GK Capsule 29

Q1) In which year was National Rural Health Mission launched?

a. 2009
b. 2008
c. 2005
d. 2000
Q2) World Health Day is celebrated every year on
a. 7th April
b. 13th April
c. 13th March
d. 7th March
Q3) Who amongst the following is not a Brand Ambassador of Whirlpool
India?
a. Kajol
b. Ajay Devgan
c. Amitabh Bachaan
d. None of these
Q4) Which is the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ?
a. Infosys
b. TCS
c. HCL
d. Reliance
Q5) Love What you Do. Do What You Love is the punch line of
a. Nokia
b. Samsung
c. BlackBerry
d. LG
Q6) Expand SIM

a. Subscriber Ideal Module

b. Subscriber in Mobile
c. Subscriber Identity Mobile
d. Subscriber Immediate Memory
Q.7) The river which carries maximum amount of water into the sea.
a. Nile
b. Amazon
c. Brahamputra
d. Ganga
Q.8) First industrial revolution took place in
a. England
b. America
c. France
d. Germany
Q.9) United Nation was formed in which year.
a. 1945
b. 1944
c. 1939
d. 1946
Q.10) OTIS is a brand name for
a.
b.
c.
d.

Baby food
Race cars
Cellular phone
Lift and Elevators

Q11). According to the Yearbook of Industrial statistics 2010 released by

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), India has
emerged as one of the world's top ten countries in industrial production.
What is India's rank?
a.
2nd
b.
5th
c.
7th
d.
9th
Q12). Who was awarded the nobel peace prize for the year 2009?
a. Paul Krugman

b. Herta Muller
c. Charles K. Kao
d. Barack Obama
Q13). The Nanavati commission is associated with which of the following
incidents
a. Demolition of Babri masjid
b. Bombay riots of 1992-1993
c. Anti-Sikh riot of 1984
d. Bombing of the Air India flight 182 in 1985
Q14). Which day is observed as the International day for the preservation of
the ozone layer?
a. 16th September
b. 16th October
c. 5th June
d. 9th June
Q15)
a.
b.
c.
d.

Who among the following authors won the 2008 Man Booker Prize?
Amitav Ghosh
Chetan Bhagat
Vikram Seth
Aravind Adiga

Q16) Where is the headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization

located?
a. Vienna
b. Washington
c. Rome
d. Geneva
Q17) The Right to Education (RTE) finally became law on
1. Feb 28th 2010
b. April 1 2010
c. March 12th 2010
d. None of these
Q18) The 'PUBLIC SECTOR DAY' was celebrated first time on

1. 11th April 2010

b. 10th April 2010
c. 10th March 2009
d. 12th Feb 2010
Q19) The difference between Government's total expenditure and total
receipts (excluding borrowing) is called
1. Fiscal Deficit
b. Gross Profit
c. Net Income
d. Depreciation
Q20) What is India's rank in 2010 Environment Protection Act?
1. 134
b. 117
c. 121
d. 125
Q21) Sar Utha Ke Jiyo is the punch line of
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Standard Life
(c.) LIC of India
(d) SBI
Q22) Which of the following is not related to the constitution?
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c.) President
(d) Planning Commission
Q23) How many rings are on the Olympic Flag?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4

(d) 5
Q24) First Common Wealth Games were held at
(a) Hamilton, Canada
(b) New Delhi, India
(c) Sydney, Australia
(d) Islamabad, Pakistan
Q25) When was Reserve Bank of India established?
(a) 1920
(b) 1925
(c) 1935
(d) 1948
Q26) Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga

Q27) Paper currency not backed buy gold or silver

is called
(a) Standard money
(b) Gold Standard
(c) Fiduciary issue
(d) Bimetallism
Q28) Which one of the following is not an instrument of Selective Credit
Control in India?
(a) Regulation of consumer credit
(b) Rationing of Credit
(c) Margin requirements
(d) Variable reserve rates

Q29) Which of the following were the aims behind the setting up of the
WTO?
1. Promotion of free trade and resource flows across countries
2. Protection of intellectual Property Rights
3. Managing balanced trade between different countries
4. Promotion of trade between the former Eastern Bloc countries and the
Western World.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Q30) Alcohol is more volatile than water because
(a) it is an organic liquid
(b) its boiling point is lower than water
(c) its freezing point is lower than water
(d) its vapour pressure is 2.5 times greater than that of water
Q31) Which of the following has the longest wavelength?
(a) ultraviolet light
(b) gamma rays
(c) visible radiation
(d) infrared radiation
Q32) Bandipur national park is located at
a)
b)
c)
d)

Banglore
Chickmangulur
Mysore
Nainital

Q33) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other
gases
a) Acoustics
b) Aerodynamics

c) Aeronautics
d) Agronomy
Q34) Central drug research institute is in which city
a) Luck now
b) Nagpur
c) Pune
d) Chennai
Q35) The term caddie is associated with which game
a) Bridge
b) Boxing
c) Chess
d) Golf
Q36) Which city will host 2012 summer Olympic games
a) London
b) Norway
c) Los Angeles
d) Paris
Q37) The company Marico deals in
a) Software
b) Chocolate
c) Consumer goods
d) Pharmacy
Q38) Fly the good times is the punch line of
a) Jet airways
b) Lufthansa
c) Kingfisher airlines
d) Air India
Q39) The workshop of Europe is
a) Denmark
b) Belgium
c) Rome
d) Norway
Q40) Who is the author of the book City of joy

a)
b)
c)
d)

Dominique Lapierre
William Dalrymple
James Collins
Mulk Raj Anand

Q41) Movie The Seven Samurai is directed by

a) Polanski
b) Akira kurosawa
c) Spielberg
d) Manoj shyamlan
Q42) which of the following organization is observing the decade of 2001
2010 as the Decade of the rights of the child
a) UNO
b)SAARC
c) Commonwealth
d)NAM
Q43) what is the present broadband connection density in India
a) 15.6%
b) 9.62%
c) 3.02%
d) 0.74%
Q44) Oh Eun sun is the first woman to scale the worlds 14 highest
mountains. She belongs to
a) China
b)South Korea
c) Japan
d)Thailand

Q45) Sachin Tendulkar has become the first person to play more number of
test matches (i.e 169). He overtook the previous record of
a) Bradman
b)Steve Waugh
c) Mark Waugh
d)Sunil Gavaskar
Q46) which of the following sectors allows for 100% foreign direct
investment
a) Banking
b) Insurance
c) Telecom
d) Tourism
Q47) according to UNCTAD, which country is projected to be the second
most favoured FDI target destination in the world till 2012?
a) USA
b) India
c) Brazil
d) China
Q48) Carrefour, one of the worlds top three retain chain stores belongs to
a) USA
b) France
c) UK
d) Germany
Q49) Mohan Makhijani, popularly known as Mac Mohan, passed away in
may 2010. He was a well known
a) Painter
b) Tennis player

c) Film actor
d) Fashion designer
Q50) The Kahuta Nuclear plant is located in
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Iran
d) Canada

Answer Sheet
Qs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

C
A
C
A
C
D
B
A
A
D

Qs
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

D
D
C
A
D
C
B
A
A
C

Qs
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

D
B
D
A
C
A
D
C
B
B

Qs
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

D
C
B
A
D
A
C
C
B
A

Qs
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

A
B
D
B
B
D
B
B
C
B