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1. Vishwanathan Anand won the world chess 10. Virus H1N1 is responsible for:

championship by defeating Veselin Topalov

(a) Bird Flu

(b) Swine Flu

who belongs to:

(c) Common Flu (d) Herpes

(a) Russia

(b) Hungary

(c) Poland

(d) Bulgaria

11. The Srilankan player who recently announced

2. The Present chief justice of India is: (a) K.G. Balkrishnan (b) S.H. Kapadia (c) Y.S. Sabharwal (d) R.C. Lohati

his retirement from test cricket is : (a) Muttiah Muralitharan (b) M. Attapattu (c) Dilshan (d) Malinga

3. Which state has made voting compulsory in 12. Deep water horizon recently in news is the

local body elections?

name of :

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(a) Oil Rig

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Space Shuttle

(c) Gujarat

(c) Communication Satellite

(d) Maharashtra

(d) Remote Sensing Satellite

4. Recently ICICI bank acquired : (a) Bank of Maharashtra (b) Bank of Rajasthan (c) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (d) South Indian Bank

13. Name of the space shuttle which completed

its last mission to International space station:

(a) DELTA

(b) Atlantis

(c) Endeavour

(d) Columbia

5.

The agitation of Naga students disrupted 14.

normalcy in which state?

(a) Tripura

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Manipur

(d) Arunchal Pradesh

Person who conquered Everest for 20th time is: (a) Apa Sherpa (b) Chewang nema sherpa (c) Tenzing Sherpa

6. Khel Ratna Award 2010 was given to:

(d) Dolma Sherpa

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (b) Vijendra Singh (c) Sushil Kumar (d) Saina Nehwal

15. Which country fired torpedo which sank a

naval warship of South Korea ?

(a) North Korea (b) Japan

(c) China

(d) Russia

7. Who is not in the list of Forbe's world's 30

most inspiring women ?

16. Which country's former Army chief got jail

(a) Arundhati Roy (b) Sonia Gandhi

term for arm's case ?

(c) Indira Nooyi (d) Mother Teresa

(a) Malaysia

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Srilanka

(d) Pakistan

8. The name of the British Prime Minister is:

(a) David Miliband (b) David Comeroon

17. Nobel Peace Prize 2010 has been awarded

(c) Tony Blair

(d) Gordon Brown

to -

(a) Liu Xiabo

(b) Barak Obama

9. The interim President of Hockey India is:

(c) Marti Ahitasaari (d) Robert Edwards

(a) M.S. Gill

(b) Vidya Stokes

(c) Sharad Pawar (d) K.P.S. Gill

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18. Nobel Prize for literature 2010 has been 27. `Top Kill' is the name of the operation to :

awarded to -

(a) Plug ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico

(a) Herta Mueller

(b) Rescue San Jose miners

(b) Mario Vargas Llosa

(c) Naval Exercise of India and U.S.

(c) Doris Lessing

(d) Rescue flood victims of Pakistan

(d) Jean-Marie Gustav de clezio

28. Present prime minister of Japan is :

19. The capsule used to rescue miners trapped

(a) Naoto Kan

in San Jose mine was named as:

(b) Wen Jiabao

(a) Phoenix

(b) Orange

(c) Yukio Hatoyama

(c) Delta

(d) Jupiter

(d) Taro Aso

20. Scientist known for his `Test tube baby' 29. Official Mascot of football world cup 2010 was:

discovery is:

(a) Shera

(b) Zakumi

(a) Roberts Edwards

(c) Vuvuzela

(d) Jabulani

(b) Jack Szostak

(c) Elizabeth H. Blackburn

30. Who was recently voted 2010 "Best footballer

(d) Carol Grieder

on earth" ?

(a) Lionel Messi

21. Aang San Suu Kyi a democratic leader

(b) Wayne Rooney

belongs to which country ?

(c) Cristiano Ronaldo

(a) Myanmar

(b) Vietnam

(d) David Beckham

(c) Singapore

(d) Cuba

31. Julia Gillard is first woman prime minister of :

22. Paul Kagame has been sworn in as the

(a) Australia

(b) Columbia

president of :

(c) Brazil

(d) Germany

(a) Rwanda`

(b) Zimbabwe

(c) Zambia

(d) Uganda

32. Bronislow Komorowski is newly elected

president of :

23. ICC suspended, 3 Pakistani players, over

(a) Poland

(b) Bulgaria

allegations of match fixing except -

(c) Italy

(d) Germany

(a) Salman Butt (b) Md. Amir

(c) Md. Asif

(d) Shoaib Malik

33. Spain defeated which country to win world cup football ?

24. Name of the China's lunar probe is -

(a) Change' 2

(b) Venera 7

(a) Holland (c) Germany

(b) Italy (d) Brazil

(c) Mariner 9

(d) Rosetta

34. `Golden Boot' in football world cup 2010 award

25. Kamla Prasad Bissesar, is the Prime Minister

of -

(a) Trinidad

(b) Fizi

was won by : (a) Lionel Messi (b) Critiano Ronaldo (c) Wayne Rooney (d) Thomas Mueller

(c) Mauritius

(d) Nepal

35. Storm Agatha devastated, which among the

26. Ground Zero Mosque (United States) which

has got approval, will be situated in which

state?

(a) New York

(b) California

(c) Columbia

(d) Florida

following place ? (a) North California (b) South Columbia (c) Central America (d) Malaysia

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36. Choe Yong Rim has been recently elected 45. Country's first Holographic portait studio is

prime minister of :

to be set up in -

(a) North Korea (b) South Korea

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala

(c) Singapore

(d) Hongkong

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka

37. Research in motion (RIM) developer of 46. Proposed date for Implementation of Direct

Blackberry belongs to:

Tax Code is -

(a) United States (b) Norway

(a) 1 April 2011 (b) 1 Jan 2012

(c) Canada

(d) Brazil

(c) 1 April 2012 (d) 1 April 2013

38. Kim Hwang Sik has been recently elected 47. Most capped player in cricket test history is:

prime minister of :

(a) Steve Waugh

(a) South Korea (b) North Korea

(b) Brian Lara

(c) Vietnam

(d) Singapore

(c) Sachin Tendulkar

(d) Kapil Dev

39. Ximena Navarrete, Miss Universe 2010, is

from :

48. Chandrayean -2 is proposed to be launched

(a) Brazil

(b) Columbia

in :

(c) Australia

(d) Mexico

(a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015

40. World's largest solar cooker is located at : (a) Shirdi Shrine Maharashtra (b) Ajmer Dargah (c) Tirupati Temple Andhra Pradesh (d) Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu

49. Women reservation bill recently passed in Rajya Sabha is to provide 33% to women reservation in : (a) Legislative assembly at states elections (b) Lok Sabha Elections (c) (a) and (b) both

41. Common Wealth games recently held in Delhi

(d) Local elections

were numbered: (a) XIXth (b) XXth (c) XXIth (d) XXIIth

50. World classical Tamil Conference was recently held at-

42. How many countries participated in Commonwealth Game 2010 ?

(a) Chennai (c) Newyork

(b) Coimbatore (d) Singapore

(a) 69 (b) 70 (c) 71 (d) 72

51 Recently tested Astra Missile is:

43. Calcutta University has awarded Honorary degree `Doctor of law' to: (a) Ratan Tata (b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(a) Air to Air ballistic missile (b) Surface to Air ballistic missile (c) Surface to surface ballistic missile (d) Anti Tank missile

(c) Manmohan Singh (d) Jigme Khesar Nangyel Wang Chuck

52. Who was the then CEO of US based Union Carbide at the time of Bhopal gas tragedy?

44. Fast Breeder Test Reactors at Kalpakkam are constructed by ; (a) Indira Gandhi center for atomic research (b) BARC

(a) Keshub Mahindra (b) Warren Anderson (c) Kishor Kamdar (d) Vijay Gokhale

(c) (a) and (b) both

(d) None

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53. Jantar Mantar listed in UNESCO Heritage list 62. Which Indian state has recently adopted

is located at -

sanskrit as its 2nd official language for the

(a) Jaipur

(b) Delhi

first time in the world?

(c) Ujjain

(d) Mathura

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Tamil Nadu

54. At present women reservation in local

(c) Uttarakhand

government is -

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(a) 33% (c) 25%

(b) 50% (d) 49%

63. Recently signed TAPI pipeline project does not include which on of the following country?

55. Period of adoption and implementation of 13th Finance Commission recommendation is :

(a) Tajikistan (c) Pakistan

(b) Afghanistan (d) None

(a) 2010-2015 (c) 2015-2020

(b) 2007-2012 (d) 2012-2017

64. According to World Economic forum's Global Competitive index, India has been ranked:

56. According to Union Budget 2010 -11, largest percentage of revenue comes from -

(a) 50th (c) 52nd

(b) 51st (d) 53rd

(a) Borrowings and other liabilities (b) Corporation tax (c) Non-tax revenue (d) Union Excise duties

65. Allahabad High Court Bench which delivered Ayodhya verdict excludes (a) Justice Dharam Vir Sharma (b) Justice S.V. Khan

57. Which state in india has highest suicide rate? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Sikkim

(c) Justice Sudhir Agarwal (d) None

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Goa

66. Justice Saumitra Sen is alleged for

58. `Dispute free village scheme' is being run by which state government ? (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra

misappropriation of public auction money when he was (a) Chief Justice of Kolkata high court (b) A Lawyer (c) Chief Justice of Mumbai (d) Chief Justice of Sikkim high court

59. Which state government has recently 67. India has taken Nerpa, an Akula class Nuclear

launched' play 4 India `scheme?

submarine from -

(a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu

(a) France

(b) U.S

(c) Haryana

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Russia

(d) Israel

60. Saina Nehwal has been appointed as Brand 68. START-II Strategic Reduction Arms Treaty was

ambassador of -

signed at a meeting in -

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(a) Prague

(b) Washington

(c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Moscow

(d) New York

61. World's first Homeopathy University will be 69. Recently tested Agni-II has range of -

set up in which Indian state?

(a) 500 - 1000 km (b) 1000 - 1500 km

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) 2000 - 2500 km (d) 5000 km

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Jammu & Kashmir

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70. Only Supersonic cruise missile in world is - 79. In 2010 the G-20 Summit was held in :

(a) Babar

(b) Brahmos

(a) Canada

(b) Singapore

(c) Agni-III

(d) Prithvi-III

(c) Brazil

(d) Thimpu, Bhutan

71. In December 2009 ,President Pratibha 80

Devisingh Patil boarded India's only aircraft

carrier -

(a) INS Virat

(b) INS Vishwant

(c) INS Vikrant (d) INS Vikramaditya

.

81.

72. Who is the head of National Integration

Council?

(a) Prime Minister (b) Home Minister

(c) Governor

(d) Chief Minister

82.

73. Who has been awarded with Bharat Ratna

for 2008?

(a) Bhimsen Joshi

(b) Bismillah Khan (c) Lata Mangeshkar

83.

(d) Gopinath Bordoloi

74. Which of the following committee was not 84. formed to study centre state relations? (a) Setalvad Committee (b) Raja Mannar Committee (c) Punchi Commission (d) Arjun Sen Gupta committee

75. Which country will develop an instrument 85.

name `Lander' for Chandrayaan II?

(a) India

(b) USA

(c) Russia

(d) Israel

76. Which gas was leaked in Bhopal gas tragedy?

(a) Methyl Isocyanate (MIC)

(b) Mustard gas

86.

(c) Phosgene

(d) Nerve gas

77. Adarsh Gram Yogana was recently launched

in which state?

87.

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Tamil Nadu

78. Which film is India's official entry in Oscar for

2010?

(a) Peepli Live (b Dabang

(c) Udan

(d) 3 Idiots

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In April 2010, the 16th ASEAN Summit

(April 2010) was held in

(a) Cambodia

(b) Vietnam

(c) Singapore

(d) Thailand

Russia has a Customs Union with which of

the following countries?

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Belarus

(c) (a) and (b)

(d) Ukraine

Which of the following country's president

was charged with Genocide?

(a) Sudan

(b) Ethiopia

(c) Somolia

(d) Nigeria

South Asian University is situated in :

(a) Bangkok

(b) Singapore

(c) New Delhi

(d) Colombo

In which of the following matters Joint Parliamentry Committee was formed ? (a) Bofors scam (b) Irregularities in SEBI (c) Pesicide residues in soft drink (d) All of these

`ZEPHYR' is a (a) Super Computer (b) Software (c) Solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle

of US (d) Nuclear reactor

International Congress of Mathematicians

was held in August, 2010 at :

(a) Bangaluru

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Delhi

(d) Chennai

Nikki Haley is an Indian-American who has

been elected as Governor of which of the

following US State?

(a) South Carolina (b) Illinois

(c) Columbia

(d) North Carolina

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