1. Recently, 139
greater flamingos were electrocuted at which one of the following Wildlife
Sanctuaries?
a. Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
b. Keoladev Ghana Wildlife Sanctuary
c. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
d. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
2. The Government of
India has set up a mechanism to access all intelligence data.The name of this
mechanism is:
a. Indian Intelligence Grid (INTEL GRID)
b. National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
c. Indian Spy
d. Third Eye
3. Which one of the
following Indian photographers was declared the Grand Prix winner among 60,000
entries in the International Nikon Photo Contest?
a. Raghu Rai
b. Homai Vyarawalla
c. S Paul
d. Debarshi Duttagupta
4. Who is the current
Chief Justice of India?
a. KG Balakrishnan
b. YK Sabharwal
c. RC Lohati
d. HS Kapadia
5. The South Asian
Football Federation Cup (SAFF) Championship was recently organised in:
a. Chennai
b. Mumbai
c. Panaji
d. New Delhi
6. An enclave has been named
as ‘Mahatma Gandhi District’ in which of the following cities of the USA?
a. New York
b. Los angles
c. Chicago
d. Houston
7. Which one of the
following personalities was recently appointed as the Chairperson of the Press
Council of India (PCI)?
a. Altamas Kabir
b. Raju Ramachandran
c. Markandey Katju
d. Mrs Vibha Bhargava
8. According to the
Environmental Performance Index (EPI) - 2010, which of the following countries
leads
the world in addressing
pollution control and natural resource management challenges?
a. Switzerland
b. Iceland
c. New Zealand
d. Australia
9. Stem cell therapy is
best suitable for:
a. Leukemia
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Spinal cord injuries
d. All of the above
10. The term ‘Jasmine
Revolution’ is best defined as:
a. A women’s uprising in Yemen
b. A code name given to the ‘SlutWalk
movement’ in Canada
c. A pro-democracy demonstration in Tunisia
11. Who is/are the
author(s) of the book Steve Jobs?
a. Steve Jobs
b. Walter Isaacson
c. Jay Elliot and William L Simon
d. Christopher Hurt
12. Who among the
following has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan recently?
a. Taro Aso
b. Yukio Hatoyama
c. Naoto Kan
d. Yoshihiko Noda
13. Who among the
following personalities has been declared the winner of the Man Booker Prize -
2011?
a. Tomas Transtromer
b. Jules A Hoffman
c. Julian Barnes
d. Saul Perlmutter
14. Bhagyam Oilfields
are located in which one of the following states?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan
d. Andhra Pradesh
15. Koodankulam Nuclear
Power Plant is being set up with the help of which of the following countries?
a. France
b. UK
c. USA
d. Russia
16. India’s first
double-decker train was flagged off between which of the following stations?
a. Howrah and Dhanbad
b. Mumbai and Pune
c. New Delhi and Bhopal
d. Bengaluru and Mangalore
17. LED, a common
display technology, stands for:
a. Laser Emitting Diode
b. Light Emitting Dipole
c. Light Emitting Diode
d. Laser Emitting Display
18. Which of the
following social activists has been selected for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize
for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2011, for her sustained work towards empowering
women?
a. Ela Bhatt
b. Kiran Bedi
c. Arundhati Roy
d. Medha Patkar
19. Who among the
following has been named as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the cricket World
Cup 2015 Local Organising Committee?
a. James Strong
b. Dr. Danny Jordaan
c. John Harnden
d. Haroon Lorgat
20. ‘Vivek Express’,
which recently became the longest distance travelling train by replacing
Himsagar Express, covers what distance?
a. 3725 km
b. 4286 km
c. 5006 km
d. 4056 km
21. An on-board TV
service, the first of its kind on Indian Railways, will be provided in which of
the following trains?
a. Rajdhani Express
b. Duronto Express
c. Shatabdi Express
d. Deccan Odyssey
22. What is the name of
the natural preservative that can prevent food from rotting by destroying the
bacteria that make meat, fish, eggs and dairy products decompose?
a. Bisin
b. Disodium ETA
c. BHA
d. BHT
23. What is ‘Memogate’?
a. A secret report of the KGB blaming the
USA for disintegration of the former USSR
b. A scandal regarding the deployment of
NATO troops in Afghanistan
c. A scandal involving the Pakistani
Ambassador to the US seeking help to avert a military takeover in Pakistan
d. A scandal related to with the Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) signed between the US Government and
Air France
24. Choose the
incorrect option:
(Aircraft company) - (Country)
a. Airbus - France
b. Tupolev - Russia
c. Embraer - USA
d. Bombardier - Canada
25. Who among the
following personalities has won the most nominations for the 2012 Grammy
Awards?
a. Kanye West
b. Lady Gaga
c. Adele
d. Rihanna
26. Name the first
Indian spy satellite that will be operational by 2014 to keep an eye on
neighboring
regions?
a. SPY-Sat
b. Eagle
c. AWACS
d. CCI-Sat
27. VR Raghunath is
associated with which of the following sports?
a. Football
b. Rowing
c. Hockey
d. Archery
28. According to the
recent Global Livability Survey, which city of the world has been judged as the
world’s most livable city?
a. Mexico City
b. Melbourne
c. London
d. New Delhi
29. The Bonn
conference, which was held recently, involved which of the following countries?
a. Libya
b. Yemen
c. Egypt
d. Afghanistan
30. Which one of the
following countries has the largest number of illiterate adults in the world,
according to UNESCO’s Education for All Global Monitoring Report-2011?
a. Brazil
b. Indonesia
c. India
d. China
31. Recently, which of
the following singers was honoured with the first Hridaynath award for her
contribution to Indian music?
a. Asha Bhosle
b. Lata Mangeshkar
c. Abida Parveen
d. Hemlata
32. Who is the only
batsman in the cricket to score 7,000 ODI runs with a strike rate of over 100?
a. Adam Gilchrist
b. Shahid Afridi
c. Virender Sehwag
d. Ricardo Powell
33. Sebastian Vettel drives
for which of the following teams?
a. McLaren
b. Ferrari
c. Mercedes
d. Red Bull
ANSWERS:
1. (a) Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
2. (b) Na_ onal Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
3. (d) Debarshi Du_ agupta
4. (d) HS Kapadia
5. (d) New Delhi
6. (d) Houston
7. (c) Markandey Katju
8. (b) Iceland
9. (d) All of the above
10. (c) A pro-democracy demonstra_ on in Tunisia
11. (b) Walter Isaacson
12. (d) Yoshihiko Noda
13. (c) Julian Barnes
14. (c) Rajasthan
15. (d) Russia
16. (a) Howrah and Dhanbad
17. (c) Light Emi_ ng Diode
18. (a) Ela Bha_
19. (c) John Harnden
20. (b) 4286 km
21. (c) Shatabdi Express
22. (a) Bisin
23. (c) A scandal involving the Pakistani Ambassador to the US seeking help to avert a military takeover in Pakistan
24. (c) Embraer - USA
25. (a) Kanye West
26. (d) CCI-Sat
27. (c) Hockey
28. (b) Melbourne
29. (d) Afghanistan
30. (c) India
31. (b) Lata Mangeshkar
32. (c) Virender Sehwag
33. (d) Red Bull
