Quiz on General Awareness 30

1. Which State has been awarded as “Best e-governance Award” for the year 2009?

a)Delhi   b)Haryana   c)Kerala   d)Madhya Pradesh   e)Karnataka

2. Which of the following is Oxfords Dictionary’s “Word of the Year 2009”?

a)Friend   b)freemium   c)Unfriend   d)Paywall   e)Sexting

3. The Five Year Plan is approved by ______________?

a)Planning Commission

b)President

c)National Development Council

d)Prime Minister

e)President

4. Who penned the book “Unleashing India”?

a)S M Krishna   b)Veerappa Moily   c)Shashi Tharoor   d)Chidambaram.P   e)A K Antony

5. Which Country won the Federation Tennis cup 2009?

a)Italy   b)Spain   c)Swizerland   d)Russia   e)US

6. Who has been elected as first permanent President of European Council?

a)Fredrik Reinfeldt   b)Jose Manuel Barroso   c)Romani Prodi   d)Tony Blair   e)Herman Van Rompuy

7. Recently the Centre has released 40,000 crore for which of the following purposes?

a)To remove female illiteracy

b)For better development of School & College Educations

c)For Rural Development in India

d)For Developing National Highways in India

e)Credit for the Farmers

8. A/c to the latest FIFA rankings which country topped the first rank?

a)Brazil   b)Spain   c)Italy   d)Argentina   e)none of these

9. Indian-European Summit 2009 was held in _____________?

a)Brussels   b)Italy   c)London   d)Delhi   e)Egypt

10. What would be the ‘C’ in FCCB (Foreign C……….. Convertible Bonds)?

a)Capital   b)Consumer  c)Currency   d)Customer   e)Current

11. Subhas Chander Kalia has been appointed as Executive Director of which of the following banks?

a)Union Bank of India   b)Dena Bank    c)Vijaya Bank    d)Andhra Bank   e)Indian Bank

12. “Siddarth Tiwari” belongs to which field?

a)Politician   b)Industrialist   c)Sports   d)Economist   e)Theater Director

13. Klaus Schwab was the founder of which of the following Organizations?

a)WTO   b)UNESCO   c)ILO   d)WEF   e)UNICEF

14. India test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) during night for the first time(24-11-09) from  _________?

a)Balasore   b)Chandipur   c)Dhamara   d)Wheelers Island   e)Bhubaneswar

15. Who was crowned as the World Athlete of the year 2009?

a)Sanya Richards   b)Yelena Isinbayeva   c)Usain Bolt   d)both b & c   e)both a & c

16. The Union government has granted _________ crore for development of road network in Jammu & Kashmir?

a)500   b)1000   c)1500   d)2000   e)none

17. President Pratibha Patil became the first woman head of the state(country) to fly in ___________?

a)MIG-29   b)Sukhoi-47   c)F-16   d)F-18   e)Sukhoi-30

18. Navy Day is recognized on ____________?

a)Jan 4^th   b)Feb 9^th   c)Dec 4^th   d)Jan 19^th   e)none

19. Who among the following is not the recipient award of Arjuna Award?

a)Pullala Gopichand   b)Gautam Gambhir   c)Saina Nehwal   d)Satish Jhoshi   e)All of the above

20. Baichang Bhutia is related to which of the following sport?

a)Hockey   b)Football   c)Badminton   d)Golf   e)Snooker

Quiz on General Awareness 28

1. Who was crowned as Miss Earth 2009?

a)Sandra Seifert  b)Jessica Barboza   c)Larissa Ramos   d) Izabela Wilczek   e) Shriya Kishore

2. Saina Nehwal won the Indonesia Open 2009 by defeating __________ ?

a)Wang Lin   b)Lee Yong Dae   c)Wang Chen   d)Zhu Lin   e)none

3. Sheikh Hasina has been Chosen for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2009.She belongs to which country?

a)Myanmar   b)India   c)Pakistan   d)Bangladesh   e)Iran

4. Which company has won the prestigious Government of India Patent Award 2009?

a)Infosys    b)Bill Gates Foundation   c)Wockhardt Limited   d)Tata Motors   e)SBI

5. Which bank has won the National Award for its role in supporting the Khadi & Village Industries in Southern Zone?

a)Corporation Bank   b)Canara Bank   c)SBI   d)Andhra Bank   e)none

6. V.K.Saraswat has been appointed as Director-General of ________?

a)Vikram Sarabhai Space Center   b)BSF  c)CISF  d)DRDO  e)RAW

7. How many model schools are set up by central government for putting primary education programme on a fast track?

A)2500   b)3000   c)4000   d)4500   e)6000

8. To keep monitor interaction between the doctors and patients which state/UT has decided to install CCTV cameras in government hospitals?

a) Haryana   b)Tamilnadu   c)Delhi   d)Andhra Pradesh   e)UP

9. What is Stagflation?

a)Inflation with growth

b)Deflation with growth

c)Inflation after Deflation

d)Deflation after inflation

e)Inflation with depression

10. Who has been appointed as Media Adviser to Prime Minister?

a)Y. S Bhave   b)Harish Khare   c)Pradeep Kumar   d)Sunil Mitra   e)A P Chaudary

11. Who among the following are not a Deputy Governor of RBI at present?

a)S. Gopinath   b)K.C Chakrabarty   c)Rakesh Mohan   d)Usha Thorat   e)none of these

12. Which Country will host the ICC T-20 World Cup in 2010?

a)India   b)England   c)South Africa   d)Australia & New Zealand   e)none

13. Which of the following associates of State Bank of India planning to merge in SBI?

a)State Bank of Saurashtra   b)State Bank of Travancore   c)State Bank of Hyderabad   d)State Bank of Indore   e)State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

14. Justice Bilal Nazki has been appointed as Chief Justice of which of the following states?

a)Karnataka   b)Gujarat   c)Orissa   d)Assam   e)Madhya Pradesh

15. Which Country is the biggest Supplier of Uranium in the World?

A)Australia   b)Canada   c)France   d)Kazhakastan   e)Russia

16. ‘Two States’ is a book written by?

A)Shashi Tharoor    b)Vikram Seth   c)Hillary Clinton   d)Nandita Das   e)Chetan Bhagat

17. Among which of the following persons recently President Pratibha Patel nominated to Rajya Sabha?

a)H K Dua   b)Geet Sethi   c)A K Ganguly   d)Both a & b   e)Both a & c

18. Gulshan Kumar Mehta recently died, he was a famous __________ ?

a)Poet   b)Lyricist   c)Painter   d)Actor   e)none

19. Lars Lokke Rasmussen is the new prime minister of which of the following countries?

a)Denmark   b)Hungary   c)Sweden   d)Austria   e)Poland

20. How many crores are sanctioned by NABARD to Uttar Pradesh for irrigation, rural and bridge projects?

a)157 crores   b)270  crores   c)320 crores   d)525 crore   d)none

Quiz on General Awareness 15

1.Which of the following is the percentage upto which FDI in Defence Sector is allowed ?

a)26%   b)33%   c)41%  d)49%  e)51%

2.Who has been appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on infrastructure, innovation and information ?

a)Rangarajan  b)Sam Pitroda  c)Alok Prasad   d)Harish Kare  e)Raghuram Rajan

3.Which Cricketer has turned into a politician recently, who is contesting the Maharashtra assembly elections from Vikhroli in Mumbai ?

a)Mohammad Azharuddin   b)Navjod Sidhu   c)Vinod Kambli   d)Sourav Ganguly  e)none of these.

4.Agriculture census is done at which of the following intervals in India ?

a)once in a year   b)once in three years  c)once in five years  d)once in ten years  e)There is no fixed term

5.Which committee has recommended the "Financial Inclusion" ?

a)Rakesh Mohan Committe  b)Sinha Committee  c)Rangarajan Committee  d)Ram Pradan Committee  e)none of these.

6.Which cricketer has signed up by leading Asian sports marketing firm World Sport Group for three years ?

a)Peter Siddle  b)Mitchell Johnson  c)Dilshan  d)Gautam Gambir  e)M S Dhoni

7.Which State has won the awards in the basic infrastructure, environment and healthcare categories at the IBN Diamond States Awards 2009 announced in Delhi ?

a)Delhi  b)Karnataka  c)Kerala  d)Gujarat  e)Tamilnadu.

8.Recently which state government has decided to set up separate women police stations to deal exclusively with crimes against women ?

a)Abdhra Pradesh   b)Meghalaya   c)Tamilnadu   d)Gujarat   e)West Bengal

9.The 11th Five Year Plan is termed  as plan for _________ ?

a)Development of Rural India   b)India's Education   c)Eradication of Poverty   d)India's Health  e)Astronomy.

10.What is Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at present ?

a)3.25%   b)4.75%   c)5.00%  d)24%   e)none

11.Muslim population across the globe stands at ____ billion, which means nearly one in four people in the world practice Islam, according to a recent study. ?

a)1.5 billion   b)1.8 billion    c)1.6 billion   d)1.57billion   e)1.68 billion

12.With which of the following country, India has agreed to set up a joint expert working group on the environment, which would explore how the countries can combat global warming through reforestation ?

a)Brazil   b)US   c)Canada   d)UK   e)China

13.Which country has signed an investment pact with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently ?

a)India   b)China   c)Japan   d)Russia  e)Germany

14.Alok Prasad  has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA).He was the Indian high Commissioner to ________ ?

a)Srilanka    b)Afghanistan   c)Malayasia   d)UK   e)Germany

15.BSNL and ___________ have planned to launch the 3G GSM mobile service in Port Blair(Andaman & Nicobar Islands) by the end of December this year.

a)TaTa Indicom   b)A & N Telecom Circle   c)Reliance   d)Samsung   e)Nokia

16.The state with the largest number of registered newspapers ?

a)Delhi   b)Karnataka   c)Uttar Pradesh   d)Madhya pradesh   e)West Bengal

17.Recently TTD(Tirumala Tirupati devastanam) has crossed the mile stone in the commercialization drive by securing GI tag for the famous and delicious ‘Tirumala laddoo’.what is the fill form GI ?

a)Gesture Indication

b)Gigantic index

c)Geographic Indigence

d)Gesture Incorporate

e)Geographic Indication

18.Which countrys Prime Minister is facing over sex scandal allegations ?

a)Sudan   b)Afghanistan   c)New Zealand   d)Italy   e)Japan

19.Which of the following countries has decided to extend the State of Emergengy in the country for a month recently ?

a)Afghanistan  b)Fiji   c)Iraq   d)Nepal   e)Srilanka

20.The (IPI)International Press Institute-India award for excellence in journalism for 2009 has been given to _______________ ?

a)Indian express   b)The Week   c)Bidisha Goshal   d)both a & c  e)both b & c.