1.The ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’ ?
a. Irom Chanu Sharmila
b. Mary Kom
c. Irom Shanu Sharmila.
d. Irom Banu Sharmila.
2. World’s Newest religion is ?
a. yazdanism
b.kopimism
c. mandaeism
d. shamanism
3. How many fundamental rights are there in the constitution of INDIA?
a. 8
b. 6
c. 5
d. 7
4. Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental duties (Art 51 A) in the
constitution
a. To safeguard public property to abjure violence
b. Secularism
c. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
d. To abide by the constitution and respect its ideals
5. Fundamental duties were included in the constitution by
a. 40th amendment
b. 42nd amendment
c. 43rd
d. 44th
6. The fundamental duties of Indian citizens are mentioned in
a. Part IV of the constitution
b. Part IV-A
c. Part III-A
d. In schedule IV-A
7. Fundamental duties were incorporated in the year
a. 1975
b. 1976
c. 1977
d. 1979
8. The idea of fundamental duties is derived from
a. American constitution
b. British
c. Russian
d. None
1)Satyameva Jayate has been taken from which Upanishad?
a)Chandogya
b)Mundaka
c)Aitareya
d)Brihadaranyaka
2)Which state/UT has highest Male literacy rate?
a)Kerela
b)Karnataka
c)Lakshadweep
d)Chandigarh
3)Sex ratio of India(no. of females per 1000 males) is
a)920
b)980
c)910
d)940
4)Density of Population(no. of people per square km)
a)356
b)382
c)375
d)390
5)The National Population Policy(NPP) announced in Feb 2000 aims to achieve a stable
population by
a)2040
b)2045
c)2025
d)2030
6)Jarawas belong to
a)Nicobar
b)Andaman and Nicobar
c)Lakshadweep
d)Little Andamans
7)Parsi religious book –
a)Zend Avesta
b)Torah
c)Quran
d)Bible
Q.The Constitution of India is republican because it1 provides for adult franchise
2 provides for an elected Parliament
3 has no hereditary elements
4 contains a bill of rights
Q. The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from
the1 Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan
2 First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan
3 Second Five-Year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan
4 First Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan
Q. While a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be
extended for a period 1 not exceeding nine months
2 not exceeding three months
3 of two years at a time
4 of one year at a time
Q. The National Commission for Women was created by 1 an amendment in the Constitution of India
2 an Act passed by the Parliament
3 an order of the President of India
4 a decision of the Union Cabinet
Q. Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court of India shall be in
English language?
1 The Supreme Court Rules, 1966
2 Article 145 of the Constitution of India
3 Article 348 of the Constitution of India
4 A Legislation made by the Parliament
In which River Hirakud dam(longest dam in India) is situated ?
Answer:Mahanadi(Odisha)
In which River Bhakranangal dam(largest dam in India) is situated ?
Answer:Sutlej(Himachal Pradesh)
In which River Tehri Dam (highest dam in India)
is situated ?
Answer:Bhagirathi River (Uttarakhand)
In which River Nagarjunasagar Dam is situated ?
Answer:Krishna RiverRead
11. Norman Borlaug is associated with the
(A) Rainbow Revolution. (B) Green Revolution. (C) White Revolution.
(D) Blue Revolution. (E) Pink Revolution
12. Where was India’s first shipyard built by Walchand Hirachand in the early 1940s?
(A) Tuticorin (B) Mumbai (C) Visakhapatnam (D) Kolkata (E) Kochin
13. What is the name of the Plan for economic development of India published in 1944 by technocrats and
businessmen?
(A) Avadi Plan (B) Bombay Plan (C) Swadeshi Plan
(D) Gandhian Manifesto (E) Peoples Plan
14. The Saffir-Simpson Scale is used to measure the intensity of
(A) earthquakes. (B) hurricanes. (C) desertification. (D) soil erosion. (E) None of the above
15. Which Indian IT major company has been awarded special commendation at the "Asian Human Capital
Award 2012" to impart training to rural poor and backward community?
(A) Wipro (B) TCS (C) Infosys (D) Mphasis (E) None of these
16. Grasslands in high plateaus of South Africa are termed as
(A) Prairies. (B) Pampas (C) Steppes. (D) Veldts. (E) None of these
17. Foreign Trade policy is framed / evolved for a period of 5 years. Which is the period that is covered by
the current foreign trade policy?
(A) 2010 - 2015 (B) 2009 - 2014 (C) 2011 – 2016 (D) 2008 - 2013 (E) 2012 - 2017
18. Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for agriculture crops like paddy, jowar, pulses, oilseeds, etc. are
declared by ________.
(A) the Government of India
(B) the State Governments
(C) the Food Corporation of India
(D) the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP)
(E) the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees
19. Bank Note Press a unit of SP & MCIL, is located at ________.
(A) Nashik, Maharashtra (B) Dewas, Madhya Pradesh (C) Hyderabad
(D) Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh (E) Kolkata
20. What is the tenure of the 13th Finance commission?
(A) 2010-2015 (B) 2009-2014 (C) 2008-2013 (D) 2011-2016 (E) 2012-2017
1.The Sarvodaya Movement was started by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jayprakash Narayan
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Datta Dharmodhikari
2.The Simon Commission was appointed in
(a) 1927
(b) 1928
(c) 1929
(d) 1930
3.When the fully developed splendid form of temple architecture emerged in India?
(a) First century B. C.
(b) Fourth century B. C.
(c) Sixth century A. D.
(d) Eight century A. D
4.When was Burma separated from India
(a) 1947
(b) 1942
(c) 1937
(c) 1932
5.Where did Rigvedic Aryans live in India?
(a) Northern India
(b) All over India
(c) Eastern part of India
(d) Sapta Sindhu area
6.Which of the following was the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
(a) Economic System
(b) Religious life
(c) Town Planning
(d) Social life
7.Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Sanghamitra and Mahinda
(d) Chitragupta
8.Who amongst the following is regarded as the historical founder of Jainism?
(a) Mahavira
(b) Sisunaga
(c) Rishabha
(d) Gautama
9.Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?
(a) Akbar
(b) Babar
(c) Sikinder Lodi
(d) Mubarak Shah Sayyad
10.Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(b) Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(c) Liyaqat Ali Khan
(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Muslim League was founded by Aga Khan III and nawab Saleem Ullah Khan but it became
prominently known to function under jinnah only because of the separate statehood of Pakistan.
1. Who is the Author of book “Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy”?
(A) Amartya Sen (B) Raghuram Rajan (C) Kaushik Basu (D) C. Ranga Rajan (E) None of these
2. Guru Vempati China Satyam, Padma Bhushan passed away in July 2012. He is an exponent of which
Indian classical dance form?
(A) Bharata Natyam (B) Kathak (C) Kathakali (D) Kuchipudi (E) Manipuri
3. As per National Dairy Development Board, while India is in the top position in the world in respect of
milk production with 127.3 million tonnes in 2010-11, which state occupies the first position in milk
production?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Punjab (D) Gujarat (E) Maharashtra
4. Forbes magazine released “Forbes list of 100 most powerful women of 2012” on 22nd August 2012.
While Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, occupies the 1st rank in the list, who among the following is
the frontrunner indian women in the rankings?
(A) Indra Nooyi, CEO, Pepsi Co
(B) Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, CISCO Systems
(C) Chanda Kochchar, MD, and CEO, ICICI Bank
(D) Kiran Muzumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon
(E) Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian NationalCongress - 6th
5. Which Public Sector Bank in India is the first bank to launch on 22nd August, 2012 floating rate deposit
product FRTD (Floating Rate Interest on Retail Term Deposit)?
(A) State Bank of India (B) IDBI Bank (C) Canara Bank
(D) Punjab National Bank (E) Bank of Baroda
6. With the increase of India’s contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2.44% to
2.75%. India becomes the 8th largest shareholder in IMF, while _____ and _____ occupy the 1st and the
2nd positions respectively.
(A) Brazil and Russia (B) China and France (C) USA and Japan
(D) UK and Germany (E) None of these
7. While Pranab Mukherjee is the 13th President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the ______ VicePresident of India.
(A) 14th
(B) 13th
(C) 12th
(D) 15th
(E) None of these
8. Which state on April 24th 2012, won the “Best State award for strengthening Panchayati Raj Institution”
and “Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme Award” for the year 2011-12?
(A) Assam (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Sikkim
(D) Nagaland (E) Tripura
9. Which of the following major ports in India that are not located in West coast?
(A) Ennore (B) Tuiticorin (C) New Mangalore (D) (A) and (B) (E) Kandla
10. PURA, Provision of Urban Amenities for Rural Areas, was launched in June 2012, aiming at bringing
basic facilities to the newly designated towns. The scheme will be implemented in six states. Which of the
following states is not figured in the scheme?
(A) Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (B) West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala and Maharashtra (D) Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
Golden Revolution: Fruit Production
Grey Revolution: Fertilizer Production
Blue Revolution: Fish Production
Black Revolution: Petroleum Production
Pink Revolution: Prawn Production
Round Revolution: Potato Production
Red Revolution: Meat/Tomato Production
Silver Revolution: Egg/Poultry Production
White Revolution: Milk Production
Yellow Revolution: Oil seeds Production
1) VITRIOL : BITTER
A) hindsight : perfect
B) alabaster : white
C) buoyancy : light
D) equilibrium : just
E) jubilation : biblical
2) INVECTIVE : BLAME
A) homage : copy
B) grandeur : admire
C) duplicity : increase
D) depravity : corrupt
E) masonry : construct
3) VERNACULAR : REGIONAL
A) leaf : autumnal
B) senator : dissentious
C) fluctuation : irregular
D) budget : austere
E) autopsy : fatal
4) VIRULENT : POISONOUS
A) autonomous : free
B) disparate : different
C) botanical : flowery
D) dormant : tired
E) unique : eccentric
5) GRENADIER : ARMY
A) inkling : pen
B) wheelchair : paraplegic
C) couch : lethargy
D) count : nobility
E) insurrection : government
6) FAKE : AUTHENTICITY
A) latent : manifestation
B) impenetrable : defense
C) lacteal : milk
D) preponderant : thought
E) retrograde : direction
7) NEFARIOUS : VIRTUOUS
A) stringent : solid
B) subliminal : secret
C) reticent : talkative
D) jocular : humorous
E) haggard : old
8) CASTIGATE : CRITICIZE
A) dishevel : destroy
B) brutalize : attack
C) legalize : filibuster
D) predict : forecast
National Food Security Mission:
NFSM will have three components
National Food Security Mission – Rice (NFSM-Rice)
National Food Security Mission – Wheat (NFSM-Wheat)
National Food Security Mission – Pulses (NFSM-Pulses)
Total financial implications for the NFSM will be Rs.4882.48 crores during the XI Plan (2007-08 –
2011-12). Beneficiary farmers will contribute 50% of cost of the activities / work to be taken up
at their / individual farm holdings.
Beneficiaries can choose to draw loans from the Banks, in which case subsidy amount prescribed
for a particular component for which the loan availed will be released to the Banks.
The implementation of the NFSM would result in increasing the production of rice by 10 million
tones, wheat by 8 million tones and pulses by 2 million tones by 2011-12. It would also create
additional employment opportunities.
24 States (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand and West Bengal) will be covered under NFSM-Rice.
166 districts of 9 States (Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra and
West Bengal) will be covered under NFSM-Wheat.
468 districts of 16 States (AP, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, UP and West Bengal) will be
covered under NFSM-Pulses.
20 million hectares of rice, 13 million hectares of wheat and 4.5 million hectares of pulses are
included in these districts that roughly constitute 50% of cropped area for wheat and rice. For
pulses, an additional 20% cropped area would be created.
The Centre has allocated over Rs 1,800 crore to states under NFSM this year to raise foodgrains
output by 25 million tonnes in the 12th Five Year Plan period.
1.currency of poland is:
a. leu
b. euro
c. zloty
d. krona
2. which country is known as "sugar bowl of world"
a. namibia
b. angola
c. cuba
d. ecuador
3. which country has lowest life expectancy at birth:
a. switzerland
b. chad
c. india
d. guinea-bissau
4. largest lake of world
a. amazon
b. superior lake
c. baikal lake
d. caspian sea
5. the only indian to won "MIss earth" title
a. prachi mishra
b. dia mirza
c. nicole faria
d. tanushree dutta
6. india's rank in medal tally of olympic 2012:
a. 45
b. 55
c. 35
d. 40
7.who started "home rule movement"
a. raja gopalachari
b. annie basant
c. mahatma gandhi
d. none of these
8. founder of the slave dynasty?
a. allaudin khilji
b. iltutmish
c. qutab-ud-din-aibakd. bahram singh
9. miss earth 2012 is
a. phillipines
b. venezuela
c. czech republic
d. mexico
10. the name of first "test tube calf" in india was:
a. pratham
b. yamini
c. mudransha
d. lara
Wolf Prize - Israel
Abel Prize - Norway
Ramon Magsaysay Award - Philippines
Templeton Prize - US
Pulitzer Prize - US (Columbia University )
Kalinga Prize - UNESCO
Carnegie Medal in Literature - British literary award
Booker – British
WISE=QUATOR
Energy Statistics:
Just over half of rural India uses electricity as its main source of lighting, an increase of 12%
over 2001. the data also shows that 43% of rural households still use kerosene to light their
houses. In urban India , the spread of electricity is more complete , with 93% of households
using electricity as their primary source of light.
over 85% of rural India still use firewood, crop residue or cow dung as its primary source of fuel
for cooking. Even in urban India, the proportion of those using LPG is under twothirds.
20% of urban Indians still use firewood for cooking. For urban and rural areas put together, the
proportion of those using kerosene as the primary cooking fuel has come down from 6.5% to
2.9% over the last 10 years.
RAJIV GANDHI GRAMEEN VIDYUTIKARAN YOJANA AT A GLANCE
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) was launched in April-05 by merging all
ongoing schemes.
Under the programme 90% grant is provided by Govt. of India and 10% as loan by REC to the
State Governments.
REC is the nodal agency for the programme.
The RGGVY aims at:
Electrifying all villages and habitations as per new definition
Providing access to electricity to all rural households
Providing electricity Connection to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families free of charge
Habitations above 100 population are being covered under the scheme. During XI Plan, 327
projects costing Rs.16,268 Crore have been sanctioned for electrification of 49,383 villages and
for providing 162 lakh electricity connections BPL households. Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Lakshadweep, Puducherry are not
participating in RGGVY programme
Govt Schemes(basic info):Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)
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Nationwide plan in India to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages. It
is under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development
Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana(RGGVY)
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with the objective of electrifying over one lakh un-electrified villages and to provide free
electricity connections to 2.34 Crore rural BPL households. This programme has been brought
under the ambit of Bharat Nirman.
Indira Awaas Yojana - (IAY)
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is a Government of India social welfare programme to provide housing for the rural poor in India
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme – (NREGS)
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is an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005. The scheme
provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in every financial year to adult
members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the
statutory minimum wage of INR120 (US$2.43) per day in 2009 prices.[1] The Central
government outlay for scheme is INR40,000 crore (US$8.11 billion) in FY 2010-11.
National Horticulture Mission(NHM)
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The objective of this scheme is to provide holistic growth of horticulture sector in India and to
enhance horticulture production.
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY)
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aims at achieving 4% annual growth in the agriculture sector during the XI Plan period, by
ensuring a holistic development of Agriculture and allied sectors.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan - (SSA)
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India's flagship programme for achievement of Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in
a time bound manner, as mandated by 86th amendment to the Constitution of India making free
and compulsory Education to the Children of 6-14 years age group, a Fundamental Right.
Mid Day Meal Scheme - (MDM)
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Objectives of the mid-day meal scheme
- avoid classroom hunger,
- increase school enrolment,
- increase school attendance
- improve socialization among castes
- address malnutrition &
- empower women through employment
Integrated Child Development Scheme- (ICDS)
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The Integrated Child Development Sevices Programme aims at providing services to pre-school
children in an integrated manner so as to ensure proper growth and development of children in
rural, tribal and slum areas. ICDS is a centrally sponsored scheme.
National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP)
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The objective of the Programme is to extend financial assistance to old persons having little or no
regular means of subsistence, to households living below the poverty line in case of death of the
primary breadwinner and to pregnant women of households below the poverty line upto the first
two live births.
National Rural Health Mission - (NRHM)
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The National Rural Health Mission of India mission was created for the years 2005–2012, and its
goal is to "improve the availability of and access to quality health care by people, especially for
those residing in rural areas, the poor, women, and children."
Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
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is a massive city modernisation scheme launched by the Government of India under Ministry of
Urban Development. It envisages a total investment of over $20 billion over seven years.
Total Sanitation Campaign(TSC)
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Total Sanitation Campaign is a comprehensive programme to ensure sanitation facilities in rural
areas with broader goal to eradicate the practice of open defecation.
Government Schemes and Plans - II:Swabhimaan
#Launched on 10 Feb 2011
#The initiative enables Government subsidies and social security benefits to be directly credited
to the accounts of the beneficiaries, enabling them to draw the money from the Business
correspondents in their village itself.
MahatmaGandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
#Promotes inclusive growth,augment wage employment and strengthening natural resource
management through works that address causes of chronic poverty like drought, deforestation,
and soil erosion and thus encourage sustainable development.
#Under this scheme,Govt provides at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a
financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
with mandatory 33% women participation.
#minimum Wage is Rs 125
SwarnjayantiGram Swarojgar Yojana
#It was launched to help poor rural families (Swarozgaris) cross the poverty line by assisting
them to take up income- generating economic activities through a mix of bank credit and
government subsidy. The scheme involves selection of key activities, planning of activity clusters,
organization of the poor into self-help groups (SHGs), and building of their capacities through
training and skill development, creation of infrastructure, and technological and marketing
support.
#A new initiative has also been taken up for setting up a Rural Self Employment Training
Institute(RSETI) in each district of the country for basic and skill development training of rural
BPL youth to enable them to undertake micro-enterprises and wage employment.
SwarnaJayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
#The SJSRY launched by the Government of India . To provide gainful employment to the urban
unemployed and underemployed through encouraging the setting up of self-employment
ventures or provision of wage employment.
Bharat Nirman
#Launched in 2005-06 for building infrastructure and basic amenities in rural areas, has six
components, namely rural housing, irrigation potential, drinking water, rural roads, electrification,
and rural telephony.
#Important initiative for reducing the gap between rural and urban areas and improving the
quality of life of people in rural areas.
JawaharLal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
The JNNURM emphasizes the implementation of the following three mandatory pro-poor key
reforms to enhance the capacity of urban local bodies (ULBs) (i) internal earmarking within local body budgets for basic services to the urban poor.
(ii) earmarking at least 20-25 per cent of developed land in all housing projects (both public and
private agencies) for the economically weaker section (EWS)/lower income group (LIG) category.
(iii) implementation of seven-point charter for provision of seven basic entitlements/services.
KasturbaGandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)
The KGBV is a scheme for setting up residential schools at upper primary level for girls belonging
predominantly to the SC/ ST, OBC, and minority communities. The scheme is being implemented
in the EBBs where rural female literacy is below 30 per cent and in select urban areas where
female literacy is below the national average. The KGBV scheme was merged with the (SSA) with
effect from 1 April 2007. The scheme provides for minimum reservation of 75 per cent of the
seats for girls belonging to SCs, STs, OBCs or minority communities and priority for the remaining
25 per cent to girls from BPL families.
NationalProgramme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL)
The NPEGEL, is a focused intervention of the Government of India to reach the 'Hardest to
Reach' girls. It is an important component of the SSA, which provides additional support for
enhancing girl's education over and above the normal SSA interventions. The programme
provides for setting up of a 'model school' in every cluster with more intense community
mobilization and supervision of girls' enrolment in schools. Gender sensitisation of teachers,
development of gender-sensitive learning materials, and provision of need-based incentives like
escorts, stationery, workbooks, and uniforms are some of the endeavours under the programme.
The scheme is being implemented in the EBBs where the level of rural female literacy is less than
the national average and gender gap is above the national average; in blocks of districts which
are not covered under EBBs but where at least 5 per cent of population is SC/ST and where
SC/ST female literacy is below 10 per cent; and also in select urban slums.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
#To provide accessible, affordable, and accountable quality health services to rural areas with
emphasis on poor persons and remote areas. It is being operationalized throughout the country,
with special focus on 18 states, which include 8 empowered action group States (Bihar,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Orissa, and Rajasthan), 8
north-eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.
#The Mission addresses the issue of health in the context of a sector-wide approach addressing
sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, and safe drinking water as the basic determinants of good
health. Keeping this in view, it seeks greater convergence among the related social-sector
departments, namely AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and
Homoeopathy), Women & Child Development, Sanitation, Elementary Education, Panchayati Raj,
and Rural Development.
RajivGandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG)
This scheme was launched on 19 November 2010 with the objective of empowering adolescent
girls in the age group 11-18 years by bringing improvement in their nutritional and health status
and upgrading various skills like home skills, life skills, and vocational skills.
Some of the other schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child
Development, include:
(i) Dhanlakshmi, which is a conditional cash transfer scheme for the girl child which was
launched as a pilot project in March 2008. The objective is to encourage families to educate girl
children and to prevent child marriage. The scheme provides for cash transfers to the family of a
girl child on fulfilling certain specific conditionalities relating to birth and registration,
immunization, and enrolment and retention in school up to Class VIII.
(ii) Scheme for the Welfare of Working Children in Need of Care and Protection providing
for nonformal education, vocational training, etc. to working children to facilitate their entry/reentry into mainstream education. There are 120 projects of 100 children each currently being
funded under the Scheme.
(iii) Bal Bandhu Scheme for protection of children in areas of civil unrest is being implemented
through the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) with the grant
sanctioned from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.
(iv) Swadhar scheme for providing temporary accommodation, maintenance, and rehabilitative
services to women and girls rendered homeless and women in difficult circumstances
(v) Short Stay Home (SSH) scheme being implemented by the Central Social Welfare Board
with similar objectives/target group as in case of the Swadhar scheme.
(vi) Ujjawala, a comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking with five specific
components- prevention, rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration, and repatriation of victims-was
launched on 4 December 2007. Under this scheme, 134 projects including 73 rehabilitation
homes, spread over 16 States, have been sanctioned.
Q.Over 90% of the world's biomass is in1 freshwater wetlands
2 tropical rain forests
3 oceans
4 topsoils
Ans: 2
Q. Which one among the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?
1 Industrial chimney
2 Automobile exhaust fume
3 Wetland
4 Mining
Ans: 3
Q. Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because1 it is used in photosynthesis
2 its absorbs infrared radiation
3 it emits visible radiation
4 its concentration remains always higher than other gases
Ans: 2
Q. The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of1 birds from reptiles
2 mammals from reptiles
3 reptiles from amphibians
4 mammals from birds
Ans: 1
Q. Fiscal policy in India is formulated by1 the Reserve Bank of India
2 the Finance Ministry
3 the Planning Commission
4 the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Ans: 2
Q. The imaginary line of the Earth's surface that closely follows the 180 degree Meridian is 1 Prime Meridian
2 International Date Line
3 Equator
4 Tropic of Cancer
Ans: 2
Q. Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to1 high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction
2 low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction
3 high escape velocity of air molecule only
4 low gravitational attraction only
Ans: 2
Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's
surface?
1 Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
2 Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
3 Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
4 Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
Ans: 3
Q. The basis of European Union began with the signing of 1 Treaty of Paris
2 Maastricht Trearty
3 Treaty of Lisbon
4 Treaty of Rome
Ans: 2
Q. The soil formed by wind bust in and around hot deserts is called 1 loamy soil
2 silty soil
3 loess soil
4 sandy soil
Ans: 4
1. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Wheel of the Indian National Flag?
a) 24
b) 23
c) 22
d) 18
2. Who was the first Governor General of free India?
a) C Rajagopalachari
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
3. Who was the first Indian Governor General of free India?
a) C Rajagopalachari
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Dr S Radhakrishnan
d) Rajendra Prasad
4. Which is India’s national animal?
a) Lion
b) Tiger
c) Elephant
d) Cow
5. Which of the following is our National Anthem?
a) Jana Gana Mana …
b) Vandematharam
c) Sare Jahanse Achcha
d) Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara
6. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) President of India
b) Prime Minister
c) Home Minister
d) Supreme Court
7. What is the maximum number of members of Lok Sabha?
a) 525
b) 535
c) 545
d) 550
8. For how long can President’s rule be imposed in a state initially?
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Three years
d) Six months
9. In the matter of Money bills, the position of Rajya Sabha is
a) Superior
b) Inferior
c) Same as that of Lok Sabha
d) None of these
10. Who appoints the Advocate General?
a) Governor of the State
b) Chief Minister
c) President of India
d) Chief Justice of High Court
11. Who is the head of the State Government?
a) Governor
b) Chief Minister
c) Chief Justice of High Court
d) President
12. Who appoints the Governors of the State?
a) President of India
b) Prime Minister
c) Chief Minister
d) Supreme Court
13. What is the term of office of the governor of a state?
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
14. How many kinds of emergencies are there according to our constitution?
a) three
b) four
c) two
d) five
15. By which amendment was the voting age reduced to 18 from 21?
a) 52nd amendment
b) 56th amendment
c) 61st amendment
d) 73rd amendment
1. In which of the following year came the first Constitutional Amendment?
a) 1951
b) 1952
c) 1956
d) 1948
2. By which amendment was primary education added to the list of Fundamental Rights?
a) 91st amendment
b) 92nd amendment
c) 93rd amendment
d) 94th amendment
3. Who appoints the members of the Union Public Service Commission?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Chairman of UPSC
d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
4. What is India’s National bird?
a) Swan
b) Pigeon
c) Nightingale
d) Peacock
5. What is India’s National Flower?
a) Rose
b) Lotus
c) Jasmine
d) Hibiscus
6. Which of the following statements tell why India is a democratic republic?
a) The head of the state is elected by the people
b) There is parliamentary supremacy
c) There is independence of judiciary
d) None of these
7. How many members can be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
8. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of India?
a) Defence Minister
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Chief of Army Staff
9. What is dealt within the Part IV of our Constitution?
a) Fundamental duties
b) Directive principles of State Policy
c) Fundamental rights
d) Citizenship
10. From which constitution did our constitution borrow the concept of the Directive Principles of
State Policy?
a) Canada
b) Ireland
c) United Kingdom
d) Germany
GK Indian Polity 3
1. Which writ can be issued by a High Court to direct a public official or the government not to
enforce a law which is unconstitutional?
a) Certiorari
b) Prohibition
c) Quo Warranto
d) Mandamus
2. In which of the following is the residuary powers vested according to our constitution?
a) Union Parliament
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Supreme Court
3. From which of the following is the word ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in our national emblem
taken?
a) Mahabharata
b) Mundaka Upanishad
c) Kathopanishad
d) Ramayana
4. The constituent Assembly adopted the design of the National Flag on
a) 22nd July, 1947
b) 26th November, 1949
c) 26th January, 1950
d) 15th August, 1947
5. The state of Bombay was split into two states Gujarat and Maharashtra in the year
a) 1960
b) 1972
c) 1956
d) 1980
6. Which article of our constitution forms the core of the Chapter on Fundamental Rights?
a) Article 19
b) Article 18
c) Article 20
d) Article 21
7. How many categories of freedom can an Indian citizen have?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 9
d) 12
8. Which schedule of our constitution deals with the languages approved by the constitution?
a) Fourth Schedule
b) Eighth Schedule
c) Tenth Schedule
d) Fifth Schedule
9. Which schedule of our constitution deals with the Anti-Defection law?
a) Fourth Schedule
b) Eighth Schedule
c) Tenth Schedule
d) Fifth Schedule
10. Who appoints the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?
a) Speaker
b) Prime Minister
c) Members of the Lok Sabha
d) President
11. For what period can the Vice President hold the office of the President in the event of the
death of the President?
a) Two months
b) Six months
c) One month
d) Three months
12. A person seeking election to the office of Vice President must have completed what age?
a) 35 years
b) 30 years
c) 25 years
d) 18 years
13. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Speaker
d) None of these
14. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) BR Ambedkar
c) C Rangarajan
d) KC Pant
15. The full status of statehood was conferred upon the Union territories of Manipur and Tripura
in
a) 1956
b) 1960
c) 1985
d) 1972
1. Which of the following does not constitute the Electoral College for electing the President of
India?
a) Elected members of the Legislative Council
b) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
c) Elected members of Lok Sabha
d) Elected members of Rajya Sabha
2. In which of the following year was the proclamation of Emergency by the President on the
ground of internal disturbance made for the first time?
a) 1975
b) 1960
c) 1976
d) 1974
3. Within what period from the date of its proclamation will an emergency cease to be in
operation, unless approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament?
a) one month
b) two month
c) three month
d) six month
4. The proclamation of emergency under Article 362 was made for the first time in
a) 1975
b) 1962
c) 1976
d) 1960
5. Which of the following is not a financial committee of Parliament in India?
a) Public Accounts Committee
b) Estimates Committee
c) Finance Commission
d) Committee on Public Undertakings
6. At which of the following places is the Supreme Court of India located?
a) Mumbai
b) Madras
c) New Delhi
d) Calcutta
7. What is the duration of the term of the President of India?
a) Four years
b) Five years
c) Six years
d) Seven years
8. For a maximum period of how many days can a Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha be
detained by the Rajya Sabha?
a) 14 days
b) 30 days
c) 90 days
d) 60 days
9. Which of the following qualification is not essential for election as the President of India?
a) The candidate must be a citizen of India?
b) Must have completed 35 years of age
c) Must be a member of Lok Sabha
d) Must not be holding an office of profit
10. How many members can be nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
1. Which article of our constitution deals with the amendment of constitution?
a) Article 368
b) Article 352
c) Article 356
d) Article 360
2. By which of the following Acts were the High Courts of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
established?
a) Indian High Court Act, 1911
b) Indian High Courts Act, 1865
c) Indian High Courts Act, 1861
d) None of these
3. Who was the Prime Minister of India when National Emergency was declared in 1975?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Morarji Desai
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Who was the President of India when National Emergency was declared in 1975?
a) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
b) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
c) VV Giri
d) Gyani Sail Singh
5. What is the form of Government which is headed by an elected representative and a not a
hereditary monarch called?
a) Republican
b) Democratic
c) Presidential
d) Parliamentary
6. Which of the following is a Fundamental right?
a) freedom of expression
b) Right to Personal Liberty
c) Right to move freely within India
d) All the above
7. Which of the following is not a Fundamental right?
a) right to live
b) right to freedom of religion
c) right to contest an election
d) right to equal protection under the laws
8. Who wrote the National Anthem of India?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Muhammad Iqbal
c) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
d) Mahatma Gandhi
9. By virtue of which Act, did the British government take over the administration from East India
Company?
a) Act of 1858
b) Act of 1909
c) Act of 1919
d) Act of 1935
10. The position of the President of India is comparable to
a) British Monarch
b) US President
c) Russian President
d) German Chancellor
11. Disputes regarding election to the posts of President and Vice President should be brought
before
a) Supreme Court
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Election Commission
12. A Bill passed by the Parliament has to be signed by
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Cabinet
d) Speaker
13. What is the retiring age of the Judges of Supreme Court?
a) 60
b) 62
c) 65
d) 68
14. Who among the following has the right to take part in the proceedings of any committee of
Parliament without being a member of it?
a) Deputy Chairperson of Finance Commission
b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c) The Attorney General of India
d) Election Commissioner
15. From which of the following nations did we borrow the doctrine of judicial review?
a) Great Britain
b) USA
c) France
d) Switzerland
16. Who is the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Vice President
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
17. Under the provisions of which Article of the Constitution is President’s rule imposed in a
state?
a) Article 352
b) Article 350
c) Article 356
d) Article 360
18. How many times can a person be elected President of India?
a) two times
b) three times
c) four times
d) no limit
19. The President of India can be removed from office by
a) Parliament
b) The Lok Sabha
c) The Prime Minister of India
d) The Chief Justice of India
20. What is the normal term of office of the Prime Minister of India?
a) five years
b) four years
c) six years
d) no limit
21. What is the minimum voting age in India?
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 20 years
d) 25 years
22. To be eligible for election as a member of Rajya Sabha a candidate must have completed
what age?
a) 25 years
b) 30 years
c) 35 years
d) 18 years
23. What is the number of writs that can be issued by the Supreme Court or High Court?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 5
24. Which of the following acts introduced diarchy as the form of Government at the provincial
level?
a) Govt. of India Act, 1919
b) Minto-Morley reforms
c) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
d) Govt. of India Act, 1935
25. Which of the following events compelled Gandhiji to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) Jalianwala Bagh massacre
b) Chauri Chaura incident
c) Rowlatt Act
d) Failure of Cripps Mission
1. A candidate must have completed what age to be a member of the Lok Sabha?
a) 25 years
b) 30 years
c) 35 years
d) 18 years
2. Which amendment to the Constitution deals with the reorganization of states?
a) 7th amendment
b) 5th amendment
c) 6th amendment
d) 4th amendment
3. Which Indian state has its own constitution?
a) Punjab
b) Delhi
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) West Bengal
4. Who among the following gives legal advice to the state government?
a) Comptroller and Auditor General
b) Advocate General
c) Chief Justice of High Court
d) Attorney General of India
5. Which amendment to the Constitution deals with the Anti-defection law?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 52nd Amendment
c) 61st Amendment
d) 47th Amendment
6. Which Article of our Constitution forbids child labour?
a) Article 18
b) Article 24
c) Article 36
d) Article 28
7. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
a) Prime Minister
b) Defence Minister
c) President
d) Chief of Army Staff
8. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court?
a) Prime Minister
b) Law Minister
c) President
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
9. What is the term of office of the Vice President of India?
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
10. For a No-Confidence Motion to be introduced in the Lok Sabha it must have the support of at
least
a) 50 members
b) One-third of the total number of members
c) 60 members
d) 100 members
11. How many Anglo Indians can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha?
a) 12
b) 6
c) 3
d) 2
12. What is the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha?
a) 250 members
b) 260 members
c) 300 members
d) 500 members
13. What is the term of office of a member of Rajya Sabha?
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) 4 years
d) 7 years
14. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Vice President
15. Who holds the office of the President if neither the President nor the Vice President is
available?
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) None
16. Which of the following schedules in the Constitution divides the legislative powers between
the Union and the States?
a) V schedule
b) VI schedule
c) VII schedule
d) VIII schedule
17. In accordance with the provisions of our constitution new all-India services can be created
only by
a) the President on the advice of the council of Ministers
b) the Parliament
c) amendment of the Constitution
d) new services cannot be created
18. Under our Constitution Residuary Powers are vested in
a) the President
b) the Union
c) State legislatures
d) Both the Union and State Legislatures
19. The vesting of residuary powers under our constitution in the Union follows the precedent of
which constitution?
a) Canadian Constitution
b) Irish Constitution
c) US Constitution
d) British Constitution
20. Which Constitutional authority is responsible for constituting the Finance Commission
periodically?
a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
21. For a period of how many years is the Finance Commission normally constituted?
a) four years
b) five years
c) six years
d) three years
22. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Vice President
23. Under our Constitution the sovereign power rests with which of the following?
a) Judiciary
b) President
c) People
d) Parliament
24. Which amendment to the Constitution made it necessary on the part of the President to
accept the advice given by the Council of Ministers?
a) 24th amendment
b) 25th amendment
c) 41st amendment
d) 42nd amendment
25. From which constitution did we borrow the concept of our Federation?
a) Canadian Constitution
b) Australian Constitution
c) Irish Constitution
d) German Constitution
1. The vesting of Residuary Powers under our constitution in the Union follows the precedent of
which Constitution?
a) Canadian constitution
b) Irish constitution
c) US constitution
d) British constitution
2. Which constitutional authority is responsible for constituting the Finance Commission
periodically?
a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
3. For a period of how many years is the Finance Commission normally constituted?
a) four years
b) five years
c) six years
d) three years
4. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Vice President
5. Under our constitution, the sovereign power rests with which of the following?
a) judiciary
b) president
c) people
d) parliament
6. Which amendment to the constitution made it mandatory on the part of the President to
accept the advice given by the council of ministers?
a) 24th amendment
b) 25th amendment
c) 41st amendment
d) 42nd amendment
7. From which constitution did we borrow the concept of our Federation?
a) Canadian constitution
b) Australian constitution
c) Irish constitution
d) German constitution
8. Which of the following is the competent authority to amend the constitution?
a) parliament
b) state legislatures
c) president
d) chairman of the Rajya Sabha
9. Which articles of our constitution deals with the cultural and educational rights?
a) 30 and 31
b) 29 and 30
c) 31 and 32
d) 32 and 33
10. To whom should a notice in writing be given for raising a half an hour discussion in a House
of Parliament?
a) Presiding officer of the house
b) Secretary general of the house
c) Secretary of department of parliamentary affairs
d) Ministers concerned
11. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Ripon
d) Lord Hardinge
12. Who was the first President of the Republic of India?
a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
b) C Rajagopalachari
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Zakir Hussain
13. Who was the first Muslim President of independent India?
a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
b) APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Dr Zakir Hussain
d) None of these
14. Who among the following British Prime Ministers issued the infamous ‘communal award’
which prescribed separate electorates to different communities?
a) Ramsay MacDonald
b) Clement Atley
c) Winston Churchill
d) Neville Chamberlain
15. Which of the following is not a language included in the eighth schedule of the constitution?
a) English
b) Konkani
c) Sindhi
d) Kashmiri
16. A candidate seeking election to a state legislative assembly must have completed what age?
a) 30 years
b) 25 years
c) 21 years
d) 20 years
17. Which of the following is not a post mentioned in the Constitution of India?
a) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
b) The Deputy Prime Minister
c) The Deputy speaker of the state legislative assemblies
d) The Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha
18. Who among the following can propose the name of a candidate for the office of President of
India?
a) any five citizens of India
b) any five members of parliament
c) any one member of the electoral college
d) any ten members of the electoral college
19. Which of the following tax is levied and collected by the union but wholly assigned to the
states?
a) taxes on railway fares and freights
b) stamp duties
c) sales tax
d) custom duties
20. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
a) Chief Justice of India
b) Union Law Minister
c) Prime Minister
d) President
21. Who among the following presidents of India held the office for two successive terms?
a) VV Giri
b) Dr S Radhakrishnan
c) Dr Zakir Hussain
d) Dr Rajendra Prasad
22. The Fundamental Duties were added to the constitution for the first time in
a) 1974
b) 1975
c) 1976
d) 1977
23. Of which type is the Indian Constitution?
a) Federal
b) Unitary
c) Parliamentary
d) Federal in form and Unitary in spirit
24. Into how many parts has the Indian Constitution been divided?
a) 7
b) 11
c) 21
d) 22
25. What is the maximum number of nominated members in the two Houses of Parliament?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 20
Twenty Point Programme
Poverty eradication and an overall objective of raising the level of living
Food For Work Programme:
Providing food grains in exchange of labour
Antyodaya Yojna :
Scheme of Rajasthan, providing economic assistance to poorest families
Training Rural Youth for Self Employment TRYSEM (launched on 15th August)
Educational and vocational training
Council of Advancement of People’s Action & Rural Technology (CAPART)
Assistance to rural people
National Drinking Water Mission:
For rural drinking water renamed and upgraded to Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission
in 1991.
Jawahar Rozgar Yojna : JRY
Employment to rural unemployed
Nehru Rozgar Yojna NRY
Employment to Urban unemployed
National Renewal Fund
This scheme was for the employees of the public sector
Employment Assurance Scheme
Employment of at least 100 days in a year in villages
Members of parliament Local Area Development Scheme MPLADS
Sanctioned 1 crore per year for development works in constitution of respective MPs
Mahila Samridhi Yojna
Encourage rural women to deposit in Post office schemes
Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna is implemented at which level?
Panchayat Level
Who among the following was awarded the Nobel Prize 2012 for literature?
Mo Yan
Which of the following organisms causes kala-azar?
Leishmania
The first woman Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) is:
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Similipal Tiger Sanctuary is located in:
Odisha
Who among the following is associated with water conservation?
Rajendra Singh
Who wrote the book Systema Naturae?
Carolus Linnaeus
As per the Registrar General of India’s (RGI) latest death rate data, the highest
number of deaths among males has been recorded in:
Assam
Which of the following states has the highest per capita income?
Goa
Which of the following states has the highest infant mortality rate (IMR) in India?
Madhya Pradesh
Name the new online application recently launched by the Indian Railways to find out
the location of trains on real-time basis on Google Map.
RailRadar
Who had been named the player of Euro 2012 by UEFA recently?
Andres Iniesta
Which of the following comes under tertiary economic sector?
Banking
The substance which doctors use as plaster for supporting fractured bones in right
position is:
Plaster of Paris
It will be the duty of the Union to spread Hindi language amongst the people of India
which will develop our cultural and social element. This directive principle is
mentioned in:
Article 351
As per National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) records, the highest out-ofpocket expenditure on drugs is in:
HP
Grey Revolution is related with:
Wool
Recently, a petition was tabled in Australian parliament seeking to declare the
killings in which of the following incidents in India as “genocide”?
Sikh riots in 1984
The first graduate Indian woman was
Kadambini Ganguli
Which of the following pre-All India National Congress organisation played the most
significant role, for its nationalist activities in India?
Indian Association of Calcutta
The head of the Union Executive in India is
President
The National Income of India is estimated by
Central Statistical Organisation
The European Commission decided to suspend for a year the start of a controversial
scheme to charge airlines for carbon emitted from flights to and from Europe. The
policy has been opposed by:
All of the above ( India, Russia, USA )
NABARD is a bank to assist in
Agriculture and rural development
16. Holding of elections in the Panchayats is decided by?
Ans) The State Government
17.In which part of the constitution are Emergency Provisions provided?
Ans) Part XVIII
18.An Inter-state council was set up in 1990 under Article 263 of the constitution by the
recommendation of ?
Ans) Sarkaria Commison
19.Which constitutional Amendment provides for reservation in admissions in private unaided
institutions for members of scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes?
Ans) 93rd Constitutional Amendment
20.With the enactment of 92nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2003, how many Indian languages
figure in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India?
Ans) 22
21.In the Indian Constitution, opportunities for the development of scientific temper, humanism
and spirit of inquiry and reform are found in the:
Ans) Fundamental Duties
22 Article 32 of constitution is related to
Ans) Fundamental Rights
23 How many schedules were there in original Constitution
Ans) 8
24 Which of following can be abolished but not dissolved
Ans) State legislative Council
25 The draft of Five Year Plans in India is approved by the
Ans)National Development Council
26.Under which constitutional amendment 30% seats in village panchyats have been reserved for
women in India?
Ans) 73
27.Which of the following is not related to the constitution?
Ans) Rajya Sabha
28.Which article of the Indian Constitution provides special safeguards for the welfare of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
Ans) Article 339
29 When was the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution adopted?
Ans) 1976
30 Who elects the Vice President of India? Ans) Both Members of Parliament AND Members
of Lok Sabha
46. Which article of constitution reads “ parliament may be law admit into the union or establish
new states on such terms and conditions as it thinks it”?
a. article 2
b. article 3
c. article 4 a
d. article 93 d
47.who won the first general elections held in 1952?
a. bjp
b. congress
c. samajwadi party
d. no elections held this year
48. Under the prevision of which article, constitution of india covers the case of jammu and
Kashmir alone as a division of sovereignity?
a. article 345
b. article 367
c. article 390
d. article 370
49.which article lists “hindi” as official language of india?
a. article 343(1)
b. article 370(1)
c. article 342(2)
d. none of these
50. Which article of the constitution direct the governments to establish panchayats to serve as
institutions of local self governments?
a. article 40
b. article 50
c. article 60
d. article 70
51.73rd constitutional amendment act was passed in?
a. 1991
b. 1992
c. 1993
d. none of these
52.42nd amendment act was passed in?(guyz this 42nd amendment is very very important)
a. 1976
b. 1977
c. 1978
d. 1979
53. Which amendment act of constitution states “ supremecy of parliament and gave primacy to
directive principles over fundamental rights; added 10 fundamental duties and altered the
preamble”?
a. 42nd
b. 93rd
c.95th
d. none of these
54. Which schedule of constitution deals with allocation of seats to each state and union territory
in the rajya sabha?
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
d. 5th
55. 36th amendment act which made Sikkim a state in Indian union , was passed in?
a. 1967
b. 1987
c. 1975
d. 1977
71. Which of following 3 languages have bben added to eighth schedule of constitution in 1992?
a. Konkani, Manipuri and sindhi
b. Konkani, Manipuri and dogri
c. dogri, nepali and Manipuri
d. Konkani, Manipuri and nepali
72. Indian state with the largest electorate is?
a. bihar
b. Maharashtra
c. Madhya pardesh
d. UP
73.a political party is recognized as a national party:
a. when it contests elections in all states
b. when it secures atleast 5% of total votes
c. it is recognized as political party in four or more states
d. if it captures power in atleast 3 states
74.deputy chairman of rajya sabha can be removed by a resolution?
a. passed by 2/3rd majority of its total strength
b. passed by a simple majority of its total membership at that time
c. moved by rajya sabha and passed by lok sabha
d. none of these
75.when was constitution of india first amended after adoption?
a. 1954
b. 1959
c. 1950
d. 1951
76. How many languages are recognized as regional languages of india?
a. 12
b.18
c. 14
d. 22
77. As a non member who can participate in the proceedings of either house of parliament?
a. vice president
b. chief justice
c. attorney general
d. none of these
78. According to 44th amendment bill?
a. fundamental rights are given supremecy over directive principles
b. parliament gets supreme power
c. right to property has been taken away from list of fundamental rights
d. none of these
79.which amendment bill inserted the 10th schedule in constitution of india?
a. 50th
b. 52nd
c. 44th
d. 42nd
80. Which list contains the subjects over which centre and states have jurisdiction?
a. union list
b. state list
c. concurrent list
d. central list
81. Elective strength of lok sabha was increased by?
a. 42nd amendment
b. 44th amendment
c. 31st amendment
d. 40th amendment
82. What is maximum strength of state legislative assembly?
a. 250
b. 350
c. 500
d. 455
83. How many members can the president of india nominate to the rajya sabha?
a. 2
b. 10
c. 12
d. 8
84. Who presided over the inaugural session of constituent assembly?
a. C. Rajagopalachari
b. jawahar lal Nehru
c. sachidanand sinha
d. b.r ambedkar
85. Which amendment bill extended life of lok sabha to 6 years and which bill resorted it to 5
years?
a. 42nd and 43rd
b. 44th and 47th
c. 42nd and 44th
d. 42nd and 45th
86.our national flag was designed by?
a. pengali venkiah
b.rabindara nath tagore
c. w.c banerjee
d. none of these
87. Which fundamental right is known as “heart and soul” of constitution?
a. right to education
b.right ot freedom of religion
c. right to constitutional remedies
d.right agains exploitation
88. Right of freedom to press is implicit in which article?
a. 17
b. 18
c. 19
d. 20
89.who was the first chief justice of india to be appointed as president?
a. vivi giri
b. pratibha devi singh patil
c. ajp abdul kalam azad
d. M hidyatullah
90.under which article, president has power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remission of
punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted with death
sentence?
a. 70
b. 71.
C. 72
d. 75
91. Which article of constitution stipulates voice president of india?
a. article 63rd
b. article 67th
c. article 68th
d. none of these
92. Who was first and only acting “PRIME MINISTER” of india?
a. v.v giri
b. s. radhakrishnan
c. gulzarilal nanda
d. i.k guzral
93.the only prime minister who did not face parliament while being in office?
a. i.k guzral
b. gulzarilal nanda
c. chaudhary charan singh
d. v.p singh
94.first speaker to die in office?
a.gv mavlankar
b. MA ayyangar
c.GMC balyogi
d. none of these
95.who was first deputy speaker of india
a.gv mavlankar
b. MA ayyangar
c.GMC balyogi
d. none of these
96. First woman judge of supreme court was?
a. nor ayyangar
b. sarojini naidu
c. Fatima biwi d. none of these
97. The CAG ia appointed by president of india under article……..of constitution?
a.145
b.148 c.123
d. 125
98. The question hour of every sitting of parliament is called?
a.zero hour
b. first hour
c. attack hour
d. none of these
99. Which article of constitution specifies that the quorum of either house shall be 10% of
strength of house?
a. 99
b. 100 c. 101
d.102
100. Who is party leader of communist party of india?
a.ab bardhan
b. nitin gadkari
c. mayawati
d. none of these
Q-1The endeavour of ‘Janani Suraksha Yojana’ Programme is
1. to promote institutional deliveries
2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery
3. to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q-2 The Prime Minister of India, at the time of his/her appointment
a) need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must
become a member of one of the” Houses within six months
b) need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must become a
member of the Lok Sabha within six months
c) must be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament
d) must be a member of the Lok Sabha
Q-3 Consider the following:
1. Hotels and restaurants
2. Motor transport undertakings
3. Newspaper establishments
4. Private medical institutions
The employees of which of the above can have the ‘Social Security’ coverage underEmployee’s
State Insurance Scheme?
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q-4 A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the
Parliament during the passage of
1. Ordinary Legislation
2. Money Bill
3. Constitution Amendment Bill
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q-5 Which of the following is/are among the Fundamental Duties of citizens laid down in the
Indian Constitution?
1. To preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
2. To protect the weaker sections from social injustice
3. To develop the scientific temper and spirit of inquiry
4. To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q1. which economist has written an article about 100 million missing women in S-E asia?
A. Amartya Sen
Q2. who has written the book- ‘towards a hunger-free world’?
A. M.S. Swaminathan
Q3. Punjab national bank has launched a reverse mortgage scheme for senior citizens under
what name?
A. Baghban
Q4. India’s first weather satellite ‘Megha-tropiques’ is built in collaboration with which country?
A. France
Q5. What is the name of the time tracking delivery project created by Indian railways?
A. Simran
Q6. which disease was officially eradicated in 1975?
A. Small pox
Q7. which state in India is touted as India’s first banking state as it has got 100% financial
inclusion?
A. kerela
Q8. ILO and govt. of India have collaborated for eradication of child labor, what is the name of
that project?
A. Project Indus
Q9.’ sayani rani’ is the mascot of which popular campaign?
A. jaago grahak jaago.
Q10. what is the other name given to GM foods?
A. Frankenstein food.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY):
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY):
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
Indira Awaas Yojana(IAY):
Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Yojana(RGVY)
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY):
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM):
Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA):
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(NREGA):
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan(SSA):
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA):
Self-Employed Women's Association(SEWA)
national social assistance program (NSAP)
food for work programme (FFWP)
provision of urban amenities in rural areas (PURA)
pradhan mantri gramodaya yojana (PMGY)
sampoorn grameen rozgar yojana (SGRY)
Antyodaya anna yojana
Before Independence:
-Under British colonial rule from 1757 to 1947.
Indian Councils Act 1909
-Provided for a Legislative Council consisting of the members of the Executive council and nonofficial members.
-Established provincial legislatures and increased the powers of the Legislative Council.
-Power of Indians in the council is still limited.
Government of India Act 1935
-Never implemented fully.
-Many key features of our constitution are taken from this act - federal structure of government,
provincial autonomy, a bicameral central legislature consisting of a federal assembly and a
Council of States and the separation of legislative powers between the centre and states.
Cabinet Mission Plan 1946
-Started by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee to finalize the transfer of powers from British
Raj to Indian Leadership.
-Lord Wavell, the then viceroy of India did not participate.
Indian Independence Act 1947
-Passed by the British Parliament on 18 July 1947, divided British India into two new independent
states, India andPakistan.
Indian Constitution:
-Supreme law of India
-Enacted on 26 November 1949, and came into effect on 26 January 1950.
-Longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 448 articles in
22 parts, 12 schedules and 97 amendments.
(Initially there were only 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules).
-Besides the English version, there is an official Hindi translation.
-Sovereign, socialist, secular and Democratic Public.
1.
Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called
Ogaden? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) Eritrea and Sudan
(b) Ethiopia and Somalia
(c) Kenya and Somalia
(d) Ethiopia and Sudan
Answer: (b)
2.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) Japan : Nikkei
(b) Singapore : Shcomp
(c) UK : FTSE
(d) USA : Nasdaq
Answer: (b)
3.
A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:
1. Warm and dry climate.
2. Mild and wet winter.
3. Evergreen oak trees.
The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following
regions? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Eastern China
(c) Central Asia
(d) Atlantic coast of North America.
Answer: (a)
4.
A layer in the Earth’s atmosphere called Ionosphere facilitates radio communication.
Why?
1. The presence of ozone causes the reflection of radio waves to Earth.
2. Radio waves have a very long wavelength.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2011 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
5.
A state in India has the following characteristics:
1. Its northern part is arid and semi-arid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?[UPSC 2011
(CS-P)]
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b)
6.
Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for
the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and can
develop an export oriented industry in this field? [UPSC 2011 (CS-P)]
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (b)
7.
As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an
international polling firm Globe Scan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score.
What is this score? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) It is a measure of efforts made by different countries in adopting technologies for reducing
carbon footprint?
(b) It is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour in different countries.
(c) It is an assessment of programmes / schemes undertaken by different countries for improving
the conservation of natural resources.
(d) It is an index showing the volume of carbon credits sold by different countries.
Answer: (b)
8.
At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate, while
one of them flows towards north and merges with another important river flowing
towards Bay of Bengal, the other one flows towards Arabian Sea? [UPSC 2009 (CSP)]
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Badrinath
(c) Mahabaleshwar
(d) Nasik
Answer: (a)
9.
Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly
reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and
Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2011 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
10.
Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the
coast of [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) Florida
(b) Virginia
(c) North Carolina
(d) South Carolina
Answer: (a)
1.
Consider the following countries:
1. Switzerland
2. Malta
3. Bulgaria
Which of the above are members of European Union? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
2.
Consider the following pairs:
Protected Area Well Known for
1. Bhiterkanika, Orissa — Salt Water Crocodile
2. Desert National Park, Rajasthan — Great Indian Bustard
3. Eravikulam, Kerala — Hootak Gibbon
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
3.
Consider the following pairs:
OrganizationLocation of Headquarters
1. Asian Development bank : Tokyo
2. Asia-pacific Economic Corporation : Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian nations : Bangkok
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
Answer: (b)
Correct Matching is a below
1. Asian Development bank : Manila, philliphines
2. Asia-pacific Economic Corporation : Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian nations : Jakarta, Indonesia
4.
Consider the following pairs:
Automobile ManufacturerHeadquarters
1. MMW AG : USA
2. Daimler AG : Sweden
3. Renault S. A. : France
4. Volkswagen AG : Germany
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (b)
Correct Matching is a below
1. MMW AG : (Dont know, If its BMW, Germany
2. Daimler AG : Germany
3.Renault S. A. : France
4. Volkswagen AG : Germany
5.
Consider the following pairs:
Famous placesCountry
1. Cannes : France
2. Davos : Denmark
3. Roland Garros : The Netherlands
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? [UPSC 2009 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Correct Matching is a below
1. Cannes : France
2.Davos : Swiz
3. Roland Garros : France
6.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the Himalayas.
2. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data Book.
3. A drug called ‘taxol’ is obtained from Taxus tree is effective against Parkinson’s
disease.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
7.
Consider the following statements:
1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by legislation.
2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to conserve a few specific species of flora and
fauna.
3. In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited biotic interference is permitted.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
8.
Following are the characteristics of an area in India:
1. Hot and humid climate.
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm.
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres.
4. Annual range of temperature 15°C to 30°C.
Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described
above? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) Mustard
(b) Cotton
(c) Pepper
(d) Virginia tobacco
Answer: (c)
9.
Identify the Indian State which has the lowest sex ratio [UPSC 2008]
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (a)
10.
If there were no Himalayan ranges, what would have been the most likely
geographical impact on India?
1. Much of the country would experience the cold waves from Siberia.
2. Indo – gangetic plain would be devoid of such extensive alluvial soils.
3. The pattern of monsoon would be different from what it is at present.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Budget 2012-13 proposed raising
custom duty on gold from 2 per cent to _________.
a) 4 per cent
b) 5 per cent
c) 6 per cent
d) 8 per cent
e) None of the above
2. How much amount has been given to the PSU Banks and Financial Institutions in
the 2012-13 Union Budget? a) Rs.17, 278 crore
b) Rs.14, 768 crore
c) Rs.15, 888 crore
d) Rs.16, 665 crore
e) None of the above
3. In a move to accelerate the growth and penetrations of ATMs across the country,
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed non-banking entities having a minimum net
worth of ___________ to set up their ATMs.
a) Rs 100 crore
b) Rs 200 crore
c) Rs 300 crore
d) Rs 500 crore
e) None of the above
4. How many blocks offered by the government for exploration and production of oil
and gas in the ninth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)?
a) 31
b) 32
c) 33
d) 34
e) None of the above
5. The government on 26th March raised interest rates on post office-operated small
savings schemes by up to 0.5 per cent. The hike in interest rates on small savings
schemes is based on the recommendations of the:
a) Pranob Sen Committee
b) Shyamala Gopinath Committee
c) Y H Malegam Committee
d) Madhava Menon Committee
e) None of the above
6. In which of the following beauty pageants, Transgender women will be allowed to
participate next year?
a) Miss Earth
b) Miss World
c) Miss Universe
d) Miss India
e) None of the above
7. Recently, the US government puts a bounty of USD 10 million on Hafiz Mohammad
Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is
Chief of the Pakistan’s outlawed Islamic hardliner:
a) Harakat ul-Ansar (HUA)
b) Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)
c) Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM)
d) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT)
d) None of the above
8. Which of the following countries is largest supplier of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
to India?
a) Iran
b) Qatar
c) Kuwait
d) UAE
e) Australia
9. Which language of the Indian state of Meghalaya has been removed from
UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger as it is now considered as safe?
a) Lotha
b) Garo
c) Khasi
d) Konyak
e) Angami
10. Which of the following is name of annual military exercise between the navies of
India and the United States?
a) MALABAR
b) VARUNA
c) SIMBEX
d) FRIENDSHIP
e) None of the above
11. In which district of Gujarat, the Ode village massacre took place on March 1,
2002?
a) Anand
b) Jamnagar
c) Vadodara
d) Ahmedabad
e) Gandhi Nagar
12. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on 8th April visited the dargah (shrine) of
Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in:
a) Nizamuddin (Delhi)
b) Ajmer (Rajasthan)
c) Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
d) Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)
e) None of the above
13. Tamil writer A A Manavalan has recently been chosen for the:
a) Vyas Samman 2012
b) Kabeer Samman 2012
c) Kalidas Samman 2011
d) Saraswati Samman 2011
e) None of the above
14. The champion of Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy in 2012 is:
a) Mumbai
b) Punjab
c) Karanataka
d) Tamilnadu
e) West Bengal
15. The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh has qualified for the London
Olympics in the category of :
a) 72 kg
b) 70 kg
c) 75 kg
d) 66 kg
e) None of the above
16. The professional cricket league ‘IPL’ started playing in tournaments in:
a) 2007
b) 2008
c) 2009
d) 2010
e) None of the above
17. DLF, the main sponsor for the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands for:
a) Delhi Land and Finance
b) Delhi Leasing and Finance
c) Developers Loan and Finance
d) Developers Leasing and Finance
e) None of the above
18. Which of the following is a commercial unit of weight for shipments of cotton? a)
Ounce
b) Scuple
c) Dram
d) Quintal
e) Bale
19. Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by:
a) RBI
b) SEBI
c) FIPB
d) Ministry of Finance
a) All the above
20. RBI sometimes devalues its currency primarily to promote:
a) Import and reduce Exports
b) Export and reduce Imports
c) Both Import and Export
d) Outflow of Foreign Exchange
e) None of the above
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India covers 2.4% of the area of our earth
India practices Subsistence Agriculture (whatever that meant)
Highest forest cover - MP
Only saffron producing state - J&K;
SW monsoon accounts for 86% of total rainfall
Oldest mountains of India - Aravalis
Cenozoic Era - India collides with Asia and the Himalayas are formed
Oldest refinery - Digboi(Assam)
Indian Navy's Joint Exercises : (Just the ones with names)
Malabar - India and USA
Varuna - India and France
Indira - India and Russia
Konkan - Royal Navy (UK)
SIMBEX – Republic of Singapore
JIMEX – Japan
IBSMAR – Brazil and South African countries
SLINEX II - SriLanka
1.who was registrar general and census commissioner of india who headed 15th census of india?
a.pranab mukherjee
b. c chandramouli
c.c. kamara mathunaranjan
d. none of these
2. State having lowest literacy rate according to 2011 census?
a. bihar b. kerala
c. harayana
d. UP
3.Slogan and mascot of 2011 census was?
a. “our census-our future” and “female enumerator” b. “our census –our future” and “
poverty eradication”
c. “our census-our identity” and “illiteracy eradication”
d. none of these
4.what is meaning of economic term “oligopoly”?
a. existence of few sellers and few products
b. existence of few sellers and few buyers
c. exixtence of many sellers and few products
d. none of these
5. What is reverse repo rate?
a. the rate at which rbi lends money to banks
b. the rate at which rbi borrows from banks for short term
c. the rate at which rbi borrows from banks for long term
d. none of these
6.current five year plan(2012-17) is
a. 10th plan
b. 11th plan
c. 12th plan
d. none of these
7.”income tax”, “corporation tax”, “land tax”, “estate duty tax” and “inheritance” tax are
examples of?
a. direct tax b. indirect tax
c. both a and b
d. none of these
8.”VAT tax”, “customs duty”, ”excise duty tax” and “insurance premium tax” are examples of?
a. direct tax
b. indirect tax
c. both a & b
d. none of these
9. First five year plan was based on the model of?
a.PC mahalanobis two sector model
b. herold-domar model
c. narsimha moham model
d. none of these
10.which five year plan is also known as “ gadgil yojana” ?
a. 1st plan
2. 2nd plan
d. 3rd plan
e. 4th plan
1)Central banking functions performed by?a)Central Bank b)RBI c)NABARD d)SBI2)Gilt-edged
market is the market of? GOVT. SECURITIES3)which sector has attracted highest FDI in last
decade?a)Defence b)Aviation c)Telecom d)Education4)India changed over to decimal system of
coinage ina)April 1957 b)June 1951 c)Dec 1947 d)May 19505)Paper currency was first started
ina)1647 b)1857 c)1437 d)1542
If the RBI adopts an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
A. buy securities from non-government holders
B. sell securities in the open market
C. offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
D. openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include
A. progressive tax policies
B. land reforms
C. rural development policies
D. All the above
Short-term finance is usually for a period ranging up to
A. 5 months
B. 10 months
C. 12 months
D. 15 months
In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?
A. Planning Commission
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Finance Commission
D. The Reserve Bank of India
National expenditure includes
A. consumption expenditure
B. investment expenditure
C. government expenditure
D. All of the above
The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied
fields is
A. State Trading Corporation
B. Regional Rural Banks
C. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
D. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
In India, the first bank of limited liability manages by Indians and founded in 1881 was
A. Hindustan Commercial Bank
B. Oudh Commercial Bank
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Punjab and Sind Bank
In India, inflation measured by the
A. Wholesale Price Index number (measured every 7 days )
B. Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
C. Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
D. National Income Deflation
The annual yield from which of the following Union Government taxes is the highest?
A. Custom duties
B. Corporation tax and income tax
C. Inheritance tax, wealth tax, interest tax and gift tax
D. Excise duties
The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be
in the range of
A. 15 to 20 percent
B. 20 to 25 percent
C. 25 to 30 percent
D. 30 to 35 percent
1. Who was the first administrator-statesman to attempt planning as a means for economic
development?
a) Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyyar
b) M Viswesvarayya
c) VT Krishnamachari
d) C Rajagopalachari
2. An economy is at the take off stage on its path to development when it
a) becomes stagnant
b) begins steady growth
c) is liberalized
d) gets maximum foreign aid
3. Which of the following is the basic characteristic of Oligopoly?
a) a few sellers, one buyer
b) a few sellers, many buyers
c) a few sellers, a few buyers
d) many sellers, a few buyers
4. The aim of which of the Five Year Plans was to correct the disequilibrium in the economy?
a) First Five Year Plan
b) Second Five Year Plan
c) Third Five Year Plan
d) Fourth Five Year Plan
5. Which of the following Five Year Plans recognized human development as the core of all
developmental efforts?
a) Eighth Five Year Plan
b) Seventh Five Year Plan
c) Fifth Five Year Plan
d) Third Five Year Plan
7. At which of the following places was the mining of coal started in 1774?
a) Chhindwara
b) Dhanbad
c) Ranchi
d) Raniganj
9. Which Indian state has the largest number of cotton textile mills?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) West Bengal
11. When, for the first time, did the Prime Minister of India announce the 20-point Economic
Programme?
a) 1973
b) 1974
c) 1975
d) 1976
14. People belonging to what age group are eligible for training under TRYSEM scheme?
a) 18-35(training of rural youth for self empowerment)
b) 25-40
c) 18-50
d) 18-25
13. Census in India is being held regularly after every
a) 6 years
b) 8 years
c) 10 years
d) 12 years
11.HDI measure was firstly given by which noble prize winner economist?
a. amartya sen
b.mehbub ul haq
c. mohammad yar khan
d. none of these
12.National rural health mission(NRHM) was launched in?
a. 2000
b. 2001
c. 2002
d. 2005 13.according to EPI( Environmental performance index) 2012 report prepared by yale
and Columbia university, india with EPI of 48.3%, is ranked at
a. 121
b. 125 c. 132
d. 56
14.hazari committee is related to?
a. industrial policy b. small scale industry
c.disinvestment
d. none of these
15. C Rangarajan committee is related to?
a. industrial policy
b. small scale industry
c.disinvestment d. none of these
16.india is ……….largest producer of world in steel and ranks ………….in production of milk?
a. 4, 1
b. 3, 1
c. 2,1
d. 2,2
17.india ranks………..in production of sugar industry and ranks………..in production of jute in
whole world?
a.2, 1
b. 1,1
c. 3,1
d. 4,1
18.the national stock exchange of india is …………….largest stock in world?
a. 12th
b. 14th
c. 15th
d. 16th
19.yellow, pink and silver fiber revolutions are respectively related to?
a. oilseeds, cotton, poultry
b. oilseeds,shrimp,cotton
c. cotton, shrimp, poultry
d. none of these
20.who is known as “father of green revolution”?
a. m.s swaminathan
b. Mhinder singh randhawa
c. Varghese kurien
d. none of these
21. Author of book “planned economy of india” is?
a. mahinder singh randhawa
b. b.r ambedkar
c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
22.national planning council was established in?
a. 1965
b. 1975
c. 1985
d. 1995
23.the goals of monetary policy do not include?
a. maximum output
b. full employment
c. price stability
d. maximum tax revenue
24. The consumer’s surplus can be defined as?
a. extra units of commodity bought
b. surplus commodity left after consumption
c. difference between actual price and potential price
d. total consumer satisfaction
25. Marginal utility, a consumer derives from good is?
a. change in his total utility as a result of adding one unit to his stock to good
b. utility derived from particular good
c. change in utility derived as a result of change in price of good
d. change in his total utility when he buys extra units of good
26.” If the Indian airlines is making loss on passenger traffic, it should increase its prices” the
suggested remedy would only work if demand for air travel had a price elasticity of?
a. 1
b. less than 1 but more than 0
c. greater than 1
d. 0
27. Currency drain is phenomenon reffered to when
a. holding of currency by foreigners in country goes up
b. domestic currency is exported
c. the currency holding by parallel economy increases
d. bank’s cash is drained into non bank customers
28. The two-gaps theory refers to?
a. savings gap and wage-goods gap
b. savings gap and exchange gap
c. savings gap and employment gap
d. the wage-goods gap and exchange gap
29. The demand for good is elastic if?
a. demand for that good increases when price falls
b. decrease in price results in decrease in total expenditure
c. quantity demanded increases less than proportionately with decrease in price level
d. increase in public expenditure
30. Saving is function of?
a. investment
b. export
c. improvement in productivity
d. income
31. Bank rate means?
a. interst rate charged by money lenders
b. interest rate charged by scheduled banks
c. rate of profit of banking institution
d. official rate of interest charged by central bank of the country
32.currency notes in india are printed and supplied by?
a. security press, nashik
b. security press, Mumbai
c. security press, noida
d. rbi, new delhi
33. When did india become member of international monetary fund?
a. 1947
b. 1950
c. 1951
d. 1955
34. The first Indian bank was
a.traders bank
b.imperial bank
c. presidency bank, Kolkata
d. none of these
35.second nationalization of commercial bank was held in?
a. 1979
b. 1980
c.1981
d. 1982
30 jan-leprosy eradication day
4th feb-cancer day
10th march kidney day (
World Kidney Day, celebrated annually on March 10th, 2011 is a time when the International
Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundation (IFKF) come
together to step up awareness about our kidneys,_)
15th march-world disabled day (and consumer rights day )
24th march worrld tb day
26th march world epilepsy day
7th april -WORLD HEALTH DAY/who day (in honour of establishment of world health
organization)
17TH APRIL-HAEMOPHILLLIA DAY
3rd may2011 -asthma day (falls ion first tuesday of may)
8th may world redcross day
12TH international nurses day
17th MAY HYPERTENSION DAY
31st may anti tobacco day
5th june environment day
14th june blood donor day
26TH june DRUG ABUSE
1st july doctors day
11th july world population day
World Breastfeeding Week 2011
(1st August 2011-7)
Organ Donor Awareness Week – 2011
(8thAugust 2011)
8TH SEPTEMBER-WORLD PHYSIOTHERAPY DAY/literacy day
29th spet world heart day
10thoct world mentAL HEALTH day (national post day )
16th oct -world food day
10 niv immuinsation day
14th nov diabetes day
17th nov national epielpsy day
1st dec -world aids day
3RD DEC-WORLD DISABILITY DAY
Monetized Deficit is the borrowing made from the RBI on the net addition to the securities
placed with the RBI. It means infusion of fresh currency in the market.
Deficit Financing is deliberately created gap between public revenue and public expenditure.
Zero Base Budgeting: A technique where the budget of each ministry is prepared assuming
that there was no budget in the previous year.
Laffer Curve is related to Tax Collection
Treasury Bills are bonds (debt securities) with maturity of less than a year. These are issued to
meet short time mismatches in receipts and expenditure. Bonds of longer maturity are
called dated securities.
13. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
a) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
c) Indira Mahila Yojna
d) Mahila Samakhya Programme
14. National income is the
a) Net National Product at Market price
b) Net National product at factor coast
c) net domestic product at market price
d) net domestic product at factor cost
15. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural women?
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
c) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
d) Indira Mahila Yojna
e) Javhar Rozgar Yojna
4. The terms TRIPS and TRIMS are related to
a) NAFTA
b) SAPTA
c) EFTA
d) GATT
5. In which year was the new liberalized industrial policy announced in India?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
1. Which industry employs the largest number of women in India?
a) tea
b) textile
c) jute
d) coal
2. Which of the following is not a cash crop?
a) Jute
b) groundnut
c) jowar
d) sugarcane
3. In India which of the following taxes is levied by the state governments?
a) Excise duty on liquor
4. With which aspect of commerce are ‘Bulls and Bears’ associated?
b) Stock Exchange market
AS PER MY COMPILATION ON BANK HISTORY (ANY MISTAKE JUST PM ME)
1. The origin of western type commercial Banking in India dates back to the 18th century.
2. The story of banking starts from Bank of Hindusthan established in 1779 and it was first bank
at Calcutta under European management.
• In 1786 General Bank of India was set up.
3. Since Calcutta was the most active trading port in India, mainly due to the trade of the British
Empire, it became a banking center.
• Three Presidency banks were set up under charters from the British East India Company- Bank
of Calcutta, Bank of Bombay and the Bank of Madras. These worked as quasi central banks in
India for many years.
• The Bank of Calcutta established in 1806 immediately became Bank of Bengal.
• In 1921 these 3 banks merged with each other and Imperial Bank of India got birth. It is
today’s State Bank of India.
• The name was changed after India’s Independence in 1955. So State bank of India is the oldest
Bank of India.
4. In 1839, there was a fruitless effort by Indian merchants to establish a Bank called Union
Bank. It failed within a decade.
5. Next came Allahabad Bank which was established in 1865 and working even today.
• The oldest Public Sector Bank in India having branches all over India and serving the customers
for the last 145 years is Allahabad Bank. Allahabad bank is also known as one of India’s Oldest
Joint Stock Bank.
6. The Oldest Joint Stock bank of India was Bank of Upper India established in 1863 and failed in
1913.
7. The first Bank of India with Limited Liability to be managed by Indian Board was Oudh
Commercial Bank. It was established in 1881 at Faizabad. This bank failed in 1958.
8. The first bank purely managed by Indian was Punjab National Bank, established in Lahore in
1895. The Punjab national Bank has not only survived till date but also is one of the largest
banks in India.
9. However, the first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians
was Central Bank of India which was established in 1911.
• Central Bank of India was dreams come true of Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala, founder of the
Bank.
• Sir Pherozesha Mehta was the first Chairman of this Bank.
10. Many more Indian banks were established between 1906-1911. This was the era of the
Swadeshi Movement in India. Some of the banks are Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Indian
Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank and Central Bank of India.
• Bank of India was the first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and
the first to open a branch in continental Europe at Paris in 1974.
• The Bank was founded in September 1906 as a private entity and was nationalized in July
1969. Since the logo of this Bank is a star, its head office in Mumbai is located in Star House,
Bandra East, Mumbai.
11. There was a district in Today’s Karnataka state called South Canara under the British empire.
It was bifurcated in 1859 from Canara district , thus making Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
district. It was the undivided Dakshina Kannada district. It was renamed as Dakshina Kannada in
1947. Four banks started operation during the period of Swadeshi Movement and so this was
known as “Cradle of Indian Banking.
• This was the first phase of Indian banking which was a very slow in development. This era saw
many ups and downs in the banking scenario of the country.
12. The Second Phase starts from 1935 when Reserve bank of India was established.
• Between the period of 1911-1948, there were more than 1000 banks in India, almost all small
banks. The Reserve Bank of India was constituted in 1934 as an apex Bank, however without
major government ownership. Government of India came up with the Banking Companies Act
1949. This act was later changed to Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act 1949.
• The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act of 1965 gave extensive powers to the Reserve Bank
of India. The Reserve Bank of India was made the Central Banking Authority.
13. The banking sector reforms started immediately after the independence. These reforms were
basically aimed at improving the confidence level of the public as most banks were not trusted by
the majority of the people. Instead, the deposits with the Postal department were considered
safe.
14. The first major step was Nationalization of the Imperial Bank of India in 1955 via State Bank
of India Act.
• State Bank of India was made to act as the principal agent of RBI and handle banking
transactions of the Union and State Governments.
15. In a major process of nationalization, 7 subsidiaries of the State Bank of India were
nationalized by the Indira Gandhi regime. In 1969, 14 major private commercial banks were
nationalized. These 14 banks Nationalized in 1969 are as follows:
o Central Bank of India
o Bank of Maharastra
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Dena Bank
Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank
Canara Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Bank of Baroda
Union Bank
Allahabad Bank
Union Bank of India
UCO Bank
Bank of India.
16. The above was followed by a second phase of nationalization in 1980, when Government of
India acquired the ownership of 6 more banks, thus bringing the total number of Nationalised
Banks to 20. The private banks at that time were allowed to function side by side with
nationalized banks and the foreign banks were allowed to work under strict regulation.
17. After the two major phases of nationalization in India, the 80% of the banking sector came
under the public sector / government ownership.
18. Please note the following sequence of events:
Creation of Reserve bank of India: 1935
Nationalization of Reserve Bank of India : 1949 (January )
Enactment of Banking Regulation Act : 1949 (March)
Nationalization of State Bank of India : 1955
Nationalization of SBI Subsidiaries : 1959
Nationalization of 14 major Banks : 1969
Creation of Credit Guarantee Corporation: 1971
Creation of Regional Rural Banks : 1975
Nationalization of 7 more banks with deposits over Rs. 200 Crore: 1980
19. The result was outstanding. The public deposits in these banks increased by 800% , as the
government ownership gave the public faith and trust.
20. The third phase of development of banking in India started in the early 1990s when India
started its economic liberalization.
1.An economy is at the take offstage on its path to development when it
A) becomes stagnant
B) begins steady growth
C) is liberalized
D) gets maximum foreign aid
2.Which of the following is the basic characteristic of Oligopoly?
A) a few sellers, one buyer
B) a few sellers, many buyers
C) a few sellers, a few buyers
D) many sellers, a few buyers
3.In India, inflation is measured by
A) wholesale price index number
B) consumer price index for urban non-manual workers
C) consumer price index for agricultural workers
D) national income deflation
4.The difference between Government’s total expenditure and total receipts(excluding
borrowing) is called
A) Fiscal Deficit
B) Gross Profit
C) Net Income
D) Depreciation
5.What do we call an agreement whereby an issuing Bank at the request of the
Importer (Buyer) undertakes to take payment to the exporter (Beneficiary) against
stipulated documents?
A) Bill of exchange
B) Letter of Exchange
C) Letter of Credit
D) Bill of entry
6.Which among the following duties is applied by a government to control the exports of a
commodity?
A) Custom duty
B) Excise Duty
C) Anti dumping duty
D) Dumping Duty
7.Consider the following statements in context with Treasury Bulls?
A) They are issued by Government of India on behalf of RBI
B) They are mostly for short term borrowings
C) Treasury Bills cannot be purchased by any person resident
ofIndia
D) None of These
8.When there is an inflationary trend in the economy what would be trend in the pricing of
the Bank products?
A) Increasing trend
B) Decreasing trend
C) Constant trend
D) There is no relevance of the inflation in pricing of the Banking Products
9.Sensitive list items in trade refers to
A) Items which are costlier to produce inIndia
B) Items whose import leads to lower prices for Indian consumer
C) Items whose import reduces the market share of domestic producers
D) Items which are injurious to health such as tobacco and alcohol
10.As per Demand-Supply Concept, higher demand compared to same supply leads to
A) Higher Price
B) Lower price
C) No Impact on Price
D) None of These
11.As per Demand-Supply Concept, higher supply compared to same demand leads to
A) Higher Price
B) Lower price
C) No Impact on Price
D) None of These
12.Difference between Export and Import when Export> Import; knows as
A) Current Account Surplus
B) Current Account Deficit
C) Trade Surplus
D) Trade Deficit
13.Increase in aggregate demand due to increased private, public and government spending
leads to
A) Demand-PullInflation
B) Cost-Push Inflation
C) Does not affect Inflation
D) None of These
14. Which one in the list is not an approach to calculated GDP?
A) Production Approach
B) Spening Approach
C) Expenditure Approach
D) Income Approach
15.Which is this is not associated with deteriorating economic condition
A) High Inflation
B) High Unemployment Rate
C) High Fiscal Deficit
D) High Foreign Cash inflow
36.in 1944, planning and development department was set up under the chairmanship of?
a. a. dalal
b. pt. jawahar lal Nehru
c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
37.who was first governor of RBI?
a. obsborne arkall smith
b. C.D deshmukh
c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
38. First Indian governor of RBI?
a. obsborne arkall smith
b. C.D deshmukh c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
39.Small industries development bank of india(SIDBI) was established in?
a. 1989
b. 1990
c. 1991
d.1992
40.national bank of agriculture and rural development (NABARD) was established in?
a. 1982 b. 1985
c. 1986
d. 1987
41. Export-Import bank of india(EXIM) was established in?
a. 1982
b.1983
c. 1984
d. 1985
42. Industrial bank od india(IDBI) was established in?
a. 1961
b. 1962
c. 1963
d. 1964
43. Largest number of regional rural banks(RRB’s) are in which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. kerala c. UP
d. Jharkhand
44. First regional rural bank(partham grameen bank) was established in 1975 at ?
a. nashik(maharashtra)
b. jalgaon(maharashtra)
c. Ludhiana(punjab)
d. Moradabad(UP) 45. First regional rural bank of india (pratham grameen bank) was
sponsored by which bank?
a. state bank of india
b. oriental bank of commerce
c. syndicate bank
d. dena bank
46. …………… committee recommended the lead bank scheme in 1969?
a.nariman committee
b. C. rangarajan committee
c. tendulkar committee
d. none of these
47.life insurance corporation was established in?
a. 1954
b. 1955
c. 1956 d. 1957
48.general insurance corporation was established in? a. 1973
b. 1974
c. 1975
d. 1976
49. New pension scheme (NPS) is regulated by?
a. PFRDA(pension fund regulatory and development authority)
b. SEBI(securities and exchange board of india)
c. LIC
d. none of these
50. Insurance regulatory and development authority (IRDA) was established in?
a. 1999
b. 2000
c. 2001
d. 2002
11.HDI measure was firstly given by which noble prize winner economist?
a. amartya sen
b.mehbub ul haq
c. mohammad yar khan
d. none of these
12.National rural health mission(NRHM) was launched in?
a. 2000
b. 2001
c. 2002
d. 2005 13.according to EPI( Environmental performance index) 2012 report prepared by yale
and Columbia university, india with EPI of 48.3%, is ranked at
a. 121
b. 125 c. 132
d. 56
14.hazari committee is related to?
a. industrial policy b. small scale industry
c.disinvestment
d. none of these
15. C Rangarajan committee is related to?
a. industrial policy
b. small scale industry
c.disinvestment d. none of these
16.india is ……….largest producer of world in steel and ranks ………….in production of milk?
a. 4, 1
b. 3, 1
c. 2,1
d. 2,2
17.india ranks………..in production of sugar industry and ranks………..in production of jute in
whole world?
a.2, 1
b. 1,1
c. 3,1
d. 4,1
18.the national stock exchange of india is …………….largest stock in world?
a. 12th
b. 14th
c. 15th
d. 16th
19.yellow, pink and silver fiber revolutions are respectively related to?
a. oilseeds, cotton, poultry
b. oilseeds,shrimp,cotton
c. cotton, shrimp, poultry
d. none of these
20.who is known as “father of green revolution”?
a. m.s swaminathan
b. Mhinder singh randhawa
c. Varghese kurien
d. none of these
13. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
a) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
c) Indira Mahila Yojna
d) Mahila Samakhya Programme
14. National income is the
a) Net National Product at Market price
b) Net National product at factor coast
c) net domestic product at market price
d) net domestic product at factor cost
15. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural women?
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
c) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
d) Indira Mahila Yojna
e) Javhar Rozgar Yojna
4. The terms TRIPS and TRIMS are related to
a) NAFTA
b) SAPTA
c) EFTA
d) GATT
5. In which year was the new liberalized industrial policy announced in India?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
21. Author of book “planned economy of india” is?
a. mahinder singh randhawa
b. b.r ambedkar
c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
22.national planning council was established in?
a. 1965
b. 1975
c. 1985
d. 1995
23.the goals of monetary policy do not include?
a. maximum output
b. full employment
c. price stability
d. maximum tax revenue
24. The consumer’s surplus can be defined as?
a. extra units of commodity bought
b. surplus commodity left after consumption
c. difference between actual price and potential price
d. total consumer satisfaction
25. Marginal utility, a consumer derives from good is?
a. change in his total utility as a result of adding one unit to his stock to good
b. utility derived from particular good
c. change in utility derived as a result of change in price of good
d. change in his total utility when he buys extra units of good
26.” If the Indian airlines is making loss on passenger traffic, it should increase its prices” the
suggested remedy would only work if demand for air travel had a price elasticity of?
a. 1
b. less than 1 but more than 0
c. greater than 1
d. 0
27. Currency drain is phenomenon reffered to when
a. holding of currency by foreigners in country goes up
b. domestic currency is exported
c. the currency holding by parallel economy increases
d. bank’s cash is drained into non bank customers
28. The two-gaps theory refers to?
a. savings gap and wage-goods gap
b. savings gap and exchange gap
c. savings gap and employment gap
d. the wage-goods gap and exchange gap
29. The demand for good is elastic if?
a. demand for that good increases when price falls
b. decrease in price results in decrease in total expenditure
c. quantity demanded increases less than proportionately with decrease in price level
d. increase in public expenditure
30. Saving is function of?
a. investment
b. export
c. improvement in productivity
d. income
31. Bank rate means?
a. interst rate charged by money lenders
b. interest rate charged by scheduled banks
c. rate of profit of banking institution
d. official rate of interest charged by central bank of the country
32.currency notes in india are printed and supplied by?
a. security press, nashik
b. security press, Mumbai
c. security press, noida
d. rbi, new delhi
33. When did india become member of international monetary fund?
a. 1947
b. 1950
c. 1951
d. 1955
34. The first Indian bank was
a.traders bank
b.imperial bank
c. presidency bank, Kolkata
d. none of these
35.second nationalization of commercial bank was held in?
a. 1979
b. 1980
c.1981
d. 1982
36.in 1944, planning and development department was set up under the chairmanship of?
a. a. dalal
b. pt. jawahar lal Nehru
c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
37.who was first governor of RBI?
a. obsborne arkall smith
b. C.D deshmukh
c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
38. First Indian governor of RBI?
a. obsborne arkall smith
b. C.D deshmukh c. visvesvaryya
d. none of these
39.Small industries development bank of india(SIDBI) was established in?
a. 1989
b. 1990
c. 1991
d.1992
40.national bank of agriculture and rural development (NABARD) was established in?
a. 1982 b. 1985
c. 1986
d. 1987
41. Export-Import bank of india(EXIM) was established in?
a. 1982
b.1983
c. 1984
d. 1985
42. Industrial bank od india(IDBI) was established in?
a. 1961
b. 1962
c. 1963
d. 1964
43. Largest number of regional rural banks(RRB’s) are in which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. kerala c. UP
d. Jharkhand
44. First regional rural bank(partham grameen bank) was established in 1975 at ?
a. nashik(maharashtra)
b. jalgaon(maharashtra)
c. Ludhiana(punjab)
d. Moradabad(UP) 45. First regional rural bank of india (pratham grameen bank) was
sponsored by which bank?
a. state bank of india
b. oriental bank of commerce
c. syndicate bank
d. dena bank
46. …………… committee recommended the lead bank scheme in 1969?
a.nariman committee
b. C. rangarajan committee
c. tendulkar committee
d. none of these
47.life insurance corporation was established in?
a. 1954
b. 1955
c. 1956 d. 1957
48.general insurance corporation was established in? a. 1973
b. 1974
c. 1975
d. 1976
49. New pension scheme (NPS) is regulated by?
a. PFRDA(pension fund regulatory and development authority)
b. SEBI(securities and exchange board of india)
c. LIC
d. none of these
50. Insurance regulatory and development authority (IRDA) was established in?
a. 1999
b. 2000
c. 2001
d. 2002
NOTABLE DEATHS OF SOME GIANTS PASSING AWAY IN RECENT MONTHS
Amit Saigal - Founder of India’s first rock music magazine, Rock Street Journal
Homai Vyarawalla - First Indian woman to work as photo journalist
Sukumar Azhikode - Author of Tatvamasi, a book which won Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award,
Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award and the Rajaji Awards
Kartar Singh Duggal - Padma Bhushan 1988. An author and ex director of AIR
Raj Kanwar - Noted film director. Directed Shahrukh Khan in Deewana. Introduced Priyanka
Chopra.
O P Dutta - Writer of Border and LOC Kargil. Won lifetime achievement award in 2006
V S Acharya - Minister of Higher Education in Karnataka.
Sailen Manna - Only Asian Footballer ever to be named among the 10 best Captains in the
world by the English FA in 1953. Represented India in Olympics and Asian Games. Played for
record 19 years for Mohun Bagan.
Ranganath Misra - Chief justice of India 1990-91
Verghese Kurien - Father of White revolution, Amul and IRMA.
Joy Mukherjee - 60′s Film Actor.
N. K. P. Salve - Credited with bring world cup to India in 1987. Father of ex-Solicitor General of
India, Harish Salve
Govind Narain - Padma Vibhushan in 2009. Ex Governer of Karnataka. Grand father of TV
Journaloist Vikram Chandra
Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad - Maharaja of Baroda
Leela Dube - One of the earlier faculty at IRMA, she was a known anthropologist.
J. C. Bhattacharyya - Credited with discovering thin atmosphere around Jupiter’s sattellite
Ganymede.
Anadi Sankar Gupta - Noted mathematician. Faculty at IIT Kgp
Abid Hussain - Padma Bhushan 1988. IAS officer and economist.
Hiren Bhattacharyya - Noted Assamese poet. Awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992
Dara Singh - Wrestler, MP and Film Actor. First sportsperson to be nominated to Rajya Sabha
Rajesh Khana - Film Actor. Original Super star.
P. N. Dhar - Noted economist, Padma Vibhushan 2008
Vilasrao Deshmukh - Ex CM Maharashtra. Was Minister of Science and Technology
Ashok Mehta - Film Cinematographer. Most famous work, Bandit Queen
A. K. Hangal - Film Actor
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51. “ the bills those remain overdue for a period of more than 90 days from the end of particular
quarter” are known as:
a. non performing assets
b. net performing assets
c. selective credit control
d. none of these
52. Housing development finance corporation ltd. (HDFC) was established in?
a.1975
b. 1976
c. 1977
d. 1978
53.under which amendment act, RBI is empowered to determine CRR for the commercial banks
in the range of 3 % to 15% for the aggregate demands and liabilities?
a. RBI amendment act, 1961
b. RBI amendment act, 1962
c. RBI amendment act, 1963
d. none of these
54.in order to address the complaints and grievances of customers against banks, a forum has
been formed known as………
a. banking ombudsman
b. banking complaints and grievances authority
c. customer satisfaction forum
d. none of these
55. Name the bill issued by RBI to meet the short term requirement of all funds
a. treasury bill
b. money bill
c. monetary bill
d. none of these
56. ………… is used by banks to meet their temporary requirements of cash
a. treasury bill
b. call money
c. commercial paper
d. none of these
57……………..is a popular instrument for financing working capital requirements of company?
a. treasury bill
b. call money
c. commercial paper
d. none of these
58…………..are short term instruments issued by commercial banks and special financial
institutions, which are freely transferable from one party to another.the maturity period of them
ranges from 91 days to 1 year?
a. commercial papers
b. cosumer price index
c. certificate of deposit
d. none of these
59. industrial and finance corporation of india (IFCI) Was established in?
a. 1947
b. 1948
c. 1949
d. 1950
60.small industries development bank of india was set up in?
a.1989
b. 1990
c. 1991
d. 1992
61. ……………was/were set up in 1964 as an investment trust(‘s) with capital of rs. 5 crore
subscribed by rserve bank of india, LIC, state bank of india and other financial institutions?
a. GIC
b. UTI
c. both a & b
d. none of these
62. NABARD was established with paid up capital of rs. Having 50:50 contribution of Indian
government and RBI?
a. 50 crores
b. 100 crores
c. 150 crores
d. 200 crores
63. Which amendment act defines non banking financial company(NBFC) which has its principal
business , the receiving of deposits under any scheme or arrangement and lending in any
manner?
a. RBI Amendment act, 1997
b. RBI amendment act, 1998
c. RBI amendment act, 1962
d. RBI amendment act, 1949
64.which committee in 1991 recommended the operation of merchant banks in framework of
deregulated industrial economy?
a. tendulkar committee
b. narsimham committee
c. joshi committee
d. rahul committee
65.the fund established in the form of a trust by a sponser to raise money through one or more
schemes for investing in securities is known as
a. double bond fund
b. mutual fund
c. saving fund
d. regulatory fund
66. Securities and exchange board of india was set up on:
a. 1984
b. 1985
c. 1987
d. 1988
67. What is “plastic money”?
a. money issued by RBI to SEBI
b. ATM’S, smart cards etc.
c. money in form of gold and silver
d. none of these
68. IMF and IBRD are also known as:
a. twin sisters b. bretten wood twins
c. twin brother banks
d. Alexander twins
69.international development association(IDA) IS an associate institution of world bank known
as………… window of world bank?
a. soft loan
b. hard loan
c. crush loan
d. none of these
70.IDA was established on?
a. 1978
b. 1976
c.1960
d. 1955
71. International finance corporation(IFC) WAS established on?
a. 1955 b. 1956
c. 1957
d. 1980
72.International monetary fund(IMF) was developed on?
a. 1942
b. 1943
c. 1944 d. 1945
73.all quotas and transactions of IMF are expressed on?
a. SDR(special drawing rights)
b. SDR(special designed rights)
c. MDR(money drawing rights)
d. FDR(funds drawing rights)
74. ANOTHER name of SDR is?
a.paper money
b. plastic money
c. special money
d. paper gold
75.asean development bank(ADB) WAS established in 1966 on recommendations of?
a. IMF
b. World bank
c. economic commission for asia and far east
d. none of these
76.headquarters of IMF and IBRD, ADB are in
a. manila, Washington d.c
b. Washington d.c, manila
c. geneva, manila
d. vieanna, manila
77.which committee made recommendations for consumer service improvements in bank?
a. narsimha committee
b. goiporia committee
c. joshi committee
d. none of these
78. Which committee is related to agriculture credit?
a. r.v gupta committee
b. narsimha committee
c. joshi committee
d. tendulkar committee
79.insurance regulatory and development authority was established in?
a. 1997
b. 1998
c, 1999 d. 2000
80. Which committee is related to credit and flow problems of SSI’s?
a. S.L kapoor committee
b. chandrate committee
c. j.j irani committee
d. joshi committee
Hoover Medal - Narayana Murthy
Friends of Liberation War Honour - Jagjivan Ram
Indira Gandhi National Integration award - Gulzar
WISE Prize - Madhav Chavan
Jnanpith Award - Chandrashekhara Kambara
Saraswati Samman - A.A. Manavalan
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award - D. R. Mehta
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - Vijay Kumar & Yogeshwar Dutt
Kyoto Prize - Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Ramon Magsaysay Award - Kulendei Francis
Kalidas Samman - Anupam Kher
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development - Ela Bhatt
81.which committee is related to improvement of insurance sector?
a. malhotra committee
b. tanushree dutta committee
b. sakshi committee
d. yamini committee
82. “BCSBI” stands for?
a. banking codes and standard boards of india
b. board code for standards in branchs
c. board codes for standards in banks
d. none of above
83. As per KYC policy, the list of terrorist organisations is supplied to banks by?
a. government of india
b. CIBIL
c. IBA d. RBI
84. Asset reconstruction company is associated with
a. DICGC
b. ECGC
c. NPA
d. SEBI
85. Association of national exchange members of india(ANMI) is a body consisting of?
a. bankers AND SEBI
b. SEBI and IBA
c. brokers operating in national exchange
d. bankers, SEBI, IBA & RBI
86.authorized dealers for foreign exchange transactions are appointed by?
a. RBI
b. individual banks
c. FEDAI
d. government of india
87. Banking services offered to units setup in special economic zones(SEZ’s) HAVE BEEN
exempted from paying which tax?
a. capital gains tax
b. income tax
c. service tax
d. none of these
88. By “deemed exports” it means
a. supplies of goods and services to units within country which can earn foreign
currency to country
b. exports made by units situated in EPZ areas to out of country
c. exports made by EOU out of country
d. anticipated values of exports
89. Banks should not grant new loans for purpose of minor irrigation in
a. white block
b. grey block
c. dark block
d. all of these
90. Borrower’s ability to meet immediate liabilities is indicated by?
a. current ratio
b. acid test ratio
c. debit equity ratio
d. none of these
91. Capitalization of reserves is carried out by issue of ………to existing shareholders
a. additional shares
b. bonus shares
c. incentives
d. none of these
92. Certificate in respect of an SSI unit is given by?
a. RBI
b. chamber of commerce
c. district industries centre
d. none of these
93. Closed economy is one in which?
a. only export takes place
b. money supply is fully controlled
c. deficit financing takes pace
d. none of these
94. Concept of “service area approach” was recommended by?
a. r.v gupta
b. a.d gorawala
c. p.d ohja committee
d. dr. kalia
95. Deposits under NRE/FNCB accounts are linked to?
a. base rate
b. SIBOR c. LIBOR
d. none of these
96. Electronic fund transfer scheme of RBI has been renamed as?
a.clearing
b. core banking solutions
c. real time gross settlement
d.national electronic fund transfer
97.government policy to raise income by additional taxes and allocation of expenditure is called?
a.expenditure policy
b. monetary policy
c. income policy
d. fiscal policy
98. Generally, the lead bank in a district is the bank which is
a. having government business
b. having the largest deposits in the districts
c. identified to co-ordinate implementation of district credit plan
d. none of these
99. ISO 14000 deals with?
a. environment management
b. technology management
c. knowledge managent
d. information management
100.mutual funds are required to be registered with?
a. AMFI
b. SEBI
c. IBA
d. RBI
101. Providing various services related to capital market is called?
a. merchant banking
b. retail banking
c. narrow banking
d. modern banking
102. Blue chip securities refers to?
a. shares of any company
b. shares of companies which are listed at any of stock exchange
c. shares of good companies
d. all of above
103. Settlement risk can be avoided only if?
a. settlements are made on real time basis
b. there is global settlement agency
c. foreign exchange transactions are traded in derivatives
d. all of above
104. SEBI controls
a. capital market
b. money market
c. both a and b
d. none of these
105. The bank which has entered into carbon credit trading advisory services is
a. ICICI bank
b. UCO bank
c. IDBI bank
d. Yes bank
106. The base rate system has replaced BPLR with effect from?
a. may 2010
b. june 2010
c. july 2010
d. august 2010
107. The financial year of RBI starts from?
a. 1st april
b. 1st june
c. 1st july
d. 1st December
108. The largest financial conglomerate of india is?
a. HDFC bank
b. ICICI bank
c. IFCI bank
d. SBI
109. The major shareholders in asset reconstruction company of india ltd.(ARCIL) other than SBI
are?
a.IDBI & canara bank
b. ICICI and HDFC
C. idbi and HDFC
D. IDBI and ICICI
110. THE type of charge created on LIC policy is:
a. pledge
b. hypothecation
c. assignment
d. all of these
111. To revitalize RRB’s , the central government has taken some significant . one of these is not
such a step:
a. made SARFAESI act applicable to RRB’s
b. permitted RRB’s to accept NRI deposits
c. permitted RRB’s for branch expansion
d. RRB’s can undertake insurance business
112. What is “stagflation”?
a. inflation with growth
b. deflation with growth
c. inflations after deflation
d. inflation with depression
113.what is true about “white card”?
a. it is related to companies producing milk products
b. it does not carry on its face, the brand of the issuer
c. it is meant to cover blank money into economy
d. none of the above
114. Which is first bank in india to launch its interactive banking services through dish TV?
a. SBI
b. ICICI
c. HDFC
d. axis bank
115. Which is first bank in india to produce green power for captive use through wind mills?
a. HDFC
b. ICICI
c. SBI
d. Axis bank
116. The term “kite flying” in banking refers to as
a. drawing a cheque without providing sufficient funds to meet it
b. drawing and acceptance of a bill of exchange without consideration with a view to
accommodate the other party
c. the practise of paying usance bills before they become due
d. drawing a post dated cheque
117. Hypothecation is?
a. a transaction on conditional sale
b. a legal transaction whereby goods may be made available as security for debt
c. transfer of ownership by the borrower to the lender
d. none of above
118. Which of the following banks enjoys the reputition of being at top in market capitalization
among all private banks?
a. ICICI
b. HDFC
c. Axis bank
d. Yes bank
119. “dark block” is an area
a. where literacy rate is below 15%
b. where people below poverty line are more than 90%
c. where underground source of water is not available
d. where more than 85% exploitation has taken place on the available underground
water
120. Format of cheque is prescribed under
a. negotiable instruments act, 1981
b. banking transactions act
c. banking regulation act, 1949
d. none of these
121. Pillars of BASEL-2ND are
a. minimum capital ratio
b.supervisory review
c. market discipline
d. all of these
122. If a bill of exchange is not drawn for consideration, such a bill is called
a. trade bill
b. accommodation bill
c. clean bill
d. documentary bill
123. PMRY is applicable to
a. rural area
b. agriculture
c. rural and urban areas
d. all over india
124. Subsidy under PMRY is reimbursed to banks by
a. government of india
b. state government
c. NABARD
d. RBI
125. The concept of “narrowing banking” was recommended by:
a. khan committee
b. nayak committee
c. sodhani committee
d. tarapore & narsimha committee
1. Inability to sleep is termed as
Ans : Insomnia
2. Normal respiratory rate in adults is
Ans : 16-20/min
3. One gram of carbohydrate yields a. 9 calories
b. 1 calories
c. 4 calories
d. 8 calories
Ans : C
4. The nerve which carries messages from the brain and spinal cord muscles
and glands
Ans : Motor nerve
5. Eruption of teeth starts at the age of ........ months
Ans : 6
6. Total number of bones in human body
Ans : 206
7. The following are the contents of ORS, except a. Sugar
b. Potassium Chloride
c. Calcium Carbonate
d. Sodium Chloride
Ans : C
8. Protein requirement for a pregnant woman per day a. 60gm
b. 65gm
c. 55gm
d. 50gm
Ans : C
9. Radio active cobalt and radium are used for the treatment of .......
diseases a. Sickle cell anemia
b. Cancer
c. Cholera
d. Hemophilia
Ans : B
10. A healthy person can donate blood ....... or .....times a year
Ans : Three or Four
11. The cells that are responsible for the production of antibodies are a. White
blood cells
b. Red blood cells
c. Platelets
d. Plasma
Ans : A
12. ....... is the immunity get by the body after the first attack of disease a.
Acquired immunity
b. Natural immunity
c. Passive immunity
d. Artificial immunity
Ans : A
13. ..... is an example for the disease caused by bacteria a. Typhoid
b. Typhus fever
c. Chicken pox
d. Cold
Ans : A
14. Typhoid is transmitted through a. Touch
b. Air
c. Personal contact
d. Water and food
Ans : D
15. The disease that spread through sexual contact is a. AIDS
b. Scabies
c. Leprosy
d. Itches
Ans : A
16. ........ is caused by the fungus a. Malaria
b. Filariasis
c. Typhus fever
d. Athlete’s foot
Ans : D
17. Drinking of alcohol will severely affects the a. Brain
b. Liver
c. Kidney
d. Stomach
Ans : B
18. Average weight of a new born baby a. 5kg
b. 2kg
c. 4kg
d. 3kg
Ans : D
19. One ml contains ....... drops a. 15
b. 5
c. 20
d. 10
Ans : A
20. One teaspoon contains ...... ml a. 15ml
b. 2ml
c. 5ml
d. 10ml
Ans : C
21. Drugs used to relieve pain a. Antipyretics
b. Analgesics
c. Anti inflammatory
d. Antibiotics
Ans : B
22. Incubation period of measles a. 14 – 21 days
b. 21–28 days
c. 7-14 days
d. 1-7 days
Ans : C
23. Mode of transmission of typhoid fever a. Respiratory
b. Intravenous
c. Droplet
d. Oro facial
Ans : D
24. Route of transmission of Hepatitis-B a. Faeco oral
b. Potential (parental)
c. Contaminated water
d. Oral
Ans : B
25. Name the oral Polio vaccine a. Sabin
b. TAB
c. BCG
d. Salk
Ans : A
26. Heart attack is caused mainly due to
Ans : Cholesterol
27. Another name of Vitamin C
Ans : Ascorbic Acid
28. The heart is covered by a membrane called
Ans : Pericardium
29. Bird Flu, is a type of a. Influenza
b. Asthma
c. Typhoid
d. Pneumonia
Ans : A
30. The causative agent of Tetanus is
Ans : Clostridium tetani
31. Gonorrhea is a sexual disease caused by a bacterium called
Ans : Neisseria gonorrhea
32. Bordetella pertussis is a bacterium caused
Ans : Whooping cough (Pertussis)
33. Diphtheria in man is caused by
Ans : Corynebacterium diphtheria
34. German measles is caused by
Ans : Rubella virus
35. Common cold is caused by the infection of
Ans : Rhinovirus
36. Influenza is caused by a virus called
Ans : Myxovirus
37. The organism which cause cholera is
Ans : Vibrio cholera (Bacterium)
38. A disease which is always present at a low level in a given population or
region is called
Ans : Endemic
39. An epidemic (disease) which spreads across whole continents is called
Ans : Pandemic
40. The time during which a person is capable of passing the disease on to
another person
Ans : Infective period
41. The excess of carbohydrate is converted into Glycogen by
Ans : Liver
42. Anemic patient is deficient of which element
Ans : Iron
43. Malaria affects
Ans : Spleen
44. Toxoid serum is used in the treatment of a. Small pox
b. Malaria
c. Diphtheria
d. Leprosy
Ans : C
45. The blood group which contain no antibodies is a. O
b. AB
c. A
d. B
Ans : B
46. Oxygenation is the main function of which organ
Ans : Lungs
47. What is known as the ‘Juvenile hormone’
Ans : Thymosin
48. Which vitamin is also called ‘Retinol’
Ans : Vitamin A
49. The transportation of oxygen to the cells in the body is performed by a.
Hemoglobin
b. Hormones
c. Vitamins
d. Insulin
Ans : A
50. The gastric juice in the stomach contains a. Tannic acid
b. Nitric acid
c. Hydrochloric acid
d. Sulphuric acid
Ans : C
126. A self help group may become eligible for bank loan and subsidy
a.after first grading
b. after second grading
c.soon after the registration
d. 6 months after opening of saving bank account
127.an asset will be immediately categorized as loss asset, when realizable value is:
a. more than 15 %
b. less than 10%
c. 10% or more
d. none of these
128.appeal under consumer protection act, 1986 is entertained , if submitted within
a. 90 days of the decision
b. 30 days of the decision
c. there is no provision for any appeal
d. none of the above
129. Ceiling for settlements thorough lok adaltas is
a. 10 lacs
b. 15 lakh
c. 20 lakh
d. 25 lakh
130. The securities and exchange board of india(SEBI), which has been accorded statury status has its
headquartes in?
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. delhi
d. Chennai
131. The main watchdog of international trade is?
a. IMF
b. world bank
c. GATT
d. IFC
132. Which one of following has largest networks, accounts and annual deposits
a. IDBI
b. ICICI
C. post office saving bank
d. IOB
133. The interest rate policy is component of?
a. fiscal policy
b. monetary policy
c.trade policy
d. direct control
134. In respect of composite term loans granted to village industries, refinance is obtained from?
a. NABARD
b. SIDBI
c. IDBI
d. RBI
135. J.s Verma committee report related to?
a. strengthening of weak banks
b. corporate governance
c. bank mechanization
d. none of the above
136. “Islamic banking” is a term used for
a. interest free deposits, investment
b. covering banking to muslims
c. covering Islamic nations
d. none of the above
137. What is “NIKKEI”?
a. share price index of Tokyo share market
b. name of Japanese central bank
c. Japanese name of country’s planning commission
d. foreign exchange market of japan
138. NABARD was established on the recommendations of?
a. public accounts committee
b. shivaraman committee
c. narsimham committee
d. khandelwal committee
139. What do we mean by green shoe option?
a. the ways and options adopted by RBI to enhance awareness about environment through banking sector
b. it is type of carbon credit rights that the nation have to purchase to get the right to emit carbon
c. it gives the underwriter the right to sell investors more share than originally planned
d. global warming of earth eradication through financial reforms brought up by world bank
140. Rural infrastructure development fund is financed by?
a. selected groups of public sector banks
b. ministry of rural development
c. RBI
d. NABARD
141. Kisan credit card scheme(KCC) was formulated in year
a. 1996
b. 1997
c. 1998
d. 1999
142. What is securitisation?
a. a process which convert conventional credit into tradable treasure assets
b. credit receivable of the bank can be converted into bonds i.e pass through certificates
c. these certificates can be traded in the market
d. all of the above
143. Specially developed economic zones (SEZ’s) in india where some of economic laws and
restrictions of the land are relaxed with the purpose of giving incentives are commonly known
as?
a. preferential zones
b. economic corridors
c. industrial parks
d. special economic zones
144. Tne international bank for reconstruction and development is better known as a.world
bank
b. IMF
c. ADB
d. it is known by its name
145. Banks in india can establish offshore banking units in?
a. EPZ
b. SEZ
c. STP
d. EHTP
146.regional rural banks are managed by?
a. NABARD
b. reserve bank of india
c. sponsoring bank
d. board of respective RRB’s
147. Euro money is official currency of?
a. SAFTA
b. NATO
c. European union
d. OPEC
148.the export-import bank of india(EXIM) IS a public sector financial institution created by an
act of parliament viz:
a. banking regulation act, 1949
b. companies act, 1956
c. export-import bank of india act, 1981
d. the EXIM act, 1948
149. The headquarters of NABARD is situated in?
a. delhi
b. Mumbai
c. lucknow
d.kolkata
150. Bank for international settlement(BIS) is headquartered at?
a. manila
b. Chicago
c. basle, Switzerland
d. none of these
151. Yuan is currency of which country?
a. japan
b. china
c. korea
d. Indonesia
152. Treasury bills are sold in india by?
a. reserve bank of india
b. state governments
c. commercial banks
d. SEBI
153. The 13th finance commission headed by dr. vijay kelkar covers the period of?
a. 2008-13
b.2009-14
c. 2010-15
d. 2011-16
154. Black revolution is associated with?
a. tea plantation
b. coffee plantation
c. rubber plantation
d. printing ink
155. “blue card” denotes?
a. a credit card
b. debit card
c. a proposition by EU to attract highly qualified professionals from other countries
d. none of the above
156. When was the SAARC established?
a. decmber 8, 1983
b. january 1, 1984
c. december 8, 1985
d. January 1, 1985
157.the infrastructure development bank of india has its headquarters on?
a.delhi
b. Mumbai
c. bangluru
d. Kolkata
158. Hundered rupee currency note in india bears the signature of?
a.finance minister of india
b. prime minister
c.president of india
d. governor of RBI
159. Khandelwal committee relates to study of ………..issues in public sector bank
a.capital adequacy ratio
b. human resources
c. branch expansion
d.foreign exchange
160. Largest bank of world in matter of branch offices
a. banks of America NT &SA;
b. state bank of india
c. Barclays bank
d. citi bank
161. “hot money” means
a. money earned through illegal transactions
b. money earned through speculative transactions
c. money used to hoard scarce commodities
d. short term capital movements from one country to another seeking safety through
or, less often , higher rate of interest
162. When was currency system in india converted into decimal system?
a. 1st april, 1957
b. 1st april, 1959
c. 1st april,1961
d. 1st april, 1964
163. The definition of first priority sector was first formalised in 1972 by
a.planning commission
b. national development council
c.reserve bank of india
d. ministry of finance
164. Largest number of commercial bank offices are located in?
a. Karnataka
b. Maharashtra
c. Jharkhand
d. UP
165. Dalal street is in?
a. Kolkata- famous for jute market
b. Mumbai- famous for stock exchange market
c. delhi- famous for kabari(waste goods) market
d. banglore- famous for race course
166. MICR is used in………….industry
a. banking
b. hospitality
c. tourism
d. none of these
167. Kisan credit card can be used for financing of?
a. production needs
b. consumption needs
c. both A and B
d. none of these
168. Which is not e banking software?
a. ECS
b. IBR
c. RTGS
d. PIPS
169. The concept of “carbon credit” is associated with?
a. lending to mineral exploring companies
b. development of coal mines and mining sector
c. protection of environment
d. development of uranium
170. Which of following organisation release “world economic outlook report”?
a.world bank
b. IMF
c. UNDP
d. WTO
1. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. In
which country is it located?
(A) France
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) Germany
Ans. (B) Kazakhstan
2. The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey World Cup in 2010
to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started?
(A) 1971
(B) 1974
(C) 1976
(D) 1977
Ans. (A) 1971
3. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three
years on May 17, 2009?
(A) Barcelona
(B) Inter Millan
(C) Real Madrid
(D) Manchester United
Ans. (A) Barcelona
4. Recently Suranjoy Singh of India sizzled with a Gold on the concluding day of the European
Grand Prix boxing as India finished their campaign with four medals. This contest held in ?
(A) Czech Republic.(B) Hungary
(C) Serbia
(D) Austria
Ans.(A)Czezh Republic
5. Recently 12-member Sikkim Cabinet was sworn in and Pavan Kumar Chamling becomes CM
for the ________?
(A) 2nd time
(B) 3rd time
(C) 4th time
(D) 5th time
Ans. (C) 4th time
6. Who among the following has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for Southern
District of New York, by US President Barack Obama?
(A) Preet Bharara
(B) Suresh Modi
(C) Rajiv Khurana
(D) Suresh Kalmadi
Ans. (A) Preet Bharara
7. The government formed the panel after many ex-servicemen returned their medals to protest
the rejection of their ‘one rank one pension’ demand. Who is heading this panel ?
(A) K.M. Chandrasekhar
(B) R Balakrishanan
(C) B S Padmanabham
(D) T. Raja Shekhar
Ans. (A) K.M. Chandrasekhar
8. Recently India’s Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia, earned India a
gold medal in the recurve team event of the archery World Cup Stage I. In which country this
event held?
(A) Croatia
(B) Russia
(C) Ukraine
(D) Czech Republic.
Ans. (A) Croatia
9. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive officer (CEO) of
which exchange?
(A) Bombay Stock Exchange
(B) National Stock Exchange
(C) Delhi Stock exchange
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) Bombay Stock Exchange
10. Who has won his maiden International Tennis Federation (ITF) title at Delhi Lawn Tennis
Association on April 25, 2009?
(A) Yuki Bhambari
(B) Vishnu Vardhan
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Mahesh Bhupti
Ans. (A) Yuki Bhambari
Barley, Sugarcane, Maize, Wheat, Chilies, Grams and Pulses - UP
Rice, Jute - WB
Tobacco - AP
Banana - TN
Black pepper , Rubber, Coconut and Cashews - Kerela
Tea - Assam
Saffron - J and K
Coffee, Cardamom and Silk - Karnataka
Onions and cotton seeds - MH
1. FCRA – Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
2. APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
3. NPA – Non Performing assets
4. Which country will ban cheque from 2018 – UK.
5. Cryogenic engines are used in – Space Shuttle
6. Which Country supplied JF-17 fighter jets to Pakistan – China
7. Women’s Hockey Asia cup won by – China.
8. India signed a nuclear deal with ______ in Trinidad – Canada
9. A/c to Suresh Tendulkar Committee __ percent of Indians live in BPL – 37.
10. NREGA was renamed as – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act.
11. Herman Van Rompuy’s is the first President of EU, he was the former PM of –
Belgium.
12. Term not used in Banking & Finance – Double Fault.
13. Which country to build ten more nuclear reactors – Iran
14. Author of the book The Rediscovery of India – Meghnath Desai
15. Book written by V S Naipaul – A House for Mr Biswas
16. Aim to achieve financial Inclusion by the year – 2012.
17. Aim not in the 11th Five year Plan – Global warming.
1. FCCB stand for – Foreign Currency Convertible Bond.
2. MAT stand for – Minimum Alternate Tax..
3. Rawatbhata is in – Rajasthan.
4. Term not related to Hockey – Downswing related to Golf.
9. Legion d’Honneur of France given to – Lata Mangeshkar.
10. Apni Mandi scheme launched in – Punjab.
11. In 15th Copenhagen Summit, India is led by – Manmohan Singh.
12. Green Revolution II relate to – Eastern Areas.
13. Between The Assassinations written by Aravind Adiga .
14. Invisible book is written by – Paul Auster.
15. Monetary Policy include – CRR and SLR.
16. K-G gas from- Krishna Godavari basin.
17. Zain is telecom - Kuwait
18. Usain Bolt was named Laureus World Sportsman 2009
19. Voting compulsory in elections to all the local bodies in – Gujarat.
20. India export jewellry to usa.
2. largest cotton producing state is Gujarat i guess
largest rice producing state is west bengal
largest milk producing state is punjab
largest silk producing state is karnataka
largest wheat producing state is up
largest egg producing state is andhra pradesh
largest tea producing state is asssam
largest coffe producing statev is Karnataka
171. The Nippon ginko is the centeral bank of?
a. south korea
b. japan
c. china
d. Taiwan
172. The punchline “feel the difference” is associated with?
a.DCB bank
b.deutsche bank
b.YES bank
d. Citi bank
173.credit card related grievances can be reffered to
a. customer forum
b. ombudsman
c.lok adalat
d. none of these
174. World investment report is annually published by?
a.IBRD
b. WTO
c. IMF
D. UNCTAD
175.which of following states showed fastest growth in expanding micro finance business in
country?
a.gujarat
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
176. Govt. of india does not provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following
schemes?
a. mahatama Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme
b.rural health mission
c. indira awas yojana
d.jeevan sathi yojana
177. Who is author of the book “india and global financial crisis: managing money and finance”?
a. bimal jain
b. C. rangarajan
c. manmohan singh
d. Y.V Reddy
178. Which of following is considered as financial capital of india
a. delhi
b. ahmedabad
c. Kolkata
d. none of these
179. A new foreign bank Sarasin & co. has launched its operations in india. This is bank based in?
a. USA
b. Switzerland
c. france
d. none of these
180. Whenever RBI does some open market operation transaction, actually it wishes to regulate
which of following?
a. inflation only
b. liquidity in economy
c. borrowing powers of the banks
d. flows of foreign direct investments
181. Which committee has given its recommendations on “financial inclusion”?
a. rakesh mohan committee
b. rangarajan committee
c. sinha committee
d. none of these
182. Which of the following bank has taken over centurian bank of Punjab?
a. ICICI
b. IDBI
c. HDFC
d. Axis
183. Many a time we read in newspapers that RBI has changed or revised a particular rate/ratio
by a few basis point.what is basis point?
a. ten percent of one hundredth point
b.one hundredth of 1%
c. one hundredth of 10%
d. one hundredth of 1000
184. “currency swap” is an instrument to manage
a. currency risk
b.interest rate risk
c.currency and interest rate risk
d. cash flows in different currency
185. Euro bond is an instrument
a. issued in European market
b. issued in euro currency
c. issued in the country other than country of currency of bond
d. all of the above
186. Which of following programme the govt. of india has launched to develop comprehensive
rural infrastructure in country?
a. bharat nirman
b. indra awas yojana
c. watershed development programme
d. none of these
187. Which of the following schemes was launched to promote exports of agricultural produce
and their value added products in india?
a. vishesh krishia aur gram udyog yojana
b. financial inclusion scheme
c. rashtriya krishi vikas yojana
d. none of these
188. Many a time we read in newspapers about systematic investment palns(SIP’s). SIP’s are an
investment option also operated in the mode of?
a. mutual funds
b. small savings scheme in post office
c. national pension fund
d. national pension savings
189. Grameen bank and micro credit are associated with
a. manmohan singh
b. bill gates
c. Muhammad yunus
d.aung san su ki
190. Which of the following is not a social development scheme?
a. indira awas yojana
b. mid day meal scheme
c.bharat nirman yojana
d. sarva shiksha abhayan
191. The food and agriculture organisation(FAO) is a wing/agency of?
a. world bank
b. UNO
c. assean development bank
d. ministry of agriculture, govt. of india
192. Federal reserves is the central bank of?
a. Britain
b. USA
c. JAPAN
d. Canada
193.which of following is not a measure of risk management in banks?
a. CRR
b. RGTS
c. SLR
d. deposit insurance
194. Which of the following org./agency has established a fund known as “investor protection
fund”?
a. SEBI
b. NABARD
c.bombay stock exchange
d. AMFI
195. Commission for agriculture costs and prices(CACP) recommends
a. comfort price
b. state advised price
c. minimum support price
d. minimum export price
196. Which among the following is major qualitative control measure in india?
a. bank rate policy
b. open market operations
c. reserve ratio requirements
d. margin requirements
197. “ the service area approach” was a strategy launched to improve which of following?
a. micro, small and medium enterprises
b. unorganised sector
c. rural lending
d. urban industrial lending
198. High power money is produced by?
a. commercial banks
b. co-operative banks
c. ministry of finance
d. reserve bank of india
199. Which of following act has been replaced by enactment of FEMA in 1999?
a. FERA
b. Indian copyright act
c. Indian patent act
d. both b and c
200. VAT is imposed on?
a. directly on consumer
b. on all stages between production and final stage
c. on first stage of production
d. on final stage of production
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♥ * Famous Historical Monuments of India * ♥ *
•Ajanta- Ellora Caves -Aurangabad (Maharashtra) -Built by Gupta rulers
•Aram Bagh - Agra (UP) - Babur
•Agra Fort Agra - (UP) - Akbar
•Akbar’s Mausoleum - Sikandra (UP) - Akbar
•Anand Bhawan - Allahabad (UP) - Motilal Nehru
•Bharatpur Fort - Bharatpur(Rajasthan) - Raja Surajmal Singh
•Bibi Ka Maqbara - Aurangabad (Maharashtra) - Aurangzeb
•CharMinar - Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) - Quli Qutub Shah
•Charar-e- Shar - Jammu & Kashmir - Zainul Abedin
• Dargah Ajmer Sharif - Ajmer (Rajasthan) - Sultan Shyasuddin
•Dilwara’s Jain Temple - Mount Abu (Rajasthan) - Siddharaja
•Deewan-e- Khas - Agra Fort (UP) - Shahjahan
•Adhai Din Ka Jhopra - Ajmer (Rajasthan) - Qutubuddin Aibak
•Elephanta’s cave -Mumbai (Maharashtra) - Rashtrakuta rulers
•Fatehpur Sikri - Agra (UP) - Akbar
•Ferozshah Kotla - Delhi - Ferozshan Tughlaq
•Gateway of India - Mumbai (Maharashtra) - British Govt.
•Hauz Khas - Delhi - Alauddin Khilji
•Hawa Mahal - Jaipur (Rajasthan) - Maharaja Pratap Singh
•Humayun’s Tomb - Delhi - Humayun’s wife
•Jama Masjid -Agra (UP) - Shahjahan
•Jama masjid -Delhi - Shahjahan
•Jagannath Temple - Puri (Odisha) - Anantvarman Ganga
•Jantar Mantar - Delhi - Sawai Jai Singh
•Jaigarh Fort - Jaipur (Rajasthan) - Sawai Jai Singh
•Jim Corbett Park - Nainital (Uttarakhand) - Sir Malcom Hailley
•Jodhpur Fort - Jodhpur (Rajasthan) - Rao Jodhaji
•Kanheri’s Fort - Mumbai (Maharashtra) - Buddhists
•Khirki Masjid - Delhi - Ghyasuddin Tughlaq
•Lal Bagh - Bangaluru (Karnataka) - Hyder Ali
•Makka Masjid - Hyderabad - Quli Qutub Shah
•Moti Masjid - Agra Fort (UP) - Shahjahan
•Moti Masjid - Delhi Fort - Aurangzeb
•Nahargarh Fort - Jaipur (Rajasthan) - Sawai Jai Singh
•Nishat Garden - Srinagar (J & K) - Asaf Ali
•Purana Qila - Delhi - Shershan Suri
•Qutub Minar - Delhi - Qutubuddin Aibak
•Red Fort - Delhi - Shahjahan
•Safdar Jung Tomb - Delhi - Shuja-ud-daula
•Shantiniketan - West Bengal - Rabindra Nath Tagore
•Shish Mahal - Agra (UP) - Shahjahan
•Shalimar Garden - Srinagar (J & K) - Jahangir
•Saint George Fort - Chennai (Tamil Nadu) - East India Company
•Sun Temple - Kornak (Odisha) - Narsimhadeva I
•Swarna Mandir (Golden Temple) - Amritsar (Punjab) - Guru Ramdas
•Tajmahal Agra - UP - Shahjahan
•Vellure Math - Kolkata (West Bengal) - Swami Vivekanand
•Victoria Memorial - Kolkata (West Bengal) - British Govt.
•Vishnupad Temple - Gaya (Bihar) - Rani Ahiliabai
•Vijaya Stambha - Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) - Maharana Kumbha
Some impt defence achievements of India in 2012
BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile, was successfully test-fired on 28 March 2012 by
BrahMos Aerospace, off the coast of Odisha
The Indian Navy on 4 April 2012 inducted a Russian-origin nuclear submarine, INS Chakra,
into its flotilla
India on 19 April 2012 successfully test-fired its maiden nuclear-tipped inter-continental ballistic
missile ( ICBM) Agni-V in Orissa
The Indian navy inducted newly-built INS Teg in its fleet at the Yantar shipyard in Russia's
Kaliningrad on 27 April 2012
India successfully test-fired the indigenously built Akash missile in Orissa
Indian Coast Guard Hovercraft H-187 was commissioned by Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, the
Director General Indian Coast Guard, at Okha in Gujarat on 11 June 2012
India successfully test-fired indigenously developed Agni-I ballistic missile from a test range
at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired Brahmos
supersonic cruise missile in Orissa
India on 9 August 2012 successfully test-fired domestically built surface-to-surface two stage
Agni-II ballistic missile
Micro-light pilot-less target aircraft Lakshya-1 was successfully test-flown from the launch
complex-2 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on 23 August 2012
India on 19 September 2012 test fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile
from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha Coast
The Indian space odyssey crossed a historic landmark on Sunday when a Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C21) put in orbit two foreign satellites. It marked the 100th space mission of
the Indian Space Research Organisation which started the journey in 1975 with the launch of
its first satellite 'Aryabhata.'It was PSLV's 21st consecutively successful flight. PSLV-C21 is
India's 38th satellite launch vehicle to lift off from Sriharikota. India has so far put in orbit 62
Indian satellites. The two numbers add up the century that ISRO celebrated on Sunday.
India at the London Olympics #imp
1)A total of 83 athletes, 60 men and 23 women, competed in 13 sports. Men's field hockey was
the only team-based sport in which India had its representation in these Olympic
games. India also marked its Olympic return in weightlifting, after the International Weightlifting
Federation imposed a two-year suspension for the nation's athletes in Beijing because of doping
scandal.
2)This was India's most successful Olympics based
on the medal standings, winning a total of 6
medals (2 silver and 4 bronze
1)Silver Vijay Kumar Shooting Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
2)Silver Sushil Kumar Wrestling Men's 66 kg freestyle
3) Bronze Gagan Narang Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle
4) Bronze Saina Nehwal Badminton Women's singles
5)Bronze- Mary Kom- Boxing Women's flyweight
6) Bronze Yogeshwar Dutt- Wrestling Men's 60kg Freestyle
7)London 2012 are the first Olympic Games whose guidelines include the recycling of PVC
and the opening ceremony was called 'isle of wonder'
8)The official BARB ratings give the opening ceremony a rating of 24.24 million viewers, the
highest audience for any British television broadcast since 1996
9)country with largest participating athletes:
GBR Great Britain 541
USA United States 530
RUS Russia 436
AUS Australia 410
CHN China 396
GER Germany 392
FRA France 330
201. Which of following committees recommended the revival of cooperative credit institutions in
states?
a. vaidayanath committee
b. rangarajan committee
c. sanchar committee
d. none of these
202. What is “hawala”?
a. illegal transactions of foreign exchange
b. full details of subject
c. illegal trading of shares
d. tax evasion
203. The unit banking system is very popular in?
a. England
b. japan
c. india
d. USA
204. Grasham’s law relates to?
a. money supply
b. money and prices
c. real output
d. employment
205. The logo of “bank of baroda” is known as
a. sun of bank of baroda
b.baroda sun
c. bank of baroda’s rays
d. sunlight of bank of baroda
206.pradhan mantra gram sadak yojana was launched in?
a. 1999
b. 2000
c. 2001
d. 2002
207. Which city of india is famous for production of cigars?
a. trichy
b. Ludhiana
c. dhanbad
d. Kolkata
208.the one rupee note bears the signature of?
a. secretary, ministry of finance
b. governor, RBI
c. finance minister
d. none of these
209. India’s maximum forign exchange is spent on?
a. imports of foodgrains
b. imports of iron and steel
c. import of petroleum products
d. import of technical know-how
210. India earns maximum forex through export of?
a. leather goods
b. handicrafts
c. electronic goods
d. engineering goods
211. The largest expenditure being incurred from combined revenue expenditure of centre,
states and union territories is on?
a. health
b. education
c. interest payments
d. defence services
212. Rupee coin was first minted in india during the rule of?
a. shahjahan
b. sher shah suri
c. east india company
d. razia sultana
213. The rupee coin was first minted in?
a. 1542
b. 1601
c. 1809
d.1677
214. Paper currency first started in india in?
a. 1862
b. 1542
c. 1601
d. 1680
215. Whose signature appears on ten rupee currency note?
a. minster of finance
b. RBI governor
c. secretary, ministry of finance
d. none of these
Which was the first place to get electricity in India? Kolar Gold fields, Mysore Kingdom,
(1902)
Which was World's first supersonic aircraft? Bell X-1
Who was first Indian to win Nobel prize in economics? Amartya Sen
Who was the first Indian (individual sports) to win a gold medal in olympics? Abhinav
BindraWho was the first Indian to have a wax statue at Madame Tussaud's? M K Gandhi
Who was the First Indian to score an ODI century? Kapil Dev
Who was the first Indian to win an Olympics medal in wrestling? K D Jadhav (1958)
Who was the first Indian to win the Grammy Award? Pandit Ravi Shankar
Who was the first non-European to be awarded Nobel prize in literature? Rabindranath Tagore
Who was the first woman film star to be a member of Rajya Sabha? Nargis Dutt
Who was the first woman speaker of loksabha? Meira Kumar
216. Which of following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for india?
a. jute
b. iron and steel
c. tea
d. sugar
217. The commodity for which india spends the largest amount to import is?
a. iron and steel
b. foodgrains
c. crude petroleum d. fertilizers
218. An ad-valorem duty is tax basis
a. price of commodity
b. value added
c. advertisement expenses
d. unit of commodity
219. Indian currency was last demonetized in?
a. 1951
b. 1955
c. 1960
d. 1978
220. The first devaluation of Indian currency took place in?
a. 1947
b. 1950
c. 1951
d. 1949
221. Indian currency was last devalued in?
a. 1955
b. 1956
c. 1991
d. 1951
222. The new bank of india was merged on 1993 with?
a. state bank
b. Punjab national bank c. central bank
d. state bank of Patiala
223. A firm is said to be of optimum size when?
a. average total cost is at minimum
b. marginal cost is at minimum
c. marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue
d. the firm is maximizing its profit
224. The slope of an indifference curve represents the?
a. elasticity of demand is good
b. marginal rate of substitution between two goods
c. ratio of prices of two goods
d. postion of consumer equilibrium
225. The elasticity of a straight line demand curve
a. may have varying values along its length
b. must be equal to zero
c. must be equal to infinity
d. must be equal to one
226. If the elasticity of demand for good is equal to (-) 2% then a 1% rise will
a. raise quantity demanded by 2%
b. raise total revenue by 1%
c. lower the quantity demanded by 2%
d. lower the quantity demanded by 1%
227. An indifference curve for an individual consumer represents graphically?
a. the quantities of one good which are equal to quantities of another good
b. the way in which consumer spends his income on two goods
c. the possible combination of two goods which he can buy with income d. combination of two
goods which have the same marginal utility
228. Of the gross tax revenue of the union government, the indirect taxes accounts for only?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 65%
d. 60%
229. For most of consumers, milk and tea are substitute goods . therefore we should expect a
rise in price of milk to lead to?
a. a rightward shift in the demand for the other commodity
b. a leftward shift in the supply curve of tea
c. a fall in price of tea
d. an upward shift in demand curve for tea
230.if the marginal propensity to save of the rich is greater than that of poor, then a
redistribution of income from poor to rich will raise?
a. the average propensity to consume
b. consumption out of given income c. saving out of given income
d. neither consumption nor saving out of given income
231.when was india’s first human development report(HDR) Published?
a. june 2000
b. april 2002
c. may 2001
d. may 2007
232. “Adhaar” number is of how may digits?
a. 11
b. 10
c. 12 d. 18
233. Who is main head or president of island development authority?
a. president of india b. prime minister
c. home minister
d. minister of rural development
234. Which of following is odd one out?
a. SAIL
b.BHEL
c.ONGC d.ESSAR OIL 235. When was SAIL established?
a. 1974 b. 1984
c. 1990
d. 1954
236. Where are the headquarters of council for advancement of people’s action and rural
technology(CAPART)
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. new delhi
d. nashik
237. The layout of second five year plan was based on the model of?
a. b.n gadgil
b. p.c mahalanobis
c. v.k.r.v roy
d. none of these
238. The establishment year of “india brand equity fund” is?
a. 1996
b. 1997
c. 1998
d. 1999
239. When was the formal announcement of establishment of “Indian ocean rim association for regional
corporation” was announced?
a. 5 march, 1996
b. 5 march, 1997
c. 1 april, 1998
d. 15 august, 1947
240. During the time period of which five year plan, slogan of “garibi hatao” was made?
a. ninth
b. fifth
c. fourth
d. second
241. According to 2011 census, which of the following state is below than average literacy rate of india?
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. odisha
d. Bengal
242. Which of the following country is not a member of “BIMSTEC”?
a. Pakistan
b. india
c. Bangladesh
d. shri lanka
243. which of the following state is ahead than others from industrial point of view?
a. west Bengal
b. odisha
c. Maharashtra
d. Madhya Pradesh
244. how many nations are the members of BIMSTEC?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 10
245. Largest producer of mineral oil is?
a. Saudi arab
b. Russia
c. USA
d. Ecuador
246. Which five year plan is also known as “rolling plan”?
a. 3rd
b. 4th
c. 6th
d. 7th
247.which of the following country has highest production of wheat ?
a. india
b. china
c. USA
d. Switzerland
248. The first EPZ was established in?
a. kerala
b. Vishakhapatnam
c. noida
d. soorat 249. Which of following is related to “blue revolution”?
a. fish
b. pottery
c. cotton
d. coffee
250 “dhoom machade, rang jamade” is punch line of which company?
a. coca cola
b. pepsi
c. paan parag
d. thums up
Q1. The great scientist ..... himself with ability and moderation all ..... the conference.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
felt, about
displayed, in
disclosed, besides
conducted, through
presented, though
Q2. In a world ..... by men for so many years, women are only though ..... for jobs like typists,
receptionists and teachers.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
created, suitable
governed, qualified
controlled, eligible
dominated, competent
ruled, fit
Q3. This partly explains how the Mehta family has been able to ..... its lavish lifestyle in recent
times, despite the fact that all its assets have been .....
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
keep up, destroyed
develop, liquidated
afford, attached
keep, removed
continue, squandered
Q4. Moreover, a fact-finding mission ..... by BSN to India in January this year strongly
recommended that the French group should go it alone, and not hand over ..... to an Indian
partner.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
constituted, authority
organised, papers
despatched, control
sponsored, power
set up, rights
Q5. The leaders were ..... needed by those to ..... they were addressed.
(1) angrily, who
(2) readily, which
(3) scarcely, whom
(4) rarely, where
(5) joyfully, when
1. I’m afraid our plans have fallen _______. We’ll have to think again
a through
b out
c over
d behind
2. Many friends have known of his habit of stealing that __________ him infamous.
a would make
b has made
c have made
d will make
3. Come, visit me in Goa and it will be just the _______ we so urgently need, writes Aimee
Ginsburg to a friend stubbornly_______ of its storied charms.
a sanctuary immune
b evasion inured
c escape unconvinced
d dodging uninitiated
4. The government has _______ its savings and is mired in a debt crisis that is no longer
sustainable without help from the EU—which is _______for drastic cuts.
a dissipated clinkering
b squandered clamoring
c expended vociferating
d trifled remonstrating
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underprivileged girls in India. Founded by Anand Mahindra in 1996, it is jointly managed by
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responsibility activities of the Mahindra Group. Currently, Project Nanhi Kali supports over 57,000
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Project Nanhi Kali sees educating girls and women as a way to positively impact India in the long
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to purchase particular items for a student. The Mahindra Group sponsors the education of 11,000
girl children through Project Nanhi Kali.
Third-party assessments show that Nanhi Kali has a significant impact on the girls' lives. Over a
one year period, Nanhi Kali students' improvement in learning outcomes ranged from 40 percent
in tribal Chhattisgarh to 78 percent in Mumbai.
Child Labor
The 2001 national census of India estimated the total number of child labour, aged 5–14, to be
at 12.6 million. Child labor problem is not unique to India; worldwide, about 217 million children
work, many full-time.
In 2001, out of a 12.6 million, about 12 million children in India were in a hazardous
job.UNICEF estimates that India with its larger population, has the highest number of labourers
in the world under 14 years of age, while sub-saharan African countries have the highest
percentage of children who are deployed as child labour.International Labour
Organizationestimates that agriculture at 60 percent is the largest employer of child labor in
India, while United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization estimates 70 percent of child
labour is deployed in agriculture and related activities. Outside of agriculture, child labour is
observed in almost all informal sectors of the Indian economy.
Acts
Article 24 of India's constitution prohibits child labour. Additionally, various laws and the Indian
Penal Code, such as the Juvenile Justice (care and protection) of Children Act-2000, and the Child
Labour (Prohibition and Abolition) Act-1986 provide a basis in law to identify, prosecute and stop
child labour in India.
NGOs
Many NGOs like Bachpan Bachao Andolan, CARE India, Child Rights and You, Global march
against child labor, RIDE India etc. have been working to eradicate child labour in India.
Pratham is India's largest non-governmental organization with the mission 'every child in school
and learning well.' Founded in 1994, Pratham has aimed to reduce child labour and offer
schooling to children irrespective of their gender, religion and social background. It has grown by
introducing low cost education models that are sustainable and reproducible.In 2005, Pratham
was involved in coordinating a child labour rescue operation with India's Ministry of Labour and
police, when around 500 children were rescued from zari sweatshops in New Delhi.
341.india state of forest report 2011 puts forest area in the country at:
a. above 30%
b. between 27% to 30%
c. below 25%
d. between 30 % to 35%
342. CONCORD of 8 states of northern region is a scheme of?
a. FICCI
b. ASSOCHAM
c. CII
d. a joint scheme of all of the above
343. Which scheme is not related with rural development?
a. TRYSEM
b. JRY
c. IRDP d. CRY
344. What portion of earth in india is covered with forests?
a. 1/5
b. 1/4
c. 1/3
d. 2/5
345. ECOMARC is a symbol related to?
a. export goods
b. import goods
c. goods safe for environment
d. best quality
346. Income tax in india was introduced by?
a. sir Charles wood
b. lord macaule
c. james Wilson
d. William jones
347. Durgapur steel plant was constructed with assistance given by
a.britain
b. france
c. USA
d. germany
348. India and Bangladesh has made an agreement to run train between two countries between?
a. sialdah and Dhaka
b. sialdah and jaidevpur
c. Kolkata and Dhaka
d. Kolkata and jaidevpur
349. “planning and the poor” book is written by:
a. david Ricardo
b. b.s minhas c. gunner Myrdal
d. none of these
350. Name the only miss india universe , which was honoured by government of Jharkhand with
collaboration of Indian post by releasing post cards and stamps featuring her?
a. vanya mishra
b. priyanka chopra
c. sushmita sen
d. tanushree dutta
296.which Indian plan ensured high growth rate as compared with target growth?
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 5th
d. 8th
297. Which committee was constituted for reforms in tax structure?
a. narsimham committee
b. chelliah committee
c. gadgil committee
d. kelkar committee
298. KVIC(khadi and village industry commission) was established during?
a. 3rd plan
b. 2nd plan
c. 5th plan
d. 4th paln
299. The country producing maximum silk in the world is?
a. india
b. japan
c. south korea d. china
300. The minimum support price of wheat(per qt.) for marketing year 2012-13 was declared to
be?
a. 1250
b. 1080
c. 1100 d. 1285
301. According to 2011 census, which state has maximum slum population?
a. UP
b. MP
c. maharshtra
d. Jharkhand
302. National rural development institute is situated at?
a. shimla
b. Hyderabad
c. patna
d. new delhi
303. Nirmal gram pursakar is associated with?
a. rural drinking water
b. enlarging forests
c. elementary education
d. total sanitation campaign
304. The first garib-rath has been flaged between?
a. delhi-patna
b. delhi-chennai
c. delhi-mumbai
d. Amritsar-sarsa
305. Which of folloeing is not member of EEC?
a. Poland
b. germany
c. Italy
d. U.K
306. What is “super-301”?
a. a name of modern computer
b. a new variety of rice
c. American trade law
d. Ecuador trade law
307. Which day is celebrated as “national excise duty day”?
a. 26th January
b. 24th February
c. 14th april
d. 10th june
308. Lahiri committee is associated with?
a. industrial sickness
b. minimum support price of agriculture products c. price structure of edible oil
d. handicraft exports
309. IRDA constituted a committee for studying various aspects related to health insurance of
senior citizens under the chairmenship of?
a. r. chidambram
b. v. kishore singh deo
c. k.s shastri
d. abhijit sinha
310.how many zones are there in Indian railways at present?
a. 16 b. 17
c. 18
d. 19
311. Which sector got high rate of growth in its cooperative units?
a. sugar
b. cotton textile
c. jute
d. cement
312. The first fully literate district outside the kerala state is?
a. wardhman(west bengal)
b. chinelpattu(tamil nadu)
c. nashik(maharashtra)
d. merkata(karnataka)
313. Tax information network(TIN), started in January 2004 is associated with?
a. sales tax
b. excise duty
c. income tax
d. corporation tax
314. Indravati hydroelectric project is multipurpose project of?
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Jharkhand
d. odisha
315. Primary deficit is measured by fiscal deficit less
a. revenue deficit
b. public debt
c. interest payment
d. depreciation
316. Which of following committee is related to infrastructure financing?
a. Deepak parekh committee
b. t. Shankar committee
c. t.s vijayan
d. o.p garg
317. National stock exchange has introduced a new share index in place of NSE-100 in april
1996. It is known as
a. NSE-200
b.NSE-50
c.NSE-10
d.NSE-15
318. Who has been the chairman of newly constituted UIDAI?
a. rahul khullar
b. nirupama rao
c. nandan nilekani
d. d subba rao
319. Which state has not yet established any RRB?
a. sikkam and goa
b. bihar and rajasthan
c. sikkam and arunachal Pradesh
d. Nagaland
320. “canfina” is associated with?
a. canara bank
b. SBI
c. national housing bank
d. standard chartered bank
321. Operation flood programme was introduced in?
a. 1951
b.1970
c. 1975
d. 1985
322. Health insurance business is associated with?
a. LIC
b. UTI
c. GIC
d. state trading corporation
323. Which day has been decided to celebrate as income tax day
a. july 21
b. july 22
c. july 23
d. july 24
324. DWCRA was merged with?
a. JRY
b. SJSRY
c. TRYSEM
d. SGSY
325. In which state “kanya vidyadhan yojana” is operational?
a. UP
b. MP
c. Rajasthan
d. Haryana
326. Which rank india attains in tobacco production?
a.1st
b. 2nd
c. 4th
d. 6th
327.”food for work programme” is renamed as?
a. RLEGP
b. IRDP
c. NREP
d. MNP
328. SITTDEC-“south investment trade and technology data exchange centre” is a scheme of?
a. SAARC
b. ASIAN
c. G-7
d. G-15(correction)
329.which fertilizer is mostly consumed in india?
a. N
b. P
c. K
d. all are used in equal ratio
330. Indian banks have maximum foreign branches in?
a. Bangladesh
b. U.K
c. USA
d. sri lanka
331. “golden handshake scheme” is associated with?
a. inviting foreign companies
b. private investment in public enterprises
c. establishing joint enterprises
d. voluntary retirement
332. Sunderrajan committee was related to?
a. petroleum
b. energy
c. communication
d. air transport
333. As per Indian state of forest report 2011, the state having maximum forest area is?
a. rajasthan
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. arunachal Pradesh
d. uttar Pradesh
334. Who is chairman of “ASSOCHAM”?
a. pramod dev
b. raj kumar dhut
c. jagdish kapoor
d. kamlesh verma
335. What is CRR minimum limit for a commercial bank to be deposited with RBI?
a. 3%
b. 10%
c. 5%
d. 6%
336. TRIPS “trade related intellectual property rights” and TRIMS “trade related investment
measures” are associated with?
a. preston proposal
b. dunkel proposal
c.chelliah committee
d. none of these
337. As a result of green revolution, which foodgrains had a reduced percentage in total
foodgrains production?
a. wheat
b. rice
c. cereals and pulses
d. none of these
338. Which city is known as ‘electronic city”?
a. gurgaon
b. banglore
c. jaipur
d. salem(tamil nadu)
339. Which bank in india became the first bank to open its branch in china?
a. IDBI bank
b. HDFC
c. state bank of india
d. Punjab national bank
340. Which of following is not helpful in controlling money supply?
a. free market policy
b. CRR
c. bank rate
d. change in margin requirement
251.who is first woman deputy secretary general of untied nations?
a. sharmila tagore
b. shamshad akhtar
c. girija vyas
d. asha rose migiro
252. Author of book “a call to honor: in the service of emergent india”?
a. khushwant singh
b. jaswant singh
c. amartya sen
d. rafiq zakaria
253. Mention the writer of “anand matha”?
a. harindra nath chattopadhyaya
b. bankim chnadra chatterjee
c. rabindra nath tagore
d. mulk raj anand
254. Noble prize for economics for 2011 has been conferred on?
a. Thomas j sergent
b. Christopher a. sims
c. Christopher a. pissarides
d. both a and b
255. The 4th BRICS summit of 2012 held in?
a. new delhi
b. Havana
c. Tehran
d. Durban
256. Competition (amendment) bill, 2007 has replaceda. VAT
b. MRTPC
c. securities contracts(regulation) bill 2005
d. electricity act, 2003
257. “priyadarshini” project is related to?
a. empowerment of rural women
b. survival of girl child
c. free education to all girls
d. none of these
258. “mid day meal” scheme was started in the year?
a. 1998
b. 1997
c. 1996
d. 1995
259. The duration of present five year foreign trade policy of government of india?
a. 2011-2016
b. 2009-2014
c. 2010-2015
d. 2008-2013
260. “pratibha kiran yojana” is a new scheme to promote higher education in girls introduced by?
a. karnatka
b. Jharkhand
c. uttrakhand
d. Madhya Pradesh
261. “laadli laxmi yojana” has been launched by ………. Government for supporting girls of all
religion and caste upto their marriage
a. rajsthan
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Jharkhand
d. Gujarat
262. Videsh sanchar nigam ltd. Has been renamed as?
a. reliance sanchar nigam ltd.
b. tata sanchar nigam ltd.
c. tata communications ltd.
d. bharti communications ltd.
263. The most densely populated country in south asia is?
a. Bangladesh
b. india
c. Maldives
d. sri lanka
264. Revenue deficit as a percent of GDP in budget 2012-13 was estimated at?
a. 1.0%
b. 5.3%
c. 4.4%
d. 3.4%
265. “aam aadmi bima yojana” is social security scheme for rural landless households is
implemented by the noddle agency?
a. national insurance co.
b. state government
c. UTI
d. LIC
266. In national mineral policy(1993), which mineral was allowed for having investment from
private sector?
a. coal
b. iron
c. gold
d. platinum
267. Minimum support price is recommended by?
a. ICAR
b. state government
c. ministry of agriculture
d. CACP
268. Which state possess the maximum percentage of SC population?
a. up
b. M.P
c. kerala
d. Punjab
269. Which percentage of net central taxes have been recommended by the 13th finance
commission to be transferred to states?
a. 28.5%
b. 29.5%
c. 32%
d. 30.5%
270. The newly appointed person as chairman of CBEC is?
a. S.Sridhar
b. S.K goyal
c. rajiv chandrashekhar
d. venugopal dhoot
271. Kutir jyoti scheme is associated with?
a. promoting cottage industry in villages
b. promoting employment among rural unemployed youth
c. providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line
d. all of these
272. Novelis has been acquired and merged with
a. tata steels
b. SAIL
c. HINDALCO
d. jindal steels
273. OTCEI is?
a. atomic submarine of china
b. economic policy of USA
c. an indian share market
d. a defence research organisation
274. Which is the first export processing zone declared as free trade zone in india?
a. kandla
b. noida
c. santacruz
d. falta
275. Which day has been declared as “balika diwas” by the ministry of women and child
development?
a. april 5
b. july 9
c. October 9
d. December 9
276. For total subsidy, allocation in union budget 2012-13 is about?
a. 160000 crore
b. 120000 crore
c. 110000 crore
d. 190015 crore
277.rural women can avail the benefit of mahila samriddhi yojana if they open their account in?
a. rural post offices
b. commercial banks
c. rural development bank
d. any of these
278. Which committee recommended tax on agriculture holdings?
a. bhootlingam committee
b. wanchoo committee
c. raj committee
d. none of these
279. Ministry of HRD has announced to hike FDI limit in education to?
a. 65%
b. 70%
c. 75% d. 100%
280. “ pure banking, nothing else” is a slogan raised by?
a. ICICI bnak
b. HDFC bank
c. SBI bank
d. UTI bank
• Former Prime Minister of India and the head of unsteady coalition government in 1990s who
died at the age of 92 following brief illness on 30 November 2012 - Inder Kumar Gujral
• Chairperson of the National League of Democracy of Myanmar who visited India from 13
November 2012 to 18 November 2012 - Aung San Suu Kyi
• The US special envoy to Af-Pak (Afghanistan-Pakistan) who on 27 November 2012
announced his resignation- Marc Grossman
• The person who was sworn-in as Brazil's Supreme Court's first non-White President on 23
November 2012 - Joaquim Barbosa
• The former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, was awarded with Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace on 22 November 2012- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
• The Bihar Cadre Senior IPS Officer of 1974 batch was appointed as next director of Central
Bureau of Investigation on 22 November 2012 for two years- Ranjit Sinha
• Royal Opera House chief executive who on 22 November 2012 was appointed as director
general of the BBC - Tony Hall
• The Pakistani National and the lone surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks who was
hanged on 21 November 2012 at Pune’s Yerwada Jail - Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab
• The person who was appointed as the head coach of the men’s National Basketball
Team in the third week of November 2012 by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI)- Scott
Flemming
• The former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 19 November 2012 was appointed as
the new Chairperson of the Election Commission of The Indian Olympic Association
(IOA)- Anil Dev Singh
• The 23rd official James Bond movie which became the highest-grossing installment in the 50year-old franchise- Skyfall
• The Chairman of Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers died on 17 November 2012 at his
residence in Rajgarh - Tulsi Govinda Baruah
281. As per 2012-13 union budget, service tax rate is?
a. 8%
b. 15%
c. 10%
d. 12% 282. Indian state having lowest infant mortality rate?
a. Maharashtra
b. goa
c. Gujarat
d. kerala
283. Which of following has maximum share in GSM mobile phone service market?
a. Vodafone
b. airtel
c. BSNL
d. reliance
284. Economic planning is in?
a. union list
b. state list
c. concurrent list
d. not any specified list
285. Poverty data in india is measured on which of the following basis?
a. universal recall period
b. mixed recall period
c. both a and b
d. none of these
286. Oil refinery at bhatinda is established by?
a. IOC
b. HPCL c. reliance
d. BPCL
287. Which panel was appointed by finance ministry to review the service tax issues?
a. abhijit sen panel
b. ahluwalia panel
c. rastogi panel
d. rangarajan panel
288. Namestey india 2007 was a mahotsav held to strength the socio-economic relation between
india and
a. Ecuador
b. Puerto rico
c. Dominican republic
d. japan
289. IMF has raised the quota and voting share of india which places india at……..place among
185 members of the organisation?
a. 10th
b. 11th
c. 12th
d. 13th
290. In 2012-13 budget proposals, maximum revenue collection is proposed from?
a. service tax
b. income tax
c. excise duty
d. corporation tax
291. Which of following is not a component of human development index?
a. life expectancy
b. adult literacy
c. infant mortality rate
d. number of people living below poverty line
292. To which community/org. maximum goods are exported from india?
a. EEC
b. commonwealth nation
c. SAFTA
d. OPEC
293. According to 2011 census, during 2010-11 the lowest(-ve) population growth was founded
in?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Manipur
c. rajasthan
d. Nagaland
294. First noble prize in economics was given to?
a. Milton friedman
b. ragnar frish and joan timbugen c. Thomas C. schillings
d. finn kydland
295. On the basis of global peace index, which country tops the list of most peaceful country in
the world a. Norway
b. india
c. Ecuador
d. Puerto rico
Which is the Granite City?-Aberdeen, Scotland
Which is the Dark Continent?-Africa
Which is the City of the Golden Temple?Amritsar, India
Which is the Land of the Golden Fleece?Australia
Which is the Land of the Kangaroo?Australia
Which is the Island of Pearls?Banrain
Which is the Garden City of India?Bangalore
Which is the Cockpit of Europe?Belgium
Which is the White City? Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Which is the Gateway of India?Bombay
Which is known as the the Great White Way?Broadway, NewYork
Which is known as the Land of the Golden Pagoda?Burma(Myanmar)
Which is known as the City of Palaces?Kolkata
Which is the Land of Lilies?Canada
Which is the Land of Maple?Canada
Which is the Windy City?Chicago, USA
Which is the Venice of East?Alappuzha
Which is the Queen of Arabian Sea?Cochin, India
Which is the Pearl of the Antilles?Cuba
Which is the Gift of Nile?Egypt
Which is the Land of Thousand Lakes?Finland
Which is known as The Emerald Island?Ireland
Which is the Island of Pearls?Bahrain
Which is the Sugar Bowl of the World?Cuba
Which is known as the Land of Rising Sun?Japan
Which is the Hermit Kingdom?Korea
Which is the port of five Seas? Moscow
Which is the Land of Canals?Netherlands
Which is the Empire City?NewYork
Which is the Land of White Elephant?Thailand
Which is the Sick Man of Europe?Turkey
Which is the Queen of the Adriatic?Venice
Which is the Island of Cloves?Zanzibar
Which is the Venice of the North?Stockholm
Which is the City of the Golden Gate?San Francisco
Which is the City of Seven Hills?Rome
Which is the City of Brotherly Love?Philadelphia
Which is the City of Dreaming Spires?Oxford
Which is the Land of Windmills?Netherlands
Which is the Land of the Canals?Netherlands
Which is the Land of Thunderbolt?Bhutan
Which is the Holy Land?Palestine
Which is Land of Humming Bird?Trinidad
Which is the Rose Pink City?Jaipur
Which is the playground of Europe?Switzerland
Which is the Diamond City in India?Surat, Gujarat
LAKES/OCEANS/SEA
Which is known as The Herring Pond?Atlantic Ocean
Which is known as the Sorrow of China?River Hwang Ho
PERSONS
Who is known as Frontier Gandhi?Abdul Gaffar Khan
Who is known as Fuhrer?Adolf Hitler
Who is known as Lokmanya?Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who is known as Deenabandhu?C F Andrews
Who is known as Anna?C N Annadurai
Who is known as Rajaji?C Rajagopalachari
Who is the Grand Old Man of India?Dadabhai Naoroji
Who is the Iron Duke?Duke of Wellington
Who is known as Ike?Dwight David
Who is known as the King Maker?Eisenhower Earl of Warwick
Who is known as Desert Fox?Erwin Rommel
Who is the Lady with the Lamp?Florence Nightingale
Who is El Cauclillo? Francisco Franco
Who is the known as Chacha?Jawaharlal Nehru
Who is known as Loknayak?Jayaprakash Narayan
Who is known as Maid of Orleans?Joan of Arc
Who is known as Man of Peace?Lal Bahadur Shastri
Who is known as Punjab Kesari?Lala Lajpat Rai
Who is the Father of the Nation? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Who is known as Guruji?M S Gohlwalkar
Who is Man of Destiny? Napolean Bonaparte
Who is Man of Blood and Iron?Otto Von Bismark
Who is known as Gurudev?Rabindranath Tagore
Who is the Nightingale of India?Sarojini Naidu
Who is known as Netaji?Subhash Chandra Bose
Who is the Wizard of the North? Walter Scott
Who is the Grand Old Man of Britain? Willian Ewart Glandstone
1. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the growth in agriculture and allied sector
in 2011-12 is estimated to be:
(a) 2.5% (b) 4% (c) 7% (d) 3%
2. Which one among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India?
(a) USA (b) China (c) UAE (d) Russia
3. Which of the following organisations is known as the soft loan window of the World
Bank?
(a) International Development Association (IDA)
(b) International Finance Corporation (IFC)
(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
4. According to Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of Agriculture and allied sector in
GDP of India is:
(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 20% (d) 13.9%
5. The rate at which we can convert one currency into another currency is know as :
(a) Reverse Repo rate (b) Exchange rate (c) Reverse rapo rate (d) Conversion rate
6. Which of the following is not a case of inflation?
(a) rise in general level of prices of goods (b) rise in value of money
(c) rise in general level of prices of services (d) too much money chasing to few goods
7. Which one of the following is not correct regarding proposed White Label ATMs in
India?
(a) It will be owned and operated by Non Bank entities.
(b) From such White Label ATM customer from any bank will be able to withdraw
money
(c) The customer will not have to pay a fee for the services.
(d) It will not display logo of any particular bank.
8. Which of the following Index aims to measure the effects of price changes on the cost
of achieving a constant standard of living (i.e. level of utility or welfare)?
(a) WPI (b) CPI (c) COLI (d) PPI
9. What is the name of the head of the Panel recently constituted by the Reserve Bank of
India to suggest ways to strengthen the rural cooperative credit structure?
(a) Prakash Bakshi (b) Sabeer Bhatia (c) Yaswant Sinha (d) Y. Subrahmaniam
10. The Indian economist, who is among the 26 people who have been appointed by the
UN to advise the world body on the global development agenda beyond 2015, is:
(a) Amartya Sen (b) Sanjeev Bhattacharya
(c) Devendra Tripathi (d) Abhijit Banergee
11. Which of the following Stock Exchanges has emerged as the world's largest in terms
of the number of trades in equity segments for the first six months of the 2012?
(a) New York Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange, Mumbai
(c) London Stock Exchange (d) Singapore Stock Exchange
12. The Chairman of the expert committee on GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) is:
(a) Y.V Reddy (b) Parthasarathi Shome
(c) Sri Kumar Banargee (d) Vayalar Ravi
13. Which of the following retail Groups, in India, is the 50:50 partner of world's largest
retailer Walmart Stores Inc?
(a) Bharti Group (b) Reliance group (c) Sara Group (d) Future Group
14. Embraer is the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world. Its headquarter is located in which of the following countries?
(a) Germany (b) France (c) USA (d) Brazil
15. Which among the following State governments has signed a memorandum of
understanding with Life Insurance Corporation to provide insurance coverage to about
7.8 lakh kendu leaf pluckers?
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Jharkhand
16. Indian state which stands first in the production of sugarcane is:
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
17. Who is the author of the book 'Planned Economy for India'?
(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji (b) M. Vishweshwarya (c) R. C. Datt (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
18. The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is:
(a) to provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 500 in rural areas
(b) to provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 250 persons in
hilly areas
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
19. As per Census 2011 of India, India's population growth rate during 2001-11 stood at:
(a) 21.5 Percent (b) 20.64 percent (c) 17.64 percent (d) 18.12 percent
20. According to Suresh Tendulkar report on poverty which of the following states is the
most poor in India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Tripura
1. Firms under perfectly competitive markets generally are a) Price makers b) Price
givers c) Price takers d) Price fixers
ANS:A
2. Select the odd one in the following: a) Petroleum b) Coal c) Fuel wood d)
Electricity NOT A CORE INDUSTRY
ANS:C
3. National Income is a) Net National Product – Indirect Taxes + Subsidies b)
Gross National Product – Direct Taxes c) Gross Domestic Product – Imports d)
Net Domestic Product + Products
ANS:A
4. Which statement is true? a) Money is a good servant b) Money is a good
servant but bad a bad master c) Money is a good master but a bad servant d)
Money is a good master and a good servant
ANS:B
5. India has adopted ______________ as its economic system to bring about a
socialistic pattern of society. a) Socialism b) Mixed economy c) Capitalism d)
Political economy
ANS:B
6. Local government are the basis of a) Aristocracy b) Secularism c) Democracy
d) Reservation
ANS:C
7. The final interpreter of the Indian Constitution is a) Central Cabinet b)
President c) High Court d) Supreme Court
ANS:D
8. One of the following laws favours women’s interests:
a) Equal Remuneration Act
b) Protection of Civil Rights Act
c)Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act(NOT SURE)
d) None of the above
ANS:C
9. One of the following was once an associate State of the Union of India and
later became
a full fledged State: a) Jharkhand b) Chhattisgarh c) Arunanchal Pradesh d)
Sikkim
10. President of India can be impeached by a) Specially constituted Tribunal b)
Supreme Court c) Central Cabinet d) Parliament
ANS:D
11. Who among the following was the leader of Cabinet Mission? a) Stafford
Cripps b) Linlithgow c) A.V. Alexander d) Sir Pethick Lawrence
ANS: A
12. In which one of the following battles did Nadir Shah defeat the Mughal
Emperor Mohammad Shah? a) Delhi b) Karnal c) Panipat d) Kanpur
ANS: B
13. Mahabashya was written by a) Gargi b) Manu c) Bana d) Patanjali
ANS: D
14. The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra nath Tagore was first
published in January 1912 under the title of a) Rashtra Jagrati b) Tatva Bodhini c)
Bharat Vidhata d) None of the above
ANS: C
15. Sher Shah died while fighting in a) Chausa b) Kalinga c) Kalinjard) None of
the above
ANS: C
16. Biosphere reserves are meant to a) Preserve wild land flora and fauna b)
Experiment and develop forest products c) Experiment and develop agriculture
products d) All the above
ANS: D
17. Days and nights are caused because of a) shape of Earth’s orbit b) revolution
movement c) rotational movement d) None of the above
ANS: C
18. Chennai gets less rain than other places from the South-West monsoons
because
a) The monsoon runs parallel to Coromandel coast
b)Chennai is too hot to allow moisture to condense
c) They are off-shore winds
d) All the above
ANS: B
19. The climate of India is
a) Equatorial
b)Monsoonal
c) Mediterranean
d) Continental
ANS: B
20. Laterite soils are found in a) heavy rainfall region b) desert region c) tropical
region d) tropical region with wet and dry climate
ANS: D
a)SEWA associates itself with
1)women entrepreneurs
b)bhartiya mazdoor sangh is the 2nd largest central trade union organization of india.
false: largest
c)which of the following is true with regards to 'indian youth congress'
a)largest democratic youth org in the world
b)indira gandhi supported it
C)rajiv satav is the current head
D)all of the above
d)malcolm x is associated with
2)muslim rights
5)who was awarded 'india's social entreprenur of the year' award by sheila dixit?
B)anshu gupta
6)which of the following books is not written by david bornstein?
B)banker to the poor
7)Where was the world economic forum held in india (6-8 november)?
C)gurgaon
8)who is founder of 'teach for india'?
shaheen mistry
10)who founded 'teach for america'?
wendy kopp
11)Who is called as the father of social enterpreneurship?
D)bill drayton
12)sumaira abdullah is associated with?
C)noise regulation
13)john abraham is associated with
A)ashoka foundation
B)bhumi hukka andolan
C)both
14)george abraham is related to score foundation
True
15)nirbhay bano andolan(nba) was started by
B)shakeel ahmed
16)who wrote the book 'fortune at the bottom of the pyramid'
C)c k prahlad
17)match the following
A how to change the world
B banker to the poor
C end of poverty
D creating a world without poverty
1:muhammad yunus
2 jeffery sachs
3. David bornstein
how to change the world= david bronstein
Creating a world without poverty=muhummad yunus
End of poverty: jeffery sachs
Banker to the poor=muhammad yunus
18) there are __ CTUO(central trade union organizations) recognized by ministry of
labuor(india)
B)11
19)which of the following is not a CTUO
D)AICUT
20)schwab foundation rolls out the 'indian social innovator of the year'award. False
India’s first financial super market aimed at cross-selling non-standard banking
products recently has been opened in which of the following cities?
A. JaipurB. Ahmedabad C. Hyderabad D. Chennai E. Nagpur
2. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013, which of the
following countries tops the overall ranking?
A. China B. Sweden C. Italy D. Japan E. Switzerland
3. Project Big Green has been initiated by which of the following companies?
A. Microsoft B. Apple C. Infosys D. IBM E. None of the above
4. Who among the following is the current president of Nasscom?
A. Natarajan Chandrasekaran B. Krishnakumar Natarajan C. Aprup Sengupta D. Som
Mittal E. None of the above
5. Recently, the ‘Bloomberg Markets’magazine has included an Indian personality in
the list of 50 most influential people in the finance category. Name the personality.
A. Mamta BanerjeeB. Mayawati C. Uma Bharti D. Indra Nooyi E. Sonia Gandhi
6. Wipro BPO, the business process outsourcing arm of Wipro Technologies, has
opened its first rural centre in which of the following states recently?
A. Karnataka B. Tamil Nadu C. Punjab D. Maharashtra E. Haryana
7. More than three lakh trees in which of the following state are recently under the
attack of Leptocybe Invasa, a gall insect, which causes swelling in the veins of the
leaves of young trees and hampers their growth?
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Punjab C. Haryana D. Madhya Pradesh E. Tamil Nadu
8. Who among the following was appointed the President of Standard & Poor’s
recently?
A. Dellep Nayar B. Douglas Peterson C. Michelle Roberto D. Jonathan Dennison E.
None of the above
9. Which country had introduced first polymer currency notes?
A. AustraliaB. Switzerland C. France D. USA E. None of the above
10. The union government approved merger of State Bank of India Commercial and
International Bank Ltd (SBICI) with its parent bank SBI. SBICI was set up in which
of the following year?
A. 1991 B. 1992 C. 1993 D. 1994 E. 1997
11. Which country’s Airlines recently has placed largest aircraft order in history of
Airlines industry?
A. Australia B. Germany C. United States D. Russia E. None of the above
12. After 18 years of negotiations on 22 August 2012, Russia became member of
which of the following organisations?
A. IMF B. UNO C. World Bank D. WTO E. ILO
13. In a recent meeting India and China agreed to work to take steps to ensure that the
two countries achieve a USD 100 billion trade target by:
A. 2015B. 2020 C. 2025 D. 2018 E. 2030
14. In a discovery that could potentially alter the supply-demand dynamics of the
global rare-earth market, Japanese explorers have found large deposits of the minerals
on the floor of which of the following oceans?
A. Indian Ocean B. Arctic Ocean C. Atlantic Ocean D. Pacific OceanE. Antarctic
Ocean
15. Belo Monte hydro-electric dam, the third largest dam in the world is located in:
A. China B. Egypt C. Brazil D. Ethiopia E. Indonesia
16. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
A. Poonam Kishore SaxenaB. B.K. Chaturvedi C. Raghuram Rajan D. M C Joshi E.
None of the above
17. The iconic Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh, a symbol of India’s industrial
prowess, may face closure following threats from Maoists who are against which
proposed iron ore mine?
A. Bailadila B. Mahamaya-Dulki C. Sinshi Gaval D. Rowghat E. None of the above
18. Who is the current Chairman of Forward Markets Commission (FMC)?
A. Ashok Ahluwalia B. C. Rangarajan C. B.K. Chaturvedi D. Ramesh Abhishek E.
M. D. Mallya
19. Which two Smartphone makers have resolved all their outstanding legal issues
over patents by entering into a ten-year licensing arrangement recently?
A. Apple and Motorola B. Apple and Samsung C. HTC and Samsung D. Apple and
HTC E. None of these
20. Which of the following, Asia’s largest fresh water lake, was recently in news to
be encroached upon over the past century reducing it from 217 sq km to just 125 sq
km?
A. Van Sea B. Wullar Lake C. Caspian Sea D. Kolleru Lake E. None of the above
21. The World Energy Forum 2012 was held atA. DubaiB. Johannesburg C. New Delhi D. Tehran E. Kuala Lumpur
22. Which of the following is not an element/factor of Human Development Index?
A. Life expectancy at birth B. Adult literacy rate C. Per capita income D. Percentage
of senior citizens E. All of the above
23. Which of the following retail Groups, in India, is the 50:50 partner of world’s
largest retailer Walmart Stores Inc?
A. Bharti GroupB. Reliance group C. Sara Group D. Future Group E. Aditya Birla
Group
24. The report of thirteenth Finance Commission of India is for the period of:
A. 2007-12 B. 2009-14 C. 2010-15 D. 2012-17 E. None of the above
25. Twelve five year plan envisages annual economic growth at:
A. 8 percent B. 9 percent C. 11 percent D. 7.5 percent E. 10 per cent
26. Recently, Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley were awarded the 2012 Nobel prize in
economics. They belong to which of the following countries?
A. Russia B. Israel C. France D. USA E. Germany
27. According to the report on Global Hunger Index 2012 released by the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and Concern
Worldwide, India ranks:
A. 79th B. 65thC. 80thD. 91st E. 72nd
28. G-20 summit 2012 was held in:
A. Rome B. Masko C. Cannes D. Laos Cabos E. None of the above
29. ECOMARC is granted to such a product, which is not harmful to environment.
What is the mark of this?
A. A pitcher of clayB. A green Tree C. Cloud D. A picture of rabbit E. None of the
above
30. According to new norms of the RBI, a cheque issued by a drawer should be
deposited with the drawee bank within:
A. 6 months B. 5 months C. 3 months D. 2 months E. 4 months
Q1. which economist has written an article about 100 million missing women in S-E
asia?
A. Amartya Sen
Q2. who has written the book- ‘towards a hunger-free world’?
A. M.S. Swaminathan
Q3. Punjab national bank has launched a reverse mortgage scheme for senior citizens
under what name?
A. Baghban
Q4. India’s first weather satellite ‘Megha-tropiques’ is built in collaboration with which
country?
A. France
Q5. What is the name of the time tracking delivery project created by Indian railways?
A. Simran
Q6. which disease was officially eradicated in 1975?
A. Small pox
Q7. which state in India is touted as India’s first banking state as it has got 100%
financial inclusion?
A. kerela
Q8. ILO and govt. of India have collaborated for eradication of child labor, what is the
name of that project?
A. Project Indus
Q9.’ sayani rani’ is the mascot of which popular campaign?
A. jaago grahak jaago.
Q10. what is the other name given to GM foods?
A. Frankenstein food.
Article 17 of the Indian Constitution provides for ?
Answer: Abolition of Untouchability
4. Fundamental Right are granted to citizens under which Article ?
Answer: Article 12 to 35
5. 'Right to Equality' is guaranteed to the citizens of India under Article?
Answer: Article 14
6. Which article has banned employment of children below the of 14 in hazardous
industries and factories ?
Answer: Article 24
7. Which article deals with the free and compulsory education to all childrenbelow 14
years of age ?
Answer: Article 45
8. Which article deals with Right to elementary Education ?
Answer: Article 21 A
MONTREAL PROTOCOL:
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer(a protocol to the
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer) is an international
treatydesigned to protect theozone layerby phasing out the production of numerous
substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.
It is believed that if the international agreement is adhered to, the ozone layer is expected
to recover by 2050.
KYOTO PROTOCOL
The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) that set binding obligations on the industrialised
countries to reduce their emissions ofgreenhouse gases.
The Protocol was initially adopted on 11 December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, and entered
into force on 16 February 2005. As of September 2011, 191 states have signed and
ratified the protocol.
The only remaining signatory not to have ratified the protocol is the United States.
OtherUnited Nations member states which did not ratify the protocol are Afghanistan,
Andorra and South Sudan. In December 2011, Canadawithdrew from the Protocol.
STOCKHOLM CONVENTION
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international
environmentaltreaty, signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004, that aims to eliminate
or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
POPs, which are defined as "chemical substances that persist in the environment,bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human
health and the environment".
BASEL CONVENTION
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known simply as the Basel Convention, is an
international treatythat was designed to reduce the movements ofhazardous waste
between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste fromdeveloped
to less developed countries (LDCs).
It does not, however, address the movement of radioactive waste. The Convention is also
intended to minimize the amount and toxicity of wastes generated, to ensure their
environmentally sound management as closely as possible to the source of generation,
and to assist LDCs in environmentally sound management of the hazardous and other
wastes they generate.
BAMAKO CONVENTION
The Bamako Convention (in full: Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into
Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of
Hazardous Wastes within Africa) is a treaty of African nations prohibiting the import
of any hazardous (including radioactive)waste. The Convention was negotiated by twelve
nations of the Organization of African Unity atBamako, Mali in January, 1991, and came
into force in 1998.
Impetus for the Bamako Convention arose from the failure of the Basel Convention to
prohibit trade of hazardous waste to less developed countries(LDCs), and from the
realization that many developed nations were exporting toxic wastes to Africa.
ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, more commonly known
simply as the Rotterdam Convention, is a multilateral treaty to promote shared
responsibilities in relation to importation of hazardous chemicals.
The convention promotes open exchange of information and calls on exporters of
hazardous chemicals to use proper labeling, include directions on safe handling, and
inform purchasers of any known restrictions or bans. Signatory nations can decide
whether to allow or ban the importation of chemicals listed in the treaty, and exporting
countries are obliged make sure that producers within their jurisdiction comply.
Which is the Biggest Museum in the World ? British Museum (London)
Which is the Longest Railway Bridge in the World ? Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana
(U.S.A.)
Which is the Tallest Building in the World ? Burj, Dubai (UAE)
Which is the Costliest City in the World ? Tokyo
Which is the Highest Dam in the World ? Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)
Which is the Largest Dam in the World ? Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)
Which is the Largest Desert in the World ? Sahara (Africa)
Which is the Largest Epic in the World ? Mahabharat
Which is the Deepest Lake in the World ? Baikal (Siberia)
Which is the Largest Democracy in the World ? India
Which is the Lightest Gas ? Hydrogen
Which is the Lightest Metal ? Lithium
Which is the Largest Sea in the World ? Mediterranean sea
Which is the Longest Road Tunnel in the World ? Mont Blanc Tunnel between France
and Italy
Which is the Longest river in the World ? Nile
Which is the The longest tributary river of India ? Yamuna
Which is the Largest Mosque in India ? Jama Masjid, Delhi
Which is the Largest Museum in India ? National Museum, Kolkata
Which is the Largest Delta in India ? Sunderban Delta, West Bengal
Which is the Highest Waterfall in India ? Gersoppa Waterfall, Karnataka
1 The new name of UID project is :
A)Aadhaar
B)Pehchaan
C)Universal Pehchaan
D)None of these
2 Golden Quadrilateral, is the name of the project that is
linked with
A) Waterways
B) airways
C) Highways
D) Airways
3 Which five year plan has the objective Garibi Hatao ?
A) first
B) fifth
C) seventh
D) eigth
4Which among the following Committee was related to
Financial inclusion?
A)VaghulCommittee
B)Raghuram Rajan Committee
C)Dr. Rakesh Mohan Committee
D)Venketaiya Committee
5 Which among the following does not come under E-Governance?
A) Land Records Computerization
B) Automated Certificate Issuance
C) Online FIR Facilities
D) Healthcare accreditation
6 In which year was the National Rural Health Mission launched?
A) 2009
B) 2008
C) 2005
D) 2000
7 When was the centre for Science and Environment setup?
A) 1985
B) 1978
C) 1980
D) 1963
8 When was the India’s first Five Year Plan implemented?
A) 1950
B) 1951
C) 1952
D) 1956
9 What does NREGS stand for?
A) NationalRural Employment Guarantee Scheme
B) NationalRegional Employment Generation Scheme
C) NationalRural Employment Generation Scheme
D) National Regional Employee Generation Scheme
10 The aim of which of the Five Year Plans was toccorrect the disequilibrium in the
Indian economy?
A) First Five Year Plan
B) Second Five Year Plan
C) Third Five Year Plan
D) Fourth Five Year Plan
11 Which of the following Five Year Plans recognized human development as the core of
all developmental efforts?
A) Eighth Five Year Plan
B) Seventh Five Year Plan
C) Fifth Five Year Plan
D) Third Five Year Plan
12 Which of the following plans aimed at improving the standard of living?
A) Third Plan
B) Fourth Plan
C) Fifth Plan
D) Sixth Plan
13 Which of the following Five year plans plans aimed at the removal of poverty an
A) Second plan
B) Third plan
C) Fourth plan
D) Fifth plan
14 Census in India is being held regularly after every
A) 6 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 12 years
15 In which year was the policy of population planning
adopted by the government of India?
A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1952
D) 1962
16 In which year the Govt. of India announced the Industrial Policy Resolution?
A) 1989
B) 1990
C) 1991
D) 1948
17 Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
A) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
B) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
C) Indira Mahila Yojna
D) Mahila Samakhya Programme
18 Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural
women?
A) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
B) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
C) Indira Mahila Yojna
D) Javhar Rozgar Yojna
19 Name the scheme which aims to free the country from slums in the next five years
A) Jawahar Awas Yojana
B) Indira Awas Yojana
C) Rajiv Awas Yojana
D) Mahatma Awas Yojana
20 “e-Mitra” is the e-governance programme launched by which state government?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajashthan.
C) Karnatka.
D) Madhya Pradesh.
21 For the Unique Identity Project aiming to give a 16- digit number to the country’s
citizen renamed as
A) SUDHAAR
B) AADHAAR
C) GADHAAR
D) JANADHAAR
22 In which year was Nationalrural health mission launched?
A) 2009
B) 2008
C) 2005
D) 2000
23 The universalservice obligation fund (USOF) has beenestablished under….?
A) Department of Consumer Affairs
B) Department of Industrial policy and Promotion
C) Department of Telecommunication
D) Department of Economic Affairs
24 Which among the following Industrial Policy resolution/ statement was based upon
the Mahalanobis Model of growth?
A) Industrial Policy resolution – 1956
B) Industry Policy statement – 1973
C) Industrial Policy statement -1977
D) Banking Policy 1969
25 Government of India has launched a publicity campaign for census 2011 in
association with which of the following UN organization?
A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
B) World Health Organization (WHO)
C) Untied Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
D) United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)
26 Which of the following was founded in 1956 by the Government of India with funding
from the Ford Foundation?
A) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
B) National Institute of Bank Management
C) National instituteOfFinancialManagement
D) National Council of Applied Economic research
27 The Integrated Education for Disabled Children scheme was launched in
A) 1954
B) 1965
C) 1974
D) 1991
28 The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with
A) Gram Panchayats
B) District Collectors
C) State Governments
D) Union Government
29.Which one of the following Committees / Commissions was formed to study and
suggest pricing pattern for oil and natural gas sectors in India?
A) B.K. ChaturvediCommittee
B) Sachar Commitee
C) B.N. Srikrishna Commission
D) Shah Commission
30 What is the period for 11th 5-year plan?
A) 2005-10
B) 2006-11
C) 2007-12
D) 2008-13
West Bengal confers the first ‘Bishesh Rabindra Puraskar’ on Rabindra Sangeet
exponent Dwijen Mukhopadhyay to mark the conclusion of the 150th birth
anniversary celebrations of the Nobel laureate.
Eminent actor Suchitra Sen is honoured with West Bengal’s highest award Banga
Bibhusan.
June 25:A fire destroys the 200-year-old shrine of Dastageer Sahib at Khanyar in
Srinagar. The relics of the 11th century preacher Ghausul-Azam are safe.
CAPART : Council for Advancement of Peoples Action and Rural Technology
PURA : Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
NSAP : NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
PMRDF : Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows Scheme
SGSY : Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojana
SECC : Socio Economic and Caste Census
BRGF : Backward Regions Grant Fund
IAP : Integrated Action Plan
The 20th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is conferred on D.R. Mehta,
founder and chief patron of the Bhagwan Mahavir Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur.
Pratish Datta, a visually challenged student is awarded the Professor Jagadish
Chandra Bose Memorial Gold Medal for the best academic performance at the 58th
convocation of IIT Kharagpur.
The GM foods are also called ___ Foods
Frankenstein
Who has written the book, “towards a hunger-free world” ?
MS Swaminathan
Which state in India is touted as India’ 1st Banking State as it has got the 100% Financial
Inclusion?
Kerala
What does IRDP stand for?
Integrated Rural Development Program
Christine la Garde is the Chairperson of which International Organisation?
IMF
Which is the biggest source of Power production in India?
Thermal Energy
Which of these MNCs has launched Project Ujjwal in Raebarelli?
Nokia
Which economist has written an article about 100 Million missing women in South East
Asia?
Amaratya Sen
In Sweden it is called : Ombudsmen, what is it called in India?
Lokpal
Who is the registrar General of India
C . Chandramouli
Who was the Chief Justice of India when India Gandhi declared emergency?
PN Bhagwati
The Narsimhan Committee in 1997, reformed which sector?
Banking
“Sayani Rani” is the mascot of which popular campaign?
Jaago Grahak Jaago
Which of these is a time tracking delivery project created by Indian Railways?
Simran
Who is the founder of Sulabh International?
Bindeshwari Pathak
Punjab National Bank has launched a reverse mortgage scheme for senior citizens under
what name?
Baghban
India’s 1st weather satellite, Megha-Tropiques is built in collaboration with which
country?
France
The Malegam Committee explores what?
Microfinance
ILO and Govt. of India have Collaborated for eradication of Child Labor, this project is
called :
Project Indus
Which of these stipulates the decontamination of toxic wastes before a ship goes to ship
breaking yard?
Prawns
Which of these was officially eradicated in 1975?
Small Pox
Navodaya Vidyalaya is a Govt. Project which benefits whom?
Talented children
Which of these is Not a Green House Gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Where is the Forest Survey of India Headquartered?
Dehradun
Which dictator published: The Green Book, akin to Mao Zedong’s Red Book.
Muammar Al Qaddafi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledges $50 million for biodiversity conservation
for what he called the “Hyderabad Pledge”addressing the 11th Conference of
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Cameroon is admitted as the 20th member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for
Regional Cooperation and the U.S. becomes a dialogue partner at the ministerial
meeting of the grouping in Gurgaon.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former President of Brazil is presented the Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2010 at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
The Borlaug Award 2012 goes to K.V. Prabhu and Ashok Singh, scientists at the
Indian Agriculture Research Institute
The Siva Prasad Barooah National Award for Journalism 2011 is presented to
veteran journalist M. S. Prabhakara in Guwahati.
Flight Cadet R.K. Herojit Singh from Manipur paralysed below the waist following
a mishap is cleared for commissioning into the IAF.
 More than 90 people died and Millions of US people remain without power,
as thousands are unable to return home four days due to the powerful
Harricane called Sandyhit into the East Coast (very important)
 M. Mahalakshmi and R. Vaishali from Chennai on 19 November 2012
won Gold at the World Youth Chess Championship in Slovenia.
 Indian boxer Mary Kom to be conferred Lt Colonel rank.
 Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (health insurance scheme) was
launched in Maharashtra
 Mangalam village became the first village in India where all households
were provided banking facilities, it is situated in Pondicherry
 M S Dhoni becomes brand ambassador ofcricket in Nepal
 Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna won the Paris Master, their
second title of the year
 IOC on 83rd place.132 company of USA is in this list
 Rawatbhata Atomic Power Station is in Rajasthan.
 Google’ Buying ‘Meebo’ To Help Social Networking Push
 Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar) Accepts Nobel Peace Prize 21 years late.
 China won both Thomas cup and Uber Cup of Badminton.
 Venue of Both were in China.
 India’s First River-lake link project launched In Bundelkhand
 Kofi Annan resign as the UN special Envoy to Syria
 India has allowed foreign direct investment(FDI) from Pakistan.
 Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India
 (SEBI) granted permission to MCX Stock Exchange (MCXSX) to operate
as a full-fledged stock exchange
 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013 will be held in Cochin (Kerala). Last
meeting was held in Jaipur.
 Iran has tested Fateh 110 missiles (Range - 300 km).
 Home Ministry declined permission to three Iranian banks (Eghtesad-eNovin, Parsian Bank and Bank Kasargad)
 to open branches in India.
 9th World Hindi Conference was held in South African city Johannesburg
from 22 to 24 of September this year.
 The main theme of the conference is “Bhasha Ki Asmita Aur Hindi Ka
Vaishvik Sandarbh”.
 South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma became the first woman head of
African Union (A.U.) Commission.
 State Bird of Delhi-Sparrow
 States which ban Gutka-MP, Kerela, Maharashtra, Bihar Rajsthan,Gujrat
 Russia and India will conduct sixth joint INDRA-2012 antiterrorism military
exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia. The last INDRA was held in
India in October 2010.
 Coal India Ltd will be investing Rs 7,500 crore to develop railway
infrastructure in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.
 Abhijeet Gupta has won the Sixth Kavala International Chess Tournament
in Greece.
 Sunita Williams became the second woman in history to take command of
ISS
 Mariamma Koshy appointed as the full-time IRCTC introduced Interbank
Mobile Payment System
 Indian Rank in Global Competitiveness Index-59th
 Bank of India Open in 1st Branch in South Africa
 India and Singapore will provide list of Black money holders to each other.
 SBI, Bank of India & PNB will open their Branch in Pakistan
 RBI punished two foreign banks for Money Laundering – HSBC &
Chartered Accountant Banks.
 India won the Nehru Cup Football Cup 2012 Tournament by defeating
Cameroon
 India will not provide more than 3 months mobile connection to the foreign
tourists.
1. ___ is the father of PoliticalScience
(a) Aristotle (b) Bodin
(c) Montesquieu (d) Plato
Ans : Aristotle
2. The ideal number of 5040 people would make a state was said by
(a) Aristotle (b) Plato
(c) Sidgwick (d) Bluntschli
Ans : Plato
3. How many types of judicial writs are these?
(a) 4 types (b) 5 types
(c) 6 types (d) 3 types
Ans : 5 types
4. The Election Commission ofIndia is a / an
(a) Independent Body (b) Statutory body
(c) Private Body (d) Public Corporation
Ans : Independent Body
5. The Union Government consists of
(a) Two organs (b) Three organs
(c) One organs (d) Four organs
Ans : Three organs
6.Who wrote “Harsha Charita”?
(a) Kautilya
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Ibn Batuta
The correct answer is (c) Banabhatta.
He was the court poet of Harshavardhana. Besides Harshacharita, he wrote Kadambari.
He lived in 7th century AD. Kautilya was the other name of Chanakya.
7.Amitav Ghosh, who was recently in news, is a famous _____.
(a) Politician
(b) Scientist
(c) Economist
(d) Novelist
The correct answer is (d) Novelist.
Amitav Ghosh is a Bengali Indian author best known for his work in the English
language. His latest book is River of Smoke.
8.The biggest airport in the world is in :
(a) United States of America
(b) England
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) United Arab Emirates
The correct answer is (c) Saudi Arabia.
World’s largest airport is the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
covering an area of 55510 acres.
Longest river (India):Ganges
Longest river (World) :Nile
The longest tributary river of India: Yamuna
The longest river of the south: Godavari
Highest mountain peak: Godwin Austin (k2)
Largest lake (Fresh water): Wular lake (Kashmir)
Highest Dam: Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River
Largest Mosque: Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road: Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline: Gujarat
Largest railway route: Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu
Longest tunnel: Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway: NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam: Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
Longest River: Bride Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
most populated city: Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Largest Museum: National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta: Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome: Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo: Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake: Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert: Thar (Rajasthan)
Highest Tower: Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Smallest State (Area): Goa
Smallest State (Population): Sikkim
Highest Waterfall: Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Largest Port: Mumbai
Highest Lake: Devatal (Garhwal)
Deepest river valley: Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
c. To jostle (v.) is to push or shove roughly
against; to drive with pushing; to disturb or
bump.
d. Avarice (n.) means an excessive or insatiable
desire for material wealth; inordinate
greed.
e. Ulterior (adj.) means lying beyond or
outside what is openly shown or said.
c. Iniquity (n.) is wickedness or overwhelming
injustice.
e. Calumny (n.) means a false statement or
accusation uttered maliciously to harm
another’s reputation; slander.
e. To objectify (v.) to treat a living being as an
object or, to transform an abstract idea or
concept into a more concrete and objective
reality so that others can understand and
relate to it.
a. Tertiary (adj.) ranking third in order of
importance, position, or value.
c. A nonpareil (n.) is a person or thing of
peerless excellence.
1. The rowdy crowd at the rock concert
_____________ Herve, and he spilled his soda
on his pants.
a. jettisoned
b. harrowed
c. jostled
d. lauded
e. superceded
2. Blinded by _____________, Nicholas
accepted the job offer with the highest pay but
the least possibility of making him happy.
a. ennui
b. heresy
c. infamy
d. avarice
e. temperance
3. We knew Jana had _____________ motives
for running for class president: She wanted the
nearby parking space that came with the
office.
a. anterior
b. interior
c. inferior
d. posterior
e. ulterior
4. The villainous gang’s hideout was a den of
_____________ that no one would dare to
enter.
a. innocence
b. habitants
c. iniquity
d. accolades
e. innovation
5. Although it was so ridiculous that no one
believed it to be true, the reporter’s
_____________ still cost the governor his
reelection.
a. hegemony
b. sedition
c. malaise
d. compendium
e. calumny
6. People on the street stopped to
_____________ over the artist’s rendition of
the Eiffel Tower, amazed by his ability to
capture the detail.
a. bedazzle
b. innovate
c. rave
d. counteract
e. objectify
7. The veteran lieutenant was not happy with his
_____________ rank behind the two
inexperienced men.
a. tertiary
b. silly
c. unctuous
d. superior
e. fastened
8. The prime minister was admired by all, a(n)
_____________ even in an environment of
corruption and disdain.
a. admonishment
b. alleviation
c. nonpareil
d. prototype
e. profanation
India- Some Basic Information (IMP)
_ Land – 32,87,263 sq km; 7th largest in the world
_ Pop – 1.21 Billion (2011 Census); 2nd most populous
_ 28 states, 7 UTs including 1 NCR (Delhi)
_ Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, & Uttarakhand – 3 new states in that order
_ Land Frontier – 15200 km
_ Total length of coast line – 7516.6 km
_ Population Density – 382 / sq km (2011 Census)
_ Sex ratio – 940 (2011 Census)
_ Literacy rate – 74% (2011 Census)
_ Kerala Mizoram and Lakshadweep top three in Literacy
_ 2.4% of the world’s surface area & 16.7% of the world’s population
_ India in 10th place in world and fourth in Asia in diversity of flora
_ Over 46000 species of plants described by BSI – Red Data Book of BSI of endangered
plants over 89000 species of fauna in India
_ Scheduled Castes comprise 16% (approx) of population Top 3 states by population of
SC’s are
Punjab, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh
_ Scheduled Tribes – 8% (approx) of the population. Top three states by population of
STs are
Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
_ The top five states by population are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
and
A.P
National Symbols
_ Jana Gana Mana: adopted January 24, 1950, 1st sung on December 27, 1911, at INC,
Calcutta, originally in Bengali…..written by Rabinder Nath Tagore
_ Vande Mataram: 1st sung at 1896 INC session, originally in Sanskrit by Bankim C
Chatterji
_ Saka Era (AD 78), adopted on March 22, 1957
_ Tiger ( national animal) , Peacock ( national bird0, Lotus (national flower)
_ National Flag adopted on July 22, 1947
_ State emblem is an adaptation of Sarnath lion capital of Asokha adopted on January 26,
1950
_ Flag code adopted in 2002
_ Dolphin – National Aquatic Creature
_ Satyameva Jayate – from Upanishads
_ Traditional Indian calendar starts with Chaitra
Major Sectors of the Economy
_ Primary – Agriculture & allied - 16-17 percent of GDP (approx)
_ Secondary – Industrial, which includes mining & quarrying; manufacturing; electricity,
gas &
water supply, and construction. 28% of GDP (approx)
_ Tertiary – Services, which includes trade, hotels, IT, transport & communication;
financial
services, and community, social & personal services. 55% of GDP (approx)
_ Micro finance hub of India is Andhra Pradesh
_ IT and Biotechnology hub is Bangalore
_ Automobile hub is Tamil Nadu
_ Hyderabad pharma hub
_ Mumbai financial capital
_ CSO estimate GDP revised estimate for 2009-10, Rs.4464081 crore at 2004-05 prices
_ 2nd fastest GDP growth among large economies
_ India a services led economy. GDP growth rate was 7.5% in 2004-05, 9.5% in 2005-06,
9.7% in
2006-07, 9.2% in 2007-08, 6.7% in 2008-09, 7.4% in 2009-10 and 8.6% in 2010-11.
_ India’s share in world trade has increased from 0.7% in 2003 to 1.1% in 2008. Export
target
$200 billion by March 2011.
_ Latest poverty estimate of Tendulkar Panel is 8.3 crore households and 37.2%
_ Parts of India are worse off in poverty levels than sub-Sahara Africa
_ Principal commodities exported are ores and minerals, gems and jewelry chemical and
allied
products engineering goods petroleum products, agriculture and allied products
_ Principal commodities imported are pearls, fertilizers, cereals, edible oils, newsprint
and
petroleum products
_ Infrastructure and building up of social infrastructure - top priorities
_ India was the second largest economy in the world before British era
_ British rule destroyed Indian economy – Dadabhai Naoroji
_ Shameful record of famines in British India – 1947 famine in Bengal – Amartya Sen’s
documentation
_ 72.2% of the population live in rural areas and 27.8% in urban areas
_ Latest repo rate – 8.25%
_ Reverse repo – 7.25%
_ bank rate – 6%
_ inflation – 9.8%
_ FDI inflows $19.42 billion in 2010-11
_ Planning Commission norms on Poverty –Rs.32/day/person expenditure in urban areas.
Rs.26/day/person expenditure in rural areas is cut off Affidavit filed in Supreme Court
_ Mobile number portability in January 2011
Agriculture
_ About 60% of the population dependent on agriculture
_ Net sown area – 1412 lakh hectares (2000)
_ Area under forests – 695.5 lakh hectares (2003-04)
_ 60% of area sown is dependent upon rainfall
_ 3 harvesting seasons – Rabi, Kharif, & Zaid
_ Major Rabi crops: wheat, barley, mustard
_ Major Kharif crops: rice, jowar, bajra, cotton
_ Foodgrain cropping share comes down to 65 per cent of gross cropped area (2000)
_ India third largest producer and consumer of fertilizers
_ India second largest producer of fruits and vegetables
_ Land area under marginal holdings (less than 1 hectare) is 20% of Total Cultivated
Area
(2001-2002)
_ Ultimate irrigation potential – 139.88 million hectares
_ Bharat Nirman aims at assured irrigation of 10 million hectare by 2009.
_ High degree of land fragmentation
_ Low level of mechanisation
_ High level of disguised unemployment
_ Need for improved irrigation, better seeds & fertilizers, consolidation of land holdings,
land
reforms, better access to credit, extension of marketing facilities, etc.
_ The first Green Revolution achieved breakthrough in the production of wheat and rice
_ No significant breakthrough in production of oil seeds & pulses
_ M.S. Swaminathan, C. Subramaniam and Norman Borlaug key figures in Green
Revolution
_ National Food Security Mission
_ Rotting foodgrains and malnutrition
_ 33% ideal forest cover
_ Contract farming and regulated markets - key areas of reforms
_ Controversy over GM crops - GM cotton and Brinjal
_ Organic farming a necessity not a fad [latest controversy of antibiotics in honey]
_ Contributes 10% of export earnings
_ Single largest private sector occupation
_ Huge untapped rural market
Achievements of Indian Agriculture:
_ India is the largest producer of wheat in the worl
_ India is the largest producer of Rice in the world
_ India is among the largest vegetable oil economies in the world
_ India is the largest producer of Tea in the world
_ India is the second largest producer of Fruits in the world
_ India is the largest producer of Milk in the world
_ India is the largest producer of Coffee in the world
_ India is the largest producer of Cotton in the world
Indian Agriculture by its sheer size can dictate global markets directly and indirectly.
Majority of
rural population still is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and over 600 million
farmers
involved in agriculture related activities.
Agriculture in India has a long history dating back to ten thousand years.
Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like
forestry and
logging accounted for 16.6% of the GDP in 2007, employed 52% of the total workforce
and despite a
steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector and plays a
significant
role in the overall socio-economic development of India.
India is the largest producer in the world of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger,
turmeric and
black pepper.It also has the world's largest cattle population (281 million). It is the
second largest
producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish. It is the third largest producer
of tobacco.India accounts for 10% of the world fruit production with first rank in the
production of banana and sapota.
India's population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice and wheat.
The Indian crops can be divided into three groups in which two are major namely Kharif
& RabiKharif crop- The Kharif season is during the southwest monsoon (July-October). During
this season,
agricultural activities take place both in rain-fed areas and irrigated areas. Kharif crop
includes
Rice (Paddy), Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane, Seasamum, Soyabean, and
Groundnut.
Rabi crops- The Rabi season is during the winter months, when agricultural activities
take place only in the irrigated areas. This crop is sown in October last and harvested in
March/April every year. These crops include Wheat, Jowar, Barley, Gram, Tur,
Rapeseed, and Mustard.
Zayad Crop- In some parts of the country a crop is sown during March to June every
year.
Zayad crops include Melon, watermelon, Vegetables, Cucumber, Moong, Urad etc.
Irrigation
India is a monsoon dependent country for its water resources. Irrigation sector has been
fundamental to India’s economic development and poverty alleviation since 25% of
India’s Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) and 65% of employment is based on agriculture. During the
post
independence period, the country has invested a huge amount of capital in the major and
the
medium irrigation projects. Among the states, three have already achieved 70% or more
of the
ultimate irrigation potential with Tamilnadu recording 100% achievement, followed by
Punjab and
Rajasthan at 84% and 74% respectively. Six states, i.e., Haryana, Karnataka, Jammu &
Kashmir, and
West Bengal are in the range of 63% to 71%, whereas in U.P. and Maharashtra, the
achievement
would be 56% each. The states of Bihar, Gujarat, Orissa, M.P. and Assam have achieved
less than
50% of the ultimate potential.
Revolutions
Revolutions in Indian Economy
Revolutions Area Key Person
Green Agriculture Dr. Norman Borlaug and
Dr. M.S.Swaminathan.
Yellow Oil Seeds Sam Pitroda
White Milk Varghese Kurien
Blue Fish Pink Shrimp Brown Masaaley Grey Wool & Poultry –
Black Crude Oil
Agriculture: At A Glance
-Agriculture growth rate target for Tenth Plan (2002-2007) is 4%,but achived was merely
1.8%. target for 11th plan is again 4%.
-Agriculture sector provides employment to 58.4% of country’s workforce and is
the single largest private sector occupation.
-India holds first position in the world in the production of sugarcane and sugar,
Brazil closely follow us and many times its production is more than ours. Brazil is also
largest
producer of Ethanol.
-Cashew nuts assume an important place in the Indian Economy. India produces
45% of the global production of cashew. India is the largest producer,processor,
consumer& exporter of cashew in the world.
-India contributes about 13% to the world vegetable production and occupies first rank in
the
production of Cauliflower, second in onion and third in cabbage in the world.
-India’s share in the world production of mango is about 54%.
-India occupies the first rank in banana production of 1.16 Million tones.
-Animal husbandry output constitutes about 30% of the country’s agriculture
output.
-U.P. is the highest wheat producing state, Punjab and Haryana hold 2nd & 3rd
positions respectively.
-Rice is the main food crop in India. The highest rice producing State is West
Bengal, U.P & Punjab are 2nd& 3rd respectively.
-The highest pulses & Soyabean producing state is Madhya Pradesh.
-The highest cereals producing state is Maharashtra.
-India is the largest producer & consumer of tea in the world and accounts for
around 27% of world production and 13% of world trade.
-Karnataka, which is the largest producer of coffee in the country, accounts for 56.5% of
total coffee production in India. India ranks sixth in the world coffee production.
-Kerela is the main rubber producing state, which produces 90% of the rubber in
the country and accounts for over 85% of the area under cultivation.
-India is the largest Milk producing country in the world.
-India is the third highest tobacco producing country in the world.
-India ranked first in production of vegetable in the world. Besides India is the
second largest producer of fruits in the world.
-The Horticulture sector contributed 28% of GDP in agriculture.
Refer to page 154 of thread
Q. Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the
1 Muslims
2 Minorities
3 Poorest of the poor section of the society
4 Harijans
Ans: 3
Q. The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are
located respectively in
1 Kerala and Chhattisgarh
2 Tamil Nadu and Odisha
3 Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh
4 Kerala and Odisha
Ans: 3
Q. Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was inaugurated by N.
Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is the name of this counterterrorist commando force?
1 Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)
2 Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)
3 Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)
4 Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO)
Ans: 2
Q. Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways?
1 India and Belgium
2 Indian and China
3 USA and India
4 Russia and India
Ans: 1
Q. Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS
International?
1 Shyam Telecom
2 MTNL
3 Tata Teleservices
4 Kavvery Telecom
Ans: 4
Q. Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400
crore of rupees to their Investors?
1 Sahara Group of Company
2 Reliance Industries
3 Air India
4 Vodafone
Ans: 1
Q. Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the
following countries Isle of Wight located?
1 Germany
2 USA
3 Africa
4 UK
Ans: 4
Q. Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to
import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)?
1 Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)
2 GAIL
3 ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
4 Reliance Petroleum Limited
Ans: 2
Q. What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized
in Davos, Switzerland?
1 Shaping the Post-Crisis World
2 Shared Norms for a New Reality
3 The power of collaborative innovation
4 Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild
Ans: 2
Q. Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial
Production (IIP)?
1 Coal
2 Crude Oil
3 Electricity
4 Petroleum refinery Products
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company
Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?
1 Tata Motors
2 Ashok Leyland
3 Mahindra and Mahindra
4 Bajaj Auto
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in
India till date?
1 Vodafone
2 BP Plc
3 Vedanta Resource
4 Dailchi Sankyo
Ans: 1
Q. SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have
minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013.
1 10%
2 20%
3 30%
4 25%
Ans: 4
Q. Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to
Everonn Education?
1 Reliance
2 Bharti Group
3 Toyota
4 LIC
Ans: 2
Q. Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the
reconstruction of the Nalanda University?
1 Japan
2 UK
3 USA
4 China
Ans: 4
Q. Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently
developed by ISRO?
1 Saga-220
2 Aakash-A1
3 Tianhe-1A
4 Jaguar-Cray
Ans: 1
Q. In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired.
This is a 1 short-range surface to air missile
2 long-range surface to air missile
3 short-range surface to surface missile
4 long-range surface to surface missile
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation?
1 Myanmar
2 Austria
3 Russia
4 Taiwan
Ans: 3
Q. The Thar Express goes to
1 Bangladesh
2 Pakistan
3 Afghanistan
4 Myanmar
Ans: 2
Q. The first Credit Information Company in India was 1 CARE
2 ICRA
3 CIBIL
4 None of the above
Ans: 3
Q. To review the determination of poverty line by Suresh Tendulkar Committee,
Planning Commission has constituted a committee under the chairmanship 1 S.K. Goel
2 C. Rangrajan
3 Mihir Shah
4 Prakash Bukshi
Ans: 2
Q. For 2011-12, the external debt as percentage of GDP stands at 1 22%
2 20%
3 23%
4 25%
Ans: 2
Q. India has signed a key tax information exchange agreement and another pact on
information technology to accelerate economic and joint investment with1 Qatar
2 Yaman
3 Iraq
4 Bahrain
Ans: 4
Q. Which country took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in June
2012?
1 China
2 Iraq
3 India
4 Iran
Ans: 1
Q. Who had been made the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development(EBRD)?
1 Bobby Jindal
2 Adi Goderej
3 Mr. Suma Chakrabarti
4 Rahul Khullar
Ans: 3
Q. The World Environment Day was observed across the globe on June 5,2012. Theme
for the World Environment Day 2012 was 1 Water-all we need
2 Green Economy : Does it include you?
3 Forests-Nature at your Service
4 None of the above
Ans: 2
Q. The estimates of National Income are prepared by1 National Development Council
2 National Productivity Council
3 National Income Council
4 Central Statistical Organization
Ans: 4
Q. The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is 1 Bihar
2 Gujarat
3 Uttarakhand
4 Jharkhand
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil nuclear
cooperation with India?
1 Australia
2 South Korea
3 China
4 Israel
Ans: 1
Q. Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of 1 Green house gases
2 Acid rain
3 Ozone layer
4 Endangered species
Ans: 3
Q. The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project
(IDSP) to monitor certain disease. Which of the following is not covered under the
project?
1 Malaria
2 Polio
3 Plague
4 Tuberculosis
Ans: 3
Q. "Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help.
1 Women only
2 School children only
3 Health workers only
4 None of these
Ans: 1
Q. India's first Defence University is set up in
1 Haryana
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Punjab
4 Delhi
Ans: 1
Q. "Vachaspati Puraskars" are given by the
1 Madhya Pradesh Government
2 Uttar Pradesh Hindi Akademy
3 Birla Foundation
4 None of these
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following companies/commissions of Indians Origin signed a pact for
obtaining oil blocks in Libya?
1 Reliance Petroleum
2 Oil India Ltd.
3 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
4 None of these
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following companies of Indian Origin has become the first Indian
Company to launch financial services to retail investors in China?
1 Bajaj Finance
2 SBI Capital Markets
3 Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
4 None of these
Ans: 3
Q. On the basis of the study done by the Government of India, various states were
divided into two groups "Low Poverty States", "High Poverty States". Which of the
following is not a low poverty state?
1 Kerala
2 Orissa
3 Karnataka
4 Gujarat
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following is the name of the asset reconstruction company created by
various banks in India?
1 ARCIL
2 HCR
3 SEBI
4 None of these
Ans: 1
Q. RISAT-1, which was put in orbit in April 2012 by PSLV-C19, is the heaviest satellite
launched by India so far with a weight of
1 1,658 kg
2 1,768 kg
3 1,858 kg
4 1,968 kg
Ans: 3
Q. Abd-Rabbu Mansour was recently elected as the President of which one of the
following Arab nation?
1 Yemen
2 Iraq
3 Oman
4 Iran
Ans: 1
Q. Name the Tamil author who was announced the winner of the Saraswati Samman
2011 by K.K. Birla Foundation announced on March 22, 2012 for his book Irama
Kathaiyum Iramayakalum.
1 Jeyamohan
2 Dhanushkodi Ramasamy
3 A.A. Manavalan
4 Sundara Ramasami
Ans: 3
Q. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh during his tour of Maharashtra's
Satara district announced on March 11,2012 a national award for sanitation and water in
the name of which of the following Maharashtrian saints?
1 Sant Gadge Baba
2 Sant Yoga Paramanandar
3 Bhaktha Pundarikar
4 Bhaktha Goma Bai
Ans: 1 (LOL.. "gadhe baba!!" )
Q. Indian black eagle was spotted in the Aravali Biodiversity park after a gap of ____
years.
1 60
2 70
3 80
4 90
Ans: 4
Q. Recently India has raised its objection over the construction of the Zangmu dam. In
this Context which country is building this Zangmu dam?
1 Pakistan in Pol
2 Bangladesh on the Brahmaputra river
3 China on the Brahmaputra
4 Pakistan with the help of china assistance
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the least number of females
per 1000 males as per provisional figures of Census 2011?
1 Daman and Diu
2 Dadar and Nagar Haveli
3 Haryana
4 Puducherry
Ans: 1
Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the
recipient of the 2011 US National Humanities Medal, Identify him 1 Usha Thorat
2 C. Rangarajan
3 Amartya Sen
4 Montek SIngh Ahluwalia
Ans: 3
Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite
dating back to 2500-2000 BC from the Cholistan area of which of the following province
in Pakistan?
1 FATA
2 Balochistan
3 Punjab Province
4 Sindh Province
Ans: 3
Q. The new President of the World Bank w.e.f July 2012 is 1 Jim Young Kim
2 Robert Zoellick
3 Christine Lagarde
4 Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili
Ans: 1
Q. South Sudan has become a member of International Monetary Fund (IMF). It became
IMF's 1 189th Member
2 187th Member
3 186th Member
4 188th Member
Ans: 4
Q. How many Indian Companies have been included in Forbes 2000 list of the year
2012?
1 71
2 61
3 57
4 65
Ans: 2
Q. National Dairy Plan (Phase - I) has been launched to give a boost to milk production
in the country. In the first phase this plan will cover 1 All states except North Eastern region
2 Only Gujarat
3 Only 14 states
4 Only 5 states
Ans: 3
Q. Recently the Union Government of India has set up NATGRID. It is related to which
one of the following?
1 Health
2 Intelligence
3 Education
4 Space
Ans: 2
Q. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability and Development
Council (FSDC). It will be headed by which of the followings 1 Finance Minister
2 Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister
3 Governor of RBI
4 Prime Minister
Ans: 3
Q. 6 MMTPA pellet making plant in Odisha has been commissioned by 1 Tata Steels
2 Essar Steels
3 Jindal Steels
4 Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following national organization has completed 150th year of its
existence in 2011?
1 Zoological Survey of India
2 Archaeological Survey of India
3 Anthropological Survey of India
4 Geological Survey of India
Ans: 2
Q. Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, a multilateral
agreement supported by which one of the followings 1 WEF
2 WTO
3 OECD
4 IMF
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following state/UT has recently launched e-PDS in its bid to achieve
transparency in the distribution of food supplies through the Public Distribution System?
1 Delhi
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Tamil Nadu
4 Puducherry
Ans: 3
Q. The University of Chicago is going to establish a Chair for Indian studies in the name
of which one of the following Indian mentor?
1 Rabindranath Tagore
2 Swami Vivekananda
3 Ramkrishna Paramhans
4 Sri Ravishankar
Ans: 2
Q. One of the State Governments in India has declared tea as the "State Drink" to
encourage tea farmers. The state is 1 Assam
2 Kerala
3 West Bengal
4 Tamil Nadu
Ans: 1
Q. What is the tax free income level for woman for the financial year 2012-13 (i.e. the
assessment year 2013-14)?
1 Rs. 2.00 lakh
2 Rs. 1.80 lakh
3 Rs. 2.20 lakh
4 Rs. 2.50 lakh
Ans: 1
Q. Out of the total expenditure as shown in regular Budget 2012-13, the maximum share
goes to 1 Defence
2 Subsidy Payment
3 Central Plan Outlay
4 Interest Payment
Ans: 3
Q. In the list of Forbes' billionaires 2012, who became the richest person in the world?
1 Warren Buffet
2 Mukesh Ambali
3 Lakshmi Mittal
4 Carlos Slim
Ans: 4
Rivers:
All major rivers of India originate from one of the three main watersheds:
The Himalaya and the Karakoram ranges
Vindhya and Satpura ranges and Chotanagpur plateau in central India
Sahyadri or Western Ghats in western India
The Indo-Gangetic Plains==Popularly known as Ganga-Satluj Ka Maidaan(गँगा सतलज
ु
का मैदान), this area is drained by 16 major rivers.
The major rivers in this system are (in order of merging, from west to east)
Yamuna - Starting from Mansarovar Lake in China
Chambal - Not Himalayan river, covers MP and UP before merging into Yamuna
Betwa - Not Himalayan river, covers MP and UP before merging into Yamuna
Ganga - Yamuna runs its most of the course parallel to Ganga before contributing its
water to Ganga at Allahabad
Gomati - Starts near the junction of three borders viz. Nepal, Uttarakhand and UP
Ghaghra - Starts in Nepal near Uttarakhand
Son - Not Himalayan river, covers MP, UP, Jharkhand and Bihar. Largest of Ganga's
southern tributaries
Gandak - Starts from Nepal
Kosi - Starts from Bihar, near Indo-Nepal border
Brahmputra- Merges with Ganga to form the grand river (but short in length) - Padma in
Bangladesh. By now, flow velocity of both rivers slow down to considerable extent as
they are in plains now.
Before entering Bangladesh, Ganga leaves a distributary Hugli, which provides water for
irrigation in West Bengal
The major Himalayan Rivers are the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra.
The rivers empty themselves into:
Other rivers
Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Ganges, Kaveri, Godavari, Krishna
Arabian Sea: Narmada, Indus
Tributaries of Indus: Ravi, Chenub, Jhelum, Bias. Sutlej
Enters from Lake Mansarover Tibet, flows in Pak.
Brahmaputra (Tsangpo): enters from AP and Assam. On banks : Kaziranga National Park
Ganges starts as Bhagirathi and meets Alaknanda at Dev Prayag. Tributary: Yamuna
Ganga banks: Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna
Yamuna banks: Delhi, Agra
Narmada: starts in MP then flows thru Jabalpur
has been near Bhimbetka where civilization emerged. has Sardar Sarovar Dam
Some more info: Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the
Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal.
These rivers make delta at their mouth. The Narmada and Tapti are the only long rivers,
which flow west and make estuaries.
Bone of contention: Teesta b/w Ind/ Bang
and Indus b/w Ind/China
PANCHAYATI RAJ
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act
The idea that produced the 73rd Amendment was not a response to pressure from the
grassroots, but to an increasing recognition that the institutional initiatives of the
preceding
decade had not delivered, that the extent of rural poverty was still much too large and
thus the
existing structure of government needed to be reformed. It is interesting to note that this
idea
evolved from the Centre and the state governments. It was a political drive to see PRIs as
a
solution to the governmental crises that India was experiencing. The Constitutional (73rd
Amendment) Act, passed in 1992 by the Narasimha Rao government, came into force on
April
24, 1993. It was meant to provide constitutional sanction to establish "democracy at the
grassroots level as it is at the state level or national level". Its main features are as follows
:
•The Gram Sabha or village assembly as a deliberative body to decentralised governance
has been
envisaged as the foundation of the Panchayati Raj System.
•A uniform three-tier structure of panchayats at village (Gram Panchayat — GP),
intermediate or
block (Panchayat Samiti — PS) and district (Zilla Parishad — ZP) levels.
•All the seats in a panchayat at every level are to be filled by elections from respective
territorial constituencies.
•Not less than one-third of the total seats for membership as well as office of chairpersons
of each tier have to be reserved for women.
•Reservation for weaker castes and tribes (SCs and STs) have to be provided at all levels
in
proportion to their population in the panchayats.
•To supervise, direct and control the regular and smooth elections to panchayats, a State
Election
Commission has to be constituted in every State and UT.
•The Act has ensured constitution of a State Finance Commission in every State/UT, for
every five
years, to suggest measures to strengthen finances of PRIs.
•To promote bottom-up-planning, the District Planning Committee fDPC} in every
district has been
accorded constitutional status.
•An indicative list of 29 items has been given in Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution.
Panchayats
are expected to play an effective role in planning and implementation of works related to
these 29
items.
74 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATED TO MUNICIPAL COMMITTEES
EDUCATION AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT (86th CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT )
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
_ Launched in 2001, 75:25 exp sharing during 10th Plan between Centre & States
_ All children in 6-14 yrs bracket in school
_ Bridge all gender & social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 & elementary stage
by
2010
_ Universal retention by 2010
_ Before 1976 education was the exclusive responsibility of the states
_ Central Advisory Board for Education was first established in 1920
_ National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education was launched in 1995
_ NCERT set up in 1961
_ National Literacy Mission was launched in 1988
_ Navodaya Schools launched in 1985
_ Mid-Day Meal Scheme –Launched 1995, aims to increase enrolment & retention in
schools
_ Operation Blackboard –Launched 1987-88, 2 large classrooms, 2 teachers, essential
teaching material
_ Lok Jumbish –Launched in Rajasthan with assistance from Sweden, aims for edu for all
_ Shiksha Karmi Project –aims at universalisation & qualitative improvement of primary
edu
in remote places of Rajasthan, special emphasis on girl child
_ National Curriculum Framework was launched in 2005
_ UGC set up in 1953
_ IGNOU set up in 1985
_ National Book Trust set up in 1957
1] which of the following on April 2012 became the first state to ban all Gutka Products
containing tobacco or nicotine under a new Law to govern food safety standards?
a) Delhi
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Kerala
2] ‘Modernization of Indian Railways’ Agreement is signed by which two countries:
a) India and US
b) India and Belgium
c) India and Afghanistan
d) India and China
3] Which of the Bangladesh fish variety plays a significant role in the economy and
contributing in the growth of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a) Shrimp
b) Hilsa
c) Bau Mach
d) Tengra
4] India has signed a Civil nuclear deal with which country besides U.S and FRANCE:
a) RUSSIA
b) AUSTRALIA
c) GERMANY
d) CANADA
5 ] Where was the 7th meeting of G-20 heads of Government held in 2012?
a) MEXICO
b) CANADA
c) PARIS
d) FRANCE
1.Indian origin scientist Venkatesh Mannar gets Canada’s highest civilian award.
2.Social activist Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan who was shot at by a Taliban gunman in
2012, will be awarded with Ireland’s esteemedTipperary International Peace Prize
3.Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt honored with the Mother Teresa Memorial
International Award for Social Justice for 2012.
4.Pratibha Ray who is a famous Oriya novelist has been chosen for the prestigious
Jnanpith award for the year 2011.
5.Poet and translator Dr Shihab Ghanem has become the first Emirati and Arab to win the
Tagore Peace Prize
6.Indian American lasik pioneer to be honored with America’s top inventor award.
Indian American Rangaswamy Srinivasan, has been nominated by President Barack
Obama for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
7.Federer is Swiss Male Athlete of the Year 2012.
8.Malaysia-based Asia Pacific Brands Foundation honored Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh
Khan with the BrandLaureate Legendary Award.
9.Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) has been honored with the
prestigious Web Ratna 2012, ‘Golden Icon Award for Innovative use of Technology’.
10.For her extraordinary contributions to the field of art and culture, renowned film
actress and Bharatanatyam exponent Hema Malini has been selected for the prestigious
Bharat Muni Samman 2012.
11.Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Lifetime
Achievement Grammy Award posthumously.
12.Life of Pi’ receives National Tourism Awards.
13.Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva honoured with Indira Gandhi
Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
14.Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.
15.Madhav Chavan wins WISE Prize ‘The Nobel Prize for education.
16.“Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” French honor to Aishwarya Rai.
17.NR Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, was honored with prestigious 2012
Hoover Medal at the Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle,
Washington.
#Latest Awards
After the latest cabinet reshuffle, which cabinet minister holds the twin portfolios of
Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs?
1) Kamal Nath
2) C.P Joshi
3) Jairam Ramesh
4) Pawan Kumar Bansal
This initiative was launched by the Government of India in 1999 to provide selfemployment to villagers through the establishment of Self-help groups. Name it.
1) Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna
2) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
3) District Rural Development Agency
4) Basic Minimum Services
Which Indian city is famously known as ‘Diamond City of India’?
1) Jaipur
2) Surat
3) Rajkot
4) Patna
Naveen Jindal conducted a reverse sting operation on this channel with regards to the
coal block allocation. Name the channel.
1) Sony Entertainment
2) Zee TV
3) Star Plus
4) Colors Channel
Which of these is true about ‘Noble gases’?
A. They are odorless and colorless, having very high chemical reactivity.
B. There are six noble gases occurring naturally.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Both A and B
4) Neither A nor B
Who among the following is the brand ambassador of Hero MotoCorp, India’s largest
two wheeler maker?
1) Shahid Kapoor
2) John Abraham
3) Ranbir Kapoor
4) Imran Khan
Who among the following was actively associated with the Prarthana Samaj?
1) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2) Mahadev Govind Ranade
3) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
“Jab Tak Hai Jaan” is the last directorial venture of which Indian stalwart?
1) Javed Akhtar
2) Yash Johar
3) Sooraj Barjatya
4) Yash Chopra
Margaret Chan heads which of the following agencies of the United Nations?
1) World Food Programme
2) United Nations Children’s Fund
3) International Court of Justice
4) World Health Organization
With which of the following will you associate the Indira Aawas Yojna?
1) Housing
2) Schooling
3) Employment
4) Nourishment
Which organization is the regulator for the securities market in India?
1) Bombay Stock Exchange
2) Securities and Exchange Board of India
3) Reserve Bank of India
4) Ministry of Finance.
Which of this is true with regards to the NYSE and NASDAQ?
1) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) comprises market makers and the NASDAQ
comprises specialist firms
2) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ both have only market
makers
3) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) both comprise only specialist firms.
4) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) comprises specialist firms and the
NASDAQ comprises market makers
Sections 378 to 462 of the Indian Penal Code deal with:
1) Offences against Property
2) Offences relating to Religion
3) Offences affecting the Public Health
4) Offences against the State
Which of these is/are true about ‘Mezzanine capital’?
A. It is a hybrid of debt and equity financing that is typically used to finance the
expansion of existing companies.
B. It gives the lender the rights to convert to an ownership or equity interest in the
company if the loan is not paid back in time and in full.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Both A and B
4) Neither A nor B
If one is a lepidopterist, one studies:
1) Snails
2) Moths
3) Whales
4) Ants
What is the name of the cyclone that made landfall near Mahabalipuram in late October
2012?
1) Cyclone Nilam
2) Cyclone Maria
3) Cyclone Candy
4) Cyclone Salam
Name the title sponsors of the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament
that replaced Nokia?
1) Karbonn Mobiles
2) Micromax
3) Samsung Smartphone Mobiles
4) Vodafone
Which of these will qualify as a ‘Junk bond’?
1) A bond with a low interest rate to reward the lender for a high risk of default.
2) A bond with a high interest rate to reward the lender for a low risk of default.
3) A bond with a high interest rate to reward the lender for a high risk of default.
4) A bond with a low interest rate to reward the lender for a low risk of default.
19.In 2012, German pharmaceutical brand Bayer accused Indian pharmaceutical brand
Cipla of breaching its patent rights by slashing the price of a generic version of its patentprotected cancer drug ____. Name the drug.
1) Nucleoside
2) Bevirimat
3) Nexavar
4) Vivecon
20.Passat, Polo and Beetle are automobile brands associated with which manufacturer?
1) Ford
2) Chevrolet
3) Volkswagen
4) Renault
21.Just like NGOs, CBOs are nonprofit groups that work at local levels to improve life
for residents. What does CBO stand for?
1) Corporate Based Organization
2) Class Based Organization
3) Community Based Organization
4) Caste Based Organization
22.Name the book by Hilary Mantel that won the 2012 Man Booker Prize.
1) Wolf Hall
2) Bring Up the Bodies
3) A Place of Greater Safety
4) Vacant Possession
23.Who among the following won the bid for the IPL Hyderabad franchise - Deccan
Chargers – in October 2012?
1) Sun TV Network
2) STAR Sports
3) Sony PIX
4) Lotus News
24.Name the chief guest of the 2012 Indian Republic Day parade.
1) Lee Myung-bak
2) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
3) Ban-ki-Moon
4) Yingluck Shinawatra
25.Which of the following was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012?
1) United Nations
2) European Union
3) German Bolshevik Party
4) Greece
26.Which of these is not a metalloid?
1) Arsenic
2) Boron
3) Silicon
4) Argon
27.The Gross World Product (GWP) is:
1) the combined gross national product of all the European countries in the world
2) the combined gross national product of all the countries in the world
3) the combined gross national product of all the developed countries in the world
6/6
4) the combined gross national product of all the Asian countries in the world.
28.Name the cruise ship that partially sank in January 2012 off the coast of Italy killing
nearly 30 people.
1) Princess Dawn
2) Sail Bird
3) Costa Concordia
4) Tuscan Surprise
29.Name the author of ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ which is a fantasy related to the Indian
deity Shiva’s life and adventures.
1) Amish Tripathi
2) Anu Garg
3) Amit Varma
4) Amitav Ghosh
30.Which bank recently announced a tie-up with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. to utilize its
Kisan Seva Kendras (KSKs) as the Bank’s Business Correspondents.
1) HSBC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Deutsche Bank
4) HDFC Bank
11. Which film has won the Nargis Dutt Award for the Best Feature Film on National Integration
in the 58th National Film Awards?
1) Do Dooni Chaar 2) Dabangg 3) Moner Manush 4) Champions 5) Aadukalam
12. A working group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India has submitted its report on nonbanking finance companies (NBFCs). Who headed this committee?
1) Y.V.Reddy 2) Bimal Jalan 3) Subir Gokarn 4) Usha Thorat 5) Shyamala Gopinath
13. Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated recently. He was the former President of which of the
following countries?
1) Pakistan 2) Syria 3) Afghanistan 4) Libya 5) Iraq
14. Cheque bounce due to ...........?
1) If the cheque is given with signature 2) If the cheque issued to government employee 3)
Alteration made without signature 4) If the cheque value is more than 50 lakhs 5) In all
above cases
15. On 20th October 2011, State Bank of India declared it earned 3.5 NIM in the second quarter.
NIM stands for ...........?
1) Net Interest Minimum 2) Not Interest Margin 3) Net Internal Margin 4) Net Interest Module 5)
Net Interest Margin
16. ETF stands for ...........(In these days the people are buying GOLD ETF bonds)
1) Extra Trade Forum 2) Exchange Trade Finance 3) Eternal Trade Fund 4) Exchange Trade
Forum 5) Exchange Traded Fund
17. Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards is ...........?
1) D.Subba Rao 2) Y.V.Reddy 3) Y.H.Malegam 4) K.C.Chakravarthy 5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
18. Which financial institute declared October month as Social Security Month?
1) SBI 2) Religare 3) LIC 4) India First 5) GIC
19. ...........has introduced the nation's first petrol pump with self service refuelling facility in New
Delhi?
1) ONGC 2) HP 3) IOC 4) BP 5) None
20. The second highest test Century (35) maker is Dravid. He is the cricketer from ...........?
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Mumbai 3) Delhi 4) West Bengal 5) Karnataka
24. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following
schemes?
1) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme 2) Rural Health
Mission 3) Indira Aawas Yojana 4) Jeevan Sathi Yojana 5) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran
Yojana
25. What does the letter'S' denotes in 'AFSPA' ar abbreviation we very often see in newspapers?
AFSPA--Armed Forces Special Powers Act
1) Slow 2) Special 3) State 4) Solid 5) Sovereign
26. Tembhli village which was in news is in --1) Bihar 2) Rajasthan 3) Orissa 4) West Bengal 5) Maharashtra
27. What is financial inclusion ?
(1) To provide a permanent employment to the unemployed
(2) To provide a 100 days job to all those who are in need of a job
(3) To provide banking services to all those living in remote areas
(4) To ensure that all financial transactions amounting Rs. 5,000/- and above are done through
banks.
(5) To provide finances for all.
28. Which of the following is the abbreviated name associated with food security?
1) ASHA 2) PDS 3) WTO 4) OPEC 5) NPA (Public Distribution System)
29. The Lokayukta who inducted Yedurappa, the chief minister of Karnataka is ...........?
1) Justice Rey 2) Justice Kania 3) Justice Panduranga 4) Justice Sudha Misra 5) Justice
Santosh Hegdey
30. The Lokayukta who resigned in Karnataka on the allegations of Land Scam?
1) Justice Nanavathi 2) Justice Bhagavathi 3) Justice Chandra Chud 4) Justice Mukarjee 5)
Justice Sivaraj Patil
Q1. What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ? Ekta Aur Anushasan
Q2. Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ? NSE
Q3. Which planet is nearest to Sun ? Mercury
Q4. According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu's mother ? Subhadra
Q5. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ? Radcliffe Line
Q6. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally
means 'Story Teller' ? Kathak
Q7. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor
?Shahjahan
Q8. Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ? Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
Q9. The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of
which country ? Iceland
Q10. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used ? Mohs
Tembhli is a village in Nandurbar district of Maharastra state in India, from where the
ambitiousAadhar Scheme was launched on 29 September 2010. Ranjana Sonawane
became the first woman to be given a Aadhar identity number
31. Recently the inventor of iPad died. He is ...........?
1) Edwin H. Armstrong 2) Charles Babbage 3) Steve Jobs 4) William Seward Burroughs 5)
George Eastman
32. On 17th August 2011, ...........topped as most valuable firm crossing RIL ( Reliance Industries
Limited) in market capitalization?
1) BHEL 2) ISRO 3) Bharati Cement 4) Coco-Cola 5) Coal India Limited
33. Top three destinations of Indian exports as per e-Bay site?
1) Eurpoe,USA and UK 2) USA,UK and Germany 3) USA, Indonesia and China 4) USA,UK and
Europe 5) USA,UK and Australia (please re-check for any changes)
34. The export promotion scheme 'Focus: LAC' applies to ...........?
1) European Union 2) North America 3) South East Asia 4) Africa 5) South America
35. Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of ---(1) Shipping (2) Mining (3) Cement (4) Textiles (5) Banking
36. Sucheta Kadethankar from Pune became the first Indian woman to cross ........... in 2011?
1) Antartica 2) Arctic Ocean 3) Sahara Desert 4) Gobi Desert 5) Suez Canal
37. Which coach became first one to train 100 cricket test matches in the world?
1) Waqar Younus 2) Greg Chappel 3) Duncan Fletcher 4) David Boon 5) Kapil Dev
38 . 2014 FIFA world Cup to be held from 12 June to 13 July in:1) London (Britain) 2) Rio ( Brazil) 3) Incheon (South Korea) 4) Washington (USA) 5) None
38. First Dedicated Education Loan Company CREDILA is the associate body of...........?
1) HDFC 2) Andhra Bank 3) United Bank of India 4) Axis bank 5) SBH
39. Who was called the Doctor Death, died recently, helped many people to die, if they are
suffering from the dreaded and long time diseases?
1) Dr. Subodh Roy 2) Kimitachi Penogogi 3) Dr.Jack Kevorkian 4) Dr. Shantha Singh 5) None
40. India-South Africa trade to touch $………...billion before 2014?
1) 25 2) 10 3) 50 4) 15 5) 60
41. Modi cup is related to……….?
1) Cricket 2) Golf 3) Hockey 4) Tennis 5) Carrom
42. Arasu Cable TV Corporation belongs to the state of ………..?
1) Tamilnadu 2) Kerala 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Puduccherry 5) None
43. Direct Tax do not include ………..?
1) Income Tax 2) Corporate Duty 3) Service Tax 4) Sales Tax 5) Wealth Tax
The architects of Indian constitution were most heavily influenced by the British model
of parliamentary democracy.
In addition, a number of principles were adopted from the Constitution of the United
States of America, including the separation of powers among the major branches of
government, the establishment of a supreme court.
The principles adopted from Canada were Unitary government with strong center and
also distribution of powers between central government and provinces along with placing
residuary powers with central government.
From Ireland, directive principle of state policy was adopted. From Germany the
principle of suspension of fundamental rights during emergency was adopted.
From Australia the principle of Concurrent list and Language of preamble was adopted.
Q1. In 2007, which state re-established its Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) after a
gap of 22 years ? Andhra Pradesh
Q2. Which unit is used to measure the intensity of sound ? Decibel
Q3. Who wrote the patriotic song `Saare Jahan Se Achcha' ?Muhammad Iqbal
Q4. In which town of Uttar Pradesh did Gautam Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana
(salvation) ? Kushinagar
Q5. Who presides over the joint sittings of both houses of Parliament ? Lok Sabha
Speaker
Q6. Nathu La Pass, located in Sikkim, connects India with which country ? China
Q7. Who is the only Indian batsman to score Triple Century in Test Cricket ? Virender
Sehwag
Q8. In which hill station is the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) located ?
Darjeeling
Q9. What term is used to refer the large number which is formed by writing digit 1
followed by 100 zeros ? Googol
Q10. Zakumi, a leopard, is the official mascot of which tournament ? FIFA Football
World Cup 2010
Q1. What is the observation that `Supply creates its own demand' is popularly called
?Say's Law
Q2. In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ? Madan Mohan
Malaviya
Q3. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar ?Rishabh Dev
Q4. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC) situated ? Vienna
Q5. Which blood group is universal donor ? O
Q6. Who directed 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' ? Danny Boyle
Q7. Who became the first space tourist on 28 April, 2001 ? Dennis Tito
Q8. Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty ?Chandela
Q9. The book `Beyond The Last Blue Mountain' written by R.M.Lala is the biography of
which industrialist ? J.R.D.Tata
Temperature and related subjects
The 10 °C mean isotherm in July, marked by the red line, is commonly used to define the
Arctic regionborder
An isotherm (from θερμη or thermē, meaning 'heat') is a line that connects points on a
map that have the same temperature. Therefore, all points through which an isotherm
passes have the same or equal temperatures at the time indicated. Generally, isotherms
representing 5 °C or 10 °F temperature differences are used, but any interval may be
chosen.
An isogeotherm is a line of equal mean annual temperature. An isocheim is a line of
equal mean winter temperature, and an isothere is a line of equal mean summer
temperature.
An isohel (from ήλιος or helios, meaning 'Sun') is a line of equal or constant solar
radiation.
Precipitation and air moisture
An isohyet or isohyetal line (from ύετος or huetos, meaning 'rain') is a line joining points
of equal precipitation on a map. A map with isohyets is called an isohyetal map.
An isohume is a line of constant relative humidity, while a isodrosotherm (from
δροσοςordrosos, meaning 'dew', and θερμη or therme, meaning 'heat') is a line of equal or
constantdew point.
An isoneph is a line indicating equal cloud cover.
An isochalaz is a line of constant frequency of hail storms, and an isobront is a line
drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity
occurred simultaneously.
Snow cover is frequently shown as a contour-line map.
Wind
An isotach (from ταχύς or tachus, meaning 'fast') is a line of constant wind speed. In
meteorology, the term isogon refers to a line of constant wind direction.
Freeze and thaw
An isopectic line denotes equal dates of ice formation each winter, and an isotac denotes
equal dates of thawing.
* Which among the following variety accounts for maximum production of silk in India?
Mulberry
*Sant Kabir Award has been launched for the people who are related to ___?
Handloom Industry
*Maximum Jute mills in India are in ____?
Private Sector
*In which year National Seed Policy was announced?
2002
*A controversial documentary ‘Super-Size Me’ had denounced one of the largest
Multinationals in the World. Who were they?
McDonald's
*National Research Centre for Litchi is located at which among the following places?
Muzaffarpur
*Karnal Bunt affects which among the following cereal crops?
Wheat
*All India Coordinated Research Project on Sub-Tropical Fruits is located at which
among the following places?
Jodhpur
*Which among the following country tops in FDI in India?
Mauritius
Q1. Who signs one rupee currency note of India ? Finance Secretary
Q2. Who wrote the 'Das Capital', an extensive treatise on political economy ? Karl Marx
Q3. Who was the first law minister of independent India ? B.R.Ambedkar
Q4. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ? Coffee
Q5. Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by
Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ? Kuchipudi
Q6. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ? Dona
Paula (Goa)
Q7. Which European country is known as the 'Land of a thousand lakes' ? Finland
Q8. Which is the nearest star to the Sun ? Proxima Centauri
Q9. Which gas is commonly known as 'Laughing Gas' ? Nitrous Oxide
Q10. Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines - Equator,
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn - passes ? Africa