1. Additional Rs 1,65,000 Crs for bank re-capitalisation
2. Rs 3000 Crs for agricultural impetus
3. Farm loan payments to be extended for six months
4. Fertiliser subsidy to be reduced
5. Rs 100 Cr woman farmer fund scheme
6. Coal regulatory authority to be set up
7. Clean energy fund to be established
8. Interest subvention of 2% to be extended for handicrafts and SMEs
9. Rs 200 Crs for Tamilnadu textile sector
10. India faces a challenge of reverting to double digit growth
11. Economy can achieve GDP growth of 10%
12. Intrest subvention for housing loans up to 1 lacs
13. Allocation to defence raised to Rs 1.47 lac Crs
14. Defence capex raised to Rs 60000 Crs
15. Hope to implement Direct Tax Code from April 2011
16. GST to be implemented from 2011
17. Divestment target of Rs 25,000 Crs
18. Rs 1200 Crs assistance for drought in Bundelkhand
19. Rs 48000 Crs for Bharat Nirman
20. NREGA scheme allocation raised to Rs 41000 Crs
21. Allocation to health Rs 22,300 Crs
22. Allocation for school education up from Rs 26800 Crs to Rs 31036 Crs
23. Allocation to power sector at Rs 5130 Crs
24. Rs 10,000 Crs allocated for Indira Awaas Yojna
25. Social Security Fund to have corpus of over Rs 1000 Crs
26. Rs 2400 Crs for MSMEs
27. Government to contribute Rs 1000 per month for pension security
28. Rs 5400 Crs allocated for urban development
29. Rs 66100 Crs allocated for rural development
30. Rs 1900 Crs allocated for UID project
31. Gross tax receipts Rs 7.46 lac Crs
32. Govt to set up National Mission for delivery of justice
33. 15% rise in planned expenditure
34. Fiscal deficit target of 5.5% in FY11
35. Excise on all non smoking tobacco raised
36. Televisions to be costlier
37. Mobile phones to become cheaper
38. Cement to be costlier
39. Refrigerators to be costlier
40. Jewellery to be more expensive
41. Monorail granted project import status
42. CDs to be cheaper
43. Excise duty on CFL halved to 4%
44. Customs duty on Gold and Platinum hiked
45. Service Tax rates unchanged
46. More services to be brought under tax net

1. Name the popular Bollywood actor who was recently awarded the Padma Bhushan award. 
   a. Saif Ali Khan
   b. Shah Rukh Khan
   c. Aamir Khan
   d. Salman Khan
   
2. Which neighboring country recently conducted their sixth presidential election?
   a. Nepal
   b. Bhutan
   c. Bangladesh
   d. Sri Lanka
   
3. India recently celebrated its … Republic Day this year.a. 50th
   b. 60th
   c. 55th
   d. 65th
   
4. Which former Lok Sabha member has replaced Amar Singh as the national general secretary of the Samajwadi party? 
   a. Mohan Singh
   b. Jai Prakash
   c. Shailendra Kumar
   d. Mahabir Prasad
   
5. Which famous snack food chain owner was recently convicted in an attempt-to-murder case along with four others by a Sessions court?
   a. Nathus
   b. Haldirams
   c. Bikanerwala
   d. Nirulas
   
6. Which company recently launched the recently launched the iPad, a tablet-style computer?a. Sony
   b. Samsung
   c. Apple
   d. Compaq
   
7. Name the US novelist remembered for his 1951 bestseller The Catcher in the Rye who recently died at the age of 91. 
   a. Herman Melville
   b. JD Salinger
   c. Vladimir Nabokov
   d. Richard Bach
   
8. The conferment of the prestigious Padma Shri award to this popular Bollywood actor courted many controversies recently . Name him. 
   a. Shah Rukh Khan
   b. Salman Khan
   c. Saif Ali Khan
   d. Aamir Khan
   
9. Who won her fifth Australian Open title recently at Melbourne? 
   a. Venus Williams
   b. Serena Williams
   c. Jelena Jankovic
   d. Justine Henin
   
10. Which famous Indian leader ashes were recently immersed sixty-two years after his assassination? 
    a. Indira Gandhi
    b. Rajiv Gandhi
    c. Mahatma Gandhi
    d. Feroze Gandhi
    
11. Which Indian tennis player recently won his 11th Grand Slam in the Australian open?a. Mahesh Bhupathi
    b. Prakash Amritraj
    c. Leander Paes
    d. Yuki Bhambri
    
12. Roger Federer won his … Australian Open crown beating Great Britain’s Andy Murray in Melbourne recently. 
    a. 3rd
    b. 5th
    c. 4th
    d. 6th
    
13. AR Rahman recently bagged two … awards for his foot-tapping number ‘Jai Ho’ and outstanding soundtrack for the film Slumdog Millionaire. 
    a. Filmfare
    b. Grammy
    c. Mtv Music awards
    d. Star Screen awards
    
14. Name the England and Chelsea football skipper who has recently found himself in similar controversies as golfer Tiger Woods. 
    a. David Beckham
    b. Wayne Rooney
    c. John Terry
    d. Michael Owen
    
15. Charged with anti-party activity this Lok Sabha member along with Amar Singh has been expelled by the Samajwadi Party. Name the expelled member. 
    a. Azam Khan
    b. Ram Gopal Yadav
    c. Jaya Prada
    d. Akhilesh Yadav
    
16. The Shiv Sena has recently threatened that it would not allow the screening of this actor’s movie till he apologized for his remarks regretting the absence of Pakistani cricketers in the forthcoming Indian Premier League tournament. Name the actor. 
    a. Preity Zinta
    b. Shilpa Shett
    c. Akshay Kumar
    d. Shah Rukh Khan
    
17. Name the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, a violent Islamist group with close links to Al Qaeeda who has recently been declared dead. 
    a. Hakimullah Mehsud
    b. Mohammed Omar
    c. Abdul Jalil
    d. Abdul Razaq
    
18. Name the Formula One driver who recently got back on track six months after suffering life-threatening head injuries.
    a. Michael Schumacher
    b. Felipe Massa
    c. Rubens Barrichello
    d. Jenson Button
    
19. Which country has recently decided to suspend accepting student visa applications claiming to have detected education agents misusing the system for sending wrong candidates?
    a. USA
    b. Australia
    c. Canada
    d. UK
    
20. Which Indian state has recently been in news for its bizarre political situation of having appointed 4 heads of the state? 
    a. Nagaland
    b. Meghalaya
    c. Assam
    d. Mizoram

Answers 1. c. Aamir Khan 2. d. Sri Lanka 3. b. 60th 4. a. Mohan Singh 5. c. Haldirams 6. c. Apple 7. b. JD Salinger 8. c. Saif Ali Khan 9. b. Serena Williams 10. c. Mahatma Gandhi 11. c. Leander Pae 12. c. 4th 13. b. Grammy 14. c. John Terry 15. c. Jaya Prada 16. d. Shah Rukh Khan 17. a. Hakimullah Mehsud 18. b. Felipe Massa 19. d. Uk 20. b. Meghalaya

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

a. Goitre b. Kwashiorkar c. Hypokalemia d. Dermatosis

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

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

a.     25% b. 35% c. 40% d. 45%

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

a. Mount Waialeale b. Cherapoonji c. Mawsynram d. None of these

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

a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

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

a. Sikkim b. Mizoram

c. Andaman & Nicobar Islands d. Arunachal Pradesh

6. The number of Union Territories in India is

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8

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

a. 1 month b. 2 months c. 3 months d. 6 months

8. Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of the Rajya Sabha?

a. 25 years b. 30 years

c. 35 years d. There is no age limit as such

9. Which of the following represents the percentage contribution of the agriculture sector to the Growth Domestic Product of the Indian Economy (approximately)?

a 15% b. 17% c. 21% d. 30%

10. Sakyamuni is another name of

a. Mahavir b. Buddha c. Lord Shiva d. Lord Vishnu

11. The last amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution of India was carried out in the year …

a. 1958 b. 1962 c. 1976 d. 1978

12. Which of the following is NOT a primary activity?

a. Fishing b. Mining c. Agriculture d. Banking

13. How many Bharat Ratna awardees have won the Nobel Prize till date?

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

14. Who discovered Ultrasound ?

a. Ian Donald b. Roger Bacon c. JP Merril d. Joseph Lister

15. Maltimadhava is the famous creation of which of the following personalities?

a. Kalidas b. Bharat Muni c. Bhavabhuti d. Vishnu Sharma

16. The work for which French Nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known for, is

a. He was the founder of Scouts movement

b. He was the founder of Amnesty International

c. He was the founder of Red Cross Society

d. He was responsible for the revival of modern Olympic games.

17. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of Bharat Ratna?

a. Aruna Asaf Ali

b. PV Kane

c. DK Karve

d. MGK Menon

18. Which of the following is not matched properly?

a. Dibru Saikhowa Assam

b. Dehang Debang Mizoram

c. Norkek Meghalaya

d. Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh

19. The first cotton mill of India was set up at…

a. Surat b. Mumbai c. Kanpur d. Ahmedabad

20. Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?

a. Lucknow b. New Delhi c. Dehradun d. Ajmer

21. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in

a. 1949 b. 1952 c. 1955 d. 1964

22. We all know very well that the largest planet of the solar system is Jupiter. Can you identify the

name of the second largest planet of the solar system?

a.     Earth b. Saturn c. Uranus d. Venus

23. You would find Andes mountain range in

a. North America b. South America c. Europe d. Australia

24. The world’s rarest element on earth is

a. Palladium b. Astatine c. Radium d. None of these

25. Which of the following is the densest planet of the solar system?

a. Earth b. Saturn c. Jupiter d. Mercury

26. Which of the following is NOT based on the banks of river Danube?

a. Vienna b. Belgrade c. Budapest d. Warsaw

27. Which of the following cases highlighted that ‘total reservation in the government jobs cannot exceed

50% of total?

a. T.A. Pai case b. Minerva Mills case

c. Keshvanand Bharti case d. Indira Sawhney case

28. Ngultrum is the name of the currency of

a. Chile b. Bhutan c. Botswana d. Bulgaria

29. International Committee of Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize for record _____times.

a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six

30. Poise is the unit of

a. pressure b. viscosity

c. luminous intensity d. inductance

31. This personality is credited with the invention of Electro cardiogram (ECG). Can you identify the

personality from the given options?

a. Ian Donald b. A. Laveran

c. Williem Einthoven d. C.Sholes

32. Time Machine is the name of a famous work of

a. Carl Segan b. H.G. Wells c. Alvin Tofler d. Arthur C. Clarke

33. Jakob Von Vexkull was the founder of

a. Booker Prize b. Pulitzer Prize

c. Right Livelihood Award d. Templeton Prize

34. Which of the following chemical elements is used for the bleaching process?

a. Fluorine b. Bromine c. Chlorine d. Xenon

35. Cirrhosis is the disease which affects the

a. brain b. liver c. kidney d. lungs

36. Which of the following is the capital of Ireland?

a. Dublin b. Istanbul c. Amsterdam d. Berne

37. Where would you find the Indian Textile Institute?

a. Surat b. Kanpur c. Pune d. Mysore

38. Which of the following is the least populous union territory of India?

a. Pondicherry b. Lakshadweep

c. Dadra and Nagar Haveli d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

39. The first Indian state where the President’s rule was imposed in the year 1951 was ...

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Rajasthan

c. Punjab d. Orissa

40. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio (number of females per thousand

males)?

a. West Bengal b. Haryana c. Punjab d. Uttar Pradesh

41. Which of the following is NOT a work of Salman Rushdie?

a. Moor’s Last Sigh b. Midnight’s Children

c. Shalimar The Clown d. The Piano Teacher

42. International Labor Day is celebrated on ___every year.

a. August 1 b. March 1 c. September 1 d. May 1

43. Who wrote Ramayana?

a. Vishwamitra b. Maharishi Valmiki

c. Tulasidas d. None of these

44. Who is credited with the construction of the Grand Trunk road?

a. Tipu Sultan b. Mohammed –bin-Tughlaq

c. Shershah Suri d. Jehangir

45. Which of the following is also known as “ Silicon valley of India”?

a. Hyderabad b. Bangalore c. Chennai d. Noida

46. This personality is also considered as the Father of computers . Can you name him from the given

options?

a. Blaise Pascal b. Alan M. Turing

c. Charles Babbage d. None of these

47. Peace Palace is the official headquarters of

a. WHO b. FAO c. ICJ d. IBRD

48. Find the odd one out.

a. DOS b. WINDOWS c. LINUX d. LISP

49. Which of the following is the capital of ‘the land of midnight sun’?

a. Vienna b. Oslo c. Helsinki d. Prague

50. Christiana is the former name of which of the following cities?

a. Copenhagen b. Oslo c. Ottawa d. Berlin

Answers

1 b

2 b

3 c

4 b

5 d

6 c

7 d

8 b

 9 c

10 b

11 c

12 d

13 d

 14 a

15 c

16 d

17 d

18 b

19 b

20 c

21 a

22 b

23 b

24 b

25 a

26 d

27 d

28 b

29 a

30 b

31 c

32 b

33 c

34 c

35 b

36 a

37 b

38 b

39 c

40 b

41 d

42 d

43 b

44 c

45 b

46 c

47 c

48 d

49 b

50 b