Q. Recently, RBI has launched a website explaining ways to___ (A) motivate BPL families to open more and more accounts (B) guide customers how to open an account (C) provide customers with detailed knowledge of RBI database (D) detect Counterfeit Notes (E) prevent customers from opening fake accounts in foreign banks Answer-(D) detect Counterfeit Notes Q. Economic Growth can be best measured by (A) Growth of GDP (B) Poverty ratio (C) Growth in real per capita GDP (D) Gini coefficient (E) None of these Answer-(C) Growth in real per capita GDP Q. Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs to the world?. (A) Hong Kong Bank (B) Standard Chartered Bank (C) Bank of America (D) Barclays Bank (E) None of these Answer-(D) Barclays Bank Q. The Experts Group chaired by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman, C. Rangarajan, favours mandatory entitlement of subsidised food grains to the ‘priority’ category. Priority Category means (A) Below the Poverty Line . (B) Above the Poverty Line (C) Creamy layer (D) Non-creamy layer (E) None of the above Answer-(A) Below the Poverty Line . Q. Which of the following is not a Development Bank? (A) EXIM Bank (B) RBI (C) SIDBI (D) IDBI (E) None of these Answer-(B) RBI Q. When a country devalues its currency, its effect would be (A) Imports become cheap and exports become costly (B) Imports become costly and exports become cheap (C) Imports and exports both become cheap (D) Imports and exports both become costly (E) None of these Answer-(B) Imports become costly and exports become cheap Q. Frequently we are heard a new economic term CVM in news papers. CVM means (A) Cash Vending Machine (B) Coin Vending Machine (C) Control Variable Machine (D) Coin Variation Machine (E) None of these Answer-(C) Control Variable Machine Q. MSMED Act is applicable to (A) Small enterprises only (B) Medium enterprises only (C) Micro enterprises only (D) Micro, Small & Medium enterprises (E) All enterprises irrespective of their size engaged in manufacturing activity. Answer-(D) Micro, Small & Medium enterprises Q. Former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla has been selected by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs forth e post of chairman of which of the following bodies.? (A) Competition Commission of India (CCI) (B) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) (C) Confederation of Indian Industries (Cll) (D) Food Corporation of India (FCI) (E) None of the above Answer-(A) Competition Commission of India (CCI) Q. Co-operative Banks in India have a: (A) two tier system (B) three tier system (C) foru tier system (D) five tier system (E) two tier system in some states and three tier system in others Answer-(B) three tier system Q. RRBs are owned by (A) Central Government (B) State Government (C) Sponsor Bank (D) jointly by all of the above (E) None of the above Answer-(D) jointly by all of the above Q. Which of the following policies of a country brings a crucial impact on the economic growth of the nation ? A) Fiscal Policy B) Foreign Policy C) Social Policies (A) Only (A ) (B) Only (B ) (C) Only (A ) and (B ) (D) Only (B ) and (C ) (E) All (A ), (B ) and (C ) Answer-(E) All (A ), (B ) and (C ) Q. India has different categories of Commercial Banks. Which of the following is NOT one such category ? (A) Commodity Banks (B) Private Banks (C) Nationalized Banks (D) Foreign Banks (E) Local Area Banks Answer-(A) Commodity Banks Q. Some private organizations are running e-Chou pals, to help which of the following section of society ? (A) Farmers (B) Small businessmen (C) Cooperative Credit Societies (D) School-going children (E) Unemployed youth. Answer-(A) Farmers Q. Which is the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ ? (A) Reliance (B) TCS (C) HCL (D) lnfosys (E) None of these Answer-(D) lnfosys Q. Open market operations one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expension in the economy means ______ (A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities (B) Issuance of different types of bonds (C) Auction of gold (D) To make available direct finance to borrowers (E) None of these Answer-(A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities Q. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India ? (A) RBI (B) SBI (C) SIDBI (D) SEBI (E) None of these Answer-(D) SEBI Q. Money laundering refers to which of the following? (A) Conversion of assets into cash (B) Conversion of Money which is illegally obtained (C) Conversion of cash into gold (D) Conversion of gold into cash (E) Conversion of shares into cash Answer-(B) Conversion of Money which is illegally obtained Q. Head Quarters of the ‘Common Wealth” group of countries is (A) Vienna (B) The Hague (C) Manila (D) London (E) None of these Answer-(D) London Q. ASEAN recently signed an agreement called ‘FTA’ with India. What is the full from of’FTA’? (A) Foreign Trade Agreement (B) Full Trade Agreement (C) Favourite Trade Acknowledgement (D) Final and Total Approach (E) Free Trade Agreement Answer-(E) Free Trade Agreement Q. On May 20th 2012 NATO Summit held in (A) Paris (B) Chicago (C) Brussels (D) Berlin (E) None of these Answer-(B) Chicago Q. The Cannes Film festival held annually in (A) USA (B) Brazil (C) France (D) Germany (E) None of these Answer-(C) France Q. UNCTAD head quarters situated at (A) New York (B) Rome (C) Geneva (D) Vienna (E) None of these Answer-(C) Geneva Q. India’s population is approximately ? (A) 1 billion (B) 5 billion (C) 75 billion (D) 21 billion (E) 6 billion Answer-(D) 21 billion Q. Winner of KBC-5, Sushil Kumar’was made the brand ambassador of……….. scheme. (A) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (B) MGNREGA (C) Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (D) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (E) None of these Answer-(B) MGNREGA Q. Satish Dhawan Space Centre which was in news recently is located in (A) Ahmedabad (B) Kolkata (C) Chandi (D) Sriharikota (E) Thumba Answer-(D) Sriharikota Q. April 22 is celebrated every year as which of the following days ? (A) World Earth Day (B) World Health Day. (C) National Stress Awareness day (D) World Green Day (E) Dental Health Day Answer-(A) World Earth Day Q. For which of the following is India negotiating with the European Union ? (A) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (B) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) (C) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) (D) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) (E) Broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) Answer-(E) Broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) Q. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). It will be headed by which of the followings (A) Prime Minister (B) Union Finance Minister (C) Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister (D) Governor of RBI (E) None of these Answer-(D) Governor of RBI Q. Which among the following is incorrectly matched? (A) July 4 : American Independence Day (B) July 7: International Day of Co-operatives (C) July 11 : World Population Day (D) July 18 : World Blood Donor Day (E) None of these Answer-(D) July 18 : World Blood Donor Day Q. In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Plant is being set up? (A) Gujarat (B) West Bengal (C) Rajasthan (D) Orissa (E) Maharashtra Answer-(E) Maharashtra Q. The economy in which there is a mixture of public sector and private sector both, is called __ (A) Closed economy (B) Mixed economy (C) Open economy (D) Free trade economy (E) Public economy Answer-(B) Mixed economy Q. Which of the following satellites helps to telecast T.V. Network programmes, all over the country ? (A) Apple (B) Aryabhatta (C) Rohini (D) lnsat-1B (E) None of these Answer-(D) lnsat-1B Q. Which of the following Indian Sports person not won the Olympics medal in overall Olympics ? (A) Karan Malieswari (B) P.T. Usha (C) Saina Nehwal (D) M.C. Mary Kom (E) All above Answer-(B) P.T. Usha Q. Capital City of Egypt ? (A) Helsinki (B) Budapest (C) Tehran (D) Cairo (E) Havana Answer-(D) Cairo Q. Which of the following organizations has recommended that Financial Literacy should be made part of syllabus from High Schools itself ? (A) Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (C) Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) (D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (E) State Bank of India Answer-(A) Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Q. The Hindu Mahasabha was organized for the first time in 1915 at ___: [A] Haridwar [B] Allahabad [C] Varanasi [D] None of the above Answer-[A] Haridwar Q. Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939 ? [A] Acharya Narendra Deo [B] Sarat Chandra Bose [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Answer-[C] Subhash Chandra Bose Q. Which party observed the “Black Day” on July 3, 1947 against Partition of India? [A] Indian National Congress [B] Forward Bloc [C] Hindu Mahasabha [D] Communist Party of India Answer-[C] Hindu Mahasabha Q. The First President of Muslim League was __? [A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain [B] Mian Abdul Aziz [C] Hidayat Hussain Khan [D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah Answer-[A] Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Mustaq Hussain Q. The statement “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and short-lived” was made by __? [A] S. N. Sen [B] R. C. Majumdar [C] S. B. Chaudhuri [D] V. D. Savarkar Answer-[A] S. N. Sen Q. During the company rule, the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by__ ? [A] Lord Canning [B] Lord Dalhousie [C] Lord Hardinge [D] None of the above Answer-[B] Lord Dalhousie Q. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed in ___? [A] February 1756 [B] September 1756 [C] February 1757 [D] April 1757 Answer-[C] February 1757 Q. The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League? [A] Lahore Session, 1940 [B] Bombay Session, 1915 [C] Delhi Session, 1918 [D] Calcutta Session, 1917 Answer-[A] Lahore Session, 1940 Q. The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __? [A] W. Wederbirn [B] Lord Dufferin [C] J. Charles [D] None of the above Answer-[A] W. Wederbirn Q. The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ? [A] Ram Manohar Lohia [B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel [C] Subhash Chandra Bose [D] Jai Prakash Narayan Answer-[B] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Q. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ? [A] 1844 A.D. [B] 1835 A.D. [C] 1833 A.D. [D] 1813 A.D. Answer-[B] 1835 A.D. Q. Who is considered the “Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal” in Bengal? [A] Abdul Latif [B] Mirza Ghulam Ahmed [C] Muhammad Qasim [D] Rashid Ahmed Gangohi Answer-[A] Abdul Latif Q. Which one of the following leaders was not a part of Non cooperation movement ? [A] M. A. Ansari [B] M. A. Zinnah [C] Abul Kalam Azad [D] Hakim Ajmal Khan Answer-[B] M. A. Zinnah Q. Who was the President of the “Flag Committee” ? [A] B. R. Ambedkar [B] J. B. Kriplani [C] K. M. Munshi [D] D. P. Khetan Answer-[B] J. B. Kriplani Q. The Bijauliya Movement is related to the agrarian struggle in the current state of __? [A] Kerala [B] Assam [C] Rajasthan [D] Orissa Answer-[C] Rajasthan Q. Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis ? [A] Madras [B] Andhra Pradesh [C] Andhra State [D] Gujarat Answer-[C] Andhra State Q. According latest research findings, juice extracted from which of the following plant leaves helps to cure dengue fever? [A]Carica Papaya [B]Aloe Barbedensis [C]Ashwagandha [D]Tomato Answer-[A]Carica Papaya Q. Which of the following company recently unveiled the World’s first Firefox operating smartphone? [A]Samsung [B]Micromax [C]Telefonica [D]Nokia Answer-[C]Telefonica Q. Recently, which of the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs? [A]Power Finance Corp [B]Mahindra and Mahindra [C]Muthoot Finance [D]Edelweiss capital Answer-[C]Muthoot Finance Q. Which one of the following country has become the 28th member of the European Union? [A]Croatia [B]Yugoslavia [C]Switzerland [D]Portugal Answer-[A]Croatia Q. Which of the following country will host 2016 ICC World T20 cricket cup tournament? [A]India [B]Australia [C]Pakistan [D]Sri Lanka Answer-[B]Australia Q. Recently, which one of the following country has been granted the Associate membership of the International Cricket Council? [A]Holland [B]Canada [C]France [D]Afghanistan Answer-[D]Afghanistan Q. Who among the following has been conferred the prestigious “Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade” award? [A]Dr Mukesh Hariawala [B]Dr Devi Shetty [C]Dr Pratap Reddy [D]Dr Sunil Chatri Answer-[A]Dr Mukesh Hariawala Q. Which of the following state has launched the “Atal Jyoti” campaign, which aimed at providing 24 hours power supply to rural areas? [A]Jammu & Kashmir [B]Madhya Pradesh [C]Tripura [D]Meghalaya Answer-[B]Madhya Pradesh Q. Recently, INS Trikand, the last of the three “Follow on Talwar Class” was commissioned into the India Navy. India had signed a contract to develop INS Trikand with which of the following country? [A]Japan [B]Italy [C]Russia [D]USA Answer-[C]Russia Q. Which one of the following is the theme for “Statistics Day-2013”? [A]Labour and Employment statistics [B]Children in India statistics [C]Employment and Poverty statistics [D]Poverty and Unemployment statistics Answer-[A]Labour and Employment statistics Q. Which country has developed the World’s fastest computer “Tianhe-2”? [A]China [B]Japan [C]Russia [D]USA Answer-[A]China Q. According to Bureau of Immigration, which of the following country ranked top in the list of number of foreign tourist arrivals to India? [A]UK [B]USA [C]Japan [D]Russia Answer-[B]USA Q. As per the United Nations, World Population Prospects-2012, India will become most populous country in the world by____? [A]2030 [B]2028 [C]2045 [D]2050 Answer-[B]2028
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