CLAT 2012: GK Questions-Answers

1.	Name the first Indian to reach the North Pole. Ajit Bajaj
2.	Who received the Dhyan Chand award for 2011? Former India striker Shabbir Ali became the first footballer to win the prestigious Dhyan Chand award
3.	On which day is the ‘Earth Day’ celebrated every year? April 22nd
4.	Name the longest canal of India. The Indira Gandhi Canal
5.	Name the political thinker who inspired French Revolution. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6.	Which countries jointly hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011? India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
7.	Where was the 2nd India-Africa summit held? Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
8.	What does ‘Light-year’ measure? Distance
9.	When was the BRICs summit held in New Delhi? 29th March 2012
10.	Who received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2011? Soumitra Chatterjee
11.	The phenomenon when there is excess of money relative to the supply of goods is? Inflation
12.	Leukemia is a disease related to what? Blood
13.	Name the water body connecting Europe and Africa. Strait of Gibraltor
14.	The Architect Le Corbusier was a citizen of which country? France
15.	Name the largest gland in a human body. Liver
16.	International Criminal Court is located in which city? The Hague (The Netherlands)
17.	Which ocean resembles the English alphabet ‘S’? Atlantic Ocean
18.	The G8 summit of 2012 is scheduled to be held at? Camp David – Maryland (USA)
19.	Which state won the ‘Santosh Trophy’ in the year 2011? West Bengal defeated Manipur. 65th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2010-11 was held in Assam.
20.	December 10 is celebrated every year as? International Human Rights’ Day
21.	India joined the United Nations Organisation on which date? 30th October 1945
22.	The longest National Highway of India connects which two cities? Varanasi and Kanyakumari (National Highway 44) National Highway 7 was renamed as NH-44 in 2010. It is a 2369 km Highway from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. This longest National Highway in India connects 6 major States Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
23.	Which country is the largest Iron Ore importer from India? China
24.	Which is the largest flightless bird? Ostrich
25.	Name the longest shipping canal of the world. The Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal (China) is the longest canal or artificial river in the world.
26.	What was Taiwan earlier called? Formosa
27.	Name the Indian indigenous nuclear submarine which is under construction. INS Arihant
28.	Osama Bin Laden was killed at? Abbottabad
29.	Where was the First Annual Formula One Indian Grand Prix held? Greater Noida
30.	What is ‘Salwa Judum’? A people’s resistance movement against the Naxalities started in 2006, in the state of Chhattisgarh
31.	Where is Akshardham Temple located? Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
32.	Christine Lagarde is the head of? International Monetary Fund
33.	The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to? Tomas Tranströmer
34.	Who won the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize? National Literacy Service – Burundi; National Literacy Service – Burundi; National Institute for the Education of Adults- Mexico Honourable Mention) City Literacy Coordinating Council, Tagum City- Philippines
35.	Name the first woman Director General of Police? Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
36.	Name the Supreme Court judges who delivered the judgement in the 2G Case? Justice A K Gunguly and Justice G S Singhvi
37.	Where did the UN Climate Change Conference take place in 2011? Durban (South Africa)
38.	Name the Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker. Ashok Amritraj; He is an Indian Americanfilm producer, former tour professional tennis player, and chairman of Hyde Park Entertainment.
39.	“Man is a social animal” – Which thinker said this? Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, says “Man is a social animal. He who lives without society is either a beast or a God”.
40.	Arab Summit of 2012 took place in? Baghdad (Iraq)
41.	Name the leading contender from the Republican Party’s side in the United States’ Presidential Elections. Mitt Romney
42.	How many years has it been since NREGA was implemented? Six Years; it was launched in February 2006
43.	'The Google Story' is a book written by? David A Vise and Mark Malseed
44.	What day is celebrated as the ‘Computer Literacy Day’? December 2nd
45.	Where are the 2012 Summer Olympics scheduled to be held? London
46.	Which organisation assisted India in the Census Operation of 2011? UNICEF and UNDP (UNFPA also assisted India in the Census Operation of 2011)
47.	Priyanka Chopra is the new Brand Ambassador of which Organisation? Garnier appointed actress Priyanka Chopra as new brand ambassador Aamir Khan is the new brand ambassador for UNICEF India in 2011
48.	Name the Camel Fair held every year in Rajasthan. Pushkar Camel Fair
49.	Which sector witnessed the highest growth during the Eleventh Five Year Plan? Services (9.62)

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