GK Capsule - 11

1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries? (a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Russia 2. The United States has granted the status of major non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries in 2004 ? (a) Pakistan (b) India (c) Afghanistan (d) Myanmar 3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu Sultan in London and brought it back to India ? (a) Ratan Tata (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Vijay Mallya (d) Aditya Birla 4. Which of the following companies became Indias first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ? (a) Satyam (b) HCL (c) Wipro (d) Infosys Technologies 5. Who among the following women is the highest individual scorer in an innings in Test Cricket ? (a) Mithali Raj (b) Kiran Baloch (c) Diana Eduljee (d) None of these 6. Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ? (a) Chandrika Kumaratunga (b) Ranil Wickremesinghe (c) Mahinda Rajapakse (d) DM Jayaratne Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following countries ?

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Who among the following has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ? (a) Rahul Dravid (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) V.V.S. Laxman (d) Virender Sehwag Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India Universe 2010 title ? (a) Lakshmi Pandit (b) Sayali Bhagat (c) Manasvi Mamgai (d) Jyoti Brahmin

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10. The 11th South Asian Federation Games were held recently in which of the following cities ? (a) Dhaka (b) Hyderabad (c) Kathmandu (d) Colombo 11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium ? (a) Capsules (b) Flowers (c) Leaves (d) Roots

12. Who is the Chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission ? (a) C. Rangarajan (b) N. N. Vohra (c) Bimal Jalan (d) Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar 13. The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was (a) Hatimtai (b) Alamm Ara (c) Pundalik (d) Raja Harishchandra 14. The All India Muslim League was founded in the year (a) 1886 (b) 1901 (c) 1913 (d) 1906 15. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?

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Major Som Nath Sharma Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey Captain Vikram Batra None of these

16. Which are the BRIC countries? (a) Brazil, Russia, India, and China (b) Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia (c) Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia (d) None of these 17. Name the Cyclone that hit Bay of Bengal in May 2010 affecting coastal areas of Tamilnadu, AP and Orissa. (a) Katrina (b) Laila (c) Celia (d) Barbara 18. Name the volcano whose dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash is causing many European airports to shut down for days and affecting air traffic worldwide. (a) Eyjafjallajokul (b) Llullaillaco (c) Fuji (d) Mauna Loa 20 Who is the new IPL Commissionaire? (a) Jyotiraditya Scindia (b) Chirayu Amin (c) Lalit Modi (d) Ravi Shashtri 21. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar. (a) Bhanu Athaiya (b) (c) (d) Satyajit Ray A.R Rahman Rasul Pokutty

22. Where is Proctor and Gamble headquartered? a) London b) Frankfurt c) New York d) Cincinnati 23. With which company would you associate Thomas Edison? a) GE b) Exxon c) BP d) Shell

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24. Which is regarded as the oldest Capital City in the World? a) Rome b) Athens c) Damascus d) Baghdad 25. Who was the first cricketer to take all 10 wickets in a Test-match innings? a. Jim Laker b. Paul Hopkins c. Keith Miller d. Anil Kumble

26 Which of the following was one of the founders of PNB ? a) Sunil Bhatia b) Lala Lajpat Rai c) M S Ahluwalia d) Lala HarKishen Lal 27 Who is called Periyar? a) Jyoti Basu b) Potti Sriramulu c) A K Antony d) E V Ramasamy 28. Which is regarded as the driest desert in the World? a) Sahara b) Gobi c) Thar d) Atacama
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Which Indian IT company provided software Solutions for FIFA World Cup 2010. a) Infosys b) Mahindra Satyam c) Wipro d) Tata Consultancy Services 30. Which Company was involved with the oil-spill off the US Coast in April 2010 ? a) Exxon b) Shell c) BP d) HP. 31. Who is the Director of the recent hindi movie Peepli Live? a) Anusha Rizvi b) Mohammed Rasool c) Mahendra Prasad d) Aamir Khan

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32. Who among the following won the National Award for best actress in 2010? a) Mita Vashisht b) Aishwarya Rai c) Priyanka Chopra d) Nandita Das 33 Which of the following Universities topped the Forbes list of Billionaire Universities a) Oxford b) Cambridge c) Harvard d) West Virginia University The Pennines Mountain range belongs to which continent a) Asia b) Europe c) Africa d) Australia

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35. Who was the CEO of Union Carbide factory when the gas leak tragedy took place in the year 1984 leading to the loss of thousands of lifes in Bhopal a) Warren Anderson b) Arjun Singh c) Keshub Mahendra d) Vijay Gokhale 36. Who among the following is associated with the Chipko Movement? a) Mahesh Tripathi b) Kamlesh Pande c) Parag Gupta d) Sunderlal Bahuguna 37. Which political party is Prakash Karat associated with? a) CPI-M b) Congress c) BSP d) BJP 38. Who is/was the host of the Worlds longest running live talk show ? a) Mikhael Brown b) Tony Millers c) Geoff Amiss d) Larry King. 39. Which of the following is associated with Indias Green Revolution? a) Rajesh Jaiwwal b) Rajan Jain c) M S Swaminathan d) Satish Garg.

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40. The Hindi News Channel belongs to which of the following groups? a) Future Group b) Shri Balaji c) The India Today Group d) Reckitt & Benckiser 41. The Bermuda Triangle also known as the Devils Triangle where a number of aircraft and surface vessels allegedly disappeared mysteriously is located in which of the following oceans a) Pacific b) Atlantic c) Arctic d) Indian 42. Who is the only sitting leader in the World to be wanted by the International Criminal Court? a. Hamid Karzai b. Mahmud Ahmadinejad c. Lee Myung Bak d. Omar Hassan Al Bashir 43. Sir Ronald Ross, the person behind the discovery of Malaria parasite was born in ? a) London b) Goa c) Calcutta d) Almora 44. The Commonwealth is composed of how many countries? a) 98 b) 61 c) 54 d) 38 45. Kishore Biyani is associated with : a) Future Group b) Indias Science and Technology Mission c) Space Science d) Indias Foreign Service 46. The Common Man is the creation of (a) R. K. Laxman (b) Jug Suraya (c) Stephen Kinzer (d) None of these

47. The Cripps Mission (1942) was sent to India with the following objective (a) To draft a plan for Indias Independence (b) To secure Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II. (c) To persuade Congress and Muslim league to unite (d) To suppress the demands of Indians for freedom

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Who was the Governer General of India at the time of its independence in 1947? (a) Lord Mount Batten (b) Lord Warren Hastings (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) C. Rajagopalachari

49. Nokia is headquartered in which of the following Countries? a) USA b) Brazil c) Finland d) Japan 50. Das Auto is the punchline of (a) Volkswagen (b) General Motors (c) Audi (d) Hindustan Motors

Answers to previous GK Capsule (#10)

1.b 14.a 26.b 38.b

2.c 3.a 4.c 5.d 6.a 7.a 8.a 9.d 10.b 11.b 12.c 13.d 15.a 16.b 17.b 18.a 19.a 20.d 21.c 22.c 23.a 24.b 25.d 27.d 28.a 29.b 30.d 31.a 32.b 33.a 34.b 35.d 36.a 37.b 39.c 40.c 41.c 42.a 43.a 44.c 45.b 46.a 47.c 48.a 49.a 50.b

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