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150 MCQ ON CURRENT AFFAIR 2013 FOR IBPS, SSC, CSAT

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Ques. : 151 The 13th general elections in Mala sia !ere hel" recentl an" the ruling coalition# $arisan %asional &%ational 'ront(# retaine" its 5)- ear hol" on *o!er. %a+e the *erson !ho lea"s this coalition an" is all set to ,eco+e the ne-t Pri+e Minister o. the countr . 1) Anwar Ibrahim 2) Muhyiddin Yassin 3) Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ) !a"ib #aza$ %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 152 The $ritish Conser/ati/e MP# %igel E/ans# has ,een arreste" o/er allegations o. ra*e an" se-ual assault to t!o +en. 0e hol"s !hich o. the .ollo!ing *ositions in the 0ouse o. Co++ons o. the $ritish Parlia+ent at *resent1 1) 'he (e)uty *)ea$er 2) 'he *)ea$er 3) 'he +eader of O))osition ) 'he Chan,ellor of the E-,he.uer %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 153 2hich o. the .ollo!ing state+ents is3are correct !ith res*ect to the 4elhi-Mu+,ai 5n"ustrial Corri"or

&4M5C(# a +ega in.rastructure *ro6ect ,et!een the *olitical ca*ital an" the ,usiness ca*ital o. 5n"ia# i.e. 4elhi an" Mu+,ai1 1) 'he 1/ 03-$m lon1 ,orridor will ha2e si-lane hi1hways& 2) 'he ,orridor stret,h in,ludes nine industrial townshi)s/ three )orts and si- air)orts& 3) 'he )ro"e,t will ,ost 345 billion and is bein1 de2elo)ed with te,hni,al and finan,ial assistan,e from *outh 6orea& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) % Ques. : 157 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has authore" the recentl *u,lishe" ,oo8 title" 9The Sea o. 5nnocence:1 1) 6ishwar (esai 2) 6al)ana *waminathan 3) *indhu 7 !air ) !ilan"an Mu$ho)adhyay %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 155 The Presi"ential $oar" o. '54E# the !orl" chess ,o" # has a**ro/e" the staging o. the 2orl" Chess Cha+*ionshi* +atch in Chennai in %o/e+,er this ear. The cha+*ionshi* !ill ,e *la e" ,et!een ?is!anathan Anan" an" !ho a+ongst the .ollo!ing1 1) 8oris 9elfand 2) Ma1nus Carlsen 3) 7eselin 'o)alo2 ) 7ladimir 6ramni$

%) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 15) Consi"er the .ollo!ing state+ents !ith res*ect to *oll-,oun" Pa8istan an" i"enti. the correct sentence&s(: 1) 'his will be the first time in the history of the ::-years old nation that a demo,rati,ally ele,ted 1o2ernment will ,om)lete its full term& 2) 'his will be the first time that a demo,rati,ally ele,ted 1o2ernment transitioned to another ele,ted 1o2ernment& 3) 'his will be the first time that there is a trian1ular battlefield as all other ele,tions were a ,lear two-)arty ,ontest and the third front failed to ma$e its )resen,e felt& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) Ques. : 15@ 2hich o. the .ollo!ing countries is hosting the 1Ath e"ition o. the ,iennial e/ent# Co++on!ealth Ta,le Tennis cha+*ionshi* 2B131 1) *ri +an$a 2) India 3) Australia ) *outh Afri,a %) !one of these Ans&) 2

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Ques. : 15C The rising star o. 5n"ian ,a"+inton# P? Sin"hu# has !on her +ai"en Mala sian ;*en =ran" Pri- =ol" title

recentl an" has ,eco+e the secon" 5n"ian to reach this .eat. 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing is the .irst one to achie/e this .eat1 1) A)arna ;o)at 2) <wala 9utta 3) *aina !ehwal ) Ashwini ;onna))a %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 15A The Central $oar" o. 4irect Ta-es &C$4T( has +a"e e-.iling o. 5-T returns +an"ator .or in"i/i"uals earning +ore than <s 5 la8h ta-a,le inco+e "uring the .inancial ear en"e" March 31# 2B13. Earlier e-.iling !as +an"ator .or in"i/i"uals ha/ing a ta-a,le inco+e o. +ore than DDDDDDD. 1) #s : la$h 2) #s 0 la$h 3) #s 15 la$h ) #s 1% la$h %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 1)B The *resi"ent o. Manila-,ase" Asian 4e/elo*+ent $an8 &A4$(# Ta8ahi8o %a8ao# has announce" that the ,an8 !ill +aintain its annual len"ing to 5n"ia .or the ne-t three ears. The A4$ is len"ing aroun" DDDDDDDDto 5n"ia e/er ear at *resent. 1) 32 billion 2) 3 billion 3) 3% billion ) 315 billion %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1)1 5n a strategicall signi.icant +o/e to counter China:s *resence in the region# 5n"ia has announce" to u*gra"e Cha,ahar *ort situate" in !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) Af1hanistan 2) 6aza$hstan 3) Iran ) 'ur$menistan %) !one of these Ans&) 3

Ques. : 1)2 The Union 4e.ence Minister A> Anton co++issione" !hich o. the .ollo!ing .ighter aircra.ts into the .ront line unit o. the 5n"ian %a/ sEua"ron at =oa:s %a/al $ase 5%S 0ansa recentl 1 The sEua"ron !ill ,e christene" as 5%AS 3B3 F$lac8 PanthersG. 1) MI9-246 2) *ea =arrier 3) Mi9-21 >ishbed ) *u$hoi *u-35M6I %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1)3 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has ,een a**ointe" as the chair+an o. the technical co++ittee o. the All 5n"ia 'oot,all 'e"eration &A5''( recentl 1 1) 8ala"i !arasimhan 2) 8ai,hun1 8hutia 3) Aru) (ebnath ) Ashim 8iswas %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1)7 5n"ia is *lanning to esta,lish a %ational 5nstitute o. Mining in !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries as a *art o. 5n"ia:s reconstruction e..orts in the countr 1 1) Iran 2) 6yr1yzstan 3) Af1hanistan ) 6aza$hstan %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 1)5 5n"ian *istol shooters co+*eting in the 5SS' 2orl" Cu* !ill ,e !ithout the ser/ices o. coach Sa e" 2a6i" Ali as he has ,een "enie" /isa to tra/el .or the Ma 7-13 tourna+ent. The tourna+ent !ill ,e hel" in !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) ?* 2) ?6 3) China ) >ran,e %) !one of these Ans&) 1

Ques. : 1)) The Annual 5CC Cric8et Co++ittee +eeting !ill ,e hel" in Lon"on un"er its ne! Chair+an on Ma 2C-2A. 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing is the ne! chair+an o. 5CC Cric8et Co++ittee1 1) 6umar *an1a$ara 2) Andrew *trauss 3) Cli2e +lyod ) Anil 6umble %) + *i2arama$rishnan Ans&) Ques. : 1)@ The na+e o. Sai8ho+ Mira,ai Chanu is associate" !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing ga+es1 She has ,agge" three ,ronHe +e"als in the 2orl" Cha+*ionshi* o. the ga+e recentl . 1) Ar,hery 2) @ei1htliftin1 3) 'able 'ennis ) (is,us 'hrow %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1)C The Central =o/ern+ent is *ushing .or the *assage o. .oo" securit ,ill in the current session o. the Parlia+ent. 2hich o. the .ollo!ing is the .irst state in the countr to *ass a .oo" securit act1 1) ?ttara$hand 2) Chhattis1arh 3) Madhya ;radesh ) 9u"arat %) !one of these Ans&) 2

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Ques. : 1)A 2ith the .luctuating gol" *rice in international +ar8ets# the "e+an" .or gol" ET's is *ic8ing *ace in 5n"ia. 2hat is the .ull .or+ o. ET' as use" in ,an8ing3.inancial *arlance1 1) E-tensi2ely 'raded >und 2) E-,han1e 'raded >und 3) E-,han1e 'rusted >und ) Easily 'ransferable >und %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1@B %a+e the online collection o. <a,in"ranath Tagore:s !or8s launche" , the Presi"ent Prana, Mu8her6ee recentl . 5t is a tri,ute to Tagore as *art o. his 15Bth ,irth anni/ersar cele,rations an" !ill archi/e his !or8s in +anuscri*t an" *rint in ,oth $engali an" English. 1) 8i,hitra 2) 9urude2 3) 7i2idha ) 9uru-6umbh %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 1@1 As *er the a+en"+ents cleare" , the Union Ca,inet recentl # !hich o. the .ollo!ing categories !ill ,e *ro/i"e" !ith the ,ene.it o. lo! interest loans un"er the a+en"e" %ational <ural Li/elihoo" Mission &Aa6ee/i8a(1 1) @omen *elf =el) 9rou)s A*=9s) 2) +andless labourers 3) *Cs and *'s ) Mar1inal >armers

%) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1@2 5n"ia has gi.te" a 4ornier 22C aircra.t .or +ariti+e sur/eillance to !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries recentl 1 This is in res*onse to a reEuest .ro+ the =o/ern+ent o. this countr . 1) Baire 2) Mozambi.ue 3) *ey,helles ) Maldi2es %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 1@3 The 2orl" Asth+a 4a is o,ser/e" on !hich o. the .ollo!ing "ates1 The the+e .or this ear is FIou Can Control Iour Asth+a.G 1) May 1 2) May 3 3) May % ) May C %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 1@7 =iulio An"reotti# !ho "ie" recentl # !as the .or+er Pri+e Minister o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) *)ain 2) >ran,e 3) ;oland ) Italy %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 1@5 The Sa/e the Chil"ren .oun"ation release" its 17th annual State o. the 2orl"Js Mothers <e*ort recentl . Accor"ing to the re*ort# !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries has the highest chil" +ortalit rate &chil" "eaths !ithin one "a o. the ,irth( in the !orl"1 1) India 2) China 3) !e)al ) 8an1ladesh %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1@) The online *ortal Co,ra*ost# in its secon" sting o*eration has e-*ose" 23

sche"ule" ,an8s as !ell as the L5C !ith irregularities an" the Mo' has as8e" these ,an8s an" L5C to ta8e i++e"iate action against erring e+*lo ees. The *ortal has +a"e !hich o. the .ollo!ing re/elations1 1) 7iolation of Anti Money +aunderin1 9uidelines 2) 7iolation of 6now Your Customer A6YC) norms 3) 'a$in1 bribe for awardin1 loans ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) % Ques. : 1@@ The SC has "is+isse" the *etitions against co++issioning o. the >u"an8ula+ %uclear Po!er Pro6ect &>>%PP( clearing the co++issioning o. its .irst unit an ti+e a.ter Ma 15. 5n the .irst stage the unit !ith ca*acit o. DDDDDDDD!ill ,e co++issione" .ollo!e" , the secon" !ith the sa+e ca*acit in 2B17. 1) 255 M@ 2) %55 M@ 3) 1555 M@ ) 1%55 M@ %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 1@C Pro.ulla Chan"ra $orua *asse" a!a recentl at the age o. @). 0e !as a /eteran DDDDDDDDD. 1) <ournalist 2) Author 3) =istorian ) 9eolo1ist %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1@A The State Literac Mission &TSLM( o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing states has announce" to +a8e the state .ree .ro+ illiterac , August this ear recentl 1 1) 'ri)ura 2) 6erala 3) !a1aland ) Mizoram %) !one of these Ans&) 1

Ques. : 1CB The go/ern+ent has re/eale" that the %ational Po*ulation Polic # 2BBB# has ,een i+*le+ente" !ith /ar ing "egree o. success across "i..erent states. The o,6ecti/es o. the %PP !ere to a""ress the un+et nee" .or contrace*tion an" achie/ing a sta,le *o*ulation , DDDD. 1) 2525 2) 252% 3) 2535 ) 25 % %) !one of these Ans&)

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Ques. : 1C1 A.ter the out,rea8 o. ,ir" .lu in China# aroun" 11#BBB *eo*le ha/e ,een "iagnose" !ith "engue an" 37 "eaths ha/e ,een re*orte" "ue to the "isease in the .irst .our +onths o. this ear in !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) 'hailand 2) *ri +an$a 3) 8an1ladesh ) Myanmar %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1C2 E-a+ine the .ollo!ing state+ent !ith res*ect to a ne! sche+e +eant .or tri,al .orest "!ellers an" i"enti. the correct state+ent&s(: 1) 'he ?nion Minister of 'ribal Affairs D ;an,hayati #a"/ 7 6ishore Chandra (eo/ laun,hed 'ribal >orest (wellers Em)owerment *,heme re,ently& 2) 'his s,heme/ by !ational *,heduled 'ribes

>inan,e and (e2elo)ment Cor)oration A!*'>(C)/ is meant for e,onomi, de2elo)ment of *,hedule 'ribes who are benefi,iaries of >orest #i1hts A,t 255:& 3) ?nder the s,heme !*'>(C will 1enerate awareness/ )ro2ide trainin1 as well as )ro2ide finan,ial assistan,e without ,har1in1 any interest from the benefi,iaries& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) %

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Ques. : 1C3 The 2orl" Thalassae+ia 4a is o,ser/e" on !hich o. the .ollo!ing "ates1 This ear:s Thalassae+ia 5nternational 'e"eration &T5'( the+e is FThe right .or Eualit health care o. e/er *atient !ith thalassae+ia: +a6or an" ,e on"G. 1) May C 2) May 0 3) May 4 ) May 12 %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1C7 2hich o. the .ollo!ing countries has clai+e" ,oth the +en:s an" !o+en:s titles o. the 1Ath Co++on!ealth Ta,le Tennis Cha+*ionshi*s hel" in %e! 4elhi recentl 1 1) India 2) En1land 3) *in1a)ore ) Australia %) !one of these

Ans&) 3 Ques. : 1C5 At least 55 *eo*le ha/e ,een 8ille" in attac8s on an ar+ ,ase# a *olice station an" a *rison , $o8o 0ara+ +ilitants "resse" in ar+ uni.or+s recentl . These +ilitants are acti/e in !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) *omalia 2) *outh *udan 3) Mali ) !i1eria %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 1C) 5n a ,i" to si+*li. the rules go/erning o/erseas in/estors in 5n"ia# the go/ern+ent is *lanning to intro"uce a ne! classi.ication .or in/estors that "o not co+e un"er the .oreign "irect in/est+ent &'45( route. The ne! class is calle" 'P5 !hich stan"s .or 1) >orei1n ;riority In2estors 2) >orei1n ;ortfolio In2estors 3) >orei1n ;referential In2estors ) >orei1n ;arallel In2estors %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1C@ %a+e the /olcano !hich eru*te" in Phili**ines recentl 8illing at least .i/e *eo*le. 5t is .a+ous .or its al+ost *er.ect cone sha*e an" has eru*te" aroun" 5B ti+es since recor"s ,egan# !ith the +ost /iolent in 1C17. 1) Mount 'aal 2) Mount #a1an1 3) Mount ;inatubo ) Mount Mayon %) Mount Ca1ua Ans&) Ques. : 1CC 2hich o. the .ollo!ing state+ents is3are correct1 1) 8ritish li.uor 1iant (ia1eo has a))ointed Indian-ori1in I2an Menezes as its ne-t ,hief e-e,uti2e offi,er ACEO)& 2) 'he (ia1eo is the worldEs bi11est s)irits 1rou) and ma$er of brands li$e *mirnoff 2od$a/ <ohnnie @al$er s,ot,h and 9uinness beer&

3) 'he (ia1eo had a,.uired %3& )er ,ent share of li.uor baron 7i"ay MallyaEs ?nited *)irits +td A?*+) in ?*( 2 million in 2512& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 3) Ans&) Ques. : 1CA Ale- 'erguson has announce" his retire+ent ,ringing "o!n the curtains on his glittering 2)- ear-ol" association !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing English .oot,all tea+s recentl 1 0e is 8no!n .or his stellar role in +a8ing the clu, a glo,al ,ran" /alue" at K3 ,illion. 1) +i2er)ool 2) Chelsea 3) Man,hester ?nited ) !ew,astle ?nited %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 1AB The re*ort FEsti+ates o. State 4o+estic Pro"uct-2B12-13 o. 4elhiG states that the state gross "o+estic *ro"uct &=S4P( has gro!n at AL in last .iscal ear an" has ,eco+e the DDDDD largest in 5n"ia. 1) tenth 2) ei1hth 3) si-th ) se,ond %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1A1 U>-,ase" retailer Mar8s M S*encer is un"er the go/ern+ent:s scanner .or selling +ulti*le ,ran"s in a single store as the .inance +inistr has raise" the +atter !ith the 45PP. 45PP stan"s .or 1) (e)artment of Industrial ;oli,y and ;ra,ti,es 2) (e)artment of International ;oli,y and ;romotion 3) (e)artment of Ille1al ;ra,ti,es and ;romotions ) (e)artment of Industrial ;oli,y and ;romotion %) !one of these Ans&)

Ques. : 1A2 The 2orl" <e" Cross an" <e" Crescent "a is o,ser/e" on !hich o. the .ollo!ing "ates1 1) May 0 2) May 4 3) May 12 ) May 1% %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 1A3 The na+e o. <o,erto AHe/e"o has ,een .inalise" .or the *ost o. the 4irector =eneral o. 2T;. 0e hails .ro+ !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) Me-i,o 2) 8razil 3) <a)an ) Malaysia %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1A7 5n the latest ran8ings o. !orl" uni/ersities release" , QuacEuarelli S +on"s &QS(# a re*ute" $ritish e"ucation an" career a"/ice co+*an # 55T 4elhi:s electrical engineering "e*art+ent has ,een ran8e" the DDDD ,est glo,all # the highest entr .ro+ 5n"ia across all categories. 1) 3Cth 2) 34th 3) 3rd ) %5th %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 1A5 =ilt .un"s# as the are con/enientl calle"# are +utual .un" sche+es .loate" , asset +anage+ent

co+*anies !ith e-clusi/e in/est+ents in !hich o. the .ollo!ing1 1) 8lue Chi) Com)anies 2) 9o2ernment *e,urities 3) 9old ) Commodities %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1A) 5n the recentl conclu"e" 1Ath Co++on!ealth Ta,le Tennis Cha+*ionshi*s hel" in %e! 4elhi# 5n"ian +en ha/e succee"e" to secure DDDDDDD in the tea+ e/ent. 1) 1old medal 2) sil2er medal 3) bronze medal ) no medal %) Indian team left the ,ham)ionshi) midway Ans&) 2

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Ques. : 1A@ Toute" as the richest *riHe+one ,a"+inton tourna+ent in the !orl"# 5PL-st le 5n"ian $a"+inton League !ill ,e hel" .ro+ August 17-31 across si- cities in 5n"ia. 'eaturing international an" national stars# it !ill ,e a DDDDDleague. 1) ?*( 5&%-million 2) ?*( 1-million 3) ?*( 2-million ) ?*( %-million %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1AC %a+e the auto giant !hich has launche" En6o MP? recentl . The co+*an

has set the target o. securing a "ou,le-"igit +ar8et share in the categor . 1) =onda 2) 9eneral Motors 3) >ord Motors ) #enault %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 1AA The Ca,inet Co++ittee on UniEue 5"enti.ication Authorit o. 5n"ia &CC-U54A5( has a**ro/e" *hase .our o. the sche+e# !hich !ill enroll an a""itional 7B crore resi"ents. Till "ate# 31 crore resi"ents ha/e ,een issue" U54 nu+,ers through this sche+e !hich starte" in 1) 2554 2) 2515 3) 2511 ) 2512 %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2BB The go/ern+ent is re/ie!ing the set target in e-*orts to ,e achie/e" , March 2B17 in /ie! o. the glo,al an" "o+estic econo+ic slo!"o!n. 2hat is the set target till no!1 1) 3355 billion 2) 3%55 billion 3) 3C55 billion ) 3455 billion %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2B1 'ace" !ith "eclining e-*orts# the go/ern+ent has announce" a sle! o. +easures inclu"ing e-tension o. the *o*ular EPC= sche+e to all sectors to ,oost e-*orts. EPC= stan"s .or 1) E-)ert ;romotion Ca)ital 9oods 2) E-)ort ;romotion Ca)ital 9oods 3) E-)erimental ;romotion of Ca)ital 9oods ) E-,essi2e ;romotion of Ca)ital 9oods %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2B2 2ille+-Ale-an"er is the ne! >ing o. the >ing"o+ o. the %etherlan"s an" the oungest +onarch in Euro*e. The >ing"o+ o. %etherlan"s consists o. !hich

o. the .ollo!ing countries along !ith %etherlan"s1 1) *int Maarten 2) CuraFao 3) Aruba ) All the abo2e %) Only 2) and 3) Ans&) Ques. : 2B3 The na+e o. !ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has ,een .inalise" to ,e the ne-t Chie. Minister o. >arnata8a a.ter the Congress *art !on the state asse+,l elections recentl 1 1) Malli$ar"un 6har1e 2) Madhusudan Mistry 3) +uizinho >aleiro ) 6 *iddaramaiah %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2B7 The 'inance Ministr is u*,eat o/er *ic8ing-u* o. 55P an" no! is e-*ecting that !ith the current tren" continuing# the econo+ic gro!th rate !oul" cross ) *er cent in 2B13-17. E-*an" the ter+ 55P. 1) Indian Inde- of ;rodu,tion 2) International Inde- of ;rodu,tion 3) Indi,ator of Industrial ;rodu,tion ) Inde- of Industrial ;rodu,tion %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2B5 2hich o. the .ollo!ing states in 5n"ia is running the Teerth 4arshan Io6ana through !hich it .acilitates the el"erl *eo*le o. the state tour the centres o. their .aith1 1) #a"asthan 2) 9u"arat 3) ?ttara$hand ) Madhya ;radesh %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2B) %a+e the countr !hich has a**eale" to a/ert "eath sentence o. 4e/in"er Pal Singh $hullar# accuse" o. a ,o+, ,last in 4elhi. $hullar !as e-tra"ite" .ro+ this countr to 5n"ia. 1) >ran,e

2) ?* 3) 9ermany ) ?6 %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2B@ The !orl":s thir" largest retailer Tesco Plc is intereste" to start o*erations in 5n"ia. This retail giant is ,ase" in !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) ?6 2) Italy 3) *)ain ) *outh 6orea %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 2BC Marissa Ma er# 8no!n .or her aggressi/e acEuisitions# is the hea" o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing internet giants1 1) 9oo1le 2) Ora,le 3) Yahoo ) #ediff %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2BA The na+es o. Achantha Sarath >a+al an" Mou+a 4as are associate" !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing ga+es1These na+es !ere in ne!s recentl . 1) 'ennis 2) 'able 'ennis 3) 8adminton ) @ei1htliftin1 %) !one of these Ans&) 2

Ques. : 21B 5n"ustrial ,o" S5AM is associate" !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing in"ustries1 1) Automobiles 2) Medi,ines 3) *oftware ) 'e-tile %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 211 %a!aH Shari. is all set .or a recor" thir" ter+ as Pa8istan:s Pri+e Minister a.ter the recent *arlia+entar elections in the countr . 0e hea"s !hich o. the .ollo!ing *arties1 1) ;a$istan Muslim +ea1ue A!) 2) ;a$istan ;eo)leEs ;arty 3) ;a$istan 'ehree$-e-Insaf ) All ;a$istan Muslim +ea1ue %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 212 The 5nternational %urses: 4a is cele,rate" on Ma 12. This "a is cele,rate" on the ,irth anni/ersar o. !ho a+ong the .ollo!ing# consi"ere" the .oun"er o. +o"ern nursing1 1) Mother 'eresa 2) Clara 8arton 3) >loren,e !i1htin1ale ) Mary *ea,ole %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 213 2hat is 9Mahasen: !hich !as in ne!s recentl 1 1) A ,y,loni, storm

2) A new 2ariety of hi1h-yield wheat 3) A har2est festi2al ,elebrated in 9u"arat ) A s)e,ially desi1ned fishin1 boat used in 'amil !adu %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 217 The <eser/e $an8 o. 5n"ia &<$5( is gearing u* .or a trial o. *lastic currenc notes as on an a/erage# a,out DDDDDDDDD *a*er notes in circulation get "is*ose" o. e/er ear. 1) % )er ,ent 2) 15 )er ,ent 3) 1% )er ,ent ) 25 )er ,ent %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 215 The go/ern+ent is gearing u* .or the secon" *hase o. the 4irect $ene.it Trans.er &4$T( sche+e an" has as8e" ,an8s to install ATMs at their ,ranches in all the concerne" "istricts. The secon" *hase# starting on 1st Nul # !ill co/er DDDDDDne! "istricts. 1) C0 2) 3 3) 121 ) 1%2 %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 21) 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has !on the S*anish =ran" Pri- 'or+ula ;ne race recentl 1 1) Mar$ @ebber 2) *ebastian 7ettel 3) >eli)e Massa ) >ernando Alonso %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 21@ %a+e the tennis *la er !ho has !on the Ma"ri" ;*en tennis tourna+ent:s !o+en:s singles title recentl 1 1) Maria *hara)o2a 2) *erena @illiams 3) +i !a ) 7i,toria Azaren$a %) !one of these

Ans&) 2 Ques. : 21C The iconic =er+an $a8er # the eater that ca+e into .ocus a.ter a ,o+, ,last that 8ille" 1@ *eo*le an" in6ure" o/er )B others in 2B1B# has ,een .or+all reo*ene" a.ter three ears. 5t is locate" in !hich o. the .ollo!ing cities1 1) 9andhi !a1ar 2) Ahmedabad 3) !ew (elhi ) ;une %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 21A The le/el o. car,on "io-i"e has *asse" a long-.eare" +ilestone o. 7BB **+# the highest in 3-+illion ears. 2hich o. the .ollo!ing countries# at *resent# is the largest e+itter o. this gas in the !orl"1 1) ?* 2) ?6 3) China ) India %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 22B 2e o.ten co+e across the ne!s o. 5E4 ,eing *lante" at high!a an" other routes an" else!here an" the securit *ersonnel "etecte" an" "e.use" the+. 5E4 stan"s .or 1) Im)lanted Ele,troni, (e2i,e 2) Inter,onne,ted Ele,troni, (e2i,e 3) Im)ro2ised Ele,troni, (e2i,e ) Im)ro2ised E-)losi2e (e2i,e %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 221 Consi"er the .ollo!ing state+ents !ith res*ect to co++issioning o. M5=-2A > .ighters into 5n"ian %a/ recentl an" i"enti. the correct sentence&s(: 1) 'he Mi9-24 6 8la,$ ;anther s.uadron AIA!* 353) has been ,ommissioned into the Indian !a2y ,om)risin1 1: air,rafts& 2) Mi9-24 6 is a )otent fifth 1eneration ,arrier borne stealth fi1hter armed with anti-air,raft and anti-shi) missiles/ )re,ision bombs and so)histi,ated wea)on deli2ery system&

3) 'he ,ommissioned s.uadron will be inte1rated with air,raft ,arrier I!* 7i$ramaditya/ li$ely to be ,ommissioned later this year& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 3) Ans&) % Ques. : 222 The 2Bth Asian Athletics Cha+*ionshi* is sche"ule" to ,e hel" in !hich o. the .ollo!ing 5n"ian cities in the +onth o. Nul this ear1 1) Chennai 2) 8an1alore 3) !ew (elhi ) Ahmedabad %) !one of these Ans&) 3

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Ques. : 223 The Presi"ent Prana, Mu8her6ee recentl con.erre" the Aso+ <atna a!ar" &2B12( *osthu+ousl to Ma+oni <aiso+ =os!a+i an" Sri+anta San8ar"e/a a!ar" to cine star 1) !ana ;ate$ar 2) *harmila 'a1ore 3) =ema Malini ) *habana Azmi %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 227 As S5P stan"s .or S ste+atic 5n/est+ent Plans# STP stan"s .or 1) *ystemati, 'ransfer ;lans 2) *ystemati, 'radin1 ;lans 3) *ystemati, 'erm ;lans ) *ystemati, 'o)-u) ;lans

%) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 225 As *er the "ata release" , the o..ice o. the <egistrar =eneral an" Census Co++issioner o. 5n"ia recentl # a+ong the to* 5n"ian cities# the nu+,er o. !or8ing !o+en is lo!est in 1) Mumbai 2) 6ol$ata 3) Chennai ) !ew (elhi %) !one of these Ans&)

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Ques. : 22) 2hich o. the .ollo!ing state+ents is3are correct1 CE<T is 1) a world famous laboratory 2) the ,yber wat,hdo1 of India 3) the a,ronym for Com)uter Emer1en,y #es)onse 'eam ) 8oth 1) and 3) %) 8oth 2) and 3) Ans&) % Ques. : 22@ %a+e the latest social net!or8ing site "e/elo*e" , an 5n"ian entre*reneur# Push8ar Mahatta# !hich is all set to ta8e on 'ace,oo8 an" T!itter. 1) Omni8us 2) @orld>loat 3) ?ni>loat ) =an1Out %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 22C Accor"ing to a re*ort o. the *arlia+entar stan"ing co++ittee on

.inance# ,et!een March 2B11 an" 4ece+,er 2B12 alone# the *u,lic sector ,an8s: cor*orate loans !orth DDDDDDDcrore ha/e turne" into ,a" "e,ts &%PA(. 1) #s :3/555 ,rore 2) #s C%/555 ,rore 3) #s 03/555 ,rore ) #s 4%/555 ,rore %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 22A As *er the recent ne!s in ne!s*a*ers# 54$5 is all set to lose the ,attle to ta8e o/er S0C5L. E-*an" the ter+ S0C5L. 1) *to,$ =oldin1 Com)any of India +imited 2) *to,$ =oldin1 Cor)oration of India +imited 3) *to,$ =eraldin1 Cor)oration of India +imited ) *hare =oldin1 Cor)oration of India +imited %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 23B 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has !on the +en:s singles title o. the Ma"ri" Masters tennis tourna+ent recentl 1 The !o+en:s singles title o. the sa+e !as clinche" , Serena 2illia+s. 1) #o1er >ederer 2) !o2a$ ("o$o2i, 3) #afael !adal ) Andy Murray %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 231 The Antri- Cor*oration Li+ite" is the +ar8ing ar+ o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing1 1) Indian *)a,e #esear,h Or1anisation 2) (efense #esear,h and (e2elo)ment Or1anisation 3) Ordinan,e >a,tory 8oard ) 8harat =ea2y Ele,tri,als +imited %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 232 As the *ost o. Attorne =eneral o. 5n"ia is a Constitutional *ost un"er Article @) o. the Constitution o. 5n"ia# !hich o. the .ollo!ing is true a,out the *osts o. the Solicitor =eneral an" the A""itional Solicitors =eneral in 5n"ia1

1) 'hese are ,onstitutional )osts 2) 'hese are only statutory )osts 3) 'hese are autonomous )osts ) 'hey are )ri2ate )ra,titioners %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 233 5n the !a8e o. the Su*re+e CourtJs scathing o,ser/ations on C$5# the go/ern+ent has .or+e" a =rou* o. Ministers &=oM( to "ra.t a la! to insulate the in/estigating agenc .ro+ e-ternal in.luence. 5t is hea"e" , 1) Manish 'ewari 2) 6a)il *ibal 3) *alman 6hurshid ) ; Chidambaram %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 237 The $hag a N othi sche+e# un"er !hich electricit connections are *ro/i"e" to $PL househol"s# has ,een i+*le+ente" in !hich o. the .ollo!ing states1 1) Andhra ;radesh 2) Madhya ;radesh 3) Odisha ) 6arnata$a %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 235 The ho*e o. $ihar getting a ,ac8!ar" state status has gro!n stronger !ith a co++ittee has ,een announce" to ,e .or+e" that !ill e/ol/e ne! criteria .or ,ac8!ar"ness o. states an" su,+it the re*ort to the Centre !ithin a +onth. This co++ittee !ill ,e hea"e" , 1) ; Chidambaram 2) #a1huram #a"an 3) Monte$ *in1h Ahluwalia ) <airam #amesh %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 23) Co++on!ealth =a+es gol"+e"allist Mano6 >u+ar an" rising star L 4e/en"ro Singh are the *ro+inent .aces !hich re*resent 5n"ia in the ga+e o. 1) Ar,hery

2) 8o-in1 3) @ei1htliftin1 ) (is,us 'hrow %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 23@ The in"igenousl "e/elo*e" rota/irus /accine <;TA?AC has sho!n *ositi/e results "uring the "i..erent *hases o. its clinical trials. The /accine is "e/elo*e" to *re/ent !hich o. the .ollo!ing "iseases1 1) ;neumonia 2) Chi,$en)o3) (iarrhea ) Marasmus %) !one of these Ans&) 3

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Ques. : 23C $oll !oo" actor San6a 4utt# con/icte" in 1AA3 ,o+, ,lasts case# has urge" a "esignate" TA4A court in Mu+,ai to allo! hi+ to surren"er ,e.ore Ier!a"a 6ail in Pune. 2hat is e-*an"e" .or+ o. the acron + TA4A1 1) 'errorist and (estru,ti2e A,t A;re2ention) A,t 2) 'errorism and (estru,ti2e A,ti2ities A;re2ention) A,t 3) 'errorisin1 and (isturbin1 A,ti2ities A;re2ention) A,t ) 'errorist and (isru)ti2e A,ti2ities A;re2ention) A,t %) !one of these Ans&)

Ques. : 23A 5n"ia an" !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries has signe" a Me+oran"u+ o. Un"erstan"ing &MoU( on Technical Coo*eration in the .iel" o. S*atial Planning# 2ater Manage+ent an" Mo,ilit Manage+ent recentl 1 1) ;oland 2) !etherlands 3) 8el1ium ) Ar1entina %) !one of these Ans&) 2

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Ques. : 27B The .or+er "ictator <ios Montt has ,een sentence" .or genoci"e an" cri+e against hu+anit !hich is the .irst ti+e that a *er*etrator has ,een *unishe" .or genoci"e in his3her o!n countr . 0e ,elongs to !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) 9uatemala 2) Ethio)ia 3) !i1eria ) Con1o %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 271 ?ino" <ai !ill ste* "o!n .ro+ !hich o. the .ollo!ing *osts , the en" o. Ma this ear1 1) Attorney 9eneral of India 2) Com)troller and Auditor 9eneral ACA9) 3) Chief Ele,tion Commissioner of India ) 'he Chief E,onomi, Ad2isor to the 9o2ernment of India %) !one of these Ans&) 2

Ques. : 272 'rance# the secon" largest econo+ in the euro Hone# has con.ir+e" that it is no! in recession. 2hich o. the .ollo!ing countries is the ,iggest econo+ in the Euro Oone1 1) 9ermany 2) ?6 3) Italy ) *)ain %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 273 2hich o. the .ollo!ing countries has launche" a ne! 9su*er*riorit : sa+e"a /isa ser/ice .or urgent tra/elers .ro+ 5n"ia recentl 1 5t is a .irst-o.-its-8in" ser/ice to ,e launche" , the countr . 1) ?* 2) *outh 6orea 3) <a)an ) ?6 %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 277 Asghar Ali Engineer *asse" a!a recentl in Mu+,ai a.ter a *rolonge" illness. 0e !as a note" 1) =indu s,holar 2) Islami, s,holar 3) =istorian ) @ildlife ;hoto1ra)her %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 275 The go/ern+ent is *lanning to ,ring a *ro*osal to the ca,inet .or an outo.-court settle+ent !ith $ritish teleco+ giant ?o"a.one on ta- "is*ute issue. The teleco+ +a6or# .or its 2BB@ acEuisition o. 0utchison +o,ile in 5n"ia# is lia,le to *a 1) #s 11/255 ,rore 2) #s 15/555 ,rore 3) #s C/%55 ,rore ) #s %/255 ,rore %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 27) The <eser/e $an8 o. 5n"ia# in a ,i" to lure in/estors a!a .ro+ gol"# the i+*orts o. !hich ha/e !i"ene" 5n"ia:s current account "e.icit# is going to issue

!hich o. the .ollo!ing instru+ents .or the .irst ti+e in o/er a "eca"e1 1) >i-ed !et Asset 7alue A!A7) bonds 2) Inflation-Inde-ed 8onds AII8) 3) #a"i2 9andhi E.uity *a2in1s *,heme A#9E**) ) !ational 9uaranteed #eturn 8onds A!9#8) %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 27@ 5n a ,i" to re-enter the ;l +*ic +o/e+ent .ro+ !hich it !as ,anishe"# 5n"ian ;l +*ic Association &5;A( has /o!e" to 5nternational ;l +*ic Council &5;C( to a,i"e !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing re.or+s1 1) Its ,onstitution will be rewritten to set a1e ,a) of C5 for s)orts federationEs offi,e bearers& 2) It will 1uarantee that no offi,e bearer 1ets more than three terms& 3) An IOC obser2er will be )resent durin1 the IOA ele,tions& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) Ques. : 27C The Arctic Council# in its ,iennial +eeting# has agree" to e-*an" to inclu"e si- ne! nations as o,ser/er states. 2hich o. the .ollo!ing is not a+ong the+1 1) China 2) *in1a)ore 3) India ) <a)an %) 9ermany Ans&) % Ques. : 27A 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has ,een a**ointe" as the .irst CE; o. the lo! cost airline AirAsia 5n"ia# a 6oint /enture o. the AirAsia# Tata Sons an" Telestra Tra"e*lace1 1) Aditya 9hosh 2) Mittu Chandilya 3) 'ony >ernandes ) #ahul 8hatia %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 25B 5"enti. the correct sentence&s( a+ong the .ollo!ing in the conte-t o.

5n"ia:s .oreign "irect in/est+ent *olic on +ulti-,ran" retail /entures: 1) 'he forei1n in2estor should ma$e a minimum in2estment of 3155 million/ and %5 )er ,ent of it should be in2ested in ba,$-end infrastru,ture& 2) A forei1n retailer must sour,e 35 )er ,ent of the 2alue of 1oods bein1 sold by it from domesti, mi,ro/ small and medium enter)rises& 3) One-sto) a))ro2al for o)eratin1 the retail business a,ross the ,ountry& ) Only 1) and 2) %) Only 2) and 3) Ans&)

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Ques. : 251 Three *la ers# S Sreesanth# An8eet Cha/an an" A6it Chan"ila ha/e ,een arreste" on the charges o. s*ot.i-ing .or 5PL +atches recentl . These *la ers !ere *la ing .or !hich o. the .ollo!ing 5PL tea+s1 1) Mumbai Indians 2) #a"asthan #oyals 3) #oyal Challen1ers 8an1alore ) =yderabad *unrisers %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 252 Consi"er the .ollo!ing state+ents !ith res*ect to 9*ut an" call: o*tion# !hich has ,een cleare" recentl # an" choose the correct state+ents a+ong the+: 1) 'his re1ulation has been framed by *ebi& 2)It mandates that for mer1er and a,.uisitions/

listed firms ,ould use su,h o)tions that ,reate a ri1ht to buyGsell more shares in the future& 3) Earlier/ *ebi had 1i2en s)e,ial )ermission for usin1 this o)tion in the deal between Cairn and 7edanta& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) % Ques. : 253 'ollo!ing the international tren"# the CE; an" M4 o. 5n.os s has ta8en a *a cut o. 2) *er cent in .inancial ear 2B12-13. 5n.os s is the secon" largest in.or+ation-technolog co+*an o. the countr . %a+e the largest 5T co+*an o. the countr . 1) @i)ro 2) 'C* 3) *atyam-Mahindra ) =C+ %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 257 The 2orl" 0 *ertension 4a is o,ser/e" on !hich o. the .ollo!ing "ates1 1) May 1% 2) May 1C 3) May 21 ) May 24 %) !one of these Ans&) 2

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Ques. : 255 2hat a+ount has ,een .i-e" , the central go/ern+ent recentl .or the annual *lan o. $ihar .or the .inancial ear 2B13-171 1) #s 12/555 ,rore

2) #s 25/555 ,rore 3) #s 3 /555 ,rore ) #s 2/555 ,rore %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 25) %earl nine la8h AS0A !or8ers are engage" in *ro/i"ing Eualitati/e healthcare to *eo*le in rural 5n"ia. 2hat is the e-*an"e" .or+ o. AS0A1 1) A,,redited *)e,ialist =ealth A,ti2ists 2) Asso,iated *o,ial =ealth A,ti2ists 3) A,,redited *o,ial =ealth A,ti2ists ) Asso,iated *)e,ialist =ealth A,ti2ists %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 25@ Larr Page is the CE; o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing glo,al internet giants1 0e +a"e ne!s recentl a.ter re/ealing a *ro,le+ !ith his /ocal cor"s that +a8es it "i..icult .or hi+ to s*ea8 an" ,reathe occasionall . 1) 9oo1le 2) Yahoo 3) Ora,le ) A))le %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 25C The Sha*oor6i Pallon6i =rou* has announce" to ,u a +a6orit sta8e in the US4 2BB-+illion Lu- 5nternational gaining access to Euro*e an" A.rica. Lu- is a 11B- ear-ol" co+*an ,ase" in 1) *)ain 2) *witzerland 3) >ran,e ) Italy %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 25A The Union Ca,inet has gi/en its a**ro/al .or increase in the *resent inco+e criterion .or a**l ing the Crea+ La er restriction throughout the countr .ro+ o. <s 7.5 la8h *er annu+ to DDDDD*er annu+. 1) #s % la$h 2) #s %&% la$h 3) #s : la$h ) #s :&% la$h

%) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2)B Clearing the legal hur"les# the la! +inister >a*il Si,al has set the stage .or the go/ern+ent to o..loa" the re+aining sta8e in $alco an" t!o other co+*anies. The go/ern+ent ha" sol" 51 *er cent sta8e in $alco to !hich o. the .ollo!ing co+*anies1 1) *terlite Industries 2) <indal Aluminium +imited 3) Mishra (hatu !i1am ) *undaram - Clayton +imited %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2)1 The go/ern+ent is consi"ering *ro/i"ing So/ereign =uarantee o. <s 27#BBB crore to the 5n"ian Energ 5nsurance Pool to *ro/i"e insurance to "o+estic re.ineries that ha/e ,een re.use" co/er .ro+ Euro*ean re-insurers. 2hat is the reason o. "enial , EU re-insurers1 1) 'hese refineries are )ro,essin1 Iranian ,rude 2) 'hese are not listed in Euro)ean sto,$ e-,han1es 3) 'hese are su))lyin1 refined oil to Iran ) 'hese are runnin1 in defi,it sin,e lon1 %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2)2 'or+er "ictator Nor"e <a.ael ?i"ela# !ho "ie" recentl # ,elonge" to !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 0e !as ser/ing a 6ail ter+ .or cri+e against hu+anit "uring his "ictatorshi*. 1) Ar1entina 2) !i1eria 3) !etherlands ) Cambodia %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2)3 'or the allege" *rice .i-ing , the co+*anies o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing in"ustries# the Co+*etition A**ellate Tri,unal &Co+*at( has or"ere" the+ to "e*osit <s )3B crore as *enalt !ithin .our !ee8s1

1) 'e-tile 2) 8e2era1e 3) Cement ) 'ele,om %) !one of these Ans&) 3

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Ques. : 2)7 The 5$SA !o+en:s .oru+# recentl # has reco++en"e" "e/elo*ing a co+*rehensi/e action *lan to en" all .or+s o. /iolence against !o+en. 5$SA is an association o. 5n"ia# $raHil an" !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) *outh Afri,a 2) *in1a)ore 3) Ar1entina ) 8oth 1) and %) 8oth 2) and 3) Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2)5 The "e*art+ent o. teleco++unication is !or8ing on a *ro*osal to "isallo! crosshol"ing , one teleco+ .ir+ in a co+*eting one in the sa+e circle. As *er the *resent rules# a teleco+ co+*an can acEuire u* to DDDDDin its ri/al co+*an in the sa+e circle. 1) 2 )er ,ent 2) &4 )er ,ent 3) C&% )er ,ent ) 4&4 )er ,ent %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2)) Accor"ing to an e-change noti.ication *u,lishe" recentl # Shi8ha Shar+a has got a salar increase o. 1B *er cent e..ecti/e Nune 1. She is the Managing 4irector an" Chie. E-ecuti/e ;..icer o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing *ri/ate sector ,an8s1

1) ICICI 2) =(>C 3) A-is 8an$ ) Yes 8an$ %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2)@ The 5n"ian A+erican so.t!are +ogul# ?i/e8 <ana"i/e# has ,eco+e the .irst *erson o. 5n"ian "escent to ,eco+e the o!ner o. a +a6or US s*orts tea+ ,u ing Sacra+ento >ings. The tea+ is associate" !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing ga+es1 1) 8aseball 2) 8as$etball 3) >ootball ) 7olleyball %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2)C The .inance +inistr is consi"ering raising the *enalt .or /iolations o. <$5 gui"elines , ,an8s. 2hat is the +a-i+u+ *enalt un"er the la! at *resent .or the a,o/e /iolations , ,an8s1 1) #s 1 ,rore 2) #s %5 la$h 3) #s 2% la$h ) #s % la$h %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 2)A The go/ern+ent has announce" the roll out o. "irect su,si" trans.er .or LP= connections starting .ro+ Nune. 2hat consu+ers nee" to a/ail this .acilit 1

1) An Aadhar number 2) An Aadhar number lin$ed with a ban$ a,,ount 3) ;ro2idin1 the Aadhar number to +;9 distributors to lin$ it with +;9 ,onsumer number ) All the abo2e %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2@B The entr o. ne! lo! cost carrier# AirAsia 5n"ia# has ,rought ne! co+*etition in the airlines sector. 2hich o. the .ollo!ing is the ,iggest lo! cost airline in 5n"ia at *resent1 1) <et Airways 2) *)i,e"et 3) Indi1o ) 9oAir %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2@1 The co++ittee loo8ing into the US retail giant 2al+art:s lo,, ing acti/ities to enter into 5n"ian retail +ar8et# has su,+itte" its re*ort to Cor*orate A..airs Minister Sachin Pilot recentl . 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing hea"e" the co++ittee1 1) Mu$ul Mud1al 2) 7! 6hare 3) #C +ahoti ) Yo1esh 6umar *abharwal %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2@2 Consi"er the .ollo!ing state+ents !ith res*ect to *lanne" su,si" .or the electric an" h ,ri" /ehicles in 5n"ia an" choose the correct state+ent&s(: 1) 'he 1o2ernment/ under !ational Ele,tri, Mobility Mission ;lan 2525/ en2isa1es around se2en million ele,tri, and hybrid 2ehi,les in se2en years& 2) 'he s,heme in,ludes non-le2y of 2alue added ta-/ no road ta- and 1% )er ,ent ,on,ession on the on-road )ri,e of the 2ehi,le& 3) Currently/ only (elhi has im)lemented this s,heme& ) All the abo2e are ,orre,t %) Only 1) and 2)

Ans&) Ques. : 2@3 4es*ite e..orts to ra+* u* in"igenous coal *ro"uction# the Planning Co++ission .eels that 5n"ia !ill still .ace a short.all o. a,outDDDDDDDo. coal , the en" o. the 12th Plan *erio". 1) %5 million tonnes 2) 155 million tonnes 3) 1%5 million tonnes ) 255 million tonnes %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2@7 The .inance +inister# in the ,u"get .or 2B13-17# ha" *ro*ose" a surcharge o. 1B *er cent on in"i/i"uals ter+e" as su*er rich or 0igh %et-!orth 5n"i/i"uals &0%5s(. These are the in"i/i"ual !ith earl inco+e o. 1) #s 1 ,rore and abo2e 2) #s 2 ,rore and abo2e 3) #s % ,rore and abo2e ) #s 15 ,rore and abo2e %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2@5 E-a+ine the .ollo!ing state+ents !ith res*ect to the $SE Shariah in"ean" i"enti. the correct alternati/e&s(: 1) 'he 8*E/ with 'a.waa Ad2isory and *hariah In2estment *olutions A'A*I*)/ laun,hed 8*E 'A*I* *hariah %5 inde- in 2515& 2) 'he inde- ,onsists of the %5 lar1est and most li.uid *hariah ,om)liant sto,$s within the 8*E %55& 3) 'he inde- has the lar1est number of listed *hariah ,om)liant sto,$s in the world after that of ;a$istan& ) All the abo2e %) Only 1) and 2) Ans&) % Ques. : 2@) The +uch h *e" %ir,ha a .un" launche" in the na+e o. the 4elhi gang ra*e /icti+# is still stuc8 in the ,ureaucratic re" ta*e. 2hat is the siHe o. the .un" announce" .or the !o+en:s e+*o!er+ent1 1) #s %55 ,rore 2) #s 1555 ,rore

3) #s 1255 ,rore ) #s 1%55 ,rore %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2@@ The Ministr o. Minorit A..airs# =o/ern+ent o. 5n"ia# runs +icro-cre"it sche+e through %M4'C in or"er to e+*o!er the +inorities through econo+ic "e/elo*+ent. E-*an" the ter+ %M4'C. 1) !ational Minority (e)loyment and >inan,e Cor)oration 2) !ational Minority (e2elo)ment and >inan,in1 Com)any 3) !ational Minority (e2elo)ment and >inan,e Cor)oration ) !ational Minority (e2elo)ment >undin1 Cor)oration %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2@C Paul Eri8 0o er Larsen has ,een electe" the chair+an o. !hich o. the .ollo!ing international s*orts go/erning ,o"ies1 1) 8adminton @orld >ederation 2) International 'ennis >ederation 3) @orld Chess >ederation ) >I>A %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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Ques. : 2@A 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has !on the <o+e Masters tennis tourna+ent:s !o+en:s singles .inal recentl 1 1) *erena @illiams

2) 7i,toria Azaren$a 3) *ara Errani ) *imona =ale) %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2CB 2ho is the !inner o. 2orl" Ta,le Tennis Cha+*ionshi*s !o+en:s singles .inal hel" in Paris recentl 1 1) (in1 !in1 2) +i Hiao-ia 3) +iu *hiwen ) Bhu Yulin1 %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2C1 The legen"r .oot,aller# 4a/i" $ec8ha+# retire" .ro+ *ro.essional .oot,all recentl . 0e !as ca*taining !hich o. the .ollo!ing tea+s !hen he announce" his retire+ent1 1) ;aris *aint-9ermain 2) Man,hester ?nited 3) #eal Madrid ) Milan %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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%) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2C3 The na+e o. Sa+ina $aig !as in the ne!s recentl as she ,eca+e the .irst !o+an o. her countr to scale Mount E/erest# the !orl":s highest +ountain *ea8 &C#C7C +(. She is .ro+ 1) *audi Arabia 2) ;a$istan 3) 8ahrain ) 6uwait %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2C7 The Pa"+a $hushan a!ar"ee !riter .ro+ 5n"ia# U< Anantha+urth # is in the running .or the Man $oo8er 5nternational PriHe 2B13. 0e !rites in !hich o. the .ollo!ing languages1 1) 'amil 2) =indi 3) En1lish ) 6annada %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2C5 The ;il +inistr :s technical ar+ .or e-*loration# 4irectorate =eneral o. 0 "rocar,ons# has reco++en"e" that three gas "isco/eries re*orte" , <eliance 5n"ustries in the >=-4) ,loc8 shoul" ,e ta8en a!a .ro+ it. >=-4) ,loc8 is situate" o.. the DDDDDDDcoast. 1) Andhra ;radesh 2) 'amil !adu 3) 6erala ) 9u"arat %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2C) 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has clinche" the <o+e Masters tennis tourna+ent:s +en:s singles title recentl 1 1) #afael !adal 2) #o1er >ederer 3) (a2id >errer ) Andy Murray %) !o2a$ ("o$o2i, Ans&) 1

Ques. : 2C@ The Na*anese Pri+e Minister ShinHo A,e is all set to *a a state /isit to !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 0e !ill ,e the .irst Na*anese Pri+e Minister to /isit the countr in 3) ears. 1) China 2) *outh 6orea 3) Myanmar ) 8an1ladesh %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2CC 5n"ia an" China ha/e .ir+e" u* eight agree+ents "uring the recent /isit o. Chinese *re+ier Li >eEiang to %e! 4elhi. The t!o countries ha/e set a target o. DDDDDDD, 2B15 .or ,ilateral tra"e. 1) ?*( %5 billion 2) ?*( :% billion 3) ?*( C% billion ) ?*( 155 billion %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2CA The Anti-Terroris+ 4a is o,ser/e" annuall across the nation on !hich o. the .ollo!ing "ates1 ;n this "ate 5n"ia:s oungest Pri+e Minister late <a6i/ =an"hi .ell to the "esigns o. terrorists in 1AA1. 1) May 14 2) May 25 3) May 21 ) May 22 %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2AB 2ho a+ong the .ollo!ing has ,een a**ointe" as the ne! Co+*troller an" Au"itor =eneral &CA=( o. 5n"ia recentl 1 1) # Chandrase$har 2) *indhushree 6hullar 3) *umit 8ose ) *hashi 6ant *harma %) !one of these Ans&) Ques. : 2A1 5n another set-,ac8 to 5n"ian Pre+ier League &5PL(# !hich o. the .ollo!ing tea+s !ith"re! itsel. .ro+ the e/ent recentl 1

1) *unrisers =yderabad 2) 6ol$ata 6ni1ht #iders 3) ;une @arriors ) (elhi (arede2ils %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2A2 5n"ia-China tra"e has risen shar*l in the last one "eca"e an" reache" K)) ,illion in 2B12# co+*are" to K3 ,illion in 2BBB. 0o!e/er# the ,alance o. tra"e has re+aine" highl in .a/our o. China an" the tra"e "e.icit .or 5n"ia in 2B12 has reache" to 1) 312 billion 2) 324 billion 3) 332 billion ) 3 3 billion %) !one of these Ans&) 2

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Ans&) Ques. : 2A7 ?ice *resi"ent 0a+i" Ansari has gone on a .our-"a o..icial /isit to !hich o. the .ollo!ing countries1 1) ?zbe$istan 2) 6aza$hstan 3) 6yr1yzstan ) 'a"i$istan %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2A5 %a+e the 5T outsourcing co+*an !hich has sac8e" its Chie. E-ecuti/e ;..icer &CE;( Phaneesh Murth a.ter it ca+e to learn that he ha" not "isclose" his relationshi* !ith a su,or"inate to the co+*an . 1) Infosys 2) i9ate 3) Mahindra *atyam ) ;atni %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2A) 5n"iaJs Saura/ =hosal# ran8e" 1A in the !orl" in the res*ecti/e ga+e# is associate" !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing ga+es1 1) 8illiards 2) 9olf 3) *.uash ) 'able 'ennis %) !one of these Ans&) 3 Ques. : 2A@ 5n"ians ha/e ,eco+e the largest .oreign-,orn grou* in Lon"on !ith 2.)3 la8h *eo*le ,orn in 5n"ia are li/ing there. %o!# !hat *er cent o. all .oreign-,orn resi"ents in Lon"on are 5n"ians1 1) !early 4I 2) !early 11I 3) !early 1%I ) !early 14I %) !one of these Ans&) 1 Ques. : 2AC >an a ?i" a 4han Io6ana is associate" !ith !hich o. the .ollo!ing states in 5n"ia1 1) Madhya ;radesh

2) ?ttar ;radesh 3) =aryana ) #a"asthan %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 2AA As "i..erent regulator ,o"ies ha/e ,een set u* to regulate "i..erent sectors# chit .un"s in 5n"ia are regulate" , !hich o. the .ollo!ing institutions1 1) #8I 2) *tate 1o2ernments 3) *ebi ) I#(A %) !one of these Ans&) 2 Ques. : 3BB The 5n.lation-5n"e-e" ,on"s announce" , the go/ern+ent !ill +a8e their "e,ut in the +onth o. Nune. These ,on"s# initiall # !ill ,e in"e-e" against 1) @holesale ;ri,e Inde2) Consumer ;ri,e Inde3) *ense) !ifty %) !one of these Ans&) 1

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