421. Which of the following is not a food crop ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Barley
(C) Maize
(D) Gram
(E) Cotton
ANS: (E)
422. The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
2009 was given to the President of—
(A) Fiji
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
423. The Govt. of India recently
launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar
Mission.
This mission is one of the key missions on India’s National Action Plan on—
(A) Second Green
Revolution
(B) Climate Change
(C) Recharging of Water bodies
(D) Electricity to all
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
424. In which year Ashoka fought
the Kalinga War?
a) 58 B.C.
b) 78 B.C.
c) 599 B.C.
d) 261 B.C.
Ans : D
425. When was the Berlin
Wall
built?
a) 1917
b)1961
c) 1921
d) 1963
Ans :
B
426. Union Budget always presented first in -
(A) The Loksabha
(B) The Rajyasabha
(C) Joint session of Parliament
(D) Meeting of the Union cabinet
(E) The State Assemblies
ANS: (A)
427. The Government
of India
has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in
Union Budget to help which of the following sections of the society ?
(A) Children
who are bonded labour
(B) Persons working in hazardous industries
(C) Farmers
(D) People living
below poverty line
(E) None of these
ANS: (E)
428. Jose Louise has taken over as the
prime minister of -
(A) France
(B) Argentina
(C) Spain
(D) New zealand
(E) Italy
ANS: (C)
429. Which of the following International forums/ organizations
has made a decision of not to go for reckless
lending ?
(A) G-7
(B) G-8
(C) SAARC
(D) World Bank
(E) IMF
ANS: (E)
430. "World No Tobacco
Day" is observed on which
of the following days ?
(A) Ist May
(B) 10th May
(C) 21st May
(D) 31st May
(E) 1st June
ANS: (D)
431. Late Vijay Tendulkar was a famous -
(A) Social
Work
(B) Politician
(C) Sportsman
(D) Play Wright
(E) None of these
ANS: (D)
432. Many times we erad in
newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?
(A) Genetically Marketed
(B) Genetically Modified
(C) Green
& Moisturious (
D) Globally Marketed
(E) None of these
ANS: (B)
433. Barack Obama
whose
name
was in news recently is from which
of the following countries ?
(A) UK
(B)USA
(C) France (D)
Italy
(E) None of these
ANS: (B)
434. Who amongst
the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ?
(A) Serena Williams
(B) Katarina Srebotnik
(C) Andy Murray
(D) Nichlas
Almagro
(E) Ricky Ponting
ANS: (E)
435. The head office of
the Stae Bank
Of India is located in -
(A) Kolkat
(B) New Delhi
(C) Pune
(D) Ahmedabad
(E) None of these
ANS: (E) Mumbai
436. Voting in local bodies
elections is compulsory in which one of the following states ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Gujarat
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
437. India’s exports of which of the
following to USA has been growing at a fast
pace
despite the global slowdown and recession ?
(A) Handicrafts and Carpets
(B) Textiles and Clothing
(C) Horticultural products
(D) Foodgrains
(E) Services
Ans : (E)
438. Russia recently agreed to
resume import of natural gas from which of the
following
countries after a gap of about a month following a dispute over prices of
the same
?
(A) Iran
(B) Turkmenistan
(C) China
(D) Kazakhstan
(E) N. Korea
Ans : (B)
439. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of
any global stock exchange ?
(A) Nasdaq
(B) Nikkei
(C) Kospi
(D) Dow
(E) Combix
ANS: (E)
440. Many times we read the term 'ECB'in
financial newspapers.What is the full form of 'ECB'?
(A) Essential
Commercial Borrowing
(B) Essential
Credit & Borrowing
(C) External
Credit & Business
(D) External
Commercial Borrowing
(E) None Of These
ANS: (D)
441. India recently signed an
agreement for cooperation in the field of nuclear
power for
civil purposes. This agreement is free from any restrictions on India. India signed
this agreement with—
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) USA
(D) Canada
(E) Russia
Ans : (E)
442. ‘Between the Assassinations’ is
a book written by—
(A) Chetan Bhagat
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Shobha De
(D) Vikram Seth
(E) Arvind Adiga
Ans : (E)
443. Which of the following prizes/
awards is not given for Excellence in the field
of
Literature ?
(A) Dronacharya Award
(B) Aga Khan Prize for Fiction
(C) Commonwealth Award
(D) Nobel Prize
(E) Man Booker Prize
Ans : (A)
444. Which of the following terms is
not used in the game of Hockey ?
(A) Centre
(B) Downswing
(C) Drop pass
(D) Goal line
(E) Blue line
Ans : (B)
445. ‘Invisible’ is a novel written
by—
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Chetan Bhagat
(C) Anita Desai
(D) Meghnad Desai
(E) Paul Auster
Ans : (E)
