[Sarkari-Naukri] Harish Sati, Current Affairs : Objective GK Questions

Current Affairs : Objective GK Questions

1. Which organization was set up in November 1966 following the recommendation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East to faster economic growth and co-operation in the region of Asia and the Far East ?
(A) International monetary fund
(B) Food and agricultural organization
(C) Asiatic society
(D) Asian development bank

2. 'Asian Drama', by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects ?
(A) Theater Movements in Asia
(B) Economics
(C) Inter national politics
(D) Look East Policy of India

3. With which one of the following dance forms is Madhavi Mudgal Associated ?
(A) Bharat Natyam
(B) Odissi
(C) Kathak
(D) Kathakali

4. Which one of the following has been proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritages of humanity ?
(A) Purana
(B) Ramlila
(C) Geeta
(D) Mahabharata

5. How is Satyadev Dubey well known ?
(A) Playwright and Director
(B) A renowned economist
(C) A well known environmentalist
(D) A renowned Hindi poet

6. Who among the following have been honoured with 'Bharat Ratna' ?
1. Morarji Desai
2. Gulzari Lal Nanda
3. C. Subramaniam
4. Ustad Bismillah Khan
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

7. World's No.1 Tennis player Roger Federer was recently nominated the Goodwill Ambassador of the UNICEF Roger Federer is a citizen of—
(A) USA
(B) Switzerland
(C) Canada
(D) Australia
(E) None of these

8. Mr. Najib Razak won the election for the Prime Minister of—
(A) Malaysia
(B) Peru
(C) Tunisia
(D) Uruguay
(E) None of these

9. Who was the chief guest at the India's 60th Republic Day celebrations on 26th January, 2009 ?
(A) Nicholas Sarkozi
(B) Nursultan Nazarbeyev
(C) Zilur Rahman
(D) Ram Baran Yadav
(E) None of these

10. National Technology Day is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) 11th June
(B) 11th July
(C) 11th August
(D) 11th December
(E) 11th May

11. The Liberhan Commission was set up to give its report on which of the following issues ?
(A) Demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya
(B) Godhra Rail Kand
(C) Bomb Blasts in Mumbai in 1993
(D) Bofors Gun Deal
(E) None of these

12. Which of the following Nations has got a new National Flag ?
(A) Venezuela
(B) Finland
(C) Estonia
(D) Cyprus
(E) Cuba

13. Who among the following has launched a new venture named 'blogenery where. com' ?
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Ratan Tata
(C) Mr. Narayan Murthy
(D) Azim Premji
(E) Sabeer Bhatia

14. Which of the following is the author of the book 'Red' ?
(A) Irwin Allan Sealy
(B) Suketu Mehta
(C) C. Raja Mohan
(D) M. J. Akbar
(E) None of these

15. Mr. Navin Chawla is the—
(A) Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
(B) Foreign Secretary, Government of India
(C) Chief Election Commissioner
(D) Attorney General of India
(E) None of these

16. Mr. Matti Vanhanen whose name was in News recently is the—
(A) President of Estonia
(B) Prime Minister of Estonia
(C) President of Finland
(D) Prime Minister of Finland
(E) None of these

17. 'Rosatom' is the atomic energy agency of—
(A) Canada
(B) France
(C) Britain
(D) Germany
(E) Russia

18. 'Guantanamo Bay' which has been in News in recent past is a detention cell located in—
(A) Russia
(B) Germany
(C) USA
(D) Iraq
(E) Britain

19. Mr. Kiran Karnik is the newly appointed Chairman of—
(A) Tata Consultancy Services
(B) Mahindra & Mahindra
(C) Infosys
(D) HCL Technologies
(E) Satyam Computers Services

20. President George Bush was recently on a surprise visit to Iraq. Which of the following was the reason for his visit ?
(A) He wanted to meet the rebels personally so that they can be brought to the negotiation table
(B) He wanted to meet the new Prime Minister Nuri-al-maliki to whom he promished USA's continuous support
(C) He wanted to personally visit the jails of Iraq where war detainces are kept to see that human
rights are not violated in these jails
(D) He went there to preside over the meeting with several other Nations on the future of Iraq

21. Who amongst the following is included in the list of 100 people instrumental in shaping the world, prepared by the 'time magazine' ?
(A) Mr. Ratan Tata
(B) Mr. Kumar Manglam Birla
(C) Mr. Nandan M. Nilekani
(D) Mr. Rahul Bajaj
(E) None of these

22. Hundreds of thousands of school children in which of the following countries were on a three week boycott of classes as they were demanding that the government should spend on repairing schools, provide free school lunches and should scrap fees for university entrance exams ?
(A) Chile
(B) Denmark
(C) Cuba
(D) Brazil
(E) None of these

23. Vyas Sanman is given for excellence in the field of—
(A) Music
(B) Literature
(C) Social service
(D) Sports
(E) Film

24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Freedom Fear' ?
(A) Nelson Mandela
(B) Aung San Suukye
(C) Taslima Nasreen
(D) Banzir Bhutto
(E) None of these

25. Which of the following countries is likely to become the member of the European Union as formal negotiations for the same started recently ?
(A) Turkey
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Taiwan
(E) None of these

Answers :
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (E)
11. (A) 12. (A) 13. (E) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (E) 18. (C) 19. (E) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (E)


26. Magsaysay Awards are not given in which of the following categories ?
(A) Literature
(B) Peace and International Understanding
(C) Music
(D) Public service
(E) Emergent leadership

27. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Colours of the rainbow' ?
(A) A.V. Kamath
(B) Anita Nayyar
(C) Pritish Nandy
(D) Sonia Gandhi
(E) None of these

28. A two-day world's leaders summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy of G-20 was held on April 2, 2009 at—
(A) Hong Kong
(B) Beijing
(C) New Delhi
(D) Jakarta
(E) London

29. Why was the name of Mr. S.Y. Quereshi recently in News ?
(A) He is new Election Commissioner of India
(B) He is the new Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India
(C) He will be our New permanent representative in UNO
(D) His India's new permanent representative in world trade organization
(E) None of these

30. Women in which of the following OPEC countries participated in elections for the first time ? (Election were held recently)
(A) UAE
(B) Kuwait
(C) Iran
(D) Saudi Arabia
(E) None of these

31. Who amongst the following is the Author of the book 'The City of Joy' ?
(A) Dominique Lapierre
(B) Guentar grass
(C) Daniel steele
(D) Graham Green
(E) None of these

32. Why was Mr. Vijay Nambiar's name recently in news ?
(A) He has taken over as the new cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India
(B) He will be our permanent representative in UNO
(C) He has taken over as the under Secretary General in the UNO
(D) He is new Foreign Secretary Govt. of India
(E) None of these

33. Alan Garcia whose name was recently in news is the—
(A) Prime Minister of Peru
(B) President of Peru
(C) Prime Minister of Italy
(D) President of Italy
(E) None of these

34. 'Shequel' is the currency of—
(A) Israel
(B) Kenya
(C) Iraq
(D) Iran
(E) None of these

35. The 12th National e-governance conference was recently organized in—
(A) New Delhi
(B) Jaipur
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bangalore
(E) Goa

36. As per the reports published in the newspaper which of the following countries in first in production of gold jewellery ?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Turkey
(D) Italy
(E) None of these

37. Mr. Ram Krishna Suryabhanji Gavai has recently taken over as the Governor of—
(A) West Bengal
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Kerala
(E) None of these

38. Who amongst the following was adjudged best actress in the 9th IIFA Award Ceremony held in Bangkok ?
(A) Lara Dutta
(B) Priyanka Chopra
(C) Kajal
(D) Kareena Kapoor
(E) None of these

39. Which of the following countries recently test fired a series of missile ?
(A) Russia
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea
(D) France
(E) None of these

40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Bearders-My Life in Cricket' ?
(A) Shane Warne
(B) Bill Frindall
(C) Brian Lara
(D) Imran Khan
(E) None of these

41. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Indian By Choice" ?
(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) L. K. Advani
(C) Sonia Gandhi
(D) J. K. Rolling
(E) Amit Das Gupta

42. The fifth D-8 summit of developing Nations was organized recently in—
(A) Malaysia
(B) India
(C) Brazil
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these

43. India recently signed on MOU on military ties with which of the following countries ?
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) China
(D) Italy
(E) Russia

44. Which of the following countries is not one of the four former Soviet states who have jointly formed a forum, 'organization for democracy and economic development GUAM' ?
(A) Georgia
(B) Ukraine
(C) Croatia
(D) Azerbaijan
(E) Moldova

45. Which of the following countries has awarded congressional gold medal to Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso ?
(A) Britain
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) USA
(E) None of these

46. Mallika Sarabhai is associated which of the following ?
(A) Classical music
(B) Classical dance
(C) Social service
(D) Protection of environment

47. The name Pierre Cardian is association with which of the following field ?
(A) Pop music
(B) Fashion designing
(C) Painting
(D) Motion picture

48. Where was the first Engineering College of India located ?
(A) Bombay
(B) Roorkee
(C) Varanasi
(D) Calcutta

49. What facility is provided by 'RISAT-2' launched by ISRO in April 2009 ?
(A) Satellite-based multimedia link
(B) Remote sensing
(C) Intelligence data
(D) Military Spy Satellite

50. With which musical instrument is Hari Prasad Chaurasia associated ?
(A) Flute
(B) Sarod
(C) Sitar
(D) Veena

Answers :
26. (C) 27. (E) 28. (E) 29. (A) 30. (B) 31. (A) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (E)
36. (B) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (B) 41. (E) 42. (A) 43. (C) 44. (C) 45. (D)
46. (B) 47. (B) 48. (B) 49. (D) 50. (A)


51. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra depicted on the National Flag of India ?
(A) 16
(B) 20
(C) 24
(D) 32

52. Who is the author of the book 'Long Walk to Freedom'?
(A) Nelson Mandela
(B) Louis Fischer
(C) Aung Sang Sukyi
(D) MaoTse Tung

53. Who among the following is referred as 'Desert Fox'?
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Gen. Eisenhover
(C) Gen. Rammel
(D) Gen. Mc Arthur

54. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with—
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
(B) Netaji Subhash Bose's fight against British occupation of India
(C) The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
(D) The partition of India and Pakistan

55. IMF was established to meet which of the following objectives ?
1. Promoting International monetary co-operation
2. Expanding International trade
3. Lessening the disequalibrium in balance of trade
4. Avoiding competitive exchange depreciations
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

56. The term 'dialectics' refers to—
(A) Ideological conflicts
(B) Unification of opposites
(C) Deriving the truth after debate and discussions
(D) Materialist decision

57. Who among the following former Chief of Army Staff became the first Field Marshal ?
(A) General K.M. Cariappa
(B) General K.S. Thimmayya
(C) General A.S. Vaidya
(D) General S.H.F.J. Maneksha

58. On 3 July, 2006, the first train was out from Lhasa Railway station. When it passed through its highest point over the Tibetan grassland. Many passengers reached out for which of the following to word off attitude sickness ?
(A) Mineral water bottle
(B) Pollution filter mask
(C) Oxygen mask
(D) Cold drink bottle

59. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below :
List-I
(a) Lachchu Maharaj
(b) Fayyaz Khan
(c) Sidheshwari devi
(d) Talat Mehmood
List-II
1. Dhrupad
2. Ghazal
3. Kathak
4. Thumri
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 1 4

60. The world's highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in—
(A) Colombia
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Switzerland

61. If a complete ship is hired, the shipping company issues—
(A) Shipping order
(B) Charter party
(C) Bill of Entry
(D) Railway receipt

62. As per nuclear agreement signed by George W. Bush, the then President of USA and Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, the number of Nuclear reactors which India had agreed to open up for inspection by International Atomic Energy Agency was—
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16

63. Consider the following statements :
1. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission
in December 2005.
2. The Mission will have an initial corpus of Rs. one lakh crore.
3. Initially only 28 state capitals will benefit from the mission.
4. The mission aims to provide food for work to the urban poor.
Which of the above statement(s) is / are correct ?
(A) 1 and 3 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1, 2, 3 only
(D) All the four

64. Who among the following has been given Time Person of the Year Award 2008 ?
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Ronald Reagan

65. Who has been recently given 'Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development' 2008 ?
(A) Bismillah Khan
(B) Jyoti Basu
(C) Mohammad El Bardei
(D) Mahesh Bhatt

66. 'Tshwane Declaration' was signed by representative of—
(A) India and South Africa
(B) India and Brazil
(C) India, Brazil and South Africa
(D) India and Myanmar

67. Who of the following have received the Nobel Prize 2008 in Medicine ?
(A) John C. Mather and George F. Snoot
(B) Herald Zur Hausen, Luc Montagnier and Francoise, Barre-Sinoussi
(C) Steven Boone and Curtis Cooper
(D) Roger Korhberg

68. Consider the following statements about the 'Right to Information Act, 2005' and select one which is not provided for or specially exempted ?
(A) It is not a pplicable in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
(B) An applicant making request for information will have to give reason for seeking information
(C) Removal of Chief Information Commissioner
(D) Every Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of 5 years or fill the age of 65 years whichever is earlier

69. Consider the following statements :
1. The first ever fast Asia summit was held in Singapore in December 2005
2. The summit was attended by 16 countries from the East Asian region including India.
Which of the above statement(s) is / are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

70. Consider the following statements :
1. The 93rd Indian Science Congress was held at Hyderabad (A.P.) in January 2006.
2. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan was the recipient of the India Science Award 2004 at the congress
Which of the above statement(s) is / are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

71. Which South American country has elected a leftist leader as its President for the first time in the 180 year old history of South America?
(A) Venezuela
(B) Argentina
(C) Uruguay
(D) Bolivia

72. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited some countries. One of them happens to be a country
visited by any President of India for the first time.
Which one of these is that country ?
(A) Mauritius
(B) South Africa
(C) Myanmar
(D) None of these

73. Who is the author of Harry Potter Book series ?
(A) Charles Dickens
(B) Nick Middeeton
(C) J.K. Rowling
(D) Edward Klein

74. Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations ?
(A) Javier Perez de Cuellar
(B) Kofi Annan
(C) U. Thant
(D) Boutros Boutros-Ghali

75. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has not yet been signed by—
(A) Canada
(B) China
(C) India
(D) United Kingdom

Answers :
51. (C) 52. (A) 53. (C) 54. (C) 55. (A) 56. (A) 57. (D) 58. (C) 59. (B) 60. (B)
61. (B) 62. (C) 63. (B) 64. (C) 65. (C) 66. (A) 67. (B) 68. (B) 69. (B) 70. (A)
71. (D) 72. (C) 73. (C)
74. (B) Ban Ki-Moon is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
75. (C) NPT has not been signed by the four countries—India, Israel, North Korea and Pakistan.


76. Chandigarh's 'Rock Garden' is the creation of—
(A) Kishan Chand
(B) Nek Chand
(C) Gyan Chand
(D) Mool Chand

77. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
List-I (Musician)
(a) Asad Ali Khan
(b) Mallikarjun
(c) Vismillah Khan
(d) T.N. Krishnan
List-II (Excellence in)
1. Shahnai
2. Violin
3. Classical music
4. Vina
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 1 2 3 4

78. Md. Shaukat Aziz is—
(A) Prime Minister of Pakistan
(B) Foreign Minister of Pakistan
(C) Pakistan's Ambassador to India
(D) Finance Minister of Pakistan

79. An expert in precious stones and the art of stone cutting is known as a—
(A) Gemsmith
(B) Jeweller
(C) Gemmidary
(D) Lapidary

80. Who amongst the following is nominated as India's candidate for the post of the Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UNO) ? (The post will fall vacant by the end of 2006)
(A) Mr. Shyam Sharan
(B) Mr. Shashi Tharoor
(C) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(E) None of these

81. The Foundation of the Metro Rail Project was laid in which of the following cities of South India recently?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Chennai
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Cochin
(E) Bangalore

82. The L. N. Mittal's group is planning to set up a Rs. 40,000 crore steel plant in—
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Orissa
(E) Madhya Pradesh

83. The fifth summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) was held in June 2006 in which of the following countries ?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) Tajakhstan
(E) None of these

84. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Buddha's Warriors' ?
(A) Amit Bhaduri
(B) Mikel Dunhan
(C) Rashme Sehgal
(D) Willian Darlymple
(E) None of these

85. Mr. V. Vaithlingam recently became the Chief Minister of which of the following states/union territories for the second time consecutively ?
(A) Puducherry
(B) Delhi
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
(E) None of these

86. Mr. Jose Luise Rodriguez Zapatero was recently on a visit to India. He is the—
(A) President of France
(B) Prime Minister of France
(C) President of Spain
(D) Prime Minister of Spain

87. As per the reports in the Newspapers the old age pension is now raised to which of the following amounts from the present Rs. 75 ?
(A) Rs. 100
(B) Rs. 150
(C) Rs. 175
(D) Rs. 200
(E) Rs. 250

88. A conflict between Hizbullah and which of the following countries is going on since last so many years ?
(A) Uganda
(B) Lebanan
(C) Somalia
(D) South Africa
(E) Israel

89. Which of the following satellites launched by India recently crashed within minutes of its launch ?
(A) INSAT–4A
(B) INSAT-4B
(C) INSAT-4C
(D) EDUSAT
(E) METSAT

90. About 30 Ministers from the UN backed transitional government in which of the following countries resigned recently due to their differences with the Prime Minister ?
(A) Uganda
(B) Iraq
(C) Lebanan
(D) Israel
(E) Somalia

91. The Prime Minister recently announced a special assistance package for Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. The package is announced to help—
(A) Farmers who are in severe distress because of heavy debts on them
(B) Victims of heavy rains and flood
(C) Handloom workers of the region who lost their jobs
(D) Those who need rehabilitation because of Sardar Sarovar project
(E) None of these

92. Various countries and UN agencies are putting a pressure on Israel and its American ally to agree to an unconditional ceasefire in—
(A) Iraq
(B) Congo
(C) Lebanan
(D) Somalia
(E) None of these

93. Ashok Gehlot has taken over as the Chief Minister of—
(A) Orissa
(B) Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur
(E) Rajasthan

94. Who amongst the following was the chairman of the second administration reforms commission who submitted its first report recently ?
(A) Smt. Ambika Soni
(B) Mr. G. Madhavan
(C) Mr. Veerappa Moily
(D) Mr. V. K. Duggal
(E) None of these

95. Which of the following is/are social welfare schemes launched by the union government ?
1. National food for work programme
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
3. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Only 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

96. Mr. Ngugen Minh Triet whose name was recently in News is the President of—
(A) South Korea
(B) Myanmar
(C) Vietnam
(D) North Korea
(E) None of these

97. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'My Childhood Days' ?
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Kuldeep Nayyar
(C) Jhumpa Lahiri
(D) Amit Choudhary
(E) Taslima Nasreen

98. Malegaon which was in News recently is a town known for which of the following businesses ?
(A) Glassware
(B) Software
(C) Electronic Goods
(D) Textile (Powerlooms)
(E) None of these

99. 'Hindi Diwas' is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) 10th September
(B) 11th September
(C) 12th September
(D) 13th September
(E) 14th September

100. The Prime Minister of India recently discussed which of the following issues with the group of eminent scientists ?
(A) Disaster management system in the wake of Tsunami
(B) Nuclear Deal with USA
(C) Future of Hydro Electric Project
(D) Global warming
(E) None of these

Answers :
76. (B) 77. (B) 78. (A) 79. (B) 80. (B) 81. (E) 82. (D) 83. (A) 84. (B) 85. (A)
86. (D) 87. (D) 88. (E) 89. (C) 90. (D) 91. (A) 92. (C) 93. (E) 94. (C) 95. (E)96. (C) 97. (E) 98. (D) 99. (E) 100. (B)


101. Which of the following industries suffered a huge loss of almost Rs. 20 crore per day, due to floods in Gujarat ?
(A) Oil and Natural Gas
(B) Information Technology
(C) Textile Industry
(D) Sugar Mills
(E) None of these

102. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ''A Call to Honour, in Service of Emergent India'' ?
(A) Shri L.K. Advani
(B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(D) Mr. Jaswant Singh
(E) None of these

103. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Cricket My Style' ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Shanta Rangaswami
(D) Ajit Wadekar
(E) None of these

104. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an Indian organisation/agency associated with exported of processed food products ?
(A) APEDA
(B) AAPSO
(C) AINEF
(D) AITUC
(E) None of these

105. Who amongst the following has received Magsaysay Award 2008 for Emergent Leadership?
(A) Prakash Amte
(B) Grace Padaca
(C) Anand Galapatti
(D) Ahmad Syafii Marrife
(E) None of these

106. Who amongst the following launched his/her 'Peace Mission for Development of Jammu and Kashmir' recently ?
(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(D) Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad
(E) None of these

107. Amnesty International won Nobel Prize for Peace in—
(A) 1971
(B) 1977
(C) 1984
(D) 1987

108. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India ?
(A) Nandini Satpati
(B) Sashikala Kodokar
(C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
(D) Sucheta Kriplani

109. Recently 'Abu Gharib' was very much in News which is—
(A) A dreaded terrorist
(B) A sunken passenger ship
(C) A character in art movies
(D) A jail for prisoner of war

110. Where is the headquarter of International Labour Organisation located ?
(A) Geneva
(B) Vienna
(C) Rome
(D) Berne

111. Ustad Vilayat Khan is associated with—
(A) Veena
(B) Sitar
(C) Sarod
(D) Violin

112. Which among the following is first indigenously built missile ?
(A) Agni
(B) Prithvi
(C) Akash
(D) None of these

113. Present day name of 'Siam' is—
(A) Thailand
(B) Malaysia
(C) Indonesia
(D) Male

114. World Tourism Day is observed on—
(A) September 27
(B) October 24
(C) November 15
(D) December 31

115. DTH—(Direct to Home) is related to—
(A) Television
(B) Telephone
(C) Mobile Phone
(D) Internet

116. The headquarters of Internation Olympic Committee is at—
(A) Switzerland
(B) Londan
(C) Moscow
(D) New York

117. Who is the writer of Novel 'Padma Nadir Mazi' ?
(A) Manik Bandyopadhyay
(B) Tara Shankar Bandyopadhyay
(C) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhojopadhyay

118. Hari Prasad Chourasia is a renowned player of—
(A) Tabla
(B) Sarod
(C) Flute
(D) Sitar

119. Oscar awards are associated with—
(A) Literature
(B) Science
(C) Sports
(D) Films

120. Who among the following is the chairperson of the National Commission for Women ?
(A) Poornima Advani
(B) Girija Vyas
(C) Amrita Patel
(D) Brinda Karat

121. Where in India did Pervez Musharraf watch the one day international played recently ?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bangaluru
(D) Delhi

122. First drama of Madhushudan Datta—
(A) Sharmishtha
(B) Krishnakumari
(C) Padmabati
(D) Mayakanan

123. Poet of 'Banalata Sen' is—
(A) Joy Goswami
(B) Bishnu Dey
(C) Shankha Ghosh
(D) Jibanananda Das

124. With which of the following is Begum Akhter associated ?
(A) Vocal music
(B) Dance
(C) Politics
(D) Painting

125. Who among the following is popularly known as 'Nightingale of India' ?
(A) Lata Mangeskar
(B) Asha Bhonsle
(C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(D) Sarojini Naidu

Answers :
101. (C) 102. (D) 103. (B) 104. (A) 105. (C) 106. (A) 107. (B) 108. (D) 109. (D) 110. (A)
111. (B) 112. (A) 113. (A) 114. (A) 115. (A) 116. (A) 117. (A) 118. (C) 119. (D) 120. (B)
121. (D) 122. (A) 123. (D) 124. (A) 125. (D)



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Mobile No:- 09990646343
E-mail:- Harish.sati@gmail.com

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