PRACTICE TEST

TEST YOUR PREPARATIONS WITH GENERAL AWARENESS 

1. Who among the following was the Indian flag bearer at the 29th Olympic Games held at London, UK in August 2012?
(A) Jaspal Rana
(B) Sushil Kumar
(C) Anju B. George
(D) Mahesh Bhupati
(E) None of these
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2. Who has been appointed as the director in board of Reserve Bank of India?
(A) S.K.Singh
(B) D.K. Mittal
(C) Som Mittal
(D) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(E) None of These
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3. Which country has been named on the top with highest exposure and least resillience to Global Risk?
(A) Somalia
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) India
(E) None of these
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4. 'Shaikel' is the currency of which country?
(A) Egypt
(B) Germany
(c) Israel
(D) Argentina
(E) None of these
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5. Major functions of non banking financial intermediaries are-
(A) Economic basis of Financial Intermediation
(B) Investment of Funds
(C) Mobilisation of Savings
(D) All A,B and C
(E) None of these
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6. How can the condition of deflation be controlled?
(A) Expansion of interest rates
(B) Credit Expansion
(c) Increasing in Taxation
(D) Increasing Imports
(E) None of these
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7. What are the demerits of paper money?
(1) Over issue of paper currency results in inflanationary situation in the country
(2) Paper money has no intrinsic value of its own
(3) Since the supply of paper money is liable to quick changes, there is lack of stability in its value
(A) 1 & 2
(B) Only 2
(C) All are true
(D) Only 3
(E) None of these
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8. The need of merchant banking was launched by Banking Commission in-
(A) 1972
(B) 1978
(C) 1989
(D) 2001
(E) 1976
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9. Rajiv Vidya Mission is the rename of which of the following scheme?
(A) Indra Vidya Mission
(B) National Literacy Mission
(C) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(D) Saakshar Bharat Mission
(E) None of these
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10. Who took over as the President of ASSOCHAM?
(A) Rana Kapoor
(B) Raj Kumar Dhoot
(C) Sunil Kanoria
(D) Dilip Modi
(E) Narendra Modi
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11. On which of the following date is International Mother Language Day celebrated annually by UNESCO?
(A) 3 March
(B) 22 May
(C) 21 February
(D) 26 January
(E) None of these
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12. The Prestigious National Tansen Award for classical Indian Music was conferred to?
(A) Pandit Mani Prasad
(B) Siddheshwari Devi
(C) Pandit Dilip Chandra Vedi
(D) Savita Devi
(E) None of these
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13. The combination of commercial banking and investment banking including securities business is called?
(A) Universal Banking
(B) Offshore Banking
(C) Retail Banking
(D) Personal Banking
(E) None of these
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14. Who Became the first overseas player to be presented with the honorary life time membership of Sydney Cricket Ground?
(A) Ricky Ponting
(B) V V S Laxman
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Lasith Mallinga
(E) Virat Kohli
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15. Which is the world's first major International award for the work on sustainability?
(A) Pushkin Award
(B) Ashden Award
(C) Gunnurus Sustainability Award
(D) NZI Sustainable Business of the year
(E) None of these
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16. After the resignation of Mohd. Nasheed, who has been appointed as the new President of Maldives?
(A) Mohd. Waheed Hassan
(B) Ahmad Shamheed
(C) Gayoom
(D) Ahmad Adheeb
(E) None of these
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17. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (C.I.S.F.)?
(A) R.K.Das
(B) Rajiv Mathur
(C) N.R.Das
(D) Sudhir Chandra
(E) None of these
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18. _________ is the monetary policy tool which allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements.
(A) Repo Rate
(B) Reverse Repo Rate
(C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(D) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(E) None of these
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19. In which year OLTAS (online tax accounting system) introduced?
(A) 2001
(B) 2004
(C) 2007
(D) 2011
(E) None of these
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20. Removal of poverty for the first time was the main focus of which five year plan?
(A) 2nd
(B) 3rd
(C) 5th
(D) 6th
(E) None of these.
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21. The 15th World Sanskrit conference was hosted by?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kyoto
(c) Helsinki
(D) Bangaluru
(E) None of these
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22. How many people have been conferred National Award on the occasion of National Science Day?
(A) Two
(B) Six
(c) Eight
(D) Eleven
(E) None of these
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23. Which pilot scheme is being launched with the motto 'Adventure to the paradise unexplored'?
(A) Incredible India
(B) Himalayan Paradise
(C) Youth to the Edge
(D) Kerela Tourism
(E) None of these
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24. Which ministry launched a web portal for the implementation of the National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education?
(A) Ministry of Human Resource Developement
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Civil Aviation
(D) Ministry of Rural Developement
(E) None of these
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25. Bashar-Al-Assad endorsed the country's new constitution recently. Who is Bashar-Al-Assad?
(A) Prime Minister of Lebanon
(B) President of Lebanon
(C) President of Syria
(D) Prime Minister of Syria
(E) None of these
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26. India and ________ agreed to enhance co-operation in hydrocarbon sector, including exploitation of resources and explore investment opportunities in IT, Infrastructure and Tourism sectors?
(A) Romania
(B) Ukraine
(C) Hungary
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
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27. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of 45 nation strong Asian Organisation of the Institution of Accountants General?
(A) Muhammad Akhtar
(B) Vijay Kelkar
(C) Vinod Rai
(D) Mohd Nassir
(E) None of these
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28. Mallikarjuna Kharge inaugrated the International conference on the innovations in public employment programme and sustainable inclusive growth. Who is he?
(A) Environment Minister
(B) Union Labour and Employment Minister
(C) Textile and Commerce Minister
(D) Rural Developement Minister
(E) None of these
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29. Recently Kartar Singh Duggal passed away. He was a famous ________ ?
(A) Socialist
(B) Actor
(C) Historian
(D) Writer
(E) None of these
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30. Which country has rolled out its first home made magnetically levitated train?
(A) Germany
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) U.S.A.
(E) None of these
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31. The satellite named Navid-e-Elm-o Sanat was recently launched by ________?
(A) Iran
(B) Libya
(C) Pakistan
(D) Israel
(E) None of these
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32. In world's largest steel makers what is India's rank?
(A) 5th
(B) 4th
(C) 3rd
(D) 2nd
(E) None of these
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33.By how much percent did India's per capita income grew in 2010-2011 in comparison to the previous year?
(A) 14.8%
(B) 15.6%
(C) 16.7%
(D) 19.9%
(E) None of these
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34.Who is named as Sri Lanka's new coach aiming at improving the standard of the National Cricket Team?
(A) Greg Chappel
(B) Geoff Marsh
(C) John Wright
(D) Graham Ford
(E) None of these
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35. Which state won the Ranji Trophy recently held at Chennai?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tamil Nadu
(E) None of these
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36. The main function to the financial market are :
(A) To facilitate creation and allocation of credit and liquidity
(B) To assist process of balanced economic growth
(C) To serve as intermediaries for mobilization of savings
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
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37. ____________ is a place where existing securities are bought and sold?
(A) Primary Market
(B) Derivative Market
(C) Secondary Market
(D) Treasury Bill Market
(E) Call Money Market
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38. A mutual fund that comes with a sales charge or commission is a _____________
(A) Loaded Funds
(B) No-Load Funds
(C) Sinking-Charge Funds
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
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39. Which of following act as a store of value?
(A) Antiques
(B) Silver
(C) Real estate
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
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40. Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana was launched in the year ________.
(A) April 1, 2001
(B) October 1, 2007
(C) July 31, 2007
(D) December 11, 2003
(E) None of these
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41. In which country/city will be the mini Pravasi Bhartiya divas held?
(A) Singapore
(B) Dubai
(C) Trinidad and Tobago
(D) Canada
(E) None of these
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42. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of anti tobacco campaigne?
(A) Amitabh Bacchan
(B) Shaan
(C) Udit Narayana
(D) Abhishek Bacchan
(E) None of these
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43. Which company has renewed its long term sponsorship deal with Indian Hockey by signing a five year agreement with Hockey India?
(A) Sahara Group
(B) WIPRO
(C) HCL
(D) TCS
(E) None of these
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44. Recently R.D.Sharma passed away. He was famous ___________?
(A) Social Activist
(B) Science writer
(C) Veteran Director
(D) Actor
(E) None of these
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45. Recently Emil Bloc resignes. Who was he?
(A) Social Activist
(B) Journalist
(C) Prime Minister of Romania
(D) President of Russia
(E) None of these
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46. Foreign Exchange Reserve of India is maintained with _____________?
(A) World Bank
(B) Asian Developement Bank
(C) IMF
(D) RBI
(E) None of these
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47. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/agency Undertaking?
(A) SAIL
(B) NABARD
(C) ING VYSYA Bank
(D) ONGC
(E) None of these
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48. National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence comes under which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Ministry of Defence
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of Science and Technology
(E) None of these
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49. What was the reason of resignation of Nasheed Anni (Former President of Maldives)?
(A) Corruption
(B) Clash between Police and Public
(C) Removal of the Chief Justice
(D) Ministry of Science and Technology
(E) None of these
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50. The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), has estimated the country's economy would grow by __________ in the current financial year, ending March 31, 2012?
(A) 8%
(B) 7.1%
(C) 6.9%
(D) 10%
(E) None of these
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