GENERAL AWARENESS_2012 January 2013 Week 4 1) Which Pakistani writer has chronicled the tradition-bound way of tribal life in Balochistan in his first book 'The Wandering Falcon'? 1. Jamil Ahmad 2. Asad Shabbir 3. Amjad Parvez 4. Arshad Sharif 2) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India is developing a new kind of anti-radiation missile that can target enemy- 1. Nuclear power plants 2. Nuclear powered ships and submarines 3. Radars and communication facilities 4. Seattleites orbiting in space 3) Who among the following was the chief guest at India's Republic Day parade 2013? 1. President of Nepal 2. King of Oman 3. King of Cambodia 4. King of Bhutan 4) Food and Agriculture Organisation, to change global practices that result in the loss of 1.3 billion tonnes of food each year, has introduced a campaign dubbed "Think-Eat-Save Reduce Your Foodprint" with- 1. United Nations Environment Programme 2. United Nations Development Programme 3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 4. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 5) Which of the following countries recently has granted permission to install the statue of 12 century Indian social reformer, Basaveshwara, at its capital city? 1. United States 2. Canada 3. France 4. United Kingdom NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 6) The Government of India recently has sounded ‘high alert’ in Border States against avian influenza after outbreak of the dreaded poultry disease in which of the following countries? 1. Bangladesh 2. Myanmar 3. Bhutan 4. Pakistan NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 3 7) Major tea producing countries have decided to get together on a global platform, called the International Tea Producers’ Forum (ITPF). For now it will be headquartered at- 1. New Delhi 2. Jakarta 3. Nairobi 4. Colombo NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 8) The first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters was recently handed over to the Indian Air Force. It is manufactured by which of the following companies? 1. Lockheed Martin 2. Boeing 3. Dassault 4. Embraer NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 9) Which Indian-origin women has been selected for Order of Australia Medal 2013? 1. Joyce Westrip 2. Mala Mehta 3. Vettath Rajkumar 4.Krishna Arora NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 10) Which of the following Britain's Deputy Prime Minister has been embroiled in a 'cash for honours' row over a planned peerage for Indian-origin business tycoon Rumi Verjee? 1. John Prescott 2. Nick Clegg 3. Michael Heseltine 4. Sir Geoffrey Howe NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 11) 'Mahaparinirvan Express', a special train for an eight-day long journey to various Buddhist heritage sites across India, is a joint initiative of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation and the Government of: 1. Odisha 2. Bihar 3. Sikkim 4. Uttar Pradesh NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 12) Who won Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2013? 1. Justin Rose 2. Robert Rock 3. Rory McIlroy 4. Jamie Donaldson NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 13) Which among the following State governments has announced 10% reservation in government jobs for the economically weaker sections in general category? 1. Haryana 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Rajasthan 4. Madhya Pradesh NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 14) Who among the following Indian scientists has been conferred with China's top science award for his important contributions in boosting Sino-Indian scientific cooperation? 1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2. Dr C N R Rao 3. S.S. Abhyankar 4. Raj Reddy NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 15) Who among the following won Padma Vibhushan award 2013? 1. Prof. Yash Pal 2. Rajesh Khanna 3. Sharmila Tagore 4. Saroja Vaidyanathan NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 16) Which female playback singers has rejected the Padma Bhushan award 2013? 1. Anupama 2. S. P. Sailaja 3. Hemlata 4.S. Janaki NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 17) First Indian writer, who won DSC Prize for South Asian Literature prize, 2013, is: 1. Jeet Thayil 2. Amitav Ghosh 3. Arundhati Roy 4. Aravind Adiga NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 18) Who won Women's Singles Australian Open title 2013? 1. Serena Williams 2. Li Na 3. Victoria Azarenka 4. Caroline Wozniacki NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 3 19) Which among the following pair has become the most successful men’s pair in Grand Slam history? 1. John Newcombe and Tony Roche 2. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 3. Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 4. Jonathan Marray & Frederik Nielsen NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 20) Who has been awarded 'Atibadi Jagannath Das Award 2009', Odisha’s highest State honour for contribution to literature? 1. Dasarathi Das 2. Manoj Das 3. Basanta Das 4. Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 January 2013 Week 3 1) The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has asked to return the Olympic Bronze Medal and Certificate of 2000 Sydney Games to which among the following all time popular Cyclist? 1.Miguel Indurain 3.Lance Armstrong 2.Bradely Wiggins 4.Tyler Hamilton NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 3 2) Which of the following country’s head has been declared to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade for the year 2013? 1.Nepal 3.Japan 2.Bhutan 4.Thailand NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 3) Recently, the Indian Navy has commissioned its largest shore patrol vessel for the maritime surveillance around Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Name it: 1.INS Jatayu 3.INS Saryu 2.INS Divydrishti 4.INS Radar NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 3 4) Recently, thirty one Black Bucks were killed by the stray dogs in the enclosure of which of the following Zoo? 1.Kolkakta 3.Jaipur 2.Ahmedabad 4.Kanpur NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 5) Which of the following Telecom Service Provider launched its video telephony service in Delhi and Mumbai, the first by any service provider? 1.MTNL 3.Reliance 2.Airtel 4.Vodafone NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 6) In which of the following regions the Supreme Court of India has banned the tourists to pass through an area which is Jarawas habitat? 1.Nagaland 3.Puducherry 2.Lakshadweep 4.Andaman and Nicobar Islands NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 7) Which is the world's number two arms exporter? 1.Russia 3.France 2.USA 4.Israel NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 8) Recently, a tunnel named Ghat Ki Guni was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chairperson of United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi in: 1.Meghalaya 3.Rajasthan 2.Jammu and Kashmir 4.Haryana NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 3 9) Which film has bagged the award for the Best Film at 58th Film Fare Awards? 1.Barfi 3.Kahaani 2Jab Tak Hai Jaan 4.Gangs of Wasseypur NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 10) Which among the following States has been awarded the Krishi Karman Award for 2011-12 for best performance under total foodgrain category 1 (States with production over 10 million tonne)? 1.Punjab 3.Uttar Pradesh 2.Gujarat 4.Madhya Pradesh NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 11) Which among the following Courts has passed orders banning sale of packaged food items especially “junk food” in non-biodegradable polythene that would come into effect from April 1,2013? 1.Delhi High Court 3.Maharashtra High Court 2.Himachal Pradesh High Court 4.Uttarakhand High Court NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 12) Who is the present head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, recently has arrived in Myanmar, as the first-ever visit to the nation by an ICRC president? 1.Peter Maurer 3.Alexandre Hay 2.Jakob Kellenberger 4.Cornelio Sommaruga NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 13) Who has recently been presented Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)’s lifetime achievement award 2011 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? 1. S. Sridhar 2. R.B. Grover 3. Ramgopal Rao 4. M. Muthukrishnan NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 14) Which among the following countries is the biggest cooking oil consumer in the world? 1. China 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Iran NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 15) The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs has suggested that food entitlements under the National Food Security Act be made available to 67 per cent of the population, leaving out the 33 per cent who pay taxes, have a 'pucca' house and so on. The committee is headed by: 1. Kapil Chopra 2. Vilas Muttemwar 3. K. Srinivasan 4. B. Suresh Lal NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 16) The implementation of General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will now come into force from: 1. January 1, 2016 2. April 1, 2015 3. January 1, 2015 4. April 1, 2016 NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 17) The Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve in: 1. Karnataka 2. Andaman and Nicobar 3. Kerala 4. Madhya Pradesh NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 2 18) In which of the following Indian states President Rule was imposed recently? 1. Punjab 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Sikkm 4. Jharkhand NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 4 19) “Our Lady of Alice Bhatti” is a book, has been shortlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian literature. Name the writer: 1. Mohammad Hanif 2. Nadeem Aslam 3. Fahmida Riaz 4. Jamil Ahmad NOT ATTEMPTED Correct option is: 1 20) Who among the following social activists has been honoured with the Basava Krishi Award 2013 in Karnataka? 1. Anna Hazare 2. Rajendra Singh 3.