1. According to an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report, which of the following Indian dams is on the hit-list of Pakistan-based militant outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)?
a. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
b. Gandhi Sagar Dam
c. B.R.P Dam
d. Bhakra Dam
Answer: (d)
2. Which Indian Institute of Management (IIM) won a decade-long battle for autonomy, with HRD minister approving dramatic amendments to the institution’s memorandum of association with the government?
a. IIM-Ahmedabad
b. IIM-Calcutta
c. IIM-Bangalore
d. IIM-Indore
Answer: (a)
3. Name the BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister who was elected Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST.
a. Sushil Kumar Modi
b. Prafulla Chandra Ghadai
c. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
d. Parveen Amanullah
Answer: (a)
4. Who did Gujarat High Court appoint on 19 July 2011 to head the three-member body probing into 2004 Ishrat encounter?
a. Karnail Singh
b. Satish Verma
c. Mohan Jha
d. Rajiv Ranjan Verma
Answer: (d)
5. According to statistics for 2010 released by the Union tourism ministry, which Indian state gained the position of the most visited destination in the country recording 155.8 million domestic tourists?
a. Maharashtra
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b)
6. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was honoured with Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government by the Ambassador of France in New Delhi, Jerome Bonnafont on 13 July 2011. Which of the following Indian celebrities in the past did not win this prestigious award?
a. Sharmila Tagore
b. Upamanyu Chatterjee
c. Habib Tanveer
d. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: (d)
7. India accepted international norms for the prevention of air pollution emanating from ships. The norms were proposed under a 1997 protocol of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO). When was IMO established?
a) 1948
b) 1997
c) 1982
d) 1937
Answer: (a)
8. India and Sri Lanka signed a MoU on 20 July 2011 to develop the __port.
a) Kankesanthurai
b) Hambantota
c) Oluvil
d) Port of Point Pedro
Answer: (a)
9. which one of the following countries announced a visa category named new Tier 1(exceptional talent) for India and Non-EU countries.
a) Britain
b) USA
c) France
d) Japan
Answer: (a)
10. Name the U.S official who arrived in India on 18 July 2011 to attend the second round of India-U.S. strategic dialogue on 19 July.
a. Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden
b. Department of State Secretary, Hillary Clinton
c. Defence Secretary, Leon E. Panetta
d. Commerce Secretary, Gary F. Locke
Answer: (b)
11. Paul Stephenson and another senior officer John Yates of Scotland Yard resigned on 18 July 2011 over the News Of The World (NoW) phone-hacking scandal. Name the owner of the British media group involved in the scandal.
a. Rupert Murdoch
b. Frederick Barclay
c. Tony Gallagher
d. Evgeny Lebedev
Answer: (a)
12. Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hameed Ansari reconstituted the panel to probe the charges against Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, P.D. Dinakaran on 18 July 2011. Name the chairman of the reconstituted panel.
a. Advocate P.P. Rao
b. Judge Aftab Alam
c. Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, J.S. Khehar
d. Prof. G. Mohan Gopal, Director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies
Answer: (b)
13. Hina Rabbani Khar on 19 July 2011 became Pakistan’s first woman foreign minister. Whom did she succeed?
a. Farooq H. Naek
b. Shah Mahmood Qureshi
c. Ghulam Mustafa
d. Noor Rabbani
Answer: (b)
14. Who was awarded on the Ordre National du Merite by President Nicholas Sarkozy of France on 19 July 2011 for the extra ordinary services performed for strengthening and promoting cooperation between the Law Enforcement Agencies?
a. Hameed Ansari
b. Farooq H. Naek
c. Amna Imran Khan
d. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (c)
15. The national register and national transport portal was launched___ to detect fake driving licenses and tracking stolen vehicles easier.
a) 20 July 2011
b) 21 July 2011
c) 22 July 2011
d) 19 July 2011
Answer: (a)
16. Which one of the following states of India cleared a bill to ensure doctors’ safety at their work places.
a) Bihar
b) UP
c) Rajasthan
c) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)
17. Scientists found a genetic change in a gene called__ which makes men less fertile.
a) DEFB 126
b) DFEB 126
c) DEFB 125
d) DEEB 126
Answer: (a)
18. The scientists discovered that hepatitis B viruses attached themselves to receptors of the male sex hormone androgen before damaging liver tissues and causing cancer. What is female sex hormone called?
a) Testosterone
b) Estrogens
c) Anabolic steroids
d) Androstenedione
Answer: (b)
19. Short-range surface-to-surface missile Prahar was successfully test-fired on 21 July 2011 from the Integrated Test Range in Balasore. Consider the following statements on Prahar.
i) Prahar was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).
ii) Prahar is a single stage missile with a range of 150 km.
Choose the right option.
a) Both i and ii are correct.
b) Only i is correct.
c) Only ii is correct.
d) Neither i nor ii is correct.
Answer: (a)
20. India's communication satellite GSAT-12, reached its home in a circular geo-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km on 18 July 2011. When it was put in orbit?
a) 15 July 2011
b) 15 July 2010
c) 17 June 2011
d) 25 June 2011
Answer: (a)
21. According to the result of University of Exeter research, one in 10 species could face extinction by the year __ if current climate change impacts continue.
a) 2050
b) 2060
c) 2070
d) 2100
Answer: (d)
22. Which virtualisation software provider on 13 July 2011 globally launched a series of comprehensive suite of cloud infrastructure solutions to help customers drive a more productive relationship between IT and the businesses they serve?
a. VMware
b. BizSol Technologies
c. GNWebSoft
d. Milestone
Answer: (a)
23. Which of the following PSUs announced on 18 July 2011, the merger of Maharashtra Elektrosmelt (MEL) with itself?
a. BHEL
b. SAIL
c. HPCL
d. IOC
Answer: (b)
24. Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA), one of the largest integrated producers of ferro alloys in India on 18 July 2011 acquired 70% stake in a coal mine in which country for $8.75 million?
a. Egypt
b. Indonesia
c. South Africa
d. Phillipines
Answer: (b)
25. Which leading player in IT, BPO and consulting services, on 18 July 2011 announced that it secured a large contract worth potentially $177 million over a five-year term?
a. Hexaware Technologies
b. Genpact
c. Accenture
d. Infosys
Answer: (a)
26. Online media network platform Komli Media has acquired which mobile advertising and publishing network to enter the mobile advertising network market?
a. Zestadz
b. InMobi
c. Admob
d. AdTwirl
Answer: (a)
27. Government of India on 19 July 2011 appointed Usha Ananthasubramanian, former general manager of Bank of Baroda (BoB) as executive director of which public sector lender?
a. Central Bank of India
b. Punjab National Bank
c. United Bank of India
d. Gramin Bank
Answer: (b)
28. Who became the first Indian tennis player ever to win the Canadian U-18 ITF Junior World Ranking Championship on 17 July 2011?
a. Ambika Pande
b. D Harika
c. Koneru Humpy
d. Chekrovolu Swuro
Answer: (a)
29. Name the golfer who became the oldest winner of the British Open championship in 44 years as he ended his long wait for a Major on 17 July 2011.
a. Phil Mickelson
b. Dustin Johnson
c. Darren Clarke
d. Roberto de Vicenzo
Answer: (c)
30. Kaushal Kumar and Aman Kumar of Artillery Water Sports Association (AWSA) won the title in the third Inland Hobie 16 National sailing championship. The competition was held in which of following lakes in India?
a. Hussainsagar lake
b. Hebbal Lake
c. Jag Mandir lake
d. Naukuchiatal Lake
Answer: (a)
31. Name the Chinese who clinched his third successive world title in the men’s 10m synchronised diving on 17 July 2011.
a. Lin Yue
b. Qiu Bo
c. Huo Liang
d. Yui le
Answer: (c)
32. Japan lifted its first women's football World Cup by defeating which team in a dramatic final on 17 July 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. USA
d. Brazil
Answer: (c)
33. The Union government in July 2011 allowed imports of 40,000 tonnes of natural rubber at a concessional duty. At what percentage concessional duty was the import permitted?
a. 7.5%
b. 7.8%
c. 8%
d. 8.5%
Answer: (a)
34. The labour ministry-controlled Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on 14 July 2011 appointed four fund managers for its 3.5 trillion pension fund corpus. Which of the following was not appointed?
a. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd
b. State Bank of India (SBI)
c. Reliance Capital
d. HSBC Asset Management
Answer: (a)
35. The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. on 18 July 2011 sanctioned loans worth $1.4 billion (about Rs.6300 crore) for companies in which of the following Indian sectors, thereby increasing their investment in that sector?
a. Handloom & Cottage industries
b. Renewable energy sector
c. IT
d. Media & Entertainment
Answer: (b)
36. Group of Ministers (GoM) on 18 July 2011 approved in-principle additional equity infusion of 1200 crore and payment of 532 crore for operating VVIP and rescue flights for which carrier?
a. Air India
b. Jet Airways
c. Sahara
d. Kingfisher
Answer: (a)
37. Revenue Department announced in July 2011 it’s decision to impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD 1.41 per kg on imports of R-134a gas. With regard to the following, which of the following is true?
1. R-134a is an inert gas used primarily as a high temperature refrigerant for domestic refrigeration and automobile air conditioners.
2. The anti-dumping duty was imposed to protect domestic players from cheap Chinese and Japanese shipments.
3. The restrictive duty on the import of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a is to be imposed for a period of ten years.
4. Anti-dumping duty is imposed to check if domestic industry has been hurt because of a surge in cheap imports.
a. Only 1
b. 1,2 & 4
c. 3 & 4
d. 1 & 3
Answer: (b)
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