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1. India and which country on March 1, 2012, decided to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against sharing technological knowhow on sea bed research? [A]China [B]New Zealand [C]Japan [D]Russia 2. The parliamentary committee on finance suggested in march 2012 that the impost be levied only if the value of specified assets exceeds [A]Rs 5 cr [B]Rs 25cr [C]Rs 10 cr [D]Rs 15 cr
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6. Where was the Bihar Shatabdi Samaroh Utsav held [A]Vadodara [B]New Delhi
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5. The Govt in March 2012 approved a move to slash the interest on deposits with the employee provident fund (EPF) by 125 basis points to ___ for 2011-12 [A]8.25 [B]9 [C]8.75 [D]9.5
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4. According to the data released by the planning commission in march 2012 in urban india poverty fell to___ in 2009-10 [A]20.5% [B]25.8% [C]17.7% [D]18.6%
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3. When was Earth hour observed this year? [A]March 31 [B]March1 [C]March 10 [D]March 21
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11. Who among the following won the 28th Capelle La Grande International open chess championship in France? [A]P Hari Krishnan [B]None of these [C]Tornike sanikidze [D]Parimrjan Negi 12. World no 3 Roger Federer in march 2012 beat whom in the India Wells finals to capture his third straight title and a record fourth Indian wells crown?
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10. Which of the following in march 2012 announced that it will stop publishing print edition of its flagship encyclopaedia for the first time in more than 200 yrs? [A]Webster [B]Wikipedia [C]Oxford [D]Britannica
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9. Omkar ibobi singh was sworn in as chief minsters for the third consecutive term of which state in march 2012? [A]Sikkim [B]Arunachal Pradesh [C]Nagaland [D]Manipur
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8. The centre has informed the supreme court that it has restricted which pilgrimage subsidy to once in a lifetime as against to once in five years? [A]Amarnath [B]All of the above [C]Karbala [D]Haj
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7. Which state chief minister has invited India Inc to invest in the state and take advantage of industrial policy announced by his govt. last year? [A]Bihar [B]West Bengal [C]Rajasthan [D]Uttar Pradesh
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17. Who was crowned as Pantaloon Femina Miss India World 2012 [A]Ipsita Pati [B]Vanya Mishra [C]Prachi Mishra
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16. The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) in march 2012 stepped into a fast track development and use of inland water transport(iwt) which opens the water route for movement of bulk cargo such as [A]Fertilisers [B] Foodgrains [C]Coal [D] All of the above
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15. Telecom major Bharti Airtel has announced it will be ready to launch 4G Services in which Indian city? [A]New Delhi [B]Mumbai [C]Kolkata [D]Bangalore
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14. As its three months old emerging market initiative Google has chosen which Indian city as its main centre from where products for emerging market like India Africa Latin America will be conceived and developed? [A]Hyderabad [B]Pune [C]Gurgaon [D]Bangalore
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13. Who became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics by reaching the final at the asian qualifiers in Astana Kazakistan? [A]Shiva Thapa [B]Wasim salman [C]Santosh Kumar [D]Vijendra singh
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23. Who presented the Union Budget of India for 2012? [A]P. Chidambaram [B]PranavMukherjee [C]Dinesh Trivedi
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22. Who among the following personality has become the first person to have more than 20 million followers on Twitter [A]Amitabh Bacchan [B]Barac obama [C]Lady Gaga [D]Anna hazare
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21. DRDO in march announced to have developed a new sub-sonic cruise missile which can be test fired in April. The missile is called [A]Nirbhay [B]Arjun [C]Abhay [D]Ajit
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20. SEBI in 2012 tightened advertisement norm for [A]SIP [B] IPO [C]Mutual Funds [D] All of the above
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19. In budget 2012-13, exemption limit of income raised to [A]1 lac [B]3 lac [C]2 lac [D]1.5 lac
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18. The RBI in March 2012 hiked bank rate for primary bank rate for primary cooperative banks to__ [A]8.5% [B]9.5% [C]10.5% [D]8%
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29. How much reduction is done in securities transaction tax on cash delivery transactions? [A]10% [B]15% [C]20%
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28. How much money is allocated to NABARD to fund Regional Rural Banks(RRB) in this year budget? [A]10000 Crore [B]9000 Crore [C]11000 Crore [D]12000 Crore
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27. What is the estimation for GDP growth in year 2011-12? [A]6.9% [B]7% [C]7.2% [D]7.5%
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26. What is the target/prediction for GDP growth for year 2012-13? [A]7.1% [B]7.3% [C]7.6% [D]8%
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25. Which new tax saving scheme has been proposed in budget? [A]Rajeev Gandhi Equity Scheme [B]New Pension Scheme [C]Public Provident Fund [D]Indira Vikas Patra
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24. What is the propsed exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpayers as per Budget 2012? [A]Rs. 180000 [B]Rs. 150000 [C]Rs. 200000 [D]Rs. 500000
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35. How much fund has been allocated for Right to Education in FY13? [A]Rs 15,555 cr [B]Rs 20,000 cr [C]Rs 25,555 cr
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34. What is the propsed exemption limit for the Women individual taxpayers as per Budget 2012? [A]Rs. 180000 [B]Rs. 150000 [C]Rs. 200000 [D]Rs. 500000
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33. Bullion and jewellery traders in several parts of the country today downed shutters for three days in protest against the Budget proposal? What is their concern? [A]Raised duty on gold imports and levying excise on unbranded jewellery [B]Making Hallmarking of Jewellery mandatory [C]Putting cap on gold import [D]None of the above
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32. How much is the fiscal deficit in FY 2012? [A]5.2% [B]5.5% [C]5.7% [D]5.9%
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31. How much is the Service Tax raised? [A]From 10% to 12% [B]From 8% to 10% [C]From 10% to 11% [D]No change
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30. Which of the following sets to be cheaper after this budget? [A]Cars [B]Cigarette [C]Air Travel [D]LCD/LED TV
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40. UP Chief Minister announced on 23rd july 2012 that Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar, formerly known as Amethi, will be renamed along with 7 other districts. What is the name of "Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar" now? [A]Gauriganj [B]Rambai Nagar [C]Kushinagar [D]Amethi
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39. Pranab Mukherjee got elected as the president of India on 22 July 2012. He will take office as the ______ President of India on 25 July 2012. [A]11th [B]12th [C]13th [D]14th
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38. She was an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government. This freedom fighter died on 23rd July 2012. She was the sole opponent of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in 2002 Presidential Election. Name her. [A]Subhashini Ali [B]Janaky Athi Nahappan [C]Rani Velu Nachiyar [D]Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
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37. IPO equity offer above what value will have to be made electronically in capital market reforms? [A]Rs 10 crore [B]Rs 12 crore [C]Rs 15 crore [D]Rs 20 crore
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36. What is the expectations for Infrastructure investment in 12th Plan to go up to? [A]Rs 30 lakh crore [B]Rs 50 lakh crore [C]Rs 60 lakh crore [D]Rs 70 lakh crore
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41. Odisha-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sculpture of Hindu god Ganesha has won two gold medals at the just-concluded Solo International Sand Art Contest on 23rd July 2012. Where was this contest held? [A]Bhubaneshwar, Orissa [B]Marbella, Spain [C]Pattaya, Thailand [D]Cantabria, Spain 42. Name the movie which was being screened when a Heavily armed gunman killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50 on 20 July 2012 in Colorado, USA? [A]The Dark Knight Rises [B]Spiderman-3 [C]The Reluctant Fundamentalist [D]The Butler 43. Which scooter maker has announced (on 24th July 2012) the signing of Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone as the face of its Scooters in India? [A]Honda [B]Yamaha [C]TVS [D]Vespa 44. An American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who became the first American woman to enter space in 1983 died recently on 23rd July 2012. Can you name her? [A]Valentina Tereshkova [B]Svetlana Savitskaya [C]Dr. Tam E. O'Shaughnessy [D]Sally Kristen Ride 45. Which politician's vote in the recent presidential election on 19th July 2012 was rejected by Election Commission of India? [A]Lalu Prasad Yadav [B]Sharad Pawar [C]Mulayam Singh Yadav [D]Mamta Banerjee
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46. Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna was arrested on 20 July 2012 by the CBI after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. What are the alleged charges on him? [A]Money Laundering [B]Fake documents case [C]Instigate Violence [D]Murder
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50. The violent clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals which started on 19th July 2012 claimed 35 lives till 25th July 2012. Which state of India is facing these ethnic clashes? [A]Nagaland [B]Manipur [C]Mizoram
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49. On 24th July 2012, West African nation's leader "John Evans Fifii Atta Mills ", who led his country to the fastest pace of economic growth on the continent, died. He was the president of which African country? [A]Nigeria [B]Guinea [C]Ghana [D]Gambia
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48. 500 sex workers from across 42 countries participated in a 'freedom rally' on 25 July 2012, that kicked off from the country's and perhaps Asia's biggest red-light district. What is the name of this red light area? [A]G B Road, Delhi [B]Sonagachi, Kolkata [C]Kamathipura, Mumbai [D]Chaturbhuj Sthan, Muzaffarpur
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47. Which state's Chief Minister left on Sunday, 22nd July 2012, on a four-day official tour of Japan to meet its Deputy Prime Minister and other top officials and business persons? [A]Bihar (Nitish Kumar) [B]Haryana (Bhupinder Singh Hooda) [C]Gujrat (Narendra Modi) [D]Maharashtra (Prithviraj Chavan)
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55. Jailed Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir threatens to wage war in Burma following alleged abuses by Buddhists against the country's Rohingya people by the Tatmadaw, in a letter to Burmese president Thein Sein on 4th August 2012. What is Tatmadaw? [A]Head Buddhists Monk of Myanmar(Burma) [B]Myanmar Police Force
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54. Which company along with Pantel Technologies Private Limited (PTPL) has jointly launched low-cost tablet T-Pad IS701C in India on 26 July 2012? [A]MTNL [B]Reliance [C]BSNL [D]Bharti Airtel
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53. Which person from India won the 2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award announced on 26th July 2012? [A]Romulo Davide [B]Syeda Rizwana Hasan [C]Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto [D]Kulandei Francis
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52. Encouraged by the increasing acceptance by transporters of its RORO service, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has planned on 25 July 2012 to augment the capcity by adding one more rake. What is RORO? [A]Rail On/Road Off [B]Roll On/Rail On [C]Roll Off/Rail On [D]Roll On/Roll Off
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51. Which state's government banned production, distribution and sale of Gutka and panmasala in the state? This state also becomes the seventh state in India to ban gutka. [A]Jharkhand [B]Maharashtra [C]Delhi [D]Karnataka
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59. Japanese businessman Kenichi Watanabe resigns on 26 July 2012 as the CEO of which financial company following a series of insider trading scandals? [A]Toyota Financial Services [B]Nomura Holdings [C]Matsui Securities [D]Nikko Citigroup 60. In Pakistan Supreme Court verdict on 26 July 2012, Pakistanis will have to shell out more for which food item following a Supreme Court ruling?
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58. The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held on 27 July 2012 where Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is the artistic director and is coordinating and designing the opening ceremony. This ceremony is also called by which other name? [A]The Isles of Wonder [B]The Isles of Olympics [C]Gamers' Extravaganza [D]The Isles of Games
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57. Which India-based corporate group is in exclusive talks to acquire THE PLAZA, a 105 year old landmark property in New York for around $600 million (Rs 3000 cr)? [A]RPG Goenka [B]Reliance Industries [C]GVK group [D]The Sahara Group
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56. In a scant four days this month(8 July - 12 July), the surface of Greenland's ice sheet melted to an extent not witnessed in 30 years of satellite observations, NASA reported on Tuesday 24th July 2012. It was detected after analysing radar data from 3 different satellites including the satellite from Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO). What is the name of ISRO's satellite which detected this? [A]Oceansat-2 [B]Kalpana-1 [C]GSAT-11 [D]CartoSat-2
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64. German automobile giant BMW, on Friday 27 July 2012, launched its all-new 3 Series in India. The new BMW 3 Series CKD (completely knocked down) kits are assembled at BMWs plant at Mahindra World City. Mahindra World City is located near to which city in India? [A]Jamshedpur [B]Pune [C]Gurgaon [D]Chennai
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63.In a historic session that lasted all of five minutes, which state's assembly met on Friday 27 July 2012 and passed a resolution restoring the membership of two expelled Congress MLAs? [A]Uttar Pradesh [B]Madhya Pradesh [C]Himachal Pradesh [D]Karnataka
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62. Which Indian bank successfully raised USD 1.25 billion from an overseas dollar-denominated bond sale on 26 July 2012, making it the single largest issue from the domestic banking in recent years? [A]Canara Bank [B]State Bank of India [C]Bank of India [D]ICICI Bank
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61. Indian Congress leader ND Tiwari's DNA test result to decide the paternity suit, will be opened in Delhi High Court on 27 July 2012 and could be made public. Who has filed this Paternity suit claiming Tiwari to be his biological father? [A]Raj Shekhar [B]Sumeet Shekhar [C]Sushil Sanwal [D]Rohit Shekhar
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65. Which former Indian cricketer has resigned from the Essel Sports Private Limited / ICL and revived his association with BCCI on Wednesday 25 July 2012? [A]Ravi Shastri [B]Dilip Vengsarkar [C]Kapil Dev [D]Bishan Singh Bedi
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68. India on Sunday 29 July 2012 successfully test fired supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the army from integrated test range (ITR) at chandipur. The 32nd test-firing was part of the development trials of the missile which has already been inducted into the Army and the Navy. What is the name of this missile? [A]Brahmos [B]Agni [C]Aakash [D]Shaurya
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67. The Samajwadi Party on Saturday, 28 July 2012, distanced itself from the person who took the interview of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is no longer a part of the party. This person is also a member of Parliament from Lucknow and the editor of Urdu weekly Nai Duniya. Name the person who took this interview? [A]Azam Khan [B]Shahid Siddiqui [C]Ahmed Saeed Siddiqui [D]Nafees Ahmad
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66. Market regulator Sebi on Friday 27 July 2012 said in a notification that in order to facilitate a system for making online applications for public issue of __________ and to reduce the timelines of the issue process, it has been decided to extend ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amount) facility to these public issues. [A]Equity Shares [B]Mutual Fund [C]Debt Securities (Bonds) [D]Non Convertible Debentures (NCD)
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69. In the Olympics opening ceremony on 27 July 2012, one unidentified woman, dressed in a red top and blue pants managed to take part in the athletes' parade alongside the team of which country? [A]India [B]China [C]Pakistan [D]Australia
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73. In which country, voters go to the polls for an impeachment referendum against their President Traian Bsescu on Sunday 29 July 2012? However president
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72. Recently on Sunday 29 July 2012, an "under construction" 400 meters long tunnel originating from the Pakistani side of the international border in Jammu and Kashmir has been discovered near an army post. In which district this army post lies? [A]Samba [B]Rajouri [C]Poonch [D]Doda
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71. According to The Scotsman, the survey (Released on Sunday 29 July 2012) by US-based PR firm Burson-Marsteller looking at the rise of "Twiplomacy", which politician has topped the league of world leaders with 17 million followers on Twitter? [A]David Cameron, Prime Minister of UK [B]Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela [C]Barack Obama, US President [D]Paul Kagame, Rwanda President
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70. Dubbing Pakistan as a "global leader" in visa and passport forgery, which country's envoy (High commissioner to Pakistan, Adam Thomson) has said that visa fraud is a deep-rooted industry in Pakistan? [A]USA [B]UK [C]Australia [D]Newzealand
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Basescu survived impeachment vote as too few people turned out to vote as declared on Monday 30 July 2012. [A]Syria [B]Yemen [C]Romania [D]Hungary
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76. On 30 July 2012,following a disturbance in the Northern Grid, power supply to eight northern region states of Delhi, UP, Haryana, Punjab, Rajsthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand was severely hit and services including hospitals and rail services disturbed since 2.30 am. Which organization manages the transmission grids in the country? [A]National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) [B]National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) [C]Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) [D]Power Grid Corporation of India 77. Gagan Narang opened the medal count for India at the London Olympics by winning a bronze on Monday 30 July 2012. Which game he is associated with?
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75. InterGlobe nnounced on Sunday 29 July 2012 that it is making a foray into retailing at Metro stations and on highways through its subsidiary InterGlobe Retail and it has started opening shops at Delhi Metro stations. InterGlobe also owns a budget airline carrier. What is the name of the airline operated by Interglobe? [A]GoAir [B]IndiGo [C]SpiceJet [D]Deccan Aviation
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74. As per the World Trade Report 2012 of WTO, India had the fastest export growth among major traders in 2011, with shipments rising 16.1 percent. The report also said that India has overtaken __________ in exports growth rate in 2011 and topped the list of all major trading countries in the world. [A]Japan [B]South Korea [C]Germany [D]China
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[A]Rifle shooting [B]Boxing [C]Badminton [D]Tennis
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81. Today(31 July 2012) is the 132 birth anniversary of one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent who is also regarded as one of the foremost Hindi-Urdu writers of the early twentieth century. He has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor of Novels") by some Hindi writers. Can you name
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80. Which University has rewritten the laws governing its strict academic dress code following concerns that they were unfair towards transgender students on Sunday 29 July 2012? [A]Harvard [B]Oxford [C]Stanford [D]Cambridge
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79. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday kept key rates unchanged in its quarterly review, while lowering its growth projection to 6.5% and cutting statutory liquidity ratio (SLR- the amount of deposits banks park in government bonds) by 1% to 23%. What is the Repo Rate and reverse repo rate (both unchanged) announced on 31 July 2012? [A]7% and 6.5% [B]7.5% and 7% [C]8% and 7% [D]8% and 7.5%
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78. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank AG's India operations and a member of its Asia Pacific executive committee on Monday 30 July 2012? [A]Jaspal Bindra [B]Shrinath Bolloju [C]Ravneet Gill [D]Gunit Chadha
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him? [A]Yashpal [B]Nathuram Premi [C]Hajariprasad Dvivedi [D]Munshi Premchand
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85. Announced on 1st August 2012, which bollywood actress would be honoured with the biennial Smita Patil Memorial Award instituted by Priyadarshni Academy for her contribution to the film industry? The award will be presented to her at the
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84. Which sports person became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 medals after winning a gold medal in the 4 200 meter freestyle relay on July 31, 2012 in Olympics? [A]Larisa Latynina [B]Michael Phelps [C]Mark Spitz [D]Ryan Steven Lochte
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83. On Tuesday - 31 July 2012, Microsoft announced a preview of a new free webbased personal email service with cleaner user interface and integration with social networks like Facebook and Twitter which will eventually replace Hotmail (one of the early leaders in web-based email founded by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith and launched in July 1996 as "HoTMaiL"). What is the name of new email service? [A]Outlook.com [B]msn.com [C]MSMail.com [D]Mmail.com
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82. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, 31 July 2012, reshuffled his Cabinet in which "P Chidambaram" is the country's new Finance Minister and exPower Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is the new Home Minister. Who has been given the charge of Power Ministry after Shinde's elevation to Home ministry? [A]Murli Deora [B]Jairam Ramesh [C]Vayalar Ravi [D]M Veerappa Moily
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28th anniversary global awards function of the Priyadarshni Academy on September 18 2012. [A]Vidya Balan [B]Deepika Padukone [C]Katrina Kaif [D]Aishwarya Rai
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89. As per the announcement on Thursday 2 August 2012, which company is buying 30% stake valued for about $1 billion, or Rs 5,500 crore in India's biggest business process outsourcing company Genpact?
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88. Eight players from South Korea, China and Indonesia were disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday, 1 August 2012 for deliberately trying to lose to secure an easier draw in the knockout. Federation investigation finds players guilty of "not using one's best efforts to win a match which is against the Olympic spirit. Which game these players were associated with? [A]Swimming [B]Rifle Shooting [C]Badminton [D]Lawn Tennis
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87. Google Inc announced that it acquired a Social-Media Ad Firm on 1 August 2012. This marketing start-up will help the world's largest Internet search company to expand further into social media. Google will pay about $250 million plus performance incentives for this Redwood City, California-based company for the acquisition. What is the name of the company Google bought? [A]Sparrow [B]Meebo [C]Milk, Inc [D]Wildfire Interactive
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86. Which company has been ranked by Forbes on Wednesday 1 August 2012 as the first among the world's 25 largest oil companies? [A]Shell [B]Exxon Mobil [C]Saudi Aramco [D]Sinopec
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93. On Friday, 03 Augut 2012, Vijay Kumar, who hails from Harsour village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is presently a serving subedar in the Indian Army, became the second Indian to win an individual Olympic silver medal
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92. Kofi Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations and was the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his founding of the Global AIDS and Health Fund to support developing countries in their struggle to care for their people. Mr Annan was named UN and Arab League envoy for __________ in February, and in April launched a peace plan that included a ceasefire that never took hold. Annan quit as the UN Arab League envoy on 2 August 2012 after becoming frustrated with the UN's lack of progress with regards to conflict resolution. For which country he was appointed as the envoy? [A]Libya [B]Syria [C]Iraq [D]Afghanistan
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91. In an updated regulatory filing released on Wednesday 1 August 2012, which social media company said that 8.7 percent of its monthly active users worldwide (About 83 million) are actually duplicate or false accounts? [A]LinkedIn [B]Twitter [C]Facebook [D]GooglePlus
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90. Pakistani deputy attorney general in Peshawar who sought to create inter-faith harmony by serving devotees in Sikh temples in Pakistan and India was sacked by the federal government on Wednesday, the Dawn reported Thursday 2 August 2012. What is the name of sacked Pakistani official? [A]Mohammad Khursheed Khan [B]Ahmad Raza Kasuri [C]Farooq Shah [D]Abdul Vahid
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in Summer London Olympics 2012. In which individual event Vijay Kumar won the silver medal? [A]10m Air Pistol [B]25 metre rapid fire pistol [C]50m Rifle 3 Positions [D]Double Trap
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96. Who has been appointed as the new Leader of the House in Lok Sabha taking the place of Pranab Mukherjee who has now become President on 3 August 2012? [A]P Chidambaram [B]Sushil Kumar Shinde [C]Veerappa Moily [D]Vilasrao Deshmukh 97. At the 2012 Summer Olympics on 4 August 2012, which athlete became the
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95. There were 22 eminent personalities who appealed to Hazare and other activists to end their fast, asked the people to travel to every village in the country and spread awareness about corruption, its ill-effects and the alternative political force. After that social activist Anna Hazare and his colleagues took the plunge on Friday 3 August 2012 , announcing they would launch a political party to contest the 2014 general elections. One of the 22 eminent personality was former Army Chief. Can you name him? [A]Gen Deepak Kapoor [B]Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh [C]Gen V P Malik [D]Gen VK Singh
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94. The Union Cabinet set the prices for the auction of 5 Mhtz of telecom spectrum much lower than the Rs 18,110 crore recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. What is the minimum price set for the auction of 5 Mhtz of telecom spectrum by the Union Cabinet on Friday 3 August 2012? [A]Rs 16,000 crore [B]Rs 15,000 crore [C]Rs 14,000 crore [D]Rs 13,000 crore
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first amputee sprinter to compete at an Olympic Games in the 400 meters? [A]Oscar Pistorius [B]Natalie du Toit [C]Osamah Alshanqiti [D]Zhang Lixin
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100. Which country along with India will begin their joint INDRA-2012 anti-terror military exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia on Sunday 5 August 2012? [A]Israel [B]USA [C]Russia [D]China
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99. Which religious seer has been suspended from the prestigious post of Mahamandalehwar in Haridwar's famous 'Juna Akhada' on 4 August 2012 after the allegation has been levelled that The Juna Akhada gave her the post in lieu of a fat amount? [A]Nirmal Baba [B]Radhe Maa [C]Avdheshanand Giri [D]Asaram Bapu
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