1. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on 15 December 2011 approved
amendment to the state industrial policy. Consider the following statements:
i) The amended industrial policy seeks to promote
environmentally sustainable development in the state and encourage cleaner
production and adoption.
ii) Under this policy, disincentive industries will be put
on negative list.
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)
2. The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure
that the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam does not exceed __but declined to
entertain Kerala’s plea for reducing the level to__.
a) 136 feet; 120 feet
b) 120 feet; 136 feet
c) 140 feet; 112 feet
d) 150 feet; 140 feet
ANS(a)
3. A parliamentary committee on 13 December 2011 rejected
the proposal to allow what percentage foreign direct investment in the
insurance sector?
a) 51%
b) 49%
c) 43%
d) 29%
ANS(b)
4. According to data from research body All India
Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), Indian drugmakers posted a
certain per cent month-on-month growth in sales of November 2011 which was the
highest in the past 14 months. What was the per cent of sales growth projected
for the month?
a) 23%
b) 31%
c) 21%
d) 43%
ANS(c)
5. The government waived loan of handloom weavers in India
to help revive the sector under the scheme of Revival, Reform and Restructuring
Package for Handloom Sector. What amount of loan was waived?
a) Rs 548.35 crore
b) Rs 420.66 crore
c) Rs 506.64 crore
d) Rs 3521 crore
ANS(d)
6. A committee on mutual funds, constituted by SEBI in
december 2011 recommended to the regulator’s board to break down the
bifurcation within the fee structure known as expense ratio. Which of the
following facts are not true with regard to the above statement?
1. Currently mutual funds are allowed to charge up to 2.25%
as expense ratio. fund houses are allowed to accept only 1.25% as asset
management charges
2. Funds with large corpuses currently charge 1.55% as
expenses charges
3. SEBI was suggested to keep overall scheme expenses
unchanged at 2.25% for schemes with assets under management not exceeding Rs
400 crore
4. Expense ratio is more than important in debt schemes
where the rate of return is not hig.
a) 1 & 2
b) 3 & 4
c) 1 & 3
d) Only 2
e) None of the above
ANS(d)
7. Which player became the first player to win the Orders of
Merit on both sides of the Atlantic on 11 December 2011 when he shot a closing
66 to finish third in the Dubai World Championship?
a) Luke Donald
b) Alvaro Quiros
c) Rory McIlroy
d) Paul Lawrie
ANS(a)
8. Which country defeated Spain 1-0 to win for the 4th time
hockey’s Champions Trophy title on 11 December 2011?
a) Pakistan
b) New Zealand
c) Australia
d) Greece
ANS(c)
9. Name the woman squash player who on 10 December 2011
annexed the elusive women’s title while in the Senior National Squash
Championship in Chennai.
a) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
b) Dipika Pallikal
c) Anaka Alankamony
d) Sushma Pillai
ANS(b)
10. (1) The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) on 5
December 2011 transferred indigenously-developed Gigabit Passive Optical
Network (GPON) technology to seven telecom equipment manufacturers. Which of
the following facts about the technology is not true?
(2) The GPON technology is a pivotal component required for
broadband connectivity over optical fibre.
(3) C-DOT indigenously designed and developed GPON
technology, which can be used to provide triple play (voice, video and data)
through fibre-based networks
(4) The GPON technology was tested, validated,
field-evaluated and made operational in MTNL's/VSNL’s network in Ajmer
(Rajasthan)
(5) The technology will help fulfil requirements of major
national programmes like the National Optical Fibre Network and the State Wide
Area Network.
a) Only 1
b) Only 3
c) 1 & 4
d) Only 4
ANS(b)
11. Bank lending to the priority sector grew at what
percentagein October 2011 on an annual basis due to lower offtake by
agriculture and MSME segments as well as decline in micro credit?
a) 10%
b) 12%
c) 13.7%
d) 8.3%
ANS(a)
12. With the inauguration of the first state-of-the-art
ATDC-SMART (Skill for Manufacturing Apparels through Research and Training) in
Egmore, Chennai, the Ministry of Textiles launched which of the following
schemes?
a) National Technology Mission for Technical Textiles
b) Integrated Skill Development Scheme
c) Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) For Textile
d) Rural Textiles Technology Development Skill
ANS(b)
13. Which bank signed a memorandum of understanding with
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to use the National Electronic Funds
Transfer (NEFT) facility to facilitate electronic funds transfer of policy
payments to policyholders?
a) IDBI
b) Corp Bank
c) Indian Overseas Bank
d) Dhanlaxmi Bank
ANS(d)
14. World Aids Day is observed anually on 1 December 2011.
What was the theme of World AIDS Day 2011?
a) Getting to Zero
b) Stigma and Discrimination
c) Women & AIDS
d) Force For Change: World AIDS Campaign With Young People
ANS(a)
15. (1) An icon of Indian cinema and evergreen star Dev Anand
died at the age of 88 in London on 3 December 2011 (4 December according to
IST) after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Which of the following facts
about him is/are not true?
(2) Dev Anand started his career with Prabhat Films' Hum Ek
Hain (1946) soon after he joined IPTA
(3) Anand started producing films after the success of
Ziddi. He launched his own company Navketan in 1949 which, by 2011, had
produced 31 films
(4) His first colour film, Johny Mera Naam with Waheeda
Rehman was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan
(5) The Government of India honoured him with the Padma
Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002
a) 1 & 4
b) Only 3
c) 2 & 4
d) 1 & 4
ANS(b)
16. The Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film was given to
which of the following films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India
which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on 3 December 2011?
a) Russian film Elena
b) an Israeli film Restoration
c) Columbian Film Porfirio
d) Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu
