Ga Questions for Rbi Asst. Exam

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01. Which of the following sections of the Information Technology Act pertains to punishment for sending offensive messages through communications? 1) Section 79 2) Section 46 3) Section 43 A 4) Section 66 A 5) None of these Which of the following states has recently given five per cent reservation to Special Backward Classes (SBC) in addition to 21 per cent quota given to Other Backward Classes (OBC) category? 1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Rajasthan 4) Bihar 5) None of these Who among the following won Hero Women’s Indian Open golf tournament for a record third time? 1) Pornanong Phatlum 2) Nalini Singh Siwach 3) Sharmilla Nicollet 4) Vani Kapoor 5) None of these International Day of People with Disabilities is celebrated on which of the following dates? 1) December 1 2) December 2 3) December 3 4) December 4 5) None of these Renminbi is the currency of which of the following countries? 1) China 2) North Korea 3) South Korea 4) Japan 5) None of these Which of the following names is not associated with the operations of the defence forces in India? 1) Sukhoi-30 2) MIG-29 3) Tejas 4) SARAS 5) None of these Which of the following is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) at present? 1) 10% 2) 15% 3) 20% 4) 23% 5) 33% Which of the following British multinational pharmaceutical companies was recently denied patent cover for its lung cancer drug Gefitinib? 1) Astra Zeneca 2) Johnson and Johnson 3) Pfizer 4) Roche 5) None of these Delhi Government has decided to start which of the following food security schemes covering about two lakh families, which will be paid a monthly sum of ` 600 each? 1) Annapurna 2) Antyodaya 3) Annashree 4) Annadata 5) None of these Name the ex-Prime Minister of Kosovo who was recently cleared of murder and torture charges during the 1990s war of independence, by the United Nations war crimes court. 1) Hashim Thaci 2) Ramush Haradinaj 3) Kosovar Albanians 4) Magodonga Mahlangu 5) None of these Which of the following is the most preferred cross-border trade point between India and Pakistan from where the maximum transactions take place? 1) Bikaner 2) Ganganagar 3) Wagah 4) Muzaffarabad 5) None of these Which of the following is the biggest programme launched for school children and has been very successful? 1) Antyodaya Yojana 2) Food for work 3) Mid-Day Meal 4) ASHA 5) None of these Davis Cup is associated with which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Hockey 3) Lawn Tennis 4) Football 5) None of these DBS Bank is based in which of the following countries? 1) UK 2) Singapore 3) Taiwan 4) South Korea 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are true about the former Prime Minister of India, IK Gujral, who died recently? 1) He was a freedom fighter. 2) He was the twelfth Prime Minister of India. 3) He authored a foreign policy doctrine called “Gujral Doctrine”. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) In a bid to facilitate travel by bona fide people and reduce the scope for misuse of tickets by touts, Indian Railways has made which of the following mandatory? 1) Carrying i-card for passengers of all reserved compartments 2) Booking tickets only from railway counters 3) Booking of only one passenger on a ticket 4) Only two tickets per person per month 5) None of these Which of the following batsmen recently became the first Indian to hit three triple centuries in first class cricket? 1) Rahul Dravid 2) WS Laxman 3) Ravindra Jadeja 4) Suresh Raina 5) None of these

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18. The Competition Commission of India has decided to look into the common interest rate (4% ) being paid by which of the following banks on savings bank deposits despite the rate being deregulated by the RBI in October 2011? 1) All private sector banks 2) All public sector banks 3) All foreign banks 4) All co-operative banks 5) None of these Which of the following State Assemblies recently created history by unanimously adopting a Bill to give legislative backing to the Sub-Plans for the disadvantaged SCs and STs with a mandatory provision for allocation of nearly a fourth of the State’s annual plan of the budget? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these The apex court of which of the following countries, along with the press, joined rebellions against the President recently, further intensifying the country’s latest political crisis? 1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Greece 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is located in which of the following cities? 1) Mumbai 2) Kolkata 3) Hyderabad 4) Jaipur 5) New Delhi Many a time we read in financial newspapers about the performance of the “core sectors” in the economy. Which of the following is NOT included in the same? 1) Coal 2) Automobiles 3) Steel 4) Cement 5) Oil & Petroleum India is all set to send 21 SSB personnel to which of the following countries to guard its embassy and also has issued travel advisory for its citizens to leave the country and avoid non-essential travel to it? 1) Egypt 2) Yemen 3) Syria 4) Greece 5) None of these Which of the following millionaire software tycoons, the man behind a popular anti-virus computer software, has been in hiding since November after his American neighbour was shot dead? 1) Gregory Faull 2) John McAfee 3) William D Green 4) Ben Verwaayen 5) None of these All the schools, including private, public and even minority ones, which have been allotted government land, have to provide .reservation in all classes to students belonging to Economically, Weaker Sections (EWS). What is the quota fixed for EWS students? 1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent 3) 20 per cent 4) 25 per cent 5) None of these Which of the following mining conglomerates has announced to shut its one-million-tonne aluminium refinery at Odisha’s Lanjigarh, citing severe shortage of bauxite as the reason? 1) Pennar Aluminium 2) Hindalco 3) PG Foils 4) Vedanta 5) None of these We often read about CRISIL and ICRA in newspapers. These are 1) brokerage firms 2) credit rating agencies 3) mutual funds 4) telecommunication service providers 5) None of these Which of the following programmes has been launched for creating infrastructure and basic amenities in rural parts of our country? 1) Janani Suraksha Yojana 2) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 3) Swarnjayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana 4) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 5) Bharat Nirman Which of the following is NOT a banking-related term? 1) SME Finance 2) Overdraft 3) Drawing power 4) Sanctioning Authority 5) Equinox “The Doing Business Report” is prepared by which of the following organisations every year? 1) Asian Development Bank 2) World Bank 3) International Monetary Fund 4) World Trade Organisation 5) None of these The Standing Committee on Finance headed by Yashwant Sinha has recommended that CSR should be mandatory for all the companies. CSR stands for 1) Company Social Representation 2) Company Service Responsibility 3) Corporate Social Responsibility 4) Corporate Security Responsibility 5) None of these The Supreme Court of India recently issued guidelines to curb eve-teasing. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the guidelines issued? 1) It has directed all States and Union Territories to establish helplines in cities and towns within three months.

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2) It has directed them to deploy women police officers in plain clothes near public places. 3) It has appealed to women to avoid stopping at public places to escape such incidents. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) Only 2) and 3) What is the current rank of India in the Corruption Perception Index 2012 released by Transparency International (TI) ? TI ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. 1) 43 2) 69 3) 72 4) 94 5) None of these Vani Kapoor is associated with which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Golf 3) Badminton 4) Archery 5) None of these United Nations’ General Assembly granted which of the following status to Palestine recently? 1) Non-member observer state 2) Member state 3) Non-member observer entity 4) Original member 5) None of these Food Business Operators (FBOs) with a yearly turnover of more than ` 12 lakh are required to obtain a licence to run their business from which of the following authorities? 1) Bureau of Indian Standard 2) Agmark Registration Authority 3) Food Safety and Standard Authority of India 4) FPO Certification Authority 5) None of these Which of the following countries defeated Sri Lanka recently, levelling the Test series and registering its first Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years? 1) New Zealand ) Australia 3) Bangladesh 4) South Africa 5) None of these Which of the following bourses received approval as the third stock exchange of India from SEBI? It will deal in equities, equity futures and options, interest-rate futures and some types of debt instruments. 1) Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) 2) MCX Stock Exchange Ltd (MCX-SX) 3) Delhi Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE) 4) National Commodity and Derivative Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) 5) None of these Oslo, which was in news recently for an Indian couple being sentenced to jail terms for maltreatment of their child, is the capital city of .which of the following countries? 1) Switzerland 2) Canada 3) Egypt 4) Norway 5) None of these Name the joint naval exercise between India and Russia held in Mumbai recently which started in year 2003 and is being conducted every two years. 1) INDRA 2) SAMPRITI 3) VARUN Anaval exercises 4) RED FLAG exercise 5) None of these Name the CIA (US) director who recently resigned amid allegations of extramarital affair with his biographer disclosed in an investigation by FBI. (1) Paula Broadwell (2) David Petraeus (3) Chris Stevens (4) Auguste Rodin (5) None of these Who among the following is the writer of the book titled The Wave Rider? He/She is also the founder of rediffmail.com. (1) Ajit Balakrishnan (2) Priya Sheth (3) NS Vageesh (4) Vartika Nanda (5) None of these Who among the following chief ministers travelled to Pakistan on a week-long visit on the invitation of the Pakistan government? (1) Parkash Singh Badal (2) Nitish Kumar (3) Bhupendra Singh Huda (4) Omar Abdullah (5) None of these Which of the following best defines repo rate? (1) It is the rate at which banks lend to customers. (2) It is the rate at which RBI pays interest to banks for their deposits with it. (3) It is the rate at which banks borrow from RBI. (4) It is the rate at which banks lend to their most valued customers. (5) None of these Name the present Minister of State for Tourism who hails from Andhra Pradesh. (1) MM Pallam Raju (2) K Chiranjeevi (3) Killi Kruparani (4) P Balram Naik (5) Anam Ramanarayana Reddy Who among the following has written the book titled Swaraj? (1) VS Naipaul (2) Sushma Swaraj (3) Arvind Kejriwal (4) Kiran Bedi (5) None of these

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47. Consider the following commodities with respect to minimum support price (MSP) (A) Sugar (B) Cotton (C) Wheat MSP is announced by the government for which of the above commodities? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) All (A), (B) and (C) Name the renowned literary critic and educator who has been given the prestigious Kyoto Prize in the ‘Arts and Philosophy’ category recently? (1) Ivan Sutherland (2) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (3) Yoshinori Ohsumi (4) Gayatri Joshi (5) None of these Consider the following with respect to Debit Cards: (A) These cards can be used at point of sale centres. (B) Banks earn huge amount as penalties for defaulting payments through these cards. (C) It can be used for normal withdrawals. Which of the above cannot be feature (s) of a Debit Card? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (B) and (C) Which of the following ministries gives Dada Saheb Phalke Award? (1) Ministry of Science and Technology (2) Ministry of HR Development (3) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (4) Ministry of Finance (5) None of these Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? (1) Indonesia (2) Vietnam (3) Malaysia (4) Laos (5) None of these Which of the following sections of the Information Technology Act pertains to punishment for sending offensive messages through communications? (1) Section 79 (2) Section 46 (3) Section 43 A (4) Section 66A (5) None of these JNNURM stands for (1) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (2) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Rehabilitation Mission (3) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Reconstruction Mission (4) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Referral Mission (5) None of these The new Companies Bill makes it mandatory for certain companies to spend what per cent of their average net profits in three preceding financial years towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? (1) One per cent (2) Two per cent (3) Three per cent (4) Five per cent (5) None of these The 17th SAARC Summit was held in November 2011 in Addu City, Maldives. Which of the following countries will host the 18th summit scheduled in 2013? (1) Nepal (2) Sri Lanka (3) Bhutan (4) Bangladesh (5) Afghanistan World Health Organisation suspended its polio campaign in Pakistan recently. What was the reason behind the suspension of the campaign? (1) Refusal of Pakistan government to contribute its share in the campaign (2) Killing of eight polio activists recently by militant groups (3) People of Pakistan allege that polio drops will make their kids impotent. (4) UN withdrew its support under pressure from the US. (5) None of these The Kudankulam nuclear plant in India is being set up with the help of which of the following countries? (1) US (2) Russia (3) France (4) Sweden (5) None of these Somdev Devvarman is associated with which of the following games? (1) Tennis (2) Badminton (3) Squash (4) Snooker (5) Billiards Who among the following has recently been appointed the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India? (1) Gangadhar Darbha (2) Urjit Patel (3) DK Mittal (4) Anand Sinha (5) None of these The US president Barack Obama has nominated who among the following to replace Hillary Clinton as the next Secretary of State? (1) John Kerry (2) Patrick Leahy (3) Chuck Schumer (4) Jon Kyi (5) None of these

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61. The State Bank of India has signed an MoU to set up a $ 2-billion consortium to promote direct investment with which of the following Russian sovereign wealth funds? (1) Revenue Regulation Fund (2) Sovereign Investment Authority (3) Investment Corporation (4) Russian Direct Investment Fund (5) None of these Tejendra Khanna holds which of the following posts at present? (1) DGP of Delhi Police (2) Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (3) Home Secretary of India (4) Foreign Secretary of India (5) None of these Recently, who has won the seventh Women’s World Open squash title, which is her fifth title in a row? (1) Laura Massaro (2) Delia Arnold (3) Nicol David (4) Dipika Pallikal (5) None of these Which of the following countries has launched the world’s largest high-speed rail line which covers a distance of 2,298 km in mere eight hours? (1) Germany (2) US (3) South Korea (4) Japan (5) China The Union Cabinet has approved setting up a Commission of Inquiry to identify lapses and fix responsibility for the unfortunate gang-rape of a 23-year old student in Delhi recently. It will be headed by (1) Usha Mehra (2) Usha Chaturvedi (3) JS Verma (4) Neeraj Kumar (5) None of these IKEA is all set to enter Indian retail market as a single-brand retail company. This Swedish company deals in (1) Grocery (2) Furniture and home accessories (3) Fresh fruit and vegetables (4) Apparels (5) None of these . Indians lost the final match of Asian Champions Trophy hockey to (1) Malaysia (2) Bangladesh (3) Pakistan (4) Sri Lanka (5) None of these The GDP growth during 12th five-year plan is projected at (1) 8 per cent (2) 8.2 per cent (3) 9 per cent (4) 9.2 per cent (5) None of these Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial parliamentary legislation which bans the adoption of Russian children by (1) British families (2) German families (3) American families (4) Chinese families (5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to NBFCs: (A) All NBFCs are entitled to accept public demand deposits. (B) An NBFC cannot issue cheques drawn on itself. (C) Deposit insurance facility of DICGC is not available for NBFC deposits. Which of the above statements is/are correct about NBFCs? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (B) and (C) Which of the following statements is/are correct about South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)? (1) The SAFTA Agreement was signed on 6th January 2904 during the Twelfth SAARC Summit held in Islamabad, Pakistan. (2) SAFTA requires all the participating countries to reduce customs duties of all traded goods to zero by the year 2012. (3) Afghanistan, as the 8th member state of the SAARC, has also ratified the SAFTA protocol. (4) Only (1) and (3) (5) Only (2) and (3) The tax levied on the manufacture or production of goods is called (1) Value Added Tax (2) Customs Duty (3) Sales Tax (4) Excise Duty (5) None of these The source (s) of revenue of the state governments is/ are (1) entertainment tax (2) land revenue (3) excise duty on intoxicants (4) Only (1) and (2) (5) All (1), (2) and (3) FIDE is an international organisation and the governing body of international competition of which of the following games? (1) Formula One (2) Football (3) Baseball (4) Chess (5) None of these What is India’s current ranking in the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2012 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)? (1) First (2) Third (3) Sixth (4) Seventh (5) Ninth

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76. The eight core sector industries - crude oil, petroleum refinery products, natural gas, fertilisers, coal, electricity, cement and finished steel - have a weight of _____ in the overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP) at present. (1) 33.5 per cent (2) 37.9 per cent (3) 46.6 per cent (4) 51.2 per cent (5) 67.8 per cent Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Women’s World Cup scheduled to begin on January 31? (1) The ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 will be played in India. This will be the third time that India has hosted Women’s World Cup in 50-over format. (2) India has named Mithali Raj as the captain of the 15-member women’s cricket squad for the World Cup. (3) This is the eleventh edition of the Women’s World Cup tournament. (4) Only (1) and (2) (5) Only (2) and (3) Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), an armed rebel group, is active in which of the following countries? It had recently captured an army base and the army used helicopters to get their camp back. (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sudan (4) Mali (5) None of these Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveiled India’s fourth Science Policy at the centenary edition of the Indian Science Congress held in (1) New Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Kolkata (4) Chennai (5) Bangalore Rajkeswur Purryag, who visited India recently as the first foreign leader to visit India in 2013, is the President of (1) Mauritius (2) Fiji (3) Nepal (4) Trinidad and Tobago (5) Surinam In which of the following countries tens of thousands of citizens gathered in the streets of Phnom Penh for the funeral of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, whose body was kept on display at the royal palace for nearly three months before an official funeral? (1) Vietnam (2) Cambodia (3) Thailand (4) The Philippines (5) None of these Recently, the US warned Syria not to transfer weapons to terrorist group Hezbollah, saying such moves will further destabilise the region. Hezbollah group is active in (1) Lebanon (2) Egypt (3) Jordan (4) Iraq (5) None of these The Government of India is providing an identity card to each one of its citizens with his/her personal details and identity marks. It is being implemented through which of the following organisations? (1) Election Commission of India (2) Ministry of Home Affairs (3) Unique Identification Authority of India (4) Ministry of Science and Technology (5) None of these Which of the following is not a banking-related term? (1) Creditor (2) Outstanding amount (3) Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (4) Centre Pass (5) Dishonour Who among the following has been appointed the new director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) ? (1) SC Chetal (2) PR Vasudev Rao (3) RK Sinha (4) Sekhar Basu (5) None of these Which of the following airlines is all set to buy a stake in Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways? (1) Air Arabia (2) Al Jaber Aviation (3) Etihad Airlines (4) Emirates Airlines (5) None of these Recently, the Cabinet has approved a revival package for ailing public sector unit Scooters India Ltd (SIL). The revival package includes the infusion of about _____ in the company. (1) ` 200crore (2) ` 250crore (3) ` 275crore (4) ` 300 crore (5) None of these When a bank finances in international business, it will come under which of the following? (1) Retail Banking (2) Core Banking (3) Trade Finance (4) Micro Finance (5) None of these Banks provide which of the following products to make instant loan facility available to the farmers? (1) Kisan Credit Card (2) Crop Loan Scheme (3) KrishiBimaYojana (4) All the above (5) None of these Every year 2 lakh school children in the age group of 10 to 15 years studying in government or nongovernment schools are given the INSPIRE Awards aimed at fostering science leaders of tomorrow. What is the expanded form of INSPIRE? (1) Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (2) Initiative for Science Pursuit and Inspired Research

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(3) Innovative and Scientific Performance for Inspired Research (4) Innovative and Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research (5) None of these Who among the following was the non-playing captain of Indian men’s tennis squad for the Davis Cup tie against South Korea held in New Delhi recently? (1) Gaurav Natekar (2) Leander Paes (3) Anand Amritraj (4) Shiv Prakash Misra (5) None of these The controversial film Vishwaroopam, which is a spy thriller written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, is basically a/an (1) Tamil film (2) Telugu film (3) Kannada film (4) Hindi film (5) English film Who among the following is not a member of the present Union Cabinet? (1) Ambika Soni (2) Jyotiraditya Scindia (3) Chiranjeevi (4) Rahul Gandhi (5) Sachin Pilot The market value of all final goods and services produced in a given year within the geographical boundaries of the country is termed as (1) Gross Domestic Product (2) Gross National Saving (3) Gross Net Product (4) Net Domestic Product (5) None of these In which of the following games does Purav Raja represent India? (1) Cricket (2) Badminton (3) Tennis (4) Shooting (5) Archery Which of the following auto majors has become the world’s top-selling auto company in 2012? (1) General Motors (2) Volkswagen (3) Toyota Motor Corp (4) Renault (5) Hyundai Which of the following groups of workers has proved a very effective way of providing micro finance by banks to the rural people and poor in India? (1) Accredited Social Health Activists (2) Self Help Groups (3) ShikshaMitra (4) Swasthya Mitra (5) None of these Which of the following acts was enacted to help the government manage its budgeted finance and fiscal deficit? (1) Banking Regulation Act (2) Negotiable Instruments Act (3) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (4) Foreign Exchange Management Act (5) Competition Act The loss of the space shuttle Columbia was commemorated by NASA recently. It had met with an accident a decade ago, killing its entire crew aboard, including Kalpana Chawla. Which of the following is/ are the space shuttles from NASA that also met with an accident? (1) Apollo 1. (2) Challenger (3) Endeavour (4) Both (1) and (2) (5) All (1), (2) and (3) Battling debts and litigations for years, which of the following tyre-makers was ordered by the Calcutta High Court recently to wind up its operations? (1) Dunlop (2) Modi Rubber (3) Continental Corporation (4) Alliance Tyre Company Ltd (5) None of these Name the Major of the Bihar Regiment who is the sole awardee of the Kirti Chakra, the nation’s second-highest peacetime gallantry medal, in the Republic Day awards’ list this year. (1) Anup Joseph Manjali (2) Krishan Kumar (3) Anil Kumar (4) Rajeshvar Singh (5) ARahulRamesh Which of the following operations is conducted after a gap of every ten years? (1) Economic Survey (2) General Census (3) Compilation of Human Development Index (4) Agriculture Survey (5) None of these The government and the RBI are making all efforts to provide banking facilities to all the villages in the country. This effort is a part of which of the following? (1) PURA (2) Pradhan Mantri Swarojgar Yojna (3) Pradhan Mantri Aadarsh Gram Yojna (4) Financial Inclusion (5) None of these Which of the following defines ‘Money Laundering’? (1) Conversion of money which is illegally obtained (2) Conversion of assets into cash (3) Conversion of gold into cash (4) Conversion of cash into gold (5) None of these

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105. Who among the following is the author of the book titled Economic Policies and India’s Reform Agenda: New Thinking’? (1) Subir Gokarn (2) C Rangarajan (3) YV Reddy (4) Bimal Jalan (5) Duvvuri Subbarao Who has emerged as the highest-bid player in the recent auction for the sixth edition of IPL? The allrounder has grabbed a whopping one-million-dollar (around ` 5.3 cr) deal with Mumbai Indians. (1) Thisara Perera (2) Glenn Maxwell (3) RP Singh (4) Michael Clarke (5) None of these Which of the following taxes/levies is collected by the states in India? (1) Tax on motor vehicles (2) Educational cess (3) Tax on hotels (4) Tax on wealth (5) All the above The President has given his assent to the ordinance mandating harsher punishment for offenders in sexual assault cases and the amended law came into force immediately. The ordinance introduces which of the following as specific offences under the Indian Penal Code? (1) Voyeurism (2) Stalking (3) Disrobing of women (4) Acid attacks (5) All the above Which of the following countries has emerged as the number one team in Test Cricket once again in the latest ICC rankings released in Dubai? (1) Pakistan (2) India (3) Australia (4) England (5) South Africa The headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) is located in which of the following cities? (1) New Delhi (2) Colombo (3) Dhaka (4) Kathmandu (5) None of these NAV is a term generally associated with the schemes floated by which of the following institutions? (1) Banks (2) Mutual Funds (3) Credit Societies (4) Merchant Bankers (5) None of these Recently, India held a partnership meet with Ras Al Kheimah, one of the seven emirates of the UAE. Which of the following is not among the seven emirates of UAE? (1) Bahrain (2) Dubai (3) Abu Dhabi (4) Umm Al Qaiwain (5) Ajman The president of Egypt and one of the world’s most sought-after leaders, _____, will visit India in March. (1) Mohamed Morsi (2) Hosni Mubarak (3) Bashar al-Assad (4) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (5) None of these Which of the following is not a private bank functioning in India? (1) HDFC Bank (2) ICICI Bank (3) Yes Bank (4) IDBI Bank (5) None of these Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development? (1) Mid Day Meal Scheme (2) JananiSurakshaYojana (3) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (4) Indira AwaasYojana (5) None of these Indian currency market is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the ‘currency futures’ are jointly regulated by the RBI and (1) IRDA (2) NABARD (3) SIDBI (4) Ministry of Finance (5) SEBI Current repo rate and cash reserve ratio (CRR) are _____ and ____ respectively. (1) 4 percent, 7.75 percent (2) 7.75 per cent, 4 per cent (3) 8 per cent, 4.25 per cent (4) 7.50 percent, 3.75 percent (5) None of these The Cabinet has recently approved the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)for TAPI Pipeline Project. The SPV was proposed by Turkmenistan and has been approved by Pakistan as well as Afghanistan. Which of the following will work as the SPV for the project? (1) TAPI Ltd (2) GAIL India Ltd (3) Dragon Oil (4) GAC Marine (5) None of these The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), a distributed computing project designed to hunt for a particular kind of prime number, has identified the world’s largest prime number yet. The new prime number will have over _____ digits. (1) 13 million (2) 14 million (3) 16 million (4) 17 million (5) None of these Name the Indian-American businessman and the chairman of USINDIA Forum who has been felicitated with the prestigious ‘Minority Business Leader Award’ recently by the prestigious US journal, Dallas Business Journal, for his accomplishments in the field of business. (1) Krishnakant Dave (2) Shaji K Daniel (3) Peter K Patel (4) Ashok Mago (5) None of these

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121. The Prime Minister-headed Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the name of who among the following as head of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) ? 1) NehchalSandhu 2) SyedAsif Ibrahim 3) Yashovardhan Azad 4) RN Gupta 5) None of these Noted anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal launched his political party recently. What is the name of his party? 1) India Against Corruption 2) Swaraj Party 3) Aam Aadmi Party 4) AamAadmiDal 5) None of these The Reserve Bank of India takes which of the following measures when it intends to ease the liquidity crunch in the country? (A) It prints and supplies additional currency notes in the market. (B) It takes steps to increase the flow of foreign direct investment. (C) It reduces Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) . 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and(C) Consider the following programmes: (A) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (B) Navodaya Vidyalaya (C) Ultra Mega Power Project Which of the above programmes is/are being implemented in all the districts of the country? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following statements is/are true about Delhi Government’s ambitious project to make Delhi a kerosene-free state? (A) All BPL, AAY and JRC card holders who were getting kerosene from PDS shops in the capital, will be beneficiaries of this scheme. (B) The beneficiary families will get free LPG cylinders and gas stoves under this scheme. (C) The scheme at a cost of over ` 100 crore will make Delhi the first kerosene-free state in the country. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has identified Machilipatnam to be developed as the new launch site for missiles. It is situated in which of the following states? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Kerala 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are correct about the recent clashes between police and loyalist protesters in Thailand? 1) The protesters belong to Pitak Siam Group led by retired military general Boonlert Kaewrasit. 2) The loyalists are accusing the Prime Minister of corruption and disloyalty to Thailand’s monarchy. 3) These protests are aimed at ending democracy and establishing a military regime. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) The Hollywood movie Zero Dark Thirty is based on which of the following topics? 1) The hunt for Osama Bin Laden 2) Spying the nuclear programme going on in Iran 3) Attack on World Trade Center 4) Killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl 5) None of these Who among the following has won the recent Presidential election in Sierra Leone? 1) Julius Maada Bio 2) Ernest Koroma 3) Christiana Thorpe 4) Choummaly Sayasone 5) None of these The Iron Dome was in news recently regarding Fajr V rockets fired at Israel by the Hamas. What is Iron Dome? 1) It is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . 2) It is a system that intercepts rockets and artillery shells with ranges of up to 70 km. 3) It is a multi-barrel rocket launching system. 4) It is a missile defence system. 5) None of these International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will convene the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) at which of the following places 3-14 December 2012? 1) Dubai 2) Geneva 3) Hague 4) Tripoli 5) None of these

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132. Consider the following with respect to the description of the Capital Market: (A) Stock Markets and Bond Markets (B) Banks and Insurance Companies (C) RBI and Nationalized Banks Capital Market comprises which of the above? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) IBSA is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among the member countries. Consider the following countries with respect to this organization: (A) India (B) Bangladesh (C) South Africa (D) Brazil Which of the following countries is NOT a member of IBSA? 1) (A) 2) (B) 3) (C) 4) (D) 5) All are members The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were officially established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000 and all the member states have agreed to achieve these goals by the year 2015. Which of the following is NOT one of the Millennium Development Goals set by United Nations? (A) Achieve Universal Primary Education (B) Improve Computer Literacy (C) Environmental Sustainability (D) Combat HIV/AIDS 1) (A) 2) (B) 3) (C) 4) (D) 5) All are Millennium Development Goals ASEAN India Car Rally 2012, which was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and CII and which started at Yogyakarta in Indonesia, ended in which of the following places? 1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Kolkata 4) Guwahati 5) None of these Which of the following practices by a bank will be termed as cross-selling? 1) Selling a housing loan to a deposit customer 2) Selling a deposit product to a personal-loan customer 3) Selling a credit card to a debit card holder 4) Both 1) and 3) 5) All the above Which of the following bourses in India, the oldest Asian stock exchange, has appointed a panel to select investment bankers for its public issue which is slated to hit the market soon? 1) BSE 2) NSE 3) MCX-SX 4) NCDEX 5) None of these Name the Red Bull driver who has become Formula One champion for the third time in a row. 1) Michael Schumacher 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Fernando Alonso 4) Sebastian Vettel 5) None of these Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs). Consider the following with respect to SIPs: (A) Mutual Funds (B) Small Savings Schemes in Post Offices (C) National Pension Fund (D) National Savings Certificates SIPs are an investment option operated in which of the above fields? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) The Indian government has been subsidizing many industries and products since Independence. It provides subsidy on which of the following commodities? (A) Fertilizers (B) Seeds (C) Tractors 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) None of these We often read about the term NPA in newspapers. Consider the following with respect to NPA of banks: (A) It stands for Non-Performing Assets. (B) The net non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banking sector in India are increasing at an alarming rate and may cross ` 2 lakh crore for the fiscal year ending March 2013. (C) It refers to such assets of banks which remain idle with them as banks fail to lend them due to lack of demand in the market.

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Which of the above statements are correct with regard to NPAs? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Who among the following has been appointed as the new CEO and Managing Director of the National Stock Exchange? 1) Chitra Ramakrishnan 2) Ravi Narain 3) Ambarish Datta 4) Madhu Kannan 5) None of these Who has been appointed as the new President and Managing Director of automaker Ford India? 1) Michael Boneham 2) Joginder Singh 3) Paul Thomas 4) Karl Slym 5) None of these International player Monty Panesar is associated with which of the following games? 1) Hockey 2) Cricket 3) Football 4) Basketball 5) None of these Consider the following statement with respect to FCRA: (A) It stands for Forward Contracts Regulation Act. (B) In commodity exchanges in India, Index Futures are not permitted, as some of the provisions of the FCRA do not allow the same. (C) It came into existence in 1952. Which of the above statements is/are correct about FCRA in India? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to the Indian Army, which is all set to have a dedicated aviation wing within it: (A) Army chief General Bikram Singh has approved the creation of a permanent cadre for the AAC (Army Aviation Corps) . (B) The Indian Army recently won a hard-fought turf war with the IAF to get heavy-duty “attack” helicopters of its own. (C) The US, China and Pakistan are the other countries that that have a dedicated aviation wing within their armies. Which of the above statements are correct? 1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (B) and (C) 3) Only (A) and (C) 4) All (A), (B) and (C) 5) None is true Consider the following statements with respect to the recent Supreme Court order to Sahara Group to pay ` 24000 crore to SEBI with interest within a week: (A) The Sahara Group had to pay this amount to SEBI till November 30, 2012 with interest for refunding money to investors. (B) Hearing the company’s plea, a two-judge bench dismissed its claim that SEBI refused to accept either the documents or the money. (C) Earlier the company had approached Securities Appellate Tribunal to direct the market regulator to accept the money but was turned away. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) A Chinese delegation recently visited India for the second India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue. Name the chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China who led the delegation. 1) Chen Jinhua 2) Zeng Peiyan 3) MaKai 4) Zhang Ping 5) None of these Which of the following Indian politicians has been included in the ‘Top Thinkers List 2012’ of the Foreign Policy magazine? 1) Sheila Dikshit 2) Narendra Modi 3) Navin Patnaik 4) Nitish Kumar 5) None of these Which of the following stock exchanges has extended its lead as the world’s top exchange in terms of the number of listed companies, outpacing major global peers? 1) London Stock Exchange 2) Nasdaq 3) NYSE 4) BSE 5) None of these Which of the following can be termed as a negotiable instrument? 1) P-Note 2) Bill of exchange 3) Cheque 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Which of the following is/are called white goods? 1) Dishwasher 2) Washing machine 3) Refrigerator 4) All the above 5) None of the above Which of the following countries recently cancelled the $500-million contract of GMR group to operate an international airport? 1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka 3) Maldives 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these

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154. Name the Indian-origin hedge fund manager who has been charged recently with participating in one of the most lucrative insider trading schemes. 1) Rajat Gupta 2) Mathew Martoma 3) Vivian Chandran 4) Sunny George Verghese 5) None of these Which of the following leaders was suspended by Bharatiya Janata Party recently? 1) Kesubhai Patel 2) Nitin Gadkari 3) BS Yeddyurappa 4) Ram Jethmalani 5) None of these Name the French minister who suggested that the steel giant Arcelor Mittal should be ousted from France, sparking a row. 1) Francois Hollande 2) Arnaud Montebourg 3) Boris Johnson 4) Mario Draghi 5) None of these The Enforcement Directorate will look into the alleged violation of foreign direct investment regulations by cash-and-carry retail chain Bharti Walmart and the e- commerce company 1) Flipkart Online Services 2) Jabong Online Services 3) Naaptol Baazar 4) Letsbuy 5) None of these What is the name of the first diesel car to be launched by Honda Motors in India? 1) Brio 2) City 3) Civic 4) Amaze 5) None of these Kindle is a tablet brand manufactured by which of the following companies? 1) Amazon 2) Google 3) Apple 4) Samsung 5) None of these Government has asked which of the following Co­operative Milk Marketing Federations to submit a proposal for the takeover of Delhi Milk Scheme? 1) Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation 2) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) 3) Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Ltd (COMFED) 4) Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation 5) None of these Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recently carried out test flight of which of the following fighter planes after upgrading it with the latest multi-mode radar, making it more capable? 1) MIG21 2) MIG29 3) Jaguar (Darin III) 4) Mirage 2000 5) None of these Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties is an office under which of the following ministries? 1) Ministry of External Affairs 2) Ministry of Commerce and Industry 3) Finance Ministry 4) Home Ministry 5) None of these FEMA is in news for its notification dealing with FDI in retail. It stands for 1) Foreign Enterprise Management Act 2) Foreign Exchange Management Act 3) Foreign Exchange Migration Act 4) Forward Exchange Management Act 5) None of these Which of the following initiatives is/are taken by the Government of India to boost the development of agriculture? (A) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (B) Fertiliser Subsidy Scheme (C) Public Distribution System (PDS) 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Serco Global Services, which is a leading global Business Process Outsourcing provider, is based in which of the following countries? 1) US 2) UK 3) Taiwan 4) India 5) None of these Which of the following states has been the top performer among the major states in terms of economic growth during the Eleventh Plan, which ended on March 31, 2012? 1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Bihar 5) None of these Decks have been cleared for setting up of which of the following boards to expedite projects entailing investment of ` 1, 000 crore and more? The board will have both monitoring and approval powers. 1) National Clearance Board 2) National Investment Board 3) Project Clearance Board 4) Central Board on Investment 5) None of these Which of the following media groups is locked in a battle of alleged extortion with Naveen Jindal? 1) ABP News 2) Zee News 3) News24 4) India TV 5) None of these Two women were arrested for texting, against the bandh organised after the death of Bal Thackeray, on which of the following social networking sites? 1) Orkut 2) Twitter 3) Facebook 4) Google+ 5) None of these

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170. Consider the following statements with respect to the Government’s approvals for Reliance Industries to develop KG-D6 block: (A) The approvals had been held up for years because of differences over the blocks’ audit by CAG of India. (B) RIL will start producing 15 million cubic metres of natural gas by next year. (C) The Government’s decision is seen as a step to make up the sharp decline in output by developing new fields. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) V Chandrasekhar and his wife have been sentenced by an Oslo court to 18-month and 15-month jail terms respectively for maltreating their child. The couple belongs to which of the following states of India? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Kerala 5) None of these Typhoon Bopha hit which of the following countries recently, killing several people and wreaking devastation? 1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Taiwan 4) Philippines 5) None of these We often come across the term SWIFT in financial newspapers. What is the expanded form of this term? 1) Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication 2) Secure Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication 3) Society for Worldwide Intra-bank Financial Transaction 4) Security for Worldwide Interbank Financial Transaction 5) None of these Indian companies are allowed to arrange funds from sources abroad through which of the following means? (A) External Commercial Borrowings (B) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (C) Preference Shares 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and(C) According to the Union Rural Development Ministry, caste census-based BPL list will be prepared by July 2013. The current BPL list was prepared in which of the following years? 1) 2001 2) 2002 3) 2005 4) 2011 5) None of these To which of the following state governments did the Union Government decide to hand over 12.5 acres of land of a defunct mill for building a memorial of BR Ambedkar? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Maharashtra 3) Rajasthan 4) Punjab 5) None of these The purpose(s) of public distribution system (PDS) is/are (A) to control the open market prices of various goods (B) to provide competitive prices to the produce of farmers (C) to provide food grain and other essential goods to people of weaker sections 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following statements is/are correct about initial public offering (IPO) ? (A) It is the first sale of stocks by a company to the public. (B) It is often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking the capital to expand, but can also be brought by large companies looking to become publicly traded. (C) It is a risky investment for investors as most IPOs are of companies going through a transitory growth period and their future values are uncertain. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Under which of the following agreements have aggrieved foreign investors, who have invested in telecommunication sector companies, served notice to Indian government for claim of damage? 1) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) 2) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) 3) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) 4) Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA) 5) None of these With which of the following countries has India signed a Bilateral Swap Agreement (BSA) recently? The agreement enables both the countries to swap their local currencies against the US dollar for an amount up to $ 15 billion. 1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) China 4) France 5) Germany

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181. India has signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with many countries. What is/are the objective(s) of FTAs? (A) Their primary purpose is to reduce the relevance of national borders related to international trade. (B) To promote more business between the two countries (C) FTAs are intended to stimulate trade between countries by reducing or eliminating restrictions such as tariffs, quotas, special fees and taxes. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A) and (B) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Name the consortium of Indian miners and steel companies which is all set to sign the final contract with the Afghan government for exploration of iron-ore deposits at Hajigak as soon as the new mineral policy of Afghanistan is drafted and approved. 1) Indo-Afghan Iron and Steel Company Ltd 2) Afghan Iron & Steel Company Ltd (AFISCO) 3) United Iron and Steel Company Ltd 4) Afghan Natural Resources Ltd 5) None of these Name the chairperson of the African Union (AU) who has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to deploy an international force in Mali as hard-line Islamist groups have seized control of an area over there. 1) Salva Kiir Mayardit 2) Jacob Zuma 3) Goodluck Jonathan 4) Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma 5) None of these The Government introduced Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) in the current budget to encourage small and retail investors to invest in stocks. Under this scheme, up to what amount of investment in a year are tax benefits provided to new investors? 1) ` 25,000 2) ` 50,000 3) ` 75,000 4) ` 1 lakh 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are true about BSE, the oldest stock exchange of India? 1) It has appointed 14 merchant bankers, including five foreign investment bankers, for the IPO of its shares. 2) Ashish Chauhan is the newly appointed CEO and MD of BSE. 3) Once listed, it will become the first security exchange in the country that investors can bet on. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) What do you mean by Financial Inclusion? (A) Easy access to bank accounts for all to park their savings (B) Availability of cheap credits by means of appropriately designed loans for poor and low-income households and small entrepreneurs (C) Making basic financial products like insurance accessible to all 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following is/are renewable source(s) of energy? (A) Wind (B) Solar (C) Geothermal Energy 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) On which of the following grounds has the Sports Ministry of India withdrawn recognition of Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and Archery Association of India (AAI) ? 1) Election irregularities 2) Non-performance of sportsmen and sportswomen 3) Lack of transparency in the fund management 4) Failing to curb doping incidences 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are correct about Navratna PSUs? (A) It is not required for a Navratna PSU to take the government’s permission for investments of up to ` 1,000 crore in a joint venture or wholly-owned subsidiary. (B) If a Navratna status company makes consecutive losses for 2 years, it would lose its Navratna status. (C) MTNL, which operates in Delhi and Mumbai, is not a Navratna PSU and is trying its best to get this status. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A) and (B) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

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190. Who among the following has never been the Finance Minister of India? 1) Dr Manmohan Singh 2) P Chidambaram 3) Yashwant Sinha 4) Pranab Mukherjee 5) Kamal Nath Consider the following with respect to services tax: (A) Insurance and medical services (B) Hotel and air travel services (C) Currency exchange and legal services Services tax is applied on which of the above services? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the State Advised Price (SAP) and Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) announced for sugarcane for a particular season? (A) SMP is fixed on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission on Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) whereas SAP is announced by some state governments. (B) SMPs are higher than SAPs. (C) Central Government fixes the SMP of sugarcane for each sugar season under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 for sugar factories. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) Who is the author of the recently published book Durbar? 1) Amitav Ghosh 2) Tavleen Singh 3) Amit Chaudhuri 4) Arundhati Roy 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are NOT TRUE with respect to Monetary Policy? (A) It is an array of the measures taken by the RBI through which it controls the total demand in the economy. (B) It affects production and prices. (C) It is prepared by the Ministry of Finance. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C) Which of the following rates is/are NOT decided by RBI? (A) Bank Rate (B) Repo Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate (D) Cash Reserve Ratio 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (C) and (D) Who among the following has been appointed by India as its first defence attache to island nation Maldives? This move is aimed at keeping a close watch on Chinese and American manoeuvres in and around the island nation. 1) RS Sunil 2) MK Badhwar 3) MP Muralidharan 4) DK Joshi 5) None of these Which of the following is the regulator of credit rating agencies in India? 1) RBI 2) SEBI 3) BSE 4) SIDBI 5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd: (A) It is a non-banking finance company (NBFC) . (B) It has been in news regarding the Cabinet’s decision to convert debentures worth ` 923 crore held by the government in the company into equity at par. (C) Market regulator SEBI has approved a proposed hike of the government’s stake in IFCI Ltd to 55.57 per cent to make it a state-run company. Which of the following statements is/are true about IFCI Ltd? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements regarding Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee: (A) It was a one-member committee which has submitted its final report to Union Sports Ministry, (B) Justice Mukul Mudgal is a retired Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. (C) This committee was set up to look into the issue of doping cases reported among elite Indian athletes. lt has submitted its final report to the Union Sports Ministry. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C) Consider the following types of loans:’ (A) Home loans (B) Personal loans (C) Reverse Mortgage loans (D) Crop loans Teaser Rates are associated with which of the above mentioned types of loans? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (C) and (D)

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201. Foreign Exchange Reserves of India are kept in the custody of which of the following? 1) State Bank of India 2) Reserve Bank of India 3) Government Treasury 4) International Monetary Fund 5) Indian Bank Association Consider the following with respect to Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC): (A) It insures savings, fixed, current and recurring deposits; (B) It insures deposits above ` one lakh. (C) It insures deposits of all Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks and branches of foreign banks functioning in India. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C) Consider the following statements about an international sports body: (A) Tom Dielen is the secretary general of this sports body. (B) It is headquartered at Milan, Italy. (C) It has extended its support to the Indian body despite the Indian sports ministry de-recognising the national federation. Identify the international sports body to which the above mentioned statements are related. 1) International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2) International Boxing Association (AIBA) 3) International Archery Federation (FITA) 4) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 5) None of these Banks need liquidity to meet which of the following objectives of banking? (A) To meet deposit withdrawal (B) To maintain public confidence (C) To fund loan demands 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) We often read about the need for checking the emission of ‘Green House Gases’. These gases are responsible mainly for (A) Infertility in human beings (B) Reducing fertility of agricultural land (C) Global warming 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C) Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was in India recently. Which of the following statements is/ are correct with respect to cooperation between India and Ukraine? (A) Ukraine is supplying medium multi-role fighter aircrafts to Indian Air Force to replace ageing MIG series fighter planes. (B) It has assured to support India to join Nuclear Suppliers Group and other export control organisations. (C) Retaliating to India’s step to restrict visas to women of a certain age group from Ukraine, it has delayed issuing visas to Indian businessmen. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C) UNESCO and Pakistan have launched the ‘Malala Fund for Girls’ Education’ on the eve of Human Rights Day. This fund is aimed at 1) educating all girls by 2015. 2) providing assistance to the girls targeted by militant groups like Taliban. 3) providing meals to the girls who come to schools. 4) educational upliftment of girls in Pakistan. 5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to the European Union (EU) : (A) It has been given the Nobel Peace Prize of 2012 for transforming Europe from a continent plagued by war to a continent of peace. (B) Its 27 member countries have agreed to empower the European Central Bank (ECB) with the authority to directly police the biggest banks of Eurozone. (C) Croatia is poised to become the 28th member of the European Union. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) With a strong participation from foreign investors, the Government managed to mop up ` 6, 000 crore from the sale of its 10% stake in which of the following companies recently? 1) National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) 2) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCL) 3) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) 5) None of these

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210. Consider the following statements about sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, who passed away on December 11. Which of the above statements are correct?, (A) He was born in Varanasi and died in California, USA. (B) He has been honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously and has become the first Indian to receive this prestigious award. (C) He received the Padma Bhushan in 1967, Padma Vibhushan in 1981 and Bharat Ratna in 1999. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements about the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) : (A) It is an international organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose. (B) It has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and two Regional Safeguards Offices located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo, Japan. (C) Recently a team of IAEA visited Iran and for the first time inspected Parchin atomic site, which is (A) supposed to be used to develop atomic weapons by Iran. (D) The current Director General of IAEA is Yukiya Aniano. Which of the above statements is/are correct about IAEA? 1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (C) and (D) 3) Only (B), (C) and (D) 4) Only (A), (B) and (D) 5) All (A), (B), (C) and (D) As reported in newspapers, China has raised objection on India’s presence in South China Sea along with Vietnam. Both the nations are engaged in which of the following activities in the sea? (A) Fishing (B) Exploring minerals (C) Exploring oilfields 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to Web Ratna Awards 2012: (A) The national institute of open schooling, AIR news portal and DRDO’s website have been awarded the Web Ratna awards 2012. (B) These awards are conferred by the ministry of Communications arid Information Technology. (C) In order to promote more innovative e-governance initiatives, the Web Ratna Awards have been instituted under the ambit of the National Portal of India. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the United Nations Climate Conference held in Doha recently? (A) Chaired by Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, UN Conference on Climate Change agreed to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol through 2020. (B) This historic pact was agreed upon by the participating countries in 1997 and was to expire in 2012. (C) The protocol locked in only developed nations, excluding major developing polluters such as China and India, as well as the US, which refuses to ratify it. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) The Government is planning to make illegal transmission of channels a cognisable offence because several foreign channels are identified with content that pose potential threat to the country. Majority of such channels are beamed from which of the following countries? 1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh 3) Dubai 4) Maldives 5) Nepal Consider the following statements regarding the purpose of introducing’ Know Your Customer’ norms by the RBI: (A) It is to ensure that the money deposited in banks has come from genuine sources. (B) These are aimed at bringing more and more people under the banking net. (C) These norms are introduced to identify people who do not pay income tax. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following names with respect to RBI: (A) Dr KC Chakrabarty (B) Anand Sinha (C) Dr Subi rGokarn (D) HR Khan Who among the above is/are Deputy Governor(s) of RBI at present? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B), (C) and (D)

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218. Consider the following statements about the renowned physicist and world’s most famous scientist Stephen Hawking: (A) He has won the Special Fundamental Physics Prize recently, the most lucrative science prize ever established with prize money of $3 million. (B) He is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author. His book A Brief History of Time had been best-sellers for a record-breaking 237 weeks. (C) He is responsible for the discovery that black holes emit radiation and also has contributed to quantum gravity and aspects of the early universe. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) In which of the following African countries, did the army force the present Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra to resign with his entire government recently? 1) Uganda 2) Mali 3) Ghana 4) Sudan 5) Nigeria Who among the following have been announced the man and the woman ITF World Champions of 2012? 1) Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka 2) Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams 3) David Ferrer and Maria Sharapova 4) Rafael Nadal and Agnieszka Radwanska 5) Roger Federer and Angelique Kerber Consider the following statements with respect to The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC): (A) This is the only scheme where there is no upper limit on medical expenditure of the beneficiaries. (B) It provides unemployment allowance under Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana to the workers who go out of employment voluntarily for up to one year. (C) AK Agarwal is the present Director General of ESIC. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) Who among the following has become the youngest Indian sportsperson to win eight world titles (seven in Billiards and one in Snooker)? 1) Aditya Mehta 2) Pankaj Advani 3) Manan Chandra 4) Ashok Shandilya 5) None of these A gunman named Adam Lanza gunned down 26 people, including 20 children, at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the American state of 1) Connecticut 2) California 3) New York 4) Colorado 5) None of these Bowing to the protests over the death of an Indian-origin dentist from pregnancy-related complications, which of the following countries is all set to tweak its policy to allow abortion in cases where the mother’s life is in danger? 1) UK 2) Ireland 3) Scotland 4) Norway 5) None of these Who among the following has become the first female president of South Korea recently? 1) Park Geun-hye 2) Moon Jae-in 3) Lee Myung-bak 4) Roh Moo-hyun 5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to Commonwealth Games: (A) The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years. (B) Only the teams from the 54 members of the Commonwealth Nations are allowed to participate in the Games. (C) The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially the XX Commonwealth Games, will be held in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme: (A) It was started with an outlay of?1500 crore over 10 years by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to create basic sports infrastructure across the country. (B) The scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet March 10, 2008 and was officially launched on 1 April 2008. (C) Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have been least benefited by the scheme so far. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) are correct

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228. Consider the following statements with respect to 118th Constitution (Amendment) Bill: 1) The Bill seeks special status for six backward districts - Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal and Bellary of Karnataka. 2) The Bill inserts a new Article 371-J in the constitution. 3) The Bill makes provision for a special quota in promotion for the backward classes. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Who among the following has been crowned Miss Universe 2012? 1) Olivia Culpo 2) Janine Tugonon 3) Irene Esser 4) Leila Lopes 5) Shilpa Singh Consider the following awards given by the Government of India: (A) Arj una Award (B) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (C) Dronacharya Awards Which of the above is the highest award given in the field of sports? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) Who among the following has been named the ‘2012 Person of the Year’ by the Time magazine? 1) Tim Cook 2) Malala Yousafzai 3) Barack Obama 4) Fabiola Gianotti 5) Mark Zuckerberg Who among the following Indian batswomen held the top spot in ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings released on December 20? 1) Amita Sharma 2) Mithali Raj 3) Gouher Sultana 4) Jhulan Goswami 5) Lisa Sthalekar Consider the following statements about Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS): (A) Founded in 1961, it is world’s largest sports institute located in Patiala. (B) It was established with the objectives of developing sports in the country on scientific lines and training the coaches in different sports disciplines. (C) The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) on 23rd January, 1973. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C) Leslie Claudius, who died recently, was a renowned player of which of the following games? 1) Hockey 2) Wrestling 3) Badminton 4) Billiards 5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to National Green Tribunal of India: (A) It is the apex body constituted for deciding cases pertaining to environmental protection and conservation of forests and natural resources. (B) The tribunal itself is a special fast-track court to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. (C) Justice Swatanter Kumar is the current Chairman of the tribunal. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to Salma Dam constructed by India in Afghanistan: (A) It is a multipurpose project to be constructed on Hari Rud river near Chisht-e-Sharief in the Herat province of Afghanistan. (B) It will be constructed by the Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited (WAPCOS), within two years at a revised cost of ?1,457 crore. (C) The cost of the construction will be borne by United Nations. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) Who among the following is NOT an awardee of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012? 1) Jeet Thayil 2) Subrata Mukhopadhyay 3) K Satchidanandan 4) Bal Krishan ‘ Bhaura’ 5) All are awardees The purpose(s) of Public Distribution System (PDS) is/are (A) To control the open market prices of various goods (B) To provide competitive prices to the produce of farmers (C) To provide food grain and other essential goods to people of weaker sections 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

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239. Indian companies are allowed to arrange funds from sources abroad through which of the following means? (A) External Commercial Borrowings (B) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (C) Preference Shares 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) India has signed FTAs and CEPAs with various countries. FTA stands for Free Trade Agreement and CEPA stands for 1) Comprehensive External Partnership Agreement 2) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 3) Common Economic Priority Agreement 4) Commodity Exchange Priority Accreditation 5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to Star Alliance network: (A) It is the world’s first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. It was established in 1997 and has 28 member airlines. (B) Jet Airways is a member of this global airline’s alliance. (C) Mark Schwab is the Chief Executive Officer of Star Alliance. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct about the Star Alliance network? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following best defines Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)? 1) These firms help settle bad loans of the banks by taking them over. 2) ARCs take the projects left incomplete by other firms. 3) These firms take over idle assets and develop them to sell on higher prices. 4) ARCs help other companies turn their loss-making business into a profitable one. 5) None of these Who among the following is the author of the book titled Gone Girl? 1) Gillian Flynn 2) Martin Dugard 3) Jon Meacham 4) Stephen Colbert 5) None of these Consider the following with respect to the development expenditure of the Central government: (A) Defence expenditure (B) Expenditure on social and community services (C) Grant to states The development expenditure of the central government does not include which of the above? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) The Government has upped the FDI limit in Asset Reconstruction Companies from earlier 49% to 1) 51% 2) 74% 3) 80% 4) 100% 5) None of these New York Stock Exchange has been taken over by which of the following commodity and derivatives exchanges for $8.2 billion recently? 1) Intercontinental Exchange 2) HedgeStreet Exchange 3) HoustonStreet Exchange 4) Nadex 5) US Futures Exchange Who among the following have emerged as the man and the woman squash champion after winning their respective finals of the recently concluded National Squash Championships?’’1 1) Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa 2) Harinder Sandhu and Joshna Chinappa 3) Saurav Ghosal and Anaka Alannkamony 4) Harinder Sandhu and Anaka Alannkamony 5) None of these Consider the following with respect to the methods used to measure inflation: (A) The Wholesale Price Index (B) The Consumer Price Index (C) Deflection in National Income Which of the above is/are used to measure inflation in India at present? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C)

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249. Consider the following statements about a person of Indian origin: (A) He has been nominated by the US President for the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation. (B) He is an inventor at IBM Research. One of the famous inventions he has contributed to is LASIK, a laser eye surgery used for the correction of myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism. (C) Earlier he has been awarded with the Biological Physics Prize by the American Physical Society. Identify the Indian-American with whom the above statements are concerned. 1) Sabeer Bhatia 2) Vinod Dham 3) Avtar Saini 4) Krishna Bharat 5) Rangaswamy Srinivasan Which of the following films was the official entry from India to the Oscars? The film failed to qualify for the next round in the best foreign film category. 1) Life of Pi 2) Oh My God! 3) Barfi 4) Jab Tak Hai Jaan 5) Talaash Consider the following statements with respect to DGCI: (A) It stands for Drug Controller General of India. (B) DCGI is all set to open its first foreign drug inspection office in Beijing from March 1. (C) Dr GN Singh is the current DGCI of India. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following practices: (A) Cross-selling (B) Mis-selling (C) Hard-selling “The ethically questionable practice of a salesperson misrepresenting or misleading an investor about the characteristics of a product or service” is technically termed as which of the above? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Both (A) and (B) 5) None of these Consider the following with respect to money market in India: (A) Bank (B) Mutual Funds (C) Indian Gold Council Which of the above is/are NOT a part of India’s money market? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) are parts of India’s money market A referendum was held in Egypt to approve the new constitution framed by the ruling Islamist group recently. What was the people’s response to the referendum? 1) People voted to approve the constitution. 2) People voted to reject the constitution. 3) Voting has been postponed. 4) People boycotted the voting. 5) None of these Consider the following with respect to non-profit organisations: (A) Such organisations exist mainly for educational or charitable purposes. (B) Shareholders or trustees of a non-profit organisation do not get benefited financially. (C) Habitat for Humanity and the Red Cross are some well-known non-profit organisations. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following teams won the International Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup hockey tournament recently? 1) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 2) Air India (AI) 3) Bangladesh XI 4) Punjab National Bank (PNB) 5) None of these At present Enrique Pena Nieto is the President of which of the following countries? 1) Italy 2) Canada 3) Spain 4) Mexico 5) None of these Which of the following dates has been declared as the National Mathematics Day in India to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan? 1) December 20 2) December 21 3) December 22 4) December 23 5) None of these Consider the following with respect to the processing of cheques by banks: (A) Payment of the cheque (B) Dishonour of the cheque (C) Drawing of the cheque When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is termed as which of the above? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Both (B) and (C) 5) None of the above

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260. IIFCL provides long-term financial assistance to infrastructure projects in various sectors. IIFCL stands for 1) India International Finance Company Limited 2) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited 3) India Industrial Finance Company Limited 4) International Infrastructure Finance Company Limited 5) None of these Ryder cup is associated with which of the following games? 1) Golf 2) Squash 3) Polo 4) Billiards 5) None of these Eight Indian CEOs have made it to the list of world’s 100 best CEOs prepared by Harvard Business Review. Who among the following is not included in the list? 1) YC Deveshwar 2) Mukesh Ambani 3) AM Naik 4) Naveen Jindal 5) Anil Aggarwal Which of the following countries has extended its support to the second phase of NABARD’s Umbrella Programme on Natural Resources Management (UPNRM)? 1) US 2) UK 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these Name the underwater missile developed by DRDO which has been successfully tested and soon will be integrated with India’s nuclear-powered submarine Arihant. 1) Trident 2) K-15 3) A-1 4) R-13 5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to National Development Council: (A) It is the apex body for decision making and deliberations on development matters in India, presided over by the Prime Minister comprising the Union Cabinet Ministers, CMs of all States, representatives of the union territories and the members ofthe Commissions. (B) It is an extta-constitutional and non-statutory body and its recommendations, are binding on the Planning Commission. (C) Recently, NDMC approved the strategy to achieve average growth rate of 8% during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17), generate 50 million new jobs and increase investments in infrastructure sector. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C) Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray has been named for which ofthe following awards? 1) Padma Shree-2011 2) Padma Vibhushan-2011 3) Jnanpith Award-2011 4) SahityaAkademi Award-2011 5) None of these Which of the following state governments has announced recently that 30 per cent state government jobs will be reserved for candidates belonging to rural areas from next year end? 1) Gujarat 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Assam 4) Haryana 5) Madhya Pradesh Which of the following states has became the first state in the country to legislate a food security law? 1) Delhi 2) Uttarakhand 3) Bihar 4) Chhattisgarh 5) None of these Who among the following is India’s permanent representative to the UN? 1) Vishnu Datt Sharma 2) Manjit Singh Puri 3) Hardeep Singh Puri 4) Vijay KNambiar 5) None of these The longest rail tunnel in India has been constructed in which of the following states? Passage of trains through the tunnel has started recently. 1) Maharashtra 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Kerala 4) Jammu and Kashmir 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are correct in the context of Double Taxation? (A) Double taxation is the levying of tax by two or more jurisdictions on the same declared income (in the case of income taxes), asset (in the case of capital taxes), or financial transaction (in the case of sales taxes). (B) Double taxation is mitigated by tax treaties between countries. India and Mauritius will be meeting in Feb 2013 in New Delhi to review the nearly three-decade-old treaty between them. (C) India has signed such treaties with all the countries it conducts trade with. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C) Name the archer who has won seven medals in the women’s recurve section at the 33rd Senior National Archery Championships concluded in Chennai recently. 1) Jhano Hansda 2) Deepika Kumari 3) Vrushali Gorle 4) Ritul Chatterjee 5) Dola Banerjee

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292. Which of the following state governments has announced to launch ‘Kanyadan’ scheme, under which an incentive of `11,000 will be given to brides during mass marriage ceremony organised by the Red Cross Society or any registered NGO? 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Punjab 3) Bihar 4) Haryana 5) None of these A three-day-long International Buddhist Conference, which was inaugurated by Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama and attended by nearly 1500 delegates from various parts of the world, was held recently at 1) Patna 2) Kushinagar 3) Rajgir 4) Gaya 5) Sarnath Recently, the President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 125th-year celebrations of the egislature of 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) West Bengal 3) Maharashtra 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are correct about commercial paper in India? 1) It is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. 2) It is usually backed by some form of collateral. 3) It can be issued for maturities between 7 days (minimum) and up to one year (maximum) from the date of issue. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) Only 1) and 3) Who among the following has clinched the men’s singles title in the Chennai Open ATP tournament recently? 1) Janko Tipsarevic 2) Roberto Bautista Agut 3) N Sriram Balaji 4) Marin Cilic 5) Tomas Berdych Who among the following has been appointed the new Chairman of the Law Commission of India? The Commission gives advice to the government on complex legal issues. 1) Justice AR Lakshmanan 2) Justice DK Jain 3) Justice PV Reddy 4) Justice Altamas Kabir 5) Justice P Sathasivam Halimah Yacob, a politician and person of Indian origin (PIO), is set to become the first woman speaker of the parliament of which of the following countries? 1) Singapore 2) Fiji 3) Trinidad and Tobago 4) Mauritius 5) None of these The fourth ship in the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, commissioned at Chennai recently is 1) ICGS Raj Kamal 2) ICGS Sarnrat 3) ICGS Sankalp 4) ICGS Samar 5) ICGS Sukanya The Pakistani teenaged girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai has been given Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s Freedom recently by which of the following countries? 1) Germany 2) Italy 3) Spain 4) France 5) None of these Christina Fernandez is the president of which of the following countries? 1) Norway 2) Argentina 3) Spain 4) Mexico 5) None of these Who among the following cricketers has been given CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011 12 award? 1) Virat Kohli 2) Saeed Ajmal 3) Michael Clarke 4) Kumar Sangakkara 5) HashimAmla Who among the following footballers has won the FIFA Ballon d’ Or award for the fourth consecutive time? 1) Radamel Falcao 2) Lionel Messi 3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4) Andres Iniesta 5) Cristiano Ronaldo Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag is among the 15 persons and organisations selected for the _____ awards for this year. 1) Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 3) Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 4) PadmaShri 5) None of these The meeting of national security advisors of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) took place in _____ recently. 1) New Delhi 2) Beijing 3) Brasilia 4) Cape Town 5) Pittsburg Beneficiaries of Indira Awaas Yojana can avail ` 20,000 loan at differential rate of interest 4 per cent/ Which of the following states topped in availing the benefit last year? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Gujarat 4) Bihar 5) Jharkhand Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) ? 1) It is the ratio of capital fund to risk weighted assets expressed in percentage terms.

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2) Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a capital infusion of `12,517 crore to help maintain capital adequacy ratios of about 10 public sector banks. 3) At present Indian banks are required to have CAR of at least 11.7 per cent. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1) , 2) and 3) Recently, the Union cabinet has given its nod to offload its stake hi Engineers India Limited (EI1) to raise ` 800 crore. It will sell ____ stake in EIL. 1) 5% 2) 10% 3) 20% 4) 49% 5) None of these Which of the following statements is correct? 1) Interest payable on savings bank account is not regulated by the RBI. 2) Interest payable on savings bank account is regulated by the Ministry of Finance. 3) Interest payable on savings bank account is regulated by the State Government. 4) Interest payable on savings bank account is regulated by the Indian Banks’ Association. 5) None of the above statements is correct Who among the following is not the Deputy Governor of the RBI at present? 1) Urjit Patel 2) Harun R Khan 3) Anand Sinha 4) KC Chakrabarty 5) Subir Gokarn Who among the following has become India’s youngest national champion after winning the summit clash of the 74th National Table Tennis Championships? 1) Achanta Sharath Kamal 2) Soumyajit Ghosh 3) Noel Pinto 4) GSathiyan 5) Sourav Chakraborty Which of the following statement is/are correct about the General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) ? (A) It was introduced by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Budget 2012-13, and is aimed at checking tax avoidance by overseas investors. (B) The government had set up the Shome committee on this matter. The committee suggested postponement of the GAAR by three years and non-application of tax laws with retrospective effect on indirect transfers of assets. (C) The government has postponed the implementation of GAAR provisions by two years and now will come into effect from April 1,2016. 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following best defines mortgage? 1) It is a movable or liquid asset that a borrower offers a lender to secure a loan. 2) It is a security of immovable property for a deposit received by a bank. 3) It is a debt instrument that is secured by the collateral of specified movable property. 4) It is a debt instrument that is secured by the collateral of specified immovable property. 5) None of these Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct with respect to current accounts? 1) Cheques are not issued against current accounts. 2) There is no restriction on the number of transactions in the current accounts. 3) Normally no interest is paid on current accounts. 4) Both 1) and 2) 5) Both 2) and 3) The book titled The Bankster is written by who among the following? 1) T Bagshave 2) Ravi Subramanian 3) Preeti Shehoy 4) Robin S Sharma 5) None of these Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled that the chief minister, and not the chief justice of the high court, will have primacy in selecting a person for the post of Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta 1) if the concerned state’s law includes the governor in the consultation process 2) if the concerned state’s law includes the CM in the consultation process 3) if the concerned state’s law excludes the chief justice of the high court in the consultation process 4) irrespective of what the concerned state’s law mentions 5) None of these A Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky Lab, revealed recently that several countries across the world have been hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organisations. The cyber espionage campaign is termed as 1) Mini Flame 2) Red October 3) Zombie Mistfall 4) Avatar Acid 5) Sobig B Consider the following statements with respect to Rajeev Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGES S) : (A) The scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2012-13 to encourage new investors to come into the equity markets. (B) It provides a tax rebate of 50% under Section 80CCG to the first-time investors investing up to `

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50,000 and having gross total annual income less than or equal to ` 10 lakh. (C) Under the scheme, equity shares of the top 100 companies on NSE and BSE, shares of public sector enterprises and units of exchange traded funds are not eligible of availing tax benefit. Which of the above statements is/are not correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Which of the following is NOT among the five teams which participated in the first edition of the recently concluded Hockey India League (HIL) ? 1) Delhi Wave Riders 2) Mumbai Magicians 3) Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4) Ranchi Rhinos 5) Pune Warriors Consider the following statements with respect to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) : (A) FII is an investor or investment fund that is from or registered in a country outside of the one in which it is currently investing. (B) FIIs include hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and mutual funds. (C) FIIs are not required to register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to participate in the financial-market. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to inclusion of LPG subsidy in the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme and choose the incorrect statement (s): (1) The government has decided to roll out the DBT on LPG cylinders in a phased manner. (2) Domestic LPG consumers will get about 74,000 per annum in cash from the government. (3) Currently, each consumer is entitled to get 6 cylinders of 14.2 kg each at a subsidised price of 7410.50. (4) All the above (5) None of these Consider the following statements in connection with new and renewable energy in India: (A) The Government of India, under its Integrated Energy Policy, is aiming at capacity addition of 30 thousand megawatt of power from various renewable energy sources during the 12th Plan period. (B) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is currently implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission with a target to add 20 thousand megawatts of solar power by 2022. (C) The government has made such provisions that only indigenously developed equipment are used for the sake of capacity expansion. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) All (A) , (B) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to Commercial Paper (CP) : (A) It is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. (B) It was introduced in India in 1990 with a view to enabling high-rated corporate borrowers to diversify their sources of short-term borrowings and to -provide an additional instrument to investors. (C) All the Corporate, Primary Dealers (PDs) and the All-India Financial Institutions (FIs) are eligible to issue CP unconditionally. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (A) and (C) Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct? (1) Interest on term deposits is payable at quarterly or longer rests. (2) Banks cannot accept interest-free deposits for current accounts. (3) Banks are free to determine their savings bank deposit-interest rate, subject to a few conditions. (4) With effect from April 1,2010, payment of interest on savings bank accounts by scheduled commercial banks would be calculated on a daily product basis. (5) All the above statements are correct In the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), Shooting World Cup, Rahi Sarnobat became the first pistol shooter from India to win a World Cup gold medal in ______ category. (1) 10-metre pistol (2) 20-metre pistol (3) 25-metre pistol (4) 30-metre pistol (5) None of these

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326. According to the reports doing rounds in the media, India will offer about 68 blocks for exploration of oil and gas under the NELP What is the full form of NELP? (1) National Exclusive Licensing Policy (2) National Exploration Licensing Policy (3) National Exploration Liaisoning Policy (4) National Expertise Licensing Policy (5) None of these The government has sanctioned ` 4065.81 crore for pollution abatement schemes for rivers and lakes in various states. Which of the following states has received the largest chunk of this amount? (1) Delhi (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) West Bengal (5) None of these The loans to individuals for educational purposes, including vocational courses, up to ` 10 lakh for studies in India and _____ for studies abroad are included under priority sector. (1) `201akh (2) `251akh (3) `301akh (4) `35 lakh (5) None of these In order to encourage farmers to step up investment in jute cultivation and thereby increase production of jute in the country, the Government has approved an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of jute by _____ to `2,300 per quintal for 2013-14. (1) `100 (2) `200 (3) `250 (4) `300 (5) None of these The government has constituted three new High Courts in which of the following states, taking the total number of High Courts in the country to 24? (1) Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura (2) Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura (3) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur (4) Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura (5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to the RBI’s decision to allow Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to grant unsecured loans up to 25 per cent of their assets if certain conditions are met: (A) It can be done with the prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India. (B) Banks need to assure that all loans be sanctioned as small-value loans of up to `2,00,000 in a single amount. (C) To avail the above facility, banks should have assessed CRAR (Capital to Risk Assets Ratio) of 9 per cent and gross NPAs at less than 10 per cent of gross advances. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) Only (B) and (C) Which of the following countries has recently ended the decades-long state monopoly on daily newspapers? (1) China (2) Bangladesh (3) Sri Lanka (4) Myanmar (5) None of these Examine the following statements with respect to Nitaqat (naturalisation) law brought out by Saudi Arabia, which is feared to adversely affect Indian expatriates employed there: (A) The Nitaqat law mandates to reserve 10 per cent jobs for the locals and give them aminimum of 3000 Riyals (one Riyal is equal to about `14.50) a month as salary. (B) If an entry in this regard is made in the passports of the deported Indian workers, they could not find job in any other country. (C) The enforcement of the Nitaqat law has been deferred by three months by the Saudi government. Which of the above statement (s) is/are NOT correct? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) None of the above The nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-II, was successfully test-fired by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army from the Wheeler Island. The Wheeler Island is situated in which of the following states? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Odisha (4) Karnataka (5) None of these In which of the following states, over five lakh government employees went on mass leave recently pressing for their 51-point demands, including hike in grade pay, payment of arrears, regularisation of dailywage employees, and fixed-career promotion plan apart from others? (1) Bihar (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu (5) None of these The ‘Gojjri’ language is spoken in which of the following states? The concerned state government recently demanded that the language should be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. (1) Gujarat (2) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Rajasthan (4) Haryana (5) None of these

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337. Which of the following public sector banks announced recently that its Risk Management Department has received ISO 27001 certification from the British Standards Institute (BIS) ? It is the first among Indian banks to receive such certification. (1) Indian Bank (2) Bank of Baroda (3) Vijaya Bank (4) Canara Bank (5) Union Bank of India Consider the following categories: (A) Agriculture (B) Micro and Small Enterprises (C) Housing (D) Export Credit Which of the above categories is/are included in the priority sector? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (A) and (B) (3) Only (A) and (D) (4) Only (A), (C) and (D) (5) All (A), (B), (C) and (D) In which of the following sectors is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) not allowed in India? (1) Atomic Energy (2) Gambling and Betting (3) Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) (4) All the above (5) Only (1) and (3) The Beijing Institute of Technology, a government-run research university known for its work on China’s space programme, recently signed a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following Indian universities, paving the way for closer collaboration on jointresearch projects? (1) Manipal University (2) Annamalai University (3) Jawaharlal Nehru University (4) Azim Premji University (5) Indira Gandhi National Open University The Union Cabinet has approved the decontrol of sugar sector with certain riders recently, providing flexibility to sugar mills to sell products in open market. Earlier, sugar mills were bound to sell what per cent of their annual produce to the government at cheap rates for sale through ration shops? (1) 10 per cent (2) 12 per cent (3) 15 per cent (4) 20 per cent (5) 50 per cent Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died recently? (A) She was the first woman to become British prime minister and was called ‘Iron lady’ for her personal and political toughness. (B) She belonged to the Labour Party of the United Kingdom and served as the Prime Minister of the country from 1979 to 1990. (C) The first volume of her soon-to-be-published biography titled Not for Turning have been compiled by Charles Moore. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) Only (B) and (C) The World Boxing Council (WBC) proclaimed which of the following former presidents of South Africa as “King of Human Equality”? He was an amateur boxer in his youth and was honoured on the eve of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Mexico-based WBC. (1) Kgalema Motlanthe (2) Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (3) Jacob Zuma (4) Nelson Mandela (5) None of these Consider the following dams being built by China: (A) Jiexu (B) Zangmu (C) Jiacha Which of the above dams, being built by China on Brahmaputra river, has/have become cause of concern for India? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) All (A), (B) and (C) Consider the following statements with respect to Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) and choose the correct sentence (s) : (A) Deposits with all commercial banks including branches of foreign banks functioning in India, local area banks and regional rural banks are insured by the DICGC. (B) The DICGC insures all deposits such as savings, fixed, current, recurring, etc. except a few other types of deposits. (C) In case a depositor has deposits with more than one bank, deposit insurance coverage is applied on only one of them. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (A) and (C)

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346. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct with respect to the Banking Ombudsman Scheme implemented in India? (1) This Scheme was introduced under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by RBI with effect from 1995. (2) The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the RBI to redress customer complaints against deficiency in certain banking services. (3) All Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks are covered under the Scheme. (4) All the above (5) None of the above Which of the following companies has topped the Brand Trust Report, India Study - 2013 (BTR 2013) conducted among India’s 1100 Most Trusted Brands from 211 categories? (1) Sony (2) Samsung (3) Nokia (4) Tata (5) Airtel Who among the following has won the final of the 12th Asian billiards championship 2013 recently? (1) K Venkatesham (2) Rupesh Shah (3) Pankaj Advani (4) Alok Kumar (5) B Bhaskar Who among the following has written the book titled The City of Devil (1) Vikas Swarup (2) Anand Neelakantan (3) Rashmi Bansal (4) Manil Suri (5) None of these The Asian Clearing Union (ACU), headquartered at Tehran, was established at the initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) for promoting regional co-operation. Which of the following countries is not a member of ACU presently? (1) Afghanistan (2) Bhutan (3) India (4) Maldives (5) Pakistan In which of the following national parks was the four-day long test flight of unmanned solar-powered aerial surveillance was conducted recently for the first time in the country’s wildlife history, under the supervision of National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife Institute of India and World Wildlife Fund ? (1) Keoladeo National Park (2) Kaziranga National Park (3) Betla National Park (4) Jim Corbett National Park (5) Periyar National Park Which of the following statements is/are correct about Non-Resident (Ordinary) Rupee (NRO) account which can be opened by a foreign tourist during his/her visit to India? (1) Such accounts (Savings/Current) can be opened with any authorised dealer bank dealing in foreign exchange. (2) Such accounts can be opened up for a maximum period of six months. (3) Funds remitted from outside India through banking channel or those obtained by sale of foreign exchange brought by the tourists to India can be credited to the NRO account. (4) The balance left in the account cannot be converted into foreign currency to be carried with by the tourists at the time of departure from India. (5) All payments exceeding INR 50,000 can be made only by means of cheques/pay orders/demand drafts from such accounts. In the context of socio-economic development, the concept of “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” is popularly termed as which of the following? (1) Financial inclusion (2) Sustainable development (3) Uniform growth (4) Social welfare (5) None of these The book titled The Last War has been written by who among the following? (1) SandipanDeb (2) C Raja Mohan (3) Sudeep Sen (4) Sathya Saran (5) None of these Which of the following statements is correct? Once a draft has been issued (1) the purchaser has no right to get it cancelled. (2) the purchaser can cancel it only before passing it to the payee. (3) the issuing branch can cancel it taking indemnity bond from purchaser. (4) All the above (5) None of the above The World Health Day is observed on which of the following dates? (1) April 4 (2) April 7 (3) April 12 (4) April 22 (5) None of these As per the new guidelines issued by the RBI, which of the following categories will be given relaxation in KYC norms while opening bank account and borrowing from the banks? (1) Marginal Farmers (2) Daily Labourers (3) Self Help Groups (4) All the above (5) None of the above

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358. Which of the following is/are essential features of a genuine currency note? (1) The issuing authority’s name should be printed on it. (2) The guarantee clause should be there. (3) The promise clause should be there. (4) All the above (5) Only (1) and (2) While closing the business of the day, if excess cash is found at a branch of a bank (1) it is distributed among the present employees. (2) it is deposited in the sundries account. (3) if claim is not received from any party within a reasonable period, say six months, it is credited to branch revenue. (4) Both (2) and (3) (5) None of these Which of the following states has become the first state to introduce e-GPF facility? The Finance Department of the state has facilitated online access to 34,000 GPF accounts through its website, bringing in more transparency and accountability. (1) Gujarat (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Uttarakhand (4) Madhya Pradesh (5) West Bengal Name the country which has announced to deprive 72 countries, including India, of General Preferential Tariff (GPT) status from January 1, 2015, stating that these countries no longer require preferential tariffs. (1) France (2) Germany (3) Canada (4) Italy (5) Japan Banks keep notes/coins in Currency Chest on behalf of which of the following? (1) Their own self (2) The Central Government (3) The RBI (4) Their Head Office (5) None of these Deposits in a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account can be made how many times within a year? (1) Three times (2) Six times (3) Nine times (4) Twelve times (5) There is no limit for it After the Supreme Court ruled that Kerala had no jurisdiction to prosecute the two Italian marines involved in the killing of two Indian fishermen, the Home Ministry has taken the decision to hand over the probe to which of the following agencies? (1) Central Bureau of Investigation (2) National Investigation Agency (3) Intelligence Bureau (4) Crime Branch of Delhi Police (5) None of these Which of the following sections of the Indian patent law states that inventions that are a mere “discovery” of a “new form” of a “known substance”; they do not result in increased efficacy of that substance are not patentable. This section made news recently when the Supreme Court upheld the rejection of patent plea by Novartis for its cancer drug Glivec. (1) Section 3 (k) (2) Section 3 (d) (3) Section 24 (b) (4) Section 25 (b) (5) None of these What is the purpose behind introducing of the practice of quoting Permanent Account Number (PAN) while opening an account with a bank? (1) To ensure that bank accounts are opened by the customers by following proper procedures (2) To ensure that bank accounts provide information about tax revenue (3) To ensure that more people are brought under tax net and voluntary compliance of tax procedures (4) All the above (5) None of these Which of the following is/are responsible for the depletion of foreign exchange reserve of the country? (1) Devaluation of rupee (2) Inadequate foreign exchange earnings (3) Increasing imports (4) Only (1) and (3) (5) All (1), (2) and (3) The Indian Railways has announced that Self Propelled Accident Relief Train (SPART) units that can be rapidly deployed at accident sites will be in place at all divisions of the Indian Railways across the country by 2016-17. (1) 22 (2) 29 (3) 59 (4) 72 (5) None of these Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who died recently, was a renowned (1) Writer (2) Film director (3) Composer (4) Painter (5) None of these Which of the following is correct about ‘Giffen Goods’? (1) The quantity demanded of these goods goes up as the price increases. (2) These goods are free gifts of Nature. (3) These goods follow a normal demand schedule. (4) These are the goods which are gifted by a foreigner to a person of our country. (5) None of these

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371. After the demise of the elected president Hugo Chavez, who among the following has won the recently held presidential poll in Venezuela? (1) Henrique Capriles (2) Nicolas Maduro (3) Henrique Capriles Radonski (4) Reina Sequera (5) None of these In the context of the banking system, what does productivity mean? (1) Production of services (2) Business per employee (3) Quality of customer service (4) Both (2) and (3) (5) None of these The Indian players Divij Sharan and Purav Raja represent the country in which of the following games? (1) Tennis (2) Badminton (3) Billiards (4) Golf (5) None of these , The retrial of the ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been adjourned indefinitely after the presiding judge withdrew from the case recently. His retrial was to be carried over which of the following charges? (1) Death of 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising (2) Corruption (3) Abuse of Power (4) Imposing emergency (5) None of these While newly-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping made Russia his first stop last month, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit which of the following countries in May in his first official tour abroad after assuming office two months ago? (1) Myanmar (2) Brazil (3) India (4) Pakistan (5) None of these Consider the following statements with respect to ways and means advances (WMA) : (A) These are temporary advances extended by the RBI to the government. (B) Section 17(5) of the RBI Act allows RBI to make WMA to Central government only. (C) Government normally opts for WMA to bridge the interval between expenditure and receipts and in the case of shortfall/mismatch in revenue and other receipts for meeting its liabilities. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) All the above Which of the following American newspapers has won four Pulitzer Prizes, including the award for investigative reporting for stories that detailed how Wal-Mart used bribery to expand in Mexico? (1) The New York Times (2) Los Angeles Times (3) The Washington Post (4) The Wall Street Journal (5) None of these With the Congress in Uruguay having voted overwhelmingly to legalise gay marriage, it became only the second country in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage. Which of the following is the first Latin American country to legalise the same? (1) Brazil (2) Argentina (3) Ecuador (4) Chile (5) Belize The US President Barack Obama, in his USD 377 trillion annual budget, has proposed a 40 per cent increase in American aid to Pakistan for the fiscal year beginning October 1,2013, amounting to (1) USD 1.2 billion (2) USD 1.4 billion (3) USD 2.4 billion (4) USD 3.4 billion (5) None of these Consider the following with respect to government securities: (A) These are tradable instruments issued by the Central Government or the State Governments. (B) These instruments acknowledge the government’s debt obligation. (C) The Central Government issues both treasury bills and bonds or dated securities while the State Governments issue only bonds or dated securities, which are called State Development Loans (SDLs). Which of the above statements is/are correct? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) All (A), (B) and (C) Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), all resident individuals are allowed to freely remit per financial year (April-March), for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both, up to (1) USD 50,000 (2) USD 100,000 (3) USD 1,50,000 (4) USD 2,00,000 (5) None of these Which of the following Internet giants has come off with the facility to let people plan out what is to be done with their digital photos, documents and other virtual belongings after they die or become incapacitated? (1) Microsoft (2) Yahoo (3) Google (4) Facebook (5) None of these In which of the following states in India, a GPS-GIS based state-of-the-art Emergency Response System called “Dial 100” has been launched enabling the police reach the complainant within minutes? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Karnataka (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Kerala (5) Maharashtra

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384. Which of the following is/are NOT correct about Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) ? (1) NBFCs cannot accept demand deposits. (2) NBFCs do not form part of the payment and settlement system and cannot issue cheques drawn on it. (3) Deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGS) is available to depositors of NBFCs. (4) All the above (5) None of the above Such individuals as do not have a bank account can also deposit cash at the National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) -enabled bank branches with instructions to transfer funds using NEFT. Such remittances will be restricted to a maximum of ______ per transaction. (1) ` 20,000 (2) ` 25,000 (3) ` 50,000 (4) ` 1,00,000 (5) None of these As part of India’s Connect Central Asia Policy, aimed at increasing political, economic and people-topeople engagement with Central Asian nations, the Vice-President Hamid Ansari went on a four-day official visit to which of the following countries recently? (1) Tajikistan (2) Uzbekistan (3) Kazakhstan (4) Kyrgyzstan (5) None of these Who among the following has won the Chinese Grand Prix 2013 held in Shanghai recently? (1) Sebastian Vettel (2) Fernando Alonso (3) Lewis Hamilton (4) Paul Di Resta (5) None of these Industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka passed away recently. He was the architect of the RPG Enterprises conglomerate spanning from power to music and was popularly known as (1) Music Tycoon (2) Music Maven (3) Bengal Tiger (4) Takeover Specialist (5) None of these As part of its development cooperation with India, Germany will support building up of which of the following in India by providing soft loans of up to 1 billion euros (USD 1.3 billion) for a six-year period Starting next year? (1) Ports (2) Renewable Energy (3) High Speed Railway (4) Highways (5) None of these Who among the following tennis players has/have so far joined newly-formed body Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) as its Vice-President? (1) Somdev Devvarman (2) Sania Mirza (3) Leander Paes (4) All the above (5) Only (1) and (2) Which of the following terms is not associated with the economy? (1) GDP (2) Hindu growth rate (3) PPP (4) LED (5) None of these The National Savings Institute (NSI), which is entrusted with the task of mobilisation of small savings, works under which of the following ministries? (1) Ministry of Finance (2) Ministry of Urban Development (3) Ministry of Commerce and Industry (4) Ministry of Home Affairs (5) None of these The Kaesong industrial complex, which has been in news recently, is situated in which of the following countries? (1) South Korea (2) China (3) North Korea (4) Japan (5) None of these Idriss Deby is the President of which of the following countries? He recently announced to withdraw his troops from Mali, where they have been helping French and Malian forces fight Islamist militants. (1) Nigeria (2) Chad (3) Cameroon (4) Central African Republic (5) None of these India’s first electronic toll collection system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has been launched on which of the following highways? This new system enables collection of toll payments electronically, allowing near-nonstop toll collection and traffic monitoring. (1) Mumbai-Ahmedabad (2) Delhi-Jaipur (3) Mumbai-Pune (4) Delhi-Gurgaon (5) None of these What is the expanded form of ECS as used in banking sector? (1) Effective Clearing System (2) Electronic Confirmation System (3) Electronic Clearing System (4) Enabled Clearing System (5) None of these Which of the following teams has lifted the 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship (North Zone) title played at Sonepat recently? (1) Punjab (2) Chandigarh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Maharashtra (5) None of these

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398. Consider the following taglines: (A) Pure Banking Nothing Else (B) The Banker of Every Indian (C) With You All The Way Identify the bank which the above taglines are associated with. (1) Bank of Baroda (2) State Bank of India (3) Punjab National Bank (4) Oriental Bank of Commerce (5) None of these Who among the following has authored the book titled How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia? (1) Ismat Chughti (2) Tahir Mahamood (3) Mohsin Hamid (4) Amitav Ghosh (5) None of these NEEPCO has been conferred with the Miniratna Category-1 status by the Government of India recently. What is the full form of NEEPCO? (1) North Eastern Electricity Production Corporation (2) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (3) New Eastern Electricity Production Corporation (4) New Eastern Electric Power Corporation (5) None of these China is the largest agricultural producer in the world. What is India’s current position among the largest agricultural producers of the world? (1) Second (2) Third (3) Fourth (4) Sixth (5) None of these As per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) regulation, the listed companies are required to divest a minimum often per cent of the equity to who among the following? (1) FIIs (2) NBFCs (3) Hedge Fund (4) Public (5) None of these As per the recent guidelines, which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (1) CRR-4.0 per cent (2) Repo rate - 7.50 per cent (3) Reverse Repo rate - 6.50 per cent (4) Bank rate - 9 per cent (5) SLR-23 percent Parupalli Kashyap, the London Olympics quarter-finalist, is associated with which of the following games? (1) Tennis (2) Archery (3) Badminton (4) Boxing (5) None of these Which of the following organisations releases the Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) ? CLIs show early signals of turning points in business cycles that provide qualitative information on short-term economic movements. (1) World Bank (2) International Monetary Fund (3) World Economic Forum (4) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (5) None of these Consider the following with respect to the foreign exchange reserves of India: (A) Foreign Currency Reserves (B) Special Drawing Rights (C) Foreign Institutional Investments Which of the above comes under the foreign exchange reserves of the country? (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (B) (5) Both (B) and (C) The monetary units of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is called (1) Global Depository Receipts (GDR) (2) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) (3) Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) (4) Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) (5) None of these Which of the following is/are called Bretton Woods institution? (A) International Monetary Fund (B) World Trade Organisation (C) United Nations (D) World Bank (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (A) and (B) (4) Only (A) and (D) (5) All (A), (B), (C) and (D) Which of the following islands is a matter of dispute between China, Taiwan and Vietnam, which claim to have sovereignty over these Islands? (1) Falkland (2) Paracel (3) Macclesfield Bank (4) Spartly (5) None of these

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410. 411. Alawites, which made news in recent time, is a community based in which of the following countries? (1) Nigeria (2) Mali (3) Syria (4) Myanmar (5) None of these Which of the following is/are the Non-Tax Revenue component (s) of the Union Budget of India? (1) Customs Duty (2) Interest Receipts (3) Dividends and Profits (4) All the above (5) Only (2) and (3) The investment made by such financial entities as were launched or incorporated in a foreign country but are investing in an Indian venture in India, are generally termed as (1) Private Equity (2) Patent Money (3) Foreign Institutional Investment (4) Current Account Money (5) None of these India has joined a protocol recently which will enable domestic companies and entrepreneurs to obtain a cost-effective global trademark registration. Name the protocol. (1) Madrid Protocol (2) Nagoya Protocol (3) Kyoto Protocol (4) Hague Protocol (5) None of these Who among the following has been appointed the new chairperson of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? (1) Adi Godrej (2) Anil Ambani (3) Senapathy Gopalakrishnan (4) Anand Mahindra (5) None of these President Pranab Mukherjee has commuted as well as rejected several mercy pleas brought to him in the last few months. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution provides the president with the pardoning power? (1) Article 70 (2) Article 72 (3) Article 73 (4) Article 74 (5) None of these As we all know, managing inflation has been a very important aspect of the economy in India. Which of the following is/are true about inflation and its effect on the economy? (A) Inflation is a state of increase in the general level of prices for goods and services. (B) When the inflation goes up, the purchasing power of the money also goes up. (C) Central banks attempt to stop severe deflation, along with severe inflation. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (C) (5) All (A), (B) and (C) We notice the trend of many banks entering into Insurance business nowadays. Which of the following\ reasons are responsible for banks entering into this sector, particularly when many insurance companies are already there in India? (A) Banks are earning additional revenue in terms of fee/commission by selling insurance products. (B) With their huge customer base, banks are leveraging on their existing relationship to convert customers into policyholders. (C) With ever-growing health problems, everybody wants insurance cover and banks are bringing in many attractive offers to cash in on this trend. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (B) and (C) Which of the following is NOT a component of India’s securities market? (1) Commodity Future (2) Government Bonds (3) Corporate Equity (4) Derivatives on Currency (5) Small Savings in .National Saving Certificates Which of the following titles has/have been authored by Gurcharari Das? (1) India Grows at Night (2) Chanakya’s New Manifesto (3) The City of Devi (4) Both (1) and (2) (5) All the above Padma Shri awardee Professor BratindraNath Mukherjee passed away recently. He was a renowned (1) Poet (2) Economist (3) Environmentalist (4) Historian (5) None of these

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