CAT -8 for Bank exams and other Public service exams

1. Recently 17th century diamond was up for sale which is in Europe for the past 200 years?
a) Kohinoor Diamond
b) Archduke Joseph diamond
c) Florentine diamond
d) Goldconda diamond

2. How many matches will conducted in FIFA world cup 2010?
a) 70
b) 75
c) 65
d) 64

3. The FIFA world cup 2010 mascot is -
a) Elephant
b) Zuma
c) Zakumi
d) Fuwa

4. Who is the winner of Yonex-Sunrise India Open Grand Prix badminton tournament?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Mew Choo Wong
c) Lee Chung
d) Lin Dan

5. Recently Kyoto Protocol was in news. it is about -
a) Global warming
b) Noise Pollution
C) Study of Financial Crisis
d) Study of Under developing Nations

6. BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) will meet in july 2010 and where will this meeting be held?
a) Davos
b) Geneva
c)  Rio de Janeiro
d) Taiwan

7. Recently China has signed a historic trade pact with which country, ending six decades hostility?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Taiwan
d) Thiland

8. RBI is planning to launch a index to track the residential projects. what is it termed as?
a) House Index
b) Housing Start-Up Index
c) Housing Projects Index
d) Residential Project Index

9. To which terrorist, USA had given access who has confessed to his role in Mumbai attacks?
a)  David Coleman Headley
b) Afzal Guru
c) Abu Salim
d) None of these

10. Rosatom Nuclear Energy Corporation belongs to which country?
a) France
b) Mongolia
c) Kazakhstan
d) Russia

11. With which country India has signed a deal to upgrade 'Mirage 2000'?
a) Russia
b) France
c) USA
d) Singapore

12. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Areva have finalised contracts for two 1,650 MWe-European Pressurised Reactor plants?
Areva, one of the biggest reactor manufacturer, belongs to which country?
a) Mongolia
b) China
c) Russia
d) France

13. Recently which country put the ban on import of bovine meat from India?
a) Afghanistan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Syria
d) North Korea

14.Recently India-Iran-Pakistan pipeline was in news. Which of the following is true?
a) Iran has approved $7 billion pipeline deal with Pakistan
b) India and Iran is discussing underwater gas line bypassing Pakistan
c) Only b option is true
d) Both options are true

15. Which of the following has got Padma Vibhushan award 2010?
a) Ebrahim Alkazi
b) Yaga Venugopal Reddy
c) Zohra Segal
d) All of them