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Question
3781 Which Indian PSU Company was conferred with the Miniratna – Category – 1 status by the President of India in April 2013?
A) National Seeds Corporation Limited
B) HMT (International) Limited
C) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation
D) Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited
3782 Which company has acquired 50% stake in L&T-Komatsu (LTK) held by Komatsu Asia & Pacific in April 2013?
A) Unitec
B) Larsen & Toubro
C) Hitachi
D) None of These
3783 Which euro zone country has the highest unemployment rate of 26.4% for the month of February
2013?
A) Greece
B) Spain
C) Portugal
D) Ireland
3784 The Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) has named whom as its new Vice Chairman for fiscal
2013-14 in April 2013?
A) Amarnath Sengupta
B) Ujjwal Mukhopadhyay
C) P. Devadas
D) Harish Singhla
3785 India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at _______ in February 2013 (announced in April
2013).
A) 1.2%
B) 2.4%
C) 0.6%
D) 1.9%
3786 India’s Retail inflation stood at _________ in March 2013.
A) 10.39%
B) 10.91%
C) 12.16%
D) 10.33%
3787 "World Heritage Day" is observed on?
A) 15-Apr
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B) 17-Apr
C) 18-Apr
D) 19-Apr
3788 Which Internet company has acquired Pulse, which makes an e-reader platform used on mobile devices, for USD 90 million in April 2013?
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) LinkedIn
D) Yahoo
3789 Polish-born researcher Dr Hilary Koprowski passed away in April 2013. He was famous for developing oral vaccination for which disease?
A) Diptheria
B) Polio
C) Maleria
D) Flu
3790 Who has become new President of Venezuela after Presidential election held in April 2013 after death of Hugo Chavez?
A) Elías Jaua
B) Henrique Capriles
C) Diosdado Cabello
D) Nicolas Maduro
3791 Who won the won the Chinese Grand Prix held in April 2013?
A) Kimi Raikkonen
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Fernando Alonso
D) Sebastian Vettel
3792 Which golf player won the 77th Masters held in April 2013 to become the first Australian golfer to capture the green jacket?
A) Angel Cabrera
B) Jason Day
C) Adam Scott
D) Ernie Els
3793 Who has been appointed as the new Special Director General of CRPF, India’s largest paramilitary force in April 2013?
A) Aruna Bahuguna
B) Raman Srivastava
C) Pranay Sahay
D) None of These
3794 KP Bhaskar passed away in Singapore in April 2013. He was a famous ____________.
A) Singer
B) Actor
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C) Historian & Author
D) Classical dancer
3795 Who has been appointed as the Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs in April 2013?
A) Lalit K Panwar
B) Amitava Bhattacharyya
C) Sutanu Behuria
D) Amarjit Singh
3796 Who was bagged the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award for his contribution to Indian industry at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
A) Ravi Ruia
B) Narayana Murthy
C) Adi Godrej
D) Ratan Tata
3797 Famous industrialist and known as king of takeovers, Rama Prasad Goenka passed away in April 2013. He has set up which company?
A) RPG Group
B) JP Group
C) Adani Group
D) None of These
3798 Global credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded credit rating of which country to “AA+” from top most “AAA” in April 2013?
A) Luxemberg
B) USA
C) Germany
D) UK
3799 Famous Cricketer Mike Denness passed away in April 2013. He was captain of which cricket team?
A) Australia
B) South Africa
C) England
D) West Indies
3800 India’s Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi passed away in April 2013. She was also known as?
A) Super Computer
B) Human computer
C) Life Computer
D) None of These
3801 "National Civil Services Day" is observed on?
A) 20-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 19-Apr
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3802 Who was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award in April 2013?
A) Pratibha Ray
B) Ravuri Bharadwaja
C) Ravuri Bharadhwaja
D) Sri Lal Sukla
3803 Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) in April 2013?
A) R Chandrashekhar
B) Dhruv Vijai Singh
C) Sunil Kumar
D) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
3804 Which bowler has claimed the first hat-trick of this IPL season (IPL 6 Season)?
A) Amit Mishra
B) Sunil Narine
C) Lasith Malinga
D) Praveen Kumar
3805 Who has been conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Award in April 2013 to become the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award?
A) Jaskaran Singh
B) Bilquis Mir
C) Navjot Singh
D) Sakina Bashir
3806 India’s overall Inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index (WPI), stood at _________ in March 2013.
A) 5.96%
B) 6.84%
C) 6.26%
D) 5.45%
3807 Which euro zone country has the lowest unemployment rate of 4.8% for the month of February 2013?
A) France
B) Luxemberg
C) Austria
D) Germany
3808 "World Earth Day" is observed on?
A) 24-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 25-Apr
3809 P B Srinivas passed away in April 2013. He was a famous ____________.
A) Artist
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B) Actor
C) Playback singer
D) Journalist
3810 Who has been elected unopposed the 20th president of Bangladesh in April 2013?
A) Abdul Hamid
B) Sheikh Hasina
C) Hussain Muhammad Ershad
D) Zillur Rahman
3811 Which bollywood actor was awarded with the Asian Award in London for his performances in movies held in April 2013?
A) Amir Khan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Anupam Kher
3812 Which British club won the English Premier League title 2013?
A) Arsenal
B) Manchester City
C) Manchester United
D) Aston Villa
3813 Noted ________ Lalgudi Jayaraman passed away in April 2013.
A) Singer
B) violinist
C) Historian & Author
D) Guitarist
3814 The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) has projected India’s economic growth at ____ for the current financial year 2013-14 in April 2013.
A) 5%
B) 6.1%
C) 6.4%
D) 5.7%
3815 Who has been appointed the the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in April 2013? Founded in 1919, ICC represents private-sector views to national Governments and inter-governmental bodies around the world.
A) Azim Premji
B) Sunil Bharti Mittal
C) Rajan Bharti Mittal
D) Adi Godrej
3816 China's economic growth for first quarter of 2013 stood at _________.
A) 7.5%
B) 7.1%
C) 7.7%
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D) 8.2%
3817 Who won the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters singles tournament held in April 2013?
A) David Ferrer
B) Andy Murray
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Rafael Nadal
3818 Who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction announced in April 2013?
A) Adam Johnson
B) Nathan Englander
C) Eowyn Ivey
D) None of These
3819 Who was named 'Philanthropist of the Year' at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
A) Azim Premji
B) Narayana Murthy
C) Adi Godrej
D) Ratan Tata
3820 "World Book and Copyright Day" is observed on?
A) 23-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 25-Apr
3821 Former Chief Justice of India J.S Verma, the key person behind the new tough laws passed recently to combat crimes against women, passed away in April. He was the _____ Chief Justice of India.
A) 28th
B) 25th
C) 27th
D) 24th
3822 Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) in April 2013?
A) M Ravindran
B) Narendra Kumar
C) B. C. Tripathi
D) Sudhir Vasudeva
3823 Which IPL Player has created history in April 2013 when he scored fastest IPL century in IPL 6 season?
A) David Miller
B) Shane Watson
C) Chris Gayle
D) Sikhar Dhawan
3824 Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Italy in April 2013?
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A) Mario Monti
B) Giorgio Napolitano
C) Enrico Letta
D) Giuliano Amato
3825 Which global airlines company has acquired 24% stake in Jet Airways for USD 379 million in April 2013?
A) Qatar Airways
B) Etihad Airways
C) British Airways
D) Lufthansa Airlines
3826 Which Bollywood star has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the world's 100 most influential people in April 2013?
A) Salman Khan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Aamir Khan
3827 Shamshad Begum has passed away in April 2013, she was 94. She was a famous ___________.
A) Poet
B) Actress
C) Singer
D) None of These
3828 Who in the list has been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS in April 2013?
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) Ajay Devgn
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Amir Khan
3829 The SAARC goodwill ambassador for HIV/ AIDS programme commenced in January 2009 with whom as its first mascot?
A) Aishwaryya Rai Bachchan
B) Jaya Bachchan
C) Shabana Azmi
D) Kajol
3830 Who was bagged the ''Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability' category, for his company's high sustainability ratings at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
A) Ravi Ruia
B) Narayana Murthy
C) Adi Godrej
D) Ratan Tata
3831 United Bank of India (UBI) has appointed whom as its new Chairman and Managing Director in April 2013?
A) Sanjiv Misra
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B) R K Dubey
C) Archana Bhargava
D) None of These
3832 Who has been appointed as India's next Home Secretary in April 2013?
A) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
B) Anil Goswami
C) M F Farooqui
D) R Chandrashekhar
3833 "World Intellectual Property Day" is observed on?
A) 23-Apr
B) 22-Apr
C) 26-Apr
D) 25-Apr
3834 Who has been appointed as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by the Board of Governors in April 2013?
A) Kikuo Iwata
B) Haruhiko Kuroda
C) Takehiko Nakao
D) Hiroshi Nakaso
3835 Who has been re-appointed as Jammu and Kashmir governor for the second term in April 2013?
A) D Y Patil
B) S C Jamir
C) Devanand Konwar
D) N N Vohra
3836 US economic growth stood at _________ in the first quarter of the current year 2013.
A) 1.5%
B) 2.1%
C) 2.5%
D) 1.2%
3837 Who won the won the Bahrain Grand Prix held in April 2013?
A) Kimi Raikkonen
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Fernando Alonso
D) Sebastian Vettel
3838 "World Hemophilia Day" is observed on?
A) 18-Apr
B) 12-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 17-Apr
3839 Which Internet company has acquired news stream Service Wavii, the Seattle-based startup behind
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a news summarization app, for nearly USD 30 million in April 2013?
A) Facebook
B) Yahoo
C) Microsoft
D) Google
3840 Who won the Barcelona Men's singles title held in April 2013 for the record 8th time?
A) David Ferrer
B) Andy Murray
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Rafael Nadal
3841 Who won Stuttgart Grand Prix Women's single title held in April 2013?
A) Maria Sharapova
B) Li Na
C) Serena Williams
D) Carla Suarez-Navarro
3842 Euro zone inflation stood at _____ in April 2013.
A) 1.3%
B) 1.7%
C) 1.2%
D) 2.2%
3843 The West Bengal Assembly has passed a new Bill formulated by the Trinamool Congress government for protection of investors in chit fund companies in April 2013. Which chit fund company was closed which prompted West Bengal government to take this step?
A) Peerless
B) Basil
C) Sardha
D) Rose Valley
3844 World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth forecast at ____ for the current financial year 2013-14 in April 2013.
A) 6.5%
B) 5.8%
C) 6.1%
D) 5.3%
3845 India has placed at ____ position among 165 nations with an overall score of 7.52 in the Economist magazine's Index of Democracy 2012 list published in April 2013.
A) 35th
B) 31st
C) 40th
D) 38th
3846 Which Internet company has acquired mobile app builder Company named as “Parse” in April 2013?
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A) Facebook
B) Yahoo
C) Microsoft
D) Google
3847 Who won the 2013 Templeton Prize announced in April 2013? Established in 1972 by the late global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton, the Prize celebrates each year a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's
spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.
A) Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
B) Francisco J. Ayala
C) Desmond Tutu
D) Charles Margrave Taylor
3848 Which state has introduced a bill which Places restrictions on the primacy of the chief justice of the
state high court and the Governor in the matter of appointment of the Lokayukta in April 2013?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Goa
C) Haryana
D) Gujarat
3849 Which state has announced to set up First Public Health University in India recently in April 2013?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Assam
D) Bihar
3850 British Scientist Robert Edwards died at the age of 87 in April 2013. He was best known for his research related to _______________.
A) Cancer Cell
B) Stem Cell
C) Vitro Fertilization
D) None of These
3851 Which team lifted 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship (North Zone) title held in April 2013?
A) Punjab
B) Chandigarh
C) Haryana
D) Delhi
3852 Which country has Successfully Test-Fired Nuclear-Capable Hatf-IV Ballistic Missile in April 2013?
A) Iran
B) Pakistan
C) Syria
D) None of These
3853 Former Governor of Karnataka, V.S. Ramadevi passed away in Bangalore in April 2013. She was
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also India’s only Women ______________.
A) Chief Election Commissioner
B) State Governor
C) Lok Sabha Speaker
D) President
3854 Which country has launched the World’s only Returnable Satellite Bion-M1 in April 2013?
A) USA
B) China
C) Russia
D) France
3855 Which indian movie has won the P A Backer Foundation award for best movie in the year 2012 in April 2013?
A) Indian Rupee
B) Spirit
C) Jawan of Vellimala
D) Leela The never ending Play
3856 Which India’s leading IT Services Company has partnered with US based IPsoft in April 2013 to achieve high automation in the IT Services outsourcing business?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Infosys
D) HCL Technologies
3857 Which bank has recently decided in April 2013 to provide about USD 6 billion loan to India over the next three years?
A) IMF
B) World Bank
C) Asian Development Bank
D) None of These
3858 Who has been named as the Coach of the Junior Hockey Men’s National Team in April 2013?
A) Michael Jack Nobbs
B) Ric Charleswort
C) Gregg Clark
D) None of These
3859 Who has been conferred with the Asom Ratna award 2012?
A) Indira Goswamy
B) Dr Bhupen Hazarika
C) Mamoni Raisom Goswami
D) None of These
3860 As per World Bank report, which country is the largest recipient of remittances in the world in
2012?
A) USA
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B) Japan
C) China
D) India
3861 Who has been unanimously Re-Elected As the National President of Janata Dal in April 2013?
A) Lalu Prasad Yadav
B) Sharad Yadav
C) Sharad Pawar
D) Nitish Kumar
3862 Who won the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize announced in April 2013?
A) Rossano Ercolini
B) Raj Chetty
C) Ambiente e Futuro
D) None of These
3863 India has recently raised its objection over the construction of the Zangmu dam with which country?
A) China
B) Bhutan
C) Nepal
D) Pakistan
3864 Computer Society of India has elected whom as its Vice-President-Cum-President in April 2013?
A) Ravi Mathur
B) R Chandrashekhar
C) M F Farooqui
D) H.R. Mohan
3865 Sahara India Pariwar has launched a new retail chain across India in April 2013. What is the name of its newly launched retail chain?
A) Sahara-Shop
B) R-Shop
C) Q-Shop
D) Pariwar-Shop
3866 Who has been elected As the President of Editors Guild of India in April 2013?
A) Aroon Purie
B) T.N. Ninan
C) Alok Mehta
D) Narasimhan Ravi
3867 Who has been recently awarded with Pandit Hridyanath Lifetime Achievement Award in April 2013?
A) Asha Bhosle
B) Lata Mangeshkar
C) Usha Utthup
D) Usha Mangeshkar
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3868 Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) 2013 ceremony was held in which city in April 2013?
A) London
B) Vancouver
C) Kuala lampur
D) Dubai
3869 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population
and Development in April 2013?
A) PJ Kurien
B) Kapil Sibal
C) P Chidambaram
D) Anand Sharma
3870 Which team lifted 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship (North Zone) title
held in April 2013?
A) Punjab
B) Chandigarh
C) Haryana
D) Delhi
3871 Who has been Re-elected as the President of Italy in April 2013?
A) Mario Monti
B) Giorgio Napolitano
C) Enrico Letta
D) Giuliano Amato
3872 Which Indian-Origin Economist Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013 announced in April 2013?
A) Jonathan Levin
B) Amy Finkelstein
C) Raj Chetty
D) Esther Duflo
3873 International Advertising Association (IAA-IC) Olive Crown Awards 2013 was held in which Indian city in April 2013?
A) Chennai
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
3874 India and which other country India have decided to set up a Joint Working Group to address Nitaqat Law in April 2013?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Iran
C) Afghanisthan
D) UAE
3875 "World Amateur Radio Day" is observed on?
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A) 18-Apr
B) 12-Apr
C) 21-Apr
D) 17-Apr
3876 Which International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prizes in April 2013, including the award for investigative reporting for stories?
A) Time
B) Wall Street Journal
C) New York Times
D) None of These
3877 Who in the list has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2013 announced in April 2013?
A) Pran
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Yash Chopra
D) Dilip Kumar
3878 As per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, Which Indian was figured among the top three most admired leaders of the world?
A) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jamsedji Tata
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) N R Narayana Murthy
3879 Which Hospitality Group was conferred with the National Award for Excellence in Hospitality Education 2011-12 in April 2013?
A) Staywell Hospitality Group
B) Kamat Hotels India
C) Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
D) India Hospitality Group
3880 Who has been appointed Chief Justice for High Court of Himachal Pradesh in April 2013?
A) Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar
B) Sharad Arvind Bobde
C) Arjan Kumar Sikri
D) None of These
3881 IMF has projected India's economic growth for current year 2013 at _________; announced in April 2013.
A) 5.5%
B) 5.7%
C) 6.2%
D) 6.5%
3882 Who was named 'Philanthropist of the Year' at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
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A) Azim Premji
B) Narayana Murthy
C) Adi Godrej
D) Ratan Tata
3883 Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal launched Wi-Fi service in _______ at the New Delhi railway station in April 2013.
A) Delhi-Agra Satabdi Express
B) Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express
C) Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
D) Delhi-Chandigarh Satabdi Express
3884 Who has been appointed the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in April 2013? Founded in 1919, ICC represents private-sector views to national Governments and inter-governmental bodies around the world.
A) Azim Premji
B) Sunil Bharti Mittal
C) Rajan Bharti Mittal
D) Adi Godrej
3885 The third SAARC Ministerial Level Meet on Poverty held in which country in April 2013?
A) India
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
3886 As per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, who was figured as no 1 admired leaders of the world?
A) Steve Jobs
B) Winston Churchill
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Adlof Hitlar
3887 Which Indian PSU Bank has announced that its Risk Management Department has received ISO 27001 certification from the British Standards Institute in April 2013?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Vijaya Bank
3888 Who has been appointed as the secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in April 2013?
A) Rajiv Takru
B) R Chandrashekhar
C) M F Farooqui
D) Syamal Kumar Sarkar
3889 The US Senate has appointed whom as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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which is the regulatory body of Wall Street in April 2013?
A) Mary Schapiro
B) Gary Gensler
C) Mary Jo White
D) Elisse B. Walter
3890 National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has appointed whom as the Vice Chairman of Nasscom for the year 2013-14 in April 2013?
A) R Chandrasekaran
B) N Chandrasekaran
C) Krishnakumar Natarajan
D) Vineet Nayyar
3891 Which Indian state emerged top performer in the country in management of rural drinking water schemes and devolution of powers to panchayat raj institutions (PRIs) in 2012-13?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
3892 Chinese troops have entered the Indian territory In a deep incursion in April 2013. In which area they had entered?
A) Sikkim
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Ladakh
D) Uttarakhand
3893 Which is the newest 159th member of the World Trade Organisation joined in March 2013?
A) Laos
B) Vanuatu
C) Russia
D) Tajikistan
3894 Who has been elected as the President of CII for the year 2013-14 in April 2013?
A) Azim Premji
B) Adi Godrej
C) S. Gopalakrishnan
D) Anand Mahindra
3895 IMF has projected world economic growth for current year 2013 at _________; announced in April 2013.
A) 3.1%
B) 3.3%
C) 3.5%
D) 2.8%
3896 As per new SEBI rules for merger and acquisitions, an acquirer would have to make an open offer for purchase of a minimum ____ stake from public shareholders.
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A) 16%
B) 20%
C) 26%
D) 30%
3897 BRICS stands for 5 major emerging economies. "S" represents which country?
A) Spain
B) Singapore
C) South Korea
D) South Africa
3898 NREGA stands for?
A) National Rural Earning Guarantee Act
B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
C) New Rural Earning Guarantee Act
D) New Rural Employment Guarantee Agency
3899 Tarapore committee was set up by the RBI related to?
A) Allowing Foreign banks in India
B) Priority Sector Lending
C) Capital Account Convertibility
D) Minimum CRR
3900 Which Indian state was the first state to present a bill on establishment of Lokayukta in 1970?
A) Bihar
B) Maharashtra
C) Orissa
D) Uttar Pradesh
3901 Which in the list is the Apex level institution for housing?
A) National Housing Bank (NHB)
B) SIDBI
C) NABARD
D) IFCI
3902 Which in the list controls the credit creation by the commercial banks in India?
A) SEBI
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Finance Ministry
D) Indian Banking Association
3903 In which year, India launched its Family Planning Program?
A) 1949
B) 1950
C) 1952
D) 1955
3904 Lokpal Bill was introduced in parliament for the first time in?
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A) 2001
B) 2012
C) 1968
D) 1975
3905 Trade control in India is regulated by?
A) EXIM Bank
B) Directorate General of Foreign Trade
C) RBI
D) SEBI
3906 Which in the list is a non-depository institution?
A) Commercial banks
B) Mutual funds
C) Credit Unions
D) None of These
3907 Which of the following sectors has the largest weight in India's overall economic activity?
A) Services
B) Manufacturing
C) Agricultural
D) Hospitality and Tourism
3908 In Banking and Capital market, FIMMDA stands for?
A) Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association
B) Flexible Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association
C) Fixed Investment Money Methods and Derivatives Act
D) Fixed Income Money Methods and Derivatives Act
3909 Which state has proposed to set up India’s first Islamic Bank?
A) Maharashtra
B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka
3910 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) was instituted by which Ministry?
A) Rural Development Ministry
B) Child Welfare Ministry
C) Human Welfare Ministry
D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3911 Bretton Woods Conference led to the formation of?
A) WTO
B) World Bank
C) IMF
D) UN
3912 Where is the headquarter of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)?
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A) Texas
B) Geneva
C) New York
D) Paris
3913 Who is the head of the National Water Resources Council in India?
A) President of India
B) Prime Minister
C) Vice President
D) Union Water Minister
3914 Who can discharge the function of President and Vice President of India when both the offices are vacant?
A) Chief Justice of India
B) Prime Minister
C) Parliament
D) None of These
3915 2019 cricket world cup will be held in which country?
A) South Africa
B) Australia & New Zealand
C) England
D) West Indies
3916 Which of the below company builds Dreamliner aircraft which is in news now due to security issue?
A) Airbus
B) Sukhoi
C) Boeing
D) Rafael
3917 Jeev Milkha Singh is related to _______.
A) Tennis
B) Football
C) Golf
D) Chess
3918 The B.C. Roy award was given in the field of?
A) Chemistry
B) Social Work
C) Mathematics
D) Medicine
3919 How many scientists have been hoboured with the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize in 2012?
A) 12
B) 11
C) 13
D) 10
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3920 Who is well known as the Father of Indian Green Revolution?
A) Verghese Kurien
B) Harish Handey
C) M.S.Swaminathan
D) None of These
3921 The Maitree Express, an International passenger train connects India with which country?
A) Nepal
B) Pakistan
C) Bangladesh
D) Bhutan
3922 The Reverse mortgage scheme is launched to give benefit to?
A) Poor Citizens
B) Womens
C) Senior Citizens
D) Unemployed individuals
3923 Who is the author of the book "The Making of Barack Obama”?
A) Imran Sheikh
B) R.S. Sharma
C) AmartyaSen
D) RichardWolffe
3924 Central Statistical Organisation is set up during______
A) 1950-57
B) 1951-52
C) 1952-53
D) 1942-43
3925 Who has been recently appointed as the Goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (Also known as UNAIDS)?
A) Amir Khan
B) Amitabh Bhachchan
C) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
D) Vidya Balan
3926 Which country gifted the statue of liberty to the USA?
A) Germany
B) England
C) France
D) Spain
3927 World's largest is situated near which coountry?
A) England
B) Brazil
C) Australia
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D) Caribean Islans
3928 Regional Rural Banks are the Brain child of_____
A) C. Rangrajan
B) M.Swaminathan
C) K.C. Niyogi
D) R. Gadgil
3929 The largest source of National Income in India is______
A) Service sector
B) Agricultural Sector
C) Industrial sector
D) Trade sector
3930 Who is popularly known as The Bronze Woman of India?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Jasu Shilpi
C) Mary Kom
D) None of These
3931 India's IIP index was revised with 2004-05 as the new base, also the total number of items covered has increased to ___ from earlier 538.
A) 652
B) 695
C) 682
D) 648
3932 Which of the below institutions was not set up by the constitution of India?
A) Election Commission
B) UPSC
C) Planning Commission
D) Union Judiciary
3933 In which city the first EMU Train is launched?
A) Delhi
B) Bangalore
C) Kolkata
D) Bangalore
3934 Which of the following company is the subsidiary of Indian oil cooperation?
A) Manali Petroleum Corporation
B) Chennai Petroleum Corporation
C) Madras Petroleum Corporation
D) Bengal Petroleum Corporation
3935 Which Indian state was the first to establish the Lokayukta institution, in 1972?
A) Bihar
B) Maharashtra
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C) Orissa
D) Uttar Pradesh
3936 Under article 92, the governor has the power to impose goverenor's rule in which Indian state?
A) Jharkhand
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Mizoram
D) Nagaland
3937 Where is the headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency?
A) Tokyo
B) New York
C) Viena
D) London
3938 Which of the following Tax is imposed by Central Government?
A) Service Tax
B) Entertainment Tax
C) Sale Tax
D) Land Tax
3939 2015 cricket world cup will be held in which country?
A) South Africa
B) Australia & New Zealand
C) England
D) West Indies
3940 Which of the following state is the largest producer of Tobacco in India?
A) Punjab
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Kerala
3941 Which of the following countries celebrate "Bastil Day" as "National Day”?
A) Russia
B) France
C) Japan
D) Thailand
3942 Book "India and Global Economic crises” is written by-
A) Ruskin Bond
B) Salman Rushdie
C) Y.V. Reddy
D) AmartyaSen
3943 Rest of India team defeated which team to win 2012 Irani Cup?
A) West Bengal
B) Mumbai
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C) Rajasthan
D) Sourashtra
3944 Q.I.P. stands for–
A) Qualified Investment Placement
B) Qualify Investment Program.
C) Qualified Institutional Placement.
D) Qualified Institution Placement.
3945 Who was the Author of Book "Boys will be Boys"?
A) Mohammad Hanif
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Richard Wolfee
D) Amartya Sen
3946 Fiat Money is known as–
A) Legally declared Money
B) Advance Money
C) Soft Money
D) Hot Money
3947 The per-capita income in India is calculated by?
A) Planning Commission
B) Central Statistical Organization
C) RBI
D) Central Financial Organization
3948 Finance commission is included under ____ of Indian constitution.
A) Article 180
B) Article 220
C) Article 280
D) Article 260
3949 Which one is not included in the Indian economy?
A) M1
B) M2
C) M3
D) Both and
3950 The book "Wings of Fire" is a auto biography of?
A) Homi Jahangir Bhaba
B) Abdul Kalam
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Ramanujan
3951 Who is the first US woman to fly into space?
A) Kathryn Sullivan
B) Sunita Williams
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C) Sally Ride
D) Ellen Ochoa
3952 Which are the five permanent members of UN Security Council?
A) USA, UK, China, Germany, Canada
B) USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan
C) USA, UK, France, Russia, Canada
D) USA, UK, France, Russia, China
3953 India's first female IPS officer Kiran Bedi was conferred with Ramon Magsaysay award for her contribution in the field of?
A) Literature
B) Social Wok
C) Government Service
D) Journalism
3954 Who in the list won the AICF-AAI Chess Cup recently?
A) Viswanathan Anand
B) Anton Korobov
C) Vladimir Kramnik
D) Levon Aronian
3955 Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar is associated with which of the following sports?
A) Wrestling
B) Shooting
C) Badminton
D) Archery
3956 “A contract sold by an insurance company designed to provide payments to the policy holder at specified intervals, usually after retirement” is technically called a/an
A) Periodic Pay Plan
B) Annuity Plan
C) Jeevan Nidhi Plan
D) Jeevan Akshay Plan
3957 The tax levied on manufacture or production of goods is called
A) Value Added Tax
B) Customs Duty
C) Sales Tax
D) Excise Duty
3958 Which of the following countries is NOT a member of Golf Co-operation Council (GCC)?
A) United Arab Emirates
B) Bahrain
C) Saudi Arabia
D) All of them
3959 The sources of revenue of the state governments are
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A) entertainment tax
B) land revenue
C) excise duty on intoxicants
D) All A), B) and C)
3960 FIDE is an international organisation which acts as the governing body of international competition of which sport/game?
A) Formula One
B) Football
C) Baseball
D) Chess
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Question Answer
3781 Which Indian PSU Company was conferred with the Miniratna – Category – 1 status by the President of India in April 2013?
Ans) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation
3782 Which company has acquired 50% stake in L&T-Komatsu (LTK) held by Komatsu Asia & Pacific in April 2013?
Ans) Larsen & Toubro
3783 Which euro zone country has the highest unemployment rate of 26.4% for the month of February 2013?
Ans) Greece
3784 The Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) has named whom as its new Vice Chairman for fiscal 2013-14 in April 2013?
Ans) P. Devadas
3785 India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at _______ in February 2013 (announced in April 2013).
Ans) 0.6%
3786 India’s Retail inflation stood at _________ in March 2013. Ans) 10.39%
3787 "World Heritage Day" is observed on? Ans) 18-Apr
3788 Which Internet company has acquired Pulse, which makes an e-reader platform used on mobile devices, for USD 90 million in April 2013?
Ans) LinkedIn
3789 Polish-born researcher Dr Hilary Koprowski passed away in April 2013. He was famous for developing oral vaccination for which disease?
Ans) Polio
3790 Who has become new President of Venezuela after Presidential election held in April 2013 after death of Hugo Chavez?
Ans) Nicolas Maduro
3791 Who won the won the Chinese Grand Prix held in April 2013? Ans) Fernando Alonso
3792 Which golf player won the 77th Masters held in April 2013 to become the first Australian golfer to capture the green jacket?
Ans) Adam Scott
3793 Who has been appointed as the new Special Director General of CRPF, India’s largest paramilitary force in April 2013?
Ans) Aruna Bahuguna
3794 KP Bhaskar passed away in Singapore in April 2013. He was a famous ____________.
Ans) Classical dancer
3795 Who has been appointed as the Secretary, Ministry of Minority Ans) Lalit K Panwar
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Affairs in April 2013?
3796 Who was bagged the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award for his contribution to Indian industry at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
Ans) Adi Godrej
3797 Famous industrialist and known as king of takeovers, Rama Prasad Goenka passed away in April 2013. He has set up which company?
Ans) RPG Group
3798 Global credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded credit rating of
which country to “AA+” from top most “AAA” in April 2013?
Ans) UK
3799 Famous Cricketer Mike Denness passed away in April 2013. He was captain of which cricket team?
Ans) England
3800 India’s Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi passed away in April 2013. She was also known as?
Ans) Human computer
3801 "National Civil Services Day" is observed on? Ans) 21-Apr
3802 Who was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award in April 2013? Ans) Ravuri Bharadwaja
3803 Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) in April 2013?
Ans) Sunil Kumar
3804 Which bowler has claimed the first hat-trick of this IPL season (IPL 6 Season)?
Ans) Sunil Narine
3805 Who has been conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Award in April 2013 to become the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award?
Ans) Navjot Singh
3806 India’s overall Inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index (WPI), stood at _________ in March 2013.
Ans) 5.96%
3807 Which euro zone country has the lowest unemployment rate of 4.8% for the month of February 2013?
Ans) Austria
3808 "World Earth Day" is observed on? Ans) 22-Apr
3809 P B Srinivas passed away in April 2013. He was a famous ____________.
Ans) Playback singer
3810 Who has been elected unopposed the 20th president of Bangladesh in
April 2013?
Ans) Abdul Hamid
3811 Which bollywood actor was awarded with the Asian Award in London for his performances in movies held in April 2013?
Ans) Anupam Kher
3812 Which British club won the English Premier League title 2013? Ans) Manchester United
3813 Noted ________ Lalgudi Jayaraman passed away in April 2013. Ans) violinist
3814 The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) has
projected India’s economic growth at ____ for the current financial year 2013-14 in April 2013.
Ans) 6.4%
3815 Who has been appointed the the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in April 2013? Founded in 1919, ICC represents private-sector views to national Governments and inter-
governmental bodies around the world.
Ans) Sunil Bharti Mittal
3816 China's economic growth for first quarter of 2013 stood at _________. Ans) 7.7%
3817 Who won the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters singles tournament held in April 2013?
Ans) Novak Djokovic
3818 Who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction announced in April 2013? Ans) Adam Johnson
3819 Who was named 'Philanthropist of the Year' at the third edition of
the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
Ans) Narayana Murthy
3820 "World Book and Copyright Day" is observed on? Ans) 23-Apr
3821 Former Chief Justice of India J.S Verma, the key person behind the Ans) 27th
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new tough laws passed recently to combat crimes against women,
passed away in April. He was the _____ Chief Justice of India.
3822 Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) in April 2013?
Ans) Narendra Kumar
3823 Which IPL Player has created history in April 2013 when he scored fastest IPL century in IPL 6 season?
Ans) Chris Gayle
3824 Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Italy in April
2013?
Ans) Enrico Letta
3825 Which global airlines company has acquired 24% stake in Jet Airways for USD 379 million in April 2013?
Ans) Etihad Airways
3826 Which Bollywood star has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the world's 100 most influential
people in April 2013?
Ans) Aamir Khan
3827 Shamshad Begum has passed away in April 2013, she was 94. She was a famous ___________.
Ans) Singer
3828 Who in the list has been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS in April 2013?
Ans) Ajay Devgn
3829 The SAARC goodwill ambassador for HIV/ AIDS programme commenced in January 2009 with whom as its first mascot?
Ans) Shabana Azmi
3830 Who was bagged the ''Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability' category, for his company's high sustainability ratings at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
Ans) Ravi Ruia
3831 United Bank of India (UBI) has appointed whom as its new Chairman and Managing Director in April 2013?
Ans) Archana Bhargava
3832 Who has been appointed as India's next Home Secretary in April 2013?
Ans) Anil Goswami
3833 "World Intellectual Property Day" is observed on? Ans) 26-Apr
3834 Who has been appointed as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by the Board of Governors in April 2013?
Ans) Takehiko Nakao
3835 Who has been re-appointed as Jammu and Kashmir governor for the second term in April 2013?
Ans) N N Vohra
3836 US economic growth stood at _________ in the first quarter of the current year 2013.
Ans) 2.5%
3837 Who won the won the Bahrain Grand Prix held in April 2013? Ans) Sebastian Vettel
3838 "World Hemophilia Day" is observed on? Ans) 17-Apr
3839 Which Internet company has acquired news stream Service Wavii, the Seattle-based startup behind a news summarization app, for nearly USD 30 million in April 2013?
Ans) Google
3840 Who won the Barcelona Men's singles title held in April 2013 for the record 8th time?
Ans) Rafael Nadal
3841 Who won Stuttgart Grand Prix Women's single title held in April 2013?
Ans) Maria Sharapova
3842 Euro zone inflation stood at _____ in April 2013. Ans) 1.2%
3843 The West Bengal Assembly has passed a new Bill formulated by the Trinamool Congress government for protection of investors in chit fund companies in April 2013. Which chit fund company was closed which prompted West Bengal government to take this step?
Ans) Sardha
3844 World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth forecast at ____ for the current financial year 2013-14 in April 2013.
Ans) 6.1%
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3845 India has placed at ____ position among 165 nations with an overall
score of 7.52 in the Economist magazine's Index of Democracy 2012 list published in April 2013.
Ans) 38th
3846 Which Internet company has acquired mobile app builder Company named as “Parse” in April 2013?
Ans) Facebook
3847 Who won the 2013 Templeton Prize announced in April 2013?
Established in 1972 by the late global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton, the Prize celebrates each year a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.
Ans) Desmond Tutu
3848 Which state has introduced a bill which Places restrictions on the
primacy of the chief justice of the state high court and the Governor in the matter of appointment of the Lokayukta in April 2013?
Ans) Gujarat
3849 Which state has announced to set up First Public Health University in India recently in April 2013?
Ans) Odisha
3850 British Scientist Robert Edwards died at the age of 87 in April 2013. He was best known for his research related to _______________.
Ans) Vitro Fertilization (test-tube baby)
3851 Which team lifted 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship (North Zone) title held in April 2013?
Ans) Chandigarh
3852 Which country has Successfully Test-Fired Nuclear-Capable Hatf-IV Ballistic Missile in April 2013?
Ans) Pakistan
3853 Former Governor of Karnataka, V.S. Ramadevi passed away in Bangalore in April 2013. She was also India’s only Women ______________.
Ans) Chief Election Commissioner
3854 Which country has launched the World’s only Returnable Satellite Bion-M1 in April 2013?
Ans) Russia
3855 Which indian movie has won the P A Backer Foundation award for
best movie in the year 2012 in April 2013?
Ans) Spirit
3856 Which India’s leading IT Services Company has partnered with US based IPsoft in April 2013 to achieve high automation in the IT Services outsourcing business?
Ans) Infosys
3857 Which bank has recently decided in April 2013 to provide about USD 6 billion loan to India over the next three years?
Ans) Asian Development Bank
3858 Who has been named as the Coach of the Junior Hockey Men’s National Team in April 2013?
Ans) Gregg Clark
3859 Who has been conferred with the Asom Ratna award 2012? Ans) Indira Goswamy
3860 As per World Bank report, which country is the largest recipient of remittances in the world in 2012?
Ans) India
3861 Who has been unanimously Re-Elected As the National President of Janata Dal in April 2013?
Ans) Sharad Yadav
3862 Who won the 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize announced in April 2013?
Ans) Rossano Ercolini
3863 India has recently raised its objection over the construction of the Zangmu dam with which country?
Ans) China
3864 Computer Society of India has elected whom as its Vice-President-Cum-President in April 2013?
Ans) H.R. Mohan
3865 Sahara India Pariwar has launched a new retail chain across India in April 2013. What is the name of its newly launched retail chain?
Ans) Q-Shop
3866 Who has been elected As the President of Editors Guild of India in Ans) Narasimhan Ravi
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April 2013?
3867 Who has been recently awarded with Pandit Hridyanath Lifetime Achievement Award in April 2013?
Ans) Asha Bhosle
3868 Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) 2013 ceremony was held in which city in April 2013?
Ans) Vancouver
3869 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population and Development in April 2013?
Ans) PJ Kurien
3870 Which team lifted 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship (North Zone) title held in April 2013?
Ans) Haryana
3871 Who has been Re-elected as the President of Italy in April 2013? Ans) Giorgio Napolitano
3872 Which Indian-Origin Economist Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013 announced in April 2013?
Ans) Raj Chetty
3873 International Advertising Association (IAA-IC) Olive Crown Awards
2013 was held in which Indian city in April 2013?
Ans) Mumbai
3874 India and which other country India have decided to set up a Joint Working Group to address Nitaqat Law in April 2013?
Ans) Saudi Arabia
3875 "World Amateur Radio Day" is observed on? Ans) 18-Apr
3876 Which International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prizes
in April 2013, including the award for investigative reporting for stories?
Ans) New York Times
3877 Who in the list has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2013 announced in April 2013?
Ans) Yash Chopra
3878 As per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, Which Indian was figured among the top three most admired leaders of the world?
Ans) Mahatma Gandhi
3879 Which Hospitality Group was conferred with the National Award for Excellence in Hospitality Education 2011-12 in April 2013?
Ans) Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
3880 Who has been appointed Chief Justice for High Court of Himachal Pradesh in April 2013?
Ans) Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar
3881 IMF has projected India's economic growth for current year 2013 at
_________; announced in April 2013.
Ans) 5.7%
3882 Who was named 'Philanthropist of the Year' at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards held in April 2013?
Ans) Narayana Murthy
3883 Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal launched Wi-Fi service in _______ at the New Delhi railway station in April 2013.
Ans) Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express
3884 Who has been appointed the Vice-Chairman of the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in April 2013? Founded in 1919, ICC represents private-sector views to national Governments and inter-governmental bodies around the world.
Ans) Sunil Bharti Mittal
3885 The third SAARC Ministerial Level Meet on Poverty held in which country in April 2013?
Ans) Nepal
3886 As per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, who was figured as no 1 admired leaders of the world?
Ans) Winston Churchill
3887 Which Indian PSU Bank has announced that its Risk Management Department has received ISO 27001 certification from the British Standards Institute in April 2013?
Ans) Vijaya Bank
3888 Who has been appointed as the secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in April 2013?
Ans) M F Farooqui
3889 The US Senate has appointed whom as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is the regulatory body of Wall
Ans) Mary Jo White
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Street in April 2013?
3890 National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has appointed whom as the Vice Chairman of Nasscom for the year 2013-14 in April 2013?
Ans) R Chandrasekaran
3891 Which Indian state emerged top performer in the country in management of rural drinking water schemes and devolution of
powers to panchayat raj institutions (PRIs) in 2012-13?
Ans) Karnataka
3892 Chinese troops have entered the Indian territory In a deep incursion in April 2013. In which area they had entered?
Ans) Ladakh
3893 Which is the newest 159th member of the World Trade Organisation joined in March 2013?
Ans) Tajikistan
3894 Who has been elected as the President of CII for the year 2013-14 in
April 2013?
Ans) S. Gopalakrishnan
3895 IMF has projected world economic growth for current year 2013 at _________; announced in April 2013.
Ans) 3.3%
3896 As per new SEBI rules for merger and acquisitions, an acquirer would have to make an open offer for purchase of a minimum ____
stake from public shareholders.
Ans) 26%
3897 BRICS stands for 5 major emerging economies. "S" represents which country?
Ans) South Africa
3898 NREGA stands for? Ans) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
3899 Tarapore committee was set up by the RBI related to? Ans) Capital Account Convertibility
3900 Which Indian state was the first state to present a bill on establishment of Lokayukta in 1970?
Ans) Orissa
3901 Which in the list is the Apex level institution for housing? Ans) National Housing
Bank (NHB)
3902 Which in the list controls the credit creation by the commercial banks in India?
Ans) Reserve Bank of India
3903 In which year, India launched its Family Planning Program? Ans) 1952
3904 Lokpal Bill was introduced in parliament for the first time in? Ans) 1968
3905 Trade control in India is regulated by? Ans) Directorate General
of Foreign Trade
3906 Which in the list is a non-depository institution? Ans) Mutual funds
3907 Which of the following sectors has the largest weight in India's overall economic activity?
Ans) Services
3908 In Banking and Capital market, FIMMDA stands for? Ans) Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association
3909 Which state has proposed to set up India’s first Islamic Bank? Ans) Kerala
3910 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) was instituted by which Ministry?
Ans) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3911 Bretton Woods Conference led to the formation of? Ans) IMF
3912 Where is the headquarter of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)?
Ans) New York
3913 Who is the head of the National Water Resources Council in India? Ans) Prime Minister
3914 Who can discharge the function of President and Vice President of Ans) Chief Justice of
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India when both the offices are vacant? India
3915 2019 cricket world cup will be held in which country? Ans) England
3916 Which of the below company builds Dreamliner aircraft which is in news now due to security issue?
Ans) Boeing
3917 Jeev Milkha Singh is related to _______. Ans) Golf
3918 The B.C. Roy award was given in the field of? Ans) Medicine
3919 How many scientists have been hoboured with the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize in 2012?
Ans) 11
3920 Who is well known as the Father of Indian Green Revolution? Ans) M.S.Swaminathan
3921 The Maitree Express, an International passenger train connects India with which country?
Ans) Bangladesh
3922 The Reverse mortgage scheme is launched to give benefit to? Ans) Senior Citizens
3923 Who is the author of the book "The Making of Barack Obama”? Ans) Richard wilffe
3924 Central Statistical Organisation is set up during______ Ans) 1951-52
3925 Who has been recently appointed as the Goodwill ambassador of the
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (Also known as UNAIDS)?
Ans) Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan
3926 Which country gifted the statue of liberty to the USA? Ans) France
3927 World's largest is situated near which coountry? Ans) Australia
3928 Regional Rural Banks are the Brain child of_____ Ans) M. Swaminathan
3929 The largest source of National Income in India is______ Ans) Service sector
3930 Who is popularly known as The Bronze Woman of India? Ans) Jasu Shilpi
3931 India's IIP index was revised with 2004-05 as the new base, also the total number of items covered has increased to ___ from earlier 538.
Ans) 682
3932 Which of the below institutions was not set up by the constitution of India?
Ans) Planning Commission
3933 In which city the first EMU Train is launched? Ans) Kolkata
3934 Which of the following company is the subsidiary of Indian oil cooperation?
Ans) Chennai petrol corporation
3935 Which Indian state was the first to establish the Lokayukta institution, in 1972?
Ans) Orissa
3936 Under article 92, the governor has the power to impose goverenor's
rule in which Indian state?
Ans) Jammu & Kashmir
3937 Where is the headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency? Ans) Viena
3938 Which of the following Tax is imposed by Central Government? Ans) Service tax
3939 2015 cricket world cup will be held in which country? Ans) Australia & New Zealand
3940 Which of the following state is the largest producer of Tobacco in
India?
Ans) Andhra Prodesh
3941 Which of the following countries celebrate "Bastil Day" as "National Day”?
Ans) France
3942 Book "India and Global Economic crises” is written by- Ans) Y.V.Reddy
3943 Rest of India team defeated which team to win 2012 Irani Cup? Ans) Rajasthan
3944 Q.I.P. stands for– Ans) Quallified
Institunal placement
3945 Who was the Author of Book "Boys will be Boys"? Ans) Ruskin Bond
3946 Fiat Money is known as– Ans) legally declared money
3947 The per-capita income in India is calculated by? Ans) Central Statistical
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Organization
3948 Finance commission is included under ____ of Indian constitution. Ans) Article 280
3949 Which one is not included in the Indian economy? Ans) M2
3950 The book "Wings of Fire" is a auto biography of? Ans) Abdul Kalam
3951 Who is the first US woman to fly into space? Ans) Sally Ride
3952 Which are the five permanent members of UN Security Council? Ans) USA, UK, France, Russia, China
3953 India's first female IPS officer Kiran Bedi was conferred with Ramon
Magsaysay award for her contribution in the field of?
Ans) Government
Service
3954 Who in the list won the AICF-AAI Chess Cup recently? Ans) Anton Korobov
3955 Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar is associated with which of the following sports?
Ans) Shooting
3956 “A contract sold by an insurance company designed to provide payments to the policy holder at specified intervals, usually after
retirement” is technically called a/an
Ans) Annuity Plan
3957 The tax levied on manufacture or production of goods is called Ans) Excise Duty
3958 Which of the following countries is NOT a member of Golf Co-operation Council (GCC)?
Ans) All of them
3959 The sources of revenue of the state governments are Ans) All Ans), Ans) and
Ans)
3960 FIDE is an international organisation which acts as the governing body of international competition of which sport/game?
Ans) Chess
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