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Q. ApersoneligibletobecomethePresidentofIndiashouldnotbelessthan
1

60yearsofage

35yearsofage

40yearsofage

50yearsofage

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Q. Whoamongstthefollowinghaswrittenthebook"TheCityofJoy"?
1 IngramSmith
2 V.Harrison
3 DominiqueLapierre
4 GuentarGrass
Ans:3
Q. India'sfirstDefenceUniversityissetupin
1 Haryana
2 UttarPradesh
3 Punjab
4 Delhi
Ans:1
Q. The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Government's decision to provide reservation to
Other Backward Class candidates in central educational institutes. How much reservation they
get?
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27%

13%

15%

20%

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Q. Who amongst the following Indians has featured in the list of 'World's 100 most influential
Women",selectedbythe"Time"Magazine?
1 MamataBanerjee
2 SaniaMirza

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4 PratibhaPatil
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2 UttarPradeshHindiAkademy

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3 BirlaFoundation
4 Noneofthese

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Q. Which of the following films was given the award of "the Best Motion Picture of the Year" by
OscarFoundation?
1 TherewillbeBlood

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2 NocountryforOldMen
3 Peter&theWolf
4 Noneofthese
Ans:2
Q. Who amongst the following was the Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms
CommissionwhosubmitteditsreporttotheGovernmentafewmonthsback?
1 VeerappaMoily

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2 NatwarSingh
3 M.S.Gill
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. Which of the following companies/commissions of Indians Origin signed a pact for obtaining
oilblocksinLibya?
1 ReliancePetroleum
2 OilIndiaLtd.

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3 Oil&NaturalGasCorporation
4 Noneofthese
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Q. WhichofthefollowinghasthehighestshareinpowergenerationinIndia?

1 Thermalpower

2 Nuclearpower

3 Hydropower

4 Alltheabovehaveequalshare

Ans:1

Q. Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head
quarteredin

1 Itali

2 Japan

3 SouthKorea

4 Germany

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Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of
the2011USNationalHumanitiesMedal,Identifyhim

SOCIALICONS

1 UshaThorat

ARCHIVODELBLOG

2 C.Rangarajan

3 AmartyaSen

4 MontekSInghAhluwalia

2012(5)
August(5)

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Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating
backto25002000BCfromtheCholistanareaofwhichofthefollowingprovinceinPakistan?

CURRENTAFFAIRS:FEB
2009

1 FATA

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2 Balochistan

3 PunjabProvince

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2009

4 SindhProvince

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Q. ThenewPresidentoftheWorldBanktotakechargew.e.fJuly2012is

1 JimYoungKim

2 RobertZoellick

3 ChristineLagarde

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4 ObiageliKatrynEzekwesili

Ans:1

Q. In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 11, which of the following Public Sector
companyhasbeenawardedtheGoldTrophyforthebestcorporategovernance?

1 ONGC

2 HAL

3 GAIL

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Q. AsperthelatestestimatesofPlanningCommission,whatwasthetotalpopulationpercentage
wasbelowpovertylineintheyear200910?

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1 42%

2 25.5%

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3 29.8%

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4 37.2%

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Ans:3

Q. 'EnvironmentExcellency'awardunderSCOPEMeritoriousAwards201011hasbeengivento

1 SAIL

2 ONGC

3 EIL

4 IOC

Ans:2

Q. FinanceMinisterinhisrollbackannouncementsinbudgetproposals201213deferredGAARfor

1 Threeyear

2 Oneyear

3 Twoyear

Follow

1 189thMember

2 187thMember

3 186thMember

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Q. SouthSudanhasbecomeamemberofInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF).ItbecameIMF's

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4 Tillendof12th plan

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4 188thMember

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Q. HowmanyIndianCompanieshavebeenincludedinForbes2000listoftheyear2012?

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1 71

2 61

3 57

4 65

Ans:2

Q. National Dairy Plan (Phase I) has been launched to give a boost to milk production in the
country.Inthefirstphasethisplanwillcover

1 AllstatesexceptNorthEasternregion

2 OnlyGujarat

3 Only14states

4 Only5states

Ans:3

Q. 20thSummitofASEANwasheldonApril34,2012in

1 PhnomPenh(Cambodia)

2 Bankok(Thailand)

3 Singapore

4 Jakarta(Indonesia)

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Q. 6MMTPApelletmakingplantinOdishahasbeencommissionedby

1 TataSteels

2 EssarSteels

3 JindalSteels

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4 SteelAuthorityofIndiaLtd.

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Q. Whichofthefollowingtelecomauthorityhasrecentlygiventhepowertoactlikeacivilcourt?

1 DepartofTelecommunication(DoT)

2 TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)

3 WirelessPlanning&Coordination(WPC)Wing

4 MahanagarTelephoneNigamLimited(MTNL)

Ans:2

Q. RecentlytheUnionGovernmentofIndiahassetupNATGRID.Itisrelatedtowhichoneofthe
following?

1 Health

2 Intelligence

3 Education

4 Space

Ans:2

Q. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability and Development Council
(FSDC).Itwillbeheadedbywhichofthefollowings

1 FinanceMinister

2 EconomicAdvisortothePrimeMinister

3 GovernorofRBI

4 PrimeMinister

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Q. Which of the following national organization has completed 150th year of its existence in
2011?

1 ZoologicalSurveyofIndia

2 ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia

3 AnthropologicalSurveyofIndia

PhyllisDiller

4 GeologicalSurveyofIndia

Ans:2

Q. Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, a multilateral agreement

supportedbywhichoneofthefollowings

1 WEF

2 WTO

3 OECD

4 IMF

Ans:3

Q. WhichoneofthestateassemblyhasrecentlypassedaBillseekingasevenyearjailtermforthe
cowslaughteroreventransportingtheanimalforthatpurpose?

1 Maharashtra

2 Gujarat

3 Uttarakhand

4 Chhattisgarh

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Q. TheestimatesofNationalIncomearepreparedby
1 NationalDevelopmentCouncil

2012(5)
August(5)

2 NationalProductivityCouncil
3 NationalIncomeCouncil
4 CentralStatisticalOrganization
Ans:4

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Q. TheStatewholaunched"AtalKhadyannaYojna"is
1 Bihar
2 Gujarat
3 Uttarakhand
4 Jharkhand
Ans:3
Q. ThefirstLokpalBillwaspresentedintheParliamentin
1 1968

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2 1967
3 1971
4 1972
Ans:1
Q. Whichofthefollowingisthelatestcountrytoreachanagreementoncivilnuclearcooperation
withIndia?

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1 Australia
2 SouthKorea
3 China
4 Israel
Ans:1
Q. MontrealProtocolisrelatedwiththeprotectionof
1 Greenhousegases
2 Acidrain
3 Ozonelayer
4 Endangeredspecies
Ans:3
Q. Which one of the following is the most fragile ecosystem that will be first affected by global
warming?
1 ArcticandGreenlandIcesheet
2 Amazonrainforest
3 Taiga
4 IndianMonsoon
Ans:1
Q. Whoamongstthefollowingistheauthorofthebook"ToAHungerFreeWorld"?
1 AmartyaSen
2 C.Rangarajan
3 ManmohanSingh
4 M.S.Swaminathan
Ans:4
Q. The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to
monitorcertaindisease.Whichofthefollowingisnotcoveredundertheproject?
1 Malaria
2 Polio
3 Plague
4 Tuberculosis
Ans:3
Q. "Swayamsidha"isaschemelaunchedbytheGovernmentofIndiatohelp.
1 Womenonly
2 Schoolchildrenonly
3 Healthworkersonly
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. In the financial newspapers we read about International Growth. What are the activities
involvedinIndustrialSectorforthepurposesofeconomicplanning?
1 Mining
2 Manufacturing
3 Construction
4 Alloftheabove
Ans:4
Q. Tata Motors has signed a long term partnership agreement with which of the following auto
companies?
1 FordMotorCompany
2 MarutiSuzuki
3 ToyotaMotorCorporation
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about "Share Swap" done by big
corporates.Whatis"ShareSwap"?
(A)Abusinesstakeoverinwhichacquiringcompanyusesitsownstocktopayfortheacquired
company
(B) When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital
requirement,itisknownasShareSwap
(C) When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion
programmes, each shareholder gets some additional preferential shares. The process of the
allotmentofpreferentialshareisknownasShareSwap.

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OnlyA

OnlyB

OnlyC

Noneofthese
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Q. On the basis of the study done by the Government of India, various states were divided into
two groups "Low Poverty States", "High Poverty States". Which of the following is not a low
povertystate?
1 Kerala
2 Orissa
3 Karnataka
4 Gujarat
Ans:2
Q. As reported in the major financial newspapers the Federal Reserve has made certain
changes/correctionsinitsbasefederalfundsrates.ThisactoftheFederalReservewillbringan
effectdirectlyandimmediatelyonthebankslocatedin
1

USA

China

Japan

Russia
Ans:1

Q. WhichofthefollowingcountrieshasthelargestchequestruncationfacilityinAsia?
1 China
2 India
3 Myanmar
4 Noneofthese
Ans:2
Q. Which of the following is the name of the asset reconstruction company created by various
banksinIndia?

1 ARCIL
2 HCR
3 SEBI
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. India does not have a single branch/office of any one of its banks in which of the following
countries?
1 USA
2 Russia
3 Nepal
4 Switzerland
Ans:4
Q. 'NavajivanExpress'runsbetween
1 JammuTawiThiruvananthapuram
2 HowrahChennai
3 BhopalNewDelhi
4 ChennaiAhmedabad
Ans:4
Q. RISAT1,whichwasputinorbitinApril2012byPSLVC19,istheheaviestsatellitelaunchedby
Indiasofarwithaweightof
1 1,658kg
2 1,768kg
3 1,858kg
4 1,968kg
Ans:3
Q. Thetwoday20thASEANSummitwasheldinPhnomPenh,Cambodiain2012inthemonthof
1 February
2 March
3 April
4 May
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Q. "Themanwhoknewinfinity"isabiographywrittenbyRobertKanigel.Thisbiographybelongs
towhichoneofthefollowing?

1 SrinivasaRamanujan

2 JagdishBhagvati

3 Dr.C.V.Raman

4 V.Ramakrishanan

Ans:1

Q. Which one of the following state/UT has recently launched ePDS in its bid to achieve
transparencyinthedistributionoffoodsuppliesthroughthePublicDistributionSystem?

1 Delhi

2 Chhattisgarh

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3 TamilNadu
4 Puducherry

Ans:3

Q. TheUniversityofChicagoisgoingtoestablishaChairforIndianstudiesinthenameofwhich
oneofthefollowingIndianmentor?

1 RabindranathTagore

2 SwamiVivekananda

3 RamkrishnaParamhans

4 SriRavishankar

Ans:2

Q. One of the State Governments in India has declared tea as the "State Drink" to encourage tea
farmers.Thestateis

1 Assam

2 Kerala

3 WestBengal

4 TamilNadu

Ans:1

Q. Whatisthetaxfreeincomelevelforwomanforthefinancialyear201213(i.e.theassessment
year201314)?

1 Rs.2.00lakh

2 Rs.1.80lakh

3 Rs.2.20lakh

4 Rs.2.50lakh

Ans:1

Q. OutofthetotalexpenditureasshowninregularBudget201213,themaximumsharegoesto

1 Defence

2 SubsidyPayment

3 CentralPlanOutlay

4 InterestPayment

Ans:3

Q. InthelistofForbes'billionaires2012,whobecametherichestpersonintheworld?

1 WarrenBuffet

2 MukeshAmbali

3 LakshmiMittal

4 CarlosSlim

Ans:4

Q. For the year 201213, the disinvestment target set by the government in Union Budget 2012
13is

1 Rs45,000crore

2 Rs35,000crore

3 Rs40,000crore

4 Rs30,000crore

Ans:4

Q. InBudget201213,therevenuedeficit(BudgetEstimates)for201213hasbeenestimatedat

1 5.5%ofGDP

2 4.4%ofGDP

3 3.4%ofGDP

4 3%ofGDP

Ans:3

Q. Asper201213Budget,theincometaxrateof30%willbeapplicablefortaxpayersabovethe
income

1 Rs.12.0lakh

2 Rs.8.0lakh

3 Rs.8.5lakh

4 Rs.10.0lakh

Ans:4

Q. According to Economic Survey 201112 in India's external debt for the year 201011 debt to
GDPratiostandsat

1 17.9%

2 20.5%

3 17.8%

4 18.9%

Ans:3

Q. During 201112, the union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this
investmentstoodat

1 12981crore

2 12767crore

3 13767crore

4 13205crore

Ans:2

Q. Theestimatedfiscaldeficitfortheyear201213asshowninBudget201213standsat

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1 6.9%

2 5.1%

3 5.6%

4 6.7%

Ans:2

Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising
thatoverthrewPresidentHosniMubarak?
1.Adoptinganewconstitution.
2.Reducingpresidentialtermfrom6yearsto4years.
3.Limitingthepresidenttotwoterms.
4.Presidentialcandidatemustbeover40years.
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:

1 1and2

2 2,3and4

3 3and4only

4 2and4only

Ans:2

Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th
nationalGames2011heldinJharkhand?

1 Manipur

2 Services

3 Haryana

4 Maharashtra

Ans:2

Q. ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutNationalKnowledgeCommission:
1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the
ConstitutionofIndia.
2.Mr.SamPitrodaistheChairmanoftheCommission.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?

1 Neither1nor2

2 1only

3 Both1and2

4 2only

Ans:4

Q. The'ShillongDeclaration',innewsrecently,wason

1 FoodSecurityAct

2 RighttoInformationAct

3 RighttoEducationAct

4 PreventionofCorruptionAct

Ans:2

Q. According to the Census 2011, which one of the following Union Territories has the least
population?

1 DamanandDiu

2 Lakshadweep

3 DadraandNagarHaveli

4 Puducherry

Ans:2

Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to
UniversalprimaryEducation?

1 Allchildrenbothboysandgirlswouldcompleteafullcourseprimaryschoolingby2015

2 Allchildrenbothboysandgirlsaretobeliterateby2050

3 Allboysshouldgotoschooltocompleteafullcourseofprimaryschooling,by2025

4 Allgirlsshouldbeenrolledinprimaryschoolby2015

Ans:1

Q. According to the Economic Survey 201112, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 201011 has been
estimatedat

1 63.3%

2 49.6%

3 55.1%

4 58.2%
Ans:3
Q. Thetargettolimituniongovernment'sexpenditureonsubsidy(as%ofGDP)during201213
standat

1 3.5%

2 3.0%

3 4.0%

4 2%

Ans:4

Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 201112, the saving investment gap
whichwas2.8%in200910became/remained

3.1%

2.8%

2.7%

2.5%

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Q. As per Economic Survey 201112, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in
country'sGDPfortheyear201112standsat

1 13.9%

2 16.3%

3 14.5%

4 18.2%

Ans:1

Q. India'sfirstspacebasedSolarCoronographis

1 ADITYA

2 ADITYAI

3 ADITYAII

4 ADITYAIII

Ans:2

Q. WhoisnominatedastheIndia'sChiefdeMissionforLondonOlympics2012?

1 KPSGill

2 AjitPalSingh

3 VijayAmritraj

4 SureshKalmadi

Ans:2

Q. WhoisselectedastheWomen'sProfessionalGolfPLayeroftheYear201112?

1 AditiAshok

2 VaniKapoor

3 SmritiMehra

4 PallaviJain

Ans:3

Q. WhichstatewinsthebestStateAward2012forstrengtheningthePanchayatiRajInstitutions?

1 Rajasthan

2 Gujarat

3 Sikkim

4 Kerala

Ans:3

Q. AsperparticipationofwomeninpoliticsIndia'srankstandsat

1 110

2 105

3 104

4 101

Ans:105

Q. PrimeMinisterDr.ManmohanSinghpaidavisitinDecember2011to

1 Tokyo

2 Melbourne

3 Wellington

4 Moscow

Ans:4

Q. AnnualDefenceDiologuewasheldinDecember2011betweenIndiaand

1 China

2 Afghanistan

3 Russia

4 Pakistan
Ans:1
Q. ConsiderthefollowingstatementsonNATGRID
(i)NATGRIDhasbeenformedtolinkdatabaseforinputstocombatterrorism.
(ii)ItismeanttoimproveIndia'scapabilitytocounterthreatstoitsinternalsecurity.
Choosetherightoption:

1 Both(i)and(ii)arecorrect

2 Only(i)iscorrect

3 Only(ii)iscorrect

4 Neither(i)nor(ii)iscorrect

Ans:1

Q. ThereportbyWildlifeInstituteofIndiaenlistedmajorthreatstothreetigerreserveswhichare
KalakadMundanthurai tiger reserve, Anamalai and Mudumalai. In which one of the following
statedarethesetigerreserveslocated?

1 Bihar

2 TamilNadu

3 WestBengal

4 Kerala

Ans:2

Q. WhohavebeenawardedwithFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYear2011Trophy?

1 LionelMessi

2 XaviFernandez

3 ChristianoRonaldo

4 Noneofthese

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Q. Uttarakhand state cabinet on October 29, 2011 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011.
Considerthefollowingfeaturesofthebill
(i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the
purviewofLokayukta.
(ii)JudgesoftheUttarakhandHighCourtwillnotbecoveredunderthepurviewofLokayukta.
Choosetherightoption

1 Both(i)and(ii)arecorrect

2 Only(i)iscorrect

3 Only(ii)iscorrect

4 Neither(i)nor(ii)iscorrect

Ans:1

Q. Which Bengali film was selected as the inaugural film at the 11th edition of River to River
FlorenceIndianFilmFestival,2011,inFlorence,ItalyinDecember2011?

1 100%Love

2 Khokababu

3 Chaplin

4 Bedroom

Ans:3

Q. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness world Records for
themostnumberofsinglestudiorecordings?

1 LataMangeshkar

2 AshaBhonsle

3 ShreyaGhoshal

4 SuchitraKrisnamurthy

Ans:2

Q. Which one of the following became the first Indian state to launch health insurance policy
coveringallitspeople?

1 Kerala

2 Haryana

3 Bihar

4 Goa

Ans:4

Q. West Bengal State cabinet approved the newly drafted land acquisition and resettlement Bill.
ConsiderthefollowingfeaturesoftheBill
(i) The private enterprises would have to acquire land for their projects directly from the
landowners.
(ii)Thenewpolicyprovidesthatthegovernmentwouldacquirelandonlyforprojectsofpublic
utility like building, hospitals, irrigation projects, bridges, laying railway tracks, setting up of
embankments,andprojectsrelatingtointernalsecu

1 Both(i)and(ii)arecorrect

2 Only(i)iscorrect

3 Only(ii)iscorrect

4 Nither(i)nor(ii)iscorrect

Ans:1

Q. Which one of the following state governments announced free housing for Schedule Castes
livinginjhuggisundertheRajivRatnaYojana?

1 TamilNadu

2 UttarPradesh

3 Delhi

4 Kerala

Ans:3

Q. Name the Indian Union Minster who represented India at the meeting of the Heads of
Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on November
7,2011.

1 UnionMinisterofExternalAffairsS.M.Krishna

2 UnionPowerMinisterSushilKumarShinde

3 UnionMinisterofHeavyIndustriesandPublicEnterprisesVilasraoDeshmukh

4 UnionMinisterofNewandRenewableEnergyDr.FarooqAbdullah

Ans:2

1.Whichofthefollowingstatement/statementsis/arenottrueinrelationtoRomaniasPresidentTraianBasescusurvivedtheimpeachment
(a)PeopleofRomaniavotedinareferendumonimpeachingthePresidentTraianBasescuon28July2012..
(b)AccordingtoRomanianlaw,thereferendumrequiredatleastthirtypercentvotingofeligiblevoters,whiletheturnoutwasunder46percentonthedayof
referendum..
(c)ThereferendumcamefollowingRomania'scenterleftgovernment,ledbyPrimeMinisterVictorPonta,suspendedBasescuasitaccusedhimofmaking
unnecessaryinterferenceingovernmentaffairs.
(d)TraianBasescuwaselectedpresidentofthecountryin2004.
Answer:(b)
2.WhichtwocountriesdecidedtoFastTracktheImplementationofVariousAgreements
(a)UnitedStatesandIndia
(b)IndiaandBangladesh
(c)IndiaandAfghanistan
(d)RussiaandChina
Answer:(b)IndiaandBangladesh
3.Whichofthefollowingcountry,calledonallnationswithinandoutsideSyriatofullycooperatewithinternationalenvoyKofiAnnantobringanendtothe
ongoingcrisissituationinSyria.
(a)UnitedStates

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(b)Britain
(c)India
(d)Russia
Answer:(c)India
4.Whicharethetwocountriessignedanagreementtoavoiddoubletaxationandpreventfiscalevasionwithrespecttotaxesonincomeon27July2012
a.ChinaandUnitedKingdom
b.IndiaandIndonesia
c.FranceandUnitedStates
d.ChinaandFrance
Answer:(b)
5.WhichcountybannedtheUSsanctionedIranianshipsfromenteringitswater
(a)India
(b)Tokyo
(c)Maldives
(d)Afghanistan
Answer:(a)India

6.AsperthelatestglobalrankingcompiledandpublishedbytheWorldFederationofExchanges(WFE)inAugust2012,whichbecametheworldslargest
bourseintermsofthenumberoftradesinequitysegmentforthefirstsixmonthsof2012?
a.NationalStockExchange(NSE)
b.BombayStockExchange(BSE)
c.MCXSX
d.AhmadabadStockExchange
Answer:(a)
7.TheUnionCabineton4August2012approvedthereservepriceforauctionof2Gspectrumaswellasspectrumusagecharges(SUC).TheCabinetset
whatreservepriceforthe5megahertzpanIndiaspectruminthe1800megahertzband?
a.1400crorerupees
b.14000crorerupees
c.140crorerupees
d.14crorerupees
Answer:(b)
8.TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)inanotificationissuedon3August2012statedthatallregisterednonbankingfinancialcompanies(NBFCs)whichwho
intendtoconvertthemselvesintononbankingfinancialcompanymicrofinanceinstitutions(NBFCMFIs)wouldhavetoseekregistrationwithimmediate
effect,notlaterthan31October2012.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsarenottruewithrespecttothis?
1.ThecentralbankalsomentionedthattheNBFCshavetomaintainnetownedfunds(NOF)atRs3croreby31March2013,andatRs.5croreby31March
312014
2.NBFCsoperatinginthenortheasternregionaretomaintaintheminimumNOFatRs.1croreby31March2012,andatRs.2croreby31March2014
3.Therateofinterestonindividualloansmayexceed31percent,themaximumvariancepermittedforindividualloansbetweentheminimumandthe
maximuminterestratecannotexceed4percent
4.ThecaponmarginsasdefinedbytheMalegamCommitteearenottoexceed10percentforlargeMFIs(loansportfoliosexceedingRs.100crore)and12
percentforothers
a.1&4
b.2&4
c.Only3
d.Only4
Answer:(c)
9.AccordingtothelatestdatareleasedbytheControllerGeneralofAccounts(CGA)on1August2012,India'sfiscaldeficitinthefirstquarter(AprilJune)
ofthefiscalyear201213stoodat1.90lakhcrorerupees.Theamountiswhatpercentoftheentirebudgetestimate?
a.31%
b.33%
c.35%
d.37%
Answer:(d)
10.AnEmpoweredGroupofMinisters(EGoM)ondrought,headedbyagricultureministerSharadPawarinameetingon31July2012tookcertain
decisionstohelpfarmersinthebackdropofthedraughtlikesituationsprevailingincertainstates.Whichofthefollowingisnotapartofddecisiontakenby
theEGoM?
1.TheEGoMannounceda50percentdieselsubsidyschemeforthefarmerstohelpthemsavethestandingkharifcropthroughirrigation
2.AreliefpackageofRs1440crorewasalsoclearedtowardswatersheddevelopmentrelatedeffortsinKarnataka,Maharashtra,GujaratandRajasthan
3.ThesubsidyamountonseedsofcerealsistobeincreasedfromRs500aquintaltoRs800perquintal,whilethatofpulsesandoilseedswouldbe
enhancedfromRs1200perquintaltoRs2200perquintal
4.AgricultureMinistryalsodecidedtowaivethedutyonimportofcertainitemstoincreasetheavailabilityoffeedingredientsforanimalhusbandrysector
needs.
a.Only3
b.Only2
c.1&2
d.Only4
Answer:(a)

11.YesteryearBollywoodsuperstarRajeshKhannapassedawayinMumbaion18July2012.Whichfactsabouttheconcernedpersonis/arenottrue?
1.Hewasbornon29December1942,inAmritsar,Punjab
2.HemadehisdebutinBollywoodin1966withthefilmAakhriKhat

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3.HewasconferredthePadmaVibhushanbythegovernmentofIndia
4.HewaselectedtoLokSabhain1992
a.Only1
b.3&4
c.1&2
d.Only3
Answer:(d)
12.Identifythepersonwiththehelpofthefollowingclues.
1.HeistheRajyaSabhaMPfromWestBengal
2.HeisaTVquizhostbyprofession
3.HebecamethefirstAngloIndiantovoteinPresidentialElectionsinIndia
4.HeisaTrinamoolCongressleader
a.DerekoBrian
b.AndyChraine
c.JohnAdams
d.SubramanianSwamy
Answer:(a)
13.NamethepersonwhowasappointedthenewchairmanoftheHighLevelCommitteeonFinancingInfrastructureon16July2012.
a.DeepakParekh
b.AdiGodrej
c.KPSingh
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:(a)
14.TheAppointmentCommitteeoftheCabinet(ACC)on16July2012decidedtoappointArunMishraastheChiefofDirectorGeneralofCivilAviation
(DGCA).Whomhereplacedtothetoppost?
a)EKBharatbhushan
b)SyedNasimAhmadZaidi
c)RahulKhullar
d)Noneoftheabove
Answer:(a)
15.TheUnionHumanResourceDevelopmentMinistryon13July2012agreedtosetuptwocentraluniversitiesinBihar.Thetwouniversitieswillbeopened
inwhichofthetwofollowingtownsofthestate?
a)Bhagalpur,Patna
b)Patna,Munger
c)Motihari,Gaya
d)Patana,Siwan
Answer:(c)

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Q. ApersoneligibletobecomethePresidentofIndiashouldnotbelessthan
1

60yearsofage

35yearsofage

40yearsofage

50yearsofage

Ans:2
Q. Whoamongstthefollowinghaswrittenthebook"TheCityofJoy"?
1 IngramSmith
2 V.Harrison
3 DominiqueLapierre
4 GuentarGrass
Ans:3
Q. India'sfirstDefenceUniversityissetupin
1 Haryana
2 UttarPradesh
3 Punjab
4 Delhi
Ans:1
Q. The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Government's decision to provide reservation to
Other Backward Class candidates in central educational institutes. How much reservation they
get?
1

27%

13%

15%

20%

Ans:1
Q. Who amongst the following Indians has featured in the list of 'World's 100 most influential
Women",selectedbythe"Time"Magazine?
1 MamataBanerjee
2 SaniaMirza
3 JayaBachchan
4 PratibhaPatil
Ans:1
Q. "VachaspatiPuraskars"aregivenbythe

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1 MadhyaPradeshGovernment
2 UttarPradeshHindiAkademy
3 BirlaFoundation
4 Noneofthese
Ans:3
Q. Which of the following films was given the award of "the Best Motion Picture of the Year" by
OscarFoundation?
1 TherewillbeBlood
2 NocountryforOldMen
3 Peter&theWolf
4 Noneofthese
Ans:2
Q. Who amongst the following was the Chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms
CommissionwhosubmitteditsreporttotheGovernmentafewmonthsback?
1 VeerappaMoily
2 NatwarSingh
3 M.S.Gill
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. Which of the following companies/commissions of Indians Origin signed a pact for obtaining
oilblocksinLibya?
1 ReliancePetroleum
2 OilIndiaLtd.
3 Oil&NaturalGasCorporation
4 Noneofthese
Ans:2
Q. WhichofthefollowinghasthehighestshareinpowergenerationinIndia?

1 Thermalpower

2 Nuclearpower

3 Hydropower

4 Alltheabovehaveequalshare

Ans:1

Q. Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head
quarteredin

1 Itali

2 Japan

3 SouthKorea

4 Germany

Ans:4

Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of
the2011USNationalHumanitiesMedal,Identifyhim

1 UshaThorat

2 C.Rangarajan

3 AmartyaSen

4 MontekSInghAhluwalia

Ans:3

Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating
backto25002000BCfromtheCholistanareaofwhichofthefollowingprovinceinPakistan?

1 FATA

2 Balochistan

3 PunjabProvince

4 SindhProvince

Ans:3

Q. ThenewPresidentoftheWorldBanktotakechargew.e.fJuly2012is

1 JimYoungKim

2 RobertZoellick

3 ChristineLagarde

4 ObiageliKatrynEzekwesili

Ans:1

Q. In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 11, which of the following Public Sector
companyhasbeenawardedtheGoldTrophyforthebestcorporategovernance?

1 ONGC

2 HAL

3 GAIL

4 SAIL

Ans:4

Q. AsperthelatestestimatesofPlanningCommission,whatwasthetotalpopulationpercentage
wasbelowpovertylineintheyear200910?

1 42%

2 25.5%

3 29.8%

4 37.2%

Ans:3

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Q. 'EnvironmentExcellency'awardunderSCOPEMeritoriousAwards201011hasbeengivento

1 SAIL

2 ONGC

3 EIL

4 IOC

Ans:2

Q. FinanceMinisterinhisrollbackannouncementsinbudgetproposals201213deferredGAARfor

1 Threeyear

2 Oneyear

3 Twoyear

4 Tillendof12th plan

Ans:2

Q. SouthSudanhasbecomeamemberofInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF).ItbecameIMF's

1 189thMember

2 187thMember

3 186thMember

4 188thMember

Ans:4

Q. HowmanyIndianCompanieshavebeenincludedinForbes2000listoftheyear2012?

1 71

2 61

3 57

4 65

Ans:2

Q. National Dairy Plan (Phase I) has been launched to give a boost to milk production in the
country.Inthefirstphasethisplanwillcover

1 AllstatesexceptNorthEasternregion

2 OnlyGujarat

3 Only14states

4 Only5states

Ans:3

Q. 20thSummitofASEANwasheldonApril34,2012in

1 PhnomPenh(Cambodia)

2 Bankok(Thailand)

3 Singapore

4 Jakarta(Indonesia)

Ans:1

Q. 6MMTPApelletmakingplantinOdishahasbeencommissionedby

1 TataSteels

2 EssarSteels

3 JindalSteels

4 SteelAuthorityofIndiaLtd.

Ans:2

Q. Whichofthefollowingtelecomauthorityhasrecentlygiventhepowertoactlikeacivilcourt?

1 DepartofTelecommunication(DoT)

2 TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)

3 WirelessPlanning&Coordination(WPC)Wing

4 MahanagarTelephoneNigamLimited(MTNL)

Ans:2

Q. RecentlytheUnionGovernmentofIndiahassetupNATGRID.Itisrelatedtowhichoneofthe
following?

1 Health

2 Intelligence

3 Education

4 Space

Ans:2

Q. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability and Development Council
(FSDC).Itwillbeheadedbywhichofthefollowings

1 FinanceMinister

2 EconomicAdvisortothePrimeMinister

3 GovernorofRBI

4 PrimeMinister

Ans:3

Q. Which of the following national organization has completed 150th year of its existence in
2011?

1 ZoologicalSurveyofIndia

2 ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia

3 AnthropologicalSurveyofIndia

4 GeologicalSurveyofIndia

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Ans:2

Q. Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, a multilateral agreement

supportedbywhichoneofthefollowings

1 WEF

2 WTO

3 OECD

4 IMF

Ans:3

Q. WhichoneofthestateassemblyhasrecentlypassedaBillseekingasevenyearjailtermforthe
cowslaughteroreventransportingtheanimalforthatpurpose?

1 Maharashtra

2 Gujarat

3 Uttarakhand

4 Chhattisgarh

Ans:2

Q. TheestimatesofNationalIncomearepreparedby
1 NationalDevelopmentCouncil
2 NationalProductivityCouncil
3 NationalIncomeCouncil
4 CentralStatisticalOrganization
Ans:4
Q. TheStatewholaunched"AtalKhadyannaYojna"is
1 Bihar
2 Gujarat
3 Uttarakhand
4 Jharkhand
Ans:3
Q. ThefirstLokpalBillwaspresentedintheParliamentin
1 1968
2 1967
3 1971
4 1972
Ans:1
Q. Whichofthefollowingisthelatestcountrytoreachanagreementoncivilnuclearcooperation
withIndia?
1 Australia
2 SouthKorea
3 China
4 Israel
Ans:1
Q. MontrealProtocolisrelatedwiththeprotectionof
1 Greenhousegases
2 Acidrain
3 Ozonelayer
4 Endangeredspecies
Ans:3
Q. Which one of the following is the most fragile ecosystem that will be first affected by global
warming?
1 ArcticandGreenlandIcesheet
2 Amazonrainforest
3 Taiga
4 IndianMonsoon
Ans:1
Q. Whoamongstthefollowingistheauthorofthebook"ToAHungerFreeWorld"?
1 AmartyaSen
2 C.Rangarajan
3 ManmohanSingh
4 M.S.Swaminathan
Ans:4
Q. The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to
monitorcertaindisease.Whichofthefollowingisnotcoveredundertheproject?
1 Malaria
2 Polio
3 Plague
4 Tuberculosis
Ans:3
Q. "Swayamsidha"isaschemelaunchedbytheGovernmentofIndiatohelp.
1 Womenonly
2 Schoolchildrenonly
3 Healthworkersonly
4 Noneofthese

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Ans:1

Q. In the financial newspapers we read about International Growth. What are the activities
involvedinIndustrialSectorforthepurposesofeconomicplanning?
1 Mining
2 Manufacturing
3 Construction
4 Alloftheabove
Ans:4
Q. Tata Motors has signed a long term partnership agreement with which of the following auto
companies?
1 FordMotorCompany
2 MarutiSuzuki
3 ToyotaMotorCorporation
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about "Share Swap" done by big
corporates.Whatis"ShareSwap"?
(A)Abusinesstakeoverinwhichacquiringcompanyusesitsownstocktopayfortheacquired
company
(B) When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital
requirement,itisknownasShareSwap
(C) When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion
programmes, each shareholder gets some additional preferential shares. The process of the
allotmentofpreferentialshareisknownasShareSwap.
1

OnlyA

OnlyB

OnlyC

Noneofthese
Ans:1

Q. On the basis of the study done by the Government of India, various states were divided into
two groups "Low Poverty States", "High Poverty States". Which of the following is not a low
povertystate?
1 Kerala
2 Orissa
3 Karnataka
4 Gujarat
Ans:2
Q. As reported in the major financial newspapers the Federal Reserve has made certain
changes/correctionsinitsbasefederalfundsrates.ThisactoftheFederalReservewillbringan
effectdirectlyandimmediatelyonthebankslocatedin
1

USA

China

Japan

Russia
Ans:1

Q. WhichofthefollowingcountrieshasthelargestchequestruncationfacilityinAsia?
1 China
2 India
3 Myanmar
4 Noneofthese
Ans:2
Q. Which of the following is the name of the asset reconstruction company created by various
banksinIndia?
1 ARCIL
2 HCR
3 SEBI
4 Noneofthese
Ans:1
Q. India does not have a single branch/office of any one of its banks in which of the following
countries?
1 USA
2 Russia
3 Nepal
4 Switzerland
Ans:4
Q. 'NavajivanExpress'runsbetween
1 JammuTawiThiruvananthapuram
2 HowrahChennai
3 BhopalNewDelhi
4 ChennaiAhmedabad
Ans:4
Q. RISAT1,whichwasputinorbitinApril2012byPSLVC19,istheheaviestsatellitelaunchedby
Indiasofarwithaweightof
1 1,658kg
2 1,768kg

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3 1,858kg
4 1,968kg
Ans:3

Q. Thetwoday20thASEANSummitwasheldinPhnomPenh,Cambodiain2012inthemonthof
1 February
2 March
3 April
4 May
Ans:3

Q. "Themanwhoknewinfinity"isabiographywrittenbyRobertKanigel.Thisbiographybelongs
towhichoneofthefollowing?

1 SrinivasaRamanujan

2 JagdishBhagvati

3 Dr.C.V.Raman

4 V.Ramakrishanan

Ans:1

Q. Which one of the following state/UT has recently launched ePDS in its bid to achieve
transparencyinthedistributionoffoodsuppliesthroughthePublicDistributionSystem?

1 Delhi

2 Chhattisgarh

3 TamilNadu

4 Puducherry

Ans:3

Q. TheUniversityofChicagoisgoingtoestablishaChairforIndianstudiesinthenameofwhich
oneofthefollowingIndianmentor?

1 RabindranathTagore

2 SwamiVivekananda

3 RamkrishnaParamhans

4 SriRavishankar

Ans:2

Q. One of the State Governments in India has declared tea as the "State Drink" to encourage tea
farmers.Thestateis

1 Assam

2 Kerala

3 WestBengal

4 TamilNadu

Ans:1

Q. Whatisthetaxfreeincomelevelforwomanforthefinancialyear201213(i.e.theassessment
year201314)?

1 Rs.2.00lakh

2 Rs.1.80lakh

3 Rs.2.20lakh

4 Rs.2.50lakh

Ans:1

Q. OutofthetotalexpenditureasshowninregularBudget201213,themaximumsharegoesto

1 Defence

2 SubsidyPayment

3 CentralPlanOutlay

4 InterestPayment

Ans:3

Q. InthelistofForbes'billionaires2012,whobecametherichestpersonintheworld?

1 WarrenBuffet

2 MukeshAmbali

3 LakshmiMittal

4 CarlosSlim

Ans:4

Q. For the year 201213, the disinvestment target set by the government in Union Budget 2012
13is

1 Rs45,000crore

2 Rs35,000crore

3 Rs40,000crore

4 Rs30,000crore

Ans:4

Q. InBudget201213,therevenuedeficit(BudgetEstimates)for201213hasbeenestimatedat

1 5.5%ofGDP

2 4.4%ofGDP

3 3.4%ofGDP

4 3%ofGDP

Ans:3

Q. Asper201213Budget,theincometaxrateof30%willbeapplicablefortaxpayersabovethe

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income

1 Rs.12.0lakh

2 Rs.8.0lakh

3 Rs.8.5lakh

4 Rs.10.0lakh

Ans:4

Q. According to Economic Survey 201112 in India's external debt for the year 201011 debt to
GDPratiostandsat

1 17.9%

2 20.5%

3 17.8%

4 18.9%

Ans:3

Q. During 201112, the union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this
investmentstoodat

1 12981crore

2 12767crore

3 13767crore

4 13205crore

Ans:2

Q. Theestimatedfiscaldeficitfortheyear201213asshowninBudget201213standsat

1 6.9%

2 5.1%

3 5.6%

4 6.7%

Ans:2

Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising
thatoverthrewPresidentHosniMubarak?
1.Adoptinganewconstitution.
2.Reducingpresidentialtermfrom6yearsto4years.
3.Limitingthepresidenttotwoterms.
4.Presidentialcandidatemustbeover40years.
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:

1 1and2

2 2,3and4

3 3and4only

4 2and4only

Ans:2

Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th
nationalGames2011heldinJharkhand?

1 Manipur

2 Services

3 Haryana

4 Maharashtra

Ans:2

Q. ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutNationalKnowledgeCommission:
1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the
ConstitutionofIndia.
2.Mr.SamPitrodaistheChairmanoftheCommission.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?

1 Neither1nor2

2 1only

3 Both1and2

4 2only

Ans:4

Q. The'ShillongDeclaration',innewsrecently,wason

1 FoodSecurityAct

2 RighttoInformationAct

3 RighttoEducationAct

4 PreventionofCorruptionAct

Ans:2

Q. According to the Census 2011, which one of the following Union Territories has the least
population?

1 DamanandDiu

2 Lakshadweep

3 DadraandNagarHaveli

4 Puducherry

Ans:2

Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to
UniversalprimaryEducation?

1 Allchildrenbothboysandgirlswouldcompleteafullcourseprimaryschoolingby2015

2 Allchildrenbothboysandgirlsaretobeliterateby2050

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3 Allboysshouldgotoschooltocompleteafullcourseofprimaryschooling,by2025
4 Allgirlsshouldbeenrolledinprimaryschoolby2015

Ans:1

Q. According to the Economic Survey 201112, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 201011 has been
estimatedat

1 63.3%

2 49.6%

3 55.1%

4 58.2%
Ans:3
Q. Thetargettolimituniongovernment'sexpenditureonsubsidy(as%ofGDP)during201213
standat

1 3.5%

2 3.0%

3 4.0%

4 2%

Ans:4

Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 201112, the saving investment gap
whichwas2.8%in200910became/remained

3.1%

2.8%

2.7%

2.5%

Ans:2

Q. As per Economic Survey 201112, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in
country'sGDPfortheyear201112standsat

1 13.9%

2 16.3%

3 14.5%

4 18.2%

Ans:1

Q. India'sfirstspacebasedSolarCoronographis

1 ADITYA

2 ADITYAI

3 ADITYAII

4 ADITYAIII

Ans:2

Q. WhoisnominatedastheIndia'sChiefdeMissionforLondonOlympics2012?

1 KPSGill

2 AjitPalSingh

3 VijayAmritraj

4 SureshKalmadi

Ans:2

Q. WhoisselectedastheWomen'sProfessionalGolfPLayeroftheYear201112?

1 AditiAshok

2 VaniKapoor

3 SmritiMehra

4 PallaviJain

Ans:3

Q. WhichstatewinsthebestStateAward2012forstrengtheningthePanchayatiRajInstitutions?

1 Rajasthan

2 Gujarat

3 Sikkim

4 Kerala

Ans:3

Q. AsperparticipationofwomeninpoliticsIndia'srankstandsat

1 110

2 105

3 104

4 101

Ans:105

Q. PrimeMinisterDr.ManmohanSinghpaidavisitinDecember2011to

1 Tokyo

2 Melbourne

3 Wellington

4 Moscow

Ans:4

Q. AnnualDefenceDiologuewasheldinDecember2011betweenIndiaand

1 China

2 Afghanistan

3 Russia

4 Pakistan

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Ans:1
Q. ConsiderthefollowingstatementsonNATGRID
(i)NATGRIDhasbeenformedtolinkdatabaseforinputstocombatterrorism.
(ii)ItismeanttoimproveIndia'scapabilitytocounterthreatstoitsinternalsecurity.
Choosetherightoption:

1 Both(i)and(ii)arecorrect

2 Only(i)iscorrect

3 Only(ii)iscorrect

4 Neither(i)nor(ii)iscorrect

Ans:1

Q. ThereportbyWildlifeInstituteofIndiaenlistedmajorthreatstothreetigerreserveswhichare
KalakadMundanthurai tiger reserve, Anamalai and Mudumalai. In which one of the following
statedarethesetigerreserveslocated?

1 Bihar

2 TamilNadu

3 WestBengal

4 Kerala

Ans:2

Q. WhohavebeenawardedwithFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYear2011Trophy?

1 LionelMessi

2 XaviFernandez

3 ChristianoRonaldo

4 Noneofthese

Ans:1

Q. Uttarakhand state cabinet on October 29, 2011 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011.
Considerthefollowingfeaturesofthebill
(i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the
purviewofLokayukta.
(ii)JudgesoftheUttarakhandHighCourtwillnotbecoveredunderthepurviewofLokayukta.
Choosetherightoption

1 Both(i)and(ii)arecorrect

2 Only(i)iscorrect

3 Only(ii)iscorrect

4 Neither(i)nor(ii)iscorrect

Ans:1

Q. Which Bengali film was selected as the inaugural film at the 11th edition of River to River
FlorenceIndianFilmFestival,2011,inFlorence,ItalyinDecember2011?

1 100%Love

2 Khokababu

3 Chaplin

4 Bedroom

Ans:3

Q. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness world Records for
themostnumberofsinglestudiorecordings?

1 LataMangeshkar

2 AshaBhonsle

3 ShreyaGhoshal

4 SuchitraKrisnamurthy

Ans:2

Q. Which one of the following became the first Indian state to launch health insurance policy
coveringallitspeople?

1 Kerala

2 Haryana

3 Bihar

4 Goa

Ans:4

Q. West Bengal State cabinet approved the newly drafted land acquisition and resettlement Bill.
ConsiderthefollowingfeaturesoftheBill
(i) The private enterprises would have to acquire land for their projects directly from the
landowners.
(ii)Thenewpolicyprovidesthatthegovernmentwouldacquirelandonlyforprojectsofpublic
utility like building, hospitals, irrigation projects, bridges, laying railway tracks, setting up of
embankments,andprojectsrelatingtointernalsecu

1 Both(i)and(ii)arecorrect

2 Only(i)iscorrect

3 Only(ii)iscorrect

4 Nither(i)nor(ii)iscorrect

Ans:1

Q. Which one of the following state governments announced free housing for Schedule Castes
livinginjhuggisundertheRajivRatnaYojana?

1 TamilNadu

2 UttarPradesh

3 Delhi

4 Kerala

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Q. Name the Indian Union Minster who represented India at the meeting of the Heads of
Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on November
7,2011.

1 UnionMinisterofExternalAffairsS.M.Krishna

2 UnionPowerMinisterSushilKumarShinde

3 UnionMinisterofHeavyIndustriesandPublicEnterprisesVilasraoDeshmukh

4 UnionMinisterofNewandRenewableEnergyDr.FarooqAbdullah

Ans:2

1.Whichofthefollowingstatement/statementsis/arenottrueinrelationtoRomaniasPresidentTraianBasescusurvivedtheimpeachment
(a)PeopleofRomaniavotedinareferendumonimpeachingthePresidentTraianBasescuon28July2012..
(b)AccordingtoRomanianlaw,thereferendumrequiredatleastthirtypercentvotingofeligiblevoters,whiletheturnoutwasunder46percentonthedayof
referendum..
(c)ThereferendumcamefollowingRomania'scenterleftgovernment,ledbyPrimeMinisterVictorPonta,suspendedBasescuasitaccusedhimofmaking
unnecessaryinterferenceingovernmentaffairs.
(d)TraianBasescuwaselectedpresidentofthecountryin2004.
Answer:(b)
2.WhichtwocountriesdecidedtoFastTracktheImplementationofVariousAgreements
(a)UnitedStatesandIndia
(b)IndiaandBangladesh
(c)IndiaandAfghanistan
(d)RussiaandChina
Answer:(b)IndiaandBangladesh
3.Whichofthefollowingcountry,calledonallnationswithinandoutsideSyriatofullycooperatewithinternationalenvoyKofiAnnantobringanendtothe
ongoingcrisissituationinSyria.
(a)UnitedStates
(b)Britain
(c)India
(d)Russia
Answer:(c)India
4.Whicharethetwocountriessignedanagreementtoavoiddoubletaxationandpreventfiscalevasionwithrespecttotaxesonincomeon27July2012
a.ChinaandUnitedKingdom
b.IndiaandIndonesia
c.FranceandUnitedStates
d.ChinaandFrance
Answer:(b)
5.WhichcountybannedtheUSsanctionedIranianshipsfromenteringitswater
(a)India
(b)Tokyo
(c)Maldives
(d)Afghanistan
Answer:(a)India

6.AsperthelatestglobalrankingcompiledandpublishedbytheWorldFederationofExchanges(WFE)inAugust2012,whichbecametheworldslargest
bourseintermsofthenumberoftradesinequitysegmentforthefirstsixmonthsof2012?
a.NationalStockExchange(NSE)
b.BombayStockExchange(BSE)
c.MCXSX
d.AhmadabadStockExchange
Answer:(a)
7.TheUnionCabineton4August2012approvedthereservepriceforauctionof2Gspectrumaswellasspectrumusagecharges(SUC).TheCabinetset
whatreservepriceforthe5megahertzpanIndiaspectruminthe1800megahertzband?
a.1400crorerupees
b.14000crorerupees
c.140crorerupees
d.14crorerupees
Answer:(b)
8.TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)inanotificationissuedon3August2012statedthatallregisterednonbankingfinancialcompanies(NBFCs)whichwho
intendtoconvertthemselvesintononbankingfinancialcompanymicrofinanceinstitutions(NBFCMFIs)wouldhavetoseekregistrationwithimmediate
effect,notlaterthan31October2012.
Whichofthefollowingstatementsarenottruewithrespecttothis?
1.ThecentralbankalsomentionedthattheNBFCshavetomaintainnetownedfunds(NOF)atRs3croreby31March2013,andatRs.5croreby31March
312014
2.NBFCsoperatinginthenortheasternregionaretomaintaintheminimumNOFatRs.1croreby31March2012,andatRs.2croreby31March2014
3.Therateofinterestonindividualloansmayexceed31percent,themaximumvariancepermittedforindividualloansbetweentheminimumandthe
maximuminterestratecannotexceed4percent
4.ThecaponmarginsasdefinedbytheMalegamCommitteearenottoexceed10percentforlargeMFIs(loansportfoliosexceedingRs.100crore)and12
percentforothers
a.1&4
b.2&4
c.Only3
d.Only4
Answer:(c)
9.AccordingtothelatestdatareleasedbytheControllerGeneralofAccounts(CGA)on1August2012,India'sfiscaldeficitinthefirstquarter(AprilJune)

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ofthefiscalyear201213stoodat1.90lakhcrorerupees.Theamountiswhatpercentoftheentirebudgetestimate?
a.31%
b.33%
c.35%
d.37%
Answer:(d)
10.AnEmpoweredGroupofMinisters(EGoM)ondrought,headedbyagricultureministerSharadPawarinameetingon31July2012tookcertain
decisionstohelpfarmersinthebackdropofthedraughtlikesituationsprevailingincertainstates.Whichofthefollowingisnotapartofddecisiontakenby
theEGoM?
1.TheEGoMannounceda50percentdieselsubsidyschemeforthefarmerstohelpthemsavethestandingkharifcropthroughirrigation
2.AreliefpackageofRs1440crorewasalsoclearedtowardswatersheddevelopmentrelatedeffortsinKarnataka,Maharashtra,GujaratandRajasthan
3.ThesubsidyamountonseedsofcerealsistobeincreasedfromRs500aquintaltoRs800perquintal,whilethatofpulsesandoilseedswouldbe
enhancedfromRs1200perquintaltoRs2200perquintal
4.AgricultureMinistryalsodecidedtowaivethedutyonimportofcertainitemstoincreasetheavailabilityoffeedingredientsforanimalhusbandrysector
needs.
a.Only3
b.Only2
c.1&2
d.Only4
Answer:(a)

11.YesteryearBollywoodsuperstarRajeshKhannapassedawayinMumbaion18July2012.Whichfactsabouttheconcernedpersonis/arenottrue?
1.Hewasbornon29December1942,inAmritsar,Punjab
2.HemadehisdebutinBollywoodin1966withthefilmAakhriKhat
3.HewasconferredthePadmaVibhushanbythegovernmentofIndia
4.HewaselectedtoLokSabhain1992
a.Only1
b.3&4
c.1&2
d.Only3
Answer:(d)
12.Identifythepersonwiththehelpofthefollowingclues.
1.HeistheRajyaSabhaMPfromWestBengal
2.HeisaTVquizhostbyprofession
3.HebecamethefirstAngloIndiantovoteinPresidentialElectionsinIndia
4.HeisaTrinamoolCongressleader
a.DerekoBrian
b.AndyChraine
c.JohnAdams
d.SubramanianSwamy
Answer:(a)
13.NamethepersonwhowasappointedthenewchairmanoftheHighLevelCommitteeonFinancingInfrastructureon16July2012.
a.DeepakParekh
b.AdiGodrej
c.KPSingh
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:(a)
14.TheAppointmentCommitteeoftheCabinet(ACC)on16July2012decidedtoappointArunMishraastheChiefofDirectorGeneralofCivilAviation
(DGCA).Whomhereplacedtothetoppost?
a)EKBharatbhushan
b)SyedNasimAhmadZaidi
c)RahulKhullar
d)Noneoftheabove
Answer:(a)
15.TheUnionHumanResourceDevelopmentMinistryon13July2012agreedtosetuptwocentraluniversitiesinBihar.Thetwouniversitieswillbeopened
inwhichofthetwofollowingtownsofthestate?
a)Bhagalpur,Patna
b)Patna,Munger
c)Motihari,Gaya
d)Patana,Siwan
Answer:(c)

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