general awareness 2012[1]

8/12/2019 General Awareness 2012[1]

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GENERAL AWARENESS ON IMPORTANT DAYS IN A YEAR

NOTE*:Commonly asked days are highlighted.

January 12 National Youth Day.January 15 Army DayJanuary 26 India's Republic DayInternational !ustoms day.January "# $artyrs' Day

%ebruary 2& !entral (cise Day.%ebruary 2) National *cience Day.

$arch ) International +omen's Day.$arch 15 +orld Disabled Day.$arch 21 +orld %orestry Day.

$arch 2" +orld $eteorolo,ical Day.

April 5 National $aritime Day.April - +orld ealth Day.April 1) +orld erita,e Day.April 22 arth Day.

$ay 1 +or/ers Day 0International abor Day.$ay " 3ress %reedom Day.$ay ) +orld Red !ross Day.$ay 11 National 4echnolo,y Day.$ay 15 International Day o the %amily.$ay 1- +orld 4elecommunication Day.$ay 2& !ommonealth Day.$ay "1 Anti74obacco Day.

June 5 +orld n8ironment Day.June2 %athers Day.

June 26 International day a,ainst Dru, abuseJune 2- +orld Diabetes Day.July 6 +orld 9oo noses Day.July 11 +orld 3opulation Day.

Au,ust " International %riendship Day.Au,ust 6 iroshima DayAu,ust : ;uit India Day and Na,asa/i Day.
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Au,ust 15 India's Independence Day.Au,ust 2: National *ports Day.

*eptember 5 4eachers' Day.*eptember ) +orld iteracy Day.

*eptember 16 +orld


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a) Edward C Prescott

b)Amartya Sen

c) Gary S Becker

d) Edmund S Pheps

e) Pau Krugman

$. %er" often we read in newspapers&maga'ines abo#t (overeign Wealth #nds. Which

of the following is& are the correctdescription of the same?

*+) !hese are the funds or the reserves of a government or centra"ank of a country which are

invested further to earn profita"e returns#

*,) !hese are the funds which were accumuated "y some peope over the years "ut were not put

in activecircuation as they retain them as Back $oney for severa years#

*-) !he funds which are created to "e used as reief funds or "aiout packagesare known as

sovereign funds#

a) Both B % Cony

b) &ny B

c) &ny C

d) &ny A

e) None of these

. %er" often we read abo#t (pecial economic /ones *(0/s) in newspapers. What is the

p#rpose of promoting (0/s in India?

*+) !hey are esta"ished to promote e'ports#

*,) !hey are esta"ished to attract investments from foreign countries#

*-) !hey are esta"ished to hep the poorest of the poor in (ndia as the activities of these )ones

are reserved ony forthe poors and those iving "eow poverty ine#

a) &ny A

b) &ny B

c) &ny Cd) Both A % B ony

e) None of these

. The ratio of the -ashReserves that the bans are re3#ired to eep with the R,I is

nown as

a) *i+uidity ,atio

b) S*,

c) C,,

d) Net -emand % !ime *ia"iity

e) None of these

4. The5Govt ofIndia in order to provide some relief to the e6porters anno#nced a relief5

pacage of Rs

a) ./// cr

b) 01// cr

c) 2/// cr

d) 1/// cr

e) 3/// cr


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7. The availabilit" of cashand other cash5lie maretable instr#ments that are #sef#l in

p#rchases and investments are commonl" nown as

a) Cash crunch

b) *i+uidity

c) Credit

d) $arketa"iitye) None of these

8. The White Tiger is a boo written b"

a)Amitav Ghosh

b)Arundhati ,oy

c) 4S Naipau

d) Kiran -esai

e)Aravind Adiga

9. ,esides :(+ and rance! India has a -ivil N#clear ;eal with

a) Britain

b) ,ussia

c) Germany

d) Canada

e)Austraia

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General Awareness Set 2

1. Indira Gandhi -anal! which is aro#nd < m long! provides irrigation facilit" mainl" to

which of the following states?

a) Pun8a"

b) 9aryana

c) $adhya Pradesh

d) Gu8arat

e) ,a8asthan

+N( *e)

2. Which of the following is N>T a missile developed b" the ;efence Research and

;evelopment. >rganisation *;R;>) ?a) Shaurya

b) Pinaka

c) Brahmos

d)Agni

e) Nag

+N( *b)

$. Which ofthe following metals is #sed for generation of N#clear 0nerg" b" most of the

N#clear ower lants?

a) :inc

b) Patinumc) ;ranium

d) Nicke

e) None of these

+N( *c)

. Ind#s Water Treat" is a pact on@ sharing of river water between India and

a) Bangadesh

b) Pakistan

c) Nepa

d)Afghanistan

e) $yanmar

+N( *b)

. Which of the following is&are considered a Renewable (o#rce of 0nerg"?

+.


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c) &nyC

d) &ny A % B

e)A A= B> % C

+N( *d)

4. Ars. ratibha atil is the BBBBBBBthe resident of Indiaa) ./th President of (ndia

b) ..th President of (ndia

c) .0th President of (ndia

d) .st President of (ndia

e) .1th President of (ndia

+N( *c)

7. Cow man" intertwined rings are shown in the >l"mpic lag #sed these da"s in the

games?

a) 5ive

b) Si'

c) Seven

d) !hree

e) None of these

+N( *a)

8. India@s @Doo 0ast@ trade polic" is designed to help partic#larl" members of which of the

following gro#p of nations?

a) SAA,C

b)ASEAN

c)

d) NA!e) E;

+N( *b)

9. Which of the following co#ntries has signed a 225oint +greement with Aadhesi

eople@s Right or#m *AR)?

a) China

b) Nepa

c) (ndia

d) Bangadesh

e) $yanmar+N( *b)

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+N( *b)

11. +s per newspaper reports! India@s trade gap has been showing a negative growth for

the last few months. Trade Gap means what?

a) Gap "etween tota G-P and tota consumption

b) Gap "etween tota imports and tota e'portsc) Gap "etween avaia"e i+uidity and e'pected demand in ne't five months

d) Gap "etween "udgeted revenue coection and actua coection of the same

e) None of these

+N( *b)

12. @03#it" schemes managed strong N+% gains! which! boost their assets@ was a news in

some financial newspapers. What is the f#ll form of the term N+%as #sed in above head

lines?

a) Ni Accounting 4ariation

b) Net Accounting 4enture

c) Net Asset 4aued) New Asset 4enture

e) None of these

ANS6c7

1$. +s per reports p#blished in vario#s newspapers! m#t#al f#nd companies showed 9

per cent growth in their total profits d#ring 2


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-. ptions. The term lain %anilla -#rrenc"

>ptions is associated with which of the following activities&operations?

a) -oar?,upee E'change ,ate

b) 5oating of Commercia Papers

c) *aunch of new mutua fundsd) -eciding the opening price of a share on a particuar@ "usiness day

e) None of these

ANS6a7

18. The process of +rtificial +pplication of Water to the soil #s#all" for assisting in

growing crops is technicall" nown as

a) water harvesting

b) irrigation

c) water recharging

d) percoation

e) none of theseANS6"7

19. Waste Water generates which of the following gases. which is more powerf#l and

dangero#s than -


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e) None ofthese

ANS6d7

2


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a)A"hishek Bachchan

b) Saman Khan

c)Aamir Khan

d) Shah ,ukh Khan

e) None of these

+N(*d)

4. @RanEi Troph"@ is associated with the game of

a) 9ockey

b) 5oot"a

c) Badminton

d) Cricket

e) !ennis

+N(*d)

7. Which ofthe following awards is given for e6cellence in literar" wor?

a) Bharat ,atna

b) Shanti Swamp Bhatnagar Award

c) -ronacharyaAward

d)Ar8una Award

e) Puit)er Pri)e

+N(*e)

8. Roger ederer! who won the :( >pen 2


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11. The capital maret reg#lator (0,I on $ =an#ar" 2


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1. Cealth +#thorities in +#stralia recentl" detected ;eadl" ;isease! A#rra" %alle"

0ncephalitis. The disease is ca#sed b" theBB.a) 5iesb) $os+uitoesc) Birdsd) -ogs

+N(*b)

General Awareness Set 4

1. Which (: anno#nced on 2 =an#ar"2


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+ns*a)

.

*1) !heatre director= screenpay writer and actor Satyadev -u"ey= credited with introducing

e'istentia and a"surd theatre= passed away on 01 -ecem"er 0/..#


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8. +ccording to the R,I data! India@s foreign e6change reserves fellb" what amo#nt to

K$


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a)A8it Singh

b) ayant Chaudhary

c) -evendra Nagpa

d) San8ay Singh Chauhan

+ns*a)

1. op#larl" nown as +dam Gondvi! this Cindi poet who wrote revol#tionar" poetr"

foc#sing on the pathetic state of dalits and the poor breathed his last in D#cnow on 18

;ecember 2


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a) 1.

b) 2

c) 2D

d) 0

+N(*b)

. +ccording to data from research bod" +ll India >rganisation of -hemists and ;r#ggists

*+I>-;)! Indian dr#gmaers posted a certain per cent month5on5month growth in sales of

November 2


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+N(*a)

8. Which co#ntr" defeated (pain 15< to win for the th time hoce"Hs -hampions Troph"

title on 11 ;ecember 2sH4SN*Js network in A8mer 6,a8asthan7

*) !he technoogy wi hep fufi re+uirements of ma8or nationa programmes ike the Nationa&ptica 5i"re Network and the State


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a) Nationa !echnoogy $ission for !echnica !e'ties

b) (ntegrated Ski -eveopment Scheme

c) !echnoogy ;pgradation 5und Scheme 6!;5S7 5or !e'tie

d) ,ura !e'ties !echnoogy -eveopment Ski

+N(*b)

1$. Which ban signed a memorand#m of #nderstanding with Dife Ins#rance -orporation

of India *DI-) to #se the National 0lectronic #nds Transfer *N0T) facilit" to facilitate

electronic f#nds transfer of polic" pa"ments to polic"holders?

a) (-B(

b) Corp Bank

c) (ndian &verseas Bank

d) -hana'mi Bank

+N(*d)

1. World +ids ;a" is observed an#all" on 1 ;ecember 2


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c) Coum"ian 5im Porfirio

d) $aayaam fim Adaminte $akan A"u

+N(*c)

General Awareness Set

+,,R0%I+TI>N( R>A (0,I*(ec#rities 06change ,oard >f India)

(0,I*(ec#rities 06change ,oard >f India)+A- 5+sset Aanagement -ompan"+AI5 +ssociation of A#t#al #nds in India+(R 5+nn#al (tatistical Report,>DT 5,(0 >n5Dine Trading,(0 5The (toc 06change! A#mbai-+G 5-omptroller and +#ditor General of India-;(D5 -entral ;epositor" (ervices Dimited-I( 5-ollective Investment (chemes-D+ 5-entral Disting +#thorit"-N( 5-ontin#o#s Net (ettlement-R+ 5-redit Rating +genc"-RI(ID5 -redit Rating and Information (ervices of India Dtd;-+5 ;epartment of -ompan" +ffairs;I 5;evelopment inancial Instit#tion;I 5G#idelines ;isclos#re and Investor rotection G#idelines;s 5;epositor" articipants;(0 5;elhi (toc 06change;% 5;eliver" vers#s a"ment0-( 50lectronic -learing and (ettlement0;I+R 50lectronic ;ata Information iling and Retrieval0T5 0lectronic #nds Transfer0Ts5 06change Traded #nds0D((5 03#it" Dined (aving (cheme0A-5 0merging Aarets -ommittee0R>5 0astern Regional >ffice *(0,I)0(>(5 0mplo"ee (toc >ptions (cheme0((5 0mplo"ee (toc #rchase (cheme M >5 (egment #t#res M >ptions (egment-;s5 #ll" -onvertible ;ebent#res0A+5 oreign 06change Aanagement +ct! 2#t AethodIIs5 oreign Instit#tional InvestorsIs5 inancial Instit#tionsIR05 inancial Instit#tions Reform and 06pansionA-5 orward Aarets -ommission *India)o5 #nd of #nds


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(5 inancial (tabilit" or#m%-I5 oreign %ent#re -apital InvestorG;5 Gross ;omestic rod#ctGI-5 General Ins#rance -orporationI-+I5 Instit#te of -hartered +cco#ntants of India

I-(05 Inter5-onnected (toc 06changeI;-5 Infrastr#ct#re ;evelopment and inance -orporationIDM(5 Infrastr#ct#re Deasing and inancial (ervicesI>(->5 International >rganisation of (ec#rities -ommissionsI>5 Initial #blic >fferIR;s5 Interest Rate ;erivativesI(;N5 Integrated (ervices ;igital NetworI(IN5 International (ec#rities Identification N#mberD(05 D#dhiana (toc 06changeD+N5 Docal +rea NetworA5 A#t#al #nd

A(05 Aadras (toc 06changeAo:5 Aemorand#m of :nderstandingN+%5 Net +sset %al#eN,-s5 Non5,aning inancial -ompaniesN-+0R 5National -o#ncil of +pplied 0conomic ResearchN-;s5 Non5-onvertible ;ebent#resN-;(5 Non -onvertible ;ebt (ec#ritiesN-A N(05 -ertification on inancial AanagementN-DT5 National -ompan" Daw Trib#nalN+5 Non5erforming +ssetsNRI5 Non5Resident Indian

NR>5 Northern Regional >ffice *(0,I)N(--D5 National (ec#rities -learing -orporation DimitedN(;D5 National (ec#rities ;epositor" DimitedN(0ID5 National (toc 06change of India Dimited>-,s5 >verseas -orporate ,odies>0-;5 >rgani'ation for 0conomic -o5operation and ;evelopment>-s5 >ffshore inancial -entres>I-5 >verseas Investor -ell>T-0I 5>ver5The5-o#nter506change of India-;5 artiall" -onvertible ;ebent#reA+-5 rimar" Aaret +dvisor" -ommittee(:5 #blic (ector :ndertaingJI,s5 J#alified Instit#tional ,#"ers

GENE!A" A#A!ENESS SET $


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Q1) Development expenditure of the Central government does not include

(a) defence expenditure

(b) expenditure on economic services

(c) expenditure on social and community services

(d) grant to states

+N(*+)

Q2) Gilt-edged maret means

A. bullion maret

B. maret of government securities

C. maret of guns

D. maret of pure metals

+N(*,)

Q!) Devaluation of a currency means

A. reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis ma"or internationally traded currencies

B. permitting the currency to see its #orth in the international maret

C.fixing the value of the currency in con"unction #ith the movement in the value of a

baset of pre-determined currencies

D.fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultation #ith the $%&' the orld an

and ma"or trading partners

+N(*+)

Q*) $n the second nationali+ation of commercial bans' ,,, bans #ere nationali+ed

A.*
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B..

C. / D. 0

ANS (C)

Q.)Depreciation means

A. closure of a plant due to loc out

B. closure of a plant due to labour trouble

C. loss of euipment over time due to #ear and tear

D. destruction of a plant in a fire accident

ANS (C

Q/) Deficit financing leads to inflation in general' but it can be checed if

A.government expenditure leads to increase in the aggregate supply in ratio of

aggregate demand

B. only aggregate demand is increased

C. all the expenditure is denoted national debt payment only

D. ll of the above
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ANS (D)

Q3)$ndia changed over to the decimal system of coinage in

A. pril 144.

B. pril 14.3

C. pril 14.0

D. pril 14.4

ANS (B)

Q0)Gross domestic capital formation is defined as

A. flo# of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stoc

B. expenditure incurred on physical assets only

C. production exceeding demand

D. net addition to stoc after depreciation

ANS (D)

Q4 ) 5n 6uly 12' 1402' the 7DC #as merged into

A. 7$

B. 87D

C. 9:$% an

D. 8one of the above

ANS (B)

Q1;)hich of the follo#ing is the most appropriate cause of exports surplus Albert 3eter >urlei,h0! Robert >lac/ill0D Nancy 3oell

". Amadou 4oumani 4oure ho as ousted rom his position olloin, a military coupas the president o .

0A 4unisia0> A=erbaiBan0! $ali0D $aldi8es

&. +hich o the olloin, nationali=ed ban/ on 1 April 2#12 appointed D *ar/ar aschairman and$ana,in, Director

0A Indian >an/0> Allahabad >an/0! ?nion >an/ o India0D !anara >an/
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5. Col/sa,en launched the ne I3 edition o Cento and 3olo. Col/sa,en is acarma/er headuartered in .0A *outh @orea0> Italy0! Japan

0D ermany

6. N@3 *al8e ho passed aay on 1 April 2#12 as the president o >!!I hen theIndian cric/et team on the cric/et orld cup in .

0A 1:)-0> 1::60! 2#110D 1:)"

-. eeta 3o,hat ho on 1 April 2#12 ualiied or ondon >o(in,0! ymnastic0D +ei,ht7itin,

). ?nion 3oer $inistry did not appro8e o the ,as price poolin, mechanism ithin thepoersector as proposed by the $inistry o 3etroleum and Natural as.+ith reerence tothe statement hich o the olloin, acts are not trueE

1. 4he 3oer $inistry deemed the poolin, price mechanism ith - mmscmd oadditional RNto be non7or/able2. As per the 3oer $inistry the pool proposed to be ormed could only en8isa,e 2#725per cent oRN ith -57)# per cent o domestic ,as". 3etroleum $inistry speciically stated that no ne poer plants ill be considered or,as allocation till 2#1:72#&. ?ntil 2#1"71& only around - mmscmd o RN is e(pected to be imported due toinrastructure constraints

0A 2 F "0!


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0A Rs 1## per share0> Rs 1#6 per share0! Rs 11# per share0D Rs 115 per share

1#. %olloin, R>I's decision to hi/e ban/ rate the %ood $inistry increased the interestrate on loans pro8ided to su,ar actories rom the *u,ar De8elopment %und 0*D% tohat per cent rom the earlier &G rom 1& %ebruary 2#12E

0A -G0> -.5G0! )G0D ).)G

11. %inance ministry concerned o8er the steep rise in bad loans set up a committee to

su,,est sector7speciic mechanisms to address risin, issue. +ith respect to the statementhich o the olloin, statement is not trueE

1. 4he ministry decided to set up the committee ater ratin, a,ency $oodyHs don,radedthe ?nion >an/ o India one notch on 1: $arch 2#12 due to its hi,h le8el o troubledassets and lo pro8isions or co8era,e2. 4he committee ill ha8e representation rom the inance ministry the Reser8e >an/ oIndia and some ban/s.". %inance $inister in >ud,et 2#1271" alloed 17billion e(ternal commercialborroin, 0!> or the airline industry or one year and alloed orei,n debt to part7inance rupee debt ta/en by poer companies and also or aordable housin,.&. Rise in bad loans aected arm sector lendin, as ell. In No8ember 2#1# the share oarmloans as 1".1#G and dropped to :.1)G in No8ember 2#11

0A 1 F "0>


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&. %olloin, the rollbac/ proposed by Roy the railays can no ,enerate only Rs 1###crore more.0A 2 F &0> irla %oundation announced on 22 $arch 2#12 or his boo/ Irama@athaiyum Iramaya/alum.

0A Dhanush/odi Ramasamy0> Jeyamohan0! *undara Ramasami0D A A $ana8alan

16. +hich le,endary 8ersatile >en,ali actor as on 21 $arch 2#12 selected or India'shi,hest ilm honour 7 the Dadasaheb 3hal/e Aard or 2#12E

0A 3rasanBeet !hatterBee0> *oumitra !hatterBee0! RanBit $allic/0D *u8endu !ha/roborty

1-. Report o the probe by the income7ta( department into the alle,ations that relati8es oormer chie Bustice had amassed hu,e ealth durin, his tenure as submitted on 12$arch 2#12 to the *upreme !ourt. Identiy the !JI in uestion.


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0A @ >ala/rishnan0> R.!. ahoti0! .> 3attanai/0D >.N. @ripal

1). ?nion Rural De8elopment $inister Jairam Ramesh durin, his tour o $aharashtra's*atara district announced on 11 $arch 2#12 a national aard or sanitation and ater inthe name o hich o the olloin, $aharashtrian saintsE

0A >ha/tha 3undari/ar0> *ant ad,e >aba0! *ant Yo,a 3aramanandar0D >ha/tha oma >ai

1:. 4he !hie lection !ommissioner o India on 1- march 2#12 lead a dele,ation to

Amman in response to an in8itation by the 3rime $inister o Jordan to e(ploremodalities o supportin, JordanHs electoral process a,ainst the bac/drop o politicalreorms. +ho is the !hie lection !ommissioner o IndiaE

0A $onte/ *in,h Ahlualia0> * $ @rishna0! Dr. *. Y. ;uraishi0D Dr. $anmohan *in,h

2#. Deence $inister A@ Antony inau,urated the "6th DRD< DirectorsH !onerence on1: $arch2#12. +hat as the theme o the conerenceE

0A *el7Reliance *trate,y in lobalised +orld0> +orld Disarmament *trate,y0! mer,in, +ar *cenarios and *trate,ies0D Inormation +arare lectronic +arare

ANSWERS

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D

6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.B

11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.D

16.B 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.A

GENE!A" A#A!ENESS SET &

;1.*ince the inception o the co7operati8e mo8ement rural credits has been

A. institutionali=ed >. rationali=ed


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!. cheapened D. All o the abo8e

ANS(D

;2.I an economy is euilibrium at the point here plans to sa8e and to in8est are eualthen ,o8ernment e(penditure must beA. =ero

>. eual to ,o8ernment income

!. lar,er than ,o8ernment income

D. ne,ati8e

ANS(!

;".4he co7operati8e credit societies ha8e a

A. to7tier structure

>. three7tier structure

!. our7tier structure

D. i8e7tier structure

ANS(!

;&Re,ional rural ban/s

1.ha8e limited area o operation

2ha8e ree access to liberal reinance acilities rom NA>ARD

"are reuired to lend only to ea/er sections

A. I III

>. II III

!. I II III

D. I II


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ANS(D

;54he >oard o Industrial and %inancial Reconstruction 0>I%R came into e(istence in

A. 1:)& >. 1:)6

!. 1:)- D. 1:):

ANS("

;64he current price inde( 0base 1:6# is nearly ""#. 4his means that

A. all items cost "7" times more than hat they did in 1:6#

>. the prices o certain selected items ha8e ,one up to "7" times

!. ei,hted means o prices o certain item has increased "7" times

D. ,old price has ,one up "7" times

ANS("

;-Notes on hich denomination has the portrait o $ahatma andhi printed on themE

A. 1### rupee

>. 5## rupee

!. 1## rupee

D. All o the abo8e

ANS(D

;)De8aluation o currency ill be more beneicial i

A. prices o domestic ,oods remain constant

>. prices o e(ports remain constant

!. prices o imports remains constant


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D. prices o e(ports rise proportionately

ANS(!

;:. -5 percent

!. 65 percent

D. 6# percent

ANS("

;1#4he ban/s are reuired to maintain a certain ratio beteen their cashin the handandtotals assets. 4his is called

A. *tatutory >an/ Ratio 0*>R

>. *tatutory iuid Ratio 0*R

!. !entral >an/ Reser8e 0!>R

D. !entral iuid Reser8e 0!R

ANS(!

;11Reser8e >an/ o India as nationali=ed in the year

A. 1:"5 >. 1:&5

!. 1:&: D. 1:6:

ANS("

;12In India rural incomesare ,enerally loer than the urban incomes hich o theolloin, reasons account or thisE

1.A lar,e number o armers are illiterate and /no little about scientiic a,riculture


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2.3rices o primary products are loer than those o manuactured products

".In8estment in a,riculture has been lo hen compared to in8estment in industry

A. I II III

>. I II

!. I III

D. II III

ANS(A

;1"National A,ricultural Insurance *cheme replacin, !omprehensi8e !rop Insurance*cheme as introducedin the year

A. 1::- >. 1::)

!. 1::: D. 2###

ANS("

;1&I the iscal deicit o the ?nion o8ernment is Rs. -5### crores relendin, to *tateis Rs. 25### crores interest payments are Rs. 25### crores hat is the amount o theprimary deicitE

A. Rs. 5#### crores

>. Rs. 25### crores

!. Rs. 1##### crores

D. Rs. 125### crores

ANS(A

;15%iscal deicit in the ?nion >ud,et means

A. the dierence beteen current e(penditure and current re8enue

>. net increase in ?nion o8ernments borroin,s rom the Reser8e >an/ o India

!. the sum o bud,etary deicit and net increase in internaland e(ternal borroin,s

D. the sum o moneti=ed deicit and bud,etary deicit


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ANS("

;16o many ban/s ere nationali=ed in 1:6:E

A. 16 >. 1&

!. 15 D. 2#

ANS(!

;1-4he accountin, year o the Reser8e >an/ o India is

A. April7$arch >. July7June

!. an/

>. an/

!. 3unBab National >an/

D. 3unBab and *ind >an/

ANS(!

;1:In India inlation measured by the

A. +holesale 3rice Inde( number

>. !onsumers 3rice Inde( or urban non7manual or/ers

!. !onsumers 3rice Inde( or a,ricultural or/ers

D. National Income Delation

ANS(A


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;2#4he annual yield rom hich o the olloin, ?nion o8ernment ta(es is thehi,hestE

A. !ustom duties

>. !orporation ta( and income ta(

!. Inheritance ta( ealth ta( interest ta( and ,it ta(

D. (cise duties

ANS(D

GENERAL AWARENESS Q#ESTION SET 1$

1. Who among-st the following is not a member of SAARC?

(A) India(B) Pakistan(C) e!al(") Sri #anka($) Bra%il

&. Who is "r. '. S. Ahlwalia?

(A) $e*ti+e "ire*tor RBI(B) RBI ",. o+ernor(C) "e!t, Chairman Planning Commission(") Indias !ermanent re!resentati+e in / ($) one of these

0. Who among the following is a famos !oliti*ian?

(A) Prabh Chawla(B) Rahl andhi(C) Chetan Bhagat(") Barkha "tt($) "ee!ika Padkone

1. All banks in Indiaget ma2or !oli*, de*isions3 dire*ti+es3gidelines related totheir da, to da, o!erations from

(A) 'inistr, of 4ome Affairs5 o+ernment of India(B) Se*rities and $*hange Board of India (S$BI)(C) Reser+e Bank of India (RBI)
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(") All India Bank $m!lo,ees /nion($) 6oreign $*hange "ealers Asso*iation of India

7. Who among the following is a famos !ersonalit, asso*iated with the world ofBanking?

(A) "r Amart,a Sen(B) Sri Ra2i+ Shkla(C) Sri 8a+ed Akhtar(") Sri 9amal.ath($) "r Sbir okarn

:. obel Pri%es are gi+en in whi*h of the following fields?

(A) S!orts(B) So*ial Ser+i*e(C) Anthro!olog,(") Ph,si*s($) All of the abo+e

;. Whi*h of the following is not a State or /nion


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(C) An2ali Bhagwat(") Sania 'ir%a($) sf Pathan

. 6amos Ro*k arden is lo*atedin whi*h one of the following *ities in India?

(A) Ambala(B) 8ai!r(C) Bengalr(") Chandigarh($) Shimla

&. Who among the following is the President of e!al at !resent?

(A) Ram Baran ada+(B) 8hala ath 9hanal(C) Babram Bhattarai(") Sr,a Bahadr


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(A) Fnl, (B) Fnl, &(C) Both &(") one of the abo+e

&@. Whi*h bod, on 0 'ar*h &@& issed broad gidelines on Algorithmi*


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w&i'& o t&e ollowin) )rou/s o so'iet.

(A !an- E*/loees(! "entral 4 State Go5ern*ent E*/loees

(" Wor-ers o t&e unor)ani6e+ se'tors

(D War wi+ows

(E Wo*en e*/loees en)a)e+ in te0tile in+ustr

7% W&i'& o t&e ollowin) tools is use+ re8uentl ,

t&e R!I to 'ontrol 're+it an+ *onetar situations o

t&e *ar-ets in t&e 'ountr.

(A "as& Reser5e Ratio ("RR

(! Real Ti*e Gross Settle*ent (RTGS

(" !alan'e o Tra+e

(D orwar+ Rate A)ree*ents

(E Ele'troni' "learin) Ser5i'e

9% W&at is t&e ull or* o t&e ter* :PDS: w&i'& is a

'&annel o +istri,ution o oo+)rains an+ ot&er

essentials to /oor /eo/le on su,si+i6e+ rates.

(A Pu,li' Distri,ution Sste*

(! Potential De5elo/*ent Sste*

(" Proita,le Distri,ution Sour'e

(D Pu,li' De5elo/*ent Sn+i'ation(E Pu,li' Distri,ution Stores

;% W&i'& o t&e ollowin) is one o t&e 'ore un'tions

o t&e Reser5e !an- o In+ia.


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(A To a't as Ta0 'olle'tor o t&e Go5t% o In+ia

(! Wor- as !an-er to t&e !an-s

("


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(E Tra+e win+s

12. +ho is J. ari NarayanE

0A !hairman IRDA0> !hairman *>I0! !hairman !oal India0D $ember 3lannin, !ommission0 None o these

1". minent Author !handrashe/har @ambar has been chosen or Jnanpith Aard orthe year

2#1#. In hich one o the olloin, lan,ua,es does he riteE

0A ?rdu0> 4amil0! @annada0D indi0 3unBabi

1&. +hich one o the olloin, honorary ran/s has been conerred on $* Dhoni by the3resident$rs. 3ratibha 3atilE

0A $aBor0> !olonel0! t. !olonel0D t. eneral0 None o these

15. *alman @hurshid is $inister inchar,e o hich o the olloin, $inistries in ?nion!abinetE

0A !oal0> n8ironment0! !orporate Aairs0D a0 None o these

16. (pand the term '$A4'7


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0A $inimum Add7on 4a(0> $a(imum Add7on 4a(0! $inimum Alternate 4a(0D $a(imum Alternate 4a(0 None o these

1-. a,an Naran, is associated ith hich one o the olloin, sportsE

0A *hootin,0> >o(in,0! *immin,0D ol0 >adminton

1). *tandard and 3oor's had reduced the !redit ratin, o hich one o the olloin,countries a e months bac/E

0A Ireland0> 3ortu,al0! reece0D Italy0 ?*A

1:. +hich is a popular name in the ield o >an/in,E

0A Dr. @. !. !ha/raborty0> *hri *achin 3ilot0! $s. ?ma >harati0D *hri @amal Nath0 None o these

2#. +ith hich one o the olloin, ields is *omde8 !inema0! $edical0D 3olitics0 *ports

ANSWERS

1%(D 2%(" 7%(A 9%(A ;%(!

=%(D @%(E %(" %(! 1$%("

11%(A 12%(A 17%(" 19%(" 1;%(D

1=%(E 1@%(A 1%(E 1%(A 2$%(E


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GENE!A" A#A!ENESS SET '(Q1*ubsidies mean

A. payment by ,o8ernment or purchase o ,oods and ser8ices

>. payment made by business enterprises to actors o production!. payment made by companies to shareholdersD. payment made by the ,o8ernment to business enterprisesithout buyin, any

,oods and ser8ices.AnswerF D

Q24he a8era,e rate o domestic sa8in,s 0,ross or the Indian economy is currentlyestimated to be in the ran,e o

A. 15 to 2# percent>. 2# to 25 percent

!. 25 to "# percentD. "# to "5 percentAnswerF!

Q7National e(penditure includes

A. consumption e(penditure>. in8estment e(penditure!. ,o8ernment e(penditureD. All o the abo8eAnswerF D

Q9Resur,ent India >onds ere issued in ?* dollar 3ound *terlin, and

A. Japanese Yen>. Deutsche $ar/!. uroD. %rench %rancAnswerF !

Q;4he ape( body or ormulatin, plans and coordinatin, research or/ in a,riculture

and allied ields is

A. *tate 4radin, !orporation>. Re,ional Rural >an/s!. National >an/ or A,riculture and Rural De8elopment 0NA>ARDD. Indian !ouncil o A,ricultural ResearchAnswerF D


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Q=+hich o the olloin, is not an underta/in, under the administrati8e control o$inistry o RailaysE

A. !ontainer !orporation o India imited>. @on/an Railay !orporation imited

!. Indian Railays !onstruction !ompany imitedD. Diesel ocomoti8e +or/s CaranasiAnswerF "

Q@I the R>I adopts an e(pansionist open mar/et operations policy this means that itill

A. buy securities rom non7,o8ernment holders>. sell securities in the open mar/et!. oer commercial ban/s more credit in the open mar/etD. openly announce to the mar/et that it intends to e(pand credit

AnswerF "

QRedistribution polices ,eared to reduce economic ineualities include

A. pro,ressi8e ta( policies>. land reorms!. rural de8elopment policiesD. All the abo8eAnswerF D

Q*hort7term inance is usually or a period ran,in, up to

A. 5 months>. 1# months!. 12 monthsD. 15 monthsAnswerF "

Q1$In India hich one amon, the olloin, ormulates the iscal policyE

A. 3lannin, !ommission>. $inistry o %inance!. %inance !ommissionD. 4he Reser8e >an/ o IndiaAnswerF !

Q114he bud,et deicit means

A. the e(cess o total e(penditure includin, loans net o lendin, o8er re8enuereceipts


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>. dierence beteen re8enue receipts and re8enue e(penditure!. dierence beteen all receipts and all the e(penditureD. iscal deicit less interest paymentsAnswerF "

Q12In utensils orth Rs 1### are produced ith copper orth Rs 5## a,es paid areRs 1## other material purchased is orth Rs 1## and depreciation o machinery is =erothen hat is the 8alue added in processE

A. Rs 1###>. Rs 5##!. Rs #D. Rs "##AnswerF D

Q173aper currency irst started in India in

A. 1)62 >. 15&2!. 16#1 D. 1))#AnswerF !

Q194he ARD! is no a branch o the

A. R>I >. NA>ARD!. ID>I D. *D>IAnswerF !

Q1;De8aluation o currency leads to

A. all in domestic prices>. increase in domestic prices!. no impact on domestic pricesD. erratic luctuations in domestic pricesAnswerF !

Q1=*ince 1:)" the R>I's responsibility ith respect to re,ional rural ban/s astranserred toA. ARD! >. *>I!. NA>ARD D. 3A!sAnswerF "

Q1@Deicit inancin, implies

A. printin, ne currency notes>. replacin, ne currency ith orn out currency!. public e(penditure in e(cess o public re8enue


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D. public re8enue in e(cess o public e(penditureAnswerF "

Q1In hich o the olloin, seuences the chan,e in uantity o money leads tochan,e in price le8el in the @eynesian modelsE

A. !han,e in uantity o money 7 chan,e in in8estment 7 chan,e in employment andoutput 7 chan,e in rate o interest 7 chan,e in price le8el>. !han,e in uantity o money 7 chan,e in employment and output 7 chan,e inin8estment 7 chan,e in the rate o interest 7 chan,e in price le8el!. !han,e in uantity o money 7 chan,e in in8estment 7 chan,e in rate o interest 7chan,e in employment and output 7 chan,e in price le8elD. !han,e in uantity o money 7 chan,e in rate o interest 7 chan,e in in8estment 7chan,e in employment and output 7 chan,e in price le8elAnswerF D

Q1%orei,n Direct In8estment ceilin,s in the telecom sector ha8e been raised rom &:percent to

A. -& percent>. 51 percent!. :# percent-# .// percent

AnswerF A

Q2$+hich o the olloin, is not a part o machinery that settles industrial disputesE

A. +a,e !ourt>. +or/s !ommittee!. !onciliation oicersD. >oard o !onciliationAnswerF A

GENE!A" A#A!ENESS SET '3

;13ulit=er price is aarded or outstandin, or/ in the ield o

A. *cience and 4echnolo,y

>. n8ironmental *tudies !. iterature and Journalism D. International ?nderstandin, AnserK !

;2 *arasathi *amman is ,i8en annually or outstandin, contribution to

A. classical music


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>. education !. literature D. ine arts AnserK


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;:@alin,a Aard as instituted byA. ?N*!< or e(ceptional contribution o eorts to popularise science>.Indian $ilitary.!.Jnanpith a cultural literacy society or encoura,in, creati8e ritin, in modernlan,ua,es

D.Indian Adult ducation Association or outstandin, contribution o adult literacy inIndiaAnserK . RaBi8 andhi !. Rabindranath 4a,ore D. $other 4eresaAnserK


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1No,le Pri6eFNoble 3ri=e are or !ontributions to society.2!&arat RatnaF It is India's hi,hest ci8ilian aard aarded or the hi,hest de,reeso national ser8ice.7Pulit6er Pri6eF 3ulit=er aards are or iteracy achie8ement.9Pa+*a Awar+sF 3adma Cibhushan 3adma >hushan and 3adma *hri

3adma aards are or e(ceptional and distin,uished ser8ice in any ield includin, ser8icerendered by o8ernmentser8ants.;Arun Awar+sFArBuna Aard is ,i8en or (cellence in sports.=Rai5 Gan+&i >&el RatnaF4he RaBi8 andhi @hel Ratna is IndiaHs hi,hest honour,i8en or achie8ementin sports.@?nan/it& Awar+Fin the ield o literature. Drona'&ara Awar+F4o eminent !oaches o sports.A'a+e* Awar+ or Os'ar Awar+Fis an aard bestoed by the American Academyo $otion 3ictureArts and *ciences to reco,ni=ee(cellenceo proessionals in the ilmindustry includin, directors actorsand riters.1$Has Sa**anFin the ield o literature

List o "u/s an+ Tro/&ies

(Asso'iate+ wit& S/orts an+ Ga*es

S/ortF enson and ed,es !up >ose 4rophy!hampions 4rophy !harminar !hallender !up !.@ Naidu 4rophy !ooch L >ehar4rophyDeodhar 4rophy Duldeep 4rophy a8as/ar L>order 4rophy .D. >irla 4rophyillette


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!up hulam Ahmad 4rophy am/umat Rai 4rophy I!! +orld !up Irani 4rophyInterace !up Jaharlal Nehru !up omboard +orld !hallen,e !up $c Doells!hallen,e!up $erchant !up $oin Lud LDola !up Net +est 4rophy 3rudential !up0+orld!up

Rani Jhansi 4rophy RanBi 4rophy Rohinton>arcia 4rophy Rothmans !up *ahara !up *harBah !up *heesh $ahal 4rophy*heield*hield *in,er !up *ir %ran/ +orrel 4rophy 4e(aco !up 4itan !up CiBay a=are4rophyCiBay $erchant 4rophy Ci==y 4rophy +isden 4rophy +ills 4rophy +orld *eries!up.

S/ortF Ta,le Tennis>erna >ellac/ cup0 $en !obillion !up 0omen Jai a(mi cup0omenRaB/umari!hallen,e !up 0omen Bunior RamanuBa 4rophy 0men Junior

4ra8ancore !up 0omen *athlin, !up 0men etc.*portK >admintonA,,raal !up Amrit Dian !up Asia !up Australasia !up !haddha !up uropean!uparilela !up Ibrahim Rahimatillah !hallen,er !up @onica !up *ophia !up @itia/ara!up4homas !up 4un/u Abdulrahman !up ?ber !up Yone( !up etc.

S/ortF !as-et,all>asalat Jha 4rophy >.!. upta 4rophy %ederation !up *.$. ArBuna RaBa 4rophy 4odd

$emorial 4rophy +illiam Jones !up >an,alore >ules !hallen,e !up Nehru !up%ederation !up etc .*portK >rid,e>asalat Jha 4rophy ol/ar 4rophy Ruia old !up *in,hania 4rophy. etc

S/ortF Polo=ra !up old !up @in,Hs !up 3rithi 3al *in,h !up Radha$ohan !up +inchester !up etc.*portK Athletics!harminar 4rophy %ederation !up etc.*portK Air Racin,Jaaharlal !hallen,e 4rophy @in,Hs !up *chneider !up etc.

S/ortF !illiar+sArthur +al/er 4rophy 4homas !up etc.*portK >o(in,Aspy AdBahia 4rophy %ederations !upCal >a/er 4rophy etc.


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S/ortF Gol!anada !up isenhoer 4rophy $uthiah old !up Nomura 4rophy 3resident Ms4rophy3rince o ales !up Ryder !up *olheim !up 4opolino 4rophy +al/er !up +orld!up etc.*portK !hessNaidu 4rophy @haitan 4orphy in Are !ity 4rophy +orld !up etc.*portK orse Racin,>eresord !up >lue Riband !up Derby rand National !up etc.

S/ortF Net,allAnantrao 3aar 4rophy etc.*portK Ru,by %ootball>ledisloe !up !alcutta !up +ebb llis 4rophy etc.

S/ortF S&ootin)North +ales !up +elsh rand 3ri( etc.

S/ortF Holle,all!entennial !up %ederation !up Indira 3radhan 4rophy *hi8anthi old !up etc.

TERMS #SED IN DIERENT GAMES 4 SPORTS

"ri'-et .>.+ $aiden o8er Rubber *tumped Ashes at7tric/ e, >ye %olloon oo,ly ulley *illy 3oint Duc/ Run Dri8e No ball !o8er point e, *pinner +ic/et @eeper 3itch !rease >olin, e,7>rea/ it7+ic/et >ouncer *tone7+allin, *pin 4hird7manYor/er.

!a+*inton An,led Dri8e *er8e >ac/hand o *er8e >ird Deuce DoubleDrop %ault %lic/ *er8e %orehand *mash et ob o8e All net *hots Rush *mash.

!illiar+s Ji,,er >rea/ *cratch !annons 3ot !ue In >aul/ In untin, ome 3ut


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Tennis Ace >ac/hand *tro/e Deuce Deep Colley Deuce Double %ault %aultround *tro/e alColley et o8e *lice *mash Colley.

Ta,le Tennis Anti oop >ac/spin !hop oop 3enhold rip 3ush *pin4iddle.

Holle,all Ace >ase7line >loc/in, Doublin, %oot%ault ea8e oldin,Jump *et ob 3ass o8e All 3oint ;uic/ *mash *coutin, *er8ice *pi/e 4actical>all Colley +indmill *er8ice.

>&oC>&o Runner !haser 3oleby o,ey 3ut *tymie !addie 4ee in/s 3uttin, the ,reen.

Swi**in) >reast *tro/e !ral.

")ST O +A!)O,S -ANCE O!S O )N-)A

;andia!Garba Gu8rat,hangra!Gidda Pun8a",haratnat"am !ami Nadu,harata Nat"am Bharatanatyam is the most popuar of (ndian dances

and "eongs to the South (ndian state of !aminadu.>at&a- !hree gharanas ? schoos 6variations7 O *ucknow 6;#P7=Banaras=aipur.Fathaali Beonging to the South?dissi (t is the odest cassica (ndian dance on the

"asis of Archiva evidence# !he form "eongsto the East (ndian state of &rissa#

Foodi"attam Keraa#-hha# Bihar=


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A. Nara $uni>. >harat $uni!. Abhina8 uptD. 4andu $uniAnswerF !

Q2$ohiniattam dance rom de8eloped ori,inally in hich stateE

A. 4amil Nadu>. . !hennai!. Ne DelhiD. @ol/ataAnswerF "

GENERAL AWARENESS Q#ESTION SET ON INDIAN POLITI"S

AND ELE"TIONS

;14he members o the RaBya *abha are elected by
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A. the people>. o/ *abha!. elected members o the le,islati8e assemblyD. elected members o the le,islati8e council

AnserK !

;24he members o the panchayat are

A. nominated by the district oicer>. the electorates o the respecti8e territorial constituencies!. nominated by local sel7,o8ernment minister o the stateD. nominated by the bloc/ de8elopment or,ani=ationAnserK >

;"4he present o/ *abha is the

A. :th o/ *abha>. 1#th o/ *abha!. 1&th o/ *abhaD. 15th o/ *abhaAnserK D;&4he members o o/ *abha hold oice or a term o

A. & years>. 5 years!. 6 yearsD. " yearsAnserK >

;54he minimum a,e to ualiy or election to the o/ *abha is

A. 25 years>. 21 years!. 1) yearsD. "5 yearsAnserK A;64he pension o a hi,h court Bud,e is char,ed to the

A. !onsolidated %und o India>. !onsolidated %und o the state here he last ser8ed!. !onsolidated %unds o the dierent states here he has ser8edD. !ontin,ency %und o IndiaAnserK A


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;-4hepresidentcan assi,nany o the unctions o the union ,o8ernmentto the state,o8ernmentA. in consultation ith the chie Bustice o India>. in consultation ith the state ,o8ernor

!. in his discretionD. in consultation ith the ,o8ernment o the stateAnserK D;)4he members o the *tate 3ublic *er8ice !ommission are appointed by the

A. chie minister>. chie Bustice!. ,o8ernorD. 8ice7presidentAnserK !

;:4he president can be remo8ed rom his oicebeore the e(piry o his normal termonly on the recommendation o

A. the *upreme !ourt>. the chie Bustice o India!. council o ministersD. the to ouses o 3arliamentAnserK D

;1#4he oath o oice is conducted to the president by

A. the spea/er o o/ *abha>. the chie Bustice o India!. the 8ice7president o IndiaD. None o the abo8eAnserK >;114he members o the state le,islati8e assemblies are elected or a period o

A. 2 years>. 6 years!. 5 yearsD. " yearsAnserK !;124he preamble declares India as a so8erei,n state hich implies

A. India is ree to conduct her internal aairs>. India is ree to conduct her e(ternal aairs


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!. India is ree to conduct here internal as ell as e(ternal aairsD. None o the abo8eAnserK !;1"4he minimum a,e o the 8oter in India is

A. 15 years>. 1) years!. 21 yearsD. 25 yearsAnserK >;1&4he members o a *tate !ommission can be remo8ed by the

A. ,o8ernor on a report by the *upreme !ourt>. ,o8ernor on a resolution passed by 3arliament!. president on a report by the *upreme !ourt

D. president on a resolution passed by 3arliamentAnserK !

;154he members o the RaBya *abha are

A. directly elected by the people on the basis o uni8ersal adult ranchise>. elected by the members o the state le,islati8e assemblies!. elected by the members o the state le,islati8e councilsD. elected by the members o the state le,islati8e councils and assembliesAnserK ;164he president addresses both the ouses o 3arliament assembled to,ether

A. durin, emer,ency session summoned or the purpose>. e8ery session!. irst session ater each ,eneral electionand the irst session o each yearD. any sessionAnserK !

;1-4he president can dissol8e the o/ *abha on

A. ad8ice o the prime minister>. ad8ice o the chie Bustice o India!. recommendation o o/ *abhaD. recommendation o the RaBya *abhaAnserK A;1)4he president can e(pend out o the !ontin,ency %und o IndiaA. only ith the appro8al o the 3arliament>. ithout the appro8al o the 3arliament


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Q94he president can ad8ance money to meet unoreseen e(penses pendin,authori=ation by 3arliament rom

A. the !onsolidated %und o India>. the !ontin,ency %und

!. both the abo8e undsD. None o the abo8eAnswerF !

Q;4he position o a chie minister is

A. similar to that o the prime minister>. identical to that o the president!. a combination o the position o the prime minister and presidentD. not constitutionalAnswerF A

Q=4he members o the standin, committee are ta/en rom the o/ *abha and RaBya*abha in the ratio o

A. to and one respecti8ely>. three and one respecti8ely!. our and one respecti8elyD. eual members or both the ousesAnswerF A

Q@4he Na,aland *tate o India cannot be termed as a state because it lac/s

A. so8erei,nty>. bicameral le,islature!. a hi,h court e(clusi8ely o its onD. None o the abo8eAnswerF A

Q4he president can dismiss a member o the council o ministers

A. on his on>. on the recommendation o the prime ministers!. only under emer,ency conditionsD. ith the consent o the spea/erAnswerF !

Q4he oice o the prime minister o India

A. has a constitutional basis>. has a statutory basis


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!. has con8entional basisD. None o the abo8eAnswerF A

Q1$4he members o the parliamentary committee

A. are appointed by the president in consultation ith the prime minister>. are appointed by the president on the recommendation o the spea/er!. are ta/en rom 8arious ,roups and parties in 3arliament in proportion to theirrespecti8e stren,thD. both 0b and 0cAnswerF "

Q114he minimumnumber o members that must be present to hold the meetin, o theo/ *abha is

A. one7ourth o the total membership

>. one7tenth o the total membership o the ouses!. 5# percent stren,th o the o/ *abhaD. at least 1## membersAnswerF !

Q124he poer to proro,ue the o/ *abha rests ith

A. the spea/er>. the president!. the prime ministerD. the minister or parliamentary aairsAnswerF !

Q174he oath o oice is administered to the members o state council o ministers by

A. the ,o8ernor>. the chie minister!. chie Bustice o the state hi,h courtD. spea/er o le,islati8e assemblyAnswerF A

Q194he oath o oice is administered to the o8ernor by the

A. chie Bustice o India>. president!. chie Bustice o hi,h courtD. spea/er o le,islati8e assemblyAnswerF "

Q1;4he members o 3arliament can e(press themsel8es in the ouse in


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A. n,lish only>. indi only!. n,lish or indiD. n,lish indi or mother ton,ue

AnswerF DQ1=4he members o the committees o 3arliament are

A. nominated by the leaders o the 8arious parties in the 3arliament>. nominated by the prime minister!. appointed by the spea/er or elected by the ouserom amon,st persons ho arenot members o 3arliamentD. appointed by the spea/er or elected by the ouse rom amon,st its on membersAnswerF D

Q1@4hepositiono the prime minister o India is superior to that o his counter7part in>ritain because

A. India is the bi,,est democracy>. India has adopted the ederal system!. India has a ritten constitutionD. his oice enBoys constitutional basisAnswerF D

Q14he president con8enes and proro,ues all sessions o 3arliament in consultationith

A. the spea/er>. the prime minister!. the prime minister and the leader o the . 25 years!. "# yearsD. "5 yearsAnswerF "

Q2$4he name o the union ,i8en in the !onstitution is

A. industan or >harata8arsha>. India or industan


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!. India or >haratD. >haratadesh or IndiaAnswerF "

GENERAL AWARENESS SET ON S#MMITS

SAARC summit:The South AsianAssociation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is anorganisation of South Asian nations, founded in December1985.

Members of SAARC:Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh

and Afghanistan.

BRICS summit: The BRIC grouping's first formal summit commenced in Yekaterinburg

on June 16, 2009.Members of BRICS:Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

ASEAN summit:ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members

Members:Started with 5 members:Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore andThailand. Since then, membership has expanded to include Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia,

Laos, and Vietnam.

G8 summit:originated in 1975.

Members:France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States,

thus leadingto the name Group of Six or G6. The summit became known as the G7 withthe additionof Canada and now G8 when Russia joined it.

SOME IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES TYPEQUESTIONQ1)Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

A. ILO B. WHO

C. ASEAN D. All of the above

Answer: CUNO: United Nations Organization

ILO: International Labor Organization

WHO: World Health Organization

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Q2)Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?

A. International Labour OrganisationB. Security Council

C. International Court of Justice

D. General AssemblyAnswer: A
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Q3)The United Nations is considered as a universalorganisation. Which organ of rhe

united nations fullyrepresents the fact?

A. The Economic and Social Council

B. The Security Council

C. The SecretariatD. The General Assembly

Answer: D

Q4)G-15 is a group of

A. developing countriesB. non-aligned countries

C. developed countries

D. companies

Answer: A

Q5)SAARC was founded inA. New DelhiB. Geneva

C. Dhaka

D. ThimpuAnswer: C

Q6) Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARCA. Sri Lanka

B. Myanmar

C. Maldives

D. BhutanAnswer: B

Q7)Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.?A. World Health Organisation

B. Food and Agricultural Organisation

C. International Committee of the Red CrossD. International Monetary Fund

Answer: C

Q8)Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme islocated at

A. Dhaka

B. New DelhiC. Colombo

D. Kathmandu

Answer: D

Q9)The office of the UN General Assembly is in


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handari!. Natar *in,hD. @rishna $enonAnswerF A

Q@4he i8e permanent members o ?N security council areA. Japan +est ermany ?**R ?@ and ?*A>. !anada !hina %rance ?**R and ?*A!. ermany !hina ?**R ?@ and ?*A


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D. !hina %rance ?**R ?@ and ?*AAnswerF D

NOTEF?N *ecurity !ouncil has i8e permanent and 1# non7permanent members

Q+hen as the *outh Asian Association or Re,ional !o7operation 0*AAR!

ormedEA. 1:)5 >. 1:)2!. 1:)6 D. 1:)-AnswerF A

Q+hich o the olloin, is the headuarters o +orld 4rade . Indonesia!. !olumbia D. 3eruAnswerF "

Q114he International !ourt o Justice is located atA. ene8a >. a,ue!. Amsterdam D. CiennaAnswerF !

Q124he headuarters o International Atomic ner,y A,ency is located inA. Cienna >. ondon!. ene8a D. +ashin,tonAnswerF A

Q17+hen as *AAR! oundedEA. 1:)2 >. 1:)&!. 1:)5 D. 1:)"AnswerF "

Q19+hich o the olloin, is not a member o 715EA. 3a/istan >. $alaysia!. Indonesia D. IndiaAnswerF A

Q1;eaduarters o the +orld ealth


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>. +ashin,ton D!!. Ne Yor/D. RomeAnswerF A

Q1=4he headuarters o ?.N. is located inA. Rome>. ene8a!. Ne Yor/D. +ashin,ton D.!.AnserK !

/!ES)-ENTS O )N-)A

No NameTookOffice Left Office

1 Rajendra Prasad 2/-6an-14.; 1!-%ay-14/2

2 Sarvepai Rad!akris!nan 1!-%ay-14/2 1!-%ay-14/3

! "akir #$ssain 1!-%ay-14/3 !-%ay-14/4

%ara!a&iri %enkata 'iri !-%ay-14/4 2;-6ul-14/4

$!ammad #ida*at$a! 2;-6ul-14/4 2*-ug-14/4

* %ara!a&iri %enkata 'iri 2*-ug-14/4 2*-ug-143*

. +ak!r$ddin Ai A!med 2*-ug-143* 11-&eb-1433

Basappa Danappa ,atti 11-&eb-1433 2.-6ul-1433/ Neeam Sanjiva Redd* 2.-6ul-1433 2.-6ul-1402

3 'iani "ai Sin&! 2.-6ul-1402 2.-6ul-1403

0 Ramas-am* %enkataraman 2.-6ul-1403 2.-6ul-1442

4 S!ankar Da*a S!arma 2.-6ul-1442 2.-6ul-1443

1; oc!eri Raman Nara*anan 2.-6ul-1443 2.-6ul-2;;2

11 A. P. ,. A/d$ aam 2.-6ul-2;;2 2.-6ul-2;;3

12 Prati/!a Pati 2.-6ul-2;;3 2.-6ul-2;12

1! Prana/ $k!erjee 2.-6ul-2;12 9>9C?

OA"TING PRESIDENT

/!)E6)N)STE!S O )N-)A


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ANS o8t. ill deposit to hundred rupees per month in accounts o rarnin Da/ *e8a/s

or/in,in ar lun, areas.

0! *cheme is bein, unctioni=ed by utili=in, unds rom 3%RDA0D o8ernment ill pro8ide o8er -# crore Rs. annually or this schema P

01 > and D 02 A ! and D 0" $are true0& A and ! 05 None o these

Q7%Recenty !entral o8ernment launched a ne *cheme '*abhimaan'. +hichstatements
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are true about it E

01 It is a pro,ramme on %inancial Inclusion02 adia0& !enti,rade 05 None o these

Q;%4arapore !ommitteet submitted its report on Q%ull !ap8ertibility on RupeeQ in7

01 American Depository Receipt 02!urrent Account0" !apital Account 0&2 F " >othK05 None o these

Q=%Nely inau,urated helpline '?dyamia is to aassist777777777P

01 Rural ?nemployed 02 'ar,e !apital Industries .0"


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Q1$%$ar/et !ost o product includes01 %actor !ost 02 Ad8ertisement !ost02 4ransportation !ost 0& All o Abo8e05 None o 4hese

Q11% In the irst phase o nationali=ation o ban/s ho many o ban/s ere nationalisedE01 1: 02 26 0" 2- 0& 6 05 None o these

Q12%+hich amon, the olloin, ill settle the ,rie8ances o customers o ban/sE01 *tate >an/ o India 02 an/ oIndia 0R>I under7the chairmanship o ormer R>I deputy ,o8ernor *.*. 4arapore

toQlay the road map''.

;.6 05 3rime $inisterDr. $anthohan *in,h inau,urated a call centres ?dyami7elpline

hich ill ,i8e details about business possibilities and loan acilities toentrepreneurs

/een on settin, up small units.

;.-0" 4his is to impro8e the present status o omen in.a,riculture and to enhance the opportunities or her empoerment and is and is a sub component o National

Rural i8elihood $ission.

;.) 0" ID>I is a *cheduled 3ri=e *ector >an/

;.: 05 >an/ o *eden 3ri=e is another name or Noble 3ri=e in conomics

;.1# 0& $ar/et !ost T %actor !ost U Ad !ost U 4ransportation !ost


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;.11 05 In irst pha=e in the year 1:6: L1& ban/s ere nationalised

;.12 02 4he >an/in, I pro8ides speedy solutions to the,rie8ances.

General awareness set 2;

;.1 +hat is used to mana,e cash lo in dierent currenciesE01 !redit !runch 02 Arbitra,e 0" $icro !redit0& !urrency *ap 05 None o these

;.2 +hich o the olloin, is not an economic termE01 >rea/ 8en point 02 !onsumption 0" %iscal Deicit

0& >randin, 05 None o these

;." +hat is the tar,eted ,roth rate or 2#1271- in the 12th %i8e Year 3lanE01 :7:.5G 02 1#711G0& :.57:.-5G 05 None o these

;.& +hich o the olloin, ,roup is beneitted the most durin, inlation period E01 o8ernment 3ensioners 02 !reditors 0" *a8in, account holders0& Debtors 05 None o these

;.5 ilt 7 d,ed mar/et means77777.

01 >ull $ar/et 02 un $ar/et0" $ar/et o o8ernment *ecurities 0& $ar/et o 3ure $etal05 None o these

;.6 le8enth %i8e Year 3lan aimed at777777.01 radication o po8erty rom India 02 India's ealth0" India's ducation. 0& De8elopment o Rural India05 None o these

;.- +hich amon, the olloin, is India's oldest Boint stoc/ ban/E01 Allahabad ban/ 02 3N> 0" *>1

0& >an/ o $aharashtra 05 None o these

;.) >y hich o the olloin, countries the concept o $icro !redit$icro %inanceused or the irst timeE01 Russia 02 >an,ladesh 0" ?*A0& Japan 05 None o these

;.: $any times e ha8e read7about ?I3 in nespapers ?I3 stands or
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01 ?nited oaded In8estment 3lan 02 ?ni8ersal oan In8estment 3lan0" ?nit ie Insurance 3lan 0& ?nit in/ed Insurance 3lan05 None o these

;.1# +hich o the olloin, is not a i(ed assetE01 $achinery 02 >uildin, 0" oodill0& and 05 None o these

;.11 3rime $inister Ro=,ar YoBana is a sel employment pro,ram or01 4he rural omen 02 4he urban poor0" 4he uneducated under employed youth 0& 4he educated unemployed youth05 None o these.

;.12 De8aluation o currency results in01 Increased e(port and import

02 4rade deicit0" Increased e(port and impro8ement in .balance o payment0& Increased import F orei,n reser8e deiciency05 None o these

Answers wit& E0/lanationF

1. 0& !urrency sap is used to mana,e cash lo in dierent currencies.

2. 0& >randin, is related ith mar/etin,.

". 01 4ar,eted roth rate is :&5G in 12th %i8e year plan.

&. 0& Debtors is beneitted the most durin, inlation period.

5. 0" ilt T d,ed mar/et means mar/et o o8ernment *ecurities.

6. 0& le8enth %i8e Year 3lan aim is De8elopment o Rural India.

-. 01 4he Allahabad >an/ established in 1)65 is the oldest Joint stoc/ ban/ in India.

). 02 $icro credit is the e(tension o 8ery small loans 0micro loans to those in po8ertydesi,ned to spur entrepreneurship.

:. 0& A unit7lin/ed insurance plan 0?I3 is a type o lie insurance here the cash 8alueo a policy 8aries accordin, to the current net asset 8alue o the underlyin, in8estmentassets.

1#. 0" oodill is an intan,ible asset


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11. 0& 3rime $inister Ro=,ar YoBana or pro8idin, sel employment to educatedunemployed youth as announced by the 3rime $inister on 15th Au,ust 1::".

12. 0" !urrency de8aluation ta/es place hen one country's currency reduced in 8alue in

comparison to other currencies.

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