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Intelligence Bureau general awareness history based questions with answers, Intelligence Bureau april May,June 2012 current affairs questions with answers
1.Which symbol was on the obverse side of Medals of Olympic Games from 1928 to 2000 ?
a) Nico
b) Niketas
c) Nikolai
d) Nike
The correct answer is d) Nike
2.The following mascot is of which Olympic Games ?
a) 1988 Seoul Olympics
b) 1992 Barcelona Olympics
c) 1996 Atlanta Olympics
d) 2004 Athens Olympics
The correct answer is d) 2004 Athens Olympics
3. From which Olympic Games, the Olympic Games have had a mascot ?
a) 1968 Winter Olympics
b) 1972 Winter Olympics
c) 1976 Winter Olympics
d) 1980 Winter Olympics
The correct answer is a) 1968 Winter Olympics
4.The Olympics motto was introduced in which year ?
a) 1902
b) 1018
c) 1924
d) 1036
The correct answer is c) 1924
5.In which Olympic Games, the torch relay came in effect ?
a) 1928 Summer Olympics
b) 1932 Summer Olympics
c) 1936 Summer Olympics
d) 1940 Summer Olympics
The correct answer is c) 1936 Summer Olympics
6.In which year, the Olympic Hymn was declared as official hymn by the IOC ?
a) 1957
b) 1965
c) 1970
d) 1978
The correct answer is a) 1957
7.In which year, the International Olympic Committee was estabilished ?
a) 1821
b) 1849
c) 1875
d) 1894
The correct answer is d) 1894
8. How many National Olympic Committees are under the International Olympic Committee ?
a) 178
b) 184
c) 197
d) 205
The correct answer is d) 205
9. Until which year, both Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year ?
a) 1920
b) 1968
c) 1992
d) 2000
The correct answer is c) 1992
10The first Summer Youth Olympics were in
a) 1920
b) 1968
c) 1992
d) 2010
The correct answer is d) 2010
11 Which is awarded to athletes who demonstrate a special spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events ?
a) Olympic Order
b) Olympic Trophy
c) Pierre de Coubertin medal
d) Olympic Cup
The correct answer is c) Pierre de Coubertin medal
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1. Which of the following countries is not a member of the elite league of six nations that have nuclear-powered submarines?
a. China b. India c. Germany -Ans d. UK
2. Who amongst the following has been awarded the prestigious 'Dadasaheb Phalke award' for the year 2012?
a. Manna Dey b. Soumitra Chatterjee-Ans c. VK Murthy d. K Balachander
3. Tiger Woods' former swing coach, Hank Haney, has written a book about his time working with the golfer. The name of the book is:
a. The Lord of the Rings b. Rules of Attraction c. Strong Motion d. The Big Miss-Ans
4. The Titanic, with 2,200 people on board, departed from which of the following British ports on 10 April 1912, for its fateful voyage from Europe to the US?
a. Port of Southampton -ans b. Port of Barrow c. Port of Swansea d. Port of Immingham
5. According to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI),which country is the secondlargest weapons importer?
a. Pakistan b. India c. China-Ans d. South Korea
6. The Para Athletics National Championship 2012 was held in:
a. Hyderabad b. Gurgaon c. Bhopal d. Bengaluru-ans
7. Who among the following politicians has been declared the winner of the prestigious ‘International Jurists Award-2012’?
a. Sheila Dixit b. Nitish Kumar c. Narendra Modi d. Mulayam Singh Yadav-Ans
8. Oil has been discovered for the ?rst time in which East African nation recently?
a. Kenya-Ans b. Tanzania c. Burundi d. Uganda
9. Who among the following is the surprise choice of US President Barack Obama for the post of World Bank president?
a. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala b. Jim Yong Kim-Ans c. Jose Antonio Ocampo d. Robert Zoellick
10. After WWE wrestler Great Khali, who is the second sportsperson keen on opening a cricket academy in Himachal Pradesh?
a. Suresh Raina b. Yuvraj Singh c. Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Ans d. Harbhajan Singh
11. To promote institutional deliveries, create awareness and ‘responsibility towards health’ in pregnant women, which of the following states has recently introduced the ‘Surakshit Maa' and ‘Swasth Maa' awards?
a. Bihar b. Haryana-Ans c. Madhya Pradesh d. New Delhi
12. The Prime Minister has appointed a panel on the feasibility of executing the controversial Sethusamudram project through Dhanuskodi instead of routing it through Rama Sethu. The committee is headed by:
a. Vandana Shiva b. Ashok Khosla c. T Srinivasa Rao d. RK Pachauri-Ans
13. The Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF),the ? rst international ? lm festival in Ladakh and the highest-altitude ? lm festival at 13,500 feet above sea level, will begin from:
a. 15 June 2012-Ans b. 29 March 2012 c. 15 April 2012 d. 29 May 2012
14. Ms Tawakul Karman, titled the ‘Mother of the Revolution’, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2011. She belongs to:
a. Kenya b. Liberia c. Yemen -Ans d. Morocco
15. The ?rst World Sparrow Day was celebrated (in 2010) across the globe to celebrate the beauty of the house sparrow. The World Sparrow Day is observed on:
a. 21 March-Ans b. 20 March c. 5 January d. 27 January
16. The ‘Pudhu Vazvu Thittam' scheme has been launched in which of the following states with the aim of improving livelihood activities of the poorest of the poor, differently abled, destitute widows, and orphaned women?
a. Tamil Nadu-Ans b. Kerala c. Karnataka d. Andhra Pradesh
17. Who has been chosen for the Chameli Devi Jain award?
a. Shailaja Bajpai b. Aruna Sharma c. Tusha Mittal-ans d. Shahina K.K
18. Which Indian NGO was selected for the US' ? rst ‘Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls’ for training and organising wastepickers and el
