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1. The aim of marketing is to make selling superfluous.This is an ideology of

a) Philip Kotler

b) Sharu Rangnekar

c) Peter Drucker

d) Jerome Mc Carthy

2. When needs are directed towards a specific object ,it becomes a ______________.

a) Demand

b) Want

c) Desire

d) All of these

3. Ankit would like to be seen as a techno savvy person while using an i Pod. This is an

illustration of

a) Delight needs

b) Secret needs

c) Unstated needs

d) Real need

4. Elle 18 invites young women to participate in designing nail paints.Dell allows the customer

to choose and assemble his own desktop.Likewise,L&T supplies tailor made oil rigs to ONGC .Dilip

Chhabria modifies and delivers tailor made cars to affluent customers.These are illustrations of

___________.

a) Convenience goods

b) Customization

c) Commodities

d) Speciality goods

5. Aaj Tak tries to mesmerize its viewers by delivering the up-to-date news on the channel .This

is an illustration of __________as a product.

a) Idea

b) Place

c) Information

d) Experience

6. ___________proposed the need hierarchy theory

a) Henry Ford

b) F W Taylor

c) Abraham Maslow

d) Herzberg

7. When Manish Malhotra designs a dress for a model like Malaika Arora Khan

,___________utility is created out of the raw material cloth /fabric

a) Place

b) Form

c) Possession

d) Time utility.

8. Public relations(P.R) carries more credibility than advertising and publicity is usually

_____form of communication.

a) Paid

b) Unpaid

9. The primary function of packaging is ________

a) Face lifting a product

b) Informing about the nature of the product

c) Protection from dirt ,pilferage ,deterioration

d) None of these

10. All shareholders are stakeholders .All stakeholders are not shareholders.

This statement is ;

a) True

b) False

Exercise

Section 1

"Everyone is wise until he speaks."

- (Proverb) 1. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is

A.

3:5 B.

2:3

C.

2:4 D.

3:4

2. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How

many stanzas of the said song were adopted?

A.

Only the first stanza

B.

The whole song

C.

Third and Fourth stanza

D.

First and Second stanza

3. 'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by

A.

Nara Muni

B.

Bharat Muni

C.

Abhinav Gupt

D.

Tandu Muni

4. 'Dandia' is a popular dance of

A.

Punjab

B.

Gujarat

C.

Tamil Nadu

D.

Maharashtra

________________________________________

5. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are

taken from

A.

Rigveda

B.

Satpath Brahmana

C.

Mundak Upanishad

D.

Ramayana

Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?

A.

Tamil Nadu

B.

Orissa

C.

Kerala

D.

Karnataka

Answer: Option C

7. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?

A.

Nautanki B.

Garba

C.

Kathakali D.

Bhangra

Answer: Option B

8. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance,

drama and music in India?

A.National School of Drama

B.Sangeet Akademi

C.Sahitya Akademi

D.Lalit Kala Akademi

Answer: Option B

10. The book of Parsis is

A.

Torah

B.

Bible

C.

Zend Avesta

D.

Gita

Answer: Option C

11. 'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?

A.

Karnataka B.

Orissa

C.

Kerala D.

Manipur

Answer: Option C

12. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?

A.Ottan Thullal

B.Kuchipudi

C.Yakshagana

D.Odissi

Answer: Option A

13. The National Anthem was first sung in the year

A.1911

B.1913

C.1936

D.1935

Answer: Option A

The national anthem of India is 'Jana-gana-mana', composed originally in Bengali, by Rabindranath

Tagore. 'Jana-gana-mana' was first sung on 27th December 1911, long before Indian gained

independence, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists

of five stanzas. As for the playing time of the full version of the national anthem, it will take up

approximately 52 seconds. A short version, consisting of first and last lines of the stanza (playing

time approximately 20 seconds), is also played on certain occasions.

14. Thillana is a format of

A.Kuchipudi

B.Odissi

C.Baharatanatyam

D.Kathak

Answer: Option C

15. 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

A.Uttar Pradesh

B.Rajasthan

C.Madhya Pradesh

D.Bihar

Answer: Option D

Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of

Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. Painting is done with fingers, twigs,

brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-

catching geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as birth,

marriage, holi, surya shasti, kali puja, Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony), and durga puja.

16. Kathak is a classical dance of

A.North India

B.Tamilnadu

C.Manipur

D.Kerala

Answer: Option A

17. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at

A.Mumbai

B.Chennai

C.New Delhi

D.Kolkata

Answer: Option C

18. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of Tanjore was

A.

Kathakali B.

Odissi

C.

Kathak D.

Bharatanatyam

Answer: Option D

19. The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held at

A.Nasik

B.Ujjain

C.Allahabad

D.Haridwar

Answer: Option D

20. The National Song of India was composed by

A.Rabindranath Tagore

B.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

C.Mohammad Iqbal

D.Jai Shankar Prasad

Answer: Option B

21. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Achha'?

A.Jaidev

B.Mohammad Iqbal

C.Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

D.Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: Option B

22. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?

A.Onam

B.Rongali Bihu

C.Navratri

D.Pongal

Answer: Option A

23. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?

A.Hinduism

B.Buddhism

C.Jainism

D.Islam

Answer: Option B

24. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of

embroidery?

A.

Lucknow B.

Hyderabad

C.

Jaipur D.

Mysore

Answer: Option A

Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh (India), is the centre of chikankari , a skill of more than 200 years old. It

literally means 'embroidery'. It was originally done with a white thread on a white cloth, hence the

name 'white embroidery'. Now, it is done on a variety of fabrics and in a spectrum of colours.

1. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at

A.

Patna B.

Jaipur

C.

Hyderabad D.

New Delhi

Answer: Option C

2. Where is the Railway Staff College located?

A.

Pune B.

Allahabad

C.

Vadodara D.

Delhi

Answer: Option C

3. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in

A.

Uttar Pradesh

B.

Rajasthan

C.

Maharashtra

D.

Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Option B

4. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located at

A.

Delhi B.

Shimla

C.

Dehradun D.

Kulu

Answer: Option C

5. Bijapur is known for its

A.

severe drought condition

B.

Gol Gumbaz

C.

heavy rainfall

D.

statue of Gomateswara

9. 'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for

A.

Sculptures

B.

Architecture

C.

Cave Painting

D.

All of the above

Answer: Option C

The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located in

A.

Pune B.

Bhopal

C.

Faridabad D.

Lucknow

Answer: Option C

Development expenditure of the Central government does not include

A.

defence expenditure

B.

expenditure on economic services

C.

expenditure on social and community services

D.

grant to states

Answer: Option A

Gilt-edged market means

A.

bullion market

B.

market of government securities

C.

market of guns

D.

market of pure metals

Answer: Option B

In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest

foreign direct investment inflows into India?

A.

Chemicals other than fertilizers

B.

Services sector

C.

Food processing

D.

Telecommunication

Answer: Option D

6. Devaluation of a currency means

A.

reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies

B.

permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market

C.

fixing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of a basket of pre-

determined currencies

D.

fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the World Bank and major

trading partners

Answer: Option A

8. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased;

the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure

involves

I. interest payments

II. subsidies

III. defence

IV. irrigation

A.

I, II

B.

I

C.

I, II, III

D.

II, III, IV

Answer: Option C

9. Depreciation means

A.

closure of a plant due to lock out

B.

closure of a plant due to labour trouble

C.

loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear

D.

destruction of a plant in a fire accident

10. Deficit financing leads to inflation in general, but it can be checked if

A.

government expenditure leads to increase in the aggregate supply in ratio of aggregate demand

B.

only aggregate demand is increased

C.

all the expenditure is denoted national debt payment only

D.

All of the above

Answer: Option D

6. Gross domestic capital formation is defined as

A.

flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stock

B.

expenditure incurred on physical assets only

C.

production exceeding demand

D.

net addition to stock after depreciation

Answer: Option D

20. Which of the following items would not appear in a company's balance sheet?

A.

Value of stocks of raw materials held

B.

Total issued capital

C.

Revenue from sales of the company's products

D.

Cash held at the bank

Answer: Option C

1. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

A.

T.N.Kaul

B.

J.R.D. Tata

C.

Khushwant Singh

D.

Nani Palkhivala

Answer: Option D

2. Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

A.

Thomas Hardy

B.

Emile Zola

C.

George Orwell

D.

Walter Scott

Answer: Option C

3. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

A.

Gaban B.

Godan

C.

Guide D.

Manasorovar

Answer: Option C

4. Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?

A.

Salman RushDie

B.

Abu Nuwas

C.

Ms. Taslima Nasrin

D.

D.H. Lawrence

Answer: Option B

5. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by

A.

Rupa Ganguly

B.

Seema Biswas

C.

Pratiba Sinha

D.

Shabama Azmi

Answer: Option B

6. Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

A.

My God Died Young

B.

Islamic Bomb

C.

Look Back in Anger

D.

A Suitable Boy

Answer: Option D

7. Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

A.

John Keats

B.

Robert Browing

C.

P.B.Shelley

D.

William Wordsworth

Answer: Option A

8. Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?

A.

Anees Jung

B.

Jagmohan

C.

M.J.Akbar

D.

Nissim Ezekiel

Answer: Option B

9. The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by

A.V.S. Naipaul

B.Alexandra Dumas

C.George Elliot

D.Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Answer: Option D

10. In India the first television programme was broadcasted in

A.

1959 B.

1965

C.

1976 D.

1957

Answer: Option A

11. 'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by

A.

Corazon Aquino

B.

Nayantara Sahgal

C.

Aung San Suu Kyi

D.

Benazir Bhutto

Answer: Option B

12. Who is the father of English Poetry?

A.

Milton B.

Wordsworth

C.

Chaucer D.

Charles Dickens

Answer: Option C

13. The popular TV serial 'Neem ka Ped' was written by

A.

Rahi Masoom Raza

B.

Sharad Joshi

C.

Ashapurna Devi

D.

Harivansh Rai Bachachan

Answer: Option A

14. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?

A.

Leo Tolstoy

B.

Mahatma Gandhi

C.

Charles Dickens

D.

Kipling

Answer: Option A

15. Which of the book was written by Graham Greene?

A.

O' Jerusalem

B.

The Power and Glory

C.

Crisis in India

D.

Of Human Bondage

Answer: Option B

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16. George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was

A.

a Welsh

B.

an Irishman

C.

a Soctsman

D.

an Englishman

Answer: Option B

17. 'Mirchchhakatika' was written by

A.

Vikramaditya B.

Shudraka

C.

Kalhana D.

Banabhatta

Answer: Option B

18. The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by

A.

Sarojini Naidu

B.

Bankim Chandra Chottapadhya

C.

Sri Aurobindo

D.

Rabindrnath Tagore

Answer: Option B

Anand Math is a 1952 Hindi patriotic-historical film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on

'Anandamath', the famous Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. The

novel and film are set in the events of the Sannyasi Rebellion, which took place in the late 18th

century in eastern India, especially Bengal.

19. Who directed the film '1942: A love story'?

A.

Mahesh Bhatt

B.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

C.

Yash Chopra

D.

Ketan Mehta

Answer: Option B

20. Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which governs least"?

A.

Herbert Spencer

B.

Harold Laski

C.

Alexis De Tocqueville

D.

Henry David Thoreau

Answer: Option D

Henry David Thoreau 1849

"We've heard it said, that government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs not at all,

and when men are prepared for it,

that will be the kind of government they will have.

21. Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?

A.

Aladdin

B.

Universal Soldier

C.

Speed

D.

Iron Man

Answer: Option A

1. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

A.

ILO B.

WHO

C.

ASEAN D.

All of the above

Answer: Option C

UNO: United Nations Organization

ILO: International Labor Organization

WHO: World Health Organization

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

2. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council

Members

A.

every 6 months

B.

every 3 months

C.

every year

D.

every month

Answer: Option D

The presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates on a monthly basis alphabetically

among all of the members based on their English name.

3. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

A.

International Labour Organisation

B.

Security Council

C.

International Court of Justice

D.

General Assembly

Answer: Option A

4. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at

A.

Dhaka

B.

New Delhi

C.

Colombo

D.

Kathmandu

Answer: Option D

5. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by

A.

Dr. Manmohan Singh

B.

Farooq Abdullah

C.

Dinesh singh

D.

Alam Khan

Answer: Option A

46. When was SAARC founded?

A.

1982 B.

1984

C.

1985 D.

1983

Answer: Option C

47. Which of the following is not a member of G-15?

A.

Pakistan B.

Malaysia

C.

Indonesia D.

India

Answer: Option A

48. Amnesty International has its headquarters at

A.

Berlin

B.

New York

C.

Washington

D.

London

Answer: Option D

49. Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located at

A.

Geneva

B.

Washington DC

C.

New York

D.

Rome

Answer: Option A

50. The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are

A.

French only

B.

English only

C.

English and French

D.

English, French and Russian

Answer: Option C

27. Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?

A. Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

B. Ramesh Bhandari

C. Natwar Singh

D. Krishna Menon

Answer: Option A

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28. How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of

Independent States?

A. 11 B. 10

C. 12 D. 9

Answer: Option A



29. The five permanent members of UN security council are

A. Japan, West Germany, USSR, UK and USA

B. Canada, China, France, USSR and USA

C. Germany, China, USSR, UK and USA

D. China, France, USSR, UK and USA

Answer: Option D



30. When was the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) formed?

A. 1985 B. 1982

C. 1986 D. 1987

Answer: Option A

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