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1. Miss Universe 2008 isâ
(A) Riyo Mori
(B) Dayana Mendoza
(C) Lisa Lazarus
(D) Simaran Kaur Mundii
(E) None of these
2. Who among the following has awarded UNESCO / Guillermo Cano world press freedom award for 2008 ?
(A) Anna Politkovskaya
(B) Amira Hass
(C) Raul Rivero
(D) Lydia Cacho Rebeiro
(E) None of these
3. The present Governor of Bihar isâ
(A) R.L.Bhatia
(B) R.S.Gavai
(C) Buta Singh
(D) S.S.Sidhu
(E) None of these
4. India test-fired Nuclear Capable Agni III on May 7, 2008 forâ
(A) Fourth time
(B) Second time
(C) Third time
(D) Fifth time
(E) None of these
5. Tenth century coins have been found from the city ofâ
(A) Guwahati
(B) Bareily
(C) Khandwa
(D) Ranchi
(E) None of these
6. The cyclone which struck Myanmar in May 2008 wasâ
(A) Willy-willy
(B) Nargis
(C) Fanoos
(D) Nasim
(E) None of these
7. The number of children, who are deprived of basic healthcare in India, as per the reportâstate of the Worldâs Mothersâbrought out by global humanitarian organization âsave the childrenâ isâ
(A) 60 million
(B) 50 million
(C) 67 million
(D) 55 million
(E) None of these
8. The country where the system of two Supreme Courts has been proposed isâ
(A) Pakistan
(B) Nepal
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bhutan
(E) None of these
9. Which of the following is not a member of the NATO ?
(A) Austria
(B) Poland
(C) Hungary
(D) Spain
(E) None of these
10. Who became Britainâs first Asian woman Lord Mayor ?
(A) Rekha Rani
(B) Anjula Sood
(C) Reshma Shah
(D) Kavita Sahni
(E) None of these
11. The newly elected President of Paragury isâ
(A) Fernando De Silva
(B) Fernando Lugo
(C) Fernando Silvio
(D) Fernando Dominique
(E) None of these
12. Silvio Berlusconi was recently elected to the post of Prime Ministership of Italy. He belongs toâ
(A) Italian Nationalist Party
(B) The Patriotic Alliance
(C) Peopleâs Party of Italy
(D) People of Freedom Party
(E) None of these
13. PLA stands forâ
(A) Party of Leninist Association
(B) Peopleâs Liberation Army
(C) People for Liberal Alliance
(D) People for Left Alliance
(E) None of these
14. The number of African countries which attended the recently concluded India-Africa Forum Summit isâ
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
(E) None of these
15. According to a recent survey which of Indiaâs states has topped in rural electrification ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
16. Simran Kaur Mundi has been chosenâ
(A) Miss India Earth 2008
(B) Miss India Universe 2008
(C) Miss India World 2008
(D) None of the above
(E) None of these
17. Which one of the following won Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2007 ?
(A) Olafur Ragnar
(B) Javed Akhtar
(C) Luiz Lula da Silva
(D) The Milinda and Gates Foundation
(E) None of these
18. The book âUnaccustommed Earthâ is written byâ
(A) P. M. Nayyar
(B) Shobha De
(C) Jhumpi Lahiri
(D) None of these
(E) None of these
19. The 2008 Edition of Wisden Cricketersâ AlmanackâCrickets major annual reference work has named âThe Leading Cricketer of the World for 2007ââ
(A) Mc Grath
(B) Jacques Kallis
(C) Ricky Ponting
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
(E) None of these
20. India ranks â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ in foreign exchange forex reserve.
(A) Third
(B) Second
(C) Fifth
(D) Fourth
(E) None of these
21. Raghuram Rajan Committee is related toâ
(A) Austerity in government expenditure
(B) Study of causes of rising prices
(C) Financial sector reforms
(D) Export-import balance
(E) None of these
22. The International Monetary Fund has estimated Indiaâs contribution to World Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms for 2007 toâ
(A) 4·6%
(B) 6·4%
(C) 7·1%
(D) 3·9%
(E) None of these
23. According to data released by the Ministry of Finance, currently the per capita debt on each of the roughly 110 crore Indians stands atâ
(A) Rs. 71502
(B) Rs. 7218
(C) Rs. 10550
(D) Rs. 6103
(E) None of these
24. Which one of the three single cross improved hybrids of maize has not been developed and recommended for an All India level use by Chaudhry Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University ?
(A) HPMâ6
(B) HMâ8
(C) HMâ10
(D) HQPMâ7
(E) None of these
25. US has decided to remove â¦â¦â¦from its list of states sponsoring terrorism.
(A) Cuba
(B) Iraq
(C) North Korea
(D) Libya
(E) None of these
26. In the year 2006-07 India received Foreign Direct Investment Worthâ
(A) $ 25 billion
(B) $ 24·5 billion
(C) $ 26·25 billion
(D) 20·5 billion
(E) None of these
27. For the first time, the T.V. Cameras and print cameramen were allowed to record proceedings of the Lok Adalats dispensing justice onâ
(A) May 3, 2008
(B) May 5, 2008
(C) May 7, 2008
(D) May 4, 2008
(E) None of these
28. As a part of the partial solution to the worldâs energy crisis, the scientists of which of the following countries are building a nuclear fusion laboratory designed to recreate the temperatures and pressure of an exploding star ?
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Australia
(D) France
(E) None of these
29. Recently, a fatal disease broke out in China infecting thousands of children and causing death of some of them. The disease wasâ
(A) Bird flu
(B) Filariasis
(C) Hand, mouth and foot disease
(D) Chicken pox
(E) None of these
30. Two Indian doctors from Kolhapur have achieved a path breaking success in the research ofâ
(A) Genetics
(B) Stem cell
(C) New protein structure
(D) Habit pattern of different people
(E) None of these
31. Apart from ISRO, three other agencies/institutions were also involved in the execution of PSLV-C9. Which of the following was not involved ?
(A) DRDO
(B) Antrix Corporation
(C) Cosmos International Germany
(D) University of Toronto, Canada
(E) None of these
32. The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, slated to begin in 2009 was conceptualised first inâ
(A) 1991
(B) 1989
(C) 1985
(D) 1993
(E) None of these
33. In addition to Kolkata and Delhi, the Union Government plans to start Metro rail service in four more cities. Which of the following is not included in the plan ?
(A) Kochi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Pune
(D) Chennai
(E) None of these
34. President Pratibha Patil recently visited Chile, Brazil and Mexico. During her trip, with which of the following countries did India sign an extradition treatyâ
(A) Brazil
(B) Chile
(C) Mexico
(D) None of these
(E) None of these
34. President Pratibha Patil recently visited Chile, Brazil and Mexico. During her trip, with which of the following countries did India sign an extradition treatyâ
(A) Brazil
(B) Chile
(C) Mexico
(D) None of these
(E) None of these
35. The winner of the 2008 Wimbledon Open Tennis Tournament men's single title is -
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Andy Roddick
(C) Novak Djokovic
(D) Rafael Nadal
(E) None of these
