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Disease Control Programme, Launched by Government of India?
Disease Control Programme, Launched by Government of India?
The Next Eleven Countries (N-11), as identified by the Goldman Sachs investment
bank include mostly the following types of economy?
(A)Developed Countries
(B)Developing Countries ANS
(C)Least Developed Countries
(D)None of them
4.Which among the following is not the leading emerging economy that adds
to G8 to make the new group G8+5?
(A)Brazil
(B)Mexico
(C)South Africa
(D)Turkey ANS
5.Consider the following:
1. Malaria
2. Dengue
3. Kala-azar
4. Japanese Encephalitis
5. Chikungunya
Which among the above disease are covered by the National Vector Borne
Disease Control Programme, launched by Government of India?
(A)1 & 2
(B)1, 2 & 3
(C)1, 2, 3 & 4
(D)1, 2,3, 4 & 5 ANS
6.National Food for Work Programme, was launched in 150 districts of India
in 2004. Later this programme was subsumed in which among the following
programmes?
(A)Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna
(B)Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ANS
(C)Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojna
(D)None of them
7.A person lost his job due to economic recession. He agreed to do some job
on a low wage. This is known to be as which among the following?
(A)Seasonal Unemployment
(B)Cyclical Unemployment
(C)Disguised Unemployment ANS
(D)Voluntary Unemployment
8.In which of the Following states India's First Tidal Power Plant was
proposed. It is currently under construction?
(A)Gujarat
(B)Andhra Pradesh
(C)West Bengal ANS
(D)Karnataka
9.The letter T in the Government agency C-DOT refers to which among the
following?
(A)Technology
(B)Telematics ANS
(C)Telepathy
(D)Telecommunication
14.In which state of India is found the "Vechur cow" , the smallest cattle
breed in the world ?
(A)Karnataka
(B)Kerala ANS
(C)Tamil Nadu
(D)Maharastra
2.Hashim Thaci, who is facing charges of Human Trafficking is prime minister of which
among the following countries / territories ?
(A)Serbia
(B)Kosovo ANS
(C)Bulgaria
(D)Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.Indian Navy and which among the following Navies have regularly conducted joint
exercises named 'INDRA' since 2003?
(A)Russian ANS
(B)UK
(C)US
(D)Australia
4.In which state are located the Integrated Kashang Hydroelectric Project & Sainj
Hydroelectric Project which are being supported by Asian Development Bank ?
(A)Jammu & Kashmir
(B)Himachal Pradesh ANS
(C)Uttarakhand
(D)Punjab
7.The Indo-UK Task Force has been created for which among the following ?
(A)Military Affairs
(B)Corporate Affairs ANS
(C)Social Affairs
(D)Bilateral Issues
8.In the 11th plan the share of which among the following kinds of electricity has
decreased from 2007-2010 period?
(A)Nuclear Power Capacity
(B)Thermal Power Capacity
(C)Hydro Power Capacity ANS
(D)Solar Power Capacity
11.The Union Cabinet has recently approved declaration of which among the following
dates to be celebrated every year as the "National Voters' Day"?
(A)24 January
(B)25 January ANS
(C)27 January
(D)28 January
12.Consider the following statements related to India's First Defense Procurement Policy
released recently:
1. The Government puts emphasis on Indigenous manufacturers and vendors
2. The Foreign Vendors are required to source at least 30% of spare parts from the
Domestic vendors
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
(A)Only 1 is correct ANS
(B)Only 2 is correct
(C)Both 1 & 2 are correct
(D)Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
14.Recently a Central team was sent to Ahamadabad and Pune to investigate the outbreak
of "Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This disease caused by which among
the following?
(A)Virus ANS
(B) Bacteria
(C)Protozoa
(D)Insects
15.Who among the following appoints a Judge in the High Court of Indian state?
(A)President with advice of Chief Justice of India
(B)President with Advice of Prime Minister
(C)Law Ministry
(D)President with Advice of a collegium of Judges ANS
1.Who among the following heads the committee created for examination of the Food
Security Bill?
(A)C Rangrajan ANS
(B)Bimal Jalan
(C)Sonia Gandhi
(D)Jean Dreze
2.Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati has been appointed in this office, by whom
among the following?
(A)Parliament of India
(B)Prime Minister of India
(C)Chief Justice of India
(D)President of India ANS
3.During the Great Depression of the 1920s, everyone was in depression. But this time,
some countries like _____ and ______ are not into depression. Which among the
following fit in the blanks?
(A)India and China ANS
(B)England and America
(C)Japan and China
(D)Germany and France
7.Which among the following states has launched an initiative called e-Udyog to create
transparency, promptness and increased efficiency in governance with the support of
Information Technology on 12 January 2011?
(A)Himachal Pradesh
(B)Assam ANS
(C)West Bengal
(D)Orissa
8.India, which was the second-largest exporter of the spice till 2009, is now on which
among the following positions in the latest released data of 2010?
(A)Third
(B)Fourth ANS
(C)Fifth
(D)Sixth
10.Recently, the first squadron of Tejas aircraft was cleared to enter service in January
2011. Which among the following will be replaced by Tejas in Indian Air force?
(A)Mig -21 ANS
(B)MiG-29
(C)Su-30MKI
(D)Mirage
11.Which among the following American company has acquired 63% stake in Patni
Computer Systems for a $1.2 billion, offering 503.5 per share in January 2011?
(A)Infrasoft Technologies
(B)iGATE Corporation ANS
(C)Milestone Systems
(D)Q3 Technologies
12.Who among the following is the first Indian to score a century in Indian Premier
League (IPL)?
(A)Gautam Gambhir
(B)Manish Pandey ANS
(C)Roelof van der Merwe
(D)Rahul Dravid
15.In the language of the Investors, what does "Aunt Millie" refer to ?
(A)A Trained Investor
(B)An uneducated Investor ANS
(C)A big investor
(D)A small / marginal investor
1. The INFINET (communication channel for transmission of electronic
communication by banks) is stands for which of the following?
(A)India National & Finance Network
(B)Indian Financial Network ANS
(C)International Financial Network
(D)Indian Financial Information Network
(E)None of these
8. "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touchpaper and
set the universe going" is written by Stephen Hawking in his recently
released bestseller book. What is the name of the book?
(A)Illustrated Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the
Universe
(B)The Grand Design ANS
(C)The Universe in a Nutshell
(D)The Universe
(E)None of these
15. Recently with which of the following country India signed the MoU
on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors?
(A)Mexico
(B)Brazil
(C)Israel
(D)Argentina ANS
(E)None of these
18 July 2010
1.The High court of which of the following states recently barred Nontax payers from
filing Public Interest Litigations?
(A)Haryana
(B)Uttar Pradesh
(C)Jharkhand ANS
(D)Chhattisgarh
3.Which of the following instituted have recently launched National Initiative for Patient
Safety ?
(A)Lady Hardinge Medical College
(B)Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
(C)All India Institute of Medical Sciences ANS
(D)None of them
4.Osh and Jalal‐Abad which were recently under the ethnic violence are in which of the
following countries?
(A)Kyrgyzstan ANS
(B)Kazakhstan
(C)Uzbekistan
(D)Pakistan
5.Which was the first brand, Sachin Tendulkar endorsed in the beginning of his career?
(A)Boost ANS
(B)Pepsi
(C)Nike
(D)None of them
6.Who has been the first Indian International Cricket Council President?
(A)Sharad Pawar
(B)Jag Mohan Dalmiya ANS
(C)Ray Mali
(D)None of them
7.Who among the following has written the book ":Before Memory Fades"?
(A)Fali S. Nariman ANS
(B)Leela Naidu
(C)Mehran Zaidi
(D)Amartya Sen
9.Which among the following states in India has emerged as least poor state in terms of
fractions of population in the newly developed Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
of UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)?
(A)Haryana
(B)Delhi
(C)Kerala ANS
(D)Maharastra
11.Paul Allen , who has recently pledged most of his estimated $13.5 billion fortune to
philanthropy is related to which of the following IT giants?
(A)Google
(B)Microsoft ANS
(C)Yahoo
(D)None of them
12.What is the number of Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) in the National e-governance
plan?
(A)21
(B)22
(C)26
(D)27 ANS
14.In which year, State Bank of Indore was established as Bank of indore?
(A)1910
(B)1916
(C)1920 ANS
(D)1922
30 July 2010
1.An Indian private company wants to invest in the Defense Sector in India. What is
the investment limit by the Government of India on Indian Private Companies in Defense
sector, subject to license?
(A)26%
(B)49%
(C)73%
(D)100% ANS
5.As per the recently brought out "Key Energy Statistics 2009-Selected Indicators for
2007" by International Energy Agency, what is the per capita power consumption in
India?
(A)543 KWh ANS
(B)897 KWh
(C)1256 KWh
(D)1459 KWh
6.In which state, recently Tata Power has decided to set up 50 Mw solar photovoltaic
power project , the largest in India?
(A)Maharastra
(B)Gujarat ANS
(C)Tamilnadu
(D)West Bengal
7.By which amendment act 10th schedule was added in the Indian Constitution, giving
special status to Sikkim?
(A)35th Amendment Act ANS
(B)36th Amendment Act
(C)52nd Amendment Act
(D)56th Amendment Act
9.Which among the following was the first country in the world to develop a Gender
Sensitive Budget?
(A)Canada
(B)Australia ANS
(C)United States
(D)United Kingdom
10."___the benefits of development from different sectors should not by pass women and
special programmes on women should complement the general development
programmes. The latter, in turn, should reflect greater gender sensitivity"
Which among the following plan documents emphasized the need of "Gender Budgeting"
by incorporating the above clause / phrase?
(A)7th Five Year Plan Document
(B)8th Five Year Plan Document ANS
(C)9th Five Year Plan Document
(D)10th Five Year Plan Document
11.At which of the following places the new-START treaty was signed by Dmitry
Medvedev and Barack Obama on April 8, 2010 ?
(A)Moscow
(B)Prague ANS
(C)Geneva
(D)Washington
12.Who among the following was the central figure in the book "El Sari Rojo" which was
recently in controversy?
(A)Barak Obama
(B)Sonia Gandhi ANS
(C)Nicolas Sarkozy
(D)Silvio Berlusconi
3.Who among the following former Prime Ministers of India ,never remained
a Chief minister of Indian state?
(A)Morar Ji Desai
(B)Chandra Shekhar ANS
(C)V P Singh
(D)P V Narsimharao
4.The National Highways in India cover which among the following fractions
of India's total Road Network?
(A)1.7% ANS
(B)2.7%
(C)3.7%
(D)5.7%
5.In which of the following years, first commercial civil aviation flight took
place in India between Allahabad and Naini?
(A)1910
(B)1911 ANS
(C)1915
(D)1921
6.What is the name of the first tri services Joint exercise of Indian Armed
Forces conducted in 2009?
(A)TIRANGA I
(B)SANGAM
(C)AKASHGANGA
(D)MADAD II ANS
7.Maximum Jute mills are located in which among the following states?
(A)West Bengal ANS
(B)Assam
(C)Andhra Pradesh
(D)Uttar Pradesh
8.During the last 60 years, how many General Elections have been conducted
by the Election Commission of India?
(A)14
(B)15 ANS
(C)16
(D)17
9.How many states of India are covered under the National Horticulture
Mission?
(A)18 ANS
(B)20
(C)22
(D)25
13.How many Gold medals were won by India in 2010 Asian Games ?
(A)14 ANS
(B)16
(C)18
(D)20
14.Indian Army Chief Vijaya Kumar Singh was recently conferred honorary
rank of General of which among the following armies?
(A)Nepal ANS
(B)Bhutan
(C)Bangladesh
(D)Sri Lanka
15.Which among the following is the largest oil producer of the Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?
(A)Saudi Arabia ANS
(B)Venezuela
(C)Canada
(D)Iran
Quiz 499 : Current Affairs & GK for All Examinations feb 2011
1.Which among the following writs is issued against wrongful
detention?
(A)Mandamus
(B)Habeas Corpus ANS
(C)Prohibition
(D)Quo Warranto
9.Among state, which is the leading Gold medal winner state in the
34th National Games ?
(A)Mizoram
(B)Maharastra
(C)Manipur ANS
(D)Kerala
27 January 2011
Quiz 485 - Current General Awareness for All Examinations
1.The ancient Indian text Panchasiddhantika deals with the 5 principles of which
among the following?
(A)Vedic Rituals
(B)Philosophy
(C)Astronomy ANS
(D)Medicine
2.The name of Professor Guru Dutt Sondhi is known behind the foundation of which
among the following?
(A)Olympic Association of India
(B)Asian Games Federation ANS
(C)Indian Premier League
(D)Indian Badminton League
3.Which among the following exchanges launched the TASIS SHARIAH 50 Index?
(A)National Stock Exchange
(B)Dubai Stock Exchange
(C)Bombay Stock Exchange ANS
(D)Singapore Stock Exchange
4.Zero tax rate would produce zero revenue and a 100% tax rate would also generate zero
revenue, because there would be no incentive to work. This principle is also known as
which among the following?
(A)Beveridge curve
(B)Hubbert curve
(C)Laffer curve ANS
(D)Engel curve
5.Which among the following kinds of Chemical reactions cause the rocks turn red or
yellowish?
(A)Hydration
(B)Oxidation ANS
(C)Carbonation
(D)Exfoliation
6.Consider the following statements regarding the Capital Inflows:
1. Current Account flows are permanent while Capital Account Flows are reversible
2. Current Account flows arise out of transactions in services while Capital account
inflows arise out of transactions in goods.
3. The Government needs to keep a close eye on the Capital Account flows because they
may get reversed.
Which among the above statements is/ are correct?
(A)Only 1 & 3 ANS
(B)Only 2 & 3
(C)Only 1
(D)All 1, 2 & 3
8.When the Central Bank feels that the asset prices in the country are near a bubble
situation, it will most probably take the following steps?
(A)Inject liquidity in the system by conducting Open Market Operations
(B)Extract liquidity from the system by buying out rupees ANS
(C)Inform the Government to tone down the market borrowings
(D)All of above measures will be taken
9.In the Budget session, which among the following is known as ‘guillotine’?
(A)General discussion on the Budget
(B)The speaker puts all the outstanding demands to vote ANS
(C)The opposition expresses desire to bring a cut motion
(D)The demand for grants are cut by Re. 1
10.Consider the following statements about a well known Economist:
1. He is the winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for developing the New Trade
Theory and New Economic Geography.
2. He has been a vehement critic of US Economic policies, repeatedly criticized the Bush
tax cuts
3. He appeared in a 2010 comedy film "Get Him to the Greek"
Identify this famous personality:
(A)Paul Krugman ANS
(B)Joseph Stiglitz
(C)Peter A. Diamond
(D)Thomas Schelling
11.Which among the following is the 2010 Word of the Year by American Dialect
Society?
(A)Tweet
(B)Spillion
(C)App ANS
(D)Google
13.Which among the following is the correct order of decreasing agricultural sector
contribution in the GDP of the IBSA countries?
(A)India, Brazil, South Africa ANS
(B)India , South Africa, Brazil
(C)Brazil, India, South Africa
(D)South Africa, Brazil , India
14.In ancient India, the area around which among the following modern areas was known
as "Golden Chersonese" ?
(A)Kashmir, Hindukush, Afghanistan
(B)Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Burma ANS
(C)Australia, New Zealand
(D)Iran, Iraq and Persian Gulf
15.In Financial Language, Fixed to Floating and Floating to Floating are used in
context with which among the following?
(A)Interest rates
(B)Swaps ANS
(C)Foreign Exchange Rates
(D)None of them
20 January 2011
1.The state Government of Haryana has recently decided to open a medical college in
the memory of late astronaut Kalpana Chawla at which among the following places?
(A)Hissar
(B)Karnal ANS
(C)Faridabad
(D)Gurgaon
2."Pipavav " in Gujarat is best known for which among the following?
(A)India's first private port ANS
(B)India's First Greenfield refinery
(C)India's First ship breaking yard
(D)None of the above
4.Which of the following Monsoons account for most of the rainfall in India?
(A)North East Monsoon
(B)South West Monsoon ANS
(C)South East Monsoon
(D)East Asia Monsoon
5.How do we better know the German company was founded in 1972 as Systemanalyse
und Programmentwicklung?
(A)Unix
(B)Linus
(C)SAP ANS
(D)Oracle
6.Which among the following companies was named after a code name for a CIA project
that its founder was working on before founding this company?
(A)Amazon
(B)Oracle ANS
(C)Apple
(D)Adobe
7.Which among the following is the unit of the scale used for measurement of the spicy
heat of a chili pepper?
(A)Smith
(B)Wright
(C)Orville
(D)Scoville ANS
8.Which among the following is used for denoting the detectable movement of a
computer mouse?
(A)Novint
(B)Mickey ANS
(C)Snipa
(D)Daisy
9.©Brain also known as the first computer virus for MS-DOS was written by two
brothers belonging to which among the following countries?
(A)Malaysia
(B)India
(C)Pakistan ANS
(D)Iran
10.RBI has 4 Deputy Governors viz. Shymala Gopinath, K C Chakrabarty, Subir Gokarn
and Anand Sinha. As per norms, two deputy governors are appointed from within the
RBI. Who among the above have been promoted from within RBI?
(A)Shymala Gopinath and K C Chakrabarty ANS
(B) K C Chakrabarty and Subir Gokarn
(C)Subir Gokarn and Anand Sinha
(D)Shymala Gopinath and Anand Sinha
14.As per the census 2001, which among the following North East states had maximum
percentage of Scheduled Tribes population of total population of that state? Link
(A)Meghalaya
(B)Mizoram ANS
(C)Nagaland
(D)Arunachal Pradesh
15.Which among the following company was recently making news for single-largest
aircraft deal in global aviation history?
(A)Jet Airways
(B)IndiGo ANS
(C)SpiceJet
(D)None of them
1.In the current international economic environment, we assume that an exporter is NOT
converting his Dollar receivables into Rupees. In this context, please consider the
following statements:
1. The Exporter thinks that the current exchange rates are too low and the exchange
risk may be very high if he goes for the conversion.
2. The Exporter thinks that the current exchange rates are too high and the exchange
risk may be very high if he goes for the conversion.
3. The exporter thinks that not converting the Dollar Receivables would help him in
near future as the Rupee may become Costlier.
4. The Exporter thinks that not converting the Dollar Receivable would help him in
near future as the Rupee may become cheaper
Which among the above statements fit into the near future plan of this exporter?
(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)2 & 4 ANS
(D)1 & 4
5.The PL 480 which in expanded form is Public Law 480 is an act of United States and
has a great international importance because it is associated to .................. ?
(A)Information Technology
(B)Human Resources
(C)Agriculture ANS
(D)Space Technology
6.India's National Commission on farmers had recommended in its National Policy for
Farmers that Mohan Dharia Committee (1995) recommendations must be implemented.
Which among the following was the focus of Mohan Dharia Committee?
(A)Irrigation
(B)High Yielding Variety Seeds
(C)Wasteland Development ANS
(D)Biotechnological Application in Agriculture
7.Consider the following statement in context with the recent US Border Security Bill:
1. An amount of $ 600 million is to be raised by hiking the Visa Fees
2. This Amount will be wholly spend on security of US-Mexico and US-Canada Border
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
(A)1 only is correct
(B)2 only is correct
(C)Both are Correct
(D)Both are Incorrect ANS
8.Who among the following was appointed in July 2010 as the Co-Chairman of 'National
Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship', a group set up to support US
President's innovation strategy?
(A)Gururaj Deshpande ANS
(B)Raj Goyle
(C)Kashmir Gill
(D)Raja Krishnamoorthi
9.What is the ad‐hoc uniform exfactory price fixed under the Ethanol Blended Petrol
(EBP) Programme throughout the country for ethanol procured by Oil Marketing
Companies (OMCs)?
(A)Rs. 22 per litre
(B)Rs. 25 per litre
(C)Rs. 27 per litre ANS
(D)Rs. 29 per litre
10.Joanne "Jo" Murray, is the actual name of which of the following writers?
(A)J. K. Rowling ANS
(B)Jaq D. Hawkins
(C)James Tiptree, Jr.
(D)George Paston
12.Which among the following states has become the First State to Launch Pradhan
Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna?
(A)Haryana
(B)Gujarat
(C)Rajasthan ANS
(D)Madhya Pradesh
13.How much amount per village will be spent in Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna ?
(A)Rs. 10 Lakh ANS
(B)Rs. 50 Lakh
(C)Rs. 100 Lakh
(D)Rs. 200 Lakh
14.On Which date Vande Mataram was adopted as India's National Song?
(A)January 23, 1950
(B)January 24, 1950 ANS
(C)January 25, 1950
(D)January 26, 1950
2.Recently we saw protests/demonstrations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir which led
to the killing of many youths, demanding the removal of AFSPA? What is the full form
of AFSPA?
(A) Air Force Special protection Area,
(B) Armed Forces Special Power Act,
(C) Armed Forces Special Protection Act,
(D) Armed Forces Special Planning Act, ANS
(E) None of the above
1.Which among the following organizations has taken up the agenda of "Business for
Livelihood" for the year 2010-11?
(A)Federation of Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
(B)Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
(C)Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ANS
(D)Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC )
27 December 2010
3.The 2018 & 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts were recently declared after a bidding
process. The Hosts are as follows:
(A)Belgium and Netherlands
(B)Russia and Qatar ANS
(C)Russia and Netherlands
(D)Qatar and Belgium
4.Which among the following company has recently introduced the "LEAF" (Leading,
Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) , which is the first mass-produced
electric car for sale from a major manufacturer in world?
(A)Mazda
(B)Toyota
(C)Suzuki
(D)Nissan ANS
5.Recently "El Tor" was appearing frequently in the news as a strain of a disease causing
bacterium. This strain has caused outbreak of which of the following diseases recently in
Haiti?
(A)chikungunya
(B)Cholera ANS
(C)Swine Flu
(D)Chickenpox
7.Recently a place named "Ambassa" was in news as the Geological Survey of India has
found huge reserves of coal at this place located in one of the North East States. Which
state?
(A)Meghalaya
(B)Tripura ANS
(C)Nagaland
(D)Assam
8.Which of the following company has bagged the 'Golden Peacock Environment
Management' award for the year 2010, the prestigious award founded by World
Environment Foundation?
(A)Nokia ANS
(B)Colgate Palmolive
(C)ONGC
(D)Gazprom
10.After the recent controversial election, which among the following country has been
expelled from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ?
(A)Guinea
(B)Niger
(C)Côte d'Ivoire ANS
(D)Liberia
11.What is the name of the first spacecraft ever placed in orbit (December 2010) and
recovered by a private company?
(A)SpaceX Dragon ANS
(B)Cygnus
(C)ARCTS
(D)TCS
12.Which among the following is the correct motive of the Government decision
(December 2010) to infuse a capital of Rs. 6000 Crore in 10 Public Sector Banks?
(A)To ensure that capital adequacy ratio of all the public sector banks increase to 7 per
cent.
(B)To ensure that the Banks are able to sustain in the Financial Slow down
(C)To raise Government holding to a minimum 58 per cent in all state-run banks ANS .
(D)All of above
13.What is the name of the first Indian Woman to win the Miss Earth Contest?
(A)Nicole Faria ANS
(B)Shriya Kishore
(C)Tanvi Vyas
(D)Pooja Chitgopekar
14.Which state of India is associated with the Folk Dance Teratali?
(A)Haryana
(B)Rajasthan ANS
(C)Punjab
(D)Gujarat
15.Which among the following is the premier Submarine Training Establishment of the
Indian Navy?
(A)INS Amba
(B)INS Saatvahana ANS
(C)INS Sindhuvir
(D)INS Chakra
4.Which among the following is constituted by the President of India under Article 280
(1) of the Constitution?
(A)Planning Commission
(B)Election Commission
(C)Finance Commission ANS
(D)Farmer's Commission
5.A public sector company wishes to bring a Public issue. Which among the following is
the first authority to get an approval to be able to do so?
(A)Ministry of Finance
(B)Ministry of Commerce & Industry
(C)Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ANS
(D)Reserve bank of India
7.Which among the following day is observed to commemorate the signature of the
Montreal Protocol?
(A)International Wildlife Conservation Day
(B)International Ozone Day ANS
(C)World Health Day
(D)International Day for Biological Diversity
8.Which among the following has been maximum in in value for recent financial years?
(A)Non-oil Exports
(B)Oil Exports
(C)Non-oil Imports ANS
(D)Oil Imports
9.Which among the following ministry gives Medini Puraskar every year?
(A)Ministry of Culture
(B)Ministry of Environment and Forests ANS
(C)Ministry of Law
(D)Ministry of Finance
11.Irrigation and Water Resources Finance Corporation (IWRFC) has been established
recently under which of the following ministries?
(A)Ministry of Water Resources
(B)Ministry of Agriculture
(C)Ministry of Finance ANS
(D)Ministry of Commerce
12.Which among the following bank was designated as the Agency for operationalisation
of the Joint Investment Fund between India and Oman?
(A)State Bank of India ANS
(B)Punjab National Bank
(C)HDFC
(D)Union Bank of India
13.Which among the following is the area of operation of Motor Pool which was created
by the Government of India ?
(A)To share burden of increasing traffic on roads
(B)To share responsibility of Environment Protection
(C)To share burden of Motor Insurance ANS
(D)To check wasteful expenditure in government vehicles
3.Which of the following is/are wrong about the Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Only Indian state having its own flag,
(B) Indians from other states cannot purchase land or property in the state,
(C) It has own constitution,
(D) Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is the only state in India to have a 6 year as against
the 5 year term followed in every other state's Assembly,
(E) AFSPA is enacted only in Jammu & Kashmir. ANS
4.The Centre has given approval to a first time scheme for promotion of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in micro, small & medium enterprises (MSME)
sector, through identification of 100 existing clusters across the country. An engineering
cluster of these are proposed to be created. Where is the proposed city/town?
(A) Delhi,
(B) Lucknow,
(C) Hyderabad,
(D) Mumbai
(E) Bhopal. ANS
5. India has threatened to shut BlackBerry services from Aug 31 if it is not allowed
access to BlackBerry enterprise communications and BlackBerry Messenger for security
concerns. Two other countries also gave ultimatums. What are these two other countries?
(A) Pakistan and Bangladesh,
(B) China and Canada,
(C) Dubai and Egypt,
(D) Saudi and UAE, ANS
(E) Indonesia and Iran.
7.India has given permanent recognition to Kotak Mahindra Bank promoted ACE
Derivatives and Commodity Exchange as a national level commodity bourse status, ACE
Derivatives and Commodity Exchange was formerly known as:
(A) Allahabad Commodity Exchange
(B) Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange, ANS
(C) Andhra Pradesh Commodity Exchange
(D) None of the above
9.The Rajya Sabha recently passed the State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill (The Lok
Sabha had already passed the Bill). What is the main provision of the Bill?
(A) reduction of government equity to 52 per cent from a minimum of 55 per cent,
(B) reduction of government equity to 53 per cent from a minimum of 55 percent,
(C) reduction of government equity to 50 per cent from a minimum of 55 percent,
(D) reduction of government equity to 51 per cent from a minimum of 55 percent ANS
(E) increase of government equity to 55 per cent from a minimum of 51 percent
10.Some African countries are offering land on lease for 99 years for free to overseas
farmers. Industry body ASSOCHAM, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
is trying to woo the government. What are countries that were in the forefront trying to
attract agriculturists?
(A) Sudan and Ethiopia, ANS
(B) Kenya and Lesotho,
(C) South Africa and Zimbabwe
(D) Liberia and Libya
(E) Morocco and Nigeria
11. Nearly 85 per cent of iron ore from India was exported to Chin(A) Which Indian state
has banned to iron ore export?
(A) Andhra Pradesh,
(B) Maharashtra,
(C) Karnataka, ANS
(D) Orissa,
(E) Jharkhand
12. Recently one of India’s leading online travel companies, made a dream Listing on the
NASDAQ with its American depository receipts gaining as much as 75% on debut. What
is the name of the company?
(A) Cleartrip.com
(B) Makemy Trip.com, ANS
(C) Easygo.com,
(D) Yatra. com,
(E) Primetravel.com.
13. Usha Thorat , who recently took over the financial inclusion portfolio at the Reserve
Bank of India, makes an emphatic case for the
banking-correspondent model to increase financial inclusion, and says the onus is on
banks to engage with it more and deliver. Which are the obstacles for Financial Inclusion
in India:
(A) Lack of legal identity like voter id , driving license , birth certificates ,employment
identity card etc,
(B) lack of basic education prevent people to have access from financial services ,
(C) Low income people,
(D) Lack of awareness about the importance of Finance , Bank Accounts , cheque facility
by the people who has basic education,
(E) All of the above ANS
14. Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s recently raised Tata Motors’ credit ratings
to positive citing improved performance by auto maker’s premium brand. Which of the
brands are not owned by Tata Motors?
(A) Winger Passenger Mini Bus,
(B) Jaguar ,
(C) Novus
(D) Land Rover
(E) None of the above ANS
15. The U.S Senate approved bills for Visa fee hike of $200 to raise $600 million for
emergency funding
to help boosting Mexico US border security. Which types of Visa are affected through?
(A) P1 and L1,
(B) H1 B and L1, ANS
(C) H2 B and O,
(D) F and H1 B,
(E) C1 and D
16. The major concerns against Indian officials for Common Wealth games for which
many country’s players including triple Olympic champion sprinter Usian Bolt, tennis
player Samantha Stosur, reigning world and European heptathlon champion Ennis,
World-class Canadian 100m hurdlers Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and Perdita Felicien,
Lleyton Hewitt Australian tennis star etc refuses to play in the event are:
(A) Infrastructure Concerns,
(B) Corruption Charges against officials,
(C) Fear of tough competitors from the host country,
(D) Security concerns,
(E) All of the above except c ANS
18. Recently an Indian Actress has been appointed as the UNICEF national Ambassador
for promoting child’s right and adolescence. Who is she?
(A) Kajol,
(B) Preity Zinta,
(C) Sushmita Sen,
(D) Priyanka Chopra ANS,
(E) Rani Mukherjee
19. Who has been recently given the award Businessman of the Decade on behalf of Indo
Israeli Chambers of Commerce?
(A) Kiran Majumdar,
(B) Ratan Tata, ANS
(C) Kishore Biyani
(D) Anil Dhirubhai Ambani,
(E) Mukesh Ambani,
20. Which Asian country has announced launching of its first controversial Nuclear
Power Plant in the mid September 2010?
(A) South korea,
(B) North korea,
(C) Iraq,
(D) Iran, ANS
(E) Afghanistan.
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