1. Which among the following constitutional amendment bill contains the provision of increase in women reservation in panchayats?
a. 110th
b. 111th
c. 112th
d. 113th
2. Who among the following Lokayukta has asked President to censure Chief Minister of Delhi?
a. Santosh Hegde
b. Manmohan Sarin
c. Alok Vadhwa
d. Purshottam Jaiswal
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3. Which state has announced the decision to demerge its National Institute of Sports (NIS), from the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
a. Punjab
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Maharashtra
4. What is the name of the New Intelligence Chief, who handed over command of US and NATOled troops in Afghanistan?
a. General David Petraeus
b. General Rodrigue
c. General Basil Peterson
d. General Farimon Luasa
5. Who among the following has recently taken over as the director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
a. J P Sinha
b. Sharmila Tagore
c. Shabana Azmi
d. Dharmendra Jai Narain
6. The GSAT-12 communication satellite has been launched successfully on July 15, 2011 by which of the following launch vehicle?
a. GSLV G-6
b. GSLV-F7
c. PSLV C-16
d. PSLV C-17
7. Recently the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully flighttested its latest missile Prahaar from the Launch Complex III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Chandipur coast in Balasore district. Prahaar is a
a. Surface to surface missile
b. Surface to air missile
c. Air to surface missile
d. Sea to air missile
8. Chinese and Southeast Asian officials have agreed on a draft of guidelines to avert tension in the South China Sea at a meeting held with senior officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN at:
a. Manila (Philippines)
b. Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
c. Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam)
d. Bali (Indonesia)
9. Who is the current Prime Minister of Egypt?
a. Essam Sharaf
b. Gouda Abdel Khalek
c. Mahmoud Eissa
d. Hazem El-Beblawi
10 Hurricane Dora was active recently over the region of
a. Australia
b. Europe
c. South America
d. North America
11. The Cabinet approved the proposal for enhancing reservation for women in Panchayats from the present 33 per cent to 50 per cent with the provision being applicable to all seats filled through
a. Direct election
b. Indirect election
c. Nomination
d. Both direct election and nomination
12. India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which of the following country paving the way for the possibility of exporting its atomic power plants recently?
a. North Korea
b. South Kora
c. China
d. Singapore
13. Recently English has been dropped as final year subject in which of the following state university?
a. Mumbai
b. Saurashtra
c. Odisha
d. Himachal Pradesh
14. Which IIM has announced extension of the reach of its publisher training programme to countries in South East Asia from next year?
a. IIM Lucknow
b. IIM Ahmedabad
c. IIM Kozhikode
d. IIM Bangalore
15. What is the name of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who resigned following criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police investigating hacking - as an adviser in UK?
a. Sir Vinfery simpson
b. Sir Maddley Thomson
c. Sir Anerdson Majle
d. Sir Paul Stephenson
16. Who among the following was offi cially named as the next envoy of India to the United States of America ?
a. Nirupama Roy
b. A N Ahuja
c. R K Sharma
d. J P S hukla
17. Which of the following personality has been appointed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji as an advisor to ‘Resurgent Bengal’ scheme?
a. Amartya sen
b. Sam Pitroda
c. Arjun Sengupta
d. Usha Thorat
18. The world’s largest Indian flag weighing 250 kg was unfurled at the ‘Vibrant India Festival’ which began recently in –
a. France
b. China
c. Russia
d. USA
19. Minister for Defense A K Antony recently presented the first Mercy Ravi Award for Woman of Substance to
a. Kiran Bedi
b. Vandana Shiva
c. Sheila Dikshit
d. Arundhati Roy
20. Which among the following state has announced that 90 per cent seats in sports academies will be fi lled by players from the state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Punjab
21. Who among the following was elected president of the Mumbai Cricket Association at its 77th annual general body meeting recently?
a. Manohar Joshi
b. Vilasrao Deshmukh
c. Gajanan karve
d. Sharad Pawar
22. Which among the following is the oldest commissioned ship of the Indian Navy, ‘a landing ship tanker, which was given a fond farewell after 35 years of service recently?
a. INS Jaladh
b. INS Sharabh
c. INS Shankul
d. INS Padmesh
23. Which state has the highest rural teledensity of 70.23 ?
a. Karnataka
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
24. Who among the following has become the world’s No. 1 double trap shooter as per the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) rankings released?
a. Gagan Narang
b. Sanjeev Rathore
c. Vijay Kumar
d. Ronjan Sodhi
25. Which Indian wildlife research and bio-diversity conservation organization will assist Indonesian authorities to undertake non-invasive genetics research on two critically endangered species — the Javan and the Sumatran rhinos — in Indonesia?
a. Aaranyak
b. Parivesh
c. Paryavaran
d. Sanrakshak
26. Which country is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time for mineral exploration?
a. Japan
b. Canada
c. China
d. India
27. Which among the following is the latest European country to act against the burqa after France and Belgium have banned the wearing of burqa in public?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. Denmark
28. Which Indian-American who is an expert in international finance law, has been appointed as Senior Advisor in the US State Department's South and Central Asia Bureau to cement ties with the Diaspora groups?
a. Mitul Desai
b. Sanjeev Upadhyay
c. Upendra Bansal
d. Manendra Singh
29. Which airline has become the fi rst airline to use biofuels on regular commercial fl ights in a six-month trial that it estimates will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 1,500 tones during the period?
a. Lufthansa
b. Air India
c. Kingfi sher
d. Airbus
30. Which among the following Governor Generals of India was the fi rst occupant of Rashtrapati Bhawan of India?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Lord Irwin
c. Lord Willington
d. Lord Rippon
31. Typhoon Muifa has devastated which among the following countries eastern coast?
a. Indonesia
b. Japan
c. China
d. Hongkong
ANSWERS:
1. d Manchester united
1. a 10th
2. b Manmohan Sarin
3. a Punjab
4. a General David Petraeus
5. d Dharmendra Jai Narain
6. d PSLV C-17
7. a Surface to surface missile
8. d Bali (Indonesia)
9. a Essam Sharaf
10. d North America
11. a Direct election
12. b South Korea
13. b Saurashtra
14. b IIM, Ahmedabad
15. d Sir Paul Stephenson
16. a Nirupama Roy
17. b Sam Pitroda
18. c USA
19. c Sheela Diskshit
20. b Madhya Pradesh
21. b Vialsrao Deshmukh
22. b INS Sharabh
23. b Himachal Pradesh
24. d Ronjan Sodhi
25. a Aranyak
26. c China
27. c Italy
28. a Mitul Desai
29. a Lufthansa
30. b Lord Irwin
31. c China
