1.

In September 2010, Reserve Bank of India cancelled the license of Anyonya Co-
operative Bank Ltd, India's oldest co-operative bank. Where this co-operative bank was
established in 1889?
(A)Mumbai
(B)Vadodara
(C)Bhopal
(D)Lucknow

2.As per the announcement made in the Annual Policy Statement 2010-11, The Reserve
Bank of India has constituted an Expert Committee for studying the advisability of
granting new urban co-operative banking licenses (UCBs). Who among the following heads
this committee?
(A)Mr. YH Malegam
(B)M. Damodaran
(C)Usha Thorat
(D)Dr A. M. Pedgaonkar

3.Which among the following is the main motive of the Reserve Bank of India behind it's
mechanism known as Devolvement ?
(A)To counter the problem of low capital in the scheduled banks
(B)To counter the volatility in the price of Government Securities
(C)To handle the problem of discrepancy in accounting systems in banks
(D)To control the scheduled banks' assets and liabilities

4.From which of the following states hails U. R. Ananthamurthy, Jnanpith award winner
writer and one of the pioneers of the Navya movement?
(A)Tamil Nadu
(B)Karnataka
(C)Andhra Pradesh
(D)Kerala

5.As per the latest data on electronic transactions released by Reserve Bank of India,
which among the following bank leads in electronic transactions in India?
(A)ICICI
(B)HDFC
(C)SBI
(D)Citibank

6.Which of the following had appointed the Raghuram Rajan Committee to recommend
steps to modernize the financial sector?
(A)Reserve Bank of India
(B)Ministry of Finance
(C)Planning Commission
(D)None of them

7.In which of the following countries, Anand Satyanand is the de facto head of state
(Constitutional Head) ?
(A)Trinidad & Tobago
(B)Laos
(C)New Zealand
(D)Kingdom of Tonga

8.In which year, IDBI was restructured and separated from control of Reserve Bank of
India?
(A)1972
(B)1976
(C)1978
(D)1980

9.As a wholly owned subsidiary of which of the following, the Small Industries
Development Bank of India (SIDBI) was started in 1990?
(A)Industrial Investment bank of India Ltd
(B)Industrial Finance Corporation of India
(C)Industrial Development Bank of India
(D)Reserve Bank of India
10.Where is located the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) ?
(A)Mumbai
(B)Veraval
(C)Vishakhapatnam
(D)Kottayam

11.Who among the following was the architect of second five year plan ?
(A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B)C D Deshmukh
(C)P C Mahalanobis
(D)Subimal Datt

12.COMESA is a regional organization active in which of the following?

(A)South America
(B)Africa
(C)Asia Pacific
(D)Central Asia

13.Which of the following company has developed Bollgard-I, Bollgard-II and is currently
developing Bollgard-III varieties of Cotton?
(A)Pioneer Hi-Bred
(B)Monsanto
(C)Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
(D)DevGen

14.What is the earlier name of the recently renamed "Leh Singhe-Khababs Festival"?
(A)Ladakh Festival
(B)Leh Darshan
(C)Sindhu Darshan
(D)Sindhu Festival
15.How many Gold Medals have been won by the Railway Players in the recently
concluded Common Wealth Games?
(A)11
(B)13
(C)16
(D)17

1.Which among the following is the correct distance from the coast is known as Territorial
waters?
(A)20 Nautical Miles
(B)30 Nautical Miles
(C)12 Nautical Miles
(D)15 Nautical Miles

2.The concept of Judicial Review in the Constitution of India is borrowed from which of
the following?
(A)USSR
(B)USA
(C)Japan
(D)Switzerland

3.The Constitution of India gives a right to audience in all courts of India, to whom among
the following?
(A)President of India
(B)Chief Justice of India
(C)Attorney General of India
(D)Solicitor General of India

4.Bring out the only incorrect statement:

(A)National Judicial Academy is located at Bhopal
(B)Justice MM Punchi Commission is related to Centre state relations
(C)India became a party to the UN in 1945
(D)Indian Parliament is based upon the principle of Dyarchy
5."No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth,
residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any
employment or office under the State" Which among the following article says this ?
(A)Article 15
(B)Article 16
(C)Article 17
(D)Article 18

6.Which among the following organizations was established in Bangkok?

(A)ASEAN
(B)SEATO
(C)East Asia Summit
(D)Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle

7.In which year Aid India Club was established?

(A)1951
(B)1953
(C)1955
(D)1959

8.Bring out the only incorrect statement:

(A)Allahabad High Court has Maximum number of sanctioned Judges in India
(B)Uttar Pradesh shares its border with 8 states
(C)Sultan Sikandar Lodi was the first to move his capital from Delhi to Agra
(D)Aligarh Muslim University was originally established by an act of parliament

9.Where is located Darbhanga Castle?

(A)Bihar
(B)Uttar Pradesh
(C)Mizoram
(D)West Bengal
10.Who among the following led the rebels during the "Siege of Cawnpore"?
(A)Nana Sahib
(B)Bajirao II
(C)Raghunathrao
(D)None of them

11.In which year, Congress recognized the Muslim League as the political party
representing the Muslims for the first time?
(A)1912
(B)1916
(C)1923
(D)1924

12."Kapoori variety of Tobacco" is found in which of the following states of India?

(A)Bihar
(B)Madhya Pradesh
(C)Andhra Pradesh
(D)Uttar Pradesh

13.At which of the following places water would boil at lowest temperature?
(A)Delhi
(B)Shimla
(C)Kochi
(D)Jodhpur

14.On which of the following dates, the amplitude of the tides would be maximum?
(A)January 3, New Moon
(B)January 3, Moon in second quarter
(C)July 6, Full Moon
(D)December 21, New moon
15.Which among the following is the correct definition of Tidal Flat?
(A)The sands uncovered by the low tides
(B)A Tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or
waves) of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or
bay's current.
(C)Area of the sea shore or shore of water body which is exposed to air at low tides and
water at high tides
(D)Difference between the height of water at low and high tides