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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
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Q. Who amongst the following has written the book "The City of Joy"?
1 Ingram Smith
2 V. Harrison
3 Dominique Lapierre
4 Guentar GrassAns: 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 follo wing w as the Chairman of the Second Adminis trative 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.
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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 newsp apers we read abo ut International Growth. What are the activitiesinvolved in Industrial Sector for the purposes of economic planning?
1 Mining
2 Manufacturing
3 Construction
4 All of the above
Ans: 4
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.
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2 Only B
3 Only C
4 None of these
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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 n ewspapers the Federal Res erve 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 fo llowi ng is the name of the ass et reconstruction company created by various
banks 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. 'Navajivan Express' runs between
1 Jammu Tawi-Thiruvananthapuram
2 Howrah-Chennai
3 Bhopal-New Delhi
4 Chennai-Ahmedabad
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. "The man who knew infinity" is a biography written by Robert Kanigel. This biography belongs
to which one of the following?
1 Srinivasa Ramanujan
2 Jagdish Bhagvati
3 Dr. C. V. Raman
4 V. Ramakrishanan
Ans: 1
Q. Which one of the follo wing state/UT has recently launched e-PDS in its b id to achieve
transparency in the distribution of food supplies through the Public Distribution System?
1 Delhi
2 Chhattisgarh
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3 Tamil Nadu
4 Puducherry
Ans: 3
Q. The University of Chicago is going to establish a Chair for Indian studies in the name of which
one of the following Indian mentor?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Swami Vivekananda
3 Ramkrishna Paramhans
4 Sri Ravishankar
Ans: 2
Q. One of the State Governments in India has declared tea as the "State Drink" to encourage teafarmers. The state is -
1 Assam
2 Kerala
3 West Bengal
4 Tamil Nadu
Ans: 1
Q. What is the tax free income level for woman for the financial year 2012-13 (i.e. the assessment
year 2013-14)?
1 Rs. 2.00 lakh
2 Rs. 1.80 lakh
3 Rs. 2.20 lakh
4 Rs. 2.50 lakh
Ans: 1
Q. Out of the total expenditure as shown in regular Budget 2012-13, the maximum share goes to -
1 Defence
2 Subsidy Payment
3 Central Plan Outlay
4 Interest Payment
Ans: 3
Q. In the list of Forbes' billionaires 2012, who became the richest person in the world?
1 Warren Buffet
2 Mukesh Ambali
3 Lakshmi Mittal
4 Carlos Slim
Ans: 4
Q. For the year 2012-13, the dis-investment target set by the government in Union Budget 2012-
13 is -
1 Rs 45,000 crore
2 Rs 35,000 crore
3 Rs 40,000 crore
4 Rs 30,000 crore
Ans: 4
Q. In Budget 2012-13, the revenue deficit (Budget Estimates) for 2012-13 has been estimated at -
1 5.5% of GDP
2 4.4% of GDP
3 3.4% of GDP
4 3% of GDP
Ans: 3
Q. As per 2012-13 Budget, the income tax rate of 30% will be applicable for tax payers above the
income -
1 Rs. 12.0 lakh
2 Rs. 8.0 lakh
3 Rs. 8.5 lakh
4 Rs. 10.0 lakh
Ans: 4
Q. According to Economic Survey 2011-12 in India's external debt for the year 2010-11 debt to
GDP ratio stands at -
1 17.9%
2 20.5%
3 17.8%
4 18.9%
Ans: 3
Q. During 2011-12, the union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this
investment stood at -
1 12981 crore
2 12767 crore
3 13767 crore
4 13205 crore
Ans: 2
Q. The estimated fiscal deficit for the year 2012-13 as shown in Budget 2012-13 stands at -
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1 6.9%
2 5.1%
3 5.6%
4 6.7%
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising
that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak?
1. Adopting a new constitution.
2. Reducing presidential term from 6 years to 4 years.
3. Limiting the president to two terms.
4. Presidential candidate must be over 40 years.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 1 and 2 2 2, 3 and 4
3 3 and 4 only
4 2 and 4 only
Ans: 2
Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th
national Games 2011 held in Jharkhand?
1 Manipur
2 Services
3 Haryana
4 Maharashtra
Ans: 2
Q. Consider the following statements about National Knowledge Commission:
1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the
Constitution of India.
2. Mr.Sam Pitroda is the Chairman of the Commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 Neither 1 nor 2
2 1 only
3 Both 1 and 2
4 2 only
Ans: 4
Q. The 'Shillong Declaration', in news recently, was on
1 Food Security Act
2 Right to Information Act
3 Right to Education Act
4 Prevention of Corruption Act
Ans: 2
Q. According to the Census 2011, whi ch one of the follow ing Unio n Territories has the least
population?
1 Daman and Diu
2 Lakshadweep
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4 Puducherry
Ans: 2
Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to
Universal primary Education?
1 All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015
2 All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050
3 All boys should go to school to complete a full course of primary schooling, by 2025
4 All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015
Ans: 1
Q. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 2010-11 has been
estimated at -
1 63.3%
2 49.6%
3 55.1%
4 58.2%
Ans: 3
Q. The target to limit union government's expenditure on subsidy (as % of GDP) during 2012-13
stand at -
1 3.5%
2 3.0%
3 4.0%
4 2%
Ans: 4
Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 2011-12, the saving - investment gap
which was 2.8% in 2009-10 became/remained - 1 3.1%
2 2.8%
3 2.7%
4 2.5%
Ans: 2
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Q. As per Economic Survey 2011-12, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in
country's GDP for the year 2011-12 stands at -
1 13.9%
2 16.3%
3 14.5%
4 18.2%
Ans: 1
Q. India's first space based Solar Coronograph is
1 ADITYA
2 ADITYA I
3 ADITYA II
4 ADITYA III
Ans: 2
Q. Who is nominated as the India's Chief-de-Mission for London Olympics 2012?
1 KPS Gill
2 Ajit Pal Singh
3 Vijay Amritraj
4 Suresh Kalmadi
Ans: 2
Q. Who is selected as the Women's Professional Golf PLayer of the Year 2011-12?
1 Aditi Ashok
2 Vani Kapoor
3 Smriti Mehra
4 Pallavi Jain
Ans: 3
Q. Which state wins the best State Award 2012 for strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions?
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Sikkim
4 Kerala
Ans: 3
Q. As per participation of women in politics India's rank stands at
1 110
2 105
3 104
4 101
Ans: 105
Q. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid a visit in December 2011 to -
1 Tokyo
2 Melbourne
3 Wellington
4 Moscow
Ans: 4
Q. Annual Defence Diologue was held in December 2011 between India and -
1 China
2 Afghanistan
3 Russia
4 Pakistan
Ans: 1
Q. Consider the following statements on NATGRID -
(i) NATGRID has been formed to link database for inputs to combat terrorism.
(ii) It is meant to improve India's capability to counter threats to its internal security.Choose the right option:
1 Both (i) and (ii) are correct
2 Only (i) is correct
3 Only (ii) is correct
4 Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
Ans: 1
Q. The report by Wildlife Institute of India enlisted major threats to three tiger reserves which are
Kalakad-Mundanthurai tiger reserve, Anamalai and Mudumalai. In which one of the following
stated are these tiger reserves located?
1 Bihar
2 Tamil Nadu
3 West Bengal
4 Kerala
Ans: 2
Q. Who have been awarded with FIFA World Player of the Year 2011 Trophy?
1 Lionel Messi
2 Xavi Fernandez
3 Christiano Ronaldo
4 None of these
Ans: 1
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Q. Uttarakhand s tate cabinet on October 29, 201 1 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011.
Consider the following features of the bill-
(i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the
purview of Lokayukta.
(ii) Judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will not be covered under the purview of Lokayukta.
Choose the right option-
1 Both (i) and (ii) are correct
2 Only (i) is correct
3 Only (ii) is correct
4 Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
Ans: 1
Q. Which Bengali film was selected as the inaugural film at the 11th edition o f River to RiverFlorence Indian Film Festival, 2011, in Florence, Italy in December 2011?
1 100% Love
2 Khokababu
3 Chaplin
4 Bedroom
Ans: 3
Q. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness world Records for
the most number of single studio recordings?
1 Lata Mangeshkar
2 Asha Bhonsle
3 Shreya Ghoshal
4 Suchitra Krisnamurthy
Ans: 2
Q. Which one of the fol lowing became the first Indian state to launch health ins urance policy
covering all its people?
1 Kerala
2 Haryana
3 Bihar
4 Goa
Ans: 4
Q. West Bengal State cabinet approved the newly drafted land acquisition and resettlement Bill.
Consider the following features of the Bill-
(i) The private enterprises would have to acquire land for their projects directly from the
landowners.
(ii) The new policy provides that the government would acquire land only for projects of public
utility like building, hospitals, irrigation projects, bridges, laying railway tracks, setting up of
embankments, and projects relating to internal secu
1 Both (i) and (ii) are correct
2 Only (i) is correct 3 Only (ii) is correct
4 Nither (i) nor (ii) is correct
Ans: 1
Q. Which one of the fo llowi ng state governments announced free housin g for Schedule Castes
living in jhuggis under the Rajiv Ratna Yojana?
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Delhi
4 Kerala
Ans: 3
Q. Name the Indian Union Minster who represented India at the m eeting of the Heads of
Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on November
7,2011.
1 Union Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna
2 Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
3 Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh
4 Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Ans: 2
1. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Romanias President Traian Basescu survived the impeachment
(a) People of Romania voted in a referendum on impeaching the President Traian Basescu on 28 July 2012..
(b) According to Romanian law, the referendum required at least thirty percent voting of eligible voters, while the turnout was under 46 percent on the day of
referendum..
(c) The referendum came following Romania's center-left government, led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta, suspended Basescu as it accused him of making
unnecessary interference in government affairs.
(d) Traian Basescu was elected president of the country in 2004.
Answer: (b)
2. Which two countries decided to Fast Track the Implementation of Various Agreements
(a) United States and India
(b) India and Bangladesh
(c) India and Afghanistan
(d) Russia and China
Answer: (b) India and Bangladesh
3. Which of the following country, called on all nations within and outside Syria to fully cooperate with international envoy Kofi Annan to bring an end to the
ongoing crisis situation in Syria.
(a) United States
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(b) Britain
(c) India
(d) Russia
Answer: (c) India
4. Which are the two countries signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income on 27 July 2012
a. China and United Kingdom
b. India and Indonesia
c. France and United States
d. China and France
Answer: (b)
5. Which county banned the US-sanctioned Iranian ships from entering its water
(a) India
(b) Tokyo
(c) Maldives
(d) Afghanistan
Answer: (a) India
6. As per the l atest global ranking c ompiled and published by the World Federation of Exchanges ( WFE) in August 2 012, which became the worlds largest
bourse in terms of the number of trades in equity segment for the first six months of 2012?
a. National Stock Exchange (NSE)
b. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
c. MCX-SX
d. Ahmadabad Stock Exchange
Answer: (a)
7. The Union Cabinet on 4 August 2012 approved the reserve price for auction of 2G spectrum as well as spectrum usage charges (SUC). The Cabinet set
what reserve price for the 5 megahertz pan-India spectrum in the 1800 megahertz band?
a. 1400 crore rupees
b. 1400 0 crore rupees
c. 140 crore rupees
d. 14 crore rupees
Answer: (b)
8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a notification issued on 3 August 2012 stated that all registered non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) which who
intend to convert themselves into non-banking financial company-micro finance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) would have to seek registration with immediate
effect, not later than 31 October 2012.
Which of the following statements are not true with respect to this?
1. The central bank also mentioned that the NBFCs have to maintain net-owned funds (NOF) at Rs 3 crore by 31 March 2013, and at Rs.5 crore by 31 March
31 2014
2. NBFCs operating in the north-eastern region are to maintain the minimum NOF at Rs.1 crore by 31 March 2012, and at Rs.2 crore by 31 March 201 4
3. The rate of interest on individual loans may exceed 31 per cent, the maximum variance permitted for individual loans between the minimum and the
maximum interest rate cannot exceed 4 per cent
4. The cap on margins as defined by the Malegam Committee are not to exceed 10 per cent for large MFIs (loans portfolios exceeding Rs.100 crore) and 12
per cent for others
a. 1 & 4
b. 2 & 4
c. Only 3
d. Only 4
Answer: (c)
9. According to the latest data released by the Controller General o f Accounts (CGA) o n 1 August 2 012, India's fiscal deficit in the first quarter (April-June)
of the fiscal year 2012-13 stood at 1.90 lakh crore rupees. The amount is what per cent of the entire budget estimate?
a. 31%
b. 33%
c. 35%
d. 37%
Answer: (d)
10. An E mpowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in a meeting on 31 July 2012 took certain
decisions to help farmers in the backdrop of the draught like situations prevailing in certain states. Which of the following is not a part of d decision taken by
the EGoM?
1. The EGoM announced a 50 per cent diesel subsidy scheme for the farmers to help them save the standing kharif crop through irrigation
2. A relief package of Rs 1440 c rore was also cleared towards watershed development-related efforts in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan
3. The subsidy amount on seeds of cereals is to be increased from Rs 500 a quintal to Rs 800 per quintal, while that of pulses and oilseeds would be
enhanced from Rs 1200 per quintal to Rs 2200 per quintal
4. Agriculture Ministry also decided to waive the duty on import of certain items to increase the availability of feed ingredients for animal husbandry sector
needs.
a. Only 3
b. Only 2
c. 1 & 2
d. Only 4
Answer: (a)
11. Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away in Mumbai on 18 July 201 2. Which facts about the conc erned person is/are not true?
1. He was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab
2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1966 with the film Aakhri Khat
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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
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
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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 follo wing w as the Chairman of the Second Adminis trative 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 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 percentagewas below poverty line in the year 2009-10?
1 42%
2 25.5%
3 29.8%
4 37.2%
Ans: 3
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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
Q. 6 MMTPA pellet making plant in Odisha has been commissioned by -
1 Tata Steels
2 Essar Steels
3 Jindal Steels
4 Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following telecom authority has recently given the power to act like a civil court?
1 Depart of Telecommunication(DoT)
2 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)
3 Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing
4 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
Ans: 2
Q. Recently the Union Government of India has set up NATGRID. It is related to which one of the
following?
1 Health
2 Intelligence
3 Education
4 Space
Ans: 2
Q. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability and Development Council
(FSDC). It will be headed by which of the followings -
1 Finance Minister
2 Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister
3 Governor of RBI
4 Prime Minister
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the follo wing nation al organization has completed 150th year of its existence in
2011?
1 Zoological Survey of India
2 Archaeological Survey of India
3 Anthropological Survey of India
4 Geological Survey of India
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Ans: 2
Q. Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Ass essment of Chemicals, a multi lateral agreement
supported by which one of the followings -
1 WEF
2 WTO
3 OECD
4 IMF
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the state assembly has recently passed a Bill seeking a seven year jail term for the
cow slaughter or even transporting the animal for that purpose?
1 Maharashtra
2 Gujarat
3 Uttarakhand
4 Chhattisgarh
Ans: 2
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
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income -
1 Rs. 12.0 lakh
2 Rs. 8.0 lakh
3 Rs. 8.5 lakh
4 Rs. 10.0 lakh
Ans: 4
Q. According to Economic Survey 2011-12 in India's external debt for the year 2010-11 debt to
GDP ratio stands at -
1 17.9%
2 20.5%
3 17.8%
4 18.9%
Ans: 3
Q. During 2011-12, the union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this
investment stood at -
1 12981 crore
2 12767 crore
3 13767 crore
4 13205 crore
Ans: 2
Q. The estimated fiscal deficit for the year 2012-13 as shown in Budget 2012-13 stands at -
1 6.9%
2 5.1%
3 5.6%
4 6.7%
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising
that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak?
1. Adopting a new constitution.
2. Reducing presidential term from 6 years to 4 years.
3. Limiting the president to two terms.
4. Presidential candidate must be over 40 years.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 1 and 2
2 2, 3 and 4
3 3 and 4 only
4 2 and 4 only
Ans: 2
Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th
national Games 2011 held in Jharkhand?
1 Manipur
2 Services
3 Haryana
4 Maharashtra
Ans: 2
Q. Consider the following statements about National Knowledge Commission:
1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the
Constitution of India.
2. Mr.Sam Pitroda is the Chairman of the Commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 Neither 1 nor 2
2 1 only
3 Both 1 and 2
4 2 only
Ans: 4
Q. The 'Shillong Declaration', in news recently, was on
1 Food Security Act
2 Right to Information Act
3 Right to Education Act
4 Prevention of Corruption Act
Ans: 2
Q. According to the Census 2011, whi ch one of the follow ing Unio n Territories has the least
population?
1 Daman and Diu
2 Lakshadweep
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 4 Puducherry
Ans: 2
Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to
Universal primary Education?
1 All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015
2 All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050
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3 All boys should go to school to complete a full course of primary schooling, by 2025
4 All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015
Ans: 1
Q. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 2010-11 has been
estimated at -
1 63.3%
2 49.6%
3 55.1%
4 58.2%
Ans: 3
Q. The target to limit union government's expenditure on subsidy (as % of GDP) during 2012-13
stand at - 1 3.5%
2 3.0%
3 4.0%
4 2%
Ans: 4
Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 2011-12, the saving - investment gap
which was 2.8% in 2009-10 became/remained -
1 3.1%
2 2.8%
3 2.7%
4 2.5%
Ans: 2
Q. As per Economic Survey 2011-12, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in
country's GDP for the year 2011-12 stands at -
1 13.9%
2 16.3%
3 14.5%
4 18.2%
Ans: 1
Q. India's first space based Solar Coronograph is
1 ADITYA
2 ADITYA I
3 ADITYA II
4 ADITYA III
Ans: 2
Q. Who is nominated as the India's Chief-de-Mission for London Olympics 2012?
1 KPS Gill 2 Ajit Pal Singh
3 Vijay Amritraj
4 Suresh Kalmadi
Ans: 2
Q. Who is selected as the Women's Professional Golf PLayer of the Year 2011-12?
1 Aditi Ashok
2 Vani Kapoor
3 Smriti Mehra
4 Pallavi Jain
Ans: 3
Q. Which state wins the best State Award 2012 for strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions?
1 Rajasthan
2 Gujarat
3 Sikkim
4 Kerala
Ans: 3
Q. As per participation of women in politics India's rank stands at
1 110
2 105
3 104
4 101
Ans: 105
Q. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid a visit in December 2011 to -
1 Tokyo
2 Melbourne
3 Wellington
4 Moscow Ans: 4
Q. Annual Defence Diologue was held in December 2011 between India and -
1 China
2 Afghanistan
3 Russia
4 Pakistan
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