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Question Paper 2011 1) This agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet. Identify the agency. a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT 2) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company. a. Tata Steel b. Pantallons Retail c. RIL d. Maruti Suzuki 3) Which of the following Indian cricket players took the highest number of wickets in the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2011 along with Pakistans Shahid Afridi? a. Yuvraj Singh b. Zaheer Khan c. Munaf Patel d. Harbhajan Singh 4) Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee to fine-tune the draft National Sports Development Bill. Who is heading the committee?

a. Justice Mukul Mudgal b. Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann c. Justice Gurdev Singh d. Justice Jaswant Singh Phogat 5) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010? a. Shane Watson b. Simon Katich c. Mitchell Johnson d. Sachin Tendulkar 6) Record food grain production helped to reduce food inflation to a four month low for the week ending 26 March 2011. What was the inflation percentage for the week? a. 9.18% b. 9.25% c. 9.21% d. 9.36% 7) Praveen Kumar Tripathi took over as the Chief Secretary of which of the following governments on 4 April 2011? a. Delhi Government b. Haryana Government c. Uttar Pradesh Government d. Uttarakhand Government 8) The Union Government gifted a Kendriya Vidyalaya to a nondescript village Indrapura to which of the following Indian states? a. Bihar b. Odisha c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh 9) The Supreme Court on 5 April 2011 passed an order to lift iron export ban imposed by which of the following Indian states on 26 July 2010 and also ordered it to implement the new rules for regulating iron ore mining and transportation? a. Tamil Nadu b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka d. Odisha

10) To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana? a. Rajiv Awas Yojana b. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana c. Indira Awas Yojana d. Mahatama Gandhi NREGA 11) Which agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet? a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT 12) Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6 April 2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyers Credit launched? a. National Export Insurance Account b. Export-Import Bank of India c. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India d. Reserve Bank of India 13) Read the two statements mentioned with regard to the budgetary allocations for addressing environmental concerns. 1. The budget proposed that the solar lantern used in far-flung villages will attract no duty from 10 per cent charged earlier. 2. To provide green and clean transportation for the masses, National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles will be launched in the year 2011 in collaboration with all stakeholders. Which of them is true? a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. None of the above 14) 21 year old Marjan Kalhor is the first Iranian woman to have entered an Olympic event. She is a participant in the 2010 Winter Olympics that began in Vancouver on 12 Feb 2010. Which sport is she associated with?

a. Ski b. Shot put c. Cycling d. Bobsleigh 15) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson. a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) b. Ahonen Janne (Finland) c. Alexander Nicholas (USA) d. Bardal Anders (Norway) 16) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three circles? a. Sistema Shyam Teleservices b. Tata Teleservices c. Reliance d. BSNL 17) Which Italian luxury sports car makers on 6 April 2011 announced its entry into the Indian market where it will sell its high-performance cars priced between Rs1.20 crore and Rs1.43 crore? a. Maserati b. Bentley c. Aston Martin d. Maybach 18) Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender appoint in March 2011 to head its investment banking division? a. Rakesh Singh b. Charul Madan c. Gaurav Khungar d. Atul Singh 19) Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states? a. Rajasthan b. Karnataka

c. Tamil Nadu d. Uttaranchal 20) Read the following statements with regard to the allocation in the Educational sector as proposed by Union Budget 2011-12. 1. For Sarva Siksha Abhiyan the allocation was increased by 40 percent to 21000 crore rupees. 2. All institutions of higher learning will be connected through optical fibers by March 2012. 3. 500 crore rupees was proposed to be provided for national skill development fund. 4. For the needy scheduled castes ad scheduled tribe candidates studying in class-IX and Xth prematric scholarship scheme was proposed to be introduced. Which of the above mentioned statements is not true? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 & 4 d. 4 21) Scientists recently developed a computer that could be controlled by the power of thought. It would help people unable to speak or move. What is the name of the technology which they used to develop this kind of computer? a. electrocortiography b. symbian C++ c. java d. flash lite 22) Which of the following companies bought the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble Co for $1.5 billion? a. Diamond Foods Inc b. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay c. Emerald Nuts d. Kettle Potato Chips 23) Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand Reebok auctioned a bat autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which of the following NGOs? a. Oxfem b. CRY c. All Bengal Womens Union d. UNEM

24) Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011? a. Arjun Halappa b. Rajpal Singh c. Bharat Kumar Chetri d. Mohd. Amir Khan 25) Under the Godfrey Phillips Zonal Bravery Awards given away by the former ruler of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh in Jaipur on 5 April 2011, which of the following NGOs was honoured with the Amodhini Award of Rs.1 lakh? a. Udyogini b. Charities Aid Foundation c. CRY d. Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram 26) The Basic Customs Duty exemption was proposed to be extended to which of the following sectors? a. art and antiquities for exhibition or display in private art galleries b. Cinematographic film, factory-built ambulances c. syringes and needles d. agricultural machinery 27) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Where is the Pacific Tsunami Warning System headquartered? a. Hawai b. Tokyo c. Manila d. Jakarta 28) Which of the following companies announced on 6 April 2011 that it won contract to provide broadband internet connectivity to Indian Railways through state-run RailTel Corp of India Ltd? a. DEL b. IBM c. Infosys d. HCL Infosystems 29) Which super luxury carmaker on 7 April 2011 unveiled Continental GT sedan in India?

a. Ferrati b. Bentley c. Maybach d. Maserati 30) What amount of money was allocated for Bharat Nirman? a. 1000 crore b. 58000 crore c. 55438 crore d. 14362 crore 31) Who defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn on 15 Feb 2010 to retain the Pattaya Open title? a. Vera Zvonareva of Russia b. Sabine Lisicki of Germany, c. Ayumi Morita of Japan d. Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 32) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of japan. What are the possible factors which can cause Tsunami? i)An Earthquake ii) A landslide iii) A volcanic eruption or explosion iv) Impact by a meteorite Please choose the right option a. i, ii, iii and iv b. i and ii only c. ii and iii only d. i and iv only 33) Which of the following Indian cricket is the most heavily insured player for the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 4 T-20 tournament which begins on 8 April 2011? a. Sachin Tendulkar b. Yuvraj Singh c. M S Dhoni d. Virender Sehwag 34) The Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed lowering of qualifying age for tax relief for senior citizens from 65 years to _?

a. 55 b. 58 c. 60 d. 62 35) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 to _? a. 1 lakh 80 thousand b. 1 lakh 90 thousand c. 2 lakh d. 2 lakh 20 thousand 36) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption? a. Lokpal Bill b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill 37) Who became the world number one badminton player? a. Saina Nehwal b. Wang Xin c. Sania Mirza d. Wang Shixian 38) When is the National Youth Day observed? a. January 14 b. February 14 c. August 31 d. January 12 39) What is Tejas? a. Spacecraft b. Missile c. Submarine d. Light combat aircraft 40) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification?

a. Sharmila Tagore b. Karan Johar c. Nafisa Ali d. Om Puri e. None of these 41) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of a. Israel b. Iran c. Afghanistan d. Indonesia 42) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? a. AP Singh b. Arun Shourie c. Sanjeev Tripathi d. BK Gupta 43) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out. i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations. ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a. Both i and ii b. Neither I and ii c. Only i d. Only ii 44) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged? a. Gujarat b. Bihar c. Haryana d. Madhya Pradesh 45) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010?

a. Rafael Nadal b. Andy Murray c. Fred Perry d. Rod Laver 46) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM? a. Nandita Das b. Juhi Chawla c. Tabu d. Konkona Sen Sharma 47) In tiger census 2010, i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers. ii) An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping and use of satellite data. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? Choose the right option: a. Only i is incorrect b. Only ii is incorrect c. Both i and ii are incorrect d. Both i and ii are not incorrect 48) India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 played at Mohali. Who was declared man of the match of the high powered game? a. Saeed Ajmal b. Sachin Tendulkar c. Munaf Patel d. Wahab Riaz 49) Which of the following bodies put off indefinitely the new rules governing unwanted telemarketing calls which were supposed to be implemented from 21 March 2011? a. Department of Telecommunication (DoT) b. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) c. Indian Ministry of communication & Technology d. HRD Ministry 50) The Indian government in March 2011 conferred the Miniratna status on which of the following PSUs?

a. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) b. Air India Charters Ltd c. Cement Corporation of India d. HMT Machine Tools Ltd Answers: 1) B 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) C 9) C 10) A 11) B 12) A 13) B 14) A 15) A 16) A 17) C 18) A 19) A 20) B 21) A 22) A 23) B 24) A 25) A 26) A 27) A 28) D 29) B 30) B 31) A 32) A 33) C 34) C 35) A 36) A 37) B 38) D 39) D 40) A 41) B 42) C 43) A 44) A 45) B 46) B 47) A 48) B 49) B 50)

@CSAT/IBPS aspirants. First solve these two DI (Data Interpretation) sets on your own, using pen and paper. Then scroll down and check answer/explanations/shortcuts. Time: 30 mins. Correct Ans: 1 m, Wrong answer=-0.33 m. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
DI Set#1: Pie Chart DI Set#2: Pie-Chart CO2 Emission DI Set #3: Bar graph on Profit-loss Solution Set#1: Pie Chart with Shortcuts Solution: Set #2: CO2 Emission Pie Chart Solution:Set #3 Bar Chart

DI Set#1: Pie Chart

The following pie chart cost of constructing one house. The total cost was Rs. 6 lakhs. (source FCI/SSC Nov. 2012 Paper)

1. The amount spent on cement is A. Rs.2,00,000 B. Rs.1,60,000 C. Rs.1,20,000 D. Rs.1,00,000 2. The amount spent on labour exceeds the amount spent on steel by A. 5% of the total cost B. 10% of the total cost C. 12% of the total cost D. 15% of the total cost

4. The amount spent on labour exceeds the amount spent on supervision by A. Rs.2,00,000 B. Rs.16,000 C. Rs.1,20,000 D. Rs.60,000 5. The amount spent on Timber is A. Rs.60,000 B. Rs.90,000 C. Rs.1,20,000

3. The amount spent on cement, steel and supervision is what percent of the total cost of construction? A. 40% B. 45% C. 50% D. 55%

D. Rs.36,000

DI Set#2: Pie-Chart CO2 Emission

The total annual CO2 emissions from various sectors are 5 mmt. In the Pie Chart given below, the percentage contribution to CO2 emissions from various sectors is indicated.

1. Which of the following sectors together emit 2.5 mmt of CO2 every year? a. Thermal and Transport b. Domestic and Commercial c. Transport and Commericial

2. Which of the following sectors have emission difference of 1 mmt between them. a. b. c. d. Domestic and Commercial Transport and Commercial Thermal and Domestic Thermal and Transport.

d. Commercial and Thermal 3. Emission of Domestic sector is how much % of Transport and Commercial sector combined? a. b. c. d. 20% 15% 30% 35%

4. In the next year, if emission from Commercial sector decreases by 20% of its current emission, while other sectors continue to emit same amount of CO2 as earlier then What will be the new % contribution of Thermal power sector (approximatly)? a. b. c. d. 31.9% 39.8% 42.7% 36.5%

5. Which of the following is incorrectly matched? a) Domestic=54 degrees. b) Thermal=125 degrees. c) commercial =72 degrees. d) transport=108 degrees.

DI Set #3: Bar graph on Profit-loss

Observe this graph and answer questions (source FCI/SSC Nov. 2012 Paper)

3. The ratio of the maximum profit 1. The amount of maximum profit earned to the minimum loss suffered as seen from the diagram is is A. 2 thousand rupees B. 1.5 thousand rupees C. 1 thousand rupees D. 4.5 thousand rupees 2. The amount of total loss incurred during 2005-2010 is A. 3 thousand rupees B. 2.5 thousand rupees C. 1.5 thousand rupees D. 2 thousand rupees A. 4 : 3 B. 3 : 4 C. 9 : 2 D. 2 : 9 4. If the loss is x% of the profit for the years under study, then x is A. 15 B. 25 C. 20 D. 19

Solutions for the DI questions

Solution DI Set#1: Pie Chart with Explainations/Shortcuts You might be tempted to transform degrees into percentages and find absolute Rupee value of each item (timber, labour etc). But in the exam, dont waste time by calculating everything. Only calculate the stuff that is asked.

1. The amount spent on cement is a. b. c. d. Rs.2,00,000 Rs.1,60,000 Rs.1,20,000 Rs.1,00,000

Total is Rs. 6,00,000 (=360 degrees of the circle) Cement is 72 Degrees. Apply the ratio principle

Degrees

Value

72 (Cement) M? 360(total) 6 lakhs

Divide left column on one side and right column on the other side. 72/360= M/6 lakhs M=(72*6)/360=1.2 lakhs. 2. The amount spent on labour exceeds the amount spent on steel by A. 5% of the total cost B. 10% of the total cost C. 12% of the total cost D. 15% of the total cost There is no need to find absolute values. Just observe the degrees. Item Labour Degrees 90

Steel (Base %) 54 Difference 36

So the difference between Labour and Steel is 36 degrees. And total cost is (6lakh=) 360 degrees. So the percentage= 36/360 x 100 =10% of the total cost. Answer (B) 3. The amount spent on cement, steel and supervision is what percent of the total cost of construction? A. 40%

B. 45% C. 50% D. 55% Again no need to find absolute values. Just observe the degrees. degrees Cement Steel 72 54

Supervision 54 Total 180

He is asking, what percent of the total cost of construction? So total cost (360 degrees) is the base %=(180/360) x 100 =50% 4. The amount spent on labour exceeds the amount spent on supervision by A. Rs.2,00,000 B. Rs.16,000 C. Rs.1,20,000 D. Rs.60,000 Again no need to find absolute values for both items. Just observe the degrees. Difference between labour and supervision =90-54 =36 degrees Shortcut: 36 degrees =10% of a circle. (because total is 360 degrees) So the amount spend = 10% of total (6,00,000)= one decimal

leftwards=60,000. If shortcut is not clicking your mind, no problem. Go by ratio principle Degrees Value

36 (difference between labor and supervision) M? 360 (total) 6 lakhs

Divide left column on one side and right column on the other side. 36/360= M/6 lakhs M=(36*600000)/360 M=60,000 Answer is (D) 5. The amount spent on Timber is A. Rs.60,000 B. Rs.90,000 C. Rs.1,20,000 D. Rs.36,000 Observe that degree/percentage of Timber is not given the chart. So, first task is to find degrees of timber. In a circle Total=360 degrees. So Timbers degree =360 MINUS the degrees of remaining items =360-(54+54+54+72+90) =36 degrees. Now use the concept given in previous question, 36 degrees= 10% of total cost=60,000 rupees. Answer (A) Solution: Set #2: CO2 Emission Pie Chart

1. Which of the following sectors together emit 2.5 mmt of CO2 every year? a. b. c. d. Thermal and Transport Domestic and Commercial Transport and Commercial Commercial and Thermal

Total emission is 5. And 2.5mmt is 50% (half) of 5 (total emission) From the given circle, transport + commercial, represent half circle (50%) Similarly Thermal+Domestic is also 50%. But it is not given in options. So answer is (C): Transport + Commercial. 2. Which of the following sectors have emission difference of 1 mmt between them. a. b. c. d.

Domestic and Commercial Transport and Commercial Thermal and Domestic Thermal and Transport. Total is 5mmt (100%) So 1mmt=1 x 100/5=20%. Find out which two sectors have % difference of 20%? Thermal minus Domestic=35-15=20%. So (C) is the answer.

3. Emission of Domestic sector is how much % of Transport and Commercial sector combined? a. b. c. d. 20% 15% 30% 35%

Observe the chart Required % =(15/50) x 100 =30% answer is (C) 4. In the next year, if emission from Commercial sector decreases by 20% while other sectors continue to emit same amount of CO2 as earlier then What will be the new % contribution of Thermal power sector? Right now Commercial sector emits 20% of 5mmt=1/5 x 5=1mm Next year 20% decrease=20% of 1mm=0.2mm will be less emitted. But other sectors remains the same. So total emission next year=5 minus 0.2=4.8mm. And Share of thermal power =(35% of 5)/4.8 =0.35*5/4.8 =36.5% (if you had trouble in long-division, use the speed maths %approximation trick CLICK ME) 5. Which of the following is incorrectly matched? a) Domestic=54 degrees. b) Thermal=125 degrees. c) commercial =72 degrees. d) transport=108 degrees.

100%=360 degrees So 1%=3.6 degree. Multiply every sectors % with 3.6 and youll get corresponding degree. Ans (B) because correct degree of Thermal should be 35 x 3.6=126 degrees. Solution :Set #3 Bar Chart (With explaination) Be careful about the unit, Thousand/lakhs.

1. The amount of maximum profit as seen from the diagram is A. 2 thousand rupees B. 1.5 thousand rupees C. 1 thousand rupees D. 4.5 thousand rupees The bar of 2008 is longest among all. So 4.5 Ans (D) 2. The amount of total loss incurred during 2005-2010 is

A. 3 thousand rupees B. 2.5 thousand rupees C. 1.5 thousand rupees D. 2 thousand rupees Loss occurs during 2006 and 2009. Year Loss 2006 1.5 2009 1.0 Total 2.5 answer (B) 3. The ratio of the maximum profit earned to the minimum loss suffered is A. 4 : 3 B. 3 : 4 C. 9 : 2 D. 2 : 9 Max profit (2008) 4.5 Min Loss (2009) 1

Ratio=4.5/1=45/10=9/2 Answer (C) 4. If the loss is x% of the profit for the years under study, then x is A. 15 B. 25 C. 20 D. 19

Weve to take the total of profits and losses made in all years so, Profit Loss 2005 2.5 06 07 08 09 10 0 3.5 4.5 0 2 0 1.5 0 0 1 0 2.5

Total 12.5

Profit: Loss =2.5/12.5 =1/5 =20% (remember the fraction to percentage table: Click ME.) Answer is (C)
Following table shows the scores of students in 8 MOCK CAT (section wise). Assume all MOCK CAT contain 3 sections, each sections have 50 questions. The total of the scores in 3 sections is compared with cut off and if his total score is higher than the cut off, it is said that he has cleared the cut off. English MOCK 1 MOCK 2 MOCK 3 MOCK 4 MOCK 5 MOCK 6 MOCK 7 23 24 29 21 19 26 25 Quant 12 17 11 14 13 17 19 D.I. 19 18 23 21 25 21 23 Cut-off 56 62 60 57 59 60 58

MOCK 8

27

20

21

65

1. In how many MOCK CATs did he clear the cut off? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 2. In which MOCK CAT did he score the maximum total marks? a. 3rd b. 6th c. 7th d. 8th 3. What is his improving, if improvement is defined as = (maximum score minimum score)? a. 10 b. 14 c. 16 d. 18 4. In which section has he shown the maximum improvement among these 8 MOCK CATs? a. English b. Quant c. DI d. equal in Quant and English. 5. If the section-wise cut-off in all MOCK CATs is 15 for Quant and 20 each for English and DI, then in how many MOCK CATs did he clear all the cut-offs? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 .