CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PAPER 1 OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS: 1. First Indian to get an Olympic medal (a) K.D. Jadav (b) Milka Singh (c) Karnam Malleshwary (d) Abhinav Bindra 2. Who among the following Hindu King is known as the Nepoleon of India ? (a) Ashoka (b) Harshvardhan (c) Samudra Gupta (d) Chandra Gupta Vikramandhra 3. Which country tops the Olympic (2012) total Medal tally? (a) US (b) China (c) Russia (d) UK 4. Which country won the maximum gold in Beijing Olympics? (a) US (b) China (c) Russia (d) UK 5. Consider the following statements about the steel production in India : (1) Indian Steel Industry contributes to nearly two percent of gross domestic product and employes over 5 lakh people. (2) At the end of 2009-10, the net profit earned by steel manufacturing PSU's was Rs. 8008.57 crore (3) India will be 2nd largest steel producer in the world by 2012. Which of the above statement is/are true ? (a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) Only (3) (d) All the above 6. Who is the fastest man in the world? (a) Usain Bolt (b) Karl Lewis (c) Andrei silnov (d) Mathias Steiner 7. The number of writs that can be prayed for and issed by the Supreme Court and a High Court is(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 8. Justice N. hantosh Hegde who recently came into news is the I-okayukta of (a) Kamataka (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh 9. Which of the following English men was honoured by Jahangir with the title of'Khan' (a) Edward Terry (b) Hawkins (c) Sir Thomas Roe (d) Thomas Paine 10. The Rock cut temple of Kailashnath is situated at (a) Ajanta (b) Ellora (c) Elephants (d) Mamallapuram 11. Under which dynasty did the construction of the Great Wall of China start? (a) Chou (b) Han (c) Chin (d) Sui
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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS: 12. Who won the Golf Hong Kong Open? Rory McIlroy 13.
Who is set to receive Humanitarian award which is to be presented by Harvard Foundation? Lionel Richie
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Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank? A. D. M. Chavali
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Which Indian banks credit ratings have been assigned stable tag by Standard and Poor International rating agency? State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Indian Bank
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Which legendary bollywood actor passed away recently at the age of 88 ? Dev Anand
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Who has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year? Luke Donald
18.
Which Italian luxury brand is looking to bring its high-end homeware and furnishings retail stores to India? Giorgio Armani
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Name the 2-day literature festival scheduled to be held in Delhi. Samanvay: IHC Bharatiya Bhasa Mahotsav
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Name the Apple’s co-founder who is set to visit India’s technology capital. Steve Wozniak
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