1. Which country hosted the 39th G8 summit on June 17-18, 2013?
1) USA
2) Germany
3) UK
4) Italy
5) France
2. The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international football tournament for national teams held every four years. Which country hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup in June 2013?
1) Spain
2) Brazil
3) Uruguay
4) Argentina
5) Italy
3. Who became the first Indian-American judge in the US Court of Appeals, the second most powerful court in USA, on June 17, 2013?
1) Amol Rajan
2) Bobby Jindal
3) Srikanth Srinivasan
4) Kamla Harris
5) None of these
4. The Finance Minister had set up a committee for giving clear definitions to FDI and FII. Who is the Chairman of this committee?
1) Anand Sinha
2) C.Rangarajan
3) Y.V.Reddy
4) Arvind Mayaram
5) Vijay Kelkar
5. Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios are given. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Oscar Fernandes-Road and Highways
2) Girija Vyas ---- Housing and Urban poverty alleviation
3) K.Sambasiva Rao---Textiles
4) Sis Ram Ola ---Labour and Employment
5) Ghulam Nabi Azad---New and Renewable Energy
6. RBI in its mid-quarter monetary policy on June 17, 2013 left its repo rate unchanged at?
1) 7.5%
2) 7.25%
3) 6.5%
4) 6.25%
5) 4%
7. Which of the following political parties ended ties with the BJP and walked out of the National Democratic Alliance on June 16, 2013?
1) Shiv Sena
2) INLD
3) AGP
4) JD (U)
5) SAD
8. Who was elected President of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 2013?
1) John Ashe
2) Ban Ki-moon
3) Joseph Deiss
4) Srgjan Kerim
5) Jean Ping
9. Windhoek is the capital of?
1) Kenya
2) Namibia
3) Ghana
4) Zambia
5) Zimbabwe
10. The Central Rice Research Institute is located in?
1) Shimla
2) Nagpur
3) Cuttack
4) Hyderabad
5) Coimbatore
11. Berlin, the capital city of Germany, is located on the river?
1) Spree
2) Danube
3) Kizil
4) Avon
5) Thames
12. Which of the following crops is used to make biofuels?
1) Wheat
2) Paddy
3) Sugarcane
4) Onion
5) Coconut
13. Which of the following Cups is associated with Cricket?
1) Davis Cup
2) Aga Khan Cup
3) Durand Cup
4) Thomas Cup
5) None of these
14. The currency of Bangladesh is?
1) Rupee
2) Rupiah
3) Rial
4) Taka
5) Kip
15. Which of the following Nobel Prizes was not started in 1901?
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Medicine
4) Peace
5) Economics
16. The term '16 yards hit' is associated with?
1) Polo
2) Baseball
3) Golf
4) Hockey
5) Badminton
17. Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world. It is in?
1) North America
2) South America
3) Africa
4) Asia
5) Australia
18. Majuli is a large river island in the Indian state of?
1) Odisha
2) Assam
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand
5) West Bengal
19. Turkey joined which of the following organizations as its dialogue partner on April 26, 2013?
1) APEC
2) SCO
3) ASEAN
4) OPEC
5) SAARC
20. What is the interest rate on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2012-13?
1) 8.5%
2) 9%
3) 9.25%
4) 9.5%
5) 7.5%
21. Which country will host the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton tournaments in May 2014?
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) India
4) Pakistan
5) Sri Lanka
22. David Beckham announced his retirement from professional foot ball in May 2013. He is from?
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) England
4) Germany
5) Netherlands
23. What is the full form of FCCBs?
1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
2) Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds
3) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
4) Future Credit and Currency Bureau
5) None of these
24. Which of the following is/are considered a policy rate (s) in the hands of the RBI?
1) Repo rate
2) SLR
3) Inflation
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
25. The Census in India is done after a gap of every?
1) 5 years
2) 10 years
3) 15 years
4) 7 years
5) 12 years
26. Which of the following terms is not used in Economics?
1) Balance of Trade
2) Break Even
3) Fiscal Deficit
4) Capital Account
5) Kyoto Protocol
27. Who is the author of the book 'Invisible'?
1) Paul Auster
2) Albert Camus
3) Jacques Lacan
4) Rimbaud
5) Raymond Carver
28. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Hockey?
1) Backline
2) Centre pass
3) Goal line
4) Marking
5) Downswing
29. NABARD is?
1) A nationalized bank
2) A government commercial bank
3) A subsidiary of SBI
4) An apex bank for agriculture
5) A private bank
30. 'Between the Assassinations' is written by?
1) Kiran Desai
2) Anita Desai
3) Vikram Seth
4) Meghnad Desai
5) Arvind Adiga
Answers
1) 3; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 2; 7) 4; 8) 1; 9) 2; 10) 3;
11) 1; 12) 3; 13) 5; 14) 4; 15) 5; 16) 4; 17) 1; 18) 2; 19) 2; 20) 1;
21) 3; 22) 3; 23) 1; 24) 4; 25) 2; 26) 5; 27) 1; 28) 5; 29) 4; 30) 5
1) USA
2) Germany
3) UK
4) Italy
5) France
2. The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international football tournament for national teams held every four years. Which country hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup in June 2013?
1) Spain
2) Brazil
3) Uruguay
4) Argentina
5) Italy
3. Who became the first Indian-American judge in the US Court of Appeals, the second most powerful court in USA, on June 17, 2013?
1) Amol Rajan
2) Bobby Jindal
3) Srikanth Srinivasan
4) Kamla Harris
5) None of these
4. The Finance Minister had set up a committee for giving clear definitions to FDI and FII. Who is the Chairman of this committee?
1) Anand Sinha
2) C.Rangarajan
3) Y.V.Reddy
4) Arvind Mayaram
5) Vijay Kelkar
5. Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios are given. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Oscar Fernandes-Road and Highways
2) Girija Vyas ---- Housing and Urban poverty alleviation
3) K.Sambasiva Rao---Textiles
4) Sis Ram Ola ---Labour and Employment
5) Ghulam Nabi Azad---New and Renewable Energy
6. RBI in its mid-quarter monetary policy on June 17, 2013 left its repo rate unchanged at?
1) 7.5%
2) 7.25%
3) 6.5%
4) 6.25%
5) 4%
7. Which of the following political parties ended ties with the BJP and walked out of the National Democratic Alliance on June 16, 2013?
1) Shiv Sena
2) INLD
3) AGP
4) JD (U)
5) SAD
8. Who was elected President of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 2013?
1) John Ashe
2) Ban Ki-moon
3) Joseph Deiss
4) Srgjan Kerim
5) Jean Ping
9. Windhoek is the capital of?
1) Kenya
2) Namibia
3) Ghana
4) Zambia
5) Zimbabwe
10. The Central Rice Research Institute is located in?
1) Shimla
2) Nagpur
3) Cuttack
4) Hyderabad
5) Coimbatore
11. Berlin, the capital city of Germany, is located on the river?
1) Spree
2) Danube
3) Kizil
4) Avon
5) Thames
12. Which of the following crops is used to make biofuels?
1) Wheat
2) Paddy
3) Sugarcane
4) Onion
5) Coconut
13. Which of the following Cups is associated with Cricket?
1) Davis Cup
2) Aga Khan Cup
3) Durand Cup
4) Thomas Cup
5) None of these
14. The currency of Bangladesh is?
1) Rupee
2) Rupiah
3) Rial
4) Taka
5) Kip
15. Which of the following Nobel Prizes was not started in 1901?
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Medicine
4) Peace
5) Economics
16. The term '16 yards hit' is associated with?
1) Polo
2) Baseball
3) Golf
4) Hockey
5) Badminton
17. Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world. It is in?
1) North America
2) South America
3) Africa
4) Asia
5) Australia
18. Majuli is a large river island in the Indian state of?
1) Odisha
2) Assam
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand
5) West Bengal
19. Turkey joined which of the following organizations as its dialogue partner on April 26, 2013?
1) APEC
2) SCO
3) ASEAN
4) OPEC
5) SAARC
20. What is the interest rate on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2012-13?
1) 8.5%
2) 9%
3) 9.25%
4) 9.5%
5) 7.5%
21. Which country will host the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton tournaments in May 2014?
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) India
4) Pakistan
5) Sri Lanka
22. David Beckham announced his retirement from professional foot ball in May 2013. He is from?
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) England
4) Germany
5) Netherlands
23. What is the full form of FCCBs?
1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
2) Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds
3) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
4) Future Credit and Currency Bureau
5) None of these
24. Which of the following is/are considered a policy rate (s) in the hands of the RBI?
1) Repo rate
2) SLR
3) Inflation
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
25. The Census in India is done after a gap of every?
1) 5 years
2) 10 years
3) 15 years
4) 7 years
5) 12 years
26. Which of the following terms is not used in Economics?
1) Balance of Trade
2) Break Even
3) Fiscal Deficit
4) Capital Account
5) Kyoto Protocol
27. Who is the author of the book 'Invisible'?
1) Paul Auster
2) Albert Camus
3) Jacques Lacan
4) Rimbaud
5) Raymond Carver
28. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Hockey?
1) Backline
2) Centre pass
3) Goal line
4) Marking
5) Downswing
29. NABARD is?
1) A nationalized bank
2) A government commercial bank
3) A subsidiary of SBI
4) An apex bank for agriculture
5) A private bank
30. 'Between the Assassinations' is written by?
1) Kiran Desai
2) Anita Desai
3) Vikram Seth
4) Meghnad Desai
5) Arvind Adiga
Answers
1) 3; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 2; 7) 4; 8) 1; 9) 2; 10) 3;
11) 1; 12) 3; 13) 5; 14) 4; 15) 5; 16) 4; 17) 1; 18) 2; 19) 2; 20) 1;
21) 3; 22) 3; 23) 1; 24) 4; 25) 2; 26) 5; 27) 1; 28) 5; 29) 4; 30) 5
