SPECIAL GK INPUTS

Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

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1 .

2 .

WhoamongthefollowingwasthefirstspeakeroftheLok
Sabha?

6 .

(1)

M.A. Ayyangar

(2)

G.V.Mavalankar

Which one of the following is the tide produced as a

consequenceofmoonandsunpullingtheearthinthesame
direction?

(3)

SardarHukamSingh

(4)

N.SanjivaReddy

(1)

Springtide

(2)

Neaptide

(3)

Hightide

(4)

Lowtide

Considerthefollowingstatements
7.

Xray
I .

Canpassthoroughaluminium

II.

Canbedeflectedbymagneticfield

III. Movewithavelocitylessthanthevelocityofultraviolet
raysinvacuum
Whichofthestatementgivenaboveis/arecorrect?

3 .

4 .

(1)

I,IIandIII

(2)

Ionly

(3)

IIandIIIonly

(4)

IandIIonly

Ifasmallraindropfallsthroughair

8 .

Aquaregiausedbyalchemiststoseparatesilverandgoldis
amixtureof
(1)

Hydrochloric acid (concentrated) and Nitric acid

(concentrated)

(2)

Hydrochloricacid(concentrated)andSulphuricacid
(concentrated).

(3)

N i t r i c ac i d ( c o n c e n t r at e d ) a n d S u l p h ur i c a c i d
(concentrated).

(4)

Hydrochloricacid(dilute)andSulphateacid(dilute).

Commercialvulcanisationofrubberinvolves

(1)

Itsvelocitygoesonincreasing

(1)

Sulphur

(2)

Carbon

(2)

Itsvelocitygoesondecreasing

(3)

Phosphorus

(4)

Selenium

(3)

Itsvelocitygoesonincreasingforsometimeandthe
becomesconstant.

(4)

Itfallswithconstantspeedforsometimeandthanits
velocityincreases.

Television signal cannot be received generally beyond a

particulardistancedueto
(1)

Curvatureoftheearth

(2)

Weaknessofantenna

(3)

Weaknessofsignal

(4)

Absorptionofsignalinair

9 .

Inwhichoneofthefollowingishigherpercentageofcarbon
found?
(1)

Lignite

(2)

Peatcoal

(3)

Bituminouscoal

(4)

Anthracitecoal

10. Which one of the following when dissolvedin H2O gives

hissingsound?
(1)

Limestone

(2)

Slackedlime

(3)

Sodalime

(4)

Quicklme

11. Ecomaginationisatermtrademarkedby
5 .

Whichoneofthefollowingisanobjectwithsuchastrong
gravitational field that even light cannot escape from it
surface?
(1)

Neutronstart

(2)

Whitedwarf

(3)

Blackhole

(4)

Supernovastar

(1)

LG

(2)

Philips

(3)

GeneralElectric

(4)

Samsung

12. German state of Lower Saxony is the second largest

shareholderinwhichautomobilecompany?
(1)

Porsche

(2)

Volkswagen

(3)

DaimlerBenz

(4)

Peugeot

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13.Whatwasthe$700billionrescuepackageforailingfinancial
firmsintheUScalled?

20.Whichisworld'smostpopularprofessionalnetworkingsite
foundedbyReidHoffman?

(1)

FinancialRecapitalizationProgramme

(1)

LinkedIn

(2)

Facebook

(2)

SpecialAssistancePackageforDistressedFirms

(3)

Xing

(4)

Orkut

(3)

FinancialRescueProgramme

(4)

TroubledAssetReliefProgramme

21. Richard Branson has dabbled into all of the following

businessesexcept

14.KoreangiantSamsungistheofficialsponsorofOlympicsand
the.....footballteam.
(1)

Chelsea

(2)

RealMadrid

(3)

BayernMunich

(4)

Alltheabove

15.NancyPelosiisthe
(1)

FirstwomanSupremeCourtChiefJusticeintheUS

(2)

F i r s t w o m a n S p e a k e r o f t h e U S H o u s e o f
Representatives

(3)

FirstwomanChairpersonofNAFTA

(4)

FirstwomanChairpersonofCIA

16. Japan'sMitsubishiUFJFinancialGrouphasagreedtobuya
20%stakein
(1)

GoldmanSachs

(2)

MerrillLynch

(3)

LehmanBrothers

(4)

AIG

17.Whichmanagementconsultingfirmsplitintotwoseparate
companies,onefocusingondefence&govt.consultingand
theotheroncorporateconsulting,earlierthisyear?
(1)

McKinsey

(2)

KPMG

(3)

BostonConsultingGroup

(4)

Booz,Allen&Hamilton

(1)

Runningtrains

(2)

Mobileservices

(3)

Airlines

(4)

Shipping

22. Whichofthefollowingis/arecorrectcombinationsofleading
USfiguresandtheirdesignations,innewsrecentlyforthe
financialturmoilthere?
(1)

Christopher CoxChairman of the S ecurities and

ExchangeCommission

(2)

HankPaulsonChairmanofFederalReserve

(3)

BenBernankeTreasurySecretary

(4)

Alltheabove

23. Which of the following became the first mobile services

companytoofferservicesbasedonGoogle'sphonein2008?
OnwhichsystemistheGooglephonebased?
(1)

TMobile,Symbian

(2)

AT&T,Android

(3)

TMobile,Android

(4)

AT&T,Symbian

24. WhichofthefollowingbecamethefirstWesternoilfirmto
strikeajointventuredealwiththegovernmentofIraqafter
1972,in2008?
(1)

ExxonMobil

(2)

RoyalDutchShell

(3)

Total

(4)

BritishPetroleum

25. GoldmanSachsandMorganStanleyhavenowbecome

18.World'slargestprivateequityfirmBlackstoneispromotedby
(1)

ChristopherFlowers

(2)

SanfordBernstein

(3)

StephenSchwarzman

(4)

KravisRoberts

(1)

Nonbankingfinancecompanies

(2)

Investmentbankingfirms

(3)

Bankholdingcompanies

(4)

Stockbrokingfirms

19.WhohascalledthefinancialcrisisintheUS"aneconomic
PearlHarbour"?
(1)

GeorgeSoros

(2)

WarrenBuffett

(3)

AlanGreenspan

(4)

MiltonFriedman

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26. Which country is home to the three biggest shipping

companiesintheworld?

32. Mark out the wrong combination among the following

MagsaysayawardwinnersfromIndia?

(1)

Japan

(2)

China

(1)

2007,PalagummiSainath,CommunityLeadership

(3)

Korea

(4)

India

(2)

2006,ArvindKejriwal,EmergentLeadership

(3)

2000, Jockin Arputham, Peace and International

Understanding

(4)

1959,ChintamanDeshmukh,GovernmentService

27. Whichofthefollowinghascompleteditsintegrationwith
ElectronicDataSystems,boughtinthefirsthalfof2008?
(1)

IBM

(2)

HewlettPackard

(3)

Intel

(4)

Google

33. WhobecamethesecondIndiantowintheWorldBilliards
Championshipin1981?

28. WhichairportinLondonhasbeenofferedforsale?
(1)

Gatwick

(2)

Heathrow

(3)

Stansted

(4)

Alltheabove

29. Whocoinedtheterm'dominotheory'aforeignpolicytheory
whichspeculatedthatifonelandinaregioncameunderthe
influence ofcommunism then the surrounding countries
wouldfollowinadominoeffect?
(1)

LyndonBJohnson

(2)

WinstonChurchill

(3)

DwightD.Eisenhower

(4)

HenryKissinger

30. Markoutthewrongcombinationofauthors,theirbooksand
theawardswonbythem.
(1)

2005,JohnBanville,'TheSea',ManBookerPrize

(2)

2002,YannMartel,'LifeofPi',ManBookerPrize

(3)

2008, Rose Trema in, 'The Ro ad Home', Orange

BroadbandPrize

(4)

2007,A.L.Kennedy,'Day',PulitzerPrizeinFiction

31. Whichfilmfestivalawardsthe'VolpiCups'forbestactorand
bestactress?
(1)

CannesFilmFestival

(2)

VeniceFilmFestival

(3)

BerlinFilmFestival

(4)

ParisFilmFestival

(1)

WilsonJones

(2)

GeetSethi

(3)

PankajAdvani

(4)

MichaelFerreira

34. ThenumberofgoldmedalsinIndia'smedalstallywasthe
lowestinwhichAsianGames?
(1)

1954,Manila

(2)

1978,Bangkok

(3)

1990,Beijing

(4)

2002,Busan

35. Which of the following combinations of Indian Railways

divisionsandtheirheadquartersisincorrect?
(1)

NorthernRailway:Delhi

(2)

EasternRailway:Howrah

(3)

NorthEasternRailway:Gorakhpur

(4)

NortheastFrontierRailway:Guwahati

36. WhichofthefollowingisnotcorrectaboutArvindKejriwal?
(1)

He is associated with India's Right to Information

movement

(2)

HestartedhiscareerintheIndianRevenueService

(3)

Heisacharteredaccountantbyprofession

(4)

ParivartanistheNGOfoundedbyhim

37. Whichofthefollowingcombinationsoffictionaldetectives
andtheircreatorsisnotcorrect?
(1)

SherlockHolmesSirArthurConanDoyle

(2)

PhilipMarloweG.K.Chesterton

(3)

MissMarpleAgathaChristie

(4)

PerryMasonErleStanleyGardner

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38. From whichcountry did India receivethe second highest

inflowbehindMauritiusduring200708?
(1)

USA

(2)

Singapore

(3)

UK

(4)

Japan

39. InwhichautomobilemakeristheKuwaitInvestmentAuthority
the single largest shareholder with a 7.6% stake (as of
August1,2008)?

43. MatchthecorrectcombinationofWesternArtMovements&
theirleadingpainters
(i) Baroque
(ii) Impressionism
(iii) Cubism
(iv) Symbolism
(a) PabloPicasso,GeorgesBraque
(b)

ClaudeMonet,PierreAugusteRenoir

(c)

PeterPaulRubens,Caravaggio

(d)

GustavKlimt,EdvardMunch

(1)

Daimler

(2)

Toyota

(1)

(i)b,(ii)c,(iii)d,(iv)a

(3)

Fiat

(4)

GeneralMotors

(2)

(i)b,(ii)a,(iii)d,(iv)c

(3)

(i)c,(ii)a,(iii)a,(iv)d

(4)

(i)a,(ii)b,(iii)c,(iv)d

40.Matchthefollowing
Mineralwaterbrand

Company

(i)

PolandSpring

(a)

Danone

(ii)

Evian

(b)

Starbucks

Companies

(iii)

Dasani

(c)

CocaCola

(a)

Unilever

(b)

SaraLee

(d)

Nestle

(c)

ReckittBenckiser

(d)

KimberleyClark

(iv) Ethos

44. MatchthefollowingBrands&Companies

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)d

Brands

(2)

(i)(d),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)a

(i)

Brasso,Mortein,Clearasil

(3)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)(d),(iv)a

(ii)

AmbiPur,Kiwi,Sanex

(4)

(i)(d),(ii)(a),(iii)(c),(iv)b

(iii)

Kleenex,Kotex,Huggies

(iv) Ben&Jerry's,Hellmann'smayonnaise,SlimFast
41. I n d i a h a s a C o m p r e h e n s i v e E c o n o m i c C o o p e r a t i o n
Agreement(CECA)withwhichcountry/entity?

(v)

BeetleBailey

(1)

EuropeanUnion

(2)

ASEAN

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)d

(3)

Mauritius

(4)

Singapore

(2)

(i)(d),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)a

(3)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)(d),(iv)a

(4)

(i)(d),(ii)(a),(iii)(c),(iv)b

42. Matchthefollowing.
State

FirstChiefMinister

(i)

Bihar

(a)

BhagwatDayalSharma

(ii)

Haryana

(b)

SriKrishnaSinha

(iii)

HimachalPradesh

(c)

PtRavishankarShukla

(d)

YashwantSinghParmar

(iv) MadhyaPradesh
(1)

(i)b,(ii)c,(iii)d,(iv)a

(2)

(i)b,(ii)a,(iii)d,(iv)c

(3)

(i)b,(ii)a,(iii)c,(iv)d

(4)

(i)a,(ii)b,(iii)c,(iv)d

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45. Matchthecorrectcombinationinthefollowing.
Cartoon characters

48. Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectchronologicalorder,in
ascendingorder,ofhistoricalhappenings?

(i)

WizardofId

A1896AlfredNobel'swillestablishestheNobelPrizes

(ii)

BeauPeep

B1880BeginningoftheconstructionofPanamaCanal

(iii)

ArchieComics

C1893NewsZealandbecomesthefirstcountryintheworld
tograntwomentherighttovote

(iv) Tintin

D1900:SigmundFreudwrites'TheInterpretationofDreams'

Creators

E1911ErnestRutherforddiscoversthestructureofatom

(a)

BrantParker,JohnnyHart

(b)

RogerKettle,AndrewChristine

(c)

MortWalker

(d)

GeorgesRemi

(e)

JohnL.Goldwater,VicBloom,BobMontana.

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)c,(iv)d,(v)(e)

(1)

VikramPandit

(2)

HarishManwani

(2)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)e,(iv)d,(v)(c)

(3)

RatanTata

(4)

PawanMunjal

(3)

(i)(e),(ii)(d),(iii)c,(iv)b,(v)(a)

(4)

(i)(e),(ii)(a),(iii)c,(iv)b,(v)(d)

(1)

A,B,C,D,E

(2)

B,C,A,D,E

(3)

B,A,C,E,D

(4)

A,C,B,E,D

49. WhowasnamedAsianBusinessLeaderoftheYearatthe
sixthannualCNBCAsiabusinessleaders'awardsceremony
atSeoulinFebruary2008?

50. Who is the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic

AdvisoryCouncil(EAC)?

46. MatchthecorrectcombinationoftheBestPictureAward
winningOscarmoviesandtheirdirectors?

(1)

YezdiMalegam

(2)

RakeshMohan

(3)

CRangarajan

(4)

SureshTendulkar

Movie
(i)

NoCountryforOldMen(2007)

(ii)

Crash(2004)

(iii)

TheLordoftheRingsTheReturnoftheKing(2003)

51. Whichconsultingfirmhasbeenappointedbythegovernment
tosuggestrevampmeasuresforIndiaPostinaninitiative
termedProjectArrow?

(iv) Chicago(2002)

(1)

PwC

(2)

McKinsey

Directors

(3)

KPMG

(4)

BCG

(a)

RobMarshall

(b)

Joel&EthanCoen

(c)

PaulHaggis

(d)

PeterJackson

(1)

(i)b,(ii)c,(iii)d,(iv)a

(2)

(i)b,(ii)a,(iii)d,(iv)c

(3)

(i)c,(ii)a,(iii)a,(iv)d

(4)

(i)a,(ii)b,(iii)c,(iv)d

52. The Maastricht Treaty led to the formation which of the

following?

(3)

MerrillLynch
LehmanBrothers

(2)
(4)

WorldBank

(2)

EuropeanUnion

(3)

NorthAtlanticTreatyorganisation(NATO)

(4)

InternationalLabourOrganisation(ILO)

53. PulitzerprizesinJournalismareawardedby
(1)

PrincetonUniversity

(2)

WashingtonUniversity

MorganStanley

(3)

UniversityofMissouri

GoldmanSachs

(4)

ColumbiaUniversity

47. WhichofthefollowingcoinedthetermBRIC(Brazil,Russia,
India,China)?
(1)

(1)

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54. WhichmusicdirectorwasbornA.S.DileepKumar?

59. Matchthefollowing.

(1)

Khayyam

(2)

Naushad

CountryOverseasTerritory/Territories

(3)

ARRahman

(4)

IsmailDarbar

(i)

Australia

(a)

Ascension

(ii)

Denmark

(b)

FaeroeIslands

(iii)

France

(c)

NewCaledonia

(d)

ChristmasIsland

55. WhichofthefollowingisbasedinDehradun?
(1)

BotanicalResearchInstituteofIndia

(iv) UK

(2)

IndianMilitaryAcademy

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)d

(3)

SurveyofIndia

(2)

(i)(d),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)a

(4)

IndianStatisticalInstitute

(3)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)(d),(iv)a

(4)

(i)(d),(ii)(a),(iii)(c),(iv)b

56. Matchthefollowingaboutworld'sbusiestairportsandtheir
locations.

60. WhichofthefollowingMicrosoftproductshadthecodename
Longhorn?

Airport

Place

(i)

Hartsfield

(a)

Amsterdam

(1)

Windows95

(2)

Windows98

(ii)

SkyHarbor

(b)

Atlanta

(3)

WindowsXP

(4)

WindowsXP

(iii)

Schiphol

(c)

Phoenix

(iv) Gatwick

(d)

Chicago

(v)

O'Hare

(e)

London

Person

Achievement/Discovery

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)c,(iv)d,(v)(e)

(i)

RobertKoch

(a)

Calculus

(2)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)e,(iv)d,(v)(c)

(ii)

TheodorHerzl

(b)

Zionistmovement

(3)

(i)(b),(ii)(c),(iii)a,(iv)e,(v)(d)

(iii)

JosephLister

(c)

Tuberculosisgerm

(4)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)e,(iv)a,(v)(d)

(iv) GotfriedLeibniz

(d)

Antisepticsurgery

57. Whichofthefollowingcombinationsofworld'slargestlakes
andtheirlocationiscorrect?
(1)

LakeVictoriaCanada,USA

(2)

LakeSuperiorKenya,Tanzania,Uganda

(3)

MichiganCanada,USA

(4)

GreatBearLakeAustralia

61. Matchthefollowing

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)d

(2)

(i)(d),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)a

(3)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)(d),(iv)a

(4)

(i)(d),(ii)(a),(iii)(c),(iv)b

62. Matchthecorrectcombinationinthefollowing.
State

Largestdistrict
(intermsofarea)

58. BywhichdamisthereservoirGobindSagarformed?

(i)

ArunachalPradesh

(a)

Lohit

(1)

Bhakra

(2)

Hirakud

(ii)

Assam

(b)

Kamrup

(3)

Mettur

(4)

Paithan

(iii)

Manipur

(c)

Mayurbhanj

(iv) Nagaland

(d)

Tuensang

(v)

Orissa

(e)

Churachandpur

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)c,(iv)d,(v)(e)

(2)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)e,(iv)d,(v)(c)

(3)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)d,(iv)e,(v)(c)

(4)

(i)(e),(ii)(a),(iii)c,(iv)b,(v)(d)

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63. Which of the following is the right combination of hotel

brandsandtheircompanies?
HotelCompany

Brand

66. Realismintheeconomyimpliescoexistenceofthe
(1)

Oldandthenew

(2)

backwardandadvanced

(i)

IndianHotelsCompany (a)

Courtyard

(3)

highlyeducatedfewandtheliteratemasses

(ii)

Marriott

(b)

Novotel

(4)

alloftheabove

(iii)

AccorGroup

(c)

Gateway

(d)

Aloft

(iv) Sheraton

67. Aconsumerissaidtobeinequilibrium,if

(1). (i)b,(ii)c,(iii)d,(iv)a

(1)

heisabletofulfilhisneedwithagivenlevelofincome

(2). (i)b,(ii)a,(iii)d,(iv)c

(2)

heisabletoliveinfullcomfortwithagivenlevelof
income

(3)

hecanfulfilhisneedswithoutconsumptionofcertain
items

(4)

heisabletolocatenewsourcesofincome

(3). (i)c,(ii)a,(iii)b,(iv)d
(4). (i)c,(ii)b,(iii)a,(iv)d
64.WhichofthefollowingistherightcombinationofHollywood
actorsandtheirmovieproductioncompanies?
Actor

Movieproductioncompany

(i)

NicolasCage

(a)

PlaytoneProductions

(ii)

GeorgeClooney

(b)

Smokehouse
Productions

(iii)

TomHanks'

(c)

SaturnProductions

(iv) JayRoach

(d)

EverymanPictures

(1). (i)b,(ii)c,(iii)d,(iv)a
(2). (i)b,(ii)a,(iii)d,(iv)c
(3). (i)c,(ii)a,(iii)b,(iv)d

(1)

themarginalutilityofeachcommodityisequal

(2)

themarginalutilityofeachcommodityisinthesame
ratiotoitsprice

(3)

theutilityderivedfromthefirstunitofeachcommodity
isequal

(4)

theutilityderivedfromeachcommodityisunequal

69. Aproducerundermonopolisticcompetitionadvertiseshis
productsothatitcan

(4). (i)c,(ii)b,(iii)a,(iv)d
65. Matchthefollowing.
Year

68. Aconsumerwithagivenincomewillobtainmaximumutility
when

Event

(1)

reducethemarginalcostoftheproduct

(2)

increasethedemandforhisproduct

(3)

reducetheproductioncostoftheproduct

(4)

meetthedemandinthemarket

(i)

1972

(a)

LaunchofIndia'sfirst
satelliteAryabhatta

(ii)

1979

(b)

NobelPeacePrizefor
MotherTeresa

(iii)

1982

(c)

IntroductionofPIN
Code

(1)

extraunitsofacommoditybought

(2)

surpluscommodityleftafterconsumption

Formationofthe
TeluguDesamParty

(3)

differencebetweenactualpriceandpotentialprice

(4)

totalconsumersatisfaction

(iv) 1975

(d)

(1)

(i)(a),(ii)(b),(iii)(c),(iv)d

(2)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)(d),(iv)a

(3)

(i)(c),(ii)(b),(iii)(a),(iv)d

(4)

(i)(d),(ii)(a),(iii)(c),(iv)b

70. Theconsumer'ssurpluscanbedefinedas

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77. AFTstandsfor

(1)

thedemandforthatgoodincreaseswhenpricefalls

(1)

AirFitnessTrainingCentre

(2)

a decrease in price results in a decrease in total

expenditure

(2)

ArmedForcesTribunal

(3)

Army'sFinancialTeam

(3)

t h e q u a n t i t y d e m a n d e d i n c r e a s e s l e s s t h a n
proportionatelywiththedecreaseinpricelevel

(4)

Noneoftheabove

(4)

increaseinpublicexpenditure

78.

72. Theeffectofafallininvestmentonincomeisnormally
(1)

greaterthanthefallininvestment

(2)

equaltothefallininvestmentitself

(3)

lessthanthefallininvestment

(4)

equaltothefallininvestmentunlesssavingsincrease
atthesametime

73. UnderwhichFiveYearPlandidindustrialgrowthrecordthe
highestgrowth?

IndianChinarecentlyheldonborderdispute
(1)

14throundofrepresentativetalks

(2)

13throundofrepresentativetalks

(3)

12throundofrepresentativetalks

(4)

11throundofrepresentativetalks

79. InChiefMinister'sConferenceonInternalSecurityrecently
held Home Minister identified three major challenges to
internalsecurityofIndia.Whichoneamongthefollowingis
notachallengeaccordingtohim?
(1)

ChinesethreattoArunanchalPradesh

(1)

First

(2)

Second

(2)

Terrorism

(3)

Fifth

(4)

Third

(3)

InsurgencyintheNortheast

(4)

Naxalism

74. Which FiveYear Plan accorded highest priority to the

developmentoftransportandcommunicationintermsof
percentageallocationofplanoutlay?
(1)

Fifth

(2)

Fourth

(3)

Third

(4)

Second

75. NationalAgriculturalPolicy2000wasannouncedduringwhich
FiveYearPlan?
(1)

7th

(2)

8th

(3)

9th

(4)

10th

76. OnAugust15,2009,Indiacelebratedits
(1)

62ndIndependenceDay

(2)

64thIndependenceDay

(3)

63rdIndependenceDay

(4)

65thIndependenceDay

80. ASEANa regional blocwith which India has signed Free

TradeAgreementisnowIndia's
(1)

Thirdlargesttradingpartner

(2)

Secondlargesttradingpartner

(3)

Fourthlargesttradingpartner

(4)

Fifthlargesttradingpartner

81. UnderthetradepactwithASEANthenumberofitemsIndia
has included from agriculture, textiles and chemicals in
negativelist(whichwillbekeptoutofthedutyreduction)is
(1)

450

(2)

489

(3)

525

(4)

333

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82. TheCentralGovernmenthasdecidedtogrant landpatta

andoccupancyrightsofdwellingmemberofthebeneficiary
householdunder

87. PrimeMinister'sCouncilonClimateChangehasapprovedin
principletheNationalMissiononEnhancedEnergyEfficiency
whichtargets

(1)

TheIndiraAwasYojana

(1)

10percentenergysavingby2012

(2)

TheRajivAwasYojana

(2)

5percentenergysavingby2015

(3)

BharatNirmanProject

(3)

9percentenergysavingby2012

(4)

JNURM

(4)

Noneofthese

83. ICWFisafundfor

88. UnionCabinethasrecentlyapprovedquotaforwomenin
Panchayatupto

(1)

SeniorCitizenanddisabledperson

(2)

TohelpthewomenfromOBC'sandMinoritiestorun
theiremployment

(3)

TohelpOverseasIndiansintimesofdistress

(4)

Noneoftheabove

(1)

45percent

(2)

33percent

(3)

50percent

(4)

75percent

89. WhohastoppedtheForbe'smagazinemostpowerfulwomen
listintheworld?

84. ISROandNASA'sjointendeavour'BiState'experimentto
locatewatericeontheMooninvolved

(1)

IndiraNooyi

(2)

MichellBachelet

(3)

AngelaMerkel

(4)

KiranMazumdarShaw

(1)

MiniatureSyntheticApertureRadar

(2)

MiniatureRadioFrequency

(3)

Both(1)and(2)

(1)

Gujarat

(2)

Maharashtra

(4)

Noneoftheabove

(3)

TamilNadu

(4)

Kerala

90. WhichofthefollowingstatesrecentlysetupEveningCourts?

85. Indiahassignedapactwithwhichofthefollowingcountries
tohelpherindevelopingaNationalPoliceAcademyatRs.
320crore?
(1)

Bhutan

(2)

Maldives

(3)

Afghanistan

(4)

Nepal

86. Which of the following Bills were recently approved by

Parliament?
(1)

TheConstitutionAmendmentBill2009

(2)

RighttoFreeEducation2009

(3)

Both(1)and(2)

(4)

Neither(1)nor(2)

91. NATMstandsfor
(1)

NationalAustralianTunnelingMethod

(2)

NationalAutomaticTellerMachine

(3)

NewAustralianTunnelingMethod

(4)

Noneoftheabove

92. ThenewheadofDRDO(DefenceResearchandDevelopment
Organisation)is
(1)

V.K.Chopra

(2)

V.K.Saraswat

(3)

S.L.Raina

(4)

M.P.Muralidharan

93. WhoamongthefollowinghasbeengivenNationalCommunal
HarmonyAwards2007?
(1)

Dr.DominicEmmanuel

(2)

AnjumanSaireGulFaroshan

(3)

ShriRamPuniyani

(4)

Noneoftheabove

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94. Thewinnerof17thRajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAward
was

101. Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrectlymatched?
Winner

Competition

(1)

GulamAhmadBhat

(1)

Ruben'sBarrichello

EuropeanGrandPrix

(2)

GautamBhaiofPawanar

(2)

ValentinoRossi

HungarianGrandPrix

(3)

Dr.DominicEmmanuel

(3)

KimiRaikkonen

BelgianGrandPrix

(4)

Noneofthese

(4)

MarkWebber

GermanGrandPrix

95. Whichofthefollowinghasbeenconferredontheprestigious
UNESCO'sKingSejongLiteracyPrize2009?

102. The Foreign Trade Policy for the period 200914 aims at
achievinganannualgrowthof

(1)

RajasthanPatrika

(2)

TheHindu

(1)

10percent

(2)

15percent

(3)

KhabarLahariya

(4)

Noneoftheabove

(3)

20percent

(4)

8percent

96. According to Global Status Report on Road Safety the

countrywhichleadsinroaddeathsis
(1)

China

(2)

Bangladesh

(3)

U.S.A.

(4)

India

97. InternationalDayforEradicationofPovertyisobservedon
(1)

October16

(2)

October17

(3)

October18

(4)

October20

98. 'India:FromMidnighttotheMillenniumandBeyond'isthe
bookby
(1)

AtalBihariVajpayee

(2)

PrakashKarat

(3)

ShashiTharoor

(4)

MonikaChousoria

99. EnglandclinchedtheAshesSeriesafterdefeating
(1)
(3)

Kenya
Australia

(2)
(4)

103. C.RangarajanhasbeenmadeChairmanof
(1)

NationalAdvisoryCouncil

(2)

PrimeMinister'sEconomic

(3)

AsianSocietyofAgriculturalEconomics

(4)

Noneoftheabove

104. ThepercentageuptowhichFDIindefencesectorisallowed
is
(1)

27percent

(2)

26percent

(3)

30percent

(4)

35percent

105. AsperthedirectivesissuedbythePrimeMinister'sEconomic
Advisory Council (EAC) the percentage of the current
accountdeficit(ofthetotalGDP)during200809shouldnot
bemorethan

Pakistan

(1)

5.5percent

(2)

4percent

Noneoftheabove

(3)

3.2percent

(4)

Noneoftheabove

100. IndiabaggedONGCNehruCuptitle(Football)afterbeating
(1)

SaudiArabia

(2)

Syria

(3)

Argentina

(4)

Uganda

106. Theagriculturalcensusisdoneatwhichofthefollowing
intervals?
(1)

Every year

(2)

(3)

Onceinthethreeyear (4)

Onceinthefiveyear
Onceinthetenyear

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107. The11thFiveYearPlanistermedasaplanfor

114. CurrentlyinIndiaOBCsaccountfor

(1)

India'shealth

(1)

40percentruralpopulace

(2)

India'sEducation

(2)

45percentruralpopulace

(3)

DevelopmentofruralIndia

(3)

60percentruralpopulace

(4)

EradicationofpovertyfromIndia

(4)

39percentruralpopulace

108. Indiarecentlysignedsixnuclearpactswith

115. TheIndianCricketerwhorecentlymadehis44thODIcentury
is

(1)

Vietnam

(2)

Japan

(3)

Mongolia

(4)

N.Korea

(1)

VirenderSehwag

(2)

RahulDravid

(3)

SachinTendulkar

(4)

Noneoftheabove.

109. BharatNirmanProjectcoversandfocuseson
(1)

FiveAreas

(2)

SixAreas

(3)

SevenAreas

(4)

TenAreas

110. Ne xtz one a n in for mat ion te chn olo gy S EZ has be en

establishedat

116. Whoamongthefollowingwroteatreatiseonmedicinein
ancientIndia?
(1)

Aryabhatta

(2)

Charaka

(3)

Nagarjuna

(4)

Varahamihira

117. Theauthorof'HindSwaraj'was

(1)

PankiinUttarPradesh

(2)

PanvelinMaharashtra

(1)

V.D.Savarkar

(2)

MahatmaGandhi

(3)

BangaloreinKarnataka

(3)

B.G.Tilak

(4)

Noneofthese

(4)

SecunderabadinAndhraPradesh
118. WhichofthefollowingbookswaswrittenbyGandhiji?
(1)

DiscoveryofIndia

TwelveGrandSlamTitles

(2)

MyExperimentswithTruth

TenGrandSlamTitles

(3)

IndiaWinsFreedom

(3)

SixGrandSlamTitles

(4)

FreedomatMidnight

(4)

FiveGrandSlamTitles

111. Tohiscredit,LeanderPaesofIndiapresentlyhas
(1)
(2)

112. Thewinnerin5000and10,000metreracein12thWorld
ChampionshipinAthleticsis
(1)

UsainBolt

(2)

AbelKirni

(3)

KenenisaBekele

(4)

Noneoftheabove

119. Which of the following books was banned by all muslim

countries,includingIndia?
(1)

Shame

(2)

FreedomatMidnight

(3)

SatanicVerses

(4)

Noneofthese

120. DauniHumayunwaswrittenby
113. TheCommandoBattallionforResolutionAction(COBRA)is
thecounterinsurgencyunitof
(1)

CRPF

(2)

BSF

(3)

IndianArmy

(4)

IndianAirForce

(1)

Babur

(2)

Humayun

(3)

GulbadanBegum

(4)

KhanzadaBegum

121. TheoldestHinduepicis
(1)

Mahabhashya

(2)

Ramayana

(3)

Mahabharata

(4)

Ashtadhyayi

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122. Matchthefollowing

127. The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the

RajyaSabhawas

ColumnI(Author)
MahatmaGandhi

(1)NargisDutt

(2)

HemaMalini

B.

RamManoharLohia

(3)JayaPrada

(4)

Noneofthese

C .

DrRajendraPrasad

D.

MaulanaAbulKalamAzad

A .

128.Apolishastronomer,NicolausCopernicusisknownfor

ColumnII(Book)

(1)

hisdiscoveryofheavenlybodies

1 .

IndiaDivided

(2)

2 .

IndiaWinsFreedom

his discovery that the sun is the centre of the

universe.

3 .

HindSwaraj

(3)

Both(1)and(2)arecorrect

4 .

TheWheelofHistory

(4)

Noneofthese

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

129. Pythagoras was first to ..... the universal validity of

geometricaltheorem.
(1)

Give

(2)

Prove

(3)

Both

(4)

Noneofthese

130. RajaRammohanRoy
123. WhichofthefollowingPairsiscorrectlymatched?

(1)

Was asocialreformerwho triedto eradicate 'sati',

'purdah'andchildmarraige.

BadauniAkbarNama

(2)

Advocatedwidowremarriageandwoman'seducation

(3)

AbdulHamidLahoriTabkatiAkbari

(3)

WasthefounderoftheBrahmoSamaj

(4)

NizamuddinAhmedBadshahNama

(4)

Allarecorrect

(1)

AbulFazalAiniAkbari

(2)

124. CharakaSamhitaisaworkon

131.Whoinventedmagnifyingglassandgunpowder?

(1)

Politics

(2)

Mathematics

(1)

RogerBacon

(2)

RudolfDiesel

(3)

Economics

(4)

Medicine

(3)

SigmundFreud

(4)

RobertBoyle

125. Whowastheauthorofthebookwhichhadbeenbannedby
allMuslimcountries,includingIndia?
(1)

SalmanRushdie

(2)

GeorgeOrwell

(3)

K.AsafAli

(4)

Noneofthese

132.Whoisknownas'India'sNapolean'?
(1)

Samudragupta

(2)

ChandraguptaI

(3)

ChandraguptaII

(4)

Noneofthese

133. Shankracharyawasthefounderof
126.WhoisthefounderoftheseparateMuslimstateofPakistan?
(1)

MohammadbinTughlaq (2)

MohammadAHJinnah

(3)

KublaiKhan

Noneofthese

(4)

(1)

Buddhism

(2)

Jainism

(3)

AryaSamaj

(4)

Advaiticphilosophy

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134. India'sfirsttechnicolourfilm.....intheearly1950swas
producedby

140. ArrangethefollowingStatesofIndiaindescendingorderof
theirproductionofmilk.Usethecodegivenbelowtoselect
thecorrectanswer

(1)

JhansiKiRani.SohrabModi

(2)

JhansiKiRani,SirSyedAhmed

(1)

AndhraPradesh

(2)

Punjab

MirzaGhalib,SohrabModi

(3)

Rajasthan

(4)

UttarPradesh

MirzaGhalib,MunshiPremchand

(1)

4,2,3,1

(2)

4,3,2,1

(3)

1,2,3,4

(4)

1,4,2,3

(3)
(4)

135. An Indian scientist remembered for creating a chain of

nationallaboratoriesis

141. ThelargestproducerofrawwoolinIndiais

(1)

SohrabModi

(1)

AndhraPradesh

(2)

JammuandKashmir

(2)

ShantiSwampShatnagar

(3)

Karnataka

(4)

Rajasthan

(3)

M.S.Golwalkar

(4)

Noneofthese

142. Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?

136. Thelargestproducerofcottonintheworldis

(1)

EriSilk

Assam

(2)

MugaSilk

ArunachalPradesh

(1)

China

(2)

India

(3)

Mulberrysilk

Karnataka

(3)

Sudan

(4)

U.S.A.

(4)

Tasarsilk

Jharkhand

137. ArrangethefollowingStatesofIndiainthedescendingorder
of their production ofrice. Usethe code given below to
selectthecorrectanswer
(1)

AndhraPradesh

(2)

Punjab

(3)

UttarPradesh

(4)

WestBengal

(1)

3,4,2,1

(2)

4,1,3,2

(3)

4,2,1,3

(4)

2,4,1,3

138. InIndiatwolargestproducersofmaizeare
(1)

AndhraPradeshandMaharashtra

(2)

KarnatakaandUttarPradesh

(3)

AndhraPradeshandBihar

(4)

KarnatakaandAndhraPradesh

143. InIndiathelargestnumberofminesofmetallicmineralsare
foundin
(1)

Gujarat

(2)

Jharkhand

(3)

Karnataka

(4)

Orissa

144. TwolargestproducersofironoreinIndiaare
(1)

JharkhandandOrissa

(2)

GoaandChhattisgarh

(3)

OrissaandKarnataka

(4)

AndhraPradeshandOrissa

145. MajorsupplyofnaturalgasinIndiaisderivedfrom
(1)

AndhraPradesh

(2)

Assam

(3)

Gujarat

(4)

BombayHigh

139. InIndiathelargestnetirrigatedareaisfoundin
(1)

Haryana

(2)

MadhyaPradesh

(3)

UttarPradesh

(4)

Punjab

146. InIndiacentpercentvillageareelectrifiedin
(1)

Chattisgarh

(2)

Maharashtra

(3)

Punjab

(4)

TamilNadu

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147.InIndiathelargestscheduledtribepopulationisfoundin
(1)

Jharkhand

(2)

MadhyaPradesh

(3)

Orissa

(4)

Chattisgarh

148. Whichofthefollowingriversareexamplesofsuperimposed
drainagesystem?Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodes
givenbelow
(1)

Banas

(2)

Chambal

(3)

Gomti

(4)

Narmada

(1)

1and2

(2)

2and3

(3)

1and3

(4)

3and4

ListI

ListII

NationalPark

State

(1)

Kanha

(1)

Assam

(2)

Rohala

(2)

HimachalPradesh

(c)

Bandipur

(3)

MadhyaPradesh

(d)

Kaziranga

(4)

Karnataka

(b)

(c)

(d)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1)

DickyDolma

(2)

BachedriPal

(3)

JhunkoTabei

(4)

Noneofthese

154. Whichisthelargestglandinthehumanbody?
(1)

Thyroid

(2)

Liver

(3)

Pancreas

(4)

Noneofthese

155. TheTamilversionofRamayanawaswrittenby

149. MatchListIandListIIandselectthecorrectanswerfrom
thecodegivenbelow

(a)

153. Nameoftheyoungestwomenmountaineer,whoreached
theMt.Everest

(1)

Valmiki

(2)

VedVyas

(3)

Kamban

(4)

Indumati

156. WhoisthepresentHurriyatchairman?
(1)

MohammedAfzal

(2)

(3)

MohammedAbdulAnsari(4)

MoulviAbbasAnsari
SyedGeelani

157.India'sMoonImpactProbe(MIP)landedonMoon'sSurface
on
(1)

November10,2008

(2)

November11,2008

(3)

November14,2008

(4)

November15,200

158. StoltValorwhichwasrecentlyhijackedbyseapiratesbelongs
to
(1)

Germany

(2)

Japan

(3)

U.S.A.

(4)

SaudiArabia

150. Theworld'slargestproducerofcerealsis
(1)

Brazil

(2)

China

(3)

India

(4)

U.S.A.

159. DuringtheEgyptianPresident'svisittoIndiainNovember
2008 give pacts were signed with Egypt. Which of the
followingwasnotsigned?

151. Twolargestproducersofwheatintheworldare
(1)

AustraliaandU.S.A.

(2)

CanadaandRussia

(3)

ChinaandRussia

(4)

FranceandArgentina

152. Thelargestproducerofpaperandpaperboardintheworld
is
(1)

Canada

(2)

China

(3)

Japan

(4)

U.S.A

(1)

Pactinthefieldofhealthandmedicine

(2)

Agreementonpurchasingpetrolatcheaperrate

(3)

Anextraditiontreaty

(4)

Agreementonabolitionofvisaforspecificcategories

160. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President who recently visited

India,hasbeenthePresidentofhiscountrysince
(1)

1971

(2)

1981

(3)

1961

(4)

1990

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161. AbuDhabiwasrecentlyinnewsforhosting

169. TheprestigiousJnanpithAwardwinnerfor2005is

(1)

ArabWomen'sConference

(1)

AbdulRahmanRahi

(2)

KunwarNarayan

(2)

OPECSummit

(3)

RavindraKelekar

(4)

SatyavaratShastri

(3)

APECSummit

(4)

ArabLeagueSummit

170. "TheBikiniMurders'isabookby

162. ByanagreementbetweenIraqandtheU.S.A.,thelatter
hascommittedtowithdrawitstroopsfromIraqby
(1)

2010

(2)

2011

(3)

2009

(3)

2012

Sevenmembernationorganisation

(2)

Eightmembernationalorganisation

(3)

Ninememberorganisation

(4)

Sixmembernationorganisation

(1)

ThirdSummit

(2)

FourthSummit

(3)

SecondSummit

(4)

FifthSummit

165. Whichofthefollowingcountriesleadsspacelaunchtally?
U.S.A.

(2)

Russia

(3)

Japan

(4)

E.U.

(2)

J.V.Braun

FarukhDhondy

(4)

MartinDupuls

(1)

Batticaola

(2)

Kilinochchi

(3)

PuthumuRippu

(4)

AriviyalNakar

172. UNOrecentlybannedPakistanbasedterroristorganisation

164. RecentlyBIMSTECheldits

(1)

ErezMandela

(3)

171. LTTE'sadministrativeheadquartersissituatedat

163. BIMSTECis
(1)

(1)

166. T h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f A P E C ( A s i a P a c i f i c E c o n o m i c
Cooperation)issituatedat

(1)

JKLF

(2)

UnitedTalibanFront

(3)

AlHumijat

(4)

JamatudDawa

173. Thesiximportantinscriptionswhichhaverecentlycometo
lightinTamilNadu's1200yearoldShivaTemplereveal
(1)

EarlyCholahistory

(2)

EarlyKushanshistory

(3)

EarlyMauryanhistory

(4)

EarlySangamhistory

174. LITEistheproposedMaidenMoonMissionof

(1)

KualaLumpur

(2)

Singapore

(1)

Germany

(2)

France

(3)

Lima

(4)

Santiago

(3)

Britain

(4)

Japan

167. Whohasrecentlybeenmadethefirstambassadortothe
GenevabasedGlobalfundtoflightAids,tuberculosisand
malaria?
(1)

AmitabhBachchan

(2)

BritneySpears

(3)

CarlaBruni

(4)

ZinedineZidane

168. IndiraGandhiPrizeforPeace,DisarmamentandDevelopment
for2008hasbeenconferredon
(1)

Dr.MohammadEIBardei(2)

HosniMubarak

(3)

ShabanaAzmi

NelsonMandela

(4)

175. The2008WorldSnookerChampionis
(1)

PankajAdvani

(2)

ColmGilcreest

(3)

ThepchaiUnNooh

(4)

Noneoftheabove

176. AccordingtoForbesMagazinetherichestladyofIndiais
(1)

IndiraNooyi

(2)

SoniaGandhi

(3)

SavitriJindal

(4)

TeenaAmbani

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177.NationalWomenExcellenceAward2008hasbeengivento
(1)

PritikaKalraGandhi

(2)

SheilaDixit

(3)

SharmilaTagore

(4)

ShabanaAzmi

178. ThefemaleAthleteoftheYearAwardhasbeenconferred
on

185. For arresting the phase of depression in the economy,

governmenthasannouncedaCENVATcutof
(1)

4%

(2)

3%

(3)

2%

(4)

1%

186. Aftercutof100basispointsinReporateonDecember6,
2008,thereporatew.e.fDecember8,2008standsat

(1)

YelenaIsinbayeva

(2)

TiruneshDibaba

(1)

7.0%

(2)

6.5%

(3)

PamelaJelimo

(3)

6.0%

(4)

5.5%

(4)

AnneFrazer

179. WorldJuniorBadmintonChampionship(Women'stitle)has
beenwonby
(1)

SayakaSato

(2)

FuMingtian

(3)

SainaNehwal

(4)

XieJing

180. India'sfirst3GTechnologybasedmobilephoneserviceof
MTNLwaslaunchedon
(1)

December15,2008

(2)

December11,2008

(3)

December10,2008

(4)

December8,2008

(3)

P.A.Sangma
R.Lalzirliana

(2)
(4)

(3)

16,632
11,026

(2)
(4)

(3)

7.0%
6.0%

(2)
(4)

(2)

Wrestling

(3)

Golf

(4)

Polo

188. TheDronacharyaAwardforSportscoacheswasinstituted
intheyear
(1)

1984

(2)

1985

(3)

1987

(4)

1988

(1)

October11,2008

(2)

October20,2008

H.Liansailova

(3)

October15,2008

(4)

October5,2008

190. The IIM review committee which recommended higher

governmentcontrolonIIMsisheadedby

4,238

(1)

M.K.Prasad

(2)

R.C.Bhargava

1,21,617

(3)

RaviKumar

(4)

C.Rangrajan

183. AsonDecember8,2008bankratestandsat
(1)

Bridge

Mr.Lalthanhawla

182. According toNationalCrime Records Bureau (NCRB) the

numberoffarmerswhocommittedsuicidesduring2007is
(1)

(1)

189. IndiaUScivilnuclearcooperationagreementwassignedon

181. ThenewChiefMinisterofMizoramis
(1)

187.'A Half Nelson' is theterm associated with which of the

followingsports

191. IndialauncheditsfirstMoonMissionChandrayanIon

6.5%

(1)

October10,2008

(2)

October15,2008

5.5%

(3)

October20,2008

(4)

October22,2008

184. PublicSectorbankhavelaunchedthehomeloadschemesin
whichhomeloansbetweenRs.520lakhwillbegivenatthe
rateofinterest
(1)

8.5%

(2)

9.0%

(3)

9.25%

(4)

9.5%

192. ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehiclewhichputChandrayanI
intoitsorbitis
(1)

PSLVC9

(2)

PSLVC8

(3)

PSLVC11

(4)

PSLVC7

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193. Indiaisthe..countrytosendMoonMission.
(1) Fifth
(2) Fourth
(3) Sixth
(4) Seventh
194. ThenumberofinstrumentswhichthespacecraftChandrayan
carriedis
(1) 15
(2) 20
(3) 11
(4) 9
195. UnionCabinethasclearedRighttoEducationBillwhichis
theenablinglegislationtonotify
(1) The91thconstitutionalamendment
(2) The86thconstitutionalamendment
(3) The95thconstitutionalamendment
(4) The93rdconstitutionalamendment

(1)

December4

(2)

December7

(3)

December24

(4)

December10

202. Wherewasa4000yearoldPyramidfoundrecently?
(1)

Turkey

(2)

Egypt

(3)

Iran

(4)

Syria

203. Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasbeenrankedonthetop
ingenderequality
(1)

Japan

(2)

Australia

(3)

Canada

(4)

Norway

204. Duringthefirsthalfof2008'09(i.e.,AprilSeptember2008)
tradedeficitinIndiastandsat(allinbillion$)
(1) 39.098
(2) 42.098

196. ACDstandsfor
(1) AsianCooperativeDialogue
(2) AsiaCooperationDialogue
(3) AsiaChinaDialogueForum
(4) AsianChineseDialogue

(3)

59.771

(4)

60.002

205. thebasicthemeofthe28thInternationalTradeFairwas
(1) WomenEmpowerment

197. ThenewpresidentofMaldivesis
(1) AbdulGayoom
(2) MohammadAnniNasheed
(3) MohammadIrshad
(4) AbdulQadir
198. EDIstandsfor
(1) EnforcementDirectorateIndex
(2) EducationDevelopmentInfrastructure
(3) EducationandDevelopmentIdentity
(4) EducationDevelopmentIndex
199. Traditionally,thefirstofNobelPrizesawardedeachyearin
thecategoryof
(1) Physics
(2) Chemistry
(3) Medicine
(4) Literature
200. ThealternativeNobelprizesare
(1) MagsaysayAwards
(2) RighttoLivelihoodAwards
(3) GlobalEnergyAwards
(4) GrammyAwards

201. NationalConsumerRightsDayisobservedon

(2)
(3)

ITGrowth
EnvironmentProtection

(4)

Handicrafts

206.Duringthefirsthalfof200809IndianImportsshoweda
growthof
(1)
(3)

38.6%
30.3%

(2)
(4)

32.2%
28.2%

207.UNPF in its report State of World Population 2008 has

projectedtheIndianpopulationtobe165.8crorebythe
year
(1)
(3)

2025
2040

(2)
(4)

2030
2050

208. ThereelectedPresidentofBombayStockExchangeis
(1) JagadishCapoor
(2) DeepakParekh
(3) V.P.Shetty
(4) RajivChandraShekhar

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209. SOuthAsianConferenceonSanitation(SACASONIII)took
placeinNewDelhionNov.2008.Whichofthefollowing
bodyorganisedit
(1) Planningcommision
(2) MinistryofHealth
(3) MinistryofHumanResourceDevelopement
(4) MinistryofRuralDevelopement
210. ThefirstBRICSumit2009in
(1) India
(2)
(3) Brazil
(4)

Russia
China

212. WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenaccusedbyaUNbacked
tribunalofmastermindingRwandas1994genocide?
TheonesteBagosora

(2)

(3)

JuvenalHabayorimana (4)

(1)

8.7%

(2)

6.9%

(3)

9.9%

(4)

5.5%

217.TheRightofChildrentoFreeandCompulsoryEducationbill
introducedinRajyaSabhaonDecember15,2008aimsat
operationalizationof
(1)

87thAmendmentAct

(2)

86thAmendmentAct

(3)

90thAmendmentAct

(4)

91stAmendmentAct

218. Which of the followingIndian states recently decided to

celebrateForestEnvironmentDayeverymonth?

211. TelecommunicationDepartmentorganizedIndiaTelecom
20080incollaborationwith
(1) FICCI
(2) ASSOCHAM
(3) SIBDI
(4) Noneofthese

(1)

216. Theoverallshareofminoritiesincentralsectorroseto

MarkFelt
Noneofabove

213. WhoamongthefollowinghasbecometheMissWorld2008?
(1)

ChinasZhangZilin

(2)

IndiasParvathyOmanakuttan

(3)

GabrielleWalcottofTrinidadandTobago

(4)

RussiasKsenyaSukinova

(1)

UttarPradesh

(2)

MadhyaPradesh

(3)

Uttarakhand

(4)

Kerala

219. WomensWorldCupwasheldinMarch2009in
(1)

SouthAfrica

(2)

Bangladesh

(3)

SriLanka

(4)

Australia

220. ThewinnerofNipponSeriesJTCupandAsianToursOrder
ofMeritAwardis
(1)

JyotiRandhawa

(2)

ArjunAtwal

(3)

JeevMilkhaSingh

(4)

TigerWood

221. ThemanwhohasbeennamedAsiasBestHockeyPlayeris

214. ThegirlofAssameseoriginafterwhomanAsteroidhasbeen
namedis
(1)

VeenaDas

(2)

PritikaKalraGandhi

(3)

NandiniSarma

(4)

InderjitKaur

215. RomilaThaparhasrecentlybeenawarded

(1)

M.H.Atif

(2)

DhanrajPillai

(3)

RehanButt

(4)

Noneoftheabove

222. AccordingtorecentNASArevelationthequantityoficewhich
hasmeltedinGreenlandAntarcticaandAlaskasince2003
is
(1)

Twotrillion

(2)

Threetrillion

(3)

Fourtrillion

(4)

Fivetrillion

223. U.K.basedIndianindustrialistwhowasrecentlymadedeputy
speakeroftheHouseofLordsis

(1)

The2009GoldenPenofFreedomPrize

(2)

The2008KlugePrize

(1)

SwarajPaul

(2)

LordMeghnadDesai

(3)

NationalSahityaAcademyAward

(3)

AravindAdiga

(4)

AsifAli

(4)

NationalWomanExcellenceAward

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224. ThefirstcountrytosignConventiononClusterMunitionsis

230. ThewinnerofChennaiOpenTennisTournamentis

(1)

Denmark

(2)

Finland

(1)

MarinCilic

(2)

SomdevDevVarman

(3)

Norway

(4)

Iceland

(3)

RajivRaam

(4)

EricButorac

225. WhichofthefollowingIndianCompaniesisnotincludedin
thegrantofloanof3billiondollarsprovidedbytheWorld
Banktothem?

231. AccordingtoForbeslistofthemostdelayedarrivalairports
intheworldfor2008,whichamongthefollowingtopsthe
list?

(1)

OilandNaturalGasCorporationofIndia

(1)

LondonAirport

(2)

MumbaiAirport

(2)

IndiaInfrastructureFinanceCompany

(3)

KarachiAirport

(4)

BangkokAirport

(3)

SmallIndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia

(4)

PowerGridCorporation

232. WhichofthefollowingU.S.statessgovernorwasrecently
impeached?

226. Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrectlymatched?
(1)

RobertZoellickWorldBank

(2)

DominiqueStraussKahnInternationalMonetaryFund

(3)

PascalLamyWorldHealthOrganization

(4)

Koiczhiro Matsurra United Nations Educational,

ScientificandCulturalOrganization

(1)

California

(2)

Texas

(3)

Illinois

(4)

Washington

233. WhichofthefollowingbecamethefirstHindimovietoearn
Rs.200crore?
(1)

Ghajini

(2)

RabNeBanadiJodi

(3)

ChandniChowktoChina(4)

Noneoftheabove

227. Whichofthefollowingisincorrectlymatched?
(1)

WTOGeneva

(2)

IAEAVienna

(3)

WHOParis

(4)

IMFWashington

228. ThefootballplayerwhohasbeenconferredtheFIFAWorld
Footballeroftheyear2008awardis

234. BMDwhichcameintonewsstandsfor
(1)

BusinessManagementDevelopment

(2)

BallisticMissileDevelopment

(3)

BallisticManagementDefence

(4)

BallisticMissileDefence

(1)

ZinedineZidane

(2)

BhaichungBhutia

(3)

ChristinaoRonaldo

(1)

Punjab

(2)

Kerala

Noneoftheabove

(3)

Karnataka

(4)

TamilNadu

(4)

235. TheLawReformsPanelofwhichofthefollowingstateshas
recommendedthemercykilling?

229. TheIndianMusicmaestrowhowontheprestigiousGolden
Globeforbestoriginalmusicis
(1)

PanditBhimsenJoshi

(2)

A.R.Rehman

(3)

ZakirHussain

(4)

Noneoftheabove

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ObjectivekeyGKQuestionsforSNAPTest
1.( 2)

2.( 3)

3.( 3)

4.( 1)

5.( 3)

6.( 1)

7.(1)

8.( 1)

9.( 4) 10.(3)

11.(3) 12.(2) 13.(4) 14.(1) 15.(2) 16.(1) 17.( 1) 18.(3) 19.(2) 20.(1)
21.(4) 22.(1) 23.(3) 24.(2) 25.(3) 26.(3) 27.( 2) 28.(1) 29.(3) 30.(4)
31.(2) 32.(1) 33.(4) 34.(3) 35.(2) 36.(3) 37.( 2) 38.(2) 39.(1) 40.(4)
41.(4) 42.(2) 43.(3) 44.(3) 45.(2) 46.(1) 47.( 4) 48.(2) 49.(2) 50.(4)
51.(2) 52.(2) 53.(4) 54.(3) 55.(3) 56.(3) 57.( 3) 58.(1) 59.(2) 60.(4)
61.(3) 62.(2) 63.(3) 64.(4) 65.(2) 66.(2) 67.( 1) 68.(2) 69.(2) 70.(3)
71.(1) 72.(1) 73.(3) 74.(4) 75.(3) 76.(3) 77.( 2) 78.(2) 79.(1) 80.(3)
81.(2) 82.(2) 83.(3) 84.(3) 85.(4) 86.(3) 87.( 2) 88.(3) 89.(3) 90.(2)
91.(3) 92.(2) 93.(3) 94.(2) 95.(3) 96.(4) 97.( 2) 98.(3) 99.(3) 100.( 2)
101.( 2) 102.( 2) 103.( 2) 104.( 2) 105.( 3) 106.( 2) 107.(2) 108.( 3) 109.( 2) 110.( 2)
111.( 2) 112.( 3) 113.( 1) 114.( 4) 115.( 3) 116.( 2) 117.(2) 118.( 2) 119.(3) 120.( 3)
121.(2) 122.(4) 123.( 1) 124.(4) 125.( 1) 126.( 2) 127.(1) 128.( 3) 129.( 2) 130.( 4)
131.( 1) 132.( 1) 133.( 4) 134.( 1) 135.( 2) 136.( 1) 137.(2) 138.( 4) 139.( 3) 140.( 1)
141.( 2) 142.( 1) 143.( 2) 144.( 1) 145.( 3) 146.( 3) 147.(2) 148.( 4) 149.( 2) 150.( 2)
151.( 3) 152.( 1) 153.( 1) 154.( 2) 155.( 3) 156.( 2) 157.(3) 158.( 2) 159.( 2) 160.( 2)
161.( 1) 162.( 2) 163.( 1) 164.( 3) 165.( 2) 166.( 2) 167.(3) 168.( 1) 169.( 2) 170.( 3)
171.( 2) 172.( 4) 173.( 1) 174.( 3) 175.( 3) 176.( 3) 177.(1) 178.( 1) 179.( 3) 180.( 2)
181.( 2) 182. (1) 183.( 3) 184.( 3) 185.( 1) 186.( 2) 187.(2) 188.( 2) 189.( 1) 190.( 2)
191.( 4) 192.( 3) 193.( 2) 194.( 3) 195.( 2) 196.( 2) 197.(2) 198.( 4) 199.( 3) 200.( 2)
201.( 3) 202.( 2) 203.( 4) 204.( 3) 205.( 1) 206.( 1) 207.(4) 208.( 1) 209.( 4) 210.( 2)
211.( 1) 212.( 1) 213.( 4) 214.( 3) 215.( 2) 216.( 1) 217.(2) 218.( 3) 219.( 4) 220.( 3)
221.( 3) 222.( 1) 223.( 1) 224.( 3) 225.( 1) 226.( 3) 227.(3) 228.( 3) 229.( 2) 230.( 1)
231.( 2) 232.( 3) 233.( 1) 234.( 4) 235.( 2)

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