FEB 2009

1.Who was the India's chief guest at the 60th Republic day?
Kzakhestans president Nursultan Nazarbayev
2.Who mooted the idea of "Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas"?
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3.Who was sworn in as 47th Vice President of USA?
Joe Biden
4."Read My Lips : No New Taxes" who gave this famous slogan?
Senior George W Bush
5.For how long India has put a ban on import of Chinese toys?
6 Months
6.Who has been given the Economic Times Business leader of the year Award?
A M Naik , Chairman of L&T
7.Which organization has been given Jawaharlal Nehru Prize for 2008?
Hindu media Research Center
8.Which state govt. has been given National Award for e-governance 2008-09?
HP
9.Where is Global Vipassana Pagoda?
Mumbai
10.Who emerged as Champion in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2009
held recently in Mumbai ?
Kenneth Mungara
11.Recently "Elephant Pass" was in news. What is it?
Crucial base of LTTE at the gateway of Jaffna taken over by Srilankan army.
12.On what date World Forestry Day is celebrated?
21 March

13."O Sullivan" is was world champion in which sports?

Snooker
14.Where is National Hockey Championship is proposed to held in March 2009?
Pune
15.PGA Mercedes-Benz Championship is related to which sports?
Golf
16.Who has been announced FIFA Woman footballer of the Year 2008?
Marta from Brazil
17."Saurav Ghosal" is related to which sports?
Squash (National Squash Champion )
18.Which state is hosting National Games 2009?
Jharkhand
19.Who has been chosen International Media's 2008 Athlete of year?
Usain Bolt
20.The famous swimmer who faced controversy over his photograph published in
newspapers smoking marizuana?
Michael Phelps
21.Who has been chosen the sportswoman of the year 2008 by the international
Media ?
Yelena Isinbayeva
22.Recently "John Atta-Mills" was in news. Who is he?
Newly elected president of Ghana
23.Who is the FIFA world footballer of the year 2008? (Male)
Christianio Ronaldo
24.What is the latest Repo rate?
5.5% (wef 2 jan,09 )

25.What is the reverse repo rate?

Updates: July 10, 2009: The RBI, in its Annual Policy for 2009-10, reduced the
reverse repo rate the interest rate RBI pays to banks on the funds deployed with it
to 3.25 per cent (lower than the savings bank rate of 3.50 per cent) and the repo
rate the interest rate that banks pay on funds borrowed from RBI to 4.75 per
cent.
26.What is the new revised projection of GDP growth ?
7%
27.Which Asian country has the largest Foreign exchange reserve?
China
28.What is the new Minimum Support Price of wheat by CCEA?
1080 per quintal
29.What is "moody"?
Global credit rating agency
30.Who ( Indian Businessman) has been placed by Forbes as biggest wealth loser of
2008?
Anil Ambani
31.Inflation rate at the month ended January 2009 was ?
5.24%
32.Which power company has begged Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Project in
Jharkhand?
Reliance power
33.Which state is the largest producer of pulses in India?
MP
34.What is the new name of Aid India Consortium?
India Development Fund
35."My Presidential Year" Who has written this book?

R . Venkataraman
36.Indian artist who has won Grammy Award recently?
Jakir Hussain
37.Which is world's largest river?
Amazon
38." Vinegar " we use in food has the scientic name?
Acetic Acid
39.Cell wall in the plant cells is made of ?
Cellulose
40.How a sodium ion is represented ?
Na+
41.What is the chemical formula of baking soda ?
NaHCO3
42.What is heavy water ?
Deuterium Oxide D2O
43.New York is on the bank of which river?
Hudson
44.The organ which is both endocrine and exocrine gland ?
Pancreas
45.Which cricketer made the first Test Century?
Lala Amaranth
46.The two countries which fought Crimean War?
Russia & Turkey
47.What was the first Multipurpose project of Independent India?
Damodar Valley Project
48.RanaPratap Sagar dam is on which river?

Chambal
49.The mewar king defeated by Babur?
Rana Sanga / Sangram Singh
50."Kailash Temple" is located in which ancient caves?
Ellora
51.The famous Woman Muslim ruler belonged to the kingdom of Ahmednagar?
Chand Bibi
52." Prince of Wales" Museum has been renamed. What is the new name?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Museum
53.What is NIA ?
National Investigation Agency
54.What is W2M?
First Satellite by ISRO for a foreign customer
55.Theoneste Bagosora was recently is news because?
Accused by UN backed tribunal for Rwandas 1994 Genocide
56.Who has received 2009 Kluge Prize?
Romilla Thapar
57.Indian state which has decided to celebrate Forest & Environment Everyday?
Uttrakhand
58." Surya Shekhar Ganguly " is related to which game?
Chess
59.Robert B. Zoellick is associated with which International Organization?
World Bank
60.Dominique Strauss-Kahn is related to which International Organization?
IMF
61.Who is the director general of World Trade Organization?

Pascal Lamy
62.Where are the headquarters of WHO?
Geneva
63.The Hindi movie which has crossed 200 crore at the worldwide box-office?
Ghajini
64.What was the foreign reserves on January 2, 2009 as per RBI's latest data,?
$255.24 billion
65.The Ratna and Miniratna companies now may invest in mutual funds upto what
extent of their cash balances?
30%
66 Recently we came to know from the newspapers that Export Import Bank of India
(Exim Bank) is looking at promoting a grassroot business fund for financing small
and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India. The grassroot business fund is an initiative
following?
(A)International Monetary Fund
(B)International Finance Corporation
(C)Reserve Bank of India

67 Ben S Bernanke is related to which of the following bank ?

(A)Federal Reserve Bank (chairman )
(B)International Monetary Fund
(C)International Finance corporation

68 To encourage KYC (Know Your Customer) norms , the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority (IrDA) has asked insurance companies to be more cautious
while concluding contracts with high risk customers, particularly PEPs. What is PEP
here ?
(A)Privately Employed People
(B)Politically Exposed Persons

(C)Public Enterprise People

read about Politically Exposed Persons:PEPs

69 Which among the following is central, national agency responsible for receiving,
processing, analyzing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial
transactions to enforcement agencies and foreign agencies?
(A)Revenue Intelligence
(B)Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU-IND)
(C)SEBI

70.Many a times we read in the newspapers about PIPE deals. Which among the
following is a correct expansion of PIPE deals?
(A)Private Investments in Public Equity
(B)Public Investment in Private Equity
(C)Private Investment in Private Equity

71.Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of

Security Interest Act popularly known as SARFAESI Act was enacted in which of the
following year ?
(A)2001
(B)2002
(C)2003

72.A high-level committee has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India which
has set the target of providing financial services to every village by March
2011.Who among the following is heading this committee?
(A)Usha Thorat
(B)Yaga Venugopal Reddy
(C)K. P. Singh

73.CAMPA fund is related to which of the following ?

(A)Industrial Insurance
(B)Environment protection by Industries (compensatory afforestation
management and planning authority fund )
(C)Industrial Employee Security

74.Recently the government and financial sector regulators have prevailed on

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) to route its investment in a general insurance
venture with in its Indian partner through Singapore instead of a Mauritian
subsidiary. Who is the local partner ?
(A)State Bank of India
(B)Punjab National Bank
(C)ICICI

75.Uniform Recall Period (URP) and Mixed Recall Period (MRP) are the methods to
measure which of the following ?
(A)Inflation
(B)Poverty Ratio
(C)Economic Development

76.When the number of the new workers entering the labor force through natural
increase or inward migration exceeds the number of leaving the workforce than it is
called which type of unemployment ?
(A)Frictional unemployment
(B)Search Unemployment
(C)Demographic unemployment
77.Which of the following programme was launched to help release the latent
entrepreneurial energies of the people by Government of India?

(A)Skill Development Plan

(B)Private partnership programme
(C)national Commission for Employment in Organized Sector

78.Macro Management of Agriculture Scheme is one of the centrally-sponsored

schemes formulated with the objective to ensure that central ssistance is spent on
focused and specific interventions for the development of agriculture in states. It
was evolved by integrating how many central schemes?
(A)13
(B)21
(C)27

79.In which of the following years National Project on Cattle and Buffalo Breeding
was launched?
(A)1998
(B)2000
(C)2001

80.Self Help Groups (SHG) bank Linkage programme is related to which of the
following ?
(A)Financial Inclusion
(B)Micro-Finance
(C)Venture capitals

81.Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme WBCIS which aims to provide farmers
insurance against any crop loss against poor monsoon or other adverse conditions
of weather was launched as a pilot scheme in 2007-08, in which of the following
states?
(A)Andhra Pradesh

(B)Karnataka
(C)Orissa

82.TRIPS is related to which of the following ?

(A)Intellectual Property
(B)Non Tariff barriers
(C)Tax regime

83.Demand Pull factors and Cost Push factors are factors involved in the
phenomena of ______?
(A)Price Rise
(B)Interest Rates
(C)Time value of money

84.Which among the following is correct about M2?

(A)M1 + Post office savings deposits
(B)M1 + time deposits with banks
(C)M1 + (savings deposits + Fixed deposits in post office)

85.Narrow Money & Broad money are represented in the concepts of Money supply
used by reserve bank of India are denoted by respectively ________?
(A)M1 & M2
(B)M1 & M3
(C)M1 & M4
86 When was election commission of India set up ?

January 25, 1950 (under Article 324 of Constitution of India)

The following are the principal functions of the Election Commission of India:
1. Demarcation of Constituencies
2. Preparation of Electoral Rolls
3. Recognition of Political parties
and allotment of symbols
4. Scrutiny of nomination papers
5. Conduct of polls
6. Scrutiny of election expenses of candidates
Structure of Election Commission:
The commission presently consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election
Commissioners, appointed by the president. The present positions as held by:
CEC: Navin Chawla (as on April 21, 2009)
Election Commissioners: S.Y. Quraishi and V.S. Sampath

86 What are the four pillars of the Indian Constitution?

Election commission of India, Supreme Court (SC) of India, the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

87 The original constitution of India had how many schedules?

(A)6
(B)7
(C)8

88 The Ninth schedule was added to the constitution in which year ?

(A)1950
(B)1951
(C)1952

89.Which among the following sentences is correct regarding the acts added in 9th schedule of
the Constitution?
(A)They can be challenged in the supreme court
(B)They can not be challenged in the supreme court
(C)They can be challenged in the supreme court in some conditions

90.Which among the following schedules is related to the responsibilities of Municipalities?

(A)10th schedule
(B)11th schedule
(C)12th schedule

91.Under article 368 the constitution of India provides how many methods of Amendment of
different portions of the Indian Constitution?
(A)3 methods
(B)4 methods
(C)2 methods

92.Who among the following reserves the right to initiate the Constitutional Amendment?
(A)Supreme Court of India
(B)Parliament of India
(C)President of India

93The right to constitutional remedies in India is available to whom of the following?

(A)Only Citizens of India
(B)All persons in case of infringement of any fundamental right
(C) Any person for enforcing any of the fundamental rights conferred on all persons

94 The bulwark of the personal freedom is called to which of the following writs?
(A)Mandamus
(B)Habeas corpus
(C)Quo warranto

95. The reasonableness of the restrictions placed on Fundamental rights is decided by which of
the following?
(A)Parliament
(B)President
(C)Courts

96.Which among the following fundamental rights is available to Indian Citizens but not to
aliens?
(A)Freedom of expression and speech
(B)Equality before Law
(C)Protection of life & liberty

97.Which of the following sentences is incorrect ?

(A)Some of these rights are not available to the Armed Forces
(B)If an emergency is proclaimed by President, they are automatically suspended
(C)They are the basic features of our constitution & they can't be amended

98Which among the following fundamental rights has been deleted by 44th amendment bill?
(A)right to form associations
(B)right to property
(C)right against exploitation

99.A persons when decides to make an application to acquire Citizenship of India by registration
must have finished his living in India for ___?
(A)3 years
(B)5 years
(C)7 years

100.When Mr. Raman (imaginary name) born in New York , his father was an American and
Mother was Indian. Which among the following sentence is correct regarding his citizenship?
(A)he can be an Indian Citizen
(B)he can not be an Indian Citizen
(C)He can be Indian Citizen if his father acquires Indian Citizenship

101.Due to an excessive number of refugees incoming to India from Sri lanka & Bangladesh, the
Citizenship act 1955 was amended and Citizenship by birth was conferred on those who have
been born on or after January 26, 1950 and ______?
(A)June 30, 1987
(B)June 30, 1988
(C)January 26, 1987

102.Which are the conditions for acquiring Indian Citizenship?

(A)Domicile and Descent
(B)Domicile, Descent & Registration

(C)Domicile, Decent , Registration and Holding property

103.The Amindivi islands consist of five islands of which of the Union Territory ?
(A)Andaman & Nikobar
(B)Lakshadweep
(C)Pondicherry

104.Which of the following states were created in 1987?

(A)Maharastra, Goa & Arunanchal Pradesh
(B)Goa and Arunanchal Pradesh
(C)Goa Only

105.Which of the Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim & Tripura were Union Territories before
becoming states ?
(A)Himachal Pradesh, & Tripura
(B)Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura
(C)Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim & Tripura

106.Which among the following is a correct order of forming of states?

(A)Assam, Nagaland, Goa, Mizoram
(B)Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Goa
(C)Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa
107 1. Article 17 of the constitution of India provides for
(a) equality before law.
(b) equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
(c) abolition of titles.
(d) abolition of untouchability.

108. Article 370 of the constitution of India provides for

(a) temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir.
(b) special provisions in respect of Nagaland.
(c) special provisions in respect of Manipur.
(d) provisions in respect of financial emergency.
109 How many permanent members are there in Security Council?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Four
110. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
(a) aristocracy
(b) absolute monarchy
(c) constitutional monarchy
(d) polity.
111. Social Contract Theory was advocated by
(a) Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau.
(b) Plato, Aristotle and Hegel.
(c) Mill, Bentham and Plato.
(d) Locke, Mill and Hegel.
112. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister.
(c) Members of both Houses of the Parliament.
(d) Members of the Lok Sabha.
113 Who is called the Father of History'?
(a) Plutarch
(b) Herodotus
(c) Justin
(d) Pliny
114. The Vedas are known as
(a) Smriti.
(b) Sruti.
(c) Jnana.
(d) Siksha.
115. The members of Estimate Committee are
(a) elected from the Lok Sabha only.

(b) elected from the Rajya Sabha only.

(c) elected from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
(d) nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
116. Who is the chief advisor to the Governor?
(a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(b) Chief Minister.
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
(d) President.
117. Foreign currency which has a tendency of quick migration is called
(a) Scarce currency.
(b) Soft currency.
(c) Gold currency.
(d) Hot currency.
118. Which of the following is a better measurement of Economic Development?
(a) GDP
(b) Disposable income
(c) NNP
(d) Per capita income
119. In India, disguised unemployment is generally observed in
(a) the agriculture sector.
(b) the factory sector.
(c) the service sector.
(d) All these sectors.
120. If the commodities manufactured in Surat are sold in Mumbai or Delhi then it is
(a) Territorial trade.
(b) Internal trade.
(c) International trade.
(d) Free trade.
121. The famous slogan "GARIBI HATAO" (Remove Poverty) was launched during the
(a) First Five-Year Plan (1951-56)
(b) Third Five-Year Plan (1961-66)
(c) Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-74)
(d) Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-79)
122. Bank Rate refers to the interest rate at which
(a) Commercial banks receive deposits from the public.
(b) Central bank gives loans to Commercial banks.
(c) Government loans are floated.
(d) Commercial banks grant loans to their customers.

123. All the goods which are scare and limited in supply are called
(a) Luxury goods.
(b) Expensive goods.
(c) Capital goods.
(d) Economic goods.
124. The theory of monopolistic competition is developed by
(a) E.H.Chamberlin
(b) P.A.Samuelson
(c) J.Robinson
(d) A.Marshall
125. Smoke is formed due to
(a) solid dispersed in gas.
(b) solid dispersed in liquid.
(c) gas dispersed in solid.
(d) gas dispersed in gas.
126. Which of the following chemical is used in photography?
(a) Aluminum hydroxide
(b) Silver bromide
(c) Potassium nitrate
(d) Sodium chloride.
127. Gober gas (Biogas) mainly contains
(a) Methane.
(b) Ethane and butane.
(c) propane and butane.
(d) methane, ethane, propane and propylene.
128 Preparation of Dalda or Vanaspati' ghee from vegetable oil utilises the following process
(a) Hydrolysis
(b) Oxidation
(c) Hydrogenation
(d) Ozonoloysis
129. Which colour is the complementary colour of yellow?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Orange
(d) Red
130. During washing of cloths, we use indigo due to its
(a) better cleaning action.
(b) proper pigmental composition.

(c) high glorious nature.

(d) very low cost.
131. Of the following Indian satellites, which one is intended for long distance
telecommunication and for transmitting TV programmes?
(a) INSAT-A
(b) Aryabhata
(c) Bhaskara
(d) Rohini
132. What is the full form of AM' regarding radio broadcasting?
(a) Amplitude Movement
(b) Anywhere Movement
(c) Amplitude Matching
(d) Amplitude Modulation.
133. Who is the author of Gandhi's favorite Bhajan Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye?
(a) Purandar Das
(b) Shyamal Bhatt
(c) Narsi Mehta
(d) Sant Gyaneshwar
134. Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?
(a) Dengu fever
(b) Filariasis
(c) Sleeping sickness
(d) Malaria
135 What is the principal ore of aluminium?
(a) Dolomite
(b) Copper
(c) Lignite
(d) Bauxite
136. Which country is the facilitator for peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan
Government?
(a) The US
(b) Norway
(c) India
(d) The UK
137. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan in India is the
(a) Planning Commission
(b) National Development Council
(c) The Union Cabinet
(d) Finance Ministry

138. Ceteris Paribus is Latin for

(a) " all other things variable "
(b) "other things increasing"
(c) "other things being equal"
(d) "all other things decreasing"
139. Who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award (Ratna) for the year 2007?
(a) Dev Anand
(b) Rekha
(c) Dilip Kumar
(d) Shabana Azmi
140. Purchasing Power Parity theory is related with
(a) Interest Rate.
(b) Bank Rate.
(c) Wage Rate.
(d) Exchange Rate.
141. India's biggest enterprise today is
(a) the Indian Railways.
(b) the Indian Commercial Banking System.
(c) the India Power Sector.
(d) the India Telecommunication System.
142. The official agency responsible for estimating National Income in India is
(a) Indian Statistical Institute.
(b) Reserve Bank of India.
(c) Central Statistical Organisation.
(d) National Council for Applied Economics and Research.
143. Which of the following has the sole right of issuing currency (except one rupee coins and
notes) in India?
(a) The Governor of India
(b) The Planning Commission
(c) The State Bank of India
(d) The Reserve Bank of India
143. In the budget figures of the Government of India the difference between total expenditure
and total receipt is called.
(a) Fiscal deficit
(b) Budget deficit
(c) Revenue deficit
(d) Current deficit
144. Excise duty on a commodity is payable with reference to its
(a) production.

(b) production and sale.

(c) Production and transportation.
(d) Production, transportation and sale.
145. In the US, the President is elected by
(a) The Senate.
(b) Universal Adult Franchise.
(c) The House of Representatives.
(d) The Congress.
146. Fascism believes in
(a) Peaceful change
(b) Force
(c) Tolerance
(d) Basic Rights for the individual
147. Which is the most essential function of an entrepreneur?
(a) Supervision
(b) Management
(c) Marketing
(d) Risk bearing
148. Knowledge, technical skill, education etc.' in economics, are regarded as
(a) social-overhead capital.
(b) human capital.
(c) tangible physical capital.
(d) working capital.
149 What is the range of Agni III, the long-range ballistic missile, test-fired by India recently?
(a) 2,250 km
(b) 3,500 km
(c) 5,000 km
(d) 1,000 km
150. Nathu Laa, a place where India-China border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is
located on the Indian border in
(a) Sikkim.
(b) Arunachal Pradesh.
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir.
151. M. Damodaran is the
(a) Chairman, Unit Trust of India.
(b) Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
(c) Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India.
(d) Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India.

152. What is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft developed by India indigenously?
(a) BrahMos
(b) Chetak
(c) Astra
(d) Tejas
153. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain?
(a) Tony Blair
(b) Jack Straw
(c) Robin Cook
(d) Gordon Brown.
154. The 2010 World Cup Football Tournament will be held in
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) Germany.
(d) South Africa.
155. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) Navin Chawla
(b) N.Gopalswamy
(c) T.S.krishnamoorty
(d) B.B.Tandon
156. The title of the book recently written by Jaswant Singh, former Minister of External Affair,
is
(a) A call of Honour - In the Service of Emergent Inida
(b) Whither Secular India?
(c) Ayodhya and Aftermath
(d) Shining India and BJP.
157. What was the original name of "Nurjahan"?
(a) Jabunnisa
(b) Fatima Begum
(c) Mehrunnisa
(d) Jahanara
158. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Lord Dallhousie- Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Lord Minto- Indian Councils Act, 1909
(c) Lord Wellesley- Subsidiary Alliance
(d) Lord Curzon- Vernacular Press Act, 1878
159. The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by
(a) Lord Lytton.
(b) Lord Ripon.

(c) Lord Dufferin.

(d) Lord Curzon.
160. The essential features of the Indus Valley Civilization was
(a) worship of forces of nature.
(b) organized city life.
(c) pastoral farming.
(d) caste society.
161. Name the capital of Pallavas.
(a) Kanchi.
(b) Vattapi.
(c) Trichnapalli.
(d) Mahabalipuram.
162 The Home Rule League was started by
(a) M.K.Gandhi
(b) B.G.Tilak
(c) Ranade
(d) K.T.Telang
163. The Simon Commission was boycotted by the Indians because
(a) it sought tocurb civil liberties.
(b) it proposed to partition India.
(c) it was an all-white commission Indian representation.
(d) it proposed measures for nationalism.
164. Storm of gases are visible in the chamber of the Sun during
(a) Cyclones
(b) Anti-cyclones
(c) Lunar-eclipse
(d) Solar eclipse.
165 The Indian Councils Act of 1990 is associated with
(a) The Montagu Decleration.
(b) The Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms.
(c) The Morley-Minto Reforms.
(d) The Rowlatt Act.
166. The age of tree can be determined more or less accurately by
(a) counting the number of branches.
(b) measuring the height ,of the tree.
(c) measuring the diameter of the trunk.
(d) counting the number of rings in the trunk.

167. Of all micro-organisms, the most adaptable and versatile are

(a) Viruses
(b) Bacteria
(c) Algae d) Fungi
168. What is an endoscope?
(a) It is an optical instrument used to see inside the alimentary canal
(b) it is device which is fitted on the chest of the patient to regularize the irregular heart beats
(c) It is an instrument used for examining ear disorders
(d) It is an instrument for recording electrical signals produced by the human muscles.
169. The disease in which the sugar level increase is known as
(a) Diabetes mellitus
(b) Diabetes insipidus
(c) Diabetes imperfectus
(d) Diabetes sugarensis
170. The President of India is elected by
(a) members of both Houses of the Parliament.
(b) members of both houses of Parliament of State Legislatures.
(c) members of both Houses of the State Legislative Assemblies.
(d) Elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and members of Legislative
Assemblies.
171. The nitrogen present in the atmosphere is
(a) of no use to plants.
(b) injurious of plants.
(c) directly utilized by plants.
(d) utilized through micro-organisms.
172. Diamond and Graphite are
(a) allotropes
(b) isomorphous
(c) isomers
(d) isobars
173. Kayak is kind of
(a) tribal tool.
(b) boat.
(c) ship.
(d) weapon.
174. Which of the following has the highest calorific value?
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) fats

(c) Proteins
(d) Vitamins.
175. Rotation of crops means
(a) growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility.
(b) some crops are growing again and again.
(c) two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity.
(d) None of these.
176. Suez Canal connects
(a) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
(b) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.
(c) Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
(d) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
177. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland?
(a) Kandla
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Vishkhapatnam.
178. "Slash and Burn agriculture" is the name given to
(a) method of potato cultivation.
(b) process of deforestation.
(c) mixed framing.
(d) shifting cultivation.
179. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is
(a) excessive fuel wood collection.
(b) excessive soil erosion.
(c) floods.
(d) construction of roads.
180. Recharging of water table depends on
(a) amount of rainfall.
(b) relief of the area.
(c) vegetation of the area.
(d) amount of percolation.
181 Where will held the next G-20 in September 2009?
(A)Washington
(B)Pennsylvania
(C)New York
182 .Recently Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said "The content code
issue will be discussed with all stakeholders and a solution to the problem worked out," . Here
the content code is primarily meant for _________?

(A)Newspapers & Print media

(B)Television News Channels
(C)Internet and Blogging
183 Recently we read in the newspapers that FICCI has suggested to cut key policy rates by at
least 50 basis points to spur the sagging economy while presenting 100-day action plans to the
government . Here Key Policy Rates include____?
(A)Bank Rate , Reverse Repo Rate and Repo Rate
(B)Cash Reserve Ratio, Repo Rate & Reverse Repo Rate
(C)Repo Rate & Reverse Repo Rate
184 Despite the manufacturing sector recording a dismal performance, India has managed to
how much economic growth in 2008-09, as per recent datas released by government?
(A)6.7 %
(B)6%
(C)5.8%
185 Biotechnology firm Biocon recently launched its new product 'Basalog' . It is for treatment of
_____?
(A)Diabetes
(B)Heart Diseases
(C)Cancer

186 Recently, which state government announced it is formulating a policy for disposal of
increasing amount of electronic waste (e-waste) in big cities?
(A)Maharastra
(B)Gujarat
(C)Uttar Pradesh

187 The organizers of Commonwealth Games will try to use the mega sporting event as a
platform to promote India as a perfect destination for business. For this purpose which
organization has joined hand with Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee ?
(A)FICCI
(B)CII
(C)FTPO

188 The special Investigation team constituted by Honorable supreme court of India is being
headed by ________?
(A)R K Raghavan
(B)Justice Nanavati
(C)U C Banerjee
189 As per Balance of Payments data released by RBI for the Quarter ended 2008, what was
India's current account deficit ?
(A)$ 14.6 billion
(B)$4.6 billion
(C)$ 10 billion
190 Which currency has the largest fraction in India's External Debt stock?
(A)SDR

(B)US Dollar ( 53.1 % )

(C)Indian Rupee
191 .K C Chakrabarty is likely to take over as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India as
per a recent news. He has been associated with ?
(A)State bank of India
(B)Punjab National Bank
(C)Bank of India
192 Recently Hari Pandey, ICICI Bank president and CEO, wealth management, for the North
American region, has been selected for Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce's Corporate
Executive of the Year Award. He founded ICICI bank in 2003 in ________?
(A)United States
(B)Canada
(C)Bahamas
193 How many companies are among the 500 top global companies for 2009 in terms of market
capitalization as per a list released by the Financial Times?
(A)10
(B)18
(C)24
194 According to a survey in the annual Black Book of Outsourcing, as many as ________ Indian
cities are among the world's 25 riskiest places for off shoring.
(A)6
(B)8
(C)10
195 Black Revolution is related to ?
(A)Edible oil
(B)Petroleum / Crude Oil
(C)Bio Diesel
196 The Buckingham Canal which was declared national waterway of India runs from _____?
(A)Cochin to Kozhikode
(B)Vijaywada to Villupuruam
(C)Kanya kumari to rameshwaram
197 Recently a report said that as many as 20 public sector banks, including big ones like Canara
Bank, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank, have failed to achieve the annual farm sector lending
target. The Reserve Bank has mandated banks (both in public and private sector) to provide
what fraction of Adjusted Net Bank Credit to agriculture sector?
(A)18%
(B)20%
(C)15%
199 SBI has slashed lending rates for new SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) loans up to Rs 5
lakh to eight per cent and those for loans Rs 5-25 lakhs to 10 per cent. The rate reduction will be
available for the next two years and will be applicable for working capital and term loans
provided they are covered under CGTMSE (Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small

Enterprises). Where is the head office of CGTMSE?

(A)Mumbai
(B)Lucknow
(C)New Delhi
200 Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on May 18, 2009 announced the
appointment of Prashant Saran as its whole time member. Prior to this appointment , Mr.
Prashant Sharan had been associated with ______?
(A)SBI
(B)RBI
(C)LIC
201 Recently we read in the newspapers that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to launch an
outreach programme across the country to evolve a workable model for which of the following ?
(A)fight with the menace of fake currency in India
(B)Banking at the village level
(C)Public Private partnership all over India in Rural & Urban Areas

202.K C Chakrabarty at present is at the following designation?

(A)Deputy Governor RBI
(B)Finance Secretary India
(C)Chairman Punjab National Bank

203.Recently we read in the newspapers that RBI is evolving models to achieve more "Financial
Inclusion". Which among the following is a big problem in rural branches which poses a backdrop
in 'financial inclusion'?
(A)There is little infrastructure in Rural areas of India
(B)Most of the rural branches are not CBS (Core Banking System) compliant
(C)The Banking Business in Rural areas is not profitable

204.Which of the following was the first corporation which collapsed due to the present Global
Recession?
(A)Merrill Lynch
(B)Lehman Brothers
(C)Morgan Stanley

205.Recently we read in the newspapers that Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) is
considering raising funds through Samurai bonds. Which among the following is true about
Samurai Bonds?
(A)Yen-denominated bonds issued in Japan by a non-Japanese company and subject to
Japanese regulations

(B)Yen-denominated bonds issued out of Japan by a Japanese company and not subject to
Japanese regulations
(C)Yen-denominated bonds issued in Japan by a non-Japanese company and however not subject
to Japanese regulations

206.Recently government has set up a standing committee on infrastructure finance, which will
comprise 11 members, including Planning Commission secretary, RBI deputy governor, Irda
chairman, and IIFCL chairman. Who will head this committee?
(A)D Subba Rao
(B)Ashok Chawla
(C)O P Bhatt

207.In which of the following banks Govt holding is 100% ?

(A)Indian Bank
(B)Union Bank of India
(C)United Bank of India

208.Recently World Bank has coined a new term CPL based on how people define poverty. Which
among the following is correct expansion of CPL?
(A)Common Poverty Line
(B)Community Poverty Line
(C)Country Poverty Line

209.Many a times we read in the newspapers about money multiplier. For example it was 5.0 in
December 2008. Money multiplier is a ratio between which of the following?
(A)M3 to M0
(B)M1 to M3
(C)M0 to M3

210.What was India's Foreign Exchange Reserves at the end of March 2009?
(A)$ 252 Billion
(B)$ 325 Billion
(C)$ 292 Billion

211.To make an online transaction after August 1, 2009 we have to enter an additional password
as per the recent directions by RBI.It is commonly known as _______?
(A)VBV - Verified by Visa

(B)MSC - MasterCard SecureCode

(C)Both of Them

212.In banking , CDR cell is related to which of the following ?

(A)Corporate debts
(B)Corporate Credits
(C)Non performing assets

213.Which among the following is a appropriate investment plan for wage earners and
unorganized workers?
(A)Systematic Investment Plan
(B)Fixed Deposits
(C)Short Term Deposits

214.Which of the following programme was conceived by RBI to fill the gap existing in the formal
financial network and extending the outreach of banking to the poor?
(A)Core Banking Solutions
(B)SHG-Bank linkage programme
(C)Microfinance institutions

215.In which year RBI had introduced a Banking Ombudsman Scheme ?

(A)1992
(B)1995
(C)2000

216.The Securitization And Reconstruction Of Financial Assets And Enforcement Of Security

Interest Act, 2002 deals with which of the following?
(A)Problems of Non Performing assets NPA
(B)Financial Inclusion
(C)NPA and Financial Institution

217.The government and RBI have resolved to set up a modern facility for producing paper for
currency notes in the country. At present at which of the following places India has this facility
which is said to be old?
(A)Nasik
(B)Nagpur
(C)Hoshangabad

218.The UP stock exchange which is an approved stock exchange in located at which of the
following places?
(A)Lucknow
(B)Allahabad
(C)Kanpur

219.Hang Seng is a share price index in which of the following share market?
(A)China
(B)Hong Kong
(C)Japan

220.MIBID and MOBID were launched by National Stock Exchange in which year as two
reference rates for loans of Interbank Call Money Market?
(A)1995
(B)1998
(C)2000