General Knowledge

1. Which of the following became the first smoke free state in India?

(a) Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) None of these

Ans-a

2. Lightest element:- Hydrogen

Only Metal liquid at room temperature:- Hg Mercury

Tungsten symbol –W

Tin –Sn

Element with maximum number of compounds –Carbon ( due to catenation)

3. Which of the following became the Ist Asian Country to sign Free Trade Agreement with European Union?

(a) South Korea (b) China (c) India (d) None of these

Ans-a

4.The Emissary’ is the book authored by:

(a) Tarun Tejpal b) Vinod Mehta (c) Aniruddh Bahl (d) None of these

Ans-c

5. Who is the new PM of Netherlands?

(a) Mark Ruttea (b) Bill Carey (c) Thakshin Sinawatra (d) None of these

Ans-a

6. Who is the new PM of Kosovo?

(a) Hashim Taci (b) N K Name Krumoh (c) Jose Borosso d) None of these

Ans-a

7. Who is the chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland?

(a) Paresh Barna (b) Aravind Rajakhowa (c) Ranjan Daimary (d) None of these

Ans-c

8.. With which of the following countries India has not signed civil nuclear agreement?

(a) Namibia (b) Sweden c) Mongolia (d) Argentina

Ans-b

9.. Who is the PM of Sweden?

(a) Fredrick Rainfeldt (b) Silvio Berlusconi (c) Garry Wanders (d) None of these

Ans-a

10.. APEC Summit in November 2010 was held at :

(a) Yokohama (b) Sydney (c) Singapore (d) Busan

Ans- a;

11. Which public sector bank was the banking partner in Commonwealth Games 2010?

(a) Central Bank of India (b) State Bank of India (c) Bank of Baroda (d) None of these

Ans-a;

12. Who is the new vice chief of army staff?

(a) V.K. Singh (b) A.S. Lamba (c) C. Shekhawat (d) None of these

Ans :b

13. Who has became the vice president of ICC?

(a) Ehsaan Mani (b) John Mulford (c) Alan Isaac (d) Molcom Speed

Ans: c

14. Who is the Director General of National Investigation Agency ?

(a) R.V. Raju (b) Ved Marwah (c) K.F. Rustomji (d) Sharad Chandra Sinha

Ans:d

15. Who is the Director of National Security Guard?

(a) R.K. Medhekar (b) J.K Dutt (c) B.K. Banerjee (d) None of these

Ans:a

16. Who of the following Indian got the Australia Day achievement medal 2010?

(a) V.P. Unnikrishnan (b) Sandeep Pandey (c) Vandana Shiva (d) None of these

Ans: a

17. Which of the following country became the 187th member of IMF?

(a) Marshall Islands (b) Tuvalu (c) Fiji (d) None of these

Ans: b

18. India’s second National Institute of Design will come up at which of the following

(a) Amethi (b) Jorahat (c) Aizowl (d) Itanagar

Ans- b

19. Benghazi is a port of :

(a) Libya (b) Yemen (c) Egypt (d) None of these

Ans:a

20. Jakhol Sankri Hy dro Electric Project has been commissioned at

(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) J&K (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: a

21 ‘Home Boy’ is a novel written by

(a) H M Naqvi (b) H S Narula (c) Anand Sarkar d) Stephen Lipsett

Ans- a

22. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in 2011 was held at:

(a) Jaipur (b) New Delhi (c) Ujjain (d) Varanasi

Ans :b

23. 98th Indian Science Congress in January 2011 was held at:

(a) Chennai (b) Kharagpur (c) Kanpur (d) Delhi

Ans – a

24. Who of the following is the present Lokayukta of Karnataka:

(a) N Vittal (b) Santosh Hegde (c) Yashwant Sonawane(d) None of these

Ans:b

25 .Georgia’s capital is to be shifted from Tbilisi to

(a) Akhan (b) Yeren (c) Kutaisi (d) Chisinau

Ans-c

26.Which country topped the Terrorism Risk Index in 2010:

(a) Somalia b) Samoa (c) Jamaica (d) Iraq

Ans-a

27. Which district is going to be named after Indira Gandhi?

(a) Medak (b) Rai Bareli

Ans-a

28. Who received the Elis Island Medal of Honour in 2010?

(a) Dalai Lama (b) Zinedine Zidene

Ans:c

29. Enam Securities is to be purchased by:

(a) Union Bank of India (b) BNP Paribas

Ans: d

30. Which famous personality bagged the Man of Peace Award in 2010?

(a) Roberto Baggio (b) Diegs Maradona

Ans:a

31. Who is the new National Security Advisor of United States?

(a) Colin Powell (b) Larry Page

Ans-b

32. Who is the new president of UN General Assembly?

(a) Joseph Deiss (b) Hans Rasmus Sen

Ans-a

33. Luka and Fire of Life is the latest book by:

(a) Arun Som (b) Salman Rushdie

Ans-b

34. What is the name of India’s latest and Seventh Super Computer?

(a) Annapurna (b) Param

Ans-a

35. Tembli became the first village in India to get UID. In which state it is located?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Chattisgarh

Ans-c

36. Who has been declared the ‘Business Leader of the year’ in Economic Times Corporate Excellence wards 2010?

(a) Aditya Puri (b) N Nrayanmurthy

Ans-a

37. What is the mascot of 2011 cricket world cup?

(a) Hoho (b) Cobe

Ans-c

38. SAF (South Asian Federation) games in 2012 will be held at

(a) Kathmandu (b) Delhi

Ans-b

39. Agni III was launched from which of the following places:

(a) Wheeler Island (b) Sriharikota

Ans: a;

40. Who of the following is the Chairperson of National Green Tribunal?

(a) Lokeshwar Singh Parata (b) Anil Pandey

Ans-a;

41. Which Indian Company is slated to buy the English football club Blackburn?

(a) U B groups (b) RPG

Ans : d

42. Who is the Union Minister of Corporate Affairs?

(a) Murali Deora (b) Jaipal Reddy

Ans: a

43.. Who is the new President Elect of BCCI?

(a) Chirayu Amin (b) Jyotiraditya Schindia

Ans:c

44. Karrar is the unmaned bomber aircraft of which country?

(a) Iran (b) Syria

Ans:a

45.. Who is the CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited?

(a) S K Jain (b) Harsh Marital

Ans: a

46. Who is the Director of Intelligence Bureau?

(a) Rajeev Mathur (b) Nehchal Sandhu

Ans: b

47. Ramagundanar thermal power project is in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu

Ans- a

48. Project Big Green has been initiated by which company?

(a) Microsoft (b) Apple

Ans:d

49. Vansadhara River dispute is between which states?

(a) Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Ans: a

50. Who is the Chairperson of National Housing Board?

(a) B N Kapoor (b) Mata Prasad

Ans- c

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