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Disclaimer:Thesequestionsarebasedoncurrentawareness,&thedataandinformationaresubjecttochangeincoming times.Whiletotallyrelevantandcurrenttoday,someofthesemaynotbesowiththepassageoftime. Directions:Forthefollowingquestions,fiveoptionsaregiven.Choosethecorrectoption. 1. ThecleaningofriverGanga,whichwouldbedonebytheNationalGangaRiverBasinAuthority,forwhichtheCabinet CommitteeonEconomicAffairsgaveclearanceon28April2011,isa (1) Rs.3000croreproject. (2) Rs.4000croreproject. (3) Rs.7000croreproject. (4) Rs.8000croreproject. (5) Rs.10,000croreproject. 2. HowmuchisaworkerworkingintheunorganizedsectorinIndiapaid,aspertheexistingnorms? (1) Rs.40 (2) Rs.25 (3) Rs.75 (4) Rs.125 (5) Rs.100 3. WhoamongthefollowingChiefMinistersheadedtheworkinggrouponagricultureproductionthatsubmitteditsreport tothePrimeMinisterinDecember2010? (1) ShivrajSinghChouhan (2) BhupinderSingh (3) AshokGehlot (4) NitishKumar (5) NarendraModi 4. AsperthenewsduringApril2011,endosulfancausedwhichofthefollowing? (1) Itmadescientistsdofurtherresearchinthepesticide. (2) ItcausedwidespreadresentmentinKerala,involvingpoliticians,publicandactivists. (3) ItmadetheMinistryofEnvironmentissuedirectivesregardingitsuse. (4) Itmadethefarmingcommunitymorecheerfulafterlearningofitsbeneficialnature. (5) Itmadecelebritiesandeminentpeoplecampaignforitsdevelopmentanduse. 5. WhoamongstthefollowingwasawardedtheIndiraGandhiPeacePrizefor2010? (1) BarackObama (2) LuizInacioLuladSilva (3) MohammedElbaradei (4) AungSanSauKyi (5) BinayakSen 6. WhichofthefollowingweretheregionsofwhosefivecountriesIndiadecidedtoextendVisaonarrivalfacilityin2011? (1) EU (2) SouthAmerica (3) ASEAN (4) SAARC (5) NATO

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7. IdentifythecorrectstatementsinrespectoftheactivitiesofIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO). A. ThreePSLVlaunchesarescheduledin2011. B. PSLVC17,scheduledtobelaunchedinJuly2011,wouldhaveacommunicationsatellitePSLVC18scheduled tobelaunchedinSeptember2011,wouldhaveaweatherforecastsatellitePSLVC19,scheduledtobelaunched inDecember2011,wouldhaveaRadarImagingSatellite(RISAT). C. The previouslylaunched PSLV C16 injected its payloads into intended orbits precisely, without wasting any propellant. (1) OnlyAandB (2) OnlyBandC (3) OnlyAandC (4) AllofA,BandC (5) Noneofthese 8. IdentifytheoneamongstthefollowingwhichisnotaPovertyEradicationProgrammelaunchedbytheGovt.ofIndia. (1) SwarnjayantiGramSwarozgarYojana (2) ADHAR (3) NationalSocialAssistanceprogramme (4) JawaharGramSamridhriYojana (5) NationalFamilyBenefitScheme 9. UniversalServiceObligationfundreferstocontributionsbycompaniestowhichofthefollowingsectors? (1) Education (2) Agriculture (3) Telecom (4) Manufacturing (5) Hospitality 10. Indias stand on endosulfan, conveyed in the 6th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)oftheStockholmConvention,organizedatGenevaduringApril2011,iswhichofthefollowing? (1) Totalbanonthepesticide,inviewofitsharmfuleffects. (2) Acceptanceofthepesticide,asperthefindingsofscientists. (3) Nonviolationofthetermsandconditions,asarrivedintheconvention. (4) Oppositionoftheglobalbanonit,onthegroundthatthereisnoalternative. (5) Notdecidedonthematter. 11. ThemembersoftheRICgroup,the10thTrilateralMinisterialmeetingofwhichwasorganizedinNovember2010,are (1) RomeIndonesiaCzechoslovakia (2) RomaniaIsraelChile (3) RomaniaIndiaCanada (4) RussiaIndiaChina (5) RussiaIndiaCroatia 12. AccordingtobusinessmagazineFortune,whichofthefollowingtoppedthelistof500IndianCompaniesfor2010? (1) ONGC (2) LandT (3) IndianOil (4) HP (5) SAIL 13. Inordertocurbpricerise,thegovernmenthikedsubsidyonwhichtwofertilizersonApril28,2011? (1) DiAmmoniumPhosphate(DAP)andMuriateofPotash(MOP) (2) DiPotassiumPhosphate(DPP)andMuriateofSodium(MOS) (3) DiNitrogenPhosphate(DNP)andMuriateofCalcium(MOC) (4) DiHydrogenPhosphate(DHP)andMuriateofZinc(MOZ) (5) DiMethanePhosphate(DMP)andMuriateofIron(MOI)

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14. WhichofthefollowingcommoditiesfromIndiawouldbeimportedbySyria,inthewakeofthe twocountriesdeciding todoubletheirtradeinnext2years,starting2010? (1) Wheat (2) Milk (3) Oil (4) Naturalgas (5) Rice 15. Whichstatewasinnewsduring2010,forpassingaBillforregulatingMicroFinanceInstitutions? (1) TamilNadu (2) Bihar (3) Karnataka (4) AndhraPradesh (5) Rajasthan 16. WhydidBritainrevoketheApril2011PrinceWilliamsandKatesRoyalweddinginvitationtotheSyrianAmbassador? (1) AsareactiontoalargenumberofBritonsnotbeingtreatedwellinSyria. (2) ThecouplehadnolikingforSyrians. (3) TherewashostilitybetweenBritainandSyriaovertradeissues. (4) SyriawasneverunderBritishDominion,andisthusnotamemberoftheCommonwealth. (5) ToshowdisapprovaloftheSyrianregimeperpetratingviolentattacksonpeacefulprotestors. 17. Amongstthefollowingcountries,onecountrywassanctionedRs.26milliongrantin2010byIndia,fordevelopmentof tubewells.Whichisthecountry? (1) SriLanka (2) Bangladesh (3) Myanmar (4) Pakistan (5) Nepal 18. WhichofthefollowingisntamongthedemandsofAirIndiapilotswhowentonstrikeon27April2011? (1) Recognitionandrestorationoftheexistenceoftheunion. (2) ResignationoftheCivilAviationMinister. (3) Reinstatementofpilotswhoweresackedorsuspendedfortakingpartintheagitation. (4) Noneoftheabove. (5) Alloftheabove. 19. Theschememeantforadolescentgirls,launchedbytheGovt.ofIndia,is (1) ASHA (2) SABALA (3) Aadhar (4) Swawlamban (5) PRABALA 20. Mr.ShyamlaGopinnathis (1) theChairpersonofthegovernmentappointedcommitteetopromotesmallsavings. (2) theChairpersonoftheAtomicEnergyCommission. (3) theExofficioChairmanoftheUnitedBreweriesLtd.. (4) theHonoraryDeanofIGNOU. (5) theexChiefjusticeofRajasthanHighCourt. 21. WhichofthefollowingarefactorsresponsibleforIndiabecomingacentreofattractionin thefinancialservicessector forGlobalBusinessProcessOutsourcing,asperastudydonebytheglobalconsultingandresearchfirmEverestGroup, inApril2011? (1) ProcessExcellence (2) Highendfinancialservicesbyskilledindividuals (3) Improvedservicelevel (4) Riskdiversificationneedbybuyers (5) Alloftheabove

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22. ThetermM3refersto (1) Totalvalueofexternalborrowingsofthecountryinaparticularyear. (2) Totalvalueoftheforeignexchangeonaparticularday. (3) Totalvalueofexportcreditonagivendate. (4) Totalvalueofthetaxcollectedinayear. (5) Currencyincirculationonaparticularday. 23. FormerPresidentDr.APJAbdulKalaminhisaddressattheIndianConsulateinChicago,onApril282011,saidthat (1) Indiacandevelopsolongasthereisnocorruption. (2) Indiaseconomicgrowthmustsustainitspopulationgrowth. (3) Uponmaintainingasteadygrowthof1011%GDP,Indiacanbecomeeconomicallydevelopedby2020. (4) Allofthese. (5) Noneofthese. 24. RET,towhichRs.31,000croreshavebeenallocatedbytheIndiangovernmentinthefinancialyear201011,is (1) RighttoEmpowerment. (2) ReformsinTechnicalEducation. (3) ReturntoEmpowerment. (4) RighttoEducation. (5) RenewableTechnologyforEnergy. 25. WhichofthefollowingisthereasonbehindthecancellationinApril2011,ofthe2008MemorandumofUnderstanding arrived at between Andhra Pradesh government and Moser Baer infrastructure Developers Limited for Solar Cells facility? (1) NowreceiptofcapitalfromtheCentredespiterepeatedrequestsbytheAndhraPradeshStateGovernment (2) Inability topayRs.1.5crore asearnestmoney depositagainst theleasepremiumofRs.15crore, assoughtby theAndhraPradeshIndustrialInfrastructureCorporation,resultinginthecancellationof100acresoflandallotted. (3) OverstaffingintheunitsofMoserBaerinfrastructureDevelopersLimited,overtherequirementof2,000persons, asagreeduponinthecontract. (4) OutcryagainsttheprojectbyresidentsofHyderabad. (5) Noneoftheabove. 26. OneofthefollowingisnotamajorfunctionoftheRBIinIndia.Identifyit. (1) Issuanceofcurrencynotes. (2) Takingloans/creditfromWorldBank/IMFandADBetc.andreallocatingitforvariousactivities,asdecidedbythe Govt.ofIndia. (3) Maintainingpricestabilityandensuringadequateflowofcredittoproductivesectors. (4) Tofacilitatepaymentanddevelopmentofexternaltrade. (5) Formulatingandmonitoringthemonetaryandcreditpolicy. 27. Theriseinpriceofsilverduringtheinitialhallof2011isattributedto (1) itsunsatisfieddemand,followingtheeconomiccrisisinEurope. (2) itsflexibilitytobeingmalleableunlikeothermetals. (3) Iibeingunalloyedunlikeothermetals. (4) itbeinglesspronetocorrosion,wearandtearunlikeothermetals. (5) Noneoftheabove. 28. WhichamongthefollowingistheplacewheretheRBIdoesnothavearegionaloffice? (1) Guwahati (2) Lucknow (3) Shimla (4) Panaji (5) Kota

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29. Chinas12thfiveyearplanfor201216haswhichofthefollowingcharacteristicswhichIndiacanadopt? (1) Emphasisontrade,engineeringcontractingandserviceoutsourcing. (2) Emphasisonincreaseinconsumersmarketsoastocoverallareas. (3) Emphasisonincreasingexportsandnarrowingthetradedeficit. (4) Emphasisonprotectingthecountryscurrencyagainstfluctuationsandchanges. (5) Emphasisonenhancingproductionandgrowth. 30. Inordertoboostmicrofinancinginunbankedareas,oneofthefollowingorganizations/agencieshasgivenaUS$407 billionloantoIndiain2010.Identifyit. (1) BankofJapan (2) ADB (3) IMF (4) WorldBank (5) JointlybyIMFandADB 31. HarshanTillakaratnewasinnewsinApril2011,for (1) decliningtheoffertofunctionasacoachtotheIndianteam,inplaceofGarryKirsten. (2) acceptingthemembershipoftheSriLankanCricketBoard. (3) establishinganorganizationtohelpthedestituteinAsia. (4) beinghonouredbytheSriLankanGovernmentforhiscontributiontocricket. (5) allegingthatmatchfixinghasbeenprevalentinSriLankasince1992. 32. ItwasprojectedthatIndianExportswould growby..percentageduring201011,bythePrimeMinistersEconomic Advisorycouncil(PMEAC). (1) 18% (2) 15% (3) 22% (4) 24% (5) 28% 33. WhywasAmitMadheshiyainnewsduringApril2011? (1) ForbeinganalumnusofHarvardBusinessSchool,whoworkedinfaminestruckNigeriaforasocialcause. (2) ForwinningSonyWorldPhotographAwardsArtsandCulturePhotographeroftheyearaward. (3) Forwinningaccoladesin2010,forhiscampaignofSavingTiger. (4) ForaccomplishingthefeatofscalingMountELburztwiceintheyear2010. (5) Noneofthese. 34. It is estimated that India will be the third largest FDI recipient in 201012, by one of the following organizations/agencies.Identifyit. (1) EuroCentralBank (2) WTO (3) WorldBank (4) IMF (5) UNCTED 35. WhatwasspecialaboutthefourthannualIndianArtsFestivalorganizedinSanDiego,duringApril2011? (1) ItwasafourdayfestivalheldduringApril2011. (2) Therewere13events,conductedbyTheIndianFineArtsAcademy,SanDiego. (3) SixtyfourartistsfromIndia,MuscatandUSAdisplayedtheirprowess. (4) ThefestivalwasdedicatedtoBharatRatnaPt.RaviShankar,ontheoccasionofhis91stbirthday. (5) Allofthese. 36. Whichofthefollowingindustriesisconsideredacoreindustryintermsofperformance? (1) Oilandpetroleum (2) Leather (3) Handicrafts (4) Garments (5) IT

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37. Identifythefollowingstatementswhichis/aretrue. A. thefamousbirdsanctuary inBharatpurandthedargahofHazratMoinuddingChistiatAjmer,bothinRajasthan, areplaceswheresolarplantshavebeensetup. B. Rajasthan governmenthasdrawnup a solar energy policy topromote the use of the energy from the sun as a alternatesourceofpower. C. Thestategovernmentwasdividedwhenclearingthesolarenergypolicy,takinglotoftimetodealwithit. (1) OnlyAandC (2) BandC (3) AandC (4) Allofthese. (5) Noneofthese.

38. WhoamongstthefollowingdidnotreceivetheNobelPrizeineconomics? (1) PeterA.Diamond (2) DaleT.Mortensen (3) RobertG.Edwards (4) PaulKrugman (5) AmartyaSen 39. The petition of Sikkim High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran, which was upheld by the Supreme Court on 28 April 2011,wasabout (1) hisinnocenceinthechargeoftheaccumulatingassetsthatweredisproportionaltosourcesofincome. (2) hisobjectionoftheinclusionofsenioradvocateP.P.RaoasamemberofthecommitteeheadedbyJusticeAftab Alam. (3) hisinabilitytopresenthimselfduringcourtproceedings,onaccountofhispreoccupation. (4) Politicalpressurethathewouldbesubjectedto,onaccountofthelegalproceedings. (5) Investigatingagenciesinvolvinghisfamilymemberswhowhereunrelatedtotheoffence. 40. OneofthefollowingisanaspectofbankingoperationsonwhichtheBaselCommitteehasgivenitsrecommendations. Identifyit. (1) Marketingofbankproducts (2) Prioritysectorlending (3) Microfinancing (4) RiskManagement (5) Creditappraisals 41. Which of the following is true about Indian Commercial Pilots Association, which spearheaded the pilots agitation during2011? (1) Therewasnounityamongtheofficebearersoftheassociation. (2) Therewaswideacclaimforthefearlessstandadoptedbytheassociation. (3) TheassociationwasweakbeforetheManagement,inhavingtheissuesofthepilotsresolvedfavorably. (4) TheassociationwasnotrecognizedbytheAlmanagementas beingrepresentative of theworkers interests and welfare. (5) Noneofthese. 42. IndiahasbeenrankedintheHumanDevelopmentReportpreparedbytheUNOin2010. (1) 1st (2) 100th (3) 115th (4) 119th (5) 150th. 43. The nuclear missile Half8 cruise missile orRadd Cruise missile,which Pakistan successfully tested on29 April2011, hasarangeof (1) 300kms (2) 325kms (3) 340kms (4) 350kms (5) 360kms

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44. PIIGScomprises (1) Portugal,Ireland,Italy,Greece,Spain. (2) Peru,India,Indonesia,Greece,Switzerland. (3) Portugal,Ireland,Iceland,Greenland,Scandinavia. (4) Paraguay,Italy,Iceland,Greenland,Switzerland. (5) Peru,Ireland,Italy,Greece,Spain. 45. TheChinesegovernmenthasdonewhichofthefollowingin2011,asregardsHuenTsang? (1) Itallowedamausoleumtobeerectedinhishonour. (2) Itallowedapostalstamptobebroughtoutinhiscommemoration. (3) Itallowedpublictoworshiphisremains. (4) Itallowedforeigntouriststostudyhisworks. (5) ItalloweditsairportinBeijingtobenamedafterhim. 46. InwhichofthefollowingcommoditieshasIndiaattainedselfsufficiency? (1) Onions (2) Coal (3) Sugar (4) Naturalgas (5) Milk 47. ConcernsaboutthesituationinLibyain2011arerelatedtowhichofthefollowing? (1) LivingconditionsofmigrantworkersinLibyawhichhaddeteriorated. (2) Theuseofaircraftcapableofattackingwithprecisiontargetsinbuiltupareas. (3) ContinualBombingofprogovernmentmilitarytargetsbytheCoalitionofwesterncountries. (4) Rebelsparalyzingnormallifeandcausingcitizensimmensehardships. (5) Allofthese. 48. In a poll that was described asfreeandfair,Goodluck Jonathan outpolled Muhammadu Buhari tobecome Nigerias President,withaboutofvotescast. (1) 40% (2) 50% (3) 60% (4) 70% (5) 80% 49. InIndiaoneofthefollowingservesasfuelinpowerstations.Identifyit (1) Potassium (2) U235 (3) Strontium (4) Chromium (5) Thorium 50. TherowbetweenFranceandItalythateruptedinApril2011wasabout (1) asectionofItaliansmockingattheFrenchwayofeating. (2) CitizensofFrancenotobservingtheciviclawsapplicableinItaly,whenvisitingthecountry. (3) ThestoppageofanItaliantraincarryingmigrantsfromNorthAfricabyFrenchauthorities,onthegroundthatthey posedathreattopublicorder. (4) TheEuropeanCommissionnotinterveningtoresolvethedispute. (5) EuropespassportfreeSchengenareabeingoverpopulatedbymigrantsofboththecountries. 51. AidedbytheWorldBanksDamRehabilitationandImprovementProject,theprojectofimprovingdamsisimplemented bywhichofthefollowingstates? (1) Kerala (2) Punjab (3) Karnataka (4) UttarPradesh (5) Meghalaya

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52. The11daygeneralstrikebyBoliviastradeUnionsinApril2011wascalledoffonaccountofwhichofthefollowing? (1) Workersfeltthestriketobeagainsttheirinterests. (2) Thegovernmentagreedtoraisepublicsectorwagesby11%,inlinewiththeinflationrate. (3) Workersweresubjectedtodisciplinaryactionbythegovernment. (4) Thegovernmentsurrenderedtotheworkers,showinghelplessnessinresolvingtheirissues. (5) Noneofthese. 53. NitishKumarledNationalDemocraticAlliancewon..seatsinAssemblyelectionsinBihar,heldin2010. (1) 150 (2) 200 (3) 243 (4) 206 (5) 176. 54. CarlosSlimwasinnewsduringApril2011,forwhichofthefollowing? (1) Heistheworldsrichestman. (2) The Mexican division of America Moil, the cell phone company which he controls, was charged of resorting to monopolisticpractices. (3) MexicosCompetitionCommissionleviedafineof$1billiononAmericaMoil. (4) Allofthese. (5) Noneofthese. 55. WhoamongstthefollowingistheauthorofthebookDevelopmentasFreedom? (1) M.S.Swaminathan (2) C.Rangarajan (3) ManmohanSingh (4) Y.V.Reddy (5) AmartyaSen 56. WhichofthefollowingistrueasregardsinflationduringMarch2011,acrossthewesternworld? (1) ItacceleratedduringMarch. (2) Pricesofitemsotherthanthoserelatingtofoodandenergy,jumped,causinginflationtoriseto2.7%. (3) Higherpetrolpriceswasthechiefcausebehindtheriseto2.7%ofAmericasconsumerpriceindex. (4) The European Central Banks decision to increase interest rates for the first time since three years caused the inflationtorise. (5) Allofthese 57. WhichofthefollowingtermsisusedinFinanceandBanking? (1) Lineofsight (2) ScatteringLoss (3) Revenue (4) Oscillation (5) Shielding 58. BankofAmerica,asofApril2011,hadnotbecometroublefreebecause (1) itssharepricedidnotattractinvestmentsincethelastoneyear. (2) itsplansforamoderateincreaseinitsshareholdersdividendwasnotapprovedbytheFederalReserve. (3) itdidnothavethestrengthtooutdoitscompetitors. (4) Alloftheabove. (5) Noneofthese. 59. Whoamongstthefollowingisafamouseconomist? (1) RichardDawkins (2) AlanGreenspan (3) VernonHeywood (4) OliverSachs (5) StephanHawking

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60. WhywasPietroFerreroinnewsduringApril2011? (1) HeheadedtheItalianConfectioneryGroup. (2) HiscompanysbrandsincludedNutellaandKinder. (3) HediedinacyclingaccidentinSouthAfricaattheageof48years. (4) Hemarriedeighteenthtimesinatimespanof2years. (5) Noneoftheabove. 61. WhoamongstthefollowinghasneverheldthepostoftheGovernoroftheRBI? (1) C.Rangarajan (2) L.K.Jha (3) ManmohanSingh (4) BimalJalan (5) UshaThorat 62. In April 2011, a Ukrainian tycoonbought twoflats in a plushnewdevelopment borderingHyde Park,upon paying a recordsumof (1) 136millionpoundsterling. (2) 140millionpoundsterling. (3) 160millionpoundsterling. (4) 180millionpoundsterling. (5) 200millionpoundsterling. 63. Facebookhasbeenopposedtotheextentofitsbaninoneofthefollowingcountries.Identifyit. (1) Afghanistan (2) Iraq (3) Gambia (4) Japan (5) China 64. As per the indicative guidelines arrivedat in the meeting of Finance Ministers from G20 countries,the IMF, when decidingwhetheracountryposesa threattotheWorldeconomy,wouldlookatnationalpoliciesofthesecountieson levelsof (1) Socialbearing,economicfeasibilityandwagestructure. (2) Debt,budgetdeficitsandtradebalances. (3) Environmentharmony,productivityandbanksfunctionings. (4) Exports,productionandmarketexposure. (5) Workethos,culturalfacetsanddebtservicing. 65. HeistheGovernorGeneralofNewZealandandwastheChiefGuestof9thPBDcelebratedinNewDelhi(79January 2011).Heisoneamongthe14otherPravasiBharatiyaSammaanawardees.Identifyhim. (1) BobbyJindal (2) AnandSatyanand (3) VikasDeshmukh (4) LaxmimalSinghvi (5)KrishnaRasgotra 66. Synthes,whichmakesmedical devicesandsellsplatesandscrewsusedfortreating brokenbones,had inApril2011 thestatusof (1) ahealthcarecompanywhichhadsuccessfullycomeoutofafinancialmess.. (2) ahealthcarecompanythathadbecomeahouseholdnameinDenver,inUSA. (3) ahealthcarecompanywhichposedathreattoitsrivalJohnson&Johnson. (4) ahealthcarecompanythatsawitsprofitsplungingonaccountofproductrecallsthatincludedartificialhips. (5) ahealthcarecompanythatearnedtheAmericanadministrationsadmirationforgoodmanagement.

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67. IdentifytheleaderbankinIndiawithrespecttousingelectronictransactions,asperthedatareleasedbyRBIinMarch 2011. (1) IDBI (2) SBI (3) HDFC (4) DenaBank (5) CanaraBank 68. IdentifythecorrectstatementswithrespecttoeconomicconditionsofIndiaandChina,asonMarch2011. A. HeadlineinflationinIndiatouchednearly9%. B. Chinaboostedthelevel of reservesthatbanksmustdepositwiththecentralbank,inordertodampenconsumer lending. C. ConsumerpricesinChinarecordedtheirbiggestincrease,sinceJuly2008. (1) AandC (2) BandC (3) AandB (4) Noneoftheabove (5) Alloftheabove 69. WithwhatobjectivedidtheRBIintroducethemechanismtermedDevelopment? (1) Todealwiththeinstanceofscheduledbankshavinglowcapital. (2) TocounterthevolatilityinthepriceofGovernmentsecurities. (3) Toaddressthevariationsinaccountingsystem,followedbydifferentbanksinthecountry. (4) Tooverseetheassetsandliabilitiesofscheduledbanks. (5) Tohandlecustomergrievancesandcatertocustomersatisfaction. 70. AsregardstheBPoilspillthattookplaceinApril2010,whichofthefollowingoccurredayearafter? (1) The American government lifted the ban, reopening the maritime area off the gulf coast, which was closed for fishing. (2) Thecompanywascaughtinseriesoflitigationsuits. (3) TheDeepwaterHorizonwell,whichkilled11workers,wasrenovated,removingthefactorsthatledtothemishap. (4) Thecompanyssharesfelltoagreatextent. (5) Noneoftheabove 71. IndianEconomy,aspertheAsianDevelopmentBanksforecastof2010,wouldgrowby (1) 8.2%. (2) 8.5%. (3) 8.9%. (4) 9.2%. (5) 10%. 72. OnlinePokersitesintheUnitedStatesweresubjectedtowhichofthefollowingduringApril2011? (1) Permissionfortheirusagewasextendedtill2013. (2) Theyhavebeenshutdownandtheirownersbookedforfraudandmoneylaundering. (3) AmendmentshavebeenmadeintheUScyberlawfortheiroperationandusage. (4) Certaintypesofusers,suchasbusinessmenandtraders,weregivenconditionalpermissionfortheirusage. (5) Noneofthese. 73. BRA,asusedinthebankingfield,standsfor (1) BiharandRajasthanAssociation. (2) BankingRestructuringAct. (3) BorrowingRiskAssessment. (4) BankingRegulationAct. (5) BrokerageandRehabilitationAgency.

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74. WhichofthefollowingisnottrueinrespectofParmalat,thedairycompany,asonApril2011? (1) Thedairycompanyfiledforbankruptcyin2003. (2) Thecompanysfounderwassentencedto18yearsinprison,forfraud. (3) Thefourbanks,BankofAmerica,Citigroup,DeutscheBankandMorganStanleyBankwereaccusedofmisleading investorsaboutParmalatssituation. (4) Noneoftheabove. (5) Alloftheabove. 75. Identifyamongthefollowing,thetopthreebankswiththelargestATMnetworkinIndia. (1) ICICI,SBI,HDFC (2) HSBC,ICICI,SBI (3) SBI,ICICI,HDFC (4) PNB,ICICI,HDFC (5) SBI,PNB,HDFC 76. WhoistherecipientofDadasahebPhalkeAwardfor2010? (1) K.Balchander (2) MrinalSen (3) RamgopalVerma (4) AshaParekh (5) ManojKumar 77. Companiesissuedsweatequitywiththeaimof (1) savingincometax. (2) providingmoreprofitstoretailinvestors. (3) providingmoreprofitstocorporateinvestors. (4) savingexpenses. (5) retainingthebestemployees. 78. TheRoyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton,whichtookplaceinApril2011,waswitnessedbypeople. (1) 5billion (2) 3billion (3) 2billion (4) 4billion (5) Noneofthese 79. ThisamongthefollowingistheresultoftheIndiangovernmentspolicywithrespecttorepatriation.Identifyit (1) Largecompanieswithforeignshareholdingsaresubjecttotaxationlaws. (2) Largecompanieswithforeignshareholdingsarenotliberalintheirdistributionofdividends. (3) Largecompanieswithforeignshareholdingsareabletocarryassetstotheirhomecountries. (4) LargecompanieswithforeignshareholdingsarenotabletocarrytheirassetsfromtheirhomecountriestoIndia. (5) Largecompanieswithforeignshareholdingsareliberalintheirdistributionofdividends. 80. WhosucceededGaryKirstenasIndiascoachaftertheteamsbrilliantperformanceinCricketWorldCup2011? (1) ShaneWarne (2) MohinderAmarnath (3) BobTaylor (4) Fletcher (5) KapilDev 81. Thetermprogressivetaxsystemwouldbestbeexplainedbywhichofthefollowing? (1) Itisharsheronthepoorsectionsofthesociety. (2) Averagetaxrateislessthanthemarginaltaxrate. (3) Itisbalancedbetweenthepoorandtherichsectionsofthesociety. (4) Itissevereontherichsectionofthesociety. (5) Marginaltaxrateislessthantheaveragetaxrate.

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82. WithwhatdoweassociateCleopatraStratan? (1) Sheistheyoungestpersontoattainsuccesscommerciallyasasinger. (2) SheistheyoungesttoreceivetheMTVAward. (3) Amongyoungartistsofhertime,sheisthehighestpaid. (4) HeralbumLaVarstaDeTreiAnilaunchedin2006wasagreathit. (5) Allofthese. 83. Identifythecorrectstatementsinrespectofanorexianervosa A. Anorexianervosaishereditarybutcanbecontrolledthroughtransplantationofappropriatestemcells. B. Anorexianervosaissignificantlyinfluencedbypersonsseason ofbirth,being higherin thosepeopleborninthe springandlowerinthosebornintheautumn. C. Anorexianervosaiscausedbyapersonsmentalstateandwouldneedproperpsychologicalhandling. (1) OnlyAandB (2) OnlyBandC (3) OnlyB (4) AllofA,BandC 84. IdentifythecompanythatdecidedtobuildarareearthprocessingplantinIndia,in2010. (1) Toyota (2) Omega (3) Mitsubishi (4) Eicher (5) Sony 85. Bloodclotrisk,asperthestudydonein2010,isenhancedin (1) thosewhoareobese. (2) thosewhoaretall. (3) thosewhoareobeseaswellastall. (4) thosewhosleepmore. (5) thosewhoarepronetohypertension. 86. WhichstategovernmentcameoutwiththeEmitratheegovernanceprogramme? (1) Rajasthan (2) Bihar (3) ArunachalPradesh (4) HimachalPradesh (5) TamilNadu 87. Which state recorded the highestincrease inforest cover, witha rise of 6,990 squarekm between 1997and2007, accordingtofiguresmadeavailablein2010,byMinistryofEnvironmentandForests? (1) MadhyaPradesh (2) Assam (3) Gujarat (4) Kerala (5) Bihar 88. WhoisJuliaGillard? th (1) 27 (present)PrimeMinisterofAustralia. (2) ShescaledMt.Everesttwiceinspanofthreeyears. (3) ShefoughtagainstracisminAustraliaandchampionedhumanrights. (4) Both(1)and(3). (5) Noneofthese.

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89. The Reserve Bank of India set up a working group in 2010 to review the operating procedure of monetary policy, includingLAF.WhatdoesLAFstandfor? (1) LiquidAssetsandFunds (2) LiabilitiesandFunds (3) LiquidityAdjustmentFacility (4) LiabilitiesAdjustmentFinance (5) LiquidityandFinance 90. WhichofthefollowingcountrieswasthesinglebiggestexporterofpulsestoIndiatill2010? (1) Myanmar (2) Pakistan (3) Nepal (4) Bangladesh (5) Britain 91. AFSPAwasinnewsinthebeginningof2011.Whatdoesitmean? (1) ArmedForcesSuperPowersAct (2) AssociationofFinancialSuperPowerinAsia (3) ArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct (4) AssociationofForcesandSuperPowersinAsia (5) AssemblyofFinancial,SocialandPoliticalOrganizations 92. WhoofthefollowingdidnotparticipateinCommonwealthGamesheldinOctober2010,inDelhi? (1) SainaNehwal (2) DolaBanerjee (3) GaganNarang (4) AbhinavBindra (5) SharathKamal 93. InordertoprovideSocialSecurityCovertopeopleworkinginunorganizedsector,theGovernmentofIndiacameout withascheme.Bywhatnameisitknown? (1) RajLakshmi (2) KuteerJyoti (3) Swawlamban (4) Arunodaya (5) LadliLaxmi 94. DirectTaxCode,whichwasrevisedin2010,iseffectivefromwhichdate? (1) April2011 (2) April2012 (3) March2011 (4) March2012 (5) March2013 95. OnwhichofthefollowingyearsisthenewWholesalePriceIndex,whichwasintroducedbytheGovernmentofIndiain 2010,based? (1) 20042005 (2) 20052006 (3) 20062007 (4) 20072008 (5) 20082009 96. IdentifythefeaturesoftheForeignTradePolicy20092014. (1) Governmentwillincreaseexportto$200billioninthefinancialyear201112. (2) 30%reductionisthereinthelistofestimatedgoodsfordutyfreeimport. (3) CitieslikeAgra.BarmerandBhiwandiaredeclaredcitiesofExportExcellence. (4) TehsilHQsarespecialcentersofruralbusinessadministration. (5) Allofthese

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97. WhatisthemeaningofSWIFTcode? (1) SocietyforWorldwideInterbankFinancialTelecommunicationcode (2) SoundWorldwideInstitutionforFinancialTransactionscode (3) SafeWindowIncaseofFinancialTransactionscode (4) SafeWindowforInterBankFinancialTransactionscode (5) Noneofthese. 98. Inwhichofthefollowingstates,hasONGCsetupa102MWcapacitywindpowerproject? (1) Gujarat (2) Rajasthan (3) WestBengal (4) Orissa (5) AndhraPradesh 99. WhoistheChiefMinisterofMaharashtra? (1) NarendraModi (2) PrithvirajChavan (3) AshokChavan (4) VilasraoDeshmukh (5) RajThakre 100. MumbaiIndiansisownedbywhichcorporategroupS? (1) Tatas (2) Ambanis (3) Mittals (4) Munjals (5) Chabarias

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