Q. The Golden Peacock award for the Best films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on December 3,2011?
1) Russian Film Elena
2) Columbian Film Porfirio
3) Malayalam Film Adaminte Makan Abu
4) An Israeli Film Restoration
Q. Readers of International travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller voted which city in Rajasthan as the best leisure destination in India?
1) Udaipur
2) Jaipur
3) Bikaner
4) jaisalmer
Q. The Chhattisgarh government on Dec. 7, 2011 decided to raise the percentage of reservation for the scheduled tribes and schedule caste. The STs will now get___ whereas the SCs will get____ reservation.
1) 32;32
2) 32;12
3) 12;32
4) 12;12
Q. The book 'Non-Stop India' by a journalist-author was recently launched. Name the journalist-author who authored the book?
1) Babita Sharma
2) Jane Hill
3) Sophie Raworth
4) Mark Tully
Q. The 40th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971?
1) December 16
2) December 12
3) December 15
4) December 18
Q. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on December 15, 2011 approved amendment to the state industrial policy. Consider the following statements -
(i) The amended industrial policy seeks to promote environmentally sustainable development in the state and encourage cleaner production and adoption.
(ii) Under this policy, disincentive industries will be put on negative list.
1) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
2) Only (i) is correct
3) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
4) Only (ii) is correct
Q. The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam does not exceed but declined to entertain Kerala's plea for reducing the level to
1) 150 feet; 140 feet
2) 136 feet; 120 feet
3) 120 feet; 136 feet
4) 140 feet; 112 feet
Q. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as Civil Aviation Minister on December 18, 2011?
1) Jayant Chaudhary
2) Ajit Sing
3) Devendra Nagpal
4) Sanjay Singh Chauhan
Q. India's Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) showed a 3 point decline, dropping to what number per 1,000 live births, as per government data released on December 28,2011?
1) 47
2) 43
3) 55
4) 50
Q. Maharashtra government planned to provide freemedicare for poor families. Consider the following statements:
(i) The plan will benefit 50 lakh families
(ii) The plan will cover eight districts in state
Choose the right option -
1) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
2) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
3) Only (ii) is correct
4) Only (i) is correct
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