1. As per UNCTAD Indias GDP to grow by_____ in 2011? (a) 8.1% (b) 8.5% (c) 7.5% (d) 8.

5% (e) None of these 2. RBI has directed Banks not to Recover pre-payment charges in floating rate loans, this move will benefit (a) Car loan takers (b) Home loan takers (c) Commercial loan takers (d) Public Sector Banks 3. Annual Conference of Banking Ombudsmen recently held at? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Bangalore (d) Chandigarh (e) None of these 4. Which State has decided to renovate the Road Network of the State on war footing using State funds and seeking Assistance from the Centre? (a) Delhi (b) UP (c) Kerela (d) Karnataka (e) None of these

ANSWERS:

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

CURRENT AFFAIRS 5-SEPT

1. Teachers Day is observed on

(a) September 4 (b) September 5 (c) August 31 (d) September 9

(e) None of these 2. Indian Govt. has provided how much amount for the construction of hostel for SC students across India? (a) Rs.145 crore (b) Rs.100 crore (c) Rs. 200 crore (d) Rs.450 crore (e) None of these 3. Which Bill has been passed recently by Lok Sabha to create a National Database of Academic qualifications in Electronic or DMAT format, which will Authenticate and reissue certificates? (a) Academic Bill 2011 (b) National Academic Depository Bill 2011 (c) National Data Depository Bill 2011 (d) National Certificate 2011 (e) None of these 4. Which Country is facing one of the worst Famine in 2011? (a) Somalia (b) Gibbon (c) China (d) Chiles (e) None of these 5. Which Associated Bank of SBI will you relate with SBI Subsidiary Banks Bill? (a) State Bank of Punjab (b) State Bank of Hyderabad (c) State Bank of Cochin (d) State Bank of Bikaner (e) None of these ANSWERS: 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B

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1. Outlook Express is a__ (a) E-Mail Client (b) Scheduler (c) Address Book

(d) All of the above (e) None of these 2. Which key should be pressed to start a new page in MS-Word? (a) Down Cursor Key (b) Enter Key (c) Shift+Enter (d) Ctrl+Enter (e) Shift+ Ctrl+Enter 3. Which type of software is similar to an Accountants Worksheet? (a) Word processing (b) Database (c) Spreadsheets (d) Graphics (e) File Manager 4. The Network Connecting several Computers all over the World is (a) Intranet (b) Internet (c) Anet (d) Network (e) IAN 5. In Windows by default the files when deleted are sent to___ (a) Dust Bin (b) Recycle Bin (c) Waste Bin (d) Recycle Waste Bin (e) None of these 6. Which of the following is an Operating System? (a) MS Windows (b) Mac (c) MSDOS (d) Windows NT (e) All of the these 7. A terminal that cannot process any information is called____ (a) Direct Access terminal (b) Intelligent terminal (c) Smart terminal (d) Blind terminal

(e) Dumb terminal 8. The Keys labeled 0-9 on the keyboard are called____ (a) Function Keys (b) Numeric Keys (c) Typewriter Keys (d) Special Keys (e) Alpha Keys 9. The most popular Internet Activity is____ (a) Downloading Music (b) Watching Movie Trailers (c) Shopping for books (d) E-mailing (e) None of these 10. In a Spreadsheet, a cell is defined as the____ (a) Intersection of a table and a tippet (b) Intersection of a file and a database (c) Intersection of a row and column (d) Intersection of a field and a record (e) None of these ANSWERS: 1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.E 7.E 8.B 9.D 10.C

CURRENT AFFAIRS 3-4-SEPT

1. New Jharkhand Governor is?

(a) Dr. Sayyad Ahmed (b) Dr. Shyam Sunder (c) Subber Rao (d) Marcus Conner (e) None of these 2. In September 2011 which State organized Run for Fun Campaign? (a) Delhi (b) Gujarat (c) MP (d) J&K (e) None of these 3. Typhoon Talas recently hit

(a) USA (b) Australia (c) Japan (d) China (e) None of these 4. The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has agreed to release another $2.1 billion bailout for (a) Germany (b) Iceland (c) Ireland (d) Greece (e) None of these 5. Asian Development Bank has approved ___________ million dollar loan to improve Rail services in India? (a) 500 (b) 1000 (c) 650 (d) 400 (e) None of these 6. Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2011 hosted by (a) China (b) India (c) Japan (d) South Korea (e) None of these ANSWERS: 1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.B

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2-SEPT

1. Which Indian City hosted a friendly Football match for Argentina and Venezuala. (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) New Delhi (d) Kochi (e) None of these 2. Which of the following Indian has qualified for 2012 London Olympics, recently (a) Limba Ram (b) Abay Singh (c) Tintu Luka (d) Mathli Marir

(e) None of these 3. Third Quadrilateral Summit of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Russian federation held at? (a) Dushanbe (b) Kiev (c) Karachi (d) Moscow (e) None of these 4. Which Country to sue 17 Banks over Mortgage Crisis? (a) USA (b) Germany (c) UK (d) France (e) Greece ANSWERS: 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A

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1) In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from Rs 1 lakh 60 thousand to _? a.1 lakh 80 thousand b.1 lakh 90 thousand c. 2 lakh d.2 lakh 20 thousand 2) A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, discovered that a green alga invades tiny developing salamander embryos. What is this phenomenon called? a)Symbiosis b)Photosynthesis c) Ecdysis d) Aestivation 3) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM? a.Nandita Das b.Juhi Chawla c.Tabu d.Konkona Sen Sharma 4) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption? a. Lokpal Bill b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill

5) Who won the National Jute Board-Kolkata international squash at Calcutta Racket Club on 3 April 2011 after defeating Omar Mosaad? a.Karim Darwish b.Khawaja Adil Maqbool c. Ritwik Bhattacharya d. Peter Nicol 6) Read the following statements: 1.He won the ATP Miami Masters crown by defeating Nadal and thus remained unbeaten in 2011. 2.He captured all four titles- the Australian Open, Dubai, elite Masters titles at Indian Wells and Miami in 2011. 3.He had won his first Miami Masters title in 2007. 4.He joined Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as the only players to win the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.Identify the tennis player being referred to. a.Novak Djokovic b.Roger Federer c. Andy Murray d.Rafael Nadal 7) At the National Conference on Kharif Strategies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 6 April 2011 mentioned that India has achieved an all-time high production of foodgrains. What was the estimation regarding foodgain production in 2010-11? a.235.88 million tonnes b.215 million tonnes c. 261.34 million tonnes d. 222.66 million tonnes 8) Which of the following steel plants in India achieved record production of 5.71 million tonnes (mt) of hot metal (a 6.3 per cent growth over 2009-10), 5.33 mt of crude steel (4.3 per cent) and 4.57 mt of saleable steel (4.3 per cent)? a.Bhillai Steel Plant b.Rourkela Steel Plant c. Bokaro Steel Plant d.Salem Steel Plant 9) The Department of Information Technology (DIT) on 5 April 2011 published a draft policy on which of the following to enable the government departments to provide services, including payment of utility bills and filing of tax with the use of a medium? a.Mobile governance b.E-governance c. Service Delivery Gateway d.Applications Inter-operability 10) Which of the following was not proposed in the Union Budget 2011-12 presented by pranab Mukherjee? 1.Special vehicles were proposed to be created in the form of Infrastructure Debt Funds to attract foreign funds. 2.Rs. 300 crore expenditure was proposed to promote horticulture centres in rain fed areas for increasing crop productivity. 3.For the manufacturing sector, the budget proposed reduction of basic customs duty on raw silk from 30 to 5 per cent. 4.Concessional 10 per cent Excise Duty was also proposed for fuel cell or Hydrogen cell-technologybased vehicles. a.1 & 3 b.Only 2 c.Only 4

d.3 & 4 11) Sectors 1.Agriculture & Allied Activities 2.Rural Development 3.Defence Sector 4.Industries & Minerals A B C D a.1 4 2 3 b.2 1 3 4 c. 3 1 4 2 d.4 2 3 1 Budgetary Allocations A. Rs 14362 crore B. Rs 38852 crore C. Rs 55438 crore D. Rs 164415 crore

12) In the Budget it was proposed to provide sum of money for implementation of vegetable initiative to set in motion a virtuous cycle of higher production and incomes for the farmers. What was the proposed amount? a.Rs 500 crore b.Rs 300 crore c. Rs 10000 crore d. Rs 650 crore 13) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out. i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations. ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Both i and ii b) Neither I and ii c) Only i d) Only ii 14) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the following statements regarding Tsunami. i) A Tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, reaching heights of over 100 feet onto land. ii) Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Oceans Ring of Fire, a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make earthquakes and volcanoes common. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Both i and ii b) Only i c) Only ii d) Neither i nor ii 15) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged? a) Gujarat b) Bihar c) Haryana d) Madhya Pradesh 16)Engineering and construction major L&T announced that it has achieved financial closure for which of the following with the help of 10-bank consortium led by SBI pitching in with Rs 11478 crore debt? a.Kolkata Metro Rail Project b.Pune Metro Project c.Delhi Metro project

d.Hyderabad Metro Rail project 17) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being chosen to get an honorary commission in which of the following? a.Indian Navy b.Territorial Army c. Indian Air Force d. Indian Para-military Force 18) Which of the following real estate firms on 5 April 2011 announced a gift in the shape of villas worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni and his teammates following their victory in the World Cup 2011? a.DLF b.Amrapali c. Unitech d.Tata Construction & Projects Ltd 19) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010? a. Rafael Nadal b. Andy Murray c. Fred Perry d. Rod Laver 20) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was proposed to be being extended to the beneficiaries of which of the following Union Government schemes? a.Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries b.Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension scheme c.Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension scheme beneficiaries d.Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana 21) Which of the following companies announced their alliance with Chennai Super Kings as the official team partner for the upcoming IPL Season 4? a. ONGC b. Indian Oil Corporation c. Hindusthan Petroleum d. Gulf Oil Corporation 22) Scientists have identified five genes which raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Consider the following statements regarding Alzheimers disease. i) Alzheimers disease is the most common form of Dementia. ii) Problems that happen due to the Alzheimers are personality-disorder, decision making, abstract thinking and loss of initiative. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only i b) Only ii c) Both i and ii d) Neither i nor ii 23) A giant predatory theropod dinosaur, similar in stature and size to Tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified by palaeontologists. Which of the following statements is/are correct? i) The new dinosaur, named Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, probably stood four metres tall, was 11 metres long and weighed around six tonnes. ii) Like T. rex, it was a carnivore with huge powerful jaws. iii) It ran on back legs, with small front limbs. a) Only i and ii b) Only i and iii

c) Only ii and iii d) All i, ii and iii are correct 24) Solvay, the Belgian soda ash maker which sold a drugs unit a year ago, agreed to buy which of the following French companies to add specialty chemicals spanning ingredients for moisturisers and car-part polymers? a.Rhodia b.Danisco c.Cognis d.Le Zbre 25) Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections? a.Dr Reddys b.Natco Pharma c. Ranbaxy Laboratories d. GlaxoSmithKline 26) AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of the following telecom companies for $39 billion? a.Deutsche Telekom b.Sprint Nextel c.Verizon Wireless d.Comcast 27) What is the prize-money of the golf tournament Avantha Masters that began on 11 Feb 2010? a. 1.5 million b. 1 million c. 2.5 million d. 2 million 28) An international team of scientists, led by the Australian National University recently discovered evidence that the bodys immune cells often share information about foreign substances with each other to ward of invaders. The study can help increase the immunity level in human body against pathogens and cancer. Which of the followings are the symptoms of Cancer? i) Weight Loss ii) Excessive Sweating iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour) iv) Enlargement of Spleen Please choose the correct option: a) i, ii, iii and iv b) i and ii only c) i, ii and iii d) only i 29) Which of the following companies in April 2011 filed a petition in the Supreme Court to block penal action initiated by the Income Tax authorities on its contested $2.5-billion tax bill? a. Vodafone International b. Bharti Airtel c. Uninor d. Tata Teleservices 30) Vivendi agreed to buy Vodafone Group's 44% stake in which of the French mobile-phone operators for euro 7.95 billion ($11.3 billion) to win full control of its largest unit and secure more stable earnings?

a.T-Mobile b.Orange c. Virgin Mobile d. SFR 31) A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPLs global Internet, mobile and audio rights, along with television rights in specific territories outside India, for the next four years. The consortium bagged the rights with a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011. Which are the two companies included in the consortium? a. TIL & Nimbus Communication b. Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom c. TIL & Colors d. Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures 32) Which chess player won his maiden Grand Master norm in the Chennai Open 2010 International Grand Master chess tournament on 1 Feb 2010? a. R. Siddharth of Chennai b. Kravtsiv of Ukraine c. P. Shyam Nikhil of Tamil Nadu d. Maxim Turov of Russia 33) Who was appointed member of ICC Cricket Committee as a representative of national coaches on 11 Feb 2010? a. Gary Kirsten b. Mark Taylor c. Kumar Sangakkara d. Tim May 34) At the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, the scientists calculated that the Earth sees about __ thunderstorms every hour. a) 670 b) 580 c) 760 d) 960 35) HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosystem by entering into strategic alliances with two data management software firms focused on the smart grid market. Which are the two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance? 1. Infosys 2. eMeter 3. Cape Gemini 4. Tridium a. 1 & 2 b. 2 & 3 c. 2 & 4 d. 1 & 4 36) The Gujarat Government banned controversial book, entitled Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India. Who is the author of the book? a) Joseph Lelyveld b) Joseph Ponting c) Hugh Grant d) Vikram Seth 37) Which one of the following states imposed a blanket ban on plastic bags? a) Delhi b) Haryana

11

c) Himachal Pradesh d)Tamil Nadu 38) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification? a) Sharmila Tagore b) Karan Johar c) Nafisa Ali d) Om Puri e) None of these 39) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of a) Israel b) Iran c) Afghanistan d) Indonesia 40) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? a) AP Singh b) Arun Shourie c) Sanjeev Tripathi d) BK Gupta 41) When is the National Youth Day observed? a) January 14 b) February 14 c) August 31 d) January 12 42) What is Tejas? A) Spacecraft B) Missile C) Submarine D) Light combat aircraft 43) Who became the world number one badminton player? a) Saina Nehwal b) Wang Xin c) Sania Mirza d) Wang Shixian 44) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010? a. Shane Watson b. Simon Katich c. Mitchell Johnson d. Sachin Tendulkar 45) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company. a.Tata Steel b.Pantallons Retail c. RIL d.Maruti Suzuki 46) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson.

a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) b. Ahonen Janne (Finland) c. Alexander Nicholas (USA) d. Bardal Anders (Norway) 47) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three circles? a.Sistema Shyam Teleservices b.Tata Teleservices c. Reliance d. BSNL 48) Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the economy means (A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities (B) Issuance of different types of bonds (C) Auction of gold (D) To make available direct finance to borrowers (E) None of these 49) Capital Market Regulator is (A) RBI (B) IRDA (C) NSE (D) BSE (E) SEBI 50) As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt.? (i) Tax on Income (ii) Tax on Expenditure (iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset (iv) Tax on Goods and Services (A) Both (i) and (iii) only (B) Both (ii) and (iv) only (C) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (D) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv) (E) None of these ANSWERS: 1) A 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) A 12) B 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) D 17) B 18) B 19) B 20) A 21) D 22) C 23) D 24) A 25) B 26) A 27) A 28) A 29) A 30) D 31) A 32) A 33) A34) C 35) C 36) A 37) A 38) A 39) B 40) C 41) D 42) D 43) B 44) A 45) A 46) A 47) A 48) A 49) E 50) C

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1) This agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet. Identify the agency. a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI 13

d. DoT 2) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company. a. Tata Steel b. Pantallons Retail c. RIL d. Maruti Suzuki 3) Which of the following Indian cricket players took the highest number of wickets in the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2011 along with Pakistans Shahid Afridi? a. Yuvraj Singh b. Zaheer Khan c. Munaf Patel d. Harbhajan Singh 4) Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee to fine-tune the draft National Sports Development Bill. Who is heading the committee? a. Justice Mukul Mudgal b. Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann c. Justice Gurdev Singh d. Justice Jaswant Singh Phogat 5) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010? a. Shane Watson b. Simon Katich c. Mitchell Johnson d. Sachin Tendulkar 6) Record food grain production helped to reduce food inflation to a four month low for the week ending 26 March 2011. What was the inflation percentage for the week? a. 9.18% b. 9.25% c. 9.21% d. 9.36% 7) Praveen Kumar Tripathi took over as the Chief Secretary of which of the following governments on 4 April 2011? a. Delhi Government b. Haryana Government c. Uttar Pradesh Government d. Uttarakhand Government 8) The Union Government gifted a Kendriya Vidyalaya to a nondescript village Indrapura to which of the following Indian states? a. Bihar b. Odisha

c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh 9) The Supreme Court on 5 April 2011 passed an order to lift iron export ban imposed by which of the following Indian states on 26 July 2010 and also ordered it to implement the new rules for regulating iron ore mining and transportation? a. Tamil Nadu b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka d. Odisha 10) To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana? a. Rajiv Awas Yojana b. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana c. Indira Awas Yojana d. Mahatama Gandhi NREGA 11) Which agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet? a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT 12) Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6 April 2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyers Credit launched? a. National Export Insurance Account b. Export-Import Bank of India c. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India d. Reserve Bank of India 13) Read the two statements mentioned with regard to the budgetary allocations for addressing environmental concerns. 1. The budget proposed that the solar lantern used in far-flung villages will attract no duty from 10 per cent charged earlier. 2. To provide green and clean transportation for the masses, National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles will be launched in the year 2011 in collaboration with all stakeholders. Which of them is true? a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. None of the above 14) 21 year old Marjan Kalhor is the first Iranian woman to have entered an Olympic event. She is a participant in the 2010 Winter Olympics that began in Vancouver on 12 Feb 2010. Which sport is she associated with? a. Ski b. Shot put 15

c. Cycling d. Bobsleigh 15) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson. a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) b. Ahonen Janne (Finland) c. Alexander Nicholas (USA) d. Bardal Anders (Norway) 16) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three circles? a. Sistema Shyam Teleservices b. Tata Teleservices c. Reliance d. BSNL 17) Which Italian luxury sports car makers on 6 April 2011 announced its entry into the Indian market where it will sell its high-performance cars priced between Rs1.20 crore and Rs1.43 crore? a. Maserati b. Bentley c. Aston Martin d. Maybach 18) Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender appoint in March 2011 to head its investment banking division? a. Rakesh Singh b. Charul Madan c. Gaurav Khungar d. Atul Singh 19) Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states? a. Rajasthan b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Uttaranchal 20) Read the following statements with regard to the allocation in the Educational sector as proposed by Union Budget 2011-12. 1. For Sarva Siksha Abhiyan the allocation was increased by 40 percent to 21000 crore rupees. 2. All institutions of higher learning will be connected through optical fibers by March 2012. 3. 500 crore rupees was proposed to be provided for national skill development fund. 4. For the needy scheduled castes ad scheduled tribe candidates studying in class-IX and Xth pre-matric scholarship scheme was proposed to be introduced. Which of the above mentioned statements is not true? a. 1

b. 2 c. 3 & 4 d. 4 21) Scientists recently developed a computer that could be controlled by the power of thought. It would help people unable to speak or move. What is the name of the technology which they used to develop this kind of computer? a. electrocortiography b. symbian C++ c. java d. flash lite 22) Which of the following companies bought the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble Co for $1.5 billion? a. Diamond Foods Inc b. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay c. Emerald Nuts d. Kettle Potato Chips 23) Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand Reebok auctioned a bat autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which of the following NGOs? a. Oxfem b. CRY c. All Bengal Womens Union d. UNEM 24) Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011? a. Arjun Halappa b. Rajpal Singh c. Bharat Kumar Chetri d. Mohd. Amir Khan 25) Under the Godfrey Phillips Zonal Bravery Awards given away by the former ruler of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh in Jaipur on 5 April 2011, which of the following NGOs was honoured with the Amodhini Award of Rs.1 lakh? a. Udyogini b. Charities Aid Foundation c. CRY d. Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram 26) The Basic Customs Duty exemption was proposed to be extended to which of the following sectors? a. art and antiquities for exhibition or display in private art galleries b. Cinematographic film, factory-built ambulances c. syringes and needles d. agricultural machinery 27) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km 17

north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Where is the Pacific Tsunami Warning System headquartered? a. Hawai b. Tokyo c. Manila d. Jakarta 28) Which of the following companies announced on 6 April 2011 that it won contract to provide broadband internet connectivity to Indian Railways through state-run RailTel Corp of India Ltd? a. DEL b. IBM c. Infosys d. HCL Infosystems 29) Which super luxury carmaker on 7 April 2011 unveiled Continental GT sedan in India? a. Ferrati b. Bentley c. Maybach d. Maserati 30) What amount of money was allocated for Bharat Nirman? a. 1000 crore b. 58000 crore c. 55438 crore d. 14362 crore 31) Who defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn on 15 Feb 2010 to retain the Pattaya Open title? a. Vera Zvonareva of Russia b. Sabine Lisicki of Germany, c. Ayumi Morita of Japan d. Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 32) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of japan. What are the possible factors which can cause Tsunami? i)An Earthquake ii) A landslide iii) A volcanic eruption or explosion iv) Impact by a meteorite Please choose the right option a. i, ii, iii and iv b. i and ii only c. ii and iii only d. i and iv only 33) Which of the following Indian cricket is the most heavily insured player for the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 4 T-20 tournament which begins on 8 April 2011? a. Sachin Tendulkar b. Yuvraj Singh c. M S Dhoni

d. Virender Sehwag 34) The Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed lowering of qualifying age for tax relief for senior citizens from 65 years to _? a. 55 b. 58 c. 60 d. 62 35) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 to _? a. 1 lakh 80 thousand b. 1 lakh 90 thousand c. 2 lakh d. 2 lakh 20 thousand 36) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption? a. Lokpal Bill b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill 37) Who became the world number one badminton player? a. Saina Nehwal b. Wang Xin c. Sania Mirza d. Wang Shixian 38) When is the National Youth Day observed? a. January 14 b. February 14 c. August 31 d. January 12 39) What is Tejas? a. Spacecraft b. Missile c. Submarine d. Light combat aircraft 40) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification? a. Sharmila Tagore b. Karan Johar c. Nafisa Ali d. Om Puri e. None of these 41) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of 19

a. Israel b. Iran c. Afghanistan d. Indonesia 42) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? a. AP Singh b. Arun Shourie c. Sanjeev Tripathi d. BK Gupta 43) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out. i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations. ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a. Both i and ii b. Neither I and ii c. Only i d. Only ii 44) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged? a. Gujarat b. Bihar c. Haryana d. Madhya Pradesh 45) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010? a. Rafael Nadal b. Andy Murray c. Fred Perry d. Rod Laver 46) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM? a. Nandita Das b. Juhi Chawla c. Tabu d. Konkona Sen Sharma 47) In tiger census 2010, i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers. ii) An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping and use of satellite data. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? Choose the right option: a. Only i is incorrect

b. Only ii is incorrect c. Both i and ii are incorrect d. Both i and ii are not incorrect 48) India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 played at Mohali. Who was declared man of the match of the high powered game? a. Saeed Ajmal b. Sachin Tendulkar c. Munaf Patel d. Wahab Riaz 49) Which of the following bodies put off indefinitely the new rules governing unwanted telemarketing calls which were supposed to be implemented from 21 March 2011? a. Department of Telecommunication (DoT) b. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) c. Indian Ministry of communication & Technology d. HRD Ministry 50) The Indian government in March 2011 conferred the Miniratna status on which of the following PSUs? a. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) b. Air India Charters Ltd c. Cement Corporation of India d. HMT Machine Tools Ltd
Answers: 1) B 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) C 9) C 10) A 11) B 12) A 13)B 14) A 15) A 16) A 17) C 18) A 19) A 20 ) B 21) A 22) A 23) B24) A 25) A 26) A 27) A 28) D 29) B 30) B 31) A 32) A 33) C 34)C 35) A 36) A 37) B 38) D 39) D 40) A 41) B 42) C 43) A 44) A45) B 46) B 47) A 48) B 49) B 50) A

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1. Under Marginal Standing Facility ( MSF) the banks are allowed to borrow up to one percent of their total ......... ? 1) Deposit base 2) Lending 3) Equity 4) Margins 5) Non Provisioning Assets 2. On 7 June, 2011 Syamala Gopinath Committee submitted a report on Small Savings Saving Fund to the finance minister of India. The highlights include ......... 1) The Kisan Vikas Patras must be with drawn immediately 2) The long term 10 Years bonds must replace KVP 3) Monthly Savings Scheme and National Savings Certificate Period must be reduced from 6 years to 5 years 4) Post Office savings interest must be raised from 3.5 % to 4.0 % 5) All of above 3. From 1 April 2011, the minimum wage floor level increased from Rs. 100 to Rs. ......... as per the order

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of Labour Ministry? 1) 115 2) 150 3) 160 4) 175 5) 200 4. After ONGC, IOC, SAIL and NTPC ......... got Maharatna status? 1) CIL 2) BHEL 3) BP 4) RIL 5) RBI 5. Union Government passed FCRA on 2 May 2011. FCRA stands for .........? 1) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2) Foreign Conservative Restrictive Act 3) Foreign Contribution Repair Act 4) Foreign Contribution Regulation Apathy 5) None 6. 'Upper Caste Commission' to study the poor and economically backward people in the Upper Castes set up by 1) Bihar 2) Uttarakhand 3) West Bengal 4) Goa 5) Rajasthan 7. Gangadhar Pradhan is an exponent in ......... dance? 1) Kuchipudi 2) Kathak 3) Bihu 4) Bharata Natyam 5) None 8. Games/ Sports events are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) India hosts the 1st Super Series Badminton Championship 2) Novak Djokovic of Italy defeated Rafael Nadal of USA to get ATP Miami Masters Crown 3) Paes- Bhupathi duo clinches Miami Title 4) Chennai Super Kings is the two times IPL winner 5) Polly Umrigar award got by Sachin 9. ......... is used in the banking terminology? 1) Stock 2) Bear 3) Listing 4) Open Market Operations 5) Settlement Day 10. Current Account details are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) Generally the businessman having the more transactions opt this account 2) No rule is there to prohibit to allow the individual to take this account 3) The highest rate of interest paid on this account compare to other accounts 4) Any number of transactions can be done 5) No interest or least interest is paid on this account

11. ......... company agreed to export 1700 Cash Dispenser Machines ( CDM) ( ATM) to SBI having base in USA? 1) Axis 2) Banqit 3) Diebold 4) De La Rue 5) Fujitsu 12. Appreciation of money means ......... 1) A hike in the price of money due to general fall in the price level. 2) A hike in the price of money due to general increase in the price level. 3) A reduction in the price of money due to general fall in the price level. 4) Absence of the price of money due to general fall in the price level. 5) None 13. Food Corporation of India got the working capital loan up to Rs. ......... crore from the union government? 1) 5000 2)1500 3) 500 4) 100 5) 50 14. The recent appointments/ambassadors list is given. Pick the correct one? 1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decided to include Kamal Nath and K.V.Thomas 2) Shaan was appointed as the Tobacco Ambassador of India 3) K.K. Talwar was appointed as the Chairman of Medical Council of India 4) N.K.Browne is the New Air Chief Marshal 5) All of above 15. A Peak of Lies written by ......... ? 1) Urmila Deshpande 2) Karan Singh 3) Kushwant Singh 4) Chetan Bhagath 5) R.K.Narayan 16. India was considered to be the member of NSG on 23 May 2011. NSG is a premier non-proliferation body. NSG means ......... ? 1) Nuclear System Group 2) Nuclear Symphony Group 3) Nuclear Syndrom Group 4) Nuclear Suppliers Group 5) None 17. India is not the member in ......... ? 1) G 20 2) G 77 3) G 15 4) G 7 5) SAARC 18. In the given list of the days which is wrongly matched one? 1) 31 May- World No Tobacco Day 2) 13 April- Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day

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3) 24 March - World TB Day 4) 2 April- All Fools Day 5) None 19. Chandrayaan-2 to cost Rs. 426 crore as granted by Central Government. The project Director of Chandrayaan is ......... ? 1) Madhavan Nair 2) Radhakrishnan 3) M.Annadurai 4) Kasturi Rangan 5) None 20. ......... is the first cricketer in the world cup to claim five wickets and did half century against Ireland in 2011 WC ICC edition? 1) Sachin 2) Harbhajan 3) Pathan 4) Yuvraj Singh 5) Jahir Khan 21. Find the wrong abbreviation? 1) CVC-Central Vision Commission 2) CEC- Central Election Commission 3) CAG-Comptroller and Auditor General 4) IBA-Indian Banks' Association 5) IBPS-Institute of Banking Personnel Selection 22. The facts relating to Micro Finance Sector as per the statement of Reserve Bank of India on 3 May 2011 given. Pick the Correct one? 1) Micro Finance mean the lending in the small amounts 2) Maximum Rate of Interest levied by them must not cross 26 % 3) Maximum loan can take by the customer from Micro Finance company should not cross Rs. 35,000 4) The above rules are framed by RBI, according to the recommendations of Malegam Committee with few changes 5) All of above 23. On 3 May 2011, RBI in its monetary Policy for 2011-2012, estimated the inflation around ......... percent? 1) 7 2) 8 3) 4 4) 5 5) 6 24. Dedicated Frieght Corridor ( DFC) connecting Khurja (Uttar Pradesh ) to Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) rail get the fund of $ 975 million from ......... ? 1) IMF 2) IDA 3) IFC 4) IBRD 5) ADB 25. The World Bank details are given. Pick the correct one? 1) Its original name is International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 2) Present members are 187.The latest member is Montenegro ( 18 Jan 2007) 3) Robert B. Zoellick (born in USA, German Origin ) is the present Chairman

4) It has headquarters in Washington D.C 5) All of above 26. India's total public debt increased by .........percent to Rs. 29,21,360 crore? 1) 4 2) 8.5 3) 8.1 4) 1.3 5) 0.6 27. Dailmler Group got license to establish Non-banking Finance company in India. This group belongs to .........? 1) France 2) Hongkong 3) Japan 4) Germany 5) USA 28. 2010-2011 Fiscal deficit (Actual) declared on 31 may 2011. The deficit is ......... percent against the Budget Estimates of 5.1 %? 1) 4.9 2) 4.7 3) 5.1 4) 9.1 5) 6.7 29. To monitor the investigation and the steps being taken to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks, the supreme court constituted the committee under the chairman ship of Justice .........? 1) Markendeya Kathju 2) Lahoti 3) Dashratha Rama Reddy 4) Dinakarna 5) Jeevan Reddy

30. .........tops in the GDP growth with 11.3 percent in the last five years (2005-10) as per the report of Mckinsey & co. Haryana (11%) , Bihar (9.6%), Karnataka (8.5%) Kerala (8.1%) Andhra Pradesh (7.4%) 1) Delhi 2) Maharastra 3) Kerala 4) Manipur 5) Gujrat 31. The Awards given. Pick up the incorrect one? 1) Sahitya Bharati Samman 2010 conferred on Sitakanta Mohapatra 2) Girdhar Rathi got the Bihari Puraskar for 2010 for Anta ka Sanshaya 3) Indu Sharma Katha Samman got by Vikas Kumar Jha 4) NTPC bagged the Prestigious Business World Award for power Sector 5) None 32. ICC committee recommended the most controversial DRS in all cricket international matches in the coming days. DRS means......... .? 1) Decision Roll System 2) Decision Revision System 3) Deal Review System

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4) Decision Review System 5) Dual Revision System 33. On April 7, 2011 as per the statement of RBI, the Credit rate growth rate is ......... in the banks in 2010-2011 1) 21.38 2) 14.25 3) 16.82 4) 20.12 5) 26.31 34. 2010-2011 Deposit growth rates in the banks are ......... percent? 1) 16.84 2) 15.84 3) 16.25 4) 18.54 5) 26.1 35. As per the new order of RBI in May 2011, the government of India is allowed to borrow Rs. ......... crore from the market through Treasury bills of up to one year? 1) 25000 2) 10000 3) 100000 4) 5000 5) 60000 36. The Financial Literacy includes ..........? 1) How to use the limited funds carefully 2) How to invest the funds 3) How to minimize the risk arisen 4) How to reinvest the money earned 5) All of above 37. The recent Sports events are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) Golden Player of IPL-4 - Chris Gayle of RCB 2) Orange Cap to get more runs in (608) IPL-4- Chris Gayle of RCB 3) Purple Cap to get more Wickets (28) in IPL-4- Latish Malinga of Mumbai Indians 4) Best Individual Performance in IPL 4- Paul Valthaty of Kings XI Punjab 5) None 38. Which bank used Tiny Cards with bio metric identification as part of the financial inclusion? 1) ICICI 2) SBH 3) SBI 4) IDBI 5) Axis ANSWERS: 1.1 2.5 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.2 8.2 9.4 10.3 11.3 12.1 13.1 14.5 15.1 16.4 17.4 18.4 19.3 20.4 21.1 22.5 23.5 24.4 25.5 26.4 27.4 28.2 29.5 30.5 31.5 32.4 33.5 34.2 35.1 36.5 37.5 38.3

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1. Who among the following is not the present Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India? 1) K.C.Chakravarthy 2) Subhir Gokarn 3) D. Subba Rao 4) Anand Sinha 5) H. R.khan 2. On 4th July 2011, the Reserve Bank of India on extended the .........% ceiling of bank investment in liquid schemes of mutual funds to include short-term debt funds? 1) 7 2) 8 3) 9 4) 11 5) 10 3. Fixed Deposit also called as .........? 1) Term Deposit 2) Steer Deposit 3) Validity Deposit 4) No Cancel Deposit 5) Inter Deposit 4. Expand CDSL .........? 1) Central Deposit Source Limited 2) Central Deposit Signal Limited 3) Central Depository Services Loyalty 4) Central Dena Services Limited 5) Central Depository Services Limited 5. Credit Creation means .........? 1) giving loans after cancellation of old loan 2) giving more and more loans to BPL families 3) to expand deposits through expanding their loans and advances 4) to provide more loans to government employees without rate of interest 5) All of above 6. The best alternative banking service to branch banking to be the part of Financial Inclusion? 1) Establishment of small branches 2) Setup ATMs 3) Issuing of ATM cards 4) Giving Credit Cards 5) Mobile banking 7. By 31st March 2011, the Non-performance Assets ( NPA) of all banks reached about .........percent? 1) One 2) Three 3) Five 4) Ten 5) Eight 8. Central Bank of India has tie up with .......... to promote vocational training amongst the youth. 1) National Skill Deemed Corporation (NSDC)

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2) National Steamed Development Corporation (NSDC) 3) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) 4) Notional Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) 5) None 9. India is set for a record food grains production in the 2010-11 crop year at ..........million tonnes as per the advance estimates released by the Agriculture Ministry? 1) 222.28 2) 232.12 3) 321.25 4) 241.56 5) 201.20 10. Overdraft facility means .........? 1) bank account holders to have a facility to take draft having denomination more than the minimum balance they maintain 2) facility that allows bank to charge more draft charges if they issue drafts having more value than Rs.1,00,000 3) the account holder can take more than one draft in a day in the same branch by paying few charges 4) rural Banks can take more loan than allowed by the RBI from world bank in the month of March every year 5) facility that allows bank account holders to have a negative balance on their bank accounts and pay rate of interest on the excess amount used 11. Which among the following measures can not be taken by the government to tackle the inflation? 1) Financing the areas, where the production of the goods is less 2) Fixing the MRP of major products to be bought 3) Asking RBI to mint the new currency 4) Banning the export of goods 5) None 12. Committee Of Secretaries ( COS) recommend ......... percent of FDI in the multibrand retail sector? (Committee headed by Ajay Kumar Seth) 1) 49 2) 74 3) 51 4) 26 5) 100 13. On 18 July 2011, A tripartite agreement was signed between the Centre, West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM) paving the way for the setting up of the GTA an elected body for the Darjeeling hills. GTA means? 1) Gorkhaland Terminal Administration 2) Gorkhaland Territorial Authority 3) Gorkha Time Administration 4) Gorkha Territorial Administration 5) Gorkhaland Territorial Administration 14. International events given. Pick the wrong one? 1) India helps Nepal in the election management 2) Newzeland prime minister John Key visited India 3) South Korea signed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India 4) Ollanta Humala won Mexico presidential election 5) World's longest sea bridge of 36.48 km across the mouth of the Jiaozhou Bay in eastern Shandong Province, in Chin

15. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, 2011 details are given. Pick the wrong option? 1) On 15 June 2011 the summit held in Astana ( capital of Kazakhstan) 2) China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the member states 3) The head quarters is Shanghai. Muratbek Sansyzbayevich Imanaliyev is the secretary General 4) India was removed as the member of SCO recently 5) The internal members Co-operation is the agenda of this summit 16. The country's first-ever socio-economic and caste Census to identify people living below poverty line (BPL) started on Jun 29, 2011 at tribal village of Sankhola of .........? 1) Maharashtra 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Jammu 4) Bihar 5) Tripura 17. The Wimbledon event details are given. Pick the wrong one? 1) Men's singles got by Novak Djokovic of Serbia and runner is Rafael Nadal (Spain) 2) Women's singles got by Petra Kvitova of Czech and runner is Maria Sharapova of Russia 3) Men's doubles got by Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of USA 4) Mixed doubles got by Jurgen Melzer of Australia and Iveta Benesova of Czech. Runners are Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Vesnina of Russia 5) None 18. Reserve Bank of India made compulsory that the banks to hold 24 percent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) in a liquid portfolio under the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR). What is the ultimate aim of RBI to mandate the above rule? 1) As it is supervision bank, it want to check whether the banks follow or not 2) The banks must put money in liquid portfolio as per the order of World Bank 3) Increases flow of credit to productive sectors and give strength to Financial System 4) Liquid profile is one of the character features of BASEL committee recommendation 5) None 19. Increase in deposit rate results .........? 1) lower savings 2) lower investments 3) increase bank branches 4) increase savings 5) none 20. Banks giving the lowest lending in the ......... Part of India. 1) Central 2) North Eastern 3) Southern 4) Western 5) Northern 21. ......... is a good step if RBI to stop the Capital Outflows and contain the currency depreciation? 1) increase the bank license fee 2) restricting customers not to use other ATM 3) decrease the interest rates 4) increase the interest rates 5) None 22. ......... bank is not a foreign bank? 1) HSBC

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2) IDBI 3) ANZ 4) SCB 5) ICBC 23. Plastic Card of the banks do not include .........? 1) Passport issued by Indian Government 2) Credit Card issued by SBI 3) Debit Card issued by ICICI 4) Pre-Paid Card issued by HSBC 5) ATM Card issued by foreign Banks 24. On 5 July 2011, $ 200 million granted by World Bank to strengthen panchayats and municipalities in .........? 1) Tamilnadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Rajasthan 4) Uttar Pradesh 5) Kerala 25. Reframed National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) got $ 1billion as credit to improve livelihood prospects in the country's rural economy from ........? 1) IMF 2) IDA 3) World Bank 4) IFC 5) ODA 26. ......... was elected Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST((Goods and Services Tax). 1) Kelkar 2) Asim Das Guptha 3) Sushil Kumar Modi 4) Rosaiah 5) Chidambaram 27. ......... allocated more administrative and financial powers to panchayats to further strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions recently 1) Haryana 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Tamilnadu 4) Sikkim 5) Delhi 28. .........was nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize from India to recognize his initiatives to bring peace among ethnic communities of the north east? 1) Pope Bendict XIV 2) Thoma Bendict XII 3) Thomas Menamparampil 4) Bendict Louis 5) None 29. Authors and Books given. Pick the wrong combination? 1) Straight from the Heart -Bradman 2) Sunny Days - Gavaskar 3) If Cricket is a Religion, Sachin is God - Vijay Santhanam

4) Wide Angle - Anil Kumble 5) Standing My Ground - Mathew Hayden 30. Sagar Prahari Bal is the ......... 1) India war ship 2) Indian Sea watching agency 3) Indian missile water to water 4) Indian Sea prote ction force 5) President of India ship 31. On 5th July 2011, FM said 2011-2012 Fiscal Deficit target restricted to ......? 1) 4.9 2) 5.1 3) 5.5 4) 3.5 5) 4.6 32. To bring the Green Revelution in Eastern part of India (Assom, Bihar, Chattisgarh,Jharkhand, Odisha,Eastern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal)......... released by the union government? 1) Rs.119.5 cr 2) Rs.1811 cr 3) Rs.77.50 cr 4) Rs. 3119 cr 5) Rs.181 cr 33. FDI allowed in the FM radio operations increased from 20 to .......... FM Radio Operations Phase III Allocated 839 new FM radio Channels 1) 26 2) 74 3) 49 4) 50 5) 51 34. In the month of June the central government extend the cover of Rastriya Swastya Bhima Yozana (RSBY) to Beedi Workers and ..........? 1) Carpenters 2) Cobblers 3) School Children 4) Domestic Workers 5) All of above. ANSWERS: 1)3 2)5 3)1 4)5 5)3 6)5 7)2 8)3 9)4 10)5 11)3 12)313)5 14)4 15)4 16)5 17)5 18)3 19)4 20)2 21)4 22)2 23)1 24)5 25)3 26)3 27)1 28)3 29)1 30)4 31)5 32)5 33)1 34)4

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1. Which period is called the 'banking swadeshi' period when many Indians established many banks?

1)1870-1940 2)1910-1947 3)1906-1911 4)1947-1991

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5)1942-1947 2. The banks established in Swadeshi period are ............? 1) Bank of India 2) Corporation bank 3) Indian Bank 4) Bank of Baroda 5) All of the above 3. In which part of India, many banks are established, which is called the 'Cradle of Indian Banking System'? 1) Northern Assam 2) Southern Tamilnadu 3) Eastern Rajasthan 4) Southern Karnataka 5) Western Maharastra 4. The most banks in India failed between ............ Not less than 100 banks failed due to various reasons? 1) 1923-1928 2) 1953-1958 3) 1923-1948 4) 1903-1928 5) 1913-1918 5. Which party issued a paper by name 'Stray thoughts on Bank Nationalization' signaling the nationalization of banks in India? 1) Communist Party of India 2) Janatha Party 3) Congress Party 4) Republican Party 5) National Conference 6. Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill passed in ...............paving way to the nationalization of banks in India? 1) 1974 2) 1969 3) 1975 4) 1981 5) 1961 7. Who said the nationalization of banks is the 'masterstroke of political sagacity'? 1) Indira Gandhi 2) Raj Narayan 3) Jayaprakash Narayan 4) Jawahar Lal Nehru 5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 8. How many banks were nationalized in 1969? 1) 18 2) 6 3) 14 4) 20 5) 5 9. Which bank was not nationalized in 1969? 1) Allahabad Bank

2) Bank of Baroda 3) State Bank of India 4) Bank of India 5) Bank of Maharastra 10. How many banks were nationalized as a second dose in 1980? 1) 4 2) 9 3) 6 4) 18 5) 12 11. Bad debts mean ............? 1) amounts owed to a company that are going to be paid 2) amounts owed to a company that are not going to be paid 3) amounts owed to a company that are going to be paid within 2 years 4) amounts owed to a company that are not going to be paid within 8 years 5) None 12. GST council (Goods and Services Taxes Council) in the Constitution 115th Amendment Bill headed by ............ to make recommendations the taxes to be levied, goods to be exempted, GST rate etc? 1) Prime Minister 2) Finance Minister 3) Commerce Minister 4) Revenue Minister 5) Finance Secretary 13. The current limit of External borrowings is $ 20 billion. This Current limit is now raised to $ ............ billion? 1) 21 2) 40 3) 70 4) 60 5) 30 14. ............is not the provision of the National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement Bill? 1) In the given area, least 80% of the population must agree to acquisition of land by the government. 2) Land owners to be compensated with twice the registered or stamp value of the land in urban areas and six times in rural areas. 3) Single law has the provisions of Acquisition of land and rehabilitation 4) The government can appoint middle man to have talks with the local population to decrease the compensation 5) Compensation reflects the market rates 15. Food Security Bill proposed by National Advisory Council (NAC) proposes 90% ration in Rural Areas and ............% ration in Urban Areas. (National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi) 1) 50 2) 70 3) 100 4) 90 5) 25 16. The Union government decisions are given. Pick the correct one? 1) National Legal Aid and Reforms commiscommission coming soon 2) Supreme Court ordered the return of 156 hectares of land to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, allocated to construct posh buildings.

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3) The postal department issues postal stamps on President of India's house Rastrapathi Bhavan 4) Five PIO ( Person of India Origin) universities will be set up in the future. 5) All of above 17. Project 'Surakhya' an Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) introduced by ............? 1) Odisha 2) Chattisgarh 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) Goa 18. 'Nanhe Haath Kalam Ke Saath' ( tiny hands with pen) phase II announced against the social evil of Child Labour by ............? 1) Karnataka 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) Goa 19. SAARC Interior Ministers conference was recently held in ............? 1) Sri Lanka 2) India 3) Afganistan 4) Bhutan 5) Nepal 20. Mahatma Gandhi led .............listed in the top ten of the most influential protests in the world as mentioned by 'Time magazine'? 1) Non-cooperation Movement 2) Swadeshi Movement 3) Salt Satyagraha 4) Quit India Movement 5) Champaran Satyagraha 21. A person who expects share prices in general to decline and who is likely to indulge in SHORT SALES is called ............? 1) Bear 2) Bull 3) Dog 4) Duck 5) Lame Duck 22. ............ was re elected as the UN Secretary General? 1) Irina Bocova 2) Robert Zollick 3) Ban Ki-moon 4) Hillay Clinton 5) Christine Legarde 23. Meghdoot awards conferred by ............? 1) Air India 2) Department of Water Resources 3) Postal Department 4) Department of Communications 5) Supreme Court

24. 'Areva' a French company belongs to following sector? 1) Nuclear 2) Toy 3) Auto makers 4) Mobiles 5) Book 25. In the list of nationalized banks, which bank was merged with Punjab National Bank in 1993? 1) Bank of India 2) Bank of Baroda 3) Andhra Bank 4) New Bank of India 5) Central Bank of India 26. ............was the prime minister of India during the nationalization of banks in 1969 and in 1980? 1) Jawahar Lal Nehru 2) Lal Bahadur Sastri 3) Indira Gandhi 4) Morarji Desaii 5) P.V.Narasimha Rao 27. Who among the following is not the present Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India? 1) K.C.Chakravarthy 2) Subhir Gokarn 3) Y.Malegam 4) Anand Sinha 5) H. R.khan 28. On 3 August 2011, ........... panel submitted its report to Reserve Bank of India on 'customer service in banks' 1) Rangarajan 2) Malegam 3) Subba Rao 4) H.R.Khan 5) Damodaran 29. ............firmly tell many rules and regulations relating to Non-Performing Assets? 1) Banking Regulation Act 1949 2) Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 3) SEBI Act 1992 4) Indian Contract Act 1872 5) Negotiable instrument act 1881 30. On 30 June 2011 ............liberalized FDI norms by allowing the Indian companies to pay in the form of Equity in to the foreign suppliers instead of payment in the form of foreign exchange? 1) SEBI 2) Ministry of Finance 3) Ministry of Commerce 4) FDA 5) RBI 31. ............tied up with Met Life to enter in to insurance business recently? 1) Andhra Bank 2) Union Bank of India 3) Corporation bank 4) Allahabad Bank

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5) Punjab National Bank 32. ............started, the saga of Liberlization of banks as a prime minister? 1) Indira Gandhi 2) Nehru 3) Lal Bahadur Sastri 4) P.V.Narasimha Rao 5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 33. Which committee suggested the banking reforms? 1) Kalia 2) Deepak Mohanty 3) Narasimham 4) Syamala Gopinath 5) Goparia 34. The decade 1990-2000 is the era of Techsavvy private banks. Which are established during this period? 1) Global Trust Bank 2) UTI bank 3) ICICI 4) HDFC 5) All of above 35. Global Trust Bank was merged with ........? 1) HDFC 2) Oriental Bank of Commerce 3) State Bank of India 4) Syndicate Bank 5) IDBI 36. ............was merged with HDFC bank? 1) Bank of Rajasthan 2) Global Trust Bank 3) Centurion Bank 4) Bank of Bombay 5) Imperial Bank of India 37. ............has offered to India a loan of Rs.6,800 crore for building 24,000 km of all weather roads in the rural seven economically poor and hilly areas States 1) IMF 2) IFC 3) World Bank 4) IDA 5) ADB 38. India's first indigenous payment gateway is ............? 1) India Expenditure 2) India Payment 3) India Challan 4) India Pay 5) India Rupee 39. ............opened a Lockless branch at Shani Shingnapur (Maharastra) respecting the local customs? 1) State Bank of India 2) Bank of Maharastra

3) Union Bank of India 4) ICICI 5) UCO bank 40. ............and Life Insurance Corporation of India( LIC) tie up to launch Credit-Card services to the customers and employees of LIC? 1) Axis Bank 2) ICICI 3) State Bank of India 4) HDFC 5) Kotak Mahendra Bank 41. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation got $ 648 million from ............? 1) IMF 2) IDA 3) ADB 4) AFD 5) IBRD 42. On 10 August 2011, in which state National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) proposed to give huge loans in the endosulfan-hit areas? 1) Odisha 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) West Bengal 5) Kerala 43. The best alternative banking service to branch banking to be the part of Financial Inclusion? 1) Establishment of small branches 2) Setup ATMs 3) Issuing of ATM cards 4) Giving Credit Cards 5) Mobile banking 44. Giving focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in selected cities is the main theme of ............scheme? 1) PURA 2) JNNURM 3) MGNREGA 4) IAY 5) RAY 45. ...........became first state to sign an agreement on Emission Reduction Purchase with the World Bank to curb the carbon emissions? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Haryana 4) Goa 5) Maharashtra 46. MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region is the familiar for ............ industry? 1) Toy 2) Leather 3) Petroleum 4) Cotton 5) Fruits

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47. The Award list given. Pick the correct one? 1) 12th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) top awards announced in Toranto 2) Life Achievement Award got by Asha Bhonsle 3) Best film award got by Dabangg 4) Best Actor Award got by Shahrukh Khan 5) All of above 48. Guido Mantega used the word 'Currency War' referring ............? 1) India 2) China 3) New Zeland 4) Russia 5) USA ANSWERS 1)3 2)5 3)4 4)5 5)3 6)2 7)3 8)3 9)3 10)3 11)2 12)2 13)5 14)4 15)1 16)5 17)1 18)4 19)4 20)3 21)1 22)3 23)3 24)1 25)4 26)3 27)3 28)5 29)1 30)5 31)5 32)4 33)3 34)5 35)2 36)3 37)3 38)4 39)5 40)1 41)5 42)5 43)5 44)2 45)2 46)3 47)5 48)2.

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1. (a) (b) (c) (d) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) 6. (a) (b) (c) (d) 7. Bharat Nirman Yojana is Associated with the development of which of the following? Urban Infrastructure Rural Infrastructure Bridge and Roads Information Technology Foreign Exchange Reverses of India are kept in the custody of which of the following? International Bank of Reconstruction and Development International Monetary Fund Government Treasury Reserve Bank of India Which of the following services is not provided by the Post Offices in India? Savings Bank Scheme Detailing of Funds Sale of Stamps Issuance of Demand Drafts Which of the following programmes is launched by the Govt. of India for School going children? Bharat Nirman ASHA Mid Day Meal Kutir Jyoti Which of the following is not a Govt. sponsored Organization? Small Industries Development Bank of India NABARD National Housing Bank ICICI Bank Which of the following programme is being implemented in all the Districts of the Country? Sarv Siksha Abhiyan Navodaya Vidyalaya Ultra Mega Power Project Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana Fiscal Policy is concerned with which of the following?

(a) (b) (c) (d) 8. (a) (b) (c) (d) 9.

(a) (b) (c) (d) 10. (a) (b) (c) (d) 11. (a) (b) (c) (d) 12. (a) (b) (c) (d) 13. (a) (b) (c) (d) 14. (a) (b) (c) (d) 15. (a) (b) (c) (d) 16. (a) (b) (c) (d) 17. (a) (b) (c)

Export and Import Public Revenue and Expenditure Issue of Currency Population control As per Union Budget 2011-12 for tax purposes person above 80 years of age will be categorized as Old Citizen Non-tax payers Senior Citizen Super Senior Citizen The Experts group chaired by the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council Chairman, C.Rangarajan, favours mandatory entitlement of subsidised food grains to the priority category. Priority Category mean Below the Poverty Line Above the Poverty Line Creamy Layer Non-Creamy layer Which of the following is not a part of Indias Money Market? Bill Market Call Money Market Banks Indian Gold Council NRI day is observed on which of the following days? th 9 February th 9 January th 19 February th 19 March Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating Agencies in India? RBI SBI SEI SIDBI Bank rate is decided by which of the following? RBI Govt.of India SEBI IBA FDI refers to Fixed Deposit Fixed Deposit Investment Foreign Direct Investment Future Derivative Investment State Financial Corporations give assistance mainly to develop which of following? Small and Medium scale Industries Agricultural sector Cotton Industry Large scale Industries Which of the following terms is used in Banking? Epicenter Pascals Law Currency Centre of Gravity US. Several Public sector Organizations like ONGC, SAIL and NTPC received Scope Award. The Award is given for which of the following? Earning the highest profit amongst all PSUs For creating the maximum number of jobs in a year For donating the maximum amount in Pradhan Mantri Rahat Kosh in a year

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(d) Best Corporate Governance 18. As we all know some new initiatives were introduced in the area of fiscal Management by theGovernment of India. Which of the following Acts was passed a few years back to keep a check on the fiscal indiscipline on Macro-Economic parameters? (a) FRBMA (b) FERA (c) FEMA (d) Public Debt Act 19. Teaser Rates are related to which of the following types of loans? (a) Home Loans (b) Personal Loans (c) Auto Loans (d) Reverse Mortgage Loans 20. The Green Revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following? (a) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (b) Dr.C.Rangarajan (c) Mr. K.V. Kamath (d) None of these ANSWERS: 11.B 12.C 1.C 2.D 13.C 3.B 4.C 14.C 15. A 5.D 16.C 6.A 17.D 7.B 18.A 8.D 19.A 9.A 20.D 10.D

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1. The Reverse Mortgage scheme is launched to give benefit to which of the following groups ofsociety? (a) Govt.Employees (b) Senior Citizens (c) Unemployed youths (d) War Widows (e) None of these 2. What does the letter M depict in the term SME as used in the Financial World? (a) Maximum (b) Medium (c) Mercantile (d) Mutual (e) Ministry 3. One of the Major Challenges Banking Industry is facing these days is deliberate efforts of somepeople to bring money earned through illegal activities in circulation. Which of the following acts is passed to prevent this activity? (a) Payment and Settlement Act (b) Banking Regulation Act (c) Negotiable Instrument Act (d) Narcotics and Psychotropic Substance Act (e) Presentation of Money laundering Act

4. Which of the following Organizations provides Guarantee to the Exporters? (a) Exim Bank (b) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (c) Director General Foreign Trade (d) Reserve Bank of India (e) Registrar of Companies 5. Which of the following terms is not used in Banking World? (a) Credit (b) Rate (c) Financial Status (d) Discount (e) Absolute Zero 6. What is the full form of IRR as used in Banking/Financial Sectors? (a) Internal Rate of Return (b) Internal Revaluation Reserve (c) Investment Reserve Ratio (d) Internal Risk Return (e) None of the above 7. Which of the following Organizations provides Credit history of the borrowers? (a) CIBIL (b) SEBI (c) OCIL (d) ARCIL (e) RBI 8. Banks need liquidity to meet which of the following objectives of Banking? (a) Meet Deposit withdrawal (b) Fund loan demands (c) Maintain public confidence (1) Only a (2) Only b (3) Only c (4) Only a and b (5) Only b and c

9. According to latest Economic Survey, which of the following Sectors will provide largest share toIndian Economy in the days to come? (a) Agriculture (b) Industry (c) Services (d) Exports (e) None of these 10. Which one of the following group represents key industries?

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(a) Crude Oil, Electricity (b) Petroleum refining and Finished Steel (c) Cement and Coal (1) Only group (a) (4) Only group (c) Answer: 1.B (2) Only group (b) (3) Only groups (a) and (b)

(5) All group (a), (b) and (c) 2.B 3.E 4.B 5.E 6.A 7.A 8.4 9.C 10.5

CWE GK and COMPUTER SERIES-8

1. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance? (1) Bangladesh (2) India (3) South Africa (4) Greece (5)Brazil 2. Which of the following is represented by the letter L' in the abbreviation CAMELS, the rating system used in financial world ? (1) Loans (2) Leadership (3) Liabilities (4) Liquidity (5) None of these 3. Repo rate is decided by which of the following organizations? (1) SEBI (2) AMFI (3) All Banks (4) RBI (5) IMF 4. Many a times we read a term PPP' in financial dailies/magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world? (1) Purchasing Power Parity (2) Per captia Potential Purchases (3) Public Per captia Power (4) Present Purchasing Power (5) Popular Public Preferences 5. The rate of interest on Term Deposits in Banks is stipulated by which of the following? (1) RBI (2) Government of India (3) Indian Banks Association (4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (5) Individual Banks themselves 6. Which of the following is not a function of a commercial bank? (1) Providing project finance (2) Selling Mutual Funds (3) Deciding policy rates like CRR, Repo Rates/SLR etc.

(4) Settlement of payments on behalf of the customers (5) Providing services such as locker facilities, remittances etc. 7. Which of the following carries out Open Market Operations'? (1) Stock Exchanges in India (2) Indian Banks' Association (3) Securities and Exchange Board of India (4) Planning Commission (5) Reserve Bank of India 8. The famous name Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following organizations/banks? (1) Cairn Energy (2) ICICI Bank (3) Pepsi Co. (4) Vodafone (5) Citigroup 9. Which of the following is the main function of I.M.E.? (1) Finance investment loans to developing countries (2) Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank (3) Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries (4) Arrange international deposits from banks (5) None of these 10. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign capital inflow to India? (1) FDI (2) FII (3) NRI Accounts (4) No Frills Accounts (5) All these are valid for foreign capital inflow 11. Five Year Plans in India are finally approved by which of the following bodies? (1) National Development Council (2) President on the advice of Prime Minister (3) Union Cabinet (4) Planning Commission (5) Finance Minister 12. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for helping Senior Citizens to avail loan by mortgage of their residential property? (1) English Mortgage Scheme (2) Senior Capital Loan Scheme (3) Reverse Mortgage Loan Scheme (4) DEMAT Account Scheme (5) None of these 13. The most appropriate measure of a country's economic growth is___ (1) Net National Product (2) Net domestic product (3) Gross domestic product (4) Per capita real income (5) Total Foreign Investment in a year 14. In order to streamline the functioning of MFI sector the RBI had appointed a committee. The committee was headed by___ (1) Dr. Y.V.Redddy

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(2) Shri M.V.Nair (3) Shri Y.H.Malegam (4) Dr. D.Subbarao (5) Smt. Usha Thorat 15. The census in India is done after a gap of every(1) 5 years (2) 10 Years (3) 12 Years (4) 15 Years (5) None of these 16. Structure of Basel II is based on how many pillars? (1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Five (5) Six 17. Which of the following is/are the depositories in India handling dematerialized shares? (A) National Payment Corporation of India (B) Central Depository Service (CDSL) (C) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (1) Both (A) & (B) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (A) (4) Only(C) (5) All (A),(B) & (C) 18. What does the term NSDL stand for? (1) National Securities Development Limited (2) National Securities Depository Limited (3) National Safety Development Limited (4) Natural Safety Development Limited (5) National Social & Developmental Liabilities 19. Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) does not have which of the following functions? (1) Equipment leasing (2) Housing finance and investments in financial securities (3) Hiring & Purchasing Assets. (4) Demand Deposits (5) None of these 20. Insurance business in India is regulated by___ (1) Life Insurance Corporation of India (2) SEBI (3) Reserve Bank of India (4) Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) (5) AMFI 21. Basel III in banks is being planned to be implemented from which of the following years? (1) 2012 (2) 2013 (3) 2014 (4) 2015 (5) 2019

22. Money Laundering refers to which of the following? (1) Conversion of assets into cash (2) Conversion of Money which is illegally obtained (3) Conversion of cash into gold (4) Conversion of gold into cash (5) Conversion of shares into cash 23. As per the repots in various newspapers, RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking service to all villages having a population of 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories? (1) Plan for Financial Inclusion (2) Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Lending (3) Extension of Relief Packages to the Farmers (4) Extensions of Internal and Branchless Banking (5) None of these 24. The price at which the Govt. Purchases food grain for maintaining the public distribution system is known as(1) Ceiling prices (2) Procurement price (3) Minimum Price (4) Issue Price (5) Distribution price 25. Which of these books is written by Kiran Desai? (1) A Village By the Sea (2) Darkness at Noon (3) Lolita (4) My Son's Father (5) The Inheritance of Loss 26. The ___controls communications for the entire computer system. (1) Arithmetic-logic unit (2) Semiconductor (3) Motherboard (4) Coprocessor (5) None of these 27. A ___is approximately 1 million bytes. (1) Megabyte (2) Kilobyte (3) Gigabyte (4) Terabyte (5) None of these 28. Which of the following is formally defined as a criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer? (1) Phishing (2) Hacking (3) Cybercrime (4) Social networking (5) None of these 29. Hardware used to translate words, sound images and actions that People understands into a form that the system unit can process is known as-

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(1) Device drivers (2) Device readers (3) Input devices (4) Output devices (5) None of these 30. Being- means being familiar enough with computers in such a manner that you understand their capabilities and limitations. (1) Computer literate (2) Computer competent (3) Computer savvy (4) Technology literate (5) None of these 31. The System component that controls and manipulates data in order to produce information is called the (1) Keyboard (2) Microprocessor (3) Monitor (4) Mouse (5) None of these 32. The container that houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system is known as the (1) Arithmetic -logic unit (2) Central processing unit (3) RFID (4) System catalog (5) None of these 33. How a network is arranged and how it shares information and resources is called a network___ (1) Topology (2) Strategy (3) Protocol (4) Architecture (5) None of these 34. These chips are specifically designed to handle the processing requirements related to displaying and manipulating 3-D images. (1) Graphics coprocessors (2) Arithmetic - logic unit processors (3) Control unit processors (4) CISC chips (5) None of these 35. Which type of software is used to make a slide show ? (1) Spreadsheets software (2) World processing software (3) Presentation software (4) System software (5) None of these 36. RAM is referred to as- storage. (1) Direct (2) Volatile (3) Secondary (4) Sequential

(5) None of these 37. The - tells the rest of the computer how to carry out a program's instruction. (1) ALU (2) Control unit (3) System unit (4) Motherboard (5) None of these 38. The combination of operating system and processor in a computer is referred to as computers'___ (1) Firmware (2) Specification (3) Minimum requirements (4) Platinum (5) None of these 39. The position of a disk that contains no stored data, but may contain latent data is called(1) RAM slack (2) A cluster (3) Swap space (4) Unallocated space (5) None of these 40. What is keyboard used for? (1) Input text and numbers and send commands to the computer (2) To create new keys to use with your computer (3) To open the computer up (4) To create pictures and images and send them to your computer (5) None of these 41. The information processing cycle includes the following processes (1) Input, processing, output, storage (2) Input, output, manipulation, arithmetic (3) Data, processing, printing, editing (4) Storage, display, data, information (5) None of these 42. How tightly the bits can be packed next to one another on a disk is referred to as(1) Tracks (2) Sectors (3) Density (4) Configuration (5) None of these 143. What are the speakers attached to your computer used for? (1) Displaying images (2) Sending messages (3) Storing messages (4) Handling sound and music (5) Make system look technical 44. Tape is described as using this type of access(1) magneto-optical (2) DVD (3) Direct (4) Disastrous (5) None of these

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45. Many experts are predicting that this revolution is expected to dramatically affect the way we communicate and use memory___ (1) Graphics (2) Input (3) Computer technology (4) Industry (5) Wireless 46. The acronym DBMS stands for what? (1) Double-blind management setup (2) Document binder management system (3) Data binding and marketing structure (4) Database methodology system (5) None of these 47. The Name of the location of a particular piece of data is its___ (1) Address (2) Memory name (3) Storage site (4) Data location (5) None of these 48. The arithmetic/logic unit performs the following actions___ (1) Checks data for accuracy (2) Does calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (3) Does logical comparisons, such as equal to, greater than, less than (4) Does both calculations and logical comparisons (5) None of these 49.The most powerful type of computer is___ (1) Mainframe computers (2) Microcomputers (3) Minicomputers (4) Synocomputers (5) Supercomputers 50. Letters, memos, term papers, reports and contracts are all examples of ___ (1) Models (2) Spreadsheets (3) Documents (4) menus (5) None of these ANSWERS: 1) 1 11) 1 21) 5 31) 2 41) 1 2) 4 3) 4 4) 1 5) 5 6) 3 7) 3 8) 5 9) 3 10) 4 12) 3 13) 3 14) 3 15) 2 16) 2 17) 2 18) 2 19) 4 20) 4 22) 2 23) 1 24) 2 25) 5 26) 3 27) 1 28) 3 29) 3 30) 1 32) 5 33) 4 34) 1 35) 3 36) 2 37) 2 38) 5 39) 3 40) 1 42) 3 43) 4 44) 3 45) 5 46) 5 47) 4 48) 4 49) 5 50) 3

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1. Which one of the following is covered in the list of Service for Service Tax purposes? (a) Insurance/Health Services (b) Hotel Accommodation/Air Travel Services (c) Money Changers/Legal Services (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) Both (a) and (c) (5) All (a),(b) and (c)

2. Which of the following Agencies providing Unique Identity Cards to all Indian residents? (a) Election Commission of India (b) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (c) Govt. of Maharashtra (d) Border Security Forces (e) None of these 3. Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following Banks? (a) Yes Bank (b) ICICI Bank (c) Citigroup (d) HSBC (e) State Bank of India 4. Banks make frequent changes in their product profile including introduction of new products etc.This is called (a) Production Control (b) Production Enhancement (c) Production Marketing (d) Production Enrichment (e) None of these 5. Banking and Financial Services all over the World are regulated usually by Monetary Authority of the land, Who Controls this function in India? (a) Ministry of Finance (b) SEBI (c) RBI (d) IRDA (e) FEDAI 6. As per Guidelines of the RBI, Banks are to provide appropriate Banking facilities to Habitations having population in excess of 2000 by which date? (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2015 (d) 2016 (e) None of these

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7. Which one of the following is the target fixed for maintaining Fiscal Deficit in the Union Budget of India? (a) 4.6 percent of total budget (b) 4.6 percent of GDP (c) 3.6 percent of total budget (d) 3.6 percent of GDP (e) None of these 8. FIMMDA stands for(a) Foreign Investment Market & Derivatives Market Association (b) Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association (c) Fixed Income amp; Money Market Development Association (d) Floating Income and Money Markets Derivative Assets (e) None of these 9. Which one of the following Issues, a Group of Top Business Leaders and other Eminent Citizens have expressed their concern to the Govt. of India? (a) Corporate Governance (b) Fiscal Deficit (c) Inflation (d) Governance Deficit (e) None of these 10. Nobel Laureate Muhammed Yunus belongs to which one of the following Countries? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Pakistan (c) Maldives (d) Bangladesh (e) None of these

ANSWERS: 1.5

2.E

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.E

8.B

9.C

10.D

Current Affairs(Economy) June-2011

l. Which of the key rate was raised 25 bps by RBI in its mid-quarter review of monetary policy on June 16, 2011 ? (A) Repo Rate (B) Reverse Repo Rate (C) Both the above (D) None of the above 2 On June 16, 2011, the repo rate stands at(A) 775% (B) 75% (C) 725% (D) 70% 3. Which of the following state has decided to constitute 'Innovation Council' on the lines of

National Innovation Council constituted by the centre government? (A) Haryana (B) Gujarat (C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra 4. As per the revised estimates of CSO for the year 2010-11, GDP growth rate at factor cost stands at- A) 82% (B) 84% (C) 85% (D) 86% 5. Which of the following sector registers highest growth rate as per revised estimates of CSO for the year 2010-11 ? (A) Mining and Quarrying (B) Manufacturing (C) Construction (D) Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 6. What is the target of disbursing agriculture institutional credit during the year 2011-12 ? (A) rupee 4,00,000 crore (B) rupee 4,25,000 crore (C) rupee 4,50,000 crore (D) rupee 4,75,000 crore 7. What is the minimum support price of paddy (A-grade) for the year 2011-12 as declared by the government? (A) rupee 1,080 per quintal (B) rupee 1,100 per quintal (C) rupee1,110 per quintal (D) rupee 1,120 per quintal 8. Government has extended Duty Entitlement Pass-book Scheme (DEPS) upto(A) July 15, 2011 (B) July 30, 2011 (C) August 30, 2011 (D) September 30,2011 9. The new CMD of NABARD appointed by the government in June 2011 is(A) Prakash Bakshi (B) Nupoor Mishra (C) Prakash Chandra (D) Rajeev Kumar 10. The new President of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxation) who took charge on June 1, 2011 is (A) Sudhir Chandra (B) Prakash Chandra (C) Amit Mitra (D) Harsh C. Meriwala 11. What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy made by RBI for the year 2011-12 ? (A) 80% (B) 82% (C) 84% (D) 86% 12. New Index of Industrial Production (lIP) has come into force w.e.f. June 10, 2011. Its base has been changed from 1993-94 to(A) 2000-01 (B) 2002-03 (C) 2004-05 (D) 2007-08 13. In 'Forbes 2000' list for the year 2010, 56 Indian companies were included. How many Indian companies found place in 'Forbes 2000' list for the year 2011 ? (A) 55 (B) 57 (C) 58 (D) 59 14. FDI in India's service sector during 2010-11 registered(A) an increase of about 105% (B) a fall of about 15% (C) a fall of about 20% (D) None of the above 15. LIC has introduced a new health policy offering comprehensive hospitalisation benefits for the whole family of the principal insured. The new policy is known as(A) Jeevan Raksha (B) Jeevan Sanrakshan (C) Jeevan Arogya (D) Jeevari Arogya Plus 16. In which census, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) was the highest at 964 female children/ 1000

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male children? (A) 1961 (B) 1971 (C) 1981 (D) 1991 17. Up to which financial year, 13th Finance Commission has recommended to bring 'Revenue Deficit' to zero level? (A) 2011-12 (B) 2012-13 (C) 2013-14 (D) 2014-15 18. Since April 2010 (upto June 16, 2011) how many times RBI has raised its key rates i.e., repo rate and reverse repo rate? (A) 8 times (B) 9 times (C) 10 times (D) 11 times 19. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with new base 2004-05 in April 2011 registers 7-months low growth at(A) 46% (B) 52% (C) 63% (D) 69% 20. In the new IIP series with base 2004-05, the number of item groups in the manufacturing sector has gone up from(A) 473 to 520 (B) 473 to 620 (C) 507 to 620 (D) 538 to 638 1. c, 2. b, 3. a, 4. c, 5. b, 6. d, 7. c, 8. d, 9. a, 10. b, 11. b, 12. c, 13. b, 14. c, 15. c, 16. b, 17. c, 18. c, 19. c, 20. b

CABINET MINISTERS : Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo : Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj Shri Beni Prasad Verma : Steel Shri Dinesh Trivedi : Railways Shri Jairam Ramesh : Rural Development MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE): Shri Srikant Jena
Chemicals and Fertilisers

: Statistics and Programme

Implementation and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan : Environment and Forests Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar : Development of North Eastern Region Shri Gurudas Kamat : Drinking Water and Sanitation MINISTERS OF STATE: Shri Sudip Bandopadhyaya : Health and Family Welfare Shri Charan Das Mahant : Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Shri Jitendra Singh : Home Affairs Shri Milind Deora : Communications and Information Technology Shri Rajiv Shukla : Parliamentary Affairs

Current Affairs 30 JULY-1 AUG

1. As per Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council India's economic growth this financial year would be a. 8.2 per cent b. 8.5 per cent

c. 8 per cent d. 7.5 per cent e. none of these 2. New Secretary of Minority Affairs is? a. Suman Verma b. Surajit Mitra c. vivek Rajdan d. Gunjan Gupta e. none of these 3. As per Telecom Authority of India which state has the highest public telephone? a. Punjab b. Kerala c. Haryana d. Himachal Pradesh e. none of these 4. Which of these countries would be conducting 2nd round of anti-terror drills from Sep 8 2011? a. Russia, U.S., Canada b. Russia, U.S., France c. UK, U.S., Canada d. Russia, Japan, Canada e. none of these 5. Which is the latest city in India to have a dirct flight to Singapore? a. Kolkata b. Lucknow c. Raipur d. Guhwati e. none of these 6. New Corporate Affairs Secretary of India is? a. Naved Masood b. Gul Ansari c. D.K. Khurana d. Tanu Mishra e. none of these Answers:1. a 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. a

Current Affairs 2-AUG

1. Which bank has recently set up 14 account tracking centres to check non-performing assets? a. HDFC b. SBI c. ICICI d. UCO Bank e. none of these 2. New chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) is... a. Mamta Sharma b. Kiran Kher c. Kiran Rao d. Sushma Devi e. none of these 3. The Medical Council of India has increased how many MBBS seats in 21 new and 33 existing medicalcolleges during the academic year 2011-12? a. 4500 b. 4700 c. 3500 d. 1875

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e. none of these 4. Which state has decided to introduce universal health insurance scheme for those whose annualincome is below five lakh rupees? a. UP b. Sikkim c. Meghalaya d. J&K e. none of these 5. Ronjan Sodhi is associated with which game? a. rife shooting b. Double Trap shooting c. Archery d. Football e. Golf Answers: 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B

Current Affairs 3-AUG

1. Till date India has launched how many satellites? a. 103 b. 64 c. 93 d. 53 e. 119 2. Recently government has launched a scheme to provide free hospitalisation, medicine and foodfor women during delivery. The name of this scheme is? a. ladli b. baby Care c. Healthy India d. Sishu surksha e. none of these 3. Marshy wetland of Bhitarkanika is in... a. Assam b. Bihar c. Orissa d. Kerela e. none of these 4. How many countires are involved in TAPI gas pipeline a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. none of these Answers:1. B 2. E 3. C 4. B

Current Affairs 4-AUG

1. New Chief Minister of Karnataka is... a. Sadanand Gowda b. Jagdish Shettar c. H.D Devgoda d. Bali Ram Bhagat e. none of these 2. Scientists of which country has developed software to prevent stampede? a. France b. Germany

c. England d. Australia e. none of these 3. Tropical storm 'Emily' recently hit? a. USA b. Haiti c. South Korea d. India e. none of these 4. 38th National Junior Swimming Championships hosted by a. Ranchi b. Delhi c. Bhopal d. Kochi e. none of these 5. India has won how many gold medals in South Asian Cadet Judo 2011? a. zero b. 12 c. 7 d. 17 e. none of these Answers: 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. d

Current Affairs 5-8 AUG

a. AA+ b. AA c. AAAd. AB+ e. None of these 2 Environment Minister of India is? a. Ajay Makan b. Jayanti Natrajan c. Ganesh Rajan d. Manish Tewari e. None of these 3 Which of the following Organisations has celebrated its 44 formation Anniversary on August 8 2011? a. ASEAN b. UN c. SAFTA d. WTO e. SAARC 4 Goldman Sachs has upgraded Indias rating to .
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a.

A+

b. AA+ c. Market Weight

d. Light Weight e. Heavy Weight 5. World Badminton Championship 2011 held at? a. Hyderabad

b. Singapore c. London

d. Pussan e. None of these 6. Which Country Hosted SAFF under 16 Football Championships 2011? a. b. c. d. e. 7. India Pakistan Sri lanka Bhutan Nepal

Tropical Storm Muifa hit which of the following countries? a. b. c. d. e. India Taiwan Japan South Korea Bangkok

8.

A three-day Deva Prashnam, an Astrological Ritual to know the will of the presiding deity recently held at.. a. b. c. Karnataka Kerala MP

d. Andhra Pradesh e. None of these.

ANSWERS 1A 2B 3A 4c 5C 6E 7D 8B

Current Affairs 9-12 AUG

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) SAFF Under 16 Football 2011 winner is? India Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka Bhutan

2. As per Planning Commission Indias Economic Growth may be between during the 12 Plan Period? (a) 8.5 per cent and 8.7 per cent (b) 8.7 per cent and 8.9 per cent (c) 8.5 per cent and 9 per cent (d) 8 per cent and 8.5 per cent (e) None of these 3. Food Ministry has clear Export of how much lakh tones of sugar? (a) 4.33 (b) 5.75 (c) 10.25 (d) 12.50 (e) 8.5 4. Who has acquired 5.5% stake in Vodafone in August 2011? (a) Airtel (b) Piramal (c) Accenture (d) HCL 5. Which of the following Countries recently unprecedented cases of Loot and Arson? (a) New York (b) UK (c) India

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(d) (e) 6. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 7. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 8. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Australia None of these Who is the President of S&P, which lowered US rating? Allen Wilson Booz Milton Deven Sharma Thomas Friedman None of these What is the name of Sunken Vessel which caused Oil Spill on Mumbai Beaches MV Rak Meek Lio SK Boat Breezer None of these The Government has allowed how much Foreign investment in Equity and Debt scheme of Mutual Funds in India? $ 13 Billion $ 90 Million $ 25 Billion $10 Billion None of these 2.a 3.a 4.b 5b 6c 7a 8a

ANSWER KEY : 1.b

Current Affairs 13-15 AUG

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5. (a) (b) How many Army Personnel awarded Sena Medals for Gallantry on August 15 2011? 17 114 75 103 56 Krishna Poonia who won the Gold Medal in the Annual Athletic Meet at Portland is associated with Discus Shortput Chess 100 mts relay None of these th Polands Grandmaster Swiercz Dariusz has won the title in the 50 World Junior Open ChessChampionship. He is from America Germany Poland UAE None of these On August 2011 India Celebrated its th 65 Independence Day th 64 Independence Day th 66 Independence Day th 63 Independence Day None of these ONGC day was observed on August 15 August 14

(c) August 13 (d) August 7 (e) None of these

Answers: 1b 2a 3c 4a 5b

Current Affairs 16-17AUG

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 6. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 7. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 8. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Internet or www has completed 20 years on.. August 15 August 7 August 14 August 16 None of these nd Which EU Country has reported only .1% GDP growth in 2 Quarter of 2011? Germany England Spain Greece None of these th The Indian detained by Delhi Police on 16 August 2011,preventing him from going ahead withhunger strike. Kiran Bedi Anna Hazare Advani Both (a) & (b) None of these The park where Anna Hazare is supposed to go on hunger strike for supporting Lokpal Bill is I.P. Park J.P. Park Gandhi Park Buddha Park None of these Anna Hazare is Social Activist Civil Rights Activist Freedom Fighter Politician Both (a) &(b) Ambika Soni is Foreign Affairs Minister Home Minister Information and Broadcasting Minister Health Minister None of these The first Indian to receive Chinese Green Card is Mohd. Abdul Ritesh Sharma Mohmmed Rizwan Zayed Khan None of these Chinese system of granting five-year Permanent Resident Cards to Foreigners is known as Yellow Card Green Card Citizens Card Validentry Card None of these

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2.A

3b

4.b

5.B

6.c

7.c

8.b

Current Affairs 18-19AUG

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. What is Indias Rank World Pharmaceutical production? 1 2 3 4 5 The latest State to launch Kishan Credit Card scheme for Farmers in August 2011 is? UP West Bengal Tripura Bihar None of these On August 18 2011 Supreme Court ruled that the Minimum Eligibility percentage for Admission in Central Universities for OBC category should be how much per cent less than that of General Category students? 10 per cent 8 per cent less 5 per cent less 4 per cent less None of these Parsi New Year begins on August 18 August 19 August 17 August 20 None of these Justice Soumitra Sen who has been impeached recently was Judge at Delhi High Court Kolkata High Court Punjab High Court Bilaspur High Court None of these ANSWER: 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5B

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Current Affairs 20-21 AUG

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. (a) (b) The Centre has sanctioned how many Crore Rupee for Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project for Coastal States? 1,500 500 1,000 750 250 The first Phase of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Has being launched in Andhra Pradesh and .? Odisha Kerala Goa Gujarat None of these R S Sharma who died recently was a famous? Scientist Singer

(c) (d) (e) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 6. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Historian Writer Poet In August 2011 Archaeologists have discovered two rare Stupas, Buddha statue in? Afghanistan India China Sri Lanka Nepal Pulse Polio Immunization Programme was launched in 2001 1991 1994 2005 None of these Which Real Estate co. has been fined by CCI for Unfair Business practices? SVP DLF Assotech Ashina None of these Answers: 1 a 2a 3c 4a 5c 6b

Current Affairs 22 August

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 6. (a) Worlds Longest Periscope dedicated has been installed at? NASA ISRO Indira Gandhi Centre for atomic Research at Kalpakkam Fukishama None of these Himayat programme to train Youth has been launched in UP Delhi J&K Assam Gujarat Which Country is planning to sign a MOU with Baghdad to facilitate exploring job opportunities to its nationals? India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Iran As per Boston Consultancy Group Indian Banking Sector will be 3rd largest by 2020 2015 2025 2018 2019 I-T dept has tax demanded of Rs. 2,114 Cr. Tax from which IT Co. TCS Mahindra Satyam Wipro Infosys None of these Cincinati Open Mens Doubles 2011 Winners are? Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati

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Leander Paes and Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray Andy Murray and Leander Paes None of these Answers: 1c 2c

3c

4c

5b

6a

Current Affairs 23 AUG

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) International Award in Statistics 2011 Awarded to? Prof. Victor Yohoi Amartya Sen P.Chindabaram Anna Hazare None of these Maruti Suzuki India would be launching Global Car by? 2015 2017 2020 2025 None of these 2011 World Team Squash Championship held at? Hyderabad Paderborn New York London None of these A large no. of Dengue cases from reported from 21 out of 30 districts of ? UP Orissa Bihar Goa None of these Answer: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B

Current Affairs 24-25 AUG

Recently 10th Indigenously built Fast Attack Craft has been commissioned in Indian Navy. Its name is? (a) INS Karuva (b) INS Krishna (c) INS Gauri (d) INS Arjun (e) INS Bheem 2. Famous Steve Jobs ,who recently resigned, is associated with (a) Apple Inc. (b) HCL (c) World News LLC (d) IBM (e) Google 3. Telecom regulator TRAI has said that from unwanted calls and SMSs will get stopped from? (a) Oct. 30 2011 (b) Nov.1 2011 (c) Jan .1 2011 (d) Oct. 1 2011 (e) None of these 4. International Conference on Libya will be hosted by 1.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

France USA UK Germany None of these Sri Lanka has decided to lift Emergency laws, which were imposed in 1997 2005 2001 2010 2003 Answer: 1.A 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B

Current Affairs 26-28 AUG

1. New Prime Minister of Nepal is? (a) Dr. Baburam Bhattarai (b) Bake Bihari (c) Shantanu Koirala (d) Devendra Bhasin (e) None of these 2. Minister T.P.S. Rawat who has been suspended recently was associated with? (a) Congress (b) BJP (c) JDU (d) BSP (e) None of these 3. Indian Government has decided to set up how many Integrated Check Posts on Indias borders with Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Myanmar? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 36 (d) 25 (e) 102 4. Which is the latest Country which has agreed to grant India Most Favoured Nation (MFN)? (a) China (b) Sri Lanka (c) Australia (d) Pakistan (e) None of these 5. Which is the name of Hurricane which recently slammed the US East Coast? (a) Katrina

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(b) Rita (c) Irene (d) Eva (e) None of these 6. Second India-South Africa CEOs Forum being held at? (a) Delhi (b) Johannesburg (c) Hyderabad (d) Captown (e) None of these ANSWERS: 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A

CURRENT AFFAIRS 1 SEPT

1. Chhattisgarh which has decided to implement Citizens Charter will be ---- State to do so. th (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
st rd th

(d) 6

(e) None of these 2. Delhi Govt. Officials will have to pay Financial Penalty for delay in Service. This Scheme will be implemented from (a) Sept.1 2011 (b) Sept.15 2011 (c) Oct.30 2011 (d) Jan.1 2012 (e) None of these 3. Lionel Messi ,who recently visited India is a Famous (a) Writer (b) Football Player (c) Poet (d) Diplomat (e) None of these 4. India and China plan to double bilateral trade to 100 billion US dollars by (a) 2020 (b) 2012 (c) 2015 (d) 2016 (e) None of these.

5. The Indian Navy have denied reports that a Chinese Warship had confronted its Vessel after Vietnamese waters in late July. The name of this vessel is? (a) INS-Airavat (b) INS-Virat (c) INS-Arjun (d) INS-Nag (e) None of these 6. 2011 All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament held at (a) Bangaluru (b) Delhi (c) Chandigarh (d) Mumbai (e) None of these ANSWERS: 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.A

SBI Associate Bank PO Exam 2011 Solved Paper GENERAL AWARENESS EXAM HELD ON: (07-08-2011)
1. The International World Wide Web Conference 2011 was held at a) Italy b) Manila c) Geneva d) Newyork e) Hyderabad 2.Which of the following countries is NOT associated with the proposed TAPI gas pipeline? a) India b) Pakistan c) Portugal d) Afghanistan e) Turkmenistan
3. Bhagyam oilfields are located in which of following states?

a) Rajasthan b) Gujarat c) Andhra Pradesh d) Maharashtra e) Karanatka 4. The Central Government has approved Rs 7000 crore Project to clean which of the following rivers? a) Narmada b) Ganga c) Mahanadi d) Kaveri e) Godavari 5. Recently a controversy rages over new land acquisition policy in which of following states? a) Maharashtra b) Uttar Pradesh c) Gujarat

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d) Madhya Pradesh e) West Begal 6.BP Plc, a well known company is engaged in which one of the following as its major operations? a) Nuclear Power Generation b) Oil and Gas Exploration c) Wind power generation d) Steel production e) Coal production 7. As per statement given by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in medias, the main cause of increased inflation rate is the recent hike in prices of ______. a) daily commodities b) petroleum products--ans c) infrastructure materials d) imported goods e) None of the above 8. The System Software is used to a) diagonose and troubleshooting the attached device b) create graphics images c) draw the picture on paper d) manage the available internal resources e) None of these 9. One billionth of a second is a) gigabyte b) nanosecond c) terabyte d) megabyte e) None of these 10. A technology used to create, store, exchange and utilize information in its various forms including business data, conversations, still images, motion pictures and multimedia presentations is called a) website b) information technology c) internet chat d) networking e) None of these 11. A program which is used find spam data in the computer and capable to distroy is called a) firewall b) anti-spam program c) adware remover d) pop-up blocker e) None of these 12. A chip placed on the electronic circuit board inside a system unit that hold temporarliy piece of information/data is called (containing the data being displayed on output device) a) modem b) scanner c) memory d) hard disk e) None of these 13. A graphic or piece of text that links to another piece of information in a web page is a) meta-tag b) page connection c) domain name

d) hyperlink e) None of these 14. Which of the following computer programming languages is used to write applet programs which can be integrate into a webpage? a) Java b) PERL c) C++ d) Pascal e) FORTRAN 15. Embedded operating systems are used in a) desktop computers b) mainframe computers c) PDAs d) network server computer e) None of these 16. . A Web or part of a Web site, or part of an online service that provides a venue for communities of users with a common interest to communicate in real time is called a) user forum b) blog c) discussion forum d) chat-group e) None of these 17. The main electronic circuit board in the system unit is called a) Circuit plate b) Chassis c) Motherboard d) Processor e) None of these 18. The System Unit consists of a) all electronic components of the computer used to process data b) all hardware and software c) application programs d) Mouse and keyboard e) None of these 19. A portable computer called Laptop, having a weight about 1.4 to 4.5 kg is also known as a) Desktop PC b) Mainframe Computer c) Personal Computer d) Micro Computer e) Notebook computer 20. if Reserve Bank of India hikes interest rates by 25 basis points in its monetary policy, then a commercial bank would like to increase its interest rates on loans by 25 basis points of a) Prime Lending Rate b) Repo rate c) Base rate d) Saving account interest rate e) None of these 21. Which one of the following pairs of countries is associated with nuclear arms control treaty START? a) US-China b) China-Iran c) US-Russia

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d) US Japan e) None of these 22. The International World Wide Web Conference 2011 was held at .. a) Italy b) Manila c) Geneva d) Newyork e) Hyderabad 23. Which of the following schemes is NOT launched by Ministry of Rural Development? a) National Family Benefit Scheme b) National Old Age Pension Scheme c) Nationall Maternity Benefit Scheme d) Mid Day Meal scheme e) All the above are launched by Ministry of Rural Development 24. Who among the followings has been appointed as coach of Indian cricket team for next two years? a) Gary Kirsten b) John Buchanan c) Andy Flower d) Duncan Fletcher e) None of the above 25. What does the letter L stands for in the term LAF commonly used in financial/economic news? a) Liquidity b) Least c) Liabilities d) Longitudinal e) Linear 26. FINO, a term used by media in financial newspapers and tv news channels is stands for a) Financial Information Network & Operations b) Financial Inclusion News & Operations c) Financial Inclusion Network & Operations d) Fast Information Network & Operations e) None of the above 27. Why Kanishtha Dhankar recently was in news? a) She is new Femina Miss India World 2011 b) She is new coach of Womens Hockey team c) She has won gold medal in Asian Games 2010 d) She has won Miss World 2011 crown e) None of these 28. Goodluck Jonathan has been re-elected as President of _________. a) Sudan b) South Korea c) Lebanon d) Nigeria e) Ghana 29. The Planning Commission has set GDP growth target for 12th Plan (2012-17) at _______. a) 7.5 8.0 per cent b) 8.0 8.5 per cent c) 9 9.5 per cent d) 9.5 10.0 per cent e) None of the above

30. The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, has been adopted by which of the following international agencies/organisation? a) World Health Organisation (WHO) b) International Maritime Organization c) International Labour Organization d) United Nations (UN) e) International Atomic Energy Agency 31. The amount of liquid assets, such as cash, precious metals or other short-term securities, that a financial institution or bank must maintain in its reserves is called a) CRR b) Bank Deposits c) Fixed Assets d) SLR e) None of these 32. Before launching the new indices to measure food inflation, earlier it is measured on the basis of a) Wholesale Price Index b) Consumer Price Index c) Nifty Index c) BSE & NSE index e) None of these 33. Which of the following space agencies has recently placed three satellites Resourcesat, Youthsat, and X-SAT successfully in the Earth orbit? a) NASA b) ROSCOSMOS c) CNSA d) ISRO e) None of these 34. K Balachander who recently won Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 is a famous a) Cinematographer b) Director c) Musician d) Dancer e) Writer 35. Which of the following countries has joined the BRIC group of nations to change its name as BRICS? a) Sudan b) Singapore b) South Korea d) Srilanka e) South Africa

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