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Question 1 |
Who was chosen for the Saraswati Samman 2011 for his book on Ramayana? (This literary prize is awarded by the K.K. Birla Foundation)
Surjit Paatar | |
A.A.Manavalan | |
Lakshmi Nandan Bora | |
K.Ayyappa Panicker | |
Jagannath Prasad |
Question 2 |
Which of the following rivers does not originate in Uttarakhand?
Balganga | |
Alakhnanda | |
Bhagirathi | |
Gomati |
Question 3 |
From the area point of view, the biggest district of Uttarakhand–
Uttarkashi | |
Chamoli | |
Dehradun | |
Haridwar |
Question 4 |
Who won the best actor award at the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011?
Hrithik Roshan | |
Shah Rukh Khan | |
Aamir Khan | |
Ranbir Kapoor | |
None of these |
Question 5 |
The battle of Buxor took place in–
1765 | |
1768 | |
1764 | |
1763 |
Question 6 |
The Union Cabinet cleared a Rs.8500 crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to connect how many habitations in the 78 naxalite affected districts of nine states?
6000 | |
5000 | |
10000 | |
4000 | |
20000 |
Question 7 |
India has voted against which of the following countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva for its alleged war crimes?
Sudan | |
North Korea | |
Rwanda | |
Sri Lanka | |
None of these |
Question 8 |
Which city hosted the Nuclear Security Summit in March 2012?
Washington D.C. | |
Perth | |
Seoul | |
Paris | |
None of these |
Question 9 |
Who among the following is not a woman squash player?
Joshna Chinappa | |
Dipika Pallikal | |
Anaka Alankamony | |
Aparajitha Balamurukan | |
Preeja |
Question 10 |
Human Rights' day is celebrated on–
December 10 | |
January 10 | |
June 10 | |
November 10 |
Question 11 |
First Governor of Uttarakhand–
Surjeet Singh Barnala | |
Sudershan Agarwal | |
Aziz Qureshi | |
Margret Alva |
Question 12 |
The tenure of the members of RajyaSabha is–
5 years | |
6 years | |
7 years | |
4 years |
Question 13 |
Rahul Khullar took charge as the Chairman of which of the following regulators on May 14, 2012?
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority | |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India | |
Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority | |
Securities Exchange Board of India | |
None of these |
Question 14 |
The minimum age required to be the Prime Minister of India–
30 years | |
25 years | |
35 years | |
40 years |
Question 15 |
Number of districts in Uttarakhand–
12 | |
17 | |
13 | |
15 |
Question 16 |
Which planet is known as 'Red planet' ?
Mars | |
Venus | |
Earth | |
Mercury |
Question 17 |
Who is known as the father of white revolution?
Dr.VergheseKurien | |
M. S. Swaminathan | |
Both (A) and (B) | |
None of the above |
Question 18 |
Reserve Bank of India was established on–
April 1, 1935 | |
July 1, 1935 | |
April 1, 1934 | |
July, 1936 |
Question 19 |
Subrato Cup is related to–
Football | |
Hockey | |
Badminton | |
Tennis |
Question 20 |
Who has been nominated for the first 'Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony' in May 2012? (It was instituted by the Government to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore)
Anna Hazare | |
Pandit Ravishankar | |
Amartya Sen | |
Shanta Sinha | |
None of these |
Question 21 |
Olympic-2016 will be held at–
Rio-de-Ienero | |
Glassgow | |
Sochi | |
Queen'sland |
Question 22 |
In the Union Budget for 2012-13, how many crores of rupees are allocated for the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)?
3,534 | |
5,615 | |
3,915 | |
2,914 | |
4,535 |
Question 23 |
The Standing Committee of the Inter State Council has been reconstituted. Who is the Chairman of this committee?
P.Chidambaram | |
Pranab Mukherjee | |
Sharad Pawar | |
M.Veerappa Moily | |
Mukul Roy |
Question 24 |
Which of the following is not a National Bravery Award?
Geeta Chopra Award | |
Sanjay Chopra Award | |
Bharat Award | |
Bapu Gaidhani Award | |
Chameli Devi Jain Award |
Question 25 |
Who is the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy?
K.Radhakrishnan | |
V.K.Saraswat | |
Avinash Chander | |
Ratan Kumar Sinha | |
None of these |
Question 26 |
Which country has launched Hatf III (Ghaznavi), a short range ballistic missile capable of carry-ing both nuclear and conven-tional warheads across 290 km?
Iran | |
Afghanistan | |
Pakistan | |
Iraq | |
Syria |
Question 27 |
GaganNarang is related to which game ?
Tennis | |
Shooting | |
Golf | |
Badminton |
Question 28 |
The largest desert in the world is–
Sahara Desert | |
Gobi Desert | |
Thar Desert | |
N one of these |
Question 29 |
Who was given the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation in Bodh Gaya in 2012?
Aung San Suu Kyi | |
Nelson Mandela | |
Dalai Lama | |
Ela Bhatt | |
Sheikh Hasina |
Question 30 |
Francois Hollande became the President of which of the following countries in May 2012?
Netherlands | |
Germany | |
France | |
Greece | |
Spain |
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