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1. Which of the following social networking sites launched its IPO in the market? a) Facebook b) Twitter c) Orkut d) Linked In. 2. Google, the world largest internet search engine was founded in which of the following years? a) 1996 b) 1998 c) 1997 d) 1992 3. The Govt. in August 2012 lifted restrictions on mobile Phone text messages. The Govt. on August 23, 2012 limited the number of text to --- a Day? 1) 25 2) 20 3) 30 4) 40 5) 50 4. Kolkata Knight Riders claimed its first ever IPL title on May 27.The final match of the IPL-5 was played in which of the following cities? a) Chennai b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Hyderabad 5. Which of the following football clubs announced to open its first official football school in India? a) Barcelona b) Leverpool c) AC Milan d) Chelsea 6. Which team was defeated by the West Indies by 74 runs in the ICC World Twenty 20 Semifinal at the R.Premadasa stadium in Colombo on October 2012? 1) South Africa 2) Bangladesh 3) South Africa 4) Australia 7. The union government in December 212 decided to set up five-year project for restoration the overall cyber security structure of critical sectors of India. Which of the following bodies/organizations is responsible for the project? 1) Ministry of Science 2) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 3) National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre 4) Prime minister's office 8. World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade. 1) Fifth 2) Fourth 3) Seventh 4) Sixth 9. National Education Day observed on 1) 11th November 2) 24th November 3) 1st February 4) 5th June 10. Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors? 1) Sahara Group of Company 2) Reliance Industries 3) Air India 4) Vodafone 11. who is Priya Sachan becomes the first woman train operator for the Gurgaon's Rapid Metro project. 1) Priya Sachan 2) S. Janak 3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 4) U R Rao 12. Who is the captain of the Indian Women’s squad for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup Tournament? 1) Mithali Raj 2) Reema Malhotra 3) Jhulan Goswami 4) Harmanpreet Kaur 13. Who got the ‘life time achievement award’ instituted by Ernst & Young, for ‘asserting a greater role for Indian entrepreneurs on the global business landscape?” 1) U R Rao 2) Ratan Tata 3) S. Janak 4) Priya Sachan 14. The Two of the public sector units (PSU) which were given” MAHARATNA” status given by union government of India on February 1---BHEL--------------------&--------------GAIL-------- 15. which country celebrated the first ever International Day of Happiness on March 20? 1) United Nations 2) Bhutan, 3) India 4) Sri lanka .

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