341. “South India will get K-G gas
by 2012” was the news in a major financial
newspaper.
‘K-G’ is the abbreviated name of which of the following ?
(A) Karnataka-Goa
(B) Kaveri-Ganga
(C) Krishna-Godavari
(D) Karnataka-Gulf
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
342. Many a times, we read in
newspapers that some big banks have revised their
lending
rates to make them dearer or cheaper. Though the decision to raise the lending rates
is always in the hands of the banks normally they announce this decision of
theirs—
1. immediately after the Union Budget is presented in the Lok Sabha
every year.
2. when the RBI makes changes in its policy rates.
3. when the Monetary and Credit Policy of the RBI is reviewed periodically.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (C)
343.
Which one of the following is the tide produced as a consequence of moon and sun pulling
the earth in the same direction ?
(1) Spring tide
(2) Neap tide
(3) High tide
(4) Low tide
Answer: 1
344.
The Tied Data Book' containing information on all wild plants and animals in danger of
extinction has been published by which one of the following ?
(1) International Union for Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources
(2) World Wildlife Fund
(3) World Conservation Union
(4) United Nations Environment Programme
Answer: 1
345.
Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding ?
(1) Martin Luther King
(2) Mother Teresa
(3) U. Thant
(4) Dr. Jonas Salk
Answer: 1
346.
Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy ?
(1) Dr. Indra Rangarajan
(2) Dr. Dilip Sanghvi
(3) Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
(4) Mr. D. Subbarao
Answer: 4
347.
Who is the first Indian sports-person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games ?
(1) Leander Paes
(2) Vijender Kumar
(3) Abhinav Bindra
(4) Vikram Rathore
Answer: 3
348.
Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i-Alai, which contains the details of the
first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji ?
(1) Ziauddin Barani
(2) Shams Siraj Afif
(3) Amir Khusrau
(4) Yahiya bin Ahmad
Answer: 3
349.
Who among the following was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha ?
(1) Nagarjuna
(2) Kanishka
(3) Kautilya
(4) Mahavir
Answer: 4
350.
The Instrument of Instructions contained in the Government of India Act 1935 had been
incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as
(1) Fundamental Rights
(2) Directive Principles of State Policy
(3) Fundamental Duties
(4) Emergency Provisions
Answer: 2
351.
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments has added Article 15 (5) in the
Constitution of India providing for reservation in educational institutions in
the
private sector also ?
(1) 81st Amendment
(2) 86th Amendment
(3) 91st Amendment
(4) 93rd Amendment
Answer: 4
352.
The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been
borrowed from the
(1) Constitution of Canada
(2) Weimar Constitution of Germany
(3) Constitution of Ireland
(4) Constitution of the USA
Answer: 2
353. Recently President
Pratibha Patil visited
three countries. Which of the following was not the
part of her trip—
(A) Argentina
(B) Chile
(C) Mexico
(D) Brazil
Answer: A
354. GJM
stands for—
(A) General Justice Movement
(B) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
(C) Gorkhaland Janshakti Morcha
(D) Gorkha Janjagriti Morcha
Answer: B
355.
The elections of which
of the following countries
were marred by controversy—
(A) Italy
(B) Spain
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) Nepal
Answer: C
356. Supreme Court has
upheld the law enacted in 2006 providing 27% for candidates belonging to—
(A) SCs
(B) STs
(C) OBC
(D) Minorities OBC
Answer: C
357.
At which of the following places have the
remains of early
human history been found
in excavation—
(A) Chittorgarh
(B) Bhavnagar
(C) Kolkata
(D) Karaikal
Answer: C
358. ‘Salwa Judum’ is—
(A) Terrorist organization
(B) A branch
of naxalite
(C) Name of a police force
(D) An anti
naxalite movement
Answer: D
359. When was Nepal declared a Secular Nation—
(A) in 2005
(B) in
2007
(C) in 2008
(D) in 2006
Answer: D
360.
The Director General of UN Food and Agriculture
Organisation of present is—
(A) Jacques Diouf
(B) Kundekeh K. Yumkella
(C) Jammel Al Hiyilan
(D) Michael Griffin
Answer: A
