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Q.Which among the following statements is/are true with regard to WTO m1. All WTO members automatically receive the 'most favoured natio

2. Over 75% of WTO members are from developing countries. WTO membership allows tto developed markets at the lowerSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

1 1 only

2 2 only

3 Both 1 and 2

4 neither 1 nor 2

Q.TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) agreement is administered

1 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

2 United nations Organisation (UNO)

3 World Trade Organisation (WTO)

4 World Bank (WB).

Q.Consider the following s1. The G20 was established in 2008 in the wake of global financial crisis led by

2. It brings together the major advanced and emerging economies to stabilise the globmarket.3. India's stand on Mutual Assessment Process (MAP) for measuring imbalances betwe

and deficit economies in the Seoul Conference of G20 in the year 2010 was firmly endotheWhich of the statements given above is/are cor

1 1, 2 and 3

2 1 and 2 only

3 2 and 3 only

4 3 only

Q.India by becoming a full-fledged member of the Financial Action Task Force:

1 will be able to access information on suspect accounts in nations such as Switzerland and UK.

2will play an important role in law enforcement matters, investigations or prosecutions of terroristan international level.

3 has become a member of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

4 All of the above

Q.Which one among the following led to the Greece economic crisis 2010?

1 Excessive borrowing from IMF
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2 Sudden depreciation of Euro

3 Unrestricted spending and cheap

4 Outflow of foreign capital due to political unrest

Q.The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emisKyoto Protocol implies that:

1industrial countries receive carbon credits by funding carbon saving projects in another relatination

2 industrial countries reduce their carbon emission by using environment friendly technology inpro

3 developed countries invest in carbon reduction in developing countries and receive carbon credit

4 developed nations purchase carbon credit from other nations

Q.Which one among the following is the unit raised to protect the naval assets?

1 Sagar Rakshak Bal

2 Sagar Suraksha Bal

3 Sagar Prahari Bal

4 Sagar Nigrani Bal

Q.India recently has held 6th round of talks on commercial and economic cooperation with

1 Pakistan

2 Sri Lanka

3 Bangladesh

4 Maldives

Q.The first Indian state to pass the Lokayukta Bill-2011 is -

1 Uttarakhand

2 Bihar

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Jharkhand

Q.In order to ensure greater people to people exchanges, India-Russia Visa Pact came into

1 December 1,2011

2 December 15,2011

3 December 20,2011

4 December 13,2011


Q.With which South Asian Country has India signed an Umbrella Pact to fight terror?1 Maldives
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2 Nepal

3 Sri Lanka

4 Pakistan

Q.In the last week of November 2011, India signed Revised Double Taxation Agreement wit

1 Pakistan

2 Myanmar

3 Nepal

4 Afghanistan

Q.With which Arab country has India signed a Pact on transfer of sentenced prisoners?

1 United Arab Emirates

2 Iraq3 Qatar

4 Yemen

Q.A very historic peace deal was signed in Nepal on-

1 November 10,2011

2 November 1,2011

3 November 25,2011

4 November 20, 2011

Q.6th G-20 Summit 2011 was held in-

1 Cannes

2 New York

3 Kyoto

4 None of the above

Q.As per the recent IAEA report which country is on the threshold of nuclear capability?

1 Iran2 Libya

3 Egypt

4 North Korea

Q.The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was recently held in -

1 Honolulu

2 Mauritius

3 Pretoria

4 Seychelles


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Q.United States of America has signed agreement with which country to expand its militar

in -

1 Australia

2 Indonesia

3 Malaysia

4 New Zealand

Q.The 19th ASEAN Summit was recently held in-

1 Kuala Lumpur

2 Canberra

3 Jakarta

4 Bali

Q.Nabam Tuki is the new Chief Minister of-

1 Arunachal Pradesh

2 Meghalaya

3 Manipur

4 Tripura


Q.The state which has launched Guaranteed Delivery of Public Service Act 2011 in Novemb

1 Rajasthan

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Uttar Pradesh

4 Madhya Pradesh

Q.DCI which recently was in news stands for -

1 Directorate of Correct Innovation

2 Directorate of Criminal Investigation3 Director Criminal Investigation

4 Director's Council of Investigation

Q.Who among the following is known as 'Bard of Brahmaputra'?

1 Bhupen Hazarika

2 Mehandi Hasan

3 Jagjit Singh

4 Dev Anand


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Q.Silvio Berlusconi, resigned recently after serving three stints as Prime Minister of-

1 Italy

2 Poland

3 Australia

4 Hungary

Q.As per the Forbes' list 2011 the most powerful person of the world is -

1 Barack Obama

2 Bill Gates

3 Hu Jintao

4 Mukesh Ambani

Q.IAAF male athlete of the year 2011 is -1 Didier Darogba

2 Usain Bolt

3 Lionel Messi

4 None of the above

Q.The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violencconferred on -

1 Anarkali Honaryar

2 Abu Awwad3 Both of the above

4 None of the above

Q.The bollywood actor has been appointed as the United Nations Children's Emerge(UNICEFs') National Ambassador in India is--

1 Amir Khan

2 Shahrukh Khan

3 Salman Khan

4 Saif Ali Khan

Q.Who is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development 20

1 Ela Bhatt

2 Vandna Shiva

3 Shabana Azmi

4 Kuldip Nayyar

Q.The Territorial Army of India has conferred Honorary Lieutenant Colonel rank on -1 Abhinav Bindra


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2 M.S.Dhoni

3 Both of the above

4 None of the above


Q.National Youth Day is observed on -

1 January 15

2 January 12

3 January 25

4 January 30

Q.'Back to Work; Why we Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy' is a book by-

1 Bill Clinton2 Christine Lagarde

3 Dr.Manmohan Singh

4 Amartya Sen

Q.India slipped down from 119th rank of 2010 in Human Development Index to-

1 134th rank

2 130th rank

3 140th rank

4 145th rank

Q.The Approach Paper of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) targets GDP growth at -

1 9%

2 8%

3 18%

4 11%

Q.The Nilekani panel set up in February 2011 recently submitted its report on-1 Inflation-control

2 Public Distribution System

3 Lokpal Institution

4 Price-mechanism

Q.India's rank in Global Hunger Index is-

1 67th

2 60th

3 50th


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4 55th

Q.'India's longest train service is--

1 Vivek Express

2 Himsagar Express

3 Garib Rath

4 None of the above

Q.19th summit of ASEAN was organised between 17-19th November, 2011 in-

1 Bali, Indonesia

2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3 New Delhi, India

4 Cebu, Philippines

Q.To which of the following sector, Khandelwal committed is association with?

1 Banking

2 Insurance

3 Aviation

4 Telecommunication

Q.Which of the following saving scheme has been terminated by the government w.e.f.30,2011?

1 Kisan Vikas Patra

2 Indira Vikas Patra

3 5 years National Savings Certificate

4 10 years National Savings Certificate


Q.Loans provided by banks to farmers small traders come under the category of -

1 Priority Sector Lending2 Commercial Loans

3 Non-profitable loan

4 Zero interest loan

Q.RBI has modified the validity period of issue cheques and bank drafts w.e.f. April 1,

revised validity period is -

1 3 months

2 4 months

3 No time limit4 Retained at 6 months


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Q.Which of the following company has been awarded as 'Company of the year' in the

Excellence Awards of Economic times for the year 2011?

1 Bajaj Auto

2 Tata Motors

3 Reliance Industries Ltd.

4 Maruti Suzuki Ltd.

Q.Which of the following company has been awarded as 'Company of the year' in theExcellence Awards of Economic times for the year 2011?

1 Bajaj Auto

2 Tata Motors

3 Reliance Industries Ltd.

4 Maruti Suzuki Ltd.

Q.As per the latest directions of IRDA, what is the maximum number of SMS to beone mobile phone per day?

1 200

2 100

3 300

4 500

Q.Govt. has raised the interest rate on small savings schemes w.e.f. December 1,

therecommendations of -

1 Rangrajan Committee

2 Shyamla Gopinath Committee

3 Y.B.Reddy Committee

4 Khandelwal Committee

Q.New interest rate on Public Provident Fund (PPF) has been raised from 8% p.a. to-

1 8.6%2 8.25%

3 8.5%

4 9.0%

Q.In Human Development Report 2011 India's ranking on HDI stood at 134th place with HD

1 0.547

2 0.682

3 0.644

4 0.619


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Q.Which of the following train at present covers the maximum distance on its route?

1 Vivek Express

2 Himsagar Express

3 Himgiri Express

4 Hawarah-Jammu Tawi Exp.

Q.Who got the 'Business Leader of the Year' award of Economic Times Corporate Excellen2011?

1 Chanda Kochar (ICICI Bank)

2 Rahul Bhatia (Indigo Airways)

3 Mukesh Ambani (RIL)

4 Ratan Tata (Tata Group)


Q.The 17th Summit of SAARC was held on 10-11 Nov., 2011 in-

1 Adu City (Maldives)

2 New Delhi (India)

3 Dhaka (Bangladesh)

4 Thimpu (Bhutan)

Q.Who was the head of the panel on direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG andfertili

1 Nandan Nilekani

2 Y.B.Reddy

3 Shyamla Gopinath

4 C.Rangrajan

Q.12th plan (2012-17) approach paper targets annual growth rate in agriculture, forestry

at -

1 4.0%

2 3.5%

3 3.8%

4 4.2%

Q.The Union Cabinet has given approval in pension sector for -

1 26% FDI

2 49% FDI

3 51% FDI

4 100% FDI


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Q.In October 2010, eight crore industries had registered 7.2% growth which in Octbecame-

1 0.1%

2 7.6%

3 5.2%4 2.1%

Q.Indian Financial Sector is made up of both the organised as well as the the unorganised

Which of the following belongs to the unorganised segments?

1 Money lenders

2 Chit Fund

3 Micro Finance Companies

4 Cooperative Credit Societies

Q.Banks are supposed to pay penalty to customers whose complaints against failedtransactions are not settled within 12 days from date of complaint. This period for se

further reduced. What is the revised time limit now?

1 5 days

2 8 days

3 10 days

4 7 days

Q.During the second quarter of 2011-12, which sector of the following registered the lowrate?

1 Industry

2 Service

3 Agriculture

4 All the above have equal

Q.Which of the following crore industry did not register negative growth in October 2011?

1 Crude Oil

2 Coal

3 Natural Gas

4 All above registered negative growth

Q.Eminent Author Amar Kant writes of the following languages?

1 Hindi

2 Tamil

3 Urdu

4 Oriya


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Q.Eminent Author, Chandrashekhar Kambar has been chosen for Jnanpith Award for the yewhich one of the following languages does he write?

1 Kannada

2 Hindi3 Urdu

4 Tamil

Q.Which one of the following honorary ranks has been conferred on M. S. Dhoni by the PrePratibha Patil?

1 Major

2 Colonel

3 Lt.Colonel

4 Lt.General

Q.Salman Khurshid is Minister incharge of which of the following Ministries in Union Cabine

1 Law

2 Coal

3 Corporate Affairs

4 Environment

Q.With which one of the following fields is Somdev Devvarman associated?1 Sports

2 Literature

3 Cinema

4 Medical

Q.With the assistance of which one of the following countries Kundankulum Atomic Powebeing set up?

1 France

2 Germany3 Russia

4 U.K.

Q.Govt. of India has made a special agreement with USA to develop which of the followinpower generation in India?

1 Nuclear Power

2 Tidal Power

3 Hydro Power

4 Thermal Power


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Q.Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'?

1 V. S. Naipaul

2 Amrita Pritam

3 Nirmal Verma

4 Anita Das

Q.Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the organization working for the welwomen?

1 SEWA

2 CIC

3 CII

4 CRY

Q.Which of the following is not a programme to develop infrastructure in India?

1 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

2 National Highway Development Programme

3 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

4 Rajiv Awas Yojana

Q.Who is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at present?

1 Hamid Karzai

2 Abdul Hamid3 Zillur Rahman

4 Sheikh Haseena Wajed


Q.Hillary Clinton who was on a visit to India few months back is the US Secretary of -

1 State

2 Defence

3 Political

4 None of these

Q.Which of the following is the largest stock exchange of India?

1 Delhi

2 Mumbai

3 Kolkata

4 Ahmedabad

Q.Who amongst the following is not a member of SAARC?


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1 Brazil

2 Nepal

3 Pakistan

4 India

Q.Who is Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia ?

1 Deputy Chairman Planing Commission

2 India's permanent representative in UN

3 Executive Director RBI

4 None of these

Q.Who among the following is a famous politician?

1 Rahul Gandhi2 Prabhu Chawla

3 Deepika Padukone

4 Chetan Bhagat

Q.Which of the following funds was created from the proceeds of the disinvestment of GovPublic Sector Units?

1 National Disinvestment Fund

2 National Investment Fund

3 National Infrastructure Development Fund4 None of these

Q.'Taka' is the monetary unit of-

1 Bangladesh

2 Iraq

3 Iran

4 Pakistan

Q.Kalinga Award is given for contribution in the field of-

1 Science

2 Literature

3 Politics

4 Cinema

Q.Which of following is the name of a T.V. Channel?

1 CNN

2 GRM


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3 NPPA

4 CAG

Q.which term is not used in the field of economics?

1 Atomic Number

2 Balance Sheet

3 Net Income

4 Flow of Fund


Q.'White House' is the Official Residence of the president of-

1 USA

2 France3 Italy

4 Russia

Q.Expand the term FRBM -

1 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management

2 Foreign Responsibility and Business Management

3 Fiscal Review and Business Management

4 None of these

Q.Which scheme is launched by the Govt. of India to provide good health care services in ru

1 ASHA

2 Bharat Nirman

3 Kutir Jyoti

4 MGNREGA

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

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

Q.Endosulfon, which has been in news these days, is-

1 a pesticide

2 a fertilizer

3 a sulfa drug


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4 an antibiotic

Q.According to the Census 2011, which one among the following Union Territories hapopulation?

1 Lakshadeep

2 Daman and Diu

3 Puducherry

4 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Q.The term used to describe the process by which an outsider, immigrant or subordibecomes indistinguishably integrated into the dominant host society, is known as -

1 Acculturation

2 Accommodation

3 Cultural imperialism

4 Adaptation

Q.Which among the following is/are example /examples of youth unrest

1. Naxalite2. Anti-foreigners movement in3. Anti-Mandal Commission

Select the correct answer using the code given below-

1 1, 2 and 3

2 2 and 3 only

3 2 only

4 3 only

Q.Which of the following statements are1. The global economy relied on oil for much of the 20th century as a portable and ind

fuel.2. The immense wealth associated with oil generates political struggles to3. History of petroleum is also the history of war and4. Now where is this more obviously the case of war and struggle than in West Asia aAmerica.

Select the correct answer using the code given below-

1 1, 2, 3 and 4

2 2 and 4 only

3 1 and 3 only

4 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.A recent survey (by Bloomberg) shows that the USA has fallen behind emerging marketChina and India as the preferred to invest. Why is1. Unstable economic situation of the USA which the global investors feel not likely tothe near2. Global investors are finding Brazil, China and India to be actually more amendabl


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investmentSelect the correct answer using the code given below-

1 1 only

2 2 only

3 Both 1 and 24 Neither 1 nor 2


Q.According to National Sample Survey Organisation's survey for 2009-10 presented by UnMinistry in December 2011, the number of working children is India is about

1 50 lakh

2 1 crore

3 80 lakh

4 60 lakh

Q.When did the formal ceremony "casing of colours" take place marking the withdrawalforces from Iraq?

1 December 2011

2 October 2011

3 November 2011

4 January 2012

Q.The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who died recently, ruled his country for

1 17 years

2 10 years

3 12 years

4 15 years

Q.Amongst the following countries, which is the first to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol?

1 Canada

2 Cuba3 Mexico

4 Australia

Q.A new organisation or body formed by Latin American and Caribbean states called CELAC

1 33 members

2 25 members

3 28 members

4 31 members


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Q.The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following?

1 Kyoto Protocol

2 Earth Summit, Rio de Janerio

3 Montreal Protocol

4 G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm

Q.Consider the following statements1. In India the minimum denomination coin acceptable for transaction is

2. Coins below 50 paise is not a legal tender forWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 1 only

2 2 only

3 Both 1 and 2

4 Neither 1 nor 2

Q.At present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled at

1 Hyderabad

2 Chandipur

3 Sriharikota

4 Bangalore

Q.Queen Elizabeth has recently conferred Knighthood on

1 L.N.Mittal

2 Salman Rushdie

3 Chetan Bhagat

4 None of the above

Q.Who is the Minister for Environment and Forests of India?

1 Jairam Ramesh

2 Anand Sharma

3 Dayanidhi Maran4 Jayanti Natarajan


Q.'Navajivan Express' runs between

1 Howrah-Chennai

2 Chennai-Ahmedabad

3 Bhopal-New Delhi

4 Jammu Tawi-Thiruvananthapuram
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Q.Which day of the year is observed as 'World Standard Day'?

1 September 14

2 November 25

3 October 14

4 August 14

Q.Sheikh Hasina belongs to which political party of Bangladesh?

1 Jamat-i-Islami

2 Bangladesh National Party

3 Awami League

4 Workers Party

Q.Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day every year?

1 14th November

2 27th December

3 24th October

4 7th April

Q.The name of the first Indian aircraft developed by a government laboratory with priv

1 Tejas

2 Akash3 CNM5

4 Hansa

Q.An international movement with its motto to save the world by involvwithenvironmental problems is

1 Clean En

2 Greenpiece

3 Greenfield

4 Ecofriend

Q.The National heritage animal in India is

1 Tiger

2 Elephant

3 Deer

4 Lion

Q.Brazils first female President is -


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1 Laura Chinchilla

2 Dilma Rousseff

3 Julia Gillard

4 Angela Markel

Q.2009 Dadasaheb Phalke award was received by

1 Amitabh Bachan

2 Nasiruddin Shah

3 Rajnikant

4 D.Ramanaidu

Q.Benajir Bhutto Shahid Award has been instituted by

1 Pakistan Peoples Party

2 Amnesty International

3 Pakistan Government

4 Afghanistan Government


Q.Aung San Sun Kyi is a prodemocracy leader of

1 Myanmar

2 North Korea

3 Nepal

4 Bhutan

Q.A proposed train linking West Bengal and Tripura via Bangladesh is named

1 Friendship Express

2 Sonar Tori

3 Indo-Bangla Express4 Chaturanga

Q.India has been elected to the Security Council

1 As a permanent member

2 As an associated member

3 As a non-permanent member

4 None of the above

Q.The founder of WikiLeaks is
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3 Parvez Musharraf

4 Dr.Maliha Lodhi

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