General Awareness Paper Q:1 What is financial inclusion ?

(1) To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed (2) To provide a 100 days job to all those ho are in need of a job (!) To provide ban"in# services to all those livin# in remote areas ($) To ensure that all financial transactions amountin# %s& '(000)* and above are done throu#h ban"s& (') To provide finances for all& Q: 2 %ecently the term !+ as very much in ne s and even a conference on it as or#ani,ed in -ndia& What is the letter .+. denotes in !+ ? (1) +rade (2) +roup (!) +lobal ($) +uild (') +eneration Q: 3 /ome major ban"s and financial institutions in various Western countries ere to ind up their business and) or declare themselves in financial problems durin# last fe years& This trend is technically "no n as 0 (1) 1evaluation (2) 1eformation ($) 2olitical bac"drop (') +lobalisation Q: 4 Which of the follo in# -nternational sports events as or#ani,ed in 1elhi in 3ctober 2010 in hich several countries participated ? (1) 4sian +ames (2) World 5up 5ric"et Tournament (!) 4sian 6oc"ey Tournament ($) 5ommon ealth +ames (') 7one of these Q: 5 89porters in -ndia #et insurance cover and ris" cover from hich of the follo in# or#ani,ations? (1) /-3:-

(2) 74:4%1 (!) 85+5 ($) %:(') 7one of these Q: 6 Which of the follo in# places in -ndia does not have a /toc" 89chan#e ? (1) ;ol"ata (2) 4hmedabad (!) <umbai ($) 1elhi (') =daipur Q.7 6illary 5linton ho as in -ndia recently is the =&/& /ecretary of** (1) 5ommerce (2) /tate (!) Treasury ($) 1efence (') 7one of these Q.8 -f -ndian :an"in# industry had demonstrated its resilience to e9ternal shoc"s in 200>*0?( the credit #oes to ** (4) 2olicies of the %:- @ the +ovt& of -ndia (5) Aorei#n aid)investments to -ndian companies (1) 3nly (4) (2j 3nly (:) (!) 3nly (5) Q: 9 Tembhli villa#e hich as in ne s is in *** (1) :ihar (2) %ajasthan (!) 3rissa ($) West :en#al (') <aharashtra Q:10 %ohan :opanna ho represented -ndian in an international event is a**** (1) :illiards 2layer (2) +olf 2layer (!) 5hess 2layer ($) Table Tennis 2layer

(') Ba n Tennis 2layer Q:11 4l:4 Women.s World :o9in# 5hampionship as or#ani,ed in /eptember 2010 in *** (-) %ome (2) 7e 1elhi (!) Bondon ($) Cienna (') :arbados Q: 12 <r& 4& ;& 4ntony a =nion <inister in the -ndian 5abinet recently si#ned an a#reement ith /outh ;orea& This means the a#reement is for the 5ooperation in the field of** (1) 4#riculture (2) %ural 1evelopment (!) 1efence ($) /teel @ -ron (') 7one of these Q: 13 /ir <ota /in#h ho as ;ni#hte by the Queen 8li,abeth -- earlier this year is*** (1) Airst /i"h Dud#e in =; (2) first /i"h <inister in =; (!) Airst -ndian to become Cice 5hancellor in 5ambrid#e ($) Airst -ndian to become +overnor of a /tate in =/4 (') 7one of these Q.14 .4yodhya. hich as in ne s recently is a place in*** (1) <adhya 2radesh (2) :ihar (!) %ajasthan ($) Dhar"hand (') =ttar 2radesh Q.15 Which of the follo in# is the name of a private sector :an" in -ndia? (1) -1:- :an" (2) 49is :an" (!) 5orporation :an" ($) =53 :an"

(') 4ll are 2rivate :an"s Q.16. The +ovt& of -ndia does noE provide any direct financial assistance to hich of the follo in# schemes? (1) <ahatma +andhi 7ational %ural 8mployment +uarantee scheme (2) %ural 6ealth <ission (!) -ndira 4a as Fojana ($) Deevan /athi Fojana (') %ajiv +andhi +rameen Cidyuti"aran Fojana Q.17. What does the letter./. denotes in .4A/24. ar abbreviation e very often see in ne spapers? (1) /lo (2) /pecial (!) /tate ($) /olid (') /overei#n Q.18. Which of the follo in# terms is used in ban"in# and finance? (1) 4biotic (2) 1emand 1eposit (!) Aat scales ($) 4 diabetic (') 5athode Q.19. Which of the follo in# is a food crop? (1) <ai,e (2) 5otton (!) 2alm ($) Dute (') Datropha Q.20. Cedanta 4lumina is a company operatin# in the area of **** (1) /hippin# (2) <inin# (!) 5ement ($) Te9tiles (') :an"in#

Q.21. 7ames of hich of the follo in# rates)ratios cannot be seen in financial ne spapers? (1) :an" %ate (2) %epo %ate (!) 5ash %eserve %atio ($) 2ulse %ate (') /tatutory BiGuidity %atio Q.22. 4n individual visitin# =48 ill have to ma"e his)her payments in hich of the follo in# currencies? (1) 1irham (2) Ta"a (!) :aht ($) 2eso (') 1inar Q.23. Who( amon#st the follo in# is 73T a famous riter? (1) /ania <ir,a (2) C& /& 7aipaul (!) 5hetan :ha#at ($) ;hush ant /in#h (') 7amita +o"hale Q.24. .2eepli Bive. is a film directed by *** (-) 4nusha %i,vi (2) 4amir ;han (!) ;iran %ao ($) 1avid 1ha an (') 7one of these Q.25. Which of the follo in# is the 5hemical name of the salt e use in our "itchen? (1) 5alcium 5arbonate (2) 5alcium 5hloride (!) /odium 5arbonate ($) /odium 5hloride (') 4mmonium /ulphate

Q.26. The jud#es of the /upreme 5ourt of -ndia no retire at the a#e of*** (1) '> years (2) H0 years (!) H2 years ($) H' years (') H> years Q.27. 3peration 7e 1a n is the be#innin# of stability in*** (1) 4f#hanistan (2) -ran (!) /udan ($) /ri Ban"a (') -raG Q.28. Which of the follo in# boo"s. is ritten by ;iran 1esai ? (1) 4 house for <r& :is as (2) ! <ista"es of <y Bife (!) 4 Tale of T o /isters ($) The -nheritance of Boss (') Tale of T o 5ities Q.29. Dimena 7aIJ.arrete ho as cro ned <iss =niverse 2010 is from *** (-) <e9ico (2) Cene,uela (!) :ra,il ($) 7e Kealand (') -taly Q.30. -ndia has an a#reement ith =/4 for producin# ener#y in the form of*** (1) 6ydraulic (2) Thermal (!) 7uclear ($) /olar (') 4ll of these forms Q. 31 Which of the follo in# is an economic term?

(1) 2laintiff (2) :un"er :laster (!) 1eflation ($) Bampoon (') Kero 6our Q.32. Which of the follo in# a ards is #iven to sports persons in -ndia? (1) /hantis arup :hatna#ar 4 ards (2) 4rjuna 4 ard (!) ;alidas /amman ($) /aras ati /amman (') 7one of these Q.33. Which of the follo in# is the trophy)cup associated ith the #ame of cric"et? (1) 1erby (2) <erde"a 5up (!) /antosh Trophy ($) 1uleep Trophy (') 1urand 5up Q.34. Who amon#st the follo in# can ta"e benefit of the /ocial /ecurity Aund established by the +ovt& of-ndia for unor#ani,ed or"ers? & (1) 2rimary school teacher (2) 8mployee of /u#ar Aactory (!) Te9tile <a,door ($) %ic"sha 2uller (') 5ler" in a factory Q.35. /hushil ;umar ho on a +old <edal at an international event is a famous*** (1) Wrestlin# champion (2) +olf player (!) Table Tennis 2layer ($) Wei#ht lifter (') 7one of these Q.36. -n case a major ar brea"s out bet een t o nations( hich of the follo in#

or#ani,ations)a#encies ill be seen in the battle field( in addition to the armies of the fi#htin# parties? (1) WT3 (2) %ed 5ross (!) 54%8 ($) 3285 (') 4ll of these Q.37. Which of the follo in# is the abbreviated name associated ith food security? (1) 4/64 (2) 21/ (!) WT3 ($) 3285 (') 724 Q.38. Which of the follo in# is a #ood and rich source of vitamin .5. ? (1) <il" (2) %adish (!) <an#o ($) Bemon Duice (') :anana Q.39. Who amon#st the follo in# -ndian 2rime <inisters as honoured 2osthumously by the +ovt& of :an#ladesh for his)her contributions to the independence of the nation? (1) %ajiv +andhi (2) Da aharlal 7ehru (!) -ndira +andhi ($) Bai :ahadur /hastri (') 7one of these Q.40. Who amon#st the follo in# as never a +overnor of the %:-? (1) :imal Dalan (2) F& C& %eddy (!) 4rup %oy 5houdhury ($) 5& %an#arajan (') 1& /ubbarao

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