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Page 1. (1). Nobel Prize in Economics 2011 has been awarded to–.
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Nobel Prize in Economics 2011 has been awarded to– (A) Peter A. Diamond and Christopher A. Pissarides (B) Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson (C) Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims (D) Thomas C. Schelling and Robert J. Aumann Which of the following has become the first Regional Rural Bank issuing debit card in the country? (A) Punjab Gramin Bank (B) Nainital/Almora RRB (C) Kashi Gomti Sanyukta Gramin Bank (D) Barodo RRB As per advance estimates of CSO for the year 2011-12, the GDP growth rate has been estimated at– (A) 7·6% (B) 6·9% (C) 6·4% (D) 6·1% The primary sector growth in adcance estimate for 2011-12 was 2·5% which was.........in 2010-11 (Quick Estimates). (A) 5·4% (B) 6·4% (C) 7·0% (D) 7·3% ‘Sensitive Sector’ as defined by RBI includes(A) Capital Market (B) Real Estate (C) Commodities (D) All of the above Bank Cash Transaction Tax (BCTT) was withdrawn w.e.f.(A) January 1, 2009 (B) March 1, 2009 (C) March 31,2009 (D) April 1,2009 When was the SAARC established? (A) On December 8, 1984 (B) On January 1, 1984 (C) On December 8, 1985 (D) On January 1,1985 What is the present number of member countries of European Economic Community? (A) 15 (B) 12 (C) 25 (D) 20 Which Committee recommended abolition of tax rebates under section 88? (A) Chelliah Committee (B) Kelkar Committee (C) Shome Committee (D) None of the above Which of the following countries is not the members of European Union? (A) Switzerland (B) Malta (C) The Czech Republic (D) Poland Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pari-yojna is related to(A) Communication (B) Social Integration (C) Linking of Rivers (D) Development of Highways ‘Sagarmala’ is a name associated with(A) A drilling vessel (B) A project of port development (C) Oil well in Indian Ocean (D) None of the above Tarapore Committee submitted its report on “Full Convertibility on Rupee” in(A) Current account (B) Capital account (C) Both in current as well as in capital account (D) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) The reverse repo rate as on April 17,2012 stands at(A) 6·5% (B) 7·0% (C) 7·25% (D) 7·5% PMEAC has revised its GDP growth estimates for 2011-12 to 7·1% and projected GDP growth for 201213 at– (A) 7·0%-7·4% (B) 7·5%-8·0% (C) 8·l%-8·3% (D) 8·5% CENVAT is related to(A) Sales Tax (B) Excise Duty (C) Custom Duty (D) Service Tax Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides social security to(A) All labours in rural areas (B) All landless labours living below poverty line in rural areas (C) All labours in urban areas (D) All labours in both rural as well as urban areas According to 2011 census urban-rural population ratio was about(A) 35 : 65 (B) 32 : 68 (C) 28 : 72 (D) 31 : 69 Budget 2012-13, allocated funds for RIDF-XIII of the amount(A) Rs. 16000 crore (B) Rs. 18000 crore (C) Rs. 20000 crore (D) Rs. 22000 crore
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According to 2011 census the state having maximum population is(A) U.P. (B) Maharashtra (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala In Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Scheme, government has targeted to ensure universal access to secondary level education by the year(A) 2012 (B) 2015 (C) 2017 (D) 2020 The newly launched CPI-based inflation for January 2012 on point to point basis is 7-65%. This inflation has the base year(A) 2004 (B) 2006 (C) 2008 (D) 2010 The new Chairman of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) who took charge in January 2012 is– (A) Harsh Mariwala (B) R.V.Kanoria (C) Naina Lai Kidwai (D) Siddharth Birla As per advance estimates of CSO, the estimated growth rate in tertiary (service) sector for 2011-12 is– (A) 8·6% (B) 9·0% (C) 9·4% (D) 9·8% How many percentage of union government’s expenditure has been allocated to defence for the year 2012-13? (A) 9% (B) 10% (C) 11% (D) 12% The Ex-officio Secretary of NDC is(A) Secretary of Finance Ministry (B) General Secretary of Lok Sabha (C) Secretary of Planning Commission (D) Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission Which of the following sector show the negative growth in the advance estimates of CSO for the year 2011-12? (A) Mining and Quarrying (B) Agriculture and Fisheries (C) Manufacturing (D) Electricity, Gas and Water Supply In National Mineral Policy (1993) which mineral was allowed for having investment from private sector(A) Coal (B) Iron (C) Gold (D) Platinum The share of road transport in total transport of the country is– (A) 20% (B) 40% (C) 60% (D) 80% Which organisation is meant to ensure exports from India? (A) EXIM Bank (B) ECGC (C) Ministry of Commerce (D) None of the above Which percentage of Central Taxes was recommended by the 12th Finance Commission to be transferred to States? (A) 28·5% (B) 29·5% (C) 30·5% (D) 31·5% As per the report on State of Forest 2011, what is the percentage coverage of forest area in the total geographical area of the country? (A) 22·20% (B) 21·30% (C) 21·05% (D) 19·90% Government has decided to cover all districts of the country in National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)(A) Upto January 1,2008 (B) Upto March 31,2008 (C) w.e.f. April 1,2008 (D) Upto April 1,2009 What is ‘NIKKEI’? (A) Share Price Index of Tokyo Share Market (B) Name of Japanese Central Bank (C) Japanese name of Country’s Planning Commission (D) Foreign Exchange Market of Japan Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission? (A) It is not defined in Indian Constitution (B) Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration (C) Members do not require any minimum education (D) All of these With effect from December 18, 2010, the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) becomes(A) 24% from 25% (B) 25% from 24% (C) 24% from 26% (D) Maintained at 25%
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Committee on decontrolling the prices of petrol and diesel was headed by(A) KelkarVijai (B) KiritS.Parekh (C) AbhijitSen (D) C. Rangrajan NABARD was established on the recommendation of(A) Public Account Committee (B) Shivaraman Committee (C) Narsimham Committee (D) None of these Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Yojana has been launched from(A) 1st April, 2001 (B) 25th Sept., 2001 th (C) 30 Sept., 2001 (D) No scheme of such title has yet launched 13th Finance Commission was constituted under the Chairmanship of– (A) Y.S.P.Thorat (B) Vijai L. Kelkar (C) T.S.Vijayan (D) Laxmi Narayan VAT is imposed— (A) Directly on consumer (B) On final stage of production (C) On first stage of production (D) On all stages between production and final sale Which of the following is considered lending for promotion of exports? (A) Packing Credit (B) Overdraft (C) Cash Credit Account (D) Bill Discounting Kutir Jyoti scheme is associated with– (A) Promoting cottage industry in villages (B) Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth (C) Providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line (D) All of these The financial year for banks is April-March but what is the financial year for RBI? (A) January-December (B) April-March (C) October-September (D) July-June OTCEI is– (A) Atomic Submarine of China (B) Economic Policy of USA (C) An Indian Share Market (D) A defence research organisation How many commodity exchanges (as on December 31, 2011) are working in India? (A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six SEBI is a– (A) Statutory body (B) Advisory body (C) Constitutional body (D) Non-statutory body
The base of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers is being shifted from 1982 to (A) 1995 (B) 1998 (C) 2000 (D) 2001 SAARC University will have its head office in(A) Dhaka (Bangladesh) (B) New Delhi (India) (C) Colombo (Sri Lanka) (D) Male (Maldives) The base year of present Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI-UNME) is(A) 1980-81 (B) 1981-82 (C) 1982-83 (D) 1984-85 CAP ART is related with(A) Assisting and evaluating rural welfare programmes (B) Computer hardware (C) Consultant service of export promotion (D) Controlling pollution in big industries Note issuing deptt. of RBI should always possess the minimum gold stock of worth(A) Rs. 85crore (B) Rs. 115crore (C) Rs. 200crore (D) None of these Which of the following does not grant any tax rebate? (A) National Saving Certificate (B) Indira Vikas Patra (C) National Saving Scheme (D) Public Provident Fund Which of the major port in India celebrated its Golden Jubilee on January 2012? (A) Kolkata/Haldia Port (B) ParadeepPort (C) Vishakhapatnam Port (D) KandlaPort SEBI was established in-
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(A) 1993 (B) 1992 (C) 1988 (D) 1990 The working of SEBI includes(A) To regulate the dealings of share market (B) To check the foul dealings in share market (C) To control the inside trading of shares (D) All of these The ‘Ad hoc Treasury Bill System’ of meeting budget deficit in India was replaced by ‘Ways and Means Advances System’ which has come into force on(A) March 31,1997 (B) April 1,1996 (C) April 1,1997 (D) None of these The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission has become operational for the period(A) 2009-14 (B) 2010-15 (C) 2011-16 (D) None of the above For fiscal consolidation, 13th Finance Commission in its suggested roadmap kept the ceiling of debt burden of the union government at(A) 35% of GDP (B) 40% of GDP (C) 45% of GDP (D) 50% of GDP Which statement of the following is true for IMF? (A) It is not an agency of UNO (B) It can grant loan to any country of the world (C) It can grant loan to state Govt, of a country (D) It grants loan only to member nations Which is the latest mode for payment of income tax dues to the government? (A) Internet (B) RTGS (C) ATM (D) NEFT Which of the following is public sector organisation? 1. FCI Food Corporation of India 2. FCI Fertilizer Corporation of India 3. Cotton Corporation of India 4. Jute Corporation of India (A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 2, 3 (C) Only 3,4 (D) All of these Which day has been declared as ‘Balika Diwas’ (Girl Day) by the Ministry of Woman and Children Development? (A) April 5, every year (B) July 9, every year (C) October 9, every year (D) December 9, every year Gross capital formation as a proportion of GDP at current market price for the year 2010-11 has been estimated at(A) 35·1% (B) 37·2% (C) 38·4% (D) 40·2% The birth rate and death rate for the year 2010 have been estimated as(A) 26·2 and 8·1 per thousand respectively (B) 22·1 and 7·2 per thousand respectively (C) 22·8 and 7·4 per thousand respectively (D) 22·5 and 7·3 per thousand respectively Central Issue price of food grains under TPDS includes price for BPL and APL (below poverty line and above poverty line). What is the difference between the two? (A) Price for APL is double of BPL price (B) Price for BPL is one-third of APL price (C) Difference of Rs. 500 per Qt. (D) Difference of Rs. 250 per Qt. As per India State of Forest Report 2011, the State having the maximum forest area is– (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh India State of Forest Report 2011 puts forest area in the country at(A) Below 25% (B) Between 25% and 27% (C) Between 27% to 30% (D) Above 30% At the end-December 2011, the teledensity in the country stood at(A) 72·38% (B) 76·86% (C) 79·03% (D) 80·76% As per the third advance food-grain estimates for 2011-12, food grain production during 2011–12 is estimated at(A) 246·46 MT (B) 252·56 MT (C) 254·68 MT (D) 262·32 MT Mistry Committee in its final report had recommended full capital account convertibility by– (A) 2008 end (B) 2009 end (C) 2010 end (D) 2011 end Which committee recommended tax on Agriculture Holdings? (A) Bhootlingam Committee (B) Wanchoo Committee (C) Raj Committee (D) None of these
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The saving-investment gap during 2010-11 has been estimated at(A) 2·4% of GDP (B) 2·8% of GDP (C) 3·0% of GDP (D) 3·2% of GDP The cause of deflation is(A) Lack of goods and services as compared to money supply (B) Lack of imports as compared to exports (C) Lack of money supply as compared to supply of goods and services (D) None of these “World Economic Outlook” report is published by(A) IMF (B) World Bank (C) RBI (D) UNCTAD Which bank in India performs duties of Central Bank? (A) Central Bank of India (B) State Bank of India (C) Reserve Bank of India (D) Both (A) and (B) ‘World Investment Report’ is published by(A) World Bank (B) IMF (C) UNCTAD (D) World Trade Organisation ‘India Brand Equity Fund’ was established in(A) 1996 (B) 1997 (C) 1995 (D) 1992 Mixed Economy means(A) Co-existence of small and large industries (B) Promoting both Agriculture and Industries in the economy (C) Co-existence of public and private sectors (D) Co-existence of rich and poor Ministry of HRD has announced to hike FDI limit in Education to– (A) 65% (B) 70% (C) 75% (D) 100% ‘Pure Banking, Nothing Else’ is a slogan raised by(A) ICICI Bank (B) HDFC Bank (C) SBI (D) UTI Bank In 2011–12, as per advance estimates, the growth rate of services has been placed at(A) 9·4% (B) 9·8% (C) 10·2% (D) 11·3% Indian State having the lowest Infant Mortality Rate is(A) Maharashtra (B) Goa (C) Gujarat (D) Kerala ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for– (A) Internet Banking (B) Credit Card (C) Cash with Bank (D) Cash with Public Which of the following state has been identified as a perfect banking state ensuring at least one banking account per family in all the districts of the state? (A) Haryaya (B) Kerala (C) Gujarat (D) Andhra Pradesh The main objective of TRYSEM was(A) To train rural youth for self employment (B) To train urban youth for self employment (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these The establishment of IORARC (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation) was officially declared on(A) March 5,1996 (B) March 5,1997 (C) April 1,1997 (D) August 15,1947 Inside Trading is related to(A) Share Market (B) Horse racing (C) Taxation (D) Public Expenditure The largest source of National Income in India is(A) Service Sector (B) Agriculture (C) Industrial Sector (D) Trade Sector ‘Public Sector’ means(A) Government ownership on commerce and trade (B) Capitalist ownership on commerce and trade (C) Private ownership on trade (D) None of these The share of long-term debt in India’s total external debt at end-September 2011 stands at-
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(A) 72% (B) 78% (C) 80% (D) 82% Indian Green Revolution is the most successful in(A) Wheat and Potato (B) Jwar and Oil Seeds (C) Wheat and Rice (D) Tea and Coffee The external debt to GDP ratio at end-September 2011 in India’s stands at(A) 16·6% (B) 17·0% (C) 17·8% (D) 18·4% Economic Planning is in(A) Union list (B) State list (C) Concurrent list (D) Not any specified list The 17th Summit of SAARC was held on 10-11 Nov., 2011 in(A) New Delhi (India) (B) Dhaka (Bangladesh) (C) Adu City (Maldives) (D) Thimpu (Bhutan) The Oil Refinery established at Panipat belongs to(A) Public Sector (B) Private Sector (C) Joint Sector (D) Cooperative Sector 12th Finance Commission had recommended to merge and determine one single interest rate on various outstanding central loans to states having different interest rates. What is this recommended interest rate? (A) 7·0% (B) 7·5% (C) 8·0% (D) 8·5% MRTP is related to(A) Monopoly and trade restrictions (B) Inflation control (C) Transport control (D) Foreign Exchange Regulations Interest Rate Policy is a part of(A) Fiscal Policy (B) Industrial Policy (C) Monetary Policy (D) None of these The basis of determining dear-ness allowance to employees in India is(A) National Income (B) Consumer Price Index (C) Standard of Living (D) Per Capita Income The State having the highest literacy rate among woman in India is(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala (C) West Bengal (D) Maharashtra IRDP was introduced in the year(A) 1978-79 (B) 1979-80 (C) 1980-81 (D) 1981-82 Who was the head of the panel on direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertilizer? (A) Y.B.Reddy (B) Nandan Nilekani (C) Shyamala Gopinath (D) C. Rangrajan Oil Refinery at Bhatinda is being established by(A) IOC (B) HPCL (C) Reliance (D) BPCL The new Share Price Index (in dollar value) of Mumbai Share Market is(A) DOLEX (B) UREX (C) FOREX (D) SENSEX BCCI is– (A) An International Terrorist Organisation (B) An International Industrial Organisation (C) A Movement for International Peace (D) An International Banking Organisation Index ‘Residex’ is associated with– (A) Share Prices (B) Mutual Fund Prices (C) Price Inflation Index (D) Land Prices The outlines of second Five Year Plan was made by(A) B.N.Gadgil (B) VKRVRao (C) P. C. Mahalanobis (D) C. N. Vakil 12th plan (2012-17) approach paper targets annual growth rate in agriculture, forestry and fishing at(A) 3·5% (B) 3·8% (C) 4·0% (D) 4·2% NABARD was established in(A) Fourth Plan (B) Fifth Plan (C) Sixth Plan (D) Eighth Plan Devaluation means(A) To reduce the value of home currency in other currency (B)To appreciate the value of home currency
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(C)To issue new currency in place of old currency (D) None of these The Union Cabinet has given approval in pension sector for(A) 26% FDI (B) 49% FDI (C) 51% FDI (D) 100% FDI Government has issued an ordinance announcing ULIPs as ‘Insurance Product’. The regulations of ULIPs will now be done by– (A) SEBI only (B) IRDA only (C) Both SEBI and IRDA (D) Government itself In its latest move, CSO has shifted the base year for national income estimates(A) From 1990-91 to 1999-2000 (B) From 1993-94 to 2004-2005 (C) From 2000-01 to 2004-05 (D) From 1999-2000 to 2004-05 The number of approved share markets in India(A) 19 (B) 20 (C) 23 (D) 24 After merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the new entity is now known as(A) India Airlines (B) Air India (C) Indian (D) Indian Airways Dalai Street is situated at(A) London (B) Paris (C) Mumbai (D) New Delhi RBI was nationalised in– (A) 1959 (B) 1947 (C) 1945 (D) 1949 Who was the Chairman of the Working Group of Planning Commission which had suggested the shifting of base year of Wholesale Price Index from 1993-94 to 1999-2000? (A) Dr. C. Rangrajan (B) Prof. Abhijit Sen (C) Prof. A. R. Khusro (D) Prof. Janakiraman SBI (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament allows SBI to reduce its holding in its seven subsidiary banks from(A) 100 to 75% (B) 75 to 50% (C) 75% or more to 51% (D) 75% or more to 49% As on April 17, 2012, the bank rate (as modified by RBI) stands at– (A) 8·5% (B) 9·0% (C) 9·5% (D) 10·0% CONCORD of 8 states of Northern region is a scheme of(A) FICCI (B) ASSOCHAM (C) CII (D) A joint scheme of all the above On March 9, 2012 RBI changed CRR, what is true for it? (A) Raised from 5·5% to 6·0% (B) Reduced from 5·5% to 50% (C) Reduced from 60% to 4·75% (D) Reduced from 5·5% to 4·75% Planning Commission has lowered the poverty line from Rs. 32 per day to– (A) Rs. 30 per day (B) Rs. 29 per day (C) Rs. 28 per day (D) Rs. 27 per day Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides social security to(A) All labours in rural areas (B) All landless labours living below poverty line in rural areas (C) All labours in urban areas (D) All labours in both rural as well as urban areas Who was the Chairman of 12th Finance Commission? (A) C. Rangrajan (B) K.C.Pant (C) Kelkar (D) Madhavan Ravindre Increase in net RBI credit for Central Government represents– (A) Budgetary Deficit (B) Revenue Deficit (C) Fiscal Deficit (D) Monetised Deficit Which pair is not correct? (A) Rekhi Committee —Simplification of Export and Import (B) Nanjundappa Committee —Railway fare (C) Rangrajan Committee —Balance of Payment (D) Goiporia Committee —Banking Service Improvements Individual cannot open his account in– (A) Urban Cooperative Bank (B) Regional Rural Bank (C) RBI (D) Scheduled Commercial Banks According to the new data of Planning Commission on Poverty Line, the poverty between the years
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2004-05 and 2009-10 has come down from 37·2 per cent to– (A) 32·3% (B) 31·6% (C) 30·2% (D) 29·8% The objective of ‘Sangam Yojana’ is– (A) To make Ganga water pollution free (B) To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists (C) To ensure welfare of handicapped (D) To unite various groups of Hindus The HDI value of India in Human Development Report of 2010 was 0·519 which in 2011 report became? (A) 0·598 (B) 0·47 (C) 0·513 (D) 0·438 The process of budget making after re-evaluating every item of expenditure in every financial year is known as– (A) Performance Budgeting (B) Deficit Budgeting (C) Zero Based Budgeting (D) Fresh Budgeting Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of– (A) Illiteracy (B) Polio (C) Unemployment (D) AIDS/HIV In Union Budget 2012-13, the share of subsidy in one rupee expenditure stands at– (A) 9 paise (B) 10 paise (C) 11 paise (D) 12 paise ‘Focus Product’ and ‘Focus Market’ are the two schemes introduced related to– (A) Industrial Diversification (B) Technology Upgradation (C) Export Promotion (D) Control of Inflation UNDP has introduced a new poverty index known as(A) Human Poverty Index (B) Poorest among Poor Index (C) Social Poverty Index (D) Multi-dimensional Poverty Index The new President of ASSOCHAM for the year 2012-13 is– (A) DilipModi (B) Raj Kumar Dhoot (C) R.V.Kanoria (D) Naina Lai Kidwai ‘Operation Twist’ is the new name given to America’s Federal Bank strategy related to(A) Increasing outsourcing activities (B) Reducing interest rates to promote long-run loans (C) Curtailing down assistance to various nations (D) Selling gold reserves in the market For National Manufacturing and Investment Zones (NMIZ), Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and EOUs (Exports-Oriented Units), which of the following statement is true? (A) NMIZs and EOUs will be located within SEZs (B) SEZs and EOUs will be located within NMIZs (C) NMIZs are independent of SEZs and EOUs (D) NMIZs and SEZs will be competitors in nature As per provisional Census 2011 statistics, child sex ratio in India (i.e., female children per 1000 male children) of age group 0–6 years stands at(A) 912 (B) 914 (C) 920 (D) 923 According to 2011 census, per 1000 male female number is– (A) 939 (B) 940 (C) 942 (D) 946 Under Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PMIUPEP) those urban areas were included which had a population— (A) Upto 50,000 (B) Between 50,000 and 1 lakh (C) Between 50,000 to 5 lakh (D) None of these Who has replaced Harsh Mari-wala as President FICCI in January 2012? (A) Siddharth Birla (B) Sunil Kanoria (C) R.V. Kanoria (D) Raj Kumar Dhoot Which of the following year of the 11th Five Year Plan (200712) registered the highest GDP growth rate? (A) 2007-08 (B) 2008-09 (C) 2009-10 (D) 2010-11 ‘Apna Khet, Apna Kaam’ (i.e., Own Field, Own Work) is a new scheme under MNREGA has been initiated in the state(A) Punjab (B) Gujarat (C) Rajasthan (D) Madhya Pradesh SJSRY belongs to-
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(C) Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (D) Food Inflation As per the latest data of TRAI, the teledensity in the country at end-December 2011 stood at(A) 72·32per 100people (B) 74·38 per 100 people (C) 76·86 per 100 people (D) 79·32 per 100 people The government is planning to establish ‘Price Stabilisation Fund’ to check the price fluctuation of a few crops. These crops are1. Tea 2. Tobacco 3. Coffee 4. Rubber Mention the right answer from the following groups– (A) Only 1 and 3 (B) Only 1, 2 and 3 (C) Only 1, 3 and 4 (D) All 1, 2, 3 and 4 Chelliah Committee recommended to tax the agriculture income of non-farmers having income above(A) Rs. 15000 (B) Rs. 20000 (C) Rs. 25000 (D) Rs. 50000 Which of the following committee is related to infrastructure financing? (A) Deepak Parekh Committee (B) T. Shanker Lingam (C) T.S.Vijayan (D) O.P.Garg As per Forbes’magazine estimates, which of the following country had the maximum per capita income in 2010 ? (A) Qatar (B) Luxembourg (C) Singapore (D) Norway Which department of the government has completed its 150 years in 2010? (A) Income Tax (B) Customs Excise Duty (C) Post and Telegraph (D) Television and Broadcasting With which objective, Kisan Call Centre’s have been established? (A) To ensure the supply of fertilizers to farmers on suitable rates (B) Distribution of HYV seeds (C) To provide agriculture credit at concessional rates (D) To provide consultancy service related to agriculture National Stock Exchange has introduced a new share index in place of NSE-100 in April 1996. It is known as(A) NSE-200 (B) NSE-50 (C) NSE-20 (D) NSE-15 ‘Open market operation’ is a part of– (A) Income Policy (B) Fiscal Policy (C) Credit Policy (D) Labour Policy The city having highest population in the world is(A) New York (B) Tokyo (C) Mexico (D) Paris Which constitutes the maximum share in power generation? (A) Thermal Power (B) Hydro Power (C) Atomic Power (D) All the above have equal share The regulator of Micro Finance in India is(A) Finance Ministry (B) Reserve Bank of India (C) State Bank of India (D) None of these National Development Council was constituted in(A) 1945 (B) 1948 (C) 1952 (D) 1965 Which is a credit rating agency in India? (A) CRISIL (B) CARE (C) ICRA (D) All of these CRISIL– (A) Evaluates the credit documents of a company (B) Provides financial assistance to industries (C) Provides finances for rural areas (D) Promotes exports On the lines of ‘Palace on Wheels’, a new train ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is operated in the State– (A) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka (B) Maharashtra, Goa (C) Karnataka, Kerala (D) Kerala, Tamil Nadu State Bank of India has increased the home loan tenure maximum to(A) 25 years (B) 30 years (C) 35 years (D) 50 years RBI had appointed the Malegam committee to report on the working of an important area of the
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(A) Infinite deficit financing (B) No curtailment in unproductive expenditure (C) No appraisal of new programmes (D) Preparation of new budget every time The fifth summit of IBSA was held in October 2011. It was organised in (A) Brazil (B) South Africa (C) India (D) Argentina Who has taken charge of new Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October 2011? (A) Prateep Chowdhary (B) Rakesh Mohan (C) Sudhir Chandra (D) Ashok Chawla Which agency/organisation is not related to U.N.O.? (A) Universal Postal Union (UPU) (B) International Finance Corporation (IFC) (C) World Meterological Organisation (WMO) (D) International Confederation of Free Trade Union (ICFTU) Which of the following pulses/ oilseeds got the maximum increase in declared Kharif MSP for the year 2010-11? (A) Sunflower seeds (B) Arhar/Tur (C) Moong (D) Urad Which rural sector is not included in ‘Bharat Nirman Yojana’? (A) Irrigation (B) Water supply (C) Education (D) Telephone RBI has introduced Base Interest Rate System replacing PLR for determining loan interests w.e.f. (A) April 1,2010 (B) April 30,2010 (C) May 30,2010 (D) July 1,2010 Agriculture Price Commission and Indian Food Corporation were constituted in (A) 1960 (B) 1965 (C) 1966 (D) 1969 What was the aim of Antyodaya Programme? (A) Elimination of Urban Poverty (B) Improving the standards of scheduled castes (C) Uplifting minorities (D) Helping the poorest among poor As per the Economic Census 2005, which state of India possesses the maximum number of enterprises? (A) Maharashtra (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) West Bengal Which is the ‘Great division year’ in the history of population growth in India? (A) 1951 (B) 1991 (C) 2001 (D) 1921 What is cross border exchange? (A) Foreign exchange trade in India (B) Hawala trading of Indian rupee (C) Illegal transfer of Indian rupee (D) None of the above Under Lead Bank Scheme lead banks were asked to adopt (A) Village (B) Town (C) District (D) State Which of the following is a group of Kharif crops? (A) Jwar, Bajra, Rice, Cotton, Jute, Gram (B) Wheat, Barley, Gram, Sesame (C) Rice, Millet, Maize, Cotton (D) Groundnut, Bajra, Barley, Gram, Sesame Durgapur Steel Plant was constructed with the assistance given by (A) Britain (B) France (C) USA (D) Germany As per RBI directions, the places having population above 2000 have to be provided banking facilities positively by the end of (A) March 2012 (B) March 2013 (C) March 2014 (D) March 2015 Mega Food Parks Scheme was initiated by the Govt, of India with the objective (A) To ensure better prices of products to farmers (B) To increase productivity of agriculture crops (C) To control food prices (D) None of the above Which of the following organisation provides guarantee to exporters? (A) EXIM Bank (B) Export Loan Guarantee Corporation (C) RBI (D) Commerce Ministry Which country is the largest wheat producing country of the world? (A) India (B) China (C) America (D) Switzerland India Millennium Deposits are being re-paid by (A) State Bank of India (B) Reserve Bank of India (C) LIC (D) IDBI
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(D) To ensure growth with justice ‘Trust Card’ has been launched by an organisation to make consumer’s payment more easier. The organisation is (A) Delhi Metro (B) ICERT (C) BSNL (D) Bharti Airtel Which rural schemes were merged with Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana? (A) TRYSEM and MNP (B) DPAP and JJRDP (C) NREP and RLEGP (D) IRDP and TRYSEM The apex organisation of industrial finance in India is (A) IDBI (B) RBI (C) ICICI (D) IFCI IMF is the result of (A) Hawana conference (B) Rome conference (C) Brettonwood conference (D) Geneva conference Kuwait’s biggest Mobile Telecommunication Company known as Zain has been bought by (A) Bharti Airtel (B) Reliance Communication (C) Vodafone (D) Aircel What is OPEC? (A) The latest space shuttle of USA (B) The latest space drive of Russia (C) Organisation of oil producing companies of India (D) Organisation of oil exporting countries Which state ensured the highest production of Potato in the country in 2010-11? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Punjab (C) Haryana (D) West Bengal DEPB Scheme which ended in September 2011 was related with (A) Foreign Direct Investment (B) Foreign Institutional Investment (C) Export Promotion (D) Import Substitution Which minimum value coin in India is now a legal tender money? (A) 25 Paise (B) 50 Paise (C) Rs. 1 (D) None of the above Which of the following is the highest export-oriented handicrafts (in value terms) in Indian exports? (A) Gem and ornaments (B) Leather goods (C) Brass goods (D) Ivory goods Which of the following markets are independently regulated by Forward Market Commissions? (A) Mutual Funds (B) Commodity Exchanges (C) Stock Market (D) Foreign Exchange Markets The 6th Economic Census of commercial units was/will be done in the year (A) 2011 (B) 2012 (C) 2013 (D) 2014 The country producing the maxi mum silk in the world is (A) India (B) China (C) Japan (D) South Korea At which place, country’s first fully air-conditioned bus terminus has been established? (A) Mohali (B) Deeni (C) Hyderabad (D) Mumbai Nilekani Panel submitted its report on Cash Transfer Scheme covering (A) Only LPG (B) LPG and Fertilisers (C) LPG and Kerosene (D) LPG Fertilisers and Kerosene In which crop India stands first in the world? (A) Wheat (B) Rice (C) Sugarcane (D) Cotton Non-reporting of PAN from April 1 while deducting tax on payments would mean application of penalty. What is the penalty? (A) Tax would be deducted at 10% (B) Tax would be deducted at 20% (C) Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 10,000 (D) Surcharge of 5% on the tax amount What is the ascending order of introducing following mentioned programmes? 1. DPAP 2. JRY 3. IRDP 4. MNP (A) 1,4,3,2 (B) 4,3,2,1 (C) 1,2,3,4 (D) 4,3,1,2 As per unemployment survey made by NSSO, which religion shows the highest Work Population Ratio (WPR) among men in rural areas? (A) Hindu (B) Muslim (C) Christians (D) All above religions show equal WPR As per the latest figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture, the per capita per day foodgrain
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(A) 1924-25 (B) 1941-42 (C) 1947-48 (D) 1950-51 Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) has been reduced by RBI w.e.f. Dec. 18, 2010. The new SLR is (A) 26% (B) 25% (C) 24% (D) 23% Which is true for ‘Indian Tourism Development Corporation’? (A) It is a public sector enterprise (B) It was constituted in 1966 (C) It constructs and manages Hotels and Restaurants at various parts of country (D) All of these National Sample Survey (NSS) was established in (A) 1950 (B) 1951 (C) 1952 (D) 1947 In which fuel, the government has decided to mix ‘marker’ for identifying adulteration? (A) Kerosene (B) Diesel (C) Petrol (D) All of these Which statement is true for Gold Bond Scheme? (A) Minimum limit of gold deposit is 500 gm (B) No upper limit of gold deposit (C) No investigation of source of deposited gold (D) All of these According to the latest amendment in Banking Regulation Act, nationalised bank can release a share of total paid up capital upto a maximum ceiling of (A) 40% (B) 49% (C) 51% (D) 100% Which of the following state has decided to constitute ‘Innovation Council’ on the lines of National Innovation Council constituted by the centre government? (A) Haryana (B) Gujarat (C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra Which state produces maximum Soyabean? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Bihar (D) Rajasthan Which state produces maximum rice in the country? (A) West Bengal (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Maharashtra Which States produces maximum pulses in the country? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Odisha (D) Maharashtra What percentage of country’s demand for natural rubber is met by indigenous production? (A) 80% (B) 86% (C) 97% (D) 100% Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme was introduced in (A) April 1985 (B) April 1988 (C) October 1992 (D) October 1993 Which sector has the maximum weights in Industrial Production Index? (A) Manufacturing (B) Mining (C) Electricity (D) Agriculture National Agriculture Policy aims the growth rate (A) Above 4% p.a. (B) Above 3% p.a. (C) Above 2⋅5% p.a. (D) Above 5% p.a. Kasturba Gandhi Education Scheme is related to (A) Girl education (B) Adult education (C) Child Labour education (D) Tribal women (above 18 years) ‘Earn while you learn’ scheme has been launched by (A) Ministry of Human Resource (B) Ministry of Tourism (C) Ministry of Rural Development (D) Ministry of Youth Life Insurance companies have been allowed to approach capital markets with their public issues by IRDA. What is the eligibility norm for insurance companies to be permitted to adopt this approach? (A) Insurance companies require to be ten years old (B) Insurance companies require to show profits for the last three years (C) Insurance companies doing business of more than Rs. 10,000 crore would be eligible (D) All of the above The new Chairman of FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisation) taken charge in January 2012 is (A) Reeta Menon (B) M. Rafeeque Ahmed (C) Rajendra Pawar (D) Lalit K. Panwar Which state stands first in the length of roads in the country? (A) Maharashtra (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Rajasthan What is open sky scheme? (A) Export promotion scheme of Civil Aviation Ministry (B) Free economy policy
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(C) Tax free policy (D) None of these India’s Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Milaysia has become effective since (A) June 1, 2011 (B) June 30, 2011 (C) July 1, 2011 (D) July 31, 2011 Which revenue earned by the Union Government is not distributed among State Government? (A) Income Tax (B) Excise Duty (C) Custom Duty (D) None of these ‘Rail Neer” was introduced in the railway budget of the year (A) 2002-03 (B) 2001-02 (C) 2000-01 (D) 1999-2000 In ‘Mixed Recall Period’ (MRP) estimates of poverty in India, NSSO has compared 2004-05 poverty statistics with the statistics of the year (A) 1993-94 (B) 1997-98 (C) 2000-01 (D) 2001-02 Newly constituted organisation IORARC (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation) has a membership of (A) 7 countries (B) 10 countries (C) 21 countries (D) 14 countries How many State Finance Corporations (SFCs) are working in India at present? (A) 18 (B) 22 (C) 20 (D) 28 The 4th Rail Coach Factory (The first in India to be built on PPP model) is being made in (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala (C) Karnataka (D) Tamil Nadu Bank of Rajasthan was merged with (A) HDFC Bank (B) ICICI Bank (C) AXIS Bank (D) None of the above Which States/UT have been placed at first three places in Gender Development Index list 2006 made by Government of India? (A) Kerala, Chandigarh, Goa (B) Kerala, Goa, Chandigarh (C) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala (D) Goa, Kerala, Chandigarh Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission or Solar India has been launched to create an installed capacity of 20000 MW by the end of (A) 11th plan (B) 12th plan (C) 13th plan (D) 14th plan R.N. Malhotra Committee gave recommendations on the field of (A) Sick industries (B) Tax reforms (C) Insurance Sector (D) Banking Sector The minimum number of women needed for making a ‘Working ‘ Group’ under DWCRA programme is (A) 20 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) No minimum limit ‘BAFTA’ award is associated with (A) Banking sector (B) Cinema (C) Insurance Sector (D) Tourism ‘Mahila Samridhi Yojana’ was introduced on (A) October 2, 1992 (B) October 2, 1993 (C) October 2, 1995 (D) January 1, 1996 Who recommended the merger of RRBs in their respective Sponsor Banks? (A) Narsimham Committee (B) C. Rangrajan Ex-Governor of RBI (C) Agriculture Credit Appraisal Committee in 1989 headed by Prof. A.M. Khusro (D) None of these The 20th member joining ‘Navratna Club’ of public sector enterprises is (A) Coal India Ltd. (B) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (C) Oil India Ltd. (D) Power Grid Corporation of India Which of the following day has been declared as Income Tax Day? (A) July 18 (B) July 24 (C) August 16 (D) September 1 ‘Locker Plaza’ is the scheme to provide Locker to all of its customers has been initiated in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). Which bank started this scheme? (A) Canara Bank (B) Syndicate Bank (C) Dena Bank (D) Bank of Baroda Rural Electrification Corporation was established in (A) 1979 (B) 1969 (C) 1989 (D) 1959 Who suggested to establish an ‘Insurance Regulation Authority’? (A) Dandekar Committee (B) Malhotra Committee (C) Khusro Committee (D) Rangrajan Committee
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What is ‘Dow Jones’? (A) Share market index of New York exchange market (B) Gold price Index of World Gold Council (C) Share market index of Mumbai Stock Exchange (D) None of these In which stock exchange, ‘currency futures’ trading was first started? (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) MCX-SX (D) All the above had the trading simultaneously Since January 1, 2011, a new country Estonia has joined ‘Euro Zone’. Now the number of countries having Euro as their official currency goes to (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 Amochu Hydro Power Project is being set by NTPC in (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Sikkim (C) Bhutan (D) Nepal Which Indian city has the highest population? (A) Kolkata (B) Mumbai (C) New Delhi (D) Chennai In which state, Punjab National Bank has installed the first Bio-metric ATM? (A) Rajasthan (B) Delhi (C) Haryana (D) Uttar Pradesh As per UNO’s declaration, the year 2011 is being celebrated as International Year of (A) Youth (B) Women Empowerment (C) Forests (D) Global Economic Cooperation National Rural Health Mission has been launched in the country since (A) April 1, 2005 (B) April 12, 2005 (C) April 1, 2006 (D) April 12, 2006 In the first phase, the import of modern coaches of Delhi Metro Rail were made from (A) Japan (B) Britain (C) Philippines (D) South Korea UTI has been divided into two parts UTI-I and UTI-II. Which part has been kept under the control of the government? (A) UTI-I (B) UTI-II (C) Both the above (D) None of the above Recently the planning commission has released a document presenting pre-estimated progress of the economy. It is named as (A) India Vision 2015 (B) India Vision 2020 (C) India Vision 2022 (D) India Vision 2025 Index ‘Residex’ is associated with (A) Share Prices (B) Mutual Fund Prices (C) Price Inflation Index (D) Land Prices Government has decided to amend EPF Act (Employee Provident Fund Act) to make it applicable also to those institutions which has minimum number of? (A) 5 employees (B) 10 employees (C) 12 employees (D) 15 employees Which of the following is not sponsorer of newly established UTI-II? (A) Punjab National Bank (B) General Insurance Corporation (C) Life Insurance Corporation of India (D) State Bank of India For the marketing year 2012-13; the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Gram has been raised from Rs. 2,100 per quintal to (A) Rs. 2,400 per quintal (B) Rs. 2,600 per quintal (C) Rs. 2,800 per quintal (D) Rs. 3,000 per quintal CSO has changed the base year for National Accounting from 1999-2000 to 2004-2005. How many times the base year has been changed so far since independence? (A) Four times (B) Five times (C) Six times (D) Seven times What is the minimum support price of paddy (A-grade) for the year 2011-12 as declared by the government? (A) Rs. 1,080 per quintal (B) Rs. 1,100 per quintal (C) Rs. 1,110 per quintal (D) Rs. 1,120 per quintal What is the sex-ratio in newly created state ‘Uttarakhand’ on the basis of 2011 census? (A) 933 (B) 940 (C) 963 (D) 964 IMF in its 14thQuota Review has approved the proposal of raising India’s share from 5,821⋅5 million
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SDR to (A) 8,632⋅3 million SDR (B) 10,238⋅5 million SDR (C) 13114⋅4 million SDR (D) 16,212⋅3 million SDR With the joining of Oil India Ltd. the total number of ‘Navratna’ status having public sector enterprises has gone to (A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 21 RBI has divested its 71⋅5% share in NABARD to the government which reduces RBFs holding in NABARD to (A) Only one per cent (B) Only five per cent (C) Only 7⋅5 per cent (D) Only 10 per cent Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to celebrated its Centenary Year during (A) 2010-11 (B) 2011-12 (C) 2012-13 (D) 2011 As per the Economic Census 2005 what percentage of total installed enterprises in India are situated in rural areas? (A) 61⋅3% (B) 38⋅7% (C) 42⋅6% (D) 57⋅4% RBI has decided to issue the new coins with ‘Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi’ theme. The dominations of these coins will be (A) Rs. 1, 2 and 5 (B) Rs. 1 and 2 (C) Rs. 2 and 5 (D) Rs. 5 and 10 Government has launched e-Passport Scheme. The first e-Passport was issued to (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh (B) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee (C) Mrs. Pratibha Patil (D) Mr. Somnath Chaterjee D. Swaroop Committee is associated with (A) Financial Products Marketing (B) Sugar Marketing (C) Capital Marketing (D) Banking ‘Mushkil-Aasaan’ is (A) A mobile bank of UCO bank (B) A mobile van for issuing railway’s reserved/unreserved tickets (C) One-time payment scheme of BSNL (D) Single window scheme to issue passport India has signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Japan. This agreement has become effective since (A) July 15, 2011 (B) August 1, 2011 (C) August 15, 2011 (D) August 30, 2011 CENVAT is related to (A) Sales Tax (B) Excise Duty (C) Customs Duty (D) Service Tax Newly introduced BSE Power Index (Launched on November 10, 2007) includes the share of (A) 14 power companies (B) 15 power companies (C) 16 power companies (D) 17 power companies CENV AT is associated with (A) Rate of Indirect Tax (B) Rate of Income Tax (C) Rate of Direct Tax (D) None of the above The largest importer country of Indian textile is (A) Italy (B) Germany (C) Singapore (D) USA National Saving Scheme (NSS-92) has been closed by the government since (A) November 1, 1999 (B) November 1, 2000 (C) November 1, 2001 (D) November 1, 2002 Jai Prakash Narain Employment Guarantee Yojana was proposed in the budget (A) 2001-02 (B) 2002-03 (C) 2003-04 (D) None of the above The new name of Hero Honda is (A) Hero Corp (B) Hero India Corp (C) Hero Motocorp (D) Hero Motors Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan Yojana has been announced by the Prime Minister on August 15, 2002 which is associated with (A) Drinking water (B) Extension of Irrigation (C) Making community latrines in slums (D) None of the above ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by (A) National Insurance Co. (B) Life Insurance Corporation of India
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(C) UTI (D) ICICI Life Prudential Co. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has decided to set up private pension funds for salaried and non-salaried people w.e.f. (A) April 1, 2009 (B) June 1, 2009 (C) January 2010 (D) Date not yet decided National Seed Policy 2002 is based on the recommendation of (A) Kelkar Committee (B) M.V. Rao Committee (C) Y.B. Reddy Committee (D) Prof. Abhijit Sen Committee Which of the following Rabi crop shows the maximum rise in minimum support price for the marketing year 2012-13? (A) Gram (B) Wheat (C) Rapeseed (D) Barley Which of the public sector bank has completed 100 years of its establishment on December 21, 2011? (A) Central Bank of India (B) State Bank of India (C) Punjab National Bank (D) Bank of Baroda “International Cooperation at a crossroads” was the theme of (A) World Development Report, 2004 (B) World Development Report, 2005 (C) Human Development Report, 2004 (D) Human Development Report, 2005 Suvarna Rekha Irrigation Project is expected to be completed by (A) 2004 (B) 2005 (C) 2007 (D) 2010 How much per cent of the collected tariff is given to postman (known as Gramin Dak Sewak) as commission in Gramin Sanchar Sewak Yojana? (A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 20% (D) 25% The top debtor country in the world is (A) Russia (B) Brazil (C) Mexico (D) China Oil pool account has been wound up with effect from (A) January 1, 2002 (B) April 1, 2002 (C) January 1, 2003 (D) April 1, 2003 How many countries of Latin America and Africa have been notified by the Ministry of Commerce under the newly introduced ‘Focus Market Scheme’ for export promotion? (A) 37 (B) 57 (C) 81 (D) 115 According to the latest statistics released by International Tea Committee, the largest tea producer country in the world is (A) India (B) Kenya (C) China (D) Indonesia Which company among the following started GPS service on mobile phone in April 2009? (A) Reliance Communications (B) Tata Tele Services (C) Bharati Airtel (D) BSNL Which of the following terms is not the terminology of the stock markets? (A) Stock lot (B) Rights issue (C) Red herring prospectus (D) KYC norms Parliament on May 5, 2010 passed the payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill 2010 which increases the gratuity limit for employees from? 3-5 lakh to (A) Rs. 5 lakh (B) Rs. 7⋅5 lakh (C) Rs. 10 lakh (D) Rs. 12⋅5 lakh The Euro Zone has increased its membership with the addition of one member as on 1st Jan., 2011. Which is this country? (A) Latvia (B) Lithuania (C) Estonia (D) Cyprus Which neighbour country has objections on Indian Baglihar Hydroelectric Project? (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) Bangladesh (D) Pakistan New National Steel Policy 2005 aims to enhance the steel production to more than 100 million tonnes by the year (A) 2009-10 (B) 2014-15 (C) 2017-18 (D) 2019-20 Government has notified to change the FDI ceiling in single brand retailing (A) From 51% to 75% (B) From 49% to 51% (C) From 74% to 100% (D) From 51% to 100% Which of the following Indian Company gets the highest rank among Indian Companies included in Forbes-500 list for the year 2010? (A) ONGC (B) Indian Oil Corporation (C) Reliance Industries Ltd. (D) ONGC
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As on April 1, 2011 status, Geological Survey of India has estimated coal reserves in the country at (A) 267⋅21 billion tonne (B) 276⋅32 billion tonne (C) 285⋅87 billion tonne (D) 298⋅87 billion tonne Which state has maximum branches of public sector commercial banks? (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) Karnataka (D) Gujarat Country’s first energy exchange ‘Indian Energy Exchange’ (IEX) has become operational since (A) June 27, 2008 (B) June 30, 2008 (C) July 1, 2008 (D) July 10, 2008 In which plan phase of heavy industrialisation was initiated? (A) Fourth (B) Third (C) Second (D) First ‘Sensitive sector’ as defined by RBI include(s) (A) Capital Market (B) Real Estate (C) Commodities (D) All the above Which is the first Export Processing Zone declared as Free Trade Zone in India? (A) Santacruz (B) Kandla (C) Falta (D) Noida World Communication Day is observed on (A) May 15 (B) May 16 (C) May 17 (D) May 18 Which institution is known as ‘soft loan window’ of World Bank? (A) IFC (B) IDA (C) IMF (D) Indian Development Forum Which of the following at present is the country’s largest gas producer? (A) Reliance Industries Ltd. (B) ONGC (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above Meera Seth Committee was related to (A) Development of Handlooms (B) Sex-differentiation in employment (C) Abolition of Child Labour (D) Welfare of Working Women EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) has made a “ plan to fix minimum pension for its subscribers at (A) Rs. 750 per month (B) Rs. 1,000 per month (C) Rs. 1,250 per month (D) Rs. 1,500 per month Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article (A) 256 of Constitution (B) 280 of Constitution (C) 293 of Constitution (D) 356 of Constitution ‘SAPTA’ is related to (A) Education (B) Trade (C) Security (D) Environment National Income estimates in India is prepared by (A) Planning Commission (B) RBI (C) Finance Ministry (D) C.S.O Maastricht Treaty is related to (A) Environment Protection (B) Europe Unification (C) Limitation of Atomic Power (D) Unification of East and West Germany In which state Deen Dayal Employment Scheme has been launched? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Haryana The Chairman of the newly constituted panel to review domestic saving and investments is (A) Y.K. Alagh (B) Som Parthasarthy (C) C. Rangarajan (D) R.B. Burman ‘Aurobindo Express’ is a weekly express train to run between (A) Delhi and Puducherry (B) Howrah and Puducherry (C) Sealdah and Puducherry (D) Asansol and Puducherry FICCI in its Economic Outlook Survey has projected India’s GDP growth for the year 2011-12 at (A) 7⋅4% (B) 7⋅2% (C) 6⋅9% (D) 6⋅5% Joint SAARC University of eight SAARC nations will be established in (A) New Delhi (India) (B) Male (Maldives) (C) Colombo (Sri Lanka) (D) Dhaka (Bangladesh) Which of the following country has declared Broadband Service as the fundamental right in the country? (A) Britain (B) Denmark (C) Finland (D) United States of America Information Technology Act in India was introduced in the year
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(A) 2000 (B) 2001 (C) 2002 (D) 2003 Which of the following Petroleum product is fully under market-based price determination policy? (A) Petrol (B) Diesel (C) Petrol, Diesel both (D) Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene To provide houses at low prices, an industrial group has launched ‘Shubh Grah Pariyojana’. This industrial house is (A) Tata Group (B) Birla Group (C) Reliance Group (D) Sahara Group Union Budget 2012-13 projects GDP growth rate for 2012-13 at (A) 8⋅0% (B) 7⋅8% (C) 7⋅6% (D) 7⋅4% Union Budget 2012-13 proposed to earn .........paise in a rupee from income tax revenue during 201213. (A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12 Which of the following country has left the membership of OPEC? (A) Indonesia (B) Iraq (C) UAE (D) Angola India’s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation is establishing ‘Tamarthi Power Project’ in (A) Bangladesh (B) Bhutan (C) Myanmar (D) Nepal In Union Budget 2012-13, the target for 2012-13 agriculture credit has been raised to (A) Rs. 550000 crore (B) Rs. 575000 crore (C) Rs. 600000 crore (D) Rs. 625000 crore Who gave the call for ‘Evergreen Revolution’? (A) M. S. Swaminathan (B) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (C) Dr. Manmohan Singh (D) M.S. Ahluwalia Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 was to replace (A) VAT (B) MRTPC (C) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005 (D) Electricity Act, 2003 A bill has been passed in the Parliament to raise SBI authorised capital from? 20 crore to (A) Rs. 50 crore (B) Rs. 1000 crore (C) Rs. 2000 crore (D) Rs. 5000 crore The new series of Laptop named ME (Mobile Excitement) has been launched by a computer company. This company is (A) HP computer (B) HCL (C) Lenovo (D) DELL National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of .....during 10th and 11th plan periods. (A) 50000 MW (B) 75000 MW (C) 100000 MW (D) 125000 MW Who was the census commissioner for the census 2011? (A) C. Chandramauli (B) G.K. Pillai (C) J. Harinarayan (D) J.S. Sharma ‘Pratibha Kiran Yojana’ is a new scheme to promote higher education among girls introduced by (A) Karnataka (B) Bihar (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh To which service, the government has notified Service Tax Refund Scheme for exporter? (A) Port services (B) Railway service (C) Road service (D) All the above ‘Laadli Laxmi Yojana’ has been launched by.........government for supporting girls of all religion and caste upto their marriage. (A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Gujarat The Contract of Expressway project in Uttar Pradesh has been awarded to (A) JP Associates (B) JM Infra (C) Jointly to (A) and (B) (D) None of the above From 30th June, 2011 many coins have been demonetized as per RBI instructions. What is the minimum acceptable denomination of coins at present? (A) One rupee coins (B) Fifty paise coins (C) Two rupee coins (D) Twenty five paise coins ‘Innovation Lab’ has been launched by (A) Tata Consultancy Services (B) Infosys Tech (C) Reliance Industries (D) Anil’s Reliance Communications As per Budget 2012-13 with which of the following the maximum revenue will be collected? (A) Corporate Tax (B) Custom Duty (C) Income Tax (D) Excise Duty UNCTAD in its “World Investment Prospect Surveys 2010-12” report which of the following nation has been ranked as the second-best favourite destination in the world for FDI over the next two years? (A) USA (B) Singapore (C) India (D) Brazil
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APEC group leaders have decided to take up new membership issue after a few years and as a result India and other ten countries have to wait for APEC membership till (A) 2009 (B) 2010 (C) 2011 (D) 2012 Government has extended Mid Day Meal Scheme to cover the students upto class (A) 6th (B) 7th (C) 8th (D) 10th Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as (A) Reliance Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (B) Tata Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (C) Tata Communication Ltd. (D) Bharti Communication Ltd. Government is going to merge Annapurna Scheme with (A) Mid Day Meal Scheme (B) National Old Age Pension Scheme (C) National Food for Work Programme (D) Antyodaya Anna Yojana Who among the following has been elected as Director General of WTO for the second term in continuation to be started from September 1, 2009? (A) Pascal Lamy (B) Gregory Starr (C) Robert Zoellick (D) Ban Ki-Moon Government adopted the new funding pattern (Centre State Share) for Sarva Shiksha ‘Abhiyan for financial year 200708 to be (A) 50 : 50 (B) 55 : 45 (C) 60 : 40 (D) 65 : 35 National Food Security Mission targets to increase the production of wheat, rice and pulses in next four years to (A) 10, 8 and 2 million tonne respectively (B) 8, 10 and 2 million tonne respectively (C) 8, 12 and 2 million tonne respectively (D) 8, 10 and 4 million tonne respectively In which city, the maximum foreign companies are registered? (A) Bengaluru (B) New Delhi (C) Gurgaon (D) Mumbai Out of total expenditure as shown in regular Budget 2012-13, the maximum share goes to (A) Subsidy payment (B) Interest payment (C) Defence (D) Central plan outlay As per the BE figures of Budget 2012-13, which of the following deficit has the lowest percentage share in GDP? (A) Primary Deficit (B) Revenue Deficit (C) Fiscal Deficit (D) All the above have almost equal share ‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by (A) National Insurance Co. (B) Life Insurance Co. (C) UTI (D) ICICI Life Prudential Co. NO APS has been renamed as Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme with its extended scope. Now this scheme will include all old age persons (A) Living below poverty line (B) Above 60 years age (C) Above 65 years age (D) Both (A) and (C) Which Nationalised Commercial Bank has launched signature based debit card scheme? (A) Bank of Baroda (B) Punjab National Bank (C) Central Bank of India (D) Indian Bank Which of the following state has launched a scheme of providing free electric connection to 2 lakh BPL families? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Gujarat (D) Rajasthan In Budget 2012-13, the Revenue Deficit (Budget Estimates) for 2012-13 has been estimated at (A) 3% of GDP (B) 3-4% of GDP (C) 4-4% of GDP (D) 5-5% of GDP In Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by the World Economic Forum, India has been placed at (A) 49th rank (B) 50th rank (C) 51st rank (D) 52nd rank Platinum Jubilee Year of the Reserve Bank of India is (A) 2008-09 (B) 2009-10 (C) 2010-11 (D) 2011-12 To promote new talents and their innovation tendencies, government has decided to create an ‘innovation fund’ with (A) Rs. 4,000 crore (B) Rs. 5,000 crore (C) Rs. 7,500 crore (D) Rs. 10,000 crore Which of the following nation retains its top rank in Global Competitiveness Report 2010? (A) Switzerland (B) Sweden (C) Singapore (D) Germany
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Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Project has been bagged by (A) Anil Ambani Group (B) Mukesh Ambani Group (C) Tata Group (D) None of the above Which Road Transport Corporation has introduced AWATAR (Any Where Any Time Advance Reservation) scheme? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Maharashtra How many commodity exchanges do exist in India after including ICEX in the series? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 What is the share of sponsor bank in the capital of Regional Rural Bank? (A) 35% (B) 49% (C) 51% (D) 71% As per the latest data available (for the year 2010) Infant Mortality Rate (per thousand live births) in India is (A) 55 (B) 53 (C) 50 (D) 47 As per the provisions made in Union Budget 2012-13, what will be contributory share of customs in one rupee earnings of union government? (A) 11 Paise (B) 10 Paise (C) 9 Paise (D) 8 Paise The tax exemption income limit for Senior Citizens above age 80 years has been placed for 201213 at (A) Rs. 250000 (B) Rs. 300000 (C) Rs. 400000 (D) Rs. 500000 According to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2011 India’s rank in attracting FDI during 2009 was 8th in the world which in 2010 became (A) 6th (B) 10th (C) 14th (D) 16th Parliament has finally passed SBI (Amendment) Bill, 2007 which will replace the ordinance issued by the government in (A) April 2007 (B) May 2007 (C) June 2007 (D) July 2007 By which year India will be able to secure full membership in the ‘Financial Action Task Force’ (FATF)? (A) 2009 (B) 2012 (C) 2011 (D) 2012 Four banks/financial institutions have signed a MoU in March 2012 for establishing Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) for financing infra-projects. Which of the following is not among them? (A) SBI (B) ICICI Bank (C) Bank of Baroda (D) LIC of India Finance Ministry announced the new interest rate for Employees Provident Fund deposits for the year 2011-12. The new rate is (A) 8⋅5 (B) 8⋅25 (C) 9⋅5 (D) 10⋅0 The word ‘NELP’ is associated with (A) Discovery of Oil and Natural Gas (B) National Highways Extension (C) Communications (D) Space Research Which of the following bank will be merged at first with SBI? (A) State Bank of Saurashtra (B) State Bank of Indore (C) State Bank of Patiala (D) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur On the lines of Amul in Gujarat, which of the following State has come forward to bring a ‘White Revolution’ in the State? (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Punjab (C) Uttarakhand (D) Uttar Pradesh Among BRIC nations, which of the following country has improved its rank in Global Competitiveness Report 2010? (A) India (B) Brazil (C) China (D) Russia In newly proposed Innovation Fund to promote talents, the government will contribute......per cent of the total fund. (A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 80 After European Union, which another group of countries have come forward for adopting common currency? (A) OPEC (B) Gulf countries (C) SAARC (D) ASEAN Which of the following corporate house is developing a port in Mundra (Gujarat)? (A) Adani (B) Ambani (C) Goyanka (D) Birla For 2012-13, the operating ratio in the Railway Budget 2012-13 has been estimated at (A) 84⋅9% (B) 91⋅9% (C) 94⋅6% (D) 95⋅0%
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Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as (A) Tata Communication Ltd. (B) Reliance Communication Ltd. (C) Air Bharti Communication Ltd. (D) None of the above How many company’s shares have been included in Bombay Stock Market’s new share named as BSE Power Index? (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16 Aam Admi Bima Yojana, launched on October 2, 2007 provides insurance on natural death of (A) Rs. 30,000 (B) Rs. 50,000 (C) Rs. 75,000 (D) Rs. 1,00,000 For Public Sector Refineries, the foreign direct investment limit has been raised from 26% to (A) 49% (B) 51% (C) 61% (D) 75% The last state in the country which ultimately decided to introduce VAT for replacing Trade Tax is (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Tripura (C) Meghalaya (D) Rajasthan The present Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission is (A) Manmohan Singh (B) Montek Singh Ahluwaliah (C) Shivraj Patil (D) Kirit Parekh The equity of Reserve Bank of India in National Housing Bank is (A) 49% (B) 51% (C) 71% (D) 100% Which day is observed as World Habitat Day? (A) September 15 (B) September 30 (C) October 1 (D) October 30 Which of the rate is not determined by Reserve Bank of India? (A) Bank Rate (B) CRR (C) SLR (D) PLR 11th Plan had presented a target of 4% annual growth for agriculture. For industry and service sector growth rate were targeted, between (A) 7 to 9% (B) 8 to 10% (C) 9 to 11% (D) 10 to 15% Total Fertility Rate (TFR) per woman for the year 2009 has been estimated at (A) 2⋅6 (B) 2⋅7 (C) 2⋅8 (D) 2⋅9 Which year has been declared as International Year of Potato by the U.N.? (A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C) 2009 (D) 2010 According to Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of service sector in India’s GDP during 2010-11 has been estimated at (A) 49⋅6% (B) 55⋅1% (C) 57⋅3% (D) 63⋅3% According to the figures as shown in Economic Survey 2011-12, the Saving-investment gap which was 2⋅8% in 2009-10 became (A) 2⋅4% in 2010-11 (B) 2⋅7% in 2010-11 (C) 2⋅8% in 2010-11 (D) 3⋅2% in 2010-11 As per FRBM Act, 2003 the target year of achieving zero revenue deficit is (A) 2008-09 (B) 2009-10 (C) 2010-11 (D) 2011-12 According to Economic Survey 2011-12, India’s debt service ratio which was 5-0% of GDP in 2009-10 became...........per cent of GDP in 2010-11. (A) 4⋅0% (B) 4⋅2% (C) 5⋅5% (D) 5⋅9% The new base year of newly constituted Wholesale Price Index on the recommendation of Abhijit Sen Committee is (A) 2000-01 (B) 2002-03 (C) 2004-05 (D) 2005-06 For the year 2012-13, the disinvestment target set by the government is (A) Rs. 30000 crore (B) Rs. 35000 crore (C) Rs. 40000 crore (D) Rs. 45000 crore With which date, the merger of State Bank of Indore with SBI became effective? (A) August 16, 2010 (B) August 18, 2010 (C) August 26, 2010 (D) September 1, 2010 The base year of Wholesale Price Index has been changed from 1993-94 to 2004-05. The number of items included in this new WPI is (A) 435 (B) 567 (C) 676 (D) 765 For international money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with ‘Money Gram’ company of America? (A) State Bank of India (B) Bank of Baroda (C) Punjab National Bank (D) Central Bank of India The weightage of manufacturing sector items in new base (200405) wholesale price index is
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(A) 58⋅02% (B) 59⋅97% (C) 62⋅28% (D) 64⋅97% After the purchase of 200 tonne gold from IMF, India’s Central Bank RBI became the.........largest gold holding Central Bank in the country. (A) third (B) fourth (C) sixth (D) tenth As per Railway Budget 2012-13 the operating ratio for 2011-12 (Revised Estimates) has been estimated at (A) 92⋅1% (B) 92⋅5% (C) 89⋅9% (D) 95% The estimated fiscal deficit for the year 2012-13 as shown in Budget 2012-13 stands at (A) 5⋅1% of GDP (B) 5⋅6% of GDP (C) 6⋅7% of GDP (D) 6⋅9% of GDP Which of the following group has so far acquired the maximum number of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs)? (A) Tata Group (B) J. P. Hydro (C) Reliance Power (D) Power Grid Corporation The new series of WPI with 2004-05 as its base year has replaced the series with base year 1993-94 with effect from (A) September 1, 2010 (B) September 11, 2010 (C) September 14, 2010 (D) September 16, 2010 According to Economic Survey 2011-12 India’s external debt for the year 2010-11, debt to GDP ratio stands at (A) 17⋅5% (B) 17⋅8% (C) 18⋅9% (D) 20⋅5% UNO has constituted a new cell for ‘Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women’ with the name (A) Development Women (B) UN Women (C) UN Women Empowerment (D) Division for the Advancement of the Women World Investment Report 2010 of UNCTAD predicted the total inflow of global FDI for the year 2010 at (A) $ 1⋅0 trillion (B) $ 1⋅2 trillion (C) $ 1⋅5 trillion (D) $ 1⋅75 trillion As per 2012-13 budget, the income tax rate of 30% will be applicable for tax payers above the income (A) Rs. 7⋅0 lakh (B) Rs. 7⋅5 lakh (C) Rs. 80 lakh (D) Rs. 10 lakh What is the tax free income level for woman for the financial year 2012-13 (i.e., the assessment year 2013-14)? (A) Rs. 1⋅80 lakh (B) Rs. 2⋅00 lakh (C) Rs. 2-20 lakh (D) Rs. 2⋅50 lakh RBI has decided to release ‘Plastic Notes’ in circulation. The first such series to be circulated will be of (A) Rs. 5 notes (B) Rs. 10 notes (C) Both Rs. 5 and Rs. 10 notes (D) None of the above Parliament has passed the SBI (Amendment) Bill 2010 which changes the minimum level of share of the government in SBI’s equity (A) From 51% to 55% (B) From 55% to 51% (C) From 74% to 51% (D) From 55% to 49% In the list of Forbes’ billionnaires 2012, who became the richest person in the world? (A) Bill Gates (B) Carlos Slim (C) Warren Buffet (D) Mukesh Ambani Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is a new index being/to be included in (A) World Human Report (B) Human Development Report (C) World Development Report (D) India’s Human Development Report New Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has come into force w.e.f. June 10, 2011. Its base has been changed from 1993-94 to (A) 2000-01 (B) 2002-03 (C) 2004-05 (D) 2007-08 Government has extended EPCG scheme of importing machine equipments at zero duty till (A) April 1, 2011 (B) March 31, 2012 (C) March 31, 2013 (D) March 31, 2014 During 2011-12, the Union government sold 5% share in ONGC. The revenue earned by this investment stood at (A) Rs. 12767 crore (B) Rs. 12981 crore (C) Rs. 13205 crore (D) Rs. 13767 crore As per Economic Survey 201112, the advance estimate of agriculture sector’s contribution in country’s GDP for the year 2011-12 stands at (A) 18⋅2% (B) 16⋅3% (C) 14⋅5% (D) 13⋅9% LIC has introduced a new health policy offering comprehensive hospitalisation benefits for the whole family of the principal insured. The new policy is known as (A) Jeevan Raksha (B) Jeevan Sanrakshan (C) Jeevan Arogya (D) Jeevan Arogya Plus In which census, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) was the highest at 964 female children/1000 male
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children? (A) 1961 (B) 1971 (C) 1981 (D) 1991 Upto which financial year, 13th Finance Commission has recommended to bring ‘Revenue Deficit’ to zero level? (A) 2011-12 (B) 2012-13 (C) 2013-14 (D) 2014-15 In the new IIP series with base 2004-05, the number of item groups in the manufacturing sector has gone up from (A) 473 to 520 (B) 473 to 620 (C) 507 to 620 (D) 538 to 638 The weight of manufacturing in old IIP (base 1993-94) was 76-36% which has now been changed in new IIP (base 200405) at (A) 75⋅53% (B) Unchanged at 76⋅36% (C) 78⋅22% (D) 79⋅39% The target to limit Union government’s expenditure on subsidy (as % of GDP) during 2012-13 stands at (A) 2% (B) 3⋅0% (C) 3⋅5% (D) 4⋅0% The Effective Revenue deficit as Budget estimates of 2012-13 has been placed at (A) 2⋅9% of GDP (B) 2⋅1% of GDP (C) 1⋅8% of GDP (D) 1⋅6% of GDP For 2012-13 year, in Union Budget 2012-13 the range of income having 20% tax has been fixed at (A) Rs. 3 lakh- Rs. 8 lakh (B) Rs. 5 lakh- Rs. 8 lakh (C) Rs. 3 lakh- Rs. 10 lakh (D) Rs. 5 lakh- Rs. 10 lakh
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