PRACTICE TEST

Test Your Preparations With General Awareness

1. Recently which of the following organisations has elected K. Srinath Reddy as its first ever Indian President?
(A) United Nations
(B) World Heart Federation
(C) National Youth Council
(D) Dabur India Limited
(E) None of these
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2. Who has been recently conferred with Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award?
(A) Anil Kakodkar
(B) Rahul Khullar
(C) S.R.Nathan
(D) Mehboob Alam
(E) None of these
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3. Which among the following is not a feature of primary market?
(A) It performs the crucial function of facilitating capital formation in the economy
(B) This is the market for new long term equity capital
(C) The financial assets sold can only be redeemed by the original holder
(D) It is also known as the after market
(E) None of these
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4. Which among the following is a derivative?
(A) Forwards
(B) Futures
(C) Options
(D) Warrants
(E) All of the above
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5.When is the International Labour Day celebrated?
(A) 1 May
(B) 2 May
(C) 10 May
(D) 1 June
(E) None of these
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6. Recently Internet behemoth Google registered 255 instances of India requesting for online content censorship, posing a sharp increase of __________ in the second half of 2011?
(A) 33%
(B) 45%
(C) 46%
(D) 49%
(E) 50%
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7.Recently the Government of India has started the process of 10% stake sale in National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Nalco, based in Bhubaneshwar). How it will effect the exchequer?
(A) It may enrich the exchequer with around Rs.12,000 Crore
(B) It may enrich the exchequer with around Rs.50,000 Crore
(C) It may lead to deficit of around Rs.12,000 crore in the exchequer
(D) It may enrich the exchequer with around Rs.15,000 crore
(E) None of these
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8. Recently which global rating agency after Stanfords & poor's degraded India's Credit rating outlook to negative?
(A) Moody's
(B) Fitch
(C) DBRS
(D) A.M.Best
(E) None of these
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9. Which state government has recently decided to allow the farmers of the state to avail loans directly from the commercial banks?
(A) Gujrat
(B) Sikkim
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Uttar Pradesh
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10. Recently on which of the following recommendations the government has increased Minimum Support Price (MSP's) of primary Kharif crops?
(A) Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices
(B) Indian Society for Agribusiness Professionals
(C) Council of Trade and Industry
(D) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Mminimum Support Price
(E) None of these
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11. RBI has asked all the banks to generate a Unique Customer Identification Code (UCIC) for each of their customers. AS per RBI it will help Banks to__________?
(A) Identify their customers
(B) Track the facilities accessed and monitor financial transactions
(C) Empower banks with a better approach while risk prifiting their customers
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
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12. Rrecently the union government approved capital infusion of Rs. _______ in some RRB's.
(A) 333 Crore
(B) 600 Crore
(C) 450 Crore
(D) 632 Crore
(E) 500 Crore
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13. Name the deputy governer of RBI who has been re-appointed on the 13th of June 2012 for a period of three months beyond 14 June 2012 or until further orders, whichever is earlier?
(A) Anand Sinha
(B) K.C.Chakraborthy
(C) Subir Gokarn
(D) H.R.Khan
(E) None of these
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14. In the Union Budget 2012-13 the introduction of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme allows income tax deduction of ______ to new retail investors investing upto Rs.50,000 in equities?
(A) 45%
(B) 47%
(C) 50%
(D) 52%
(E) 50%
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15. Weather based crop insurance scheme was announced in the Unin Budget _________?
(A) 2012-11
(B) 2000-01
(C) 2007-08
(D) 2009-10
(E) 2012-13
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16. What is the maximum amount one can invest in National Saving Certificates (NSC) Scheme?
(A) Rs.50,000
(B) Rs.77,000
(C) Rs.81,000
(D) Rs.1,00,000
(E) No maximum limit
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17. Who is the author of 'After Dark'?
(A) Emi Gayle
(B) Rachel Harris
(C) Corrine Jackson
(D) Lissa Price
(E) None of these
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18. The book 'Controversially yours' is the autobiography of?
(A) Shoaib Akhtar
(B) Tasleema Nasreen
(C) Sanjay Dutt
(D) Shashi Tharoor
(E) None of these
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19. Which UN specialized organisation is charged with facilitating the exchange of weather and climate information?
(A) World Weather Union (WWU)
(B) International Weather Union (IWU)
(C) World Metrological Organisation (WMO)
(D) United Nations Commission on Meteorological
(E) None of these
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20. When was Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran (R.G.G.Y.)?
(A) 3 January 2004
(B) 27 April 2005
(C) 2 April 2005
(D) 4 April 2005
(E) 3 April 2005
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21. Indra Awas Yojna was launched during 1985-86 as a sub scheme of ________?
(A) Bharat Nirman Yojana (BNY)
(B) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY)
(C) Rural Landlines Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
(D) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
(E) None of these
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22. Which of the following imposes tax in India?
(1) State Government
(2) Central Government
(3) RBI
(A) Only A
(B) Both A & B
(C) Only C
(D) Both B and C
(E) None of these
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23. __________has been recently removed from the list of polio endemic countries?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) South Sudan
(E) None of these
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24. Who has been recentlyappointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)?
(A) S.Sarkar
(B) D.Basu
(C) Shekhar Basu
(D) Shiva Thapa
(E) None of these
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25. Where will be the 11th pravasi bhartiya divas hosted?
(A) Cochin
(B) Delhi
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
(E) None of these
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26. Recently how much amount has been promised by India to inject into the International Monetary Fund as a bailout package to Eurozone and also triggered other BRICS members to pledge various amounts for bailing out Eurozone?
(A) $12 Billion
(B) $16 Billion
(C) $10 Billion
(D) $20 Billion
(E) $23 Billion
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27. Recently which of the following countries has expressed its willingness to collaborate with Kerela in agro-based services and other sectors?
(A) America
(B) Australia
(C) Brazil
(D) Russia
(E) China
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28. Which Indian state has launched 'mamoni scheme'?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Sikkim
(C) Assam
(D) Tamil Nadu
(E) Andhra Pradesh
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29. Which of the India's first University of Co-operative Management being set up by the Assam Government?
(A) Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Co-operative Management
(B) Gujrat Rajiv Gandhi University of Co-operative Management
(C) Assam Janaki Ballabh Patnaik University of Co-operative Management
(D) Assam Tarun Gogoi University of Co-operative Management
(E) None of these
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30. Vyas Samman is given annually for an outstanding literary work in __________ language?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Hindi
(C) Urdu
(D) Bith 1 & 2
(E) None of these
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31. Recently the Supreme Court of Pakistan has piled up pressure on new Prime Minister of Pakistan ______________ to reopen graft cases in Swizerland against President Asif Ali Zardari?
(A) Parvez Musharraf
(B) Yusuf Raza Gilani
(C) Raja Farukh Ashraf
(D) Nasir-ul-Malik
(E) None of these
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32. Where is the 'Bird's Nest Stadium' situated?
(A) Los Angeles, California
(B) Beijing, China
(C) New Delhi, India
(D) Sydney, Australia
(E) London, United Kingdom
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33. For the ___________ time the summer Olympics was held in London from 27 July, 2012 to 12 August, 2012?
(A) Fourth
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Frist
(E) Fifth
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34. Which of the following pair of books and authors is incorrect?
(A) A Nation in Making- Surendra Nath Bandopadhyay
(B) A Suitable Boy- Vikram Seth
(C) A Pair of Blue Eyes- Thomas Hardy
(D) A Passage to India- Amrita Pritam
(E) None of these
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35. Which of the following is/are the function(s) performed by RBI?
(A) To maintain monetary and financial stability
(B) To develop and maintain stable payment system
(C) To promote and develop financial infrastructure
(D) To regulate or control the financial institutions
(E) All of the above
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36. Which among the following is at the top of RBI's Organizational Structure?
(A) Governer
(B) Central Board of Directors
(C) Executive Directors
(D) Principle Chief General Manager
(E) None of these
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37. Which one of the following State Assembly has recently passed a bill seeking a seven year jail term for cow slaughter or even transporting the animal for that purpose?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Chattisgarh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujrat
(E) West Bengal
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38. The Government of India has recently set up Financial Stability Developement Council (FSDC). It will be headed by which of the following?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Union Finance Minister
(C) Economic Advisor to Prime Minister
(D) Governer of RBI
(E) None of these
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39. Recently the Union Government of India has set up NATGRID. It is related to which one of the following?
(A) Education
(B) Health
(C) Intelligence
(D) Space
(E) Ukraine
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40. As per 2012-13 Budget the Income Tax rate of 30% will be applicable for tax payers above the income of ____________?
(A) Rs. 8 Lacs
(B) Rs. 8.5 Lacs
(C) Rs. 10 Lacs
(D) Rs. 12 Lacs
(E) None of these
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