Current Affairs

1. Who has been chosen as Saudi Arabia’s new crown Prince by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has been appointed Deputy Premier and Mininster of interior of the Kingdom ?

Ans : Mr. Naif Bin Abdulaziz.

2. Where was the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting thrown open by Queen Elizabeth II held recently?

Ans : It was held at Perth in Australia.

3. Who has been re-appointed as the secretary-General of the 54 nation Commonwealth grouping for a four – year term beginning April 2012?

Ans : Mr. Kamalesh Sharma.

4. Whose memoir is titled, No Higher Honor that hit the stands recently?

Ans : Ms Condoleezza Rice, a Former US Secretary of State.

5. Where was the world’s first desert geopark opened recently?

Ans : China.

6. Who was recently bestowed upon 2011 Right Livelihood Award for his outstanding success in the development and mass-development of cutting-ede technology for harnessing solar energy?

Ans : Haugh Ming of China.

7. What is the nickname of the new long-haut jet Boeing 787?

Ans : The Dreamliner.

8. What was the world’s population as on October 31,2011?

Ans : The world’s population on 31 October touched another milestone with India welcoming the birth of baby Nargis, born on 31 October to a farmer couple in an UP village, as one of the world’s “seven billionth” babies. Nargis shares the honour of being the world’s symbolic seven billionth baby, with several babies in other countries.

9. Which was the code name of the recently held first-ever India Bangladesh military exercise?

Ans : Operation Sampriti.

10. Which was the first country to declare a seven billionth baby?

Ans : The Philippines. A little girl named Danica May Camacho, delivered just before midnight local time on Sunday (30 October) at Manila’s Jose Fabella memorial Hospital. 

Answer in one word 10

1. By which amendment of the Indian Constitution was the minimum age of voters reduced from 21 years to 18 years?

Ans: 61^st Constitutional Amendment, 1989.

2. Which Article is related to the Public Service Commission (PSC)?

Ans : Article 315.

3. Which mineral plays an important role in the coagulation of blood in the human body?

Ans : Calcium.

4. On the bank of which river is Surat (in Gujrat) located?

Ans : Tapti.

5. Which is the largest organ of the human body?

Ans: Skin.

6. Why are the rivers of northern India more important than those of southern India ?

Ans : The rivers of northern India have a perennial source of water, which is utilized for irrigation and producing electricity. These rivers provide fertile soil and are good waterways for communication, etc. But the rivers of the south are fed by the monsoons. Most of the year, they are mere trickles in beds of stone and sand.

7. What is Super 301?

Ans : It is an American Trade Law.

8. Who said this: “The government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”?

Ans : Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA (1861) who formed Republican Party in 1856 to oppose slavery. He was assassinated in 1865.

9. Who is the author of the book, A China Passage ?

Ans : John Kenneth Galbraith.

10. Where is the headquarters of the World trade Organisation located?

Ans : Geneva (Switzerland).

11. In which year did the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, also known as Zinda Pir (the living saint) die?

Ans : 1707 AD.

12. When was the Communal Award announced by Ramsay Mc Donald?

Ans : On August 16, 1932.

13. Which Viceroy of India partitioned Bengal on October 16, 1905 into two, provinces; Bengal (proper) and East Bengal and Assam?

Ans : Lord Curzon.

14. Abuja is the capital of which African country?

Ans : Nigeria.

15. What was the old name of Republic of Congo?

Ans : Zaire.

16. When was the rupee first minted in India ?

Ans : Rupee was first minted in India during the regin of Sher Shah Suri around 1542.

17. When was the IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) constituted ?

Ans : IRDA was constituted on April 19, 2000 

18. Which day is observed as the Citizen’s Day in India?

Ans : 19 November (the birth anniversary of indira Gandhi, india’s former prime minister).

19. Which sport/game is related with Thomas Cup?

Ans : Badminton. It is given the world badminton championship for Men.

20. Which trophy/cup is awarded in the Women’s category of the World Badminton championship?

Ans : Uber Cup

General Knowledge 10

1. Who among the following is a famous personality associated with the world of Banking?
1. Dr. Amartya Sen
2. Sri Rajiv Shukla
3. Sri Javed akhtar
4. Sri Kamal Nath
5. Dr. Subir Gokarn

2. Nobel prizes are given in which of the following fields?
1. Sports
2. Social Service
3. Anthropology
4. Physics
5. All these fields

3. Which of the following is NOT a State or Union Territory of India?
1. Chandigarh
2. Punjab
3. Manipur
4. Alwar
5. Jahrkhand

4. Who makes the formal announcement of general elections in a state in India
1. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Ministry of Law
3. Ministry of home affairs
4. Census commission of India
5. Election commission of India

5. Banks have installed ATM’s at various locations in almost all the cities/towns in India what does the letter ‘ T ’ denote in the name ‘ATM’ as used above?
1. Total
2. Terminal
3. Terminus 
4. Transfer
5. Teller

6. Coins of which of the following denominations are in circulation in India?
1. Rs. 5
2. Rs  500
3. Rs  50
4. Rs  100
5. Rs  20

7. Which of the following is a major wheat producing State in India?
1. Kerala
2. Pounjab
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. West Bengal
5. Aurnachal Pradesh

8. Which of the following is called yellow metal and we read about It almost everyday in the newspaper?
1. Copper
2. Gold
3. Silver
4. Platinum
5. Zinc

9. Who among the following is a famous Badminton player
1. Jeev Milkah Singh
2. Saina Nehwal
3. Anjali Bhagwat
4. Sania Mirza
5. Yusuf Pathan

10. Which of the following places is called the ‘City of Oranges’ in India?
1. Mumbai
2. Jaipur
3. Lucknow
4. Nagpur
5. Hyderabad

General Knowledge 9

1.      ‘Loya Jiragh’ is the Parliament of

a.       Afghanistan

b.      Libia

c.       Russia

d.      Alberia

2.      The provision of free & compulsory education will be extended up to class:

a.       VI

b.      VII

c.       X

d.      XII

3.      Who is the author of the book ‘I Married a Comunist’?

a.       George Orwell

b.      Philip Roth

c.       V.S. Naipal

d.      Rudyard Kipling

4.      The Prestigious G.D. Birla Award was conferred on :

a.       Premlata Agarwal

b.      Pratik Agnihotri

c.       Akash Pathak

d.      Subhasis Chaudhuri

5.      Which area was not directly in Gandhiji’s sphere of activity in his early years?

a.       Champaram

b.      Chauri Chaura

c.       Kheda

d.      Ahmedabad

6.      C.K. Nayudu Lifetime achievement award was conferred on:

a.       Salim Durani

b.      Sunil Gavaskar

c.       Kapil Dev

d.      Anil Kumble

7.      India recently held its Annual summer exercise named:

a.       Satyameba Jayate

b.      Barun

c.       Vijayee Bhava

d.      Bajraprahar

8.      Which crop requires a large amount of rainfall and no standing water?

a.       Rice

b.      Groundnut

c.       Tea

d.      Jute

9.      The Indian Income tax is:

a.       Direct and proportional

b.      Indirect and proportional

c.       Direct and progressive

d.      Indirect and progressive

10.  Literacy rate as per 2011 census in India is:

a.       74.04%

b.      74.94%

c.       76.15%

d.      75.58%