PSC GK 5

1. Which of the following countries is not a member of the elite league of six nations that have nuclear-powered submarines?
a. China 
b. India 
c. Germany 
 d. UK

2. Who amongst the following has been awarded the prestigious 'Dadasaheb Phalke award' for the year 2012?
a. Manna Dey 
b. Soumitra Chatterjee  (2013 - PRAN)
c. VK Murthy 
d. K Balachander

3. Tiger Woods' former swing coach, Hank Haney, has written a book about his time working with the golfer. The name of the book is:
a. The Lord of the Rings 
b. Rules of Attraction
c. Strong Motion
d. The Big Miss

4. The Titanic, with 2,200 people on board, departed from which of the following British ports on 10 April 1912, for its fateful voyage from Europe to the US?
a. Port of Southampton
b. Port of Barrow
c. Port of Swansea
d. Port of Immingham

5. According to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which country is the second largest weapons importer?
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. China
d. South Korea

6. The Para Athletics National Championship 2012 was held in:
a. Hyderabad
b. Gurgaon
c. Bhopal
d. Bengaluru

7. Who among the following politicians has been declared the winner of the prestigious ‘International Jurists Award-2012’?
a. Sheila Dixit
b. Nitish Kumar
c. Narendra Modi
d. Mulayam Singh Yadav

8. Oil has been discovered for the first time in which East African nation recently?
a. Kenya
b. Tanzania
c. Burundi
d. Uganda

9. Who among the following is the surprise choice of US President Barack Obama for the post of World Bank president?
a. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
b. Jim Yong Kim
c. Jose Antonio Ocampo
d. Robert Zoellick

10. After WWE wrestler Great Khali, who is the second sportsperson keen on opening a cricket academy in Himachal Pradesh?
a. Suresh Raina
b. Yuvraj Singh
c. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
d. Harbhajan Singh