GK Capsule - 1

1) Name the president of World Bank?

a. Robert Zoellick
b. Ban – Ki – Moon
c. Jerzy Buzek
d. Dr. Abdul Wahhed

2) When is World Environment Day celebrated?

a. 05th June
b. 05th May
c. 10th Jan
d. 26th Feb
3) Who is presently the Secretary General of United Nations Organisation?
a. Robert Zoellick
b. Michael Griffin
c. Ban Ki – Moon
d. Pascal Lamy

4) As on date 4th June 2010, what is the CRR?

e. 6%
f. 6.25%
g. 7%
h. None of these

5) What is the present Reverse Repo rate (as on 4th June 2010)?
a. 3.75%
b. 6%
c. 3.25%
d. 5.25%

6) During an official visit to China, which among the following ministers recently plunged himself
into controversy and criticism for critic sing the working of Union home ministry ?
a. Anand Sharma
b. Jai Ram Ramesh
c. S M Krishna
d. Sharad Pawar

7) Who among the following was not among the 9 gems (Navratna) of the Vikramaditya's court ?
a. Vetalbhatt
b. Amar Simha
c. Kaalidasa
d. Aryabhatta

8) As per recent data released by Reserve bank of India, what was the number of online frauds in
India in 2009?
a. more than 1000
b. more than 750

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d. more than 250

9) What is the maximum limit, the Telecom regulator TRAI has fixed for mobile operators to
charge from customers for switching to another operator under the proposed Mobile Number
Portability scheme?

a. Rs. 10
b. Rs. 15
c. Rs. 19
d. Rs. 26

10) Walk the World is an awareness campaign of which of the following UN agencies?

a. United nations Environment programme

b. United Nations Institute for Training and Research
c. World Food Programme
d. United Nations Children's Fund

11) Who among the following Indians is the winner of United Nations Environment Programme
established Champions of the Earth award for 2009?

a. Tulsi Tanti
b. Bindeshwar Pathak
c. Meera Kosambi
d. Sunderlal Bahuguna

12) Sports footwear maker Reebok is a subsidiary of ...?

a. Adidas
b. Nike
c. HUL
d. Bata

13) Which company’s mobile phone are marketed with the slogan - Big inside. Small Outside

a. Samsug
b. Nokia
c. Sony
d. Motorola

14) Which newspaper says You needn't read us to understand us?

a. Times of India
b. The Hindu
c. Indian Express
d. Malyalam Manorama

15) Which network marketing company sells with the slogan - Better Ideas- Better Life

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 a. Amway
b. SkyBiz
c. HUL
d. Nirma

16) Power is the name of oil from which of the following Oil gaints?

a. IOCL
b. HP
c. BPCL
d. Shell

17) Cerelac is the brand of which companies baby foods?

a. Kellogs
b. Nestle
c. Johnson n Johnson
d. HLL

18) This company is - Applying Thought

a. Infosys
b. Wipro
c. Sun
d. Ernest & Young

19) In which year was National Rural Health Mission launched?

a. 2009
b. 2008
c. 2005
d. 2000

20) In February 2010, India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP), registered a growth rate of
a. 16%
b. 15.1%
c. 17.6%
d. 8%

21) World Health Day is celebrated every year on

a. 7th April
b. 13th April
c. 13th March
d. 7th March

22) Who amongst the following is not a Brand Ambassador of Whirlpool India?

a. Kajol
b. Ajay Devgan

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d. None of these

23) Which is the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ?

a. Infosys
b. TCS
c. HCL
d. Reliance

24) “Love What you Do. Do What You Love” is the punch line of

a. Nokia
b. Samsung
c. BlackBerry
d. LG

25) As per the latest guidelines of Reserve bank of India, the banks have been mandated
to calculate interest paid on money kept in the savings bank account in the banks on the which of
the following basis?
a. Daily
b. Weekly
c. 10 days
d. monthly

26) The line “Rishtaaon ki jaama poonji” is associated with which of the following banks:

a. Bank of India
b. Corporation Bank
c. Indian Bank
d. HDFC Bank

27) "The God of Small Things" was the tile of the novel for which Arundhati Roy won a Booker
Prize. She was the first Indian to win a booker prize. In which year she won this prize?

a. 1996
b. 1997
c. 1998
d. 1999

28) Expand SIM

a. Subscriber Ideal Module

b. Subscriber in Mobile
c. Subscriber Identity Module
d. Subscriber Immediate Memory

29) The new name of UID project is :

a. Aadhaar
b. Pehchaan
c. Universal Pehchaan
d. None of these

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30) .Which of the following company is coordinating with Government of India in Passport Seva
Project?

a. Ernst & Young

b. Tata Consultancy Services
c. Wipro
d. Patni Computer System
31) Which among the following is world's largest mobile operator having largest subscriber base
in the world ?

a. China Mobile
b. Vodafone
c. Orange
d. Telenor

32) Which of the following bollywood star pair recently became India's first to ring the
opening bell of NASDAQ, the world's biggest stock exchange in the United states?

a. Sharukh Khan - Aishwarya Bachchan

b. Shahrukh Khan – Kajol
c. Ajay Devgan – Kajol
d. Abhishek Bachchan - Aishwarya Bachchan

33) On which date recently International Women’s Day was observed?

a. March 8
b. March 11
c. March 14
d. March 17

34) Who is the brand ambassador of BSNL?

a. Kajol
b. Katrina Kaif
c. Kareena Kapoor
d. Deepika Padukone

35) “The power of Knowledge : is the punchline of

a. Hindustan Times
b. Times of India
c. The Hindu
d. The Economic Times

36) The Future group has launched a toothpaste brand called?

a. White
b. Sach
c. True
d. Always clear

37) ‘Building India’ whose baseline?

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 a. MRF
b. First Flight
c. DLF
d. Binani Cement

38) If it's Corby, which company's mobile phone are we talking about?

a. Nokia
b. Samsung
c. LG
d. Sony

39) Who is the brand ambassador of Big TV?

a. Sharukh Khan
b. Amitabh Bhachan
c. Hrithik Roshan
d. None of these

40) “ Jeetey Raho” is the punchline of

a. HDFC Standard
b. Aegon Religare
c. ICICI Prudential
d. SBI Life

41) CEAT – the tyre company gives cricket ratings. To which group does this company belong?

a. Tata group
b. RPG Group
c. Essar
d. Apollo

42) Which among the following substances can be used as a Food preservative?

a. Borax
b. Vinegar
c. Sodium Benzoate
d. Sodium Hydroxide

43) Which of the following country is the host of 2014 FIFA World Cup?

a. Mexico
b. Argentina
c. Brazil
d. France

44) Which Softdrinks group launched Montain Dew in Indian market?

a. Coca – Cola
b. Pepsi
c. Parle
d. Dukes

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45) Philip Kotler is a widely known personality in the field of:

a. Fine Arts
b. Music
c. Management
d. Agriculture

46) Who among the following is the current chief Justice of United States of America?

a. John G. Roberts
b. William Rehnquist.
c. Warren E Burger
d. Earl Warren

47) Apart from UN General Assembly, which among the following is not among five principal
active organs of United Nations?

a. UN Security Council
b. UN Economic and Social Council
c. UN Secretariat
d. UN Trusteeship Council

48) Who among the following was chairman of Union Carbide when Bhopal tragedy occurred on
3 December 1984?

a. Marc Galanter
b. Warren Anderson
c. Mike Ciresi
d. None of them

49) .How many digits of Pincode in India are assigned to the Individual Post Offices?

a. last 1 digit
b. last 2 digits
c. last 3 digits
d. first 3 digits

50) Who among the following is known as the first to measure the distance round the earth and
also known as Father of Geometry?

a. Eratosthenes
b. Euclid
c. Happarchus
d. Galileo

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