1. 'UDAAN' is a special industry initiative of the Centre aimed at
imparting skills to youth from Jammu and Kashmir to help them with their
careers. Which is the first public sector undert-aking to implement
UDAAN?
1) NTPC
2) BHEL
3) NMDC
4) ONGC
5) SAIL
2. Who replaced Amar Pratap Singh as the CBI Director on November 30, 2012?
1) S.C.Sinha
2) Ranjit Sinha
3) Sanjeev Tripathi
4) Syed Asif Ibrahim
5) Nehchal Sandhu
3. Francois du Plessis scored a century on his Test debut in November 2012. He plays for?
1) Australia
2) England
3) South Africa
4) New Zealand
5) West Indies
4. Miss Universe 2012 pageant will be held on December 19, 2012 in which of the following cities?
1) Manila (Philippines)
2) Las Vegas (USA)
3) Beijing (China)
4) London (UK)
5) Nicosia (Cyprus)
5. Le Luong Minh has been appointed ASEAN Secretary General for the next 5-year term. He is the Deputy Foreign Minister of?
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Thailand
4) Laos
5) Philippines
6. The Government of India will implement the direct cash transfer scheme in how many districts from January 1, 2013?
1) 200
2) 66
3) 51
4) 74
5) 100
7. Which country has terminated a contract given by the previous government to GMR Group for developing Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) at its capital city?
1) Indonesia
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Maldives
5) Iran
8. Joseph Murray of USA died on November 26, 2012. In 1954 he performed the first successful human?
1) Liver transplant
2) Heart transplant
3) Kidney transplant
4) Bone-marrow transplant
5) Pancreas transplant
9. Stockholm Water Prize recognizes outstanding achieve-ments in water related activities. The 2012 prize was awarded to the International Water Manage-ment Institute (IWMI), a non- profit research organization with headquarters in?
1) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2) Tehran (Iran)
3) Jakarta (Indonesia)
4) Jerusalem (Israel)
5) Cairo (Egypt)
10. Which of the following banks acquired Centurion Bank of Punjab in 2008?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) OBC
5) IDBI Bank
11. Which of the following is not the name of a foreign bank?
1) HSBC
2) BNP Paribas
3) Barclays
4) JP Morgan Chase
5) Cathay Pacific
12. Which of the following terms is not related to banking?
1) Overdraft
2) SME Finance
3) Drawing power
4) Equinox
5) Sanctioning authority
13. Which country will maintain a military base in Kant in Kyrgyzstan for 15 years starting 2017?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) China
4) UK
5) France
14. Kelkar Committee cautioned that in absence of corrective measures, the fiscal deficit of the government could shoot up to what per cent of the GDP in the current financial year?
1) 6.1
2) 5.5
3) 6.5
4)7.5
5) 6.7
15. RBI carries out open market operations (OMO), which means?
1) Issuance of different types of bonds
2) Sale or purchase of government securities
3) Auction of gold
4) Issue of currency notes
5) None of these
16. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) The objective of Financial Inclusion is connecting every Indian to the country's banking system.
2) RRBs have limited area of operation and have access to refinance from NABARD.
3) Money laundering refers to conversion of illegally obtained money into accountable money.
4) SARFAESI Act was launched to facilitate banks in recovery of bad loans.
5) One who is not earning regularly cannot open an account in any bank in India.
17. "Sub-prime" refers to?
1) Lending done by banks at rates below PLR
2) Lending to the people who are high value customers
3) Lending to those who are not regular customers of a bank
4) Lending done by banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit appraisal standards
5) None of these
18. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/ indicators?
1) Consumer Price Index
2) Gross Domestic Product
3) Gross National Product
4) Cost of Living Index
5) Wholesale Price Index
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 2 5) 1 6) 3 7) 4 8) 3 9) 1 10) 2 11) 5 12) 4 13) 1 14) 1 15) 2 16) 5 17) 4 18) 5
1) NTPC
2) BHEL
3) NMDC
4) ONGC
5) SAIL
2. Who replaced Amar Pratap Singh as the CBI Director on November 30, 2012?
1) S.C.Sinha
2) Ranjit Sinha
3) Sanjeev Tripathi
4) Syed Asif Ibrahim
5) Nehchal Sandhu
3. Francois du Plessis scored a century on his Test debut in November 2012. He plays for?
1) Australia
2) England
3) South Africa
4) New Zealand
5) West Indies
4. Miss Universe 2012 pageant will be held on December 19, 2012 in which of the following cities?
1) Manila (Philippines)
2) Las Vegas (USA)
3) Beijing (China)
4) London (UK)
5) Nicosia (Cyprus)
5. Le Luong Minh has been appointed ASEAN Secretary General for the next 5-year term. He is the Deputy Foreign Minister of?
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Thailand
4) Laos
5) Philippines
6. The Government of India will implement the direct cash transfer scheme in how many districts from January 1, 2013?
1) 200
2) 66
3) 51
4) 74
5) 100
7. Which country has terminated a contract given by the previous government to GMR Group for developing Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) at its capital city?
1) Indonesia
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Maldives
5) Iran
8. Joseph Murray of USA died on November 26, 2012. In 1954 he performed the first successful human?
1) Liver transplant
2) Heart transplant
3) Kidney transplant
4) Bone-marrow transplant
5) Pancreas transplant
9. Stockholm Water Prize recognizes outstanding achieve-ments in water related activities. The 2012 prize was awarded to the International Water Manage-ment Institute (IWMI), a non- profit research organization with headquarters in?
1) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2) Tehran (Iran)
3) Jakarta (Indonesia)
4) Jerusalem (Israel)
5) Cairo (Egypt)
10. Which of the following banks acquired Centurion Bank of Punjab in 2008?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) OBC
5) IDBI Bank
11. Which of the following is not the name of a foreign bank?
1) HSBC
2) BNP Paribas
3) Barclays
4) JP Morgan Chase
5) Cathay Pacific
12. Which of the following terms is not related to banking?
1) Overdraft
2) SME Finance
3) Drawing power
4) Equinox
5) Sanctioning authority
13. Which country will maintain a military base in Kant in Kyrgyzstan for 15 years starting 2017?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) China
4) UK
5) France
14. Kelkar Committee cautioned that in absence of corrective measures, the fiscal deficit of the government could shoot up to what per cent of the GDP in the current financial year?
1) 6.1
2) 5.5
3) 6.5
4)7.5
5) 6.7
15. RBI carries out open market operations (OMO), which means?
1) Issuance of different types of bonds
2) Sale or purchase of government securities
3) Auction of gold
4) Issue of currency notes
5) None of these
16. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) The objective of Financial Inclusion is connecting every Indian to the country's banking system.
2) RRBs have limited area of operation and have access to refinance from NABARD.
3) Money laundering refers to conversion of illegally obtained money into accountable money.
4) SARFAESI Act was launched to facilitate banks in recovery of bad loans.
5) One who is not earning regularly cannot open an account in any bank in India.
17. "Sub-prime" refers to?
1) Lending done by banks at rates below PLR
2) Lending to the people who are high value customers
3) Lending to those who are not regular customers of a bank
4) Lending done by banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit appraisal standards
5) None of these
18. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/ indicators?
1) Consumer Price Index
2) Gross Domestic Product
3) Gross National Product
4) Cost of Living Index
5) Wholesale Price Index
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 2 5) 1 6) 3 7) 4 8) 3 9) 1 10) 2 11) 5 12) 4 13) 1 14) 1 15) 2 16) 5 17) 4 18) 5
