Ques. :1571 Which among the following was previously known as Imperial Bank of India?

1) State Bank of India 2) Reserve Bank of India 3) Punjab National bank 4) ICICI 5) None of them Ans.) 1 Ques. :1572 RBI has recently introduced statistical tables relating to banks in India. Which among the following is/are covered in the statistical tables? 1) Liabilities & assets 2) Income & expenses 3) Non-performing assets 4) All of the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. :1573 From which of the following country, Google recently threatened to quit? 1) Pakistan 2) China 3) Iraq 4) Brazil 5) England Ans.) 2 Ques. :1574 According to the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for cash deposits and withdrawals of how much money commercial banks have to furnish details to the RBI? 1) Over Rs 5 lakh 2) Over Rs 10 lakh 3) Over Rs 15 lakh 4) Over Rs 20 lakh 5) Over Rs 25 lakh Ans.) 2 Ques. :1575 Who is tipped to be the next High Commissioner of Pakistan to India? 1) Shahid Malik 2) Salman Basir 3) Ashraf Jahangir Qazi 4) Mohammad Saeed 5) Afzaal Mahmood Ans.) 2 Ques. :1576 In which country the President has decreed to hold a referendum in February for a new Constitution that would effective end nearly 50 years of single party rule? 1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Morocco 4) Tunisia 5) South Sudan Ans.) 2 Ques. :1577 The one-man Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee report is associated with: 1) Decontrol of sugar industry 2) Commonwealth Games scam 3) Adarsh Society scam 4) Doping in sports 5) Ghaziabad provident fund scam Ans.) 4 Ques. :1578 In which country in one of the worlds deadliest fires in decades more 300 inmates of a prison charred to death? 1) El Salvador 2) Honduras 3) Haiti 4) Nicaragua 5) Brazil Ans.) 2 Ques. :1579 The Rangpo-Sivok rail link connects which of the following two states? 1) Arunachal Pradesh-Tripura 2) Sikkim-West Bengal 3) Uttaranchal Himachal Pradesh 4) Arunachal Pradesh Assam 5) Sikkim and Bihar Ans.) 2

Ques. :1580 In which country the main centre-right candidate Sauli Niinist has won the Presidential election recently? 1) Denmark 2) Sweden 3) Spain 4) Finland 5) Poland Ans.) 4 Ques. :1581 In which state a nine-member committee headed by Saurav Das has been constituted to evaluate the performance of Gram Panchayats in the state? 1) Bihar 2) Odisha 3) West Bengal 4) Assam 5) Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 3 Ques. :1582 Which is the first state of India to conduct a Gross Happiness Index (GHI) in collaboration of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)? 1) Sikkim 2) Assam 3) Meghalaya 4) Gujarat 5) Kerala Ans.) 2 Ques. :1583 Which country has recently launched its observation satellite Navid, which has been kept at a low altitude? 1) Pakistan 2) Turkey 3) Bangladesh 4) Iran 5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 4 Ques. :1584 What is the FDI cap in India in public sector banks? 1) 100% 2) 74% 3) 51% 4) 49% 5) 35% Ans.) 4 Ques. :1585 In which of the following countries maximum number of branches of Indian banks is located? 1) USA 2) UK 3) Australia 4) UAE 5) Canada Ans.) 2 Ques. :1586 If the exporters earn money and deposits that with RBI, what will be the ultimate impact on countrys money supply? 1) Money supply will increase 2) Money supply will decrease 3) Money supply will remain unaltered 4) Money supply will depend upon the current exchange rate 5) None of the above Ans.) 1 Ques. :1587 Many a times we read in the newspapers that Government of India provides subsidies on food, fuel and electricity. Which among the following are reasons behind the fact that ultimate benefit of the subsidy doesnt reach the poorest of the poor in India? 1) In India the poor people dont have knowledge about the subsidy on the products 2) In India subsidy on food, fuel and electricity is marginal and does not help the poor in anyways 3) In India the public distribution system is quite weak and in only some states the public distribution system has effective coverage 4) Government policies discourage the access to the subsidies by the poor rural people but encourage the urban people

5) The subsidies are passed on the state governments which are unable to make them accessible to the rural poor. Ans.) 3 Ques. :1588 Which among the following is the most abundant human resource in India? 1) High skilled labour in organized sector 2) High skilled labour in unorganized sector 3) Low skilled labour in organized sector 4) Low skilled labour in unorganized sector 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1589 Who was the head of the high-level safety committee which has suggested imposition of a safety cess on passengers as a means to raise funds or improving railway safety? 1) Anil Kakodkar 2) Dr E Sreedharan 3) Mangu Ram 4) Sam Petroda 5) Rakesh Mohan Ans.) 1 Ques. :1590 Name the Indian tennis player and Busan Asian Games silver medalist who has been as winner of the International Olympic Association Women and Sports Awards World Trophy for promoting women in sports. 1) Sania Mirza 2) Isha Lakhani 3) Jwala Gutta 4) Manisha Malhotra 5) Suman Bala Ans.) 4 Ques. :1491 Bhandari Committee was related to: 1) The entry of private players in telecommunication sector 2) The reorganisation of Railway Zones 3) The reconstruction of RRBs 4) The reforms in oil sector 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1492 Which Indian company has decided to invest $250 million in developing a coal mine in Mozambiques coal-rich Moatize region? 1) Coal India Limited 2) Jindal Group 3) Essar Group 4) Reliance Power 5) Steel Authority of India Limited Ans.) 2 Ques. :1493 In which state recently The Elders, an organization of independent global leaders working for peace and rights has taken up the issue of eradicating child marriage under the banner of Girls Not Brides? 1) Haryana 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 4) Orissa 5) West Bengal Ans.) 3 Ques. :1494 Name the veteran journalist who has resigned as Professor Emeritus at the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communications, protesting against the decision of the institute to stop the screening of Sanjay Kaks documentary film on Kashmir Jashn-e-Azadi? 1) Harish Khare 2) Vinod Dua 3) Pritish Nandy 4) Kuldip Nayar 5) Pronoy Roy Ans.) 4 Ques. :1495 In which country recently a police revolt led to the resignation of the President Mohammad Nasheed and the Vice-President took over the reins of power? 1) Madagascar 2) Maldives

3) Mauritius 4) Fiji 5) Bahamas Ans.) 2 Ques. :1496 In which public sector bank the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has recently picked up 5% stake? 1) Uco Bank 2) Dena Bank 3) Vijaya Bank 4) Canara Bank 5) Indian Bank Ans.) 2 Ques. :1497 In which country of Europe Emil Boc resigned from the post of Prime Minister following weeks of protests against austerity measures? 1) Romania 2) Hungary 3) Italy 4) Denmark 5) Poland Ans.) 1 Ques. :1498 At which of the following places in Haryana the states first nuclear power plant is proposed, which is facing rough weather due to protests by the local people? 1) Panchkula 2) Rewari 3) Fatehbad 4) Gorkhpur 5) Jind Ans.) 4 Ques. :1499 In the Parliament of which country a motion was recently tabled, concerned about reports of human safaris in the Andman Islands, calling upon the Indian government to close the Andman Trunk Road that cuts through the Jarawa tribes reserve? 1) US 2) France 3) Australia 4) Britain 5) Thailand Ans.) 4 Ques. :1500 Which of the following states has decided to completely do away with stamp papers of all denominations and shift to electronic stamping facility? 1) Delhi 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Maharashtra 4) Gujarat 5) West Bengal Ans.) 1 Ques. :1481 Daps One immunotherapy is related to which of the following diseases? 1) AIDS 2) Tuberculosis 3) Leprosy 4) Plague 5) Malaria Ans.) 3 Ques. :1482 As per latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which among the following states of India leads in teledensity? 1) Delhi 2) Maharashtra 3) Punjab 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) Bihar Ans.) 4 Ques. :1483 Which among the following countries constitute the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)? 1) India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar 2) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar 3) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal 4) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand,

Myanmar , Nepal, Bhutan 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. :1484 Recently, a consensus has been reached for which among the following names for West Bengal? 1) Bengal 2) Bongo State 3) Paschimbanga 4) Bangabhoomi 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1485 The government has recently decided to establish a new independent nuclear safety regulatory authority. Who among the following will lead this authority? 1) Prime Minister 2) President 3) Minister of Science & Technology 4) A professional with extensive experience in atomic energy 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1486 In the current ranking of FIDE, Vishwanathan Anand is on which among the following slots? 1) First 2) Second 3) Third 4) Fourth 5) Fifth Ans.) 2 Ques. :1487 India has not a single branch/office of any banks in which of the following countries? 1) Russia 2) China 3) Germany 4) Switzerland 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1488 The maximum labour-oriented industry in India is1) Cement Industry 2) Iron and Steel Industry 3) Jute Industry 4) Cotton Industry 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1489 Visible and Invisible items of debit and credit are the part of1) Import-export Policy 2) Balance of Payment 3) Balance of Trade 4) Annual Budget 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. :1490 Government has released a document signifying a road map of socio-economic development of North-Eastern states. This document is known as: 1) Vision 2020 2) Vision 2015 3) Vision 2012 4) Vision 2025 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1491 Bhandari Committee was related to: 1) The entry of private players in telecommunication sector 2) The reorganisation of Railway Zones 3) The reconstruction of RRBs 4) The reforms in oil sector 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1492 Which Indian company has decided to invest $250 million in developing a coal mine in Mozambiques coal-rich Moatize region? 1) Coal India Limited 2) Jindal Group

3) Essar Group 4) Reliance Power 5) Steel Authority of India Limited Ans.) 2 Ques. :1493 In which state recently The Elders, an organization of independent global leaders working for peace and rights has taken up the issue of eradicating child marriage under the banner of Girls Not Brides? 1) Haryana 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Bihar 4) Orissa 5) West Bengal Ans.) 3 Ques. :1494 Name the veteran journalist who has resigned as Professor Emeritus at the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communications, protesting against the decision of the institute to stop the screening of Sanjay Kaks documentary film on Kashmir Jashn-e-Azadi? 1) Harish Khare 2) Vinod Dua 3) Pritish Nandy 4) Kuldip Nayar 5) Pronoy Roy Ans.) 4 Ques. :1495 In which country recently a police revolt led to the resignation of the President Mohammad Nasheed and the Vice-President took over the reins of power? 1) Madagascar 2) Maldives 3) Mauritius 4) Fiji 5) Bahamas Ans.) 2 Ques. :1496 In which public sector bank the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has recently picked up 5% stake? 1) Uco Bank 2) Dena Bank 3) Vijaya Bank 4) Canara Bank 5) Indian Bank Ans.) 2 Ques. :1497 In which country of Europe Emil Boc resigned from the post of Prime Minister following weeks of protests against austerity measures? 1) Romania 2) Hungary 3) Italy 4) Denmark 5) Poland Ans.) 1 Ques. :1498 At which of the following places in Haryana the states first nuclear power plant is proposed, which is facing rough weather due to protests by the local people? 1) Panchkula 2) Rewari 3) Fatehbad 4) Gorkhpur 5) Jind Ans.) 4 Ques. :1499 In the Parliament of which country a motion was recently tabled, concerned about reports of human safaris in the Andman Islands, calling upon the Indian government to close the Andman Trunk Road that cuts through the Jarawa tribes reserve? 1) US 2) France 3) Australia 4) Britain 5) Thailand Ans.) 4 Ques. :1500 Which of the following states has decided to completely do away with stamp papers of all denominations and shift to electronic stamping facility?

1) Delhi 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Maharashtra 4) Gujarat 5) West Bengal Ans.) 1 Ques. :1501 With which country India has jointly developed Kurichchu hydro-electric power plant? 1) Nepal 2) Bhutan 3) Bangladesh 4) Pakistan 5) Myanmar Ans.) 2 Ques. :1502 Shailesh Rao, managing director (media & platforms) at Googles Asia-Pacific operations, left the worlds biggest Internet search company to set up the international business of which of the following companies? 1) Yahoo 2) Rediffmail 3) Skype 4) Twitter 5) Orkut Ans.) 4 Ques. :1503 Which team coached by R R Jadeja won its second consecutive Ranji Trophy title by defeating Tamil Nadu at the MA Chidambaram stadium recently? 1) Karnataka 2) West Bengal 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) Delhi Ans.) 4 Ques. :1504 The Union government has recently revised the economic growth rate for 2010-2011 financial year to what percent in comparison to the previous estimate of 8.5 percent? 1) 8% 2) 8.4% 3) 7.5% 4) 7% 5) 9% Ans.) 2 Ques. :1505 The apex decision-making body of the telecommunications, the Telecom Commission has decided to allow mobile phone companies to share spectrum. Identify the statement which is incorrect. 1) The Commission has however limited this facility to 3G airwaves alone. 2) Only those operators that have airwaves in a particular region can share it. Spectrum can be shared only between two spectrum holders. 3) Two companies can share airwaves only if their combined holdings do not exceed the limits prescribed in the M&A norms. 4) Spectrum sharing deals will also have to be renewed every five years. 5) All of the above true Ans.) 1 Ques. :1506 Which of the following banks filed a criminal complaint against Sterling Biotech, and its six directors, for allegedly defaulting on repayments on credit facilities provided by the public sector lender? 1) State Bank of Travancore 2) State Bank of Mysore 3) State Bank of Patiala 4) State Bank of Indore 5) State Bank of Jaipur and Bikaner Ans.) 2 Ques. :1507 The Union government recently subscribed to preferential equity shares issued by which of the two public sector banks? 1) State Bank of India & Punjab National Bank 2) Punjab National Bank & Union Bank of India 3) State Bank of India & UCO Bank 4) Bank of Baroda & Canara Bank 5) State Bank of India & Allahabad Bank Ans.) 1

Ques. :1508 SEBI has decided to enhance the minimum investment amount per client managed by portfolio managers. 1) SEBI decided to enhance the minimum investment amount per client managed by portfolio managers to Rs.25 lakh from Rs.5 lakh. 2) Insurance companies and mutual funds, which are broad-based investment vehicles representing the interests of the public at large to be included in the provisions of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations. 3) As per the current norm, SEBI (ICDR) Regulations preclude companies from issuing preferential allotment to entities which have sold any of their holdings during the six months prior to the relevant date. 4) SEBI approved changes in the SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996, which ask the asset management companies (AMCs) to ensure a fair treatment to all investors. 5) All the above are true Ans.) 1 Ques. :1509 What is SHADE? 1) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and China 2) A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and China 3) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and Russia 4) A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and Russia 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1510 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) data for 150 countries over 40 years showed which two countries as the only two countries in the world where female infant mortality is higher than male infant mortality in the 2000s? 1) Venezuela & Cambodia 2) Nigeria & Ghana 3) China & India 4) Indonesia & China 5) Pakistan & Bangladesh Ans.) 3 Ques. :1511 Josefina Vazquez Mota has become the first woman President of which of the following countries? 1) Brazil 2) Denmark 3) Mexico 4) Australia 5) Nigeria Ans.) 3 Ques. :1512 Which Australian batsman was honoured with Austrlias highest civil honour an officer (AO) in the general division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the sport of cricket as a leading player? 1) Ricky Ponting 2) Adam Gilchrist 3) Michael Hussey 4) Andrew Symonds 5) Shane Watson Ans.) 1 Ques. :1513 Sharada Dwivedi, who passed away recently, was a renowned: 1) Novelist 2) Historian 3) Diplomat 4) Architect 5) Painter Ans.) 2 Ques. :1514 Which cricketer of India of yesteryears has recently been inducted into the International Cricket Councils (ICC) Hall of Fame? 1) Kapil Dev 2) Sunil Gavaskar 3) Mohinder Amarnath 4) Saba Karim 5) Mohammad Azharuddin Ans.) 2

Ques. :1515 Who is the President of the European Commission who was recently in New Delhi to attend the 12th India-European Union Summit? 1) Jose Manuel Barroso 2) Manuel Marin 3) Karel De Gucht 4) Pascal Lamy 5) Jacques Santer Ans.) 1 Ques. :1516 Name the special envoy of India who has been sent to Maldives to assess political crisis arising out of the stepping down of the President Mohammad Nasheed? 1) E Ahamed 2) Preneet Kaur 3) SM Krishna 4) M Ganapathi 5) VK Grover Ans.) 4 Ques. :1517 In which state free treatment is provided to children under the Indira Bal Swasthya Yojna? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Haryana 3) Bihar 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 2 Ques. :1518 Who is heading the parliamentary panel for examining the suggestions on new Mines Bill that provides for coal miners to share 26 per cent net profits with the project-affected people? 1) Jayanti Natarajan 2) Kalyan Banerjee 3) Jayprakash Nishad 4) Sriprakash Jaiswal 5) Jairam Ramesh Ans.) 2 Ques. :1519 Name the filmmaker, who is known for his films like Refugee, Umrao Jan and LoC Kargil and passed away recently? 1) JP Dutta 2) Govind Nihlani 3) Hrishikesh Mukherjee 4) Kundan Shah 5) Prakash Jha Ans.) 1 Ques. :1520 In which city a three-day massive India Show was unveiled in February by the Indian Government with industry to promote trade and economic engagement? 1) Dubai 2) Sydney 3) Lahore 4) Kathmandu 5) Abu Dhabi Ans.) 3 Ques. :1521 Who among the following has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh? 1) Pankaj Saran 2) Farooq Sobhan 3) AP Singh 4) Anand Sharma 5) Vikram Misri Ans.) 5 Ques. :1522 To which country, India will resume direct flights twenty years after Air India scrapped direct flights to that country? 1) Iraq 2) Afghanistan 3) Zimbabwe 4) Libya 5) China Ans.) 1 Ques. :1523 Who among the following has been awarded the coveted GD Birla Award for scientific for 2011? 1) RA Mashelkar 2) Tapas Kumar Kundu

3) Ashoke Sen 4) Goverdhan Mehta 5) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Ans.) 2 Ques. :1524 Name the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman and former Chief Justice of India to whom the Supreme Court has asked for details of the income tax inquiry into alleged amassing of unaccounted assets by him when he headed the judiciary? 1) Justice AS Anand 2) Justice KG Balakrishnan 3) Justice YK Sabharwal 4) Justice RC Lahoti 5) Justice S Rajendra Babu Ans.) 2 Ques. :1525 With which country India is building the Akhaura-Agartala the 110-km-long rail link? 1) Nepal 2) Myanmar 3) Bangladesh 4) Pakistan 5) China Ans.) 3 Ques. :1526 Who is scheduled to inaugurate the Global Bihar Summit 2012 on February 17, 2012? 1) Anerood Jugnaut 2) Baburam Bhattarai 3) Kamla Persad Bissessar 4) Bharat Jagdeo 5) Navinchandra Ramgoolam Ans.) 2 Ques. :1527 To which country US recently dispatched two senior officials to convey that it has to deliver on its promise of conducting an inquiry into war crimes or face international sanctions? 1) Libya 2) Iran 3) Syria 4) Sri Lanka 5) Afghanistan Ans.) 4 Ques. :1528 Which of the following Islamic fundamentalist group of Africa has been merged with al-Qaeda recently? 1) Boko Haram 2) Al-Shabab 3) Muslim Brotherhood 4) ETA 5) Moro Islamic Liberation Front Ans.) 2 Ques. :1529 Who among the following Hindi writers has been selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for his poetry collection Aam Ke Patte? 1) Prof Ramdarash Mishra 2) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari 3) Chitra Mudgal 4) Prof Ramswarup Chaturvedi 5) Dr Ramvilas Sharma Ans.) 1 Ques. :1530 Who among the following actor/actress has been appointed as the brand ambassador of West Bengal? 1) Amitabh Bachchan 2) Abhishek Bachchan 3) Aishwarya Rai 4) Shahrukh Khan 5) Anil Kapoor Ans.) 4 Ques. :1531 In which state the Centre is funding Hunar Se Rojgar, a scheme for imparting training to less educated and unemployed youths to improve their skills in hospitality sector and enable them to find suitable jobs in hotels and tourism units? 1) Bihar 2) Rajasthan

3) Uttarakhand 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) Uttar Pradesh Ans.) 2 Ques. :1532 Which city of India has been twinned with Port Louis in Mauritius to promote tourism and trade between India and Mauritius? 1) New Delhi 2) Agra 3) Puri 4) Jaipur 5) Dulhousie Ans.) 4 Ques. :1533 Name the best-selling author of The Last Lecture, who was recently killed when he lost control of his car. 1) Carol Birch 2) Damon Galgut 3) Jefferey Zaslow 4) Peter Carey 5) Adam Foulds Ans.) 3 Ques. :1534 Which of the following airways company has been acquired by South Indias Sun group? 1) Spice Jet 2) IndiGo 3) Go Air 4) Jet Airways 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1535 Railway Budget in India was separated from General Budget in: 1) 1924-25 2) 1941-42 3) 1947-48 4) 1950-51 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1536 Which sector has the maximum weights in Industrial Production Index? 1) Manufacturing 2) Mining 3) Electricity 4) Agriculture 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1537 Which state stands first in the length of roads in the country? 1) Maharashtra 2) Uttar Pradesh 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1 Ques. :1538 Which revenue earned by the Union Government is not distributed among state governments? 1) Income Tax 2) Excise Duty 3) Customs Duty 4) All of these 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1539 BAFTA award is associated with: 1) Banking industry 2) Cinema 3) Insurance sector 4) Tourism 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. :1540 The minimum number of women needed for making a Working Group under DWCRA programme is: 1) 20 2) 15

3) 10 4) 25 5) No minimum limit Ans.) 3 Ques. :1541 As per UNOs declaration, the year 2011 was celebrated as International Year of__________ 1) Youth 2) Women empowerment 3) Forests 4) Global Economic Cooperation 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1542 In the first phase, the import of modern coaches of Delhi Metro was made from: 1) Japan 2) Britain 3) Philippines 4) South Korea 5) Germany Ans.) 4 Ques. :1543 Government has decided to amend EPF Act (Employees Provident Fund Act) to make it applicable also to those institutions which have minimum number of? 1) 5 employees 2) 10 employees 3) 12 employees 4) 15 employees 5) 20 employees Ans.) 2 Ques. :1544 Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) is being established for four products. Which of the following is not in these four? 1) Cotton 2) Tea 3) Rubber 4) Tobacco 5) Coffee Ans.) 1 Ques. :1545 Which among the following regulates housing finance companies in India? 1) Reserve Bank of India 2) National Housing Bank 3) Housing Development Finance Corporation 4) Housing and Development Boards 5) None of them Ans.) 2 Ques. :1546 Which of the following public sector bank in India has drawn a blueprint for reconstruction termed as Nav Nirman II which is the second phase of its restructuring with an objective to become Indias top nationalized bank in next few years? 1) State Bank of India 2) Punjab National Bank 3) Union Bank of India 4) Bank of India 5) None of them Ans.) 3 Ques. :1547 In which of the following Tulsi Tanti is well known for? 1) Hydropower Business 2) Wind power Business 3) Real Estate Business 4) Retail Industry Business 5) Investment Business Ans.) 2 Ques. :1548 BIMSTEC comprises seven countries which ring the Bay of Bengal namely India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. At present which of the following countries hold chairmanship of this body? 1) India 2) Sri Lanka 3) Myanmar 4) Thailand 5) Nepal Ans.) 3

Ques. :1549 Which associate bank of the State Bank of India (SBI) is to be merged with the parent organization in 2012? 1) State Bank of Saurashtra 2) State Bank of Indore 3) State Bank of Mysore 4) State Bank of Jaipur and Bikaner 5) State Bank of Hyderabad Ans.) 3 Ques. :1550 What are White Label Automated Tailor Machines (WLAs)? 1) ATMs owned and operated by non-banking entities 2) ATMs to be set up in unbanked areas 3) ATMs for Credit Accounts 4) Biometric ATMs for uneducated people 5) None of the above Ans.) 1 Ques. :1551 Who is the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank Ltd? 1) Chanda Kochar 2) Kalpana Morporia 3) Shikha Sharma 4) Deepak Parekh 5) Naina Lal Kidwai Ans.) 3 Ques. :1552 Shamim Ahmed Khan, who passed away recently, was a famous exponent of: 1) Sitar 2) Veena 3) Flute 4) Guitar 5) Tanpura Ans.) 1 Ques. :1553 Which Indian economist has been felicitated with the prestigious National Medals of Arts and Humanities by the US President Barack Obama recently? 1) Mauntek Singh Ahluwalia 2) P Chidambaram 3) Saumitra Sen 4) Abid Hussain 5) Amartya Sen Ans.) 5 Ques. :1554 The Reserve Bank of India has increased the Bank Rate by 350 basis points from 6 per cent to 9.5% and its has been realigned with Marginal Standing Facility (MSF). Under MSF: 1) Banks borrow funds from the RBI 2) Banks park their funds with the RBI 3) Banks borrow funds from RBI for their reserve requirements 4) Banks avail themselves of funds from RBI on overnight basis 5) None of the above is true Ans.) 4 Ques. :1555 Who among the following Indian cricketers is not part of the ICC Hall of Fame? 1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Kapil Dev 3) Bishan Singh Bedi 4) Lala Amarnath 5) All the above are part of Hall of Fame Ans.) 4 Ques. :1556 In which city of the world The Nuclear Security Summit is scheduled to be held in March, 2012? 1) Jakarta 2) London 3) Seoul 4) Tokyo 5) New Delhi Ans.) 3 Ques. :1557 On which of the following organizations, the government of India has extended the ban for two more years recently? 1) Students Islamic Movement of India 2) Manipur Peoples Liberation Front 3) United Liberation Front of Assam 4) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 5) Khalistan Liberation Front Ans.) 1

Ques. :1558 Who is the new non-executive chairman of the India operations of the mobile giant Vodafone? 1) Malvinder Singh 2) Analjit Singh 3) MC Jha 4) Rajesh Kushwaha 5) Salim Merchant Ans.) 2 Ques. :1559 Who among the following was awarded as the Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus Sports Awards 2012? 1) Darren Clarke 2) Rafael Nadal 3) Roger Federrer 4) Novak Djokovic 5) Sebastian Vettel Ans.) 4 Ques. :1560 What was the growth of agriculture sector in India during the financial year 2010-11? 1) 4.4% 2) 5.2% 3) 6.6% 4) 6.8% 5) 8.2% Ans.) 3 Ques. :1561 In context with banking and investment market, what is the correct full form of ODI? 1) Overseas Derivative Investors 2) Overseas Derivative Investments 3) Overseas Direct Investments 4) Offshore Derivative Instruments 5) Offshore Debt Instruments Ans.) 4 Ques. :1562 A charge levied by a life insurance company for the life insurance protection upon death and to cover certain other expenses is termed as _____ ? 1) Premium 2) Mortality Charges 3) Insurance Expenses 4) Death Expenses 5) Surrender Charges Ans.) 2 Ques. :1563 What will be the number of digit in the UID number which is being issued currently? 1) 8 2) 10 3) 12 4) 15 5) 16 Ans.) 5 Ques. :1564 Which of the following was set up on the basis of recommendation of Shri K Santhanam committee? 1) Central Vigilance Commission 2) National Commission for Minorities 3) States Reorganization Commission 4) National Knowledge Commission 5) National Human Rights Commission of India Ans.) 1 Ques. :1565 Know Your Customer norms are a must for the Banks even for opening small value or no frills account. Recently we read in the newspapers that once the following (choose from options) happens banks may not need to engage in Know Your Customer processes? 1) When sizable chunk of population gets mobile connections 2) When sizable chunk of population comes under financial inclusion 3) When sizable chunk of population gets Unique Identification Number 4) When sizable chunk of population gets literate 5) When sizable chunk of population opens bank accounts Ans.) 3 Ques. :1566 Where is located Indias first mega food park? 1) Delhi 2) Haridwar

3) Chandigarh 4) Lucknow 5) Gurgaon Ans.) 2 Ques. :1567 In which of the following North east states Kopoli hydro project is located? 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Assam 3) Tripura 4) Nagaland 5) Meghalay Ans.) 2 Ques. :1568 Who among the following was the pioneer of the Operation Flood in India? 1) Dr. Verghese Kurien 2) Sam Petroda 3) MS Swaminathan 4) Ela Bhatt 5) Laxminarayan Ramdas Ans.) 1 Ques. :1569 M3 is the most important component among all money stock measures. What is the common name of M3? 1) All money 2) Total Money 3) Broad Money 4) White Money 5) Call Money Ans.) 3 Ques. :1570 Which among the following was taken up as a main Job during the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan? 1) Abolition of untouchability 2) Creating community toilets 3) Creating wider durable roads. 4) Creating water tanks for pure and safe drinking water 5) Creating hygienic kitchens Ans.) 2 Ques. :1571 Which among the following was previously known as Imperial Bank of India? 1) State Bank of India 2) Reserve Bank of India 3) Punjab National bank 4) ICICI 5) None of them Ans.) 1 Ques. :1572 RBI has recently introduced statistical tables relating to banks in India. Which among the following is/are covered in the statistical tables? 1) Liabilities & assets 2) Income & expenses 3) Non-performing assets 4) All of the above 5) None of the above Ans.) 4 Ques. :1573 From which of the following country, Google recently threatened to quit? 1) Pakistan 2) China 3) Iraq 4) Brazil 5) England Ans.) 2 Ques. :1574 According to the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for cash deposits and withdrawals of how much money commercial banks have to furnish details to the RBI? 1) Over Rs 5 lakh 2) Over Rs 10 lakh 3) Over Rs 15 lakh 4) Over Rs 20 lakh 5) Over Rs 25 lakh Ans.) 2 Ques. :1575 Who is tipped to be the next High Commissioner of Pakistan to India? 1) Shahid Malik 2) Salman Basir

3) Ashraf Jahangir Qazi 4) Mohammad Saeed 5) Afzaal Mahmood Ans.) 2 Ques. :1576 In which country the President has decreed to hold a referendum in February for a new Constitution that would effective end nearly 50 years of single party rule? 1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Morocco 4) Tunisia 5) South Sudan Ans.) 2 Ques. :1577 The one-man Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee report is associated with: 1) Decontrol of sugar industry 2) Commonwealth Games scam 3) Adarsh Society scam 4) Doping in sports 5) Ghaziabad provident fund scam Ans.) 4 Ques. :1578 In which country in one of the worlds deadliest fires in decades more 300 inmates of a prison charred to death? 1) El Salvador 2) Honduras 3) Haiti 4) Nicaragua 5) Brazil Ans.) 2 Ques. :1579 The Rangpo-Sivok rail link connects which of the following two states? 1) Arunachal Pradesh-Tripura 2) Sikkim-West Bengal 3) Uttaranchal Himachal Pradesh 4) Arunachal Pradesh Assam 5) Sikkim and Bihar Ans.) 2 Ques. :1580 In which country the main centre-right candidate Sauli Niinist has won the Presidential election recently? 1) Denmark 2) Sweden 3) Spain 4) Finland 5) Poland Ans.) 4 Ques. :1391 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? 1) MC Joshi 2) Mukesh Chand 3) Laxman Das 4) NB Singh 5) PK Mishra Ans.) 3 Ques. :1392 In which European country consignment of Indian medicines, headed for Surinam, was seized by the authorities, an act for which the Indian government has hauled that country in the past to the WTOs Dispute Settlement Body? 1) Portugal 2) Italy 3) Britain 4) Netherlands 5) Spain Ans.) 4 Ques. :1393 Name the organization from which future tendering and procurement of Aakash-2 tablets have been taken away to be handed over to public sector undertakings such as Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) or ITI Ltd? 1) IIT, Kanpur 2) Centre for Development of Advanced Computer (C-DAC)

3) IIT, Rajasthan 4) Central Warehousing Corporation Ltd 5) Thapar Institute of Technology Ans.) 3 Ques. :1394 Who has been named as the Chief Executive Officer by the global electronic giant Sony after the company falling behind Apple and Samsung Electronics and facing the prospect of a fourth consecutive year of losses? 1) Kazuo Hirai 2) Howard Stringer 3) Yoon Woo Lee 4) Tim Cook 5) Com Lynton Ans.) 1 Ques. :1395 Name the person who headed an expert committee on Senior Citizens, who recommended the setting up of a National Council for Senior Citizens to advise the central and state governments on the welfare of senior citizens, which has been approved by the Prime Minister? 1) Girija Vyas 2) Mohini Giri 3) Prof Yashpal 4) Kapil Sibal 5) K Achchutanand Ans.) 2 Ques. :1396 Who among the following poets died recently who wrote Sahitya Akademy awarded books like Pichchle Mausam Ka Phool, Zakhm-e-Tamanna and Band Hota Hua Bazar? 1) Bashir Badr 2) Jayant Parmer 3) Mazhar Imam 4) Nida Fazli 5) Sheen Kaaf Nizam Ans.) 3 Ques. :1397 In which city an International Canine Festival is scheduled to be held in February? 1) Cochin 2) Patna 3) Sitapur 4) Bikaner 5) Surat Ans.) 4 Ques. :1398 Name the poet who has been awarded 21st Bihari Puraskar for 2011 by the KK Birla Foundation for his anthology Ghar Tau? 1) Hemant Shesh 2) Nand Chaturvedi 3) Sail Chaturvedi 4) Arjundeo Charan 5) Giridhar Rathi Ans.) 4 Ques. :1399 Who is the Chairman of the National Innovation Council of India? 1) Sam Pitroda 2) MS Swaminathan 3) K Kasturirangan 4) Harsh Mander 5) Aruna Roy Ans.) 1 Ques. :1400 Name the author of the book Nirbasan (Exile), the release of which was cancelled recently at the Kolkata Book Fair after protests from fundamentalists. 1) Salman Rousdie 2) Taslima Nasreen 3) Kamal Surayya 4) Chetan Bhagat 5) Arundhati Roy Ans.) 2 Ques. :1401 ECOMARC is a symbol related to1) Export goods 2) Import goods 3) Goods safe for environment 4) Best quality 5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. :1402 India has the maximum foreign trade with1) Japan 2) Germany 3) USA 4) UK 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1403 The weight of mining sector in industrial production index is1) 10.169% 2) 22.42% 3) 11.46% 4) 44.44% 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1404 Which industry group has the highest outstanding amount in non-small scale sector in India? 1) Textile industry 2) Engineering industry 3) Sugar industry 4) Iron industry 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1405 Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f.1) April 1, 2011 2) June 1, 2011 3) June 30, 2011 4) September 30, 2011 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1406 Which sector contributes the highest share in Gross Domestic Savings? 1) Domestic Sector 2) Public Sector 3) Government Sector 4) Private Corporate Sector 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1407 Which rural sector is not included in Bharat Nirman Yojana? 1) Irrigation 2) Water supply 3) Education 4) Telephone 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1408 Under Lead Bank Scheme lead banks were asked to adopt1) Village 2) Town 3) District 4) State 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1409 Which measure can check inflation? 1) Surplus Budgeting 2) Increase in Direct taxation 3) Curtailment in Public expenditure 4) All of these 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1410 In India those farmers are called Marginal Farmers who hold the land up to1) 1 hectare 2) 2 hectare 3) 3 hectare 4) 4 hectare 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1411 Which one of the following measures has not been adopted in recent days by RBI for controlling credit in India? 1) Cash Deposit Ratio 2) Capital Adequacy Ratio

3) Cash Reserve Ratio 4) Statutory Liquidity Ratio 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1412 Which of the private telecom operator became in the first to introduce 3G services in the country? 1) Airtel 2) DOCOMO 3) Reliance 4) Vodafone 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. :1413 The government has made it mandatory for all listed companies to have a minimum public float of1) 20 per cent 2) 25 per cent 3) 33 per cent 4) 35 per cent 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1414 To which Bollywood star the Kolkata-based Concast Group with interests in steel, TMT bars, cement, real estate and infrastructure has roped in as a brand ambassador for its TMT steel bars? 1) Imran Khan 2) Shahrukh Khan 3) Amitabh Bachchan 4) Abhishek Bachchan 5) Anil Kapoor Ans.) 2 Ques. :1415 Which public sector bank has launched its Bank on Wheel project in Nagaland to deliver banking services even where there is no branch? 1) Syndicate Bank 2) Punjab National Bank 3) State Bank of India 4) Allahabad Bank 5) Central Bank of India Ans.) 3 Ques. :1416 With which country Indias private infrastructure development company Essar Ports has signed a concession agreement for development of a port there in the next six month? 1) Mozambique 2) Afghanistan 3) Sri Lank 4) Namibia 5) Sierra Leone Ans.) 1 Ques. :1417 Name the South African celebrity who has volunteered to promote South African tourism in India as brand ambassador? 1) Miriam Makeba 2) Nelson Mandela 3) Jonty Rhodes 4) Basil Rathbone 5) Charlize Theron Ans.) 3 Ques. :1418 With which Indian partner Starbucks, which has coffee shops in almost all big countries, is to open its first outlets in India later this year in a joint venture? 1) Nestle India 2) Unilever 3) Dabur India 4) ITC 5) Tata Group Ans.) 5 Ques. :1419 Name the former Romanian Prime Minister, who has been sentenced to two-year sentence for corruption by a court? 1) Emil Boc 2) Adrian Nastase

3) Eugen Bejinariu 4) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu 5) Mugur Isarescu Ans.) 2 Ques. :1420 The Bangalore-based pharmaceutical major, Strides Arcolab, sold its 94 per cent stake in Ascent Pharmahealth, a subsidiary with operations in Australia and Southeast Asia, to which of the following USbased pharma companies? 1) Watson Pharmaceuticals 2) Abbott Laboratories 3) Pfizer 4) Derma Sciences 5) Aventis Ans.) 1 Ques. :1421 The poor performance of National Pension System, or NPS led the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to change the incentive structure for the distributors. Which of the following statements in this regard is/are not true? 1) The pension regulator on the basis of the recommendation of the GN Bajpai Committee constituted by PFRDA to review NPS, fixed the incentive at 0.25% of the subscription amount 2) As per PFRDAs measures announced, a distributor will get a flat Rs 50 on initial subscription and 0.05% of the initial subscription amount 3) Every year on subsequent investments, the point of presence will be entitled to 0.25% of that amount. 4) The minimum that a point of presence can charge is Rs 20 and the maximum Rs 25000. 5) All the above are true Ans.) 2 Ques. :1422 Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimated Corporate Indias sales to grow by what per cent in 2011-12? 1) 21.6% 2) 20.8% 3) 22% 4) 23.7% 5) 24.2% Ans.) 1 Ques. :1423 Who was the chairman of the committee constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to review issues related to priority sector lending, which has recommended lowering the 40% priority sector target set for commercial banks? 1) HR Khan 2) V Leeladhar 3) Usha Thorat 4) MV Nair 5) MC Joshi Ans.) 4 Ques. :1424 Name the website, which has former IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and entrepreneur Jerry Ro on its advisory board, which is on course to launch a social networking site for mathematics? 1) Coolmath 2) HeyMath 3) Supermaths 4) Mathworld 5) Globalclassroom Ans.) 2 Ques. :1425 In which city the annual summit of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) will be held in March? 1) Moscow 2) Beijing 3) New Delhi 4) Rio-de-Janeiro 5) Shanghai Ans.) 3 Ques. :1426 In which city of India an urban drinking water supply project worth Rs 740 crore has been launched with loan assistance provided by LAgence Francaise de Development (AFD), the French public institution releasing development finances to various countries?

1) Delhi 2) Kolkata 3) Lucknow 4) Jodhpur 5) Pune Ans.) 4 Ques. :1427 In which city of Rajasthan the annual Birding Fair is held for conservation of birds in the country, with this years theme Bustard Recovery Programme? 1) Bharatpur 2) Jaipur 3) Jhunjhunu 4) Mount Abu 5) Jaisalmer Ans.) 2 Ques. :1428 Which state has declared that it would be the first state in the country to become carbon neutral by 2020 by undertaking carbon smart growth? 1) Delhi 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Gujarat 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) Assam Ans.) 4 Ques. :1429 The government has constituted a committee to decide a new norm for estimating population below poverty line. The Chairman of the committee is1) S. S. Tarapore 2) Ashok Ganguly 3) Suresh Tendulkar 4) PC Jha 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1430 In which state a luxury train Golden Chariot has been launched on the lines of Palace on Wheels? 1) Karnataka 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1431 In broad sense the objective of Indian Planning is1) To accelerate industrial production 2) To increase national income 3) To create and increase employment opportunities 4) To ensure growth with justice 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1432 Which rural schemes were merged with Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana? 1) TRYSEM and MNP 2) DPAP and IRDP 3) NREP and RLEGP 4) IRDP and TRYSEM 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1433 Kuwaits biggest Mobile Tele-communication Company known as Zain has been baught by1) Bharti Airtel 2) Reliance Communication 3) Vodafone 4) Aircel 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1434 What is OPEC? 1) The latest space shuttle of USA 2) The latest space drive of Russia 3) Organisation of oil producing companies of India 4) Organisation of oil exporting countries 5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. :1435 Which factor among the following creates obstacle in measuring correct estimate of national income? 1) Existence of non-monetised sector 2) Low rate of savings 3) Under employment 4) Inflation 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1436 Which of the following is the highest export-oriented handicrafts (in value terms) in Indian exports? 1) Gems & jewellery 2) Leather goods 3) Brass goods 4) Ivory goods 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1437 Recently, credit rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has said that there is no immediate threat to Indias sovereign debt rating. What is S&P sovereign debt rating of India at present? 1) AA- 2) BBB 3) BB+ 4) BB5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. :1438 Worlds tallest tower Kingdom Tower is coming up in which among the following cities? 1) Manila 2) Dar-us- Salam 3) Dubai 4) Jeddah 5) Istanbul Ans.) 4 Ques. :1439 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, in its latest directive, made eligible all the private sector banks to handle Central or State government business at par with public sector banks. Until now, which of the following private banks was not one of those appointed by the RBI as its agent to carry out limited general banking business? 1) Kotak Mahindra Bank 2) ICICI Bank 3) HDFC Bank 4) Axis Bank 5) All the above worked as RBIs agents Ans.) 1 Ques. :1440 In which country the State Restructuring Commission has presented its report for an eleven state federal model based on ethnic and linguistic lines? 1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka 3) Nepal 4) Libya 5) Egypt Ans.) 3 Ques. :1441 The annual Surajkund Crafts Mela, organized by the Haryana Tourism Department, began recently. Which of the following is the theme state this year? 1) Bihar 2) Assam 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Meghalaya 5) West Bengal Ans.) 2 Ques. :1442 At which of the following places in India the biennial congregation of Navies featuring 14 countries titled Milan 2012, to undertake joint planning in dealing with present day problems of piracy, drug running and capacity building through maritime cooperation, opened recently? 1) Chennai 2) Vishakhapattanam 3) Mangalore 4) Kandla 5) Port Blair Ans.) 5

Ques. :1443 Which of the following state-run company has signed a pact with its trade unions to increase wages of workers by 25 per cent, effective from June 30, 2012? 1) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 2) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 3) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) 4) Coal India Limited (CIL) 5) Indian Railways Ans.) 4 Ques. :1444 In which city abroad the Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2012 will be organized in October this year? 1) Melbourne 2) Dubai 3) London 4) Sydney 5) Abu Dhabi Ans.) 2 Ques. :1445 In which city of India 60th All India Police Games began recently? 1) Lucknow 2) Kochi 3) Meerut 4) Patna 5) Guwahati Ans.) 4 Ques. :1446 According to the latest Quick Estimates of National Income released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO), what was the rate of growth of Indias per capita income during 2010-11, on current prices? 1) 10.5% 2) 11.7% 3) 13% 4) 15.6% 5) 18.8% Ans.) 4 Ques. :1447 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of Himachal Pradesh? 1) Justice RA Mehta 2) Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta 3) Justice NK Mehrotra 4) Justice K Sreedharan 5) Justice S Anand Reddy Ans.) 2 Ques. :1448 Famous personality Raj Kanwar, who passed away recently, was a/an: 1) Film director/producer 2) Archaeologist 3) Writer 4) Classical dancer 5) Photo journalist Ans.) 1 Ques. :1449 Which state government has proposed a mandatory three-year posting for fresh medical graduates in rural areas, in an attempt to ensure availability of doctors at primary health centres? 1) Bihar 2) West Bengal 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Jharkhand 5) Orissa Ans.) 2 Ques. :1450 Which Swiss bank has been indicted by the United States on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on offshore bank accounts? 1) UBS 2) Luzerner Kantonalbank 3) Pictet 4) Wagelin 5) BKB Group Ans.) 4 Ques. :1451 According to the Agriculture Ministry, Indias food grains output is set to touch an all-time high in 2011-12. What is the estimated food grains output? 1) 223.59 million tones 2) 250.42 million tones 3) 270.20 million tones 4) 244.78 million tones 5) 280 million tones Ans.) 2

Ques. :1452 Name the veteran filmmaker who has been honoured with the prestigious V Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award at the Mumbai Film Festival 2012? 1) Rohinton Mistry 2) Amruta Khanwilkar 3) Mike Pandey 4) Dharmesh Darshan 5) Harry Baweja Ans.) 3 Ques. :1453 Name the airport developer of India, which is currently modernizing the international airport in Male and has withdrawn its bid for contracts to modernize three airports in Brazil, as it did earlier by abandoning two airport privatization projects in Spain and Croatia because of the Euro zone crisis? 1) GMR 2) GVK Infrastructure 3) MARG Group 4) Reliance Infrastructure 5) Tata Infrastructure Ans.) 1 Ques. :1454 Who among the following has won this years Australian Open Grand Slam Mens singles title? 1) Rafael Nadal 2) Roger Federer 3) Andy Murray 4) Janko Tipsarevic 5) Novak Djokovic Ans.) 5 Ques. :1455 From which country a cultural contingent came to the Surajkund Craft Mela, which were suspected to be using animal skin and horns while performing during the opening ceremony? 1) South Africa 2) Russia 3) Congo 4) Maldives 5) Kenya Ans.) 3 Ques. :1456 The agents of which country are attempting to attack Israeli targets around the world in retaliation for covert operations, including the assassination of its nuclear scientists? 1) Palestine 2) Iran 3) Lebanon 4) Syria 5) Yemen Ans.) 2 Ques. :1457 In which country in the worst every sports tragedy 74 people were crushed to death in a stampede in a football stadium? 1) Brazil 2) Czech Republic 3) Egypt 4) South Korea 5) Malaysia Ans.) 3 Ques. :1458 In which city world leaders are to gather in June for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, in which EU wants the involved countries to double their share of renewable energy by 2030 under an international obligation? 1) Doha 2) Cancun 3) Tokyo 4) Ottawa 5) Rio-de-Janeiro Ans.) 5 Ques. :1459 In which North-Eastern state of Me-Dam-Me-Phi festival of Thailand-origin people, dedicated to ancestors, was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervor recently? 1) Meghalaya 2) Manipur 3) Assam 4) Tripura 5) Arunachal Pradesh Ans.) 3

Ques. :1460 The Hockey India has announced the 18-member team that will play in the London Olympic Qualifiers, to be held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi from 18th February. Who has been selected as the goalkeeper of the team? 1) Bharat Chetri 2) Joydeep Kaur 3) Asunta Lakra 4) Rajpal Singh 5) Arjun Halappa Ans.) 1 Ques. :1461 For which of the following states the Union Urban Development Minister, Jairam Ramesh has released funds of Rs 250 crores for Saranda Action Plan? 1) Chhattisgarh 2) Orissa 3) Bihar 4) Jharkhand 5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 4 Ques. :1462 For setting up a 1,320 MW coal-based power plant at which place in Bangladesh, India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement recently? 1) Katakhali 2) Bera 3) Shantahar 4) Gopalganj 5) Khulna Ans.) 5 Ques. :1463 Name the Indian tennis star who has created history by becoming the first Indian to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the Australian Open Mens doubles title? 1) Mahesh Bhupati 2) Leander Paes 3) Rohan Bopanna 4) Harsha Mankad 5) Prakash Amritraj Ans.) 2 Ques. :1464 Who among the following has won this years Australian Open Womens singles title? 1) Victoria Azarenka 2) Maria Sharapova 3) Sam Stosur 4) Jarmila Gajdosova 5) Petra Kvitova Ans.) 1 Ques. :1465 Which film star will promote the trust called Friends of Tiger Country Central India formed by the Vidharbha Economic Development Council (VED)? 1) Aishwarya Rai 2) Priyanka Chopra 3) Sushmita Sen 4) Preity Zinta 5) Rani Mukherjee Ans.) 3 Ques. :1466 Which city of India was declared as The Gateway to Tiger Country Central India early last year? 1) Vijayawada 2) Nagpur 3) Bhopal 4) Nasik 5) Betul Ans.) 2 Ques. :1467 Name the sponsor of international cricket team of India which has signed off as sponsor recently after more than a decade. 1) Air India 2) Nike 3) Sahara India 4) Hyundai 5) Tata Group Ans.) 3

Ques. :1468 Which pharmaceutical company doubled its stake in telecom company Vodafone by purchasing an additional 5.5% stake for a consideration of Rs 3,007? 1) Cipla 2) Piramal Healthcare 3) Sun Pharma 4) Zydus Cadila 5) GlaxoSmithKline Ans.) 2 Ques. :1469 Who among the following cricketers got the maximum at the Indian Premier League (IPL)-5 auction held recently in Bangalore? 1) Sunil Narine 2) Mahela Jaywardene 3) Ravindra Jadeja 4) Vinay Kumar 5) Brendon McCullum Ans.) 3 Ques. :1470 In which country President Aboulaye Wades main rivals are campaigning against him in an effort to force him to withdraw from running for a third term in March elections? 1) Senegal 2) Congo 3) Eritrea 4) Swaziland 5) Ethiopia Ans.) 1 Ques. :1471 In which country the eunuchs have been allowed for the first time to register to vote identifying themselves as third sex transgender? 1) Nepal 2) Bangladesh 3) Saudi Arabia 4) France 5) Pakistan Ans.) 5 Ques. :1472 Which country has given a one-month ultimatum to an Indian consortium over the development of Farzad-B gas fields, whose delay under international pressure can lead to scrapping of the deal? 1) Afghanistan 2) Iran 3) Syria 4) Libya 5) Myanmar Ans.) 2 Ques. :1473 Which of the following authors was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asia Literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Rajasthan recently? He won this prize for his book Chinaman. 1) Dr Alastair Niven 2) Dr Fakrul Alam 3) Shehan Karunatilaka 4) Marie Brenner 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1474 Inter-ministerial coordination committee for tourism sector headed by Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Pulok Chatterjee in its meeting recently decided to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility to four new airports to help double the foreign tourist arrivals. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding Visa-on-Arrival facility? 1) Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bangalore are the new airports where this facility has been extended. 2) Currently, Visa-on-Arrival is extended to 11 countries including Japan, Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand, Vietnam and Finland. 3) The Visa-on-Arrival facility is now available at four international airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. 4) Sri Lanka has recently scrapped Visa-on-Arrival facility due to its abuses. 5) All the above are true Ans.) 5 Ques. :1475 Name the noted film critic who reviewed films for the Times of India, who passed away recently? 1) Nikhat Kazmi 2) Raja Sen

3) Subhash K Jha 4) Pauline Kael 5) Harsha Bhogale Ans.) 1 Ques. :1476 Union Cabinet of India on 24 January 2012 renamed the Mana Airport at Raipur as the___ Airport, Raipur. 1) Swami Vivekananda 2) Ramakrishna Paramhamsa 3) Mahatma Gandhi 4) Jawaharlal Nehru 5) Netaji Subhash Chandra Ans.) 1 Ques. :1477 The five-member Pratyush Sinha Committee was set up to probe into which of the following scams? 1) 2G Spectrum scam 2) Commonwealth Games scam 3) Adarsh House Society scam 4) Antrix-Devas deal 5) Noida land scam Ans.) 4 Ques. :1478 Who among the following is Indias Permanent Representative to the United Nations? 1) Nirupama Rao 2) Hardeep Singh Puri 3) Kamlesh Sharma 4) RS Pathak 5) Ranjan Mathai Ans.) 2 Ques. :1479 Which of the following Bollywood actors/actresses is the latest whose wax statue will be installed in March at Madame Tussauds in London? 1) Aishwarya Rai 2) Amitabh Bachchan 3) Shah Rukh Khan 4) Madhuri Dixit 5) Hrithik Roshan Ans.) 4 Ques. :1480 The most distant NASA probe into the universe powered by sun, has been sent to which among the following planets? 1) Mercury 2) Mars 3) Jupiter 4) Saturn 5) Uranus Ans.) 3 Ques. :1481 Daps One immunotherapy is related to which of the following diseases? 1) AIDS 2) Tuberculosis 3) Leprosy 4) Plague 5) Malaria Ans.) 3 Ques. :1482 As per latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which among the following states of India leads in teledensity? 1) Delhi 2) Maharashtra 3) Punjab 4) Himachal Pradesh 5) Bihar Ans.) 4 Ques. :1483 Which among the following countries constitute the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)? 1) India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar 2) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar 3) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal 4) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar , Nepal, Bhutan 5) None of the above Ans.) 4

Ques. :1484 Recently, a consensus has been reached for which among the following names for West Bengal? 1) Bengal 2) Bongo State 3) Paschimbanga 4) Bangabhoomi 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. :1485 The government has recently decided to establish a new independent nuclear safety regulatory authority. Who among the following will lead this authority? 1) Prime Minister 2) President 3) Minister of Science & Technology 4) A professional with extensive experience in atomic energy 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1486 In the current ranking of FIDE, Vishwanathan Anand is on which among the following slots? 1) First 2) Second 3) Third 4) Fourth 5) Fifth Ans.) 2 Ques. :1487 India has not a single branch/office of any banks in which of the following countries? 1) Russia 2) China 3) Germany 4) Switzerland 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1488 The maximum labour-oriented industry in India is1) Cement Industry 2) Iron and Steel Industry 3) Jute Industry 4) Cotton Industry 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. :1489 Visible and Invisible items of debit and credit are the part of1) Import-export Policy 2) Balance of Payment 3) Balance of Trade 4) Annual Budget 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. :1490 Government has released a document signifying a road map of socio-economic development of North-Eastern states. This document is known as: 1) Vision 2020 2) Vision 2015 3) Vision 2012 4) Vision 2025 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. :1591 Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India? 1) Sushobhan Sarkar 2) DK Mehrotra 3) Thomas Mathew 4) TS Vijayan 5) DK Mittal Ans.) 1 Ques. :1592 Name the German President who has recently resigned in a scandal over favours he allegedly received before becoming head of the state. 1) Horst Kohler 2) Johannes Rau 3) Roman Herzog 4) Christian Wulff 5) Richard von Weizsacker Ans.) 4

Ques. :1593 Who has been re-elected as the President of Turkmenistan recently? 1) Saparpurat Niyazov 2) Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov 3) Sukhan Babayev 4) Ivan Mezhlauk 5) Balysh Ovezov Ans.) 2 Ques. :1594 Who among the following has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Prasar Bharati? 1) Jawahar Sircar 2) BS Lalli 3) Justice Markandey Katju 4) Rajiv Takru 5) AK Jain Ans.) 1 Ques. :1595 Which city of the world has been declared as the most expensive by the 2012 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit? 1) Tokyo 2) Zurich 3) Frankfurt 4) Singapore 5) Paris Ans.) 2 Ques. :1596 Which country is all set to displace India in 2012 in consumption of golden jewellery? 1) Saudi Arabia 2) China 3) USA 4) Russia 5) Germany Ans.) 2 Ques. :1597 Lord Woolf Report is associated with which of the following issues? 1) International Cricket Councils (ICC) structural changes in management 2) Controversy about the sponsorship of Dow Chemicals of London Olympics 2012 3) Maldivian political crisis 4) Eurozone criris 5) UN resolution on Syria Ans.) 1 Ques. :1598 To which country recently the sixth batch of Female Formed Police Force was sent off as part of the United Nations Mission there? 1) Sierra Leone 2) Liberia 3) Congo 4) Tunisia 5) Sudan Ans.) 2 Ques. :1599 Many a times we read about Hot Money in newspapers. Which among the following options rightly describes hot money? 1) Hot money is useful and generally durable and is good for the country in all weathers 2) Hot money is dangerous and volatile and leaves the country in bad weather conditions 3) Hot money is good and adds to the development of the country & it comes from exports of services 4) Hot money is bad & useless as its arises from unusual activities like casinos, gambling, horse races, speculations, etc. 5) Hot money is neither good nor bad, but is just a part of the countrys monetary system and gets altered with the money supply Ans.) 2 Ques. :1600 Which among the following is true? 1) FDI limit in airports is 74% and airlines is 26% 2) FDI limit in airports is 74% and airlines is 49% 3) FDI limit in airports is 49% and airlines is 51% 4) FDI limit in airports is 100% and airlines is 49% 5) FDI limit in airports is 100% and airlines is 74% Ans.) 4