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26. As per the reports published in newspapers India allowed to open Cross-LaC Trade after a gap of
about 60 years. Which of the following routes was thrown open for the same?
(A) Srinagar-Muzaffarabad
(B) Kolkata-Dhaka
(C) Varanasi-Kathmandu
(D) Imphal-Yangon
(E) None of these
27. Who amongst the following scored his 40th century in the Test cricket while playing against
Australia in Nagpur in November 2008?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Ani! Kumble
(C) M. S. Dhoni
(D) Harbhajan Singh
(E) None of these
28. Mr. Mohammed Anni Nasheed’s name was in news in recent past as he has taken over as President
of-
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Maldives
(C) Malaysia
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these
29. The financial turmoil all over the world in recent past has also put some effect on Indian economy.
What measures RBI had taken to improve the situation?
1. SLR has been reduced by one percentage points and at present is 24%
2. An advance of Rs. 25,000 crore provided to banks / financial institutions under the Agricultural debt
waiver and Debt Relief Schemes.
3. RBI allowed banks to raise their capital by issuing Investment Bonds. Almost all big banks have
issued such bond in recent past.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) Only 1 & 2 both
30. Shivraj Chauhan has taken over as the Chief Minister of-
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Bihar
(D) Chhattisgarh (E) Delhi
31. ‘Jnanpith Award’ is given for excellence in the field of-
(A) Music (B) Literature
(C) Sports (D) Films
(E) Social Services
32. Who amongst the following recently announced his Retirement from the cricket world?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Rahul Dravid
(E) None of these
33. The second ‘BIMSTEC Summit’ was organized in November 2008 in-
(A) Dhaka
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Thirnpu
(D) New Delhi
(E) None of these
34. The Govt. of India recently signed an agreement with Malaysia to facilitate employment of workers
between the two countries. Which of the following was/were the reason(s) owing to which both the
nations decided to make an agreement for the same?
1. Malaysia is an important destination for Indian workers as Malaysia has almost 1.5 lakh Indian
workers.
2. Most of the Indians are employed with the plantation and construction sectors where they were not
getting a fair treatment.
3. In the last few years there was a strong opposition to employ Indians as the unemployment rate in
Malaysia is almost 30%
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2 only
(E) None of these
35. Besides USA and France, India has also a Civil Nuclear Deal with-
(A) Britain
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) Canada
(E) Australia
36. Which of the following countries signed an agreement with Russia so that, the country did not
attack on it in future and Russia also did not do the same?
(A) Georgia
(B) Croatia
(C) Slovakia
(D) Tajikistan
(E) Mangolia
37. The third Commonwealth Youth Games were organized in October 2008 in-
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Bangalore
(C) Pune
(D) Lucknow
(E) Jaipur
38. Miss Karla Paula Henry won which of the following titles ‘when she participated in an event in
November 2008 in Philippines?
(A) Miss Earth
(B) Miss World
(C) Miss Universe
(D) Miss Asia Pacific
(E) None of these
39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Development as Freedom’ ?
(A) Arnartya Sen
(B) C. Rangarajan
(C) Y. V. Reddy
(D) Bimal Jalan
(E) None of these
40. Who amongst the following cine star of India became the first upon whom Malaysian title ‘Datuk’
was conferred recently?
(A) Arnitabh Bachchan
(B) Akshay Khanna
(C) Salman Khan
(D) Shah Rukh Khan
(E) None of these
41. Mr. Stephen Harper whose name was in news recently is the-
(A) President of New Zealand
(B) President of Australia
(C) President of Sweden
(D) President of Canada
(E) None of these
42. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is observed on which of the following days?
(A) 9th March
(B) 9th February
(C) 9th January
(D) 19th February
(E) 19th January
43. Gold Mines in India are located mainly in-
(A) Kolar
(B) Raniganj
(C) Jadugoda
(D) Veeranam
(E) None of these
46. Ms. Kiran Desai is the author of which of the following books ?
(A) God of small things
(B) The inheritance of loss
(C) Midnight’s children
(D) A House for Mr. Biswas (E) None of these
47. Which of the following is the duration of the present Five-Year Plan ?
(A) 2008-12
(B) 2009-13
(C) 2007-12
(D) 2006-11
(E) None of these
48. Which of the following Ministries was Mr. Shivraj Patil looking after immediately prior to his
resignation from the cabinet?
(A) Foreign Affairs
(B) Home Affairs
(C) Rural Development (D) Agriculture
(E) None of these
49. Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India provides a guaranteed 100 days l
employment to rural employment seekers in India ?
(A) Bharat Nirman
(B) Swarnjayanti Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(D) National Food for Work Programme
(E) None of these
50. ‘Satyam’ which was in news recently was operating in which of the following areas ?
(A) Textile
(B) Mining
(C) Pharma
(D) Automobiles
(E) None of these
Answers:
1. (C) 2. (E) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (E) 10. (E) 11. (C) 12. (E) 13. (D) 14. (E) 15.
(D) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28.
(B) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (B) 32. (E) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (A) 39. (A) 40. (D) 41.
(D) 42. (C) 43. (A) 44. (C) 45. (E) 46. (B) 47. (C) 48. (B) 49. (C) 50. (E)