few important questions

1- Name the animal rights crusader who was presented the Shining World Compassion Award from Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association.
(A). Vandana Shiva
(B). Sunita Narain
(C). Maneka Gandhi
(D). Sunder Lal Bahuguna

Ans. (C)

2- Lok Pal Bill is associated with
(A). Anti-Corruption
(B). Security
(C). Bio-diversity
(D). Global warming

Ans. (A)

3- Miss World 2010 is -
(A). Adriana Vasini
(B). Alexandria Mills
(C). Emma Wareus
(D). Mansavi Mamgai

Ans. (B)

4- The annual India-European Union (EU) Summit was held in Dec 2010 in-
(A). London
(B). Paris
(C). Berlin
(D). Brussels

Ans. (D)

5- Who has been re-appointed as the prime minister of France?
(A). Dominique de Villepin
(B). Jean-Peirre Raffarin
(C). Francois Fillon
(D). Lionel Jospin

Ans. (C)

6- With which of the following countries has India recently agreed to establish hotline between the two countries’ commerce and Industries ministries?
(A). Poland
(B). Germany
(C). England
(D). Japan

Ans. (B)

7- Sanam Singh is related to _______.
(A). Tennis
(B). Badminton
(C). Discus Throw
(D). Archery

Ans. (A)

8- Which among the following are TOP 3 debtors of World Bank?
(A). India, South Africa, Mexico
(B). India, Mexico, South Africa
(C). India, Mexico, Pakistan
(D). Mexico, India, South Africa

Ans. (B)

9- Serbia has won the Davis Cup title by defeating
(A). France
(B). US
(C). Switzerland
(D). Sweden

Ans. (A)

10- The opposition parties had been demanding JPC of the probe in 2G spectrum scam. JPC stands for
(A). Joint Parliamentary Commission
(B). Joint Parliamentary Committee
(C). Joint Parliamentary Controversy
(D). Joint Parties Commission

Ans. (B)

11- Lal Bahadur Shastri Award 2010 for Excellence in Public Administration Academia and Management has been given to -
(A). Zia Modi
(B). Aruna Roy
(C). Kapil Sibal
(D). Arvind Kezeriwal

Ans. (B)

12- Who among the following has won the Durand Cup held in New Delhi recently?
(A). JCT
(B). Chirag United
(C). East Bengal
(D). Mohun Bagan

Ans. (B)

13- What is India’s Rank in World Uranium Production as per the latest data of World Nuclear Association?
(A). 10th
(B). 12th
(C). 13th
(D). 18th

Ans. (C)

14- Which of the following is the first-ever pollution-control warship?
(A). Sagar Manthan
(B). Sagar Rattan
(C). Sagar Prahari
(D). Samudra Prahan

Ans. (D)

15- According to the Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi, the National Voters’ Day will be observed on
(A). Jan 5
(B). Jan 15
(C). Jan 20
(D). Jan 25

Ans. (D)

16- Which country stands at the top in 2010 Human Development Index (HDI) rankings of 169 nations in Human Development Report 2010?
(A). Norway
(B). Australia
(C). New Zealand
(D). United States

Ans. (A)

17- Where was recently a referendum held to support constitutional reforms?
(A). Iran
(B). Iraq
(C). Saudi Arabia
(D). Turkey

Ans. (D)

18- The 43rd Jananpith Award 2007 has been conferred on -
(A). Akhlaq Shaharyar Khan
(B). ONV Kurup
(C). Arundhati Roy
(D). None of the above

Ans. (B)

19- Recently in news Lavasa Corporation’s township project is situated in ___.
(A). Maharashtra
(B). Goa
(C). Kerala
(D). Karnataka

Ans. (A)

20- ‘Conversations with Myself’ is the book written by -
(A). Nelson Mandela
(B). MarioVargas Llosa
(C). Prince Charles
(D). None of the above

Ans. (A)

21- Which of the following has won the Best Film Award at 57th National Film Awards?
(A). Kutty Srank
(B). Lahore
(C). Paa
(D). Abohoman

Ans. (A)

22- Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru has been appointed an the New Chief Justice of -
(A). Andhra Pradesh
(B). Jammu & Kashmir
(C). Tamil Nadu
(D). Kerala .

Ans. (B)

23- Who is the author of the book World of All Human Rights!
(A). Harish Salve
(B). Santosh Hegde
(C). Arundhati Roy
(D). Soli J Sorabjee

Ans. (D)

24- A new scheme for the health improvement of expectant mothers and ensuring proper nutrition for the newborns has been named as
(A). Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
(B). Rajiv Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
(C). Mahatma Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
(D). Kasturba Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

Ans. (B)

25- Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy has been appointed as the Chief Minister of
(A). Karnataka
(B). Andhra Pradesh
(C). Kerala
(D). Tamil Nadu

Ans. (B)

26- Name the founder of the whistleblower website Wikileaks.
(A). Julian Assange
(B). Navi Pillay
(C). Phillip Adams
(D). Ben Laurie

Ans. (A)

27- Who is the chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC)?
(A). Jaswant Singh
(B). Sandeep Dikshit
(C). Murli Manohar Joshi
(D). Mulayam Singh

Ans. (C)

28- The theme of 17th ASEAN Summit was -
(A). Towards the ASEAN Community from Vision to Action
(B). Action Oriented Approach of ASEAN Community
(C). ASEAN with New Actionable Approach
(D). None of the above

Ans. (A)

29- Who is the author of the book Yes, We Can?
(A). M Karunanidhi
(B). Dr. Ramadoss
(C). Vaiko
(D). MK Azhagiri

Ans. (C)

30- Who has been awarded LG ICC Test Player of the year Award for 2010?
(A). Gautam Gambhir
(B). Virender Sehwag
(C). A. B. de Villlers
(D). None of the above

Ans. (B)

31- Who among the following became the first enlisted Sikh soldier in the US Army in more than two decades to complete basic training after getting a rare religious exemption for his turban and beard because the military requires his language skills?
(A). Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi
(B). Tejdeep Singh Rattan
(C). Bob Singh Dhillon
(D). Simran Preet Singh Lamba

Ans. (D)

32- The Nobel Prize winner for 2010 in Medicine is -
(A). Liu Xlaobo
(B). Mario Vargas Llosa
(C). Robert Edwards
(D). Akira Suzuki

Ans. (C)

33- Lal Bahadur Shastri Award 2010 for Excellence in Public Administration Academia and Management has been given to -
(A). Zia Modi
(B). Aruna Roy
(C). Kapil Sibal
(D). Arvind Kezeriwal

Ans. (B)

34- The best actress award under the 57th National Film Awards for 2009 has been bagged by -
(A). Rani Mukherjee
(B). Vidya Balan
(C). Ananya ChatterJee
(D). Kareena Kapoor

Ans. (C)

35- Which of the following organisation recently celebrated the Silver Jubilee Year of its establishment?
(A). SAARC
(B). ASEAN
(C). APEC
(D). G-8

Ans. (A)

36- Jiaolong which made a trip into deep sea recently belongs to -
(A). U.S.A.
(B). China
(C). Australia
(D). Russia

Ans. (B)

37- With which of the following countries did India recently agree to set up a joint venture to co-develop and produce a new Multi role Transport Aircraft (MTA)?
(A). Japan
(B). Russia
(C). U.S.A.
(D). Poland

Ans. (B)

38- Which Indian state continues to top the list with an adult HIV infection prevalence rate of (A).40 percent?
(A). Mizoram
(B). Andhra Pradesh
(C). Nagaland
(D). Manipur

Ans. (D)

39- Name the country’s only government award for an environmental film.
(A). Vasudha Award
(B). Vasundhara Award
(C). Vaishali Award
(D). Vriksha Mitra Award

Ans. (A)

40- In World University Ranking which of the following has topped?
(A). The University of Cambridge
(B). Harvard University
(C). Yale University
(D). University of Oxford

Ans. (A)

41- World leaders from 193 countries signed a new global climate regime on Dec 11 called

(A). Cancun Agreement

(B). Kyoto Agreement

(C). Copenhagen Agreement

(D). London Agreement

Ans:- (A)

42- Who recently clinched Italian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix?

(A). Fernando Alonso

(B). Sebastian Vettel

(C). Casey Stoner

(D). None of these

Ans:- (A)

43- Who is the author of the book A Rainbow in the Night?

(A). Jim Corbett

(B). George Orwell

(C). Rudyard Kipling

(D). Dominique Lapierre

Ans:- (D)

44- Name the person who has been honoured with the prestigious 2010 Intel Environment Award for his efforts to solve global safe drinking water and sanitation crises.

(A). Subir Bhomick

(B). Rajesh Shah

(C). Sundarlal Bahuguna

(D). Chandi Prasad

Ans:- (B)

45- The Union Cabinet has decided that street vendors will now enjoy the benefits of cashless-based health insurance scheme. They will be covered by

(A). Janshree Bima Yojana

(B). Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

(C). Aam Aadtni Bima Yojana

(D). Sampoom Bima Yojana

Ans:- (B)

46- Gangan Narang is related to _______.

(A). Golf

(B). Polo

(C). Boxing

(D). Shooting

Ans:- (D)

47- Name the tiny and energy-rich gulf Arab country that has been picked to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

(A). UAH

(B). Oman

(C). Saudi Arabia

(D). Qatar

Ans:- (D)

48- The winner of US Open 2010 (Tennis Championship) women’s singles title is -

(A). Kim Clijster

(B). Vera Zvonaeva

(C). Liezel Huber

(D). Kveta Peschke

Ans:- (A)

49- Which of the following has been raised by the Indian Navy after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack?

(A). Sagar Suraksha Bal

(B). Sagar Prahari Bal

(C). Coast Security Guard

(D). Coastal Protection Force

Ans:- (B)

50- The controversial UDRS system used in cricket is

(A). Universal Decision Review System

(B). Unified Decision Review System

(C). Umpire Decision Review System

(D). Unmanned Decision Review System

Ans:- (C)

51- Name the player who was named as the Most Valuable Player at Guangzhou Asian Games.

(A). Lin Dan

(B). Liu Xiang

(C). Sun Yang

(D). Tang Yi

Ans:- (A)

52- K. Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Director General of -

(A). CRPF

(B). ITBP

(C). BSF

(D). RAF

Ans:- (A)

53- Who has been conferred Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2010?

(A). Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

(B). Aung San Suu Kyi

(C). Nelson Mandela

(D). Bingu Wa Mutharika

Ans:- (A)

54- The total number of medals won by India in Guagzhou Asian Games was

(A). 54

(B). 64

(C). 75

(D). 85

Ans:- (B)

55- In Global Gender Gap Report India has been ranked -

(A). 50th

(B). 112th

(C). 20th

(D). 90th

Ans:- (B)

56- The 10th Russi-India-China (RIC) meeting was held in

(A). Guilin (China)

(B). Beijing (China)

(C). Bangalore (India)

(D). Wuhan (China)

Ans:- (D)

57- Pankaj Advani has recently bagged National Snooker Title for -

(A). Fourth time

(B). Fifth time

(C). Third time

(D). Second time

Ans:- (B)

58- Which of the following is the last book of VS Naipaul?

(A). A House for Mr Biswas

(B). The Masque of Africa

(C). India: A Wounded Civilization

(D). India: A Million Mutinies Now

Ans:- (B)

59- Who refused to accept the China – India Friendship Award conferred by Premier Wen Jiabao?

(A). Kapil Sibal

(B). Karan Singh

(C). L.K. Advani

(D). Sonia Gandhi

Ans:- (B)

60- In which of the Following states India’s First Tidal Power Plant was proposed. It is currently under construction?

(A). Gujarat

(B). Andhra Pradesh

(C). West Bengal

(D). Karnataka

Ans:- (C)

61- World Disabled Day is observed on

(A). Dec l

(B). Dec 2

(C). Dec 3

(D). Dec 4

Ans:- (C)

62- Which country recently completed its 20 years of unity?

(A). France

(B). Germany

(C). Belgium

(D). Japan

Ans:- (B)

63- As per the draft of Lok Pal Bill recently finalised by the Union Government, the Lok Pal would be a -

(A). Four Member Boby

(B). Three Member Boby

(C). Five Member Boby

(D). Six Member Boby

Ans:- (B)

64- Which of the following has been removed from the United Nations list of unresolved disputes, in a setback to Pakistan which has been asking the world body to intervene on the issue?

(A). Siachin

(B). Sir Creek

(C). Baglihar dam

(D). Jammu and Kashmir

Ans:- (D)

65- Name the Ethiopian legend who announced his retirement after dropping out of the New York City Marathon with a knee injury.

(A). Haile Gebreslassie

(B). Duncan Kibet

(C). James Kwambai

(D). Patrick Makau

Ans:- (A)

66- The 44th Jnanpith Award for 2008 has been bagged by -

(A). ONV Kurup

(B). Akhlaq Sharayar Khan

(C). Sir Mota Singh

(D). None of the above

Ans:- (B)

67- NATO and Afghanistan agreed to the goal of a phased transfer of security responsibility to the Afghan govt by the end of

(A). 2012

(B). 2014

(C). 2020

(D). 2025

Ans:- (B)

68- According to the Asian Development Bank Report for Urbanisation India ranks at -

(A). 10th Place

(B). 26th Place

(C). 34th place

(D). 39th Place

Ans:- (C)

69- The man who has been recently been re-elected as Interpol Secretary General is

(A). Ronald Noble

(B). Nancy Octland

(C). Dilma Rousseff

(D). Michel Rud

Ans:- (A)

70- Which of the following state became the first state to introduce Public Service Guarantee Act 2010?

(A). Madhya Pradesh

(B). Gujarat

(C). Bihar

(D). Haryana

Ans:- (A)

71- With the aim of giving a fillip to development schemes in tribal and backward regions, mostly affected by Naxal violence, the Cabinet has approved the commencement of an Intergrated Action Plan (IAP) in

(A). 20 districts

(B). 40 districts

(C). 60 districts

(D). 100 districts

Ans:- (C)

72- Where is located the “Centre for Earth Science Studies”?

(A). Goa

(B). Bangalore

(C). Thiruvananthapuram

(D). Patiala

Ans:- (C)

73- Who among the following has been appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI)?

(A). Ashwani Kumar

(B). Amar Pratap Singh

(C). DP Kohli

(D). VS Tiwari

Ans:- (B)

74- Which of the following countries recently signed Arctic Border Pact?

(A). Russia-Norway

(B). Norway-Sweden

(C). Russia-Finland

(D). Sweden-Finland

Ans:- (A)

75- India recently signed cultural accord with -

(A). Germany

(B). Australia

(C). Malaysia

(D). Indonesia

Ans:- (A)

76- Kenyan runner David Rudisha and Croatian high jump star Blanka Vlasic were named male and female athletes of the year respectively by the

(A). IAAF

(B). World Athletic Organisation

(C). European Athletic Organisation

(D). World Athletic Federation

Ans:- (A)

77- The five-member panel, headed by retired judge of the Supreme Court, Justice BN Srikrishna and appointed by the centre on _________ issue, submitted its report to union home ministry on 30 December, 2010.

(A). Telengana

(B). Naxal

(C). Kashmir

(D). AFSPA

Ans:- (A)

78- Global Family Day is celebrated on__.

(A). 1 January

(B). 5 January

(C). 31 December

(D). 25 December

Ans:- (A)

79- Yeonpyeong Island is a source of dispute between which two countries -

(A). Japan and China

(B). Japan and South Korea

(C). North Korea and South Korea

(D). North Korea and Russia

Ans:- (C)

80- Who won the 21st Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament?

(A). ONGC

(B). Indian Oil

(C). Air India

(D). Indian Railways

Ans:- (C)

41- World leaders from 193 countries signed a new global climate regime on Dec 11 called
(A). Cancun Agreement
(B). Kyoto Agreement
(C). Copenhagen Agreement
(D). London Agreement

Ans:- (A)

42- Who recently clinched Italian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix?
(A). Fernando Alonso
(B). Sebastian Vettel
(C). Casey Stoner
(D). None of these

Ans:- (A)

43- Who is the author of the book A Rainbow in the Night?
(A). Jim Corbett
(B). George Orwell
(C). Rudyard Kipling
(D). Dominique Lapierre

Ans:- (D)

44- Name the person who has been honoured with the prestigious 2010 Intel Environment Award for his efforts to solve global safe drinking water and sanitation crises.
(A). Subir Bhomick
(B). Rajesh Shah
(C). Sundarlal Bahuguna
(D). Chandi Prasad

Ans:- (B)

45- The Union Cabinet has decided that street vendors will now enjoy the benefits of cashless-based health insurance scheme. They will be covered by
(A). Janshree Bima Yojana
(B). Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
(C). Aam Aadtni Bima Yojana
(D). Sampoom Bima Yojana

Ans:- (B)

46- Gangan Narang is related to _______.
(A). Golf
(B). Polo
(C). Boxing
(D). Shooting

Ans:- (D)

47- Name the tiny and energy-rich gulf Arab country that has been picked to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
(A). UAH
(B). Oman
(C). Saudi Arabia
(D). Qatar

Ans:- (D)

48- The winner of US Open 2010 (Tennis Championship) women’s singles title is -
(A). Kim Clijster
(B). Vera Zvonaeva
(C). Liezel Huber
(D). Kveta Peschke

Ans:- (A)

49- Which of the following has been raised by the Indian Navy after 26/11 Mumbai terror attack?
(A). Sagar Suraksha Bal
(B). Sagar Prahari Bal
(C). Coast Security Guard
(D). Coastal Protection Force

Ans:- (B)

50- The controversial UDRS system used in cricket is
(A). Universal Decision Review System
(B). Unified Decision Review System
(C). Umpire Decision Review System
(D). Unmanned Decision Review System

Ans:- (C)