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| 5551. |
On 28 February 2012, IAS officer and additional chief secretary (finance) CK Mathew was named the Chief Secretary of |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | M.P |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 5552. |
What is the slope of the line containing the points (-9,2) and (3,14)? |
| A. | -2 |
| B. | -1 |
| C. | -8/3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5553. |
The marines of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, accused of killing two fishermen, will be tried as per the |
| A. | Italian Law |
| B. | International Law |
| C. | Indian Law |
| D. | Wont be tried |
| Answer» D. Wont be tried | |
| 5554. |
Which property is illustrated by the equation (a+b)+c = c+(a+b) ? |
| A. | distributive |
| B. | identity |
| C. | associative |
| D. | commutative |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5555. |
In February 2012, Indian IT major __________ joined hand with US based business application software services firm. |
| A. | Infosys |
| B. | TCS |
| C. | Wipro |
| D. | Cognizant |
| Answer» C. Wipro | |
| 5556. |
What is the value of y in the equation 2(3y - 4) = 10 ? |
| A. | 2 1/3 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 1/3 |
| Answer» C. 1 | |
| 5557. |
Which of the following is/are a renewable source of energy ?1. Wind 2.Solar 3. Thermal |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 1 and 2 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. All 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 5558. |
Expand the term SWIFT? |
| A. | Society for Worldwide Inter-bank Fiscal Transactions |
| B. | Society for Worldwide Inter-national Financial Telecommunications |
| C. | Society for Worldwide Inter-bank Financial Telecommunications |
| D. | Society for Worldwide Inter-national Financial Transfers |
| Answer» D. Society for Worldwide Inter-national Financial Transfers | |
| 5559. |
On 29 February 2012, the new chair of assembly and governing board of Association of Supreme Audit Institutions was appointed. It was |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5560. |
When Association of Supreme Audit Institutions was first established, it had 11 members. Now, the number has increased upto 45 members. When was the organisation established? |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1969 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1979 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5561. |
For which one of the following reasons has the Planning Commission decided to convert itself into a system Reforms Commission ? |
| A. | It is aimed at changing economic profile of the country |
| B. | It is to make people to people contact |
| C. | It is to understand the problems of people |
| D. | It is to review the implementation of its policies |
| Answer» C. It is to understand the problems of people | |
| 5562. |
Which trinomial is equivalent to (3x - 2)(x+4)? |
| A. | 3x2 - 10x - 8 |
| B. | 3x2 + 10x - 8 |
| C. | 3x2 - 10x + 8 |
| D. | 3x2 + 10x + 8 |
| Answer» C. 3x2 - 10x + 8 | |
| 5563. |
On 28 February 2012, a web portal was launched for the implementation of the National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education in New Delhi by which ministry? |
| A. | Human Resource Development |
| B. | Home Affairs |
| C. | Youth affairs and Sports |
| D. | Women and Child Development |
| Answer» B. Home Affairs | |
| 5564. |
On February 27 2012, India and the Asian Development Bank signed the third and last tranche of loan agreement to support electricity transmission and distribution capacity in which state ? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | A.P |
| C. | M.P |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» B. A.P | |
| 5565. |
For which one of the following reasons RBI has decided to undertake mid-quarter policy reviews ? 1. To realign its policies 2. To take steps and ensure smooth flow of credit 3. To provide guidance to the economy |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5566. |
This noted Classical singer became the first Indian to give a performance at the South Pole? |
| A. | Pandit Jasraj |
| B. | Raghunath Panigrahi |
| C. | Both |
| D. | Pallavi Panigrahi |
| Answer» B. Raghunath Panigrahi | |
| 5567. |
Bihar’s first all- women police station was opened in: |
| A. | Nalanda |
| B. | Gaya |
| C. | Rajgir |
| D. | Araria |
| Answer» B. Gaya | |
| 5568. |
India International Coffee Festival 2012 was held in: |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Hyderabad | |
| 5569. |
Actor ______ who has been the Goodwill Ambassador for Polio UNICEF campaign from 2005, will be honoured for contribution to the cause. The actor has fronted the polio eradication programme successfully. In February, the World Health Organisation had taken India off the list of polio endemic countries. There has been no case of Polio since Feb 2011. |
| A. | Aishwariya Rai |
| B. | Amitabh Bachan |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Konkana Sen |
| Answer» C. Aamir Khan | |
| 5570. |
In a landmark verdict, the ______ High Court held that the names of judges to be appointed to the posts of Lokayukta and Upalokayukta should emanate only from the Chief Justice of the High Court, and no other constitutional authority involved in the selection process could suggest names A Division Bench comprising Justice N. Kumar and Justice H.S. Kempanna, which interpreted the provision of the _______ Lokayukta Act for the first time because of the controversy over the process of appointment adopted by the State, also set aside the appointment of Chandrashekaraiah, a former judge of the High Court, as Upalokayukta for the reason that the Chief Justice had not recommended his name.-- |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 5571. |
______, Associate Director, Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, took over as its Director. He succeeds R.R. Navalgund. The SAC is an important facility under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It specialises in designing and developing payloads for various Indian satellites, including the Chandrayaan missions-- |
| A. | A.S. Kiran Kumar |
| B. | A.K Saraswat |
| C. | Dr. Pullela |
| D. | S. K Manav |
| Answer» B. A.K Saraswat | |
| 5572. |
The former Special Protection Group (SPG) chief B.V. Wanchoo, was appointed Goa Governor, and the former Madhya Pradesh Minister, Aziz Qureshi, Governor of Uttarakhand and K. Sankaranarayanan would continue as Governor of Maharashtra, for a fresh term, Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva would be the new Governor of Rajasthan. While three months after the completion of a full five-year term, Andhra Pradesh governer _________ has been given a five-year-long extension by the President.-- |
| A. | E.S.L Narasimhan |
| B. | Rosaiah |
| C. | Chandrababu Naidu |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Rosaiah | |
| 5573. |
BrahMos, the India-____ joint-venture, has developed an anti-aircraft carrier variant of the supersonic cruise missile and successfully tested it recently; BrahMos Chief A. Sivathanu Pillai said that with this the organisation achieved the capability to attack aircraft carriers using the supersonic vertical dive variant of the missile that could travel up to 290 km. |
| A. | French |
| B. | Russian |
| C. | American |
| D. | Australian |
| Answer» C. American | |
| 5574. |
The Edapadi union panchayat in _____ District has bagged the Panchayat Enforcement and Accountability Incentive Scheme Award (PEAIS) instituted by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development. A. Madesh, Edapadi Union Panchayat received the award from Minister of Panchayati Raj and Tribal Affairs V. Kishore Chandra Deo at the National Panchayati Raj Divas held in New Delhi. The award carries Rs. 15 lakh and a certificate and was given in recognition of the implementation of the welfare schemes |
| A. | Salem |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Thummapale |
| D. | Rangareddy |
| Answer» B. Jhansi | |
| 5575. |
Which city has the highest per capita income among states? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 5576. |
Which railway corporation has bagged the Best Practice Award for 2012 constituted by Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO), a Government of India enterprise.‘Improvement in Living Environment in urban areas' Award |
| A. | Delhi Metro rail corporation |
| B. | Mumbai locals |
| C. | Bangalore Metro corporation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 5577. |
______ one of the biggest-ever war games of the Army in the Thar desert. It is a war game and military training exercise to be held in the districts of Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar and Bikaner in Rajasthan. The exercise will see the deployment of more than 200 tanks and over 60,000 troops in the border State |
| A. | VijayeeBhava |
| B. | Sudarshan Shakti |
| C. | Shoorveer |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 5578. |
Which city of Haryana is known as ‘City of Weavers’ ? |
| A. | Karnal |
| B. | Panipat |
| C. | Fatehabad |
| D. | Mahendragarh |
| Answer» C. Fatehabad | |
| 5579. |
Which one of the following are key policy rates used by RBI to influence interest rates ? 1. Bank Rate/the Repo Rate 2. Reverse Repo Rate 3. CRR/SLR |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | Only 3 |
| Answer» D. Only 3 | |
| 5580. |
____ the world's largest genomics organisation founded in China and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a long-term collaboration on applied genomics research and molecular breeding. The partnership aims to enhance precision of breeding programmes for semi-arid tropic crops by using next-generation sequencing technologies towards crop improvement for sustainable food production particularly in the dry lands of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The MoU was signed by Dr.William D. Dar, Director General of ICRISAT and Dr.Gengyun Zhang, vice-president of BGI. |
| A. | BGI |
| B. | BCG |
| C. | BBI |
| D. | BDI |
| Answer» B. BCG | |
| 5581. |
How many districts are there in Haryana ? |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 28 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» B. 25 | |
| 5582. |
According to 2001 census which of the following districts of Haryana has the lowest density ? |
| A. | Jhajjar |
| B. | Sirsa |
| C. | Rewari |
| D. | Karnal |
| Answer» C. Rewari | |
| 5583. |
____ managed to beat Novak Djokovic in a final, thrashing the top-ranked Serb to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth consecutive year and end a run of seven straight defeats to his rival in title matches. This was also his ___ win. |
| A. | Nadal, 17th |
| B. | Nadal, 18th |
| C. | Nadal ,19th |
| D. | Nadal, 20th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5584. |
At which of the following place was the famous battle of Panipat fought? |
| A. | panipat |
| B. | Kurukshetra |
| C. | sirsa |
| D. | jind |
| Answer» B. Kurukshetra | |
| 5585. |
____ was launched from the space-port at Sriharikota. The four stages of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) is being used for this from Sriharikota. It is essentially a remote-sensing satellite; it will be the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) first radar-imaging satellite. It uses synthetic aperture radars and it can take pictures of the earth at all times, through rain, sun, clouds, fog and cyclones. This is not only the first radar imaging satellite to be built by India but this is the heaviest remote-sensing satellite built by the ISRO. It is the heaviest satellite to be put in orbit by the PSLV weighing around 1858 kg. M. Annadurai is the Programme Director u0026 N. Valarmathi is its Project Director. |
| A. | RISAT |
| B. | RISAT-I |
| C. | RISAT-II |
| D. | RISAT-TESLAR |
| Answer» C. RISAT-II | |
| 5586. |
Who has been elected president of the World Heart Federation (WHF), an overarching, global, non-governmental organisation, and the only body dedicated to the global prevention of heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. He is the first Indian ever, to be conferred this honour. The election took place at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai. He succeeds Dr. Sydney Smith of USA. He is the president of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) -- |
| A. | Dr. Srinath Reddy |
| B. | Dr. Deepak Bidi |
| C. | Dr. Ujwal Rao |
| D. | Dr. Firdoz Mohammed |
| Answer» B. Dr. Deepak Bidi | |
| 5587. |
Who appoints the Advocate General of the State? |
| A. | President with the consent of Governor |
| B. | Governor with the consent of Chief Minister |
| C. | Governor himself |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» D. None of them | |
| 5588. |
What is ‘financial inclusion’ ? 1. Easy access to bank accounts for safe parking of savings 2. Availability of cheap credits through appropriately designed loans for poor and low income households and small entrepreneurs 3. Availability of basic financial products like insurance |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» C. Only 3 | |
| 5589. |
INS Vikramaditya is a ________. It will be inducted into the Indian Navy in early 2013; it’s a keiv class vehicle and has been produced in Russia, its final price tag after negotiations is $ 2.34 b . A similar kind is being indigenously produced in India its under construction in Kochi. |
| A. | Nuclear submarine |
| B. | Aircraft carrier |
| C. | Nuclear warship |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Nuclear warship | |
| 5590. |
When was the famous battle of Panipat fought? |
| A. | 1539 |
| B. | 1556 |
| C. | 1565 |
| D. | 1576 |
| Answer» C. 1565 | |
| 5591. |
Pink City's(Jaipur) ________ has been conferred the Best Global Enterprising Educator 2012 award by the US-based international organisation, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. The award comprises a plaque and a cash component of $1,000. This person is also the recipient of “India Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year 2004.” |
| A. | Ranju Mehta |
| B. | Aloysius Dass |
| C. | Sheetal Lathkar |
| D. | Baba Ramdev |
| Answer» B. Aloysius Dass | |
| 5592. |
Who is the vice president of Association of national Olympic committee? He is also the secretary general of Indian Olympic association and Olympic council of asia(OCA). |
| A. | Randhir Singh |
| B. | Vijay Kumar Malhotra |
| C. | Sheik Ahmed AL fadah Sabah |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Vijay Kumar Malhotra | |
| 5593. |
Into how many divisions has Haryana been divided? |
| A. | Four divisions |
| B. | Eight divisions |
| C. | Three divisions |
| D. | Six divisions |
| Answer» B. Eight divisions | |
| 5594. |
Who was the founder of Haryana Vikas Party? |
| A. | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| B. | Chaudhary Bhajan Lal |
| C. | Chaudhary Bansi Lal |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 5595. |
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Srikumar Banerjee will commission the Rs. 1,106 crore uranium ore mine and processing plant set up by Uranium Corporation of India in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. These mines are considered to be largest in the world for Uranium Ore; the ore is oxidised to Uranium oxide and then further used to nuclear power. What is the name of these mines? |
| A. | Thummalapalle Mines |
| B. | Kolar Mines |
| C. | Thummapale and Kolar are different names for the same mine. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. Kolar Mines | |
| 5596. |
In which of the districts of Haryana is the H.M.T. factory situated? |
| A. | Patiala |
| B. | Ambala |
| C. | jind |
| D. | Faridabad |
| Answer» C. jind | |
| 5597. |
Which was the only movie filmed at Cannes Film festival this year? Ashim Ahluwalia, who directed this movie is representing India at Cannes this year and the film will be screened as a part of the Un Certain Regard section of the festival. The film, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Niharika Singh and Anil George, is a Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's ‘C' grade film industry. |
| A. | Kahaani |
| B. | Miss Lovely |
| C. | Holy Motors |
| D. | Cosmopolis |
| Answer» C. Holy Motors | |
| 5598. |
Noted Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi Award winner ____ has been elected the new all-India president of the Progressive Writers' Association. He is the first Tamil writer to head this select club. He will hold this post for a period of four years |
| A. | Ponneelan |
| B. | Jeevitham |
| C. | Mulraj Anand |
| D. | Kamala Prasad |
| Answer» B. Jeevitham | |
| 5599. |
In which city of Haryana was the great epic Mahabharat written by Ved Vyas? |
| A. | Yamuna-Nagar |
| B. | hisar |
| C. | sonipat |
| D. | Kurukshetra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5600. |
howmany % of country’s population in Haryana ? |
| A. | 6% |
| B. | 2% |
| C. | 2.50% |
| D. | 4% |
| Answer» C. 2.50% | |