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March 2011

1. The Integrated Test Range of Indian ArmedForces, which was in news recently, issituated at: (a) Wheeler Island (b) Sri Harikota (c) Chandipur (d) Pokhran

2. The Committee on Autonomy of the IITs isheaded by (a) T.V. Mohandas Pai (b) Hari Bhartia(c) Anil Kakodkar (d) Gautam Barua

3. National Centre for Marine Biodiversity wasrecently inaugurated at (a) Jamnagar (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) Goa

4. N. Ramachandran is the President of (a) World Kabaddi Federation(b) World Wrestling Federation (c) World Squash Federation (d) World Badminton Federation

5. The Co-Chairman of the Indo-US CEO Forumis (a) Ratan Tata (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Adi Godrej

(d) None of the above

6. The Pacific Ocean Tsunami Warning Centreis situated in (a) Hawaii Islands (b) Hong Kong(c) North Island, New Zealand (d) None of the above

7. Who is the Co-Chairman of India-Russia CEOForum? (a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Anil Ambani (c) R.S. Butola (d) None of the above

8. Ministerio Publico, a system of publicaccountability of officials, is beingimplemented in which of the followingcountries? (a) Mexico (b) Brazil (c) Spain (d) None of the above

9. Which of the following organizations hasannounced a program for the welfare of widowsin India, Nepal and Sri Lanka?(a) Red Cross (b) UN Women (c) Amnesty International (d) None of the above.

10. The only centre of the World Association ofNuclear Operators (WANO) in Asia is at (a) Singapore (b) New Delhi (c) Tokyo (d) Beijing

11. Which of the following has been appointedas the Director of BARC?(a) R.K. Jain (b) Baldev Raj (c) R.K. Sinha (d) S.C. Chetal

12. Gatifloxacin is an antibiotic used in treatmentof ___ and has been recently banned by theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare. (a) Urinary Tract Infection (b) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (c) Respiratory Tract Infection (d) None of the above

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April 2011

13. Who has won the prestigious 2011 PulitzerPrize in the general non-fiction category?(a) Meghnad Desai(b) Anita Desai(c) Chetan Bhagat(d) Siddhartha Mukherjee

14. In which of the following cities, Aspiring MindsComputer Adaptive Test(AMCAT), the firstemployability test of the country will not beheld? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai(c) Chennai (d) Kolkata

15. Who among the following personalities is thefirst recipient of The Hindu Saregama M.S.Subbulashami Award? (a) Sonal Mansingh(b) Sudha Chandran(c) Nisha P. Rajagopal(d) Yamini Krishnamurti

16. Which of the following crop of North India hasbeen recently affected by Yellow RustDisease? (a) Sugar Cane (b) Rice(c) Wheat (d) Gram

17. Harley-Davidson, the United States ofAmerica-based bike manufacturing company,is setting an assembling unit in which of thefollowing states? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra(c) Gujarat (d) Haryana

18. Who among the following persons recentlytook charge of Haldia- a petrochemical brandcompany of West Bengal? (a) Purnendu Chatterjee(b) Subrata Gupta(c) P.S.Bhattacharya(d) Shivpattam Vittal

19. Tata Chemical Ltd. has announced a majorrebranding initiative embracing its subsidiariesin some countries. Which one of the followingcountries is not among them? (a) United States of America(b) Canada(c) United Kingdom(d) Kenya

20. Who is the new Chairman of State Bank ofIndia (SBI)? (a) O. P. Bhatt(b) Pratip Chaudhari(c) Shree Kumar Banarjee (d) K. V. Kamath

21. Who has been appointed as the Head of theCommittee constituted for National SportsDevelopment Bill? (a) M. S. Gill(b) Sunil Gavaskar(c) P. Gopichand(d) Justice Mukul Mudgal.

22. Who has been appointed as the Chairpersonof Indian Council of Social ScienceResearch? (a) R. A. Mashelkar(b) Sukhadeo Thorat(c) Baldev Raj(d) Arjun Sengupta

23. Which of the following countries was blackedout by India in the Aero India Show, 2011? (a) China (b) Pakistan(c) Sri Lanka (d) Myanmar

24. Which of the following countries is going toimpose new curbs on students from India andother non-European Union (EU) nations?(a) France (b) Germany(c) Sweden (d) United Kingdom

25. Sundar Mani passed away recently. Shebelonged to which of the following fields?(a) Cinema (b) Social Work(c) Classical Dance (d) Politics



26. Which state has been selected as the bestin the North-eastern region and the third-bestperforming state in the country for progressrecorded by Panchayati Raj for the year 2010-11?(a) Asom (b) Megahalaya(c) Nagaland (d) Sikkim

27. Asian Development Bank (ADB) scaled downGross Domestic Product (GDP) of India in itsforecast for 2011-12. What is that rate ofgrowth estimated by ADB? (a) 6.2% (b) 7.2%(c) 8.2% (d) 9.2%

28. Luxury car maker company Maserati, whichwas in news recently belongs to which of thefollowing countries? (a) Japan (b) Italy(c) South Korea (d) Spain

29. To which country has India sent members ofAssam Rifles under the aegis of the UnitedNations?(a) Bosnia (b) Chile(c) Fiji (d) Haiti

30. Which British-Asian filmmaker has beenhonoured with the Lifetime Achievement Awardby the South Asian Cinema Foundation(SACF) for making films like ‘India! My India!’?(a) Meera Nair (b) Deepa Mehta(c) Lavleen Tondon (d) Yavar Abbas

31. The United States of America’s SecurityExchange Commission (SEC) recently finedan Indian software firm/company. Identify thecompany?(a) Mahindra Satyam(b) Wipro (c) Bharti Airtel(d) Tata consultancy services

32. The engineering student who along with hisChinese friend has discovered an asteroid bythe name of ‘Main belt Asteroid 2010 RR52’belongs to which of the following universities?(a) Delhi Technological University(b) Karunya University(c) National Institute of Technology,

Kurukshetra (d) IIIT – Bangalore

33. Concerned over the sharp decline in the childsex ratio as reflected in the provisional Censusfigures, the Centre has reconstituted theCentral Supervisory Board. Who will be actingas its Chairperson?(a) K. Chandramouli(b) R.K. Srivastava(c) Sharad Pawar(d) Ghulam Nabi Azad

34. What is the name of the first all-India presidentof the Students Federation of India (SFI) andeditor of the Chintha Publishers of the CPI(M)in Kerala who died recently?(a) Ritabrata Banerjee(b) C. Bhaskaran(c) P.K. Biju(d) Anirban Hazra

35. Who among the following has been electedas the president of WAN-IFRA at its annualgeneral meeting held in Dublin, Ireland.(a) Jacob Mathew(b) Seok Hyun Hong(c) Tomas Brunegard(d) Gavin K O’Reilly

36. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister JaipalReddy dedicated the 218-km Chainsa-Sultanpur- Neemrana pipeline to the nation.This pipeline has been built by whichcompany?(a) ONGC(b) GAIL(c) Bharat Petroleum(d) Hindustan Petroleum



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37. For the first time in India, which stategovernment has directly deposited over Rs.1,000 crore in the bank accounts of farmersagainst procurement of wheat in the last 25days?(a) Andhra Pradesh(b) Maharashtra(c) Punjab(d) Madhya Pradesh

38. Which country, though home to Europe’sbiggest Muslim population, has officiallybanned women from wearing full-face veils inpublic places?(a) Germany (b) Albania(c) France (d) Turkey

39. Despite the recent massive slump in FDIinflows, India remains the second hottestinvestment destination in the world. Whichcountry is the number one in attracting FDI?(a) USA (b) China(c) Germany (d) Japan

40. Who was the winner of the Malaysian F1Grand Prix ?(a) Sebastien Vettel(b) Jenson Button(c) Nick Heidfeld(d) Adrian Sutil.

41. Waking up to the fact that Haryana hasbecome the shame of the country when itcomes to skewed sex ratio, various socialorganizations had recently organized a two-day national Save the girl child summit. Whatwas the venue of the summit?(a) Sonepat (b) Panipat(c) Hissar (d) Chandigarh

42. In a break with tradition in a country whichnever gives names to its spacecraft (unlikethe practice followed by the U.S. spaceagency NASA), Moscow has named a Soyuzspaceship after :(a) Yuri Baturin(b) Vyacheslav Zudov(c) Valentina Terheskova(d) Yuri Gagarin

May 2011

43. On which day is the World press freedomday observed?(a) May 1 (b) May 3(c) May 6 (d) May 10.

44. Who won the world Snooker Championshipfor the fourth time in May, 2011?(a) Stephen Hendry (b) Steve Davis(c) John Higgins (d) Peter Russell.

45. Kudankulam nuclear power plant is beingconstructed in Tamil Nadu with the help ofwhich country?(a) Russia (b) France.(c) Germany (d) Great Britain.

46. Who was elected as the new Chief Ministerof Arunachal Pradesh, immediately after thedeath of Dorjee Khandu?(a) Agatha Sangma (b) Nabam Tuki(c) Jarbom Gamlin (d) Lalthanhawla.

47. Which country released a postal stamp inthe memory of Rabindranath Tagore?(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal(c) India (d) Sri Lanka.

48. Who was appointed as the new Chairman ofInfosys?(a) Nanadan Nilekani(b) Shibu Joseph(c) K.V Kamath(d) Sam Pitroda.

49. Recently, ISRO developed India’s fastestsupercomputer. What is the name of thatSupercomputer?(a) SAGA-221 (b) SAGA-220(c) SAGA-222 (d) SAGA-223.

50. With which Organization would you associateBiz Stone?(a) Yahoo (b) Twitter(c) Facebook (d) Orkut.



51. The alleged mastermind of the 2002 Balibombings was recently arrested in Pakistan.What is his name?(a) Umar Amin(b) Ayman Al- Zawahari(c) Umar Patek(d) Abu Zubaida.

52. This alleged underworld gangster and formerindependent MLA, popularly knownas”Godmother”, died of a heart attack inPorbandar. What is her name?(a) Suhasini Jadeja(b) Illa Arun(c) Zaheera Shiekh(d) Santokben Jadeja.

53. The European Parliament (EP) recentlypassed two declarations against an Asiancountry condemning it for its support toTaliban and instructed the EuropeanCommission to re-evaluate the size of financialpackages provided to them to eradicateterrorists from its soil. What is the name ofthat country?(a) Pakistan (b) Afghanistan(c) Iran (d) Tajikistan.

54. Which film has won the Golden Palm award2011 at the Mexico International Film Festival(May 20 and 21, 2011)?(a) Violet(b) Flags from our fathers(c) The man from nowhere(d) Viola.

55. According to the annual global wellbeingsurvey from Gallup, which country finishedfirst in the rankings for the happiest country?(a) Sweden (b) Canada(c) Denmark (d) Norway.

56. The convention held in which city has decidedto ban endosulfan globally and agreed to listendosulfan in Annexure A with exemptions?(a) Copenhagen (b) Oslo(c) Munich (d) Stockholm.

57. Which Indian became the oldest Indianwoman to scale Mount Everest?(a) Santosh Yadav (b) Bachendri Pal(c) Ang Sherpa (d) Premlata Agarwal

June 2011

58. According to which of the following agenciesgreenhouse gas emissions are increasinginstead of decreasing?(a) Environment Protection Training and

Research Institute (EPTRI)(b) International Energy Agency(IEA)(c) Scottish Environment Protection Agency

(SEPA)(d) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA)

59. “Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakram” hasbeen launched by the central government inwhich state:(a) Maharashtra(b) Haryana(c) Uttar Pradesh(d) Madhya Pradesh

60. World Environment Day is observed on:(a) April 22 (b) March 22(c) June 5 (d) September 5

61. Recently the Maharashtra government hasraised the minimum age for consumption ofhard liquor from:(a) 18 to 21 years (b) 21 to 25 Years(c) 25 to 30 years (d) 20 to 25 years

62. The Ministry of Environment and Forests hasproposed to develop India’s first bio-culturepark in which of the following cities?(a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata(c) Bhubaneswar (d) Bhopal

63. Who of the following has been appointed asthe head of UN’s Change Management Team(CMT) by UN chief Ban Ki-moon?(a) Sanjeev Dixit (b) Dipanjan Mukerjee(c) Nirmal Sen (d) Atul Khare



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64. Which telecom company has bagged a $400million order from Bharti Airtel for modernizingand expanding its 2G and 3G networkinfrastructure in African countries?(a) Hawaii Telecom (China)(b) Orange Telecom (France)(c) SK Telecom (S.Korea)(d) Nippon Telecom (Japan)

65. Who among the following has been re-electedthe head of world football’s governing bodyFIFA?(a) Sir Stanley Rous(b) João Havelange(c) Arthur Drewry(d) Joseph S. Blatter

66. Which of the following personal computermaking company has launched the world’sslimmest laptop?(a) Toshiba (b) Dell(c) Lenovo (d) Acer

67. Recently which of the following Oil Productscompanies has joined hands with LucasIndian Service for sale and distribution oflubricants in the Indian market?(a) Castrol (b) TOP1(c) Rosneft (d) Lukoil

68. India has decided to purchase C-17Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft forthe Indian Air Force from which of the followingcountries?(a) Israel (b) France(c) USA (d) Germany

69. The 11th Global Biodiversity meet (2012) willbe held in which of the following cities?(a) Hyderabad (b) New Delhi(c) Pune (d) Bangalore

70. Who among the following won a 6th FrenchOpen men’s title?(a) Novak Djokovic (b) Rafael Nadal( c )Roger Federer (d) Andy Murray

71. The French Open Women’s final was won by?(a) Maria Sharapova(b) Marion Bartoli(c) Francesca Schiavone(d) Li Na

72. The first Indian Tennis player to reach theFrench Open women’s doubles final is:(a) Gayatri Krishnan(b) Nirupama Vaidyanathan(c) Sania Mirza(d) Suneetha Rao

73. Which of the following players won the GoldenPlayer of the IPL award in season 4?(a) Paul Valthaty (b) Chris Gayle(c) M.S Dhoni (d) Michael Hussey

74. Which is the world’s seventh largest steelmaking company?(a) Posco (S.Korea) (b) Wisco (China)(c) U.S Steel (d) Tata steel

75. Who is the present President of Peru?(a) Ollanta Humala (b) Alejandro Toledo(c) Keiko Fujimori (d) Alan Garcia

76. Recently the Spices Board has launched acampaign to educate farmers, traders andexporters about which of the following toxins?(a) Aflatoxin (b) Diacetyl(c) Benzoic Acid (d) Solanine

77. The committee for the comprehensive reviewof National Small Saving Fund (NSSF) isheaded by:(a) Phalguni Mukherjee(b) Prashant Verma(c) N T Nair(d) Shyamala Gopinath

78. Which of the following is the world’s secondbiggest Tea Group?(a) Golden Tips Tea(b) Lipton(c) Tata Tea(d) Red Rose



79. Which among the following has launchedCanMobile, a service to conduct bankingtransactions through mobile handsets?(a) ICICI Bank (b) Canara Bank(c) Canada Bank (d) SBI

80. Suryachakra Power Corporation Ltd is goingto set up a 50-MW Wind Power Project inwhich of the following states?(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

81. Which among the following countries is OPECGroup’s biggest oil producing country?(a) Venezuela (b) Saudi Arabia(c) Nigeria (d) Kuwait

82. Which of the following countries was chosenas the host country for the 2011 WorldEnvironment Day?(a) Japan (b) Switzerland(c) India (d) South Africa

83. Who has been selected as the chairman ofIndia’s Competition Commission (CCI) by theMinistry of Corporate Affairs?(a) Ashok Chawla(b) Dhanendra Kumar(c) Anurag Goel(d) Vijay Sharma

84. The Employees Provident Fund Organization(EPFO) has said that account details wouldbe available online from:(a) July 15 (b) August 1(c) August 15 (d) July 1

85. Union government has announced that thecommittee being set up under the CentralBoard of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to trace taxdefaulters, make public their identity andrecover taxes, will be headed by:(a) Sunil Jain(b) Anita Kapur(c) Gopal Subramaniam(d) Arun Goyal

86. Recently who has been elected the generalsecretary of the Progressive Writers’Association (PWA)?(a) Ali Javed (b) Kamala Prasad(c) Arjumand Ara (d) Khagendra Thakur

87. Which of the following is the most modern allweather deepest port of India?(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Cochin Port(c) Mangalore Port (d) Gangavaram Port

88. Who among the following Padma Vibhushanawardees was a former Rajya Sabha member& India’s highest-paid painters who left Indiain 2006 and died in London in 2011?(a) Jamini Roy(b) M.F Husain(c) Narayanan Ramachandran(d) Pranava Prakash

89. The dam planned across the Siruvani river isin which of the following states?(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

July 2011

90. Which of India’s following two iconic cricketerswill fly the Indian Air Force fighter jet, Su-30MKI, from the Lohegaon Air Force Station?(a) Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni(b) Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh

Dhoni(c) Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag(d) Virendra Sehwag and Mahendra Singh

Dhoni

91. Which of the following European countries isgoing to take over the EU presidency for thefirst time since it joined the EU in the year2004?(a) Germany (b) Italy(c) Poland (d) Austria



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92. China has opened the world’s longest seabridge that connects which of the followingtwo cities?(a) Qingdao and Huangdao(b) Shanghai and Guangzhou(c) Hong Kong and Macau(d) Zhejiang and Fuzhou

93. Which country’s parliament has set toapprove an exit from nuclear energy by 2022?(a) France (b) England(c) North Korea (d) Germany

94. Who has been appointed as the new chief ofthe Railway Board?(a) Prateep Chaudhary(b) Ashok K Chaudhary(c) Vinay Mittal(d) Vivek Sahai

95. This state has recently got its own elitecommando team. Name the state?(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh

96. The DRDO has set up a new laboratory, theAdvanced Centre for Energetic Materials(ACEM) at which of the following places?(a) Noida (b) Gurgaon(c) Nashik (d) Bengaluru

97. Which of the following banks has investedaround Rs 2.4 crore for acquiringapproximately 12 per cent stake in the firste-hospital ‘MediAngels’ in the country?(a) HDFC(b) ICICI(c) Standard Chartered(d) IndusInd

98. Which of the following players won her firstGrand Slam title by beating Maria Sharapovain the final of the Wimbledon Championships?(a) Caroline Wozniacki(b) Petra Kvitova(c) Kim Clijsters(d) Svetlana Kuznetsova

99. The Supreme Court appointed high-levelSpecial Investigation Team (SIT) to monitorthe investigation and the steps being takento bring back black money is headed by?(a) Justice M B Shah(b) Justice R K Hegde(c) Justice B P Jeevan Reddy(d) Justice Arijit Pasayat

100. Which of the following Southeast Asiancountry recently got its first female PrimeMinister?(a) Malaysia (b) Indonesia(c) Philippines (d) Thailand

101. US is seeking to ban the production of whichof the following chemicals used in fertilizersin Pakistan as the substance is used in themaking of improvised explosive devices (IED)?(a) Ammonium nitrate(b) Potassium Sulfate(c) Ammonium Phosphate(d) Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP)

102. Novak Djokovic became the first man to winthe Wimbledon singles title from thisEuropean country. Name the country?(a) Montenegro (b) Russia(c) Serbia (d) Ukraine

103. The Supreme Court has recently refused toquash some of the charges framed againstJustice P.D. Dinakaran. He is the Chiefjustice of which of the following high courts?(a) Sikkim (b) Guwahati(c) Chandigarh (d) Uttarakhand

104. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), a judicialbody aimed at expediting environment-relatedcases, recently began functioning in India,making it the third country in the world to havea dedicated court to decide on “green cases”after:(a) Canada and USA(b) Australia and New Zealand(c) Japan and South Korea(d) France and Germany



105. Recently, India was ranked at which place inthe Global Innovation Index?(a) 60 (b) 61(c) 62 (d) 63

106. India’s track and field coach has been firedafter eight prominent athletes were suspendedwithin a week for failing doping tests. Namehim:(a) Duncan Fletcher (b) Yuri Ogorodonik(c) Eric Anderson (d) Stephen Farrell

107. On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became thenewest country of the world, what is the nameof its capital?(a) Khartoum (b) El jabal(c) Juba (d) Warab

108. Who has been appointed as the new CentralVigilance Commissioner (CVC)?(a) P V Naik (b) Pardeep Kumar(c) Parfulla Sen (d) Dhirendra K Banerji

109. The 19th Asian Athletics Championships wereheld in which of the following countries?(a) China (b) Japan(c) Bahrain (d) Qatar

110. Who among the following is the presentForeign Minister of Pakistan?(a) Hina Rabbani Khar(b) Sherry Rehman(c) Abdul Sattar(d) Inam ul haq

111. Mirage fighter jets, which were in newsrecently, were originally manufactured bywhich country?(a) France (b) Israel(c) Germany (d) Russia

112. Who among the following is the newEnvironment & Forest Minister of India afterthe recent reshuffle of the cabinet?(a) Jairam Ramesh(b) Veerappa Moily(c) Jayanthi Natarajan(d) Murli Deora

113. Researchers have found the “first firm record”of a supernova at the Mosque of Madani. It islocated in:(a) Jammu & Kashmir(b) Gujarat(c) Andhra Pradesh(d) Madhya Pradesh

114. No Violet Bulawayo has won the Caine Prizefor African Writing 2011. She belongs to whichcountry?(a) South Africa (b) Zimbabwe(c) Kenya (d) Sierra Leone

115. Who was the creator of popular US televisionshows Gilligan’s Island and The BradyBunch?(a) Ozzie Nelson (b) Alan Hale(c) Tina Louise (d) Sherwood Schwartz

116. Cabaret star Liza Minnelli has been made anofficer in France’s prestigious Legion ofHonour. She belongs to which of the followingcountries?(a) U.K (b) USA(c) France (d) Brazil

117. Name the US Army ranger who has beenawarded the Medal of Honor, America’shighest military medal, for his actions in afirefight in Afghanistan.(a) Leroy Petry (b) Sherwood Schwartz(c) Berry William (d) Susan Olsen

118. The IMF recently appointed its first Chinesedeputy managing director in recognition of thegrowing power of the Chinese in the globaleconomy. Name the person.(a) Zhu Min (b) Yao Ming(c) Lee Hsien (d) Mao Zedang

119. South Sudan’s newly sworn in President is:(a) Salva Kiir Mayardit(b) Sadiq Al Siddiq(c) Al-Abasya(d) Omar al-Bashir



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120. What is the name of the US Congresswomanwho has signed a controversial marriage pactthat suggests that African American childrenwere more likely to grow up in stable familiesduring the era of slavery than under PresidentBarack Obama?(a) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(b) Michele Bachmann(c) Kelli Russell Agodon(d) Louise Abeita

121. Apollo Tyres has set up a new West Asianoperations hub in :(a) Turkey (b) Qatar(c) Kuwait (d) Dubai

122. Barclays Capital, the investment banking unitof Barclays Bank, has recently appointed anew Managing Director, Head of Equities forIndia. What is the name of the person?(a) Mr Bhavtosh Vajpayee(b) Sudeep Bose(c) Amitendra Banerjee(d) K. Satyanarayan

123. The Archery World Championships wererecently held in which of the following places?(a) Chicago (b) Frankfurt(c) Tokyo (d) Turin

August 2011

124. Which of the following states has announcedthat 90 per cent seats in sports academieswill be filled by players from the state itself?(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Haryana (d) Punjab

125. Which among the following countries haslaunched its annual Arirang festival featuringmass games and artistic performances?(a) North Korea (b) South Korea(c) Singapore (d) Indonesia

126. According to new data released by telecomregulator TRAI, what percentage of theinhabited villages in the country had villagepublic telephone (VPT) connections as of theend of the quarter ended March 31, 2011?(a) 68.5% (b) 78.5%(c) 88.5% (d) 98.5%

127. Which state has the highest rural tele-densityat 70.23%?(a) Karnataka (b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat

128. Who among the following has become theworld’s No. 1 double trap shooter as per theInternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)rankings released recently?(a) Gagan Narang (b) Sanjeev Rathore(c) Vijay Kumar (d) Ronjan Sodhi

129. Which Indian wildlife research and bio-diversity conservation organization will assistIndonesian authorities to undertake non-invasive genetics research on two criticallyendangered species — the Javan and theSumatran rhinos — in Indonesia?(a) Aaranyak (b) Parivesh(c) Paryavaran (d) Sanrakshak

130. Which country is stepping into the IndianOcean for the first time for mineral exploration?(a) Japan (b) Canada(c) China (d) India

131. Which among the following is the latestEuropean country to act against the burqaafter France and Belgium banned the wearingof burqa in public?(a) Germany (b) Spain(c) Italy (d) Denmark

132. Which Indian-American who is an expert ininternational finance law, has been appointedas Senior Advisor in the US StateDepartment’s South and Central Asia Bureauto cement ties with the Diaspora groups?(a) Mitul Desai (b) Sanjeev Upadhyay(c) Upendra Bansal (d) Manendra Singh



133. Which airline has become the first airline touse biofuel on regular commercial flights in asix-month trial that it estimates will reduceCO2 emissions by up to 1,500 tones ?(a) Lufthansa (b) Air India(c) Kingfisher (d) Airbus.

134. Who has been sworn in as Kalon Tripa (primeminister) of the Tibetan government-in-exileafter the Dalai Lama?(a) Lu Xuangu(b) Huticha jao(c) Lobsang Sangay(d) Hu Jintao

135. The third political party, after BJP andCongress, which was recently launched inHimachal Pradesh is:(a) Samajwadi Party(b) Himachal Swabhiman(c) Himachal Rakshak(d) Himachal Drishti

136. Shivaram Karanth Biological Park was in thenews for successful captive breeding of theking cobra, it is situated in which state?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Asom (d) Karnataka

137. Which of the following is an incorrectstatement regarding the Safety and Qualityaward?(a) The Safety and Quality award was

instituted by the Safety and Quality Forumof The Institution of Engineers (India),Tamil Nadu.

(b) The award is instituted for organizationsinvolved in evolving and implementinginnovative safety and quality proceduresand practices.

(c) It is awarded to mediaperson who raisesvoice against safety concern.

(d) The award for 2011 has been awarded toONGC.

138. PAKSAT-1R, the communication satellite ofPakistan will be launched by which country?(a) America (b) Russia(c) China (d) France

139. The Palpur-Kuno sanctuary, where theCheetahs brought from Namibia for the revivalof the now-extinct animal in the country willbe trans-located, is located in which state?(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Karnataka(c) Chhattisgarh(d) Arunachal Pradesh

140. Which of the following is a correct statementregarding ‘peaking power plants’?(a) These are plants in the field of coal

production.(b) These are plants that will produce

electricity only during peak hours.(c) These are plants that produce oil in case

of scarcity.(d) India is the first place in the world where

these are being established.

141. What is the name of the unmanned, adriftvessel which had grounded at Mumbai’s Juhu-Versova beach in July-end?(a) MV Wisdom (b) M.T. Pavit(c) MV Nafis-1 (d) MV Rak Carrier

142. What is the name of the world’s oldest steamlocomotive, which was recently operated bythe Southern Railways?(a) ER 11 (b) ER 21(c) ER 31 (d) ER 41

143. Who, among the following writers, have notbeen chosen for the 2011 Kendra SahityaAkademi’s Bala Sahitya Puraskar for lifetimecontribution to children’s literature?(a) Sailen Ghosh (b) Shyam Dutt Parag(c) Ramesh Parekh (d) Mayanath Jha



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144. The chairman of the country’s largest generalinsurance company New India Assurance,has been suspended following a CBIinvestigation into his role in providing creditinsurance for Chennai-based ParamountAirways. His name is:(a) D Ramadoss (b) M Ramadoss(c) K.P.Singh (d) D.K. Mehrotra

145. A prototype for the Sukhoi PAK FA fifthgeneration stealth fighter jet made its publicdebut recently. What is the name of thisprototype?(a) T-40 (b) T-45(c) T-50 (d) T-55.

146. Scientists led by an Indian-origin researcherhave discovered a huge underground riverwhich they believe, is flowing some 13,000feet beneath the mighty Amazon River inBrazil. The researchers have named the riveras:(a) Hamza (b) Saraswati(c) Ganga (d) Narmada

147. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said thatthe government would considerrecommendations of the Anil Kakodkarcommittee set up to look into the:(a) autonomy and future of IIMs(b) functioning of IITs(c) functioning of UPSC(d) functioning of UGC

148. Chinese scientists have completed a first ofits kind study to pinpoint the sources of therivers using satellite images, and have foundthat the length and drainage areas of two rivershas exceeded earlier estimates. What are thenames of these rivers?(a) Indus and Jhelum(b) Indus and Chenab(c) Brahmaputra and Jhelum(d) Brahmaputra and Indus

149. FICCI-IBA-BCG report said that India’s grossdomestic product (GDP) growth will make theIndian banking industry third largest in theworld by:(a) 2025 (b) 2020(c) 2050 (d) 2030

150. Which prominent Indian entrepreneur wasconferred the Degree of Doctor of Science(Honoris Causa) by the Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT), Kharagpur, on the 57thconvocation of the institution for hiscontribution to nation building as anentrepreneur?(a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Sunil Mittal(c) Ratan Tata (d) Rahul Bajaj

151 . Which Indian Power Company/Corporationannounced a partnership with Korea East-West Power Co, a Korean governmentcompany, to set up power plants withcombined capacity of up to 6,000 mega watt?(a) Tata Power Company Limited(b) Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd(c) Sahara India Power Corporation(d) Birla Power Solutions Ltd

152. Recently, Union health minister Ghulam NabiAzad said that Hypertension and Diabetesseem to be rampant in two of India’s mostmodern metropolitan cities. Identify the cities.(a) Mumbai and Delhi(b) Delhi and Bengaluru(c) Hyderabad and Chennai(d) Bengaluru and Chennai

153. Which state will soon become the first stateto introduce the concepts of ‘tree credit’ and‘village forests’ to improve green cover in thestate?(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat(c) Maharashtra (d) Chhattisgarh



September 2011

154. The Railways has constituted a High-levelcommittee on safety to recommend ways tomodernize tracks, signaling, rolling stock andstations. Committee is headed by:(a) Sam Pitroda (b) Rakesh Mohan(c) Sunil Kumar (d) K Srinivasan

155. Who is the current chairman of Indian AtomicEnergy Commission (AEC)?(a) C.N.R Rao (b) Sri Kumar Banerjee(c) K Murlidhar (d) D Subba Rao

156. “Pakistan: A Personal History” is the bookwhich wrongly showed Pakistan-occupiedKashmir as a part of Pakistan. This book iswritten by:(a) Pervez Musharraf(b) Liaquat Ali Khan(c) Imran Khan(d) Muhammad Mian Soomro

157. Which one of the following airlines hasannounced the extension of its short-termpromotion scheme, Silver and Platinum Pass,aimed at providing air travel at competitive andaffordable rates?(a) IndiGo (b) Jagson Airlines(c) Kingfisher (d) Air India

158. The fourth, 2012 ICC World Twenty20international cricket tournament will be heldin which one of the following countries?(a) Sri Lanka (b) South Africa(c) England (d) Bangladesh

159. Which of the following state has become thefirst state in the country to launch the ‘MyStamp’ program which allows people to getstamps with their photographs on it?(a) Gujarat (b) Jammu & Kashmir(c) Kerala (d) Rajasthan

160. Union Minister of State for Communicationsand IT has released the ‘Text-to-Speech’ (TTS)software for six Indian languages that will helpconvert text into human voice. This is availablein Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam,and:(a) Punjabi (b) Kannada(c) Telugu (d) Gujarati

161. American multinational conglomerate 3M,which was earlier known as the MinnesotaMining and Manufacturing Company,announced the launch of its second researchand development facility in:(a) Bengaluru (b) Pune(c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai

162. Who has been appointed as the newPresident of Manufacturer’s Association of ITIndustry (MAIT)?(a) Ashok Kumar (b) Alok Bharadwaj(c) JV Ramamurthy (d) Madhav Lal

163. Which of the following Life Insurancecompany has launched a range of term plansunder the umbrella of ‘iSecure’?(a) Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd.(b) Aviva Life Insurance Company Ltd.(c) MetLife Life Insurance Company(d) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

164. The National Bank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.399.22 crore to which of the following Stategovernments under RIDF-XVII for ‘Indira JalaPrabha’?(a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Odisha

165. Which National award-winning Malayalam film,has been nominated as India’s official entryfor the coming Oscar Academy Awards?(a) Adaminte Makan Abu(b) Kutty Srank(c) Pulijanmam(d) Shantham



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166. SLINEX-II the largest joint naval exerciseswas conducted between:(a) India and Russia(b) USA and India(c) China and Sri Lanka(d) India and Sri Lanka

167. The Indian government has gifted 1,250computers and peripherals to the schools ofwhich of the following country?(a) Sri Lanka (b) Maldives(c) Nepal (d) Bhutan

168. Which of the following state of India has thehighest number of people who smoke, butless of those who use smokeless tobacco?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Jammu & Kashmir(c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh

169. Hinduja Group flagship company AshokLeyland is contemplating to come out with apassenger version of its light commercialvehicle “Dost” in association with:(a) Nissan (b) Hyundai(c) Toyota (d) Hindustan Motors

170. Indian women won the three-match footballseries against which of the followingcountries?(a) Hungary (b) Bulgaria(c) Bahrain (d) Romania

171. Which of the following automobile companyhas launched the automatic transmission (AT)version of its premium SUV Santa Fe?(a) Hindustan Motors(b) Hyundai Motors India Ltd(c) Tata Motors(d) Ashok Leyland

172. World Tourism Day is observed on:(a) 27th September (b) 22nd April(c) 31st August (d) 23rd December

173. Recently which of the following organizationhas been awarded carbon credits worth Rs.47crore by the United Nations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions?(a) Indian Railway(b) NTPC(c) Delhi Metro(d) Delhi Transport Corporation

174. Which of the following country has recentlyseeked Indian medical aid to fight dengue?(a) Bangladesh (b) Pakistan(c) Sri Lanka (d) Maldives

175. Hindi day is celebrated on which of thefollowing day?(a) 14 Sep (b) 23 April(c) 5 Sep (d) 21 March

176. Global leader and U.S.-based technologyservices provider CSC has announced theacquisition of which of the following testingsolutions company?(a) Telco Testing Solutions(b) Software Testing Solutions Ltd(c) AppLabs Technologies(d) Marvin Test Systems

177. Which of the following Steel Company hasannounced a major five-year improvementprogramme for its Ijmuiden steelworks in theNetherlands that is designed to sustain theplant’s potential to be a world-classsteelmaker?(a) Bhushan Steel (b) JSL Ltd(c) SAIL (d) Tata Steel

178. Which of the following multinationaltechnology corporation announced that it haspartnered Google for accelerating its entry intothe Smartphone market by the first-half of2012?(a) Intel (b) PACCAR(c) IBM (d) Dell



179. Jain Irrigation in partenership with which ofthe following company has launched Project‘Unnati’, a unique partnership with farmers todemonstrate and enable adoption of ultra-highdensity plantation (UHDP) practice for mangocultivation?(a) PepsiCo India (b) Coca Cola India(c) Dabur India (d) Parle Agro

180. A car will be representing the country as India’smost efficient solar car in the “World SolarChallenge 2011” to be held in October inAustralia. The car has been developed bywhich of the following college/Universityengineering students?(a) IIT Kanpur(b) IIT Bengaluru(c) Delhi Technological University(d) IIT Kharagpur

181. hich of the following mobile company has over28 per cent market share (on value terms) inthe mobile handset market and is the secondlargest player?(a) Sony Ericsson (b) Nokia(c) Motorola (d) Samsung

182. The world’s largest bank by profit, balancesheet as well as market value, the Industrial& Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), hasopened its first branch in which of the followingcities of India?(a) Mumbai (b) Bengaluru(c) New Delhi (d) Ahmedabad

183. The plant with a capacity of 300 tones a day,will supply liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argonto customers in the Maharashtra and Gujarat.Which of the following company has plannedto construct a new air separation plant in thePune-Mumbai industrial corridor?(a) Cryotech Services(b) Praxair India(c) Oxyplants India(d) Linde Engineering India

184. A leader in disaster recovery managementsoftware has announced its partnership withiValue Infosolutions, as a value-addeddistributor?(a) SunGard (b) IBM(c) Sanovi (d) Hitachi

185. Which of the following banks has startedoperations in Andaman Nicobar archipelagowith its first branch in Port Blair?(a) ICICI (b) SBI(c) PNB (d) HDFC

186. Who is the Chairman and Managing Directorof Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited(NPCIL)?(a) Shreyans Kumar Jain(b) Rakesh Nath(c) BP Rao(d) Sunil Jain

187. Which of the following country has won theAsian Champions Trophy 2011?(a) Pakistan (b) India(c) South Korea (d) Indonesia

188. Which of the following retail company hasjoined hands with the Himachal PradeshGovernment for a strategic partnership topromote ‘Brand Himachal’?(a) K Raheja Group (b) Piramal Group(c) Future Group (d) Bharti-Walmart

189. Who is the current Chairman of Indian AtomicEnergy Commission?(a) M.R.Srinivasan(b) Srikumar Banerjee(c) Vinod Rai(d) Arun Srivastava

190. Who is the current President of Federation ofIndian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI)?(a) Harsh Mariwala(b) Harsh Pati Singhania(c) Rajan Bharti Mittal(d) Naina Lal Kidwai



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191. NTPC has already signed preliminaryagreements with which of the following stategovernments for the execution of four coal-based power projects with a combinedcapacity of over 8,300 MW(a) West Bengal and Jharkhand(b) Jharkhand and Odisha(c) Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh(d) Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

192. Which of the following IT firm has been ropedin by Deutsche Bank to provide softwaresolutions to the financial services firm’scapital markets business unit?(a) Wipro (b) TCS(c) Infosys (d) Tech Mahindra

October 2011

193. Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced newBlackBerry handset “BlackBerry Curve” andtied up with which of the following telecomcompany to exclusively market it in India?(a) Bharti Airtel (b) Vodafone(c) Idea Cellular (d) Tata Communications

194. Forevermark, the diamond brand from the DeBeers group of companies, recently made itsentry into which of the following cities?(a) Hyderabad (b) Pune(c) Chennai (d) Kolkata

195. Recently which of the following Japanese carcompany has launched its much awaitedsmall car ‘Brio’ in India?(a) Toyota (b) Honda(c) Mazda (d) Mitsubishi

196. TomTom a manufacturer of automotivenavigation systems has launched itsnavigation products packed with innovativefeatures and designed for convenience inIndia. In which country does this companyhas its headquarters?(a) Netherland (b) Romania(c) Sweden (d) Canada

197. Which of the following company hasannounced its entry into Sri Lanka with thesetting up of an overseas subsidiary with acapacity to produce 2.8 lakh cases of fruit-based beverages every month?(a) Nestle (b) PepsiCo(c) Dabur (d) Tata Tea

198. Areva has announced that it has bagged acontract from Anil Ambani-owned ReliancePower for the execution of a solar powerproject. In which country does Areva has itsheadquarters?(a) Kazakhstan (b) Germany(b) Egypt (d) French

199. Who is the president of The Indian NewspaperSociety for the year 2011-12?(a) Ashish Bagga(b) Kundan R Vyas(c) K.N. Tilak Kumar(d) Ravindra Kumar

200. Recently which of the following Indians, alsoa Ramon Magsaysay award winner, wasdenied a U.S. visa?(a) Arvind Kejriwal (b) Palagummi Sainath(c) Rajendra Singh (d) Nileema Mishra

201. Who is the current Chairman and ManagingDirector of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC)?(a) D K Sarraf (b) Sudhir Vasudeva(c) A K Hazarika (d) P. K. Atreya

202. Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Power hasinstalled an ultra mega power project (UMPP)with a capacity of 1,200 MW at its Rosathermal power project in:(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Jharkhand(b) Odisha (d) Chhattisgarh

203. Recently who took charge as principalsecretary to Prime Minister ManmohanSingh?(a) T.K.A. Nair (b) Pulok Chatterjee(c) Sanjay Mitra (d) L. K. Atheeq



204. The world’s cheapest tablet PC namedAakash, costing Rs.2,276, has launched by:(a) IBM (b) HCL(c) DELL (d) Datawind

205. Which of the following Luxury car makercompany has launched a new variant of itsGhost model at a starting price of Rs.3.05crore to tap the growing luxury car market inthe country?(a) Rolls-Royce Motor(b) Audi(c) Mercedes-Benz(d) Aston Martin

206. Which of the following German auto majorwill enter the domestic market early this yearwith as many as six models in the two-wheeler segment, plans to launch under-1,000cc bikes by January?(a) Mercedes Benz (b) Volkswagen(c) BMW (d) Audi.

207. This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry wasgiven to a scientist for discoveringquasicrystals, a material in which atoms werepacked together in a well-defined pattern thatnever repeats. Which of the following countrydoes this scientist belong to?(a) Japan (b) Philippines(c) USA (d) Israel

208. Who among the following has won the 2011Nobel Prize in literature?(a) Tomas Transtromer(b) Mario Vargas Llosa(c) Herta Müller(d) Doris Lessing

209. Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama called offhis visit to which one of the following countriesto receive an international award named afterMahatma Gandhi?(a) Britain (b) South Africa(c) USA (d) Mauritius

210. Who is the author of the controversial“superbug” study published last yearin British medical journal?(a) Timothy Walsh(b) Naskrecki(c) Karthikeyan Kumarasamy(d) David Livermore

211. Which of the following Computer peripheralsMaker Company has launched first Androidtablet Slide in the Indian market priced at Rs13,995?(a) Youji (b) Sabrent(c) Logitech (d) iBall

212. World Sight Day is observed on the secondThursday of:(a) October (b) August(c) June (d) December

213. Sonia Gandhi: An Extraordinary Life, an IndianDestiny is a new biography of Sonia Gandhiwritten by:(a) Rajani Mehta (b) Rani Singh(c) Anjali Joseph (d) Moni Mohsin

214. Kudankulam nuclear power plant is locatedin which of the following state of India?(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh

215. ‘Revolution 2020’ is the book written by:(a) APJ Abdul Kalam(b) Satish Gujral(c) Nayantara Sehgal(d) Chetan Bhagat

216. QUAD Electronic Solutions is manufacturingthe world’s cheapest tablet Aakash on behalfof Datawind in which one of the followingcities?(a) Hyderabad (b) Bengaluru(c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi



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217. What is the name of Africa’s first electedwoman President who won the Nobel PeacePrize for 2011?(a) Leymah Gbowee(b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(c) Tawakul Karman(d) Whoopi Goldberg

218. Arabtec is UAE’s largest construction firmand is its first contract under the joint venturein India with which of the following real estatecompany?(a) DLF Group(b) Unitech Group(c) Raheja Developers(d) Dhoot Group Developers

219. Which among the following is the world’slargest express transportation company?(a) Royal Express (b) Atlantic Express(c) SMSA Express (d) FedEx Express

220. World Post Day is celebrated every year on:(a) October 9 (b) October 14(c) September 28 (d) September 29

221. Recently which one of the following Indianbanks opened its first branch in New Zealand?(a) PNB (b) Bank of India(c) SBI (d) Union Bank of India

222. With which one of the following countries didIndia launch a joint exercise as part of effortsto deepen military ties and cooperation incounter-terrorism and counter-insurgencyoperations?(a) America (b) Russia(c) Bangladesh (d) Japan

223. Who among the following playback singershas been selected for the prestigious AkshayaMohanty Samman for 2011 in recognition ofher outstanding contribution in the field ofmusic?(a) Sunidhi Chauhan(b) Asha Bhosle(c) Antara Mitra(d) Charulatha Mani

224. In which one of the following states is India’slargest iron ore exporting port situated?(a) Goa (b) Odisha(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

225. Who is the Present Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?(a) R.P. Singh (b) V. N. Kaul(c) V. K. Shunglu (d) Vinod Rai

226. Chief Minister of which of the following statehas launched “Beti Bachao Abhiyan”?(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Rajasthan(c) Bihar(d) Haryana

227. GE Energy Financial Services has joinedhands to form a joint venture to develop andinvest in a new upcoming wind energy projectacross India. Which leading Indian powerproducer has GE joined hands with??(a) Adani Power(b) Tata Power(c) Greenko Group plc(d) Lanco Infratech

228. Recently which of the following tyre companyhas announced that it has crossed theRs.10,000-crore turnover mark, becoming thefirst in the Indian tyre industry to do so in anyfinancial year?(a) CEAT (b) MRF(c) JK Tyre (d) Michelin India

229. Surya Shakti Energy Resources (SSER), aphotovoltaic (PV) pioneer in solar energy, hasannounced a strategic tie-up with theengineering firm Energierburo for development,engineering and quality management of largeto within scale rooftop as well as groundmounted solar PV power plants. Energierburobelongs to which country?(a) France (b) Japan(c) Swiss (d) Italy



230. Which of the following company working inthe field of logistics services has announcedthe launch of Boeing 777F-200 freighter servicebetween Bangalore and Leipzig?(a) DHL (b) Gati(c) First Flight (d) Blue Dart

November 2011

231. The first Aadhaar number was distributed in atribal region of:(a) Maharashtra (b) Odisha(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh

232. What is the rank of India in a recentlypublished U.N. study in terms of humandevelopment?(a) 145 (b) 134(c) 146 (d) 119

233. InterGlobe has announced the launch of whichAtom range of cars in India?(a) Adrenaline Motorsport(b) Ascari(c) Ariel (d) Caparo

234. Recently, which Indian skipper’s record of 198dismissals in tests did M.S Dhoni surpass?(a) Syed Kirmani(b) Rahul Dravid(c) Ravi Shastri(d) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

235. Squash superstar Nicol David, who recentlywon a record sixth women’s World Open title,belongs to which of the following countries?(a) Egypt (b) Malaysia(c) Mexico (d) Australia

236. Who is the current Chairman of the Instituteof Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat?(a) R.S. Deshpande (b) C. Ramaswamy(c) Y.K Alagh (d) Chandan Mahanta

237. Which of the following banks has recentlylaunched ‘Bank on Wheels’?(a) Punjab National Bank(b) Bank of Baroda(c) State Bank of India(d) Union Bank of India

238. Which of the following companies was rankedin the prestigious Aon Hewitt ‘Top companiesfor leaders’ global list?(a) IBM (b) Wipro(c) Infosys (d) HCL

239. Along with Heidelberg and Ultratech, whichother cement company has evinced interestto be the joint venture partners in state-runRashtriya Ispat Nigam’s proposed Rs. 1,000crore project?(a) Reliance Cements(b) Binani Cement(c) Ambuja Cement(d) ACC Ltd

240. Which of the following countries has offeredto invest $500 million in a Central Asianelectricity project that will provide energy toAfghanistan and Pakistan?(a) China (b) USA(c) Russia (d) Britain

241. Which Indian state ranks first according interms of Gross Domestic Product?(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Punjab(c) Haryana (d) Maharashtra

242. Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned from the officeof the Prime Minister, belongs to which of thefollowing countries?(a) Spain (b) Ireland(c) Italy (d) Greece

243. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshiwon their first ever ATP Masters tournamentdefeating Julien Benneteau and NicolasMahut. This tournament was held in:(a) France (b) Portugal(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Turkey



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244. Sushil Kumar, the Rs.5-crore jackpot winnerat the Kaun Banega Crorepati show, has beenappointed as the brand ambassador ofMGNREGA for Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,Jharkhand and(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Odisha(c) Rajasthan (d) Chhattisgarh

245. Recently, India had a Joint Working Groupon Fisheries to resolve the vexatious problemrelated to fishing in the narrow stretch ofwaters separating it from which one of thefollowing countries?(a) Pakistan (b) Sri Lanka(c) Bangladesh (d) Maldives

246. Which team won the Lal Bahadur Shastriunder-21 women’s hockey tournament 2011held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium?(a) New Zealand (b) Germany(c) Australia (d) India

247. Which of the following states that has almost

one-third tribal population, ranks first in termsof availability of coal, copper, mica anduranium and has the forest coverage of 28.1per cent of its total geographical area?(a) Jharkhand (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Odisha (d) Chhattisgarh

248. Who among the following is the currentchairperson of the National Commission forProtection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?(a) Ms. Yasmeen Abrar(b) Dipa Dixit(c) Dr Shantha Sinha(d) Krishna Tirath

249. Recently, the Department of Post (India) hasreleased two special postage stampsdesigned by school children on the theme(a) ‘Save the Earth’ (b) ‘Save Girl child’(c) ‘Save the Tiger’ (d) ‘Save the Water’

250. Gitanjali S. Gutierrez, a lawyer and anattorney with the Center for ConstitutionalRights, a New York-based nonprofitorganization, is defending:(a) Guantanamo prisoners(b) Prisoners of War (POW) of Iraq(c) Prisoners in Cuba(d) 9/11 accused

251. 20th World Orchid Conference was recentlyheld in:(a) Singapore (b) Hong Kong(c) Malaysia (d) Thailand

252. The State Bank of India has identified whichone of the following cities to introduce‘paperless banking’?(a) Lucknow (b) Ahmedabad(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Mumbai City

253. Recently re-activated Vijaynagar airfield islocated in which of the following states?(a) Assam(b) Sikkim(c) Uttarakhand(d) Arunachal Pradesh

254. The Supreme Court has modified its July 5order banning appointment of special policeofficers (SPOs) in naxal-affected States andheld that it would now apply only to which ofthe following states?(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand(c) Odisha (d) Andhra Pradesh

255. Which of the following two companies are inthe contest for a contract to supply 126Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA)to the Indian Air Force?(a) Boeing and Lockheed Martin(b) Boeing and Eurofighter(c) Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter(d) Eurofighter and Dassault’s Rafale



256. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who has filed afresh bail application in the specialMaharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act(MCOCA) court, is the prime accused inwhich of the following cases?(a) Godhra riots(b) Best Bakery case(c) Malegaon blasts case(d) 1984 Sikh riots

257. Which of the following Universities hassucceeded in its experiment to develop a ricevariety that has high protein contentequivalent to that of wheat?(a) G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and

Technology, Pantnagar(b) Chandra Shekhar Azad University of

Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur(c) Acharya Narendra Deva Agriculture

University, Faizabad(d) The University of Agricultural Sciences,

Bangalore

258. Who has been re-elected by the UnitedNations General Assembly as a member ofthe International Law Commission (ILC) for afive-year term beginning January 1, 2012?(a) Gitanjali S. Gutierrez(b) Amrit Singh(c) Narinder Singh(d) Nitin Nohria

259. Which of the following person(s) would headthe monitoring authority of the Special TaskForce appointed by the Gujarat governmentto probe fake encounters?(a) Justices Aftab Alam(b) Ranjana Desai(c) Justice M.B. Shah(d) Both (a) and (b)

260. ‘The Moguls of Real Estate’ an autobiographyof India’s 5 top real estate developers includingPallonji Mistry, K.P. Singh, NiranjanHiranandani, Sushil Ansal, and Irfan Razackhas been written by:(a) Manoj Namburu(b) Amitav Ghosh(c) Rohtas Goel(d) Jaiprakash Gaur

261. What is the name of the ongoing series ofdemonstrations against social and economicinequalities in New York City’s Wall Streetfinancial district?(a) ‘Whose World Is This?’ (WWIT)(b) ‘Occupy Wall Street’ (OWS)(c) ‘Stand Against Corruption’ (SAC)(d) ‘We The Poor!’(WTP)

262. Recently, which train replaced HimsagarExpress, as India’s longest train service?(a) Super Kranti Express(b) Vayu Doot Express(c) Vivek Express(d) Trans-Nation Express

263. The trial for the accused in the 2G-spectrumallocation case is being conducted in whichcourt in New Delhi?(a) Tihar Jail court complex(b) Karkardooma House(c) Tis Hajari House(d) Patiala House

264. Recently, Union Cabinet has given its approvalfor what percent foreign direct investment (FDI)in multi-brand retail and in single-brand retailrespectively?(a) 100 per cent and 51 per cent(b) 51 per cent and 100 per cent(c) 51 pen cent in both(d) 100 per cent in both

265. Bandar port project, which was in newsrecently, is located in which state?(a) Karnataka (b) Tamilnadu(c) Odisha (d) Andhra Pradesh

266. The Tamilnadu government has banned thescreening of feature film Dam 999 withimmediate effect on the grounds that the film’stitle, Dam 999, was influenced by:(a) Babli Dam(b) Mettur Dam(c) Mullaperiyar dam(d) Idukki arch dam



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267. Who has been appointed as the next nationalbrand ambassador of the United NationsChildren’s Fund (UNICEF)?(a) Amitabh Bachchan(b) Shahrukh Khan(c) Rajnikant(d) Aamir Khan

268. Recently, which of the following companieshave entered into an agreement with Moscow-based IT security and anti-virus solution firmKaspersky Lab to offer managed securityservices to telecom companies?(a) TCS and Infosys(b) HCL and iGate(c) Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam(d) Wipro and Mahindra Satyam

December 2011

269. Standard Chartered has appointed V. Shankaras Group Executive Director with effect fromJanuary 1, 2012. He belongs to:(a) India (b) Sri Lanka(c) Indonesia (d) Singapore

270. Which of the following states has nowemerged as one of the top sugar producingstates in the country after Maharashtra andUttar Pradesh?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka(c) Bihar (d) Gujarat

271. India’s Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG)Vinod Rai has been elected Chairman of thepanel of external auditors of the UnitedNations. He succeeded Vice-President of theFederal Court of Auditors Norbert Hauser whobelongs to?(a) Germany (b) Australia(c) New Zealand (d) Sweden

272. High Court of which of the following stateshas directed that no further action be takentowards granting environmental clearance toa coal mine operated by DB Power Ltd.?(a) Goa (b) Chhattisgarh(c) Karnataka (d) Jharkhand

273. Which of the following vaccines was given toinfants under the age of 14 months onDecember 14 as part of the ‘UniversalImmunization Programme’, which will protectkids from diphtheria, whooping cough,hepatitis-B, haemophilus influenza-type B,pneumonia and meningitis in one shot?(a) Pentavalent vaccine(b) Toxoid vaccine(c) Rotavirus vaccine(d) Varicella vaccine

274. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)has terminated broadcast right contract withwhich one of the following communicationcompanies?(a) Aishwarya Telecom(b) Nimbus(c) Reliance Communications(d) Finolex Cables

275. On December 14, 100 years ago, NorwegianRoald Amundsen became the first explorerto reach at which one of the followinggeographical locations?(a) North Pole (b) South Pole(c) Greenland (d) Cape of Horn

276. Who is the producer and director of Hollywoodfilm Dam 999?(a) Woody Allen(b) James Cameron(c) Sohan Roy(d) Oliver Stone

277. Dilip S. Shanghvi has bought 10 lakh sharesor about 3.5 per cent stake in the companyNatco Pharma for an estimated Rs.25 crore.He is the Chief of which of the followingpharmaceutical company?(a) Aventis Pharma Ltd. India(b) Sun Pharma(c) Actavis Pharma(d) Titan Biotech Ltd



278. To help the communities and farmers in TamilNadu to adapt to the climate change, theNational Bank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD) has joined handswith the federal organization of which of thefollowing country?(a) UK (b) Sweden(c) Germany (d) Singapore

279. Nuclear giant ‘Areva’ has planned to sellIndia, six masssive1650 MWe EPR nuclearreactors for the Jaitapur site in Maharashtra.Areva belongs to :(a) Australia (b) Germany(c) France (d) Ukraine

280. Which one of the following countries hasrecently decided to quit the Kyoto Protocol,blaming China and USA?(a) Australia (b) New Zealand(c) Canada (d) Mexico

281. Which of the following states has launched anew scheme named Vegetable Initiative forUrban Clusters, to increase vegetableproduction, land productivity and marketthrough farmers’ groups?(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Haryana

282. Which of the following players has defeatedAsian championship bronze-medallist NanaoDevi to win the women’s K-1 1000m gold atthe National kayaking and canoeingchampionships in Bengaluru?(a) Seema Dung Dung(b) N. Lanjenganbi(c) Twisha K. Prasad(d) Sonia Rana

283. Recently, which one of the following StateTransport Corporations has launched ‘Indra’bus service between two cities?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Rajasthan(c) Maharashtra (d) New Delhi

284. Which of the following two-wheeler companieshas launched the 125-cc scooter, Duro DZ,an advanced version of the existing Duroscooter?(a) TVS Motor (b) Suzuki Motorcycle(c) Bajaj auto ltd (d) Mahindra

285. Who among the following was recently giventhe Life Time Achievement award, institutedby an Indian company, Powerbrands, for hisoutstanding contributions in various fields?(a) Lord Khalid Hameed(b) Lord Meghnad Desai(c) Mota Singh(d) Swraj Paul

286. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is indiscussions with which country, to jointlydevelop a new, safer nuclear reactor?(a) China (b) India(c) Japan (d) Australia

287. Indian batsman Virender Sehwag scored anODI double hundred and broke SachinTendulkar’s record of 200 runs by 219 off just149 balls in the fourth one-day cricket matchagainst the West Indies, this match was heldat:(a) Holkar Stadium(b) Mohali Stadium(c) Barabati Stadium(d) Chinnaswamy Stadium

288. Which of the following countries has becomethe world’s number one greenhouse gasemitter?(a) USA (b) UK(c) China (d) India

289. The National Commission for Protection ofChild Rights has recommended which one ofthe following diseases to be included in thenational immunisation programme?(a) Bird flu(b) Swine flu(c) Dengue(d) Japanese encephalitis



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290. The Union Cabinet has recently cleared thedraft of the Food Security Bill. Which of thefollowing options truly describes the purposeof this bill?(a) This bill envisages free distribution of the

cereals and pulses to the families belowpoverty line.

(b) It seeks to provide subsidised food grainsto 75 per cent of the rural population andabout 50 per cent of urban households.

(c) This bill emphasizes on distribution of foodgrains at highly subsidized rates to entirepopulation of India.

(d) This bill seeks establishment of free foodprocessing units availing the high-endinfrastructure facilities to the poor farmers.

291. Which one of the following chemicalcompanies has decided to remove all it’sbranding from the London Olympic stadiumfollowing protests from campaigners?(a) Zibo Honors chemical company(b) Eastman Chemical Company(c) TATA Chemicals(d) Dow Chemicals

292. Which one of the following companies hasbeen awarded the ‘National EnergyConservation Award-2011’ for energy efficientair-conditioners?(a) LG Electronics(b) Samsung Electronics(c) Voltas(d) Hitachi

293. Recently, Indian Government has signed adeal with Russia on Glonass. Which of thefollowing options given below is true aboutGlonass?(a) Global Navigation Satellite System

(GLONASS) is a radio-based satellitenavigation system operated for theRussian government.

(b) Glonass is an alternative to the U.S.-controlled Global Positioning System(GPS).

(c) Global National Space System(GLONASS) is a joint venture betweenIndia and Russia in the field of spaceexploration.

(d) Both (a) and (b) are true.

294. Recently, a French court sentenced thenotorious militant Carlos the Jackal to lifeimprisononment, with a minimum of 18 yearsfor four deadly attacks in France during 1980s.Which country does he belong to?(a) Mexico (b) Bolivia(c) Venezuela (d) Morocco

295. Which one of the following state governmentshas launched the Rajiv Gandhi JeevandayiArogya Yojana, enabling families with annualincome of less than Rs. 1 lakh to avail freemedical facilities worth Rs. 1.5 lakh?(a) Haryana (b) Maharashtra(c) Delhi (d) Rajasthan

296. Which one of the following countries isrecently witnessing an armed conflict, takingplace among rival drug cartels fighting eachother for regional control?(a) Portugal (b) Spain(c) Mexico (d) Sweden

297. According to a World Economic Forum report,which one of the following countries becameworld’s most developed financial market forthe first time, overtaking the USA’s economy?(a) Germany (b) UK(c) Singapore (d) Hong Kong

298. Which European Soccer champions’ clubteam thrashed Brazil’s Santos 4-0 to win theirsecond Club World Cup recently?(a) AC Milan(b) Chelsea(c) Barcelona F.C.(b) Manchester United F.C.



299. He was a Norwegian explorer of PolarRegions. He led the first Antarctic expeditionto reach the South Pole between 1910 and1912 and undisputedly, he was the first personto reach both the North and South Poles.Norwegian government honored him recently,as the world is celebrating the centenary yearof discovery of South Pole in 2011. The linesmentioned above are in regard with which oneof the following explorers?(a) Robert Peary(b) Amundsen(c) Ferdinand Magellan(d) Francisco Coronado

300. J. Hari Narayan is the current chairman of:(a) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)(b) Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority of India Chairman (IRDA)(c) Telecom regulatory Authority of India

(TRAI)(d) Pension Fund Regulatory and

Development Authority (PFRDA)

301. The ICWAI Amendment Bill, recently passedin Rajya Sabha, proposes change in the nameof the Institute of Cost and WorksAccountants of India (ICWAI). The Bill hasproposed the new name as:(a) Institute of Cost Accountants of India

(ICAI)(b) Institute of Cost-Works Accountants of

India (ICOWO)(c) Central Institute of Cost and Work

Accountants (CICAW)(d) Indian Institute of Costs and Work

Accountants (IICWA)

302. Recently the Supreme Court has upheld anaward of Rs. 13.48 lakh for the death of ‘ananimal’ in road accident, observing thatanimals are entitled to compensation in roadaccidents. Identify the animal, which wasallowed for compensation?(a) Blue buck (b) Monkey(c) Elephant (d) Cow

303. An emerging football player, Neymar belongsto which one of the following countries?(a) Brazil (b) Argentina(c) Spain (d) Portugal

304. A new centre of National Security Guard(NSG) has been set up at which one of thefollowing places?(a) Guwahati (b) Lucknow(c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai

305. Who among the following professional femalepersonalities is current women’s Badmintonworld champion?(a) Juliane Schenk (b) Wang Yihan(c) Wang Shixian (d) Tine Baun

306. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently,allowed micro finance institutions (MFIs) toraise funds up to $10 million or equivalentduring a financial year through:(a) external commercial borrowings (ECBs)(b) initial public offer (IPO)(c) equity sharing(d) stock swap

307. Dipika Pallikal is associated with which oneof the following sports?(a) Swimming (b) Athletics(c) Badminton (d) Squash

308. Ice Cream Sandwich is the name of the newestversion of the Android operating system,known as:(a) Android 1.2 (b) Android 2.3(c) Android 4.0 (d) Android 5.0

January 2012

309. Recently, Rajat Gupta was in the news. Hewas associated with:(a) Citi Bank(b) Goldman Sachs(c) Federal Bureau of Investigation(d) Federal Reserve of the US



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310. Bajaj Auto has recently unveiled its four-wheeler, its name is:(a) Electra 90 (b) Panacea 1(c) RE60 (d) Typhoon

311. Which of the following has launched an on-line business school, 3 screen learningmanagement system, which would providemanagement lessons through mobile phone,tablet and PC, making the concept of portableclassroom a realty?(a) comeAndlearn.com(b) myBskool.com(b) bodhivriksha.com(d) mindtree.com

312. A terrorist organization al-Shabaab wasrecently in news. It is related with which ofthe following countries?(a) Afghanistan (b) Iraq(c) Somalia (d) Egypt

313. Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance hasannounced the launch of a traditionalendowment plan under the name of:(a) Dhan Vriddhi(b) Dhan Lakshmi(c) Dhan Suraksha Platinum(d) Money Tree

314. The United Nations Resource Centre for theNorth-East, first of its kind in India and thirdin Asian continent, has been set up recentlyin which of the following states?(a) Nagaland(b) Arunachal Pradesh(c) Meghalaya(d) Assam

315. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was presented theMallikarjun Mansur award in recognition of hisachievements on 3 January 2012, he isassociated with:(a) Sitar (b) Sarod(c) Veena (d) Flute

316. Rajiv Gandhi Biosphere Reserve, a biospherereserve that will link a dozen wildlifesanctuaries, is being set up in which of thefollowing states?(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Maharashtra(c) Rajasthan(d) Chhatisgarh

317. Recently, the member states of EuropeanUnion (EU) have decided to ban import ofcrude oil from which of the following countries?(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Iraq(c) Iran (d) Bahrain

318. Former Textiles Secretary, Rita Menon hastaken over as the Chairman-cum-ManagingDirector of which of the followingorganizations?(a) Coal India Limited(b) India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)(c) ONGC(d) IFFCO

319. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, whichrecently completed 10 years, is located in:(a) Vietnam (b) Venezuela(c) Cuba (d) Bolivia

320. Which country’s government has recentlysigned a ceasefire deal with Karen rebelswhich have fought for greater autonomy formore than 60 years.(a) Myanmar (b) North Korea(c) Spain (d) Somalia

321. Recently, a controversial footage showingdancing Jarawa tribal women was in thenews. The Jarawa tribe is found in:(a) Nagaland(b) Manipur(c) Lakshadweep Island(d) Andaman Islands



322. The world’s largest refugee camp, which wasrecently in the news, is?(a) Breidjing refugee camp(b) Dadaab refugee camp(c) Ma’abarot refugee camp(d) Buduburam refugee camp

323. Recently, Union Health & Family WelfareMinister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the RedRibbon Express Phase III. It is associatedwith:(a) National TB control mission(b) National Commission for Disables(c) National AIDS Control Organisation(d) Pulse Polio Programme

324. Which of the following personalities was thechief guest at 10the Pravasi Bharatiya Divasheld recently at Jaipur?(a) Navin Chandra Ramgulam(b) Lord Swaraj Paul(c) Bobby Jindal(d) Kamla Persad-Bissessar

325. What is the name of the traditional bull-tamingsport of Tamil Nadu associated with Pongalfestivities?(a) Kollaptti (b) Muddiyattu(c) Jallikattu (d) Appu

326. Which of the following cars has been awardedthe ‘Indian Car Of The Year 2012’ (I-COTY2012) award that is adjudged by India’s leadingautomobile experts and writers of automobilemagazines?(a) Nano (b) Xylo(c) Jaguar (d) Swift

327. As per the Hunger and Malnutrition(HUNGaMA) report by the Naandi Foundation,what per cent of Indian children aremalnourished?(a) 42% (b) 49 %(c) 55% (d) 60%

328. Who among the following is the current MD& CEO of Essar Oil?(a) Naresh Nayyar (b) Lalit Gupta(c) Arjun Vajpai (d) Anshuman Ruia

329. Recently, a luxury cruise liner ran agroundand tipped over off the Tuscan coast. In whichof the following countries is the Tuscan coastlocated?(a) Israel (b) Argentina(c) Spain (d) Italy

330. Homai Vyarawala, who is considered asIndia’s first woman photo-journalist, died on15th January. She was born in which of thefollowing states?(a) Maharashtra (b) Bihar(c) Gujarat (d) None of these

331. “Temples of India and mythological themepark” will be established at:(a) Agra (b) Kurukshetra(c) Varanasi (d) Tirupati

332. All government higher educational institutionswill have to mandatorily follow a standardisedaccounting system from the _______academic session to bring in moretransparency, accountability and goodgovernance.(a) 2012 (b) 2013(c) 2014 (d) 2015

333. A new breeding centre for the Japanese quailwill be set up at which one of the followingUniversities?(a) Rajasthan University of Veterinary

Sciences(b) Uttar Pradesh University of Veterinary

Sciences(c) Haryana University of Veterinary Sciences(d) Punjab University of Veterinary Sciences

334. Recently, the literature festival, termed as“Kumbh Mela” of Indian and internationalwriting, was held in which of the followingcities?(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad(c) Lucknow (d) Jaipur



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335. Wikipedea recently declared a blackout for24 hours against which of the following USlegislations?(a) Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)(b) Protect IP Act (PIPA)(c) Both (a) and (b)(d) Special Online Cyber Crimes Act

(SOCCA)

336. Which of the following Training Squadron Shipof Indian Navy has been recentlydecommissioned from the service?(a) INS Krishna (b) INS Shardul(c) INS Virat (d) INS Arihant

337. Recently, Tuareg rebels were in news. Theyare active in which of the following countries?(a) Mali (b) Malaysia(c) Myanmar (d) Malta

338. Which of the following cities created historyby unveiling a 3.2-km-long national flag onthe occasion of the 63rd Republic Day?(a) Madurai(b) Lucknow(c) Bhadrachalam(d) Dehradoon

339. Recently, the advanced version of Lakshya-IIwas successfully flight-tested at the IntegratedTest Range at Chandipur. What is Lakshya-II?(a) A pilotless target aircraft(b) A missile(c) A space craft(d) A torpedo

340. The government of India has officiallynominated which of the following personalitiesas India’s candidate for the post of Judge ofthe International Court of Justice (ICJ) in thecasual vacancy caused in Asia following theresignation of Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawnehfrom Jordan in October 2011?(a) Justice Deepak Mishra(b) Justice Dalveer Bhandari(c) Dr. Nagendra Singh(d) Justice R.S. Pathak

341. Which of the following NGO has recentlylaunched a website on hunger?(a) BHOOKH(b) Gandhi Foundation(c) Stand Against Hunger (HAH)(d) Jana Arogya Andolana Karnataka (JAAK)

342. HDFC Life, a private life insurance company,has launched its first international operationswith the opening of its representative officein:(a) Singapore (b) Hong Kong(c) Dubai (d) Taiwan

343. Recently, the Coal Ministry has allocatedKerendari ‘B’ and ‘C’ coal blocks in NorthKaranpura coal fields to meet the fuelrequirements of Tilaiya power project. NorthKaranpura coal fields are located in which ofthe following states?(a) Jhanrkhand(b) Chhatisgarh(c) Odisha(d) Andhra Pradesh

344. Asian champion P. Harikrishna is associatedwith which of the following sports?(a) Badminton (b) Squash(c) Chess (d) Snooker

345. Who among the following personalities hasbeen posthumously awarded the AshokChakra, the highest peacetime gallantryaward on Republic Day?(a) Captain Romil Chaddha(b) Grenadier Salil Mishra(c) Lieutenant Navdeep Singh(d) Major Mohit Singh

February 2012

346. Which of the following committees wasinvolved in the investigation of the Antrix-Devasdeal?(a) Indrajit Gupta Committee(b) Shunglu Committee(c) Pratyush Sinha Committee(d) Arun Maira Committee



347. Which defence company recently baggedIndia’s largest defence deal ?(a) EADS (b) Rafale(c) Lockheed Martin (d) Dassault

348. Which among the following organizationsrecently released a new rating index called‘Comparative Rating Index of Sovereigns’(CRIS)?(a) Moody’s(b) CRISIL(c) Ministry of Finance, India(d) S & P

349. With which field would you associate MikePandey ?(a) Film making (b) Advertising(c) History (d) Photography

350. Which of the following schemes/ systemswas recently launched by NABARD to helpfarmers avoid distress sale of their produce?(a) Gramin Bhandaran Yojna(b) Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (NWR)

system(c) Nodal NGO Scheme(d) Marketing Assistance Scheme

351. A wetland near Udaipur became the secondbreeding site for the rare Black-necked Storks.Which of the following is the first?(a) Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary(b) Keoladev National Park(c) Bandhavgarh National Park(d) Chilka Lake Sanctuary

352. Who has been appointed the new Director ofAll India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) ?(a) Ved Prakash(b) Dr. S.S. Mantha(c) M. Abdul Rahman(d) J. S. Sharma

353. Which sport is Dipika Pallikal associatedwith?(a) Tennis (b) Badminton(c) Table Tennis (d) Squash

354. Which country became the 157th country toadopt the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty?(a) Philippines (b) Malaysia(c) Indonesia (d) Vietnam

355. Which state in India became the first state toissue e-stamp papers in all denominations?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Rajasthan(c) Delhi (d) Kerala

356. Which city is the host of the 60th NationalPolice Games, 2012?(a) Patna (b) Gaya(c) Ranchi (d) Bhubaneswar.

357. Which city will host the mini Pravasi BharatiyaDivas in October,2012?(a) San Francisco (b) Dubai(c) London (d) Vancouver.

358. Who is the new president of Maldives?(a) Mohammad Nasheed(b) Mohammad Rasool(c) Mohammad W. Hassan(d) Mohammad Gayoom

359. Which city organized the MGNREGASammelan 2012?(a) Mumbai (b) Gandhinagar(c) Kolkata (d) New Delhi.

360. With which state would you associate therecently organized Khajuraho dance festival?(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Odisha (d) Maharashtra.

361. Fabio Capello is associated with which sport?(a) Soccer (b) Lawn Tennis(c) Hockey (d) Cricket

362. Who has been appointed as the president ofIvory Coast?(a) Laurent Ggagbo (b) Alassane Ouattara(c) Gervinho (d) Salomon Kalou.



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363. The International airport in Peshawar, Pakistanhas been recently re-named after whichfamous personality?(a) Benazir Bhutto(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah(c) Alama Iqbal(d) Khan Abdul Gafar Khan

364. Who has been elected as the new PrimeMinister of the Provisional NationalTransitional Council of Libya?(a) Abdurrahim El-Keib(b) Idrees Keita(c) Ali Jabar Muazzam(d) Talha Jubair.

365. Which state was in news recently for the largenumber of hooch deaths, attributed to theconsumption of spurious liquor in February,2012?(a) Bihar (b) Jharkhand(c) Odisha (d) West Bengal.

366. Along with Equatorial Guinea, which othercountry hosted the 2012 African Cup ofNations Football tournament?(a) Gabon (b) Guinea(c) Gambia (d) Guinea- Bissau

367. The Falkland Islands, which has been in newsrecently is a subject of dispute betweenArgentina and…………?(a) Chile (b) Great Britain(c) Peru (d) Brazil

368. Who was awarded the Laureus Sports award2012 for best sportsperson (female) ?(a) Anastasia Myskina(b) Vivian Cheruiyot(c) Kim Clijsters(d) Laila Ali.

369. Who has been recently chosen as the brandambassador of West Bengal?(a) Aamir Khan (b) Salman Khan(c) Shahrukh Khan (d) Saif Ali Khan.

370. Which city will host the Nuclear Securitysummit in March, 2012?(a) Tokyo (b) Hanoi(c) Hong King (d) Seoul.

371. Which Indian envoy was recently sent toMaldives to assess the situation in Maldives?(a) Nirupma Rao (b) Vijay Nambiar(c) M. Ganapathi (d) Jamini Bhagwati.

372. Which city has been recently declared as thecheapest city in the world to reside?(a) Mumbai (b) Karachi(c) New Delhi (d) Dhaka.

373. The telecom company Telenor belongs towhich of the following countries?(a) Finland (b) Denmark(c) Sweden (d) Norway

374. Which country won the African Cup of Nations2012 Football tournament?(a) Zambia (b) Ivory Coast(c) Ghana (d) Mali.

375. Which Uruguayan footballer was in newsrecently for alleged racism charges leveledby French footballer Patrice Evra in EnglishPremier League football competition?(a) Diego Godin (b) Luis Suarez(c) DiegoForlan (d) Louis Saha.

376. Which city recently hosted the 44th sessionof the Indian Labour Conference?(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai.

377. Which Abu-Dhabi based telecom operator hasdecided to wind up its India operations afterthe Supreme Court cancelled 15 licenses heldby it, after an investigation in the 2G licensescam?(a) Uninor (b) Etisalat(c) Telenor (d) Al-Wahid.

378. On which date did UNESCO recently observethe World Radio day?(a) 12th February,2012(b) 14th February,2012(c) 13th February,2012(d) 15th February,2012.



379. What is the name of the Pilot project launchedby President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil toempower women in rural areas throughtelecom services?(a) Awaaz (b) Mahila Shakti(c) Naari Shakti (d) Sanchar Shakti

380. What was the name of the last surviving WorldWar one veteran who died recently?(a) Angelia Patterson(b) Florence Patterson(c) Florida Patterson(d) Nancy Drew.

381. Which city in China would be hosting the 2014Youth Summer Olympics?(a) Beijing (b) Dalian(c) Nanjing (d) Chengdu.

382. Which Indian city has been recentlydesignated to become a solar city within fiveyears?(a) Hubli (b) Chandigarh(c) Mysore (d) Bengaluru.

383. Which Asian country, a hub of totalcommunism, which was also in news recently,adheres to the Juche philosophy?(a) North Korea (b) China(c) Laos (d) Myanmar.

384. Which city would host an InternationalConference to discuss the future of Somalia?(a) Nairobi (b) London(c) Amsterdam (d) Geneva.

385. Who has been recently appointed as the newPresident of Finland?(a) Arsi Harju(b) Johanna Sigurdattor(c) Amor Gudjohnsen(d) Siuli Niinisto

March 2012

386. The Freedom and Justice Party has emergedas the single largest party in the recentparliamentary elections in which among thefollowing countries?(a) Egypt (b) Bahrain(c) Yemen (d) Iran.

387. Which country recently won the 1st WomenKabbadi world championship?(a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh(c) Iran (d) India

388. In context with agriculture in India, the year2012 has been declared as the year of_______?(a) Horticulture (b) Green manure(c) Sericulture (d) Organic farming.

389. Annual elepahant festival was recentlycelebrated in which city of Rajasthan?(a) Jodhpur (b) Jaipur(c) Bikaner (d) Sikar.

390. Terry Wagon is a famous personality, who isassociated with which of the following fields?(a) Music band(b) T.V broadcasting(c) Radio broadcasting(d) Economics.

391. Who among the following was recently sentto Syria as the special UN Envoy?(a) Tony Blair (b) Hillary Clinton(c) Vijay Nambiar (d) Kofi Annan.

392. With which sports would you associateChristopher Samba, who was in newsrecently, because of racism issues?(a) Tennis(b) Soccer(c) Hockey(d) American League football.



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393. Who has been elected as the new chief ofISI?(a) Ahmad Shuja Pasha(b) Saad Janjua(c) Zaheerul Islam(d) Iftikhar Khan.

394. With which country would you associate thefootball club Anzhi Makhachkala?(a) Ukraine (b) Belarus(c) Russia (d) Turkey

395. Ravi Shankar Sharma, popularly known as “Ravi” who recently passed away wasassociated with which field?(a) Music (b) Poetry(c) Literature (d) Fiction writing.

396. With which political party would you associateDinesh Trivedi?(a) Congress(b) BSP(c) Samajwadi Party(d) Trinamool Congress.

397. With which state would you associate OkramIbobi Singh?(a) Mizoram (b) Nagaland(c) Manipur (d) Tripura.

398. Which state has won the recently organizedVijay Hazare cricket trophy?(a) Delhi (b) Bengal(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka.

399. Who has been appointed as the new ChiefMinister of Uttarakhand?(a) Vijay Bahuguna(b) Hemavati Bahuguna(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna(d) Ramesh Nishank.

400. Which city is developing the second financialhub in India after the Bandra-Kurla complexin Mumbai?(a) Bengaluru (b) Mumbai(c) Delhi (d) Kolkata

401. Which day was recently celebrated asInternational Glaucoma Day?(a) March 12th (b) March 13th

(c) March 14th (d) March 15th.

402. Which country contributed the largest numberof migrants; i.e.-people who move from thatcountry to another country in search of betterlife and prosperity?(a) Russia (b) China(c) India (d) Mexico

403. Which country in Africa was recently attackedby Ethiopia, for harbouring and training forces,which were allegedly trying to destabilizeEthiopia?(a) Somalia (b) Sierra Leone(c) Eritrea (d) Kenya.

404. Which European country recently witnesseda terrible bus crash which killed scores ofschool children?(a) Belgium (b) Switzerland(c) France (d) Austria.

405. Which European country’s airlines would beresuming air services to Mogadishu, Somalia,becoming the first non-African airline carrierto fly into Somalia after 2 decades of civil war?(a) Turkish Airlines (b) KLM(c) Air France (d) British Airways.

406. Who has been elected as the new Chairmanof the Securities Commission of Malaysia?(a) Ranjit Ajit Singh(b) Zarinah Anwar(c) Tunku Abdul Rehman(d) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

407. Which famous social activist is the founderof the NGO Chintan, which was in newsrecently for winning a top award in USA?(a) Ela Gandhi(b) Medha Patkar(c) Bharati Chaturvedi(d) Sandeep Pandey.



408. Which state has launched the “ Mamonischeme” to reduce maternal mortality ratesin the state?(a) Assam (b) West Bengal(c) Jharkhand (d) Odisha.

409. Which African country’s Prime Minister andthe entire cabinet recently resigned after justemerging from a civil war?(a) Gabon (b) Sierra Leone(c) Ivory Coast (d) Somalia.

410. Which movie won the best movie award inthe recently announced National Filmawards?(a) Kutty Srank(b) Byari Deool(c) Adaminte Makan Abu(d) Antaheen.

411. Which senior official in the PMO ( PrimeMinister’s Office) has been selected as ayoung global leader by the World EconomicForum?(a) Binoy Rob(b) Pankaj Pachauri(c) Binoy Job(d) Amar Upadhyay.

412. Which airlines was recently suspended byIATA for non-payment of dues?(a) Jet Airways(b) Pawan Hans(c) Vayudoot(d) Kingfisher Airways.

413. Cyclone Irena which recently caused a lot ofdevastation struck which African country?(a) Mozambique(b) Madagascar(c) Mauritius(d) Somalia.

414. Which Indian bank decided to open 100 singlebranches in a day on March 10th, 2012?(a) Bank of India(b) Indian Bank(c) Central Bank of India(d) Federal Bank.

415. Which state recently celebrated Shigmotsav,a festival of colours?(a) Goa (b) Gujarat(c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh.



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1 c 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 c11 c 12 c 13 d 14 d 15 c 16 c 17 d 18 c 19 b 20 b21 d 22 b 23 a 24 d 25 b 26 d 27 c 28 b 29 d 30 d31 a 32 b 33 d 34 b 35 a 36 b 37 d 38 c 39 b 40 a41 b 42 d 43 b 44 c 45 a 46 c 47 d 48 c 49 b 50 b51 c 52 d 53 a 54 d 55 c 56 d 57 d 58 b 59 b 60 c61 b 62 c 63 d 64 a 65 d 66 c 67 b 68 c 69 a 70 b71 d 72 c 73 b 74 d 75 a 76 a 77 d 78 c 79 b 80 d81 b 82 c 83 a 84 d 85 b 86 a 87 d 88 b 89 c 90 b91 c 92 a 93 d 94 c 95 b 96 c 97 a 98 b 99 c 100 d

101 a 102 c 103 a 104 b 105 c 106 b 107 c 108 b 109 b 110 a111 a 112 c 113 a 114 b 115 d 116 b 117 a 118 a 119 a 120 b121 d 122 a 123 d 124 b 125 a 126 d 127 b 128 d 129 a 130 c131 c 132 a 133 a 134 c 135 b 136 d 137 c 138 c 139 a 140 b141 b 142 b 143 d 144 b 145 c 146 a 147 b 148 d 149 a 150 b151 c 152 d 153 c 154 a 155 b 156 c 157 d 158 a 159 b 160 c161 a 162 b 163 d 164 c 165 a 166 d 167 a 168 b 169 a 170 c171 b 172 a 173 c 174 b 175 a 176 c 177 d 178 a 179 b 180 c181 d 182 a 183 b 184 c 185 d 186 a 187 b 188 c 189 b 190 a191 d 192 b 193 a 194 c 195 b 196 a 197 c 198 d 199 a 200 d201 b 202 a 203 b 204 d 205 a 206 c 207 d 208 a 209 b 210 a211 d 212 a 213 b 214 c 215 d 216 a 217 b 218 c 219 d 220 a221 b 222 c 223 b 224 a 225 d 226 a 227 c 228 b 229 c 230 a231 a 232 b 233 c 234 a 235 b 236 c 237 c 238 b 239 a 240 c241 d 242 c 243 a 244 a 245 b 246 b 247 a 248 c 249 c 250 a251 a 252 c 253 d 254 a 255 d 256 c 257 d 258 c 259 c 260 a261 b 262 c 263 d 264 b 265 d 266 c 267 d 268 c 269 d 270 b271 a 272 b 273 a 274 b 275 b 276 c 277 b 278 c 279 c 280 c281 d 282 c 283 a 284 d 285 d 286 a 287 a 288 c 289 d 290 b291 d 292 b 293 d 294 c 295 b 296 c 297 d 298 c 299 b 300 b301 a 302 c 303 a 304 d 305 b 306 a 307 d 308 c 309 b 310 c311 b 312 c 313 c 314 d 315 b 316 c 317 c 318 b 319 c 320 a321 d 322 b 323 c 324 d 325 c 326 d 327 a 328 b 329 d 330 c331 d 332 b 333 a 334 d 335 c 336 a 337 a 338 c 339 a 340 b341 d 342 c 343 a 344 c 345 c 346 c 347 b 348 c 349 a 350 b351 b 352 c 353 d 354 c 355 c 356 a 357 b 358 c 359 d 360 b361 a 362 b 363 d 364 a 365 c 366 a 367 b 368 b 369 c 370 d371 c 372 b 373 d 374 a 375 b 376 a 377 b 378 c 379 d 380 b381 c 382 c 383 a 384 b 385 d 386 a 387 d 388 a 389 b 390 c391 d 392 b 393 c 394 c 395 a 396 d 397 c 398 b 399 a 400 d401 a 402 d 403 c 404 b 405 a 406 a 407 c 408 a 409 c 410 b411 c 412 d 413 b 414 d 415 a

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