Question of the Day 21/Apr/2012 Ques.

: 1 Under the mentorship of which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), an extension IIT centre is being made operational in Chhattisgarh? 1) IIT-Delhi 3) IIT-Kharagpur 5) IIT-Mumbai 2) IIT-Kanpur 4) IIT- Kolkata

Ques. : 2 Who is the inventor of the World Wide Web i.e. Internet? 1) Berners-Lee 3) Konrad Zuse 5) Jawed Karim 2) Mark Zukherburg 4) Larry Page

Ques. : 3 Which among the following organisation is largely funding the National Dairy Plan (NDP-Phase I), which was inaugurated by the Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in Anand, Gujarat on April 19, 2012? 1) International Development Association 2) Asian Development Bank 3) IBRD 4) UNDP 5) Universal Donor Group Ques. : 4 The much delayed Russian aircraft carrier Gorshkov will be ready for commissioning in India by December 2012. This navy ship will be rechristened in India as: 1) INS Viraat 3) INS Talwar 5) INS Shalki 2) INS Vikrant 4) INS Vikramaditya

Ques. : 5 In which state Maoists abducted an MLA named Jhina Hikaka for trying him in their kangaroo court named Praja Court recently? 1) Jharkhand 3) Bihar 5) Madhya Pradesh 2) Chhattisgarh 4) Orissa

Ques. : 6 Which state has launched the year-long platinum jubilee celebration of its legislative assembly this year, which has recently been kick-started by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? 1) Uttar Pradesh 3) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh 4) Assam

5) Orissa Ques. : 7 The government is mulling over giving food grain to the workers of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) as part of their wage, which is protested by many quarters. The decision has to be approved by the apex body for monitoring implementation of NREGS. What is the name of this body? 1) Rural Development Ministry 3) CAPART 5) National Advisory Council Ques. : 8 The Government of India has recently launched a Youth to the Edge pilot scheme in the north-eastern region for which of the following purposes? 1) To encourage the youth of the NorthEast to active participation in the development process 3) To introduce youth from the rest of India to the north-eastern culture 5) None of these 2) To impart professional soft skills to the youth of the North-East 4) To provide jobs to the members of the insurgent groups in the North-East 2) NABARD 4) Central Employment Guarantee Council

Ques. : 9 In order to stop malpractices and ensure transparency in elections to cooperative societies, which state government has set up a separate poll panel? 1) Bihar 3) West Bengal 5) Delhi 2) Gujarat 4) Kerala

Ques. : 10 Which of the following countries of the world is making news these days for a spate of teenage suicides, which is three times the world average? 1) Spain 3) Greece 5) Egypt 2) Russia 4) Pakistan

Ques. : 11 As per the newspaper reports the government of India has asked all the states to conduct Social Audit of each and every work of which of the following schemes? 1) National Rural Employment Guarantee 2) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Scheme 3) Indira Awas Yojana 4) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran

Yojana 5) None of these Ques. : 12 Which of the following ministries/departments operates the Village Grain Bank Scheme? 1) Ministry of Tribal Welfare 3) Department of Social Welfare 5) None of these 2) Department of Food & Public Distribution 4) Ministry of Forest

Ques. : 13 Which of the following is the name of the programme launched by the Government of India to help lonely women by providing vocational training to make them self-reliant? 1) Apnalaya 3) Abhiyogyata 5) Swavlamban 2) Prayas 4) Swadhar

Ques. : 14 The Bridge: The Life & Rise of Obama, is a book written by: 1) Cynthia Tucker 3) Barbara Walters 5) David Remnick 2) Sarah Palin 4) Michelle Obama

Ques. : 15 Which of the following is recognized as the biggest cause of hunger in the world? 1) Inflation 3) Unemployment and/or underemployment 5) All of the above 2) Poor management of public distribution system 4) Malnutrition

Ques. : 16 Which of the following is NOT a civilian award given by the government of India? 1) Sahitya Academy Award 3) Padma Shri 5) Kirti Chakra 2) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 4) Bharat Ratna

Ques. : 17 Which of the following is not among the four components of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana? 1) Urban Slum Livelihood Programme 2) Urban Self Employment Programme

3) Urban Women Self-help Programme 4) Urban Wage Employment Programme 5) Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor Ques. : 18 Price of which of the following is decided by the member countries of OPEC? 1) Crude oil 3) Gold 5) All of the above 2) Coal 4) Silver

Ques. : 19 Which among the following is the core method of stabilizing the markets under the Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS)? 1) Issuing Treasury Bills and/or dated securities 3) Conducting Open Market Operations 5) None of the above 2) Purchasing Treasury Bills and/or dated securities 4) All the above

Ques. : 20 Name the flagship programme of the government that will reach out to below poverty line (BPL) households through self-help groups (SHGs)? 1) National Rural Livelihood Mission 3) Jawahar Grameen Aadhar Yojana 5) None of these 2) Gareeb Utthan 4) National Rural Upliftment Programme

Ques. : 21 The Public Debt Office of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI): 1) is a central depository for all types of Government securities except Treasury Bills 3) is responsible for maintaining external value of rupee 5) None of the above 2) attends to the function of note issue of the RBI 4) controls balance of payment position of the Government of India

Ques. : 22 Data on which of the following will be collected in the Sixth Economic Census which is being conducted from April to November 2012? 1) Household consumption expenditure 3) Number of income tax payees 5) Per capita income 2) Employment in unorganised sector 4) Entrepreneurial units

Ques. : 23 Which of the following does not come under the category of Development Banks?

1) Industrial Development Bank of India 3) Industrial Investment Bank of India 5) Export-Import Bank

2) Small Industries Development Bank of India 4) State Finance Corporation

Ques. : 24 Which of the following Acts helps a bank in its day to day activities? 1) Competition Act 3) Income Tax Act 5) Securitisation Act 2) Negotiable Instruments Act 4) NRI Act

Ques. : 25 Which region has the highest number of global biodiversity hotspots biologically rich areas facing severe conservation threats according to Conservation International? 1) North and Central America 3) Europe and Central Asia 5) Asia-Pacific
Hide Answer

2) South America 4) Africa

(1).3 (2).1 (3).1 (4).4 (5).2 (6).4 (7).4 (8).3 (9).3 (10).2 (11).1 (12).2 (13).4 (14).5 (15).5 (16).5 (17).1 (18).1 (19).1 (20).1 (21).1 (22).4 (23).5 (24).2 (25).5

Question of the Day 23/Apr/2012 Ques. : 1 In which country a high-level delegation from Karnataka recently conducted road shows to attract investments for the forthcoming Global Investors Meet in June? 1) Britain 3) Pakistan 5) Russia 2) US 4) Japan

Ques. : 2 Which of the following Indian state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mizuho Corporate Bank of Japan recently for seeking financial investment in the state? 1) Kerala 3) New Delhi 5) Gujarat 2) Karnataka 4) Rajasthan

Ques. : 3 In which of the following Indian cities, South Korean Woori Bank has opened its

first branch in India, aimed at tapping the growing economic opportunities in India? 1) Mumbai 3) Kolkata 5) Bangalore 2) New Delhi 4) Chennai

Ques. : 4 The Lok Sabha of Indian Parliament approved the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2011. The bill increases punishment from five to 10 years of imprisonment and the fine from 10000-20000 rupees. Which of the following statements is true regarding the bill? 2) The bill does not allows uncles and 1) The bill involves severe punishment for aunts and grandparents to donate their those involved in organ trade organs 4) The amended bill does not allow 3) The bill allows illegal and commercial swapping of vital organs between willing dealings of the organ but incompatible donors legal 5) None of these Ques. : 5 The central government will soon take a study on 100-odd dams that will soon come up in which of the following states? 1) Arunachal Pradesh 3) West Bengal 5) Andhra Pradesh 2) Assam 4) Kerala

Ques. : 6 To which of the following television channels the government has served a notice to refrain from screening the film The Dirty Picture during the day time? 1) Star Plus 3) Colors 5) Set Max 2) Zee Cinema 4) Sony

Ques. : 7 Which states chief minister has decided to launch state-owned newspaper and TV channel to highlight good work done by the government? 1) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 5) Madhya Pradesh 2) West Bengal 4) Jharkhand

Ques. : 8 The women activist Maya Suwalka who has bagged the prestigious Ambedkar Womens Welfare Award for her campaign for womens empowerment, child rights, handicraft

promotion and watershed development during the past decade, belongs to which of the following states? 1) Rajasthan 3) Punjab 5) Bihar 2) Haryana 4) Orissa

Ques. : 9 April 22 is celebrated every year as which of the following days? 1) World Earth Day 3) National Stress Awareness Day 5) Dental Health Month 2) World Health Day 4) World Green Day

Ques. : 10 Recently a Gandhian Giriraj Kishore has returned his Padma Shri to the government to protest Gandhi item auction. What is the profession of Giriraj Kishore? 1) Social Activist 3) Writer 5) Anti-corruption activist 2) Politician 4) Historian

Ques. : 11 Which of the following is the new slogan of London Olympics 2012 which was recently revealed by the London organizers at an event in Kew Gardens? 1) Faster, Higher, Stronger 3) With glowing hearts 5) Coexistence with the Nature 2) Inspire a generation 4) Share the spirit

Ques. : 12 Recently which of the following telecom company has issued notice to the Indian government under Bilateral Investment Treaty over tax issue between India and Netherland? 1) Airtel 3) Idea 5) Reliance 2) Vodafone 4) Aircel

Ques. : 13 In which of the following Indian state the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has established Indias first Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system, substituting the existing cash payment method? 1) Maharashtra 3) Delhi 5) Haryana 2) Rajasthan 4) Punjab

Ques. : 14 As per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) what economic growth rate of Indias GDP for 2012 has been projected? 1) 6.6% 3) 6.5% 5) 6.8% 2) 6% 4) 6.9%

Ques. : 15 In which of the following Indian states the state government has waived five per cent VAT on textiles and instead imposed a one per cent composite tax? 1) Kerala 3) Andhra Pradesh 5) Gujarat 2) West Bengal 4) Orissa

Ques. : 16 Zilla Parishad of which of the following districts of India has been chosen for National Panchayati Raj Award for implementing all central government schemes? 1) Sawai Madhopur 3) Surashtra 5) Rai Bareilly 2) Kurukshetra 4) Mandsor

Ques. : 17 The Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) is in talks with which gas major of the world to form a joint venture company to the pipeline infrastructure and for supplying gas to the industrial hub and clusters coming up as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor? 1) Royal Dutch 3) Chevron 5) PetroChina 2) Exonn Mobil 4) Tokyo Gas

Ques. : 18 Which of the following drinks is to be declared a National Drink in 2013 in hounour of the plantation worker and sepoy mutiny leader Maniram Dewan on his 212th birth anniversary? 1) Coffee 3) Lassi 5) Jal Jeera 2) Tea 4) Coconut milk

Ques. : 19 With which country India is building the Jaynagar-Baridibas rail link, the work on which has been expedited? 1) Nepal 3) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh 4) Bhutan

5) Myanmar Ques. : 20 Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-20? 1) South Korea 3) China 5) Iran 2) Brazil 4) USA

Ques. : 21 Which of the following has been introduced by the banks in India to increase financial inclusion? 1) Stimulus package 3) Business correspondent 5) None of these 2) Internet Banking 4) Corporate Banking

Ques. : 22 What period has been fixed by the government for the Twelfth Five Year Plan in India? 1) 2010-15 3) 2012-17 5) 2014-19 2) 2011-16 4) 2013-18

Ques. : 23 For achieving which of the following objectives the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) employs open market operations are employed by? 1) To control the reserve base of banks 2) To minimise fluctuation in money supply

3) As an adjunct to the Bank Rate to make 4) All of the above it function more effectively 5) None of the above Ques. : 24 What is the minimum time of operation an insurance company is required to complete for becoming eligible to issue an initial public offer (IPO)? 1) 3 years 3) 7 years 5) 12 years 2) 5 years 4) 10 years

Ques. : 25 The concept of Carbon Credit is associated with which of the following fields? 1) Protection of environment 3) Development of rural infrastructure 2) Women empowerment 4) Development of coal mines

5) None of these
Hide Answer

(1).4 (2).2 (3).4 (4).1 (5).1 (6).4 (7).2 (8).1 (9).1 (10).3 (11).2 (12).2 (13).5 (14).4 (15).3 (16).2 (17).4 (18).2 (19).1 (20).5 (21).3 (22).3 (23).4 (24).4 (25).1

Question of the Day 29/Apr/2012 Ques. : 1 Which of the following states chief minister has signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to establish airport in the city? 1) Bihar 3) Jharkhand 5) Nagaland 2) Chhattisgarh 4) Manipur

Ques. : 2 Under which section of the constitution it is mandatory to register all child care institutions housing children in need of care and protection with the intent of enforcing minimum standards of care for services provided for children in these homes? 1) Section 35 3) Section 55 5) Section 33(3) 2) Section 34 (3) 4) Section 91

Ques. : 3 Which of the following university will be conferring an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on United Ntaions Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon? 1) Jamia Millia University 3) Osmania University 5) Aligarh Muslim University 2) Delhi University 4) Jwaharlal Nehru University

Ques. : 4 Which of the following country is planning to bring in a fresh visa regime titled talent introduction in order to pull more professionals from abroad? 1) United States 3) China 5) United Kingdom 2) India 4) Japan

Ques. : 5 Which of the following country has recently launched its first indigenously manufactured anti-malaria new-age drug Synriam? 1) Denmark 3) US 5) India 2) Japan 4) Germany

Ques. : 6 In which of the following states one of the biggest ever war games of the Army and military training exercise named Shoorveer is going to be held recently? 1) Gujarat 3) J&K 5) Himachal Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 4) New Delhi

Ques. : 7 With which of the following country is the United States working to establish hundreds of community colleges on the American pattern? 1) India 3) Afghanistan 5) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan 4) Myanmar

Ques. : 8 Which of the following country is the worlds 8th largest importer of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and buys around 7.5 million tonnes from Qatar? 1) Russia 3) South Korea 5) India 2) Japan 4) France

Ques. : 9 Which of the following country has recently test-fired the long-range Hatf IV, Shaheen 1A ballistic missile in the Indian Ocean? 1) India 3) Sri Lanka 5) South Africa 2) Pakistan 4) Saudi Arabia

Ques. : 10 Of which the following airport the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has recently increased the airport charges by 345 per cent for next two years? 1) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi 3) Bangalore International Airport, Bangalore 5) Chennai International Airport, Chennai 2) Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai 4) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

Ques. : 11 Of which of the following states MLA was recently released by the Maoists after keeping him in captivity for more than 30 days? 1) West Bengal 2) Jharkhand

3) Orissa 5) Kerala
Hide Answer

4) Bihar

(1).3 (2).2 (3).1 (4).3 (5).5 (6).2 (7).1 (8).5 (9).2 (10).1 (11).3

Question of the Day 30/Apr/2012 Ques. : 1 Which of the following Indian states has won the best state award for strengthening its Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)? 1) Manipur 3) Sikkim 5) West Bengal 2) Assam 4) Arunachal Pradesh

Ques. : 2 After Andhra Pradesh and Assam, in which of the following states a third regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon? 1) Bihar 3) Andhra Pradesh 5) Chhattisgarh 2) Madhya Pradesh 4) Uttar Pradesh

Ques. : 3 To speed up the issuance of passports and ease burden on the local passport office, which of the following state has got its first passport Seva Kendra? 1) Jharkhand 3) Jammu & Kashmir 5) Manipur 2) Kerala 4) Arunachal Pradesh

Ques. : 4 Recently a Canada-based organsiation has launched the first and only online radio station- RadioKash.com that will broadcasts music and songs of which of the following Indian state? 1) Jammu & Kashmir 3) Chhattisgarh 5) Rajasthan 2) Himachal Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh

Ques. : 5 Which of the following famous cricketer was recently presented a copy of a book Tribute to a Legend which contains extracts from reports that appeared in The Hindu covering his 100 international centuries and was specially bought out to mark his 39th birthday? 1) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Sunil Gavaskar 5) Jacques Kallis 2) Brian Lara 4) Ricky Ponting

Ques. : 6 Name the Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member who recently resigned from the post of Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice, Personnel, and Public Grievances. 1) Abhishek Manu Singhvi 3) Janardhan Dwivedi 5) Pramod Tiwari 2) Satyavrat Chaturvedi 4) Sajjan Kumar

Ques. : 7 With which country India has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen medical co-operation and medical tourism between the two countries? 1) Bangladesh 3) Afghanistan 5) US 2) Kuwait 4) Pakistan

Ques. : 8 Which of the following Indian states has banned manufacture, import and use of pesticides which is harmful to health and has also made arrangements for educating farmers on cautious use of pesticides and their healthcare? 1) Haryana 3) Bihar 5) Punjab 2) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh

Ques. : 9 Which of the three countries are participating in a joint 5-day sea exercise named as Dosti XI which focuses on Maritime Search and Rescue, Marine Pollution Response and Boarding Operations 1) Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh 3) Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan 5) Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh 2) India, Pakistan, Bangladesh 4) India, Sri Lanka, Maldives

Ques. : 10 Which type of coffee gets its name from a port in Yemen? 1) Cappuccino 3) Medici 5) Doppio 2) Mocha 4) Macchiato

Ques. : 11 Which of the following countries celebrated the Loktantra Diwas on 24th April to mark the Peoples Movement of 2006 for reinstatement of the democracy in the country? 1) Nepal 2) Sri Lanka

3) Bhutan 5) Maldives

4) India

Ques. : 12 Which among the following nation has acquired the dubious distinction of being the top spam-spewing nation on the planet according to a report of the security firm Sophos, which ranks nations by the amount of junk mail routed through computers in each country? 1) United States 3) Britain 5) China 2) South Korea 4) India

Ques. : 13 Which of the following financial institution has sanctioned Rs 32 crore of loans for rural electrification at Sagar Island in Sunderbans of West Bengal under which 45 Gram Panchayats will be electrified? 1) World Bank 2) Asian Development Bank 3) International Monetary Fund 4) International Development Bank 5) OPEC Fund for International Development Ques. : 14 Which of the following non-government organization has punctured the Delhi Development Authority marketing blitz inviting bidders for the luxurious housing units in the Commonwealth Games Village? 1) Save Yamuna 3) Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan 5) NGO Yamuna 2) Yamuna Bachao Abhiyan 4) Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna

Ques. : 15 In a recent move by the government, any doctor travelling to the US for higher medical studies from this year onward will have to sign a bond with the government promising to return to India after completing his/her studies. Which of the following statement is true in this regard? 1) This will prevent doctors from leaving the country on the pretext of higher 2) This will make travelling to US for studies and eventually settling down there higher studies more easy and wont allow them to practice there 4) The students travelling to US for 3) This will open up new opportunities for medical education can settle in US and students willing to study in US continue their practice there. 5) None of these Ques. : 16 The Union Cabinet has recently approved the Protection of Children from Sexual

Offences Bill that aims at rigorous punishment for sexual intercourse or contact with sexual intent with a child below which of the following age group? 1) 10 years 3) 18 years 5) None of these 2) 16 years 4) 12 years

Ques. : 17 Which of the following countrys Supreme Court has convicted its Prime Minister for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against its President? 1) Sudan 3) Nepal 5) Iran 2) Bangladesh 4) Pakistan

Ques. : 18 Which of the following three countries has decided to explore ways to arrange safe passage for those members of the Taliban who wish to participate in the reconciliation process and will work together on the issue of delisting Taliban leaders and others from time to time to facilitate the peace process? 1) Pakistan, US, Afghanistan 3) Afghanistan, India, Iran 5) Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran 2) India, Pakistan, Afghanistan 4) UK, US, India

Ques. : 19 Which of the following states has been applauded by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its campaign against the use of nicotine in hookah bars which was launched on October 2, 2008? 1) Punjab 3) Rajasthan 5) Haryana 2) Goa 4) Maharashtra

Ques. : 20 With a healthy 16.70 per cent growth in per capita income and 18.7 per cent growth in Gross State Domestic Product during 2011-12, which of the following states has the second highest GDP in the country? 1) Goa 3) Delhi 5) Maharashtra 2) Chandigarh 4) Andhra Pradesh

Ques. : 21 In the recent election held in New York, who among the following Indians has been elected to the post of Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? 1) Dalveer Bhandari 2) Fatima Bibi

3) Dr Nagendra Singh 5) RS Pathak

4) PN Bhagwati

Ques. : 22 Which of the following is the first Indian state to enact the Right to Hearing Bill, 2012, in the State Assembly, which provides citizens the right of hearing within a stipulated time on any grievance or complaint related to governance? 1) Haryana 3) Rajasthan 5) Uttar Pradesh 2) Maharashtra 4) New Delhi

Ques. : 23 Under Article 80 of the Constitution, how many members to the 250-member of the Upper House can be nominated by the President of India? 1) 9 3) 12 5) 18 2) 10 4) 15

Ques. : 24 Who among the following Bollywood actor who has won accolades for playing variety of roles in the Hindi cinema has been nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha? 1) Rekha 3) Jayaprada 5) Sharmilla Tagore 2) Jaya Bhaduri 4) Rakhi

Ques. : 25 Which of the following country has recently test-fired the long-range Hatf IV, Shaheen 1A ballistic missile in the Indian Ocean? 1) India 3) Iran 5) North Korea
Hide Answer

2) Pakistan 4) Saudi Arabia

(1).3 (2).4 (3).3 (4).1 (5).1 (6).1 (7).2 (8).5 (9).4 (10).2 (11).1 (12).4 (13).1 (14).3 (15).1 (16).3 (17).4 (18).1 (19).5 (20).3 (21).1 (22).3 (23).3 (24).1 (25).2

Question of the Day 01/May/2012 Ques. : 1 To extend loans against pledging of gold ornaments which of the following public sector banks has launched a Jewel Loan Maha Mela? 1) Punjab National Bank 3) Syndicate Bank 2) State Bank of India 4) Canara Bank

5) Oriental Bank of Commerce Ques. : 2 Name the play performed in Hindi in the Royal Shakespeare Companys World Shakespeare Festival that saw William Shakespeares 37 plays performed in 37 different languages as part of his birthday celebrations. 1) All's Well That Ends Well 3) A Midsummer Night's Dream 5) Romeo and Juliet 2) Twelfth Night 4) Julius Caesar

Ques. : 3 Which celebrated childrens authors debut adult novel is to be called The Casual Vacancy? 1) Dan Brown 3) JK Rowling 5) Stephenie Meyer 2) Sydney Seldom 4) John Grisham

Ques. : 4 With which of the following nations India has signed two agreements, one in the field of security cooperation and other on sports and youth affairs? 1) Seychelles 3) S Sudan 5) Libya 2) Iran 4) China

Ques. : 5 With which of the following countries India agreed to prepare a master plan for the industrial development of south India, especially areas around Chennai and Bangalore and accelerate talks on export of rare earths and on bilateral civil nuclear agreement? 1) China 3) Japan 5) South Korea 2) US 4) Singapore

Ques. : 6 In which of the following states the BJP Government is to rename the 108 Ambulance Service as 108 Atal Ambulance Sewa? 1) Himachal Pradesh 3) Gujarat 5) Karnataka 2) Bihar 4) Madhya Pradesh

Ques. : 7 Who among the following chief ministers of India could be among those likely to be affected by new immigration rules under which non-European Union citizens accused of serious human rights abuses may be banned from entering Britain?

1) Sheila Dikshit 3) J Jayalalitha 5) Bhupinder Singh Hooda

2) Narendra Modi 4) Prithviraj Chauhan

Ques. : 8 Recently, MP Deepender Singh Hooda has raised the demand for the inclusion of which of the following language in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution? 1) Haryanvi 3) Bangru 5) Kumaoni 2) Punjabi 4) Jutu

Ques. : 9 For lending to the priority sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has demanded all RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to double the limit for home loans from Rs 5 lakh to: 1) Rs 10 lakh 3) Rs 20 lakh 5) Rs 18 lakh 2) Rs 15 lakh 4) Rs 12 lakh

Ques. : 10 The government has recently finalized the proposal to set up National Automotive Board (NAB) under the Department of Heavy Industry. What will be the key function of NAB? 1) It will take up and synergies the ongoing and fresh go-aheads for the growth of the automobile sector. 3) It will work out plans for developing effective public transport system in Indian cities. 5) None of these 2) It will work against dumping of automobile spares from foreign countries. 4) It will work as a nodal agency for intertransport coordination.

Ques. : 11 Who among the following has become third Indian ever to clinch the Asian Snooker Championships in Doha and to get the championship trophy home after eight-yearlong wait? 1) Pankaj Advani 3) Manan Chandra 5) Yasin Merchant 2) Aditya Mehta 4) Subhash Agarwal

Ques. : 12 According to The Sunday Times annual Rich list who among the following Indian has topped the list of Britains1, 000 richest people for the eighth consecutive year with a total wealth 12.7 billion? 1) Swraj Paul 2) Sri Prakash Lohia

3) Lakshmi Mittal 5) Baljinder Boparan

4) Gopichand Hinduja

Ques. : 13 Which of the following countries has offered $8 billion loan to South Sudan to fund a broad range of infrastructure projects over the next two years, as the country wants to maintain good relations both with Sudan and South Sudan which got independent in 2011? 1) China 3) US 5) Libya 2) Japan 4) Kenya

Ques. : 14 In which of the following Indian states the slogan no toilet, no bride has boosted the Total Sanitation Campaign and in just one year (2011), 330 gram panchayats have been turned into Nirmal Gram or clean villages? 1) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 5) Madhya Pradesh 2) Haryana 4) Rajasthan

Ques. : 15 Students and teachers of Peshawar University are agitated over the inclusion of two books Midnights Children and Shame- in M. Phil and Ph.D courses offered by the Department of English. Who is the author of two books? 1) Salman Rushdie 3) Kobo Abe 5) James Joyce 2) Khaled Hosseini 4) Ivan Morris

Ques. : 16 According to the data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) India has replaced which country as the worlds third largest economy in purchasing power terms? 1) Japan 3) Germany 5) UK 2) China 4) US

Ques. : 17 Name the worlds food giant which is all set to buy Pfizers baby-food business after a bidding war with Danone, a French rival. 1) Britannia 3) Pepsico 5) Nestl 2) Johnson & Johnson 4) Unilever

Ques. : 18 In which country there is insurgent group named Wildrose Alliance, which recently threw a challenge to the Progressive Conservatives in parliamentary elections? 1) Algeria 3) Australia 5) Sri Lanka 2) Canada 4) Vietnam

Ques. : 19 Which European country has recently moved to limit imports of bio-fuels from Argentina in retaliation for Argentinas expropriation of 51% of YPF, an oil company run by that countrys company Repsol? 1) Norway 3) France 5) Italy 2) Germany 4) Spain

Ques. : 20 The authorities in which country has recently banned all political parties based on religious, ethnic or tribal allegiance ahead of elections that are likely to take place in June? 1) Sudan 3) Egypt 5) Kenya 2) Libya 4) Syria

Ques. : 21 Name the Socialist candidate who topped the first round of Frances presidential election, with two per cent more votes than the incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy? 1) Franois Hollande 3) Eva Joly 5) Nathalie Arthaud 2) Marine Le Pen 4) Jean-Luc Melenchon

Ques. : 22 Union Government decided on 1 million cap on External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) for which of the following sectors? 1) Handicraft & Small Industries 3) Aviation 5) Infrastructure 2) Power 4) Insurance

Ques. : 23 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently instructed commercial banks to reduce their exposure to gold loan companies to what per cent of their capital funds from the existing 10%? 1) 9% 3) 4.1% 5) 5% 2) 8.3% 4) 7.5%

Ques. : 24 Union government on 18 April 2012 decided to liberalise the external commercial borrowing (ECB) norms for the power sector. Power sector companies will now be able to use up to what per cent of ECB loans to refinance their rupee debt? 1) 35% 3) 53% 5) 20% 2) 40% 4) 27%

Ques. : 25 Which one of the following personalities was appointed as the MD of Sun TV? 1) K Vijay Kumar 3) Vinod Goenka 5) None of these 2) Dayanidhi Maran 4) M Karunanidhi

Ques. : 26 Which of the following Indian companies has announced to supply Cholera vaccines to the Caribbean nation Haiti? 1) Ranbaxy 3) Glaxo 5) Biocon
Hide Answer

2) Pfizer 4) Shantha Biotechnics

(1).3 (2).2 (3).3 (4).1 (5).3 (6).1 (7).2 (8).1 (9).1 (10).1 (11).2 (12).3 (13).1 (14).2 (15).1 (16).1 (17).5 (18).2 (19).4 (20).2 (21).1 (22).3 (23).4 (24).2 (25).1 (26).4