PT's General Knowledge Question Bank 13 (28.01.2011)

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Directions:Forthefollowingquestions,fiveoptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption.
1. ThejudgesoftheSupremeCourtofIndianowretireattheageof.
(1) 58years
(2) 60years
(3) 62years
(4) 65years
(5) Noneofthese.
2. Whobaggedthemenstitleatthe72nd NationalandInterStateTableTennisChampionship?
(1) AchantaSharathKamal
(2) SoumyadeepRoy
(3) SubhajitShah
(4) KamleshMehta
(5) Noneofthese.
3. WhichofthefollowingisNOTaPrivateBankinIndia?
(1) YesBank
(2) HDFCBank
(3) AxisBank
(4) IDBIBank
(5) Noneofthese.
4. Whobaggedthewomenstitleatthe72nd NationalandInterStateTableTennisChampionship?
(1) MamtaPrabhu
(2) NehaAggarwal
(3) ShaminiKumaresan
(4) InduPuri
(5) Noneofthese.
5. WhichofthefollowingAwardsisgiventoasportscoachinIndia?
(1) ArjunaAward
(2) KhelRatnaPuraskar
(3) SportsmanoftheyearAward
(4) DronacharyaAward
(5) Noneofthese.
6. EighttimesGrandSlamsingleschampion..waselectedintheInternationalTennisHallofFame
(1) RogerFederer
(2) AndreAgassi
(3) RafaelNadal
(4) NovakDjokovic
(5) Noneofthese.
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7. HashimAmlaisafamous.
(1) TennisPlayer
(2) BadmintonPlayer
(3) HockeyPlayer
(4) CricketPlayer
(5) Noneofthese.
8. The2011AFCAsianCupwasheldin.
(1) Iran
(2) India
(3) Qatar
(4) Japan
(5) Noneofthese.
9. WhatdoestheletterFdenoteintheabbreviatednameHFCL?
(1) Functional
(2) Foreign
(3) Forwarded
(4) Finance
(5) Noneofthese.
10. WhowasthewinnerofAFCAsianCup2011?
(1) Japan
(2) Australia
(3) SouthKorea
(4) India
(5) Noneofthese.
11. WhichofthefollowingisagoodandrichsourceofVitaminC?
(1) Milk
(2) Radish
(3) Mango
(4) LemonJuice
(5) Noneofthese.
12. JustineHeninhasretiredfrom.
(1) Tennis
(2) Golf
(3) Badminton
(4) Swimming
(5) Noneofthese.
13. WhichofthefollowingisatreatyassociatedwiththeuseofNuclearPower?
(1) NPT
(2) SAFTA
(3) GATT
(4) LookEastPolicy
(5) Noneofthese.
14. Former.pacebowlerNathanBrackenannouncedhisretirementfromCricketin2010.
(1) England
(2) NewZealand
(3) SouthAfrica
(4) Australia
(5) Noneofthese.
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15. WhichofthefollowingnamesisassociatedwithHealthSchemelaunchedbyGovt.ofIndia?
(1) VAT
(2) MAT
(3) CAR
(4) ASHA
(5) Noneofthese.
16. GaganNarangisbasicallya..
(1) WeightLifter
(2) BadmintonPlayer
(3) TableTennisPlayer
(4) AirRifleShooter
(5) Noneofthese.
17. HINDALCOisacompanyoperatinginthearea
(1) CarandAutomobile
(2) Textiles
(3) CementManufacturing
(4) AluminiumandCopperRolling
(5) Noneofthese.
18. WhowrotethebookSarabjit:AcaseofMistakenIdentify?
(1) SaulBellow
(2) AwaisSheikh
(3) SalmanRushdie
(4) V.S.Naipaul
(5) Noneofthese.
19. WhowontheAllanBorderMedalforthesecondstraightyear?
(1) RickyPonting
(2) DavidHussey
(3) ShaneWatson
(4) CameronWhite
(5) Noneofthese.
20. Thefirstgeneralelectionwasheldin..
(1) 195152
(2) 1962
(3) 1957
(4) 194748
(5) Noneofthese.
21. NAVisnormallyusedinrespectofschemesfloatedby..
(1) Banks
(2) MutualFunds
(3) InsuranceCompanies
(4) MerchantBankers
(5) Noneofthese.
22. TheheadquartersofSAARCisin.
(1) Kathmandu
(2) NewDelhi
(3) Islamabad
(4) Dhaka
(5) Noneofthese.
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23. TheseatofInternationalCourtofJusticeisestablishedat.
(1) Geneva
(2) Hague
(3) Chicago
(4) Switzerland
(5) Noneofthese.
24. WhowasappointedthenewPrimeMinisterofJordan?
(1) KingAbdullah
(2) MaroufalBakshit
(3) SamirRifai
(4) OmaralBashir
(5) Noneofthese.
25. Brahmosisa/an
(1) FighterPlane
(2) PattanTank
(3) Submarine
(4) SupersonicMissile
(5) Noneofthese.
26. WhoistheChairmanofSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia?
(1) C.B.Bhave
(2) PrashantSaran
(3) U.K.Sinha
(4) Dr.K.M.Abraham
(5) Noneofthese.
27. Whichofthefollowingisthetrophy/cupassociatedwiththegameofcricket?
(1) DurandCup
(2) MerdekaCup
(3) SantoshTrophy
(4) DuleepTrophy
(5) Noneofthese.
28. WhoisthenewPrimeMinisterofNepal?
(1) PushpaKamalDahal
(2) MadhavKumarNepal
(3) JhalanathKhanal
(4) ManSinghShrestha
(5) Noneofthese.
29. WhichofthefollowingplacesinIndiadoesnothaveaStockExchange?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Mumbai
(4) Udaipur
(5) Noneofthese.
30. WhoisthenewPresidentofMyanmar?
(1) TheinSein
(2) ThanShwe
(3) SanYu
(4) NeWin
(5) Noneofthese.
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31. WhichofthefollowingistheChemicalnameofthesaltweuseinoutKitchen?
(1) CalciumCarbonate
(2) CalciumChloride
(3) SodiumCarbonate
(4) SodiumChloride
(5) Noneofthese.
32. Indianmusicmaestro.wasconferredwiththeCrystalAward
(1) A.R.Rahman
(2) BhimsenJoshi
(3) LataMangeshkar
(4) HimeshReshammiya
(5) Noneofthese.
33. Whoreceivedthe98th VictoriaCross?
(1) JohnWilliams
(2) CorporalRobertsSmith
(3) PeterBrown
(4) JacobThomas
(5) Noneofthese.
34. AnindividualvisitingUAEwillhavetomakehis/herpaymentsinwhichofthefollowingcurrencies?
(1) Dirham
(2) Taka
(3) Baht
(4) Peso
(5) Noneofthese.
35. WhowashonouredwithSydneyPeaceMedal?
(1) JulianAssange
(2) StuartRees
(3) MarkZuckerberg
(4) RajeevMotwani
(5) Noneofthese.
36. VedantaAluminaisacompanyoperatingintheareaof.
(1) Shipping
(2) Mining
(3) Cement
(4) Textile
(5) Noneofthese.
37. K.SachidanandaMurthypassedawayin2010.Hewasafamous
(1) MissileScientist
(2) Painter
(3) Philosopher
(4) RocketScientist
(5) Noneofthese.
38. Whichofthefollowingtermsisusedinbankingandfinance?
(1) Abiotic
(2) DemandDeposit
(3) FatScales
(4) ADiabetic
(5) Noneofthese.
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39. VeteranscenaristSarangapanipassedawayin2010.
(1) Tamil
(2) Telegu
(3) Malayalam
(4) Kannada
(5) Noneofthese.
40. NotedMalayalamfilmMachanVarghesepassedawayin2010.
(1) Actor
(2) Producer
(3) Singer
(4) Director
(5) Noneofthese.
41. TheeleventhFiveYearPlanofIndiaisforthefiveyears,rangingfrom
(1) 20092014
(2) 20082013
(3) 20072012
(4) 20062011
(5) Noneofthese.
42. WhohaswontheQatarLadiesOpenFinal?
(1) CarolineWozniacki
(2) VeraZvonareva
(3) FlaviaPennetrta
(4) SerenaWilliams
(5) Noneofthese.
43. DSCRindicatestheabilityofacompanyto.
(1) Meetitscurrentliabilities
(2) Serviceitsshareholders
(3) Meetitslongtermdebtobligations
(4) Raisefurthercapital
(5) Noneofthese.
44. SriLankasbecamethefirstmantotaketwohattricksinWorldCups.
(1) LasithMalinga
(2) MuthiahMuralidaran
(3) NuwanKulasekara
(4) AjanthaMandis
(5) Noneofthese.
45. AnIPOis
(1) Initialpriceofferedbyaprivatelimitedcompanytoitsshareholders
(2) Anofferbyanunlistedcompanyforsaleofitssharesforthefirsttimetothepublic
(3) Usedtoincreasethesharecapitalofanunlistedcompany
(4) Abookbuildingprocess
(5) Noneofthese.
46. UNIDOwasestablishedasaUNprogrammein..withheadquartersinVienna,Austria.
(1) 1963
(2) 1964
(3) 1965
(4) 1966
(5) Noneofthese.
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47. Adecreasingcurrentratioindicates..
(1) Astableliquidity
(2) Anincreasingliquidity
(3) Astrainedliquidity
(4) Satisfactorycurrentsolvency
(5) Noneofthese.
48. .scientistsunveiledafemalerobot.
(1) Russian
(2) German
(3) Indian
(4) SouthKorean
(5) Noneofthese.
49. Privateequityinvestorsinvestinacompany,basedmainlyon..
(1) Theageofthecompany
(2) Thelocationofthecompany
(3) Theactivityundertakenbythecompany
(4) Thecreditabilityandthevaluationofthecompany
(5) Noneofthese.
50. Whichcountrysscientistsdevelopedecofriendlycement?
(1) Germany
(2) France
(3) Italy
(4) Mexico
(5) Noneofthese.
51. Thesynagogueisgenerally
(1) Anepic
(2) Areligion
(3) JewishHouseofPrayer
(4) TheParsiTemple
(5) Noneofthese.
52. Whichcountrydevelopedanewinjectionforlivercancer?
(1) NorthKorea
(2) SouthAfrica
(3) China
(4) India
(5) Noneofthese.
53. ISIistheintelligenceagencyof..
(1) UnitedKingdom
(2) UnitedStatesofAmerica
(3) Israel
(4) Pakistan
(4) Noneofthese.
54. WhowontheMalaysianOpenWomensSingleTitle?
(1) LucieSafarova
(2) MariaSharapova
(3) SaniaMirza
(4) JelenaDokic
(5) Noneofthese.
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55. Animalassistedtherapyisemployedin
(1) Operations
(2) ICU
(3) Oldagehomes
(4) Traininganimals
(5) Noneofthese.
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56. Whobecameonlythe14 umpiretostandthe100 ODI?

(1) BillyBowden
(2) AleemDar
(3) SteveDavis
(4) BillyDoctrove
(5) Noneofthese.
57. Inbroadgauge,thedistancebetweentherailsis
(1) 1,000meter
(2) 3meters
(3) 1.67meters
(4) 2.67meters
(5) Noneofthese.
58. How many Indian women have been included in the list of Top 100 worlds most inspirational women by The
Guardian?
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 7
59. ETNowandCNBCTV18,TVChannelsessentiallybroadcast..
(1) Englishnews
(2) ClassicEnglishmovies
(3) Politicaleventsandnews
(4) Businessandeconomicnews
(5) Noneofthese.
60. Whobecamethefistbatsmantoscore2,000runsintheWorldCup?
(1) RickyPonting
(2) KumaraSangakkara
(3) JacquesKallis
(4) SachinTendulkar
(5) Noneofthese.
61. WithwhichoneofthefollowingfieldswasSatyajitRayassociated?
(1) Films
(2) Sports
(3) SocialWork
(4) Drama
(5) Noneofthese.
62. WhobecamethefirstIndianAmericantobeelectedtotheChicagoCityCouncil?
(1) NikkiHaley
(2) NitinNohria
(3) AmeyaPawar
(4) SunilKumar
(5) Noneofthese.
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63. DanielVettroiiscaptainofwhichoneofthefollowingteams?
(1) NewZealandCricketTeam
(2) SouthAfricaCricketTea
(3) NewZealandBasketBallTeam
(4) WestIndiesCricketTeam
(5) Noneofthese.
64. WhowasgivenadditionalchargeoftheChairmancumManagingDirectoroftheNALCO?
(1) B.L.Bagra
(2) A.K.Srivastava
(3) SuhasKumar
(4) S.K.Jain
(5) Noneofthese.
65. Humanbreathisvisibleinwinterbutnotinsummerbecause.
(1) Thedifferenceinoutsidepressuregivesvisibilitytobreath
(2) Breathcontainscertainimpuritiesandvisiblematters
(3) Watervapourinbreathcondensesincoldair,makingitvisible
(4) Breathhasheatinitwhichevaporatesincoldairgivingvisibility
(5) Noneofthese.
66. Whichofthefollowingisanoilseed?
(1) Garlic
(2) Clove
(3) Cardamom
(4) Mustard
(5) Noneofthese.
67. BrigadierGeneralRavinderSinghwasappointedtheArmychiefof..
(1) Malaysia
(2) Indonesia
(3) Singapore
(4) India
(5) Noneofthese.
68. ThenameoftheWhiteRevolutionisassociatedwith..
(1) J.V.Narlikar
(2) J.C.Bose
(3) KurienVerghese
(4) M.S.Swaminathan
(5) Noneofthese.
69. WhowasappointedthenewChairmanofAMFI?
(1) U.K.Sinha
(2) MilindBarve
(3) SundeepSikka
(4) AnilAmbani
(5) Noneofthese.
70. TheGovt.ofIndiaprovidesdirectfinancialsupporttowhichofthefollowingschemes?
(1) JeevanBharatiScheme
(2) ULIP
(3) SampoornaGrameenRozgarYojana
(4) PackingCreditGuaranteeScheme
(5) Noneofthese.
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71. WhowasappointedthenewChiefExecutiveOfficerofOCMIndia?
(1) SandeepSuri
(2) DatukRoy
(3) BrendaC.Barnes
(4) S.K.Singhal
(5) Noneofthese.
72. WhoamongstthefollowingistheauthoroftheBookABendintheRiver?
(1) V.S.Naipaul
(2) ArunShourie
(3) OctaviaPaz
(4) DanielDefoe
(5) Noneofthese.
73. USPresidentBarack Obama appointed, President andCEO of Adobe Systems, as a member of Presidents
ManagementAdvisoryBoard.
(1) ShantanuNarayan
(2) VikramPandit
(3) DineshPaliwal
(4) FranciscoDSouza
(5) Noneofthese.
74. WhichofthefollowingiscalledthePinkCityofIndia?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Lucknow
(3) Kota
(4) Jaipur
(5) Noneofthese.
75. WhowasawardedwithfirstSitaPuraskaar?
(1) DineshKumarShukla
(2) RajendraShah
(3) MallikaSengupta
(4) SubodhSarkar
(5) Noneofthese.
76. TheReserveBankdoesnothaveanofficein.
(1) Kanpur
(2) Jaipur
(3) Lucknow
(4) Gulbarga
(5) Noneofthese.
77. WhowashonouredwithMotherTeresaAwardforhumanitarianwork?
(1) PremChopra
(2) SanjeevKumar
(3) RajKapoor
(4) Govinda
(5) Noneofthese.
78. ABadmintonplayerissupposedtoknowthemeaningoftheterm
(1) Bouncer
(2) Love
(3) LBW
(4) Punch
(5) Noneofthese.
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79. WhowasselectedfortheprestigiousVyasSammanfor2010?
(1) AmarKant
(2) MalharArvindKulkarni
(3) VishwanathPrasadTiwari
(4) ChitraMudgal
(5) Noneofthese.
80. Howmanyjournalistsfromprint,web,TVandradiowereconferredLaadliMediaAwardsfortheirreportageongender
issues?
(1) 28
(2) 29
(3) 31
(4) 33
(5) Noneofthese.
81. VeteranfilmactorMikkilineniRadhakrishnaMurthypassedawayin2010.
(1) Telugu
(2) Bengali
(3) Malayalam
(4) Tamil
(5) Noneofthese.
82. WhichoneofthefollowingistheobjectiveofCorporateSocialResponsibility(CSR)issuedbytheGovernment?
(1) ToensurethatCompaniestakestepsforrehabilitationofprojectaffectedpeople
(2) ToensurethatCompaniesusesomeoftheirprofitsforeducatingtheprojectaffectedpeople
(3) ToensurethatCompaniesprovidehealthcaretoprojectaffectedpeople
(4) ToensurethatCompaniestakepreventivemeasurestoavoidenvironmentaldamage
(5) Noneofthese.
83. Ahockeyplayerissupposedtoknowthemeaningoftheterm
(1) DeadBall
(2) Bouncer
(3) LBW
(4) PenaltyCorner
(5) Noneofthese.
84. ThefounderofAnantPaihaspassedaway.
(1) Lotpot
(2) Chandamama
(3) SumanSaurabh
(4) AmarChitraKatha
(5) Noneofthese.
85. WhichofthefollowingtermsisnormallyNOTseeninthefieldofInternationalRelations?
(1) ExchangeRate
(2) FreeTrade
(3) MFN
(4) AlluvialSoil
(5) Noneofthese.
86. Inwhichoneofthefollowingstates,populationgrowthrateislowerthanNationalaverage?
(1) Delhi
(2) Gujarat
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) HimachalPradesh
(5) Noneofthese.
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87. FatehSinghRathore,whopassedawayrecently,wasafamous..
(1) Journalist
(2) Economist
(3) WildlifeConservationist
(4) Scientist
(5) Noneofthese.
88. WhichofthefollowingawardsisgivenbyUNESCO?
(1) KalingaPrize
(2) OscarAward
(3) ManBookerPrize
(4) PultizerPrize
(5) Noneofthese.
89. VeteranleaderandformerUnionMinisterArjunSinghpassedawayin2010.
(1) Congress
(2) BJP
(3) BSP
(4) MNS
(5) Noneofthese.
90. FormerPrimeMinisterof..KrishnaPrasadBhattaraipassedawayin2010.
(1) India
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Nepal
(4) Pakistan
(5) Noneofthese.
91. WhichofthefollowingcountriesisNOTamemberoftheG20?
(1) SouthKorea
(2) Brazil
(3) China
(4) Iran
(5) Noneofthese.
92. Seniordiplomat..passedawayin2010.
(1) RaminderSinghJassal
(2) AtulKeshap
(3) AnilVerma
(4) HardeepSinghPuri
(5) Noneofthese.
93. As per Railway Budget 201112, shelter units proposed for track side dwellers in Mumbai, Sealdah, Siliguri,
Tiruchirapallionpilotbasis.
(1) 10,000
(2) 20,000
(3) 30,000
(4) 40,000
94. WhoamongstthefollowingisafamousBadmintonplayerandhasrepresentedIndiainmanyinternationalevents?
(1) SaniaMirza
(2) BaichungBhutia
(3) AparnaPopat
(4) DhanrajPillay
(5) Noneofthese.
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95. Illinoisbecamethe.stateoftheUnitedStatesofAmericatoabolishdeathpenaltyon9March2011.
th
(1) 13
(2) 14th
th
(3) 15
(4) 16th
(5) Noneofthese.
96. WhoamongstthefollowingisNOTaNoblePrizewinningauthor?
(1) OrhanPumuk
(2) DorisLessing
(3) OctavioPaz
(4) AnitaDesai
(5) Noneofthese.
97. AsperUnionBudget201112,AllocationunderRashtriyaKrishiVikasYojanaincreasedfrom6,755croreto.
(1) 6860crore
(2) 7860crore
(3) 8860crore
(4) 9860crore
(5) Noneofthese.
98. HowmuchamountwasallocatedtoBharatNirmanintheUnionBudget201112?
(1) Rs.38,000crore
(2) Rs.48,000crore
(3) Rs.58,000crore
(4) Rs.68,000crore
(5) Noneofthese.
99. LemonJuiceisagoodandrichsourceof..
(1) VitaminA
(2) VitaminB
(3) VitaminC
(4) VitaminD
(5) Noneofthese.
100. HowmuchamountwasallocatedtoSarvaShikshaAbhiyanintheUnionBudget201112?
(1) Rs.11,000crore
(2) Rs.21,000crore
(3) Rs.31,000crore
(4) Rs.41,000crore
(5) Noneofthese.
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21.(2)
31.(4)
41.(3)
51.(3)
61.(1)
71.(4)
81.(1)
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12.(1)
22.(1)
32.(1)
42.(2)
52.(1)
62.(3)
72.(1)
82.(3)
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63.(1)
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96.(4)
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67.(3)
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28.(3)
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48.(2)
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88.(1)
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