Ga Questions for Rbi Asst. Exam

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General Awareness

01. Which of the following sections of the Information Technology Act pertains to punishment for sendingoffensive messages through communications?

1) Section 79 2) Section 46 3) Section 43 A 4) Section 66 A 5) None of these

02. Which of the following states has recently given five per cent reservation to Special Backward Classes(SBC) in addition to 21 per cent quota given to Other Backward Classes (OBC) category?

1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Rajasthan

4) Bihar 5) None of these03. Who among the following won Hero Womens Indian Open golf tournament for a record third time?

1) Pornanong Phatlum 2) Nalini Singh Siwach 3) Sharmilla Nicollet

4) Vani Kapoor 5) None of these

04. International Day of People with Disabilities is celebrated on which of the following dates?

1) December 1 2) December 2 3) December 3 4) December 4 5) None of these

05. Renminbi is the currency of which of the following countries?

1) China 2) North Korea 3) South Korea 4) Japan 5) None of these

06. Which of the following names is not associated with the operations of the defence forces in India?

1) Sukhoi-30 2) MIG-29 3) Tejas 4) SARAS 5) None of these

07. Which of the following is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) at present?

1) 10% 2) 15% 3) 20% 4) 23% 5) 33%08. Which of the following British multinational pharmaceutical companies was recently denied patent

cover for its lung cancer drug Gefitinib?

1) Astra Zeneca 2) Johnson and Johnson 3) Pfizer

4) Roche 5) None of these

09. Delhi Government has decided to start which of the following food security schemes covering abouttwo lakh families, which will be paid a monthly sum of` 600 each?

1) Annapurna 2) Antyodaya 3) Annashree 4) Annadata 5) None of these

10. Name the ex-Prime Minister of Kosovo who was recently cleared of murder and torture chargesduring the 1990s war of independence, by the United Nations war crimes court.

1) Hashim Thaci 2) Ramush Haradinaj 3) Kosovar Albanians

4) Magodonga Mahlangu 5) None of these11. Which of the following is the most preferred cross-border trade point between India and Pakistan

from where the maximum transactions take place?

1) Bikaner 2) Ganganagar 3) Wagah 4) Muzaffarabad 5) None of these

12. Which of the following is the biggest programme launched for school children and has been verysuccessful?

1) Antyodaya Yojana 2) Food for work 3) Mid-Day Meal

4) ASHA 5) None of these

13. Davis Cup is associated with which of the following games?

1) Cricket 2) Hockey 3) Lawn Tennis 4) Football 5) None of these

14. DBS Bank is based in which of the following countries?

1) UK 2) Singapore 3) Taiwan 4) South Korea 5) None of these

15. Which of the following statements is/are true about the former Prime Minister of India, IK Gujral,who died recently?

1) He was a freedom fighter.

2) He was the twelfth Prime Minister of India.

3) He authored a foreign policy doctrine called Gujral Doctrine.

4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3)

16. In a bid to facilitate travel by bona fidepeople and reduce the scope for misuse of tickets by touts,Indian Railways has made which of the following mandatory?

1) Carrying i-card for passengers of all reserved compartments

2) Booking tickets only from railway counters

3) Booking of only one passenger on a ticket

4) Only two tickets per person per month5) None of these

17. Which of the following batsmen recently became the first Indian to hit three triple centuries in firstclass cricket?

1) Rahul Dravid 2) WS Laxman 3) Ravindra Jadeja 4) Suresh Raina 5) None of these


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18. The Competition Commission of India has decided to look into the common interest rate (4%) beingpaid by which of the following banks on savings bank deposits despite the rate being deregulated bythe RBI in October 2011?

1) All private sector banks 2) All public sector banks 3) All foreign banks

4) All co-operative banks 5) None of these

19. Which of the following State Assemblies recently created history by unanimously adopting a Bill togive legislative backing to the Sub-Plans for the disadvantaged SCs and STs with a mandatory provisionfor allocation of nearly a fourth of the States annual plan of the budget?

1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Uttar Pradesh

4) Rajasthan 5) None of these

20. The apex court of which of the following countries, along with the press, joined rebellions against thePresident recently, further intensifying the countrys latest political crisis?

1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Greece 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these

21. The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is located in which of the followingcities?

1) Mumbai 2) Kolkata 3) Hyderabad 4) Jaipur 5) New Delhi

22. Many a time we read in financial newspapers about the performance of the core sectors in theeconomy. Which of the following is NOT included in the same?

1) Coal 2) Automobiles 3) Steel 4) Cement 5) Oil & Petroleum

23. India is all set to send 21 SSB personnel to which of the following countries to guard its embassy and

also has issued travel advisory for its citizens to leave the country and avoid non-essential travel toit?

1) Egypt 2) Yemen 3) Syria 4) Greece 5) None of these

24. Which of the following millionaire software tycoons, the man behind a popular anti-virus computersoftware, has been in hiding since November after his American neighbour was shot dead?

1) Gregory Faull 2) John McAfee 3) William D Green

4) Ben Verwaayen 5) None of these

25. All the schools, including private, public and even minority ones, which have been allotted governmentland, have to provide .reservation in all classes to students belonging to Economically, Weaker Sections(EWS). What is the quota fixed for EWS students?

1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent 3) 20 per cent 4) 25 per cent 5) None of these

26. Which of the following mining conglomerates has announced to shut its one-million-tonne aluminiumrefinery at Odishas Lanjigarh, citing severe shortage of bauxite as the reason?

1) Pennar Aluminium 2) Hindalco 3) PG Foils

4) Vedanta 5) None of these

27. We often read about CRISIL and ICRA in newspapers. These are

1) brokerage firms 2) credit rating agencies 3) mutual funds

4) telecommunication service providers 5) None of these

28. Which of the following programmes has been launched for creating infrastructure and basic amenitiesin rural parts of our country?

1) Janani Suraksha Yojana

2) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

3) Swarnjayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana

4) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme5) Bharat Nirman

29. Which of the following is NOT a banking-related term?

1) SME Finance 2) Overdraft 3) Drawing power

4) Sanctioning Authority 5) Equinox

30. The Doing Business Report is prepared by which of the following organisations every year?

1) Asian Development Bank 2) World Bank 3) International Monetary Fund

4) World Trade Organisation 5) None of these

31. The Standing Committee on Finance headed by Yashwant Sinha has recommended that CSR shouldbe mandatory for all the companies. CSR stands for

1) Company Social Representation 2) Company Service Responsibility

3) Corporate Social Responsibility 4) Corporate Security Responsibility 5) None of these32. The Supreme Court of India recently issued guidelines to curb eve-teasing. Which of the following

statements is/are correct with respect to the guidelines issued?

1) It has directed all States and Union Territories to establish helplines in cities and towns withinthree months.


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2) It has directed them to deploy women police officers in plain clothes near public places.

3) It has appealed to women to avoid stopping at public places to escape such incidents.

4) Only 1) and 2)

5) Only 2) and 3)

33. What is the current rank of India in the Corruption Perception Index 2012 released by TransparencyInternational (TI) ? TI ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector isperceived to be.

1) 43 2) 69 3) 72 4) 94 5) None of these

34. Vani Kapoor is associated with which of the following games?1) Cricket 2) Golf 3) Badminton 4) Archery 5) None of these

35. United Nations General Assembly granted which of the following status to Palestine recently?

1) Non-member observer state 2) Member state

3) Non-member observer entity 4) Original member 5) None of these

36. Food Business Operators (FBOs) with a yearly turnover of more than ` 12 lakh are required to obtaina licence to run their business from which of the following authorities?

1) Bureau of Indian Standard 2) Agmark Registration Authority

3) Food Safety and Standard Authority of India 4) FPO Certification Authority

5) None of these

37. Which of the following countries defeated Sri Lanka recently, levelling the Test series and registeringits first Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years?

1) New Zealand ) Australia 3) Bangladesh 4) South Africa 5) None of these

38. Which of the following bourses received approval as the third stock exchange of India from SEBI? Itwill deal in equities, equity futures and options, interest-rate futures and some types of debtinstruments.

1) Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) 2) MCX Stock Exchange Ltd (MCX-SX)

3) Delhi Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE) 4) National Commodity and Derivative Exchange Ltd (NCDEX)

5) None of these

39. Oslo, which was in news recently for an Indian couple being sentenced to jail terms for maltreatmentof their child, is the capital city of .which of the following countries?

1) Switzerland 2) Canada 3) Egypt 4) Norway 5) None of these

40. Name the joint naval exercise between India and Russia held in Mumbai recently which started in

year 2003 and is being conducted every two years.1) INDRA 2) SAMPRITI 3) VARUN Anaval exercises

4) RED FLAG exercise 5) None of these

41. Name the CIA (US) director who recently resigned amid allegations of extramarital affair with hisbiographer disclosed in an investigation by FBI.

(1) Paula Broadwell (2) David Petraeus (3) Chris Stevens

(4) Auguste Rodin (5) None of these

42. Who among the following is the writer of the book titled The Wave Rider?He/She is also the founderofrediffmail.com.

(1) Ajit Balakrishnan (2) Priya Sheth (3) NS Vageesh

(4) Vartika Nanda (5) None of these

43. Who among the following chief ministers travelled to Pakistan on a week-long visit on the invitationof the Pakistan government?

(1) Parkash Singh Badal (2) Nitish Kumar

(3) Bhupendra Singh Huda (4) Omar Abdullah (5) None of these

44. Which of the following best defines repo rate?

(1) It is the rate at which banks lend to customers.

(2) It is the rate at which RBI pays interest to banks for their deposits with it.

(3) It is the rate at which banks borrow from RBI.

(4) It is the rate at which banks lend to their most valued customers.

(5) None of these

45. Name the present Minister of State for Tourism who hails from Andhra Pradesh.

(1) MM Pallam Raju (2) K Chiranjeevi (3) Killi Kruparani

(4) P Balram Naik (5) Anam Ramanarayana Reddy

46. Who among the following has written the book titled Swaraj?

(1) VS Naipaul (2) Sushma Swaraj (3) Arvind Kejriwal

(4) Kiran Bedi (5) None of these


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47. Consider the following commodities with respect to minimum support price (MSP)

(A) Sugar (B) Cotton (C) Wheat

MSP is announced by the government for which of the above commodities?

(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A) and (C) (5) All (A), (B) and (C)

48. Name the renowned literary critic and educator who has been given the prestigious Kyoto Prize in theArts and Philosophy category recently?

(1) Ivan Sutherland (2) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (3) Yoshinori Ohsumi

(4) Gayatri Joshi (5) None of these49. Consider the following with respect to Debit Cards:

(A) These cards can be used at point of sale centres.

(B) Banks earn huge amount as penalties for defaulting payments through these cards.

(C) It can be used for normal withdrawals.

Which of the above cannot be feature (s) of a Debit Card?


(4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (B) and (C)

50. Which of the following ministries gives Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

(1) Ministry of Science and Technology (2) Ministry of HR Development

(3) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (4) Ministry of Finance

(5) None of these51. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

(1) Indonesia (2) Vietnam (3) Malaysia (4) Laos (5) None of these

52. Which of the following sections of the Information Technology Act pertains to punishment for sendingoffensive messages through communications?

(1) Section 79 (2) Section 46 (3) Section 43 A (4) Section 66A (5) None of these

53. JNNURM stands for

(1) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

(2) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Rehabilitation Mission

(3) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Reconstruction Mission

(4) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Referral Mission

(5) None of these

54. The new Companies Bill makes it mandatory for certain companies to spend what per cent of theiraverage net profits in three preceding financial years towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?

(1) One per cent (2) Two per cent (3) Three per cent(4) Five per cent (5) None of these

55. The 17th SAARC Summit was held in November 2011 in Addu City, Maldives. Which of the followingcountries will host the 18th summit scheduled in 2013?

(1) Nepal (2) Sri Lanka (3) Bhutan (4) Bangladesh (5) Afghanistan

56. World Health Organisation suspended its polio campaign in Pakistan recently. What was the reasonbehind the suspension of the campaign?

(1) Refusal of Pakistan government to contribute its share in the campaign

(2) Killing of eight polio activists recently by militant groups

(3) People of Pakistan allege that polio drops will make their kids impotent.

(4) UN withdrew its support under pressure from the US.(5) None of these

57. The Kudankulam nuclear plant in India is being set up with the help of which of the followingcountries?

(1) US (2) Russia (3) France (4) Sweden (5) None of these

58. Somdev Devvarman is associated with which of the following games?

(1) Tennis (2) Badminton (3) Squash (4) Snooker (5) Billiards

59. Who among the following has recently been appointed the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank ofIndia?

(1) Gangadhar Darbha (2) Urjit Patel (3) DK Mittal

(4) Anand Sinha (5) None of these

60. The US president Barack Obama has nominated who among the following to replace Hillary Clintonas the next Secretary of State?

(1) John Kerry (2) Patrick Leahy (3) Chuck Schumer

(4) Jon Kyi (5) None of these


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61. The State Bank of India has signed an MoU to set up a $ 2-billion consortium to promote directinvestment with which of the following Russian sovereign wealth funds?

(1) Revenue Regulation Fund (2) Sovereign Investment Authority

(3) Investment Corporation (4) Russian Direct Investment Fund (5) None of these

62. Tejendra Khanna holds which of the following posts at present?

(1) DGP of Delhi Police (2) Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

(3) Home Secretary of India (4) Foreign Secretary of India (5) None of these

63. Recently, who has won the seventh Womens World Open squash title, which is her fifth title in a

row?(1) Laura Massaro (2) Delia Arnold (3) Nicol David

(4) Dipika Pallikal (5) None of these

64. Which of the following countries has launched the worlds largest high-speed rail line which covers adistance of 2,298 km in mere eight hours?

(1) Germany (2) US (3) South Korea (4) Japan (5) China

65. The Union Cabinet has approved setting up a Commission of Inquiry to identify lapses and fixresponsibility for the unfortunate gang-rape of a 23-year old student in Delhi recently. It will beheaded by

(1) Usha Mehra (2) Usha Chaturvedi (3) JS Verma

(4) Neeraj Kumar (5) None of these

66. IKEA is all set to enter Indian retail market as a single-brand retail company. This Swedish company

deals in(1) Grocery (2) Furniture and home accessories

(3) Fresh fruit and vegetables (4) Apparels (5) None of these .

67. Indians lost the final match of Asian Champions Trophy hockey to

(1) Malaysia (2) Bangladesh (3) Pakistan (4) Sri Lanka (5) None of these

68. The GDP growth during 12th five-year plan is projected at

(1) 8 per cent (2) 8.2 per cent (3) 9 per cent (4) 9.2 per cent (5) None of these

69. Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial parliamentary legislation whichbans the adoption of Russian children by

(1) British families (2) German families (3) American families

(4) Chinese families (5) None of these

70. Consider the following statements with respect to NBFCs:(A) All NBFCs are entitled to accept public demand deposits.

(B) An NBFC cannot issue cheques drawn on itself.

(C) Deposit insurance facility of DICGC is not available for NBFC deposits.

Which of the above statements is/are correct about NBFCs?


(4) Only (A) and (B) (5) Only (B) and (C)

71. Which of the following statements is/are correct about South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)?

(1) The SAFTA Agreement was signed on 6th January 2904 during the Twelfth SAARC Summit heldin Islamabad, Pakistan.

(2) SAFTA requires all the participating countries to reduce customs duties of all traded goods to

zero by the year 2012.(3) Afghanistan, as the 8th member state of the SAARC, has also ratified the SAFTA protocol.

(4) Only (1) and (3)

(5) Only (2) and (3)

72. The tax levied on the manufacture or production of goods is called

(1) Value Added Tax (2) Customs Duty (3) Sales Tax

(4) Excise Duty (5) None of these

73. The source (s) of revenue of the state governments is/ are

(1) entertainment tax (2) land revenue

(3) excise duty on intoxicants (4) Only (1) and (2) (5) All (1), (2) and (3)

74. FIDE is an international organisation and the governing body of international competition of whichof the following games?

(1) Formula One (2) Football (3) Baseball (4) Chess (5) None of these

75. What is Indias current ranking in the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2012 released by theWorld Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)?

(1) First (2) Third (3) Sixth (4) Seventh (5) Ninth


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76. The eight core sector industries - crude oil, petroleum refinery products, natural gas, fertilisers, coal,electricity, cement and finished steel - have a weight of _____ in the overall Index of IndustrialProduction (IIP) at present.

(1) 33.5 per cent (2) 37.9 per cent (3) 46.6 per cent (4) 51.2 per cent (5) 67.8 per cent

77. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Womens World Cup scheduled tobegin on January 31?

(1) The ICC Womens World Cup 2013 will be played in India. This will be the third time that Indiahas hosted Womens World Cup in 50-over format.

(2) India has named Mithali Raj as the captain of the 15-member womens cricket squad for theWorld Cup.

(3) This is the eleventh edition of the Womens World Cup tournament.

(4) Only (1) and (2)

(5) Only (2) and (3)

78. Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), an armed rebel group, is active in which of the followingcountries? It had recently captured an army base and the army used helicopters to get their campback.

(1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sudan (4) Mali (5) None of these

79. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveiled Indias fourth Science Policy at the centenary edition ofthe Indian Science Congress held in

(1) New Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Kolkata (4) Chennai (5) Bangalore

80. Rajkeswur Purryag, who visited India recently as the first foreign leader to visit India in 2013, is thePresident of

(1) Mauritius (2) Fiji (3) Nepal (4) Trinidad and Tobago (5) Surinam

81. In which of the following countries tens of thousands of citizens gathered in the streets of PhnomPenh for the funeral of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, whose body was kept on display at the royalpalace for nearly three months before an official funeral?

(1) Vietnam (2) Cambodia (3) Thailand (4) The Philippines (5) None of these

82. Recently, the US warned Syria not to transfer weapons to terrorist group Hezbollah, saying suchmoves will further destabilise the region. Hezbollah group is active in

(1) Lebanon (2) Egypt (3) Jordan (4) Iraq (5) None of these

83. The Government of India is providing an identity card to each one of its citizens with his/her personaldetails and identity marks. It is being implemented through which of the following organisations?

(1) Election Commission of India (2) Ministry of Home Affairs

(3) Unique Identification Authority of India (4) Ministry of Science and Technology

(5) None of these

84. Which of the following is not a banking-related term?

(1) Creditor (2) Outstanding amount

(3) Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (4) Centre Pass (5) Dishonour

85. Who among the following has been appointed the new director of Indira Gandhi Centre for AtomicResearch (IGCAR) ?

(1) SC Chetal (2) PR Vasudev Rao (3) RK Sinha

(4) Sekhar Basu (5) None of these

86. Which of the following airlines is all set to buy a stake in Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways?

(1) Air Arabia (2) Al Jaber Aviation (3) Etihad Airlines(4) Emirates Airlines (5) None of these

87. Recently, the Cabinet has approved a revival package for ailing public sector unit Scooters India Ltd(SIL). The revival package includes the infusion of about _____ in the company.

(1) ` 200crore (2) ` 250crore (3) ` 275crore (4) ` 300 crore (5) None of these

88. When a bank finances in international business, it will come under which of the following?

(1) Retail Banking (2) Core Banking (3) Trade Finance

(4) Micro Finance (5) None of these

89. Banks provide which of the following products to make instant loan facility available to the farmers?

(1) Kisan Credit Card (2) Crop Loan Scheme (3) KrishiBimaYojana

(4) All the above (5) None of these

90. Every year 2 lakh school children in the age group of 10 to 15 years studying in government or non-government schools are given the INSPIRE Awards aimed at fostering science leaders of tomorrow.What is the expanded form of INSPIRE?

(1) Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research

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(3) Innovative and Scientific Performance for Inspired Research

(4) Innovative and Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research

(5) None of these

91. Who among the following was the non-playing captain of Indian mens tennis squad for the DavisCup tie against South Korea held in New Delhi recently?

(1) Gaurav Natekar (2) Leander Paes (3) Anand Amritraj

(4) Shiv Prakash Misra (5) None of these

92. The controversial film Vishwaroopam, which is a spy thriller written, directed and co-produced by

Kamal Haasan, is basically a/an(1) Tamil film (2) Telugu film (3) Kannada film

(4) Hindi film (5) English film

93. Who among the following is not a member of the present Union Cabinet?

(1) Ambika Soni (2) Jyotiraditya Scindia (3) Chiranjeevi

(4) Rahul Gandhi (5) Sachin Pilot

94. The market value of all final goods and services produced in a given year within the geographicalboundaries of the country is termed as

(1) Gross Domestic Product (2) Gross National Saving (3) Gross Net Product

(4) Net Domestic Product (5) None of these

95. In which of the following games does Purav Raja represent India?

(1) Cricket (2) Badminton (3) Tennis (4) Shooting (5) Archery

96. Which of the following auto majors has become the worlds top-selling auto company in 2012?

(1) General Motors (2) Volkswagen (3) Toyota Motor Corp

(4) Renault (5) Hyundai

97. Which of the following groups of workers has proved a very effective way of providing micro financeby banks to the rural people and poor in India?

(1) Accredited Social Health Activists (2) Self Help Groups

(3) ShikshaMitra (4) Swasthya Mitra (5) None of these

98. Which of the following acts was enacted to help the government manage its budgeted finance andfiscal deficit?

(1) Banking Regulation Act (2) Negotiable Instruments Act

(3) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (4) Foreign Exchange Management Act

(5) Competition Act99. The loss of the space shuttle Columbia was commemorated by NASA recently. It had met with an

accident a decade ago, killing its entire crew aboard, including Kalpana Chawla. Which of thefollowing is/ are the space shuttles from NASA that also met with an accident?

(1) Apollo 1. (2) Challenger (3) Endeavour

(4) Both (1) and (2) (5) All (1), (2) and (3)

100. Battling debts and litigations for years, which of the following tyre-makers was ordered by the CalcuttaHigh Court recently to wind up its operations?

(1) Dunlop (2) Modi Rubber

(3) Continental Corporation (4) Alliance Tyre Company Ltd (5) None of these

101. Name the Major of the Bihar Regiment who is the sole awardee of the Kirti Chakra, the nations

second-highest peacetime gallantry medal, in the Republic Day awards list this year.(1) Anup Joseph Manjali (2) Krishan Kumar (3) Anil Kumar

(4) Rajeshvar Singh (5) ARahulRamesh

102. Which of the following operations is conducted after a gap of every ten years?

(1) Economic Survey (2) General Census

(3) Compilation of Human Development Index (4) Agriculture Survey

(5) None of these

103. The government and the RBI are making all efforts to provide banking facilities to all the villages inthe country. This effort is a part of which of the following?

(1) PURA (2) Pradhan Mantri Swarojgar Yojna

(3) Pradhan Mantri Aadarsh Gram Yojna (4) Financial Inclusion

(5) None of these

104. Which of the following defines Money Laundering?

(1) Conversion of money which is illegally obtained (2) Conversion of assets into cash

(3) Conversion of gold into cash (4) Conversion of cash into gold

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105. Who among the following is the author of the book titled Economic Policies and Indias Reform Agenda:New Thinking?

(1) Subir Gokarn (2) C Rangarajan (3) YV Reddy (4) Bimal Jalan (5) Duvvuri Subbarao

106. Who has emerged as the highest-bid player in the recent auction for the sixth edition of IPL? The all-rounder has grabbed a whopping one-million-dollar (around ` 5.3 cr) deal with Mumbai Indians.

(1) Thisara Perera (2) Glenn Maxwell (3) RP Singh

(4) Michael Clarke (5) None of these

107. Which of the following taxes/levies is collected by the states in India?

(1) Tax on motor vehicles (2) Educational cess (3) Tax on hotels(4) Tax on wealth (5) All the above

108. The President has given his assent to the ordinance mandating harsher punishment for offenders insexual assault cases and the amended law came into force immediately. The ordinance introduceswhich of the following as specific offences under the Indian Penal Code?

(1) Voyeurism (2) Stalking (3) Disrobing of women

(4) Acid attacks (5) All the above

109. Which of the following countries has emerged as the number one team in Test Cricket once again inthe latest ICC rankings released in Dubai?

(1) Pakistan (2) India (3) Australia (4) England (5) South Africa

110. The headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) is located inwhich of the following cities?

(1) New Delhi (2) Colombo (3) Dhaka (4) Kathmandu (5) None of these111. NAV is a term generally associated with the schemes floated by which of the following institutions?

(1) Banks (2) Mutual Funds (3) Credit Societies

(4) Merchant Bankers (5) None of these

112. Recently, India held a partnership meet with Ras Al Kheimah, one of the seven emirates of the UAE.Which of the following is not among the seven emirates of UAE?

(1) Bahrain (2) Dubai (3) Abu Dhabi (4) Umm Al Qaiwain (5) Ajman

113. The president of Egypt and one of the worlds most sought-after leaders, _____, will visit India inMarch.

(1) Mohamed Morsi (2) Hosni Mubarak (3) Bashar al-Assad

(4) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (5) None of these

114. Which of the following is not a private bank functioning in India?(1) HDFC Bank (2) ICICI Bank (3) Yes Bank (4) IDBI Bank (5) None of these

115. Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development?

(1) Mid Day Meal Scheme (2) JananiSurakshaYojana

(3) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(4) Indira AwaasYojana (5) None of these

116. Indian currency market is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the currency futures arejointly regulated by the RBI and

(1) IRDA (2) NABARD (3) SIDBI (4) Ministry of Finance (5) SEBI

117. Current repo rate and cash reserve ratio (CRR) are _____ and ____ respectively.

(1) 4 percent, 7.75 percent (2) 7.75 per cent, 4 per cent

(3) 8 per cent, 4.25 per cent (4) 7.50 percent, 3.75 percent (5) None of these118. The Cabinet has recently approved the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)for TAPI PipelineProject. The SPV was proposed by Turkmenistan and has been approved by Pakistan as well asAfghanistan. Which of the following will work as the SPV for the project?

(1) TAPI Ltd (2) GAIL India Ltd (3) Dragon Oil

(4) GAC Marine (5) None of these

119. The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), a distributed computing project designed tohunt for a particular kind of prime number, has identified the worlds largest prime number yet. Thenew prime number will have over _____ digits.

(1) 13 million (2) 14 million (3) 16 million (4) 17 million (5) None of these

120. Name the Indian-American businessman and the chairman of USINDIA Forum who has been felicitatedwith the prestigious Minority Business Leader Award recently by the prestigious US journal, Dallas

Business Journal, for his accomplishments in the field of business.(1) Krishnakant Dave (2) Shaji K Daniel (3) Peter K Patel

(4) Ashok Mago (5) None of these


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121. The Prime Minister-headed Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the name of whoamong the following as head of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) ?

1) NehchalSandhu 2) SyedAsif Ibrahim 3) Yashovardhan Azad

4) RN Gupta 5) None of these

122. Noted anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal launched his political party recently. What is thename of his party?

1) India Against Corruption 2) Swaraj Party 3) Aam Aadmi Party

4) AamAadmiDal 5) None of these

123. The Reserve Bank of India takes which of the following measures when it intends to ease the liquiditycrunch in the country?

(A) It prints and supplies additional currency notes in the market.

(B) It takes steps to increase the flow of foreign direct investment.

(C) It reduces Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) .

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C)

4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and(C)

124. Consider the following programmes:

(A) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(B) Navodaya Vidyalaya

(C) Ultra Mega Power Project

Which of the above programmes is/are being implemented in all the districts of the country?


4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

125. Which of the following statements is/are true about Delhi Governments ambitious project to makeDelhi a kerosene-free state?

(A) All BPL, AAY and JRC card holders who were getting kerosene from PDS shops in the capital, willbe beneficiaries of this scheme.

(B) The beneficiary families will get free LPG cylinders and gas stoves under this scheme.

(C) The scheme at a cost of over ` 100 crore will make Delhi the first kerosene-free state in thecountry.


4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

126. Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has identified Machilipatnam to be developedas the new launch site for missiles. It is situated in which of the following states?

1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Kerala 5) None of these

127. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the recent clashes between police and loyalistprotesters in Thailand?

1) The protesters belong to Pitak Siam Group led by retired military general Boonlert Kaewrasit.

2) The loyalists are accusing the Prime Minister of corruption and disloyalty to Thailands monarchy.

3) These protests are aimed at ending democracy and establishing a military regime.

4) Only 1) and 2)

5) All 1), 2) and 3)

128. The Hollywood movie Zero Dark Thirtyis based on which of the following topics?

1) The hunt for Osama Bin Laden 2) Spying the nuclear programme going on in Iran3) Attack on World Trade Center 4) Killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl

5) None of these

129. Who among the following has won the recent Presidential election in Sierra Leone?

1) Julius Maada Bio 2) Ernest Koroma 3) Christiana Thorpe

4) Choummaly Sayasone 5) None of these

130. The Iron Dome was in news recently regarding Fajr V rockets fired at Israel by the Hamas. What isIron Dome?

1) It is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) .

2) It is a system that intercepts rockets and artillery shells with ranges of up to 70 km.

3) It is a multi-barrel rocket launching system.

4) It is a missile defence system.5) None of these

131. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will convene the World Conference on InternationalTelecommunications (WCIT) at which of the following places 3-14 December 2012?

1) Dubai 2) Geneva 3) Hague 4) Tripoli 5) None of these


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132. Consider the following with respect to the description of the Capital Market:

(A) Stock Markets and Bond Markets

(B) Banks and Insurance Companies

(C) RBI and Nationalized Banks

Capital Market comprises which of the above?

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

133. IBSA is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among the membercountries. Consider the following countries with respect to this organization:

(A) India (B) Bangladesh (C) South Africa (D) BrazilWhich of the following countries is NOT a member of IBSA?

1) (A) 2) (B) 3) (C) 4) (D) 5) All are members

134. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were officially established following the Millennium Summitof the United Nations in 2000 and all the member states have agreed to achieve these goals by the

year 2015.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Millennium Development Goals set by United Nations?

(A) Achieve Universal Primary Education

(B) Improve Computer Literacy

(C) Environmental Sustainability

(D) Combat HIV/AIDS

1) (A) 2) (B) 3) (C)

4) (D) 5) All are Millennium Development Goals

135. ASEAN India Car Rally 2012, which was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and CII andwhich started at Yogyakarta in Indonesia, ended in which of the following places?

1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Kolkata 4) Guwahati 5) None of these

136. Which of the following practices by a bank will be termed as cross-selling?

1) Selling a housing loan to a deposit customer

2) Selling a deposit product to a personal-loan customer

3) Selling a credit card to a debit card holder

4) Both 1) and 3)

5) All the above

137. Which of the following bourses in India, the oldest Asian stock exchange, has appointed a panel to

select investment bankers for its public issue which is slated to hit the market soon?1) BSE 2) NSE 3) MCX-SX 4) NCDEX 5) None of these

138. Name the Red Bull driver who has become Formula One champion for the third time in a row.

1) Michael Schumacher 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Fernando Alonso

4) Sebastian Vettel 5) None of these

139. Many times we read in financial newspapers/magazines about Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs).Consider the following with respect to SIPs:

(A) Mutual Funds

(B) Small Savings Schemes in Post Offices

(C) National Pension Fund

(D) National Savings Certificates

SIPs are an investment option operated in which of the above fields?1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

140. The Indian government has been subsidizing many industries and products since Independence. Itprovides subsidy on which of the following commodities?

(A) Fertilizers

(B) Seeds

(C) Tractors

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) None of these

141. We often read about the term NPA in newspapers.

Consider the following with respect to NPA of banks:

(A) It stands for Non-Performing Assets.

(B) The net non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banking sector in India are increasing at an alarmingrate and may cross ` 2 lakh crore for the fiscal year ending March 2013.

(C) It refers to such assets of banks which remain idle with them as banks fail to lend them due tolack of demand in the market.


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Which of the above statements are correct with regard to NPAs?


142. Who among the following has been appointed as the new CEO and Managing Director of the NationalStock Exchange?

1) Chitra Ramakrishnan 2) Ravi Narain 3) Ambarish Datta

4) Madhu Kannan 5) None of these

143. Who has been appointed as the new President and Managing Director of automaker Ford India?

1) Michael Boneham 2) Joginder Singh 3) Paul Thomas

4) Karl Slym 5) None of these144. International player Monty Panesar is associated with which of the following games?

1) Hockey 2) Cricket 3) Football 4) Basketball 5) None of these

145. Consider the following statement with respect to FCRA:

(A) It stands for Forward Contracts Regulation Act.

(B) In commodity exchanges in India, Index Futures are not permitted, as some of the provisions ofthe FCRA do not allow the same.

(C) It came into existence in 1952.

Which of the above statements is/are correct about FCRA in India?


146. Consider the following statements with respect to the Indian Army, which is all set to have a dedicatedaviation wing within it:

(A) Army chief General Bikram Singh has approved the creation of a permanent cadre for the AAC(Army Aviation Corps) .

(B) The Indian Army recently won a hard-fought turf war with the IAF to get heavy-duty attackhelicopters of its own.

(C) The US, China and Pakistan are the other countries that that have a dedicated aviation wingwithin their armies.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (B) and (C) 3) Only (A) and (C)

4) All (A), (B) and (C) 5) None is true

147. Consider the following statements with respect to the recent Supreme Court order to Sahara Groupto pay ` 24000 crore to SEBI with interest within a week:

(A) The Sahara Group had to pay this amount to SEBI till November 30, 2012 with interest forrefunding money to investors.

(B) Hearing the companys plea, a two-judge bench dismissed its claim that SEBI refused to accepteither the documents or the money.

(C) Earlier the company had approached Securities Appellate Tribunal to direct the market regulatorto accept the money but was turned away.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

148. A Chinese delegation recently visited India for the second India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue.Name the chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China who led thedelegation.

1) Chen Jinhua 2) Zeng Peiyan 3) MaKai 4) Zhang Ping 5) None of these

149. Which of the following Indian politicians has been included in the Top Thinkers List 2012 of theForeign Policymagazine?

1) Sheila Dikshit 2) Narendra Modi 3) Navin Patnaik 4) Nitish Kumar 5) None of these

150. Which of the following stock exchanges has extended its lead as the worlds top exchange in terms ofthe number of listed companies, outpacing major global peers?

1) London Stock Exchange 2) Nasdaq 3) NYSE

4) BSE 5) None of these

151. Which of the following can be termed as a negotiable instrument?

1) P-Note 2) Bill of exchange 3) Cheque

4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3)

152. Which of the following is/are called white goods?

1) Dishwasher 2) Washing machine 3) Refrigerator4) All the above 5) None of the above

153. Which of the following countries recently cancelled the $500-million contract of GMR group to operatean international airport?

1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka 3) Maldives 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these


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154. Name the Indian-origin hedge fund manager who has been charged recently with participating in oneof the most lucrative insider trading schemes.

1) Rajat Gupta 2) Mathew Martoma 3) Vivian Chandran

4) Sunny George Verghese 5) None of these

155. Which of the following leaders was suspended by Bharatiya Janata Party recently?

1) Kesubhai Patel 2) Nitin Gadkari 3) BS Yeddyurappa

4) Ram Jethmalani 5) None of these

156. Name the French minister who suggested that the steel giant Arcelor Mittal should be ousted from

France, sparking a row.1) Francois Hollande 2) Arnaud Montebourg 3) Boris Johnson

4) Mario Draghi 5) None of these

157. The Enforcement Directorate will look into the alleged violation of foreign direct investment regulationsby cash-and-carry retail chain Bharti Walmart and the e- commerce company

1) Flipkart Online Services 2) Jabong Online Services 3) Naaptol Baazar

4) Letsbuy 5) None of these

158. What is the name of the first diesel car to be launched by Honda Motors in India?

1) Brio 2) City 3) Civic 4) Amaze 5) None of these

159. Kindle is a tablet brand manufactured by which of the following companies?

1) Amazon 2) Google 3) Apple 4) Samsung 5) None of these

160. Government has asked which of the following Co-operative Milk Marketing Federations to submit aproposal for the takeover of Delhi Milk Scheme?

1) Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation

2) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)

3) Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Ltd (COMFED)

4) Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation

5) None of these

161. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recently carried out test flight of which of the following fighter planesafter upgrading it with the latest multi-mode radar, making it more capable?

1) MIG21 2) MIG29 3) Jaguar (Darin III) 4) Mirage 2000 5) None of these

162. Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties is an office under which of the followingministries?

1) Ministry of External Affairs 2) Ministry of Commerce and Industry3) Finance Ministry 4) Home Ministry 5) None of these

163. FEMA is in news for its notification dealing with FDI in retail. It stands for

1) Foreign Enterprise Management Act 2) Foreign Exchange Management Act

3) Foreign Exchange Migration Act 4) Forward Exchange Management Act

5) None of these

164. Which of the following initiatives is/are taken by the Government of India to boost the developmentof agriculture?

(A) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme

(B) Fertiliser Subsidy Scheme

(C) Public Distribution System (PDS)

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)165. Serco Global Services, which is a leading global Business Process Outsourcing provider, is based in

which of the following countries?

1) US 2) UK 3) Taiwan 4) India 5) None of these

166. Which of the following states has been the top performer among the major states in terms of economicgrowth during the Eleventh Plan, which ended on March 31, 2012?

1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Bihar 5) None of these

167. Decks have been cleared for setting up of which of the following boards to expedite projects entailinginvestment of 1, 000 crore and more? The board will have both monitoring and approval powers.

1) National Clearance Board 2) National Investment Board 3) Project Clearance Board

4) Central Board on Investment 5) None of these

168. Which of the following media groups is locked in a battle of alleged extortion with Naveen Jindal?

1) ABP News 2) Zee News 3) News24 4) India TV 5) None of these

169. Two women were arrested for texting, against the bandhorganised after the death of Bal Thackeray,on which of the following social networking sites?

1) Orkut 2) Twitter 3) Facebook 4) Google+ 5) None of these


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170. Consider the following statements with respect to the Governments approvals for Reliance Industriesto develop KG-D6 block:

(A) The approvals had been held up for years because of differences over the blocks audit by CAG ofIndia.

(B) RIL will start producing 15 million cubic metres of natural gas by next year.

(C) The Governments decision is seen as a step to make up the sharp decline in output by developingnew fields.


1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)171. V Chandrasekhar and his wife have been sentenced by an Oslo court to 18-month and 15-month jailterms respectively for maltreating their child. The couple belongs to which of the following states ofIndia?

1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Kerala 5) None of these

172. Typhoon Bopha hit which of the following countries recently, killing several people and wreakingdevastation?

1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Taiwan 4) Philippines 5) None of these

173. We often come across the term SWIFT in financial newspapers. What is the expanded form of thisterm?

1) Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

2) Secure Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

3) Society for Worldwide Intra-bank Financial Transaction4) Security for Worldwide Interbank Financial Transaction

5) None of these

174. Indian companies are allowed to arrange funds from sources abroad through which of the followingmeans?

(A) External Commercial Borrowings

(B) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds

(C) Preference Shares

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and(C)

175. According to the Union Rural Development Ministry, caste census-based BPL list will be prepared byJuly 2013. The current BPL list was prepared in which of the following years?

1) 2001 2) 2002 3) 2005 4) 2011 5) None of these176. To which of the following state governments did the Union Government decide to hand over 12.5

acres of land of a defunct mill for building a memorial of BR Ambedkar?

1) Tamil Nadu 2) Maharashtra 3) Rajasthan 4) Punjab 5) None of these

177. The purpose(s) of public distribution system (PDS) is/are

(A) to control the open market prices of various goods

(B) to provide competitive prices to the produce of farmers

(C) to provide food grain and other essential goods to people of weaker sections


178. Which of the following statements is/are correct about initial public offering (IPO) ?

(A) It is the first sale of stocks by a company to the public.

(B) It is often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking the capital to expand, but can also bebrought by large companies looking to become publicly traded.

(C) It is a risky investment for investors as most IPOs are of companies going through a transitorygrowth period and their future values are uncertain.


179. Under which of the following agreements have aggrieved foreign investors, who have invested intelecommunication sector companies, served notice to Indian government for claim of damage?

1) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

2) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)

3) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

4) Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA)

5) None of these

180. With which of the following countries has India signed a Bilateral Swap Agreement (BSA) recently?The agreement enables both the countries to swap their local currencies against the US dollar for anamount up to $ 15 billion.

1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) China 4) France 5) Germany


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181. India has signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with many countries. What is/are the objective(s) ofFTAs?

(A) Their primary purpose is to reduce the relevance of national borders related to internationaltrade.

(B) To promote more business between the two countries

(C) FTAs are intended to stimulate trade between countries by reducing or eliminating restrictionssuch as tariffs, quotas, special fees and taxes.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A) and (B)

4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)182. Name the consortium of Indian miners and steel companies which is all set to sign the final contractwith the Afghan government for exploration of iron-ore deposits at Hajigak as soon as the newmineral policy of Afghanistan is drafted and approved.

1) Indo-Afghan Iron and Steel Company Ltd 2) Afghan Iron & Steel Company Ltd (AFISCO)

3) United Iron and Steel Company Ltd 4) Afghan Natural Resources Ltd

5) None of these

183. Name the chairperson of the African Union (AU) who has urged the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) to deploy an international force in Mali as hard-line Islamist groups have seized control of anarea over there.

1) Salva Kiir Mayardit 2) Jacob Zuma 3) Goodluck Jonathan

4) Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma 5) None of these

184. The Government introduced Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) in the current budget toencourage small and retail investors to invest in stocks. Under this scheme, up to what amount ofinvestment in a year are tax benefits provided to new investors?

1) ` 25,000 2) ` 50,000 3) ` 75,000 4) ` 1 lakh 5) None of these

185. Which of the following statements is/are true about BSE, the oldest stock exchange of India?

1) It has appointed 14 merchant bankers, including five foreign investment bankers, for the IPO ofits shares.

2) Ashish Chauhan is the newly appointed CEO and MD of BSE.

3) Once listed, it will become the first security exchange in the country that investors can bet on.

4) Only 1) and 2)

5) All 1), 2) and 3)

186. What do you mean by Financial Inclusion?(A) Easy access to bank accounts for all to park their savings

(B) Availability of cheap credits by means of appropriately designed loans for poor and low-incomehouseholds and small entrepreneurs

(C) Making basic financial products like insurance accessible to all

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

187. Which of the following is/are renewable source(s) of energy?

(A) Wind

(B) Solar

(C) Geothermal Energy


188. On which of the following grounds has the Sports Ministry of India withdrawn recognition of IndianAmateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and Archery Association of India (AAI) ?

1) Election irregularities

2) Non-performance of sportsmen and sportswomen

3) Lack of transparency in the fund management

4) Failing to curb doping incidences

5) None of these

189. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Navratna PSUs?

(A) It is not required for a Navratna PSU to take the governments permission for investments of upto ` 1,000 crore in a joint venture or wholly-owned subsidiary.

(B) If a Navratna status company makes consecutive losses for 2 years, it would lose its Navratnastatus.

(C) MTNL, which operates in Delhi and Mumbai, is not a Navratna PSU and is trying its best to getthis status.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (A) and (B)

4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)


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190. Who among the following has never been the Finance Minister of India?

1) Dr Manmohan Singh 2) P Chidambaram 3) Yashwant Sinha

4) Pranab Mukherjee 5) Kamal Nath

191. Consider the following with respect to services tax:

(A) Insurance and medical services

(B) Hotel and air travel services

(C) Currency exchange and legal services

Services tax is applied on which of the above services?

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)192. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the State Advised Price (SAP) and

Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) announced for sugarcane for a particular season?

(A) SMP is fixed on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission on Agricultural Costs &Prices (CACP) whereas SAP is announced by some state governments.

(B) SMPs are higher than SAPs.

(C) Central Government fixes the SMP of sugarcane for each sugar season under the Sugarcane(Control) Order, 1966 for sugar factories.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C)

193. Who is the author of the recently published book Durbar?

1) Amitav Ghosh 2) Tavleen Singh 3) Amit Chaudhuri

4) Arundhati Roy 5) None of these

194. Which of the following statements is/are NOT TRUE with respect to Monetary Policy?

(A) It is an array of the measures taken by the RBI through which it controls the total demand in theeconomy.

(B) It affects production and prices.

(C) It is prepared by the Ministry of Finance.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C)

195. Which of the following rates is/are NOT decided by RBI?

(A) Bank Rate

(B) Repo Rate

(C) Prime Lending Rate

(D) Cash Reserve Ratio

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (C) and (D)

196. Who among the following has been appointed by India as its first defence attache to island nationMaldives? This move is aimed at keeping a close watch on Chinese and American manoeuvres in andaround the island nation.

1) RS Sunil 2) MK Badhwar 3) MP Muralidharan 4) DK Joshi 5) None of these

197. Which of the following is the regulator of credit rating agencies in India?

1) RBI 2) SEBI 3) BSE 4) SIDBI 5) None of these

198. Consider the following statements with respect to the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)Ltd:

(A) It is a non-banking finance company (NBFC) .

(B) It has been in news regarding the Cabinets decision to convert debentures worth ` 923 crore

held by the government in the company into equity at par.(C) Market regulator SEBI has approved a proposed hike of the governments stake in IFCI Ltd to

55.57 per cent to make it a state-run company.

Which of the following statements is/are true about IFCI Ltd?

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

199. Consider the following statements regarding Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee:

(A) It was a one-member committee which has submitted its final report to Union Sports Ministry,

(B) Justice Mukul Mudgal is a retired Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

(C) This committee was set up to look into the issue of doping cases reported among elite Indianathletes. lt has submitted its final report to the Union Sports Ministry.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C)

200. Consider the following types of loans:

(A) Home loans (B) Personal loans

(C) Reverse Mortgage loans (D) Crop loans

Teaser Rates are associated with which of the above mentioned types of loans?

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (C) and (D)


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201. Foreign Exchange Reserves of India are kept in the custody of which of the following?

1) State Bank of India 2) Reserve Bank of India 3) Government Treasury4) International Monetary Fund 5) Indian Bank Association

202. Consider the following with respect to Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC):

(A) It insures savings, fixed, current and recurring deposits;

(B) It insures deposits above ` one lakh.

(C) It insures deposits of all Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks and branches of foreign banksfunctioning in India.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (C) 5) Only (B) and (C)203. Consider the following statements about an international sports body:

(A) Tom Dielen is the secretary general of this sports body.

(B) It is headquartered at Milan, Italy.

(C) It has extended its support to the Indian body despite the Indian sports ministry de-recognisingthe national federation.

Identify the international sports body to which the above mentioned statements are related.

1) International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2) International Boxing Association (AIBA)

3) International Archery Federation (FITA) 4) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

5) None of these

204. Banks need liquidity to meet which of the following objectives of banking?

(A) To meet deposit withdrawal

(B) To maintain public confidence

(C) To fund loan demands


205. We often read about the need for checking the emission of Green House Gases. These gases areresponsible mainly for

(A) Infertility in human beings

(B) Reducing fertility of agricultural land

(C) Global warming


206. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was in India recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to cooperation between India and Ukraine?

(A) Ukraine is supplying medium multi-role fighter aircrafts to Indian Air Force to replace ageingMIG series fighter planes.

(B) It has assured to support India to join Nuclear Suppliers Group and other export controlorganisations.

(C) Retaliating to Indias step to restrict visas to women of a certain age group from Ukraine, it hasdelayed issuing visas to Indian businessmen.


207. UNESCO and Pakistan have launched the Malala Fund for Girls Education on the eve of HumanRights Day. This fund is aimed at

1) educating all girls by 2015.

2) providing assistance to the girls targeted by militant groups like Taliban.

3) providing meals to the girls who come to schools.4) educational upliftment of girls in Pakistan.

5) None of these

208. Consider the following statements with respect to the European Union (EU) :

(A) It has been given the Nobel Peace Prize of 2012 for transforming Europe from a continent plaguedby war to a continent of peace.

(B) Its 27 member countries have agreed to empower the European Central Bank (ECB) with theauthority to directly police the biggest banks of Eurozone.

(C) Croatia is poised to become the 28th member of the European Union.



209. With a strong participation from foreign investors, the Government managed to mop up ` 6, 000crore from the sale of its 10% stake in which of the following companies recently?

1) National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

2) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCL) 3) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) 5) None of these


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218. Consider the following statements about the renowned physicist and worlds most famous scientistStephen Hawking:

(A) He has won the Special Fundamental Physics Prize recently, the most lucrative science prize everestablished with prize money of $3 million.

(B) He is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author. His book A Brief History of Timehad been best-sellers for a record-breaking 237 weeks.

(C) He is responsible for the discovery that black holes emit radiation and also has contributed toquantum gravity and aspects of the early universe.



219. In which of the following African countries, did the army force the present Prime Minister CheikhModibo Diarra to resign with his entire government recently?

1) Uganda 2) Mali 3) Ghana 4) Sudan 5) Nigeria

220. Who among the following have been announced the man and the woman ITF World Champions of2012?

1) Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka

2) Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams

3) David Ferrer and Maria Sharapova

4) Rafael Nadal and Agnieszka Radwanska

5) Roger Federer and Angelique Kerber

221. Consider the following statements with respect to The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC):(A) This is the only scheme where there is no upper limit on medical expenditure of the beneficiaries.

(B) It provides unemployment allowance under Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana to the workerswho go out of employment voluntarily for up to one year.

(C) AK Agarwal is the present Director General of ESIC.


4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C)

222. Who among the following has become the youngest Indian sportsperson to win eight world titles(seven in Billiards and one in Snooker)?

1) Aditya Mehta 2) Pankaj Advani 3) Manan Chandra

4) Ashok Shandilya 5) None of these

223. A gunman named Adam Lanza gunned down 26 people, including 20 children, at the Sandy HookElementary School in the American state of

1) Connecticut 2) California 3) New York 4) Colorado 5) None of these

224. Bowing to the protests over the death of an Indian-origin dentist from pregnancy-related complications,which of the following countries is all set to tweak its policy to allow abortion in cases where themothers life is in danger?

1) UK 2) Ireland 3) Scotland 4) Norway 5) None of these

225. Who among the following has become the first female president of South Korea recently?

1) Park Geun-hye 2) Moon Jae-in 3) Lee Myung-bak

4) Roh Moo-hyun 5) None of these

226. Consider the following statements with respect to Commonwealth Games:

(A) The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.

(B) Only the teams from the 54 members of the Commonwealth Nations are allowed to participate inthe Games.

(C) The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially the XX Commonwealth Games, will be held in 2014 inGlasgow, Scotland.



227. Consider the following statements with respect to Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA)scheme:

(A) It was started with an outlay of?1500 crore over 10 years by the Ministry of Youth Affairs andSports to create basic sports infrastructure across the country.

(B) The scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet March 10, 2008 and was officially launched on

1 April 2008.(C) Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have been least benefited by

the scheme so far.

Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?


4) Only (A) and (B) 5) All (A), (B) and (C) are correct


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228. Consider the following statements with respect to 118th Constitution (Amendment) Bill:

1) The Bill seeks special status for six backward districts - Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, Koppaland Bellary of Karnataka.

2) The Bill inserts a new Article 371-J in the constitution.

3) The Bill makes provision for a special quota in promotion for the backward classes.

4) Only 1) and 2)

5) All 1), 2) and 3)

229. Who among the following has been crowned Miss Universe 2012?

1) Olivia Culpo 2) Janine Tugonon 3) Irene Esser4) Leila Lopes 5) Shilpa Singh

230. Consider the following awards given by the Government of India:

(A) Arj una Award

(B) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

(C) Dronacharya Awards

Which of the above is the highest award given in the field of sports?


231. Who among the following has been named the 2012 Person of the Year by the Timemagazine?

1) Tim Cook 2) Malala Yousafzai 3) Barack Obama

4) Fabiola Gianotti 5) Mark Zuckerberg

232. Who among the following Indian batswomen held the top spot in ICC Womens ODI Player Rankingsreleased on December 20?

1) Amita Sharma 2) Mithali Raj 3) Gouher Sultana

4) Jhulan Goswami 5) Lisa Sthalekar

233. Consider the following statements about Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS):

(A) Founded in 1961, it is worlds largest sports institute located in Patiala.

(B) It was established with the objectives of developing sports in the country on scientific lines andtraining the coaches in different sports disciplines.

(C) The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) on 23rd January,1973.


1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C)

234. Leslie Claudius, who died recently, was a renowned player of which of the following games?

1) Hockey 2) Wrestling 3) Badminton 4) Billiards 5) None of these

235. Consider the following statements with respect to National Green Tribunal of India:

(A) It is the apex body constituted for deciding cases pertaining to environmental protection andconservation of forests and natural resources.

(B) The tribunal itself is a special fast-track court to handle the expeditious disposal of the casespertaining to environmental issues.

(C) Justice Swatanter Kumar is the current Chairman of the tribunal.



236. Consider the following statements with respect to Salma Dam constructed by India in Afghanistan:

(A) It is a multipurpose project to be constructed on Hari Rud river near Chisht-e-Sharief in theHerat province of Afghanistan.

(B) It will be constructed by the Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited (WAPCOS),within two years at a revised cost of ?1,457 crore.

(C) The cost of the construction will be borne by United Nations.



237. Who among the following is NOT an awardee of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012?

1) Jeet Thayil 2) Subrata Mukhopadhyay 3) K Satchidanandan

4) Bal Krishan Bhaura 5) All are awardees

238. The purpose(s) of Public Distribution System (PDS) is/are

(A) To control the open market prices of various goods(B) To provide competitive prices to the produce of farmers

(C) To provide food grain and other essential goods to people of weaker sections



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239. Indian companies are allowed to arrange funds from sources abroad through which of the followingmeans?

(A) External Commercial Borrowings

(B) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds

(C) Preference Shares


240. India has signed FTAs and CEPAs with various countries. FTA stands for Free Trade Agreement andCEPA stands for

1) Comprehensive External Partnership Agreement2) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

3) Common Economic Priority Agreement

4) Commodity Exchange Priority Accreditation

5) None of these

241. Consider the following statements with respect to Star Alliance network:

(A) It is the worlds first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. It wasestablished in 1997 and has 28 member airlines.

(B) Jet Airways is a member of this global airlines alliance.

(C) Mark Schwab is the Chief Executive Officer of Star Alliance.

Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct about the Star Alliance network?


242. Which of the following best defines Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)?

1) These firms help settle bad loans of the banks by taking them over.

2) ARCs take the projects left incomplete by other firms.

3) These firms take over idle assets and develop them to sell on higher prices.

4) ARCs help other companies turn their loss-making business into a profitable one.

5) None of these

243. Who among the following is the author of the book titled Gone Girl?

1) Gillian Flynn 2) Martin Dugard 3) Jon Meacham

4) Stephen Colbert 5) None of these

244. Consider the following with respect to the development expenditure of the Central government:

(A) Defence expenditure

(B) Expenditure on social and community services

(C) Grant to states

The development expenditure of the central government does not include which of the above?


4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C)

245. The Government has upped the FDI limit in Asset Reconstruction Companies from earlier 49% to

1) 51% 2) 74% 3) 80% 4) 100% 5) None of these

246. New York Stock Exchange has been taken over by which of the following commodity and derivativesexchanges for $8.2 billion recently?

1) Intercontinental Exchange 2) HedgeStreet Exchange

3) HoustonStreet Exchange 4) Nadex 5) US Futures Exchange

247. Who among the following have emerged as the man and the woman squash champion after winningtheir respective finals of the recently concluded National Squash Championships?1

1) Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa

2) Harinder Sandhu and Joshna Chinappa

3) Saurav Ghosal and Anaka Alannkamony

4) Harinder Sandhu and Anaka Alannkamony

5) None of these

248. Consider the following with respect to the methods used to measure inflation:

(A) The Wholesale Price Index

(B) The Consumer Price Index

(C) Deflection in National Income

Which of the above is/are used to measure inflation in India at present?1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C)


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260. IIFCL provides long-term financial assistance to infrastructure projects in various sectors. IIFCLstands for

1) India International Finance Company Limited

2) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

3) India Industrial Finance Company Limited

4) International Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

5) None of these

261. Ryder cup is associated with which of the following games?

1) Golf 2) Squash 3) Polo 4) Billiards 5) None of these262. Eight Indian CEOs have made it to the list of worlds 100 best CEOs prepared by Harvard Business

Review. Who among the following is not included in the list?

1) YC Deveshwar 2) Mukesh Ambani 3) AM Naik

4) Naveen Jindal 5) Anil Aggarwal

263. Which of the following countries has extended its support to the second phase of NABARDs UmbrellaProgramme on Natural Resources Management (UPNRM)?

1) US 2) UK 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these

264. Name the underwater missile developed by DRDO which has been successfully tested and soon willbe integrated with Indias nuclear-powered submarine Arihant.

1) Trident 2) K-15 3) A-1 4) R-13 5) None of these

265. Consider the following statements with respect to National Development Council:

(A) It is the apex body for decision making and deliberations on development matters in India, presidedover by the Prime Minister comprising the Union Cabinet Ministers, CMs of all States,representatives of the union territories and the members ofthe Commissions.

(B) It is an extta-constitutional and non-statutory body and its recommendations, are binding on thePlanning Commission.

(C) Recently, NDMC approved the strategy to achieve average growth rate of 8% during the 12thFive-Year Plan (2012-17), generate 50 million new jobs and increase investments in infrastructuresector.



266. Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray has been named for which ofthe following

awards?1) Padma Shree-2011 2) Padma Vibhushan-2011 3) Jnanpith Award-2011

4) SahityaAkademi Award-2011 5) None of these

267. Which of the following state governments has announced recently that 30 per cent state governmentjobs will be reserved for candidates belonging to rural areas from next year end?

1) Gujarat 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Assam 4) Haryana 5) Madhya Pradesh

268. Which of the following states has became the first state in the country to legislate a food securitylaw?

1) Delhi 2) Uttarakhand 3) Bihar 4) Chhattisgarh 5) None of these

269. Who among the following is Indias permanent representative to the UN?

1) Vishnu Datt Sharma 2) Manjit Singh Puri 3) Hardeep Singh Puri

4) Vijay KNambiar 5) None of these

270. The longest rail tunnel in India has been constructed in which of the following states? Passage oftrains through the tunnel has started recently.

1) Maharashtra 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Kerala

4) Jammu and Kashmir 5) None of these

271. Which of the following statements is/are correct in the context of Double Taxation?

(A) Double taxation is the levying of tax by two or more jurisdictions on the same declared income (inthe case of income taxes), asset (in the case of capital taxes), or financial transaction (in the caseof sales taxes).

(B) Double taxation is mitigated by tax treaties between countries. India and Mauritius will be meetingin Feb 2013 in New Delhi to review the nearly three-decade-old treaty between them.

(C) India has signed such treaties with all the countries it conducts trade with.

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C)272. Name the archer who has won seven medals in the womens recurve section at the 33rd Senior

National Archery Championships concluded in Chennai recently.

1) Jhano Hansda 2) Deepika Kumari 3) Vrushali Gorle

4) Ritul Chatterjee 5) Dola Banerjee


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273. Consider the following statements with respect to the Nanavati Commission, which is probing the2002 post-Godhra riots:

(A) The Commission, headed by Justice GT Nanavati, was established by the Union Government in2002 to investigate the post-Godhra riots.

(B) It was set up to inquire into facts that led to burning of the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express andthe incidents of violence that took place after the train burning.

(C) The Commission has been granted an extension of six months till June 30,2013.


1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (B) and (C)274. The 4th World Telugu Conference, which was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee, washeld at which of the following places in Andhra Pradesh?

1) Tirupati 2) Hyderabad 3) Visakhapatnam 4) Warangal 5) Chittoor

275. Which of the following companies comes under the category of Asset Reconstruction Companies(ARCs) functioning in India?

(A) ARCIL (B) CRISIL (G) RARC


276. Consider the following statements with respect to recent news of the so-called fiscal cliff in the USwhich was averted by passing a bill:

(A) In the US, the fiscal cliff was the sharp decline in the budget deficit that could have occurred inthe beginning of 2013 as a result of increased taxes and reduced spending mandated by previously

enacted laws.(B) It was largely eliminated by the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

(C) The US has decided to increase its defence expenditure and postpone its evacuation fromAfghanistan to avoid such a situation in future.


1) Only (A) 2) Only (C) 3) Only (A) and (B) 4) Only (B) and (C) 5) Only (A) and (C)

277. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Army Day observed in India?

1) Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year.

2) It is celebrated in recognition of Lieutenant General KM Cariappas taking over as the firstCommander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher, the last British commander,in 1948.

3) The day also commemorates Indias victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.4) Only 1) and 2)

5) Only 1) and 3)

278. Consider the following with respect to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, which is celebrated in India everyyear to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India:

(A) It is celebrated every year on January 9. The day commemorates the arrival of Mahatma Gandhiin India from South Africa.

(B) Established in 2003, it is sponsored by the Home Ministry and the association of non-residentIndians.

(C) The 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held at Kochi from 7-9 January where Mauritius PresidentRajkeswur Purryag was the chief guest at the official inaugural session.

Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Only (A) and (B) 5) Only (A) and (C)279. Seleka rebels are active in which of the following countries? They have announced to have halted

their offensive on the capital city Bangui to take part in peace talks recently.

1) The Republic of Chad 2) Central African Republic 3) Cameroon

4) Democratic Republic of Congo 5) South Sudan

280. Kim Jong-un is the head of which of the following countries?

1) Vietnam 2) Thailand 3) North Korea 4) The Philippines 5) None of these

281. Consider the following statements with respect to the director-general of WTO:

(A) The WTO director-general is appointed by the WTO members for a term of four years.

(B) As the WTO succeeded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (G ATT) , Peter Sutherlandwas the last DG of GATT and the first of the WTO,

(C) The post of WTO director-general falls vacant on August 31, when Pascal Lamy, who served twoconsecutive terms, is due to step down.




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282. In which of the following countries has its first woman chief justice been impeached by the parliamentdespite the proceeding being opposed by the judiciary and the world community?

1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka 3) Myanmar 4) The Philippines 5) None of these

283. MS Gopalakrishnan, a renowned musician and recipient of various awards, including Padma Bhushanand Padma Shri, died recently. He was a maestro of

1) Violin 2) Sitar 3) Sarod 4) Santoor 5) None of these

284. What was the name of the NASAs mission to the moon that was ended by a deliberate crash of twoprobe satellites into a lunar mountainside?

1) Luna-Glob 2) ARTEMIS 3) GRAIL 4) LCROSS 5) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

285. Consider the following with respect to Capital Account Deficit (CAD) :

(A) Import of gold

(B) Import of crude oil

(C) Inflow of foreign money

Capital Account Deficit (CAD) will increase with an increase in which of the above?


286. ASBA is a mechanism of subscribing to applications in the Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). ASBAstands for

1) Application Supported by Blocked Amount

2) Application Submitted with Blocked Amount

3) Acquired Shares by Blocked Amount

4) Application Supported by Balance Amount

5) None of these

287. Pakistan government has agreed to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister by consensus ahead of thenext general election after protests against the government put intense pressure on the countrysfragile coalition. These protests were lead by the fiery cleric

1) Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 2) Ramzi bin al-Shibh 3) Tahir-ul-Qadri

4) Sheikh Said Masri 5) Jalaluddin Haqqani

288. Consider the following statements with respect to the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), theworlds foremost annual event, dedicated to advancing future energy, energy efficiency and cleantechnologies:

(A) It is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, CrownPrince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

(B) World Future Energy Summit represents an unrivalled business platform that brings togetherproject owners and solution providers with investors and buyers from across the public andprivate sectors.

(C) The sixth edition of the summit was held/in Berne, Switzerland. It was the first summit to beorganised outside Abu Dhabi.



289. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), launched recently by the government,is aimed at

1) creating a comprehensive and integrated database of crimes and criminals from across the country.

2) installing computers with internet connection at every police station across the country.3) creating awareness among civilians publishing photographs and names of criminals on social

networking sites.

4) creating a database of policemen who are found involved in crime.

5) None of these

290. Name the French power major India is to sign a commercial pact with for building two nuclear powerreactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. The pact will be signed during the visit of French PresidentFrancois Hollande to New Delhi in February.

1) Areva 2) EdF 3) Bouyges Construction

4) Eurodif 5) None of these

291. Name the American of Indian origin who has become the first Hindu ever to be sworn in as a member

of the US House of Representatives, and is also the first-ever US lawmaker to have taken oath ofoffice on the sacred Bhagavad Gita.

1) Ami Bera 2) Tulsi Gabbard 3) Dalip Singh Saundh

4) Bobby Jindal 5) None of these


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292. Which of the following state governments has announced to launch Kanyadan scheme, under whichan incentive of 11,000 will be given to brides during mass marriage ceremony organised by the RedCross Society or any registered NGO?

1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Punjab 3) Bihar 4) Haryana 5) None of these

293. A three-day-long International Buddhist Conference, which was inaugurated by Buddhist spiritualleader Dalai Lama and attended by nearly 1500 delegates from various parts of the world, was heldrecently at

1) Patna 2) Kushinagar 3) Rajgir 4) Gaya 5) Sarnath

294. Recently, the President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the

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