Ques. : 1 The civil aviation ministry is working on a proposal to form a new Aviation Security Force (ASF) to replace which para-military force of India that currently guards airports across the country? 1) Indo-Tibetan Border Police 2) Central Reserve Police Force 3) Rashtriya Rifles 4) Central Industrial Security Force 5) Border Security Force Ans.) 4 Ques. : 2 On which river the Indian Railways is constructing the world’s highest rail bridge in the Katra-Banihal section in Jammu & Kashmir? 1) Jhelum 2) Chenab 3) Ravi 4) Sutlej 5) Beas Ans.) 2 Ques. : 3 Which of the following companies has roped in actress Nargis Fakhri to endorse its computing products, which include laptops, tablets, and desktops? 1) Infosys 2) Nokia 3) Samsung 4) HCL Technologies 5) Apple Ans.) 4 Ques. : 4 Which public sector company has signed an LNG supply agreement with Gas Natural Fenosa, Spain, under which GNF shall ensure a supply of about 3 billion cubic meters of LNG to the company over the next three years? 1) GAIL 2) NTPC 3) BHEL 4) SAIL 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 5 In which of the following post-Godhra riot cases of Gujarat, for the first an MLA Mayaben Kodnani has been sentenced to 28 years of prison? 1) Best Bakery Case 2) Naroda Patiya Case 3) Gulberg Society Case 4) Noorani Mosque Case 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 6 Which public sector establishment has announced that Productivity-Linked Incentives (PLI) to employees will be scrapped and replaced by Profit/Productivity-Related Pay (PRP)? 1) Coal India 2) Indian Railways 3) Air India 4) NALCO 5) SAIL Ans.) 3 Ques. : 7 Delegation of which country recently walked out of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran when some leaders called the rule in the country oppressive? 1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Zimbabwe 4) Libya 5) Saudi Arabia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 8 With how many population cities in India have been eligible to submit their detailed project report (DPR) to the Centre for financial allocation? 1) Two million 2) Five million 3) Eight million 4) Ten million 5) Twelve million Ans.) 1 Ques. : 9 In which of the following countries the first parliament since 1991 inaugurated recently? 1) Sudan 2) Burkina Faso 3) Uganda 4) Somalia 5) Mauritania Ans.) 4 Ques. : 10 Who among the following is tipped to be the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court? 1) Arjan Kumar Sikri 2) Sharad Arvind Bobde 3) SH Kapadia 4) D Murugesan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 11 Which media house has recently received many complaints after broadcasting the first episode of Citizen Khan accusing the situation comedy of being guilty of ‘stereotypes about Asians’ and ‘disrespectful to the Quran’? 1) National Geographical Channel 2) HBO 3) BBC 4) NDTV 5) Sony Ans.) 3 Ques. : 12 What is the minimum time of operation an insurance company is required to complete for becoming eligible to issue an initial public offer (IPO)? 1) 3 years 2) 5 years 3) 7 years 4) 10 years 5) 12 years Ans.) 4 Ques. : 13 The concept of “Carbon Credit” is associated with which of the following fields? 1) Protection of environment 2) Women empowerment 3) Development of rural infrastructure 4) Development of coal mines 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 14 Which of the following companies has been asked by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to close down its deposit taking operations? 1) Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd 2) Bajaj Finance Ltd 3) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd 4) Muthoot Finance Ltd 5) Sahara India Financial Corporation Ans.) 5 Ques. : 15 The banker is under an obligation to take utmost care in keeping secrecy of the details of the customer. However, the obligation of secrecy is not valid when: 1) A banker is required to give evidence in a court. 2) There is national emergency and disclosure is essential in the public interest. 3) There are clear proofs of treason to the state and when consent is given by the customer to provide information for the preparation of balance sheet. 4) All of the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. : 16 In banking parlance, credit risk in lending is: 1) Default of the banker to maintain CRR 2) Default of the banker to maintain SLR 3) Default of the banker to release credit to the customer 4) Default of the customer to repay the loan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 17 Which of the following is the first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and the first to open a branch in continental Europe in Paris in 1974? 1) Bank of Maharashtra 2) Bank of Allahabad 3) Bank of India 4) Bank of Punjab 5) Hindustan Bank Ans.) 3 Ques. : 18 Which of the following is decided by the market situations and not by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? 1) Bank Rate 2) CAR 3) SLR 4) Repo Rate 5) Inflation Ans.) 5 Ques. : 19 Which of the following schemes is launched by the Government of India to improve the health of pregnant and lactating mothers? 1) Matritva Sahayog Yojana 2) Dhan Lakhsmi Yojana 3) ASHA 4) Health for All scheme 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 20 Recently we read in newspaper that the Central Bureau of Investigation NEW UPDATE FOR G.K JUNE 14 (CBI) has been investigating some companies for alleged violations of FCRA, 2000. What is FCRA, 2000? 1) Foreign Countries Regulation Act, 2010 2) Fiscal Control & Regulation Act, 2010 3) Foreign Commercial Representation Act, 2010 4) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 21 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reviews its credit and monetary policy at which of the following intervals/occasions? 1) Once in every five years 2) Every year 3) Every quarter 4) When the new Union Budget is announced 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 22 The working group constituted by the RBI has suggested the setting up of the Emergency Fund Facility Scheme for banks. The Scheme will help which of the following types of banks? 1) Public sector banks 2) Small banks 3) Urban Cooperative Banks 4) Private banks 5) Foreign banks Ans.) 3 Ques. : 23 Which among the following ministries has launched a new “Skill Development Initiative Scheme” so that the employability of the young people can be increased? 1) Ministry of Finance 2) Ministry of Agriculture 3) Ministry of Heavy Industry 4) Ministry of Home Affairs 5) Ministry of Labour and Employment Ans.) 1 Ques. : 24 In India the Foreign Exchange Reserves are kept in the custody of which of the following institutions? 1) Ministry of Finance 2) EXIM bank 3) Reserve Bank of India 4) Select public sector banks 5) Treasury offices Ans.) 3 Ques. : 25 Bridge loans refer to: 1) Loans granted to construction companies for construction bridges 2) Loan granted to PWD for construction of bridges over rivers 3) Interim finance allowed by banks to their customers pending disbursement of term loans by financial institutions 4) Loan granted to Railways for construction of bridges 5) None of these ans.) 3 Ques. : 26 Name the FMGC major of India which has roped in Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as the brand ambassador for its new look hair oil? 1) Dabur 2) L’Oreal 3) Unilever 4) Modi Revlon 5) Marico Industries Ltd Ans.) 1 Ques. : 27 In which central Asian country India is building a ‘friendship hospital’ to treat military personnel and civilians and has upgraded Ayni air base, where there is a considerable military presence of India? 1) Kazakhstan 2) Tajikistan 3) Kirgizstan 4) Iran 5) Afghanistan Ans.) 2 Ques. : 28 Which of the following countries recently witnessed communal violence between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, the relief operation for which India has given $200,000? 1) Kenya 2) Sri Lanka 3) Myanmar 4) Indonesia 5) Nigeria Ans.) 3 Ques. : 29 Who among the following has been recommended by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice SH Kapadia as his successor, who is to retire on September 28, 2012? 1) Justice Altamas Kabir 2) Justice RM Lodha 3) Justice DK Jain 4) Justice Aftab Alam 5) Justice P Sathasivam Ans.) 1 Ques. : 30 Which bank of India has increased its ATM cash withdrawal fee at international locations by 17 per cent from Rs 107 to Rs Rs 125? 1) State Bank of India 2) Punjab National Bank 3) Bank of Punjab 4) Kotak Mahindra Bank 5) ICICI Bank Ans.) 5 Ques. : 31 The Supreme Court has recently directed resumption of operations by 18 mining companies in which state on the basis of the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC)? 1) Goa 2) Karnataka 3) Odisha 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) Jharkhand Ans.) 2 Ques. : 32 Which bank of Iran has been denied permission by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open its branch in India? 1) Karafarin Bank 2) Saman Bank 3) Sina Bank 4) Parsian Bank 5) Ansar Bank Ans.) 4 Ques. : 33 India’s central bank the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its policy review left the key policy rates unchanged. Which of the following facts are not true with regards to this? 1) The repo rate remained unchanged at 8 percent while the reverse repo rate remained stable at 7 percent 2) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) - the amount of total deposits that banks are required to keep with the central bank - also remained unchanged at 5.25 3) The statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) - the percentage of total deposits that banks need to invest in the government bonds was changed to 23 percent from the erstwhile 24 percent 4) RBI also cut its economic growth outlook for the fiscal year 2012-13 to 6.5 percent, from the earlier projection of 7.3 percent 5) All of the above are true Ans.) 2 Ques. : 34 Who is heading the panel appointed by the finance minister P Chidambaram to formulate roadmap for fiscal consolidation? 1) Parthasarathi Shome 2) Indira Rajaram 3) Sanjiv Mishra 4) Kaushik Basu 5) Vijay Kelkar Ans.) 5 Ques. : 35 RK Pachauri panel report is associated with which of the following issues? 1) Golden Quadrilateral project 2) Sethusamudram project 3) Repatriation of Bangladeshi refugees 4) Allowing FDI from Pakistan 5) India-Nepal trade agreement Ans.) 2 Ques. : 36 In which city of India a two-day meeting was organised as part of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) project to promote developmental regionalism and South-South cooperation in leather and leather products? 1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Chennai 5) Pune Ans.) 4 Ques. : 37 Which of the following states of India has instituted nutrition awards at the district level to check malnourishment among children? 1) Bihar 2) Haryana 3) West Bengal 4) Assam 5) Goa Ans.) 2 Ques. : 38 What is the basic fact that private equity investors consider before investing in a company? 1) The age of the company 2) The location of the company 3) The activity undertaken by the company 4) The credibility and valuation of the company 5) The existing profitability of the company Ans.) 5 Ques. : 39 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reviews its credit and monetary policy at regular intervals. What is the purpose of these revisions? 1) To ensure that inflation does not cross the limit. 2) To ensure that banks have enough liquidity. 3) To ensure that cost of the fund does not reach too high. 4) All the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. : 40 Where is the headquarters of IRDA, which is the regulatory authority for all insurance companies in India, including the Life Insurance Corporation of India? 1) Hyderabad 2) Bangalore 3) Mumbai 4) Delhi 5) Chandigarh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 41 Which of the following organisations/agencies play a major and crucial role to moderate and control inflation in India? 1) Reserve Bank of India 2) Stock Markets 3) Planning Commission 4) All the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 1 Ques. : 42 Interest is calculated on actual/365 days basis respect of the following products, except one: 1) Call money 2) Notice money 3) Term money 4) Government of India dated securities 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. : 43 Which of the following is/are a/an indicator of the financial health of a country? 1) Gross Domestic Product 2) Purchasing Power Parity 3) FDI in a year 4) All the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. : 44 Which of the following certainly is an effort in the direction of financial inclusion? 1) Internet Banking 2) Anywhere Banking 3) No-frills Accounts 4) Foreign Currency Accounts 5) All of the above Ans.) 3 Ques. : 45 Which of the following public sector banks of India has the largest number of branches in foreign countries? 1) Allahabad Bank 2) Bank of Baroda 3) Punjab National Bank 4) State Bank of India 5) Central Bank of India Ans.) 4 Ques. : 46 What is the name given to the Population Stabilization Scheme launched by the Government of India? 1) Prerna 2) Sthapna 3) Ullas 4) Aaradhana 5) Ullekh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 47 Which of the following states have the highest and lowest per capita consumption of electricity in the country? 1) Goa and Bihar 2) Gujarat and Orissa 3) Assam and Tamil Nadu 4) Chhattisgarh and Karnataka 5) Jharkhand and Maharashtra Ans.) 1 Ques. : 48 Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab? 1) ICICI Bank 2) IDBI Bank 3) HDFC Bank 4) AXIS Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 49 Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy? 1) Economic factors only 2) Investment only 3) Innovation/Market based only 4) Only 1) & 2) 5) All 1), 2) & 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 50 The Tamu-Kalewa-Kalemyo (TTK) Road is known as ‘India-___________Friendship Road’. 1) Myanmar 2) Nepal 3) Bhutan 4) Bangladesh 5) None of the above Ans.) 1 Ques. : 51 In which country President, Juan Manuel Santos’ government has been holding peace talks with the FARC guerrillas? 1) Nicaragua 2) Columbia 3) Venezuela 4) Spain 5) Russia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 52 Exports from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) grew by what per cent to Rs 118321.56 crore during the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal 2012-13? 1) 51% 2) 57.5% 3) 64% 4) 73% 5) 85% Ans.) 3 Ques. : 53 In which of the following states of India more and more youths are joining real estate sector for their career? 1) Haryana 2) Delhi 3) Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh 5) Punjab Ans.) 1 Ques. : 54 With which country India has decided to resume military exercises that had been frozen after a series of spats related to military ties in 2010? 1) Japan 2) US 3) China 4) Vietnam 5) Iran Ans.) 3 Ques. : 55 Who among the following has written the book titled ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Manifesto for the Internet’? 1) LK Advani 2) Sudheendra Kulkarni 3) Ravi Shankar Prasad 4) Sushil Modi 5) Varun Gandhi Ans.) 2 Ques. : 56 In which of the following scandals the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed cases, against the Congress MP Vijay Darda and his brother Rajendra Darda, of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misrepresentation of facts? 1) Coal blocks allotment scandal 2) 2G spectrum scandal 3) Thorium scandal 4) Land acquisition scandal 5) Commonwealth Games scandal Ans.) 1 Ques. : 57 The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has given nod to which public sector bank to pick up 30% stake in Metlife India? 1) State Bank of India 2) Allahabad Bank 3) Canara Bank 4) Punjab National Bank 5) Corporation Bank Ans.) 4 Ques. : 58 Which of the following measures has been suggested by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to help the public sector banks to meet Basel III norms? 1) Bringing down the NPA 2) Bringing down government stake in these banks 3) Nationalising the rest of the public sector banks 4) Allowing stake of foreign banks in public sector banks 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 59 Name the main river of the tributary Kishenganga in Jammu & Kashmir over which India is constructing a 330-MW hydro-electric power project, which Pakistan is opposing on the ground that it would harm the country’s share of water? 1) Chenab 2) Jhelum 3) Ravi 4) Sutlej 5) Beas Ans.) 2 Ques. : 60 Who among the following has written his/her autobiography named ‘Dwikhandita’? 1) Medha Patkar 2) Mahashweta Devi 3) Budhadev Bhattacharya 4) Taslima Nasrin 5) Anna Hazare Ans.) 4 Ques. : 61 In the opinion of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which one of the following is the reason owing to which India’s inflation is accelerating? 1) Excess liquidity in the market 2) Speculation in essential goods 3) Higher food cost 4) Commodities future 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 62 On which one of the following ‘head of expenses’, the expenses of the Government of India are the highest? 1) Food subsidy 2) Fertilizer subsidy 3) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 4) Maintenance of national highways 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 63 Which state has the highest slum population in India, according to Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry? 1) Maharashtra 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) West Bengal 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1 Ques. : 64 Which state government has introduced a new scheme named ‘Pratibha Kiran Yojana’ for promoting higher education among girls of the poor urban families? 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) Delhi Ans.) 3 Ques. : 65 Name the satellite-based Real Time Information System (RTIS) introduced recently by the Indian Railways, to provide accurate train running information to passengers through SMS, Internet, etc? 1) Simran 2) Jeevan Rekha 3) Rail Suchna 4) Jankari 5) Mushkil Aasan Ans.) 1 Ques. : 66 After the consolidation of the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) region-wise, what is the number of RRBs in India currently? 1) 122 2) 111 3) 105 4) 92 5)82 Ans.) 5 Ques. : 67 According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, which of the following is correct about the contribution of agriculture, industry and services sectors in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in India? 1) 10%-32%-58% 2) 13%-28%-59% 3) 15%-30%-55% 4) 18%-33%-49% 5) None of the above is correct Ans.) 2 Ques. : 68 What is the target of disinvestment set by the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2012-13? 1) Rs 30,000 2) Rs 40,000 3) Rs 45,000 4) Rs 50,000 5) Rs 60,000 Ans.) 1 Ques. : 69 What one of the following correctly explains the term ‘fiscal drag’? 1) A huge gap in tax-GDP ratio 2) Unreasonable hike in taxes on poorer sections of population 3) Effect of inflation upon effective tax rates 4) Large-scale tax evasion by certain segments of economy 5) Large-scale subsidies on non-developmental sectors of economy Ans.) 3 Ques. : 70 Yankee Bonds are dollar-denominated debt instrument sold in which of the following countries by the overseas entities? 1) Japan 2) United States 3) Britain 4) China 5) Singapore Ans.) 2 Ques. : 71 The term ‘Jobber’ is associated with which of the following? 1) Sports 2) Parliament 3) Stock market 4) Banking system 5) Judiciary Ans.) 3 Ques. : 72 The chairmanship of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is always allotted to which of the following countries? 1) South Korea 2) Japan 3) Philippines 4) India 5) Singapore Ans.) 2 Ques. : 73 ‘Mee Seva’ centres which would deliver basic services electronically like birth, income, residence and caste certificates is an initiative of which state government? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Maharashtra 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Karnataka 5) Kerala Ans.) 1 Ques. : 74 The renowned economist Amartya Sen emphasises that having enough to eat depends on one very crucial factor. Which of the following is that factor? 1) Society’s system of entitlement 2) Distribution of agricultural income 3) Low poverty rates 4) Structure of the family 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 75 Which country has been named as the ‘Diabetes Capital of the World’ by the 5th edition of Diabetes Atlas released recently? 1) India 2) China 3) USA 4) Russia 5) Brazil Ans.) 2
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