1. The Union Government has approved a proposal to declare 2013 as?
1) Education Year
2) Water Conservation Year
3) Tourism Year
4) Human Rights Year
5) Year of Forests
2. Ben Bernanke is in the news recently. He is US?
1) Secretary of State
2) Federal Reserve Chairman
3) Defense Secretary
4) Treasury secretary
5) None of these
3. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid became the first Indian Minister to visit which of the following countries in 23 years in June 2013?
1) Iran
2) Syria
3) Iraq
4) Yemen
5) Myanmar
4. Who was elected the ninth President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in April 2013?
1) Yukia Amano
2) Shinzo Abe
3) Akihito
4) Takehiko Nakao
5) None of these
5. Which country will host the 40th G-8 Summit in June 2014?
1) Canada 2) UK 3) France
4) Japan 5) Russia
6. Norman E. Borlaug is the founder of the World Food Prize. Who won this prize in June 2013?
1)Marc Van Montague (Belgium)
2) Mary-Dell Chilton (USA)
3) Robert Fraley (USA)
4) Both 2 and 3
5) All 1, 2 and 3
7. Which one of the following Countries is not a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)?
1) Brazil
2) Mexico
3) South Africa
4) Turkey
5) France
8. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of Economics/Finance?
1) Sinking Fund
2) Third World Countries
3) Devaluation
4) Open Door Policy
5) Privilege Motion
9. The National Food for Work program has been merged with?
1) PMGSY
2) MGNREGP
3) IAY
4) JNNURM
5) Bharat Nirman
10. The 5th Summit of which of the following organizations took place in South Africa recently?
1) G-8
2) G20
3) SAARC
4) BRICS
5) NAM
11. 'Sacred Games' is written by?
1) Vikram Chandra
2) Namitha Gokhale
3) Chetan Bhagat
4) Hilary Mantel
5) Herta Muller
12. Which of the following is not a cash crop?
1) Tobacco
2) Cotton
3) Coffee
4) Bajra
5) Tea
13. Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of Football?
1) Lineman
2) Corner kick
3) Wide out
4) Full back
5) Follow on
14. One rupee currency notes bear the signature of the?
1) Finance Minister
2) RBI Governor
3) President of India
4) Finance Secretary
5) Chief Economic Adviser
15. Fiscal Policy is concerned with?
1) Export and Import
2) Public revenue and expenditure
3) Issue of currency
4) Population control
5) None of these
16. Which of the following is a regulator?
1) LIC
2) CII
3) FICCI
4) NASSCOM
5) SEBI
17. Which of the following is a form of 'Small Savings Bank', popular among the children?
1) Core Banking
2) Merchant Banking
3) Credit Banking
4) Piggy Banking
5) None of these
18. Aros Junior Cup is associated with?
1) Badminton
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Lawn Tennis
5) Table Tennis
19. Who among the following is not a famous author?
1) V.S.Naipaul
2) Anita Desai
3) Kiran Desai
4) Amitav Ghosh
5) Naina Lal Kidwai
20. Which of the following terms is not used in Cricket?
1) Ashes
2) Crease
3) LBW
4) Smash
5) Back foot Shot
21. Banks borrow money from the RBI on which of the following rates?
1) CRR
2) SLR
3) Repo Rate
4) Reverse Repo Rate
5) BPLR
22. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Moortidevi Award---Literature
2) Arjuna Award ---Sports
3) Saraswati Samman---Literature
4) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award---Science and Technology
5) Kalinga Prize---Music
23. B.C. Roy award is given in the field of?
1) Journalism
2) Medicine
3) Music
4) Environment
5) Literature
24. Which of the following grand slam events in Tennis is played on a grass court?
1) Australian open
2) French Open
3) Wimbledon
4) US Open
5) None of these
25. Which of the following is/are the major roles of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests?
1) Prevention and control of pollution
2) Welfare of animals
3) Afforestation
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
26. When the Union Government takes the approval of the Parliament regarding expected expenditure for a short period, instead of presenting full budget, it is known as?
1) Partial Budget
2) Interim Budget
3) Vote on Account
4) Consolidated Fund Budget
5) Annual Financial Statement
27. Which of the following schemes was launched by the Government of India to give focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in urban areas?
1) PURA
2) JNNURM
3) Bharat Nirman
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
28. Which of the following is a food crop?
1) Castor
2) Cotton
3) Sunflower
4) Sun hemp
5) Maize
29. Who is the author of the book 'A Better India: A Better World'?
1) Y.V.Reddy
2) C.Rangarajan
3) N.R.Narayana Murthy
4) Nandan Nilekani
5) Gurucharan Das
30. The policy of the RBI that influences the monetary and other financial conditions in the country with the objective of price stability and sustainable growth is known as?
1) Budget Policy
2) Fiscal Policy
3) Growth Policy
4) Monetary Policy
5) Control Policy
Answers
1) 2; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 5; 7) 5; 8) 5; 9) 2; 10) 4;
11) 1; 12) 4; 13) 5; 14) 4; 15) 2; 16) 5; 17) 4; 18) 1; 19) 5; 20) 4;
21) 3; 22) 5; 23) 2; 24) 3; 25) 5; 26) 3; 27) 2; 28) 5; 29) 3; 30) 4.
1) Education Year
2) Water Conservation Year
3) Tourism Year
4) Human Rights Year
5) Year of Forests
2. Ben Bernanke is in the news recently. He is US?
1) Secretary of State
2) Federal Reserve Chairman
3) Defense Secretary
4) Treasury secretary
5) None of these
3. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid became the first Indian Minister to visit which of the following countries in 23 years in June 2013?
1) Iran
2) Syria
3) Iraq
4) Yemen
5) Myanmar
4. Who was elected the ninth President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in April 2013?
1) Yukia Amano
2) Shinzo Abe
3) Akihito
4) Takehiko Nakao
5) None of these
5. Which country will host the 40th G-8 Summit in June 2014?
1) Canada 2) UK 3) France
4) Japan 5) Russia
6. Norman E. Borlaug is the founder of the World Food Prize. Who won this prize in June 2013?
1)Marc Van Montague (Belgium)
2) Mary-Dell Chilton (USA)
3) Robert Fraley (USA)
4) Both 2 and 3
5) All 1, 2 and 3
7. Which one of the following Countries is not a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)?
1) Brazil
2) Mexico
3) South Africa
4) Turkey
5) France
8. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of Economics/Finance?
1) Sinking Fund
2) Third World Countries
3) Devaluation
4) Open Door Policy
5) Privilege Motion
9. The National Food for Work program has been merged with?
1) PMGSY
2) MGNREGP
3) IAY
4) JNNURM
5) Bharat Nirman
10. The 5th Summit of which of the following organizations took place in South Africa recently?
1) G-8
2) G20
3) SAARC
4) BRICS
5) NAM
11. 'Sacred Games' is written by?
1) Vikram Chandra
2) Namitha Gokhale
3) Chetan Bhagat
4) Hilary Mantel
5) Herta Muller
12. Which of the following is not a cash crop?
1) Tobacco
2) Cotton
3) Coffee
4) Bajra
5) Tea
13. Which of the following terms is not associated with the game of Football?
1) Lineman
2) Corner kick
3) Wide out
4) Full back
5) Follow on
14. One rupee currency notes bear the signature of the?
1) Finance Minister
2) RBI Governor
3) President of India
4) Finance Secretary
5) Chief Economic Adviser
15. Fiscal Policy is concerned with?
1) Export and Import
2) Public revenue and expenditure
3) Issue of currency
4) Population control
5) None of these
16. Which of the following is a regulator?
1) LIC
2) CII
3) FICCI
4) NASSCOM
5) SEBI
17. Which of the following is a form of 'Small Savings Bank', popular among the children?
1) Core Banking
2) Merchant Banking
3) Credit Banking
4) Piggy Banking
5) None of these
18. Aros Junior Cup is associated with?
1) Badminton
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Lawn Tennis
5) Table Tennis
19. Who among the following is not a famous author?
1) V.S.Naipaul
2) Anita Desai
3) Kiran Desai
4) Amitav Ghosh
5) Naina Lal Kidwai
20. Which of the following terms is not used in Cricket?
1) Ashes
2) Crease
3) LBW
4) Smash
5) Back foot Shot
21. Banks borrow money from the RBI on which of the following rates?
1) CRR
2) SLR
3) Repo Rate
4) Reverse Repo Rate
5) BPLR
22. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Moortidevi Award---Literature
2) Arjuna Award ---Sports
3) Saraswati Samman---Literature
4) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award---Science and Technology
5) Kalinga Prize---Music
23. B.C. Roy award is given in the field of?
1) Journalism
2) Medicine
3) Music
4) Environment
5) Literature
24. Which of the following grand slam events in Tennis is played on a grass court?
1) Australian open
2) French Open
3) Wimbledon
4) US Open
5) None of these
25. Which of the following is/are the major roles of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests?
1) Prevention and control of pollution
2) Welfare of animals
3) Afforestation
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
26. When the Union Government takes the approval of the Parliament regarding expected expenditure for a short period, instead of presenting full budget, it is known as?
1) Partial Budget
2) Interim Budget
3) Vote on Account
4) Consolidated Fund Budget
5) Annual Financial Statement
27. Which of the following schemes was launched by the Government of India to give focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in urban areas?
1) PURA
2) JNNURM
3) Bharat Nirman
4) Both 1and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
28. Which of the following is a food crop?
1) Castor
2) Cotton
3) Sunflower
4) Sun hemp
5) Maize
29. Who is the author of the book 'A Better India: A Better World'?
1) Y.V.Reddy
2) C.Rangarajan
3) N.R.Narayana Murthy
4) Nandan Nilekani
5) Gurucharan Das
30. The policy of the RBI that influences the monetary and other financial conditions in the country with the objective of price stability and sustainable growth is known as?
1) Budget Policy
2) Fiscal Policy
3) Growth Policy
4) Monetary Policy
5) Control Policy
Answers
1) 2; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 5; 7) 5; 8) 5; 9) 2; 10) 4;
11) 1; 12) 4; 13) 5; 14) 4; 15) 2; 16) 5; 17) 4; 18) 1; 19) 5; 20) 4;
21) 3; 22) 5; 23) 2; 24) 3; 25) 5; 26) 3; 27) 2; 28) 5; 29) 3; 30) 4.
