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1.

Jenson Button, the current world champion of F1 belongs to which country-?
- A.
  
  USA
- B.
  
  Brazil
- C.
  
  Spain
- D.
  
  England
2.

Soumya Swaminathan won the World Junior girls chess championship held on 3rd November 2009 at-
- A.
  
  Chile
- B.
  
  Germany
- C.
  
  Russia
- D.
  
  Argentina
3.

Deepika Kumari was recently in news for her achievement in which sports-?
- A.
  
  Chess
- B.
  
  Badminton
- C.
  
  Table-Tennis
- D.
  
  Archery
4.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose National Institute of Sports is located at-?
- A.
  
  Gwalior, MP
- B.
  
  Bhiwani, Haryana
- C.
  
  Cuttak, Orissa
- D.
  
  Patiala, Punjab
5.

Which among the following pairs is not match correctly-?
- A.
  
  Shikha Tandon- Shooting
- B.
  
  Chetan Anand- Badminton
- C.
  
  Sri Ram Jha- Chess
- D.
  
  Rohan Bopanna- Tennis
6.

Which was the 1st Country to ratify "Lisbon Treaty"
- A.
  
  Hungary
- B.
  
  Malta
- C.
  
  Bulgaria
- D.
  
  France
7.

Recently On 3^rd November 2009, Judges of Indian Supreme Court [including CJI] disclosed their assets information for public. What is the total number of sitting judges in Indian SC-?
- A.
  
  21
- B.
  
  22
- C.
  
  23
- D.
  
  25
8.

Bob McDonnell recently won local election held at USA. He represented which state of USA-?
- A.
  
  California
- B.
  
  New-Jersy
- C.
  
  Virginia
- D.
  
  Florida
9.

Recently Haryana went through Legislative Assembly Elections-2009. What is the total number of seats in Haryana Legislative Assembly-?
- A.
  
  92
- B.
  
  87
- C.
  
  90
- D.
  
  60
10.

Who has been appointed as UNESCO's 1st Woman Director-General recently-?
- A.
  
  Kim Christensen
- B.
  
  Anne Jarvis
- C.
  
  Manjula sood
- D.
  
  Irina Bokova
11.

On 4^th November 2009. Yash Pal Committee recommended the establishment of a National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER). The Committee submitted its report to-?
- A.
  
  HRD Minister of India
- B.
  
  Prime Minister of India
- C.
  
  Chief Justice of India
- D.
  
  UGC Chairman
12.

On 8^th November 2009, PM Man Mohan Singh Inaugurated the India Economic summit at which city of India-?
- A.
  
  Hyderabad
- B.
  
  Bangalore
- C.
  
  New Delhi
- D.
  
  Mumbai
13.

Which Indian PSU conferred “Navratna” status as 18^th PSU in India on 23^rd October 2008.
- A.
  
  Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
- B.
  
  BSNL
- C.
  
  Goa Shipyard Limited
- D.
  
  Coal India Ltd
14.

Recently UN Climate Chief urged the International Community to stay with "Kyoto Protocol." Who is He/She-?
- A.
  
  Dr. Jeffery Sachs
- B.
  
  Yvo de Boer
- C.
  
  Mrs. Navanthen Pillay
- D.
  
  Anders Fogh Rasmussen
15.

Indian Army is organizing “Dog Force” to detect mines during possible mission against Maoists at which of the following institute?
- A.
  
  Indian Veterinary Research Institute, UP
- B.
  
  Jungle Warfare College, Chattisgarh
- C.
  
  National Institute of Disaster Management, Delhi
- D.
  
  Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
16.

Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed hydroelectric project which was in news due to controversy between-?
- A.
  
  India and Pakistan
- B.
  
  Indian and Burma
- C.
  
  India and Sri-Lanka
- D.
  
  Indian and Bangladesh
17.

Scientists in the New Zealand discovered first dinosaur footprints in the country at which place-?
- A.
  
  North Island
- B.
  
  South Island
- C.
  
  East Island
- D.
  
  West Island
18.

Recently during 10^th India-EU Summit at New Delhi. Both Parties Signed pact on Fusion Energy Research. At present how many countries are involved in Fusion Research-?
- A.
  
  7
- B.
  
  8
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  11
19.

Under International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project 1st Fusion reactor expected to be operational in Cadarche, France by which year-?
- A.
  
  2012
- B.
  
  2014
- C.
  
  2016
- D.
  
  2018
20.

Recently “Jaipur Knee” made it in the list of 50 top inventions listed by Time Magazine. Who invented Jaipur Knee-?
- A.
  
  Dr. P. K. Sethi
- B.
  
  Dr. Jeffery Sachs
- C.
  
  Dr. N. K. Mathur
- D.
  
  Dr. Asha Pandey
21.

"Ek Kahani Yah Bhi” got Vyas Samman 2008. Who is author of this book-?
- A.
  
  Vijay Santhanam
- B.
  
  Mannu Bhandari
- C.
  
  Rajesh Chakraborty
- D.
  
  Indira Sinha
22.

China has postponed a plan to raise the Three Gorges reservoir [on Yangtze River] to its ideal height of 175 meters due to-?
- A.
  
  Protest by Local Community
- B.
  
  International Pressure
- C.
  
  Court Orders
- D.
  
  Lack of Water
23.

Who has been declared as the "Test Player of the year" during 6th ICC Award Ceremony held at South Africa on 1st October 2009-?
- A.
  
  Dale Steyn [SA]
- B.
  
  Andrew Strauss [Eng]
- C.
  
  Gautam Gambhir [Ind]
- D.
  
  Ricky Ponting [Aus]
24.

On 21^st October 2009 Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has registered its fifth clean development mechanism (CDM) project with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Plant is located at-?
- A.
  
  Maharashtra
- B.
  
  Rajasthan
- C.
  
  Madhya Pradesh
- D.
  
  Gujarat
25.

Indian government launched National pension scheme under PFRDA [Pension fund regulatory and development authority] on 1^st May 2009. What is the amount of minimum contribution per installment under this scheme-?
- A.
  
  300 Rs
- B.
  
  400 Rs
- C.
  
  500 Rs
- D.
  
  700 Rs

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