General Knowledge - CG_S_002

1. Which film won the best film award in the 58th National Film Award announced on May 19, 2011 ?
(A) Fana
(B) Adaminte Makan Abu
(C) Lage Raho Munna Bhai
(D) Omkara
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2. 83rd Oscar Award declared in February 2011 for the best feature film went to the film—
(A) American Beauty
(B) The King’s Speech
(C) Lagaan
(D) Elizabeth
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3. Which one of the following is not a recipient of Padma Vibhushan awardees for the year 2011 ?
(A) Vijay Kelkar
(B) Satyadev Dubey
(C) Azim Premji
(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
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4. The Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011 has been conferred to—
(A) Harish Hande
(B) Nileema Mishra
(C) Koul Panha
(D) All of these
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5. The 37th G-8 Summit was held between 26-27 May, 2011 at—
(A) Toyako
(B) Heiligendamm
(C) Deauville
(D) St. Petersburg
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6. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s GDP growth rate for 2010-11 at—
(A) 7•5%
(B) 9•5%
(C) 7•0%
(D) 6•5%
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7. The person who headed U. N. Weapons Inspectors in Iraq was—
(A) Hans Blix
(B) Aron Sorkin
(C) Huge Jackson
(D) Martin Sheen
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8. Who won the Miss Universe 2010 ?
(A) Shandi Finnessey
(B) Alba Reyes
(C) Natalie Glebova
(D) Jinena Navarrete
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9. In a historic judgement the Supreme Court asked the government to link all the rivers by—
(A) 2005
(B) 2010
(C) 2012
(D) 2015
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10. Who was appointed the first Chief Information Commissioner following the coming into force of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ?
(A) Dalvir Chandra Bhandari
(B) G. Madhavan
(C) Vajahat Habibullah
(D) None of these
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11. Who among the following was the Indian flag bearer at the 28th Olympic Games held at Athens, Greece in August 2004 ?
(A) Jaspal Rana
(B) Anjali Bhagwat
(C) Anju B. George
(D) Mahesh Bhupati
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12. On which of the following grounds did Sachin Tendulkar play his 100th test ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kandy
(C) Oval
(D) Capetown
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13. Which of the following airports has been declared risky for landing by the Civil Aviation ministry ?
(A) Lucknow Airport
(B) Chandigarh Airport
(C) Patna Airport
(D) Ranchi Airport
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14. Which country along with India has begun its first ever joint co-ordinated patrols in the Andaman Sea to check poaching, smuggling and drug trafficking in the region ?
(A) USA
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Indonesia
(D) Korea
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15. Who among the following was the opponent of Petra Kvitova in the Wimbledon Tennis Women’s Singles final 2011 ?
(A) Maria Sharapova
(B) Martina Navratilova
(C) Monica Seles
(D) Anna Kournikova
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16. Which of the following states is planning to set up India’s first Agri Export Zone (AEZ) for Soyabean ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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17. The centre is planning to set up the National Institute of Animal Welfare in the state of—
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Haryana
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Punjab
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18. Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has ended codeshare agreement with—
(A) Indian Airlines
(B) Air India
(C) Canadian Airlines
(D) PIA
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19. Which of the following Universities will hold the ‘ISRO Chair’ for the research related to the area of space science ?
(A) Delhi University
(B) J.L.N. University
(C) Pune University
(D) Vishwa Bharati University
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20. Who has been appointed as Chairman of ICC?
(A) Suresh Kalmadi
(B) Sunil Gavaskar
(C) Lalit Modi
(D) Sharad Pawar
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General Knowledge - CG_S_001

1. As per the reports published in some major newspapers ‘ADAG companies’ made good profits during the year. ADAG companies are popularly known as—
(A) Companies owned by Tata Group
(B) Aditya Birla Companies
(C) Reliance Companies
(D) Companies owned by Aptech
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2. ONGC–Mittal Energy finds hydrocarbons in two blocks OPL-279 & OPL-285 in Nigerian sea was the news in some major newspapers. what is the full form of the term OPL as used in the above head line ?
(A) Oil Prospecting License
(B) Ownership and Partnership Lease
(C) Overseas Private Line
(D) ONGC Petroleum Ltd.
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3. As per the reports in various newspapers many private companies are trying to obtain the licences to launch a banking company in India. Which of the following organizations/agencies issue the licence for the same ?
(A) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(B) Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF)
(C) Indian Bank Association
(D) None of these
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4. As per estimates given by the RBI the Economic Growth during the year 2010-11 will be at which of the following levels ?
(A) 6•5%
(B) 7%
(C) 7•5%
(D) 8%
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5. As per the announcement made by the RBI some Stock Exchanges in India are allowed to introduce Plain Vanilla Currency Options. The term Plain Vanilla Currency Options is associated with which of the following activities / operations ?
(A) Dollar–Rupee Exchange Rate
(B) Floating of Commercial Papers
(C) Launch of new mutual funds
(D) Deciding the opening price of a share on a particular business day
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6. Which of the following is not a term related to banking/finance operations ?
(A) Provision Coverage Ratio
(B) Securitization
(C) Consolidation
(D) Commodification
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7. The process of “Artificial Application of Water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops”, is technically known as—
(A) water harvesting
(B) irrigation
(C) water recharging
(D) percolation
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8. The 34th National Game which were postponed several times are scheduled to be held in which of the following states ?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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9. Waste Water generates which of the following gases which is more powerful and dangerous than CO2 ?
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Sulphur di-oxide
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Methane
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10. Late Vinda Karandikar who died a few months back was a famous—
(A) Author
(B) Cine-Actor
(C) Sportsman
(D) Classical Singer
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11. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
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12. Who amongst the following is the director of the popular Hindi film “Oye Lucky ! Lucky Oye” ?
(A) Mani Ratnam
(B) David Dhavan
(C) Dibankar Banerjee
(D) R. Balakrishnan
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13. India recently signed an agreement to import Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from a country which is the largest LNG producer and supplier of the world. Which is that country ?
(A) Kuwait
(B) Qatar
(C) Iran
(D) Saudi Arabia
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14. As a measure to help countries hit by global financial meltdown the RBI has purchased notes worth US $ 10 billion in terms of Special Drawing Rights from a World Organisation/agency. Which is this agency/organization ?
(A) Federal Reserve of U.S.A.
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) World Bank
(D) International Monetary Fund
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15. Which of the following is not a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India ?
(A) Mazagaon Dock Ltd.
(B) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.
(C) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
(D) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
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16. Which of the following is not a missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ?
(A) Shaurya
(B) Pinaka
(C) BrahMos
(D) Agni
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17. Which of the following declarations/treaties was adopted by the BRIC countries recently to promote Global Food Security ?
(A) Moscow Declaration
(B) Doha Treaty
(C) Delhi Declaration
(D) Kabul Treaty
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18. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants ?
(A) Zinc
(B) Platinum
(C) Uranium
(D) Nickel
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19. Indus Water Treaty is a pact on sharing of river water between India and—
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Afghanistan
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20. The Union Cabinet recently cleared Prohibition of unfair Practices in Technical Medical Educational Institutes and Universities Bill 2010. As per the Bill which of the following will now be treated as a cognizable offence ?
(A) Accepting capitation fee from the students
(B) Running a private college
(C) Not allowing students to change their course in between
(D) Running a college without proper facilities
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21. Which of the following is not a banking related term ?
(A) Radiation
(B) Outstanding amount
(C) Benchmark Prime Lending Rate
(D) Explicit Guarantee
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22. Insurance service provided by various banks is commonly known as—
(A) Investment Banking
(B) Portfolio Management
(C) Merchant Banking
(D) Bancassurance
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23. Who amongst the following has recently taken over as the Chairman of the 19th Law Commission ?
(A) Mr. A. R. Lakshmanan
(B) Mr. P. V. Reddy
(C) Mr. Yashwant Sinha
(D) Mr. Ranjan Bharti Mittal
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24. Moortidevi Award is given for excellence in the field of—
(A) Classical dance
(B) Literature
(C) Classical music
(D) Cinematography
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25. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ?
(A) Love
(B) Tee
(C) Penalty stroke
(D) No Ball
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26. Which of the following awards is given by an agency of the United Nations Organization ?
(A) Normon Borloug Award
(B) Kalinga Prize
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(D) Pulitzer Prize
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27. Mr. Surjit Patar who was awarded Saraswati Samman recently is a well known poet of—
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Punjabi
(D) Urdu
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28. Which of the following is the book written by Kiran Desai ?
(A) Higher than Everest
(B) A Passage to England
(C) Affluent Society
(D) The Inheritance of Loss
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29. Which of the following Trophies/cups is associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Durand Cup
(B) Santosh Trophy
(C) Rangaswami Cup
(D) Ranji Trophy
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30. Sandra Bullock who was awarded Oscar recently is a famous—
(A) Actress
(B) Director
(C) Music Composer
(D) Screen play writer
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