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K QUESTIONS
1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ? (a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Russia 2. The United States has granted the status of major non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently (a) Pakistan (b) India (c) Afghanistan (d) Myanmar 3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu? Sultan in London and brought it back to India ? (a) Ratan Tata (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Vijay Mallya (d) Aditya Birla 4. Which of the following companies became Indias first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ? (a) Satyam (b) HCL (c) Wipro (d) Infosys Technologies 5. Who among the following women has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests ? (a) Mithali Raj (b) Kiran Baloch (c) Diana Eduljee (d) None of these

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Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ? (a) Chandrika Kumaratunga (b) Ranil Wickremesinghe (c) Mahinda Rajapakse (d) None of these

7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following countries ? (a) Sudan (b) Israel (c) Brazil (d) Syria 8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ? (a) Rahul Dravid (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) V.V.S. Laxman (d) Virender Sehwag 9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India Universe 2004 title ? (a) Lakshmi Pandit (b) Sayali Bhagat (c) Tanushree Dutta (d) Jyoti Brahmin 10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently in which of the following cities ? (a) Islamabad (b) Hyderabad (c) Kathmandu (d) Colombo

11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium ? (a) Capsules (b) Flowers (c) Leaves (d) Roots 12. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ? (a) C. Rangarajan (b) N. N. Vohra (c) Bimal Jalan (d) Vijay Kelkar The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was (a) Hatimtai (b) Alamm Ara (c) Pundalik (d) Raja Harishchandra

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14. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan Educational Society? was founded by (a) B.G. Tilak (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) G.K. Gokhale (d) M.G. Ranade 15. A ?black hole? is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its (a) Very small size (b) Very large size (c) Very high density (d) Very low density

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The Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of (a) Ganga and Mahanadi 3

(b) (c) (d)

Godavari and Krishna Mahanadi and Godavari Krishna and Kaveri

17. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew the Fundamental Right (a) To freedom of religion (b) To constitutional remedies (c) To property (d) Against exploitation 18.at which stage its life cycle does the silk work yield the fibre of commerce ? (a) Egg (b) Larva (c) Pupa (d) Imago 19asper 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ? (a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry (d) Pondicherry and Delhi 20 In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments ? (a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open (b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open (c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open (d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open

21 ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries, was organized by (a) Khudiram Bose (b) V.D. Savarkar (c) Prafulla Chaki 4

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Bhagat Singh

22 Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of (a) Total internal reflection (b) Interference (c) Diffraction (d) Polarisation 23 Which one of the following lakes forms and international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ? (a) Chad (b) Malawi (c) Victoria (d) Zambezi 24. With which one of the following dance forms is Madhavi Mudgal Associated ? (A) Bharat Natyam (B) Odissi (C) Kathak (D) Kathakali 25. Which one of the following has been proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritages of humanity ? (A) Purana (B) Ramlila (C) Geeta (D) Mahabharata

26. Who among the following have been honoured with Bharat Ratna ? 1. Morarji Desai 2. Gulzari Lal Nanda 3. C. Subramaniam 5

4. Ustad Bismillah Khan Select the correct answer using the code given below : (A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2, 3 and 4 only (C) 1 and 4 only (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 27. Mr. Najib Razak won the election for the Prime Minister of (A) Malaysia (B) Peru (C) Tunisia (D) Uruguay (E) None of these 28. Who was the chief guest at the Indias 60th Republic Day celebrations on 26th January, 2009 ? (A) Nicholas Sarkozi (B) Nursultan Nazarbeyev (C) Zilur Rahman (D) Ram Baran Yadav (E) None of these 29. National Technology Day is observed on which of the following days ? (A) 11th June (B) 11th July (C) 11th August (D) 11th December (E) 11th May 30. Which of the following Nations has got a new National Flag ? (A) Venezuela (B) Finland (C) Estonia (D) Cyprus (E) Cuba

31. Which of the following is the author of the book Red ? (A) Irwin Allan Sealy (B) Suketu Mehta (C) C. Raja Mohan (D) M. J. Akbar (E) None of these 32. Mr. Navin Chawla is the (A) Cabinet Secretary, Government of India (B) Foreign Secretary, Government of India (C) Chief Election Commissioner (D) Attorney General of India (E) None of these 33. Mr. Matti Vanhanen whose name was in News recently is the (A) President of Estonia (B) Prime Minister of Estonia (C) President of Finland (D) Prime Minister of Finland (E) None of these 34. Rosatom is the atomic energy agency of (A) Canada (B) France (C) Britain (D) Germany (E) Russia 35. Mr. Kiran Karnik is the newly appointed Chairman of (A) Tata Consultancy Services (B) Mahindra & Mahindra (C) Infosys (D) HCL Technologies (E) Satyam Computers Services

36. Vyas Sanman is given for excellence in the field of (A) Music (B) Literature (C) Social service (D) Sports (E) Film 37. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Freedom Fear ? (A) Nelson Mandela (B) Aung San Suukye (C) Taslima Nasreen (D) Banzir Bhutto (E) None of these 38. Which of the following countries is likely to become the member of the European Union as formal negotiations for the same started recently ? (A) Turkey (B) India (C) China (D) Taiwan (E) None of these 39. Which of the following industries suffered a huge loss of almost Rs. 20 crore per day, due to floods in Gujarat ? (A) Oil and Natural Gas (B) Information Technology (C) Textile Industry (D) Sugar Mills (E) None of these 40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Cricket My Style ? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Kapil Dev (C) Shanta Rangaswami (D) Ajit Wadekar (E) None of these

41. Who amongst the following launched his/her Peace Mission for Development of Jammu and Kashmir recently ? (A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (B) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi (C) Dr. Manmohan Singh (D) Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad (E) None of these 42. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India ? (A) Nandini Satpati (B) Sashikala Kodokar (C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit (D) Sucheta Kriplani

43. Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organisation located ? (A) Geneva (B) Vienna (C) Rome (D) Berne 44. Which among the following is first indigenously built missile ? (A) Agni (B) Prithvi (C) Akash (D) None of these 45. World Tourism Day is observed on (A) September 27 (B) October 24 (C) November 15 (D) December 31

46. DTH(Direct to Home) is related to (A) Television (B) Telephone (C) Mobile Phone (D) Internet 47. The headquarters of Internation Olympic Committee is at (A) Switzerland (B) Londan (C) Moscow (D) New York 48. Oscar awards are associated with (A) Literature (B) Science (C) Sports (D) Films 49. With which of the following is Begum Akhter associated ? (A) Vocal music (B) Dance (C) Politics (D) Painting 50. Who among the following is popularly known as Nightingale of India ? (A) Lata Mangeskar (B) Asha Bhonsle (C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (D) Sarojini Naidu

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