1. Which of the following is a Horticulture Crop?
1) Paddy
2) Wheat
3) Mango
4) Bajara
5) None of these
2. Dr. Amartya Sen is a famous ...
1) Physicist
2) Chemical Engineer
3) Psychologist
4) Economist
5) None of these
3. Which of the following nations is considered
the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?
1) India
2) Bangladesh
3) South Africa
4) USA
5) None of these
4. India's first transgenic crop is ......
1) Potato
2) Brinjal
3) Sugarcane
4) Bt. cotton
5) None of these
5. Recently, retail giant Carrefour has announced it's intention to close its stores in India. Carrefour is a multinational retailer based in which country?
1) France
2) USA
3) Germany
4) England
5) None of these
6. Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India is a scheme to improve the performance of the agricultural sector?
1) National Horticulture Mission
2) Pulse Polio Abhiyan
3) Old Age Pension Scheme
4) Bharat Nirman Yojana
5) None of these
7. 'LBW' is a term related to the game of ....
1) Badminton
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Football
5) None of these
8. "Saraswati Samman" is an award given for excellence in the field of ....
1) Sports
2) Social Service
3) Literature
4) Science and Technology
5) None of these
9. "Heavy Water" is used in which of the following fields?
1) Thermal power
2) Cement
3) Iron and Steel
4) Nuclear power
5) None of these
10. Which of the following companies is NOT in the field of insurance business?
1) ICICI Prudential
2) Bajaj Allianz
3) Tata AIG
4) AEGON Religare
5) Royal Orchid
11. Many times we read that a corporate entity is in the process of raising its capital base. Why is a company required to raise money to strengthen its capital base?
(A) To finance its expansion plans
(B) To finance its diversification plans
(C) To finance its loans and borrowings
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only A and B
5) All A, B and C
12. Many times we read in newspapers a company is planning to bring public issue. What does it mean?
(A) Shares of the company will be issued only through public sector organization
(B) Shares of the company will be issued to general public only through primary market
(C) This means some stakeholders/ promoters are willing to leave the company.
Hence they wish to sell their stock to the general public.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) All A, B and C
5) None of these
13. As we all have noticed banks these days are giving more emphasis on "Branch less Banking". What does this really means?
(A) Banks will not have many branches as used to be in the good old days. Instead the number of branches will be restricted and will conduct only a specified core business.
(B) Banks will launch/ operate many delivery channels like ATMs, Mobile Banking/ Internet Banking etc. So that people are not required to visit a branch for their usual banking needs.
(C) This means banks will issue only debit or credit for all types of financial transactions. Cheques/ cash payments will not be allowed.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only A and B
4) Only B and C
5) All A, B and C
14. Which of the following is NOT a function of a bank?
1) Providing project finance
2) Selling Mutual Funds
3) Deciding policy rates like CRR, Repo Rate/ SLR etc.
4) Settlement of payments on behalf of the customers.
5) All of these are functions of bank.
15. Which of the following is a form of "Small Savings Bank" popular among the poor or children?
1) Core Banking
2) Credit Banking
3) Debit Card
4) Merchant Banking
5) Piggy Banking
16. As we all know the Government of India has initiated several projects/ schemes for revival and recharging of water bodies/ lakes etc. What is meant by recharging of water bodies?
(A) Recharge in fact is deep drainage of water bodies so that water starts moving downwards
from the surface.
(B) Recharge is nothing but digging new wells and lakes so that more water is available for use.
(C) Recharge means levy of a tax on use of ground water for private purposes. This is done in addition to the usual tax that civic bodies collect on the usual water supply.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) All A, B and C
5) None f these
17. The "Operation Protective Edge" is an ongoing military conflict between .....
1) Israel and Hamas
2) Ukraine and Russia
3) China and Vietnam
4) Philippines and China
5) None of these
18. Iron ore is found in which of the following states in India?
1) Punjab
2) Rajasthan
3) Odisha
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh
19. Who amongst the following is NOT a famous Lawn Tennis player?
1) Cara Black
2) Mike Bryan
3) Denis Ndiso
4) Serena Williams
5) Leander Paes
20. Granville Austin, who passed away recently, was a renowned scholar of the .....
1) Indian Constitution
2) Indian History
3) Indian Geography
4) Indian Literature
5) None of these
21. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given for excellence in the field of ....
1) Literature
2) Music
3) Sports
4) Science and Technology
5) None of these
22. Government normally announce the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ....
1) Wheat
2) Paddy
3) Sugarcane
4) Jute
5) All of the above
23. At present Dr. D. Subba Rao is the .....
1) Governor of RBI
2) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
3) Chairman of the FICCI
4) India's Representative in IMF
5) None of these
24. What is the full form of 'ULIP' the term which in the news recently?
1) Universal Life and Investment Plan
2) Unit Loan and Insurance Plan
3) Universal Loan and Investment Plan
4) Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan
5) Unit Linked Insurance Plan
25. Very often we read in Generation Technology. This is a set of standards used by which of the following?
1) To combat climatic changes
2) Production of Nuclear Energy
3) Film Production
4) Mobile Telecommunication
5) All of the above
26. Which of the following cups / trophies is NOT given for excellence in the game of Badminton?
1) Uber Cup
2) Thomas Cup
3) Syed Modi Memorial Trophy
4) Aros Junior Cup
5) Merdeka Cup
27. With which one of the following, the Election Commission of India tie up for online voters registration?
1) Facebook
2) Yahoo
3) Google
4) Twitter
5) None of these
28. Who among the following is the new Air Force Chief of India?
1) Arup Raha
2) Vivek Tyagi
3) Arun Singh
4) Kishore Chandra
5) None of these
29. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has received the highest number of complaints related to child abuse in school from the state of
1) Karnataka
2) Tamilnadu
3) Assam
4) Delhi
5) Andhra Pradesh
30. World's top three biggest coffee exporting countries are .....
1) Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam
2) Vietnam, Brazil and Indonesia
3) Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia
4) Indonesia, Vietnam and Brazil
5) None of these
31. Which among the following states has launched free CFL bulbs scheme for hut dwellers?
1) Tamilnadu
2) West Bengal
3) Manipur
4) Haryana
5) None of these
32. What is the name of cyclone which is recently battered west coast of Australia?
1) Hemp
2) Christine
3) Lava
4) Pristine
5) None of these
33. Which of the following countries has recently assumed the coveted chair of the ASEAN?
1) Myanmar
2) Indonesia
3) Cambodia
4) Philippines
5) None of these
34. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which corridor?
1) Delhi-Agra
2) Mumbai-Ahmadabad
3) Delhi-Kanpur
4) Delhi-Kolkata
5) None of these
35. Who among the following has won Men's Chennai Open Tennis Trophy 2014?
1) Somdev Burman
2) Roger Vasselin
3) Stanislas Wawrinka
4) David Federer
5) None of these
36. The Loser festival is the most important festival celebrated in .....
1) Ladakh
2) Leh
3) Shimla
4) Srinagar
5) None of these
37. Recently, which among the following has announced to launch of an All Woman's Insurance branch?
1) Bajaj Allianz
2) Tata AIG General
3) ICICI Lombard
4) Reliance General
5) None of these
38. In which one of the following states Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has decided to setup world's largest corporate learning and development centre?
1) Kerala
2) Punjab
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
5) None of these
39. Who among the following has been chosen for Portugal highest honour "Order of Prince Henry"?
1) Costa Ricardo
2) Lopes Anthony
3) Alves Bruno
4) Cristiano Ronaldo
5) None of these
40. Who among the following led the team who have identified liver cancer genes?
1) Steven Robertson
2) Teh Bin Tean
3) Zoe Hellman
4) Matilda Ceesay
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1-3, 2-4, 3-2, 4-4, 5-1, 6-1, 7-2, 8-3, 9-4, 10-5
11-5, 12-2, 13-3, 14-2, 15-5, 16-1, 17-1, 18-3, 19-3, 20-1
21-4, 22-5, 23-5, 24-5, 25-4, 26-5, 27-3, 28-1, 29-2, 30-3
31-1, 32-2, 33-1, 34-2, 35-3, 36-1, 37-1, 38-1, 39-4, 40-2
