1. Which of the following agencies/organisations is setting
up India's first Natural Resource Data Centre in Kolkata?
a) RBI
b) SEBI
c) NABARD
e) BARC
ANS(C)
2. The Finance Minister ofIndia recently made a mention that
Infrastructure Development in India should be done on PPP model only. What is
the full form of'PPP'?
a) Purchasing Power Parity
b) Public Private Partnership
c) Purchase Produce Provide
d) People's Programme & Priority
e) None of these
ANS(b)
3. The Global Non-Violence Day was observed on which of the
following days?
a) 15th August
b) 14th November
c) 19th September
d) 2nd October
e) 30th January
ANS(d)
4. The period for 11 th Five Year Plan is
a) 2005-10
b) 2006-11
c) 2007-12
d) 2008-13
e) None of these
ANS(c)
5. Who amongst the following has played the main/lead role
in the film Chak De India?
a) Abhishek Bachchan
b) Salman Khan
c) Aamir Khan
d) Shah Rukh Khan
e) None of these
ANS(d)
6. 'Ranji Trophy' is associated with the game of
a) Hockey
b) Football
c) Badminton
d) Cricket
e) Tennis
ANS(d)
7. Which ofthe following awards is given for excellence in
literary work?
a) Bharat Ratna
b) Shanti Swamp Bhatnagar Award
c) DronacharyaAward
d) Arjuna Award
e) Pulitzer Prize
ANS(e)
8. Roger Federer, who won the US Open 2007 Tennis
Championship, is a citizen of
a) Belgium
b) France
c) Russia
d) USA
e) Switzerland
ANS(e)
9. Which of the following awards is NOT a 'Gallantry I
Award'?
a) Mahavir Chakra
b) Vir Chakra
c) Vishista Sewa Medal
d) Ashok Chakra
e) Saraswati Samman
ANS(e)
10. As per the to Commerce Ministry data released on 2
January 2012, India’s exports recorded their slowest pace of growth in two
years in November 2011. What was the per centage of growth recorded?
a) 4.2%
b) 3.8%
c) 2.2%
d) 0.94%
ANS(b)
11. The capital market regulator SEBI on 3 January 2012
allowed auctioning of securities through stock exchanges and introduced a new
method for institutional placement of stocks. Which of the following facts
related to the above statement is/are not true?
1. Under the institutional placement programme (IPP), shares
can be sold only to qualified institutional buyers.
2. There shall be at least 25 allottees in every IPP
issuance. No single investor shall receive allotment for more than 25% of the
offer size
3. The IPP method can be used to increase public holding by
10% and could be offered to only qualified institutional buyers with 25% being
reserved for mutual funds and insurance companies
4. Under the IPP, companies will have to announce the ratio
of buy-back, as is done in the case of rights issues and fix a record date for
determination of entitlements as per shareholding on record date
a) Only 1
b) Only 3
c) Only 2
d) Only 4
ANS(c)
12. What is the Finace Ministry’s decision on the rates
applicable on small savings instruments schemes that would be announced on
April 1 each year?
a) rate would remain valid till the maturity of the scheme
b) rate would change in the first qurter of that respective
year
c) rates would change depending on different maturity period
d) rates would remainvalid for six months post the maturity
ANS(a)
13. Scientists discovered unknown species off the coast of
Antarctica. Consider the following statements: i) The temperature in this
region rises to 380 degree Celsius. Ii) There is plenty of light in this
region.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii
ANS(a)
14. Scientists produced artificial human semen to help
infertile men. Consider the following statements:
i) The scientists grew the sperm by enveloping the germ
cells in a special compound called agar jelly.
ii) The artificial human semen could help infertile men
father their own children.
Choose the right option:
a) Both i and ii are correct.
b) Only i is correct.
c) Only ii is correct.
d) Neither i nor ii is correct.
ANS(a)
15. Health Authorities in Australia recently detected Deadly
Disease, Murray Valley Encephalitis. The disease is caused by the__.
a) Flies
b) Mosquitoes
c) Birds
d) Dogs
