Current Affairs

Which of the following is the third largest import item of India in 2012-13 after crude oil and gold?
  1 Plants and Machinery
  2 Electrical Hardware
  3 Fast food
  4 Used cars
  Ans: 2

In recent times the India economy has becomes increasingly -

  1 Export intensive

  2 Import intensive

  3 Export and import intensive

  4 Production intensive

  Ans: 2

Who has been appointed new governor of Reserve Bank of India ?

  1 Montek Singh Ahluwalia

  2 Deepak Parkash

  3 Raghuram Rajan

  4 Ashok Gulati

  Ans: 3

Who is the 58th member of WTO ?

  1 Russia

  2 Vanuatu

  3 Laos

  4 Australia

  Ans: 3

Which of the first state in India to bring in a law banning black magic, witchcraft and other superstitious practices ?

  1 Maharashtra

  2 West Bengal

  3 Bihar

  4 Kerala

Union Government has set up a Tax Administration Reform Commission under the chairmanship of -

  1 Parthsarthi Shome

  2 S.S.N.Moorthy

  3 Vijai Kelkar

  4 Kaushik Basu

ans: 1

As on January, 2013 the petroleum refining capacity in India is -

  1 260 Million MT

  2 250 Million MT

  3 215 Million MT

  4 185 Million MT

  Ans: 3

Union Government has decided to set up a 4000 MW solar power project in Rajasthan at -

  1 Jaisalmer

  2 Barmer

  3 Dhaulpur

  4 Sambher

  Ans: 4

Which of the following cities is not connected to an Expressway-

  1 Ahmadabad

  2 Vadodara

  3 Bhopal

  4 Pune

  Ans: 3

How many banks have been fined by RBI for violating KYC (Know Your Customer) ?

  1 20

  2 22

  3 21

  4 24

  Ans: 2

Asian Development Bank in its Asian Development outlook 2013 has lowered its earlier projection of India's GDP growth (6.0 %) to -

  1 5.9 %

  2 5.8 %

  3 5.6 %

  4 5.5 %

  Ans: 2

UN in its report 'World Population Prospects 2012' has noted that India will be the world's largest population country, passing China by the year -

  1 2022

  2 2028

  3 2035

  4 2050

  Ans: 2

Which one of the following projects got a ruling in India's favour in February 2013 by the Hague's permanent Court of Arbitration ?

  1 Baglihar Power project

  2 Kishanganga Hydel Project

  3 Sawlakote Power Project

  4 Salal Hydroelectric Project

Ans: 2

The recently released film 'Kai Po Che' is based on the novel -

  1 Lashkar

  2 The Loving Doll

  3 The Story of My Marriage

  4 The 3 Mistake of My Life

Climate change is caused by -

  1 Green house gases

  2 Depletion of ozone layer

  3 Pollution

  4 All the above

  Ans: 4

Euro emission norms are emission standards and these represent a package setting limits for emission from a vehicle. Which of the following gases is covered under this ?

  1 Carbon monoxide

  2 Hydro carbons

  3 Nitrogen oxide

  4 All the above

  Ans: 4

'Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana' aims at -

  1 meeting rural needs like primary education ,health care, drinking water,hosing,rural roads

  2 alleviating employment in rural areas

  3 generating employment in rural areas

  4 strengthening Panchayati Raj system in rural areas

  Ans: 1

Fourteenth Finance Commission has been constituted by the president of India under the chairmanship of Dr. Y.V.Reddy, former Governor of RBI. Who among the following is not a member of this commission ?

  1 Prof. Abhijit Sen

  2 Prof. Sukhadeo Throat

  3 Dr. M. Govind Rao

  4 Dr. Sudipto Mundle

  Ans: 2

Recently a term 'Roshni' was in the news. The term is related to -

  1 Cataract eradication programme

  2 Skill development and training programme for tribal youth

  3 Skill development programme for tribal women

  4 A NGO working for the upliftment of Slum workers

  Ans: 2

Recently a term 'UMEED' is in news. The term is associated with -

  1 A Scheme for the empowerment of women across Jammu and Kashmir

  2 A documentary by Amir Khan

  3 A Fiction by Chetan Bhagat

  4 An NGO working for the welfare of child labour

  Ans: 1

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has permitted field trials in the development of genetically modified .....crops.

  1 Rice, Maize and Cotton

  2 Castor and Wheat

  3 Both 1 and 2

  4 Neither 1 and 2

  Ans: 3

Union Government has decided to set up Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University at -

  1 Hyderabad

  2 Dehradun

  3 Rae Bareli

  4 Amethi

  Ans: 3

Indira Gandhi National University for Women is going to be set up as a Central University at-

  1 Rae Bareli

  2 Jaipur

  3 Bhopal

  4 Kolkata

  Ans: 1

As per the latest estimates of the planning commission the poverty ratio in 2011-2012 in India is -

  1 27.9%

  2 25.7%

  3 13.7%

  4 21.9%

  Ans: 4

State-wise poverty ratio in 2011-12 was highest in-

  1 Chhattisgarh(33.93%)

  2 Jharkhand(36.96)

  3 Manipur(36.89)

  4 Arunachal Pradesh(34.67)

  Ans: 1

INSAT-3D, an Indian satellite was successfully launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on july 27, 2013. The satellite is meant of -

  1 Weather forecasting and disaster warning system

  2 Telecommunication

  3 Television transmission in tribal areas

  4 Defence search and investigation

  Ans: 1
Who among the following is/are the Indian Writer(s) shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for the year 2013?
1. Amitabh Ghosh
2. Jeet Thayil
3. Uday Prakash
select the correct answer using the code given below:
  1 1, 2 and 3
  2 1 and 2 only
  3 2 and 3 only
  4 1 only
  Ans: 1
Human Poverty Index(HPI) developed by UNDP is based on which of the following deprivations?
1.Income deprivation
2.Literacy deprivation
3.Social service deprivation
4.Employment deprivation
  1 1,2,3 and 4
  2 1,2 and 3 only
  3 1,3 and 4 only
  4 2 and 4 only
  Ans: 2
In Census 2011, which if the following registered the minimum density (per/sq km)?
  1 Arunachal Pradesh
  2 Sikkim
  3 Nagaland
  4 Mizoram
  Ans: 1
Which of the following state has the maximum urban population as per the final data of Census 2011?
  1 Rajasthan
  2 Gujarat
  3 Maharashtra
  4 Punjab
  Ans: 3
The Work Participation Rate(WPR) for the country in Census 2011 has been worked out at -
  1 45.2%
  2 42.3%
  3 38.7%
  4 39.8%
  Ans: 4
The growth rate of population as per the final data of Census 2011 during 2001-11 stood at -
  1 15.5%
  2 17.7%
  3 18.3%
  4 16.9%
  Ans: 2
Female literacy in the country, as per final Census data 2011, stands at -
  1 64.6%
  2 70.3%
  3 62.5%
  4 68.2%
  Ans: 1
Scientist of which country created the smallest droplets of the world?
  1 USA
  2 UK
  3 Poland
  4 Switzerland
  Ans: 4
Which company on May 15, 2013 achieved 50 billion apps download milestone?
  1 Google
  2 Microsoft
  3 Apple
  4 Yahoo
  Ans: 3
Name the first Indigenous developed Rotavirus Vaccine of India is -
  1 Rotomid
  2 Ratavac
  3 Rotacid
  4 Rotovac
  Ans: 2
Q. The European Union made decision in May 2013 to impose a continent wide ban on the pesticide namely neonicotinoids to help which species of insects?
  1 Ants
  2 Butter Flies
  3 Honey Bees
  4 Earth worm
  Ans: 3
Q. What is the name of world's ultra light substance created by Zhejiang University in China?
  1 Lead
  2 Carbon Aerogel
  3 Granite
  4 Carbon Nanotubes
  Ans: 2
Q. The US scientist team found the mechanism which is responsible for the ageing process. Where is this mechanism located?
  1 Inside Skin
  2 Inside Heart
  3 Inside Brain
  4 Inside Face
  Ans: 3
Q. "Half a Life" is a novel by which of the following authors?
  1 Salman Rushdi
  2 V. S. Naipaul
  3 Amitabha Ghosh
  4 Chetan Bhagat
  Ans: 2
Q. Who has won the Golden Ball in Champions Trophy 2013?
  1 Shikhar Dhawan
  2 Virat Kohli
  3 Ravindra Jadeja
  4 Suresh Raina
  Ans: 3
Q. Who has won the Golden Bat in Champions Trophy 2013?
  1 Ravindra Jadeja
  2 Shikhar Dhawan
  3 Virat Kohli
  4 M. S. Dhoni
  Ans: 2
Q. The person who become the first Indian Circumnavigate Globe Solo and non-stop on a sail boat -
  1 Hari Ram Kumar
  2 Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy
  3 Lt. Ramadose
  4 None of them
  Ans: 2
Q. Which day has been declared by United Nation General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day ?
  1 April 2
  2 May 5
  3 March 3
  4 June 15
  Ans: 1
Q. The Fifth Summit of BRICS was held on March 26-27, 2013 in -
  1 New Delhi (India)
  2 Moscow (Russia)
  3 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  4 Durban (South Africa)
  Ans: 4
Q. In which of the following city, the first women Post Office in the country has been established in March 2013?
  1 Mumbai
  2 Kolkata
  3 New Delhi
  4 Chennai
  Ans: 3
Q. The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prize on April 15, 2013 including the award for investigative reporting for stories -
  1 The Washington Post
  2 The Telegraph
  3 New Work Times
  4 The Sun
  Ans: 3
Q. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in -
  1 Karnataka
  2 Andhra Pradesh
  3 Chhattisgarh
  4 Odisa
  Ans: 2
Q. Which country reached an agreement with Kosovo on overcoming ethnic enmities?
  1 Macedoonia
  2 Serbia
  3 France
  4 Albania
  Ans: 2
Q. The International Day for Biological Diversity was observed on -
  1 25th May
  2 24th May
  3 23rd May
  4 22nd May
  Ans: 4
Q. The largest biogas plant of the world was inaugurated in March 2013 in -
  1 USA
  2 Ireland
  3 Finland
  4 Germany
  Ans: 3
Q. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Asian forum of Parliamentarians on Population and development on April 11, 2013 at Bangkok?
  1 Hamid Ansari
  2 P. J. Kurien
  3 Mamta Sharma
  4 Ila Bhat
  Ans: 2
Q. The President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee on April 30, 2013 inaugurated the 14 mega watt Solar Power Project at -
  1 Nashik
  2 Sri Nagar
  3 Deoghar
  4 Hyderabad
  Ans: 3
Q. China recently became ________ arms exporter.
  1 The world's second largest
  2 The world's fourth largest
  3 The world's fifth largest
  4 The world's sixth largest
  Ans: 3
Q. Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world (weight would be 50000 tons)?
  1 NASA, USA
  2 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
  3 CERN, Geneva
  4 ISRO, India
  Ans: 2
Q. Which compost plant become the first in India to receive carbon credit worth Rs.25 lakh from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?
  1 Mumbai Compost Plant
  2 Kanpur Composting PLant
  3 Rotopala Composting Plant
  4 Okhla Compost PLant
  Ans: 4
Q. Which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline along with Tata Group and Telestra Tradeplace?
  1 Jet Star
  2 Tiger Airways
  3 Air Asia
  4 Cebu Pacific
  Ans: 3
Q. Name the two PSUs, which were granted the Maharatna status by the Union Government of India in February 2013?
  1 ONGC and NTPC
  2 BHEL and GAIL
  3 ONGC and GAIL
  4 Coal India and SAIL
  Ans: 2
Q. Who has won the "Entrepreneur of the Decade" award conferred by All India Management Association in New Delhi?
  1 Mr. Ratan Tata
  2 Mr. Narayan Murti
  3 Mr. Mukesh Ambani
  4 Mr. Sunil Mittal
  Ans: 3
Q. Who is the winner of prestigious Jnanpith award for the 2012?
  1 Amar Kant (Hindi)
  2 Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja (Telgu)
  3 Pratibha Ray (Odia)
  4 Shrilal Shukla (Hindi)
  Ans: 2
Q. The proposed allocation for the newly launched "National Livestock Mission" in the Union Budget 2013-14 is
  1 Rs.304 crore
  2 Rs.300 crore
  3 Rs.310 crore
  4 Rs.307 crore
  Ans: 4
Q. To encourage farmers to switch to alternative crops from rice and wheat, the Budget 2013-14 has pledged
  1 Rs.700 crore
  2 Rs.600 crore
  3 Rs.500 crore
  4 Rs.400 crore
  Ans: 3
Q. The Budget 2013-14 has proposed to allocate for urban transportation under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) a sum of
  1 Rs.14,873 crore
  2 Rs.13,873 crore
  3 Rs.12,873 crore
  4 Rs.10,873 crore
  Ans: 1
Q. In the Budget 2013-14, how much money has been allocated to the Ministry of Science and Technology?
  1 Rs.5,275 crore
  2 Rs.7,275 crore
  3 Rs.6,275 crore
  4 Rs.8,275 crore
  Ans: 3
Q. How much money has been allocated to the Ministry of Minorities Affairs in the Budget 2013-14?
  1 Rs.3,912 crore
  2 Rs.3,511 crore
  3 Rs.5,511 crore
  4 Rs.4,511 crore
  Ans: 2
Q. Agriculture and allied activities, according to the Economic Survey 2012-13, accounted for Gross Domestic Products
  1 14.1 %
  2 13 %
  3 14 %
  4 14.2 %
  Ans: 1
Q. The Railway Budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce a new hyper luxury class to be called
  1 Udaan
  2 Anand
  3 Apoorva
  4 Anubhuti
  Ans: 4
Q. According to the 12th Five-Year Plan, India should bring Infant Mortality Rate by the end of the Plan down to
  1 27
  2 28
  3 26
  4 25
  Ans: 2
Q. By the end of the Plan, the 12th Five-Year Plan aims to train under the Skill Development Mission
  1 40 million individuals
  2 30 million individuals
  3 50 million individuals
  4 45 million individuals
  Ans: 3
Q. The projected average level of the domestic savings rate for the 12th Plan is
  1 35.2 %
  2 34.6%
  3 34.2 %
  4 30.1 %
  Ans: 3
Q. According to the Census 2011, the percentage of Urban Indians connected to a piped sewer system is
  1 32.7 %
  2 34.6 %
  3 46.4 %
  4 50.3 %
  Ans: 1
Q. Which film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film?
  1 Anumati
  2 Paan Singh Tomar
  3 Dhag
  4 Spirit
  Ans: 2
Q. Who has won the National Film Award as best actor?
  1 Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale
  2 Shivaji Lotan
  3 Kamal Hasan
  4 Ranbir Kapoor
  Ans: 1
Q. Who has bagged the National Film Award as best actress?
  1 Priyanka Chopra
  2 Ananya Chatterjee
  3 Usha Jadhav
  4 Arundhuti Nag
  Ans: 3
Q. The 24th Arab League Summit got underway in which of the following city
  1 Dubai
  2 Doha
  3 Khartun
  4 Cairo
  Ans: 2
Q. Who is the head of the panel on Energy Security constituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
  1 C. Ranjarajan
  2 Montek Singh Ahluwalia
  3 Vijay Kelkar
  4 Kaushik Basu
  Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following states has bagged the National Tourism Award?
  1 Assam
  2 Madhya Pradesh
  3 Maharashtra
  4 Andhra Pradesh
  Ans: 4
Q. Asia's largest Solar Power Project set at which of the following cities?
  1 Jaipur
  2 Nagpur
  3 Jodhpur
  4 Bikaner
  Ans: 3
Q. India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country?
  1 Switzerland
  2 Liechtenstein
  3 Mauritius
  4 Finland
  Ans: 2
Q. United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album?
  1 A. R. Rahaman
  2 Anoushka Shankar
  3 Mallika Sarabhai
  4 Amzad Ali Khan
  Ans: 2
Q. The Government of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. The field trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them?
  1 Shimla
  2 Jaipur
  3 Nagpur
  4 Bhubaneswar
  Ans: 3
Q. On 12th March 2013 the President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee attending the celebration of 45th Anniversary of Independence of which country?
  1 Maldive
  2 Sri Lanka
  3 Vietnaam
  4 Mauritius
  Ans: 4
Q. On February 14th 2013 India has conclude $6 billion Missile deal with which country?
  1 Russia
  2 France
  3 England
  4 USA
  Ans: 2
Q. The first indigenously developed weaponised helicopter was handed over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013 is -
  1 Rudra
  2 Varun
  3 Chetak
  4 Indra
  Ans: 1
Q. Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was given to -
  1 Smt. Omana T.K
  2 Ms. Sonika Agarwal
  3 Smt. Olga D’mello
  4 Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
  Ans: 2
Q. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to -
  1 Smt. Pranita Talukdar
  2 Smt. Omana T.K
  3 Smt. Olga D’mello
  4 Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
  Ans: 3
Q. The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012 decided to issue Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card?
  1 Platinum Cards
  2 Silver cards
  3 Golden Cards
  4 Industrial cards
  Ans: 3
Q. Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012 cleared the decks for transferring the prime 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and political leader. Name the political leader ___
  1 Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
  2 B. R. Ambedkar
  3 Ramabai Ambedkar
  4 Balasaheb Thackrey
  Ans: 2
Q. The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December 7, 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 ____
  1 12 TMC feet
  2 10 TMC feet
  3 8 TMC feet
  4 6 TMC feet
  Ans: 1
Q. Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services provider start trading on 12 December, 2012?
  1 Bombay Stock Exchange
  2 National Stock Exchange
  3 New York Stock Exchange
  4 Singapore Stock Exchange
  Ans: 3
Q. Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large prominent nose which lived about 73 million years ago. what is the name of this new dinosaur?
  1 Latirhinus Uitstlani
  2 Gigantoraptor
  3 Khaan
  4 Raptorex
  Ans: 1
Q. Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes in Communist Party of China?
  1 Shiv Shankar Menon
  2 Ajit Singh
  3 Anand Sharma
  4 Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna
  Ans: 1
Q. Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the functioning human brain. What is this artificial human brain called?
  1 AbioCor
  2 Bioartifical
  3 Spaun
  4 i-Limb
  Ans: 3
Q. Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer claimed that a new missile was tested which can permanently blackout the electronics of the country without causing any harm to people. What is the name of this missile?
  1 Mathago
  2 CHAMP
  3 Ikara
  4 ERYX
  Ans: 2
Q. Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of -
  1 Anand Sinha
  2 C. Rangarajan
  3 M. Rafeeq Ahmed
  4 Deepak Parekh
  Ans: 2
Q. Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries?
  1 India
  2 Thailand
  3 China
  4 Japan
  Ans: 3
Q. The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located?
  1 Indore
  2 Raipur
  3 Jabbalpur
  4 Bhopal
  Ans: 4
Q. Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012.
  1 Rakesh Sharma
  2 Kalpana Chawla
  3 Sunita Williams
  4 Tessy Thomas
  Ans: 3
Q. World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade.
  1 Fifth
  2 Fourth
  3 Seventh
  4 Sixth
  Ans: 3
Q. A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of -
  1 Anita Kapur
  2 N. Rangacharya
  3 Y. B. Reddy
  4 C. Rangarajan
  Ans: 2
Q. Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)?
  1 Aishwarya Rai
  2 Katrina Kaif
  3 Kareena Kapoor
  4 Vidya Balan
  Ans: 1
Q. China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country?
  1 Taiwan
  2 South Korea
  3 Sri Lanka
  4 Vietnam
  Ans: 4
Q. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
  1 C Band
  2 KU Band
  3 S Band
  4 3G Spectram
  Ans: 2
Q. Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12?
  1 Madhya Pradesh
  2 Manipur
  3 Maharastra
  4 Nagaland
  Ans: 3
Q. Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?
  1 Prof Abhijit Sen
  2 Dr. Y.V.Reddy
  3 Ms. Sushma Nath
  4 Dr. M.Govinda Rao
  Ans: 2
Q. Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?
  1 Justice Balakrishnan
  2 Justice M. Kartzu
  3 Justice J. S. Verma
  4 Justice D. K. Jain
  Ans: 4
Q. As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is -
  1 59th
  2 56th
  3 57th
  4 58th
  Ans: 1
Q. “Water Conservation Day” observed on -
  1 20th November
  2 19th November
  3 24th November
  4 31st October
  Ans: 2
Q. National Education Day observed on
  1 11th November
  2 14th November
  3 5th September
  4 21st May
  Ans: 1
Q. Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the
  1 Muslims
  2 Minorities
  3 Poorest of the poor section of the society
  4 Harijans
  Ans: 3
Q. The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in
  1 Kerala and Chhattisgarh
  2 Tamil Nadu and Odisha
  3 Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
  4 Kerala and Odisha
  Ans: 3
Q. Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?
  1 Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)
  2 Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)
  3 Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)
  4 Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO)
  Ans: 2
Q. Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways?
  1 India and Belgium
  2 Indian and China
  3 USA and India
  4 Russia and India
  Ans: 1
Q. Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS International?
  1 Shyam Telecom
  2 MTNL
  3 Tata Teleservices
  4 Kavvery Telecom
  Ans: 4
Q. Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors?
  1 Sahara Group of Company
  2 Reliance Industries
  3 Air India
  4 Vodafone
  Ans: 1
Q. Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight located?
  1 Germany
  2 USA
  3 Africa
  4 UK
  Ans: 4
Q. Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)?
  1 Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)
  2 GAIL
  3 ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
  4 Reliance Petroleum Limited
  Ans: 2
Q. What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?
  1 Shaping the Post-Crisis World
  2 Shared Norms for a New Reality
  3 The power of collaborative innovation
  4 Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild
  Ans: 2
Q. Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
  1 Coal
  2 Crude Oil
  3 Electricity
  4 Petroleum refinery Products
  Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?
  1 Tata Motors
  2 Ashok Leyland
  3 Mahindra and Mahindra
  4 Bajaj Auto
  Ans: 4
Q. According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13?
  1 6.4 billion dollar
  2 5 billion dollar
  3 5.4 billion dollar
  4 7 billion dollar
  Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date?
  1 Vodafone
  2 BP Plc
  3 Vedanta Resource
  4 Dailchi Sankyo
  Ans: 1
Q. SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013.
  1 10%
  2 20%
  3 30%
  4 25%
  Ans: 4
Q. Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education?
  1 Reliance
  2 Bharti Group
  3 Toyota
  4 LIC
  Ans: 2
Q. Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University?
  1 Japan
  2 UK
  3 USA
  4 China
  Ans: 4
Q. Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO?
  1 Saga-220
  2 Aakash-A1
  3 Tianhe-1A
  4 Jaguar-Cray
  Ans: 1
Q. In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a -
  1 short-range surface to air missile
  2 long-range surface to air missile
  3 short-range surface to surface missile
  4 long-range surface to surface missile
  Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation?
  1 Myanmar
  2 Austria
  3 Russia
  4 Taiwan
  Ans: 3
Q. The Thar Express goes to
  1 Bangladesh
  2 Pakistan
  3 Afghanistan
  4 Myanmar
  Ans: 2
Q. Census data related on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in
  1 Bihar
  2 Uttar Pradesh
  3 Rajasthan
  4 Maharashtra
  Ans: 4
Q. National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing
  1 financial support to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes
  2 old age pension to very poor
  3 insurance for the poor
  4 all of the above
  Ans: 4
Q. As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of
  1 1 lakh tonnes
  2 2 lakh tonnes
  3 1.5 lakh tonnes
  4 2.5 lakh tonnes
  Ans: 3
Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Unaccustomed Earth?
  1 Jhumpa Lahiri
  2 Meera Nair
  3 Salman Rushdie
  4 Dalai Lama
  Ans: 1
Q. Which is not a feature of the American Constitution?
  1 Written Constitution
  2 Federation
  3 Cabinet System
  4 Republic
  Ans: 3
Q. China recently objected the participation of an Indian company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. which one among the following is that country?
  1 Myanmar
  2 South Korea
  3 Vietnam
  4 Taiwan
  Ans: 3

Q. An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its - 1 minerals 2 agricultural product 3 fishery product 4 forest product Ans: 1

Q. Who has been appointed the new Controller General of Accounts on July 1,2012? 1 Jawahar Thakur 2 Neeraj Kumar 3 A.K. Aggarwal 4 Arun Mishra Ans: 1

Q. Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'? 1 Sharad Pawar 2 Khushwant Singh 3 Kuldip Nayar 4 General J.J. Singh Ans: 3

Q. Who has been appointed the new German ambassador to India? 1 Marissa Mayer 2 Michael Steiner 3 Ross Csatary 4 None of the above Ans: 2

Q. 'NGRBA' which was recently in news stands for- 1 National Gangotri River Basin Authority 2 National Godavari River Basin Authority 3 National Ganga River Basin Authority 4 None of the above Ans: 3

Q. Who is the author of the book 'Turning Point - A Journey Through Challenges'? 1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2 Hamid Ansari 3 Jaswant Singh 4 None of the above Ans: 1

Q. Who has been awarded the world Food Prize 2012? 1 Kofi Annan 2 Daniel Hillel 3 Ban Ki-Moon 4 None of the above Ans: 2

Q. P.N. Dhar passed away on July 12,2012 in New Delhi. He was a great - 1 Poet 2 Scientist 3 Musician 4 Economist Ans: 4

Q. Who has been appointed the Prime Minister of Egypt on July 24, 2012? 1 Mohammed Morsi 2 Kamal Ganzouri 3 Hesham Qandil 4 None of them Ans: 3

Q. Which part of India was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO on July 1,2012? 1 Eastern Ghats 2 Western Ghats 3 Kaziranga National Park 4 Konkan Railway Ans: 2

Q. India's first Mega Food Park became functional on July 9, 2012 in - 1 Jaipur 2 Kanpur 3 Chittoor 4 Pune Ans: 3

Q. Who is China's first woman astronaut? 1 Li Xei 2 Liu Yang 3 Yang Xei 4 None of them Ans: 2

Q. Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General'? 1 General V.K. Singh 2 Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma 3 General J.J. Singh 4 None of them Ans: 3

Q. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains? 1 S Band 2 C Band 3 KU Band 4 3G Spectrum Ans: 3

Q. Veteran actor of Bengali Cinema Soumitra Chatterjee was honoured with one of the following award - 1 Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2 Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna Award 3 Lifetime Achievement Award 4 Sahitya Academy Award Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following Indian actresses has been chosen as the brand ambassador for sanitation programme? 1 Kareena Kapoor 2 Aishwarya Rai 3 Vidya Balan 4 Hema Malini Ans: 3

Q. A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore is being proposed to be established at - 1 Edinburgh 2 London 3 Tokyo 4 Washington Ans: 1

Q. One of the Asia-Pacific nations has agreed to hold its first ever maritime exercise with India. The nation is - 1 Australia 2 USA 3 Japan 4 Vietnam Ans: 2

Q. Muktinath Temple, a pilgrimage destination for Hindus is situated at which of the following nation? 1 Nepal 2 Malaysia 3 Trinidad & Tobago 4 India Ans: 1

Q. Francois Hollande has been elected at the President of which of the following nation? 1 Poland 2 Portugal 3 France 4 Greece Ans: 3

Q. The Teesta treaty has becomes a bone of contention between India and ...? 1 China 2 Pakistan 3 Bangladesh 4 Nepal Ans: 3

Q. Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the country? 1 China 2 India 3 Japan 4 Thailand Ans: 1

Q. A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was dedicated to the person of which one of the following places? 1 Anand, Gujarat 2 Badmer, Rajasthan 3 Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 4 Patan, Gujarat Ans: 4

Q. Which one of the following will be the longest tunnel of India being constructed in J&K? 1 Banihal tunnel 2 Chennai-Nashri tunnel 3 Rohtang tunnel 4 None of them Ans: 2

Q. Government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of tur (Arhar) for 2012-13 at 1 Rs 3740 per quintal 2 Rs 3640 per quintal 3 Rs 3940 per quintal 4 Rs 3840 per quintal Ans: 4

Q. A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of - 1 Y.B. Reddy 2 N. Rangachary 3 Anita Kapur 4 Rashmi Sahani Saxena Ans: 2

Q. During April 2011-February-2012, which of the following state stood first in creating largestemployment in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)? 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Karnataka 3 West Bengal 4 Andhra Pradesh Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following bank has been awarded Finance Asia Award 2012? 1 AXIS Bank 2 HDFC Bank 3 ICICI Bank 4 Kotak Bank Ans: 4

Q. 4th Advance Estimates of Ministry of Agriculture, puts oilseeds production for 2011-12 at - 1 30.01 MT 2 28.89 MT 3 32.32 MT 4 31.01 MT Ans: 1

Q. Govt. approves an ordinance to completely digitise TV Broad-casting. The entire nation has been targeted to be covered by - 1 2013 2 2014 3 2016 4 2015 Ans: 2

Q. First Nuclear Power Plant in Bushehr. The country reffred here is: 1 Kazakhstan 2 Argentina 3 North Korea 4 Iran Ans: 4

Q. She started her career as an IFS officer and was unanimously elected the 15th Lok Sabha Speaker. She was elected to Lok Sabha and representing a constituency in the state of: 1 Jharkhand 2 Madhya Pradesh 3 Bihar 4 West Bengal Ans: 3

Q. Who among the following is the author of the book "My Country, My Life? 1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 3 L.K. Advani 4 Shashi Tharoor Ans: 3

Q. In the year 2012, which actor bagged the Best Actor Award at the 59th National Film Awards? 1 Ranbir Kapoor 2 Appu Kutty 3 Girish KulKarni 4 Hrithik Roshan Ans: 3

Q. Emomali Rahmon recently visited India is the president of 1 Turkmenistan 2 Russia 3 Republic of Tajikistan 4 Turkey Ans: 3

Q. Who is the UN Messengers of Peace 1 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 2 Michael Douglas 3 Monique Coleman 4 Elie Wiesel Ans: 2

Q. Kaushik Basu the ex-economic adviser of PM recently in news, appointed as 1 President of IMF 2 President of World Bank 3 Economic Adviser of UNO 4 Chief Economist of World Bank Ans: 4

Q. The UN theme for the 2012 International Day of Peace is 1 Sustainable Peace 2 Sustainable Future 3 Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future. 4 None of the above Ans: 3

Q. The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation coverage, as per the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India is - 1 2017 2 2015 3 2018 4 2019 Ans: 1

Q. Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan? 1 Priyanka Chopra 2 Aishwarya Roy 3 Vidya Balan 4 Katrina Kaif Ans: 3

Q. The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air Force in the desert ofRajasthan is named - 1 Neptune 2 Malabar 2012 3 Exercise Shoorveer 4 Bhumi Raksha Ans: 3

Q. For which region of the country the Union Government has cleared a 8,500 crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)? 1 North eastern region 2 Gorkhaland 3 Bundelkhand 4 Naxalite-affected districts Ans: 4

Q. As per data released by Indian statistical organisation in May 2012, India's Industrial production declined by 3.5 per cent in March 2012, the chief factor behind this decline is - 1 Surplus rain 2 Contraction in manufacturing and mining output 3 Devaluation of rupee 4 Eurozone crisis Ans: 2

Q. Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it located? 1 Australia 2 Canada 3 South Africa 4 USA Ans: 4

Q. United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22 years? 1 Sri Lanka 2 Myanmar 3 South Africa 4 South Sudan Ans: 2

Q. The Government has launched a scheme called _____ for encourages and enables Overseas Indian Workers to save for their return and resettlement and to save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from the Government, is 1 Indira Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana 2 Pravasi Suraksha Yojana 3 Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana 4 Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana Ans: 3

Q. Who was the father of Operation Flood? 1 APJ Abdul Kalam 2 M. S. Swaminathan 3 Dr Verghese Kurien 4 KPS Gill Ans: 3

Q. 16th NAM Summit recently held at 1 Singapore 2 Cairo 3 Teheran 4 Manila Ans: 3

Q. Who is the winner of US Open Tennis 2012 in women section? 1 Victoria Azarenka 2 Venus Williams 3 Samantha Stosur 4 Serena Williams Ans: 4

Q. Who is the winner of US Open Tennis 2012 men section? 1 Novak Djokovic 2 Andy Murray 3 Roger Federer 4 Rafel Nadal Ans: 2

Q. Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of 1 Mining 2 Textiles 3 Banking 4 Cement Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India? 1 Tin 2 Thorium 3 Copper 4 All of these Ans: 2

Q. In which one of the following States was the first UID card issued? 1 Maharashtra 2 Assam 3 Manipur 4 West Bangal Ans: 1

Q. Expand the term MGNREGA. 1 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Agency 3 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following States has passed a legislation to confiscate the property of corrupt officials and to open schools in these properties? 1 Bihar 2 Jharkhand 3 Rajasthan 4 Haryana Ans: 1

Q. In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is proposed to be set up? 1 Haryana 2 Maharashtra 3 Orissa 4 Karnataka Ans: 2

Q. The Eleventh 'Five-Year Plan' of India is for the Five years ranging from? 1 2007-2012 2 2009-2014 3 2008-2013 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. The Government of India provides direct financial support to which of the following schemes? 1 Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana 2 Packing Credit Guarantee Scheme 3 ULIP 4 All of the above Ans: 1

Q. The Reserve Bank does not have an office in 1 Gulbarga 2 Kanpur 3 Jaipur 4 Bhopal Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following is the objective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)issued by the Government? 1 To ensure that Companies take steps for rehabilitation of project-affected people 2 To ensure that Companies use some of their profits for educating the project-affected people 3 To ensure that Companies provide health care to project-affected people 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. The disease which has been declared by the Union Government to be a mandatorily notifiable in order to provide better diagnosis and treatment and reduce its transmission is - 1 Tuberculosis 2 Diabetes 3 Malaria 4 Cancer Ans: 1

Q. The first Credit Information Company in India was - 1 CARE 2 ICRA 3 CIBIL 4 None of the above Ans: 3

Q. To review the determination of poverty line by Suresh Tendulkar Committee, Planning Commission has constituted a committee under the chairmanship - 1 S.K. Goel 2 C. Rangrajan 3 Mihir Shah 4 Prakash Bukshi Ans: 2

Q. All services excluding services in negative list have been brought under the umbrella of service tax w.e.f. July 1, 2012. How many services have been included in the negative list? 1 17 2 15 3 21 4 19 Ans: 1

Q. For 2011-12, the external debt as percentage of GDP stands at - 1 22% 2 20% 3 23% 4 25% Ans: 2

Q. With reference to The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report which one of the following statements is correct? 1 By 2030 even two planet Earths would not be enough to sustain human activity 2 Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 50 per cent globally since 1970 3 The world would have to be 50 per cent bigger to have enough land and forests to provide for current levels of consumption and carbon emissions 4 The report is titled Living Planet Report 2012 Ans: 2

Q. With a view to strengthening regional financial and economic cooperation the Reserved Bank of India has announced Swap Arrangement of how much amount of US$ billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee for SAARC member countries? 1 USD 2 billion 2 USD 2.5 billion 3 USD 4.5 billion 4 USD 3.25 billion Ans: 1

Q. In the 12th Five Year Plan the Government of India has proposed to invest for development of various projects in port sector the amount of 1 73,893.95 crore 2 76,793.95 crore 3 76,000.00 crore 4 75,793.95 crore Ans: 2

Q. India has signed a key tax information exchange agreement and another pact on information technology to accelerate economic and joint investment with- 1 Qatar 2 Yaman 3 Iraq 4 Bahrain Ans: 4

Q. Which country took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in June 2012? 1 China 2 Iraq 3 India 4 Iran Ans: 1

Q. Which country has increased its defence budget by nearly 10 per cent to 545 billion rupees ($ 5.8 billion) for the 2012-13? 1 India 2 Iran 3 Iraq 4 Pakistan Ans: 4

Q. Who authored the book Mind Positive, Life Positive ? 1 Buta Singh 2 Sushma Swaraj 3 S. Joginder Singh 4 Sonia Gandhi Ans: 3

Q. Who had been made the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)? 1 Bobby Jindal 2 Adi Goderej 3 Mr. Suma Chakrabarti 4 Rahul Khullar Ans: 3

Q. The World Environment Day was observed across the globe on June 5,2012. Theme for theWorld Environment Day 2012 was - 1 Water-all we need 2 Green Economy : Does it include you? 3 Forests-Nature at your Service 4 None of the above Ans: 2

Q. IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.) an independent Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) was established in 1 1988 2 1985 3 1987 4 1986 Ans: 3

Q. SSS-NIRE (Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy) working in bio-energy, bio-fuel, synthetic fuel etc is located at 1 Mumbai 2 Wadala Kalan, Kapurthala (Punjab) 3 Bangalore 4 Dehradun Ans: 2

Q. RGAUD (Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas) i.e. Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day, Sadbhavana Day is celebrate each year on the birth day of ex. PM Rajiv Gandhi. His birth day is 1 20th November 2 20th December 3 20th August 4 20th October Ans: 3

Q. The Solar Evapo-Cooking System (SECS) for controlling excretion of CO2 in atmosphere and to save LPG amount during food cooking for 20000 people daily in Shri Sai Baba Institute Nyas, Shirdi (Maharashtra)was established in 1 June 2012 2 June 2009 3 June 2011 4 June 2010 Ans: 4

Q. The estimates of National Income are prepared by- 1 National Development Council 2 National Productivity Council 3 National Income Council 4 Central Statistical Organization Ans: 4

Q. The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is - 1 Bihar 2 Gujarat 3 Uttarakhand 4 Jharkhand Ans: 3

Q. The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in - 1 1968 2 1967 3 1971 4 1972 Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation with India? 1 Australia 2 South Korea 3 China 4 Israel Ans: 1

Q. Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of - 1 Green house gases 2 Acid rain 3 Ozone layer 4 Endangered species Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following is the most fragile eco-system that will be first affected by global warming? 1 Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet 2 Amazon rain forest 3 Taiga 4 Indian Monsoon Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To A Hunger Free World"? 1 Amartya Sen 2 C. Rangarajan 3 Manmohan Singh 4 M.S. Swaminathan Ans: 4

Q. The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to monitor certain disease. Which of the following is not covered under the project? 1 Malaria 2 Polio 3 Plague 4 Tuberculosis Ans: 3

Q. "Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help. 1 Women only 2 School children only 3 Health workers only 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. In the financial newspapers we read about International Growth. What are the activities involved in Industrial Sector for the purposes of economic planning? 1 Mining 2 Manufacturing 3 Construction 4 All of the above Ans: 4

Q. A person eligible to become the President of India should not be less than 1 60 years of age 2 35 years of age 3 40 years of age 4 50 years of age Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the following has written the book "The City of Joy"? 1 Ingram Smith 2 V. Harrison 3 Dominique Lapierre 4 Guentar Grass Ans: 3

Q. India's first Defence University is set up in 1 Haryana 2 Uttar Pradesh 3 Punjab 4 Delhi Ans: 1

Q. The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Government's decision to provide reservation to Other Backward Class candidates in central educational institutes. How much reservation they get? 1 27% 2 13% 3 15% 4 20% Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following Indians has featured in the list of 'World's 100 most influential Women", selected by the "Time" Magazine? 1 Mamata Banerjee 2 Sania Mirza 3 Jaya Bachchan 4 Pratibha Patil Ans: 1

Q. "Vachaspati Puraskars" are given by the 1 Madhya Pradesh Government 2 Uttar Pradesh Hindi Akademy 3 Birla Foundation 4 None of these Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following films was given the award of "the Best Motion Picture of the Year" by Oscar Foundation? 1 There will be Blood 2 No country for Old Men 3 Peter & the Wolf 4 None of these Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the following was the Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission who submitted its report to the Government a few months back? 1 Veerappa Moily 2 Natwar Singh 3 M.S. Gill 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following companies/commissions of Indians Origin signed a pact for obtaining oil blocks in Libya? 1 Reliance Petroleum 2 Oil India Ltd. 3 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation 4 None of these Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following companies of Indian Origin has become the first Indian Company to launch financial services to retail investors in China? 1 Bajaj Finance 2 SBI Capital Markets 3 Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group 4 None of these Ans: 3

Q. Tata Motors has signed a long term partnership agreement with which of the following auto companies? 1 Ford Motor Company 2 Maruti Suzuki 3 Toyota Motor Corporation 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about "Share Swap" done by big corporates. What is "Share Swap"? (A) A business takeover in which acquiring company uses its own stock to pay for the acquired company (B) When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital requirement, it is known as Share Swap (C) When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion programmes, each shareholder gets some additional preferential shares. The process of the allotment of preferential share is known as Share Swap. 1 Only A 2 Only B 3 Only C 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. On the basis of the study done by the Government of India, various states were divided into two groups "Low Poverty States", "High Poverty States". Which of the following is not a low poverty state? 1 Kerala 2 Orissa 3 Karnataka 4 Gujarat Ans: 2

Q. As reported in the major financial newspapers the Federal Reserve has made certain changes/corrections in its base federal funds rates. This act of the Federal Reserve will bring an effect directly and immediately on the banks located in 1 USA 2 China 3 Japan 4 Russia Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following countries has the largest cheques truncation facility in Asia? 1 China 2 India 3 Myanmar 4 None of these Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following is the name of the asset reconstruction company created by variousbanks in India? 1 ARCIL 2 HCR 3 SEBI 4 None of these Ans: 1

Q. India does not have a single branch/office of any one of its banks in which of the following countries? 1 USA 2 Russia 3 Nepal 4 Switzerland Ans: 4

Q. RISAT-1, which was put in orbit in April 2012 by PSLV-C19, is the heaviest satellite launched by India so far with a weight of 1 1,658 kg 2 1,768 kg 3 1,858 kg 4 1,968 kg Ans: 3

Q. The two-day 20th ASEAN Summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2012 in the month of 1 February 2 March 3 April 4 May Ans: 3

Q. Abd-Rabbu Mansour was recently elected as the President of which one of the following Arab nation? 1 Yemen 2 Iraq 3 Oman 4 Iran Ans: 1

Q. Name the Tamil author who was announced the winner of the Saraswati Samman 2011 by K.K. Birla Foundation announced on March 22, 2012 for his book Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum. 1 Jeyamohan 2 Dhanushkodi Ramasamy 3 A.A. Manavalan 4 Sundara Ramasami Ans: 3

Q. Which legendary versatile Bengali actor was on March 21,2012 selected for India's highest film honour the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012? 1 Prasanjeet Chatterjee 2 Soumitra Chatterjee 3 Ranjit Mallick 4 Suvendu Chakroborty Ans: 2

Q. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh during his tour of Maharashtra's Satara district announced on March 11,2012 a national award for sanitation and water in the nameof which of the following Maharashtrian saints? 1 Sant Gadge Baba 2 Sant Yoga Paramanandar 3 Bhaktha Pundarikar 4 Bhaktha Goma Bai Ans: 1

Q. Akali Dal Chief Prakash Singh Badal, sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab on March 14, 2012. Badal became the chief minister of the state for- 1 Fourth time 2 Fifth time 3 Third time 4 Second time Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following state governments imposed restrictions on the visit of foreign tourists to the areas inhabited by Tribals? 1 Odisha 2 Bihar 3 Madhya Pradesh 4 Uttar Pradesh Ans: 1

Q. Indian black eagle was spotted in the Aravali Biodiversity park after a gap of ____ years. 1 60 2 70 3 80 4 90 Ans: 4

Q. Recently India has raised its objection over the construction of the Zangmu dam. In this Context which country is building this Zangmu dam? 1 Pakistan in Pol 2 Bangladesh on the Brahmaputra river 3 China on the Brahmaputra 4 Pakistan with the help of china assistance Ans: 3

Q. Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant is being established in - 1 Tamil Nadu 2 Karnataka 3 Kerala 4 Andhra Pradesh Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the least number of females per 1000 males as per provisional figures of Census 2011? 1 Daman and Diu 2 Dadar and Nagar Haveli 3 Haryana 4 Puducherry Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following has the highest share in power generation in India? 1 Thermal power 2 Nuclear power 3 Hydro power 4 All the above have equal share Ans: 1

Q. Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head quartered in 1 Itali 2 Japan 3 South Korea 4 Germany Ans: 4

Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of the 2011 US National Humanities Medal, Identify him - 1 Usha Thorat 2 C. Rangarajan 3 Amartya Sen 4 Montek SIngh Ahluwalia Ans: 3

Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating back to 2500-2000 BC from the Cholistan area of which of the following province in Pakistan? 1 FATA 2 Balochistan 3 Punjab Province 4 Sindh Province Ans: 3

Q. The new President of the World Bank to take charge w.e.f July 2012 is - 1 Jim Young Kim 2 Robert Zoellick 3 Christine Lagarde 4 Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili Ans: 1

Q. In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 - 11, which of the following Public Sector company has been awarded the Gold Trophy for the best corporate governance? 1 ONGC 2 HAL 3 GAIL 4 SAIL Ans: 4

Q. As per the latest estimates of Planning Commission, what was the total population percentage was below poverty line in the year 2009-10? 1 42% 2 25.5% 3 29.8% 4 37.2% Ans: 3

Q. 'Environment Excellency' award under SCOPE Meritorious Awards 2010-11 has been given to - 1 SAIL 2 ONGC 3 EIL 4 IOC Ans: 2

Q. Finance Minister in his rollback announcements in budget proposals 2012-13 deferred GAAR for - 1 Three year 2 One year 3 Two year 4 Till end of 12th plan Ans: 2

Q. South Sudan has become a member of International Monetary Fund (IMF). It became IMF's - 1 189th Member 2 187th Member 3 186th Member 4 188th Member Ans: 4

Q. How many Indian Companies have been included in Forbes 2000 list of the year 2012? 1 71 2 61 3 57 4 65 Ans: 2

Q. National Dairy Plan (Phase - I) has been launched to give a boost to milk production in the country. In the first phase this plan will cover - 1 All states except North Eastern region 2 Only Gujarat 3 Only 14 states 4 Only 5 states Ans: 3

Q. 20th Summit of ASEAN was held on April3-4,2012 in - 1 Phnom Penh(Cambodia) 2 Bankok (Thailand) 3 Singapore 4 Jakarta (Indonesia) Ans: 1

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