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100 General Knowledge Quiz Questions For Entrance Exams PDF
100 General Knowledge Quiz Questions For Entrance Exams PDF
1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian Territory?
(1) Mahanadi
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Ravi
(4) Chenab
(4) Torch
(2) Anemometer
(3) Commutator
(4) Ammeter
(2) Lead
(3) Zinc
(4) Chromium
(2) Diamond
(3) Quartz
(4) gold
(2) Greece
(3) Italy
(4) France
12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test
Cricket Team?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Anil Kumble
13. Who among the following has been selected as new coach for the Indian Cricket
Team?
(1) Vivian Richards
14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is
(1) Sheru
(2) Roopa
(3) Chauva
(2) Badminton
(3) Basketball
(4) Hockey
16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
(1) Cricket
(2) Hockey
(3) Football
(4) Polo
(2) Bangalore
(3) Mumbai
(4) Chennai
(2) 3 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 5 years
19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?
(1) Boxing
(2) Shooting
(3) Archery
(3) Jhansi
(4) Patiala
21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what
should be his age?
(1) 18 years or above
22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(1) President
23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(1) Property Tax
24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.
(1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results
(2) 48 hours before the actual poll
(3) 24 hours before the actual poll
(4) 36 hours before the actual poll
26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(1) January
(2) February
(3) Marc
27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and
above?
(1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India
(2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance
(3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance
(2) Takka
(3) Rupiah
(4) Dollar
(2) Deflation
(2) Tornadoes
(3) Cyclones
34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of
their sizes?
(1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury
(3) Karnataka
(2) Rajasthan
(2) Ship building (3) Iron and steel (4) Electric locomotives
41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
(1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
(3) Godavari
(4) Sutlej
(2) Shahjehan
(2) Kanauj
(3) Kausambi
(4) Kapilavastu
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya
(2) 1498
(3) 1398
(4) 1542
48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was
(1) Tegart
(2) Cornwallis
(3) Simpson
(4) O. Dwyer
50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named
(1) Indo-British Company
(2) Porbander
52. Who gave the slogan "You give me blood, I promise you freedom"?
(1) Bhagat Singh
(2) Uttaranchal
(3) Goa
55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of
(1) 25%
(2) 100/3 %
(3) 75/2%
(4) 40%
56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is
(1) Gain of 20%
57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number,
the digits interchange their places. Thenumber is
(1) 44
(2) 35
(3) 62
(4) 33
58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of
40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?
(1) 154 m2
(2) 308 m2
(3) 240 m2
(4) 480 m
59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length
of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is
(1) 6
(2) 10
(3) 14
(4) 16
60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface
of the cone will be
(1) 12 sq. cm
(2) 15 sq. cm
(2) James Prescott Joule (3) New Commen (4) Isaac Newton
(4) Biologist
64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is
(1) 7/11,16/20,21/
2) 21/22,7/11,16/20
(3) 21/22,16/20,7/11
(4) 7/11,21/22,16/20
65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is
(1) 1900
(2) 2000
(3) 2100
(4) 2140
(2) 9900
(3) 9899
(4) 9801
68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian
Defence forces?
(1) DOD
(2) RDSO
(3) DRDO
(4) DRES
69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian
space programme?
(1) NASA
(2) ISO
(3) ISRO
(4) NSAT
(2) Tuberculosis
(3) Typhoid
(4) Filariasis
(2) Iron
(3) Carotene
(4) Vitamin E
(2) Malaria
(3) Filariasis
(4) Goitre
(3) Proteins
(4) Vitamins
(2) Fats
(2) Banana
(3) Jute
78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?
(1) AB
(2) A
(3) O
(4) B
80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing
travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
(1) August Kranti
81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
(1) 6000
(2) 7000
(3) 8000
(4) 9000
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Ajmer
(4) Jaipur
(2) Chittaranjan
(3) Patiala
(4) Chennai
4) Param Vishista
(2) Films
(3) Science
(4) Music
(2) Sarod
(3) Flute
(4) Shehnai
90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?
(1) Shivraj Patil
(4) Kamalnath
94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely
(1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
(4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
(2) Tower
(3) Hour
(4) Cock
(3) Rome
(4) Washington
97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
(1) Favorable handset
(2) 19 / 31
(3) 19 / 32
(4) 19 / 33
99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of
traditional typewriters?
(1) Tab
(2) Spacebar
(3) Enter
(4) Backspace
100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
(1) Www (2) http
(3) e-mail
ANSWERS
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1. If 20 men take 30 days to complete a job. In how many days can 25 men complete the
job?
a.28 days
b.24 days
c.36 days
d.20 days
2. Fifteen men take 10 days to complete a job working 12 hours a day. How many hours a
day
should 10 men work to complete the job in 20 days?
a.20 days
b.8 days
c.9 days
d.10 days
3. A piece of work can be done by 16 men in 8 days working 12 hours a day. How many
men are needed to complete another work, which is three times the first one, in 24 days
working 8 hours a day?
a.24 men
b.29 men
c.20 men
d.30 men
4. A can do a piece of work in 9 days. B can do the same in 12 days. In how many days
can the work be completed if A and B work together?
a.5 1/9 days
5. A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days and A alone can complete the work
in 18 days. How long will B alone take to complete the job?
a.30 days
b.36 days
c.6 days
d.56 days
6. Anil and Amit can complete a job in 12 days working together. Amit alone can
complete it in 16 days. Both of them worked together for 4 days and then Amit left. How
long will Anil take to complete the remaining work?
a.30 days
b.47 days
c.32 days
d.24 days
7. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days, B and C can do it in 15 days and C and A
can do the same work in 20 days. How long would each take to complete the job?
a.1/30, 1/20, 1/60
8. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days and C and A in 20 days. They
all work together for 6 days and then A left. In how many more days can B and C finish
the remaining work?
a.5 days
b.6 days
c.8 days
d.9 days
9. A can do a work in 12 days. When he had worked for 3 days B joined him. If they
complete the work in 3 more days. In how many days can B alone can finish the work?
a.5 days
b.6 days
c.8 days
d.9 days
10. A and B together can do a piece of work in 14 2/5 days; B and C together can do the
same work in 12 days. After A worked for8 days, B for 12 days C takes up and finished it
alone in 6 days. In how many days will each of them do the work, working alone?
a.28 days
b.24 days
c.36 days
d.20 days
11. To do a certain work C alone takes twice as long as A and B together. A would take 3
times as long as B and C together. All three together complete the work in 5 days. How
long would each take separately?
a.15 days
b.29 days
c.20 days
d.10 days
12. 4 men or 5 women can construct a wall in 82 days. How long will it take 5 men and 4
women to do the same?
a.30 days
b.47 days
c.32 days
d.40 days
13. If 9 men and 12 boys can do a piece of work in 4 days and 4 men and 16 boys can do
the same piece of work in 6 days. How long will 6 men and 24 boys take to complete the
same work?
a.5 days
b.6 days
c.8 days
d.4 days
14. A certain number of men can do a work in 20 days. If there were 4 more men, the
work can be done in 5 days less. How many men were there initially?
a.12 days
b.18 days
c.16 days
d.4 days
15. X is 3 times as fast as Y and is able to complete the work in 40 days less than Y. Find
the time in which they can complete the work together?
a.12 days
b.17 days
c.19 days
d.15 days
16. Sita can finish some work in 12 days working 4 hours a day. Gita can finish the same
in 15 days working 3 hours a day. In how many days can they finish it working together
at 4-1/2 hours a day?
a.5 5/31 days
17. A alone can do a work in 12 days and B alone in 18 days. If C takes twice as long as
A and B together, how long will B and C together take to complete the same work?
a.5 days
b.6 days
c.8 days
d.4 days
18. A and B each working alone can do a work in 10 and 15 days respectively. They
started the work together but B left after sometime and A finished the remaining work in
5 days. After how many days from the start did B leave?
a.4 days
b.3 days
c.2 days
d.8 days
19. A contractor decided to complete the work in 40 days and employed 60 men at the
beginning and 40 men additionally after 10 days and got the work completed as per
schedule. If he had not employed the additional men, how many extra days would he
have needed to complete the work?
a.30 days
b.20 days
c.40 days
d.45 days
20. A group of 35 men is employed to complete some work in 48 days. After 33 days, 5
more men are employed and the work is finished 1 day ealier. If 5 more men were not
employed, how many more days would it have taken beyond the expected period?
a.7 day behind schedule
21. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 9 days respectively; they
work on alternate days starting with A on the first day. In how many days will the work
be done?
a.4 days
b.3 days
c.2 days
d.7 days
22. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 12 days respectively.
They work on alternate days starting with Aon the first day. In how many days will the
work be completed?
a.4 days
b.3 days
c.2 days
d.8 days
23. A and B working separately, can do a piece of work in 12 and 15 days. They work on
alternate days starting with A on the first day. In how many days will the work be
completed?
a.13 1/4 days
d.135/4 days
24. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 20 and 24 days. They work on
alternate days starting with B on the first day. In how many days will the work be
completed?
a.21 5/6 days
d. none of these
25. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 4, 5 and 7 days respectively. They got $415 for
the job. what is A's share?
a.120
b.175
c.160
d.140
26. A,B and C contract a work for $4500. A and B together complete 3/5th of the work
and then C takes over and finished the work. What is the amount received by C?
a.1200
b.1800
c.1600
d.1400
27. Wages for 40 women for 30 days are $21,600. How many men must work for 25 days
to earn $14,400 if the daily wages for a man are double that of a women?
a.12
b.14
c.16
d.19
28. A,B and C can together earn $1,620 in 9 days. A and C can earn $600 in 5 days where
as B and C in 7 days can earn $910. Find the daily earnings of C?
a.Rs 60
b.Rs 70
c.Rs 80
d.Rs 90
29. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 30 days. A starts the work and worked
for 6 days. Then B completed the remaining part of the work. In how many days was the
work completed?
a.24
b.27
c.32
d.34
30. A can do a piece of work in 24 days and B in 48 days. B joins A after A had worked
alone for 6 days. In how many more days would the work get completed?
a.10
b.11
c.12
d.13
31. P can complete a piece of work in 20 days and Q in 30 days. P worked alone for 4
days and then Q completed the remaining work along with R in 18 days. In how many
days can R working alone complete the work?
a.60
b.65
c.80
d.90
32) 25 men take 25 days to construct a wall 10 meter high. How many men would be
required to construct a similar wall which is 8meter high, if it is planned that the work
would be completed in 10 days?
a.32
b.40
c.44
d.48
33) 20 cows and 40 goats can be kept for 10 days for $460. What would be the cost of
keeping 50 cows and 30 goats for 12 days if the cost of keeping 5 goats is the same as
cost of keeping 1 cow?
a.888
b.965
c.1007
d.1104
34) A, B and C started the work and after completing 1/5th of the work C left. A and B
then worked for 20 days. C then took over from A and B and completed the remaining
portion of the work in 12 days. If C takes 40 days to complete the work, in how many
days would A alone or B alone complete the work if the efficiencies with which they
work is the same?
a.40
b.60
c.80
d.100
35) A boy is trying to cover a distance of 100 meters. He takes a jump forward and
covers 2m, but every time he jumps forward he also moves 1m backward. In all, how
many jumps would be required to cover the distance?
a.99
b.100
c.98
d. none of these
36) A piece of work can be completed by 10 men in certain number of days. If there were
2 men less it would have taken 3 more days to complete the work. In how many days can
24 men complete the same work?
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5
37) A is 80 % more efficient than B who is 60% more efficient than C. A takes 40 days
less than B to complete a work. A starts the work and works for 25 days and then B takes
over. B then work for the next 30 days and then stops. In how much more time can C
complete the remaining work?
a.20 days
b.24 days
c.32 days
d.40 days
38) 3 men and 5 women can complete a work in 12 days, which 5 men and 12 women
can complete in 6 days. In how many days can 4 men and 4 women complete the same
work?
a.7
b.10
c.11
d.12
39) P and Q agreed to complete a job in 15 days for $6200. P can complete the same job
in 50 days and Q in 30 days. They had to take R to complete the work in time. Find R's
share in the money earned by them.
a.880
b.1240
c.1460
d.2020
40) A and B complete a piece of work in 10 days. B and C in 12 days and C and A in 15
days. All the three of them started working and then B left after 4 days. C left 3 days after
that and then immediately B joined A again to complete the remaining work. In how
many days was the work completed?
a.10
b.12
c.14
d.22
1.How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?
A.6,000
B.9,000
C.4,000
D.1,000
-B.1 million
C.1 lakh
D.1 thousand
B.French
C.English
D.German
B.45,000
C.4,500
D.450
B.Hindu
C.Tamil
D.Punjabi
6.Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
A.The Bible
B.Hiraka Sutra
D.None of these
B.The Mahabharata
D.Guru Granth Sahib
8.The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
A.The Bible
C.The Ramayana
D.The Mahabharata
D.None of these
D.None of these
B.Kalidas
C.Harsha Vardhan
D.Prem Chand
B.Satyartha Prakash
C.Shakuntala
D.Savitri
B.Swami Vivekanand
C.Sarojini Naidu
D.Kalidas
B.Swami Dayanand
C.Kalidas
D.Tulsidas
B.Sarojini Naidu
C.Charles Lamb
D.H.G. Wells
B.Ramcharitmanas
D.Yashodhara
B.Annie Basant
C.Tulsidas
D.Kalidas
B.Khushwant Singh
C.James Jeans
D.Thomas Moore
B.Khushwant Singh
C.Bankimchandra Chatterjee
D.Sarojini Naidu
B.Alexander Fleming
C.Albert Einstein
D.None of these
23.Euclid was:
A.Greek mathematician
B.Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
C.Propounded the geometrical theosems
D.All the statements are correct
24.Fa-hien was:
A.The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
B.The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
C.The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
D.None of these
25.Firdausi was:
A.A person poet
D.None of these
B.Sarojini Naidu
C.Rani Laxmibai
D.Bachendri Pal
B.John Milton
C.John Keats
D.None of these
30.The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American
independence was:
A.George Washington
B.Bill Clinton
C.George Bush
D.None of these
31.Marco Polo
A.Discovered Greenland
D.Discovered Canada
32.Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?
A.Discovered Greenland
B.Landed on the mainland of south America
C.Discovered the sea route from Europe to India.
D.None of these
33.Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific
Ocean?
A.Ferdinand Magelion
B.Jacques Carter
C.William Janszoom
D.Vasco da Gama
B.Leif Ericsson
C.William Janszoom
D.None of these
B.Rear Admiral
B.Capt. Amundsen
C.Capt. R. E. Scett
C.Both of this
D.None of these
D.None of these
B.Lawn Tennis
C.Wrestling
D.Skating
B.Lacrosse
C.Judo
B.Scotland
C.China
B.Mumbai
C.Chennai
D.Delhi
B.Jamshedpur
C.Cuttack
D.Patiala
B.Physiology or Medicine
B.January 10
C.April 10
D.July 10
48.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:
A.Physics
B.Economics
C.Chemistry
B.Peace
C.Medicine
D .Literature
50.Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually
for:
A.Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
B.Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C.Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962
D.Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
Answers
B.36.9oC
C.98.6oC
D.21.7oC
D.Vitamin K
B.3-4 liters
C.8-10 liters
D.10-12 liters
B.Bone marrow
C.Kidneys
D.Heart
B.260
C.206
D.300
B.Bile juice
C.Peptic juice
D.None of these
B.Arm
C.Leg
D.Face
B.Cerebellum
C.Cerebrum
D.None of these
B.Calcium phosphate
C.Calcium sulphate
D.Calcium nitrate
B.Iron
C.Calcium
D.None of these
B.Destruction of bacteria
C.Prevention of anemia
D.Utilization of energy
B.Pituitary
C.Thyroid
D.Pancreas
B.Liver
C.Pancreas
D.None of these
B.Heart
C.Skin
D.Kidney
16.A person of which of the following blood groups is called a universal donor?
A.O
B.AB
C.A
D.B
B.Thyroid
C.Pituitary
D.Spleen
B.230
C.280
D.300
B.Fats
C.Proteins
D.Vitamins
B.Vitamin C
C.Vitamin A
D.Vitamin D
B.70
C.80
D.100
22.A person with which of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group?
A.A
B.AB
C.B
D.O
B.Lungs
C.Spleen
D.Kidneys
B.Tuberculosis
C.Malaria
D.Cholera
B.Brain
C.Liver
D.Sex organ
B.Eyes
C.Lungs
D.Brain
B.Blood
C.Skin
D.Nerves
B.Concave lens
C.Convex-concave lens
D.Concave-convex lens
B.Eyes
C.Lungs
Column II
Vitamin A
D.Kidneys
B.Scurvy 2.
Vitamin B
C.Rickets 3.
Vitamin C
D.Night Blindness 4.
Vitamin D
ABCD
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
B.Air-borne disease
C.Water-borne disease
D.None of these
B.Gums
C.Heart
D.Lungs
B.Insulin
C.Calcium
D.Vitamins
B.Large intestine
C.Stomach
D.Liver
Column II
Bones
B.Jaundice 2.
Eyes
C.Diabetes 3.
Liver
D.Arthritis 4.
Pancreas
ABCD
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 3 2 4 1
B.Bladder
C.Liver
D.Respiratory tract
B.Heart
C.Kidneys
D.Lungs
3.Biopsy is done on
A.Tissues taken from a dead body
C.X-ray of brain
D.None of these
B.Heart weakness
C.Brain diseases
D.None of these
B.Liver
C.Stomach
D.Gall bladder
B.Plague
C.Tetanus
D.Diphtheria
B.Rabies-dog
C.Tapeworm-pig
D.Poliomyelitis-monkey
Column II
A.Air-borne 1.
Tetanus
B.Water-borne 2.
Tuberculosis
C.Contact 3.
Cholera
D.Wound 4.
Syphilis
ABCD
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
B.Tissue
C.Muscles
D.Blood
B.Pericardial cavity
C.Buccal cavity
D.Thoracic cavity
B.48 chromosomes
C.46 chromosomes
D.23 chromosomes
5.Enzymes help in
A.Respiration
B.Digestion of food
C.Immune system
D.Reproduction
B.Stomach
C.Small intestines
Answers
D.Large intestines
(b)12
(c)18
(d)10
Answer: (b)
(b)8
(c)16
(d)6
Answer: (b)
(b) 99/10
(c) 0.9
Answer: (a)
4. Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can
empty the same in 40 mins. If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the
tank?
(a) 17 1/7 mins
(b) 20 mins
(c) 8 mins
Answer: (a)
5. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day. How many hour a
day should 40 men work to complete the job?
(a) 8 hrs
(c) 7 hrs
(d) 9 hrs
Answer: (b)
(b) 20
(c) 8
7. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hours and 18 kms downstream in 4 hours. Find the
speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph
(c) 5 kmph
Answer: (b)
8. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12 meter by a rope 7 meter long.
Find the area it can graze?
(a) 38.5 sq.m
Answer: (a)
9. Mr. Sharma decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he
walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps
down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is
measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last
step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?
Answer: 46 steps.
10. The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago,
because an old member has been replaced by ayoung member. Find how much younger is
the new member?
Answer: 40 years.
11. Three containers A, B and C have volumes a, b, and c respectively; and container A is
full of water while the other two are empty. If from container A water is poured into
container B which becomes 1/3 full, and into container C which becomes 1/2 full, how
much water is left in container A?
13. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively and
the chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm, and length of the tangent AP is 9
cm, then what is the length of the chord BC?
Answer: BC = 4 cm.
15. Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find out the
probability that they will consist of a king, aqueen and an ace?
Answer: 64/2210.
16. A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every
cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How
many cats do you think were there?
Answer: 991.
18. The square of a two digit number is divided by half the number. After 36 is added to
the quotient, this sum is then divided by 2. The digits of the resulting number are the
same as those in the original number, but they are in reverse order. The ten's place of the
original number is equal to twice the difference between its digits. What is the number?
Answer: 46
19. Can you tender a one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but
none of them would be 2 paise coins?
Answer: 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise coins, and 1 twenty-five paise
coins.
20. A monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back
2ft. How much time would it take the monkey to reach the top?
Answer: 18 hours.
22. A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs. 9/kg with brand B at
Rs. 4/kg. If the mixture is worth Rs. 7/kg, how many kgs. of brand A are needed to make
40 kgs. of the mixture?
Answer: Brand A needed is 24 kgs.
23. A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40
years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How
old is Nepo?
Answer: 360 years old.
24. One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also
shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?
Answer: Three.
25. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day.
How many bananas did he eat on the first day?
Answer: Eight.
26. If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil four eggs?
Answer: Five minutes.
27. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes of
correct time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?
Answer: 32 8/11 minutes.
28. Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2 = 5/9.
Answer: x = 3/2 or -3 and y = 3 or -3/2.
29. Daal is now being sold at Rs. 20/kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16/kg. By how
much percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed?
Answer: 20%.
31. Can you find out what day of the week was January 12, 1979?
Answer: Friday.
32. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days, when given at a rate of 850 grams
per head. At the end of 7 days are inforcement arrives and it was found that now the
provisions will last 8 days less, when given at the rate of 825 grams per head. How, many
more men can it feed?
Answer: 1700 men.
33. From 5 different green balls, four different blue balls and three different red balls,
how many combinations of balls can be chosen taking at least one green and one blue
ball?
Answer: 3720.
34. Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30 minutes
respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept open successively
for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled? Answer: 167 minutes.
35. A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late. What is his usual time?
Answer: 3 hours 20 minutes.
6. A platform surrounded by rail lines from all the four sides, is called
(a) dock platform (b) passenger platform (c) island platform (d) goods platform
Answer: C
11. Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
(a) South-Central Railway Secunderabad
Answer: B
12. Between which of the destinations the first Indian train was started?
(a) From Calcutta to Delhi (b) From Mumbai to Thane
(c) From Mumbai to Surat (d) From Mumbai to Madras
Answer: B
Answer: D
(b) way-side-station
Answer: D
17. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail
lines?
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth
Answer: D
Answer: B
Answer: A
(c) Chennai
(d) Gorakhpur
Answer: B
22. In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Chennai
Answer: C
Answer: A
(c) Secundrabad
(b) Guwahati
(c) Gorakhpur
Answer: A
(b) Chennai
(c) Delhi
(d) Mumbai
Answer: B
Answer: D
29. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Insttitue situated?
(a) Nasik
Answer: C
(b) Baroda
(c) Jamalpur
(d) Pune
(b) Maharashtra
Answer: C
Answer: B
32. Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
(a) Pune
-(b) Chennai
(c) Nasik
(d) Sikandrabad
Answer: A
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
Answer: C
34. What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Forth
Answer: B
(b) Amritsar
(c) Pathancoat
(d) Guwahat
Answer: A
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Answer: B
( b) Varanasi
(c) Kapurthala
(d) Bangalore
Answer: B
39. The manufacturing of steam engine in Chittranjan Locomotive Works was stopped in
(a) 1974
(b) 1961
(c) 1971
(d) 1973
Answer: C
40. The passenger bogies of the Indian Railways are manufactured at which of the
following places?
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Chittranjan
(c) Perambur
(d) Bangalore
Answer: C
41. Indian Railways which is the largest of the Public Sector Enterprises, is divided in
how many regions?
(a) 7
Answer: B
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 10
42. Besides Mahrashtra, Karnataka and Goa, which of the following is the fourth State
for Konakan Railway Project?
(a) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
Answer: A
(b) 1972
(c) 1982
(d) 1965
Answer: C
Answer: A
Answer: B
(c) Airways
Answer: A
48. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways situated?
(a) Chittranjan
(b) Kapurthala
(c) Bangalore
(d) Perambur
Answer: C
49. When was the Jammu City appeared on the map of Indian Railway?
(a) 1965
(b) 1963
(c) 1967
Answer: D
(c) Gwalior
(d) Gorakhpur
Answer: A
(d) 1965
9. what is MFI
Ans: Micro Finance Institutions:
19. Which Counry is trying its currency Yuan to maintain its market value:
Ans: China
(E) 96 crores
(B) Cricket
(C) Hockey
(D) Basketball
(B) Sound
(D) ampere
(E) decibel
(C) ohms
(C) Textile
(D) Coal
8. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Indomi-table Spirit??
(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(E) Infosys
(B) China
(C) Indonesia
(C) Journalist
(D) Politician
15. Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in_____
(A) South Africa
(B) Ukraine
(C) Australia
(D) Italy
(E) Britain
16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organization/Agency working
in the field of Space Research?
(A) ISBN
(B) ISRO
(C) INTELSET
(D) INTACH
19. Alzheimeras disease is the ailment of which of the following organs/parts of the
human body ?
(A) Kidney
(B) Heart
(C) Liver
(D) Stomach
(E) Brain
20. Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days. Which of the
follo-wing countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Britain
21. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?
(A) Microsoft Secrets
(D) e-commerce
22. Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google
on the internet?
(A) Online Space
(B) Orkut
(C) Net-Space
(D) Wikipedia
(B) Delhi
(C) Uttarakhand
(E) Bihar
25. Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no
contact with sea ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Orissa
(C) Maharashtra
(D) North-East
(B) Trade
(C) Port
(D) Transport
27. At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used net-work communication
mode is__________
(A) Very Small Aperture Termi-nal (VSAT)
(B) General Packet Radio Ser-vice(GPRS)
(C) Code Division Multiple Access(CDMA)
(D) Dial-in Connection
(E) None of these
31. Who amongst the following is the Director of the film Water? which was in news ?
(A) Vidhu Vinod Chopra
(C) Gulzar
(B) VCDs
(C) Monitors
(D) Software
35. Who amongst the following is the M.D./Chairman of one of the major Steel
Companies?
(A) Shri L. N. Mittal
37. Which of the following awards is not given for excellence in the field of literature ?
(A) Booker Prize
(E) Maharashtra
39. Who amongst the following is the author of the book series named as Harry Potter?
(A) J. K. Rowling
(C) Julia Roberts
40. Which of the following Satellites recently dedicated donation helps Direct to Home
Television Ser-vice in India?
(A) Matsat
(B) Edusat
(C) InsataE"4b
(D) InsataE"IB
41. Many times we read some news items about the West Bank? West Bank? is situated
at the western side of the river__________
(A) Mississippi
(B) Amazon
(C) Nile
(D) Jordan
42. Which of the following phenomenon is considered responsible for Global Warming?
(A) Greenhouse Gas Effect
(C) Dry Farming
(E) None of these
44. Name of Jyoti Randhawa is asso-ciated with which of the following games ?
(A) Golf
(B) Badminton
(C) Hockey
(D) Chess
45. Which of the following Software Companies recently launched its education portal
Unlimited Potential? in India ?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Infosys
(C) Wipro
(D) TCS
(C) Golfer
48. Prof. Muhammad Yunus the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent
of which of the following concepts in the field of banking?
(A) Core Banking
49. Who amongst the following was India official candidate for the post of UNO
Secretary Gene- ral?
(A) Mr. Shyam Saran
50. Mr. Gordon Brown has taken over as the Prime Minister of_______
(A) Italy
(B) Canada
(C) France
(E) Britain
Answers with Explanation:1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (E) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (E) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (E) 11. (E) 12. (B) 13. (C)
14. (C) 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (E) 25.
(D) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (E) 29. (A) . 30. (B) 31. (E) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (E) 35. (A) 36.
(A) 37. (D) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (c) 41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (D) 48.
(b) 49. (C) 50. (E)
2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present
RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations?
(A) 10 paise
(B) 20 paise
(C) 25 paise
(D) 50 paise
3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency?
(A) Dollar
(B) Dinar
(C) Yen
(D) Peso
(E) Euro
4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general
public. These machines are called
(A) Coin dispensing machines
(B) ATMs
5. Which of the following namesis not associated with the insurance business in India ?
(A) Bajaj Allianz
(B) LIC
(C) GIC
(E) GE Money
6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold,
silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has mained the highest
trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) zinc
2. Credit Card
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers IPO?. What is the full form of the same ?
(A) Indian Public Offer
9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full
form of the same ?
(A) New Multi Capital Exchange
Exchange
(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange
(E) None of these
10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property.
This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of
banking ?
(A) Corporate Banking
11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the
field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?
(A) Gramin Bank of Bangladesh
(B) CRY
(C) ASHA
(D) NABARD
12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of
(A) Literature
(B) Physics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Music
13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a
Hockey Coach ?
(A) Guru
(C) Om Shanti Om
14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) Nepal\
(D) Britain
(E) France
16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Maldives
17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of
literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?
(A) Inflation
(B) Sensex
(D) SLR
(B) SEBI
(C) SIDBI
(E) BHEL
19. Which of the countries represent letter aE~CaE? in the category known as BRIC
countries ?
(A) Canada
(B) Chile
(C) Cuba
(D) Croatia
(E) China
20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the
ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?
(A) President of India
21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence inthe field of sports ?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(C) Shram Vir Award
22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?
(A) YES
(B) HDFC
(C) TATA
(E) Axis
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Tennis
(E) Cricket
24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold
for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?
(A) 123 Pact with USA
25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?
(A) SAT
(B) NET
(C) PAN
(D) VAT
ANSWERS :
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D)
1. Jayasuriya who decided to take retirement from Test Cricket is from which of the
following countries?
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
2. In order to give impetus to agri-culture which of the following states has launched
Contract Farming Scheme ?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Orissa
(D) Haryana
3. Dola Banerjee who won a Gold Medal in an international games event in November
2007 is asso-ciated with :
(A) Archery
(B) Badminton
(D) Swimming
4. Who amongst the following is the highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket in
the world ?
(A) R. Hadlee
(C) Anil Kumble
(E) Mutthiah Muralidharan
5. Late Benzair Bhutto was associa-ted with which of the following political parties ?
(A) Muslim League
6. Zhang Zilin who was adjudged as the Miss World 2007 is from which of the following
coun- tries ?
(A) South Africa
(B) Russia
(D) Vietnam
(E) China
(D) RTGs
9. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission ?
(A) Dr. C. Rangarajan
10. The Green revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the
following ?
(A) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(B) CARE
(C) Avard
(D) NWDPRA
12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Namesake?
(A) Salman Rushdie
(D) V. S. Naipaul
13. Which of the following countries launched its first Lunar Orbiter Change "I? ?
(A) India
(C) China
(D) France
14. Who amongst the following is ranked No. 1 Tennis players amongst the women
players ? (as per recent ranking)
(A) Maria Sharapova
15. The Information and Broadcas-ting Ministry has selected which of the following pairs
for its prestigious Life Time Achieve-ment Awarda? given away recen-tly ?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan
(B) Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar
(C) Asha Bhosle and Lata Man-geshkar
(D) Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar
(E) None of these
16. Many a times we read in news-paper about the benefits of National Electronic, Funds
Trans-fer (NEFT) a delivery service launched by the bank. Why banks advocate for such
delivery channels?
1. It is a system in which no physical transfer takes place hence risk is very low.
2. In this system banks are not required to transfer any money actually to the account of
the customer. Only book adjustment is done. Hence actual fund is not needed.
3. This facility is available to anybody at any place. Even having a bank account is not at
all necessary.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) Only (3) is correct
(D) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct
17. The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Award for Peace Disar-mament and
Development2006 was conferred upon whom amongst the following ?
(A) Prof. Wangari Maathai
18. As reported in the newspapers China has asked its banks to put 12A.5% money
instead of earlier 12% as CRR. This correction in CRR is made for the seventh time in
last one year. Why did China have to take this step again and again and so frequently?
1. It will put a curb on lending of the money by the banks.
2. It will help Govt. of China to tame the rate of inflation.
3. It will help poor to get easy loans at cheaper rates from the banks as higher CRR brings
more money for acti-vities of the social sector.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct
(D) Only (3) is correct
(E) Both (1) and (2) are correct
20. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign capital inflow to India ?
(A) FDI
Accounts
(B) FII
(D) No Frills
21. India-European Union Summit 2007 was organized in November 2007 at New Delhi.
Which of the following is true about the same ?
1. A landmark MOU was signed by both the parties which envisages that EU would help
India to achieve millennium Goals.
2. EU will plead India case of more subsidy to agro sector in WTO meets.
3. Both the parties reaffirmed their commitment tothe rule based multilateral trading
system.
23. The 53rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHO-GM) was organized
at which of the following places in November 2007?
(A) Kampala
(B) London
(D) Perth
24. As per the reports published in the news papers /magazines the overall credit (credit
by banks) grew by over Rs. 1,00,000 crores in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Which of the
following sectors was one single main contributor to this boom?
(A) Housing and real estate sector
(B) Agriculture sector
(C) Business loans to doctors and account professionals
(D) Manufacturing Sector
(E) None of these
25. Many times we see banks advertise" Anywhere Banking : Any-time Banking. Which
of the following products/facilities launched by banks make it possible for the customers
to avail banking services 24 hours all seven days?
1. ATM
26. Which of the following organiza-tion/agencies has asked all the banks in India to
form customer service panels at branch levels ?
(A) Indian Bank Association
27. As we all know Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken some
corrective steps to restrict functioning of Partici-patory Notes (P-Notes) in Indian Stock
Markets. Why are P-Notes considered dangerous for the financial markets of a country?
1. This allows a foreign inves-tor to invest funds without knowing the history/finan-cial
health of a company. If Company fails foreign investors lose their money. Govt. of India
does not want this as this will bring a bad name to the country.
2. P-Notes allow foreign inves-tors to buy shares of blue chip companies without
following know Your Custo-mer (KYC) norms. Hence money invested here may not be
from avalid and legal source.
3. P-Notes are launched to arrange funds only for social schemes. Due to huge funds
available with NRI for investment they are sending it in bulk. Hence cost of such
investments is very high and it is not commercially viable for banks to accept such
investments.
(A) Only (1) is correct
28. The Banking Industry a few years back was badly in the grip of Non Performing
Assets (Bad loans) for which the RBI and banks took special measures. As per the latest
financial reports of the industry,what is the status of NPAs at present ?
1. There are no NPAs now asnot a single loan of Rs. 5 lakhs and above is given by the
bank without proper paperwork.
2. As reported of 2006-07 the NPAs have declined.
3. As the interest rates are very high banks are not providing loans to middle class and
poor general borrows. Hence NPAs in private and personal bank-ing area are zero where
as in industrial credit sector NPAs are still at the level of 22 per cent.
(A) Only (1) is correct
(B) Only (2) is correct
(C) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(D) Only (3) is correct
(E) None of these
29. Which of the following car com-panies has launched a small cheaper car Nan ?
(A) Maruti Suzuki Udhyog Ltd.
(B) Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
(C) Tata Motors Ltd.
(D) Hindustan Motors Ltd.
(E) None of these
30. The Govt. of India in general and the Banks in particular are very much after the
Financial Inclu-sion a goal which both of them wish to achieve as early as pos-sible.
What is the actual meaning of Financial Inclusion?
1. Each and every individual above the age of 21 years should have an employment
and/or independent source of income enough for him/her to sustain.
2. It is a concept which envi-sages that maximum people in India should have access to
banking services.
3. Banking services should be provided only to those who have a valid and legal source
of income as Govt. of India wants each and every per-son in the income tax net
irrespective of the level of their income.
(A) Only (1) is true
(B) Only (2) is true
(C) Only (3) is true
(D) Both (1), (2), (3) are true
(E) None of these
31. As per the reports in the major financial newspapers India has urged China to
redressimba-lance in trade. What does it really mean ? It means
(A) India exports more items to China whereas China does not export much to India
(B) India is not able to export much to China whereas its import from China is of higher
value
(C) China and India are not at all trade partners. Hence there is no transaction between
the two countries
(D) As per WTO laws India is supposed to export food grains to China. But China has
not placed any order for the same in 2006-07. It has also refused to accept 200 lakh
tonnes of wheat exported to it by India.
(E) None of these
32. As reported in the newspapers the collection of Direct Taxes which includes IT, FBT,
STT and BCTT grew by about50% during the current fiscal year. Which of the following
is the name of the tax levied on a cash withdrawal or deposit from/to a bank ?
(A) IT
(B) FBT
(C) STT
(D) BCTT
33. As reported in some financial newspapers some banks in India (including major
banks) these days are not accepting US dollar transactions from Iranian buyers. Which of
the following is the major reason of banks not accep-ting such transactions from Iran ?
1. USA has put a ban on major iranian Banks hence Indian banks are also not accepting
transaction from Iran as they do not get return of the same from it.
2. Iran is facing a major Recession hence all Banks have stopped major transactions with
Iranian banks.
3. Iran has declared itself asan Islamic country and hence its banking is also Islamic
Banking. This is the reason owing to which most of the countries are not able to develop
financial ties with it.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) and (2)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
34. As reported in some major financial news papers many times it is said that Other
Income? boosts the profit of a bank to a substantial level. What is this other income for a
bank ?(Pick up the option (s) which are the part (s) of this other income)
1. Commission for selling insurance policies.
2. Fee for providing various services (like ATM/Extra cheque etc.)
3. Interest on advances and loans.
35. Amongst the BRIC nations the GDP of which of the following took a fast growth of
11A.5% in recent past?
(A) None
(B) Brazil
(E) China
36. Which of the following is the achievement/outcome of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi visit to
China in October 2007?
1. A working group is estab-lished to prepare a frame-work for the settlement of
boundary issue.
2. China has agreed to support India claim to have a permanent seat in UN Security
Council.
3. China agreed to stop all exports to Pakistan till it switches over to a democra-tically
elected government.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1), (2) and (3)
(E) None of these
37. As reported time and again and in the media most of the Indian Industrialists are
against a regional trade pact with China. Why China is not a preferred partner in trade
and business activities in India?
1. India has already instigated maximum number of cases against China under anti
dumping laws.
2. China is not a quality cons-cious country. Hence the products are not of good market
value.
3. China has maximum trade agreements with those countries whose activities are not
liked by India and some major countries of E.U. China is importing goods from them and
redirecting it to India.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) All (1), (2) and (3)
(E) None of these
38. India has a regional trade pact SAFTA. This pact is with mem-bers of which of the
following group of countries?
(A) IBSA
(B) EU
(C) OPEC
(D) BRIC
(E) SAARC
40. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for helping Senior Citizens
to avail loan by mortgage of their resi-dential property?
(A) English mortgage scheme
(B) Senior Capital Loan scheme
(C) Reverse Mortgage Loan scheme
(D) DEMAT Account Scheme
(E) None of these
41. Who amongst the following received the Nobel Prize 2007 for Medicine?
1. Martin Evans
2. Mario Capecchi
3. Oliver Smiths
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3) jointly
42. A summit of which of the follo-wing two countries took place for the first time
recently which is being considered a big leap in the direction of diffusing conflict
between them from last 50 years ?
(A) China "Russia
(B) Vietnam "USA
(C) China "Pakistan
(D) Russia "USA
(E) South-Korea "North Korea
43. The Gorkha Hill Council is in function in which of the follo-wing districts of West
Bengal (Since October 2007) ?
(A) Midnapore
(C) Nadia
(B) Birbhum
(D) Howrah
(E) Darjeeling
44. Prime Minister of India was on a visit to Russia in November 2007. Which of the
following is/are the outcome of his meeting with Russian Leaders ?
1. Both the countries signedan agreement for their joint space programme.
2. India signed a nuclear deal with Russia for construction of four new NuclearReac-tions
in Tamil Nadu.
3. India and Russia agreed to take a joint military action tostop insurgency problem in
some parts of India.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
45. The Govt. of India has decided to take a major stake in Sakhalin IV and Sakhalin V
oil fields. Both these oil fields are situated in which of the following countries ?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) China
46. The Planning commission of India has established a National Fund to improve the
distribution of which of the following in the country ?
(A) Electricity
47. The US economy is in a bad shape these days as a slow down is noticed in it in recent
past. What will be its impact on Global economy? in general ?
1. Dollar will be depreciated.
2. Export from European mar-kets will gain strength.
3. Interest rates of short term loans in money market will shoot up sharply as demand for
short term rupee loan will shoot up.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
48. As published in the news papes the RBI has issued certain guide-lines to be followed
by the Recovery Agents appointed by the banks. In addition to this the Indian Bank
Association (IBA) has to formulate a special training course for them. Why RBI and IBA
has to come into picture for such an issue which is the res-ponsibility of the banks ?
1. RBI and Govt. were getting many complaints from the public about the misbeha-viour
of Recovery agents.
2. Govt. of India is paying much emphasis on provi-ding banking services to the poor
section of society. News about ill treatment by agents or suicides due to inability to
payback loans create a negative picture. RBI do not want this to hap-pen.
3. Despite banks efforts to recover loans many people still do not wish to repay their
loans intentionally. Recovery agents will help banks to get their money back by all
possible means.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
49. The imports of which of the following items from India has been lesser than its
Exports of the same during 2007-08?
(A) Oil (B) Chemicals
(C) Steel (D) Tea
(E) None of these
50. The Planning commission of India decided to fix the target growth of GDP during
11th Five year plan at 9%. What was the growth rate in 10th plan period ?
(A) 4% (B) 8%
(C) 5A.5% (D) 7A.6%
(E) 6A.7%
Answer : (C)
2. The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous
financial services company?
(A) Citicorp
(B) ICICI
(C) HSBC
Ans : (A)
3. Which former advertising personality has recently been named the Undersecretary of
State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US
following the September 11 terrorist strikes?
(A) Charlotte Beers
Ans : (A)
4. Which premium international range of luggage was recently launched in India by Blow
Plast?
(A) Samsonit
(B) Strolley
(D) Delsey
Ans : (D)
5. This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon. comand the famous launch of the
Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
(A) 1992
(B) 1994
(C) 1995
(D) 1993
Ans : (B)
6. Henry Ford revolutionized the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford
Model T. In which year was it launched?
(A) 1924
(B) 1912
(C) 1908
(D) 1897
Ans : (C)
7. Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which of the following groups of companies?
(A) Wipro
(B) HCL
(C) Aptech
Ans : (B)
(B) Bata
Ans : (C)
9. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the
famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?
(A) Van Heusen
(C) Hathaway
(D) Dockers
Ans : (C)
(B) Peppermint
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
13. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the "
(A) First Amendment
Ans : (D)
(B) vacuum
(C) air
(D) water
Ans : (A)
15. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is"
(A) 50 mn years
Ans : (C)
(B) U K
(C) Spain
(D) Japan
Ans : (D)
18. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal
for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Goa
Ans : (B)
(B) Kusinagara
(C) Pavapuri
(D) Magadha
Ans : (B)
20. What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic
Civilization?
(A) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
(B) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was
worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(C) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age
was on religion.
(D) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no
hard and fast rules about violence.
Ans : (A)
(B) Guanine
(C) Thymine
(D) Uracil
Ans : (C)
(B) Darwin
(C) Mendel
(D) Vesalius
Ans : (A)
23. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
(A) Coriander
(B) Mustard
(C) Cumin
(D) Fenugreek
Ans : (D)
24. The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called"
(A) sublimation point
Ans : (C)
(B) Silica
(C) Graphite
D) Nickel
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
(C) Water
Ans : (C)
28. The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called"
(A) Angle of dip
Ans : (B)
(B) Peso
(D) Krones
Ans : (B)
(B) Ambanis
(C) Goenkas
(D) Kanorias
Ans : (A)
31. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries"
(A) Kalyani Black Label
(C) McDowells
(D) Bagpiper
Ans : (D)
(B) Mitsubishi
(C) Hitachi
(D) Carrier
Ans : (D)
(B) Godfrey-Philips
Ans : (C)
Ans : (D)
(B) Guilder
(C) Mark
(D) Schilling
Ans : (A)
37. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector
(A) Suresh Krishna
Ans : (D)
38. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration
(A) BPL
(B) Thermax
(C) Lloyd
Ans : (C)
(B) 15
(C) 21
(D) 12
Ans : (B)
(B) Powell
(C) Rumsfeld
(D) Cheney
Ans : (A)
41. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain- TLD) .com introduced?
(A) 1989
Ans : (B)
(B) 1985
(C) 1994
(D) 1991
(D) Goldamyer
Ans : (B)
43. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island
of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
(A) They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
(B) It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
(C) It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's
image on it.
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
148. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most
closely related to which of the following industries/markets
(A) Stock Exchange
(B) Banking
Ans : (B)
45. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez
Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
(A) They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
(B) They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
(C) They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
(B) Sony
(C) Intel
(D) Microsoft
Ans : (D)
47. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after
the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001aE"
(A) Melissa
(C) C-Brain
Ans : (B)
48. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
(A) Extended product
(C) Experience
Ans : (C)
49. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy
amidst widespread clouds of scandal?
(A) Guillani Giovanni
Ans : (D)
Ans : (D)
51. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
(A) Swarna
(B) Dolphin
(C) Speed
(D) Vayu
Ans : (B)
52. What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being
marketed by HPCL?
(A) Power
(B) Premium
(C) Speed
(D) Clean X
Ans : (A)
53. Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai
and Delhi?
(A) Dolphin
(B) Swarna
(C) Garuda
(D) Seema
Ans : (C)
54. To which business group did the Ambani is of Reliance Group sell their holding in
Larsen and Toubro?
(A) RP Goenkas
(C) Kanorias
(B) A V Birla
(D) Mittals
Ans : (B)
55. Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo
(A) ICICI Credit cards
Ans : (C)
56. What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?
(A) Accord
(B) Jupiter
Ans : (D)
57. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think
Different'?
(A) Apple
(B) IBM
(C) Wipro
Ans : (A)
(B) Switzerland
(D) Luxemburg
Ans : (B)
59. What is the brand name of the range of shoes and apparel for children under the age
of five, that Reebok plans to introduce shortly?
(A) Weebok
(B) Kids
(C) Kidsport
(D) Tyke
Ans : (A)
60. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
(A) Danone
(B) Heinz
(D) Schweppes
Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
62. Which billionaire businessman has been elected Mayor of New York, replacing the
popular Rudy Giuliani?
(A) William Clay Ford
Ans : (D)
63. Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the
cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?
(A) Aviva
(C) MetLife
Ans : (C)
64. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
(A) Finland
(B) Sweden
(C) Switzerland
(D) Denmark
Ans : (B)
65. 'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising
(A) Chinese New year
Ans : (C)
66. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?
(A) Nokia
Ans : (D)
(B) Intel
(C) Motorola
67. Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business
School?
(A) Stephen R Covey
(C) John Love
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
(C) Glaxo
Ans : (A)
70. Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account
of lapse in accounting practices?
(A) Ferguson
(B) PWH
(D) KPMG
Ans : (C)
(B) Mansingh
(D) Hindujas
72. Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river
to its source?
(A) Sir Edmund Hillary (B) Tenzing Norgay
Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
(B) Motorola
(C) Ericsson
(D) Nokia
Ans : (D)
(B) Jefferson
(C) Washington
(D) Adams
Ans : (A)
78. Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?
(A) V I Lenin
Ans : (C)
79. Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not Correct?
(A) HTA; J.Walter Thomson
Ans : (D)
Ans : (A)
81. Who's 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic
policy?
(A) Keynes
(B) Ricardo
(C) Laffer
(D) Smith
Ans : (C)
82. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant
killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?
(A) The Gurkhas
Ans : (B)
83. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a
combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?
(A) HP
(B) Sony
(C) Compaq
(D) Acer
Ans : (A)
84. Which of the following companies was forced to shut down its digital music service
because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?
(A) Musiccity
(C) Livewire
(B) Morpheus
(D) Napster
Ans : (D)
85. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?
(A) HP
(C) Microsoft
(B) Compaq
(D) Apple
Ans : (D)
86. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Thailand\
(D) Burma
Ans : (C)
87. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of
India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?
(A) LIC of India
Ans : (C)
88. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?
(A) STAR Sports
(B) ESPN
(C) Sportstock.com
(D) Channel 9
Ans : (A)
89. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?
(A) Donald Rumsfeld
Ans : (B)
(B) Aircraft
(C) Ships
(B) Erythromycin
(C) Cephalospirin
(D) Ciprofloxacin
Ans : (D)
92. The farmers of _______________ were involved in violent protests against falling
rice prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?
(A) France
(C) Denmark
(B) Indonesia
(D) S.Korea
Ans : (D)
93. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of
India to be mixed with petrol?
(A) Methanol
(B) Ethanol
(C) Kerosene
(D) Butanol
Ans : (B)
94. Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?
(A) 1220 A.D
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
(C) CNBC
(D) CNN
Ans : (D)
97. Which advertising agency took over the agency Saatchi and Saatchi last year to
become one of the largest advertising firms in the world?
(A) Euro RSCG
(B) Publicis
(D) Havas
Ans : (B)
98. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which
company is the promoter behind this venture?
(A) The Times of India
(C) Star India
(B) Mid-Day
(D) Zee
Ans : (C)
99. Which bathing soap advertises with the baseline, 'For total skincare since 1918' in
India?
(A) Camay
(C) Hamam
(D) Lux
Ans : (B)
100. The NewYork Mayor Rudolph Guiliani rejected a $10 mn donation offered by this
billionaire prince.
(A) Prince Awaleed Bin Talal of S.Arabia
Ans : (A)
101. Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is in
Correct?
(A) HDFC - Standard Life
Ans : (C)
(C) Seagram
Ans : (C)
103. "Everything from cancer to heart attacks. Covered for 70 paise a day," is the
baseline of an advertisement by
(A) Birla Sun Life
Ans : (C)
104. Which Indian woman was recently included in the Fortune magazine's global list of
50 most powerful women in business?
(A) Lalita Gupte
Ans : (A)
105. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum,
which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?
(A) Canada
(B) Sweden
(C) Finland
(D) Singapore
Ans : (C)
107. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean
'dead' in French and 'one' in German?
(A) Dettol
(B) Mortein
(C) Martini
(D) Ritter
Ans : (B)
108. Which is the longest running TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner
Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now a popular fare on the Cartoon
Network?
(A) Scooby Doo
(C) Popeye
Ans : (A)
109. Which company has recently launched a range of biscuits in India following its
takeover of Nutrine confectionery?
(A) Hindustan Lever
(B) Marico
Ans : (D)
110. In the latest Forbes List of wealthiest Americans, 3 out of the top 4 richest men in
USA have made their wealth from one company. Which one?
(A) Standard Oil (Exxon)
(B) Microsoft
(C) De Beers
Ans : (B)
(D) Dunagiri
Ans : (B)
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
114. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch The Dandi March?
(A) 1924
(B) 1930
(C) 1941
(D) 1942
Ans : (B)
116. In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?
(A) 1854
(B) 1879
(C) 1904
(D) 1888
Ans : (B)
(B) 28 ft
(C) 84 ft
(D) 78 ft
Ans : (D)
118. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?
(A) S. Korea
(B) Japan
(C) Malaysia
(D) China
Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
Ans : (B)
121. Which advertising agency is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first
college focussed on advertising and communications?
(A) Ogilvy and Mather
(C) Mudra
Ans : (C)
122. What famous car brand, originally from the former Czechoslovakia, was taken over
by Volkswagen in the 1990s?
(A) Skoda
(B) Saab
(C) Piaggio
(D) Volvo
Ans : (A)
123. What is the title of the original BBC TV series on which the Hindi TV series,
Kamzor KadiKaun, based?
(A) Who wants to be a millionaire?
(C) Mastermind
Ans : (D)
124. The loyalty program of which company is known as "First Citizen's Club"?
(A) Shopper's Stop
Ans : (A)
125. The following is the baseline found in the ad of which product "The man with the
smooth edge"
(A) Four Square cigarettes
Ans : (A)
(B) Scanderberg
(C) Sigismund
Ans : (A)
(C) McStay
(D) Holidayz
Ans : (B)
128. Which company unsuccessfully launched a soap under the brand Protex in India?
(A) SmithKline Beecham
Ans : (D)
(B) Guns
(C) Binoculars
Ans : (D)
130. Which famous CEO was featured in the endorsement ad for Microsoft XP with the
quote, "When I saw Windows XP in action, I was amazed. How did Microsoft get hold of
my wish list?"?
(A) Ratan Tata
Ans : (C)
131. Which automobile major has made a debut in the Formula One racing circuit in
2002 with its team led by the drivers Allan McNish and Mike Salo?
(A) Honda
B) Jaguar
(C) Saab
(D) Toyota
Ans : (D)
132. Which famous company started as Asahi Optical in 1919 - before adopting its
current name in 1957?
(A) Yashica
(C) Pentax
(D) Nikon
Ans : (C)
133. What brand name was given, in 1924, by the Mayor of Tokyo when he released the
first watch produced by Shokosha Watch Company?
(A) Seiko
(B) Citizen
(C) Tissot
Ans : (B)
134. The advertisement of which product carried the baseline 'Mom said, "Always boil
the water". Moms are seldom wrong'"
(A) Ion Exchange
(C) Ford Ikon
(B) Zero B
(D) KLM Airline
Ans : (C)
135. Who has authored the latest business best-seller *Big Brands, Big Trouble?
(A) Al Ries
(C) Naomi
Ans : (D)
136. Which company owns the famous cigarette brands Charminar and Charms?
(A) Godfrey Philips
(C) ITC
Ans : (D)
137. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?
(A) Barometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Hydrometer
(D) Sphygmomanometer
Ans : (D)
138. Which of the following countries fought the first of the opium wars?
(A) Russia China
Ans : (C)
139. Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot, the noted French physicist is associated with what
branch of study?
(A) Thermodynamics
(C) Superconductivity
Ans : (A)
(B) Moody's
(C) Forrester
(D) ICRA
Ans : (D)
1. If a word is typed that is not in Word dictionary, a ___ wavy underline appears below
the word.
(A) red
(B) green
(C) blue
(D) black
Ans (A)
2. The _____ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent
commands oractions.
(A) Search
(B) Cut
(C) Document
(D) Undo
Ans (D)
3. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is considered ___
(A) a formula
(B) text
(C) a name
(D) a title
Ans (B)
4. ________ Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
(A) Word processing
(B) megabyte
(C) gigabyte
(D) terabyte
Ans (C)
6. ______ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
(A) Formatting
(B) Merging
(C) Embedding
(D) Splitting
Ans (B)
(B) application
(C) system
Ans (C)
8. When you quickly press and releaes the left mouse button twice , you are ____
(A) Primary-clicking
(B) pointing
(C) Double-clicking
(D) Secondary-clicking
Ans (C)
(B) sheets
(D) gridlines
12. During the boot process, the ____________ looks for the system files.
A CD
B. BIOS
C. CPU
D. DVD
AnS (B)
B Icons
C Menus
D Windows
Answer: C
15. The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating system that it is in
need of immediate attention is called an:
A action.
B event.
C interrupt.
D activity.
Answer: C
16. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n)
____________ to each task requiring the processor attention.
A CPU
B slice of time
C stack
D event
Answer: B
17. The blocks of code, included in the operating system, that software applications
interact with are known as:
A application programming interfaces (APIs).
B complimentary metal-oxide conductors (CMOS).
C device drivers.
D bootstrap loaders.
Answer: A
B user-friendly
C command-driven
D Mac
Answer: C
Answer: D
B in the CPU.
C in a flash card.
Answer: D
B accessibility.
C authentication.
D logging in.
Answer: C
26. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the
computer
A CPU.
B platform.
C BIOS.
D CMOS.
Answer: B
28. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the
boot-up process?
A Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? Check configuration
settings
B Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ?Load operating system ? Check configuration settings
C Perform POST ? Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Check configuration
settings
D Activate BIOS ? Check configuration settings ? Perform POST ? Load operating
system
Answer: B
29. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT:
A load the operating system into RAM.
B the power-on self-test.
C activate the basic input/output system (BIOS).
D load application programs.
Answer: D
30. The ____________, stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating
system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.
A BIOS
B API
C device driver
D supervisor program
Answer: A
B ROM.
C the CPU.
Answer: B
32. Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational is the
____________process.
A configuration
B CMOS
C POST
D ROM
Answer: C
33. The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the:
A registry.
B API.
C CMOS.
D kernel.
Answer: D
34. Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)?
A The Scan Disk utility begins to run.
B The video card and video memory are tested.
C The BIOS identification process occurs.
D Memory chips are checked to ensure they are working properly.
Answer: A
35. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT:
A any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory.
B the setting for the amount of hard drive space to allocate to virtual memory can be
manually changed.
C this temporary storage is called the swap file (or page file).
D virtual memory is physical space on the hard drive.
Answer: A
36. The operating system allows users to organize the computer contents in a hierarchical
structure of directories that include all of the following EXCEPT:
A files.
B folders.
D drives.
D systems.
Answer: D
37. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT:
A windows are an example of a command-driven environment.
B windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop.
C more than one window can be open at a time.
D toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows.
Answer: A
38. All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT:
A A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference.
B Files can be generated from an application.
C Files are stored in RAM.
D Files should be organized in folders.
Answer: C
39. Using Windows Explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates:
A an open folder. B the folder contains subfolders.
C a text file.
D. a graphics file.
Answer: B
40. In Windows XP, if you want to see the file size and modified dates of all files in a
folder, the best viewing option is the __________ view.
A List
B Thumbnails
C Details
D Icon
Answer: C
(B) Football
(C)Hockey
(D) Badminton
2. The amount of Blood comes out from ventricle, per minute iscalled?
(A) Cardiac cycle
(B) Protein
(C) Carbohydrate
(D) Minerals
(B) Football
(C)Cricket
(D) Volleyball
(C) When rules of games are not followed (D) Over confidence
(B) 500-600 gm
(D) 567-650 gm
7. Which of the following food stuff contains almost all ingredients of a balanced diet?
(A) Meat
(B) Milk
(C) Chicken
(D) Fish
(B) Germany
(C) Italy
(D) England
(B) l8x9metre
(C) l9xl0metre
(D) 20 x 10 metre
(D) Dynamometer
12. Name the first Indian woman We won the Gold Medal in asian games
(A) P. T. Usha
(B) Hockey
(C) Kabaddi
(D) Volleyball
(D) Farsightedness
(B) Tensiometer
(D) Flesometer
(B) Writing
(C) Demonstration
(D) Search
(B) Malnutrition
(D) Sickness
20. During muscular contraction, if there is no change in the size of muscle, this
contraction is said
(A) Isometric
(B) Isotonic
(C) Isokinetic
(D) Kinetic
(B) 250
(C)300
(D) 350
(B)II
(C)V
(D)IX
(B) 2,00,000
(C) 3,00,000
(D) 4,00,000
(B) Volleyball
(C) Baseball
25. The amount of calories required by an adult of average body weight per day is?
(A) 1500 calorie
26. For the good health which type of exercises are necessary?
(A) Light
(D) Regular
(B) Endurance
(C)Strength
(D) Agility
(B) Butterfly
29. In test cricket, how many bouncers can be bowled in one over?
(A)1
(B)2
(C)3
(D) 4
(B) Amylase
(C)Trypsin
(D) Lipase
(B) Carbohydrate
(C) Minerals
(D) Vitamins
(B) Germany
(C)Italy
(D) China
(B) Attitudes
(C) Routines
(B) Squash
(C) Basketball
(D) Golf
(B) 800 gm
(C)825 gm
(D) 700gm
(B) Basketball
(B) Individual
(C) State
(D) Parents
(C) Young
(D) Smart
(B) Development
(B) Nerves
(C)Lungs
(D) Heart
(B) Strength
(C)Speed
(D) Flexibility
45. The Basal Metabolic Rate may vary from person to person but it is closely related to a
person amount of?
(A) Weight of the body
(B) Pune
(C) Kolkata
(B) Chess
(C) Boxing
(D) Football
49. What is manufactured from the iron that we obtain from our diet?
(A) Blood cells
(B) Haemoglobin
(D) Protoplasm
Answers:
1C
2B
3C
4A
5C
6D
7B
11 V
12 D
21 B
13 C
14 A
15 C
16 C
17 B 18 A
19 C 20 A
22 B
23 B
24 D
25 C
26 D
27 D 28 C
29 B 30 D
31 B
32 A
33 A
34 C
35 C
36 A
41 B
42 B
43 D
44 D 45 B
46 C
8D
9B
10 C
37 B 38 B 39 D 40 B
47 A
48 D 49 B 50 C
(B) 5x5mts
(C) 5 x 3 mts
(D) 5 x 6 mts
(B)Nitrogen
(C)Oxygen
(D) Hydrogen
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Vitamin K
(B) Adrenal
(C) Pepsin
(D) Renin
(B) Asthma
(C) Tuberculosis
(B) Green
(D) White
(B) 46gm
(C)30gm
(D) 37gm
(B)Baulk line
10. The tread mills training is prescribed for the injured athlete for the purpose of
improving his/her
(A)Muscle strength
(C)Range of motion
(D)Muscle endurance
11. To which of the following chambers of the heart, is the aorta connected?
(A)Left ventricle
(B)Right ventricle
(C)Right auricle
(D)Left auricle
(B) Health
(C) Concentration
(B) Sydney
(D) Dubai
(B)Biceps
(C)Deltoid
(D)Lattismus Dorsi
(B)Flexibility
D)Agility
(C) Agility
(D) Speed
18. Which of the following game team consists of both men and women players?
(A)Corfball
(B) Netball
(C)Softball
(D) Handball
(B) E. L. Thorndike
(B)3
(C)6
(D)9
21. Which of the famous Hockey player has written the book Golden Hat trick?
(A) Ajit Pal Singh
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2
(D) Vitamin D
24. How many entries are allowed per event in Athletics in Olympics?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(B) 1975
(C) 1979
(D) 1973
27. What was the Mascot of first Asian games held at New Delhi?
(A) Jantar Mantar
(D) Appu
(B) 6
(C)7
(D) 9
30. In which country Indian women cricket team won the test series first time?
(A) New Zealand
(C) Australia
(D) England
(C) Swimming
(D) Football
(B) 95.5A F
(C) 96.6A F
(D) 97.4A F
33. The life span of Red Blood corpuscles is not more than
(A) 120 days
(B) 40-60 ml
(B) 15 cm
(C) 10 cm
(D) 05 cm
(B) Insulin
(C) Thyroxin
(D) Non-Apinefreen
(B) No
(C) Sometimes
(D) Never
(B) Vitamin
(C) Carbohydrates
(B) Tibia
(C)Femur
(D) Humerus
(B) Banana
(C)Carrot
(D) Potato
(B) Adrenal
(C)Carbon Di Oxide
(D) pH-Factors
(B) Electrical
(C) Thermal
(D) No energy
(B) America
(C) Holland
(D) Brazil
(B) Menometer
(C) Sphygmomanometer
(D) Dynamometer
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 12
(B) 70%
(C)80%
(D) 90%
B) President IOC
(D) Prime Minister of the country
(B) 1.21 mt
(C)1.19 mt
(D) 1.22 mt
50. During a hockey match, if the ball is stuck in the Goalkeeper pads then game is
restarted
(A) By Bully
(D) By toss
Answers:
1 C 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 A 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 D
11 A 12 D 13 A 14 D 15 A 16 C 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 B
21 C 22 C 23 D 24 B 25 B 26 A 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 D
31 D 32 A 33 A 34 C 35 C 36 B 37 B 38 D 39 C 40 C
41 A 42 D 43 D 44 C 45 B 46 B 47 D 48 A 49 D 50 A
(2) Austria
(3) Finland
(4) Romania
Ans. (1)
3. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujarat and
Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time
(1) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours
(2) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours
(3) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by 2 hours
(4) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by 2 hours
Ans. (4)
4. While the time in India is 4 pm, that corresponding time (approximate) in?
(1) Auckland (New Zealand) is 6 pm
Ans. (2)
6. The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is a living entity because it can:
(1) move from one cell to another
Ans. (1)
7. Which of the following States is the first to have enacted a comprehensive legislation
to protect the girl child?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Goa
(3) Maharashtra
Ans. (4)
8. Match List-I ( Tennis Player ) with List-II ( Country ) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Tennis Player)
List-II (Country)
A. Justine Henin-Hardenne
1. Belum
B. Kim Clijsters
2. England
C. Tim Henman
3 Australia
D. Andy Roddick
4. US
5. Spain
Code:
ABCD
(1) 1 4 3 4
(2) 5 1 2 3
(3) 1 1 2 4
(4) 5 4 3 2
Ans. (3)
9. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest-cover
of India:
(1) Dense forest Open forest Mangrove forest
(2) Open forest Dense forest Mangrove forest
(3) Dense forest Mangrove forest Open forest
(4) Open forest Mangrove forest Dense forest
Ans. (2)
(2) 2 only
Ans. (1)
11. Which of the following countries is not included in 0-8 (Group of eight industrialized
countries)
(1) Italy
(2) Russia
(3) Holland
(4) Canada.
Ans. (3)
12. Match List ( Dance Forms ) with List-II ( State ) and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Dance Forms)
List-II (State)
A. Kathakali
1. Tamil Nadu
B. Kuchipudi
2. Kerala
C. Bharat Natyam
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Orissa
5. Karnataka
Code:
ABC
(1) 2 3 4
(2) 5 3 2
(3) 2 3 1
(4) 5 4 2
Ans. (3)
13. Gross National Product of a country Is the sum of the market value of all the goods
and services produced in a year
(1) plus export earnings
(3) minus foreign aid
Ans. (4)
Ans. (2)
15. In the Constitution of India promotion of International peace and security is included
In the(1) Preamble of the Constitution
Ans. (2)
16. Consider the following statements related to the Prime Minister of India:
1. He signs the bills passed by the two Houses of the Parliament on behalf of the
President during his absence.
2. He assists the President in making all the appointments.
3. He communicates to the President all the decisions of the Council of Ministers.
Which of these statements are correct?
(1) 1, 2, and 3
(2) l and 2
(3) l and 3
(4) 2 and 3
Ans. (4)
17. Match List-I ( Place ) with List -II ( State ) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Place)
List-II (State)
A. Sriharikota
1. Karnataka
B. Thumba
2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Hasan
3. Orissa
D. Chandipur
4. Kerala
5. Tamil Nadu
Code:
ABCD
(1) 1 3 5 4
(2) 2 4 1 3
(3) 1 4 5 3
(4) 2 3 1 4
Ans. (2)
18. Separation of the Judiciary from the executive in public service of the State is
enjoined by
(1) the Preamble of the Constitution of India
(2) a judicial decision
(3) the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
(4) a Directive Principle of State Policy
Ans. (4)
Ans. (3)
20. The Chalukya King who defeated Harshavardhana on the banks of the Narmada was:
(1) Pulakesin II
(2) Srimukha
(3) Mangalesa
(4) Kirtivarman I
Ans. (1)
21. Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?
(1) Rani Durgawati
Ans. (1)
24. Match List-I ( Substance ) with List-II( Constituent ) and, select the correct answer
using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Substance)
List-II (Constituent)
A. White paint
1. Titanium dioxide
B. Glass
2. Phosphorus
C. Artificial fertilizer
3. Sodium silicate
D. Match-stick
4. Potassium sulphate
5. Potassium chloride
Code:
ABCD
(1) 4 3 5 2
(2) 1 2 4 3
(3) 4 2 5 3
(4) 1 3 4 2
Ans. (4)
25. The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya, Yoga,
Nyaya,Valsesika became fully articulated during the:
(1) Vedic age
Ans. (4)
(2) Sarnath
(3) Kushinagar
Ans. (3)
2. Nagarjuna
3. Vasumitra
4. Asvaghosa
Ans. (1)
28. Match List-I ( Disease ) with List-II ( Nature of Disease ) and select the correct
answer using the codes given blow the Lists:
List-I (Disease)
A. Filaria
1.Hereditary
B. Epilepsy
2. Waterborne
C. Enteric fever
3. Contagious
D. Mumps
4. Insect-Transmitted
Code:
ABCD
(1) 2 3 4 1
(2) 4 1 2 3
(3) 2 1 4 3
(4) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (2)
30. The layer of the atmosphere which makes radio communication possible is
(1) troposphere
(2) tropopause
(3) ionosphere
(4) stratosphere
Ans. (3)
Ans. (3)
33. The Fundamental Duties of the Indian citizens were laid down by which of the
following Amendments to the Constitution of India?
(1) 40th Amendment
Ans. (4)
34. Match list-I ( Person ) with List-II ( Organization ) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Person)
List-II (Organization)
A. C. P. Jain
B. M. S. Ramachandran
C. Sunil Arora
D. G. N. Bajpai
Code:
ABCD
4. Indian Airlines
(1) 4 1 2 3
(2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 4 3 2 1
(4) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (4)
35. Consider the following statement related to the 50th National Film Awards:
1. Aishwarya Rai got the Best Actress award for her role in the film Devdas.
2. Aparna Sen got the Best Director award for the film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
3. Konkona Sen got the Best Actress award or her role in the film Mr. and Mrs.
Iyer
4. Sanjay Lela Bhansali got the Best Director award for the film Devdas.
Which of these statements are correct?
(1) 1 and 2
(3) 3 and 4
(2) 2 and 3
(4) 1 and 4
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
37. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below
the lists:
List-I
List-II
A. Linux
1. Internet
B. Pentium
2. Programming language
C. C ++
3. Microprocessor
D. Modem
4. Operating system
5. Laser printer
Codes:
ABCD
(1) 2 1 5 3
(2) 4 3 2 1
(3) 2 3 5 1
(4) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (2)
(2) Orissa
(3) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (4)
41. Bhimbetka which was been conferred the status of World Heritage Site is situated in:
(1) Orissa
(2) Rajasthan
(4) Bihar
Ans. (3)
Ans. (3)
Ans. (3)
(2) Sunderbans
Ans. (4)
(2) 2 only
Ans. (1)
50. Match List-I ( Major Port ) with List-II ( State ) and select thecorrect answer using the
codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Major Port)
List-II (Estate)
1. Tamil Nadu
B. Paradip Port
2. Maharashtra
C. Kandla Port
3. Orissa
D. Ennore Port
4. Gujarat
Code:
ABCD
(1) 4 1 2 3
(2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 4 3 2 1
(4) 2 1 4 3
Ans. (2)
(3) Frog
(4) Chameleon
Ans. (3)
(2) Cattle
(3) Poultry
(4) Humans
Ans. (2)
3. Who of the following recognized that large quantity of energy is released as a result of
the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form deuterium?
(1) Enrico Fermi
(3) Hans Bethe
Ans. (3)
Ans. (4)
5. Which one of the following bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility?
(1) Clostridium\
(2) Rhizobium
(3) Salmonella
(4) Staphylococcus
Ans. (2)
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists:
List-I
List -II
(Theory/Law/Principle)
(Scientist)
A. Electromagnetism
1.Darwin
B. Principles of Inheritance
2. Faraday
C. Laws of Inertia
3.Mendel
4.Newton
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) 1 4 3 2
(2) 2 3 4 1
(3) 1 3 4 2
(4) 2 4 3 1
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
9. Which one of the following varieties of coal is considered the best quality?
(1) Anthracite
(2) Bituminous
(3) Lignite
(4) Peat
Ans. (1)
Ans. (3)
12. Through which one among the following materials does sound travel slowest?
(l) Air
(2) Glass
(3) Water
(4) Wood
Ans. (1)
Ans. (3)
(2) NH 5
(3) NH 6
(4) NH 8
16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below
thelists:
List-I
List-II
(Scientist)
A. Birbal Sahni
1. Mathematician
B. Ramanujan Srinivasa
2. Paleobotanist
3. Physicist-Botanist
D. Sir J. C. Bose
4. Physicist
Codes:
(1) 3 1 4 2
(3) 3 4 1 2
(4) 2 4 1 3
Ans. (2)
17. The Phenomenon of total internal reflection is observed in which one of the
following?
(1) Glowing tube light
Ans. (3)
(2) 78 A.D.
Ans. (2)
19. Among the following elements, which one is not present in pure sugar?
(1) Carbon
(2) Hydrogen
(3) Nitrogen
(4) Oxygen
Ans. (3)
20. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
List-I
List-II
(Organization)
(Headquarters)
A. UNESCO
1. Geneva
B. IMF
2. Paris
C. ILO
3. Vienna
D. UNIDO
4. Washington. D.C.
(2) 2 4 1 3
(3) 3 1 4 2
(4) 3 4 1 2
Ans. (2)
21. By convention, who of the following is the Chairman of Press Council of India?
(1) An eminent journalist of India
(2) A senior Civil Services Officer
(3) A retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
(4) The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Ans. (3)
(2) 2 only
Ans. (1)
24. In India, the power to increase the number Of judges in the Supreme Court lies with:
(1) The President of India
Ans. (4)
Ans. (2)
(1) l only
(2) 2 only
(3) Both l and 2
(4) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (1)
28. The maximum number of members that the Legislative Assembly of a State in India
can have is:
(1) 400
(2) 450
(3) 500
(4) 550
Ans. (3)
29. Bank rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India provides loans to:
(1) Public sector Understandings
(2) Scheduled Commercial Banks
(3) Private Cooperate Sector
(4) Non-Banking Financial Institutions
Ans. (2)
30. Who is empowered by the constitution of India to dissolve the Lok Sabha before
expiry of its term?
(1) The Prime Minister of India on the advice of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(2) The President of India
(3) The President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister of India
(4) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Ans. (3)
31. In which year was Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana launched?
(1) 2004
(2) 2005
(3) 2006
(4) 2007
Ans. (2)
(2) OECD
(3) WHO
(4) WTO
33. With reference to the Union Government, which one of the following does undertake
the country -wide Economic Census?
(1) Department of Expenditure
Ans. (2)
Ans. (1)
35. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle consider the following statements:
1. P.C. Ray founded the Bengal Chemical Works.
2. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai set up the Steam Navigation Company
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) 1 only
(2) 2 only
Ans. (3)
36. Who of the following was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(1) G. S. Dhillon
(2) G. V. Mavalankar
(4) K. S. Hegde
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
38. Simon Commission was appointed to look into the working of the:
(1) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Ans. (3)
(2) Lions
(3) Pangolin
(4) Otter
Ans. (2)
2. Radish
3.Turnip
4.Yam
(2) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (2)
(2) Magnesium
(3) Potassium
(4) Sodium.
Ans. (1)
(2) insulin
(3) Somatotropin
(4) Trypsin
Ans. (4)
Ans. (4)
44. The deficiency of which one of the following causes a disease called Pellagra?
(1) Ascorbic acid
Ans. (4)
45, Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
lists:
List-I
(Disease)
List-II
(Type of causative organism)
A. Filaria
1. Bacteria
B. Influenza
2. Fungus
C. Ringworm
3. Nematode
D. Typhoid
4. Virus
Codes:
(a) b) (c) (d)
(1) 1 2 4 3
(2) 1 4 2 3
(3) 3 2 4 1
(4) 3 4 2 1
Ans. (4)
46. From the evolutionary point of view, which one of the following is closer to man?
(1) Dolphin
(3) Shark
(4) Tortoise
Ans. (1)
(2) G. K. Gokhale
(3) J. G. Phule
(4) M. G. Ranade
Ans. (1)
48. With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events
occurred earliest?
(1) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Ans. (2)
49. During India freedom struggle. which one of the following led to the first aE~All
India Hartal?
(1) Protest against Rowlatt Act
(2) Protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(3) Trial of Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Arrival of Simon Commission
Ans. (4)
50 . The Non-Cooperation movement was called off as a result of agitation at which one
of the following places?
(1) Calcutta
(2) Champaran
(4) Meerut
Ans. (3)
(4) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
2. Bhavabhuti
3. Nagarjuna
4. Naga sena
5. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest bio-diversity?
(1) Dry deciduous forest
Ans. (2)
(2) Krishna
(3) Mahanadi
(4) Narmada
Ans. (1)
(2) Manila
(3) Singapore
(4) Bangkok
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
10. Who of the. following is the author of the book My Country, My Life
(1) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(3) L. K. Advani
Ans. (3)
11. Which one of the following beaches is visited by Olive Ridley turtles annually for
mass nesting?
(1) Chandipur
(2) Gahirmatha
(3) Gopalpur
(4) Paradip
Ans. (2)
12. The administration of the English East India Company in India came to an end In:
(1) 1857
Ans. (2)
(2) 1858
(3) 1862
(4) 1892
(2) P. T. Raghunath
Ans. (1)
(2) Citigroup
(3) PepsiCo
(4) Vodafone
Ans. (2)
16. The Jarawa tribe lives in which one of the following States/Union Territories?
(1) Arunachal Pradesh
(2) Assam
Ans. (3)
(3) Golfer
(4) Swimmer
Ans. (4)
(2) Vitamin C
(3) Vitamin E
(4) Vitamin K
Ans. (2)
(2) Elastin
(3) Keratin
(4) Melanin
Ans. (4)
20. On which one of the following dates did Jawaharlal Nehru unfurl the tri-color
national flag on the banks of the Ravi as the clock struck the midnight?
(1) 31st December, 1929
Ans. (1)
Ans. (2)
Ans. (2)
Ans. (1)
24. The first weekly Bengali newspaper Samachar Darpan was published by:
(1) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(3) Marshman
(4) Vidyasagar
Ans. (3)
25. Who among the following Peshswas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?
(1) Balaji Vishwanath
Ans. (3)
26. Who was responsible for the introduction of the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
(1) Lord Mayo
Ans. (2)
27. Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from:
(1) Chanderi
(2) Gujarat
(3) Devagiri
(4) Madurai
Ans. (3)
(3) Parsvanatha
Ans. (4)
30. When Babur Invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in South
India?
(1) Saluva Narasimha
(2) Devaraya II
The solved Model question papers of bank exam are given below:
2 What is the minimum age prescribed in India for citizen to cast their vote ?
(a) 18 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 16 years
(d) 20 years
(b) 1995
(c) 1997
(d) 1999
8 Cuscuta is a
(a) Partial stem parasite
(b) Glomerolus
(c) Nephron
(d) Ureter
10 Copper is refined by
(a) Roasting
(b) Oxidation
(c) Electrolysis
12 Who was the first actress to be conferred with the honors of Padma Shree
(a) Kanan Davi
(c) Sulochana
13 What is the net profit percentage of SBI during the year 2007-08 ?
(a) 26.5 %
(b) 30.25 %
(c) 34.34 %
(d) 48.18 %
14 The union cabinet has decided to increases the number of judges in the Supreme Court
including the chief justice from 26 to
(a) 27
(b) 28
(c) 30
(d) 31
15 The union government has recently banned the export of which of the following
cereals?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
16 Chine has hiked its defense expenditure by S. Per cent to raise it to $ 57.22 billion
(a) 17.6
(b) 18.5
(c) 20.2
(d) 22.5
17 Who has bagged the 53rd film fare awards for best actress
(a) Aishwarya Rai
18 What slogan has been given by the UNESCO for the international year of languages
2008 ?
(a) Revive lost Language
(c) Language unit US
(d) Reconcilation
20 What is the Name of Delhi Cricket Team for IPL cricket Tournament?
(a) Dare Devils
(c) a & b
(b) concave
(c) convex
(d) none
22 The government of India derives its single largest source of revenue from
(a) Direct Tax
23 Rath temple at Mahabalipuram were built in the reign of which Pallava ruler ?
(a) Mahendraverman 1
(c) a & b
(b) Narsinghavarman 1
(d) none
25 Who has bagged the Indu Sharma Katha Samman for the year 2007 ?
(a) Mahasweta Devi
(b) NirupamaSubramaniam
ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
dadbbbcbbcdddda
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
abbbbcdabc
(B)England
(C)Pakistan
(D) India
(C) B. Shreedharan
(D) M. N. Buch
(B) U. K.
(C)China
(D) U.S.A.
(B)Teacher Day
(D)Father Day
7. Tirupati is in?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnatalca
(D) MP
(B) Karnatalca
(D) MP
(B) Amarkantak
(C) Dindori
(B) Tagore
(C) Gandhi
(D) Jinnah
(D) Allahabad
(B) ShyamBenegal
(B) Industrialist
(C) Environmentalist
(D) Scientist
(B) Mumbai
(C)Kolkata
(D) Chennai
23. Who won the ASHES Cricket Test Series held in year 2009?
(A)Australia
(B)England
(C)Pakistan
(C) President of I
25. Which of these animals is not shown in the National Emblem of India?
(A)Lion
(B) Horse
(C)Bull
(D) Elephant
(C) Uttarakhand
27. Who won the men 100 m. final race at the recently held 2009 IAAF Athletics World
Championship in Berlin?
(A) Tyson Gay of America
28. The Finance Minister has pro posed replacement of the Income Tax Act by?
(A) The Finance Act, 2008
(D) Indore
(D) Venus
30. Which one of the following aptly describes the generalised shape of the continents?
(A)Circular
(B) Hexagonal
(C)Rectangular
(D) Triangular
(B) Kolkata
(B) Writer
(C)Music Director
(C) 35 percent
(D) 40 percent
(B) France
(C) UK
(D) Germany
Answers:
1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-C, 6-B, 7-A, 8-D, 9-B, 10-B, 11-C, 12-A, 13-A, 14-D, 15-D, 16-B,
17-C, 18-A, 19-A, 20-B, 21-C, 22-C, 23-B, 4-C, 25-D, 26-D, 27-B, 28 -D, 29-B, 30-D,
31-C, 32-A, 33-B, 34-A
(c) Nokrek
(d) Manas
Ans. (a)
(b) Bihar
(d) Nagaland
Ans. (c)
4. Which of the following statements regarding the natural vegetation of India are true?
1. The high rainfall areas have dense tropical forests.
2. The moderate rainfall areas have monsoon forests.
3. The low rainfall areas have temperate grasslands.
(a) l, 2, 3
(c) 2 and 3
(b) l and 2
(d) 1 and 3
Ans. (a)
(b) Gujarat
Ans. (b)
(b) Maharashtra
Ans. (c)
Ans. (c)
8. The Indian Wild Ass, largely confined to the Rann of Kutch, isfast becoming an
endangered species because of
(a) Insufficient vegetation
(d) poaching
Ans. (a)
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
11. Indian forests with conifers are largely distributed in the state of
(a) Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, UP.
(b) M.P., Maharashtra, Kerala
(c) Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat
(d) Tripura, Orissa, Tamil Nadu
Ans. (a)
12. Which of the following river groups flows into the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Narmada, Ganga, Bhramaputra
13. India first launch vehicle SLV-3 was launched from SHAR center at
(a) Ahmedabad
(c) Sriharikota
Ans. (c)
14. The Korba, the Super Thermal Power Station, which has become the largest in the
country, is located in
(a) Goa
(c) Orissa
Ans. (b)
15. Among the marine fishes of Bombay, one of the common variety is
(a) Mackerel
(b) Sardine
(c) Catfish
(d) Soles
Ans. (a)
16. To which of the following types does the natural vegetation in the Western Ghats
belong?
(a) Deciduous
(b) Alpine
(c) Evergreen
(d) Mangrove
(b) 6 states
(c) 7 states
(d) 8 states
Ans. (d)
18 The only state in India to have a common border with the state of Sikkim is
(a) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. (c)
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
(b) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (d)
23. Which one of the following was earlier known as the Lushai Hills District?
(a) Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland
Ans. (d)
(b) Tripura
(d) Mizoram
(b) Bikaner
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Jaisalmer
Ans. (d)
25. Which of the following states has the maximum urban population?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(b) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal
Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
(b) Vayudoot
(d) U.B. Air
(b) Kota
(c) Nagaur
(d) Bikaner
Ans. (c)
29. The Terai areas of North India have over- abundance of surface water because of
(a) the heavy rains throughout the year
(b) abundance of natural springs
(c) rivers with flat valleys spread water over large areas
(d) large scale seepage of water from Bhabars in north
Ans. (b)
30. I. R. S E" l B is
(a) a research station set up by India in Antarctica
(b) an Indian space station in Bangalore
(c) an Indian remote sensing satellite
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
31. Obra, where a large thermal power station has been built, is in
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(d) Bihar
Ans. (c)
32. Which of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India?
(a) Sahyadri
(b) Ajanta
(c) Satpura
(d) Aravalli
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
35. India first Ladies Special suburban train was started by which of the following zones
of Indian Railways?
(a) Northern
(b) Central
(c) Western
(d) Southern
(e) Eastern
Ans. (c)
36. The most advanced launch vehicle in India incorporating cryo-engine technology is
going to be
(a) SLV
(b) ASLY
(c) GSLV
(d) PSLV
Ans. (c)
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d Madhya Pradesh
(e) Karnataka
Ans. (d)
(b) Chenab
(c) Jhelum
(d) Ravi
Ans. (d)
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) None
Ans. (c)
2. Ratnagiri
3. Quilon
4. Okha
Which of the following represents them in their logical order from north to south?
(a) l, 4, 2, 3
(b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 4, 2, 1, 3
Ans. (d)
1. During the first of 2010-2011, which of the indirect tax registered the maximum
growth?
1) Excise Duty 2) Custom Duty g
3) Service Tax I
4) All show almost same growth
5) None of the above
3. The newly introduced Indian Flupee Symbol is based on1) Ftoman Script
2) Devnagri Script
3) Both (1) and(2)
4) Sanskrit Script
5) None of the above
2) Elephant
3) Lion ` 4) Camel
5. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has been constituted in October 2010. Who has been
appointed its first Chief?
1) Lokeshewar sirtgh
2) S.k.Puri
3) Y.S.Dadvval
4) Anil K. Pandey
6. ln Economic Times Corporate Excellence if Awards 2010, who has been declared
aEsBusiness Leader of the year?
1) Fl.C Bhargava (lvlaruti Suzuki)
8. Which of the following state became the first - state to introduce public service
Guarantee Act 2010?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Bihar
4) Haryana
9. The Goods and service Tax (GST) proposed - to be introduced in 2011 covers taxes
like1) Trade I Sales Tax
4) Excise, Service, VAT etc.
2) Service Tax .
11. Which of the following nation is not a part of TAPI Gas pipeline project?
1) Afghanistan
2) India
3) Pakistan
4) Turkmenistan
12. In which nation, the two day summit of Finance ministers of G-20 nations was held in
October 2010?
1) India
2) South Korea
3) China Q
4) Canada
13. Government has formed a high level intra finance committee under the chairmanship
of1) Y.B.Fleddy
2) Fiakesh Mohan
3) C.Ftangrajan
4) Y.K.Alagh
14. Human Development Firepot 2010 classifies India in the Medium Human
Development category and places at a rank out of 169 countries. .
1) 116
2) 117
3) 118
4) 119
5) None
15. Which country Stands at the top in 2010 Human Development Index (HDI) rankings
of 169 nations in Human Development Fieport 2010?
1) Norway
4) United States
2) Australia
3) New Zealand Q
16. Which of the private telecom operator became the first to introduce 3G service in Q
the country? .
1) Airtel
2) Docomo
3) Aircei
4) Vodafone
17. 17th ASEAN summit was concluded on October 30, 2010 in1) Singapore 2) Kuala Lumpur 3) Hanoi 4) Manila 5) None of the above
18. Which of the following markets are independently regulated by forward market
commissions?
1) Mutual- Funds-
2) Commodity Exchanges
3) Stock Market
5) None
2) Udaipur
3) Bhubaneswar
4) Hyderabad
20. As per the new guidelines issued by SEBI companies are required to list shares with
in how many days of the closure of the Initial Q public offers (IPOs)?
1) 12 days
2) 15 days _
3)21 days.
4) 30 days
2) FDBs in Banks
3) Credit Cards E
22. Who amongst the following is the author of the Book Decision Points?
1) George W.Bush
2) Barack Obama
4) Nelson Mandela
3) Sarah Palin
2) Only B is correct
24. The 8th Summit to the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) was recently held at which ot
the following place?
1) Geneva
2) Washington
4) Brussels
5)None
3) London
2) Adrian Lamo_
4) Julian Assange E
3) Bradley Manning
27. Which one of the following is not got recently Maharatna States
1) NTPC
2) ONGC
3) lOL
4) SAIL
5) ECIL
28. Which of the following monument of India has recently been inscribe-bed in the
UNESCO world heritage list?
1) Jantar Mantar of Ujjain
3) Jantar Mantar of Jaipur
5) None of the above
29. Environment and Forest Ministry has set up a Committee to look at the
Implementation of the Forest Bight Act under the chairman ship of
1) Kanti Lal Bhuria
2) Jairam Ramesh
3) U.Fl. Anandamurthy
4) N.C. Saxena
30. Hari loss or other side detects on cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy is set to
become a thing of the past. Which of the following drugs, reduce the side effects by ;
75% on cancer patients, will be soon in the i Indian Market?
1) 2-deoxy D glucose
3)2-deoxy-d-fructose
2) 3-deoxy D glucose
4)3-deoxy-d-fructose
5)None
31. What is full form of AFSPA 1958 recently came into News
1) Armed forces Special powers Act
32. Which one of the personalities not awarded Jnanpith Awards Recently?
1) Rajendra kelekar
3) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar
2) O.N.V. Kurup
4) Deep joshi
33. Which one of the following day declared as the international day for the Elimination
of violence against women by United Nations General Assembly?
1) 23, Nov
2) 24, Nov.
34. The yeonpyeng Island is lies along the disputed maritime border of the
1) Eastern coast of Korean Peninsula
2) Western coast of Korean Peninsula
3) Northern coast of Jaffna Peninsula
4) Southern coast of Jaffna Peninsula
35. Aung san sue key who was freed from seven years under house arrest on November
13, 2010 leads which party in Z Myanmar?
1) National League for Democracy
2) National Union Party
3) The Union Solidarity and Development Party
4) The National Democratic Force.
5) None of the above
36. The UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)
inscribes three Indian performing art form. in the representative list of the intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity. What are these?
1) lvludiyettu, Chhau and Kathak
2) Chhau, lvludiyettu and Kalbeli folk songs and Dance of Rajasthan.
3) Chhau, Kalbeli folk songs and Dance of
Flajasthan and Gotipua.
4) lvtediyettu, Gotipua and Kathak
37. The Sabla or Flajiv Gandhi scheme to Adolescent Girls which launched recently to
based on integrated child Development services platform targeting the girls in between 5
which age?
1) 12-17 years of age
2) 1500 km
5) None
40. Which of the following represent the correct order of the Total medal tally in the
common wealth Games 2010?
1) Australia England India Canada _
Directions (Q. 41-55): What should come in j place of the question mark (?) in the
following questions?
2) 5638.29
3) 5640.09 5
4) 5641.49
5) None of these
2) 153
3) 34
4) 51
5) None of these
2) 28.6
3) 149.94
4) 41.64
5) None of these
55.1092/13*1512/21=?
1) 156
2) 3024
4) 6048
3) 4128
Directions (Q.56 70): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the
following number series questions?
56 3 5 9? 33 65
1) 18
2) 15
3) 17
4) 26
5) None
57. 34 ? 39 48 64 89
1) 32
2) 38
3) 37
4) 29
3) 616
4) 619
5) 35
2) 625
5) None of these
2) 238
3) 298
4) 247
5) 265
60 ? 124 60 28 12 4
1) 250
2) 252
3) 248 4) 254
5) None of these
2) Rs.4000
s) Fts.8000
4) 1%.5000
5) None of these
62. It 20% is reduced from the first number; it becomes three-fourth of the second
number. What is the respective ratio between first numbers to the second number??
1)15:1G
2) 12:13
3)16:`15
4) cannot be determined
5) None of these
132
1)136
2)132
155 146
3 )148
122
4) 139
5) None of these
64. It 36 men can complete a piece ot work in 526 days, in how many days can 24 men
complete that work?
1) 16 days
2) 32 days g
3) 39 days
4) 48 days
5) None of these
65. A 310m long train running at 64 km speed crosses a bridge in 27 seconds. Find the
length of the bridge.
1) 480m
2) 270m
3) 300m
4) 170m
5) 350m
66. The cost of 6 note books and9 pens is Rs 204. What is the cost ot 14 note books and
21 pens?
1) Fts.334
2) Rs. 476
3) Fls. 238 A
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
67. Sum of time consecutive even numbers is 220. What is the second number in
descending order?
1) 40
2) 42
3) 48
4) 44
5) None of these
68. A man spends 30% ot his monthly salary on rent, 15% of his monthly salary on
provisions and 25% of his monthly salary on buying cloths. lf he saves Rs.1860, find his
annual salary.
1) RS.6200
2) Rs.310O
3) Rs.r4400
4) Rs.72000 it
5) None of these
69. The difference between 47%of a number and 78% of the same number is 5130. What
is 35% of that number?
1) 24300
2) 12630
3) 9363
4) 11178
s) None of these
70. A shop keeper sells an articulator Rs.874 what is the cost price of that article?
1) Rs.760
2 Rs.740
3) Rs.750
4) Rs.748
5) None of these
Answers:
1)2 2)4 B)3 4)2 5)1 6)2 7)3 8)1 9)4 10)1 11)1 12)2 13)2 14)4 15)1 16)2 17)3 18)2 19)2
20)1 21)3 22)1 23)3 24)4 25)4 26)2 27)5 28)3 29)4 30)1 31)1 32)4 B3)3 34)2 35)1 36)2
3)4 38)4 39)3 40)1 41)4 42)5 43)2 44)4 45)3 46)4 47)1 48)3 49)1 50)2 51)2 52)5 53)4
54)1 55)4 58)3 57)5 58)1 59)4 60)2 61)3 62)) 63)4 64)3 65)4 66)2 67)5 68)3 69)4 70)1
b. ` 1,725 crore
c. ` 1,825 crore
d. ` 1,925 crore
2. Name the telecom operator which has initiated the Braille Bill service in India.
a. Vodafone
c. Airtel
b. Reliance
d. Idea
3. NMDC has acquired the entire private land required for its proposed ` 15,000 crore
steel plant at
a. Jagdalpur
c. Dumka
b. Godda
d. Samastipur
4. The organization to sign an agreement with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to
support the development of India Under-16 football team is
a. Bharti Enterprises
b. Mittal Group
c. Tata
5. Nestle will invest ` 350 crore to set up a manufacturing plant at to produce the 'Maggi'
range of food products.
a. Maharashtra
c. West Bengal
b. Karnataka
d. Gujarat
b. $13.3 billion.
c. $14.8 billion.
d. $17 billion.
7. NMDC and Kobe Steel have signed a contract for acquiring stake in iron ore project in
a. New Zealand
b. Austria
c. Australia
d. New Guinea
8. Mahindra and Mahindra plans to acquire which Korean auto maker for an estimate
of$400-450 million?
a. Ssangyong
b. Maruti
c. Hundai
d. Ford
9. Name India largest and only telecom operator offering nationwide CDMA and GSM
mobile services.
a. Tata Indicom
b. Virgin mobiles
c. Vodafone
d. Reliance Communications
10. Tradus.in has launched an online book store at TradusBooks. In, offering book
enthusiasts a wide assortment of titles, ease of shopping and free shipping of books
across India. Tradus.in is a sister concern company of
a. Ibibo Web Pvt Ltd
b. Yahoo
c. Times Shopping
d. 160by2.com
11. German carmaker Mercedes Benz launched a new version of its E-Class sedan priced
at
a. ` 63 .4 lakh
b. ` 64.5 lakh
c. ` 65 lakh
d. ` 65. 5 Lakh
12. Name the Indian software services fi ram which has won a New York court ruling to
withhold taxes from a $70 million settlement payment to Britain-based Unpaid Systems
Ltd.
a. Mahindra Satyam
b. Infosys
c. IBM
d. HP
13. According to the Lakshmi Vilas Bank the total income of the bank for the first quarter
ended June 2010 has grown at 16.80 per cent to
a. ` 174.99 crore.
b. ` 274.99 crore.
c. ` 374.99 crore.
d. ` 474.99 crore.
14. What is the amount that Super tech is planning to invest to build an integrated
township? on Yamuna Expressway near Greater Noida?
a. ` 1,100 crore
b. ` 1,500 crore
c. ` 1,750 crore
d. ` 2,000 crore
15. Which firm is Malaysia's state investor that controls 95 per cent of Singapore
Hospital? Operator Parkway Holdings?
a. Khazanah
b. Apollo Munich
c. Max
d. Bursa Malaysia
16. In tune with its ` 1,500-crore expansion plan, JK Paper signed an agreement with IT
product maker to introduce a new range of high-end digital printing papers in India.
a. Hewitt
b. HP
c. Hewlett Packard
d. Luxar
17. What is the amount that Future Group unit Pantaloons Retail planning to raise from
its IPO?
a. ` 600 cr
b. ` 650 cr
c. ` 700 cr
d. ` 750 cr
18. ASUS Technology is aiming to capture at least market share in the Window mobile
smart phone segment in the next two years.
a. 15 %
b. 17.5 %
c. 20 %
d. 22%
b. 10 million euro
c. 15 million euro
20. HDFC Trustee Co Ltd acquired2.44 per cent stake in which textiles and apparels
maker company in August?
a. Raymond
b. Grasim
c. Peter England
d. Armani
21. State-owned oil firms incurred 4,745 crore annual losses on pre-revised rates,
prompting the government to more than double the price of state administered natural gas
to
a. $3.2 per mmBtu
22. Lanco Infra tech reported a whopping 68 per cent jump in its profit after taxes, at `
194.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30. The company posted a profit after tax of
a. ` 105.9 crore
b. ` 115.9 crore
c. ` 125.9 crore
d. ` 135.9 crore
23. How many circles have been allotted to Vodafone for 3G Mobile services?
a. 9
b. 11
c. 14
d. 17
24. Which Indian industrialist has been found guilty in the Bhopal Gas tragedy?
a. Ratan Tata
b. Keshub Mahindra
d. AAzim Premji
c. Sun Group
26. Who has been appointed as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Colgate
Palmolive?
a. Dilip Chenoy
c. Udai D. Raj
b. Keshub Mahindra
d. Pauk Alton
27. According to CSO, India revised GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2009-2010 is
a. 7.2 % to 7.4%
b. 7.4 % to 7.2%
c. 4.7 % to 2.7%
d. 2.7 % to 4.7%
28. CIL has joined hands with GAIL and RCF to set up a coal gasification project at
which place?
a. Talchar in Orissa
c. Cuttak in Orissa
b. Puri in Orissa
d. Udaigiri in Orissa
29. The total income of the Unitech Group has increased by... percent during the AprilJune quarter.
a. 33.87 per cent
30. The Tata Group has become the country's wealthiest group, with a market value of
about
a. ` 3,00,000 crore
c. ` 3,71,000 crore
b. ` 3,21,000 crore
d. ` 3,95,000 crore
31. Jos Alukkas, a leading gold and diamond trader in the country, registered a total
business turnover of in 2010-2011.
a. ` 550 crore
b. ` 820 crore
c. ` 1020 crore
d. ` 1120 crore
32. Engineering firm Era Infra has bagged a highway project that involves four landing of
a road stretch from Muzaffarnagar in UP to Haridwar in Uttrakhand. The worth of the
project is...
a. ` 1,000 crore
b. ` 1,010 crore
c. ` 1,100 crore
d. ` 1,110 crore
33. During the 2009 2010 fiscal, India's cement export declined by 29 per cent to a
a. 2 million tonnes
b. 2. 10 million tonnes
c. 2. 27 million tonnes
d. 2. 50 million tones
34. By which date has would India temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if New
Delhi's concerns about security are not addressed?
a. 31st August
c. 30th September
b. 15th September
d. 1st October
35. The net profit of Bosch Ltd at the quarter ended on June 30, 2010 is
a. ` 18.82 crore
b. ` 20.97 crore
c. ` 22. 82 crore
d. ` 26 .97 crore
36. Niraj Cement Structural signed a contract with the Public Works Department of
Bastar Circle, Jagdalpur. The worth of the deal is
a. ` 71.27 crore
b. ` 71. 72 crore
c. ` 72. 17 crore
d. ` 72. 71 crore
37. Areva T&D India has signed a contract worth ` 110 crore with Power Grid
Corporation of India Ltd to set up a 765 KV extra high voltage sub-station at
a. Sasaram, Bihar
c. Rajgir, Bihar
b. Vaishali, Bihar
d. Gaya, Bihar
38. AstraZeneca Plc. will pay$198 million to settle claims against its anti-psychotic drug
a. Seroquel
c. Clozapine
b. Olanzapine
d. Loxitane
39. Who has been appointed as the director on Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation (HSBC) Asia-Pacific board?
a. Shivani Lal
b. Deepali Pruthi
c. Vikas Puniya
40. The total number of registered subscribers at Tata Teleservices Ltd by the end of July
2010 was
a. 71 million
b. 73 million
c. 75 million
d. 79 million
41. Name the organization that has received an order for 1,000 buses, worth around $26
million from the People's Leasing Company in Sri Lanka.
a. Honda
b. Ashok Leyland
c. Tata Motors
d. Bajaj
42. BHEL signed a contract worth 2,525 crore with Abhijeet Infra for setting up a 1,080
MW thermal power plant in which state?
a. Jharkhand
b. Uttaranchal
c. Bihar
d. Chhattisgarh
43. Who has been appointed as the Officer Employee Director on the Board of Directors
of Andhra Bank?
a. Vir Sanghvi
b. N Rajagopal Reddy
c. Rajeev Ranjan
d. Narayan Murthy
44. India bulls Real Estate bought the National Textile Corporation's 8.3 acres of prime
mill land in Mumbai for
a. ` 1,405 crore
b. ` 1,055 crore
c. ` 1,505 crore
d. ` 1,005 crore
45. The local car sales in India rose to an annual percent of as on July 2010 .
a. 38%
b. 36%
c. 35%
d. 32%
46. Vascon Engineers has acquired 90 per cent of equity shares of GMP Technical
Solutions Pvt Ltd worth how much?
a. 62.62 crore
b. 62.63 crore
c. 63.62 crore
d. 63.63 crore
47. Name the mobile application store which will be offering Reliance Communications
its extensive catalog of over 65,000free mobile applications.
a. Navteq
b. GetJar
c. BlackBerry
d. Google
c. BPL Index
b. Harsha Madiraju
d. D.Udai Kumar
50. Which sector amongst the following contributes the maximum to India GDP?
a. Shipping
b. Services
c. Mining
d. Manufacturing
Answers:
1. c. Rs 1,825 crore
2. b. Reliance
3. a. Jagdalpur
4. a. Bharti Enterprises
5. b. Karnataka
6. a. $10 billion.
7. c. Australia
8. a. Ssangyong
9. d. Reliance Communications
15. a. Khazanah
17. d. Rs 750 cr
18. c. 20%
20. a. Raymond
23. a. 9
26. d. Pauk Alton
38. b. Seroquel
40. c. 75 million
42. a. Jharkhand
45. a. 38%
47. b. GetJar
50. b. Services
b) M Viswesvarayya
d) C Rajagopalachari
4. The aim of which of the Five Year Plans was to correct the disequilibrium in the
economy?
a) First Five Year Plan
5. Which of the following Five Year Plans recognized human development as the core of
all developmental efforts?
a) Eighth Five Year Plan
b) Fourth Plan
c) Fifth Plan
d) Sixth Plan
7. At which of the following places was the mining of coal started in 1774?
a) Chhindwara
b) Dhanbad
c) Ranchi
d) Raniganj
8. In which of the following years were the cocking coals and non-cocking coal mines in
India nationalized?
a) 1971 and 1972 repetitively
9. Which Indian state has the largest number of cotton textile mills?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) West Bengal
10. Minor ports like Kakinada, Machilipatnam, Bheemunipatnam and Krishnapatnam are
in which of the following states?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
11. When, for the first time, did the Prime Minister of India announce the 20-point
Economic Programme?
a) 1973
b) 1974
c) 1975
d) 1976
12. Which of the following plans aimed at the removal of poverty and attainment of selfreliance?
a) second plan
c) fourth plan
b) third plan
d) fifth plan
b) 8 years
c) 10 years
d) 12 years
14. People belonging to what age group are eligible for training under TRYSEM scheme?
a) 18-35
c) 18-50
b) 25-40
d) 18-25
15. According to the census in 2001, which city in India has the largest population?
a) Kolkatta
b) Mumbai
c) Delhi
d) Chennai
Answers
1. M Viswesvarayya
6. Fourth Plan
7. Raniganj
9. Maharashtra
11. 1975
13. 10 years
14. 18-35
15. Mumbai
b) six
c) seven
d) three
2. India does not share its boundary with which of the following countries?
a) China
b) Taiwan
c) Burma
d) Bhutan
b) 50
c) 40
d) 70
b) wheat
c) mustard
d) barley
b) jowar
c) cotton
d) peas
b) MS Swaminathan
c) JP Narayan
d) Baba Amte
7. Who was the chief architect of Green Revolution that significantly improved the
agricultural yield in the country?
a) MS Swaminathan
b) VR Krisha Aiyyar
c) V Kurien
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Jharkhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
b) 1900
c) 1922
d) 1947
d) Bihar
Answers
1. seven
2. Taiwan
3. 70
4. bajra
5. peas
6. V Kurien
7. MS Swaminathan
8. Jharkhand
9. 1875
1. Which one of the following was launched with the objective of helping the poor in
rural areas to become self employed?
a) DPAP
b) IRDP
c) TRYSEM
d) DDP
b) railways
c) waterways
d) roadways
3. Which of the following organizations looks after the credit needs of agriculture and
rural development in India?
a) FCI
b) IDBI
c) NABARD
d) ICAR
b) textile
c) jute
d) coal
b) groundnut
c) jowar
d) sugarcane
c) is liberalized
9. Which among the following treaties provided for a common currency for the member
countries of European Community?
a) Brussels Treaty
b) Geneva Convention
c) Maastricht Treaty
d) Treaty of Versailles
11. With which of the following lies the basic regulatory authority for mutual funds and
stock markets?
a) Reserve bank of India
b) Government of India
c) SEBI
d) Stock Exchanges
12. With which aspect of commerce are Bulls and Bears associated?
a) Foreign Trade
c) banking
d) international finance
b) agricultural farms
d) large scale industries
15. In which of the following fields was the first co-operative movement in India
initiated?
a) agricultural credit
b) farming activities
c) consumer co-operation
d) agricultural marketing
Answers
1. TRYSEM
2. railways
3. NABARD
6. tea
7. jowar
9. Mastricht Treaty
11. SEBI
b) custom tax
c) sales tax
d) excise duty
2. In which year was the policy of population planning adopted by the government of
India?
a) 1947
b) 1956
c) 1952
d) 1962
3. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated
by the states?
a) stamp duties
c) estate duty
d) taxes on newspapers
b) SAPTA
d) GATT
5. In which year was the new liberalized industrial policy announced in India?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
6. During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the
lowest?
a) second plan
c) fifth plan
b) third plan
d) sixth plan
b) financial system
c) tax system
b) socialist economy
c) mixed economy
d) dual economy
10. What is the value of goods and services produced in a country within a year called?
a) National income at factor cost
b) NSA
c) TADA
d) COFEPOSA
13. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
a) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
15. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural
women?
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
c) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
d) Indira Mahila Yojna
e) Javhar Rozgar Yojna
Answers
1. income tax
2. 1952
3. stamp duties
4. GATT
5. 1991
6. Third Plan
7. tax system
8. socialist economy
b) social change
d) deflation
3. Which one of the following is more effective in controlling prices in the long run?
a) decrease in production
b) increase in production
b) gold
d) all of these
6. All revenues received, loans raised and money received in repayment of loans by the
Union government go into
a) Public account of India
11. Deflation is
a) deficit budget
b) reduction in taxation
b) Planning Commission
c) Ministry of Finance
15. The Government of India acquired the ownership and control of major banks in 1969
whose deposits were not less than
a) Rs 40 crore
b) Rs 50 crore
c) Rs 60 crore
d) Rs 80 crore
b) indirect costs
c) prime costs
b) credit cards
c) demand drafts
d) gift cheques
18. To get the Net National Product, we deduct what from the Gross National Product?
a) direct taxes
b) imports
c) interim payments
d) loss
b) standard of money
c) medium of exchange
d) none of these
c) state excise
d) corporation tax
22. Which one of the following was set up during the Seventh Five Year Plan to help the
low income groups?
a) NABARD
d) UTI Bank
23. The launching of five year plans in India saw the introduction of
a) mixed economy
c) capitalist economy
b) socialist economy
d) closed economy
b) State governments
c) Commercial banks
d) Cooperative societies
25. Which of the following taxes is levied and collected by the union, but assigned to the
states?
a) sales tax
b) octroi
c) excise
d) consignment tax
Answers
1. Marginal cost is above average cost
2. social change
3. increase in production
4. all of these
8. all of these
9. The money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
10. rise in the price of the commodity
11. contraction in volume of money or credit that results in a decline of price level
12. the official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
18. loss
22. NABARD
c) ICICI Bank
d) Bank of India
2. Bank of Hindustan is the oldest bank in India. When did it start functioning?
a) 1990
b) 1770
c) 1885
d) 1892
3. The Bank of Calcutta, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were merged in 1921 to
form
a) Reserve Bank of India
c) Bank of India
b) 1920
c) 1928
d) 1947
5. When was the Imperial Bank of India nationalized to form the State Bank of India?
a) 1947
b) 1949
c) 1951
d) 1955
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1956
7. What is a Bank which has capital and reserves of over Rs. 5lakhs called?
a) National Bank
b) Cooperative Bank
c) Scheduled Bank
d) Unscheduled Bank
b) 1983
c) 1987
d) 1985
9. Which of the following has the sole right of issuing paper notes in India?
a) Union Government
c) Ministry of Finance
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Supreme Court
11. Which of the following is entrusted with the task of receiving all money on behalf of
the Government as also with the task of making payments on their behalf?
a) State Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Union Parliament
b) 1945
c) 1948
d) 1950
b) IMF
c) ADB
d) IFC
14. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is better known
as
a) World Bank
c) IMF
15. Which sister organization of the World Bank provides long term loans at zero interest
to the poorest developing countries?
b) IMF
b) 1972
c) 1985
d) 1960
b) Delhi
c) Bangkok
d) Hong Kong
18. Which sister organization of the World Bank helps private activity in developing
countries by financing projects with long-term capital in the form of equity and loans?
a) Asian Development Bank
b) IMF
b) Chanakya
c) Machiavelli
d) None of these
20. Which was the first Indian Bank to introduce credit card?
a) SBI
b) 1956
c) 1960
d) 1951
22. Euro is the currency of European Union. When did it come into being?
a) 1999
b) 1995
c) 2000
d) 2001
23. When did the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) come into being?
a) 1973
b) 1975
c) 1980
d) 1981
b) 1947
c) 1956
d) 1960
b) State Governments
c) Ministry of Finance
d) RBI
Answers
1. State Bank of India
2. 1770
4. 1935
5. 1955
6. 1948
7. Scheduled Bank
8. 1982
12. 1944
13. IMF
21. 1947
22. 1999
23. 1973
24. 1975
b) 1947
c) 1990
d) 1976
b) Eighth
c) Ninth
d) Tenth
b) Income tax
c) Wealth tax
d) Estate duty
b) President
b) Socialistic
c) Mixed
d) Federal
6. Which certification indicates a guarantee of quality for agricultural food products like
ghee, honey, etc.?
a) ISI
b) Agmark
c) BIS
d) All of above
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Dr. M. Vishveshwaraya
b) B Balakrishnan
d) Anil Kakodkar
b) RBI
c) NABARD
d) Union Government
b) 2005 to 2010
d) 2006 to 2011
11. When was the Tata Iron & Steel Company set up at Jamshedpur?
a) 1907
b) 1911
c) 1914
d) 1921
12. In terms of size what position does the Indian economy occupy in the world?
a) 10th
b) 12th
c) 7th
d) 9th
b) 1972
c) 1956
d) 1935
14. Which Five-Year Plan had adopted Removal of Poverty as its foremost objective?
a) Second
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Sixth
15. During the financial year 2007- 08 India recorded a GDP growth of
a) 8%
b) 8.5%
c) 9.1%
d) 9.7%
b) 1990
c) 1985
d) 1988
b) Textiles
d) Jute
b) 1951-56
c) 1950-55
d) 1952-57
b) April 1955
c) April 1951
d) April 1957
22). The Indian rupee is a legal tender in two other countries. One is Nepal. The other is
a) Pakistan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Bhutan
d) Afghanistan
b) Coal
c) Thorium
d) Iron ore
24. Which of the following taxes is the largest source of revenue for the Government of
India?
a) Excise
b) Customs
c) Income tax
d) Corporation tax
b) New Delhi
c) Madras
Answers
1. 1992
2. Eleventh
3. Sales tax
4. Prime Minister
5. Mixed
6. Agmark
7. Jawaharlal Nehru
9. NABARD
d) Calcutta
11. 1907
12. 12th
13. 1972
14. Sixth
15. 9.1%
16. 1991
17. Textiles
19. 1951-56
22. Bhutan
23. Thorium
24. Excise
25. Mumbai
1. The aim of which Five Year Plan was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy?
a) First Five year plan
c) Third Five year plan
d) Apr 1, 1947
b) Bank of Hindustan
b) 1905
c) 1911
d) 1915
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
7. Who was the Prime Minister of India when nationalization ofbanks took place in
1969?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Morarji Desai
8. At which of the following places was the first hydroelectric power station
commissioned?
a) Chambal
b) Damodar
c) Mandi
d) Shivasamudram
9. Garland canal project envisages the conservation of water resources in the country
through the construction of
a) dams
b) canals
c) embankments
d) none of these
b) scheduled tribes
d) none of these
11. In which of the following year was the mining of coal started in India?
a) 1775
b) 1774
c) 1800
d) 1805
b) Hirakud
c) Farakka
d) Pong Dam
13. On which river is the Pong Dam hydro electric power project built?
a) Ganga
b) Ravi
c) Beas
d) Hughly
b) wheat
c) tobacco
d) rice
15. Bakra Nangal is a joint project of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. On which river is
thisbuilt?
a) Yamuna
b) Sindhu
c) Sutlej
d) Ravi
b) Kaveri
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada
b) Bhagirathi
c) Ganga
d) Hooghly
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
b) seven
c) six
d) nine
21. Which state has the highest percentage of people living below the poverty line?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Orissa
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
b) Delhi
c) Kolkatta
d) Chennai
23. Which Indian state has the lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line?
a) Punjab
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
24. Which Indian state has the highest per capita income?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka
b) Karnataka
c) Assam
d) Gujarat
Answers
1. First Five year plan
3. April 1, 1936
4. Bank of Hindustan
5. 1900
6. 14
7. Indira Gandhi
8. Shivasamudram
9. canals
11. 1774
13. Beas
14. rice
15. Sutlej
16. Mahanadi
17. Bhagirathi
18. Kerala
19. Rajasthan
20. eight
21. Orissa
22. Mumbai
23. Punjab
24. Punjab
25. Karnataka
General Knowledge
1. How many languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 22
Ans : (D)
2. Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with
(A) Backward Classes Commission
Ans : (A)
3. In which year Advocate Welfare Fund Act was enacted by Parliament of India ?
(A) 1999
(B) 2001
(C) 2003
(D) 2008
Ans : (B)
4. In which one of the following cases it has been held that prohibition on sale of eggs
within municipal area of Rishikesh is not violative of Article 19(1)g of the Constitution ?
(A) B. R. Enterprise Vs. State of U.P.
(B) Sreeniwas General Traders Vs. State of Uttarakhand
(C) Om Prakash Vs. State of U.P.
(D) C. K. Jain Vs. State of Uttaranchal
Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
7. A Supreme Court Judge retires at an age of
(A) 58 years
(B) 70 years
(C) 62 years
(D) 65 years
Ans : (D)
8. Who is the head of the State-Executive ?
(A) The State Legislature Assembly
Ans : (D)
Ans : (C)
13. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Sixth Pay Commission ?
(A) Justice A. K. Majumdar
Ans : (B)
14. www on the internet stands for
(A) Words Words Words
Ans : (C)
15. To which of the following companies, the Delhi High Court has ordered to remove its
Logo
(A) Pepsico India
(B) TISCO
Ans : (A)
16. The Article of the Indian Constitution which automatically become suspended on
Proclamation of Emergency is
(A) Article 14
(B) Article 19
(C) Article 21
(D) Article 32
Ans : (B)
17. Which State in India implemented the Panchayati Raj System first ?
(A) Rajasthan
(C) Bihar
(B) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (A)
18. In India, which institution holds ultimate authority to accept Five Year Plans
(A) Planning Commission
(D) Parliament
Ans : (B)
19. On whose recommendation the financial distribution between the Union and States
takes place ?
(A) The Finance Commission
Ans : (A)
20. Who is to certify that any bill is a Money Bill ?
(A) Finance Minister
Ans : (B)
21. The Court which has jurisdiction over election disputes under Section 80 of the
Representation of People Act, 1951 is
(A) Supreme Court
Ans : (B)
22. Who can remove Election Commissioner from his office ?
(A) Chief Election Commissioner
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Home Minister in the same way as the Judge of the High Court can be removed
(D) President of India on the recommendation of Chief Election Commissioner
Ans : (D)
23. In which of the following cases constitutionality of the Central Educational
Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006 was challenged ?
(A) Ashok Kumar Thakur Vs. Union of India
(B) Ashok Kumar Vs. State of U.P.
(C) Ashok Kumar Thakur Vs. State of Bihar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
24. How many times the emergency has been proclaimed in India on the ground of
internal disturbance ?
(A) Once
(B) Twice
(C) Thrice
(D) Never
Ans : (A)
25. In which year financial emergency was proclaimed under Article 360 in India ?
(A) 1962
(B) 1965
(C) 1975
(D) Never
Ans : (D)
26. Who appoints the Chairman of the State Public Service Commission in India ?
(A) The President of India
(B) The President of India in consultation with the Governor of the State
(C) The Governor of the State
(D) Chairman of Union Public Service Commission in consultation with the Governor
Ans : (C)
27. By which Amendment of the Indian Constitution Sikkim was included as full-fledged
State of the Indian Territory ?
(A) Thirty-Second Constitutional Amendment
(B) In Article 2
(C) In Article 3
(D) In Article 4
Ans : (B)
29. Which of the following is not mentioned in Directive Principles of State policy under
the Constitution of India ?
(A) Right to adequate means of livelihood
(B) Right to equal pay for equal work
(C) Promotion of international peace and security
(D) Free and compulsory education for children up to fourteen years of age
Ans : (D)
30. The Charter of the United Nations was signed at San- Francisco on
(A) June 26, 1945
(C) January 26, 1946
Ans : (A)
(B) Geneva
Ans : (C)
32. How many members are in the Security Council?
(A) 5
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 15
Ans : (D)
33. Which one of the following Article of United Nations Charters related to the
procedure of voting?
(A) Article 16
(B) Article 18
(C) Article 10
Ans : (B)
34. Which one of the following is not one of the principal organ of United Nations ?
(A) Economic and Social Council
Ans : (C)
35. Two official languages of the United Nations are
(A) English and Hindi
Ans : (D)
36. The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India have been taken
from which one of the following?
(A) The Constitution of Ireland
(B) The Constitution of United States of America
(C) The Constitution of Australia
(D) The Constitution of Canada
Ans : (A)
37. P passport was cancelled by the authority without giving him any reasonable
opportunity of being heard which was mandatory. In such case
(A) A writ of mandamus can be issued
(B) A writ of mandamus cannot be issued as the authority has no obligation to act fairly
(C) Since cancellation of passport is always done in interest of security of India, no one
can challenge the cancellation
(D) A writ of prohibition can be issued
Ans : (A)
38. The maximum period of continuation of emergency under Article 356 of the Indian
Constitution is
(A) 3 years
(B) 6 months
(C) 1 year
(D) 2 years
Ans : (A)
39. Which one of the following Schedule was added in the Constitution by the 73rd
Constitutional Amendment?
(A) Schedule XII
(B) Schedule VI
(C) Schedule XI
(D) Schedule IX
Ans : (C)
40. The procedure for the removal of Supreme Court Judge is given in
(A) Article 124 (4)
Ans : (A)
41. Participation of workers in management of industries is provided under Indian
Constitution
(A) In Article 44 A
(B) In Article 48 A
(C) In Article 43 A
(D) In Article 45
Ans : (C)
42. Article 21-A was added in the Constitution by
(A) 86th Constitutional Amendment
Ans : (A)
43. Socialist and secular words were added in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by
(A) 44th Amendment
Ans : (B)
44. Which one of the following Articles of Indian Constitution is not related to the
environmental protection?
(A) Article 48 A
Ans : (B)
45. In International Court of Justice, there are
(A) President and 15 other members
(B) President, Vice-President and 15 other members
(C) President, Vice-President and 14 other members
(D) President, Vice-President and 13 other members
Ans : (D)
46. International Human Rights Day is celebrated on
(A) 26th January4
Ans : (B)
(B) Geneva
(D) Paris
Ans : (C)
48. Sarkaria Commission was set up for the review of relations between
(A) The Prime Minister and The President
Ans : (D)
49. Under which Article of the Constitution the Inter-State Council is constituted?
(A) Article 254
Ans : (C)
50. By which Amendment of the Constitution the Service Tribunals were established?
(A) 39th Amendment
Ans : (D)
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(B) 20 paise
(C) 25 paise
(D) 50 paise
(B) Dinar
(C) Yen
(D) Peso
(E) Euro
4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general
public. These machines are called
(A) Coin dispensing machines
(B) ATMs
5. Which of the following names is not associated with the insurance business in India?
(A) Bajaj Allianz
(B) LIC
(C) GIC
(E) GE Money
6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold,
silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has remained the highest
trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) zinc
2. Credit Card
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers IPO What is the full form of the same ?
(A) Indian Public Offer
9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full
form of the same ?
(A) New Multi Capital Exchange
(B) CRY
(C) ASHA
(D) NABARD
(B) Physics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Music
13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a
Hockey Coach?
(A) Guru
(C) Om Shanti Om
(B) USA
(C) Nepal
(D) Britain
(E) France
15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?
(A) Internet Banking
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Maldives
17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of
literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?
(A) Inflation
(B) Sensex
(D) SLR
(B) SEBI
(D) Axis Bank
(E) BHEL
19. Which of the countries represent letter C in the category known as BRIC countries ?
(A) Canada
(C) Cuba
(B) Chile
(D) Croatia
(E) China
20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the
ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi?
(A) President of India
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(E) None of these
21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(B) HDFC
(C) TATA
(E) Axis
(B) Football
24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold
for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?
(A) 123 Pact with USA
(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran (D) Border talks with China
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?
(A) SAT
(B) NET
(C) PAN
(D) VAT
ANSWERS :
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D)
1. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is compiled and released by which of the
following organizations/ agencies?
(A) Registrar of Companies
(B) Kerala
(B) CARE
(C) APITCO
(D) ISARC
4. Retail investors made Rs. 19 lakh crore in market rally, was the news in some major
financial newspapers recently. The term Retail investors, as used in this headline, means
which of the following types of stock market investors?
(A) Promoters of Companies
(B) Individuals
6. Who amongst the following was the chairperson of the Working Group on Benchmark
Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) constituted by the Reserve Bank of India
(A) Dr. K. C. Chakrovorty
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Britain
(E) USA
Ans : (E)
9. The new Foreign Trade Policy announced recently by the Govt. of India will be valid
up to
(A) 2014
(B) 2015
(C) 2016
(D) 2020
Ans : (A)
10. The Committee on Financial Sector Assessment (CFSA) set up by the Reserve Bank
of India has also recommended several reforms in which of the following existing laws in
India?
(A) Taxation Laws
(C) Banking Regulation Laws
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(B) Japan
(D) Nepal
Ans : (A)
13. As per existing norms and policies of the RBI, Banks are required to advance how
much of their total advances to priority sectors?
(A) 30%
(B) 35%
(C) 40%
(D) 25%
Ans : (C)
14. which of the following was the first Mutual Fund listed on the newly launched
Mutual Fund platform on National Stock Exchange?
(A) UTI Mutual Fund
(C) LIC Mutual Fund
(E) None of these
15. As per the newspaper reports, the L&T has tied up with NPCIL to make forgings for
nuclear power plants. This joint venture is being developed in
(A) Chennai
(B) Bangalore
(C) Hazira
(D) Narora
(E) Tarapore
Ans : (C)
16. As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the economic conditions in India are not yet
suitable for full convertibility of Rupee. At present rupee is convertible at which of the
following accounts?
1. Fully at Capital Account
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
Ans : (B)
17. As per the notification issued by the banks, the third party ATM usage will now be
restricted to certain withdrawals and limits only. What does it really mean?
1. The ATM card holders will not be able to withdraw from other banks ATMs under any
circumstances.
2. Customers of one bank may be able to withdraw only a limited amount from other
banks ATMs.
3. ATM card holders will have to pay a fee if they withdraw money from other banks
ATMs frequently.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
3. It will facilitate companies to launch their IPOs as the financial climate will become
conducive for the same.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(B) Euro
(C) Rupee
(D) Yen
22. The rate of interest, banks charge to its main/major and prime customers is popularly
called as
(A) Risk Premium
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) India
Ans : (D)
24. Parambikulam-Aliyar Multipurpose project is located in the hills of
(A) Nilgiri hills range
Ans : (C)
25. Which of the following organisations/agencies has recently released World
Investment Report: 2009 Transnational Corporations, Agricultural Production and
Development?
(C) UNCTAD
(D) UNESCO
Ans : (C)
26. Which of the following states is in the process of passing two amendments to its
municipality and panchayat raj acts to enable women to have 50% seats in all local self
government bodies ?
(A) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
Ans : (C)
27. Which of the following states recently organized an open public court Jan Sunwai for
the first time to present a public audit of its Special Economic Zones ?
(A) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
Ans : (C)
28. The National Stock Exchange recently launched Interest Rate Futures (IRF). IRF in
fact is
(A) New mode of trading specifically for SME sector
(B) Financial mode of trading
(C) To ensure that no one visits a foreign nation for any illegal activity by purchasing
foreign currency from a bank
(D) To ensure that Indians do not go to a nation where Indians are being targeted for
racial discrimination
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
31. As per the resolution passed in the Pittsburgh Summit of G-20, now more weightage
will be given to under-represented nations in the organizations like IMF etc. How much
quota will be shifted to such nations in this way?
(A) 5%
(B) 7%
(C) 10%
(D) 15%
(E) 17%
Ans : (A)
32. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India, all new players using spectrum band
for providing 3-G spectrum mobile service to its customers will have to pay a part of their
annual revenue as spectrum charges to the Govt. of India. What is that charge in terms of
percentage ?
(A) 1%
(B) 15%
(C) 3%
(D) 25%
Ans : (A)
33. Which of the following bodies/agencies recently passed a resolution asking all the
nations to sign the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) without any further delay ?
(A) UN General Assembly
(C) Debt
(D) Literacy
Ans : (B)
35. Which of the following countries was successful in retaining ICC Champions Trophy
the final of which was played in October 2009?
(A) New Zealand
(B) Australia
(C) India
(B) Brazil
Ans : (D)
(C) Britain
(D) India
37. Angela Merkel has become the Chancellor of which of the following nations again
for a second four-year term ?
(A) Poland
(B) Russia
(C) Ukraine
(D) Germany
Ans : (D)
38. Maximum City is a book written by
(A) V. S. Naipaul
(D) India
Ans : (B)
40. The Olympic Games 2016 will be organized in the city of
(A) New Delhi
Ans : (E)
(B) Paris
(C) Tokyo
41. Which of the following countries has raised objection to India efforts to make a 608
km long road link through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim
and Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bhutan
(E) Afghanistan
Ans : (A)
42. India has recently signed a Nuclear Pact with which of the following countries which
insists on peaceful use of radioactive minerals (Such minerals are in plenty in that
country)?
(A) Mongolia
(B) Thailand
(C) Bangladesh
Ans : (A)
43. India won Compaq Cup Cricket Final (Tri series) 2009 by defeating
(A) New Zealand
(D) England
(C) Bangladesh
Ans : (E)
44. Who amongst the following won the 76th National Billiards Championship held in
Sept. 2009 ?
(A) Geet Sethi
(D) Pankaj Advani
45. Who amongst the following won the Mena Singles US Open Tennis 2009 ? (played in
Sept. 2009)
(A) Juan Martin del Potro
(B) V. S. Naipaul
48. CRY is the name of the organization which works for the welfare of
(A) Cancer Patients
(B) Children
2. Real wages
3. Demand pull
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(B) Football
(C) Hockey
(D) Badminton
(B) Advertisements
(C) Publicity
Ans : (B)
9. Service Marketing is resorted to in
(A) All manufacturing companies
Ans : (D)
10. Marketing is
(A) A skilled persons job
Ans : (A)
(B) Telemarketing
(D) Relationship Marketing
(E) HUFs
Ans : (E)
14. Buyer Resistance can be overcome by
(A) Cordial relation between buyer and seller
Ans : (E)
(E) Advertisements
Ans : (E)
19. Customization results in
(A) Customer exodus
Ans : (B)
20. The target group for Education Loans is
(A) All parents
(C) Pricing
Ans : (A)
25. Information that comes from an external source and fed into computer software is
called
(A) Input
(B) Output
(C) Throughput
(D) Reports
(B) Write
(B) mistakes
(D) blunders
Ans : (A)
28. Which of the following are computers that can be carried around easily?
(A) Laptops
(B) Supercomputers
(C) PCs
(D) Minicomputers
(B) File
(C) Format
(D) Edit
Ans : (B)
33. In programming, you use the following key
(A) Arrow keys
(B) databases
(D) graphs
Ans : (C)
(B) passport
(C) password
(D) access-code
Ans : (C)
38. The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer
system is through the use of a
(A) plotter
(B) scanner
(C) printer
(D) keyboard
Ans : (D)
39. Computer programs are also known as
(A) operating systems
(C) peripherals
Ans : (D)
(B) documents
(D) applications
(B) data
(C) memory
(D) report
Ans : (B)
41.____________ is when the more power hungry components, such as the monitor and
the hard drive, are put in idle.
(A) Hibernation
(B) Formatting
(C) Crashing
(D) Allotting
Ans : (B)
43. A saved document is referred to as a
(A) file
(B) word
(C) folder
(D) project
Ans : (A)
(B) KB
(C) MB
(D) TB
Ans : (D)
45. The operating system is the most common type of software.
(A) communication
(B) application
(C) system
(D) word-processing
(B) bit
(D) megabyte
(B) Text
(D) Neither Pictures nor Text
(B) Speakers
(C) Keyboard
(B) patch
(C) tutorial
(D) FAQ
SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. What aspiration the doctrine of Lebensraum denotes in the foreign policy of Hitler ?
(A) Colonial expansion of Germany
(B) Membership of League of Nations for Germany
(C) To acquire laborers (workmen) for Germany
(D) Territorial expansion of Germany
Ans : (D)
2. Blue Revolution is related with
(A) Mineral production
(C) Fishing
Ans : (C)
3. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner?
(A) President
(D) Parliament
Ans : (A)
4. GDP is the total value of_______ produced during a particular year.
(A) All final goods and services
Ans : (A)
5. Which country first granted universal adult franchise?
(A) New Zealand
(B) America
(C) Germany
(D) Britain
Ans : (C)
6. State, which constituted maximum in rubber production in India, is
(A) Kerela
(C) Karnataka
Ans : (A)
7. In which year Mandala Commission was constituted ?
(A) 1980
(B) 1979
(C) 1977
(D) 1975
Ans : (B)
8. Which war resulted into the unification of Germany and Italy?
(A) Crimean War, 1854
Ans : (A)
(D) Nigeria
Ans : (B)
10. Himadri is the name, used for
(A) Lesser Himalayas
Ans : (D)
11. Which of the following is not an essential element of a political party ?
(A) Members
(B) Money
(C) Leadership
(D) Ideology
Ans : (B)
12. Which of these is not a function of RBI?
(A) Formulating monetary policy
(B) Deciding the value of rupee
(C) Printing Currency
(D) Maintaining minimum cash balance of commercial banks
Ans : (B)
13. Who said it Democracy is a rule of the people, for the people and by the people?
(A) J. S. Mill
(B) Diecy
(C) Aristotle
Ans : (D)
14. How many types of Ration Cards are in India ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 3
Ans : (D)
15. Which of the following is a challenge to democracy in India?
(A) Political parties
Ans : (C)
16. Match the following
Author
Novel
1. Wuthering Heights
2. Pickwick Papers
3. Mayor of Casterbridge
4. Robinson Crusoe
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans : (C)
17. The tribe belonging to the hills of Orissa is
(A) Galong
(B) Digari
(C) Juang
(D) Patkoi
Ans : (C)
18. What was the real purpose behind the Berlin Conference of 1884-85?
(A) To find the solution of Turkish problem
(B) To find the solution of Russian-Austrian dispute
(C) To divide Africa for the colonial interest of European powers
(D) To resolve the disputes of Balkan nations
Ans : (C)
19. How many industries are now reserved for public sector?
(A) Four
Ans : (D)
(B) Six
(C) Five
(D) Three
(C) Kanchanjanga
Ans : (A)
21. How many Lok Sabha constituencies are in India?
(A) 545
(B) 543
(C) 540
(D) 560
Ans : (B)
22. Where is the headquarters of BIS located?
(A) Bangalore
(B) Mumbai
(D) Jaipur
Ans : (C)
23. Who is the father of consumer movement?
(A) Aruna Ray
Ans : (C)
24. Which is the poorest state of India?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) Bihar
Ans : (C)
25. Who among the following worked for eradication of caste inequalities ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (C)
26. Which of the following is most affected by chemical weathering?
(A) Sand stone
(B) Granite
Ans : (D)
27. The slogan of Janta Party in 1977 elections was
(A) Increase in food production
Ans : (C)
28. Which state has the lowest IMR in India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerela
(C) Punjab
(D) Gujarat
Ans : (B)
(B) 39aEc93
(C) 59aEc04
(D) 49aEc93
Ans : (C)
31. For how many days budget proposals can be detained by Rajya Sabha ?
(A) 15 days
(B) 25 days
(C) 30 days
(D) 14 days
Ans : (D)
32. Which English novelist used social impacts of industrialization as subject-matter of
his/her novels ?
(A) Jane Austen
(C) Richardson
Ans : (D)
(B) 190
(C) 189
Ans : (A)
34. River, which joins Rann of Kutch, is
(A) Luni
(B) Chambal
(C) Mahi
(D) Subarmati
Ans : (A)
(D) 195