1. Including India, the number of countries which now possess Nuclear Powered Submarines are—
(A) Seven
(B) Six
(C) Eight
(D) Nine
Ans : (B)
2. U.S.A. Budget deficit has crossed—
(A) $ 2 trillion
(B) $ 1 trillion
(C) $ 100 billion
(D) $ 50 billion
Ans : (B)
3. Russia proposes to open its second military base in—
(A) Kyrgystan
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) Tajikistan
Ans : (A)
4. Which of the following countries is not a part of G-5 developing nations grouping ?
(A) Mexico
(B) Indonesia
(C) India
(D) Brazil
Ans : (B)
5. The ……of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was recently held in Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt). Fill in the blank with.
(A) 15th Summit
(B) 14th Summit
(C) 13th Summit
(D) 10th Summit
Ans : (A)
6. ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting was recently held at—
(A) Jakarta
(B) Singapore
(C) Phuket
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
7. In which of the following Asian countries have snap elections been called ?
(A) North Korea
(B) Malaysia
(C) Japan
(D) Indonesia
Ans : (C)
8. Octopus is an anti-terror agency of—
(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Gujarat
Ans : (B)
9. JOC stands for—
(A) Joint Operative Cooperation
(B) Joint Operation Centre
(C) Joint Organisation for Cooperation
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
10. Desert National Park which has been put in the UNESCO’s latest Tentative List of National Heritage Properties is situated in—
(A) Bharatpur
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Kota
(D) Udaipur
Ans : (B)
11. Russia and China organised recently Peace Mission 2009 (joint military exercise) at—
(A) Khabarovsk
(B) Taonan
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
12. Alberto Fujimori belongs to—
(A) Argentina
(B) Bolivia
(C) Japan
(D) Peru
Ans : (D)
13. On July 15, 2009, NASA launched for the sixth time—
(A) Endeavour
(B) Columbia
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
14. In Cricket Bangladesh recently registered a historic test win over—
(A) Australia
(B) Zimbabwe
(C) West Indies
(D) Kenya
Ans : (C)
15. The runner up in 2009 Wimbledon Men’s Singles was—
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Andy Roddick
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
16. The runner up in 2009 Wimbledon women’s singles is—
(A) Venus William
(B) Serena William
(C) Dinara Safina
(D) Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ans : (A)
17. According to the latest official ranking the number one football team of the world is—
(A) Spain
(B) Brazil
(C) Netherlands
(D) Germany
Ans : (B)
18. The Asian Tour Title (Indonesia’s President Invitational Title of Golf) has been won by—
(A) Jeev Milkha Singh
(B) Tiger Woods
(C) Gaganjeet Bhullar
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
19. German Grand Prix winner is—
(A) Lewis Hamilton
(B) Mark Webber
(C) Valentino Rossi
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
20. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
Governor — State
(A) Kateekal Sankarnarayanan — Jharkhand
(B) Devendra Nath Dwivedi — Gujarat
(C) Banwari Lal Joshi — Uttar Pradesh
(D) Margaret Alva — Uttarakhand
(E) Jagannath Pahadia —Haryana
Ans : (B)
21. Yukiya Amano is the new chief of—
(A) UNESCO
(B) IAEA
(C) WTO
(D) WHO
Ans : (B)
22. Who has not been given the Akademi Ratna (Akademi Fellows) ?
(A) Sitara Devi (Dance)
(B) R.C. Mehta (Music)
(C) Khaled Chaudh (Theatre)
(D) Ustad Zakir Hussain (Tabla)
Ans : (D)
23. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development has recently been conferred on—
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Jacob Zuma
(C) Asma Jahangir
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
24. The re-appointed Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister is—
(A) Dr. Bimal Jalan
(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) Dr. C. Rangrajan
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
25. Who of the following has been honoured with Ashok Chakra—the peace time highest gallantry award ?
(A) Major D. Shri Ram Kumar (Assam Rifles)
(B) Major Rohit Sharma (Para Special Forces)
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
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