1 RBI, in its annual policy for 2011-12, has estimated the wholesale price inflation at about which among the following fractions by March 2012? (A)5% (B)6% (C)8% (D)9% Ans(B)6% 2 Who amongst the following was India’s official candidate for the post of UNO’s Secretary Gene- ral ? (A) Mr. Shyam Saran (B) Dr. C. Rangarajan (C) Mr. Shashi Tharoor (D) Mr. Vijay Nambiar (E) None of these Ans (C) Mr. Shashi Tharoor 3 In India Census is done after a gap of every____________ (A) Five years (B) Seven years (C) Eight years (D) Ten years (E) Fifteen years Ans (D) Ten years 4 Which of the following pheno-menon is considered responsible for ‘Global Warming’? (A) Greenhouse Gas Effect (B) Fox Fire (C) Dry Farming (D) Radioactivity (E) None of these Ans (A) Greenhouse Gas Effect 5 Which of the following Satellites recentlydedicatedtonation helps Direct to Home Television Ser-vice in India ? (A) Matsat (B) Edusat (C) Insat–4b (D) Insat–IB (E) None of these Ans (C) Insat–4b 6 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently raised the interest rate on savings bank deposits and the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps). In this context, consider the following: 1. CASA Ratio 2. Net Interest Margin Which among the above of the commercial banks would be affected by the above step taken by the Reserve Bank of India ? (A)Only 1 (B)Only 2 (C)Both 1 & 2 (D)Neither 1 nor 2 Ans C Both1 & 2 7 The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called? [A]FDI [B]Portfolio Investment [C]NRI Investment [D]Foreign Indirect Investment Ans [D]Foreign Indirect Investment 8 In which year, the World Bank revised the common international poverty line to $1.25 at the 2005 purchasing power parity? [A]2006 [B]2007 [C]2008 [D]2009 Answer [C]2008 9 As per the recent estimates, India’s overall foodgrain production is expected to be 241.56 million tonnes, which is highest ever. Which among the following shares the maximum quantity in this ? [A]Rice [B]Wheat [C]Coarse cereals [D]Maize Ans[A]Rice 10. Recently RBI governor D Subbarao has pointed out that “recent global macro economic developments pose some risks to domestic growth.” What does he refer to by using the term “domestic growth”? (A)Per Capita Income (B)Gross Domestic Product (C)Net National product (D)Net National Product per capita Ans (B)Gross Domestic Product 11 Lending rates are expected to rise further in the coming months because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to ………………….. Which among the following would fill the space correctly? (A)Increase policy rates (B)Decrease Policy Rates (C)Conduct Open Market Operations (D)Conduct Repo Auctions Ans (A)Increase policy rates 12 . Recently we read in the newspapers that in the country , there are undoubtedly, negative risks to the fiscal deficit target of 4.6 per cent for 2011-12. Which among the following does not poses such risk to the fiscal deficit targets? (A)The higher Fuels, Food and Fertilizers prices (B)Burden of Subsidy (C)Low collection of Tax Revenue (D)Lower external commercial borrowings Ans (D)Lower external commercial borrowings 13 What was the initial growth target of the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) on an average a year? (A)7% (B)8% (C)9% (D)10% Ans (C)9% 14 In the first four years of the Eleventh Plan, Indian economy expanded by which among the following fractions? (A)8.15% (B)8.30% (C)8.45% (D)8.65% Ans (A)8.15% 15 OPEC is a group of countries which are_______ (A) exporting oil (B) producting cotton (C) rich and developed (D) developing and poor (E) nuclear powers Answer (A) exporting oil
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