1.

India recently ratified United Nations Convention against (A) Drug Trafficking (B) Corruption (C) Terrorism (D) None of the above 2. India recently signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with(A) Colombia (B) Argentina (C) Russia (D) Japan 3. Planning Commission has recently set up Working Group on(A) Health Reforms (B) School Education (C) Infrastructure development (D) Tribal Welfare 4. By which of the following was 'The Decade of Action for Road Safety' launched ? (A) Indian Government (B) United Nations Organisation (C) SAARC Nations (D) None of the above 5. Which of the nations did Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visit in second week of May 2011 ? (A) Bangladesh (B) Afghanistan (C) Sri Lanka (D) Pakistan 6. Islam Karimov who recently visited India is the President of (A) Uzbekistan (B) Kazakhstan (C) Mongolia (D) China 7. With reference to a news item related to ISRO setting up several new critical facilities which of the following is not correctly matched? Facility Centre/Location (A) Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Trivendrum (B) Testing Facility for High Thrust Cryogenics Engines Mahendragiri (C) New Mission Control Centre New Delhi (D) Advance Research and Development Centre Chitradurga 8. Consider the following statements1. GSAT -8 is the heaviest and largest satellite built by ISRO. 2. It was one of the two copassengers in ISRO's launch carried by Ariane-5 on May 21,2011. 3. The two communications satellites which the 800 tonne Ariane-5 launched carried weighed 9,000 kg. 4. The other and even heavier satellite was from Singapore and Taiwan. (A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 3 and 4 (C) Only 1, 2 and 3 (D) All the four 9. Astra missile which was recently test-fired is a(A) Surface to-air missile (B) Air to-air missile (C) Surface to surface missile (D) Air to surface missile 10. Rustom 1 UAV is India's (A) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (B) Surface to air missile (C) Air to sea missile (D) A fleet tanker 11. The two main factions of which of the following recently signed a Unity Pact? (A) Palestine (B) Albania (C) Uzbekistan (D) Korea 12. Over 44 million people have been repCfIted without job recently in(A) SAARC countries (B) OECD region (C) NATO countries (D) APEC region 13. Recently which island country decided to forge a day and shift to the time zone on its west? (A) Trinidad and Tobago (B) Samoa (C) New Zealand (D) None of the above 14. 2nd Africa-India Summit was recently held in(A) Sudan (B) Ethiopia (C) South Africa (D) Uganda 15. During Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Africa, India offered to Africa credit line worth(A) $ 6 billion (B) $ 7 billion (C) $ 5 billion (D) $ 4 billion 16. G-8 Summit was recently held in(A) Tokyo (B) Rome (C) Deuville (D) Moscow

17. World's Least Developed Countries Summit was held in May 2011 in(A) Tehran (B) Istanbul (C) Cairo (D) Beijing Answers: 1. B 2. A 13. B 14. B

3. B 15. C

4. B 16. C

5. B 17. b

6. A

7. C

8. D

9. B

10. A

11. A

12. b

1. In recently held assembly elections, in which state, ruling party emerged as victorious party? (a) Assam (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala 2. Who is the new Chief minister of West Bengal, where Communist Party has been badly defeated? (a) ]ayalalithaa (b) Mamata Banerjee (c) Tarun Gogoi (d) Oommen Chandy 3. Which state of USA abolished death penalty recently? (a) Chicago (b) Florida (c) Ilinois (d) None of these .... 4. Consider the following statements: I India recently put into orbit its sophisticated remote sensing satellite Resource-sat-2 and two microsatellites. II. The satellites were carried on board its workhorse rocket PSLV-C16 and put into orbit on April 20, 2011. III. It was the 18th flight of PSLY. Iv. Resourcesat-2 put up by PSLVC-16 expected to sent back huge data on earth's resources. Which of the above is/are correct? (a) Only I & II (b) Only II & III (c) Only I & III (d) All the four 5. Recently in its judgement on April 18, 2011 the Supreme Court banned the employment of children ill (a) Manufacturing Industrial Units (b) Coal Mines (c) Circuses (d) None of the above 6. India signed an agreement on giving the country access to North Caspian Sea Region with (a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakhstan (c) Mongolia (d) Russia 7. The largest trade partner of India is (a) China (b) Russia (c) Australia (d) Japan 8. A Central Supervisory Boald has been reconstituted to tackle the declining (a) Child Sex Ratio (b) Literacy Rate (c) Enrolment Ratio (d) None of the above 9. Rajendra Pawar is the new chairman of (a) Flcer (b) NASSCOM people in the world is (a) Six (b) Five not correctly (c) Seven (d) Eight of the following is 11. With reference with the Godfrey Philips Zonal Bravery Awards which matched? :: Award -The Mind of Steel Award -Social Bravery Award -Physical Bravery Award -Amodhini Award Winner :: (A) Nilesh Singhal (B) RR Trivedi (C) Anuradha Gautarn (0) Sonia Sharma (c) ONGC (d) None of the above 10. The number of Indians who have made it to the Time Magazine's 100most influential

12. Who has been crowned Panta-loons Femina Miss India 2011? (a) Ankita Shorey (b) Kanishtha Oankar Answers: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. b (c) Hasleen Kaur (d) None of the above

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 2 On June 16, 2011, the repo rate stands at(A) 775% (B) 75% (C) 725% (D) 70% (D) None of the above

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% (C) a fall of about 20% (B) a fall of about 15% (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 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

ly

1. Supreme Court has allowed cement maker Lafarge to mine in Meghalaya. Lafarge is from a. USA b. France c. UK d. Australia e. none of these 2. India's first floating library launched in a. Mana b. Sunderbans e. none of these

c. Andaman Islands d. Lakshdeep

3. 'Kisan Sandesh Padyatra' is associated with a. Mayawati b. Rahul Gandhi c. Sonia Gandhi e. none of these 4. 2012 Olympics will held in... a. Sydney b. London c. Frankfurt these

d. J.N Nehru

d. Amsterdam

e. none of

5. 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games held at a. Athens b. Perth c. Wellington d. Canberra

e. none of these

6. Asian Development Bank will provide a $400-million loan to which Indian state for promoting rural development and creation of business and employment opportunities? a. UP b. Madhya Pradesh c. Punjab d. Sikkim e. none of these 7. UN report on Millenium Development Goals (MDG) says that India's poverty rate is projected to fall to 22 per cent by... a. 2015 b. 2020 c. 2016 d. 2024 e. 2018 8. Space shuttle Atlantis took its final flight into space on July 8, 2011. It is Atlantis' ___ flight. a. 100th b. 120th c. 135th d. 75th e. none of these 9. As per government claims India's exports will double to $400 billion by the year... a. 2014 b. 2020 c. 2012 d. 2015 e. 2030 10. 19th Asian Championships held at a. Kobe b. Kiev c. Jamshedpur

d. Dhaka

e. none of these

11. During third phase expansion of private FM Radio network in the country; how many new cities will get FM Radio service? a. 227 b. 75 c. 78 d. 173 e. 200

Ans: 1.b 2. b 3.b 4.b 5.a 6.b 7. a 8.c 9.a 10.a, 11 a Current Affairs 9-10 July

1. On July 10, 2011, which of the following train recently derailed and claimed 50 people lives? a. Howrah Kalka Express b. Howrah Delhi Express c. Doon Shatabhdi d. Kolkata Rajdhani e. none of these 2. What is the capital of newly formed country South Sudan? a. Juba b. Malakal c. Riek d. Nabre e. none of these 3. Indian govt. is committed to provide clean electricity to common man by the year? a. 2020 b. 2012 c. 2014 d. 2013 e. 2015 4. NADA stands for... a. National Anti Doping Agency b. National Anti-dumping Agency c. National Army Developing Agency d. National Anti Dollar Association e. none of these 5. What is the name of British 168-year-old tabloid that has closed in the wake of phone-hacking allegations? a. Around the world b. News of the World c. Morning News d. London Herald e. none of these 6. Which state has launched caravan services in order to promote tourism? a. MP c. TN c. HP d. Uttarakhand e. WB Ans: 1.a 2. a 3.b 4.a 5.b, 6 a

1. World Population Day is observed on... a. July 10 b. July 11 c. July 9 d. June 30 e. none of these 2. The US has has suspended how much military aid to Pakistan? a. $800 million b. $700 million c. $600 million d. $500 million e. none of these 3. Qantas Airlines has decided to cut international services. This Airlines is from? a. USA b. Australia c. Netherlands d. Japan e. none of these 4. India has sought help from__-for resolving trade obstacles for Indian agri exports to 27 European Union countries? a. England b. Poland c. Iceland d. Germany e. none of these Ans: 1.b 2. a 3.b 4.b

Current Affairs 12- July

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
of Chemicals and Fertilisers

: Statistics and Programme

Implementation and Minister of State in the Ministry

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 13-15- July

1. Who is heading the committee set up to suggest ways and means forreforms in the power sector? a. S.K. Das b. B.N Sridhar c. V.K. Shunglu d. Jyotia Gupta e. none of these 2. The Idian Navy has commissioned indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) to keep an eye on illegal activities in the Andaman seas? its name is a. Koswari b. Godavari c. Ganga d. Arjun e. Krishna 3. India has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of a chemical used in industrial cleaning processes and ceramics manufacture to protect domestic players from cheap Chinese shipments. The name of this chemical is... a. Sodium Tripoly Phosphate b. Calcuim Tripoly Phosphate c. Baking Soda d. Sodium Tripoly Sulphar e. none of these 4. What is the name of The first ultra long-haul passenger jet with a capacity to fly about 250 passengers up to 16,000 km non-stop touched down at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi on July 13? a. Boeing 787 b. Boeing 707 c. Jet 711

d. Air Bus 707 e. none of these 5. France has decided to withdraw its 1000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of... a. 2013 b. 2012 c. 2015 d. 2014 e. 2011 6. India is all set to sign Aviation Safety Agreement in July 2011 with a. USA b. China c. Germany d. Italy e. Australia 7. How many states will be honoured states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, for achieving high food grain production in 2010-11 fiscal? a. 6 b. 5 c. 11 d. 4 e. 7 8. Which Naval ship has been decommissioned on July 14 2011 by Indian Navy a. INS Sharabh b. INS Virat c. INS Bheem d. INS Vikrant e. none of these 9. Women's football World Cup final 2011 was played between: a. Japan and the United States b. Germany and the United States c. Japan and Netherlands d. New Zealand and Australia e. Brazil and Australia 10. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July 15, 2011 is in... a. Brazil b. Chile c. Indonesia d. Uganda e. India 11. When Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-17 successfully placed Indias latest communicationsatellite GSAT-12 in its orbit, then it was PSLV flight no... a. 21 b. 18 c. 20 d. 16 e. 25 12. The government has approved creation of additional storage capacity of about 152 lakh tonne foodgrains. These storage will be formed in how many states a. 19 b. 12 c. 25 d. 9 3. 14 13. In census 2011 child sex ratio in rural areas is a. 1000: 914 b. 1000: 927 c. 1000: 916 d. 1000: 925

e. none of these 14. Common Service Centre Common Service Centre is observed on... a. July 15 b. July 16 c. July 14 d. July 13 e. none of these 15. Gov. of India has raised export price of onion by___on July 15 2011 a. $30 b. $40 c. $50 d. $45 e. none of these Ans: 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. b 6 a 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 c 11 b 12 a 13 a 14 b 15 a

Current Affairs 16-19- July

1. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July 15, 2011 is in... a. Brazil b. Chile c. Indonesia d. Uganda e. India 2. The winner of 2011 Women Football is... a. USA b. Japan c. India d. South Korea e. Brazil 3. How many Indians have found place in ICC dream team for Test Cricket? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2 e. none of these 4. Who is Ruper Murdoch? a. Business tycoon b. Media tycoon c. New Foreign secretary of state d. Rebel leader in Libya e. none of these 5. which country has decided to conduct elephants census after almost a century? a. Singapore b. Thailand c. South Africa d. Sri Lanka e. Zimbabwae 6. In which state Uranium Corporation of India has found huge deposits Uranium? a. TN b. Assam c. Andhra Pradesh d. Kerela e. none of these 7. Signing of the tripartite agreement for the creation of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration held at a. Kolkata b. Darjeeling c. Siliguri d. Hoogly

e. none of these Ans: 1. C 2. B

3. B

4. B

5. D

6. C

7. b

Current Affairs 20-24- July

1. The Committee of Secretaries has recommended how much per cent FDI in the multi-brand retail? a. 71 b. 51 c. 61 d. 44 e. 50 2. On July 22 India opened its first Border Haat with a. Sri Lanka b. Pakistan c. Bangladesh d. Nepal e. Bhutan 3. In July President Pratibha Devisingh Patil visited which of the following countries? a. South Korea and Mongolia b. South Korea and China c. Japan and Mongolia d. Malasiya and North Korea e. Vietnam and South Korea 4. Delhi government has decided to improve green cover in national capital by a. 33% b. 23% c. 27% d. 18% e. 24% 5. Amy Winehouse,who was found dead at her flat in London on July 23 was a... a. Writer b. Poet c. Dancer d. Player e. Singer 6. Recently at least 84 people died when the gunman opened fire at the youth camp organised by the ruling Labour Party on Utoeya island. This island is in... a. Norway b. China c. Germany d. Austria e. Japan 7. Gagan Narang, who has been selected for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, is related with... a. Wrestling b. archery c. shooting d. short put e. 400 relay race 8. The Centre has fixed a target of___ dollars for investment in the North-East within next five years. a. 1 trillion b. 10 billion c. 20 billion d. 5 trillion e. none of these 9. Indias coal stocks touched all time high at.. a. 70 million tonnes b. 170 million tonnes c. 90 million tonnes

d. 100 million tonnes e. none of these 10. The government aims to set up how many new mega food parks across the country in the 12th Plan? a. 100 b. 50 c. 75 d. 60 e. none of these 11. Indian Railways is planning anti-collision devices intrains for better safety. This will cost railways nearly a. 70,000-crore rupee b. 50,000-crore rupee c. 100,000-crore rupee d. 25,000-crore rupee e. none of these Ans: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. E 6. A 7. C 8. A 9A 10B 11 A

Current Affairs 25-26- July

1. Hina Rabbani Khar, who recently visited India, is the first woman Foreign Minister of... a. Bangladesh b. Pakistan c. Afghanistan d. UAE e. none of these 2.With which country India, recently signed double taxation avoidance agreement with first Baltic country? a. Latvia b. Lithuania c. Sweden d. Estonia e. none of these 3. 5th India steel Summit held at a. Delhi b. Indore c. Bhopal d. Bokaro e. none of these 4. which state constituted a state level Security Committee to ensure security in six districts during Kanwar Yatra 2011? a. Delhi b. Uttarakhand c. UP d. Haryana e. none of these 5. Nock-ten a tropical recently hit? a. Philippines b. Finland c. Japan d. Thailand e. none of these 6. New President of Vietnam is a. Truong Tan Sang b. Nguyen Tan Dung c. Tan ding d. Wi Che Fang e. none of these Answers: 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. A

Current Affairs 27-28- July

1. To which country India will give $20 million Line of Credit for setting up aJoint Information Technology, Education and Outsourcing Center? a. Mongolia b. Vietnam c. Cambodia d. Holland e. none of these 2. World Hepatitis Day was observed on a. July 28 b. July 27 c. July 29 d. July 25 e. none of these 3. New Solicitor General of India is? a. Rohinton Fali Nariman b. C.K.Daphtary c. H.N.Sanyal d. Mohan Parasaran e. none of these 4. Prasar Bharati is conducting e-auction for available slots on DTH platform. The exercise would fetch... a. 70 crore rupees b. 50 crore rupees c. 46 crore rupees d. 30 crore rupees e. none of these 5. New Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India would be from Oct. 3 2011 onward a. Jayant Bhatt b. Puluck Chatterjee c. S.K. Khanna d. Vivek suri e. none of these 6. The author of "Ross Masaud" is... a. Hakim Syed Zillur Rehman b. Syed Ahmed Khan Jr. c. Hamid Ansari d. Jubin Mehta e. none of these Answers: 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A

Current Affairs 29- July

1. Next Ambassador of India to France is... a. Rakesh Sood b. Ramesh Tawlar c. Ali Raza d. Arvinder Singh Lovely a e. none of these 2. An Indian firm will be setting up $200 mn medical hub in... a. South Africa b. South Korea c. Maldives d. Mongolia

e. none of these 3. From August 1, 2011 India and__ to implement CEPA? a. Iran b. Japan c. Taiwan d. China e. none of these 4. Prakash Karhana, Indian athlete who has qualified for 2012 London Olympics is related with a. Disucss b. Short Put c. Tennis d. Polo e. none of these Answers: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B

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-terrordrills 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 medical colleges during the academic year 2011-12? a. 4500 b. 4700 c. 3500 d. 1875 e. none of these 4. Which state has decided to introduce universal health insurance scheme for those whose annual income 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 food for 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

1 Standard & Poors has downgraded US credit rating from AAA to.. 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 . a. A+
th

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. Karnataka Kerala

c.

MP

d. Andhra Pradesh e. None of these.

ANSWERS 1 A 7D 8B

2B

3A

4c

5C

6E

SSC GRADUATE LEVEL EXAM 2011 HELD ON 19-JUNE MORNING SHIFT

General Awareness Section (50 Questions)
Q) 1 In the budget for 2011 12, the fiscal deficit (% of GDP) for 2011 12 has been projected at (A) 5.1 (B) 5.0 (c) 4.6 (D) 3.4 Q) 2 Which was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution ? (A) Right to Equality (B) Right against Exploitation (C) Right to Constitutional Remedies (D) Right to Freedom of Religion Q) 3 Which is not the concern of the local government ? (A) Public Health (B) Sanitation (C) Law and Order (D) Public Utility Services Q) 4 In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from (A) England (B) U.S.A. (C) Canada (D) France Q) 5 Who had proposed partyless democracy in India ? (A) Jaya Prakash Narayan (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Vinoba Bhave (D) S.A. Dange Q) 6 Disinvestment in public Sector is called (A) Liberalisation (B) Globalisation (C) Industrialisation (D) Privatisation Q) 7 Darwin finchesrefers to a group of (A) Fishes

(C) Birds (B) Lizards (D) Amphibians Q) 8 An individuals actual standard of living can be assessed by (A) Gross National Income (B) Net National Income (C) per Capita Income (D) Disposable personal Income Q) 9 As announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget speech on 2gth February 2011, with a view to assist , States in modernising their stamp and registration administration, E-stamping is expected to be rolled out in all the districts of different States in a period of (A) one year (B) two years (c) three years (D) five years Q) 10 Which Sikh Guru called himself the sachcha Badshah? (A) Guru Gobind Singh (B) Guru Hargovind (C) Guru Tegh Bahadur (D) Guru Arjan Dev Q) 11 The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in (A) 1928 (B) 1930 (C) 1911 (D) 1922 Q) 12 What is the maximum strength prescribed for State Legislative Assemblies ? (A) 350 (c) 500 (B) 600 (D) 750 Q) 13 Fa-hien visited India during the reign of (A) Chandragupta II (B) Samudragupta (C) Ramagupta (D) Kumaragupta Q) 14 At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651 ? (A) Calcutta (B) Cassim Bazar (C) Singur (D) Burdwan

Q) 15 Diu is an island of (A) Daman (B) Goa (C) Guiarat (D) Maharashtra Q) 16 Which from the following is a landlocked sea ? (A) Red Sea (B) Timor Sea (C) North Sea (D) Aral Sea Q) 17 Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course river (A) Krishna (B) Godavari (C) Cauvery (D) Mahanadi Q) 18 Who gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad (A) Chandrashekhar Azad (B) Subhash Chandra Bose (C) Bhagat Singh (D) Iqbal Q) 19 The position of Indian Railways network in the world is (A) second (B) third (C) fourth (D) fifth Q) 20 The oldest international airline is (A) Dutch KLM (B) Air Canada (C) Qantas Airways (D) Air Sahara Q) 21 Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction during nuclear fission ? (A) Boron (B) Heavy water (C) Uranium (D) Plutonium Q) 22 Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of (A) controlled fission reaction (B) uncontrolled fission reaction (C) controlled fusion reaction (D) uncontrolled fusion reaction

Q) 23 Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because (A) it is closest to the Sun (B) there are charged particles in it (C) it is heated by the earths surface (D) heat is generated in it Q) 24 The outermost layer of the Sun is called (A) Chromosphere (B) photosphere (C) Corona (D) Lithosphere Q) 25 Where was India,s first computer installed (A) Indian Institute of Technolory, Delhi (B) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (C) Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Burnpur (D) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta Q) 26 The dried flower buds are used as a spice (A) Cardamom (B) Cinnamon (C) Cloves (D) Saffron Q) 27 The tissue in man where no cell division occur after birth is (A) Skeletal (B) Nerves (C) Connective (D) Germinal Q) 28 DNA fingerprinting is used to identify the (A) Parents (B) Rapist (C) Thieves (D) All the above Q) 29 The normal Cholesterol level of a human being is (A) 80 120 mg% (B) 120-140 mg% (C) 140-180 mg% (D) 180 -200 mg% Q) 30 Which of the following are warm blood animals (A) Whales (B) Whale Sharks (C) Alytes (D) Draco Q) 31Syrinx is the, voice box in (A) Amphibians

(B) Reptiles (C) Birds (D) Mammals Q) 32 The largest ecosystem of the Earth is (A) Biome (B) Hydrosphere (C) Lithosphere (D) BiosPhere Q) 33 In a food chain, the solar energy utilized by plants is only (A) 10 percent (B) 1 Percent (C) 0.1 percent (D) 0.01 Percent Q) 34 Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of (A) 03 layer (B) O2 layer (C) SO2 layer (D) CO2 layer Q) 35 OTEC stands for (A) Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation (B) Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation (C) Oil and Thermal Energy Convention (D) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Q) 36 As per Railway Burlget for 2011 12, the senior citizen concession for men has been increased from (A) 25% to 30% (B) 30% to 4o% (C) 40% to 5O% (D) 30% to 50% Q) 37 The monstcr earthquake-cum-tsunami which hit Japan on March 11, 2011 has moved the countrys main island, Honshu, by about (A) two feet (B) three feet (C) five feet (D) eight feet Q) 38 What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission ? (A) Mega Hertz (B) Characters per second (C) Bits per second (D) Nano seconds Q) 39 Which type of reaction produces the most harmful radiation ? (A) Fusion reaction

(B) Fission reaction (C) Chemical reaction (D) Photo-Chemical reaction Q) 40 Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic ? (A) Pyrex glass (B) Flint glass (C) Quartz glass (D) Fibre glass Q) 41 Which of the following metals causes Itai-itai disease ? (A) Cadmium (B) Chromium (C) Cobalt (D) Copper Q) 42 Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it (A) reduces evaporation of petrol (B) increases efficiency of petrol (C) prevents freezing of petrol (D) reduces consumption of petrol Q) 43 Who invented penicillin ? (A) Alexander Fleming (B) Louis pasteur (C) Dreser (D) Edward Jenner Q) 44 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in (A) Russia (B) Qatar (C) France (D) Netherlands Q) 45 Who of the following was not the recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics 2010 ? (A) Peter A. Diamond (B) Christopher pissarides (C) Lui Xiaobo (D) Dale Mortensen Q) 46 Which troubled model was recalled recently by the Indian automobile giant Maruti Suzuki for replacement of faulty fuel pump gasket ? (A) Maruti 800 (B) Maruti A-Star (C) Wagon R (D) Baleno Q) 47As a part of Human Resource Development Ministrys brain gain, policy to attract global talent, 14 world ciass universities to attract global talents are proposed to be set up in various states. Name the state from the following where no university of the aforesaid type is proposed to be located.

(A) Punjab (C) Rajasthan (B) Bihar (D) Uttaranchal Q) 48 Who discovered South pole ? (A) Robert peary (B) Amundsen (C) John Cabot (D) Tasman Q) 49 Which of the following folk dances associated with Rajasthan ? (A) Rauf (B) Jhora (C) Veedhi (D) Suisini Q) 50 Which of the following books is authored V.S. Naipaul ? (A) The Rediscovery of India (B) A House for Mr. Biswas (C) Witness the Night (D) Tender Hooks

OBJECTIVE GK(ECONOMY)-MAY-2011
1. The repo rate as announced by RBI on May 3, 2011 stands at(A) 75% (B) 725% (C) 70% (D) 675% 2. Which of the following key rate of RBI stands at 6% (as status on May 3, 2011)? (A) Bank Rate (B) Repo Rate (C) Reverse Repo Rate (D) All the above 3. RBI on May 3, 2011 has raised interest rate on savings accounts from(A) 3% to 4% (B) 3.5% to 45% (C) 3.5% to 4% (D) 35% to 3.75% 4. At the end of March 2011, the provisional rate of inflation based on wholesale Price Index has been estimated at(A) 898% (B) 1024% (C) 928% (D) above 11 % 5. Modi Tyre Co. Ltd. has been acquired by Continental Tyre Co. of(A) USA (B) Australia (C) France (D) Germany 6. Pulp maker company 'Domsjo Fabriker' of Sweden has been acquired by(A) Aditya Birla Group (B) Adani Group (C) Anil Ambani Group (D) Laxmi Mittal Group 7. According to Abhijit Sen's study report, the population percentage below poverty line in 200910 is(A) 27% (C) 32% (B) 29% (D) 35% 8. In Forbes list 'Global 2000' which of the following Indian Company got the highest ranking? (A) State Bank of India (B) ONGC (C) ICICI Bank (D) Reliance Industries Ltd. 9. The percentage share contribution of Tertiary Sector in Country's GDP in 2010-11 (Advance Estimates) is(A) 538% (C) 612% (B) 578% (D) 636% 10. Vanuatu is going to join as a new member of World Trade Organisation and it will be member of WIO. (A) 152nd (C) 154th (B) 153rd (D) 155th 11. As the status on May 25, 2011, what is number of 'Maharatna' and 'Navratna' companies in India? (A) 4 and 17 respectively (B) 5 and 16 respectively (C) 5 and 17 respectively (D) 6 and 15 respectively 12. The proposed date of crossing world population 7 billion level as shown in UNDP's report is (A) October 20, 2011 (B) October 31,2011 (C) November10,2011 (D) November 30, 2011

13. How many Indian Companies find place in Global 2000 list of 2011 released by Forbes? (A) 57 (B) 56 (C) 55 (D) 54 14. During 2010-11, the growth in India's exports and imports stood at(A) 396% and 232% respectively (B) 375% and 216% respectively (C) 357% and 228% respectively (D) None of the above 15. As per Census 2011, which of the following registers the highest 2: density in the country? (A) Delhi (B) Chandigarh (C) Puducherry (D) West Bengal 16. Which of the following is not a 'Maharatna' status having company? (A) Coal India Ltd. (B) SAIL (C) ONGC (D) BHEL 17. Abbut Point port of Australia has been acquired for 99 years lease by(A) Adani Group (B) Tata Group (C) Indian Oil Corporation (D) L&T 18. Finance Ministry has released new income tax return form for salaried class with the name(A) Sahaj (B) Sugam (C) Any of the above two (D) None of the above 19. The new CMO of State Bank Group w.e.f. April 8, 2011 is(A) M. O. Malya (B) O. P. Bhatt (C) Prateep Chawdhery (0) U. S. Upendra Kamath 20. Which of the following key rate of RBI was changed maximum times during 2010 (A) Cash Resrve Ratio (B) Repo Rate (C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (0) Bank Rate 21. The newly introduced income tax return form 'Sugam' is for(A) Salaried class (B) Senior Citizen (C) Women Tax payee (D) Small Businessman 22. Which of the following country organised BRlCS Summit in April 2011 ? (A) South Africa (B) China (C) Brazil (D) Russia 23. WAN-IFRA is an international organisation associated with(A) Telecommunication sector (B) Entertainment sector (C) Advertising sector (D) Newspaper publication and Editing 24. Which of the following state has passed a Bill in March 2011 for imposingprofessional tax on professionals ? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Bihar 25. Who has taken charge of President Indian Banks Association in April 2011 ? (A) Prateep Chowdhery (B) Hari Bharatia (C) MD. Malya (D) R. Sridharan

1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (0) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (B) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (D) 25. (C)

CORPORATION BANK PO GK PAPER HELD ON 29-05-2011

Q1). Whose signature is there on 10rs note? Q2)Who is Governor of RBI? Governor of RBI D SUBBARAO

Q3) Which of the following is not a banking term? Pulse Rate Q4)Anna Hazareis related to? Q5)Mohmmad Yunus is from? Lok Pal Bill Bangladesh

Q6)Which of the following is school going scheme?MID DAY MEAL Q7).Which of the following is Health Scheme? Q8)Full Form of NPA? Q9) Full Form of CRAR? ASHA NON PERFORMING ASSETS Capital Risk Asset Ratio

Q10)Which of the following term related to cricket? LBW Q11).Who is the famous cricket player? Q12).V.S. Naipaul book? Q13).Mahatma Gandhi famous book? Q14).Winner of australian open? Q15)Montek Singh Ahluwalia? V.V. S. laxman A house for Mr. biswas Hind swaraj Novak djokovic Dy. Chairman of planning commision

Q16).Half world take food as?

Wheat

Q17)Bank provide loan to customer then bank need ?customer property profile ,income and age profile Q18). Prem chand Dhumal is the chief minister of? Himachal Pradesh Q19).IFRS f stand for? Q20)Full form of PIN? Q21)ATM limit is? Q22)INDIAs major Frozen sea exports? Financial Personal identification number 10,000/withdrawl Fish

Q23)Which of the folowing is not function of RBI? Opening saving a/c Q24)Govt. stake in banks is? Q25)Mutual funds regulated by? Q26)Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is for? Q27)What is bankassurance? 51% SEBI 6-14 yr provide banking and insurance se