1) Norway
2) Russia
3) Sweden
4) Denmark
5) Germany
2. Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving perpetrator of the terrorist attack on Mumbai in November 2008, was hanged at Pune's Yerawada central prison on which of the following dates in 2012?
1) Nov 26
2) Nov 24
3) Nov 14
4) Nov 25
5) Nov 21
3. According to a UNICEF report released on November 16, 2012, which country topped the global pneumonia mortality charts, with four lakh children dying each year from the disease?
1) Nigeria
2) India
3) Bangladesh
4) Tanzania
5) Pakistan
4. The 2G mobile telephony spectrum auction fetched the government how many crores of rupees in November 2012?
1) 7,504.64
2) 8,504.64
3) 9,407.64
4) 7,407.64
5) 8,322.64
5. India and Canada held talks recently in New Delhi. The focus was on?
1) Defense
2) Counter-terrorism
3) Cooperation in cyber security
4) Cooperation in coal
5) Supply of Uranium
6. The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) held a meeting in November 2012 in?
1) Mysore
2) Gurgaon
3) Dehradun
4) Chandigarh
5) New Delhi
7. William Hague visited India in November 2012. He is the Foreign Secretary of?
1) Canada
2) Australia
3) UK
4) USA
5) Netherlands
8. "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story" is the autobiography of?
1) Brad Pitt
2) Will Smith
3) Bruce Willis
4) Denzel Washington
5) Arnold Schwarzenegger
9. Ernest Bai Koroma was re-elected the President of which of the following African countries in November 2012?
1) Angola
2) Lesotho
3) Cape Verde
4) Sierra Leone
5) Swaziland
10. Who was appointed the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) Director- General recently?
1) Tony Hall
2)Graham Norton
3) James Purnell
4) Tim Davie
5) None of these
11. Alok Joshi has been appointed the new Chief of?
1) IB
2) CBI
3) RAW
4) CRPF
5) ITBP
12. The 21st Summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN) was held in which of the following countries in November 2012?
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Laos
4) Thailand
5) Malaysia
13. Jackie Janmohammed is the first female to head a national cricket board. She is the Chairperson of which of the following cricket boards?
1) Kenya
2) Zimbabwe
3) South Africa
4) Bangladesh
5) West Indies
14. Which name has been chosen for the armadillo mascot for the 2014 FIFA world cup to be held in Brazil?
1) Zuzeco
2) Fuleco
3) Amijubi
4) Armada
5) None of these
15. Which company has won the title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket for the next five seasons?
1) Sahara
2) Idea
3) Pepsi
4) Bharti Airtel
5) Vodafone
16. BP Plc is a major international company in the field of?
1) Atomic Energy
2) Heavy Machinery
3) Oil Exploration
4) Information Technology
5) None of these
17. Shunglu Committee is related to?
1) Jan Lokpal Bill
2) Commonwealth Games Scam
3) Telecom Scam
4) Financial Inclusion
5) None of these
18. Farkhor Air Base is operated by the Indian Air Force. It is a military air base located in?
1) Kazakhstan
2) Uzbekistan
3) Kyrgyzstan
4) Tajikistan
5) Afghanistan
19. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is an organiza-tion under?
1) IMF
2) ADB
3) World Bank
4) UNO
5) World Economic Forum
20. Who is the author of the biography "Sonia Gandhi: An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny"?
1) Rani Singh
2) Anita Desai
3) Anjali Joseph
4) Moni Mohsri
5) None of these
21. What is 'Jhum'?
1) A tribe
2) A folk dance
3) A type of cultivation
4) A type of music
5) None of these
22. Japan has decided to shut down all 50 of its nuclear reactors by?
1) 2020
2) 2025
3) 2040
4) 2030
5) 2050
23. Former Navy Chief Nirmal Kumar Verma has been appointed India's High Commissioner to which of the following countries?
1) UK
2) Canada
3) Australia
4) Pakistan
5) New Zealand
ANSWERS:
1) 3 2) 5 3) 2 4) 4 5) 5 6) 2 7) 3 8) 5 9) 4 10) 1 11) 3 12) 2 13) 1 14) 2 15) 3 16) 3 17) 2 18) 4 19) 4 20) 1 21) 3 22) 3 23) 2
