Latest Quiz 123

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1. Dmitry Rogozin was recently visited to India. He is the Deputy Prime Minister of -

France RUSSIA Spain

Germany

( Ans - 2)

2. An Indigenously Built Hydrographic Surveyor vessel was recently Commissioned into

Indian Navy named as ? INS MAKAR INS Sahayadri

INS Tarangini INS Vikrant

( Ans - 1)

3. India recently banned US-sanctioned ships of which country from entering its water ? Iraq IRAN Japan China

( Ans - 2)

4. India recently finalised a Mechanism with which country for Shipping of its Uranium

to India ? Australia Saudi Arabia

CANADA USA

( Ans - 3)

5.Which Country recently included Hindi Language as study curriculum in its Schools ? USA AUSTRALIA Pakistan ( Ans - 2)



Nepal

6. India recently Signed an agreement on Rare Earth Minerals with which country ?

Iran China JAPAN USA

( Ans - 3)

7. Who is the newly Appointed Director of Intelligence Bureau for a period of two years

? S.A. IBRAHIM Arun Kumar Jain

Sanjay Mitra Naseem Zaidi

( Ans - 1)

8. In which state a 17 days long Jal Satyagraha by villagers in narmada river recently

came to an end for protesting omkareshwar dam ?

Manipur Himachal Pardesh

MADHYA PRADESH Sikkim( Ans - 3)

9. India recently signed a $ 70-million loan with world bank for financing the Health

Systems Development and Reform Project in which state ?

Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh

KARNATAKA Assam( Ans - 3)



10. A Senior IPS Officer recently took over as Director of CBI named -

RANJIT SINHA

Ranbir Singh

Sanjay Mitra

Arvind Mayaram

( Ans - 1)

11. Which state recently signed an agreement with IT Company TCS to monitor Funds

allocation under MGNREGA Scheme ?

Madhya Pradesh

WEST BENGAL

Sikkim

Assam

( Ans - 2)

12. Which scheme was recently launched by union government to Educate Adolescent

Boys about moral and social values ?

Sulabh

Suchitram

SAKSHAM

Sarthak

( Ans - 3)



13. Hamid Karzai was recently on a visit to India. He is the President of -

Iran

AFGHANISTAN

Iraq

Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

14. India International Trade Fair was recently organized in Delhi with theme of -

Shining India

SKILLING INDIA

Charming India

Amazing India

( Ans - 2)

15. Indian postal department recently decided to start a bank named -

Postal Bank of India

POST BANK OF INDIA

Indian Postal Bank

Indian Post Bank

( Ans - 2)

16. Rajkeshwar Puryag will be Chief Guest at 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Jan 8-10)

in Kochchi in 2013. He is the President of which country ?

MAURITIUS

Nepal

Malaysia

Indonesia

( Ans - 1)



1. Bidzina Ivanishvili , is the newly elected Prime Minister of which Country ?

Germany

GEORGIA

France

Spain

( Ans - 2)

2. Algerian Lakhdar Brahimi is the newly appointed joint special representative of UN

and Arab league for which country ?

Libya

SYRIA

Iraq

Afghanistan

( Ans - 2)

3. Government of which country recently Launched Peace Talks with an extremist groupFARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) that has been causing high scale

losses to that country for past many decades ?

COLUMBIA

Cambodia

China

Chile

( Ans - 1)

4. Le Luong Minh, from Socialist Republic of Vietnam has been appointed as upcoming

Secretary General for which group of nations for a five year term ?



ASEAN

SCO

SAARC

NATO

( Ans - 1)

5. According to a recent report by IEA(International Energy Agency), which country is

set to become world's largest oil producer by 2017 by leaving Saudi Arabia Behind ?

Iran

USA

Iraq

Venezuela

( Ans - 2)

6. Which country has recently launched a new Nuclear Safety Agency after a large scale

nuclear disaster recently occured due a large Tsunami ?

South KoreaJAPAN

North Korea

Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

7. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently set up a Special Task Force for

which country as it is concerned about that country's Nuke-Program ?

Pakistan

IRAN

India

( Ans - 2)



Iraq

8. USA recently signed an Agreement with which country for supply of goods to the

NATO forces through that country ?

India

PAKISTAN

Iran

Afghanistan

( Ans - 2)

9. Ernest Bai Koroma is the recently re-elected President of which African Country ?

Congo

SIERRA LEONE

South Sudan

Algeria

( Ans - 2)

10. Which country recently appointed Joaquim Barbosa as First non-White President of

its Supreme Court ?

USA

BRAZIL

GermanySpain

( Ans - 2)



11. Ali Zeidan is the Newly appointed Prime Minister of which country ?

Mali

LIBYA

Iran

Syria

( Ans - 2)

12. Parliament of which of these Countries recently passed draft of a Constitution for

that country ?

EGYPT

Iran

Iraq

UAE

( Ans - 1)

1. India Recently signed a trilateral agereement with Afghanistan and Iran to facilitate

beneficial trade through a Port in Iran Named -

Bushehr Port

CHABAHAR PORT

Amirabad Port

Bandar Abbas Port

( Ans - 2)

2. India's Election Commisson recently signed a co-operation Agreement with Election

commission of which country?

Iran

UK( Ans - 3)



EGYPT

Saudi Arabia

3. The P5 Group of Nations (UN security council's Permanent Members) recently

Declared which country as nuke free?

MANGOLIA

Iran

Japan

China

( Ans - 1)

4. India recently set up political relations with which Island Country in South Pacific

Ocean ?

Soloman Islands

Fiji

Papua New GuineaNIUE

( Ans - 4)

5. Who is the Newly re-appointed President of USA ?

Mitt Romney

BARACK OBAMA David Cameron

Condoleezza Rice

( Ans - 2)



6. Which two countries recently decided to set up joint embassies in foreign countries ?

India and Pakistan

BRITAIN AND CANADA

Britain and USA

India and USA

( Ans - 2)

7. UK Prime Minsiter David Cameron recently signed an independence referendum dealwith Alex Salmond to conduct People's poll in end of 2014 to decide on independence of

which country under Britain's administrative control ?

WalesÂ

SCOTLAND

Northern Ireland

West Midlands

( Ans - 2)

8. USA and Malidives recently conducted a Joint Army exercise Called -

Ekuverin 2012

COCONUT GROVE 2012

Dosto - XI

Slinex - 2012

( Ans - 2)

9. Felix baumgartner, The sky diver who recently jumped succesfully from a record

height of approx 39 Km, is from which country ?



Australia

AUSTRIA

Germany

France

( Ans - 2)

10. The King of whichof these countries recently formed a constitutonal court to speed

up reforms processes ?

Oman

Yemen

JORDAN

Saudi Arabia

( Ans - 3)

11. A UN Habitat Report Titled 'State of the world cities' placed Delhi and Mumbai in the

top 95 Cities across world.

Which City was at the top across the world according to this list ?VIENNA (AUSTRIA)

Budapest (Hungary)

Paris (France)

London (UK)

( Ans - 1)

12. What are the Five newly selected member countries in UN Security Council ?

ARGENTINA, RWANDA,

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH KOREA AND

LUXEMBORG

( Ans - 1)



India, Rwanda, Australia, South Korea

and Luxemborg

Argentina, India, Australia, South

Korea and Luxemborg

Argentina, Rwanda, India, South Korea

and Luxemborg

13. Durand Line is a border line across which two countries and has recently been

causing armed conflicts in those countries ?

India - ChinaPAKISTAN - AFGHANISTAN

India - Afghanistan

India- Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

14. Who is the newly elected General Secretary of communist Party of china and is set

to be Premier (President) of China in Mar 2013 ?

Yoshihiko Noda

XI JINPING

Wen Jiabao

Hu Jintao

( Ans - 2)

15. SANDY, a Tropical Cyclone recently hit which country and caused high scale loss es

?

France ( Ans - 3)



Spain

USA

India

1. Which actress was given Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent 14th Mumbai

Film Festival -

WAHEEDA REHMAN

Vidya Baland

Rani Mukherji

Lata Mangeshkar

( Ans - 1)

2. Uttarakhand State's shiksha ratan award was recently given to -

Vijay Bahuguna

Manmohan Singh

A N PUROHIT

Narendra Modi

( Ans - 3)

3. Second Sita Smriti Award was recently given to which female author for her book

"Kitne Shahron Mein Kitni Baar"-

Vikram Seth

MAMTA KALIA

Arundhati Roy

Khushwant Singh

( Ans - 2)

4. V V Giri Memrorial award 2011 was recently given to -



Mamta Kalia

UTSA PATNAIK

Khushwant Singh

Vikram Seth

( Ans - 2)

5. Mahatma Gandhi International Award 2012 was recently given to (A Former Zambian

President)-

Barack Obama

KENNETH KAUNDA

Manmohan Singh

Narendra Modi

( Ans - 2)

6. Former Afghan Minister that was recently given Swedish Rite Livelihood Award -

Hamis Karzai

A P J Abdul Kalam

SEEMA SAMAR

Mohammed Fahim

( Ans - 3)

7. Indian theatre artist that was recently given highest French Cultural Honour(Knight

of the order of arts and letters) ?

Javed Akhtar

EBRAHIM ALKAJI

Waheeda Rehmaan

Karim Khalili

( Ans - 2)



8. Lal Bahadur Shasti National Award was recently given to which famous scientist for

her contribution in India's ambitious Agni - 5 Project -

Arundhati Roy

TESSY THOMAS

Kalpana Chawla

Pratibha Patil

( Ans - 2)

9. Indian Person that was recently awarded WISE award (World Innovation Summit for

Education, Called Nobel prize of Education) at Doha city (Capital city of Qatar ) ?

Kalpana Chawla

MADHAV CHAVAN

A P J Abdul Kalam

Manmohan Singh

( Ans - 2)

10. Indian Firm that was recently awarded prestigious Japanese award (Japan

International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award) ?

BHEL

DMRC (DELHI METRO)

BEL

SBI

( Ans - 2)



11. Who was recently honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2012 (Hint :- He is the

Prez of Liberia) ?

Jacob Zuma

ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF

Barack Obama

Dalai Lama

.

1. 21st Saraswati samman has recently been given to which famous Tamil writer ?

Ramdarsh Mishra

A MANAVALAN

S.Ramakrishnan

Vembu Vikiraman

2. The founder of Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravishankar has recenely been honoured with

highest civil honour of which country ?

PARAGUAY

Uruguay

Japan

China

3. Miss India Fiji 2012 pageant has recently been won by -

Tulsi Gobbard

Vanya MishraPrachi Mishra

SHERYL KUMAR



4. 'Pride of India' award was recently conferred on -

Mallikarjun Kharge

A P J Abdul Kalam

TRILOCHAN SINGH SAHNI

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

5. India based strategic thinker and analyst that recently won Asia Society Bernard

Schwartz Book Award for his book - Water: Asia's New Battleground -

Gurbaksh Chahal

BRAHMA CHELLANEY

Deepak ChopraAnupam Kher

6. Indian person that was recently Awarded Hoover Medal 2012 (This Award is meant

to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity) -

Mukesh Ambani

Lakshmi Mittal

Anil Ambani

NARAYAN MURTHY

7. Which former Indian Prime minister was recently honoured with "Bangladesh

liberation war Honour " by Bangladesh Govt. ?

INDER KUMAR GUJRAL

Atal Bihari VajpayeeIndra Gandhi

Rajeev Gandhi

8. Indian Music Conductor that was recently honoured with Israel Presidential Award -



A R Rehmaan

ZUBIN MEHTA

Javed Akhtar

Pritam Chakraborty

9. Who received the Pragya award given by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akademi for his

novel - Adhunik Chitrakala Ka Itihaas ?

A Manavalan

RATNAKAR VINAYAK SAKHALKAR

Ramdarsha Mishra

Javed Akhtar

10. Kishore Kumar Award by Madhya Pradesh Govt (for direction, acting, script writing

and lyrics) was recently conferred on -

Guljar

A R Rehmaan

SALIM KHAN

Sameer

1. How much subsidy did Goverment recently decided to give to BPL Families onDal

Ration -

RS. 20

Rs. 25

Rs. 30Rs. 50

( Ans - 1)

2. Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)'s recent world food security index report 2012

ranked US at the top across 105 countries. What was India's ranking in this list ?



65TH

69th

62th

60th

( Ans - 1)

3. Government recently decided to buy 55.57% stake in IFCI to make it a state owned

- PSU. IFCI Srtands for -

Infrastructure and Finance Corporation

of India

INDUSTRIAL FINANCE

CORPORATION OF INDIA Industrial Finance Consultancy of

India

Industrial Finance Committee of India

( Ans - 2)

4. RBI recently Formed a special committee named FIAC under Deputy governor K C

Chakrabarty for better implementation of Financial Inclusion in country. (Financial

Inclusion means bringing rural and BPL people under purview of banking services).FIAC Stands for -

Financial Inclusion Augmentation

Committee

Financial Inclusion Addition Committee

FINANCIAL INCLUSION ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

Financial Induction Advisory

Committee

( Ans - 3)

5. The Government owned bank that was recently given Best bank and Financial

Institution award 2012 ?



Bank of India

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK

Bank of Baroda

State Bank of India

( Ans - 2)

6. RBI in its Quarterly Monetary Policy Review for Q2 (July - Sep 2012) decided to Cut

CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) by 25 basis points. New value of CRR Stands at -

4.75 %

4.25 %

4.50 %

4 %

( Ans - 2)

7. In a recent global hunger index issued by IFPRI (International Food Policy Research

Institute), India was ranked at which position- ?

65TH

69th

68th

60th

( Ans - 1)

8. In the recent Economic freedom list issued by canada based Fraser Institute, India

was ranked at 111th position. Which country was ranked at the top ?

USA

UK

HONG KONG France

( Ans - 3)

9. India's CAD (Current Account Deficit) has been what percent of GDP in Q1 (Apr -

June) of 2012 - 13 ?



3.9 %

4.4 %

4.1 %

4 %

( Ans - 1)

10. Government recently decided to combine Capital Markets Regulator SEBI ,

Insurance Regulator IRDA, Pension Regulator PFRDA and Forward Markets Commission

(FMC) into a single entity called UFA.

What Does UFA Stands for -

UNIFIED FINANCIAL AGENCY

Unique Financial AgencyUnified Financial Advisory

Unique Financial Advisory

( Ans - 1)

11. Which of these has recently been approved as India's Third Stock Exchange ?

MCX

NASDAQ

BSE

NSE

( Ans - 1)

12. RBI recently signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with State Bank of

which country to promote mutual financial co-operation ?

China

VIETNAM Japa

Russia

( Ans - 2)

1. IMF (International Monetary Fund) recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for

FY 2012 - 13 from 6.1% to -



5.9 %

6.9 %

6 %

4.9 %

( Ans - 4)

2. IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited) will soon set up a new plant in

Which Country ?

USA

CANADA

UK

Germany

( Ans - 2)

3. Which Country has put Thailand behind to become the biggest rice exporter in the

last Fiscal ?

PakistanINDIA

Nepal

USA

( Ans - 2)

4. ADB (Asian Development Bank) recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY

2012 - 13 from 7 % to -

5 %

5.6 %

6 %

( Ans - 2)



6.5 %

5. The Union Govt recently increased planned expenditure on Health During 12th five

year Plan from 1.4 % to what percent of GDP ?

3 %

2.5 %

2.9 %

2 %

( Ans - 2)

6. World Bank recently offered a loan of what ammount to support secondary education

in India ?

$ 300 million

$ 500 MILLION

$ 100 million

$ 200 million

( Ans - 2)

7. What has been India's actual GDP Growth Rate in Q1 (Apr - June) and Q2 (July -

Sep) of FY 2012 - 13?

Q1 - 5.5 %, Q2 - 5.3 %

Q1 - 5.2 %, Q2 - 5.3 %

Q1 - 5.3 %, Q2 - 5.3 %

Q1 - 5.3 %, Q2 - 5.5 %

( Ans - 1)



8. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY

2012 - 13 from 6.5 % to -

5.5 %

5.8 %

6 %

6.8 %

( Ans - 2)

9. C. Rangrajan led PMEAC (Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council ) recently

Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13 from 6.7 % to -?

6 %

7 %

6.5 %

6.8 %

( Ans - 1)

10. What has been India's CAD (Current Account Deficit) in FY 2011 -12 and Q1 of

2012 - 13 (Apr - June) ? (Measured as percentage of GDP)

FY 2011-12 -> 4.2 %, Q1 OF

FY 2012-13 ->3.9 %

FY 2011-12 -> 4.2 %, Q1 of

FY 2012-13 ->3.2 %

FY 2011-12 -> 5.2 %, Q1 of

FY 2012-13 ->3.9 %

FY 2011-12 -> 4.2 %, Q1 of

FY 2012-13 ->4.9 %

( Ans - 1)



11. International Rating Agency S&P (Standard & Poor's) recently Reduced india's GDP

Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13 from 6.5 % to -

5 %

5.5 %

6.5 %

5.8 %

( Ans - 2)

12. India and Pakistan recently decided to set up a Max Limit on Import duty on Goods

imported from each other. The newly decided limit for import duty is -

5 %

6 %

7 %

8 %

( Ans - 1)

13. Indian postal department recently decided to start a bank named -

Postal Bank of India

Indian Post Bank

Indian Postal Bank

POST BANK OF INDIA

( Ans - 4)

14. International Rating Agency FITCH recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate

for FY 2012 - 13 from 6.5 % to -



6.8 %

6.7 %

6 %

6.2 %

( Ans - 3)

15. FCRA act has recently been amended to empower commodities market regulator

FMC (Forward Markets Commision). FCRA Stands for -

Forward Commission Restriction Act

FORWARD CONTRACT

REGULATION ACT

Forward Commission Regulation Act

Forward Contract Restriction Act

( Ans - 2)

. Serena williams recently won WTA Open Tennis tournament by beating -

Victoria Azarenka

MARIA SHARAPOVA

Ana Ivanovic

Agnieszka RadwaÅ„ska

( Ans - 2)

2. Thaworn Wiratchant recently Won Hero Indian Open Golf Championship. He is from -

Japan

THAILAND

UK

China

( Ans - 2)



3. BCCI recently conferred C K Naidu Lifetime achievement award on which legendary

cricketer ?

Navjot Singh Sidhu

SUNIL GAVASKAR

Anil Kumble

Dilip Vengsarkar

( Ans - 2)

4. The 50th National Premier Chess championship was recently won by -

G AKASH

Krishnan Sasikiran

Vishwanathan Anand

Sayantan Das

( Ans - 1)

5. Which former Indian cricketer was recently appointed as chairman of the ICC Cricket

committee -Sunil Gavaskar

Mohinder Amarnath

ANIL KUMBLE

Navjot Singh Sidhu

( Ans - 3)

6. East Bengal recently won the 34th federation cup football cup by Beating -

Mumbai FC

Pailan Arrows

Shillong Lajong( Ans - 4)



DEMPO SC

7. Indian Golfer that recently won the Venetian Macau Golf open -

Jeev Milkha Singh

GAGANJEET BHULLAR

Arjun Atwal

Shiv Kapur

( Ans - 2)

8. The player that recently became the Fastest to reach 3000 runs Landmark in One-

Day Internationals -

Virat Kohli

Shane Watson

HASHIM AMLA

A B De villiers

( Ans - 3)

9. Which player recently Became Only Indian to Score Three triple tons in first-Class

Cricket ?

Yuvraj Singh

Robin Uthappa

RAVINDRA JADEJA

Ravichandran Ashwin

( Ans - 3)

10. Czech Republic recently won the Davis Cup 2012 by beating which country -



Germany

UK

SPAIN

USA

( Ans - 3)

11. Asia Kabaddi Championship that was recently organized in Pakistan was won by -

India

Nepal

PAKISTAN

Sri Lanka

( Ans - 3)

1. Indian American entrepreneur That was recently selected among 18 US Prez

Obama's 18 'Presidential Innovation Fellows' -

KARL MEHTA

Tulsi Gobbard

Lakshmi MittalGurbaksh Chahal

( Ans - 1)

2. Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority Recently appointed an Indian as its CEO and

Board Member namely -

Arun Kumar Jain

SHASHANK SRIVASTAVA

Hardip Singh Puri

M S Ahluwalia

( Ans - 2)



3. Who is the newly appointed Secretary General of NHRC (National Human Rights

Commission)-

M S Ahluwalia

ARUN KUMAR JAIN

Arvind Mayaram

Prakash Bakshi

( Ans - 2)

4. Julia Gillard was recently on a visit to India. She is the Prime Minister of which

country ?

Austria

Germany

AUSTRALIA

Spain

( Ans - 3)

5. Juan Carlos was recently on a visit to India. He is the King of -

Germany

SPAIN

Cambodia

Nepal

( Ans - 2)

6. Which Country has put Thailand behind to become the biggest rice exporter in the

last Fiscal ?



Sri Lanka

Pakistan

USA

INDIA

( Ans - 4)

7. World Bank recently offered a loan of what ammount to support secondary education

in India ?

$ 100 million

$ 500 MILLION

$ 200 million

$ 300 million

( Ans - 2)

8. Which state's govt recently appointed Jackie Shroff as ambassdor to raise awareness

against female foeticide in that state ?

AssamManipur

BIHAR

Rajasthan

( Ans - 3)

9. Lek Soniyachi is a financial incentive scheme for girls in BPL (Below Poverty Line)

families. In which state this scheme is implmented ?

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

MAHARASHTRA ( Ans - 3)



Arunachal Pradesh

10. Aadhaar Enabled e-services launched were recently launched in which State on

second anniversary of Aadhaar Card -

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

RAJASTHAN

West bengal

( Ans - 3)

11. Who is the Newly appointed Chief Secretary of West bengal ?

Ranjan Mathai

SANJAY MITRA

Ajit seth

Kamal Nath

( Ans - 2)

12. IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited) will soon set up a new plant

in Which Country ?

Spain

CANADA

ItalyUSA

( Ans - 2)

1. The Folded Earth, the book that won Indian Ficton category Award in recent 11th

economist Crossword Book Awards has been written by -



ANURADHA RAI

Vikram Seth

Chetan Bhagat

Khushwant Singh

( Ans - 1)

2. A Free Man, the book that won Indian Non-Ficton category Award in recent 11th

economist Crossword Book Awards has been written by?

AMAN SETHI

A P J Abdul Kalam

Arundhati Roy

Chetan Bhagat

( Ans - 1)

3. Recently issued book - On the pathway to development has been written by -

HARISHANKAR SINGHANIA

Vikram seth

Khushwant Singh

Chetan Bhagat

( Ans - 1)

4. Recently issued book - Free Thinker's prayer Book has been written by -

Vikram SethKHUSHWANT SINGH

Khushwant Singh

Harishankar Singhania

( Ans - 2)



5. Recently issued book - Total Recall has been written by -

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

Salman Rushdie

Charles Dickens

Vikram Seth

( Ans - 1)

6. Recently issued book - "India's Foreign Policy : Coping with the changing World" hasbeen written by -

Khushwant Singh

MUKUCHAND DUBEY

Vikram Seth

Salman Rushdie

( Ans - 2)

7. Recently issued book based on Mumbai Slums- "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" has

been written by -

KATHERINE BOO

Vikram Seth

Aman Sethi

A P J Abdul Kalam

( Ans - 1)

8. Recently issued book - "Ek Thhi Kusum" has been written by -



PRAKASH PANT

Amitav Ghosh

Jhumpa Lahiri

Shashi Tharoor

( Ans - 1)

9. Vice president of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book named -

The Great Indian Novel

MUSLIM IN INDIAN CITIES

What Young India Wants

Beyond the Lines

( Ans - 2)

10. Recently released Book - "Victory India" has been Authored by -

VINAY B DALVI

Chetan Bhagat

Arundhati Roy

Shashi Tharoor

( Ans - 1)

1. India and Maldives recently participated in a joint military training exercise named -

EKUVERIN - 2012

Coconut Grove 2012

Dosti - XI

Sahyog - Kaijin

( Ans - 1)



2. USA and Malidives recently participated in a Joint army exercise Called -

COCONUT GROVE 2012

EKUVERIN - 2012

Slinex - XI

Sindhughosh

( Ans - 1)

3. An IPS Officer that was recently appointed as new chief of CRPF (Central Reserve

Police Force) -

Atul Kumar Jain

PRANAY SAHAY

Ranjit SinhaRajiv Mehta

( Ans - 2)

4. Pedro Morenes Eulate, who recently visited India is the defence minister of which

country ? (Hint :- He was along with the King of his country named Juan Carlos ).

China

SPAIN

Japan

South Korea

( Ans - 2)

5. India's Heaviest Satellite named GSAT - 10 was recently launched from Kourou

launch pad in South America carried second GAGAN payload meant for Better Air Traffic

Control.

GAGAN Stands for -

GPS-Augmented Geo-Aided Navigation

GPS-AIDED GEO-AUGMENTED

NAVIGATION

GPS-Added Geo-Augmented Navigation

( Ans - 2)



GPS-Accelerated Geo-Augmented

Navigation

6. An Indigenously Built Hydrographic Surveyor was recently Commissioned into IndianNavy named as -

INS Sahayadri

INS MAKAR

INS Sindhughosh

INS Vikrant

( Ans - 2)

7. ISRO has planned how many space Missions During 12th five year Plan ?

58

55

60

65

( Ans - 1)

1. Indian player who was recently chosen captain of ICC ODI team. It was the Fifth

time in a row that player was put in ICC's ODI Squad -

Virat Kohli

Sachin Tendulkar

Yuvraj Singh

M S DHONI

( Ans - 4)

2. Men's Hockey National Championship was Recently won by-

Jharkhand

Railways( Ans - 3)



PUNJAB

Haryana

3. Railways recently won women's Hockey National Championship by beating -

Punjab

HARYANA

Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh

( Ans - 2)

4. Who were the winners in Men and Women categories in the recent national

badminton Championships organized in Sri Nagar-

MEN - PARPALLI

KAHYAP, WOMEN - SAYALI GOKHALE

Men - Anup Sridhar, Women - Saina

Nehwal

Men - Parpalli Kahyap, Women -

Jwala Gutta

Men - Pullela Gopichand, Women -

Sayali Gokhale

( Ans - 1)

5. India's Saina nehwal recently won Denmark Open 2012 in Copenhagen by beating

Juliane Schenk of -

USA

UK

GERMANY

Spain

( Ans - 3)



6. India's Pankaj Advani recently won 7th world billiards championship in london by

beating Mike russell from -

UK

USA

China

France

( Ans - 1)

7. Two Indian female Wrestlers recently won bronze at World wrestling Championship

in Canada. One was Geeta Phogat and the other was -

BABITA PHOGAT

Sonika KaliramanNirmala Devi

Alka Tomar

( Ans - 1)

8. Serbian Novak djokovic recently won china open tennis by beating -

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal

JO-WILFRIED TSONGA

Andy Murray

( Ans - 3)

9. Russian Nadia petrova recently won Pan-pacific open tennis by beating azarenka

randwanska who is from -

Germany

Serbia

POLAND

UK

( Ans - 3)

10. Minatsu Mitani of Japan recently won French Open Badminton by beating -



Li Na

SAINA NEHWAL

LI Xuerui

Wang Yihan

( Ans - 2)

1. Liang Guanglie was recently on a Visit to India. He is the defence minister of which

country ?

South Korea

CHINA

Vietnam

North Korea

( Ans - 2)

2. Mahinda Rajapaska was recently on a visit to India and inaugurated a Buddhist

University in Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. He is the president of which Neighbouring

Country ?

SRI LANKA

Nepal

Myanmar

Thailand

( Ans - 1)

3. Which country recently Inducted its first Aircraft Carrier named Liaoning in its Naval

Fleet ?

Japan

South Korea

North Korea

CHINA

( Ans - 4)



4. Palestinian President was recently on a visit to India and india gave a loan of 10

million to his Country. Name of visiting president was -

Raja Parvej Ashraf

MAHMOUD ABBAS

Sheikh Hasina

David Cameron

( Ans - 2)

5. The Famous author J K Rowling that created Harry Potter Series has recently wrote

her new book named -

What Young India wants

A tale of Two Cities

CASUAL VACANCY

The Impossible Indian

( Ans - 3)

6. Where will the world conference on international telecommunication be held in end of

2012 ?

DUBAI

New Delhi

Singapore

Tokyo

( Ans - 1)



7. Hugo Chavez is newly elected President of which south american country for the

Fourth consecutive term ?

VENEZUELA

USA

Suriname

Guyana

( Ans - 1)

8. Which significantly developed country has recently decided to leave use of nuclear

power completely by 2030?

China

JAPAN

North Korea

India

( Ans - 2)

9. Which Indian educated person that recently became Nepal's Army Chief ?D K Joshi

GAURAV SHUMSHER RANA

Ranbir Singh

V K Singh

( Ans - 2)

10. India recently signed an agreement with which two countries to enable trilateral

Connectivity by 2016 ?

THAILAND, MAYNMAR

Pakistan, Bangladeash( Ans - 1)



Sri Lanka, Nepal

Thailand, Malaysia

1. John Dramani Mahama is the newly elected president of which west african country ?

Mali

GHANA

Niger

Guinea

( Ans - 2)

2. Ninth World Hindi Conference was recently held in - ?

Stuttgart, Germany

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Mexico City, Mexico

Cape Town, South Africa

( Ans - 2)

3. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the newly elected president of which African Country ?

Congo

SOMALIA

Chad

Libya

( Ans - 2)

4. Hesham Qandi l is recently appointed Prime minister of which African Country ?

Sudan

Ethiopia( Ans - 3)



EGYPT

Gambia

5. The internationally acclaimed politician that was recently given Highest US Award -

The Congressional medal ?

Nancy Powell

Dalai Lama

AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Barack Obama

( Ans - 3)

6. Japanese Fukoka Award given for excellence in academic, arts and literature has

recently been given to which Indian Person ?

Sudarshan Patnaik

Jaideep Sarkar

VANDANA SHIVA Nirmal Verma

( Ans - 3)

7. G20 Nations' Finance Ministers' meet will be held in 2014 in which Australian City ?

Sydney

PerthCAIRNS

Adelaide

( Ans - 3)



8. Kailash Purryag is the newly appointed President of which Country ?

Nepal

MAURITIUS

Sri Lanka

Philippines

( Ans - 2)

9. Pierre Nkurunziza was recently on a visit to India. He is the president of whichAfrican Country ?

Congo

BURUNDI

Somalia

Egypt

( Ans - 2)

10. Imomali Rahmon was recently on a visit to India. He is the President of which

Central Asian Country ?

TAJIKISTAN

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

( Ans - 1)

1. Who is the newly Appointed Chief Justice of India ?

ALTAMAS KABIR

S H Kapadia( Ans - 1)



M S Ahluwalia

Subir Gokarn

2. Who is the newly appointed Chief Economic Advisor in Finance Ministry ?

Naseem Zaidi

RAGHURAM G RAJAN

D Subbarao

Arvind Mayaram

( Ans - 2)

3. Who is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

J Harinarayan

V S SAMPATH

S Y Qureshi

Naseem Zaidi

( Ans - 2)

4. Who is the Newly appointed Election Commissioner after one seat falling vacant due

to promotion of V S Sampath as Chief Election Commissioner?

NASEEM ZAIDI

Shanta Sinha

Hardeep Singh Puri

Praveen Mahajan

( Ans - 1)

5. Who is currently the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India ?

S Y Qureshi

V S Sampath

MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA

R C Bhargava

( Ans - 3)



6. Who is the newly appointed Deputy Governor of the RBI (Reserve Bank of India)?

KAMLESH CHANDRA CHAKRAVARTI

D Subbarao

Subir Gokarn

S M Krishna

( Ans - 1)

7. The Govt recently formed a committee for examining Common Tax Code for Excise

Duty and Service Tax. This committee was headed by -

N Rangachari

M K GUPTA

C RangarajanDalveer Bhandari

( Ans - 2)

8. Who is currently the Attroney General of India (Government's chief legal advisor,

and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court ) ?

Rohit Nandan

GOOLAM ESSAJI VAHANVATI

V S Sampath

Amartya Sen

( Ans - 2)

9. The Indian lawyer who recently became a Member of International Court of Justice ?

Prakash Bakshi

DALVEER BHANDARI

U K SinhaRatan Tata

( Ans - 2)

10. Who is India's Permanent representative to the United Natons ?



Arup Rai Chaudhary

HARDEEP SINGH PURI

V S Sampath

Ranjan Mathai

( Ans - 2)

11. Who is Currently the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India) -

Jawahar Thakur

VINOD RAI

U K Sinha

Prakash Bakshi

( Ans - 2)

12 Who is the newly Appointed CGA (Controller General of Accounts) of India ? -

JAWAHAR THAKUR

Vinod Rai

Rahul Kullar

Harun Rashid Khan

( Ans - 1)

13. The Government recently Formed a Committee to examine Taxation policies for IT

Sector. This Committee is headed by -

D M Dharmadhikari

A K Upadhya

N RANGACHARY

Â Y H Malegam

( Ans - 3)

14. The Govt. Recently formed a committee for finalisation of implementation of GAAR

(General Anti Avoidance Rule). This committee was headed by -

Pratyush Sinha ( Ans - 4)



C S Sundaramurti

K. Srinath

PARTHASARATHI SHOME

15. The Govt recently apponted a Committee to examine Production Sharing

Contracts (PSC) of various companies. This committee was headed By -

Mukul Mudgal

B K Chaturvedi

C RANGARAJAN

Y H Malegam

( Ans - 3)

1. Who is Currently the Governor of RBI (Reserve Bank of India) ?

V S Sampath

D SUBBARAO

Arvind Mayaram

Subir Gokarn

( Ans - 2)

2. Who is currently the Chief of Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority (IRDA) ?

J HARINARAYAN

Prakash Bakshi

V. Narayanasamy

K.H. Muniyappa

( Ans - 1)

3. Who is Currently the Chairman of NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development) ?

Preneet Kaur ( Ans - 2)



PRAKASH BAKSHI

Harish Rawat

U K Sinha

4. Who is currently the Chairman of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)?

U K SINHA

J Harinarayan

Sachin Pilot

S.M. Krishna

( Ans - 1)

5. C Ranagrajan is The Chief of PMEAC, It stands for ?

Prime Minister's Economic Advisory

Committee

PRIME MINISTER'S ECONOMIC

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Prime Minister's Ecological Advisory

Council

Prime Minister's Ecological AdvisoryCommittee

( Ans - 2)

6. Who is currently the Foreign Secretary of India (Highest IFS Officer) ?

RANJAN MATHAI

Ajit Seth

Arvind Mayaram

Sunil Mitra

( Ans - 1)

7. Who is currently the Cabinet Secretary of India (Highest IAS Officer) ?

Sunil Mitra ( Ans - 2)



AJIT SETH

Ranjan Mathai

P. Chidambaram

8. Who is currently the Finance Secretary of India?

Ajit Seth

SUNIL MITRA

A.K. Antony

Vayalar Ravi

( Ans - 2)

9. Who is the Chairman of UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)?

U K Sinha

Prakash Bakshi

NANDAN NILEKANI

Farooq Abdullah

( Ans - 3)

10. Who is the Newly Appointed Economic Affairs Secretary (Finance Ministry ) ?

Kamal Nath

ARVIND MAYARAM

Ambika Soni

Kapil Sibal

( Ans - 2)

1. Indian company recently rated as second largest outsourcing firm in world by IOAP

(International association of outstanding professionals) -

HCL

INFOSYS

Reliance

( Ans - 2)



TCS

2. Which stock Exchange was recently rated as largest in the world in terms of equity

trades ?

NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE,

INDIA

Bombay Stock Excgange, India

Tokyo Stock Excgange, Japan

New York Stock Excgange, USA

( Ans - 1)

3. India's First Financial Supermarket has recently been started in city of -

Bangalore

JAIPUR

Mumbai

New Delhi

( Ans - 2)

4. According to a recent report, What has been India's GDP Growth Rate in FirstQuarter of 2012 - 13 (Apr - June) -

6.1 %

5.5 %

6.7 %

5.3 %

( Ans - 2)

5. Planning commission recently revised its estimates for India's GDP Growth Target in

12th Five Year Plan (2012 - 17). The new estimate stands at -

8.0 %

8.2 %

7.2 %

( Ans - 2)



9.0 %

6. According to a recent RBI Report, India's External Debt in last financial year, 2011 -

12 has been what percent of its overall GDP ?

20 %

25 %

15 %

30 %

( Ans - 1)

7. The union govt recently formed a Committee under Mr. Parthasarathi shome to

review Implementation of GAAR (General anti avoidance rule).

The committee has recommended postponment of implementation of GAAR by how

many years ?

5 Years

3 YEARS

2 Years

1 Year

( Ans - 2)

8. Recently, RBI has cut down the CRR (Cash Reserve ratio) by .25 % while it kept

other key rates unchanged.

The new value of CRR after deduction is -

5.5 %

4.25 %

4 %

4.75 %

( Ans - 2)

9. What is the current value of Bank Rate, Reverse Repo and Repo rates in India

respectively (As on Nov 01, 2012)?



Bank - 10 %, Repo -

9%, Reverse Repo - 8%

BANK - 9 %, REPO - 8 %, REVERSE

REPO - 7 %

Bank - 8 %, Reverse Repo - 7

%, ReverseRepo - 6 %

Bank - 7.5 %, Repo - 6.5

%, Reverse Repo - 5.5 %

( Ans - 2)

10. IMF (International Monetary Fund) recently Released World Economic

Outlook report. It reduced India's GDP Growth rate estimate in 2012 from 6.1 % to -

6 %

6.5 %

6.7 %

4.9 %

( Ans - 4)

11. Recently, Union Govt allowed FDI in MULTI Brand Retail upto what percent ?

49 %

51 %

26 %

74 %

( Ans - 2)

12. What are current limits for FDI In civil Aviation and Broadcasting sectors as

permitted by Union Govt. ?

CIVIL AVIATION - 49 %,

BROADCASTING - 74 %

Civil Aviation - 51 %, Broadcasting -

49 %


( Ans - 1)



51 %


26 %

13. What are current limits for FDI in Insurance, Pension and Power exchange Sectors

in India as permitted by Union Govt ?

Insurance - 26 %, Pension - 26

%, Power -49 %

Insurance - 49 %, Pension - 26 %,

Power - 49 %


%, Power -26 %


%, Power -49 %

( Ans - 2)

14.The CAMELS rating system for Evaluating the health of credit unions stands for -

CAPITAL, ASSET

QUALITY, MANAGEMENT, EARNING,LIABILITYMANAGEMENT, SENSITIVITY TO MARKET

RISK

Capital, Asset

quality, Management, Earning,Licensing, Security

Capital, Asset

quality, Management, Earning,Labelling, Security

Capital, Abeyance, Management, Earning,Liabilitymanagement, Sensitivity to Market Risk

( Ans - 1)

15. Government recently hiked Dearness Allowance for government employees to -



7 %

8 %

6 %

9 %

( Ans - 1)

According to a recent economic outlook report issued by PMEAC, what is the modified

GDP Growth rate of India in FY 2012 - 2013 ?

6.7%

6.9%

6.5%

7.6%

( Ans - 1)

2. According to a recent report, How may Subsidized LPG Cylinders will be provided in

an year for common household use ?

8

6

4

5

( Ans - 2)

3. Recently, the finance ministry increased the number of years the Employees'

Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) can invest the employees' deposits in Bank Fix

Deposits. What is now the increased limit of years in this regard ?

5

6

7

3

( Ans - 1)



4. India's GDP Growth Rate in First Quarter of 2012 - 13 (Apr - JUne) was seen to be -

5.9 %

6.1 %

6.9 %

5.5%

( Ans - 4)

5. What is Crisil's recently revised Estimate for Country's GDP Growth in 2012 - 13 ?

5.9 %

6.7%

5.5 %

8.2 %

( Ans - 3)

6. According to a recent report, the Government's Depth to GDP Ratio was seen to be

highest for which country ?

China

India

JAPAN

Pakistan

( Ans - 3)

7. HSBC's PMI is a measure of growth of various sectors. Its stands for -

Perfect Managers' Index ( Ans - 2)



PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX

Parity Managers' Index

Productivity Managers' Index

8. NABARD recently Lent Rs. 32 Crore to which state to build foodgrains godowns under

RIDF (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund) -

Punjab

HARYANA

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

( Ans - 2)

9. INDIA recently lent $ 149 Million to which Under-Debt Euro Zone Country ?

France

UK

IRELAND

Germany

( Ans - 3)

10. Recently a Committee formed by Govt to examine rules for implementation of

GAAR (General Anti Avoidance rule) said that the FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors)

be excluded from GAAR. This Panel was headed by ?

D M Dharmadhikari

PARTHASARATHI SHOME

A K Upadhya

Y H Malegam

( Ans - 2)



11. According to recent financial report of Q1 of FY 2012 - 13 (Apr - June), what was

the Fiscal Deficit of the country as percent of the total GDP ?

9.1 %

8.1 %

8.7 %

9.7 %

( Ans - 2)

12. The Government recently Formed a Committee to examine Taxation policies for IT

Sector. This Committee is headed by?

C Rangarajan

N RANGACHARY

D M Dharmadhikari

Y H Malegam

( Ans - 2)

13. RBI Recently Directed the NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Companies) to

maintain Net Owned Funds (NOF) of Minimum what value (by March 31, 2013) ?

2 Crore

4 Crore

3 CRORE

5 Crore

( Ans - 3)



14. Recently the Union Government enhanced limits of FDI in Pension and Insurance

Sector.

In Insurance Sector, the Limit of FDI is now 49% and in Pension Sector, it is now -

26 %

29%

100%

51%

( Ans - 1)

15. A high-level committee on external commercial borrowings (ECB) recently decided

to further liberalize the foreign borrowing norms. The Committee was headed by -

C S Sundaramurti

ARVIND MAYARAM

K. Srinath

Pratyush Sinha

( Ans - 2)

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1. RBI has recently reduced the SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) from 24% to -

23%

23.5%

22%

22.5%

( Ans - 1)

2. The annual foreign Trade policy (2012 - 13) of India aims at increasing Exports by

what percent ?

32 %

30 %

27 %

( Ans - 4)



20 %

3. India's GDP Growth Rate in the Quarter - 4 for Fiscal 2011 - 12 (Jan - Mar 2012)

stayed at 32 Quarters' lowest. The value of GDP Growth in Q4 for 2011 -12 was ?

6 %

5.6 %

5.3 %

5 %

( Ans - 3)

4. As per recent announcement by RBI, Basel -III banking regulation accord will be

effectively implemented in India from -

Jan 1, 2014

JAN 1, 2013

Mar 31, 2013

Mar 31, 2014

( Ans - 2)

5.The Global Innovation Index (GII) Report 2012 of 141 countries issued by INSEADhas introduced a new metric called Global Innovation Efficiency Index that ranked

India at

First Position

Fifth Position

SECOND POSITION

Third Position

( Ans - 3)

6. The fiscal Deficit of India is expected to be under what percent of GDP as per the

Union Budget 2012 - 13 ?

6.1 %

5.1 % ( Ans - 2)



5.3 %

5.9 %

7. Indian's first Mortgage Guarantee Firm, IMGC has recently been set upby NHB(National Housing Bank), IFC (Intenational Finance Corporation), US

BasedGenworth and ADB (Asian Development Bank). IMGC stands for ?

INDIAN MORTGAGE GUARANTEE

COMPANY

Indian mortgage Guarantee

Corporation


Commission


Committee

( Ans - 1)

8. India has recently Exteneded ban on import of Milk Products from which of the

following countries?

CHINA Pakistan

Bangladesh

Myammar

( Ans - 1)

9. What is the current value of Bank Rate in India?

9.5 %

8.5 %

8 %

9 %

( Ans - 4)



10. The MicrofinanceÂ institutions Bill 2012 presented in Lok Sabha recently has given

powers of regulating activities of MFIs (Interest and Recovery methods) to which

institution in the country ?

SEBI

RBI

NABARD

SIDBI

( Ans - 2)

11. Which Indian Mobile Operator Company has recently accquired 49% Stake in US

Based Wireless Company Qualcomm ?

RelianceBHARATI AIRTEL

IDEA

Vodafone

( Ans - 2)

12. According to a Recent Announcement, RBI has directed Indian Banks to maintain

Tier I Capital of Min What precent of their Risk Weighted Assets ?

7 %

8 %

9 %

10 %

( Ans - 1)

13. Union Finance Ministry Recently increased the upper limit of FDI inflow in Insurance

and Pension Sector from 26% to what percent ?

51 %

55 %

65 %

49 %

( Ans - 4)



14. What is the current limit on MSF (Marginal Standing Facility) that allows banks to

borrow upto a certain percent of their net demand and time liabilities ?

1 %2 %

4 %

3 %

( Ans - 2)

15. The CPI Based Inflation has touched a record high mark of 10.36% in May 2012.

What does CPI Stands for ?

Cost Pricing Index

Consumer Paper Index

Cost Paper Index

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

( Ans - 4)

1. India's Finance Budget is presented every year on -

LAST WORKING DAY OFFEBRUARY

Feb 28

Mar 1

First working day of March

( Ans - 1)

2. International CRA (Credit Rating Agency) Moody 's has recently decreased credit

ratings of which of these PSU Insurance companies in India?

United India Insurance Company

LIC

General Insurance Company

Oriental Insurance Company

( Ans - 2)



3. What is the targeted GDP Growth rate of India during the 12th Five year plan (2012-

17) ?

9.5 %8.2 %

10 %

9.5 %

( Ans - 2)

4. What has been the share of Agricultural sector in the overall GDP Of India during

Fiscal Year 2011-12 ?

27 %

13.9 %

59 %

16 %

( Ans - 2)

5. In The union budget 2012-13, subsidies are targeted to be kept under what percent

of total GDP of the country ?

5 %

2 %

1 %

3 %

( Ans - 2)

6. The Fiscal deficit of the country is targeted to be kept under what percent of total

GDP of the country according to the recently presented Union Budget 2012 -13?

5.1 %

7.1 %

6.1 %

5.9 %

( Ans - 1)



7. What is the theme of recently proposed 12th five year plan of India ?

FASTER, SUSTAINABLE AND MORE

INCLUSIVE GROWTH Each one, Teach One

Growth at its Best

India Rising

( Ans - 1)

8. Basel II accord, which is under implementation and followed by Central Banks of the

countries worldwide is said to have how many pillars ?

THREE

Two

Four

Five

( Ans - 1)

9. During the 12th Five Year plan, Union Government has decided to boost public

spending in health sector to what percent of GDP of the country ?

2.5 % OF GDP

2 % of GDP

4 % of GDP

3 % of GDP

( Ans - 1)

10. SEBI has recently launched a portal to enable Investors to lodge and follow up

complaints they may have. The portal is named as -

SCORES

MORE

Aadhaar

Kisan Credit Card

( Ans - 1)



11. The Union government has recently introduced a new measure for dealing with

price situations. The CPI will replace WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and stands for -

Compensated Price IndexCustomized Price Index

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Capitalised Price Index

( Ans - 3)

12. Insurance regulatory IRDA has recently set up ALM norms to make Insurance

companies ensure their solvency and ability to understand and deal with Risks. ALM

Stands for -

ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

Asset Liquidity Management

Accredited Liability Management

Accredited Liquidity Management

( Ans - 1)

13. According to IRDA's new Norms, How many years of operations any Insurance

company should have completed to organize IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) ?

10 YEARS

15 Years

5 Years

25 Years

( Ans - 1)

14. According to the new norms by RBI, What is the required Minimum Worth anyNBFC (Non Banking Financial Company) should have to set up White Label ATMs ?

50 Crores

100 CRORES

150 Crores

( Ans - 2)



200 Crores

15. What is the current limit for FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in India in Insurance

Sector ?

100 %

26 %

49 %

51 %

( Ans - 2)

1. Which Job guarantee scheme by Indian Government assures 100 days of

employment in any year to the rural people willing to do unskilled manual public related

work ?

MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL

RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT

(MNREGA)

Pradhan Mantri Employment Guarantee

Scheme

NRHMBharat Nirman

( Ans - 1)

2. The objective of Indira Awaas Yojana by Indian Government is to–

CONSTRUCT HOUSES FOR BPL

RURAL POPULATION

Create Slum Free Cities

Provide cheap Housing Loans to Urban

Middle Class People

Provide Free education to Rural Poor

Children

( Ans - 1)



3. ASHA workers are local women that act as health educators and promoters in their

rural communities as part of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). ASHA Stands for–

Alleged Social Health Activist

ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH

ACTIVIST

Arranged Social Health Activist

Accustomed Social Health Activist

( Ans - 2)

4. National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is meant to provide Life, Disability, health

and Pension cover to which social group ?

UNORGANIZED SECTOR WORKERS Middle Class Service people

BPL (Below Poverty Line) People

Civil Servants

( Ans - 1)

5. Which of these welfare schemes is currently not covered under National Social

Assistance Programme (NSAP) –

National Family Benefit Scheme

Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension

Scheme

Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension

Scheme

SWAVALAMBAN PENSION SCHEME

FOR UNORGANIZED SECTOR PEOPLE

( Ans - 4)

6. Swabhimaan scheme is an initiative by the Indian Government which is meant to –

ENFORCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION

TO TAKE BANKING SERVICES TO

RURAL PEOPLE

( Ans - 1)



Provide Old Age pension to people in

the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category

Create Job opportunities for rural

unskilled people

Provide Health Cover to Unorganized

sector people

7. Swavalamban scheme is introduced by the Indian Government with the aim of –

Create more job opportunities for the

Below Poverty Line (BPL) category

Providing cheap housing to rural

people below BPL

Implementing Financial Inclusion

PROVIDE OLD AGE PENSION TO

PEOPLE IN THE UNSKILLED SECTOR

( Ans - 4)

8. The Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme is meant to provide pension

amount of INR 200 per month to person above the age of – 60 Years

65 YEARS

62 Years

68 Years

( Ans - 2)

9. Mamoni scheme is Implemented in which state recently to counter increase in

Maternal mortality Ratio –

Uttar Pradesh

ASSAM

Himachal Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

( Ans - 2)



10. Panch Parmeshwar Scheme is recently implemented in which state to empower

the village Panchayats ?

Andhra PradeshMADHYA PRADESH

Himachal Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

( Ans - 2)

11.Which Indian State has recently launched the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Arogya

Yojana to Improve access of medical facilities to its people (Both Below and above

poverty line) ?

MAHARAHSTRA

Madhya Pradesh

Tamilnadu

Uttar Pradesh

( Ans - 1)

12. Annapurna Scheme was launched by Indian Government with aim of -

Providing cheaper food grains to

People working in unorganized sector

Providing free of cost food grains to

people below poverty line,

Providing free of cost mid day meal to

the children in rural schools

PROVIDING FREE OF COST FOOD

GRAINS TO PEOPLE THAT ARE

ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL OLD AGE

PENSION SCHEME BUT ARE NOT

GETTING THE PENSION.

( Ans - 4)



13.The planned Expenditure of PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gramya Sadak Yojana) has

been increased to what amount in the proposed Union Budget 2013 –

Rs. 22000 Crore

RS. 24000 CRORE

Rs. 26000 Crore

Rs. 20000 Crore

( Ans - 2)

14.The funds allocation for BGREI scheme has been increased to 1000 Crore from 400

crore after it resulted in increased production of Paddy in FY 2011-12. BGREI Stands

for -

Bringing Global Revolution in EasternIndia

BRINGING GREEN REVOLUTION IN

EASTERN INDIA

Bridging Green Revolution in Eastern

India

Bridging Global Revolution in Eastern

India

( Ans - 2)

15.The Sarva Shikhya Abhiyan with Slogan of Each One teach One is meant to

provide elementary education to all in timely manner. The funds Allocation for this

movement of government of India is increased in FY 2012-13 Budget by 21.7 % to –

RS. 25,555 CRORE

Rs. 26,666 Crore

Rs. 25,000 Crore

Rs. 26,000 Crore

( Ans - 1)

1. India recently tied up with which country to develop 'Smart Cities' -



Australia

Germany

AUSTRIA

France

( Ans - 3)

2. India's Election Commisson recently signed a co-operation Agreement with Election

commission of which country?

Israel

EGYPT

Saudi Arabia

USA

( Ans - 2)

3. India's DMRC (Delhi Metro) recently bagged contract for management and

Recruitment consultancy of Metro Project in Capital City of which Country ?

INDONESIA (JAKARTA)

Japan (Tokyo)

China (Beijing)

Thailand (Bangkok)

( Ans - 1)

4. India recently teamed up with which country to combat high LNG (Natural Gas) costs

?

JAPAN

China

South KoreaGermany

( Ans - 1)

5. India Recently signed a trilateral agereement with Afghanistan and Iran to facilitate

beneficial trade through a Port in Iran Named -



Bushehr

CHABAHAR PORT

Amirabad

Bandar Abbas

( Ans - 2)

6. Who is the newly appointed Chief of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) ?

D K Joshi

PRANAY SAHAY

Gaurav Shamsher Rana

Ranbir Singh

( Ans - 2)

7. B. Subhashan Reddy is the newly appointed Lokayukta of which State ?

ANDHRA PRADESH

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

Assam

( Ans - 1)

8. Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said will be chief guest on Indis's 64th Republic Day. He is the

sultan of which Country ?

Yemen

OMAN

Philippines

Palestine

( Ans - 2)

9. India recently set up political relations with which Island Country in South Pacific

Ocean ?

Fiji ( Ans - 2)



NIUE

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

10. Newly appointed Chief Justices of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh High Courts are

-

Madhya Pradesh - Arvind

Bobde,Chattisgarh - Yatindra Singh

MADHYA PRADESH - ARVIND

BOBDE,CHATTISGARH - MANJULA

CHELLUR

Madhya Pradesh - Darmar

Murugesa,Chattisgarh - Yatindra Singh

Madhya Pradesh - Arvind

Bobde,Chattisgarh - Arjan Sikri

( Ans - 2)

11. Aung San Suu Kyi was recently on a visit to India. She is a famous political

personality and is leader of opposition in which country ?Thailand

MYANMAR

Bangladesh

Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

12. Who is the newly elected and first Hindu member of the U.S. House of

Representatives ?

TULSI GABBARDÂ

Karl Mehta

Sunita Williams

Zubin Mehta

( Ans - 1)



13. The actress that became brand ambassdor for National Sanitation campaign and

launched nirmal bharat Yatra with rural development minister Jairam Ramesh ?

Rani MukherjiiPreity Zinta

VIDYA BALAN

Katrina Kaif

( Ans - 3)

14. Z-Morh tunnel was recently inaugurated by Rahul Gandhi and will provide better

connectivity between which Areas of J&K State ?

SRINAGAR AND LADAKH

Leh and Srinagar

Kargil and Srinagar

Kargil and Budgam

( Ans - 1)

15. Prominent personality and founder of Art of Living Sri Sri Ravisankar was recently

conferred with which highest civil honour?

PARAGUAY

Uruguay

Ecuador

USA

( Ans - 1)

1. Denmark open badminton tournament womens singles was recently won by-

Juliane Schenk

Wang Xiaoli

LI Na

SAINA NEHWAL

( Ans - 4)



2. India recently Won Nehru Cup football tournament by Beating -

Nepal

CAMERON

Bangladesh

Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

3. The 52nd National Athletics championships were recently organized in -

Mumbai

CHENNAI

Hyderabad

Jaipur

( Ans - 2)

4.Punjab Recently won national Hockey Championship in lukcnow by beating -

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

ODISHA

Haryana

( Ans - 3)

5. Indian women cricket team recently won inaugural T-20 asia cup by beating -

USA

PAKISTAN

Australia

New Zealand

( Ans - 2)

6. Who is the newly appointed president of Hockey India -

Michael Nobbs

MARIAMMA KOSHY ( Ans - 2)



Ajay Maken

Alvin roth

7. Who is the new selection committee chief appointed by BCCI -

Sunil Gavaskar

SANDEEP PATIL

Kapil dev

Mohinder Amarnath

( Ans - 2)

8. The 125th Durand cup football tournament recently played in delhi was won by -

Delhi United

AIR INDIA

Dodsal

Army Green

( Ans - 2)

9. India recently won women's SAFF Football cup held in sri lanka by beating which

country ?

Pakistan

NEPAL

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

( Ans - 2)

10. Andi Murray recently won US Open men's singles by beating -

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Andy Roddick

( Ans - 3)



1. India, China and Japan recently signed a Pact called 'Shade' meant for Efficient use

of Naval forces present in the Indian Ocean Region. The letter 'D' in the name stands

for -

Development

DECONFLICTION

Democratic

Diplomatic

( Ans - 2)

2. Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is being built in collaboration with which country?

Russia

FRANCE

China

USA

( Ans - 2)

3. Which country recently Granted rights to its Women to vote in municipal elections for

the first time -

Iran

Iraq

Turkey

SAUDI ARABIA

( Ans - 4)

4. India recently signed DTAA with Nepal to help prevent TAX evasion and exchange of

banking information. DTAA Stands for ?

Democratic Taxation Avoidance

Agreement

Development Taxation Avoidance

Agreement



DOUBLE TAXATION AVOIDANCE

AGREEMENT

Diplomatic Taxation Avoidance

Agreement

5. India recently signed TIEA with Guernsey that will help India in getting Information

on Tax Evasion Cases. TIEA Stands for -

TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE

AGREEMENT

Tax Information Enquiry Agreement

Tax Information Enclosure Agreement

Taxation Information Exchange

Agreement

( Ans - 1)

6. Newly elected Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra recently visited India and signed few

agreements with India. Which of following statements is true about agreements signed

on this occasion -

1) A Cultural exchange program was signed for Years 2012 - 14.

2) A Treaty was signed for transfer of Sentenced prisoners.

3) MoU for Joint research programme in Indian Ocean Region.

4) Programme for co-operation in the fields of Science and Technology.

1 & 2 are true

1, 2 & 3 are true

1, 2 & 4 ARE TRUE

All are true

( Ans - 3)



7. India recently derived a new way of payment to facilitate trade with which Country

after the route of Asian Clearing Union (ACU) was scrapped by RBI (Reserve Bank of

India) ?

IRAN

Iraq

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

( Ans - 1)

8. India recently set up a trade target of $3 Billion with Myanmar by 2015 during

Fourth Joint trade commission meeting. Who attended The meeting from on India's part

?

ANAND SHARMA

Manmohan Singh

Sonia Gandhi

S M Krishna

( Ans - 1)

9. India - Pakistan Bilateral trade is based on terms and Principles of SAFTA. It stands

for -

SOUTH ASIAN FREE TRADE AREA

South Asian Free Trade Agreement

South Asian Full Trade Area

South Asian Full Trade Agreement

( Ans - 1)

10. India recently signed CEP with colombia to co-operate in cultural aspects. Its

stands for -

Cultural Exchange Project

CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Cultural Enhancement Project

( Ans - 2)



Cultural Enhancement Program

11. India recently received a $152 Million loan from world bank to improvise health

systems in which of its states?

Kerala

Bihar

UTTAR PRADESH

Assam

( Ans - 3)

12. India recently received a $130 Million loan to finance NERLP which is meant to

help rural communities in north-east region. NERLP Stands for -

NORTH EAST RURAL LIVELIHOODS

PROJECT

North East Rural Livelihoods Program

North East Rural Life Project

North East Rural Life Program

( Ans - 1)

13. India extended line of credit of $100 Million to which country for implementing a

power transmission project on occasion of its president visiting India recently ?

Thailand

Malaysia

Iran

MALI

( Ans - 4)

14. Which Indian State recently received a $24 Million Loan from Asian Development

Bank for strengthening of its agribusiness infrastructure ?

Kerala

MAHARASHTRA ( Ans - 2)



Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

15. India wants BIPA with South Africa in view of increased trade between the twocountries. BIPA Stands for - ?

Bilateral investment promotion and

protection association

Bilateral integrated promotion and

protection agreement

BILATERAL INVESTMENT

PROMOTION AND PROTECTION

AGREEMENT

Bilateral integrated promotion and

protection association

( Ans - 3)

1. The Swarna jayanti gram swarojgar yojana meant for betterment of financial

conditions of Rural BPL (Below Poverty Line) People has been recently restructured into

which Scheme ?

National Rural Health Mission

NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS

MISSION

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA)

Swabhimaan Yojana

( Ans - 2)

2. The objective of JNNURM scheme of the government is to do multidimensional

betterment of conditions in Urban areas of the country, JNNURM stands for -

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban

Renovation Mission( Ans - 3)




Ratification Mission

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL

URBAN RENEWAL Mission


Refreshment Mission

3. According to the newly proposed Rajeev Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme, how

much any investor with income less than 10 Lakh can invest in this scheme to get tax

deduction benefits ?

RS. 50,000

Rs. 150,000

Rs. 100,000

Rs. 25,000

( Ans - 1)

4. In the AIBP Scheme, The central government provides financial support to the

states for implementation of large Irrigation projects (Artificial application of water to

the land or soil). AIBP Stands for -Accredited Irrigation Benefits

Programme

ACCELERATED IRRIGATION

BENEFITS PROGRAMME

Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Project

Accredited Irrigation Benefits Project

( Ans - 2)

5.The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen vidyutikaran yojana is meant for betterment for electricity

conditions in rural areas of the country. The scheme is being implemented by an agency

called REC since 2005. REC Stands for –

Rural Electrification Committee ( Ans - 2)



Limite

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

CORPORATION LIMITED

Rural Enhancement Committee

Limited

Rural Enhancement Corporation

Limited

6.The Rashtriya krishi vikas yojana with a main aim of achieving 4% growth rate in

Agriculture sector has been given more funds in FY 2012-13. The new allocation for

RKVY stands at -

RS. 9217 CRORE

Rs. 9000 Crore

Rs. 10000 Crore

Rs. 10217 Crore

( Ans - 1)

7. The Rajeev Gandhi National Drinking water Mission meant for betterment of

water supply facilities throughout the country is valid till -Mar 31, 2014

MAR 31, 2015

Mar 31, 2016

Mar 31, 2013

( Ans - 2)

8. Bharat Nirman Plan of Indian Government is meant for –

CREATING BASIC RURAL

INFRASTRUCTURE (IRRIGATION,

ROADS HOUSING, WATER ETC.)

Providing Free of cost Food Grains to

Rural BPL People

( Ans - 1)



Betterment Creating Basic

Infrastructure in Urban Areas

Providing Free of cost Elementary

Education to the Rural BPL Children

9. The Pradhan mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana launched in the financial budget of FY

2009-10 is meant for–

Betterment of Financial Conditions of

Rural BPL (Below Poverty Line) Families

Providing Electricity to all rural areas of

the country by 2017.

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF

SCHEDULED CASTES DOMINATED

VILLAGES.

Creating Basic Rural Infrastructure

(Irrigation, Roads Housing, Water Etc.)

( Ans - 3)

10. The funds allocation for Rashtriya madhyamik shiksha abhiyan scheme with an

aim to achieving Quality Secondary Education has been increased in the FY Budget

2012 – 13 by approx 29 % as compared to that in FY 2011 - 12. The new allocation

stands at -

RS. 3124 CRORE

Rs. 3000 Crore

Rs. 4124 Crore

Rs. 4000 Crore

( Ans - 1)

11. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Provides medical Insurance cover to Below

Poverty Line Families. The limit of this cover is up to -

RS. 30,000 ( Ans - 1)



Rs. 35,000

Rs. 100,000

Rs. 50,000

12. The SGRY is a Employment scheme made by merging the provisions of

Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) to

provide employment and food to BPL people in rural areas. SGRY stands for -

SAMPOORNA GRAMEEN ROZGAR

YOJANA

Samriddhi Grameen Rozgar Yojana

Samast Grameen Rozgar YojanaSashakt Grameen Rozgar Yojana

( Ans - 1)

13. The Rural infrastructure development fund which is meant to assist State

Governments in supervised to complete ongoing rural infrastructure projects. RIDF Is

Maintained By -

Small Industries Development Bank of

IndiaNATIONAL BANK FOR

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL

DEVELOPMENT

State Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India

( Ans - 2)

14. The SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) recently announced an OnlineComplaint Redress System for Investors. It is called -

MORE , SCORES ,RIDF ,

Centralized Monitoring System ( Ans - 2)



15. The Amount of developmental funds allocated to each MP of Indian parliament

under MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local area development scheme) stands at -

RS. 5 CRORE Rs. 4 Crore

Rs. 2 Crore Rs. 3 Crore

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