1. Abdul Rahim Rather was appointed as the new Chairman of Goods and Services Tax (GST) panel on July 21, 2013. He is the Finance Minister of?
1) Bihar
2) Karnataka
3) Rajasthan
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh
2. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are given by Philippines. Habiba Sarobi is one of the five winners for the year 2013. She is a politician from?
1) Pakistan
2) Afghanistan
3) Indonesia
4) Malaysia
5) Bangladesh
3. Who won the 100th edition of the Tour de France on July 21, 2013?
1) Bradley Wiggins (Britain)
2) Alberto Contador (Spain)
3) Chris Froome (Britain)
4) Cadel Evans (Australia)
5) Andy Schleck (Luxembourg)
4. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) is one of the apex trade associations of India. Who took over as the President of ASSOCHAM in July 2013?
1) Deepak Parekh
2) Aditya Puri
3) K R Kamath
4) Rana Kapoor
5) Naina Lal Kidwai
5. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking and finance?
1) Blue chip companies
2) Commercial paper
3) Hedge
4) Premium bonds
5) Wobbe Index
6. 'FBTR' is an abbreviated name related to the area of?
1) Agriculture
2) Economy
3) Medical science
4) Sports
5) Nuclear power
7. Developing an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian capital market is the basic aim of?
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) FMC
4) SBI
5) NABARD
8. The first stock exchange in India was established in?
1) Calcutta
2) Delhi
3) Bombay
4) Madras
5) Hyderabad
9. Which institution is known as the 'Soft Loan Window' of World Bank?
1) IFC
2) IDA
3) IMF
4) WTO
5) None of these
10. The Life Insurance in India was nationalized in the year?
1) 1870
2) 1956
3) 1960
4) 1966
5) 1969
11. Countries and capital cities are given below. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Ghana --- Accra
2) Kenya --- Nairobi
3) Namibia --- Windhoek
4) Nigeria --- Rabat
5) Egypt --- Cairo
12. The river Tapti flows into the?
1) Palk Straits
2) Bay of Bengal
3) Arabian Sea
4) Indian Ocean
5) None of these
13. 'Land of Midnight Sun' is?
1) Japan
2) Finland
3) Thailand
4) Norway
5) Netherlands
14. 'My Truth' was written by?
1) Sarojini Naidu
2) RK Narayan
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Indira Gandhi
5) Jawaharlal Nehru
15. Reliance Power is constructing a 3,960 MW coal based Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in?
1) Sasan (Madhya Pradesh)
2) Angul (Orissa)
3) Banswara (Rajasthan)
4) Barauni (Bihar)
5) None of these
16. RBI's stake in NABARD is?
1) 10%
2) 5%
3) 3%
4) 1%
5) None of these
17. Which of the following is not amongst the core industries/ sectors?
1) Coal
2) Services
3) Crude oil
4) Power
5) Steel
18. What is the minimum shareholding of the Central Government in the Public Sector Banks?
1) 49%
2) 50%
3) 51%
4) 59%
5) 74%
19. What is the purpose of National Green Tribunal?
1) It is a Save Earth campaign
2) It promotes awareness towards climate changes
3) It will hear cases related to environmental degradation
4) It gives suggestions to protect forest cover
5) None of these
20. Croatia recently became the 28th member of the European Union. Croatia was once a part of?
1) Russia
2) Yugoslavia
3) Armenia
4) Lithuania
5) Czechoslovakia
21. NKP Salve Challenger Trophy is associated with?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Tennis
5) Badminton
22. Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is the world's largest diamond exchange located in?
1) Kolkata
2) New Delhi
3) Jaipur
4) Surat
5) Mumbai
23. The largest source of India's GDP is?
1) Agriculture
2) Foreign Trade
3) Manufacturing
4) Services
5) None of these
24. Planning Commission is a?
1) Statutory Body
2) Non-Statutory Body
3) Constitutional Body
4) Both 1 and 3
5) None of these
25. Which one of the following rates is not determined by the Reserve Bank of India?
1) CRR
2) SLR
3) Repo Rate
4) Prime Lending Rate
5) Bank Rate
26. Which of the following prizes/awards is not given for excellence in literature?
1) Murtidevi Award
2) Laureus Award
3) Vyas Samman
4) Saraswati Samman
5) Pulitzer Prize
27. Which of the following is the full form of G in 'G-sec'?
1) Good
2) Global
3) Government
4) Guaranteed
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5
6) 5 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 2
11) 4 12) 3 13) 4 14) 4 15) 1
16) 4 17) 2 18) 3 19) 3 20) 2
21) 3 22) 5 23) 4 24) 2 25) 4
26) 2 27) 3
1) Bihar
2) Karnataka
3) Rajasthan
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh
2. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are given by Philippines. Habiba Sarobi is one of the five winners for the year 2013. She is a politician from?
1) Pakistan
2) Afghanistan
3) Indonesia
4) Malaysia
5) Bangladesh
3. Who won the 100th edition of the Tour de France on July 21, 2013?
1) Bradley Wiggins (Britain)
2) Alberto Contador (Spain)
3) Chris Froome (Britain)
4) Cadel Evans (Australia)
5) Andy Schleck (Luxembourg)
4. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) is one of the apex trade associations of India. Who took over as the President of ASSOCHAM in July 2013?
1) Deepak Parekh
2) Aditya Puri
3) K R Kamath
4) Rana Kapoor
5) Naina Lal Kidwai
5. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking and finance?
1) Blue chip companies
2) Commercial paper
3) Hedge
4) Premium bonds
5) Wobbe Index
6. 'FBTR' is an abbreviated name related to the area of?
1) Agriculture
2) Economy
3) Medical science
4) Sports
5) Nuclear power
7. Developing an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian capital market is the basic aim of?
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) FMC
4) SBI
5) NABARD
8. The first stock exchange in India was established in?
1) Calcutta
2) Delhi
3) Bombay
4) Madras
5) Hyderabad
9. Which institution is known as the 'Soft Loan Window' of World Bank?
1) IFC
2) IDA
3) IMF
4) WTO
5) None of these
10. The Life Insurance in India was nationalized in the year?
1) 1870
2) 1956
3) 1960
4) 1966
5) 1969
11. Countries and capital cities are given below. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Ghana --- Accra
2) Kenya --- Nairobi
3) Namibia --- Windhoek
4) Nigeria --- Rabat
5) Egypt --- Cairo
12. The river Tapti flows into the?
1) Palk Straits
2) Bay of Bengal
3) Arabian Sea
4) Indian Ocean
5) None of these
13. 'Land of Midnight Sun' is?
1) Japan
2) Finland
3) Thailand
4) Norway
5) Netherlands
14. 'My Truth' was written by?
1) Sarojini Naidu
2) RK Narayan
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Indira Gandhi
5) Jawaharlal Nehru
15. Reliance Power is constructing a 3,960 MW coal based Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in?
1) Sasan (Madhya Pradesh)
2) Angul (Orissa)
3) Banswara (Rajasthan)
4) Barauni (Bihar)
5) None of these
16. RBI's stake in NABARD is?
1) 10%
2) 5%
3) 3%
4) 1%
5) None of these
17. Which of the following is not amongst the core industries/ sectors?
1) Coal
2) Services
3) Crude oil
4) Power
5) Steel
18. What is the minimum shareholding of the Central Government in the Public Sector Banks?
1) 49%
2) 50%
3) 51%
4) 59%
5) 74%
19. What is the purpose of National Green Tribunal?
1) It is a Save Earth campaign
2) It promotes awareness towards climate changes
3) It will hear cases related to environmental degradation
4) It gives suggestions to protect forest cover
5) None of these
20. Croatia recently became the 28th member of the European Union. Croatia was once a part of?
1) Russia
2) Yugoslavia
3) Armenia
4) Lithuania
5) Czechoslovakia
21. NKP Salve Challenger Trophy is associated with?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Tennis
5) Badminton
22. Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is the world's largest diamond exchange located in?
1) Kolkata
2) New Delhi
3) Jaipur
4) Surat
5) Mumbai
23. The largest source of India's GDP is?
1) Agriculture
2) Foreign Trade
3) Manufacturing
4) Services
5) None of these
24. Planning Commission is a?
1) Statutory Body
2) Non-Statutory Body
3) Constitutional Body
4) Both 1 and 3
5) None of these
25. Which one of the following rates is not determined by the Reserve Bank of India?
1) CRR
2) SLR
3) Repo Rate
4) Prime Lending Rate
5) Bank Rate
26. Which of the following prizes/awards is not given for excellence in literature?
1) Murtidevi Award
2) Laureus Award
3) Vyas Samman
4) Saraswati Samman
5) Pulitzer Prize
27. Which of the following is the full form of G in 'G-sec'?
1) Good
2) Global
3) Government
4) Guaranteed
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5
6) 5 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 2
11) 4 12) 3 13) 4 14) 4 15) 1
16) 4 17) 2 18) 3 19) 3 20) 2
21) 3 22) 5 23) 4 24) 2 25) 4
26) 2 27) 3
