Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS

A: Amnesty International is a world wide organisation dealing with –

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1. War Crimes

2. International Disputes--Given

3. Human Rights

4. None of the above

B: According to the Survey Conducted by Economic Intelligence Unit, the world’s most expensive city

is –

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1. Geneva

2. Osaka

3. Tokyo

4. Zurich--Given

C: The first Research Station established in South Polar Region (Antarctica) by India is –


1. Maitri--Given

2. Dakshin Gangotri

3. Himadri

4. Bharti

D: Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN ?


1. Myanmar

2. India

3. Laos

4. Malaysia

E: Palestine was accepted as a full-fledged member of UNESCO in the year-


1. 2007

2. 2009

3. 2011

4. 2012--Given

F: Which Indian born Astrophycist got Nobel Prize in 1983 on his birthday?


1. C.V. Raman

2. P.K. Ayengar--Given

3. S.Chandra Shekhar

4. Harsh K. Gupta

G: The Indian Deep Space Antenna System for Moon Mission Chandrayaan-I has been installed at-


1. Gauribadanur--Given

2. Satlana

3. Sriharikota

4. Byalalu

H: The ozone layer restrictes-


1. Visible Light

2. Infra-red radiation

3. X-rays and Gamma rays

4. Ultraviolet radiation

I: DNA Finger Printing Center in India is located at-


1. New Delhi--Given

2. Bangaluru

3. Pune

4. Hyderabad

J: Pedulum Clocks go slow during summer because –


1. Days in summer are longer

2. Friction in the coil

3. Length of the pendulum increases

4. Weight of the pendulum changes --Given

K: The first computer university of India is –


1. Jawahar lal Nehru Computer University --Given

2. Indiara Gandhi Computer University

3. Abdul Kalam Computer Univerity

4. Rajiv Gandhi Computer University

L: ‘PERT’ is a technique used for which one of the following ?


1. Electric Power Transmission

2. Project Management

3. Railway Safety

4. Internet

M: ‘Alma’ is the world’s biggest telescope and is one of the greatest achievements of 21st Century . It is

expected to give surprise to the scientific world by probing deep mysteries of the space. It is installed

in –


1. Chile

2. Japan

3. Yuoslavia --Given

4. South Africa

N: Of the two bulbs in a house one glows brighter than the other. Which of the two has a larger

resistance ?


1. Bright bulb

2. Dim bulb

3. Both bulbs have same resistance --Given

4. The brightness does not depend on resistance

O: Chemical used to preserve food material is –

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1. Caustic Soda

2. Sodium Benzoate--Given

3. Sodium Chloride

4. Sodium bicarbonate

P: Which one of the following is not biographical?


1. Woolen Mat

2. Silver foil

3. Leather bag

4. Jute basket

Q: Name of the world famous space scientist who despite being paralysed for nearly three decades

took a zero gravity flight in 2007-


1. Stephen Hawking

2. Jerry Shay

3. Abdus Salem

4. Mohamed Elbaradel

R: Depletion of ozone layer I stratosphere enhances the risk of-


1. Global Warming

2. Acid rain

3. Skin cancer

4. Brain damage

S: Which bio metro indices are used in making AADHAR card of a person?


1. Face and finger – prints

2. Eye and ear

3. Pupil and finger prints

4. Face and Pupil

T: Which gas is used as a coolant in cold storages?


1. Nitrogen

2. Carbon dioxide

3. Ammonia

4. Chloro fluorocarbon

A: The government of India earns maximum revenue from –


1. Income tax

2. Union Excise Duty

3. Custom Duty

4. Corporation tax

B: Which among the following is not included in the development expenditure of central government?


1. Defence Expenditure

2. Expenditure on social and community Services

3. Expenditure on Economic Services

4. Grant to States

C: Which among the following states has the maximum production of coffee in India?


1. Maharastra

2. Karnataka

3. Kerala

4. Tamil Nadu

D: Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya yojana aims at-


1. Meeting rural needs like education, health, housing, road, Water etc.

2. Alleviating poverty through micro-enterprises

3. Generating employment in the rural areas

4. Strengthening the Panchayat Raj System to rural areas

E: Recently foundation stone of a new Rail Coach Factory has been laid at-


1. Saharsa

2. Amritsar

3. Rae Bareli

4. Chennai

F: Which one the following is the objective of national food security Mission?


1. To increase production of rice

2. To increase production of wheat

3. To increase production of pulses

4. All the above

G: Which of the Indian five year plans ensured higher growth rate as compared with the targeted

growth rate?


1. 2nd Five Year Plan

2. 4th Five year Plan

3. 6th Five year Plan

4. 8th Five Year Plan

H: The present trade policy (2009-14) of the Government of India aims to achieve an annual export

growth rate of –


1. 14%

2. 15%

3. 16%

4. 13%

I: The correct sequence in descending order of leading producers of Petroleum in the Middle East is-


1. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

2. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait

3. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran

4. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq

J: In December 2011, the meeting of Commerce Ministers of World Trade Organisation was held in


1. Geneva

2. London

3. Paris

4. Tokyo

K: Garunda 2010 is a military exercise involving the air forces of –


1. Indian and Russia

2. India and U.S.A

3. India and Japan

4. India and France

L: These days American Army is testing ‘Pilotless Helicopter’ for to and fro transportation of military

goods in Afghanistan. Which is this very important Helicopter?


1. K Max Helicopter

2. Laser Helicopter

3. T. Max Helicopter

4. Rotor Helicopter

M: ‘Kalinga Award ‘ is given by UNESCO for contribution in the field of –


1. Literature

2. Sports

3. Politics

4. Science

N: In December 2011 Annual Defence Dialogue was held between India and –


1. Bangladesh

2. China

3. Pakistan

4. Russia

O: Which of the following countries emerged in 2011 as top donors to Indian N.G. Os?


1. Luxembourg and Holland

2. Brazil and USA

3. Brazil and UK

4. UK and USA

P: The winner of Australian Open 2012 (Men’s Single) was –


1. Andi Murray

2. Novak Djokovic

3. Rafael Nadal

4. Roger Federer

Q: In Which city Iran has recently started its 1st Atomic Power Plant with some help from Russia?


1. Bushehr

2. Shiraj

3. Isfahan

4. Abadon

R: FIFA Men’s World Players of the Year Award was given in January 2012 to –


1. Christiano Ronaldo

2. Lionel Messi

3. Rio Ferdinand

4. Wayne Rooney

S: ISRO stands for


1. International Ship Research Organization

2. Indian Steel Research Organization

3. Indian Space Research Organisation


T: World consumer Rights Day is observed on –


1. April 15

2. March 15

3. February 15

4. May 15

A: Who among the following was critical of ‘Swadeshi’ movement and pleased for a better

understanding between the East and the west?


1. W.C. Bannerjee

2. S.N. Bannerjee

3. R.N. Tagore

4. B.G. Tagore

B: The Arya Samaj was founded in the year –


1. 1865

2. 1870

3. 1875

4. 1880

C: Who was the founder of the Swaraj Party ?


1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Jawahar Lal Nehru

3. C.R. Das

4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

D: What was the district called during Mughal period ?


1. Iqta

2. Sarkar

3. Tarf

4. Subah

E: Mal in mughal administrative terminology represents –


1. Land- Revenue

2. Salary

3. Allowance


F: Which of the following is known as the ‘black Pagoda’?


1. Shore Temple

2. Khajuraho Temple

3. Sun Temple at the Konark

4. Temple at Devgarh

G: Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?


1. Chandragupta Maurya

2. Samudra Gupta

3. Chandra Gupta -2nd

4. Harshvardhan

H: Who is considered as the Prophet of Indian Nationalism?


1. M.K. Gandhi

2. Ram Mohan Roy

3. Ravindra Nath Tagore

4. Dayanand Saraswati

I: M.K. Gandhi was a supporter of-


1. Marxian Socialism

2. Guild Socialism

3. Idealism

4. Philosophical

J: who is the author of the book entitled, “A Nation in the Making”?


1. Ram Mohan Roy

2. Surendra Nath Bannerjee

3. B.G. Tilak

4. S.C. Bose

K: Who was the leader of the ‘Red shirt Party’?


1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Abdul Gaffar Khan

3. Jawahar Lal Nehru

4. Maulana Azad

L: The first Indian to write in Indian Language on the causes of the Uprising of 1857 was –


1. Syed Ahmed Khan

2. V.D. Savarkar

3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee


M: Which one of the following had seconded ‘Quit India Resolution’ of 1942 ?


1. A.K. Azad

2. Rajendra Prasad

3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

N: The System of Indirect election was introduced in India in the year-


1. 1861

2. 1892

3. 1909

4. 1919

O: Which one of the following is not a Polymer?


1. Ghee

2. Starch

3. Proteins

4. Cotton

P: Which of the following was used during the First World War?


1. Lewisite

2. Mustard Gas

3. Methyl cyanide

4. Phosgene

Q: The chief constituent of cotton is-


1. Protein

2. Fatty acid

3. Cellulose

4. Glycerine

R: The National physical Laboratory is situated in-


1. New Delhi

2. Chennai

3. Bengaluru

4. Kolkata

S: The first satellite of India sent into space was-


1. Bhaskar

2. Rohini

3. Aryabhatt

4. Apple

T: December 1 of every year is observed as –


1. World Environment Day

2. World Food Day

3. World AIDS Day

4. World Literature Day

A: Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?


1. Iceland

2. India

3. New Zealand

4. USA

B: Life expectancy is highest in the world in


1. Japan

2. Canada

3. Norway

4. Germany

C: Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?


1. Indira Gandhi

2. TN Seshan

3. Kiran Bedi

4. Vinoba Bhave

D: Electron was identified by


1. Thompson

2. Rutherford

3. Kepler

4. Chadwick

E: Washing soda is the common name for


1. Calcium carbonate

2. Calcium bicarbonate

3. Sodium carbonate

4. Sodium bicarbonate

F: AI – Baruni came to India with


1. Mahmud of Ghazni

2. Alexender

3. Babur

4. Timur

G: Who was the peshwa when the third battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between the Marathas and

the Afghans?


1. Balaji Baji Rao

2. Baji Rao

3. Narayan Rao

4. Madho Rao

H: Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to


1. Bahlol Lodi

2. Daulat Khan Lodi

3. Ibrahim Lodi

4. Sikandar Lodi

I: Venice in Italy and Vienna Austria are famous for


1. Pottery

2. Glass industry

3. Chemical industry

4. Textile industry

J: Which of the following Indian states is the largest producer of natural rubber?


1. Tamil Nadu

2. Kerala

3. Assam

4. Andhra Pradesh

K: Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?


1. Narmada

2. Tapti

3. Gandak

4. Godavari

L: The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in


1. July, 1948

2. July, 1950

3. July, 1947

4. August, 1947

M: RBI in its policy review on September 17, 2012 made alteration –


1. Only Bank Rate

2. Only CRR

3. Only Repo Rate

4. Only SLR

N: w.e.f. September 22, 2012 the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) stands at –


1. 5.25%

2. 5.00%

3. 4.75%

4. 4.5%

O: While announcing the minimum support prices of pulses for the year 2011-12, govt. has provided

additional incentive to procurement agencies payable during the harvest/ arrival period of two months

at the rate of-


1. Rs. 250 per quintal




P: At end of March 2012, India’s external debt stood at-


1. $ 260.9 billion

2. $ 305.9 billion

3. $ 345.8 billion

4. $ 368.3 billion

Q: At the end- March 2011, India’s external debt to GDP was 17.8 which at the end- March 2012 changed

to-

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1. 18.3

2. 20.0

3. 20.9

4. 21.6

R: As per the provisional data released by CSO for the Q1 of 2012-13, the GDP growth has been

estimated at-


1. 5.1%

2. 5.5%

3. 5.9%

4. 6.2%

S: During Q1 of 2012-13, which sector of the following registered the highest growth –


1. Mining and Quarrying

2. Manufacturing

3. Agriculture and foresty

4. Trade, Hotel, Transport and Communication

T: Recently government allowed FDI in multi-brand retail and capped at-


1. 27%

2. 49%

3. 51%

4. 74%

A: Which of the following is not associated with the parliament?


1. Prorogue

2. Adjournment

3. Dissolve

4. Dismiss

B: Who introduced ‘Doctrine of Laps’?


1. Lord Wellesley

2. Lord Curzon

3. Lord Dalhousie

4. Lord Lytton

C: Which of the following is a Permanent Institution?


1. Family

2. Political Party

3. UNO

4. Red Cross

D: which of the following is deducted from NNP arrive at NI?


1. Indirect tax

2. Capital consumption allowance

3. Subsidy

4. Interest

E: Which of the following is not an objective of fiscal policy in India?


1. Full employment

2. Price stability

3. Equitable distribution of wealth and incomes

4. Regulation of international trade

F: The first woman Governor of a state in free India was


1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Sucheta Kriplani

3. Indira Gandhi

4. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

G: which of the following is hindrance to liberty and independence ?


1. Centralization

2. Decentralization

3. Privatization

4. Nationalization

H: Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because


1. He was mad

2. He was not a practical statesman

3. He transferred the capital city

4. He waged war with China

I: Dry farming in India is extensively practised in


1. Canara plains

2. Deccan plateau

3. Coromandal plains

4. Ganga plains

J: Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the


1. Earth on the Moon

2. Earth on the sun

3. Sun and Moon on the Earth

4. Moon on the Earth

K: Indian Railway earns the maximum revenue from


1. Passenger fare

2. Freight

3. Traffic tax

4. Passenger tax

L: The headquarters of UNESCO is in


1. New York

2. Paris

3. Moscow

4. The Hague

M: Which acid is produced when the milk gets sour ?


1. Acetic acid

2. Tartaric acid

3. Lactic acid Butyric

4. Lactic acid

N: The first session of the Indian National Congress was held under the president ship of


1. AO Hume

2. B. Malabari

3. Badruddin Tyabji

4. WC Banerjee

O: Who United all the Sikhs and founded a kingdom in the Punjab ?


1. Guru Nanak

2. Guru Govind Singh

3. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh

4. Guru Tegh bahadur

P: The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on December 22, is


1. Chennai

2. Madrid

3. Melbourne

4. Moscow

Q: Which state has the largest coastline in India?


1. Gujarat

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Karnataka

4. Andhra Pradesh

R: Tehri dam is being constructed in Uttarakhand on the river


1. Bhagirathi

2. Ramganga

3. Alaknanda

4. Bhilanganga

S: The first English newspaper in India was started by


1. Dadabhai Naoroji

2. JA Hickey

3. Lord William Bentinck

4. Rabindranath Tagore

T: The jawahar Lal Nehru award is for


1. Government service

2. Literary work

3. International understanding

4. Social work

A: Which tax Is collected by panchayats?


1. Sales tax

2. Custom tax

3. Tax on local fairs

4. Land revenue

B: The ruler who first adopted Patalputra as his capital


1. Chandragupta maurya

2. Ashoka the great

3. Chandragupta vikramaditya


C: Why was the Nalanda University famous for?


1. Medical Science

2. Logic

3. Chemical Science


D: How many times was Gandhiji elected as the president of Indian National Congress?


1. One

2. Two

3. Four


E: The international Labour Organization is headquartered at


1. Geneva

2. New York

3. Paris

4. Rome

F: The maximum percentage of tribal population in India is of


1. Santhals

2. Bhils

3. Mundas

4. Nages

G: What is the title of APJ Abdul Kalam’s autography ?


1. Me and Missile

2. Wings of Fire

3. My Memories

4. Sky is the limit

H: The united Nations Organizations came into existence on


1. October 24, 1945

2. December 24, 1945

3. August 30, 1945


I: The god with three heads and horns, surrounded by animals, represented on a seal from

Mohenjodaro is said to be


1. Varuna

2. Indra

3. Vishnu

4. Pashupati

J: ‘Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste’. Whose dictum was this?


1. Kabir

2. Ramananda

3. Ramanuja

4. Chaitanya

K: Who has taken maximum vickets in One-day International ?


1. Shane warne

2. Muttiah Muralitharan

3. Kapil Dev

4. Dennis Liec

L: India Sent a team in the summer Olympic Games in the year


1. 1920

2. 1928

3. 1972

4. 1974

M: Mac Mohan Line is an international border line between


1. Pakistan And Afghanistan

2. India and china

3. India and Pakistan

4. India and Nepal

N: ‘Hubble’ is


1. An Electronic car

2. The Nearest star

3. A space Telescope

4. A nuclear powered aeroplane

O: Saraswati Suman is given annually for outstanding contribution to


1. Literature

2. Education

3. Fine arts

4. Classical music

P: Which river is considered as unholy from the religious point of view


1. Punpun

2. Kosi

3. Sone

4. Karmanasa

Q: Which of the following is the most superior of coals ?


1. Anthracite

2. Bituminous

3. Lignite

4. Peat

R: Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?


1. Tapti

2. Narmada

3. Gandak

4. Godavari

S: The council of Minister does not include


1. Cabinet Minister

2. Minister of state

3. Ministers without portfolio

4. Cabinet Secretary

T: The concept of ‘welfare state’ is included in which part of the Indian Constitution?


1. Preamble of the Constitution

2. The fundamental Rights

3. The directive Principles of state policy

4. The Fundamental Duties

A: In which city India’s first Co-operative University is going to set up ?


1. Khandawa

2. Mumbai

3. Sibsagar

4. Puduchery

B: Which automobile was named “ Indian Car of the year “ at the 11th Auto Expo held in New Delhi in

January 2012?


1. Honda Brio

2. Scoda Rapid

3. Toyota Etios Liva

4. Maruti Suzuki Swift

C: Which of the following bank’s headquarters is situated in Mumbai?


1. Syndicate Bank

2. State Bank of India

3. Allahabad Bank

4. Canara Bank

D: Which of the following is buying out the stake held by British Company BG group in Krishna –

Godavari basin and Mahanadi basin ?


1. RIL

2. ONGC

3. Essar

4. Cairm India

E: What is ‘ offshore banking ‘ ?


1. It is Located in sea (i.e. Island )

2. It is bank located in neighboring country

3. It is bank located outside the country of residence of the Depositor

4. None of these

F: ‘ Lajja’ is a book written by


1. Salman Rushdie

2. Taslima Nasreen

3. Suni Ganguli

4. Bimal Mitra

G: Which of the following is not type of cheque ?


1. Crossed cheque

2. Blank cheque

3. Speed cheque

4. Order cheque

H: Mr. John key is the present


1. Prime Minister of Canada

2. Prime Minister of Australia

3. Prime Minister of New Zealand

4. President of Canada

I: The rate below which banks cannot generally lend is called as


1. Base rate

2. Floor rate

3. Repo rate

4. Call money rate

J: As per the data released by the Union Health Ministry of India, the infant mortality rate is lowest in


1. Goa

2. Maharashtra

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. Rajasthan

K: Which country has announced plans to create the world’s largest network of marine parks to protect

ocean life?


1. USA

2. China

3. Brazil

4. Australia

L: What is the central scheme for providing shelter and protection to destitute women named?


1. Apna Greh

2. Nirmal Greh

3. Shubh Greh

4. Swadhar Greh

M: Who founded the All India Depressed Classes Federation?


1. Dr. BR Ambedakar

2. Narayan Guru

3. Jyotiba Phule

4. Lala lajpat Rai

N: Who were the two prominent leaders of Home Rule League?


1. Tilak and Annie Besent

2. Tilak and Feroz Shah Mehta

3. Annie Besant and BC Pal

4. BC Pal and Tilak

O: Which Indian city has the highest population according to 2011 census?


1. Kolkata

2. New delhi

3. Chennai

4. Mumbai

P: Which of the following Indian companies has been listed at the top in Forbes -2000 list ?


1. RIL

2. ONGC

3. IOL

4. NTPC

Q: Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan Yojana is associated with


1. The development of Bihar

2. Community toilets in slum areas

3. Construction of houses for low income groups


R: Dr. Piyush Guleri’s award winning work , ‘ Chhaunte’ is a


1. Novel

2. Natak(drama)

3. Kavita (Poem)

4. Essay

S: Who among the following was returned unopposed to the first lok Saba ?


1. Dr. YS Parmar

2. Anand Chand

3. Pt. Padam Dev

4. Joginder Sen

T: What is the animal symbol of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?


1. Dolphin

2. Kangaroo

3. Tiger

4. Giant Panda

A: In which year was the human population census last conducted In India?


1. 2010

2. 2011

3. 2009

4. 2008

B: The 2016 edition of Olympic games will be held in which country ?


1. South Africa

2. Brazil

3. Indonesia

4. Russia

C: India’s Population in cities is expected to grow to a staggering 200 million by the year


1. 2015

2. 2020

3. 2025

4. 2022

D: Pratip chaudhari is chairman of which of the following Indian banks?


1. PNB

2. SBI

3. Indian Bank


E: Marcus Agius has been associated with which of the following banks having global presence ?


1. Royal Bank of Scotland

2. Citibank

3. Barclays Bank

4. ABN-AMRO Bank

F: Arcelor Mittal is ……steel producer of the world .


1. Second largest

2. The largest

3. Third largest

4. Fourth largest

G: Car manufacturer ‘Renault’ belongs to


1. Germany

2. Italy

3. France

4. England

H: The tagline “High Performance Delivered” is associated which of the following corporate entities ?


1. Gen pact

2. Accenture

3. General Motors

4. GE Capital

I: The iconic fashion “valentine” belongs to which country ?


1. Spain

2. Italy

3. France

4. Germany

J: Which country recently allowed import of basmati rice from India?


1. Pakistan

2. China

3. Bangladesh

4. Sri Lanka

K: What is Google + ?


1. An internet telephony networks

2. A search engine on the world wide web

3. A social networking site


L: Mohamed Morsi is the newly – elected President of


1. Syria

2. UAE

3. Egypt


M: Where was the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) held on March 26-27, 2012?


1. London

2. Seoul

3. Paris

4. New York

N: IAEA stands for


1. Indian Atomic Energy Association

2. International Atomic Energy Association

3. International Atomic Energy Agency


O: Which of the following countries does not belong to the ‘ BRICS’ grouping?


1. South Africa

2. China

3. Canada

4. India

P: The UNO was founded in which year?


1. 1950

2. 1947

3. 1948

4. 1945

Q: World Environment Day is observed on which day every year?


1. June 5

2. October 6

3. September 8

4. April 22

R: India is set to become the ………… largest shareholder in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after

quota reforms which are likely to be finalized soon.


1. Ninth

2. Fourth

3. Eighth

4. Third

S: GAAR stands for


1. General Anti Avoidance Regulations

2. General Anti Avoidance Rules

3. General Anti Avoidance Reforms


T: Who was named first player of the Euro 2012 International Soccer Tournament?


1. Mario Gomez

2. Andress Iniesta

3. Fernando Torres

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

A: Compilation of National Income Is done by –


1. Finance Commission

2. Planning Commission

3. Central Services Organization

4. Central Statistical Organization

B: By December 31. 2010, which among the following countries had the largest Foreign Exchange

Reserve ?


1. France

2. Germany

3. Singapore

4. India

C: Which sector contributes the highest share in Gross Domestic Saving in India?


1. Household Sector

2. Public Sector

3. Government Sector

4. Private Corporate Sector

D: Which of the following controls credit creation by the Commercial Banks in India ?


1. Ministry of Finance

2. Reserve bank of India

3. Government of India

4. State Bank of India

E: At the one of the following cities, Lalit Kala Academy does not have its regional center ?


1. Cuttack

2. Kolkata

3. Lucknow

4. Chennai

F: The first session of All India Trade Union Congress was held in 1920. Who presided over this

Session?


1. S.A. Dange

2. Lala Laljpat Rai

3. V.V. Giri

4. V.P. Wadia

G: Which river is known as ‘Padma’ in Bangladesh?


1. Brahmputra

2. Ganga

3. Tista

4. Mahanadi

H: The silicion valley is located in-


1. Scotland

2. California

3. Switzerland

4. New Zealand

I: The largest Uranium reserve has been found in –


1. Canada

2. Australia

3. New Zealand

4. U.S.A.

J: Which one of the following states is not included among Seven Sisters of India?


1. Meghalaya

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Assam

4. Sikkim

K: Which is the only State in india to have the Comman Civil Code?


1. Jammu Kashmir

2. Goa

3. Mizoram

4. Nagaland

L: Delhi-Lahore bus service is known as –


1. Sada –a- Aman

2. Sada-a-Sarhad

3. Maitri Express

4. Sadbhawana Express

M: The International Women Day is celebrated on –


1. March 8

2. March 10

3. March 15

4. March 20

N: The central for cultural Resource and Training set up by Government of India with headquarter at

New Delhi does not have a regional center at-


1. Guwahati

2. Bhopal

3. Hyderabad

4. Udaipur

O: Of Which country the ‘Associated Press’ is the main news agency?


1. England

2. France

3. U.S.A.

4. Germany

P: ‘Mossad’ is the Intelligence Organization of which country ?


1. Egypt

2. Iran

3. Spain

4. Israel

Q: Who invented the world-wide-web (www)?


1. Steve Jobs

2. Bill Gates

3. Robert Tannen Bam

4. Tim Berner Lee

R: SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted between –


1. India and Singapore

2. India and China

3. India and Indonesia

4. India and Thailand

S: Indian Railways earn maximum revenue from –


1. Passenger fares

2. Freight

3. Tourism and Indonesia

4. India Thailand

T: Monetary Policy in India is formulated and implemented by-


1. Government Of India

2. Reserve Bank Of India

3. Indian Banks Association

4. FICCI

A: Which one the following legislation has to be passed by both Houses of Parliament separately with

special majority?


1. Ordinary Bill

2. Money Bill

3. Finance Bill

4. Constitutional Amendment Bill

B: Who can legislate on the subjects which are not included in any list of subjects given in the Indian

Constitution ?


1. Supreme Court

2. Union Parliament

3. State Legislature

4. Regional Councils

C: Member of State election commission are appointed by –


1. President of India

2. Home Minister of India

3. Chief Election Commission

4. Governor of the State

D: Which one of the following crops is not of Indian origin?


1. Sugarcane

2. Maize

3. Rice

4. Mango

E: Which one of the following is not imported in India?


1. Cotton

2. Iron Ore

3. Petroleum

4. Machinery

F: ‘Dhupgarh’ is the highest peak of –


1. Vindhyan Range

2. Satpura Range

3. Eastern Ghats

4. Sahyadris

G: The world’s highest ‘Rail Bridge’ under construction in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on

which of the following rivers?


1. Chenab

2. Jhelum

3. Indus

4. Ravi

H: Which one of the following is the largest satellite in Solar System?


1. Ganymede

2. Titan

3. Europe

4. Triton

I: The Asteroid Belt is found between which of the following?


1. Earth and Mars

2. Jupiter and Satum

3. Mars and Jupiter

4. Saturn and Uranus

J: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was closely associated with which of the following women-reforms?


1. Sati Pratha

2. Female Education

3. Purdah System

4. Infanticide

K: Who among the following was the 1st Indian to clear the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination?


1. Ravindra Nath Tagore

2. Subhash Chandra Bose

3. Aurobindo Ghosh

4. Satyendra Nath Tagore

L: When was the ‘ Sangeet Natak Acamdemy ‘ established in independent India?


1. 1950

2. 1951

3. 1952

4. 1953

M: Which one of the following socio-religious movements raised the slogan ‘India is for Indians ‘ ?


1. Arya Samaj

2. Brahmo Samaj

3. Prarthana Samaj

4. Satya Shodhak Samaj

N: Who Encouraged the practice of ladies accompanying their husbands to the battlefield?


1. Madho Rao

2. Reghunath Rao

3. Balaji Rao

4. Sadashiv Rao

O: The 1st Newspaper published from India was-


1. The Bengal Gazette

2. The Calcutta Gazette

3. The Calcutta Chronicle

4. The India Gazette

P: The biggest hoard of Gupta Gold Coins was found from-


1. Basti

2. Bayana

3. Hazipur

4. Hugli

Q: Which Viceroy of India was murdered by a convict in Andaman-Nicobar Islands while he was on

tour?


1. Lord Rippon

2. Lord Curzon

3. Lord Mayo

4. Lord Minto

R: Lala lajpat rai was fatally injured during a demonstration against –


1. Rowlatt Act

2. Jalliawala Bagh Massacre

3. Cripps Mission

4. Simon Commission

S: Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin?


1. Kashmir

2. Assam

3. Odisha

4. Delhi

T: The remote control of television uses –


Answers

1. Infra-red rays

2. Ultra-violet rays

3. Visible rays


A: Who has been appointed as the chief of staff southern naval Command, kochi?


1. Satish Soni

2. G. Ashok Kumar

3. Sudarshan Shrikhande


B: Which among the following States/UTs has launched a ‘My Earth, My Duty ‘ scheme ?


1. Delhi

2. Puduchery

3. Haryana

4. Himanchal Pradesh

C: At which place, the Association of American Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) has recently declared

to organize an Indo – US Global Health Summit, 2013?


1. Kochi

2. New Delhi

3. Chandigarh

4. None of these

D: Who has been appointed as senior most judge in the Supreme Court and on September 29, 2012, he

will become the next Chief Justice of India (CJI)?


1. Altamas kabir

2. SH kapadia

3. VN Khare

4. KG Balakrishnan

E: Which among the following states has launched the Mukhyamantri Theerthdarshan Yojana ?


1. Harayana

2. Maharastra

3. Delhi

4. Madhya Pradesh

F: Who has been appointed as Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT) on September 6, 2012?


1. Sukumar Azhikode

2. A. Sethumadhawan

3. KN Tilak Kumar


G: Who has been elected as the President of Somalia by the country ‘s parliament on September 11,

2012 ?


1. Mohamed Osman Jawari

2. Muse Hassan Abdulle

3. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

4. Hassan Shaikh Mahmood

H: Where will, the 31st ASEAN Ministers On Energy Meeting be held in 2013?


1. Singapore

2. Indonesia

3. Laos

4. Malaysia

I: Which company on August 23, 2012, has unveiled a new corporate logo “to express the company’ s

diverse portfolio of product “?


1. Reliance

2. Microsoft

3. Samsung

4. Nokia

J: Which bank has won the prestigious Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award, 2012?


1. HDFC

2. State bank of India

3. Punjab National Bank

4. Central bank of India

K: Which among the following has been chosen as winner of the award for Best Power Producer

(Hydro) at the IPPAI Power Awards, 2012?


1. NHPC Limited

2. NTPC

3. BHEL

4. BEL

L: Which bank has announced the launch of a credit card for teachers on the occasion of Teacher’s

Day?


1. HDFC

2. SBI

3. PNB

4. ICICI

M: Which company has become a member of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) on September 5,

2012?


1. Reliance Industries Limited

2. Hero Honda

3. HPCL

4. IOC

N: Which among the following has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Uttar

Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) on September 5, 2012?


1. GAIL

2. SAIL

3. NTPC

4. BHEL

O: Which among the following has bought US energy company Hess Corp’s Stake in a producing

Azerbaijan field and the Baku – Tbilsi – Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline for $ 1 billion on September 8, 2012?


1. OVL

2. GAIL

3. SAIL

4. NTPC

P: Which bank has launched Click – 2 – Card Service on August 28, 2012?


1. PNB

2. SBI

3. ICICI

4. HDFC

Q: Which bank has launched the One Family, One bank , Zero Balance Account for NRIs and their

family ?


1. PNB

2. SBI

3. ICICI

4. HDFC

R: Who has won the ATP Winsten – Salem Title on August 25, 2012?


1. John Isner

2. Tomas Berdych

3. Michelle Catherina

4. Roger federe

S: Who has won the Award with Castrol Cricketer of the year 2012?


1. Virat Kohli

2. MS Dhoni

3. V. Sehwag

4. S. Tendulkar

T: Who has won the Man’ s Single Title US open, 2012?


1. Mike Bryan

2. Bob Bryan

3. Novak Djokovic

4. Andy Murray

A: Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan?


1. Abul Zafar--Given

2. Adel Safar

3. Fakhruddin G Ebrahim

4. Bashar-al-Assad

B: Who has been appointed as the Finance Minister of Italy?


1. Riyad Hijato

2. Vittorio Grilli

3. Michelle Lee

4. None of these

C: Who has been elected as the head of African Union Commissioner?


1. Julia Peyton-Jones

2. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

3. Anita Zabludowicz


D: Which Country has gotten the Latin American Free Trade Association Membership again?


1. Paraguay

2. Syria

3. Swditzerland

4. Venezuela

E: Cyprus became the Euro zone country to seek bailout from European Union’s funds.


1. Sixth

2. fourth

3. first

4. fifth

F: 6. Which of the following countries are the members of ASEAN? (1). Philippines (2). Thailand (3).

China (4). Laos (5). Malayasia (6).India (7).Cambodia (8).Singapore


1. 1,2,3,4,5,6

2. 3,4,5,6,7,8

3. 1,2,4,5,7,8

4. 2,3,5,6,7,8

G: In which state, the’ Mother Milk Bank’ has been opened recently ?


1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Rajasthan

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. None of these

H: Which state on 11 July 2012 announced ban on the production, sale and storage of tobacco in the

state?


1. Rajasthan

2. Haryana

3. Maharashtra

4. None of these

I: Who has been appointed as Chief Operation Manager of Western Railways?


1. AK Jha

2. Girish Pillai

3. Rajat Gupta

4. DK Joshi

J: Which committee has been appointed by the government to review the cartoons used in NCERTs

social sciences textbooks for schools?


1. VK Throat Committee

2. SK Throat Committee

3. BK Throat Committee


K: Which university is the best university in the country according to the National Assessment and

Accreditation Council. Which has given 3.9 Grade out of four highest grade awarded to any educational

institution In the country?


1. Sikkim Manipal University

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

3. Indira Gandhi National Open University

4. Delhi University

L: Which telecomm company has started its cloud computing services in India, using HP’s technology

to provide software and related infrastructure to business organization on pay-per –use model?


1. Aircel

2. Reliance

3. Airtel

4. None of these

M: Who has been appointed as the National Chairman of Public Relation Society of India?


1. Anil Kumar Tyagi

2. Ajit Bisht

3. Ajit Singh Pathak

4. None of these

N: According to RBI arrange the following in increasing order of preferences to measure Inflation. 1.

Wholesale Price Index 2. Producer Price Index 3.Consumer Price Index


1. 3,2,1

2. 2,3,1

3. 1,3,2

4. 1,2,3

O: Who has been appointed as new Governor of the Central Bank of the Central Bank of Trinidad and

Tabago by the Prime Minister Kamala Prasad Bissesar?


1. Rakesh Pandey

2. Atul Mohapatra

3. Anil Mehrota

4. Jwala Rambaran

P: When the Reserve Bank of India announces an increase of the Cash Reserve Ratio, what does it

mean?


1. The commercial banks will has less money to lend.

2. The RBI will have less money to lend.

3. The Union Government will have less money to lend.

4. The commercial banks will have more money to lend.

Q: Repo rate is the rate at which


Answers

1. The Reserve Bank of India lends to state Governments

2. The international aid agencies lends to Reserve Bank of India

3. The Reserve Bank of India lends to banks

4. The bank lend to Reserve Bank of India

R: 18. Consider The following statements about statutory Liquidity Ratio 1. To meet SLR, Commercial

banks can use cash only. 2. SLR is maintained by the banks with themselves. 3. SLR restricts the

banks leverage in pumping more money In to the economy Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?


1. Only 2

2. 1 &3

3. 2 & 3

4. All of the above

S: What is the name of screening tool developed recently to detect breast Cancer in just 8 seconds ?


1. MARIA

2. NBCCED

3. PDQ

4. None of these

T: Who among the following tennis players has won the Men’s singles title in Wimbledon

Championship.2012?


1. Andy Murray

2. Roger Federer

3. Rafael Nadal

4. None

Questions

Result

A: Which one of the following is not a ‘Money Market Instrument’?


Answers

1. Treasury bills

2. Commercial Paper

3. Certificate of Deposit

4. Equity Shares

B: Which one of the following is a retail banking product?


Answers

1. Home Loans

2. Working Capital Finance

3. Corporate term loans

4. Infrastructure finance

C: In the summit of which of the following organization/group of nations it was decided that all

members should enforce Budget Discipline?


Answers

1. G-8

2. OPEC

3. European Union

4. SAARC

D: As per a newspaper reports, India is planning to use ‘SEA’ as fuel in its 700 MW nuclear reactors

being developed in new plants. What is full form of ‘SEU’ as used here?


Answers

1. State Electrical Units

2. Small Electrical Units

3. Slightly Enriched Uranium

4. Sufficiently Enriched Units

E: Technological Advancement in the recent times has given a new dimension to banks, mainly to

which one of the following aspects?


Answers

1. New age financial Derivatives

2. Service Delivery Mechanism

3. Any Banking

4. Multilevel Banking

F: When there is a difference between all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India, both

capital and revenue, it is called


Answers

1. Revenge Deficit

2. Budgetary

3. Zero Budgeting

4. Trade Gap

G: Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve bank of India?


Answers

1. Fiscal Policy Functions

2. Exchange control functions

3. Issuance, Exchange and Destruction of Currency Notes

4. Monetary Authority Functions

H: The committee on review of National Small Saving Fund was headed by


Answers

1. Dr. C Rangarajan

2. Mr. U K Sinha

3. Dr. Y V Reddy

4. Mrs. Shyamala Gopinath

I: The 5th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship was organized in February 2012 in


Answers

1. Bangladesh

2. India

3. Qatar

4. China

J: Who among the following was the chief guest at the three day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas function held

in January 2012?


Answers

1. Kamala Prasad Bissessar

2. Lakshmi Mittal

3. Salman Rushdie

4. Benjamin Netanyahu

K: Which of the following banks is headed by a women CEO ?


Answers

1. Bank Of Baroda

2. HDFC Bank

3. Central bank of India

4. ICICI Bank

L: National Table Tennis Championship was organized in, January 2012 in


Answers

1. Lucknow

2. Mumbai

3. Hyderabad

4. Jaipur

M: Who among the following is the author, of the book ‘Nirbasan’?


Answers

1. Mahashweta devi

2. Taslima Nasreen

3. Sunil Gangopadhyay

4. Vikram Seth

N: ‘Akula-11’ Class’ K-152 Nerpa’was inducted in Indian Navy recently. There are


Answers

1. Aircraft

2. submarines

3. Warship

4. Submarines missiles

O: Bad advances of a bank are called


Answers

1. Bad debt

2. Book dept

3. Non Performing Asset

4. Out of order accounts

P: Axis Bank is a


Answers

1. Private Sector Bank

2. Co-operative bank

3. Foreign Bank

4. Gramin Bank

Q: Increased interest rates, as is existing in the economy at present will


Answers

1. lead to higher GDP growth

2. lead to lower GDP growth

3. mean higher cost of raw materials

4. mean lower cost of raw materials

R: The 10th Basic Ministerial Meeting on climate change was organized in February 2012 in


Answers

1. Tokyo

2. Beijing

3. Manila

4. New Delhi

S: Finance minister has asked the reserve bank of India to allow common ATM’s that will be owned and

managed by non-banking entities hoping to cut transaction costs for banks. Such ATM’s are known as


Answers

1. White level ATM’s

2. Bank level ATM’s

3. Offsite ATM’s

4. Third party ATM’s

T: Ranbir Kapoor was awarded Best Actor Award in 57th film fare Award function for his performance

In


Answers

1. No one killed jessica

2. Stainly ka Dabba

3. Rockstar

4. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

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