General knowledge

1. Aung San Suu Kyi is a native to– 
(A) Tibet 
(B) China 
(C) Myanmar 
(D) Arunachal Pradesh 
Ans : (C) 

2. India and Japan inked two agreements during November 2012 to enable Tokyo to import from India– 
(A) Leather goods 
(B) Rare earth minerals 
(C) Basmati type rice 
(D) Rubber-based products 

Ans : (B) 

3. Non Resident Indians (NRI) Day is marked on– 
(A) January 7 
(B) January 9
(C) January 17 
(D) January 19 
Ans : (B) 

4. ‘‘Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you. You have made me a better President”, was said by– 
(A) Pranab Mukherjee 
(B) Barack Obama 
(C) George Bush 
(D) APJ Abdul Kalam 
Ans : (B) 

5. First Hindu-American to enter in the US House of Representative as senator is– 
(A) Tulsi Gabbard 
(B) Sunita Williams
 (C) Jyoti Sengupta 
(D) Ami Bera 


Ans : (A) 

6. Who was not a politician? 
(A) H. N. Bahuguna 
(B) I. K. Gujral 
(C) S. L. Bahuguna 
(D) J. Jayalalithaa 
Ans : (C) 

7. The WISE Prize-2012, also known as the “Nobel Prize for Education”, was conferred by the WISE Summit in Doha on– (A) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam 
(B) Dr. Madhav Chavan 
(C) Dr. Yash Pal
 (D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan 
Ans : (B) 

8. The most powerful woman in business in India as rated by the” “Fortune” for the year 2012 is– 
(A) Chanda Kochhar 
(B) Prabha Parameswaran 
(C) Debjani Ghosh 
(D) Anjali Bansal 
Ans : (A) 

9. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development - 2012 was awarded to– 
(A) Tereza Fajksova 
(B) Sunita Williams
 (C) Chanda Kochhar 
(D) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 
Ans : (D) 

10. Hypothermia occurs due to loss of excessive heat from body due to sudden low body temperature in– 
(A) Snakes 
(B) Frogs 
(C) Human beings
 (D) Lizards 
Ans : (C)