Thursday, March 11, 2010

General Awarness #2

  1. Who is the new Prime Minister of Malaysia?
    • Najib Tum Razak
  1. Who is the Femina Miss India (Universe) for the year 2009?
    • Ekta Choudhary
  1. According to Wisden Cricket Magazine, who is the World’s Top Cricketer for the year 2008?
    • Virendra Sehwag
  1. Where the G-20 Summit held this year (2009)?
    • London
  1. Recently UAE (United Arab Emirates) signed a nuclear pact with which nation?
    • USA (United States of America)
  1. Who is the author of the book “Indian by Choice”?
    • Amit Das Gupta
  1. Recently with which nation did India sign an agreement ofP-81 aircraft for Indian Navy”?
    • USA
  1. Recently Sheikh Hasina was elected as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, she belongs to which Bangladesh’s political party?
    • Awami League
  1. Which tennis player’s name has added into the prestigious 2009 inductees to the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
    • Monica Seles
  1. Recently which Asian country has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third largest economy?
    • China
  1. Who is the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Larsen and Tourbo (L&T)?
    • Rani Uppal
  1. Recently which organisation has given the $150 million (Rs. 750 cr.) financial package to Khadi and Village Industries Commission?
    • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  1. Who has conferred the first “Naushad Samman” award?
    • Khayam
  1. Recently, which organisation/body was elected as a Central Record Keeping Agency (CRA) by Indian Pension Fund Regulatory Authority (IPFRA)?
    • National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
  1. Who is the finance secretary of India?
    • Arun Ramanathan
  1. Which state’s farmers get more benefit than any other state’s farmers under the Loan Waiver and Relief Package scheme 2008?
    • Andhra Pradesh
  1. Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA world footballer of the year for 2008. He belongs to which nation?
    • Portugal


  1. For which of the following aircraft India and US sign $2.1 billion defence deal?

    • Boeing P-81
  1. Which bank is celebrating the year 2009-10 as its Platinum Jubilee Year?
    • Reserve Bank Of India
  1. Legendary singer Gangubai Hangal who died recently was a singer of which type of music?
    • Khayal in Hindustani Classical Music


  1. Which date marks India’s triumph over Pakistani intruders in Kargil?

    • July 26
  1. On July 26 the indigenously-built nuclear-powered submarine will be launched which is a great milestone in India’s defence history. What is its name?
    • INS Arihant
  1. What percentage of Defence equipments India imports?
    • 70%
  1. Recently a meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart YousufRaza Gilani sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement summit held in which country?
    • Egypt
  1. What was the main agenda of the NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit in Egypt?
    • Terrorism
  1. Recently Praja Rajyam Party head Chirianjivi selected a new symbol for his party. What is that symbol?
    • Sun
  1. Recently who got the Indira Gandhi peace prize?
    • Gates foundation (Bill Gates)
  1. What was population density in India as per census 2001?
    • 324 per square KM
  1. Where the recent G-8 + G-5 Summit held?
    • L’Aquila, Italy
  1. Who has been elected the chairman of the African Union (AU) at a summit of the 53-nation bloc in Addis Ababa?
    • Moamer Kadhafi
  1. Which is a Government’s flagship programme for Rural Housing?
    • Indira Awas Yojna
  1. What name has been proposed to name Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli sealink which recently opened for publically?
    • Rajiv Gandhi Setu
  1. Recently Roshni Nadar, daughter of Shiv Nadar has become the Executive Director and CEO, of which company taking charge from her father who remains Chairman?
    • HCL
  1. Recently Botanical Survey of India (BSI)’s has been renamed. What is its new name?
    • Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden
  1. During the G8 summit a pledge was made to reduce carbon emissions to 80% by 2050. Which 2 countries did not comply?
    • India and China
  1. Which company emerged as the world’s biggest employer of 2008?
    • WalMart
  1. Which country overtook the US to become the world’s No 1 auto market?
    • China


  1. Who is the current record holder of 100m butterfly world record?

    • Michael Phelps
  1. Who is the author of the book “The Idea of Justice”?
    • Amartya Sen
  1. Which state has the highest numbers of Loan Waiver Scheme of Government of India?
    • Andhra Pradesh
  1. Who is the current President of International Cricket Council?
    • David Morgan
  1. Who is the current President of Nasscom?
    • Som Mittal
  1. Who is the current Chairman of Nasscom?
    • Pramod Bhasin
  1. Who is the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India (PCI)?
    • Montek Singh Ahluwalia
  1. Who is the current Attorney General of India?
    • G E Vahanvati
  1. Recently India joined elite club with nuclear submarine launch ‘INS Arihant’, which possess capabilities to develop nuclear submarine. Which are other nations of this club?
    • US, Russia, France, UK and China
  1. In which city the headquarters of the World Bank is situated?
    • Washington DC
  1. Who is the chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI)?
    • Nandan Nilekani
  1. Who has been appointed as the Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India?
    • R.S Sharma, an IAS Officer of Jharkhand Government Cadre
  1. Which year in the Indian Banking History is a landmark resulting from class banking to mass banking?
      • 1969, in this year the government nationalized the 14 largest commercial banks of India.

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