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1.   T h e    S e c o n d    A d m i n i s t r a t i v e    R e f o r m Commission was headed by: (a) Brajesh Mishra (b) Verappa moily (c) ...

Current Affair Special Supplement : CLAT 2011, Allahabad Bank Clerical/ PO Exams: March 2011


1.  T h e   S e c o n d   A d m i n i s t r a t i v e   R e f o r m Commission was headed by:
(a) Brajesh Mishra (b) Verappa moily (c) Jaipal  Reddy (d) S.srinivasa

2. Kerepakupai Meru is the new name of :
(a) Danube river  (b) Angel waterfalls (c) Everest peak (d) Niagara waterfall

3. Who got the next step foundation 2010 award?
(a) Veerappa moily (b) Sharad Pawar(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh(d) Sonia Gandhi

4. Who has become the first Indian to qualify for 2012 London Olympics?
(a) Abhinav Bhindra (b) Saina Nehwal (c) Mary Kom (d) Gagan Naran

5. Indian Army chief Vijay Kumar Singh was recently conferred honorary rank of General of which among the following armies?
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Banglades

6. In Global Gender Gap Report India has been ranked :
50th (b) 112th (c) 20th (d) 90t

7. The state of Orissa has been renamed as -
(a) Odisha (b) Orisa (c) Odisa (d) Orrish

8. As per the Human Development Report 2010 released in November 2010, India has been placed at -
(a) 120th rank (b) 119th rank (c) 118th rank (d) 115th ran

9. “Decisions Point” is a book written by -
(a) Barack Obama (b) George Bush (c) Bill Clinton (d) Dr. Manmohan Sing

10. National Law Day is observed on -
(a) 26th January (b) 15th August (c) 26th May (d) 26th November

11. Bronislow Komorowski is newly elected president of :
(a) Poland (b) Bulgaria
(c) Italy (d) German

12. In 2010 corruption perception Index, India is ranked -
(a) 78th (b) 87th (c) 54th (d) 67th

13. Dilma Rouseff has been elected as the new President of -
(a) Brazil (b) Argentina (c) Peru (d) Chili

14. The wenlock is the mascot of -
(a) The Commonwealth games 2014 (b) The Olympic GamesLondon 2012 (c) 17th Asian Games (d) None of the above

15. Proposed date for Implementation of Direct Tax Code is -
(a) 1 April 2011 (b) 1 Jan 2012 (c) 1 April 2012 (d) 1 April 201

16.  Recently tested Astra Missile is:
(a) Air to Air ballistic missile (b) Surface to Air ballistic missile (c) Surface to surface ballistic missile(d) Anti Tank missile

17. Calcutta University has awarded Honorary degree ‘Doctor of law’ to:
(a) Ratan Tata (b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (c) Manmohan Singh (d) Jigme Khesar Nangyel Wang Chuck

18. Storm Agatha devastated, which among the following place ?
(a) North California (b) South Columbia (c) Central America (d) Malaysia

19. Period of adoption and implementation of 13th Finance Commission recommendation is :
(a) 2010-2015 (b) 2007-2012 (c) 2015-2020 (d) 2012-201

20. At present women  reservation  in  local government is -
(a) 33% (b) 50%(c) 25% (d) 49

21. Adarsh Gram Yogana was recently launched in which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu

22. “Indradhanush” held recently in west Bengal is a joint Air Force exercise of :
(a) India & France (b) India & Singapore (c) India & U.K (d) India & US

23. The country which recently adopted new constitution is :
(a) Kenya (b) Uganda(c) Somalia (d) Eritrea

24. Which day is observed as National Voter’s Day?
(a) January 25 (b) December 25 (c) January 20 (d) December 20

25. Alberto Contador is world famous -
(a) Tennis player (b) Cyclist (c) Chess player (d) Snooker player

26. Theme of 17th ASEAN summit was:
(a) Towards the ASEAN community from vision to action.
(b) Action oriented approach of ASEAN community.
(c) ASEAN with new actionable approach.
(d) None of the above


27. How many nations had participated in 16th Asian Games?
(a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 4

28. Who among the following has was awarded the 2010 National Amity Award?
(a) Yash chopra (b) Amir Khan(c) Amitabh bachchan(d) Sunil dutt

29. Which is the only Asian country represented in the G-8 groups?
(a) India (b) South Korea(c) China (d) Japan


30. Which state has launched an initiative called e-udyog to create transparency, promptness and increased efficiency in governance with the support of information technology on 12th January 2011?
(a) Assam (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan

31. Name of Orissa has been changed by which of the following constitutional amendment bill?
(a) 110 (b) 111(c) 112 (d) 11

32. In October 2010, India was elected to security council as a Non-Permanent member after:
(a) 10 years (b) 19 years(c) 5 years (d) 8 year

33. The most valuable player of 16th Asiad 2010 was -
(a) Lin Dan (b) Swimmer Park(c) Gagan narang (d) Sushil Kuma

34. Which of the following was recently inscribed in UNESCO’s intangible heritage list?
(a) Kerala’s Mudiyetu
(b) Chhau of East India
(c) Kalbelia of Rajasthan
(d) All of the above

35. ‘Minorities Rights Day’ in India is celebrated on which day?
(a) December 15 (b) December 18(c) October 25 (d) October 3

36. Who has been given ICC test player of the year award 2010?
(a) Gautam Gambhir
(b) Virendra Sehwag
(c) A.B. de Villiers
(d) None of the above


37. What is India’s ordinal position in adapting a currency symbol?
4th (b) 5th (c) 6th (d) 7th

38. ‘Taj Enlighten Tareef Award 2010’ has been conferred on:
(a) Leela Naidu (b) Shabana Azmi(c) Javed Akhtar (d) Both (b) and (c)

39. Which country has recently completed the creation of the world’s first international nuclear fuel bank?
(a) Russia (b) U.S.A(c) France (d) German

40. Golden Peacock Environment management award 2010 has been given to :
(a) Nokia (b) DoCoMo (c) Bharti Airtel (d) Reliance

41. La Nino is -
(a) Warm ocean current
(b) Cold ocean current
(c) Hot local wind
(d) Cold local win

42. India recently signed MOU for High-tech Disease Detection centre with-
(a) South Korea (b) USA(c) Russia (d) Japan

43. ‘The Masque of Africa’ is a book written by -
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) Raghav Bahl
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) Jacob Zuma

44. Which day was observed as world Habitat Day in 2010?
(a) October 4, 2010
(b) October 15, 2010
(c) October 8, 2010
(d) October 9, 201

45. Paul Kagame has been sworn in as the president of:
(a) Rwanda‘ (b) Zimbabwe(c) Zambia (d) Uganda

46. ‘Golden Boot’ in football world cup 2010 award was won by:
(a) Lionel Messi (b) Critiano Ronaldo(c) Wayne Rooney (d) Thomas Mueller

47. Kim Hwang Sik has been recently elected prime minister of:
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) Vietnam (d) Singapore

48. Fast Breeder Test Reactors at Kalpakkam are constructed by;
(a) Indira Gandhi center for atomic research
(b) BARC
(c) (a) and (b) both
(d) None

49. Who was the then CEO of US based Union Carbide at the time of Bhopal gas tragedy?
(a) Keshub Mahindra
(b) Warren Anderson
(c) Kishor Kamdar
(d) Vijay Gokhale

50. Wh i c h   s t a t e   g o v e r nme n t   h a s   r e c e n t l y launched’ play 4 India ‘scheme?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Haryana (d) Uttar Pradesh

51. Saina Nehwal has been appointed as Brand ambassador of -
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana(c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh

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