengen treaty. Lobsang Sangay elected PM of Tibetan governmnt-in-exile. Thailand, Cambodia armies agreed Fateh and Hamas reached agreement on reconciliation. The winner of Chinese Grand Prix is Lewis Hamilton The Australian who recently smashed a record of 15 sixes in Aussies in against Bangladesh is a Shane Watson Britains Newspaper of the year Award has been conferred on -The Guardian. The winner of Malaysian Grand Prix is Sebastian Vettel The winner of Asian Biliards Alok Kumar The winner of Global Diversity Award for Sport 2010 is Kapil Dev The number one pair in ATP Tennis Doubles ranking is Paes and Bhupathi. The winner of US Masters (Golf) is Charl Schwartzel US sent warships to Libya. Pak minister Shahbaz Bhatti assassinated. Egyptian PM Ahmed Shafiq resigned. Maoists joined new Nepal government. Former Nepal PM Batteries passed away. Libya reported heading towards civil war.

6.2 magnitude quake hit north Chile. Egypt got new interim cabinet. Libya rebels rejected Gaddafi exit talks New cabinet took oath in Egypt. Space shuttle Discovery landed back on Earth wrapping tip a career of 27 years. Gaddafi forces recaptured Libyan town of Zawiyah. 8.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Japan; Tsunami alert across Pacific. After shocks rocked Japans east coast. Gaddafis troop seized Libyan oil town of Brega. Both: Austin party won Russia region polls. Tibet cabinet obeyed Dalai Lamas retirement. Fierce crackdown in Bahrain broke up protests. Iran sent bio-capsule into space. UNSC resolution imposed no fly zone Over Libya. Power restored at the tsunami -stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. UN Secy-Gen Ban- ki-Moon urged Libya to comply with Security Council resolution to stop all hostilities against its own civilians. y Egyptians voted for constitutional amendments. y Yemen Prez Ali Abdullah Saleh offered to step down. y Legendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor died. y Portugal PM resigned after debt plan nixed. y 70 died in Myanmar quake. y Canadian government fell after no-confidence vote. y Sebastian Vettel won Australian GP racing. y China introduced partial sea burial so as to not waste space. y Assyrian govt resigns. International Current Affairs March, 2011: Descriptive Points y The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has chosen John Willard Melnor of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences in the University of Stony Brook USA for the award of its prestigious Abel Prize for the year 2011. y Mexicos billionaire Carlos Slim remained the richest person in the world with $ 74 billion in assets while NRI steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal has been ranked sixth and Indian Industrialist Mukesh Ambani is placed ninth in US magazine Forbes annual list of worlds top billionaires this year. y The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 8, 2011 gave its approval to a safeguards agreement for two new reactors that Pakistan said China was building for it at Chashma. The type agreement for the two reactors approved by the IAEAS 35 nation Board of Governors was identical to similar agreement already in place for Chashma-l and Chashma-2 y UN Women South Asia announced on International Women Day March 8, 2011 a new regional programme to address the needs of widows in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The three years programme funded jointly by UN Women Swiss National Committee and Standard Chartered Bank, will be implemented in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka to reduce social ostracism faced by widows. y West Indies Clive Lloyd was recently chosen as the best World Cup (Cricket) winning captain out of the four namely loran Khan, Kapil Dev and Allan Border and himself. These three unanimously chose Clive Lloyd as best world cup winning captain who won world first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979. y A ferocious tsunami caused by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded hit Japans eastern coast on March 11, 2011 killing hundred of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

widespread fire burned out of control. Japans nuclear reactors were also damaged in the quake triggering widespread panic across the globe particularly in eastern Asia. World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany registered a dominating victory over his rival McLarens 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton by more than 22 seconds to emerge winner in Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne an March 27, 2011 Vettel became the youngest Champion at the age of 23 in 2010. Pakistan on March 11, 2011 successfully tested its short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf-2 (Abdali) as part of the ongoing process of validation and technical improvements kittle nations Land Based Ballistic Missile System. France recognised the National Transition Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people. NTC is opposition rebellion group in Libya. France became the first western country to fully legitimism the rebellion in Libya and decided to send an ambassador to Benghazi.-Libyas second largest city and the seat of the rebellion in Libya.

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Air Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne has been appointed the next chief of Air Staff of India. He will assume office on retirement of Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik on July 31, 2011. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on his visit to Madhya Pradesh dedicated the world class 6 Million tones per annum Bina Refining to the nation in Bina (Madhya Pradesh) on may 20.2011. He said that the country would increase its refining capacity to 23-80 million by 2012. Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri of Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai has been selected for the prestigious G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research. Under the 58th National Film Awards adaminte Makan Abu- a Malayalm movie has been chosen as the best feature film. The Movie shows humanist values freeing matters of faith from the constrictions of narrow parochialism. Salim Kumar for his role in Adaminte Makan Abu and Dhanush for his brilliant Performance in Aadukula have been selected best Actors under the 58th National Film Awards this year. During his African visit to Africa in May 2011, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said India would off $5 billion for next three years under lines of credit to help Africa to achieve its development goals. The $ 5 billion line of credit represents an increase of $1.6 billion over the billion that remains unspent. On 21, 2011 the 800- tonne Ariane 5 launcher carrying two communication satellites weighing over 9,000 kg in its nose fairing blasted off into space. Indias GSAT-8 the largest and heaviest satellite built by Indian Space Research Organisation and its partners was one of the two copassengers on the flight. India on May 21, 2011 twice successfully test-fired the indigenously developed air-to-air Astra interceptor missile from Chandipur in Orissa. The Missile is envisaged to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at supersonic speeds. A Successful flight-test of Russia I UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle ) was conducted by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) a lab of Defiance Research and Development Organisation near Hosur (Karnataka) on May 21,2011 Aditya Sudarshan has been declared the winner of the Metro Plus Playwright Awards 2011 for his entry The Green Room This prestigious award is instituted by the Hindu newspaper and is given for the best original unpublished and unperformed playscript in English. Mamta Benerjee took over as the first woman Chief minister of West Bengal in May 2011 after her party Trinamool Congress in alliance with Indian National Congress secured absolute majority and ended the 34 year rule of mighty Left Front reducing them to a double them to double digit figure of 62 seats in the newly constituted Assembly. Human Right Activist Binayak Sen has been made member of the Planning Commissions Steering Committee on Health which will advise the panel on The Twelfth Five Year Plan (20122017). He will represent the Bilaspur based healthcare organization Jan Swasthya Shayog. Famous Bollywood singer Shaan was on May 10, 2011 announced as the Tobacco Control Ambassador of India by the Union Ministry of Health And Family Welfare given his popularity and fan following among young age group people. In order to build a capability based approach the Armys Western Command Embarked on a simulated war game in the deserts of northern Rajasthan in May 2011. The exercise named Vijayee Bhava (Blessed to win) is the first in series of Annual summer exercise that got underway at Suratgarh in Rajasthan with Indian Air Force supporting the drill Rabobank got RBI nod for India operations. Team India won the Cricket World Cup after 28 years. World Cup celebration continue bio-fuel flight leader Safar named all over nation. Delhi cabinet gave its nod to ban on plastic bags. India suspended food imports from Japan for 3 months.

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Union Cabinet approved Consulate General of India in Perth. The government decided that blanket ban on food Imports from Japan was not required as items tested so far were not found contaminated from radiation leak. Indian Premier League (IPL-4) got off in Chennai. Anirban Lahiri won the inaugural Panasonlc Open Golf title. SFI founder C Bhaskaran died. 44-deemed univs facing derecognition got reprive from Supreme Court. PM Singh reached China for BRICS summit. India, China agreed to resume defence exchanges. Kanishtha Dhankhar crowned Femina Miss India World 2011. Alok Kumar won Asian Billiards Championship title. India,Kazakhstan Inked nuke,oil pacts. Jaipurs last titular Maharaja Bhawanl Singh died. Orissa became first state to launch rural livelihood mission. Abhijit Gupta won the Dubai International Open Chess title. India, Japan signed pact on digital library- PSLV-CI6 placed 3 satellites in orbit. Congress won first civic polls in Gandhi nagar RBI granted relief of banks on NPAS. India-Pak panel okayed repatriation of prisoners. Spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba died. Ex-chief of CWG Suresh Kalmadi arrested on charges of forgery. A special CBI Court sent Kalmadi and two others to 8-day custody. Indo-pak trade talks resumed after two years. 2G: PM Singh got clean chit from Public Accounts Committee. The winner of Dubai Open Chess Championship is Abhijeet Gupta Recently PSLV-C16 put into space orbit Three Setellites The Indian who recently won prestigious Indu Sharma Katha Samman is Vikas Kumar As per Time Manazine list, the most influential Indian is Mahendra singh Dhoni Saraswati Samman has been conferred on S.L. Bhyrappa The person who has been appointed as Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Leela samson As per the provisional data of 2011 Census, Indias population stands at 1,210,193,422 The percentage growth of Indias population in 2001-11 was recorded at 17.6% The overall sex ratio nationwide has been recorded during 2001-11 Census at 940 females per 1000 males Kerela The state which registered highest sex ratio during 2001-11 Census is- Kerala The literacy rate during census 2001-11 has been registered at 74-04% The Indian state which has achieved first rank in harnessing solar energy is Rajasthan The Indian who has been chosen for South Korean Gwangju Award for human rights for 2011 is Binayak Sen As per recent data Planning Commission, Poverty rate in India has declined-32% As per 2001-2011 census, the density of population in India is 382 Persons per square km The percentage of female literates in India as per 2011 Census provisional data is 65.46% to total population of women As per the 2011 census provisional data the four states with highest population (in descending order) are U.P.Maharashtra, Bihar and. West Bengal Wisdens Leading Cricketer for is Sachin Tendulkar 11 got death penalty, 20 life term for Godhra carnage.

India, ASEAN set $70 bn trade target. Banking Laws Amendment Bill got cabinet nod. Lanco acquired Aussie coal mines, Griffin, for $760 million. India agreed to finance Ethiopian sugar sector revamp. Interceptor missile test fired successfully. Monaco became the first public sector firm to Introduce ESOPs. y SC approved single MBBS entrance test across nation. y India, Brazil inked air services agreement. y Star Indian Post office announced launch of online portal a-post office. y Essar, Inked $750m agreement to revive Zimbabwe Iran & Steel C0. y N-capable missiles Dhanush and Prithvi-II successfully tested. y India, Bangladesh decided to hold Wagah-style retreat at border. y Foundation for Judicial Academy laid in Jodhpur. y Prez Patiy cancelled appointment of PJ Thomas as CVC. y Union cabinet approved GST Bill. y Indias tallest (80 feet) statue of Lo rd Buddha unveiled in Sarnath. y Government approved 9.5% interest on PF deposits. y India abstained from UNSC vote on Libya no fly zone. y Bollywood actor Navin Nischol passed away. y Security forces seized armed from Maoist hide out in Midnapur. y Saina Nehwal won Swiss Open Singles final tennis trophy. y Delhi Anti-sealing Bill passed In Rajya Sabha. y SBI announced new code of conduct. Shimla declared environmentally sustainable city. y Orissa (the alteration of named Bill and Constitution (113th) Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Martha. y Lok Sabha passed the Coinage Amendments Bill. y Cash-strapped Air India got a breather. y Navy nabbed 16 pirates off Lakshadweep. y India invited to make huge investments in Africa. y India breaks into the top 10 nations in Scientific Research Output. y Gujarat banned the sale distribution and reprinting of Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India. y Results of Census 2011 released: Puts Indias population at 1.21 billion. India Current Affairs January, 2011 : Descriptive Points y Noted Hindi writer Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari has been chosen for the prestigious Vyas Samman for his collection of poems Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega. The Award is instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. y The Government of India has proposed to nominate the name of Assams river island Majuli for inclusion in the cultural landscape category of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list. y A Tamil Brahmi script on a pot rim reading a mana meaning a Jaina has been found at Pattanam in Earnakulam district Kerala establishing that Jainism was prevalent on the West Coast at least from second century CE (Common Era). y Kiradech Aphibarnrat pipped Mohammad Siddikur Rahman to bag SAIL open title on March 25, 2011 in New Delhi. y A. S. Suresh Krishna of Andhra Pradesh defeated Ashutosh Singh of Delhi to take the title in National Jute Board-National grass-court Tennis tournament on March 5, 2011 in Kolkata while in womens section Kyra Shroff beat Aishwazya Agrawal to take the crown. y y y y y

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India on March 6, 2011 fired an interceptor missile which intercepted an incoming enemy ballistic missile at an attitude of 16 km and pulverized it in a direct kill. While the hostile missile was launched at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Orissa, the Interceptor blasted off from Wheeler Island off the Orissa Coast. North Zone beat West Zone to clinch Deodhar Trophy of Cricket on March 9, 2011 in Jaipur by five wickets. Shahina K. K. the Thiruvananthapuram correspondent of Open magazine has been chosen for the Chameli Devi Jain Award 2010 for being outstanding woman media person. India will test-fire the submarine launched version of of BrahMos Underwater test-firing the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile by year end as on March 12, 2011. Underwater weapon-delivery countries defence strength. The Human Resource Development Ministry has appointed Mahashweta Devi as National Research Professor for a second term of five years from February 2011. She has been appointed to this post in recognition of her contribution as a writer and a social activist. V. Kalidas-The Hindus consultant has been honoured with the Hall of Fame Award for 2011 for his contribution to the media industry. He was honoured by Punjab Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan in Chandigarh on March 17, 2011. Indias exports breached the $ 200 billion mark in the first 11 months of the 2010-11. Exports jumped by 49.8% year-on-year during February to $ 23.6 billion taking the April-January 2010-11 figure to $ 208.2 billion-an increase of 31.4% over the year-ago period and past the yearly target of $ 200 billion. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was honoured with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and lndusirys top honour. The Decade of Global Achievement Honour for her accomplishments in Hindi cinema on March 25, 2011 in Mumbai. According to the 2010 tiger census whose results were declared on March 28, 2011 there are approximately 1,706 of the big cats in the country which includes about 70 in the marches of the Sundarbans. The Central Government on March 24, 2011 constituted the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) under the chairmanship of former justice B. N. Krishna to rewrite and harmonize financial sector legislations, rules and regulations so that the requirements of the countrys fast growing financial sector may be fulfilled. The Government recently in March 2011 approved 14 proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) including that of Mauritius based Ghir Investments totalling Rs. 1,289.85 crone. Curb on foreign tourists visiting North-East scrapped. India joined the UN Security council as non-permanent member. ADAG firm bought 26% stake in ICEX. India extended ban on milk products from China for a year. Gujjars signed pact with Rajasthan government. UGC cleared ban on animal dissections. India Lanka sign MOU to start ferry service. PM Manmohan Singh announced merging of OCI, PIO cards. India clinched T-20 against S. Africa in Durban. 1st edition of S. Asian winter games began in Dehradun. Govt. agreed to re-examine its decision to close 44 deemed to-be blacklisted units. IndiGo signed $15.6bn aircraft deal to buy 180 Airbus A320s. Gujarat signed Mous worth One Lakh Crore for shipping industry. Over 55 reported killed in Sabrimala tragedy in Idukki. Rajasthan clinched maiden Ranji Trophy.

y Golfer Gaqanjeet Bhullar became the first Indian to win on the Challenge Tour. y RBI tightened provisioning norms for non-banking financial companies. y Major fire In Navi Mumbai IOC depot destroyed 50,000 litres of lubricant oil. y PM Manmohan Singh reshuffled his cabinet. Nationwide mobile number portability launched. y Naval warship INS Deepak Joined Navys western fleet. y Criminal suit lodged against Karnatakas CM B. S. Yeddyurappa. y Music icon Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passed away. y India Indonesia signed pacts worth $15 lbn. y Nation celebrated 62nd Republic Day. y India won Asian Juniors Golf Team title. y Four more ministers inducted in Hooda Cabinet, Haryana. India Current Affairs January, 2011 : Descriptive Points y Kapila Vatsyayan, Homi Vyarwalla, A. Nageshwar Rao (all the three, Art), parsaran Kesava Iyengar, L. C.Jain Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai, Vijay Kelkar, Montek Singh Ahluwalia (al1 Public Affairs), O. N. V. Kurup, Sitakant Mahapatra (both Literature and Education), Brajesh Mishra (Civil Services), Azim Premji (trade and industry and Palle Rama Rao (Science and Engineering) are the thirteen eminent personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan (Indias second highest civilian award) this year. y The Indian musical (music director) who has been nominated for Oscar Awards this year is A. R. Rahman Indian music maestro A. R. Rahman has been nominated for his music in Dannny Boys film 127 Hours in the categories of Best Song and Best Original Score trophy for Oscar Awards this year. y Petroleums A. Sharath Kamal beat R. Abhishek to clinch mens title and K. Shamini beat Madhurika Palkar (PSPB) to clinch the womens title in the Keventer 72nd senior National and inter-state table tennis tournament in Kolkata on January 23, 2011. y IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General Yukiya Amano honoured Anil Kakodkar (the former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India) with the Indian Nuclear Societys Homi Bhabha lifetime. Achievement Award for the year 2009 on the occasion of the 21st Annual Conference of Indian Nuclear Society on Impact of Radiation Technology on human health and environment at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre irk Mumbai on January 17, 2011. y Rajasthan created history for the first time in 77 years when they defeated Baroda in the final of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament on the basis of first innings lead in Vadodara on January 15, 2011. y Prime Minuter Dr. Manmohan Singh recently launched * Mobile Number Portabillty Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on January 20, 2011 launched nation-wide Mobile Number Portability (MNP) that allows users to swish operators/service providers without losing or changing their phone numbers. y The general council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi elected two eminent personalities from the field of performing arts-Girija Devi and Nataraj Ramakrishna-Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna) at its meeting held on January 19, 2011 in New Delhi. y Indian Meteorological Department has declared that 2010 was the warmest year since 1901. According to the department, the annual mean temperature averaged over the country as a whole was 25.8023 degrees Celsius in 2010. y Ethiopias Girima Assefa beat Botor Segaye Wolde (Ethiopia) in mens section to emerge winner at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon while Koren Yal of Ethiopia clinched women title by defeating Merima Mohammed of Ethiopia on January 16, 2011 in Mumbai. y In a step to alleviate plight of millions of people affected by the 2008 Kosi flood, the Bihar government on January 12, 2011 signed a $ 220 million agreement with the World Bank. The

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government will chip in with $ 39 million for the $ 259 million Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery Project aimed at supporting states recovery efforts. Justice B. Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on Telangana issue suggesting six options to resolve the Telangana statehood issue saying united Andhra Pradesh is most workable solution. The Indian team won the Asian Junior Golf team Championship of Golf on January 27, 2011 in Kuala Lumper India won the tournament and the gold medal on countback. Indonesias President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the chief guest on this years Republic Day. During his visit to India, a number of agreements/MoUs were signed between India and Indonesia on combating terror, curbing money launderings and exchange of information on criminal activity.