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UPSC GENERAL STUDIES SAMPLE PAPER 2008

1. Consider the following statements about India's livestock population?

(1) India owns the largest livestock population in the world.

(2) India accounts for nearly 57 percent of the world buffalo population and 16 percent of
the cattle population.

(3) India is the largest producer of milk.

Which of the above given statement(s) is/are true?

(A) Only (1)

(B) Both (1) and (2)

(C) Only (3)

(D) All (1), (2) and (3)

2. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which among the following dates?

(A) 22nd May

(B) 23rd June

(C) 24th March

(D) 3rd April

3. The per capita availability of pulses in India is approx.

(A) 13 kg per year

(B) 10.5 kg per year

(C) 18 kg per year

(D) 14 kg per year

4. Which among the following persons and posts they hold is NOT correctly matched?

(A) Rajiv Shukla; Treasurer of Board for Control of Cricket in India

(B) Asif Ismail; Training partner of Sania Mirza

(C) John Gloster; Physical Trainer of Indian Cricket Team

(D) V. Bhaskaran; Coach of Indian Hockey Team


5. Consider the following statements:-

(1) The central government signed two agreements to set up joint venture companies involving the public sector Airports Authority of India and the GMR and GVK groups for handling over the Delhi and Mumbai airports for modernisation.

(2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI.

(3) The headquarters of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai.

Which among the above statements is/are true?

(A) Only (1) is true.

(B) Only (2) and (3) are true.

(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are true.

(D) Only (1) and (2) are true.

6. The commerce ministry has appointed a one-member committee to finalise a viable package for plantation farmers. Who among the following persons was selected for the job?

(A) M S Swaminathan

(B) CVK Krishnamurthy

(C) N Rangachary

(D) Mr. Sompal

7. According to the WTO charter which among the following is not a benefit availed by is members?

(A) The member Governments are shielded from lobbying.

(B) Freer trade cuts the costs of living

(C) Trade Disputes are handled constructively

(D) Access to Foreign currency is made easier

8. Which among the following states is India's largest user or pesticide products?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Punjab

9. Which among the following is not a cause of decline in the number of natural pollinators worldwide?

(A) Increased international trade of food products has led to a rapid transfer of parasites and diseases of pollinator species around the world.

(B) In some areas development or agriculture has disrupted and broken up and traditional nectar corridors that are required to gain their energy requirements for the migration of the pollinators.

(C) The use of Genetically Modified seeds has reduced the chances of pollination via external bodies.

(D) There is growing number of cases where insecticides are being used during the blooming seasons
of the plants, thus causing damage to pollinator species.

10. Which among the following products can be pasteurized?

1. Egg 2. Beer 3. Water 4. Milk

(A) Only 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 2, 3 and 4

(C) Only 1, 2 and 4

(D) All 1, 2, 3 and 4

11. Which of the following is a breed of buffalo?

(A) Murrah

(B) Mecheri

(C) Gunjam

(D) Chokla

12. Which among the following scheme is not implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?

(A) Vande Mantram Scheme

(B) Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Scheme

(C) Janani Suraksha Yojana

(D) Bal Vikas Pariyojana

13. Which among the following persons is the Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation?

(A) Sultan Shah Amil

(B) Kamil Idris

(C) John Smith Openheimer

(D) Michel Kamdasus

14. According to the latest data which among the following nations has the maximum number of Pravasi Bhartiya (Migrated Indian Citizens) as their residents?

(A) USA

(B) UK

(C) South Africa

(D) Myanmar

15. Which among the following persons was the chairman of the advisory committee constituted to enable the government to formulate its view on restructuring of Oil public sector undertakings?

(A) S V Rangnathan

(B) S Vijayaraghavan

(C) V Krishnamurthy

(D) Rakesh Tuteja

16. Which of the following facts is not true about India's present electricity scenario?

(A) Around 74% of rural households were electrified in the country till March 2006.

(B) Out of this about 55.8% capacity is generated by the state sector.

(C) The contribution of thermal power is 66% of the total installed capacity.

(D) The total installed capacity of power generation in India is about 1.26 lakh MW.

17. Which among the following is not the responsibility of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission that was established in 1998?

(A)To improve the operations and management of the regional transmission systems

through Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC), and Availability Based Tariff (ABT).

(B) To Facilitate open access in interstate transmission.

(C) To dissolve the disputes between power generation and distribution authorities.

(D) Facilitate technological and institutional changes required for the development of competitive markets in bulk power and transmission services.


18. Vanya is a brand name/label for which among the following products?

(A) Honey

(B) Silk

(C) Sahtoosh

(D) Sandal

19. India's Integrated Interim missile-testing site Chandipur-On-Sea, from where Agni-Ill was tested, is situated in which among the following states?

(A) Orissa

(B) Maharashtra

(C) West Bengal

(D) Andhra Pradesh

20. Which among the following business barons was appointed as the Sheriff of Mumbai?

(A) Nusli Wadia

(B) Vijaypat Singhania

(C) Jerry Rao

(D) Ravi Dasani

21. Mr. Tulsi Tanti is chairman of which among the following firms?

(A) Suzlon Energy

(B) Crompton Greaves

(C) DLF

(D) Pollo Tyres

22. The first 20-20 International match was held between which among the following nations?

(A) Australia and England

(B) England and Sri Lanka

(C) Australia and New Zealand

(D) New Zealand and England

23. India hosted the 2006 ICCO global summit for the first time. Which among the following cities hosted it?

(A) Pune

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Mumbai

(D) New Delhi

24. Blaupunkt GmbH is the euro300 million mobile communications and car entertainment company from which among the following countries?

(A) The Netherlands

(B) Luxembourg

(C) Germany

(D) Norway

25. Global IT services giant Electronic Data Systems Corporation has acquired a significant stake in which among the following companies?

(A) MphasiS BFL

(B) Hexaware Technologies

(C) Polaris Software

(D) HCL Info

26. Which among the following Indian firm was ranked as India's Most Respected Multinational Business Conglomerate' by United States-India Business Council?

(A) Tata Group

(B) Reliance Industries Limited

(C) Hero Honda

(D) AV Birla Group

27. Which among the following business barons announced to donate about $37.4 billion to Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?

(A) Steve jobs

(B) Warren Buffet

(C) David Trump

(D) Ingvar Kamprad


28. Which among the following is India's most profitable company?

(A) Reliance Industries Limited

(B) Indian Tobacco Company

(C) ONGC

(D) NTPC

29. Which among the following Indian companies is providing a free data management solution, as well as, IT services to 'Project Hope' in China?

(A) Living Digital

(B) Satyam Computers

(C) L&T Info

(D) TCS

30. ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd has finalised the investment proposals for setting up a 15 million tonne per annum export-oriented refinery, a 2,000 MW power plant and railway lines in which among the following African countries?
(A) Zambia
(B) Ghana
(C) Angola
(D) Nigeria

ANSWERS
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B)
9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (A)
17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (C)
25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (B) 30. (D)

BANK PO GENERAL AWARENESS

Q:1 India has different categories of Commercial Banks . Which of the following is not one such category ?
(a) Private Banks (b) Commodities bank
(c) Nationalized Banks (d) none of these
Q:2 Which of the following departments of the Government of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the banks ?
(a) Railways (b) State road transport
(c) Posts & Telegraph (d) Ministry of health (e) None
Q:3 Which of the following types of banks are allowed to operate foreign currency account?
(A) Foreign Banks (B) Regional Rural Banks (C) Nationalised Banks

(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) All A, B & C
Q:4 Maria Sharapova won the Women’s Singles Australian Open Tennis Championship 2008 after defeating
(a) Ana Ivanović (b) Sania Mirza
(c) Dinara Safina (d) Mathalie Dechy
Q:5 Shinzo Abe who on a visit to India in recent past is the ?
(a) Prime Minister of South Korea (b) Prime Minister of North Korea
(c) Prime Minister of Japan (d) President of South Korea
Q:6 Hem Dutta who was honouredwith the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award 2007 is a famous ?
(a) Author (b) Social activist
(c) Player (d) Film producer
Q:7 As per the recent agreement between India and one other country the Indian rupee can be easily swapped .
(a) Taka (b) Rial
(c) Kyat (d) Yen (e) Rubble
Q:8 India’s foreign exchange reserves declined sharply in recent past . What was the main reason for the same ?
(a) Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists
(b) Import of wheat from Pakistan & South Korea
(c) Appreciation of Rupee value
(d) none of these
Q:9 In the human body which of the following stores extra blood for release when shortage occurs
(a) Liver (b) Pancreas
(c) spleen (d) none
Q:10 Historical materialism is a tenet of which one of the following political theories ?
(a) Capitalism (b) Liberalism
(c) Fascism (d) Marxism
Q:11 Gautam Budha delivered his first sermon at which one of the following places ?
(a) Kushinagar (b) Sarnath
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) none of these
Q:12 Which one of the following was fought earliest ?
(a) Battle of Ambur (b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Plassey (d) none
Q:13 How is Asafa Powell well known as ?
(a) Swimmer (b) Football player
(c) Boxer (d) 100 m sprinter
Q:14 A bus moving at a speed of 24 m / s begins to slow at a rate of 3 m/s each second . How far does it go before stopping
(a) 96 m (b) 92 m
(c) 60 m (d) 48 m
Q:15 Which one of the following is correct ?
A negatively charged glass rod always
(a) less electrons than protons (b) less electrons than neutrons
(c) less protons than electrons (d) none
Q:16 Which one of the following is correct ?
The wave length of X – rays
(a) is longer than the wavelength of sound waves
(b) is longer than the wavelength of yellow sodium light
(c) is longer than the wavelength of radio waves
(d) is of the order of 0.1 nanometer
Q:17 Which one of the following is correct ?
Electrical lines of force
(a) exist everywhere
(b) exist in the immediate vicinity of positive charge
(c) exist in the immediate vicinity of negative charge
(d) are imaginary
Q:18 Which one of the following elements is a metalloid ?
(a) P (b) Al
(c) As (d) Po
Q:19 The range of the voltmeter can be increased by connecting ?
(a) High resistance in series (b) Low resistance in series
(c) High resistance in parallel (d) none
Q:20 The lamination of a transformer are made from ?
(a) Copper (b) Mild steel
(c) Nickel alloy steel (d) Zinc – copper alloy
Q-21 Pistons of the compressor used in refrigerator are made of ?
(a) Cast iron (b) Copper
(c) Gunmetal (d) Mid Steel
Q:22 Who was the first ruler of Delhi?
(a) Noorjahan (b) Razia Begum
(c) Mirabai (d) Samyukta
Q:23 When was Guru Nanak Dev born
(a) 1469 (b) 1369
(c) 1226 (d) 1556
Q:24 The Planet which is fastest from the Sun is
(a) Uranus (b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
Q-25 The Gateway of India is in
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata (d) Chenai

ANSWERS
1 (b) 2 (e) 3 (c) 4 (a) 5 (c) 6 (b) 7 (e) 8 (c) 9 (c)
10 (d) 11 (b) 12 (a) 13 (b) 14 (a) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17 (d)
18 (c) 19 (a) 20 (a) 21 (a) 22 (b) 23 (a) 24 (d) 25 (b)

UPSC general studies (pt) 2008 model questions

1. In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, who shall act as the President of India? (a)Prime Minister
(b)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c)Chief Justice of India
(d)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
ANS (c)
2. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism? (a) Robert
(b)Proudhon Pierre Joseph
(c)Karl Marx
(d)Saint Simon Henri Claude
ANS (c) 3. During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to India? (a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
ANS (a) 4. Among the following States, which one sends the highest number of members to the Lok Sabha?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
ANS (ca) 5. With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
1. A member of the Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by the police under any case when the Parliament is in session.
2. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts.
Which of these statement is/are correct ? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANS (b) 6. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?
(a) Shramana
(b) Uparika
(c) Rajuka
(d) Kumaramaya
ANS (c) 7. Consider the following statement :
1. Jainism in ancient India condemned the varna system.
2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamgadhi.
3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his follows.
Which if these statement is/are correct ?
(a) G. G. Agarkar
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) R. G. Bhandarkar
(d) G. H. Deshmukh
ANS (b) 8. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?
(a) Banbhatta
(b) Ravikirti
(c) Pushpananda
(d) Kalhana
ANS (d) 9. Who among the following was the first economist to hold the office of Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Union Finance Ministry?
(a) Dr. I.G. Patel
(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(c) Rakesh Mohan
(d) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia
ANS (a) 10.What does the abbreviation ATR stand for?
(a) Action Taken Result
(b) Actually True Report
(c) Action Taken Report
(d) Action Taken Rejoinder
ANS (c) 11. Which of the following cities will host 2012 Olympics Games?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Madrid
ANS (c) 12. Why among the following was the founder of the Nyay Darshan, on of the six, major schools of ancient Indian philosophy?
(a) Patanjali
(b) Panini
(c) Kapil
(d) Gautam
ANS (d) 13. Which of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called "e-chaupal"?
(a) ITC
(b)Dabur
(c) Hindustan Lever
(d) Procter & Gamble
ANS (a) 14. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at : (a) Rangoon
(b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lumpur
(d) Tokyo
ANS (d)
15. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at : (a) Rangoon
(b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lumpur
(d) Tokyo
ANS (d) 16. Give the correct chronological sequence of the following :
1. Russian Revolution
2. American War of Independence
3. Spanish Revolution
4. The French Revolution (a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 2 3 1
ANS (b) 17. Which of the following States has the highest female literacy rate, according to 2001Census? (a) Mizoram
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Meghalaya
ANS (b)
18. Who among the following has been choosen the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 in Asia? (a) P. Chidambaram
(b) Kamal Nath
(c) Ratish Nayaar
(d) Kaushik Rai
ANS (b) 19. At which of the following places India's fist Net Route Server has been set up?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Noida
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad
ANS (c) 20. Which of the following Fortune 500 Indian companies has suffered loss for the first time in the first quarter of 2005-06? (a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) ONGC
(c) Reliance Industries
(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation
ANS (a) 21. Answers Correct Answer User Answer
(a) V.K. Duggal
(b) Jairam Ramesh
(c) Dr. I.G. Patel
(d) Jagmohan
ANS (d) 22. Which one of the following is not a land-locked country? (a) Afghanistan
(b ) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Thailand
ANS (d) 23. Who invented polio vaccine (oral)? (a) Albert Sabin
(b) Burkholder
(c) Luise Pasture
(d) Jonas Salk
ANS (a) 24. Which one of the following processes is not related with chemical weathering? (a) Exfoliation
(b) Carbonation
(c) Hydration
(d) Oxidation
ANS (a) 25. Mist is caused by : (a) Dry ice
(b) Ice at low temperature
(c) Water vapours at low temperature
(d) Carbon-monoxide in solid form
ANS (c)

ASM Railway receuitment Board Solved Papers

1. ‘Destination India’, conference on commerce and trade was organised at:
(a) Zurich (b) Bangalore (c) Singapore (d) Tokyo
2. According to a survey by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry which of the following countries tops the list on labour productivity:
(a) India (b) Luxembourg (c) Belgium (d) France
3. India’s first Asset Reconstruction Company’s road map was prepared by
:(a) SBI (b) IDBI (c) ICICI (d) HDFC
4. Which of the following country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation?
(a) India (b) Sri Lanka (c) Kenya (d) Vietnam
5. Who among the following headed the Indo-UK Round Table conference held at London to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries?
(a) Swaraj Paul (b) Jaswant Singh(c) K.C. Pant (d) Yashwant Sinha
6. ‘Diva’ a specially ! ! designed women’s international credit card has been launched by:
(a) Federal Bank (b) Standard Chartered Bank(c) Dresdner Bank (d) ABN-Amro Bank
7. Richard Grasso is the head of:
(a) NASDAQ(b) London Stock Exchange(c) New York Stock Exchange(d) Dubai Stock Exchange
8. ‘Indiva’ is the multipurpose vehicle, launched by____at the international motorshow in Geneva.
(a) TELCO (b) BAJAJ and SIL (c) LML (d) HONDA
9. Match the following Company/organisation Chief Executive Officer
I. General Electricals A. Harvey PittII. Star Alliance B. S. DevarajahIII. Securities and C. Jeff Immelt Exchange Commission D. Cheong Choong KongIV. Manufacturer’s Association of Information Technology Code:I II III IV
(a) A B C D(b) B A C D(c) C D B A(d) D C A B
10. Nokia Corporation, the leading mobile phone makers is a___based company.
(a) USA (b) Japan (c) Philippines (d) Finland! !
11. ICENET is the network connecting the offices of the:
(a) Central Board of Excise and Customs(b) State Bank of India(c) Human Resource Ministry(d) External Affairs Ministry
12. Geographical Information System Software known as ‘Gram Chitra’ was unveiled by:
(a) C-DAC (b) Media Labs Asia(c) Satyam Infoway (d) Honda
13. The Kofi Annan Institute for IT Excellence, has been set by India at____:(a) Kenya (b) Guatemala (c) Ghana (d) Durban
14. India’s first Defence Intelligence Agency became operational in___2002.
(a) June (b) March (c) April (d) May
15. The first hydel project in Andaman and Nicobar islands has been commissioned by:
(a) NHPC (b) Dabhol Power Corporation(c) BHEL (d) NTPC
16. First Indian Laboratory (and India to be the 26th country) to be accredited by the College of American Pathology is:
(a) Cipla lab (b) Speciality Ranbaxy Ltd(c) Zydu! ! s Cadila Ltd (d) Sun Pharma lab

17. Smart Kid Insurance policy has been launched for students by:
(a) Tata-AIG (b) SBI-Cardif(c) ICICI Prudential (d) LICI
18. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Authority:
(a) J.L. Bajaj (b) H.L. Bajaj(c) Y.N. Prasad (d) J.L. Raina
19. Chilka Development Authority, the first organisation in the Asian subcontinent to receive Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award for the year 2002 is in:
(a) Kerala (b) Orissa (c) Assam (d) Uttaranchal
20. The chief architect of Ganga Action Plan, an environmentalist and recipient of various awards died recently. Name him.
(a) Md. Bazzi (b) Arshad-uz-Zaman(c) Dr T.N. Khoshro (d) George Soros
21. CBE-2002 a NATO exercise by Canada, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, UK and US was launched in____, for NATO peace programme.
(a) Georgia (b) Angola (c) Durban (d) Ireland
22. 2002 MN is the name of:
(a) Supercomputer (b) Asteroid(c) Spacecraft (d) Star
23. ‘Orange Prize’ is given in the field of:
(a) literature (b) sports (c) medicine (d) acting
24. In the global tea production, India accounts for____per cent of tea production.
(a) 27 (b) 26.7 (c) 24.3 (d) 27.7
25. USA has signed a legislation to protect the country from biological terrorist attack worth:
(a) $ 4.6 billion (b) $ 6 billion(c) $ 7 billion (d) $ 8 billion
26. World day to combat desertification and drought is observed on:
(a) June 17 (b) June 20 (c) April 17 (d) July 20
27. Name the robot spacecraft, launched by NASA to observe frozen core of comets.
(a)! ! Contour (b) Odyssey (c) Dumar (d) Columbia
28. Blue Ocean, the World’s most powerful Supercomputer, is specifically designed for:
(a) NASA(b) US Naval Oceanographic office(c) US Federal Reserve Bank(d) US Intelligence Agency
29. To review the disclosure and investor protection guidelines, a committee was constituted by SEBI under:
(a) T.N. Chaturvedi (b) A.K. Basu(c) N.J. Reddy (d) Y.H. Malegam
30. First State to introduce a life insurance scheme covering 1.2 crore students and three lakh teachers is:
(a) Karnataka (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
31. Hrithik Roshan has turned down an offer to act in the Warner Brother’s film,____due to unavailability of dates.
(a) Escape from Taliban(b) Hamlet(c) Three Wall(d) Hey Ram! Genocide in the land of Gandhi
32. “The Shade of Swords” is a book written by:
(a) M.J. Akbar (b) Manil Suri(c) Urmila Lanba! ! (d) Vasant Potdar
33. India’s first Jan Shatabdi Express between Mumbai-Goa was commenced on:
(a) April 16, 2002 (b) April 20, 2002(c) June 20, 2002 (d) June 16, 2002
34. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad:
(a) Y.C. Deveshwar (b) N.R. Narayana Murthy(c) Sanjiv Gupta (d) M. Damodaran
35. Automobile Industry’s man of the year 2002 is:
(a) Carlos Ghoshn (Japan) (b) Dr Mark Faber(c) Dr Doom (d) Lious Haochuang
36. Who among the following has been named as the White Lightning in the cricket?
(a) Adam Parore (New Zealand)(b) Allan Donald (South Africa)(c) Ben Hollioake (Australia)(d) Dion Nash (New Zealand)
37. Which Indian cricketer has bagged a deal with ESPN?
(a) Md Kaif (b) Yuvraj(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Anil Kumble
38. Who among the following is the official sponsors of the Indian team at the Asian Games to be held ! ! in Busan, South Korea?
(a) Phillips (b) Sahara (c) LG (d) Samsung
39. ‘24 Brand Mantras’, is a book written by:
(a) Bimal Chowdhary (b) Shiv Khera(c) Arindam R. Chowdhary (d) Jagdeep Kapoor
40. Ist developing country in the world to make use of fire optics technology is:
(a) China (b) Japan (c) India (d) Vietnam
41. Defence Research and Development Organisation was formed in the year:
(a) 1980 (b) 1958 (c) 1956 (d) 1975
42. Who among the following has been appointed as the President of the flagship channel Zee TV:
(a) Apurva Purohit (b) Pritish Nandi(c) Jitendra K. Singh (d) Raghu Rai
43. India’s first commercially manufactured sports car is:
(a) Reeva (b) Indigo (c) Sedan (d) Fibro
44. How many new railway zones have been notified by the Railway Ministry in July 2002:
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 14 (d) 5
45. Name the quarterly magazine, launched by The Time Grou! ! p.
(a) Bindia (b) b-drive(c) businessdrive.com (d) none of these
46. According to Economic Intelligence Unit, maximum amount of FDI is received by:
(a) India (b) China (c) South Korea (d) Brazil
47. European Union Summit was held in Slovenia at:
(a) Bled (b) Geory (c) Repti (d) Ottowom
48. Transport Research and Injury Prevention Programme was awarded the Stockholm award and is unveiled by:
(a) IIT, Kanpur (b) IIT, Delhi(c) IIT, Kharagpur (d) IIT, Chennai
49. Alvaro Silva Calderon was appointed as the Secretary General of:
(a) OPEC (b) FIEO (c) NACO (d) AIMPLB
50. ASEAN was set up in the year:
(a) 1985 (b) 1975 (c) 1967 (d) 1958
ANSWERS
1. (a)2. (b)3. (c)4. (d)5. (c)6. (b)7. (c)8. (a)9. (c)10. (d)11. (a)12. (b)13. (c)14. (c)15. (a)16. (b)17. (a)18. (b)19. (b)20. (c)21. (a)22. (b)23. (a)24. (d)25. (a)26. (a)27. (a)28. (b)29. (d)30. (a)31. (b)32. (a)33. (a)34. (b)35. (a)36. (b)37. (c)38. (d)39. (d)40. (c)41. (c)42. (a)43. (a)44. (d)45. (b)46. (c)47. (a)48. (b)49. (a)50. (c)

COMPUTER GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

COMPUTER GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ COMPUTER QUIZ

Objective 10 questions


1. Why the document you created at home displays with a different font at school?

Because you have a different printer at school than at home Because you have a different monitor at school than at home

font you used at home is not installed on your school computer Because the version of Windows is different

2. Which keyboard shortcut centers selected text?

Ctrl+C Alt+C There is no keyboard shortcut for this operation Ctrl+E

3. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?

TXT WRD FIL DOC

4. Which key moves your cursor from one cell to the next in a table?

Tab Shift Enter Ctrl+Enter

5. How many different documents can you have open at one time?

No more that three Only one As many as your computer memory will hold No more than your Taskbar can display

6. In order to email a Word document from within Word:

Go to File/Send To/Mail Recipient Save the file as an email attachment Start Outlook and attach the file while open in Word This is an impossible operation

7. Which keystroke will take you at the beginning or the end of a long document?

Ctrl+PageUp and Ctrl+PageDown Shift+Home and Shift+End Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End The only way is by using the right scroll bar

8. How many margins are on a page?

Two (header and footer) Four (top, bottom, right, left) Two (landscape and Portrait) Two (top and bottom)

9.In order to save a Word document as a web page you need to:

Put the appropriate graphics and links on the document Save the document in simple text format Use your web browser as an editor and save as URL Save as HTML

10. A document in portrait prints:

The same characters per line with the same document in landscape More characters per line than the same document in landscape Less characters per line than the same document in landscape Smaller fonts in order to fit the same amount of characters per line with landscape

CURRRENT GK QUIZ

CURRENT GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 10


1. Femina Miss India World award for 2012 has been awarded to –

Vanya Mishra
Prachi Mishra
SimranKaur Mundi
Crystle Stewart

2. Who among the following is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2011? –

Sachin Tendulkar
Saurav Ganguli
Sanjeeva Kumar Singh
Gagan Narang

3. The Mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games was-

Fuwa
Izz
Izz
Cobi

4. Which among the following has won 2012 IPL Tournament?

Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders
Deccon Chargers
Delhi Daredevils

5. Who has written “Unaccustomed Earth” ?

Jhumpa Laheri
Kiran Desai
Arundhati Roy
Khushwant Singh

6. Which of the following has been selected for best parliamentarian of the year award 2007 ?

Priya Ranjan Das Munshi
Mani Shankar Aiyyar
P.Chidambaram
Sushama Swaraj

7. Duwuri Subbarao's name was in news recently as he has taken over as the Governor of
RBI
SBI
SEBI
Bihar

8. ISRO has launched successfully RISAT-1 satellites through PSLV-C19 on -

15th March,2012
30th March,2012
26th April,2012
4th May,2012

9. Which country was host 15th SAARC Summit in 2008 ?

Maldives
Sri Lanka
India
Pakistan

10. Who among the following is the winner of the Wimbledon open Tennis Tournament 2008 of the Women's Single Title ? 

Serena Williams
Venus Wlliams
Maria Sharapova
Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic