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APPSC Groups (Mental Ability) Quiz

1. South India’s first Metro Rail Service was inaugurated in October 2011 in ?
1) Bengaluru
2) Cochin
3) Mysore
4) Madurai

2. In Global Hunger Index made by IFPRA for 2011, India’s rank in 81nations stands at ?
1) 56th
2) 62th
3) 69th
4) 67th

3.  HDI rank of India in Human Development Report, 2011
1) 134
2) 133
3) 132
4) 131

4. 42nd International Film Festival of India was held in November 2011 at ?
1) Siliguri
2) Goa
3) Bengaluru
4) Cochin

5. Which Indian State unanimously passed the Lokayukta Bill on November 1, 2011?
1) Manipur
2) Nagaland
3) Tripura
4) Uttarakhand

6. G-20 Summit was held in first week of October 2011 in ?
1) Wahington
2) France
3) Columbia
4) Dhaka

7. which Summit was held at Addu City in Maldives in November 2011?
1) 17th SAARC Summit
2) 9th ASEAN Summit
3) 15th SAARC Summit
4) G-20 Summit

8.  Africa’s first democratically elected female President?
1) Ellen Mason
2) Tawakal Karman
3) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
4) Leymah Gbowee


9. Famous Cartoonist Mario Miranda, who died recently. belonged to ?
1) Mangalore
2) Hubli
3) Dharwar
4) Goa


10. Who won Sahitya Akademi Award 2011 in Telugu?
1) Samala Sadasiva
2) Samala Srinivas
3) G Narayan Reddy
4) Samal Roy

11. Which film was adjudged the best in 42nd International Film Festival of India held in Goa?
1) Porfirio
2) Restoration
3) Elena
4) Nader and Simin A Separation

12. 72nd Session of Indian History Congress was inaugurated by?
1) Chief Justice of India
2) Prime Minister
3) President
4) Vice President

13. National Science Day is ?
1) February 24
2) February 28
3) February -2
4) February 21

14. Which country was defeated by Spain in the final match of Davis Cup Tennis Tournament on December 4, 2011?
1) Sweden.
2) Venezuela
3) Brazil
4) Argentina

15.  Mac – Mahon Line demarcates the boundary between
1) India-Pakistan
2) India-China
3) India-Nepal
4) India-Bangladesh

16. Miss World 2011, Ivian Sarcos is from ?
1) Columbia
2) Romania
3) Venezuela
4) Peru

17. As per Forbes List 2011. the most powerful person of the world is ?
1) Bill Gates
2) Hu Jintao
3) Barack Obama
4) Mukesh Ambani

18. Lucas Papademos is the new Prime Minister of ?
1) Greece
2) Poland
3) Bulgaria
4) Italy

19. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at ?
1) Delhi
2) Nagpur
3) Bengaluru
4) Kolkata

20. World Wide Fund for Nature’ was set up in ?
1) 1959
2) 1960
3) 1961
4) 1962

21. Which is the 28th Member of European Union?
1) Croatia
2) Indonesia
3) Philippines
4) Norway

22. Election schedule for Goa, Manipur, Punjab, UT and Uttarkhand was announced on?
1) 24 December 2011
2) 20 December 2011
3) 28 November 2011
4) 28 December 2011

23. “White House’ is the official residence of the President of ?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Germany
4) Italy

24. How many meaningful English words can be formed with ‘NWTI’ using letter only once in each word?
1) Two
2) One
3) Three
4) Four

25. Number of women judges in Indian Supreme Court is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

26. Controversially hours is authored by ?
1) Imran Khan
2) Shoaib Akhtar
3) Greg Chappell
4) Kapil Dev

27. International Ozone Day ?
1) September 16
2) October 16
3) December 16
4) January 16

28. The agency specifically set up to honest overall rural development?
1) NABARD
2) RBI
3) EXIM
4) SEBI

29. Banks in India are regulated under ?
1) RBI Act, 1934
2) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
3) State Bank of India Act, 1955
4) Companies Act, 1956

30. Saina Nehwal is a famous player associated with the game of?
1) Hockey
2) Badminton
3) Golf
4) Lawn Tennis

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