10.What is the full form of PTC ?(A) Public Transport Certificate(B) Pubic Telecommunications Council(C) Products Through Consumer(D) Pass Through Certificate

Answer: Pass Through Certificate

3.Who is the Author of the book “My China Diary”(A)Kanwal Sibal(B)Salman Haider(C)J.N. Dixit(D)Natwar Singh

Answer: Natwar Singh

4.Umrao Singh has passed away recently .Which of the following field was he associated with ?(A) Film(B) Journalism(C) Sports(D) Politics

Answer: Sports

5.Vidya Pillai is related to which sport ?(A) Snooker(B) Golf(C) Archery(D) Billiards

Answer: Snooker

6.Who has become the first Indian to win two medal in a Shooting World Cup?(A) Gagan Narang(B) Sanjeev Bindra(C) Abhinav Bindra(D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Answer: Gagan Narang

7.Which country has launched a navigational Satellite?(A) South Korea(B) North Korea

(C) India(D) China

Answer: China

8.Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011?(A)Colombo(B)Mumbai(C)New Delhi(D)Dhaka

Answer: Mumbai

9.When is the Commonwealth Day celebrated?(A) May 1(B) May 3(C) May 15(D) May 24

Answer: May 15

1.Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ?(A) Victor Orban(B) Gorden Bajnai(C) Jeno Fock(D) Ference Gyurcsany

Answer: Gorden Bajnai

2.Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ?(A) Anders Fogh Rasmussen(B) Lars Looke Rasmussen(C) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen(D) Poul Hartling

Answer: Lars Looke Rasmussen

1. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational

space launch facility. In which country is it located?

(A) France

(B) Kazakhstan

(C) Uzbekistan

(D) Germany

2. The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey

World Cup in 2010 to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament

started?

(A) 1971

(B) 1974

(C) 1976

(D) 1977

3. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the

first time in three years on May 17, 2009?

(A) Barcelona

(B) Inter Millan

(C) Real Madrid

(D) Manchester United

4. Recently Suranjoy Singh of India sizzled with a Gold on the concluding day

of the European Grand Prix boxing as India finished their campaign with four

medals. This contest held in ?

(A) Czech Republic.

(B) Hungary

(C) Serbia

(D) Austria

5. Recently 12-member Sikkim Cabinet was sworn in and Pavan Kumar

Chamling becomes CM for the ________?

(A) 2nd time

(B) 3rd time

(C) 4th time

(D) 5th time

6. Who among the following has been nominated to become the U.S.

Attorney for Southern District of New York, by US President Barack Obama?

(A) Preet Bharara

(B) Suresh Modi

(C) Rajiv Khurana

(D) Suresh Kalmadi

7. The government formed the panel after many ex-servicemen returned

their medals to protest the rejection of their ‘one rank one pension’ demand.

Who is heading this panel ?

(A) K.M. Chandrasekhar

(B) R Balakrishanan

(C) B S Padmanabham

(D) T. Raja Shekhar

8. Recently India’s Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh

Champia, earned India a gold medal in the recurve team event of the

archery World Cup Stage I. In which country this event held?

(A) Croatia

(B) Russia

(C) Ukraine

(D) Czech Republic.

9. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive

officer (CEO) of which exchange?

(A) Bombay Stock Exchange

(B) National Stock Exchange

(C) Delhi Stock exchange

(D) None of these

10. Who has won his maiden International Tennis Federation (ITF) title at

Delhi Lawn Tennis Association on April 25, 2009?

(A) Yuki Bhambari

(B) Vishnu Vardhan

(C) Leander Paes

(D) Mahesh Bhupti

11. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on Feb 3, 2009 ?

(A) Shahab

(B) Hatf

(C) Zulfiqar

(D) Omid

12. Recently Indian Navy commissioned INS Airavat. Which among the

following terms precisely describes INS Airavat?

(A) Landing Ship Tank

(B) Waterjet Propelled Fast Attack Craft

(C) Guided Missile Frigate

(D) GPS Craft

13. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently has entered

the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation. (May

11, 2009). In which year PETA began ?

(A) 1995

(B) 2000

(C) 1999

(D) 1980

14. ‘Open Market Operation ‘ is a part of

(A) Income Policy

(B) Fiscal Policy

(C) Credit Policy

(D) Labour Policy

15. SDR, the curency of the IMF , is in the form of

(A) Paper Currency

(B) Gold

(C) Silver and Gold both

(D) Book keeping entry only

1- The RBI Governor reviews the Annual Monetary and credit policy every time

after a gap of ———months?

three

2- Reserve Bank of India keeps changing the ratio which regulates the minimum

reserve each bank must hold to customer’s deposits. What this ratio called?

Cash Reserve Ratio

3- Which bank has the punchline”Much more to do with YOU in focus”?

Andhra Bank

4- A new field of banking system made up of large-scale banks that operate

extensive networks of branches and provide different services. This new termed

emerged in the banking field is —————?

Universal Banking

5- Providing credit and other financial services and products of very small

amount to the poors in rural / semi-urban area is callled as …………..?

Micro Finance

6- What are Basel Norms?

Norms specially designed to control various risk factors in bank operations

1. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet

Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ?

(a) USA

(b) UK

(c) France

(d) Russia

Ans: ( b ) UK

2. The United States has granted the status of ?major

non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ?

(a) Pakistan

(b) India

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Myanmar

Ans: ( a ) Pakistan

3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu

Sultan in London and brought it back to India ?

(a) Ratan Tata

(b) Mukesh Ambani

(c) Vijay Mallya

(d) Aditya Birla

Ans: ( c ) Vijay Mallya

4. Which of the following companies became India?s first

listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ?

(a) Satyam

(b) HCL

(c) Wipro

(d) Infosys Technologies

Ans: ( d ) Infosys Technologies

5. Who among the following women has become the highest

individual scorer in an innings in Tests ?

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Kiran Baloch

(c) Diana Eduljee

(d) None of these

Ans: ( b ) Kiran Baloch

6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ?

(a) Chandrika Kumaratunga

(b) Ranil Wickremesinghe

(c) Mahinda Rajapakse

(d) None of these

Ans: ( c ) Mahinda Rajapakse

7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which

of the following countries ?

(a) Sudan

(b) Israel

(c) Brazil

(d) Syria

Ans: ( b ) Israel

8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to

score a triple century in Tests ?

(a) Rahul Dravid

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(c) V.V.S. Laxman

(d) Virender Sehwag

Ans: ( d ) Virender Sehwag

9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India

Universe 2004 title ?

(a) Lakshmi Pandit

(b) Sayali Bhagat

(c) Tanushree Dutta

(d) Jyoti Brahmin

Ans: ( c ) Tanushree Dutta

10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently

in which of the following cities ?

(a) Islamabad

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Kathmandu

(d) Colombo

Ans: ( a ) Islamabad

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GK Questions Series Part 2December 1st, 2009

1)Who has recently assumed charge as the new Secretary of the Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting?

Answer:Raghu Menon

2)Admiral Gorshkov which was recently in news has been renamed as?

Answer:INS Vikramaditya

3)India’s cabinet recently approved the proposal to sign a comprehensive

economic partnership agreement CEPA comprising six pacts viz. trade in

goods, trade facilitation and custom cooperation, trade in services and

investment with which country ?

Answer:South Korea

4)The finance ministry of India recently said in its annual economic survey

that India needs to end controls on prices of petrol and diesel to curb fuel

demand. What is India’s India’s rank in Asia in the oil consumption?

Answer:Third

5)In the economic survey presented ahead of Budget , what fraction of

foreign equity share in Insurance Business was recommended?

Answer:49 %

6. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of

Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?

(a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

(b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry

(d) Pondicherry and Delhi

Ans: ( b ) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

7. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must

win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?

(a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open

(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open

(c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open

(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open

Ans: ( a ) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open

8. ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries,

was organized by

(a) Khudiram Bose

(b) V.D. Savarkar

(c) Prafulla Chaki

(d) Bhagat Singh

Ans: ( b ) V.D. Savarkar

9. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or

other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of

(a) Total internal reflection

(b) Interference

(c) Diffraction

(d) Polarisation

Ans: ( a ) Total internal reflection

10. Which one of the following lakes forms and international

boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?

(a) Chad

(b) Malawi

(c) Victoria

(d) Zambezi

Ans: ( c ) Victoria

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General Knowledge Question Series 2

February 2nd, 2009

WHICH DISTRICT IS CALLED ” THE LAND OF GODS” KASARGOD

THE PLACE “ILLIKUNNU” IN KANNUR IS ASSOCIATED WITH” HERMAN

GUNDERT

AZHIMALA NAVI ACADEMY KANNUR

ACADEMY FOR FOLK LORE IS SITUATED IN KANNUR

LARGEST TALUK IN KERALA ERANAD

CALICUT UNIVERSITY IS SITUATED AT MALAPPURAM

BIRTH PLACE OF T.N SHESHAN PALAKKAD

“”"MUNNAR EVICTION”" SPECIAL OFFICER” SURESH KUMAR

DATE OF FORMATION OF KERALA 1 NOV 1956

NUMBER OF EAST FLOWING RIVERS IN KERALA THREE

NUMBER OF RIVERS IN KERALA 44

MOPLAH REBELLION IN MALABAR 1921

THE FIRST TALKIE MALAYALAM FILM BALAN

FIRST FLOATING ATM IN INDIA IS AT KOCHI

KPSC CHAIRMAN K.V SALAHUDHEEN

KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE

WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA GANDHI K.KELAPPAN

“DIRECTION OF “”VASTHUHARA”"” ARAVINDAN

NUMBER OF LOK SABHA SEATS IN KERALA 20

“MUTHIRA PUZHA” IS THE TRIBUTARY OF” PERIYAR

HINDUSTAN PAPER CORPORATION IS AT KOTTAYAM

KERALA WOOD INDUSTRIES IS AT NILAMBUR

THE SMALLEST DISTRICT IN KERALA ALAPPUZHA

SILENT VALLEY IS IN PALAKKAD

THE HIGHEST PEAK IN KERALA ANAMUDI

THE QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA KOCHI

THE PLACE WHERE VSSC IS LOCATED THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

INDIAS FIRST PRIVATE AIRPORT COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

THAKAZHI AWARD FOR SHORT STORIES RAMESH BABU

KULACHAL WAR 1741

FIRST CHIEF MINISTER IN KERALA EMS NAMBOOTHIRIPAD

VAIKKOM SATHYAGRAHA 1924

“AUTHOR OF “MALABAR MANUEL” WILLIAM LOGAN

KADALUNDI IS FAMAOUS FOR MANGROVE FOREST

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL RULE IN KERALA 1956

“LAST ” MAMANGAM” 1755

KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY MANNUTHI

KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE PEECHI

“”AGASTHYA VANAM” BIOLOGICAL PARK” THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

PUNALUR PAPER MILLS KOLLAM

“IN WHICH DISTRICT “”SHABARIMALA”" IS SITUATED” PATHANAMTHITTA

“THE PLACE “”MANNADI”" IS ASSOCIATED WITH” VELUTHAMBI DALAVA

“PUNNAMADA KAYAL” IS FAMOUS FOR NEHRU TROPHY BOAT RACE

KUMARAKAM BIRD SANCTUARY KOTTAYAM

WHERE IS VASCODAGAMA CREMATED MATTANCHERI

MALABAR SPECIAL POLICE HEAD QUARTER MALAPPURAM

TEAK MUSEUM IN KERALA NILAMBUR

KOTTAKKAL ARYA VYDYA SHALA IS SITUATED AT MALAPPURAM

“WHERE IS “THUNJAN PARAMBU” IS SITUATED” TIRUR

DISTRICT WHICH HAS NO RAILWAY LINE WAYANAD

“THE PLACE “LAKKIDI” IS FAMOUS FOR” HEAVY RAIN FALL

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General Knowledge Questions Series 1

February 2nd, 2009

CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA K.G BALAKRISHNAN

FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SARDAR VALLABABHAI PATEL

FIRST LADY IPS OFFICER KIRAN BEDI

FIRST LADY CHIEF MINISTER SUCHETHA KRIPALANI

FIRST SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA GANESH S MAVALANKAR

THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

FOUNDER OF ARYA SAMAJ DAYANAND SARASWATI

“THE “” WISE FOOL “” OF INDIAN HISTORY” MUHAMMAD BIN TUGLAQ

WHO BUILT TAJ MAHAL, RED FORT SHAH JAHAN

FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE SUSHMITHA SEN

FIRST INDIAN SCIENTIST WON NOBEL PRIZE C.V RAMAN

FIRST PRESIDENT OF INC W.C BANERJEE

THE FIRST INDIAN TO ENTER SPACE RAKESH SHARMA

GRAND OLDMAN OF INDIA DADABHAI NAOROJI

NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU

FIRST INDIAN TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL MIHIR SEN

WHO LED THE REVOLT OF 1857 AT KANPUR NANA SAHEB

FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR IN INDIA SAROJINI NAIDU

“WHO GAVE THE SLOGAN “” DO OR DIE “”" MAHATMA GANDHI

IN INDIA RAILWAY WAS INTRODUCED BY DALHOUSIE

“”" LION OF THE PUNJAB “”" LALA LAJPAT RAI

FOUNDER OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT SUNDARLAL BAHUGUNA

FIRST HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA VENUGOPAL

WHO STARTED BHOODAN MOVEMENT VINOBA BHAVE

KUNJALI MARAKAR WAS THE NAVAL CHIEF OF ZAMORIN OF KOZHIKODE

V.T BHATTATHIRIPAD WAS SOCIAL REFORMER

FIRST MALAYALAM ACTOR, WHO WON BHARATAWARD P.J ANTONY

COURT PHYSICIAN OF KING KANISHKA CHARAKA

“ACTUAL NAME OF PEN NAME “”KAKKANADAN”"” GEORGE VARGHESE

THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN INDIA PREM MATHUR

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA S RADHAKRISHNAN

FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA HARILAL J KANIA

FIRST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA SUKUMAR SEN

M.F HUSSAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH PAINTING

FIRST INDIAN ICS OFFICER SATYENDRA NATH TAGORE

FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN SUPREME COURT FATHIMA BIVI

FIRST FIELD MARSHAL MANEKSHAW

PARTITION OF BENGAL LORD CURZON

BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SARDAR VALLABAI PATEL

FIRST RECIPIENT OF BHARAT RATNA C.RAJAGOPALACHARI

FIRST INDIAN GRAND MASTER IN CHESS V. ANAND

NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN MEDHA PATKAR

SATYAJIT RAY BENGAL FILM

FATHER OF MALAYALAM CINEMA J.C DANIEL

ARUNA ASAF ALI INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER

“GANDHI CALLED HIM “”PULAYARAJA”" WHOM” AYYANKALI

INDIAS YOUNGEST IIT STUDENT CHANDRA SEKAR

PRIME MINISTER OF AKBAR THE GREAT ABUL FAZAL

FATHER OF INDIAN LIBRARY SCIENCE S.R RANGANATHAN

INDIAS FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI

STEPHEN HAWKING BRITISH ASTROPHYSICIST

“AUTHOR OF THE FAMOUS LINE “” SARE JAHAN SE ACHA”"” MUHAMMAD

IQBAL

FIRST INDIAN TO DRIVE A FORMULA ONE CAR NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN

THE GOLDEN GIRL OF INDIA P.T USHA

FIRST INDIAN WOMAN BADMINTON GRAND PRIX CHAMPION SANIA

NEHWAL

FIRST INDIAN TO WIN BOOKER PRIZE ARUNDHATI ROY

FIRST TEST TUBE BABY IN THE WORLD LOUISE BROWN

FIRST INDIAN TEST TUBE BABY HARSHA

FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER WHO SCORED TRIPLE CENTURY VIRENDER

SEHWAG

FIRST INDIAN CRICKET CAPTAIN C.K NAYUDU

FIRST INDIAN HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET HARBHAJAN SINGH

“”"IRON MAN OF INDIA”" IS” SARDAR VALLABABHAI PATEL

KHEL RATNA AWARD 2006 PANKAJ ADVANI

INDIAS UN SECRETARY GENERAL CANDIDATE SASI TAROOR

YOUNGEST PADMA SHRI SANIA MIRZA

THE ZABTI SYSTEM WAS CONCEIVED BY AKBAR

MINISTER OF DEFENCE IN INDIA A.K ANTONY

CBI DIRECTOR VIJAY SHANKAR

INDIAS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN NIRUPAM SEN

“”" INDIAN SHAKESPEARE “”" KALIDASA

“”"INDIAN NEPOLIAN “”" SAMUDRA GUPTA

“”" MYSORE TIGER “”" TIPPU SULTHAN

“”" FRONTIER GANDHI”"” KHAN ABDULGAFAR KHAN

“WHO WAS KNOWN AS KERALA “”SCOT”"” C.V Raman Pillai

WHO WAS THE ONLY WOMAN CEC IN INDIA V.S RAMA DEVI

“WHO BROUGHT OUT NEWSPAPER “”AL HILAL”"” MAULANA ABUL KALAM

AZAD

LAST MUGHAL EMPEROR OF DELHI BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR

WHO GOT SWATHI PURASKAR 2005 UMAYAL PURAM K. SIVARAMAN

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JUSTICE RAJENDRA

BABU

INDIAN HOCKEY COACH JOKIM KARVALO

CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE FALI HOMI MAJOR

NATIONAL FRUIT OF INDIA MANGO

SMALLEST STATE IN INDIA GOA

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENCE MUSEUM CALCUTTA

PINK CITY OF INDIA JAIPUR

THE CAPITAL CITY OF RAJASTHAN JAIPUR

THE CAPITAL CITY OF MADHYAPRADESH BHOPAL

BANARUS HINDU UNIVERSITY UTTARPRADESH

CAPITAL CITY OF GUJRATH GANDHINAGAR

DIAMOND CITY OF INDIA SURAT

SARDAR SAROVAR PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH GUJRATH

FOUNDER OF INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE

THE CAPITAL CITY OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE

BHUVANESHAR IS THE CAPITAL OF ORISSA

LARGEST SALT WATER LAKE IN INDIA CHILKA

CHILKA LAKE ORISSA

CLASSICAL DANCE FORM OF TAMIL NADU BHARATHA NATYAM

“”"THE SORROW OF BIHAR”"” COSI

TEA GARDEN OF INDIA ASSAM

“”"SCOTLAND OF EAST”"” SHILLONG

THE CAPITAL CITY OF TRIPURA AGARTHALA

THE CAPITAL CITY OF SIKKIM GANGTOK

“THE CITY IN HARYANA NAMED AS “”THE MILLENNIUM CITY”"” GURGAON

“”"THE ORANGE CITY OF INDIA”"” NAGPUR

CAPITAL CITY OF UTTARPRADESH LUCKNOW

NARAYANGHAT IS THE SAMADHI OF GULZARILAL NANDA

FIRST INDIAN BANK TO HAVE A BRANCH IN CHINA BANK OF INDIA

WORLDS BIGGEST BANANA GROWER INDIA

MISSILE MAN OF INDIA APJ ABDUL KALAM

GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA DR. SWAMINATHAN

INFOSYS CEO S.GOPALAKRISHNAN

WHICH STATE HAS LOWEST PER CAPITA INCOME ORISSA

“THE TITLE “”SARDAR”" TO VALLABHABHAI PATEL BY” MOTILAL NEHRU

1. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of……

(A) World Bank

(B) International Monetary Fund

(C) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh

(D) Reserve Bank of India

(E) None of these

2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At

present RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations ?

(A) 10 paise

(B) 20 paise

(C) 25 paise

(D) 50 paise

(E) 1•00 Rupee

3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?

(A) Dollar

(B) Dinar

(C) Yen

(D) Peso

(E) Euro

4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to

general public. These machines are called……

(A) Coin dispensing machines

(B) ATMs

(C) Debit Card Machines

(D) Ledger Machines

(E) None of these

5. Which of the following names is not associated with the insurance business in India ?

(A) Bajaj Allianz

(B) LIC

(C) GIC

(D) Tata AIG

(E) GE Money

6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold,

silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has emained the

highest trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as……

(A) copper

(B) steel

(C) zinc

(D) white gold

(E) None of these

7. Which of the following is known as Plastic money ?

1. Demand Draft

2. Credit Card

3. Debit Card

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 2 and 3

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers ‘IPO’. What is the full form of the same ?

(A) Indian Public Offer

(B) Institutional Purchase

(C) Industrial Purchase Order

(D) Indian Purchase Offer

(E) Initial Public Offer

9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full

form of the same ?

(A) New Multi Capital Exchange

(B) National Medium Commodity Exchange

(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange

(D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange

(E) None of these

10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property.

This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of

banking ?

(A) Corporate Banking

(B) Personal Banking

(C) Merchant Banking

(D) Portfolio Management Service

(E) None of these

11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the

field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?

(A) Gramin Bank of Bangladesh

(B) CRY

(C) ASHA

(D) NABARD

(E) None of these

12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of…

(A) Literature

(B) Physics

(C) Chemistry

(D) Music

(E) Medical Science

13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a

Hockey Coach ?

(A) Guru

(B) Chak De India

(C) Om Shanti Om

(D) Jab We Met

(E) None of these

14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?

(A) Japan

(B) USA

(C) Nepal

(D) Britain

(E) France

15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?

(A) Internet Banking

(B) Branch visits

(C) Going to money lenders

(D) Tele Banking

(E) All of these

16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Bhutan

(C) Nepal

(D) Maldives

(E) South Africa

17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of

literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?

(A) Inflation

(B) Sensex

(C) Human Development Index

(D) SLR

(E) None of these

18. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency ?

(A) ECGC

(B) SEBI

(C) SIDBI

(D) Axis Bank

(E) BHEL

19. Which of the countries represent letter ‘C’ in the category known as BRIC countries ?

(A) Canada

(B) Chile

(C) Cuba

(D) Croatia

(E) China

20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the

ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?

(A) President of India

(B) UPA Chairperson

(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(D) Prime Minister of India

(E) None of these

21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?

(A) Kalidas Samman

(B) Dhyanchand Award

(C) Shram Vir Award

(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

(E) None of these

22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?

(A) YES

(B) HDFC

(C) TATA

(D) Kotak Mahindra

(E) ICICI

23. Twenty-20 matches are played in which of the following

(A) Hockey

(B) Football

(C) Badminton

(D) Tennis

(E) Cricket

24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold

for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?

(A) 123 Pact with USA

(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia

(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran

(D) Border talks with China

(E) None of these

25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?

(A) SAT

(B) NET

(C) PAN

(D) VAT

(E) None of these

26. As per the news appeared in some major newspapers India is number two in getting

‘PE’. What is the full form of ‘PE’ as used in the financial world ?

(A) Professional and Ecofriendly

(B) Profitable Equity

(C) Profitable and Economical

(D) Private and Economical

(E) Private Equity

27. Many a times we read in newspapers about ‘Financial Inclusion’. What does it really

mean ? [Pick up correct statement(s)]

1. Allow the merger and acquisition of banks so that only few big banks exist and

continue to cater to the need of corporate sector.

2. Expending the network of banks in such a way that people from lower strata of society

also get the benefit of services provided by banks.

3. Providing Insurance cover to each and every citizen so that he/she can live a healthy

and long life.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 and 2

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

28. Which of the following organizations recently issued some guidelines related to

‘Participatory Notes’ as used in financial world ?

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(C) SEBI

(D) AMFI

(E) None of these

29. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?

(A) Nuclear Power generation plants

(B) Pharma Industry

(C) Paper Industry

(D) Sugar plants

(E) Tea plantations

30. As per news items published in various newspapers, Italy has offered its help in

developing ‘SMEs’ in India. What is the full form of ‘SME’ ?

(A) Small and Monopolistic Economy

(B) Speedy and Mechanical

(C) Small and medium enterprises

(D) Small and Medium Level Economy

(E) None of these

Answers

1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)

11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)

21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D) 26. (E) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (C)

2.