1. "Indira Gandhi Canal", which is around 450 km
long, provides irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat
ANS (e)
2. Which of the following is NOT a missile developed by the
Defence Research and Development. Organisation (DRDO) ?
a) Shaurya
b) Pinaka
c) Brahmos
d) Agni
e) Nag
ANS (b)
3. Which ofthe following metals is used for generation of
Nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants?
a) Zinc
b) Platinum
c) Uranium
d) Nickel
e) None of these
ANS (c)
4. Indus Water Treaty is a pact on' sharing of river water
between India and
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Nepal
d) Afghanistan
e) Myanmar
ANS (b)
5. Which of the following is/are considered a Renewable
Source of Energy?
A. Wind Energy
B. Solar Energy
C. Nuclear Energy
a) OnlyA
b) OnlyB
c) OnlyC
d) Only A & B
e) All A, B' & C
ANS (d)
6. Mrs. Pratibha Patil is the _______the President of India
a) 10th President of India
b) 11th President of India
c) 12th President of India
d) 1st President of India
e) 15th President of India
ANS (c)
7. How many intertwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag
used these days in the games?
a) Five
b) Six
c) Seven
d) Three
e) None of these
ANS (a)
8. India's 'Look East' trade policy is designed to help
particularly members of which of the following group of nations?
a) SAARC
b) ASEAN
c) WTO
d) NAT
e) EU
ANS (b)
9. Which of the following countries has signed a 22-Point
Agreement with Madhesi People's Right Forum (MPRF)?
a) China
b) Nepal
c) India
d) Bangladesh
e) Myanmar
ANS (b)
10. 'Brahmos' is designed to be used by which of the
following?
a) Indian Navy
b) Indian Army
c) Indian Air Force
d) Border Security Force
e) All of these
ANS (b)
11. As per newspaper reports, India's trade gap has been
showing a negative growth for the last few months. "Trade Gap" means
what?
a) Gap between total GDP and total consumption
b) Gap between total imports and total exports
c) Gap between available liquidity and expected demand in
next five months
d) Gap between budgeted revenue collection and actual
collection of the same
e) None of these
ANS (b)
12. 'Equity schemes managed strong NAV gains, which, boost
their assets' was a news in some financial newspapers. What is the full form of
the term NAVas used in above head lines?
a) Nil Accounting Variation
b) Net Accounting Venture
c) Net Asset Value
d) New Asset Venture
e) None of these
ANS(c)
13. As per reports published in various newspapers, mutual
fund companies showed 94 per cent growth in their total profits during 2009-10.
This means the profits earned by these companies were 94 per cent
a) in their total investments they made collectively during
the year
b) more than their profits during previous year
c) of the total capital of the company
d) less than the total expenditure of the companies
e) None of these
ANS(b)
14. As per the reports published in some major news papers
"ADAG companies" made good profits during the year. ADAG companies
are popularly known as
a) Companies owned by Tata Group
b) Aditya Birla Companies
c) Reliance Companies
d) Companies owned by Aptech
e) None of these
ANS(c)
15. "Mutual Funds reported exceptional performance in
2009-10" was the news in major financial news papers recently. What is a
mutual fund?
A. A type of collective investment scheme that pools money
from many investors and invests it in stocks, bonds or other money market
instruments.
B. It is a subsidiary of a bank or financial company created
specially to raise money to be invested in a particular industry, ie housing or
insurance etc. The money raised thus cannot be invested anywhere else.
C. When several banks and financial companies come together
and create a common pool of money to fund mega infrastructural project like
bridges, roads, power plants etc, the common pool is known as Mutual Fund.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) All A, B & C
e) None of these
ANS(a)
16. We very frequently read about Europe's sovereign debt
crisis these days. Which of the following statements/is/are true about the
same?
A. In early 2010 the Euro crisis developed in some countries
like Greece, Spain and Portugal.
B. This created a credit default swap between the countries
of the European Union ..
C. SAARC countries have offered some assistance to some of
the severely affected countries like Portugal, Spain and Greece.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) OnlyA & B
d) All A, B & C
e) None of these
ANS(a)
17. As per the announcement made by the RBI, some Stock
Exchanges in India are allowed to introduce Plain Vanilla Currency Options. The
term Plain Vanilla Currency Options is associated with which of the following
activities/operations?
a) Dollar-Rupee Exchange Rate
b) Floating of Commercial Papers
c) Launch of new mutual funds
d) Deciding the opening price of a share on a particular"
business day
e) None of these
ANS(a)
18. The process of "Artificial Application of Water to
the soil usually for assisting in growing crops" is technically known as
a) water harvesting
b) irrigation
c) water recharging
d) percolation
e) none of these
ANS(b)
19. Waste Water generates which of the following gases.
which is more powerful and dangerous than C02?
a) Nitrogen
b) Sulphur dioxide
c) Hydrogen
d) Methane
e) None ofthese
ANS(d)
20. Which of the following days was observed as World Water
Day 2010?
a) 20th June
b) 22nd July
c) 22nd March
d) 20th May
e) None of these
ANS(c)
