GK Capsule - 8 1. In snooker what is the colour of the ball last putted? a) White b) Green c) Yellow d) Black 2.

Which is the world's largest diamond producing country ? a) South Africa b) Australia c) USA d) China 3. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by: a) Prof. P. K. Abdul Aziz b) Justice A. M. Ahmadi c) Syed Mahmood d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 4. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was born in a) Sindh b) Balochistan c) Punjab d) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 5. Where is the Dead Sea located ? a) Jordan and Israel b) China and Russia c) India and Pakistan d) Australia and New Zealand 6. Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in the court of a) Akbar b) Babar c) Humayun d) Alauddin Khalji 7. Which country is known as the Land of Morning Calm ? a) Korea b) China c) Japan

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d) Burma 8. Which country has most appearances in football World Cup final ? a) Germany b) Brazil c) Mexico d) Indonesia 9. Which soccer team is also known as 'Squadra Azzurra' or 'Blue Team ? a) Italy b) England c) France d) America 10. Which country has most appearances in football World Cup final ? a) Germany b) Brazil c) Mexico d) Indonesia 11. a) b) c) d) 12. a) b) c) d) 13. a) b) c) d) 14. a) b) c) d) Which country is known for the most frequent earth quakes ? Japan China Korea Australia Who invented the jet engine ? Ludwik Hirszfeld Stephen Hawking Frank Whittle Louis Pasteur What is the native name for Japan ? Rimon Simon Nippon Rehom The largest fresh water lake - "Lake Superior" is located in North America Africa Asia Europe

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b) fifth c) seventh d) eigth 16. Which river is declared as national river ? a) Ganga b) Yamuna c) Cauveri d) Krishna 17. Lisbon Treaty is the treaty accepted / adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently? a) NATO b) SAARC c) European Union d) NSG 18. Who has been appointed as President of Zambia? a) Dawada Kairaba b) Isatov Njle c) Levy d) Rupia Banda 19. Hathigumbha inscription belongs to a)Ashoka b)Kharavela c)Harsha d)Sasaka 20. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced JetTrainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ? (a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Russia 21. The United States has granted the status of major non-NATO ally to which of the following countries recently ? a)Pakistan b)India c)Afghanistan d)Myanmar 22. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu Sultan in London and brought it back to India ? a) Ratan Tata

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b) Mukesh Ambani c) Vijay Mallya d) Aditya Birla 23. Which of the following companies became India?s first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ? a) Satyam b) HCL c) Wipro d) Infosys Technologies 24. Who among the following women has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests ? a) Mithali Raj b) Kiran Baloch c) Diana Eduljee d) None of these 25. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following countries ? a) Sudan b) Israel c) Brazil d) Syria 26. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India Universe 2004 title ? a) Lakshmi Pandit b) Sayali Bhagat c) Tanushree Dutta d) Jyoti Brahmin 27. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium ? a) Capsules b) Flowers c) Leaves d) Roots 28. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ? a) C. Rangarajan b) N. N. Vohra c) Bimal Jalan d) Vijay Kelkar 29. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan Educational Society was founded by?

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a) B.G. Tilak b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) G.K. Gokhale d) M.G. Ranade 30. A black hole? is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its a) Very small size b) Very large size c) Very high density d) Very low density 31. The Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of a) Ganga and Mahanadi b) Godavari and Krishna c) Mahanadi and Godavari d) Krishna and Kaveri 32. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ? a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry d) Pondicherry and Delhi 33. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments ? a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open 34. Abhinava Bharat, a secret society of revolutionaries,was organized by a) Khudiram Bose b) V.D. Savarkar c) Prafulla Chaki d) Bhagat Singh 35. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of a) Total internal reflection b) Interference c) Diffraction d) Polarisation

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36. Which one of the following lakes forms and international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ? a) Chad b) Malawi c) Victoria d) Zambezi 37. Which among the following Committee was related to FinancialI inclusion? a)Vaghul Committee b)Raghuram Rajan Committee c)Dr. Rakesh Mohan Committee d)Venketaiya Committee 38. Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) is the proportion of deposits banks need to hold in government securities. What is the current Statutory Liquidity Ratio? a)24% b)25% c)24.5% c)25.5% 39. At present what is the number of nuclear reactors in India operating under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)safeguards? a)5 b)7 c)9 d)12 40. In which state is located Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary? a)Uttar Pradesh b)Punjab c)Haryana d)Uttarakhand 41. In which state is located "Rajauli" where the state government has requested the central government to set up a new nuclear reactor? a) Rajasthan b) Bihar c) Jharkhand d) Madhya Pradesh 42. For which of the following the government has provided the facility of 'Investment Linked Deduction in the Union Budget 2010-11? a) New Road projects b) New Hotel Projects c) New Educational Projects d) New Manufacturing projects

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43. What is the correct full form of ITDMS which recently received Prime Ministers Award for excellence in governance and administration ? a) Information Technology Data Management System b) Information Technology Data Management software c) Income Tax Data Management Software d) Income Tax Data Management System 44. Which among the following does not come under E-Governance? a) Land Records Computerization b) Automated Certificate Issuance c) Online FIR Facilities d) Healthcare accreditation 45. With which of the following AWGLCA & AWGKP are related? a) Currency Regulations b) Climate Change Negotiations c) Nuclear Arms Reductions d) Global Governance 46. In which of the following universities is being set up "National Centre for sustainable Coastal Zone Management" under the World Bank assisted Integrated Coastal Zone Management project? a) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry b) Anna University, Chennai c) Utkal University, Bhubaneswar d) Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 47. Who among the following is United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria. He has been recently in news as Twitter is working in his coordination for its "Tweet Campaign" against Malaria? a) Ray Chambers b) Ibrahim Gambari c) Yukia Amano d) Elizabeth Mataka 48. As per World Economic Outlook 2010 (a flagship publication by IMF) , what is the latest forecast for Indias economic growth by International Monetary Fund? a) 6.5% b) 7.8% c) 8.8% d) 9.3% 49. From which of the following countries government is seeking help for importing cheetahs to re-introduce them in jungles of India under Cheetah Re-introduction Project?

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a) Egypt b) South Africa c) Niger d) Saudi Arabia 50. Which of the following US Senators founded "Earth Day "? a) Bob Kasten b) Alexander Wiley c) John W. Reynolds d) Gaylord Nelson Answers to previous GK Capsule 1-c 2-c 3-a 4-b 5-b 6-a 7-b 8-a 9-c 10-b 11-c 12-b 13-b 14-b 15-c 16-b 17-b 18-b 19-b 20-c 21-c 22-b 23-c 24-b 25-c 26-b 27-d 28-b 29-b 30-d

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