Who among the following took over as the chairman of NASSCOM on April 30?
1.
S.K.Drivastava
2.
S.K.Mittal
3.
Shakti Sinha
4.
N.Chandrasekaran
2
Name the woman who has made history by becoming the oldest woman to scale the World’s highest mountain, Mount Everest on May 19, 2012.
1.
Sobha Ahotkar
2.
Tamae Watanabe
3.
Julia Robinson
4.
None of these
3
India’s biggest-ever war games in the Thar Desert, which were conducted against the backdrop of studies on transformation of the army in the border areas of Rajasthan were named....
1.
Shoor Veer
2.
Mission Virat
3.
Rajasthan Thunder
4.
None of these
4
What is the INS Dweeprakshak?
1.
Sea-based aircraft carrier
2.
Nuclear submarine
3.
Latest base of Indian Navy
4.
None of these
5
Which one of the following High Courts on 28 May 2012 scrapped the Union Government's 4.5 per- cent quota for minorities, carved out of the 27 per cent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs)?
1.
Andhra Pradesh High Court
2.
Allahabad High Court
3.
Karnataka High Court
4.
Patna High Court
6
Which Indian film has been named among 10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium by Time Magazine?
1.
Awara
2.
Mother India
3.
Devdas
4.
Pakeeja
7
Pulitzer Prize winner, a combat photographer who carved out new standards for covering, died on May 20,2012. Name the person.
1.
Robin Gibb
2.
Horst Faas
3.
Gavin Packard
4.
Mourice Sendak
8
Which country has launched mapping satellite Tianhui-I-02 on May 6, 2012?
1.
China
2.
Japan
3.
South Korea
4.
Iran
9
Which disease, has been declared as notifiable by Centre on May 16, 2012?
1.
Polio
2.
Cancer
3.
TB
4.
Malaria
10
Indian Parliament celebrated its...... anniversary of first sitting on May 13, 2012.
1.
50th
2.
60th
3.
55th
4.
58th
11
India’s Tourist visa on arrival policy facility has been recently extended for nationals for France, Germany and .....
1.
USA
2.
Pakistan
3.
Russia
4.
Japan
12
Who has been appointed brand ambassador for sanitation campaign by the Union ministry of rural development?
1.
Amitabh Bachchan
2.
Vidya Balan
3.
Amir Khan
4.
Sushil Kumar
13
Government of India has appointed a new expert group to recommend a new estimation methodology for poor aimed at linking government subsidies. Who will lead the expert group?
1.
C. Rangarajan
2.
Bimal Jalan
3.
S. Tendulkar
4.
Shashi Tharoor
14
The Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines for implementation of Basel-III capital regulation in India. It will be implemented from...
1.
January 1, 2013
2.
April 1, 2013
3.
January 1, 2015
4.
April 1, 2016
15
Which among the following is the major importer of Indian Tobacco?
1.
Saudi Arabia
2.
Singapore
3.
UAE
4.
Yemen
16
This Indian born British national will succeed Germany’s Thomas Mirow as the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD). Identify the person.
1.
Suma Chakrabarti
2.
Swaraj Paul
3.
Meghnad Desai
4.
Lakshmi Mittal
17
The World Health Assembly on May 24, 2012 appointed _____ for a second five year term as the director – general of the World Health Organization.
1.
Christine Lagarde
2.
Margaret Chan
3.
Navi Pillay
4.
Jim Yong Kim
18
President Pratibha Patil on April 30, 2012, re-appointed _______ as the Attorney General of India for two more years with effect from June 8, 2012.
1.
Hamid Ansari
2.
Vinod Rai
3.
Goolam E.Vahanvati
4.
S.H.Kapadia
19
Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on May 14, 2012.
1.
S.R. Rao
2.
S.K. Mittal
3.
J.S.Sharma
4.
Rahul Khullar
20
The following took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of Oil India Ltd. On May 1, 2012. Identify the person.
1.
S.K.Srivastava
2.
Arbind Prasad
3.
S.R.Rao
4.
Ved Prakash
21
In the G-8 Summit held on May 19, 2012, President Barack Obama told G-8 leaders that Syrian President must leave power. Identify him/her.
1.
Bashar Al-Assad
2.
Abdul Hallim Khaddam
3.
Hamid Karzai
4.
Asif Ali Zardari
22
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president for _____ term on May 6, 2012.
1.
Second
2.
Fourth
3.
Third
4.
Fifth
23
The U.N. Secretary-General ________ visited Myanmar in the first week of May 2012 to encourage reforms in Myanmar.
1.
Aung San Suu Kyi
2.
Vuk Jeremic
3.
Ban Ki-Moon
4.
Kofi Annan
24
As per the FORBES list of ‘World’s 20 power moms’ released on May 13, 2012, which Indian woman is in the top five?
1.
Sonia Gandhi
2.
Kiran Mazumadar Shaw
3.
Indra Nooyi
4.
Chanda Kochhar
25
Opposition leader, _______ was sworn in to Myanmar’s military backed Parliament on May 2, 2012 taking public office for the first time since launching her/his struggle against anthoritarian rule nearly a quarter century ago.
1.
Khin Nyunt
2.
Soe Win
3.
Thein Sein
4.
Aung San Suu Kyi
26
European Union on May 15, 2012, for the first time struck land bases of _______ pirates, sinking five fast patrol boats of the sea-bandits, who have plagued vital oil shipping lanes across the Indian ocean.
1.
Syrian
2.
Somali
3.
Egyptian
4.
Indonesian
27
Four years after being elected, the constituent assembly of ______ got dissolved on May 27, 2012, without delivering a statute. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s Cabinet decided to hold fresh elections in November, 2012.
1.
Nepal
2.
Malaysia
3.
Bhutan
4.
Singapore
28
Pakistan on May 10, 2012 announced the successful training launch of ________ a short range ballistic missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads across 290 km.
1.
HATF-I
2.
HATF-II
3.
HATF-III
4.
AGNI
29
Who has been appointed as the Director-General of FICCI(Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Industry) in May 2012?
1.
Arbind Prasad
2.
S.R.Rao
3.
N. Chandrasekaran
4.
SK Srivastava
30
This Delhi based writer became the first Indian writer (in May 2012) to win the prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012 for his book ‘The Sly Company of People who Care’. Identify the writer.
1.
Chetan Bhagat
2.
Vikram Seth
3.
Rahul Bhattacharya
4.
Amitabh Bagchi
31
US Secretary of State, _______ visited India in May 2012 to discuss a host of issues with the PM, including civil nuclear cooperation, Iran, Syria and the situation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
1.
Michelle Obama
2.
Hillary Clinton
3.
Jan Brewer
4.
Nancy Pelosi
32
The report of the three interlocutors on J&K was made public on May 24, 2012. The report specially mentions that the state’s special status should be made a permanent feature of the Constitution. Who among the following is not one of these three interlocuters?
1.
Dileep Padgaonkar
2.
Radha Kumar
3.
N.M.Ansari
4.
Ayaz Mughal
33
Kicking-off work on the long discussed US-backed TAPI gas pipeline India and its new energy partners on May 23, 2012 signed agreements that will pave way for laying of the 1680 km line. Expand TAPI:-
1.
Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
2.
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
3.
Tactical Affordable Pipeline of India
4.
Tunesia-Afghanistan-Palestine-India
34
The formulation of a ‘girl child policy’ was announced in this state on May 11, 2012. The policy is aimed at making the government’s stand clear on issues like female foeticide, sex determination and the implementation of related laws. Which state is being talked about?
1.
Haryana
2.
Punjab
3.
Rajasthan
4.
UP
35
Which Indian business school in association with its Brazilian counterpart (Fundacao Dom Cabral) prepared the Transnationality Index(TNI) according to which twenty top Indian companies together hold assets worth $80 billion abroad?
1.
Indian School of Business
2.
IIM Ahmedabad
3.
IIM Kolkata
4.
IIM Lucknow
36
_______ on May 24, 2012 announced a Rs. 922 crore deal with Qualcomm Asia Pacific, a move that will help the telecom operator establish a stronghold in the fast growing high speed internet services.
1.
Reliance Communication
2.
Bharti Airtel
3.
Idea Cellular
4.
Tata Communications
37
As per the latest data released by DGCIS(Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics), which of the following was the leading importer of Indian fruits in 2010-11?
1.
UAE
2.
Bangladesh
3.
Saudi Arabia
4.
Netherlands
38
Which Indian IT Company has been recently ranked the fourth most valuable IT services brand worldwide (after IBM, HP & Accenture) by Brand Finance?
1.
Wipro
2.
Reliance Infocomm
3.
Infosys
4.
TCS
39
The Italian car giant, Fiat, and its Indian partner on May 2, 2012 brought to an end their six year old distribution tie-up. Identify the Indian company.
1.
Mahindra & Mahindra
2.
Bajaj Auto
3.
Tata Motors
4.
Ashok Leyland
40
Which team was the winner in the IPL-5 final held on May 27, 2012 at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai?
