PT's General Knowledge Question Bank 16 (01.02.2011)

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PTs General Knowledge Question Bank 16 (01.02.2012)

This set is useful for competitive exams like CSAT / CLAT / Bank PO etc.

Disclaimer: These questions are based on current awareness, & the data and information are subject to change in comingtimes. While totally relevant and current today, some of these may not be so with the passage of time.

Directions: For the following questions, five options are given. Choose the correct option.

1. Nitish Kumar is a famous ..(1) Tennis Player(2) Badminton Player(3) Hockey Player(4) Cricket Player(5) None of these.

2. Which state government approved 100 mobile schools for the Gujjar and Bakerwal communities?(1) Uttar Pradesh(2) Jammu and Kashmir(3) Punjab(4) Haryana(5) None of these.

3. Who was appointed the bowling coach of Australia?(1) Craig McDermott(2) Stuart MacGill(3) Jeff Thomson(4) Shane Warne(5) None of these.

4. Haryana's .. will become the "first" district in the country to get solar street lights in all its villages.(1) Sirsa(2) Sonepat(3) Panchkula(4) Panipat(5) None of these.

5. Who won the 20th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup?(1) India(2) Pakistan(3) Australia(4) South Korea(5) None of these.

6. Which of the following players is associated with the game of hockey?(1) Christopher Ciriello(2) Cristiano Ronaldo(3) Darren Bravo(4) David Beckham(5) None of these.


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7. Which state government decided to replace issuance of ration cards to consumers under the Public Distribution Systemwith smart cards which would be linked to the Unique Identification Card?(1) Punjab(2) Haryana(3) Delhi(4) Uttar Pradesh(5) None of these.

8. Who won the Rome Masters 2011?(1) Rafael Nadal(2) Bob Bryan(3) Andy Murray(4) Novak Djokovic(5) None of these.

9. .. Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru committed suicide.(1) Kenyan(2) South African(3) Brazilian(4) Indian(5) None of these.

10. Who is the President of Uzbekistan?(1) Rustam Mirzaev(2) Rustom Azimov(3) Islam Abduganievich Kari mov(4) Emomali Rahmonov(5) None of these.

11. What is the full form of IFRS?(1) International Financial Reporting Standards(2) International Financial Radio Services(3) International Financial Research School(4) International Finance Reporting System(5) None of these.

12. What is SEBI?

(1) An Advisory Body(2) A Statutory Body(3) A Constitutional body(4) All the above.(5) None of these.

13. Which of the following schemes is associated with the Financial Inclusion?(1) Shaktimaan(2) Saksham(3) Swabhimaan(4) Swawlamban(5) None of these.

14. Many a time we come across a term in field of Banking Operation which reads "CBS". What is the full form of thesame?

(1) Coding Banking System(2) Clearing Banking System(3) Canadian Broadcasting System(4) Core Banking System(5) None of these.


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15. Yuan currency belongs to which one of the following countries?(1) Japan(2) France(3) China(4) Malaysia(5) None of these.

16. Who is the author of the book "Jinnah and Tilak"?(1) Nirmala Deshpande(2) A.G. Noorani(3) A.H.M. Norman Khan(4) Muhammad Amjad(5) None of these.

17. Moortidevi Award is given for excellence in the field of ..(1) Dance(2) Music(3) Literature(4) Cinematography(5) None of these.

18. Which of the following is the book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee?

(1) Higher than Everest(2) A Passage to England(3) Affluent Society(4) The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer(5) None of these.

19. Which of the following days was observed as International Museum Day in 2011?(1) 16May(2) 17May(3) 18 May(4) 19 May(5) None of these.

20. Which of the following is used in the game of Golf?(1) Love

(2) Tee(3) Penalty Stroke(4) No Ball(5) None of these.

21. Who amongst the following is the director of the popular Hindi film "Dabangg"?(1) Mani Ratnam(2) David Dhavan(3) Abhinav Singh Kashyap(4) Arbaaz Khan(5) None of these.

22. In which of the following states, Rosa Power Plant is located?(1) Orissa(2) Haryana

(3) Uttar Pradesh(4) Madhya Pradesh(5) None of these.


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23. Which film won the 'Wholesome Entertainer' award of 2010 at the 58th National Awards?(1) Dabangg(2) Do Dooni Chaar(3) lshqiya(4) Baboo Band Baaja(5) None of these.

24. Which one of the following is not a member of BRICS?(1) Brazil(2) Russia(3) China(4) South Korea(5) None of these.

25. Phase I of Bharat Nirman was implemented in the period 2005-06 to 2008-09 while the Phase II is being implementedfrom 2009-10 to ..(1) 2011-12(2) 2012-13(3) 2013-14(4) 2014-15(5) None of these.

26. Which one of the following is present Saving Bank Interest Rate?(1) 3%(2) 3.5%(3) 4%(4) 4.5%(5) None of these.

27. The Indian Census is a credible source of statistical information on different characteristics of the citizens since ..(1) 1870(2) 1871(3) 1872(4) 1873(5) None of these.

28. According to provisional results, India's population grew to ..

(1) 1.21 billion(2) 1.22 billion(3) 1.23 billion(4) 1.24 billion(5) None of these.

29. According to .. population Census is a Union Subject in India.(1) Article236(2) Article 246(3) Article 256(4) Article 266(5) None of these.

30. D. Harika, whose name was in news, is a ..(1) Badminton Player

(2) Chess Player(3) Table Tennis Player(4) Cricket Player(5) None of these.


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31. India and .. have inked agreement on Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility.(1) Netherlands(2) Nepal(3) Namibia(4) Nauru(5) None of these.

32. Which two countries signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual cooperation in the field of electionmanagement?(1) India-Pakistan(2) India-Egypt(3) India-Nepal(4) India-Bangladesh(5) None of these.

33. The 58th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held in ..(1) Nagpur(2) New Delhi(3) Nasik(4) Narsingpur(5) None of these.

34. Who is the author of the book "Last Man in Tower"?(1) V.S. Naipaul(2) Saeed Mirza(3) Javed Akhtar(4) Aravind Adiga(5) None of these.

35. Former .. Chief Minister Bhajan Lai passed away in 2011.(1) Punjab(2) Uttar Pradesh(3) Delhi(4) Haryana(5) None of these.

36. Who amongst the following won the Men's singles title of French Open 2011?

(1) Novak Djokovie(2) Rafael Nadal(3) Roger Federer(4) Andy Murray(5) None of these.

37. Who is Sachin Pilot?(1) Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology(2) Union Minister of State for Railways(3) Union Minister of State for Tourism(4) Union Minister of State for Agriculture(5) None of these.

38. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in ..(1) Rwanda

(2) Reunion Island(3) Romania(4) Russia(5) None of these.


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39. The World Environment Day is celebrated on which of the following days?(1) June 5(2) June 10(3) June 15(4) June 25(5) None of these.

40. What is Tejas?(1) Spacecraft(2) Missile(3) Submarine(4) Light Combat Aircraft(5) None of these.

41. Legendary .. Maqbool Fida Husain passed away in 2011.(1) Painter(2) Social Activist(3) Journalist(4) Economist(5) None of these.

42. Which of the following trophies/cups is associated with the game of Badminton?

(1) Sudirman Cup(2) Devis Cup(3) Nehru Trophy(4) Duleep Trophy(5) None of these.

43. What is the height of Mount Everest?(1) 6121 Meters(2) 8848 Meters(3) 6512 Meters(4) 7672 Meters(5) None of these.

44. Which country will host 2012 G-20 Summit?(1) Malaysia

(2) Mongolia(3) Mexico(4) Mozambique(5) None of these.

45. Banks in India these days are offering M-Banking Facility to their customers. What is the full form of'M in 'M-Banking'?(1) Money(2) Marginal(3) Message(4) Mobile Phone(5) None of these.

46. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-8?(1) Canada(2) Germany

(3) Japan(4) China(5) None of these.


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47. Which of the following awards are given for the excellence in the field of Sports?(1) Kalinga Prize(2) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award(3) ArjunAward(4) Pulitzer Award(5) None of these.

48. Who has been re-elected as President of FIFA?(1) Bob Houghton(2) Tim Adams(3) Sepp Blatter(4) Ryan Giggs(5) None of these.

49. Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with game of ..(1) Hockey(2) Cricket(3) Badminton(4) Football(5) None of these.

50. Which country will host 2012 Under-21 Squash World Cup?

(1) India(2) Iran(3) Iraq(4) Indonesia(5) None of these.

51. Digvijay Singh, whose name was in news, is the ..(1) General Secretary of All India Congress Committee(2) General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party(3) General Secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party(4) General Secretary of Samajwadi Party(5) None of these.

52. FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 was held in ..(1) Germany

(2) Japan(3) England(4) Mexico(5) None of these.

53. Angela Merkel, who was on visit to India in the recent past, is the ..(1) Chancellor of Georgia(2) Chancellor of Ghana(3) Chancellor of Germany(4) Chancellor of Gabon(5) None of these.

54. The UN General Assembly declared ..as International Widow's Day.(1) 23rd May(2) 23rd June

(3) 23rd

July(4) 23rd August(5) None of these.


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55. Chanda Kochhar is associated with which of the following banks?(1) Yes Bank(2) ICICl Bank(3) Citigroup(4) HDFC Bank(5) None of these.

56. In the world, India is one of the major producers of which one of following minerals?(1) Copper(2) Lead(3) Chromium(4) Zinc(5) None of these.

57. The 11th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity was held from October 1-19, 2011 in..(1) Hubli(2) Hooghly(3) Hapur(4) Hyderabad(5) None of these.

58. Which of the following organizations releases 'The Doing Business Report' every year?(1) WTO(2) UNCTAD(3) World Bank(4) IMF(5) None of these.

59. When is International Level Crossing Awareness Day celebrated?(1) 9 May(2) 9 June(3) 9 July(4) 9 August(5) None of these.

60. 'ASHA1 is a scheme for providing which of the following services to the people in India?

(1) Employment for 100 days(2) Clean Water(3) Primary Education(4) Health Service(5) None of these.

61. Who has constituted a Committee to Examine and Suggest Ways to Recover Income Tax?(1) Central Board of Direct Taxes(2) Department of Economic Affairs(3) Department of Expenditure(4) Income Tax Department(5) None of these.

62. Who is the winner of Santosh Trophy in 2011?(1) Manipur

(2) West Bengal(3) Kerala(4) Jammu & Kashmir(5) None of these.


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63. The Ministry of Railways decided to give the Rail Yatri Sevaks with modern trolleys to..more stations.(1) 4(2) 5(3) 6(4) 7(5) None of these.

64. Many times we read in financial news paper about FII .What is the full form of FII?(1) Final Investment India(2) Foreign Investment India(3) Financial Institutions Investment(4) Foreign Institutional Investment(5) None of these.

65. Who flagged off M.V.AMET MAJESTY, India's first cruise liner and onboard training ship in Chennai?(1) Thiru G. K. Vasan(2) T.R. Baalu(3) A. K.Antony(4) Mukul Roy(5) None of these.

66. Who won the French Open 2011 Women's Singles Title?

(1) Patty Schnyder(2) Li Na(3) Serena Williams(4) Sania Mirza(5) None of these.

67. The Cabinet approved extension of medical facilities to beedi workers under the ..(1) National Rural Health Mission(2) Rashtriya Swasthya BimaYojana(3) Janani Surakha Yojana(4) National Rural Livelihood Mission(5) None of these.

68. Whose signature is found in one rupee notes in India?(1) Governor, RBI

(2) Finance Minister of India(3) President of India(4) Secretary, Ministry of Finance(5) None of these.

69. The Cabinet approved lowering the age limit for the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme from65 years to .. years.(1) 60(2) 55(3) 50(4) 45(5) None of these.

70. Former .. President Frederick Chiluba passed away in 2010.(1) Australian

(2) American(3) Zambian(4) Zimbabwean(5) None of these.


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71. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the implementation of the project for the development of four-laning of Panikoili Rimuli section on National Highway NH 215, in ..(1) Orissa(2) West Bengal(3) Andhra Pradesh(4) Uttar Pradesh(5) None of these.

72. Which of the following terms is not used in Banking World?(1) Holding Company(2) Cheque(3) Credit(4) Centripetal Force(5) None of these.

73. The Sports Ministry has earmarked .. for preparation of athletes under "Project Opex 2012" for London Olympics.(1) Rs 158.39 Crore(2) Rs 258.39 Crore(3) Rs 358.39 Crore(4) Rs 458.39 Crore(5) None of these.

74. The Kyoto Protocol has expired or would expire in which of the following years?(1) 2010(2) 2011(3) 2012(4) 2013(5) None of these.

75. The surface to surface Prithvi-II Missile was successfully flight tested from Launch Complex-Ill at the Interim TestRange, Chandipur in Balasore District of ..(1) Andhra Pradesh(2) Karnataka(3) New Delhi(4) Orissa.(5) None of these.

76. Saraswati Samman is given in which of the following fields?(1) Literature(2) Journalism(3) Sports(4) Film(5) None of these.

77. National Foundation for Communal Harmony was set up in .. as an autonomous body with the Ministry of HomeAffairs, Government of India.(1) 1989(2) 1990(3) 1991(4) 1992(5) None of these.

78. Baba Ramdev was recently in news. He is famous for ..(1) Protest against land mines(2) Protest against deforestation(3) Protest against child labour(4) Protest against black money(5) None of these.


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79. Who won the Men's doubles title of French Open 2011?(1) Eduardo Schwank and Juan Sebastian Cabal(2) Juan Sebastian Cabal and Max Mirnyi(3) Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi(4) Daniel Nestor and Eduardo Schwank(5) None of these.

80. National Income is the(1) NNP at factor cost(2) NN P at market price(3) NDP at fact or cost(4) NDP at market price(5) None of these.

81. Who won the Women's doubles title of French Open 2011?(1) Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina(2) Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka(3) Sania Mirza and Lucie Hradecka(4) Andrea Hlavackova and Elena Vesnina(5) None of these.

82. Which is the currency of U.A.E?

(1) Dirham(2) Dinar(3) Dollar(4) Taka(5) None of these.

83. Who won the Mixed Doubles Title of French Open 2011?(1) Vania King and Rafael Nadal(2) Casey Dellacqua and Rafael Nadal(3) Vania King and Scott Lipsky(4) Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky(5) None of these.

84. Which of the following is the base year for assessment of GDP at factor cost?(1) 2001-02

(2) 2002-03(3) 2003-04(4) 2004-05(5) None of these.

85. The 2011 French Open was the .. edition of the French Open.(1) 108th(2) 109th(3) 110th(4) 111th(5) None of these.

86. Union Budget is always presented first in ..(1) Rajya Sabha(2) Lok Sabha

(3) State Assemblies(4) Joint Session of Parliament(5) None of these.


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87. In which year Swarnajayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana was launched?(1) 1998(2) 1999(3) 2000(4) 2001(5) None of these.

88. Where is Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) located?(1) Jaipur(2) Delhi(3) Kolkata(4) Varanasi(5) None of these.

89. Who bagged the Best Boxer Award at the 44th Youth Men National Boxing Championship?(1) K. Srinivasa Rao(2) V. Balakrishna(3) Vivek Subba(4) Rahul Sharma(5) None of these.

90. Who amongst the following is the director of the popular Hindi film "Ready"?

(1) Anees Bazmee(2) David Dhavan(3) Abhinav Singh Kashyap(4) Arbaaz Khan(5) None of these.

91. Who won the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship?(1) Merriam Webster(2) Aliya Deri(3) Sukanya Roy(4) Jamie Ding(5) None of these.

92. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is an organization under which of the following?(1) World Bank

(2) United Nations(3) World Economic Forum(4) International Monetary Fund(5) None of these.

93. Nataraja Ramakrishna died on 7 June 2011. With which form of classical dance was he associated?(1) Kathakali(2) Kuchipudi(3) Bharatnatyam(4) Manipuri(5) None of these.

94. Which among the following banks had issued first successful Credit Card of the world?(1) Bank of America(2) Standard Chartered Bank

(3) CitiBank(4) ANZ Grindlays Bank(5) None of these.


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95. Who is the new Finance Secretary of India?(1) Sumit Bose(2) Sunil Mitra(3) Sushama Nath(4) P.V. Bhide(5) None of these.

96. How many ASEAN Countries are members of APEC?(1) 4(2) 5(3) 6(4) 7(5) None of these.

97. Devi Prasad died on 1 June 2011. Who was he?(A) Artist(B) Photographer(C) Painter(D) Peace Activist.

(1) Only A(2) A and C

(3) B and D(4) All of the above.(5) None of these.

98. What are Fatah and Hamas?(1) Political Parties of Israel(2) Two Palestinian Parties(3) Two militant groups of Middle Fast(4) Two ethnic fraternities of Palestine(5) None of these.

99. Delhi and .. won the titles in 28th National Youth Basketball Championship in the men's and women's categoryrespectively.(1) Kerala(2) Karnataka

(3) Meghalaya(4) Mizoram(5) None of these.

100. Christopher Henry Gayle, whose name was in news recently, is a ..(1) Badminton Player(2) Chess Player(3) Table Tennis Player(4) Cricket Player(5) None of these.


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