GK-20 (October-2012) 1. ________have won the Nobel Prize 2012 in the field of chemistry. a. John C. Mather and George F. Smoot b. Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka c. Peter A. Diamond and Oliver Williamson d. Albert Fert and Peter Gruenberg 2. Global growth forecast for the year 2013 by International Monetary Fund is a. 2.7 % b. 4.5 % c. 3.6 % d. 4.8 % 3. T. L. Shankar committee is related with a. Social forestry b. Defence Reforms c. Indirect taxation d. Coal sector 4. Shinya Yamanaka and John B Gurdon have won the Nobel Prize 2012 in the field of a. Physiology / Medicine b. Journalism c. Peace d. Mathematics 5. H K Firodia awards are given in the field of a. Science and Technology b. Cinema c. Literature d. Social activism 6. Nobel Prize 2012 for Physics has been conferred on a. Serge Haroche and David Wineland b. Christopher A. Pissarides and Dale T. Mortensen c. Robert Lefkowitz and Dan Shechtman d. Brian Kobilka and Ei-ichi Negishi 7. President Pranab Mukherjee has recently conferred the 46 th Jnanpith award for the year 2010 on a. Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' b. Amar Kant c. Sri Lal Sukla d. Chandrashekhara Kambar 8. Mo Yan from China has won the Nobel Prize 2012 in the field of a. Chemistry b. Literature c. Economics d. Physiology 9. What is India’s position on Global Hunger Index 2012 out of a total of 79 countries? a. 57 th b. 52nd c. 67 th d. 65 th 10. _____has been observed as the 1 st International Day of the Girl Child by the United Nations Organization. a. 8 th March b. 19 th September c. 11 th October d. 24 th October 11. The chairman of the high-level committee for ensuring accessible financial services is a. Ashok Chawla b. Naresh Chandra c. K. C. Chakrabarty d. Usha Thorat 12. Nobel Prize 2012 for Economics has been conferred on a. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov b. Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley c. Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie d. Christopher A. Sims and Thomas J. Sargent 13. International Day of Rural Women is being observed throughout the world on____ a. 10 th December b. 2nd November c. 8 th September d. 15 th October 14. Nobel Prize 2012 for Peace has been won by a. European Union b. UNDP c. World Bank d. Non Aligned Movement 15. _____has recently become the chairman of ICC Cricket Committee. a. Sandeep Patil b. Sharad Pawar c. Anil Kumble d. Clive Lloyd 16. The Membership of the Order of Australia has recently been conferred on a. Ela Bhatt b. Nandan Nilekani c. Arvind Kejriwal d. Sachin Tendulkar 17. _______has won the Man Booker Prize 2012 for the book ‘Bring up the bodies’. a. Julian Barnes b. Hilary Mantel c. Tomas Transtromer d. Howard Jacobson 18. World Energy Forum 2012 was held recently in a. United Arab Emirates b. Kuwait c. Brazil d. Australia 19. India’s position on the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ 2013 is a. 132 nd b. 134 th c. 67 th d. 57 th 20. Which country has topped the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ 2013? a. Switzerland b. USA c. Singapore d. Sweden 1 B 6 A 11 C 16 D 2 C 7 D 12 B 17 B 3 D 8 B 13 D 18 A 4 A 9 D 14 A 19 A 5 A 10 C 15 C 20 C .