PRACTICE TEST

Test Your Preparations With General Awareness

1. Banks are adopting which of the following methods in order to increase the financial inclusion in the Indian Economy?
(A) Internet Banking
(B) Offshore Banking
(C) Business Correspondent
(D) Stimulus Package
(E) None of these
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2. Recently state owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited bagged 380 Crore order for setting up a 160 MV gas based plant in which of the following state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Haryana
(E) None of these
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3. Parallel Economy is also referred to as _______________?
(A) Black Economy
(B) Grey Market
(C) Market Economy
(D) Both (1) & (2)
(E) None of these
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4. Which of the following is not used in banking sector?
(A) SLR
(B) NPA
(C) Credit Rating
(D) Fixed Deposit
(E) PURA
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5.Aziz Qureshi has been appointed as the governer of which of the following state?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Goa
(D) Uttarakhand
(E) None of these
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6. There was record foodgrain production in India in 2011-12. How much production was there in 11-12 approximately?
(A) 300 Million tonnes
(B) 252 Million tonnes
(C) 250 Million tonnes
(D) 200 Million tonnes
(E) None of these
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7.Who among the following has been appointed as the president of Asian Organisation of Institution of Accountants General (A.S.O.A.S.I.) ?
(A) Rita Menon
(B) Vinod Rai
(C) Ajit Singh
(D) Rafeeque Ahmed
(E) None of these
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8. The Financial Developement Index is published by which of the following organisations?
(A) United Nation Developement Organisation
(B) World Health Organisation
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) United Nation Organisation
(E) None of these
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9. In which of the country the 2013 World Ahteletic Championship is scheduled to be held?
(A) London
(B) Moscow
(C) Delhi
(D) China
(E) None of these
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10. Which of the following measures can be used in order to check persistent inflationary condition?
(A) Increasing Direct Taxation
(B) Curtailing Public Expenditure
(C) Surplus Budgeting
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
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11. The spokesperson of the ruling Congress party recently tendered his resignation. The person is ________?
(A) Sonia Gandhi
(B) Abhishek Manu Singhvi
(C) Manmohan Singh
(D) Rashid Alvi
(E) None of these
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12. Which of the folowing states on 30th May 2012, prohibited the sale and manufacturing of all tobacco products for next one year?
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Kerela
(E) None of these
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13. According to the recent data released by Central Statistical Organisation, India's Economic growth rate pluged to _______ percent in January-March quarter of 2011-12?
(A) 7.6
(B) 6.5
(C) 5.3
(D) 4.5
(E) None of these
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14. In case of nationalised bank, which among the following is its target Shareholder?
(A) Government Of India
(B) RBI
(C) NABARD
(D) LIC
(E) IBA
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15. How can we define Mortgage?
(A) Securities on movable property for a loan given by a bank.
(B) Securities on immovable property for a loan given by a bank.
(C) Securities on both movable and immovable property for a loan given by a bank.
(D) Concession on immovable property for a loan given by bank.
(E) None of these
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16. Who among the following has taken charge as Chairman cum Managing Director of Coal India Limited?
(A) Naresh Goyal
(B) S.Narsing Rao
(C) D.Sarkar
(D) Nirmal Chandra Jha
(E) None of these
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17. If in any company an individual used price sensitive corporate information to make profit then this activity is known as?
(A) Foreign Trading
(B) Forex Trading
(C) Stock Trading
(D) Insider Trading
(E) None of these
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18. CVC stands for ______________?
(A) Central Visitors Commision
(B) Central Vigilance Commission
(C) Coastal Vigilence Commission
(D) Central Vigilence Committee
(E) None of these
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19. 'Rupiah' is the currency of which of the following country?
(A) Thailand
(B) Japan
(C) UAE
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these
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20. Which type of agency is CRISIL?
(A) Credit Rating Agency
(B) Inverstment Bank
(C) Developement Agency
(D) Share Depository
(E) None of these
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21. The Indian Government has in April 2012 approved 22 Foreign Direct Investment proposals, the total amount of these proposals is approximately?
(A) Rs.886 Crore
(B) Rs.686 Crore
(C) Rs.586 Crore
(D) Rs.486 Crore
(E) Rs.386 Crore
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22. Expand the term MIGA?
(A) Multilateral Inverstment Global Agency
(B) Multilateral Investor Global Agency
(C) Multinodal Developement Guarantee Act
(D) Multilateral Developement Guarantee Agency
(E) None of these
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23. Recently Cheif Executive Officer (C.E.O.) of Yahoo, Scott Thompson has resigned from this post. Who has been appointed as its interim C.E.O.?
(A) Fred Amaroso
(B) Carol Barz
(C) Lassey Allesion
(D) Ross Lavinsohn
(E) None of these
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24. Presently who is the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare?
(A) Jairam Ramesh
(B) S.M.Krishna
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Ghulam Nabi Azad
(E) None of these
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25. Kyoto Protocol is related to which of the following?
(A) Alternate sources of energy
(B) Global Warming
(C) Biological Diversity
(D) Nuclear Energy
(E) None of these
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26. Who among the following has been awarded the National Innovator Star Trophy by EMPI-Indian Express on 4th May 2012?
(A) Competition Commission of India
(B) Election Commission of India
(C) FICCI
(D) ASSOCHAM
(E) None of these
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27. The minimum duration for which a term deposit can be accepted by banks is __________?
(A) 1 Day
(B) 7 Days
(C) 30 Days
(D) 1 Year
(E) None of these
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28. Pankaj Advani who was recently in the news is related to which sport?
(A) Billiard
(B) Snooker
(C) Weight Lifting
(D) Shooting
(E) None of these
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29. Who among the following has been recently elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industries of the year 2012-13?
(A) Rajan Gogoi
(B) K.Srinath Reddy
(C) Ajay Bagga
(D) Adi Godrej
(E) None of these
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30. Who is the author of the book "River of smoke"?
(A) Patrick French
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Dilip Hiro
(D) Chetan Bhagat
(E) None of these
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31. Abel Prize is awarded for excellence in which of the following fields?
(A) Literature
(B) Science and Technology
(C) Innovation
(D) Mathematics
(E) None of these
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32. Who among the following took over the reigns of Indian Army?
(A) Gen. Bikram Singh
(B) Gen. V.K.Singh
(C) Gen. R.K.Singh
(D) Gen. Navneet singh
(E) None of these
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33. The term "Deuce" is related to which sport?
(A) Cricket
(B) Bridge
(C) Chess
(D) Tennis
(E) Hockey
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34. If any country's currency is devaluated then what will be its effects?
(A) The imports as well as exports will increase
(B) It will result in Trade Deficit
(C) A counntry's imports and its foreign reserves will decrease
(D) A country's export will increase and there will be improvement in its Balance Of Payments
(E) None of these
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35. Who tops the Forbes list of "Most Powerful people 2011"?
(A) Vladimir Putin
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Angela Merkel
(D) Hu Jintao
(E) Barack Obama
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36. The data pertaining to National Income is compiled by which of the following Institution/Organisation each year?
(A) Planning Commission
(B) National Statistical Survey Organisation
(C) Central Statistical Organisation
(D) Finance Commission
(E) None of these
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37. POSCO has decided to set up a steel plant in Jagdishpur District of Odisha. The full form of POSCO is_____________?
(A) Public Iron and Steel Company
(B) Pohang Iron and Steel Company
(C) Pohang Iron and Steel Corporation
(D) Private Iron and Steel Corporation
(E) None of these
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38. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of Telecom and Regulatory Authority of India (T.R.A.I.) ?
(A) Rahul Khullar
(B) J.S.Sharma
(C) Nipendra Mishra
(D) D.Sarkar
(E) None of these
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39. The Indian Hockey team recently qualified for London Olympics 2012 by defeating which of the following country in a match held at New Delhi?
(A) Germany
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) France
(E) Ukraine
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40. Floating Exchange Rate is also referred to as ______________?
(A) Flexible Exchange Rate
(B) Fixed Exchange Rate
(C) Real Exchange Rate
(D) Controlled Exchange Rate
(E) None of these
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