1.The international Monetary Fund was born in : a.January 1947 b.March 1946 c.December 1946 d.

December 1945 Answer: D 2. The first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistani Supreme Court? A.Justice Rana Maheshwari B.Bula chaudhary C.JUstice Rana BHagwanDas. D.JUstice Dalveer Bhandari. ANSWER: C 3. .Who is the Author of the book " Jawaharlal Nehru: Civilizing a savage World". A.Arun Shorie. B.Nayantara sehgal. C.R.K.Narayan. D.Namita Gokhale. ANSWER:B 4.Who is the Author of the book" The Way to God"? a.MohanDas Karam Chand Gandhi. b.Tom Moody. c.Dwight.L.Moody. d.Katie Maicheal. ANSWER:C 5.Uncle Pai is associated with which once roaringly successful publishers of childrens literature? 1 Diamond Comics 2.Amar Chitra Katha 3.Champak 4.Chota Bheem Answer; 2 6.Who is the author of the concept ' Antyodaya'? (A)Mahatma Gandhi. (b)Vinobha Bhave. (c)Sri Aurobindo. (d)Jayaprakash Narayan. Answer: B 7.The slogan"Liberty ;Equality; Faternity" is assosicated with (a)Glorious Revolution. (b)French Revolution. (c)Russian Revolution. (d)American Civil War. Answer:B 8.Who wrote the Novel "David Copperfield"? (1) Charles Dickens (2) Victor Hugo (3) Mark Twain (4) Thomas Hardy Answer: A 9. An anti British outfit ' Abhinava Bharat' was founded by 1. R.G. Bhandarkar 2. V.D. Savarkar 3. C.R. Das 4. Sardar Bhagat Singh Answer : 2 10.Who is the author of 'Natya Shastra'?

1.Bharat Muni 2.Vd VYas 3.Lord Ram. 4.Valmiki ANSWER:1 11.Diego garcia is in: A.Arabian sea b.Bay of Bengal. c.Indian Ocean. D.none of the above. Answer: C 12. Global award 2012 goes to: a.Kulandaei Francois. b.Dr.Raman Gowda. c. Dr. C.L.Laxmipathi Gowda, d. Waheeda Rehman. Answer:C 13. The new President and Managing Director of Ford India is : A. Michael Boneham, B. Joginder Singh. c.Pawan Mehta. d.Satyanaran Singh. Answer:b 14.Sunil Gangopadhya was ? a.President of Sahitya Akademi. b. Bengali litterateur. c.President of India. d. Both a and b. Answer: D 15. The oldest known survivor of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz, Birkenau is? A. Antoni Dobrowolski, b. Antisa Khivichava. c.lakshmi sehgal d.none of these. ANswer:A 16. On which date, the Union Cabinet of India, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the long awaited demand for One Rank One Pension (OROP) and other benefits of ex-servicemen. (a) 21 September 2012 (b) 24 September 2012 (c) 19 September 2012 (d) 17 September 2012 Answer: (b) 24 September 2012 17.Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ? (a) Katrina Kaif (b) Aishwarya Rai (c) Kareena kapoor (d) Madhuri Dixit Answer: (b) Aishwarya Rai 18. The Election commission of India on 27 September 2012 directed the Political Parties and candidates not to use which of the following in the election campaign as it was violating Article 51 (g) of the constitution? (a) Animals and Birds (b) Arms and ammunition (c) Heavy vehicles

(d) None of these Answer: (a) Animals and birds 19. Name the Indian nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile which on 19 September 2012 was successfully test fired from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha Coast. (a) Agni III (b) Agni IV (c) Prithvi III (d) Agni V Answer: (b) Agni IV 20. Which person was appointed as the president of, The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2012-2013 on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper Society? (a) K.N. Tilak Kumar (b) Ravindra Kumar (c) Ashish Bagga (d) Pradeep Gupta Answer: (a) K.N. Tilak Kumar 21. The Supreme Court of India on 14 September 2012 lifted the gag order on media reporting of troop movement that was ordered by one of the High Court. HC order was in violation of the fundamental right under Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution, granted to the media and every citizen of the country. The order came from which of the high court? (a) Allahabad High court (b) Calcutta high court (c) Karnataka high court (d) Madras high court Answer: (a) Allahabad High court 22. The Supreme Court of India on 4 September 2012 directed the Union Government of India to re-fix the pay scale of army officers affected by the which Pay Commission? (a) Fourth pay Commission (b) Sixth pay Commission (c) Fifth Pay Commission (d) None of these Answer: (a) Fourth pay Commission. 23. The names of six sporting coaches were recommended for the Dronacharya Awards for the year 2012.The awards was presented by ________________ at Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29 August 2012, the National Sports Day. a) P Chidambaram b) Pranab Mukherjee c) Manmohan Singh d) Rahul Gandhi Answer: (b) Pranab Mukherjee 24. Who was appointed as the head of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards Committee? a) Aslam Sher Khan b) Yogeshwar Dutt c) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore d) Sushil Kumar Answer: (c) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 25. Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways (a) United States and India (b) India and Belgium (c) India and Afghanistan (d) Russia and China Answer. (b) India and Belgium. 26. The ministry of Mines and department goes to: A E.Rahman. B.Dinsha J patel.

C.Ranee Nraah. D.Jeetemdra singh. Answer: B 27. Which one of the following was the first English language weekly paper to be published from Bombay? (a) Bombay Courier (b) Bombay Gazette (c) Bombay Herald (d) Bombay Times Answer: c 28. Which states account for the largest softwood resources in India ? (a) Assam (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Jammu and Kashmir Answer: B 29. Panini was a famous scholar of : A. Astronomy. B.Ayurveda. c.Biology. D. Language and Grammer. Answer : D 30. who said the famous quote "Knowledge is power" ? A.William Shakespeare. B.Mahatma Gandhi. C.Robert Frost. D. Sir Francis Bacon

Answer : D