Quiz :GENERAL AWARENESS Practice Quiz for Bank PO and Bank Clerical Exams 2

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

1. The system of 'Rule of Law' was propounded by—
(A) A. V. Dicey
(B) Lowell
(C) W. F. Willoughby
(D) H. Finer
2. Who says that "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" ?
(A) L. D. White
(B) Lord Beveridge
(C) Lord Acton
(D) Josiah Stamp
3. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament in India consists of—
(A) 15 members
(B) 22 members
(C) 25 members
(D) 30 members
4. If a public servant imposes upon the citizens duties and obligations which are not required by law, it can lead to—
(A) Error of law
(B) Abuse of power
(C) Error of authority
(D) Error of fact finding
5. Of which of the following administrative systems is the absence of judicial review a feature ? 1. USA 2. UK 3. France . India
(A) 3
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2
6. The present constitution of the USA was adopted in—
(A) 1786
(B) 1778
(C) 1787
(D) 1789
7. 'Grand Corps' in French Civil Service stands for—
(A) Senior level of specialist administrators
(B) Senior level of generalist administrators
(C) Senior level of generalistcum-specialist administra-tors
(D) Senior level of defence administrators
8. In France, the term of the President is—
(A) Four years
(B) Five years
(C) Six years
(D) Seven years
9. In England, the Cabinet must resign from office as soon as it loses the confidence of—
(A) The King or the Queen
(B) The House of Commons
(C) The House of Lords
(D) All of these
10. Under their service rules, the British Civil servants—
(A) Are required to be neutral in politics
(B) Can be partisan
(C) Can be partly neutral and partly partian
(D) Can pursue active party politics
11. The term 'Performance Budget' was coined by—
(A) Administrative Reforms Commission of India
(B) Second Hoover Commission of USA
(C) Estimates Committee of India
(D) First Hoover Commission of USA
12. During passing of budget in the Parliament 'Guilotine' is applied to those demands which are—
(A) Discussed and approved
(B) Discussed but not approved
(C) Discussed and reduced
(D) Not discussed for want of time
13. Audit of State Government is—
(A) A state subject
(B) A union subject
(C) In the concurrent list
(D) None of these
14. In which year was the Committee on Public Undertakings constituted by the Lok Sabha ?
(A) 1953
(B) 1956
(C) 1963
(D) 1964
15. The number of demands in the general budget for civil expenditure is—
(A) 103
(B) 106
(C) 102
(D) 109
16. The rule of lapse means—
(A) All appropriations voted by the legislature expire at the end of the financial year
(B) All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its prorogation
(C) The demand for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition
(D) The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days
17. The C & AG of India does not audit the receipts and expenditure of—
(A) Municipal undertakings
(B) State Governments
(C) Government companies
(D) Central Government
18. The role of the Finance Commission in Central-State fiscal relations has been undermined by—
(A) The State Governments
(B) The Zonal Councils
(C) The Planning Commission
(D) The Election Commission
19. The Railway Budget was separated from the Central Budget in the year—
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1923
20. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by—
(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) President of India
(D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
21. The question asked orally after the question hour in the House is called—
(A) Supplementary question
(B) Short notice question
(C) Starred question
(D) Unstarred question
22. The economy cut motion seeks to reduce the proposed expenditure of a demand for grant by—
(A) Rupees one hundred
(B) Rupee one
(C) A specified amount
(D) An unspecified amount
23. Who was the Chairman of the Economic Reforms Commission (1981-84) ?
(A) Dharam Vira
(B) L. K. Jha
(C) K. Hanumanthiya
(D) B. G. Deshmukh
24. In which year was the decision of separating accounting function from audit function taken by the Central Government for its financial administration ?
(A) 1950
(B) 1965
(C) 1976
(D) 2000
25. In which recruitment, in a system for higher position is open to all the qualified candidates who may wish to apply is known as ?
(A) Direct recruitment
(B) Recruitment by promotion
(C) Ordinary recruitment
(D) Passive recruitment
22. 'Position classification' is the classification of—
(A) Salaries
(B) Duties
(C) Departments
(D) Personal status of incumbents
27. The civil service was defined as "professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled" by—
(A) Herman Finer
(B) O. G. Stahl
(C) Felix Nigro
(D) E. N. Gladden
28. A new All India Service can be created by—
(A) An amendment of the constitution
(B) An executive order
(C) A resolution under Article 312 of the Constitution
(D) A statute
29. The British concept of Civil Service neutrality is laid down by—
(A) Fulton Committee
(B) Assheton Committee
(C) Masterman Committee
(D) Northcote-Trevelyn Committee
30. The 'spoils system' in the USA began during the period of—
(A) Jefferson
(B) Jackson
(C) Washington
(D) Adams
31. Promotion in Civil Services indicates—
(A) Such changes in the situation which indicate difficult work and more important responsibility
(B) Change in the place of work
(C) Transfer of work from field to Headquarters
(D) Always an increase in pay
32. Which of the following is not an All India Service ?
(A) Indian Foreign Service
(B) Indian Administrative Service
(C) Indian Forest Service
(D) Indian Police Service
33. The Union Public Service Commission of India has been established under the—
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 320
(C) Article 325
(D) Article 335
34. Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists ?
(A) Haldane Committee Report
(B) Sarkaria Commission Report
(C) Fulton Committee Report
(D) Kothari Committee Report
35. Reservation for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian Constitution under—
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 335
(C) Article 365
(D) Article 375
36. The most effective means of citizen's control over administration is—
(A) Election
(B) Pressure Groups
(C) Advisory Committees
(D) Public Opinion
37. The Santhanam Committee on prevention of corruption was appointed in—
(A) 1961
(B) 1964
(C) 1963
(D) 1962
38. The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was—
(A) Norway
(B) USA
(C) Sweden
(D) Finland
39. What is meant by the Doctrine of State Immunity ?
(A) The State is immune to being sued
(B) The State can be sued but not in the national courts
(C) The State cannot be sued in its own court without its consent
(D) None of the above
40. 'Habeas Corpus' literally means—
(A) To have the body of
(B) To command
(C) To prohibit
(D) None of the above





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Current Affairs October 2011 for competitive exams

Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012?
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Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit.
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Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?
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Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India, Middle East and Africa region.
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Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recently.
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Who has shot a film in 47 days titled 'Facebook'?
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Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry?
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Name the world's cheapest laptop launched in India.
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Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52.
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Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
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Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users.
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Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India.
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What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBI's rating is downgraded from 'C-' to 'D+' by Moody's?
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Name the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Women's Award for her contribution to world's first green steel manufacturing process.
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Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently.
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Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket?
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Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature.
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Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan who passed away recently.
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Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picturesque country?
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Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
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What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka?
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Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
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Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
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Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from October 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK.
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Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratings were downgraded by Moody's.
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Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equestrian championship?
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2011 CLT20 Quiz - Sports Quiz 2011 -1

In which country 2011 CLT20 tournament was held?
India

In which cities 2011 CLT20 matches were played?
Bangalore,Hyderabad and Chennai

Which 3 Indian teams qualified for the main tournament?
Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings

Which Indian team was knocked out in the Robin Round format of 2011 CLt20?
Kolkata Knight Riders

Who is leading Mumbai Indian team in CLT20 2011?
Harbhajan Singh

Which team were the defending champions?
Chennai Super Kings

Which team had scored the fastest hundred in 2011 CLT20 tournament?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

In how many overs RCB team scored the fastest hundred of the tournament?
8.4 overs

Which cricketer holds the record for most runs scored in a CLT20 tournament?
David Warner

Which cricketer had hit six on the last ball of the match to make team RCB qualify for 2011 CLT20 semifinal?
Arun Kartik

In which city the first semi final of 2011 CLT20 was played?
Bengaluru

Which two teams played the first semifinal of 2011 CLT20 at Bangalore?
RCB and New South Wales

Which team won the first semifinal played at Bengaluru to qualify for 2011 CLT20 final?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Which cricketer had hit 11 sixes in the first semifinal match against RCB?
David Warner

Who was awarded Man of the Match in first semifinal match played between RCB and NSW?
Virat Kohli for his knock of 84 runs in just 49 balls

In which city was CLT20 second semifinal played?
Chennai

Which two teams played the second semifinal match of CLT20 2011?
Mumbai Indians and Somerset

Which team won the second semifinal match played at Chennai?
Mumbai Indians

Who was awarded the Man of the match in the second semifinal of 2011 CLT20
Lasith Malinga for claiming 4 wickets

Which two Indian teams will play the 2011 CLT20 final match?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)

On which date 2011 CLT20 final match will be played?
9th October,2011

In which city will the 2011 final match will be played?
Chennai

General Awareness Practice Questions FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS

SSC General Awareness Practice Questions
General Awareness Practice Questions FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS
by CURRENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE


1. Which Indian filmstars was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire University, (U.K.) ?
(A) Amitabh Bachhan
(B) Shah Rukh Khan
(C) Om Puri
(D) Amir Khan
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2. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title 2009 after defeating in the final—
(A) Leizal Herber and Cara Blank
(B) Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova
(C) Coroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina
(D) Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza
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3. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?
(A) ASEAN
(B) SAARC
(C) NATO
(D) NAFTA
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4. The recipient of the 42nd Jnan Peeth Award is—
(A) Manohar Shastri
(B) Harish Pandya
(C) Satya Vrat Shastri
(D) K. Kamal Kumar
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5. World Development Report is an annual publication of—
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) WTO
(D) World Bank
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6. Which one of the following is correct ?
Player — Sport
(A) Jeev Milkha Singh —Tennis
(B) Jhulan Goswami —Cricket
(C) Baichung Bhutia —Hockey
(D) Pankaj Advani —Badminton
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7. Which one of the following industrialists was declared ‘The Business Person of the year 2008’ by the Times of India Survey ?
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Rahul Bajaj
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Gautam Adani
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8. Naina Devi peak forms a part of—
(A) Himalayan range located in Sikkim
(B) Himalayan range located in Kumaon region
(C) Himalayan range located in Nepal
(D) Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir
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9. The aim of the ISRO’s OCEANS AT-2 satellite is—
(A) To provide ocean scientists knowledge about mineral resources under the sea
(B) To aid fishermen in identifying fishing zones
(C) To aid weathermen to forecast cyclones and weather conditions
(D) All the above
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10. Who amongst the following is not the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Vijendra Singh
(B) Sushil Kumar
(C) M. C. Marykom
(D) Abhinav Bindra
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11. Nilgiri, Himgiri and ‘Beas’ are—
(A) Aircraft Carrier ships
(B) Frigates
(C) Nuclear submarines
(D) Oil tankers of ONGC
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12. The age of a tree can be calculated by—
(A) Number of branches
(B) Its height
(C) Girth of its trunk
(D) Number of its annual rings
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13. Which one of the statements below explains the external economies of scale ?
(A) Starting a computer firm in a Techno Park to avail the expertise
(B) Expanding firms employing specialist accountants, lawyers and managers
(C) A manufacturer spreading the research and development cost over the output
(D) A major supermarket gaining bulk discounts on direct purchase
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14. Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agriculture ?
(A) Frictional
(B) Structural
(C) Disguised
(D) Seasonal
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15. A rolling plan refers to a plan which—
(A) Does not change its targets every year
(B) Changes its allocations every year
(C) Changes its allocations and targets every year
(D) Changes only its targets every year
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16. An instrument of qualitative credit control in India is—
(A) Open market operations
(B) Credit rationing
(C) Change in reserve ratio
(D) Bank rate policy
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17. Laissez-faire is a feature of—
(A) Socialism
(B) Communism
(C) Capitalism
(D) Mixed Economy
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18. Which one of the following is not a source of the tax revenue in Indian States ?
(A) Land Revenue
(B) Motor Vehicle Tax
(C) Entertainment Tax
(D) Corporate Tax
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19. CSO has changed its base year for National Income estimation. The new base year is—
(A) 1990-91
(B) 1993-94
(C) 1994-95
(D) 1995-96
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20. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India ?
(A) Postal and Telegraph
(B) Railways
(C) Banking
(D) Shipping
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21. In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue Curve coincide with Average Revenue Curve ?
(A) Monopoly
(B) Imperfect Competition
(C) Perfect Competition
(D) Monopolistic Competition
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22. According to J. A. Schumpeter, entrepreneurs are entitled to enjoy the profit for their……… activities.
(A) Innovative
(B) Risk taking
(C) Risk averting
(D) Hard work
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23. Demonstration effect means—
(A) Effect of advertisement
(B) Imitating effect of consumption
(C) Effect of entertainment
(D) Effect of an experiment
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24. Homogeneous product is a feature of—
(A) Imperfect market
(B) Monopoly
(C) Oligopoly
(D) Perfect market
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25. Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals of Welfare State ?
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Preamble
(D) Directive Principles of State Policy
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26. Who said, “Parliamentary System provides a daily as well as a periodic assessment of the Government” ?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Shri B. N. Rao
(C) Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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27. The legal advisor to the State Government is known as—
(A) Advocate-General
(B) Attorney-General
(C) Solicitor-General
(D) State Public Prosecutor
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28. The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is—
(A) 30 minutes
(B) One hour
(C) Two hours
(D) Unspecified
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29. Which agency acts as co-ordinator between Union Government, Planning Commission and State Governments ?
(A) National Integration Council
(B) Finance Commission
(C) National Development Council
(D) Inter-State Council
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30. When will demand become a grant ?
(A) When a demand is proposed
(B) After the discussion on demand is over
(C) After the demand is granted
(D) When the Budget Session is closed
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31. What makes the Judiciary the guardian of the Constitution ?
(A) Independence
(B) Service Conditions
(C) Salary
(D) Judicial Review
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32. What is the name of Judicial organ of UNO ?
(A) Supreme Court
(B) Court of International Justice
(C) Judicial Forum
(D) International Court of Justice
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33. The Election disputes regarding the Election of President and Vice-President can be heard by—
(A) Parliament
(B) Central Election Commission
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Attorney-General of India
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34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of—
(A) The village, the block and the district levels
(B) The mandal and the district levels
(C) The village, the district and the State levels
(D) The village, the mandal, the district and the State levels
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35. Which of the following has banned ‘floor crossing’ by the members elected on a party ticket to the legislature ?
(A) 52nd Constitution Amendment
(B) Representation of People Act
(C) National Security Act
(D) Maintenance of Internal Security Act
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36. The expression ‘Creamy Layer’ used in the judgement of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding reservations refers to—
(A) Those sections of society which pay Income-tax
(B) Those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are economically advanced
(C) Those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula
(D) All sections of upper castes of the society
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37. When was the Panchtantra written ?
(A) Maurya Period
(B) Kanishka Period
(C) Gupta Period
(D) Harsha Period
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38. Which one among the following is regarded as the ‘Magna Carta’ of Indian education ?
(A) Wood’s Despatch
(B) Hunter’s Commission
(C) Sadler Commission
(D) Wardha Scheme
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39. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for—
(A) 14 days
(B) 16 days
(C) 18 days
(D) 20 days
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40. The Mukteswara Temple is located at—
(A) Puri
(B) Belur
(C) Konark
(D) Bhubaneswar
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41. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(C) Sri Gupta
(D) Chandragupta-I
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42. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought?
(A) Akbar and Bahlol Lodi
(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi
(D) Shah Jahan and Daulat Khan Lodi
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43. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?
(A) Abul Fazal
(B) Abdus Samad
(C) Bairam Khan
(D) Raja Todarmal
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44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using
the codes given below the lists—
List-I — List-II
(A) Peshwas 1. Nagpur
(B) Gaekwads 2. Pune
(C) Bhonsles 3. Indore
(D) Holkers 4. Baroda
Codes :
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
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45. Which reformer from Maharashtra was known as Lokhitavadi ?
(A) Pandit Ramabai
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) M. G. Ranade
(D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
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46. ‘Din-e-Ilahi’ of Akbar was not a success because—
(A) After Akbar, it was not patronized
(B) The Muslims did not accept other religious practices
(C) It was not suitably projected to the masses
(D) All the above
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47. Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’ ?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) Vinoba Bhave
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48. Give the correct chronological order of the following events—
1. Formation of Muslim League
2. Formation of All India Untouchability League
3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress
4. Formation of Indian National Congress
(A) 2, 4, 1, 3
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 4, 3, 1, 2
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
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49. 80% of the coal in India comes from—
(A) Jharia and Raniganj
(B) Kantapalli and Singareni
(C) Singrauli and Korba
(D) Neyveli
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50. Dry zone agriculture in India contributes nearly 40% of the total—
(A) Commercial crops
(B) Fodder crops
(C) Food crops
(D) Plantation products
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Online Current Affairs Quiz -2

1. Vasant Sathe, who died recently was assoicated with which political party?
a. BJP
b. congress
c. JDU
d. BSP
e. none of these

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2. What is the name of NASA 6-ton satellite that hit the Earth recently?
a. UARS
b. Apollo 13
c. Jonkey
d. Bits 11
e. none of these

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3. who will heald the committee formed for on modernising Indian Railways.
a. Sam Pitroda,
b. Anjad Pal
c. Geeta Verma
d. jonty Singh
e. none of these

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4. India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $266 million to ___billion for the week ended Sep 16?
a. $316.76
b. $409
c. $400
d. $375
e. none of these

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Online Current Affairs Quiz 1

1. Annual UN General assembly, which held in New york in Sept. 2011. this is the__of UNGA?
a. 75th
b. 66th
c. 85th
d 100th
e. none of these

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2. Centre has announced how much money for earthquake hit Sikkim?
a. rupee 50 cr
b. rupee 75 crore
c. rupee 60 crore
d. rupee 100 crore
e. none of these

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3. The 76th Conference of the Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India was hosted by
a. Jaipur
b. Delhi
c. Nagpur
d. Patna
e. none of these

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4. Typhoon Roke recently hit?
a. China
b. New Zealand
c. Japan
d. Taiwan
e. Vietnam

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5. Mansur Ali Khan Patuadi, who died recently was a
a. Diplomat
b. writer
c. Landlord
d. Cricketer
e. none of these

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Online Current Affairs Quiz 2011-1

Current Affairs Quiz

1.Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ?



Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Madan Mohan Malaviya

2. Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?

Kolkata

Bengaluru

Ahmedabad

3. Who was the first woman to walk in space?



Marina d’cruz

Masiana mishkaya

Swetlana Savitskaya

4. The First train ran between which two cities of India


Bombay to Thane

Bangalore to Mysore

Chennai to Pondicherry

5. In the Earth's crust, which chemical element has the largest share of 47 percent in terms of weight?


Iron

Silicon

Oxygen

6. Nagarjunasagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh is built across which river ?


Kaveri

Krishna

Mahanadi

7. Which Indian state was originally known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA)?


Manipur

Meghalaya

Arunachal Pradesh

8. What is the name of the Greek Goddess of Victory?


Hera

Nike

Aphrodite

9. Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?


Thailand

North Korea

South Korea

10. What discovery are biologists James D. Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 famous for ?



DNA structure

Synthetic Antigens

Malaria germs

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Online Current Affairs Quiz 2011

1. ‘Verna’ is the new model of the following car makers—

(A) Suzuki

(B) BMW

(C) Hyundai

(D) Honda

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2. Which position did Sachin Tendulkar achieve in the ICC ranking in August 2011 ?

(A) First

(B) Sixth

(C) Third

(D) Eighth

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3. How many seats did the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) bag on its own in the Uttar Pradesh state general assembly election in April-May 2007 ?


(A) 145

(B) 138

(C) 207

(D) 187

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4. Who among the following has been honoured with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2009 ?

(A) Mohd. El Baradei

(B) Dalai Lama

(C) Sheikh Hasina Wajed

(D) Barack Obama

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5. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2009 was conferred on—


(A) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

(B) Thomas A. Steitz

(C) Ada E. Yonuth

(D) All the above

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6. Who among the following is heading the SEBI’s Committee on Corporate governance?

(A) Ratan Tata

(B) G. N. Bajpai

(C) Narayan Murthy

(D) J. S. Verma

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7. In which of the following states has the Tata Tele-service (TTSL) started its first operation under the new name Tata Indicom?

(A) Goa


(B) Kerala

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Maharashtra

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8. Who among the following has been honoured with Bharat Ratna for the year 2008 ?

(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(B) G. Madhavan Nair

(C) None of these

(D) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

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9. Which Hindi author has been selected for the K. K. Birla Vyas Samman 2010 for his poetry collection “Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega” ?

(A) Sri Lal Shukla

(B) Gopal Das Neeraj


(C) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

(D) None of these

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10. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in the year 2010 ?

(A) Ehud Barak

(B) Liu Xiaobo

(C) Linda Buck

(D) Both (B) & (C)

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Online Current Affairs Quiz 2011

1. ‘Verna’ is the new model of the following car makers—

(A) Suzuki

(B) BMW

(C) Hyundai

(D) Honda

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2. Which position did Sachin Tendulkar achieve in the ICC ranking in August 2011 ?

(A) First

(B) Sixth

(C) Third

(D) Eighth

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3. How many seats did the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) bag on its own in the Uttar Pradesh state general assembly election in April-May 2007 ?


(A) 145

(B) 138

(C) 207

(D) 187

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4. Who among the following has been honoured with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2009 ?

(A) Mohd. El Baradei

(B) Dalai Lama

(C) Sheikh Hasina Wajed

(D) Barack Obama

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5. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2009 was conferred on—


(A) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

(B) Thomas A. Steitz

(C) Ada E. Yonuth

(D) All the above

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6. Who among the following is heading the SEBI’s Committee on Corporate governance?

(A) Ratan Tata

(B) G. N. Bajpai

(C) Narayan Murthy

(D) J. S. Verma

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7. In which of the following states has the Tata Tele-service (TTSL) started its first operation under the new name Tata Indicom?

(A) Goa


(B) Kerala

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Maharashtra

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8. Who among the following has been honoured with Bharat Ratna for the year 2008 ?

(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(B) G. Madhavan Nair

(C) None of these

(D) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

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9. Which Hindi author has been selected for the K. K. Birla Vyas Samman 2010 for his poetry collection “Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega” ?

(A) Sri Lal Shukla

(B) Gopal Das Neeraj


(C) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

(D) None of these

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10. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in the year 2010 ?

(A) Ehud Barak

(B) Liu Xiaobo

(C) Linda Buck

(D) Both (B) & (C)

See Answer: