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Answer: a

The DRDO test-fired indigenously built Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on 28 May 2012. What

kind of missile Akash is?a. Surface-to-air missile

b. Air-to-surface missilec. Surface-to-surface missiled. Water-to-surface missileAnswer: a

The Union Cabinet on 31 May 2012 approved the National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012. Which of the following facts are not

related to the National Telecom Policy?1. The policy also allows national number portability but with no visible timelines2. NTP 2012 expects to take India's presently 39% rural teledensity to 70% in the next 5 years3. The new policy will make roaming free of any charge4. Spectrum pricing falls under the purview of new telecom policya. Only 1

b. 1 &4c. 2&3d. Only 4Answer: (d)

9. Army Chief General V.K. Singh, who led over the one-million-strong Indian Army for the past 26 months, retired on 20 May

2012. Figure out which one of the following fact is not correct about General V.K. Singh? 1. He became the Chief of Staff of the Army on 31 March 20102. He was commissioned into the Rajput regiment on 14 June 19703. He was the first Army Chief who moved to The Supreme Court of India against the Union Government4. He raised the issue of shortages and deficiencies in the Army

a. 1b. 2c. 3d. All the facts are correctAnswer: dBrahmeshwar Singh alias Mukhiyaji,' the head of a dreaded private militia of upper caste landowners in Bihar, was shot dead on

1 June 2012. Name the group he was head of?a. MCC

b. Ranvir Senac. Peoples War Group


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d. CPI( Maoist)Answer: b

India decided how many athletes to send in London Olympics 2012?

a. 57b. 81c. 62d. 75Answer: (b)

Who is the Indian flag bearer in London Olympics 2012?a. Susil Kumar

b. Vijender Singhc. Abhinav Bindrad. Leander PaesAnswer: (a)

According to which international organisations report, India is listed among the top five countries across the world where a large

number of children dies due to diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea ? a. UNICEF

b. WHOc. World Bankd. NHRCAnswer: (a)

Name the Indian human rights activists who were honoured with the International Peace Award given by the Gandhi Foundation

at the House of Lords.?a. Binayak Sen & Bulu Imam

b. Medha Patkar & Abahay Amte

c. Anna Hazare & Kiran Bedid. Arvind Kejariwal & Aruna RoyAnswer: (a)

The Supreme Court of India on 11 June 2012 upheld which one of the following high courts ruling to quash 4.5 per cent sub-

quota for minorities in central educational institutions?


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a. Allahabad High Courtb. Karnataka High Courtc. Delhi High Courtd. Andhra Pradesh High CourtAnswer: (d)

Name the BEML chairman and MD, who was suspended by the Union defence Ministry on 11 June 2012 to ensure fair

investigation into the Tatra truck deal and other cases ? a. G Madhavan Nair

b. Surendra Khannac. VRS Natarajand. Amit BaruaAnswer: (c)

The Hyderabad bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) set aside the appointment of V. Dinesh Reddy as Director

General of Police of Andhra Pradesh. What was the ground of Reddys removal as the state DGP?a. Seniority

b. Corruptionc. misconductd. none of the aboveAnswer: (a)

Which one of the following ministeries decided to defer its plan to digitalise cable TV services in metros by four months as they

were found not to be ready for it?a. Union Finance Ministry

b. Union Home Ministryc. Union Science Ministryd. Union Information & Technology MinistryAnswer: (d)

Name the person who was served the Enforcement Directorate notice to question him on charges of money laundering ? a. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy

b. A Rajac. Suresh Kalmadid. Virbhadra SinghAnswer: (a)


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The Pakistan government on 28 June 2012, released Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh after he served life imprisonment in Pakistani

Prison. Who is the other Indian citizen who has been languishing in Pakistani prison and was denied liberty by the Pakistani

authorities on 26 June 2012?

a. Sarabjeet Singhb. Swarnjeet Singhc. Sarvajeet Singhd. Amarjeet SinghAnswer: (a)

Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned on 26 July 2012 in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing corruption charges

against him. Which one of the following facts about Virbhadra Singh is not true? 1. He was the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises2. He first became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in April 19833. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mandi constituency4. Before joining Congress he was the member of BJPa. Only 4

b. Only 2c. Only 1d. Only 3Answer: (a)34.Name the person who was appointed the new Commissioner of Delhi Police by the Union Home Ministry on 28 June 2012 ?a. BK Gupta

b. Neeraj Kumarc. Surendra Singhd. CP VergeseAnswer: (b)

36. Who Indian player won Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold title in Bangkok 2012? a.Madhumita Bisht

b. Saniya nehwal

c. Jwala Guptad. Aparna PopatAnswer. (b)


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Which one of the following is correct:Rafael Nadal defeated _______ to win his seventh French Open Singles Title. a. Mats Wilander

b. Roy Emerson

c. Serbian Novak Djokovicd. Roland GarrosAnswer. (c)

38. Which one of the following won French Open 2012?a. Maria Sharapova

b. Petra Kvitova

c. Venus Williamsd. Sara ErraniAnswer. (a)

39. Which one of the following is correct?Maria Sharapova defeated _______ to win French Open 2012 a. Kim Clijsters

b. Agnieszka Radwanskac. Venus Williamsd. Sara ErraniAnswer. (d)

40. Consider the following:Who won the in Asian junior wrestling championship 2012? a. Indu Chaudhary

b. Sakshi Malik

c. Both A and Bd. None of the AboveAnswer. (c)

Which one of the following signed as Brand Ambassador of Kalyan Jewellers? a. Kajol

b. Katrina Kaifc. Amitabh Bachchand. Diya MirzaAnswer: (c)


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42. Which one of the following launched first educational tablet PC? a. Alphabetics Computer

b. HP

c. IBM

d. AppleAnswer: (a)

Which Hindi news channel acquired English News channel NewsX? a. Aaj Tak

b. Good Morning Indiac. India Newsd. Information TVAnswer: (d) Information TV

Which one of the following launched Purview 808? a. Nokia

b. BlackBerryc. Motorolad. SamsungAnswer. (a) Nokia

47. which of the following is correct?Nokia Pureview 808 is a ___________a. Featured Phone

b. Smart Phonec. Both A and Bd. None of the aboveAnswer. (b) Smart Phone

48. which one of the following decided to buy London Metal Exchange? a. Tokyo Stoke Exchange

b. Hong Kong Stock Exchange

c. Toronto Stoke Exchanged. Korea Exchange


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Answer. (b) Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Who was the first company in India who had mass-production and sell more than a million cars? a. Maruti Suzuki

b. Honda Ltdc. Hyundai Ltdd. Ford LtdAnswer. (a)

52. which one of the following appointed as Brand Ambassador of Nepal Cricket Association? a) Rahul Dravid

b) Sachin Tendulkarc) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

d) Virat Kohli

Answer. (c)

53. Which one of the following is the maker of BlackBerry? a) HP

b) RIMc) AIMd) AppleAnswer. (b)

54. Consider the following two Statements:I. BlackBerry is a Featured phone.II. BlackBerry was developed and designed by Apple. Which of the following answer is correct?a) I is correct

b) II is correctc) Both I) and II are correctd) Both I) and II are incorrectAnswer. (d)

55. Consider the following Statment?a) BlackBerry- Featured Phone


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d. Harsha VijiAnswer. (a)

60. Which Airlines Launched Daily Flights to Dubai from Delhi and Mumbai in 2012? a. Indigo

b. Spice jetc. Kingfisher Airlinesd. GoAnswer. (b)

61.Which one of the following is Spice jet CEO?a. Vijay Mallays

b. Neil Millsc. Kalanithi Marand. Neil RaymondAnswer. (b)

62. Identify the false fact about The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012(a) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2012 concluded in Beijing on 7 June 2012 (b) The member states of the SCO adopted 100 agreements on the concluding day of the summit.(c) Leaders and officials from the four SCO observer countries of Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and India were also present at the

summit.(d) Chinese President Hu Jintao offered a 10 billion U.S. dollars loan to the SCO which will be used be used to promote the

development of SCO membersAnswer: (b)

63. A US drone strike in northwest Pakistan killed al-Qaida's second-in-command -------------?(a) Ayman al-Zawahiri(b) Abu Yahya al-Libi(c) Hasan Qayid(d) Osama Bin LadenAnswer: (b)

64. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster of the country

in nearly past two decades. Identify the place. (a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara(b) Naha Airport, Japan


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(c) Verona, Italy,(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North LondonAnswer: (a)

65. A countrys pro-democracy leader -------------carried out her first trip outside the country since 1988.

a. Yusuf Raja Gilanib. Aung Saan Suu Kyic. Husain Haqqani

d. P. ChidambaramAnswer: (c)

66. Which missile did Pakistan successfully test-fire on 5 June 2012? (a) Hatf-VII (Babur) cruise missile

(b) AgniVI (air drone)(c) Alacrn missile(d) Velvet GloveAnswer: (a)

67.Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed from his post,(a) Khil Raj Regmi(b) Parmanand Jha(c) Baburam Bhattarai(d) Purna Kumari SubediAnswer: (c)

68. In what location did a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 on 30 May 2012 (a) Northeastern Italy(b) Pakistan(c) Bali(d) SikkimAnswer: (a)

69. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster of the country

in nearly past two decades. Identify the place. (a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara (b) Naha Airport, Japan


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(c) Verona, Italy,(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North LondonAnswer: (a)

70. The United Nations Human Rights Council on 1 June 2012 approved an investigation into the mass killing of civilians at.. and condemned Syria for the massacre. (identify the place out of the names)a. Gilani

b. Houlac. Haqqani

d. ChidambaramAnswer: (c)

71. Which two countries on 31 May 2012 inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and

joint investment between the two countries.(a) India and Bahrain(b) India and Singapore(c) India and China(d) India and South KoreaAnswer: (a)

72. Which the following two countries have had talks in Siachen that were held at the Ministry of Defence, Rawalpindi on 11

12 June 2012.

(a) India and Pakistan(b) Afghanistan and India(c) India and United States of America(d) India and IsraelAnswer: (a)

73._______________ US defence secretary arrived India on a two-day visit in June, 2012 ?(a) Barak Obama(b) Antonis Samara(c) Mohommed Moorsi(d) Leon PanettaAnswer: (d) Leon Panetta

74. Who was held responsible by the Pakistan judicial commission for not being fair to his country while serving as an envoy to


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the United States of America and also Held him responsible for memo seeking help to stave off a feared coup in that country. a. Yusuf Raja Gilani

b. Antonis Samarac. Husain Haqqani

d. P. Chidambaram

Answer: (c)

75. Identify the false date of the World Anti-child Labour Day which is observed across the globe to highlight the need to protect

the rights of the child.(a) 6 January

(b) 15 August(c) 25 November(d) 12 JuneAnswer. (d)

76. Which of the following two countries have decided to make serious efforts for amicable solution to Siachen issue.

(a) India and Pakistan(b) India and Russia

(c) India and South Korea(d) India and AfghanistanAnswer: (a)

77. Renowned Assamese Poet Hiren Bhattacharyya, who was fondly called Hiru-da by his admirers, passed away on 4 July 2012.

Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true?1. He was well known as Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) in the Assamese literature 2. He had received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992

3. Lora Dhemali (1991) and Akon Dhemali (1991) were two of his most famous collections of children writingincluding Shyam

Benegal's Nishant, Ankur, Kalyug and Bhumika4. He was born in West Bengala. Only 1

b. Only4c. 2 & 3d. Only 2Answer: (b)

78. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.


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1. He was appointed the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India2. Earlier he served as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes3. He is a 1979-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service officer4. He is known for his initiatives in the area of development of an effective financial management information systema. Jawahar Thakur

b. J. H. Patelc. Rahul Khullard. Sudheesh BhattacharyaAnswer: (a)

79.Name the person who was appointed the Director of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 2 July 2012. a. Amar Pradhan

b. M Balachandranc. Anup Sankar Bhattacharyad. Shankar SharanAnswer: (c)

80.National Crime Record Bureau released the statistics for crime in year 2011. Consider the following statements and state

which of the following facts are wrong referring to the NCRB statistics: i) Rape with 24206 cases in 2011, emerged as the biggest crime in India in India.ii) Nearly 14027 farm suicide cases were reported in 2011 Choose the right option:a) Both i and ii are correct.

b) Only i is correct.c) Only ii is correct.d) Neither i nor ii is correct.Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct

81. The Union Government of India on 4 July 2012 unveiled the 5.4 billion dollar free drug policy. Consider the following statements:i)Under the new policy, every citizen of the country will be provided free medicines in all public health centres spread across the

countryii) The policy will remain effective over the next five years Choose the right option:a) Both i and ii are correct.

b) Only i is correct.c) Only ii is correct.


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d) Neither i nor ii is correct.Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct

82. As per the latest data released by the commerce and industry ministry on 29 May 2012, the eight core sectors registered ahigher growth rate in May 2012? What was the percentage growth recorded? a. 3.8 per cent

b. 4.3 per centc. 5 per centd. 6.1 per centAnswer: (a)

83. According to the latest foreign trade data released by the Union Commerce Ministry, on 2 Jun e 2012, Indias exports slipped

by what per cent to 25.68 billion dollar in May 2012?a. 3.25%

b. 4.16%c. 4.71%d. 5.22%Answer: (b)

84. As per the latest data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India's fiscal deficit during the April-May, the

first two months of the fiscal year 2012-13 stood at 27 per cent of the budget estimates? What was the deficit figure? a. 1.75 lakh crore rupees

b. 2.12 lakh crore rupeesc. 1.41 lakh crore rupeesd. 2.75 lakh crore rupeesAnswer: (c)

85. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 10 July 2012 permitted which of the following bourses to

operate as a full-fledged stock exchange thereby ending nearly four-year-long wait of the bourse?(a). Ahmadabad Stock Exchange (ASE)(b). Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE)(c). National Stock Exchange (NSE)(d). MCX-SXAnswer: (d)


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86. Indias direct tax collections registered what per cent increase in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2012-13?(a) 47.16%(b) 41.22%(c) 45%(d) 43.33%

Answer: (a)

87. Which two of the following credit cards HDFC launched for Doctors? a. Superia & Platinum

b. Platinum & Titaniumc. Titanium & Goldd. Gold & SuperiaAnswer. (a)

89. Which one of the following is correct?TATA AIG Life Insurance turned in to ___________a. TATA AIP Life

b. TATA AIA Lifec. TATA AIT Lifed. TATA TIA LifeAnswer. (b)

90. What was the following is correct?The full form of TATA AIG Life was _____________ .a. Tata Australian International Group

b. Tata America International Groupc. Tata American International Groupingd. Tata American International GroupAnswer. (d)

91. Consider the statementApple paid 60 million dollar to Shenzhen Proview Technology to settle _______. Which one of the following is correct?a. Legal Dispute

b. Business Disputec. Personal Dispute


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b. Americanc. Russiand. EnglandAnswer. (c)

97. Which one of the following discarded Arsenal Contract Offer in 2012? a. Van Persie

b. Mickelsonc. Kerwind. Samir NasriAnswer. (a)

98. Which one of the following won Euro Cup Football Championship 2012? a. Denmark

b. Germanyc. Italyd. Spain

Answer. (d)

99. Which two companies listed in top 100 of Fortunes World magazine 2012?a. State Bank of India & Indian Oil

b. Hindustan Petroleum & State Bank of Indiac. Reliance Industries & Hindustan Petroleumd. Indian Oil & Reliance Industries Answer. (d)

100. Consider the statement:FaceBook introduced _________ to allow developers to translate the names and descriptions into other languages.Which one of the following is correct?a. App Center

b. App Dashboardc. App xpressd. App TranslatorAnswer. (b)

101. Which one of the following is appointed as the Joint Managing director of AirIndia? a Arvind Jadav


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b. Sunil Arorac. Rohit Nandand. Nasir AliAnswer. (d)

102. In which year Air India and Indian Airlines merged?a. 2008

b 2007c. 2006d. 2005Answer. (a)

103. Which one of the following launched Apparel and Fashion xPress for Oracle Retail? a. Mahindra Satyam

b. Tech Mahindrac. MphasiS Corporationd. Larsen & ToubroAnswer.(a)

104. which one of the following division was introduced in London Olympics 2012? a. SAC ad hoc

b. CAS ad hocc. PAC ad hocd. CBS ad hocAnswer. (b)

105. Consider the statement:__________ titled book was released on Indian hockey Olympians.Which one of the following is correct?a. Report of Indian Hockey Olympians

b. Synopsis of Indian Olympiansc. Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympiansd. Hockey Olympians BiographyAnswer. (c)

106. Which one of the following beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemens Singles Final 2012?a. Pete Sampras

b. Mikhail Youzhny


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c. Djokovicd. Roger FedererAnswer. (d)

107. Which one of the following beat Agnieszka Radwanskato claim Wimbledon Womens Singles Final 2012?

a. Petra Kvitovb. Serena Williamsc. Venus Williamsd. Victoria AzarenkaAnswer. (b)

108. Which one of the following has a world record of 555 dismissals?a. Jeff Dujon

b. Rodney William Marshc. Mark Boucherd. Adam GilchristAnswer. (c)

109. American Actor passed away on 8 July 2012. He was 95 years old. He took his last breath at Cedars-Sinai

Medical Center. He won the Oscar Award for his role in the film named Marty in the year 1955 (a) George Clooney(b) Ernest Borgnine(c) Jim Carrey(d) Bee GeesAnswer: (b) Ernest Borgnine

110. Which two countries signed three key bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 11 July 2012,

New Delhi.

(a) India and Afghanistan(b) India and Peru(c) India and Singapore(d) India and MozambiqueAnswer: (c) India and Singapore

111. World Population Day is celebrated on which day? It aims to make aware people about the increasing population in the

country.a. 27 March


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b. 11 Julyc. 10 Februaryd. 25 DecemberAnswer: (b)

112. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012,who assumed the

charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar

(a) Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012 assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar in the past 22 year(b) Prior to his current assignment, Mitchell served as President Bushs special envoy to Myanmar. (c) The decision marked a strong indication of US support to the political reforms being unfolded in Myanmar.(d) Prompted by the series of political reforms in the country, the US Government in January 2012 had announced to restore

diplomatic relation with Myanmar.Answer: (c)

113. Where was the international donors meeting that pledged $16 billion contribution for development aid to Afghanistan until

2015, held on 8 July 2012?a) United States

b) Indiac) Tokyod) MaldivesAnswer: (c) Tokyo

114.Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed from his post,(a) Khil Raj Regmi(b) Parmanand Jha(c) Baburam Bhattarai(d) Purna Kumari SubediAnswer: (c)

115. In what location did a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 on 30 May 2012 (a) Northeastern Italy(b) Pakistan(c) Bali(d) SikkimAnswer: (a)


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116. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on board were killed in the worst air disaster of the

country in nearly past two decades. Identify the place.(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city Antonis Samara (b) Naha Airport, Japan(c) Verona, Italy,

(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North LondonAnswer: (a)

117. The United Nations Human Rights Council on 1 June 2012 approved an investigation into the mass killing of civilians at

.. and condemned Syria for the massacre. (identify the place out of the names)a. Gilani

b. Houlac. Haqqani

d. ChidambaramAnswer: (c)

118. Which two countries on 31 May 2012 inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and

joint investment between the two countries.(a) India and Bahrain(b) India and Singapore(c) India and China(d) India and South KoreaAnswer: (a)

119. Which one of the following Indian IT company started its exclusive delivery centre for Aerospace and Defence in Toulouse

in France?(a) Wipro(b) Mahidra Satyam(c) TCS(d) HCLAnswer: (b)

120. Which one of the following Indian industrialists was chosen for the leadership award of the India-U.S. bilateral trade

promotion organisation U.S. India Business Council? (a) Azim Premjee(b) Shiv Nadar(c) Anand Mahindra


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(d) Ratan TataAnswer: (c)

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