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1. India on 13 May 2011 signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with which one of the following countries?
a) Colombia
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) New Zealand
Answer: (a) Colombia
2. According to a ranking compiled by IMD (International Institute for Management Development), India was ranked at the _ position in terms of world competitiveness.
a) 34th
b) 32nd
c) 35th
d) 36th
Answer: (a) 32nd
3. India and Uzbekistan signed an action plan__ in New Delhi on 16 May 2011.
a) Tourism Cooperation
b) Defence Cooperation
c) Trade Cooperation
d) Science and Technology Cooperation
Answer: (a)Tourism Cooperation
4. India among six nations to dominate growth by 2025 according to a report released on 17 May 2011. The report was released by which one of the following international bodies?
a) World Bank
b) ADB
c) IMF
d) World Trade Organisation
Answer: (a) World Bank
5. Name the head of the International monetary Fund (IMF) arrested in New York on 15 May 2011 on allegations that he forced or attempted to force a maid at the Sofitel hotel in Manhattan to perform oral sex on him.
a. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
b. Rodrigo de Rato
c. Michel Camdessus
d. Horst Köhler
Answer: (a)
6. Who is the farmer leader who and head of the Bharatiya Kisan Union who passed away in Sisauli village of UP's Muzaffarnagar district on 15 May 2011?
a. Mahendra Singh Tikait
b. Charan Singh
c. Ajay Pal Pradhan
d. Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi
Answer: (a)
7. Which Bollywood actress was detained by customs officials at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on 18 May 2011 for not declaring diamond jewellery she was allegedly carrying in her luggage?
a. Aishwarya Rai Bachhan
b. Minisha Lamba
c. Bipasha Basu
d. Sonam Kappor
Answer: (b)
8. Which State-run equipment maker announced on 19 May 2011 the successful manufacture and testing of India's first turbo generator of 600 MW rating?
a. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)
b. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
c. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
d. Suzlon Energy
Answer: (a)
9. International Museum Day (IMD) was observed on 18 May 2011. What was the theme for International Museum Day 2011?
a. Museum and Memory
b. Museums for social harmony
c. Museums as agents of social change and development
d. Museums and Universal Heritage
Answer: (a)
10. A Special Court on 18 May 2011 acquitted Punjab Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon and former deputy director of Rural Development and Panchayats department J P Singla in a nine-year-old alleged recruitment scam. To which party does Kahlon belong to?
a. Punjab People’s Party
b. Shiromani Akali Dal
c. Adarsh Lok Dal
d. Rashtriya Lok Dal
Answer: (a)
11. The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on 19 May 2011 dedicated the world-class, 6-MMTPA Bina Refinery. In which state is the refinery located?
a. Gujarat
b. Madhya radish
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b)
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