Quiz 33 | Current Affairs for Bank Exam

1.Birbal Sahni was born on..

A. 13 November 1897
B. 14 November 1891
C. 15 November 1890
D. None



2.The spoon dropped by an astronaut in a satellite will___?

A. Fall to the floor
B. Remain stationary
C. Continue to follow the motion of the satellite
D. Move tangentially away



3.Which of the following country is known as Land of Morning Calm ?

A. Norway
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. Italy



4.Who established the "AJAD HIND FAUJ" ?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Ras Bihari Bose
C. V.D. Savarkar
D. Gyanendra Nath Bose



5.Who won the Padma Bhushan awards 2011 for Art of Trade and Industry for Andhra Pradesh?

A. Shri Shyam Saran
B. Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George
C. Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna
D. None of these




6.Golden Glove Winner(best goalkeeper)...in 2010

A. Bobby Charlton
B. Romário
C. Iker Casillas
D. None



7.Planning Commission of India on 2 February 2011 Launched Website on

A. 14th Five-Year Plan
B. 12th Five-Year Plan
C. 10th Five-Year Plan
D. None of These



8.Michael Jackson is a distinguished person in the field of?

A. Sports
B. Jounalism
C. Pop Music
D. Acting



9.Which mobile phone service provider has taken over from JT Mobile and launched its services in Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh last year?

A. BPL Mobile
B. Orange
C. Airtel
D. Reliance Telecom



10.How do most insects inspire ?

A. Through Skin
B. Through gills
C. By Lungs
D. By trachael system



11.Sound travels faster through water than air?

A. False
B. True



12.Which Indian musician was also popularly known as 'Pancham' ?

A. S D Barman
B. R D Burman
C. Ravindra Jain



13.Who won the Best Director award in Berlin International Film Festival 2011 ?

A. Deniel vettori
B. Ulrich Kahler
C. Affie Jarvis
D. None of These



14.Who is appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation for two years succeeding Ashwani Kumar?

A. Mr. om prakash bhatt
B. Amar Pratap Singh
C. Mr U.K. Sinha
D. None



15.What is the "National Bird of Bhutan"?

A. White Stork
B. Common Kestrel
C. Keel-billed Toucan
D. Common Raven



16.As per World wide ranking of Tennis Players in singles (2010) Rafael Nadal is at

A. 4th Position
B. 3rd Position
C. 2nd Position
D. 1st Position



17.Who got the award for best debut director in Filmfare awards 2011?

A. Kiran Rao
B. Manish Sharma
C. Abhinav Kashyap
D. Ayan Mukherjee



18.First movie of Amisha Patel is

A. Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
B. Humraaz
C. Bhool Bhulaiyaa
D. Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage



19.National Girl Child Day is celebrated on.

A. January 24
B. January 30
C. January 28
D. January 29



20.Who got the Playback Singer in 2007 for Dadasaheb Phalke Award ?

A. V.K. Murthy
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Manna Dey
D. Mrinal Sen



21.IDBI Bank opened its first overseas branch at the

A. Dubai Internet Financial Centre
B. Dubai Intermediate Financial Centre
C. Dubai International Financial Centre
D. None



22.Which of the following vitamin we get from Sun rays?

A. Vitamin D
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin B
D. Vitamin A



23.A Byte constitutes of?

A. 9 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 7 bits
D. 4 bits



24.Who won Man of the Match in ICC world cup 2011 between India vs Australia On 24 March 2011?

A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Ricky Ponting
C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D. None



25.Who was the first finance minister of independent India (1947–1949) ?

A. Montek Singh Ahluwalai
B. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. None



26.Othello by William Shakespeare is a?

A. Tragedy
B. Funny
C. Serious



27.Forester is the name of a car manufactured by?

A. Ford
B. BMW
C. Chevrolet
D. Mitsubishi



28.Who presides over the joint session of parliament?

A. Prime minister
B. Speaker of loksabha
C. Speaker of rajyasabha



29.How many number of medals India won in Beijing Olympics 08?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4



30.Tata Steel Signed Agreement with

A. Tata steel
B. Birla Steel
C. Nippon Steel
D. None of These



31.Which of the following is the capital of MYANMAR?

A. Khatmand
B. Yangon
C. Manila
D. Colombo



32.Name of the first Woman President of International Mathematical Union .

A. Ingrid Daubechies
B. Junko Nakagawa
C. Sushma Nath
D. None of These



33.What kind of stool was associated with criminals and churches centuries ago?

A. Golden Stool
B. Ottoman Footstool
C. Balkan Bar Stool
D. Frith Stool



34.Who studied a jail and found 28%of the inmates require mental health services?

A. Elizabeth Fry
B. Heather Mac Donald
C. Virginia Haussegger



35.Who score the highest runs in ICC world cup 2011 between New Zealand vs South Africa on 25 March 2011?

A. Jesse Ryder
B. Jacob Oram
C. Andrew Hudson
D. None



36.In 2008, who was nicknamed "The King of Clay"?

A. Todd Woodbridge
B. David Nalbandian
C. Roger Federer
D. Rafael Nadal



37.Chillies and Tobacco were introduced into India by

A. Britons
B. Portuguese
C. Dutch
D. Danes



38.NSDL stands for?

A. National Some Dear All
B. None Some Done All
C. National Securities Depository Limited



39.Which house is called council of states?

A. State Assemblies
B. Upper House
C. Lower House
D. None



40.Which of the following state has more than one woman chief minister?

A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu



41.C.R. Rao was born on

A. 10th September, 1920
B. 11th September, 1921
C. 12th September, 1922
D. None



42.Vegetables can contain?

A. Protein
B. Fats
C. Carbohydrates
D. All of the above



43.Who scored maximum runs in the 2010 IPL season for KKR?

A. Sourav Ganguly
B. David Hussey
C. Brendon Mccullom
D. Shukla



44.The three main Gods who denote creation, maintenance and destruction in Hinduism are -

A. Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata
B. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
C. Lakshmi, Parvati, Saraswati



45.Human Rights Day is on ...

A. 24 February
B. 10 December
C. 15 May
D. 21 July



46.Who of the following cannot be removed by the parliament?

A. Auditor General
B. Election Commissioner
C. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
D. Attorney General



47.The main architect of Indian foreign policy after the Indian independence was

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Indira Gandhi



48.Which of the following is the capital of BHUTAN?

A. Bhutan
B. Yangoon
C. Jakartha
D. Thimpu



49.What is Lord Shiva's transport?

A. Garuda the Eagle
B. Nandi the Bull
C. Airavata the flying Elephant



50.After the Ambanis which another business group is now heading for a split

A. Birlas
B. Modi
C. Bajaj



51.Identify the group that has invested Rs. 88 crore for 12% stake in T.V. today network

A. GE Capital
B. Balaji Telefilms
C. Reliance Capital



52.Identify the company that launched pro–biotic Icereams

A. Kwality walls
B. Amul
C. Creambell



53.Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous ?

A. Social work
B. Politician
C. Sportsman
D. Playwright




54.The federal agency with most oversight of the nation's monetary policy and the stability of the financial system is the:

A. Securities and Exchange Commission
B. Federal Trade Commission
C. Federal Reserve System




55.Where did India play its 1st one day international match?

A. Lords
B. Headingley
C. Taunton
D. The Oval



56.What is dry ice?

A. Liquied Nitrogen
B. Water Ice
C. Solid Carbon Dioxide
D. Frozen Ethenol



57.Which is the first Indian to beg 500 wickets in Test matches?

A. Kapil Dev
B. Srinath
C. Anil Kumble



58.Which of the following metals were not used by the Indus people?

A. Iron
B. Bronze
C. Gold
D. Copper



59.The unit of electric power is ?

A. Ampere
B. Watt
C. Mach
D. Dynamo



60.Which of the following country topped the Global Peace Index in 2009?

A. Iceland
B. New Zealand
C. Denmark



61.When did the first U.S. weather satellite launch from Cape Canaveral?

A. 1929
B. 1948
C. 1960
D. 1987



62.Who among following was the first President of India?

A. V.B. Rajendra Prasad
B. S. Radha Krishnan
C. Jawarhar lal Nehru
D. V.V. Giri



63.Hard Castle Restaurant is in 50-50 Venture Business with

A. KFC
B. McDonalds
C. Barista



64.Which countries are separated by Durand line?

A. India and Sri Lanka
B. India and China
C. Pakistan and Afghanistan



65.Who was the first minister for divestment under NDA government?

A. Rampal Upadhyay
B. Arun Jaitley



66.Another name for computer programs and information.

A. Software
B. Input devices
C. Hard Drive
D. RAM



67.Which of the following is used for measuring the speed of wind?

A. Hydrometer
B. Barometer
C. Anemometer
D. Thermometer



68.“Aircel Ltd” a company for cellular services in India is originally controlled by

A. Alcatel France
B. Maxis Malaysia
C. Vodaphone-UK



69.The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called.

A. Gridlines
B. Block lines
C. sheets
D. cells



70.Dabhol power plant which was in news recently is located in which of the following state..

A. Delhi
B. Karnataka
C. M.P.
D. Maharashtra



71.In 1983 ICC World Cup Final: who was awarded the Man of the Match ?

A. David Gower
B. Mohinder Amarnath
C. Kris Srikkanth
D. None of These



72.Which city is known as Lake City?

A. Agra
B. Trivendram
C. Cuttack
D. Udaipur



73.How many bits are there in a byte?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16



74.Which Indian biscuit brand is the single largest selling biscuit in the world in its segment?

A. Marry
B. Parle G



75.In a modern Egyptian marriage the family of the bride and groom are likely to pay for the wedding together. Which expression below is the odd one out?

A. Go halves
B. Split the cost
C. Foot the bill



76.In the dividend discount model, _______ which of the following are not incorporated into the discount rate?

A. Real risk-free rate
B. Risk premium for stocks
C. Return on assets
D. Expected inflation rate



77.Who played Jamuna in Dilip Kumar's Ganga Jamuna?

A. Anwar Hussain
B. Nasir Khan
C. Vyjyanthimala
D. Dilip Kumar



78.When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

A. 1886
B. 1936
C. 1955
D. 1968



79.What is computer?

A. Simple Machine
B. Calculater
C. Electronic Machine
D. Machine



80.Hyundai is a car manufacturer based in ___ country.

A. Japan
B. S Korea
C. N Korea
D. Taiwan



81.In the context of Mutual Funds, SIP stands for?

A. Systematic Investment Plan
B. Scheduled Interest Plan
C. Specific Insurance Plan
D. Special Income Plan



82.What is the name of Scooby Doo's best friend?

A. Velma
B. Fred
C. Daphne
D. Shaggy



83.How many months in a decade?

A. 140
B. 110
C. 120



84.Meri Maa…. Lyrics of which movie?

A. Rang De Basanti
B. Tare Zameen Par
C. Wanted



85.Who was the first player to score a century for the Kings XI in IPL 2008?

A. Shaun Marsh
B. Yuvraj Singh
C. James Hopes



86.Which of the following team was runner up in ICC Under 19, Cricket World Cup 2010?

A. Australia
B. Pakistan
C. West Indies



87.Which of the following was used in first generation computers?

A. Machine Language
B. High Language
C. Assembly Language



88.Which among the following is not a payment card technology?

A. Magnetic Stripe Card
B. Smart Card
C. Fleet Card



89.Mangal Singh champia is related to which game?

A. Archery
B. Boxing
C. Shooting



90.What is the most spoken language in Germany?

A. Italian
B. German
C. English
D. Spanish



91.Spiderman becomes Spiderman because a spider bite him ?

A. True
B. False



92.The oldest Indian language is ?

A. Telugu
B. Hindu
C. Tamil
D. Punjabi



93.At which place in India is Island Palace located?

A. Bikaner
B. Udaipur
C. Jaipur



94.How do we denote the number 30 in Roman numerals?

A. VIII
B. XIV
C. XXX



95.In our Constitution, Economic Planning is included in ?

A. Union list
B. State list
C. Concurrent list
D. Not any specified list



96.Who batted the longest sixer in ICC World Twenty 20 Cricket Tournament 2007 ?

A. Mahindra Singh Dhoni
B. Missavul Haq
C. Yuvaraj Singh
D. Harshal Gibbs



97.Where are the head quarters of Central Railway Zone?

A. Allahabad
B. Gorakhpur
C. Mumbai
D. Jabalpur



98.He is the first Indian to score a Test debut century in a match won by India. Who is he?

A. Mohinder Amarnath
B. Mohd. Azharudin
C. Suriner Amarnath
D. L B Tandon



99.Trade in textiles and clothing came fully under WTO from ?

A. January 2004
B. December 2005
C. January 2005
D. July 2004



100.Who is the minister of health and family wellfare?

A. Veerpa Moili
B. Farkuh Abdullah
C. Gulab Nami Aazad
D. Kapil Sibbal

Who got the award for best actor in a supporting role (Female) in Filmfare award 2011?

Who got the award for best actor in a supporting role (Female) in Filmfare award 2011?

A. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
B. Kareena Kapoor
C. Vidya Balan
D. Preity Zinta

Quiz 32 | General Studies 101-200

101.Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?

A. To safeguard the interest of workers who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units
B. To develop the core sector of the economy
C. For the development of Infrastructure such as energy,transport,communications and irrigation
D. For human resource development such as full literacy,employment, population control, household and drinking water



102.Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in

A. 1985
B. 1896
C. 1986
D. 1899



103.What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?

A. A mini nuclear reactor
B. A dynamo
C. A thermopile
D. Solar cells



104.Capital of Pallavas was

A. Arcot
B. Kanchi
C. Malkhed
D. Banvasi



105.Which of the following awards is given by the Government of India?

A. Kallinga Prize
B. Oscar Awards
C. Man Booker Prize
D. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understandings



106.Cryogenic Engines are used in which of the following areas of technology?

A. Atomic Energy
B. Food Technology
C. Oceanography
D. Space Research



107.The art and science of map making is called

A. Remote Sensing
B. Cartography
C. Photogrammetry
D. Mapping



108.In the Delhi Sultanate, the highest authority for land revenue was

A. Chaudhari
B. Rawat
C. Rana
D. Malik



109.Ashoka, the great was

A. The Grandson of Chandragupta
B. After the battle of Kalinga, he renounced violence and embraced Buddhism
C. A great Emperor of India
D. All of the above



110.Where did the Portuguese first found in factory in India?

A. Cannore
B. Calicut
C. Cochin
D. Chinsura



111.A new sort of social structure called jajmani system became prevalent in India during the

A. Later Vedic age
B. The Maurya empire
C. The Gupta age
D. The post-Gupta period



112.The earliest inscription in Sanskrit is found at

A. Sanchi
B. Girnar
C. Lumbini
D. Sarnath



113.Senior Citizens Day is celebrated on

A. 1st October
B. 2nd October
C. 30th September
D. 3rd October



114.First powder vaccine for Measles to be tested in

A. India
B. China
C. Russia
D. USA



115.Who wrote "Akbarnama"?

A. Abul Fazal
B. Faizi
C. Shaik Mubarak
D. Tansen



116.Who was the first "real king" of Sultanate?

A. Qutubuddin
B. Lltutmish
C. Balban
D. Alauddin



117.Who founded Asiatic Society of Bengal?

A. William Jones
B. Drinkwater Bethune
C. David Hare
D. Lord Ripon



118.Which blood vessels in human body would normally carry the largest amount of urea?

A. Dorsal Aorta
B. Hepatic Vein
C. Renal Vein
D. Hapatic Portal Vein



119.Where is Sillicon Valley located?

A. Uruguay
B. Uzbekistan
C. Ukraine
D. U.S.A.



120.Who made the first scientific classification of States?

A. Aristotle
B. Acquinas
C. Socrates
D. Plato


121.Electronic commerce is the process of doing

A. Business electronically message
B. Message
C. Markup
D. Data



122.Saint Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the

A. Cheras
B. Parthians
C. Cholas
D. Pandyas



123.The process by which energy is generated in the sun is the

A. Fission of Uranium
B. Fusion of Helium
C. Fusion of Hydrogen
D. None of these



124.Onam is an important festival of

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka



125.Which Goveror General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?

A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Bentinck
D. Lord Curzon



126.The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is now known by which of the following names?

A. Indira Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
B. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Rural Employment Guarantee Act
D. Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act



127.Harshavardhana was defeated by

A. Prabhakaravardhana
B. Pulakesin II
C. Narasimhavarma Pallava
D. Sasanka



128.Where the High Courts in India first set up?

A. Delhi and Calcutta
B. Bombay,Madras and Calcutta
C. Bombay,Delhi and Calcutta
D. Madras and Bombay



129.The institution of Ombudsman was first introduced in

A. New Zealand
B. Norway
C. Finland
D. Sweden



130.The longest canal of its time which is still used and is most beneficial to North India was built by

A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Babar
C. Firoz Shah
D. Shahjahan



131.Who built the Shalimar and Nishant Baghs in Kashmir?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah jahan
D. Babar



132.The earliest available work of the Sangam Tamils is

A. Pattinappalai
B. Tirumurugarruppadai
C. Maduraikanchi
D. Tolkappiyam



133.Who is the author of "Thriller"?

A. Michael Jackson
B. Munaf Patel
C. Muntazer al-Zaidi



134.Which of the following country will host 2016 Olympics?

A. Brazil
B. USA
C. Japan
D. Spain



135.Who was the founder of the Indian Association?

A. A.O. Hume
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. W.C. Bonerjee
D. S.N. Banerjee



136.Who founded Sikhism?

A. Gobind Singh
B. Ramdas
C. Nanak
D. Hargovind



137.Who said "Swaraj is my birth right"?

A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. G.K. Gokhale



138.The first yellow milk that comes out of breast of mother is

A. Serum
B. Cholesterol
C. Colostrum
D. Sterol



139.The International Mothers Day is observed on the second sunday of the month of

A. June
B. May
C. April
D. August



140.The first person to say that the earth is a sphere was

A. Copernicus
B. Eratosthenes
C. Galileo
D. Archimedes



141.Which of the following is a term of IT?

A. Economic order
B. Quality
C. Local Area Network



142.Which of the following is true of New Lending Rate systems in Banks?

A. For existing loans, the base rate would be applicable once they matured
B. For new loans, the base rate would be levied immediately
C. Banks can not charge customers any fee for such switch over
D. All of these



143.Cancer is a deadly disease because it has the ugly potential of

A. Having no resemblance to the normal cells of a tissue or organ
B. Rapid growth to form a tumour
C. Dissemination to vital organs
D. Showing cells that are either very large or extremely small



144.The headquarters of Central Food Technology Research Institute is located in

A. Delhi
B. Anand
C. Ahmedabad
D. Mysore



145.The wire of flash bulb is made of

A. Copper
B. Barium
C. Magnesium
D. Silver



146.The third permanent research centre being build in Antarctica is named

A. Parikrama
B. Rohini
C. Bharati
D. Himalaya



147.Which one of the following companies is the largest producer of natural gas in the country?

A. ONGC
B. OIL
C. Cairn India
D. RIL



148.The Lodi dynasty was founded by

A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Bahlol Lodi
D. Khizr Khan



149.Who invented 'Computer Laptop'?

A. Alain Kay
B. Charles Babbage
C. Q. Daimler
D. Lacques Nicolas Conte



150.The accountability or responsibility of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is

A. Intermittent
B. Indirect
C. At the time of elections
D. Direct, continuous and collective



151.Which famous social reformer wrote the books Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Rajya Yoga?

A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Ranade
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Ramkrishna Paramahansa



152.The 'Tenure System' in the Central Services was started by

A. Lord Macaulay
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Ripon
D. Sardar Patel



153.The biggest shipbuilding Centre during Sultanate period was

A. Bombay
B. Surat
C. Bengal
D. Kashmir



154.A Finance Minister generally imposes higher taxes on commodities whose demand is

A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Neither elastic and inelastic
D. None of the above



155.Which of the following has not been a part of fiscal stimulus package, adopted by the government to revive the economy which was affected due to global meltdown?

A. Cut in subsidies
B. Cut in indirect tax rates
C. Increase in borrowing



156.Which of the following is the correct definition of GNP at Factor Cost?

A. GNP at market prices minus Depreciation allowances
B. GNP at market Prices minus net Indirect Taxes
C. GNP at market prices plus Net Indirect Taxes
D. GDP at market prices plus Net Factor Income from Abroad



157.The Base Rate of Commercial Banks is determined by

A. RBI
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Market Forces and cost of banks
D. Indian Banker's Association



158.Interest rate on Saving Accounts deposits of Commercial Banks is determined by

A. Ministry of Finance
B. Individual Bank
C. RBI
D. Market forces of demand and supply



159.During which of the following Five year plans was the Mahalanobis strategy adopted for the first time?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Forth



160.Tax proceeds of which of one of the following taxes has declined significantly as a proportion of gross tax revenue in the last five years?

A. Service Tax
B. Excise Duty
C. Income Tax
D. Corporate Tax



161.Who became India's first woman in 52 years to win a gold medal in athletics in the Commonwealth Games?

A. Krishna Pooniya
B. Sini Jose
C. AC Ashwini
D. Mandeep Kaur



162.National Centre for Molecular Materials (NCMM), the first Institute of its kind in the country, will be established at which of the following places?

A. Kanpur
B. New Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Thiruvananthapuram



163.The Prestigious Abel Prize in Mathematics for 2010 has been awarded to an American Mathematician. This prize is administered by which country?

A. Finland
B. Republic of Ireland
C. Norway
D. Canada



164.What is the Inequality Adjusted Human Development Index rank of India, according to the Human Development Report,2010?

A. 119th
B. 122nd
C. 127th
D. 134th



165.Which of the following variables is included in calculating the Discomfort Index?

A. Per Capita Income
B. Literacy
C. Direct Taxes
D. Unemployment Ratio



166.Which of the following Indian personalities is included in Forbes list of World's most powerful Feminists, a list of seven persons?

A. Arundhathi Roy
B. Shobha De
C. Ela Bhatt
D. Vandana Shiva



167.Crimea which is an autonomous region, is located in which of the following seas?

A. Aegean Sea
B. Sea of Okhotsk
C. Black Sea
D. Celebes Sea



168.What is Intelligent Character Recognition Software, a pioneering Indian Technology which has become a benchmark worldwide?

A. A biometric security software devised for India's industrial installations
B. An anti-phishing software developed to protect internet banking
C. Navigational guidance software developed for GSLV
D. A software developed to process census forms at high speed



169.Under which of the following Doctrines/Principles, a judge rescues himself or is disqualified from hearing a law suit or proceeding especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice?

A. Doctrine of Checks and balances
B. Principles of Natural Justice
C. principle of Juridic Equality
D. Equal protection of the laws



170.Who of the following was not a part of the three member judicial committee that inquired into allegation of misconduct against Justice Saumitra Sen of the High Court of Calcutta?

A. Justice Aftab Alam
B. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy
C. Justice Mukul Mudgal
D. Fali Nariman



171.Which of the following is not one of the grounds on which a person can disqualified from being a member of Parliament under Article 102(1)?

A. If he is of unsound mind
B. If he is a discharged insolvent
C. If he is not a citizen of India
D. None of the above



172.The Supreme Court held, that forcing a person to undergo polygraph, brain mapping and narco-analysis tests as violative of which of the following provisions of the Constitution?

A. Article 21
B. Article 21 and Article 20(1)
C. Article 21 and Article 20(2)
D. Article 21 and Article 20(3)



173.Which of the following fundamental rights given under part III of the Constitution can be modified by the Parliament by law in its/their application to members of armed forces, and other forces that are charged with the maintenance of public order?

A. Right to form association
B. All the rights under Article 19(1)
C. All the rights given under Part III
D. None of the above



174.Which of the following authorities recommends the Governor of a state on the disqualification of a member of the State Legislature under Article 191(1)?

A. Supreme Court
B. Election Commission of India
C. State Election Commission
D. High Court of the State



175.What will be the strength of the Legislative Council of Tamil Nadu, Which is being established at present?

A. 78
B. 81
C. 75
D. 84



176.The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act 1946 provides the legal basis for the establishment and functioning of which of the following organisations?

A. Central Bureau of Investigation
B. Intelligence Bureau
C. National Investigation Agency
D. Delhi Police Force



177.The largest of living birds is

A. Albatross
B. Penguin
C. Cassowary
D. Ostrich



178.Vasco-de-Gama discovered sea route to India in the year

A. 1398 AD
B. 1498 AD
C. 1499 AD
D. 1509 AD



179.The device used to change the speed of an electric fan is

A. Amplifier
B. Regulator
C. Switch
D. Rectifier



180.Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature in

A. 1911
B. 1913
C. 1912
D. 1914



181.Which of the following state shows the fastest growth in expanding Micro Finance business in the country?

A. Gujarat
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Maharastra
D. Karnataka



182.First Iron and Steel industry in India was established _____________

A. TISCO, Jamshedpur
B. IISCO, Burnpur
C. Bengal Iron and Steel, Kulti
D. Mysore Steel Works, Bhadravati



183.Which country awards the Nobel Prize?

A. America
B. England
C. Sweden
D. Ireland



184.Who among the following is known as 'the father of local self-government' in India?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Wellesley



185.India tested its first Nuclear device on _____________

A. 15 May, 1972
B. 18 May, 1974
C. 20 May, 1975
D. 26 May, 1976



186.MODVAT refers to

A. Education Policy
B. House Tax
C. Excise Duty
D. None of these



187.What is "Oval Office"?

A. The place where England's Cricket Control Board is head-quartered
B. UN Security Council meeting room
C. The personal office of the US President
D. The place where the Queen of England gives personal audience



188.When was Bombay transferred to the East India company by Charles II?

A. 1662 AD
B. 1664 AD
C. 1666 AD
D. 1668 AD



189.The venue of holding the Second Round Table Conference at London was ____________________

A. St. James Palace
B. Kingsley Palace
C. Buckingham Palace
D. 10, Downing street



190.The most important mineralized rock system of India _________________

A. Cuddapa System
B. Dharwar System
C. Gondwana System
D. Vindhyan System



191.Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of __________

A. Sugars
B. Water
C. Vitamins
D. Enzymes



192.Where is the head quarter of Global Wind Energy Council situated?

A. Brussels
B. Ottawa
C. Manila 
D. Madrid



193.Sarda Act deal with

A. Widow Remarriage
B. Child Marriage
C. Inter-cast Marriage
D. Polygamy



194.Amultimeter is used to measure

A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Resistance
D. All of the above



195.In which year Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) was founded?

A. 1967
B. 1954
C. 1958
D. 1957



196.Print media under the Information Sector is regulated by

A. Press Information Bureau
B. Press Council of India
C. Registrar of Newspapers for India
D. None of the above



197.Which is the hottest planet of the solar system?

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Earth
D. Saturn



198.With Which one of the following is BRID (Government of India) engaged?

A. Railway Wagons
B. Information Technology
C. Isotope Technology
D. Road Transport



199.Who was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92?

A. Anju George
B. Pankaj Advani
C. Leander Paes
D. Viswanathan Anand



200.The founder of Modern Statistics is

A. Srinivasa Ramanuja
B. Einstein
C. Bhaskar
D. Karl Pearson

I.F.A shield is associated with the game of

I.F.A shield is associated with the game of

A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Hockey
D. Polo