1. Recently, the Planning Commission has recommended that the Indian School of
Mines (ISM) could be converted into an IIT while ensuring that its core competency
is not diluted. Indian School of Mines is located at which among the following
places?
[A]Dalmianagar
[B]Jamshedpur
[C]Dhanbad
[D]Ranchi
Ans: Dhanbad
2. The recently released Global Education Digest 2012 says that the Gross
Enrolment Ratio (GER) of students in higher education as a percentage of
population of India has increased in recent years. Which among the following
organization has released this report?
[A]Stanford University
[B]Oxford University
[C]UNESCO
[D]The World Education Institute
Ans:UNESCO
3. One of the co-inventors of the Bar code has died recently. Identify from the given
options:
[A]Alan Haberman
[B]Norman Joseph Woodland
[C]Eric Fossum
[D]Bernard Silver
Ans:Norman Joseph Woodland
4. The controversial launch of which among the following rockets by North Korea in
recent times has reignited the regional tensions in East Asia?
[A]Taepodong-3
[B]Nodong-2
[C]Unha-3
[D]Rodong-2
Ans: Unha-3
5. Recently, a miniature extraterrestrial version of the Nile River has been spotted on
_________?
[A]Neptune's moon Triton
[B]Jupiter's moon Callisto
[C]Saturn's moon Titan
[D]Mars's moon Phobos
Ans: Saturn's moon Titan
6. The newly launched $50 million project "SERIIUS" is a joint venture of India and
America in the field of ___?
[A]Space Research
[B]Nuclear Research
[C]Solar Energy Research
[D]Geothermal Energy Research
Ans: Solar Energy Research
7. Which among the following is the correct pair of the International Tennis
Federation’s world champions for 2012?
[A]Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka
[B]Roger Federer and Serena William
[C]Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams
[D]Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka
Ans: Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams
8. Pandit Ravishankar has become the first Indian to receive the Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award posthumously. In which year, Pandit Ravishankar has received
the first Grammy Award?
[A]1962
[B]1967
[C]1971
[D]1972
Ans: 1967
9. As per the recently released government data, which among the following banks
has largest number of Mobile Banking Customers in India?
[A]HSBC
[B]ICICI
[C]SBI
[D]HDFC
Ans: HDFC
10. As per the recently released new Investment Policy for Urea, the government
has said that it will cover the full cost of the main feedstock (Raw Material) of urea
accounting for 80 per cent of the total cost. Which among the following is the main
feedstock for Urea, the government is referring to?
[A]Ammonia
[B]Uric Acid
[C]Natural Gas
[D]Saltpeter
Ans:Natural Gas
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