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2. Which country's lower house of Parliament is called Wolesi Jirga?
ī¨ 1) Russia
ī¨ 2) Afghanistan
ī¨ 3) Japan
ī¨ 4) Pakistan
ī¨ 5) Bangladesh
ī¨ Ans-- Afghanistan
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
ī¨ 1)The UNESCO-Madanjeet Si-ngh Prize for the Promotion of
ī¨ Tolerance and Non-Violence is a prize awarded every two years by
ī¨ UNESCO.
ī¨ 2)This award has been instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
ī¨ 3)This prize of US $ 1, 00,000 was made possible by the donation
ī¨ of the Indian diplo-mat Madanjeet Singh who is also the Goodwill
ī¨ Ambas-sador of UNESCO.
ī¨ 4) The 2011 awardees are Afgh-anistan's women's rights
ī¨ cam-paigner Anarkali Honaryar and Palestinian peace activist
ī¨ Khaled Abu Awwad.
ī¨ 5) All the above statements are correct.
ī¨ Ans---All the above statements are correct.
4. Who among the following was chosen for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize
for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence in 2002, but was allowed to
accept the prize only in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Taslima Nasreen (Bangladesh)
ī¨ 2) Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)
ī¨ 3) Francois Houtart (Belgium)
ī¨ 4) Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan)
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans-- Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)
5. Which of the following days is observed as the International Day
for Tolerance?
ī¨ 1) October 2
ī¨ 2) November 16
ī¨ 3) October 24
ī¨ 4) October 16
ī¨ 5) November 14
ī¨ Ans-- November 16
6. Scientists have found the best evidence yet for water just beneath
the surface of Europa. Europa is the icy moon of which of the
following planets?
ī¨ 1) Mars
ī¨ 2) Saturn
ī¨ 3) Jupiter
ī¨ 4) Venus
ī¨ 5) Uranus
ī¨ Ans--- Jupiter
7. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG)?
ī¨ 1) USA
ī¨ 2) Australia
ī¨ 3) Canada
ī¨ 4) India
ī¨ 5) France
ī¨ Ans--- India
8. Metro Cash& Carry is planning to invest Rs. 2400 crore in India on
new stores in the next four years. To which country does this
retailing giant belong?
ī¨ 1) Germany
ī¨ 2) Indonesia
ī¨ 3) Singapore
ī¨ 4) Malaysia
ī¨ 5) USA
ī¨ Ans---Germany
9. The renovated Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) of Vijay-nagar, a
completely air-mainta-ined and strategically located human
settlement, was inaugur-ated recently. In which state is this
Vijaynagar airfield located?
ī¨ 1) Assam
ī¨ 2) Nagaland
ī¨ 3) Karnataka
ī¨ 4) Arunachal Pradesh
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans--- Arunachal Pradesh
10. A delegation from the Unites States Nuclear Regulatory
Com-mission (USNRC) visited the nuclear facilities at Kalpakkam.
In which state is Kalpakkam situated?
ī¨ 1) Karnataka
ī¨ 2) Kerala
ī¨ 3) Tamil Nadu
ī¨ 4) Maharashtra
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans---Tamil Nadu
11. The United Nations General Ass-embly has re-elected who
among the following as a member of the International Law
Commission (ILC) for a five- year term?
ī¨ 1) Mota Singh
ī¨ 2) Narinder Singh
ī¨ 3) Swaraj Paul
ī¨ 4) P.Venkat Ram Reddy
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans---Narinder Singh
12. What is the disinvestment target for the current financial year i.e.
ī¨ 1) Rs.25, 000 crore
ī¨ 2) Rs.30, 000 crore
ī¨ 3) Rs.40, 000crore
ī¨ 4) Rs.50, 000 crore
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans---Rs.40, 000crore
13. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested for electoral fraud
recently. She was the President of which of the following countries
from 2001 to 2010?
ī¨ 1) Singapore
ī¨ 2) Philippines
ī¨ 3) Venezuela
ī¨ 4) Honduras
ī¨ 5) Vietnam
ī¨ Ans---Philippines
14. Sarath Fonseka was sentenced to spend three more years in
prison in November 2011. He is the former army chief of which of
the following countries?
ī¨ 1) Nepal
ī¨ 2) Mauritius
ī¨ 3) Sri Lanka
ī¨ 4) Pakistan
ī¨ 5) Myanmar
ī¨ Ans---Sri Lanka
15. Which of the following badmi-nton tournaments was won by
Saina Nehwal in the year 2011?
ī¨ 1) Singapore Super Series
ī¨ 2) Indonesia Super Series
ī¨ 3) Hong Kong Super Series
ī¨ 4) All England Badminton Championship
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans---None
16. Guru Saidutt excelled in which of the following sports?
ī¨ 1) Table Tennis
ī¨ 2) Badminton
ī¨ 3) Lawn Tennis
ī¨ 4) Volleyball
ī¨ 5) Basketball
ī¨ Ans--- Badminton
17. Which of the following trains covers the largest rail route in the
country 4,286 km?
ī¨ 1) Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanya Kumari)
ī¨ 2) Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi to Kanya Kumari)
ī¨ 3) Dibrugarh-Chennai Express
ī¨ 4) Howrah-Amritsar Express
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanya Kumari)
18. Sukh Ram was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a
special CBI Court in November 2011. He was a Minister of State for
Communications in which of the following governments?
ī¨ 1) A.B.Vajpayee
ī¨ 2) P.V.Narasimha Rao
ī¨ 3) Rajiv Gandhi
ī¨ 4) Indira Gandhi
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans---P.V.Narasimha Rao
19. Eurasian Union is an economic body designed to reintegrate the
former Soviet economies. Which of the following countries is not a
member of this new group?
ī¨ 1) Russia
ī¨ 2) Kazakhstan
ī¨ 3) Belarus
ī¨ 4) Georgia
ī¨ 5) All the above mentioned countries are members
ī¨ Ans--- Georgia
20. Basil D' Oliveira, the South Africa-born English player passed
away recently. He was a renowned player in which of the following
sports?
ī¨ 1) Football
ī¨ 2) Cricket
ī¨ 3) Rugby
ī¨ 4) Basketball
ī¨ 5) Boxing
ī¨ Ans--- Cricket
21. Which Indian leader was honored by Singapore as a "Friend to
our Shores" and a "Visionary" in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Jawaharlal Nehru
ī¨ 2) Mahatma Gandhi
ī¨ 3) Sardar Vallabhbai Patel
ī¨ 4) Indira Gandhi
ī¨ 5) A.B.Vajpayee
ī¨ Ans---Jawaharlal Nehru
22. Which of the following groups/ organizations has funded a
sports
centre in Ramallah, Palestine?
ī¨ 1) BRICS
ī¨ 2) BASIC
ī¨ 3) IBSA
ī¨ 4) SAARC
ī¨ 5) APEC
ī¨ Ans--- IBSA
23. Which was the first non-Arab state to recognize the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1975?
ī¨ 1) India
ī¨ 2) Israel
ī¨ 3) China
ī¨ 4) USA
ī¨ 5) France
ī¨ Ans---India
24. The Bar Council of India (BCI) was formed in 1961 as a
regulatory body for the legal profession governed by the Indian
Advocates Act. It is celebrating its golden jubilee. Who is its present
Chairman?
ī¨ 1) Satish Abarao Deshmukh
ī¨ 2) Ashok K. Parija
ī¨ 3) S.Prabakaran
ī¨ 4) T.S.Ajith
ī¨ 5) None of theses
ī¨ Ans---Ashok K. Parija
25. Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed dam on the river Barak in which
state of India? (This project has led to a controversy between India
and Bangladesh)
ī¨ 1) Assam
ī¨ 2) Nagaland
ī¨ 3) Manipur
ī¨ 4) Tripura
ī¨ 5) Arunachal Pradesh
ī¨ Ans--- Manipur
26. Which team was crowned overall champions at the 65th Senior
National Aquatic Championships in Ranchi in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Karnataka
ī¨ 2) Maharashtra
ī¨ 3) Railways
ī¨ 4) Kerala
ī¨ 5) Gujarat
ī¨ Ans--- Karnataka
27. Which woman swimmer won 5 gold medals in the 65th Senior
National Aquatic Championships held in Ranchi in November
2011?
ī¨ 1) Pooja Alva
ī¨ 2) Richa Mishra
ī¨ 3) Bhoomi Motwani
ī¨ 4) Talasha Prabhu
ī¨ 5) Surabhi Tipre
ī¨ Ans--- Richa Mishra
28. Who won the Men's singles title at the Hong Kong Open
badminton championships in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Lin Dan
ī¨ 2) Chen Jin
ī¨ 3)Cai Yun
ī¨ 4)Fu Haifeng
ī¨ 5)None
ī¨ Ans--- Lin Dan
29. Which of the following teams won the Presidents Cup golf
tournament in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Internationals
ī¨ 2) USA
ī¨ 3) Europe
ī¨ 4) Australia
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans--- USA
30. Which of the following teams has won both the men's and
women's Kabaddi world cup that was held in Ludhiana in
Nove-mber 2011?
ī¨ 1) Canada
ī¨ 2) Pakistan
ī¨ 3) USA
ī¨ 4) India
ī¨ 5) Australia
ī¨ Ans--- India
31. Who has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development 2011, an award instituted by the
Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust?
ī¨ 1) Sheikh Hasina
ī¨ 2) Ela Bhatt
ī¨ 3) Angela Merkel
ī¨ 4) Hillary Clinton
ī¨ 5) Medha Patkar
ī¨ Ans--- Ela Bhatt
32. Which city will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
ī¨ 1) Hambantota (Sri Lanka)
ī¨ 2) Glasgow (Scotland)
ī¨ 3) Gold Coast (Australia)
ī¨ 4) Wellington (New Zealand)
ī¨ 5) London (United Kingdom)
ī¨ Ans---Gold Coast (Australia)
33. Mohammad Zillur Rahman is the President of which of the
following countries?
ī¨ 1) Pakistan
ī¨ 2) Bangladesh
ī¨ 3) Iran
ī¨ 4) Afghanistan
ī¨ 5) Syria
ī¨ Ans---Bangladesh
34. Which of the following institut-ions decides the Bank rate?
ī¨ 1) SEBI
ī¨ 2) SBI
ī¨ 3) IRDA
ī¨ 4) NABARD
ī¨ 5) RBI
ī¨ Ans---RBI
35. Which scientist was conferred with the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize for 2011 in
November 2011? (This prize was instituted by the Academy of Sciences of the
Developing World. It carries a cash compo-nent of 1,00,000 dollars. It seeks to honor
distinguished scientists from developing countries.)
ī¨ 1) Tessy Thomas
ī¨ 2) V.K.Saraswat
ī¨ 3) C.N.R Rao
ī¨ 4) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- C.N.R Rao
36. National Income Accounting, Conduct of Annual Survey of In-dustries, Economic
Census and its follow up surveys,compil-ation of index of industrial prod-
uction, etc. are some of the activ-ities of which of the following
institutions/organizations?
ī¨ 1) Reserve Bank of India
ī¨ 2) Planning Commission
ī¨ 3) Central Statistics Office
ī¨ 4)National Development Council
ī¨ 5)Unique Identification Authority of India
ī¨ Ans--- Central Statistics Office
37. The distribution of Teesta river water is a bone of contention
between India and which of the following countries?
ī¨ 1) Pakistan
ī¨ 2) Nepal
ī¨ 3)China
ī¨ 4)Bangladesh
ī¨ 5)Bhutan
ī¨ Ans---Bangladesh
38. Which of the following organiz-ations/ agencies was set up to
boost overall rural development in India?
ī¨ 1) RBI
ī¨ 2) SIDBI
ī¨ 3) NABARD
ī¨ 4) SEBI
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- NABARD
39. BR Act controls banking activities in India. What does the letter 'R' denote?
ī¨ 1) Reformation
ī¨ 2) Regulation
ī¨ 3) Reporting
ī¨ 4) Ranking
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Regulation
40. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
ī¨ 1) Meira Kumar
ī¨ 2) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
ī¨ 3) Karia Munda
ī¨ 4) K.Rahman Khan
ī¨ 5) Manmohan Singh
ī¨ Ans--- Mohammad Hamid Ansari
41. Sushil Kumar, the winner of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', was appointed as the
brand ambass-ador for which of the following programmes?
ī¨ 1) JNNURM
ī¨ 2) IAY
ī¨ 3) Bharat Nirman
ī¨ 4) MGNREGA
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- MGNREGA
42. Mario Monti became the new Prime Minister of which of the
following countries in November 2011? (He succeeded Silvio
Berlusconi)
ī¨ 1) France
ī¨ 2) Greece
ī¨ 3) Italy
ī¨ 4) Russia
ī¨ 5) Poland
ī¨ Ans--- Italy
43. Which of the following stateme-nts about the International
Child-ren's Film Festival is/are correct?
ī¨ 1) The 17th International Childr-en's Film Festival was titled 'The
ī¨ Golden Elephant'.
ī¨ 2) The film festival was organiz-ed by the Children's Film Soc-iety of
ī¨ India (CFSI). Nandita Das is the chairperson of CFSI.
ī¨ 3) In the Indian competition section, 'Chillar Party' won the Best
ī¨ Feature Film.
ī¨ 4) Alafzar(Meadow), an Iranian film, was adjudged the Best Feature
ī¨ Film in the Competit-ion International section.
ī¨ 5) All the above are correct.
ī¨ Ans---All the above are correct.
44. Which of the following countries was suspended from the Arab
League in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Qatar
ī¨ 2) Syria
ī¨ 3) Jordan
ī¨ 4) Libya
ī¨ 5) Saudi Arabia
ī¨ Ans--- Syria
45. Which is the first Indian comp-any to be listed in NASDAQ?
ī¨ 1) TCS
ī¨ 2) Reliance
ī¨ 3) Infosys
ī¨ 4) Wipro
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans---Infosys
46. With which game is Vijay Hazare Trophy associated?
ī¨ 1) Hockey
ī¨ 2) Football
ī¨ 3) Tennis
ī¨ 4) Table Tennis
ī¨ 5) Cricket
ī¨ Ans---Cricket
47. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
ī¨ 1) Pakistan
ī¨ 2) Indonesia
ī¨ 3) Singapore
ī¨ 4) Malaysia
ī¨ 5) Thailand
ī¨ Ans--- Pakistan
48. Renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck committed suicide
recently. He was the captain of which of the following English
county teams in the 1980s?
ī¨ 1) Oxford shire
ī¨ 2) Somerset
ī¨ 3) Kent
ī¨ 4) Essex
ī¨ 5) Sussex
ī¨ Ans--- Somerset
49. Which city hosted the 17th International Children's Film Festival
in November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Mumbai
ī¨ 2) Bangalore
ī¨ 3) Hyderabad
ī¨ 4) New Delhi
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans---Hyderabad
50. Who was named the Male World Athlete of the Year for 2011 by
athletics' governing body, the International Association of Athletics
Federation (IAAF)?
ī¨ 1) Yohan Blake (Jamaica)
ī¨ 2) Kirani James (Grenada)
ī¨ 3) Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
ī¨ 4) LaShawn Merritt (USA)
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
51. Sally Pearson, the world 100m hurdles champion, was named
the Female World Athlete of the year for 2011 by the IAAF. To
which country does she belong?
ī¨ 1) Australia
ī¨ 2) New Zealand
ī¨ 3) U.K.
ī¨ 4) U.S.A.
ī¨ 5) Denmark
ī¨ Ans--- Australia
52. Which of the following awards/ prizes is given for science?
ī¨ 1) Templeton Prize
ī¨ 2) Jnanpith Award
ī¨ 3) Phalke Ratna
ī¨ 4) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
53. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile', which is based on the
life of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of Lahore?
ī¨ 1) Chetan Bhagat
ī¨ 2) Navtej Sarna
ī¨ 3) Mulk Raj Anand
ī¨ 4) Khushwant Singh
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Navtej Sarna
54. Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
ī¨ 1) Rubber
ī¨ 2) Arecanut
ī¨ 3) Cocoa
ī¨ 4) Potato
ī¨ 5) Coconut
ī¨ Ans---Potato
55. The term Bull's eye is associated with which of the following
sports?
ī¨ 1) Badminton
ī¨ 2) Boxing.
ī¨ 3) Shooting
ī¨ 4) Cricket
ī¨ 5) Hockey
ī¨ Ans--- Shooting
56. Which of the following is/are considered as allied agricultural
activity?
ī¨ 1) Poultry
ī¨ 2) Fisheries
ī¨ 3) Dairy
ī¨ 4) Sheep rearing
ī¨ 5) All the above
ī¨ Ans---All the above
57. Which of the following programmer was launched by the
government to develop rural infrastructure in India?
ī¨ 1) SHGs
ī¨ 2) Bharat Nirman
ī¨ 3) JNNURM
ī¨ 4) IAY
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Bharat Nirman
58. Which of the following is not the name of a foreign bank?
ī¨ 1) BNP Paribas
ī¨ 2) Deutsche Bank
ī¨ 3) Barclays
ī¨ 4) Cathay Pacific
ī¨ 5) RBS
ī¨ Ans--- Cathay Pacific
59. Which of the following schemes has been successful in
attracting children to come to school and get educated?
ī¨ 1) MGNREGA
ī¨ 2) Food for Work
ī¨ 3) Mid Day Meal
ī¨ 4) NRLM
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans---Mid Day Meal
60. Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup tournament is associated with
which of the following sports?
ī¨ 1) Hockey
ī¨ 2) Badminton
ī¨ 3) Cricket
ī¨ 4) Soccer
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Hockey
61. Where is the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
Limited (NCDEX) located?
ī¨ 1) Hyderabad
ī¨ 2) Mumbai
ī¨ 3) Kolkata
ī¨ 4) Bangalore
ī¨ 5) New Delhi
ī¨ Ans--- Mumbai
62. Which former Chief Election Commissioner is the author of the
book 'The Miracle of Democracy: India's Amazing Journey'?
ī¨ 1) T.N.Seshan
ī¨ 2) M.S.Gill
ī¨ 3) B.B.Tandon
ī¨ 4) T.S.Krishnamurthy
ī¨ 5) Navin Chawla
ī¨ Ans--- T.S.Krishnamurthy
63. What is the full form of 'POS'?
ī¨ 1) Permission of Sale
ī¨ 2) Point of Sale
ī¨ 3) Point of Support
ī¨ 4) Potential of Service
ī¨ 5) None
ī¨ Ans--- Point of Sale
64. Which of the following is not a banking term?
ī¨ 1) Overdraft
ī¨ 2) CBS
ī¨ 3) Equator
ī¨ 4) Account payee
ī¨ 5) SME Finance
ī¨ Ans--- Equator
65. The Doing Business Report (DBR) is released every year by
which of the following institutions?
ī¨ 1) IMF
ī¨ 2) World Bank
ī¨ 3) WTO
ī¨ 4) ADB
ī¨ 5) UNCTAD
ī¨ Ans--- World Bank
66. Which of the following banking terms is used to describe bad
loans?
ī¨ 1) CBS
ī¨ 2) NPA
ī¨ 3) RTGS
ī¨ 4) Prime Loans
ī¨ 5) Prime Assets
ī¨ Ans---NPA
67. Which country's currency is called Yen?
ī¨ 1) China
ī¨ 2) North Korea
ī¨ 3) South Korea
ī¨ 4) Japan
ī¨ 5) Thailand
ī¨ Ans--- Japan
68. Which of the following approves the draft of the Five Year
Plans?
ī¨ 1) Planning Commission
ī¨ 2) National Innovation Council
ī¨ 3) National Development Council
ī¨ 4) Finance Commission
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- National Development Council
69. Which of the following is an extra-constitutional and
non-statutory body?
ī¨ 1) Election Commission
ī¨ 2) Finance Commission
ī¨ 3) Planning Commission
ī¨ 4) Union Public Service Commission
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Planning Commission
70. Which of the following gives Crystal Award?
ī¨ 1) WTO
ī¨ 2) WEF
ī¨ 3) APEC
ī¨ 4) IBRD
ī¨ 5) ADB
ī¨ Ans---WEF
71. Which of the following decides the distribution of tax incomes
between the central and state governments?
ī¨ 1) Law Commission
ī¨ 2) Pay Commission
ī¨ 3) Planning Commission
ī¨ 4) Finance Commission
ī¨ 5) Administrative Reforms Commission
ī¨ Ans--- Finance Commission
72. Who is the author of the book 'Termites in the Trading System'?
ī¨ 1) Jagdish Bhagwathi
ī¨ 2) Amartya Sen
ī¨ 3) M.S.Swaminathan
ī¨ 4) Paul Krugman
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Jagdish Bhagwathi
73. Which of the following is not a football club?
ī¨ 1) Chelsea
ī¨ 2) Arsenal
ī¨ 3) Manchester United
ī¨ 4) Monte Carlo
ī¨ 5) Liverpool
ī¨ Ans--- Monte Carlo
74. Putrajaya is the administrative capital of which of the following
countries?
ī¨ 1) Malaysia
ī¨ 2) Indonesia
ī¨ 3) Sri Lanka
ī¨ 4) Nepal
ī¨ 5) None of these
ī¨ Ans--- Malaysia
75. Which of the following South American countries is a member of
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
ī¨ 1) Peru
ī¨ 2) Ecuador
ī¨ 3) Chile
ī¨ 4) Brazil
ī¨ 5) Argentina
ī¨ Ans--- Ecuador
76. Who among the following served as the first chairman of the
governing body of IBPS?
ī¨ 1) Dr. Manmohan Singh
ī¨ 2) Sir Smith
ī¨ 3) P. C. Mahalanobis
ī¨ 4) Dr. J.C. Chakraborthy
ī¨ 5) Dr. A.K.Qureshi
ī¨ Ans--- Dr. Manmohan Singh
77. 'Saranda Action Plan', has been recently launched by Rural Development
Ministry. It will be implemented firstly in Naxalhit Saranda district of which
among the following states?
ī¨ 1) Chhattisgarh
ī¨ 2) Jharkhand
ī¨ 3) Odisha
ī¨ 4) Punjab
ī¨ 5) Haryana
ī¨ Ans--- Jharkhand
78. How many key infrastructure sectors are known as Core sector in
India Economy used for Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data?
ī¨ 1) six
ī¨ 2) seven
ī¨ 3) eight
ī¨ 4) ten
ī¨ 5) three
ī¨ Ans--- eight
79. The Ennahda Party has emerged as largest political party in the
first elections after the Arab Spring in which among the following
countries?
ī¨ 1) Tunisia
ī¨ 2) Syria
ī¨ 3) Libya
ī¨ 4) Algeria
ī¨ 5) Sudan
ī¨ Ans--- Tunisia
80. Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation
(IOR-ARC) was initiated by which among the following countries?
ī¨ 1) India
ī¨ 2) Sri Lanka
ī¨ 3) Maldives
ī¨ 4) Mauritius
ī¨ 5) Nepal
ī¨ Ans--- Mauritius
81. Nabam Tuki has been sworn in as Chief Minister of which among
the following states recently?
ī¨ 1) Nagaland
ī¨ 2) Mizoram
ī¨ 3) Arunachal Pradesh
ī¨ 4) Meghalaya
ī¨ 5) Sikkim
ī¨ Ans--- Arunachal Pradesh
82. Who among the following has recently topped the Fortune Indiaâs
50 Most Powerful Women in Business list?
ī¨ 1) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
ī¨ 2) Chanda Kochar
ī¨ 3) Ekta Kapoor
ī¨ 4) Shikha Sharma
ī¨ 5) Lalitha Dutta
ī¨ Ans--- Chanda Kochar
83. Which among the following decides the Saving Banks Account
Interest Rate in India?
ī¨ 1) Ministry of Finance
ī¨ 2) Reserve Bank of India
ī¨ 3) Indian Banks' Association (IBA)
ī¨ 4) Banks themselves
ī¨ 5) IBPS
ī¨ Ans--- Banks themselves
84. For which among the following criminal activities related to
Business, tycoon Raj Rajaratnam was sent to jail recently?
ī¨ 1) Terrorist Funding
ī¨ 2) Insider Trading
ī¨ 3) Tax Evasion
ī¨ 4) Hawala Transaction
ī¨ 5) Smuggling
ī¨ Ans--- Insider Trading
85. Which of the following banks recently completed its Platinum
Jubilee celebrations?
ī¨ 1) Central Bank of India
ī¨ 2) Reserve bank of India
ī¨ 3) Andhra Bank
ī¨ 4) Canara Bank
ī¨ 5) IDBI
ī¨ Ans--- Reserve bank of India
86. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which provides
AADHAAR is a part of which among the following?
ī¨ 1) National Development Council
ī¨ 2) Planning Commission
ī¨ 3) Ministry of Home Affairs
ī¨ 4) Ministry of Planning and Implementation
ī¨ 5) Planning and Statistics
ī¨ Ans--- Planning Commission
87. Which among the following country is the host to 17th South
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in
November 2011?
ī¨ 1) Bangladesh
ī¨ 2) Maldives
ī¨ 3) Nepal
ī¨ 4) Pakistan
ī¨ 5) India
ī¨ Ans--- Maldives
88. Accounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in respect of
ī¨ 1) Both saving bank accounts and fixed deposit accounts
ī¨ 2) Both saving bank accounts and current accounts
ī¨ 3) Both saving bank accounts and loan accounts
ī¨ 4) Both saving bank accounts and cash accounts
ī¨ 5) Both saving bank account and credit accounts
ī¨ Ans---Both saving bank accounts and current accounts
89. Vasanth Sathe , who recently died is known for spearheading
the move to bring which among the following to India 1980s?
ī¨ 1) Personal Computers
ī¨ 2) Color TVs
ī¨ 3) Washing Machines
ī¨ 4) Motor Cycles
ī¨ 5) Telecom revolution
ī¨ Ans---Color TVs
90. Recently which of the following bank celebrated its
CENTENARY Anniversary ?
ī¨ 1) Andhra Bank
ī¨ 2) Bank of India
ī¨ 3) Central Bank of India
ī¨ 4) Vijaya Bank
ī¨ 5) Canara Bank
ī¨ Ans---Central Bank of India
91. The students of which among the following institutions have built
the 'Jugnu' satellite which is a remote-sensing satellite that will
monitor vegetation and waterbodies?
ī¨ 1) IIT Kanpur
ī¨ 2) IIT Kharagpur
ī¨ 3) SRM University
ī¨ 4) Andhra University
ī¨ 5) Delhi University
ī¨ Ans---IIT Kanpur
92. Who among the following is the winner of 26th Indira Gandhi
Award for National Integration?
ī¨ 1) Anil Kakodkar
ī¨ 2) Amjad Ali Khan
ī¨ 3) Mohan Dharia
ī¨ 4) Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati
ī¨ 5) Prof.Niharika VidyaSagar
ī¨ Ans---Mohan Dharia
93. On October 25, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had deregulated the savings
bank deposit rates and asked banks to determine their own. Banks are
required to offer a uniform rate on deposits up to which among the following
amounts?
ī¨ 1) Rs. 50,000
ī¨ 2) Rs. 1,00,000
ī¨ 3) Rs. 1,20,000
ī¨ 4) Rs. 1,50,000
ī¨ 5) Rs.2,00,000
ī¨ Ans---Rs. 1,00,000
94. What is the requirement of the minimum capital adequacy ratio
under the new Basel III guidelines released in 2010?
ī¨ 1) 9%
ī¨ 2) 9.5%
ī¨ 3) 10%
ī¨ 4) 10.5%
ī¨ 5) 11%
ī¨ Ans---10.5%
95. Which among the following states have topped India Human
Development Report 2011?
ī¨ 1) Kerala
ī¨ 2) Tamil Nadu
ī¨ 3) Himachal Pradesh
ī¨ 4) Punjab
ī¨ 5) Andhra Pradesh
ī¨ Ans---Kerala
96. Who among the following is India's Permanent Representative
to the United Nations?
ī¨ 1) Arundhati Ghose
ī¨ 2) Hardeep Singh Puri
ī¨ 3) B N Rau
ī¨ 4) Nirupam Sen
ī¨ 5) Nidhi Razdan
ī¨ Ans---Hardeep Singh Puri
97. P. C. Haldar was recently making news for being appointed as interlocutor by
the Government to remove bottlenecks on the road to a dialogue in which
among the following issues in India?
ī¨ 1) Gorkhaland Talks
ī¨ 2) Assam Peace Talks
ī¨ 3) Jammu & Kashmir Problem
ī¨ 4) Naxalite Problem
ī¨ 5) Delhi bomb blasts
ī¨ Ans---Assam Peace Talks
98. Before it was transferred to Agriculture Insurance Company of
India Ltd, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was being
implemented by which among the following companies?
ī¨ 1) General Insurance Corporation of India
ī¨ 2) Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
ī¨ 3) New India Assurance Company Ltd.
ī¨ 4) National Insurance Company Ltd
ī¨ 5) Food Corporation of India
ī¨ Ans---General Insurance Corporation of India
99. As per the latest data, which among the following is the nearest
figure to the average population of India per bank branch?
ī¨ 1) 8000
ī¨ 2) 13000
ī¨ 3) 18000
ī¨ 4) 21000
ī¨ 5) 25000
ī¨ Ans---13000
100. Who among the following is the current Chief of National
Security Guards?
ī¨ 1) AK Mitra
ī¨ 2) JK Dutt
ī¨ 3) NPS Aulakh
ī¨ 4) Rajan K Medhekar
ī¨ 5) Jagadish Patnaik
ī¨ Ans---Rajan K Medhekar
101. RBI has decided to release Rs 5 coin to mark the 1000 years of
which of the following temple recently ?
ī¨ 1) Vaishno Devi temple
ī¨ 2) Brihadeswara temple
ī¨ 3) Kashi Vishwanath temple
ī¨ 4) Sabarimala Temple
ī¨ 5) Tirumala Dwaraka
ī¨ Ans---Brihadeswara temple