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Who amongst the following cricketers
became the ninth Indian to claim 150 or more wickets?
(A) A. Kumble
(B) A. Agarkar
(C) S. Tendulkar
(D) Harbhajan
(E) None of these
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Who amongst the following returned to
earth after a long 195 days stay in space?
(A) Angie Brewer
(B) Mike Leinbach
(C) Shruti Vadera
(D) Sunita Williams
(E) None of these
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe came to office last
year with huge support in his favour. But since last few
months he is facing problems in his political survival.
Which of the following actions taken by him does/do not
enjoy support of the people of Japan (Pick up the
correct statements.) ?
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Decision to postpone Parliamentary
elections.
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Failing to control inflation which
has gone to the level of 12% an unusual phenomenon in
the history of Japan.
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Decision to alIow USA to make an Army
Base in some of its islands where US will have its
nuclear 'war-heads.
(A) Only 2
(B) Only 1
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Only 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
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'European Leaders agree on treaty' was
the news in leading newspapers in recent past. Which of
the following was the treaty on which leaders were of
diverse views (Pick up the correct
statements.) ?
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The treaty was to make EURO Money a
Universal currency for all financial! monetary
transactions done by all the member countries w.e.f.
April 2009.
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Treaty was to replace the defunct
constitution of the European Union by a new one.
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Poland, one of the newest members of
the Union was threatening to use its veto power if any
change is done in the present set-up of the organization
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both I and 2
(E) Both 2 and 3
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"Rajapaksha threatens to dissolve Lanka
Parliament" was the news in leading newspapers a few days
back. Which of the following was the reason owing to which
President Rajapaksha threatens to take such a drastic
step? (Pick up the correct statements.)
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A number of MPs from Sri Lanka
Freedom Party are defecting to join another party
launched by another group of politicians.
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A group of politicians under the
leadership of former President Chandrika Kumartunga is
demanding the postponement of elections for the post of
President due in the month of November 2007 so that
Chandrika can come back from exile and contest for the
same.
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Rajapaksha wants general public and
also MPs to support his formula on peace with LTTE which
is not acceptable to most of the MPs.
(A) All 1,2 and 3
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) Only 1
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Madhesi National Liberation Front (MNLF)
is an organization active in which of the following
countries? .
(A) Pakistan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Uganda
(D) Iran
(E) Nepal
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As per the Economic Survey 2006-07 the
food grain production may not touch the target fixed for
the year. What is the target of the same set for the
period?
(A) 100 million tonnes
(B) 220 million tonnes
(C) 175 million tonnes
(D) 250 million tonnes
(E) 320 million tonnes
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Which of the following private sector
banks brought its equity share (follow on public issue)
for which the price was set as Rs. 940 per equity?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) Karnataka Bank
(C) UTI Bank
(D) HDFC Bank
(E) None of these
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Prime Minister of India recently
unveiled an agricultural package during his visit to 53rd
Meeting of the National Development Council. What is the
size of the package?
(A) Rs. 10,000 crores
(B) Rs. 15,000 crores
(C) Rs. 20,000 crores
(D) Rs. 25,000 crores
(E) Rs. 30,000 crores
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Which of the following States achieved
100% financial inclusion (Each and every family in the
State has at least one bank account.) ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Maharashtra
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
(E) None of these
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Rafal Nadal won the French Open Men's
Singles Title -2007 after defeating who amongst the
following?
(A) Mark Knowles
(B) Mahesh Bhupathi
(C) Daniel Nestor
(D) Pavel Vizner
(E) Roger Federer
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Who amongst the following has taken
over as the Chairman of the 18th Law Commission set-up
recently?
(A) Justice A. R. Lakshmanan
(B) Justice Bhagwan Das Rana
(C) Justice T. L. Venkataraman Iyer
(D) Mrs. Suryakanta Patil
(E) None of these
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Who amongst the following was honoured
with the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International
Understanding given away recently?
(A) Mr. Umaru Yar' Adua
(B) Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
(C) Mr. Vladimir Putin
(D) Mr. Felipe Calderon
(E) None of these
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The Union Minister Mr. Mani Shankar
Aiyar recently called a delegation from Thailand to visit
Agartala, Guwahati and few other places in North-East to
explore the possibilities to Thai investment there. Why
was Mr. Mani Shankar involved in a meeting like this?
(A) He is the Minister for North-Eastern Region
(B) He is the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
(C) He is the next Chief Minister of Assam as a caretaker
government its functioning there till general election in
January 2008
(D) Aiyar was asked to mediate the talks between Thai
Delegation and Ministry of Commerce and Industry as a
deadlock was developed between the two
(E) None of these
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Who amongst the following actors won
the ward for Best Actor in 8th International Indian Film
Academy A wards Ceremony held recently?
(A) Saif Ali Khan
(B) Sanjay Dutt
(C) Arshad Warsi
(D) Abhishek Bachchan
(E) Hrithik Roshan
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Mr. Sharad Pawar while talking to a
group of Ministers (GOM) recently mentioned that "The
Union and State Governments are preparing plans for the
revival of sick mills". He also mentioned that, "There is
not a single mill which has not lost some money in last
few years". Mr. Sharad Pawar was talking about the revival
of which of the following mills?
(A) Textile Mills
(B) Sugar Mills
(C) Jute Mills
(D) Public Sector Companies
(E) None of these
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India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
grew at which of the following rates during the year
2005-06 (Results were published in January 2007.) ?
(A) 7%
(B) 8%
(C) 9%
(D) 10%
(E) 6%
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Which of the following rates is
not decided by the Reserve Bank of India?
(A) Bank Rate
(B) Repo Rate
(C) Reverse Repo Rate
(D) Income Tax Rates
(E) All of these
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Prices of Iron ore in Global market
registered a substantial rise in last few months (24%).
This is attributed to the huge demand of the same in
Global Market. Which of the following is a major importer
of the Iron ore?
(A) France
(B) South Africa
(C) Singapore
(D) Britain.
(E) China
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'Bharti Airtel', the largest mobile
company of India recently joined the elite club of
companies earning profits of more than US $ I billion.
What has been the net profit of the Company in the year
2006-07 (About) ?
(A) Rs. 3,500 crores
(B) Rs. 4,000 crores
(C) Rs. 4,250 crores
(D) Rs. 4,450 crores
(E) Rs. 4,500 crores
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The World Islamic Economic Forum was
held recently in
(A) Malaysia
(B) Kuwait
(C) Iran
(D) Brazil
(E) Indonesia
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Which of the following African
countries recently launched its communication satellite
for the first time (The satellite was launched from
China.) ?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Kenya
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) Mauritius
(E) None of these
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'SEBI' bans some companies for their
role in 'F and a Scam', was the news in some major
newspapers. What is the full form of 'F and O' ?
(A) Fair and Optimum
(B) Free and Operational
(C) Future and Operations
(D) Future and Options
(E) None of these
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The President of Brazil was recently on
a visit to India where he signed several trade agreements.
Which of the following has been the major area of trade
relations between the two countries?
(A) Oil exploration
(B) Supply of agro products
(C) Production of nuclear fuel
(D) Import of electronic goods
(E) None of these
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Which of the following countries has
decided to build a road to the base camp of Mt. Everest?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these
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Which of the following was the major
issue of discussion in the G-8 Summit held recently in
Germany?
(A) Subsidy to agro products
(B) Climate protection
(C) Financial Aid to Iraq
(D) Nuclear Technology and possibility of space war
(E) None of these
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'Dausa' which has been in news recently
is a town in
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) Rajasthan
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As per the reports published by the
'Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)' which of the following BRIC countries has
generated maximum new jobs in the past few years?
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Brazil
(E) None of these
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In an important meeting of the National
Development Council held in New Delhi the Prime Minister
of India made a special mention of a particular sector of
Indian economy which in his opinion was suffering from a
'Technological Fatigue for lack of breakthrough in
production." He was talking of which of the following
sector?
(A) Agriculture Sector
(B) Oil Sector
(C) Service Sector
(D) Defence Sector
(E) None of these
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Mr. Digambar V. Kamat has taken over as
which of the following a few months back?
(A) Governor of Goa
(B) Chief Minister of Goa
(C) Governor of Meghalaya
(D) Governor of Rajasthan
(E) None of these
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Miss Riyo Mori who was crowned as Miss
Universe 2007 belongs to which of the following countries?
(A) Japan
(B) U.S.A.
(C) China
(D) Singapore
(E) South Korea
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Who amongst the following is the author
of the book 'Shame' published recently?
(A) Chandar S. Sundaram
(B) Namita Gokhale
(C) Jaswindar Sanghara
(D) Anita Desai
(E) None of these
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Who amongst the following Indians was
recently awarded King Charles II Medal by the UK ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Smt. Vasundhara Raje
(E) None of these
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As per Union Budget 2007-08 how much
amount the Govt. of India has provided for Women Specific
Schemes/Programmers for 2007-08 (Approximately) ?
(A) Rs. 7,700 crores
(B) Rs. 8,700 crores
(C) Rs. 9,300 crores
(D) Rs. 10,000 crores
(E) Rs. 10,500 crores
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Which of the following countries has
decided to offer knighthood to Salman Rushidie ?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Germany
(D) U.K.
(E) None of these
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Who amongst the following is the author
of the famous classical book. "A Passage to India" ?
(A) Mark Twain
(B) Nayantara Sehgal
(C) Nirad C. Choudhuri
(D) E. M. Foster
(E) None of these
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The Government of India has bought
RBI's entire stake in the State Bank of India in about Rs.
35,531 crores. What is the share of the RBI in total stake
of the State Bank (About) ?
(A) 40%
(B) 48%
(C) 50%
(D) 52%
(E) 60%
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How much amount
approximately the Govt.
of India is planning to provide for Mid Day Meal Scheme
(As per Budget 2007-08)?
(A) Rs. 5,000 crores
(B) Rs. 6,000 crores
(C) Rs. 7,300 crores
(D) Rs. 8,000 crores
(E) Rs. 8,300 crores
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As per the Economic Survey 2006-07
India's share in World Export has been
(A) 0.5%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1 %
(D) 1.25%
(E) 1.5%
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As per the figures given in the
newspapers what is the approximate investment in various
'Special Economic Zones' till date in India?
(A) Rs. 20,000 crores
(B) Rs. 25,000 crores
(C) Rs. 30,000 crores
(D) Rs. 35,000 crores
(E) Rs. 40,000 Crores
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