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1. Where is the National Environment Engineering Institute?
(A) Jamshedpur
(B) Cuttack
(C) Nagpur
(D) Ranchi
Ans : (C)

2. Who was declared as Miss Universe 2010 ?
(A) Claudia Julissa Guz Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
(B) Nancy Randall (USA)
(C) Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)
(D) Rosanna Davison (Ireland)
Ans : (C)

3. Who has been appointed the new Chief of the Army Staff ?
(A) Arun Prakash
(B) S. P. Tyagi
(C) Ajit Bhavnani
(D) B. K. Singh
Ans : (D)


4. What is the exemption limit for Income Tax in the Budget for 2010-11 for general category ?
(A) 1 lakh 50 thousand
(B) 1 lakh 60 thousand
(C) 2 lakh 25 thousand
(D) 2 lakh 90 thousand
Ans : (B)

5. Australian Open Lawn Tennis (2010) women’s single title was won by—
(A) Jennifer Capriati (USA)
(B) Venus Williams
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Amelie Mauresmo (France)
Ans : (C)

6. The French Open Lawn Tennis (June 2010) women’s singles title was won by—
(A) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(B) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(C) Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
(D) Elena Dementieva (Russia)
Ans : (C)

7. What was the annual growth rate of GDP at factor cost achieved during the financial year 2008-09 as announced by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) ?
(A) 6•5%
(B) 6•7%
(C) 6%
(D) 7%
Ans : (B)

8. The Government of India has formed a new command of the army known as South-Western Command with its headquarters at Jaipur. With this the number of commands of the Indian land army will be raised to—
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 5
Ans : (C)

9. The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is—
(A) K. Radhakrishnan
(B) S. K. Joshi
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) K. Kasturirangan
Ans : (A)

10. Who won the Best Actress Award in the 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2009, conferred in March 2010 ?
(A) Renee Zellweger
(B) Sandra Bullock
(C) Charlize Theron
(D) Cate Blanchett
Ans : (B)

11. M. K. Narayanan is the new Governor of—
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (B)

12. Where is the Headquarter of the World Health Organisation?
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) New York
Ans : (B)

13. Which state registered a win over Bengal lifting the Santosh Trophy in the 64th edition of the National Football Championship held at Kolkata in August 2010 ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) West Bengal
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Punjab
Ans : (B)

14. Who was conferred the Maharashtra Govt.’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2009 ?
(A) Suman Kalyanpur
(B) Nirmal Verma
(C) Mahashweta Devi
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

15. The 10th SCO conference in June 2010 was held in—
(A) Singapore
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Doha
Ans : (B)

16. Hygrometer is used for the measurement of—
(A) Relative humidity
(B) Density
(C) Vapour Pressure
(D) Voltage
Ans : (A)

17. The 29th Olympic Games were held in 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th Olympic Games be held in 2012 ?
(A) Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
(B) London (UK)
(C) Cairo (Egypt)
(D) Toronto (Canada)
Ans : (B)

18. Who is the recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development and Disarmament 2009 ?
(A) Sheikh Hasina
(B) Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ex-King (Combodia)
(C) Dr. Karan Singh, former Union Minister of India
(D) Late Yasser Arafat of Palestine
Ans : (A)

19. What is the name of India’s projected Moon Mission ?
(A) Chandrayan
(B) Edusat
(C) Pioneer
(D) Chandrika
Ans : (A)

20. Who is the Chief Justice of India ?
(A) Justice A. S. Anand
(B) Justice J. S. Verma
(C) Justice Jayant Reddy
(D) Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia
Ans : (D)

1. Where is the National Environment Engineering Institute?
(A) Jamshedpur
(B) Cuttack
(C) Nagpur
(D) Ranchi
Ans : (C)

2. Who was declared as Miss Universe 2010 ?
(A) Claudia Julissa Guz Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
(B) Nancy Randall (USA)
(C) Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)
(D) Rosanna Davison (Ireland)
Ans : (C)

3. Who has been appointed the new Chief of the Army Staff ?
(A) Arun Prakash
(B) S. P. Tyagi
(C) Ajit Bhavnani
(D) B. K. Singh
Ans : (D)


4. What is the exemption limit for Income Tax in the Budget for 2010-11 for general category ?
(A) 1 lakh 50 thousand
(B) 1 lakh 60 thousand
(C) 2 lakh 25 thousand
(D) 2 lakh 90 thousand
Ans : (B)

5. Australian Open Lawn Tennis (2010) women’s single title was won by—
(A) Jennifer Capriati (USA)
(B) Venus Williams
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Amelie Mauresmo (France)
Ans : (C)

6. The French Open Lawn Tennis (June 2010) women’s singles title was won by—
(A) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(B) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(C) Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
(D) Elena Dementieva (Russia)
Ans : (C)

7. What was the annual growth rate of GDP at factor cost achieved during the financial year 2008-09 as announced by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) ?
(A) 6•5%
(B) 6•7%
(C) 6%
(D) 7%
Ans : (B)

8. The Government of India has formed a new command of the army known as South-Western Command with its headquarters at Jaipur. With this the number of commands of the Indian land army will be raised to—
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 5
Ans : (C)

9. The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is—
(A) K. Radhakrishnan
(B) S. K. Joshi
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) K. Kasturirangan
Ans : (A)

10. Who won the Best Actress Award in the 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2009, conferred in March 2010 ?
(A) Renee Zellweger
(B) Sandra Bullock
(C) Charlize Theron
(D) Cate Blanchett
Ans : (B)

11. M. K. Narayanan is the new Governor of—
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (B)

12. Where is the Headquarter of the World Health Organisation?
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) New York
Ans : (B)

13. Which state registered a win over Bengal lifting the Santosh Trophy in the 64th edition of the National Football Championship held at Kolkata in August 2010 ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) West Bengal
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Punjab
Ans : (B)

14. Who was conferred the Maharashtra Govt.’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2009 ?
(A) Suman Kalyanpur
(B) Nirmal Verma
(C) Mahashweta Devi
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

15. The 10th SCO conference in June 2010 was held in—
(A) Singapore
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Doha
Ans : (B)

16. Hygrometer is used for the measurement of—
(A) Relative humidity
(B) Density
(C) Vapour Pressure
(D) Voltage
Ans : (A)

17. The 29th Olympic Games were held in 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th Olympic Games be held in 2012 ?
(A) Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
(B) London (UK)
(C) Cairo (Egypt)
(D) Toronto (Canada)
Ans : (B)

18. Who is the recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development and Disarmament 2009 ?
(A) Sheikh Hasina
(B) Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ex-King (Combodia)
(C) Dr. Karan Singh, former Union Minister of India
(D) Late Yasser Arafat of Palestine
Ans : (A)

19. What is the name of India’s projected Moon Mission ?
(A) Chandrayan
(B) Edusat
(C) Pioneer
(D) Chandrika
Ans : (A)

20. Who is the Chief Justice of India ?
(A) Justice A. S. Anand
(B) Justice J. S. Verma
(C) Justice Jayant Reddy
(D) Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia
Ans : (D)

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