Given below are the answers for all the papers MARKETING ANSWERS FOR TEST -1 1) 1 14) 4 26)4

2) 5 3) 4 4) 2 5) 5 6) 1 7) 1 8) 5 9) 5 10) 3 11) 2 12)3 13)5

15) 4 16) 1 17) 5 18) 3 19) 4 27) 2 28) 3 29) 1 30) 2

20) 2 21) 1 22) 5 23) 4 24) 4 25) 4

ANSWERS FOR TEST -2 1)A 14)C 27)A 2)D 3)D 4)E 5)C 6)D 7)A 8) A 9)A 10)A 11)c 12)C 13)B

15)D 16)D 28)C 29)B

17)D 18)A 19)B 30)A

20)D 21)A 22)A 23) B 24)A 25)B 26)E

ANSWERS FOR TEST -3 1) B 2) D 3) D 4) B 5) D 6) E 7) B 8) B 9) B 10) E 11) A 12) C 23)B 24)D 25)C

13)D 14) C 15) C 16)B

17)A 18)B

19) D 20)D 21) A 22)B

SYLLOGISMS ANSWERS
1) I,IV & either V or VI follow 2) Only II,III & IV follow 3) Only IV follows 4) I,II, IV, VI, & VII follow Not a single costly one is without publicity MEANS All costly ones are with publicity

5) All follow All of us except Bill Gates are paupers MEANS All of us are Paupers All of us except a few are paupers MEANS some of us are Paupers So, observe the change 6) I,II & IV follow Buses are generally conditioned ---- some buses are conditioned All Buses dont go to Secbad ----- Some buses dont go to Secbad 7) Only I, II & IV follow Only cakes are buns---All buns are cakes OR Some cakes are buns 8) I, II & III follow 9) I & III follow

10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16)

I, II & III follow Both can be possible All the three can be possible Only I follows Both follow Both follow Both follow

GENERAL AWARENESS

TEST 1 (GENERAL AWARENESS)

1. Inflation in India is measured by----a) Consumer price index for agricultural labourers

b) Wholesale price index c) consumer price index for urban workers d) Any of the above 2. If The cash reserve ratio ( CRR) is lowered by the RBI than it means that-----a) Credit creation is increased b) Credit creation is decreased c) There is no impact on the credit creation d) None of the above 3. The current repo rate is ----------a) 8.0% b) 7.25% c) 6.5% d) 6% 4. The current reverse repo rate is----a) 7.5% b) 7.25% c) 7.0% d) 6% 5. Expand MSF----a) Minimum Standard Fare b) Maximum Share funding c) Marginal Standing Facility d) Marginal Shared Finance 6. The G8 summit 2011 took place at-----a) Cannes France b) Sanya China

c) Deauville France d) Berlin Germany 7. The director General of CRPF is------a) Vijay Kumar b) Vikram Srivastava c) Suresh Tendulkar d) Madhu Kannan 8. In terms of medals tally in the recently held Commonwealth Games, India secured------position a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th 9. Who is the chairman of the committee which probed into the allegations of corruption in Commonwealth games....... a) Rangarajan Committee b) Srikrishna Committee c) Shunglu Committee d) Suresh Tendulkar Committee 10.The recently tested Indias medium altitude and long endurance unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) is a) Nishant b) Lakshya c) Rustom-I d) Tejas 11.During Barak Obamas Visit India and U.S. have signed deals worth----a) $25 billion

b) $30 billion c) $10 billion d) $15 billion 12.Which of the following women are in the TIME magazines list of most powerful women in the last century------a) Sonia Gandhi b) Indira Gandhi c) Pratibha Patil d) Mother Teresa i) Only a II) both a & c III) Both b & d iv) All of them

13.Who is the Attorney General of India----a) G.E Vahanvati b) Gopal Subrahmanyam c) Ram Jethmalani d) Shyam Saran 14.Which of the following is the premier of North Korea----a) Kim Yong II b) Choe Yong Rim c) Lee Myung Ba d) Wen Jiabao

15.Which of the following has replaced Lula De Silva to become the first woman president of Brazil----a) Hilary Clinton b) Carla Brunei c) Dilma Rouseff d) Raul Castro

16.The person who has been chosen as the CNN-IBN Person of the year-----a) Pranab Mukherjee b) Nitish Kumar c) Manmohan Singh d) D. Subba Rao 17.Indias joint military exercise with Mangolia was named------a) The Nomadic Elephant b) The White Elepahnt c) The White Horse d) The Nomadic Horse 18.The winner of Hong Kong open championship is-----a) Shixian Wang b) Saina Nehwal c) Jwala Gutta d) Sania Mirza 19.India has recently signed two pacts on nuclear safety and 5 pacts in the nuclear energy fields with-----a) Russia b) U.S. c) China d) France 20.India GDP growth for 2011-12 as projected by IMF is---------a) 9.1 % b) 8.1% c) 8.2% d) 8.6% 21.The highest HIV infection in the country in percentage is found in----

a) Manipur b) Andhra Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Nagaland 22.The recent operation by the Indian Army to dispose scrap ammunition is named-----a) Operation Rainbow b) Operation Black Tornado c) Operation Saiyyam d) Operation Khurram

23.Russia and America have recently agreed for a new START. What does it stand for---a) Starting a new friendly relationship. b) Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty c) Strategic Target Arms Reduction Treaty d) Starting a new joint nuclear diplomacy 24.Who is the TIME magazine Person of the Year 2010-----a) Manmohan Singh b) Angela Markel c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Mark Zuckerberg 25.Which of the following films have won the Academy award for Best Motion Picture-----a) The Black Swan b) The Reader c) The Kings Speech

d) The pirates of the Caribbean 26.2010 has been ranked as one of the top three warmest years. What are the other two yearsa) 1998 & 2005 b) 1998 & 2007 c) 2005 & 1984 d) 2007 & 1986 27.FIFA world cup football hosts for 2018 and 2022 respectively are-----a) Qatar & France b) Russia & Qatar c) Russia & France d) Brazil & Argentina 28.Under whom has the government constituted a committee to look into the defence preparedness of India-----a) Naresh Chandra b) S. Benerjee c) Anil Kakodkar d) V.K. Saraswat 29.The winner of Ranji Trophy Cricket for 2010 was------a) South zone b) Mumbai c) Rajasthan d) Baroda 30.Which of the following statements regarding Mobile Number Portability is not true------a) Another porting can be done only after a gap of 90 days b) Porting is available for both Prepaid and Post paid customers

c) A minimum fee of Rs 19 can be charged for the porting process d) Porting can only be done in the same service area.

31.The winner of Davis Cup 2010 is ------a) Spain b) Serbia c) France d) U.S. 32.In banking parlance what is the other name for demand liabilities---------a) Fixed deposits b) Savings deposits c) Current deposits d) Recurring deposits e) Both b & c 33.Which bank has recently purchased 63.64 % stake in JSC Dana Bank of Kazakhstan----------a) Bank of Baroda b) SBI c) Duetche Bank d) Punjab National Bank 34.Who is the current chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA)---------a) O.P. Bhatt b) M.D. Mallya c) Pratip Chaudari d) Sikha Sharma 35.Who is the President of FICCI----------a) Harsh Mariwala

b) Dilip Modi c) Muthuraman d) Som Mittal 36.Who has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Indian School of Business------a) Adi Godrej b) Shyamala Gopinath c) Bernard Aurnalt d) Scott Bayman 37.Who has been recently appointed as the Minister for Rural Development----------a) Jaipal Reddy b) Murali Manohar Joshi c) Vilasrao Deshmukh d) C.P. Joshi 38.Which of the following is the target by 2022 for solar energy production under Jawaharlal Nehru National Mission on Solar Energy------------a) 20 MW b) 20 TW c) 20 GW d) 20 MT

39.What is the allocation done for Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) for the year 201112 by the Finance Minister in the budget speech-------------a) 21000 crores b) 24000 crores c) 35000 crores d) 22000 crores

40.What is the range of Brahmos missile which is a joint Venture between India and Russia-----a) 1000 kms b) 290 kms c) 350 kms d) 150 kms

TEST 2 (GENERAL AWARENESS)

41.What was the resulting entity after merging the three presidency banks of Bengal, Bombay and Madras----e) Reserve Bank of India f) Imperial Bank of India

g) State Bank of India h) State Bank of Hyderabad 42.The Reserve Bank of India was formed by a Government of India Act of----a) 1934 b) 1935 c) 1949 d) 1955 43.Which of the following is not a function of RBI-------a) Issue of currency b) Monetary and Credit policy c) Controlling NBFCs d) Controlling Mutual Funds 44.Which of the following are the current CRR and SLR rates--------a) 24 % and 6 % b) 25 % and 6.5 % c) 6 % and 24 % d) 6.5 % and 25 % 45.What is Stagflation-----------a) Its a condition where the economy as well as the Inflation grows in the same way. b) Its a condition where economy grows while the inflation is constant c) Its a condition where the inflation grows while the economy is constant d) Its a condition where there is no growth in both the economy as well as inflation 46.The Australian who has smashed 15 sixes, a record feat leading to the Aussie win against Bangladesh-------a) Ricky Ponting

b) Andrew Symmonds c) Shane Watson d) Bret Lee 47.What is the anthem of the recently concluded Commonwealth Games-------a) Jiyo, Utho, Bado, Jeetho b) Come out and Play c) Thrilling Games and Harmonious Asia d) Khelbo Lorbo Jeetbo Re 48.What is the theme of the World Environment day observed on June 5th 2011----a) Everyone Counts b) Forests: Nature at your service c) A Billion Acts of Green d) No Action Today No Cure Tomorrow 49.Which of the following statements regarding Base Rate is wrong-------a) RBI has extended the date of implementation to 30th June 2012. b) Banks can give loans to their own employees at a rate lower than the Base Rate c) The base rate is to be reviewed every quarter d) The method of calculating the base rate by a bank is to be approved by the banks Asses Liability Committees. 50.Which of the following statements regarding proposed GST are worng-----a) It is proposed to be implemented from April 1st 2012. b) Tobacco is excluded from the GST preview while liquor for human consumption, crude oil and petroleum are included. c) A constitutional amendment is required to bring GST into force d) There will be a dual GST in India.

51.Which of the following is the act that helps the banks to reduce their bad loans---------a) Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAES)I Act 2002 b) Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 c) Banking Regulation Act 1949 d) Indian Companies Act 1956 52.According to Census 2011 what is the density of population in India-------------a) 384 b) 385 c) 382 d) 381 53.What is the rank of India in Corruption Perception Index 2010 released by Transparency International-----a) 109 b) 34 c) 67 d) 87 54.For filing a tax return PAN card is compulsory. What is the full form of PAN---a) Permanent Access Number b) Permanent Audit Number c) Permanent Account Number d) Product Account Number

55.Who has been declared the Best Male Footballer of the Year 2010----a) Ronaldhino b) Lionel Messi

c) Marta d) Oliver Khan 56.The government has recently conferred which award on Tamil director K. Balachander-------a) Padma Bhushan b) Lifetime Achievement Award c) Dadasaheb phalke Award d) Best Director Award 57.The Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2010 was given to--a) Angel Merkel b) Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva c) Barak Obama d) Nicolas Sarkozy 58.Which has the tagline A Tradition of Trust-----a) OBC b) Asian Development Bank c) Allahabad Bank d) Andhra Bank 59.The Government targets to issue how many Aadhar cards per day from 1st Oct 2011------a) 10 lakhs b) 1 lakhs c) 5 lakhs d) 0.5 lakh 60.In the railway budget 2001, the railway minister has declared Year 2012 as ----for the railways a) Year of Profits

b) Year of Sustainable Development c) Year of Clean Energy d) Year of Growth 61.What is the GDP growth target for the 12th five year plan from 2012 to 2017-----a) 8.5 to 9% b) 9 to 9.5% c) 9.5 to 10% d) 9.25 to 9.75% 62.The Government has recently formed an inter ministerial group to look into inflation and suggest measures under Kaushik Basu. Who is he-------a) Chairman to PM Economic Advisory Council b) Chief Statistician c) Chief Economic Advisor d) Cabinet Minister

63.According to the Census 2011, what is the sex ratio of India-------a) 940 b) 933 c) 914 d) 927 64.The Jawahar Lal Nehru Birth Centenary Award 2010 was given to-----------a) Ratan Tata b) Mukesh Ambani c) Anil Ambani d) Lakshmi Nivas Mittal

65.What is the rank of SBI in the recent Forbes Magazines list of top 2000 companies in the world------a) 172 b) 234 c) 136 d) 288 66.The UN conference on Sustainable Development will take place in 2012 at--------a) Cancun Mexico b) Rio de Jeniro - Brazil c) Paris France d) Delhi India 67.The mascot for the World Cup Cricket 2011 was---------a) Shera b) Chhaua c) Stumpy d) Harbour Seal 68.Coal India has been recently given the status of Maharatna by the government. Which are the following statements are wrong regarding maharatnas ---------a) A PSU should have atleast a profit of Rs 5,000 crores for the past 3 years to become a maharatna b) A PSU should have atleast a networth of Rs15,000 crores for the past 3 years to become a maharatna c) A PSU should have atleast a turnover of Rs2 5,000 crores for the past 3 years to become a maharatna d) A maharatna can take decisions upto Rs 10,000 crores of investment without the prior approval of the government.

69.According to UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Oraganisation) Annual Statistical Report 2011, India has been placed in ----- among the top 10 Industrial Nations in the world-----------a) 3rd b) 5th c) 9th d) 10th 70.Who has been recently been appointed as the chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)--a) S.K. Tripati b) Amar Pratap Singh c) Nehchal Sandhu d) Satyanand Mishra 71.Which film has won the Golden Peacock Award at the International Film Festival of India held at Goa------a) Dabaang b) Moner Manush c) Adaminte Mankan Abu d) My Name is Khan 72.Which of the following national parks is celebrating its Golden Jubliee Year in 2011---a) Kaziranga b) Bandipur c) Jim Corbett d) Ranatmbhore 73.Which of the following teams have won the Azlan Shah Hockey tournament held at Malaysia--a) Pakistan

b) India c) Malaysia d) Australia 74.Which of the following is the name of the no frills account in SBI----a) SBI Mighty b) SBI Tiny c) SBI No Frills d) SBI Quicker 75.The government has set up a 10 member panel under whose chairmanship to look into black money in foreign banks--------a) Finance Secretary b) Revenue Secretary c) Foreign Secretary d) Defence Secretary 76.The Water Summit on the International Water Day March 22, 2011 was held at----a) Delhi India b) Brasilia Brazil c) Cape Town South Africa d) Jakarta Indonesia 77.The book Conversations With Myself has been written by------a) George Bush b) Nelson Mandela c) Tony Blair d) Bobby Jindal 78.The Saraswati Samman was declared for which of the following personalities----------

a) Bhyrappa b) Vishwanath Pratap Tiwari c) Dr. C. Narayana Reddy d) Maithili Sharan Gupt 79.Which of the following films has won the Palm de Or at the 64th Cannes Film Festival----a) The Tree of Life b) The Kings Speech c) The Black Swan d) The life of a Tree 80.Who among the following has been chosen as the Best World Cup Winning Captain in Cricket---a) Kapil Dev b) Imran Khan c) Clive Lyod d) Allen Border

TEST 3 (GENERAL AWARENESS)

81.How many banks were nationalised in the 1st phase in 1969----i) 16 j) 14 k) 20 l) 12 82.Which of the following is not a type of inflation-------a) Demand Pull Inflation b) Cost Push Inflation c) Open Inflation d) Closed Inflation 83.Which of the following defines Gross Domestic Product (GDP)---a) The money value of the total of all goods and services produced within the country in one year + Net factor income from abroad b) The money value of the total of all goods and services produced within the country in one year c) Consumption + Government Spending + Investment + Net of exports and imports + Net factor income from abroad Indirect taxes d) National Income divided by total population 84.Which of the following statements regarding Non-Banking Finance Companies is wrong------a) They are setup under Indian Companies Act of 1956. b) They are regulated by RBI c) They cannot have cheques, DD facilities etc

d) CRAR prescribed by RBI is 10% 85.In the budget 2011-12 the Finance Minister has increased the Income tax exemption limit to general category from 1.6 lacs to---a) 1.7 lacs b) 1.9 lacs c) 1.8 lacs d) 2.5 lacs 86.The proposed Direct Tax code will come into effect from-----a) 1st April 2011 b) 1st April 2012 c) 1st April 2013 d) 30th June 2011 87.Govt has launched a scheme to open 5 crore no-frills accounts in 73,000 villages by March 2012 by the name-a) Swavalamban b) Indira Gandhi No-Frills scheme c) Swabhiman d) Reach Out 88.The finance minister has agreed to increase the interest rate on EPF from the current 8.5% to---a) 9% b) 9.5% c) 8.75% d) 9.25% 89.The base rate to calculate Index of Industrial Production has been modified from 1993-94 to-----a) 2004-05 b) 1999-2000

c) 2009-10 d) 2000-2001 90.United Nations has declared the year 2011 as the International Year of -----a) Forests b) Chemistry c) People of African descent d) All of the above 91.Who among the following is going to succeed P.V Naik as the next Chief of the Airforce----a) Gen V.K Singh b) N.A.K. Browne c) Nirmal Verma d) None of these 92.Who among the following is the Chairman of SEBI----------a) Damodaran b) C.B. Bhave c) U.P Sinha d) T.S. Narayanasami 93.Which of the following is the Air to Air missile of India----a) Prithvi b) Pradyumna c) Nirbhay d) Astra 94.Which of the following is the Russian name of the aircraft carrier which India is getting from Russia---a) Admiral Gorshkov b) Alexander Kalashnikov

c)

Vladimir Ilych Vilinavo

d) Admiral Putin 95.Which of the following has emerged as the highest profit making PSU for 2009-10----a) Indian Oil Corporation b) ONGC c) NTPC d) Air India 96.The govt has declared Rs 50 bonus on the Minimum Support Price for wheat. This makes the current MSP for wheat -------a) Rs 1170 b) Rs 1150 c) Rs 1200 d) Rs 1050 97.Which of the following countries is the worlds largest producer of pulses--a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) Sri Lanka d) India 98.Indias exports for 2010-11 have crossed the govt target. Which of the following is Indias exports figure---a) $ 300 bn b) $245.9 bn c) $ 250.09 bn d) $ 325.6 bn 99.SEBI has increased the retail investment limit in issues from 1 lac to---a) 1.5 lacs

b) 2.5 lacs c) 1.25 lacs d) 2 lacs 100. Which of the following doesnot figure in the Forbes list of 100 most powerful women---a) Chanda Kocchar b) Sikha Sharma c) Sonia Gandhi d) Indira Nooyi 101. Which of the following banks have the tagline Your faithful and friendly financial partner-----a) OBC b) Syndicate Bank c) UCO Bank d) Karur Vysya Bank 102. Who among the following is a part of Team Anna which negotiated with the govt ministers on lokPal----a) Kiran Bedi b) Swamy Agnivesh c) Aravind Kejriwa d) Baba Ramdev 103. Which of the following is the rank of PM Manmohan Singh in the Forbes list of Most Powerful People in the world----a) 9th b) 1st c) 18th d) 34th

104. Which of the following cities has the highest number of slum dwellers in India--a) Delhi b) Bengaluru c) Mumbai d) Kolkata 105. According to Census 2011, the total literacy rate of India is----

a) 64.4% b) 74.04% c) 82.1% d) 73.08% 106. Which of the following is the allocation made to Bharat Nirman Program in budget 2011-12 a) Rs 40,000 crores b) Rs 58,000 crores c) Rs 21,000 crores d) Rs 55,000 crores 107. In Railway budget new trains were proposed to connect the capital of the state with important cities in the state. What is the name of those trains----a) Vivek Express b) Duranto Express c) Rani Raja Express d) Rajya Rani Express 108. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Bank in India-------

a) Central Bank of India b) Federal Bank of India c) United Commercial Bank

d) Oriental Bank of Commerce 109. According to Worlds Mother Report what is Indias rank in the most suitable country for a mother---a) 75 b) 85 c) 45 d) 33 110. Which of the following countries have received the highest remittances from its diaspora----a) China b) India c) Mexico d) Brazil 111. The G20 meeting in Nov 2010 was held at-----

a) Seoul South Korea b) Paris France c) Cancun Mexico d) New York - U.S. 112. The National Manufacturing Policy aims at achieving -----share of manufacturing in GDP by 2020. a) 25- 26% b) 20-25% c) 15-10% d) 25-30% 113. Who among the following has won the Man Booker Prize recently----

a) Rohinton Mistry b) Philip Roth

c) Davic Malouf d) Anne Tyler 114. The wages under the MNREGA program have been marked to Consumer Price Index for Agriculture Labour. This makes an increase in-----% in wages a) 10-15% b) 17-30% c) 15-30% d) 20-25% 115. RBI has extended the exemption granted to Regional Rural Banks for SLR requirement upto---a) 2012-13 b) 2013-12 c) 2011-12 d) 2014-15 116. In Railway Budget the minister has proposed a non-lapsable fund for socially desirable projects with the name---a) PM Rail Vikas Yojana b) PM Rail Pariyavaran Yojana c) Railway Green Energy Scheme d) PM Abhivriddhi Yojana 117. The allocation for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana in the budget 2011-12 was----a) 6500 crores b) 7860 crores c) 7560 crores d) 7880 crores 118. According to KPMG which of the following is the most corrupt sectors in India-----

a) Banking & Insurance b) Defence & Real Estate c) Real Estate & Telecom d) Insurance & Telecom 119. Who among the following is on the top of Worlds Top billionaires according to Forbes Magazine---a) Bill Gates b) Carlos Slim c) Warren Buffet d) Mukesh Ambani 120. How much is the revenue deficit according to budget 2011-12---

a) 3.4 % b) 1.8% c) 4.6% d) 1.6%

TEST 4 (GENERAL AWARENESS)

1. What is Indias rank in the Global Gender Gap Index by World Economic Forum----a) 112 b) 113 c) 114 d) 115 2. How much stake does the govt hold in NABARD with RBI divesting most of its holding---a) 100% b) 99% c) 51%

d) 49% 3. Recently RBI has given permission to which govt department to issue debit cards----a) LIC b) ONGC c) India Post d) Telecom 4. These days govt is encouraging lot of SHGs. What does s stand for in SHGsa) Self b) Secret c) Sustainable d) Super 5. What is Indias rank in the UN Human Development Index Report---a) 119 b) 120 c) 118 d) 112

6. Which of the following has the tagline Enjoy Lifes opportunities a) World Bank b) Tata AIG c) Visa d) Master Card 7. Who among the following has been crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India world----a) Hasleen Kaur

b) Ankita Shorey c) Kanistha Dhankar d) Alexandria Mills 8. Which of the following anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant will be held at Credicard Hall at Sau Polo in Brazil a) 50th b) 60th c) 75th d) 100th 9. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Infosys in place of Narayana Murthy--a) Gopalakrishnan b) Nandan Nilekani c) K.V. Kamath d) Shibulal 10.The ministry of finance has recently launched two forms for filing tax returns. One for the salaried people and the other for the small business owners. What are the names of those forms----a) Slim & Trim b) Sahaj & Sugam c) Sahaj & Subham d) Sugam & Stithi 11.The finance minister has introduced a new term Effective Revenue Deficit. What exactly is meant by it--a) It is the deficit arrived after deducting revenue items from capital items b) It is the deficit that is arrived when fiscal deficit is added to Overall Budgetary deficit c) It is the deficit arrived after clearly demarcating capital and revenue items d) It is the deficit after deducting interest from fiscal deficit

12.Mohammed Hussain Tantawi is in news recently. Who is he---a) He is newly appointed chairman of the minorities commission in India b) He is the current acting President of Egypt after Hosni Mubarak stepped down c) He is the newly appointed coach of the Indian hockey team d) He is the newly appointed high commissioner to Pakistan 13.Which of the following is not among those who have received Padma Vibhushan this year---a) Vijay Kelkar b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia c) Brajesh Mishra d) None of these 14.Who among the following is the chairman of the committee on Capital Adequacy of RRBs----a) Subir Gokarna b) Shyamala Gopinath c) K.C. Chakorbarthy d) Usha Thorat 15.Under whose chairmanship has the govt has setup a 16 member panel to recommend on financing the infra sector for the 12th Five Year Plan--a) Vijay Kelkar b) Dr. C. Rangarajan c) Montek Singh Ahluwalia d) Rakesh Mohan 16.Under whose chairmanship has the govt setup a panel to suggest changes and redraft the existing financial regulation laws-----a) Dr. C. Rangarajan b) B.N. Srikrishna

c) Rakesh Mohan d) Kaushik Basu 17.Indo-Israel Horticulture project is coming up at Gharaunda district which is to suggest farmers to get alternate revenue from growing vegetable. Ghraunda is in which statea) UP b) MP c) Gujarat d) Haryana 18.Which of the following states has emerged as the most preferred destination for FDI in India---a) Maharashtra b) Delhi c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh 19.Which of the following panel have made recommendations on the suggestions by the National Advisory Council on the draft National Food Security Bill---a) Pranab Sen b) Dr. C. Rangarajan c) Suresh Tendulkar d) D. Subba Rao 20.The Basel III norms of banking suggested a new capital conservation buffer to be maintained by banks which was not a part of the earlier Basel II norms. How much is that buffer--a) 2.5% b) 10.5% c) 8% d) 6%

21.Under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, the senior citizens above 80 years of age would get a pension of----which has been increased from the current Rs 200 a) Rs 400 b) Rs 500 c) Rs 1000 d) Rs 550 22.As per the railway budget 2011, the age to qualify as senior citizens for women has been reduced from 60 years to---a) 50 years b) 55 years c) 57 years d) 58 years 23.Under the railway budget a the concession for senior citizens has been increased from 30% to----a) 50% b) 40% c) 70% d) 60% 24.The PM has pledged how much the development of the African countries at the Second Indo-African summit held at Adis Ababa----a) $ 10 bn b) $ 6 bn c) $ 5 bn d) $ 1 bn 25.The index of the six core industries has increased by how much for the month of March 2011--a) 7.4% b) 7.5%

c) 5.5% d) 8.5% 26.In Union Budget 2011, the finance minister has increased the rate of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) to--a) 17.5 % b) 18% c) 18.5 % d) 16.5 % 27.Who among the following became the first Indian composer to be on the Grammy Jury for 2012 awards--a) Anu Malik b) Vishal-Sekhar c) Shankar Ehsan- Loy d) Bappi Lahari 28.Which film has won the Best Movie Award at the Filmfare held recently---a) My Name is Khan b) Uudan c) Dabaang d) Robo 29.India and Japan have agreed to increase their bilateral trade by 2014 from the current $ 10. 3 bn to---a) $ 20 bn b) $ 25 bn c) $ 30 bn d) $ 50 bn 30.Which country emerged as the largest trading partner of India for 2010-11--a) UAE

b) China c) U.S. d) Russia 31.Which of the following Main Battle tanks of India is going to get an upgraded engine and a face lift---a) Bheeshma b) T-74 c) Arjun d) M 1 32.Who among the following has been conferred the Homi Bhabha Lifetime Achievement Award for 2009---a) S. Benarjee b) Radhakrishnan c) Kasturi Rangan d) Anil Kakodkar 33.What is Antrix in relation to ISRO---a) Its the commercial wing of ISRO b) Its the name of a launch vehicle being developed by ISRO c) Its the name of a satellite being developed jointly by India and Russia d) Its a secret project to build habitation on the moon. 34.In the recent Nilsen Corporate Image rankings which company has emerged at the top---a) Tata Motors b) Tata Steel c) Wipro d) Bharati Airtel 35.Who among the following has been recently appointed as the President of Myanmar-----

a) Thein Sein b) Than Shwe c) Aung Saan Suu Ki d) Nay Pi Taw 36.Which of the following is the only Indian company in the list of 110 most ethical companies in the World----a) SBI b) HDFC Ltd c) ONGC d) Hindustan Petroleum 37.Which of the following Indian company has recently rolled out its 10 millionth car, the only company to do it------a) Hyndai Motors b) Tata Motors c) Maruti Suzuki d) Mahindra & Mahindra 38.Which of the following is the most populated state in India as per census 2011---a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Uttar Pradesh d) West Bengal 39.The decadal growth rate of population in India between 2001-2011 was---a) 21.5% b) 18.4% c) 20.5% d) 17.6%

40.Who among the following has been recently elected as the new PM of Nepal----a) Madhav Kumar Nepal b) Jhalanath Khanal c) Girija Prasad Koirala d) Prachanda