General Awareness Test.

1.       Which of the following country has won the FIFA world Cup Football 2010?

a)      Germany

b)      Netherlands

c)       Spain

d)      Brazil

Ans : (c)

2.       The third world Conference of Speakers of Parliament was held in

a)      Geneva

b)      Moscow

c)       New York

d)      Beijing

Ans : ( a)

3.       Who among the following has become most capped test player in August 2010?

a)      Rahul Dravid

b)      Muttiah Muralitharan

c)       Virendra Sehwag

d)      Sachin Tendulkar

Ans : (d)

4.       Who among the following has been chosen for Rahiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2010?

a)      Sania Mirza

b)      Saina Nehwal

c)       Virendra Sehwag

d)      Jhulan Goswami

An s : ( b )

5.       Bal ram Nands, who died recently, he was known for

a)      Musician

b)      B) politician

c)       Historian

d)      Social activist

Ans : ( c )

6.       Madan Tamang was associated with

a)      Gorkha League

b)      Ganga Bachao

c)       ATM invention

d)      Tibbet Movement

Ans : ( a)

7.       Which of the following countries has conducted its first ever surgery with the help of a robot in May 2010?

a)      China

b)      France

c)       Russia

d)      Australia

Ans : ( c )

8.       Which of the following countries has developed a supercomputer that runa at more than one quadrillion calculations per second in May 2010?

a)      USA

b)      Germany

c)       China

d)      Japan

Ans : ( c )

9.       Which of the following pairs of countries has signed a major gas pipeline pact on May 28, 2010

a)      China – Japan

b)      Iran – Pakistan

c)        India – Iran

d)      Indian – Pakistan

Ans : ( b )

10.   Namado Samboo has been appointed as —

a)      Vice – President of Nigeria

b)      President of Nigeria

c)       Vice-President of Ghana

d)      President of Ghana

Ans : ( a )

11.   The 14^th Summit of the Group of 15 (G-15) developing countries was held on 17 may, 2010

a)      Colombo

b)      Tehran

c)       Johannesburg

d)      Beiing

Ans ; ( ( b )

12.   Which fo the following states has come under President Rule on June 1, 2010?

a)      Mizoram

b)      Meghalaya

c)       Jharkhand

d)      Bihar

Ans : ( c )

13.   Which of the following Central Public Sector Enterprises has got the Status of Maharatna?

a)      NTPC

b)      SBI

c)       NHPC

d)      HINDALCO

Ans : ( a )

14.   Who became the youngest Indian Everester in May 2010?

a)      Raj Kumar Yadav

b)      Arjun Vajpai

c)       Santosh Yadav

d)      Virendra Singh

Ans ; ( b )

15.   Which fo the following countires has set a record of playing most number of One Day International Cricket match in May 2010?

a)      Australia

b)      India

c)       England

d)      New Zealand

Ans ; ( b )

16.   Who among the following has won the best actress award in the 63^rd international Film Festival of cannes on May 23, 2010?

a)      Juliete Binoche

b)      Aishwarya Roy

c)       Helen Mirren

d)      Heryl Strep

Ans ; ( a )

17.   The 11^th edition of international Indian Film Academy (IIFA) award ceremony was held on June 3-5, 2010, at

a)      Singapore

b)      Mumbai

c)       Colombo

d)      London

Ans : ( c )

18)          The winner of the 3^rd institute of Objective Studies (IOS) Lifetime Achievement Award is _

a) Sheila Dixit

b) A. R. Kidwai

c) M. O. H. Farooq

d) None of these

ans : ( b )

19.   Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on

a)      May 10

b)      May 21

c)       June 1

d)      June 21

Ans : ( ( b )

20.   Who among the following has been appointed as head of the United Nationa Framework Convention on Climate Change in May 2010?

a)      Christiana Figueres

b)      Yvo de Boer

c)       Richard Kinley

d)      Feng Gao

Ans : ( a )

21.   Who among the following is the author of the book ‘El Sari Rojo/The Red Sari –

a)      Michael J Losier

b)      Javier Moro

c)       Peter Leonard

d)      Emily Giffin

Ans : ( b )

22.   Which among the following pairs of countries will hold a joint military exercise India 2010?

a)      China – India

b)      Russia – India

c)       India – Bangladesh

d)      Bangladesh – Pakistan

Ans :  ( b )

23.   Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Again’

a)      Arundhati  Roy

b)      Jaswant Singh

c)       Khushwant Singh

d)      Pritish Nandy

Ans : ( d )

24.   Who among the following is the Chairman of the National Integration Council?

a)      Sonia Gandhi

b)      Dr. Manmohan Singh

c)       Uddhav Thackeray

d)      L. K. Advani

Ans : ( b )

25.   World Environment Day is observed on

a)      April 21

b)      May 23

c)       June 5

d)      July 5

Ans : ( c )

26.   Who among the following has been decorated with the title of ‘Young Environmentalist of the Year Award 2010?

a)      Ishita Vishnoi

b)      Maneka Gandhi

c)       Sonia Gandhi

d)      Medha Patkar

Ans :  ( A )

27.   Which of the following country’s President visited to India from June 2-4, 2010?

a)      China

b)      South Africa

c)       USA

d)      Germany

Ans : ( b )

28.   Who has been conferred honorary life membership of Portugal Football Players Association in May 2010?

a)      Ronaldo

b)      Kaka

c)       Bhaichung Bjutia

d)      Lionel Messsi

Ans : ( c )

29.   Which country will host the international Congress of Mathematicians in August 2010?

a)      USA

b)      India

c)       Bangladesh

d)      China

Ans : ( b )

30.   Which country will host the Football’s European Championship in 2016?

a)      Italy

b)      France

c)       Germany

d)      South Africa

Ans : ( B )

31.   Which fo the following countries has won the ICC Twenty-20 Women’s World Cup Cricket in May 2010?

a)      New Zealand

b)      Australia

c)       Pakistan

d)      England

Ans : ( b )

32.   Which of the following countries has won the ICC Twenty-20 Men’s World Cup Cricket in May 2010?

a)      India

b)      Pakistan

c)       Australia

d)      England

Ans : (d )

33.   Which of the following countries has won the 19^th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup in May 2010?

a)      Pakistan

b)      India and south Korea Jointly

c)       Malaysia

d)      Bangladesh

Ans : ( b )

34.   The NPT Review Conference was held from May 3-28, 2010 at –

a)      London

b)      New Yourk

c)       Beijing

d)      Tokyo

Ans : ( ( b )

35.   Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is the —

a)      President of Kazakhstan

b)      President of Turkmenistan

c)       President of Namibia

d)      President of Zambia

Ans : ( b )

36.   Who is the Census commissioner for the Census 2011?

a)      G. K. Pillai

b)      C. Chandramauli

c)       Nandan Nilekani

d)      K. G. Balakrishana

Ans : ( b )

37.   The Unique Identification project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed –

a)      Pratiksha

b)      Aadhaar

c)       Nirman

d)      Nirvan

Ans : ( b )

38.   The New NASSCOM Chairman is —-

a)      Harsh Manglik

b)      Harshpati Singhania

c)       Anand Mahindra

d)      G. Raghurama

Ans : ( A )

39.   The deal ‘New Start’ has recently been signed between —

a)      India and USA

b)      India and China

c)       Russian and USA

d)      Pakistan and China

Ans : ( c )

40.   Belgium banking and Insurance group KBC is being acquired by —-

a)      SBI Group

b)      Reliance Group

c)       Hinduja Group

d)      PNB Group

Ans : ( c )

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Quantitative aptitude Test.

Directions—(Q. 1–6) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

1. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?
(A) 1156
(B) 1200
(C) 1188
(D) 1176
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

2. (786 × 64) ÷ 48 = ?
(A) 1050
(B) 1024
(C) 1048
(D) 1036
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

3. 3·5 + 11·25 × 4·5 – 32·5 = ?
(A) 18·275
(B) 21·625
(C) 32·375
(D) 25·45
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. (2640 ÷ 48) × (2240 ÷ 35) = ?
(A) 3520
(B) 3515
(C) 3495
(D) 3490
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

5. 7414 + 3698 + 1257 + 1869 = ?
(A) 14328
(B) 14438
(C) 13428
(D) 13248
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

6. (98360 + 25845 – 36540) ÷ 2500 = ?
(A) 36·585
(B) 30·082
(C) 32·085
(D) 35·066
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 7–11) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?

7. 1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169
(A) 100
(B) 64
(C) 81
(D) 121
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

8. 3, 23, 43, ?, 83, 103
(A) 33
(B) 53
(C) 63
(D) 73
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

9. 748, 737, 715, 682, 638, ?
(A) 594
(B) 572
(C) 581
(D) 563
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

10. 121, 117, 108, 92, 67, ?
(A) 31
(B) 29
(C) 41
(D) 37
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

11. 50, 26, 14, ?, 5, 3·5
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

12. The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?
(A) 148
(B) 152
(C) 156
(D) 144
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

13. The number of employees in Companies A, B and C are in a rtio of 4 : 5 : 6 respectively. If the number of employees in the three Companies is increased by 25%, 30% and 50% respectively, what will be the new ratio of employees working in Companies A, B and C respectively ?
(A) 13 : 10 : 18
(B) 10 : 13 : 17
(C) 13 : 15 : 18
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

14. The average of five positive numbers is 213. The average of the first two numbers is 233·5 and the average of last two numbers is 271. What is the third number ?
(A) 64
(B) 56
(C) 106
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

15. Sonali invests 15% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 55% of her monthly salary in shopping and on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs. 12,750. What is Sonali’s monthly income ?
(A) Rs. 42,500
(B) Rs. 38,800
(C) Rs. 40,000
(D) Rs. 35,500
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ARISE’ be arranged ?
(A) 90
(B) 60
(C) 180
(D) 120
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

17. What approximate amount of compound interest can be obtaied on an amount of Rs. 9650 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. at the end of 3 years ?
(A) Rs. 1737
(B) Rs. 1920
(C) Rs. 1720
(D) Rs. 1860
(E) Rs. 1843
Ans : (E)

18. A milkman sells 120 litres of milk for Rs. 3360 and he sells 240 litres of milk for Rs. 6120. How much concession does the trader give per litre of milk, when he sells 240 litres of milk ?
(A) Rs. 2
(B) Rs. 3·5
(C) Rs. 2·5
(D) Rs. 1·5
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

19. When 3626 is divided by the square of a number and the answer so obtained is multiplied by 32, the final answer obtained is 2368. What is the number ?
(A) 7
(B) 36
(C) 49
(D) 6
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

20. The sum of the two digits of a two digit number is 14. The difference between the first digit and the second digit of the two digit number is 2. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number ?
(A) 56
(B) 48
(C) 45
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

21. A car runs at the speed of 50 kms per hour when not serviced and runs at 60 kms/hr. when serviced. After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6 hours. How much time will the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced ?
(A) 8·2 hours
(B) 6·5 hours
(C) 8 hours
(D) 7·2 hours
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 22–24) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
(You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

22. (4863 + 1174 + 2829) ÷ 756 = ?
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 12
(D) 9
(E) 22
Ans : (C)

23. 37·35 + 13·064 × 3·46 = ?
(A) 89
(B) 83
(C) 76
(D) 79
(E) 85
Ans : (B)

24. 54 × 746 ÷ 32 = ?
(A) 1259
(B) 1268
(C) 1196
(D) 1248
(E) 1236
Ans : (A)