1. The first death in the state of Gujarat due to swine flu was in the form of NRI Pravin Patel. Which place had he returned from?
a. California, US
b. Atlanta, US
c. Dublin, Ireland
d. London, UK
2. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad apologised to the mother of Reeda Shaikh, 14, who died of swine flu in Pune for….
a. saying that the girl would have infected many others while changing hospitals
b. having failed to provide proper healthcare against swine flu
c. negligence on part of the doctors
d. being unable to stop foreigners from coming to India
3. Which city of India will host the World Tiger Summit next year?
a. Bhopal
b. Ranthambore
c. Thiruvananthapuram
d. Guwahati
4. The chairperson of the Press Council of India recently said that Central government should set up a media commission to study the problems of the electronic media in the wake of criticisms for the coverage of the Mumbai terrorist attack. Name the chairperson of PCI.
a. Nirupama Rao
b. Nalini Singh
c. Prannoy Roy
d. GN Ray
5. With which country will India hold next year as the Year of Friendship under which many confidence building measures will be initiated?
a. Russia
b. UK
c. China
d. France
6. The newly appoinbted chief of the LTTE has been captured by the Sri Lankan army. Name him.
a. Velupillai Prabakaran
b. Keheliya Rambukwella
c. Selvarasa Pathmanathan
d. None of the above
7. Which country was crowned the World junior girls’ team champion at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai?
a. Egypt
b. North korea
c. New Zealand
d. India
8. R Radhakrishnan, vice-chancellor of … was searched by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption for alleged charges.
a. Madras University
b. Anna University
c. Christ College
d. Loyola College
9. Who has become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice of the US?
a. Song Min-soon
b. Yu
c. Sonia Sotomayor
d. Dai Bingguo
10. In which country has India won a hockey test series?
a. Austria
b. The Netherlands
c. Poland
d. Belgium
11. The government notified Pune and … districts in Maharashtra affected under the Epidemic Diseases Act in 1897 after the reported death of a person due to swine flu in Jehangir hospital in Pune.
a. Satara
b. Akola
c. Yavatmal
d. Washim
12. The Indian Parliament adopted the ‘Right of Children to free and compulsory Education Bill, 2009’ recently. It envisages free and compulsory education to children in the … age group.
a. 6-12
b. 10-16
c. 6-14
d. 6-18
13. A corruption case has been filed by the Himachal Pradesh Vigilance Bureau against the union steel minister and his wife. Name the steel minister.
a. Ram Vilas Paswan
b. Virbhadra Singh
c. Kapil Sibal
d. Shivraj Patil
14. A group of researchers, led by an Indian, is piecing together information about the unknown script of which ancient civilisation?
a. Mesopotamia
b. Indus Valley
c. Hellenistic civilization
d. Chinese civilization
15. The labour department will carry out a survey of children of migrant labourers who come to Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram and make necessary arrangements for them. Name the Tamil Nadu labour minister.
a. TM Anbarasan
b. Rajendra Shingne
c. Parithi Ellamvazhuthi
d. None of the above
16. Sports minister … has fully supported the World Anti-Doping Agency Code after Indian cricketers and the cricket board expressed inhibitions about the code.
a. N Srinivasan
b. MS Gill
c. Sandipan Chakravorty
d. Mani Shanker Aiyer
17. Name the Iranian President who was chosen for the second time in the recent elections.
a. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
b. Mir Hossein Mousavi
c. Mahdi Karroubi
d. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
18. Renowned social activist Deep Joshi, who is known for his work for the development of rural communities, was recently chosen for which award?
a. Nobel Prize
b. Pulitzer Prize
c. Ramon Magsaysay Award
d. Bharat Ratna
19. West Bengal’s minister for transport, sport and youth services Subas Chakraborty died following a lung infection. He belonged to which party?
a. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
b. Communist Party of India
c. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
d. Trinamool Congress
20. An interactive science learning programme which will be freely available on internet by the end of this year for elementary school teachers and students has been developed in partnership with which IIT?
a. IIT-Madras
b. IIT-Kanpur
c. IIT-Delhi
d. IIT-Bombay
21. A law commission appointed by the Government of India has stated that the Supreme Court should work more, holiday less. How many working days does the Supreme Court have?
a. 180
b. 190
c. 200
d. 210
22. Mohammed Hanif Sayed and his wife Fehmida have got death sentence in…
a. Mumbai serial blasts, March 1993
b. Mumbai blasts, July 2003
c. Mumbai train blasts, July 2006
d. Mumbai terror attack, November 2008
23. This state government’s decision to create a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has led to strong objection from various political quarters. Which state are we talking about?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Rajasthan
24. Debidhura in Champawat district celebrated Rakshabandhan in a brutal way, with a stone-throwing festival. In which state is this traditional festival a regular occurrence?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
25. A CBI Court has granted bail to Sarobjit Singh, who is son of…
a. Prakash Singh Badal
b. Arminder Singh
c. Beant Singh
d. Buta Singh
26. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has raised questions about a Rs 48 crore airstrip in Saifai Village which was a dream project of….
a. Mayawati
b. Mulayam Singh Yadav
c. Nitish Kumar
d. Rabri Devi
27. This statesman’s North Korea’s visit has brought him into limelight once again.
a. Tony Blair
b. Michael Gorbachev
c. Bill Clinton
d. George W Bush
28. This personality is being depicted as Batman villain The Joker. Name him/her.
a. Barack Obama
b. George W Bush
c. Hillary Clinton
d. Nicolas Sarkozy
29. According to TRAI, as many as … mobiles were added in the country in the month of June.
a. 3 million
b. 6 million
c. 9 million
d. 12 million
30. Dayanidhi Maran promised Rs 2,546 crore-subsidy for the sector that his ministry represents. Which sector are we talking about?
a. Cement
b. Fertilisers
c. Textiles
d. Mining
Answers
1. b. Atlanta, US2. a. saying that the girl would have infected many others while changing hospitals3. b. Ranthambore4. d. GN Ray5. c. China6. c. Selvarasa Pathmanathan7. a. Egypt8. b. Anna University9. c. Sonia Sotomayor10. d. Belgium11. a. Satara12. c. 6-1413. b. Virbhadra Singh14. b. Indus Valley15. a. TM Anbarasan. 16. b. MS Gill17. d. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad18. c. Ramon Magsaysay Award19. a Communist Party of India (Marxist)20. a. IIT-Madras21. b. 19022. b. Mumbai blasts, July 200323. c. Haryana24. a. Uttarakhand25. d. Buta Singh26. b. Mulayam Singh Yadav27. c. Bill Clinton28. a. Barack Obama29. d. 12 million30. c. Textiles
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