1. In Japan, the Opposition has secured a landslide victory after….
a. 55 years
b. 54 years
c. 47 years
d. 42 years
2. While ISRO had to call off the Moon mission following snapping of contact with Chandrayaan-I, ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair has claimed that the mission had accomplished … per cent of its objectives.
a. 98 per cent
b. 97 per cent
c. 96 per cent
d. 95 per cent
3. This particular object will be used throughout the Commonwealth Games to promote the Games as Green event.
a. Bamboo
b. Terracotta
c. Handmade paper
d. Jute
4. The Belgian winner of 2005 US Open made her first appearance since that win, by playing the first match of Flushing Meadows. Name her.
a. Kim Clijsters
b. Viktoriya Kutuzova
c. Vera Dushevina
d. Alexa Glatch
5. This university, keen to set up its first campus in India, finds itself in a land-grab scam in Maharashtra. Name it.
a. Cambridge University
b. Oxford University
c. Harvard University
d. Leeds University
6. “Jaswant Singh was dealt very unfairly. This would never have happened under Vajpayee.” Which political personality has made this comment?
a. Lalu Yadav
b. Ambika Soni
c. Yashwant Sinha
d. Mamata Banerjee
7. The next four Indian Institutes of Management are slated to open next year in Tiruchirapalli, Ranchi, Raipur and….
a. Bhubaneswar
b. Vizag
c. Patna
d. Rohtak
8. The Intelligence Bureau has warned that Sikh and Islamist outfits are jointly planning strikes in India. For this purpose they have stepped up activities in Dhaka, Lahore and Duerin, which is in….
a. Germany
b. Belgium
c. The UK
d. The Netherlands
9. This country tops swine flu tolls, with 557 deaths. Name it.
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Mexico
d. West Indies
10. In a meeting between ICC and Pakistan Cricket Board, the ICC has agreed to give additional compensation besides the host fee. How much money will be given as compensation?
a. $10 million
b. $20 million
c. $30 million
d. $40 million
11. Who has described the BJP as Ku Klux Klan?
a. Arun Shourie
b. Jaswant Singh
c. Yashwant Sinha
d. Vasundhara Raje
12. This state has announced it will have equitable standard school education from the next year. Name it.
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala
13. Edward Kennedy, brother of slain President John F Kennedy, died on August 25. He was the senator of…
a. Massachusetts
b. California
c. Ohio
d. Texas
14. This company has selected Infosys, TCS, Wipro and IBM for its application development and application maintenance contracts. Which company are we talking about?
a. Shell
b. British Petroleum
c. BMW
d. Daimler Benz
15. This actor has showed interest in taking up franchise of an IPL team for 2011. Whom are we talking about?
a. Hrithik Roshan
b. Saif Ali Khan
c. Akshay Kumar
d. Salman Khan
16. Stefania Fernandez who has been crowned Miss Universe 2009 belongs to …
a. Greece
b. Mexico
c. Venezuela
d. Australia
17. Name the healthcare company which would be acquiring 10 hospitals from Wockhardt Hospitals in one of the biggest healthcare deals.
a. Fortis healthcare
b. Siemens healthcare
c. Novartis
d. None of the above
18. With some of the major rivers rising above the danger mark in eastern …, more than a million people bear the brunt of the flood situation bringing life to a complete halt.
a. Assam
b. Bihar
c. West Bengal
d. Kerala
19. Name this agrarian festival which is celebrated by the farmers in Orissa for ‘eating the new rice’.
a. Lakshmi puja
b. Durga Puja
c. Devasnana Purnima
d. Nuakhai
20. Name the indigenously manufactured T-90 tanks which were recently showcased in Chennai in a rolling out ceremony.
a. Bhishma
b. Arjun
c. Tank EX
d. Vijayanta
21. Who was the BJP leader who recently hogged the limelight after he called BJP chief Rajnath Singh ‘Alice in Blunderland’?
a. Atal Behari Vajpayee
b. Jaswant Singh
c. Arun Shourie
d. LK Advani
22. Who was the teenager who won the best golfer award at the Inter-Club Invitational Caddie tournament at the DLF Golf & Country Club?
a. Wasim Khan
b. Jeev Milkha Singh
c. Jyoti Randhawa
d. Shiv Kapur
23. ISRO will be launching its first … satellite that would help in studying the upper atmosphere and test low-costing positioning system.
a. Russian
b. Swiss
c. Italian
d. German
24. Former captain of the Pakistan cricket team Wasim Akram has said that he is not interested in full-time coaching with which of these teams?
a. Kolkata Knight Riders
b. Chennai Super Kings
c. Deccan Chargers
d. Punjab Kings XI
25. The Interpol has issued its red corner notice for Hafiz Muhammad Saeed who is a Pakistani national said to be the mastermind behind 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Saeed heads …
a. Jamat-ud-Dawa
b. Hizbul Mujaheedin
c. Lashkar-e-Toiba
d. Al-Badr
Answers
1. a. 54 years2. d. 95 per cent3. a. Bamboo4. a. Kim Clijsters5. b. Oxford University6. c. Yashwant Sinha7. d. Rohtak8. a. Germany9. b. Brazil10. a. $10 million11. b. Jaswant Singh12. c. Tamil Nadu13. a. Massachusetts.14. b. British Petroleum15. d. Salman Khan16. c. Venezuela 17. a. Fortis healthcare 18. b. Bihar 19. d. Nuakhai 20. a. Bhishma 21. c. Arun Shourie 22. a. Wasim Khan 23. b. Swiss 24. a. Kolkata Knight Riders 25. a. Jamat-ud-Dawa
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