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Solved Bank Exam Model Question Paper 2011: General Awareness

Question Paper 20111)This agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the

interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet. Identify the agency.

a. SEBI

b. IRDA

c. TRAI

d. DoT

2) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332million) was raised. Name the non-finance company.

a. Tata Steel

b. Pantallons Retail

c. RIL

d. Maruti Suzuki

3) Which of the following Indian cricket players took the highest number of wickets in the recently

concluded ICC World Cup 2011 along with Pakistans Shahid Afridi?


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a. Yuvraj Singh

b. Zaheer Khan

c. Munaf Patel

d. Harbhajan Singh

4) Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee to fine-tune the draft National Sports

Development Bill. Who is heading the committee?

a. Justice Mukul Mudgal

b. Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann

c. Justice Gurdev Singh

d. Justice Jaswant Singh Phogat

5) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan

Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010?

a. Shane Watson

b. Simon Katich

c. Mitchell Johnson

d. Sachin Tendulkar

6) Record food grain production helped to reduce food inflation to a four month low for the week

ending 26 March 2011. What was the inflation percentage for the week?

a. 9.18%

b. 9.25%c. 9.21%

d. 9.36%

7) Praveen Kumar Tripathi took over as the Chief Secretary of which of the following governments on 4

April 2011?

a. Delhi Government

b. Haryana Government

c. Uttar Pradesh Government

d. Uttarakhand Government

8) The Union Government gifted a Kendriya Vidyalaya to a nondescript village Indrapura to which of

the following Indian states?

a. Bihar

b. Odisha

c. Rajasthan

d. Madhya Pradesh


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9) The Supreme Court on 5 April 2011 passed an order to lift iron export ban imposed by which of the

following Indian states on 26 July 2010 and also ordered it to implement the new rules for regulating

iron ore mining and transportation?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Karnataka

d. Odisha

10) To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage

Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana?

a. Rajiv Awas Yojana

b. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

c. Indira Awas Yojanad. Mahatama Gandhi NREGA

11) Which agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the

interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet?

a. SEBI

b. IRDA

c. TRAI

d. DoT

12) Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6 April2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyers Credit launched?

a. National Export Insurance Account

b. Export-Import Bank of India

c. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

d. Reserve Bank of India

13) Read the two statements mentioned with regard to the budgetary allocations for addressing

environmental concerns.

1. The budget proposed that the solar lantern used in far-flung villages will attract no duty from 10 per cent chargedearlier.

2. To provide green and clean transportation for the masses, National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles will be

launched in the year 2011 in collaboration with all stakeholders. Which of them is true?

a. Only 1

b. Only 2

c. Both 1 & 2

d. None of the above


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14) 21 year old Marjan Kalhor is the first Iranian woman to have entered an Olympic event. She is a

participant in the 2010 Winter Olympics that began in Vancouver on 12 Feb 2010. Which sport is she

associated with?

a. Ski

b. Shot put

c. Cycling

d. Bobsleigh

15) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he

became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson.

a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland)

b. Ahonen Janne (Finland)

c. Alexander Nicholas (USA)d. Bardal Anders (Norway)

16) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to

terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three

circles?

a. Sistema Shyam Teleservices

b. Tata Teleservices

c. Reliance

d. BSNL

17) Which Italian luxury sports car makers on 6 April 2011 announced its entry into the Indian market

where it will sell its high-performance cars priced between Rs1.20 crore and Rs1.43 crore?

a. Maserati

b. Bentley

c. Aston Martin

d. Maybach

18) Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender appoint in March 2011 to

head its investment banking division?

a. Rakesh Singh

b. Charul Madan

c. Gaurav Khungar

d. Atul Singh

19) Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is

celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states?

a. Rajasthan

b. Karnataka


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c. Tamil Nadu

d. Uttaranchal

20) Read the following statements with regard to the allocation in the Educational sector as proposed

by Union Budget 2011-12.

1. For Sarva Siksha Abhiyan the allocation was increased by 40 percent to 21000 crore rupees.

2. All institutions of higher learning will be connected through optical fibers by March 2012.

3. 500 crore rupees was proposed to be provided for national skill development fund.

4. For the needy scheduled castes ad scheduled tribe candidates studying in class-IX and Xth pre-matric scholarship

scheme was proposed to be introduced. Which of the above mentioned statements is not true?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3 & 4

d. 4

21) Scientists recently developed a computer that could be controlled by the power of thought. It

would help people unable to speak or move. What is the name of the technology which they used to

develop this kind of computer?

a. electrocortiography

b. symbian C++c. java

d. flash lite

22) Which of the following companies bought the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble Co for $1.5

billion?

a. Diamond Foods Inc

b. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay

c. Emerald Nuts

d. Kettle Potato Chips

23) Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand Reebok auctioned a bat

autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which

of the following NGOs?

a. Oxfem

b. CRY

c. All Bengal Womens Union

d. UNEM


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24) Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the

upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011?

a. Arjun Halappa

b. Rajpal Singh

c. Bharat Kumar Chetri

d. Mohd. Amir Khan

25) Under the Godfrey Phillips Zonal Bravery Awards given away by the former ruler of Jodhpur, Gaj

Singh in Jaipur on 5 April 2011, which of the following NGOs was honoured with the Amodhini Award

of Rs.1 lakh?

a. Udyogini

b. Charities Aid Foundation

c. CRYd. Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram

26) The Basic Customs Duty exemption was proposed to be extended to which of the following

sectors?

a. art and antiquities for exhibition or display in private art galleries

b. Cinematographic film, factory-built ambulances

c. syringes and needles

d. agricultural machinery

27) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 kmnorth-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Where is the Pacific Tsunami Warning System headquartered?

a. Hawai

b. Tokyo

c. Manila

d. Jakarta

28) Which of the following companies announced on 6 April 2011 that it won contract to provide

broadband internet connectivity to Indian Railways through state-run RailTel Corp of India Ltd?

a. DELb. IBM

c. Infosys

d. HCL Infosystems

29) Which super luxury carmaker on 7 April 2011 unveiled Continental GT sedan in India?

a. Ferrati

b. Bentley

c. Maybach

d. Maserati


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30) What amount of money was allocated for Bharat Nirman?

a. 1000 crore

b. 58000 crore

c. 55438 crore

d. 14362 crore

31) Who defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn on 15 Feb 2010 to retain the Pattaya Open title?

a. Vera Zvonareva of Russia

b. Sabine Lisicki of Germany,

c. Ayumi Morita of Japan

d. Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan

32) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km

north-east of Tokyo, capital of japan. What are the possible factors which can cause Tsunami?

i)An Earthquake

ii) A landslide

iii) A volcanic eruption or explosion

iv) Impact by a meteorite

Please choose the right option

a. i, ii, iii and iv

b. i and ii onlyc. ii and iii only

d. i and iv only

33) Which of the following Indian cricket is the most heavily insured player for the forthcoming Indian

Premier League (IPL) 4 T-20 tournament which begins on 8 April 2011?

a. Sachin Tendulkar

b. Yuvraj Singh

c. M S Dhoni

d. Virender Sehwag

34) The Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed lowering of qualifying age for tax relief for senior citizens

from 65 years to _?

a. 55

b. 58

c. 60

d. 62

35) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for

individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 to _?


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a. 1 lakh 80 thousand

b. 1 lakh 90 thousand

c. 2 lakh

d. 2 lakh 20 thousand

36) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in

New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively

deal with corruption?

a. Lokpal Bill

b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill

c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill

d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill

37) Who became the world number one badminton player?

a. Saina Nehwal

b. Wang Xin

c. Sania Mirza

d. Wang Shixian

38) When is the National Youth Day observed?

a. January 14

b. February 14

c. August 31d. January 12

39) What is Tejas?

a. Spacecraft

b. Missile

c. Submarine

d. Light combat aircraft

40) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification?

a. Sharmila Tagore

b. Karan Johar

c. Nafisa Ali

d. Om Puri

e. None of these

41) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of

a. Israel

b. Iran


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c. Afghanistan

d. Indonesia

42) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?

a. AP Singh

b. Arun Shourie

c. Sanjeev Tripathi

d. BK Gupta

43)According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.

i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations.

ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to

northern Africa.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. Both i and ii

b. Neither I and ii

c. Only i

d. Only ii

44)Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to

Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged?

a. Gujarat

b. Bihar

c. Haryana

d. Madhya Pradesh

45)Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31

Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010?

a. Rafael Nadal

b. Andy Murrayc. Fred Perry

d. Rod Laver

46) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian

Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM?

a. Nandita Das

b. Juhi Chawla

c. Tabu

d. Konkona Sen Sharma


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47) In tiger census 2010,

i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers.

ii) An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping and use of satellite data. Which of the

above statements is/are incorrect?

Choose the right option:

a. Only i is incorrect

b. Only ii is incorrect

c. Both i and ii are incorrect

d. Both i and ii are not incorrect

48)India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 played at Mohali.

Who was declared man of the match of the high powered game?

a. Saeed Ajmal

b. Sachin Tendulkar

c. Munaf Patel

d. Wahab Riaz

49)Which of the following bodies put off indefinitely the new rules governing unwanted telemarketing

calls which were supposed to be implemented from 21 March 2011?

a. Department of Telecommunication (DoT)b. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

c. Indian Ministry of communication & Technology

d. HRD Ministry

50)The Indian government in March 2011 conferred the Miniratna status on which of the following

PSUs?

a. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)

b. Air India Charters Ltd

c. Cement Corporation of India

d. HMT Machine Tools Ltd

Answers:

1) B 2) A3) B 4) A5) A6) A7) A8) C 9) C 10) A11) B 12) A13) B 14) A15) A16) A17) C 18) A19) A

20) B 21) A22) A23) B 24) A25) A26) A27) A28) D 29) B 30) B 31) A32) A33) C 34) C 35) A36) A37)

B 38) D 39) D 40) A41) B 42) C 43) A44) A45) B 46) B 47) A48) B 49) B 50) A


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General Awareness1) In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income

Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from Rs 1 lakh 60 thousand to _?

a.1 lakh 80 thousandb.1 lakh 90 thousand

c. 2 lakh

d.2 lakh 20 thousand

2) A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, discovered that a green alga invades tiny

developing salamander embryos. What is this phenomenon called?

a)Symbiosis

b)Photosynthesis

c) Ecdysis

d) Aestivation



a.Nandita Das

b.Juhi Chawla

c.Tabu

d.Konkona Sen Sharma

4) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New

Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal

with corruption?

a. Lokpal Bill




5) Who won the National Jute Board-Kolkata international squash at Calcutta Racket Club on 3 April

2011 after defeating Omar Mosaad?


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a.Karim Darwish

b.Khawaja Adil Maqbool

c. Ritwik Bhattacharya

d. Peter Nicol

6) Read the following statements:

1.He won the ATP Miami Masters crown by defeating Nadal and thus remained unbeaten in 2011.

2.He captured all four titles- the Australian Open, Dubai, elite Masters titles at Indian Wells and Miami in 2011.

3.He had won his first Miami Masters title in 2007.

4.He joined Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as the only players to win the Australian Open, Indian

Wells and Miami in the same year.Identify the tennis player being referred to.

a.Novak Djokovic

b.Roger Federer

c. Andy Murray

d.Rafael Nadal

7) At the National Conference on Kharif Strategies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 6 April 2011

mentioned that India has achieved an all-time high production of foodgrains. What was the estimation

regarding foodgain production in 2010-11?

a.235.88 million tonnesb.215 million tonnes

c. 261.34 million tonnes

d. 222.66 million tonnes

8) Which of the following steel plants in India achieved record production of 5.71 million tonnes (mt)

of hot metal (a 6.3 per cent growth over 2009-10), 5.33 mt of crude steel (4.3 per cent) and 4.57 mt of

saleable steel (4.3 per cent)?

a.Bhillai Steel Plant

b.Rourkela Steel Plant

c. Bokaro Steel Plantd.Salem Steel Plant

9) The Department of Information Technology (DIT) on 5 April 2011 published a draft policy on which

of the following to enable the government departments to provide services, including payment of

utility bills and filing of tax with the use of a medium?

a.Mobile governance

b.E-governance

c. Service Delivery Gateway

d.Applications Inter-operability


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10) Which of the following was not proposed in the Union Budget 2011-12 presented by pranab

Mukherjee?

1.Special vehicles were proposed to be created in the form of Infrastructure Debt Funds to attract foreign funds.

2.Rs. 300 crore expenditure was proposed to promote horticulture centres in rain fed areas for increasing crop

productivity.

3.For the manufacturing sector, the budget proposed reduction of basic customs duty on raw silk from 30 to 5 per

cent.

4.Concessional 10 per cent Excise Duty was also proposed for fuel cell or Hydrogen cell-technology-based vehicles.

a.1 & 3

b.Only 2

c.Only 4

d.3 & 4

11) Sectors Budgetary Allocations

1.Agriculture & Allied Activities A. Rs 14362 crore

2.Rural Development B. Rs 38852 crore

3.Defence Sector C. Rs 55438 crore

4.Industries & Minerals D. Rs 164415 crore

A B C D

a.1 4 2 3

b.2 1 3 4

c. 3 1 4 2

d.4 2 3 1

12) In the Budget it was proposed to provide sum of money for implementation of vegetable initiative

to set in motion a virtuous cycle of higher production and incomes for the farmers. What was the

proposed amount?

a.Rs 500 croreb.Rs 300 crore

c. Rs 10000 crore

d. Rs 650 crore

13) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.



northern Africa.


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a) Both i and ii

b) Neither I and ii

c) Only i

d) Only ii


north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the following statements regarding Tsunami.

i) A Tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, reaching heights of over 100 feet onto land.

ii) Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Oceans Ring of Fire, a geologically active area where

tectonic shifts make earthquakes and volcanoes common.


a) Both i and ii

b) Only i

c) Only ii

d) Neither i nor ii

15) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to


a) Gujarat

b) Biharc) Haryana

d) Madhya Pradesh

16)Engineering and construction major L&T announced that it has achieved financial closure for which

of the following with the help of 10-bank consortium led by SBI pitching in with Rs 11478 crore debt?

a.Kolkata Metro Rail Project

b.Pune Metro Project

c.Delhi Metro project

d.Hyderabad Metro Rail project

17) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being chosen

to get an honorary commission in which of the following?

a.Indian Navy

b.Territorial Army

c. Indian Air Force

d. Indian Para-military Force

18) Which of the following real estate firms on 5 April 2011 announced a gift in the shape of villas


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worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni and his teammates following their victory in the World Cup

2011?

a.DLF

b.Amrapali

c. Unitech

d.Tata Construction & Projects Ltd

19) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31


a. Rafael Nadal

b. Andy Murray

c. Fred Perry

d. Rod Laver

20) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was proposed to be being extended to the beneficiaries of which

of the following Union Government schemes?

a.Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries

b.Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension scheme

c.Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension scheme beneficiaries

d.Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

21) Which of the following companies announced their alliance with Chennai Super Kings as the official

team partner for the upcoming IPL Season 4?

a. ONGC

b. Indian Oil Corporation

c. Hindusthan Petroleum

d. Gulf Oil Corporation

22) Scientists have identified five genes which raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Consider the

following statements regarding Alzheimers disease.

i) Alzheimers disease is the most common form of Dementia.

ii) Problems that happen due to the Alzheimers are personality-disorder, decision making, abstract thinking and loss

of initiative.


a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

d) Neither i nor ii


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23) A giant predatory theropod dinosaur, similar in stature and size to Tyrannosaurus rex, has been

identified by palaeontologists. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

i) The new dinosaur, named Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, probably stood four metres tall, was 11 metres long and

weighed around six tonnes.

ii) Like T. rex, it was a carnivore with huge powerful jaws.

iii) It ran on back legs, with small front limbs.

a) Only i and ii

b) Only i and iii

c) Only ii and iii

d) All i, ii and iii are correct

24) Solvay, the Belgian soda ash maker which sold a drugs unit a year ago, agreed to buy which of the

following French companies to add specialty chemicals spanning ingredients for moisturisers and car-

part polymers?

a.Rhodia

b.Danisco

c.Cognis

d.Le Zbre

25) Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche

Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedlyinfringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections?

a.Dr Reddys

b.Natco Pharma

c. Ranbaxy Laboratories

d. GlaxoSmithKline

26) AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of the following

telecom companies for $39 billion?

a.Deutsche Telekomb.Sprint Nextel

c.Verizon Wireless

d.Comcast

27) What is the prize-money of the golf tournament Avantha Masters that began on 11 Feb 2010?

a. 1.5 million

b. 1 million

c. 2.5 million

d. 2 million


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28) An international team of scientists, led by the Australian National University recently discovered

evidence that the bodys immune cells often share information about foreign substances with each

other to ward of invaders. The study can help increase the immunity level in human body against

pathogens and cancer. Which of the followings are the symptoms of Cancer?

i) Weight Loss

ii) Excessive Sweating

iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour)

iv) Enlargement of Spleen

Please choose the correct option:

a) i, ii, iii and iv

b) i and ii only

c) i, ii and iiid) only i

29) Which of the following companies in April 2011 filed a petition in the Supreme Court to block penal

action initiated by the Income Tax authorities on its contested $2.5-billion tax bill?

a. Vodafone International

b. Bharti Airtel

c. Uninor

d. Tata Teleservices

30) Vivendi agreed to buy Vodafone Group's 44% stake in which of the French mobile-phoneoperators for euro 7.95 billion ($11.3 billion) to win full control of its largest unit and secure more

stable earnings?

a.T-Mobile

b.Orange

c. Virgin Mobile

d. SFR

31) A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPLs global Internet, mobile and audio

rights, along with television rights in specific territories outside India, for the next four years. The

consortium bagged the rights with a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011.Which are the two companies included in the consortium?

a. TIL & Nimbus Communication

b. Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom

c. TIL & Colors

d. Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures

32) Which chess player won his maiden Grand Master norm in the Chennai Open 2010 International

Grand Master chess tournament on 1 Feb 2010?


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a. R. Siddharth of Chennai

b. Kravtsiv of Ukraine

c. P. Shyam Nikhil of Tamil Nadu

d. Maxim Turov of Russia

33) Who was appointed member of ICC Cricket Committee as a representative of national coaches on

11 Feb 2010?

a. Gary Kirsten

b. Mark Taylor

c. Kumar Sangakkara

d. Tim May

34) At the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, the scientists calculated that the Earth sees

about __ thunderstorms every hour.

a) 670

b) 580

c) 760

d) 960

35) HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosystem by

entering into strategic alliances with two data management software firms focused on the smart grid

market. Which are the two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance?

1. Infosys2. eMeter

3. Cape Gemini

4. Tridium

a. 1 & 2

b. 2 & 3

c. 2 & 4

d. 1 & 4

36) The Gujarat Government banned controversial book, entitled Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his

struggle with India. Who is the author of the book?

a) Joseph Lelyveld

b) Joseph Ponting

c) Hugh Grant

d) Vikram Seth

37) Which one of the following states imposed a blanket ban on plastic bags?

a) Delhi

b) Haryana

c) Himachal Pradesh


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d)Tamil Nadu


a) Sharmila Tagore

b) Karan Johar

c) Nafisa Ali

d) Om Puri

e) None of these


a) Israel

b) Iran

c) Afghanistand) Indonesia


a) AP Singh

b) Arun Shourie

c) Sanjeev Tripathi

d) BK Gupta


a) January 14

b) February 14

c) August 31

d) January 12

42) What is Tejas?

A) Spacecraft

B) Missile

C) Submarine

D) Light combat aircraft


a) Saina Nehwal

b) Wang Xin

c) Sania Mirza

d) Wang Shixian




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a. Shane Watson

b. Simon Katich

c. Mitchell Johnson

d. Sachin Tendulkar

45) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332

million) was raised. Name the non-finance company.

a.Tata Steel

b.Pantallons Retail

c. RIL

d.Maruti Suzuki





c. Alexander Nicholas (USA)

d. Bardal Anders (Norway)



circles?

a.Sistema Shyam Teleservicesb.Tata Teleservices

c. Reliance

d. BSNL

48) Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in

the economy means

(A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities

(B) Issuance of different types of bonds

(C) Auction of gold

(D) To make available direct finance to borrowers(E) None of these

49) Capital Market Regulator is

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(C) NSE

(D) BSE

(E) SEBI


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50) As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the

following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt.?

(i) Tax on Income

(ii) Tax on Expenditure

(iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset

(iv) Tax on Goods and Services

(A) Both (i) and (iii) only

(B) Both (ii) and (iv) only

(C) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(D) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(E) None of these

ANSWERS:

1) A 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) A 12) B 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) D 17) B 18) B 19) B

20) A 21) D 22) C 23) D 24) A 25) B 26) A 27) A 28) A 29) A 30) D 31) A 32) A 33) A34) C 35) C 36) A

37) A 38) A 39) B 40) C 41) D 42) D 43) B 44) A 45) A 46) A 47) A 48) A 49) E 50) C


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General Awareness1) In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income

Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from Rs 1 lakh 60 thousand to _?

a.1 lakh 80 thousand

b.1 lakh 90 thousand

c. 2 lakh

d.2 lakh 20 thousand

2) A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, discovered that a green alga invades tiny

developing salamander embryos. What is this phenomenon called?

a)Symbiosis

b)Photosynthesis

c) Ecdysis

d) Aestivation



a.Nandita Das

b.Juhi Chawla

c.Tabu

d.Konkona Sen Sharma

4) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New

Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal

with corruption?

a. Lokpal Bill




5) Who won the National Jute Board-Kolkata international squash at Calcutta Racket Club on 3 April

2011 after defeating Omar Mosaad?


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a.Karim Darwish

b.Khawaja Adil Maqbool

c. Ritwik Bhattacharya

d. Peter Nicol

6) Read the following statements:

1.He won the ATP Miami Masters crown by defeating Nadal and thus remained unbeaten in 2011.

2.He captured all four titles- the Australian Open, Dubai, elite Masters titles at Indian Wells and Miami in 2011.

3.He had won his first Miami Masters title in 2007.

4.He joined Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as the only players to win the Australian Open, Indian

Wells and Miami in the same year.Identify the tennis player being referred to.

a.Novak Djokovic

b.Roger Federer

c. Andy Murray

d.Rafael Nadal

7) At the National Conference on Kharif Strategies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 6 April 2011

mentioned that India has achieved an all-time high production of foodgrains. What was the estimation

regarding foodgain production in 2010-11?

a.235.88 million tonnesb.215 million tonnes

c. 261.34 million tonnes

d. 222.66 million tonnes

8) Which of the following steel plants in India achieved record production of 5.71 million tonnes (mt)

of hot metal (a 6.3 per cent growth over 2009-10), 5.33 mt of crude steel (4.3 per cent) and 4.57 mt of

saleable steel (4.3 per cent)?

a.Bhillai Steel Plant

b.Rourkela Steel Plant

c. Bokaro Steel Plantd.Salem Steel Plant

9) The Department of Information Technology (DIT) on 5 April 2011 published a draft policy on which

of the following to enable the government departments to provide services, including payment of

utility bills and filing of tax with the use of a medium?

a.Mobile governance

b.E-governance

c. Service Delivery Gateway

d.Applications Inter-operability


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10) Which of the following was not proposed in the Union Budget 2011-12 presented by pranab

Mukherjee?

1.Special vehicles were proposed to be created in the form of Infrastructure Debt Funds to attract foreign funds.

2.Rs. 300 crore expenditure was proposed to promote horticulture centres in rain fed areas for increasing crop

productivity.

3.For the manufacturing sector, the budget proposed reduction of basic customs duty on raw silk from 30 to 5 per

cent.

4.Concessional 10 per cent Excise Duty was also proposed for fuel cell or Hydrogen cell-technology-based vehicles.

a.1 & 3

b.Only 2

c.Only 4

d.3 & 4

11) Sectors Budgetary Allocations

1.Agriculture & Allied Activities A. Rs 14362 crore

2.Rural Development B. Rs 38852 crore

3.Defence Sector C. Rs 55438 crore

4.Industries & Minerals D. Rs 164415 crore

A B C D

a.1 4 2 3

b.2 1 3 4

c. 3 1 4 2

d.4 2 3 1

12) In the Budget it was proposed to provide sum of money for implementation of vegetable initiative

to set in motion a virtuous cycle of higher production and incomes for the farmers. What was the

proposed amount?

a.Rs 500 croreb.Rs 300 crore

c. Rs 10000 crore

d. Rs 650 crore

13) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.



northern Africa.


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a) Both i and ii

b) Neither I and ii

c) Only i

d) Only ii


north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the following statements regarding Tsunami.

i) A Tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, reaching heights of over 100 feet onto land.

ii) Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Oceans Ring of Fire, a geologically active area where

tectonic shifts make earthquakes and volcanoes common.


a) Both i and ii

b) Only i

c) Only ii

d) Neither i nor ii

15) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to


a) Gujarat

b) Biharc) Haryana

d) Madhya Pradesh

16)Engineering and construction major L&T announced that it has achieved financial closure for which

of the following with the help of 10-bank consortium led by SBI pitching in with Rs 11478 crore debt?

a.Kolkata Metro Rail Project

b.Pune Metro Project

c.Delhi Metro project

d.Hyderabad Metro Rail project

17) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being chosen

to get an honorary commission in which of the following?

a.Indian Navy

b.Territorial Army

c. Indian Air Force

d. Indian Para-military Force

18) Which of the following real estate firms on 5 April 2011 announced a gift in the shape of villas


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worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni and his teammates following their victory in the World Cup

2011?

a.DLF

b.Amrapali

c. Unitech

d.Tata Construction & Projects Ltd

19) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31


a. Rafael Nadal

b. Andy Murray

c. Fred Perry

d. Rod Laver

20) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was proposed to be being extended to the beneficiaries of which

of the following Union Government schemes?

a.Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries

b.Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension scheme

c.Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension scheme beneficiaries

d.Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

21) Which of the following companies announced their alliance with Chennai Super Kings as the official

team partner for the upcoming IPL Season 4?

a. ONGC

b. Indian Oil Corporation

c. Hindusthan Petroleum

d. Gulf Oil Corporation

22) Scientists have identified five genes which raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Consider the

following statements regarding Alzheimers disease.

i) Alzheimers disease is the most common form of Dementia.

ii) Problems that happen due to the Alzheimers are personality-disorder, decision making, abstract thinking and loss

of initiative.


a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

d) Neither i nor ii


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23) A giant predatory theropod dinosaur, similar in stature and size to Tyrannosaurus rex, has been

identified by palaeontologists. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

i) The new dinosaur, named Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, probably stood four metres tall, was 11 metres long and

weighed around six tonnes.

ii) Like T. rex, it was a carnivore with huge powerful jaws.

iii) It ran on back legs, with small front limbs.

a) Only i and ii

b) Only i and iii

c) Only ii and iii

d) All i, ii and iii are correct

24) Solvay, the Belgian soda ash maker which sold a drugs unit a year ago, agreed to buy which of the

following French companies to add specialty chemicals spanning ingredients for moisturisers and car-

part polymers?

a.Rhodia

b.Danisco

c.Cognis

d.Le Zbre

25) Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche

Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedlyinfringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections?

a.Dr Reddys

b.Natco Pharma

c. Ranbaxy Laboratories

d. GlaxoSmithKline

26) AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of the following

telecom companies for $39 billion?

a.Deutsche Telekomb.Sprint Nextel

c.Verizon Wireless

d.Comcast

27) What is the prize-money of the golf tournament Avantha Masters that began on 11 Feb 2010?

a. 1.5 million

b. 1 million

c. 2.5 million

d. 2 million


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28) An international team of scientists, led by the Australian National University recently discovered

evidence that the bodys immune cells often share information about foreign substances with each

other to ward of invaders. The study can help increase the immunity level in human body against

pathogens and cancer. Which of the followings are the symptoms of Cancer?

i) Weight Loss

ii) Excessive Sweating

iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour)

iv) Enlargement of Spleen

Please choose the correct option:

a) i, ii, iii and iv

b) i and ii only

c) i, ii and iiid) only i

29) Which of the following companies in April 2011 filed a petition in the Supreme Court to block penal

action initiated by the Income Tax authorities on its contested $2.5-billion tax bill?

a. Vodafone International

b. Bharti Airtel

c. Uninor

d. Tata Teleservices

30) Vivendi agreed to buy Vodafone Group's 44% stake in which of the French mobile-phoneoperators for euro 7.95 billion ($11.3 billion) to win full control of its largest unit and secure more

stable earnings?

a.T-Mobile

b.Orange

c. Virgin Mobile

d. SFR

31) A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPLs global Internet, mobile and audio

rights, along with television rights in specific territories outside India, for the next four years. The

consortium bagged the rights with a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011.Which are the two companies included in the consortium?

a. TIL & Nimbus Communication

b. Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom

c. TIL & Colors

d. Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures

32) Which chess player won his maiden Grand Master norm in the Chennai Open 2010 International

Grand Master chess tournament on 1 Feb 2010?


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a. R. Siddharth of Chennai

b. Kravtsiv of Ukraine

c. P. Shyam Nikhil of Tamil Nadu

d. Maxim Turov of Russia

33) Who was appointed member of ICC Cricket Committee as a representative of national coaches on

11 Feb 2010?

a. Gary Kirsten

b. Mark Taylor

c. Kumar Sangakkara

d. Tim May

34) At the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, the scientists calculated that the Earth sees

about __ thunderstorms every hour.

a) 670

b) 580

c) 760

d) 960

35) HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosystem by

entering into strategic alliances with two data management software firms focused on the smart grid

market. Which are the two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance?

1. Infosys2. eMeter

3. Cape Gemini

4. Tridium

a. 1 & 2

b. 2 & 3

c. 2 & 4

d. 1 & 4

36) The Gujarat Government banned controversial book, entitled Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his

struggle with India. Who is the author of the book?

a) Joseph Lelyveld

b) Joseph Ponting

c) Hugh Grant

d) Vikram Seth

37) Which one of the following states imposed a blanket ban on plastic bags?

a) Delhi

b) Haryana

c) Himachal Pradesh


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d)Tamil Nadu


a) Sharmila Tagore

b) Karan Johar

c) Nafisa Ali

d) Om Puri

e) None of these


a) Israel

b) Iran

c) Afghanistand) Indonesia


a) AP Singh

b) Arun Shourie

c) Sanjeev Tripathi

d) BK Gupta


a) January 14

b) February 14

c) August 31

d) January 12

42) What is Tejas?

A) Spacecraft

B) Missile

C) Submarine

D) Light combat aircraft


a) Saina Nehwal

b) Wang Xin

c) Sania Mirza

d) Wang Shixian




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a. Shane Watson

b. Simon Katich

c. Mitchell Johnson

d. Sachin Tendulkar

45) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332

million) was raised. Name the non-finance company.

a.Tata Steel

b.Pantallons Retail

c. RIL

d.Maruti Suzuki





c. Alexander Nicholas (USA)

d. Bardal Anders (Norway)



circles?

a.Sistema Shyam Teleservicesb.Tata Teleservices

c. Reliance

d. BSNL

48) Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in

the economy means



(C) Auction of gold

(D) To make available direct finance to borrowers(E) None of these

49) Capital Market Regulator is

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(C) NSE

(D) BSE

(E) SEBI


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50) As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the


(i) Tax on Income








(E) None of these

ANSWERS:

1) A 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) A 12) B 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) D 17) B 18) B 19) B

20) A 21) D 22) C 23) D 24) A 25) B 26) A 27) A 28) A 29) A 30) D 31) A 32) A 33) A34) C 35) C 36) A

37) A 38) A 39) B 40) C 41) D 42) D 43) B 44) A 45) A 46) A 47) A 48) A 49) E 50) C


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1.RBIs open market operation transactions are carried out with a view to regulate

(A) Liquidity in the economy

(B) Prices of essential commodities

(C) Inflation

(D) Borrowing power of the banks

(E) All the above

2.When more than one banks are allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination with each other

under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as

(A) Participation

(B) Consortium

(C) Syndication

(D) Multiple banking

(E) None of these

3.Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the

economy means



(C) Auction of gold

(D) To make available direct finance to borrowers

(E) None of these

4.The bank rate means

(A) Rate of interest charged by commercial banks from borrowers

(B) Rate of interest at which commercial banks discounted bills of their borrowers(C) Rate of interest allowed by commercial banks on their deposits

(D) Rate at which RBI purchases or rediscounts bills of exchange of commercial banks

(E) None of these

5.What is an Indian Depository Receipt?

(A) A deposit account with a Public Sector Bank

(B) A depository account with any of Depositories in India

(C) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created by an Indian depository against underlying equity shares

of the issuing company

(D) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by Indian depositories


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(E) None of these

6.An instrument that derives its value from a specified underlying (currency, gold, stocks etc.) is

known as

(A) Derivative

(B) Securitisation Receipts

(C) Hedge Fund

(D) Factoring

(E) Venture Capital Funding

7.Fiscal deficit is

(A) total income less Govt. borrowing

(B) total payments less total receipts

(C) total payments less capital receipts

(D) total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing(E) None of these

8.In the Capital Market, the term arbitrage is used with reference to

(A) purchase of securities to cover the sale

(B) sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase

(C) simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to make profits from price

(D) variation in different markets

(E) Any of the above

9.Reverse repo means

(A) Injecting liquidity by the Central Bank of a country through purchase of Govt. securities(B) Absorption of liquidity from the market by sale of Govt. securities

(C) Balancing liquidity with a view to enhancing economic growth rate

(D) Improving the position of availability of the securities in the market


10.The stance of RBI monetary policy is

(A) inflation control with adequate liquidity for growth

(B) improving credit quality of the Banks

(C) strengthening credit delivery mechanism

(D) supporting investment demand in the economy


11. Currency Swap is an instrument to manage

(A) Currency risk

(B) interest rate risk

(C) currency and interest rate risk

(D) cash flows in different currencies

(E) All of the above

12.Sub-prime refers to

(A) lending done by banks at rates below PLR

(B) funds raised by the banks at sub-Libor rates


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(C) Group of banks which are not rated as prime banks as per Bankers Almanac

(D) lending done by financing institutions including banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit

appraisal standards

(E) All of the above

13. Euro Bond is an instrument

(A) issued in the European market

(B) issued in Euro Currency

(C) issued in a country other than the country of the currency of the Bond

(D) All of the above

(E) None of these

14. Money Laundering normally involves

(A) placement of funds

(B) layering of funds(C) integration of funds

(D) All of (A), (B) and (C)

(E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

15. The IMF and the World Bank were conceived as institutions to

(A) strengthen international economic co-operation and to help create a more stable and prosperous global economy

(B) IMF promotes international monetary cooperation

(C) The World Bank promotes long term economic development and poverty reduction

(D) All of (A), (B) and (C)

(E) None of (A), (B) and (C)

16.Capital Market Regulator is

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(C) NSE

(D) BSE

(E) SEBI

17.In the term BRIC, R stands for

(A) Romania

(B) Rajithan

(C) Russia

(D) Regulation

(E) None of these

18.FDI refers to

(A) Fixed Deposit Interest

(B) Fixed Deposit Investment

(C) Foreign Direct Investment

(D) Future Derivative Investment

(E) None of these

19.What is Call Money?


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(A) Money borrowed or lent for a day or over night

(B) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 3 days

(C) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 7 days

(D) Money borrowed for more than one day but upto 14 days

(E) None of these

20.Which is the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ?

(A) Reliance

(B) TCS

(C) HCL

(D) Infosys

(E) None of these

21.Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India?

(A) RBI(B) SBI

(C) SIDBI

(D) SEBI

(E) None of these

22.Who is Brand Endorsing Personality of Bank of Baroda?

(A) Juhi Chawla

(B) Kiran Bedi

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

(D) Kapil Dev

(E) None of these

23.The branding line of Bank of Baroda is

(A) International Bank of India

(B) Indias International Bank

(C) Indias Multinational Bank

(D) Worlds local Bank

(E) None of these

24.The logo of Bank of Baroda is known as

(A) Sun of Bank of Baroda

(B) Baroda Sun

(C) Bank of Barodas Rays

(D) Sunlight of Bank of Baroda

(E) None of these

25.Which of the following statements(s) is/are True about the exports of China which is a close

competitor of India?

(i) Chinas economic success is basically on the fact that it exports cheaper goods to rich nations like

the USA, etc.

(ii) In the year 2007 Chinas exports became almost 40% of its GDP.

(iii) When compared to India Chinas share in the World Exports is more than 30% whereas Indias share is mere 6%

of the global exports.


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(A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii)

(C) Both (i) and (ii)

(D) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

(E) None of these

26.One of the major challenges banking industry is facing these days is money laundering. Which of

the following acts/norms are launched by the banks to prevent money laundering in general?

(A) Know Your Customer Norms

(B) Banking Regulation Act

(C) Negotiable Instrument Act

(D) Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Act

(E) None of these

27.Lot of Banks in India these days are offering M-Banking Facility to their customers. What is the fullform of M in M-Banking?

(A) Money

(B) Marginal

(C) Message

(D) Mutual Fund

(E) Mobile Phone

28.Which of the following is/are true about the Sub-Prime Crisis ? (The term was very much in news

recently.)

(i) It is a mortgage crisis referring to credit default by the borrowers.

(ii) Sub-Prime borrowers were those borrowers who were rated low and were high risk borrowers.(iii) This crisis originated because of negligence in credit rating of the borrowers.

(A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii)

(C) Only (iii)


(E) None of these

29.Which of the following is not the part of the structure of the Financial System in India?

(A) Industrial Finance

(B) Agricultural Finance

(C) Government Finance

(D) Development Finance

(E) Personal Finance

30.Which of the following is not the part of the scheduled banking structure in India?

(A) Money Lenders

(B) Public Sector Banks

(C) Private Sector Banks

(D) Regional Rural Banks

(E) State Co-operative Banks

31.As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the


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(i) Tax on Income








(E) None of these

32.We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were

established with which of the following objectives?

(i) To attract foreign investment directly.

(ii) To protect domestic market from direct competition from multinationals.(iii) To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities.

(A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii)

(C) Only (iii)


(E) None of these

33.Which of the following groups of countries has almost 50% share in global emission of carbon every

year?

(A) US, China, India, South Africa

(B) India, China, Russia, Britain(C) South Africa, Nepal, Myanmar

(D) US, Russia, China & India

(E) None of these

34.Which of the following correctly describes the concept of Nuclear Bank floated by International

Atomic Energy Agency?

(i) It is a nuclear fuel bank to be shared by all the nations jointly.

(ii) It is a facility to help nations in enrichment of uranium.

(iii) It is an agency which will keep a close vigil on the nuclear programme of all the nations.

(A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii)

(C) Both (i) and (iii) only

(D) Only (iii)

(E) Both (i) and (ii) only

35.Many times we read about Future Trading in newspapers. What is Future Trading?

(i) It is nothing but a trade between any two stock exchanges wherein it is decided to purchase the stocks of each

other on a fixed price throughout the year.

(ii) It is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an underlying asset in the future at a

predetermined price.

(iii) It is an agreement between stock exchanges that they will not trade the stocks of each other under any

circumstances in future or for a given period of time.


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(A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii)

(C) Only (iii)


(E) None of these

36.Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/indicators?

(A) Cost of Living Index (COLI)

(B) Consumer Price Index (CPI)

(C) Gross Domestic Product

(D) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

(E) None of these

37.As per the reports published in the newspapers a section of society staged a demonstration at the

venue of the G-8 Summit recently. What was/were the issues towards which these demonstrators

were trying to draw the attention of G-8 leaders?

(i) Food shortage which has taken 50 million people in its grip.

(ii) Inflation which has gone up substantially across the Globe.

(iii) USAs consistent presence in Iraq.

(A) Only (i)

(B) Only (ii)

(C) Only (iii)

(D) Both (i) and (ii) only

(E) None of these

38.Hillary Clinton formally suspended her campaign to ensure election of who amongst the followingfor the next President of USA?

(A) George Bush

(B) Barack Obama

(C) John McCain

(D) Bill Clinton

(E) None of these

39.Hugo Chavez whose name was recently in news is the

(A) President of Congo

(B) Prime Minister of Uganda

(C) President of Venezuela

(D) Prime Minister of Brazil

(E) None of these

40.The Govt. of India has raised the amount of the Loan Waiver to the farmers by 20%. Now the

amount is nearly

(A) Rs. 60,000 crore

(B) Rs. 65,000 crore

(C) Rs. 72,000 crore

(D) Rs. 76,000 crore

(E) Rs. 80,000 crore


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41.Delimitation Commission has made a recommendation that next Census should be Panchayat-

wise.When is the next Census due?

(A) 2010

(B) 2011

(C) 2012

(D) 2013

(E) 2015

42.The World Health Organisation has urged that advertisements of which of the following should be

banned to protect youth from bad effects of the same?

(A) Tobacco

(B) Alcoholic drinks

(C) Junk Food

(D) Soft drinks with chemical preservatives(E) None of these

43.Which of the following countries has allocated a huge amount of US $ 10 billion to provide relief to

its earthquake victims?

(A) Japan

(B) South Korea

(C) China

(D) South Africa

(E) None of these

44.India and Nepal have many agreements on sharing of the water of various rivers. Which of thefollowing rivers is not covered under these agreements?

(A) Kosi

(B) Gandak

(C) Ganga

(D) Mahakali

(E) All these rivers are covered

45.Which of the following names is not closely associated with space programme of India or any other

country?

(A) CARTOSAT

(B) NLS - 5

(C) RUBIN - 8

(D) GSLV

(E) SCOPE

46.Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with the game of

(A) Hockey

(B) Cricket

(C) Badminton

(D) Football

(E) Golf


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47.Which of the following was the theme of the Olympic Torch?

(A) Journey of Harmony

(B) Green World Clean World

(C) Journey of Peace

(D) Journey for Hunger-free World

(E) None of these

48.Which of the following schemes is not a social development Scheme?

(A) Indira Awas Yojana

(B) Mid Day Meal

(C) Bharat Nirman Yojana

(D) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(E) All are social schemes

49.Which of the following is not a member of the ASEAN?(A) Malaysia

(B) Indonesia

(C) Vietnam

(D) Britain

(E) Singapore

50.Which of the following Awards are given for excellence in the field of Sports?

(A) Kalinga Prize

(B) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

(C) Arjun Award

(D) Pulitzer Prize(E) None of these

Answers :

1. (E) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (E) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (D)

16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (D)21. (D) 22. (E) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (E) 27. (E) 28. (D) 29. (E)

30. (A) 31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (D) 34. (B) 35. (B) 36. (D) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (C) 40. (A) 41. (B) 42. (A) 43.

(C) 44. (C) 45. (E) 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (C) 49. (D) 50. (C)

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