1- Name the Rashtriya
Lok dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as civil aviation
minister on 18 December 2011.
1. Ajit Singh
2. Jayant Choudhary
3. Devendra Nagpal
4. Sanjay Singh
Chauhan
2- Which PSU lender
decided to aggressively market its gold loan scheme for farmers to prevent
defaults after the agriculture sector witnessed a sharp spike in bad debt in
the past one year?
1. Union Bank
2. United Bank of
India
4. State Bank of
India
3- The enigmatic
leader of North Korea who led his nation for 17 years through a devastating
famine while frustrating the United States and other global powers with
approach to talks on giving up nuclear arms in return for food and other
assistance died on 17 December 2011 after he suffered a massive heart attack.
Name the leader.
1. Kim Jong-il
2. Kim II-sung
3. Kim Jong-un
4. Kim Jong-chul
4- Who amongst the
following is NOT a famous writer?
1. Sania Mirza
2. V.S.Naipaul
3. Chetan Bhagat
4. Khushwant Singh
5. Namita Gokhale
5- India has an
agreement with USA for producing energy in the form of
1. Hydraulic
2. Thermal
3. Nuclear
4. Solar
6- Which of the
following awards is given to sports persons in India?
1. Shantiswarup
Bhatnagar Awards
2. Arjuna Award
3. Kalidas Samman
4. Sarswati Samman
7- Who amongst the
following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Govt.
of India for unorganized workers?
1. Primary School
Teacher
2. Employee of Sugar
Factory
3. Textile Mazdoor
4. Rickshaw Puller
5. Clerk in a factory
8- In case a major
war breaks out between two nations, which of the following
organization/agencies will be seen in the battle field, in additional to the
armies of the fighting parties?
1. WTO
2. Red Cross
3. CARE
4. OPEC
9- Who defeated ace
badminton player and World No. 4 Saina Nehwal of India in the women’s singles
final of the $500000 BWF World Super Series badminton championship in China on
18 December 2011?
1. Zhang Ning
2. Xie Singfang
3. Xu Huaiwen
4. Wang Yihan
10- Which of the
following are the key features of the Draft National Food Security Bill?
I. Every person shall
have the right of access to sufficient and safe food either directly or by
purchasing the food.
II. The Central and
state governments shall share the financial cost of procuring, storing and
distributing food grains to the population entitled to it.
III. There are
special provisions for pregnant and lactating mothers, children in the 0-6 age
group, destitute homeless and disaster affected persons.
IV. The state
governments shall provide all children upto class VIII freshly cooked meal in
all schools run by local bodies and the government.
1. Only I & II
2. Only II
3. I, II, III
4. All of these
11- Which of the
following statements is correct?
1. Lok Sabha passed
the Lokpal Bill but Rajya Sabha could not
2. Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha both passed the Lokpal Bill
3. Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha both did not pass the Lokpal Bill
4. Only Rajya Sabha
passed the Lokpal Bill
5. None of these
12- Which ministry on
December 24 issued a gazette notification for the implementation of sub-quota
for minorities within 27% reservation for OBCs in all central educational
institutions?
1. Finance Ministry
2. Parliamentary
Affairs Ministry
3. Social Welfare
Ministry
4. HRD Ministry
13- Which of the
following states announced recently a package of Rs. 2000 cr for distressed
farmers?
1. Gujarat
2. Karnataka
3. Maharashtra
4. Madhya Pradesh
14- S.S. Mantha is
the chairman of
1. UGC
2. AICTE
3. CBSE
4. NICT
15- The total cost of
Iraq war the U.S. economy has been estimated at
1. $1 trillion
2. $1.5 trillion
3. $2 trillion
4. $3 trillion
16- Martyr’s day is
celebrated on
1. 24 January
2. 26 January
3. 28 January
4. 30 January
17- Who is the author
of the book ‘Democracy and Caste”?
1. Rajeev Ranjan
2. Dilip Hiro
3. Balwant Singh
4. Devdutt Patnaik
18- Who has been
chosen for the 7th Akkineni Nageswara National Award 2011?
1. Hema Malani
2. Jaya Prada
3. Sri Devi
4. Vidya Balan
5. Madhuri Dixit
19- Which of the
following countries is all set to introduce new visa rules for foreigners, which
included procedures like finger printing to put in place biological
identification data in order to “curb illegal entry” in the country to seek
jobs?
1. Japan
2. Germany
3. China
4. France
20- Kim Jong-un has
been appointed new head of ______ ruling party.
1. North Korea
2. South Korea
3. Malaysia
4. Singapore
21- Homadi Jebali is
the new Prime Minister of
1. Syria
2. Tunisia
3. Egypt
4. Ireland
22- The Islamist
Ennahda Party is the national political party of_____
1. Egypt
2. Libya
3. Syria
4. Tunisia
23- The CSTO
(Collective Security Treaty Organization) Summit was held in_____
1. Moscow
2. Petersburg
3. Paris
4. Davos
24- Joseph Kabila has
been sworn in on December 20 for another term as president of _____
1. Peru
2. Colombia
3. Rwanda
4. DR Congo
25- In which country,
Oliver flash foods devastated the southern region unaccustomed to serious
storms, killing more than 400 people?
1. Indonesia
2. Malaysia
3. Thailand
4. Philippines
26- Oscar Valdes has
become new Prime Minister of
1. Colombia
2. Peru
3. Brazil
4. Trinidad &
Tobago
27- Cristine fernadez
de Kirchner is the first woman President of
1. Cuba
2. Argentina
3. Peru
4. Brazil
28- Which of the
following countries has joined WTO in December 2011?
1. China
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. Switzerland
29- Which country is
the 12th largest global exporter and 18th largest global importer?
1. Russia
2. India
3. France
4. Germany
30- With which
country, Pakistan concluded a crucial USD 1.58 billion currency swap deal and
multimillion dollar pacts to upgrade the strategic Karakoram Highway and a
power plant?
1. China
2. Japan
3. India
4. Afghanistan
31- Julian Assange is
the founder of
1. Google
2. WikiLeaks
3. Microsoft
4. Facebook
32- Which country won
the Davis Cup title on December 4, 2011?
1. Argentina
2. Switzerland
3. Spain
4. Singapore
33- Who was on
December 20, voted Player of the Year for 2011 by the All India Football
Federation?
1. Sunil Chhetri
2. Baichung Bhutia
3. Gouramongi Singh
4. Sunil Dinda
34- Who won the
London Chess Classic open section in December 2011?
1. Sahaj Grover
2. Keith Arkell
3. Abhijeet Gupta
4. Viswanathan Anand
35- Yoshihiko Noda is
the Prime Minister of
1. China
2. Japan
3. South Korea
4. Singapore
36- Where was the
United Nations Climate change Conference held from November 28 to December 11?
1. Durban
2. Pretoria
3. Johannesburg
4. Cannes
37- Who is the
chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Law and
Justice, which tabled the report on the Jan Lokpal bill in the parliament
recently?
1. Arvind Kejriwal
2. Yashwant Sinhan
3. Abhishek Manu
Singhvi
4. Rahul Gandhi
38- A special one-day
session of which state assembly recently adopted unanimously a resolution
calling upon the Central and State governments to take steps for construction
of a new dam at Mullaperiyar and to lower the water level in the existing dam?
1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. All the above
39- Defence Minister
A.K.Antony ordered the Army to begin an internal investigation on possible
corruption in the procurement of Rs. 500 crore worth of equipment which had
possibly compromised its ability to use satellite images of enemy troop
movements and assets based on the investigative report in which newspaper?
1. The Times of India
2. The Hindu
3. Hindustan Times
4. Indian Express
40- Consider the
following statements:
I. A parliamentary
panel has recommended that domestic workers be brought under the purview of the
Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill, 2010.
II. India had voted
in favour of the International Labour Organization’s Convention 189 for Decent
Work for Domestic Workers, and the committee has rejected the government
highlighting practical difficulties in the absence of any code of conduct laid
down for the household.
1. Both I and II are
correct
2. Both I and II are
incorrect
3. Only I is correct
4. Only II is correct
41- The 40th
Anniversary of Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour
of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation
of Bangladesh in 1971?
1. December 12
2. December 15
3. December 16
4. December 18
42- The Supreme Court
of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mullaperiya
dam does not exceed ……. but declined to entertain Kerala’s plea for reducing
the level to …….
1. 136 feet; 120 feet
2. 120 feet; 136 feet
3. 140 feet; 112 feet
4. 150 feet;140 feet
43- World’s least
developed countries’ summit was held in May 2011 in--
1. Tehran
2. Cairo
3. Istanbul
4. Beijing
44- Maharashtra
government planned to provide free medicare for poor families.
Consider the following
statements:
1. The plan will
benefit 50 lakh families
2. The plan will
cover eight districts in state
Choose the right
option -
1. Both 1 and 2 are
correct
2. Only 1 is correct
3. Only 2 is correct
4. Neither 1 nor 2 is
correct
45- Lok sabha on
December 27, 2011 passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011.
Consider the
following statements -
1. The setting up of
Lokayuktas by the states would not be mandatory
2. The constitutional
amendment Bill fell through
Choose the right
option:
1. Only 1 is correct
2. Both 1 and 2 are
correct
3. Only 2 is correct
4. Neither 1 nor 2 is
correct
46- Which country is
set to open military base in Indian Ocean?
1. Russia
2. North Korea
3. China
4. None of these
47- Who won the
under-14 boys American Cup Tennis Championship in Miami, Forida?
1. Sumit Nagal
2. Dusan Vukicevic
3. David Volfson
4. Benjamin Hennestad
48- Name the NRI
architect who won Glory of India Award and Certificate of Excellence recently?
1. Ar Mohammed Aun
2. Surendra Kumar
Kaushik
3. S.R. Nathan
4. None of these
49- Which Indian
state is set to get Green Field Industrial Corridor?
1. Manipur
2. Mizoram
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. None of these
50- Name the Iranian
teenager who won World Snooker title recently -
1. Lee Walker
2. Hossein Vafaei
Ayouri
3. Shevard
4. Steve Mizerak
51- Who among the
following was associated with Velvet Revolution?
1. Kim Jong-il
2. Vaclav Havel
3. Wangari Mathai
4. Kim Jong-un
52- Including India,
which four countries during, the first half of 2011, requested Google to remove
content on the basis that it was critical of the government that Google refused
to comply?
1. USA, China and
Israel
2. Thailand, Turkey
and USA
3. Israel, China and
Japan
4. Thailand, Turkey
and Yemen
53- A Bill to amend
the original Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 was introduced by
Minister of Tribal Affairs V.Kishore Chandra Deo regarding giving the status of
scheduled tribes to which state?
1. Manipur
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
4. Chhattisgarh
54- Union Finance
Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently confirmed to a section of the Opposition
that the Union government had decided to put on hold the move to allow foreign
equity in which sector?
1. Retail
2. Aviation
3. Automobile
4. Energy and Power
55- Which country
houses half of Asia’s HIV patients and also finds a place in the list of 22
countries prioritized for preventing mother to child transmission infection,
according to the latest UNAIDS report?
1. China
2. India
3. Thailand
4. Philippines
56- The train
travelling the longest distance in India, Vivek Express, connects which two
parts of the country?
1. Qazigund-Kanya
kumari
2. Dibrugarh-Kanya
kumari
3.
Udhampur-Rameshwaram
4. Kutch-Moreh
57- Which monument
became the first blind-friendly world heritage site in India?
1. Fatehpur Sikri
2. Sanchi
3. Taj Mahal
4. Bodh Gaya
58- In the recently
released UNIDO report 2011, which is not included among the top 10 industrial
nations?
1. France
2. Italy
3. India
4. Russia
59- Which is the last
country to have its parliament ratify accession to the Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty(CTBT)?
1. Indonesia
2. India
3. Iran
4. Egypt
60- What is ‘Golos’
in the context of Russian elections?
1. A news channel
2. The mass protests
at the Kremlin Post-elections
3. An independent
elections watchdog
4. A system of voting
61- Which two
countries were excluded from a recently formed regional grouping, Latin
American and Caribbean States, CELAC?
1. USA and Canada
2. Argentina and
Venezuela
3. Chile and Mexico
4. USA and Venezuela
62- Along with the
Taliban, which country boycotted the Bonn conference on Afghanistan earlier
this year?
1. India
2. Uzbekistan
3. Pakistan
4. China
63- Name the
Director-General of the ILO:
1. Michel Hansenne
2. Mr. Jorge Arrate
Mac Niven
3. Juan Somavia
4. Robert B. Zoellick
64- Which book won
the Man Booker for 2011?
1. Pigeon English by
Stephen Kelman
2. The Sense of an
Ending by Julian Barnes
3. Jamrach's
Menagerie by Carol Birch
4. The Sisters
Brothers by Patrick deWitt
65- Which cricketer
recently broke the older record of highest runs scored in a one-day match after
playing 240 ODIs?
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Brian Lara
3. Virendra Sehwag
4. Ricky Ponting
66- In which sport
did 16 year old Sreenath Mohan recently set a new national record?
1. High Jump
2. Long Jump
3. 100m Sprint
4. Gymnastics
67- Who is the women’s
world champion in chess?
1. Kuneru Humpy
2. Alexandra
Kosteniuk
3. Antoaneta
Stefanova
4. Yifan Hou
68- The Union
Government cleared a proposal to set up a National Counter-Terrorism Centre
(NCTC). The proposed NCTC will gather and give intelligence to Central and
State security agencies. Under which Central Agency’s purview will the NCTC
fall under?
1. National Security
Guard (NSG)
2. Research and
Analysis Wing (RAW)
3. Intelligence
Bureau (IB)
4. Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)
69- What does the Red
Ribbon Express Phase III signify?
1. Union Health
Ministry's anti-AIDS campaign
2. Union Textile
Ministry's pro-silk campaign
3. Union Health
Ministry's anti-Breast Cancer campaign
4. Both (1) & (2)
5. None of the above
70- Which state
police is planning to introduce an initiative called ‘Response 10,’ a step to
tackle the rising terror threat in the city. The initiative involves training
the police personnel to do operations at the site of a terror attack till the
specialized forces take over.
1. Delhi Police
2. Mumbai Police
3. Bangalore Police
4. UP Police
71- Which state
recently sought special status for itself in view of its difficult geography?
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh
4. All of the above
72- Consider the
following statements:
I. Kerala has
maintained that it is agreeable to the constitution of an independent
committee, with representatives of both Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union of
India, for regulation of the water of a new Mullaperiyar dam.
II. Tamil Nadu
rejected this proposal, arguing that the question of building a new dam, let
alone regulation of its waters, would not arise at all, as the existing dam was
safe.
Codes:
1. Both I and II are
correct
2. Both I and II are
incorrect
3. Only I is correct
4. Only II is correct
73- The Supreme Court
declined to interfere with an interim order of the Bombay High Court, directing
which media company to deposit Rs 20 crore in cash and Rs 80 crore as bank
guarantee in the court in a defamation suit filed by the former Supreme Court
judge, P.B. Sawant, claiming Rs. 100 crore in damages?
1. Network 18
2. Times Global
Broadcasting Co. Limited
3. Times Today Group
4. Dainik Bhaskar
Group
74- Which ally in the
United Progressive Alliance rejected a major provision in the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, which calls for formation of Lokayuktas, stating it
“encroached on the authority of the State”?
1. Trinamool Congress
2. Jammu &
Kashmir National Conference
3. Dravida Munetra
Kazhagam
4. Nationalist
Congress Party
75- Who launched the
interactive science education project, ‘Sasthrayaan,’ for school children
recently?
1. APJ Abdul Kalam
2. Kapil Sibal
3. Manmohan Singh
4. Oommen Chandy
76- Which country’s
President has offered an amnesty to citizens who have taken up arms against his
rule and has dragged the country to the point of outright war?
1. Myanmar President
Thein Sein
2. Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad
3. Yemen President
Ali Abdullah Saleh
4. Afghan President
Hamid Karzai
77- Which country
recently announced a “major” change in the definition of rape towards one that
took cognizance of male victims and also did away with ambiguities surrounding
the question of consent?
1. UK
2. USA
3. Singapore
4. Thailand
78- Afghanistan’s
Taliban insurgents have demanded in negotiations with the U.S. that prisoners
held in Guantanamo Bay be transferred to which country?
1. Indonesia
2. China
3. Pakistan
4. Qatar
79- On June 9,2011
India successfully flight tested
1. Akash
2. Agni
3. Dhruv
4. Prithvi II
80- India will host
in the year 2013, foreign ministers meet of-
1. ASEM
2. ASEAN
3. SAARC
4. NAFTA