GK Practice Paper for Insurance Officers Test

GK Practice Paper for Insurance Officers Test

Gk Sample Questions

1. Triple jumper Trecia Smith was awarded ‘David Dixon award at the closing of the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi, bestowed to the best athlete of the Games and named after the former honorary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

(1) Jamaican

(2) Nigerian

(3) Kenyan

(4) South African

Ans. (4)

2. Chrystalleni Trikomiti bagged two gold medals in rope and ribbon of the rhythmic gymnastics competition in the. Commonwealth Games on October 14, 2010, bringing first gold medal for __ in the Gaines.

(1) Greece

(2) Cyprus

(3) Turkey

(4) Algeria

Ans. (2)

3. Who among the following was not honoured with Jamnalal Bajaj Awards on October 28, 2010?

(1) Chewang Norphel

(2) ChunibhaiVaidya

(3) Shakuntala Choudhary

(4) Chetan E Chitnis

Ans. (4)

4. Which of the following was the motto of the 19^th Commonwealth Games that was held in New Delhi from October 3 to October 14, 2010?

(1) Let us Play

(2) Come Out and Play

(3) We Play. You Play

(4) The Play Begins
Ans. (2)

5. Who among the following was crowned Miss World 2010 on October 30; 201.0 in Sanya, China?

(1) Emma Wareus

(2) AdrianaVasini

(3) Alexandria Mills

(4) Kaiane Aldorino

Ans. (3)

6. Who among the following declared the 19th Commonwealth Games open In New Delhi on October 3, 2010?

(1) Pratibha Paul

(2) Manmohan Singh

(3) Suresh Kalmadi

(4) Prince Charles

Ans. (4)

7. Which country, on October 4, 2010, won the men’s artistic gymnastics team event at the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium in New Delhi on October 4, 2010?

(1) England

(2) Canada

(3) India
(4) Australia

Ans. (4)

8. Virdhawal Khade bagged first medal for India in swimming after a gap of years in Asian Games on November 16, 2010 in Guangzhou.

(1) 28

(2) 24

(3) 20

(4)32

Ans. (2)

9. ____ clinched the first Commonwealth Games Gold Medal for St. Vincent and the Grenadines in be Women’s 100w in Athletics or  9 October, 20.10.

(1) Kim Rose

(2) Daniela Margaret

(3) Natasha Mayer

(4) Alicia Meyers

Ans. (3)

10. Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra and world record holder, on October 5, 2010, won the first gold medal for the host in the Commonwealth Games, improving on Its Games’ record of 1180 in the men’s air rifle pair event by four points.

(1) Ravinder Singh

(2) Anil Kumar

(3) Gagan Narang

(4) Manish Sharma

Ans. (3)

11. Who among the following was conferred the France’s highest civilian honour in October2010?

(1)Ritu Beri

(2) D Ramanaidu

(3) Zakir Hussain

(4) AR Rahman

Ans. (1)

12. Sanjay Kumar, on October 5, 2010, stunned Commonwealth champion Richard Addinall of South to win the gold medal in-the __ category of the Commonwealth Games wrestling competitions.

(1) 74kg

(2) 90kg

(3) 96kg

(4) 108kg

Ans. (1)

13. Who among the following was the most successful male athlete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games having won four gold medals in shooting?

(I) Abhinav Bindra

(2) Gagan Narang

(3) Samaresh Jung

(4) Patrick Williamson

Ans. (2)

14. When did the High Court, Allahabad order .the Archaeological Survey of India to find out whether a temple existed below the Babri Masjid or not?

(1) March 8, 2002

(2) August 3, 2002

(3) March 5, 2003

(4) August 22, 2003

Ans. (3)

15. From which of the following places did Lal Krishna Advani embark up on his Rath Yatra to Ayodhya on September 25, 1990?

(1) Gandhinagar

(2) Puri

(3) Dakshineshwar

(4) Somnath

Ans. (2)

16. Which of the following opinions by the three Judges regarding Ayodhya title suits verdict delivered on September 30, 2010 is not correct?

(1) According to Justice D V Sharma, Lord -Ram was born at the disputed site.

(2) According to Justice SU Khan, the claims of the Sunni Wakf board the Nirmohi Akhara are time barred.

(3) According to Justice, Sudhir Agarwal, the Babri Masjid was constructed after demolishing a non-Islamic religious structure, that is, a Hindu temple.

(4) All the three Judges said that idols of Ram La1la were placed under the rniddle dome on December 22-23. 1949.

Ans. (2)

17. While delivering verdict on the Ayodhya title suits on September 30, 2010 all the three judges had the same opinion on the Issue

(1) Was Lord Ram born at the disputed site?

(2) Was the disputed structure mosque?

(3) Was a Hindu temple demolished to build it?

(4) When were idols placed at the disputed site?

Ans. (4)

18. Which among the following was not a litigant in the Ayodhya title suits?

(1) Central Sunni Board of Wakfs, Uttar Pradesh

(2) Gopal Singh Visharad represented by Rajendra Singh

(3) Bhagwan Shri Ram Virajman

(4) Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra

Ans. (4)

19. As Ram Lalla was a minor he was represented in the Ayodhya case through his next friend –

(1) Deoki Nandan Agarwal

(2) Priya Dutt Ram

(3) Bir Singh Maurya

(4) Mahant Paramhans

Ans. (1)

20. In which year the people of Ayodhya formed ‘Ayodhya’ Gaurav Simiti’?

(1)1982

(2) 1984

(3) 1986

(4) 1988

Ans. (3)

21. When did the Uttar Pradesh government acquired the 2.77 acre of land around the disputed structure In Ayodhya?

(1) September 18, 1991

(2) August 15, ‘1991

(3) October 10, 1991

(4) July 26, 1991

Ans. (3)

22. Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh, on September 6, 2010, announced that __ would be notified as the country’s first inter-State biosphere reserve.

(1) Sunderbans

(2) Shivalik Hills

(3) Nilgiri Hills

(4) Valley of Flowers

Ans. (2)

23. The Centre, on October 5, 2010, embarked on a two-pronged1strategy, allowing disinvestment of_ per cent of its stake in Shipping Corporation of India.

(1) 5

(2) 8

(3) 10

(4) 12

Ans. (3)

24. A Special Full Bench of the High Court of Allahabad, on September 30, 2010, ruled that the disputed land in Ayodhya shall be divided into parts

(1) Two

(2) Three

(3) Fur

(4) Five

Ans. (2)

25. The ‘World investment prospects survey 2010-2012’ of UNCTAD, in September 2010, declared ___as the second most important FDI destination for transnational corporations.

(1) India

(2) China

(3) Japan

(4) USA

Ans. (1)