FIFA World Cup Winner 2010: Spain and finalist: The Netherlands.
Golden ball Winner: Diego Forlan (5 goals) (Uruguay) (Best Player of the tournament)
Golden Boot Winner: Thomas Muller (5 goals, Germany).
Que: Which country has won maximum times Football World Cup?
Ans: Brazil (5 times.) And also Brazil are the only team to have played in all 19 World Cup tournaments.
Que: Where will be the 2014 FIFA World Cup Football be organized?
Ans: Brazil
Modern Olympics: Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and from since on Modern Olympics games started to be staged. In 1896, first modern Olympics games were held in Athens (Greece). First Winter Olympics was stages in 1924 in Chamonix (France). International Olympic Committee (IOC) is responsible for selecting the host, overseeing the planning of Olympic games and other activities. IOC headquarters are in Laussane. The 1936 Summer Olympics In Berlin was the first games to be broadcast on television, though only to local audiences. The 1956 Winter Olympics were the first internationally televised Olympics games.
The Olympic Symbol consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of five inhabited continents (America, Asia, Africa, Europe and Australasia). The coloured version of the rings – Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red – over a white field forms the Olympic flag. The flag was adopted in 1914 but flown for the first time only at 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Olympic Motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” a latin expression meaning “Faster, Higher, Stronger. The Olympic mascot, an animal or a human figure representing the Cultural heritage of host country was introduced in 1968. In the opening ceremony parade, Greece is the first country to enter the ring in order to honour the origins of Olympics. Nations then enter the stadium alphabetically according to host country’s chosen language, with the host country’s athletes entering last.
The Summer Olympics consists of 26 sports, 30 disciplines and nearly 300 events, while Winter Olympics features 15 sports. 2012 Summer Olympics are going to be held in London, while 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio De Janerio (Brazil). The next Winter Olympics will be hosted in Sochi, Russia in 2014, which will be the first time this nation has hosted.
USA has hosted 4 Summer Olympics and 4 Winter Olympics, more than any other nation. Among host cities, Los Angeles, Paris, Athens and London have played host to Olympics games twice and with 2012 Olympics being held at London, London will become the first city to host Olympic Games thrice.
The first Olympic athlete to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs was Hans-Gunnar Lijenwall, a Swedish athlete at 1968 Summer Olympics at Mexico City.
Olympic games are held every two years, with Summer and Winter games alternating one after the another. So, actually Summer Olympics are held after every 4 years and same holds for Winter Olympics.
Last Summer Olympics was held in 2008 in Beijing in which participants from 204 countries took part, while the most recent Winter Olympics was held in 2010 in Vancouver (Canada).
Que: Which Olympic athlete has won the most gold medals in a single Olympics?
Ans: Michael Phelps (8 gold medals) of USA in 2008 Beijing Olympics. Michael Phelps broke the record of winning maximum gold medals at Beijing surpassing 7 gold medals won by USA swimmer Mark Spitz in 1972 Munich Olympics.
Que: Which Olympic athlete has won maximum medals at Olympic game?
Ans: Alexander Dityatin of Russia first won 8 medals at 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. And then Michael Phelps of US won 8 gold medals in Athens Olympics in 2004 ( 6 gold & 2 bronze) and 8 gold medals at Beijing Olympics in 2008, thus equalling the record of winning maximum number of medals in Olympic.
Que: Which Olympic athlete has won maximum number of medals in all the Olympics games played?
Ans: Soviet Gymnast Larissa Latynina has won 18 medals (9 gold) over three Olympics and second in the list is Michael Phelps with 16 medals in two Olympics.
India at Olympics:
India first participated in Olympics in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two silver medals in athletics (200m race and 200m hurdles).[International Olympic Committee regards the medals won by Norman Pritchard as credited to India, but International committee credits it to Great Britian]. India first sent a team to Olympics in 1920 Summer Olympics and has participated in every summer games since then. India has also competed at Winter Olympics since 1964.
Indian Athletes have won a total of 20 medals, mostly in field hockey. Indian hockey team has won a total of 11 medals including six gold medals from 1928-1956.
Gold Medals: Hockey (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) and Abhinav Bindra in 2008 Beijing Shooting.
Silver Medals: Hockey (1960), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in (Shooting 2004 Athens) and Norman Pritchard (in Athletes 1900 Paris).
Bronze Medals: K.D.Jadhav (Wrestling in 1952 Helsinki Olympics), Hockey in (1968 & 1972), Leander Paes in (1996 tennis singles), Karnam Maaleshwari in (Weightlifting 2000 Sydney), Sushil Kumar (wrestling in 2008 Beijing) and Vijender Kumar in (Boxing in 2008 Beijing).
Note: If we do not count Norman Pritchard as Indian as it is debated, then the first Indian to win a medal at Olympics in individual event will be K.D.Jadhav (Wresting in 1952 helsinki).
Tennis Grand slam Winners of 2010:
a) Australian Open 2010:
Male Winner: Roger Federer and finalist : Andy Murray
Female Winner: Serena Williams and finalist : Justine Henin
b) French Open 2010
Male : Winner : Rafael Nadal and finalist Robin Soderling.
Female: Winner: Francesca Schiavone and finalist Samantha Stosur.
c) Wimbeldon 2010:
Male: Winner : Winner : Rafael Nadel and finalist Tomas Berdych.
Female : Winner: Serena Williams and finalist Vera Zvonareva.
d) US Open 2010:
Male: Winner: Rafael Nadal and finalist : Novak Djokovic
Female Winner: Kim Clijsters and finalist : Vera Zvonareva.
Que: Which female tennis player has won maximum number of Grand slams tournaments?
Ans: Margaret Smith Court ( from Australia with 24 grand slams)
Que: Which male tennis player has won maximum number of grand slams tournaments?
Ans: Roger Federer (from Switzerland, 16 grand slam titles).
Multiple choice Questions: SET 1
1. The table below matches the company with its auto brand. Choose the correct match.
| Company |
Brand |
| a. Tata |
(i) Santa Fe |
| b. Hyundai |
(ii) Aria |
| c. Skoda |
(iii) Yeti |
| d. Chevrolet |
(iv) Volt |
A. a – (ii), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(i)
B. a – (ii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(iii)
C. a – (i), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(ii)
D. a – (ii), b-(i), c-(iii), d-(iv)
2. “Dynamite” is a mobile handset from
a. Spice b. Micromax c. LG d. Samsung
3. The slogans in the table below have been matched with the company they relate to. Choose the correct match.
| Slogan |
Company |
| a. Jet Airways |
(i) You are our world |
| b. Air Sahara |
(ii) The joy of flying |
| c. Sri Lankan Airways |
(iii) Emotionally Yours |
| d. Cathay Pacific |
(iv) The heart of Asia |
A. a – (ii), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)
B. a – (ii), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)
C. a – (i), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(ii)
D. a – (ii), b-(i), c-(iii), d-(iv)
4. Indian Cricket team is opposed to “UDRS”. What does UDRS stand for?
a. Umpire decision rating system
b. Umpire decision review system
c. Umpire decision resolution system
d. Umpire decision review service
5. Identify the indirect tax from the given options.
a) Wealth tax b) Sales tax c.) Corporation tax d.) Gift tax
6. The DTH service launched recently by which company has the tagline “ Direct hai Correct hai”?
a. Samsung b. Onida c. Videocon d. Sun TV
7. Who among the following is the chairman of Wipro?
a. Azim Premji b. Girish Paranjpe c. Suresh Vaswani d. T.Balakrishnan
8. Which famous European company was founded by cousins of Communist ideologue Karl Marx?
a. Siemens b. Philips c. Bayer d. Volkswagen
9. The table below matches the painting with its painter. Choose the correct match.
| Painter |
Painting |
| a. Leonardo da Vinci |
(i) Sistine chapel |
| b. Michael Angelo |
(ii)The Last Supper |
| c. M.F. Hussain |
(iii) Vase with fifteen sunflowers |
| d. Vincent Van Gogh |
(iv) Sufi Paintings |
A. a – (ii), b-(iii), c-(iv), d-(i)
B. a – (i), b-(ii), c-(iv), d-(iii)
C. a – (ii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(iii)
D. a – (iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
10. Which of the following players won 2010 US open tennis Grand slam?
a. Serena Williams b. Caroline Wozinacki c. Kim Clijsters d. Venus Williams
11. Which golfer has won maximum number of GOLF MASTERS?
a. Tiger Woods b. Arnold Palmer c. Greg Norman d. Jack Nicklaus
12. The table below matches the tournament with its sport. Choose the correct match.
| Sport |
Tournament |
| a. Golf |
(i) Uber Cup |
| b. Badminton |
(ii) Ryder Cup |
| c. Football |
(iii) Frank Worell trophy |
| d. Cricket |
(iv) UEFA Cup |
A. a – (ii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(iii)
B. a – (i), b-(ii), c-(iv), d-(iii)
C. a – (iv), b-(i), c-(ii), d-(iii)
D. a – (iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
13. Name the managing director of Bajaj Auto Limited.
a. Rahul Bajaj b. Rajiv Bajaj c. Sanjiv Bajaj d. Madhur Bajaj
14. Which footballer won the “Golden boot” award in 2010 Football World cup?
a. David Villa b. Lionel Messey c. Diego Forlan d. Thomas Mueller
15. Tesco is a famous retailing giant from
a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. United Kingdom
16. The e-biz project of Indian Government has been awarded to
a. Wipro technologies b. Infosys technologies
c. Polaris Software d. Tata Consultancy services
17. “BIG Entertainment” is the name of the company that belongs to the stable of
a. Reliance b. AV Birla Group c. Tatas d. Times Group
18. Alcoa, Xstrata, RIO Tinto and BHP Billiton are the names of the companies in the field of
a. Oil Exploration b. FMCG c. Metals & Mining d. Agro products
19. “Renminbi” is the currency of
a. Ireland b. Phillipines c. Malaysia d. China
20. The headquarters of WTO are at
a. Paris b. New York c. Geneva d. Rio de Janerio
21. Name the current prime minister of United Kingdom from the options.
a. Gordon Brown b. David Cameron c. Justin Green d. ED Miliband
22. Select the correct author- book match.
| Author |
Book |
| a. George Bush |
(i) Under the dome |
| b. John Grisham |
(ii) Decision Points |
| c. Stephen King |
(iii) The Finkler Question |
| d. Howard Jacobson |
(iv) Confession |
A. a – (ii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(iii)
B. a – (ii), b-(iv), c-(iii), d-(i)
C. a – (ii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(iii)
D. a – (i), b-(iv), c-(ii), d-(iii)
23. What was the rank of India in overall medals tally in just concluded Commonwealth games 2010?
a. 3rd b. 2nd c. 4th d. 1st
24. Which writer has won Nobel Prize 2010 for literature?
a. Salman Rushdie b. Mario Vargas Llosa c. Jorge Luis Borges d. Doris Lessing
25. Of the following brands, choose the brand which Amir Khan does not endorse?
a. Mahindra bikes b. Tata sky c. Etisalat d. Cinthol
Answer key
1. d 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B
6. c 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C
11. d 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D
16. b 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. C
21. b 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. d
Multiple Choice SET 2
1. Which is the correct Stock-Exchange-Country Match?
| Stock-Index |
Country |
| a. Borsa Italiana |
(i) Australia |
| b. Asia-Pacific Exchange |
(ii) Argentina |
| c. Cordoba Stock Exchange |
(iii) China |
| d. Shenzen Stock Exchange |
(iv) Italy |
A. (a) –(iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)
B. (a) –(iv), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)
C. (a) –(iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)
D. (a) –(iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii)
2. The author Mario Vargas Llosa Who has recently won Nobel Prize 2010 for literature belongs to nationality
a. Argentina b. Bolivia c. Peru d. Brazil
3. Who was the winner of “Golden Ball” award in 2010 FIFA World Cup?
a. Wesley Snejider b. Diego Forlan c. David Villa d. Moroslav Klose
4. Match the President, Currency and Country.
| President |
Currency |
Country |
| a. Christian Wulff |
(i) Euro |
1. Panama |
| b. Luiz La Silva |
(ii) Euro |
2. Spain |
| c. Jose Luis Rodriguez |
(iii) Real |
3. Germany |
| d. Ricardo Alberto |
(iv) Balboa |
4. Brazil |
A. (a) –(iv)- 1, (b) – (i)- 2, (c) – (iii)-3, (d) – (ii)-4
B. (a) –(i)- 3, (b) – (iii)- 4, (c) – (ii)-2, (d) – (iv)-1
C. (a) –(iv)- 2, (b) – (ii)- 3, (c) – (iii)-1, (d) – (i)-4
A. (a) –(ii)- 1, (b) – (iii)- 2, (c) – (i)-3, (d) – (ii)-4
5. Which female tennis player won 2010 Wimbledon Championship?
a. Vera Zvoraneva b. Kim Clijsters c. Serena Williams d. Maria Sharapova
6. The abbreviations given in the first column are explained in the second column. Select the option which has all wrong explanations of the abbreviations.
| a. UNICEF |
(i) United Nations Development Program |
| b. ANC |
(ii) National Institute of Insemination Technology |
| c. TRAI |
(iii) African National Council |
| d. UNDP |
(iv) United Nations International Children Education Forum |
| e. NIIT |
(v) India Satellite Research Organization |
| f. ISRO |
(vi) Intellectual Property |
| g. IP |
(vii) Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India |
A. (a)- (iv), (c) – (vii), (b)-(iii), (d)-(i)
B. (a)- (iv), (f) – (v), (g)-(vi), (d)-(i)
C. (e)- (ii), (b) – (iii), (f)-(v), (d)-(i)
D. (a)- (iv), (b) – (iii), (f)-(v), (e)-(ii)
7. Identify the cricketer who has batted in all the positions (from 1 to 11) in test match cricket.
a. Ashok Mankad b. Wilfred Rhodes c. Garfield Sobers d. Lance Cairns
8. What is RED HERRING in an IPO?
a. Prospectus b. Submission of form
c. Funds generated during IPO d. Minimum offer per share
9. Who declares the Credit Policy of India?
a. The Finance Ministry b. Reserve Bank Of India
c. The Commerce Ministry d. The Indian Banks Association
10. Temujin was the famous historical character of the world, but can you identify him by his original name?
a. Babar b. Akbar c. Genghis Khan d. Kublai Khan
11. Which city is also known as “Windy City”?
a. Rome b. New York c. Ottawa d. Chicago
12. Which country has the largest road network in the world?
a. India b. USA c. China d. Russia
13. One barrel of Oil is approximately equal to how many litres?
a. 200 b. 150 c. 120 d. 160
14. Who invented Computer laptop?
a. Arthur Wynna – USA b. Q .Daimler – Germany
c. Sinclair – Britain d. Adam Osborne – USA
15. Which of the following countries is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
a. Venezuela b. Russia c. Panama d. USA
16. Indian Standard time is based on the longitude of 82.5 degrees passing through which of the following places?
a. Mirzapur, UP b. Jabalpur, MP
c. Nagpur, Maharashtra d. Jaipur, Rajasthan
17. Which of the following pair is not correct?
a. George Harrison – Sitar b. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan – Sarod
c. Dr. Kamala Shankar – Tabla d. HariPrasad Chaurasia – Flute
18. At what frequency SENSEX calculation carried out?
a. Every half an hour b. 6 times a day c. Every hour d. Real time
19. Burj Khalifa is
a. A mosque in UAE b. A University in UAE
c. A small mountain range in UAE d. Tallest Skyscraper in World
20. Match the following national parks with their respective states.
| National Parks |
States |
| a. Bandipur National Park |
(i) Uttar Pradesh |
| b. Dachigam National Park |
(ii) Rajasthan |
| c. Sariska National Park |
(iii) Karnataka |
| d. Dudhwa national Park |
(iv) Jammu & Kashmir |
A. (a) –(iii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (ii), (d) – (i)
B. (a) –(iv), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)
C. (a) –(iii), (b) – (ii), (c) – (i), (d) – (iv)
D. (a) –(iii), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iv)
21. What is the colour of the black-box in a commercial plane?
a. Obviously black b. Green c. Orange d. Yellow
22. Find the person who plays the odd sport out of the following.
a. Chris Evert b. Tiger Woods c. Annika Sorenstam d. Ernie Els
23. Who was the second person to set foot on moon?
a. Edwin Aldrin b. Neil Armstrong c. Michael Collins d. Yuri Gagarin
24. Who is the current chairman of Reserve Bank of India?
a. C. Rangrajan b. Y.V.Reddy c. D. Subbarao d. S. Gopinath
25. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner Of India?
a. Naveen Chawla b. B.B. Tandon c. N. Gopalaswami d. S.Y. Quraishi
Answer key
1. c 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D
7. b 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D 12. B
13. d 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. D
19. d 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. d
Multiple Choice SET 3:
IIFT GK QUESTIONS SET 1:
1. Identify the INCORRECT statement about GATT.
(1) India was among the 23 original signatories of GATT.
(2) GATT too was constituted at the Bretton Woods conference along with the IMF and World Bank.
(3) After GATT was set up in 1947, there was a series of negotiating rounds culminating in Uruguay round, finally signed at Marrakech.
(4) None of the above.
2. What does TRIMS stand for?
(1) Trade Related International Movements (both goods and services).
(2) Trade in Resources, which are Internationally Mobilized.
(3) Trade Related Investment Measures.
(4) Trade Rising in International Markets.
3. The classification of subsides in different boxes of amber, blue and green, at WTO is done in the area of:
(1) Agriculture (2) Textiles (3) Pharmaceuticals (4) Services
4. The country’s first corporatised port is at:
(1) Ennore (2) Vishakhapatnam (3) Cochin (4) Mormugao
5. ‘National treatment’ provisions under the WTO implies
(1) treating one’s different trading partners equally.
(2) equal treatment for foreign and domestic goods and services once the foreign goods have entered domestic market.
(3) treating one’s trading partner preferentially than domestic traders.
(4) giving special treatment to goods and services produced in domestic market.
6. Which is the world’s biggest exporting nation?
(1) Japan (2) USA (3) Germany (4) China
7. The last country to join WTO on October 13, 2004 is
(1) Cambodia (2) Brazil (3) Botswana (4) Chad
8. Which of the following became the first company to cross the 50 million subscriber mark in mobile phone services?
(1) Reliance Communications (2) Vodafone (3) BSNL (4) Bharti Airtel
9. Which of the following Countries is not a member of WTO?
(1) Brazil (2) Pakistan (3) China (4) Russia
10. A complaint in WTO is processed at:
(1) The GATT – Bretton woods standing committee
(2) The trade policy review body
(3) The dispute settlement body
(4) The General Council
11. Iran, Iraq and North Korea (President Bush’s axis of evil),
(1) are permanent WTO members.
(2) have observer status in WTO.
(3) have been imposed sanctions and boycotted by WTO.
(4) have no formal association with WTO.
12. EPCG starts for
(1) Excise protection of Capital goods
(2) Export promotion Capital goods
(3) Earnings provided by Capital goods
(4) Excelling in performance through capital goods
13. ‘Cairns Group’ is a group of countries that accounts for more than 20% of global exports of:
(1) Wildlife (2) Agriculture (3) Textiles (4) Jems and Jwellery
14. India’s major competitor in exporting tea worldwide is
(1) Sri Lanka (2) Thailand (3) Russia (4) Myanmar
15. Japan, Australia and China have imposed bans on fruits, like Mangoes and Grapes, from India on account of presence of fruit flies. This would come under
(1) tariff barriers (2) sanitary and phytosanitary measures
(3) dumping (4) non trade barrier
16. The Apex body regulating foreign trade in India is
(1) Federation of India Export Organisation (FIEO) (2) Export Promotion Council, India
(3) Exim Bank (4) Ministry of Foreign Trade
17. The US corporation which acquired the basmati patent:
(1) Monsanto (2) Rice tech (3) DuPont (4) Dow
18. A specifically delineated duty free enclave, deemed to be a foreign territory, for the purposes of trade operations of duties and tariffs is known as SEZ. It stands for
(1) Special Economic Zone (2) Special Export Zone
(3) Specifically Export Zone (4) Specific Economic Zone
19. Which of the following has tied up with lifestyle design company Giorgio Armani for the design of its portable devices recently?
(1) Samsung (2) Sony (3) Nokia (4) LG
20. Which of the following sells its automotive batteries at shops branded ‘Powerzone’?
(1) Standard Furukawa (2) Amara Raja
(3) Exide Industries (4) Tata Auto-components Company (TACO)
21. Which of the statements is NOT correct, in reference to the trends in Indian exports, over the past 10 years?
(1) The share of manufactured goods in total exports has increased.
(2) Exports in petroleum products have declined sharply.
(3) India’s exports to Asia and Oceania, Africa, America and Latin American countries have seen an upward trend.
(4) India’s exports to West Europe have plummeted.
22. A currency that has a continuing high level of demand, relative to supply, in the market of foreign exchange is often called as
(1) soft currency (2) hard currency (3) cold currency (4) hot currency
23. India has a share of .67% of world exports, whereas China’s share is
(1) 2% (2) 3.9% (3) 5% (4) 4.2%
24. In the centre state financial relations in India, Gadgil formula is used in:
(1) division of tax revenues. (2) formulating the policy for fresh borrowings.
(3) writing off state’s indebtness to the center. (4) allocating central plan assistance between states.
25. ‘Non tariff’ barriers imply
(1) regulations relating to environment, health and safety (EHS) to restrict international trade.
(2) imposing high duties on imported goods.
(3) applying physical barriers and check points to prevent inflow of foreign goods.
(4) None of the above
26. The ‘Theory of Comparative Advantage’ in Economics is related to
(1) Welfare Economics (2) Managerial Economics
(3) International Economics (4) Micro Economics
27. WTO is often criticized for being anti democratic. But the fact most contrary to it, is that
(1) dispute resolution is achieved at the WTO by consensus.
(2) all views can be expressed at ‘People Forum’ just outside WTO, HQ in Geneva.
(3) there are substantial elected officials at WTO.
(4) every one, of the 148 members, has a veto over changing rules.
28. The vast expansion of international trade, in the second half of the 20th century, owed much to
(1) a new method of shipping goods in containers.
(2) the opening up of Brazil, South America’s largest market.
(3) Change in the economic rationale of new economists, who encouraged international trade.
(4) Industrial revolution.
29. The tariff, imposed on imports to offset the impact of subsidy given by government in the country of origin of commodity, is known as:
(1) Anti dumping duty (2) Customs duty (3) Countervailing duty (4) Ad Valorem duty
30. The stocks of commodities held by the countries or international organizations to moderate the price fluctuations are called:
(1) Contingency stocks (2) Buffer stocks (3) Shock absorbing stocks (4) Emergency stocks
31. The difference in value over a period of time of a country’s imports and exports of merchandise is known as:
(1) Balance of Trade (2) Balance of Payment (3) Export import balance (4) Trade gap
32. ‘Dollar drain’ implies:
(1) Sharp devaluation of dollar, thus value of dollar going down the drain.
(2) a situation when country’s imports from USA exceed its export to USA, resulting in dollar reserves plummeting.
(3) fake US dollars flooding financial markets.
(4) None of the above
33. Tarapore Committee is associated with:
(1) select markets and thrust products. (2) implementation of SEZs.
(3) utilizing the burgeoning forex reserves. (4) capital account convertibility.
34. Which of these has brands like CellOne for its mobile services, Bfone for fixed line telephone and Tarang for CDMA-based WLL limited mobility phones?
(1) Reliance Communications (2) MTNL (3) BSNL (4) Bharti Airtel
35. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the regional grouping ASEAN?
(1) Singapore (2) Brunei (3) Thailand (4) China
36. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) does NOT have following country as its member.
(1) Bangladesh (2) Nepal (3) Sri Lanka (4) Thailand
37. A small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity and is typically governed by a dictator or armed forces is known as
(1) Banana Republic (2) Eggs in Single Basket Republic
(3) Weather Republic (4) Crutches Republic
38. Which advertising agency devised the campaign for the change of brand name Hutch to Vodafone recently?
(1) Rediffusion DYR (2) Ogilvy & Mather
(3) J Walter Thompson (4) McCann Ericsson
39. Tripitakas are the sacred books of:
(1) Jainism (2) Buddhism (3) Hinduism (4) Shaivism
40. The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:
(1) Harappa (2) Lothal (3) Mohenjodaro (4) Ropar
41. Buland Darwaza, built by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of
(1) Orrisa (2) Bengal (3) Delhi (4) Gujrat
42. The latest Global Information Technology Report ranks India
(1) 40th (2) 50th (3) 14th (4) 15th
43. Which company recently launched a premium prêt denim line in the Indian fashion arena, co–branding it with John Abraham?
(1) Killer (2) Wrangler (3) Lee Copper (4) Milky Way
44. Which company is planning to launch a multi–purpose vehicle called “Ingenio”?
(1) Mahindra and Mahindra (2) Maruti Udyog
(3) Eicher Motors (4) Isuzu Motors
45. The well–known confectionary brand “Nutrine” has been acquired by
(1) Cadbury (2) Modern Foods
(3) Godrej Beverages and Foods (4) Perfetti
46. Which company joined hands with Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies) and Tata Teleservices for developing 65 village resource centres to provide valuable information in education, healthcare and agriculture through wireless connectivity to residents of nine coastal States?
(1) Computer Associates (2) CISCO (3) Qualcomm (4) Motorola
47. Pick out the incorrect pair.
(1) Rajat Gupta – McKinsey and Company (2) Arun Sarin – Vodafone
(3) Arun Netravali – Bell Labs (4) Rajesh Hukku – IBM
Answers Key
1.(4) 2.(3) 3.(1) 4.(1) 5.(2) 6.(2) 7.(1) 8.(4) 9.(4) 10.(3) 11.(4) 12.(2) 13.(2) 14.(1) 15.(2) 16.(1) 17.(2) 18.(1) 19.(4) 20.(2) 21.(2) 22.(2) 23.(2) 24.(4) 25.(1) 26.(1) 27.(4) 28.(1) 29.(3) 30.(2) 31.(1) 32.(2) 33.(4) 34.(3) 35.(4) 36.(2) 37.(1) 38.(2) 39.(2) 40.(3) 41.(4) 42.(1) 43.(2) 44.(1) 45.(3) 46.(3) 47.(4)
Questions from previous years IIFT papers
1. Who completed the work of Qutab Minar? Ans. Iltutmish
2. Who was associated with the construction of Golden Temple? Ans. Guru Ramdas
3. GE’s technology center in Bangalore is named after whom? Ans: Jack Welch
4. Which newspaper was started by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? Ans. National Herald
5. The Parliament of state legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member is absent without
permission for……. Ans. 120 days.
6. “Spoil yourself” is associated with ……. ? Ans. Indigo
7. President of Nasscom is…… Ans. Mr. SOM Mittal
8. Arthur Anderson was the auditor of which of these companies? Ans.- Enron
9. Who is the Chairman of Britannia Industries? Ans. Mr. Nusli Wadia
10. Where is the Head Quarters of European Central Bank is located at? Ans. Frankfurt
11. Which of the following person is the present Chairperson of Reliance? Ans. Mukesh
Ambani
12. Which is the only country in the world, which has a convergence bill for telecom
media? Ans. India
13. According to the latest release by Tourism ministry Delhi topped foreign tourist arrivals
among the Indian states. Which among the following states was number 1 in terms of domestic tourists arrival?
(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka Ans.(2)
5. Which of the following gas is used in the decorative lights? Ans. Neon
14. What is the Strait between Srilanka and India is called? Ans. Adam’s Bridge
15. From which of the following city the ‘Morning Star’ newspaper is published? Ans. London
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16. Which country is the largest producer of Tin in the world? Ans. Bolivia
17. What does TRIPS stands for? Ans. Trade related Intellectual Property Rights
18. Who coined the term USP ? Ans. Jack Trout
19. What does EPZ stands for? Ans. Export Processing Zone
20. Which was the first product manufactured by Sony? Ans. Rice cooker
21. Ranbaxy calls it ‘Caverta’, what is it popularly known as? Ans. Viagra
22. Tatas have taken over which PSU? Ans. VSNL
23. Which country’s PM receives the highest salary in terms of dollars? Ans. Japan
24. Who is the lowest paid CEO in the world? Ans. Steve Jobs, Apple computers, $1 annually
25. The word ‘Knesset’ is relates to which of the following country? Ans. Israel
26. Which is the suffix used for a German Company? Ans. -leich
27. Which is the oldest public sector bank in India? Ans. Allahabad Bank
28. Which popular car audio system company’s name when translated to German means” blue
point”? Ans. Blaupunkt
29. Indian kids channel Hungama.com has been acquired, for a reported sum of $30 mn, by
(1) Walt Disney (2) Viacom (3) Bloomberg (4) B Sky B Ans.(1)
30. What is the value of 20°C in Fahrenheit? Ans. 48F
31. Match the following states with their capitals:
(1) Uttranchal A. Kohima
(2) Andhra Pradesh B. Shillong
(3) Nagaland C. Dehradoon
(4) Meghalaya D. Hyderabad
Ans. 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – B
32. Coffee store chain, Barnie’s, recently entered the Indian market with plans to invest close to
Rs. 75 crore to open 300 stores across the country in the next five year. It belongs to
(1) Canada (2) USA (3) UK (4) Italy Ans.(2)
33. ‘Imagine Cup’, an international competition for young technologists is organised by global IT giant
(1) SAP (2) Oracle (3) Microsoft (4) Macromedia Ans.(3)
34. India’s chief negotiator at WTO is …….? Ans. Gopal K Pillai
35. Which country has the highest rating in HDI. Ans. Norway
36. Who acted in the role of Harry Potter? Ans. Daniel Radcliffe
37. Why does an egg floats on salt water? Ans. Because it is less Dense than salt water
38. What is Certiorari writ in Courts? Ans. Certiorari is the legal term in ‘Roman, English
and American Law referring to a type of Writ seeking judicial review’.
39. Which of the following has been rated as the No.1 country in World Economic Forum
(Finland, US, Canada, Denmark) Ans. Denmark
40. When does Euro becomes finally applicable in Europe? Ans. 22nd May 2001.
41. Who founded e-bay.com? Ans. San Jose
42. Which is the No.1 Fortune 500 Company for the year 2010? Ans. Wal Mart Stores
43. Which is the world’s first mobile virus? Ans. Cabir
44. Which is not a member of the European Union (Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Germany)
Ans. Switzerland
Multiple Choice Set 4
51. ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has recently won a joint bid to acquire Omimex De Columbia, a Columbian oil firm, in partnership with:
(1) Rosnfet (2) Sinopec (3) Malaysian Oil Bhd (4) Reliance Petrochemical
52. With the presence in 27 countries…. which company is called “three oceans”?
(1) Sanyo (2) Microsoft (3) Sun Microsys (4) Nokia
53. Which country is famous for Lego?
(1) Australia (2) Denmark (3) Czechoslovakia (4) India
54. Which auto major’s head quarter is known as four cylinder tower?
(1) Toyota (2) Mahindra (3) BMW (4) Ford
55. “Bata” shoes originated in which country:
(1) Czechoslovakia (2) India (3) Korea (4) USA
56. Which former Indian test cricketer is the representative of Musco lighting in India?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar (2) Kapil Dev (3) Ravi Shastri (4) Mohinder Amarnath
57. Zzapi Nercor is the mascot of which Indian pizza company?
(1) Pizza Corner (2) Pizza Hut (3) Spicy Pizza (4) None of these
58. Top Gear is the retail outlet of which Indian company?
(1) HP (2) BP (3) IOC (4) NACL
59. Which search engine was first named Architext and created by a group of Stanford
University grads? (1) MSN (2) Search (3) Excite (4) Dot Com
60. What is the name of ‘Tainwala Chemicals’ mosquito repellant brand?
(1) Good Night (2) Moon Light (3) All Out (4) Casper
61. Which company is the official ice-cream supplier to Wimbledon?
(1) Wall’s (2) Vadilal (3) Amul (4) None of these
62. Which was the first insurance company in India to start a 24 hour call centre?
(1) LIC (2) Reliance General Insurance (3) Tata AIG (4) HDFC
63. Rasik Dhariwal is the owner of which Gutkha company?
(1) Baba (2) Manikchand (3) Panparag (4) Manikram
64. Which Indian retail chain was started by former Carona employee B.S Nagesh?
(1) Shopper’s Stop (2) Big Bazar (3) Landmark (4) Westside
65. Which company was first founded and registered in Delaware, US as Quantum Computer Services?
(1) LOA (2) AOL (3) Oracle (4) Microsoft
66. MAT expands to …..
(1) Medium Advisory Tax (2) Minimum Accounted Tax (3) Minimum Automated Tax (4) Minimum Alternate Tax
67. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘T’ in ‘TIN’?
(1) Trade (2) Tax (3) Transmission (4) Total
68. Awaz is the Hindi business news channel that belongs to the stable of …
(1) NDTV (2) CNBC TV 18 (3) Zee News (4) Sony TV
69. ‘Make your own road’ is the catchphrase that you would associate with….
(1) Chevrolet Tavera (2) ata Safari (3) Tata Sumo (4) Ford Endeavor
70. The maximum revenue to the government comes from….
(1) Service tax (2) Custom duty (3) Excise duty (4) Income tax
71. Identify the indirect tax from the given options.
(1) Wealth Tax (2) Gift Tax (3) Sales Tax (4) Corporation Tax
72. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘R’ in RFID?
(1) Regional (2) Radio (3) Recorded (4) Reliance
73. This bank, in collaboration with NGOs, launched the ’social card’ for those people who want to contribute to the welfare of the society but either do not have time to do so or do not know which because they would like to support. Can you identify the name of the bank in question from the given options?
(1) Canara Bank (2) SBI (3) Punjab National Bank (4) Bank of India
74. Which of these became the first cellular service provider in India to launch a call filter service countrywide that would allow subscribers to filter incoming calls by blocking specific numbers recently?
(1) Reliance Communications (2) Vodafone (3) BSNL (4) Bharti Airtel
75. The year in which the World Bank was incorporated in the UN system was….
(1) 1994 (2) 1946 (3) 1947 (4) 1949
76. Which of the following personalities is the author of ‘Jeh: A Life of JRD Tata’?
(1) RM Lala (2) BK Dadabhoy (3) Dwijendra Tripathi (4) BK Karanjia
77. Identify the incorrect match. Automobile company Car Model
(1) Fiat Automobiles Panda (2) Skoda Automobiles Fabia (3) Honda Automobiles Civic (4) All of them are correct
78. Where was Motorola’s sixth global design centre, its first in India, launched?
(1) Bangalore (2) Chennai (3) Delhi (4) Pune
79. Which insurance company runs a credit card business in a joint venture with GE Money and Corporation Bank?
(1) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) (2) Bajaj Allianz (3) Birla Sun Life (4) Aviva Life Insurance
80. Which promoter family sold off its stake in India Cements in 2007?
(1) Murugappa (2) Sankar (3) Srinivasan (4) Iyengar
81. Prannoy Roy’s “NDTV MetroNation” is the first city specific English language channel that was launched in _____ recently.
(1) Delhi (2) Chennai (3) Mumbai (4) Bangalore
82. What is the DTH service launched recently by Chennai based Sun TV Group called?
(1) Sun Sky (2) Sun Satellite (3) Sun Network (4) Sun Direct
83. Which entertainment channel launched a nationwide hunt for India’s first space tourist?
(1) Zee Café (2) Zone Reality (3) Bindass (4) Zee
84. BigStreet is the out-of-home (OOH) advertising venture of ___________
(1) Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) (2) Mudra (3) Nimbus (4) Sahara India
85. Which is the first magazine from Condé Nast, world’s leading publisher of lifestyle and fashion magazines, launched in India?
(1) Vogue (2) Glamour (3) Condé Nast Traveller (4) Vanity Fair
86. Where would you find your deltoid muscle?
(1) Big muscle on the shoulder (2) Big muscle on the feet (3) Big muscle on the thyroid (4) Big muscle on the elbow
87. American police have SWAT teams, what do the initials stand for?
(1) Special Weapons & Tactics (2) Specialized Weapons & Tactics (3) Specialized Warriors & Technique (4) None of these
88. Which public sector oil refining major launched a pilot project to build cinema halls at its highways fuel stations in Gujarat and tied up with Cinemata, a film distribution unit of SET?
(1) IOC (2) BPCL (3) HPCL (4) IBP
89. Which of these acquired the acquisition of polyester and textile manufacturing assets of the Malaysia-based Hualon Corporation?
(1) Tata Chemicals (2) Aditya Birla Nuvo (3) Reliance Industries Ltd (4) Arvind Mills
90. Which of these owns the Star Bazaar hypermarket brand in India?
(1) Trent (2) Future Group (3) Shopper’s Stop (4) Reliance Retail
91. Rural retail chain, Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar, is owned by________
(1) DCM Shriram (2) ITC Agro (3) Mahindra & Mahindra (4) Chambal Fertilsers
92. Which famous European company was founded by cousins of Communist ideologue Karl Marx?
(1) Siemens (2) Philips (3) Bayer (4) Volkswagen
93. Which acid gives nettles their sting?
(1) Formic acid (2) Acetic acid (3) Carbonic acid (4) Sulphuric acid
94. For their discovery of what did Watson, Crick and Evans win the 1962 Nobel Prize for medicine?
(1) WBC (2) RNA (3) DNA (4) Genes
95. ‘Air Wick’ is the air freshener brand from:
(1) Reckitt Benckiser (2) Godrej Sara Lee (3) Marico Industries (4) Hindustan Unilever
96. Which was the album the Beatles recorded the last time together?
(1) Abbey Road (2) Any Road (3) Every thing for you (4) Hard days night
97. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
(1) Leonardo da Vinci (2) Michelangelo (3) MF Hussain (4) None of these
98. What is the sport in which you could get into a headlock?
(1) Wrestling (2) Rugby (3) Baseball (4) Boxing
99. Which business family owns the world’s oldest active sailing ship, ‘The Foundroyant’ which started its life in Mumbai in 1817?
(1) Wadia (2) Tata (3) Godrej (4) Bajaj
100. Which is the country where reggae music originated?
(1) Barbados (2) USA (3) Russia (4) Jamaica
Answers Key
51.(2) 52.(1) 53.(2) 54.(3) 55.(1) 56.(2) 57.(1) 58.(3) 59.(3) 60.(4) 61.(1) 62.(3) 63.(2) 64.(1) 65.(2) 66.(4) 67.(2) 68.(2) 69.(2) 70.(3) 71.(3) 72.(2) 73.(2) 74.(2) 75.(3) 76.(2) 77.(4) 78.(1) 79.(1) 80.(2) 81.(1) 82.(4) 83.(3) 84.(1) 85.(1) 86.(1) 87.(1) 88.(2) 89.(3) 90.(1) 91.(1) 92.(2) 93.(1) 94.(3) 95.(2) 96.(1) 97.(2) 98.(1) 99.(1) 100.(4)
Multiple Choice SET 5
1. Which business was sold off by Richard Branson of Virgin group in 2008?
(1) Music records (2) Business process outsourcing (BPO) (3) Foods & restaurants (4) Publishing
2. Which company launched its baby care brand ‘Baby Dreams’?
(1) Wipro Consumer Care (2) JL Morison (3) Hindustan Unilever (4) Johnson & Johnson
3. Which famous cosmetics company launched its Visage range of products in India?
(1) L’Oreal (2) Oriflame (3) Maybelline (4) Nivea
4. Which cosmetics company was founded by Dame Anita Roddick?
(1) Avon (2) Body Shop (3) Christian Dior (4) Elizabeth Arden
5. Which of the following is not a brand owned by Shahnaz Hussain?
(1) Veda Dynamics (2) Kaya Skin clinics (3) Shahnaz Herbal (4) Forever Beautiful
6. Which of the following exports marine products under the Shogun, Hima, Gold Seal and Tara brands?
(1) Godrej Agro (2) Nestle India (3) Temptation Foods (4) Hindustan Unilever
7. EL Rothschild Ltd and Del Monte Pacific Ltd are JV partners of _____ in its farm products foray.
(1) Reliance Industries Ltd (2) Bharti (3) Godrej (4) AV Birla
8. Which of the following is not a snack brand owned by PepsiCo Company Frito Lay?
(1) Lays (2) Bingo (3) Kurkure (4) Uncle Chipps
9. Which beer giant operates in India through its 100% owned subsidiary–South Asia Breweries?
(1) Carlsberg (2) Anheuser-Busch (3) Heineken (4) Scottish & Newcastle
10. Coca-Cola India’s marketing communication campaign–‘ghoonth bhar sharart kar ley’ is for:
(1) Fanta (2) Minute Maid (3) Diet Coke (4) Thums up
11. Which cooking oil brand is owned by US-based $26-billion Bunge Ltd in India?
(1) Dalda (2) Dhara (3) Saffola (4) Postman
12.Tata Group’s Indian Hotels acquired Ritz Carlton Hotel in ______and Campton Palace in _____ 2007.
(1) Boston, San Francisco (2) New York, Seattle (3) Las Vegas, Washington DC (4) Atlanta, Honolulu
13. The Trident Hotel brand in India is owned by________
(1) Eastern India Hotels (2) Tata Group’s Indian Hotels (3) ITC Hotels (4) Park Hotels
14.Which of the following launched Penryn chips?
(1) American Micro devices (AMD) (2) Intel (3) Texas Instruments (4) Samsung
15.Which of the following launched of its Barcelona processor?
(1) American Micro devices (AMD) (2) Intel (3) Texas Instruments (4) Samsung
16. Which of these acquired American PC maker Gateway?
(1) Hewlett Packard (2) Acer (3) IBM (4) BenQ
17. Which IT company introduced its social networking site called Mash in India?
(1) Microsoft (2) Yahoo (3) Google (4) America Online
18. Which Japanese company introduced Robina–its 1.2 metre tall humanoid robot that can comunicate
with visitors verbally and also with gestures?
(1) Toshiba (2) Toyota (3) Hitachi (4) Honda
19. Which TV channel is promoted by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi?
(1) Vijay TV (2) Sun TV (3) K tv (4) Kalaignar Tv
20. TV 18 Group was rechristened as________
(1) Newsline18 (2) Network18 (3) Media18 (4) News18
21. The turmeric soap brand ‘Wave’ was recently introduced by________
(1) Wipro Consumer Care (2) Karnataka Soaps (3) Godrej Soaps (4) Nirma Soaps
22. What is the trade name of polytetrafluoroethylene?
(1) Nylon (2) Teflon (3) Rayon (4) Rexene
23. Which of the following was an attempt in late March of 1942 by the British government to secure
Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II? The mission was headed by a senior left-wing politician and government minister in the War Cabinet of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
(1) Rowlett Act (2) Cripps mission (3) Wavell Plan (4) Cabinet Mission Plan
24. Bravia brand of LCD TVs was introduced by____________ (1) Sony (2) LG (3) Samsung (4) Philips
25. Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu is a masterpiece of which dynasty’s architecture?
(1) Pallava (2) Chola (3) Chalukya (4) Rashtrakuta
26. Which institution publishes the World Investment Report every year?
(1) World Trade Organisation (WTO) (2) International Monetary Fund (IMF) (3) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (4) World Bank
27. Which economist was awarded the ‘Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross’ for his pioneering work in introducing VAT in Brazil?
(1) Parthasarathi Shome (2) C Rangarajan (3) Vijay Kelkar (4) Ashok Lahiri
28. Zahi Hawass is a famous__________ (1) Novelist (2) Zoologist (3) Archaeologist (4) Journalist
29. Of which cash crop is “Chandragiri”, a new variety that was introduced in Bangalore?
(1) Silk (2) Coffee (3) Pepper (4) Rubber
30. What is the train plying between Munabao in Rajasthan and Kokhrapar in Sindh, Pakistan called?
(1) Friendship Express (2) Thar Express (3) Samjhauta Express (4) Kutch Express
31. Which of the following facts about the Yangtze River in China is/are true?
I. It is the longest river in Asia
II. It is the second longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa
III. It flows from its source in Qinghai Province and drains into East China Sea
(1) I, II & III (2) I & II only (3) II and III only (4) III and I only
32. The Lumière brothers were the pioneers in which industry?
(1) Automobile (2) Motion pictures (3) Printing & publishing (4) Aviation
33. Indian Petrochemicals Ltd is a subsidiary of________
(1) Reliance Industries Ltd (2) Indian Oil Company (3) Essar Oil (4) Bharat Petroleum
34. Which famous UK based football club is owned by the Glazer family?
1) Manchester United (2) Liverpool (3) Chelsea (4) Arsenal
35. Which popular brand of vegetable oil is market by Amrit Corp Ltd?
(1) Gagan (2) Postman (3) Dalda (4) Dhara
Answers Key
1.(1) 2.(2) 3.(4) 4.(2) 5.(2) 6.(4) 7.(2) 8.(2) 9.(1) 10.(1) 11.(1) 12.(1) 13.(1) 14.(2) 15.(1) 16.(2) 17.(2) 18.(1) 19.(4) 20.(2) 21.(2) 22.(2) 23.(2) 24.(1) 25.(1) 26.(1) 27.(3) 28.(1) 29.(3) 30.(2) 31.(4) 32.(2) 33.(1) 34.(1) 35.(1)
Multiple Choice SET 6
1. Where did the Steve Ballmer work before Bill Gates persuaded him to join Microsoft?
(1) Unilever (2) Procter & Gamble (3) General Electric (4) 3M
2. US want Iran to stop enriching:
(1) Plutonium (2) Uranium (3) Thorium (4) Heavy Water
3. Which is the capital of Israel?
(1) Jerusalem (2) Tel Aviv (3) Gaza (4) Haifa
4. Who is the President of South Africa?
(1) Thabo Mbeki (2) Jacob Zuma (3) Nelson Mandela (4) Walter Sisulu
5. In which state is Microsoft headquartered?
(1) Washington (2) California (3) Utah (4) Texas
6. Which retailing company has introduced the snacks brand ‘Tasty Treat’?
(1) Pantaloon (2) Reliance Retail (3) Subhiksha (4) Shopper’s Stop
7. Which of the following is world’s nuclear watchdog?
(1) Atomic Energy Regulation Board (2) Nuclear Supplier’s Group
(3) International Atomic Energy Agency (4) Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
8. Who ruled Zimbabwe when it was under white racist rule?
(1) Charles Kingsley (2) Ian Smith (3) Wilfred Rhodes (4) F W de Clerk
9. Wintel refers to Windows and:
(1) Telecom (2) Intel (3) Intelligent (4) International
10. Bank Melli is the biggest bank in:
(1) Iraq (2) Iran (3) Pakistan (4) Egypt
11. United Nations Security Council comprises how many members?
(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15 (4) 20
12. What is Microsoft’s mail-server software, introduced recently, known as?
(1) Exchange (2) Postbag (3) Mail It (4) Letterman
13. Strife-torn Darfur is a province of:
(1) Ethiopia (2) Sudan (3) Somalia (4) Egypt
14. Which company is in news these days for offering free basic word-processors and spreadsheets online?
(1) Microsoft (2) Adobe (3) Google (4) Apple
15. Bill Gates helped to found Microsoft how many years ago?
(1) 25 (2) 27 (3) 29 (4) 33
16. Whose objective was to put a PC “on every desk and in every home”?
(1) Bill Gates (2) Paul Allen (3) Steve Jobs (4) Steve Ballmer
17. Symbian is a mobile phone operating system invented by:
(1) Nokia (2) Microsoft (4) Google (4) Sony
18. Bill Gates has decided to devote his time to which of the following tasks?
(1) To acquire Yahoo (2) To work for his charitable foundation
(3) To design a new version of Windows operating system (4) To supervise space research at NASA
19. Boris Tadic is the President of which Balkan country?
(1) Slovenia (2) Serbia (3) Croatia (4) Bosnia
20. Which of the following is the Sweden based direct selling cosmetics company that introduced its
product in the Indian market recently?
(1) Oriflame (2) Amway (3) Avon (4) Mary Kay
21. Which of these was launched its Superia range of natural soaps and shampoos?
(1) ITC (2) Godrej Soaps (3) Wipro Consumer Care (4) Marico
22. Which serving Head of State has authored the book “Courage-Eight Portraits”?
(1) Gordon Brown, PM of UK (2) Nicholas Sarkozy, PM of France (3) John Howard, PM of Australia (4) 23. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
23. Oxyrich is the mineral water brand from_________
(1) Manikchand (2) Mount Everest Mineral Water (3) T-Series (4) Bisleri
24. Which South India based business family set up FACT (Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd) in 1943; the company was later nationalized by the govt of India and is one of the largest fertilizer companies in the country?
(1) Murugappas (2) Seshasayees (3) Chettiars (4) Iyengars
25. Where in Tamil Nadu was Lord Swraj Paul’s 125-acre Caparo industrial complex located?
(1) Sriperumbudur (2) Kanchipuram (3) Chidambaram (4) Pudukkottai
26. Mark out the wrong combination of famous brand names and the range of apparel launched for women.
(1) Allen Solly–Allen Solly Women’s Wear (2) Color Plus–Color Plus Woman
(3) John Players–John Players Women’s Wear (4) Park Avenue–Park Avenue Woman
27. Which MNC cement company holds controlling stakes in ACC & Ambuja Cement–two of the three largest cement companies in India?
(1) Holcim (2) Lafarge (3) Holdersbank (4) Cemex
28. Mark out the wrong statement regarding the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
(1) India will host the 2011 World cup Final (2) Pakistan and Sri Lanka will host the two semi-finals
(3) The opening ceremony will he held in Bangladesh (4) Some of the matches will be held in UAE
29. ‘Blue Tool’, ‘Don’t Leave Home Without It’ and ‘Optima’ are trademarks of:
(1) Nokia (2) Visa Cards (3) American Express Bank (4) Ericsson
30. Anil Moolchandani is the creator of which legendary Indian brand?
(1) Fevicol (2) Rupa Publishing (3) Baron (4) Archie’s Cards
31. Which flower served as Adidas’s logo till 1991?
(1) Chrysanthemum (2) Edelweiss (3) Trefoil (4) Lotus
32. The store FoodWorld is a joint venture between Dairy Farm International and which Indian group?
(1) RPG group (2) NEPC Khemka (3) Essel (4) Amalgamations
33. Art TV and Pet TV are TV brands of which TV maker?
(1) TCL (2) Thomson (3) Akai (4) Konka
34. With which product would you associate the ad “You’ll wonder where the yellow went”?
(1) Colgate (2) Pepsodent (3) Forhans (4) Tide
35. With which oil major would you associate the Glide range of engine oils?
(1) IOC (2) IBP (3) BPCL (4) HPCL
Answer Key
1.(2) 2.(2) 3.(2) 4.(2) 5.(1) 6.(1) 7.(3) 8.(2) 9.(2) 10.(2) 11.(3) 12.(1) 13.(2) 14.(3) 15.(4) 16.(1) 17.(1) 18.(2) 19.(2) 20.(1) 21.(1) 22.(1) 23.(1) 24.(2) 25.(1) 26.(3) 27.(1) 28.(4) 29.(3) 30.(4) 31.(3) 32.(1) 33.(4) 34.(2) 35.(3)
Note: Bold options are the answer of the questions given below.
1. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War, was held in
(a) Pearl Harbour (b) Normandy (c) New York (d) Lisbon
2. Who among the following is the Vice-President who passed away while in office?
(1) Dr. Zakir Husain (2) Shri Krishna Kant
(3) Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak (4) Shri B. D. Jatti
3. Who is the only Vice- President to have served for a period of ten years?
(1) Shri R. Venkatraman (2) Shri K. R. Narayanan
(3) Shri V. V. Giri (4) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
4. How many of the former presidents of India have been awarded the Bharat Ratna?
(1) Only one (2) Four (3) Seven (4) All
5. Two of the Presidents died while in Office. One of them is Dr. Zakir Husain. The other is
(1) Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (2) Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(3) Justice M. Hidayatullah (4) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
6. All of the following presidents served as Vice-presidents before taking up office as the president except for
(1) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Shri V.V.Giri (4) Shri B.D. Jatti
FIRST In WORLD and India:
1. First American President to visit China: Richard Nixon (In 1972)
2. First American President to Visit India: Dwight Eisenhower (in 1959)
3. First Asian Games held: New Delhi (1951)
4. First Asian to win Nobel Prize for Literature: Rabindranath Tagore (India 1913)
5. First Asian Woman to cross the English Channel: Aarti Saha (India 1959)
6. First Bowler to claim hatrick in successive tests : Wasim Akram
7. First Chinese Piligrim to visit India: Fahien (401- 410)
8. First Cricketer to achieve a hatrick in both innings of a test match: Thomas James Matthews (Australia in 1912).
9. First European Invader of India: Alexander (Greece in 326 BC)
10. First European to visit China: Marco Polo (Italy)
11. First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna: Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1987)
12. First Man Cosmonaut in Space: Yuri Gagarin (Former Russia 1961)
13. First Man to walk in space: Alexi Lenov (Russia)
14. First Person to sail around the World: Ferdinand Magellan (Portugal)
15. First President of Chinese Repulbic: Yuan Shikai (1912-1916)
16. First President of Pakistan: Iskander Mirza (1956-60)
17. First Prime Minister of Pakistan: Liaquat Ali Khan (1947-51)
18. First President of USA: George Washington (1789 -1797)
19. First Secretary-General of UN: Trygve Lie (of Norway 1946-1953)
20. First Speaker in Hindi At the United Nations: Atal bihari Vajpayee
21. First Test Tube baby: Louise Joy Brown (1978, England)
22. First Woman Cosmonaut in Space: Valentina Tereshkova (Russia 1963)
23. First Women Judge of International Court of Justice: Rosalyn Higgins (Britain 1995)
24. First Woman Pilot to circle the globe: Jerrie Mock (1964)
25. First Woman President of country: Isabel Martinez de Peron (Argentina 1974-76)
26. First Woman Prime Minister of Country: Sirimavo Bhandarnayke (Sri Lanka 1960)
27. First Woman to climb Mount Everest: Junko Tabei (Japan 1975)
28. First Woman to reach North Pole: Ann Bancroft (1986)
29. First Woman President of UN General Assembly: Vijayalakshmi Pandit (India 1953)
30. First Pope to visit India: Pope Paul VI (1964)
31. First Actress of Indian talkies: Zubeida, of the movie Alam Ara (1931).
32. First Bharat Ratna Medal Winner: C.Rajgopalachari (1954).
33. First British Governor-general of Free India: Lord Louis Mountbatten
34. First Captain of Inidan test Cricket team: C.K.Nayudu (1932).
35. First Player to hit a century for Indian Cricket team: Lala Amarnath.
36. First Chairman of Rajya Sabha: S.V.Krishnamoorthy (1952).
37. First Chief Election Commissioner: Sukumar Sen (1950-1958).
38. First Chief Justice of India: Hiralal J. Kania
39. First Chief of Indian Air Staff: Sir Thomas Elmhirst.
40. First Indian Commander-in-chief: K.M.Cariappa
41. First Indian Cosmonaut to go in space: Rakesh Sharma (1984)
42. First Indian cricketer to have batted in all positions (1 to 11): Vinoo Mankad
43. First Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner: Devika Rani
44. First Indian Field Marshal: S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
45. First Indian film star chief minister of a state: M.G.Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu)
46. First Finance Minister of Independent India: R.K.Shanmugham Chetty (1947)
47. First Indian Finance Minister to present the Budget three times in a row: Manmohan Singh (1993, 1994, 1995).
48. First Governor-general of British India: Warren hastings
49. First Indian Home Minister: Sardar Vallabhai Patel
50. First Indian ICS officer: Satyendranath Tagore.
51. First Indian Governor general of free India: C. Rajgopalachari
52. First Indian Woman President Of Indian National Congress: Sarojini Naidu (1925).
53. First Jain Tirthankara: Rishabh Dev (Total of 24 tirthankaras and Mahavir was the last of them).
54. First Indian to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen: Phu Dorjee
55. First Indian to climb Mount Everest: Tenjing Norgay (with Sir Edmund Hillary, 1953)
56. First Indian to win an individual Olympic Medal: K.D.Jadhav (Bronze in weightlifting – Helsinki 1952 Olympics).
57. First Indian member of British Parliament: Dadabhai Naoroji(1862).
58. First Indian Miss Universe: Sushmita Sen (1994)
59. First Indian Miss World: Reeta Faria (1966).
60. First Woman Chief Minister of Indian State: Sucheta Kriplani
61. First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha: Meira kumar
62. First Youngest Indian chief Minister of state: Prafuula Mohanta, Assam at the age of 32
63. First Indian Cabinet Minister: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
64. First Woman Minister in India: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
65. First Indian Prime Minister to resign from office: Morarji Desai, 1979.
66. First Indian President to die in office: Dr. Zakir Hussain, 1969
67. First Indian Chief Minister to die in office: C.N.Annadurai (Tamil nadu)
68. First Speaker Of Lok Sabha: G.V.Mavlankar (1952-1956)
69. First Non-Congress government at centre: Janta Party with morarji Desai as PM (1977).
70. First Indian Deputy Prime Minister: Sardar Vallabhai Patel (1947-50)
71. First Indian Vice-President: S. Radhakrishnan
72. First female Indian President: Pratibha patil
73. First hindi film to be screened at United nations: Lago Raho munna Bhai
74. First Indian 3D film: My Dear kuttichathan, (malyalam film of 1984)
75. First Indian 70 mm film: Padayottam (malyalam film in 1982)\
76. First Indian movie to be nominated in Best Foreign Category for Oscars: Mother India (1957).
77. First Indian Oscar Winner: Bhanu Atahaiya (for Costume designing) for movie “Gandhi” (1982).
78. First Sound film made in India: Alam Ara (1931).
79. First silent film to be made in India: Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb phalke.
Prominent National parks of India:
India’s first national park was established in 1935 as Hailey National park now known as Corbett national park. As of April 2007, there are 96 national parks in India. All national parks of India encompass 1.16% of India’s total surface area.
a) Bandipur National Park: Karnataka
b) Bandhavgarh National Park: Madhya Pradesh
c) Bannerghatta national Park: Karnataka
d) Chandoli National park: Madhya Pradesh
e) Corbett national park: Uttarakhand
f) Dachigam National Park: Jammu & Kashmir.
g) Dudhwa national park: Uttar Pradesh
h) Gir national Park: Gujrat
i) Great Himalayan National Park: Himachal Pradesh
j) Guindy national park: Tamil Nadu
k) Hazaribagh National park: Jharkhand
l) Indira Gandhi National Park (Previously Annamalai national park): Tamil Nadu
m) Indravati national park: Chattisgarh
n) Kanha National park: Madhya Pradesh
o) Kaziranga national Park: Assam
p) Kudremukh National park: Karnataka
q) Nandankannan National park: Orissa
r) Panna national park: Madhya Pradesh
s) Periya National park: Kerela
t) Ranthambore National Park: Rajasthan
u) Salim Ali National park: Jammu & Kashmir
v) Sariska national park: Rajasthan
w) Simlipal National park: Orissa
x) Sunderbans National park: West Bengal
y) Valmiki National Park: Bihar
z) Rani Jhansi Marine National Park: Andaman & Nicobar
List of Indian folk dances related with respective states:
1.) Maharashtra & Goa: Koli dance.
2.) Rajasthan & Haryana: Ghoomar.
3.) Tamil Nadu: Bharatnatyam
4.) North India: Kathak
5.) Kerela: Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Padiyani dance.
6.) Andhra Pradesh: Kuchipudi
7.) Manipur: Manipuri and Dol-cholom.
8.) Orissa: Odissi, Ghumura folk dance, Goti folk dance
9.) Assam : Bihu
10.) Himachal Pradesh: Hikal
11.) Bihar: Chhau, Karma/ Munda
12.) Gujrat: Garba, Raas, Padhar, Tippani
13.) Chattisgarh: Panthi
14.) Karnataka: Yakshagana (classical dance drama) and Dollu Kunitha
15.) Kashmir: Dumhal
16.) Maharashtra: Pavri Nach
17.) Punjab: Bhangra, Giddha
Famous Indian Dancers:
a) Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam: related with Bharatnatyam.
b) Yamini Purna Tilaka Krishnamurthy alias Yamini Krishnamurthy: related with Bharatnatyam.
c) Mallika Sarabhai: related with Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi.
d) Sonal Mansingh: related with Odissi.
e) Birju Maharaj: related with Kathak.
f) Chitra Vishweswaran: related with Bharatnatyam.
g) Anita Ratnam: related with Kathakli, Mohiniattam and Bharatnatyam.
United Nations:
UN was founded in 24th October 1945 after World War II to replace League of Nations, to stop wars between countries and to promote peace and co-operation among member nations.
With the addition of Montenegro on 28th June 2006, there are currently 192 member states of UN. There are six official languages used in UN namely Arabic, Chinese(Mandarin), English, French, Russian and Spanish.
UN has primarily six principal organs:
a) General Assembly: Headquarter at New York City
b) Security Council: Headquarter at New York City . Five Permanent members of Security Council are France, China, United Kingdom, USA and Russia. The Security Council consists of 15 member states with 5 of them being Permanent member while the remaining 10 are non-permanent members. The ten non-permanent seats are held for two-year terms. Currently ten non-permanent members are Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Turkey and Uganda. The five permanent members have veto powers.
c) The Economic and Social Council: Headquarter at New York City. It has 54 members.
d) The Secretariat: Headquarter at New York City. UN Secretariat is headed by Secretary General.
List of Secretary Generals:
i) Trygve Lie (Norway): 1946-1952
ii) Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden): 1953-1961 (Died while in office).
iii) U Thant (Burma or Myanmmar): 1961-1972 (first Asian)
iv) Kurt Waldheim (Austria): 1972-82
v) Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru): 1982-92 (first from American continent)
vi) Boutros Boutros Ghali (Egypt): 1992-97 (first from Africa)
vii) Kofi Annan (Ghana) : 1997-2007
viii) Ban-ki-Moon (South Korea): 2007 – current
e) International Court of Justice at headquarter at Hague (in Netherlands)
f) United Nations Trusteeship council (Currently inactive).
Other prominent UN agencies are
i) World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland.
ii) World Food Program headquarters at Rome.
iii) United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) headquarters at New York.
iv) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters at Rome.
v) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters at Vienna, Austria.
vi) International labour Organization (ILO) headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland.
vii) World Bank headquarters at Washington D.C. Current head is Robert Zoellick.
viii) International monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters at Washington D.C. Current head is Dominique Stauss-Kahn.
ix) United nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters at Paris.
x) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) headquarters at Madrid, Spain.
xi) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters at Montreal, Canada.
Currencies of Prominent Countries:
Afghanistan: Afghani
Argentina: Austral and Argentinian neuvo Peso (previously it was Peso).
Australia: Australian Dollar
Austria: Euro
Bangladesh: Taka
Belarus: Belarussian Rouble
Belgium: Euro
Bhutan: Ngultrum (Indian rupee is also used).
Brazil: Real
Cambodia: Riel
Canada: Canadian Dollar
China: Yuan Renminbi
Cuba: Cuban Peso
Cyprus: Euro
Czech republic: Czech Koruna
Denmark: Danish Krone
Egypt: Egyptian Pound
Finland: Euro
France: Euro
Germany: Euro
Ghana: Cedi
Greece: Euro
Greenland: Danish krone
Hong-Kong: Hong-kong dollar
Hungary: Forint
Indonesia: Rupiah
Iran: Iranian Rial
Iraq: Iraqi Dinar
Iceland: Euro
Israel: Shekel
Italy: Euro
Japan: Yen
N.Korea: North Korean Won
S.Korea: South Korean Won
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Dinar
Luxembourg: Euro
Malaysia: Ringgit (Malaysian dollar)
Maldives: Rufiyaa
Mauritius: Mauritius Rupee
Mexico: Mexican new Peso
Monaco: Euro
Morocco: Morocco Dirham
Myanmar: Kyat
Nauru: Australian Dollar
Nepal: Nepalese Rupee
Netherland: Euro
New Zealand: New Zealand Dollar
Norway: Norwegian Krone
Oman: Oman Riali
Pakistan: Pakistani Rupee
Paraguay: Guarani
Peru: Inti and new Sol
Philipines: Phillipines Peso
Poland: new Zloty
Portugal: Euro
Puerto Rico: US Dollar
Qatar: Qatari Rial
Russian Federation: Russian Federation Rouble
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Riyal
Singapore: Singapore Dollar
South Africa: Rand
Spain: Euro
Sri Lanka: sri Lankan Rupee
Sudan: Sudanese Pound
Sweden: Swedish Krona
Switzerland: swiss Franc
Thailand: baht
Turkey: New Turkish lira
United Arab Emirates: UAE Dirham
United kingdom: Pound Sterling
Uruguay: Uruguayan Peso
Venezuela: Bolivar Fuerte
Zimbabwe: US Dollar
More GK
1. Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world? : Great Britain
2. What is the holy book of Parsis called? : The Zend Avesta
3. Which city was founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt? : Alexandria
4. Who was known as Maid Of Orleans? : Joan of Arc
5. What is the Japanese parliament called? : Diet
6. Who was the German-Jewish girl who hid in an Amsterdam attic during WW II and wrote a diary which later became famous? : Anne Frank
7. Which Roman emperor build Byzantium?: Constantine
8. Which is the largest pyramid?
The Great Pyramid was built for King Cheops (khufu), the second king of the IV Dynasty
9. After which Florentine explorer was America named? : Amerigo Vespucci
10. In which century was Lord Buddha born?: 6th Century BC (around 560 BC)
11. Which famous Englishman was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar?: Admiral Lord Nelson
12. Who discovered the electron? : Sir J J Thompson
13. Which is the longest bone in the human body?: The femure, the thigh bone
14. At which temperature do both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit show the same reading?: -40C equals -40F
15. Who invented the bifocal lens?: Benjamin Franklin
16. Why we do not feel pains to cut our nails?: Nails are not connected to cartilages or blood vessels. Hence, there is no pain felt when we cut nails.
17. Who invented the jet engine?: Sir Frank Wittle of England in 1973.
18. What is Mach Number? : The ratio of speed of the body to the speed of the sound under similar conditions.
19. What is the scientific name for study of handwriting?: Graphology
20. What causes an object to look black?
When the radiation falling on an object is fully absorbed, the object appears black.
21. Who discovered insulin? : Sir Frederick Grant Banting and J J R Macleod
22. Which element has the highest boiling point?: Tantalum, around 6000C
23. Why does a tennis ball bounce higher on hills than on plains?
The gravitational pull in the hills is less than that of in the plains.
24. Which planet has the biggest satellite?: Saturn’s seventh, known as Titan (diameter 5680 km)
25. Which is the most common of all the metals in the earth’s crust? : Aluminum, 8.13%
25. What is the source of caviar?: It is made by salting the roe of sturgeon
26. What is herpetology? : Study of reptiles
27. What is an aardvark?: An ant-eating animal
28. From which plant is morphine obtained?: Opium poppy
29. Who discovered the cause of malaria?: Roland Ross
30. How do we term plants specially adapted to capture and digest insects?: An insectivorous
31. To which family of plants does the apple belong?: The rose family
32. In which country is tea first believed to have been cultivated?: South China
33. What is known as ‘vegetable gold’?: Saffron
34. Which vegetable contains the most iron?: Spinach, 100gm of which 2.2gm is iron
35. To which botanical family does the onion belong?: The lily family (allium cepa)
36. From which tree is quinine obtained?: Cinchona tree
37. Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice. In which categories did she win them?
Physics 1903 (radioactivity) and Chemistry 1911 (metallic radiation)
38. Which scientist received Nobel Prizes for both Chemistry and Peace?
Linus Pauling
39. Who invented the vacuum flask?: James Dewar (U.K.) in 1892
40. With which important invention is the name of Leeuwenhoek associated? : The microscope
41. Which Russian born American is so famous for research connected with television that he has been described as ‘the father of modern television’?
Vladimir Zworykin
42. The first words to be spoken over a telephone were: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you”, who spoke them?
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) to his assistant on 10th March 1876.
43. When the indicator methyl orange is introduced in an alkaline substances what colour does it become?
Yellow
44. What is generally considered to be the forerunner of chemistry?: Alchemy
45. What branch of chemistry is concerned with carbon compounds?: Organic Chemistry
46. Of what is the molecule of ozone composed?: 3 oxygen atoms
47. What is the different of aluminium and aluminum? : No difference at all
48. Name the famous diplomat who proved that lightning is a form of electricity?: Benjamin Franklin
49. Name the three men involved in the first voyage to the Moon? : Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins
50. Who propounded the laws of planetary motion?: Johannes Kepier, German astronomer.
51. Which planet has the largest number of moons?: Saturn
52. What is another name for an asteroid?: Planetoid
53. What is an angstrom?
A unit of length equal to 1/10th of a millimicron or 10 millionth of a millimeter.
54. How long is a nautical mile?: 1853m or 1.85km
55. Who founded in 300 B.C., a school of mathematics is Alexandria in ancient Egypt?: Euclid
More GK
The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was: Mujibur Rehman
The longest river in the world is: the Nile
The longest highway in the world is: the Trans-Canada
The longest highway in the world has a length of About: 8000 km
The highest mountain peak in the world is: Mount Everest(8848 m)
The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is: Myanmar
The biggest desert in the world is: the Sahara desert
The largest coffee growing country in the world is: Brazil
The country also known as “country of Copper” is: Zambia
The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is: Durand line
The river Volga flows out into: the Caspian Sea
The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
The country which ranks second in terms of land area is: Canada
The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is: Sicily
The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
The biggest delta in the world is: the Sunderbans
The capital city that stands on the river Danube is: Belgrade
The Japanese call their country as: Nippon
The length of the English channel is: 564 kilometres
The world’s oldest known city is: Damascus
The city which is also known as the City of Canals is: Venice
The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
The biggest island of the world is: Greenland
The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is: Detroit, USA
The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is: USA
The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is: Malaysia
The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is: Malaysia
The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is: the Mississippi
The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was: Peking
The country called the Land of Rising Sun is: Japan
Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
The active volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is: Cuba
The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
The lowest point on earth is the coastal area is: Dead sea
The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
The largest ocean of the world is: the Pacific ocean
The largest bell in the world is: the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
The biggest stadium in the world is: the Strahov Stadium, Prague
The world’s largest diamond producing country is: South Africa
Australia was discovered by James Cook
The first Governor General of Pakistan is: Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
The national flower of Britain is Rose
Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
The national flower of Italy: Lily
The national flower of China is Narcissus
The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
The First Republican President of America was George Washington
The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
The name of Alexander’s horse was Beucephalus
Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
The UNO was formed in the year 1945
UNO stands for United Nations Organization
The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
`Last Judgment’ was the first painting of famous Italian painter: Michelangelo
Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
The first man to reach North Pole was Robert Peary
The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan
John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald
The largest river in France is Lore
The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
India’s National Dairy Research Institute’ is located at: Hyderabad
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Pakistan Papers’: Janardan Thakur
Arjun Munda has taken over as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Which of the following is no more in the small savings schemes? Kisan Vikas Patra
The country readmitted to the Commonwealth recently: Pakistan
Who is India’s first Grand Master in Chess?: Koneru Humpy
The age of a tree can be determined by:Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?: Mohiniattam
The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in: Pacific Ocean
During the Mughal period, which one of the followingwere the first to come to India as traders: Portuguese
The term Punter is associated with the game of: Horse Racing
The system of Proportionate Representation is used in the election for the: President of India
Which one of the following is available in the sea in plenty and is given to the patient suffering from a deficiency disease “Goitre”? Iodine
How many bones are there in human body?: 206
The headquarters of the ILO are at: Geneva
The drama King Lear was written by: William Shakespeare
What is the other name of India mentioned in our Constitution ? Bharat
Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?: Pavapuri
Deficiency of which of the following causes knock-knee, bow legs and pigeon chest in children: Vitamin D
Blood is filtered by which pair of organs: Kidneys
With which bank is Noble Laureate Mohammad Younus associated: Grameen Bank
Football World Cup of 2010 is going to be held in: South Africa
Which Indian Cricketer is nicknamed “Haryana Hurricane”: Kapil Dev
The term ‘Eagle’ is associated with: Golf
Punchline of ‘YES Bank’: Experience are expertise
New Punchline of Dabur is: Celebrate Life
‘Let your heart fly’ is associated with: Indian Airlines
‘Big Bazaar’ and ‘Food Bazaar’ are owned by: Pantaloon Retail
‘We understand your world” is the punchline of HDFC Bank
Branded diesel ‘Turbojet’ belongs to : HPCL
Popular Whisky brand ‘Johnny Walker’ belongs to company: DIAGEO
‘The future of Automobile’ is the punchline of: Mercedes Benz
Electrolux, world’s largest home appliance company belongs to : Sweden
‘Honours yours Trust’ is the punchline of bank: UCO Bank
Hindi Business Channel ‘Awaaz’ is owned by: CNBC TV 18
Ashok Leyland company belongs to industrial group: Hinduja
HSBC Bank holds stakes in Indian Bank: AXIS Bank
‘Delighting you always’ is the punchline of Canon
AC Manufacturer Voltas belongs to group: Tata
SBI’s rank on the list of World’s top Bank is 80
Hindi News Channel ‘Channel 7’ belongs to group: Dainik Jagran
Spencers supermarket is owned by group: RPG
‘Inspiring Confidence’ is the tagline of Bajaj
‘Putting news first’ is the punchline of news channel: BBC
Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of this Jewellery Brand: D’dmas
Promoter of Optical Storage Maker ‘Moser Baer’: Deepak Puri
Global telecom and networking company Cable and Wireless has tied up with this Indian Company: VSNL
The punchline ‘Let there be light’ is associated with: Hindustan Times
‘Uncommon Sense’ adline is associated with: Marico Industries
Domestic Rating Agency CRISIL has been acquired by: Standard & Poor
Walton family is promoter of which famous Company: Walmart
“India’s International Bank” is tagline of: Bank Of Baroda
The company which has acquired mobile handset business of Siemens(Germany): BenQ
“Hindi at its best” is associated with: Navbharat Times
‘Petronas’ is one of the Petroluem Company based in: Malaysia
The foreign tobacco company which holds equity stakes in ITC is: British American Tobacco
Two confectionary brands ‘Maha Lacto’ and ‘Eclair’ are owned by company: Nutrine
‘An Indian Multinational’ is adline associated with: Videocon
The Times of India is set to launch a 24 hour news channel in alliance with this international media entity: Reuters
Essar Steel is promoted by: Ruia family
Prime Minister of England when India got its independence: Clement Atlee
The person who has been given the sobriquet “Little Corporal”: Napoleon Bonaparte
Mughal ruler who started a new religion “Din-e-Elahi”: Akbar
The country which has been admitted to G-20: Uruguay
The city which has the sobriquet “ Paris of Latin America”: Buenos Aires
In Greek Mythology, the father of Pegasus(the winged horse): Poseidon
The airline which has common man as its lucky mascot: Air Deccan
France Telecom sold its 9.9 % stake in this cellular service company: BPL Telecom
The company which has entered into branded filter coffee segment under the name Mr. Bean Coffee Junction: Tata Coffee
HB written on the HB pencils stands for: Hard Bond
Corporate Tax is levied on : Income of Companies
I was created by Bobby Kooka in 1938. Who am I?: Air India’s Maharaja
This European Bank holds 6 % stake in HCL technologies: Deutsche Bank
The company which owns the brand “Vicks Vaporub”: P & G
“The Power on your side” is the punchline of : Bajaj Allianz
“Going beyond Expectations” is the punchline of: Malaysia Airlines
Footwear company Aero Club owns this brand: WoodLand
The biggest airport in the world(area): King Fahd International Airport, Riyadh(Saudi Arabia)
Nobel Prize was started in this year: 1901
Anatoly Karpov(Russia) is associated with: Chess
“Statue of Liberty” was a gift to US from this country: France
“Man of Destiny” was the sobriquet given to: Napoleon Bonaparte
UN day is celebrated on: 24th October
The emblem of UN is: The Olive branch
Owner of Star T.V Network is: Rupert Murdoch
“Delighting You Always” is the punchline of: Canon
Kolkata based clubs Mohan Bagan and East Bengal are owned by this businessman: Vijay Mallaya
Chik and Fairever brands are owned by this company: Cavin Care
Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is at: Vienna, Austria
Headquarters of International Labour Organization(ILO): Geneva
Headquarters of UNICEF: New York City
Headquarters of UNESCO: Paris
Headquarters of WHO: Geneva
Headquarters of International Monetary Fund(IMF): Washington D.C
Headquarters of Food & Agriculture Organization(FAO): Rome
Headquarters of North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO): Brussels, Belgium
Headquarters of Organization of Petroluem Exporting Countries(OPEC): Vienna
Headquarters of European Union: Brussels, Belgium
Headquarters of Interpol: Paris
Number of countries who are members of OPEC: 13
Number of countries who are members of NATO: 26
Number of countries who are members of UN: 192
Number of countries who are members of WTO: 148
Home country of sports company Adidas: Germany
The baseline of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is: “The Edge is Efficiency”
Single largest share holder in Idea Cellular is: AV Birla Group
Food Brand “Nature Fresh” is owned by this company: Cargill
The company which owns apparel brand “John Player”: ITC
BATA, the footwear company originally hails from: Czech Republic
The name of space shuttle in which Kalpana Chawla died: Columbia
The richest woman of India and owner of Biocon International: Kiran Majumdar Shaw
“My Life” is a famous work of: Bill Clinton
Akio Morita is associated with the establishment of: Sony Corporation
Coldarin is a famous drug from: Johnson & Johnson
The chairperson of National Commission for Women India is: Girija Vyas
The FDI limit in the domestic airlines has been increased to: 49 %
“Live your Dreams” is the punchline of: Polaris Software
Founder of Amazon.com: Jeff Bezos in 1994
“Travel & Living” is a 24 hour channel from the stable of: Discovery Channel
Ryder Cup is associated with: Golf
Alcatel is a telecom major that hails from: France
“Between Hope and History” is a famous work of: Bill Clinton
Sales Tax is an example of: Indirect tax
India’s first indigenously built submarine: INS Shalki
The number of pairs of Chromosomes in Human Beings is: 23
Theosophical Society Of India was founded by: Annie Beasant
The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament can be: 6months
India’s first Corporatized port is at: Ennore(near Chennai)
“Swarmala Entertainment” a music company is a joint venture between: BMG & Sony
Strepsils, Clearsil drugs are from: Boots Piramal Health Care
Nivea Brand is owned by: Beiersdorf
World’s largest Spirits Company: DIAGEO
Spiritual Channel Jagran is promoted by: Zee TV
Nicklodeon a channel for kids belongs to: Viacom Inc. Media Group
Company which is largest supplier of HIV AIDS drug: Glaxo
Brand Ambassdor of Gillette: David Beckham
“Blue Box”, “Green Box” are terms related with: Agricultural subsidies in WTO
India’s first LNG Terminal has been established at: Dahej(Gujrat)
Youngest Parliamentarian in new Lok Sabha is: Sachin Pilot
“Straight From the Heart” is the autobiography of: Kapil Dev
Jammu & Kashmir is associated with this article: Article 370
“The Golden Gate” is a book authored by: Vikram Seth
Least Populous state of India is: Sikkim
Niblic and Bogey are the term associated with: Golf
Shungulu Committee is related to: IIM fee cut issue
Qutub Minar was built by: Started by Qutub-din-Aibak and finished by Iltutmish
The person who coin the term “Ambush Marketing”: Jerry Welsh
Indian State with highest population density: West Bengal
Some more Punchlines
Toshiba: Choose Freedom
Walmart: Always low prices. Always.
Haier: Inspired living
JVC: The perfect Experience
Sony: Like no other
Samsung: Imagine the possibilities
Hyundai: Drive your way
Honda: The power of dreams
Louis Phillipe: The upper Crest
Peter England: Honestly Impressive
BMW: The ultimate Driving Machine
TCS: Beyond the obvious
Star Sports: We know your game
Infosys: Powered by Intellect, driven by values
Apple Macintosh: Think different
NDTV Profit: News you can use
Servo: 100 % performance. Every time.
Speed: High Performance Petrol.
ONGC: Making tomorrow brighter
Air Canada: A breath of fresh air
British Airways: The way to fly.
At &T: Your world. Delivered
Standard Chartered Bank: Leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Sun Microsystems: The network is the Computer
DELL: Yours is here
LEE: The jeans that built America
IBM: On demand Business, in demand people
FIAT: Driven by Passion
Volkswagen: The Car
Accenture: High Performance, delivered.
HP-Invent: Everything is possible
Windows XP: Do more with less
Microsoft: Your Potential Our Passion
Amazon.com: … and you are done
MRF Tyres: Tyres with muscles
Chevron Corporation: Human Energy
IBP: Pure Bhi, Poora Bhi
GAIL: Gas and beyond
EPZ stands for: Export Processing Zone
Kelkar Committee related to: Direct Taxes
Chairman of Britannia Industries: Mr. N.N. Wadia
Newspaper started by Jawaharlal Nehru: National Herald
“Euthanasia”(mercy killing) has been allowed in: The Netherlands
Water body between India and Sri Lanka: Palk Strait
Hottest Planet of Solar System: Venus
Source of Sun’s Energy: Nuclear Fusion
Brightest Planet in Solar System: Venus
Scientific Study of birds is known as : Orinthology
Plaster of Paris is made by partial dehydration of: Gypsum Salt
Guru of Shivaji: Ramdas
Father of History: Herodotus
The statement “Man is born free but he is always in chain” is given by: Rousseau
Bull-fighting is national game of: Spain
The city which has been given the sobriquet “Eternal City”: Rome
Instrument for measuring the intensity of earthquakes is: Seismograph
Bhopal Gas Tragedy is associated with this gas: Methyl-Iso-Cynate
Indian state which has highest Forest Cover: Madhya Pradesh
WTO was earlier known as: GATT(General Agremment on Tarrifs & Trade)
Unit of measure of Sound level: Decibel
Fountain Pen works on the Principle of: Capilliary Action
India’s highest paid CEO: Mukesh Ambani(25 crores)
UN charter was ratified in 1945 by: 29 nations
Montenegro, 192nd member of UN is in this continent: Europe
The International Court of Justice is located at: The Hague(Netherlands)
The total number of judges of International Court of Justice is: 15
Water body that connects Red sea with Mediterranean Sea: Suez Canal.
First Indian man to cross English Channel: Mihir Sen
First Indian woman to cross English Channel: Aarti Shah
Planet with maximum number of satellites: Jupiter
Percentage of Earth’s surface covered by India: 2.4 %
Yellow revolution is related with: Oil Seeds
Instrument to measure the relative density of milk: Lactometer
Largest island of the World: Greenland
First Indian Golfer to be ranked in to World 50: Jeev Milkha Singh
Atmospheric Layer which is farthest from the Earth’s surface: Exosphere
Atmospheric Layer which is closest from the Earth’s surface: Troposphere
“Doctrine of Lapse” was initiated by governor-general: Lord Dalhousie
Mahatma Gandhi was given the sobriquet of “Father of nation” by: Rabindranath Tagore
The first session Of Indian national Congress under the president ship of : W.C. Banerjee
Minor Planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called: Asteroids
First Indian state to have gone under President’s rule: Punjab
The Planet named after The Roman God of agriculture: Saturn
The city known as “Land of Thousand lakes”: Helsinki
Headquarters of International Red Cross at: Geneva
Father of Cell Phone: Martin Cooper
Panchyati Raj comes under the list: State List
World Women’s day is celebrated on: 8th March
Smallest Republic in World: Nauru
Least densely populated Indian Union territory: Andaman & Nicobar
First traders to reach India were from country: Portugal
First Governor of Reserve bank of India: Osborne Smith
The leader known as “Man of Destiny”: Napoleon Bonaparte
Country in which original version of “Big Boss” aired first: The Netherlands
The controversial “Tehri Dam” is built on: Bhagirathi
Governor-general of India during 1857 uprising: Lord Canning
Country known as “Sugar-bowl of World” is: Cuba
Ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission is: Prime Minister of India
Percentage of Area covered by Pacific Ocean: 35 %
Sakyamuni is the nickname of: Lord Buddha
Newspaper founded By mahatma Gandhi in 1903 in South Africa: Indian Opinion
Personality known as “Saint of Gutters”: Mother Teresa
Practice Questions – Legal Awareness
1. How many organs are there in Central as well as State Government?
a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
2. Who among the following is the supreme institution of the people?
a) Parliament b) Loksabha c) Rajya Sabha d) Judiciary
3. Who among the following can amend the constitution?
a) The President b) Parliament c) Chief Justice d) Executive
4. Who among the following countries follows the Presidential System?
a) UK b) India c) USA d) Australia
5. Of which house, the members are not directly elected?
a) Lok Sabha b) Rajya Sabha c) None of these
6. “Education” falls under which list?
a) Concurrent List b) Central List c) State list d) None of these
7. Who among the following has the power to impeach the President?
a) Prime Minister b) Lok Sabha c) Chief Justice of India d) Parliament
8. Who elects the Vice-President?
a) President b) Parliament (Two houses) c) Prime Minister d) Cabinet Minister
9. Who has the power to dissolve the Parliament?
a) Prime Minister b) Vice-President c) President d) Chief Justice of India
10. How many members can be nominated by President of India from various fields like the arts, science etc.?
a) 10 b) 2 c) 12 d) 15
11. How many members from the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by the President
a) 5 b) 2 c) 10 d) 12
12. Who appoints the members of the planning commission?
a) Prime Minister b) Chief Justice of India c) Vice-President d) The President
13. Who is the ex-officio chairperson of the planning commission?
a) Deputy speakers of Lok Sabha b) President
c) Prime Minister d) Vice-President
14. According to which article, the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the teritory of India?
a) Article 156 b) Article 141 c) Article 260 d) Article 361
15. When was the Supreme court established?
a) 26th Jan. 1950 b) 26th Jan. 1948 c) 26th Jan. 1947 d) 26th Jan. 1949
16. Which commission recommended the reservation of jobs in government services and when?
a) Mandal Commission, 1990 b) Chopra Commission, 1989
c) Shri Krishna Commission, 1952 d) Venkiah Commission, 1990
17. How many Presidents has India had uptil now?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 14
18. How many Prime Ministers have been in India until now ?
a) 18 b) 14 c) 12 d) 15
19. What is the legal age for contesting elections in India?
a) 21 b) 25 c) 30 d) 18
20. When did the United Nations adopt “Universal Declaration of Human Right”?
a) 1945 b) 1947 c) 1948 d) 1950
21. How many fundamental rights have been granted by the Indian constitution?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 4 d) 7
22. Under which article can the right to freedom be suspended by the government during an emergency?
a) Article 141 b) Article 40 c) Article 19 d) Article 20
23. By which Amendment act of 1976, were the fundamental duties were introduced?
a) 42nd b) 40th c) 54th d) 48th
24. Which article guarantees to the Indian citizens the right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of the fundamental Rights?
a) Article 19 b) Article 32 c) Article 141 d) Article 40
25. How many countries are members of the United Nations?
a) 178 b) 180 c) 193 d) 200
26. Who defined Democracy as “the government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
a) George Washington b) Rousseau c) Abraham Lincoln d) Aristotle
27. Who wrote the book “The Prince”?
a) Plato b) Socrates c) Aristotle d) Machiavelli
28. The Glorious Revolution took place in
a) U.S.A. b) France c) England d) Russia
29. The French Revolution took place in which year?
a) 1911 b) 1789 c) 1688 d) 1776
30. How many members of the Security Council have the decision-making capability?
a) 10 b) 5 c) 20 d) 15
31. The President of World Bank is
a) always from a Third World Country
b) always from the U.S.A.
c) always from the U.K.
d) from any country
32. Who was elected president of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Patel d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
33. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee formed in 1946?
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Sardar Patel
34. How many subjects come under the Union List?
a) 97 subjects b) 47 subjects c) 66 subjects d) 100 subjects
35. How many subjects come under the state list?
a) 97 subjects b) 100 subjects c) 66 subjects d) 47 subjects
36. How many subjects are there in the concurrent list?
a) 47 subjects b) 105 subjects c) 97 subjects d) 66 subjects
37. How many General Elections have been conducted by the Indian Parliament till now?
a) 15 b) 10 c) 11 d) 14
38. What is the strength of Lok Sabha, generally ?
a) 544 b) 552 c) 540 d) 545
39. Which state has the largest Vidhan Sabha? (403 members)
a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh
40. Who gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao” in 1971 Lok Sabha elections?
a) Indira Gandhi b) Morarji Desai c) Lal Bahadur Shastri d) Charan Singh
41. How many parties are recognised as national parties in India?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 7 d) 6
42. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) Prime Minister b) The President
c) Chief Justice of India d) Cabinet Ministers
43. The minimum age required to become the president of India is
a) 25 years b) 30 years c) 35 years d) 40 years
44. Which of the following constitutional amendments was responsible for deleting the right to property from the list of fundamental rights?
a) 43rd amendment b) 44th amendment
c) 52nd amendment d) 48th amendment
45. According to the Constitution of India, which of the following is not one of the main organs of the Government?
a) Bureaucracy b) Judiciary c) Executive d) Legislature
46. What is the minimum age required to become Vice-President of India or Governor of an Indian State?
a) 25 b) 30 c) 35 d) 40
47. Which of the following constitutional amendments was responsible for the inclusion of Konkani Manipuri and Nepali languages in the eight schedule of the constitution?
a) 68th Amendment b) 70th Amendment
c) 71st Amendment d) 76th Amendment
48. The maximum duration for which the Presidents office can remain vacant is
a) 1 Month b) 2 Months c) 3 Months d) 6 Months
49. Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of Rajya Sabha?
a) 30 Years b) 35 Years c) 25 Years d) There is no age limit
50. National emergency arising out of war, armed rebellion or external aggression is dealt under.
a) Article 280 b) Article 352 c) Article 356 d) Article 370
51. Which of the following represents the original number of officially recognized languages enchained in the Indian Constitution?
a) 14 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20
52. Which of the following heads the table of precedence of the Government of India?
a) Prime Minister b) Vice-President c) President d) Chief-Justice of India
53. The first speaker of the Lok Sabha was
a) K. M. Munshi b) C D. Deshmukh c) G. V. Mavalankar d) J. J. Kania
54. How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha?
a) 238 b) 242 c) 246 d) 250
55. Who among the following Presidents has also been the speaker of the Lok Sabha?
a) N. Sanjiv Reddy b) R. Venkatraman
c) G. Zail Singh d) Dr. S. D. Sharma
56. Word ‘Secular’ was inserted into the constitution of India with the help of which of the following constitutional amendments?
a) 38th b) 36th c) 44th d) 42nd
57. Which of the following is a Central Government Tax?
a) Income Tax b) Corporation Tax c) Sales Tax d) Octroi
58. Governor is appointed by the
a) Prime Mister b) President
c) Chief Justice of India d) Chief Justice of concerned State High Court
59. Which of the following articles of the constitution deals with financial emergency?
a) Article 352 b) Article 356 c) Article 360 d) Article 370
60. Which of the following represents the number of judges in the International Court of Justice?
a) 12 b) 15 c) 18 d) 21
61. From which country, has the fundamental duties of the constitution been borrowed?
a) US b) UK c) Ireland d) Soviet Union
62. From which country has the fundamental rights of the constitution been borrowed?
a) UK b) US c) Soviet Union d) Germany
63. Which article is concerned with the impeachment of the president?
a) Article 51 b) Article 61 c) Article 3 d) Article 21
64. From which country, has the Directive Principles of State Policy been borrowed?
a) Ireland b) US c) Britain d) Germany
65. Which article is related to Citizenship?
a) Article 3 b) Article 21 c) Article 51 A d) Article 32
66. Which Article granted the special status to Jammu & Kashmir?
a) Article 368 b) Article 370 c) Article 110 d) Article 327
67. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) President b) Vice-President
c)Prime Minister d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
68. Who was the first Vice-President of India?
a) N. Sanjeev Reddy b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) F. Ali Ahmed d) Dr. S. Radhkrishnan
69. How many Rajya Sabha Members are nominated by the President?
a) 12 b) 20 c) 2 d) 5
70. What is the retirement age of the judges of the Supreme Court?
a) 60 b) 62 c) 65 d) 58
71. How many judges are there in the Supreme Court, excluding Chief Justice of India?
a) 15 b) 26 c) 20 d) 25
72. Who appoints the Controller and Auditor General of India?
a) Prime Minister b) President
c) Vice-President d) Chief Election Commissioner
73. Who among the following does not have the right to vote in the parliament?
a) Prime Minister b) Leader of Opposition
c) Attorney General of India d) None of these
74. Who gives the expert legal advice to the Government of India?
a) Attorney General of India b) Chief Justice of India
c) Controller & Auditor General d) None of these
75. Which of the following constitutional amendments is responsible for making “Right to Education” a fundamental right?
a) 97th b) 93rd c) 56th d) 61st
76. Which of the following constitutional amendments is responsible for Panchayti Raj Bill?
a) 72nd b) 56th c) 61st d) 42nd
Practice Questions – Health Awareness
1. Identify the genetic disease from the following
a) Anaemia b) Cholera c) Malaria d) Haemophilia
2. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin A?
a) Beri-beri b) Night-Blindness c) Scurvy d) AIDS
3. Which Vitamin do we get while being exposed to sunlight?
a) A b) C c) D d) K
4. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Iodine?
a) Marasmus b) Goitre c) Kwashiorkor d) Rickets
5. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Iron?
a) Rickets b) Scurvy c) Beri-beri d) Anaemia
6. Identify the disease which spreads through sexual contact.
a) Syphilis b) Malaia c) Encephalitis d) Ascariasis
7. Which body part malfunctioning results in Diabetes?
a) Liver b) Heart c) Kidney d) Pancreas
8. Which of the following causes Diarrhoea?
a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Virus d) Worms
9. Which of the following causes AIDS?
a) Fungi b)Virus c) Protozoa d) Worms
10. Who among the following is the carrier of plasmodium, which causes Malaria?
a) Pig b) Anopheles Mosquito (female) c) Fly d) Butterfly
11. Which of the following causes Ringworm?
a) Fungi b) Protoza c) Bacteria d) Virus
12. Which of the following food items is rich in Vitamins?
a) Milk b) Orange c) Meat d) Rickets
13. Which Vitamin deficiency leads to Rickets?
a) A b) K c) D d) C
14. Which disease is caused by deficiency of Vitamin B?
a) Rickets b) Beri-beri c) Osteoprosis d) Anaemia
15. Which disease is caused by coming in contact with infected person?
a) Diptheria b) Chicken Pox c) Cold d) Malaria
16. Which among the following is an air-borne disease?
a) Malaria b) Tuberculosis c) AIDS d) Diptheria
17. Which disease is caused by housefly being its carrier?
a) Malaria b) Cholera c) Rabies d) Chicken Pox
18. Which among the following is responsible for tetanus disease?
a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Virus d) Worms
19. Who discovered Penicillin?
a) Sir Issac Newton b) Robert Brown c) Sir Alexander. Fleming d) Greg Mendel
20. Who developed the technique of vaccination?
a) Louis Pasteur b) Edward Jenner
c) Sir Alexander Fleming d) Copernicus
21. Which among the following is caused by air pollution?
a) AIDS b) Malaria c) Bronchitis d) Cholera
22. Whose Oxide mixes with rain to form acid rain?
a) Sulphur b) Oxygen c) Carbon d) Hydrogen
23. What are the components of SMOG?
a) Smoke + Hail b) Smoke + fog
c) Smoke + Vapour d) Smoke + Water Droplets
24. What is the percentage of water in our body weights?
a) 60% b) 90% c) 75% d) 70%
25. Which among the following is caused due to water pollution?
a) Cholera b) Asthma c) Syphilis d) Cold
26. Which gas among the following is responsible for Greenhouse effect?
a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Argon d) Methane
27. Which element is most responsible for depletion of Ozone layer?
a) Pollution b) Smog c) Chlorofluorocarbons d) Arsenic
28. Who discovered Nucleus in 1831?
a) Sir Alexander Fleming b) Robert Brown
c) Gregory Mendel d) Charles Darwin
29. Which of the following disease is caused due to deficiency of Protein intake?
a) Goitre b) Tuberculosis c) Kwashiorkar d) Beri-beri
30. Which of the Vitamins help in stopping bleeding?
a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin K c) Vitamin D d) Vitamin C
31. In which of the following diseases, the main symptom is loss of body weight?
a) Kwashiorkor b) Ricket c) Scurvy d) Marasmus
32. Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating
a) Anaemia b) Goitre c) Night Blindness d) Rickets
33. Which of the following Vitamins is stored in the liver?
a) Vitamin C b) Vitamin K c) Vitamin A d) Vitamin E
34. Huntington’s disease is caused by malfunctioning of
a) Kidney b) Brain c) Liver d) Pancreas
35. Which of the following is the maximum source of energy?
a) Fats b) Minerals c) Vitamins d) Proteins
36. Which of the following Proteins help in fighting infections by forming complexes with antigens?
a) Haemoglobin b) Insulin c) Pepsin d) Antibodies
37. Which of the following Proteins is also a hormone?
a) Actin b) Myosin c) Thyroxine d) Collagen
38. Which of the following Vitamins is not in Vitamin B Complex group?
a) Vitamin B1 b) Vitamin D c) Folic Acid d) Vitamin B12
39. Which Vitamin is found in Cod liver oil?
a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin B1 c) Vitamin C d) Vitamin D
40. Which mineral deficiency leads to muscular cramps?
a) Potassium b) Iron c) Sodium d) Iodine
41. Which of the following minerals helps in clotting of blood?
a) Calcium b) Phosphorus c) Iron d) Iodine
42. Which of the following minerals is essential for building of bones & teeth?
a) Sodium b) Potassium c) Calcium d) Iron
43. Which Vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of Calcium?
a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin C c) Vitamin B d) Vitamin D
44. Which Mineral is responsible for regulation of heart-beat?
a) Phosphorus b) Iodine c) Iron d) Potassium
45. Which Mineral is responsible for formation of haemoglobin in R.B.C.?
a) Calcium b) Iron c) Sodium d) Potassium
46. Which Mineral is responsible for formation of thyroxine hormone secreted by thyroid gland?
a) Iron b) Potassium c) Sodium d) Iodine
47. In which form is the roughage present in fruits and vegetables?
a) Cellulose b) Fructose c) Sucrose d) Maltose
48. Which of the following diseases occur due to excessive eating?
a) Marasmus b) Heart disease c) Kwashiorkor d) Anaemia
49. How can a Marasmus affected child be cured?
a) Rich Protein diet b) Giving Roughage diet
c)Rich Mineral diet d) Rich Vitamin diet
50. Which vegetable source is the best source of Protein?
a) Milk b) Soyabean c) Fruits d) Vegetables
51. In which part of country will the disease “Goitre” be rarely found?
a) Plains b) Hilly regions c) Coastal Regions d)None of these
52 Which Vitamin deficiency is responsible for causing Dermatitis (Pellagra)?
a) Vitamin B b) Vitamin B5 c) Vitamin C d) Vitamin K
53. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C ?
a) Ascorbic Acid b) Nicotinic Acid c) Retinal d) Riboflavin
54. Which of the these disease has symptoms of bleeding gums and loosening of teeth?
a) Beri-beri b) Scurvy c) Pellagra d) Anemia
55. Which of the following Vitamins is fat-soluble?
a) Vitamin E b) Vitamin C c) Folic Acid d) Vitamin B-Complex
56. The diseases which are present from the time of birth are called?
a) Acquired Disease b) Congenital Disease
c) Infections Disease d) Non-Communicable Diseases
57. The biological agents like bacteria which cause disease are called?
a) Pathogens b) Antibodies c) Vaccines d) None of these
58. Which scientist first proved that pathogen were responsible for spreading disease?
a) Louis Pasteur b) Edward Jenner
c) Robert Koch d) Alexander Fleming
59. Which of the following is given instantly to Cholera infected patient?
a) Streptomycin b) ORS (Oral rehydration Salts)
c) Antitoxin d) Vaccination
60. Which of the following is a contagious disease?
a) Leprosy b) Tuberculosis c) Tetanus d) Polio
61. Which of the following diseases begins with recurrent shivering chills and fever?
a) Polio b) Mumps c) Small-Pox d) Malaria
62. Which of the following diseases is caused by Filarial Worm?
a) Ascariasis b) Taeniasis c) Elephantiasis d) Measles
Answer Key (Legal Awareness)
1) b 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) b
6) a 7) d 
b 9) c 10) c
11) b 12) d 13) c 14) b 15) a
16) a 17) d 18) a 19) b 20) c
21) d 22) c 23) a 24) b 25) c
26) c 27) d 28) c 29) b 30) d
31) b 32) d 33) a 34) a 35) c
36) a 37) d 38) b 39) d 40) a
41) d 42) b 43) c 44) b 45) a
46) c 47) c 48) d 49) a 50) b
51) c 52) c 53) c 54) d 55) a
56) d 57) a 58) b 59) c 60) b
61) d 62) b 63) b 64) a 65) a
66) b 67) b 68) d 69) a 70) c
71) d 72) b 73) c 74) a 75) b
76) a
Answer Key (HEALTH AWARENESS)
1) d 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) d
6) a 7) d a 9) b 10) b
11) a 12) b 13) c 14) b 15) b
16) b 17) b 18) a 19) c 20) b
21) c 22) a 23) b 24) d 25) a
26) d 27) c 28) b 29) c 30) b
31) d 32) a 33) c 34) b 35) a
36) d 37) c 38) b 39) a 40) c
41) a 42) c 43) d 44) a 45) b
46) d 47) a 48) b 49) a 50) b
51) c 52) b 53) a 54) b 55) a
56) b 57) a 58) c 59) b 60) a
61) d 62) c
