1. The International Gandhi Peace Price of Mahatma Gandhi Foundation (S. Africa) for 2009 has been awarded to—
(A) Olafur Ragnar Grimson
(B) Gohchok Tong
(C) Aung San Suu Kyi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans : (C)
2. It was decided to observe Mahatma Gandhi’s birth day October 2 as the International Nonviolence Day at—
(A) International Indology Conference
(B) Satyagraha Centenary Conference
(C) Congress Foundation Day Celebrations
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
3. ‘Sabse Pahale Pakistan’ is an Urdu translated version of which among the following books ?
(A) Pakistan Eye of the Storm
(B) In the Line of Fire
(C) Pakistan Today
(D) Passage to Pakistan
Ans : (B)
4. The 2009 C. K. Nayadu Life Time Achievement Award of the year has been won by—
(A) Mohinder Amarnath
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Gundappa Vishwanath
(D) Madan Lal
Ans : (A)
5. ‘Rainbow’ is—
(A) An ice-cream
(B) Prasar Bharti’s FM Channel
(C) A suitcase
(D) A musical group
Ans : (B)
6. The 2009 ICC Women’s Cricketer of the year award has been won by—
(A) Lisa Sthalekar
(B) Jhulan Goswami
(C) Anju Banerjee
(D) Claire Taylor
Ans : (D)
7. ‘Garib Rath’ is—
(A) The first AC train for the poor
(B) A portal
(C) A project launched by Ministry of HRD
(D) A low price car
Ans : (A)
8. ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—
(A) National Insurance Co.
(B) Life Insurance Co.
(C) UTI
(D) ICICI Life Prudential Co.
Ans : (B)
9. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2010-11 has been estimated at—
(A) 2•6%
(B) 2•1%
(C) 2•0%
(D) 4•0%
Ans : (D)
10. Dada Sahib Phalke Ratna Award for 2008 has been awarded to—
(A) Mrinal Sen
(B) Adoor Gopalkrishnan
(C) Dev Anand
(D) B. R. Chopra
Ans : (D)
11. Fiscal deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2010-11 has been estimated at—
(A) 5•5%
(B) 2•9%
(C) 3•1%
(D) 4•5%
Ans : (A)
12. How many new Trains have been introduced in Railway Budget 2010-11 ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 54
Ans : (D)
13. The present Prime Minister of Japan is—
(A) Junichiro Koizumi
(B) Mori Yoshiro
(C) Taro Aso
(D) Hashimoto Ryutaro
Ans : (C)
14. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration-2006 has been awarded to—
(A) J. S. Bandukwalla
(B) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Acharya Mahaprajna
(D) M.S. Subbulakshmi
Ans : (A)
15. Which among the following has been reelected to the United Nations Human Rights
Committee for the fourth time ?
(A) Nisuke Ando
(B) Michael O’ Flaherty
(C) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
(D) Ivan Shearer
Ans : (C)
16. The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2009 for the promotion of tolerance and
non-violence and making Gandhian Principles has been awarded to—
(A) Franois Houtart
(B) Abdul Sattar Edhi
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Pope Shenouda-III
Ans : (C)
17. Who among the following is the winner of Wimbledon Open 2010 women’s single title ?
(A) Mary Pierce
(B) Maria Sharapova
(C) Svetlana Kuznetsova
(D) Serena Williams
Ans : (D)
18. Sanskriti Award 2006 for Literature has been awarded to—
(A) Mitul Dutta
(B) Chandrakanta
(C) Vinda Karandikar
(D) Mridula Garg
Ans : (A)
19. The recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2009 is—
(A) Hamid Karzai
(B) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
(C) Kofi Annan
(D) Sheikh Hasina
Ans : (D)
20. Life imprisonment has been awarded to the former Union Minister and Chief of the
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren for kidnapping and murder of his secretary—
(A) Madhumita
(B) Shashinath Jha
(C) Nitish Katara
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
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