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GENERAL AWARENESS
1. "Think. Eat. Save" is the theme for this year's?
1) World Water Day

2) World Food Day

3) World Ozone Day

4) World Environment Day 5) World Forestry Day

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2. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT)?

1) Archana Bhargava

2) Sudha Sharma

4) Poonam Saxena

5) None of these

3) Chitra Ramakrishna

3. Who was appointed as the new Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Director
General of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on June1, 2013? (He
succeededs V.K.Saraswat)
1) Tessy Thomas

2) K.Radhakrishnan

4) M.Y.S.Prasad

5) V.G.Sekaran

3) Avinash Chander

4. Who was appointed the Executive Chairman of Infosys, an IT major, in June 2013?
1) S.Gopalakrishnan

2) S.D.Shibulal

4) N.R.Narayana Murthy

5) V.Balakrishnan

3) Nandan Nilekani

5. Lydia Nsekera is the first woman to be elected to the Executive Committee of FIFA, the football governing body. She belongs to?
1) Rwanda

2) Uganda

3) Ghana

4) Nigeria

5) Burundi

6. Which of the following regulators celebrated its 25th anniversary in May 2013?
1) RBI

2) NABARD

3) TRAI

4) SEBI

5) IRDA

7. South-South dialogue is associated with?

1) Cooperation among developing nations

2) Arms conference

3) Summit between developed and developing countries

4) Environment

5) None of these

8. The Nobel Prize in Economics was established by the?

1) Will of Alfred Nobel

2) Sveriges Riksbank

3) Nobel Committee

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9. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in?

1) Jharkhand

2) Bihar

3) Assam

4) West Bengal

5) Kerala

10. Telecom sector is considered as?

2) Core energy sector

4) Primary sector

5) None of these

3) Infrastructural sector

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1) Priority sector

11. The National Tree of India is?

1) Mango

2) Peepal

3) Neem

4) Banyan

5) None of these

12. Who has the sole right to mint coins?

1) RBI

2)The Govern-ment of India

4) IOB

5) IBA

3) SBI

13. The Asian Tigers is a term used in reference to the four highly developed economies. Which
of the following is not one of them?
1) Taiwan

2) South Korea

4) Hong Kong

5) Malaysia

3) Singapore

14. Which of the following books was written by Kamala Das?

1) Tonight This Savage Rite

2) Earth and Ashes

4) Unaccustomed Earth

5) None

3) The Red Devil

15. Which of the following countries is neither a member of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) nor associated with it as an observer?
1) China

2) Russia

3) Kazakhstan

4) India

5) Japan

16. The Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited was launched with the help of?
1) RBI

2) IDBI

3) SIDBI

4) NABARD

5) ECGC

17. Which of the following statements is not correct?

1) S.S.Tarapore Committee is related to Capital Account Convertibility
2) Central Statistics Office is responsible for computation of National Income
3) The full form of KCC is Kisan Credit Card
4) IMF is located in Geneva

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18. Which of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?

1) Ecuador

2) Iran

3) Kuwait

4) Saudi Arabia

5) Russia

19. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Banking/ Finance?
2) TDS

3) Goods and Services

4) Fundamental Duties

5) Relief to exporters

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1) Refund

20. Who among the following is one of the Deputy Governors of RBI at present?
1) Rakesh Mohan

2) Parthasarathy Shome 3) Anand Sinha

4) Usha Thorat

5) Bimal Jalan

21. Which of the following organisations/institutions is called the World Bank?

1) IMF

2) IBRD

3) OECD

4) ADB

5) ECB

22. Which of the following countries is not a member of the European Union?
1) Estonia

2) Lithuania

3) Latvia

4) Slovakia

5) Lesotho

23. The Economic Survey is compiled by the?

1) Ministry of Rural Development

2) Ministry of Finance

3) Ministry of Home Affairs

4) CBDT

5) CSO

24. Which of the following countries is a member of SAARC?

1) China

2) Indonesia

3) South Korea

4) Myanmar

5) None

25. What is the full form of NSG?

1) Nuclear Submarines Group

2) National Supporters Group

3) Nuclear Suppliers Group

4) North Atlantic Supporters Group

5) None of these

26. Which of the following is the association of the countries producing and exporting petroleum and oil?
1) SCO

2) ASEAN

3) BRICS

4) OECD

5) None

27. The name of Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is associated with the manufacturing of?
1) Cement

2) Computers

4) Steel

5) Cell phones

3) Pharmacy products

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28. 'Blood Brothers' is a book written by?

1) M. J. Akbar

2) Shobha De

4) Suketu Mehta

5) Tavleen Singh

3) Kushwant Singh

29. Deflation refers to?

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1) Price decline in specific sectors

2) Price decline in specific commodities

3) Decrease in the general price level of goods and services

4) Sudden decline in foreign exchange reserves
5) None of these

30. Which of the following is the currency of South Korea?

1) Koruna

2) Yen

3) Rouble

4) Won

5) Krona

31. What is the full form of BCBS?

1) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

2) Bank's Committee on Banking Supervision

3) Bank's Commission on Banking Supervision

4) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision

5) None of these

32. Which of the following countries is not a member of BASIC?

1) Brazil

2) India

3) Australia

4) South Africa 5) China

33. The difference between a country's imports and its exports is called?
1) Balance of trade

2) Balance of payment

4) Gains from trade

5) None of these

3) Fiscal deficit

34. Rosa Thermal Power plant is located in?

1) Jharkhand

2) Bihar

4) Uttar Pradesh

5) Madhya Pradesh

3) Haryana

35. India is not a member of which of the following organizations?

1) SAARC

2) BRICS

3) WTO

36. Audi, an automobile manufacturer, is based in?

4) World Bank

5) OPEC

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37. Chinnaswamy Stadium is located in which of the following states?

1) Kerala

2) Karnataka

4) Andhra Pradesh

5) Maharashtra

3) Tamil Nadu

38. Which Act was introduced to combat financing of terrorism and other illegal activities?
2) FRBM

3) FEMA

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1) Banking Regulation Act

4) Anti Money Laundering Act

5) None of these

39. The Finance Minister presents the Union Budget on which of the following days?
1) In the last week of February

2) In the first week of February

3) On the last day of February

4) On the last working day of February

5) On the first working day of April

40. Which of the following terms is used in Economics?

1) Plasma

2) Coulomb's Law

3) Achromatic

4) Troposphere

5) Inclusive growth

41. Who was conferred 'Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur' (Legion of Honor), France's
highest civilian honor, in February 2013?
1) M.S.Swaminathan

2) Amartya Sen

3) Ratan Tata

4) Ela Bhatt

5) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

42. Which team won the inaugural Hockey India League in February 2013?
1) Ranchi Rhinos

2) Delhi Wave Riders

4) Jaypee Punjab Warriors

5) Mumbai Magicians

3) Uttar Pradesh Wizards

43. Which of the following is an employment generation program of the Government of India?
1) ASHA

2) SGSY

3) Midday Meal

4) Pulse Polio

5) Janani Suraksha

Answers
1) 4;

2) 2;

3) 3;

4) 4;

5) 5;

6) 4;

7) 1;

8) 2;

9) 3;

10) 3;

11) 4;

12) 2;

13) 5;

14) 1;

15) 5;

16) 4;

17) 4;

18) 5;

19) 4;

20) 3;

21) 2;

22) 5;

23) 2;

24) 5;

25) 3;

26) 5;

27) 4;

28) 1;

29) 3;

30) 4;

31) 1;

32) 3;

33) 1;

34) 4;

35) 5;

36) 3;

37) 2;

38) 4;

39) 4;

40)5;