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Directions:Forthefollowingquestions,fiveoptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.
1. WhichnonresidentIndianhasoccupiedtheslotofbeingtherichestAsianintheUnitedKingdom?
(1) SunilBhartiMittal
(2) LakshmiMittal
(3) IndiraNooyi
(4) LordSwrajPaul
2. WhowasappointedastheNationalResearchProfessorforasecondtermoffiveyears?
(1) ProfessorYashpal
(2) MahashweraDevi
(3) LalitBhasin
(4) Noneoftheabove.
3. NationalCentreforMolecularMaterialwillbeestablishedatwhichofthefollowingcities?
(1) Nagpur
(2) NewDelhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Thiruvananthapuram
4. MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow
ListI(FamousPerson)
(a) JhumpaLahiri
(b) SalilShetty
(c) BishakhaDutta
(d) NitinNohria
ListII(Fieldofexcellence)
(A) SocialActivist
(B) Author
(C) Academician
(D) JournalistCodes
a
b
c
(1) B
A
C
(2) B
A
D
(3) C
A
D
(4) C
D
A

d
D
C
B
B

5. Considerthefollowingstatements:
(1) V.K.ShungluCommitteeisrelatedwithfinancialregularitiesduringCommonwealthGames.
(2) E.N.RamMohaCommitteeisconcernedwithDantewadamassacre.
Whichoftheaboveis/arecorrect?
(1) 1only
(2) 2only
(3) 1and2both
(4) Neither1nor2
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6. ShahinaK.K.washonouredwith
(1) ChameliDeviAward2010
(2) MeeraAward
(3) VyasSamman2010
(4) Noneoftheabove.
7. WhowashonouredwithFICCIFramesDecadeofGlobalAchievementHonour?
(1) AishwaryaRaiBachchan
(2) AmitabhBachchan
(3) ShahRukhKhan
(4) AmirKhan
8. Whichcountry viewedthesecuritysituationin theAsiaPacificasvolatile,pointingtotheUnitedStatesreinforcing
regionalmilitaryalliances?
(1) Japan
(2) SouthKorea
(3) China
(4) Russia
9. Hetf2,ashortrangesurfacetosurfaceballisticmissile,wassuccessfullytestedby
(1) Pakistan
(2) Iran
(3) Uzbekistan
(4) Kazakhstan
10. ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutNDM1
(I) NDM1iscarriedbyvirus.
(II) Itisresistanttoallantibiotics.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
(1) 1only
(2) 2only
(3) Both1and2
(4) Neither1nor2
11. Whichofthefollowingstatementsregarding2010CorruptionPerceptionIndex,releasedbyTransparencyInternational
arecorrect?
(1) Denmark,NewZealandandSingaporearerankednumberone,astheleastcorruptcountries.
(2) Japanisranked22andUnitedStatesisranked17.
(3) Bhutan,ranked36,istheleastcorruptinSouthAsia.
(4) Chinaisranked87andIndiaisranked78.
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow
(1) 1and2only
(2) 2,3and4only
(3) 1,2and4only
(4) 1,2,3and4
12. WhichofthefollowingcountriesarelittoralstatesofGulfofAden,whereSeaPiracyisexpanding?
(1) Yemen,SomaliaandDjibouti
(2) Somalia,EritreaandYemen
(3) Ethiopia,YemenandSomalia
(4) Ethiopia,DjiboutiandEritrea
13. ThetermAkaBowasinnewsrecently.Whichofthefollowingdoesthetermsignify?
(1) AnIslandinNorthernFiji,whichdisappearedduetoglobalwarming.
(2) ThefirstindigenousAfricansoftwarecompany
(3) AnextinctlanguageofAndaman
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14. ConsiderthefollowingstatementsrelatingtononpermanentmembersoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil:
(1) AnonpermanentmemberiselectedbytheGeneralAssemblyforatermofnotmorethanthreeyears.
(2) Everyyear,fivenonpermanentmembersareelectedtotheSecurityCouncil.
(3) Aretiringnonpermanentmemberisnoteligibleforimmediatereelection.
(4) Indiathisyearwaselectedwithhighestnumberofvotesamongcontestingcountries.
Whichofthestatementsgivenabovearecorrect?
(1) 1,2and3only
(2) 1,3and4only
(3) 2,3and4only
(4) 1,2,3and4
15. GuantanamoBay,prisonerdetentioncentre,islocatedinwhichofthefollowingcountries?
(1) Panama
(2) Cuba
(3) Mexico
(4) FijiIslands
16. Which of the following reasons explains the extreme winter condition experienced by the eastern United States,
northernEuropeandEastAsiainthewinterof201011?
(1) LaNinoandSouthernOscillation
(2) Solarmaximathatoccursaboutonceinadecade
(3) Changeinthepatternoftheglobaloceancurrents
(4) InfluenceofGlobalwarming
17. Whichofthefollowingcountrieshavemadebroadbandfacilityalegalrightofeverycitizen?
(1) Norway
(2) Ireland
(3) USA
(4) Finland
18. KurliIslandisunderterritorialdisputebetweenwhichcountries?
(1) JapanandRussia
(2) SouthKoreaandNorthKorea
(3) JapanandSouthKorea
(4) JapanandNorthKorea
19. WhereistheMaunaKea,adormantvolcano,located?
(1) HawaiiIsland
(2) SumatraIsland
(3) GalapagosIsland
(4) CapeVerde
20. TheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)gaveitsapprovaltoasafeguardsagreementfortwonewreactorsin
(1) Iran
(2) Libya
(3) Pakistan
(4) India
21. Thegovernmentofwhichcountryhasapprovedliftingofnearly50yearoldstateofemergencyonApril19,2011?
(1) Egypt
(2) Bahrain
(3) Syria
(4) Turkey
22. Thedefenceministryof..wasattackedonApril18,2011.
(1) Pakistan
(2) Afghanistan
(3) Egypt
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23. WhichcountryclaimedtohavedevelopedacarrierbasedfighterjetcalledJ15?
(1) USA
(2) Germany
(3) France
(4) China
24. WhichcountryhasdescribedISIasaterroristorganization?
(1) Russia
(2) Britain
(3) USA
(4) Germany
25. Addressing to the 7th IndiaAfrica conclave inNew Delhi,Prime Minister of calledfor IndianInvestmentinhis
country.
(1) China
(2) Mozambique
(3) SouthAfrica
(4) Brazil
26. Thegrowthtargetduring12th fiveyearplanis
(1) 8.59.0%
(2) 9.09.5%
(3) 9.510%
(4) 1010.5%
27. WhichofthefollowingstateshasthehighestnumberofSpecialEconomicZones?
(1) TamilNadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) AndhraPradesh
28. WhichofthefollowingstatementsregardingIndiraGandhiMatritvaSahyogYojna(IGMSY)iscorrect?
(1) Itisaspecialinterventiondesignedtotargetpregnantandlactatingmothers.
(2) Thescheme envisagesthesupplyofmedicinesandnutritionalfoodtopregnantandlactatingmothersduringthe
timeofpregnancyandlactation.
(3) Thescheme wouldbeimplementedonpilotbasisin selected52districtsduringtheremainingperiod ofEleventh
FiveYearPlan,atatotalcostofRs.1000crores.
(4) TheSchemewillbecentrallysponsoredwith100%assistancefromtheCentre.
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
(1) 1,2and3only
(2) 1,3and4only
(3) 1,2and4only
(4) 1,2,3and4
29. Considerthefollowingstatements:
(1) CoalIndiaLimitedcameupwithIPOtooffload25%stakeinit.
(2) RBIdivesteditsstakeinNABARD.
Whichoftheabovestatementis/arecorrect?
(1) 1only
(2) 2only
(3) 1and2only
(4) Neither1Nor2
30. As per the Forbess annuallist of the worlds top billionaires 2011, which of the following Indian billionairesgotthe
highestrankamongIndians?
(1) MukeshAmbani
(2) LaxmiN.Mittal
(3) AzimPremji
(4) GautamAdani

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31. GovernmenthasconstitutedaFinancialSectorLegislativeReformsCommission(FSLRC)onMarch24,2011,underthe
Chairmanshipof
(1) D.Swaroop
(2) M.GovindRao
(3) B.N.Shrikrishna
(4) C.Rangarajan
32. AsiaDevelopmentBankmodifieditsearlierIndiasGDPgrowthprojectionfor201112from8.7%to
(1) 8.2%
(2) 8.5%
(3) 9.0%
(4) 9.2%
33. Asperthirdadvanceestimatesoffoodgrainsfortheyear201011,thetotalfoodgrainsproductionstoodat
(1) 231.86MT
(2) 234.47MT
(3) 235.88MT
(4) 238.55MT
34. According to the official release of April 1, the exports increased by during AprilFeb., 201011 over the
correspondingperiodthepreviousyear.
(1) 47.7%
(2) 48.7%
(3) 49.9%
(4) 50.7%
35. WhowasappointedasthenewcoachofIndianCricketTeam?
(1) SanathJayasuriya
(2) SteveWaugh
(3) DunkanFletcher
(4) BrianLara
36. WhoisthewinnerofATPMiamiMastersCrownheldonApril3,2011?
(1) RafaelNadal
(2) NovakDjokovic
(3) LeanderPaes
(4) Noneofthese.
37. WhichofthefollowingwastheMascotforthe2011NationalGames?
(1) Shera
(2) Hiran
(3) Chintu
(4) Chhaua
38. ThewinnerofDeodharTrophyfor2011was
(1) NorthZone
(2) WestZone
(3) SouthZone
(4) EastZone
39. Thehighestpaidfootballeroftheworldis
(1) Ranaldo
(2) DavidBackham
(3) LionelMessi
(4) Noneoftheabove.
40. WhoclinchedtheDubaiInternationalOpenChessTitleinDubaionApril19,2011?
(1) ParimarjanNegi
(2) AbhijeetGupta
(3) VishwanathanAnand
(4) Noneofthese.
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41. HowmanyAadhaarnumberswillbegeneratedperdayfrom1stOctober,2011?
(1) 5Lakh
(2) 10Lakh
(3) 15Lakh
(4) 20Lakh
42. PratipChoudharyhasbeenappointedChairmanofwhichbank?
(1) ICICI
(2) SBI
(3) PNB
(4) CanaraBank
43. WhowasappointedPresidentofCentralFilmCertificationBoard?
(1) SharmilaTagore
(2) HemaMalini
(3) Vaijantimala
(4) LeelaSamson
44. TheinSeiniselectedPresidentofwhichcountry?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Nepal
(3) Myanmar
(4) Bhutan
45. MichelClarkiscricketteamcaptainofwhichcountry?
(1) England
(2) Australia
(3) NewZealand
(4) SouthAfrica
46. IsmailOmarGuellahhasbeenelectedPresidentofwhichcountry?
(1) Congo
(2) Sudan
(3) Djibouti
(4) Libya
47. Famous..poetAcharyaJankiVallabhShastridiedin2010.
(1) Malayalam
(2) Sanskrit
(3) Bengali
(4) Hindi
48. Famous..actorNutanPrasaddiedin2010.
(1) Tamil
(2) Telugu
(3) Marathi
(4) Malayalam
49. WhowasappointedasChairmanofIndiaSemiConductorAssociation?
(1) JitendraTiwari
(2) RaghvendreSingh
(3) Prajjwala
(4) PradipK.Dutta
50. WhoisChairmanofNationalWomanCommission?
(1) GirijaVyas
(2) SavitaSingh
(3) YashminAbrar
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51. WhoisPresidentofFICCI?
(1) B.Muthuraman
(2) AdiGodrej
(3) RatanTata
(4) AzimPremji
52. WhoisPresidentofCzechRepublic?
(1) RadimOchvat
(2) R.Victoria
(3) VaclavKlaus
(4) SobestianPinnera
53. Shunglureportisrelatedwithwhichscam?
(1) 2GSpectrum
(2) CommonwealthGames
(3) AadarshSociety
(4) Allofthese.
54. WhoisPresidentofKosovo?
(1) AtifteJahjaga
(2) FidelKastro
(3) MichelMuller
(4) ShahjahanKhan
55. WhoisPresidentofWANINFRA?
(1) SarasJain
(2) R.Shivalingam
(3) T.N.Bajpai
(4) JacobMathew
56. WhohasreceivedInduSlianiiaKathaSammanfortheyear2011?
(1) VikramSeth
(2) ArvindAdiga
(3) VikashKumarJha
(4) SahilModi
57.WhereisDalLakesituated?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Kerala
(3) AndhraPradesh
(4) Jammu&Kashmir
58. WhoisPresidentofCuba?
(1) FidelCastro
(2) RaulCastro
(3) JukenaRupel
(4) MarkRupel
59. WhoisChiefofPrasarBharti?
(1) B.S.Lali
(2) MrinalPandey
(3) A.K.Awasthi
(4) SachinK.Patil
60.WhotoppedinthelistofTimemagazine's100mostinfluentialpeople,in2010?
(1) BarackObama
(2) ArunaRoy
(3) AzimPremji
(4) WaelGhonim

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61. JwalaGutta&V.DijuofIndiaarerelatedtowhichamongthefollowingsports/games?
(1) TableTennis
(2) LawnTennis
(3) Badminton
(4) Athletics
62. SriLankanspearheadLasithMalingaannouncedhisretirementfromcricket.
(1) OneDay
(2) Test
(3) Twenty20
(4) Domestic
63.NovakDjokovicisfromwhichofthefollowingcountries?
(1) Bulgaria
(2) Romania
(3) Hungary
(4) Serbia
64. WhoclinchedtheJoolaAustriaJuniorandCadetOpentitlein2010?
(1) HarmeetDesai
(2) SoumyajitGhosh
(3) SharathKamal
(4) KamleshMehta
65. OnwhichofthefollowingdatesWorldPressFreedomDayisobservedeveryyearinMay?
(l) May1
(2) May3
(3) May6
(4) May10
66. WhatisthepositionofStateBankofIndiaGroupintheForbesGlobal2000list?
(1) 126th
(2) 136th
(3) 146th
(4) 156th
67. WhoamongthefollowingwontheWorldSnookerChampionshipforthefourthtimeinMay2011?
(1) StephenHendry
(2) SteveDavis
(3) RayReardon
(4) JohnHiggins
68.Indian..teamcoachBobHoughtonresignedin2010.
(1) Football
(2) Basketball
(3) Volleyball
(4) Handball
69.WhichamongthefollowingisthecorrectfullformofCOMESA?
(l) CommonMarketforEasternandSouthernAmerica
(2) CommonMarketforEasternandSouthernAfrica
(3) CommonMarketforEasternandSouthernAsia
(4) CommonMarketforEasternandSouthernArgentina
70.RafaelNadalbeatDavidFerrertowin..2011BarcelonaOpenTitle.
(1) Fourth
(2) Fifth
(3) Sixth
(4) Seventh

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71. WhichamongthefollowingriversoriginatesfromtheAmarkantak?
(l) Betwa
(2) Mahi
(3) Narmada
(4) Tapti
72. SeniorAsianWrestlingChampionshipwasheldin2010,at..
(1) Dushanbe
(2) Tashkent
(3) Ashgabat
(4) Patiala
73. MurugappaGoldCupisrelatedtowhichamongthefollowingsports?
(1) Football
(2) Hockey
(3) Cricket
(4) TableTennis
74. Hatf8isa..
(1) NavalShip
(2) FighterPlane
(3) NuclearBomb
(4) CruiseMissile
75. Inwhichyear,ImperialRecordsDepartmentwasestablished,whichisnowknownasNationalArchivesofIndia?
(1) 1881
(2) 1891
(3) 1981
(4) 1991
76. EltonChigumburaresignedin2010as..cricketcaptain.
(1) WestIndies
(2) Kenya
(3) Zimbabwe
(4) SriLanka
77. RBIwasnationalizedin..
(1) 1959
(2) 1947
(3) 1945
(4) 1949
78. WhoisLeeChongWei?
(1) BadmintonPlayer
(2) TableTennisPlayer
(3) TennisPlayer
(4) HockeyPlayer
79. NABARDwasestablishedin..
(1) FourthPlan
(2) FifthPlan
(3) SixthPlan
(4) EighthPlan
80. WhowonthetitleintheAsiansnookerchampionship?
(1) PassakornSuwannawat
(2) AdityaMehta
(3) PankajAdvani
(4) MohammadRaisSenzahi

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81. IRDPwasintroducedintheyear
(1) 197879
(2) 197980
(3) 198081
(4) 198182
82. WhatisDhruv?
(1) Missile
(2) Tank
(3) Helicopter
(4) Gun
83. BCCIis
(1) AnInternationalTerroristOrganisation
(2) AnInternationalIndustrialOrganisation
(3) AMovementforInternationalPeace
(4) AnInternationalBankingOrganisation
84.WhoamongthefollowingfunctionedasEnvironmentandForestsMinisterofIndia?
(1) JairamRamesh
(2) M.Karunanidhi
(3) A.Raja
(4) PawanKumarBansal
85. Index'Residexisassociatedwith
(1) SharePrices
(2) MutualFundPrices
(3) PriceInflationIndex
(4) LandPrices
86. WhatistheReverseRepoRateatpresent?
(1) 4.25%
(2) 5.25%
(3) 6.25%
(4) Noneofthese
87. DalaiStreetissituatedat..
(1) London
(2) Paris
(3) Mumbai
(4) NewDelhi
88. AlastairCookwasthe..ODIskipper.
(1) SouthAfrica
(2) NewZealand
(3) Canada
(4) England
89.WhenwasthefirstNobelPrizeawarded?
(1) 1890
(2) 1896
(3) 1901
(4) 1969
90. WhoamongthefollowingwasappointedasthenewcaptainofEngland'sTwenty20team?
(l) AdilRashid
(2) AndrewStrauss
(3) StuartBroad
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91. Accordingtoasurveyconductedbythe Austinbased GlobalLanguageMonitor, theRoyalWeddingof PrinceWilliam

andKateMiddletonbecamethe..biggestnewsofthe21stcentury.
(1) Fourth
(2) Fifth
(3) Sixth
(4) Seventh
92. 150thbirthanniversaryofRabindranathTagorewascelebratedon..
(1) 07May2011
(2) 17May2011
(3) 17April2011
(4) 07April2011
93. WhowontheMalaysianOpenGrandPrixGoldBadmintontournament?
(1) SainaNehwal
(2) XinWang
(3) ZhangNing
(4) WangChen
94. Whowonthegoldinthe48kgcategoryattheASBCWomen'sBoxingAsianCup?
(1) M.C.MaryKom
(2) Neetu
(3) KavitaGoyat
(4) LaxmiPadiya
95. WhowontheMadridOpen2011women'ssinglestitle?
(1) VenusWilliams
(2) PetraKvitova
(3) VictoriaAzarenka
(4) JelenaJankovic
96. WhowontheMadridOpen2011men'ssinglestitle?
(1) NovakDjokovic
(2) RafaelNadal
(3) JohnMcEnroe
(4) BjornBorg
97. AccordingtotheglobalbrandsagencyMillwardBrown,whatisthepositionofICICIBankinWorld's100mostvaluable
brandslist?
(1) 53rd
(2) 63rd
(3) 73rd
(4) 83rd
98.AssamRiflesteamwonthe..NationalRenbukanKarateDochampionship.
th
(1) 5
(2) 6th
th
(3) 7
(4) 8th
99.WhoisPowerMinisterofIndia?
(1) VirbhadraSingh
(2) VilasraoDeshmukh
(3) SushilKumarShinde
(4) GhulamNabiAzad
100. Kollamdistrictisoneoffourteendistrictsof..state.
(1) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) AndhraPradesh
(4) ArunachalPradesh
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81.(1)
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22.(2) 23.(4)
32.(1) 33.(3)
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62.(2) 63.(3)
72.(2) 73.(2)
82.(3) 83.(4)
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64.(1)
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84.(1)
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5.(3)
15.(2)
25.(2)
35.(3)
45.(2)
55.(4)
65.(2)
75.(2)
85.(4)
95.(2)

6.(1)
16.(4)
26.(2)
36.(2)
46.(3)
56.(3)
66.(2)
76.(3)
86.(5)
96.(1)

7.(1)
17.(2)
27.(4)
37.(4)
47.(4)
57.(4)
67.(4)
77.(4)
87.(3)
97.(1)

8.(3)
18.(1)
28.(2)
38.(1)
48.(2)
58.(2)
68.(1)
78.(1)
88.(4)
98.(4)

9.(1)
19.(1)
29.(2)
39.(3)
49.(4)
59.(2)
69.(2)
79.(3)
89.(3)
99.(3)

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