1. S.R. Bansal took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following public sector banks on October 5, 2013?
1) Corporation Bank
2) Dena Bank
3) Syndicate Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Canara Bank
2. Alice Munro won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. She belongs to?
1) UK
2) Canada
3) USA
4) Germany
5) Australia
3. Who will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration on October 31, 2013, the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi?
1) Amjad Ali Khan
2) Zubin Mehta
3) M.S.Swaminathan
4) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
5) APJ Abdul Kalam
4. The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was won by the?
1) European Union
2) Amnesty International
3) International Committee of Red Cross
4) Organizatio for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
5) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
5. The Reserve Bank of India reduced the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate on October 7, 2013. What is the present MSF rate?
1) 9.25%
2) 9.5%
3) 10%
4) 10.25%
5) 9%
6. Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium won the 2013 Nobel Prize in which of the following subjects?
1) Economics
2) Physics
3) Chemistry
4) Medicine
5) None of these
7. Sachin Tendulkar will retire from Test cricket after his 200th Test in November 2013. Against which country did Sachin make his Test debut in November 1989?
1) England
2) Australia
3) Pakistan
4) New Zealand
5) West Indies
8. The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank is in the news recently. It is based in?
1) Mexico
2) USA
3) Argentina
4) Canada
5) Brazil
9. Which of the following Grand slam singles tournaments was/ were won by Rafael Nadal in 2013?
1) Australian Open
2) French Open
3) Australian Open & French Open
4) French Open & Wimbledon
5) French Open & US Open
10. Parvez Rasool plays domestic cricket for?
1) Gujarat
2) Delhi
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Punjab
11. Suresh Kalmadi's 13 year reign as the President of which of the following associations ended in July 2013?
1) Indian Athletics association
2) International Olympic Association
3) Asian Olympic Committee
4) Asian Athletics Association
5) None of these
12. Sanchi, famous for its Buddhist monuments is in?
1) Karnataka
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Rajasthan
13. Which of the following is the capital city of Denmark?
1) Helsinki
2) Oslo
3) Prague
4) Amsterdam
5) Copenhagen
14. The currency of South Africa is?
1) Dollar
2) Shilling
3) Pound
4) Rand
5) Tugrik
15. Who is the author of the book 'A Tale of Two Cities'?
1) Robert Frost
2) Oliver Goldsmith
3) Charles Dickens
4) O Henry
5) None of these
16. Which musical instrument did the Indian musician Ustad Bismillah Khan play?
1) Sarod
2) Sitar
3) Flute
4) Tabla
5) Shehnai
17. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Bangalore is known as the Garden City of India
2) Karanam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to have won a medal at the Olympic Games
3) There are 28 States and 7 Union Territories in India
4) Periyar sanctuary is famous for one-horned Rhinoceros
5) Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh
18. The headquarters of which of the following organizations is not in Geneva, Switzerland?
1) World Meteorological Organization
2) World Health Organization
3) World Trade Organization
4) International Labor Organization
5) Food and Agriculture Organization
19. 'Abhigyan Shakuntalam' was written by?
1) Vyas
2) Surdas
3) Tulsidas
4) Kalidas
5) Ashwaghosha
20. Who among the following is not associated with Shooting?
1) Abhinav Bindra
2) Vijay Kumar
3) Abhijeet Gupta
4) Gagan Narang
5) Ronjan Sodhi
21. The film that won the 'Best Feature Film' award in the 60th National Film Awards on May 3, 2013 was made in which language?
1) Bengali
2) Marathi
3) Hindi
4) Malayalam
5) Kannada
22. Which Indian automobile company has acquired 49.2% stake in the US based Erik Buell Racing (EBR) for $25 million?
1) Bajaj Auto
2) TVS
3) Hero Motocorp
4) Mahindra
5) None of these
23. The 20th edition of the biennial Asian Athletic Championships were held in July 2013 in?
1) Pune
2) Hyderabad
3) New Delhi
4) Bangalore
5) Ranchi
24. Ratan Tata is the Chief Advisor of which of the following low cost airlines?
1) Jet Airways
2) AirAsia India
3) IndiGo
4) GoAir
5) SpiceJet
25. "The Childhood of Jesus" is written by?
1) Peter Carey
2) Paul Scott
3) V.S. Naipaul
4) J.M. Coetzee
5) William Golding
26. Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport is in?
1) Leh
2) Srinagar
3) Guwahati
4) Itanagar
5) Shillong
27. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?
1) USA
2) UK
3) France
4) China
5) Germany
28. 'Mohiniattam', a dance form, is developed in?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Manipur
5) Assam
29. Port Blair is the capital of which of the following Union Territories?
1) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
2) Daman & Diu
3) Lakshadweep
4) Andaman & Nicobar islands
5) None of these
30. Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is built on which of the following rivers?
1) Sutlej
2) Bhagirathi
3) Narmada
4) Chambal
5) Son
31. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organization of central banks based in?
1) Frankfurt, Germany
2) London, UK
3) Basel, Switzerland
4) The Hague, Netherlands
5) Lisbon, Portugal
32. National Assembly is the parliament of?
1) Bangladesh
2) Brazil
3) Pakistan
4) USA
5) None of these
33. Kumari Selja is the Cabinet Minister of?
1) Rural Development
2) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
3) Culture
4) Law & Justice
5) Social Justice and Empowerment
34. 'Think Different' was an advertising slogan for?
1) Apple
2) Microsoft
3) Google
4) Wipro
5) IBM
35. Which of the following public sector banks is not headed by a woman?
1) Allahabad Bank
2) Bank of India
3) United Bank of India
4) State Bank of India
5) Punjab National Bank
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 2 7) 3 8) 4 9) 5 10) 3
11) 4 12) 2 13) 5 14) 4 15) 3 16) 5 17) 4 18) 5 19) 4 20) 3
21) 3 22) 3 23) 1 24) 2 25) 4 26) 1 27) 5 28) 3 29) 4 30) 2
31) 3 32) 3 33) 5 34) 1 35) 5
1) Corporation Bank
2) Dena Bank
3) Syndicate Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Canara Bank
2. Alice Munro won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. She belongs to?
1) UK
2) Canada
3) USA
4) Germany
5) Australia
3. Who will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration on October 31, 2013, the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi?
1) Amjad Ali Khan
2) Zubin Mehta
3) M.S.Swaminathan
4) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
5) APJ Abdul Kalam
4. The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was won by the?
1) European Union
2) Amnesty International
3) International Committee of Red Cross
4) Organizatio for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
5) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
5. The Reserve Bank of India reduced the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate on October 7, 2013. What is the present MSF rate?
1) 9.25%
2) 9.5%
3) 10%
4) 10.25%
5) 9%
6. Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium won the 2013 Nobel Prize in which of the following subjects?
1) Economics
2) Physics
3) Chemistry
4) Medicine
5) None of these
7. Sachin Tendulkar will retire from Test cricket after his 200th Test in November 2013. Against which country did Sachin make his Test debut in November 1989?
1) England
2) Australia
3) Pakistan
4) New Zealand
5) West Indies
8. The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank is in the news recently. It is based in?
1) Mexico
2) USA
3) Argentina
4) Canada
5) Brazil
9. Which of the following Grand slam singles tournaments was/ were won by Rafael Nadal in 2013?
1) Australian Open
2) French Open
3) Australian Open & French Open
4) French Open & Wimbledon
5) French Open & US Open
10. Parvez Rasool plays domestic cricket for?
1) Gujarat
2) Delhi
3) Jammu & Kashmir
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Punjab
11. Suresh Kalmadi's 13 year reign as the President of which of the following associations ended in July 2013?
1) Indian Athletics association
2) International Olympic Association
3) Asian Olympic Committee
4) Asian Athletics Association
5) None of these
12. Sanchi, famous for its Buddhist monuments is in?
1) Karnataka
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Rajasthan
13. Which of the following is the capital city of Denmark?
1) Helsinki
2) Oslo
3) Prague
4) Amsterdam
5) Copenhagen
14. The currency of South Africa is?
1) Dollar
2) Shilling
3) Pound
4) Rand
5) Tugrik
15. Who is the author of the book 'A Tale of Two Cities'?
1) Robert Frost
2) Oliver Goldsmith
3) Charles Dickens
4) O Henry
5) None of these
16. Which musical instrument did the Indian musician Ustad Bismillah Khan play?
1) Sarod
2) Sitar
3) Flute
4) Tabla
5) Shehnai
17. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Bangalore is known as the Garden City of India
2) Karanam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to have won a medal at the Olympic Games
3) There are 28 States and 7 Union Territories in India
4) Periyar sanctuary is famous for one-horned Rhinoceros
5) Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh
18. The headquarters of which of the following organizations is not in Geneva, Switzerland?
1) World Meteorological Organization
2) World Health Organization
3) World Trade Organization
4) International Labor Organization
5) Food and Agriculture Organization
19. 'Abhigyan Shakuntalam' was written by?
1) Vyas
2) Surdas
3) Tulsidas
4) Kalidas
5) Ashwaghosha
20. Who among the following is not associated with Shooting?
1) Abhinav Bindra
2) Vijay Kumar
3) Abhijeet Gupta
4) Gagan Narang
5) Ronjan Sodhi
21. The film that won the 'Best Feature Film' award in the 60th National Film Awards on May 3, 2013 was made in which language?
1) Bengali
2) Marathi
3) Hindi
4) Malayalam
5) Kannada
22. Which Indian automobile company has acquired 49.2% stake in the US based Erik Buell Racing (EBR) for $25 million?
1) Bajaj Auto
2) TVS
3) Hero Motocorp
4) Mahindra
5) None of these
23. The 20th edition of the biennial Asian Athletic Championships were held in July 2013 in?
1) Pune
2) Hyderabad
3) New Delhi
4) Bangalore
5) Ranchi
24. Ratan Tata is the Chief Advisor of which of the following low cost airlines?
1) Jet Airways
2) AirAsia India
3) IndiGo
4) GoAir
5) SpiceJet
25. "The Childhood of Jesus" is written by?
1) Peter Carey
2) Paul Scott
3) V.S. Naipaul
4) J.M. Coetzee
5) William Golding
26. Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport is in?
1) Leh
2) Srinagar
3) Guwahati
4) Itanagar
5) Shillong
27. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?
1) USA
2) UK
3) France
4) China
5) Germany
28. 'Mohiniattam', a dance form, is developed in?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Manipur
5) Assam
29. Port Blair is the capital of which of the following Union Territories?
1) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
2) Daman & Diu
3) Lakshadweep
4) Andaman & Nicobar islands
5) None of these
30. Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is built on which of the following rivers?
1) Sutlej
2) Bhagirathi
3) Narmada
4) Chambal
5) Son
31. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organization of central banks based in?
1) Frankfurt, Germany
2) London, UK
3) Basel, Switzerland
4) The Hague, Netherlands
5) Lisbon, Portugal
32. National Assembly is the parliament of?
1) Bangladesh
2) Brazil
3) Pakistan
4) USA
5) None of these
33. Kumari Selja is the Cabinet Minister of?
1) Rural Development
2) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
3) Culture
4) Law & Justice
5) Social Justice and Empowerment
34. 'Think Different' was an advertising slogan for?
1) Apple
2) Microsoft
3) Google
4) Wipro
5) IBM
35. Which of the following public sector banks is not headed by a woman?
1) Allahabad Bank
2) Bank of India
3) United Bank of India
4) State Bank of India
5) Punjab National Bank
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 2 7) 3 8) 4 9) 5 10) 3
11) 4 12) 2 13) 5 14) 4 15) 3 16) 5 17) 4 18) 5 19) 4 20) 3
21) 3 22) 3 23) 1 24) 2 25) 4 26) 1 27) 5 28) 3 29) 4 30) 2
31) 3 32) 3 33) 5 34) 1 35) 5
