Current General Knowledge 2009

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1. The Rs. 12,400 crore manned space mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for launch by—(A) 2020(B) 2015(C) 2030(D) 2012Ans : (B)

2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by—(A) 2020(B) 2025(C) 2030(D) 2012Ans : (A)

3. A Judge (of a High Court) may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of ……… for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.(A) Article 125(B) Article 124(C) Article 126(D) Article 127Ans : (B)

4. In order to remove judges of the Supreme Court or High Court through impeachment proceedings a motion is addressed to the President signed by at least—(A) 100 members of Lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha(B) 50 members of Rajya Sabha or 150 members of Lok Sabha(C) 80 members of Lok Sabha or 30 members of Rajya Sabha(D) 60 members of Lok Sabha or 70 members of Rajya SabhaAns : (A)

5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on—(A) petroleum(B) biofuels(C) atomic energy(D) None of theseAns : (B)

6. According to the UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘State of the World’s Children’ (2009) the number of women dying every year in India in Child Births is—(A) 75000(B) 77000(C) 70000(D) 78000Ans : (D)

7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van Panchayat Yojna aiming at achieving the target of covering …………… of India’s geographical area with trees.(A) 35%(B) 40%

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(C) 33%(D) 28%Ans : (C)

8. The Latest Forest Survey of India says that only ………… of the country’s land was covered with trees.(A) 30%(B) 22%(C) 23%(D) 20%Ans : (C)

9. India has recently signed a pact for supply of reactors with—(A) Areva(B) U.S.A.(C) Russia(D) JapanAns : (A)

10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament was situated at—(A) Manas(B) Astana(C) Bishkek(D) TashkantAns : (A)

11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is—(A) Geir Haarde(B) Hugo Chavez(C) Johanna Sigurdardottir(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

12. ……… Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recently—Fill in the blank with—(A) Tenth(B) Ninth(C) Eleventh(D) EighthAns : (B)

13. BDR stands for—(A) Border Development Force(B) Border District Development(C) Bangladesh Rifles(D) Bangladesh Development RiflesAns : (C)

14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of—(A) Malaysia(B) Bangladesh(C) Maldives(D) KazakhstanAns : (B)

15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in—(A) Eight categories(B) Seven categories(C) Six categories(D) None of theseAns : (A)

16. The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by—(A) Dustin Lance Black(B) Kate Winslet(C) Vicky Christina(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

17. Sean Penn has got the Oscar Award 2009 for—(A) Best Actor(B) Best Director(C) Adapted Screenplay(D) Original SongAns : (A)

18. According to a recent report the percentage of all immigrant founded companies in last ten years founded by Indian immigrant is—(A) 26%(B) 30%(C) 35%(D) 40%Ans : (A)

19. STPF stands for—(A) Special Task Protection Force(B) Special Tiger Protection Force(C) Special Tiger Police Force(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

20. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) report the country which tops the World Hunger Chart is—(A) Sierra Leone(B) India(C) Somalia(D) PakistanAns : (B)

21. ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—(A) Jasvinder Sanghera(B) Mehar Fatima Hussain(C) Kermit Roosevelt(D) Shazia AzizAns : (A)

22. Earth Day is observed on—(A) April 22(B) April 17(C) April 30(D) April 24

Ans : (A)

23. The winner of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is—(A) New Zealand(B) Australia(C) India(D) West IndiesAns : (B)

24. NPs Aulakh has been appointed as the new Chief of—(A) National Security Guard(B) Research and Analysis Wing(C) Central Bureau of Investigation(D) National Investigation AgencyAns : (A)

25. According to recent estimates of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) during 2008-09 India’s national income will grow at—(A) 8·8%(B) 10%(C) 7·1%(D) 8·5%Ans : (C)

26. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Women’s Singles Title is—(A) Dinara Safin(B) Serena Williams(C) Sania Mirza(D) Venus WilliamsAns : (B)

27. Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new—(A) Director General of Border Security Force(B) National Security Guards Chief

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57. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by—(A) Probodh Chandra Bagchi(B) K. Bikram Singh(C) Romila Thapar(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

58. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on—(A) March 12(B) March 15(C) March 23(D) March 24Ans : (B)

59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.(A) February 25(B) January 27(C) March 22(D) January 24Ans : (D)

60. In 2007-08, Enrolment rate for Muslim children increased to—(A) 8·41%(B) 10·49%(C) 9·39%(D) 7·25%Ans : (B)

61. The 75th edition of Ranji Trophy was won by—(A) Uttar Pradesh(B) Railways(C) Rajasthan(D) MumbaiAns : (D)

62. Recently, the scientist who came into news is—(A) Albert Einstein(B) Charles Darwin(C) Newton(D) Vikram SarabhaiAns : (B)

63. In the Interim Budget 2009-10 the Government of India has allocated for its flagship programmes, the amount of—(A) Rs. 112,571 crore(B) Rs. 122, 841 crore(C) Rs. 131,317 crore(D) Rs. 451,311 croreAns : (C)




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64. The new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe is—(A) Robert Mugabe(B) Morgan Tsvangirai(C) Thabo Mbeki(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

65. In recently held elections in Israel, the political party which emerged largest in terms of number of seats is—(A) Likud Party(B) Kadima Party(C) Labour Party(D) Yisrael BeiteinuAns : (A)

66. 35th National Games will be held in—(A) Tamil Nadu(B) Karnataka(C) Gujarat(D) KeralaAns : (D)

67. Prashant Prakash and Kalki Koechlin are the winners of—(A) Padma Shree(B) Metro Plus Playwright Award(C) Assam Ratna(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

68. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—(A) East Zone(B) South Zone(C) West Zone(D) North ZoneAns : (C)

69. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—(A) Poland(B) The Netherlands(C) England(D) NorwayAns : (B)

70. World Social Forum meeting was recently held in—(A) Paris(B) Belem(C) Davos(D) MoscowAns : (B)

71. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—(A) Abdul Jamal(B) Shah Mahmood Qureshi(C) Kazi Hussain(D) Abdul Qadir KhanAns : (D)

72. The new Chairman of Satyam Computer Services is—(A) Kiran Karnik(B) Prem Chand Gupta(C) Habil Khorkiwala(D) R. N. MittalAns : (A)

73. In Iraqi Parliamentary elections Prime Minister Nouri-Al-Maliki’s candidates have won in—(A) 14 provinces(B) 9 provinces(C) 8 provinces(D) 7 provincesAns : (B)

74. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—(A) No. 2 position(B) No. 3 position(C) No. 4 position(D) None of theseAns : (A)

75. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—(A) R. K. Pachauri(B) Bill Gates(C) Ban Ki-Moon(D) Arundhati RoyAns : (C)

76. ‘QUARK 2009’ is—(A) An exhibition on peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy(B) India’s ambitious project to Mars(C) India-Russia joint noval exercise(D) Annual-National level technical festival of BITs PilaniAns : (D)

77. ‘Best Executive 2008’ by Asia-money magazine has been given to—(A) S. M. Natrajan(B) O. P. Bhatt(C) Ravinder Zutshi(D) C. B. BhavAns : (B)

78. Twelve new frog species have been found in—(A) Konkan region(B) Malwa(C) Eastern Ghats(D) Western GhatsAns : (D)

79. Sheik Sharif Ahmed is the new President of—(A) Uganda(B) Rawanda(C) Somalia(D) MoroccoAns : (C)

80. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—(A) November 10, 2008(B) November 11, 2008(C) November 14, 2008(D) November 15, 2008Ans : (C)

81. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—(A) Germany(B) Japan(C) U.S.A.(D) Saudi ArabiaAns : (B)

82. During the Egyptian President’s visit to India in November 2008 five pacts were signed with Egypt. Which of the following was not signed ?(A) Pact in the field of health and medicine(B) Agreement on purchasing petrol at cheaper rate(C) An extradition treaty(D) Agreement on abolition of visa for specific categoriesAns : (B)

83. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President who recently visited India, has been the President of his country since—(A) 1971(B) 1981(C) 1961(D) 1990Ans : (B)

84. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a—(A) Air to air missile(B) Air to surface missile(C) Surface to surface missile(D) Surface to sea missileAns : (C)113. IBEx is—(A) NASA’s Probe(B) EU’s Probe(C) EU NASA joint Probe(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

114. According to Forbes Magazine the richest lady of India is—(A) Indira Nooyi (B) Sonia Gandhi(C) Savitri Jindal (D) Teena AmbaniAns : (C)

115. National Women Excellence Award 2008 has been given to—(A) Pritika Kalra Gandhi(B) Sheila Dixit(C) Sharmila Tagore(D) Shabana Azmi

Ans : (A)

116. The female Athlete of the Year Award has been conferred on—(A) Yelena Isinbayeva (B) Tirunesh Dibaba(C) Pamela Jelimo (D) Anne FrazerAns : (A)

117. World Junior Badminton Championship (Woman’s title) has been won by—(A) Sayaka Sato (B) Fu Mingtian(C) Saina Nehwal (D) Xie JingAns : (C)

118. India’s first 3G Technology-based mobile phone service of MTNL was launched on—(A) December 15, 2008(B) December 11, 2008(C) December 10, 2008(D) December 8, 2008Ans : (B)

119. The new Chief Minister of Mizoram is—(A) P. A. Sangma (B) Mr. Lalthanhawla(C) R. Lalzirliana (D) H. LiansailovaAns : (B)

120. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the number of farmers who committed suicides during 2007 is—(A) 16,632 (B) 4,238(C) 11,026 (D) 1,21,617Ans : (A)

121. India–U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was signed on—(A) October 11, 2008 (B) October 20, 2008(C) October 15, 2008 (D) October 5, 2008Ans : (A)

122. The IIM Review Committee which recommended higher government control on IIMs is headed by—(A) M. K. Prasad (B) R.C. Bhargava(C) Ravi Kumar (D) C. RangrajanAns : (B)

123. India launched its first Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 on—(A) October 10, 2008 (B) October 15, 2008

(C) October 20, 2008 (D) October 22, 2008Ans : (D)

124. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which put Chandrayaan-1 into its orbit is—(A) PSLV-C-9 (B) PSLV-C-8(C) PSLV-C-11 (D) PSLV-C-7Ans : (C)

125. India is the ……country to send Moon Mission.(A) Fifth (B) Fourth(C) Sixth (D) SeventhAns : (B)

126. The number of instruments which the spacecraft Chandrayaan carried is—(A) 15 (B) 20(C)11 (D) 9Ans : (C)

127. Union Cabinet has cleared Right to Education Bill which is the enabling legislation to notify—(A) The 91th Constitutional Amendment(B) The 86th Constitutional Amendment(C) The 95th Constitutional Amendment(D) The 93rd Constitutional AmendmentAns : (B)

128. On October 15, 2008 the……IBSA Summit concluded in New Delhi.(A) Third (B) Fourth(C) Fifth (D) SixthAns : (A)

129. The IBSA Dialogue Forum was formalised through the adoption of the Brasilia Declaration in—(A) 2004 (B) 2003(C) 2005 (D) 2006Ans : (B)

130. ACD stands for—(A) Asian Cooperative Dialogue(B) Asia Cooperation Dialogue(C) Asia China Dialogue Forum(D) Asian-Chinese DialogueAns : (B)

131. The number of member countries who participated in Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held on October 24-25, 2008 was—

(A) 45 (B) 40(C) 35 (D) 30Ans : (A)

132. The new-President of Maldives is—(A) Abdul Gayoom(B) Mohammad Anni Nasheed(C) Mohammad Irshad(D) Abdul QadirAns : (B)

133. Which of the following states has topped in Governments’ Primary Education Development Index ?(A) Delhi (B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Kerala (D) Tamil NaduAns : (C)

134. EDI stands for—(A) Enforcement Directorate Index(B) Education Development Infrastructure(C) Education and Development Identity(D) Education Development IndexAns : (D)

135. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine ?(A) Professor Herald Zur Hausen(B) Martin Chalfi(C) Prof. Luc Montagnier(D) Francoise Barre-SinoussiAns : (B)

136. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics ?(A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio(B) Makoto Kobayashi(C) Toshihide Maskawa(D) Yoichiro NambuAns : (A)

137. Which one of the following has not won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?(A) Martin Chalfi(B) Roger Y. Tsien(C) Osamu Shimomura(D) Franco Basse SinoussiAns : (D)

138. Traditionally, the first of Nobel Prizes awarded each year in the category of—(A) Physics (B) Chemistry(C) Medicine (D) LiteratureAns : (C)

139. The Alternative Nobel Prizes are—(A) Magsaysay Awards(B) Right to Livelihood Awards(C) Global Energy Awards(D) Grammy AwardsAns : (B)

140. National Consumer Rights Day is observed on—(A) December 4 (B) December 7(C) December 24 (D) December 10Ans : (C)

1. In Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Scheme, government has targeted to ensure universal access to secondary level education by the year—(A) 2012(B) 2015(C) 2017(D) 2020Ans : (C)

2. International Finance Corporation (IFC) has decided to fund an Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat. This project belongs to—(A) Reliance Group(B) Tata Group(C) Birla Group(D) NTPCAns : (B)

3. Which states ranks first and last respectively in Education Development Index (EDI) preparedto track the progress of states towards providing universal elementary education ?(A) Kerala and Orissa respectively(B) Kerala and Bihar repectively(C) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa respectively(D) Karnataka and Bihar respectivelyAns : (B)

4. Targeted power capacity addition for 11th plan period is—(A) 41110 MW(B) 66463 MW(C) 68963 MW(D) 86283 MWAns : (B)

5. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2008-09, India gets competitiveness ranking at—(A) 46th(B) 50th(C) 52nd(D) 55thAns : (B)

6. The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is—(A) Secretary of Finance Ministry(B) General Secretary of Lok Sabha(C) Secretary of Planning Commission(D) Vice-Chairman of Planning CommissionAns : (C)

7. For charters and cargo services, what is the new FDI ceiling announced by the government ?(A) 100%(B) 75%(C) 61%(D) 51%Ans : (B)

8. In National Mineral Policy (1993) which mineral was allowed for having investment from private sector—

(A) Coal(B) Iron(C) Gold(D) PlatinumAns : (A)

9. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is—(A) 20%(B) 40%(C) 60%(D) 80%Ans : (D)

10. At the end of December 2008, India’s foreign debt stood at $ 230•8 billion in which share of long term debt and short term debt stands at—(A) 79•4 : 20•6(B) 80 : 20(C) 77•5 : 22•5(D) 22•5 : 77•5Ans : (A)

11. Which percentage of Central Taxes have been recommended by the 12th Finance Commission to be transferred to States ?(A) 28•5%(B) 29•5%(C) 30•5%(D) 31•5%Ans : (C)

12. Which state possesses the maximum percentage of SC population ?(A) U.P.(B) M.P.(C) Kerala(D) PunjabAns : (D)

13. Government has decided to cover all districts of the country in National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)—(A) Upto January 1, 2008(B) Upto March 31, 2008(C) w.e.f. April 1, 2008(D) w.e.f. April 1, 2009Ans : (B)

14. What is ‘NIKKEI’ ?(A) Share Price Index of Tokyo Share Market(B) Name of Japanese Central Bank(C) Japanese name of Country’s Planning Commission(D) Foreign Exchange Market of JapanAns : (A)

15. Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission ?(A) It is not defined in Indian Constitution(B) Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration(C) Members do not require any minimum education(D) All of these

Ans : (D)

16. As per the data released by TRAI, the teledensity in India at the end of February 2009 standsat—(A) 35•62%(B) 33•13%(C) 32•63%(D) 31•84%Ans : (A)

17. CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) has decided to allow ‘Navratna’ and ‘Mini Ratna’ companies to invest in mutual funds upto……per cent of their cash balances.(A) 25%(B) 30%(C) 40%(D) 50%Ans : (B)

18. NABARD was established on the recommendation of—(A) Public Account Committee(B) Shivaraman Committee(C) Narsimham Committee(D) None of theseAns : (B)

19. Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Yojana has been launched from—(A) 1st April, 2001(B) 25th Sept., 2001(C) 30th Sept., 2001(D) No scheme of such title has yet launchedAns : (B)

20. Which company is providing mobile service with name ‘Cell One’ to the consumers ?(A) MTNL(B) BSNL(C) Reliance Infocom(D) Bharti TeleAns : (B)

21. VAT is imposed—(A) Directly on consumer(B) On final stage of production(C) On first stage of production(D) On all stages between production and final saleAns : (D)

22. Which city has been identified as the hottest (i.e., first ranking) outsourcing destination in the world ?(A) Bangalore (India)(B) Dublin (Ireland)(C) Makati City (The Philippines)(D) Tokyo (Japan)Ans : (A)

23. Kutir Jyoti scheme is associated with—(A) Promoting cottage industry in villages

(B) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth(C) Providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line(D) All of theseAns : (C)

24. Novelis has been acquired and merged with—(A) Tata Steels(B) SAIL(C) HINDALCO(D) Jindal SteelsAns : (C)

1. In which following city, Summit of Foreign Ministers of SAARC nations took place in February 2009 ?(A) New Delhi(B) Dhaka(C) Kathmandu(D) ColomboAns : (D)

2. As per RBI released data; India’s foreign exchange reserves at the end-March 2009 stands at—(A) $ 252•0 billion(B) $ 247•64 billion(C) $ 314•60 billion(D) $ 318•80 billionAns : (A)

3. As per the report on State of Forest released on February 13, 2008, what is the percentage coverage of forest area in the total geographical area of the country ?(A) 22•20%(B) 21•30%(C) 20•60%(D) 19•90%Ans : (C)

4. 13th Finance Commission has been constituted under the Chairmanship of—(A) Y. S. P. Thorat(B) Vijai L. Kelkar(C) T. S. Vijayan(D) Laxmi NarayanAns : (C)

5. SEBI is a—(A) Statutory body(B) Advisory body(C) Constitutional body(D) Non-statutory bodyAns : (A)

6. Bank Cash Transaction Tax (BCTT) has been withdrawn w.e.f.—(A) January 1, 2009

(B) March 1, 2009(C) March 31, 2009(D) April 1, 2009Ans : (D)

7. When was the SAARC established ?(A) On December 8, 1984(B) On January 1, 1984(C) On December 8, 1985(D) On January 1, 1985Ans : (C)

8. What is the present number of member countries of European Economic Community ?(A) 15(B) 12(C) 25(D) 20Ans : (B)

9. Which Committee recommended abolition of tax rebates under section 88 ?(A) Chelliah Committee(B) Kelkar Committee(C) Shome Committee(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

10. Which of the following countries is not the members of European Union ?(A) Switzerland(B) Malta(C) The Czeck Republic(D) PolandAns : (A)

11. Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is related to—(A) Communication(B) Social Integration(C) Linking of Rivers(D) Development of HighwaysAns : (D)

12. ‘Sagarmala’ is a name associated with—(A) A drilling vessel(B) A project of port development(C) Oil well in Indian Ocean(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

13. Tarapore Committee submitted its report on “Full Convertibility on Rupee” in—(A) Current account(B) Capital account(C) Both in current as well as in capital account(D) Special Drawing Rights (SDR)Ans : (B)

14. The repo rate w.e.f. April 21, 2009 stands at—(A) 4•5%

(B) 4•75%(C) 5•0%(D) 5•25%Ans : (B)

15. Airport Development Fees (ADF) has been imposed at Delhi & Mumbai airports to be paid by passengers w.e.f.—(A) January 1, 2009(B) March 1, 2009(C) April 1, 2009(D) May 1, 2009Ans : (C)

16. CENVAT is related to—(A) Sales Tax(B) Excise Duty(C) Custom Duty(D) Service TaxAns : (B)

17. Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides social security to—(A) All labours in rural areas(B) All landless labours living below poverty line in rural areas(C) All labours in urban areas(D) All labours in both rural as well as urban areasAns : (B)

18. According to 2001 census urbanrural population ratio is about—(A) 35 : 65(B) 32 : 68(C) 28 : 72(D) 25 : 75Ans : (C)

19. Asian Development Bank has approved an additional $ 71 million loan to the water project associated with the state—(A) Uttar Pradesh(B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Rajasthan(D) GujaratAns : (B)

20. According to 2001 census the state having highest urban population is—(A) U.P.(B) Maharashtra(C) Tamil Nadu(D) Kerala1. Magsaysay Awards are not given in which of the following categories ?(A) Literature(B) Peace and International Understanding(C) Music(D) Public Service(E) Emergent LeadershipAns : (C)

2. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Colours of the Rainbow’ ?

(A) A.V. Kamath(B) Anita Nayyar(C) Pritish Nandy(D) Sonia Gandhi(E) None of theseAns : (E)

3. Which of the following is not the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2008 ?(A) Sushil Kumar(B) Vijendra Singh(C) Mary Kom(D) Tania SachdevAns : (D)

4. What do you know of Mr. S.Y. Quereshi ? (A) He is new Election Commissioner of India(B) He is the new Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India(C) He will be our new permanent representative in UNO(D) His India’s new permanent representative in world trade organization(E) None of theseAns : (A)

5. Women in which of the following OPEC countries participated in elections for the first time ? (Elections were held recently)(A) UAE (B) Kuwait(C) Iran (D) Saudi Arabia(E) None of theseAns : (B)

6. Who amongst the following is the Author of the book ‘The City of Joy’ ?(A) Dominique Lapierre(B) Guentar Grass(C) Daniel Steele(D) Graham Green(E) None of theseAns : (A)

7. Why was Mr. Vijay Nambiar’s name recently in news ?(A) He has taken over as the new Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India(B) He will be our permanent representative in UNO(C) He has taken over as the under Secretary General in the UNO(D) He is new Foreign Secretary Govt. of India(E) None of theseAns : (C)

8. Alan Garcia whose name was recently in news is the—(A) Prime Minister of Peru(B) President of Peru(C) Prime Minister of Italy(D) President of Italy(E) None of theseAns : (B)

9. ‘Shequel’ is the currency of—

(A) Israel (B) Kenya(C) Iraq (D) Iran(E) None of theseAns : (A)

10. The XIIth UNCTAD conference was recently organized in—(A) New Delhi (B) Jaipur(C) Mumbai (D) Bangalore(E) AccraAns : (E)

11. As per the reports published in the newspaper which of the following countries is first in production of gold jewellery ? (A) China (B) India(C) Turkey (D) Italy(E) None of theseAns : (B)

12. Jagannath Pahadia is the Governor of—(A) West Bengal (B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Punjab (D) Haryana(E) None of theseAns : (D)

13. Who amongst the following was adjudged best actress in the 7th IIFA Award Ceremony held in Dubai ?(A) Lara Dutta (B) Priyanka Chopra(C) Kajal (D) Rani Mukherjee(E) None of theseAns : (D)

14. Which of the following countries recently test fired a series of missiles ?(A) Russia (B) South Korea(C) North Korea (D) France(E) None of theseAns : (C)

15. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Bearders-My Life in Cricket’ ?(A) Shane Warne(B) Bill Frindall(C) Brian Lara(D) Imran Khan(E) None of theseAns : (B)

16. India launched Chandrayaan I in the year—(A) 2002(B) 2003(C) 2005(D) 2007(E) 2008Ans : (E)

17. The sixth D-8 summit of developing Nations was organized recently in—(A) Malaysia (B) India(C) Brazil (D) Indonesia(E) None of theseAns : (A)

18. India recently signed on MOU on military ties with which of the following countries ?(A) UK (B) USA(C) China (D) Italy(E) RussiaAns : (C)

19. Which of the following countries is not one of the four former Soviet states who have jointly formed a forum, ‘Organization for Democracy and Economic Development GUAM’ ?(A) Georgia (B) Ukraine(C) Croatia (D) Azerbaijan(E) MoldovaAns : (C)

20. Which of the following countries has awarded congressional gold medal to Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso ?(A) Britain (B) France(C) Italy (D) USA(E) None of theseAns : (D)

21. Mallika Sarabhai is associated which of the following ?(A) Classical music(B) Classical dance(C) Social service(D) Protection of environmentAns : (B)

22. The name Pierre Cardian is associated with which of the following fields ?(A) Pop music (B) Fashion designing(C) Painting (D) Motion pictureAns : (B)

23. Where was the first Engineering college of India located ?(A) Bombay (B) Roorkee(C) Varanasi (D) CalcuttaAns : (B)

24. What facility is provided by ‘CARTOSAT-2A’ launched by ISRO in April 2008 ?(A) Satellite-based multimedia link(B) Remote sensing(C) Intelligence data(D) Earth observation satelliteAns : (D)

25. With which musical instrument is Hari Prasad Chaurasia associated ?(A) Flute (B) Sarod(C) Sitar (D) VeenaAns : (A) 1. ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—(A) National Insurance Co.(B) Life Insurance Co.(C) UTI(D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.Ans : (B)

2. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—(A) 2•6% (B) 2•1%(C) 2•0% (D) 4•8%Ans : (D)

3. Dada Sahib Phalke Ratna Award for 2008 has been awarded to—(A) Mrinal Sen(B) Adoor Gopalkrishnan(C) Dev Anand(D) B. R. ChopraAns : (D)

4. Fiscal deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—

(A) 6•8% (B) 2•9%(C) 3•1% (D) 4•5%Ans : (A)

5. How many new Trains have been introduced in Railway Budget 2009-10 ?(A) 4 (B) 5(C) 6 (D) 57Ans : (D)

6. For senior citizens, income tax exemption slab in Budget 2009-10 has been raised from—(A) Rs. 1•5 lakh to Rs. 1•75 lakh(B) Rs. 1•75 lakh to Rs. 1•85 lakh(C) Rs. 2•25 lakh to Rs. 2•40 lakh(D) Rs. 1•95 lakh to Rs. 2•25 lakhAns : (C)

7. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 will replace—(A) MRTPC(B) VAT(C) Electricity Act, 2003(D) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005Ans : (A)

8. The theme for the 21st National Science Day 2007 was—(A) More Water Drop by Drop(B) More Crop per Drop(C) 50 years of DNA and 25 years of IVF(D) None of theseAns : (B)

9. Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has launched his political party named—(A) Islamic Unity Front(B) Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh(C) Nagorik Shakti (Citizens’ power)(D) Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi DalAns : (C)

10. The book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ has been written by—(A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) P. Chidambaram(C) Zahid Hussain (D) Scott RitterAns : (A)

11. Which among the following movie was given the Best Picture Award at 81st Oscar Awards- 2008 ?(A) Slumdog Millionaire(B) The Last King of Scotland(C) The Queen(D) Happy FeetAns : (A)

12. The Best Actor Award at the 54th National Filmfare Awards was given to—(A) Aamir Khan(B) Soumitra Chatterjee(C) Saif Ali Khan(D) Abhishek BachchanAns : (B)

13. The 75th Senior National Snooker Championship Men’s Title has been won by—(A) Pankaj Advani (B) Rupesh Shah(C) Alok Kumar (D) Yasin MerchantAns : (A)

14. Which among the following statements regarding India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile test fired in March 2007 is incorrect ?(A) It was test fired on February 4, 2007(B) It is named after the river Brahmaputra and Mahanadi(C) It is a two stage missile with a speed faster than that of sound(D) It is jointly manufactured by DRDO, India and Russia’s NPO MashnistroyemiaAns : (B)

15. ‘Ramadorai Sujatha’ who was recently in news is a—(A) Writer (B) Mathematician(C) Historian (D) ArtistAns : (B)

16. Which among the following is the largest Power Station in India ?(A) NTPC’s Vindhyachal Power Station(B) NTPC’s Talcher Power Station(C) BHEL, Haridwar(D) None of theseAns : (A)

17. The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08 is which among the following IPY ?(A) 2nd (B) 3rd(C) 4th (D) 1stAns : (C)

18. The Governor of Jharkhand is—(A) Ibobi Singh(B) K. Shankarnarayanan(C) Prakash Singh Badal(D) D. D. LapangAns : (B)

19. Which among the following satellite has been successfully launched in October 2008 by ISRO ?(A) CHANDRAYAAN-1 (B) INSAT-4A(C) INSAT-3E

(D) INSAT-4CAns : (A)

20. Who among the following has been nominated for the Jnanpith Award for 2006 ?(A) Ravindra Kelekar(B) Satyavrat Shastri(C) Both (A) and (B)(D) Rajendra Keshavlal ShahAns : (C)

21. The XIX Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held at Delhi in—(A) October 2009 (B) October 2008(C) October 2010 (D) November 2010Ans : (C)

22. Which among the following countries hosted the world’s largest tourism fair—International Tourism Bourse at Berlin ?(A) India (B) France(C) Germany (D) Sri LankaAns : (C)

23. SAARC car rally began from which among the following countries ?(A) India (B) Bangladesh(C) Nepal (D) PakistanAns : (B)

24. Which of the following is the pesent Prime Minister of Pakistan ?(A) Yusuf Raza Gillani(B) Justice Rana Bhagwandas(C) Justice Nazim Siddiqui(D) Justice Javaid IqbalAns : (A)

25. The death of the cricket coach of which among the following countries during the 2007 world cup has created a suspicion ?(A) Sri Lanka (B) Pakistan(C) India (D) BangladeshAns : (B) 1. Who among the following has been awarded the highest Mexican civilian award, the Aztec Eagle ?(A) Lord Swaraj Paul(B) Bill Gates(C) Amitabh Bachchan(D) Ratan TataAns : (B)

2. Most powerful woman in the world according to the, 2008 published Forbes Magazine list ?(A) Angela Markel (B) Condoleeza Rice

(C) Sonia Gandhi (D) Wu YiAns : (A)

3. ‘Agile’ is—(A) A mission to Mars(B) India’s first foreign satellite to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota(C) A mission to Saturn(D) None of theseAns : (B)

4. The present Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange—(A) Jagdish Kapoor(B) Justice S. D. Agarwala(C) Justice Chittatosh Mookherjee(D) Mr. Sudhir NarainAns : (A)

5. Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is given by—(A) Pt. Ravishankar University of Music(B) Bhatkhande Music University(C) Indira Kala Sangeet University(D) Sangeet Natak AkademiAns : (D)

6. Morelia-Linares Chess Tournament, 2008 has been won by—(A) Viswanathan Anand(B) Vessily Ivanchuk(C) Alexander Morozevich(D) Levon AronianAns : (A)

7. After merger, Tata-Corus has become the …… largest steel producer in the World.(A) 3rd (B) 4th(C) 5th (D) 6thAns : (C)

8. ‘Pure Banking, Nothing Else’ is a slogan raised by—(A) ICICI Bank (B) HDFC Bank(C) SBI (D) UTI BankAns : (C)

9. ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for—(A) Internet Banking (B) Credit Card(C) Cash with Bank (D) Cash with PublicAns : (D)

10. Which one of the following stands at first rank in the list of top 10 steel producers in the world ?(A) Nippon Steels

(B) Tata-Corus(C) Arcelor-Mittal (D) Bao SteelAns : (C)

11. Which of the following country has decided not to print its king’s photo on national currency ?(A) Nepal(B) Japan(C) Denmark(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

12. Who is the present Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ?(A) Jyoti Krishna Dutt(B) Kiran Mazumdar(C) S. S. N. Moorthy(D) Arun BalkrishnanAns : (C)

13. Rastogi Panel was set up by Finance Ministry to review issues related with—(A) Service tax (B) Sales tax(C) Income tax (D) None of theseAns : (A)

14. What is the title of the seventh book of Harry Potter Series ?(A) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince(B) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(C) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(D) None of theseAns : (B)

15. ‘India : Issues in Development’ is a book written by—(A) Judith Rodriguez (B) Nilanjana S. Roy(C) M. Guruswamy (D) None of theseAns : (C)

16. The book ‘Indomitable Spirit’ is written by—(A) Tushar Gandhi(B) Khushwant Singh(C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam(D) Dilip KumarAns : (C)

17. The former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed in Baghdad on December 30, 2006. He was held guilty of—(A) The Dujail killings(B) The Kuwait invasion(C) Killings of US troops(D) None of theseAns : (A)

18. Bhopal is being renamed to—

(A) Bhojpal (B) Bhogpal(C) Bhupal (D) None of theseAns : (A)

19. The second woman of Indian origin to go into space after (Kalpana Chawla) is—(A) Anoushah Ansari (B) Sunita Williams(C) Anita Williams (D) None of themAns : (B)

20. The 35th National Games will be organized at—(A) Imphal (B) Chennai(C) Kerala (D) PuneAns : (C)

21. The Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2009 was held in—(A) Jaipur (B) Hyderabad(C) Chennai (D) ChandigarhAns : (C)

22. The PSLV-C12 was successfully launched into space from t h e Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on 28 April, 2009. PSLV stands for—(A) Polar Space Light Vehicle(B) Polar Space Launch Vehicle(C) Polar Satellite Light Vehicle(D) Polar Satellite Launch VehicleAns : (D)

23. ‘SAFMA’ is associated with—(A) ASEAN (B) G–8(C) SAARC (D) BIMSTEKAns : (C)

24. Guantanamo is—(A) An atomic energy centre of North Korea(B) A military prison of U.S.A.(C) A satellite of China(D) A new agency of BrazilAns : (B)

25. Jian-10 is—(A) Japan’s news agency(B) China’s home-made fighter aircraft(C) South Korea’s anti-aircraft gun(D) Japan’s Tsunami alert system

Ans : (BCurrent Affairs GK Questions 2009

1. Who is the present Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ?(A) Justice Shivraj V. Patil(B) Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao(C) Justice S. Rajendra Babu(D) P. C. SharmaAns : (C)

2. ‘France 24’ is—(A) France’s Oil Company(B) Commerce and Trade Union of France(C) An Atomic Energy Centre of France(D) France’s International News ChannelAns : (D)

3. BrahMos Missile is a joint venture of—(A) Russia and India (B) China and India(C) U.S.A. and India (D) France and IndiaAns : (A)

4. The APEC Summit 2008 was held in Nov. 2008 at—(A) Peru (B) Manila(C) Seoul (D) HanoiAns : (A)

5. Mullaperiyar dam is a disputable issue between—(A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu States(B) Kerala and Karnataka States(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu States(D) None of theseAns : (A)

6. CARTOSAT-2A is—(A) A comet(B) A tank of Indian army(C) Earth observing satellite in a sunsynchronous orbit(D) An army communication networkAns : (C)

7. Margaret Chan was appointed as the Director General of—(A) World Health Organisation (WHO)(B) World Trade Organisation (WTO)(C) Asian Development Bank (ADB)(D) Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)Ans : (A)

8. Which among the following countries has joined World Trade Organisation as the 153rd member ?(A) Nepal (B) Cape Verde(C) Singapore (D) IranAns : (B)

9. At present what is the percentage of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) ?(A) 5•50% (B) 5•25%(C) 5•0% (D) 5•75%Ans : (C)

10. For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th plan, investment level has been estimated to be—(A) 20% of GDP (B) 25% of GDP(C) 30% of GDP (D) 35% of GDPAns : (D)

11. How many companies from India found place in ‘Global-500’ list ?(A) 4 (B) 5(C) 8 (D) 10Ans : (C)

12. For 2009, World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth at—(A) below 7% (B) 4%(C) 8•5% (D) 9•6%Ans : (B)

13. Which of the following Indian company has been listed at the top in Global-500 list ?(A) ONGC (B) Reliance Industries(C) TCS (D) Infosys TechAns : (A)

14. “Beyond Scarcity : Power, Poverty and Global Water Crisis” is the theme of—(A) Human Development Report 2005(B) Human Development Report 2006(C) World Development Report 2005(D) World Development Report 2006Ans : (B)

15. Koneru Humpy is related with which among the following games ?(A) Chess (B) Badminton(C) Tennis (D) Table TennisAns : (A)

16. The film that won the Best Film Award at 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is—(A) Tulpan(B) A Short Life(C) Nirontor (Forever Flows)(D) SonamAns : (A)

17. Report of the Sachar Committee is related with—(A) Social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community(B) Status of the Scheduled Castes in India(C) Economic status of Backward Classes in India(D) None of theseAns : (A)

18. Who among the following has been named as Impact Person of the year for 2007 by Impact Magazine ?(A) Vijay Malya (B) Anil Ambani(C) Azim Premji (D) Mukesh AmbaniAns : (A)

19. Who among the following has been won the title of Miss Universe 2009 ?(A) Amruta Patki(B) Stefania Fernandez(C) Catherine Untalan(D) Marianne PugliaAns : (B)

20. The present Chief Election Commissioner is—(A) B. B. Tandon(B) Navin B. Chawala(C) S. Y. Quraishi(D) N. GopalaswamiAns : (B)

21. Who among the following won gold medal in shooting at 15th Asian Games ?(A) Jaspal Rana(B) Liu Guohui(C) Jakkrit Panichpatikum(D) None of theseAns : (A)

22. Delhi University has conferred an honorary doctorate degree for the first time on a film personality. Who is that film personality ?(A) Dileep Kumar(B) Amitabh Bachchan(C) Shabana Azmi(D) Dev AnandAns : (B)

23. World Golf Championship, 2007 has been won by—(A) Henrik Stenson (B) Tigerwoods(C) Geoff Ogilvy (D) David TomsAns : (B)

24. The ICC Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket-2009 has been won by—(A) Pakistan (B) West Indies(C) South Africa

(D) New ZealandAns : (A)

25. ‘Deep Fritz’ is—(A) A technique of refrigeration(B) A commercially available ches computer program(C) A laptop computer(D) A car launched by HyundaiAns : (B) Sanskriti Award 2006 for Literature has been awarded to—(A) Mitul Dutta(B) Chandrakanta(C) Vinda Karandikar(D) Mridula GargAns : (A)

2. The recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008 is—(A) Hamid Karzai(B) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn(C) Kofi Annan(D) Mohamed El BaradeiAns : (D)

3. Life imprisonment has been awarded to the former Union Minister and Chief of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren for kidnapping and murder of his secretary—(A) Madhumita (B) Shashinath Jha(C) Nitish Katara (D) None of theseAns : (B)

4. International Children’s Peace Prize for 2008 has been awarded to—(A) Mayra Avellar (B) Nkosi Johnson(C) Vaclav Jirsa (D) None of theseAns : (A)

5. The newly formed 21st district of Haryana is—(A) Mohali (B) Palwal(C) Mewat (D) None of theseAns : (B)

6. According to the Human Development Report 2006, India has acquired 126th place in HDI ranking which is……than that of last year.(A) Two ranks up (B) One rank up(C) Two ranks down (D) One rank downAns : (B)

7. Which sector of the economy became the largest job recruiter in 2006-07 ?(A) Private Sector Banks(B) Garment Exports

(C) Broking Services(D) Software IT CompaniesAns : (D)

8. ‘Sensitive sector’ as defined by RBI include(s)—(A) Capital Market (B) Real Estate(C) Commodities (D) All the aboveAns : (D)

9. At what place Indian economy stands in the world on the basis of PPP rating ?(A) Second (B) Fourth(C) Sixth (D) TenthAns : (B)

10. IRDA in India regulates—(A) Banking business(B) Insurance business(C) Capital business(D) Public issue of sharesAns : (B)

11. Which Indian group of business houses has made a space in top 20 global firms in Forbes list of world’s most reputed companies ?(A) Tata Group(B) Maruti Suzuki(C) Infosys(D) Hero Honda MotorsAns : (A)

12. In which fuel, the government has decided to mix ‘marker’ for identifying adulteration ?(A) Kerosene (B) Diesel(C) Petrol (D) All of theseAns : (A)

13. Who among the following has started a new enterprise named ‘blogevery where.com’ ?(A) Ratan Tata (B) Narayan Murti(C) Azim Premji (D) Sabeer BhatiaAns : (D)

14. Tata Steel has recently acquired which among the following steel producer company ?(A) Mittal Steel (B) Corus(C) Arcelor (D) Nippon SteelAns : (B)

15. The fourth Asian Film Festival was held in—(A) Pune

(B) Mumbai(C) Nagpur (D) GoaAns : (A)

16. Tshwane Declaration has been signed between—(A) India and China(B) India and South Africa(C) India and Nepal(D) India and RussiaAns : (B)

17. The book ‘Falling Over Backwards’ is written by—(A) Arun Shourie (B) Ninan Koshi(C) Arundhati Roy (D) R. K. NarayanAns : (A)

18. ‘Sakshat’ is—(A) An educational website(B) A missile(C) An artificial satellite(D) A railway projectAns : (A)

19. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2007 has been awarded to—(A) Archbishop Desmond Tutu(B) Javed Akhtar(C) Dalai Lama(D) Shabana AzmiAns : (A)

20. The present Governor of Uttarakhand is—(A) G. K. Gandhi (B) Buta Singh(C) Margaret Alva (D) None of theseAns : (C)

21. ‘Sabse Pahale Pakistan’ is an Urdu translated version of which among the following books ?(A) Pakistan Eye of the Storm(B) In the Line of Fire(C) Pakistan Today(D) Passage to PakistanAns : (B)

22. The 2008 C. K. Nayadu Life Time Achievement Award of the year has been won by—(A) Gundappa Vishwanath(B) Kapil Dev(C) Mohinder Amarnath(D) Madan LalAns : (A)

23. ‘Rainbow’ is—(A) An ice-cream

(B) Prasar Bharti’s FM Channel(C) A suitcase(D) A musical groupAns : (B)

24. The 2007 ICC Women’s Cricketer of the year award has been won by—(A) Lisa Sthalekar (B) Claire Taylor(C) Anju Banerjee (D) Jhulan GoswamiAns : (D)

25. ‘Garib Rath’ is—(A) The first AC train for the poor(B) A portal(C) A project launched by Ministry of HRD(D) A low price carAns : (A) . Which among the following countries has not been elected recently as a non-permanent member of the Security Council ?(A) South Africa (B) Italy(C) Belgium (D) JapanAns : (D)

2. Who among the following won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2008 ?(A) Belgium(B) France(C) England(D) SpainAns : (D)

3. Solar-B satellite to study the sun was launched by—(A) Japan (B) China(C) Russia (D) AmericaAns : (A)

4. Which among the following national parks is celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2006 ?(A) Corbett National Park(B) Kaziranga National Park(C) Gir National Park(D) Ghana Wildlife SanctuaryAns : (A)

5. Saina Nehwal is related with which among the following sports ?(A) Badminton (B) Tennis(C) Chess (D) Table TennisAns : (A)

6. ‘GLONASS’ is—(A) Global Navigational Satellite System

(B) Global Navigational Space System(C) Geostationary Launch of Artificial Space System(D) Global New Astronomical Space SystemAns : (A)

7. India has signed first bilateral agreement on social security with which among the following countries ?(A) Belgium (B) Holland(C) France (D) GermanyAns : (A)

8. Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award of Pakistan has been recently awarded to—(A) Hu Jintao (B) Dilip Kumar(C) King Abdullah (D) Khuswant SinghAns : (A)

9. 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to—(A) Osamu Shimomura (B) Martin Chalfie(C) Roger Y. Tsien (D) All of theseAns : (D)

10. ‘Miss Universe 2009’ is—(A) Ioana Valentina Boitor(B) Stefania Fernandez(C) Sabrina Houssami(D) Natasha SuriAns : (B)

11. The present Prime Minister of Japan is—(A) Junichiro Koizumi(B) Mori Yoshiro(C) Taro Aso(D) Hashimoto RyutaroAns : (C)

12. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration- 2006 has been awarded to—(A) J. S. Bandukwalla(B) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam(C) Acharya Mahaprajna(D) M.S. SubbulakshmiAns : (A)

13. Which among the following has been reelected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee for the fourth time ?(A) Nisuke Ando(B) Michael O’ Flaherty(C) Justice P.N. Bhagwati(D) Ivan ShearerAns : (C)

14. The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2006 for the promotion of tolerance and nonviolence has been awarded to—(A) V. Anandasagree(B) Taslima Nasreen(C) Narayan Desai(D) Pope Shenouda-IIIAns : (A)

15. Who among the following is the winner of Wimbledon Open 2009 women’s single title ?(A) Mary Pierce(B) Maria Sharapova(C) Svetlana Kuznetsova(D) Serena WilliamsAns : (D)

16. The present Foreign Secretary of India is—(A) Romesh Bhandari(B) Shyam Saran(C) Nirupama Rao(D) ShashankAns : (C)

17. In China’s EAST fusion reactor, EAST stands for—(A) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak(B) Experimental Advanced Solar Tool(C) Electronically Advanced Scientific Technology(D) Experimental Artificial Sun TokamakAns : (A)

18. “A Passage to Hope : Women and International Migration” is—(A) A book written on the theme of upliftment of women(B) The theme of the new released ‘State of World Population Report-2006’ by UNFPA(C) A documentary film on global migration of women(D) A report on the status of women in the worldAns : (B)

19. Where are the headquarters of National Fisheries Development Board situated ?(A) New Delhi (B) Hyderabad(C) Chennai (D) BangaloreAns : (B)

20. The book Guiding Souls : Dialogues on the purpose of life of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been translated into—(A) Japanese (B) Chinese(C) German (D) PortugueseAns : (B)

21. Who was the Chairman of the Sixth Central Pay Commission ?(A) Justice B. N. Srikrishna(B) Prof. Ravindra Dholakia(C) J. S. Mathur(D) Sushma Nath

Ans : (A)

22. Swasraya Bharat-2006 week was organised—(A) In honour of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam(B) In honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh(C) In honour of Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat(D) For the promotion of religious and cultural unity of IndiaAns : (A)

23. Who among the following is the present High Commissioner of India to Pakistan ?(A) Satyabrata Pal(B) Shiv Shankar Menon(C) Vijay K. Nambiar(D) None of theseAns : (A)

24. Who among the following is the World Chess Champion of 2007 ?(A) Vishwanathan Anand(B) Veselin Tapalov(C) Viktor Kramnik(D) Rustam KasimdzhanovAns : (A)

25. Which among the following Indian is the first Vice-Chancellor of Westminster University ?(A) Lord Swaraj Paul(B) Amartya Sen(C) Subhramaniam Swami(D) Sujatha BoseAns : (A)

Current Affairs Quiz Questions 1. Which among the following countries has not been elected recently as a non-permanent member of the Security Council ?(A) South Africa (B) Italy(C) Belgium (D) JapanAns : (D)

2. Who among the following won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2008 ?(A) Belgium(B) France(C) England(D) SpainAns : (D)

3. Solar-B satellite to study the sun was launched by—(A) Japan (B) China(C) Russia (D) AmericaAns : (A)

4. Which among the following national parks is celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2006 ?(A) Corbett National Park

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(B) Kaziranga National Park(C) Gir National Park(D) Ghana Wildlife SanctuaryAns : (A)

5. Saina Nehwal is related with which among the following sports ?(A) Badminton (B) Tennis(C) Chess (D) Table TennisAns : (A)

6. ‘GLONASS’ is—(A) Global Navigational Satellite System(B) Global Navigational Space System(C) Geostationary Launch of Artificial Space System(D) Global New Astronomical Space SystemAns : (A)

7. India has signed first bilateral agreement on social security with which among the following countries ?(A) Belgium (B) Holland(C) France (D) GermanyAns : (A)

8. Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award of Pakistan has been recently awarded to—(A) Hu Jintao (B) Dilip Kumar(C) King Abdullah (D) Khuswant SinghAns : (A)

9. 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to—(A) Osamu Shimomura (B) Martin Chalfie(C) Roger Y. Tsien (D) All of theseAns : (D)

10. ‘Miss Universe 2009’ is—(A) Ioana Valentina Boitor(B) Stefania Fernandez(C) Sabrina Houssami(D) Natasha SuriAns : (B)

11. The present Prime Minister of Japan is—(A) Junichiro Koizumi(B) Mori Yoshiro(C) Taro Aso(D) Hashimoto RyutaroAns : (C)

12. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration- 2006 has been awarded to—

(A) J. S. Bandukwalla(B) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam(C) Acharya Mahaprajna(D) M.S. SubbulakshmiAns : (A)

13. Which among the following has been reelected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee for the fourth time ?(A) Nisuke Ando(B) Michael O’ Flaherty(C) Justice P.N. Bhagwati(D) Ivan ShearerAns : (C)

14. The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2006 for the promotion of tolerance and nonviolence has been awarded to—(A) V. Anandasagree(B) Taslima Nasreen(C) Narayan Desai(D) Pope Shenouda-IIIAns : (A)

15. Who among the following is the winner of Wimbledon Open 2009 women’s single title ?(A) Mary Pierce(B) Maria Sharapova(C) Svetlana Kuznetsova(D) Serena WilliamsAns : (D)

16. The present Foreign Secretary of India is—(A) Romesh Bhandari(B) Shyam Saran(C) Nirupama Rao(D) ShashankAns : (C)

17. In China’s EAST fusion reactor, EAST stands for—(A) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak(B) Experimental Advanced Solar Tool(C) Electronically Advanced Scientific Technology(D) Experimental Artificial Sun TokamakAns : (A)

18. “A Passage to Hope : Women and International Migration” is—(A) A book written on the theme of upliftment of women(B) The theme of the new released ‘State of World Population Report-2006’ by UNFPA(C) A documentary film on global migration of women(D) A report on the status of women in the worldAns : (B)

19. Where are the headquarters of National Fisheries Development Board situated ?(A) New Delhi (B) Hyderabad(C) Chennai (D) BangaloreAns : (B)

20. The book Guiding Souls : Dialogues on the purpose of life of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been translated into—(A) Japanese (B) Chinese(C) German (D) PortugueseAns : (B)

21. Who was the Chairman of the Sixth Central Pay Commission ?(A) Justice B. N. Srikrishna(B) Prof. Ravindra Dholakia(C) J. S. Mathur(D) Sushma NathAns : (A)

22. Swasraya Bharat-2006 week was organised—(A) In honour of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam(B) In honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh(C) In honour of Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat(D) For the promotion of religious and cultural unity of IndiaAns : (A)

23. Who among the following is the present High Commissioner of India to Pakistan ?(A) Satyabrata Pal(B) Shiv Shankar Menon(C) Vijay K. Nambiar(D) None of theseAns : (A)

24. Who among the following is the World Chess Champion of 2007 ?(A) Vishwanathan Anand(B) Veselin Tapalov(C) Viktor Kramnik(D) Rustam KasimdzhanovAns : (A)

25. Which among the following Indian is the first Vice-Chancellor of Westminster University ?(A) Lord Swaraj Paul(B) Amartya Sen(C) Subhramaniam Swami(D) Sujatha BoseAns : (A) . Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been honoured with a degree of Doctor of Law by which among the following Universities ?(A) Cambridge University(B) Oxford University(C) Westminster University(D) Havard UniversityAns : (A)

2. Nobel Prize for Peace-2008 has been awarded to—(A) Martti Ahtisaari (B) World Bank(C) Urban Bank (D) NABARD

Ans : (A)

3. Ban Ki-Moon from South Korea has been elected as the Secretary-General of UN. He is the—(A) Seventh Secretary-General(B) Eighth Secretary-General(C) Sixth Secretary-General(D) Fifth Secretary-GeneralAns : (B)

4. The books ‘Snow’ and ‘My Name is Red’ have been written by—(A) Orhun Pamuk (B) Harold Pinter(C) J.M. Coetzee (D) V.S. NaipaulAns : (A)

5. Which among the following match of the book and its year of receiving the Man Booker Prize is incorrect ?(A) The Sea-2005(B) The Gathering-Anne Enright(C) Vernon God Little-2002(D) The Inheritance of Loss-2006Ans : (C)

6. Which among the following Indian women is not included in the Fortune magazine’s list of 50 most powerful business–women?(A) Chanda Kochar, ICICI Bank(B) Naina Lal Kidwai, HSBC India(C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon India(D) Shehnaz Hussain, Shehnaz Hussain HerbalsAns : (D)

7. Which among the following has become the first online District Court in India ?(A) Jodhpur District Court(B) Ajmer District Court(C) Jaipur District Court(D) Jaisalmer District CourtAns : (A)

8. G. M. Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology for the year 2007 has been conferred upon—(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam(B) Dr. K. Kasturirangan(C) Prof. Goverdhan Mehta(D) Dr. Y. S. RajanAns : (C)

9. The winner of the 2008 US Open Tennis men’s singles title is—(A) Roger Federer (B) Rafael Nadal(C) Andy Roddick (D) Novak DjokovicAns : (A)

10. Which among the following has been removed from the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites in danger ?

(A) Hampi(B) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary(C) Kathmandu Valley(D) Fort and Shalamar GardensAns : (A)

11. The Sangeet Ratna Award has been instituted in memory of—(A) Ustad Rashid Ahmed(B) Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan(C) Ustad Bismillah Khan(D) Pt. RavishankarAns : (C)

12. IBSA is—(A) India Brazil—South Africa TrilateralCo-operation Forum(B) India Brazil South Africa Agreement(C) India Britain South America Agreement(D) None of theseAns : (A)

13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007 has been won by—(A) Pankaj Advani(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni(C) Anju Bobby George(D) Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreAns : (B)

14. The 16th NAM summit will be held at ?(A) Durban (B) Tehran(C) Cuba (D) CartagenaAns : (B)

15. Which among the following has become the Third Tiger Reserve of Assam ?(A) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary(B) Kaziranga National Park(C) Nameri National Park(D) None of theseAns : (B)

16. Who among the following is the most powerful women in the world according to the Forbes magazine’s list of 100 most powerful women ?(A) Indra Nooyi (B) Sonia Gandhi(C) Angela Merkel (D) Condoleeza RiceAns : (C)

17. The statue of which among the following literary luminaries has been unveiled at Shanghai ?(A) Kalidasa (B) Kalhana(C) Bharavi (D) Vishakha DuttaAns : (A)

18. Shijian–8 is—(A) India’s newly created artificial satellite(B) China’s seed-breeding satellite(C) Japan’s seed-breeding satellite(D) Russia’s remote sensing satelliteAns : (B)

19. Who among the following has awarded UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award 2009 ?(A) Maj Chidiac(B) Raul Rivero(C) Lasantha Wickrematunga(D) Amira HassAns : (C)

20. Which among the following tennis players has recently bid his retirement ?(A) Andre Agassi(B) Roger Federer(C) Carlos Moya(D) Andy RaddickAns : (A)

21. The new addition to the Commonwealth Games 2010 is—(A) Shooting (B) Hockey(C) Wrestling (D) FootballAns : (C)

22. ‘Deoria to Dadri Nyaya Yatra’ was launched by—(A) V. P. Singh and Raj Babbar(B) Chandrashekhar(C) Raj Babbar and Mulayam Singh(D) Lalu Prasad YadavAns : (A)

23. ‘Automotive Mission Plan 2006–2016’ aims to—(A) Make India a global hub of automatic electronic devices(B) Advance India in the field of technology(C) Make India a global hub of automobiles and auto-components(D) Advance India in the field of computersAns : (C)

24. Treat, Train, Retain Plan is—(A) A plan aiming at development of Indian Railway(B) A plan to retain the high status of Indian Railway(C) A part of WHO’s work to promote universal access to HIV/AIDS services(D) A plan to launch several new trains in the next two yearsAns : (C)

25. The 10th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit/meeting will held in 2010 at—(A) Taskent (B) Bishkek(C) Astana (D) Shanghai

Ans : (A)

Current Affairs Questions 1. The largest sufferer in the Satyam Computer scandal committed by Ramalingam Raju is—(A) Allahabad Bank(B) Life Insurance Corporation(C) Union Bank of India(D) Punjab National BankAns : (B)

2. RISAT-2 and ANUSAT satellites were successfully launched by—(A) PSLVC-12 (B) PSLV-C9(C) PSLVC-11 (D) PSLV-C-8Ans : (A)

3. Joint Coastal Security Awareness Drive was held at—(A) Thiruvananthpuram (B) Bhubaneshwar(C) Hyderabad (D) MumbaiAns : (B)

4. Which of the following countries did Pratibha Patil India’s President visit in April 2, 2009 ?(A) Spain (B) Poland(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

5. Integrated Test Range is situated at—(A) Chandipur (B) Sriharikota(C) Chandigarh (D) None of theseAns : (A)

6. UN Anti-Racism Conference was held in—(A) Geneva (B) Paris(C) London (D) MoscowAns : (A)

7. Johanna Sigurdardottir is the Prime Minister of—(A) Iceland (B) Ireland(C) Uzbekistan (D) MalaysiaAns : (A)

8. In which of the following Pakistan’s regions did Taliban impose Jizia on the Sikh community ?(A) North West Frontier Province(B) Swat Valley

(C) Aurakzai Tribal Region(D) BaluchistanAns : (C)

9. In April 2009, ……… Summit of Americas was held in Port of Spain. Fill in the blanks with.(A) Fifth (B) Sixth(C) Seventh (D) EighthAns : (A)

10. Which of the following is not a member of G-20 ?(A) Indonesia (B) Malaysia(C) Germany (D) ItalyAns : (B)

11. The new President of South Africa is—(A) Thabo Mbeki (B) Nelson Mandela(C) Jacob Zuma (D) None of theseAns : (C)

12. IDP stands for—(A) International Democratic People(B) Internal Democratic Persons(C) Internally Displaced Persons(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

13. Who among the following is not the winner of Miss India Beauty Pageant 2009 ?(A) Ekta Chaudhary(B) Pooja Chopra(C) Shriya Kishore(D) Parvathy OmnakuttanAns : (D)

14. This year the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in the category of Public Service is—(A) The New York Times(B) The Washington Post(C) Las Vegas Sun(D) The Los Angeles TimesAns : (C)

15. The 2009 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize has been won by—(A) Ranil Vikramsinghe(B) Rajiv Gandhi(C) Kuldeep Nayyar(D) Lasantha WickrematungeAns : (D)

16. Which of the following has been chosen for Prem Bhatia Memorial Award ?(A) Neerja Chowdhury (B) Gargi Parsai

(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

17. The Indian cricketer whom the ‘Wisden’ has named as the Leading Cricketer in the World 2008 is—(A) Sachin Tendulkar(B) Zaheer Khan(C) Saurabh Ganguly(D) Virender SehwagAns : (D)

18. Rahul Dravid has become the world record holder for most catches in Test Cricket after beating—(A) Mark Waugh (B) Brian Lara(C) Mark Taylor (D) Allan BorderAns : (A)

19. Augusta Masters Golf Title winner is—(A) Jeev Milkha Singh (B) Angel Cabrera(C) Ashok Kumar (D) Kenny PerryAns : (B)

20. The runner-up in 2009 Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament is—(A) India (B) Malaysia(C) Argentina (D) Indonesia

Ans : (B) Current Events Questions 1. The winner of Bahrain and Malaysian Grand Prix is—(A) Nikh Heidfeld (B) Sebastian Vettal(C) Tenson Button (D) None of theseAns : (C)

2. Who amongst the following has been given the Goenka Journalist of the Year Award ?(A) Karan Thapar (B) P. Sainath(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

3. ‘Injaz’ is world’s first—(A) Cloned Camel (B) Cloned Peacock(C) Cloned Cock (D) Cloned ElephantAns : (A)

4. The number of companies which have found place in Forbes List of Top Global Companies is—(A) 50 (B) 47(C) 45 (D) 40Ans : (B)

5. The headquarters of ISO is in—(A) Geneva (B) Paris(C) Lyon (D) New YorkAns : (A)

6. The prestigious Whitley Award has been given to—(A) M. D. Madhusudan (B) Sudipto Chatterjee(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (A)

7. The virus which caused outbreak of Swine flu—(A) H2 B5 (B) A (H1N1)(C) H3 89 (D) B4 N5Ans : (B)

8. Nikkei Asia Prize has been given to—(A) Indira Nooyi(B) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(C) Ratan Tata(D) Mukesh AmbaniAns : (B)

9. NSZ which recently came into news is—(A) New Special Zone (B) New Safety Zone(C) Non-Security Zone (D) New Security ZoneAns : (B)

10. The new Chief of National Agro Foundation is—(A) R. K. Pachauri (B) M. S. Swaminathan(C) Sompal (D) None of theseAns : (A)

11. Supreme Court ordered setting up of Fast Track Courts to try the cases of—(A) Bhagalpur Riots (B) 1984 riots(C) Post Godhra riots (D) None of theseAns : (C)

12. The Law Commission has recommended the setting up of—(A) Four Regional SC Benches(B) Three Regional SC Benches(C) Five Regional SC Benches(D) Six Regional SC BenchesAns : (B)

13. The World Championship Snooker 2009 winner is—(A) Pankaj Advani (B) Ronnie O Sulivan(C) John Higgins (D) None of theseAns : (C)

14. The winner of the Chappell Trophy is—(A) Pakistan (B) Australia(C) New Zealand (D) None of theseAns : (B)

15. TULF stands—(A) Tamil United Liberal Front(B) Tamil Unity Liberate Front(C) Tamil United National Front(D) Tamil United Liberated FrontAns : (C)

16. SRE-2 is a—(A) European future Jupiter Mission(B) NASA future Mission to Saturn(C) ISRO’s future biological Mission to Space(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

17. NASA’s high impact probe to the Moon include—(A) LRO (B) LCROSS(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

18. The Ministry of Finance has—(A) Six Departments (B) Five Departments(C) Seven Departments (D) Eight DepartmentsAns : (B)

19. Under the new series of index numbers of wholesale prices introduced from April 1, 2000 the number of price quotations is—(A) 2,371 (B) 1,918(C) 2,281 (D) 357

Ans : (B)

20. According to the final results of Economic Census 2005 released in May 2008 the number of establishments in India is—(A) 418•27 lakh (B) 315•8 lakh

(C) 415•25 lakh General Awareness Questions 2009 1. In the World’s Green Index Indians have been judged as—(A) The Second Greenest people(B) The Third Greenest people(C) The Greenest people(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

2. Nikkei Asia Prize has been won by—(A) Shabana Azmi(B) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(C) Aung San Suu Kyi(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

3. The 2009 SEED Awards have been recognised in the field of—(A) Communication (B) Entrepreneurship(C) Energy (D) None of theseAns : (B)

4. Who is the winner of the 2009 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize?(A) Mohammad Hanif (B) Christos Tsiolkas(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

5. Alice Munro who has won the Man Booker International Prize this year belongs to—(A) Canada (B) Hungary(C) Argentina (D) AustriaAns : (A)

6. In reference to the 62nd Cannes Festival Awards/Prizes which of the following statements is incorrect ?(A) The Best Actor award was won by Christoph Waltz for Inglorious Bastard(B) Best Actress went to Angelina Jolie(C) Grand Prize was bagged by ‘A Prophet’ by Jaques Andiard(D) The White Ribbon won the Palm d’OrAns : (B)

7. Dune Kossatze who has been declared Bollywood South Africa in Johannesburg in May 2009 belongs to—(A) South Africa (B) England

(C) Ireland (D) The NetherlandsAns : (B)

8. M.D. Madhusudan—the well-known biologist has recently won—(A) Leontief Award(B) Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award(C) Booker International Prize(D) Whitley AwardAns : (D)

9. According to IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, the Kerala bird which is facing survival threat is—(A) The Nilgiri Laughing Thrush(B) Peacock(C) Black bird(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

10. The number of critically endangered birds of India as listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red list is—(A) 20 (B) 14(C) 25 (D) 10Ans : (B)

11. Which of the following matches is incorrect—Chief Minister — State(A) Navin Patnaik — Orissa(B) P.K. Chamling — Sikkim(C) P.A. Sangma — Meghalaya(D) Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy — Andhra PradeshAns : (C)

12. Roman Amphora sherds have been found in excavations from—(A) Nellore (B) Hyderabad(C) Kanyakumari (D) PattanamAns : (D)

13. In reference to the IPL II Awards and Prizes, which of the following is incorrect ?Winner Award/Prize(A) Adam Gilchrist —Golden Player of the League(B) Rohit Sharma —Success of the Tournament(C) Matthew Hayden —Orange Cup(D) M.S. Dhoni —Man of the FinalAns : (D)

14. In the context of the recently held various football championships which of the following is not correct—Winner Team — Championship(A) Inter Milan — Italian Series title(B) Manchester United — English League Title(C) Barcelona — UEFA Cup

(D) Punjab Team — Dutta Ray TrophyAns : (C)

15. Who among the following has won the French Grand Prix recently ?(A) Valentino Rossi (B) Jorge Lorenzo(C) Tenson Button (D) None of theseAns : (B)

16. Surya Shekhar Ganguly has recently won the—(A) Indian Chess Championship(B) Asian Chess Championship(C) Commonwealth Chess Championship(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

17. Yelena Isinbayeva who has recently won her second Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award is from—(A) Germany (B) Russia(C) England (D) JapanAns : (B)

18. Which among the following is the winner of Asia Cup Hockey Title this year ?(A) South Korea (B) North Korea(C) Pakistan (D) MalaysiaAns : (A)

19. The country which recently came into news for attacks on Indian students is—(A) Canada (B) England(C) Australia (D) GermanyAns : (C)

20. The new Indian Navy Chief is—(A) Nirmal Kumar Verma(B) Pradeep Vasant Naik(C) P.K. Barbora(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

(D) 315•9 lakhGeneral Knowledge Questions Answers 1. High Level Committee on Coastal Security is headed by—(A) Anil Chopra (B) Chandrashekhar(C) Vijay Singh (D) R. P. SuthanAns : (A)

2. In order to upgrade AN-32 India has recently signed an agreement with—(A) Russia

(B) Kazakhasthan(C) Uzbekistan (D) UkraineAns : (D)

3. India, very soon, will get New Nuclear Submarine from—(A) U.S.A. (B) Japan(C) France (D) RussiaAns : (D)

4. Tipaimukh Dam is being constructed in—(A) Nagaland (B) Manipur(C) Mizoram (D) TripuraAns : (B)

5. Which of the following was recently appointed Privy Councillor in Britain ?(A) Vikram Seth (B) Salman Rushdie(C) Lord Swaraj Paul (D) None of theseAns : (C)

6. At BRIC recently held at Yekaterinburg (Russia) the leaders issued—(A) 20 point joint statement(B) 15 point joint statement(C) 16 point joint statement(D) 10 point joint statementAns : (C)

7. Which of the following countries have decided to trade in their respective National Currencies ?(A) India and China(B) Russia and China(C) China and South Korea(D) Japan and U.S.A.Ans : (B)

8. European Parliament is based in—(A) Strasbourg (B) Paris(C) Geneva (D) LondonAns : (A)

9. The Inter-governmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) network came into force on—(A) July 11, 2009 (B) July 20, 2009(C) June 20, 2009 (D) June 11, 2009Ans : (D)

10. Which of the following countries is not the member/members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization ?(A) Turkemenistan (B) Uzbekistan(C) Kazakhastan (D) TajikistanAns : (A)

11. NASA Successfully launched two Moon Probes on—(A) June 18, 2009 (B) June 19, 2009(C) June 22, 2009 (D) June 25, 2009Ans : (A)

12. Which of the Central American countries recently experienced military coup ?(A) Mexico (B) Cuba(C) Honduras (D) None of theseAns : (C)

13. The new Solicitor General of India is—(A) Goolan E. Vahanavati(B) Gopal Subramaniam(C) Harish Khare(D) Nirmal Kumar VermaAns : (B)

14. Anil Kumar Verma is the new—(A) Naval Chief (B) Army Chief(C) Air Force Chief (D) None of theseAns : (A)

15. The new Home Secretary of India is—(A) Rahul Khullar (B) G. K. Pillai(C) Nirupama Rao (D) Indira Jai SinghAns : (B)

16. The new Additional Solicitor General of India is—(A) Ahmed Kasim (B) Harish Khare(C) Indira Jai Singh (D) Rahul KhullarAns : (C)

17. Recently Ethiopian scientist Gebisa Ejeta got—(A) The 2009 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar(B) The 2009 World Food Prize(C) Global Award for Mathematics(D) Golden Peacock Environment AwardAns : (B)

18. Laxmipat Singhania Award has been given to—(A) B. K. Das (B) Shabana Azmi(C) Nestle India (D) None of theseAns : (A)

19. UN Public Service Award 2009 has recently been conferred on—(A) Rajasthan’s Sanitation Body(B) Karnataka’s Sanitation Body(C) Gujarat’s Sanitation Body(D) Punjab’s Sanitation BodyAns : (C)

20. Who among the following has not been inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame ?(A) Bishen Singh Bedi (B) Navjot Singh Siddhu(C) Sunil Gavaskar (D) Kapil DevAns : (B) 1. The 2009 Laureus Team of the Year Award has been given to—(A) S. Korean Team (B) Australian Team(C) Chinese Team (D) American TeamAns : (C)

2. After whom among the following has a recently launched New Global Award for Mathematics been named ?(A) Albert Einstein (B) Chen-Chern(C) Newton (D) Mikhail GromovAns : (B)

3. According to a recent Food and Agriculture Organization Report the number of people whom hunger crisis in the world is affecting is—(A) One-fourth of the world’s population(B) One third of the world’s population(C) One Sixth of the world’s population(D) One fifth of the world’s populationAns : (C)

4. The 230 year old India’s Botanical Gardens are situated in—(A) Dehradun (B) Kolkata(C) Hubli (D) ThiruvananthpuramAns : (B)

5. From which among the following cities have 5th Century Artefacts recently been discovered ?(A) Muradabad (B) Nellore(C) Murshidabad (D) Guwahati

Ans : (C)

6. Which of the following states has recently signed MoU with Red Cross to set up Blood Blanks in seventeen district hospitals ?(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) West Bengal(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) BiharAns : (D)

7. The winner of the Santosh Trophy in the 63rd edition of the National Football Championship is—(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Goa(C) Karnataka (D) Tamil NaduAns : (B)

8. Confederations Cup has been bagged by—(A) Argentina (B) Chile(C) Brazil (D) ParaguayAns : (C)

9. The runners-up in the ICC Women’s World Cup Twenty-20 and Men’s World Cup Twenty-20 tournaments were respectively—(A) Australia and Sri Lanka(B) New Zealand and Sri Lanka(C) New Zealand and Zimbabwe(D) Kenya and AustraliaAns : (B)

10. The runner up in Men’s Single French Open Tennis Championship 2009 was—(A) Rafael of Spain(B) Lucas Dlouhy of Czech Republic(C) Roger Federer of Switzerland(D) Robin Soderling of SwedenAns : (D)

11. Who has recently been ranked as Asia’s top golfer ?(A) Shiv Kapoor (B) Jyoti Randhawa(C) Jeev Milkha Singh (D) None of theseAns : (C)

12. NCHER stands for—(A) National Capital for Higher Education and Research(B) National Committee for Higher Education and Research(C) Non-Capitalisation of Higher Education and Research(D) National Commission for Higher Education and ResearchAns : (D)

13. The second Commission on Centre-State Relations is headed by—(A) Vijay Kelkar

(B) B. P. Singh(C) M. M. Punchi (D) None of theseAns : (C)

14. The Indian city where this year, the International Festival of Films on Tribal Art and Culture was organised, is—(A) Hyderabad (B) Bhopal(C) Bengaluru (D) ChennaiAns : (B)

15. ‘Varuna’ is—(A) India-France joint naval exercise(B) India-Russia joint naval exercise(C) India-Germany joint naval exercise(D) India-Myanmar joint naval exerciseAns : (A)

16. The new Madhya Pradesh and Bihar Governors respectively are—(A) Hans Raj Bhardwaj and R. Thakur(B) Rameshwar Thakur and Naval Kishore Sharma(C) Rameshwar Thakur and Devanand Konwar(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

17. The Economic Survey for 2008-09 has projected this fiscal year—(A) 8•5% growth (B) 7•75% growth(C) 9% growth (D) 7% growthAns : (B)

18. Which of the following places came into news for the eruption of ethnic riots ?(A) Paris (B) Vienna(C) Sydney (D) UrumqiAns : (D)

19. According to the Union Budget 2009-10, the total increase in expenditure in 2009-10 over 2008-09 is—(A) 40% (B) 36%(C) 30% (D) 25%Ans : (B)

20. According to the Union Budget 2009-10, growth rate of GDP dipped from an average of 9% in the previous three fiscal years to—(A) 6•7% during 2008-09 (B) 7% during 2008-09(C) 8•5% during 2008-09 (D) 5% during 2008-09

Ans : (A)

GK Qbjective Questions 2009 1. The 2009 Laureus Team of the Year Award has been given to—(A) S. Korean Team (B) Australian Team(C) Chinese Team (D) American TeamAns : (C)




5. From which among the following cities have 5th Century Artefacts recently been discovered ?(A) Muradabad (B) Nellore(C) Murshidabad (D) GuwahatiAns : (C)




9. The runners-up in the ICC Women’s World Cup Twenty-20 and Men’s World Cup Twenty-20 tournaments were respectively—(A) Australia and Sri Lanka(B) New Zealand and Sri Lanka(C) New Zealand and Zimbabwe(D) Kenya and AustraliaAns : (B)




13. The second Commission on Centre-State Relations is headed by—(A) Vijay Kelkar (B) B. P. Singh(C) M. M. Punchi (D) None of theseAns : (C)


15. ‘Varuna’ is—(A) India-France joint naval exercise(B) India-Russia joint naval exercise(C) India-Germany joint naval exercise

(D) India-Myanmar joint naval exerciseAns : (A)





20. According to the Union Budget 2009-10, growth rate of GDP dipped from an average of 9% in the previous three fiscal years to—(A) 6•7% during 2008-09 (B) 7% during 2008-09(C) 8•5% during 2008-09 (D) 5% during 2008-09Ans : (A) 1. In Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Scheme, government has targeted to ensure universal access to secondary level education by the year—(A) 2012(B) 2015(C) 2017(D) 2020Ans : (C)

2. International Finance Corporation (IFC) has decided to fund an Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat. This project belongs to—(A) Reliance Group(B) Tata Group(C) Birla Group(D) NTPCAns : (B)

3. Which states ranks first and last respectively in Education Development Index (EDI) preparedto track the progress of states towards providing universal elementary education ?

(A) Kerala and Orissa respectively(B) Kerala and Bihar repectively(C) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa respectively(D) Karnataka and Bihar respectivelyAns : (B)

4. Targeted power capacity addition for 11th plan period is—(A) 41110 MW(B) 66463 MW(C) 68963 MW(D) 86283 MWAns : (B)

5. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2008-09, India gets competitiveness ranking at—(A) 46th(B) 50th(C) 52nd(D) 55thAns : (B)

6. The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is—(A) Secretary of Finance Ministry(B) General Secretary of Lok Sabha(C) Secretary of Planning Commission(D) Vice-Chairman of Planning CommissionAns : (C)

7. For charters and cargo services, what is the new FDI ceiling announced by the government ?(A) 100%(B) 75%(C) 61%(D) 51%Ans : (B)

8. In National Mineral Policy (1993) which mineral was allowed for having investment from private sector—(A) Coal(B) Iron(C) Gold(D) PlatinumAns : (A)

9. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is—(A) 20%(B) 40%(C) 60%(D) 80%Ans : (D)

10. At the end of December 2008, India’s foreign debt stood at $ 230•8 billion in which share of long term debt and short term debt stands at—(A) 79•4 : 20•6(B) 80 : 20(C) 77•5 : 22•5

(D) 22•5 : 77•5Ans : (A)

11. Which percentage of Central Taxes have been recommended by the 12th Finance Commission to be transferred to States ?(A) 28•5%(B) 29•5%(C) 30•5%(D) 31•5%Ans : (C)

12. Which state possesses the maximum percentage of SC population ?(A) U.P.(B) M.P.(C) Kerala(D) PunjabAns : (D)

13. Government has decided to cover all districts of the country in National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)—(A) Upto January 1, 2008(B) Upto March 31, 2008(C) w.e.f. April 1, 2008(D) w.e.f. April 1, 2009Ans : (B)

14. What is ‘NIKKEI’ ?(A) Share Price Index of Tokyo Share Market(B) Name of Japanese Central Bank(C) Japanese name of Country’s Planning Commission(D) Foreign Exchange Market of JapanAns : (A)

15. Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission ?(A) It is not defined in Indian Constitution(B) Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration(C) Members do not require any minimum education(D) All of theseAns : (D)

16. As per the data released by TRAI, the teledensity in India at the end of February 2009 standsat—(A) 35•62%(B) 33•13%(C) 32•63%(D) 31•84%Ans : (A)

17. CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) has decided to allow ‘Navratna’ and ‘Mini Ratna’ companies to invest in mutual funds upto……per cent of their cash balances.(A) 25%(B) 30%(C) 40%(D) 50%Ans : (B)

18. NABARD was established on the recommendation of—(A) Public Account Committee(B) Shivaraman Committee(C) Narsimham Committee(D) None of theseAns : (B)

19. Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Yojana has been launched from—(A) 1st April, 2001(B) 25th Sept., 2001(C) 30th Sept., 2001(D) No scheme of such title has yet launchedAns : (B)

20. Which company is providing mobile service with name ‘Cell One’ to the consumers ?(A) MTNL(B) BSNL(C) Reliance Infocom(D) Bharti TeleAns : (B)

21. VAT is imposed—(A) Directly on consumer(B) On final stage of production(C) On first stage of production(D) On all stages between production and final saleAns : (D)

22. Which city has been identified as the hottest (i.e., first ranking) outsourcing destination in the world ?(A) Bangalore (India)(B) Dublin (Ireland)(C) Makati City (The Philippines)(D) Tokyo (Japan)Ans : (A)

23. Kutir Jyoti scheme is associated with—(A) Promoting cottage industry in villages(B) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth(C) Providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line(D) All of theseAns : (C)

24. Novelis has been acquired and merged with—(A) Tata Steels(B) SAIL(C) HINDALCO(D) Jindal SteelsAns : (C)1. The 2009 Laureus Team of the Year Award has been given to—(A) S. Korean Team (B) Australian Team(C) Chinese Team (D) American TeamAns : (C)




5. From which among the following cities have 5th Century Artefacts recently been discovered ?(A) Muradabad (B) Nellore(C) Murshidabad (D) GuwahatiAns : (C)




9. The runners-up in the ICC Women’s World Cup Twenty-20 and Men’s World Cup Twenty-20 tournaments were respectively—

(A) Australia and Sri Lanka(B) New Zealand and Sri Lanka(C) New Zealand and Zimbabwe(D) Kenya and AustraliaAns : (B)




13. The second Commission on Centre-State Relations is headed by—(A) Vijay Kelkar (B) B. P. Singh(C) M. M. Punchi (D) None of theseAns : (C)


15. ‘Varuna’ is—(A) India-France joint naval exercise(B) India-Russia joint naval exercise(C) India-Germany joint naval exercise(D) India-Myanmar joint naval exerciseAns : (A)





20. According to the Union Budget 2009-10, growth rate of GDP dipped from an average of 9% in the previous three fiscal years to—(A) 6•7% during 2008-09 (B) 7% during 2008-09(C) 8•5% during 2008-09 (D) 5% during 2008-09Ans : (A)1. Which of the following pacts were not signed between the U.S.A. and India during recent Hillary Clinton’s visit ?(A) Military User Agreement(B) The Technology Safeguards Agreement(C) The Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement(D) Agreement on Transfer of Space TechnologyAns : (D)

2. Delingha came recently in news ? What is this ? (A) It is an endangered species of an Indian bird(B) It is place in Europe which was struck by an earthquake(C) China recently deployed missiles in the Delingha near Tibet sending alarming signals across political establishment in India(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

3. India recently obtained nuclear fuel from—(A) Russia (B) France(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

4. On July 14, 2004, French National Bastille Day was celebrated marking—(A) The 200th anniversary of the French Revolution(B) The 220th anniversary of the French Revolution

(C) The 225th anniversary of the French Revolution(D) The 210th anniversary of the French RevolutionAns : (B)

5. In total Second Administrative Reforms Commission submitted—(A) Fifteen Reports (B) Twenty Reports(C) Twelve Reports (D) Eighteen ReportsAns : (A)

6. Including India, the number of countries which now possess Nuclear Powered Submarines are—(A) Seven (B) Six(C) Eight (D) NineAns : (B)

7. U.S.A. Budget deficit has crossed—(A) $ 2 trillion (B) $ 1 trillion(C) $ 100 billion (D) $ 50 billionAns : (B)

8. Russia proposes to open its second military base in—(A) Kyrgystan (B) Uzbekistan(C) Kazakhstan (D) TajikistanAns : (A)

9. Which of the following countries is not a part of G-5 developing nations grouping ?(A) Mexico (B) Indonesia(C) India (D) BrazilAns : (B)

10. The ……of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was recently held in Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt). Fill in the blank with.(A) 15th Summit (B) 14th Summit(C) 13th Summit (D) 10th SummitAns : (A)

11. ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting was recently held at—(A) Jakarta (B) Singapore(C) Phuket (D) None of theseAns : (C)

12. In which of the following Asian countries have snap elections been called ?

(A) North Korea (B) Malaysia(C) Japan (D) IndonesiaAns : (C)

13. Octopus is an anti-terror agency of—(A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh(C) Karnataka (D) GujaratAns : (B)

14. JOC stands for—(A) Joint Operative Cooperation(B) Joint Operation Centre(C) Joint Organisation for Cooperation(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

15. Desert National Park which has been put in the UNESCO’s latest Tentative List of National Heritage Properties is situated in—(A) Bharatpur (B) Jodhpur(C) Kota (D) UdaipurAns : (B)

16. Russia and China organised recently Peace Mission 2009 (joint military exercise) at—(A) Khabarovsk (B) Taonan(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (C)

17. Alberto Fujimori belongs to—(A) Argentina (B) Bolivia(C) Japan (D) PeruAns : (D)

18. On July 15, 2009, NASA launched for the sixth time—(A) Endeavour (B) Columbia(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of theseAns : (A)

19. In Cricket Bangladesh recently registered a historic test win over—(A) Australia (B) Zimbabwe(C) West Indies (D) KenyaAns : (C)

20. The runner up in 2009 Wimbledon Men’s Singles was—(A) Roger Federer (B) Rafael Nadal(C) Andy Roddick (D) None of theseAns : (C)

GK Qbjective Questions Test 1. The runner up in 2009 Wimbledon women’s singles is—(A) Venus William (B) Serena William(C) Dinara Safina (D) Svetlana KuznetsovaAns : (A)

2. According to the latest official ranking the number one football team of the world is—(A) Spain (B) Brazil(C) Netherlands (D) GermanyAns : (B)

3. The Asian Tour Title (Indonesia’s President Invitational Title of Golf) has been won by—(A) Jeev Milkha Singh (B) Tiger Woods(C) Gaganjeet Bhullar (D) None of theseAns : (C)

4. German Grand Prix winner is—(A) Lewis Hamilton (B) Mark Webber(C) Valentino Rossi (D) None of theseAns : (B)

5. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?Governor — State(A) Kateekal Sankarnarayanan — Jharkhand(B) Devendra Nath Dwivedi — Gujarat(C) Banwari Lal Joshi — Uttar Pradesh(D) Margaret Alva — Uttarakhand(E) Jagannath Pahadia —HaryanaAns : (B)

6. Yukiya Amano is the new chief of—(A) UNESCO (B) IAEA(C) WTO (D) WHOAns : (B)

7. Who has not been given the Akademi Ratna (Akademi Fellows) ?(A) Sitara Devi (Dance)(B) R.C. Mehta (Music)

(C) Khaled Chaudh (Theatre)(D) Ustad Zakir Hussain (Tabla)Ans : (D)

8. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development has recently been conferred on—(A) Bill Gates (B) Jacob Zuma(C) Asma Jahangir (D) None of theseAns : (A)

9. The re-appointed Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister is—(A) Dr. Bimal Jalan(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia(C) Dr. C. Rangrajan(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

10. Who of the following has been honoured with Ashok Chakra—the peace time highest gallantry award ?(A) Major D. Shri Ram Kumar (Assam Rifles)(B) Major Rohit Sharma (Para Special Forces)(C) Both (A) and (B)(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

11. India’s Deep Joshi has recently been honoured with—(A) Magsaysay Award(B) Whitley Prize(C) Right to Livelihood Award(D) None of the aboveAns : (A)

12. ‘The Idea of Justice’ is the book authored by—(A) Murtaza Rizvi(B) Amartya Sen(C) Dharmendra Bhandari(D) A.R. LaxmanAns : (B)

13. AFT stands for—(A) Anti-Foreign Trade Practice(B) Armed Forces Training(C) Armed Forces Tribunal(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

14. The dreaded terrorist who was recently killed in the U.S. led drone attack in Afghanistan is—(A) Osama Bin Laden (B) Baitullah Mehsud(C) Fazlullah (D) None of theseAns : (B)

15. The new chairperson of Children Film Society of India is—

(A) Nafisa Ali (B) Shabana Azmi(C) Nandita Das (D) None of theseAns : (C)

16. The third Twenty-20 Cricket World will be organized in—(A) West Indies (B) Kenya(C) South Africa (D) AustraliaAns : (A)

17. The 2010 Hero Honda World Cup of Hockey will be held in—(A) Bangkok (B) New Delhi(C) Tokyo (D) Kuala-LumpurAns : (B)

18. The number one tennis player of the world, according to latest ranking, is—(A) Roger Federer (B) Rafael Nadal(C) Andy Murray (D) Andy RoddickAns : (A)

19. The number of districts which have been declared drought hit by State governments in the country is—(A) 200 (B) 281(C) 246 (D) 150Ans : (C)

20. The top three countries in winning medals in World Swimming Championship held in Rome (in descending order) are—(A) China, U.S.A. and India(B) U.S.A., Japan and Germany(C) U.S.A., Germany and Canada(D) U.S.A., Australia and ChinaAns : (D)

1. On August 15, 2009, India celebrated its—(A) 62nd Independence Day(B) 64th Independence Day(C) 63rd Independence Day(D) 65th Independence Day

Ans : (C)

2. AFT stands for—(A) Air Fitness Training Centre

(B) Armed Forces Tribunal(C) Army’s Financial Team

(D) None of the aboveAns : (B)

3. India-China recently held on border dispute—(A) 14th round of representative talks(B) 13th round of representative talks(C) 12th round of representative talks(D) 11th round of representative talks

Ans : (B)

4. In Chief Minister’s Conference on Internal Security recently held Home Minister identified three major challenges to internal security of India. Which one among the following is not a challenge

according to him ?(A) Chinese threat to Arunanchal Pradesh

(B) Terrorism(C) Insurgency in the North-east

(D) NaxalismAns : (A)

5. ASEAN—a regional bloc—with which India has signed Free Trade Agreement—is now India’s—

(A) Third largest trading partner(B) Second largest trading partner(C) Fourth largest trading partner(D) Fifth largest trading partner

Ans : (C)

6. Under the trade pact with ASEAN the number of items India has included from agriculture, textiles and chemicals in negative list (which will be kept out of the duty reduction) is—

(A) 450 (B) 489(C) 525 (D) 333

Ans : (B)

7. The Central Government has decided to grant land patta and occupancy rights of dwelling units in the name of woman member of the beneficiary household under—

(A) The Indira Awas Yojana(B) The Rajiv Awas Yojana(C) Bharat Nirman Project

(D) JNURMAns : (B)

8. ICWF is a fund for—(A) Senior Citizens and disabled persons

(B) To help the women from OBCs and Minorities to run their employment(C) To help Overseas Indians in times of distress

(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

9. ISRO and NASA’s joint endeavour ‘Bi-State’ experiment to locate water-ice on Moon involved—

(A) Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar(B) Miniature Radio Frequency

(C) Both (A) and (B)(D) None of the above

Ans : (C)

10. India has signed a pact with which of the following countries to help her in developing a National Police Academy at Rs. 320 crore ?

(A) Bhutan(B) Maldives

(C) Afghanistan(D) NepalAns : (D)

11. Which of the following Bills were recently approved by Parliament ?(A) The Constitution (109 Amendment) Bill 2009

(B) Right to Free Education Bill 2009(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) Neither (A) nor (B)Ans : (C)

12. Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change has approved in principle the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency which targets—

(A) 10 per cent energy saving by 2012(B) 5 per cent energy saving by 2015(C) 9 per cent energy saving by 2012


13. Union Cabinet has recently approved quota for women in Panchayat upto—(A) 45 per cent(B) 33 per cent(C) 50 per cent(D) 75 per cent

Ans : (C)

14. Who has topped the Forbe’s magazine most powerful woman list in the world ?(A) Indira Nooyi

(B) Michell Bachelet(C) Angela Merkel

(D) Kiran Mazumdar ShawAns : (C)

15. Which of the following states recently set up Evening Courts ?(A) Gujarat

(B) Maharashtra(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) KeralaAns : (B)

16. NATM stands for—(A) National Australian Tunneling Method

(B) National Automatic Teller Machine(C) New Austrian Tunneling Method

(D) None of the aboveAns : (C)

17. The new head of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) is—(A) V. K. Chopra

(B) V. K. Saraswat(C) S. L. Raina

(D) M. P. MuralidharanAns : (B)

18. Who among the following has been given National Communal Harmony Awards 2007 ?(A) Dr. Dominic Emmanuel

(B) Anjuman Sair-e-Gul Faroshan(C) Shri Ram Puniyani(D) None of the above

Ans : (C)

19. The winner of 17th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was—(A) Gulam Ahmad Bhat

(B) Gautam Bhai of Pawanar(C) Dr. Dominic Emmanuel


20. Which of the following has been conferred on the prestigious UNESCO’s King Sejong Literacy Prize 2009 ?

(A) Rajasthan Patrika(B) The Hindu

(C) Khabar Lahariya(D) None of the above

Ans : (C)

Indian Cricket GK1. The Biography of Mohammed Azharuddin, “Azhar” was written by—(A) Azharuudin(B) Harsha Bhogle(C) Harbhajan singh(D) Azhar’s Mother.Ans : (B)

2. India played its first one day in—(A) 1970(B) 1971(C) 1972(D) 1974Ans : (D)

3. Yuvraj Singh scored his first one-day century against—(A) Bangladesh.(B) Sri Lanka(C) Australia(D) New ZealandAns : (A)

4. India-Srilanka world cup semi final in 1996 played in—(A) Mumbai(B) Calcutta(C) Chennai(D) HyderabadAns : (B)

5. ________led India in more than 150 one-day matches.

(A) Dravid(B) Kapil dev(C) Sachin(D) AzharddinAns : (D)

6. ________opened the bowling in India’s first One-day International.(A) Kapildev and Abid Ali(B) Abid Ali and Eknath solkar(C) Eknath solkar kapildev(D) None of the above.Ans : (B)

7. ________won the finals of 2000 ICC Knock out Trophi in Nairobi.(A) India(B) New Zealand(C) Pakistan(D) AustarliaAns : (B) ( New Zealand won against India)

8. Sachin Tendulkar made his One-day debut in—(A) India(B) Australia(C) Pakistan(D) Sri LankaAns : (C)

8. ________was the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in One-day internationals.(A) Kapil dev(B) Anil Kumble(C) Ajit Agarkar(D) Zaheer KhanAns : (C)

9. India has been involved in three tied matches against—(A) Zimbabwe(B) West Indies(C) Australia(D) Both A and B.Ans : (D)

10. ________Team won the Titan cup in1996.(A) Indian(B) Australian(C) Pakistan(D) AustralianAns : (A)

11. In ________, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath involved in a famous 52-run Partnership at Bangalore against Australia.(A) 1994(B) 1990(C) 1992(D) 1996Ans : (D)

12. Vinod Kambli suffered a freakish ankle injury in a one day match at cuttack against—

(A) Zimbabwe(B) Australia(C) New Zealand(D) PakistanAns : (A)

13. ________won the four consecutive “Man of the Match” award.(A) Sachin(B) Gilchrist(C) Rahul Dravid(D) Sourav GangulyAns : (D)

14. ________was kapil dev’s final one day victim.(A) Adam Gilchrist(B) Vivian Richards.(C) Zahid fazal(D) None of the above.Ans : (D) (It was Hashan Tillakaratne)

15. Kapil dev played his final One day Match against—(A) Sri Lanka(B) Australia(C) Pakistan(D) New ZealandAns : (A)

16. One-day Hat-trick was registered by—(A) Chetan sharma(B) Kapil dev(C) Both A and B.(D) DravidAns : (C)

17. Imran Khan was the first one day victim of—(A) Sunil Gavaskar(B) Kapil Dev(C) Parthiv Patel(D) VishwanathAns : (B)

18. Sunil Gavaskar scored his first one day century against—(A) Pakistan(B) England(C) West Indies(D) New Zealand.Ans : (D)

19. ________appointed as an interim coach of the Indian team at Sharjah at 1994.(A) Sunil Gavaskar(B) Mohammed Azharuudin(C) Kapil dev(D) VengsarkarAns : (A)

20. ________is India’s most successful wicket-keeper in One-day cricket.(A) Nayan Mongia

(B) Rahul Dravid(C) MS Dhoni(D) Kiren MoreAns : (A)

21. Who is India’s present Test captain?(A) MS Dhoni(B) Anil Kumble(C) Rahul Dravid(D) Virender sehwag.Ans : (B)

22. ________was the captain of the Under 19 team, which won the world cup.(A) MS Dhoni(B) Virot Kholi(C) Anil Kumble(D) Rahul DravidAns : (B)

23. India Played its first one-day international match at home in—(A) 1981 at Ahmedabad.(B) 1981 at Calcutta(C) 1982 at Chennai(D) 1981 at ChennaiAns : (A)

24. ________was India’s first One-day captain.(A) Sunil Gavaskar(B) Kapil dev(C) Manoj prabhakar(D) Ajit WadekarAns : (D)

25. Last over of the 1993 world cup semi-finals was bowled by—(A) Sachin Tendulkar(B) Ajit wadekar(C) Kapil Dev(D) Manoj PrabhakarAns : (A)

General Awareness 2009 (Economic and Banking) More Questions >>

1. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 has replaced—(A) VAT(B) MRTPC(C) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005(D) Electricity Act, 2003

2. A bill has been introduced in the Parliament to raise SBI authorised capital from Rs. 20 crore to—(A) Rs. 50 crore(B) Rs. 1000 crore(C) Rs. 2000 crore(D) Rs. 5000 crore

3. The total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during 2008-09 has been targeted at—(A) $ 25 billion

(B) $ 35 billion(C) $ 45 billion(D) $ 50 billion

4. National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of …… during 10th and 11th plan periods.(A) 50000 MW(B) 75000 MW(C) 100000 MW(D) 125000 MW

5. ‘Priyadarshini Project’ is related to—(A) Empowerment of Rural women(B) Survival of Girl Child(C) Free Education to all girls(D) None of the above

6. ‘Pratibha Kiran Yojana’ is a new scheme to promote higher education among girls introduced by—(A) Karnataka(B) Bihar(C) Madhya Pradesh(D) Uttar Pradesh

7. To which service, the government has notified Service Tax Refund Scheme for exporter ?(A) Port services(B) Railway service(C) Road service(D) All of these

8. ‘Laadli Laxmi Yojana’ has been launched by………government for supporting girls of all religion and caste upto their marriage.(A) Rajasthan(B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Uttar Pradesh(D) Gujarat

9. The Contract of Expressway Project in Uttar Pradesh has been awarded to—(A) JP Associates(B) JM Infra(C) Jointly to (A) and (B)(D) None of the above

10. 13th ASEAN Summit was held between November 18 to 22, 2007 in—(A) Thailand(B) Malaysia(C) Singapore(D) Philippines

11. ‘Innovation Lab’ has been launched by—(A) Tata Consultancy Services(B) Infosys Tech(C) Reliance Industries(D) Anil’s Reliance Communications

12. Dr. Ganesh Natrajan has been appointed Chairman (2008-09) for—

(A) CII(B) NASSCOM(C) FICCI(D) SEBI

13. Which country was honoured at China International Travel Mart 2007 with Best Participating and Excellent Advertisement Awards ?(A) Singapore(B) Thailand(C) India(D) Nepal

14. APEC group leaders have decided to take up new membership issue after a few years and as a result India and other ten countries have to wait for APEC membership till—(A) 2009(B) 2010(C) 2011(D) 2012

15. Government has extended Mid Day Meal Scheme to cover the students upto class—(A) 6th(B) 7th(C) 8th(D) 10th

16. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as—(A) Reliance Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(B) Tata Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(C) Tata Communication Ltd.(D) Bharti Communication Ltd.

17. Government is going to merge Annapurna Scheme with—(A) Mid Day Meal Scheme(B) National Old Age Pension Scheme(C) National Food for Work Programme(D) Antyodaya Anna Yojana

18. For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th plan (2007-2012), investment level has been estimated to be—(A) 34•8% of GDP(B) 32•4% of GDP(C) 30•9% of GDP(D) 36•7% of GDP

19. Government adopted the new funding pattern (Centre State Share) for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan as—(A) 50 : 50(B) 55 : 45(C) 60 : 40(D) 65 : 35

20. National Food Security Mission targets to increase the production of wheat, rice and pulses in next four years to—(A) 10, 8 and 2 million tonne respectively(B) 8, 10 and 2 million tonne respectively(C) 8, 12 and 2 million tonne respectively

(D) 8, 10 and 4 million tonne respectively

21. The most densely populated country in South Asia is—(A) Bangladesh(B) India(C) Maldives(D) Sri Lanka

22. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—(A) 1•0%(B) 4•0%(C) 4•4%(D) 4•8%

23. Which country among the following gets the highest HDI ranking in Human Development Report 2007 ?(A) Iceland(B) USA(C) United Kingdom(D) Japan

24. ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—(A) National Insurance Co.(B) Life Insurance Co.(C) UTI(D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.

25. NOAPS has been renamed as Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme with its extended scope. Now this scheme will include all old age persons—(A) Living below poverty line(B) Above 60 years age(C) Above 65 years age(D) Both (A) and (C)

Answers1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (B)21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (D)

Economic and Banking Objective Questions

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26. The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is—(A) Secretary of Finance Ministry(B) General Secretary of Lok Sabha(C) Secretary of Planning Commission(D) Vice Chairman of Planning Commission

27. For charters and cargo services, what is the new FDI ceiling announced by the government ?(A) 100%(B) 74%



(C) 26%(D) 49%

28. In National Mineral Policy (1993) which mineral was allowed for having investment from private sector—(A) Coal(B) Iron(C) Gold(D) Platinum

29. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is—(A) 20%(B) 40%(C) 60%(D) 80%

30. Minimum Support Price is decided by—(A) ICAR(B) State Government(C) Ministry of Agriculture(D) CACP

31. Which percentage of Central Taxes have been recommended by the 12th Finance Commission to be transferred to States ?(A) 28·5%(B) 29·5%(C) 30·5%(D) 31·5%

32. Which state possesses the maximum percentage of SC population ?(A) U.P.(B) M.P.(C) Kerala(D) Punjab

33. Government has decided to cover all districts of the country in National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)—(A) Upto January 1, 2008(B) Upto March 31, 2008(C) w.e.f. April 1, 2008(D) w.e.f. April 1, 2009

34. What is ‘NIKKEI’ ?(A) Share Price Index of Tokyo Share Market(B) Name of Japanese Central Bank(C) Japanese name of Country’s Planning Commission(D) Foreign Exchange Market of Japan

35. Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission ?(A) It is not defined in Indian Constitution(B) Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration(C) Members do not require any minimum education(D) All of these

36. Which State of the following has not yet adopted VAT (Value Added Tax) ?(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Uttar Pradesh(C) Gujarat(D) None of the above

37. Service Tax revenue collection for 2008–09 (Budget estimates) was proposed at—(A) Rs. 64,460 crore(B) Rs. 52,603 crore(C) Rs. 50,200 crore(D) Rs. 74,460 crore

38. NABARD was established on the recommendation of—(A) Public Account Committee(B) Shivaraman Committee(C) Narsimham Committee(D) None of these

39. Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Yojana was launched on—(A) 1st April, 2001(B) 25th Sept., 2001(C) 30th Sept., 2001(D) No scheme of such title has yet launched

40. Which company is providing mobile service with name ‘Cell One’ to the consumers ?(A) MTNL(B) BSNL(C) Reliance Infocom(D) Bharti Tele

41. VAT is imposed—(A) Directly on consumer(B) On final stage of production(C) On first stage of production(D) On all stages between production and final sale

42. The newly appointed person as Chairman of CBDT is—(A) S. Sridhar(B) S. S. N. Moorti(C) Rajiv Chandrashekhar(D) Venugopal Dhoot

43. Kutir Jyoti scheme is associated with—(A) Promoting cottage industry in villages(B) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth(C) Providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line(D) All of these

44. Novelis has been acquired and merged with—(A) Tata Steels(B) SAIL(C) HINDALCO(D) Jindal Steels

45. OTCEI is—(A) Atomic Submarine of China(B) Economic Policy of USA(C) An Indian Share Market

(D) A Defence Research Organisation

46. Foreign Trade Policy 2009-10 document fixes the export target for 2009-10 as—(A) $ 140 billion(B) $ 175 billion(C) $ 150 billion(D) $ 200 billion

47. Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for 2008–09 as per document of 11th plan stands at Rs. 2,28,725 crore but in budget proposals for 2008–09 it was raised to—(A) Rs. 2,23,386 crore(B) Rs. 2,43,386 crore(C) Rs. 2,63,386 crore(D) Rs. 28,456 crore

48. The base year of Industrial Production Index is being shifted from 1993-94 to—(A) 2004-05(B) 1999(C) 2000-01(D) 1999-2000

49. In Interim Budget proposals for 2009–10, which of the following gives 22% contribution in revenue collection of union government ?(A) Income Tax(B) Excise(C) Corporation Tax(D) Non-tax Revenue

50. The base year of present Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI—UNME) is—(A) 1980-81(B) 1981-82(C) 1982-83(D) 1984-85

Answers : 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (A) 29. (D) 30. (D) 31. (C) 32. (D) 33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (D)36. (D) 37. (A) 38. (B) 39. (B) 40. (B) 41. (D) 42. (B) 43. (C) 44. (C) 45. (C)46. (

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51. CAPART is related with—(A) Assisting and evaluating rural welfare programmes(B) Computer hardware(C) Consultant service of export promotion(D) Controlling pollution in big industries

52. Note issuing deptt. of RBI should always possess the minimum gold stock of worth—(A) Rs. 85 crore(B) Rs. 115 crore(C) Rs. 200 crore(D) None of these

53. Which of the following does not grant any tax rebate ?(A) National Saving Certificate(B) Indira Vikas Patra(C) National Saving Scheme(D) Public Providend Fund

54. Ad hoc Treasury Bill System of meeting budget deficit in India was abolished on—(A) 31 March, 1997(B) 31 March, 1996(C) 1 April, 1992(D) 1 April, 1995

55. SEBI was established in—(A) 1993(B) 1992(C) 1988(D) 1990

56. The working of SEBI includes—(A) To regulate the dealings of share market(B) To check the foul dealings in share market(C) To control the inside trading of shares(D) All of these

57. The ‘Ad hoc Treasury Bill System’ of meeting budget deficit in India was replaced by ‘Ways and Means Advances System’ which has come into force on—(A) March 31, 1997(B) April 1, 1996(C) April 1, 1997(D) None of these

58. Fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP was 4·0% in 2004–05 which increased in 2009–10 (Budget Estimates) to—(A) 5·0%(B) 5·1%(C) 6·8%(D) 6·0%

59. Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India ?(A) Kandla(B) Noida(C) Santacruz(D) Falta

60. Which statement of the following is true for IMF ?(A) It is not an agency of UNO(B) It can grant loan to any country of the world(C) It can grant loan to state Govt. of a country(D) It grants loan only to member nations

61. TRAI has abolished ADC (Access Deficit Charge) on all types of calls w.e.f.—(A) April 1, 2008(B) April 30, 2008(C) August 30, 2008(D) October 30, 2008

62. Which of the following is public sector organisation ?(1) FCI Food Corporation of India(2) FCI Fertilizer Corporation of India(3) Cotton Corporation of India(4) Jute Corporation of India(A) Only 1 and 2(B) Only 2, 3(C) Only 3, 4(D) All of these

63. Which day has been declared as ‘Balika Diwas’ (Girl Day) by the Ministry of Woman and Children Development ?(A) April 5, every year(B) July 9, every year(C) October 9, every year(D) December 9, every year

64. For RIDF-XIV, allocation in Union Budget 2008-09 was—(A) Rs. 16000 crore(B) Rs. 12000 crore(C) Rs. 10000 crore(D) Rs. 14000 crore

65. The birth rate and death rate for the year 2006 have been estimated as—(A) 26·2 and 8·1 per thousand respectively(B) 24·8 and 8·0 per thousand respectively(C) 23·8 and 7·6 per thousand respectively(D) 23·5 and 7·5 per thousand respectively

66. Central Issue price of foodgrains under TPDS includes price for BPL and APL (below poverty line and above poverty line). What is the difference between the two ?(A) Price for APL is double of BPL price(B) Price for BPL is one-third of APL price(C) Difference of Rs. 500 per Qt.(D) Difference of Rs. 250 per Qt.

67. What growth target government has estimated for the domestic crude production for the 11th Plan (2007–12) ?(A) 42%(B) 33%(C) 29%(D) 26%

68. Rural women can avail the benefit of Mahila Samriddhi Yojana if they open their account in—(A) Rural Post Offices(B) Commercial Banks(C) Rural Development Bank(D) Any of the above

69. Agriculture sector registered 4·9% growth in 2007-08 and it is estimated for year 2008-09 at—(A) Again 4·5%(B) 4·3%(C) 3·3%(D) 1·6%

70. As per the third advanced estimates of Agricultural Production for the year 2008-09 released by the Ministry of Agriculture, total foodgrain’s production has been estimated at—(A) 240·78 million tonne(B) 230·78 million tonne(C) 227·88 million tonne(D) 229·85 million tonne

71. Mistry Committee in its final report recommends full capital account convertibility by—(A) 2008 end(B) 2009 end(C) 2010 end(D) 2011 end

72. Which committee recommended tax on Agriculture Holdings ?(A) Bhootlingam Committee(B) Wanchoo Committee(C) Raj Committee(D) None of these

73. The Present Service Tax rate is—(A) 8%(B) 15%(C) 10%(D) 12%

74. The cause of deflation is—(A) Lack of goods and services as compared to money supply(B) Lack of imports as compared to exports(C) Lack of money supply as compared to supply of goods and services(D) None of these

75. Which of the following is a better measure of economic development ?(A) Employment(B) Size of exports(C) Rural consumption(D) National Income

Answers :51. (A) 52. (B) 53. (B) 54. (A) 55. (C) 56. (D) 57. (C) 58. (C) 59. (C) 60. (D)61. (D) 62. (D) 63. (D) 64. (D) 65. (D) 66. (A) 67. (D) 68. (A) 69. (D) 70. (D)71. (A) 72. (D) 73. (D) 74. (C) 75. (D)

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77. Out of one Rupee expenditure, how much paise have been allotted for subsidy in 2009-10 interim budget proposals ?

(A) 12 paise(B) 10 paise(C) 9 paise(D) 7 paise

78. ‘India Brand Equity Fund’ was established in—(A) 1996(B) 1997(C) 1995(D) 1992

79. Mixed Economy means—(A) Co-existence of small and large industries(B) Promoting both Agriculture and Industries in the economy(C) Co-existence of public and private sectors(D) Co-existence of rich and poor

80. Ministry of HRD has announced to hike FDI limit in Education to—(A) 65%(B) 70%(C) 75%(D) 100%

81. ‘Pure Banking, Nothing Else’ is a slogan raised by—(A) ICICI Bank(B) HDFC Bank(C) SBI(D) UTI Bank

82. In the end of March 2008, External debt to GDP ratio in India stood at—(A) 18·8%(B) 17·4%(C) 17·8%(D) 15·8%

83. Indian State having the lowest Infant Mortality Rate is—(A) Maharashtra(B) Goa(C) Gujarat(D) Kerala

84. ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for—(A) Internet Banking(B) Credit Card(C) Cash with Bank(D) Cash with Public

85. Which of the following has the maximum share in GSM Mobile Phone Service Market ?(A) Vodafone (earlier Hutch)(B) Airtel(C) BSNL(D) Reliance

86. The main objective of TRYSEM was—(A) To train rural youth for self employment(B) To train urban youth for self employment

(C) Both of the above(D) None of these

87. The establishment of IORARC (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation) was officially declared on—(A) March 5, 1996(B) March 5, 1997(C) April 1, 1997(D) August 15, 1947

88. Inside Trading is related to—(A) Share Market(B) Horse racing(C) Taxation(D) Public Expenditure

89. The largest source of National Income in India is—(A) Service Sector(B) Agriculture(C) Industrial Sector(D) Trade Sector

90. ‘Public Sector’ means—(A) Government ownership on commerce and trade(B) Capitalist ownership on commerce and trade(C) Private ownership on trade(D) None of these

91. NABARD is—(A) A bank(B) A board(C) A block(D) A department

92. Indian Green Revolution is the most successful in—(A) Wheat and Potato(B) Jwar and Oil Seeds(C) Wheat and Rice(D) Tea and Coffee

93. The period of 10th plan in India was—(A) 2000-2005(B) 2001-2006(C) 2002-2007(D) 2003-2008

94. Economic Planning is in—(A) Union list(B) State list(C) Concurrent list(D) Not any specified list

95. Presently (from April 29, 2003) bank rate in India is—(A) 7·0%(B) 6·75%(C) 6.25%

(D) 6·0%

96. Gross domestic savings as a proportion of GDP has been improving. What is the average percentage of gross domestic savings proposed during the 11th plan ?(A) 26·4%(B) 31·9%(C) 34·8%(D) 35·2%

97. 12th Finance Commission has recommended to merge and determine one single interest rate on various outstanding central loans to states having different interest rates. What is this recommended interest rate ?(A) 7·0%(B) 7·5%(C) 8·0%(D) 8·5%

98. MRTP is related to—(A) Monopoly and trade restrictions(B) Inflation control(C) Transport control(D) Foreign Exchange Regulations

99. Interest Rate Policy is a part of—(A) Fiscal Policy(B) Industrial Policy(C) Monetary Policy(D) None of these

100. The basis of determining dearness allowance to employees in India is—(A) National Income(B) Consumer Price Index(C) Standard of Living(D) Per Capita Income

Answers :76. (C) 77. (C) 78. (A) 79. (C) 80. (D) 81. (C) 82. (A) 83. (D) 84. (B) 85. (B)86. (A) 87. (B) 88. (A) 89. (A) 90. (A) 91. (A) 92. (C) 93. (C) 94. (C) 95. (D)96. (C) 97. (B) 98. (A) 99. (C) 100. (B)0. (D)

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1. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 has replaced—(A) VAT(B) MRTPC(C) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005(D) Electricity Act, 2003

2. A bill has been introduced in the Parliament to raise SBI authorised capital from Rs. 20 crore to—(A) Rs. 50 crore(B) Rs. 1000 crore(C) Rs. 2000 crore

(D) Rs. 5000 crore

3. The total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during 2008-09 has been targeted at—(A) $ 25 billion(B) $ 35 billion(C) $ 45 billion(D) $ 50 billion

4. National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of …… during 10th and 11th plan periods.(A) 50000 MW(B) 75000 MW(C) 100000 MW(D) 125000 MW

5. ‘Priyadarshini Project’ is related to—(A) Empowerment of Rural women(B) Survival of Girl Child(C) Free Education to all girls(D) None of the above

6. ‘Pratibha Kiran Yojana’ is a new scheme to promote higher education among girls introduced by—(A) Karnataka(B) Bihar(C) Madhya Pradesh(D) Uttar Pradesh

7. To which service, the government has notified Service Tax Refund Scheme for exporter ?(A) Port services(B) Railway service(C) Road service(D) All of these

8. ‘Laadli Laxmi Yojana’ has been launched by………government for supporting girls of all religion and caste upto their marriage.(A) Rajasthan(B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Uttar Pradesh(D) Gujarat

9. The Contract of Expressway Project in Uttar Pradesh has been awarded to—(A) JP Associates(B) JM Infra(C) Jointly to (A) and (B)(D) None of the above

10. 13th ASEAN Summit was held between November 18 to 22, 2007 in—(A) Thailand(B) Malaysia(C) Singapore(D) Philippines

11. ‘Innovation Lab’ has been launched by—(A) Tata Consultancy Services(B) Infosys Tech

(C) Reliance Industries(D) Anil’s Reliance Communications

12. Dr. Ganesh Natrajan has been appointed Chairman (2008-09) for—(A) CII(B) NASSCOM(C) FICCI(D) SEBI

13. Which country was honoured at China International Travel Mart 2007 with Best Participating and Excellent Advertisement Awards ?(A) Singapore(B) Thailand(C) India(D) Nepal

14. APEC group leaders have decided to take up new membership issue after a few years and as a result India and other ten countries have to wait for APEC membership till—(A) 2009(B) 2010(C) 2011(D) 2012

15. Government has extended Mid Day Meal Scheme to cover the students upto class—(A) 6th(B) 7th(C) 8th(D) 10th

16. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as—(A) Reliance Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(B) Tata Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(C) Tata Communication Ltd.(D) Bharti Communication Ltd.

17. Government is going to merge Annapurna Scheme with—(A) Mid Day Meal Scheme(B) National Old Age Pension Scheme(C) National Food for Work Programme(D) Antyodaya Anna Yojana

18. For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th plan (2007-2012), investment level has been estimated to be—(A) 34•8% of GDP(B) 32•4% of GDP(C) 30•9% of GDP(D) 36•7% of GDP

19. Government adopted the new funding pattern (Centre State Share) for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan as—(A) 50 : 50(B) 55 : 45(C) 60 : 40(D) 65 : 35

20. National Food Security Mission targets to increase the production of wheat, rice and pulses in

next four years to—(A) 10, 8 and 2 million tonne respectively(B) 8, 10 and 2 million tonne respectively(C) 8, 12 and 2 million tonne respectively(D) 8, 10 and 4 million tonne respectively

21. The most densely populated country in South Asia is—(A) Bangladesh(B) India(C) Maldives(D) Sri Lanka

22. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—(A) 1•0%(B) 4•0%(C) 4•4%(D) 4•8%

23. Which country among the following gets the highest HDI ranking in Human Development Report 2007 ?(A) Iceland(B) USA(C) United Kingdom(D) Japan

24. ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—(A) National Insurance Co.(B) Life Insurance Co.(C) UTI(D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.

25. NOAPS has been renamed as Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme with its extended scope. Now this scheme will include all old age persons—(A) Living below poverty line(B) Above 60 years age(C) Above 65 years age(D) Both (A) and (C)

Answers1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (B)21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (D)

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Cabinet MinistersDr. Manmohan Singh: Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.: (i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; (ii) Ministry of Planning; (iii) Department of Atomic Energy; (iv) Department of Space and; (v) Ministry of CultureMr. Pranab Mukherjee: FinanceMr. Sharad Pawar: Agriculture; Food & Civil Supplies; Consumer Affairs & Public DistributionMr. A. K. Antony: DefenceMr. P. Chidambaram : Home AffairsMs. Mamata Banerjee: RailwaysMr. S. M. Krishna: External AffairsMr: Ghulam Nabi Azad : Health and Family WelfareMr. Sushil Kumar Shinde : PowerMr. M. Veerappa Moily: Law and JusticeMr. S. Jaipal Reddy: Urban Development

Mr. Kamal Nath : Road Transport and HighwaysMr. Vayalar Ravi : Overseas Indian AffairsMr. Murli Deora : Petroleum and Natural GasMr. Kapil Sibal : Human Resource Development .Ms. Ambika Soni : Information and BroadcastingMr. B. K. Handique : Mines; Development of North Eastern RegionMr. Anand Sharma: Commerce and IndustryMr. Virbhadra Singh: SteelMr. Vilasrao Deshmukh : Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesMr. C. P. Joshi: Rural Development and Panchayati RajKumari Selja: Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; TourismMr. Subodh Kant Sahay : Food Processing IndustriesDr. M. S. Gill : Youth Affairs and SportsMr. G. K. Vasan : ShippingMr. Dayanidhi Maran: TextilesDr. Farooq Abdullah: New and Renewable EnergyMr. Mallikarjun Kharge : Labour and EmploymentMr. Pawan K. Bansal: Parliamentary Affairs; Water Resources DevelopmentMr. Mukul Wasnik : Social Justice and EmpowermentMr. Kantilal Bhuna : Tribal AffairsMr. M. K. Azhagiri : Chemicals and FertilizersMr. A. Raja: Communications and Information Technology

Ministers of State(Independent Charge)Mr. Praful Patel: Civil AviationMr. Prithviraj Chavan : Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; Prime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and Parliamentary Affairs

Mr. Sriprakash Jaiswal : Coal; Statistics and Programme ImplementationMr. Salman Khursheed : Corporate Affaits and Minority AffairsMr. Dinsha J. Patel: Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesMs. Krishna Tirath : Women and Child DevelopmentMr. Jairam Ramesh : Environment and Fotests

Ministers of StateMr. Srikant Jena : Chemicals and FertilizersMr. E. Ahamed : RailwaysMs. Mullappally Ramachandran : Home AffairsMr. V. Narayanasamy : Planning and Parliamentary AffairsMr. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia : Commerce and IndustrvMs. D. Purandeswari : Human Resource DevelopmentMr. K. H. Muniyappa : RailwaysMr. Ajay Maken : Home AffaitsMs. Panabaka Lakshmi : TextilesMr. Namo Narain Meena : FinanceMr. M. M. Pallam Raju : DefenceMr. Saugata Ray: Urban DevelopmentMr. S. S. Palanimanickam : FinanceMr. Jitin Prasada: Petroleum and Natural GasMr. A. Sai Prathap : SteelMs. Preneet Kaur : External AffairsMr. Gurdas Kamat : Communications and Information TechnologyMr. Harish Rawat : Labour and EmploymentProf. K.V. Thomas: Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMr. Bharatsinh Solanki : PowerMr. Mahadev S. Khandela : Road Transport and HighwaysMr. Dinesh Trivedi: Health and Family WelfareMr. Sisir Adhikari : Rural DevelopmentMr. Sultan Ahmed: TourismMr. Mukul Roy: ShippingMr. Mohan Jatua : Information and BroadcastingMr. D. Napoleon: Social Justice and EmpowermentDr. S. Jagathrakshakan : Information and BroadcastingMr. S. Gandhiselvan : Health and Family Welfare .Mr. Tusharbhai Chaudhary: Tribal AffairsMr. Sachin Pilot: Communications and Information TechnologyMr. Arun Yadav : Youth Affairs and SportsMr. Pratik Prakashbapu Patil : Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesMr. R. P. N. Singh: Road Transport and HighwaysMr. Shashi Tharoor : External AffairsMr. Vincent Pala : Water ResourcesMr. Pradeep Jain : Rural DevelopmentMs. Agatha Sangma : Rural Development

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(1) Delhi Delhi Mr. Tejendra KhannaMs. Sheila Dikshit

(2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Port Blair Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Bhopinder Singh

(3) Chandigarh Chandigarh

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(4) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Silvassa Mr. Rajni Kant Verma

(5) Daman and Diu

Daman Mr. Rajni Kant Verma

(6) Lakshadweep Kavaratti Mr. Parimal Rai

(7) Puducherry PuducherryMr. V. Vaithilingam

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(1) Andhra Pradesh

HyderabadMr. E.S.L.Narasimhan

Sri. K. Rosaiah

(2) Arunachal Pradesh

ItanagarGen. (Retd.) J. J. Singh

Mr. Dorjee Khandu

(3) Assam DispurMr. K. Sankaranarayanan

Mr. Tarun Gogoi

(4) Bihar PatnaMr. Devanand Konwar

Mr. Nitish Kumar

(5) Chhattisgarh RaipurMr. E. S. L. Narasimhan

Dr. Raman Singh

(6) Goa Panaji Mr. S. S. Sidhu Mr. Digambar V.

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(7) Gujarat GandhinagarMr. Navalkishore Sharma

Mr. Narendra Modi

(8) Haryana Chandigarh Dr. A. R. KidwaiMr. Bhupinder S. Hooda

(9) Himachal Pradesh

Shimla Ms. Prabha RauMr. Prem Kumar Dhumal

(10) Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)

Mr. N. N. Vohra Mr. Omar Abdullah

(11) Jharkhand Ranchi Mr. Syed Sibtey Razi President's rule

(12) Karnataka BengaluruMr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj

Mr. B. S. Yeddyurappa

(13) Kerala ThiruvananthapuramMr. Ramkrishna S. Gavai

Mr. V. S. Achuthanandan

(14) Madhya Pradesh

BhopalMr. Rameshwar Thakur

Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan

(15) Maharashtra

Mumbai Mr. S. C. Jameer Mr. Ashok Chavan

(16) Manipur Imphal Mr. Gurbachan JagatMr.Okram Ibobi Singh

(17) Meghalaya Shillong Mr. R. S. Mooshahary Mr. D. D. Lapang

(18) Mizoram AizawlLt Gen. (Retd.) M M. Lakhera

Mr.Lalthanhawla

(19) Nagaland KohimaMr. K. Sankaranarayan

Mr. Neiphiu Rio

(20) Orissa Bhubaneswar Mr. M. C. Bhandare Mr. Naveen Patnaik

(21) Punjab ChandigarhGen. (Retd.) S. F. Rodrigues

Mr. Parkash Singh Badal

(22) Rajasthan JaipurMr. Shilendra Kumar Singh

Mr. Ashok Gehlot

(23) Sikkim GangtokMr. Balmiki Prasad Singh

Mr. Pawan Chamling

(24) Tamil Nadu Chennai Mr. S. S. Barnala Mr. M. Karunanidhi

(25) Tripura AgartalaMr. Dinesh Nandan Sahaya

Mr. Manik Sarkar

(26) Uttarakhand Dehradun Mr. B. L. JoshiMr. Ramesh Pokhriyal

(27) Uttar Pradesh

LucknowMr. T. V. Rajeshwar Rao

Ms. Mayawati

(28) West Bengal

KolkataMr. Gopal Krishna Gandhi

Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

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● Afghanistan: President - Hamid Karzai; Capital - Kabul.

● Algeria: President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika; Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia; Capital-Algiers.

● Argentina: President- Ms. Cristina Fernandez Kirchner; Capital- Buenos Aires.

● Australia: Governor-General- Ms. Quentin Bryce; PRIME MINISTER- Kevin Rudd; Capital (Federal)- Canberra.

● Austria: President- Heinz Fischer; Chancellor-Heinz Fischer, Capital- Vienna.

● Bahrain: King - Hamad ibn al-Khalifah; Prime Minister - Sheikh Khalifah Sulman al-Khalifah; Capital- Manama.

● Bangladesh: President - Zillur Rahman; PRIME MINISTER - Ms. Sheikh Hasina; Capital- Dhaka.

● Belarus: President- Alexander Lukashenko; Prime Minister - Sergei Sidorsky; Capital- Minsk.

● Belgium: King - Albert II; Prime Minister-Yves Leterrne; Capital- Brussels.

● Bhutan: King - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk; Prime Minister-Jigmi Y. Thinley;Capital – Thimphu

● Bolivia: President- Evo Morales; Capital – La Paz.

● Brazil: President- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; Capital - Brasilia.

● Bulgaria: President - Georgi Purvanov; Prime Minister - Sergey Stanishev; Capital-Sofia.

● Cambodia: King - Norodom Sihamoni; Prime Minister - Hun Sen; Capital – Phnom Penh.

● Canada: Governor-General Ms. Michaelle Jean; PRIME MINISTER - Stephen Harper; Capital- Ottawa.

● Chile: President - Ms. Michelle Bachelet; Capital - Santiago.

● China: President- Hu Jintao; Prime Minister-Wen Jiabao; Capital- Beijing.

● Colombia: President- Alvaro Uribe Velez; Capital - Bogota.

● Croatia: President - Stjepan Mesic; Prime Minister -Dr. Ivo Sanader; Capital-Zagreb.

● Cuba: President- Raul Castro; Capital -Havana.

● Czech Republic: President- Mirek Topolanek; Prime Minister -Jiri Paroubek; Capital-Prague.

● Denmark: Queen - Margrethe II; Prime Minister- Anders Fogh Rasmussen; Capital - Copenhagen.

● Egypt: President - Hosni Mubarak; Prime Minister - Ahmed Najief; Capital-Cairo.

● Finland: President - Ms. Tarja Halonen; Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen; Capital-Helsinki.

● France: President- Nicolas Sarkozy; Prime Minister - Francois Fillon; Capital- Paris.

● Germany: President - Horst Koehler; Chancellor - Ms. Angela Merkel; Capital-Berlin.

● Guyana: President - Bharrat Jagdeo; Prime Minister - Samuel Hinds; Capital- Georgetown.

● Greece: President – Constantinos Stephanopoulos; Prime Minister – Kostas Karamanlis; Capital - Athens.

● Hungary: President- Laszlo Solyom; PRIME MINISTER - Ferenc Gyurscany; Capital- Budapest.

● Indonesia: President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Capital- Jakarta.

● Iran: President - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Capital- Teheran.

● Iraq: President -Jalai Talabani; Prime Minister - Nuri al-Maliki, Capital- Baghdad.

● Ireland: President- Ms. Mary McAleese; Prime Minister - Brian Cowen, Capital- Dublin.

● Israel: President - Shimon Peres; PRIME MINISTER - Benjamin Netanyahu; Capital- Jerusalem.

● Italy: President - Georgio Napolitano; Prime Minister- Silvio Berlusconi; Capital- Rome.

● Japan: Emperor- Akihito; Prime Minister: Taro Aso (Acting); Capital- Tokyo.

● Jordan: King - Abdullah II; Prime Minister-Faisal al-Fayez; Capital- Amman.

● Kazakhstan: President - Nursultan A. Nazarbayev; Prime Minister – Karim Masimov; Capital- Astana.

● Kenya: President - Mwai Kibaki; Prime Minister - Raila Odinga; Capital - Nairobi.

● Korea, North: President – Marshal Kim Jong II; Prime Minister – Hong Song Nam;Capital- Pyongyang.

● Korea, South: President-, Lee Myung-Bak; Prime Minister - Han Seung-Soo; Capital -Seoul.

● Kuwait: Emir - Sheikh Sabah ai-Ahmad al-Sabah; Capital - Kuwait.

● Kyrgyzstan: President (Interim) – Kurmanbek Bakiyey; Prime Minister - Azim IsabekoyCapital - Bishkek.

● Madagascar: President - Andy Rajoelina; Prime Minister - Monja Roindefo; Capital-Antananarivo.

● Malaysia: King - T. S. S. Syed Putra Jamalullail; Prime Minister- Najib Tun Razak; Capital-Kuala Lumpur.

● Maldives: President - Mohammed "Anni" Nasheed; Capital - Male.

● Mauritius: President - Karl A. Offmann; Prime Minister - Navinchandra Ramgoolam; Capital - Port Louis.

● Mongolia: President - Nambaryn Enkhbayar; PRIME MINISTER - Sanj Bayar; Capital - Ulan Bator.

● Montenegro: President - Filip Vujanovic; Prime Minister-Milo Dukanovic; Capital – Podgorica

● Morocco: King - Mohammed VI; Prime Minister - Driss Jettou; Capital - Rabat.

● Myanmar (Burma) : Head of Govt. : Gen. Than Shwe; Capital - Nyapidaw.

● Nepal: President - Dr. Ram Baran Yadav; Capital -Kathmandu.

● Netherlands: Queen - Beatrix; Capital-Amsterdam.

● New Zealand: Governor-General – Anand Satyanand; PrimeMinister - John Key; Capital-Wellington.

● Nigeria: President - Umaru Yar'Adua; Capital - Abuja.

● Norway: King - Harald V; Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg; Capital - Oslo.

● Pakistan: President - Asif Ali Zardari; Prime Minister - Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani; Capital -Islamabad. .

● Panama: President - Ricardo Martenelli; Capital - Panama City.

● Paraguay: President - Fernando Lugo; Capital – Asuncion

● Peru: President - Alan Garcia; Prime Minister -Javier Velasquez; Capital- Lima.

● Philippines: President - Ms. Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo; Capital - Manila.

● Poland: President - Lech Kaczynski; Prime Minister- Donald Tusk; Capital- Warsaw.

● Portugal: President - Amibal Cavaco Silva; Prime Minister - Jose Socrates; Capital-Lisbon.

● Romania: President - Traian Basecue; Prime Minister - Emil Boc; Capital - Bucharest.

● Russia: President - Dmitry Medvedev; Prime Minister - Vladimir Putin; Capital - Moscow.

● Rwanda: President - Paul Kagame; Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza; Capital -Kigali.

● Saudi Arabia : King - Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud; Capital- Riyadh.

● Serbia: President - Boris Tadic; Prime Minister - Mirko Cvetkovic; Capital - Belgrade.

● Singapore: President - S. R. Nathan; PRIME MINISTER - Lee Hsien Loong; Capital - Singapore.

● Slovakia: President - Ivan Gasparovic; Prime Minister - Robert Fico; Capital-Bratislava.

● South Mrica : President- Jacob Zuma; Capital-Cape Town (Legislative) and Tshwane(Formerly Pretoria) (Administrative).

● Spain: King - Juan Carlos I; Prime Minister-Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero; Capital -Madrid.

● Sri Lanka: President - Mahinda Rajapaksa; Prime Minister - Ratnasiri Wickremanayake; Capital- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (Colombo).

● Sudan: President - Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir; Capital - Khartoum.

● Sweden: King - Carl XVI Gustaf; PRIME MINISTER – Fredrik Reinfeldt; Capital - Stockholm.

● Switzerland: President - Pascal Couchepin; Capital – Berne

● Syria: President - Bashar Al-Assad; Prime Minister - Muhammad Naji al-Otari; Capital- Damascus.

● Taiwan: President - Ma Ying-jeou; Prime Minister -Liu Chao-shiuan; Capital – Taipei.

● Turkey: President - Abdullah Gul; Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Capital- Ankara.

● Ukraine: President - Victor Yushchenko; Prime Minister- Yulia Tymoshenko; Capital- Kiev.

● United Arab Emirates: Prime Minister- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum;Capital- Abu Dhabi.

● United Kingdom: Queen - Elizabeth II; Prime Minister - Gordon Brown; Capital - London.

● United States of America: President – Barack Obama; Secretary of State -Ms. Hillary Clinton; Capital- Washington, D.C.

● Uzbekistan: President - Islam A. Karimov; Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyayev; Capital- Tashkent.

● Venezuela: President - Hugo Chavez Frias; Capital - Caracas.

● Vietnam: President - Nguyen Minh Triet; Prime Minister - Nguyen Tan Dung; Capital-Hanoi.

● Zimbabwe: President - Robert G. Mugabe; PRIME MINISTER - Morgan Tsvangirai; Capital- Harare.

[ Read More... ] Labels: Latest Who's Who Heads of Important Offices (World)

Ban Ki-moon : Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation.

● Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro : First Deputy Secretary-General, UN.● Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha: Military Adviser to UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.● Robert Zoellick : President, World Bank.● Dominic Strauss-Kahn: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF).● Koichiro Matsuura: Director-General-UNESCO.● Dr. Margaret Chan: Director-General, WHO.

● Jacques Diouf: Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation.● Juan Somavia : Director-General, International Labour Organisation.● Ann M. Veneman: Executive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).● Antonio Guterres : UN High Commissioner for Refugees.● Kemal Dervis : Director-General, United Nations Development Programme.● Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi : Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).● Angel Gurria : Secretary-General, Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).● Ms. Rosalyn Higgins: President, International Court of Justice.● Haruhiko Kuroda: President, Asian Development Bank.● Donald Kaberuka : President, African Development Bank.● Jacques Rogge: President, International Olympic Committee.● Kamalesh Sharma: Secretary-General, Commonwealth. .● Harshvardhana Singh: Deputy Director-General, WTO.● Muammar Qaddafi : Chairman, African Union.● Pascal Lamy : Director-General, WTO.● Ms. Navanethan Pillay : High Commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights.● David Morgan: President, International Cricket Council.● Raul Castro: Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement.● Jose Manuel Durao Barroso: President, European Commission.● Kandeh K. Yumkella : Director-General, UNIDO.● Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah: Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation Council.● Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu : Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference.● Abdallah Salem el-Badri: Secretary-General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting

Countries (OPEC).● Jose Miguel Insulza Salinas: Secretary-General, Organisation of American States.● Hifikepunye Pohamba : President, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO).● Dr. Mohamed El Baradei : Director- General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).● Jaap de Hoop Scheffer: Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).● Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan: Director, Commonwealth of Learning.● Hashim Abdul Halim : Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.● Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid : Executive Director, UNFPA.● Dr. Surin Pitsuwan : Secretary-General, ASEAN.● Q. A. M. A. Rahim : Secretary-General, SAARC● Lamine Diack : President, International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).● Michael Griffin : Chief of NASA (USA).● Ms. Irene Zubaida Khan: Secretary-General, Amnesty International.

[ Read More... ] Labels: Latest Who's Who Heads of Important Offices in India ● Dr. Manmohan Singh: Chairman, Planning Commission.● Ms. Meira Kumar: Speaker, Lok Sabha.● Mohammad Hamid Ansari: Chairman, Rajya Sabha.● Mr. K. Rahman Khan: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.● Mr. Karia Munda : Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha.● Mr. L. K. Advani : Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha).● Mr. Arun Jaidey: Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha).● Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.● Mr. Navin Chawla: Chief Election Commissioner● Mr. V. S. Sampath : Election Commissioner.

● Mr. S. Y. Qiuaishi : Election Commissioner.● Mr. Vinod Rai : Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.● Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar: Cabinet Secretary.● Mr. T. K. A. Nair : Principal Secretary to Prime Minister.● Mr. Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian: Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes.● Ms. Shanta Sinha: Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights● Dr. Buta Singh: Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes● Mr. Kunwar Singh: Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.● Prof. D. P. Agrawal: Chairman, UPSC.● Dr. M. S. Swaminathan : Chairman, National Commission on Farmers.● Mr. M. K. Narayanan: National Security Adviser and Special Adviser to PM (Internal Security).● Mr. R.V. Raju : Director-General, National Investigation Agency (NIA).

● Mr. S. S. Khurana: Chairman, Railway Board.● Mr. Vivek Kumar Agnihotri: Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha● Mr. P. D. T. Achary : Secretary-General, Lok Sabha.● Mr. Rajiv Mathur: Director, IB.● Mr. Ashwani Kumar: Director, CBI.● Mr. K. C. Verma: Director, Research and Analysis Wing.● Mr. N .P. S. Aulakh: Director-General, NSG.● Mr. A. S. Gill : Director-General, CRPF.● Mr. M. L. Kumawat : Director-General, Border Security Force (BSF).● Mr. Niraj Ranjan Das : Director-General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).● Mr. Ranjit Sinha: Director-General, Railway Protection Force.● Mr. Vikram Srivastava: Director-General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police.● Mr. Gopal Sharma: Director-General, Sashastra Seema Bal.● Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra: Director-General, Coast Guard.● Lt. Gen. Avtar Singh: Director-General, Defence Intelligence Agency.● Mr. Sukhadeo Thorat : Chairman, UGC.● Mr. M. Natarajan : Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Defence Research & Development Organisation.● Dr. R. Chidambaram : Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government.● Mr. G. Madhavan Nair: Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO.● Mr. Anil Kakodkar : Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Dept. of Atomic Energy.● Mr. N. K. Raghupathy : Chairman, SSC.● Mr. Justice (Retd.) B. N. Kirpal: Chairman, National Forest Commission.● Dr. Amrita Patel: Chairperson, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).● Lt. Gen. A. K. Nanda: Director-General, Border Roads Organisation.● Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch : Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research.● Mr. D. K. Sikri : Registrar-General of India and Census Commissioner.● Mr. A. R. Lakshmanan: Chairman, Law Commission.● Mr. Duvvuri Subbarao : Governor, RBI.● Mr. Justice G. N. Ray: Chairman, Press Council of India.● Mr. Ch. Kiron : Chairman, Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).● Mr. N. B. Singh: Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).● Mr. A. K. Singh: Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs.● Justice Arijit Pasayat : Chairperson, Competition Appellate Tribunal● Mr. S. K. Garg : CMD, NHPC.● Mr. R. S. Sharma: CMD, ONGC.● Mr. U. D. Choubey : CMD, GAIL.● Mr. S. Behuria : Chairman, IOC.● Mr. N. M. Borah: CMD, Oil India Ltd.● Mr. Ashok Ganguly: Chairman, CBSE.● Mr. C. B. Bhave: Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India.● Mr. Y. S. P. Thorat : Chairman, NABARD.● Mr. O. P. Bhat : Chairman, SBI.● Mr. V. P. Shetty : Chairman, IDBI.● Mr. S. Balasubramanian : Chairman, Company Law Board.

● Mr. Nirupam Sen : India's Permanent Representative to UN.● Mr. T. S. Vijayan : Chairman, LIC● Mr. A. K. Bajaj : Chairman, Central Water Commission.● Ms. Girija Vyas : Chairperson, National Commission for Women.● Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar: Chairman, 13th Finance Commission.● Prof. Suresh D. Tendulkar : Chairman, National Statistical Commission.● Ms. Shafmila Tagore : Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification.● Ms. Anshu Vaish : Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India.● Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania : President, FICCI.● Mr. J. S. Sarma: Chairman, TRAI● Mr. R. N. Das : Director, Enforcement Directorate.● Mr. D. Swarup : Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority.● Mr. Pratyush Sinha: Central Vigilance Commissioner.● Mr. S. Banerjee: Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.● Mr. Wajahat Habibullah : Information Commissioner.● Mr. Suresh Kalmadi : President, Indian Olympic Association.● Prof. Krishan Kumar: Director, NCERT.● Mr. Venu Srinivasan: President, CII.● Mr. Sam Pitroda : Chairman, National Knowledge Commission.● Mr. Arun Bhatnagar : Chairman, Prasar Bharti Board.● Mr. Ratan Tata : Chairman, Investment Commission.● Mr. Ganesh Natarajan : Chairman, NASSCOM.● Mr. Sajjan Jindal: President, ASSOCHAM.● Mr. Om Puri : Chairman, National Film Development Corporation.● Mr. Ravindra Kumar: Chairman, United News of India.● Mr. N. Ravi : Chairman, PTI.● Mr. Hormusji N. Cama: President, Indian Newspaper Society.

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