Tuesday, May 18, 2010

GK QUESTIONS

GENERAL STUDIES MOCK TEST SERIES
(01) Who is Gyan Sudha Misra?
(a) a newly appointed woman judge of Supreme Court ,India
(b) a woman who is appointed as a member of NHRC
(c) the first woman Governor of Punjab
(d) India’s representation to UNO
(02) Which country won the Pritzker Prize commonly as “Nobel Prize for Architecture”?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Malaysia
(03) The winner of 2010 World Cup Hockey is
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) The Netherlands
(d) Germany
(04) Consider the following Countries:
(I) USA (II) South Korea (III) Japan (IV) Iran
Which of the above is/are in Observer Status of SAARC?
(a) II and III only
(b) I, II and III only
(c) I, II and IV only
(d) I, II, III and IV
(05) The World’s only sitting country’s President / King / Prime Minister, who is wanted by the ICC (International Criminal Court), belongs to the country of
(a) Iran
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Sudan
(d) Congo
(06) Consider the following statement(s) regarding the India-American Personalities and find the wrong one:
(a) Mr. Vijay Gandhi became the first Indian-American federal judge in the history of USA
(b) Mr. Aneesh Chopra became the First Technology Officer to President of USA.
(c) Mr. Rajiv Shah became the USAID Administrator
(d) Mr. Preet Bharara became the US Attorney for Southern District of New York
(07) Which of the following companies are pitching for the status “Maharatnas”?
(a) IOC
(b) NTPC
(c) GAIL
(d) ONGC
(08) Ms. Roza Otunbayeva formed an interim government in
(a) Poland
(b) Kyrgyzstan
(c) Ukraine
(d) Argentina
(09) With which country, recently Venezuela signed 31 agreements?
(a) Cuba
(b) Russia
(c) Argentina
(d) India
(10) SIMBEX is a naval exercise between India and
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) Singapore
(11) INS CHENNAI, the third missile destroyer will be commissioned into the Navy in
(a) 2011
(b) 2013
(c) 2015
(d) 2017
(12) India defeated which country for hosting the 2010 ICM (International Congress of Mathematicians)?
(a) Canada
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) Brazil
(13) Presently, the longest serving Chief Minister (male) of an Indian state is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tripura
(d) Manipur
(14) Match:
List – I (National Parks) List – II (States)
A Dachigam 1 Rajasthan
B Sariska 2 Jammu & Kashmir
C Simlipal 3 Meghalaya
D Norkerk 4 Orissa
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
(15) Consider the following Statement(s) and pick the incorrect one:
(a) Winter Olympic Games 2010 was held at Vancouver, Canada
(b) Canada topped the medals tally with maximum number of Gold medals
(c) Winter Olympics 2010 was the third Olympic event (both summer and winter) hosted by Canada so far.
(d) USA, though got the maximum number of medals came with second position as it got less Gold medals.
(16) Who of the following Prime Minister have not acted as Finance Minister?
(a) Moraji Desai
(b) Manmohan Singh
(c) Rajiv Gandhi
(d) Indira Gandhi
(17) The Dandi March is featured on the reverse of which Indian banknote?
(a) Rs 50
(b) Rs 100
(c) Rs 500
(d) Rs 1000
(18) Atom Bomb is working on the principle of
(a) Nuclear fusion
(b) Nuclear fission
(c) Uncertainty Principle
(d) Hund’s Rule
(19) Consider the following President(s) of India and pick the pair(s) who got Bharat Ratna award before becoming President?
(I) Dr Radhakrishnan (II) Dr Rajendra Prasad (III) Mr V V Giri
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II only
(d) I and III only
(20) Consider the following Akademi(s), and pick the one which is associated with Ministry of Education alone?
(I) Lalit Kala Akademi (II) Sahitya Akademi (III) Sangeet Natak Akademi
(a) I only
(b) III only
(c) I and II only
(d) II and III only
(21) Which of the following country have not successfully developed an anti-ballistic missile system?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Israel
(d) Russia
(22) In which year did India’s present five-year plan started?
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
(23) Who of the following is not necessary for the President of India to have consulted for appointing the Judges of any State High Court?
(a) Governor of the concerned State
(b) Union Law Minister
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Chief Justice of the concerned High Court
(24) Which one of the following is use din preparing match stick?
(a) Chile Saltpetre
(b) Indian Saltpetre
(c) Green Phosphorous
(d) Red Phosphorous
(25) Find the incorrect pair:
(a) National Institute of Ayurveda at Jaipur
(b) National Institute of Naturopathy at Bangalore
(c) National Institute of Siddha at Chennai
(d) National Institute of Homoepathy at Kolkatta
(26) The normal sex-ratio of India is 933/1000 while the child sex-ratio is (0 to 6 years)
(a) 927
(b) 942
(c) 961
(d) 911
(27) Which of the following state has two International Airports?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(28) Which of the following country is not included in the term “Indian-Subcontinent”?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bhutan
(29) “Android” is which company’s mobile operating system?
(a) IBM
(b) Yahoo
(c) Microsoft
(d) Google
(30) Next to SBI, which is the second largest public sector bank in India?
(a) Indian Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Indian Overseas Bank
(d) Canara Bank
(31) Which of the following city is credit for holding the Olympic Games twice?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) Sydney
(c) Madrid
(d) Tokyo
(32) Genpact, one of the world’s largest business process outsourcing companies, signed a MoU with which country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Nepal
(33) The Kerry – Lugar Bill which was passed by Barack Obama gives non – military assistance is concerned with which country
(a) Japan
(b) Pakistan
(c) South Korea
(d) Australia
(34) Which two countries have recently fought over Falklands Islands?
(a) Britain and Brazil
(b) Argentina and Chile
(c) Brazil and Argentina
(d) Britain and Argentina
(35) With which of the following countries India has signed to develop solar cities?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) Singapore
(d) USA
(36) Consider the following Statement(s),
(I) Prof. Raymond Lafitte was the neutral expert on the Baglihar Dam
(II) Baglihar Dam is built on the river Chenab
Which of the above statement(s) is /a re correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
(37) Gladstone Report is related to
(a) US and UK row over involvement in Afghanistan
(b) US and Russia row over involvement in Iraq
(c) Israeli – Palestine dispute
(d) Dispute between Russia and Georgia
(38) EKUVERIN – “The Lightning Strike” was a joint military exercise of
(a) India and Malaysia
(b) India and Sri Lanka
(c) India and Maldives
(d) India and USA
(39) Which country has a unique voting system where a voter is supposed to cast two votes, one for the candidate of his choice and another for the party of his choice which are later converted into seats and incorporated in the final tally?
(a) Poland
(b) Germany
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Russia
(40) “Air Asia”, which has recently connected six new destinations in India, is a company of
(a) Indonesia
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaysia
(41) Which of the following state has made Sanskrit as its second official language?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Chattisgarh
(42) Which is the first private company to get CISF protection?
(a) Wipro
(b) Infosys
(c) Reliance
(d) Tata
(43) Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, is heading a committee for the reforms of which institution?
(a) IITs
(b) IIMs
(c) IISc
(d) TIFR
(44) “Swat Valley” is in which province of Pakistan?
(a) Baloochistan
(b) NWFP
(c) Sind
(d) Punjab
(45) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton termed which Asian country as a “moral threat” to USA and the world?
(a) Iran
(b) North Korea
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Pakistan
(46) Who was the runner in the US Open 2010 Men’s Singles?
(a) Andy Roddick
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Navak Djikovic
(d) Del Potro
(47) Find the incorrect pair
(a) 2009 G20 Summit at Germany
(b) 2009 SCO Summit at Russia
(c) 2009 G8 Summit at Italy
(d) 2009 NAM Summit at Egypt
(48) Cape Canaveral, the launching station of NASA’s satellites, lies in
(a) Texas
(b) Hawaii
(c) Florida
(d) Pennsylvania
(49) Who is the chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)?
(a) R.V. Raju
(b) S.C. Sinha
(c) N.K. Verma
(d) S.S. Menon
(50) Consider the following Statement(s)
(I) First Commonwealth Games was held in London
(II) The mascot of XIX Commonwealth Games is “Shera”
Which of the above statement(s) is / are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II

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