GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/CURRENT AFFAIRS

41. In the Cricket World Cup 2011, this player had broken down the record of Australian Cricketer
Mathew Hayden by scoring fastest fifty in a World Cup. Identify the Player.
a. Sahid Afridi b. Kevin OBrien c. T. Dilshan d. Chris Gayle
42. According to the Forbes List of Billionaires 2011, which person has been ranked as the richest
person in the world?
a.Carlos Slim b. Bill Gates c. Warren Buffet d. Larry Ellison
43. The Abel Prize is an international prize presented annually by the King of Norway to one or more
outstanding mathematicians. 2011 Abel Prize has been awarded to which person?
a. John Milnor b. John T. Tate c. Mikhail Gromov d. Jacques Tits
44. What is the venue of 35th National Games, 2012?
a. Orissa b. Jharkhand c. Kerela d. Tamil Nadu
45. India became _____ Country in the world to win Cricket World Cup twice after defeating Sri Lanka
during the Finals of World Cup 2011.
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4
th

46. This Country has recently become the 1st European Country to enforce burqa ban. Identify the
Country.
a. England b. Germany c. Italy d. France
47. Identify the Indian State which has become the 1 st State to implement National Rural Livelihood
Mission earlier in the year 2011.
a. Rajasthan b. Haryana c. Karnataka d. Orissa
48. This person has recently become the 1st woman to hold the post of Secretary-General of SAARC.
Identify the woman.
a. Tahrim Begam b Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed c. Haquina Syed d. Benzaaer Huq
49. The much hyped and controversial AADHAAR scheme to be implemented by Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI) will provide a _____ digit Unique Identity number to all Indians.
a. 12 b. 14 c. 16 d. 18
50. This player has become the 1st Serbian to Wimbledon Mens Title in the year 2011. Identify the
player.
a. David Ferrer b. Mardy Fish c. Novak Djokovic d. Rafael Nadal
51. Earlier in 2011, a MiD-DAY journalist was shot dead for his alleged reporting in relation to Oil
Mafia. He has also authored a book titled as Zero Dial: The Dangerous World of Informers. Who
was this journalist?
a. Sheela Masood b. Nadeem Sayeed c. Ashok Sodhi d. Jyotirmoy Dey
52. Who has been conferred with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 2009?
a. Angela Merkel b. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson c. Luiz Incio Lula da Silva
d. None of these
53. Indentify the name of the political leader who had been appointed as the Chairman of Public
Accounts Committee earlier in the year 2011.
a. Abhishek Manu Singhvi b. M.M. Joshi c. L.K. Advani d. Arun Jaitely
54. What is the venue of the Nuclear Security Summit, 2012?
a. U.S.A. b. Russia c. South Korea d. Australia
55. Which former Prime Minister of India has recently been honoured with Swadhinata Sanmanona,
highest state honour of Bangladesh?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Indira Gandhi c. Rajiv Gandhi d. A.B. Bajpai
56. Identify the newest member state of the United Nations which received its membership in the
year 2011.
a. Switzerland b. East Timor b. Palestine d. South Sudan
57. What is the Prize Money of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta Award?

a. Rs. 750000 b. Rs. 100000 c. Rs. 250000 d. Rs. 500000

58. China has started issuing stapled visas to the residents of this Indian State earlier this year which
led to several controversies. Identify the state.
a. Arunachal Pradesh b. J & K c. Assom d. Meghalaya
59. Identify the planet of the Solar System which has completed its first ever revolution of the Sun in
the year 2011.
a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. Uranus d. Neptune
60. How many Indian companies have made the cut in the list of world's 500 largest
companies compiled by Fortune magazine in the year 2011?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
61. International Cricket Council (ICC), in association with which Country has conducted first ever
stimulated television umpire technology training course?
a. India b. Australia c. Sri Lanka d. England
62. Who is the chief of Indian Air Force?
a. N.A.K. Browne b. P.V. Naik c. V.K. Singh d. Nirmal Verma
63. Name the chairman of News Corporation, parent company of News International which had to
close its tabloid News of the World earlier in the year 2011.
a. James Murdoch b. Rupert Murdoch c. Rebekah Brooks d. Neil Wallis
64. Which is the biggest petroleum products retailer in India?
a. Oil India Limited b. Hindustan Petroleum c. Bharat Petroleum
d. Indian Oil Corporation
65. Who is the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India?
a. D.K. Sikri b. J.K. Banthia c. C. Chandramouli d. A.R. Nanda
66. Who is the Director-General of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
a. Nandan Nilkeni b. C. Chandrasekhar c. Ram Sevak Sharma d. N.K.Modi
67. Late in the year 2011, this Country has allowed an option of the transgender while acquiring
visas. Identify the Country.
a. Australia b. Germany c. France d. South Africa
68. Who was the winner of Hockey Champions Trophy 2011?
a. Pakistan b. Australia c. Spain d. India
69. Which movie has won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Feature Film in the 58 th National Film
Awards?
a. Baboo Band Baaja b. Aadukalam c. Dabangg d. Admanite Makan Abu
70. Who has recently been appointed as the 4th Woman Judge in the history of the Supreme Court of
India?
a. Justice Ranaja Desai b. Justice Ruma Paul c. Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra
d. Justice Geeta Mishra
71. Who is the Leader of the house in Lok Sabha?
a. Sushma Swaraj b. Pranab Mukherjee c. Manmohan Singh d. Arun Jaitely
72. Who has been appointed as the head of the committee looking into the safety aspects of the
Mullaperiyar dam?
a. Justice Krisha Iyer b. Justice C. Joseph c. Justice A.S. Anand d. Justice S.M. Srikrishna
73. Rio+20 to be held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil will mark 20 th Anniversary of UNCED summit and
10th Anniversary of WSSD (World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg. When will
Rio+20 take place?
a. 2011 b. 2012 c. 2013 d. 2014
74. Who has recently become the 1st woman jawan in the history of Indian Army later in the year
2011?
a. Shanti Tigga b. Jaideep Kaur c. Ista Dongre d. Neelam Sharma

75. Which Indian State has recently launched Indira Jala Prabha Programme, a programme to provide
irrigation facility to the lands distributed to the poor from SC/ST community?
a. Tamil Nadu b. Karnataka c. Kerela d. Andhra Pradesh
76. Who is related with Jan Chetna Yatra, a yatra to mobilise public opinion against Corruption and
to put the agenda of good governance and clean politics?
a. Narendra Modi b. L.K. Advani c. Nitin Gadkari d. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
77. Which is Indias largest Private Airline Carrier?
a. Kingfisher b. Spicejet c. Jet Airways d. Air India
78. What is Indias rank in Global Human Development Index 2011, which ranks countries on three
key dimensions of health, education and income?
a. 128 b. 132 c. 134 d. 143
79. Which country has recently emerged as the 2nd biggest partner in collaborative research with
India in the field of Science and Technology?
a. U.S.A. b. England c. Russia d. Germany
80. Which Country will host 2016 Summer Olympics?
a. Brazil b. England c. Greece d. China
81. Who is the Producer and Director of Dam 999 movie, which is said to have alleged link to
Mullarperiyar Dam Issue.
a. Prakash Jha b. Sohan Roy c. Madhur Bhandarkar d. None of these
82. Whose Pulitzer-winning biography of cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies , has won the 10,000
prestigious Guardian First Book award recently?
a. Arvind Adiga b. Tushar Gandhi c. Siddhartha Mukherjee d. Amitav Ghosh
83. Lt. General who has recently been found guilty in relation to Sukhna Land Scam. Identify him.
a. Awdaesh Prakash b. J.M. Arora c. N.K. Singhal d. Dinesh Lal
84. Which is the first feature film to carry health warning on every smoking scene?
a. Dushasana b. 7th Scene c. Bezawada d. Godavari
85. Who is the National Security Adviser of India?
a. M.K. Narayanan b. Shiv Shankar Menon c. Rajan Mathai d. None of these
86. Who is the present Union Minister for Rural Development?
a. Jairam Ramesh b. Mukul Wasnik b. Prafull Patel d. Selja Kumari
87. Who is the present Chairperson of National Commission for Women?
a. Girja Vyas b. Mamta Sharma c. Ranjana Tiwari d. Himani Das
88. Who is the present Chairman of Planning Commission of India
a. Montek Singh Ahluwalia b. Kaushik Basu c. Amit Mitra d. None of these
89. Who is the Present Chairman of the Press Council of India?
a. Justice M. Katju b. Justice B.S. Reddy c. Justice A. Pasayat d. Justice G.S. Singhvi
90. Who is the Present Director-General of the International Labour Organisation?
a. Irinia Bokova b. Anthony Lake c. Juan Somavia d. Francis Gurry
41. b 42. a 43. a 44. c 45. c 46. d 47. d 48. b 49. a 50. c
51. d 52. a 53. b 54. c 55. b 56. d 57. a 58. a 59. d 60. b
61. c 62. a 63. b 64. d 65. c 66. c 67. a 68. b 69. d 70. a
71. b 72. c 73. b 74. a 75. d 76. b 77. c 78. c 79. d 80. a
81. b 82. c 83. a 84. c 85. b 86. a 87. b 88. d 89. a 90. c
41. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund was accused of sexual assault in the
month of May, 2011. Due to that accusation he had to leave his office. Name the leader.
a. Christine Lagarde b. Dominique Strauss Kahn c. Hafiz Tabrez d. Yukia Amano
42. Which committee has been formed by the central government to look in to the matters of
Common Wealth games?
a. Shugnu Committee b. Jugnu Committee c. CWG Committee d. Shah Commission

43. Who is the chairman of joint parliamentary committee on 2-G scam?

a. N. B. Sawant b. P.C. Chacko c. M.M. Joshi d. Arun Jaitley
44. Where did the 38th G-8 summit 2011 take place?
a. Deauville, France b. London, Britain c. New York, USA d. Moscow, Russia
45. Name the two bills which have been drafted by the National Advisory Council under the
chairmanship of Sonia Gandhi?
a. Communal Violence Bill, Food and Security Bill
b. Food and Security bill, FDI bill
c. Communal Violence Bill, Lokpal Bill
d. Judges Accountability Bill, Food and Security Bill
46. Who is the chief minister of the Andhra Pradesh?
a. Jagan Mohan Reddy b. N. Chandrababu Naidu c. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy d. S. Jaipal Reddy
47. Who became the 2nd cricketer in the world to score 13000 runs after Sachin Tendulkar in test
cricket?
a. Virender Sehwag b. Rahul Dravid c. Gautam Gambhir d. Ricky Ponting
48. Which is the first place where UIDAI card has been distributed?
a. Karnataka b. Maharashtra c. U.P. d. West Bengal
49. Which High Court held that the Governor of a state comes under the ambit of Right to
Information act?
a. Delhi High Court b. Bombay High Court c. Allahabad High Court d. Chennai High Court
50. Which nuclear-powered attack submarine has Russia handed over this to India on a 10 year
lease?
a. Supra b. Yutvan c. Nepra d. None of these.
51. Which Country has struck a major oil deal in war-torn Afghanistan to allow Petroleum Corporation
to develop oil becoming the first foreign firm to produce oil in Afghanistan?
a. China b. Iraq c. Iran d. North Korea
52. 1st Edition of World Series Hockey will be held in which year?
a. 2011 b. 2012 c. 2013 d. 2014
53. Delhi Metro Rail Service has completed ___ years in the year 2011 since its first service.
a. 6 b. 7 c.8 d.9
54. Which U.S. Army intelligence officer is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of confidential
files to online Whistle-blower Wikileaks?
a. John Clinton b. Hardley Simons c. Bradley Manning d. Jeffer Bowden
55. Earlier this year, who became the 1st CM to be indicted by a Lokayukta ?
a. B.S. Yedurappa b. Narendra Modi c. B.C. Khanduri d. N. Kiran Reddy
56. Which is Indias Largest Private Power Company?
a. Tata Power b. Reliance M.A. Group c. Essar d. Gammon India
57. Who is the Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India, who released performance audit
report of the Commonwealth Games 2010?
a. Vinod Rai b. K.N. Mullick c. G. Vishwanathan d. Rekha Gupta
58. Which of the following Operations is related to the Operation carried out by London police to
inquire into the issue related to News of the World Phone Scandal?
a. Operation Hacking b. Operating Undercover c. Operation Weeting d. Operation Media
59. Later in 2011, Which Company had decided to stop supporting its email Application on
Blackberrys Smartphone?
a. Yahoo b. Google c. Hotmail d. Rediffmail
60. Of how many Eurozone member states does European Central Bank, an institution of European
Union, administers monetary policy?
a. 10 b. 17 c. 23 d. 26

61. Who is the Chairman of Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change?

a. H.K. Stuart b. I.N. Jonathan c. R.K. Pachauri d. H.L. Khare
62. Which of the following Country has the largest number of Internet users in the world?
a. China b. U.S.A. c. India d. Pakistan
63. Which USAs multinational financial services corporation has launched leadership academy in India
as a part of its corporate social responsibility?
a. Union Carbide b. Microsoft c. Oracle d. American Express
64. In which Indian State, POSCO Steel Company has been facing agitation started by farmers for
forceful land acquisition?
a. Madhya Pradesh b. Chhattisgarh c. Orissa d. Bihar
65. Who has been elected as the Secretary General of United Nations when UN General Assembly
voted him unanimously for his/her 2nd term?
a. Kofi Annan b. Ban-ki-Moon c. U. Thant d. Y. Amle
66. In which year did/will Right to Education Act come into force in India?
a. 2010 b. 2011 c. 2012 d. 2013
67. Which Country has the Largest Foreign Investment in India?
a. U.S.A. b. France c. Mauritius d. Malaysia
68. Coin Circulation of which Denomination had been stopped by the Reserve Bank Of India earlier in
the year 2011?
a. 25 paise b. 1 Rupee c. 2 Rupee d. None of these
69. Who won Womens Title of Wimbledon 2011?
a. Venus Williams b. Serena Williams c. Petra Kvitova d. Maria Sharapova
70. Which duplet of Brothers belonging to USA won 11 th Grand Slam Title (Double) after winning
Wimbledon 2011 (Mens double)?
a. Simmons Brothers b. Kennedy Brothers c. Bryan Brothers d. Wilson Brothers
71. Jim Corbett National park celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in the year 2011. In which state is this
National Park Situated?
a. Assom b. Uttarakhand c. Kerala d. Gujarat
72. Who is the Present Union Health Minister of India? He was also in news for describing
homosexuality as unnatural?
a. Kapil Sibal b. Arjun Singh c. Ghulam Nabi Azad d. Kumari Selja
73. Which Indian State has made essential commodities such as paddy, wheat, rice and floor free
from Value Added Tax (VAT) ?
a. Orissa b. Maharashtra c. Orissa d. West Bengal
74. Who is the 1st Indian-American Woman to become a Governor in USA?
a. Neelam Kaur b. Nikki Haley c. Jennifer Sen d. K.P. Mohanty
75. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Indian Court of Arbitration for Sports (ICAS) set up by
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
a. Justice Arijit Pasayat b . Justice M.B. Shah c. Justice N. Rao d. Justice A.R. Lakshmanan
76. Who is the main accused in accused in Hedge Fund Scam?
a. Raj Rajaratnam b. K.H. Shaw c. Sumit Patel d. Kiran Ahmed
77. Infosys, headquartered in Bangalore, is Indias ____ largest software exporter in India.
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4
th

78. As mentioned in Union Budget, at what rate is Indian Economy expected to grow in the year
2012?
a. 8.5 b. 8.7 c. 8.9 d. 9.0
79. Who had become the youngest player to make a debut in a World Cup?
a. Nitish Kumar b. R. Ashwin c. Joseph Wilson d. H.L. Stuart

80. Who became the 1st woman to unfurl National [Indian] Tricolour Flag at a depth of 30 metres
under the sea?
a. Rupam Verma b. Jyoti Dixit c.Archana Sardana d. Komal Dongre
81. In which month of 2011 did moon came closest to the Earth in almost 20 years?
a. March b. May c. August d. October
82. Which City became the first Capital City in the world to be covered whole with fibre optic
Network?
a. Beijing b. Washington c. London d. Abu Dhabi
83. Who won the Indian Premier League Tournament in the year 2011?
a. Mumbai Indians b. R.C. Bangalore c. Chennai S.K. d. Kolkata K.R.
84. Which Country had released Postal Stamp on Rabindranath Tagore in the year 2011?
a. Bangladesh b. South Africa c. Sri Lanka d. Pakistan
85. Who is the present Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission?
a. Justice Kapadia b. Justice Balakrishnan c. Justice Singhvi d. Justice Lakshmanan
86. When will the Centenary Year of Nobel Prize awarded to Rabindranath Tagore be celebrated?
a. 2012 b. 2013 c. 2014 d. 2015
87. What was the venue of 2011 Asian Winter Games?
a. China b. India c. Japan d. Kazakhstan
88. Who is the present President of International Olympic Committee?
a. Jacques Roggee b. Robert B. Zollick c. Lord Killanin d. David Hammer
89. Justice H.S. Kapadia is _____ Chief Justice of India.
a. 37th b. 38th c. 39th d. 40
th

90. Who is the present Union Finance Minister?

a. P. Chidambaram b. Kapil Sibal c. A.K. Antony d. P. Mukherjee