ffire

2.

6.

UI}Io has been appointed the nea'rrime Ministe. of Malaysia ?

tal Naleeb Abd!l Razaaq

(dl Miian MohmmadWhich Ameiicd wonan of India!orisin has been eteded a mcinberofRaii.r oh:ma s Fiitn Coxnc '?

(b) Aniu Bhesav(c) Nirolana vashishth(dJ Preeta Binsal

3. \\ftich of tbe lollowns hdians hasbeen appoinied Lhe spedal senjorAdvisor o d1e Presidentol(tN cen

(al Shashl Tharcor

Which counry spends mdimum onDeferse, accolding to a recent rc-pon issled by Srockholn lntemational Peace Resedch Instiflrte ?(al china (b) Russiatc) USA (dl IsraelAccodins m rhe above repon, whatwrs rne Delcent shtre of UsAs detense budqerrn rhe total defeise erlenditure incuded 8loba11y h the

la) 4sok (b) s0%t.l sso/o (d) 60%wli.h .^nntu.lid rh.IIN .ecentlvimlosed sanciions on, ror conduc;inithe rcs launch .f its rockeh ?

(a) lran (b) c!'bafcl North Korea (d) Libaiaerodons 2 is the rnterconrinenralBaiiistic Missile ticBl'l) ot

ldl Papua New cuineaAecoidirs lo a recent.eDorlot Annest! lnrermridnal. which of rhelol;wins coutries awarded Capr-ta] Punishment to maximum nu1_

(a) chira tb) Iran(cl Saudi Arabia (d) ribyal\4lich ol rhe followng orgdiza_tions/D1ocs is a member of G 20 ?

o) sdARc(cl MERCOSUR

Urhd has been re-appointed lhe Dircctot Gendal of world Ttade

(.) Rohit Shetty

wherc uas fie $L]mit uf Majo.Economies Forun on EneryY ardClnlate held recently?ta) UK[c) UAE

(b) ukaiDe(d) USA

How mdy colnbres paficipatedin rhF <rmm t ofMalor Economieslorun on Enersx anil climare?

9.19.

10.

11.

20.

21.

12.

O) Nirupam sen(c) Ronen sen

United Nation's Pre$Awa.d - 2009' will be

(;) Basant vikamrunseCb) kran Thaparic) larid zalariardl G. B. Marrin

5. iie coveted 'Hoover Medal for theYear 2008 will be Siven to:(a) A1 Gofe(bl A.P.J. Abdul Kalan

I6sim Ali Rashid Ali A1-Bedavi hdoeated history bY b.coming the firsteler ond Justice of wlich of the

(al saudi Arabia (b) Pakistan(cl UAE (d) Qatar

7. who among these. hd beenre-elected lhe nee President ot

(al KimYonslll O) Ktn Jof,g Pill(c) Kin Slns (d) Kin Jons 11

Which of lhe fouowins Bi8 Econo'mies has ddimum forisn debq accordins ro a recenl repon teleasedby the lMF?

O) lndia(d) Getndy

Which two counnies will have to re-define their inremational bomddies on acco{nt of melting of rheAlpine Glacier due to Global wan

(a) chlna

(a) 50o/a

22.

(a) lrdce & BritainO) fta1y & switzerland(c) lrance & swiizerlandtdl FGnce & ItalY

14. \ Ihere was the G 20 Sudmit held

{a) Pdis (b) stockholn(c) Londor (dl Rone

15, lvhar percentage of the CLoL'alElonomi do tneG-20NationsrePre

(a) 77 (b) 20{c) 23 (d) 25

24. who is the seoetarY Gene.al of

(a) Ronald K Noble(b) K M chiana(c) David Arthur(dl siitrminai ch Pinawho has won th€ presidential elec_

(a) Alvaro lernando Noboa

which of these latin AmericaD Da-tions has/have leftist govern

16.

17,

(b) 6sYo(c) 7so/o (d) 85%who chairs L\e G-20 at preseDt?(al cemany (b) India(cl Bntain (d) MencoBenjamin N.t )cnoo has recendyb.en ele.led the Prime Mini't€ r o t.

tal Philipprnes (]rj lsraeltcl R!$ia ldl Argentinawttrch of rhe lollo\ms Sou th !a.i6cnations recently undetrent a cou!?(a) I'ji(c) roso

(b) Bolivia

25-

ta) Japd(c) usA

14.

26,

24,

27. Which courtry has ropped tteGlobal Ljsr o1160 developins cou!tries fi€rnrs liom dre ourilow olhuge amolnts ol mone! rhrorgh lhcirchrrfels'tul Saudi Arabia fbl Mcnco

(d) chinawith which country India has reccndy signed rhree asreements inthe lield ofagrictlrure, toLrlsn and

lvith the joinilg of Albania andCroaria as N,\TO s newest members,the roial membership of NATO has

ib) 26lc) 27 (d) 28

36. The sth Summit of dre Anericaswas held at Poit of spain. Porr ofSFin is located in uhich couDtry ?

ibl Cuba{c) Trinldad & Tobaso

The organisatior for EcononicCo oDcrahor Jrd De!e|.. nenroncblhrs icrreadq irtFh,;.(al LondoD (b) Parjs(c) Rolre (d) Brusselslvhidr ol drese siatemcnts is/a.e

1. Chira has sisned a deal lordelelopnis friendly reladonsuith dre lolidcally volatileNorlh Westeh lrorrierProvince olPakisran,

2. 'lhe Pakistad covernnent isnor happywith this no!e.

(a) onh r (b) only 2

Whi.h of tlrese srarernenrs is//are

1. Iranhds rec€nrly olened irs lirstplant nn p.oducirg Duclear fuel.

2. tran ias l isted rhat theluclcar tuel will be used orny lorg€n€mtins electriciry. bur theintemational communirv fea.sthat ir could also'be ;sed roLruild nlci.ar sdrheads.

(al only 1 tb) Only2

which Ar;icaD counE has io shch,eIts oM Curcnct for one year, b€-calse drere is nodring to support

ta) zinlabh'. ib) Bo$a'ana{c) Alsena (d) zambiaThe P.ine Minister ol , Abhisitvejjajn'a is hcirs sdff resistan.e

(cl Malaysia (d) Thaiiarduhich coultry is aiming ro crr its10% Sulflr Dioxid. Emissiof bv

(b) Laray EchoHawk

The rew chiel of the UNDP is a foFmer P.ime MniisLer of which olthe

(a) New zealand (b) chiletcjThailand fdl.{nstraliaAnidst rhe.ilple effec$ oILhe eco-nomic sLoi{doan. which coht.y.ecendy reponed its fnst €ler Fo.eignTrade Deficit in the lasr 28 yea$?(a) china(c) Japan (d) FranceWhich of lhe follon'irs pesons, alormer resideni, has been conlictedoI "dnres agalnst hrhaniqr andsenrenced ro 2s y.af in pnsoD forhis roie in killirss and kidlappinssby seoriry forces dllilg his govem-meDt's battle againsi leftist Srenil

The person in rhe question abol'e isthe foner president of:(ar clrneicl Venezuela (dl JapanThc nost prestisiors a{ard for architecttr.e. the Pnrzker Prize, has

(c) K.J. sharponjildl Anil lalWhich nanial art €r"€r and fi1mstar has beel naned as coodwilAmba$ador for rhe Ldred Nationswodd He.lrh oryanzalion 0\rHOl ?

(c) Jcan cladc \an Damme(dl Jer Lj

who has bccn dwa.d€d the SirJehangir M.dal lor the year 2008?

ldl v.N. DhootThe lamofls Econonht Raja .t.chellalr'ah, slo eipned recentLy,head€d which ofth€ foLlowins commissioD in rhe early 1990s?(:l Adninismtive Relom

(b) Lesal Relom CoDnission(cl Td Refom comn tteeidl lndustrial Refom connlssionThe althor of Th€ Aspec$ of theBladt Econonv in India'is:(a) Raja J. chellail'ah

Which of the follorling connifteeshas submjued to the govemment,its re.onmerdations on 'ReducinS

(c) UK(b) spair(d) USA

(a) 2s

2070 ?(a) India(cl china

46.

29. Which of tiese sraremefrs is/.re

The malr ain ol thc Major Econo-nlcs rotum on Inersl, and Clnnate

1. ro facilitare a candid dialogtrcaDotr8 kcl deleloped andderloping courtrles, and helpg€n€.ate the p olj tical ie adershi pnece$arr ro achiele asucce$tiLl ourcomc at lheDecember UN clinar. .hargecoDfere!.e in coperhdgen.

2. To adlan.e the €xplo..iion of.orcrete initiariles aDd jojlivenrlr€s tirat nrcrease drsllply ol cleai erergy a'hjlccuttiD8 greenholse Cls

{al olly i (bl onLv2

in $'hich of thc follownrs couDriesAslai liist combined ne,rr,f.l llr€rI ansllanr offlJrio L \.\ .ece.d!

(a).taFn {bl sirsaporc(cl china {dl lDdiaWhich colnry h3s rec€ndr annour.cd to .lore a ker us ajl baseI the area alors ivirh Afghaisran?taj kan ib) Pahisrd(cl Kyrsvzstan (dl indialvith wnich counrry cltina hassisned a loan for oil dcal r.cendy?Gl rraq (bl lran{cl l,ibyal\l|lch of thcse stat€ments is/are

l. Ru$iat has decided to end itsdecade long colntert.n'onsmoPdation in rh€ wa,{veawsoothc,n,€s,.n of Chechn_v(a)

2. Russia sra.ted irs Chechanoperarion 20 years a8o.

(al Orlr 1 {b) onir2

wliid1 of drese sLat.n.nts is/are

1. Rrssia has slsned a.joirtborderP.ot€ctior pafi iviih the iwobre.l(awar. prorinces oIGeorSla

Abldrazia and south oscti(a)2. N TO hns lrlasied tbepacrs as a

breach of .drlieraccords.(a) only r(b) only 2

Who has b€en recentl_v appointcd$e nervChiefolUnired Nationi D€-lrlopDeDr Program (L;NDP)?

t1]) Hel.n cladrtcl (im JoDs iL

{dl lernard clorias Basintdwho is the oltgoirs chielof UrjledNations De!€lopmelt lroSram{UNDP]?

44.

39.

30,

42.

50.

51.

(b) us

4i}.34.

54.

l. Go!.rnmem lnrerlere!.c in rheiducational l$dturions and Drovid,.s theni i{ith m ore Artono;v ?

ial Flkcsh Nlohan Conxni cc{bl Raja ch.llai,rah conmiftee(c) YashFl connfureeld) Patrdcr conniucc\l'iih $t!ch ol rhe follorvins coundyhas lndia ,ecenrly $ruck lrs bigsesievcr Deltnse Deal for drc prrchaseot llissilc Defense svste ?(al Rlssia (biusA

lDdia, afr€r receiling ! sreen si{n!lfton fiF NudrL sLfpher c ;Lr.hJ' rF.eied hhr ronsrSnn!nr ol bL)rnnre ol UrJni!m ore imporred

la) F,arce {b) Rusiak) I(azalhstan (d) AustraliaWhich.ounha has reDla.ed rndii rtigain the top sDor i; rems of thenrmber ot' lmmljjrarjon E1paniatesllvinsinrheUSA?

Indrr hrs reL.nrr ir[td r.o r,.Lt.on< Fr.h n thP irclLl t Mcdru.e

I n.hed .r ,1,s. lclrre tJsAT.2

2. RiSAT2 has an all lveallrelcal]alilltv to rakc imaEes .rF: ll

hl 1 onL tlrl 2 onb(cl BoLh l and 2

FISAT 2 h.s b.en desiqrcu bv dreAerospacc comra!! ofi1'1,ich aorn

(d) us

66. loll.u'ing rh. appoirlrmcnt ol \evinchawla as tnc Chiel llccrion con.nissiotrer.llndia. rvho h,s |..n rnDoin.d rhe rhnd Ehcd;nc06nissiorer .f lndia?(al vS. sanparh{irl Gu{ sasri{c) Madhusudatr shama

(a) spain(cl Esl pt

75,

56.

58.

57.

61.

{al Rarikartshulda(b) s s Dela(cl AshokkBharnaSar(d) Nripendm Nlishra

63. Wlar is the.ankolhdia nD sl.L,llist ol160 developi.r coutri;s suflennE nom rhe otrdlotr i,r trusermo'nr or nrofeJ $r,ush ltar

hat is rhe mne of rlrc IndiaDNavys ftsr Patrol ve$et, lannctred

{a) INs Madtrnr (bl INs Sary!(c) iNS sldr6han(d) INS VirEiJcctne May 1,2009. a Connolledlcn\nr PUn proposud r. beldunlhed irL hLjlar Th. riJn is.the lnies.l 40l R;,ir.m.;i prrr'.r(a) UsA {bl slovakia(cl si!8alore (d) Alstraljalvhatis rh. nane of drc ltali.D buslne$ma who is dr. onil Nn'ivinsacclsed in dreBoftrs patroffs rase?[a) ciann] Asnellitb) ottaio Qratt@cchi

wlo \ rhe !restnrA(orDe. cencrnloilnilir

{dl shambh! Shivalvho is the rresert.hannie! ofTRAI?

lal srh (bl sTth(dl l33rd

(dl B. K. Charopadhvay67. \\hl rrs LrcLn ann.I LLtj rr. rer.

Chrirnrrr 3nLl \ 1L1pr^sD Lecr!.!l

{a) v Thuhridas{b) RaSh! Nlenonlc) vir{:ndra \,1iLtatdJ -{nnrd Jadhav

6a, The recendl appoilr.d CMD otAnhdia has r€Flaced:{al vircndra Mirnl(b) Rashu Menonk) v. Thulasidas{dl E.(. Bharerbnrshan

69. l\lho has rftenrry beer drpoirlrcdth-" trIaragirs i)ire.ror ..d CEO ot

{a) clanda Kochhar{b) shilrha Sliah!(c) Nnupani slnkl) r,.J. Nayak

70. (V (amath r.as r.ccntly appointednie lon-€reclrllc .hrirDra! ol rheICICI Bank LLd.1b.ls rhe orr,toil:non exea'Lilc drirman ol dr.

Gl Naina Lal]{id1aiibl NarlJan Vathulicl P.J. Narnli{dl c.B. Bhar.

71. l4hn\rllrcp,!FNrup.nr sen \ioha\ bee, Lrn! r,ed !t! il se!,oladdsor ti, rhe Dr.siilefr .r ihFUDled Nations d.ne,nr As.hhn.as IDdi, s Permancnr ReDrescnrad;;at tic liN?lrl Nleere cruhm{hl Bisrlajir r,.adha!(cl Hardeep Purlldl A. ]l. M,nellt

72. Who lras rcdrrlr leen appotnredih€ new US Amba$adorto tfdirrG) t i'n Roeme,{b) Ja.kTnnne.

(dl rarlRruhon73. \'Vho has authored'chalienses rid

SmreSy: Rerhinking Indja s -foreisn

Poljcy, released re.erdl bv \,rcePr€sidcnr Halrid Ansa, i?(al shrshiTharoor(b) RajlrsjtriGl Pmmb lr'lukherjee(d) shram sakn

74. Which ol these srar.mefrs lch,F

1. lhe Indian sfa.c ResearchOrg.nisatio! he s!c.essfnlll

{c) spain

76. lhc rervly eled.d Ctrairnan olN SSCOII isl

79.

77.

(bl RiraD (anil

!\]ro hrs tJ{en ovcr rhe rei{ channan ol Conlederdtbn olhdi!n ln

lal sxril\4iLLal

lc) lahul BnJ:rj

who tops rlre lisL ol rhe tuDcri.afCEOS in te.ns olnrrirnum salaries

{dl Robefl lC.r ibl Rayl.dni(.) Sa'iiayJhr {d) f.ikim P.rdiLNalre th€ lndiaD origjn (:EO ol rheAncncar relecod gianr N!orohla?{al iidira Noo!l

ldl sanjalJhaAs per rh. es nares of th e llardnsCornmr.nn ! L gLU\\fr rale oJ th;i dirn Ecotrorn\ ii, .rF , r

'. ni rr(

lo s 4% {d) 4.4r1ial. lD drc wake ol ftL,.leDi shatu

FLILc\. rh,Lh oi dtr t!lLoNrf .,rn.lLb b€.o!,e l,Ld,r, h,rer i, "*s..r.n baDk, displ,dlq iclcj Brnltrrd?Ial lNGVrd{€ ahl HsBa{c) HDfc

42. The number oiprnrre se.ror banl{sope'arin8 il lndia arpres.nt is:

lbl21tcl24, {d) 31

83. lLc rumheL of ForLrF brn[\..,rt ns r rdr.r.rt p !\;rf r"

(al chlra {bl !iir,intd) Japa!

59.

60,ao.

62,

(.) 28 (bl2!(dl 3r

hhi.h I$urance C.nrpanl hai rc. .'ctntli l,urched 1ts dedit cxrd in In, , . ..

Whar is rhe perccnrrse of LonjrT.ra lloDowinss ln rhe totdl lo.(a) 6sqj lh) 72%

ldl8sr'.

(a) LIC (bl CIcl.) Ilrlrc sraldard

Who ls/was rhe first Indian

kl shankd Daval sharna

64.

84.

!suq!!' !_!l,e*e!{E

a6. Swis teLecon maio.Voicelhas col-laboraed Mrh which.f.ne f.ll.w-ing companies to lauch its MobilePhone Seric in l.di.?(a) rata Ol Brla(c) Jai l,a}]lsni (d) Vid@@n

47. How Ddv lndian conDanies zrcrhere n rhi Forbes ltr o? bD.2ooocomPanies of the wodd?(a) 47(c) 48

(b) 4s(d) 41

88. wodd's second biSgest PetloleumCompany Euon Mobil belongs to:(a) UsA (b) Russiatc) venezuela (d) china

90.

49, which compary leads the tndidcompanies included id the rorbeslist of top-2000 ompdies of the

(a) oNGc(b) Relimce lndustries(c) sBI(d) NTPClvhici companyhas Lecenriv boushta majonry stale in SaryamCompur

(a) !&T(b) cognizentTechnologies(c) Tcs(d) rech ManiDdrawho has been named the best Amer-

(a) HdryFord tb) J I Molgd(c) StqeJobs (d) Bill cateswirh which of r1le following coun-hies. EuroDean airdaft-nakerAirbi,s las sjsied a deal for Tita

(a) usA O) Russia

91,

92.

93.(cl so!$Aliica (dl AustraliaTl'e acronln sRO, beins used in rhecapiEl mrrlet for vdious mdkerpaniciPants, stands for which one of

(al self Regdatory OrganisationsO) SmaI Revenue OperatoF(c) seciurities Ron back opdatorsid) securities Regulatory

Paniciparory Noter (PNt e 4sociared widr whi.h me ofthe folowiq ?

{a) Consoiidared rmd of hdia(b) Foreisn InstituLioMllnvestois(c) Unired Nations Derelopmert

(a) direct td levied by the Central

(b) indired td levied by the Cenrral

ic) dtect td levled by the State

[d) indirect tax levied by the Stare

Basel lI relates to which one of tlrfollowing ?(a) htemational stdddds for

safety in civil aviattonOl Mesues aSainst syber crimes

**^,**rurl*t

94.

95.

96.

94.

97.

(c) Measures agaist dtug abuse by

tdl Intemational sr.andards fo.mesuing the adequacy of a

with refeace to Union covm-ment, which one of the fouowinsudenate drc country-wide Eco-

(a) DeDarfdent of Exoetrdirure(b) rhi Narional $mpLe Suoey

[c) P]min8 ComnissioD(d) The C6$aI Statistical

OrSaizationWlich of the followins aie the pub-lic sedor undenal<rngs ol the cov

1. Balmer rawrie md CompanyL(c)

2. Dredging corporation oflndia3. Edlcational Consultants of

India Lt[c)Select the conect ffiwer lsing thecode given below{a) l and 2 oily (b) 2 dd 3 onry{c) r dd 3only (dl 1, 2 dd 3

99. March d'e foilowing.List- I (Alminium conpotlr)(a) BArcO(b) HTNDALCO(c) tndian Aluminiw comldy(d) NArcoList- (Lo.dtiott)i. Hirantrd 2. (orba3. Koraptrt 4. Renutoot

ABCD ABCDla)3 t 42 O)2413(c) 3 41,2 ld)21 4 3

1oo.1ndia is a nember df which of the

1. Asian Development Bant2- Asia-PacificEcoDomic

4. Or8anization fo. Econoniccooperarion and Dev€loptuenr(oEcDl

select the conect swer lsing the

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 orly(c) 1, 2 and 3 oily (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

1o1. The overall tide at rhe Ambei Blind-fold and RaDd crhess toumzmenr2ooo h"c hJn w^n hu(a) viswdarlm Amild(b) \4adimir Kramnik(cl t€von Aronian(dl cata Kmaski

ro2. wlo h6 wontheMen\ singles rirLeatlndi Open B.dminton ChmDLotrship 2009?(a) v. Dij!O) Tadeek Hidarattc) Mohm1ned Hashin

1O3. Wllo has won the Women s sinelesride ar Indian o.en B,dmin:nnchMpionship 200i?

(a) P. Hons Yds

(c) Jin Ya

lO4. iqho has won the Sonv Ericssonopen Tennis Chmpionsliip 2009?(a) Nol?k Djokovic(b) Roser ledqer(c) Andy Mun€y(d) Rafa€1 Nadal

lO5, Of the followinS has on rhe tide atMidi Op€n 2009?(al victolia AzdenkaO) serena winiams(c) venus willims(d) DiEa satrm

106. who hd won the AusFalie clddPrix 2009 lonr1ula-1 race?(a) rewis HenillonO) F€1ipe Massa(c) Jenson Bltton(d) JamoT lli '

1O7. who has won tie Malaysim crandPrix 2009 Fomula 1 nce?(a) Ni& Heidfeld

(c) Rubens B&ikelo(d) Jenson Btrtton

1Oa. The nme of the Fomula 1 remoMed byVijay Mallla is:

(c) vijay lndia(d) Unired tndia

1O9. who holds the world reco formdimtrm nmber of catches h the

(a) Mdk warghO) Jo!ry snodes{c) Mohmed smi(d) Rallul Dravid

110. vvhich of the folowins CrickerinsLegend5 has recendy beeo gNen €plac€ in ICC Hall of Ime?

O) clenn Mcclath(cl shane wame(d) tuchdd Hedley

l11.Whom hd 'Wisden chosen the'leadlng Cricketer of the Yed2008,?(al Virender Sehmg(b) Dale steln(c) sachin Tendllta.(d) tucky Pontins

Uz Who has beer.hosen asrne c2nrnrnof inF re..nn!,nnn,'nrcd wr'(ncnDrem Test fl;vd' tem?ta) Riclq Pontingtb) Gnene snith[c) (evin Pietersen(d) M-s. Dhoni

t13.Who h$ been elected the P.esidenfof Nati6nzl Rifl e Associriion?(a) K.P.S. cill.O) Manavjeet sodhu(c) Di8vijay sinsl(d) Barjeet Sinsh sethi

ll4.Where was the World ArcheruChampio.ship 2009 held recently?'(a) Madrid

(d) Ns Delhi1ls. wtom did india defeat in the finals

ro lift tie Azlar shah c p 2009?(a) Malaysia (}) Pakjsta(cl New ze.lMd (d) Ausftlia

116.wlo ws adiudsed lhe Man of theToumment in the lecody con-cluded Azlan Shah Hockey tourna

(a) Isnaes Tirkey(b) Prabhjot sinsh{c) Sedeep singh{d) A4!n Halappa

1U. How mdy rimes has india won iheAzian Shal cup?(a) 3 (b) 4(c) 5 (d) 6

11a. wto won the tide at the US MasteFcolJ toum;iment 2009? .

(a) Ansela caberera(b) Tisei woods(c) Phil Mickelson(d) vijay sinsh

119. The lootball Club owned by ti]eiMittal, oMer ol the worldt biSgeststeel compdt is: .

[a) Manchester united

(c) Qreensldk Resds(d) Real Madnd

12o. The onlv lndian sboote! to win twomedah ;t 5y ISSF Shooting Worldcup, is:(a) Gasan Narans(b) Abhinav Bindra(c) Rajyavardhan singh Radrore(d) Vivek Toma.

121. Who has set a woild record in thewomens 50m breaststroke sim(a) Jtria snittb) Asliley Yelinek(c) Ydia Yefinova(d) Olivid zaleski

122. who is &e chief decutive of tnternationai cricker coucil?(a) David Mo.sanO) naroon l,orsat(c) sharad Pawar(d) Eiu Butt

123. whi(fr counny wotrld host the open-ins ceremony of the 2011 iCCCricket world Cup ?

(b) India(c) Bdsladesh(d) sri lfrka

124.The final of the 2011 Icc crickerworld cup wil be played in whichof the foilowinS coln$ies ?(a) lndia (b) Besladesh(c) Palbrd (d) sri Lanka

125.lvho has wor this yeais Batuaincrdd Prii Fomula One cd race ?(a) sebastid vetteltb) Jenson Button(c) Jdno Trulli(d) Klmi RaiHonen

126. Tmis playd David Fend belonSsbwni.n.ounrtu?

127.Who has been chosen ?rofessioDalIootball A$ociarion's Plale. ol the

(a) cristiano RonaldoO) Rio Ferdined(c) Nemdja vidic(d) Ryan cisss

12a. who has won the Japanese GrandPrix mororcycie Ece 2009?(a) JorSe lrrenzo(b) valemino Rosi(c) cdey stoner(d) Andrea Dovizioso

129.wto has won the chiflese crandPrix Fomula One car race 2009?(a) Sebasrian Vettelt1'l Jenson Buttontc) Rubens Bmichello(d) Mdk webber

130. The name of the company that holdsthe excl'isive audio vbual riShts (inIndia) to all the 59 natches of these.ond edition ofthe IPI, is:(a) Media Entertainer(b) sET spons(c) M'rlti Screen Media(d) Nilnb1ls Television

(a) UsA(.1 spain

(a) china(c) IsGel

(d) Y6h Chopra

O) Britain(d) seibia

O) california

(d) Russia

131. The cosdiest city, ac@lding to a recent slobal suney condocted by iheglobal human resolrce codsultancy

(a) Mtrnbai (bl shanshai(c) Moscow [d) NewYork

132. which of the followils us stateshas recendy legalized cay Mar-

r$.The Producer-Di.e.tor of the alltime greal films lile Aradhana,An!raas, Amanushelc, who died Le

134.Ashrita Foieman, the fist personever to have 100 Guinness Recordsunder his beh belonss to:(a) Jamaica (b) Husarytcl runisia (d) Fr&ce

135. Dr-31 is rhe main Ballistic missile ofwhich of rhe following countries ?

136. semh En8itre Yalroo has la!nchedtr\ M.h'lc wehseni.F in rhe nameofYahoo Mobile'in wtrch of rhe followitrg countries?(al India (b) canada(cl usA (d) Au ofthese .

137.which bi.ycle mdufacturer luslaunched its pr im Bicyde,priced at Rs 2 hl<h in the Indjan

13a. How many coutries are membeNof the N{cled supplies Group

(b) 43(c) 4s (dl48

139. The headqlanere of the NsG is at:(a) Bonn (b) viennatc) London (d) NewYork

lzlo. who holds the Chat of ihe NSC lorthe year 200a 09?(a) Gem y (bl usA

{d) c}ina141, Miss India Unive6e 2009 isl

(a) Pooja chopraO) shtq? Kshore(c) Ekta chaldhei(d) Ha6hiasdena

r42. Misilndia world 2009 is:(al rdishma Kamik(b) Niha.lka Nayat(c) lshita Saka -(d) Pooja chop.a

143, Miss lndia Earih 2009 is:(a) Shreya Kishore(b) sonakhi sajndi(c) Deeksha sethfd) DimDlePatel

144. On wlai day ws rhe 'Eafh Houl. a' rcminder to Enviroment Presera-lio4 obsercd across the globe ?(a) Md26 (b)Matz7(c) Me28 (d) Ma129

r4s. Wlfch orsanjzation intioduced dEconcept of'Earh Hou/?

(NSG) ?(a) 40

(b) TI cydes

o) uNEsco(a) UNDP(c) UNICB! (dl r,4I\4F

146. Which of ihe folowing ountries re'cendy launched ,ts second NaviSabonrl Sarellite to eqxip itself s id1 .cPslike Navigational Systen?(a) Israel t1,l Japan(c) cemany (d) china

147.'Galileo' is a Joint Navigation sys.rem of lhe .ations of which of L\efollowing region ?(a) Euope

(d) south Anericat4a. Scientists of which of lhese mive6i-

ties recendy developed atr instrumeft caDable of wamins of the.arth quake up ro 30 serond betoie

(a) Coltrmbia Unive6ityO) Seoul Universiry(cl National Taiwd univeBiry(d) Oxford Universiry

l49.world's fiFt-ever floating powert<enention plant for large-scaleelectricity generation has been buiitby:(a) lmnce (b) Russia(c) usA (d) Japd

15O.The scientist belonsins to N€wYork's Alben Einstein Collese ofMedicine. oh dperimental basis,fomulated a combination of antibi-otic potent against L{tiedely Dru8

Resistant Tuberculosis. The fomularion is a embination of:(a) clawlanate & Meiopenem(b) Claqn & Merolen(c) lanate & Ropenem(d) Rewlanate & Mercpenem

l5l.According to a recent study, rhedanger of serlins thr@t @ncer in-Gases upto 8 times, if we co6umebeveraSes hotter ihd:(a) 7s"(cl 6s'

o) 80'(d) 40'

152. The name of the European satelliterecently LaDcied to leep a watchon rhe movement of Fafths Tec-roni. plate!, is:(a) Nosse (b) Rotrssotr(cl Genini . (d) Gause

r53. which Deul h6 rhe sciendsl of Califomias raurence BerHdy NaLionalribdiatory $ed to prepare a gla$eEn toughq than Stainless Steel,which cd be used in the manufacturinS ofAeropl es ?(a) Nano Tirmitrm(b) Titeim & zirconitrm(o) Nano znconiln(dl Nano TitaDium & Znconium

1s4. sciemists belonging to which orSanization slcestully slmhesized artificial Ribosomes fo. the first tllrle?(a) Columbia UnivssityO) stanford University(c) Hatuard Medical School(dl Califomia Uni@rsity

lss. The proces in whicL diseases likeParkinson's arc tried to be controled by giving light electdc shockin the spine is called:(a) Spinal Cord Renulation(b) Spinal Cord Pronulation(c) Brain sdmulation(d) spinal cord stimldation

1s6. which of the noons of *re Jupiter is. dlected to lDuse morc water tlan

(a) Euopa O) cuinenede

157. Accordiq to a worldwide swey ofciries by global HR constdtancy Mercer, which is the be$ Indian cjty inrdm ofbetter quality of iviDg?aa) NewDelhi (b) Mumbai(c) Bansalorc (d) chenmi

lsa. A(ords8to a LatesrwoLldwjde suFvey of cities by slobal HR .ons!]tancy Mercer, which is the besl .ityin rhe world in tems of beter quality ol livins?(a) Viema O) Zurich(c) censa id) vancouver

1s9. Wiich company has dseloped anoptical disc lhat @ store 500 CB

(a) sanslns O) rc(c) GE (d) sony

l6o.wlich compey hs developedworld's first solar powered mobile

(a) Nokia (b) Motdrola(c) t,G (d) I(DDI

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161. which of the following lndo-Ameri-cds is 6mong AmenG's top 100 FinancElMvisors ?

(b) Raj Bhatia

(d) Botb a and b162. What is the nue of the comon vi-

rus responsible for trine fltr ?

ial H5Ns O) HsNl(c) HlNs (d) H1N1

163. which of these i! the Indian ?rimeMinistels Special Enrcy for climareChange ?(a) c Pdsnjd{b) Shym sharm(c) Rajendra Pachauri(d) Sunita Nealaa

164. Eanh Day is celebmted on-(a) 22 April O) 22M^y(c) 22 Jme (d) 22 J{ty

165. Which UN orsan h6 reendylaunched the wo d DiSital Library?fA] UNICEF IO) UNESCO(c) FAo td) wMo

156.lvho is rhe presenr Direcror ceneralofuNEsco?(a) Haruhiko Kuroda

(c) David Rotterdon(d) (oichib Matlur.a

167. wrlut was the l'me of dr joint m'val erelcLe l'eld recddy by rhe tu-vies of US and 11 other countries atllorida s Atlantic coast?{a) Aqua 2OO9(b) uNrTAs Gold(c) Minimum Risk(d) Malabar 2009

164. What nde has been given to the rc@dy discovered ligXtest exoplanet?(a) cliese s81b{b) Gliese s81c{c) Gliese 582 d(d) Gliese s81e

169. Europed sotrthem obse atory raSilla is situated in which corntry?

(b) chne .(c) Jmai.a (d) usA

170. G.enoble Obsemtorr is situated in

ta) Irdae (bl U((c) UsA td) cdada

171. which news paper/magazine haswon fire Pulilzer awads this year?(a) NYTimes[b) lasVesas Sun(c) Miami Heraldtd) Times

u2. when were lhe Pulitzer Almdssivcn away for the fjrst time?(a) 1906 (b) 1910lc) 1917 (d) 1922

U3. Who has authored the 'Better lndia,

(b) N R Ndalana Murhy[c) Neda Ni]e]ai{d) Kotek Manindra

U4. where was ihe UN Racisn Sumnit

(al Washinston (b) coeva(c) London (d) viema

U5. \44ich co ntry is the largest producer of dimoDds?(a) BotsMna (b) cha,a(c) sorthAfrica (d) canbia

U6. Rafale Fishter Jets belongs to which

O) Iiary(d) usA

177. The nane of the new veNion Windows OperariM Svsrem beins desisned bY N4 r@soft E:(a) Windows 2010(bJ windom Globe(c) lYindows)ql

t7a. The world Digital ribrary ladahedbt IINESCO is the brainchild ofl(a) James Billington(bl James child(c) William w@dstock(d) carole Hurer

179. who among the following has beenthe captain of the lndian tean iiCricket Test Matches for the naxi-mum number oftimes?(a) smil GavskaOl Mmsur A! (hm Paraudi(c) sauav Gms yfd) MohMad Azhmddin

1ao.wltch o.e of the followins citieshas been the voue of the Asiancmes for the mdinum ntrmber oftimes fiom ihe yed 19s 1 to the ye&20061(a) Delhi(c) rol<yo

1a1. Sciotists ofwhich countr(d) Beijing

veloped a hishly efdcient plastic.based power eI dEr cd mimicthe photo'photovoltaic activiries of

(a) south Korea (b) Japan

1a2. ScienGts of which nation have successtuIy prcduced rhe tust sd.lon.d mmel 6f tne world?

(b) Bdskok

ib) uAr(c) Esr"t (d) Brazil

1a3.The bollwood star of the yesteryeds, leroze Khan died of cance.re@ndy. wlrich is the lasr film inwhich he appeaied in?(a) Yalsaar (b) Deewana

(d) 4aar. Ishq aur Mohabbar144. which one of the following pairs is

nor corecdy marched ?well - knoan coflpdy: Major Area of work(a) Mobe Slstems

tndia : softmreO) sasken : comuni@tion' technoloSy(c)cedlact: Powdgdemrion(d) suthite: Export of spices

145. who among the folowinS is nor aDada saheb Phal&e awardee ?(a) sh'an BeneszlO) Adoor Gopabrcishnd

(a) china

:..:.:E*it!tr]1j., .

(cl Mrinat sen

Directios : In each of rhe followins cuestions,markea'l dd '2 de 8iven. cor_srder the statensts fttully ddgive yol1r eswer 4ta) if o! ystatenent'1 is corect.(b) if onlY staFment'2 is.orect,r.i il neither statenent '1' nor

sraremeff'2'b conecr md(dl if both th€ statements '1' d '2'

145. Statdent 1: Albdia and crcatiahave rcined lhe Nonh AddticTrearybrsaoLzarion tNATO].stat€rnent 2: Thishs raised toralmenbdshi! countofNATO ro 28

1n7-st3temeni 1: TNESCO in associa_rion with 32 Darmd inttitutions hdlaDnched a n ;nl ine woLld Disita I Li

Stateme.t 2: Tne wodd Librarywill be avarlable in sewn core lan

suages - Arabic Ctsese, Enslish,Irench, Po.tuguese. Rlssran and

1 rlr. sLftnent 1: Navies {ron the Usand 11 orher @untries recenrlv tookDarr in a Mo week war eretcises'Llled arMTAs Gold off llorida s

Statement 2: UNITAS Cold is inih soth vea and is the uS NalCslongesr-ri n n ins YedlY etercise

las. Statef,ent 1: Sdentists receruydiscovered Gliese 581 e, the liShtesteroDleetknoM so far.Staiemdt 2: The PlanerorbE itsho$ srar dose to rhe consreuabon

19o, Statem;t 1: The world TradeOreanizadon IWIOI n.s dnounced de re_appoinrnent orpar..l l,.mv d its Drecto._Generdlror a secon,l +'Year t.m.

Statement 2: Beroie johing iheWTO a t Geneva, la my wd chief nesotiator for ElroPe a\ EuroPeanir:aP c6nmissioner.

191, Statdent 1: HSBC hs aPDoidred Narna l,al Kid\vai as theilrolD General Manaser d Co6w H;,d of HSBClndia.siatedent 2: St{art Dalis, cur_reltlv cEO of HSBC Battr( Australiar.ini;ed. has become CEO of theHsBc B;nk in lndia-

192. Statement 1: hrael has recndyemerqed s the ldse$ sulPlier oldefense soods to Indiastatdant 2: Inda has inlcd an_

oLkr deal with I$aeI, mlued at 240milion dol1ars, for the mmufactureof biomolecular charse slsters tobe used d munition for alti1lery

r 03- iratement 1: Britar ended rGmlrts oDdatjon in lraq on APr l0state;eint 2: The pulloljt ends a

si\ ve& deoloment.hMpioned bYfor;e. Prine'Minjster Tonl Blair,who defied DoPUla opposition bY

sendirs 46,obo u]( soldiers ro heIPthe US ousr drc@tor Saddam

r 94. Statemert 1: lsmel has s'lcce$tully rested its ami nissile svstem

l96.Statemed 1: sk colnaiesl]delv Mauntius, Malaysia, Slnga.^." Iilmibii s.rth Aftica and Sr'iar ia have appmached lndia forine sxDDlv of Ele.tronic votins Ma.hinei6be used in the elections.

Siatemdt 2: The Adow Project is

berns doeloPed bY lsGel AerosPacln.l',(ries rtd. ard Chidso baiedBoeing co. at a cost of mor€ &an $ 1

bi ion.l9s. Staternst 1: Accordingro a 1096

IM! esiimate. monev laundeLed annually amouts to 6 9ol. of worldGDP.Staternent 2: Neither the UniredN:nons nor rhe OECDr FATF (Iinancial Adion Task !o.ce) have laid.loM md oublithed afti moneylau nderDs sirdard s.

statement 2: rrior to r,\is, tndiahas already suPPlied the EVMS toNepal and Bhutan.

197, Statemedt 1: Megha_Tropiqles,the most .dvmced dd complexiroDicdl wearher and climate nooi_ror;s sarell ires, has been schedu led16rlaunch around 2000 10statem€nt 2: Megha Tropiques isa ioinr Proied of ISRO and lheEr;nch Space agency-cNES

19a. Shtem€nt r: The health ministiyhas cleared sems !! of one aPex*are of-the alt Toba(o Researchr:h wnichw l the frstot $ kind in

statement 2: Tle rerearch labwill be set 11P at PGl, Chandigeh

199. Statement r: Ambedlar UnivtFsiw. Delhi s second state udveFtYuiii $,rr tunclioniis from Aux!\tihis ved.staiem€nt 2: Established in JulY2ooa the umversirv would be Ln-

dras iff uivebri dedicaied e!.l,K'verv to soLlai sciences rnd

2oo. Statement 1: A staggering 35ameri.in banl6 iave been shuirlom in le$ thd lotrr monihs this!ei, narchinc dre lotal number nfl3nk frilures fit rhe whole of2008statemeat 2: since 2000. a rotal6f 77 banls have failed in tbe Us-

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