Objective General Knowledge

Q. Which team defeated Uttarakhand in the men's category to win the National title for he fourth time, in the 60th Senior National Volleyball Championship at Raipur on January 11, 2012?
1 West Bengal
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Kerala
4 Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 3
Q. Which team extended their hegemony by defeating Kerala 25-12, 25-14, 25-16 in a one sided final in the women's category at the 60th Senior National Volleyball Championship?
1 Railways
2 Services
3 Delhi
4 Punjab
Ans: 1
Q. This footballer was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'or on January 9,2012 in Zurich. He won the award for the third consecutive year for the world's outstanding footballer. Identify the footballer.
1 Lionel Messi
2 Cristiano Ronaldo
3 Xavi
4 Sergio Ramos
Ans: 1
Q. State-run Northern Coalfields (NCL) agreed to surrender land required to mine two blocks attached to the Sasan ultra mega power plant to which of the following companies giving the company the benefit to over Rs. 6000 crore over the life of the venture?
1 Reliance Power
2 Adani Power
3 Birla Power Solutions
4 DLF Power
Ans: 1
Q. Which car took home the crown of Indian Car of the Year 2012 in January 2012?
1 Maruti Suzuki Swift
2 Toyota Etios Liva
3 Hyundai Verna
4 Hyundai Eon
Ans: 1
Q. As per the Wholesale Price Index, published by the government on January 16, 2012. Reduced food prices caused the inflation to dip to a year low at what per cent in December 2011?
1 7.47%
2 7.65%
3 6.33%
4 5.41%
Ans: 3
Q. Which French construction major entered the Indian market by buying out 100 per cent stake in NAPC, a Chennai-based construction company?
1 Sinopec Engineering
2 Uhde
3 Vinci
4 Snamprogetti
Ans: 3
Q. India signed MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on tourism with ASEAN on January 12,2012. The agreement took place in -
1 Manila
2 Jakarta
3 Manado
4 Malaysia
Ans: 3
Q. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas-2012 was held in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of which one of the following states?
1 Rajasthan
2 Bihar
3 Bihar
4 UP
Ans: 1
Q. India and Japan on January 12, 2012 agreed to enhance their cooperation in the... sector.
1 Infrastructure
2 Tourism
3 Road and Transport
4 Coal and Mining
Ans: 1