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General knowledge -I

1. 1. Which of the following Indian city has been named among the top four Livable cities in the world?

a)Mumbai b)New Delhi c)Ahmedabad d)Bangalore e)Hyderabad

2. 2.Recntly which country has become full fledge member of Financial Action Task Force(FATF)?

a)Bangladesh b)Pakistan c)China d)India e)none

3. 3. Which country is building the World’s largest telescope in Antarctica?

a)China b)US c)Russia d)India e)Britain

4. 4.Who won the Next Step Foundation 2010 Award?

a)Veerappa Moily b)Sharad Pawar c)Manmohan Singh d)Sonia Gandhi e)none

5. 5.Who has been sworn in as 59th President of Colombia?

a)Michael Bloomberg b)Julia Gillard c)Christian Wulff d)Juan Manuel Santos e)none

6. 6.Who has been appointed as the new vice president of ICC?

a)John Howard b)Sharad Pawar c)Alan Isaac d)Malcom Speed e)none

7. 7.Who has been chosen for the Lal Bahadur Shastri Award for Excellence in public administration, academics and management for 2010?

a)Aditi Lahiri b)Aruna Roy c)Bharat Bhasker d)Girish Tewari e)none

8. 8.Ravindra Kelekar has been presented the coveted 2006 Jnanpith Award for his contribution to the world in Literature. He was a famous write in which language?

a)Konkani b)Hindi c)Bengali d)Sanskrit e)none

9. 9.Who among the following received the 2010 National Amity Award?

a)Yash Chopra b)Amir Khan c)Amitabh Bachchan d)Kareena Kapoor e)Sunil Dutt

10.Who has been conferred as Businessman of the Decade Award?

a)Narayana Murthy b)Mukhesh Ambani c)Ratan Tata d)Lakshmi Mittal e)Azim Premji

11. Which is the first state in the country to launch the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY)?

a)Gujarat b)Rajasthan c)Uttar Pradesh d)Bihar e)Assam

12. With which country India has inked a deal for purchase of 57 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft?

a)US b)Britain c)Israel d)Russia e)none

13. What is the present Retirement age of High court judges?

a)58 b)60 c)62 d)65 e)none

14. Who is the head of National Innovation Council to prepare road map for the decade of Innovation 2010-2020?

a)Kapil Sibal b)A S Murthy c)Manmohan Singh d)Sam Pitroda e)none

15. How many crores has been allocated for the Leh Cloudburst Victims?

a)50 b)75 c)100 d)125 e)150

16. ‘2010Stand Up, Take Action’ is a campaign against ______?

a)Commonwealth Games b)Poverty c)Inflation d)Per capita Income e)Illiteracy

17. The Winner of 2010 Man Booker Prize?

a)Kiran Desai b)Anne Enright c)Hillary Mantel d)Aravind Adiga e)Howard Jacobson

18. The 2010 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit was held in ______?

a)Beijing b)Bangkok c)Seoul d)Brussels e)London

19. Which Country has won highest gold medals in XIX Common wealth Games 2010?

a)India b)China c)Australia d)Canada e)none

20. XX Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at _____?

a)Rome b)London c)Beijing d)Glasgow e)Melbourne

General knowledge-II

Q1) The study of fruits is called?

a) Fruitology
b) Pomology
c) Plantization
d) None of the above


Q2) The author of “Masque of Africa” is?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) V S Naipaul
c) Priyanka Rai
d) Jeev Singh

Q3) Who is the new Director General of Commando force NSG (National Security Guard)?
a) Uday Verma
b) R K Medhekar
c) Kiran Bedi
d) V K Naik

Q4) Who has won Golden Lion Award at venice film festival?
a) Ariane Labed
b) Sofia Copolla
c) Alex Eglesia
d) None of the Above

Q6) Indian Govt will provide help of …….. food grains to BPL families?
a) 1.5 Mn Tonnes
b) 2 Mn Tonnes
c) 2.5 Mn Tonnes
d) 3 Mn Tonnes

Q7) India signed a cooperation program in field of culture with which country?
a) Switzerland
b) Poland
c) Israel
d) Ukraine



Q9) Which of the following is true about unmanned fighter Aircraft “Karrar”?
1) It has a range of 1000 Km
2) it was inaugrated on August 22, 2010
3) Chinese president was special guest at inauguration ceremony

a) Only 1
b) Only 1 and 2
c) only 2 and 3
d) All 1 2 and 3



Q10) “Play 4 India” is a scheme launched by which state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Haryana
d) Madhya Pradesh

Q11) What is the name of President of Sudan who has been charged with Genocide?
a) Morino-Campo
b) Omar-Jagani
c) Omar-Al-Bashir
d) None of the Above

Q12) Who is the new CM of Maharashtra?
a) Ashok Chavan
b) Bal Thachrey
c) PrithviRaj Chavan
d) Sonia Gandhi

Q13) China has Signed a rail deal worth 10Mn $ with?
a) Argentina
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Japan

Q14) India has planned to introduce Plastic Notes soon, which country first launched plastic notes ever?
a) India
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) Japan

Q15) Which Kenyan athlete has recently set world record for 800m run?
a) Usain Bolt
b) David Rudisa
c) Michael Noray
d) Richard Gay

Q16) PNB has launched online Cross-Border Remittance solution to send money as scheme named ……….?


Q18) Who is the CMD of Oriental Bank of Commerce?
a) Nagesh Pidha
b) Chitranjan Sen
c) D Kodha
d) Rakesh Singh

Q19) Childrens Day is observed on …?
a) 4 November
b) 6 November
c) 10 November
d) 14 November

Q20) M R Venkatesh is related to ……….
a) Chess
b) Volleyball
c) Football
d) Swimming


21) The study of fruits is called?

a) Fruitology
b) Pomology
c) Plantization
d) None of the above


22) The author of “Masque of Africa” is?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) V S Naipaul
c) Priyanka Rai
d) Jeev Singh

23) Who is the new Director General of Commando force NSG (National Security Guard)?
a) Uday Verma
b) R K Medhekar
c) Kiran Bedi
d) V K Naik

24) Who has won Golden Lion Award at venice film festival?
a) Ariane Labed
b) Sofia Copolla
c) Alex Eglesia
d) None of the Above

25) Indian Govt will provide help of …….. food grains to BPL families?
a) 1.5 Mn Tonnes
b) 2 Mn Tonnes
c) 2.5 Mn Tonnes
d) 3 Mn Tonnes

26) India signed a cooperation program in field of culture with which country?
a) Switzerland
b) Poland
c) Israel
d) Ukraine


27) Which of the following is true about unmanned fighter Aircraft “Karrar”?
1) It has a range of 1000 Km
2) it was inaugrated on August 22, 2010
3) Chinese president was special guest at inauguration ceremony

a) Only 1
b) Only 1 and 2
c) only 2 and 3
d) All 1 2 and 3

28) “Play 4 India” is a scheme launched by which state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Haryana
d) Madhya Pradesh

29) What is the name of President of Sudan who has been charged with Genocide?
a) Morino-Campo
b) Omar-Jagani
c) Omar-Al-Bashir
d) None of the Above

30) Who is the new CM of Maharashtra?
a) Ashok Chavan
b) Bal Thachrey
c) PrithviRaj Chavan
d) Sonia Gandhi

31) China has Signed a rail deal worth 10Mn $ with?
a) Argentina
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Japan

32) India has planned to introduce Plastic Notes soon, which country first launched plastic notes ever?
a) India
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) Japan

33) Which Kenyan athlete has recently set world record for 800m run?
a) Usain Bolt
b) David Rudisa
c) Michael Noray
d) Richard Gay

34) PNB has launched online Cross-Border Remittance solution to send money as scheme named ……….? PNB NRI remit –India.

35) Who is the CMD of Oriental Bank of Commerce?
a) Nagesh Pidha
b) Chitranjan Sen
c) D Kodha
d) Rakesh Singh

36) Childrens Day is observed on …?
a) 4 November
b) 6 November
c) 10 November
d) 14 November

37) M R Venkatesh is related to ……….
a) Chess
b) Volleyball
c) Football
d) Swimming