1. Where did the representatives of 27 countries meet in November 2011 to evolve a consensus-based mechanism that will ensure stability and prosperity in the wartorn Afghanistan? 1) Kabul 2) Istanbul 3) Islamabad 4) New Delhi 5) New York
2. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of which of the following states in November 2011?
1) Sikkim 2) Manipur 3) Meghalaya 4) Tripura 5) Arunachal Pradesh
3. Agriculture accounts for what per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? 1) 16% 2) 28% 3) 56% 4) 32% 5) 25%
4. Michael Chilufya Sata has become the President of which of the following African countries?
1) Tanzania 2) Zambia 3) Malawi 4) Mozambique 5) Zimbabwe
5. The Union Cabinet has approved the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill, 2011. This bill provides for mining companies to keep aside what per cent of their net profits for a Mineral Development Fund to be used for the rehabilitation of project-affected people in the tribal areas of India?
1) 25% 2) 26% 3) 49% 4) 30% 5) 35%
6. Who is the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and the Director-General of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO)? 1) V.G.Sekaran 2) Avinash Chander 3) V.K.Saraswat 4) Radhakrishna
5) Kasturi Rangan
7. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been appointed as external auditor of which of the following organizations? 1) IAEA & WTO 2) WTO & UNESCO 3) UNICEF & UNESCO 4) IAEA & WIPO
5) None of these
8. Which of the following days is observed as The International Day of Non-Violence? 1) January 30 2) October 31 3) October 2 4) October 24 5) January 12
9. Anwar al-Awlaki, an influential leader of the al-Qaeda, was killed in a drone attack recently. In which country was he killed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the USA? 1) Pakistan 2) Yemen 3) Saudi Arabia 4) USA 5) Afghanistan
10. Who has become the first woman jawan in the Indian Army? 1) Poonam Kaur 2) Dimple Singla 3) Shanti Tigga 4) Nandana Sen 5) None of these
11.The President of Myanmar visited India recently. His name? 1) U Thein Sein 2) U Aye Myint 3) Than Shwe 4) U Thant 5) None of these
12.Which country will host the World Steel Conference in October 2012? 1) China 2) India 3) Japan 4) USA 5) Australia
13.The American computer scientist who created the C programming language passed away recently. His name?
1) Steve Jobs 2) Dennis Ritchie 3) Ken Thompson 4) Patrick Fischer 5) None of these
14.Two former Presidents were awarded the 2011 World Food Prize for their success in tackling chronic hunger in their countries. One is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil) and the other is John Ag-yekum Kufuor. John Kufuor is the former President of which of the following African countries?
1) Sudan 2) Angola 3) Nigeria 4) Ghana 5) Ethiopia
15.Which team won the Durand Cup football tournament in October 2011? (It is the oldest football tournament in India) 1) Churchill Brothers 2) Prayag United 3) Mohun Bagan 4) Chirag United Kerala 5) None of these
16.Indian-American Bobby Jindal has been re-elected to a second term as the Governor of which of the following states in the USA? 1) Texas 2) Louisiana 3) Alaska 4) California 5) South Carolina
17.World Diabetes Day is observed every year on which of the following days? 1) October 31 2) November 19 3) November 21 4) November 14 5) November 9
18.Queen Elizabeth is the constitutional monarch of how many sovereign nations in the world? 1) 9 2) 16 3) 25 4) 8 5) 11
19.Which country has test -fired nuclear capable Hatf-7 or Babur cruise missile with a range of 700 km?
1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan 3) Iran 4) Syria 5) Iraq
20.In the October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tuni-sian Revolution, which party won 91 of the 217 assembly sea-ts, far more than any other party? 1) Ennahda 2) PDP 3) Ettakatol 4) Al Aridha 5) Congress for the Republic
21. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial dailies/ magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ? 1. Public Per Capita Power 2. Per Capita Potential Purchases 3. Purchasing Power Parity 4. Present Purchasing Power 5. None of these
22. The recent press report indicates that one of the Economies of the world took over another Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two, ranking at world level. Which one of the following country is that ?
1. Japan 2. China 3. Germany 4. Australia 5. India
23. Which of the following villagers received first lot of UID numbers ? 1. Vaijapur in Maharashtra 2. Bedkihal in Karnataka 3. Tembhli in Maharashtra 4. Navagam in Gujarat 5. None of these
24. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale Price Index, implemented from September 2010 is given to which of the following item ? 1. Fuel 2. Food items 3. Manufactured items 4. Primary Articles 5. All of these
25. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy?
1. Economic Factors only 2. Investment only 3. Innovation/Market Base only 4. Only 1 and 2 5. All 1, 2 and 3
26. What do you understand by Community Development programmes ?
1. Villages participation in the programme
2. A movement to promote better living for the whole community
3. A movement to promote better living for the whole community with the assistance of local Government
4. A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community 5. None of these
27. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest ?
1. Agricultural Credit disbursement 2. Sugar production 3. Wheat procurement 4. Fertilizer distribution 5. Handlooms
28. What is a Panchayati Raj ? 1. It is a community development programme 2. It is a cooperative movement 3. It is a scheme of self governance
4. It is an exercise in decentralisation of administrative authority 5. It is an out dated system, not followed now
29. Which one of the following is the updated base 7for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?
1. 2002-2003 2. 2003-2004 3. 2004-2005 4. 2005-2006 5. 2006-2007
30. What is a Green Index ?
1. It measures nation’s wealth according to GNP per capita
2. It measures nation’s wealth according to GDP per captia
3. It measures nation’s wealth according to provisions of control on Green house gases
4. It measures nation’s wealth in terms of coverage of forest area 5. None of these
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