Wednesday 28 March 2012

1.Chief Information Commissioner has decided a minimum performance norm for its commissioners. According to this, how many cases at least will be required to be disposed annually?
3200.
2.India's first employability test will be held at:
Delhi.
3.The book “Great soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India” is authored by:
Joseph Lelyveld.
4.Petro China, Chinese oil major, is constructing a four billion cubic meter gas depot to import gas from Myanmar in Northern Xinjiang at:
Hutubi.
5.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined which of the following Indian software firm?
Satyam.
6.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) scaled down India's economic growth from 8.7% to:
8.2%.
7.Italian luxury sports car maker Maserati announced its entry into the Indian market with, which of the following Indian company?
Shreyans Group.
8.Who among the following was appointed captain of the Indian hockey team for the 20th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament to be held at Ipoh?
Arjun Halappa.
9.Who is the most insured player for the forthcoming Indian Premier League T20 tournament?
M S Dhoni.
10.Which one of following state became, the first State in the country to launch a novel scheme like Atal Bijli Bachat Yojna, under which four CFL bulbs are distributed to every household of the State that will save 270 million units power?
Himachal Pradesh.
11.US President Barack Obama has appointed, who one of the following Indian American, as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Committee?
Anuj C. Desai.
12.Malabar Naval Exercise began in :
1992.
13.An Indian Atul Felix Payapilly and his friend Zhang from China have discovered :
A galaxy.
14.Who has been appointed as the president of the Central Supervisory Board set up under the Pre-conception & Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 (PC & PNDT Act)?
Ghulam Nabi Azad.
15.Beidou or Compass is a:
Navigation satellite.
16.Who was elected the first president of the Students Federation of India (SFI)?
C. Bhaskaran.
17.International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has decided to set up molecular centre for rice at:
Hyderabad.
18.Who has been elected the president of WAN-IFRA?
Jacob Mathew.
19.Chainsa-Sultanpur-Neemrana pipeline is built by:
GAIL.
20.Which of the following state government has directly deposited over Rs. 1,000 crore in the bank accounts of farmers for procurement of wheat in the last 25 days?
Madhya Pradesh.
21.The government-appointed committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill will submit its report by:
30 June.
22.UN convention against corruption came into force in:
2005.
23.According to World Bank report, how many people are globally affected by violence?
1.5 billion.
24.Which one of the following countries has banned women from wearing
France.
25.US plans to name a defense official as special envoy to:
Myanmar.
26.Five Indian-american student Ishan Nath, Anjali Bipin Thakkar, Veena Irene Patel, Niharika Sanjay Jain and Aditya Attiguppe Ashok have been named for:
Truman Scholars.
27.Wesley Brown is:
the oldest working federal judge in the USA.
28.2nd best investment destination in the world is:
India.
29.Sembawang Development is a subsidiary unit of which of the following Indian firm?
Punj Lloyd.
30.What is the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL)?
an international initiative devoted to developing DNA barcoding..
31.Malaysian Grand Prix was won by:
Sebastien Vettel.
32.Who has been appointed to assist the commission in inspecting the Polavaram dam to ascertain whether it was being built as per the Godavari Tribunal Award?
M. Gopalakrishnan.
33.Satpayev oil field is located in:
Kazakhstan.
34.Mundra port is operated by:
Adani Group.
35.Which one of the following countries obtained first place in FIFA ranking recently?
Spain.
36.The first meeting of an international contact group was held at:
Doha.
37.Which one of the following groups has signed an agreement to use respective country’s currency instead of the predominant US dollar in issuing credit or grants to each other?
BRICS.
38.Lewis Binford was associated with:
Archaeology.
39.The issue of restriction of women entry in temple was related with, which of the following temple?
Kolhahpur temple.
40.Who has been appointed as the new Chief of the Western Naval Command?
D.K. Joshi.
41.Who was last crowned king of Jaipur state?
Bhawani Singh.
42.Fidel Castro is associated with:
Cuba.
43.Stockholm Convention was held at:
Geneva.
44.X-Sat is a micro satellite of:
Singapore.
45.Which of the following countries has built Youthsat?
India and Russia.
46.Who among the following has won Monte Carlo Masters tennis title?
Rafel Nadal.
47.Supreme Court has recently banned employment of children in which of the following sector?
Circuses.
48.Nag is:
A anti-tank missile.
49.Which one among the following has been declared the strongest bank in Asia Pacific by the Asian Banker magazine ?
HDFC.
50.Olanzapine is:
A genric drug.
51.Which of the following state government has decided to build a grand sports museum to honour inconic Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar?
Maharashtra.
52.Who one among the following has been appointed new president of Indian Olympic Association?
Vijay Malhotra.
53.Eulophia dabia is:
An endangered species of Orchid.
54.Who one among the following has been named 'Arts and Culture Photographer of the Year' at the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2011?
Amit Madheshiya.
55.Samalkot power project is located in:
Andhra Pradesh/
56.Which of the following PSU has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for research and collaboration in petroleum biotechnology and new and renewable energy sources.
OIL.
57.Sunderbans absorbs how much carbon dioxide daily?
4 cr tones.





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