1. After merger of Air India and (C) A. Raja 13. Insurance Regulatory and Deve- Indian Airlines, the new entity (D) Nirmala Deshpande lopment Authority (IRDA) has will now be known as constituted a committee for 7. As per the revised estimates (A) India Airlines studying various aspects related released by CSO for 2006-07 (B) Air India to health insurance of senior which of the following sector (C) Indian citizen under the chairmanship shows the highest growth rate ? of (D) Indian Airways (A) Construction (A) R. Chidambaram 2. SBI (Subsidiary Banks Laws) (B) Manufacturing (B) V. Kishore Singh Deo Amendment Bill passed by the (C) Trade, Hotels, Transport Parliament allows SBI to reduce and Communications (C) K. S. Shastri its holding in its seven sub- (D) Mining and Quarrying (D) Abhijit Sen sidiary banks from 8. Nirmal Gram Puraskar is asso- 14. Two days conference of CII took (A) 100% to 75% ciated with place in New Delhi on May 23- (B) 75% to 50% (A) Rural Drinking Water 24, 2007. The theme of the con- (C) 75% or more to 51% (B) Enlarging Forests ference was (D) 75% or more to 49% (C) Elementary Education (A) Inclusive Growth 3. On May 31, 2007 CSO released (D) Total Sanitation Campaign (B) Future Growth the revised estimates for 2006-07. (C) Steady Growth 9. Which of the following com- The revised figure of GDP mittee is at present working on (D) Jumping Growth growth rate for 2006-07 future trading effect on retail 15. World Bank has predicted Indias (A) goes up from 9% to 94% and wholesale prices of agri- GDP growth rate to (B) goes up from 92% to 94% culture products ? (A) decelerate to 78% in 2008- (C) declines from 94% to 92% (A) Tendulkar Committee 09 (D) declines from 92% to 9% (B) Abhijit Sen Committee (B) decelerate to 75% in 2008- 4. The worlds largest passenger (C) Rakesh Mohan Committee 09 aircraft Airbus A-380 made its (D) Y. K. Alagh Committee (C) remain stable at 94% in maiden landing in India at Indira 2008-09 10. Which of the following sector Gandhi International Airport (D) accelerate to over 10% in shows decelerated growth during New Delhi on May 6, 2007 to 2008-09 mark the anniversary celebra- 2006-07 as compared to 2005-06 ? tions of (A) Agriculture 16. After electrical equipment sector (B) Mining and Quarrying which attracted the highest FDI (A) Jet Airways (C) Electricity, Gas and Water inflow in the country, the second (B) Kingfisher Airways highest FDI grabbing sector in (C) Deccan Airways (D) Manufacturing the economy is (D) Air Sahara 11. Which of the following Kharif (A) Telecom Sector 5. On the basis of Global Peace crop shows the highest increase (B) Service Sector Index, which country tops the list in Minimum Support Price (announced on May 17, 2007) for (C) Manufacturing Sector of the most peaceful nations in 2007-08 over 2006-07 in Rs. per (D) Hotel Sector the world ? quintal ? 17. Which of the following com- (A) Japan (A) Arhar mittee is related to infrastructure (B) Denmark (B) Moong and Urad financing ? (C) Norway (C) Paddy A grade (A) Deepak Parekh Committee (D) New Zealand (D) Maize (B) T. Shanker Lingam 6. An expert committee on climate 12. In its Global Development (C) T. S. Vijayan change has been formed by the Finance Report 2007, World Bank (D) O. P. Garg Ministry of Environment and has estimated Indias GDP Forest under the chairmanship 18. United Nations Food and growth rate for 2006-07 at of Agriculture Organisation (FAO) (A) R. Chidambaram (A) 90% (B) 92% has projected Indias export of (B) V. Siddartha (C) 94% (D) 95% rice for 2007 at