Ques.

: 1 The fourth ship in the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, commissioned at Chennai recently is 1) ICGS Raj Kamal 2) ICGS Samrat 3) ICGS Sankalp 4) ICGS Samar 5) ICGS Sukanya Ans.) 1 Ques. : 2 In regards to insurance, A policy provision that allows a policy to be restored from a lapsed status and resume active coverage is called 1) Reinstatement 2) Reaffirmation 3) Reinsurance 4) Revocation 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 3 The Pakistani teenaged girls education activist Malala Yousafzai has been given Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Womens Freedom recently by which of the following country? 1) Germany 2) Italy 3) Spain 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 4 Christina Fernandez is the president of which of the following countries at present? 1) Norway 2) Argentina 3) Spain 4) Mexico 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 5 Who among the following cricketers has been given CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 award? 1) Virat Kohli 2) Saeed Ajmal 3) Michael Clarke 4) Kumar Sangakkara 5) Hashim Amla Ans.) 1 Ques. : 6 Who among the following footballers has won the FIFA Ballon dOr award for the fourth consecutive time? 1) Radamel Falcao 2) Lionel Messi 3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4) Andrs Iniesta, 5) Cristiano Ronaldo Ans.) 2 Ques. : 7 Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag is among the 15 persons and organisations selected for the _____awards for this year.

1) Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 3) Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 5) None of these

2) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 4) Padma Shri Ans.) 3

Ques. : 8 Recently, a rare strike by journalists of a state-run publication, which ended only after the ruling party promised to review the tight control on media by the state, took place in _____. 1) North Korea 2) Egypt 3) China 4) Vietnam 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 9 BAFTA awards are associated with which of the following fields? 1) Science and Technology 2) Film and Television 3) Literature 4) Bravery 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 10 Which of the following statements is/are correct about iGATE, an American multinational corporation? 1) It provides IT, consulting and BPO 2) It has been assigned the job to outsource the services services. for ambitious Direct Transfer of Benefit scheme. 3) It acquired Indian IT services firm 4) Only 1) and 3) Patni Computer Systems in 2011. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 11 The meeting of national security advisors of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) took place in _____recently. 1) New Delhi 2) Beijing 3) Brasilia 4) Cape Town 5) Pittsburg Ans.) 1 Ques. : 12 Beneficiaries of Indira Awaas Yojana can avail Rs 20,000 loan of differential rate of 4 per cent interest. Which of the following states topped in availing the benefit last year? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Gujarat 4) Bihar 5) Jharkhand Ans.) 3 Ques. : 13 Name the present Governor of West Bengal who has created controversy with his remarks on recent CPM-TMC clashes in the state.

1) Devanand Konwar 3) Konijeti Rosaiah 5) Ram Naresh Yadav

2) HR Bhardwaj 4) MK Narayan Ans.) 4

Ques. : 14 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)? 1) It is the ratio of capital fund to 2) Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a capital risk weighted assets expressed in infusion of Rs 12,517 crore to help maintain capital percentage terms. adequacy ratios of about 10 public sector banks. 3) At present Indian banks are required to have CAR of at least 4) Only 1) and 2) 11.7 per cent. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 15 Steven Spielbergs film Lincoln, which has got 12 Oscar nominations, has been produced by 1) Paramount Pictures 2) Reliance-DreamWorks 3) Orion Pictures Corporation 4) Blue Sky Studios 5) 20th Century Fox Ans.) 2 Ques. : 16 Recently, the Union cabinet has given its nod to offload its stake in Engineers India Limited (EIL) and to raise Rs 800 crore. It will sell___ stake in EIL. 1) 05% 2) 10% 3) 20% 4) 49% 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 17 National Voters Day, which was initiated last year to commemorate the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, is observed on_____every year. 1) January 21 2) January 22 3) January 23 4) January 24 5) January 25 Ans.) 5 Ques. : 18 In regards to insurance, An individual employed by an insurance company to calculate premium rates, reserves, dividends and other important figures using risk factors obtained from experience tables is called 1) Auditor 2) Carrier 3) Actuary 4) Curator 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 19 Which of the following statements is correct? 1) Interest payable on savings bank account is 2) Interest payable on savings bank account is not regulated by RBI. regulated by Finance Ministry. 3) Interest payable on savings bank account is 4) Interest payable on savings bank account is regulated by State Government. regulated by Indian Bank Association. 5) None of the above statements is correct. Ans.) 1 Ques. : 20 Which of the following statements is NOT correct? 1) Cheques are not issued against 2) There is no restriction on the number of transactions current accounts. in the current account. 3) Normally no interest is paid on 4) Both 1) and 2) current accounts. 5) Both 1) and 3) Ans.) 1 Ques. : 21 The Sports Ministry has issued a letter to all the National Sports Federations (NSFs) asking them to amend their constitution in accordance with the sports code, failing which their recognition by the Government may be impacted. The deadline given to them is 1) January 26 2) January 31 3) February 15 4) March 31 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 22 Name the Indian Carnatic music vocalist who has been nominated in the Original song category at the Oscars for her song Pis Lullaby in the film Life of Pi. 1) Lalgudi Jayaraman 2) Nithyashree Mahadevan 3) Bombay Jayashri Ramnath 4) Unni Krishnan 5) AR Rahman Ans.) 3 Ques. : 23 The book titled The Bankster is written by who among the following? 1) T Bagshave 2) Ravi Subramanian 3) Preeti Shenoy 4) Robin S Sharma 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 24 Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled that the chief minister, and not the chief justice of the high court, will have primacy in selecting a person for the post of Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta 1) if the concerned states law includes the governor 2) if the concerned states law includes the in the consultation process CM in the consultation process 3) if the concerned states law excludes the chief 4) irrespective of what the concerned justice of the high court in the consultation process states law mentions

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 25 The Union Oil Ministry has launched a new service, starting from Chandigarh, under which consumers of cooking gas have been initially allowed to 1) change their dealer 2) change their company 3) surrender their LPG connection and 4) convert their commercial connection into a domestic shift to PNG one and vice-versa 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 26 The legendary astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin are the first human to step on the moon. In 1969, which of the following spacecrafts carried them to the moon? 1) Apollo 1 2) Apollo 9 3) Apollo 11 4) Eagle 5) Little Joe II Ans.) 3 Ques. : 27 The US President Barack Obama has nominated who amongst the following as the next treasury secretary succeeding Timothy Geithner. 1) Jack Lew 2) Henry Paulson 3) Stuart A Levey 4) William Joseph Burns 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 28 In which of the following countries a state of emergency has been declared by the President as the Islamist rebels have taken over half the country? 1) Rwanda 2) Mali 3) Nigeria 4) Algeria 5) Sudan Ans.) 2 Ques. : 29 Recently, the chairman of USCIRF asked the US government to impress upon Islamabad to ensure protection of minorities in the country. USCIRF stands for 1) US Commission on International Religious 2) US Commission on International Religious Freedom Faith 4) US Commission on Intra-Religious 3) US Commission on Inter-Religious Freedom Freedom 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 30 In regards to insurance, A policy provision that allows an insured to renew his/her term life insurance policy at the end of the term based on the attained age and health status as well as evidence of insurability is termed as

1) Free-Entry 3) Re-Entry 5) None of these

2) Open-Entry 4) Re-terming Ans.) 3

Ques. : 31 Recently, the Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has named 30 female members in the top consultative body of the Government for the first time in the history. Name the top advisory body of Saudi Arabia. 1) Shura Council 2) Majlis-e-Shoora 3) Islamic Consultative Assembly 4) Majlis Watani Itihadi 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 32 Which of the following services come(s) under the ambit of services tax? 1) Dry Cleaning 2) Cable Operator 3) Security Agency 4) Courier 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 33 Rajeev Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2012-13, gives a tax rebate of 50% under which of the following sections to the first time investors investing up to Rs 50,000 and whose gross total annual income is less than or equal to Rs 10 lakh? 1) Section 32A 2) Section 80CCG 3) Section 80-IA 4) Section - 080DDB 5) Section - 072AA Ans.) 2 Ques. : 34 Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari is on a four-day visit to which of the following countries to mark the 40th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties and 5th anniversary of strategic partnership between the two countries? 1) Mauritius 2) Fiji 3) Vietnam 4) Mozambique 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 35 Which of the following statements is/are correct about International Rescue Committee (IRC)? 1) It is a nongovernmental international relief 2) It is working in more than 40 countries and development organization based in the providing emergency relief, post-conflict United States. development and resettlement services. 3) It came into existence with the formation 4) Only 1) and 2) of United Nations in 1945 after World War II. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 36 Which of the following is NOT a team participating in the ongoing Hockey India League (HIL)? 1) Delhi Wave Riders 2) Mumbai Magicians 3) Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4) Ranchi Rhinos 5) Pune Warriors Ans.) 5 Ques. : 37 Which of the following statements is/are correct about Oscar awards? 1) These awards are given by the US-based Academy of 2) The awards are given in 24 Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in categories and the first awards were film industry. given in 1929. 3) The 1957 film Mother India was Indias first and the 4) Only 1) and 2) only submission to Oscars. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 38 Which of the following statements is/are correct about demat accounts in India? 1) The term demat refers to a dematerialised account 2) A demat account is opened by an for individual Indian citizens to trade in listed stocks investor while registering with an or debentures in electronic form. investment broker (or sub-broker). 3) It is a type of savings account offered by all the 4) Only 1) and 2) scheduled banks. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 39 Which of the following best defines mortgage? 1) A movable or liquid assets that a borrower 2) Security of immovable property for a deposit offers a lender to secure a loan. received by a bank. 3) A debt instrument that is secured by the 4) A debt instrument that is secured by the collateral of specified movable property. collateral of specified immovable property. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 40 In regards to insurance, Transfer by the holder of a life insurance policy (the assignor) of the benefits or proceeds of the policy to a lender (the assignee), as a collateral for a loan in which in the event of the death of the assignor, the assignee is paid first and the balance (if any) is paid to the policys beneficiary is termed as 1) Prioritisation 2) Assignment 3) Ownership transfer 4) Proprietorship 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 41 Which of the following statement is/are correct about the General Anti Avoidance

Rules (GAAR)? 2) The government had set up the Shome committee 1) It was introduced by the then Finance on this matter which suggested postponement of the Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Budget GAAR by three years and non-application of tax 2012-13, which is aimed at checking tax laws with retrospective effect on indirect transfers of avoidance by overseas investors. assets. 3) The government has postponed implementation of GAAR provisions by 4) Only 1) and 3) two years to April 1, 2016. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 42 Which of the following are among the eight states that have been awarded the Krishi Karman 2011-12 awards for their best performance in increasing food-grain production? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Manipur 4) Bihar 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 43 The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) is the worlds foremost annual event, dedicated to advancing future energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies. The sixth edition of this summit is being held in 1) Berne 2) Abu Dhabi 3) Singapore 4) Cape Town 5) Manama Ans.) 2 Ques. : 44 Who among the following is not a Deputy Governor of RBI at present? 1) Subir Gokarn 2) Harun R Khan 3) Anand Sinha 4) KC Chakrabarty 5) Urjit Patel Ans.) 1 Ques. : 45 Which of the following statements is/are correct about Army Day observed in India? 2) It is celebrated in recognition of Lieutenant General KM 1) This day is celebrated on Cariappas taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the January 15 every year. Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher, the last British commander, in 1948. 3) The day also commemorates Indias victory over Pakistan in 4) Only 1) and 2) 1971 war. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 46 Recently, the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) between India and which of the following countries took place? The two sides agreed upon a plan of bilateral military exchanges for 2013, including their next joint military exercise. 1) China 2) Sri Lanka 3) Russia 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 47 India and Pakistan are set to enter a new era of relations with the implementation of a liberal visa regime between the two nations from January 15. India will provide visa on arrival to Pakistani citizens of which of the following categories? 1) Persons above 65 years of age 2) Children below 12 years of age 3) Women above 45 years of age 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 48 Name the star batsman of Pakistan cricket team who was declared man-of-theseries in the recently concluded three match ODI series played between India and Pakistan. 1) Nasir Jamshed 2) Saeed Ajmal 3) Taufeeq Umar 4) Misbah-ul-Haq 5) Mohammad Hafeez Ans.) 1 Ques. : 49 A Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky Lab, revealed recently that several countries across the world has been hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organization. The cyber espionage campaign is termed as 1) MiniFlame 2) Red October 3) ZombieMistfall 4) AvatarAcid 5) Sobig B Ans.) 2 Ques. : 50 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) investing in India? 1) FII is an investor or investment fund that is from or 2) FIIs include hedge funds, insurance registered in a country outside of the one in which it is companies, pension funds and mutual currently investing. funds. 3) It is not needed for FIIs to register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to participate in the 4) Only 1) and 2) financial market. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 51 The vice President Hamid Ansari, while on the visit of which of the following

countries has announced that India will open a Cultural Centre in the capital city Hanoi to promote interchange of ideas and greater interaction between the people of the two nations? 1) Zambia 2) Vietnam 3) Singapore 4) Philippine 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 52 Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct with respect to imposition of the Presidents rule in an Indian state? 1) The Constitution of India provides the 2) When Presidents rule is imposed, the President with the authority to impose the assembly is either dissolved or kept in President rule in a state under the Article 356 if suspended animation and the Governor of the there has been failure of the constitutional state assumes executive authority. machinery. 3) The Supreme Court of India has defined the 4) Recently, the governor of Jharkhand state use of Article 356 and imposition of Presidents has sent his recommendation to the Centre and rule in the SR Bommai vs Union of India case has suggested the state assembly to be kept and has laid down guidelines. under suspended animation. 5) All the above statements are correct. Ans.) 5 Ques. : 53 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to current political situation in Pakistan? 1) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has 2) Pakistans PM has sacked the government of ordered to arrest the PM Raja Pervez Ashraf Baluchistan province bowing to the protests from and has set a 24-hour deadline for authorities Shiite minority that refused to bury victims of to implement its orders. recent bombings unless action is taken. 3) A cleric-turn-politician, Tahirul Qadri, is leading a protest seeking dissolution of 4) Only 1) and 2) provincial and national assemblies. He is said to have backing of Taliban and the Army. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 54 Amid the rising tension between India and Pakistan, it has been decided by the authorities that all nine Pakistani hockey players taking part in Hockey India League would be sent back home. Which of the following is the governing authority for the game of hockey in India? 1) Hockey India 2) Indian Hockey Federation 3) Hockey Association of India 4) Board for Control of Hockey in India 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 55 The All India Football Federation has revoked the two-year ban imposed on which of the following clubs for abandoning its I-League derby against East Bengal mid-way? AIFF

has imposed a meagre fine of Rs 2 crore instead. 1) Mohammedan Sporting Club 3) Churchill Brothers 5) None of these

2) Mohun Bagan 4) Delhi United Ans.) 2

Ques. : 56 Name the former Chief Minister of an Indian state who has been convicted by a court for the illegal recruitment of over 3000 junior basic trained (JBT) teachers in the state recently? 1) Mayawati 2) Muthuvel Karunanidhi 3) Lalu Prasad Yadav 4) Om Prakash Chautala 5) BS Yeddyurappa Ans.) 4 Ques. : 57 The Election Commission of India has deployed 36 observers for monitoring the flow of illegal cash and other inducements during the upcoming assembly polls in three Northeastern states. These sates are 1) Tripura, Nagaland and Manipur 2) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura 3) Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura 4) Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 58 The Department-related Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs in the Rajya Sabha has invited suggestions from public on the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2012. The bill seeks to amend which of the following for stringent punishment for offences against women? 1) Indian Penal Code, 1860 2) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 3) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 59 Consider the following statements in the context of RBI and its monetary policy and find which of them is/are NOT correct? 1) The repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to banks and CRR is the slice of deposits that banks 2) One basis point is equal to 0.01 have to keep with RBI. Cut in both the above rates is percentage point. sought by bankers. 4) After RBI lowered CRR in October 3) At present, repo rate and CRR are at 4.25% and 2012, no large bank lowered its base rate, 8% respectively. the minimum rate at which funds could be lent. 5) Banks are free to determine their savings bank Ans.) 3 deposit interest rate for resident Indians only.

Ques. : 60 The BSE Sensex, the stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on BSE, breached the 20,000-mark for the first time in two years on January 15. Which of the following step(s)/factor(s) is/are seen to be responsible for the rally? 1) The postponement of the implementation 2) Declining inflation that has raised hopes of the of the anti-tax avoidance rules GAAR until RBI cutting interest rates in its quarterly monetary 2016. policy review. 3) The aggression shown by the government 4) Only 1) and 2) against Pakistan. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 61 The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC), which is tasked with simplifying and rewriting the legislation affecting financial markets in India, will submit its report in the last week of March. The commission is headed by who amongst the following? 1) Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti 2) Justice Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal 3) Justice BN Srikrishna 4) Justice KG Balakrishnan 5) Justice SH Kapadia Ans.) 3 Ques. : 62 Name the French power major India is to sign a commercial pact with for building two nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. The pact will be signed during the visit of French President Francois Hollande to New Delhi in February. 1) Areva 2) EdF 3) Bouyges Construction 4) Eurodif 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 63 Consider the following statements with respect to Afghan Parliament and decide which of them is/are correct: 2) The House of the People is the 1) The House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) makes laws upper house of the bicameral National and approves the actions of the president. Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders. 3) Recently, the Wolesi Jirga has rejected the national budget for the next financial year citing over- allocation 4) Only 1) and 2) of funds for some sectors and insufficient allocation for some provinces and sectors of economy. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 64 Who among the following has become the Indias youngest national champion after winning the summit clash of the 74th National Table Tennis Championships? 1) Achanta Sharath Kamal 2) Soumyajit Ghosh 3) Noel Pinto 4) G Sathiyan

5) Sourav Chakraborty

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 65 Who among the following has won the womens +75kg gold medal of the National weightlifting championship recently? 1) Sanamacha Chanu 2) Amanpreet Kaur 3) Pratima Kumari 4) Nandini Devi 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 66 Pakistan government has agreed to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister by consensus ahead of the next general election after protests against the government put intense pressure on the countrys fragile coalition. These protests were lead by the fiery cleric 1) Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 2) Ramzi bin al-Shibh 3) Tahir-ul-Qadri 4) Sheikh Said Masri 5) Jalaluddin Haqqani Ans.) 3 Ques. : 67 In view of growing number of minors getting involved in various offences, a bench headed by CJI Altamas Kabir has issued which of the following directions to the Centre, States and Union Territories? 1) A special officer in plain clothes be 2) A special female officer in plain clothes be appointed in every police station across the appointed in every police station across the country country to deal with juveniles. to deal with juvenile girl victims. 3) A special officer be appointed in every 4) A special officer be appointed in every police police station across the country to keep station across the country to for arrest and track of juvenile offenders. investigation in case of juvenile offenders. 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 68 According to the statistics of NCRB, 1,17,480 children have gone missing in 392 districts in the country between January 2008 to January 2010 and out of these, 41,546 are still untraced . Expand the term NCRB. 1) National Crime Reporting Bureau 2) National Crime Research Bureau 3) National Criminal Record Board 4) National Centralised Record Bureau 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 69 In which of the following countries an al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group recently held several people, including 41 foreigners, hostage demanding to halt the French military operation against fellow militant groups in the neighbouring country Mali? 1) Argentina 2) Algeria 3) Armenia 4) Austria 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 70 Recently, which of the following countries has announced to move nearly half of its gold reserves back home? Two-thirds of its gold reserves has been parked in US, France and UK since the cold war? 1) Spain 2) Japan 3) South Korea 4) Germany 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 71 Examine the following regarding the trial of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen and the direction(s) given by the Supreme Court in this matter recently and then decide which of the statements is/are correct. 1) The two Italians, the security crew aboard 2) The apex court has directed that a special an Italian cargo vessel, allegedly killed two court will adjudicate the matter under the Indian fishermen off Kollam coast in international law and the Kerala court has no February, 2012 mistaking them as pirates. independent jurisdiction in this matter. 3) The apex court has directed that the case should be transferred to a court in Italy which 4) Only 1) and 2) will conduct the trial. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 72 The London Stansted Airport is being sold by its holding company Heashrow Airport Holdings to which of the following companies recently for 1.5 billion pounds? 1) International Airlines Group 2) Manchester Airports Group 3) Royal Air Maroc 4) LTU International 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 73 The Union Finance Minister had announced to implement a new taxation system for services called the Negative List while presenting the Union Budget 2012-13. Which of the following services is/are exempted from service tax after the negative list came into effect? 1) Advocate firms 2) Construction works under some government schemes 3) Services by public libraries 4) Services by Employees State Insurance Corporation 5) All of the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 74 Five members of the UN Security Council France, Britain, Luxembourg, Australia and South Korea have asked the International Criminal Court to prosecute the regime of which of the following countries for war crimes? 1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka 5) Sudan Ans.) 1

Ques. : 75 Olympic bronze-medalist Saina Nehwal attained a new high as she climbed to a career-best in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on January 17. What is her present BWF ranking? 1) First 2) Second 3) Third 4) Seventh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 76 Sophiya Haque, who died in London recently, was a/an 1) Indian actress 2) Video Jockey 3) Model 4) All the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. : 77 Name the NGO which has carried the Annual Status of Education Survey (ASER) 2012 which shows a sharp drop in the learning levels among the students in the age group of three-16 years in the country. 1) Pratham 2) CRY 3) Focus on Life India 4) CURE 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 78 Who amongst the following is the author of the recently published book titled Our Moon Has Blood Clots? 1) Chetan Bhagat 2) Rahul Pandita 3) Preeti Shenoy 4) Ravinder Singh 5) Ashwin Sanghi Ans.) 2 Ques. : 79 Firebrand cleric Tahirul Qadri, who led a massive protest against the Pakistan government, has been summoned by which of the following countries recently asking to explain the violation of the oath he had taken while seeking asylum in that country? 1) UK 2) Canada 3) France 4) Germany 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 80 The first International Tourism Mart that focuses on promoting tourism activities and travel in the North-East region is being held from January 18 to 20 at which of the following places? 1) Darjeeling 2) Itanagar 3) Guwahati 4) Agartala

5) Dispur

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 81 Recently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the Ghat Ki Guni tunnel in which of the following states? 1) Uttarakhand 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 82 Examine the following statements with respect to National Pension Scheme (NPS) and decide which of them is/are correct? 2) 28 states and Union Territories have joined 1) The NPS was launched on January 1, 2004, the scheme so far. Tripura along with West for all new entrants to the Central government Bengal are the only two states that are yet to join services, except those in the Armed Forces. the NPS. 3) With the NPS, the Government of India moved from a defined benefit pension to a 4) Only 1) and 2 defined contribution based pension system. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 83 Jackson Kiprop of Uganda has set new course records in the mens title of the 10th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai recently. Name the woman who also broke the course record in the womens title of the same event. 1) Valentine Kipketer 2) Dinkesh Mekash 3) Aberu Mekuria 4) Fantu Jimma 5) Yeshimebet Tadesse Ans.) 1 Ques. : 84 Indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited, Naval Offshore Patrol Vesssel (NOPV) INS Saryu has been inducted into Indian Navy recently. The induction of the INS Saryu is aimed at which of the following? 1) To undertake surveillance of the 2) Anti-piracy patrols exclusive economic zones 4) Providing security to offshore assets and carry out 3) Fleet support operations escort duties for high value assets. 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 85 Consider the following statements with respect to Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and decide which of them is/are correct. 1) The SAR is the unit of measurement 2) Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal inaugurated for the amount of Radio Frequency (RF) NGN lab at the Telecommunication Engineering energy absorbed by the body when Centre in New Delhi recently which will measure SAR

using a mobile phone. values of mobile phones. 3) India is adopting stringent standards as in US, China and some other 4) Only 1) and 2) countries to audit SAR values. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 86 Recently, the Women and Child Development minister, Ms Krishna Tirath announced that the government will spend around 100 crore rupees per annum on appointment of protection officers for the implementation of 1) Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment 2) Protection of Women from Domestic at Workplace Act, 2005 Violence Act, 2005 3) Imparting Education on Gender Sensitivity 4) Empowerment of Adolescent Girls Act, Act, 2005. 2005 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 87 Arab leaders from various countries are holding the third two-day Arab Economic and Social Development Summit at which of the following places? It is aimed at tackling the issues related to peoples hopes and aspirations in the region in the wake of the Arab Spring. 1) Doha 2) Abu Dhabi 3) Riyadh 4) Manama 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 88 Rah-e-Milan is the name of the bus service between which of the following countries? 1) India and Pakistan 2) India and Bangladesh 3) India and Nepal 4) India and Myanmar 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 89 The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has opened the countrys first Technology Innovation Research Centre in which of the following cities recently? 1) Ahmedabad 2) Gurgaon 3) Masore 4) Bhopal 5) Mumbai Ans.) 2 Ques. : 90 A feature named graph search has been launched by which of the following social networking sites? It allows users to search their social network for people, places, photos and other things that interest them. 1) Facebook 2) Twitter 3) Google+ 4) Orkut

5) LinkedIn

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 91 Name the team, the 44-time finalists, which will meet Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy Cricket title clash slated to begin from January 26 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. 1) Services 2) Rajasthan 3) Railways 4) Punjab 5) Mumbai Ans.) 5 Ques. : 92 Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the Minamata Convention, the worlds first legally-binding treaty on mercury reached in Geneva at a UNsponsored conference? 1) It has been named after a city in Japan where serious health damage occurred as a 2) Over 140 governments have agreed to the result of mercury pollution in the mid-20th global, legally-binding treaty. Century. 3) It provides controls and reductions across a 4) Mercury-based blood pressure-measuring range of products, processes and industries machines, thermometers, tooth fillings and its where mercury is used, released or emitted. global trade will have to be banned by 2020. 5) India has rejected the treaty as it could affect availability of energy efficient lights and Ans.) 5 cheap medical instruments. Ques. : 93 The sixth edition of India International Pet Trade Fair (IIPTF), a pet and pet care extravaganza, held recently at the expo centre in 1) Gurgaon 2) Noida 3) Faridabad 4) Gaziabad 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 94 Consider the following statements with respect to National Investigation Agency (NIA) and choose the correct one(s). 1) It was created by an Act of the Parliament 2) It is functioning as the Central Counter of India in December, 2008 following the Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in India and traumatic Parliament Terror Attack. its present Director General is SC Sinha. 3) Recently, NIA has arrested a top Indian Mujahideen operative Mohammed Danish 4) Only 2) and 3) Ansari from Darbhanga in Bihar. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 95 Australia, which has about 40 per cent of the worlds uranium reserves, has agreed to start negotiations on a Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement in March 2013. The

agreement would enable 1) India to export uranium to Australia 3) India to import uranium from Australia 5) None of these

2) India to import uranium from countries other than Australia 4) India to acquire uranium processing technology from Australia` Ans.) 3

Ques. : 96 The Supreme Court of India, in its recent order has declared the forest habitat of an extremely endangered tribe of Andaman Island numbering just over 300 and a 5-km area around it as no go zone for tourists or any other person. Name the tribe. 1) Sentinelese 2) Onge 3) Jangil 4) Jarawa 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 97 The Election Commission of India has selected the collector of Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh for the Best Electoral Process Award-2012. Name the collector. 1) Akash Tripathi 2) Rajendra Singh 3) Jaishree Kiyawa 4) Swati Meena 5) Neeraj Dubey Ans.) 3 Ques. : 98 In Israel, voting for the 120 seats in the unicameral legislature took place recently. What is the name of the Israels parliament? 1) Pyithu Hluttaw 2) Knesset 3) Althing 4) Folketing 5) Tshogdu Ans.) 2 Ques. : 99 The France and Germany are celebrating the 50th anniversary of a landmark treaty signed in 1963 between the two countries that marked an important step in reconciling the former enemies at the World War II. What is the name of the treaty? 1) Elysee Treaty 2) General Treaty 3) Treaty of Warsaw 4) Vientiane Treaty 5) Basic Treaty Ans.) 1 Ques. : 100 The government, in a decision aimed to rein in spending on gold and reduce the import bill, has increased the import duty on gold and platinum from existing 4 per cent to ______ with immediate effect. Gold is the biggest contributor to the import bill after crude oil. 1) 5 per cent 2) 6 per cent 3) 7 per cent 4) 8 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 101 A revolutionary wave of demonstrations, protests, and wars occurring in the Arab world, dubbed as Arab Spring, began in 2010 in Tunisia. To date, ruler(s) in which of the following countries have been forced out from power by this civil uprising? 1) Egypt 2) Libya 3) Yemen 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 102 The ninth edition of the biennial air show, Aero India, will be held at which of the following places from 6 February to 10 February? It aims to bring under one roof exhibitors from around the globe to showcase the best in aviation. 1) Chennai 2) Bangalore 3) Thiruvananthapuram 4) Allahabad 5) Nagpur Ans.) 2 Ques. : 103 The three-member committee set up to suggest measures for tougher laws for crimes against women headed by former chief justice of India JS Verma has submitted its report recently. Who were the other two members of the committee? 1) Leila Seth 2) Gopal Subramaniam 3) DK Jain 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 104 The Matale mass grave was discovered recently in which of the following countries? The grave has 79 human skulls and skeletal remains of 78 persons which experts believe to be dating around 1987. 1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka 3) China 4) Yemen 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 105 Recently, RBI has directed urban co-operative banks to extend interest subvention of 2 per cent for exporters in segments like handicraft, carpets, small and medium enterprises and certain engineering goods from April 1, 2013 to 1) September 30, 2013 2) March 31, 2014 3) March 31, 2015 4) March 31, 2016 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 106 Who among the following has been elected the new President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unanimously? 1) Nitin Gadkari 2) Ananth Kumar

3) Rajnath Singh 5) None of these

4) Yashwant Sinha Ans.) 3

Ques. : 107 The tenth-edition of the three-day annual bio-technology and life sciences meet, BioAsia, will kick off in which of the following Indian cities from January 28? 1) New Delhi 2) Bangalore 3) Hyderabad 4) Chennai 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 108 Consider the following statements with respect to the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) and choose the correct one(s). 1) It is a Commodities exchange in India, a joint venture of 2) George Iype is the Financial Technologies (I) Ltd (FTIL) and National Agricultural Managing Director and Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED). CEO of NSEL. 3) For the first time in India, it has introduced demat delivery based instrument products called e-Series, in commodities like gold, silver, 4) Only 1) and 3) copper, zinc, lead, nickel and Platinum. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 109 On the lines of Mumbais Marine Drive, which of the following state governments is planning to construct Ganga Expressway? 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) West Bengal 4) Uttarakhand 5) Jharkhand Ans.) 2 Ques. : 110 Atal Jyoti Abhiyan, a scheme under which the government would provide 24 hours power supply for domestic use in rural areas, while for agriculture connection holders will get minimum eight hours power supply, has been launched recently in 1) Maharashtra 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 111 The three-member panel set up by the government to look into the issue of womens safety has submitted its report to Union Home Ministry. Which of the following is not among the recommendations made by the panel? 1) It rejects death penalty for rape and retains existing 2) It recommends marital rape to be punishment but recommends 20 years to rest of recognized as an offence for women convicts life punishment if rape causes death or leaves of all ages. victim in vegetative state.

3) It introduces offence of breach of command responsibility, making a senior officer of security forces liable to jail of 7-10 years if his/her subordinates commit rape. 5) It recommends lowering juvenile age and stresses juvenile justice system be strengthened.

4) It recommends Intentional touching to constitute offence of sexual assault with maximum punishment of 5 years. Ans.) 5

Ques. : 112 According to the Global Open Budget Survey 2012 conducted by the International Budget Partnership (IBP), what is Indias current ranking among the 100 countries surveyed? The score indicates that the government provides significant information on its budget and financial activities during the year. 1) 14th 2) 16th 3) 20th 4) 43rd 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 113 The accused below 18 years of age, termed as juveniles by the Juvenile Justice Act, are brought before 1) A Normal Criminal Court 2) A Metropolitan Magistrate 3) A Juvenile Justice Board 4) A Female Judicial Magistrate 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 114 The Women and Child Development Ministry, in its initiatives aimed at ensuring that girls are born and nurtured to become empowered citizens with equal rights and opportunities, has announced to observe which of the following dates as the National Girl Child Day? 1) January 24 2) January 25 3) January 27 4) January 28 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 115 As per recent announcement by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), anyone entering the formal sector workforce from March 2013 will have to get which of the following numbers before they can enroll with the EPFO? 1) Vote ID 2) UID 3) PAN 4) ESIC Registration 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 116 Which of the following insurer has exited its insurance business in India selling its 26% stake in its joint venture with the Exide Industries recently? Insurers like AMP (Australia), Chubb (US) and New York Life (US) had exited insurance business in India earlier.

1) AXA 3) ING 5) Prudential

2) AIG 4) Met Life Ans.) 3

Ques. : 117 The coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu has narrowly won the recent Israeli general election. What is the name of his party? 1) Labour 2) Likud 3) Jewish Home 4) Yesh Atid 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 118 Name the World Bank-aided community-driven rural development project for the uplift of rural poor being implemented in Bihar state. The state government is planning to cover all the 38 districts under this programme. 1) Sanjeevani 2) Aajeevika 3) Jeevika 4) Swavalamban 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 119 Recently, which of the following states has decided to distribute free laptops and tablets to students who have passed class 10th and 12th exams? The cabinet of the state has cleared the proposal to purchase 15 lakh laptops and tablets at a cost of Rs 2,858 crore. 1) Bihar 2) Odisha 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 3 Ques. : 120 The committee headed by KK Vohra, RBI Chief General Manager for internal debt management department, has submitted its suggestions. The committee was formed to serve which of the following purposes? 1) To assess the feasibility of introducing more 2) To assess the feasibility of introducing long-term fixed interest rate loan products by more short-term fixed interest rate loan banks. products by banks. 3) To assess the feasibility of introducing more 4) To assess the feasibility of introducing intermediate-term fixed interest rate loan more long-term flexible interest rate loan products by banks. products by banks. 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 121 Pakistani-American LeT terrorist David Headley has been sentenced to 35 years in jail by a US Court for 1) helping plot the 2011 World Trade Centre 2) helping plot the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks attacks

3) his hands in a series of suicide attacks on US forces deployed in Afghanistan 5) None of these

4) planning terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper in Copenhagen Ans.) 2

Ques. : 122 Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the modification in the Special Industry Initiative scheme named Udaan. This scheme is meant for which of the following states through which 40,000 youth will be trained in five years. 1) Jammu and Kashmir 2) Punjab 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Manipur 5) Nagaland Ans.) 1 Ques. : 123 Chinese Academy of Sciences has given its 2012 Award for International Scientific Cooperation to who among the following Indian scientists for his important contributions in boosting Sino-India scientific cooperation? 1) Sunder Lal Hora 2) Vijay P Bhatkar 3) Dr CNR Rao 4) William Stephen Atkinson 5) Yellapragada Subbarao Ans.) 3 Ques. : 124 Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted among 10 other authors for the international Man Booker Prize for fiction. Which of the following is a book written by him? 1) Yuvi 2) The Magic 3) What Young India Wants 4) Samskara 5) The Krishna Key Ans.) 4 Ques. : 125 Which of the following countries lifted the ban on women in combat roles in the armed forces recently? 1) US 2) UK 3) India 4) Israel 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 126 The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has opened the countrys first Technology Innovation Research Centre at the Council-run Apparel Training and Design Centre situated in ____ . 1) Noida 2) Ghaziabad 3) Mysore 4) Gurgaon 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 127 In one of the rare direct appointment offers made by a public sector bank, Prema Jayakumar has been offered a managers position in Indian Bank. Prema has topped which of the following exams recently?q 1) CAT 2) All India CA exam 3) MAT 4) SNAP 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 128 Which of the following airports in India is set to become the first airport of the country to use solar power for running its utility grid system? 1) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport 2) Cochin International Airport 3) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport 4) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 5) Veer Savarkar International Airport Ans.) 2 Ques. : 129 Who among the following has been appointed the new CEO of Indias fourth largest IT-Company HCL Technologies? 1) Anant Gupta 2) SD Shibulal 3) Natarajan Chandrasekaran 4) Shiv Nadar 5) Vineet Nayar Ans.) 1 Ques. : 130 ASSOCHAM organised the 10th Knowledge Millennium Summit with the theme Curing the Incurables: Sharing of Innovations in which of the following cities recently? 1) Hyderabad 2) Chennai 3) New Delhi 4) Bangalore 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 131 Who among the following has won the Australian Open mens singles title? He has become the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. 1) Andy Murray 2) Novak Djokovic 3) J Tsonga 4) R Federer 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 132 In a major breakthrough, the team led by the Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), has successfully completed sequencing of 90 genomes of _____recently. 1) Chickpea 2) Rajma 3) Soybean 4) Potato 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 133 In one of the deadliest prison riots of the country, a fierce gun-battle between inmates and National Guard troops at the Uribana prison in Barquisimeto claimed about 61 lives recently. The Uribana prison is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Sri Lanka 2) Myanmar 3) Egypt 4) Venezuelan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 134 Aimed at connecting field units of health department and the district and state headquarters, Sampark Setu scheme has been launched in ____. Under the scheme closed user group (CUG) SIM cards of BSNL would be provided to the health workers, doctors and officials.` 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Gujarat 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Odisha 5) Maharashtra Ans.) 3 Ques. : 135 Name the countrys first underwater ballistic missile which completed its developmental trials with the twelfth successful test conducted from a submerged platform in the Bay of Bengal recently. The 750-km range submarine-launched missile is now ready for induction. 1) Dhanush 2) K-15 3) Brahmos 4) SA-6 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 136 Axis Bank is all set to raise around Rs 6,000 crore through private placement of its equity shares to QIPs. QIP stands for 1) Qualified Institutional Players 2) Quantitative Institutional Players 3) Qualified International Players 4) Quality Institutionalized Players 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 137 The Postal Department will launch which of the following services in all departmental Post offices in the country by May 2014. 1) On-line parcel tracking system 2) On-line inquiry system 3) On-line banking facilities 4) On-line parcel booking system 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 138 The Middle East and North Africa regions largest health care industry event, Arab Health is going on at which of the following places? Medical professionals and companies from 32 countries including India are taking part in the four day long Exhibition and Congress. 1) Doha 2) Dubai

3) Davos 5) None of these

4) Manama Ans.) 2

Ques. : 139 India has improved its position in ICC ODI ranking after winning 3-2 over England in the recently concluded ODI series. What is Indias current ODI ranking? 1) First 2) Second 3) Third 4) Forth 5) Sixth Ans.) 1 Ques. : 140 Hopman Cup is associated with which of the following games? 1) Billiards 2) Chess 3) Tennis 4) Badminton 5) Golf Ans.) 3 Ques. : 141 One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist called ASHA who works as an interface between the community and the public health system. ASHA stands for 1) Accredited Social Health Activists 2) Associate Social Health Activists 3) Approved Social Health Activists 4) Approved Social Health Advisor 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 142 A legislation in the name of Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani girls education activist who was shot by the Taliban, has been introduced in which of the following countries to provide scholarship to girls from Pakistan? 1) UK 2) US 3) Norway 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 143 Which of the following countries has recently approved a landmark extradition treaty with India agreeing to deport wanted criminals hiding or lodged in each others jails? The Home Minister of India was on a two day visit to the country. 1) Bhutan 2) Myanmar 3) Bangladesh 4) Nepal 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 144 Indias Viswanathan Anand finished joint third at the recently concluded 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament held in the Netherlands. Who won the tournament? 1) Sergey Karjakin 2) Anish Giri

3) Magnus Carlsen 5) None of these

4) Wang Hao Ans.) 3

Ques. : 145 Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy by an innings and 125-run in the five-day final that ended inside three days at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai? 1) Mumbai 2) Saurshtra 3) Punjab 4) Sevices 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 146 The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2013, the global event for the people with intellectual disability, will be organised in which of the following countries? A 79-member Indian delegation will take part in the games. 1) Boise, United States 2) Pyeongchang, South Korea 3) Nagano, Japan 4) Collingwood & Toronto, Canada 5) Salzburg & Schladming, Austria Ans.) 2 Ques. : 147 Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open mens singles title recently. Who among the following clinched the womens singles title? 1) Na Li 2) Victoria Azarenka 3) Serena Williams 4) Kim Clijsters 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 148 The RBI, in its third quarter monetary policy review surprised the market by cutting short-term lending rate called repo rate and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by similar margins releasing Rs 18,000 crore into the system. The RBI has cut these key interest rates by 1) 0.25 per cent 2) 0.50 per cent 3) 0.75 per cent 4) 1.00 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 149 The government has constituted an expert committee to review institutional framework of Prasar Bharti. The seven-member committee will be headed by 1) PV Jayakrishnan 2) Ranjan Khanna 3) Sam Pitroda 4) Rajesh Mehta 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 150 Which of the following districts in Tamil Nadu has bagged the MGNREG national award for habitation based planning and record keeping? It will be awarded on the eve of the eighth Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Diwas on February 2?

1) Vellore 3) Thanjavur 5) Salem

2) Tirunelveli 4) Tiruchirapalli Ans.) 4

Ques. : 151 . Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open tennis championship recently. They defeated which of the following pairs? 1) Nadia Petrova and Mahesh Bhupathi 2) Elena Vesnina and Leander Paes 3) Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak 4) Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 152 Choose the incorrect statement amongst the following in the context of eBiz portal launched by the government as a one-stop clearance platform for investment proposals. 2) The portal will provide all business and 1) It is a Government-to-Business (G2B) portal investment related regulatory services across developed by Infosys in a Public Private central, state and local governments on a single Partnership (PPP) Model. platform. 3) As part of the 10-year programme, services 4) From the second year onwards, the project will be rolled out in a phased manner with 29 will see more than 200 services rolled out services in the first year. across the country. 5) It will use an inbuilt payment gateway allowing all payments to be collected at one Ans.) 4 point and routed to the respective central/state agencies. Ques. : 153 Which of the following countries is all set to play Davis Cup tie against India in New Delhi in the beginning of the February? 1) Australia 2) South Korea 3) Singapore 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 154 Examine the following sentences with respect to the historic Lonar lake situated in Buldhana in Maharashtra and choose the correct statement. 2) The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High 1) The lake is believed to be created when a Court recently asked the government to meteorite crashed into the earth some 50,000 submit a plan in two weeks to develop the years ago. lake into a world class tourist destination. 4) The human habitation residing within 500 3) The unplanned growth of human habitation on metres of the crater Lake has been suffering all sides of the crater lake has resulted in its from a mysterious infection which claims degradation. several lives every year.

5) The state government had constituted a statelevel 14-member apex body headed by former Ans.) 4 University Grants Commission chairperson Arun Nigwekar to look into the issue. Ques. : 155 Who among the following has been appointed by the Government of India as the new chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the apex regulatory authority of the higher education in the country? 1) Sukhadeo Thorat 2) Ved Prakash 3) Arun Nigwekar 4) Raju Sharma 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 156 Indias most important economic reform, Goods and Services Tax (GST), is set to become reality soon as state finance ministers have reached a consensus. Who among the following headed the Empowered Committee of state finance ministers? 1) P Chidambaram 2) Sushil Kumar Modi 3) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 4) Navin Patnaik 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 157 The RBI has slashed the repo and cash reserve ratio by 25 basis points. Which of the following is seen as the possible impact of the rate cut? 1) Auto loans will become dearer 2) Deposit rates will increase 3) Home loans will become cheaper 4) Personal loan will become dearer 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 158 Who amongst the following is not an awardee of Padma Bhushan this year? Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award of the country. 1) Sharmila Tagore 2) Late Rajesh Khanna 3) Late Jaspal Bhatti 4) Nana Patekar 5) All are Padma Bhushan awardees Ans.) 4 Ques. : 159 The Know Your Customer (KYC) norms are applicable to which of the following categories of customers of the banks? 2) One on whose behalf an 1) A person or entity that maintains an account and/or has a account is maintained (i.e. the business relationship with the bank beneficial owner) 3) Beneficiaries of transactions conducted by professional intermediaries, such as Stock Brokers, Chartered Accountants, 4) All the above Solicitors etc. as permitted under the law

5) None of the above

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 160 The 27th Federation Cup is scheduled to commence from January 30 in Bangalore. It is associated with which of the following games? 1) Basketball 2) Football 3) Hockey 4) Gulf 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 161 Which of the following US newspapers recently revealed that the Chinese hackers have repeatedly attacked its website after it published a story detailing 2.7 billion dollars allegedly accumulated by the family of outgoing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao? 1) The Washington Post 2) The New York Times 3) USA Today 4) Newsday 5) The Wall Street Journal Ans.) 2 Ques. : 162 World anti Leprosy Day is observed internationally on which of the following dates? 1) January 28 2) January 30 3) January 31 4) October 2 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 163 Name the United Nations special envoy for Syria. He has reported the Security Council recently that the conflict in Syria has reached unprecedented levels of horror and the country is being destroyed bit by bit. 1) Jacqueline Carol Badcock 2) Lakhdar Brahimi 3) Martin Kobler 4) Robert H Serry 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 164 The annual meeting 2013 of World Economic Forum took place in Davos recently. Davos is located in which of the following countries? 1) Cuba 2) Switzerland 3) New Zealand 4) Brazil 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 165 Name the 11th Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) launched by NASA recently. It is a new communication satellite to be used by the space agency to communicate with astronauts living on the International Space Station. 1) Atlas V 2) Atlas IIA

3) AO-40 5) None of these

4) SuitSat Ans.) 1

Ques. : 166 The Amnesty International, in its report, has alleged that the inquiry made by Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is flawed at every level and it has not properly pursued allegations of war crimes committed by the army and rebels. LLRC was set up by which of the following countries? 1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar 3) Libya 4) Vietnam 5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 5 Ques. : 167 The Ashirwad Bal Swasthya Guarantee Yojna is soon to be started in which of the following states? Started under NRHM programme, it will cover the rural children of two to 18 years of age by providing them a complete health checkup and medication. 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) West Bengal 5) Uttarakhand Ans.) 3 Ques. : 168 The two-day 16th Birding Fair, which is organised by the Tourism and Wildlife Society of India, is being held in which of the following cities? This years fair is devoted to conservation of urban lakes which are getting extinct at an alarming rate. 1) Jaipur 2) Bangalore 3) Bhopal 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 169 Noted social activist Anna Hazare has renamed his former organisation India Against Corruption as 1) Jantantra Morcha 2) Loktantra Morcha 3) Bhrashtrachar Mukti Morcha 4) Nav-Bharat Morcha 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 170 India has dropped nine places in the list of 179 countries in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders. What is Indias current ranking? 1) 91 2) 108 3) 117 4) 140 5) 173 Ans.) 4 Ques. : 171 . In which of the following countries tens of thousands of citizens gathered in the

streets of Phnom Penh for the funeral of the late King Norodom Sihanouk? His body was kept on display at the royal palace for nearly three months before an official funeral. 1) Vietnam 2) Cambodia 3) Thailand 4) Philippine 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 172 Recently, the US warned Syria not to transfer weapons to terrorist group Hezbollah saying such moves will further destabilize the region. Hezbollah group is active in 1) Lebanon 2) Egypt 3) Jordon 4) Iraq 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 173 Name the disputed island on which countries like Argentina, the UK and now Uruguay have staked their claim of ownership. A crucial referendum is to be held in March in the archipelago which is currently recognized as a British Overseas Territory by the West. 1) Ellesmere Island 2) Borneo 3) Falkland Islands 4) Baffin Island 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 174 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to extend the services of DANICS Officers to the States of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh which is opposed by the association of the officers. DANICS stands for 1) Delhi Assam and Nicobar Islands Civil 2) Darjeeling Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service Service 3) Dadar Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4) Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Civil Service Service 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 175 The 27th Surajkund International Crafts Mela opened at which of the following places recently? The 15-day Melas theme State this year is Karnataka which has returned as the theme State of the Mela after a gap of 18 years. 1) Faridabad 2) Gurgaon 3) Ghaziabad 4) Rohtak 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 176 Who among the following has been appointed the new director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)? 1) SC Chetal 2) PR Vasudev Rao 3) RK Sinha 4) Sekhar Basu

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 177 Which of the following airlines is all set to buy a stake in Naresh Goyal led Jet Airways? 1) Air Arabia 2) Al Jaber Aviation 3) Etihad Airline 4) Emirates Airline 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 178 Recently, the Cabinet has approved a revival package for ailing public sector unit Scooters India Ltd (SIL). The revival package includes the infusion of about _______ in the company. 1) Rs 200-crore 2) Rs 250-crore 3) Rs 275-crore 4) Rs 300-crore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 179 The growth rate of eight core industries declined to 2.6 per cent in December 2012 from 4.9 per cent in the year-ago period as shows the data released by the government. Which of the following is not amongst the eight core sector industries? 1) Fertilizers 2) Natural Gas 3) Coal 4) Electricity 5) All are core industries Ans.) 5 Ques. : 180 Thirush Kamini Murugesan plays for India in which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Tennis 3) Badminton 4) Wrestling 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 181 The share sale of which of the following PSUs got over-subscribed within hours of opening recently and is estimated to fetch a minimum of Rs 3,100 crore for the 10 per cent share auction of the company? 1) Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited 2) Oil India 3) Hindustan Copper 4) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 182 Name the rare migratory birds which have been spotted in Pong Dam lake in Himachal Pradesh after a hiatus of 113 years. These birds come from Central Asia and Europe and are rare migrants to India last spotted in 1900. 1) Whooper Swans 2) Northern Pintail

3) Spotted Sandpiper 5) Siberian Cranes

4) Black winged Stilt Ans.) 1

Ques. : 183 Recently, the US President Barack Obama awarded the eminent Indian-American scientist Rangaswamy Srinivasan for his groundbreaking work LASIK laser refractive surgical techniques, which have revolutionised vision enhancement. He has been given_____ award. 1) The IET Innovation Awards 2) National Medal of Science 3) National Medal of Technology and Innovation 4) National Science and Technology Award 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 184 Every year 2 lakh school children in the age group of 10 to 15 years studying in government or non-government schools are given the INSPIRE Awards aimed at fostering science leaders of tomorrow. What is the expanded form of INSPIRE? 1) Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired 2) Initiative for Science Pursuit and Inspired Research Research 3) Innovative and Scientific Performance for 4) Innovative and Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research Inspired Research 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 185 Name the country which denied visas to a delegation of jurists of The International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute (IBAHARI) headed by former Chief Justice of India J S Verma recently? The delegation had to visit the country on a ten day fact finding mission. 1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Pakistan 4) Sri Lanka 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 186 Consider the following statements with respect to Battle of Stalingrad and choose the incorrect sentence: 1) The 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad, 2) Around one million people are said fought on the banks of the Volga River, is being to have died in the battle, as Soviet celebrated in Russia. It came to an end on February 2 troops defeated the Germans. 1943. 3) It is considered one of the major turning points of 4) All the above sentences are correct World War II which turned the tide against the Nazis. 5) The World War II ended with the defeat of Germany Ans.) 5 in the battle of Stalingrad. Ques. : 187 Which of the following statements is/are correct about the World Book Fair, organized by the National Book Trust, under the aegis of human resource development

ministry? 2) The theme of this years fair is 1) The annual book fair will now be held biennially Indigenous Voices Mapping Indias from this year onwards. Folk and Tribal Literature. 3) While 18 countries and three international 4) The first edition of the fair was organizations are participating in the fair, France is organized in 1972. the guest of honour country. 5) This years Fair will be held at Pragati Maidan Ans.) 1 from Feb 4-10. Ques. : 188 Who amongst the following is the author of the books The Immortals of Meluha and The Secret of the Nagas which are the first two books of the Shiva trilogy series? 1) S Hussain Zaidi 2) Amish Tripathi 3) Ashwini Sanghi 4) Ravinder Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 189 The Pakistan cabinet has approved a proposal to transfer the operational control of the Chinese built Gwadar Port to the state-run Chinese Overseas Port Holdings Limited. Earlier the operation control was in the hands of PSA International of 1) North Korea 2) Malaysia 3) Singapore 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 190 Who amongst the following is the non-playing captain of Indian mens tennis squad for ongoing Davis Cup tie against South Korea in New Delhi? 1) Gaurav Natekar 2) Leander Paes 3) Anand Amritraj 4) Shiv Prakash Misra 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 191 As per the data released by the Ministry of Rural Development recently, job generation under the MNREGA scheme has _______ over the years. 1) increased 2) declined 3) remained constant 4) mixed trend 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 192 The controversial film Vishwaroopam, which is a spy thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, in now ready to be screened as state government has lifted its ban from the film. It is basically a/an 1) Tamil film 2) Telugu film

3) Kannada film 5) English film

4) Hindi film Ans.) 1

Ques. : 193 Purav Raja represents India in which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Badminton 3) Tennis 4) Shooting 5) Archery Ans.) 3 Ques. : 194 Recently, we read in newspaper about the dinosaurs eggs in Madhya Pradesh dating back to Cretaceous period some 145 to 66 million years ago are being smuggled. Which of the following places in Madhya Pradesh is the only notified site of dinosaur nesting? 1) Padlya 2) Datia 3) Sanchi 4) Besvagar 5) Ujjain Ans.) 1 Ques. : 195 Which of the following statements is/are not correct about National Population Register (NPR)? 1) It is a project of home ministry. 2) It is a substitute for Aadhar (UID). 4) All the residents above five years 3) It collects identity through three biometricsof age have to be enrolled photographs, fingerprints and iris impression. mandatorily. 5) It will be used for identification and providing target groups access to government schemes and social sector Ans.) 2 benefits. Ques. : 196 Thirty Indian software product companies recently came together and form a new association called Indian Software Industry Round Table (iSpirt). Earlier which of the following was the sole association of the software companies in India? 2) The National Association of Software and 1) Society of Indian Software Manufacturers Services Companies 3) Manufacturers Association for Information 4) Federation of Indian Software Export Technology Organisations 5) Association of Indian Software Industry Ans.) 2 Ques. : 197 The central and state governments have resolved the contentious issue of Central Sales Tax (CST) compensation with the states agreeing for a lower payment for phasing out the CST. What amount states have agreed to accept as compensation to make way for GST? 1) Rs 30,000 crore 2) Rs 32,000 crore 3) Rs 34,000 crore 4) Rs 36,000 crore

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 198 Which of the following auto major has become the worlds top selling auto company in 2012? 1) General Motors 2) Volkswagen 3) Toyota Motor Corp 4) Renault 5) Hyundai Ans.) 3 Ques. : 199 The loss of the space shuttle Columbia was commemorated by NASA recently. It had met an accident a decade ago killing its entire crew aboard including Kalpana Chawla. Which of the following is/are the space shuttles from NASA that also met an accident? 1) Apollo 1 2) Challenger 3) Endeavour 4) Both 1) and 2) 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 200 Battling debts and litigations for years, which of the following tyre-makers was ordered by the Calcutta high court recently to wind up its operations? A liquidator appointed by the court will now take control of the assets and accounts books of the company. 1) Dunlop 2) Modi Rubber 3) Continental Corporation 4) Alliance Tire Company Ltd 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 201 Name the Major of the Bihar Regiment who is the sole awardee of the Kirti Chakra, the nations second-highest peacetime gallantry medal, in the Republic Day awards list this year. 1) Anup Joseph Manjali 2) Krishan Kumar 3) Anil Kumar 4) Rajeshver Singh 5) A Rahul Ramesh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 202 Who amongst the following is the author of the book titled Economic Policies and Indias Reform Agenda: New Thinking? 1) Subir Gokarn 2) C Rangarajan 3) YV Reddy 4) Bimal Jalan 5) Duvvuri Subbarao Ans.) 3 Ques. : 203 A Taiwanese billionaire, Samuel Yin, has announced to establish a new prize with an initial endowment of $103 million which is being dubbed as Asias Nobel Prize. Name the prize that will be awarded yearly.

1) Ron Brown Award 3) Jake Award 5) None of these

2) Tang Prize 4) Deming Prize for Quality Ans.) 2

Ques. : 204 Who amongst the following has won the first presidential election decided by direct vote in the Czech Republic recently? 1) Karel Schwarzenberg 2) Milos Zeman 3) Vaclav Klaus 4) Petr Necas 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 205 The market regulator Sebi has appointed a committee under ex-Cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar to frame guidelines for 2) Foreign Venture Capital Investors 1) Foreign Institutional Investors (FVCIs) 3) Qualified Financial/Institutional Investors (QFIs) 4) All types of foreign investors 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 206 Who has emerged as the highest bid player in the recent auction for the sixth edition of IPL? The all-rounder has grabbed a whopping one million dollar (around Rs 5.3 crore) deal with Mumbai Indians. 1) Thisara Perera 2) Glenn Maxwell 3) RP Singh 4) Michael Clarke 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 207 India lost the Asia/Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie against which of the following countries recently? 1) Spain 2) Indonesia 3) Canada 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 208 The President has given his assent to the ordinance mandating harsher punishment for offenders in sexual assault cases and the amended law came into force immediately. The ordinance introduces which of the following as specific offences under the Indian Penal Code? 1) Voyeurism 2) Stalking 3) Disrobing of women 4) Acid attacks 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 209 In Odisha, land acquisition for the South Korean steel major Poscos steel plant

project is going on. It is Indias biggest single foreign direct investment with the investment proposal of 1) Rs 50,000-crore 2) Rs 52,000-crore 3) Rs 55,000-crore 4) Rs 1,00,000-crore 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 210 The Delhi World Book Fair began at Pragati Maidan recently with over a thousand publishers from 23 countries displaying thousands of titles for the book lovers. Name the guest country at this years fair. 1) France 2) Germany 3) Spain 4) Norway 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 211 The World Cancer Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) February 1 2) February 2 3) February 3 4) February 4 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 212 Which of the following PSUs has got the Maharatna status from the Central Government recently? It will now get enhanced powers to expand its operations in domestic and global markets. 1) The Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd 2) Oil India Limited 3) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited 4) Bharat Electronics Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 213 Rohinton Nariman, who resigned from his post recently, was the 1) Advocate General of Delhi 2) Solicitor General of India 3) Attorney General of India 4) Assistant Solicitor General of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 214 For the first time since 2006, Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup recently. Which of the following countries has defeated Spain in the world group tie? 1) Sweden 2) France 3) Canada 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 215 What is the name of the Kashmirs first all-girl rock band whose singing was termed as against Islam by Islamic religious groups? The band recently announced to disband

due to steep opposition from fundamentalists. 1) Pragaash 3) Soulmate 5) Avial

2) Cactus 4) Fossils Ans.) 1

Ques. : 216 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a panel to examine issues of certification under the Cinematograph Act 1952. The panel is headed by 1) Javed Akhtar 2) Mukul Mudgal 3) Sharmila Tagore 4) Lalit Bhasin 5) Pankaja Thakur Ans.) 2 Ques. : 217 The conference of Vice Chancellors of 40 Central Universities presided by the President Pranab Mukherjee will be held in which of the following places soon? The last such conference was convened by former President APJ Abdul Kalam in 2003. 1) Chennai 2) Bangalore 3) Kolkata 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 218 Name the disputed chain of islands in East China Sea, which is at the centre of a bitter dispute between Japan and China. The chain is claimed as the Diaoyus by Beijing. 1) Paracel 2) Senkaku 3) Scarborough Shoal 4) Spratly 5) Macclesfield Bank Ans.) 2 Ques. : 219 The five year project Health for Life, which is funded by USAID, has been launched in which of the following countries? The project is estimated to cost $18mn and will cover 14 districts with the aim to improve overall health and support family planning programs. 1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) Bhutan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 220 The first All India Barefoot Beach soccer is going to be held at which of the following places? This sport is a part of the FIFA family and India will join the Beach Soccer family worldwide with this tournament. 1) Cherai Beach, Kochi 2) Marina Beach, Chennai 3) Calangute Beach, Goa 4) Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram 5) Juhu Beach, Mumbai Ans.) 3

Ques. : 221 Which of the following countries recently approved an amendment proposal on the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention with India for the exchange of income tax related information? The proposal amended the existing convention effective since 1991. 1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka 3) Mauritius 4) Fiji 5) Bhutan Ans.) 1 Ques. : 222 Which of the following countries is in news for the smog and heavy pollution enveloping most of its major cities recently? The PM 2.5, the microscopic pieces of solid or liquid matter in the air that adversely affect human health, has risen 20 times higher than permissible limits. 1) UK 2) Japan 3) China 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 223 Which amongst the following countries has emerged as the number one team in the Test cricket once again in the latest ICC rankings for test cricket released in Dubai? 1) Pakistan 2) India 3) Australia 4) England 5) South Africa Ans.) 5 Ques. : 224 Name the Indian-American who recently quit as Director of National Science Foundation in the US administration to become the President of the century-old institution Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), which hosts the worlds top ranked school for computer studies. 1) Renu Khator 2) Subra Suresh 3) S Shankar Shashtry 4) Satish K Tripathi 5) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Ans.) 2 Ques. : 225 The Patna high court recently quashed the election of MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav in 2009 from the Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar and directed the Election Commission of India to conduct a by-poll. DC Yadav belongs to_____party. 1) BJP 2) JD (U) 3) Congress 4) RJD 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 226 Name the trophy which was instituted in 1959-60, to commemorate the silver jubilee of the Ranji Trophy with the idea to have the Ranji Trophy winners play the Rest of India. In its 51st edition Mumbai is taking on rest of India at the Wandhede stadium in Mumbai.

1) Duleep Trophy 3) Irani Cup 5) None of these

2) Deodhar Trophy 4) Challenger Trophy Ans.) 3

Ques. : 227 Recently, India held a partnership meet with Ras Al Kheimah, one of the seven emirates of the UAE. Which of the following is not amongst the seven emirates of UAE? 1) Bahrain 2) Dubai 3) Abu Dhabi 4) Umm Al Qaiwain 5) Ajman Ans.) 1 Ques. : 228 Who amongst the following will lead the Indian mens hockey team in the Hero Hockey World League Round 2 scheduled to be played from February 18 to 24 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi? 1) Gurvinder Singh Chandi 2) Sardara Singh 3) PR Sreejesh 4) Bharat Chetri 5) Sandeep Singh Ans.) 2 Ques. : 229 The Indian squad of the specially-abled sportspersons have won highest tally of medals to date in the 10th Special Olympics World Winter Games 2013 held in South Korea recently. They have won a total of ___medals. 1) 16 2) 28 3) 31 4) 75 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 230 The president of Egypt and one of the worlds most sought-after leaders, ______will visit India next month. 1) Mohamed Morsi 2) Hosni Mubarak 3) Bashar al-Assad 4) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 231 According to the preliminary data released recently, agriculture, industry, services and manufacturing sectors seems to miss expected targets and the economy is set to have grown at _____ in fiscal year ending next month. 1) 3.5 per cent 2) 3.6 per cent 3) 5 per cent 4) 6 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 232 The Cabinet has recently approved formation of the Special Purpose Vehicle

(SPV) for TAPI Pipeline Project. The SPV was proposed by Turkmenistan and has been approved by Pakistan as well as Afghanistan. Which of the following will work as SPV for the project? 1) TAPl Ltd 2) GAIL India Ltd 3) Dragon Oil 4) GAC Marine 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 233 The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), a distributed computing project designed to hunt for a particular kind of prime number, has identified the worlds largest prime number yet. The new prime will have over ____ digits. 1) 13 million 2) 14 million 3) 16 million 4) 17 million 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 234 Name the Indian-American businessman and the chairman of USINDIA Forum, who have been felicitated with the prestigious Minority Business Leader Award recently by the prestigious US journal, Dallas Business Journal for his accomplishments in the field of business. 1) Krishnakant Dave 2) Shaji K Daniel 3) Pete K Patel 4) Ashok Mago 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 235 The Solomon Islands was in news for being hit by an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude recently triggering a tsunami which killed at least 6 people. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Solomon Islands? 2) It is a sovereign 1) It is a collection of nearly one thousand islands. country. 3) There is a dispute between Russia and Japan over the ownership 4) Only 1) and 2) of the islands. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 236 India has managed to retain their spot in the ICC T20 Championship table released by ICC recently. What is the Indias current ranking amongst the Twenty20 teams? 1) First 2) Second 3) Third 4) Sixth 5) None of theseq Ans.) 3 Ques. : 237 In which of the following countries, the crisis following the assassination of the prominent opposition leader Chokri Belaid has further aggravated? This country is said to be the

nursery of the Arab Spring. 1) Libya 3) Syria 5) None of these

2) Egypt 4) Tunisia Ans.) 4

Ques. : 238 The sit-in demonstration by thousands of people at the Shahbagh intersection of the capital city demanding death sentence for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah for his crimes against humanity during the countrys liberation war is being held in 1) Egypt 2) Bangladesh 3) Malaysia 4) Iraq 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 239 After receiving the Initial Operational Clearance from the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, the indigenously developed Rudra has been handed over to the Army recently. Rudra is a 1) Advanced Light Battle Tank 2) Advanced Light Helicopter 3) Advanced Light Combat Aircraft 4) Advanced Light Multi-barrel Rocket Launcher 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 240 Examine the following statements with respect to NTPCs offer for sale (OFS) to offload 9.5 per cent of the governments stake which witnessed a strong response from all investor classes and choose the correct sentence(s). 2) The OFS generated around 1) The OFS was oversubscribed 1.7 times Rs 19,380 crore 3) The OFS is the biggest till date and marks the highest 4) Only 1) and 2) disinvestment receipt for the government in 2012-13 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 241 Indias womens brigade ended its stint in the ongoing ICC Womens World Cup 2013 defeating which of the following teams to grab the seventh place? 1) New Zealand 2) Pakistan 3) South Africa 4) West Indies 5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 2 Ques. : 242 The US, Japan and Australia jointly conducted a trilateral air defence exercise in the western pacific involving fighter jets and other war time air support systems recently named 1) Cope North 2) Cope Dragon 3) Cope Pacific 4) Cope Counter 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 243 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently convened its first ever Live conference on the theme Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward on which of the following networking sites? 1) Facebook 2) Twitter 3) Google+ 4) Outlook 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 244 The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief VK Saraswat recently announced developing Agni VI ballistic missile that will allow taking out several targets at a time with its MIRV capability. MIRV stands for 1) Multiple Integrated Targets Re-entry 2) Moving Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle Vehicle 3) Multiple Indentified Targets Re-entry 4) Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle Vehicle 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 245 The convict of the Parliament attack in December 2001, Afzal Guru, has been hanged recently. He was a militant of which of the following terrorist groups?q 1) Lashkar-e-Taiba 2) Jamaat-e-Islami 3) al-Qaeda 4) Jaish-e-Mohammad 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 246 Which of the following committees/commissions was set up to suggest measures for effective implementation of Public Distribution System (PDS)? 1) Gadgil Committee 2) Ventakachaliah Commissiom 3) DP Wadhwa Committee 4) Kirit Parikh Committee 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 247 Sachin Tendulkar has reached a new feat equaling Sunil Gavaskars record of hitting maximum first class hundreds by an Indian batsman. He achieved this landmark by cracking ___ century in the Irani Cup recently. 1) 80th 2) 81st 3) 82nd 4) 84th 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 248 The XXII Olympic Winter Games will be played from 7 to 23 February 2014, in which of the following cities in Russia? 1) Sarov 2) Sochi

3) Volgograd 5) Moscow

4) Kazan Ans.) 2

Ques. : 249 The Market watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently imposed a penalty of Rs 52.24 crore on the BCCI for abuse of its dominant position against 1) Sri Lanka Premier League 2) Indian Cricket League (ICL) 3) Bangladesh Premier League 4) Pakistan Premier League 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 250 The IRDA has approved revised investment regulations for companies and now the LIC and other large private insurers are open to increase their exposure in equity in a given company from earlier 10 per cent to ___ per cent depending on the size of the controlled fund. 1) 12 2) 13 3) 15 4) 20 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 251 According to the agriculture ministry, despite drought in several parts of the country, Indias food-grain production is estimated to have crossed ___ million tonne in 201213 crop year. 1) 210 2) 250 3) 260 4) 300 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 252 Finance Minister P Chidambaram launched the much-awaited Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme in Mumbai recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct about RGESS? 2) The scheme announced in the Budget 1) The scheme is aimed at encouraging new for 2012-13, seeks to provide tax benefits investors to put their money in the stock market. to first-time investors in stock market. 3) Under the scheme, an individual with an income of less than Rs 10 lakh would get tax incentives for 4) Only 1) and 2) investing up to Rs 50,000 in the stock market. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 253 Which of the following teams won the inaugural edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) recently? 1) Mumbai Magicians 2) Delhi Waveriders 3) Ranchi Rhinos 4) Punjab Warriors 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 254 Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rashid Khan are the two potent players associated with which of the following games? 1) Golf 2) Squash 3) Billiards 4) Table Tennis 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 255 Name the Executive Chairman of the Google Inc who has announced to sell his 42 per cent stake in the Internet search company. 1) Marissa Mayer 2) Eric Schmidt 3) Steve Ballmer 4) Timothy D Cook 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 256 Samba is a popular form of dance famous as the dance of celebrations. Which of the following countries is known for this dance? 1) South Africa 2) Philippine 3) Brazil 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 257 Which of the following films has won three awards, including best-picture award at the recently held British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) ceremony? 1) Argo 2) Lincoln 3) Skyfall 4) Les Miserables 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 258 Who among the following is the author of the graphic novel Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean? The book is based on the first section of the Mahabharata. 1) Amish Tripathi 2) Ashwin Sanghi 3) Amruta Patil 4) S Hussain Zaidi 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 259 Three-day third Annual Indian Comics Convention was organised in which of the following cities recently? 1) Kolkata 2) Mumbai 3) Bengalore 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 260 MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) begun trading in equities and equity derivatives from February 11. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the new stock exchange? 2) It is the third full-fledged equity bourse 1) Its 40-stock index is named SX40. after BSE and NSE. 3) Its Managing Director and Chief Executive is 4) Only 1) and 3) Joseph Massey. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 261 Recently, Rest of India team defeated Ranji Trophy winner Mumbai to clinch which of the following cups? 1) Challenger Trophy 2) Irani Cup 3) Deodhar Trophy 4) Duleep Trophy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 262 Sitar legend Ravi Shankar, who was posthumously honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by The Recording Academy, also clinched which of the following trophies at the 55th Grammys? 1) Best World Music Album 2) Album of the Year 3) Song of the year 4) Best Country Song 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 263 The BASIC is a platform of the four countries for coordination on issues related to climate change. The 14th meeting of the Group in scheduled to be held on February 15 and 16 in which of the following Indian cities? 1) New Delhi 2) Chennai 3) Hyderabad 4) Bangalore 5) Mumbai Ans.) 2 Ques. : 264 According to the ICC ODI Championship table released recently in Dubai, which of the following teams is the number one team in the world at present? 1) England 2) Australia 3) India 4) South Africa 5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 3 Ques. : 265 An earth tremor has been detected in North Korea recently. Which of the following is suspected in this regard? 2) A tsunami is feared to hit the countrys 1) An earthquake hit the country coasts soon

3) A rocket test may ended in a blast on the spot causing the tremor 5) None of these

4) A nuclear test may have been conducted Ans.) 4

Ques. : 266 Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world recently announcing his resignation. The announcement has made him the first pontiff to step down since 1415 AD. He will step down on 1) February 24 2) February 25 3) February 26 4) February 27 5) February 28 Ans.) 5 Ques. : 267 The United States has slapped non-proliferation sanctions against 12 foreign companies from China, Iran, Belarus, Sudan and Venezuela. These sanctions prohibits transferring of equipment and technology to 1) Iran, North Korea and Palestine 2) Iran, North Korea and Libya 3) Iran, North Korea and Syria 4) Iran, North Korea and Vietnam 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 268 Indian telecommunication major Reliance Communication has outsourced its network operations and management in northern and western India to which of the following companies for eight years for about Rs 5,385 crore recently? 1) Quippo Telecom 2) Bharati Infratel 3) Ericsson 4) Indus Towers 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 269 According to SIAM, the apex body of Indian automakers, auto industry will miss all growth targets this fiscal and is headed towards its worst performance in a decade. SIAM stands for 2) Society of Indian Automobile 1) Services to Indian Automobile Manufacturers Manufacturers 3) Specialized Indian Auto-association of 4) Society of Indian Auto Makers Manufacturers 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 270 According to The Worldwide Cost of Living 2013 survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which of the following cities is the most expensive to live in the world? 1) New York 2) London 3) Tokyo 4) Mumbai 5) Sydney Ans.) 3

Ques. : 271 Which of the following establishments released the advance estimates of GDP recently forecasting only a 5% growth in the current fiscal, the lowest since 2002-03? 1) Ministry of Finance 2) Reserve Bank of India 3) Planning Commission of India 4) Central Statistics Office 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 272 The Ministers of the BASIC group will meet in Chennai on February 13-14 to chalk out a joint strategy for the post-2020 global climate regime. Which amongst the following is not a member of the group? 1) Brazil 2) South Africa 3) Sri Lanka 4) China 5) India Ans.) 3 Ques. : 273 Rohinton Nariman resigned as the solicitor general of India recently. Who among the following has been appointed the new solicitor general of India? 1) Mohan Parasaran 2) GR Rajagopaul 3) Abdul Rehman 4) Harish Salve 5) Abdul Rehman Ans.) 1 Ques. : 274 The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) unveiled its latest supercomputer recently which is capable of crunching data up to 524 teraflops, about 10 times faster than the previous supercomputer. Name the latest supercomputer. 1) Param Yuva-I 2) Param Yuva-II 3) Param Yuva-III 4) Param Yuva-IV 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 275 Examine the following statements with respect to latest announcement made by the US President to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and choose the correct statement(s): 1) The US has announced to withdraw 2) By the end of next 2014, the US will end the war 34,000 American troops in the next one in Afghanistan but its commitment to a unified and year from war-torn Afghanistan. sovereign Afghanistan will continue. 3) The US will continue training and equipping Afghan forces so that the 4) Only 1) and 3) country does not again slip into chaos. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 276 Recently, the Home Ministry has announced to take necessary action against Hurriyat Leader Yasin Malik. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

1) He shared the dais with 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed during his recent visit to Pakistan. 3) He will be booked for conspiring against the country and may be awarded a life term. 5) All 1), 2) and 3)

2) His passport may be canceled if the reports are found true in the inquiry. 4) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 277 Examine the following statements with respect to the order of a CBI probe into the alleged scam in a defence deal with an Italian firm and choose the correct statement(s): 1) The CBI will now probe into the alleged scam 2) The head of Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, in the Rs 3600 crore defence helicopter deal has been arrested in relation to a probe into with an Italian firm AgustaWestland, a international corruption which prompted the subsidiary of aerospace giant Finmeccanica. government in India to order a CBI probe. 3) Orsi is suspected of involvement in the payment of bribes regarding the sale of 12 4) Only 1) and 2) helicopters produced by AgustaWestland to the Indian government. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 278 The Department of Posts will release commemorative stamps this year honouring eminent musicians of India. The Musicians series, scheduled for release on July 2, includes who among the following? 1) Late Pandit Ravi Shankar 2) Bhimsen Joshi 3) DK Pattammal 4) All the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. : 279 International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dropped which of the following games from the 2020 Games? The IOC acted after reviewing the 26 sports on the current Olympic format and the ousted game will now be listed with seven others in applying for inclusion in 2020. 1) Wrestling 2) Badminton 3) Squash 4) Karate 5) Baseball Ans.) 1 Ques. : 280 Which of the following states has become the first state in the country to introduce e-court fee in all its district courts? This achievement is seen as a major step towards modernizing the judicial system to avoid Telgi scam like events. 1) Haryana 2) Delhi 3) Bihar 4) Odisha 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2

Ques. : 281 The World Radio Day is observed on which of the following dates? The United Nations Radio was established in 1946 on this date. 1) 13th February 2) 14th February 3) 15th February 4) 16th February 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 282 A 5000 year old temple has been discovered by the archaeologists in which of the following countries recently? It was discovered at El Paraiso, one of the biggest archaeological sites in of the country near the capital city Lima. 1) Cambodia 2) Bolivia 3) Peru 4) Equador 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 283 Which of the following states has bagged National e-Governance Gold Award for 2012-13 to be presented during the two-day 16th National e-Governance Conference in Jaipur? The state has won the award for its programme Sparsh Abhiyan. 1) Rajasthan 2) Odisha 3) Bihar 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) Karnataka Ans.) 4 Ques. : 284 Name the first state to introduced Right to Hearing Act. After being introduced in 2012, more than 10 thousand cases have been disposed under this Act so far in the state. 1) Delhi 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Bihar 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 285 Name the ace Indian cueist who recently created history by becoming the first Indian ever to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the BetVictor Welsh Open Pro Snooker Series, defeating former world champion, Englands Shaun Murphy. 1) Anuja Thakur 2) Pankaj Advani 3) Geet Sethi 4) Aditya Mehta 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 286 Over 400 archers from 25 states are participating in the 35th Junior National Archery Championship being held in 1) Hyderabad 2) Chennai 3) Bangalore 4) Goa 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 287 Which of the following leading two-wheeler manufacturer recently decided to move out of all cricket sponsorships? But the automobile giant will stay associated with other sports like hockey and golf. 1) Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India Ltd 2) Suzuki Motorcycles 3) Hero Moto Corp 4) TVS Motor Company 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 288 In a dramatic development in Maldives, in a bid to evade an arrest warrant issued by a court, former President Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the High Commission of which of the following countries recently? 1) China 2) India 3) Pakistan 4) America 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 289 The BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar) Car Rally, being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on behalf of the Government of India, is scheduled to set out on an epic 3,000-km odyssey from ________ in India. 1) Kolkata 2) Guwahati 3) Darjeeling 4) Itanagar 5) Shimla Ans.) 1 Ques. : 290 Which of the following two teams have stormed into the finals of the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup to be played on 17th February? 1) Australia and West Indies 2) Australia and England 3) South Africa and West Indies 4) Australia and Sri Lanka 5) England and West Indies Ans.) 1 Ques. : 291 A stern actions against Sahara Group of ordering freezing of bank accounts and attachment of all properties of two of its group firms in the high-profile investor refund case involving over Rs 24,000 crore has been taken by 1) The Supreme Court of India 2) The Securities and Exchange Board of India 3) The Ministry of Finance 4) The Reserve Bank of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 292 Who amongst the following business tycoons of India has joined hands with the Global Ocean Commission (GOC), an independent body of international leaders to reverse degradation of the ocean and restoring it to full health and productivity? 1) Anil Ambani 2) Sunil Mittal

3) Ratan Tata 5) None of these

4) Navin Jindal Ans.) 3

Ques. : 293 The Sparsh Abhiyan which is a special programme for rehabilitation and empowerment of the disabled, aged and the destitute is being implemented in which of the following states? 1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Gujarat 5) Uttar Pradesh Ans.) 2 Ques. : 294 Which of the following states set a new record for the countrys highest-ever voter turnout with 94 percent polling in the Assembly elections recently? 1) Meghalaya 2) Mizoram 3) Assam 4) Tripura 5) Nagaland Ans.) 4 Ques. : 295 The Paralympic gold medallist, Oscar Pistorius, has been arrested after shooting dead his girlfriend having mistaken her for an intruder recently. Know as the Blade Runner, the first amputee to compete in the Olympics belongs to which country? 1) US 2) France 3) South Africa 4) Uganda 5) Kenya Ans.) 3 Ques. : 296 Examine the following statements with respect to the Short Range-Surface to Air Missile (SR-SAM) deal concluded between India and France recently and choose the correct sentence(s): 1) The SR-SAM deal worth Rs 30,000 crore wan 2) The SR-SAM would be corecently concluded during the India visit of French developed by MBDA of France and president Francois Hollande between the two DRDO of India and will be cocountries. produced. 3) The SR-SAM would be deployed by the IAF, the 4) Only 1) and 2) French Air Force and its other European allies. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 297 The government of which of the following countries has recently approved a new draft law regulating public demonstrations? The new law is aimed at ensuring the peaceful demonstrations, preventing attacks on people and property as well as disrupting public order. 1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Bangladesh 4) Tunisia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 298 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Lokayukta of Karnataka recently? The post was lying vacant since September 2011. 1) Justice Shivaraj Patil 2) Justice Rajendra Nath Aggarwal 3) Justice Yarabati Bhaskar Rao 4) Justice N K Mehrotra 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 299 The US Open Champion, Serena Williams, is all set to regain the World Number one spot at the ongoing Qatar Open Championship in Doha. What is Serenas current ranking? 1) World Number 2 2) World Number 3 3) World Number 4 4) World Number 6 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 300 The Damodaran panel, comprising government officials and corporate honchos, looking into ways to improve the countrys overall business climate is likely to finalise its report soon. The committee headed by former Sebi Chairman M Damodaran was set up by 1) The Ministry of Finance 2) The Corporate Affairs Ministry 3) Minister of Commerce 4) Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 5) Minister of Labour and Employment Ans.) 2 Ques. : 301 France has bestowed its highest decoration- Commandeur de la Legion d Honneur (Legion of Honour) to which of the following Indian Economists? 1) P Chidambaram 2) Amartya Sen 3) C Rangrajan 4) Manmohan Singh 5) Duvvuri Subbarao Ans.) 2 Ques. : 302 Which of the following countries has strongly pitched for Indias full-fledged membership at the UN Security Council recently and said the security of the world needs Indias presence? 1) USA 2) France 3) UK 4) Russia 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 303 Serena Williams has been crowned the new World number one womens tennis player after a gap of two and a half years. She defeated which of the following players in Qatar Open Tennis Championship in Doha recently grab the spot? 1) Li Na 2) Caroline Wozniacki

3) Maria Sharapova 5) Marion Bartoli

4) Petra Kvitova Ans.) 4

Ques. : 304 Which of the following countrys lawmakers have introduced a new Bill in its legislature to create more than 125,000 new visas to attract global talents specially targeting talents from India and China? 1) Vietnam 2) France 3) US 4) Mauritius 5) Singapur Ans.) 3 Ques. : 305 Which of the following countries will slaughter about half a million chicken to check the spread of bird flu after an outbreak of H7N3 influenza in its central state has been found? 1) Mexico 2) Australia 3) South Africa 4) Uganda 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 306 As the largest ever takeover in the food industry Billionaire Warren Buffetts investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital announced to take over which of the following US ketchup maker in a deal worth $28 billion? 1) Campbell Soup 2) Burger King 3) AB InBev 4) Heinz 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 307 Name the country which recently warned North Korea about damaging consequences if it went ahead with another nuclear test as being reported in the media. 1) Syria 2) India 3) US 4) Russia 5) China Ans.) 3 Ques. : 308 American Airlines and US Airways have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the worlds biggest airline 1) American Airlines 2) US Airways 3) AMR Corp. 4) Delta Airlines 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 309 Puduvai Vaani, the five-year old Community Radio Station of which of the following universities has bagged the first prize at the national level for its thematic

performance entitled Ungalai Thedi (in search of you)? 1) Mumbai University 2) Pondicherry University 3) Delhi University 4) Kolkata University 5) Orissa University Ans.) 2 Ques. : 310 Which of the following countries has offered Zero Customs Duty Regime for Indian firms recently? 1) France 2) US 3) Maurititus 4) Bangladesh 5) Nepal Ans.) 3 Ques. : 311 Indias first geothermal power plant is going to be established in the newly formed Balrampur district of state/UT1) Chandigarh 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Bihar 4) Puducherry 5) U.P. Ans.) 2 Ques. : 312 In a major step forward to resolve the land boundary issue, India has exchanged maps of demarcated stretches and is ready to release USD 50 million out of a USD 200 million credit line to its capital, with which country? 1) Bangladesh 2) Bhutan 3) Pakistan 4) Nepal 5) Myanmar Ans.) 1 Ques. : 313 Australia clinched their sixth Women's World Cup title by a huge margin of 114 runs in the final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai after defeating the country1) South Africa 2) England 3) India 4) West Indies 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 314 Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations? 1) Asoke Kumar Mukerji 2) Hardeep Singh Puri 3) Sharad Sharma 4) Mohan Parasran 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 315 Which drama won the Golden Bear top prize at the 63rd Berlin film festival? 1) Child's Pose 2) Prince Avalanche

3) Either Way 5) Harmony Lessons

4) Gloria Ans.) 1

Ques. : 316 World champion Viswanathan Anand bagged his first title of the year to lift the Grenke Chess Classic trophy in Baden-Baden after defeating -1) Topalov, Veselin 2) Carlsen, Magnus 3) Radjabov, Teimour 4) Leko, peter 5) Naiditsch, Arkadij Ans.) 5 Ques. : 317 Which of the following countries has banned large-calibre arms after experiencing a surge in elephant poaching in its national parks? 1) Syria 2) Gabon 3) Egypt 4) Tunisia 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 318 President Pranab Mukherjee on February 18 conferred the 2011 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to renowned Women social worker Mrs. Ela Ramesh Bhatt. What is the name of the famous organisation of Ela Ramesh Bhatt? 1) SOS 2) SAMARPAN 3) One Billion Rising Campaign 4) SEWA 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 319 Name the first Indian FMCG brand to cross the Rs 5,000-crore mark in retail sales in a year. 1) Vatika 2) Parle-G 3) LUX 4) Krackjack 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 320 Who has won the Qatar Open Tennis title after defeating Serena Williams? 1) Victoria Azarenka 2) Maria Sharapova 3) Samantha Stosur 4) Agnieszka Radwanska 5) Ana Ivanovic Ans.) 1 Ques. : 321 Name the software services major which will get listed on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets on February 19, becoming the first Indian company to be admitted to trade on the leading global bourse. 1) TCS 2) Infosys 3) Wipro 4) Hindustan Computers Ltd.

5) HCL

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 322 The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of underground metro in Mumbai with a British company that operates London Underground Metro. The British company is 1) Transport for London 2) McKinsey & Company 3) Holcrow 4) Mass Transit System 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 323 The Kishanganga hydroelectric project (KHEP) in Kashmir, for which the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague has upheld Indias stand on the project, is a matter of dispute between/among the countries 1) India and China 2) India and Pakistan 3) India and Afghanistan 4) India, Pakistan and China 5) India, Afghanistan and Pakistan Ans.) 2 Ques. : 324 Britains Royal Mint has started manufacturing gold sovereign coins in India for the first time in almost 100 years. The commemorative sovereigns will be produced by 1) MMTC-PAMP 2) PAMP-SA 3) Royal Mint-PAMP 4) MMTC-Royal Mint 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 325 Rafael Correa has been re-elected as president for a third term of the country 1) Maldives 2) Thailand 3) Peru 4) Brazil 5) Ecuador Ans.) 5 Ques. : 326 Nestle has become the latest food company hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing two pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination. In which country is the headquarters of Nestle Company located? 1) Sweden 2) Switzerland 3) Germany 4) Netherlands 5) Britain Ans.) 2 Ques. : 327 Indias first wildlife skywalk will come up in Maenam wildlife sanctuary in the north-eastern state of 1) Sikkim 2) Manipur 3) Meghalaya 4) Mizoram

5) Tripura

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 328 The inaugural meeting of the India-UAE High Level Task Force on Investments was held on February 19 in 1) Abu Dhabi, UAE 2) New Delhi, India 3) Dubai, UAE 4) Chennai, India 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 329 Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che was premiered on February 18. It is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel 1) Five Point Someone 2) Two States 3) 3 Mistakes of My Life 4) What Young India Wants 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 330 Which of the following countries has banned the Hindi-dubbed version of the popular Japanese cartoon Doraemon from its TV screens over fears that youngsters hooked to it might struggle to learn their native tongue? 1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh 3) Sri Lanka 4) China 5) Nepal Ans.) 2 Ques. : 331 Which of the following becomes the countrys first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) under the Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) ` 1) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) 2) National Housing Bank of India (NHB) 3) India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFC) 4) India Infra Debt Ltd. (Infradebt) 5) Tourism Finance Corporation of India (TFCI) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 332 Who among the following has become the first Indian to sign up for Gates- Buffet Charity? 1) Anil Ambani 2) Sunil Mittal 3) Ratan Tata 4) Navin Jindal 5) Azim Premji Ans.) 5 Ques. : 333 Name the first Indian-American woman governor of a US state, who has been presented with the leadership award for giving boost to employment in the automobile sector1) Kalpana Kochhar 2) Nikki Haley 3) Ameet Shah 4) Tulsi Gabbard 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 334 Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned on February 19 after his attempt to end a political stand-off by forming a government of technocrats failed, is the prime minister of 1) Iran 2) Egypt 3) Tunisia 4) Malaysia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 335 SEBI approves India's first social venture fund which was launched by the organisation1) Vedanta Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 2) Info Edge (India) Ltd. 3) incube Ventures Pvt. Ltd 4) Kochhar & Co. 5) None of These Ans.) 3 Ques. : 336 Which is the first national exchange in the country, to offer incentives for liquidity enhancement in the equity cash market, as it will introduce the liquidity enhancement scheme (LES) in equity and equity derivatives segments with effect from March 6? 1) MCX-SX 2) NSE 3) BSE 4) OTCEI 5) ICEX Ans.) 1 Ques. : 337 The 42nd Senior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship will be held from 26th February to 3rd March at 1) Goa 2) Maharashtra 3) New Delhi 4) Karnataka 5) Chennai Ans.) 2 Ques. : 338 Which of the following countries has decided to make an investment in India of $2 billion in infrastructure? 1) USA 2) UK 3) UAE 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 339 Saxo Bank has announced its entry into the Indian market to provide trading platform for foreign equities. The bank specialises in online trading and investment across global financial markets has its headquarters at 1) China 2) Denmark 3) Germany 4) Italy 5) Japan Ans.) 2

Ques. : 340 The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the stampede at the Allahabad railway station, which claimed 37 lives and left several others injured, on February 10. The probe will be conducted by a one-man committee led by1) Justice Onkareshwar Bhatt 2) Justice JS Verma 3) Justice K.M. Chandrashekhar 4) Justices KS Radhakrishnan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 341 The low-cost airline Air Asia has tied up with Tata Sons and Arun Bhatia of Telestra Tradeplace Pvt. Ltd to start a low-cost airline in India. Air Asia is the airlines of 1) Singapore 2) Malaysia 3) Indonesia 4) Thailand 5) China Ans.) 2 Ques. : 342 The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on February 20 cleared major bottlenecks in the way of developing the Rs. 14,000 crore plus, 1980 mega watt North Karanpura super thermal power project of state-owned NTPC in the state1) Jharkhand 2) Chhattisgarh 3) West Bengal 4) Bihar 5) M.P. Ans.) 1 Ques. : 343 In a remarkable achievement, which of the following universities has become the first school to collect more than USD 1 billion for college fund-raising in a single year? 1) Harvard University 2) Yale University 3) University of Southern California 4) Columbia University 5) Stanford University Ans.) 5 Ques. : 344 The government of which country, resigned on February 20 after mass protests against high power prices and falling living standards, joining a long list of European administrations felled by austerity during four years of debt crisis? 1) Bulgaria 2) Poland 3) Denmark 4) Belgium 5) Cyprus Ans.) 1 Ques. : 345 Which of the following state government on February 20 ratified the Abkari Act Amendment Ordinance 2013, which envisages raising the age for buying and selling liquor from 18 to 21? 1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) U.P.

3) Karnataka 5) Kerala

4) New Delhi Ans.) 5

Ques. : 346 Bangladesh on February 21 signed a loan deal with which country for construction of the country's first-ever metro rail system? 1) US 2) China 3) Japan 4) UK 5) India Ans.) 3 Ques. : 347 Which country was criticized by Amnesty International, a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 3 million members and supporters around the world, for recent violent attacks against journalists and media workers? 1) Bhutan 2) Bangladesh 3) China 4) Malaysia 5) Nepal Ans.) 2 Ques. : 348 IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed, which of the following cricketers,as its captain for the upcoming sixth edition of Indian Premier League? 1) Virat Kohli 2) Daniel Vettori 3) Sunil Narine 4) Saeed Ajmal 5) Hashim Amla Ans.) 1 Ques. : 349 Which of the following countries has passed a law,that will empower its intelligence and security agencies to tap phone calls, monitor emails and gather data from SMSs and other means of electronic communications as part of the war on terrorism? 1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh 3) China 4) Pakistan 5) Afghanistan Ans.) 4 Ques. : 350 The Portuguese Commonwealth Games, also known as Lusofonia Games that will kick off on November 3, 2013 will be hosted by which of the following Indian states1) Jharkhand 2) Maharashtra 3) Goa 4) Sikkim 5) New Delhi Ans.) 3 Ques. : 351 Who among the following took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)? 1) Nanda Nilekani 2) Sam Pitroda

3) J. Hari Narayana 5) None of these

4) T. S. Vijayan Ans.) 4

Ques. : 352 The bus maker giant Volvo plans to launch a new Value Brand in the Indian market as part of global strategy to make the country its manufacturing hub for emerging markets. In which country is the headquarters of Volvo Bus Corporation located? 1) Sweden 2) Switzerland 3) Germany 4) The Netherlands 5) Britain Ans.) 1 Ques. : 353 The Indian Air Force conducted its first ever day-night exercise and displayed its full combat capability during 'Iron Fist' to be held in 1) Rajasthan 2) Gujarat 3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Assam 5) Himachal Pradesh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 354 According to latest World badminton rankings issued on February 21, which of the following Indian shuttler slipped out of the top-10 bracket and is now ranked at number 11? 1) Sania Nehwal 2) Jwala Gutta 3) Sindhu PV 4) Parupalli Kashyap 5) Chetan Anand Ans.) 4 Ques. : 355 Which of the following cities of Siberia survived the meteorite shower? 1) Chaykovsky 2) Chelyabinsk 3) Chita 4) Chulym 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 356 Concerned over rising current account deficit, the commerce ministry has asked to suspend import of gold jewellery from the country 1) Maldives 2) Thailand 3) Mauritius 4) Malaysia 5) Indonesia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 357 Who among the following is the recipient of this years lifetime achievement award instituted by Ernst & Young, for asserting a greater role for Indian entrepreneurs on the global business landscape? 1) Ratan Tata 2) Adi Godrej 3) Cyrus Mistry 4) Azim Premji

5) Mukesh Ambani

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 358 The US-India Business Council (USIBC), representing top-of-the-line US companies, has pitched for hiking the foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence sector to 74%. What is the current FDI limit in the Indian defence sector? 1) 49% 2) 26% 3) 0% 4) 51% 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 359 The worlds best-known technology tycoons, including Google co-founder and Facebook founder, launched a $15-million annual prize on February 20 to reward groundbreaking achievements in the field of 1) Space 2) Sports 3) Literature 4) Life Sciences 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 360 As per WTO's International Statistics, 2012, in merchandise trade, India is 12th largest importer with a share of 2.5 per cent in 2011.Indias share in exports is 1.7 per cent. What is its rank in the world as an exporter? 1) 13th 2) 19th 3) 20th 4) 11th 5) 21th Ans.) 2 Ques. : 361 Which of the following states went to polls on Feb 23? 1) Meghalaya and Nagaland 2) Assam and Meghalaya 3) Sikkim and Assam 4) Tripura and Sikkim 5) Nagaland and Tripura Ans.) 1 Ques. : 362 Indian Coast Guards C-154, an interceptor boat (IB) with new-generation Arneson Surface Drive (ASD), has been commissioned in Mumbai. Who among the following built the boat? 1) ABG Shipyard 2) Bharati Shipyard 3) Cochin Shipyard 4) Mazgon Dock 5) Vadyar Boats Ans.) 2 Ques. : 363 Moody's has stripped this country of its triple-A rating.This is the countrys first ever sovereign ratings downgrade. Identify the country. 1) Japan 2) US

3) Britain 5) India

4) Australia Ans.) 3

Ques. : 364 Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said there is need to move towards a technology-driven tax administration and called on all assessees to file tax returns. According to him, what is the number of tax deductees (under TDS) at present? 1) 7 lakh 2) 14 lakh 3) 21 lakh 4) 28 lakh 5) 35 lakh Ans.) 4 Ques. : 365 Reliance Industries' joint venture with Russian petrochemicals company SIBUR has started construction of its plant at Jamnagar to produce which of the following? 1) Butadeine 2) 2-Ethylhexanol 3) Acrylic fibre 4) Polypropylene 5) Butyl rubber Ans.) 5 Ques. : 366 The Delhi High Court has restrained Sony TV channel from broadcasting an episode of which programme based on a teachers' recruitment scam involving former Haryana chief minister Om PrakashChautala and 54 others? 1) Crime Patrol 2) CID Chhote Heroes 3) Adalat 4) Dial 100 5) Saboot Ans.) 1 Ques. : 367 Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers ransacked a police station in Chaighoriaon Feb 22 over alleged police inaction on complaints of financial irregularities by a panchayat member. In which district is Chaighoria located? 1) Murshidabad 2) North 24 Parganas 3) South Dinajpur 4) East Midnapore 5) Hooghly Ans.) 2 Ques. : 368 Who among the following cricketers has become the 10th Indian to play his 100th Test? 1) MS Dhoni 2) VirendraSehwag 3) Harbhajan Singh 4) Ishant Sharma 5) R Ashwin Ans.) 3 Ques. : 369 Almost three years after it was first promised in the Union Budget of 2010-11, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed all private and public sector companies to apply for bank

licences. Who among the following is the last player to have been issued a licence earlier? 1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) Aditya Birla group 4) Yes Bank 5) IndusInd Bank Ans.) 4 Ques. : 370 Which of the following chemicals is said to have been used in the recent Hyderabad bomb blast case? 1) HBT 2) Trinitrotoluene 3) 1, 3, 5-Trinitrobenzene 4) Ammonium Chlorate 5) Ammonium Nitrate Ans.) 5 Ques. : 371 Which of the followings states has become the first to produce over 500 million kilogram tea for two years in a row? 1) Assam 2) Karnataka 3) West Bengal 4) Meghalaya 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 372 Ang Lee got the best director trophy at the 85th Academy Awards for the film 1) Argo 2) Amour 3) Life of Pi 4) Zero Dark Thirty 5) Django Unchained Ans.) 3 Ques. : 373 The first female President of South Korea who has promised zero tolerance with provocation from North Korea is 1) Park Ji-man 2) Park Geun-Hye 3) Park Chung-hee 4) Kim Young-sam 5) Kim Dae-jung Ans.) 2 Ques. : 374 Raul Castro has been re-elected as the president of which country? 1) Haiti 2) Cuba 3) Ecuador 4) Jamacia 5) Bahamas Ans.) 2 Ques. : 375 Mahendra Singh Dhoni has made the record of highest individual Test score by an Indian captain en route his majestic 224 in the first cricket test against Australia. Whose record has he surpassed? 1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Sachin Tendulkar

3) Kapil Dev 5) Sourav Ganguly

4) Ravi Shastri Ans.) 2

Ques. : 376 Sania Mirza clinched her second doubles title the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, with her partner 1) Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2) Nadia Petrova 3) Katarina Srebotnik 4) Cara Black 5) Anastasia Rodionova Ans.) 1 Ques. : 377 Name the Hindi litterateur who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2012 for his historical novel Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati based on Swami Vivekananda and the era he belonged to. 1) Ramdarash Misra 2) Pratibha Ray 3) Amar kanth 4) Shri Kunwar Narayana 5) Narendra Kohli Ans.) 5 Ques. : 378 Which of the following banks is planning to lay off staff in India as a part of its plan to wind down its retail and commercial operations in the country? 1) Citi Bak 2) Saxo Bank 3) Standard and chartered bank 4) Royal bank of Scotland 5) Deutsche Bank Ans.) 4 Ques. : 379 Name the world's oldest marathon runner of Indian-origin nicked named, Turbaned Tornado who retired from competitive events as a "very happy" man after finishing his last race in Hong Kong on Februry24. 1) Fauja Singh 2) Budhia singh 3) Amby Singh 4) Bobby Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 380 All is set for the launch of Indo-French satellite 'SARAL', aimed at oceanographic studies, and six foreign mini and micro satellites on board ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV from which of the following spaceports ? 1) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), at 2) ISRO Satellite Centre at Bangalore Thiruvananthapuram 4) Sathish Dhawan Space Centre at 3) Space Applications Centre (SAC) at Ahmedabad Sriharikota 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 381 Retirement fund body EPFO on February 25 decided to pay 8.5 per cent interest rate to its over five crore subscribers on their PF deposits for 2012-13. What was the interest rate provided in the previous fiscal? 1) 8 per cent 2) 8.25per cent 3) 9 per cent 4) 9.25 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 382 The 81-year old Padma Bhushan awardee Hari Shankar Singhania, who died recently, was an eminent 1) Economist 2) Violinist 3) Archaeologist 4) Scientist 5) Industrialist Ans.) 5 Ques. : 383 Which of the following countries has made it clear that it will not entertain any banking -and tax-related requests that are based on information acquired illegally? 1) India 2) Switzerland 3) Mauritius 4) China 5) US Ans.) 2 Ques. : 384 What is the total no. of awards won by Ang Lees film Life of Pi out of its 11 nominations? 1) Three 2) Two 3) Four 4) Six 5) Five Ans.) 3 Ques. : 385 Which of the following global software firms has rolled out in India DigiGirlz, a programme aimed at driving high school girls towards science and engineering by giving them an opportunity to learn about careers in technology, connect with the company's employees and participate in hands-on workshops? 1) Microsoft 2) Google 3) Apple 4) SAP 5) Adobe Systems Ans.) 1 Ques. : 386 According to railway budget 2013-14, which state has been brought into the railway network for the first time? 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Mizoram 3) Maghalaya 4) Nagaland 5) Tripura Ans.) 1

Ques. : 387 According to railway budget 2013-14, Indian Railway Institute for Financial Management to train rail officers on a regular basis is to be set up at 1) New Delhi 2) Lucknow 3) Hyderabad 4) Secunderabad 5) Rai Bareilly Ans.) 4 Ques. : 388 Arun Tadanki, Managing Director, India & Southeast Asia, of a company, announced his decision to leave the company. Identify the company. 1) Microsoft 2) Yahoo 3) Google 4) linkedin 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 389 Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented his maiden Rail Budget on February 25. He is the first Congress minister to be presenting the Rail Budget in 17 years. The last Congress minister to present the rail budget was 1) CP Joshi 2) CK Jaffar Sharief 3) ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury 4) Manmohan Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 390 For the first time the Federation of Film Societies of India in association with the Embassy of Israel is hosting a three-day Israeli Film Festival in India. Where is it being held? 1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Hyderabad 5) Chennai Ans.) 3 Ques. : 391 The government has extended the term of which of the following Deputy Governors of the RBI? 1) Anand Sinha 2) KC Chakrabarty 3) HR Khan 4) Urjit Patel 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 392 Which of the following commissions is investigating illegal mining in different states? 1) Justice Chandrasekariah 2) Justices KS Radhakrishnan and Madan B Lokur Commission Commission 3) Justice OP Bhatt Commission 4) Justice MB Shah Commission 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 393 The Economic Survey is customarily tabled in Parliament by the Finance Minister a day before the General Budget for the coming fiscal year .Economic Survey is prepared by a team of economists led by Chief Economic Advisor. Who is the present Chief Economic Advisor of India? 1) C Rangarajan 2) Raghuram Rajan 3) Subir Gokarn 4) Kalpana Kochhar 5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 394 Which of the following government corporations has been slapped with a fine of Rs 10 lakh by a consumer forum for selling soft drinks above the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) to two customers? 1) Food Corporation of India 2) Bureau of Indian Standards 3) Department of Food and Public Distribution of 4) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism India Limited Corporation 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 395 The annual international men's field hockey tournament, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is scheduled to be held from 9th -17th March, in which of the following countries? 1) Malaysia 2) Singapore 3) Indonesia 4) Iran 5) Egypt Ans.) 1 Ques. : 396 The Rajya Sabha on February 26 approved the proclamation of President's rule in Jharkhand where former Chief Minister Arjun Munda had resigned after his government was reduced to a minority last month. Since its formation 12 years ago, Jharkhand will come under President's Rule for the 1) Third time 2) Fourth time 3) First time 4) Second time 5) Eighth time Ans.) 1 Ques. : 397 According to the Economic Survey the overall economy of India is expected to grow in 2013-14 in the range of 1) 7.1to 7.6 per cent 2) 6.1 to 6.7 per cent 3) 5.2 to 5.8 per cent 4) 8.1to 8.8 per cent 5) 4.5 to 5.1 per cent Ans.) 2 Ques. : 398 Who among the following has been confirmed as the new US Defence Secretary? 1) Chuck Hagel 2) John Kerry

3) Steven Chu 5) None of these

4) Leon Panetta Ans.) 1

Ques. : 399 More than 140 Nobel laureates led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged which country, on February 27, to release itsq Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, jailed for subversion since 2009? 1) Japan 2) China 3) South Korea 4) North Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 400 Which of the following has become the first State in the country to ban manual scavenging and has barred the deployment of safai karamcharis (cleaning staff) for manual sewer cleaning? 1) Maharastra 2) Delhi 3) UP 4) Karnataka 5) West Bangal Ans.) 2 Ques. : 401 Which of the following Australian cricketers was fined 10 per cent of his match fee for sporting a manufacturer's logo on his helmet, breaching the specific requirements of the ICC's Clothing and Equipment Regulations during the fourth day's play in the first test between Australia and India which finished on February 26? 1) Shane Warne 2) Ricky Ponting 3) Adam Gilchrist 4) Alan Border 5) Moises Henriques Ans.) 5 Ques. : 402 The Government of Japan has, nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for the designation of next governor of the central bank of the country, the Bank of Japan. At present, Haruhiko Kuroda is the head of 1) International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2) World Bank 3) Asian Development bank (ADB) 4) Brics development bank 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 403 The Union Budget- 2013-14was presented by the Finance Minister P Chidambaram on February 28. It is his. 1) Sixth budget 2) Eighth budget 3) Fourth budget 4) Ninth budget 5) Seventh budget Ans.) 2

Ques. : 404 The National Science Day is observed in the honour of Nobel laureate and physicist CV Ramans discovery of the Raman Effect, which he announced in 1928.National Science Day is observed on 1) February 27 2) March 1 3) February 28 4) March 3 5) February 26 Ans.) 3 Ques. : 405 In the budget 2013-14 Finance minister (FM) has Proposed to set up India's first all-women bank as the public sector. The FM indicated that the move to set up an all-women bank is prompted by many women heading PSU bank. At present, which of the following are the only two PSU banks headed by women? 1) Bank of India and Allahabad Bank 2) Canara Bank and Oversees Bank 3) Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda 4) Central Bank of India and Corporation bank 5) Syndicate Bank and UCO Bank Ans.) 1 Ques. : 406 According to Union budget 2013-14 the Indian Institute of Biotechnology will be set up at 1) Jamshedpur 2) Lucknow 3) Patna 4) Ranchi 5) Jabalpur Ans.) 4 Ques. : 407 According to Union budget 2013-14 the Government has imposed what per cent surcharge on income exceeding Rs.1 crore a year? 1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent 3) 20 per cent 4) 25 per cent 5) 30 per cent Ans.) 1 Ques. : 408 The fiscal deficit for the current financial year has been contained at 5.2 per cent of GDP. According to finance minister, fiscal deficit for year2013-14 has proposed to bring it down to what per cent? 1) 4 per cent 2) 4.5 per cent 3) 4.8 per cent 4) 3.2 per cet 5) 3 per cent Ans.) 3 Ques. : 409 Which of the following NRI education pioneer, known for his innovative hole-inthe-wall experiment to give computer education to slum children, has been awarded with the prestigious $1 million TED prize? 1) Sugata Mitra 2) Ashok Mago 3) Nikki Haley 4) Rangaswamy Srinivasan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 410 In the Budget for 2013-14, Finance Minister has proposed that two new major ports will be set up in the state 1) Gujarat and Maharashtra 2) Kerala and Tamil Nadu 3) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu 4) West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 411 In the budget 2013-14 Finance Minister has allowed an additional interest deduction of Rs 1 lakh to first-time home buyers for loan up to 1) Rs 25 lakh 2) Rs 20 lakh 3) Rs 30 lakh 4) Rs 10 lakh 5) Rs 15 lakh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 412 According to budget 2013-14, income limit under Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) will be raised up to Rs. 12 lakh. The earlier income limit of the scheme was 1) Rs 3 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh 3) Rs 8 lakh 4) Rs 10 lakh 5) Rs 11 lakh Ans.) 4 Ques. : 413 According to the report of World Health Organization (WHO), radiation leakage from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan has increased the risk of which disease for people living in the vicinity of the crippled plant? 1) Polio 2) Ebola 3) Cancer 4) Asthma 5) Lupus Erythematosus Ans.) 3 Ques. : 414 Who among the following took over as the new director-general of the Indian Coast Guard? 1) Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan 2) Vice Admiral Prabhakaran Paleri 3) Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal 4) Vice Admiral Rameshwar Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 415 In the budget 2013-14, which of the following funds has been set up with Rs. 1,000 crore to empower women and to keep them safe and secure? 1) ICDS Fund 2) Nirbhaya Fund 3) SEWA Fund 4) Malala Fund 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 416 With which country did India ink an MoU on March 1to strengthen co-operation in Earth Sciences by sharing information on meteorology, hydrology and climate variability? 1) US 2) UK 3) China 4) Japan 5) Switzerland Ans.) 2 Ques. : 417 According to Union Budget 2013-14, Fiscal Deficit for 2013-14 has been pegged at 4.8 per cent of GDP. What will be the Revenue Deficit for the same period? 1) 3.3 percent 2) 3.5 per cent 3) 4 per cent 4) 4.5 per cent 5) 5.2 per cent Ans.) 1 Ques. : 418 In the budget 2013-14, Finance Minister has proposed the National Institute of Sports Coaching at a cost of Rs 250 crore over a period of three years to be set up at 1) Gwalior 2) Patiala 3) Allahabad 4) Kochi 5) Dispur Ans.) 2 Ques. : 419 According to budget 2013-14, all branches of public sector banks will have ATM by 1) March 2014 2) March 2018 3) March 2015 4) March 2017 5) March 2016 Ans.) 1 Ques. : 420 In the Budget for 2013-14, Finance Minister has announced which of the following new schemes to address the environmental concerns of the textile industry that will be implemented in the 12th five-year plan? 1) Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional 2) DISCOMS Industries (SFURTI) 4) Technology Upgradation Fund 3) Integrated Processing Development Scheme Scheme (TUFS) 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 421 Mukul Sangma, who steered the Congress to retain power, will be sworn as the 23rd CM of which state on March 5th 1) Tripura 2) Meghalaya 3) Nagaland 4) Manipur

5) Mizoram

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 422 Which of the following states has become the highest Muga and Eri silk producer in the country for the year 2011-2012? 1) Assam 2) Karnataka 3) West Bengal 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Kerala Ans.) 1 Ques. : 423 Vijitha Bandara won the eighth NCR Cup golf tournament at the Delhi Golf Club on March 1. He belongs to which country? 1) India 2) Sri Lanka 3) Bhutan 4) Nepal 5) Myanmar Ans.) 2 Ques. : 424 Congress MP, Mukesh Gadhvi, passed away on March 1. He was an MP from 1) Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh 2) Banaskantha, Ahmadabad 3) Dhule, Maharashtra 4) Jangipur, West Bengal 5) Kannauj, MP Ans.) 2 Ques. : 425 The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a book on March 1 titled Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past, written by 1) Ashwani Kumar 2) Harish Rawat 3) K. Natwar Singh 4) Chandresh Kumari Katoch 5) Kamal Nath Ans.) 3 Ques. : 426 Which of the following countries has hosted the largest Indian Education Fair on March 2, to showcase opportunities for studying in India? 1) China 2) UK 3) Sri Lanka 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 427 The government will set up Akshay Urja Shops in all the distrcits of the country to make solar energy products easily available and to provide easy after sales repair services. The shops will be set up by the 1) Ministry of Commerce & Industry 2) Ministry of Environment & Forests 3) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium 4) Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Enterprises 5) Ministry of Power Ans.) 4

Ques. : 428 An expert committee, which was appointed by the government to review the functioning of Prasar Bharati, has sought suggestions from the public on issues related to the national broadcaster is headed by 1) Usha Thorat 2) HR Khan 3) C Rangarajan 4) Sam Pitroda 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 429 A former navy lieutenant of Taiwan was sentenced to three-year imprisonment for leaking confidential military information to the country1) India 2) China 3) US 4) UK 5) Syria Ans.) 2 Ques. : 430 Who among the following finished a creditable fifth in a top-class field in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) 20 km Race Walking Challenge event held at Taicang, China, on March 2? 1) Irfan Kolothum Thodi 2) Gaurav Kumari 3) Mikha Singh 4) Ajit Pal Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 431 Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding repeal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), and was flown in New Delhi ,on March 4 appeared before a court in case of attempted suicide. She belongs to 1) Tripura 2) Meghalaya 3) Nagaland 4) Manipur 5) Mizoram Ans.) 4 Ques. : 432 Name the Italian musician and composer who has died aged 95. He wrote the scores for about 300 films and is also known as the voice of Rome. 1) Miles Davis 2) Armando Trovajoli 3) Duke Ellington 4) Louis Armstrong 5) Gianni Alemanno Ans.) 2 Ques. : 433 Ace woman Deepika Kumari has been named Jharkhands Sportsperson of the year' for her outstanding achievements world over. The announcement was made by Tata Steel on the occasion of the174th birth anniversary of its founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata on March 3. Which game is she associated with? 1) Archery 2) Boxing

3) Hockey 5) Weightlifting

4) Swimming Ans.) 1

Ques. : 434 Who among the following won the ATP Dubai Open Tennis title 2013? 1) Novak Djokovic 2) Tomas Berdych 3) Roger Federer 4) M. Granollers 5) M. Jaziri Ans.) 1 Ques. : 435 The team Services defended Santosh Trophy title after defeating which state in the summit clash of the 67th edition of the National Football Championships in Kochi on March 3. 1) Kerala 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Karnataka 4) Assam 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 436 In a major step forward to resolve the land boundary issue, India has exchanged maps of demarcated stretches and is ready to release USD 50 million out of a USD 200 million credit line to its capital, with which country? 1) Bangladesh 2) Bhutan 3) Pakistan 4) Nepal 5) Myanmar Ans.) 1 Ques. : 437 Who among the following has become the first Indian to sign up for Gates- Buffet Charity? 1) Anil Ambani 2) Sunil Mittal 3) Ratan Tata 4) Navin Jindal 5) Azim Premji Ans.) 5 Ques. : 438 Which of the following countries has decided to make an investment in India of $2 billion in infrastructure? 1) USA 2) UK 3) UAE 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 439 Who amongst the following is the author of the book titled Economic Policies and Indias Reform Agenda: New Thinking? 1) Subir Gokarn 2) C Rangarajan 3) YV Reddy 4) Bimal Jalan

5) Duvvuri Subbarao

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 440 India lost the Asia/Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie against which of the following countries recently? 1) Spain 2) Indonesia 3) Canada 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 441 Which of the following Bollywood actors has signed a deal worth about Rs 400 crore with Star India for exclusive satellite rights to all his upcoming releases until 2017? 1) Ajay Devgan 2) Salman Khan 3) shahrukh khan 4) Amir Khan 5) Ranbir kapoor Ans.) 1 Ques. : 442 Which of the following trains will be the first to have Anubhuti coaches, the special AC luxury class proposed in this years rail budget, providing higher travel comfort to passengers? 1) Bhopal Shatabdi 2) Jan Shatabdi Express 3) Jaipur Shatabdi 4) Chandigarh Shatabdi 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 443 What is Indias current ranking in the world in steel production? 1) 4th 2) 3rd 3) 2nd 4) 1st 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 444 Mahesh Bhupathi won the first title of the 2013 season, combined with which of the following French players to edge past Robert Lindstedt and Nenand Zimonjic in the summit clash of the Dubai Tennis Championships, in Dubai on March 2? 1) Arnaud Boestsh 2) Michael Llodra 3) Rodoplphe Gilbert 4) Olivier Delaitre 5) Guillaume Raoux Ans.) 2 Ques. : 445 According to Finance Minister P Chidambaram, India's first all-women bank will start its operations from November this year through the initiation of how many branches? 1) Six 2) Five 3) Three 4) Four 5) Eight Ans.) 1

Ques. : 446 Who among the following will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland on March 5? 1) Manik Sarkar 2) S.C. Jamir 3) Neiphiu Rio 4) Vizol Angami 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 447 With which country did India conduct a friendship jump during Sampriti-III, the Joint Special Forces Exercise, at the Malpura Dropping Zone in Agra on March 2? 1) China 2) Myanmar 3) Bangladesh 4) Sri Lanka 5) Bhutan Ans.) 3 Ques. : 448 Which of the following countries Parliament passed a law, which will force search engines such as Google and other news aggregators, to pay royalties to publishers for posting extracts of their articles? 1) Germany 2) USA 3) UK 4) France 5) Italy Ans.) 1 Ques. : 449 Who among the following won the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Players Championship Title 2013 1) Mukesh Kumar 2) Prince Kajotia 3) Jeev Milkha Singh 4) Sahmim Khan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 450 Raising hopes of a sovereign credit upgrade, which of the following global rating agencies has applauded Finance Minister P Chidambaram's Budget saying that it pursues realistic fiscal consolidation path and is 'credit positive? 1) S & P 2) Moodys 3) Morningstar 4) Fitch 5) CRISIL Ans.) 2 Ques. : 451 Which of the following countries has selected the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim 'Nirbhaya' for the International Women of Courage Award? The award to 'Nirbhaya' would be presented posthumously on 8th March. 1) USA 2) UK 3) Italy 4) France

5) Germany

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 452 Which of the following State/ UT Governments on March 4 decided to introduce Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAT) to check safety of donated blood in all major government hospitals in its state? 1) Puducherry 2) Kerala 3) Karnataka 4) Gujarat 5) Delhi Ans.) 5 Ques. : 453 With which country did India sign an agreement on March 5 to provide relief to their nationals from double payment on social security contributions while working in each others country? 1) Indonesia 2) Sri Lanka 3) Portugal 4) China 5) USA Ans.) 3 Ques. : 454 With which of the following neighbouring countries did India sign a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) on March 5 for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income? 1) Bangladesh 2) Afghanistan 3) China 4) Nepal 5) Bhutan Ans.) 5 Ques. : 455 Which of the following Asian countries will raise military spending by 10.7 percent this year to $119 billion? The government announced this on March 5, adding to a nearly unbroken series of double-digit increases in the defence budget over two decades. 1) China 2) India 3) Pakistan 4) Sri Lanka 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 456 Bangladesh conferred its second highest award, 'Bangladesh Muktijuddho Sanmanona' (Liberation War award) on March 4 to which Indian for his valuable contribution to the country's liberation war in 1971? 1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Smt. Indira Gandhi 3) Pranab Mukherjee 4) Manmohan Singh 5) Sonia Gandhi Ans.) 3 Ques. : 457 Geeta Phogat stood out in an otherwise average performance by the Indian team, which finished fifth in the senior womens wrestling World Cup held in from March 1 to 3 in

1) Belarus 3) Japan 5) India

2) Mongolia 4) China Ans.) 2

Ques. : 458 US President Barack Obama has nominated Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) physicist Ernie Moniz as his new Energy Secretary. Moniz would replace which of the following as his new Energy Secretary? 1) Gina McCarthy 2) Steven Chu 3) John Kerry 4) Ameet Shah 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 459 Which of the following state/ UT governments is planning to promote its state/UT as medical tourism hub? 1) Delhi 2) Puducherry 3) Chandigarh 4) Maharashtra 5) Gujarat Ans.) 2 Ques. : 460 The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to hand over Hyderabad bomb blasts case to which of the following bodies? 1) Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) 2) Intelligence Bureau (IB) 3) Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) 4) National Investigation Agency (NIA) 5) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 461 Name the four-day festival, the first of its kind ,displaying arts, craft and literature from eastern India , that will organised in Jodhpur from 9th to 12th March. 1) Lait kala-2013 2) Octave-2013 3) Shilp Haat -2013 4) Divine Connection-2013 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 462 Akshayraj Kore became the latest Indian chess player to achieve the Grandmaster title after he came up with a career-best rating performance to win the A category of the Cannes Festival that concluded in the French city .To which city does he belong? 1) Pune 2) Hyderabad 3) Ranchi 4) Ahmedabad 5) Mumbai Ans.) 1 Ques. : 463 Which of the following Bollywood stars was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the second

season of the Indian Premier League on March 5? 1) Shilpa Shetty 2) Shah Rukh Khan 3) Preity Zinta 4) Juhi Chawla 5) Rahul Bose Ans.) 3 Ques. : 464 Which of the following pairs of countries introduced a joint resolution at the United Nations Security Council on March 5 that would intensify sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test last month, targeting the country's banking activities and its diplomats? 1) US and China 2) US and India 3) US and France 4) US and South Korea 5) US and Japan Ans.) 1 Ques. : 465 Bharti Airtel on March 6 launched a new roaming scheme for its prepaid customers in Delhi which will enable them to receive free incoming calls in five states. Which of the following states is not included under the scheme? 1) Rajasthan 2) UP 3) Bihar 4) Uttarakhand 5) Jharkhand Ans.) 1 Ques. : 466 Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in order to curb the menace of insider trading, has set up a new committee headed by 1) Justice Kriti Singh 2) Justice. N.K. Sodhi 3) Justice Mohit Shah 4) Justice Arun Mishra 5) Justice D. Murugesan Ans.) 2 Ques. : 467 Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have been ranked at the top of the Well Being Index (WBI), while southern states, Gujarat and most of the north-eastern states emerged as the most secure ones for women in the Female Security Index (FSI). These indexes have been released by which of the following groups? 1) Ebay Strategic Group 2) Tata Strategic Management Group 3) Rubicon Strategy Group 4) Infosys - Aligning Sourcing Strategy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 468 Unknown to many, the world's largest magnet, weighing 50,000 tonnes and slated to be several times bigger than the one at the Compact Muon Solenoid detector at CERN, Geneva, is being designed at which of the following Indian research centres? 1) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre 2) Tata institute of fundamental research (BARC). 3) Indian Institute of Science 4) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific

5) None of these

Research Ans.) 1

Ques. : 469 The China Football Association has named which of the following football stars as the Ambassador for the Chinese Super League? 1) Zinedine Zidane 2) David Beckham 3) Lionel Messi 4) Cristiano Ronaldo 5) Radamel Falcao Ans.) 2 Ques. : 470 Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer, is a president of which of the following countries? 1) Venezuela 2) Ecuador 3) Indonesia 4) Cuba 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 471 Which of the following state government has announced, ban on import, manufacturing, transportation, stocking and sale of chewable tobacco and increased rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) on cigarettes and related products from the next financial year, while presenting budget in its State Legislative Assembly for 2013-14 on March 6? 1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Nagaland 3) Rajasthan 4) Tripura 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 472 The board of governors of UN atomic agency's on March 7 approved giving director general of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano a new fouryear term without even resorting to a vote. Yukiya Amano belong to country 1) Japan 2) North Korea 3) South Korea 4) China 5) Thailand Ans.) 1 Ques. : 473 Who among the following has been selected for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2012? 1) Karan Singh 2) Arun Jaitley 3) Sharad Yadav 4) Sachin piolot 5) Sushma Swaraj Ans.) 3 Ques. : 474 Which of the following Indian states presented a zero-deficit budget for its state? 1) Rajasthan 2) Jammu & Kashmir

3) UP 5) None of these

4) Meghalaya Ans.) 2

Ques. : 475 Who among the following will succeed Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela who died on March 5 after a two-year battle with cancer? 1) Ramn Carrizales 2) Elas Jaua 3) Nicolas Maduro 4) Jorge Rodrguez Gmez 5) Jos Vicente Rangel Vale Ans.) 3 Ques. : 476 Neha Ramu, a 12-year-old Indian-origin girl in UK has stunned everyone after she scored an incredible 162- even higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking ,in which of the following IQ tests ? 1) Stanford-Binet IQ test 2) Mensa IQ Test 3) Miller Analogies Test 4) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 5) Otis-Lennon School Ability Test Ans.) 2 Ques. : 477 Which of the following Indian composting plants has become the first to get carbon credits from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the country? 1) composting plant of East Delhi Municipal 2) composting plant of West Delhi Municipal Corporation Corporation 3) composting plant of North Delhi Municipal 4) composting plant of South Delhi Municipal Corporation Corporation 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 478 With which country US has agreed on exemptions for the auto industry in a mooted Pacific-wide free trade pact? 1) India 2) China 3) South Korea 4) Japan 5) Singapore Ans.) 4 Ques. : 479 Who among the following has been sworn in for the fourth straight term as Chief Minister to head the fifth consecutive Left Front government in Tripura on March 6? 1) Manik Sarkar 2) Tapan Chakraborty 3) Manik De 4) Ratan Bhowmick 5) Khagendra Jamatiya Ans.) 1 Ques. : 480 The European Union has fined, which of the following corporations, 561 million euros for failing to offer users a choice of Web browser?

1) Microsoft Corp 3) Apple 5) Adobe system

2) Google 4) Oracle Ans.) 1

Ques. : 481 Which of the following cities is hosting the five-day Indo-Pak International Trade Expo, IPEX-13, starting on March 7? 1) Jalandhar 2) Lahore 3) Patiala 4) Karachi 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 482 The worst may be over for the Indian economy and it sees economic growth at around 7% from 2014 onwards in India is a statement given by which of the following rating agencies? 1) S&P 2) Fitch 3) ONICRA 4) CRISIL 5) Moodys Ans.) 5 Ques. : 483 Who among the following has been conferred with the first-ever Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony - 2012 ? 1) Pandit Ravi Shankar 2) Bhimsen Joshi 3) Ustad Iliad Khan 4) Mallikarjun Mansur 5) Gangubai Hangal Ans.) 1 Ques. : 484 The political party National League for Democracy (NLD) is holding its firstever party conference on March 8, as it sets its sights on the challenges of power in the country. It belongs to 1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal 3) India 4) Myanmar 5) Pakistan Ans.) 4 Ques. : 485 Indias first all-women post office, which will be completely operated by women employees, opened on March 7 at 1) Delhi 2) Chandigarh 3) Kochi 4) Raipur 5) Bangalore Ans.) 1 Ques. : 486 Name the Tsunami survivor who bagged a bronze medal to mark an impressive beginning to India's campaign on the opening day of the Hero Asian Cycling Championship at

the IG Velodrome in New Delhi on March 7. 1) Deborah 2) Jashanjit Kaur 3) Armin Arethna 4) Minati Mahapatra 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 487 A committee which has been constituted by the centre to examine the legal position and look at the entire process of film clearances, is led by 1) Justice KS Radhakrishnan 2) Justice G S Singhvi 3) Justice Mukul Mudgal 4) Justice Madan B Lokur 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 488 A four day Indo-US workshop on nano-structured electronic materials, Challenges and Relevance to Electronics and Energy, was held on 8th March at 1) Thrissur, Kerala 2) Kochi, Kerala 3) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 4) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 489 The memoir, The Test of My Life, is based on the life of 1) Sachin Tendulkar 2) Yuvraj Singh 3) MS Dhoni 4) Virat Kohli 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 490 Which of the following state governments has decided to hike the minimum wages for labourers in the state by nearly 22 per cent? 1) UP 2) Uttarakhand 3) Bihar 4) Jharkhand 5) Chhattisgarh Ans.) 2 Ques. : 491 With which country has India signed a currency swap agreement for up to $100 million to further economic co-operation? 1) Bhutan 2) Sri Lanka 3) Nepal 4) Myanmar 5) Bangladesh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 492 The government on March 8 has set up a committee of experts to prepare the blueprint of Indias first womens bank. The bank is expected to start functioning from November. The committee is headed by 1) V R Iyer 2) M B N Rao

3) S A Panse 5) Pratip Chaudhuri

4) B A Prabhakar Ans.) 2

Ques. : 493 Who among the following has been selected for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2011? 1) Karan Singh 2) Arun Jaitley 3) Sharad Yadav 4) Ajay Makan 5) Pakistan Ans.) 1 Ques. : 494 Who among the following has been newly elected the President of Kenya? 1) Raila Odinga 2) Mwai Kibaki 3) Daniel arap Moi 4) Jomo Kenyatta 5) Uhuru Kenyatta Ans.) 5 Ques. : 495 The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 8 March 2013 released the Commemorative Postage Stamp on Sahir Ludhianvi on occasion of his birth anniversary. Sahir Ludhianvi was an eminent1) Poet 2) Industrialist 3) Musician 4) Writer 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 496 UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on March 8 laid the foundation stone of a residential, educational-cum- vocational training centre for persons with autism spectrum disorders at village Gairatpur Bass. The village is situated in 1) UP 2) Bihar 3) Jharkhand 4) Haryana 5) Chhatisgarh Ans.) 4 Ques. : 497 Irda on March 8 tweaked norms for insurance companies to invest their funds in different market instruments .According to new guideline, Life insurance companies can now invest in central government securities which should not be less than how much per cent of the total corpus? 1) 25 per cent 2) 15 per cent 3) 50 per cent 4) 40 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 498 The World Bank has barred which of the following firms from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for six months, after finding that a senior executive of the

conglomerate has indulged in fraud? 1) Microsoft 2) Larsen & Toubro (L&T) 3) Google 4) SAP 5) Apple Ans.) 2 Ques. : 499 Which of the following is NOT a banking related term? 1) Creditor 2) Outstanding amount 3) Benchmark Prime Lending Rate 4) Explicit Guarantee 5) Centre Pass Ans.) 5 Ques. : 500 What is the full form CBS in banking? 1) Core Banking Solution 2) Core Banking System 3) Core Banking Service 4) Core Banking Statistics 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 501 Which of the following is Indias first subsonic cruise missile? 1) Brahmos 2) Trishul 3) Nirbhay 4) Dhanush 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 502 Indias biggest shopping mall has been opened in Kochi recently which is developed by Lulu group at an investment of Rs 1, 600 crore. The Lulu group belong to which of the following countries? 1) US 2) UK 3) UAE 4) Singapore 5) Russia Ans.) 3 Ques. : 503 Which of the following countries Football Federation has decided to halt all football activity in the country for an indefinite period over a stadium riot in February2012? 1) Brazil 2) Egypt 3) Argentina 4) Vietnam 5) Malaysia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 504 The two week long Key Resolve exercise, a largely computer simulated joint military exercise, started on March 11 between which of the following two countries? 1) US and Japan 2) US and South Korea 3) US and China 4) US and India

5) US and Australia

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 505 SAARC Literature Award was presented to five writers at Agra during the two days SAARC Festival of Literature recently. Who among the following is the Indian poet who was honoured with the prestigious Literature Award? 1) Abhay K 2) Farheen Chaudhary 3) Daya Dissanayake 4) Abdul Khaliq Rashid 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 506 Who among the following has been appointed as Governor of Nagaland recently? 1) DY Pail 2) Ashwani Kumar 3) SC Jamir 4) MC Bhandare 5) HR Bharadwaj Ans.) 2 Ques. : 507 Lilian, who died recently at the age of 97, was the princess of which of the following countries? 1) Spain 2) Sweden 3) Australia 4) Canada 5) Switzerland Ans.) 2 Ques. : 508 Tine Baun has won the womens singles title recently at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2013 in Birmingham defeating who among the following? 1) Ratchanok Intanon 2) Sania Nehwal 3) Yang-Xiaoli 4) Cheng Shu 5) Lee Chong Wei Ans.) 1 Ques. : 509 Deodhar trophy is associated with which of the following games? 1) Football 2) Cricket 3) Tennis 4) Badminton 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 510 What is the full form IDR as used in banking/financial sector? 1) Indian Depository Receipt 2) Indian Deferred Receipt 3) Inaugural Dividend Receipt 4) Inaugural Deposit Receipt 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 511 Which of the following former Permanent Representatives of India to United

Nations received on March 12 the Thomas Jefferson Eternal Vigilance award for his/her exemplary service to humanity? 1) Vijay K. Nambiar 2) Hardeep Singh Puri 3) Dilip Sinha 4) Arundhati Ghose 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 512 According to World Bank, the Indian economy will grow during 2013-14 at over 1) 6% 2) 7% 3) 8% 4) 5% 5) 4.7% Ans.) 1 Ques. : 513 Manorama Devi is associated with which of the following sports? 1) Swimming 2) Cycling 3) Badminton 4) Shooting 5) Boxing Ans.) 2 Ques. : 514 For the first time, India on March 12 test-fired its indigenously developed medium-range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, which is located in the state of 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Odisha 3) Karnataka 4) Rajasthan 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2 Ques. : 515 India and Mauritius on March 12 signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during the state visit of President Pranab Mukherjee. Which of the following is not covered under the MoU? 1) Co-operation in field of health and medicine 2) Co-operation in the field of nuclear energy 3) Co-operation in the field of tourism 4) Co-operation in the field of education 5) Both 2 and 4 Ans.) 5 Ques. : 516 Name the new Ministry of Tourism film which received first prize at the 11th Golden City Gate Tourism Media Awards ceremony held in Berlin to coincide with ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Brse) Berlin 2013. 1) Find What You Seek 2) Incredible India 3) Bharat Shakti 4) Go Beyond 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 517 Sistemas Indian unit, on March 11, won telecom spectrum in eight circles or

zones for Rs.3, 639 crore in an auction shunned by all other companies. Sistema is a conglomerate of 1) Japan 2) US 3) China 4) Russia 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 518 Which of the following banks has launched an Incredible India Travel Card in association with the Tourism Ministry? 1) YES Bank 2) SBI 3) ICICI Bank 4) HDFC Bank 5) PNB Ans.) 1 Ques. : 519 Which of the following is not a credit rating agency of India? 1) CRISIL 2) CARE 3) ICRA 4) Fitch 5) All the above are Indian Ans.) 4 Ques. : 520 Who among the following has been appointed as Governor of Odisha? 1) S.C. Jamir 2) Ashwani Kumar 3) Devanand Konwar 4) D.Y. Patil 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 521 An eminent structural engineer, Dr. Vistasp M Karbhari, joined the small but expanding league of Indian-Americans heading educational institutions in the US. He has been approved as president of which of the following universities? 1) University of Texas 2) University of Alabama 3) Stanford University 4) University of California 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 522 President Pranab Mukherjee has been conferred with which of the following honours by Mauritius University? 1) Doctorate of Science 2) Doctorate of Civil Law 3) Doctorate of Economy 4) Doctorate of Social sciences 5) Doctorate of Theology Ans.) 2 Ques. : 523 The Government of India and RBI have decided to introduce one billion currency notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial. The field trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them?

1) Kochi 3) Jaipur 5) Kanpur

2) Mysore 4) Bhubaneswar Ans.) 5

Ques. : 524 In which of the following countries has a court set a date for the exhumation of the remains of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, whose death in 1973 is being reinvestigated? 1) Denmark 2) Chile 3) Belgium 4) Greece 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 525 Ganesh Pyne, who died recently, was a legendary_______. 1) Painter 2) Composer 3) Author 4) Critic 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 526 Name the much-hyped stealth cruise missile which failed in its maiden test recently. The over -1,000-km range sub-sonic missile was in the making for at least seven years. 1) Agni V 2) Trishul 3) Prithvi III 4) Nirbhay 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 527 Which of the following countries has become the first in the world to extract natural gas from Methane Hydrate? 1) China 2) Japan 3) USA 4) India 5) South Korea Ans.) 2 Ques. : 528 Who has been awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2012? 1) Rohit Gautam 2) AA Manavalan 3) SL Bhyrappa 4) Narendra Kohli 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 529 Which of the following companies announced on March 12 a partnership with public sector general insurance company, New India Assurance, for offering its mobile phone users insurance against theft and damage of handsets? 1) Nokia 2) Samsung 3) Spice 4) Reliance

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 530 International Finance Corporation (IFC) will cooperate in development of select sectors projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in Madhya Pradesh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two parties on March 12. The IFC is an institution of 1) World Bank 2) IMF 3) ADB 4) BRICS Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 531 The new pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, was elected to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on March 13.He belongs to the country 1) Vatican City 2) US 3) Argentina 4) Germany 5) France Ans.) 3 Ques. : 532 Who among the following was named as China's new President and head of the military on March 14, succeeding Hu Jintao? 1) Li Yuanchao, 2) Xi Zhongxun 3) Xi Jinping 4) Bo Xilai 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 533 It is for the first time in Nepalese political history that a sitting Chief Justice is being named as the Prime Minister (PM). He will head the interim government that will hold elections in three months. Identify him. 1) Khil Raj Regmi 2) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 3) Jhalanath Khanal 4) Sushil Koirala 5) Baburam Bhattarai Ans.) 1 Ques. : 534 The world's largest ground-based observatory opened for business on March 14 in the country 1) France 2) Switzerland 3) Chile 4) US 5) Italy Ans.) 3 Ques. : 535 Airports Council International (ACI), a global body of airports, has adjudged Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport as second best in the category of airports handling 25-40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) for its service quality for the year 2012.Which of the following airports has ranked first?

1) Beijing Airport 3) Incheon airport (Seoul) 5) Nagoya airport (Japan)

2) Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport (Mumbai) 4) Changi airport (Singapore) Ans.) 3

Ques. : 536 Who among the following heavyweight boxers became the second Indian pugilist to advance to the medal rounds after defeating Yousef al-Nubani of Jordan 16-9 in the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championship in Subic Bay, Philippines on March 13? 1) Amritpreet Singh 2) Abhishek Beniwal 3) Narender Berwal 4) Akhil Kumar 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 537 The 28th International Food and Hospitality Fair, Aahar, showcasing a wide range of food products, processing and packaging tools and housekeeping equipment, began on March 14 in 1) New Delhi 2) Jodhpur 3) Thiruvananthapuram 4) Hyderabad 5) Pune Ans.) 1 Ques. : 538 Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, Anand Sharma, inaugurated the second India Engineering Sourcing Show in Mumbai on March 14. Which of the following is the partner country of the show? 1) Czech Republic 2) Cuba 3) Japan 4) Mauritius 5) Singapore Ans.) 1 Ques. : 539 HPCL on March 14 announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a State government to set up a 9 million tonne per annum petroleum refining-cumpetrochemical complex at Barmer. Barmer is situated in the state 1) M.P. 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Jharkhand 4) Rajasthan 5) Haryana Ans.) 4 Ques. : 540 Which of the following is NOT an institutional credit agency? 1) Cooperative society 2) Money Lender 3) Regional Rural Banks 4) Commercial Banks 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 541 Li Keqiang, Communist Party of China's second-ranking leader, was on March 15 elected as Prime Minister by the Parliament. He will succeed 1) Zhu Rongji 2) Wen Jiabao 3) Li Peng 4) Zhao Ziyang 5) Hua Guofeng Ans.) 2 Ques. : 542 World Consumer Rights Day is being observed on March 15 to create awareness about consumer rights and consumer protection measures to ensure fair trade and business practices under the theme of 1) Consumer justice now 2) Our money, our rights 3) Consumer for fair financial services 4) Junk food generation 5) Unethical drug promotion Ans.) 1 Ques. : 543 Defending champion and top seed Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on March 13 after defeating 1) Petya Nedelcheva 2) Jiang Yanjiao 3) Juliane Schenk 4) Youn Joo Bae 5) Tine Baun Ans.) 1 Ques. : 544 Despite its unimpressive performance in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers earlier this month, the India football team jumped 24 places in the FIFA Rankings issued on March 13.What is the current rank of India? 1) 140th 2) 142th 3) 143rd 4) 145th 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 545 Which of the following countries has launched an anti-espionage investigation against the US-based Coca-Cola for allegedly conducting illegal mapping in many sensitive areas of its mainland, a move that may escalate a spying row between the country and Washington? 1) UK 2) Switzerland 3) China 4) Russia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 546 Chennai-lad Sundar Pichai, an Indian American computer engineer, will lead Googles Android, the most used mobile operating system in the world. He was an alumnus of 1) IIT Kharagpur 2) IIT Delhi 3) IIT Kanpur 4) IIT Guwahati 5) IIT Roorke Ans.) 1

Ques. : 547 Name the noted environmentalist and former professor of Banaras Hindu University who was awarded with TIME Magazine's Hero of the Planet' in 1999 for his work related to cleaning of Ganga and who passed away recently. 1) Professor Veer Bhadra Mishra 2) Professor Satish K. Tripathi 3) Professor S. Shankar Sastry 4) Professor Vijay K. Dhir 5) Professor Paul Shrivastava Ans.) 1 Ques. : 548 Which of the following is an easy way of providing credit to the farmer community? 1) Kisan Credit Card 2) Indira Vikas Patra 3) National Savings Certificate 4) Loan against gold 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 549 Peter Banks,who has been described as one of the "architects of progressive music", has died aged 65 recently. He was a famous 1) Guitarist 2) Violinist 3) Flutist 4) Clarinetist 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 550 Who among the following has been selected for the Bihari Puraskar for 2012 for his Hindi novel 'Dhuni Tape Teer'? 1) Nand Kishore Acharya 2) Hariram Meena 3) Vijaydan Dethav 4) Italian Ambassador 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 551 Which of the following states has announced on March 16 that the state government will launch a new Rural Employment Generation Scheme to generate employment opportunities for rural youths? 1) Meghalaya 2) Assam 3) Manipur 4) Nagaland 5) Mizoram Ans.) 2 Ques. : 552 Name the eminent Indian journalist who has been named the new editor of Time International. He is the first non-American world editor in Times's history. 1) Aveek Sarkar 2) Bobby Ghosh 3) Arnab Goswami 4) B.G. Varghese 5) Cho Ramaswamy Ans.) 2

Ques. : 553 Name the Pharma pioneer of India who passed away on March 15. 1) Ajay Piramal 2) Kallam Anji Reddy 3) GV Prasad 4) Malvinder Mohan Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 554 Which of the following is the bank rate at present? 1) 8.75% 2) 7.75% 3) 6.75% 4) 5.75% 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 555 The Indian archery team collected a haul of eight medals, including two gold, two Silver and four bronze, in the first Asian Grand Prix Archery Championship 2013 that was held at 1) Singapore 2) Bangkok 3) Beijing 4) Kuala lumpur 5) Tokyo Ans.) 2 Ques. : 556 The world's largest biogas plant was inaugurated recently in which of the following countries? 1) Finland 2) India 3) Malaysia 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 557 Isuzu Motors signed agreements on March 15 with the Andhra Pradesh Government and the special economic zone of Sri City to set up a manufacturing facility for its MU-7 variant of sports utility vehicle (SUV) and D-MAX range of pick-up truck in Chittoor district on the Tamil Nadu border. Isuzu Motors is automotive giant of 1) South Korea 2) North Korea 3) Japan 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 558 Who among the following will be the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.? 1) Shinzo Nakanishi, 2) Kenichi Ayukawa 3) Ryozo Tsukioka 4) Takeshi Yagi 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 559 Which of the following Indian cities will host a three-day SAARC journalists' convention beginning from 28th March? 1) New Delhi 2) Jamshedpur 3) Indore 4) Hyderabad 5) Banglore Ans.) 3 Ques. : 560 The government has ordered, which of the following mobile phone companies, to stop providing third-generation (3G) services in seven circles by March 18, as it cracks the whip on companies offering these services in areas where they do not have permits? 1) Idea 2) Bharti Airtel 3) Vodafone 4) Reliance Communications 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 561 Who among the following won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 2013 on 17 March 2013? 1) Heikki Kovalainen 2) Kimi Raikkonen 3) Pastor Maldonado 4) Nico Rosberg 5) Robert Kubica Ans.) 2 Ques. : 562 The worlds largest concentrated solar power plant was formally opened on March 17 in 1) Abu Dhabi 2) Dubai 3) Al Hyal 4) Qatar 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 563 Which of the following countries is the winner of Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament held in Malaysia? 1) Australia 2) Malaysia 3) India 4) Pakistan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 564 Who among the following is the first Indian cricketer to score a ton on Test debut as an opener? 1) Shikhar Dhawan 2) KC Ibrahim 3) VVS Laxman 4) Sachin Tendulker 5) Sunil Gawaskar Ans.) 1 Ques. : 565 Name the first regional navigational satellite that an India plans to launch in June

from Sriharikota. 1) Sputnik-1 3) GSAT-7 5) INSAT-3D

2) IRNSS-1 4) GSAT-14 Ans.) 2

Ques. : 566 Name the AIFF Fitness Coach who became the first Indian to be nominated as a FIFA Conditioning Instructor. 1) Arthur Papas 2) Pradip Dutta 3) Sujit Chakravarty 4) Tanumoy Basu 5) Aaron Symons Ans.) 2 Ques. : 567 Who among the following Indian will join the Bank of America Global Advisory Council in May? 1) Mukesh Ambani 2) Anil Ambani 3) Aziz Premji 4) Ratan Tata 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 568 Muradian Khalmuratov stole the limelight by winning the Asian champion's title on the final day of the Hero Asian Cycling Championship on March 17.He belong to the country 1) Kazakhstan 2) Uzbekistan 3) Turkmenistan 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 569 Which political party of Pakistan has made history by completing its full five-year term on March 16? 1) Pakistan Peoples Party 2) Pakistan Muslim League 3) Pakistan Social Democratic Party 4) Pakistan Socialist Party 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 570 Indias first viability-gap funded transmission line project was inaugurated recently in 1) M.P. 2) Haryana 3) U.P. 4) Bihar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 571 'Paan Singh Tomar' was named the best picture at the 60th National Film Awards. The movie was directed by

1) Shivaji Lotan Patil 3) Basu Chatterjee 5) None of these

2) Tigmanshu Dhulia 4) Bedabrata Pain Ans.) 2

Ques. : 572 According to an international leader, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) would one day become E-BRICS. E represents the country 1) Ecuador 2) Egypt 3) East Timor 4) Estonia 5) Ethiopia Ans.) 2 Ques. : 573 India and Egypt signed five MoUs in different areas on March 19.Which of the following is not among the areas covered? 1) Space 2) Cyber security 3) Education 4) Information technology 5) Nuclear Energy Ans.) 5 Ques. : 574 Who among the following US citizens has been elected as the provisional Prime Minister of Syria? 1) Ghassan Hitto 2) Ernie Moniz 3) Steven Chu 4) Mathews Burwell 5) Gina McCarthy Ans.) 1 Ques. : 575 In a first-of-its-kind venture, Manipal Education and Medical Group is launching a chain of branded youth hostels that will offer premium student living facilities on campuses in India and abroad, through a new independent brand named 1) Yoho 2) Quixote 3) MAIT 4) Idiom 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 576 Malayalam poetess Sugathakumari has been selected for the Saraswati Samman 2012 for her poetry collection titled 1) Paavam Maanavahridayam 2) Manalezhuthu 3) Pathirappookkal 4) Irul Chirakukal 5) Raathrimazha Ans.) 2 Ques. : 577 Which of the following software companies has partnered with India Post for developing a service delivery platform that will allow more than 1,30,000 rural post offices to offer online services?

1) TCS 3) Infosys 5) None of these

2) Wipro 4) NIIT Technologies Ans.) 3

Ques. : 578 Which of the following countries will host a multinational army exercise, dubbed Shanti Prayas-2, from March 25 to April 7? 1) India 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) Sri Lanka 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 579 Which of the following countries has unveiled a five-point formula to improve relations with India? 1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar 3) Pakistan 4) Sri Lanka 5) China Ans.) 5 Ques. : 580 An architect Toyo Ito has been awarded the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, one of the field's most prestigious awards, for his conceptually creative designs and "timeless" buildings. Which of the following countries does he belong to? 1) China 2) Japan 3) North Korea 4) South Korea 5) Singapore Ans.) 2 Ques. : 581 The Central Government has constituted a panel to formulate a policy on publicprivate partnership framework with state-owned Coal India Ltd. as one of the partners to increase coal output. . The nine-member committee is chaired by 1) Vijay Kelkar 2) S. K. Srivastava 3) C. Rangarajan 4) Raghuram Rajan 5) Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Ans.) 2 Ques. : 582 According to a respected Sweden-based think tank, China has become the world's fifth-largest arms exporter. Who is the largest recipient of arms exported by china? 1) Pakistan 2) India 3) US 4) Bangladesh 5) Myanmar Ans.) 1 Ques. : 583 The first UN International Day of Happiness is being observed on March 20.Which of the following countries is celebrating the day as a public holiday where families

can spend the day together? 1) Nepal 3) Bhutan 5) Germany

2) US 4) UK Ans.) 3

Ques. : 584 DMK on March 19 withdrew its support to the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and ruled out any reconsideration, a move that makes the government vulnerable despite its assertions of having a parliamentary majority. Who among the following is the president of the DMK? 1) T R Baalu 2) M Karunanidhi 3) MK Stalin 4) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 585 Seventh National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for the disabled started on March 20 at 1) Ranchi 2) Kolkata 3) Mumbai 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 586 The budget minister, Jerome Cahuzac, who resigned on March 19 amid a ballooning scandal over suspected tax fraud and money laundering centering on him, belongs to which country? 1) US 2) UK 3) France 4) Canada 5) Italy Ans.) 3 Ques. : 587 Who among the following actors got the Best Actor Trophy at the 60th National Film Awards? 1) Kamal Haasan 2) Aamir Khan 3) Irrfan Khan 4) Shahrukh Khan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 588 Delhi court on March 19 summoned as accused Ravi Ruia and five others in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allocation of additional spectrum to Airtel and Vodafone during the NDA regime. Ravi Ruia belongs to 1) Essar 2) Bharti Cellular 3) Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt. Ltd 4) Sterling Cellular Ltd 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 589 RBI cuts policy rate by 0.25% on March 19. What is the repo rate at present? 1) 7% 2) 7.25% 3) 7.50% 4) 8% 5) 8.25% Ans.) 3 Ques. : 590 Which of the following Indian banks plans to open about 1,200 branches in the country and another eight branch offices overseas, including China and the UK, in the next fiscal? 1) Punjab National Bank 2) ICICI Bank 3) State Bank of India 4) Axis Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 591 Horror writer James Herbert, whose best-selling spine-tinglers included "The Rats" and "The Fog," has died at the age of 69.He belonged to 1) US 2) Britain 3) France 4) Italy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 592 Name the German Bank, the world's largest aviation financing bank, which will be sending a team to India to get two of its planes leased to grounded Kingfisher de-registered so that it can reclaim its property. 1) DVB Bank 2) Deutsche Bank 3) Post Bank 4) DSL Bank 5) Noris Bank Ans.) 1 Ques. : 593 Who among the following has been appointed the chairman of the All India Football Federation's technical committee? 1) Mohammad Habib 2) Sunil Chhetri 3) Bhaichung Bhutia 4) Peter Thangaraj 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 594 Who among the following is the President of Cyprus at present? 1) Nicos Anastasiades 2) Demetris Christofias 3) Tassos Papadopoulos 4) Aliki Stylianou 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 595 Which of the following films was declared the best film on environment conservation/preservation in 60th National Film Awards? 1) Dekh Indian Circus 2) Black Forest 3) Chittagong 4) Thanichalla Njan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 596 World Forestry Day is celebrated on March21. Which of the following states has maximum forest cover area among all other states in the country? 1) UP 2) MP 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Chattisgarh 5) Bihar Ans.) 2 Ques. : 597 President M Zillur Rahman, who passed away on March 20,was the president of 1) Bangladesh 2) Egypt 3) Afganistan 4) Pakistan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 598 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is associated with which of the following games? 1) Hockey 2) Cycling 3) Football 4) Cricket 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 599 Which of the following communities are celebrating Jamshedi Navroz marking the New Year for the community on March 21 across the country? 1) Muslims 2) Parsis 3) Sikh 4) Jain 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 600 India successfully test fired world's first underwater supersonic cruise missile on March 20 named 1) Shaurya 2) Brahmos 3) Rudra 4) Nirbhaya-1 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 601 Name an audio book containing poems and prose by Indian spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy which was released at the United Nations headquarters recently. 1) The Jewels of Happiness 2) Sweet Gems of Wisdom

3) Truths Full of Encouragement and Love 5) None of these Ques. : 602 World Water Day is observed on 1) March 21 2) March 22 3) April 18 4) April 23 5) None of these Ans.) 2

4) The Secret Ans.) 1

Ques. : 603 George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died. He belongs to 1) UK 2) US 3) New Zealand 4) Denmark 5) Sweden Ans.) 3 Ques. : 604 Baba Kalyani has been nominated by the government to be the chairman of the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum (IJBLF). He is the CMD of 1) JK Industries 2) Bharat Forge Limited 3) Dr. Reddys Laboratories 4) Dockyard Ltd. 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 605 Who among the following has won the National Bioscience Award for 2012? 1) Dr. Sugata Mitra, 2) S. Venkata Mohan 3) Vistasp M Karbhari 4) Sundar Pichai 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 606 Which of the following films has won the Nargis Dutt award for best feature film in national integration category? 1) Chittagong 2) 101 Chodiyangal 3) Thanichalla Njan 4) Dhag 5) Anumati Ans.) 3 Ques. : 607 Misao Okawa, the world's oldest woman, celebrated her 115th birthday recently. She belongs to 1) South Korea 2) North Korea 3) Japan 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 608 Which of the following is not a banking-related term? 1) Discount 2) Credit 3) Reynolds Number 4) Post-Dated Cheque 5) Time Deposit Ans.) 3 Ques. : 609 Which of the following is NOT a private Bank in India? 1) Yes Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) Axis Bank 4) Kotak Mahindra Bank 5) IDBI Bank Ans.) 5 Ques. : 610 Dighi Port, which will invest Rs. 1000 cr for setting up a new berth, rail and road infrastructure at the port, is located in the state of 1) Maharashtra 2) Goa 3) Kerala 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 611 Which of the following State Government has decided to start a monthly stipend for old Writers and Litterateurs on March 23? 1) UP 2) West Bengal 3) Bihar 4) Rajasthan 5) Jammu & Kashmir Ans.) 2 Ques. : 612 Reliance Industries on March 22 has been awarded the prestigious 'International Refiner of the Year' 2013 at HART Energy's 27th World Refining & Fuel Conference at San Antonio, Texas, USA. RIL has received this Award for its Jamnagar Refinery for the 1) First time 2) Second time 3) Third time 4) Ninth time 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 613 US President Barack Obama has pledged $200 million for Syrian refugees in 1) Jordan 2) Lebanon 3) Somalia 4) Congo 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 614 Chinua Achebe, the African Literary titan, who died on March 21 came into prominence through his first novel named 1) Christmas in Biafra 2) Things Fall Apart

3) Anthills of the Savannah 5) None of these

4) Racism of British Colonial Administrators Ans.) 2

Ques. : 615 Which of the following states has become the first state to introduce e-GPF (General Provident Fund) with the state Finance Department facilitating online access to 34,000 GPF accounts through its redesigned Website? 1) Maharashtra 2) Sikkim 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Gujarat 5) Rajasthan Ans.) 3 Ques. : 616 Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced his government's resignation on March 22 after a cabinet dispute with Shiite group Hezbollah. He belongs to 1) Syria 2) Jordan 3) South Sudan 4) Lebanon 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 617 Italian great player Pietro Mennea, the 200m gold medallist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, passed away on March 23.He was associated with 1) Athletics 2) Football 3) Hockey 4) Swimming 5) Squash Ans.) 1 Ques. : 618 Name the Anglo-Indian pharmacist and businessman who has been commissioned as the first Indian diplomat in Wales at a special ceremony on March 22. 1) Raj K Aggarwal 2) Dr Jaimini Bhagwati 3) Mihir Bose 4) Anish Kapoor 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 619 Earth hour which is being observed across globe on March 23, has been organised by 2) United Nations Environment Programme 1) World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) (UNEP) 3) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 4) Greenpeace (IPCC) 5) Friends of the Earth Ans.) 1 Ques. : 620 Prof. Nibir Mandal of Jadavpur University has been selected for the G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for his work in the area of.

1) Genetic Engineering 3) Biotechnology 5) None of these

2) Structural geology 4) Geophysics Ans.) 2

Ques. : 621 Who among the following won the Femina Miss India 2013 contest in a glittering grand finale of the 50th edition of the beauty pageant held on March 24? 1) Sobhita Dhulipala 2) Navneet Kaur Dhillon 3) Zoya Afroz 4) Monica DSuza 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 622 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 25 left New Delhi on a 4-day visit to Durban for attending the 5th BRICS Summit. Durban is situated in 1) China 2) Brazil 3) South Africa 4) Russia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 623 UPA chairpersons and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on March 25 announced for setting up an All India Radio studio at 1) Raebareli 2) Amethi 3) New Delhi 4) Kochi 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 624 Who among the following NRI entrepreneurs has been conferred with the Healthcare Businessman of the Year Award 2013 at the Asian Business Awards ceremony on March 23? 1) Amit Bhatia 2) Kartar Lalvani 3) Sudhir Choudhrie 4) Ammet Shah 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 625 India has agreed with which country to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars on March 23 after successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission? 1) Russia 2) US 3) UK 4) Egypt 5) China Ans.) 2 Ques. : 626 In Tripura, who among the following was sworn-in as the new Governor on March 25? 1) Ashwani Kumar 2) Shivraj Patil

3) Devanand Konwar 5) Iqbal Singh

4) S. C. Jamir Ans.) 3

Ques. : 627 Who among the following political leaders has been awarded Friends of Liberation War Honour by Bangladesh on March 24 for his contribution to the countrys liberation war in 1971? 1) Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh 2) Jyoti Basu 3) Buddhadeb Bhattacharya 4) Mamata Banerjee 5) Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Ans.) 2 Ques. : 628 Team India recorded a historic 6-wicket victory over Australia in the fourth and final cricket test at Delhi on March 24, to record their biggest ever series win in their 81-year test history. Who was declared the Man of the series? 1) R. Jadeja 2) R. Ashwin 3) Murali Vijay 4) MS Dhoni 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 629 Who among the following was sworn in as Pakistans caretaker Prime Minister on March 25? 1) Yousuf Raza Gilani 2) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim 3) Raja Pervez Ashraf 4) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 630 Which of the following is NOT a public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency? 1) ECGC 2) SEBI 3) SIDBI 4) Axis Bank 5) BHEL Ans.) 4 Ques. : 631 The Delhi High Court has designated which of the following courts in New Delhi for holding the trial of the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen? 1) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) 2) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Patiala House Court of Saket Court 3) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) 4) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Tis Hazari Court of Karkardooma Court 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 632 Who amongst the following has become the worlds number one golfer after winning his recent PGA title?

1) Rickie Fowler 3) Tiger Woods 5) Justin Rose

2) Rory Mcllroy 4) Arjun Atwal Ans.) 3

Ques. : 633 As per the recent announcement made by the Finance Ministry, the interest rate of Small Savings Schemes and Public Provident Fund (PPF) will come down by _____ per cent with effect from April 1. 1) 0.01 2) 0.10 3) 0.02 4) 0.20 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 634 Examine the following statements with respect to recent financial crisis in Cyprus and choose the correct sentence(s): 1) Recently, Cyprus agreed to a deal with the 2) The country will raise $7.5 billion on its own IMF and the EU that released 10 billion Euros by forcing losses on large bank deposit holders, to streamline its financial structure. increasing taxes and privatisations. 3) It will drastically shrink its banking sector, cut its budget, implement structural reforms 4) All the above and privatise state assets. 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 635 Which of the following cities is set to host the Asian Athletics Championships in July after the Tamil Nadu government cancelled the prestigious event, earlier scheduled to be held in Chennai, on the ground that it cannot host Sri Lankan athletes? 1) New Delhi 2) Ranchi 3) Ahmedabad 4) Bhopal 5) Lucknow Ans.) 2 Ques. : 636 Who amongst the following is the writer of the book In Good Faith? 1) S Irfan Habib 2) Saba Naqvi 3) Duncan Green 4) Arundhati Roy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 637 Bagram jail, which was in news recently, is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Syria 2) Afghanistan 3) Iraq 4) Egypt 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 638 The Income Tax department has served Rs 2,000 crore demand notice to which of the following mobile handset makers for alleged evasion of taxes in its business transactions in the country? Further, the Delhi High Court has granted an interim stay on the demand. 1) Samsung 2) Nokia 3) Blackberry 4) Apple 5) Micromax Ans.) 2 Ques. : 639 In which of the following gulf countries the Nitaqat programme is being implemented? It has been initiated in the wake of rising protests over unemployment of citizen in the country but the expatriate Indian community has raised concern that they might lose jobs and face hardships due to this programme. 1) United Arab Emirates 2) Oman 3) Bahrain 4) Saudi Arabia 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 640 The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has cleared first-ever offensive UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebel groups in which of the following troubled African countries? 1) Democratic Republic of Congo 2) Mali 3) Angola 4) South Sudan 5) Tanzania Ans.) 1 Ques. : 641 Soyuz space capsule docked at International Space Station (ISS) after journey of less than 6 hours recently. This space capsule has been send by which of the following countries? 1) China 2) US 3) Russia 4) France 5) Germany Ans.) 3 Ques. : 642 Who amongst the following has been named captain of the Indian womens Cricket team for the limited-overs series against Bangladesh to be played in the first week of April in India? 1) Poonam Raut 2) Mithali Raj 3) Harmanpreet Kaur 4) Smriti Mandhana 5) Anagha Deshpande Ans.) 3 Ques. : 643 Which of the following countries has been given the ICC Test Championship trophy as the worlds number one test cricket team for the calendar year 2012-13? The team has been given prize money of $450,000 for the same.

1) South Africa 3) India 5) None of these

2) England 4) Sri Lanka Ans.) 1

Ques. : 644 The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy tournament, which will start on the 6th of June, will be played in which of the following countries? 1) West Indies 2) South Africa 3) England 4) New Zealand 5) Australia Ans.) 3 Ques. : 645 The 4th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting will be held in which of the following countries on 17th April? Energy ministers from 23 countries will sit together to review the progress of clean energy initiatives. 1) India 2) US 3) Germany 4) UK 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 646 Indian Navy launched its new warship INS Kiltan recently. It is a _____ warfare corvette. 1) anti-submarine 2) anti-aircraft 3) anti-piracy 4) nuclear-capable 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 647 Which of the following states in India celebrated its 63rd foundation day on 30th March? The state was formed after merger of 22 princely states on this day in 1949. 1) Gujarat 2) West Bengal 3) Rajasthan 4) Bihar 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 648 Thein Sein, who was in news recently, is the president of which of the following countries? 1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Bhutan 4) Singapore 5) Philippines Ans.) 2 Ques. : 649 The Applications Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) scheme is associated with which of the following? 1) Initial Public Offer (IPO) 2) Certificate of Deposit (CD)

3) Commercial Paper (CP) 5) None of these

4) All the above Ans.) 1

Ques. : 650 A London based teen, Nick DAloisio, has become one of the worlds youngest tech millionaires after selling his mobile app named Summly to which of the following companies? The app summarises news stories for mobile devices. 1) Microsoft 2) Google 3) Facebook 4) Yahoo 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 651 President Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who arrived in New Delhi on April 1 on a seven day visit to India, belongs to 1) Bahamas 2) Cuba 3) Iceland 4) Lebanon 5) Oman Ans.) 3 Ques. : 652 Who among the following has been appointed the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India? 1) Ms Naina Lal Kidwai 2) Rajan Bharti Mittal 3) Mr. RV Kanoria 4) Chanda Kochar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 653 Which of the following states had clinched the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Championship title after registering a thumping six-wicket victory over Punjab in the summit clash on March 31? 1) Haryana 2) Gujarat 3) Goa 4) Karnataka 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2 Ques. : 654 Which of the following state government on April 1 launched Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana, a scheme which aims to provide loans through banks to youths to set up their own industries or business? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Gujarat 4) Bihar 5) Jharkhand Ans.) 1 Ques. : 655 Which of the following countries will host the 4th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting on 17th April?

1) India 3) Switzerland 5) China

2) US 4) Egypt Ans.) 1

Ques. : 656 World No 1 Serena Williams wins a record 6th WTA Miami title after defeating 1) Venus Williams 2) Billie Jean King 3) Maria Sharapova 4) Anna Kournikova 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 657 The Supreme Court on April 1 dismissed Swiss pharmaceutical chain Novartis AG's petition seeking patent protection for its anti-cancer drug, Glivec (Imatinib mesylate).Novartis is a company of 1) Sweden 2) Japan 3) Switzerland 4) China 5) UK Ans.) 3 Ques. : 658 Which of the following public sector units has been awarded as the most Efficient Maharatna-in the field of Manufacturing for the year 2012 by a leading Stock Magazine at the 4th Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ) award? 1) NTPC 2) BHEL 3) SAIL 4) GAIL 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 659 NTPCs first greenfield renewable solar Photo Voltaic power project has been commissioned recently in 1) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2) Puducherry 3) Lakshadweep Islands 4) Dadra and Nagar Haveli 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 660 Which of the following banks is the second largest public sector bank in India? 1) Punjab National Bank 2) Bank of Baroda 3) Canara Bank 4) Bank of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 661 Which of the following State Governments on April 1 launched the Industrial Infrastructure Corporations online services for entrepreneurs and grievance redressal system? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) West Bengal

5) Maharashtra

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 662 Who among the following took charge as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Secretary on April 1? 1) Rajiv Takru 2) M. F. Farooqui 3) Rentala Chandrashekhar 4) RK Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 663 The stage is set for the opening of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket in Kolkata on April 2.The no. of teams in IPL is 1) Nine 2) Ten 3) Eight 4) Six 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 664 World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 1) April 1 2) April 2 3) April 18 4) April 22 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 665 Which of the following agencies was on April 1 handed over the probe into killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Italian marines off the Kerala coast? 1) Research and Analysis Wing 2) Intelligence Bureau 3) National Investigation Agency 4) Defence Intelligence Agency 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 666 Which of the following does not come under the eight core sector industries in India? 1) Coal 2) Natural Gas 3) Telecom 4) Fertilizers 5) Refinery Products Ans.) 3 Ques. : 667 World champion Rupesh Shah is associated with which of the following games? 1) Golf 2) Billiards 3) Boxing 4) Chess 5) Archery Ans.) 2 Ques. : 668 Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive

Officer of pharma major Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd? 1) GV Prasad 2) Satish Reddy 3) RV Prasad 4) Phoolji Reddy 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 669 Google doodle on April 2 celebrated the 366th birth anniversary of naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian. She belonged to the country 1) France 2) Italy 3) Russia 4) Germany 5) Austria Ans.) 4 Ques. : 670 The Supreme Court on April 2 asked Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Group, to pay Rs. 100 crore as compensation for polluting environment through its copper smelting plant in the state of 1) Odisha 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Rajasthan 4) M.P. 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 671 India has signed an enhanced air services agreement with which country, immediately raising airline seats by 10 per cent on each way in a response to growing passenger traffic between the two countries? 1) Malaysia 2) Singapore 3) Mauritius 4) Thailand 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 672 Name the state government which introduced a New Lokayukta Bill in its Assembly which curtails the 'primacy' of the Chief Justice of the state High Court and the Governor in the matter of appointment of the Lokayukta, on April 3. 1) Karnataka 2) Gujarat 3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Maharashtra 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 673 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) has sanctioned 500 crore rupees to carry out development works during the current financial year for the state 1) UP 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Assam 4) Bihar 5) Jammu & Kashmir Ans.) 3

Ques. : 674 Which of the following is the only company to have 4G airwaves for all of India's 22 service areas? 1) Reliance Industries Ltd 2) Reliance Communications 3) Bharti Airtel 4) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 675 State-owned organization which signed loan agreements worth Rs 1,870 crore with three public sector banks, to partially finance its capital expenditure plans on April2? 1) BHEL 2) GAIL 3) SAIL 4) NTPC 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 676 Which of the following states has launched-a national flagship programme Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) for adolescents on April 2? 1) Assam 2) Sikkim 3) Nagaland 4) Manipur 5) Mizoram Ans.) 3 Ques. : 677 Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, hit by Maoist movement, will raise specialised forces trained in guerrilla warfare on the lines of the 'Greyhounds'. Greyhounds is a special police unit in 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Assam 3) West Bengal 4) Jammu & Kashmir 5) Nagaland Ans.) 1 Ques. : 678 India on April 2 inked a $252-million loan agreement with which of the following organizations for continued improvement of rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal? 1) Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2) International Monetary Fund (IMF) 3) World Bank 4) SAARC development Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 679 Federal Reserve is the financial organisation of 1) USA 2) Britain 3) France 4) Japan 5) Germany Ans.) 1

Ques. : 680 The Finance Minister, Michalis Sarris who has resigned after an investigation was ordered into how the countrys economy nearly collapsed last month belongs to 1) Greece 2) Cyprus 3) Syria 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 681 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala who died on April 3 was a legendary 1) Musician and Composer 2) Screenwriter and Novelist 3) Vocalist and Lyricist 4) Singer and Actor 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 682 The state government demanded that the Gojjri language be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, giving it the status of an official language. The Gojjri language is spoken in which of the following states? 1) Assam 2) Mizoram 3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Rajasthan 5) Sikkim Ans.) 3 Ques. : 683 The government of India on April 3 said there was no reason for two million plus strong Indian workforce in the country to be "paranoid" on account of a new labour law 'Nitaqat'. Nitaqat is the law of the country 1) Bahrain 2) Saudi Arabia 3) United Arab Emirates 4) Qatar 5) Oman Ans.) 2 Ques. : 684 The Countrys first fully private greenfield airport is scheduled to commence in May at 1) Pune 2) Karaikal 3) Kochi 4) Tiruchi 5) Goa Ans.) 2 Ques. : 685 Finance Minister P Chidambaram has inaugurated the 100th overseas office of which bank at Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) recently? 1) Bank of Baroda 2) State bank of India 3) Punjab National Bank 4) Punjab and Sindh Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 686 Which of the following countries of South Asia is the first to roll out a full

nationwide mobile fourth-generation (4G) network? 1) India 3) Bangladesh 5) None of these

2) Sri Lanka 4) Thailand Ans.) 2

Ques. : 687 In which of the following states a campaign called My vote is not for sale has launched on April 4 by a body of social activists? 1) Jammu and Kashmir 2) Karnataka 3) Maharashtra 4) Gujarat 5) West Bengal Ans.) 2 Ques. : 688 The events of the International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF Shooting World Cup 2013 began on April 4 in 1) Changwon, South Korea 2) Seoul, South Korea 3) Chongju, North Korea 4) Pyongsong, North Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 689 The CRF Institute has ranked which of the following software Companies in India as the number one employer in Europe for 2013? 1) Wipro 2) HCL Technologies 3) Tata Consultancy Services 4) Infosys 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 690 The U.N. made history on April 2 when it passed an unprecedented arms trade treaty (ATT) to better regulate the international sale in weapons. Which of the following group of countries opposed the treaty? 1) Iraq, Syria and North Korea 2) Iran, Syria and North Korea 3) Iran, Syria and Pakistan 4) Iraq, Syria and South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 691 Renowned American Roger Ebert died on April 4 at 70 after a long battle with cancer. He was a 1) Novelist 2) Film critic 3) Screenwriter 4) Lyricist 5) Actor Ans.) 2 Ques. : 692 Babu Jagjivan Ram, popularly known as Babuji, was a freedom fighter and social reformer.The nation paid homage to this great leader on 5th April, which was his 106th birth

anniversary. His birth anniversary is celebrated as 1) Shanti Diwas 2) Samta Diwas 3) Kisan Diwas 4) Shakti Diwas 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 693 Chinese scientists have developed the worlds lightest substance with a density only one-sixth that of the air, named 1) Graphite aerogel 2) Diamond aerogel 3) Carbon aerogel 4) Helium aerogel 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 694 What is the full form of IFRS? 1) International Financial Reporting Standards 2) International Financial Reporting System 3) International Financial Reporting Solution 4) International Financial Reporting Service 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 695 Which country did India sign a treaty with on April 5 to cooperate with each other in dealing with various crimes, including terrorism? 1) South Africa 2) Somalia 3) Nigeria 4) Azerbaijan 5) Mali Ans.) 4 Ques. : 696 In the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shooting World Cup in Korea, Rahi Sarnobat beat Kyeongae Kim 8-6 to become the first pistol shooter from India to win a World Cup gold medal in 1) 10-metre pistol 2) 20-metre pistol 3) 25-metre pistol 4) 30-metre pistol 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 697 The third ministerial-level meet of SAARC on Poverty Alleviation started in Nepal on April 5.Which of the following countries is NOT a member of SAARC? 1) India 2) Bangladesh 3) Myanmar 4) Bhutan 5) Maldives Ans.) 3 Ques. : 698 The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the 1) United Nations International Year of Women 2) United Nations International Year of Empowerment Water Cooperation

3) United Nations International Year of Peace 5) United Nations International Year of Forests

4) United Nations International Year of Biodiversity Ans.) 2

Ques. : 699 Name the President who will return 5% of his salary to the countrys treasury in a show of solidarity with workers reeling under the pressure of $85 billion in government-wide spending cuts. 1) Francois Hollande 2) Barack Obama 3) Pranab Mukherjee 4) Asif Ali Zardari 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 700 World Bank lauded achievements of which Indian state under National Livelihoods Mission on April 4 as 46 development blocks of 10 districts of the state have been covered under the projects first phase? 1) UP 2) MP 3) Bihar 4) Gujarat 5) Jammu and Kashmir Ans.) 2 Ques. : 701 Name the renowned historian who died on April 5. He was an expert in epigraphy and deciphered several ancient scripts. 1) Anand Krishna 2) Bratindra Nath Mukherjee 3) Ranabir Chakrabarti 4) Suchandra Ghosh 5) S. P. Gupta Ans.) 2 Ques. : 702 One of the world's largest hypermarket chains Auchan, which entered India last year under an agreement with Max Hypermarket India, has plans to open 60 stores in India, is company of 1) US 2) UK 3) France 4) Australia 5) Japan Ans.) 3 Ques. : 703 Facebook on April 4 announced an "operating system" like app that would convert Android phones into a 'Facebook phone', named 1) Mapathon 2) Real 3) Home 4) Friend 5) Chacha Ans.) 3 Ques. : 704 Nomination papers of which former president of Pakistan for a parliamentary

constituency in Pakistans Punjab province was rejected on April 5? 1) Asif Ali Zardari 2) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar 3) Pervez Musharraf 4) Muhammad Mian Soomro 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 705 Which country has launched an inquiry into the mapping contest Mapathon 2013 held by Internet giant Google in February-March this year? 1) US 2) Germany 3) UK 4) India 5) China Ans.) 4 Ques. : 706 Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2013-14? 1) S. Gopalakrishnan 2) Adi Godrej 3) N. S. Raghavan 4) Naina Lal Kidwai 5) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Ans.) 1 Ques. : 707 Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of cricket? 1) Long leg 2) Hook 3) Cut 4) Mid-wicket 5) Love Ans.) 5 Ques. : 708 Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in the field of 1) Music 2) Politics 3) Literature 4) Sports 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 709 The Union Cabinet recently gave its approval to the home ministry's plan to raise anti-Naxal Special Forces in four states of India on the lines of Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh. Which of the following is not covered under the plan? 1) West Bengal 2) Bihar 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Jharkhand 5) Odisha Ans.) 1 Ques. : 710 The Indian women's cricket team finished the Twenty20 International series with 3-0 clean sweep against 1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh

3) Sri Lanka 5) None of these

4) Indonesia Ans.) 2

Ques. : 711 Which of the following Indian states is all set to send a woman representative to Rajya Sabha for the first time? 1) Manipur 2) Nagaland 3) Meghalaya 4) Tripura 5) Mizoram Ans.) 3 Ques. : 712 Who among the following has been appointed as the President of the newlyformed Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA).The Association has come up after 11 top players revolted against AITA, demanding better playing conditions. 1) Leander Paes 2) Mahesh Bhupathi 3) Jaideep Mukherjea 4) Somdev Devvarman 5) Mustafa Ghouse Ans.) 3 Ques. : 713 Who among the following has won the high quality final match of the 12th Asian Billiards championship 2013 held at Indore in Madhya Pradesh? 1) Geet Sethi 2) Pankaj Advani 3) Rupesh Shah 4) Siddharth Parikh 5) Dhruv Sitwala Ans.) 3 Ques. : 714 Name the Indian Navy's Lt Cdr who became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe, solo and non-stop, in a sail boat over a 150-day voyage. 1) DK Joshi 2) Abhilash Tomy 3) Uday Kumar 4) Abhishek Kumar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 715 Name the Indian bank which will discontinue a free accident insurance cover given to its home and car loan customers from July 2013. 1) State Bank of India 2) Bank of Baroda 3) ICICI Bank 4) HDFC 5) Axis bank Ans.) 1 Ques. : 716 Which of the following states has launched free diagnosis scheme in a phased manner from April 7 on the eve of the World Health Day? Under this scheme, patients can undergo 57 free diagnostic tests at government hospitals linked to medical colleges. 1) New Delhi 2) Rajasthan

3) UP 5) Karnataka

4) Gujarat Ans.) 2

Ques. : 717 This year the World Health Day was Celebrated on 7th April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO (World Health Organisation) in 1948. The theme for 2013 is 1) High Blood Pressure 2) Good Health adds life to years 3) Anti-microbial resistance: no action today, no cure 4) Road safety tomorrow 5) Safe Motherhood Ans.) 1 Ques. : 718 With which country has India signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen cooperation between the two nations in Steel & Mining? 1) UK 2) Tanzania 3) Nepal 4) South Africa 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 719 India's London Olympics Silver medalist Vijay Kumar is associated with which of the following games? 1) Billiards 2) Shooting 3) Cycling 4) Athletics 5) Tennis Ans.) 2 Ques. : 720 India's Praksh Nanjappa won a bronze medal at the ISSF World Cup at Changwon, Korea on April 6 in the 1) 10m air pistol 2) 25m air pistol 3) 30m air pistol 4) 50m air pistol 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 721 Who among the following took over as the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) Chairman for the year 2013-14 on April 8? 1) N Chandrasekaran 2) R Chandrasekaran 3) Krishnakumar Natarajan 4) N. R. Narayana Murthy 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 722 Margaret Thatcher, Britains first woman Prime Minister, died on March 8. Which of the following political parties did she lead? 1) Labour Party 2) Democratic Unionist Party

3) Conservative Party 5) None of these

4) Scottish National Party Ans.) 3

Ques. : 723 Which of the following oil producers made its latest oil discovery, the 26th discovery so far, in the RJ-ON-90/1 block (Rajasthan) on April 9? 1) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 2) Gas Authority of India Ltd. 3) Cairn India 4) Reliance Industries Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 724 Which of the following organisations has Venu Srinivasan-led TVS Motor Company inked a long-term co-operation agreement with to roll out Made in India bikes in the below-500cc category? 1) Yamaha 2) BMW Motorrad 3) Chevrolet 4) Porsche 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 725 Which of the following famous persons has Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Auto India signed as its brand ambassador? 1) Sachin Tendulkar 2) Saina Nehwal 3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 4) Jeev Milkha Singh 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 726 India on April 8 joined the Madrid Protocol. The protocol pertains to the 1) Free trade agreement 2) Sustainable development 3) Registration of trade marks 4) Cutting carbon emissions 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 727 Recently, the medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile was successfully test-fired from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast with a strike range of more than 2,000 km. The missile is a(n) 1) Surface-to-air missile 2) Surface-to-surface missile 3) Air-to-air missile 4) Air-to-water missile 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 728 Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head at point-blank range by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, has signed a deal for around USD 3 million to publish her memoir. The book will be titled 1) The Test of My Life 2) The Truth of My Life

3) I am Malala 5) None of these

4) Malala: The braveheart Ans.) 3

Ques. : 729 Which of the following is CAPART associated with? 1) Energy Sector 2) Rural development 3) Infrastructure 4) Foreign trade 5) High-end technology Ans.) 2 Ques. : 730 In which of the following cities is the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) located? 1) New York 2) Washington 3) Basel 4) Davos 5) Paris Ans.) 3 Ques. : 731 Name the weightlifter who won silver in the 50kg boys category at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, giving India the first medal in the World Youth Weightlifting Championships on April 8. 1) Deepak Lather 2) Ravi Kumar Katulu 3) Soram Hitlar Tagru 4) Jamjang Deru 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 732 Name the state government which has announced a special health care scheme named Sneha Sparsh for treatment of complicated diseases like liver transplant for 12 year old children on April 10. 1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) UP 3) Assam 4) Maharashtra 5) Kerala Ans.) 3 Ques. : 733 With an aim to creating experts in public health, which of the following states will establish the country's first public health university in the state? 1) Sikkim 2) Odisha 3) Bihar 4) Karnataka 5) Jharkhand Ans.) 2 Ques. : 734 Name the French technology services company which was bought by Tata Consultancy Services for over 75 million euro (Rs 530 crore) in a deal aimed at giving India's largest software company an extra edge in the crucial European market. 1) Lodestone 2) Alti SA

3) Dassault Systmes 5) None of these

4) Auralog Ans.) 2

Ques. : 735 Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Yamaha Motor has announced setting up of its fifth global research and development (R & D) headquarters that would help develop lowcost models in future, in India at 1) Devas, MP 2) Manesar, Haryana 3) Surajpur, UP 4) Aithar, Uttarakhand 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 736 Pakistan on April 10 successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile with a range of 1) 200km 2) 500km 3) 600km 4) 900km 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 737 Which of the following states has decided to start a new scheme called Mission Olympics-2020 for special coaching to selected states players to represent the country in Olympics-2020 on April 10? 1) UP 2) Haryana 3) MP 4) Chhattisgarh 5) Manipur Ans.) 3 Ques. : 738 Recently, the UN Security Council has unanimously approved the first-ever "offensive" UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in which of the following countries? 1) Mali 2) Somalia 3) Democratic Republic of Congo 4) South Sudan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 739 Summer Olympics 2016 will be organised in 1) China 2) Brazil 3) Russia 4) South Africa 5) UK Ans.) 2 Ques. : 740 Banking sector falls under which of the following sectors? 1) Service Sector 2) Industrial Sector 3) Small Scale Sector 4) Medium Scale Sector

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 741 Name the British scientist who died on April 10.He was awarded a Nobel prize for his pioneering work in developing In vitro fertilisation (IVF) leading to the birth of the first test tube baby. 1) Dr Patrick Steptoe 2) Robert Edwards 3) Martin Johnson 4) Ruth Rendell 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 742 Uruguay becomes the second Latin American country to allow gay marriage on April 11.The first was 1) Brazil 2) Venezuela 3) Chile 4) Argentina 5) Peru Ans.) 4 Ques. : 743 Which among the following is the largest economy of Europe? 1) France 2) Germany 3) Italy 4) UK 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 744 Zao Wou-ki, whose works routinely fetch millions of dollars at auction, has died on April 9 in Switzerland aged 93.He was a legendary 1) Screenwriter 2) Painter 3) Singer 4) Writer 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 745 National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on which of the following days? 1) April 7 2) April 10 3) April 9 4) April 11 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 746 Bangladesh has opposed the process of constructing dams on two rivers the Mawphu dam across river Umiew and Myntdu dam across river Myntdu. These two dams are situated in 1) Manipur 2) Mizoram 3) Meghalaya 4) Sikkim 5) Tripura Ans.) 3

Ques. : 747 Which of the following stock exchange is all set to unveil Indias first debt trading platform? 1) NSE 2) BSE 3) MCX-SX 4) HSE 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 748 Who among the following has took over as Managing Director and CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the first week of April? 1) Ravi Narain 2) Chitra Ramkrishna 3) Shikha Sharma 4) Harsh Mariwala 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 749 With which country has India crossed the first milestone towards the development of the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), completing the preliminary design? 1) US 2) Germany 3) Russia 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 750 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new president of Kenya? 1) Uhuru Kenyatta 2) Mwai Kibaki 3) Daniel arap Moi 4) Jomo Kenyatta 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 751 Which of the following state/UT governments has launched a centralised emergency response system Dial-100 to enable the police to reach a complainant within minutes? 1) Karnataka 2) Goa 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Maharastra 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 752 The Conference on Sustainable Tourism of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) began on April 12 in 1) Bangalore 2) Chennai 3) Hyderabad 4) New Delhi 5) Pune Ans.) 3 Ques. : 753 Which of the following Internet giants will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online? It is the first major company to deal with the

sensitive issue. 1) Google 3) Facebook 5) None of these

2) Microsoft 4) Yahoo Ans.) 1

Ques. : 754 Which of the following international organizations has come out with a multibillion-dollar four-year plan aimed at bringing down poverty levels in seven low-income Indian states? 1) International Monetary Fund 2) World Bank 3) Asian Development Bank 4) SAARC Development Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 755 Which of the following state governments on April 11 launched a new scheme named Amma Hstam on the occasion of Ugadi festival to supply nine essential food items to the poor at a subsidized rate? 1) Kerala 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 756 Which country did India sign an agreement with on April 11 for cooperation in disaster management? 1) US 2) China 3) Japan 4) Russia 5) Bangladesh Ans.) 4 Ques. : 757 Which country did India sign an agreement with on April 12 for cooperation in the field of election management and administration? 1) Bhutan 2) Nepal 3) Mauritius 4) Sri Lanka 5) Bangladesh Ans.) 3 Ques. : 758 Name the Member of Parliament of India who has been elected unanimously as the chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD). 1) Meira Kumar 2) P.J. Kurien 3) Shashi Tharoor 4) Sachin Pilot 5) Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Ans.) 2

Ques. : 759 The most powerful tool used by the Reserve Bank of India to control inflation is to 1) Raise interest rates 2) Reduce currency supply 3) Raise currency supply 4) Reduce interest rates 5) Raise interest rates and reduce currency supply Ans.) 1 Ques. : 760 Which of the following is the currency of South Korea? 1) Yen 2) Kyat 3) Won 4) Rupee 5) Ringgit Ans.) 3 Ques. : 761 Which of the following organisations has been conferred with the status of 'Miniratna - Category 1' recently? 1) NMDC Limited 2) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited 3) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation 4) Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (Neepco) Limited 5) Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited Ans.) 3 Ques. : 762 Who among the following has been conferred with prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award 2012, the highest official recognition for film personalities in India? 1) Amrish Puri 2) Amitabh Bacchan 3) Rajesh khanna 4) Pran Sikand 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 763 India is the 3rd largest agri producer in the world. Which is the first? 1) China 2) US 3) Brazil 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 764 Name the country whose new government will be recognised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after a 22-year break in relations with the once-chaotic country, towards encouraging rehabilitation there? 1) Mali 2) South Sudan 3) Somalia 4) Haiti 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 765 Moodys is a/an 1) Mutual Fund Company

2) International charity organization

3) Military risk Assessment Company 4) Credit rating agency 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 766 Germany will support building up which of the following sectors in India by providing soft loans of up to 1 billion euros (USD 1.3 billion) for a six-year period starting next year? 1) Nuclear energy 2) Oil and Natural gas 3) Renewable energy 4) Coal exploring 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 767 London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap jumped a place to achieve his career-best world ranking of 7 in the latest list. He is associated with the game of 1) Tennis 2) Cricket 3) Badminton 4) Chess 5) Billiards Ans.) 3 Ques. : 768 The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari released the book entitled Religion, Law and Society Across the Globe on April 12, 2013 authored by, 1) Ismat Chughtai 2) Shri Sanil Sachar 3) Prof. Tahir Mahmood 4) Ashok Banker 5) Amitav Ghosh Ans.) 3 Ques. : 769 The country's first interoperable RIFD-based electronic toll system was rolled out on which of the following National Highway? The system would allow vehicles fitted with electronic tags to sail through six toll plazas automatically. 1) Delhi-Gurgaon 2) Delhi-Jaipur 3) Ahmedabad-Mumbai 4) Mumbai-Pune 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 770 Name a doyen of anti-British Bengal revolutionary era who died on April 11. He was a part of Masterdas Jugantor, a revolutionary group that took part in the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid on April 18, 1930. 1) Surya Sen 2) Binod Bihari Chowdhury 3) Benoy Basu 4) Bina Das 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 771 Name the industrialist popularly known as the country's 'takeover specialist', who passed away on April 14.

1) Sanjiv Goenka 3) Rama Prasad Goenka 5) None of these

2) Harsh Vardhan Goenka 4) Keshav Prasad Goenka Ans.) 3

Ques. : 772 The Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has resigned, after a long-running dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas. Salam Fayyad belongs to 1) Cyprus 2) Syria 3) State of Palestine 4) Israel 5) Jordan Ans.) 3 Ques. : 773 The Chief Minister of which state has announced the inauguration of first railway station of the state at Mendipathar very soon? 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Sikkim 3) Meghalaya 4) Mizoram 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 774 Which of the following is not a part of World Bank? 1) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 2) International Finance Corporation 3) International Centre for Settlement of Investment 4) Bank for International Settlements Disputes Committee 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 775 Who among the following is the winner of Augusta Masters golf tournament 2013? He is the first Australian winner of the Masters. 1) Angel Cabrera 2) Jason Day 3) Adam Scott 4) Louis Oosthuizen 5) Kenny Perry Ans.) 3 Ques. : 776 Dr Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who died on April 11, developed the first successful oral vaccination for which of the following diseases? 1) Polio 2) Rabies 3) Measles 4) Mumps 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 777 Who among the following has won the Venezuelan Presidential polls, declared on April 15? 1) Henrique Capriles 2) Nicolas Maduro 3) Jorge Rodriguez 4) Tibisay Lucena

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 778 US Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed a 20 per cent cut in the American aid to which of the following countries? It is a move reflecting the unease in their ties over issues related to human rights, reconstruction and political integration. 1) Syria 2) Sri Lanka 3) Afghanistan 4) Pakistan 5) Iraq Ans.) 2 Ques. : 779 Which of the following organizations is headquartered at Manila, capital of the Philippines? 1) ASEAN 2) ADB 3) SAARC 4) APEC 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 780 Which of the following nations is NOT a member of G8? 1) US 2) China 3) Italy 4) France 5) Canada Ans.) 2 Ques. : 781 Name the country which is planning to fire 15,000 public sector workers by next year as part of a reform programme -- a highly controversial issue in the Mediterranean country long criticised for its large and sluggish civil service. 1) Syria 2) Palestine 3) Greece 4) Algeria 5) Turkey Ans.) 3 Ques. : 782 Chandigarh lifted the 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior Mens National Championship (North Zone) title after defeating 1) Karnataka 2) Punjab 3) UP 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 783 Doling out sops for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers, Delhi Government on April 16 increased their minimum wages by 1) 6% 2) 4% 3) 3% 4) 8% 5) 12% Ans.) 1

Ques. : 784 Which country did India sign the new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with on April 8? 1) Malta 2) Austria 3) Mauritius 4) Belgium 5) Croatia Ans.) 1 Ques. : 785 India and Finland have identified several key areas of collaboration in sustainable development for mutual benefits. Which of the following is the focus of the key areas? 1) Solar energy applications for oil and gas 2) Solar energy applications for electricity projects generation 3) Solar energy applications for water 4) Solar energy applications for transport and treatment reconnaissance 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 786 Goldman Prize was declared recently. The award is also known as 1) Oscars of the corporate sector 2) Oscars of sports 3) Oscars of the environment movement 4) Oscars of Information Technology 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 787 The Nobel Prize won by British scientist Francis Crick has sold for $2.27m (1.47m) at auction in New York .The award had been given for the discovery of 1) Polypeptide hormone 2) DNA 3) X-rays 4) Treatment of skin diseases with light 5) Non-cellular fermentation Ans.) 2 Ques. : 788 Name the Indian-American economist from Harvard University whose pioneering work was cited by US President Barack Obama in his last year's State of the Union Address. He has won the prestigious John Bates Clark medal 2013, often described as the 'Baby Nobel'. 1) Jagdish Bhagwati 2) Narayana Kocherlakota 3) Alok Bhargava 4) Avinash Kamalakar Dixit 5) Raj Chetty Ans.) 5 Ques. : 789 Which of the following is called plastic money? 1) Debit Card 2) Identity Card 3) Visiting Card 4) Bankers Cheque 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 790 An earthquake rocked Delhi, NCR and Jaipur in North India at around 4.19 pm on April 16. The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some other parts of Asia. The earthquake measuring 7.8 on Richter Scale had its epicentre on the 1) India-Pakistan border 2) India-Afghanistan border 3) Pakistan-Iran border 4) Pakistan-Afghanistan border 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 791 Not for Turning is the biography of 1) K. Anji Reddy 2) Margaret Thatcher 3) Phil Ramone 4) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 5) Rama Prasad Goenka Ans.) 2 Ques. : 792 World Haemophilia Day is observed on April 17.What is the theme of this year? 2) 50 years of Advancing 1) "Count Me In" Treatment for All 3) The Many Faces of Bleeding Disorders United to 4) "Together, We Care" Achieve Treatment for All" 5) "Improve Your Life Ans.) 2 Ques. : 793 Who among the following became the youngest athlete of the state to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award declared on April 16? 1) Navjot Singh 2) Harleen Singh 3) Sonal Gupta 4) Kamal Singh 5) Manvinder Singh Ans.) 1 Ques. : 794 Banks in India are regulated under 1) Companies Act, 1956 2) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 3) Reserve Bank of India, 1934 4) International IFRS Act 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 795 FirstRand Bank which opened ATM in the nations largest slum Dharavi last month, is bank of the country 1) US 2) UK 3) India 4) South Africa 5) Germany Ans.) 4 Ques. : 796 Damodaran Committee, which submitted its report in 2011, is related to 1) Customer services in banks 2) Management of co-operative Sector

3) Reforms in the insurance sector 5) None of these

4) Rejuvenation of higher education Ans.) 1

Ques. : 797 Which of the following retail venture, has entered into the Guinness World Records by opening a record 315 outlets across 10 states in the country, at one time 1) Reliance Q Shop 2) Sahara Q Shop 3) Big Bazaar 4) SPAR 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 798 Noted personality of yesteryear, T K Ramamurthy died in Chennai on April 17 following brief illness. He was a legendry 1) Film critic 2) Music composer 3) Lyricist 4) Singer 5) Screen Writer Ans.) 2 Ques. : 799 The famous 'Pooram' festival, whose main attraction is a parade by caparisoned elephants, organisers are in a fix over its successful conduct due to a ban on parading them in daytime to protect them from heatwave, is a festival of 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Odisha 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 800 IMF on April 17, cut its 2013 forecast for global growth to 3.3 per cent, down from its projection in January of 1) 4.4 per cent 2) 4.1 per cent 3) 4 per cent 4) 3.5 per cent 5) 6 per cent Ans.) 4 Ques. : 801 Name the Telugu writer who was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012. 1) R Ananthamurthy 2) Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja 3) Jayakanthan 4) JM Sali 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 802 The recent CAG reports point out several performances and financial anomalies in Kol Dham Hydro Electric Power Project. The project belongs to 1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Uttarakhand 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Meghalaya

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 803 As per the data released by the Ministry of Rural Development recently, job generation under the MNREGA scheme has _______ over the years. 1) increased 2) declined 3) remained constant 4) mixed trend 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 804 Which of the following statements is/are not correct about National Population Register (NPR)? 1) It is a project of home ministry. 2) It is a substitute for Aadhar (UID). 4) All the residents above five years 3) It collects identity through three biometricsof age have to be enrolled photographs, fingerprints and iris impression. mandatorily. 5) It will be used for identification and providing target groups access to government schemes and social sector Ans.) 2 benefits. Ques. : 805 Name the player who became the first bowler to take three hat-tricks in the Indian Premier League (IPL). 1) Yuvraj Singh 2) Rohit Sharma 3) Amit Mishra 4) Praveen Kumar 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 806 Indian cinema will complete its journey of 100 years on May 3 this year. India's first silent feature film "Raja Harishchandra" was screened on May 3, 1913 at 1) Coronation Theatre 2) Majestic Cinema 3) Prabhat Studios 4) Bombay Talkies 5) Wadia Movietone Ans.) 1 Ques. : 807 Rohinton Nariman, who resigned from his post recently, was the 1) Advocate General of Delhi 2) Solicitor General of India 3) Attorney General of India 4) Assistant Solicitor General of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 808 For the first time since 2006, Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup recently. Which of the following countries has defeated Spain in the world group tie? 1) Sweden 2) France

3) Canada 5) None of these

4) Japan Ans.) 3

Ques. : 809 Although the Union Cabinet approved a proposal for FDI in insurance to 49 per cent. The current percentage of FDI in India 1) 0 per cent 2) 26 per cent 3) 74 per cent 4) 49 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 810 Name the only women chief election commissioner of India, who died on April 17 1) Rama Devi 2) Leela Seth 3) Fathima Beevi 4) Anna Chandy 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 811 Which of the following politicians of India has been named by Time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world in its annual list of global achievers? 1) Pranab Mukherjee 2) P Chidambaram 3) Jairam Ramesh 4) Sushma Swaraj 5) Manmohan Singh Ans.) 2 Ques. : 812 Name the woman officer who was appointed Special Director General of the country's largest paramilitary force CRPF on April 18. This is the first time a woman officer is occupying the second top post in the hierarchy of the force. 1) Kiran Bedi 2) Nisha Priya Bhatia 3) Anjali Gupta 4) Aruna Bahuguna 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 813 Which of the following states Rural Management and Development Department has bagged the prestigious Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 2011-12? 1) MP 2) Sikkim 3) Bihar 4) Assam 5) Guajarat Ans.) 2 Ques. : 814 The Olympic gold medalist, Britain's Chris Hoy has announced his retirement from the sport on April 19. He was associated with the1) Hockey 2) Swimming 3) Cycling 4) Shooting

5) Weightlifting

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 815 Union Cabinet on April 18 approved the proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) to 80 per cent, benefiting about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government. Earlier, it was 1) 50 per cent 2) 68 per cent 3) 72 per cent 4) 78 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 816 According to United Nations report, Indian economy is likely to grow in 2013 at 1) 5 per cent 2) 5.5 per cent 3) 6.2 per cent 4) 6.4 per cent 5) 8 per cent Ans.) 4 Ques. : 817 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved allocation of enhanced funds to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore as a special plan under the Backward Region Grant Fund for the 12th five year plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) against Rs 5,600 crore in the previous plan for 1) UP 2) Bihar 3) MP 4) Jharkhand 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 818 What is the limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at present in private banks in India? 1) 26% 2) 49% 3) 100% 4) 74% 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 819 P V Sindhu is associated with which of the following games? 1) Tennis 2) Badminton 3) Golf 4) Shooting 5) Wrestling Ans.) 2 Ques. : 820 World Heritage day is observed on 1) 18 April 2) 19 April 3) 22 April 4) 27 April 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 821 The is a situation of a political storm in India over the leakage of report that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram get a clean chit in the draft JPC report on 2G scam. The panel is chaired by who amongst the following? 1) Yashwant Sinha 2) PC Chacko 3) J P Agarwal 4) Murli Manohar Joshi 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 822 Who amongst the following has written the book titled Samudra Manthan: SinoIndian Rivalry In The Indo-Pacific? 1) Ira Pande 2) C Raja Mohan 3) Sunil Janah 4) Amish Tripathy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 823 Which of the following Indian cities, after a long gap of 25 years, will host the four-day 44th World Trade Centre General Assembly? The event will see over 300 global experts, policymakers, industrialists and marketing gurus. 1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Bangalore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 824 The veteran cricketer Mike Denness passed away recently. He belonged to which of the following countries? 1) South Africa 2) New Zealand 3) Australia 4) England 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 825 Ahead of his 40th birthday, the wax statue of Sachin Tendulkar has been unveiled at which of the following cricket grounds recently? 1) Lords 2) Eden Gardens 3) Sydney 4) The Oval 5) Melbourne Ans.) 3 Ques. : 826 A Sivathanu Pillai has been given the Padma Bhushan award by President Pranab Mukherjee recently. The distinguished scientist is the chief of which of the following programmes? 1) Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme 2) BrahMos Aerospace 3) Agni-V 4) K-15 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 827 For the effective implementation of policies and programmes chartered out in the 12th Five Year Plan, planning commission has come with a new initiative, IBIN. What is the full form of the same? 1) India Backbone Initiative Network 2) India Broader Implementation Network 3) India Backbone Implementation Network 4) India Broad-based Implementation Norms 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 828 Which of the following state governments has decided to expand the network of web enabled Online Treasury Information System in the State to seven more districts in addition to existing two districts? 1) Haryana 2) Punjab 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 829 Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated who amongst the following to storm into the last-eight stage in the womens singles category in Badminton Asia Championships at Taipei recently? 1) Eriko Hirose 2) Shixian Wang 3) Juliane SCHENK 4) LI Xuerui 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 830 Name the country which has launched a bio-satellite packed with an array of mice and other small creatures aboard its famed Soyuz rocket recently? This is an effort to study the effects of long flights on living organisms. 1) China 2) US 3) France 4) Russia 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 831 The International Mother Earth Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) April 20 2) April 21 3) April 22 4) April 23 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 832 Ms Shakuntala Devi passed away recently at a Bangaluru hospital following respiratory problems. She was a distinguished ______. 1) Mathematical genius 2) Sitar Maestro 3) Classical Dancer 4) Social Activist

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 833 Name the Chinese province which was hit by a powerful earthquake recently. The authorities are continuing a massive rescue operation after the earthquake killed at least 188 people and left more than 11,000 others injured. 1) Yunnan 2) Sichuan 3) Guangdong 4) Shandong 5) Zhejiang Ans.) 2 Ques. : 834 About 185 people were killed and several others wounded during fierce clashes between the Boko Haram militants and the state military. These militants are active in which of the following countries? 1) Cameroon 2) Benin 3) Ghana 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 835 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect of European Unions (EU) latest stand on Syria? 1) The EU foreign ministers met in 2) The 27-nation bloc had slapped a ban on Luxembourg to discuss issues related to easing investments in Syrian oil in September 2011, the oil embargo against Syria to help the rebel followed by a ban on imports of oil in opposition. December. 3) Exports of crude provided up to one third of Syrias revenues and EU used to buy nearly 95 4) All the above percent of the Syrian crude. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 836 The five-day event, 8th World Chambers of Congress, is being held in which of the following cities? This is the years biggest international gathering of chamber and business leaders being held for the first time in the West Asia. 1) Abu Dhabi 2) Qatar 3) Muscat 4) Manama 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 837 Who amongst the following has won the Monte Carlo Masters mens singles title recently? 1) Novak Djokovic 2) Rafael Nadal 3) Andy Murray 4) Roger Federer 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 838 Who amongst the following has won the womens race of the London Marathon held recently amid tight security arrangements? 1) Priscah Jeptoo 2) Atsede Baysa 3) Yukiko Akaba 4) Edna Kiplagat 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 839 Cheteshwar Pujara is the only Indian batsman to figure in the ICCs latest Test rankings retaining number seven position. Who amongst the following holds the top position amongst the batsmen? 1) AB de Villiers 2) Shivnarine Chanderpaul 3) Hashim Amla 4) KC Sangakkara 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 840 Name the veteran politician and parliamentarian who has been elected unopposed as the new President of Bangladesh? 1) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad 2) Abdul Hamid 3) Fakhruddin Ahmed 4) Muhammad Yunus 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 841 The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to provide Z-category security to which of the following Indian industrialists recently? 1) Ratan Tata 2) Mukesh Ambani 3) Anil Ambani 4) Navin Jindal 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 842 Name the Nigerian President who has set up a committee to investigate the possibility of granting a general amnesty to militants from the group known as Boko Haram. 1) Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2) Goodluck Jonathan 3) Umaru Musa 4) Muhammadu Buhari 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 843 Who amongst the following has won the mens section of London Marathon held recently? 1) Feyisa Lilesa 2) Ayele Abshero 3) Emmanuel Mutai 4) Tsegaye Kebede 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 844 Which of the following countries has topped the list of countries receiving remittances according to the latest edition of the World Banks Migration and Development Brief? 1) Nigeria 2) Mexico 3) Philippines 4) China 5) India Ans.) 5 Ques. : 845 Which of the following Indian automakers has been conferred with the prestigious Indian Multinational of the Year award at the AIMA Managing India Awards 2013? 1) Tata Motors 2) Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd 3) Hero Moto Corp 4) Bajaj Auto Ltd 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 846 Consider the following statements with respect to Jagdish Saran Verma, who passed away recently, and choose the correct sentence(s): 2) He headed the three member committee to suggest 1) He served as the 27th Chief Justice improvement in criminal law to tackle crime against of India. women. 3) He was the first chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards 4) All the above Authority. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 847 Lalgudi Jayaraman, who passed away recently, was a legendary 1) violinist 2) guitarist 3) flute player 4) tabla palyer 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 848 Name the person who has been appointed as the vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (CCI) recently? 1) Ratan Tata 2) Anil Agrawal 3) Sunil Bharti Mittal 4) Ravi Ruia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 849 National Panchayati Raj Diwas is observed on which of the following dates to mark the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, which institutionalised Panchayati Raj. 1) April 21 2) April 22 3) April 23 4) April 24

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 850 The name of PV Sandhu is associated with which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Tennis 3) Badminton 4) Billiards 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 851 Sunil Bharti Mittal has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce recently. Who amongst the following has been elected as the chairman of ICC? 1) Harold McGraw III 2) Gerard Worms 3) Rajan Bharati Mittal 4) Victor K Fung 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 852 Name the female voice behind hit Hindi songs like Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar and Kajra Mohabbat Wala, the legendary singer of Hindi film industry, who died recently. 1) Salma Aagha 2) Noor Jahan 3) Shamshad Begum 4) Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 853 International conference called Heart of Asia is to be held in Kazakhstan which is a part of the Istambul process that aims to stabilise which of the following war-torm countries? 1) Syria 2) Afghanistan 3) South Sudan 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 854 The 6th Edition of Wireless, Mobile Networking Conference 2013 was held at which of the following cities recently? 1) Dubai 2) Manama 3) Manila 4) Kuala Lumpur 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 855 The 13th Finance Commission has sanctioned assistance of _______ for development of various tourism destinations in Madhya Pradesh. 1) Rs 100 crore 2) Rs 120 crore 3) Rs 180 crore 4) Rs 200 crore

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 856 Pralhad Bramhachari, who passed away recently, was a noted ________. 1) Classical dancer 2) Folk singer 3) Journalist 4) Historian 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 857 There is a widespread outrage witnessed against the Kolkata-based Saradha Realty India in recent days. Consider the following statements in this regard and choose the correct sentence(s): 1) Market regulator Sebi has ordered to close all its collective 2) Its Managing Director schemes and refund the money of investors within three Sudipto Sen has been arrested months. from Jammu and Kashmir. 3) The Sebi had carried another investigation about three years ago after a reference was received from the Director Economic 4) All the above Offences investigation Cell, Government of West Bengal. 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 858 Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma launched 21 New Textile Parks recently. These Parks approved under Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) take the total number of parks to ___ in the country. 1) 51 2) 55 3) 61 4) 72 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 859 Who amongst the following has been appointed as the President of Editors Guild of India? Editors Guild of India is the organisation of the editors of various magazines and newspapers of India. 1) TN Ninan 2) Narasimhan Ravi 3) KK Katyal 4) BG Vergese 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 860 Italys Parliament elected who amongst the following as the new president of the country? 1) Romano Prodi 2) Marco Antonio Bertolotti 3) Lamberto Dini 4) Giorgio Napolitano 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 861 Who amongst the following has been appointed as the President of Editors Guild

of India? Editors Guild of India is the organisation of the editors of various magazines and newspapers of India. 1) TN Ninan 2) Narasimhan Ravi 3) KK Katyal 4) BG Vergese 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 862 MR Poovamma has won the gold in the 17th Federation Cup athletics championships at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) recently. She won the medal in which of the following categories? 1) 100m 2) 150m 3) 200m 4) 400m 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 863 Who amongst the following has been named as the Prime Minister-Designate by the President of Italy recently? 1) Enrico Letta 2) Silvio Berlusconi 3) Mario Monti 4) Giuliano Amato 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 864 Archana Bhargava has been appointed as the Chairman and the Managing Director of which of the following banks recently? 1) Bank of Baroda 2) United Bank of India 3) Union Bank of India 4) Canara Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 865 Name the promoter of the collapsed chit fund company Saradha Group that has bankrupted small depositors in West Bengal and nearby areas. 1) Amar Gopal Bose 2) Sudipta Sen 3) Purnendu Chatterjee 4) Aveek Sarkar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 866 The deal sealed between Jet Airways and the Etihad Airways was in news recently. The board of directors of Jet Airways has approved a proposal to allot ______ stake to Etihad Airways. 1) 10 per cent 2) 12 per cent 3) 20 per cent 4) 24 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 867 The WIPO, a United Nations body, has pointed out the need for a second interpretation of global intellectual property law. What is the full form of WIPO? 1) World Intellectual Property Organisation 2) World Inherent Property Organisation 3) World Intellectual Propriety Organisation 4) World Invertible Property Organisation 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 868 Indian businesses and consumers will soon be able to check the authenticity of a product with the help of a mobile phone application. Name the application which is being developed by the Interpol. 1) I-Register 2) I-Checkit 3) Info-world 4) I-Sure 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 869 The unexpected 4-0 defeat of Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final made news recently. Which of the following teams defeated Barcelona? 1) Aston Villa 2) Manchester United 3) Barton Rovers 4) Bayern Munich 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 870 Sunil Bharti Mittal has been appointed the vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently. This world business organisation with presence in over 90 countries is based in 1) London 2) New York 3) Paris 4) Tokyo 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 871 World Intellectual Property Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) April 20 2) April 21 3) April 22 4) April 26 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 872 The London Olympics quarter-finalist, Parupalli Kashyap, was ousted in the firstround of the India Open singles event recently but moved up a place to the career-best in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. What is his current BWF (singles) ranking? 1) Second 2) Forth 3) Sixth 4) Eighth 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 873 In the wake of an alleged fraud by Kolkata-based Saradha group, the Central Government has ordered a SFIO probe into the matter of suspected misuse of the public money by various chit fund companies. What is the full form of SFIO? 1) Serial Fraud Investigation Office 2) Serious Fraud Investigation Office 3) Specific Fraud Investigation Office 4) Stock Fraud Investigation Office 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 874 The newly formed no frills airline, AirAsia India, is a joint venture company comprising three partners, Tata Sons, AirAsia and 1) Toss Financial 2) Telestra Tradeplace 3) Capital Group 4) Barclays Capital 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 875 Which of the following recently published books is written by Sandipan Deb? 1) The Last War 2) The City of Devi 3) Samudra Manthan 4) Chanakyas New Manifesto 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 876 Which of the following countries has become the first country outside South Asia to legislate against caste discrimination recently? 1) France 2) Germany 3) UK 4) Norway 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 877 CERT India, the government body that monitors cyber threats within the country, has warned of a new variant of a computer worm that steals bank account details from infected computers recently. What is the expanded form of CERT? 1) Indian Centralised Emergency Response 2) Indian Computer Experts Response Team Team 4) Indian Computer Emergency Response 3) Indian Computer Emergency Redressal Team Team 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 878 Who amongst the following has been elected as the ninth President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently? 1) Haruhiko Kuroda 2) Takehiko Nakao 3) Mitsuo Sato 4) Tadao Chino 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 879 Name the product which has been accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) registration by Chennai-based Geographical Indication Registry recently? A GI is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin in the world. 1) Lucknow Zardozi 2) Varanasi Saree 3) Bhagalpuri Silk 4) Assamese Gamosa 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 880 Name the European country which parliament has recently passed a bill that would make smoking in the presence of children equal to an act of physical violence. 1) Greece 2) Finland 3) Latvia 4) Denmark 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 881 Ahead of companys annual shareholder meeting, Fred Amoroso has resigned as the chairperson of which of the following internet companies with immediate effect? 1) Rediff 2) Yahoo 3) AT & T 4) Amazon 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 882 Which of the following countries has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner recently? China, Russia and four Central Asian nations Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the SCO in 2001 as a regional security bloc. 1) Turkey 2) Afghanistan 3) Turkmenistan 4) Azerbaijan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 883 Anil Goswami has been appointed as new secretary in which of the following Ministries? He is the first bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir cadre to be appointed to this post. 1) Ministry of Home Affairs 2) Ministry of Corporate Affairs 3) Ministry of Civil Aviation 4) Department of Atomic Energy 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 884 Name the Indian shuttler who has become the first Indian lady to reach the semifinals of the $200,000 India Open badminton championship? 1) Saina Nehwal 2) Arundhati Pantawane

3) PV Sindhu 5) None of these

4) Aparna Popat Ans.) 3

Ques. : 885 Union Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Jyotiraditya Scindia recently dedicated the third unit of Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jharli to the nation. Jharli is located in which of the following states? 1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Punjab 3) Haryana 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 886 The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) has awarded the lifetime achievement award to who amongst the following recently? 1) Neerja Chowdhury 2) Alka Saxena 3) Mrinal Pande 4) Jai Chandiram 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 887 The Technical Expert Committee (TEC), appointed by the Supreme Court, has called for a moratorium of how many years on open field trials of Bt food crops until adequate regulatory mechanisms and safety standards are put in place? 1) 2-years 2) 5-years 3) 10-years 4) 15-years 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 888 Name the country which has alleged that China has de facto occupied its disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. It claims that the shoal is well within its 200nautical-mile exclusive economic zone of the country, as recognized by international law. 1) Vietnam 2) Philippines 3) Taiwan 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 889 The race for the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reached in the final stage with only two names, Heremino Blanco from Mexico and Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo from Brazil left in the field. Who is the present DG of the WTO? 1) Pascal Lamy 2) Tim Groser 3) Taeho Bark 4) Haruhiko Kuroda 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 890 India has acceded to Madrid Protocol which allows Indian companies to register

their trademarks in ____ countries by filing a single application. 1) 50 2) 69 3) 70 4) 89 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 891 Examine the following statements with respect Sarabjit Singh, who was attacked by fellow prisoners in a Karachi jail recently and now is in deep coma, and choose the correct sentence(s): 1) He was convicted of alleged involvement in 2) His mercy petitions were rejected by the a string of bomb attacks in Punjab province in courts and the President but the outgoing Pakistan that killed 14 people in 1990 and was Pakistan Peoples Party-led government put off awarded death sentence. his execution for an indefinite period. 3) Pakistan has proposed to send him to India for treatment and has sought visa and 4) Only 1) and 2) transportation facility from Indian authorities. 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 892 Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands will have to wait for their third title of the season as they ended runners-up at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix after losing the summit clash to _______ recently. 1) Sabine Lisicki and Mona Barthel 2) Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond 3) Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva 4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 893 Who amongst the following has clinched the mens singles title at the India Open Super Series badminton tournament held in New Delhi recently? 1) Kenichi Tago 2) DU Pengyu 3) Lee Chong Wei 4) Chen Long 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 894 The government has set up a six-member inter-ministerial committee to suggest measures to boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) exports. This committee is headed by 1) Ajit Kumar Seth 2) Pulok Chatterji 3) Omita Paul 4) RS Gujral 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 895 America experts has alleged Syrian regime of using chemical weapons against the rebel opposition. Samples of which of the following chemical agents have been traced?

1) Kolokol-1 3) Ethyl iodoacetate 5) None of these

2) Sarin 4) Benzyl bromide Ans.) 2

Ques. : 896 NN Vohra has been given an extension of five years as the governor of which of the following states recently? 1) Haryana 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Odisha 4) Jammu and Kashmir 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 897 Serbian lawmakers have overwhelmingly supported an agreement aimed at normalising relations with breakaway Kosovo region. Kosovo has declared its independence in _______. 1) 2005 2) 2006 3) 2007 4) 2008 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 898 Which of the following cities has been finalised as the venue of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to be held in November? 1) Canberra 2) New Delhi 3) Colombo 4) Naypyidaw 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 899 The Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft returned to commercial service after the US agency declared it safe to fly. Which of the following airlines became the first one to use the plane since it was grounded earlier this year? 1) Nippon Airways 2) Ethiopian Airlines 3) Air India 4) American Airlines 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 900 Who amongst the following has won the womans singles title of the WTA Porsche Grand Prix played at Stuttgart recently? Sweeping her second title in 2013, she has become the first player to retain the title since Lindsey Davenport in 2005. 1) Li Na 2) Maria Sharapova 3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Serena Williams 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 901 The prisoners of Guantanamo detention facility of US are on hunger strike

protesting against their indefinite detention and being held without charge. This detention camp is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Afghanistan 2) Cuba 3) Ethiopia 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 902 Consider the following statements with respect to Statistical Institute of Asia Pacific (SIAP), one of the most active organs of the UN, and choose the correct sentence(s): 2) The SIAP was established in Tokyo in 1) India has been elected to the governing 1970 by 20 countries in Asia and the Pacific council of the 41-member prestigious SIAP and the United Nations Development recently. Programme (UNDP). 3) The governing council of SIAP bears a representative designated by the Government of 4) All the above Japan and eight representatives nominated by other members. 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 903 Name the country whose Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escaped an assassination attempt in the capital city of the country recently. 1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Cambodia 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 904 The 143rd birth anniversary of the father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, was celebrated recently. The one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for lifetime contribution to cinema), was instituted by the Government of India in his honor in which of the following years? 1) 1959 2) 1969 3) 1979 4) 1989 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 905 Who amongst the following has won the Barcelona Open mens singles title recently? He clinched the title for a record 7th time. 1) David Ferrer 2) Rafael Nadal 3) Andy Murray 4) Novak Djokovic 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 906 Name the rising Indian shuttler who is participating in Malaysia Grand Prix Gold

2013 badminton tournament as the top seed in the women's singles category in Kuala Lumpur. 1) Rituparna Das 2) Arundhati Pantawane 3) PC Thulasi 4) PV Sindhu 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 907 What is the expanded form of ECGC as used in banking/financial sector? 1) Export Creditors Guarantee Corporation of 2) Export Credential Guarantee Corporation of India India 3) Export Credit Garnering Corporation of 4) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India India 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 908 Who among the following is the author of the recently published book titled Che In Paona Bazaar? 1) Zoya Hasan 2) Kishalay Bhattacharjee 3) Harish Dhillon 4) Basudeb Pal Majumdar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 909 Following the global trend, the civil aviation ministry has allowed domestic airlines to unbundle which of the following services and charge separately for them? It will allow airlines to keep a lower base fare and give passengers the flexibility to pay for services they need. 1) Check-in baggage 2) Allotment of preferred seats 3) Meals 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 910 Name the footballer who has been named the player and young player of the year by Professional Football Association (PFA) for 2012-13. He has become only the third person to clinch the double accolade in the same season. 1) Jermain Colin Defoe 2) Gareth Bale 3) Wayne Mark Rooney 4) Aaron Justin 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 911 The Director General of World Trade Organistion (WTO), Pascal Lamy, will step down later this year. But before that, he is busy agreeing all the _____ members of WTO on an agenda for the ministerial meeting scheduled in Bali. 1) 139 2) 149 3) 159 4) 169 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 912 The CERC recently ruled out the allegation of the Association of Power Producers that state-run NTPC has abused its dominant position while signing power purchase pacts recently. CERC stands for 1) Central Electricity Regulatory Committee 2) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 3) Centralised Electricity Redressal 4) Centre for Electricity Regulation and Commission Commissioning 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 913 India is building the heaviest and largest parts of the Tokamak, the machine behind the biggest scientific collaboration on the planet till date. The project called ITER, includes 34 nations and is aimed at producing cheap clean and safe energy through 1) Nuclear fission 2) Nuclear fusion 3) Solar Energy 4) Wind Energy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 914 Queen Beatrix is all set to step down in favour of her eldest son Willem Alexander soon. Known for her charity work, she held the throne for 33 years in 1) Japan 2) Argentina 3) Netherlands 4) Spain 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 915 Harin Raval has resigned from his post following difference with his seniors on the matter the draft report of the coal block allocation scam. He has resigned as _____. 1) Solicitor General 2) Additional Solicitor General 3) Attorney General 4) Advocate General 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 916 The World Bank has lowered the growth forecast of India for the current fiscal from 7 per cent to ___ per cent. The decline in the agriculture sector is being seen as the reason behind it. 1) 5 2) 5.1 3) 6 4) 6.1 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 917 The Golden Girl (Bangaru Talli) scheme has been launched in which of the following states? It is targeted to protect girl child and ensure her education and is limited to two children of each BPL family. 1) Karnataka 2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Kerala 5) None of these

4) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2

Ques. : 918 May 1 is celebrated as the Labour Day. This day is also celebrated as the formation day of which of the following states? 1) Rajasthan 2) Assam 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat 5) Odisha Ans.) 4 Ques. : 919 The Finance Bill has been passed in Lokh Sabha finally. Which of the following is/are highlight(s) of this bill? 1) Wealth tax on agricultural land has 2) The residency norms for investors from countries been ruled out such as Mauritius has been eased 3) There is provision for higher duty on 4) All the above Sports Utility Vehicles 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 920 The World Wide Web is celebrating its 20th year in the service. Who among the following had invented the WWW at Cern laboratory 20 years back? 1) Robert Hooke 2) Tim Berners-Lee 3) Zacharias Janssen 4) VA Shiva Ayyadurai 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 921 Krishna Poonia will participate in the opening leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meetings series in Doha soon. She is an ace Indian player of ________. 1) Badminton 2) Discus Throw 3) Archery 4) Long Jump 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 922 The Parliament of Bangladesh has elected who amongst the following as its first woman and the youngest speaker till date recently? 1) Dipu Moni 2) Shahara Khatun 3) Begum Motia Chowdhury 4) Shrin Sharmin Chowdhury 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 923 The Peshawar High Court in Pakistan imposed a ban on former President Pervez Musharraf recently. He has been banned ________from contesting elections. 1) for life 2) for one year

3) for two years 5) None of these

4) for five years Ans.) 1

Ques. : 924 Name the person who has been listed by the Forbes as the first billionaire of Nepal with a net worth of $1-billion recenlty. He is also known as the noodle billionaire for his Wai Wai noodles. 1) Krishna Prasad Bhattarai 2) Upendra Mahato 3) Binod Chaudhary 4) Min Bahadur Gurung 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 925 For the most of the last eight quarters, Indias second largest software service company, Infosys, has been lagging behind the industry average causing worries for stock markets. Who among the following is the CEO of the company at the present? 1) K Gopalakrishnan 2) SD Shibulal 3) Srinath Batni 4) Srikantan Moorthy 5) V Balakrishnan Ans.) 2 Ques. : 926 The Chief Economic Advisor at the Finance Ministry, Raghuram Rajan, is pitching for the early passage of the insurance bill which seeks to increase the foreign direct investment level to __________from the current 26 per cent. 1) 49 per cent 2) 51 per cent 3) 76 per cent 4) 100 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 927 Which of the following statements is correct? SX 40 is 1) the name of a new mid-size sedan 2) the name of a new submarine launched missile launched by Maruti Suzuki developed by DRDO 3) a newly developed nuclear fusion reactor 4) the name of the index of MCX-SX 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 928 The finance bill, 2013, proposes CTT on non-agro commodities such as gold, silver and crude oil among others. Sellers will now have to pay tax at the rate of 0.01 per cent on transactions in these items. What is the expanded form of CTT? 1) Cumulative Transaction Tax 2) Commodity Transaction 3) Conducive Transaction Tax 4) Common Transaction Tax 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 929 The US agency for International Development (USAID) has been expelled by the

president Evo Morales in which of the following countries recently? The agency has been alleged of undermining the present government. 1) Bolivia 2) Ecuador 3) Paraguay 4) Peru 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 930 The Union Cabinet has given its nod to policy guidelines for FM radio phase-III that will open up 294 cities to private radio services. At present who many cities are covered by FM radio services? 1) 46 2) 68 3) 86 4) 92 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 931 What is the expanded form of WIPO? It is a United Nations body. 1) World Inherent Property Organisation 2) World Intellectual Priority Organisation 3) World Intellectual Property Organisation 4) World Inherent Priority Organisation 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 932 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has hinted to lower its lending programme to developing countries including India as its investments are not yielding adequate returns. Which of the following countries is the biggest borrower of ADB at present? 1) Pakistan 2) Japan 3) Indonesia 4) India 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 933 Which of the following statements is/are correct about the rising tennis player of India, Somdev Devvarman? 1) The AITA has recommended his name for the 2) He had won the singles gold in prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2010 Commonwealth Games. 2013. 3) He had won gold in both singles and doubles in the 4) All the above Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 934 World Press Freedom Day observed on which of the following dates? 1) April 29 2) April 30 3) May 3 4) May 5 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 935 The 92nd birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray, the legendary artist counted among the great masters of world cinema, was celebrated on May 2. Which of the following is not a film made by him? 1) Pather Panchali 2) Teesri Kasam 3) Apur Sansar 4) Shatranj Ke Khilari 5) All are Satyajit Rays films Ans.) 2 Ques. : 936 Sticking to its cautious stance, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut the repo rate by just 0.25 per cent in its recent policy review. Now the effective repo rate has become 1) 7.75 per cent 2) 7.50 per cent 3) 7.25 per cent 4) 7 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 937 Name the Indian who has won Whitley Award recently, an international nature conservation prize dubbed as Green Oscar. 1) Aparajita Datta 2) Anil Agarwal Madhay 3) Maneka Gandhi 4) Medha Patkar 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 938 Which of the following is the highest award given for the lifetime achievement in sports in India? 1) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2) Dhyan Chand Award 3) Dronacharya Award 4) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Award 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 939 Who among the following has been voted the new president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently? 1) Hafez Al Medlej 2) Yusuf Al Sarkel 3) Worawai Makudi 4) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 940 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has finally approved Swedish furniture retailer IKEAs proposal to start single brand retail venture in India. IKEA has proposed to invest______ in India in single brand retail venture. 1) Rs 10,500 crore 2) Rs 8,500 crore 3) Rs 6,500 crore 4) Rs 5,500 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 941 Who among the following is the current Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a Unite Nations body? He was in Indian recently to attend the 7th Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy. 1) Kamil Idris 2) Francis Gurry 3) Pascal Lamy 4) Takehiko Nakao 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 942 RBI in its monetary policy for 2013-14 had reduced the repo (short-term lending) rate by 0.25 percent and pegged the economic growth rate for the current fiscal at 1) 5.7 percent 2) 6.1 percent 3) 6.7 percent 4) 7.1 percent 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 943 Consider the following statements with respect to National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) and indentify the correct statement(s): 2) The government has introduced this 1) The Rs 22,507-crore mission has got the scheme to provide healthcare to the urban Cabinet nod recently. poor on the lines of its flagship National Rural Health Mission. 3) The Mission will be implemented through a PPP model at all the levels and includes setting 4) All the above up one primary health centre for every 50,00060,000 people 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 944 The Finance Minister P Chidambaram cautioned Rajan Katoch recently not to hurt legitimate investments while probing money laundering cases. Rajan Katoch is the Director of which of the following institutions at present? 1) Sebi 2) Enforcement Directorate (ED) 3) Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) 4) Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 945 The 15-member Indian cricket squad has been picked up for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in _____in coming June. 1) South Africa 2) New Zealand 3) England 4) Australia 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 946 What is the current ranking of India among 179 countries in the 2013 World Press Freedom Index released by the Reporters Without Borders recently? 1) 173th 2) 160th 3) 154th 4) 140th 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 947 Who among the following heads the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) in India? 1) The Prime Minister 2) The Finance Minister 3) The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission 4) The Governor of RBI 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 948 The young woman scientist, Jenita Mary Nongkynrih, hails from which of the following states? She has been selected for this year's ISRO Young Scientist Award for her urban information system project in the North East. 1) Mizoram 2) Manipur 3) Meghalaya 4) Arunachal Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 949 The 46th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors was held in which of the following Indian cities recently? 1) Mumbai 2) Bangalore 3) Chennai 4) Noida 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 950 The rising Indian shuttler, PV Sindhu, has entered into her maiden Grand Prix Gold final in Kuala Lumpur. She defeated who amongst the following in the semi-finals? 1) Juan Gu 2) Sapsiree Tearattanachai 3) Wang Yihan 4) LI Xuerui 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 951 The 13th general elections in Malaysia were held recently and the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (National Front), retained its 56-year hold on power. Name the person who leads this coalition and is all set to become the next Prime Minister of the country. 1) Anwar Ibrahim 2) Muhyiddin Yassin 3) Mohamed Azmin bin Ali 4) Najib Razak 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 952 The British Conservative MP, Nigel Evans, has been arrested over allegations of rape and sexual assault to two men. He holds which of the following positions in the House of Commons of the British Parliament at present? 1) The Deputy Speaker 2) The Speaker 3) The Leader of Opposition 4) The Chancellor of the Exchequer 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 953 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), a mega infrastructure project between the political capital and the business capital of India, i.e. Delhi and Mumbai? 2) The corridor stretch includes nine 1) The 1,483-km long corridor will have six-lane industrial townships, three ports and six highways. airports. 3) The project will cost $90 billion and is being developed with technical and financial assistance 4) All the above from South Korea. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 954 Who among the following has authored the recently published book titled The Sea of Innocence? 1) Kishwar Desai 2) Kalpana Swaminathan 3) Sindhu V Nair 4) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 955 The Presidential Board of FIDE, the world chess body, has approved the staging of the World Chess Championship match in Chennai in November this year. The championship will be played between Viswanathan Anand and who amongst the following? 1) Boris Gelfand 2) Magnus Carlsen 3) Veselin Topalov 4) Vladimir Kramnik 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 956 Consider the following statements with respect to poll-bound Pakistan and identify the correct sentence(s): 2) This will be the first time that a 1) This will be the first time in the history of the 66democratically elected government years old nation that a democratically elected transitioned to another elected government will complete its full term. government. 3) This will be the first time that there is a triangular battlefield as all other elections were a clear two-party 4) All the above contest and the third front failed to make its presence

felt. 5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 957 Which of the following countries is hosting the 19th edition of the biennial event, Commonwealth Table Tennis championship 2013? 1) Sri Lanka 2) India 3) Australia 4) South Africa 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 958 The rising star of Indian badminton, PV Sindhu, has won her maiden Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold title recently and has become the second Indian to reach this feat. Who among the following is the first one to achieve this feat? 1) Aparna Popat 2) Jwala Gutta 3) Saina Nehwal 4) Ashwini Ponnappa 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 959 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made e-filing of I-T returns mandatory for individuals earning more than Rs 5 lakh taxable income during the financial year ended March 31, 2013. Earlier e-filing was mandatory for individuals having a taxable income of more than _______. 1) Rs 6 lakh 2) Rs 8 lakh 3) Rs 10 lakh 4) Rs 15 lakh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 960 The president of Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB), Takahiko Nakao, has announced that the bank will maintain its annual lending to India for the next three years. The ADB is lending around ________to India every year at present. 1) $2 billion 2) $4 billion 3) $5 billion 4) $10 billion 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 961 In a strategically significant move to counter Chinas presence in the region, India has announced to upgrade Chabahar port situated in which of the following countries? 1) Afghanistan 2) Kazakhstan 3) Iran 4) Turkmenistan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 962 The Union Defence Minister AK Antony commissioned which of the following

fighter aircrafts into the front line unit of the Indian Navy squadron at Goas Naval Base INS Hansa recently? The squadron will be christened as INAS 303 Black Panthers. 1) MIG-29K 2) Sea Harrier 3) MiG-21 Fishbed 4) Sukhoi Su-30MKI 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 963 Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently? 1) Balaji Narasimhan 2) Baichung Bhutia 3) Arup Debnath 4) Ashim Biswas 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 964 India is planning to establish a National Institute of Mining in which of the following countries as a part of Indias reconstruction efforts in the country? 1) Iran 2) Kyrgyzstan 3) Afghanistan 4) Kazakhstan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 965 Indian pistol shooters competing in the ISSF World Cup will be without the services of coach Sayed Wajid Ali as he has been denied visa to travel for the May 4-13 tournament. The tournament will be held in which of the following countries? 1) US 2) UK 3) China 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 966 The Annual ICC Cricket Committee meeting will be held in London under its new Chairman on May 28-29. Who among the following is the new chairman of ICC Cricket Committee? 1) Kumar Sangakara 2) Andrew Strauss 3) Clive Llyod 4) Anil Kumble 5) L Sivaramakrishnan Ans.) 4 Ques. : 967 The name of Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is associated with which of the following games? She has bagged three bronze medals in the World Championship of the game recently. 1) Archery 2) Weightlifting 3) Table Tennis 4) Discus Throw 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 968 The Central Government is pushing for the passage of food security bill in the current session of the Parliament. Which of the following is the first state in the country to pass a food security act? 1) Uttarakhand 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 969 With the fluctuating gold price in international markets, the demand for gold ETFs is picking pace in India. What is the full form of ETF as used in banking/financial parlance? 1) Extensively Traded Fund 2) Exchange Traded Fund 3) Exchange Trusted Fund 4) Easily Transferable Fund 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 970 Name the online collection of Rabindranath Tagores works launched by the President Pranab Mukherjee recently. It is a tribute to Tagore as part of his 150th birth anniversary celebrations and will archive his works in manuscript and print in both Bengali and English. 1) Bichitra 2) Gurudev 3) Vividha 4) Guru-Kumbh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 971 As per the amendments cleared by the Union Cabinet recently, which of the following categories will be provided with the benefit of low interest loans under the amended National Rural Livelihood Mission (Aajeevika)? 1) Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) 2) Landless labourers 3) SCs and STs 4) Marginal Farmers 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 972 India has gifted a Dornier 228 aircraft for maritime surveillance to which of the following countries recently? This is in response to a request from the Government of this country. 1) Zaire 2) Mozambique 3) Seychelles 4) Maldives 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 973 The World Asthma Day is observed on which of the following dates? The theme for this year is You Can Control Your Asthma. 1) May 1 2) May 3 3) May 5 4) May 7

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 974 Giulio Andreotti, who died recently, was the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Spain 2) France 3) Poland 4) Italy 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 975 The Save the Children foundation released its 14th annual State of the World's Mothers Report recently. According to the report, which of the following countries has the highest child mortality rate (child deaths within one day of the birth) in the world? 1) India 2) China 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 976 The online portal Cobrapost, in its second sting operation has exposed 23 scheduled banks as well as the LIC with irregularities and the MoF has asked these banks and LIC to take immediate action against erring employees. The portal has made which of the following revelations? 1) Violation of Anti Money Laundering 2) Violation of Know Your Customer (KYC) Guidelines norms 3) Taking bribe for awarding loans 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 977 The SC has dismissed the petitions against commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) clearing the commissioning of its first unit anytime after May 15. In the first stage the unit with capacity of ________will be commissioned followed by the second with the same capacity in 2014. 1) 200 MW 2) 500 MW 3) 1000 MW 4) 1500 MW 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 978 Profulla Chandra Borua passed away recently at the age of 76. He was a veteran _________. 1) Journalist 2) Author 3) Historian 4) Geologist 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 979 The State Literacy Mission (TSLM) of which of the following states has

announced to make the state free from illiteracy by August this year recently? 1) Tripura 2) Kerala 3) Nagaland 4) Mizoram 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 980 The government has revealed that the National Population Policy, 2000, has been implemented with varying degree of success across different states. The objectives of the NPP were to address the unmet need for contraception and achieving a stable population by____. 1) 2020 2) 2025 3) 2030 4) 2045 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 981 After the outbreak of bird flu in China, around 11,000 people have been diagnosed with dengue and 34 deaths have been reported due to the disease in the first four months of this year in which of the following countries? 1) Thailand 2) Sri Lanka 3) Bangladesh 4) Myanmar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 982 Examine the following statement with respect to a new scheme meant for tribal forest dwellers and identify the correct statement(s): 2) This scheme, by National Scheduled Tribes 1) The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs & Finance and Development Corporation Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo, (NSTFDC), is meant for economic development of launched Tribal Forest Dwellers Schedule Tribes who are beneficiaries of Forest Empowerment Scheme recently. Rights Act 2006. 3) Under the scheme NSTFDC will generate awareness, provide training as well 4) All the above as provide financial assistance without charging any interest from the beneficiaries. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 983 The World Thalassaemia Day is observed on which of the following dates? This years Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) theme is The right for quality health car e of every patient with thalassaemia: major and beyond. 1) May 7 2) May 8 3) May 9 4) May 12 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 984 Which of the following countries has claimed both the mens and womens titles of the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in New Delhi recently? 1) India 2) England 3) Singapore 4) Australia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 985 At least 55 people have been killed in attacks on an army base, a police station and a prison by Boko Haram militants dressed in army uniforms recently. These militants are active in which of the following countries? 1) Somalia 2) South Sudan 3) Mali 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 986 In a bid to simplify the rules governing overseas investors in India, the government is planning to introduce a new classification for investors that do not come under the foreign direct investment (FDI) route. The new class is called FPI which stands for 1) Foreign Priority Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors 3) Foreign Preferential Investors 4) Foreign Parallel Investors 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 987 Name the volcano which erupted in Philippines recently killing at least five people. It is famous for its almost perfect cone shape and has erupted around 50 times since records began, with the most violent in 1814. 1) Mount Taal 2) Mount Ragang 3) Mount Pinatubo 4) Mount Mayon 5) Mount Cagua Ans.) 4 Ques. : 988 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1) British liquor giant Diageo has appointed 2) The Diageo is the worlds biggest spirits Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as its next chief group and maker of brands like Smirnoff vodka, executive officer (CEO). Johnnie Walker scotch and Guinness beer. 3) The Diageo had acquired 53.4 per cent share of liquor baron Vijay Mallyas United Spirits 4) All the above Ltd (USL) in USD 2 million in 2012. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 989 Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement bringing down the curtains on his glittering 26-year-old association with which of the following English football teams recently? He is known for his stellar role in making the club a global brand valued at $3 billion.

1) Liverpool 3) Manchester United 5) None of these

2) Chelsea 4) Newcastle United Ans.) 3

Ques. : 990 The report Estimates of State Domestic Product-2012-13 of Delhi states that the state gross domestic product (GSDP) has grown at 9% in last fiscal year and has become the _____ largest in India. 1) tenth 2) eighth 3) sixth 4) second 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 991 UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer is under the governments scanner for selling multiple brands in a single store as the finance ministry has raised the matter with the DIPP. DIPP stands for 1) Department of Industrial Policy and 2) Department of International Policy and Practices Promotion 3) Department of Illegal Practices and 4) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotions Promotion 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 992 The World Red Cross and Red Crescent day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) May 8 2) May 9 3) May 12 4) May 15 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 993 The name of Roberto Azevedo has been finalised for the post of the Director General of WTO. He hails from which of the following countries? 1) Mexico 2) Brazil 3) Japan 4) Malaysia 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 994 In the latest rankings of world universities released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a reputed British education and career advice company, IIT Delhis electrical engineering department has been ranked the ____ best globally, the highest entry from India across all categories. 1) 37th 2) 39th 3) 43rd 4) 50th 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 995 Gilt funds, as they are conveniently called, are mutual fund schemes floated by asset management companies with exclusive investments in which of the following? 1) Blue Chip Companies 2) Government Securities 3) Gold 4) Commodities 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 996 In the recently concluded 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in New Delhi, Indian men have succeeded to secure _______ in the team event. 1) gold medal 2) silver medal 3) bronze medal 4) no medal 5) Indian team left the championship midway Ans.) 2 Ques. : 997 Touted as the richest prize-money badminton tournament in the world, IPL-style Indian Badminton League will be held from August 14-31 across six cities in India. Featuring international and national stars, it will be a _____ league. 1) USD 0.5-million 2) USD 1-million 3) USD 2-million 4) USD 5-million 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 998 Name the auto giant which has launched Enjoy MPV recently. The company has set the target of securing a double-digit market share in the category. 1) Honda 2) General Motors 3) Ford Motors 4) Renault 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 999 The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India (CC-UIDAI) has approved phase four of the scheme, which will enroll an additional 40 crore residents. Till date, 31 crore residents have been issued UID numbers through this scheme which started in 1) 2009 2) 2010 3) 2011 4) 2012 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1000 The government is reviewing the set target in exports to be achieved by March 2014 in view of the global and domestic economic slowdown. What is the set target till now? 1) $300 billion 2) $500 billion 3) $700 billion 4) $900 billion 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1001 Faced with declining exports, the government has announced a slew of measures including extension of the popular EPCG scheme to all sectors to boost exports. EPCG stands for 1) Expert Promotion Capital Goods 2) Export Promotion Capital Goods 3) Experimental Promotion of Capital Goods 4) Excessive Promotion of Capital Goods 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1002 Willem-Alexander is the new King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the youngest monarch in Europe. The Kingdom of Netherlands consists of which of the following countries along with Netherlands? 1) Sint Maarten 2) Curaao 3) Aruba 4) All the above 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1003 The name of who among the following has been finalised to be the next Chief Minister of Karnataka after the Congress party won the state assembly elections recently? 1) Mallikarjun Kharge 2) Madhusudan Mistry 3) Luizinho Faleiro 4) K Siddaramaiah 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1004 The Finance Ministry is upbeat over picking-up of IIP and now is expecting that with the current trend continuing, the economic growth rate would cross 6 per cent in 2013-14. Expand the term IIP. 1) Indian Index of Production 2) International Index of Production 3) Indicator of Industrial Production 4) Index of Industrial Production 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1005 Which of the following states in India is running the Teerth Darshan Yojana through which it facilitates the elderly people of the state tour the centres of their faith? 1) Rajasthan 2) Gujarat 3) Uttarakhand 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1006 Name the country which has appealed to avert death sentence of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, accused of a bomb blast in Delhi. Bhullar was extradited from this country to India. 1) France 2) US

3) Germany 5) None of these

4) UK Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1007 The worlds third largest retailer Tesco Plc is interested to start operations in India. This retail giant is based in which of the following countries? 1) UK 2) Italy 3) Spain 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1008 Marissa Mayer, known for her aggressive acquisitions, is the head of which of the following internet giants? 1) Google 2) Oracle 3) Yahoo 4) Rediff 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1009 The names of Achantha Sarath Kamal and Mouma Das are associated with which of the following games? These names were in news recently. 1) Tennis 2) Table Tennis 3) Badminton 4) Weightlifting 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1010 Industrial body SIAM is associated with which of the following industries? 1) Automobiles 2) Medicines 3) Software 4) Textile 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1011 Nawaz Sharif is all set for a record third term as Pakistans Prime Minister after the recent parliamentary elections in the country. He heads which of the following parties? 1) Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2) Pakistan Peoples Party 3) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 4) All Pakistan Muslim League 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1012 The International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12. This day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of who among the following, considered the founder of modern nursing? 1) Mother Teresa 2) Clara Barton 3) Florence Nightingale 4) Mary Seacole 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1013 What is Mahasen which was in news recently? 1) A cyclonic storm 2) A new variety of high-yield wheat 3) A harvest festival celebrated in 4) A specially designed fishing boat used in Tamil Gujarat Nadu 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1014 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is gearing up for a trial of plastic currency notes as on an average, about _________ paper notes in circulation get disposed of every year. 1) 5 per cent 2) 10 per cent 3) 15 per cent 4) 20 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1015 The government is gearing up for the second phase of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme and has asked banks to install ATMs at their branches in all the concerned districts. The second phase, starting on 1st July, will cover ______new districts. 1) 78 2) 43 3) 121 4) 152 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1016 Who among the following has won the Spanish Grand Prix Formula One race recently? 1) Mark Webber 2) Sebastian Vettel 3) Felipe Massa 4) Fernando Alonso 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1017 Name the tennis player who has won the Madrid Open tennis tournaments womens singles title recently? 1) Maria Sharapova 2) Serena Williams 3) Li Na 4) Victoria Azarenka 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1018 The iconic German Bakery, the eatery that came into focus after a bomb blast that killed 17 people and injured over 60 others in 2010, has been formally reopened after three years. It is located in which of the following cities? 1) Gandhi Nagar 2) Ahmedabad 3) New Delhi 4) Pune 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1019 The level of carbon dioxide has passed a long-feared milestone of 400 ppm, the highest in 3-million years. Which of the following countries, at present, is the largest emitter of this gas in the world? 1) US 2) UK 3) China 4) India 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1020 We often come across the news of IED being planted at highway and other routes and elsewhere and the security personnel detected and defused them. IED stands for 1) Implanted Electronic Device 2) Interconnected Electronic Device 3) Improvised Electronic Device 4) Improvised Explosive Device 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1021 Consider the following statements with respect to commissioning of MIG-29 K fighters into Indian Navy recently and identify the correct sentence(s): 2) MiG-29 K is a potent fifth generation carrier 1) The MiG-29 K Black Panther squadron borne stealth fighter armed with anti-aircraft and (IANS 303) has been commissioned into anti-ship missiles, precision bombs and the Indian Navy comprising 16 aircrafts. sophisticated weapon delivery system. 3) The commissioned squadron will be integrated with aircraft carrier INS 4) All the above Vikramaditya, likely to be commissioned later this year. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1022 The 20th Asian Athletics Championship is scheduled to be held in which of the following Indian cities in the month of July this year? 1) Chennai 2) Bangalore 3) New Delhi 4) Ahmedabad 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1023 The President Pranab Mukherjee recently conferred the Asom Ratna award (2012) posthumously to Mamoni Raisom Goswami and Srimanta Sankardeva award to cine star 1) Nana Patekar 2) Sharmila Tagore 3) Hema Malini 4) Shabana Azmi 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1024 As SIP stands for Systematic Investment Plans, STP stands for

1) Systematic Transfer Plans 3) Systematic Term Plans 5) None of these

2) Systematic Trading Plans 4) Systematic Top-up Plans Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1025 As per the data released by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India recently, among the top Indian cities, the number of working women is lowest in 1) Mumbai 2) Kolkata 3) Chennai 4) New Delhi 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1026 Which of the following statements is/are correct? CERT is 1) a world famous laboratory 2) the cyber watchdog of India 3) the acronym for Computer Emergency Response Team 4) Both 1) and 3) 5) Both 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1027 Name the latest social networking site developed by an Indian entrepreneur, Pushkar Mahatta, which is all set to take on Facebook and Twitter. 1) OmniBus 2) WorldFloat 3) UniFloat 4) HangOut 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1028 According to a report of the parliamentary standing committee on finance, between March 2011 and December 2012 alone, the public sector banks corporate loans worth _______crore have turned into bad debts (NPA). 1) Rs 63,000 crore 2) Rs 75,000 crore 3) Rs 83,000 crore 4) Rs 95,000 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1029 As per the recent news in newspapers, IDBI is all set to lose the battle to take over SHCIL. Expand the term SHCIL. 1) Stock Holding Company of India Limited 2) Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited 3) Stock Heralding Corporation of India Limited 4) Share Holding Corporation of India Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1030 Who among the following has won the mens singles title of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament recently? The womens singles title of the same was clinched by Serena Williams.

1) Roger Federer 3) Rafael Nadal 5) None of these

2) Novak Djokovic 4) Andy Murray Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1031 The Antrix Corporation Limited is the marking arm of which of the following? 1) Indian Space Research Organisation 2) Defense Research and Development Organisation 3) Ordinance Factory Board 4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1032 As the post of Attorney General of India is a Constitutional post under Article 76 of the Constitution of India, which of the following is true about the posts of the Solicitor General and the Additional Solicitors General in India? 1) These are constitutional posts 2) These are only statutory posts 3) These are autonomous posts 4) They are private practitioners 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1033 In the wake of the Supreme Court's scathing observations on CBI, the government has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to draft a law to insulate the investigating agency from external influence. It is headed by 1) Manish Tewari 2) Kapil Sibal 3) Salman Khurshid 4) P Chidambaram 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1034 The Bhagya Jyothi scheme, under which electricity connections are provided to BPL households, has been implemented in which of the following states? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Odisha 4) Karnataka 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1035 The hope of Bihar getting a backward state status has grown stronger with a committee has been announced to be formed that will evolve new criteria for backwardness of states and submit the report to the Centre within a month. This committee will be headed by 1) P Chidambaram 2) Raghuram Rajan 3) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 4) Jairam Ramesh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1036 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar and rising star L Devendro Singh are the prominent faces which represent India in the game of

1) Archery 3) Weightlifting 5) None of these

2) Boxing 4) Discus Throw Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1037 The indigenously developed rotavirus vaccine ROTAVAC has shown positive results during the different phases of its clinical trials. The vaccine is developed to prevent which of the following diseases? 1) Pneumonia 2) Chickenpox 3) Diarrhea 4) Marasmus 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1038 Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in 1993 bomb blasts case, has urged a designated TADA court in Mumbai to allow him to surrender before Yerwada jail in Pune. What is expanded form of the acronym TADA? 1) Terrorist and Destructive Act (Prevention) 2) Terrorism and Destructive Activities Act (Prevention) Act 3) Terrorising and Disturbing Activities 4) Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (Prevention) Act 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1039 India and which of the following countries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Technical Cooperation in the field of Spatial Planning, Water Management and Mobility Management recently? 1) Poland 2) Netherlands 3) Belgium 4) Argentina 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1040 The former dictator Rios Montt has been sentenced for genocide and crime against humanity which is the first time that a perpetrator has been punished for genocide in his/her own country. He belongs to which of the following countries? 1) Guatemala 2) Ethiopia 3) Nigeria 4) Congo 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1041 Vinod Rai will step down from which of the following posts by the end of May this year? 1) Attorney General of India 2) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) 3) Chief Election Commissioner of 4) The Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India India

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1042 France, the second largest economy in the euro zone, has confirmed that it is now in recession. Which of the following countries is the biggest economy in the Euro Zone? 1) Germany 2) UK 3) Italy 4) Spain 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1043 Which of the following countries has launched a new superpriority same-day visa service for urgent travelers from India recently? It is a first-of-its-kind service to be launched by the country. 1) US 2) South Korea 3) Japan 4) UK 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1044 Asghar Ali Engineer passed away recently in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. He was a noted 1) Hindu scholar 2) Islamic scholar 3) Historian 4) Wildlife Photographer 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1045 The government is planning to bring a proposal to the cabinet for an out-of-court settlement with British telecom giant Vodafone on tax dispute issue. The telecom major, for its 2007 acquisition of Hutchison mobile in India, is liable to pay 1) Rs 11,200 crore 2) Rs 10,000 crore 3) Rs 7,500 crore 4) Rs 5,200 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1046 The Reserve Bank of India, in a bid to lure investors away from gold, the imports of which have widened Indias current account deficit, is going to issue which of the following instruments for the first time in over a decade? 1) Fixed Net Asset Value (NAV) bonds 2) Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIB) 3) Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme 4) National Guaranteed Return Bonds (NGRB) (RGESS) 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1047 In a bid to re-enter the Olympic movement from which it was banished, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has vowed to International Olympic Council (IOC) to abide with which of the following reforms?

1) Its constitution will be rewritten to set age cap of 70 for sports federations office bearers. 3) An IOC observer will be present during the IOA elections. 5) Only 1) and 2)

2) It will guarantee that no office bearer gets more than three terms. 4) All the above Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1048 The Arctic Council, in its biennial meeting, has agreed to expand to include six new nations as observer states. Which of the following is not among them? 1) China 2) Singapore 3) India 4) Japan 5) Germany Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1049 Who among the following has been appointed as the first CEO of the low cost airline AirAsia India, a joint venture of the AirAsia, Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace? 1) Aditya Ghosh 2) Mittu Chandilya 3) Tony Fernandes 4) Rahul Bhatia 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1050 Identify the correct sentence(s) among the following in the context of Indias foreign direct investment policy on multi-brand retail ventures: 2) A foreign retailer must source 30 per cent 1) The foreign investor should make a minimum of the value of goods being sold by it from investment of $100 million, and 50 per cent of it domestic micro, small and medium should be invested in back-end infrastructure. enterprises. 3) One-stop approval for operating the retail 4) Only 1) and 2) business across the country. 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1051 Three players, S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have been arrested on the charges of spot-fixing for IPL matches recently. These players were playing for which of the following IPL teams? 1) Mumbai Indians 2) Rajasthan Royals 3) Royal Challengers Bangalore 4) Hyderabad Sunrisers 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1052 Consider the following statements with respect to put and call option, which has been cleared recently, and choose the correct statements among them: 1) This regulation has been framed by 2) It mandates that for merger and acquisitions, listed Sebi. firms could use such options that create a right to

buy/sell more shares in the future. 3) Earlier, Sebi had given special permission for using this option in the deal between Cairn and Vedanta. 5) Only 1) and 2) 4) All the above Ans.) 5

Ques. : 1053 Following the international trend, the CEO and MD of Infosys has taken a pay cut of 26 per cent in financial year 2012-13. Infosys is the second largest informationtechnology company of the country. Name the largest IT company of the country. 1) Wipro 2) TCS 3) Satyam-Mahindra 4) HCL 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1054 The World Hypertension Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) May 15 2) May 17 3) May 21 4) May 29 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1055 What amount has been fixed by the central government recently for the annual plan of Bihar for the financial year 2013-14? 1) Rs 12,000 crore 2) Rs 20,000 crore 3) Rs 34,000 crore 4) Rs 42,000 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1056 Nearly nine lakh ASHA workers are engaged in providing qualitative healthcare to people in rural India. What is the expanded form of ASHA? 1) Accredited Specialist Health Activists 2) Associated Social Health Activists 3) Accredited Social Health Activists 4) Associated Specialist Health Activists 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1057 Larry Page is the CEO of which of the following global internet giants? He made news recently after revealing a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally. 1) Google 2) Yahoo 3) Oracle 4) Apple 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1058 The Shapoorji Pallonji Group has announced to buy a majority stake in the USD

200-million Lux International gaining access to Europe and Africa. Lux is a 110-year-old company based in 1) Spain 2) Switzerland 3) France 4) Italy 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1059 The Union Cabinet has given its approval for increase in the present income criterion for applying the Creamy Layer restriction throughout the country from of Rs 4.5 lakh per annum to _____per annum. 1) Rs 5 lakh 2) Rs 5.5 lakh 3) Rs 6 lakh 4) Rs 6.5 lakh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1060 Clearing the legal hurdles, the law minister Kapil Sibal has set the stage for the government to offload the remaining stake in Balco and two other companies. The government had sold 51 per cent stake in Balco to which of the following companies? 1) Sterlite Industries 2) Jindal Aluminium Limited 3) Mishra Dhatu Nigam 4) Sundaram - Clayton Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1061 The government is considering providing Sovereign Guarantee of Rs 24,000 crore to the Indian Energy Insurance Pool to provide insurance to domestic refineries that have been refused cover from European re-insurers. What is the reason of denial by EU re-insurers? 1) These refineries are processing Iranian 2) These are not listed in European stock crude exchanges 3) These are supplying refined oil to Iran 4) These are running in deficit since long 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1062 Former dictator Jorde Rafael Videla, who died recently, belonged to which of the following countries? He was serving a jail term for crime against humanity during his dictatorship. 1) Argentina 2) Nigeria 3) Netherlands 4) Cambodia 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1063 For the alleged price fixing by the companies of which of the following industries, the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has ordered them to deposit Rs 630 crore as penalty within four weeks? 1) Textile 2) Beverage

3) Cement 5) None of these

4) Telecom Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1064 The IBSA womens forum, recently, has recommended developing a comprehensive action plan to end all forms of violence against women. IBSA is an association of India, Brazil and which of the following countries? 1) South Africa 2) Singapore 3) Argentina 4) Both 1) and 5) Both 2) and 3) Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1065 The department of telecommunication is working on a proposal to disallow crossholding by one telecom firm in a competing one in the same circle. As per the present rules, a telecom company can acquire up to _____in its rival company in the same circle. 1) 2 per cent 2) 4.9 per cent 3) 7.5 per cent 4) 9.9 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1066 According to an exchange notification published recently, Shikha Sharma has got a salary increase of 10 per cent effective June 1. She is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which of the following private sector banks? 1) ICICI 2) HDFC 3) Axis Bank 4) Yes Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1067 The Indian American software mogul, Vivek Ranadive, has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US sports team buying Sacramento Kings. The team is associated with which of the following games? 1) Baseball 2) Basketball 3) Football 4) Volleyball 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1068 The finance ministry is considering raising the penalty for violations of RBI guidelines by banks. What is the maximum penalty under the law at present for the above violations by banks? 1) Rs 1 crore 2) Rs 50 lakh 3) Rs 25 lakh 4) Rs 5 lakh 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1069 The government has announced the roll out of direct subsidy transfer for LPG connections starting from June. What consumers need to avail this facility? 2) An Aadhar number linked with 1) An Aadhar number a bank account 3) Providing the Aadhar number to LPG distributors to link it 4) All the above with LPG consumer number 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1070 The entry of new low cost carrier, AirAsia India, has brought new competition in the airlines sector. Which of the following is the biggest low cost airline in India at present? 1) Jet Airways 2) Spicejet 3) Indigo 4) GoAir 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1071 The committee looking into the US retail giant Walmarts lobbying activities to enter into Indian retail market, has submitted its report to Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot recently. Who among the following headed the committee? 1) Mukul Mudgal 2) VN Khare 3) RC Lahoti 4) Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1072 Consider the following statements with respect to planned subsidy for the electric and hybrid vehicles in India and choose the correct statement(s): 1) The government, under National Electric 2) The scheme includes non-levy of value Mobility Mission Plan 2020, envisages around added tax, no road tax and 15 per cent seven million electric and hybrid vehicles in seven concession on the on-road price of the years. vehicle. 3) Currently, only Delhi has implemented this 4) All the above are correct scheme. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1073 Despite efforts to ramp up indigenous coal production, the Planning Commission feels that India will still face a shortfall of about_______of coal by the end of the 12th Plan period. 1) 50 million tonnes 2) 100 million tonnes 3) 150 million tonnes 4) 200 million tonnes 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1074 The finance minister, in the budget for 2013-14, had proposed a surcharge of 10

per cent on individuals termed as super rich or High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs). These are the individual with yearly income of 1) Rs 1 crore and above 2) Rs 2 crore and above 3) Rs 5 crore and above 4) Rs 10 crore and above 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1075 Examine the following statements with respect to the BSE Shariah index and identify the correct alternative(s): 1) The BSE, with Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah 2) The index consists of the 50 largest and Investment Solutions (TASIS), launched BSE most liquid Shariah compliant stocks TASIS Shariah 50 index in 2010. within the BSE 500. 3) The index has the largest number of listed Shariah 4) All the above compliant stocks in the world after that of Pakistan. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1076 The much hyped Nirbhaya fund launched in the name of the Delhi gang rape victim, is still stuck in the bureaucratic red tape. What is the size of the fund announced for the womens empowerment? 1) Rs 500 crore 2) Rs 1000 crore 3) Rs 1200 crore 4) Rs 1500 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1077 The Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, runs micro-credit scheme through NMDFC in order to empower the minorities through economic development. Expand the term NMDFC. 1) National Minority Deployment and Finance 2) National Minority Development and Corporation Financing Company 3) National Minority Development and Finance 4) National Minority Development Funding Corporation Corporation 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1078 Paul Erik Hoyer Larsen has been elected the chairman of which of the following international sports governing bodies? 1) Badminton World Federation 2) International Tennis Federation 3) World Chess Federation 4) FIFA 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1079 Who among the following has won the Rome Masters tennis tournaments womens singles final recently?

1) Serena Williams 3) Sara Errani 5) None of these

2) Victoria Azarenka 4) Simona Halep Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1080 Who is the winner of World Table Tennis Championships womens singles final held in Paris recently? 1) Ding Ning 2) Li Xiaoxia 3) Liu Shiwen 4) Zhu Yuling 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1081 The legendry footballer, David Beckham, retired from professional football recently. He was captaining which of the following teams when he announced his retirement? 1) Paris Saint-Germain 2) Manchester United 3) Real Madrid 4) Milan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1082 Indian archer Deepika Kumari played two finals but had to settle for silver in both the events in the first Stage World Cup Archery tournament held in ______recently. 1) Seoul 2) Shanghai 3) Kuala Lumpur 4) Madrid 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1083 The name of Samina Baig was in the news recently as she became the first woman of her country to scale Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain peak (8,848 m). She is from 1) Saudi Arabia 2) Pakistan 3) Bahrain 4) Kuwait 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1084 The Padma Bhushan awardee writer from India, UR Ananthamurthy, is in the running for the Man Booker International Prize 2013. He writes in which of the following languages? 1) Tamil 2) Hindi 3) English 4) Kannada 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1085 The Oil ministrys technical arm for exploration, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, has recommended that three gas discoveries reported by Reliance Industries in

the KG-D6 block should be taken away from it. KG-D6 block is situated off the _______coast. 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Kerala 4) Gujarat 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1086 Who among the following has clinched the Rome Masters tennis tournaments mens singles title recently? 1) Rafael Nadal 2) Roger Federer 3) David Ferrer 4) Andy Murray 5) Novak Djokovic Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1087 The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is all set to pay a state visit to which of the following countries? He will be the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit the country in 36 years. 1) China 2) South Korea 3) Myanmar 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1088 India and China have firmed up eight agreements during the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang to New Delhi. The two countries have set a target of _______by 2015 for bilateral trade. 1) USD 50 billion 2) USD 65 billion 3) USD 75 billion 4) USD 100 billion 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1089 The Anti-Terrorism Day is observed annually across the nation on which of the following dates? On this date Indias youngest Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi fell to the designs of terrorists in 1991. 1) May 19 2) May 20 3) May 21 4) May 22 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1090 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India recently? 1) R Chandrasekhar 2) Sindhushree Khullar 3) Sumit Bose 4) Shashi Kant Sharma 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1091 In another set-back to Indian Premier League (IPL), which of the following teams withdrew itself from the event recently? 1) Sunrisers Hyderabad 2) Kolkata Knight Riders 3) Pune Warriors 4) Delhi Daredevils 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1092 India-China trade has risen sharply in the last one decade and reached $66 billion in 2012, compared to $3 billion in 2000. However, the balance of trade has remained highly in favour of China and the trade deficit for India in 2012 has reached to 1) $12 billion 2) $29 billion 3) $32 billion 4) $43 billion 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1093 Consider the following statements with respect to the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and indentify the correct option(s): 1) The CAG is appointed for a term of six years 2) The President of India appoints the CAG or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years, of India, in terms of Article 148 (1) of the whichever is earlier. Constitution of India. 3) After completing eventful five and a half years, Vinod Rai retired as CAG to make way for Shashi 4) All the above Kant Sharma recently. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1094 Vice president Hamid Ansari has gone on a four-day official visit to which of the following countries? 1) Uzbekistan 2) Kazakhstan 3) Kyrgyzstan 4) Tajikistan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1095 Name the IT outsourcing company which has sacked its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phaneesh Murthy after it came to learn that he had not disclosed his relationship with a subordinate to the company. 1) Infosys 2) iGate 3) Mahindra Satyam 4) Patni 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1096 India's Saurav Ghosal, ranked 19 in the world in the respective game, is associated with which of the following games? 1) Billiards 2) Golf

3) Squash 5) None of these

4) Table Tennis Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1097 Indians have become the largest foreign-born group in London with 2.63 lakh people born in India are living there. Now, what per cent of all foreign-born residents in London are Indians? 1) Nearly 9% 2) Nearly 11% 3) Nearly 15% 4) Nearly 19% 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1098 Kanya Vidya Dhan Yojana is associated with which of the following states in India? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Haryana 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1099 As different regulatory bodies have been set up to regulate different sectors, chit funds in India are regulated by which of the following institutions? 1) RBI 2) State governments 3) Sebi 4) IRDA 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1100 The Inflation-Indexed bonds announced by the government will make their debut in the month of June. These bonds, initially, will be indexed against 1) Wholesale Price Index 2) Consumer Price Index 3) Sensex 4) Nifty 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1101 India has successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg. This missile system is jointly developed by India and 1) Russia 2) US 3) Israel 4) Germany 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1102 Who among the following has topped the Forbess worlds most powerful women of the year list released recently? 1) Dilma Rousseff 2) Angela Merkel 3) Milinda Gates 4) Mishelle Obama

5) Sonia Gandhi

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1103 Examine the following facts in connection with Indias first inflation-indexed bonds to be launched on 4 June and choose the correct option(s): 1) These bonds will not get any special tax 2) The RBI is planning to issue Rs12,000 crore treatment but will count towards the statutory to Rs15,000 crore of these bonds in 2013-14 in liquidity ratio (SLR) requirements of banks. line with a budget announcement. 3) These 10-year bonds will have a fixed coupon rate and their principal value will be 4) Only 2) and 3) linked to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). 5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1104 Ben Bernanke is the chairman of which of the following institutions at present? 1) WTO 2) IMF 3) World Bank 4) Federal Reserve of US 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1105 On his Pakistan visit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has been conferred the countrys highest civil award 1) Nishan-e-Pakistan 2) Nishan-e-Imtiaz 3) Sitara-e-Pakistan 4) Hilal-e-Pakistan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1106 The cabinet of which of the following states has given its nod to a proposal with provisions that Class III or equivalent rank daily wage employees will retire at the age 60 and that of Class IV or equivalent rank at the age of 62 and will get National Pension benefits? 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Uttarakhand 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1107 The chief minister of which of the following states has won the United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme? In this programme, he directly engaged with people in the state to address their grievances. 1) Kerala 2) Bihar 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1108 Industry body COAI is associated with which of the following industries?

1) Automobiles 3) GSM Mobile Service 5) None of these

2) Textile 4) Computer Hardware Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1109 Delhis Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin has indicted CM Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds for political gain ahead of assembly elections in 2008. He has also sought reimbursement of what amount either from her or from her party? 1) Rs 2 crore 2) Rs 7 crore 3) Rs 11 crore 4) Rs 22 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1110 Expand the term IFCI as used in the financial world? 1) Industrial Forecasting Corporation of India 2) Industrial Finance Corporation of India 3) International Finance Corporation of India 4) Industrial Finance Corpus of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1111 Who among the following has been declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize? 1) Lydia Davis 2) UR Ananthamurthy 3) Intizar Husain 4) Yann Martel 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1112 What amount has been finalised as the Annual Plan for Madhya Pradesh for the current fiscal? 1) Rs 22,000 crore 2) Rs 23,500 crore 3) Rs 27,000 crore 4) Rs 35,500 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1113 The novelist, short story writer, poet and critic Ravuri Bharadwaja has been selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012. He writes in which of the following languages? 1) Oriya 2) Hindi 3) Telugu 4) Urdu 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1114 A seasoned coach, S Subramaniam, passed away recently. He was associated with which of the following games? 1) Volleyball 2) Badminton

3) Squash 5) None of these

4) Basketball Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1115 The government has given green signal for the manufacturing and plying of a new category of vehicles called quadricycles. Which of the following is correct in this regard? 1) These new four-wheelers will have a max speed of 70 2) These can be registered as kmph and seating capacity of four. commercial vehicles only. 3) The first product in this category in India is RE60 4) All the above developed by Bajaj Auto. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1116 Name the empire form Pakistan who has been sacked by the ICC from the Champions Trophy for allegedly being involve in betting scandal related to IPL. 1) Shakeel Khan 2) Asad Rauf 3) Aleem Dar 4) Tariq Ata 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1117 Name the Indian-American who has become the first south Asian judge to Americas second highest court. 1) Bijoy Sahoo 2) Kumble Subbaswamy 3) Venkatesh Narayanamurti 4) Srikanth Srinivasan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1118 Meg Whitman is the CEO of which of the following multinational IT companies? 1) Hewlett and Packard 2) Lenovo 3) IBM 4) Oracle 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1119 Several real-estate developers are planning to tap the ECB route to avail easy finance for providing affordable housing. What is the expanded form of ECB? 1) Extensive Commercial Borrowings 2) External Commercial Borrowings 3) Extra Commercial Borrowings 4) Excess Commercial Borrowings 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1120 Anand Shetty, who passed away recently, was an outstanding former international 1) sprinter 2) boxer

3) swimmer 5) None of these

4) archer Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1121 The name of Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested by Mumbai crime branch for his alleged involvement in IPL betting scandal, is associated with the IPL franchise 1) Rajasthan Royals 2) Pune Warriors 3) Chennai Superkings 4) Mumbai Indians 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1122 Who among the following is the Indian Premiere League (IPL) commissioner at present? 1) Rajiv Shukla 2) N Srinivasan 3) Lalit Modi 4) Arun Jaitley 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1123 Kankasanthurai harbour, which is being built with Indias assistance, is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Iran 2) Bangladesh 3) Sri Lanka 4) Maldives 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1124 What is the term used for a basic bank account opened with a commercial bank, generally offered to under-privileged people, which requires either nil minimum balance or very low minimum balance? Services available to such account are limited. 1) Students savings bank account 2) Salary account 3) Current account 4) No-frills account 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1125 The Union Minister Veerapa Moily has been presented with a "Global Citizen Award" by Bangkok University for his role in transforming which of the following cities as a global IT hub during his tenure as Karnataka Chief Minister? 1) Bangalore 2) Chennai 3) Hyderabad 4) Mangalore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1126 The 'Nitaqat' law, which is being implemented in Saudi Arabia and is seen as a threat for a large number of Indians working there, makes it mandatory for local companies to hire one Saudi national for every _____migrant workers.

1) 2 3) 10 5) None of these

2) 5 4) 20 Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1127 Who among the following Indian women is/are included among the top 10 of the most powerful women of the world list compiled by Forbes magazine for 2013? 1) Sonia Gandhi 2) Sushma Swaraj 3) Chanda Kochhar 4) Mamta Banerjee 5) All the above Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1128 The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to grant the status of a classical language to which of the following languages? 1) Bengali 2) Oriya 3) Maithili 4) Malayalam 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1129 The 12th SAARCLAW Annual Conference and the 9th SAARC Chief Justices Conference were organised in which of the following places recently? 1) Thimphu 2) Kabul 3) Chennai 4) Dhaka 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1130 President Robert Mugabe has signed new the Constitution of the country into law recently clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. Name the country which Mugabe is ruling since its independence from Britain in 1980? 1) Zaire 2) Zimbabwe 3) Nigeria 4) Uganda 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1131 Mahendra Karma, the person who set up the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, has been shot dead in a Maoist attack recently. What is Salwa Judum? 1) The highest council of tribes of 2) An annual gathering of tribes Chhattisgarh 3) An anti-Naxal tribal militia trained and 4) A campaign to encourage tribal people to send armed by the state their children to schools 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1132 The name of an American of Chinese descent, Yitang Zhang, was in news

recently for which of the following reasons? 1) He has warned India not to believe 2) He has discovered a landmark theorem in the Chinese administration distribution of prime numbers 4) He is campaigning in support of democracy in 3) He has been caught spying for China China 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1133 African Union leaders met in Addis Ababa for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the bloc recently. Addis Ababa is the capital city of 1) Ethiopia 2) Cameroon 3) Nigeria 4) Chad 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1134 Which of the following automotive major has announced to recall over 22,000 cars from the market due to a faulty breaking system? 1) Renault 2) Ford 3) Nissan 4) General Motor 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1135 Who among the following has won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One championship recently? 1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Sebastian Vettel 3) Mark Webber 4) Nico Rosberg 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1136 Mumbai Indians has won the sixth edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) recently for the first time. Which of the following franchise has won the IPL more than once? 1) Rajasthan Royals 2) Kolkata Knight Riders 3) Sunrisers Hyderabad 4) Chennai Super Kings 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1137 Who among the following has authored the recently published book titled The Black Coat? 1) Nilanjan Banerjee 2) Neamat Imam 3) Kishwar Desai 4) Nilima Bhat 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1138 The IPL style tennis tournament, Indian Premier Tennis League (IPTL),

scheduled to start in late 2014 and to be played in six Asian cities sporting the biggest names of tennis, is founded by 1) Leander Paes 2) Mahesh Bhupati 3) Prakash Amritraj 4) Purav Raja 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1139 TM Soundararajan (TMS), who passed away recently, was a veteran 1) playback singer 2) musician 3) novelist 4) poet 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1140 The centrally sponsored programme ICDS is aimed at ensuring proper growth and development of pre-school children, women and adolescent girls in India. What is the expanded form of ICDS? 1) International Child Development Services 2) Integrated Child Development Services 3) International Child Development Scheme 4) Intensified Child Development Services 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1141 The investigation of the recent massacre in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh which claimed 27 lives, mainly Congress leaders, is handed over to 1) CBI 2) NIA 3) CID 4) Crime branch of Chhattisgarh police 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1142 Who among the following scored most runs in the recently concluded IPL-6 tournament? 1) Mike Hussey 2) Virat Kohli 3) Suresh Raina 4) Chris Gayle 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1143 Which of the following companies has discovered a huge reserve of natural gas in KG basin recently? 1) Jubilant 2) Hinduja 3) RIL 4) Essar 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1144 Name the bank which has announced to launch first-of-its-kind debit-cum-credit card within a month. This card will perform the dual function of being both a credit and debit

card. 1) Central Bank of India 3) Bank of Baroda 5) None of these

2) State Bank of India 4) Bank of India Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1145 To further curb gold imports, the RBI, in its monetary policy statement for 201314, has barred banks from which of the following? 1) Granting advances for purchases of gold 2) Granting advances for purchases of gold bullion jewellery 3) Granting advances for purchases of gold 4) Granting advances for purchases of units of coins gold ETFs 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1146 Which of the following films has won the best film award, The Palme DOr, at the 66th Cannes Film Festival which concluded recently? 1) The Past 2) Blue is the Warmest Color 3) Like Father, Like Son 4) Heli 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1147 CNES is the space agency of which of the following countries? Its president Jean-Yves Le Gall visited ISROs headquarters at Bangalore recently. 1) Israel 2) Germany 3) Italy 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1148 Which of the following countries carry the distinction of being the first dialogue partner of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)? Formed in 2011, CELAC comprises all states of North and South America, barring US and Canada. 1) China 2) India 3) Japan 4) Germany 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1149 The government has implemented 66 of 72 recommendations made by Sachar Committee. This committee was appointed in 2005 to prepare a report on the latest social, economic and educational condition of the _______community of India. 1) Scheduled Cast 2) Scheduled Tribes 3) Muslim 4) Migrant 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1150 Rana Kapoor is the CEO of which of the following private sector banks? 1) Yes Bank 2) Kotak Mahindra 3) Saraswat Bank 4) IndusInd Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1151 The 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, when Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climb the Earth's highest mountain, was celebrated on May 29. Sherpa was a Nepalese while Edmund Hillary was a citizen of 1) New Zealand 2) Germany 3) France 4) UK 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1152 Which of the following countries has topped among the developed nations in the recently released Better Life Index compiled by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)? 1) UK 2) Australia 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1153 The 12th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will be staged in 2019 in which of the following countries? 1) West Indies 2) Australia 3) England 4) New Zealand 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1154 Odisha has emerged as the champion in the men's event in the 3rd Hockey India Sub-Junior National Championship while ___________has emerged as the womens event champion. 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Jharkhand 3) Haryana 4) Chandigarh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1155 Which of the following countries has recently announced to go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria which will help it deter foreign intervention? 1) Iran 2) China 3) Russia 4) Pakistan 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1156 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering the inclusion of one of the eight removed sports from the list of 25 core sports in the 2020 Olympics. Which of the following is one of the removed sports? 1) Wrestling 2) Boxing 3) Basketball 4) Archery 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1157 The name of India's Jamjang Deru is associated with which of the following games? He has bagged three medals (including two gold medals) in a recent championship in Doha? 1) Wrestling 2) Archery 3) Weightlifting 4) Squash 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1158 Which of the following internet companies has bought the micro-blogging platform Tumblr for USD 1.1 bn recently? 1) Google 2) Yahoo 3) Microsoft 4) Apple 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1159 The European Patent Office, announcing the winners of the European Inventor Award 2013, has honoured India-born Ajay Bhatt-led team at US tech-giant Intel. This team is had developed which of the following path-breaking technologies? 1) Blue ray disc 2 2) Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3) Octa-core processors 4) Near field communication (NFC) 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1160 Which of the following countries has recently ordered the extradition of Ravi Shankaran, one of the main accused in the Naval war room leak case, to India? 1) UK 2) Germany 3) France 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1161 Indian filmmakers are vying for access in Chinas growing market for cinema which is largely dominated by Hollywood films. China allows only ______foreign movies every year to be release there. 1) 34 2) 50

3) 64 5) None of these

4) 80 Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1162 Which of the following mobile handset makers has come up with its high-end model named Mega recently? 1) Nokia 2) HTC 3) Samsung 4) LG 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1163 The chairman of which of the following network marketing firms in India was arrested under Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act recently? 1) RCM Business 2) Hindustan Unilever Network 3) Amway 4) Modicare 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1164 The multi-purpose Kishau dam, which will generate 660 MW of electricity, besides providing irrigation facility, will come up on which of the following rivers? 1) Tons 2) Manjira 3) Godavari 4) Penna 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1165 Vijay Bahuguna is the chief minister of which of the following Indian states at present? 1) Chhattisgarh 2) Uttarakhand 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Assam 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1166 The rising Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman was defeated in the second round of French Open tennis tournament by who among the following recently? 1) Roger Federer 2) Rafael Nadal 3) Novak Djokovic 4) David Ferrer 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1167 The target set by the Planning Commission for power generation in 12th plan is 1) 66,000 MW 2) 72,000 MW 3) 88,000 MW 4) 92,000 MW 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1168 India is all set to activate the atomic reactor on board which of the following indigenous nuclear submarines soon? 1) INS Chakra 2) INS Shishumar 3) INS Shindhughosh 4) INS Arihant 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1169 Which of the following IT majors has bagged a six year contract worth Rs 1,100 crore for end-to-end IT modernisation programme from the Department of Post (DoP)? 1) Infosys 2) Wipro 3) HCL 4) TCS 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1170 As CTBT stands for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, FMCT stands for 1) Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty 2) Futuristic Material Cut-off Treaty 3) Formidable Material Cut-off Treaty 4) Forbidden Material Cut-off Treaty 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1171 India is home to the second largest population of people with HIV or AIDS in the world. Which of the following countries has the largest population with HIV or AIDS? 1) US 2) South Africa 3) Brazil 4) Indonesia 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1172 Rituparno Ghosh, who died recently, was a versatile 1) Film maker 2) Lyrist 3) Musician 4) Actor 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1173 Atul Rai has recently resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of which of the following organisations? 1) IFCI 2) SIDBI 3) Unit Trust 4) LIC 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1174 The UNESCO has designated which of the following places in India as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme?

1) Andaman Islands 3) Lakshadweep 5) None of these

2) Nicobar Islands 4) Sri Rangam Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1175 The Asian Athletic Championship is set to be organised at which of the following places in India? 1) Chennai 2) New Delhi 3) Pune 4) Mumbai 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1176 Which of the following e-commerce majors shut down its digital music store named Flyte recently? 1) Jabong 2) Amazon 3) Flipkart 4) Myntra 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1177 India has signed a much awaited extradition treaty with which of the following countries recently? It took 20 years to negotiate the treaty. 1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) UK 4) Thailand 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1178 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has earmarked which of the following days as 'World No Tobacco Day'? 1) May 31 2) May 30 3) May 29 4) May 28 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1179 Recently, a letter written by Rudyard Kipling was put for auction in which he had admitted of plagiarism. Which of the following books was written by him? 1) The Lost World 2) The Jungle Book 3) Treasure Island 4) A Tale of Two Cities 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1180 The ambitious project to develop a 3,200-km highway linking India with Thailand in under consideration. This highway will link India with Thailand through 1) China 2) Myanmar 3) Bhutan 4) Bangladesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1181 Who among the following has been appointed DRDO chairman and Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister of India recently? 1) S Sundaresh 2) K Tamilmani 3) Avinash Chander 4) A Sivathanu Pillai 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1182 Yingluck Shinawatra is the current Prime Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Singapore 2) Thailand 3) Bhutan 4) Myanmar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1183 As the government has rolled out its ambitious direct benefit transfer programme for cooking gas from June 1, LPG consumers in 18 districts now get ______in their bank accounts as they book an LPG cylinder. 1) Rs 435 2) Rs 535 3) Rs 735 4) Rs 935 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1184 The Planning Commission has approved the annual Plan outlay for Delhi for the year 2013-14 of 1) Rs 14,524 crore 2) Rs 16,626 crore 3) Rs 18,700 crore 4) Rs 20,626 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1185 As per the data released by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), the Indian economy grew at its slowest pace in a decade in 2012-13. What has been its rate of growth during 2012-13? 1) 4.7 per cent 2) 5 per cent 3) 6.2 per cent 4) 7 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1186 As part of modernization, 75 Pilatus PC-7 MK-II basic trainer aircrafts has been inducted in the Indian Air Force recently. These aircrafts have been procured from which of the following countries? 1) France 2) Italy

3) Israel 5) None of these

4) Switzerland Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1187 The Vienna headquartered OPEC supplies about 35 per cent of the global oil supplies. Expanded the term OPEC. 1) Organisation of Petroleum Exploring 2) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Countries 3) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting 4) Organisation of Petroleum Exploring Companies Companies 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1188 Name the boy/girl who has won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee contest in US. 1) Arvind Mahankali 2) Vismaya Kharkar 3) Pranav Sivakumar 4) Vanya Shivashankar 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1189 The proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra, which will be a European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) with six units (each of 1,650 MW capacity), is to be set up with the help of 1) France 2) Germany 3) Russia 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1190 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed the Sterlite Industries Limited to commence operation of its copper plant in Tamil Nadu recently. Who among the following is the chairman of the NGT at present? 1) SB Sinha 2) Swatanter Kumar 3) Syed Nazim Husain Zaidi 4) VS Sirpukar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1191 The apex court of which of the following countries has ruled the parliament of the country as unconstitutional recently? 1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Iran 4) Pakistan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1192 Which of the following Indian cities will host the 4th edition of World Cup

Kabaddi? 1) New Delhi 3) Lucknow 5) None of these

2) Chandigarh 4) Gurgaon Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1193 India is all set to become the sixth nation after the US, Russia, Japan, China and Europe to launch a mission to which of the following planets? 1) Jupiter 2) Mercury 3) Mars 4) Venus 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1194 Which of the following countries has signed an agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to provide approximately USD 2.5 million for a programme to improve working conditions in export-oriented industries in Bangladesh? 1) US 2) Norway 3) Japan 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1195 In a major top management re-shuffle, software major Infosys has appointed who among the following as the new executive chairman of its Board for 5 years? 1) Rohan Murthy 2) NR Narayana Murthy 3) Nandan Nilekani 4) Kris Gopalakrishnan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1196 The World Environment Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) Jun 1 2) Jun 3 3) Jun 5 4) Jun 7 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1197 Vina Mazumdar, who died recently, was a 1) noted historian 2) feminist and pioneer in womens studies in India 3) renowned anthropologist 4) pioneer of adult education 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1198 The United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has recently designated the Great Nicobar Islands as biosphere reserve. It is now ____Indian reserve in UNESCO world network. 1) Third 2) Fifth

3) Seventh 5) None of these

4) Ninth Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1199 The IFSC is an alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a bank-branch. Expand the term IFSC. 1) Indian Forward System Code 2) Indian Facilitation System Code 3) Indian Fundamental System Code 4) Indian Financial System Code 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1200 Which of the following countries has pledged to invest USD 1-bn for strengthening social systems and security in the conflict-stricken Sahel region in Africa? 1) US 2) China 3) India 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1201 Consider the following with respect to Sebis minimum public shareholding norms for listed private sector companies and choose the correct statements: 1) The promoters holding will be capped at 75 2) There must be at least 25 per cent public per cent. share holding in the firms. 3) The deadline set by the Sebi to comply with 4) All the above the norms ended on Jun 3. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1202 The RBI Governor D Subbarao has allayed fears of stagflation in the Indian economy and asserted that the central bank is sensitive to growth concerns. Which of following statements is/are correct about stagflation? 1) Persistent high inflation combined with high 2) Persistent high inflation combined with unemployment and slow economic growth high employment and fast economic growth 4) Low inflation combined with high 3) Low inflation combined with high employment rate and fast paced economic unemployment and slow economic growth growth 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1203 Setting a new bench mark in transparency, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled which of the following answerable under the Right to Information Act declaring them public authorities? 1) Private firms receiving govt aid 2) Labour unions 3) Political parties 4) Sports authorities 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1204 Bollywood actor Jiah Khan allegedly committed suicide recently. She had acted in which of the following films? 1) Houseful 2) Nishabd 3) Ghajini 4) All the above 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1205 Name the country which recently imposed 2-child limit on its minority Muslims. 1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Bhutan 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1206 Which of the following countries has been given the ICC Shield for finishing as the No 1 ODI team in the Championship table (between April 1, 2012 and April 1, 2013)? 1) England 2) India 3) Australia 4) South Africa 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1207 In an attempt to wean the investors away from gold, the govt has launched first tranche of inflation-linked bonds totaling _______recently. 1) Rs 1,000 crore 2) Rs 1,100 crore 3) Rs 1,200 crore 4) Rs 1,500 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1208 Name the 15-year old boy who has become the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. 1) Nameirakpam Chingkheinganba 2) Raghav Joneja 3) Prithvi Singh Chahal 4) Shubham Kaushik 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1209 Expand the term FSDC. 1) Financial Solidarity Development Council 2) Financial Stability and Development Council 3) Financial Studies and Development Centre 4) Financial Security and Development Council 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1210 Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? The country is facing the worst protests in a decade.

1) Turkey 3) Syria 5) None of these

2) Egypt 4) Ghana Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1211 Which of the following states is set to sign an MOU with the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to tap its vast resources to help give the state's educational system a face lift? 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Maharashtra 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1212 During the recent visit of the foreign minister of which of the following countries to India, both the countries decided to speed up the process of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and also reviewed the progress in Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty? 1) New Zealand 2) Australia 3) South Africa 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1213 The new sanctions imposed by the US on Iran has targeted its currency and auto industry seeking to render Iranian money useless outside the country. Name the currency of Iran. 1) Dinar 2) Lira 3) Dirham 4) Rial 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1214 The Cabinet has recently approved a proposal for non-binding conciliation with the British telecom major Vodafone. The conciliation will be under the 1) UK arbitration law 2) The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 3) Hong Kong arbitration law 4) Indian arbitration law 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1215 Name the cricketer suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for his alleged involvement in the match fixing in Bangladesh Premier League T20? An ICC inquiry in this regard is in progress. 1) Junaid Siddique 2) Mohammad Ashraful 3) Aftab Ahmed 4) Abdur Razzak 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1216 The Union Cabinet has cleared a legislation to set up the long-pending real estate regulator aimed at protecting home buyers from unscrupulous developers and builders. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard? 1) There will one real state 2) Private developers will have to register projects before regulator for the entire country. sale and can advertise only after getting all clearances. 3) All project details to be 4) All the above publicly disclosed. 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1217 Expand the term NELP. 1) National Experts on Licensing Policy 2) National Exploration Liaisoning Policy 3) National Exploration Licensing Policy 4) National Export Licensing Policy 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1218 The mens and womens hockey teams of India have departed for Rotterdam to participate in the FIH World League Round 3 (semifinals). Indian mens squad is headed by Sardara Singh while the womens team is led by 1) Jaspreet Kaur 2) Ritu Rani 3) Rashmi Singh 4) Vandana Kataria 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1219 Atul Chitnis died recently after a long battle with cancer. He was a pioneer of _____ in India. 1) open source software movement 2) business process outsourcing 3) law process outsourcing 4) e-commerce revolution 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1220 Indian has recently allowed which of the following countries to train its forces at Indian Army establishments for an additional five years? The earlier agreement with this country had expired recently. 1) Japan 2) Thailand 3) Singapore 4) Philippine 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1221 To check the spiraling gold imports, which is putting huge pressure on the current account deficit, the govt has hiked the import duty on gold from existing 6 per cent to 1) 7 per cent 2) 8 per cent 3) 9 per cent 4) 10 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1222 India and which of the following countries have been agreed to hold their first ever bilateral naval exercise in 2015 and make it a regular feature in coming years? 1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) Australia 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1223 Which of the following automobile companies in India has launched a small car named Vibe recently? 1) General Motor 2) Mahindra and Mahindra 3) Renault 4) Nissan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1224 The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), the apex body of the financial sector regulators in India, is led by 1) The governor of RBI 2) The Finance Minister 3) The Prime Minister 4) The Law Minister 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1225 Name the athlete who has set a new meet record in the mens long jump event (jumping 8m) in the National Inter-State Athletics meet in New Delhi recently? 1) Arshad Khan 2) Prem Kumar 3) Ankit Sharma 4) Neeraj Kumar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1226 Name the worlds largest online retail company which has entered the Indian ecommerce space recently. 1) ebay 2) Amazon 3) Staples Inc 4) Walmart 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1227 The term ICAAP is used in the context of which of the following? 1) Risk Management 2) Dealing with Public Companies 3) Capital Adequacy Ratio 4) Right to Information Act 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1228 Which of the following type of contract is interest rate swap?

1) Trade Contract 3) Financial Contract 5) None of these

2) Loan Contract 4) Risk Contract Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1229 What is the expanded form of the term FRBM Act? 1) Financial Responsibility and Budget 2) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act Management Act 3) Forward Responsibility and Budget 4) Financial Restrictions and Budget Management Act Management Act 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1230 The US president Barack Obama has appointing who among the following as his national security adviser recently? 1) Susan Rice 2) Tom Donilon 3) Paul Ryan 4) Colin Powell 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1231 The DGCA in India is conducting a preliminary examination into charges that Ranbaxy Laboratories has pleaded guilty in the US. Expand the term DCGA. 1) Drug Coordinator General of India 2) Drug Controller General of India 3) Drug Curator General of India 4) Drug Control Group of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1232 The name of the national champion Saurav Ghosal is associated with which of the following games? 1) Shooting 2) Squash 3) Billiards 4) Basketball 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1233 The Miss World competition 2013 is scheduled to be organised in which of the following cities? 1) Bali, Indonesia 2) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3) Manila, Philippines 4) Sao Paulo, Brazil 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1234 The US State Department has renewed six-month waivers on recent Iran sanctions for which of the following countries? 1) India 2) China

3) Pakistan 5) Both 1) and 2)

4) Japan Ans.) 5

Ques. : 1235 Consider the following statements with respect to multi-brand retail in India and govts recent stand in this regard and choose the correct statement(s): 2) The interested firms need to invest USD 1) The govt had allowed 51 per cent FDI in multi100-mn equally divided into front-end and brand retail in 2012. back-end. 3) Franchisee route will not be allowed and infrastructure (front and back) should be build right 4) All the above from scratch. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1236 India's premier anti-terror information and intelligence support organisation proposed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008, National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), has to become operational by 1) 2013 2) 2015 3) 2016 4) 2020 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1237 India and which of the following countries has signed an umbrella agreement on financial and technical cooperation in the field of energy, environment and management of natural resources recently? 1) Japan 2) Germany 3) Singapore 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1238 Who among the following has been appointed as the Indias new High Commissioner in Islamabad? 1) TCA Raghavan 2) S Jaishankar 3) Nirupama Rao 4) Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1239 Austria has withdrawn its troops from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) deployed at Golan Heights. The UNDOF had been deployed there to monitor a ceasefire between Israel and which of the following countries since 1974? 1) Syria 2) Iraq 3) Turkey 4) Lebanon 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1240 The Forbes 2013 list of highest-paid athletes has been topped by who among the following? Indian cricketer MS Dhoni has been ranked at 16th place in the list. 1) Kobe Byrant 2) Roger Federer 3) Tiger Woods 4) Maria Sharapova 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1241 The election campaign for the post of President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun. Who is the present president of IOC? 1) Antonio Samaranch 2) Jacques Rogge 3) Thomas Bach 4) Aicha Garad Ali 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1242 Name the athlete who has set a new national record in 3000 meter steeplechase for women while performing in the 53rd National Athletics championships recently. 1) OP Jaisha 2) Preeja Sreedharan 3) Sudha Singh 4) Asha Roy 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1243 The foundation of the Indias first defence university, Indian National Defence University (INDU) has been laid down at which of the following places? It will become operational by 2018. 1) Nasik 2) Bangalore 3) Allahabad 4) Gurgaon 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1244 The department of telecommunication (DoT) has imposed a fine of Rs 1,263 crore for allegedly under reporting revenues during financial years 2008-09 to 2010-11 on 1) Idea 2) Bharti Airtel 3) Vodafone 4) Reliance Communication 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1245 McGraw Hill Financial is the promoter company of which of the following credit rating agencies? 1) Standard & Poors 2) CIBIL 3) Moodys 4) Fitch 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1246 The market regulator Sebi had mandated that all listed private sector companies must have at least _____per cent public share holding. 1) 15 2) 20 3) 25 4) 30 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1247 The book titled Righteous Republic has been written by who among the following? 1) Kuldeep Mathur 2) Ananya Vajpeyi 3) Narendra Jadhav 4) Ashwini Deshpande 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1248 The billionaire Ambani brothers has announced a deal, wherein Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio will use towers owned by Anil Ambanis Reliance Infratel. The deal is valued at more than ________over the lifetime of the contract. 1) Rs 8,000-crore 2) Rs 10,000-crore 3) Rs 11,000-crore 4) Rs 12,000-crore 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1249 The World Oceans Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) Jun 1 2) Jun 4 3) Jun 5 4) Jun 8 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1250 The defending Women's Singles champion of Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, Saina Nehwal, has bowed out of the competition being defeated in quarterfinals in the hands of 1) Tine Baun 2) Ratchanok Intanon 3) Juan Gu 4) Wang Yihan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1251 Who among the following has won the womens singles title of the French Open tennis tournament recently? 1) Maria Sharapova 2) Serena Williams 3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Agnieszka Radwanska 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1252 Name the badminton player who has become the first Indian to win a Grand Prix

Gold mens singles title outside the country by winning the Thailand Open recently. 1) Srikant Kidambi 2) Nandagopal Kidambi 3) Ajay Jairam 4) Parupalli Kashyap 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1253 The news of a surveillance agency, National Security Agency (NSA), spying into private info of people around the world is doing rounds in media. NSA belongs to which of the following countries? 1) India 2) US 3) UK 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1254 Who is the Chief Information Commissioner of India at present? 1) Deepak Sandhu 2) ML Sharma 3) Satyananda Mishra 4) Annapurna Dixit 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1255 As per the news in financial newspapers, impact investment is picking pace in India. What exactly is the impact investment? 1) The investments that directly impact the 2) The investments aimed at financial returns and citizens of a country. has nothing to do with social welfare. 3) The investments aimed at financial returns 4) The investments made in conflict-ridden that come along with social benefits. countries to gain control over the weak regimes. 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1256 What is the Indias position in the recently released seventh edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI)? 1) 141 2) 145 3) 155 4) 162 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1257 India is planning to establish direct air connectivity as well as direct shipping lines with which of the following countries currently? 1) Maldives 2) Singapore 3) Thailand 4) Myanmar 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1258 Expand the term IATA.

1) International Air Travel Association 2) International Air Transportation Association 3) International Air Traffic Association 4) International Airport Transaction Agency 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1259 During the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang, China stressed upon reviving the Southern Silk Route. This route goes through which of the following countries? 1) India 2) Bangladesh 3) Myanmar 4) All the above 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1260 The first unit of 1,400-MW of Rajpura thermal power plant will start generating power from Dec 8 this year. This power plant is situated in which of the following states? 1) Haryana 2) Gujarat 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Punjab 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1261 Who among the following has won the mens singles title of the 2013 French Open tennis tournament recently? 1) Rafael Nadal 2) David Ferrer 3) Roger Federer 4) Novak Djokovic 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1262 India is considering supplying which of the following items to Pakistan via Amritsar-Lahore route? An Indian delegation in this regard visited Pakistan recently. 1) Liquefied Natural Gas 2) Electricity 3) Wheat 4) Both 1) and 2) 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1263 Who among the following has authored the book titled The New Digital Age? 1) Chris Anderson and David Sally 2) Jaron Lanier 3) Nate Silver 4) Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1264 The RBI has fined three banks for violation of KYC norms recently after a news portal, Cobrapost, exposed them a few months back. These three banks are 1) Axis Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) ICICI Bank 4) All the above

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1265 Name of Edward Snowden is doing rounds in the media since last few days for which of the following reasons? 1) He leaked details of US mission to kill 2) He leaked details of the US top-secret phone and Osama bin Laden. internet surveillance 3) He leaked the details of proposed US 4) He passed the US missile defense technology to mission in China Sea China 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1266 Expand the term OECD. 1) Organisation for External Co-operation and Development 3) Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development 5) None of these

2) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 4) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Diversification Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1267 President Pranab Mukherjee laid foundation stone of the permanent headquarters of the National Commission for Women in New Delhi recently. This building is named 1) Nari Bhawan 2) Nirbhaya Bhawan 3) Sarojini Bhawan 4) Mahadevi Bhawan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1268 What is the total number of telecom circles in India for which spectrums of 2G and 3G have been auctioned? 1) 19 2) 22 3) 25 4) 32 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1269 Which of the following states has announced to raise a new special forces battalion, KATS, to deny left extremists and religious fundamentalist outfits the use of the States remote terrains of the state? 1) Kerala 2) Karnataka 3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1270 Who among the following has won the Canadian Grand Prix Formula One championship held in Montreal recently?

1) Sebastian Vettel 3) Fernando Alonso 5) None of these

2) Lewis Hamilton 4) Mark Webber Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1271 Which of the following countries has topped the recently released seventh edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI)? 1) Norway 2) Iceland 3) Denmark 4) New Zealand 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1272 The former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla passed away recently. He was associated with which of the following political parties? 1) Bharatiya Janata Party 2) Indian National Congress 3) Chhattisgarh Nirman Sabha 4) Communist Party of India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1273 In which of the following countries the civil aviation authorities had to cancel 1,800 flights throughout the country as air traffic controllers went on a three-day strike recently? 1) UK 2) France 3) Germany 4) Spain 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1274 The External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid went on a three-day visit to which of the following countries recently? The visit was aimed at wooing the country to invest in India especially in infrastructure sector. 1) Singapore 2) Thailand 3) South Korea 4) Norway 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1275 Which of the following countries has launched its latest manned space mission named Shenzhou-10 carrying three astronauts on board? 1) North Korea 2) China 3) Singapore 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1276 Who among the following is not a deputy governor of the RBI at present? 1) Urjit R Patel 2) HR Khan

3) Anand Sinha 5) KC Chakrabarty

4) Arvind Mayaram Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1277 The international sports body FIDE is associated with which of the following games? 1) Football 2) Basketball 3) Baseball 4) Chess 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1278 Who among the following is the author of the book titled The Physics of Wall Street? 1) James Owen Weatherall 2) Nassim Nicholas Taleb 3) Nilanjan Banerjee 4) Jim Simons 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1279 The only port in India that is a public company, Ennore port, is situated in which of the following cities? 1) Chennai 2) Visakhapatnam 3) Vadodara 4) Mumbai 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1280 Consider the following statements with respect to the state of Delhi as recently released findings of Census 2011 present the picture of the state and choose the correct statement(s): 1) Only one in 10 women in Delhi is 2) The fertility rate of the state has declined over the employed past decade. 3) The sex ratio of the state is the worst 4) All the above since 1901. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1281 Indias research station at the Antarctica, Himadri research station, is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Finland 2) Norway 3) Denmark 4) Canada 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1282 Padmasree Warrior, one of the most powerful women in the Silicon Valley, is the Chief Technology and Strategy Officer of which of the following IT giants?

1) CISCO 3) HP 5) None of these

2) Oracle 4) Dell Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1283 The Hyderabad high court has cleared the merger of which of the following two companies recently? 1) Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra 2) Infosys and iGate 3) Wipro Ltd and Wipro BPO 4) iGate and Patni 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1284 Consider the following with respect to Indias Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) and choose the correct statement(s): 1) It is an initiative of govt of India and state govts to 2) The Mission has set the ambitious promote ecologically sustainable growth while target of deploying 20,000 MW of grid addressing Indias energy security challenges. connected solar power by 2022. 3) Under the second phase of the mission, the govt has decided that 75 per cent of 750 MW solar project will 4) All the above be built with local content. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1285 Which of the following leading tyre manufacturers of India has announced the takeover of US based Cooper Tire for Rs 14,500 crore? 1) Apollo tyres 2) MRF Tyres 3) JK Tyres 4) CEAT 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1286 The Decision Review System (DRS) is recently implemented in which of the following games? India is opposing this system. 1) Cricket 2) Football 3) Chess 4) Hockey 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1287 The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced to withdraw which of the following services from Jul 15? 1) Telegram 2) Fixed line telephone 3) Fax 4) 2G Mobile Services 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1288 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received which of the following heavy lift aircrafts which will provide it the world's most advanced humanitarian and strategic capabilities once the fleet becomes operational? 1) C-212 Aviocar 2) Airbus A400M 3) C-17 Globemaster III 4) C-5 Galaxy 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1289 The government has set a target of 80 per cent literacy rate to be achieved by _____with special emphasis on female education. 1) 2014 2) 2015 3) 2017 4) 2020 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1290 The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on disinvestment has cleared 9.33 per cent stake sale of the trading giant MMTC through the Offer For Sale (OFS) route recently. What is the full form of MMTC? 1) Metals Manufacturing and Trading 2) Minerals Manufacturing and Trading Corporation Corporation 3) Minerals and Metals Trading Company 4) Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1291 A panel set up by Sebi has proposed to merge various classes of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) into a single foreign entity called FPI. Expand the term FPI. 1) Foreign Preferential Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors 3) Foreign Public Investors 4) Foreign Periodic Investors 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1292 The govt has extended its support to All India Football Federation (AIFF) to bid to host which of the following football tournaments in 2017? 1) FIFA World Cup 2) Asian Nations Cup 3) Under 17 World Cup 4) Under 20 World Cup 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1293 Name the unseeded Indian badminton player who has defeated the maverick Indonesian shuttler Taufik Hidayat playing his last international match in the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier in Jakarta recently. 1) Parupalli Kahsyap 2) Sourabh Varma 3) Ajay Jayaram 4) Sai Praneeth 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1294 The Government of which of the following countries has announced the immediate closure of the public television and radio broadcaster of the country recently? 1) Egypt 2) Spain 3) Greece 4) Turkey 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1295 European space consortium Arianespace is all set to launch India's INSAT-3D. This is an exclusive 1) Educational Satellite 2) Meteorological Satellite 3) Exploration Satellite 4) Broadcasting Satellite 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1296 HC Gupta has quit as a member of which of the following institutions recently after CBI is all set to quiz him in the Coalgate scam? 1) Competition Commission of India 2) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (CCI) 4) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority 3) National Green Tribunal (NGT) (IRDA) 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1297 Gary Kenneth Toomey has been appointed CEO of which of the following Indian airlines recently? 1) Indigo 2) AirAsia India 3) Go Air 4) Jet Airways 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1298 The term reti opening is associated with which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Chess 3) Golf 4) Baseball 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1299 The World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on which of the following dates? 1) Jun 11 2) Jun 14 3) Jun 17 4) Jun 21 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1300 A National Centre for Disease Control's (NCDC) team is camping in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to find the cause of which of the following diseases which has claimed many lives in past few months? 1) Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 2) Acute Diarrhea 3) Acute Hepatitis 4) Drug Resistant Tuberculosis 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1301 A National Centre for Disease Control's (NCDC) team is camping in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to find the cause of which of the following diseases which has claimed many lives in past few months? 1) Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 2) Acute Diarrhea 3) Acute Hepatitis 4) Drug Resistant Tuberculosis 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1302 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced to open which of the following new route(s) to book a train ticket from July 1? 1) Through SMS 2) Through a call 3) Through Facebook 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1303 The Export-Import bank of India has recently provided a USD 300-million line of credit to the government of which of the following countries for a railway link? 1) Eretria 2) Ethiopia 3) Mozambique 4) Kenya 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1304 After the successful disinvestment of its 9.33 per cent share in MMTC, the govt of India now plans to dilute its stake in Coal India. Currently, ____per cent share the coal miner is held by the govt. 1) 90 2) 80 3) 75 4) 65 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1305 Name the chairman of the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC). 1) PJ Nayak 2) YH Malegam 3) Debi Prosad Pal 4) BN Srikrishna 5) Dhirendra Swarup Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1306 The World Bank in its latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects report, released recently, has projected the Indian economic growth at ____ per cent in the 2013 fiscal year (ending in March 2014). 1) 5.7 2) 6.5 3) 6.7 4) 7.5 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1307 The term golden handshake is associated with which of the following? 1) Merger and acquisition 2) Free trade agreement 3) Voluntary retirement benefits 4) Share market 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1308 According to the recent data released by NCRB, Delhi has highest rate of violent crimes in the country. Expand the term NCRB. 1) National Criminal Research Bureau 2) National Crime Records Bureau 3) National Crime Research Bureau 4) National Criminal Records Bureau 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1309 In which of the following states, Chalo Assembly rally was organised recently by the parties and people demanding a separate state? 1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1310 According to a UN report released recently, India will surpass China to become the most populous country of the world by 1) 2020 2) 2025 3) 2028 4) 2030 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1311 Name the Indian-origin sculptor who has been honoured with knighthood, one of the highest honours in Britain, by Queen Elizabeth II recently. 1) Gyaneshwar Rao 2) Anish Kapoor 3) Ram Chandra Shukla 4) Nitish Bharti 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1312 Who among the following has been elected the new president of Iran? 1) Ali Larijani 2) Trita Parsi 3) Hassan Rohani 4) Yasmin Alem 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1313 On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to achieve which of the following feats? 1) Succeeded to ascent earths highest peak, 2) Clinched a gold medal in the Olympics Mount Everest. 4) Became the first women pilot of a fighter 3) Made a solo space flight aircraft in the world 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1314 Which of the following countries has won UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) award for its outstanding progress in eradicating hunger? 1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka 3) India 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1315 Name the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) appointed by the government recently. 1) Sushobhan Sarkar 2) SB Mainak 3) VK Sharma 4) Usha Sangwan 5) SK Roy Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1316 Who among the following is the author of the recently published book titled The Pity of Partition? 1) Ayesha Jalal 2) Dipankar Gupta 3) Amish Tripathi 4) Ashwin Sanghi 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1317 The respected Sweden-based think tank SIPRI is associated with which of the following? 2) Preparing world peace index 1) Arms control and non-proliferation (WPI) 3) Publishing economic outlook of world emerging 4) Credit rating economies 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1318 Three time champion and the worlds number two, Saina Nehwal, suffered defeat at the hands of who among the following in the semifinals of the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier in Jakarta recently? 1) Tine Baun 2) Juliane Schenk 3) Wang Yihan 4) Ratchanok Intanon 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1319 Which of the following items has emerged as Indias largest agricultural export item for 2012-13, a second year in a row? 1) Flowers 2) Basmati 3) Guargum 4) Wheat 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1320 What do you mean by mis-selling? 1) Selling a new product to an existing 2) Misrepresenting or misleading an investor about customer taking advantage to ones the characteristics of a product or service. goodwill 3) Selling a product in the market for 4) Selling a product on a price higher than the which there is no demand. original price of the product. 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1321 In a bid to finalise the free trade agreement with the European Union, India has proposed to reduce customs duty on which of the following items from current 150 per cent to just 40 per cent? 1) Sports cars 2) Wines and Spirit 3) Solar Panels 4) Packaged food 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1322 The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on which of the following dates every year? 1) June 15 2) June 17 3) June 20 4) June 23 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1323 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new railway minister of India recently? 1) Santosh Chowdhury 2) KS Rao

3) Girija Vyas 5) None of these

4) Mallikarjun Kharge Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1324 The recent attempt by the Sri Lankan govt. to amend the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution has created a fresh controversy. What the 13th amendment is all about? Through this 1) Sri Lanka had agreed to devolve some authority 2) Sri Lanka had agreed to ceasefire with to the provinces. the Tamil militants. 3) the Sri Lanka govt. agreed to carry a detailed 4) Sri Lanka accepted all the demands of inquiry in the matter of human rights violation in international community to qualify to get the civil war of the country. international aid. 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1325 An Indian child, Pinki, will perform the flip of the coin at the men's singles final event this year at Wimbledon. She will represent which of the following non-profit organisations which has been picked as the charity partner to the event? 1) Save the Child 2) CRY 3) Pratham 4) Smile Train 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1326 The Confederations Cup is associated with which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Football 3) Hockey 4) Tennis 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1327 The Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is taking refuge in the embassy of which of the following countries in London at present? He is staying there since past year to avoid being extradited to Sweden. 1) Ecuador 2) Spain 3) Turkey 4) Norway 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1328 The 39th Summit of the Group of Eight took place in Northern Ireland recently. Which of the following countries is not a member of G8 at present? 1) US 2) Russia 3) Canada 4) Italy 5) All are members Ans.) 5

Ques. : 1329 Which of the following countries topped the freestyle team rankings in the recently concluded Junior Asian Wrestling Championship at Phuket, Thailand? 1) China 2) Japan 3) India 4) Thailand 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1330 Which of the following countries has succeeded in making the worlds fastest supercomputer till date, Tianhe-2, which is capable of performing 54.9 quadrillion operations per second? 1) Japan 2) China 3) Singapore 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1331 Goa celebrated its Revolution Day on June 18. On this day, the state was liberated from the shackles of the erstwhile colonial rule of 1) French 2) Portuguese 3) Dutch 4) British 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1332 The broadcasting regulator TRAI has mandated that for showing advertisements and promotional clips on the television, there will be a cap of ____ minutes per hour effective from coming October. 1) 10 2) 12 3) 15 4) 18 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1333 India has invited which of the following countries to become the 'principal guest country' at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014, scheduled to be held in Goa? 1) US 2) UK 3) China 4) Japan 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1334 India has signed a loan agreement of 255 Million US dollar with which of the following institutions for National AIDS Control Project-IV recently? 1) World Bank 2) International Monetary Fund 3) Asian Development Bank 4) Federal Bank, US 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1335 Finance Minister P Chidambaram has launched the maiden Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) Scheme of IIFCL in New Delhi recently. IIFCL stands for 1) India Industrial Finance Company 2) International Infrastructure Finance Company Limited Limited 3) India Infrastructure Finance Company 4) India Infrastructure Funding Company Limited Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1336 The telecom regulator TRAI has announced reduction in which of the following telecom services with effect from 1st July 2013? 1) National calls 2) National roaming 3) National SMS 4) Mobile Internet 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1337 The Constitutional Court of which of the following countries has ordered the dissolution of 50-member parliament and called for fresh elections recently? 1) Iran 2) Turkey 3) Egypt 4) Kuwait 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1338 Which of the following committees was appointed to look into the integration and harmonization of wage, salary, etc of employees of erstwhile companies, Air India and Indian Airlines? 1) Dharmadhikari Committee 2) Kirit Parikh Committee 3) Varadharajan Committee 4) Ram Mohan Committee 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1339 Which of the following in not included in the eight core sector industries in India? 1) Crude oil 2) Automobiles 3) Cement 4) Steel 5) Fertilizers Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1340 Which of the following pairs of ratios/rates is NOT correctly matched? 1) CRR 4 per cent 2) Repo rate 7.25 per cent 3) SLR 24 per cent 4) Bank rate 8.25 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1341 Tuareg rebels are active in which of the following countries? The govt of the country has signed a peace deal with them to pave the way for general elections. 1) Uganda 2) Mali 3) Nigeria 4) Guinea 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1342 The Air India had constituted Dholakia Committee for which of the following purposes? The recommendations of the committee have been sent for the immediate implementation. 1) Increasing competitiveness 2) Restructuring domestic and international fares 3) Cost cutting 4) Ceasing domestic operations 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1343 The govt has approved Planning Commission's proposal to merge the 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and bring it down to ___ across various sectors for effective implementation and monitoring of the 12th Five Year Plan. 1) 90 2) 80 3) 66 4) 50 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1344 Divij Sharan and Purav Raja are associated with which of the following games? 1) Badminton 2) Tennis 3) Squash 4) Billiards 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1345 Which of the following terms is directly associated with the functioning of the RBI? 1) Initial Public Issue 2) Education Loans 3) Loan Against Property 4) Open Market Operations 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1346 Al Maliki is Prime Minister of which of the following countries at present? The External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid was on a two day visit to the country recently. 1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia 3) Iraq 4) Kuwait 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1347 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has approved the inclusion of East Rennell in the list of endangered sites. This largest raised coral atoll in the world is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Greenland 2) Iceland 3) Finland 4) Solomon Islands 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1348 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the recommendations made by a govt panel headed by economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram regarding raising foreign investment limits in various sectors? 1) The FDI ceiling in the defence sector be raised 2) The FDI limit in multi-brand retail be to 49 percent under the government approval raised to 74 percent under the Foreign route. Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). 3) The FDI limit in telecom sector be raised to 100 percent under the FIPB route and retaining of 49 4) All the above percent FDI under automatic route. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1349 The RBI has set which of the following deadlines for the submission of application for the new bank licences? 1) July 1 2) July 31 3) Oct 1 4) Dec 31 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1350 The annual plan for Gujarat for 2013-14 has been finalized at _______by the Planning Commission recently. 1) Rs 51,000 crore 2) Rs 53,000 crore 3) Rs 57,500 crore 4) Rs 59,000 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1351 Indian hockey team crashed out of FIH World League Round 3 recently losing to Australian team and hence failed to qualify directly for the 2014 World Cup to be played in 1) Berlin 2) Hague 3) Seoul 4) Canberra 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1352 According to a study, World Wealth Report 2013, India has clocked the second highest growth in the population of High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs) in 2012 only behind 1) Hong Kong 2) China

3) Brazil 5) None of these

4) Malaysia Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1353 Which of the following companies has come up with the plans of beaming Internet with the help of giant balloons in the areas without access to Internet? 1) Microsoft 2) IBM 3) Google 4) Yahoo 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1354 Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? 1) Issuance of currency 2) Banker of the Govt 3) Controller of banks 4) Controller of credit 5) All are functions of the RBI Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1355 Consider the following with respect to Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) and choose the correct statement(s): 2) The CTT will be charged at 0.01 per cent on the 1) The CTT will come into effect from transactions of various non-agricultural commodities, July 1, 2013. including gold, sugar and edible oils. 3) The tax would be levied on futures trading and not on spot trading in the 4) All the above commodities. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1356 Italy has become the recent country to ratify Istanbul Convention. This convention is aimed at which of the following? 1) Combating violence against 2) Combating violence against children women 3) Combating violence against 4) Combating violence against development of fissile animals material 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1357 The UN General Assembly had declared which of the following days as Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of the former South African Presidents contribution to the culture of peace and freedom? 1) Jun 18 2) Jul 18 3) Aug 18 4) Sep 18 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1358 The NSSO under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators of employment and unemployment in India recently. NSSO stands for 1) National Statistics Survey Office 2) National Sample Survey Office 3) National Specific Survey Office 4) National Systematic Survey Office 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1359 Who among the following has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently? 1) Sudha Sharma 2) Poonam Kishore Saxena 3) AK Singh 4) Sudhir Chandra 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1360 Name the university which has become the countrys first-ever technical university for women? 2) Bharati Vidyapeeth's Technical 1) Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University University 3) Indraprastha Institute of Information 4) National Institute of Technology, Delhi Technology 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1361 The recent forest fire in which of the following countries has increased the pollution in the neighbouring countries, Singapore and Malaysia to a hazardous level? 1) Indonesia 2) Papua New Guinea 3) Cambodia 4) Philippines 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1362 Electricity tariff across the country is bound to increase by a minimum 15 to 17 paise per unit as the government has allowed power producers to pass on higher cost of _______to consumers. 1) imported coal 2) enriched coal 3) artificial coal 4) advanced coal 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1363 Six hill forts situated in which of the following states of India have been including in UNESCO's World Heritage List recently? 1) Delhi 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Rajasthan 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1364 The Cabinet has cleared government's 5 per cent stake sale in Neyveli Lignite (NLC) that would help garner around Rs 466 crore to the exchequer. This miner is based in 1) Jharkhand 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Odisha 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1365 Which of the following IT initiatives of the Govt of India has been given the 21st Century Achievement Award 2013 by the International Data groups Computerworld Honors Laureate under the category Economic Development recently in Washington, US? 1) DBT 2) CERT 3) UIDAI 4) SARAL Programme 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1366 The Rangachary Committee is associated with which of the following? 2) Taxation of development centres and IT 1) Taxation of foreign investors sector 3) Taxation of export oriented textile 4) Taxation of agriculture based companies companies 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1367 The first Gas Based Power Project in India awarded with the Clean Development Mechanism by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) was recently inaugurated by the President of India in which of the following states? 1) Rajasthan 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Tripura 4) Assam 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1368 Name the novel written by Amitav Ghosh which is in race to win Warwick Prize for Writing, the biennial prize run by the University of Warwick, England? 1) River of Smoke 2) Sea of Poppies 3) Life after Life 4) Shoes of the Dead 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1369 Which of the following firms has bought the first-of-its-kind online bus ticketing portal, RedBus, from its promoters recently? 1) Make My Trip 2) Ibibo 3) Yatra.com 4) Expedia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1370 As per the provisions of RBI Act, what is the highest denomination bank note that RBI can issue? 1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 2,000 3) Rs 5,000 4) Rs 10,000 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1371 One of the worlds most active and iconic volcanoes, Mount Etna, has been granted World Heritage status by UNESCO recently. This volcano is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Spain 2) Italy 3) Germany 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1372 Mahendra Singh Dhoni has not won which of the following tournaments under his captaincy as of now? 1) ICC Word Cup 2) ICC Champions Trophy 3) ICC Under-19 World Cup 4) ICC T20 World Cup 5) None of the above Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1373 Whose approval is required for appointment of a foreign exchange dealer by a bank? 1) RBI 2) IBA 3) The Ministry Finance 4) Discretion of the bank 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1374 In its recent move to crack down on immigration abuse, Britain has identified six countries as high-risk. Which of the following countries is not included in the list? 1) India 2) Pakistan 3) Bangladesh 4) Nigeria 5) All are included Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1375 As per the news published in financial newspapers, the govt of India is planning to do away with the Special Economic Zones (SEZ). SEZ programme was launched in 1) 1998 2) 2002 3) 2004 4) 2006 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1376 The Arvind Mayaram Committee has recommended nine sectors as those where Indian ownership and control will be mandatory. These sectors include 1) Broadcasting 2) Insurance 3) Print Media 4) Defence production 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1377 The finance ministry is considering a proposal to make LTUs mandatory for some categories of taxpayers. Expand the term LTU. 1) Limited Taxpayer Units 2) Local Taxpayer Units 3) Least Taxpayer Units 4) Large Taxpayer Units 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1378 The Planning Commission of India has given its in-principle approval to the Project Ananta, a programme that seeks to pull Anantapur district of ______out of the clutches of the perennial drought. 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Kerala 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1379 Who among the following has won the Tal Memorial Chess tournament held in Moscow recently? 1) Sergey Karjaikin 2) Viswanathan Anand 3) Boris Gelfand 4) Vladimir Kramnik 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1380 Shikhar Dhawan was awarded golden bat in the recently concluded Champions Trophy. Who among the following won the golden ball in the above tournament? 1) R Ashwin 2) James Anderson 3) Ravindra Jadeja 4) Ravi Bopara 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1381 The govt has launched a placement linked skill development scheme, Roshini, targeting 50,000 rural men and women in 24 _______ districts of the country. 1) Draught-hit 2) Naxal-hit 3) Most backward 4) Tribal 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1382 Which of the following organisations release annual Doing Business report that ranks 185 countries by aggregating 10 different indicators? 1) IMF 2) World Bank 3) The US Federal Reserve 4) ADB 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1383 Which of the following days is observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking? 1) Jun 21 2) Jun 23 3) Jun 24 4) Jun 26 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1384 Raj Jain quit as the India head of which of the following organisations recently? 1) Walmart 2) ebay 3) Microsoft 4) Videocon 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1385 Which of the following countries has claimed the top spot in the 2013 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index in a survey conducted by global consulting firm AT Kearney? 1) US 2) China 3) South Korea 4) India 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1386 Expand the term NSDL as used in financial parlance. 1) National Super Depository Limited 2) National Securities Depository Limited 3) National Securities Depot Limited 4) National Shares Depository Limited 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1387 What do you mean by white ATMs? 1) ATMs owned by banks 2) ATMs owned by non-bank agencies 3) ATMs owned by foreign banks 4) ATMs installed inside a business establishment 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1388 Consider the following statements with respect to Pir Panjal rail tunnel inaugurated recently and identify the correct statement(s): 1) The 11-km long tunnel connects the Bichelri valley in 2) This tunnel runs 2.5 km below Jammu with Qazikund in Kashmir. the Jawahar tunnel.

3) Built at a cost of Rs 800-crore, it is the longest rail tunnel 4) All the above in India. 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1389 The tallest twisted tower of the world has been constructed at which of the following places recently? 1) New York 2) Shanghai 3) Dubai 4) Rio de Janeiro 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1390 The 29th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (India chapter) on November 8 and 9 will be hosted by which of the following Indian cities? 1) Mumbai 2) Chennai 3) Hyderabad 4) Kochi 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1391 The RBI will not entertain any claim in respect of a note, which is alleged to have 1) stolen 2) lost 3) wholly destroyed 4) All the above 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1392 Which of the following states/UTs has been ranked on top in the recent financial inclusion index released by the rating and analysis agency CRISIL? 1) Gujarat 2) Kerala 3) Chandigarh 4) Puducherry 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1393 Which of the following instruments cannot be endorsed? 1) A bank draft 2) A promissory note 3) A fixed deposit receipt 4) A cheque 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1394 The Bank of England is considering replacing the image of Charles Darwin from one of its notes and replacing it with that of Jane Austen. Which of the following novels was not authored by the renowned novelist Jane Austen? 1) Mother 2) Pride and Prejudice 3) Sense and Sensibility 4) Emma

5) Persuasion

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1395 The state run ONGC and OIL has acquired gas assets of Videocon located in which of the following countries for $2.5 bn? 1) Nigeria 2) Vietnam 3) Mozambique 4) Algeria 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1396 The merger of Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam was in news recently. The new single entity Tech Mahindra has become the ____biggest IT firm in India. 1) third 2) fourth 3) fifth 4) sixth 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1397 The KM Chandrasekhar Committee is associated with which of the following? 1) Standardising and unifying the rules 2) Standardising and unifying the rules regarding foreign investments into the capital regarding domestic investments into the capital markets markets 3) Standardising and unifying the rules 4) Standardising and unifying the rules regarding Indian investments into the foreign regarding fund collection by chit fund capital markets companies from public 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1398 Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed the manager of which of the following famous soccer teams? 1) Real Madrid (Spain) 2) Chelsea (England) 3) Barcelona (Spain) 4) Manchester United 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1399 The market regulator Sebi has announced to merge FIIs, sub-accounts and QFIs in a new class called 1) Foreign Preferential Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors 3) Foreign Priority Investors 4) Foreign Periodic Investors 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1400 The Indian contingent took home the highest tally of awards so far in the recently-concluded 60th Cannes Lions festival of creativity. India clinched ____lions (awards). 1) 14 2) 22

3) 33 5) None of these

4) 54 Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1401 In a dramatic swipe just ahead of elections, ruling Labor Party has dethroned Julia Gillard and brought _________as the new Prime Minister of Australia. 1) Penny Wong 2) Stephen Conroy 3) Kevin Rudd 4) Anthony Albanese 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1402 A line of credit of USD 84-mn from World Bank was recently approved for the Panchayat Strengthening Project of which of the following states? 1) Bihar 2) Maharashtra 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Odisha 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1403 Which of the following govt initiatives won the prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service, the United Nations Public Service Award 2013? 2) Graamin Haat programme of Dept of Cottage 1) Mass Contact Programme of Kerala and Rural Industries in Madhya Pradesh 3) Swavalamban of District Administration 4) All the above of Dhanbad in Jharkhand 5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1404 According to the Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) 13th annual global wealth management report, which of the following countries has the highest density of millionaires in the world at present? 1) Qatar 2) Kuwait 3) US 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1405 Which of the following world organisations publish the World Investment Report? 1) UNCTAD 2) IMF 3) ADV 4) WTO 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1406 The govt has recently approved near doubling of natural gas prices effective from Apr 1, 2014. In this first revision in gas prices in 3 years, the gas price is set at ____.

1) USD 4.2/mmBtu 3) USD 8.4/mmBtu 5) None of these

2) USD 6.3/mmBtu 4) USD 10.5/mmBtu Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1407 The India Post is all set to venture into banking operations and has sought help from the govt for meeting minimum paid up capital requirement as per the RBI norms. What is the minimum paid up capital requirement for this purpose? 1) Rs 200 crore 2) Rs 500 crore 3) Rs 700 crore 4) Rs 1,000 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1408 Which of the following denominations of Indian currency notes are signed by the Finance Secretary of India? 1) Rs 1 2) Rs 2 3) Rs 5 4) Rs 10 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1409 Elbegdorj Tsakhia has won the recently held presidential elections in which of the following countries? 1) Cyprus 2) Bolivia 3) Mongolia 4) Armenia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1410 As per the recent report published by FATF, an inter-governmental body, India has addressed shortfalls in its black money fight. Expand the term FATF. 1) Financial Action Task Force 2) Financial Activity Task Force 3) Financial Advancement Task Force 4) Financial Alternatives Task Force 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1411 Which of the following veteran tennis players is not among those who shockingly exited the 2013 Wimbledon tournament in the first round itself? 1) Mahesh Bhupathi 2) Rafael Nadal 3) Maria Sharapova 4) Roger Federer 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1412 India has retained its position as the world's 3rd most attractive FDI destination. Which of the following countries is leading the list published by UNCTAD recently? 1) Brazil 2) Indonesia

3) United States 5) None of these

4) China Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1413 Leo Puri is set to be appointed as the Managing Director of which of the following organisations? 1) Axis Bank 2) UTI Asset Management Company 3) LIC 4) Oriental Bank of Commerce 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1414 India is the largest supplier of which of the following items to the European Union (EU)? 1) Textiles 2) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) 3) Petroleum products 4) Herbal Cosmetics 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1415 Which of the following telecom majors has succeeded to win the first release of licence for telecom operations in Myanmar recently? 1) Bharti Airtel 2) Vodafone 3) Telenor 4) China Mobile 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1416 The latest findings by the analysis firm CRISIL has pointed out that only ___of Indians have a simple savings bank account at present. 1) half 2) one-third 3) one-fourth 4) one-fifth 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1417 The early tsunami warning system has been installed recently at Rangachang situated in _______. 1) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Puducherry 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1418 TAM is associated with the rating of which of the following? 1) Film industry 2) Television viewership 3) Educational institutions 4) Newspapers 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1419 Which of the following financial products in India completed 20 years in operation recently? 1) Life Insurance 2) Gold loans 3) Education loans 4) Mutual Funds 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1420 Which of the following companies has launched the first white-level ATM of the country recently? 1) Tata Communications 2) Reliance Capital 3) Birla Capital 4) Modi Finance 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1421 The Central Govt has announced a hike in the support price of paddy marginally by Rs 60 to _____per quintal for the 2013-14 crop year. 1) Rs 1,210 2) Rs 1,250 3) Rs 1,310 4) Rs 1,350 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1422 The Daitari iron ore mines might soon close down on the allegations of carrying mining activities without forest clearance. These mines are situated in which of the following states in India? 1) Odisha 2) Jharkhand 3) Uttarakhand 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1423 Who among the following will be sworn in as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) taking over from Altamas Kabir on Jul 16? 1) AK Patnaik 2) P Sathasivam 3) GS Singhvi 4) Gyan Sudha Misra 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1424 India has launched IRNSS-1A satellite in the space as its first step towards building own satellite navigation system. Expand the term IRNSS. 2) Indian Revolving Navigational Satellite 1) Indian Regional Network Satellite System System 3) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite 4) Indian Responsive Navigational Satellite System System

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1425 Indian army is planning to replace its 150-km range Prithvi ballistic missiles with the newly developed quick-response _______missiles. 1) Prahar 2) Trishul 3) Nag 4) Astra 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1426 Tahrir Square, which was in news recently, is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Turkey 2) Syria 3) China 4) Egypt 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1427 The govt banned the top-selling drug Pioglitazone recently citing its severe side effects as the reason. This drug was used to treat which of the following diseases? 1) Cancer 2) Hypertension 3) Diabetes 4) Blood Pressure 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1428 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced to start World Test Championship. Its inaugural edition will be played in England in _______. 1) 2014 2) 2015 3) 2016 4) 2017 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1429 Among the several measures taken by the RBI to curb current account deficit (CAD), it has now asked banks not to 1) convert gold bought through credit cards 2) convert consumer goods bought through credit into EMIs cards into EMIs 3) convert apparels bought through credit 4) convert luxury goods bought through credit cards into EMIs cards into EMIs 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1430 As announced by the ICC recently, India will host which of the following tournaments? 1) T20 Cup in 2016 2) World Test Championship in 2021 3) Word Cup (50-over format) in 2023 4) All the above

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1431 Who among the following has been elected the new President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) recently? 1) Suresh Kalmadi 2) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad 3) HRH Prince Imran 4) Gideon Sam 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1432 The project to develop Astra missiles is finally back on track after a long delay due to technical glitches. This is Indias first __________missile. 1) Air-to-air 2) Submarine launched 3) UAV launched 4) Reusable 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1433 India held the 16th round of border talks with which of the following countries recently? 1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) China 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1434 Which of the following teams won the Confederation Cup football tournament recently? 1) Spain 2) Germany 3) Argentina 4) Brazil 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1435 Which of the following countries has become the first country in South Asia to ban cosmetic testing on animals? 1) China 2) Japan 3) India 4) Thailand 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1436 Name the 28th member of the European Union which has been granted membership recently. 1) Montenegro 2) Croatia 3) Serbia 4) Albania 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1437 Which country has given its nod to the worlds first clinical trial for induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells which uses stem cells harvested from a patients own body? 1) South Korea 2) UK 3) Japan 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1438 The US space agency NASA has launched Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft recently aimed at studying 1) The Mars 2) The Sun 3) The Jupiter 4) The Moon 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1439 INS Trikand ship, armed with the supersonic BRAHMOS missile system among others, was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently. This Talwar class combat ship has been sourced from 1) Russia 2) France 3) Israel 4) US 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1440 The United Nations has adopted Marrakesh Treaty recently. This treaty is related to 1) Increasing access to higher education for 2) Increasing access to books for blinds blinds 4) Increasing access to employment 3) Increasing access to books for blinds opportunities 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1441 Who among the following has been appointed the new Delhi lieutenant-governor replacing Tejendra Khanna? 1) Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary 2) KK Paul 3) Najeeb Jung 4) Virendra Kataria 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1442 Who among the following has won the British Grand Prix 2013 recently? 1) Felipe Massa 2) Sebastian Vettel 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Nico Rosberg 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1443 Who is the vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at present? The Prime Minister is the chairman of the authority. 1) KM Singh 2) JK SINHA 3) B Bhattacharjee 4) Shashidhar Reddy 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1444 Who among the following has been appointed as the next foreign secretary replacing Ranjan Mathai? 1) Anil Goswami 2) Rajiv Takru 3) Sujatha Singh 4) Ashish Bahuguna 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1445 The credit of being worlds first internet search engine goes to which of the following? 1) Google 2) Yahoo Search 3) AltaVista 4) MSN Search 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1446 The NCR Planning Board had cleared the inclusion of three more districts in the NCR. Who among the following is the Chairman of the board? 1) Girija Vyas 2) Kamal Nath 3) Oscar Fernandes 4) Mallikarjun Kharge 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1447 The Jet-Etihad deal is still stuck in pipeline. As the largest foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector so far, this deal is valued at 1) Rs 1,058 cr 2) Rs 2,058 cr 3) Rs 3,058 cr 4) Rs 4,058 cr 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1448 Narendra Modi has asked farmers from across the country to contribute iron blocks for construction of a huge statue of Sardar Patel at Sardar Sarovar Dam. It will be name 1) Statue of Unity 2) Statue of Integrity 3) Statue of Sovereignty 4) Lauh Purush 5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1449 The military has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the president and his opponents to reach an agreement in which of the following countries recently? 1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Mali 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1450 Parimarjan Negi is associated with which of the following games? 1) Wrestling 2) Badminton 3) Table Tennis 4) Chess 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1451 The telecommunication commission of India has approved the enhancement of the foreign direct investment limit in the telecom sector to 100 per cent from current ____per cent. 1) 26 2) 49 3) 74 4) 85 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1452 Egypt's powerful military has ousted President Mohammed Morsi and suspended the constitution. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Mohammed Morsi? 1) He was country's first democratically 2) He was countrys second democratically elected president. elected president. 3) He was countrys third democratically 4) He was countrys fourth democratically elected president. elected president. 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1453 Examine the following statements with respect to ordinance promulgated for the food security bill and identify the correct sentence(s): 1) It provides the two-third population of the 2) The beneficiaries will be identified by the country the right to 5 kg of foodgrain every states, which will also implement the month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per programme under the Targeted Public kg. Distribution System. 3) When implemented, it will be the biggest such scheme in the world with the govt 4) All the above spending estimated at Rs 125,000 crore annually. 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1454 The Union Cabinet has granted a special one-time dispensation of Rs 710 crore

recently for land acquisition for expansion and upgradation of rural roads network in which of the following states? 1) Uttarakhand 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Jharkhand 4) Jammu & Kashmir 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1455 The Finance Minister has advised banks to reduce base rates to provide a powerful stimulus to credit growth for the economy. What is base rate? 1) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is 2) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from RBI for its deposits. allowed to charge from other banks. 3) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is 4) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from its customers. allowed to charge on industrial loans. 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1456 Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil has been appointed the new governor of which of the following states? 1) Sikkim 2) West Bengal 3) Kerala 4) Haryana 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1457 Name the Indian woman entrepreneur, who has received UAEs prestigious Emirates Woman Award 2013. 1) Naina Lal Kidwai 2) Vandana Gandhi 3) Indira Nooyi 4) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1458 Name the first health insurance company in India that has come up with swipe to claim facility that will provide on the spot cashless approval solution to customers? 1) Max Bupa 2) L&T Insurance 3) Star Health 4) ICICI Lombard 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1459 The insurance companies in India do not provide insurance cover for which of the following as of now? 1) Illness 2) Accident 3) Retirement 4) Wedding 5) None of these Ans.) 5

Ques. : 1460 Evo Morales is the president of which of the following countries? The plane carrying him was diverted to Vienna recently and searched for Edward Snowden. 1) Sweden 2) Ecuador 3) Bolivia 4) Slovenia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1461 The UN has urged nations to step up efforts to achieve the eight anti-poverty targets named Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). What is the deadline set to achieve these goals? 1) 2013 2) 2014 3) 2015 4) 2020 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1462 According to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, in cheque bouncing case for a cheque issued from a joint account, who can be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act? 2) All the persons named in the joint account 1) Only the person who signed the cheque collectively 3) Any one of the individuals named in the 4) Only the firm that issued the cheque and not joint account any+ individual 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1463 Which of the following countries has given its approval to the controversial IVF technique that would lead to the creation of babies with three parents? This technique is aimed at checking the genetic diseases. 1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) China 4) UK 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1464 The Indian Post has applied for bank licence along with 25 other applicants. Its vast presence in rural areas goes in its favour but which of the following may hinder its efforts? 1) Its being a loss making enterprise 2) Its being a govt enterprise 3) Its lacking in IT infrastructure 4) Its lacking in customer services 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1465 Vikas Gowda bagged the first gold for India in the Asian Athletics Championships in Pune in which of the following games? 1) Discuss Throw 2) Weightlifting 3) Shot Put 4) Long Jump

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1466 Which of the following companies in India provides credit information of individuals? 1) CRISIL 2) CIBIL 3) ICRA 4) CARE 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1467 Who among the following has been sworn in as an interim president in Egypt after the military ousted the incumbent Mohammed Morsi recently? 1) Adly Mahmoud Mansour 2) Gehad El-Haddad 3) Mahdi Aakef 4) Mohammed Badie 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1468 The tech visionary Douglas Engelbart died recently. Which of the following inventions made by him revolutionised personal computing? 1) QWERTY keyboard 2) Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3) Computer Mouse 4) Compact Disc 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1469 Who among the following has been named as the next president of the $100billion IT industrys apex body Nasscom? 1) Ganesh Natarajan 2) Ravi Venkatesan 3) R Chandrasekhar 4) S Ramadorai 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1470 Expand the term RCEP. 1) Regional Co-operation for Economic Partnership 3) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership 5) None of these

2) Regional Comprehensive Economic Pact 4) Regional Confederation for Economic Partnership Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1471 Which of the following days in India has been designated by the govt as the National Statistical Day? It marks the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the doyen of Indian statistics and founder of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata. 1) Jun 29 2) Jul 29 3) Aug 29 4) Sep 29

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1472 The book titled Shoes of the Dead is written by who among the following? 1) Ravinder Singh 2) Kota Neelima 3) Khaled Hosseini 4) Amish Tripathi 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1473 The new UN Millennium Development Goals report for 2013 has revealed that the poverty rate in India declined from 49 per cent in 1994 to ____in 2010. 1) 25 2) 33 3) 35 4) 43 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1474 Who among the following will head the Indian cricket squad on Zimbabwe tour for five ODI matches as the selection committee opted to rest the seniors for the tour? 1) Virat Kohli 2) Suresh Raina 3) R Ashwin 4) Shikhar Dhawan 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1475 As per the provisions of the new National Food Security Act, the pregnant women and lactating mothers will receive maternity benefit of 1) Rs 2000 2) Rs 4000 3) Rs 6000 4) Rs 8000 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1476 Britain is set to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to which of the following countries to face terror charges? 1) Israel 2) Jordan 3) US 4) Spain 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1477 At present, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandates banks to apply interest on deposits at _______ intervals. 1) daily 2) monthly 3) quarterly 4) yearly 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1478 The govt has decided to raise the import duty on sugar from 10 per cent to what per cent? The move is aimed at discouraging overseas buying amid a drop in local prices due to ample supplies. 1) 12 per cent 2) 13 per cent 3) 14 per cent 4) 15 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1479 MS Raghavan has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following banks recently? 1) Bank of Baroda 2) IDBI Bank 3) Canara Bank 4) Allahabad Bank 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1480 According to figures compiled by The Banker magazine, ICBC has become the biggest bank in the world in terms of balance sheet strength. This bank belongs to which of the following countries? 1) South Korea 2) China 3) Singapore 4) Brazil 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1481 The Solapur thermal power project of NTPC is facing agitation from farmers seeking higher compensation for their land. This project is situated in 1) Maharashtra 2) Karnataka 3) Gujarat 4) Bihar 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1482 Which of the following countries is the world's biggest consumer of sugar? 1) China 2) US 3) Indonesia 4) India 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1483 Mohamed El-Baradei has been named as the new prime minister to head a caretaker government in which of the following countries recently? 1) Syria 2) Kuwait 3) Iraq 4) Egypt 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1484 A UN report has revealed that despite widespread poverty in the country, India is

on track to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 1) 2014 2) 2015 3) 2018 4) 2020 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1485 Which of the following nations is planning to launch satellites to monitor the world's oceans to counter piracy and monitor the movements of ships? 1) US 2) Japan 3) China 4) India 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1486 The Union Rural Development Ministry approved Rs 4,130-cr for the construction of rural roads in which of the following states recently? 1) Uttarakhand 2) Maharashtra 3) Bihar 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1487 Who among the following has won the womens singles title at the Wimbledon tennis tournament recently? 1) Marion Bartoli 2) Sabine Lisicki 3) Li Na 4) Serena Williams 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1488 Who won the 2013 German Grand Prix Formula One championships? 1) Kimmi Raikkonen 2) Fernando Alonso 3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Lewis Hamilton 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1489 Indias first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), which is set to be launched into water soon and is slated to become operational by 2018, will be rechristened as 1) INS Vikrant 2) INS Viraat 3) INS Vikramaditya 4) INS Veer 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1490 Expand the term IPAB. 1) Intellectual Property Application Board 2) Intellectual Property Authorisation Board

3) Intellectual Property Appellate Board 5) None of these

4) International Property Appellate Board Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1491 Despite Chinas opposition, India has moved forward to become a part of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Aimed at creating one of the most significant free trade blocs in the world, RCEP has been brought by 1) Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) 2) Asean +6 3) G8 4) WTO 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1492 As we read in newspapers, rupee reached a record low of below Rs 61/$. This unprecedented fall of the Indian currency is likely to cause which of the following? 1) Hike in fuel prices 2) Widening of fiscal deficit 3) Foreign education, travel to cost more 4) Gain to exporters 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1493 After fighting a long turf war with Indian Air Force, the Army is all set to get its own armed attack helicopter squadron of which of the following helicopters? 1) Mi-8 2) Mi-35 3) Rudra 4) Cheetah 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1494 The ICAO is set to audit the Directorate General of Civil Aviations safety oversight capability soon to assess its flying safety standards. What is the expanded form of ICAO? 2) International Civil Aviation 1) Intermediary Civil Aviation Oraganisation Oraganisation 3) Intergovernmental Civil Aviation Oraganisation 4) Indian Civil Aviation Oraganisation 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1495 In which of the following countries, ex-railway minister Liu Zhijun has been sentenced to suspended death with a two year reprieve for bribery and abuse of power? 1) Japan 2) North Korea 3) China 4) Vietnam 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1496 Name the tennis player who ended the 77-year old wait for UK to clinch mens singles title at Wimbledon recently?

1) Roger Federer 3) David Ferrer 5) None of these

2) Andy Murray 4) Rafael Nadal Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1497 Shiv Thapa, who won a gold medal in Asian Championships in Amman, recently, is associated with which of the following games? 1) Weightlifting 2) Boxing 3) Archery 4) Shooting 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1498 International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a womens investment fund that would seek to invest in women owned businesses globally. IFC is investment arm of which of the following? 1) Bank of America 2) International Monetary Fund (IMF) 3) World Bank 4) Asian Development Bank (ADB) 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1499 The former Delhi police Chief, Dr KK Paul took over as the new Governor of which of the following north-eastern states recently? 1) Meghalaya 2) Tripura 3) Mizoram 4) Arunachal Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1500 Recently, India has signed an agreement for avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital with which of the following countries? 1) Sweden 2) Albania 3) Norway 4) Poland 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1501 Which of the following pairs won the mens doubles title of the Wimbledon tennis tournament recently? 1) L Paes and R Stepanek 2) J Blake and J Melzer 3) I Dodig and M Melo 4) B Bryan and M Bryan 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1502 Which of the following major commercial banks in India has NOT promoted insurance companies to introduce insurance products in the country so far?

1) State Bank of India 3) IDBI Bank 5) Central Bank of India

2) ICICI Bank 4) Punjab National Bank Ans.) 5

Ques. : 1503 Anna Bhagya scheme to distribute 30kg foodgrain at Re1/kg has been launched in which of the following southern states of India? 1) Kerala 2) Karnataka 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1504 The World Population Day is observed on which of the following days? 1) Jul 11 2) Jul 12 3) Jul 13 4) Jul 15 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1505 Which of the following pairs of Indian companies and their overseas acquisitions is not matched correctly? 1) Tata Motors Jaguar Land Rover 2) Mahindra and Mahindra Ssangyong 3) Apollo Tyres Cooper Tires 4) Hero Moto Corp AVL 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1506 Examine the following statements with respect to recent announcement made by the market regulator SEBI regarding buyback norms for the companies and choose the correct statement(s): 1) The companies are now required to buy back share 2) A fourth of the buy back amounting to at least 50 per cent of the amount earmarked, proceeds will have to be put in the up from 25 per cent. escrow account 3) The companies are now barred from further capital4) All the above raising for 12 months from the closure of the offer. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1507 Expand the term USOF. 1) Universal Serial Obligation Fund 2) Universal Service Obligation Fund 3) Universal Serious Obligation Fund 4) Universal Stock Obligation Fund 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1508 India was the worlds largest importer of arms last year and is trying hard to reverse this reality. India aims to procure _____per cent of defence supplies locally in a decade.

1) 25 3) 75 5) None of these

2) 50 4) 100 Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1509 The Project O-sint of Delhi police is associated with which of the following? 1) Tracing the missing 2) Locating a place with the help of navigation system children 3) Open Source 4) Shaming criminals by publishing their photographs and details Intelligence on social sites 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1510 Which of the following companies has been ranked on top among Indian firms in the recently release Fortune 500 list? 1) Reliance Industries 2) Tata Steel 3) Indian Oil 4) State Bank of India 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1511 A high-level committee on manufacturing chaired by the Prime Minister has set the target to hike the steel production capacity of the country from current 120mt to ____mt by 2025. 1) 150 2) 200 3) 250 4) 300 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1512 Which of the following may be the possible fallout(s) when a life insurance policy is lapsed due to non-payment of the premiums? 1) Death/accident benefit claim will 2) Bonus (share of surplus of the insurer) will not be not be available. available. 4) If lapsed within the first two years for a conventional 3) If lapsed before it acquires paid-up life policy, the income tax rebate claimed earlier is value, the premiums paid to the disallowed and the deduction is added as income of the insurer are forfeited. relevant year. 5) All the above Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1513 Which of the following companies has been ranked on top in the world in the recently released Fortune 500 list? 1) Walmart Stores 2) Exxon Mobil 3) Toyota Motors 4) Royal Dutch Shell 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1514 Who among the following has been facilitated with the 2013 edition of prestigious Tagore Award? 1) Zubin Mehta 2) Lata Mangeskar 3) Late Maqbool Fida Husain 4) SH Raza 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1515 The govt approved the Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS) with an outlay of ____during the 12th Five Year Plan period ending March 2017 recently. 1) Rs 1,030 crore 2) Rs 1,150 crore 3) Rs 1,250 crore 4) Rs 1,580 crore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1516 Lajja Gauswami is associated with which of the following games? She clinched a silver medal in the game recently. 1) Archery 2) Shooting 3) Squash 4) Chess 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1517 The first-ever national Aviation University of the Country, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, would come up at which of the following places? 1) Lucknow 2) Bhopal 3) Rae Bareli 4) Udaipur 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1518 The Allahabad High Court stayed with immediate effect which of the following type of rallies throughout Uttar Pradesh recently? 1) Religion-based rallies 2) Region-based rallies 3) Cadre-based rallies 4) Caste-based rallies 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1519 The AERB gave clearance for commencing controlled nuclear fission at the stalled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu recently. What is the full form of AERB? 1) Atomic Engineering Regulatory Board 2) Atomic Energy Regulatory Board 3) Atomic Establishment Regulatory Board 4) Atomic Entities Regulatory Board 5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1520 The proposed price hike for the natural gas produced in India from Apr 2014 (from current $4.2 to $8.4 per mmbtu) invited a widespread opposition from all quarters. Which of the following may be the positive outcome(s) of the decision? 1) It could help staunch declining domestic 2) It will attract investors to the oil and production and increase gas output as blocks earlier gas sector in India with the opportunity of declare unviable may become viable now. earning good margins. 3) It will attract investors to the oil and gas sector in 4) All the above India with the opportunity of earning good margins. 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1521 As per the recent landmark verdict of the Supreme Court, who among the following has/have been disqualified from contesting elections to legislative bodies? 1) A person who is in jail 2) A person who is in police custody 3) A person subjected to preventive detention under any 4) All the above law 5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5 Ques. : 1522 Which of the following countries has been ranked on first position in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of 2013? India is ranked at 64th position in it. 1) China 2) Singapore 3) Sweden 4) Switzerland 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 1523 The lawmakers of which of the following traditionally conservative country passed a groundbreaking law recently that allows abortion in limited cases? 1) Chile 2) Ireland 3) Norway 4) Indonesia 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1524 India and which of the following countries are set to hold their second round of discussions on uranium sale soon? 1) Australia 2) US 3) Japan 4) France 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 1525 Which of the following oil-rich gulf nations has offered three discovered oilfields to India on nomination basis and has agreed to renegotiate an oil block that has been pending since 2000?

1) Iran 3) Kuwait 5) None of these

2) Iraq 4) Jordan Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1526 Who among the following has been sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand recently? 1) Shibu Soren 2) Arjun Munda 3) Hemant Soren 4) Sudesh Mahto 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1527 Which of the following state govts has announced interest-free loans to farmers up to Rs 2 lakh and at one per cent interest for loans between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 3 lakh recently in its budget? 1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Karnataka 4) Haryana 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 1528 Legendary actor Pran, loved and feared in equal measure by moviegoers for his roles, passed away recently at the age of 93. Which of the following was his first film? 1) Zanjeer 2) Yamla Jat 3) Devdas 4) Ziddi 5) Naseeb Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1529 The United Nations has declared which of the following days as the Malala Day to recognise the bravery of Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai? 1) Jul 11 2) Jul 12 3) Jul 13 4) Jul 15 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 1530 In order to boost the capital base of RRBs, the govt decided to recapitalize 40 selected RRBs in 21 states on the recommendation of a panel headed by RBI Deputy Governor 1) KC Chakrabarty 2) Urjit R Patel 3) HR Khan 4) Anand Sinha 5) None of these Ans.) 1