1. Which of the following
countries recently signed a ‘Ceasefire agreement’ with ‘Karen Rebels’?
(a) China (b) Libya (c) Myanmar
(d) Nepal (e) Egypt
Ans- (C)
2. Which of the following
countries has recently decided to fix the term of the President of the country
for 7 years?
(a) Iraq (b) Myanmar (c) Nepal
(d) Libya (e) Turkey
Ans- (E)
3. India recently decided to
purchase fighter planes from France. Which of the following is the
name of these planes?
(a) Rafale (b) Boeing (c)
MiG-35 (d) Lockhead Martin (e) Cassadion
Ans- (A)
4. India is now declared free
from which of the following diseases after a long battle against it?
(a) AIDS (b) TB (c) Cancer (d)
Polio (e) All of these
Ans- (D)
5. India recently decided to
give US $ 1.5 million to which of the following countries to establish
Vivekanand Chair in one of its Universities?
(a) France (b) Britain (c)
Russia (d) Italy (e) USA
Ans- (E)
6. Which of the following
countries is likely to join European Union in the near future ?
(a) Malta (b) Croatia (c)
Hungary (d) Kenya (e) South Africa
Ans- (B)
7. Which of the following
schemes is launched by the Govt. of India to develop various facilities in
rural areas?
(a) IRDP (b) NHRM (c) PPP (d)
Operation Flood (e) None of these
Ans- (C)
8. Indian coastguard conducted
a joint exercise named ‘Sahyog-Kaijin-XI’ with which of the following
countries?
(a) Myanmar (b) Russia (c)
China (d) Sri Lanka (e) Japan
Ans- (E)
9. Who among the following won
the Thailand Golf Championship held in December 2011?
(a) Lee Westwood (b) Charl
Schwartzel (c) Alvaro Quiros (d) Paul Lawrie (e) Peter Hanson
Ans- (A)
10. India wants a ‘CEPA’ with
Thailand – was the news in major newspapers. What is the full form of ‘CEPA’ as
used here?
(a) Complete Economic
Preference Agreement
(b) Cultural and Economic
Partnership Accord
(c) Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement
(d) Cooperation and
Economic-Partnership Accord
(e) Complete Economic
Partnership and Assistance
Ans- (C)
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11. European Union recently
decided to enforce European Stability Mechanism (ESM) w.e.f. July 2012. ESM is
a system to achieve / safeguard–
(a) financial stability (b)
political stability
(c) free access to oil reserves
in UAE and Kuwait
(d) free access to uranium
reserves in Libya
(e) interests of all the
members in case of attack by Iran or any other country
Ans- (A)
12. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant
which was recently in news is being set up in–
(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra
Pradesh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Uttarakhand (e) Odisha
Ans- (B)
13. Mullaperiyar Dam is built
on which of the following rivers?
(a) Tungbhadra (b) Cauvery (c)
Krishna (d) Periyar (e) Mahanadi
Ans- (D)
14. Which of the following
countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries(OPEC)?
(a) Nigeria (b) Iran (c) Iraq
(d) Algeria (e) Bangladesh
Ans- (E)
15. Which of the following
books is written by Steve Waugh ?
(a) Out of My Comfort Zone :
The Autobiography (b) My Life (c) Wings of Fire
(d) Long Walk to Freedom (e)
Revolutionary Wealth
Ans- (A)
16. Which of the following
organizations/agencies recently issued elaborate guidelines pertaining to the
creation of new category of Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro
Finance Industries ?
(a) AMFI (b) SIDBI (c) SEBI (d)
NABARD (e) RBI
Ans- (E)
17. Which of the following
organizations / agencies coordinates the operations of rural credit
institutions in India ?
(a) Reserve Bank of India (b)
Securities and Exchange Board of India
(c) Indian Bank Association (d)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(e) Small Industries
Development Bank of India
Ans- (D)
18. Google is–
(a) Virus programme (b) Search
engine (c) Website (d) Hardware (e) None of these
Ans- (B)
19. Which of the following is
not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(a) Issuer of currency (b)
Foreign Exchange Management
(c) Bankers to Banks (d)
Listing companies for trading in Stock Exchanges
(e) Bankers and Debt Manager to
Govt.
Ans- (D)
20. Which of the following
organizations issued Initial Public Offer (IPO) Norms for Life Insurance
Companies?
(a) CRISIL (b) SEBI (c) RBI (d)
AMFI (e) IRDA
21. Which of the following
states is at the top in the Child Rights Index, compiled in India for the first
time?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala (c)
Gujarat (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Rajasthan
Ans- (B)
22. Which of the following
countries won Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 ?
(a) Australia (b) Argentina (c)
Germany (d) France (e) Spain
Ans- (E)
23. Which of the following
metals used in Nuclear Power Plants will be imported from Australia?
(a) Plutonium (b) Uranium (c)
Thorium (d) Curium (e) Zirconium
Ans- (B)
24. Standard and Poor, better
known as S&P, is a/the–
(a) Financial market
intelligence agency (b) Central Bank of USA
(c) Large multinational bank
(d) Body set up by the United Nations Organisation
(e) Intelligence wing of the
World Bank
Ans- (A)
25. Thomas J. Sargent and
Christopher A. Sims are the two recipients of Nobel prize 2011 in the field of–
(a) Physics (b) Economics (c)
Chemistry (d) Literature (e) Medicine
Ans- (B)
26. The home of who among the
following is named as Malgudi Home?
(a) Satyajit Ray (b) Shivram
Karanth (c) R. K. Narayan (d) M. G. Ramachandran (e) H. D. Deve Gowda
Ans- (C)
27. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Awards are given for exemplary work in the field of–
(a) Sports (b) Journalism (c)
Literature (d) Social Service (e) Science and Technology
Ans- (E)
28. Which of the following
states has become first in India to have a ‘Carbon Inventory’ giving its total
carbon emission from various sectors?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b)
Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala (e) Tamil Nadu
Ans- (A)
29. As per newspaper reports
how, much FDI is allowed in pension sector?
(a) 15% (b) 33% (c) 41% (d) 51%
(e) None of these
Ans- (E)
30. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is
associated with the game of–
(a) Football (b) Hockey (c)
Badminton (d) Cricket (e) Horse Racing
31. What does the letter ‘C’
denote in the UNICEF a well-known organization operating at global level ?
(a) Credit (b) Children (c)
Control (d) Cooperation (e) Crisis
Ans- (B)
32. Which of the following is
India’s most advanced long range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads?
(a) Khukri (b) Basant (c)
Agni-IV (d) Vijayant-IlI (e) Sindhudurg-II
Ans- (C)
33. Who among the following was
one of the recipients of the Padmashri award in 2012?
(a) Anup Jalota (b) Shabana
Aazmi (c) Aruna Irani (d) Leander Paes (e) Vidya Balan
Ans- (A)
34. Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiled
the foundation stone of National Institute of Technology in which of
the following places in Manipur?
(a) Bishnupur (b) Thoubal (c)
Imphal (d) Senapati (e) Ukhrul
Ans- (C)
35. Mario Monti has taken over
as the Prime Minister of–
(a) Greece (b) New Zealand (c)
Russia (d) Italy (e) None of these
Ans- (D)
36. Arab countries recently
decided to impose Sanctions on which of the following countries as it has
failed to check violence on its land ?
(a) Egypt (b) Kuwait (c)
Syria (d) Lebanon (e) Iran
Ans- (C)
37. Kangaroos won the last and
final match to win series—was the news in some news papers some-times back.
This means which country won the match and the series ?
(a) New Zealand (b) England (c)
West Indies (d) Australia (e) South Africa
Ans- (D)
38. ‘Calorimeter’ is an
instrument used to measure–
(a) Electric current (b) Heat
(c) Velocity of sound (d) Altitude (e) Atmospheric pressure
Ans- (B)
39. Which of the following
countries is not a member of newly formed Eurasian Union?
(a) Russia (b) Belarus (c)
Kazakhstan (d) Croatia (e) All are members of Eurasian Union
Ans- (D)
40. Govt. of India recently
decided to allow more FDI in retail. This means which of the following
companies will be benefitted by this decision ?
(a) Wal Mart (b) Hindalco (c)
Infosys (d) Air India (e) Glaxo Smithkline Pharma
41. Which of the following
states has decided to launch Right to Play Act in the state to promote
sportsmanship in its children and youth ?
(a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh (c)
Haryana (d) Maharashtra (e) Gujarat
Ans- (C)
42. ‘Dhamra’ where an all
weather port is developed, is in which of the following states ?
(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha (c)
Gujarat (d) Maharashtra (e) Tamil Nadu
Ans- (B)
43. Miss Ivian Sarcos who was
crowned Miss World 2011 is from which of the following countries?
(a) Russia (b) France (c)
Brazil (d) Venezuela (e) Italy
Ans- (D)
44. Who among the following has
written the novel ‘Mandra’ which was awarded prestigious ‘Saraswati Samman’
recently ?
(a) S. L. Bhyrappa (b)
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (c) Nirmal Verma (d) Shrilal Shukla (e) Arun Sadhu
Ans- (A)
45. Which of the following
countries is on its way to becoming a full-fledged member of the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) ?
(a) India (b) Brazil (c) USA
(d) Russia (e) Australia
Ans- (D)
46. Who among the following is
one of the Deputy Governors of the RBI?
(a) Shri U. K. Sinha (b) Shri
Subir Gokaran
(c) Dr. M. S. Ahluwalia (d)
Shri Ranjan Mathai
(e) None of these
Ans- (B)
47. The Govt. of India recently
signed a peace pact with United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). The,
pact will bring peace in which of the following states?
(a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam (d) Jharkhand (e) Maharashtra
Ans- (C)
48. Which of the following
terms is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis?
(a) Heave (b) Volley (c)
Spikers (d) Hoops (e) Pitch
Ans- (B)
49. As per newspaper reports
what per cent of Govt. stake will be disinvested in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
?
(a) 5% (b) 7.5% (c) 10% (d) 12%
(e) None of these
Ans- (C)
50. ASHA is a part of which of
the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India?
(a) Operation Black Board (b)
Mid Day Meal Scheme
(c) National Old Age Pension
Scheme (d) National Rural Health Mission
(e) Bharat Nirman
Ans- (D)
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