General Knowledge-1

1. The Reserve Bank of India in its quarterly monetary policy review on October 30, 2012 cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks. What is the CRR with effect from November 3, 2012? (CRR is the portion of deposits banks have to park with RBI)

1)4.75%
2)5%
3)4.25%
4)5.25%

2. Hugo Chavez defeated Henrique Capriles to win a third consecutive six-year term on October 7, 2012 as the President of which of the following countries?

1) Bolivia
2) Venezuela
3) Cuba
4) Ecuador

3. Who replaced S.M. Krishna as the new External Affairs Minister on October 28, 2012?

1) Anand Sharma
2) Ashwani Kumar
3) Salman Khurshid
4) Kamal Nath

4. Who defeated Saina Nehwal in the women's singles final of the French Open Super Series badminton tournament in Paris on October 28, 2012?

1) Juliane Schenk (Germany)
2) Ratchanok Inthanon (Thailand)
3) Eriko Hirose (Japan)
4) Minatsu Mitani (Japan)
5) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)

5. Which of the following statements is not correct with regard to the missiles test fired by India recently?

1) Agni II, a surface to surface missile, has a range of 2,000 km.

2) The range of Agni III is 3,000 km.

3) The surface to surface nuclear capable Prithvi II is capable of attacking targets at ranges up to 350 km.

4) BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile with a range of 2000 km.

6. Who retained the Formula One Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 28, 2012?

1) Fernando Alonso (Spain)

2) Mark Webber (Australia)

3) Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)

4) Sebastian Vettel (Germany)

7. Padma Bhushan winner A.K. Hangal passed away on August 25, 2012. He was a famous?

1) Lyricist

2) Singer

3) Film actor

4) Cinematographer

8. Who became the 29th Chess Grand Master of India in August 2012?

1) N.Srinath

2) Sahaj Grover

3) Aditya Udeshi

4) Debashish Das

9. In which of the following cities over 3.5 lakh poor families will get free LPG cylinders and gas stoves to end the use of kerosene?

1) Kolkata

2) Mumbai

3) Delhi

4) Chennai

10. Which of the following states aims to go fully organic by 2015?

1) Punjab

2) Haryana

3) Assam

4) Sikkim

11. Keshubhai Patel, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party in August 2012 and launched a new political party named?

1) Gujarat Janata Party

2) Mahagujarat Janata Party

3) Gujarat Parivartan Party

4) Gujarat Congress Party

12. In which of the following states a new Greenfield airport will be constructed at Holongi at a cost of Rs.650 crore?

1) Karnataka

2) Assam

3) Arunachal Pradesh

4) Himachal Pradesh

13. Gujarat Governor has given sanction for the prosecution of Purshottam Solanki, the Minister of State for Fisheries, for his alleged involvement in a scam. Name the Governor?

1) Urmila Singh

2) Kamla Beniwal

3) Margaret Alva

4) Aziz Qureshi

14. Which state government has cancelled four major Special Economic Zones (SEZs) proposed by large business houses-Mahindra, Videocon and India Bulls- after having failed to acquire land for the multi-purpose projects?

1) Gujarat

2) Rajasthan

3) Maharashtra

4) Karnataka

15. A group of researchers in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has claimed to have found traces of an extinct 'Paleo-river', nearly 65 million years old. Paleo-river is an inactive river buried under sediment. This ancient river flowed parallel to which of the following rivers?

1) Godavari

2) Narmada

3) Tapti

4) Luni

16. Which state has recently launched a scheme aimed at making the young Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) familiar with the culture and traditions of the state?

1) Rajasthan

2) Gujarat

3) Bihar

4) Punjab

17. The Rajya Sabha has accepted a notice from veteran journalist and nominated member H.K. Dua for introduction of a Constitution Amendment Bill for making changes in Articles 124 and 217, which deal with the removal of the?

1) UPSC Chairman

2) Chief Election Commissioner

3) Comptroller and Auditor General

4) Supreme Court and High Court judges

18. John Keegan, a British military historian, passed away on August 2, 2012. He is the author of which of the following books?

1) The Lost Battles

2) My Early Life

3) The Face of Battle

4) A Rumor of War

20. Laisenia Qarase has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found guilty of corruption. He was a former Prime Minister of?

1) Jamaica

2) Philippines

3) Cuba

4) Fiji

21. Katchatheevu Island is in the news recently. The island was gifted to Sri Lanka by the Indian Government in which of the following years?

1) 1991

2) 1984

3) 1974

4) 1979

23. The 13-year-old swimmer Adzo Kpossi was the youngest competitor at the London 2012 Olympics.   She belongs to which of the following African countries?

1) Lesotho

2) Niger

3) Nigeria

4) Togo

24. Who among the following coaches won the 2012 Dronacharya Award for Wrestling?

1) Yashvir Singh

2) Harendra Singh

3) Satyapal Singh

4) Bhawani Mukherjee

25. Identify the mismatched pair with regard to Arjuna Award winners for 2012?

1) Bombayla Devi -Archery

2) Kavita Raut -Athletics

3) Parupalli Kashyap -Badminton

4) Vikas Krishnan -Shooting