SBI bank canducted an exam in year 2008 to shortlist prospective candidates for the position of bank po.

This is the question paper was for the general awareness and was given in the year 2008.you can download this solved question paper here. More Bank Exam Papers More General Awareness Questions & Quizzes 1.As per the reports in the newspapers what has been the average growth of GDP during 10th plan period (2002-2007) ? (A) 9 % (B) 9.3 % (C) 8 % (D) 8.7 % (E) 7.6 % Ans (E) 2. Which of the following is/are not part(s) of the Union Budget 2008-09 presented in the Lok Sbha in February 2008 ? (1) Defence allocation is increased by 10% to reach more than Rs. 1,00,000 crore. (2) National Rural Guarantee Act is extended to all the rural districts. (3) Debt Waiver Scheme launched to help all farmers irrespective of their land holdings. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Both 1 & 2 (D) Only 3 (E) None of these Ans (D) 3. Which of the following States has been declared 2008 as the Year of Education ? (A) Haryana (B) Bihar (C) Gujarat (D) Uttar Pradesh (E) None of these Ans (A) 4. Who amongst the following is selected as the Banker of the year 2007 by the Business Standard ? (A) M.V.Kamath (B) K.C.Chakrabarty (C) Anil Khandelwal

(D) O.P.Bhatt (E) None of these Ans (D) 5. Which of the following is /are not the constituent sector(s) of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India ? (1) Agriculture & allied activities (2) Foreign Exchange Reserve (3) Industry (A) Only 1 (B) All 1,2 & 3 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) Only 2 Ans (E)

6.What is H5N1 a term , which was very much in news recently ? (A) It is a category of Visa provided by the USA fOR STUDENTS. (B) It is the name of the virus which cause Bird flu (C) It is the code name of Indias space Mission 2010. (D) It was the name of the military operation launched by Sri Lanka against LTTE. (E) None of these

Ans (B) 7. Which of the following State Govts. launched a Rs. 40,000 crore Ganga Expressway Project ? (A) Bihar (B) Gujarat (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) West Bengal (E) Uttar Pradesh Ans (E)

8. Which of the following countries is going to elects its first 47 member parliament for the first time in the history of the country ? (A) Butan (B) Pakistan (C) Myanmar (D) Nepal (E) None of these Ans (A) 9.World Day for Water was observed on which of the following days ? (A) 22nd January (B) 22nd February (C) 22nd March (D) 22nd April (E) None of these Ans (C) 10.sunita Williams is the recipient of which of the following awards given away recently? (A) Woman of the year 2007 (B) Padma Bhushan (C) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (D) Pravasi India Award 2007 (E) None of these Ans (B) 11.The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in ? ) Jaipur (B) Gulmarg (C) Hyderabad (D) Chennai (E) Delhi Ans (C) 12. Who amongst the following won the Mens single title of Australian Open Tennis 2008? (A) Novak Djokovic (B) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (C) Jonathan Erlich (D) Andy Ram (E) None of these Ans (A)

13. Which of the following films won the best Film Award in 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony ? (A) Away from her (B) Atonement (C) No Country for Old Men (D) Im Not there (E) None of these Ans (B) 14. Rahul Banerjee won which of the following Natioanl Senior Champioship held in January 2008 ? (A) Badminton (B) Chess (C) Archery (D) Golf (E) None of these Ans (C) 15. Who amongst the following is the author of the novel Without Dreams ? (A) Shahbano Bilgrami (B) Saeed Mirza (C) Javed Akhtar (D) Shabana Azmi (E) None of these Ans (A) 16. The of a system includes the programs or instructions. (A) Hardware (B) Icon (C) Information (D) Software (E) None of these Ans (D) 17.The copy command saves to(A) The Desktop (B) The Clipboard (C) Microsoft Word (D) Paste (E) None of these

Ans (B)

General Awareness: Solved Paper 1. Which of the following crops cannot be called a Plantation Crop ? (A) Wheat (B) Oil Palm (C) Rubber (D) Coffee (E) Coconut 2. Which of the following is the name of the spacecraft launched by India as a part of Mission to Moon ? (A) Moon-1 (B) Chandrayaan-1 (C) Kalpana (D) RADOM (E) None of these 3. As per the reports published by the World Bank what percentage of Indian population lives below the new International Poverty Line ? (A) 30% (B) 62% (C) 52% (D) 42% (E) 68% 4. Which of the following is not a Social Sector Programme run by the Govt. of India ? (A) National Rural Health Mission (B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (C) Mid-Day Meal Scheme (D) Integrated Child Development Services (E) Bharat Nirman 5. In order to augment Credit flow to small and poor borrowers, commercial banks are required to provide how much percentage of their priority sector advances to weaker sections of the society ? (A) 15% (B) 20% (C) 30% (D) 25% (E) 35% 6. As reported in some newspapers/magazines a large number of children/infants are falling sick because of the use of melamine contaminated dairy products in the world. Due to this many countries like Africa, Japan, Singapore, etc. have stopped import of these products. Which of the following countries was the main exporter of such products ? (A) China

(B) Bangladesh (C) Pakistan (D) Iran (E) None of these 7. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the programme launched in India for the economic empowerment of persons with severe to profound disabilities ? (A) ARUNIM (B) NREGA (C) GCMMF (D) UNCTAD (E) SCOPE 8. As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commission, what will be the share of the State Govts. in total shareable proceeds of Central taxes ? (A) 15% (B) 205% (C) 22% (D) 305% (E) 355% 9. Which of the following is/are objective(s) of the Rural Drinking water supply Programme launched by the Govt. of India ? 1. Supply safe drinking water to all villages. 2. Assisting local communities to maintain sources of safe drinking water in good condition. 3. Giving special attention for water supply to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these 10. Which of the following is not a Source of Tax Revenue collected by the Govt. of India ? (A) Custom Duty (B) Excise Duty (C) Income Tax (D) Service Tax (E) Dividends and Profits 11. Asif Ali Zardari who has taken over as the new President of Pakistan is from which of the following political Parties ? (A) Pakistan Muslim League (B) Awami League (C) Pakistan Peoples Party (D) Pakistan National Congress (E) None of these

12. India is now out of the nuclear sanction imposed on it about 16 years back. This sanction was imposed by which of the following organisations ? (A) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) (B) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (C) INTERPOL (D) UN Security Council (E) None of these 13. Very often we read in newspapers about the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Through Automatic Route. What is meant by Automatic Route ? 1. It is a process which allows foreign investors to trade shares of any Indian Company on dayto-day basis openly in stock markets. 2. It is a process by which Indian Companies are allowed to issue shares to any foreign investor as a part of their paid up Capital in the project in which they have made an investment. 3. It is a process in which all foreign investors are asked to make all their investments in Indian projects in rupee currency only and that too in cash only. Technical knowhow or any other type of participation is not allowed as a part of investment. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3 14. The Govt. of India is planning to introduce a National Security Exception Act in the Parliament, which will work on the lines of Exxon-Florio provision prevalent in the USA. What is the purpose of the proposed Act ? 1. The Act is a part of Indo-US Nuclear Pact as this only will allow India to start building nuclear facilities in the country. 2. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to stall any foreign Company from acquiring any local asset (FDI) if it is found to be compromising with national security. 3. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to control terrorism in a better way as all e-services will be under thorough scrutiny by security agencies. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3

15. Which of the following is not included in the list of UN Millennium Goals ? (A) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (B) Develop a global partnership for development (C) Promote Gender equality (D) Reduce Child Mortality (E) Make World Nuclear free 16. Which of the following agencies/bodies has asked all foreign funds to come forward and register itself as Foreign Institutional Investments (FIIs) prior to any investment in India ? (A) RBI (B) SEBI (C) IBA (D) Registrar of Companies (E) None of these 17. Who amongst the following Indian players could not win any medal in Beijing Olympic 2008 ? (A) Sushil Kumar (B) Abhinav Bindra (C) Anjali Bhagwat (D) Jitendra Kumar (E) Saina Nehwal 18. India recently signed an agreement in the field of hydrocarbon with which of the following countries for which Hernan Martinez Torres, Minister of Energy of that country was in India ? (A) Zambia (B) Ukraine (C) Colombia (D) Turkey (E) None of these 19. Which of the following countries has asked India to scrap Kosi River Pact, the river which created a havoc in Bihar recently? (A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan (C) China (D) Nepal (E) Bhutan 20. Which of the following is the amount of the relief package announced by the Prime Minister of India for Flood-hit Bihar ? (A) Rs. 1000 crore (B) Rs. 1010 crore (C) Rs. 1050 crore

(D) Rs. 1100 crore (E) Rs. 1120 crore 21. As reported in the newspapers some people are of the opinion that India may not be able to achieve its export targets set for the year 2008-09. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) of their worry ? 1. There was a major flood in some parts of Bihar, Orissa, Gujarat and some other States recently, owing to which fruit/horticultural crop has not reached export markets in sufficient quantity. 2. Rupee is frequently getting depreciated against US dollar. 3. Some major economies of the world are passing through the phase of economic recession. Hence many export orders are cancelled. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 3 only (E) None of these 22. While talking to the Press/Media/Group of experts in Singapore the former Governor of RBI, Dr. Y. V. Reddy, said that the impact of global financial turmoil will be less on Asia. What in opinion of the people like Dr. Reddy are the strengths of Asian Financial System which will help it to sustain the turmoil ? (Pickup correct statement(s) as your answer.) 1. Banks in Asia are better capitalized and are not much exposed to sophisticated derivatives. 2. Asian economies were in a high growth mode and hence they have better ability to withstand the crisis. 3. Most of the Asian countries used to enjoy a strong fiscal position and current account surpluses in the past. This has given them an ability to bail out a failing financial institution in case it appeared. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these 23. Subsequent to the RBIs move of reducing the CRR, the industry Chambers in India are demanding for softened interest rates. How will this demand of softened interest rates help the industry? 1. It will give a push-up to new investments and augment the demand of new proposals for more credits. 2. The move will help in creation of many new employment opportunities. 3. It will strengthen the position of the Stock Markets in India. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these 24. The recent decision of the RBI to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 150 basis points (October 2008) will be able to infuse how much liquidity into the market ? (A) Rs. 10,000 crore (B) Rs. 30,000 crore (C) Rs. 40,000 crore (D) Rs. 50,000 crore (E) None of these 25. As per the reports published in the newspapers recently Indian Rupee was on depreciation and there was a time when the depreciation was about 17% in six months. Which of the following was/were the main cause(s) of this continuous fall ? 1. Foreign fund flow was very low. 2. There was heavy demand for the US dollar in the local forex market. 3. RBI all of a sudden decided to lower the CRR. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Both 1 and 2 only (D) Only 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3 26. The issues related to the Land Acquisition for setting-up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is frequently seen in the newspapers these days. As per existing laws maximum how much area is allowed to be acquired for a SEZ ? (A) 1000 hectares (B) 2000 hectares (C) 3000 hectares (D) 5000 hectares (E) None of these 27. Shibu Soren took over as the new Chief Minister of (A) Bihar (B) Chhattisgarh (C) Jharkhand (D) Uttarakhand (E) None of these 28. Which of the following was one of the major point of disagreement between various countries over which the talks at World Trade Organisation (WTO) got collapsed recently ? (A) Subsidy to farmers (B) Providing special status to India (C) Drafting a new constitution for WTO

(D) Drafting a common Trade Policy for next 5 years (E) None of these 29. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th National Film Award Ceremony ? (A) Dilip Kumar (B) Shashi Kapoor (C) Rekha (D) Hema Malini (E) Mrinal Sen 30. The support price of which of the following commodities was raised by 33%-40% recently to make it Rs. 2,500 per quintal ? (A) Cotton (B) Sugarcane (C) Wheat (D) Palm Oil (E) None of these 31. Who amongst the following cricketers made a World Record of 12 Sixes in a One Day International Match recently ? (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Xavier Marshall (C) Muttiah Muralitharan (D) Mike Hussey (E) None of these 32. Which of the following cities became the first 100% e-literate city of India ? (A) Pune (B) Hyderabad (C) Kozhikode (D) Jaipur (E) Bangalore 33. As we all know India will continue to be a net importer of steel as the demand of the same is likely to increase by about 11% in days to come. What is the percentage growth in inland production of steel ? (A) 3% (B) 5% (C) 7% (D) 8% (E) 10% 34. International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days ? (A) September 18 (B) September 8

(C) October 18 (D) October 8 (E) None of these 35. Which of the following teams won the Durand Cup Football played in New Delhi in September 2008 ? (A) Tata Motors (B) Indian Railways (C) Churchill Brothers (D) Mahindra United (E) None of these 36. Which of the following is/are part of New National Biofuel Policy 2008 launched by the Govt. of India ? 1. Minimum Support Price with a provision of periodic revision. 2. No duties or taxes would be levied on Biodiesel. 3. Biodiesel production to be taken up from non-edible oil seeds in waste/marginal lands. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these 37. Who amongst the following was given the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2008? (A) Akio Ishii (B) Bill Gates (C) Nelson Mandela (D) Prince Charles (E) None of these 38. Which of the following is/are some of the recommendations of the Raghurajan Committee on financial sector reforms ? 1. Target inflation control rather than controlling money supply. 2. Open Corporate and Govt. Bond markets. 3. Provide liberal regulations for mergers and acquisitions. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these 39. Which of the following countries is passing through a crisis called as Darfur Humanitarian Crisis ? (A) `Uganda

(B) Somalia (C) Sudan (D) Sierra Leone (E) None of these 40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Inside Third World ? (A) Amit Choudhury (B) William Goldings (C) V. Harrison (D) Nana Palkiwala (E) None of these 41. The 18th Safety Olympics was organised in (A) Seoul (B) Berlin (C) London (D) Moscow (E) New York 42. Mahendra Kapoor who died recently was a famous (A) Politician (B) Social Worker (C) Journalist (D) Sportsman (E) Playback Singer 43. The Prime Minister of India recently released the Economic Outlook for 2008-09. According to the document Indian economy will grow at what rate during the period of the review ? (A) 77% (B) 8% (C) 833% (D) 97% (E) None of these 44. The 48th National Open Athletics Championship was held at (A) Kochi (B) Delhi (C) Jaipur (D) Lucknow (E) Panaji 45. Which of the following countries refused to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, a very crucial agreement for reforms in the constitution of the European Union ? (A) Russia (B) Poland

(C) Germany (D) France (E) Italy 46. Which of the following is not an Employment Generating Programme of the Govt. of India ? (A) NREGA (B) SGRY (C) SGSY (D) TRYSEM (E) CAMELS 47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Other Side of Midnight ? (A) Salman Rushdie (B) Katherine Mayo (C) Ernest Hamingway (D) H. G. Wells (E) Sydney Sheldon 48. China recently resolved its border dispute with which of the following countries ? (As per agreement Yinlong island will be handed over to China.) (A) Mongolia (B) Japan (C) India (D) Taiwan (E) Russia 49. Agha Khan Trophy is associated with the game of (A) Cricket (B) Football (C) Badminton (D) Golf (E) Hockey 50. Two new countries recently signed the protocols to become the member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). These countries are (A) UkraineCroatia (B) CroatiaAlbania (C) GeorgiaRussia (D) GeorgiaCroatia (E) None of these Answers:

1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (E) 11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (B) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (C) 24. (E) 25. (C) 26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (D) 36. (D) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (E) 41. (A) 42. (E) 43. (A) 44. (A) 45. (E) 46. (E) 47. (E) 48. (E) 49. (E) 50. (E)

Bank Exam Model Question Paper 2011: General Awareness

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General Awareness 1) In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from Rs 1 lakh 60 thousand to _? a.1 lakh 80 thousand b.1 lakh 90 thousand c. 2 lakh d.2 lakh 20 thousand 2) A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, discovered that a green alga invades tiny developing salamander embryos. What is this phenomenon called? a)Symbiosis b)Photosynthesis c) Ecdysis d) Aestivation 3) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM? a.Nandita Das b.Juhi Chawla c.Tabu d.Konkona Sen Sharma

4) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption? a. Lokpal Bill b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill 5) Who won the National Jute Board-Kolkata international squash at Calcutta Racket Club on 3 April 2011 after defeating Omar Mosaad? a.Karim Darwish b.Khawaja Adil Maqbool c. Ritwik Bhattacharya d. Peter Nicol 6) Read the following statements: 1.He won the ATP Miami Masters crown by defeating Nadal and thus remained unbeaten in 2011. 2.He captured all four titles- the Australian Open, Dubai, elite Masters titles at Indian Wells and Miami in 2011. 3.He had won his first Miami Masters title in 2007. 4.He joined Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as the only players to win the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.Identify the tennis player being referred to. a.Novak Djokovic b.Roger Federer c. Andy Murray d.Rafael Nadal 7) At the National Conference on Kharif Strategies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 6 April 2011 mentioned that India has achieved an all-time high production of foodgrains. What was the estimation regarding foodgain production in 2010-11? a.235.88 million tonnes b.215 million tonnes c. 261.34 million tonnes d. 222.66 million tonnes

8) Which of the following steel plants in India achieved record production of 5.71 million tonnes (mt) of hot metal (a 6.3 per cent growth over 2009-10), 5.33 mt of crude steel (4.3 per cent) and 4.57 mt of saleable steel (4.3 per cent)? a.Bhillai Steel Plant b.Rourkela Steel Plant c. Bokaro Steel Plant d.Salem Steel Plant 9) The Department of Information Technology (DIT) on 5 April 2011 published a draft policy on which of the following to enable the government departments to provide services, including payment of utility bills and filing of tax with the use of a medium? a.Mobile governance b.E-governance c. Service Delivery Gateway d.Applications Inter-operability 10) Which of the following was not proposed in the Union Budget 2011-12 presented by pranab Mukherjee? 1.Special vehicles were proposed to be created in the form of Infrastructure Debt Funds to attract foreign funds. 2.Rs. 300 crore expenditure was proposed to promote horticulture centres in rain fed areas for increasing crop productivity. 3.For the manufacturing sector, the budget proposed reduction of basic customs duty on raw silk from 30 to 5 per cent. 4.Concessional 10 per cent Excise Duty was also proposed for fuel cell or Hydrogen celltechnology-based vehicles. a.1 & 3 b.Only 2 c.Only 4 d.3 & 4 11) Sectors 1.Agriculture & Allied Activities 2.Rural Development 3.Defence Sector 4.Industries & Minerals Budgetary Allocations A. Rs 14362 crore B. Rs 38852 crore C. Rs 55438 crore D. Rs 164415 crore

A B C D a.1 4 2 3 b.2 1 3 4 c. 3 1 4 2 d.4 2 3 1 12) In the Budget it was proposed to provide sum of money for implementation of vegetable initiative to set in motion a virtuous cycle of higher production and incomes for the farmers. What was the proposed amount? a.Rs 500 crore b.Rs 300 crore c. Rs 10000 crore d. Rs 650 crore 13) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out. i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations. ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Both i and ii b) Neither I and ii c) Only i d) Only ii 14) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the following statements regarding Tsunami. i) A Tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, reaching heights of over 100 feet onto land. ii) Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Oceans Ring of Fire, a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make earthquakes and volcanoes common. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Both i and ii b) Only i c) Only ii d) Neither i nor ii

15) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged? a) Gujarat b) Bihar c) Haryana d) Madhya Pradesh 16)Engineering and construction major L&T announced that it has achieved financial closure for which of the following with the help of 10-bank consortium led by SBI pitching in with Rs 11478 crore debt? a.Kolkata Metro Rail Project b.Pune Metro Project c.Delhi Metro project d.Hyderabad Metro Rail project 17) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being chosen to get an honorary commission in which of the following? a.Indian Navy b.Territorial Army c. Indian Air Force d. Indian Para-military Force 18) Which of the following real estate firms on 5 April 2011 announced a gift in the shape of villas worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni and his teammates following their victory in the World Cup 2011? a.DLF b.Amrapali c. Unitech d.Tata Construction & Projects Ltd 19) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010? a. Rafael Nadal b. Andy Murray c. Fred Perry d. Rod Laver 20) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was proposed to be being extended to the beneficiaries of which of the following Union Government schemes?

a.Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries b.Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension scheme c.Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension scheme beneficiaries d.Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana 21) Which of the following companies announced their alliance with Chennai Super Kings as the official team partner for the upcoming IPL Season 4? a. ONGC b. Indian Oil Corporation c. Hindusthan Petroleum d. Gulf Oil Corporation 22) Scientists have identified five genes which raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Consider the following statements regarding Alzheimers disease. i) Alzheimers disease is the most common form of Dementia. ii) Problems that happen due to the Alzheimers are personality-disorder, decision making, abstract thinking and loss of initiative. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Only i b) Only ii c) Both i and ii d) Neither i nor ii 23) A giant predatory theropod dinosaur, similar in stature and size to Tyrannosaurus rex, has been identified by palaeontologists. Which of the following statements is/are correct? i) The new dinosaur, named Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, probably stood four metres tall, was 11 metres long and weighed around six tonnes. ii) Like T. rex, it was a carnivore with huge powerful jaws. iii) It ran on back legs, with small front limbs. a) Only i and ii b) Only i and iii c) Only ii and iii d) All i, ii and iii are correct 24) Solvay, the Belgian soda ash maker which sold a drugs unit a year ago, agreed to buy which of the following French companies to add specialty chemicals spanning ingredients for moisturisers and car-part polymers?

a.Rhodia b.Danisco c.Cognis d.Le Zbre 25) Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections? a.Dr Reddys b.Natco Pharma c. Ranbaxy Laboratories d. GlaxoSmithKline 26) AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of the following telecom companies for $39 billion? a.Deutsche Telekom b.Sprint Nextel c.Verizon Wireless d.Comcast 27) What is the prize-money of the golf tournament Avantha Masters that began on 11 Feb 2010? a. 1.5 million b. 1 million c. 2.5 million d. 2 million 28) An international team of scientists, led by the Australian National University recently discovered evidence that the bodys immune cells often share information about foreign substances with each other to ward of invaders. The study can help increase the immunity level in human body against pathogens and cancer. Which of the followings are the symptoms of Cancer? i) Weight Loss ii) Excessive Sweating iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour) iv) Enlargement of Spleen Please choose the correct option: a) i, ii, iii and iv b) i and ii only

c) i, ii and iii d) only i 29) Which of the following companies in April 2011 filed a petition in the Supreme Court to block penal action initiated by the Income Tax authorities on its contested $2.5-billion tax bill? a. Vodafone International b. Bharti Airtel c. Uninor d. Tata Teleservices 30) Vivendi agreed to buy Vodafone Group's 44% stake in which of the French mobilephone operators for euro 7.95 billion ($11.3 billion) to win full control of its largest unit and secure more stable earnings? a.T-Mobile b.Orange c. Virgin Mobile d. SFR 31) A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPLs global Internet, mobile and audio rights, along with television rights in specific territories outside India, for the next four years. The consortium bagged the rights with a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011. Which are the two companies included in the consortium? a. TIL & Nimbus Communication b. Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom c. TIL & Colors d. Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures 32) Which chess player won his maiden Grand Master norm in the Chennai Open 2010 International Grand Master chess tournament on 1 Feb 2010? a. R. Siddharth of Chennai b. Kravtsiv of Ukraine c. P. Shyam Nikhil of Tamil Nadu d. Maxim Turov of Russia 33) Who was appointed member of ICC Cricket Committee as a representative of national coaches on 11 Feb 2010? a. Gary Kirsten b. Mark Taylor c. Kumar Sangakkara d. Tim May

34) At the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, the scientists calculated that the Earth sees about __ thunderstorms every hour. a) 670 b) 580 c) 760 d) 960 35) HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosystem by entering into strategic alliances with two data management software firms focused on the smart grid market. Which are the two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance? 1. Infosys 2. eMeter 3. Cape Gemini 4. Tridium a. 1 & 2 b. 2 & 3 c. 2 & 4 d. 1 & 4 36) The Gujarat Government banned controversial book, entitled Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India. Who is the author of the book? a) Joseph Lelyveld b) Joseph Ponting c) Hugh Grant d) Vikram Seth 37) Which one of the following states imposed a blanket ban on plastic bags? a) Delhi b) Haryana c) Himachal Pradesh d)Tamil Nadu 38) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification? a) Sharmila Tagore b) Karan Johar c) Nafisa Ali d) Om Puri e) None of these 39) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of

a) Israel b) Iran c) Afghanistan d) Indonesia 40) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? a) AP Singh b) Arun Shourie c) Sanjeev Tripathi d) BK Gupta 41) When is the National Youth Day observed? a) January 14 b) February 14 c) August 31 d) January 12 42) What is Tejas? A) Spacecraft B) Missile C) Submarine D) Light combat aircraft 43) Who became the world number one badminton player? a) Saina Nehwal b) Wang Xin c) Sania Mirza d) Wang Shixian 44) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010? a. Shane Watson b. Simon Katich c. Mitchell Johnson d. Sachin Tendulkar 45) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company.

a.Tata Steel b.Pantallons Retail c. RIL d.Maruti Suzuki 46) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson. a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) b. Ahonen Janne (Finland) c. Alexander Nicholas (USA) d. Bardal Anders (Norway) 47) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three circles? a.Sistema Shyam Teleservices b.Tata Teleservices c. Reliance d. BSNL 48) Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the economy means (A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities (B) Issuance of different types of bonds (C) Auction of gold (D) To make available direct finance to borrowers (E) None of these 49) Capital Market Regulator is (A) RBI (B) IRDA (C) NSE (D) BSE (E) SEBI 50) As we all know Govt. of India collects tax revenue on various activities in the country. Which of the following is a part of the tax revenue of the Govt.? (i) Tax on Income (ii) Tax on Expenditure (iii) Tax on Property or Capital Asset

(iv) Tax on Goods and Services (A) Both (i) and (iii) only (B) Both (ii) and (iv) only (C) All (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (D) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv) (E) None of these ANSWERS: 1) A 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) A 12) B 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) D 17) B 18) B 19) B 20) A 21) D 22) C 23) D 24) A 25) B 26) A 27) A 28) A 29) A 30) D 31) A 32) A 33) A34) C 35) C 36) A 37) A 38) A 39) B 40) C 41) D 42) D 43) B 44) A 45) A 46) A 47) A 48) A 49) E 50) C

1) This agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet. Identify the agency. a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT 2) In Indias first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company. a. Tata Steel b. Pantallons Retail c. RIL d. Maruti Suzuki 3) Which of the following Indian cricket players took the highest number of wickets in the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2011 along with Pakistans Shahid Afridi? a. Yuvraj Singh b. Zaheer Khan c. Munaf Patel d. Harbhajan Singh 4) Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee to fine-tune the draft National Sports Development Bill. Who is heading the committee? a. Justice Mukul Mudgal b. Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann c. Justice Gurdev Singh d. Justice Jaswant Singh Phogat 5) Name the cricketer who beat Michael Clarke by a comfortable 15-vote margin to bag the Allan Border Medal besides being named Australias ODI Player of the Year in Feb 2010? a. Shane Watson b. Simon Katich c. Mitchell Johnson d. Sachin Tendulkar 6) Record food grain production helped to reduce food inflation to a four month low for the week ending 26 March 2011. What was the inflation percentage for the week? a. 9.18% b. 9.25%

c. 9.21% d. 9.36% 7) Praveen Kumar Tripathi took over as the Chief Secretary of which of the following governments on 4 April 2011? a. Delhi Government b. Haryana Government c. Uttar Pradesh Government d. Uttarakhand Government 8) The Union Government gifted a Kendriya Vidyalaya to a nondescript village Indrapura to which of the following Indian states? a. Bihar b. Odisha c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh 9) The Supreme Court on 5 April 2011 passed an order to lift iron export ban imposed by which of the following Indian states on 26 July 2010 and also ordered it to implement the new rules for regulating iron ore mining and transportation? a. Tamil Nadu b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka d. Odisha 10) To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana? a. Rajiv Awas Yojana b. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana c. Indira Awas Yojana d. Mahatama Gandhi NREGA 11) Which agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet? a. SEBI b. IRDA c. TRAI d. DoT

12) Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6 April 2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyers Credit launched? a. National Export Insurance Account b. Export-Import Bank of India c. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India d. Reserve Bank of India 13) Read the two statements mentioned with regard to the budgetary allocations for addressing environmental concerns. 1. The budget proposed that the solar lantern used in far-flung villages will attract no duty from 10 per cent charged earlier. 2. To provide green and clean transportation for the masses, National Mission for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles will be launched in the year 2011 in collaboration with all stakeholders. Which of them is true? a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. None of the above 14) 21 year old Marjan Kalhor is the first Iranian woman to have entered an Olympic event. She is a participant in the 2010 Winter Olympics that began in Vancouver on 12 Feb 2010. Which sport is she associated with? a. Ski b. Shot put c. Cycling d. Bobsleigh 15) With his victory in the mens large hill ski jump on 20 Feb 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, he became the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals. Name this sportsperson. a. Simon Ammann (Switzerland) b. Ahonen Janne (Finland) c. Alexander Nicholas (USA) d. Bardal Anders (Norway) 16) The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these three circles?

a. Sistema Shyam Teleservices b. Tata Teleservices c. Reliance d. BSNL 17) Which Italian luxury sports car makers on 6 April 2011 announced its entry into the Indian market where it will sell its high-performance cars priced between Rs1.20 crore and Rs1.43 crore? a. Maserati b. Bentley c. Aston Martin d. Maybach 18) Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender appoint in March 2011 to head its investment banking division? a. Rakesh Singh b. Charul Madan c. Gaurav Khungar d. Atul Singh 19) Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states? a. Rajasthan b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Uttaranchal 20) Read the following statements with regard to the allocation in the Educational sector as proposed by Union Budget 2011-12. 1. For Sarva Siksha Abhiyan the allocation was increased by 40 percent to 21000 crore rupees. 2. All institutions of higher learning will be connected through optical fibers by March 2012. 3. 500 crore rupees was proposed to be provided for national skill development fund. 4. For the needy scheduled castes ad scheduled tribe candidates studying in class-IX and Xth prematric scholarship scheme was proposed to be introduced. Which of the above mentioned statements is not true? a. 1 b. 2

c. 3 & 4 d. 4 21) Scientists recently developed a computer that could be controlled by the power of thought. It would help people unable to speak or move. What is the name of the technology which they used to develop this kind of computer? a. electrocortiography b. symbian C++ c. java d. flash lite 22) Which of the following companies bought the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble Co for $1.5 billion? a. Diamond Foods Inc b. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay c. Emerald Nuts d. Kettle Potato Chips 23) Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand Reebok auctioned a bat autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which of the following NGOs? a. Oxfem b. CRY c. All Bengal Womens Union d. UNEM 24) Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011? a. Arjun Halappa b. Rajpal Singh c. Bharat Kumar Chetri d. Mohd. Amir Khan 25) Under the Godfrey Phillips Zonal Bravery Awards given away by the former ruler of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh in Jaipur on 5 April 2011, which of the following NGOs was honoured with the Amodhini Award of Rs.1 lakh? a. Udyogini b. Charities Aid Foundation c. CRY d. Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram

26) The Basic Customs Duty exemption was proposed to be extended to which of the following sectors? a. art and antiquities for exhibition or display in private art galleries b. Cinematographic film, factory-built ambulances c. syringes and needles d. agricultural machinery 27) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Where is the Pacific Tsunami Warning System headquartered? a. Hawai b. Tokyo c. Manila d. Jakarta 28) Which of the following companies announced on 6 April 2011 that it won contract to provide broadband internet connectivity to Indian Railways through state-run RailTel Corp of India Ltd? a. DEL b. IBM c. Infosys d. HCL Infosystems 29) Which super luxury carmaker on 7 April 2011 unveiled Continental GT sedan in India? a. Ferrati b. Bentley c. Maybach d. Maserati 30) What amount of money was allocated for Bharat Nirman? a. 1000 crore b. 58000 crore c. 55438 crore d. 14362 crore 31) Who defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn on 15 Feb 2010 to retain the Pattaya Open title? a. Vera Zvonareva of Russia b. Sabine Lisicki of Germany,

c. Ayumi Morita of Japan d. Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 32) A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of japan. What are the possible factors which can cause Tsunami? i)An Earthquake ii) A landslide iii) A volcanic eruption or explosion iv) Impact by a meteorite Please choose the right option a. i, ii, iii and iv b. i and ii only c. ii and iii only d. i and iv only 33) Which of the following Indian cricket is the most heavily insured player for the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 4 T-20 tournament which begins on 8 April 2011? a. Sachin Tendulkar b. Yuvraj Singh c. M S Dhoni d. Virender Sehwag 34) The Union Budget for 2011-12 proposed lowering of qualifying age for tax relief for senior citizens from 65 years to _? a. 55 b. 58 c. 60 d. 62 35) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 to _? a. 1 lakh 80 thousand b. 1 lakh 90 thousand c. 2 lakh d. 2 lakh 20 thousand

36) Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to effectively deal with corruption? a. Lokpal Bill b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill 37) Who became the world number one badminton player? a. Saina Nehwal b. Wang Xin c. Sania Mirza d. Wang Shixian 38) When is the National Youth Day observed? a. January 14 b. February 14 c. August 31 d. January 12 39) What is Tejas? a. Spacecraft b. Missile c. Submarine d. Light combat aircraft 40) Who is the Chairperson of the Central Board Film Certification? a. Sharmila Tagore b. Karan Johar c. Nafisa Ali d. Om Puri e. None of these 41) Ali Akbar Salehi is the foreign minister of a. Israel b. Iran c. Afghanistan d. Indonesia 42) Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?

a. AP Singh b. Arun Shourie c. Sanjeev Tripathi d. BK Gupta 43) According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out. i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations. ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a. Both i and ii b. Neither I and ii c. Only i d. Only ii 44) Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged? a. Gujarat b. Bihar c. Haryana d. Madhya Pradesh 45) Roger Federer won his fourth Australian Open Tennis Championship and 16th Grand Slam on 31 Jan 2010. Who did he defeat in the final of the Australian Open 2010? a. Rafael Nadal b. Andy Murray c. Fred Perry d. Rod Laver 46) Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onirs I AM? a. Nandita Das b. Juhi Chawla c. Tabu d. Konkona Sen Sharma 47) In tiger census 2010,

i) Pugmarks were used as the only indicator of tiger numbers. ii) An advanced Scientific process was adopted which included video trapping and use of satellite data. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? Choose the right option: a. Only i is incorrect b. Only ii is incorrect c. Both i and ii are incorrect d. Both i and ii are not incorrect 48) India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 played at Mohali. Who was declared man of the match of the high powered game? a. Saeed Ajmal b. Sachin Tendulkar c. Munaf Patel d. Wahab Riaz 49) Which of the following bodies put off indefinitely the new rules governing unwanted telemarketing calls which were supposed to be implemented from 21 March 2011? a. Department of Telecommunication (DoT) b. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) c. Indian Ministry of communication & Technology d. HRD Ministry 50) The Indian government in March 2011 conferred the Miniratna status on which of the following PSUs? a. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) b. Air India Charters Ltd c. Cement Corporation of India d. HMT Machine Tools Ltd Answers: 1) B 2) A 3) B 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) C 9) C 10) A 11) B 12) A 13) B 14) A 15) A 16) A 17) C 18) A 19) A 20) B 21) A 22) A 23) B 24) A 25) A 26) A 27) A 28) D 29) B 30) B 31) A 32) A 33) C 34) C 35) A 36) A 37) B 38) D 39) D 40) A 41) B 42) C 43) A 44) A 45) B 46) B 47) A 48) B 49) B 50) A