1. 1. Which one of the following companies became the first

major online retailer to offer cloud-based media storage

and streaming to unlimited web or Android devices with a

free basic plan?

a. Amazon

b. Roamans

c. LL BeAN

d. vita Coast

Answer: (a)

2. State-owned carrier Air India announced on 29 March 2011 that it

completed the first milestone of its modernisation process with the migration of

Air India and Indian Airlines to SITA's Horizon Passenger Service System

(PSS). When did Air India sign contract with SITA for the same?

a. January 2011

b. March 2010

c. October 2009

d. April 2010

Answer: (d)

3. NYSE listed US-based International Paper decided to buy up to 75% stake in

which of the following for up to $423 million, in the first significant domestic

acquisition by a foreign paper company?

a. Abhinav Publications

b. Vinod Paper House

c. Ananda Paper House

d. AP Paper Mills

Answer: (d)

4. Sistema Shyam Teleservices issued over 54.73-crore equity shares to which

of the following governments at 17.14 per cent stake against $600 million

received in December 2010 on 30 March 2011?

a. Italian government

b. US government

c. Russian government

d. Philippines government

Answer: (c)

5. According to the tiger Census 2010, the number of tigers in India increased

from 1411 to__.

a) 1706

b) 1672

c) 1511

d) 1611

Answer: (a) 1706

6. Which one of the following statements on tiger Census 2010 in India is NOT

correct?

a) The number of tigers in India increased from 1411 in 2006 to 1706 in 2010.

b) The tiger census 2010 was unveiled by the Union Home Ministry.

c) The tiger occupancy areas decreased from 93600 sq. km to areas of

72800sq.km.

d) In the Sunderbans, the tiger Census took place for the first time.

Answer: (b) The tiger Census was unveiled by the Union ministry of

Environment and Forests.

7. In tiger census 2010,

i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers.

ii)An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping

and use of satellite data.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Choose the right option:

a) Only i is incorrect

b) Only ii is incorrect

c) Both i and ii are incorrect

d) Both i and ii are not incorrect

Answer: ( a) Only i is incorrect

8. In the Sunderbans, the tiger Census took place for the first time. In which

one of the following states of India Sunderbans is located?

a) West Bengal

b) Orissa

C) Andhra Pradesh

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (a) West Bengal, next to the Bay of Bengal

9. Scientists, at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute UK, for the first time

identified genetic mutations that lead to the development of acute myeloid

leukaemia. Acute myeloid leukaemia is a cancer of the__.

a) White Blood Cells (WBC)

b) Red blood Cells (RBC)

c) Liver Cells

d) Stem Cells

Answer: (a) White Blood Cells (WBC)

10. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned after a no-confidence

vote was passed by 156-145 vote against him in the Canadian Parliament on 25

March 2011. He belongs to which one of the following political parties?

a) Conservative Party

b) Liberal Party

c) Congress Party

d) Democratic Party

Answer: (a) Conservative Party

11. Which of the following statements regarding the outgoing Prime Minister

Stephen Harper of Canada are/is correct?

i) He is the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada.

ii) He was sworn as Prime Minister of Canada on 6 February 2006.

Choose the right option:

a) Both i and ii are correct.

b) Both i and ii are incorrect.

c) Only i is correct.

d) Only ii is correct.

Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.

12. Latikia, witnessed the mass unrest against the ruling President Bashar al-

Assad on 25-26 March 2011. Where the place Latikia is located?

a) Syria

b) Egypt

c) Yemen

d) Pakistan

Answer: (a) Syria

13. Latikia, witnessed the mass unrest against the ruling President Bashar al-

Assad on 25-26 March 2011. Which of the following statements is/are

incorrect?

i) Bashar al-Assad is the President of Egypt

ii) Latikia is in Syria

a) Both the statements are incorrect

b) Only i is incorrect

c) Only ii is incorrect

d) Both the statements are not incorrect

Answer: (b) only i is incorrect; Bashar al-Assad is the President of Syria

14. The Rajya Sabha, the upper House in Indian Parliament, on 24 March 2011

passed the bill___ changing the name of Orissa to Odisha.

a) Orissa (the Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010

b) Odisha(the Alteration of Name) Bill,2011

c) Orissa (the Alteration of Name) Bill, 2011

d) Odisha(the Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010

Answer: (a) Orissa (the Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010

15. Earth quake of 6.8 magnitude struck Myanmar’s borders with Thailand and

Laos, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai

on 24 March 2011. What was the magnitude of the quake?

a. 6

b. 6.3

c. 6.8

d. 7.6

Answer: (c)

16. The Shunglu Committee set up to probe corruption in organising the

Commonwealth Games (CWG) on 23 March 2011 submitted its second report to

the Cabinet Secretary. Which private developer was indicted in the second

report?

a. Emaar MGF

b. Royale Builders and Developers

c. Green Field Real Estate

d. DLF

Answer: (a)

17. The World Meteorological Organization with its 189 Members and the

worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day

every year on 23 March. When was the WMO Convention convened for the first

time with the purpose of setting up the World Meteorological Organization?

a. 1947

b. 149

c. 150

d. 1956

Answer: (d)

18. To how many village panchayats was the Nirmal Gram Puraskar awarded

by President Pratibha Patil on 23 March 2011?

a. 1543

b. 2808

c. 29

d. 166

Answer: (b)

19. The Indian government on 24 March 2011 constituted 11member Financial

Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) to examine the means of

oversight on regulators and their autonomy from the government. Who will

head the committee?

a. Retired Supreme Court Justice BN Srikrishna

b. former PFRDA Chairman D Swarup

c. RBI Governor Dr. D. Subbarao

d. PMEAC member M Govinda Rao

Answer: (a)

20. On which of the following freedom fighters was a commemorative postage

stamp released by the Indian President Pratibha Patil on 24 March 2011?

a. Padmaja Naidu

b. Padmaja Naidu

c. Sucheta Kriplani

d. Subhadra Joshi

Answer: (d)

21. Which of the following radio stations was awarded the Most Successful

Radio Channel of the Year at the FICCI Frames Excellence Awards 2011 was

given out on 25 March 2011?

a. Radio Mirchi (98.3)

b. Big FM (92.7)

c. Red FM (93.5)

d. Radio One (95)

Answer: (a)

22. Read the following statement with reference to renowned dancer Leela

Samson.

1. Leela Samson was appointed chairperson of the Central Board for Film

Certification on 28 March 2011 by Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

2. Leela Samson is a renowned Kathakali dancer of India.

3. Leela Samson won the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in recognition of her

outstanding contribution to the art of dance in 1990.

4. Two documentary films were made on her work namely- Sanchari and The

Flowering Tree.

Which of the above mentioned statements is/are false?

a. 2 & 4

b. 3 & 4

c. 2 & 3

d. Only 4

Answer: (c)

23. Nisha P. Rajagopal has been chosen as the first recipient of ‘The Hindu

Saregama M.S. Subbulakshmi Award instituted on 16 September 2010. To

which of the following type of music is she famous for?

a. Carnatic

b. Hindusthani classical

c. Haryanavi Music

d. Ganasangeet

Answer: (a)

24. A team of Scientists led by Takehiko at Yokohama City University grew

sperms in a test-tube. Consider the following statements regarding the

scientific breakthrough.

i) Sperms were grown in a Test-tube for the first time.

ii) The Scientific breakthrough could help millions of infertile men to attain

parenthood.

Now choose the right option:

a) Both i and ii statements are correct

b) Only i is correct

c) Only ii is correct

d) Both I and ii statements are wrong

Answer: (a) Both i and ii statements are correct

25. The Union ministry of Environment and Forests, recently asked state

governments to declare bamboo as a minor forest produce to address livelihood

issues of forest dwellers and tribals. Bamboo is a__.

a) Grass

b) Tree

c) Plant

d) Wood

Answer: (a) Grass

26. The Union Cabinet of India, on 22 March 2011, approved the amendments

to the Indian Forest Act, 1927. The amendment to the Indian Forest Act raised

the limit to which fines for relatively minor offences can be compounded from

50 rupees to _ rupees.

a) 9000 rupees

b) 10000 rupees

c) 11000 rupees

d) 12000 rupees

Answer: (b) 10000 rupees

27. Earthquake in Myanmar measured at magnitude 6.8 killed 73 people and

injured 111 people on 25 March 2011. The strength of an earthquake can be

measured by a device called ___.

a) Seismograph

b) Barometer

c) Algometer

d) Thermometer

Answer: (a) Seismograph

28. Somdev Devvarman was defeated by which of the following ace tennis

players at the quarter finals of the Indian Wells Masters in Californiain in two

close sets 5-7 4-6 in March 2011?

a. Cypriot Marcos

b. Robin Soderling

c. Rafael Nadal

d. Andy Murray

Answer: (c)

29. World No. 4 India’s Saina Nehwal won the Swiss Grand Prix 2011 by

defeating Ji Hyun Sung of South Korea 21-13, 21-14. She had earlier defeated

the South Korean badminton player in which of the following tournaments?

a. Swiss Grand Prix 2011

b. Indonesia Open Super Series in 2010

c. All England Open Badminton Championships 2010

d. Irish Open

Answer: (b)

30. Who defeated Spanish ace tennis player and World No 1 Rafael Nadal 4-6,

6-3, 6-2 on 20 March 2011 to win the ATP Indian Wells title?

a. Novak Djokovic

b. Robin Sderling

c. Andy Murray

d. Andy Roddick

Answer: (a)

31. Which of the following football clubs got back on track with a 2-0 win

against Arsenal in the FA Cup quarterfinals at Old Trafford on 12 March 2011?

a. Manchester United

b. Chelsea

c. Real Madrid

d. Liverpool

Answer: (a)

32. Which of the following teams did Pakistan defeat in the Quarter final of the

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 to reach the semi finals?

a. India

b. New Zealand

c. West Indies

d. Australia

Answer: (c)

33. According to the latest WTA list, Sania Mirza broke back into the top-100 in

the singles list with a jump of eight places. What is Sania Mirza’s current

position in the singles list?

a. 95

b. 90

c. 99

d. 75

Answer: (c)

34. Which Indian cricketer was declared the man of the match in the ICC World

Cup Quarter final match between India and Australia in Ahmadabad on 24

March 2011?

a. M S Dhoni

b. Suresh Raina

c. Yuvraj Singh

d. Yusuf Pathan

Answer: (c)

35. Based on the recommendations of FIPB the Indian Government on 23

March 2011 approved 14 Foreign Direct Investment proposals and 27

proposals. What is the total worth of the FDI proposals accepted by the

government?

a. Rs 1289 crore

b. Rs 1500 crore

c. Rs 1342 crore

d. Rs 1100 crore

Answer: (a)

36. The finance ministry has opposed the Reserve Bank of India’s suggestion to

restrict foreign direct investment in new banks. RBI had restricted foreign

direct investment in new banks to what percentage?

a. 43%

b. 43.22%

c. 45.7%

d. 49%

Answer: (d)

37. Consider the following statements-

1. CAG in March 2011 sent a questionnaire consisting 40 questions to the

telecom ministry on 2G spectrum allocation scam and other developments in

the sector.

2. The department of telecom (DoT) was asked as to why the spectrum (radio

waves) allocation was not delinked from the licence as it was known that

spectrum was scarce vis-a-vis the demand.

3. The Parliamentary panel wanted to know whether DoT consulted telecom

regulator TRAI regarding the “No Cap” recommendation on number of

operators in a circle.

4. The loss incurred by the exchequer as a result of the 2G scam is estimated to

be Rs 185379 crore

Which of the above mentioned statements related to the 2G scam is true?

a. All of the above statements

b. 1 & 4

c. 2 & 3

d. 2 & 4

Answer: (c)

38. Which of the following bodies ordered restriction on transmitting

unauthenticated news by brokers and wealth managers on blogs and mobile

phones in an effort to prevent stock manipulation through rumours?

a. RBI

b. IRDA

c. FIPB

d. SEBI

Answer: (d)

39. Which of the following bodies put off indefinitely the new rules governing

unwanted telemarketing calls which were supposed to be implemented from 21

March 2011?

a. Department of Telecommunication (DoT)

b. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

c. Indian Ministry of communication & Technology

d. HRD Ministry

Answer: (b)

40. The Indian government in March 2011 conferred the Miniratna status on

which of the following PSUs?

a. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)

b. Air India Charters Ltd

c. Cement Corporation of India

d. HMT Machine Tools Ltd

Answer: (a)

41. Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and

its patent partner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian

generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patent for

Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections?

a. Dr Reddy’s

b. Natco Pharma

c. Ranbaxy Laboratories

d. GlaxoSmithKline

Answer: (b)

42. AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from

which of the following telecom companies for $39 billion?

a. Deutsche Telekom

b. Sprint Nextel

c. Verizon Wireless

d. Comcast

Answer: (a)

43. A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPL’s global Internet,

mobile and audio rights, along with television rights in specific territories

outside India, for the next four years. The consortium bagged the rights with a

winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011. Which are the two

companies included in the consortium?

a. TIL & Nimbus Communication

b. Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom

c. TIL & Colors

d. Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures

Answer: (a)

44. HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid

partner ecosystem by entering into strategic alliances with two data

management software firms focused on the smart grid market. Which are the

two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance?

1. Infosys

2. eMeter

3. Cape Gemini

4. Tridium

a. 1 & 2

b. 2 & 3

c. 2 & 4

d. 1 & 4

Answer: (c)

45. In India’s first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs

1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company.

a. Tata Steel

b. Pantallons Retail

c. RIL

d. Maruti Suzuki

Answer: (a)

46. Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand

Reebok auctioned a bat autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh

Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which of the following NGOs?

a. Oxfem

b. CRY

c. All Bengal Women’s Union

d. UNEM

Answer: (b)

47. Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender

appoint in March 2011 to head its investment banking division?

a. Rakesh Singh

b. Charul Madan

c. Gaurav Khungar

d. Atul Singh

Answer: (a)

48. Read the following statements with regard to a veteran Bollywood actor.

1. The actor was first introduced in Bollywood movies by actor-filmmaker

Sanjay Khan in the film Abdullah.

2. He essayed the role of villain in more than 200 films.

3. He was seen in movies like Kaalia, Mard, Nastik, Qurbani, Mr India etc

4. The actor's biography, Flashback: My Times in Bollywood and Beyond, was

to be released by Akshay Kumar in June 2011.

5. He died at the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in Bangalore on 20 March

2011.

Identify the actor being referred to.

a. Bob Christo

b. Amjad Khan

c. Sadashiv Amrapurkar

d. Milind Gunaji

Answer: (a)

49. Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was on 22 March 2011 sentenced to

seven years in jail after being convicted for rape. To which of the following

parties does he belong to?

a. Kadima

b. Likud

c. United Torah Judaism

d. Labor Party

Answer: (b)

50. The prime minister has constituted a committee to suggest rules and

regulations for government procurement based on global best practices though

India is a not a member of the GPA. What is the full form of GPA?

a. Government’s People Act

b. Government Procurement Act

c. Governmental Public Association

d. Government for Procurement Agency

Answer: (b)

51. A weeklong exhibition of handloom and handicrafts, Bihar Utsav-2011 was

organised by the Bihar Government in March 2011 to commemorate Bihar’s

Foundation Day. When was the modern State of Bihar carved out of Bengal

Presidency?

a. 22 March 1912

b. 2 March 1913

c. 31 March 1913

d. 7 March 1912

Answer: (a)

52. A short film, Eclipse In Taregna which is about 2009 solar eclipse in

Targena, a small hamlet in Bihar won the Founder’s Choice Award at which of

the following international film festivals in March 2011?

a. India International Film Festival

b. Tampa Bay

c. Queens World Film Festival

d. New York Indian Film Festival

Answer: (c)

53. Which one of the following social activist declared in March 2011 that he

would sit on a fast on 5 April 2011 in Delhi in support of the introduction of

Lokpal Bill to check corruption?

a. Anna Hazare

b. Medha Patkar

c. Aruna Roy

d. Bhaurao Patil

Answer: (a)

54. British Scientists discovered a cholesterol regulating protein which plays

an important role in the formation of thrombosis a kind of blood clot that can

result into heart attacks and strokes. What is the name of that protein?

a) LXR

b) LRX

c) XRL

d) LLL

Answer: (a) LXR

55. A report by the Climate Group, named India’s Clean Revolution, published

on 18 March 2011 revealed that the market for low carbon goods and services

in India could reach 135 billion US dollars by the year___.

a) 2020

b) 2015

c) 2017

d) 2018

Answer: (a) 2020

56. A New Technology Called High Tibial Osteotomy was developed in India to

cure which one of the followings?

a) Cancer

b) TB

c) Knee Problems

d) Skin Cancer

Answer: (c) Knee Problems

57. Scientists from which one of the following countries created a herd of more

than 200 cows that is capable of producing milk similar to that of humans?

a) China

b) India

c) USA

d) UK

Answer: (a) China

58. A study of the conservation needs of the Kimberley region showed that

dozens of mammals, lizards, birds and other vertebrates are endangered

because of hunting by feral cats and destruction of their habitat by wild

donkeys and fires. In which one of the following countries Kimberley region is

located?

a) USA

b) Australia

c) France

d)Canada

Answer: (b) Australia

59. Chennai-based two-wheeler maker TVS Motor Company launched its

premium Apache RTR 180 bike on 11 March 2011. Which unique technology

does the bike boast of?

a. Special cooling technology

b. anti-lock braking system technology

c. petrol control technology

d. shock absorb technology

Answer: (b)

60. TPG and the Shriram Group will take over which one of the following retail

chains through a joint venture subsidiary of the two companies- TPG Wholesale

Private Limited?

a. Vishal Retail

b. Arvind Brands

c. Classic Fashions

d. Heritage Foods (India) Ltd

Answer: (a)

61. Nippon Life in March 2011 agreed to pick up what percentage of shares in

Reliance Life Insurance for Rs 3602 crore marking the single largest foreign

direct investment in the insurance sector and the first M&A transaction after

IRDA capped life insurance charges in October 2010?

a. 22.3%

b. 24%

c. 25.6%

d. 26%

Answer: (d)

62. India's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd rolled out its 10 millionth

car on 15 March 2011. Which car was Maruti Suzuki’s 10 millionth car?

a. blue Wagon-R

b. red Maruti Omni

c. red Swift Dezire

d. black Ritz

Answer: (a)

63. IT hardware firm HCL Infosystems announced on 17 March 2011 that it

bagged an order worth Rs 300 crore from which of the following to deploy

Wideband CDMA-based portable wireless network?

a. Indian Navy

b. Indian Air Force

c. DRDO

d. Indian Army

Answer: (b)

64. Hindustan Unilever’s toothpaste brand Close Up tied up with which of the

following gaming portals for the Close Up’s new variant Fire-Freeze?

a. in5ane.com

b. addictingames.com

c. 123kidzarea.com

d. Zapak.com

Answer: (d)

65. An Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to monitor the process of their release of

53 Indians on five hijacked ships being kept hostage in Somalia was decided to

set up. Name the Cabinet Committee which in its meeting on 11 March 2011

decided to set up the IMG.

a. Cabinet Committee on Foreign Relations

b. Defence Committee of the Cabinet

c. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs

d. Cabinet Committee on Security

Answer: (d)

66. Which of the following missiles was not test-fired on 11 March 2011 by

India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) establishing readiness of India’s

nuclear deterrence systems?

1. Dhanush

2. Agni-IV

3. Prithvi-II

4. Ballistic Air Defence Missile System

a. 1 & 3

b. 2 & 4

c. 1 & 2

d. 3 & 4

Answer: (b)

67. A devastating earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 shaking buildings

in a large swath of the country and giving rise to a 30 foot tsunami. What was

the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Japan?

a. 8

b. 8.3

c. 8.9

d. 9.1

Answer: (c)

68. Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power

plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of the powerful

earthquake that struck on 11 March 2011. Which are the two nuclear plants

where Japan declared a state of emergency following the earthquake?

1. Fukushima Daini site

2. Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

3. Kushima Nuclear Power Plant

4. Ashihama Nuclear Power Plant

a. 1 & 3

b. 2 & 4

c. 1 & 2

d. 2 & 3

Answer: (c)

69. Which Indian river-island was nominated by the Indian government to be

included in the cultural landscape category of the United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage list?

a. Majuli

b. Dhakuwakhana

c. Nimati Ghat

d. North Lakhimpur

Answer: (a)

70. Who among the following list of journalists was on 15 March 2011

conferred the Chameli Devi Jain award 2010 for an outstanding woman media

person?

a. Shahina K K

b. Shireen Bhan

c. Prabha Dutt

d. Bachi Karkaria

Answer: (a)

71. Bollywood's own Razzies, the annual Golden Kela Awards named which

actor was selected as the worst actor for his role in a film released in 2010?

a. Salman Khan for Veer

b. Shah Rukh Khan for My Name is Khan

c. Imran Khan for I Hate Love Stories

d. Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish

Answer: (b)

72. Mauritius has conferred one of his highest honours, Grand Commander of

the Order of the Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean, on which of the

following presidents?

a. Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed

b. Indian President Pratibha Patil

c. US President barack Obama

d. French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer: (a)

73. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest

report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. According

to the report which country has been the world's biggest weapons importer

over the past five years?

a. China

b. India

c. South Korea

d. Pakistan

Answer: (b)

74. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest

report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. When did

SIPRI come into being?

a. 1960

b. 1966

c. 1970

d. 1983

Answer: (b)

75. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 11 March 2011 announced in

Lok Sabha an increase in the allocation under the Members of Parliament Local

Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) Scheme from Rs.2 crore to Rs.5 crore per

Member. When was the MPLAD scheme introduced?

a. 1990

b. 1991

c. 1992

d. 1993

Answer: (d)

76. Union Minister of Finance Pranab Mukherjee declared in the Lok Sabha on

11 March 2011 the extension of the existing Interest Subvention Scheme of

providing short term loans to farmers at 7% interest with additional interest

subvention for timely repayment to which of the following group?

a. Small scale entrepreneurs

b. Cottage industries & handicraft professionals

c. Fishermen

d. Horticulturists

Answer: (c)

77. Indian agriculture needs Rs 108000 crore to fight climate change in the

next five years to ensure food for all at a reasonable price by 2020. National

Mission for Sustainable Agriculture is implemented under which of the

following?

a. NABARD

b. Bharat Nirman

c. Prime Minister's National Action Plan on Climate Change

d. Accelerated Fodder Development Programme

Answer: (c)

78. Read the following sentences with regard to NSIC.

1. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) is a public sector undertaking

under the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

2. NSIC was awarded the Mini Ratna status by the Indian Governmnet on 3

March 2011.

3. NSIC has a marked presence both in the service as well as the

manufacturing sectors.

4. NSIC acts as a facilitator to promote small industries through various user-

friendly and demand-driven schemes

Which of the following sentence/sentences is/are not true with regards to

NSIC?

a. Only 3

b. 1 & 3

c. Only 2

d. 2 & 4

Answer: (a)

79. In February 2011 imports rose to $31.70 billion, up 21.2 per cent over the

same period in 2010 while exports rose 49.8 per cent to $23.60 billion. What

was the trade deficit in February 2011?

a. (-)8.1 billion

b. (-)8 billion

c. (-)8.3 billion

d. (-)8.8 billion

Answer: (a)

80. The Reserve of India on 17 March 2011 increased the interest rate at which

it injects liquidity into the banking system by 25 basis points to 6.75 per cent

(repo rate). It also revised its inflation projection for March-end 2011 from 7 %

to _?

a. 7.3

b. 7.5

c. 7.5

d. 8

Answer: (d)

81. An international team of scientists, led by the Australian National

University recently discovered evidence that the body’s immune cells often

share information about foreign substances with each other to ward of

invaders. The study can help increase the immunity level in human body

against pathogens and cancer. Which of the followings are the symptoms of

Cancer?

i) Weight Loss

ii) Excessive Sweating

iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour)

iv) Enlargement of Spleen

Please choose the correct option:

a) i, ii, iii and iv

b) i and ii only

c) i, ii and iii

only i

Answer: (a) I, ii, iii and iv

82. According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two

conclusions were drawn out.

i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer

populations.

ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated

in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Both i and ii

b) Neither I and ii

c) Only i

d) Only ii

Answer: (a) both i and ii

83. A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9

magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the

following statements regarding Tsunami.

i) A Tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, reaching

heights of over 100 feet onto land.

ii) Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of

Fire, a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make earthquakes and

volcanoes common.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Both i and ii

b) Only i

c) Only ii

d) Neither i nor ii

Answer: (a) Both i and ii

84. A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9

magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Where is the

Pacific Tsunami Warning System headquartered?

a) Hawai

b) Tokyo

c) Manila

d) Jakarta

Answer: (a) Hawai

85. A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9

magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of japan. What are the

possible factors which can cause Tsunami?

i)An Earthquake

ii) A landslide

iii) A volcanic eruption or explosion

iv) Impact by a meteorite

Please choose the right option

a) i, ii, iii and iv

b) i and ii only

c) ii and iii only

d) i and iv only

Answer: (a) i, ii, iii and iv

86. As per the official data released by TRAI on 9 March 2011, which state in

MNP Zone-2 recorded the maximum number of request for mobile number

portability by end of February 2011?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Karnataka

c. West Bengal

d. Assam

Answer: (b) Karnataka

87. The Enforcement Directorate has booked Pune-based real estate agent and

stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan under section 3 of the Prevention of Money

Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. When did PMLA come into existence?

a. 2000

b. 2002

c. 2005

d. 1999

Answer: (c) 2005

88. The e-commerce portal of India Post, was launched by Union Minister Kapil

Sibal on 9 March 2011 provide postal services online. Which among the

following is the correct name of the portal?

a. e-post office

b. e-post service

c. e-postal services

d. India Post e-commerce

Answer: (a) e-post office

89. Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal overtook Mukesh Ambani to become the

wealthiest Indian as per the annual Forbes list of World Billionaires for 2011.

What is Lakshmi Mittal’s ranking in the list?

a. Fourth

b. Sixth

c. Ninth

d. Eleventh

Answer: (b) Sixth

90. According to the Economic Survey of India 2010-11, Forex Reserves

estimated at __ US dollars.

a) 297.3 billion US dollars

b) 245.6 billion US dollars

c) 285.4 billion US dollars

d) 113.2 billion US dollars

Answer: (a) 297.3 billion US dollars

91. Consider the following statements regarding the Economic Survey of India

2010-11.

i) Agriculture likely to grow at 5.4% in 2010-11

ii) Trade Gap narrowed to 82.01 billion US dollars in April-December 2010

iii) 59% rise in Bank Credit

Please choose the right option:

a) All the three statements i, ii and iii are correct ; b) only I and ii are correct

b) All three statements are wrong ; d) only i) is correct

Answer: (a) All three Statements i, ii and iii are correct

92. India’s External debt stood at 295.8 billion US dollars at the end of

September 2010, recording an increase of 33.5 billion US dollars ove the level

of end-March 2010. The rise in debt was largely due to

i) Higher Commercial borrowings; ii) Short-term trade credits

iii) Multilateral government borrowings

Please choose the right option:

a) Only i b) only i and ii

b) Only i and iii ; d) All I,ii and iii

Answer: (d) All i, ii and iii

93. Consider the following statements:

1. India’s exports crossed the USD 200 billion mark in the first eleven months

of the 2010-11 fiscal.

2. The trade gap for the first 11 months of the financial year 2010-11 stood at

USD 97.1 billion.

3. African countries and Japan were the traditional markets for Indian

exporters during the 2010-11.

4. The current forecast for the 2011-12 is USD 230-235 billion.

Which of the statement given above is not correct?

a.1

b. 2

c. 3

d.4

Answer: (c) 3

94. Foreign Minister of Brazil Antonio Patriota, reached India for a five day

visit on 5 March 2011 for the Bilateral and the IBSA Ministerial meetings. What

was the major agreement signed between Indian & Brazil during this period?

a. Air Services Agreement

b. Agreement on disarmament & non-proliferation

c. Bilateral trade and investment agreement

d. Climate change agreement

Answer: (a) Air Services Agreement

95. Which of the following days in March is observed as the International

Children Broadcasting Day?

a. 6 March

b. 7 March

c. 9 March

d. 13 March

Answer: (a) 6 March

96. Singapore on 5 March 2011 appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as

its next army chief. Who was the first ever Sikh and non-Chinese to take up the

post of army chief of Singapore in 1982?

a. Colonel Mancharan Singh Gill

b. Hari Singh Nalwa

c. Harchand Singh

d. Nirmal Chandra Suri

Answer: (a) Colonel Mancharan Singh Gill

97. Which one of the following states recently announced 2-year child care

leave for its women employees?

a) Bihar

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Uttarakhand

Answer: (d) Uttarakhand

98. The Foreign Ministers of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) and India

attended the India-LCD Ministerial Conference on 18-19 February 2011. Where

it was held?

a) New Delhi

b) Tripoli

c) Thimpu

d) Kathmandu

Answer: (a) New Delhi

99. What was the theme of International Women’s day in 2011?

a) Equal Access to Education, Training and Science and Technology: Pathway

to Decent Work for Women.

b) Celebrating Women’s Power

c) Equality, Freedom and Unity

d) Equal Opportunities for All

Answer: (a) Equal Access to Education, Training and Science and Technology:

Pathway to Decent Work for Women.

100. Illinois became __th State of the United States to abolish the death penalty

when its Governor Pat Quinn announced the decision on 9 March 2011?

a) 15th

b) 14th

c) 16th

d) 17th

Answer: (b) 16th

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1. ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JUNE 2011,

JUNE 13-JUNE 19

1. According to the first mid-quarter review of RBI’s Monetary Policy, 2011-12,

an initiative was taken moderate inflation and check inflationary expectations.

What was the initiative?

a. Hike in Repo Rate

b. Hike in Reverse Repo Rate

c. Hike in Bank Rate

d. Hike in Cash Reserve Ratio

Answer: (a)

2. In June 2011, what has been done by the government of India to benefit the

exports sector?

a. Reduction of tax incentive scheme for exporters

b. Extension of tax incentive scheme for exporters

c. Reduction of tax incentive scheme for importers

d. Extension of tax incentive scheme for importers

Answer: (b)

3. Which of the following banks recently signed a $132 million loan agreement

with the Indian government for strengthening Bihar’s power sector?

a. Asian Development Bank (ADB)

b. World Bank

c. City Bank

d. None of the above

Answer: (a)

4. Which of the following is/are correct according to the mid-quarter review of

RBI’s 2011-12 Monetary Policy?

a. Reverse repo rate (short term borrowing rate) became 6.5%

b. Marginal Standing Facility rose to 8.5%

c. Hike in repo rate (short term lending rate (by 25 basis points to 7.5%

d. All of the above

Answer: (d)

5. Which of the following was/were declared to be delisted by the Tata Steel?

a. Tata BlueScope Steel

b. Riversdale Mining

c. Both the above companies

d. None of the above

Answer: (b)

ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JUNE 2011,

JUNE 20-JUNE 26

1. What is correct regarding FDI in the financial year 2010-11?

a. FDI was stagnant in comparison with the financial year 2009-10

b. FDI by Indian firms jumped more than two-folds in financial year 2010-11

c. FDI dipped tremendously

d. None of the above

Answer: (b)

2. FDI inflows into India totaled $19.42 billion in 2010-11, down from $25.83

billion in 2009-10. Which of the following published the data?

a. Reserve Bank of India

b. Finance Ministry of India

c. Industry Ministry of India

d. Foreign Ministry of India

Answer: (c)

3. The government of India extended the tax incentive scheme for exporters,

from 30 June 2011 to 30 September 2011. This was done –

a. To benefit the exports sector

b. To benefit the imports sector

c. To benefit both Exports and Imports sectors

d. None of the above

Answer: (a)

4. The Union Ministry of Finance on 22 June 2011 directed the Income Tax

department to launch immediate prosecution action in tax evasion cases

wherein tangible assets and investments are located in foreign shores. What

was the motive of the direction?

a. To ease Tax collection from abroad

b. To provide comfortable ways of savings in the foreign land

c. To manage taxation according to the need of time

d. To fight the menace of black money

Answer: (d)

5. What is the full form of DGFT?

a. Development and Grouping of Foreign Trade

b. Demand and Grouping of Foreign Trade

c. Director General of Foreign Trade

d. All of the above are correct in different contexts

Answer: (c)

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JUNE 2011, JUNE

13-JUNE 19

1. Which society celebrates the festival of Saga Dawa?

a. Tibetan society

b. Assamese society

c. Bengali society

d. Manipuri society

Answer: (a)

2. Noted Gandhian philosophy exponent, Thomas Clough Daffern won which of

the following awards in 2011?

a. Anuvrat Ahimsa international peace award

b. Rabindra Puraskar

c. National Book Critics Circle Award

d. The Roland Robinson Literary Award

Answer: (a)

3. Who made agreements with India in 2011, for cleaning Ganga river?

a. WHO

b. Organisation of African Unity

c. World Bank

d. Asian Development Bank

Answer: (c)

4. Which state of India introduced in June 2011, a social audit of the state’s

over two thousand panchayats twice a year?

a. Bihar

b. Rajasthan

c. Assam

d. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (c)

5. Consider the following statements with regard to the Singur Land

Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011 -

a. The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011 was passed by

the West Bengal Assembly b. The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development

Bill, 2011 was passed on 14 June 2011

c. The main objective of the Bill was to return 400 acres of land at Singur to the

farmers

d. All of the above

Answer: (d)

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JUNE 2011, JUNE 20-JUNE

26

1. The United Nations General Assembly on 21 June 2011 appointed Ban Ki-

moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General. Ban Ki-moon was

the former foreign minister of which of the following countries?

a. Japan

b. Singapore

c. China

d. South Korea

Answer: (d)

2. Name the former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and proponent of a

separate Telengana state who died on 21 June 2011.

a. Kothapalli Jayashankar

b. K Chandrasekar Rao

c. Shankar Rao

d. M Kodandaram Reddy

Answer: (a)

3. 1. An eminent economist who played a significant part in moulding the

government’s economic policy making died of a cardiac arrest in Pune on 21

June 2011.

2. Prof. Tendulkar was a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory

Council (PMEAC) from 2004 to 2008. He was the Chairman of PMEAC from

2008 to 2009.

3. He headed a committee that for the first time moved to a wider definition of

poverty including spending on food as well as education, health, and clothing.

4. He was also a part-time member of the National Statistical Commission

(2000-01), the first Disinvestment Commission (1996-99), and the Fifth Central

Pay Commission (1994-97).

Identify the person with the help of the following clues.

a. Suresh Tendulkar

b. Bibek Debroy

c. Deepak Puri

d. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Answer: (a)

4. A Tunisian court on 20 June 2011 sentenced former president of the country

in absentia to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution

that inspired the Arab Spring. Name the person in question.

a. Hosni Mubarak

b. Gaddafi

c. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

d. Ali Abdullah Saleh

Answer: (c)

5. UNESCO removed the in-danger tag from which of the following World

Heritage Sites in India?

a. Manas National Park

b. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary

c. Qutb Minar and its Monuments

d. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi

Answer: (a)

6. Name the ace magician received the International Merlin Award also known

as the magicians' Oscar for the year 2011 on 23 June 2011 from Tony Hassini,

President of the US based International Magicians Society.

a. Gopinath Muthukad

b. Houdini

c. Franz Harary

d. Criss Angel

Answer: (a)

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JUNE 2011, JUNE

20-JUNE 26

1. As part of an effort to ensure timely and effective implementation of works

proposed under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

(MPLADS), the Union Government decided to raise the amount to be released

in the first instalment. What percentage of the project cost implemented by

government agencies would now be released at the first instalment?

a. 63%

b. 67%

c. 71%

d. 75%

Answer: (d)

2. Union government decided to set up a high-powered task force to review the

unfinished tasks and make further suggestions for implementation for the

revamp of defence management in India. Who was chosen to head the 14

member task force?

a. Admiral (retd.) Arun Prakash

b. Former bureaucrat Naresh Chandra

c. Air Chief Marshal (retd.) S. Krishnaswamy

d. Former Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal

Answer: (b)

3. Which state government on 21 June 2011 issued a notification to turn the

Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill into law following Governor

M.K. Narayanan’s assent?

a. West Bengal

b. Orissa

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (a)

4. Union Government on 21 June 2011 announced the appointment of three

independent directors, including former RBI Deputy Governor Usha Thorat, on

board of which of the following PSUs thereby clearing the way for share sale of

that PSU?

a. ONGC

b. BHEL

c. NTPC

d. IOC

Answer: (a)

5. The Annual Plan for West Bengal for 2011-12 was finalised at what sum at a

meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh

Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee?

a. Rs 22214 crore

b. Rs.17985 crore

c. Rs 36741 crore

d. Rs 21236 crore

Answer: (a)

6. National Advisory Council (NAC) directed the Tribal Affairs Ministry on 22

June 2011 to consult this tribe which is a primitive tribal group in the Andaman

and Nicobar Islands and are threatened with extinction, before drafting a

policy on their future. Name the tribe.

a. Konda Kapus

b. Phake

c. Thengal Kachari

d. Jarawas

Answer: (d)

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JUNE 2011, JUNE

20-JUNE 26

1. Name the golfer from Northern Ireland captured his first Major golf title

with his victory in the 111th U.S. Open on 19 June 2011.

a. Rory McIlroy

b. Becky Brewerton

c. Lee Westwood

d. Robert Garrigus

Answer: (a)

2. Name the FIFA vice president who was the central figure in recent bribery

allegations and who was forced to resign from his post on 20 June 2011.

a. Mohamed bin Hammam

b. Sepp Blatter

c. Jack Warner

d. Duncan Fletcher

Answer: (c)

3. JCT on 20 June 2011 decided to disband its Phagwara-based popular football

club, Phagwara stating lack of exposure and visibility as the reasons behind the

decision. In which did JCT Phagwara win the inaugural national I-League?

a. 1966-67

b. 1976-77

c. 1986-87

d. 1996-97

Answer: (d)

4. Who won the first ATP title of his career on 18 June 2011 in a rain-

interrupted Eastbourne International final?

a. Andreas Seppi

b. Janko Tipsarevic

c. Somdev Devbarman

d. Bethanie Mattek

Answer: (a)

5. Which of the following shooters became the fifth Indian shooter to book her

berth in the 2012 London Olympics after winning a silver medal at the ongoing

ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning for the 10m Air Pistol?

a. Annu Raj Singh

b. Hari Om Singh

c. Sanjeev Rajput

d. Gagan Narang

Answer: (a)

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JULY 2011, JUNE 27-JULY

3

1. India-Malaysia CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement)

became effective from__

a) 1 July 2011

b) 2 July 2011

c) 3 July 2011

d) 4 July 2011

Answer: (a) 1 July 2011

2. The Parliament of Bangladesh passed the bill to scrap the system of

caretaker government holding general elections. What is the name of the bill?

a) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011

b) The Constitution (14th Amendment) Bill, 2011

c) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2010

d) The Constitution (13th Amendment) Bill, 2011

Answer: (a) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011

3. Foreign Minister of UAE visited India on 26-27 June 2011 to sign a bilateral

MoU on periodic consultations between the two foreign offices on bilateral

issues as well as regional and international issues. Who is the foreign minister

of UAE?

a) SM Krishna

b) HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

c) Hosni Mubarak

d) Omar al-Bashir

Answer: (b) HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

4. Sri Lanka included Chinese Currency Renminbi in the list of designated

currencies permitted for international transactions through banks in Sri Lanka.

Which one of the foreign currency is not in its designated list?

a) Australian dollar

b) Danish kroner

c) Euro

d) Indian Rupee

Answer: (d) Indian Rupee

5. Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is under Threat from Wildfire. In which one

of the following countries, Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is located?

a) USA

b) Japan

c) China

d) India

Answer: (a) USA

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JULY 2011, JUNE

27-JULY 3

1. Which Indian avenged her defeat at the Asian Team championships in Sri

Lanka in early 2011 to notch up her maiden victory against Tsz Wing Tong of

Hong Kong 6-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7 to win the Asian junior squash

championships?

a. Dipika Pallikal

b. Joshna Chinappa

c. Anaka Alankamony

d. Saumya Karki

Answer: (c)

2. Which Chinese badminton player stopped defending champion Saina Nehwal

from completing the hat-trick of titles at the Indonesia Open Super Series by

defeating her in the final on 26 June 2011?

a. Wang Yihan

b. Lin Dan

c. Lee Chong Wei

d. Yi Jianlian

Answer: (a)

3. Red Bull's Formula One World champion victory of the European Grand Prix

on 26 June 2011 put him level with British great Stirling Moss in the all-time

winners' list. Name the champion.

a. Fernando Alonso

b. Sebastian Vettel

c. Mark Webber

d. Lewis Hamilton

Answer: (b)

4. Who did Sports management company Professional Management Group sign

Abhinav to exclusively look after the rifleman's brand endorsements and other

commercial commitments?

a. Abhinav Bindra

b. Jaspal Rana

c. Samresh Jung

d. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Answer: (a)

5. Which country on 27 June 2011 named former Australian cricketer Stuart

Law as the new coach of their national team, replacing compatriot Jamie

Siddons?

a. Pakistan

b. Bangladesh

c. Sri Lanka

d. India

Answer: (b)

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS JULY 2011, JUNE 27-JULY

3

1. India-Malaysia CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement)

became effective from__

a) 1 July 2011

b) 2 July 2011

c) 3 July 2011

d) 4 July 2011

Answer: (a) 1 July 2011

2. The Parliament of Bangladesh passed the bill to scrap the system of

caretaker government holding general elections. What is the name of the bill?

a) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011

b) The Constitution (14th Amendment) Bill, 2011

c) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2010

d) The Constitution (13th Amendment) Bill, 2011

Answer: (a) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011

3. Foreign Minister of UAE visited India on 26-27 June 2011 to sign a bilateral

MoU on periodic consultations between the two foreign offices on bilateral

issues as well as regional and international issues. Who is the foreign minister

of UAE?

a) SM Krishna

b) HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

c) Hosni Mubarak

d) Omar al-Bashir

Answer: (b) HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

4. Sri Lanka included Chinese Currency Renminbi in the list of designated

currencies permitted for international transactions through banks in Sri Lanka.

Which one of the foreign currency is not in its designated list?

a) Australian dollar

b) Danish kroner

c) Euro

d) Indian Rupee

Answer: (d) Indian Rupee

5. Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is under Threat from Wildfire. In which one

of the following countries, Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is located?

a) USA

b) Japan

c) China

d) India

Answer: (a) USA

1. Business & Marketing Aptitude Multiple choice Questions

2011

- Who is the Commerce & Industry minister of India?

(A). Anand Sharma

(B). Kapil Sibbal

(C). Salman Khurshid

(D). Kamal Nath

Ans:- (A)

2- Who among the following was recently appointed as the new India-head of

Pepsi Co Inc.?

(A). Manu Anand

(B). Chetan Anand

(C). Chitra Desai

(D). Sanjeet Bhatia

Ans:- (A)

3- Detergent ‘Tide’ is manufactured by which company?

(A). Procter and Gamble

(B). Hindustan Unilever

(C). Henkel

(D). Wipro

Ans:- (A)

4- Name the senior member on the central Board of Directors of RBI who will

chair the sub-committee set up by the RBI to study issues and concerns of the

micro-finance sector, including interest rates charged by the lenders in this

area

(A). Subir Gokarn

(B). Y.H. Malegam

(C). Deepak Mohanty

(D). Usha Thorat

Ans:- (B)

5- Which country is set to overtake India as the world’s back office for voice-

based customer support and sales this year, as firms such as Cisco, HSBC, T-

Mobile and BT Plc shift work to the nation to avoid India’s high staff turnover,

and build an alternate support hub.

(A). The Philippines

(B). Taiwan

(C). China

(D). Sri Lanka

Ans:- (A)

6- Which Indian corporate group has entered into a Joint venture with USA’s

Lockheed Martin Corporation for manufacture of defence equipment and

aircraft parts in India?

(A). TVS

(B). L&T

(C). Birla

(D). Tata

Ans:- (D)

7- Who among the following recently became the official ambassador of World

Cup 2011?

(A). Rahul Dravid

(B). Ricky Ponting

(C). Sachin Tendulkar

(D). Virender Sehwag

Ans:- (C)

8- As per the latest electronic transactions released by Reserve Bank of India

which among the following bank leads in electronic transactions in India?

(A). ICICI

(B). HDFC

(C). SBI

(D). Citi Bank

Ans:- (B)

9- Pakistan’s attempts to persuade US President Barack Obama to visit the

country have failed. White House has said he will make the trip only in

(A). 2011

(B). 2012

(C). 2013

(D). 2014

Ans:- (A)

10- Extending the deadline for the second time, the Centre has asked

Blackberry maker Research in Motion to offer a solution by ________ on giving

security agencies access to its services.

(A). Dec 1, 2010

(B). Dec 31, 2010

(C). Dec 23, 2010

(D). Jan 26,2011

Ans:- (B)

11- Who among the following became the new CEO of Adani group?

(A). Prabal Banerji

(B). Anuj Rastogi

(C). Anil Desai

(D). Atul Prasad

Ans:- (A)

12- The meeting of finance ministers and central bank heads of G-20 in Oct-Nov

2010 was held in

(A). Tokyo

(B). London

(C). Seoul

(D). New Delhi

Ans:- (C)

13- The car Manza belongs to which of the following companies?

(A). Hyundai

(B). Tata

(C). Honda

(D). Toyota

Ans:- (B)

14- Name the country whose supercomputer Tianhe-1 has overtaken the United

States’ Jaguar system to gain the top spot as the world’s fastest computer.

(A). Israel

(B). France

(C). Japan

(D). China

Ans:- (D)

15- The Union Cabinet has decided to rename Amritsar’s Raja Sansi

International Airport to ________ International Airport. He was the ______ of the

10 Gurus of the Sikhs and was the founder of Amritsar.

(A). Guru Ram Das, sixth

(B). Guru Tegh Bahadur, fourth

(C). Guru Tegh Bahadur, sixth

(D). Guru Ram Das, fourth

Ans:- (D)

16- Vedanta group has been denied permission to start its activities In

Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa. What activity was it pursuing?

(A). Steel production

(B). Bauxite mining

(C). Gas exploration

(D). Timber cutting

Ans:- (B)

17- A new Bill was passed in Parliament for a joint mechanism to sort out

differences between the financial regulators in the country. Who would be

heading the joint mechanism?

(A). Finance Minister

(B). RBI Governor

(C). Dy Chairman, Planning Commission

(D). Finance Secretary

Ans:- (A)

18- A reciprocal social security agreement (SSA) and protocol that will benefit

a huge number of Indians—particularly those working in the fields of

information technology, medicine and finance — was signed with

(A). North Korea

(B). South Korea

(C). Malaysia

(D). Indonesia

Ans:- (B)

19- Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata is among the eight world business leaders

shortlisted by _______ magazine for its ‘Business Person of the Year’ award.

(A). Asiaweek

(B). Time

(C). Forbes

(D). Fortune

Ans:- (D)

20- Name the bank which has sought the approval of the RBI to hive off its IT

(information Technology)-related activities into an independent subsidiary.

(A). SBI

(B). PNB

(C). Indian Overseas Bank

(D). Bank of Baroda

Ans:- (C)

21- Reliance BIG Entertainment inked a deal with BBC Earth to co-produce and

distribute ______ films.

(A). two

(B). three

(C). four

(D). six

Ans:- (B)

22- Tata Motors recently announced to start selling its small car Nano in

________ more state across India from November 22, 2010.

(A). 2

(B). 4

(C). 5

(D). 6

Ans:- (D)

23- Who is the creative director and head of Balaji Telefilms?

(A). Jackie Shroff

(B). Ekta Kapoor

(C). Rajnikant

(D). Rajesh Khanna

Ans:- (B)

24- ‘Udyant’ helpline was inaugurated by the Prime Minister recently for

assisting which sector?

(A). Large business houses

(B). Micro, small and medium enterprises

(C). For RTI activists

(D). For the agricultural sector

Ans:- (B)

25- With the recent increase in reports and reserve repo rates announced by

RBI there is speculation that the leading rates of banks would also increase.

Why?

(A). Cost of funds for banks would increase

(B). Banks use this opportunity raise lending rates

(C). RBI would instruct the banks to raise the lending rates

(D). None of these

Ans:- (A)

26- Another associate bank of the State Bank group has merged with State

Bank of India. Which is this bank?

(A). State Bank of Mysore

(B). State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

(C). State Bank of Saurashtra

(D). State Bank of Indore

Ans:- (D)

27- Government has set up a fund for paying banks towards their expenses for

promoting financial inclusion. What is the size of this fund?

(A). Rs. 1,500 crore

(B). Rs. 800 crore

(C). Rs. 500 crore

(D). Rs. 1200 crore

Ans:- (B)

28- Which Indian company entered into a pact with china’s Jiangsu Tongguang

Communication Co. Ltd to produce optical fibres?

(A). Sterlite Technologies

(B). AMR Infra

(C). GSK Technologies

(D). Suzlon Energy

Ans:- (A)

29- Management thinker M.B. Athreya bases his concepts on

(A). Common sense

(B). The Holy Bible

(C). The Gita and the Vedas

(D). Modern science

Ans:- (C)

30- The ‘big bold beautiful’ line in watches comes from

(A). Titan

(B). HMT

(C). Swatch

(D). Timex

Ans:- (D)

31- Consumer electronics major Videocon Industries Ltd. recently announced

its plan to enter in _________ business in partnership with US-based Liberty

Group.

(A). Banking

(B). Insurance

(C). Mutual Fund

(D). Real Estate

Ans:- (B)

32- Andhra Pradesh government has recently passed an ordinance to regulate

the activities of a particular sector of the financial services industry. Which is

this sector?

(A). Private money lenders

(B). Chit funds

(C). Micro finance institutions

(D). Cooperative banks

Ans:- (C)

33- The Allen Solly brand belongs to

(A). Raymonds

(B). Madura Garments

(C). Arvind Mills

(D). Lee Cooper

Ans:- (B)

34- Which brand would you associate with the famous line, ‘Come to where the

flavor is’?

(A). Charminar

(B). Four Square

(C). Dunhill

(D). Marlboro

Ans:- (D)

35- Indian pharma company, Biocon Ltd. recently announced to setup a

research and manufacturing facility in which of the following South East

nation?

(A). Malaysia

(B). Indonesia

(C). Thailand

(D). Singapore

Ans:- (A)

36- The efforts of the Swiss Public Welfare Society in the late nineteenth

century led to the birth of a famous Nestle brand for a quick-to-prepare and

easy-to-digest packaged food. Name the brand and what it began with.

(A). Maggi; soup

(B). Maggi; noodles

(C). Taster’s Choice; baked beans

(D). Taster’s Choice; yoghurt

Ans:- (A)

37- With which of the following countries did India recently agree to set up a

joint venture to co-develop and produce a new multirole Transport Aircraft?

(A). Holand

(B). New Zealand

(C). Russia

(D). South Korea

Ans:- (C)

38- The IIM Indore used one of the following India movies as a case study in

leadership. Choose the correct response

(A). Guru

(B). Lagaan

(C). Nayak

(D). Swades

Ans:- (B)

39- Which state in November 2010 decided to evict Suzlon Energy Ltd. from

the tribal belt; where the company has setup windmills?

(A). Kerala

(B). Karnataka

(C). Andhra Pradesh

(D). Tamil Nadu

Ans:- (A)

40- Kitchens of India ready to eat food, is the product of which of the following?

(A). Hamdard

(B). ITC Limited

(C). Britannia

(D). MTR

Ans:- (B)

41- Which of the following is not a nationalised bank?

(A). Canara Bank

(B). Allahabad Bank

(C). IDBI Bank

(D). PNB

Ans:- (C)

42- Who is the Chairman of the All India Management Association (AIMA) for

2010-11?

(A). Gautam Thapar, Avantha Group

(B). Sanjiv Goenka. RPG Enterprises

(C). Yineet Nayyar, Tech Mahlndra

(D). Harsh Mariwala. Marico Industries

Ans:- (A)

43- Which brand/company uses the ad-line ‘We Know India Better’?

(A). LIC

(B). UTI

(C). SBI

(D). GIC

Ans:- (A)

44- Which Indian Industrialist was in news for his inclusion in a 19 member

group that will assist the business strategies and highlight priorities for the

British economy recently?

(A). Rahul Bajaj

(B). Ratan Tata

(C). Narayana Murthy

(D). Anand Mahindra

Ans:- (B)

45- Which state government recently approached the Supreme Court to allow it

to grant prospecting and mining leases to South Korean steel giant Posco

which wants to set up a steel plant in the state?

(A). Orissa

(B). West Bengal

(C). Bihar

(D). Mizoram

Ans:- (A)

46- ‘Discover a Passion’ is the advertising punchline of which product?

(A). Royal Stag

(B). Chivas Regal

(C). Wills Classic Milds

(D). Marlboro Royale

Ans:- (C)

47- Wipro Technologies recently entered into a five year deal with Electricity

North West Ltd. in ___ to provide end-to-end service transition and

transformational services.

(A). America

(B). Canada

(C). UK

(D). Australia

Ans:- (C)

48- Which automobile company was in news for introducing the most expensive

car In India, with pries starting at Rs. 16 crore, recently?

(A). Jaguar

(B). Bugatti

(C). Ferrari

(D). Rolls Royce

Ans:- (B)

49- What does SVE refer to in World Trade Organization (WTO) parlance?

(A). Small and Valuable Economies

(B). Sub-prime and Vulnerable Economies

(C). Serial and Valuable Economies

(D). Small and Vulnerable Economies

Ans:- (D)

50- Who among the following has been appointed as chief executive officer of

Larsen and Toubro Ltd?

(A). Ravi Uppal

(B). Anuj Tyagi

(C). Amit Kohli

(D). Anita Desai

Ans:- (A)

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50- Who among the following has been appointed as chief executive officer of

Larsen and Toubro Ltd?

(A). Ravi Uppal

(B). Anuj Tyagi

(C). Amit Kohli

(D). Anita Desai

Ans:- (A)

51- The recent IPO of Coal India is the biggest ever after the mega issue of a

private sector company in 2008. Which is this Company?

(A). Tata Consultancy Services

(B). Bharti Airtel Ltd.

(C). Reliance Power

(D). Mahindra Satyam

Ans:- (C)

52- The successor to Mr. Ratan Tata is being finalized. What is the procedure

that is being adopted?

(A). Mr Ratan Tata has been authorized to choose his successor

(B). A panel of five eminent personalities hrs been constituted to finalize the

name

(C). The board of directors of Tata Sons to select

(D). The successor to be picked from the existing set of directors of Tata Group

Ans:- (B)

53- As per the latest data on electronic transactions released by the Reserve

Bank of India, which of the following banks leads in electronic transactions in

India?

(A). ICICI Bank

(B). HDFC Bank

(C). SBI

(D). Citibank

Ans:- (B)

54- With which business school do you associate the ad-line, ‘To be amongst

the top is not an act, but a habit’?

(A). Harvard Business School

(B). Amity Business School

(C). IIPM

(D). IIMS

Ans:- (B)

55- ‘Sugar Free’ is a leading brand of artificial sweetener in India. It is owned

by

(A). Dabur

(B). Cadila

(C). Cipla

(D). Glaxo

Ans:- (B)

56- Delhi International Airport Private Limited (DIAL) was in news for

developing the Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport recently.

Which Indian construction company is the promoter of DIAL?

(A). GVK Group

(B). L & T

(C). GMR Group

(D). Gammon India

Ans:- (C)

57- Which of the following won the Best Bank of 2010 award ilunstltuted by the

‘Business India’ magazine recently?

(A). SBI

(B). Bank of India

(C). Bank of Baroda

(D). HDFC Bank

Ans:- (C)

58- Who is the CEO of Honda Motor Company?

(A). Amit Mishra

(B). Takanobu Lto

(C). Pavan Munjal

(D). None of these

Ans:- (B)

59- Which pharma company recently announced the launch of an indigenously

developed cell culture swine-flu vaccine under the brand name of HNVAC?

(A). Ranbaxy

(B). Bharat Biotech

(C). Cipla

(D). Dr. Reddy’s Lab

Ans:- (B)

60- The water purifier Zero-B belongs to

(A). Ion Exchange

(B). Eureka Forbes

(C). Zeolite India

(D). Dabur

Ans:- (A)

61- Who became the brand ambassador for McDowell’s soda for a period of

three years?

(A). Shahrukh Khan

(B). Sachin Tendulkar

(C). M.S. Dhoni

(D). Yuvra Singh

Ans:- (C)

62- In World University Ranking which of the following has topped?

(A). University of Oxford

(B). Yale University

(C). The University of Cambridge

(D). The Harvard University

Ans:- (C)

63- Which bank has launched the service ‘SMS Unhappy’ to address customer

complaints?

(A). State Bank of India

(B). ICICI Bank

(C). Bank of India

(D). HDFC Bank

Ans:- (A)

64- ‘Talk to me.’ This is an ad line of

(A). Listerine

(B). Colgate Fresh Energy

(C). Airtel

(D). Close-UP

Ans:- (B)

65- Aegis Ltd., the outsourcing arm of Essar Group recently acquired

Actionline, a business process outsourcing firm in_______

(A). Argentina

(B). Sweden

(C). Norway

(D). Italy

Ans:- (A)

66- ‘Paints for dream homes’ is a slogan for

(A). Asian Paints

(B). Nerolac All Scapes

(C). Dulux Paints

(D). Berger Paints

Ans:- (C)

67- Who became the new M.D. of Indian Oil Corporation Limited?

(A). Sanjeev Kumar

(B). Ashok Chawla

(C). Sudhir Bhatia

(D). None of these

Ans:- (C)

68- Which nation in October 2010 unveiled its plan to offer loans at zero

percent rate to Indian companies willing to invest in the country?

(A). Germany

(B). France

(C). Bangladesh

(D). China

Ans:- (B)

69- ‘Entertainment doesn’t get bigger than this’ is the claim for

(A). LG Flatron television

(B). Philips home theatre

(C). Sony television

(D). Star TV

Ans:- (A)

70- Which airport recently increased the user development fee (UD) and

became the most expensive airport to fly from in India?

(A). Delhi

(B). Nagpur

(C). Goa

(D). Hyderabad

Ans:- (D)

71- Which of the following brands of fairness creams/ soaps and the companies

that market them is wrongly matched?

(A). Freshia – CavinKare

(B). FairGlow – Godrej Soaps

(C). Fair & Lovely – Hindustan Lever

(D). Naturally Fair – Emami

Ans:- (A)

72- With which ASEAN country has India signed a Comprehensive Economic

Cooperation Agreement (CECA) during the visit of PM Manmohan Singh to that

country recently?

(A). Malaysia

(B). Thailand

(C). Indonesia

(D). Philippines

Ans:- (C)

73- Which bank in recently got Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI)

approval for its Rs. 600 crore initial public offering?

(A). Punjab and Sind Bank

(B). Central Bank

(C). P unjab National Bank

(D). State Bank of India

Ans:- (A)

74- ‘More shoes to chose’ is the ad slogan for which of the following range of

footwear?

(A). Liberty

(B). Metro

(C). Bata

(D). Action

Ans:- (B)

75- The income-tax authorities recently raised a tax demand of ______ on

Vodafone international Holdings for not having deducted tax at source when it

paid Hutchison Telecommunications $1

(A). 2 billion in 2007.

(A). Rs. 10000 crore

(B). Rs.10915.65 crore

(C). Rs. 11217.95 crore

(D). Rs. 12000 crore

Ans:- (C)

76- Complete this ad with one word: ‘The first Indian suiting ever worn came

from…’

(A). Raymond

(B). Grasim

(C). Gwalior

(D). Graviera

Ans:- (C)

77- ‘Dettol’ is a product of which company?

(A). Procter and Gamble

(B). Hindustan Lever

(C). Johnson & Johnson

(D). Reckitt-Beneckiser

Ans:- (D)

78- A French impressionist painter was the inspiration for a range of shirts

form Louis Philippe. Name the painter.

(A). Manet

(B). Mondrian

(C). Monet

(D). Win Gogh

Ans:- (C)

79- Which Indian biopharmaceutical firm recently formed a strategic deal with

Pftzer Inc. for world wide commercialisation of four Insulin products?

(A). Biocon Ltd

(B). Cipla

(C). Ranbaxy

(D). Dr. Reddy’s

Ans:- (A)

80- ‘The science of the picture. From the inventors of wrinkle-free viewing’-

this was the ad line for ………. colour televisions.

(A). LG

(B). Philips

(C). Samsung

(D). Sony

Ans:- (A)

81- Which of the following countries has recently developed a “super online

banking system” that would allow customers to access any number of accounts

through a single website?

(A). England

(B). United States

(C). China

(D). India

Ans:- (C)

82- Who is/are the founder/s of Rolls Royce?

(A). Henry and Jack Ford

(B). Robert Zutshi

(C). Charles Rolls and Henry Royce

(D). Katie Royce and Linda Rolls

Ans:- (C)

83- With which country, India in December 2010 cherished hopes that their

bilateral trade would touch to $ 20 billion till 2015?

(A). America

(B). Russia

(C). China

(D). Japan

Ans:- (B)

84- Which of the following country has declared Broadband Service as the

fundamental right in the country?

(A). Britain

(B). Denmark

(C). Finland

(D). United States of America

Ans:- (C)

85- The High Speed Packet Data Technology, the first by a company to surf the

Internet on mobile phone was launched by which company?

(A). Reliance India

(B). Tata Indicom

(C). BSNL

(D). Bharti Enterprises

Ans:- (A)

86- Which of the following Indian Private Company is the biggest employer?

(A). TCS

(B). Reliance Industries

(C). Wipro

(D). ITC

Ans:- (A)

87- Who owns the cosmetic brand, Lakme?

(A). Procter & Gamble

(B). CavinKlare

(C). Hindustan Unilever Ltd

(D). Wipro

Ans:- (C)

88- Name the deputy governor of RBI who retired recently after spending

nearly 38 years there in various capacities during which she has had a stint in

virtually every area of central banking.

(A). Rakesh Mohan

(B). Subir Gokam

(C). Usha Thorat

(D). Shyamala Gopinath

Ans:- (C)

89- Which three giant corporate were responsible for ‘The Cell Broadband

Engine’?

(A). IBM, Sony, Toshiba

(B). Videocon, HCL, National

(C). Motorola, Nokia, Sony

(D). Samsung, I-ball, Panasonic

Ans:- (A)

90- Who has assumed the presidency of the G-20 at the Seoul Summit?

(A). Hu Jintao

(B). Julia Gillard

(C). Nicolas Sarkozy

(D). Angela Merkel

Ans:- (C)

91- Which company was the first to launched mobile phone operations in India?

(A). Modi Telstra

(B). Reliance India

(C). Bharati

(D). Tata Indicom

Ans:- (A)

92- The terms Entry Load and Exit Load are most frequently used in context

with the following?

(A). Health Insurance

(B). Real Estate

(C). Mutual Funds

(D). Housing Loans

Ans:- (C)

93- Hyundai belongs to which country?

(A). South Korea

(B). China

(C). Italy

(D). Japan

Ans:- (D)

94- Which power company recently tied up with a Singapore-based bank for a $

300 million loan for funding its financial plans In 2011?

(A). Reliance Power

(B). ONGC

(C). NTPC

(D). BPL

Ans:- (C)

95- ‘What you dream’ is the ad line of which company?

(A). Philips

(B). Panasonic

(C). Electrolux

(D). Sony

Ans:- (D)

96- Which country will introduce entrepreneur visa to encourage foreign

nationals from India and elsewhere to catalyse the country’s economic

recovery?

(A). US

(B). Britain

(C). France

(D). Denmark

Ans:- (B)

97- ‘Tata-Sky’ is a joint venture between which of the following?

(A). Tata-Star DTH

(B). HBO-Tata

(C). Tata-Dishnet

(D). Dishnet-Star

Ans:- (A)

98- Tata group firm Voltas Ltd. recently approved the formation of a Joint

venture with Olayan Financing Co. It is a firm of ____.

(A). Saudi Arabia

(B). North America

(C). South Korea

(D). Malaysia

Ans:- (A)

99- Which car maker was the first to launch a LPG powered car in India?

(A). Hyundai

(B). Maruti

(C). Honda

(D). Fiat

Ans:- (B)

100- Name the public sector undertaking which has topped the list of top 500

Indian companies compiled by the business magazine Fortune.

(A). SAIL

(B). ONGC

(C). NTPC

(D). IOC

Ans:- (D)

101- Shikha Sharma recently included in Forbes’ Top 100 Powerful Women of

the World list is associated with -

(A). ICICI Bank

(B). AXIS bank

(C). HDFC Bank

(D). HSBC

Ans:- (B)

102- What is the full form of IBM?

(A). International Business Machines

(B). Indian Business Modifier

(C). International Business Modifier

(D). Indian Bureau of Mass communication

Ans:- (A)

103- Which Indian Women has not figured In the Forbes 100 Most Powerful

Women?

(A). Indra Nooyi

(B). Shikha Sharma

(C). Chanda Kochchar

(D). Savitri Jindal

Ans:- (D)

104- Which company has launched Eye Fresh Technology (EFI) and Magic

Green slim monitors in the Indian market?

(A). Samsung

(B). LG

(C). Wipro

(D). HCL

Ans:- (A)

105- The determent ‘Tide’ is manufactured by which company?

(A). Procter and Gamble

(B). Hindustan Unilever

(C). Henkel

(D). Wipro

Ans:- (A)

106- The World Bank in December 2010 announced to give Rs. 1072 crore for

road connectivity in __.

(A). Orissa

(B). Meghalaya

(C). Assam

(D). Tripura

Ans:- (B)

107- Which of the following is not a financial regulator?

(A). IRDA

(B). PFRDA

(C). AMFI

(D). SEBI

Ans:- (C)

108- Indian recently $1 billion Line of credit Agreement with — .

(A). Bangladesh

(B). Nepal

(C). Vietnam

(D). Sri Lanka

Ans:- (A)

109- “Soch kar, samajh kar, invest kar” is the motto of which of the following

Initiatives?

(A). Financial Literacy on Wheels

(B). Rajdhani Initiative of National Stock Exchange

(C). Financial Literacy Initiative of RBI

(D). Ministry of Finance

Ans:- (B)

110- What is the full form of LG?

(A). Lalvani-Grewals

(B). Life is Good

(C). Lekraj Goods

(D). Lufthansa Gateways

Ans:- (B)

111- Which of the following key rate has not been altered by RBI since 2003?

(A). Bank Rate

(B). Statutory Liquidity Ratio

(C). Cash Reserve Ratio

(D). Repo Rate

Ans:- (A)

112- Which company under the brand name “Vardaan” sells low-priced

television sets in the rural and semi-rural markets?

(A). Videocon

(B). Panasonic

(C). BPL

(D). Philips

Ans:- (D)

113- Who is /are the founder/s of Microsoft?

(A). Bill Gates

(B). Paul Allen

(C). Bill Gates and Paul Allen

(D). Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie

Ans:- (C)

114- With which country India is exploring Shale gas reserves?

(A). France

(B). Germany

(C). United Kingdom

(D). USA

Ans:- (D)

115- ‘Nobody delivers Kerala better’ is the punch line of which newspaper

daily?

(A). Malyala Manorama

(B). Mathrabhumi

(C). The Hindu

(D). The Week

Ans:- (A)

116- The company Berkshire Hathaway is based in which country?

(A). India

(B). USA

(C). Bangladesh

(D). Germany

Ans:- (B)

117- Lanco Infratech Ltd. recently received letters of intent to develop a 5MW

solar photovoltaic project and a 100 MW solar thermal project in ___.

(A). Gujarat

(B). Rajasthan

(C). West Bengal

(D). Assam

Ans:- (B)

118- Which from the following wireless networks has a range of 30 miles?

(A). Macintosh

(B). Wi-Max

(C). Wi-Fi

(D). Blue Tooth

Ans:- (B)

119- Which among the following are the banks with the largest ATM network in

the country?

(A). SBI, ICICI, HDFC

(B). ICICI, PNB, HDFC

(C). HSBC, ICICI, SBI

(D). PNB, SBI, ICICI

Ans:- (A)

120- In Economic Times Corporate Excellence Awards 2010, Who has been

declared ‘Business leader of the year?

(A). R.C. Bhargava (Maruti Suzuki)

(B). Aditya Puri (HDFC Bank)

(C). Mukesh Ambani (RIL)

(D). Ratan Tata (Tata group)

Ans:- (B)

121- Who among the following was recently appointed as the next chairman of

the Securities and Exchange Board of India?

(A). A.K. Jain

(B). R.K. Bansal

(C). U.K.Sinha

(D). L.K.Sharma

Ans:- (C)

122- Search engine giant Google Inc set up a call centre in ______ to expand its

reach for offering advertising solutions across the country.

(A). Ahmedabad

(B). Bangalore

(C). Hyderabad

(D). Ranchi

Ans:- (C)

123- India recently signed a Pipeline deal with -

(A). Tajikistan

(B). Turkmenistan

(C). Kazakhstan

(D). Uzbekistan

Ans:- (B)

124- Which plant has been identified as a source of biodiesel by many

automobile manufacturers and oil companies?

(A). Jatropa

(B). Tulsi

(C). Eucalyptus

(D). Neam

Ans:- (A)

125- Government has formed a high-level infra finance committee under the

Chairmanship of -

(A). Y.B. Reddy

(B). Rakesh Mohan

(C). C. Rangrajan

(D). Y.K. Alagh

Ans:- (B)

126- Which among the following is the most reasonable idea behind issuing the

“sweat equity” by the companies now a days?

(A). To provide more profits to the retail Investors

(B). To provide more profits to the corporate investors

(C). To retain the best employees

(D). To save tax

Ans:- (C)

127- What is the full form of ADAG?

(A). Additional District Authority Group

(B). Area Development and Group

(C). Army Development and Growth

(D). Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

Ans:- (D)

128- For the session 2010-11 the new President of Indian Banks Association is -

(A). Chanda Kochchar

(B). Shikha Sharma

(C). O.P. Bhatt

(D). R.V. Verma

Ans:- (C)

129- ‘Your potential, Our Passion’ is the punchline of which of the following?

(A). Oracle

(B). Microsoft

(C). IBM

(D). HCL

Ans:- (B)

130- Which bank in December 2010 introduced Door Step Banking in New

Delhi?

(A). Central Bank

(B). Indian Bank

(C). Bank of Baroda

(D). Allahabad Bank

Ans:- (A)

131- Which of the following watch brands is not owned by Swatch Group, the

Swiss watch company?

(A). Tag Heuer

(B). Rado

(C). Omega

(D). Longines

Ans:- (A)

132- As per the first advance estimates of Kharif crops for the year 2010-11

given by Agriculture Ministry, the total food grains have been estimated at -

(A). 103.84 MT

(B). 112.63 MT

(C). 114.63 MT

(D). 118.63 MT

Ans:- (C)

133- Who among the following did not bag the National Prize 2010 for

Economics?

(A). Christopher Pissarides

(B). Peter Diamond

(C). Dale Mortensen

(D). Akira Suzuki

Ans:- (D)

134- The word’s first 16GB flash memory was introduced by which company?

(A). Apple

(B). Nokia

(C). IBM

(D). Toshiba

Ans:- (C)

135- Recently Videocon Industries Ltd. discovered major natural gas presence

in Rouuma basin of___.

(A). Italy

(B). Mozambique

(C). Australia

(D). Brazil

Ans:- (B)

136- ‘Eno’ is produced by which company?

(A). Paras Pharmaceuticals

(B). Glaxo SmithKline

(C). Johnson and Johnson

(D). Ranbaxy Ltd

Ans:- (B)

137- Which of the private telecom operator became the first to introduce 3G

services in the country?

(A). Airtel

(B). DOCOMO

(C). IDEA

(D). Vodafone

Ans:- (B)

138- The CEOs of which country are among the highest paid in the Asia-Pacific

region?

(A). Japan

(B). China

(C). India

(D). South Korea

Ans:- (D)

139- Name the place in Maharashtra in which a nuclear power project is to be

set up in collaboration with a French firm.

(A). Pune

(B). Jaitpur

(C). Ulhasnagar

(D). Narayanpur

Ans:- (C)

140- ‘Boost’ is a product of which company?

(A). Cadbury

(B). Vicco

(C). Wipro

(D). Dabur

Ans:- (A)

141- Newly inaugurated helpline ‘Udyami’ is to assist -

(A). Micro, Small and Medium enterprise

(B). Large capital industries

(C). Only female entrepreneur

(D). Farmers introducing technology in farming

Ans:- (A)

142- Tata Motors Ltd. recently launched its mini-truck Ace Super city Giant

in___.

(A). Thailand

(B). Sweden

(C). China

(D). Bangladesh

Ans:- (A)

143- The ‘Raga’ series of watches was launched by which company?

(A). Titan

(B). Timex

(C). Swatch

(D). Rado

Ans:- (A)

144- Recently, Guido Mantega used the word “Currency war”, referring the

China’s attempt to protect the yuan from rising too quickly against the dollar.

Guido Mantega is the finance Minister of which of the following countries?

(A). Nigeria

(B). South Africa

(C). Brazil

(D). Mexico

Ans:- (C)

145- Mobile banking is set to get a boost from IMPS, which stands for

(A). Inter-Bank Mobile Payment Service

(B). Inter-Bank Money Payment Service

(C). Inter-Bank Mobile Payment System

(D). Inter-Bank Money Payment System

Ans:- (A)

146- ‘Making tomorrow brighter’ is the promotional line of which major

corporate?

(A). ONGC

(B). SAIL

(C). Hewlett-Packard

(D). Wipro

Ans:- (A)

147- What is the Asian Development Bank’s latest forecast about growth of

India’s Economy?

(A). 8.2%

(B). 8.5%

(C). 8.9%

(D). 9.2%

Ans:- (B)

148- Which of the following company has developed Bollgard-1, Bollgard-11,

and is currently developing Bollgard-III varieties of Cotton?

(A). Pioneer Hi-Bred

(B). Monsanto

(C). Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

(D). Dev Gen

Ans:- (B)

149- What is Suzuki Motor Corporation’s second global car (the first being

Swift) called?

(A). Swirl

(B). Vroom

(C). SX4

(D). MX5

Ans:- (C)

150- Name the founder of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

(A). Rajendra Prasad Shukla

(B). Gurjar Sharan

(C). Bhai Mohan Singh

(D). Ramakrishna Gupta

Ans:- (C)

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151- Which of the following state has registered the maximum growth in Gross

State Domestic Product in the year?

(A). Chhattisgarh

(B). Kerala

(C). Gujarat

(D). Goa

Ans:- (A)

152- Which of the following brands does not belong to P & G ?

(A). Kotex

(B). Pantene

(C). Rejoice

(D). Tide

Ans:- (A)

153- In which city are the headquarters of International Monetary Fund

located?

(A). New York

(B). Sydney

(C). Gleneagles

(D). Washington D.C.

Ans:- (D)

154- Which among the following is the world’s largest motor vehicle

manufacturer?

(A). General Motors

(B). Suzuki

(C). Hyundai

(D). Toyota

Ans:- (A)

155- Who is the new chairman and Managing Director of National Housing

Bank?

(A). Raman Singh

(B). R.V. Verma

(C). Virendra Sharma

(D). K.P. Singh

Ans:- (B)

156- The Presario 7800 Internet PC was launched by which company?

(A). Compaq

(B). Lenovo

(C). IBM

(D). Intel

Ans:- (A)

157- Which among the following sector uses maximum commercial energy in

India?

(A). Household sector

(B). Agriculture

(C). Industries

(D). Transport

Ans:- (C)

158- India recently concluded final round of negotiations on a comprehensive

economic cooperation agreement with?

(A). N. Korea

(B). Japan

(C). South Korea

(D). U.S.A.

Ans:- (B)

159- Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A). Mutual Fund → SEBI

(B). ULIP → SEBI

(C). Pension → PFRDA

(D). Insurance → IRDA

Ans:- (B)

160- What in Microsoft is code named Long Horn?

(A). Widows Vista

(B). Windows XP

(C). Windows Xeta

(D). Microsoft Office 2007

Ans:- (A)

161- The telecom sector has added 216.13 million subscribers in 2010, which

shows a growth of ________ over the statistics of 2009.

(A). 10%

(B). 20%

(C). 30%

(D). 40%

Ans:- (D)

162- What is the full form of SMS?

(A). Short Messaging Service

(B). Simplified Messaging Service

(C). Swift Messaging Service

(D). Short Messaging System

Ans:- (A)

163- Which company recently signed an agreement with Russia’s largest

petrochemical company Sibur to set up a joint venture which will produce butyl

rubber, raw material for manufacturing tyres?

(A). Apollo Tyres

(B). Reliance Power

(C). Reliance Industries

(D). All of these

Ans:- (C)

164- Who among the following in January 2011 was appointed as vice president

of Google Inc’s?

(A). Rajan Anandan

(B). Rajesh Tiwari

(C). Anuj Rastogi

(D). Bholay Tiwari

Ans:- (A)

165- The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

mandated all listed companies to disclose within _________ days any change in

their shareholding pattern, and forms coming out with public offer will have to

inform the same one day before going public.

(A). 10

(B). 15

(C). 20

(D). 25

Ans:- (A)

166- Oracle and i2 Technologies are connected with

(A). Computer hardware

(B). Networking

(C). Education

(D). Operation systems

Ans:- (B)

167- ‘Complete Silence’ claims the baseline of

(A). Samsung washing machines

(B). Symphony air coolers

(C). Daikin air conditioners

(D). Crompton Greaves fans

Ans:- (C)

168- Name the Gulf country which on Jan 14 agreed to increase supply of

liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet India’s requirements and also facilitate

participation of Indian companies in the oil and gas sector.

(A). Saudi Arabia

(B). Oman

(C). UAE

(D). Qatar

Ans:- (D)

169- Which of the following 2011 Padma Bhushan Awardees are wrongly

matched?

(A). Analjit Singh – Chairman, Max Group

(B). G.V.K. Reddy – Chairman, Dr. Reddy’s Group

(C). Rajendra S. Pawar – Chairman, NIIT

(D). Ajai Chawdhary – Chairman, HCL Infosystems

Ans:- (B)

170- India in January 2011 extended a ban on imports of milk and milk

products from ____ for a further one year.

(A). Pakistan

(B). Australia

(C). China

(D). Japan

Ans:- (C)

171- Seeking to take the India-South Korea trade ties to a new level, both

countries on Jan 20 agreed to set a $30- billion bilateral trade to be achieved by

(A). 2012

(B). 2014

(C). 2016

(D). 2018

Ans:- (B)

172- What is an ISO series?

(A). Documentation of production processes

(B). Engineering process flowchart

(C). Quality management and quality assurance standards

(D). None of these

Ans:- (C)

173- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

was founded in 1927 by

(A). Birla and Tata

(B). Tata and Thakurdas

(C). Thakurdas and Birla

(D). Tata and Godrej

Ans:- (C)

174- Balaji Telefilms Ltd. in January 2011 announced to sell its business

division of _________.

(A). Internet

(B). Mobile

(C). Education

(D). All of these

Ans:- (D)

175- Rupert Murdoch, the media king, runs all of the following except

(A). Star TV

(B). Color TV

(C). 20th Century Fox

(D). Channel V

Ans:- (B)

176- Rituals, Tankers, Gatsby, Aviator, Fugitive and Sidestreet are models of

(A). Ray Ban Sunshades

(B). Trousers by Raymond

(C). Shirts by Reid & Taylor

(D). Panasonic televisions

Ans:- (A)

177- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended

setting up a ‘National Broadband Network’ at a cost of Rs. 60, 000 cr to

achieve 16 cr broadband connections by

(A). 2012

(B). 2014

(C). 2016

(D). 2018

Ans:- (B)

178- L’Oreal is a company of

(A). France

(B). England

(C). Sweden

(D). Japan

Ans:- (A)

179- Which bank has been given approval by the SEBI for its right issue?

(A). Karnataka Bank

(B). Kerala Bank

(C). Gujrat Bank

(D). All of these

Ans:- (A)

180- Lanco Infratech Ltd. recently secured an engineering, procurement and

construction contract worth Rs. 4100 crore for executing a coal-based power

project for an arm of _____.

(A). Moser Baer

(B). Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

(C). Reliance Industries

(D). IVRCL

Ans:- (A)

181- Who was the author of Das Capital?

(A). J.M. Keynes

(B). Karl Marx

(C). James Tobin

(D). Adam Smith

Ans:- (B)

182- Which of the following is not a Central Government tax?

(A). Income tax

(B). Customs

(C). Land revenue

(D). Corporation tax

Ans:- (C)

183- National Thermal Power Corporation along with French firm Areva is

developing the 9,900 Megawatt Jaitpur power Project in the state of –

(A). Odisha

(B). Kerala

(C). Bihar

(D). Maharashtra

Ans:- (D)

184- Of which of the following items is there no significant export from India?

(A). Readymade garments

(B). Wool

(C). Footwear

(D). Silk apparels

Ans:- (B)

185- TRAI stands for

(A). Transport Regulatory Authority of India

(B). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(C). Transport Registration Authority of India

(D). Telecom Regulatory Agency of India

Ans:- (B)

186- G-20 summit in 2011 will be held in

(A). Mexico City (Mexico)

(B). London (UK)

(C). Cannes (France)

(D). Beijing (China)

Ans:- (C)

187- MRF, one of the leading tyre manufactures of India, stands for

(A). Maruti Rubber Factory

(B). Madras Rubber Factory

(C). Madurai Rubber Factory

(D). Master Rubber Factory

Ans:- (B)

188- The Securities and Exchange Board of India in January 2011 permitted

stock exchanges to offer trading in futures and options contracts on ________.

(A). Rice

(B). Foreign stock indices

(C). Onion

(D). Oil

Ans:- (B)

189- The foreign exchange reserves of India include

(A). Gold

(B). SDRs

(C). Foreign currencies

(D). All the above

Ans:- (D)

190- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) proposed to increase its equity

in government-owned ________ to 49% from the present level of 21. 5% by

infusing Rs. 96 cr.

(A). Pawan Hans Helicopter Ltd.

(B). Vayudoot Airways Ltd.

(C). Biman Helicopter Ltd.

(D). Pawan Airline Ltd.

Ans:- (A)

191- The first private airline to cross the Indian shores with its maiden flight

landing at Colombo International Airport was

(A). Jet Airways

(B). Spice Jet

(C). Air Sahara

(D). Air Deccan

Ans:- (C)

192- In 1999, as the previous century came to a close, Fortune magazine

identified the ____ as the Product of the Century.

(A). Stapler

(B). Paper-clip

(C). Eraser

(D). Pencil

Ans:- (B)

193- Who among the following has been appointed as the head of the expert

group on facilitation of public private partnership (PPP) in power distribution?

(A). Yash Pal

(B). Shashank Munohar

(C). Arun Ramanathan

(D). BK Chaturvedi

Ans:- (D)

194- ‘Look me in the eye and say you don’t want to ride’ is an ad line for

(A). Enfield Bullet

(B). Enfield Thunderbird

(C). Yamaha Crux

(D). Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator

Ans:- (D)

195- Galbani is one of the largest branded manufactures of

(A). Cheese

(B). Ice cream

(C). Perfume

(D). Spaghetti

Ans:- (A)

196- The Nippon Ginko is the central bank of

(A). South Korea

(B). Japan

(C). China

(D). Taiwan

Ans:- (B)

197- Which among, the following is the ‘Josh Machine’?

(A). Honda Unicorn

(B). TVS Apache

(C). Ford Fiesta

(D). Bajaj Pulsar

Ans:- (C)

198- Which company in January 2011 is renamed as IL & FS Engineering and

Construction Co. Ltd. after the name of its new promoter?

(A). Maytas Infra

(B). IVRCL

(C). Satyam Computers

(D). Larsen & Toubro

Ans:- (A)

199- ‘The most comfortable part of you’ is the ad line of which innerwear

brand?

(A). Jockey

(B). Rupa

(C). Lux

(D). VIP

Ans:- (A)

200- Hero Honda terminated their 26 year old joint venture known as Hero

Honda Signed MoU allows Hero Honda group to use Honda brand name on

new models until

(A). 2012

(B). 2013

(C). 2014

(D). 2015

Ans:- (C)

201- Who among the following is the main accused in the estimated Rs. 400 cr

fraud at Citibank’s Gurgaon branch?

(A). Shivraj Puri

(B). Vikram Pandit

(C). Hardeep Puri

(D). Shivraj Batra

Ans:- (A)

202- Which of the following corporate personalities is/are wrongly matched?

(a) S. Gopalkrishnan – CEO & MD, Infosys

(b) Y.C. Deveshwar – Chairman, ITC

(c) Chanda Kochhar – CEO, ICICI Bank

(d) K. Anji Reddy – Chairman, Dr. Reddy’s

(A). (a) only

(B). (b) and (d) only

(C). (a), (b) and (d) only

(D). None of these

Ans:- (D)

203- Who among the following has won the FIFA Club World Cup by defeating

TP Mazembe 3-0 in the final at Abu Dhabi?

(A). Inter Milan

(B). Manchester United

(C). Liverpool

(D). AC Milan

Ans:- (A)

204- Which brand of computer did Shah Rukh Khan use on the popular

television series Kaun Banega Crorepati?

(A). Compaq

(B). Lenova

(C). IBM

(D). HCL

Ans:- (A)

205- Which pharma company in January 2011 received patent grants for its

antibiotic drug Sulbactomax from Russia and Ukraine?

(A). Venus Remedies

(B). Cipla

(C). Ranbaxy

(D). Aldus Pharma

Ans:- (A)

206- Bean Stalk is a home computer from

(A). IBM

(B). HCL

(C). Compaq

(D). Dell

Ans:- (B)

207- Who among the following has made India’s largest public offering of Rs

15,200 cr?

(A). BHEL

(B). NTPC

(C). Coal India

(D). Indian Oil Corporation

Ans:- (C)

208- Oberoi’s lower group of hotels is known as

(A). Trident

(B). Fortune Park

(C). Comfort

(D). Quality

Ans:- (A)

209- Which is the world’s largest food group?

(A). Nestle

(B). HLL

(C). Pepsi Foods

(D). Cook Me

Ans:- (A)

210- Who among the following in January 2011 is appointed as the managing

director and chief executive officer of IDBI bank Ltd.?

(A). Abhay Bongirwar

(B). Ajay Misra

(C). Anuj Rastogi

(D). Anuj Tyagi

Ans:- (A)

211- Farookh Engineer was the first Indian cricketer to model for an ad. Which

was the brand?

(A). Adidas

(B). Brylcream

(C). Bata sports

(D). Coke

Ans:- (B)

212- Name the institution in which RBI has recently sold its stake to the govt.

(A). EXIM Bank

(B). National Housing Bank

(C). IDBI

(D). NABARD

Ans:- (D)

213- Which international brand ran an ad campaign, ‘Tomorrow is Mine’,

featuring Rahul Dravid?

(A). Reebok

(B). Nike

(C). Adidas

(D). Campus

Ans:- (A)

214- By which name Mahindra Group in January 2011 launched a new brand

position to present a unified face for its disparate interests ranging from

tractors to software?

(A). Rise

(B). Above

(C). High

(D). Profile

Ans:- (A)

215- Which private sector bank in December 2010 recalled at least Rs. 100

crore of loans it advanced to microfinance institutions?

(A). Dena Bank

(B). IDBI Bank

(C). Yes Bank

(D). ICICI Bank

Ans:- (C)

216- Which public sector bank was the banking partner to the Commonwealth

Games 2010?

(A). State Bank of India

(B). Central Bank of India

(C). Bank of Baroda

(D). Punjab National Bank

Ans:- (B)

217- Which bank in January 2011 organised a Kisan Meet at Ravta village,

Delhi in which about 150 farmers of the area participated?

(A). Canara Bank

(B). IDBI Bank

(C). Rural Bank of India

(D). Bank of India

Ans:- (A)

218- The high quality suiting of J. Hampstead is produced simultaneously in

England, India and

(A). Germany

(B). Italy

(C). Austria

(D). Belgium

Ans:- (C)

219- Which economist introduced the ‘concept of GNP’?

(A). Simon Kuznets

(B). Adam Smith

(C). Thomas Malthus

(D). Amartya Sen

Ans:- (A)

220- Bridgestone Corp., manufacturer of tyres is a _________ firm.

(A). Japanese

(B). Chinese

(C). Korean

(D). Malaysian

Ans:- (A)

221- In a newspaper office, what is the morgue?

(A). Repository for reference material

(B). Repository for ads

(C). Bin to store earlier newspapers

(D). Bin to store old circulars

Ans:- (A)

222- Which bank in January 2011 launched an online trading platform, marking

its foray into retail broking business?

(A). AXIS Bank

(B). ICICI Bank

(C). Dena Bank

(D). Bank of Sind

Ans:- (A)

223- Which of the following group has bought and acquired the controlling

stake in Ispat Industries?

(A). Tata Steels

(B). Arcelor-Mittal Steels

(C). JWS Steels

(D). None of the above

Ans:- (C)

224- Yuan is the currency of -

(A). Japan

(B). China

(C). Indonesia

(D). Myanmar

Ans:- (B)

225- Elite, Classic and Comfort are the three classifications of ……

(A). ITDC hotels

(B). Oberoi hotels

(C). Hilton hotels

(D). Sheraton hotels

Ans:- (A)

226- Which stock exchange in January 2011 inked a pact with the Associated

Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) to create

awareness about the Indian stock markets?

(A). NSE

(B). BSE

(C). DSE

(D). USE

Ans:- (D)

227- In a car which is considered the ‘suicide seat’?

(A). Driver’s seat

(B). Front seat next to the driver

(C). Seat behind the driver

(D). Entire rear seat

Ans:- (B)

228- What amount has Wipro Chairman Azim Premji donated towards

educating the rural poor?

(A). Rs. 2, 230 cr

(B). Rs. 3, 430 cr

(C). Rs. 5, 672 cr

(D). Rs. 8, 846 cr

Ans:- (D)

229- The car Corona used to be manufactured by which of the following

companies?

(A). Toyota

(B). Fiat

(C). Opel

(D). Maruti-Suzuki

Ans:- (A)

230- Which company in January 2011 formalized its partnership with Japan’s

Kobe Steel Ltd. in a joint venture agreement for producing auto-grade steel at

Hazira in Gujarat?

(A). SAIL

(B). Ispat Industries

(C). Essar Steel

(D). None of these

Ans:- (C)

231- Who among the following has played a significant role in the White

Revolution?

(A). Verghese Kurien

(B). A.N. Khusro

(C). M.S. Ahluwalia

(D). K.C. Pant

Ans:- (A)

232- Which of the India’s public sector bank has acquired two third stake in

JSC Dena Bank Kazakhstan?

(A). Punjab National Bank

(B). Bank of Baroda

(C). State Bank of India

(D). Central Bank of India

Ans:- (A)

233- Which of the following is not a Japanese company?

(A). Toyota

(B). Motorola

(C). Mitsubishi

(D). Suzuki

Ans:- (B)

234- Which of the following public sector enterprise does not possess

“Maharatna” status given to four Navratna Companies?

(A). SAIL

(B). BHEL

(C). ONGC

(D). NTPC

Ans:- (B)

235- Which bank in January 2011 launched revamped Retail Credit Delivery

Channel through their Retail centers?

(A). Bank of India

(B). United Bank

(C). Canara Bank

(D). Union Bank

Ans:- (A)

236- Which of the following is an Italian company?

(A). Fiat

(B). Toyota

(C). Daewoo

(D). Ford

Ans:- (A)

237- Name the promoter of Jaipur Foot who has been honoured by the

Philippine Parliament.

(A). VR Mehta

(B). Som Mittal

(C). Pramod Bhasin

(D). NM Boro

Ans:- (A)

238- Which of the following multinational recently split into two independent

public companies on Jan 4, 2011?

(A). Coca-Cola

(B). Motorola

(C). Adidas

(D). Samsung

Ans:- (B)

239- Who is the governor of RBI?

(A). D. Subbarao

(B). D. Damodaran

(C). D. Reddy

(D). B.S. Bhave

Ans:- (A)

240- Which of the following state shows the fastest growth in expanding Micro

Finance business in the country?

(A). Gujarat

(B). Andhra Pradesh

(C). Maharashtra

(D). Karnataka

Ans:- (B)

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1. Which one of the following is not explicity stated in the constitution of India

but followed as a convention ?

(a) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House

(b) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House

(c) All the part of India are to be represented in the Councils of Ministers

(d) In the event of both the President and the Vice-Precident demitting office

simultaneously before the end of the tenure the Speaker of the Lower House of

the Parliament will officiate as the President

Ans. (b)

2. What is the correct sequence of the following events?

1. The Lucknow Pact

2. The Introduction on Dyarchy

3. The Rowlatt Act

4. The Partition of Bengal

Codes :

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4

(b) 4, 1, 3, 2

(c) 1, 2, 3, 4

(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Ans : (b)

3. Who is the founder of the BPO firm, Genpact who declared to step down as

president and CEO of the firm?

(a) Pramod Bhasin

(b) N V Tyagarajan

(c) Jack Welch

(d) Bob Pryor

Ans: (a)

4. International Museum Day (IMD) was observed on 18 May 2011. What was

the theme for International Museum Day 2011?

(a) Museum and Memory

(b) Museums for social harmony

(c) Museums as agents of social change and development

(d) Museums and Universal Heritage

Ans: (a)

5. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?

1. Increase in-Monetary expansion

2. Low import growth rate in India-Recession in India industry

3. Euro-issues-Shares held by Indian Companies in Europian countries

4. Portfolio investment-Foreign institutional investors.

Codes :

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (a)

6. Corporation tax :

(a) is levied and appropriated by the States

(b) is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States

(c) is levied by the Union and shared by the Union and the States

(d) is levied by the Union and belongs to it exclusively

Ans. (d)

7. According to the SportsPro magazine, which Indian cricketer pipped the

likes of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant

to be among 10 most marketable sportspersons in the world?

(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Yuvraj Singh

(d) Virat Kohli

Ans: (a)

8. An air bubble in water will act like a :

(a) Convex mirror

(b) Convex lens

(c) Concave mirror

(d) Cancave lens

Ans. (d)

9. If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is

declared elected loses his deposit, it means that :

(a) the polling was very poor

(b) the election was for a multi-member constituency

(c) the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal

(d) a very large number of candidates contested the election

Ans. (d)

10. Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from :

(a) diamond to glass

(b) water to glass

(c) air to water

(d) air to glass

Ans. (a)

11. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion etc. (Article 15 of the

Constitution of India) is a Fundamental Rights classifiable under :

(a) the right to Freedom of Religion

(b) the right against Exploitation

(c) the Cultural and Educational Rights

(d) the right of equality

Ans. (d)

12. Name the Five-time World champion who won gold in the final of the Asian

Cup Women's Boxing tournament in Haikou, China on 9 May 2011?

(a) M C Mary Kom

(b) Kim Myong Sim

(c) Tossamalee Thonalan

(d) Pavitra

Ans: (a)

13. Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in

India ?

(a) According to the Indian Constitution, local government is not an

independent tier in the federal systems

(b) 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women

(c) Local government finances are to be provided by a Commission

(d) Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a Commission

Ans. (b)

14. Which of the following constitute the World Bank ?

1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Devlopment

2. Intrnational finance Corporation

3. International Devlopment Association

4. International Monetary Fund

Codes :

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans. (a)

15. Which action plan was signed by India and Uzbekistan in New Delhi on 16

May 2011?

(a) Tourism Cooperation

(b) Defence Cooperation

(c) Trade Cooperation

(d) Science and Technology Cooperation

Ans: (a)

16. The Indian subcontinent was originally part a huge mass called :

(a) Jurrasic land mass

(b) Aryavarta

(c) Indiana

(d) Gondwana continent

Ans. (d)

17. Q. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one

State in India?

(a) Aravalli (b) Satpura (c) Ajanta (d) Sahyadri

Ans. (c)

18. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Battle of Buxar- Mir Jafar vs. Clive

(b) Battle of wandrwash-French vs. East India Company

(c) Battle of Chilianwala-Dalhousie vs. Marathas

(d) Battle of Kharda- Nizam vs. East India Company

Ans : (b)

19. The world Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

:

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Thakkar Bappa

(c) Jyotiba Phule

(d) B.R. Ambedkar

Ans : (b)

20. For the first time in history the most valuable PSU of India registered a

zero percent production growth in 2010-11. What is the name the PSU?

(a) Coal India

(b) ONGC

(c) Indian Oil

(d) Hindusthan Petroleum

Ans: (a)

21. Which Private sector lender appointed Abraham Chacko who has had

experience of working with leading multinational banks in India as its executive

director?

a. Federal Bank

b. ICICI Bank

c. ABN Amro

d. HSBC Bank

Ans. (a)

22. One of India’s largest private sector Bank on 23 May 2011 launched an

innovative money management tool, My Money Card. Name the bank?

a. ICICI Bank

b. HDFC Bank

c. Axis Bank

d. ING Vysya Bank

Ans. (c)

23. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's (BHEL) Bangalore-based Industrial Systems

Group (ISG) in May 2011 bagged Rs 39.10 crore orders from which of the

following

a. RIL

b. Tata Powers

c. Birla Group

d. Coal India

Ans. (c)

24. French carmaker Renault in May 2011 re-entered the Indian market with

the launch of a premium sedan. Name the sedan.

a. Fluence

b. Megane

c. Espace

d. Vel Satis

Ans. (a)

25. Which organisation outdid old rival Microsoft Corp in 2011 in market value

for the first time since April 1996 thereby making Microsoft the third-largest

U.S. tech company by market value?

a. Apple

b. IBM

c. Hewlett-Packard (HP)

d. Dell

Ans. (b)

26. Which company unveiled the latest version of its mobile phone software,

which is an update of Mango on 24 May 2011?

a. Microsoft

b. Google

c. Apple

d. HTC

Ans. (a)

27. Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland has bagged a $23.3 million

order for supply of 290 fully-built double decker buses to Road Transport

Corporation of which of the following countries?

a. Bangladesh

b. Afghanistan

c. Malaysia

d. Nepal

Ans. (a)

28. Name the founder of BPO firm Genpact in 1997 who decided to step down

as president and CEO of the firm.

a. Pramod Bhasin

b. N V Tyagarajan

c. Jack Welch

d. Bob Pryor

Ans. (a)

29. Which bank posted a 99 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 21 crore for the

fourth quarter ended 31 March 2011 against Rs 1867 crore during the

corresponding period in 2010?

a. Indian Overseas Bank

b. State Bank of India

c. Bank of India

d. United Bank of India

Ans. (b)

30. Which of the following telecom companies reported an operating profit for

the first time since its operations in India at Rs 110 crore (£15 million) for the

year ended 31 March 2011?

a. Bharti Airtel

b. Uninor

c. Vodafone Essar

d. Idea Cellular

Ans. (c)

31. India's largest private sector firm, approached the Securities and Exchange

Board of India for the third time, seeking an out-of-court settlement to charges

of insider trading. Name the firm.

a. Reliance Industries

b. Tata Consultancy Svcs

c. DLF Limited

d. ITC

Ans. (a)

32. Who did global payments processing company MasterCard appoint as the

General Manager, South Asia and Country President, India?

a. T. V. Seshadri

b. Vicky Bindra

c. Tunde Lemo

d. Ajay Banga

Ans. (a)

33. For the first time in history the most valuable PSU of India registered a

zero percent production growth in 2010-11.Name the PSU.

a. Coal India

b. ONGC

c. Indian Oil

d. Hindusthan Petroleum

Ans. (a)

34. Which port in India bagged the Old is Gold award of Kirloskar Brother Ltd

(KBL), Pune, for the oldest Kirloskar Industrial Pump in working condition in

India?

a. Kandla Port Trust

b. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

c. New Mangalore Port Trust

d. Cochin Port Trust

Ans. (d)

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