GENERAL AWARENESS
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Q.1.The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. In which country is it located?
- France
- Uzbekistan
- Germany
- Kazakhstan
Q.2.The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey World Cup in 2010 to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started?
- 1971
- 1974
- 1976
- 1977
Q.3.Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three years on May 17, 2009?
- Barcelona
- Inter Millan
- Real Madrid
- Manchester United
- Czech Republic.
- Hungary
- Serbia
- Austria
- 2nd time
- 3rd time
- 4th time
- 5th time
- Preet Bharara
- Suresh Modi
- Rajiv Khurana
- Suresh KalmadiAns. (A) Preet Bharara
- K.M. Chandrasekhar
- R Balakrishanan
- B S Padmanabham
- T. Raja Shekhar
- Croatia
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Czech Republic.
- Bombay Stock Exchange
- National Stock Exchange
- Delhi Stock exchange
- None of these
- Yuki Bhambari
- Vishnu Vardhan
- Leander Paes
- Mahesh Bhupti
- K. Srinath Reddy
- K. Vishwanath
- Ronald M. Davis
- None of these
- Bombay
- Hyderabad
- Ahmedabad
- Calcutta
- Luxury goods.
- Expensive goods.
- Capital goods.
- Economic goods.
- Rs 45
- Rs 50
- Rs 90
- Rs 40
Q.15. Where is the extreme north of India a railway station?
- Jammutavi
- Amritsar
- Pathancoat
- Guwahat
- May 1
- May 3
- May 15
- May 24
- Landing Ship Tank
- Waterjet Propelled Fast Attack Craft
- Guided Missile Frigate
- GPS Craft
Q.18.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation.(May 11, 2009).In which year PETA began ?
- 1995
- 2000
- 1999
- 1980
- Victor Orban
- Gorden Bajnai
- Jeno Fock
- Ference Gyurcsany
- Gagan Narang
- Sanjeev Bindra
- Abhinav Bindra
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
- Snooker
- Golf
- Archery
- Billiards
- No Confidence Motion
- Confidence Motion
- Adjournment Motion
- Censure Motion
Q.23.Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of .
- GDP
- Population
- Foodgrains
- Per capita income
Q.24. How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in India so far?
- 5 times
- 4 times
- Once
- Never
- Public Transport Certificate
- Pubic Telecommunications Council
- Pass Through Certificate
- Products Through Consumer
Q.26.Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?
- Colombo
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Dhaka
Q.27.Which country has launched a navigational Satellite?
- South Korea
- North Korea
- India
- China
- Salary and allowances of the President of India.
- Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- Salary and allowances of the Justices of the Supreme Court of India.
- Salary and allowances of the Vice President of India.
- Full employment
- Regulation of inter-State trade
- Price stability
- Equitable distribution of wealth and income.
Q.30.Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the Parliament?
- 14 days
- 1 month
- 3 months
- 6 months
Q.31.In India, national income is estimated by .
- Planning Commission
- Indian Statistical Institute
- Central Statistical Organization
- National Sample Survey Organization
Q.32.Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”
- Kanwal Sibal
- Salman Haider
- J.N. Dixit
- Natwar Singh
- Shahab
- Hatf
- Zulfiqar
- Omid
- Income Policy
- Fiscal Policy
- Credit Policy
- Labour Policy
- 5 to 6 per cent
- 7 to 8 per cent
- 6 to 7 per cent
- 8 to 9 per cent
- 28.5
- 29.5
- 30.5
- 32.4
Q.37. SDR, the curency of the IMF , is in the form of
- Paper Currency
- Gold
- Silver and Gold both
- Book keeping entry only
- Film
- Journalism
- Sports
- Politics
Q.39.Given below are two statements .
Assertion (a) :Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
Assertion (a) :Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above, which one of the following is correct?
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Q.40.Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen
- Lars Looke Rasmussen
- Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
- Poul Hartling
- cooking holders
- hot makers
- cooker pans
- saucepans
- Cisco Systems
- Lucent Technologies
- Sun Microsystems
- Nortel Networks
Q.43.Which former advertising personality has recently been named the Undersecretary of State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US following the September 11 terrorist strikes?
- Charlotte Beers
- Jay Chiat
- Martin Sorrell
- George Lois
Q.44.The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
- Citicorp
- ICICI
- HSBC
- ABN Amro Bank
Q.45.This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
- 1992
- 1994
- 1995
- 1993
Q.46.Which premium international range of luggage was recently launched in India by Blow Plast?
- Samsonite
- Strolley
- American Tourister
- Delsey
- Rahul Dravid
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Adam Gilchrist
- Andrew Flintoff
- Osama Bin Laden
- Chemical Ali
- Sadam Hussain
- None of these
- Haywards 5000
- Royal Challenge
- Fostors
- Kingfisher
- Kumara Manglam Birla
- Anil Ambani
- Vijay Mallya
- Nandan Nilekani