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GK Test (2011)

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In the month of April-May, 2011, many Pawan Hans helicopters crashed in the northeast region of India. On which date did the CM of Arunachal Pradesh die in one such accident?

  1. April 19, 2011

  2. April 21, 2011

  3. April 29, 2011

  4. May 6, 2011


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On 29 April 2011, a Pawan Hans AS350 B-3 helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sh. Dorjee Khandu and four other people on board, went missing. It was traced four days later on May 4, 2011, near Lobthang. All the five people, including Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, were found dead.

Some parts of the sequel of Batman movie, The Dark Knight, was shot in Jodhpur, India in May 2011. Who is the Director of the movie 'The Dark Knight Rises'?

  1. Christian Bell

  2. Ang Lee

  3. Christopher Nolan

  4. Danny Boyle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Christopher Nolan is  the director of the movie 'The Dark Knight Rises.'

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) filed the petition. Who is the senior councel of DYFI?

  1. Krishnan Venugopal

  2. Mukul Rahatogi

  3. S. H. Kapadia

  4. K. S. Radhakrishnan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Krishnan Venugopal is the senior councel of DYFI.

Which chief justices of India said, What the hell is going on in this country in April-May, 2011?

  1. S. H. Kapadia

  2. A. Kabir

  3. D. Bhandari

  4. D. K. Jain


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

S. H. Kapadia is the Chief Justice of India (CJI) & said about scam-wraked country.

The All India N R Congress (AINRC) won the Assembly Election at Puducherry, getting a clear majority along with its alliance partner All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). How many seats were won by the AINRC along with AIADMK?

  1. 9

  2. 31

  3. 15

  4. 20


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

20 seats won by the AINRC along with AIADMK.

Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal president have called for protecting farmers' interests in the Land Acquisition Bill that Union Minister for Rural Development intends to seal after a meeting with stakeholders on May 20, 2011. Who is the persident Rashtriya Lok Dal at present?

  1. Ajit Singh

  2. Nitish Kumar

  3. Vilasrao Deshmukh

  4. Jayant Choudhary


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ajit Singh is the persident Rashtriya Lok Dal at present.

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. How long the period decided by the SCI?

  1. Permanently

  2. For indefinite period

  3. 9 weeks

  4. 8 weeks


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for 8 weeks.

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) filed the petition & SCI ordered the same on the basis of two expert committee reports. One committee headed by the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Reaserch. Who is the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Reaserch at present?

  1. Krishnan Venugopal

  2. Mukul Rahatogi

  3. S. H. Kapadia

  4. V.M. Katoch


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

V.M. Katoch is the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Reaserch at present.

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) filed the petition & SCI ordered the same on the basis of two expert committee's reports. One committee headed by Agricultural Commissionner. Who is the Agricultural Commissionner at present?

  1. Arun Yadav

  2. Sharad Pawar

  3. Gurbachan Singh

  4. Mukul Rahatogi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gurbachan Singh the Agricultural Commissionner at present.

Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal persident have called for protecting farmers' interests in the Land Acquisition Bill that Union Minister for Rural Development intends to seal after a meeting with stakeholders on May 20, 2011. How is the Union Minister for Rural Development at present?

  1. Ajit Singh

  2. Vilasrao Deshmukh

  3. Jayant Choudhary

  4. Nitish Kumar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vilasrao Deshmukh the Union Minister for Rural Development.

Bharatiya Janata Party's UttarPradesh president, Congress MP from Firozabad & three MLA from Haryana were arrested on 13th May, 2011 and preventd from visiting Bhatta-Parsaul village in Greater Noida, where Bhartiya Kisan Union members staged a dharna about 2 km from Bhatta-Parsual. Who is the BJP president of Uttar Pradesh at present?

  1. Parvez Hashmi

  2. Raj Babbar

  3. Surya Pratap Singh Shahi

  4. Rajnath Singh


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Surya Pratap Singh Shahi is the BJP president of Uttar Pradesh at present.

On 13th May, 2011 a Border Security Force (BSF) helicopter crashed in a hilly region of Rajasthan, Fatehpur. To which district of Rajasthan Fatehpur belongs?

  1. Bharatpur

  2. Dausa

  3. Sirohi

  4. Jaisalmer


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fatehpur is the hilly region of Sorohi district of Rajasthan.

Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh persident, Congress MP from Firozabad & three MLA from Haryana werw arrested on 13th May, 2011 and preventd from visiting Bhatta-Parsaul village in Greater Noida, where Bhartiya Kisan Union members staged a dharna about 2 km from Bhatta-Parsual. Who is the Congress MP from Firozabad at present?

  1. Surya Pratap Singh Shahi

  2. Raj Babbar

  3. Parvez Hashmi

  4. Rajnath Singh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Raj Babbar is the Congress MP from Firozabad at present.

On May 13, 2011 Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and General secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha has urged to PM Manmohan Singh to call a special session of parliament to discuss the issue on Land Acquisition Act. Who is the General secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at present?

  1. Atul Kumar Anjaan

  2. Kolli Nageswar Rao

  3. Jalaluddin Ansari

  4. Imtiaz Beg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Atul Kumar Anjaan is the the General secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at present.

On 13th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India ruled out the disqualification of 16 MLAs by the Speaker of Karnataka State last year & said the Speaker ignored the the constitutional norms set out in the 10th Schedule and the Disqualification Act, 1986. Who is the Speaker of Karnataka?

  1. Dharamlal Kaushik

  2. K. G. Bopaiah

  3. Meira Kumar

  4. Hamid Ansar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

K. G. Bopaiah is the Speaker of Karnataka.

The Central Government on 13th May, 2011 reconstituted the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India. Who is the new head of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India?

  1. K. S. Sharma

  2. K. K. Talwar

  3. Harbhajab Singh Rassam

  4. Purushottam Lal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

K. K. Talwar is the new head of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India.

In the 1st Lucknow session court sentenced Shekhar Tiwari and nine others to life imprisonment for murdering PWD engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta after he refused to pay donations for Chief Minister Mayawati's birthday celebrations in 2008. Who is Shekhar Tiwari?

  1. BSP MLA

  2. BSP MP

  3. BSP Madhya Pradesh State President

  4. BSP candidate for 2012 UP Assembly Election


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shekhar Tiwari is BSP MLA of Uttar Pradesh.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding MS Gurupadaswamy who died on 10th May, 2011 after suffering a heart attack?

  1. He served as petroleum and chemicals minister in the VP Singh government.

  2. His political career began when he successfully contested the Lok Sabha elections in 1952 from Mysore as a Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party candidate.

  3. He fell out with Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split and resigned from the ministry. Gurpadaswamy, then in Congress (O), became Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha.

  4. He had worked as a journalist for a Kannada weekly in the 1970s and 1980s.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

He fell out with Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split and resigned from the ministry. Gurpadaswamy, then in Congress (O), became Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha.

On 12th May, 2011 the Supreme Court of India (SCI) banned the production, sale and use of endosulfan for some period. What is endosulfan?

  1. Drug used for treatment of malaria

  2. Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide.

  3. The common antibiotic that is used during cancer treatment

  4. Drug used for treatment of TB


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide. Because of its threats to human health and the environment, a global ban on the manufacture and use of endosulfan was negotiated under the Stockholm Convention in April 2011.

India's MC Mary Kom defeated Asian champion Kim Myong Sim 4-3 to win the gold in the 48 kg category at the ASBC Women's Boxing Asian Cup on 9th May,2011. Which city hosted the Women's Boxing Asian Cup 2011?

  1. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  2. Chengdu, China

  3. Jakarta, Indonesia

  4. Haikou, China


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Women's Boxing Asian Cup 2011 held at Haikou, China.

What is the name of Osama's wife, who is a professor of Arabic grammar?

  1. Najwa Ghanem

  2. Siham Sabar

  3. Khadija Sharif

  4. Khairiah Sabar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Siham Sabar married to Osama in 1987 and she is a professor of Arabic grammar.

Non-profit organisation Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) currently supports 23 sportpersons of India for hoping to win London 2012 Olympic Gold Medals as many as possible & athletes sponsored by the OGQ picked up 27 medals at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in 2010. Who is the CEO of OGQ?

  1. Vishawanathan Anand

  2. Leander Paes

  3. R. Ramaraj

  4. Viran Rasquinha


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Viran Rasquinha is the CEO of the OGQ.

Who said the below statement on 12th May, 2011 at an annual events organized by Oxford Students Union.You have to respect your opponent and understand your limitations, which effectively means that you have to be realistic. A leader has to spend time with those who are down, not those who are doing well. When you are down, you need a shoulder, a hug, love and affection and only a leader can provide that.�

  1. Lalu Prasad Yadav

  2. Kapil Dev

  3. Pranab Mukherjee

  4. Mukesh Ambani


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kapil Dev said the statement on 12th May, 2011 at an annual events organized by Oxford Students Union.

Who won the WTA Rome Masters Men's Tennis Single 2011, held at Rome between 11th to 15th May, 2011?

  1. Rafael Nadal

  2. Richard Gasquet

  3. Andy Murray

  4. Novak Djokovic


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Novak Djokovic won the WTA Rome Masters Men's Tennis Single 2011, held at Rome between 11th to 15th May, 2011.

Who won the WTA Rome Masters Women Tennis Single 2011, held at Rome between 11th to 15th May, 2011?

  1. Samantha Stosur

  2. Li Na

  3. Caroline Wozniacki

  4. Maria Sharapova


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Maria Sharapova won the WTA Rome Masters Women Tennis Single 2011.

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