PTs Current General Knowledge Question Bank 17 (15.02.

2012)
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Disclaimer: These questions are based on current awareness, & the data and information are subject to change in coming times. While totally relevant and current today, some of these may not be so with the passage of time. Directions: For the following questions, five options are given. Choose the correct option. 1. Who launched nationwide mobile numbers portability? (1) Manmohan Singh (2) Kapil Sibal (3) Sonia Gandhi (4) Praful Patel (5) None of these. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) expansion of TRAI is Telecom Regulations and Inspection Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Transport Regulatory Authority of India Transfer Regulations Act of India None of these. Union Cabinet approved declaration of .every year as the National Voters Day? 25th Jan 26th Jan 27th Jan 28th Jan None of these.

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Merdeka Cup is associated with the game of . (1) Tennis (2) Hockey (3) Badminton (4) Football (5) None of these. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) expansion of CDMA is Calculated Division of Many Application Computer Divided Multiple Access Code Diversified Memory Applications Code Division Multiple Access None of these.

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What is Kaveri? (1) Indias Indigenous Aircraft Engine (2) Indias Low Cost Laptop (3) Indias Air to Air Missile (4) Indias Guided Surface to Air Missile (5) None of these.

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In which of the following States is Sariska Tiger Reserve located? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Gujarat (4) Rajasthan (5) None of these. Hirakud Dam, one of worlds longest earthen dams, is located in which among the following states? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Orissa (3) Karnataka (4) West Bengal (5) None of these. B.G. Varghese Committee 1977 is related to which among the following? (1) Anti Defection (2) Prasar Bharti Act (3) Panchayati Raj (4) Centre State Relations (5) None of these. term Operation Aurora is related to .. Yahoo Google Rediff Intel None of these. AD Valorem Tax is applied on which among the following? The Price of Commodity The Quantity of Commodity The Advertisement Expenditure The Unit of the Commodity None of these.

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12. Who is the first Indian to win European Challenge Tour? (1) Jeev Milkha Singh (2) Arjun Atwal (3) Ashok Kumar (4) Gaganjeet Bhullar (5) None of these. 13. Which team won the Ranji Trophy Cricket Tournament in 2010? (1) Rajasthan (2) Mumbai (3) Karnataka (4) Tamil Nadu (5) None of these.

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14. bowler Makhaya Ntini retired from International Cricket. (1) South Africa (2) England (3) Pakistan (4) Australia (5) None of these. 15. Who won the sixth Hopman Cup? (1) Serbia (2) US (3) Belgium (4) Switzerland (5) None of these. 16. Who was crowned Miss America 2011? (1) Alyse Eady (2) Teresa Scanlan (3) Emoly Dalvi (4) Neha Dalvi (5) None of these. 17. batsman Paul Collingwood retired from Test match cricket (1) New Zealand (2) Australia (3) England (4) South Africa (5) None of these. 18. Walter Haeussermann passed away in 2011. He was a famous (1) Economist (2) Social Activist (3) Rocket Scientist (4) Film Producer (5) None of these. 19. Who was awarded with Rolex Player of the year for 2010-11? (1) Jeev Milkha Singh (2) Ashok Kumar (3) Arjun Atwal (4) Gganjeet Bhullar (5) None of these. 20. Romulus Linney, who passed away in 2010, was a famous (1) Playwright (2) Actor (3) journalist (4) Politician (5) None of these. 21. Who was honoured with Weimars 2010 Human Rights Award? (1) Dr. Binayak Sen (2) R.K. Raghavan (3) Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi (4) D.K. Jain (5) None of these.

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22. Former .player Anil Kumar Punj passed away in 2010. (1) Football (2) Volleyball (3) Cricket (4) Basketball (5) None of these. 23. Legendary exponent of Rabindra Sangeet .. passed away in 2010. (1) Hemanta Mukherjee (2) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (3) Suchitra Mitra (4) Kanika Bandyopadhyay (5) None of these. 24. Pradeep Vijayakar passed away in 2011. He was a famous (1) Sports Journalist (2) Social Activist (3) Writer (4) 1 and 3 (5) None of these. 25. Who was honoured with Order of Valour for 2010? (1) Boris Yeltsin (2) Dmitry Medvedev (3) Ramzan Kadirov (4) Mufti Anas Pshikhachev (5) None of these. 26. Former President of ..Carlos Andres Perez away in 2010. (1) Venezuela (2) Vietnam (3) Uzbekistan (4) Zambia (5) None of these. 27. 8th Aero India 2011 was held in (1) Kochi (2) Bengaluru (3) Visakhapatnam (4) Bhopal (5) None of these. 28. TRIPS and TRIMS are terms associated with (1) IMF (2) WTO (3) IBRD (4) IDA (5) None of these. 29. Adarsh Scam is associated with . (1) Housing (2) Defence Purchase (3) Duty Drawback (4) Allotment of Land (5) None of these.

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30. In which year was Submarine Telegraphy System opened between India and Europe? (1) 1862 (2) 1865 (3) 1867 (4) 1875 (5) None of these. 31. What is the chemical name of Vinegar? (1) Citric Acid (2) Acetic Acid (3) Sulphuric Acid (4) Nitric Acid (5) None of these. 32. Mutual Funds are regulated in India by which among the following? (1) RBI (2) SEBI (3) Stock Exchanges (4) RBI and SEBI both (5) None of these. 33. WTO basically promotes. (1) Financial Support (2) Global Peace (3) Unilateral Trade (4) Multilateral Trade (5) None of these. 34. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is a scheme of Government of India under which among the following Ministries? Ministry of Finance Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Industry Ministry of Labour None of these.

35. What does the letter T denotes in the abbreviated name C-DOT? (1) Technology (2) Telecommunication (3) Telematics (4) Telepathy (5) None of these. 36. What is the Validity period of the Kisan Credit Card? (1) 2 years (2) 3 years (3) 4 years (4) 5 years (5) 6 years 37. As per the Census of 2001, which among the following states has the largest population of the Buddhists? (1) Karnataka (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Maharashtra (4) Uttar Pradesh (5) None of these.

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38. Where is the headquarters of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe? (1) Paris (2) Astana (3) Vienna (4) Auckland (5) None of these. 39. Who was honoured with the first Swarbhaskar award? (1) Lata Mangeshkar (2) Late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (3) Sitara Devi (4) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (5) None of these. 40. Maximum Jute mills are located in which among the following states? (1) West Bengal (2) Assam (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh (5) None of these. 41. Which among the following is correct about an Equity Fund? (1) If gives fixed returns (2) It invests primarily in shares (3) If invest in both debt and shares (4) It assures growth in value (5) None of these. 42. In which country is Newcastle Port, the worlds largest coal export port, located? (1) Canada (2) Australia (3) Mexico (4) USA (5) None of these. 43. Silvio Berlusconi was in news recently. He is the Prime Minister of . (1) Iran (2) Italy (3) Iraq (4) Israel (5) None of these. 44. What does the letter S denote in AFSPA, an abbreviation we very often see in newspaper? (1) Slow (2) Special (3) State (4) Solid (5) None of these. 45. Benson and Hedges Cup is related to which of the following sports? (1) Hockey (2) Cricket (3) Football (4) Basketball (5) None of these.

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46. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) term 3G is in news. What does the letter G denote in 3G? Grade Group Global Generation None of these.

47. What is Financial Inclusion? (1) To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed. (2) To provide a 100 days job to all those who are in need of a job (3) To provide banking services to all those living in remote areas. (4) To ensure that all financial transactions amounting 5000 and above are done through banks (5) None of these. 48. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana was launched on . 25 September 2001 25 September 2002 25 September 2003 25 September 2004 None of these.

49. Hillary Clinton, who was in India in 2011, is the U.S. Secretary of (1) Commerce (2) State (3) Treasury (4) Defence (5) None of these. 50. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 34th National Games was held in between February 12-26, 2010. Jharkhand Bihar Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh None of these.

51. Tahrir Chowk, which was in news in 2011, is a place in .. (1) Tunisia (2) Jordan (3) Sudan (4) Egypt (5) None of these. 52. NALCO is manufacturer and distributor of ..products. (1) Automobile (2) Textile (3) Cement (4) Aluminium (5) None of these. 53. Who is the first non-American to be appointed as Director on the board of Bank of America? (1) Ratan TAta (2) Sanjay K. Jha (3) Mukesh Ambani (4) Sajjan Jindal (5) None of these.

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54. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) first International Womens Day event was celebrated in 1911 1921 1931 1941 None of these.

55. Fukushima ,which was in news in 2011, is a place in (1) China (2) Malaysia (3) Germany (4) Japan (5) None of these. 56. Who has written the book Standing My Ground? (1) Matthew Hayden (2) Salman Rushdie (3) Ricky Ponting (4) V.S. Naipaul (5) None of these. 57. Which country suffered earthquake on March 11, 2011? (1) Indonesia (2) Japan (3) South Korea (4) Philippines (5) None of these. 58. What is the full form of FRP? (1) Fair And Responsible Price (2) Fair And Reasonable Price (3) Fair And Remunerative Price (4) Floating And Remunerative Price (5) None of these. 59. Prithvi is a/an. (1) Fighter Plane (2) Pattan Tank (3) Submarine (4) Ballistic Missile (5) None of these. 60. Which of the following is the trophy / cup associated with the game of football? (1) Ranji Trophy (2) Merdeka Cup (3) Davis Cup (4) Duleep Trophy (5) None of these. 61. What is current Reserve Repo Rate? (1) 5.50% (2) 5.75% (3) 6.50% (4) 6.75% (5) None of these.

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62. National Stock Exchange is the .largest stock exchange in the world. (1) 7th (2) 8th (3) 9th (4) 10th (5) None of these. 63. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) G-8 Foreign Ministers Meeting was held on March 14-15, 2011, in .. Vancouver Paris London New York None of these.

64. The Kings Speech is a film directed by.. (1) Colin Firth (2) Aamir Khan (3) David Fincher (4) Tom Hooper (5) None of these. 65. Which among the following is the capital of Libya? (1) Benghazi (2) Ghat (3) Zawia (4) Tripoli (5) None of these. 66. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous sportsman? (1) Sania Mirza (2) Aparna Popat (3) Namita Gokhale (4) Saina Nehwal (5) None of these. 67. When is World Water Day celebrated? (1) March 21 (2) March 22 (3) March 23 (4) March 24 (5) None of these. 68. An individual visiting Libya will have to make his/her payments in which of the following currencies? (1) Dinar (2) Taka (3) Baht (4) Peso (5) None of these. 69. Which of the following books is written by Manu Joseph? (1) The Golden Gate (2) Standing My Ground (3) Black Brown And The Blue (4) Serious Men (5) None of these.

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70. New Patiala Transport Co. is a company operating in the area of .. (1) Shipping (2) Mining (3) Cement (4) Textile (5) None of these. 71. Railway Minister Mamata Bannerjee presented herRailway Budget in the Lok Sabha on 25 Feb 2011. (1) Third (2) Fourth (3) Fifth (4) Sixth (5) None of these. 72. Which of the following is an economic term? (1) Plaintiff (2) Bunker Blaster (G) Definition (4) Lampoon (5) None of these. 73. Novak Djokovic of won the ATP Indian Wells title by defeating Rafael Nadal on 20 March 2011. (1) Spain (2) Switzerland (3) Serbia (4) Italy (5) None of these 74. International Children Broadcasting Day was celebrated by the electronic media in India, on (1) 6 March 2011 (2) 7 March 2011 (3) 8 March 2011 (4) 9 March 2011 (5) None of these. 75. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Bihar Diwas is celebrated on ..every year 20th March 21st March 22nd March 23rd March None of these.

76. What is the number of the Bio-geographic zones in India? (1) 4 (2) 6 (3) 8 (4) 10 (5) None of these. 77. Asian Development Bank will provide .loan for Infrastructure Financing Projects in India (1) $250 million (2) $350 million (3) $450 million (4) $550 million (5) None of these.

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78. Who was the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G spectrum issue? (1) M.K. Raghavan (2) P.C. Chacko (3) P.K. Bansal (4) A. Raja (5) None of these. 79. Who has been selected for the Bihari Puraskar for 2010? (1) Nand Kishore Acharya (2) Chhagan Mal Sethia (3) Girdhar Rathi (4) Chandra Sinha (5) None of these. 80. In which year was Liberalized Exchange Rate Management System (LERMS) launched in India? (1) 1989 (2) 1991 (3) 1992 (4) 1994 (5) None of these. 81. Which company bagged Contract from Indian Air Force to Deploy Wide band CDMA-based portable Wireless Network? (1) HAL (2) HCL Infosystems (3) Sony India (4) LG Electronics (5) None of these. 82. At which place was Asias first EPZ (Export processing Zone) set up in 1965? (1) Surat (2) Cochin (3) Kandla (4) Chennai (5) None of these. 83. ..engineering giant Siemens will supply the complete railway electrification system for Kolkatas new metro line. (1) Russian (2) Indian (3) Serbian (4) German (5) None of these. 84. Essam Sharaf was appointed as Prime Minister of which among the following countries on March 3, 2011? (1) Libya (2) Egypt (3) Tunisia (4) Albania (5) None of these. 85. Who was conferred with Chameli Devi Jain Award 2010? (1) Bhaskar Gupta (2) Dipankar Gupta (3) Shahina KK (4) Prabhu Chawla (5) None of these.

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86. Which among the following is the capital of Southern Sudan? (1) Kassala (2) Juba (3) Bor (4) Bentiu (5) None of these. 87. .,CEO and President of Pratham Education Foundation, was awarded with the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship for 2011? (1) Ajit Jain (2) Keshav R. Murugesh (3) Madhav Chavan (4) Dipak Jain (5) None of these. 88. With which among the following sports, Ian Thorpe is related? (1) Athletics (2) Boxing (3) Racing (4) Swimming (5) None of these. 89. Who is new Indian mens hockey coach? (1) M.K. Kaushik (2) Harendra Singh (3) Jose Brasa (4) Dhanraj Pillai (5) None of these. 90. Which among the following films made news for winning four Oscar Awards? (1) The Kings Speech (2) Black Swan (3) Inception (4) (1) and (3) both (5) None of these. 91. Who has been conferred with Lalitha Kala Samrat title? (1) Sonam Kapoor (2) Shashi Kapoor (3) Shahid Kapoor (4) Anil Kapoor (5) None of these 92. Where is International Accounting Standards Board located? (1) Paris (2) Geneva (3) New York (4) London (5) None of these. 93. Noted Bollywood.Navin Nischol passed away in 2011. (1) Actor (2) Dancer (3) Producer (4) Director (5) None of these.

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94. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Green Revolution began from Mexico Canada Brazil India None of these.

95. Where is the National Seed Research and Training Centre located? (1) Lucknow (2) Pune (3) Varanasi (4) Bhopal (5) None of these. 96. Warren Buffett, who was on a visit to India in 2011, is the investor and industrialist. (1) Russian (2) American (3) Italian (4) Canadian (5) None of these 97. Indian footballer .launched his football club United Sikkim. (1) Sunil Chetri (2) Subrata Paul (3) Bhaichung Bhutia (4) Mahesh Gawli (5) None of these. 98. The (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on February 20 February 21 March 20 March 21 None of these.

99. How much amount has been allocated to the National Skill Development Fund in the Union Budget 2011-12? (1) Rs. 500 crores (2) Rs. 600 crores (3) Rs. 700 crores (4) Rs. 800 crores (5) None of these. 100. Hunar se Rozgar is a scheme of which of the following ministries of Government of India? (1) Ministry of Rural Development (2) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (3) Ministry of Tourism (4) Ministry of Urban Development (5) None of these.

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PTs General Knowledge Question Bank 17 (15.02.2012)

Answer Key
Not to be seen until all questions are attempted honestly 1.(1) 11.(1) 21.(3) 31.(2) 41.(2) 51.(4) 61.(5) 71.(1) 81.(2) 91.(4) 2.(2) 12.(4) 22.(4) 32.(2) 42.(2) 52.(4) 62.(3) 72.(3) 82.(3) 92.(4) 3.(1) 13.(1) 23.(3) 33.(4) 43.(2) 53.(3) 63.(2) 73.(3) 83.(4) 93.(1) 4.(4) 14.(1) 24.(4) 34.(4) 44.(2) 54.(1) 64.(4) 74.(1) 84.(2) 94.(1) 5.(4) 15.(2) 25.(4) 35.(3) 45.(2) 55.(4) 65.(4) 75.(3) 85.(3) 95.(3) 6.(1) 16.(2) 26.(1) 36.(2) 46.(4) 56.(1) 66.(3) 76.(4) 86.(2) 96.(2) 7.(4) 17.(3) 27.(2) 37.(3) 47.(3) 57.(2) 67.(2) 77.(1) 87.(3) 97.(3) 8.(2) 18.(3) 28.(2) 38.(3) 48.(1) 58.(3) 68.(1) 78.(2) 88.(4) 98.(4) 9.(2) 19.(2) 29.(1) 39.(1) 49.(2) 59.(4) 69.(4) 79.(3) 89.(2) 99.(1) 10.(2) 20.(1) 30.(2) 40.(1) 50.(1) 60.(2) 70.(1) 80.(3) 90.(4) 100.(3)

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