1. Why was Ximena Navarette recently in news?
a. For winning the Miss Earth Talent 2010
b. For winning the Miss World 2010 crown
c. For winning the Miss Universe 2010 crown
d. For being the first Mexican origin governor of the state of California.
2. Shooter Gagan Narang did India proud by winning …. Gold medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2
3. Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam was in the news because
a. He designed the Indian rupee symbol.
b. He became the youngest Indian to fly a Mig-21 fighter jet.
c. He became the first Indian origin member of Britain’s House of Lords.
d. He scored 437 runs for Railways in their Ranji match against Delhi which is a first class record.
4. Who won the 1st gold medal for India in rowing in the Asian Games 2010?
a. Sushil Kumar
b. Gyanendra Pandey
c. Akash Thakur
d. Bajrang Lal Thakkar
5. Tahrir Square recently became the site of massive peaceful pro-democracy protests. Which country is Tahrir Square located in?
a. China
b. Egypt
c. Afghanistan
d. Bahrain
6. This singer was recently detained for carrying more than permitted amounts of foreign currency and was let off after being fined 15 lakhs by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
a. Ravindra Jain
b. Daler Mahendi
c. Atif Aslam
d. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
7. Fang Binxing had to recently take down his micro-blog after a barrage of abuses and insults flooded his site. Who is he?
a. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2010
b. Chinese General in charge of Tibetan relocation
c. Creator of the firewall also known as Great Firewall of China which blocks sites like Facebook and Twitter.
d. Chinese Reporter who wrote an article supporting the Taiwanese freedom movement.
8. Abhisek Manu Singhvi the Congress spokesperson recently courted controversy on account of
a. His support for the Ayodhya verdict.
b. His support of the Lottery Mafia
c. His support of the former Telecom Minister A. Raja.
d. His support of the BJP initiative to expose ministers with Swiss Bank Accounts.
9. This banker of Julius Baer Bank recently turned whistleblower and gave a lot of account details to Wikileaks
a. Julian Assange
b. Philip Baker
c. Rudolf Elmer
d. Dietrich Von Dieter
10. Hasan Ali Khan a Pune based racehorse breeder was recently in news because
a. The IT Department has slapped a 40,000 fine on him for his unreported income and hawala scams.
b. He filed harassment charges against PETA who had protested for a week in front of his house.
c. He acted as one of the middlemen of the Lottery Mafia.
d. None of the above.
11. Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Conference was held in
a. Brussels
b. Amsterdam
c. Lima
d. Geneva
12. NTPC Limited came up with the new tagline
a. Powering lives
b. Transforming lives
c. Better lives
d. Lighting lives
13. Theme parks like Garden of Palms, Garden of conifers and Valley of Animals are being developed by the Tourism industry in this city
a. Jaipur
b. Agra
c. Chennai
d. Chandigarh
14. Which sport made its debut as a medal sport in the Commonwealth Games, 2010?
a. Netball
b. Tennis
c. Squash
d. Water-Polo
15. This country recently initiated a law which proposes that tobacco companies sell their cigarettes without logos or imagery on their packs by January 2012.
a. Australia
b. Canada
c. U.S.
d. U.K.
16. Where was the first match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup held?
a. Dhaka
b. New Delhi
c. Bombay
d. Mirpur
17. Finance Asia ranks him/her as India’s best CEO
a. Kris Gopalakrishnan – Infosys
b. Sunil Mittal – Bharti
c. Chanda Kochar – ICICI Bank
d. Natarajan Chandrasekharan – TCS
18. What was the theme of International Family Day observed by the UN of May 15, 2010?
a. Families and migration
b. Families and children with disabilities
c. Single parent families
d. Same sex parent families
19. Which Indian businessman was selected as an American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow last year?
a. Ratan Tata
b. Kumar Mangalam Birla
c. Deepak S. Parikh
d. Azim Premji
20. Which Indian state in May 2010 hosted the World’s first convention of female magicians
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
21. Two countries other than India recently gave an ultimatum to shut down Blackberry services if not given access to the Messenger services for security concerns
a. Pakistan and China
b. Saudi Arabia and UAE
c. Malaysia and Indonesia
d. U.K. and France
22. This country announced the launch of its first Nuclear Power Plant recently
a. Iran
b. North Korea
c. Israel
d. Kazakhstan
23. Goldman Sachs has identified the next 11 countries – N11 as investment destinations. How are these countries characterized?
a. Least Developed Countries
b. Developed Countries
c. Developing Countries
d. Neutral Economies
24. Which state is constructing India’s first tidal power plant
a. Karnataka
b. Orissa
c. West Bengal
d. Gujarat
25. Which Indian state became the first state to be declared as ‘Smoke Free State’ on World No-Tobacco day last year?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
c. Nagaland
d. Mizoram
26. India’s first mobile Adalat project has been launched in which state
a. Orissa
b. West Bengal
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
27. The governor of this state recently sanctioned the prosecution of its sitting chief minister sparking a political controversy.
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Gujarat
28. Jaganmohan Reddy recently founded a new party
a. Lok Samta Party
b. Navjagaran Party
c. Sahyog Party
d. YSR Party
29. Orumiyeh an Iranian city was recently in news because
a. BBC reported that Iran had stockpiled nuclear materials at a facility here
b. This city was rocked by sectarian violence
c. An IranAir Boeing 727 crashed here killing 727 people.
d. The construction of Iran’s biggest oil refinery began here.
30. A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Domodedovo airport recently. Where is the airport located?
a. Prague
b. Riga
c. Tallinn
d. Moscow
31. What is India’s first indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) which recently got the Initial Operational Clearance known as
a. Vajra
b. Dhanush
c. Tejas
d. Vayu
32. This private low-cost domestic airline recently placed an order for 180 single-aisle Airbus A320 passengers; the largest ever order in commercial aviation industry.
a. Go-Air
b. Jetlite
c. Kingfisher
d. Indigo
33. India recently signed a $1.5 billion agreement to expand the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana by building 24,000-km all-weather roads in seven states. Who was this agreement signed with?
a. USA
b. UK
c. World Bank
d. IMF
34. This housing project ran into problems with the Environment Ministry recently and was asked to pay a fine, establish an environment restoration fund and follow strict conditions before its future is considered.
a. Hyatt City
b. Future City
c. Classic City
d. Lavasa Lake City
35. This corporate lobbyist has been implicated in the 2G telecom scam
a. Neha Juneja
b. Divya Bharadwaj
c. Kanika Sobti
d. Niira Radia
36. The Government’s emission reducing trading mechanism unveiled recently allows energy efficient companies to trade their efficiency certificates to less efficient companies. What is the program called?
a. Perform, Achieve and Trade
b. Carbon Coin
c. Clean Footprint
d. Efficient Energy Plan
37. This day will be celebrated as ‘National Voters Day’ to encourage the youth to participate in the electoral process.
a. February 1st
b. January 25th
c. March 9th
d. February 28th
38. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of SEBI?
a. U.K. Sinha
b. C.B. Bhave
c. Salman Bashir
d. Sumit Mangal
39. China announced the successful test-flight of a stealth fighter jet known as
a. Chengdu J-20
b. Haan K-19
c. Chan K-19
d. Hyangshu J-20
40. President Barack Obama unofficially launched his re-election campaign in an address to the nation in the US House of Representatives on January 26, 2011. What is the address known as?
a. Salute to the Nation
b. Democracy Address
c. Gettysburg Speech
d. State of the Union
41. This Cricket Board Chief recently strongly criticized the ICC move to limit the 2015 World Cup to Test playing nations.
a. Tom Sears
b. Richard Atkin
c. Colin Butterfield
d. Samaresh Mukhtar
42. Kenya established a world cup record by conceding the highest number of wides ever in a World Cup game against Pakistan. How many wides did they concede?
a. 34
b. 35
c. 36
d. 37
43. Microsoft unveiled a touch-sensitive coffee table shaped computer with a price tag of Rs. 15,000 known as
a. Adam
b. Surface
c. Table-top
d. Leisure
44. Who was recently appointed as the new CEO of Wipro?
a. T.K. Kurien
b. Girish Paranjpe
c. Rajiv Vidyarthi
d. Amit Bharadwaj
45. Who was named as the Person of the Year by Time Magazine for 2010?
a. Julian Assange
b. Barack Obama
c. Dalai Lama
d. Mark Zuckerberg
46. This telecom giant announced the installation of a server in India to allow security agencies to intercept its email and messenger services
a. Blackberry
b. Nokia
c. Samsung
d. Sony Ericsson
47. Who was elected as the new President of ASSOCHAM?
a. Amarpreet Wahi
b. Bhupender Singh
c. Dilip Modi
d. None of the above
48. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade this year?
a. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
b. Naoto Kan
c. Wen Jiabao
d. Suresh Nathan
49. This player emerged as the most expensive player in the recently concluded IPL auction
a. Suresh Raina
b. Andrew Symonds
c. Gautam Gambhir
d. Chris Gayle
50. What is the exemption limit from Income tax provided to males below 60 years of age in the Finance Bill 2011?
a. 1,60,000
b. 2,00,000
c. 1,80,000
d. 1,90,000
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