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Q. A person eligible to become the President of India should not be less than

1 60 years of age

2 35 years of age

3 40 years of age

4 50 years of age

Ans:2

Q. Who amongst the following has written the book "The City of Joy"?

1 Ingram Smith

2 V. Harrison

3 Dominique Lapierre

4 Guentar GrassAns: 3

Q. India's first Defence University is set up in

1 Haryana

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Punjab

4 Delhi

Ans: 1

Q. The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Government's decision to provide reservation to

Other Backward Class candidates in central educational institutes. How much reservation they

get?

1 27%

2 13%

3 15%

4 20%

Ans:1

Q. Who amongst the following Indians has featured in the list of 'World's 100 most influential

Women", selected by the "Time" Magazine?

1 Mamata Banerjee

2 Sania Mirza

3 Jaya Bachchan

4 Pratibha Patil

Ans: 1

Q. "Vachaspati Puraskars" are given by the

1 Madhya Pradesh Government

2 Uttar Pradesh Hindi Akademy

3 Birla Foundation

4 None of these

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following films was given the award of "the Best Motion Picture of the Year" by

Oscar Foundation?

1 There will be Blood

2 No country for Old Men

3 Peter & the Wolf

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the follo wing w as the Chairman of the Second Adminis trative Reforms

Commission who submitted its report to the Government a few months back?

1 Veerappa Moily

2 Natwar Singh

3 M.S. Gill

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following companies/commissions of Indians Origin signed a pact for obtaining

oil blocks in Libya?

1 Reliance Petroleum

2 Oil India Ltd.

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Q. The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is -

1 Bihar

2 Gujarat

3 Uttarakhand

4 Jharkhand

Ans: 3

Q. The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in -

1 1968

2 1967

3 1971

4 1972

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation

with India?

1 Australia

2 South Korea

3 China

4 Israel

Ans: 1

Q. Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of -

1 Green house gases

2 Acid rain

3 Ozone layer

4 Endangered species

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following is the most fragile eco-system that will be first affected by global

warming?

1 Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet

2 Amazon rain forest

3 Taiga

4 Indian Monsoon

Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To A Hunger Free World"?

1 Amartya Sen

2 C. Rangarajan

3 Manmohan Singh

4 M.S. Swaminathan

Ans: 4

Q. The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to

monitor certain disease. Which of the following is not covered under the project?

1 Malaria

2 Polio

3 Plague

4 Tuberculosis

Ans: 3

Q. "Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help.

1 Women only

2 School children only

3 Health workers only

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. In the financial newsp apers we read abo ut International Growth. What are the activitiesinvolved in Industrial Sector for the purposes of economic planning?

1 Mining

2 Manufacturing

3 Construction

4 All of the above

Ans: 4

Q. Tata Motors has signed a long term partnership agreement with which of the following auto

companies?

1 Ford Motor Company

2 Maruti Suzuki

3 Toyota Motor Corporation

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about "Share Swap" done by big

corporates. What is "Share Swap"?

(A) A business takeover in which acquiring company uses its own stock to pay for the acquired

company

(B) When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital

requirement, it is known as Share Swap

(C) When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion

programmes, each shareholder gets some additional preferential shares. The process of the

allotment of preferential share is known as Share Swap.

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1 Only A

2 Only B

3 Only C

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. On the basis of the study done by the Government of India, various states were divided into

two groups "Low Poverty States", "High Poverty States". Which of the following is not a low

poverty state?

1 Kerala

2 Orissa

3 Karnataka

4 Gujarat

Ans: 2

Q. As reported in the major financial n ewspapers the Federal Res erve has made certain

changes/corrections in its base federal funds rates. This act of the Federal Reserve will bring an

effect directly and immediately on the banks located in

1 USA

2 China

3 Japan

4 Russia

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following countries has the largest cheques truncation facility in Asia?

1 China

2 India

3 Myanmar

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the fo llowi ng is the name of the ass et reconstruction company created by various

banks in India?

1 ARCIL

2 HCR

3 SEBI

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. India does not have a single branch/office of any one of its banks in which of the following

countries?

1 USA

2 Russia

3 Nepal

4 Switzerland

Ans: 4

Q. 'Navajivan Express' runs between

1 Jammu Tawi-Thiruvananthapuram

2 Howrah-Chennai

3 Bhopal-New Delhi

4 Chennai-Ahmedabad

Ans: 4

Q. RISAT-1, which was put in orbit in April 2012 by PSLV-C19, is the heaviest satellite launched by

India so far with a weight of

1 1,658 kg

2 1,768 kg

3 1,858 kg

4 1,968 kg

Ans: 3

Q. The two-day 20th ASEAN Summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2012 in the month of

1 February

2 March

3 April

4 May

Ans: 3

Q. "The man who knew infinity" is a biography written by Robert Kanigel. This biography belongs

to which one of the following?

1 Srinivasa Ramanujan

2 Jagdish Bhagvati

3 Dr. C. V. Raman

4 V. Ramakrishanan

Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the follo wing state/UT has recently launched e-PDS in its b id to achieve

transparency in the distribution of food supplies through the Public Distribution System?

1 Delhi

2 Chhattisgarh


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3 Tamil Nadu

4 Puducherry

Ans: 3

Q. The University of Chicago is going to establish a Chair for Indian studies in the name of which

one of the following Indian mentor?

1 Rabindranath Tagore

2 Swami Vivekananda

3 Ramkrishna Paramhans

4 Sri Ravishankar

Ans: 2

Q. One of the State Governments in India has declared tea as the "State Drink" to encourage teafarmers. The state is -

1 Assam

2 Kerala

3 West Bengal

4 Tamil Nadu

Ans: 1

Q. What is the tax free income level for woman for the financial year 2012-13 (i.e. the assessment

year 2013-14)?

1 Rs. 2.00 lakh

2 Rs. 1.80 lakh

3 Rs. 2.20 lakh

4 Rs. 2.50 lakh

Ans: 1

Q. Out of the total expenditure as shown in regular Budget 2012-13, the maximum share goes to -

1 Defence

2 Subsidy Payment

3 Central Plan Outlay

4 Interest Payment

Ans: 3

Q. In the list of Forbes' billionaires 2012, who became the richest person in the world?

1 Warren Buffet

2 Mukesh Ambali

3 Lakshmi Mittal

4 Carlos Slim

Ans: 4

Q. For the year 2012-13, the dis-investment target set by the government in Union Budget 2012-

13 is -

1 Rs 45,000 crore

2 Rs 35,000 crore

3 Rs 40,000 crore

4 Rs 30,000 crore

Ans: 4

Q. In Budget 2012-13, the revenue deficit (Budget Estimates) for 2012-13 has been estimated at -

1 5.5% of GDP

2 4.4% of GDP

3 3.4% of GDP

4 3% of GDP

Ans: 3

Q. As per 2012-13 Budget, the income tax rate of 30% will be applicable for tax payers above the

income -

1 Rs. 12.0 lakh

2 Rs. 8.0 lakh

3 Rs. 8.5 lakh

4 Rs. 10.0 lakh

Ans: 4

Q. According to Economic Survey 2011-12 in India's external debt for the year 2010-11 debt to

GDP ratio stands at -

1 17.9%

2 20.5%

3 17.8%

4 18.9%

Ans: 3

Q. During 2011-12, the union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this

investment stood at -

1 12981 crore

2 12767 crore

3 13767 crore

4 13205 crore

Ans: 2

Q. The estimated fiscal deficit for the year 2012-13 as shown in Budget 2012-13 stands at -


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1 6.9%

2 5.1%

3 5.6%

4 6.7%

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising

that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak?

1. Adopting a new constitution.

2. Reducing presidential term from 6 years to 4 years.

3. Limiting the president to two terms.

4. Presidential candidate must be over 40 years.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 1 and 2 2 2, 3 and 4

3 3 and 4 only

4 2 and 4 only

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th

national Games 2011 held in Jharkhand?

1 Manipur

2 Services

3 Haryana

4 Maharashtra

Ans: 2

Q. Consider the following statements about National Knowledge Commission:

1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the

Constitution of India.

2. Mr.Sam Pitroda is the Chairman of the Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Neither 1 nor 2

2 1 only

3 Both 1 and 2

4 2 only

Ans: 4

Q. The 'Shillong Declaration', in news recently, was on

1 Food Security Act

2 Right to Information Act

3 Right to Education Act

4 Prevention of Corruption Act

Ans: 2

Q. According to the Census 2011, whi ch one of the follow ing Unio n Territories has the least

population?

1 Daman and Diu

2 Lakshadweep

3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

4 Puducherry

Ans: 2

Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to

Universal primary Education?

1 All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015

2 All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050

3 All boys should go to school to complete a full course of primary schooling, by 2025

4 All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015

Ans: 1

Q. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 2010-11 has been

estimated at -

1 63.3%

2 49.6%

3 55.1%

4 58.2%

Ans: 3

Q. The target to limit union government's expenditure on subsidy (as % of GDP) during 2012-13

stand at -

1 3.5%

2 3.0%

3 4.0%

4 2%

Ans: 4

Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 2011-12, the saving - investment gap

which was 2.8% in 2009-10 became/remained - 1 3.1%

2 2.8%

3 2.7%

4 2.5%

Ans: 2


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Q. As per Economic Survey 2011-12, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in

country's GDP for the year 2011-12 stands at -

1 13.9%

2 16.3%

3 14.5%

4 18.2%

Ans: 1

Q. India's first space based Solar Coronograph is

1 ADITYA

2 ADITYA I

3 ADITYA II

4 ADITYA III

Ans: 2

Q. Who is nominated as the India's Chief-de-Mission for London Olympics 2012?

1 KPS Gill

2 Ajit Pal Singh

3 Vijay Amritraj

4 Suresh Kalmadi

Ans: 2

Q. Who is selected as the Women's Professional Golf PLayer of the Year 2011-12?

1 Aditi Ashok

2 Vani Kapoor

3 Smriti Mehra

4 Pallavi Jain

Ans: 3

Q. Which state wins the best State Award 2012 for strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions?

1 Rajasthan

2 Gujarat

3 Sikkim

4 Kerala

Ans: 3

Q. As per participation of women in politics India's rank stands at

1 110

2 105

3 104

4 101

Ans: 105

Q. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid a visit in December 2011 to -

1 Tokyo

2 Melbourne

3 Wellington

4 Moscow

Ans: 4

Q. Annual Defence Diologue was held in December 2011 between India and -

1 China

2 Afghanistan

3 Russia

4 Pakistan

Ans: 1

Q. Consider the following statements on NATGRID -

(i) NATGRID has been formed to link database for inputs to combat terrorism.

(ii) It is meant to improve India's capability to counter threats to its internal security.Choose the right option:

1 Both (i) and (ii) are correct

2 Only (i) is correct

3 Only (ii) is correct

4 Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct

Ans: 1

Q. The report by Wildlife Institute of India enlisted major threats to three tiger reserves which are

Kalakad-Mundanthurai tiger reserve, Anamalai and Mudumalai. In which one of the following

stated are these tiger reserves located?

1 Bihar

2 Tamil Nadu

3 West Bengal

4 Kerala

Ans: 2

Q. Who have been awarded with FIFA World Player of the Year 2011 Trophy?

1 Lionel Messi

2 Xavi Fernandez

3 Christiano Ronaldo

4 None of these

Ans: 1


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Q. Uttarakhand s tate cabinet on October 29, 201 1 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011.

Consider the following features of the bill-

(i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the

purview of Lokayukta.

(ii) Judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will not be covered under the purview of Lokayukta.

Choose the right option-


2 Only (i) is correct

3 Only (ii) is correct

4 Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct

Ans: 1

Q. Which Bengali film was selected as the inaugural film at the 11th edition o f River to RiverFlorence Indian Film Festival, 2011, in Florence, Italy in December 2011?

1 100% Love

2 Khokababu

3 Chaplin

4 Bedroom

Ans: 3

Q. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness world Records for

the most number of single studio recordings?

1 Lata Mangeshkar

2 Asha Bhonsle

3 Shreya Ghoshal

4 Suchitra Krisnamurthy

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the fol lowing became the first Indian state to launch health ins urance policy

covering all its people?

1 Kerala

2 Haryana

3 Bihar

4 Goa

Ans: 4

Q. West Bengal State cabinet approved the newly drafted land acquisition and resettlement Bill.

Consider the following features of the Bill-

(i) The private enterprises would have to acquire land for their projects directly from the

landowners.

(ii) The new policy provides that the government would acquire land only for projects of public

utility like building, hospitals, irrigation projects, bridges, laying railway tracks, setting up of

embankments, and projects relating to internal secu


2 Only (i) is correct 3 Only (ii) is correct

4 Nither (i) nor (ii) is correct

Ans: 1

Q. Which one of the fo llowi ng state governments announced free housin g for Schedule Castes

living in jhuggis under the Rajiv Ratna Yojana?

1 Tamil Nadu

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Delhi

4 Kerala

Ans: 3

Q. Name the Indian Union Minster who represented India at the m eeting of the Heads of

Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on November

7,2011.

1 Union Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna

2 Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

3 Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh

4 Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah

Ans: 2

1. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Romanias President Traian Basescu survived the impeachment

(a) People of Romania voted in a referendum on impeaching the President Traian Basescu on 28 July 2012..

(b) According to Romanian law, the referendum required at least thirty percent voting of eligible voters, while the turnout was under 46 percent on the day of

referendum..

(c) The referendum came following Romania's center-left government, led by Prime Minister Victor Ponta, suspended Basescu as it accused him of making

unnecessary interference in government affairs.

(d) Traian Basescu was elected president of the country in 2004.

Answer: (b)

2. Which two countries decided to Fast Track the Implementation of Various Agreements

(a) United States and India

(b) India and Bangladesh

(c) India and Afghanistan

(d) Russia and China

Answer: (b) India and Bangladesh

3. Which of the following country, called on all nations within and outside Syria to fully cooperate with international envoy Kofi Annan to bring an end to the

ongoing crisis situation in Syria.

(a) United States


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(b) Britain

(c) India

(d) Russia

Answer: (c) India

4. Which are the two countries signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income on 27 July 2012

a. China and United Kingdom

b. India and Indonesia

c. France and United States

d. China and France

Answer: (b)

5. Which county banned the US-sanctioned Iranian ships from entering its water

(a) India

(b) Tokyo

(c) Maldives

(d) Afghanistan

Answer: (a) India

6. As per the l atest global ranking c ompiled and published by the World Federation of Exchanges ( WFE) in August 2 012, which became the worlds largest

bourse in terms of the number of trades in equity segment for the first six months of 2012?

a. National Stock Exchange (NSE)

b. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

c. MCX-SX

d. Ahmadabad Stock Exchange

Answer: (a)

7. The Union Cabinet on 4 August 2012 approved the reserve price for auction of 2G spectrum as well as spectrum usage charges (SUC). The Cabinet set

what reserve price for the 5 megahertz pan-India spectrum in the 1800 megahertz band?

a. 1400 crore rupees

b. 1400 0 crore rupees

c. 140 crore rupees

d. 14 crore rupees

Answer: (b)

8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a notification issued on 3 August 2012 stated that all registered non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) which who

intend to convert themselves into non-banking financial company-micro finance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) would have to seek registration with immediate

effect, not later than 31 October 2012.

Which of the following statements are not true with respect to this?

1. The central bank also mentioned that the NBFCs have to maintain net-owned funds (NOF) at Rs 3 crore by 31 March 2013, and at Rs.5 crore by 31 March

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2. NBFCs operating in the north-eastern region are to maintain the minimum NOF at Rs.1 crore by 31 March 2012, and at Rs.2 crore by 31 March 201 4

3. The rate of interest on individual loans may exceed 31 per cent, the maximum variance permitted for individual loans between the minimum and the

maximum interest rate cannot exceed 4 per cent

4. The cap on margins as defined by the Malegam Committee are not to exceed 10 per cent for large MFIs (loans portfolios exceeding Rs.100 crore) and 12

per cent for others

a. 1 & 4

b. 2 & 4

c. Only 3

d. Only 4

Answer: (c)

9. According to the latest data released by the Controller General o f Accounts (CGA) o n 1 August 2 012, India's fiscal deficit in the first quarter (April-June)

of the fiscal year 2012-13 stood at 1.90 lakh crore rupees. The amount is what per cent of the entire budget estimate?

a. 31%

b. 33%

c. 35%

d. 37%

Answer: (d)

10. An E mpowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in a meeting on 31 July 2012 took certain

decisions to help farmers in the backdrop of the draught like situations prevailing in certain states. Which of the following is not a part of d decision taken by

the EGoM?

1. The EGoM announced a 50 per cent diesel subsidy scheme for the farmers to help them save the standing kharif crop through irrigation

2. A relief package of Rs 1440 c rore was also cleared towards watershed development-related efforts in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan

3. The subsidy amount on seeds of cereals is to be increased from Rs 500 a quintal to Rs 800 per quintal, while that of pulses and oilseeds would be

enhanced from Rs 1200 per quintal to Rs 2200 per quintal

4. Agriculture Ministry also decided to waive the duty on import of certain items to increase the availability of feed ingredients for animal husbandry sector

needs.

a. Only 3

b. Only 2

c. 1 & 2

d. Only 4

Answer: (a)

11. Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away in Mumbai on 18 July 201 2. Which facts about the conc erned person is/are not true?

1. He was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab

2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1966 with the film Aakhri Khat


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Q. A person eligible to become the President of India should not be less than

1 60 years of age

2 35 years of age

3 40 years of age

4 50 years of age

Ans:2

Q. Who amongst the following has written the book "The City of Joy"?

1 Ingram Smith

2 V. Harrison

3 Dominique Lapierre

4 Guentar Grass

Ans: 3

Q. India's first Defence University is set up in

1 Haryana

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Punjab

4 Delhi

Ans: 1

Q. The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Government's decision to provide reservation to

Other Backward Class candidates in central educational institutes. How much reservation they

get?

1 27%

2 13%

3 15%

4 20%

Ans:1

Q. Who amongst the following Indians has featured in the list of 'World's 100 most influential

Women", selected by the "Time" Magazine?

1 Mamata Banerjee

2 Sania Mirza

3 Jaya Bachchan

4 Pratibha Patil

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Q. "Vachaspati Puraskars" are given by the
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2 Uttar Pradesh Hindi Akademy

3 Birla Foundation

4 None of these

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Q. Which of the following films was given the award of "the Best Motion Picture of the Year" by

Oscar Foundation?

1 There will be Blood

2 No country for Old Men

3 Peter & the Wolf

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Who amongst the follo wing w as the Chairman of the Second Adminis trative Reforms

Commission who submitted its report to the Government a few months back?

1 Veerappa Moily

2 Natwar Singh

3 M.S. Gill

4 None of these

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following companies/commissions of Indians Origin signed a pact for obtaining

oil blocks in Libya?

1 Reliance Petroleum

2 Oil India Ltd.

3 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following has the highest share in power generation in India?

1 Thermal power

2 Nuclear power

3 Hydro power

4 All the above have equal share

Ans: 1

Q. Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head

quartered in

1 Itali

2 Japan

3 South Korea

4 Germany

Ans: 4

Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of

the 2011 US National Humanities Medal, Identify him -

1 Usha Thorat

2 C. Rangarajan

3 Amartya Sen

4 Montek SIngh Ahluwalia

Ans: 3

Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating

back to 2500-2000 BC from the Cholistan area of which of the following province in Pakistan?

1 FATA

2 Balochistan

3 Punjab Province

4 Sindh Province

Ans: 3

Q. The new President of the World Bank to take charge w.e.f July 2012 is -

1 Jim Young Kim

2 Robert Zoellick

3 Christine Lagarde

4 Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili

Ans: 1

Q. In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 - 11, which of the following Public Sector

company has been awarded the Gold Trophy for the best corporate governance?

1 ONGC

2 HAL

3 GAIL

4 SAIL

Ans: 4

Q. As per the latest estimates of Planning Commission, what was the total population percentagewas below poverty line in the year 2009-10?

1 42%

2 25.5%

3 29.8%

4 37.2%

Ans: 3


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Q. 'Environment Excellency' award under SCOPE Meritorious Awards 2010-11 has been given to -

1 SAIL

2 ONGC

3 EIL

4 IOC

Ans: 2

Q. Finance Minister in his rollback announcements in budget proposals 2012-13 deferred GAAR for

-

1 Three year

2 One year

3 Two year

4 Till end of 12th plan

Ans: 2

Q. South Sudan has become a member of International Monetary Fund (IMF). It became IMF's -

1 189th Member

2 187th Member

3 186th Member

4 188th Member

Ans: 4

Q. How many Indian Companies have been included in Forbes 2000 list of the year 2012?

1 71

2 61

3 57

4 65

Ans: 2

Q. National Dairy Plan (Phase - I) has been launched to give a boost to milk production in the

country. In the first phase this plan will cover -

1 All states except North Eastern region

2 Only Gujarat

3 Only 14 states

4 Only 5 states

Ans: 3

Q. 20th Summit of ASEAN was held on April3-4,2012 in -

1 Phnom Penh(Cambodia)

2 Bankok (Thailand)

3 Singapore

4 Jakarta (Indonesia)

Ans: 1

Q. 6 MMTPA pellet making plant in Odisha has been commissioned by -

1 Tata Steels

2 Essar Steels

3 Jindal Steels

4 Steel Authority of India Ltd.

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following telecom authority has recently given the power to act like a civil court?

1 Depart of Telecommunication(DoT)

2 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

3 Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing

4 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)

Ans: 2

Q. Recently the Union Government of India has set up NATGRID. It is related to which one of the

following?

1 Health

2 Intelligence

3 Education

4 Space

Ans: 2

Q. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability and Development Council

(FSDC). It will be headed by which of the followings -

1 Finance Minister

2 Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister

3 Governor of RBI

4 Prime Minister

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the follo wing nation al organization has completed 150th year of its existence in

2011?

1 Zoological Survey of India

2 Archaeological Survey of India

3 Anthropological Survey of India

4 Geological Survey of India


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Ans: 2

Q. Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Ass essment of Chemicals, a multi lateral agreement

supported by which one of the followings -

1 WEF

2 WTO

3 OECD

4 IMF

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the state assembly has recently passed a Bill seeking a seven year jail term for the

cow slaughter or even transporting the animal for that purpose?

1 Maharashtra

2 Gujarat

3 Uttarakhand

4 Chhattisgarh

Ans: 2

Q. The estimates of National Income are prepared by-

1 National Development Council

2 National Productivity Council

3 National Income Council

4 Central Statistical Organization

Ans: 4

Q. The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is -

1 Bihar

2 Gujarat

3 Uttarakhand

4 Jharkhand

Ans: 3

Q. The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in -

1 1968

2 1967

3 1971

4 1972

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation

with India?

1 Australia

2 South Korea

3 China

4 Israel

Ans: 1

Q. Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of -

1 Green house gases

2 Acid rain

3 Ozone layer

4 Endangered species

Ans: 3

Q. Which one of the following is the most fragile eco-system that will be first affected by global

warming?

1 Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet

2 Amazon rain forest

3 Taiga

4 Indian Monsoon

Ans: 1

Q. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To A Hunger Free World"?

1 Amartya Sen

2 C. Rangarajan

3 Manmohan Singh

4 M.S. Swaminathan

Ans: 4

Q. The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to

monitor certain disease. Which of the following is not covered under the project?

1 Malaria

2 Polio

3 Plague

4 Tuberculosis

Ans: 3

Q. "Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help.

1 Women only

2 School children only

3 Health workers only

4 None of these


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income -

1 Rs. 12.0 lakh

2 Rs. 8.0 lakh

3 Rs. 8.5 lakh

4 Rs. 10.0 lakh

Ans: 4

Q. According to Economic Survey 2011-12 in India's external debt for the year 2010-11 debt to

GDP ratio stands at -

1 17.9%

2 20.5%

3 17.8%

4 18.9%

Ans: 3

Q. During 2011-12, the union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this

investment stood at -

1 12981 crore

2 12767 crore

3 13767 crore

4 13205 crore

Ans: 2

Q. The estimated fiscal deficit for the year 2012-13 as shown in Budget 2012-13 stands at -

1 6.9%

2 5.1%

3 5.6%

4 6.7%

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising

that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak?

1. Adopting a new constitution.

2. Reducing presidential term from 6 years to 4 years.

3. Limiting the president to two terms.

4. Presidential candidate must be over 40 years.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 1 and 2

2 2, 3 and 4

3 3 and 4 only

4 2 and 4 only

Ans: 2

Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th

national Games 2011 held in Jharkhand?

1 Manipur

2 Services

3 Haryana

4 Maharashtra

Ans: 2

Q. Consider the following statements about National Knowledge Commission:

1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the

Constitution of India.

2. Mr.Sam Pitroda is the Chairman of the Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Neither 1 nor 2

2 1 only

3 Both 1 and 2

4 2 only

Ans: 4

Q. The 'Shillong Declaration', in news recently, was on

1 Food Security Act

2 Right to Information Act

3 Right to Education Act

4 Prevention of Corruption Act

Ans: 2

Q. According to the Census 2011, whi ch one of the follow ing Unio n Territories has the least

population?

1 Daman and Diu

2 Lakshadweep

3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 4 Puducherry

Ans: 2

Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to

Universal primary Education?

1 All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015

2 All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050


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3 All boys should go to school to complete a full course of primary schooling, by 2025

4 All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015

Ans: 1

Q. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 2010-11 has been

estimated at -

1 63.3%

2 49.6%

3 55.1%

4 58.2%

Ans: 3

Q. The target to limit union government's expenditure on subsidy (as % of GDP) during 2012-13

stand at - 1 3.5%

2 3.0%

3 4.0%

4 2%

Ans: 4

Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 2011-12, the saving - investment gap

which was 2.8% in 2009-10 became/remained -

1 3.1%

2 2.8%

3 2.7%

4 2.5%

Ans: 2

Q. As per Economic Survey 2011-12, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in

country's GDP for the year 2011-12 stands at -

1 13.9%

2 16.3%

3 14.5%

4 18.2%

Ans: 1

Q. India's first space based Solar Coronograph is

1 ADITYA

2 ADITYA I

3 ADITYA II

4 ADITYA III

Ans: 2

Q. Who is nominated as the India's Chief-de-Mission for London Olympics 2012?

1 KPS Gill 2 Ajit Pal Singh

3 Vijay Amritraj

4 Suresh Kalmadi

Ans: 2

Q. Who is selected as the Women's Professional Golf PLayer of the Year 2011-12?

1 Aditi Ashok

2 Vani Kapoor

3 Smriti Mehra

4 Pallavi Jain

Ans: 3

Q. Which state wins the best State Award 2012 for strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions?

1 Rajasthan

2 Gujarat

3 Sikkim

4 Kerala

Ans: 3

Q. As per participation of women in politics India's rank stands at

1 110

2 105

3 104

4 101

Ans: 105

Q. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid a visit in December 2011 to -

1 Tokyo

2 Melbourne

3 Wellington

4 Moscow Ans: 4

Q. Annual Defence Diologue was held in December 2011 between India and -

1 China

2 Afghanistan

3 Russia

4 Pakistan


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