HAS Pre 2009
History
1. Who was the first Britisher to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
a) A.O. Hume
b) William Wedderburn
c) George Yule
d) Henry Cotton
Answer: c) George Yule
2. The Birsa Munda tribal rebellion ‘Ulgulan’ took place in the region south of Ranchi in which period?
a) 1857-1858 A.D.
b) 1899 A.D.-1900 A.D.
c) 1905 A.D.-1906 A.D.
d) 1919 A.D.-1920 A.D.
Answer: b) 1899 A.D.-1900 A.D.
3. The Theosophy of Annie Besant was not popular amongst whom?
a) The educated middle class
b) Women
c) Tamil Brahmins
d) Students
Answer: c) Tamil Brahmins
4. In which year was Tata Iron Works established in Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)?
a) 1899 A.D.
b) 1905 A.D.
c) 1907 A.D.
d) 1911 A.D.
Answer: c) 1907 A.D.
5. How many people were killed in the Jallianwala Bagh firing ordered by General Dyer on April 13, 1919 A.D., according to the source?
a) 189
b) 379
c) 501
d) Over 1000
Answer: b) 379
6. On what date was the Indian Independence Resolution brought into the Lok Sabha House of Commons?
a) June 3, 1947
b) July 4, 1947
c) July 5, 1947
d) August 15, 1947
Answer: c) July 5, 1947
7. When did Subhash Chander Bose first meet Mahatma Gandhi?
a) March 23, 1919, at Delhi
b) July 16, 1921, at Bombay
c) August 1, 1920, at Calcutta
d) December 10, 1922, at Ahmedabad
Answer: b) July 16, 1921, at Bombay
8. Which of the following historical events is correctly matched with its year?
a) Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India – January 9, 1916 A.D.
b) Tilak’s Home Rule league – April, 1915 A.D.
c) Kamagatamaru incident – 1914 A.D.
d) Lucknow Pact – December 1917 A.D.
Answer: c) Kamagatamaru incident – 1914 A.D.
9. Who was the leader of the revolt during the 1st War of Independence, 1857 at Bareilly?
a) Nana Saheb
b) Begum Hazrat Mahal
c) Khan Bahadur Khan
d) Kunwar Singh
Answer: c) Khan Bahadur Khan
10. Who was the founder of Viswa Bharati University, Shantiniketan?
a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
d) Sri Aurobindo
Answer: c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
11. In which year was Katchatheevu island handed over to Sri Lanka by the Government of India under a bilateral agreement?
a) 1965 A.D.
b) 1971 A.D.
c) 1974 A.D.
d) 1978 A.D.
Answer: c) 1974 A.D.
12. In which year did Gandhiji for the first time coin the word ‘Satyagraha’?
a) 1905 A.D.
b) 1906 A.D.
c) 1908 A.D.
d) 1915 A.D.
Answer: b) 1906 A.D.
13. Where was the Muslim League constituted in 1906 A.D.?
a) Calcutta
b) Aligarh
c) Dhaka
d) Lahore
Answer: c) Dhaka
14. Who was the founder of ‘India Independence League’ according to the source?
a) Subhash Chandra Bose
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Ras Bihari Ghosh
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: c) Ras Bihari Ghosh
15. What was the minimum age fixed for the marriage of girls and boys respectively through the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (Popularly known as Sharda Act)?
a) 12 years for girls & 16 for boys
b) 14 years for girls & 18 for boys
c) 15 years for girls & 18 for boys
d) 16 years for girls & 21 for boys
Answer: b) 14 years for girls & 18 for boys
16. The Ryotwari Settlement given by Thomas Munro was introduced by the British in the:
a) Bengal Presidency
b) Punjab region
c) Madras & Bombay Presidency
d) Central Provinces
Answer: c) Madras & Bombay Presidency
17. Mahatma Gandhi’s constructive programme for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ included:
a) Only the promotion of Khadi
b) Only the removal of untouchability
c) Communal unity, removal of untouchability & National Language
d) Only advocating for village industries
Answer: c) Communal unity, removal of untouchability & National Language
18. Who edited the magazine Karmayogin after Sri Aurobindo Ghosh?
a) Barin Ghosh
b) Sister Nivedita
c) C.R. Das
d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: c) Sister Nivedita
19. Who wrote the book ‘Indian National Evolution’ in 1915?
a) Surendranath Banerjea
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Ambika Charan Majumdar
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: c) Ambika Charan Majumdar
20. Under the Indian Council Act, 1861 the number of the members of the Governor-General’s Council was increased from six to:
a) Eight
b) Ten
c) Twelve
d) Fifteen
Answer: c) Twelve
21. When was the first Round Table Conference held in London?
a) September 7, 1931, to December 1, 1931
b) November 12, 1930, to January 19, 1931
c) November 17, 1932, to December 24, 1932
d) August 1, 1929, to October 30, 1929
Answer: b) November 12, 1930, to January 19, 1931
22. How many universities were there in India till 1937?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
Answer: b) 15
23. Who wrote ‘Matta Vilas Prahasan’?
a) Harshavardhana
b) Pulakeshin II
c) Mahendra Varman
d) Narasimhavarman I
Answer: c) Mahendra Varman
24. From whose writings did Mahatma Gandhi draw inspiration for launching the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Leo Tolstoy
b) John Ruskin
c) Henry David Thoreau
d) Karl Marx
Answer: c) Henry David Thoreau
25. Who was the propounder of ‘Shuddadwaitavada’?
a) Shankaracharya
b) Ramanujacharya
c) Madhvacharya
d) Vallabhacharya
Answer: d) Vallabhacharya
26. The Indian National Congress had constituted a British society in 1889. This society had started the publication of a magazine. What was the name of this magazine?
a) Young India
b) New India
c) India
d) The Leader
Answer: c) India
27. Who was made the chief representative of the Muslim League at the conference of 21 representatives held at the Viceroy’s residence Viceregal Lodge on June 25, 1945?
a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
d) Khwaja Nazimuddin
Answer: c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Indian Polity
28. To whom does the Speaker of Lok Sabha address his letter of resignation?
a) President of India
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: d) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
29. The ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ enshrined under Articles 36-51 of the Constitution of India are:
a) Negative in Nature & enforceable by Courts
b) Positive in Nature, can’t be enforced by Courts, Make India a welfare state & State has a duty to implement them.
c) Neutral in Nature & advisory only
d) Positive in Nature & directly enforceable by citizens
Answer: b) Positive in Nature, can’t be enforced by Courts, Make India a welfare state & State has a duty to implement them.
30. Whence has the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) started in the Vidhan Sabha Elections?
a) 1992 A.D.
b) 1996 A.D.
c) 1998 A.D.
d) 2000 A.D.
Answer: c) 1998 A.D.
31. In how many states were the elections for Vidhan Sabha held in 2006?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer: c) 5
32. Where is the National Judicial Academy building located?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
d) Chennai
Answer: c) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
33. What is the system of governance in the Panchayati Raj set-up?
a) Two-tier structure at village and district level
b) Single-tier structure at district level
c) Three-tier structure of local self Government at the village, block & district level
d) Four-tier structure including state level
Answer: c) Three-tier structure of local self Government at the village, block & district level
34. In which country was the Presidential form of government first formed?
a) United Kingdom
b) France
c) United States of America
d) Canada
Answer: c) United States of America
35. Who has called the Indian Federation as the Cooperative Federation?
a) K.C. Wheare
b) Ivor Jennings
c) G. Austin
d) Morris Jones
Answer: c) G. Austin
36. Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the state governments by:
a) The Finance Commission
b) The National Development Council1
c) The Constitution of India
d) A resolution of the Parliament
Answer: c) The Constitution of India
37. Which of the following is included in the Directive Principles of the Indian Constitution?
a) Right to Freedom of Speech
b) Right to Equality
c) Protection of National Monuments (Art. 49)
d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer: c) Protection of National Monuments (Art. 49)
38. How many Chief Ministers have so far (till March 2009) been defeated in a by-election?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
Answer: c) 2
Economy
39. Which Indian Commercial Bank was the first in providing mobile Automated Teller Machine (ATM) service?
a) State Bank of India (SBI)
b) HDFC Bank
c) Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India Ltd. (ICICI) Bank
d) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Answer: c) Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India Ltd. (ICICI) Bank
40. The Mukesh Ambani Company ‘Reliance Petroleum Limited’ is located at:
a) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
b) Jamnagar (in Gujarat)
c) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)
d) Vadodara (Gujarat)
Answer: b) Jamnagar (in Gujarat)
41. Where did the Reliance Industries recently (context of 2009) strike huge reserve of oil?
a) Rajasthan Barmer Basin
b) Cauvery Basin (Tamil Nadu)
c) Krishna-Godavari Basin (Andhra Pradesh)
d) Cambay Basin (Gujarat)
Answer: c) Krishna-Godavari Basin (Andhra Pradesh)
42. The non-plan expenditures of the Government of India include:
a) Only Defence Revenue expenditure
b) Only Subsidies and Interest payments
c) Only expenditures linked with the previous plan
d) Defence Revenue expenditure, Subsidies, All expenditures linked with the previous plan & Interest payment
Answer: d) Defence Revenue expenditure, Subsidies, All expenditures linked with the previous plan & Interest payment
43. The Headquarter of International Monetary Fund (IMF) is located at:
a) New York
b) Geneva
c) Washington D.C.
d) London
Answer: c) Washington D.C.
44. Motivation given to Multinational Companies in India means encouragement to:
a) Nationalization and Import Substitution
b) Privatization, Globalization & Liberalization Policies
c) State-controlled enterprises only
d) Protectionist trade measures
Answer: b) Privatization, Globalization & Liberalization Policies
45. The major source of finance for small scale industries in India is:
a) Foreign Direct Investment
b) Stock Market
c) Bank Finance
d) Venture Capital Funds
Answer: c) Bank Finance
46. When was Arunachal Pradesh Mineral Development and Trading Corporation (A.P.M.D.T.C.) Ltd. established?
a) 15 Aug, 1985
b) 27 Mar, 1991
c) 10 Jan, 1995
d) 03 Apr, 2001
Answer: b) 27 Mar, 1991
47. From which year was the FERA (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act) promulgated, according to the source?
a) 1973
b) 1991
c) 1 June, 2000
d) 1947
Answer: c) 1 June, 2000
(Note: FERA 1973 was replaced by FEMA, which came into effect on June 1, 2000. The source might be referring to FEMA’s effective date or a specific aspect of FERA’s handling by this date.)
Geography
48. What is the length of the Bay of Bengal-coast-line in the east of Andhra Pradesh?
a) 774 Km
b) 874 Km
c) 974 Km
d) 1074 Km
Answer: c) 974 Km
49. Where is the National Leechi Research Centre located?
a) Patna, Bihar
b) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
c) Muzaffarpur, Bihar
d) Nagpur, Maharashtra
Answer: c) Muzaffarpur, Bihar
50. National Highway-7A connects:
a) Madurai with Kanyakumari
b) Salem with Cochin
c) Palain Katai with Tutikorin
d) Bangalore with Mangalore
Answer: c) Palain Katai with Tutikorin
51. How many crop seasons are there in the northern India?
a) 1 (Annual)
b) 2 (Rabi, Kharif)
c) 3 (Kharif, Rabi & Zaid)
d) 4 (including spring and autumn)
Answer: c) 3 (Kharif, Rabi & Zaid)
52. The biggest lake ‘Chilka’ of India is located in:
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Orissa (now Odisha)
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Answer: b) Orissa (now Odisha)
53. Rakaposhi and Kangtu peaks are located in the:
a) Nepal Himalayas
b) Sikkim Himalayas
c) Pakistan-Occupied region
d) Arunachal Himalayas
Answer: c) Pakistan-Occupied region
54. One of the thirteen regional organisations of the Central Water Commission is located at:
a) Jaipur
b) Bhopal
c) Dehradun
d) Ranchi
Answer: b) Bhopal
55. Munda tribal groups are primarily found in which of these states according to the source?
a) Kerala
b) Rajasthan
c) Bihar
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: c) Bihar
56. Agricultural Land in Assam is:
a) 25.65 lakh hectares
b) 39.83 lakh hectares
c) 45.12 lakh hectares
d) 52.05 lakh hectares
Answer: b) 39.83 lakh hectares
57. Where is the ‘National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training’ located?
a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Cochin
d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: c) Cochin
58. Laterite soils are predominant in:
a) Gangetic Plains
b) Deccan Plateau
c) Malabar Coastal Region
d) Thar Desert
Answer: c) Malabar Coastal Region
59. What is the number of Coral-islands in Lakshadweep?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 26
d) 36
Answer: b) 12
Science & Technology
60. When was country’s first commercial E-mail service started in New Delhi?
a) January 15, 1992
b) August 15, 1995
c) February 11, 1994
d) March 20, 1990
Answer: c) February 11, 1994
61. ‘Metagenomix’ is an ultra modern branch of science. It is generally related to the study of:
a) Human gene therapy
b) Genomes of extinct animals
c) Genome of Microbes
d) Genetic modification of crops
Answer: c) Genome of Microbes
62. ‘White Dwarf’ is related to:
a) Geology
b) Oceanography
c) Astronomy
d) Botany
Answer: c) Astronomy
63. When was Bhabha Atomic Research Centre established?
a) 1948 A.D.
b) 1955 A.D.
c) 1962 A.D.
d) 1974 A.D.
Answer: b) 1955 A.D.
64. Which components of light are absorbed by Chlorophyll?
a) Green & Yellow
b) Blue & Red
c) Violet & Orange
d) Indigo & Green
Answer: b) Blue & Red
65. X-rays are actually:
a) Acoustic Waves
b) Particle Beams
c) Electromagnetic Waves
d) Gravitational Waves
Answer: c) Electromagnetic Waves
66. Who invented RNA, according to the provided source?
a) Francis Crick & Rosalind Franklin
b) Linus Pauling & Erwin Chargaff
c) James Watson & Arthur Berg
d) Maurice Wilkins & Sydney Brenner
Answer: c) James Watson & Arthur Berg
67. An aeroplane rises above because:
a) the engine pushes the air downwards.
b) the pressure above its wings is greater than the pressure below it.
c) the pressure above its wings is less than the pressure below it.
d) of the buoyancy provided by air displacement.
Answer: c) the pressure above its wings is less than the pressure below it.
Himachal Pradesh GK (HP GK)
68. When was ‘SUTRA’ (Social Upliftment Through Rural Action) founded in H.P.?
a) 1970 A. D.
b) 1977 A. D.
c) 1982 A. D.
d) 1985 A. D.
Answer: b) 1977 A. D.
69. Area-wise, which is the smallest district of H.P.?
a) Bilaspur
b) Una
c) Hamirpur
d) Solan
Answer: c) Hamirpur
70. Which sage has been associated with Rewalsar in distt. Mandi, H.P.?
a) Rishi Vashishta
b) Rishi Parshuram
c) Lomash Rishi
d) Rishi Vyas
Answer: c) Lomash Rishi
71. According to Forest Records (context 2009), the total forest area of H.P. is:
a) 27088 Sqkm
b) 32055 Sqkm
c) 37033 Sqkm
d) 41000 Sqkm
Answer: c) 37033 Sqkm
72. Kunihar Valley begins from:
a) Gambhar Khad
b) Sirsa Khad
c) Kuni Khad
d) Ashwani Khad
Answer: c) Kuni Khad
73. The height of Lama lake from the sea-level is:
a) 2550 Mtrs.
b) 3120 Mtrs.
c) 3962 Mtrs.
d) 4280 Mtrs.
Answer: c) 3962 Mtrs.
74. Tea is produced mainly in which districts of H.P.?
a) Shimla & Sirmaur
b) Chamba & Una
c) Kangra & Mandi
d) Kullu & Lahaul-Spiti
Answer: c) Kangra & Mandi
75. In which year was the H.P. Art and Culture Academy established?
a) 1962 A.D.
b) 1968 A.D.
c) 1971 A.D.
d) 1975 A.D.
Answer: b) 1968 A.D.
76. Who was the first chairman of the H.P. Public Service Commission?
a) Dr. Y.S. Parmar
b) Thakur Ram Lal
c) Lt. Gen. K.S. Katoch
d) Jaiwant Ram
Answer: c) Lt. Gen. K.S. Katoch
77. Bhoranj is a tehsil of which district?
a) Una
b) Bilaspur
c) Hamirpur
d) Mandi
Answer: c) Hamirpur
78. Fulaich fair is held in which district?
a) Shimla
b) Kinnaur
c) Kullu
d) Chamba
Answer: b) Kinnaur
79. Suketi is a tributary of which river?
a) Satluj
b) Ravi
c) Beas
d) Yamuna
Answer: c) Beas
80. Who was the founder of Sirmaur state?
a) Raja Mahesh Prakash
b) King Rasalu
c) Raja Medini Prakash
d) Raja Subhans Prakash
Answer: b) King Rasalu
81. When was Nagar Kot (Kangra) attacked by Taimur?
a) 1348 A.D.
b) 1398 A.D.
c) 1405 A.D.
d) 1421 A.D.
Answer: b) 1398 A.D.
82. Kibber village is located in:
a) Pangi Valley
b) Sangla Valley
c) Kaza Valley
d) Spiti Valley (Kaza is in Spiti)
Answer: c) Kaza Valley
83. The literature related to Kangyur and Tangyur Buddhist Schools and preserved at Kardang Buddhist temple is written in which local dialect according to the source?
a) Pahari
b) Sanskrit
c) Bhoti
d) Tankri
Answer: c) Bhoti
84. When was national Agriculture Insurance Scheme introduced in H.P.?
a) 1995-1996 A.D.
b) 1999-2000 A.D.
c) 2002-2003 A.D.
d) 2005-2006 A.D.
Answer: b) 1999-2000 A.D.
85. Who was the king of Chamba when Jahangir visited it in 1621 A.D.?
a) Janardan
b) Balbhadra
c) Prithvi Singh
d) Chattar Singh
Answer: b) Balbhadra
86. Who was awarded the first Chandra Dhar Sharma Guleri Award for Hindi literature in 1986?
a) Yashpal
b) Nirmal Verma
c) Sri Keshav
d) Krishna Sobti
Answer: c) Sri Keshav
87. The height of Mukkila Glacier from the sea-level is:
a) 5872m
b) 6135m
c) 6478m
d) 6721m
Answer: c) 6478m
88. Which district of H.P. has the highest percentage of schedule tribe population according to the source (context 2009)?
a) Lahaul-Spiti
b) Kinnaur
c) Chamba
d) Sirmour
Answer: d) Sirmour
89. Who was the last ruler king of Bushahr state?
a) Shamsher Singh
b) Raghunath Singh
c) Padam Singh
d) Virbhadra Singh
Answer: c) Padam Singh
90. Khasaam is a sub-tribe of which tribe/region according to the source?
a) Gaddi
b) Pangwal
c) Kinnaur
d) Lahaula
Answer: c) Kinnaur
91. When did first European traveller Moorcraft tour H.P.?
a) 1805-1807 A.D.
b) 1820-1822 A.D.
c) 1835-1837 A.D.
d) 1846-1848 A.D.
Answer: b) 1820-1822 A.D.
Current Affairs / Miscellaneous / Awards / Books & Authors / Sports / World Affairs
92. Who is the writer of the book ‘An Accustomed Earth’?
a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Kiran Desai
Answer: c) Jhumpa Lahiri
93. Area-wise which is the largest Hindu temple in the world, according to the source (2009)?
a) Angkor Wat, Cambodia
b) Srirangam Temple, India
c) Akshardham Temple, Delhi
d) Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal
Answer: c) Akshardham Temple, Delhi
94. How much prize-money is given to the Dada Sahib Phalke Award (introduced in 1969 A.D.) winner?
a) 1 Lac
b) 5 Lacs
c) 10 Lacs
d) 25 Lacs
Answer: c) 10 Lacs
95. How many new world Records were set in XXIXth Beijing Olympics, 2008?
a) 27
b) 35
c) 43
d) 51
Answer: c) 43
96. Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (Estd. in 1991)?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Geet Sethi
c) Vishwanathan Anand
d) Leander Paes
Answer: c) Vishwanathan Anand
97. Which Indian duo won the Asia Pacific Car Rally 2008 Championship held in Indonesia?
a) Narain Karthikeyan & Karun Chandhok
b) Gaurav Gill & Jagdeva Singh
c) Armaan Ebrahim & Parth Ghorpade
d) Aditya Patel & Akhil Rabindra
Answer: b) Gaurav Gill & Jagdeva Singh
98. Time taken in singing the Indian National Anthem in full is:
a) 48 Seconds
b) 50 Seconds
c) 52 Seconds
d) 60 Seconds
Answer: c) 52 Seconds
99. E.T.A. is a terrorist organization of:
a) Italy
b) Spain
c) France
d) Ireland
Answer: b) Spain
100. Which British actress recently (context of 2009) died of cervical cancer, referred to as ‘Zed Gudi’ in the source?
a) Natasha Richardson
b) Wendy Richard
c) Jade Goody (likely intended as Zed Gudi)
d) Lynn Redgrave
Answer: c) Jade Goody (likely intended as Zed Gudi)
101. What is ‘Anamika’ (as per 2009 context)?
a) A new Indian satellite
b) A naval destroyer ship
c) A powerful carbine recently developed in India
d) A type of missile
Answer: c) A powerful carbine recently developed in India
102. Who has been awarded with the Nobel Peace Award for 2008?
a) Al Gore
b) Barack Obama
c) Martti Ahtisaari (Former President of Finland)
d) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Answer: c) Martti Ahtisaari (Former President of Finland)
103. For which category did Simon Beaufoy win Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire?
a) Best Director
b) Best Original Screenplay
c) Adopted screenplay
d) Best Cinematography
Answer: c) Adopted screenplay
104. When was the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Conference held in Chennai this year (2009)?
a) 1-3 January, 2009
b) 7-9 January, 2009
c) 14-16 January, 2009
d) 25-27 January, 2009
Answer: b) 7-9 January, 2009
105. Who was the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in March 2009?
a) Ashok Chaturvedi
b) P.C. Haldar
c) K.C. Verma
d) Hormis Tharakan
Answer: c) K.C. Verma
106. Who has been awarded the K.K. Birla foundation Vyas Sammam for literature 2008?
a) Mahasweta Devi
b) Amar Kant
c) Mannu Bhandari
d) Govind Mishra
Answer: c) Mannu Bhandari
107. As the highest wicket taker for India, Anil Kumble has taken 619 wickets in Test Cricket. In how many Test Matches did he achieve this figure?2
a) 128 Matches
b) 132 Matches
c) 138 Matches
d) 142 Matches
Answer: b) 132 Matches
108. Who was appointed captain of the World Eleven Women Cricket Team of the ICC Women World Cup (context 2009), referred as ‘Cherlot Edwards’ in source?
a) Mithali Raj (India)
b) Meg Lanning (Australia)
c) Charlotte Edwards (of England)
d) Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
Answer: c) Charlotte Edwards (of England)
109. Who was the Prime Minister of France in March 2009, referred as ‘Frankvice Fillan’ in source?
a) Nicolas Sarkozy
b) Dominique de Villepin
c) Francois Fillon
d) Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Answer: c) Francois Fillon
110. The winner of Param Vir Chakra (highest Gallantry Award in India) gets a monthly honour allowance of (as of 2009):
a) ₹3,000
b) ₹5,000
c) ₹10,000
d) ₹15,000
Answer: c) ₹10,000
111. Which country for the first time won a gold medal in Men’s Archery in Beijing Olympic, 2008?
a) South Korea
b) Italy
c) Ukraine
d) China
Answer: c) Ukraine
112. Who is the first pregnant man who gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles, U.S.A.?
a) Ryan Sallans
b) Thomas Beatie
c) Buck Angel
d) Scott Moore
Answer: b) Thomas Beatie
113. How many Silver Medals did Brazil win in Beijing Olympics, 2008?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: c) 4
114. Who is the Head Coach of the Bhiwani Boxing Club, who has been conferred upon the Dronacharya Award by the President Smt. Pratibha Patil (context 2008/2009)?
a) Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu
b) B.I. Fernandez
c) Jagdish Singh
d) Akhil Kumar
Answer: c) Jagdish Singh
115. “The girl who has no younger sister is unsuitable for marriage.” This statement is of:
a) Manu
b) Kautilya
c) Vatsyayana
d) Kalidasa
Answer: c) Vatsyayana
116. Who was the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in March 2009, referred as ‘Aizaz Butt’ in source?
a) Shaharyar Khan
b) Nasim Ashraf
c) Ijaz Butt
d) Zaka Ashraf
Answer: c) Ijaz Butt
117. Who was the Finance Minister of U.S.A. in Obama Government (context 2009)?
a) Larry Summers
b) Ben Bernanke
c) Timothy Geithner
d) Paul Volcker
Answer: c) Timothy Geithner
118. Which of the following was NOT a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2009, according to the list provided in the source?
a) Dr. Vaidyanathan
b) G. Madhavan Nair
c) Shamshad Begum
d) Ram Chandra Guha
Answer: b) G. Madhavan Nair
119. Karling Cup is related to which sport according to the source?
a) Curling
b) Ice Hockey
c) Football
d) Skiing
Answer: c) Football
120. Which Indian lady was recently (context 2009) appointed as the Vice-chancellor of the Houston University U.S.A.?
a) Chanda Kochhar
b) Indra Nooyi
c) Dr. Renu Khator
d) Gita Gopinath
Answer: c) Dr. Renu Khator