Where is the head-office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees :

1 Rome

2 London

3 Geneva

4 Stockholm

Ans:3

In the recently hyped meeting held in Singapore IMF has raised the voting power of 4 middle income

countries and there names are as follows: I China II Maxico III S.Korea IV Turky

1 All are correct

2 None is correct

3 Only IV is correct

4 Only I is correct

Ans:1

What is the best way to have a data and the slide number appear on every slide?

1 choose Tools, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All

2 choose Insert, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All

3 choose View, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All

4 choose File, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to All

Ans:2

Who authored Sanskrit play the 'Mudrarakshasa' ?

1 Kalidas

2 Banabhatta

3 Vishakhadatta

4 Bhavabhuti

Ans:4

Boris Gelfand of Israel, on December 15, 2009 won the Chess World Cup, defeating former World

champion Ruslan Ponomariov of - in Khanty Mansiysk in Russia.

1 Latvia

2 Uzbekistan

3 Ukraine

4 Russia

Ans:3
Tata Steel has recently acquired which among the following steel producer company?

1 Mittal Steel

2 Corus

3 Arcelor

4 Nippon Steel

Ans:2

8 Export Processing Zones have been converted into Special Economic Zone. Whih one of the following

is not a location of one of these SEZs?

1 Noida

2 Surat

3 Vadodara

4 Vishakhapatnam

Ans:3

Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?

1 Iceland

2 India

3 New Zealand

4 USA

Ans:3

Which country's leader of the "National League for Democracy" party has been in house arrest for a

long period & recently international pressure was excreted by successful recent diplomatic visits by the

US ?

1 Thailand

2 Myanmar

3 Bangladesh

4 Honduras

Ans:2

A food chain consist of a

1 producer only

2 consumer only

3 producer and consumer

4 decomposer only

Recently at a meeting of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the government has

raised the budget of the 2010 Commonwealth Games from Rs. 767 crore to ____?

1 Rs. 1,620 crore

2 Rs. 1,020 Crore

3 Rs. 1,520 Crore

4 Rs. 1,420 Crore

Ans:1

In which order Europeans came to India for carrying on trade?

1 Portuguese, Dutch, English, French

2 Portuguese, English, Dutch, French

3 English, Portuguese, Dutch, French

4 Dutch, Protuguese, French, English

Ans:1

Which type of rain is caused by ascent of moisture laden air along a mountain?

1 Convectional rainfall

2 Orographic rainfall

3 Cyclonic rainfall

4 All of the above

Ans:2

Which are the countries who set-up the Economic Co-operation Organisation :

1 Iran

2 Pakistan

3 Turkey

4 All the above

Ans:4

Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a

1 dockyard

2 citadel

3 public building

4 great tank
Ans:1

Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State, having a population less than:

1 Ten lakhs

2 Fifteen lakhs

3 Twenty lakhs

4 Twenty-five lakhs

Ans:3

India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following

countries ?

1 USA

2 UK

3 France

4 Russia

Ans:2

What is the kind of state representation in the general assembly of the International Labour

Organization :

1 Two representatives of the state government

2 One each representative of the workers and employees

3 (A) and (B)

4 None of the above

Ans:3

India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following

countries?

1 USA

2 UK

3 France

4 Russia

Ans:2

Who had demarcated the border-line between India and Pakistan?

1 McMohan

2 Lord Durand
3 Redcliffe

4 None of these

Who Presides over the meeting of the council of Ministers?

1 The Prime Ministers

2 The President

3 Cabinet Secretary

4 Lok Sabha Speaker

Ans:1

Which of the following is wrongly matched

1 The Pitt's India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company's affairs

2 Charter Act of 1813 : Company's monopoly of trade with India ended

3 Charter Act of 1833 : Company's debt taken over by the government of India

4 Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company's affairs

Ans:4

Attorney General of India is Appointed by

1 Chief Justice of Supreme Court

2 Parliament

3 Law Minister

4 President

Ans:2

Market Research is needed for-

1 Choosing the right sales persons

2 Choosing the right products

3 Making proper marketing decisions

4 Deciding the sales incentives

Ans:3

With reference to normal human beings consider the following statements:

1. In response to the presence of HCL, secretin is produced from the duodenum.

2. Enterogastrone is produced in the small intestine in response to the presence of fatty acids.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

1 Only 1
2 Only 2

3 Both 1 & 2

4 Neither 1 nor 2

Ans:3

What was the important landmark judgement regarding amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)

1 Golak Nath vs State of Punjab

2 Kesavananda vs State of Kerala, Minerva Mill vs. Union of India

3 Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India

4 All the above

Ans:4

Vyas Sanman is given for excellence in the field of -

1 Music

2 Literature

3 Social Service

4 Sports

Ans:2

With which one of the following dance form is Madhavi Mudgal associated?

1 Bharat Natyam

2 Odissi

3 Kathak

4 Kathakali

Ans:2

One Gigabyte is Approximately equal is

1 1000,000 bytes

2 1000,000,000 bytes

3 1000,000,000,000 bytes

4 None of these

Ans:2

Who is the first India to take a hat trick in an international test

1 Kapil Dev

2 Jasu Patel
3 Harbhajan Singh

4 B.S. Chandrasekhar

Ans:3

The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by

1 Lamarck

2 Darwin

3 De Vries

4 Wallace

Ans:1

What is Sriharikota famous for?

1 An important steel making centre

2 Satellite launching station

3 Thermal Power House

4 Hindu pilgrim centre

Ans:2

`Rainbow' is

1 An ice-cream

2 Prasar Bharti's FM Channel

3 A suitcase

4 A musical group

Ans:2

In 305 BC, which Maurya ruler defeated Alexander's general Seleucus Nicator and received the

territories of Kabul and Balochistan ?

1 Bindusara

2 Ashok the Great

3 Chandragupta Maurya

4 Dasharatha Maurya

Ans:3

The cells that make up neurilemma in nerve tissue are

1 Epithelial cells

2 Connective tissue
3 Schwann cells

4 Erythrocytes

Ans:3

Which of the following events was the first to take place?

1 Chauri Chaura Incident

2 Kakori Incident

3 Bardoli Satyagraha

4 Rowlatt Satyagraha

Ans:4

Whichone of the following newspaper was launched by Motilal Nehru?

1 Leader

2 The Independent

3 Hindustan Times

4 National Herald

Ans:2

In which book or books the religious discourses of Gautam Buddha were collected?

1 Suttapitaka

2 Jataks

3 Vinayapitaka

4 Amidhammapitaka

Ans:1

Animals belonging to different classes of Vertebrates have developed similar adaptational features to a

particular type of habitat. This phenomenon is called

1 Convergent evolution

2 Adaptive radiation

3 Mimicry

4 Parallel evolution

Ans:1

Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called

1 Bacilli

2 Cocci
3 Sprilli

4 Vibrio

Ans:2

'Tipu Sultan' had his capital at

1 Srirangapatnam

2 Mysore

3 Bangalore

4 Bhagyanagar

Ans:1

Cellular component can be physically separated from each other by

1 Centrifugation

2 Radioactive tracers

3 Microscopy

4 Chromatography

Ans:1

Reliance Industries Ltd., on December 22, 2009, announced a third successive gas discovery in the -

deep-sea block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the east coast.

1 D9

2 D3

3 D34

4 D32

Ans:2

What Is an ECO- MARK?

1 A scheme for labelling Environment Friendly Consumer Product.

2 A Scheme for labelling pollution free industrial Unit.

3 A Cost-effective Production Technique

4 An International Certification recognizing, Eco Friendly building

Ans:2

Consider the following statements about Internet facility:

1 It serves as the largest one-line information system.

2 It provides the most dependable and latest mode for sending E-mail.
3 Recurring expenditure on communication E-mail is very high.

4 It is often misused and has triggered cyber-crimes.

Ans:1

In which field of art extraordinary progress was made in the Gupta period?

1 Architecture

2 Sculpture

3 Painting

4 Coinage

Ans:3

In which of the following years did the present name of Uttar Pradesh come into existence?

1 1947

2 1950

3 1956

4 1935

Ans:1

Which of the following is true?

1 Plotters are not available for microcomputer systems

2 Micro-computer are not programmed like conventional computers

3 Mini-computers are task-oriented

4 The contents of ROM are easily changed

Ans:3

Who were the first teacher of the Buddha, after his great renunciation?

1 Alar and Udarka

2 Ananda and Ashvaghosh

3 Sariputra and Maudagalyayana

4 Alara and Kalam

Ans:1

Which one of the following metals does not react with water to produce Hydrogen?

1 Sodium

2 Potassium

3 Lithium
4 Cadmium

Ans:4

. Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism

1 Ashoka

2 Samudragupta

3 Sanghamitra

4 Chitragupta

Ans:3

Which one the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar?

1 Tanjore

2 Jinji

3 Mysore

4 Madura

Ans:3

Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' mainly deals with which aspect of he Mauryan period?

1 Village Community

2 City Administration

3 Economic system

4 The state

Ans:4

The most important feature in the economic measure pursued by Allauddin Khilji was

1 market control

2 foreign trade

3 minting of new coins

4 development of agriculture

Ans:1

Which on of the following authorities has the power to prescribe the tenure of office of the Chief

Election Commissioner?

1 The President

2 The Parliament

3 The Council of Ministers

4 The President subject to law made by the Parliament

Ans:2

Many a times we read in the news papers about the talks going on about India-SACU Preferential

Trade Agreement. SACU is a Southern African Customs Union (SACU) with how many members of

Southern Africa?

16

25

34

43

Ans:2

Who collected land revenue during Akbar's reign?

1 Government Employees

2 Zamindars

3 Jagirdars

4 Village Panchayats

Ans:1

Which one of the following amendment Acts added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and santhali Languages in the

Eight Schedule to the Constitution?

1 100th Amendment Act 2003

2 97th Amendment Act 2003

3 92nd Amendment Act 2003

4 91st Amendment Act 2003

Ans:3

When 1 litre of water freezes, the volume of ice formed will be

1 0.9 litre

2 1.0 litre

3 1.11 litre

4 1.5 litre

Ans:3

CRM means -.

1 Customer Relationship Management

2 Customer Retention Manager

3 Customers' Relatives Meet

4 Channel Route Market

Ans:1

In the worst fire in Russian history, more than 100 people were killed and still more wounded in a

nightclub in the Ural city of - in December 2009.

1 Leningrad

2 Stalingrad

3 Ursula

4 Perm

Ans:4

'Rosatom' is the atomic energy agency of -

1 Canada

2 France

3 Britain

4 Germany

Ans:4

How is Satyadev Dubey well known?

1 Playwright and Director

2 A renowned economist

3 A well known environmentalist

4 A renowned Hindi Poet

Ans:1

Consider the following statements: 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority. 2. In Kosovo,

Serbians are a majority. Which of the statements is/are correct?

1 Only 1

2 Only 2

3 Both 1 & 2

4 Neither 1 nor 2

Ans:3

Which is the oldest mountain range in India ?

1 Aravali

2 Himalayas

3 Sahyadri

4 Vindhyas

Ans:1

A bacterium divides every minute and takes an hour to fill a cup. How much time will it take to fill half

the cup?

1 15 minutes

2 30 minutes

3 59 minutes

4 60 minutes

Ans:3

Calorie value is the least of the following materials -

1 Coal gas

2 Producer gas

3 Steam fiery gas

4 Oil gas

Ans:2

Which among the following has the maximum lifespan

1 Eagle

2 Tortoise

3 Tiger

4 Elephant

Ans:2

The first person to observe the bacteria, protozoa and spermatozoa under the microscope was

1 Theodore Schwann

2 Matthias Schleiden

3 Robert Hooke

4 Leuwenhoek

Ans:4

When a system is changed by force, that change is -

1 Growth

2 Development

3 Evoluion

4 Revolution

Ans:4

Which of the following countries is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ?

1 Russia

2 Tajikistan

3 Uzbekistan

4 Mongolia

Ans:4

Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because

1 It is cold on the hills

2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills

3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills

4 there is less oxygen

Ans:3

Who among the following has not championed the modern synthetic theory of organic evolution:

1 Julian Huxley

2 T. Dobzanski

3 G.L. Stebbins

4 De Vries

Ans:4

Article 14 of the Indian Constitution speaks about 'Equal Protection of the Law' which means

1 All are equal in the eyes of law

2 Law shall traet all equally

3 Equality of treatment within a class

4 Equal application of rule of law for all

Ans:3

The Prime Minister of India recently flagged off the first ever train in the Kashmir valley. The train will

cover which of the following pairs of stations on its final completions?

1 Anantnag - Quazigund

2 Anantnag - Katra

3 Katra - Quazigund

4 None of the Above

Ans:4

According to latest government data released in December 2009, industrial production grew by an

impressive - per cent in October, 2009, against 0.1 per cent in 2008.

1 8.9

2 9.8

3 10.3

4 11.5

Ans:3

What is the colour of the "Dharma Chakra" in the middle of our National Flag?

1 Sea blue

2 Black

3 Navy blue

4 Green

Ans:3

A car travels the first one third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km/hr, the next one third

distance with a speed of 20 km/hr and the last one-third distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. The

average speed of the car for whole journey is

1 18 km/hr

2 24 km/hr

3 30 km/hr

4 36 km/hr

Ans:1

Which of the following king started the Vikram Sanvad?

1 Kanishka

2 Vikramaditya

3 Rudradaman

4 Kadphises

Ans:2
What is the proper use of signal generator?

1 Designing

2 Testing

3 Repairing

4 All of the Above

Ans:4

In context of the ongoing awareness and actions worldwide about Climate Change and Environment

protection, what is the maximum safe level of Carbon Dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere which has

been also called as climatological tipping point and demands for mitigation of global warming before

we reach at this point?

1 270 ppm

2 300 ppm

3 330 ppm

4 350 ppm

Ans:4

Who collected land revenue during Akbar's reign?

1 Government Employees

2 Zamindars

3 Jagirdars

4 Village Panchayats

Ans:1

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny is the theory of

1 Evolution

2 Reduction

3 Recapitulation

4 Darwinism

Ans:3

Which among the following is the first country in the world to declare Internet broadband access a

legal right?

1 France

2 Italy
3 Ireland

4 Finland

Ans:4

The first summit of NAM was held at -

1 Cairo

2 Lusaka

3 Belgrade

4 New Delhi

Ans:3

A balance diet contains

1 animal protein

2 macro and micro nutrients

3 food nutrients for growth and maintenance

4 butter and ghee

Ans:3

Under the Indian Federation, which institution can rightly be called the ' Balance-Wheel'?

1 Inter- State Council

2 Election commission of India

3 Judiciary

4 President of India

Ans:3

Transistors are associated with which computer system?

1 First generation

2 Fifth generation

3 Second generation

4 None of these

Ans:3

Which is/are the main provisions of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000?

1 Finalisation of contracts through electronic media.

2 Legal recognition to digital signatures and documents.

3 Making hacking with computer system an office.

4 All of the above

Ans:4

Dr. Manmohan Singh has recently declared an Indian river as 'National River'. The name of the river is

1 Brahmaputra

2 Mahanadi

3 Ganga

4 Kosi

Ans:3

. The most magnificent of Shajahan's buildings is

1 Red Fort Delhi

2 Jama Masjid

3 Taj Mahal

4 Diwan-e-Khas

Ans:3

The disease that is caused by viral infection is

1 Typhoid

2 Cholera

3 Common cold

4 Tetanus

Ans:3

Find out the odd one

1 Nobel Prize

2 Magsaysay Award

3 Commonwealth Writers Prize

4 Jnanapith Award

Ans:4

The disease caused by eating fish due to mercury poisoning is called

1 Minamata

2 Diarrhoea

3 Dysentery

4 Cholera
Ans:1

Calorie value is the least of the following materials -

1 Coal gas

2 Producer gas

3 Steam fiery gas

4 Oil gas

Ans:2

The Multi-Lingual Natural Disaster Information System (NDIS) has been developed by

1 Geneva Software Technologies Ltd. (GSTL)

2 Infosys

3 Wipro

4 Microsoft

Ans:1

Bank Of India (BOI) General Awareness Solved Paper Year 2010

1. The President of the Palestine recently emphasized that his country will not resume

peace talks until Israel fully halts settlement building in the—

(A) West Bank

(B) Haifa

(C) Gaza

(D) Tel-Aviv-Yafo

(E) Jerusalem

Ans : (A)

2. All the major world leaders gathered in Berlin in Nov. 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary

of—

(A) European Union

(B) NATO

(C) Fall of Berlin Wall

(D) G-20

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

3. Now almost all major newspaper journals and magazines are printing research reports

giving the analysis and/or the causes of the sub-prime crisis which gripped America and

the world a few months back. Which of the following was/were amongst the common

cause(s) of the same ?

(They were present in almost all the economies)

(1) The problem was that investors erroneously believed property prices were quite predictable and

built a whole edifice of financial planning on the back of the American housing market.

(2) Credit rating agencies all over the world were not equipped to forecast the effect of sub-prime

crisis on world economy. Agencies were over-confident and did not react in time.

(3) Neither USA nor other countries took a note of the crisis in time. In fact they ignored it for quite

some time.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) Only 1 and 2

Ans : (A)

4. If you see a big hoarding at a prominent public place, the punch line of which says ‘We

All Were Born Free’; ‘We All Have Equal Rights’, in all probability, the hoarding is put up by

(A) National Commission for Farmers

(B) National Human Rights Commission

(C) Directorate of Income Tax

(D) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(E) Union Public Service Commission

Ans : (B)

5. Nowadays we frequently read news items about ‘Derivatives’ as used in the world of

finance and money market. Which of the following statement(s) correctly describes what a

derivative is and how it affects money/finance markets ?

(1) Derivatives enable individuals and companies to insure themselves against financial risk.

(2) Derivatives are like fixed deposits in a bank and are the safest way to invest one’s idle money

lying in a bank.
(3) Derivatives are the financial instruments which were used in India even during the British Raj.

(A) Only 3

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 1

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

6. Many a time we read in the newspapers that RBI has changed or revised a particular

ratio/rate by a few basis points. What is basis point ?

(A) Ten per cent of one hundredth point

(B) One hundredth of 1%

(C) One hundredth of 10%

(D) Ten per cent of 1000

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

7. Which of the following issues cannot come under the purview of the functioning of the

Human Rights Commission of a country ?

(A) Racial Discrimination

(B) Treatment to Prisoners of War

(C) Human Trafficking

(D) Child Abuse

(E) Climate Migration

Ans : (E)

8. A prominent international weekly sometime ago printed a caption on its cover page

which read ‘Brazil Takes Off’. Other major newspapers/magazines also printed similar

stories/articles in their publications at that time. Why have magazines/newspapers decided

to talk about Brazil these days ?

(1) All major economies of the world have been taking time to recover from the recession but Brazil

was one of those which was ‘Last in and First out’.

(2) Brazil is a member of BRIC but unlike China it is a democracy, unlike India, it has no hostile

neighbours, no insurgents and unlike Russia it exports more oil and arms and treats foreign investors

with more respect.

(3) Brazil is the world’s second largest booming economy.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) Only 1 and 2

Ans : (A)

9. Which of the following countries has conferred the honour of ‘Legion d’ honneur’ on

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ?

(A) Germany

(B) Norway

(C) Japan

(D) U.K.

(E) France

Ans : (E)

10. Expand the term NREGA—

(A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Agency

(B) National Rural Electrification Governing Agency

(C) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(D) New Rural Employment Guarantee Agency

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

11. The Rajya Sabha has recently cleared the new poll bill. Which one of the following

amendment(s) is/are made in this bill ?

It has proposed -

(A) Increasing the security deposits to more than double

(B) Restricting the publication of exit polls

(C) Ensuring speedy disposal of electoral disputes

(D) Only (A) and (B)

(E) All (A), (B) and (C)

Ans : (D)

12. The market in which long term securities such as stocks and bonds are bought and sold

is commonly known as—

(A) Commodities Exchange

(B) Capital Market

(C) Bull Market

(D) Bullion Market

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

13. Which one of the following was India’s top destination for exports during 2009 ?

(A) UAE

(B) USA

(C) Russia

(D) China

(E) Bangladesh

Ans : (A)

14. Which one of the following will be the first High Court in India, to implement the

concept of ‘ecourts’ ?

(A) Delhi

(B) A.P.

(C) Chennai

(D) Kolkata

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

15. Amongst the following, which one of the following sectors provides the highest

contribution in Industrial Production Index ?

(A) Crude Oil

(B) Petro Refinery Products

(C) Electricity

(D) Coal

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

16. Amongst the following sectors, which sector/segment has shown the highest per cent

growth in the current fiscal ?

(A) Mining
(B) Manufacturing

(C) Electricity, gas and water supply

(D) Banking and Finance

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

17. As per the reports published in newspapers, India purchased around 200 tonnes of gold

(almost half the quantity of gold put up for sale) in Sept. 2009. India purchased this gold

from which of the following organizations ?

(A) World Bank

(B) Asian Development Bank

(C) International Monetary Fund

(D) International Gold Council

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

18. World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s ministerial meeting was organized in which of the

following cities recently ?

(A) Geneva

(B) Washington

(C) Paris

(D) Port of Spain

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

19. In which one of the following countries, was the recent Commonwealth Meet (CHOGAM)

held ?

(A) Trinidad

(B) Canada

(C) Australia

(D) Jamaica

(E) U.K.

Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following decisions taken by the RBI will promote the concept of financial

inclusion in the country ?

(A) To appoint some additional entities as business correspondents

(B) To collect reasonable service charges from the customer in a transparent manner for providing the

services.

(C) To ask the banks to open at least 50 new accounts daily in non serviced areas.

(D) Only (A) and (B)

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

21. For recapitalization of Public Sector Banks, the World Bank has decided to provide funds

to India. These funds will be made available in the form of—

(A) Soft Loan

(B) Term Loan

(C) Emergency aid

(D) Grants

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

22. Citizens of which one of he following age-groups (in years) are covered under the New

Pension System (NPS) ?

(A) 18–50

(B) 21–55

(C) 25–55

(D) 18–60

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

23. Which one of the following is the objective of the flagship scheme ‘Rashtriya Swasthya

Bima Yojana’ (RSBY) ?

(A) To provide life insurance cover to rural households

(B) To provide health insurance cover to rural households

(C) To provide both life and health insurance cover to rural household

(D) To provide life and health insurance covers only to people living below poverty line

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

24. Which one of the following had set up the N. R. Narayana Murthy Committee on issues
relating to Corporate Governance ?

(A) SEBI

(B) RBI

(C) CII

(D) Ministry of Finance, GOI

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

25. The proceeds of the disinvestment of profitable public sector units will be used for

which of the following purposes ?

(A) Expansion of existing capacity of PSEs

(B) Modernisation of PSEs

(C) Opening of new PSEs

(D) Meeting the expenditure for various social sector schemes

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

26. Which one of the following is the target fixed for fiscal deficit in the year 2010-2011 ?

(A) 3•5%

(B) 4•0%

(C) 5•5%

(D) 5•0%

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

27. Which one of the following companies is the largest producer of natural gas in the

country ?

(A) ONGC

(B) OIL

(C) Cairn India

(D) RIL

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

28. Which one of the following states has sought a package of Rs. 500 crores ($ 100

million) for its Rural Poverty Reduction Programme ?

(A) M.P.

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) A.P.

(D) Karnataka

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

29. Chinese objections have stalled the road work at the village of Demchok, on the Indian

side of the line of control. In which one of the following states is this village located ?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Assam

(C) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

30. Constitutionally, which one of the following can levy Service Tax ?

(A) Union Govt. only

(B) State Govt. only

(C) Union Territory Govt. only

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

31. In the proposed low cost pension scheme, which one of the following has been made

responsible for maintaining of the records of pension account of an individual ?

(A) SIDBI

(B) National Securities Depositories Ltd. (NSDL)

(C) Stock Holding Corporation of India

(D) RBI

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

32. Which one of the following is/are implication(s) of large inflow of foreign exchange into

the country ?

1. It makes monetary management difficult for RBI.

2. It creates money supply, asset bubbles and inflation.

3. It weakens the competitiveness of Indian exports.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 3

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

Ans : (B)

33. The Central Banks of which one of the following countries has offered $ 115 billion

emergency credit to support its economy hit by falling prices and also to strengthen its

currency ?

(A) South Korea

(B) Japan

(C) U.K.

(D) USA

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

34. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat ?

(A) The Golden Gate

(B) A House for Mr. Biswas

(C) 2 States

(D) White Tiger

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

35. NTPC Ltd. is in the process of exploring opportunities to source coal from overseas. In

which one of the following countries has the NTPC identified two new coal mines ?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Australia

(C) South Korea

(D) Indonesia

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)
36. Which of the following organizations has raised its loan amount to India to make it US $

7 billion in 2009-10 fiscal ?

(A) Asian Development Bank

(B) International Monetary Fund

(C) World Bank

(D) European Union

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

37. Who amongst the following cricket players became the first to score 17000 runs in One

Day Internationals ?

(A) Rahul Dravid

(B) Stephen Fleming

(C) Ricky Ponting

(D) Sachin Tendulkar

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

38. The Govt. of India has decided to use the Core Banking System of banks to ensure

proper usage of funds provided for which of its following programmes ?

(A) Literacy Mission

(B) Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana

(C) National Health Mission

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

39. Famous Dada Saheb Phalke Award is given for exemplary work in the field of—

(A) Sports

(B) Literature

(C) Science & Technology

(D) Social Service

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

40. The Reverse Mortgage Scheme was launched by some organizations a few years back.
This was done to help which of the following sections of society ?

(A) Beneficiaries of the NREGA

(B) People living Below Poverty Line

(C) Youngsters

(D) Senior Citizens

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

41. The organization of the South East Asian countries is known as—

(A) OPEC

(B) ASEAN

(C) NATO

(D) UNCTAD

(E) SAARC

Ans : (B)

42. ‘Miss Earth 2009’ title has been conferred upon—

(A) Alejandra Pedrajas

(B) Sandra Saifert

(C) Jessica Barboza

(D) Larissa Ramos

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

43. Which of the following countries became the third largest producer of Steel in the world

in 2009 ?

(A) China

(B) India

(C) USA

(D) Japan

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

44. The Foreign Trade policy is announced recently by the Govt. of India. Which of the

following ministries/agencies announce the same ?

(A) Reserve Bank of India

(B) Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)

(C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(D) Ministry of Commerce & Industry

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

45. Irina Bokova has taken over as the Chief of the—

(A) ILO

(B) UNICEF

(C) OPEC

(D) UNO

(E) UNESCO

Ans : (E)

46. Dorjee Khandu has taken over as the Chief Minister of—

(A) Meghalaya

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Assam

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

47. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Football ?

(A) Caddy

(B) Cutback

(C) Mid-on

(D) Love

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

48. Which of the following is considered a Non Food Crop ?

(A) Wheat

(B) Maize

(C) Bajra

(D) Rice

(E) Jute
Ans : (E)

49. Who amongst the following was the Prime Minister of Nepal immediately prior to

Madhav Kumar Nepal ?

(A) Ram Baran Yadav

(B) Pushpakamal Dahal

(C) Girija Prasad Koirala

(D) Mahendra Kumar Suryavanshi

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

50. The 10th India-European Summit was held in New Delhi in November 2009. Who

amongst the following represented India and also chaired the same ?

(A) S. M. Krishna

(B) Pratibha Patil

(C) Pranab Mukherjee

(D) Manmohan Singh

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)