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By morgan January 6, 2009 Post a comment 1 At present the salary of President of India is !a" #s$ %0,000 !&" #s$ '%,000 !c" #s$ (%,000 !d" #s$ 1,00,000 2 )hat is the minimum age prescri&ed in India for citi*en to cast their +ote , !a" 1( years !&" 21 years !c" 16 years !d" 20 years - )ho decides .hether a &ill is a money &ill or not , !a" President !&" Prime minister !c" /inance 0inister !d" 1pea2er of the lo2 sa&ha 3 4he )orld Press /reedom 5ay is o&ser+ed on !a"1246 5ecem&er !&" 0-#5 0ay !c" 1%46 1eptem&er !d" 0114 5ecem&er % )ho .as the last +iceroy of India , !a" 7ord linlithgo. !&" 7ord 0ount&atten !c" 7ord )a+ell !d" 8lement Attlee 6 4he .orld trade organi*ation .as formed in !a" 1991 !&" 199% !c" 199' !d" 1999 ' )ho had estimated national income in India first !a" 9$:$#$9$ #ao !&" 5ada&hi ;aoro<i !c" #$8$ 5utt !d" 5$#$ =adgil ( 8uscuta is a !a" Partial stem parasite !&" 8omplete stem parasite !c" Partial root parasite !d" 8omplete root parasite 9 4he function unit of the 2idney is !a" ;euron !&" =lomerolus !c" ;ephron !d" >reter 10 8opper is refined &y !a" #oasting !&" ?@idation !c" Alectrolysis !d" Bone refining 11 4he important unit of a microprocessor is !a" A7> !&" Array of registers !c" 8ontrol unit !d" All of these 12 )ho .as the first actress to &e conferred .ith the honors of Padma 1hree !a" :anan 5a+i !&" 5e+i2a #ani !c" 1ulochana !d" ;argis 5utt 1- )hat is the net profit percentage of 1BI during the year 200'C0( , !a" 26$% D !&" -0$2% D

!c" -3$-3 D !d" 3($1( D 13 4he union ca&inet has decided to increases the num&er of <udges in the supreme court including the chief <ustice from 26 to !a" 2' !&" 2( !c" -0 !d" -1 1% 4he union go+ernment has recently &anned the e@port of .hich of the follo.ing cereals , !a" #ice !&" )heat !c" 0ai*e !d" ;one of these 16 8hine has hi2ed its defense e@penditure &y EE$ Per cent to raise it to F %'$22 &illion !a" 1'$6 !&" 1($% !c" 20$2 !d" 22$% 1' )ho has &agged the %-rd filmfare a.ards for &est actress !a" Aish.arya #ai !&" Preity Binta !c" #ani 0u2her<ee !d" :areena :apoor 1( )hat slogan has &een gi+en &y the >;A18? for the international year of languages 200( , !a" #e+i+e lost 7anguage !&" 7anguage matter !c" 7anguage unit >1 !d" 7anguage our lifelines 19 )hat is the name of the latest &oo2 &y Jhunpa 7ahiri !a" ;amesa2e !&" >naccustomed earth !c" >npredicta&le earth !d" #econcilation 20 )hat is the ;ame of 5elhiGs 8ric2et 4eam for IP7 cric2et 4ournament !a" 5are 5e+ils !&" :night #iders !c" a H & !d" none of these 21 A rear +ie. mirror for dri+ing is !a" plain !&" conca+e !c" con+e@ !d" none 22 4he go+ernment of India deri+es its single largest source of re+enue from !a" 5irect 4a@ !&" 8ustomer 5uties !c" 5eficit /inancing !d" >nion A@cise 5uties 2- #ath temple at 0aha&alipuram .ere &uilt in the reign of .hich Palla+a ruler , !a" 0ahendra+erman 1 !&" ;arsingha+arman 1 !c" a H & !d" none 23 4he staple food of the +edic Aryan .as !a" &arley H rice !&" mil2 H its product !c" rice H pulses !d" none of these 2% )ho has &agged the Indu 1harma :atha 1amman for the year 200' , !a" 0ahas.eta 5e+i !&" ;irupama 1u&ramaniam !c" ;asira 1harma !d" ;ilan<ana Bose ANSWER KEY 1 2 - 3 % 6 ' ( 9 10 11 12 1- 13 1% dad&&&c&&cdddda

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Dr. Y.V. Reddy (3) Mr. Y.R. Narayanamurthy (4) Mr. O.P. Bhatt (5) None of these

India has different categories of Commercial banks. Which of the following is not one such category? (1) Pri ate Ban!s (") #ommodity Ban!s (3) Nationa$ised Ban!s (4) #o%o&erati e Ban!s (5) 'orei(n Ban!s

The Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI! recently im"osed a restriction on money flow in e#uity through ?$%&otes?. What is the full form of ?$%&otes? ? (1) Permanent Notes (") Pur)hase Notes (3) Parti)i&atory Notes (4) Pri ate Notes (5) None of these

Who amongst the following was the Ca"tain of the Indian cricket team which won the Twenty'( World Cu"'(() ? (1) Yu ra* +in(h (") M.+. Dhoni (3) Rahu$ Dra id

(4) +oura ,an(u$y (5) None of these

The money which *o+ernment of India s"ends on the de+elo"ment of infrastructure in country comes from which of the following sources? ,"ick. u" the correct statement s!(-) .oan from /or$d Ban!0 -DB1 et). (B) 2a3es )o$$e)ted from the &eo&$e. (#) .oan from the RB4. (1) On$y (") On$y B (3) On$y # (4) Both - 5 B (5) -$$ -1 B 5 #

Which of the following organisations . agencies has established a fund known as ?In+estor $rotection /und? ? (1) +6B4 (") N-B-RD (3) Bom7ay +to)! 63)han(e (4) Ministry1.8of 9ea$th (5) None of these Which of the following de"artments of the *o+ernment of India is hel"ing banks in disbursement of rural credit by the banks? (1) Rai$:ays (") +tate Road 2rans&orts (3) Posts 5 2e$e(ra&h (4) Ministry of 9ea$th (5) None of these

Which of the following ty"es of banks are allowed to o"erate foreign currency accounts ? (-) 'orei(n Ban!s (B) Re(iona$ Rura$ Ban!s (#) Nationa$ised Ban!s (1) On$y -

(") On$y B (3) On$y # (4) -$$ -1 B 5 # (5) None of these

0a1ority of rural "eo"le still "refer to go to which of the following for their credit needs? (1) Money $enders (") 'orei(n 7an!s (3) N-B-RD (4) RB4 (5) -$$ of these

Which of the following countries does not "lay international cricket? (1) Russia (") 6n($and (3) +outh -fri)a (4) Pa!istan (5) 4ndia

Which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold? (1) ;+(") Ban($adesh (3) Russia (4) 4ndia (5) None of these

0any times we read in financial news"a"ers about ?/II?. What is the full form of /II ? ? (1) 'ina$ 4n estment in 4ndia (") 'orei(n 4n estment in 4ndia (3) 'orma$ 4n estment in 4ndia (4) 'air 4nstitutiona$ 4n estment (5) 'orei(n 4nstitutiona$ 4n estment

The financial markets of which of the following countries were badly affected by sub "rime crisis ? (1) Russia (") Bra<i$ (3) ;= (4) ;+(5) None of these

2ne of the former $rime 0inisters of which of the following countries was detained in house arrest for a short "eriod after his.her return from a long exile? (1) ,ermany (") 'ran)e (3) Pa!istan (4) Bra<i$ (5) None of these

Which of the following countries is facing "roblem of strike by the workers of the trans"ort3 electricity and gas com"anies as the "resent *o+ernment of the country has decided to end the "ension to these workers? (1) ;+(") 'ran)e (3) #hina (4) Ne&a$ (5) None of these

Bena4ir Bhutto is associated with which of the following "olitical "arties? (1) Mus$im .ea(ue (") Pa!istan Peo&$e>s Party (3) Pa!istan Nationa$ #on(ress (4) 4s$ami) Mo ement of Pa!istan (5) None of these

Who amongst the following is the Secretary%*eneral of 5&2? (1) -$ ,ore (") +hashi 2haroor (3) ,ordon Bro:n (4) 9u(o #ha e< (5) None of these

0anmohan Singh called *eorge Bush to ex"lain the difficulties he is ha+ing in im"lementing agreements related with which of the following with 5S6? ($?+u&&$y of +u(ar (") #i i$ian Nu)$ear #oo&eration (3) Pur)hase o> 'i(hter P$anes (4) Pur)hase of ,as0Petro$eum (5) None of these

Which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in &orthern Ira# where many 7urdish $77 fighters are based and they are killing "eo"le from that country ? (1) 4ndia (") -f(hanistan (3) Pa!istan (4) Ban($adesh (5) 2ur!ey

The ?2range Coalition *o+ernment? was formed once again in which of the following countries? (1) Russia (") ;!raine (3) 'ran)e (4) ,ermany (5) None of these

6s re"orted in "a"ers the 5& World /ood $rogrammes sto""ed distributing food in 0ogadishu town after its local head was abducted by the go+ernment soldiers of the country. 0ogadishu is the ca"ital town of (1) 2an<ania (") 2ur!ey (3) #u7a (4) .i7ya (5) +oma$ia

Who amongst the following leaders from 5S6 +isited Israel and $alestinian West Bank so that a solution to the Israel and $alestinian "roblem can be worked out? (1) ,eor(e Bush (") -$ ,ore (3) Bi$$ #$inton (4) #ondo$ee<<a Ri)e (5) None of these

Which of the following countries is not elected by the 5& *eneral 6ssembly on the non% "ermanent seats of the 5& Security Council w.e.f. 8anuary '((9 ? (1) .i7ya (") Vietnam (3) #roatia (4) #osta Ri)a (5) Pa!istan

Which of the following countries is not ha""y with the 5S6?s decision to award a Congressional 0edal to :alai ;ama of Tibet? (1) 4ndia (") Pa!istan (3) Ne&a$ (4) Myanmar (5) #hina

8ustine <enin won the Women?s Singles 5S 2"en Tennis Cham"ionshi" '(() after defeating (1) + et$ana =u<netso a (") +ania Mir<a (3) Dinara +afina (4) Matha$ie De)hy (5) None of these India won the 2&*C &ehru Cu" /ootball Tournament '(() by beating (1) +yria (") Pa!istan (3) Britain (4) 'ran)e (5) None of these

Who amongst the following is selected for Basa+a 6ward '((=%()! by the 7arnataka *o+ernment? (1) Manmohan +in(h (") -.P.@. -7du$ =a$am (3) +onia ,andhi (4) Prati7ha Pati$ (5) None of these

Shin4o 6be who was on a +isit to India in recent "ast is the (1) Prime Minister of +outh =orea (") Prime Minister of North =orea (3) Prime Minister of @a&an (4) President of +outh =orea (5) None of these

6bdullah *ul?s name was in news recently as he has taken o+er as the $resident of (1) 2ur!ey (") +udan (3) -f(hanistan (4) Pa!istan (5) None of these

<em :utta who was honoured with the "restigious >a1i+ *andhi &ational Sadbhawana 6ward '(() is a famous (1) author (") so)ia$ a)ti ist (3) &$ayer (4) fi$m &rodu)er (5) s)ientist

6safa $owell who created a new world record in ?(( metres race is a citi4en of (1) @amai)a (") +outh -fri)a (3) 4ndia (4) ;+(5) +outh =orea

The World 6thletics Cham"ionshi" '(() was organised in (1) Bei*in( (") Ne: De$hi (3) Osa!a (4) Dha!a (5) .ondon

Who amongst the following got third "osition in long 1um" e+ent of the Bayer International 6thletics 0eet held in *ermany in '(() ? (1) +hiny /i$son (") -n*u Bo77y ,eor(e (3) Neha +an:a$ (4) Pra*a!ta +a:ant (5) None of these

6s "er the recent agreement between India and one other country the Indian >u"ee can be easily swa""ed with (1) 2a!a

(") Rie$ (3) =yat (4) Yen (5) Ru77$e

The *o+ernment of India "ut a ban on ex"ort of which of the following commodities at the "rice below the "rice of the same in domestic market? (1) +tee$ (") #hemi)a$ 'erti$iser (3) Pharma &rodu)ts> (4) 6$e)troni) (oods (5) None of these

India?s /oreign Exchange >eser+es declined shar"ly in recent "ast. What was the main reason for the same? (1) 9ea y demand of the same 7y forei(n tourists (") 4m&ort of :heat from Pa!istan 5 +outh =orea (3) -&&re)iation of Ru&ee Va$ue (4) 4nsta7i$ity in )oa$ition (o ernment in #entre (5) None of these

Which of the following is a "ublic sector unit ? (1) 2#+ (") 4#4#4 Ban! (3) 26+#O (4) B96. (5) -$$ of these

6sia $acific Economic Coo"eration Business 0eet was organised in Se"tember '(() in (1) Ne: De$hi (") Bei*in( (3) 2o!yo

(4) .ondon (5) +ydney

Who amongst the following was the Ca"tain of the Indian hockey team who won 6sia Cu" '(() held in Chennai ? (1) Bai)hun( Bhutia (") Di$i& 2ir!ey (3) Pan!a* -d ani (4) Mana *it +in(h +andhu (5) None of these

India launched which of the following satellites in Se"tember '(()? (1) 6D;+-2 (") M62+-2 (3) #RO+-2%44B (4) 4N+-2%4#R (5) None of these

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