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1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?- Vanya Mishra

Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra is crowned the Pantaloons Femina

Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant. The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-oldPrachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, iscrowned as the Miss India International. Read More

2. Name the cricket personality called ‘The Wall’ who retired fromInternational cricket recently.

- Rahul Dravid

The 39-year-old Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second mostprolific batsman in the game’s history and India’s middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing downthe curtain on a glorious 16-year career. Read More

3. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation inhydro power-projects in the North-East?

Bangladesh

4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning theNational Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.

Kerala

5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India todeliver premium digital content in Malayalam?

Malayala Manorama

6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in thebest international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry

Awards.

Reggar Rajahs

7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the



permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?

Raavanan

8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered

as Nobel prize in Architecture?

Wang Shu

9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information topassengers?

Bangalore City Railway Station

10. Which state bagged the second best national award in theComprehensive Development Of Tourism category?

Rajasthan

11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who wasawarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.

M.A.Yusuf Ali

12. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open2012.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

13. When was the World’s oldest post office opened as it celebratesits 300th anniversary?

1712 in Sanquhar, London

14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 RisingStar Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada InternationalFilm Festival.

Manan Singh Katohora

15. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?



India

16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investmenton agenda?

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

17. Who has been elected as Russian President?

Vladimir Putin

18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accidentrecently.

- Runako Morton aged 33 Read More

19. Name India’s first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country’s first$2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund tofinance infrastructure projects in India?

Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?

Bo Shin Seo

22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?

Shangai Electric

23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academicdegree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister PranabMukherjee?

Assam University

24. Which India’s leading commodity exchange would be listed on the



BSE making it India’s first exchange to be listed?

Multi Commodity Exchange

25. Which western India university will start the Institute of

International Studies?

M S University

26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which2 companies?

AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International

cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?

South Africa

28. Who retained his title of being the world’s richest Indian in Forbesmagazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people?

Mukesh Ambani

29. Name the music director – king of soft melodies who passedaway recently.

Ravi Shankar Sharma

30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricketteam?

Dav Whatmore

31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership withRemit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.

Nations Trust Bank

32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?



Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam

33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?

K Venkataraman

34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960′s whopassed away recently.

Joy Mukherjee

35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?

Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

36. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training andorganising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?

Chintan

37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBIat 75 basis points?

4.75%

38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailoutpackage for debt-hit Greece?

$46.9 billion

39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in Indiarecently?

New Town, Kolkata

40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?

120

41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production



that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?

Haryana

42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by

Srihari Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.

Rythu Ratham (Tollfree – 18002666208)

43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided toramp up its travel business and focus on the retail segment?

Tata Capital

44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?

Nokia Money

45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?

46th rank

46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?

Anshu Jain

47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?

- Vijay Bahuguna

48. Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget2012-13.

Dinesh Trivedi

49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?

Sumedh Singh Saini

50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?



Parkash Singh Badal

51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 – Asia’s largest globalconvention on film media and entertainment inaugurated?

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

- Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38 years. Read More

53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU’s andfinancial institutions during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?

Rs.15,888 crore

54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of TamilNadu?

P.H.Arvindh Pandian

55. From which tax will RBI be spared?

Wealth Tax

56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?

Jenson Button

57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China’s ShixianWang?

Saina Nehwal

58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?

Mukul Roy Read More

59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?



Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall

60. Who has been elected as German President?

Joachim Gauck

61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?

Indian Overseas Bank

62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set tomerge?

JetKonnect

63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of ‘Survivor India’.

Raj Rani

64. Expand – NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India

65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at theToronto International Film Festival 2012?

Mumbai

66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?

Soumitra Chatterjee

67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to

renovate 14 railway stations in India?

Belgium

68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attackrecently?



Matanhy Saldanha

69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?

Pakistan

70. Expand – NBFC

Non-Banking Finance Companies

71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards – theOscars of British Journalism?

Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India byWorld Bank?

$500 million

73. 64 years after Independence which Indian state saw alocomotive train for the first time?

Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)

74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?

Arunachal Pradesh

75. Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellencecentres in which Indian state?

Gujarat

76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US

President?

Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim

77. Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?

- Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh Read More



78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three position atthe Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?

Gagan Narang

79. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April1st 2012.

GAAR – General Anti-Avoidance Rules

80. Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestationinstead only thumb impression as per RBI?

Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

81. Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision ismade in its 2012-13 budget?

Gujarat

82. Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?

Kolkata’s industry minister Partha Chatterjee

83. Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religiousParliament?

Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola

84. Who is appointed as Wipro’s banking head?

Rajan Kohli

85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension?

Dalai Lama

86. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutionalauthority in India.



Judicial Accountability Bill

87. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?

Bathinda, Southwest Punjab

88. Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?

Sriperumbudur

89. Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planningto open its office?

Itanagar

90. Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for thefinancial year 2012-13?

Arunachal Pradesh

91. Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid tosupport the adolescent girls in India?

Delhi Daredevils

92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?

A.R.Infant

93. Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April 2012?

Odisha or Orissa

94. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selectedas a flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.

Harnish Patel

95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated



electronically by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo NarainMeena.

Syndicate Bank

1. Who among the following is not the present Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India?1) K.C.Chakravarthy2) Subhir Gokarn3) D. Subba Rao4) Anand Sinha

5) H. R.khan

2. On 4th July 2011, the Reserve Bank of India on extended the………% ceiling of bank investment in liquid schemes of mutual fundsto include short-term debt funds?1) 72) 83) 94) 11

5) 103. Fixed Deposit also called as ………?1) Term Deposit2) Steer Deposit3) Validity Deposit4) No Cancel Deposit5) Inter Deposit

4. Expand CDSL ………?

1) Central Deposit Source Limited2) Central Deposit Signal Limited3) Central Depository Services Loyalty4) Central Dena Services Limited5) Central Depository Services Limited

5. Credit Creation means ………?



1) giving loans after cancellation of old loan2) giving more and more loans to BPL families3) to expand deposits through expanding their loans and advances4) to provide more loans to government employees without rate of interest5) All of above

6. The best alternative banking service to branch banking to be thepart of Financial Inclusion?1) Establishment of small branches2) Setup ATMs3) Issuing of ATM cards4) Giving Credit Cards5) Mobile banking

7. By 31st March 2011, the Non-performance Assets ( NPA) of allbanks reached about ………percent?1) One2) Three3) Five4) Ten5) Eight

8. Central Bank of India has tie up with ………. to promote vocational

training amongst the youth.1) National Skill Deemed Corporation (NSDC)2) National Steamed Development Corporation (NSDC)3) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)4) Notional Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)5) None

9. India is set for a record food grains production in the 2010-11 cropyear at ……….million tonnes as per the advance estimates releasedby the Agriculture Ministry?1) 222.282) 232.123) 321.254) 241.565) 201.20



10. Overdraft facility means ………?1) bank account holders to have a facility to take draft havingdenomination more than the minimum balance they maintain2) facility that allows bank to charge more draft charges if they issuedrafts having more value than Rs.1,00,0003) the account holder can take more than one draft in a day in thesame branch by paying few charges4) rural Banks can take more loan than allowed by the RBI from worldbank in the month of March every year 5) facility that allows bank account holders to have a negativebalance on their bank accounts and pay rate of interest on the excessamount used

11. Which among the following measures can not be taken by the

government to tackle the inflation?1) Financing the areas, where the production of the goods is less2) Fixing the MRP of major products to be bought3) Asking RBI to mint the new currency4) Banning the export of goods5) None

12. Committee Of Secretaries ( COS) recommend ……… percent of FDI in the multibrand retail sector?(Committee headed by Ajay Kumar Seth)

1) 492) 743) 514) 265) 100

13. On 18 July 2011, A tripartite agreement was signed between theCentre, West Bengal government and the Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha(GJM) paving the way for the setting up of the GTA an elected

body for the Darjeeling hills. GTA means?1) Gorkhaland Terminal Administration2) Gorkhaland Territorial Authority3) Gorkha Time Administration4) Gorkha Territorial Administration5) Gorkhaland Territorial Administration



14. International events given. Pick the wrong one?1) India helps Nepal in the election management2) Newzeland prime minister John Key visited India3) South Korea signed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India4) Ollanta Humala won Mexico presidential election5) World’s longest sea bridge of 36.48 km across the mouth of theJiaozhou Bay in eastern Shandong Province, in Chin

15. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, 2011 details aregiven. Pick the wrong option?1) On 15 June 2011 the summit held in Astana ( capital of Kazakhstan)2) China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistanare the member states

3) The head quarters is Shanghai. Muratbek SansyzbayevichImanaliyev is the secretary General4) India was removed as the member of SCO recently5) The internal members Co-operation is the agenda of this summit

16. The country’s first-ever socio-economic and caste Census toidentify people living below poverty line (BPL) started on Jun 29, 2011at tribal village of Sankhola of ………?1) Maharashtra2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Jammu4) Bihar 5) Tripura

17. The Wimbledon event details are given.Pick the wrong one?1) Men’s singles got by Novak Djokovic of Serbia and runner isRafael Nadal (Spain)2) Women’s singles got by Petra Kvitova of Czech and runner is

Maria Sharapova of Russia3) Men’s doubles got by Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of USA4) Mixed doubles got by Jurgen Melzer of Australia and IvetaBenesova of Czech. Runners are Mahesh Bhupathi of India andVesnina of Russia5) None



18. Reserve Bank of India made compulsory that the banks to hold24 percent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) in a liquidportfolio under the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR). What is the ultimateaim of RBI to mandate the above rule?1) As it is supervision bank, it want to check whether the banks followor not2) The banks must put money in liquid portfolio as per the order of World Bank3) Increases flow of credit to productive sectors and give strength toFinancial System4) Liquid profile is one of the character features of BASEL committeerecommendation5) None

19. Increase in deposit rate results ………?1) lower savings2) lower investments3) increase bank branches4) increase savings5) none

20. Banks giving the lowest lending in the ……… Part of India.1) Central2) North Eastern

3) Southern4) Western5) Northern

21. ……… is a good step if RBI to stop the Capital Outflows andcontain the currency depreciation?1) increase the bank license fee2) restricting customers not to use other ATM3) decrease the interest rates

4) increase the interest rates5) None

22. ……… bank is not a foreign bank?1) HSBC2) IDBI3) ANZ



4) SCB5) ICBC

23. Plastic Card of the banks do not include ………?1) Passport issued by Indian Government2) Credit Card issued by SBI3) Debit Card issued by ICICI4) Pre-Paid Card issued by HSBC5) ATM Card issued by foreign Banks

24. On 5 July 2011, $ 200 million granted by World Bank tostrengthen panchayats and municipalities in ………?1) Tamilnadu2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Rajasthan4) Uttar Pradesh5) Kerala

25. Reframed National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) got $ 1billionas credit to improve livelihood prospects in the country’s ruraleconomy from ……..?1) IMF2) IDA3) World Bank

4) IFC5) ODA

26. ……… was elected Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST((Goods and Services Tax).1) Kelkar 2) Asim Das Guptha3) Sushil Kumar Modi4) Rosaiah5) Chidambaram

27. ……… allocated more administrative and financial powers topanchayats to further strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions recently1) Haryana2) Himachal Pradesh3) Tamilnadu



4) Sikkim5) Delhi

28. ………was nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize from India torecognize his initiatives to bring peace among ethnic communities of the north east?1) Pope Bendict XIV2) Thoma Bendict XII3) Thomas Menamparampil4) Bendict Louis5) None

29. Authors and Books given. Pick the wrong combination?1) Straight from the Heart -Bradman

2) Sunny Days – Gavaskar 3) If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God – Vijay Santhanam4) Wide Angle – Anil Kumble5) Standing My Ground – Mathew Hayden

30. Sagar Prahari Bal is the ………1) India war ship2) Indian Sea watching agency3) Indian missile water to water 4) Indian Sea protection force

5) President of India ship

31. On 5th July 2011, FM said 2011-2012 Fiscal Deficit targetrestricted to ……?1) 4.92) 5.13) 5.54) 3.55) 4.6

32. To bring the Green Revolution in Eastern part of India (Assam,Bihar, Chattisgarh,Jharkhand, Odisha,Eastern Uttar Pradesh, WestBengal)……… released by the union government?1) Rs.119.5 cr 2) Rs.1811 cr 3) Rs.77.50 cr



4) Rs. 3119 cr 5) Rs.181 cr

33. FDI allowed in the FM radio operations increased from 20 to………. FM Radio Operations Phase III Allocated 839 new FM radioChannels1) 262) 743) 494) 505) 51

34. In the month of June the central government extend the cover of Rastriya Swastya Bhima Yozana (RSBY) to Beedi Workers and

……….?1) Carpenters2) Cobblers3) School Children4) Domestic Workers5) All of above.

ANSWERS:1)3 2)5 3)1 4)5 5)3 6)5 7)2 8)3 9)4 10)511)3 12)313)5 14)4 15)4 16)5 17)5 18)3

19)4 20)2 21)4 22)2 23)1 24)5 25)3 26)327)1 28)3 29)1 30)4 31)5 32)5 33)1 34)4

BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs1. 'Global Market' means market of?1) USA2) China3) OPEC members4) European Union Countries5) All major countries and their alliances

2. Growth for 2011-12 has been -8.8% was the news in major newspapers. This means which of the following grew at this rate duringthat period?1) GDP2) Money supply



3) Foreign Exchange Reserves4) Inflation5) Price Index

3. What is the full form of LAF?1) Liquid Advance & Finance2) Liquidity Adjustment Facility3) Legal Adjournment Facility4) Local Advance Finance5) Late Arrival of Finance

4. Headquarter of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in?l) Geneva2) Paris

3) London4) Manila5) Washington DC

5. As per newspaper reports ANZ was given licence to open branch inMumbai. ANZ is a bank based in?1) Australia2) Argentina3) Afghanistan4) Angola

5) Austria

6. Whenever somebody needs foreign-currency against IndianRupee, banks give equivalent amount of desired currency based onprevalent?1) Bank Rate2) Currency rate3) policy rate4) exchange rate5) base rate

7. Banks recover term loan from the parties in EMIs. What the letter 'E' represents in the term?1) Easy2) Effective3) Equated



4) Essential5) Economical

8. Which of the following is NOT a scheduled Commercial Bank?1) IDBI Bank2) Axis Bank3) HDFC Bank4) NABARD5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

9. POSCO is a company which manufactures?1) Cement2) Penna products3) Sugar

4) Textiles5) Steel

10. The financial results of banks and other organizations normallyare expressed in quarters. What does Q -1 means?1) Results of January - March2) Performance during April-June3) Profits during July -September 4) The period when the profits were highest5) None

11. Which of the following certainly is an effort in the direction of Financial Inclusion?1) Internet Banking2) Anywhere Banking3) No-frills Accounts4) Foreign Currency Accounts5) All of these

12. Which of the following organizations has offered a credit of US$225 million to India to mitigate impact of cyclones?1) IMF2) World Bank3) WTO4 ) ADB5) UNESCO



13. Who amongst the following Padma Bhushan Awardees is afamous banker?1) Mr. Azim H. Premji2) Mrs. Kapila Vatsyayam3) Mrs. Chanda Kochhar 4) Mrs. Waheeda Rehman5) Mr. Brajesh Mishra

14. Wages to workers of which of the following is now revised and arebased on the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?1) MGNREGA2) Anganwadi workers3) Teachers involved in Operation Black Board4) Health workers in Rural Areas

5) None of these

15. Which of the following Acts is specially launched to facilitatebanks in recovery of bad loans?1) RBI Act2) Banking Regulation Act3) Companies Act4) Income Tax Act5) SARFAESI Act

16. The financial assistance or loans of Rs.10,000/- by a bank very asmall borrower will be called?1) Business finance2) Govt Finance3) Micro finance4) Small finance5) KYC finance

17. What does letter 'P' denote in the term 'PAN' issued by theIncome Tax Department?1) Provisional2) Private3) Personal4) Permanent5) Postal



18. The Head Office of the Unique Identification Authority of India islocated in ?1) Bangalore2) Mumbai3) New Delhi4) Chennai5) Hyderabad

19. As decided by the Govt. of India, home States will now get moreshares in Power Generation. This will be upto __ 1) 25%2) 30%3) 40%4) 50%

5) 65%

20. Who amongst the following can NOT work as a Business Corres-pondent, as given in the scheme launched by the banks?1) Kirana Store2) Post Office3) Self Help Group4) A Bank Officer 5) Cooperative Society

21. Some banks are financing big projects like construction of Roads/Bridges etc. Financing to such projects means banks arehelping exactly in?1) Infrastructure Development 2) Project Management3) Developing Core Sector Industry4) Financial Inclusion5) All of these

22. As we know lot of new concepts are being used in the field of banking these days. Which of the following is NOT one such conc-ept/product directly associated with banks?1) E-payment2) SMS Alert3) ATM Debit Card4) Demat Account5) Number Portability



23. Which of the following is NOT a Nationalized Bank ?1) UBI2) CBI3) Yes Bank4) Syndicate Bank5) Indian Bank

24. As predicted by the World Bank, Indian economy will grow faster than which of the following countries in 2012?1) China2) USA3) Japan4) France

5) Germany

25. Who amongst the following cannot open an account in any bankin India?1) One who is not earning regularly2) A House wife3) A student of l0th Standard4) A farmer who owns a small piece of land5) An individual who is well to do out his source of income is notknown

26. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bankof Punjab ?1) ICICI Bank2) IDBI Bank3) HDFC Bank4) AXIS Bank5) None of these

27. Inflation has become a major area of concern in India these days.What measures do the Government of India/ RBI norm-ally take tocontrol the same?

A) Fixation of Maximum Prices of the CommoditiesB) System of Dual pricesC) Increase in Supply of food grainsD) Control on credit and liquidity in market



1) Only A2) Only B3) Only C4) Only B, C and D5) All of these

28. Which state government announ-ced that each village in the Statewith a population of 250 would be declared a "revenue village" for facilitating its development ?1) West Bengal2) Orissa3) Rajasthan4) Haryana5) None

29. Who among the following is the author of the novel "WithoutDreams"?1) Shahbano Bilgrami2) Saeed Mirza3) Javed Akhtar 4) Shabana Azmi5) None

30. The Government of India has set up Price Stabilisation Fund for

four commodities. Which of the following is NOT covered by thescheme ?1) Tobacco2) Coffee3) Rubber 4) Tea5) Jute

31. The organizing committee of FIFA World Cup announced thename of the country selected to host the event to be organized in2014. Who is the host chosen for the same ?1) Russia2) Venzeula3) Bolivia4) Peru5) Brazil



32. Who among the following is the author of the book :'Half a life'?1) Mark Tully2) Deepak Chopra3) Chetan Bhagat4) Ved Mehta5) V.S. Neipaul

33. In which one of the following states, village level marketingplatform has been set up for the first time in the country?1) Haryana2) Maharashtra3) Gujarath4) Bihar

5) Kerala

34. With which one of the following sports, the name of ParupalliKashyap is associated?1) Chess2) Tennis3) Badminton4) Athletics5) None of these

35. While passing the Finance Bill the Finance Minister agreed to withdraw the controversial 'misery tax' on healthcare from the taxproposals. What did this 'misery tax relate to?1) Expenditure tax for luxury treatment2) Service tax on air conditioned hospitals and diagnostics3) Sales tax on expensive healthcare4) GST on costly hospital and medical treatment5) None

Answers:1) 5 2) 1 3) 2 4) 5 5) 1 6)5 7) 3 8) 4 9) 5 10) 2 11) 3 12) 2 13) 3 14) 115) 4 16) 3 17) 4 18) 3 19) 4 20) 4 21) 1 22) 5 23) 3 24) 1 25) 3 26) 327) 5 28) 3 29) 3 30) 5 31) 5 32) 5 33) 3 34) 3 35) 2

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