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1 SET 2 1. Who amongst the following is associated with music and is a maestro of international repute a. Vikram Seth b. Steve Waugh c. Salman Rushdie d. Ritu Beri e. AR Rahman 2. India is providing help to which of the following nations in setting up a Medical College there on the lines of the AIIMS a. Nepal b. Bhutan c. Bangladesh d. Myanmar 3. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the company which produces chemical fertilizers in India? a. IASRI b. BHEL c. IFFCO d. FICCI e. FERA 4. Which of the following is not a food grain? a. Paddy b. Jatropha c. Bajra d. Jowar e. Wheat 5. Which of the following is/are true about the Indira Awas Yojana? 1. The scheme provides financial assistance to people living below poverty line for construction of housing units 2. Every family gets an assistance of Rs.3 lakhs for construction of new housing units and up to Rs.2 lakhs for up gradation of old/existing units 3. The scheme is available only to those who are staying in any village or urban area having a population of 50,000 or more a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Only 3 d. All 1, 2 & 3

2 6. An individual going to Bangladesh will be required to make all his/her payments in which of the following currencies a. Rial b. Dinar c. Taka d. Rupee e. Dollar 7. The construction of a dam on which of the following rivers in Arunachal Pradesh has become a matter of concern as some people feel that it will damage the socio-cultural environment of the state a. Brahmaputra b. Teesta c. Gandak d. Padma 8. Which of the following is/are true about the Gram Ngyalayas? 1. These courts will be mobile courts and will function at Panchayat Level 2. The Magistrates of these courts will go to the villages in their area of coverage and will dispose off cases of the villages there itself 3. Only civil suits related to the property of Rs.5,00,000 and above will be disposed off in this way a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Only 3 d. Only 1 & 2 e. Only 1, 2 & 3 9. What is the full form of ULIP the term which was in the news recently? a. Universal Life & Investment Plan b. Unit Loan & Insurance Plan c. Universal Loan & Investment Plan d. Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan e. Unit Linked Insurance Plan 10. As per newly published in some major financial news papers the Maharashtra Govt is planning to introduce Green Tax on vehicles. What is the purpose of Green Tax? a. It has been introduced with the aim of discouraging high consumption of petroleum products b. It is a tax levied by the Govt. in place of VAT as VAT is not very profitable for State Governments c. It is just like a tool box which will be charged from all the vehicles whenever they enter green areas of a city like hospitals, schools and old-age homes

3 d. This is a tax levied on big commercial vehicles only with the aim of prohibiting them from entering residential areas and non-commercial areas 11. Teachers Day is celebrated on the Birthday of --- a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. S Radha Krishnan c. Rajendra Prasad d. Indira Gandhi e. Mahatma Gandhi 12. The Head Office of the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is situated in a. London b. New York c. Vienna d. Taipei e. Seoul 13. Which of the following is a Banking Term? a. Blue Book b. Embargo c. Real Time Gross Settlement d. Writ e. Blockade 14. Which of the following terms is not associated with the phenomenon of Global Warming? a. Ozone Depletion b. CO2 Emission c. Green House Effect d. E1 Nino Effect 15. Which of the following is a method of irrigation in India? a. Canopy b. Grazing c. Contour farming d. Desalination e. Sprinkler 16. Which of the following states cannot be called a silk producing state? a. Tamil Nadu b. Karnataka c. Andhra Pradesh d. West Bengal e. Himachal Pradesh

4 17. Which of the following schemes was launched to promote exports of agricultural products and their value added products in India? a. Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana b. Financial Inclusion Scheme c. Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana d. Van Upaj Yojana 18. Which of the following central taxes has been now withdrawn? a. Value Added Tax b. Commodity Transaction Tax c. Gift Tax d. Corporate Tax e. All of the above 19. The Govt. of India has decided to build a 84 km historic road in which of the following states, tracing the path once taken by Emperor Akbar a. Delhi b. Uttar Pradesh c. Bihar d. Gujarat e. Jammu & Kashmir 20. Most of the Thermal Power stations in India still use which of the following as one of their important inputs to generate power a. Sea water b. Coal c. Heavy water d. Natural Gas 21. Which of the following organization is not associated with the financial/banking sector in India? a. NABARD b. BSE c. ISRO d. ECGC e. SEBI 22. Under One Village one Product scheme launched in North East states, plantation of which of the following is being promoted as an inaugural product of the scheme a. Lemon b. Banana c. Apple d. Orange

5 23. As we all know Govt. of India has established an Unique Identification Authority of India. The authority will launch its pilot project in the state of ---- a. Rajasthan b. Andhra Pradesh c. Uttar Pradesh d. Jammu & Kashmir e. West Bengal 24. Which of the following is a book written by Vikram Seth? a. The other side of midnight b. The blind assassin c. A rainbow last night d. The golden gate 25. As per the Mission Clean Ganga, no discharged sewage will be flown into the river by the year a b c d e Which of the following countries is helping India in the construction of Nuclear Power stations across the country in a big way? a. USA b. Germany c. Brazil d. Iran e. Argentina 27. Which of the following countries is at the top of the list of nations having maximum quantity of Gold with them? a. India b. China c. Russia d. USA 28. Now a day the Election Commission of India uses EVM during the general election in the country. What is the full form of EVM? a. Election Validation Machine b. Electronic Voting Machine c. Electronic validation Management d. Early voting movement 29. Many times we hear about GM food. What is the full form of the term GM? a. Globally Marketed

6 b. Genetically Modified c. Greenwich Method d. Grossly Mineralled 30. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Banking & Finance? a. Overdraft b. Base Line c. RTGS d. GBS e. Retail 31. Which of the following cups/trophies are associated with the game of Football? a. Irani Cup b. Subrato Cup c. Agha Khan Cup d. Wimbledon Cup e. Rangaswami Cup 32. As per newspapers reports, Mahindra Satyam secured big contract from MENA countries. What is full form of MENA? a. Middle East & North Africa b. Members of Egypt and Norwegian Association c. Member of Ecofriendly Nation s Alliance d. Member of Ecological & Natural Agency 33. Which of the following programmes, the Govt. of India has launched to develop comprehensive rural infrastructure in the country? a. Bharat Nirman b. Indira Aawas Yojana c. Watershed Development Programme d. Self Help Groups 34. The name of which of the following great leaders is now associated with National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme? a. Indira Gandhi b. Mahatma Gandhi c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. Rajiv Gandhi 35. Which of the following is not the name of a multinational bank? a. BNP Paribas b. British Bank of Middle East c. Standard Chartered Bank d. HSBC e. Cathay Pacific

7 36. In order to avoid crowding of customers wanting to withdraw cash in the branches, banks have provided many delivery channels. Which of the following is one of the most popular channels of getting instant hard cash? a. Core Banking Solution b. Pay orders c. Demand Drafts d. Automated teller machines 37. Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India has proved successful to attract school children to come to school and get educated? a. Rashtiya Saksharata Mission b. Food for Work Scheme c. Mid-Day Meal Scheme d. Pulse Polio Abiyan 38. When some wants to open a new savings bank account, the bank asks him/her to bring various documents. Which of the following is one of these documents? a. Certificate of medical fitness b. Degree certificate c. Proof of residence & identity d. Addresses of two persons who can give guarantee 39. As we all know, when we deposit a cheque issued in our name in the bank, the bank always checks if the cheque has been crossed or not. Why is this done? a. In ensures that the money is deposited only in the account of the person in whose name the cheque has been drawn b. It is, a process by which the person who has issued the cheque comes to know whether the cheque encashed or not c. The bank insists on it only when the party wants the payment immediately and that too in cash only d. This is the instruction of RBI that all the cheques of the amount of Rs.10,000 should be accepted only they are crossed 40. Which of the following terms is not associated with banking operations? a. Repo Rate b. Prime Lending Rate c. Equator d. Corporate Finance e. Cash Reserve Ratio 41. Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis player? a. Serena Williams b. Roger Federer c. Tiago Fernandes d. Cara Black

8 e. Saina Nehwal 42. Which of the following countries has decided to set up Institute of Computer Science in India named as Indo-Max Planck Institute? a. France b. Germany c. Canada d. Russia e. USA 43. A student has got admission to a foreign university. From where can he/she get the foreign currency a. From the bank of that country only b. From the ministry of foreign affairs c. From office of the consulate general of that country d. From an authorized foreign exchange dealer e. From any big five star hotel as many foreigners come to stay there 44. Padma Shree awards are given by the --- a. Govt. of Maharastra b. Ministry of Rural Development c. Govt. of Delhi d. Ministry of Finance 45. The famous name IPL is closely associated with which of the following areas? a. International film festivals b. Climate change c. Fashion shows d. Sports event 46. In India, tea is grown at many places. One of the main centre is --- a. Lucknow b. Satara c. Hubli d. Patna e. Darjeeling 47. What is the full form of the term FDIs as used in economic world? a. Fixed Duration Investments b. Financial & Debt Instruments c. Foreign Development Index d. Foreign Direct Investments e. Formal Direct Issues 48. Who amongst the following is not an author? a. Chetan Bhagat b. Mugdha Godse

9 c. Amitav Ghosh d. Vikram Seth e. Shobha De 49. Which of the following organizations is known as a regulator associated with the financial activities in India? a. ISRO b. WHO c. UNESCO d. SEWA e. SEBI 50. Which of the following terms is used in the world of sports? a. Narcotic b. Leg Bye c. Black Box d. Atomic Number e. Floor crossing Answer Key :

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