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2010 GK
DIRECTIONS for the question:

Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
Name the South Korean President who attended the Indian Republic Day Parade in 2010 as a chief guest.
A)Kim Yoon-Ok

B)Ban Ki- Moon

C)Lee Myung Bak

D)Chung Mong Koo

Question No. : 2
The Indian government auctioned the 3G spectrum in 22 telecom circles in 2010. Which three companies won the maximum
number of circles in the auction?

A. R-Com B. Airtel C. Vodafone D. Aircel

A)a, b & c

B)b, c & d

C)a, c & d

D)a, b & d

Question No. : 3
Which one of the following group of banks formed a joint venture in Life Insurance Sector?
A)Canara Bank, HSBC, Oriental Bank of Commerce Limited B)Canara Bank, HDFC, Syndicate Bank
C)HDFC, HSBC, Oriental Bank of Commerce Limited D)Canara Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC
Question No. : 4
Match the international Organization-Location-Country

International Organization

Location

a. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

i. Lyons

Country
1. Austria

b. World Wild Life fund (WWF)

ii. Vienna

2. Switzerland

c. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

(OPEC)

iii. Gland

3. France

d. International Police (INTERPOLE)

iv. Brussels

4. Belgium

A)a-iii-2, b-iv-4, c-i-3, d-ii-1

B)a-iv-4, b-iii-2, c-ii,1, d-i-3

C)a-ii-4, b-iv-3,c-iii-1,d-i-2

D)a-i-4, b-iii-1, c-ii-3, d-iv-2

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Question No. : 5
Match the Women CEOs and their respective Company and its Location.
International
Organization

Location

Country

a. Carol Ann Bartz

i. Dupont

1. Colorado

b. Ellen J Kullman

ii. Western Union

2. California

c. Ursula Burns

iii. Yahoo Inc

3. Connecticut

d. Christina A Gold

A) a-ii-4, b-iii-3, c-iv-1, d-i-2

iv. Xerox Corporation

4. Delaware

Question No. : 6
Match the Acquiring Company with its Target Company.
Acquiring Company
a. United Breweries Group

1. Schoneweiss

b. Mahindra & Mahindra

2. RSM Ambit

c. Price Water Cooper

3. Ambuja Cement

d. Holcim

A) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

Target Company

4. Shaw Wallace

Question No. : 7
Match the Company and its Tagline

A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

Company

Tagline

a. Toyota

1. Express Yourself

b. BSNL

2. The easy way to stay in

touch

c. Airtel

3. Connecting India

d. Trump (MTNL)

4. Let's go places

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Question No. : 8
Match the name of the Indian Banks with their Brand Ambassadors.
Company

Brand Ambassador

a. Canara Bank

1. Rahul Dravid

b. Dena Bank

2. Hema Malini

c. Bank of Rajasthan

3. Shikhar Dhawan

d. Bank of Baroda

A) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

4. Juhi Chawla

Question No. : 9

Instruments

Use of instrument

a. Squid

i. Heating of power radiation

b. Actinometer
c. Dilatometer
d. Ebulliscope
e. Rheometer

A)

iii. Boiling Temperature of a

liquid
expansion
v. Magnetic Field

Question No. : 10
Name the Indian state having maximum number of Major Seaports.
A) West Bengal

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Question No. : 11
Match the National Highway route number to States that it covers?
National Highway, Route
Number

Name of the Indian States which the NH covers

a.

National Highway Number 6

1.

b.

National Highway Number 7

2.

Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat,

Maharashtra

c.

National Highway Number 8

3.

Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat

d.

National Highway Number

15

A) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat

4.

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya

Question No. : 12
Match the old name to the new name of the countries.
Old Name

New Name

a. South West Africa

1. Ethiopia

b. Rhodesia

2. Zambia

c. Northern Rhodesia

3. Namibia

d. Abyssinia

A) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1

4. Zimbabwe

Question No. : 13
Match the Country, City and River.

A) a-i-3, b-iv-1, c-iii-2, d-ii-4

Country

City

a. Germany

i. Lisbon

1. Vistula

b. Poland

ii. Chittagong

2. Karnafuli

c. Portugal

iii. Dreden

3. Tagus

d. Bangladesh

iv. Warsaw

4. Elbe

River

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Question No. : 14
Match the Geographical Epither to Country/City.

Epithet

Country /City

a. Quaker city

1. Budapest

b. Twin city

2. Chicago

c. White city

3. Philadephia

d. Widny

4. Belgrade

Aa1, b4, c3, d2

Ba4, b3, c2, d1

Ca3, b1, c4, d2

Da1, b2, c4, d3

Question No. : 15
The State Bank of India was known as Imperial Bank of India in 1921, which was an amalgamation of three banks namely
ABank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras BBank of Bengal, Bank of Punjab and Bank of Mysore
CBank of Bombay, Syndicate Bank and Union Bank DBank of Madras, Mercantile Bank, Bank of Travancore
Question No. : 16
The Constitution of which country has influenced the inclusion of the "Emergency Provision" in the Indian Constitution.
AGermany

BCanada

CUSA

DBritain

Question No. : 17
Which one of the following national park established by government of India is the relatively the latest one?

AMadhav National Park, Madhya Pradesh BKhangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim

CCorbett National Park, Uttaranchal DTadoba National Park, Maharashtra
Question No. : 18
Which honour is known as the Asian Nobel Prize?
AMagasasay Award

BKalinga Prize

CThe Right Livelihood Foundation Prize

DGandhi Peace Prize

Question No. : 19
Which one of the following Indian Union Territories is having a legislative assembly?
ADadra and Nagar Haveli

BLakshadeep

CPuducherry

DAndaman and Nicobar Islands

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Question No. : 20
Match the Lt GovernorsIndian Union Territories and the Capital.

Lt. Governors

Union Territories

Capital

a. J.K. Dadoo

i. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

1. Kavaratti

b. Satya Gopal

ii. Puducherry

2. Port Blair

c. Iqbal Singh

iii. Andaman and Nicobar

Island

3. Silvassa

d. Lt. Gen. Retd. Bhopinder

Singh

iv. Lakshadweep

4. Puducherry

Aaiii2, bi3, civ1, dii4

Baii4, biii2, civ3, di1

Cai3, biv1, cii4, diii2

Daiv1, bi3, cii4, diii2

Question No. : 21
Which one of the following structure has been included in UNESCO in 2010 as world cultural heritage list?
AChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

BJantar Mantar

CMahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

DRed Fort Complex

Question No. : 22
Match the following Head of the Staff to the concerned Defense forces.

Head of the Staff

Defense Force

a. Pradeep Vasant
Naik

1. Chief of Integrated Defense

Staff

b. Vijay Kumar Singh

2. Chief of Naval Staff

c. Nirmal Verma

3. Chief of Army Staff

d. Suresh Chand
Mukul

4. Chief of Air Staff

Aa3, b4, c1, d2

Ba4, b3, c2, d1

Ca3, b2, c1, d4

Da1, b2, c4, d3

Question No. : 23
Which one of the following state is having maximum number of special economic zone SEZ notified under the SEZ Act, 2005.
AAndhra Pradesh

BMaharashtra

CTamil Nadu

DKamataka

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Question No. : 24
Match the following Brand to the Company.

Brand

Company

a. Santoor

1. Hindustan Unilever
Limited

b. Margo

2. Wipro

c. Camay

3. Henkel

d. Hamam

4. Proctor and Gamble

Aa4, b1, c2, d3

Ba2, b3, c4, d1

Ca3, b1, c4, d2

Da2, b4, c1, d3

Question No. : 25
Match the Countries Name of the parliament Currency

Country

Name of the
Parliament

Currency

a. Sweden

i. Diet

1. Yen

b. Japan

ii. Riksdag

2. Zloty

c. Poland

iii. Knessat

3. Krona

d. Israel

iv. Sejm

4. New Shekkel

Aaiii2, biv1, ci4, dii3

Baii3, bi1, civ2, diii4

Caiv2, biii1, cii4, di3

Daii3, bi1, ciii4, div2

Question No. : 26
Name the sports personality who was not an ambassador for the Common Wealth Games 2010?
ASamaranth Jung

BSushil Kumar

CMC Mary Kom

DTejeswini Sawant

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Question No. : 27
Match the Central Public Sector Enterprises in India and their position.

CPSE

Position

a. Steel Authority of India

Limited

1.Mini Ratna CategoryI

b. Gas Authority of India

Limited

2. Maharatna

c. Bharat Sanchar Nigam

Limited

3. Mini Ratna Category II

d. Hindustan Machines and

Tools

4. Navratna

Aa3, b2, c4, d1

Ba2, b4, c1, d3

Ca2, b4, c3, d1

Da4, b2, c1, d3

Question No. : 28
Select the country that has maximum share in FDI equity inflow in India as on June 2010.
AGermany

BUAE

CFrance

DNetherland

Question No. : 29
Which sector attracted minimum FDI equity Inflow in India in the year 20092010?
AConstruction activities

BHousing and real estate

CTelecommunications

DPower

Question No. : 30
Match the Indian TV Channel to its Owners/Parent Company

TV

Owner / Parent Company

a. CNBC

1. Bennett, Coleman and Co.

Ltd.

b. Times Now

2. Reliance Media

c. Star News

3. India Today Group

d. Aaj Tak

4. Anand Bazar Publication

Aa2, b4, c3, d1

Ba2, b1, c4, d3

Ca2, b3, c4, d1

Da3, b1, c4, d2

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DIRECTIONS for the question:

Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
Who won the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final?
A) Sweden

Question No. : 2
Match the correct Celebrity Endorser with the Brand of Vests:
Celebrity Endorser

Brand of Vests

a. Hrithik Roshan

i. Amul Macho

b. SaifAli Khan

A) a-ii; b-i; c-iii; d-iv

ii. Dollar Club

c. Neil Nitin Mukesh

iii. MacroMan

d. Akshay Kumar

iv. GenX

Question No. : 3
Which of the following is a space mission by ISRO?
A) SROSS-C2

Question No. : 4
Elsie Crisler Segar is best known as the creator of the cartoon character of _____________.
A)

Question No. : 5
Identify the correct match for the Personality with what he /she is known for:
Personality

Known for

a. Bhagwan Dass

A) a-i; b-ii; c-iii; d-iv

i. Bharat Ratna

b. Annie Besant

ii. Theosophical
Society

c. Bharat Muni

iii. Natya Shastra

d. Bhavabhuti

iv. Malatimadhava

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Question No. : 6
Which book among the following is not written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
AWings of Fire

BIndia in the New Millennium

CImagining India

DIndia of My Dreams

Question No. : 7
In the table below, match the correct Trade Name of medicine with its Generic Name and the name of the pharmaceutical
company that manufactures it:

Trade
Name

Generic Name

Manufacturer

a. Viagra

i. Acetaminophen

1. Roche

b. Tylenol

ii. Ibuprofen

2. Pfizer

c. Tamiflu

iii. Sildenafil Citrate

3. Johnson & Johnson

d. Brufen

iv. Oseltamivir

4. Abbott Laboratories

Aai4; bii3; ciii2; div1

Baiii2; bi3; civ1; dii4

Caiii1; bi2; civ3; dii4

Dai4; biv3; ciii2; dii1

Question No. : 8
By what name were the Commonwealth Games known when they were first held in 1930 in Ontario, Canada?
ABritish Commonwealth Games
DQueen's Empire Games

BBritish Empire and Commonwealth Games

CBritish Empire Games

Question No. : 9
Who declared, "The only hope for India is from the masses. The tipper classes are physically and morally dead"?
AGopalkrishna Gokhale

BBal Gangadhar Tilak

CMahatma Gandhi

DSwami Vivekananda

Question No. : 10
Which of the following rivers do not flow across Uttarakhand?
ABhagirathi and Ganga

BRamaganga and Yamuna

CGandak and Gomti

DTons and Kali

Question No. : 11
Identify the correct match of the Folk Dances and States given below.

Folk Dances

States

a. Dhalo

i. Goa

b. Ghoomra

ii. Kerala

c. Gidda

iii. Orissa

d.Thullal

iv. Punjab

Aai; bii; civ, diii

Bai; biii; civ; dii

Caiii; bi; civ; dii

Daiii; bii; civ; di

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Question No. : 12
Which of the following groups of countries is not a member of the United Nations?
ATaiwan, Yemen, Tunisia BTunisia, Vatican City, Turkish Cyprus
DVatican City, Turkish Cyprus, Taiwan

CTunisia, Turkish Cyprus, Vatican City

Question No. : 13
Match the correct Country with its Capital City and Currency:

Country

Capital City

Currency

a. Argentina

i. Ashgabat

l. Birr

b. Ethiopia

ii. Buenos Aires

2. Rial

c. Turkmenistan

iii. Addis Ababa

3. Peso

d. Yemen

iv. Sana

4. Manat

Aaiv2; bi3; ciii4; dii1

Baii2; biii1; civ4; di3

Caii3; biii1; ci4; div2

Daii2; biii3; ci1; div4

Question No. : 14
Indian Rupee received a unique symbol which blends the scripts of
ADevanagari and Palli

BSanskrit and Roman

CDevanagari and Roman

DNone of the above

Question No. : 15
Which of the following facts is not true about Mahatma Gandhi?
AHe was chosen for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination, the Peace Prize was not
awarded that year.
BTime magazine named him the "Man of the Year' in 1930.
CIn 1999, he was declared the "Person of the Century" by the Time magazine, and the runnerup was Albert Einstein.
DHe was shoved out a train in 1893 in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa, because he refused to
move to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket
Question No. : 16
Mark the correct match of Public Programmes with the Ministry:

Aai; bii; ciii; div

Public Programmes

Ministry of

a. MNREGS

i. Rural Development

b. JNNURM

ii. Panchayati Raj

C. RHM

iii. Urban Development

d. IAY

iv. Health & Family Welfare

Baii; biv; ci; diii

Cai; biv; ciii; dii

Daii; biii; civ; di

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Question No. : 17
Given below are names of select personalities who have been recently rated among the most powerful women of the world by
Forbes. Identify the option that ranks them in the right order from 1 to 4 as they are ranked in the Forbes" list of the world's
100 most powerful women in 2011:

Angela Merkel; Hillary Clinton; Michelle Obama; Oprah Winfrey; Indira Nooyi; Irene Rosenfeld; Dilma Rousseff

A1. 1 Hillary Clinton 2 Angela Merkel 3 Michelle Obama 4 Oprah Winfrey

B2. 1 Michelle Obama 2 Irene Rosenfeld 3 Oprah Winfrey 4 Indira Nooyi
C3. 1 Angela Merkel 2 Michelle Obama 3 Hillary Clinton 4 Dilma Rousseff
D4. 1 Angela Merkel 2 Hillary Clinton 3 Dilma Rousseff 4 Indira Nooyi
Question No. : 18
Which of the following is not an eligibility condition placed in the 'Draft Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private
Sector'issued by the Reserve Bank of India on 29th August 2011?
ANew banks must have a minimum capital of Rs. 300 crores from the beginning.
BOnly credible groups with 10 years track record will be eligible to set up banks.
CForeign shareholding in the new bank shall not exceed 5% for the first 5 years.
DGroups having 10% or more income or assets or both from real estate construction or broking business or both in last 3
years will not be eligible.
Question No. : 19
Match thename of the Regulator/Association with the name of its Chairman as on 31st August 2011

Regulator/Association

Chairmans Name

a. Securities and Exchange Board of India

i. J. Hari Narayan

b. Forward Markets Commission

ii. Ramesh Abhishek

c. Insurance and Regulatory Development

Authority

iii. Milind Barve

d. Association of Mutual Funds of India

iv. U.K. Sinha

Aaiv; biii; cii; di

Baiii; bi; civ; dii

Caiii; biv; ci; dii

Daiv; bii; ci; diii

Question No. : 20
Which of the following groups of companies agreed to merge their Liquid Crystal Display LCD businesses in 2011?
ASony Corp., Samsung Electronics, Chimei Innolux Corp. BSony Corp., Toshiba Corp., Hitachi Ltd.
CSamsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Co., Hitachi Ltd. DSamsung Electronics Co, Toshiba Corp., Chimei Innolux Corp.

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Question No. : 21
Match the correct name of the Film with its Lead Actor and Director:

Film

Lead Actor

Director

a. The Aviator

i. Russell Crowe

1. Richard Attenborough

b. A Beautiful Mind

ii. Colin Firth

2. Martin Scorsese

c. Gandhi

iii. Leonardo Di Caprio

3. Ron Howard

d. The King's Speech

iv. Ben Kingsley

4. Tom Hooper

Aaiii2;bi3;civi;dii4

Baii;bi3;civl;diii2

Cai2; bii1; civ3; diii4

Daiii4;biv2;ciil;di3

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DIRECTIONS for the question:

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Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
What was the picture shown on the first stamp of independent India?
A)The new Indian flag

B)Ashoka Lion Capital

C)A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi

D)A Douglas DC-4 aircraft

Question No. : 2
Which of the following venues has hosted the Summer Olympic Games the maximum number of times?
A)Athens

B)Paris

C)London

D)Los Angeles

Question No. : 3
What is a good estimate for the length of the coastline of mainland India?
A)6000 kms.

B)7500 kms.

C)9000 kms.

D)11,000 kms.

Question No. : 4
Which treaty led to the creation of the single European Currency '"Euro"?
A)Maastricht Treaty

B)Vienna Monetary Treaty

C)Plaza Accord

D)Bretton Woods Agreement

Question No. : 5
In ecology, what name is given to the measure of diversity that is often used to quantify the biodiversity of a habitat, by taking
into account the number of species present, as well as the abundance of each species?
A)Simpson Index

B)Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

C)Flintstone Index

D)Bio-volatility Index

Question No. : 6
Match the Memoir/Autobiography in Column 1 with the person on whom it is based in Column 2:

Column 1

Column 2

1. Open

i. Hillary Rodham Clinton

2. Living History

ii. Lance Armstrong

3. The Elephant to Hollywood

iii. Andre Agassi

4. Every Second Counts

iv. Michael Caine

A)1. 1 iv; 2-i; 3-iii; 4-ii

B)2. 1-i; 2-iv; 3-ii; 4-iii

C)3. 1-iii; 2-I; 3-iv; 4-ii

D)4. 1-iii; 2-ii; 3-iv; 4-i

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Question No. : 7
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Millennium Development Goals MDGs of the United Nations UN?

1. There are 8 MDGs that 193 UN Member states have agreed to achieve
2. The year set for achieving the MDGs is 2020
3. Ensuring environmental sustainability is not one of the MDGs
4. Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger is one of the prime MDGs
A1&2

B2&3

COnly 3

DOnly 4

Question No. : 8
Match the Country in Column 1 with its Capital city in Column 2 and its Currency in Column 3:

Column 1

Column
2

Column 3

1. Hungary

a. Tehran

i. Dirham

2. Iran

b. Rabat

ii. Rial

3. Morocco

c.
Bucharest

iii. Leu

4. Romania

d.
Budapest

iv. Forint

A1div; 2ai; 3bii; 4ciii

B1div; 2aii; 3bi; 4ciii

C1bi; 2aiv; 3dii; 4ciii

Dbi; 2aii; 3diii; 4civ

Question No. : 9
Who is the Indian to be named as one of the six winners of the prestigious Magsaysay award for 2012?
AMedha Patkar

BJeet Thayil

CKulandei Francis

DArvind Kejriwal

Question No. : 10
Match the name of the automobile company Column 1 with the brand of cats owned by them in Column.

Column 1

Column 2

1. BMW

i. Bentley

2. Fiat

ii. Cadillac

3. General Motors

iii. Chrysler

4. Volkswagen

iv. Mini

Aliv; 2iii;3ii;4i

B1iii; 2iv; 3i; 4ii

Cli; 2ii;3iii;4iv

D1ii; 2i; 3iv; 4iii

Question No. : 11
Who, among the following, has not been a Vice President of India before becoming the President of India?
AS. Radhakrishnan

BR. Venkatraman

CShankar Dayal Sharaia

DGianiZail Singh

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Question No. : 12
GAAR has been in news recently. What does GAAR stand for?
AGlobal Accounting Alliance Regime BGeneral AntiAvoidance Rules
DGenerally Accepted Accounting Rules

CGovernment Affairs Assessment Rules

Question No. : 13
Match the description given in Column 1 with the name of the film in Column 2:

Column 1

Column 2

1. First Hindi Film

a. Mother India

2. First Hindi Colour Film

b. Alam Ara

3. First Hindi film nominated for

Oscars

c. Kisan Kanya

4. First Hindi film with sound

d. Raja
Harishchandra

Ald;2c;3a;4b

Blb;2a;3d;4c

C1b; 2d; 3a; 4c

Dld;2a;3c;4b

Question No. : 14
Which year is known as the year of the great divide in the demographic history of India?
A1857

B1947

C1921

D1951

Question No. : 15
Match the position in Column 1 with the person who holds it as on 31s1 August 2012 in Column 2:

Column 1

Column 2

1. Chief Information Commissioner of India

i. V.S.Sampath

2. Central Vigilance Commissioner of India

ii. S.H. Kapadia

3. Chief Election Commissioner of India

iii. Satyananda
Mishra

4. Chief Justice of India

iv. Pradeep Kumar

A1ii; 2iii; 3i; 4iv

B1iii; 2i; 3ii; 4iv

C1iii; 2i v; 3i; 4ii

D1i; 2iii; 3iv; 4ii

Question No. : 16
The God Particle is the name given to
AThe Meson particle

BThe Higgs Boson Particle

CThe Proton Particle

DNone of the above

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Question No. : 17
Which among the following cities hosted the 4th BRICS Summit in 2012?
ABrasiiina, Brazil

BSanya, China

CNew Delhi, India

DNone of the above

Question No. : 18
When it is 11:15 hours as per Greenwich Mean Time, what will be the time in Delhi?
A04:45 hours

B05:45 hours

C17:45 hours

D16:45 hours

Question No. : 19
Mullaperiyar Dam is a matter of controversy between which of the following states?
AKarnataka Tamil Nadu

BKerala Tamil Nadu

CKerala Karnataka

DKarnataka Andhra Pradesh

Question No. : 20
Match the celebration days of Column 1 with the date of Column 2:

Column 1

Column 2

1. World AIDS Day

i. April 22

2. UN Day

ii. October 24

3. Earth Day

iii. March 8

4. International Women
Day

December 1

Alii;2iv;3iii; 4i

Bliii;2ii;3iv;4i

C1i; 2iii;3iv; 4ii

Dliv;2ii;3i;4iii

Question No. : 21
Which country has won the Gold Medal for Men's Football in the 2012 Olympic Games?
ABrazil

BSpain

CGermany

DMexico

Question No. : 22
What is the name given to the civil reformist movement for eradication of ragging in India?
AAman

BMitra

CSahyog

DAadhar

Question No. : 23
Which of the following teams have been in at least one of the ten final matches of the ICC Cricket World Cap played from 1975
through 2011, but have never been a winner?
AEngland

BSouth Africa

CNew Zealand

DZimbabwe

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Question No. : 24
In a painting, what is the vanishing point?
AThe point beyond which things are too small to be seen BThe point where the sky meets the ground
CThe point on the horizon where the parallel lines appear to meet.
DThe point where an object disappears behind another.
Question No. : 25
Match the Leader's name in Column 1 to the Party headed by them in Column 2:

Column 1

Column 2

1.Hosni
Mubarak

i. National League for

Democracy

2.Aung San Suu

Kyi

ii. Socialist Party

3. Francois
Hollande

iii. National Democratic Party

Aliii;2ii;3i

B1ii; 2iii; 3i

C1iu; 2i; 3ii

DlH;2i;3iii

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Question No. : 1
In Column 1 are the names of some great Indians, whose birthdays are celebrated as special days, which are given in Column 2.
Match the birthday with the day of celebration
Column 1: Birthday of

A) i-a; ii-b; iii-c; iv-d

Column 2: Celebrated in India as

Question No. : 2

A) Hercule Poirot

Question No. : 3
Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organise the Indian soldiers into Azad
Hind Fauj?
A) Germany

Question No. : 4
Bashar al-Assad is/was a leader of which of the following countries?
A) Oman

Question No. : 5

A) NYSE Euronext

Question No. : 6
Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
A) Nepal

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Question No. : 7
Given in Column 1 are some Latin phrases commonly used in English. Their meanings are given in Column 2. Match the phrase
in Column 1 with its correct meaning in Column 2:

Column 1

Aic; iid; iiia; ivb

Column 2

i. Caveat Emptor

a. That is to say

ii. Quid Pro Quo

b. In the same place

iii. Videlicet

c. Let the buyer beware

iv. Ibidem

d. One thing for another

Bib; iia; iiic; ivd

Cid; iic; iiib; iva

Dia; iib; iiid; ivc

Question No. : 8
What is the name of the novel that was published in April 2013 and authored under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith?
AGhana Must Go

BSavage Continent

CThe Cuckoo's Calling

DWho says Elephants Can't Dance?

Question No. : 9
Which of the following persons purchased the Washington Post in 2013?
AWarren Buffet

BJeff Bezos

CCarlos Slim

DSteven Spielberg

Question No. : 10
For which franchise did Parupalli Kashyap play in IBL 2013?
APune Pistons

BBanga Beats

CMumbai Masters

DHyderabad Hotshots

Question No. : 11
Who amongst the following is not associated with Egypt?
AMohammed alMagariaf

BAdly Mansour

CMohammed Morsi

DHosni Mubarak

Question No. : 12
Which of the following is Narayan Murthy not associated with?
APadma Vibhushan

BPatni Computers

CUnique Identification Authority of India

Question No. : 13
Pick the odd one out.
ABan Ki Moon

BBoutrps Boutros Ghali

CPascal Lamy

DKofi Annan

Question No. : 14
Pick the odd one out
AAbhinav Bindra

BSushil Kumar

CGagan Narang

DVijay Kumar

DBoth A and C

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Question No. : 15
Dr. Raghuram Rajan has not served in which of the following positions
AGovernor, RBI

BEconomic Counsellor, IMF

CChief Economist, World Bank

DChief Economic Advisor, GOI

Question No. : 16
In the Tapi gas pipeline, the word "Tapi" refers to which of the following?
ATurkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India BTajikistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iran
DTurkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

CTajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran

Question No. : 17
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain summit of the world. Rank the following summits in descending order of their heights?

i. Makalu; ii. Kanchenjunga; iii. Godwin Austen; iv. Lhotse

Aiviiiiii

Biiiiiiiv

Ciiiiiivi

Diiviiiii

Question No. : 18
Which religion was propounded by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1582 A.D., with the intention of merging the best elements of
different religions?
AAkbarnama

BAiniAkbari

CZijillkhani

DDineIlahi

Question No. : 19
Match the names in column 1 with their organization in column 2:

Column 1

Column 2

i. Christine Lagarde

a. UNFCCC

ii. Roberto Azevedo

b. IMF

iii. Christiana Figueres

c. World Bank

iv. Jim Yong Kim

d. WTO

Aib; iia; iiic; ivd

Bib; iid; iiia; ivc

Cib; iia; iiid; ivc

Dia; iic; iiib; ivd

Question No. : 20
If India exports more than it imports, which of the following is likely to happen?
AINR is likely to appreciate against other currencies
BThe supply of INR is likely to exceed the demand in the foreign exchange market, ceteris paribus
CINR would be under pressure to depreciate against other currencies DBoth B and C are correct
Question No. : 21
Which country has the longest coastline?
AUSA

BAustralia

CIndia

DCanada

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Question No. : 22
Match the Countries with Trade Agreements / Regional Blocs:

Country

Trade Agreements / Regional Blocs

i. Brazil

a. ASEAN

ii. Indonesia

b. APTA

iii. Bangladesh

c. MERCOSUR

iv. Mexico

d. NAFTA

Aib; iic; iiia; ivd

Bib; iia; iiic: ivd

Cic; iib; iiia; ivd

Dic; iia; iiib; ivd

Question No. : 23
The nomenclature of which of the following schemes is incorrect?
ARajiv Gram Samridhi Yojana

BJawahar Rozgar Yojana

CRajiv Awas Yojana

DPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Question No. : 24
Arrange the following Indian port cities beginning from East to West,

i. Jamnagar ii. Kochi iii. Chennai iv. Visakhapatnam

Aiiiiiiiv

Biviiiiii

Ciiiviiii

Diiiiivii

Question No. : 25
Which of the following cities is at the junction of the highways known as NorthSouth and EastWest Corridors?
ADelhi

BNagpur

CJhansi

DHyderabad

Question No. : 26
According to the "Doing Business Report 2013" of the World Bank, which BRICS nation holds the best ranking?
ARussian Federation

BBrazil

CIndia

DChina

Question No. : 27
Which is the most abundant element in the universe?
AHydrogen

BHelium

COxygen

DCarbon

Question No. : 28
Moraines are the deposits of which of the following kinds

AWind deposits

BTidal deposits

CGlacial deposits

DNone of these

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Question No. : 1
Match the Indian Gold Medal Winners al the 2014 Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow with the sports type in which the
medal was awarded:

Name of the
player

Sports Type

a. Joshana
Chinappa

1. Weightlifting

b. Vincsh Phogal

2. Squash

c. Vikas Gowda

3. Discuss Throw

d. Satish Sivalingnn

4. Wrestling

A)a-3, b-2.c-4, d-1

B)a-2, b-3,c-1, d-4

C)a-2, b-4, c-3, d-l

D)a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

Question No. : 2
According to the Economic Survey for 2013-14, India had (he second fastest growing services sector over the 11-year period
from 2001 to 2012. Which country had the fastest growing service sector, in the corresponding period?
A)China

B)Russia

C)Thailand

D)Philippines

Question No. : 3
Which of the following countries did not qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi
A)Brazil

B)Germany

C)Belgium

final?

D)Argentina

Question No. : 4
Lifebuoy is a brand of soap marketed by which of the following companies?
A)ITC

B)Procter & Gamble

C)Godrej

D)Unilever

Question No. : 5
According to the Human Development report published by UNDP in July 2014, which among the following South Asian
countries have The highest and the least rank in Human Development Index (2013)? In each option first name is indicated for
highest rank and second name for the least rank.
A)India, Afghanistan

B)Maldives, Nepal

C)Srilanka, Afghanistan

D)India, Bangladesh

Question No. : 6
Which of the fallowing Indian-origin academician became the Dean of the Harvard College with effect from July 2014?
A)Nitin Nohria

B)Rakesh Khurana

C)G Anandalingaro

D)Ajit Rangnekar

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Question No. : 7
The Ebola virus disease is named after the Ebola River. The river is located at;
ATile Federal Republic of Nigeria BThe Democratic Republic of the Congo
DThe Commonwealth of Virginia, US

CThe Republic of Senegal

Question No. : 8
In the ProKabaddi league played in India in 204, the Future Group is the owner of which team?
ABengalum Bulls

BBengal Warriors

CDabang Delhi

DJaipur Pink Panthers

Question No. : 9
Which of the following is headquartered in USA?
AGoldman Sachs Group

BBarclays

CHSBC Holdings

DStandard Chartered PLC

Question No. : 10
Match the following:

Aa3, b2, c4, d1

Name of the
player

Sports Type

a. CICI Bank

1. India's International Bank

b. Bank of Baroda

2. Jiyo sar uiha ke

c. HDFC Std Life

3. Zindagi ke sath bhi Zindagi ke baad

bhi

d. LIC

4. Khayal Aap Ka

Ba4, b3, c1,d2

Ca4, b1, c3, d3

Da4, b2, c1, d3

Question No. : 11
In the Union Budget for 201415, the Government proposed to keep aside Rs, 500crores for 'Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti
Yojana" for:
Aaugmenting power supply to rural areas Bencouraging rural youth to take up local entrepreneurship program
Cproviding impetus to watershed development in the country Dthe welfare of the tribal
Question No. : 12
Who among the following legends has been the latest recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
AShyam Senegal

BManna Dey

CGulzar

DAdoor Gopalakrishnan

Question No. : 13
Who is the Brand Ambassador of Telangana Stale?
ASania Mirza

BSaina Nehawal

CV.V. S, Laxman

DP.V. Sindhu

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Question No. : 14
Which country has become the latest member of the World Trade Organization?
AYemen

BRepublic of Moldova

CVietnam

DNone of the above

Question No. : 15
Shri Pranab Mukherjee is the ________ President of the Republic of India.
A11th

B12th

C13th

D14th

Question No. : 16
Which among the following options is the oldest surviving brand of Tata Group?
ATata Steel

BTata Motors

CTata Tetley

DTaj Hotels

Question No. : 17
Who among the following is the first woman to become MD / Chairman of a Bank in India?
AMs. Ranjana Kumar

BMs. Chanda Kochhar

CMs. Arundhati Bhattacharya

DMs. Shubhalakshmi Panse

Question No. : 18
Who amongst the following has not won the Man Booker Prize?
AChitra Banerjee Divakamni

BArundhati Roy

CKiran Desai

DArvind Adiga

Question No. : 19
Match the Country with the Leader:

Country

Leader

a. Japan

1. Kim Jongun

b. China

2. BenignoAquino

c. North Korea

3. Shinzo Abe

d. Philippines

4. Xi Jinping

Aa1, b2,c3, d4

Ba3, b1, c2,d4

Ca4, b3, c1, d2

Da3, b4, c1, d2

Question No. : 20
Which of the following is not headquartered in China?
AWeibo

BWeChat

CAlibaba

DJabong

Question No. : 21
Who is the first CEO of Air Asia India?
AMukund Rajan

BSrinivas Kini

CY P Teik

DMittu Chandilya

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Question No. : 22
Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India in September 2014?
AJustice Markandey Kalju

BJustice RM Lodha

CJustice H L Dattu

DNone of the Above

Question No. : 23
The winner of the Wimbledon Men's singles Final 2014 has been:
ARoger Federer

BRafael Nadal

CAndy Murray

DNovak Djokovic

Question No. : 24
According to the Primary Census Abstract 20M, which of the following stales in India has the highest population density?
AGujarat

BBihar

CKerala

DGoa

Question No. : 25
The Prime Minister of India has laid the foundation of which of the following portbased Special Economic Zane SEZ in August
2014?
AJNPT

BChennai port

CCochin Port

DMundra Port

Question No. : 26
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has been launched in which year?
A2011

B2012

C2013

D2014

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Question No. : 1
Which multilateral development bank has been set up by BRICS as an alternative to t le World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund?
A)The New Development Bank B)The Asian Development Bank
D)The Economic Cooperation Bank

C)The Bank for Emerging Nations

Question No. : 2
Given below are some popular stock indices of the world. Match the stock index with I the country and stock market it
represents

Stock Index Stock Market

I. DAX a. Japan
II. Nikkei b. Brazil
III. KOSPI c. Germany
V. Bovespa d. South Korea
A)I-d; II-b; III-a; IV-c

B)I-b; II-d; III-c; IV-a

C)I-a; II-c; III-b; IV-d

D)I-c; II-a; III-d; IV-b

Question No. : 3
The remains of which ancient civilization can be seen at the site of Machu Pichu in Peru?
A)Incas

B)Aztecs

C)Mayans

D)Indians

Question No. : 4
Who is acknowledged as the creator of Chandigarh's Rock Gardens?
A)E. Sridharan

B)Nek Chand Saini

C)Charles Correa

D)Geoffrey Bawa

Question No. : 5
Which is the first Eurozone nation to exit its bailout package?
A)Portugal

B)Italy

C)Ireland

D)Spain

Question No. : 6
Match the name of the city with the river on whose banks it is located

City River
I. Budapest a. Tigris
II. Baghdad b. Tiber
III. Rome c. Han
IV. Seoul d. Danube
A)I-d; II-a; III-b; IV-c

B)I-b; II-c; III-d; IV-a

C)I-c; II-d; III-a; IV-b

D)I-a; II-b; III-c; IV-d

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Question No. : 7
What is the motto of the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro?
ALive Your Passion

BOne World, One Dream

CFriends Forever

DHarmony and Progress

Question No. : 8
Which film won the 2015 Oscar Award for the "Best Animated Feature Film"?
ASong of the Sea

BHow to train your Dragon 2

CBig Hero 6

DThe Boxtrolls

Question No. : 9
Who among the following has won the maximum all time Grand Slam Women's Singles title?
ASerena Williams

BMargaret Court

CSteffi Graf

DMartina Navratilova

Question No. : 10
Match the name of the Multinational Firm with whom the following Indians are/ have been associated as CEO

Indian CEO Multinational Firm

I. Anshu Jain a. MasterCard
II. Shantanu Narayen b. Reckitt & Colman
III. Ajaypal Singh Banga c. Deutsche Bank
IV. Rakesh Kapoor d. Adobe
AIc; IId; IIIa; IVb

BIb; IIa; IIIc; IVd

CId; IIc; IIIb; IVa

DIa; IIb; IIId; IVc

Question No. : 11
A person with 'AB' blood group is also called a universal recipient because of the
ALack of antigens in the blood BLack of antibodies in the blood
DPresence of both antigens and antibodies in the blood

CLack of both antigens and antibodies in the blood

Question No. : 12
Who is the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog?
AArvind Panagariya

BArun Maira

CRaghuram Rajan

DArvind Subramaniam

Question No. : 13
The first Export Processing Zone of Asia was set up in ________
ASingapore

BKandla

CShanghai

DDubai

Question No. : 14
Who launched a 'crowd funding' campaign to raise funds for bailing out Greece?
AThomas Feeney

BThomas Friedman

CThomson Reuters

DThomas Edison

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Question No. : 15
Match the name of the book with its author.

Book Author
I. To Kill a Mockingbird a. E.M. Forster
II. A Passage to India b. Joseph E. Stiglitz
III. Globalization and its Discontents c. Thomas L. Friedman
IV. The World is Flat d. Harper Lee
AIa; IIb; IIId; IVc

BId; IIa; IIIb; IVc

CId; IIc; IIIa; IVb

DIa; IId; IIIc; IVb

Question No. : 16
The U.S. recently announced that its redesigned tendollar bill, to be issued in 2020, will include the
AFace of a Lion

BFace of an Elephant

CFace of a Woman

DFace of a Dragon

Question No. : 17
The new CentreState tax sharing model promised a 10% increase in the State's share. This 10% increase will result from
increasing the share from
A32% to 42%

B22% to 32%

C42% to 52%

DNone of the above

Question No. : 18
Which of the following countries is not a member of European Union?
ASweden

BFinland

CNorway

DDenmark

Question No. : 19
As per the monetary policy agreement between RBI and the Finance Ministry, the RBI is required to maintain inflation in the
range of:
A2% to 6%

B4% to 10%

C3% to 9%

D5% to 8%

Question No. : 20
Who discovered 'Pluto' in the year 1930?
AClyde Tombaugh

BAlbert Einstein

CCarl Sagan

DJacques Cousteau

Question No. : 21
According to the World Investment Report 2015 published by UNCTAD, which of the following countries was the largest
recipient of FDI inflows in 2014?
AChina

BIndia

CUSA

DSingapore

Question No. : 22
Euro dollars are ______
AA currency issued by European Union BSpecial currency issued by the Federal Government of USA for Europe
CUS dollars held in Europe DEuropean currencies exchanged for the US dollar in US

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Question No. : 23
Match the Prime Ministers and Presidents of India who have been contemporaries in Office

Prime Minister President

I. Indira Gandhi a. Shankar Dayal Sharma
II. Rajiv Gandhi b. V.V.Giri
III. I.K.Gujral c. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
IV. Manmohan Singh d. Giani Zail Singh
AIa; IIb; IIIc; IVd

BIb; IIa; IIId; IVc

CIa; IIc; IIIb; IVd

DIb; IId; IIIa; IVc

Question No. : 24
Mark the wrong combination
AJames Watt: Steam Engine

BA.G. Bell: Telephone

CJ.L. Baird: Television

DJ. Perkins: Penicillin

Question No. : 25
Mother Teresa was born in _______
ASwitzerland

BIndia

CGermany

DMacedonia

Question No. : 26
In 198586, an official policy introduced by Gorbachev in Soviet Union that stressed on honest discussion about the country's
social issues and concerns was called
AGlasnost

BGosplans

CIrredentism

DOligarchs

Question No. : 27
The British Cosmologist Stephen Hawking and the Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner have launched a project to search for the
extra terrestrial life. This project is called:
AThe Breakthrough Listen Project BThe Cosmic Breakthrough Project
DThe Edge of the Universe Project

CThe Extra Terrestrial Project

Question No. : 28
Match the name of the organization with the name of the city in which it is headquartered

Organization Headquarters
I. International Monetary Fund a. Lausanne
II. International Olympic Committee b. Geneva
III. International Labour Organisation c. Washington
IV. International Chamber of Commerce d. Paris
AId; IIc; IIIa; IVb

BIa; IIb; IIId; IVc

CIc; IIa; IIIb; IVd

DIb; IId; IIIc; IVa

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Question No. : 1
Name the jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his 'long and non-violent struggle for
fundamental human rights in China.'
A)Went Xiabo

B)Wen Jiabao

C)Liu Jiabao

D)Liu Xiaobo

Question No. : 2
Which government is behind the 'The Nalanda Proposal', proposing Nalanda as an ideal site for establishing a 21st century
learning institution?
A)Singapore

B)India

C)U.K

D)China

Question No. : 3
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger are known for founding
A)Facebook

B)Orkut

C)Wikipedia

D)Google

Question No. : 4
The year 2010 is represented in Roman Numerals as
A)LLX

B)MMX

C)IIXX

D)CCXX

Question No. : 5
In which country is the seat of the United Nations International Court of Justice?
A)France

B)Norway

C)Britain

D)Netherlands

Question No. : 6
In 1965 Gordon Moore, Co-founder of Intel, made a prediction about the future of computer processing. What does his
prediction, known as Moore's Law say?
A)As technology continues to advance, computer chips will become obsolete.
B) Computer-processing power will double every 18 months to two years.
C) There will eventually be no need for transistors in high-tech electronics.
D) As the number of transistors increases, computer-processing power will be reduced by half in every two years.
Question No. : 7
'At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.' Who wrote this famous
advertising headline?
A)David Ogilvy

B)Walter Thompson

C)Leo Burnett

D)Salman Rushdie

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Question No. : 8
His life's motto was 'simple living and high thinking' He was one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19th century
and one of the pillars of the Bengal Renaissance. He was a polymath, Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer, writer and
philanthropist. Due to his relentless efforts, on 26th July 1856, widow remarriage was legalized by the then Government of
India. Who is this towering personality?
AIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar

BRaja Ram Mohan Roy

CRabindranath Tagore

DBankim Chandra Chatterjee

Question No. : 9
Eustace Fernandes, who passed away in early 2010, was the much admired creator of
ATom and Jerry

BAmul Girl

CAir India Maharaja

DSnow White

Question No. : 10
Find the mismatch
A Somdev Devvarman

Badminton

C Arjun Atwal

Golf

B Gagan Narang

Shooting

D Anita Sood

Swimming

Question No. : 11
Who designed the new rupee symbol?
ADilip Chhabria

BD. Udaya Kumar

CTarun Tahiliani

DS. Arun Kumar

Question No. : 12
What exactly is cloud computing?
AA way to organize desktop computers BLightweight software that takes up little space on a hard drive
CComputing resources that can be accessed on demand, like electricity from a utility DThe World Wide Web
Question No. : 13
What is NDM1 ?
ANational Defence Missile 1, developed by Defence Research and Development Organization DRDO as a part of the
comprehensive missile shield for India.
BA bacterial gene called New Delhi Metallolactamase1, dubbed the 'superbug' because of it being resistant to most
antibiotics.
CNew Directions in Management 1 the first among a series of international conferences on Management, to be
inaugurated by Bill Gates in Mumbai in January 2012.
DA vision document on Disaster Management, released by Planning Commission.
Question No. : 14
'Niyamgiri Hills' was in the news because of
AVedanta's failed mining proposal in the area inhabited by Dongria Kondh tribals.
BThe helicopter crash and death of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. CHeadquarters of the Naxalite Red corridor.
DCond Nast Traveller magazine selected it as the best trekking holiday spot in the world.

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Question No. : 15
Match the following husbandandwife team with the awards they have received for exemplary work:

1. Bill and Melinda Gates

i Right to Livelihood Awards

2. Sankaralingam and Krishnammal

ii UN Population Award

3. Prakash and Mandakini Amte

iii Kyoto Prize

4. Peter and Rosemary Grant

iv Magsaysay Award

A1ii, 2i, 3iii, 4iv

B1ii, 2i, 3iv, 4iii

C1 iv, 2 iii, 3 ii, 4i

D1ii, 2 iv, 3iii, 4 i

Question No. : 16
What is Renminbi?
AIt is the official currency of the People's Republic of China PRC, whose principal unit is the Yuan.
BLow cost car being developed by Volkswagen in China, at prices lower than Nano.
CNew aircraft Company floated by Brazil to challenge Boeing and Airbus.
DNew currency mooted for the entire ASEAN region like Euro for Europe.
Question No. : 17
Embraer is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of corporate/business jets. Embraer belongs to which country?
AGermany

BJapan

CBrazil

DFrance

Question No. : 18
The Unique Identification LTD Project, headed by Nandan Nilekani has been renamed as
AAdhaar

BSambhav

CSambhandh

DAlekh

Question No. : 19
India's first Special Economic Zone dedicated to the Aerospace Industry has been launched at
AHyderabad

BHallargi

CShimla

DAhmedabad

Question No. : 20
The prime purpose of WTO is to promote:
AFinancial Support

BGlobal Peace

CUnilateral Trade

DMultilateral Trade

Question No. : 21
On March 5, 2010, which of the following personalities from India is among 19 members chosen by UN chief Ban Kimoon for a
highlevel advisory group on Climate Change Financing tasked with mobilizing funds pledged during the Copenhagen meet to
tackle global warming?
AShyam Saran

BMontek Singh Ahluwalia

CChandrashekhar Dasgupta

DPradipto Ghosh

Question No. : 22
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the 11th Five Year Plan as:
AIndia's health plan

BIndia's poverty eradication plan

CIndia's rural prosperity plan

DIndia's education plan

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Question No. : 23
Which of the following milestones was achieved by New Zealand Cricket Team Captain Daniel Vettori recently?
A2,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test Cricket
C3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test Cricket

B3,000 runs and 300 wickets in OneDay Internationals ODIs

D2,000 runs and 200 wickets in OneDay Internationals ODIs

Question No. : 24
What is the full form of the term 'NPA' as used in banking environment?
ANot Profitable Assets

BNew Potential Accounts

CNon Performing Assets

DNet Performing Assets

Question No. : 25
Which of the following contributes the highest share of revenue earned by the Government of India?
AIncome Tax

BExcise Duty

CValue Added Tax

DCorporate Tax

Question No. : 26
Which country was world's largest exporter with merchandise exports worth $1.47 trillion in 2008, according to the World Trade
Organization?
AUSA

BChina

CGermany

DRussia

Question No. : 27
Where in India has the Clinton Foundation, founded by former US President Bill Clinton, firmed up its plans to set up world's
largest solar park 3,000 to 5,000 MW capacity?
ABihar

BOrissa

CGujarat

DRajasthan

Question No. : 28
Which three public sector lenders have entered into a joint venture agreement for setting up a banking subsidiary, India BIA
Bank Malaysia Bhd, in Malaysia?
ABank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank BBank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of India
CBank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank DBank of Baroda, Indian Bank, and Andhra Bank
Question No. : 29
What is the campaign of Union and State Governments against the Naxalite movement called?
AOperation Red Alert

BOperation Green Hunt

COperation Cobra Den

DOperation Clean Corridor

Question No. : 30
The instrument used to measure the speed of the wind is
AAltimeter

BAnemometer

CChronometer

DDosimeter

Question No. : 31
Which of the following countries is the first in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?
AFinland

BJapan

CGermany

DAustralia

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Question No. : 32
Amino acids are found in
ACarbohydrates

BFats

CProteins

DVitamins

Question No. : 33
Which among the following is the world's largest milk producing country?
AIndia

BChina

CThe US

DGermany

Question No. : 34
A group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings, e,g. left opposite of
right and left past tense of leave
ASynonyms

BHomonyms

CHeteronyms

DAcronyms

Question No. : 35
The National Flag of India was designed by
AMahatma Gandhi

BJawaharlal Nehru

CRabindra Nath Tagore

DPingali Venkayya

Question No. : 36
In 1679, Denis Papin, a French physicist, who assisted Robert Boyle, used the latter's scientific discoveries and invented what is
today one of the most commonly found kitchen equipment. His invention earned him a membership of the Royal Society of
England. What was the invention?
AKnife

BFork

CPressure Cooker

DStove

Question No. : 37
Which of the following has owned Land Rover brand before Tata Motors?
ABMW

BBritish Leyland

CBritish Aerospace

DAll of the above

Question No. : 38
Who is known as 'The Man Who Broke the Bank of England' after he made a reported $ 1 billion during the 1992 Black
Wednesday UK currency crisis?
AGeorge Soros

BGeorge W Bush

CPaul Volcker

DBen Bernanke

Question No. : 39
Mr. Ratan Tata refused a job with one of the following companies to join Tata Steel in 1962. Which company was it?
AIBM

BHUL

CSeimens

DSKF International

Question No. : 40
Who is the current dean of Harvard Business School?
ANitin Nohria

BDeepak Jain

CKim Clark

DNone of these

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Question No. : 1
"Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help
A)School Children only

B)Health workers only

C)Senior citizen without any regular income

D)Women only

Question No. : 2
What is 'Share swap'?

A. A business takeover in which acquiring company uses its own stock to pay for the acquired company.
B. When a company uses its own shares to get some short term loan for working capital requirement.
C. When companies are required to float a new issue to earn capital for their expansion programmes, each shareholder gets
some additional preferential shares. The process is known as Share Swap.

A)Only A

B)Only A & B

C)Only C

D)None of the above

Question No. : 3
Regarding "carbon credits" which of the following statements is not correct?
A)The carbon credits system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
B) Carbon credits are awarded to those countries or groups which have reduced the greenhouse gases below their emission
quota
C) The goal of carbon credit system is to reduce carbon dioxide emission.
D) Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Environment Programme
Question No. : 4
Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to investment in a country. Which one of
the following statements best represents an important difference between the two?
A)FII helps bring better management skills and technology while FDI only brings capital
B) FII helps in increasing capital availability in general, while FDI only targets specific sectors
C) FDI flows only into secondary markets while FII targets primary market
D)FII is considered to be more stable than FDI
Question No. : 5
In the context of global oil prices, "Brent crude oil" is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?

A. It is a major classification of crude oil

B. It is sourced from North Sea
C. It does not contain sulphur

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A)B only

B)A and B only

C)A and C only

D)A, B and C

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Question No. : 6
With reference to Look East Policy" of India consider the following statements:

A. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs
B. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold war.
C. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbors in Southeast and East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

AA only

BA and C only

CC only

DA, B & C

Question No. : 7
What is oil zapper?
AIt is eco friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
BIt is the latest technology developed under sea oil exploration
CIt is genetically engineered high biofuel yielding maize variety
DIt is the latest technology to control accidentally caused flames from oil wells.
Question No. : 8
Why is the offering of "teaser loans" by commercial banks a cause of economic concern?

A. The teaser loans are considered to be an aspect of sub prime lending and banks may be exposed to the risk of defaulters in
future.
B. The teaser loans are given to inexperienced entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing or export units.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

AA only

BB only

CBoth A & B

DNeither A nor B

Question No. : 9
Why is the Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises CPSE?

A. The Government intends to use the revenue earned from disinvestment mainly to pay the External debt.
B. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of CPSEs

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

AA only

BB only

CBoth A & B

DNeither A & B

Question No. : 10
The book "Unto this Last" which influenced Gandhiji, was authored by
ABoris Yeltsin

BPushkin

CRuskin Bond

DJohn Ruskin

Question No. : 11
Besides USA, India has signed, with which of the following countries the agreement being named as 'Cooperation Agreement
on the development of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy"?
AItaly

BGermany

CFrance

DAustralia

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Question No. : 12
Which of the following country is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group NSG?
ARussia

BUSA

CItaly

DIran

Question No. : 13
Many times we read in the newspaper that several companies are adopting the FCCBs route to raise capital. What is the full
form of FCCB?
AForeign Currency Convertible Bonds
DNone of these

BForeign Convertible Credit Bonds

CFinancial Consortium & Credit Bureau

Question No. : 14
As per the reports published in various newspapers, RBI has asked banks to make plan to provide banking services in villages
having population of 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories?
APlan for financial inclusion
DNone of these

BEfforts to meet Priority sector lending

CExtension of Internet & Branchless banking

Question No. : 15
Which of the following is/are treated as artificial currency?
AADR

BGDR

CBoth ADR & GDR

DSDR

Question No. : 16
Which of the following terms indicates a mechanism used by commercial banks to provide credit to the Government?
ACash Credit Ratio

BDebt Service Obligation

CLiquidity Adjustment Facility

Question No. : 17
Who among the following was not part of the drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill?
ASalman Khurshid

BAnna Hazare

CArvind Kejriwal

DKiran Bedi

Question No. : 18
Criminal procedure is a subject of which of the following lists?
AState List

BConcurrent List

CUnion List

DBoth 1 and 3

Question No. : 19
One of the worlds biggest Uranium resources was found in India in:
AAndhra Pradesh

BMaharashtra

CJharkhand

DUttarakhand

Question No. : 20
Which of the following was the first venture of Kishore Biyani?
APantaloons

BBig Bazar

CCentral

DFuture capital Holdings

DStatutory Liquidity Ratio

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Question No. : 21
Who among the following is often referred to as father of India's "Green Revolution"?
ADr. Verghese Kurien

BDr. Amrita Patel

CM.S. Swaminathan

DGurudev Khush

Question No. : 22
Who among the following directed the movie Peepli Live?
AAshutosh Gowarikar

BKiran Rao

CAnusha Rizvi

DSeema Chisti

Question No. : 23
The point at which the solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance coexist is called
ASublimation point

Bdistillation point

Ctriple point

Dmelting point

Question No. : 24
The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the
ARaman Effect

BChandrashekhar limit

CAurora Borealis

DQuasar Zone

Question No. : 25
UNDP reports publishes every year the Human Development Index. Which of the following is not a criteria used to measure the
Human Development Index?
AHealth

BEducation

CLiving Standards

DHuman Rights

Question No. : 26
The software company Iflex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
ACiticorp

BICICI

CHSBC

DABN Amro Bank

Question No. : 27
Which of the following is not a member of SAARC?
ABhutan

BBangladesh

CBurma

DMaldives

Question No. : 28
Which article of the Indian Constitution recognizes Hindi in Devanagari Script as the official language of India?
AArt 345

BArt 343

CArt 348

DArt 334

Question No. : 29
India has finally woken up to the needs of the countrys elderly. With the number of people in the 60plus age group in India
expected to increase to 100 million in 2013 and to 198 million in 2030, the health ministry is all set to roll out the
ANational Programme for Health care of the Elderly BNational Programme for Senior Citizens
CNational Programme for Old Aged DRashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana

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Question No. : 30
Which among the following statements is/are correct?

A. Nonresident Indians NRIs can now cast votes in their home constituencies in India.
B. The NRI can cast his vote by postal balloting.

AA only

BB only

CBoth A and B

DNeither A nor B

Question No. : 31
In a landmark move, which of these State governments has set up a Savarna Aayog, a commission to identify the deprived and
underprivileged families among upper castes?
AUttar Pradesh

BBihar

CMadhya Pradesh

DRajasthan

Question No. : 32
Which of these countries has announced one billion US dollar aid for the reconstruction of Nalanda University?
AJapan

BSingapore

CMalaysia

DChina

Question No. : 33
What is the name of the inhouse magazine to be published by the Indian Railways, to be distributed to the passengers on high
end trains?
ARail Vishwa

BRail Bandhu

CRail Mail

DRail Patra

Question No. : 34
Who was the first chairman of the UIDAI Unique Identification Authority of India?
ANandan Nilekani

BApoorva Sinha

CSangam Chitra

DAll of these

Question No. : 35
What does S denotes in the BRICS?
ASouth Korea

BVenezuela

CSouth Africa

DMalaysia

Question No. : 36
Which of the following countries was the host of First Asian Yoga Championship held recently 2011?
AThailand

BCambodia

CVietnam

DLaos

Question No. : 37
Who among the following has been defeated by Saina Nehwal, who has won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title recently,
becoming the First Indian to do so?
AJi Hyun Sung

BWang Lin

CKamilla Rytter Juhl

DShinta Mulia Sari

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Question No. : 38
According to the Supreme Court of India the_______ has ample powers to enact legislation with respect to extraterritorial
aspects for the security of India?
APresident

BPrime Minister

CSupreme Court

DParliament

Question No. : 39
Which country has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief, the first Sikh in nearly 30 years to be
given the force's batton?
AThailand

BSingapore

CMalaysia

DIndonesia

Question No. : 40
Anant Pai, better known as Uncle Pai was the creater of which comic series?
AChacha Chaudhary

BChandamama

CIndrajaal

DAmar Chitra Katha

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Question No. : 1
The economically diverse region of MENA nations refers to the countries in
A)Middle East and North African Countries B)Middle East and North American Countries
C)Mediterranean Europe and North Atlantic Countries D)None of the above
Question No. : 2
Open market operations refers to the sale and purchase by the RBI of
A)Foreign currency

B)Gold

C)Government bonds

D)All the above

Question No. : 3
The agency that estimates national income in India is
A)RBI

B)Planning commission

C)Central Statistical Organisation

D)None of the above

Question No. : 4
Panchatantra was written by
A)Brahamabhatt

B)Vishnu Sharma

C)Jaya Deva

D)None of the Above

Question No. : 5
IRDA is the Indian regulator for:
A)Banking sector

B)Mutual funds

C)Rural Development

D)None of the above

Question No. : 6
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by:
A)Members of Lok Sabha

B)President of India

C)Leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha

D)None of the Above

Question No. : 7
The Finance Minister's Budget speech presented to the Indian parliament every year usually has two parts. What does the Part
A relate to:
A)Taxation Proposals

B)General Economic Survey

C)Both (a) and (b)

D)None of the above

Question No. : 8
Which two institutions are popularly referred to as the 'Bretton Woods Twins?
A)International Monetary Fund and World Bank B)World Bank and Asian Development Bank
C)Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund D)United Nations and World Trade Organisation

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Question No. : 9
Based on the statements given below, Special Drawing Rights is best described to include which of the following statements

i. It is a basket of currencies reviewed every 5 years

ii. It was created to reduce the dependencies on gold and US dollar
iii. It is a supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets maintained by IMF

Ai and ii

Bii and iii

Ci, ii and iii

DOnly iii

Question No. : 10
Which NATO country's parliament was the first to vote in favour of the move to make military service compulsory for women
AItaly

BGermany

CNorway

DNone of the above

Question No. : 11
The market for government securities is also referred to as
ABullion market

BGiltedge market

CSecondary market

DMoney market

Question No. : 12
From April 2010 the savings bank interest is calculated:
Aat 4% per annum Bon daily balance method based on the closing balance maintained every day
Clowest balance available between 10th and the final day of the month DNone of the above
Question No. : 13
Financial Action Task Force FATF is an Intergovernmental Body established in 1989. It is concerned with
AMoney laundering

BStock markets

CForeign Direct Investment

DForeign Institutional Investors

Question No. : 14
Which of the following sectors in India was not nationalised by the government at any point of time
ABanking

BInsurance

CCoal

DNone of the above

Question No. : 15
Which of the following is not a palindrome?
AA car, a man, a maraca

BA man, a plan, a canal, Panama

CAs you sow, so you reap

DNone of the above

Question No. : 16
The movie 'Life of Pi' is based on an award winning novel written by
APeter Carey

BAlan Hollinghurst

CYann Martel

DNone of the above

Question No. : 17
LIDL, Walgreen, ASDA and Kroger are
AAutomobile companies

BRetailers

CElectronic product manufacturers

DNone of the above

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Question No. : 18
Which bank was the first to introduce the Automated Teller Machine ATM in India
AHongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC

BCitibank

CStandard Chartered Bank

DHDFC Bank

Question No. : 19
The Three Gorges Dam, is the world's largest hydropower project and is located in
AChina

BBrazil

CRussia

DNone of the above

Question No. : 20
India signed the Kyoto Protocol in the year:
A2000

B1998

C2002

D1995

Question No. : 21
Given below are the creators of some wellknown cartoon characters. Identify the creator cartoon pair that does not match
AElzie Crisler Segar Popeye
DWalt Disney Donald Duck

BDan Yaccarino Oswald the Octopus

CWilliam Hanna Richie Rich

Question No. : 22
The goals of monetary policy do not include
Afull employment

Bprice stability

Cmaximising tax revenue

DAny of the above

Question No. : 23
The Corporate Head Quarters of Tata Group is
ABombay House

BTata Towers

CJRD Centre

DNone of the Above

Question No. : 24
Dronacharya Award for Coaching for the year 2013 was received by Narinder Singh Saini for which discipline
AArchery

BBoxing

CHockey

DNone of the above

Question No. : 25
This company signed an agreement with the Government of India for the Passport Seva Project in 2008
AInfosys Technologies

BMahindra Satyam

CTata Consultancy Services

DWipro

Question No. : 26
Recommendations of which committee led to the reforms in the banking sector in India in the nineties
AMalhotra Committee

BNarasimham Committee

CMayaram Committee

Question No. : 27
Which country is the largest producer of newsprint?
AIndonesia

BFinland

CCanada

DNone of the above

DDamodaran Committee

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Question No. : 28
India's Direct Cash Transfer Scheme draws similarities from models of which country
ABrazil

BGermany

CAustralia

DSri Lanka

Question No. : 29
Who put forth the theory of 'Zero Defects':
AW. Edward Deming

BPhilip Crosby

CJoseph Juran

DMartin Hall

Question No. : 30
Logic of induction is very close to
Athe logic of observation

Bthe logic of sampling

Cthe logic of the controlled variables

DNone of the above

Question No. : 31
How many pairs of chromosomes exist in a human cell?
A12

B23

C34

D45

Question No. : 32
International Date Line roughly follows the longitude of
A180 degrees

B90 degrees

C360 degrees

DNone of the above

Question No. : 33
Daylight saving time DST implies adjusting the clock by one hour:
Aforward near the start of spring and backward in autumn Bforward near the start of autumn and backward in spring
Cforward near the start of spring and forward in autumn Dbackward near the start of autumn and backward in spring
Question No. : 34
Who among the following sports persons are twins
ASerena Williams and Venus Williams
DNone of the above

BMark Waugh and Steve Waugh

CMan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan

Question No. : 35
Individuals with this blood type are universal red cell donors
AA

BB+

CAB

DO+

Question No. : 36
'Relationship beyond banking' is the tag line of
AState Bank of India

BCentral Bank of India

CBank of India

DBank of Maharashtra

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Question No. : 37
Find the odd man out:
ASarod

BSitar

CShehnai

DSantoor

Question No. : 38
Which instrument measures Blood Pressure?
ASphygmomanometer

BHygrometer

CSaccharimeter

DSpherometer

Question No. : 39
Find the odd person out:
AShikha Sharma

BChanda Kochhar

CShubhalakshmi Panse

DKiran Mazumdar Shaw

Question No. : 40
Extradition is a process whereby
Aone country transfers a suspected or convicted criminal to another country
Bolden traditions are rejuvenated as a part of cultural events
Cadditional diction efforts are taken for language improvisation Dextraction of the tar is carried out from the mines

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Question No. : 1
What is the full-form of RSVP?

A) rigorous session of voice protocol B) repondez, s'ilvous plait C) repondez, sans vous plaint D) response sought vous plaint
Question No. : 2
The Callanish Stones, which are considered to be petrified giants, as per a folklore, who did not convert to Christianity are located in which country:

A) Norway

B) Wales

C) Scotland

D) Ireland

Question No. : 3
Which of the following sites or monuments is not in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites?

A) Huinayiuvs Tomb at Delhi

B) Kaziranga Natural Park in Assam

C) Tirupati Temple

D) Agra Fort

Question No. : 4
Mr. Ramon Magsaysay, in whose name the prestigious Magsaysay award is given, belonged to:

A) Malaysia

B) Thailand

C) Philippines

D) Indonesia

Question No. : 5
Indian musician noted for his exemplary skills at playing mandolin who died in 2014:

A) Uppalapu Srinivas

B) Amjad Ali Khan

C) Zarin Daruwalla

D) Ustad Usman Khan

Question No. : 6
In the Fifth meeting of SAARC Energy Ministers, which from the following has been the key area of discussion:

A) Telecom

B) Environment

C) Power Grid

D) Education

Question No. : 7
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was a scheduled international passenger flight, presumed to have been shot down, crashed on 17 July 2014 killing all
283 passengers and 15 crew on board was flying,

A) from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur

C) from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam

B) from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport

D) from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Question No. : 8
Ukraine has been in news recently on account of conflict with Russia. The name of the Ukrainian President is:

A) Petro Poroshenko B) Viktor Yushebenko

C) Yulia Timoshenko

D) None of the above

Question No. : 9
Oldest brand of the Tata Group is

A) The Taj Palace and Tower

B) Ginger

C) Taj Cape Town

D) Quilon

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Question No. : 10
'Goldfixing'referstosettingthepriceofgold.Whereisthevalueofgoldset?

ANewYork

BLondon

CTokyo

DSingapore

Question No. : 11
Whichofthefollowingnationshasdeclaredissuanceofdigitalcurrency?

AEcuador

BEstonia

CUnitedStatesofAmerica

DUnitedKingdom

Question No. : 12
WhatisthesignificanceofEPSinthestockmarketparlance?

AEquilibriumofPrivateSecurities

BEarningPerShare

CElongatedPeriodofSettlement

DEquityPerShare

Question No. : 13
WhichcommiueewasappointedbyRBItoproviderecommendationsonfinancialservicesforsmallbusinessesandlowincomehouseholdsintheyear
2013?

ANachiketMorCommittee

BBimalJalanCommittee

CTaraporeCommittee

DDamodaranCommittee

Question No. : 14
DadabhaiNaoroji,inhisbook"PovertyandUnBritishruleinIndia"in1867explainedabout

ABrainDrainTheory

BEconomicDrainTheory

CWantsandMeansofIndia

DBenefitsofBritishRule

Question No. : 15
He is a famous playwright, socialist and one of the CoFounders of London School of Economics, name the person:
ABeatriceWebb

BGeorgeBernardShaw

CArnoldBennett

DRichardBrome

Question No. : 16
Autodidacticismisaformofeducationwhere

AOneautomaticallylearnsfromexperienceofpeers BAsetoflogicaldeductionsaretaughtbytheteacher
COneteachesoneselfaboutasubject DOnelearnsautomaticallyfromelders
Question No. : 17
Theauthorofthebook"AninquiryintothenatureandcausesofTheWealthofNations"is,

AAdamSmith

BKarlMarx

CAmartyaSen

DAlfredMarshall

Question No. : 18
TheUniversitiesofDelhi,MadrasandCalcuttaweresetupinthesameyear.Whichwastheyear?

A1818

B1857

C1947

D1860

Question No. : 19
ShauryaDridataKarmanishtha'isthemottoof

ABorderSecurityForce

BTheIndianCoastGuard

CIndoTibetanBorderPolice

DNationalSecurityGuard

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Question No. : 20
The following is the logo of

ACannes International Film Festival BBerlin International Film Festival

DAmnesty International Film Festival

CLondon Film Festival

Question No. : 21
TheGiantPanda,world'smostthreatenedspeciesisasymbolof:

AIFAW

BWWF

CCEE

DUNEP

Question No. : 22
Acidrainiscausedmainlyduetotheemissionsof

ACalciumoxideandsulfurdioxide BNitrogenoxideandsulfurdioxide
DCalciumoxideandcarbondioxide

CSodiumoxideandnitrogenoxide

Question No. : 23
WhichofthegivenriversdoesnotflowintoRiverGanga?

ABrahmaputra

BGomti

CGandak

DTapti

Question No. : 24
TheInternationalagreementforcontrolofGreenHouseGas(GHG)emissionsisnamed

AAdelaideAgreement

BKyotoProtocol

CManilaConvention

DKualaLumpurTreaty

Question No. : 25
TheInternationalStandardwhichchecksthecomplianceoftheenvironmentalpracticesofanorganizationagainstthebestpracticesfollowedinthe
industryis

AISO9001

BTS16949

CISO14001

DISO9002

Question No. : 26
Comikettheworld'slargestcomicfestivalisheldinwhichcountry?

AJapan

BFrance

CKorea

DGermany

Question No. : 27
In______InfosyswaslistedinNASDAQandin______InfosysbecameapartofNASDAQ100

A1998,2009

B1997,2008

C1999,2006

DNoneoftheabove

Question No. : 28
TheIndianteamfinishedwith8thpositionintherecentAsiangames2014heldatSouthKoreawithatotaltallyofmedals.

A57

B37

C56

D58

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Question No. : 29
Afullmoonoccursonceevery

A14days

B30days

C21days

D15days

Question No. : 30
TheRiverDanubeemptiesin

ATheDeadSea

BTheMediterraneanSea

CTheBlackSea

DTheRedSea

Question No. : 31
Cartographyisthestudyof:

ACartilagesandBones

BCartoons

CMaps

DCarrots

Question No. : 32
Regionalruralbanksarejointlyownedby

ACentralgovernment,acommercialbankandCentralbankofacountry BCentralgovernment,acommercialbankandastategovernment
CCentralgovernment,Centralbankandastategovernment DAcommercialbank,Centralbankofacountryandastategovernment
Question No. : 33
ThefamousMeenakshiTempleinMaduraiwasbuiltbyandbeautifiedbythe

AVakatakas,Nayaks

BChalukyas,Chollas

CSatavahanas,Chollas

DPandyas,Nayaks

Question No. : 34
WhichofthegivenstatementsisnotcorrectasperIndianconstitution?

AThesecanbeasinglepersonastheGovernorfortwoormorestates
BGovernoristheConstitutionalornominalheadoftheStateExecutiveandisboundbytheadviceoftheStateCouncilofMinisters.
CAllexecutiveactionsoftheStateshallbeexpressedtobetakeninthenameoftheChiefMinister.
DThePresidentofIndiaconsultstheGovernoronappointmentoftheHighCourtjudges.
Question No. : 35
KwanYinhasaspecialplaceinBuddhisttraditionandisknown:

ATorepresenthealingnature BTobringingoodluckcharm CAsaGoddessofcompassion

DAsRelatedtohigherpsychologicalscientificteachingsfromBuddha
Question No. : 36
"BachpanBachaoAndolan"wasinitiatedby

AJawaharalNehru

BKailashSatyarthi

CMalala'Yusefzai

DBenejerBhotto

Question No. : 37
Dr.RamManoharLohia,thegreatfreedomfighterandthinker,establishedapoliticalpartynamed

ASamajwadiParty

BSamyuktaSocialistParty

CJanataParty

DPrajaSocialistParty

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Question No. : 38
TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2014wasawardedjointlytothreescientists"fortheinventionofefficientbluelightemittingdiodeswhichhasenabled
brightandenergysavingwhitelightsources".Whoamongthegivenfournameswasnotintheteam?

AIsamuAkasaki

BHiroshiAmano

CShujiNakamura

DTakadaEkimano

Question No. : 39
ChandrasekharVenkat(CV)RamanwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforinvestigationinto'RamanEffect',aphenomenonthatdealswith

AChangeinthespeedoflightasitpassesthroughatransparentmedium BChangeintheatomicstructureofthemediumimpactedbylight
CChangeinthewavelengthofthelightasitpassesthroughatransparentmedium DChangeoflightinliquidcrystalsalone
Question No. : 40
"Workingtowardsaworldfreeofpoverty"isamottoofoneoftheseInternationalOrganizations:

AUNESCO

BUNICEF

CWORLDBANK

DUNCTAD

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Question No. : 1
The full form of CSIRO is
A)Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
B) Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C)Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D)Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Question No. : 2
The full form of UNRISD is
A)United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development
B)United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C) United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D)United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Question No. : 3
Bhaona is a presentation of the
A)Assam and Orissa

Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected

B)Bengal

C)Mathura and Brindavan

D)All of the above

Question No. : 4
Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?
A)AMASR Act, 1958

B)AMASR Act, 1968

C)AMASR Act, 1978

D)AMASR Act, 1948

Question No. : 5
In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________
A)Kharag Singh Valdiya

B)Mohammad Yusuf Khan

C)Lakshmi Gopala Naidu

D)Saichiro Misumi

Question No. : 6
In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______
A)Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
D)None of the above

B)Old Crow Medicine Show Remedy

C)Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread

Question No. : 7
Scientists discovered a new species in the human family tree which is a small creature with a tiny brain. The new species has
been named as ______
A)Homo Naledi

B)Dwarf Sapein

C)Dwarf Homo Sapein

D)None of the above

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Question No. : 8
The ministry of external affairs has recently decided to change the nomenclature of Indian Based Domestic Assistance IBDA to
___________
AGovernment Serving Based Domestic Assistance GSBDA BSwadesh Swatcha Domestic Assistance SSDA
CService Staff SS DBharath Based Service Assistance BBSA
Question No. : 9
The foreign exchange reserve of India consists of _________
AThe foreign currency assets held by RBI and the gold holding of RBI
BThe gold holding of RBI and special drawing rights
CThe gold holding of RBI, the foreign currency assets held by RBI and special drawing rights
DOnly the foreign currency assets held by RBI
Question No. : 10
_________ is a charge for converting bullion into coins where free coinage is permitted. ost of bullion to coins transformation
ABullCoin

BBrassage

CCoinage Charge

DCoin Levy

Question No. : 11
Microsoft introduced several new products for education customers, this includes a notetaking app called ________
AOffice Note classroom

BMicro Note class Notebook

CSoft note for classroom

DOne Note class Notebook

Question No. : 12
The National Merit Scholarship Scheme, which provided financial assistance to meritorious students from Class XI to Post
Graduation level in Government Schools/Colleges/Universities has been discontinued from the year _________
A2009

B2008

C2007

DNone of the above

Question No. : 13
The Symbol used for reusable microwaveable plastic ware is ________
A

Question No. : 14
Which o following is the coat of arms of the country of Saudi Arabia?
A

Question No. : 15
Super Blood Moon, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon hasn't happened since ___________, and won't happen again until
__________
A1982, 2033

B1980, 2035

C1978, 2032

D1975, 2031

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Question No. : 16
The galaxy __________ was initially discovered with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared light and is believed to be at least
9 billion years old.
AANDROMEDA

BCOSMOS REDSHIFT

CSAGE0536AGN

DSUNFLOWER

Question No. : 17
In the year 2014 Facebook bought Whatsapp for _________ US Dollars.
A17 billion

B18 billion

C19 billion

D20 billion

Question No. : 18
Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on _________ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi
A25thMay 2014

B19thMay 2014

C26thMay 2014

D27thMay 2014

Question No. : 19
Where is the doldrums belt located ?
ANear the Equator

BNear the Poles

CNear the Tropic of Cancer

DNear the Tropic of Capricorn

Question No. : 20
The air quality in Singapore deteriorated to a hazardous level in September 2015, forcing the citystate to shut its schools for
the first time in 12 years. This was due to
AHaze created mainly due to companies in Malaysia BHaze created mainly due to companies in Indonesia
CHaze created mainly due to companies in Philippines DHaze created mainly due to companies in Vietnam
Question No. : 21
In 1347 during the reign of Muhammed Tuglak an Afghan officer named ____________setup an independent kingdom called
Bahmani Kingdom.
AMahmud Gawan Bahmani

BMohammad Yusuf Bahmani

CHasan Gangu Bahmani

DKhwaja Tuglak Bahmani

Question No. : 22
The task of consolidating Mughal Kingdom was left to Akbar who was only _________ years old at the time of his accession of the
throne.
AEleven Years

BTwelve Years

CThirteen Years

DFourteen Years

Question No. : 23
Smoking in public places was prohibited nationwide from ________
A15thAugust2008

B02ndOctober 2008

C15thAugust 2009

D02ndOctober 2009

Question No. : 24
A constitutional right can be ________ recognized and established by a sovereign State or union of States
Aa prerogative or a duty or a restraint of power Ba prerogative or a duty, a power or a restraint of power
Ca prerogative or a duty, a power but not a restraint of power Da power but not a prerogative or a duty

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Question No. : 25
In Nepal the festival of lights i.e. Diwali is celebrated by some Buddhists as _______
ATihar

BSwanti

CBoth options a and b

DNeither of the options above

Question No. : 26
The term "Vrajapati" used in Indian Mythology denoted _______
AThe Head of the Village

BThe Head of the Family

CThe Head of a Society

DThe Head of Merchants

Question No. : 27
One of India's most distinguished constitutional lawyers who had received brickbats for arguing in favor of Dow Chemicals in
the Bhopal gas disaster case is _________
ARam Jethmalai

BFali Nariman

CMukul Rohatgi

DPramila Nesargi

Question No. : 28
The Nobel Peace Prize winner who gave up .freedom and a life with her family in Britain, to protest against the military rule at
another country, who is also the Chair of the National League for democracy is ___________
AAngela Merkel

BChristine Lagarde

CBrito Polman

DAung San Suu Kyi

Question No. : 29
In September 2015 it was revealed that is the country which was exporting drone components worth hundreds of millions to
countries that include Saudi Arabia and South Korea, to regain lost ground in a global arms race.
AFrance

BUnited Kingdom

CJapan

DUnited States of America

Question No. : 30
In the Indian general assembly elections 2014 the BJPled NDA won __________________seats out of________ Lok Sabha seats that
were announced
A335,546

B334, 545

C336, 543

D332,544

Question No. : 31
The BS EN 16001 solutions from BSI is applicable for
AEnergy Management Systems BEnvironment Management Systems
DEnvironment Standard Systems

CEnergy Process Systems

Question No. : 32
The WEEE Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment is a directive that controls ______
Ahow electric and electronic equipment is handled and recycled
Bhow electric and electronic equipment is manufactured and handled
Chow electric and electronic equipment is recycled
Dhow electric and electronic equipment is manufactured, handled and recycled

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Question No. : 33
The Sensex and Nifty are both indices. The base years for the BSE Sensex and Nifty are_________ and __________ respectively.
A198081 and 1990

B199091 and 2000

C197879 and 1995

D200001 and 2004

Question No. : 34
The artist who painted Irises, Sunflowers, Red Poppies, Pink Roses was _________
AVincent van Gogh

BSandro Botticelli

CLeonardo da Vinci

DMichelangelo

Question No. : 35
Which Indian satellite was launched in isros 100th Mission
AGSAT16

BIRNSS1D

CSPOT 6

DAstrosat

Question No. : 36
W3C stands for __________
ATriple Web Consortium BTriple Web Consolidation Council
DWorld Wide Web Company

CWorld Wide Web Consortium

Question No. : 37
The country/countries that has/have resorted to Quantitative easing in the last decade is/are
AUnited States of America

BUnited Kingdom

CJapan

DAll of the above

Question No. : 38
Who is the Indian badminton player who after spending an year after his shoulder injury earned a final appearance at the
Korean Open in 2015 ?
AChetan Anand

BAjay Jayaram

CParupalli Kashyap

DSameer Verma

Question No. : 39
Tamaasha, the traditional folk theatre form of Maharashtra has evolved from the folk forms of
AGondhal, Jagran and Kirtan

BOnly Kirtan

COnly Gondhal, Jagran

DOnly Gondhal

Question No. : 40
The last series of wall painting in India are from near Hindupur belonging to 16th century A.D.
ALepakshi temple

BShiva temple

CSri Venkateswara Swami Temple

DGanesh Temple

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Question No. : 1
Which of the following Indian companies feature in Fortune Five hundred list for 2012?
A)Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, IOC B)Tata Motors, SBI, CTS, Wipro, IOC
C)Tata Steel, IOD, Reliance Industries, Ranbaxy D)IOC, reliance Industries, SBI, GAIL E)IOC, Reliance Industries, Ranbaxy
Question No. : 2
Which of these bodies decide the monetary policy in India?
A)Reserve Bank of India
E)Planning Commission

B)Ministry of Finance

C)Ministry of Commerce

D)Ministry of Finance and Commerce

Question No. : 3
CPI and WPI as acronyms, refer to:
A)Political Parties

B)Purchasing capacity indices

C)Price Indices

D)Poverty Indices

E)Unemployment indices

Question No. : 4
What is Davos famous for?
A)It is best known tourist place of Switzerland B)G8 members meet here, every year
D)World Economic Forum E)Best ski resorts in the world

C)EU financial headquarter

Question No. : 5
Which of the followings are millennium development goals?
A)Poverty eradication, reducing child mortality, reducing trade barriers, combating AIDS
B) Poverty Reduction, environment sustainability, universal primary education, equal employment
C) Reduce unemployment; promote diversity, combating malaria, improving maternal health
D) Globalization, reduction in poverty, combating AIDS, universal primary education
E)Poverty eradication, improving maternal health, universal primary education, combating AIDS
Question No. : 6
Which of countries in Europe were most hit by sovereign debt crisis?
A)Greece, Germany, Spain, Iceland
D)Spain, Greece, Iceland, Portugal

B)Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic

E)Germany, U.K, France, Greece

C)Greece, Spain, France, Switzerland

Question No. : 7
Which of the following countries would account for maximum petroleum production of the world?
A)Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, US, Nigeria B)Russia, U.S, Iran, China, Saudi Arab
C)Saudi Arabia, U.S, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq
D) Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Libya E: Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Venezuela
E)Iran, Iraq, Saudi, Arbia, Libya, Venezuela

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Question No. : 8
Which of the following was not the reason for recent slide of Indian rupee?
AHuge trade Deficit BLow Growth and High Inflation
EHigh unemployment rate

CLow Capital Inflow

DBurgeoning current account deficit

Question No. : 9
Which of followings combination represents the Bretton Woods institutions?
AIMF, World Bank BIMF, WTO, Doha Round
ENone of the above

CWorld Bank, WTO, IBRD

DIMF, World Bank, UNESCO

Question No. : 10
Read the statements carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. Earth Summit is held every year

2. Last earth summit took place in Rio Di Janeiro
3. Another name for earth summit is United Nation Conference on Environment and Development
Which of the above is the right combination?

A1 and 2

B2 and 3

C1 and 3

D1, 2 and 3

E2 only

Question No. : 11
Which of the following countries meet more than one fourths of their energy requirements from nuclear" power?
AFrance, U.S, Russia, Germany BFrance, Ukraine, Sweden, Korea CFrance, India, Ukraine, Germany
DGermany, Russia, Canada, Japan EJapan, Germany, Korea, England
Question No. : 12
Pick the right match from the following combinations
AShenzhenChina, NSEIndia, SGXSingapore, DAXGermany BNASDAQU.S, MCXIndia, SGXKorea, FTSEFrance
CNYSEU.S, BSEIndia, FTSEEngland, DAXDenmark DNASDAQCanada, BSEIndia, FTSEFrance, DAXGermany
EShenzhenSingapore, ShanghaiChina, FTSEFrance, BSEIndia
Question No. : 13
Harish Hande who won^he Magsaysay Award in 2011 is famous for
ARTE

BRTI

CLokpal bill

DMRTPC

ESELCO

Question No. : 14
Indian government is planning to introduce GAAR. What is the purpose of GAAR?
AIncrease rural income BIncrease agriculture income CRegulatory authority for managing agriculture resources
DRegulate foreign investment in agriculture ECurtail tax avoidance
Question No. : 15
Who is the chairman of Indian planning commission?
ADr. M.S Ahluwalia

BDr.C Rangarajan

CDr. Man Mohan Singh

DRaminder Singh Gujral

EDr. Subba Rao

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Question No. : 16
Given below are some wellknown awards and their respective fields. Choose the correct combination:
APalme d'Or Television; Pulitzer Advertising; Grammy Music; Booker Literature
BPulitzer Advertising; Grammy Music; Cannes Lions Advertising; Booker Literature
CGrammy Music; Booker Journalism; Emmy Television; Palme d'Or Movies
DCannes Lions Movie, Grammy Music, Pulitzer Journalism, Emmy Television
EPalme d'Or Movie; Pulitzer Journalism; Cannes Lions Advertising, Booker Literature
Question No. : 17
A few combinations of names of companies and their products are given below. Choose the right option:
AAmazon Kindle; Roxio Angry Birds; Google Ad Sense; Zynga Nook
BAmazon Kindle; Nintendo Wii; Rovio Angry Birds; Zynga CastleVille
CZynga Angry Birds; Nintendo Wii; Google Ad Sense; Rovio CastleVille
DAmazon Nook; Sony Wii; Zynga Castle Ville; Google Ad Sense
EAmazon Nook; Nintendo Wii; Rovio Castle Ville; Roxio Kindle
Question No. : 18
Read the following statements carefully:
I. Excise duty is a tax on manufacture or production of goods and services
II. Not all kinds of excise duty is collected by the Central Government in India
III. Excise duty is an indirect tax

Which of the statements given above are correct?

AStatements I and II

BStatements II and III

CStatement I and III

DAll of the above

ENone of the above

Question No. : 19
From which of the following items does India export the most?
ATextile goods

BGems and Jewellery

CIT Services

DEngineering goods

ELeather

Question No. : 20
Which of the following acids helps in human digestion?
ALactic

BTartaric

CHydrochloric

DSulphuric

EAcetic

Question No. : 21
Which of the following is the right match for Olympics medal winners from India?
ASushil KumarHaryana, Mary KomAssam, Saina NehwalAndhra Pradhesh, Vijay Kumar Madhya Pradesh
BSushil Kumar Rajasthan, Mary Kom Manipur, Vijay KumarHimachal Pradesh, Yogeshwar Dutt Haryana
CYogeshwar Dutt: Haryana, Mary KomManipur, Vijay KumarHimachal Pradesh, Gaurav Narang Andhra Pradesh
DYogeshwar duttDelhi, Saina Nehwal Uttaranchal, Sushil Kumar Haryana, Mary KomManipur
ESaina NehwalUttaranchal, Gaurav NarangPunjab, Sushil KumarHaryana, Mary KomManipur

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Question No. : 22
Which of the following African countries underwent political turmoil in the last two years?
ATunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan BTunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Kenya
CEgypt, Libya, Sudan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Malta DMauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, Maldives
EEgypt, Libya, Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan, Kenya
Question No. : 23
Which of the following education institutions was Mr. Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey chief associated with?
AXLRI Jamshedpur BIndian Institute of Management Calcutta CIndian Institute of Management Bangalore
DIndian Institute of Management Lucknow EIndian School of Business, Hyderabad
Question No. : 24
Which country was the highest producer of cars in the world in 2011?
AU.S.A

BGermany

CKorea

DJapan

EChina

Question No. : 25
What is the approximate share of manufacturing sector in Indian GDP in 2011 12?
A22%

B24%

C31%

D15%

E10%

Question No. : 26
Which of the following combination of scholars have won the Nobel Prize in Economics?
AAmartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Oliver Wiiliamson BMehboob Haque, Amartya Sen, Robert McNamara
CAmartya Sen, Mohammad Yunus, Ronald Coase DMohammad Yunus, Paul Krugman, Oliver Williamson
EAmartya Sen, Elvin Roth, Mohammad Yunus
Question No. : 27
For which of the following reasons was Maruti in the news in July, 2012?
AProducing most fuel efficient cars BTransferring its production to Gujarat CIndustrial violence
DDisrupting dairy movement of vehicles in New Delhi EIn Jury, it became the highest producer of cars in the country
Question No. : 28
What is meaning of one unit carbon permit?
AOne cubic meter of carbon dioxide BOne quintal of carbon dioxide COne metric ton of carbon dioxide
DOne thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide EOne million ounce of carbon dioxide
Question No. : 29
The Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for
ACartooning

BSatire and essay

CTrade Union Activity

DSocial Service

Question No. : 30
V Kurien was associated with:
AOperation Flood

BOperation Milk

COperation Blue Star

DOperation X

EWhite Operation

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Question No. : 1

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Which of the following films has won 9 Oscar Awards in 1987?

A)The World Safari

B)Rain Man

C)The Last Emperor

D)Amadeus

Question No. : 2
Which seventh century Indian mathematician was the first in the world to treat 'zero' as a number and show its mathematical
operations?
A)Aryabhatta

B)Medhatithi

C)Brahmagupta

D)Bhaskaracharya

E)Panini

Question No. : 3
Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
A)Tokyo (Japan)

B)Vienna (Austria)

C)Geneva (Switzerland)

D)New York (USA)

E)Brussels (Belgium)

Question No. : 4
Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found?
A)Sunderban

B)Leh and Ladakh

C)Coromandel

D)Rann of Kutch

E)Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Question No. : 5
Who is the longest serving CM in India:
A)Jyoti Basu

B)Shila Dixit

C)Narendra Modi

D)Shivraj Singh Chuhan

E)Manik Sarkar

Question No. : 6
The ancient civilization of Sumer flourished in a region, which is a part of the following country in the modern world:
A)Iraq

B)Syria

C)Sumeria

D)Egypt

E)None of the above

Question No. : 7
The following women have been honored with The Nobel Peace Prize,
A)Mother Teresa

B)Wangari Muta Maathai

C)Aung San Suu Kyi

except:
D)Doris Lessing

E)Shirin Ebadi

Question No. : 8
The correct ascending order of countries based on the latest Gross Domestic Product data (Purchasing Power Parity) from IMF
is:
A)Brazil, Japan, India, China, USA B)Germany, Japan, India, China, USA C)Brazil, India, Japan, China, USA
D)Germany, Russia, Japan, China, USA E)Russia, India, Japan, China, USA
Question No. : 9
The distance covered in half marathon is approximately:
A)21 km

B)42 km

C)11 km

D)7.5 km

E)5 km

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Question No. : 10
The newest country in the world is:
APalau

BKosovo

CEritrea

DEast Timor

ESouth Sudan

Question No. : 11
The G7 is a group consisting of:
Athe heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
Bthe finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan
Cthe heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
Dthe finance ministers of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Japan
Ethe heads of the states of US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan
Question No. : 12
The correct match between countries and their official languages is:
ABrazilSpanish, BarbadosEnglish, HaitiPortuguese, ChileFrench
BBrazilSpanish, BarbadosPortuguese, HaitiFrench, ChileSpanish
CBrazilPortuguese, BarbadosEnglish, HaitiFrench, ChileSpanish
DBrazilPortuguese, BarbadosFrench, HaitiSpanish, ChileFrench
EBrazilSpanish, BarbadosFrench, HaitiPortuguese, Chile Spanish
Question No. : 13
The correct match between the following mountain ranges and their highest peaks is:
AAlps: Mont Blanc, RockiesMount Albert, Andes Mount Aconcagua, KarakoramK2
BAlps: Mount Albert, RockiesAconcagua, Andes Mont Blanc, KarakoramK2
CAlps: Mount Albert, RockiesAconcagua, Andes K2, KarakoramMont Blanc
DAlpsMont Blanc, RockiesAconcagua, AndesMount Albert, KarakoramK2
EAlps Aconcagua, RockiesMount Albert, Andes Mont Blanc, KarakoramK2
Question No. : 14
The acronym "YAHOO" stands for:
AA song sung by Shammi Kapoor BYet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation
CYet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle DYoung American Hitech Organization in Ohio

ENone of these

Question No. : 15
The list of persons not containing an RBI governor is:
ARaghuram Rajan, D. Subbarao, I.G Patel, R. N Malhotra BY. V Reddy, Bimal Jalan, C. Rangarjan, S. Venkitaraman
CManamohan Singh, A. Ghosh, D. Subbarao, K. R Puri DRaghuram Rajan, D. Subbarao, Y. V Reddy, James Taylor
ENone of the above
Question No. : 16
The factor that least influences exchange rate fluctuations:
AIndustrial Production

BInvestor sentiments

CInterest Rates

DConsumer Price Index

EGoods and Services Tax

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Question No. : 17
The sequence that contains a wrong match between car manufacturers and their country of origin:
ABugattiFrance, OpelGermany, FerrariItaly, JaguarEngland
BCherry AutomobileU.K, RollsRoyceU.K, AustinU.K, KiaKorea
CFirst Automobile WorksChina, The First CarsJapan, LanciaItaly, SaabSweden
DVolvoSweden, AudiGermany, SkodaCzech Republic, TatraAustria
EVolkswagenGermany, AudiGermany, OpelGermany, Mercedes BenzGermany
Question No. : 18
Which state has no panchayati raj institution:
AMizoram

BAssam

CManipur

DNagaland

ETamil Nadu

Question No. : 19
Jawaharlal Nehru declared 'Poorna Swaraj' at:
ASurat 1907

BBelgaum1924

CLahore 1929

DTripuri1939

ECalcutta 1938

Question No. : 20
Who among the following was known as the 'Saint of the Gutters' ?
ABaba Amte

BMother Teresa

CC.F. Andrews

DJyotirao Phule

EDr. Bindeshwar Pathak

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Question No. : 1
Which of the following statements is correct about Union Budget 2014?
A)Current Account Deficit was around 5% of GDP. B)Current Account Deficit was around 6.2% of GDP
C)Current Account Deficit was around 3.5 % of GDP. D)Current Account Deficit was around 1.7% of GDP.
E)Current Account Deficit was around 0.5% of GDP
Question No. : 2
How many smart cities have been announced in India?
A)50

B)60

C)70

D)80

E)None of the above

Question No. : 3
What is "Qualified Institutional Placement"?
A)An agency that helps in providing jobs to students B)It is business school method of providing jobs
C)It is a way of starting business in the U.S D)It is a way of raising money in India E)None of the above
Question No. : 4
What is "Quantitative Easing"?
A)Reducing excise duty so as to promote higher demand B)Restricting the number of units produced by a factory.
C)Allowing companies to sell as much as possible D)A way of influencing money supply by the central bank
E)None of the above
Question No. : 5
What is "Bachpan Bachao Andolan"?
A)It is a movement to provide primary education to all children.
B) Supreme Court's directive to schools to reduce the weight of school bags
C)A movement in India protecting the rights of children. D)A movement in Pakistan to protect girl child
E)None of the above
Question No. : 6
Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer prize?
A)Paul Harding

B)Donna Tartt

C)Adam Johnson

D)Jhumpa Lahiri

E)Arundhuti Roy

Question No. : 7
Consider the following names:

I. Cadbury II. Garlic Bread III. Honeycomb IV. Kit Kat V. Lollipop

Which of the following options lists all the correct names of Android operating system?
A)I, II & IV

B)I, IV & V

C)I, III & IV

D)II, IV & V

E)III, IV & V

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Question No. : 8
Which of the following Indian movies did not get nominated for 'Academy Awards' in the 'BestForeign Language Film'
category?
ALagan

BMother India

CSalam Bombay

DSwadesh

EWater

Question No. : 9
Which of the following cities is least likely to experience a cyclonic disturbance?
AMumbai

BVishakhapatnam

CPorbandar

DChennai

EParadip

Question No. : 10
Which of the following towns is not associated with coal/lignite mining?
ANeyveli

BRamgarh

CJharia

DRaniganj

EBrahmapur

Question No. : 11
Four possible industrial belts are given below:

I. BengaluruCoimbatoreMadurai
II. MumbaiPune
III. AhmedabadVadodara
IV. Hugli Region

Which of the above are well known industrial belts regions in India?

AI, II, III

BI, II, IV

CII, III, IV

DI, II, III, IV

ENone of the above

Question No. : 12
Consider the following statements related to Ukraine

I. It supplies gas to Russia.

II. Russia sells gas to Ukraine.
III. Sochi is not located in Ukraine.
IV. In a referendum, people of Crimea decided to be part of Ukraine.
V. Simferopol is the capital of Crimea.

Which of the following options contains wrong statements related to Ukraine?

AI, II

BI, IV

CII, III

DII, V

EIII, IV, V

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Question No. : 13
Consider the following statements about the Syrian crisis:

I. It was initially related to Arab spring.

II. Many Syrian refugees flee to Jordan and Lebanon.
III. Bashar Al Assad is involved in Syria crisis.
IV. There has been a single party political government in Syria for over a decade.
V. Syrian crisis is not related to Tunisia.

Which of the following options does not contain false statement pertaining to Syrian crisis?
AI, II, III, IV

BI, II, IV, V

CI, III, IV, V

DII, III, IV, V

EI, II, III, V

Question No. : 14
Consider the following statements related to Brazil:

I. Brazil's GDP is higher than Italy's GDP.

II. Dilma Rouseff was elected as President of Brazil.
III. Maracana stadium hosted world cup football final.
IV. Of all of Brazil's neighbours, Argentina has the longest border.
V. Real is the currency of Brazil.

Which of the following options does not contain false statements related to Brazil?
AI, II, III, IV

BI, II, IV, V

CI, III, IV, V

DI, II, III, V

EII, III, IV, V

Question No. : 15
Which of the following options correctly lists all the dignitaries, who visited India in 2014?
AJi Xinping, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
BDavid Cameron, Tony Abbott, Ji Xinping, David Johnston, Joachim Gauck
CKim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Shinzo Abe
DKim Jong Un, Tony Abbott, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande
EKim Jong Un, David Cameron, Joachim Gauck, David Johnston, Francois Hollande
Question No. : 16
Which of the following statements is closely associated with Boko Haram?
AIt is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria.
BIt is fighting for freedom against the oppressive Nigerian regime. CIt wants to defend the pristine culture of Nigeria
DIt is an arm of the Nigerian government to promote Islam EIt is an organization set up for abducting women.
Question No. : 17
Where is Taxila located?
ABihar

BGujarat

CNorth West Frontier Province, Pakistan

DPunjab, Pakistan

Question No. : 18
From which of the following space stations was Mangalyaan launched?
ASriharikotaan

BBalasore

CThumba

DWheeler Island

EMahendragiri

EBaluchistan, Pakistan

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Question No. : 19
Which of the following statements is right?
ANumber of organised labour is more than number of unorganized labour in India
BNumber of unorganised labour is more than number of organized labour in India.
COrganised labour in India is difficult to count. DOrganized and Unorganised labour in India is approximately equal.
EThere is no unorganised labour in India.
Question No. : 20
'Hudhud', the name of recent cyclone, is associated with:
ANational bird of Israel

BMalaysian pet dog

CBangladeshi fowl

DTelugu language

EMandarin

Question No. : 21
Which of following is the correct list of sportspersons awarded gold medal at Incheon Asian games?
AJitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt, Tintu Luka, Mary Kom BSaurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Krishna Punia
CKrishna Punia, Rajat Chauhan, Saurav Ghoshal, Mary Kom DSeema Punia, Vikas Gowda, Sania Mirza, Jitu Rai
ESania Mirza, Vikas Gowda, Yogeshwar Dutt, Rajat Chauhan
Question No. : 22
As per 2011 census, which is the second most urbanized State in India in percentage terms?
AKerala

BMizoram

CGujarat

DTamil Nadu

EPunjab

Question No. : 23
Christine Lagarde is:
Aa famous tennis player of yesteryears Ban American stage and screen actress
Cthe Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Dthe Chief Executive Officer of Nestle
Ea British political activist
Question No. : 24
Consider the following cricketers:

I. A Kumble 2. CA Walsh 3. GD McGrath 4. SM Pollock 5. Wasim Akram

Arrange the above cricketers in descending order of test wickets taken:

AII, III, IV, V, I

BII, IV, V, I, III

CI, III, II, IV, V

DIV, III, II, V, I

EV, III, II, IV, I

Question No. : 25
Consider the following nations:

I. Bangladesh II. Brazil III. India IV. Indonesia V. Philippines

Arrange the above nations in descending order of rice production:

AII, IV, V, I, III

BII, III, IV, V, I

CIV, III, II, V, I

DV, III, II, IV, I

EIII, IV, I, V, II

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Question No. : 26
Consider the following Tennis Grand Slams:

I. Australian Open 2. French Open 3. US Open 4. Wimbledon

Arrange the above Grand Slams in the order of their occurrence in a calendar year:
AIV, III, II, I

BIII, II, IV, I

CI, II, IV, III

DII, IV, I, III

EII, III, IV, I

Question No. : 27
Consider the following dynasties:

I. Chola Dynasty II. Chalukya Dynasty

III. Hoysala Dynasty IV. Pala Dynasty
V. Pallava Dynasty VI. Kushana Dynasty

Arrange the above dynasties in chronological order:

AI, VI, V, II, IV, III

BI, II, III, VI, V, IV

CI, II, IV, III, VI, V

DII, IV, I, III, V, VI

EII, III, IV, I, VI, V

Question No. : 28
Which of the following parties had contested the maximum number of seats in the 2014 IndianGeneral Election?
AAam Aadmi Party BAll India Trinamool Congress
EIndian National Congress

CBahujan Samaj Party

DBharatiya Janata Party

Question No. : 29
Which of following set of cities/regions is associated with Indian Super League ISL teams?
ASikkim, Kochi, Bengaluru, Delhi BNorth East, Kerala, Goa, Delhi CGoa, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru
DChennai, Goa, Chandigarh, Jaipur EWest Bengal, Bengaluru, Kerala, Hyderabad
Question No. : 30
Consider the following list of some Countries and Capitals:

Countries Capitals
A. Guyana I. Dili
B. Uzbekistan II. Tashkent
C. Estonia III. Tallinn
D. Guinea IV. Georgetown

Match the countries with their capitals:

AAI, BII, CIII, DIV

BAIV, BII, CIII, DI

CAIII, BIV, CIII, DI

DAIV, BII, CI, DIII

EAIV, BI, CIII, DII

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Question No. : 1
In percentage terms, which Indian state has the highest forest cover?
A)Madhya Pradesh

B)Harit Pradesh

C)Nagaland

D)Arunachal Pradesh

E)Jammu and Kashmir

Question No. : 2
Meghnad Saha was a famous:
A)Historian

B)Economist

C)Painter

D)Novelist

E)Physicist

Question No. : 3
Read the following statements:
1 .Russia supports President Assad of Syria
2. Saudi Arabia opposes President Assad of Syria
3. Iran supports President Assad.
4. The United States support President Assad
Which of the above statements are true:
A)1 and 2 only

B)1, 2 and 3 only

C)1, 2, 3 and 4

D)2 and 3 only

E)2, 3 and 4 only

Question No. : 4
Angus Deaton is a famous:
A)Economist

B)Physicist

C)Writer

D)Historian

E)Painter

Question No. : 5
Which of the following is not a conglomerate?
A)Reliance

B)ITC

C)TCS

D)Adani

E)Murugappa

Question No. : 6
Which of the following is the closest country to Antarctica?
A)Argentina

B)Brazil

C)South Africa

D)Australia

E)New Zealand

Question No. : 7
The "New Horizon" was in news in 2015. It refers to:
A)Award winning book B)Business Consulting Company
E)Award winning Oscar film

C)Mission to Pluto

D)Business Magazine

Question No. : 8
The Islands that are under dispute of ownership between Japan and China are:
A)Osaka Islands

B)Muntheetu Islands

C)South China Islands

D)Senkaku Islands

E)None of the above

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Question No. : 9
The Inuit Paradox:
Ais a place in the article circle near Greenland.
Bis that the Inuits eat a lot of fat and hardly any fruits and are still very healthy.
Cis that the Inuits eat anything that moves but spare the reindeer.
Dis that the inuits have very little exposure to the Sun but suffer no deficiency from Vitamin D.
Eis a Glacier that looks like a circle from a distance but is actually a rectangle
Question No. : 10
Takata Corporation was in the news recently because it:
Awas involved in airbag recalls Bwas the chief aide to Shinzo Abe who promised to revive the economy
Cwas the Commander in Chief of the Japanese army accused by critics of war mongering.
Dwas the second largest seller of phones in China. Ewas the name of a band that fuses Japanese and American music.
Question No. : 11
Which Sea lies to the west of Yemen and Saudi Arabia?
AThe Gulf of Aden

BGulf of Oman

CRed Sea

DBlack Sea

EPersian Gull

Question No. : 12
In the budget Estimates of 201516:
ANonplanned expenditure was more than revenue receipts
BRevenue receipts were higher than nonplanned expenditure
CPlanned expenditure was higher than Nonplanned Expenditure
ETotal expenditure was 20% higher than Total Receipts

DFiscal Deficit was lower than Revenue deficit

Question No. : 13
Consider the following statements:
1. Sinai is a part of Egypt.
2. Sinai is in Asia.
3. Sinai is in Africa.
4. Russian plane was downed in Sinai in November 2015.
Which of the above statements are true?
A1 and 3 only

B1, 2 and 4 only

C1, 3 and 4 only

D2 and 4 only

E3 and 4 only

Question No. : 14
In 2015, which country was ranked number one as "as best place to do business in"?
AU.S.A

BNew Zealand

CSingapore

DHong Kong

Question No. : 15
Perumal Murugan i s an:
AWriter

BPainter

CJounralist

DActor

EDirector

EIndia

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Question No. : 16
Plasmodium Vivax causes:
ATyphoid

BMalaria

CAIDS

DSyphilis

EBird Flu

Question No. : 17
Pilatus PC7 is an:
Afrigate

Baircraft carrier

Cship

Dsubmarine

Eaircraft

Question No. : 18
Which of the following commodity is not rightly matched with its country, if 'right match' is considered as one of the top five
producers of that commodity?
AOat: Russia

BWheat: United States

CApple: China

DCarrot: India

ERice: Indonesia

Question No. : 19
Which of the following countries has the lowest External Debt?
AUnited Kingdom

BFrance

CUSA

DIndia

EChina

Question No. : 20
Which of the following city is not related to the automobile industry?
ADharwad

BLucknow

CJamshedpur

DPithampur

EItanagar

Question No. : 21
Elon Musk is closely associated with:
AGoogle

BGM

CVolkswagen

DTesla

EApple

Question No. : 22
Raspberry PI is a:
Acomputer sized credit card
Ecredit card sized computer

Bformer name of iMac

Ccredit card sized dessert

Dcredit card swiping machine

Question No. : 23
Which of the following films is not associated with Christopher Nolan:
AInterstellar

BMatrix

CMemento

DInception

EPrestige

Question No. : 24
Timbuktu is:
AA city in China

BA fictional city

CA form of expression

DA city in Mongolia

EA city in Mali

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Question No. : 25
RuPay is related to:
ARural Payment of Wages office of India BNational association for facilitation of Rural Payments
CNational Payments Corporation of India DRussia Pay, a Russian competitor of Paypal
ERustic Poetry, an Annual Festival held in Jaipur, India

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Question No. : 1
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding USAID?

I. Russia recently ordered the USAID to halt its operations in the country.
II. USAID is recent years, has shifted its focus towards promotion of democracy and human rights.

A)Only I

B)Only II

C)Both I and II

D)None of the above

Question No. : 2
Which of the following statements is/are false?

I. The WTO was established on lst January, 1995.

II. WTO has 156 member states. Japan being the last one to join.
A)Only I

B)Only II

C)Both I and II

D)None of the above

Question No. : 3
Consider the following statements, Select the correct ones:

I. The National Committee on Direct Cash Transfer was constituted on 25th October, 2012.
II. The National committee will be chaired by the Chief Justice of India.
A)Only I

B)Only II

C)Both I and II

D)None of these

Question No. : 4
Which of the following was the first movie to win the filmfare Award in the best film category?
A)Alam Ara

B)Mother India

C)Do Beegha Zameen

D)Teesri Kasam

Question No. : 5
Sam Pitroda announced the launch of the first food bank as part of the India Food Banking Network (IFBN). Where is this first
food bank of the country being established ?
A)Delhi

B)Vadodara

C)Kanpur

D)Punjab

Question No. : 6
Consider the following statements about Project Lakshya launched by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry:

I. It aims to reduce waiting time for delivery of LPG cylinders,

II. It will track duplicate connection.
III. It will prevent fake additional connections.

Which of the above is are not an objective(s) of the project?

A)Only I

B)II and III

C)Only III

D)All of the above

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Question No. : 7
Which one among the following food crop is not categorised under 'millets'?
AKagi

BWheat

CBajra

DJowar

Question No. : 8
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Global Hunger Index?

I. GHI was first published in 2006.

II. The GHI combines four indicators like undernourishment, child wasting, Child stunting and child mortality.

AOnly I

BOnly II

CBoth I and II

DNone of these

Question No. : 9
Consider the following statements about Google Drive.

I. It is a cloudbased storage Service.

II. It will allow users to store up to 5GB data in Google service for free.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

AI Only

BII Only

CBoth I and II

DNone of these

Question No. : 10
What is the name of the screening tool recently developed to detect breast cancer in just 8 seconds?
AMARIA

BNB CCED

CPOS

DNone of these

Question No. : 11
Which of the following was not the reason for the slide of Indian rupee ?
AHuge Trade Deficit

BLow Growth and High Inflation

CLow Capital Inflow

DHigh Unemployment Rate

Question No. : 12
Byssinosis disease is common in the workers of:
Arubber industry

Bceramic industry

Ctextile industry

Diron and steel industry

Question No. : 13
Who among the following sports personalties was the first to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
ASachin Tendulkar

BVishwanathan Anand

CGeet Sethi

Question No. : 14
The process of eliminating logical errors is known as:
Atesting

BDebugging

CMaintenance

DEvaluation

DSunil Gavaskar

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Question No. : 15
'The Power of Dreams' is the tagline of:
AHONDA

BFIAT

CBMW

DNone of these

Question No. : 16
Democratic decentralisation refers to:
AFederal Government

BParliamentary Government

CDemocratic Government

DLocal Government

Question No. : 17
Which part of the Indian Constitution is associated with the provisions of citizenship?
APart II

BPart III

CPart IV

DPart V

Question No. : 18
Which of the following ensures grassroot democracy in India?
APanchayati Raj

BInterState Council

CPresident

DCAG

Question No. : 19
Which one of the following is not a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC?
AAlgeria

BBrazil

CEcuador

DNigeria

Question No. : 20
Which one among the following metals is used in fireworks to make a brilliant white light?
ASodium

BMagnesium

CAluminium

DSilver

Question No. : 21
Who among the following authors has written the book 'Gilgit Lotus Sutra'?
ATamara Herath

BTasleema Nasreen

CSanjay Gupta

DSangita Gairola

Question No. : 22
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
AWorld Thrift Day 31st October BDeath Anniversary of Indira Gandhi 31st October
CUniversal Children's Day 22nd November DNational Education Day 11th November
Question No. : 23
Who invented 'computer laptop'?
AArthur Wynna USA

BDiamter Germany

CSiviclair Britain

DNone of the above

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Question No. : 24
Which one of the following taxes was exempted on remittances from abroad by the Central Board of Excise and Customs
recently?
ASales tax

BImport duty

CExport duty

DService tax

Question No. : 25
Which company launched the first mobile phone operation in India?
ABharti Airtel

BEssar

CMax Touch

DModi Telstra

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Question No. : 1
Numismatics is the study of
A)Stamps

B)Numbers

C)Coins

D)Nerves

Question No. : 2
Which of the following country has controversially legalized child labour for kids below age 10?
A)Bolivia

B)Chile

C)Venezuela

D)Argentina

Question No. : 3
Bunker is the term associated with which of the following a game ?
A)Baseball

B)Golf

C)Shooting

D)Horse riding

Question No. : 4
Who is called as 'the father of the IBM personal computers" ?
A)H. Edward Robert

B)William C. Lowe

C)Bill Gates

D)Chuck Peddle

Question No. : 5
Below is the logo of the very famous social networking service company. Identify the company.

A)Pinterest

B)Instagram

C)Myspace

D)Tumblr

Question No. : 6
In 1962 which African country gained its independence after the signing of the Evian accords with Ben bella as its first
President?
A)Algeria

B)Congo

C)Kenya

D)Angola

Question No. : 7
Panthera leo is the scientific name for ______
A)Lion

B)Tiger

C)Leopard

D)Cheetah

Question No. : 8
Which of the following gas is used in cigarette lighters?
A)Butane

B)Propane

C)Ethane

D)Radon

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Question No. : 9
Which of the following is NOT one of the three Rs of environmental conservation/waste management?
ARecycle

BRegenerate

CReduce

DReuse

Question No. : 10
Name the Indian business group associated with south based programme sometimes with the other

A. Carona B. ACC Ltd. C. HAL

AMafatlal

BBombay dyeing

CReliance

DKhatau

Question No. : 11
The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to
which of the following fields?
ALiterature

BCommunity Welfare

CGovernment Service

DJournalism

Question No. : 12
In March 2014, Russia annexed crimea which is a region in Ukraine, Russia shares its border with crimea in the ________
ASouth

BNorth

CWest

DEast

Question No. : 13
Which one of the following solution is used to test the pH of a given sample?
ABlue litmus solution

Buniversal indicator solution

Cphosphorus solution

Dsulphuric solution

Question No. : 14
The Amazon rainforest includes territory belonging part of the rainforest?
AEcuador

BVenezuela

CArgentina

DBolivia

Question No. : 15
According to ________ mythology, Thor is a Hammer Wielding God associated with thunder, lightning, Storms.
AGreek

BEgyptians

CInca

DNorse

Question No. : 16
Which country is located in south pacific ocean and is recognized as the world's smallest island nation?
AGuam

BTahiti

CNauru

DKiribati

Question No. : 17
Who was recently appointed as the 14th Attorney general for India by parliamentary constitution?
AG. E Vahanvati

BMilon K. Bareji

CSoli Surahjee

DMukul Rohatgi

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Question No. : 18
Air pollution caused by burning petroleum fuels like petrol and diesel in vehicles can be controlled by fitting which one of the
following devices in exhaust system of the vehicles ?
ACatalytic converter

BElectrostatic precipitator

CIgnition controller

DElectrostatic valve

Question No. : 19
What is the average lifespan of a red blood cells in the normal human body ?
ATwo weeks

BTwo months

CFour weeks

DFour months

Question No. : 20
Abraham is considered to be the founder of
AJudaism

BIslam

CLutheranism

DCatholieism

Question No. : 21
After telagana was formed on 2 June 2014, the new state of seemandhra no longer shares its border with which state ?
ATamil Nadu

BOdisha

CKarnataka

DMaharashtra

Question No. : 22
In which culture, number four is considered as taboo ?
AJapan

BThailand

CNepal

DChina

Question No. : 23
The river Mahanadi originates from which of the following states ?
AJharkhand

BOdhisha

CChhattisgarh

DMadhya Pradesh

Question No. : 24
The forward market commission FMC is the chief regulator of
AStock market

BMoney market

CBond market

DCommodity market

Question No. : 25
An experiment initiated in 1927 by the University of Queensland first physics professor thomes pamell holds guiness world
record for longest running experiment. It came in news in April this year. What is/was it about ?
AIt is a quantum physics experiment for observing the space dust
BThe experiment proves that super conductivity is most permanent, the mercury ring held at45.0 degree Fahrenheit finally
lost all its current in April this year
CIt was an experiment to listen to the Alien signals which was shut down in April this year
DThe experiment proves that the pitch or bitumen flows like a liquid at room temperature, its drop from a funnel was
recorded for the first time in April 2014.

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Question No. : 1
Akira Yoshizawa is widely regarded to have popularized which art form across the world?
A)Chado

B)Bonzai

C)Origami

D)Biebana

Question No. : 2
The Puskas award is awarded in football for the best___________.
A)Goal of the year

B)Save of the year

C)Team of the year

D)Player of the year

Question No. : 3
Given below is the image of a famous personality. Identify the field to which he is associated with.

A)Green revolution

B)White Revolution

C)Industrial Revolution

D)Blue Revolution

Question No. : 4
The commodity for which India spends the largest amount to import is____________.
A)fertilisers

B)iron and steel

C)crude petroleum

D)foodgrains

Question No. : 5
A folk painting style, named 'Madhubani', originated in which state of India?
A)Biharq

B)Jharkhand

C)Chhattisgarh

D)Uttar Pradesh

Question No. : 6
Radio-active element present in the human body is:
A)Potassium-40

B)Thorium

C)Uranium

D)Radium

Question No. : 7
Which is the highest mountain in Europe after Elbrus' peak?
A)Mount Vinson

B)Alps

C)Mount Blanc

D)Andes

Question No. : 8
Baku is the capital of
A)Azerbaijan

B)Maldives

C)Singapore

D)Afghanistan

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Question No. : 9
Andromeda is the name of which of the following?
APlanet

BAsteroid

CConstellation

DMeteorite

Question No. : 10
Which of the following organizations has the given logo?

AUN

BWHO

CSAARC

DNuclear Energy

Question No. : 11
The commodity for which India spends the largest amount to import is ___________.
Afertilisers

Biron and steel

Ccrude petroleum

Dfoodgrains

Question No. : 12
The theory of economic drain of India during British Imperialism was propounded by _________.
AJawahar Lal Nehru

BDadabhai Naoroji

CR.C. Dutt

DM.K. Gandhi

Question No. : 13
Captain Haddock has ________ symbol on his sweater.
AHammock

BSpade

CCrowbar

DAnchor

Question No. : 14
The agency that estimates national income in India is ____________.
ARBI

BPlanning Commission

CCentral Statistics Organisation

DNone of the above

Question No. : 15
Logic of induction is very close to ____________.
AThe logic of observation

BThe logic of sampling

CThe logic of the controlled variables

Question No. : 16
Saffron is obtained from which part of plants?
Aleaf

Bstem

Canther and whole flower

Dstigma and style

DThe logic of statistics

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Question No. : 17
In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable biofuel can be obtained from
APotato

BRice

CSugarcane

DWheat

Question No. : 18
Cortes Generales is the parliament of_____________.
AFrance

BSpain

CSweden

DPoland

Question No. : 19
Given below is an image of a famous dancer. Name the dancer.

AMrinalini Sarabhai

BYamin Krishna Murthy

CMalika Sarabhai

DSonal Maan Singh

Question No. : 20
Who was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons?
ADadabhai Naoroji

BMahadev Govind

CMadan Mohan Malviya

DMahatma Gandhi

Question No. : 21
Which company owns 'Sugar Free', the leading brand of artificial sweetener in India?
ACipla

BCadila

CGlaxo

DMonsanto

Question No. : 22
"In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table", this statement was made by the famous industrialist
AJ.R.D. Tata

BAditya Birla

CDhirubhai Ambani

Question No. : 23
Identify the following Personality.

AEminem

B50 cent

CAkon

DWill Smith

DNarayan Murthy

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Question No. : 24
Which of the following is not a natural fibre?
ASilk

BJute

CCoir

DRayon

Question No. : 25
Given below is an image of a famous personality. Name the field he is associated with.

ABharatanatyam

BSattriya

CKathak

DKuchipudi

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Question No. : 1
Mahindra Defense Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group and have signed pact to form a joint venture
company to produce helicopters in India.
A)Nord Aviation

B)Airbus Helicopter

C)Breguet Aviation

(TV)

D)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Question No. : 2
Oil Company Rosneft which has signed strategic agreement with Essar Oil to acquire its 49 per cent is a state owned company
of which country?
A)China

B)Spain

C)Uzbekistan

D)Russia

Question No. : 3
Nikkei Japanese media group is going to buy the from Britain's Pearson in a $1.3 billion.
A)Financial Times

B)Economic Times

C)Business Standard

D)The Telegraph

Question No. : 4
Which Global Automaker has announced to invest USD 1 billion in India by 2020?
A)Nissan

B)General Motors

C)Ford

D)BMW

Question No. : 5
Microsoft's voice based smart assistance introduced in Windows 10 is called
A)Cortana

B)Microsoft edge

C)Windows Hello

D)Xbox

Question No. : 6
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has its headquarters at
A)Frankfurt

B)Brussels

C)Geneva

D)Zurich

Question No. : 7
USA beat _____________ to win Women's Football World Cup 2015
A)Japan

B)China

C)Germany

D)England

Question No. : 8
Who has won the 2015 British Grand Prix of Formula One (F1)?
A)Sebastian Vette

B)Sergio Perez

C)Nico Rosberg

D)Lewis Hamilton

Question No. : 9
Whom did Serena Williams defeat to win Women's Singles Wimbledon title at 2015?
A)Garbine Muguruza

B)Ekaterina Makarova

C)Elena Vesnina

D)Venus Williams

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Question No. : 10
The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in
AUSA

BJapan

CBrazil

DGermany

Question No. : 11
World NoTobacco Day WNTD is observed every year on
A26 February

B25 March

C31 May

D21 July

Question No. : 12
Who has won the 36th edition of American Book Award 2015?
AKiran Desai

BMargaret Atwood

CNaomi Klein

DJohn Banville

Question No. : 13
___________ became the first Indian born basketball player to be selected in the National Basketball Association NBA, USA
ASim Bhullar

BSatnam Singh Bhamara

CJoginder Singh

DPalpreet Singh Brar

Question No. : 14
Who is currently the President of International Cricket Council ICC ?
AMustafa Kamal

BZaheer Abbas

CJagmohan Dalmia

DSharad Pawar

Question No. : 15
Noted artist ____________ was conferred with highest French Civilian Award Commandeur de la Lgion dHonneur the Legion of
Honour in July 2015.
ARam Kumar

BSayed Haider Raza

CFrancis Newton Souza

DTyeb Mehta

Question No. : 16
India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU for cooperation in the field of election management and
administration with which country?
ABelarus

BGeorgia

CMaldives

DFiji

Question No. : 17
The New Development Bank NDB created by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa BRICS nations has its headquarters
at
ANew Delhi.

BShanghai

CMoscow.

DDurban

Question No. : 18
European Union EU approved a shortterm loan of ____________ to Greece to pay its debt to European Central Bank ECB and
the International Monetary Fund IMF.
A3.21 billion euros

B5.34 billion euros

C7.16 billion euros

D9.84 billion euros

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Question No. : 19
Bangladesh has granted permission to which stateowned Indian insurance group to do business in the country?
AAgriculture Insurance Company of India
DLIC of India

BUnited India Insurance Company Ltd.

CNew India Insurance Company

Question No. : 20
____________ is currently the largest carbon emitter in the world in terms of per capita emission as per data revealed by the
World Resources Institute WRI.
AIndia

BChina

CUSA

DRussia

Question No. : 21
Who is the global chief marketing officer of ColgatePalmolive?
AMukul Deoras

BPrabha Parameswaran

CArvind Sachdev

DRaj Kohli

Question No. : 22
Who is the chairman of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI?
AKS Mehra

BShafi Alam

CSK Sinha

DAshish Bahuguna

Question No. : 23
Asia's Best Big Public Companies as per Forbes Asia Fabulous 50 list in July 2015 has __________ Indian companies.
A5

B10

C15

D20

Question No. : 24
Which company has signed an agreement with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited JBVNL to form a joint venture JV
company for Patratu Power Plant?
ANational Thermal Power Corporation NTPC BRural Electrification Corporation REC
CNorth Eastern Electric Power Corporation NEEPCO DPower Grid Corporation of India POWER GRID
Question No. : 25
BNP Paribas is a _____________ bank and financial services company.
AGerman

BFrench

CJapanese

DDutch

Question No. : 26
Which automobile company has bagged the singlelargest order of high mobility vehicle HMV worth Rs. 914 crore from the
Indian Army?
AMaruti Suzuki

BAshok Ley land

CTata Motors

DMahindra & Mahindra

Question No. : 27
Which major travel company has acquired Sri Lanka based destination management company Luxe Asia Pvt. Ltd?
AThomas Cook India Ltd

BSOTC

CYatra.com

DGoibibo

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Question No. : 28
Who is appointed as the new CEO of Procter & Gamble P&G?
APaul Polman

BIndra Nooyi

CAG Lafley

DDavid Taylor

Question No. : 29
Which of the following cities in India does not have a metro service?
ADelhi

BJaipur

CChennai

DHyderabad

Question No. : 30
Which district in West Bengal WB has won the UNPS Award United Nations Public Service in the category of improving
delivery of public services for or eliminating open defecation in the district?
ANadia

BMalda

CBakura

DDarjeeling

Question No. : 31
Which state ranks in the country in terms of total installed capacity of solar energy ?
AMaharashtra

BGujrat

CRajasthan

DUttar Pradesh

Question No. : 32
Recently United Nations Cabinet has approved setting up of ____________ new IIM in the country.
AFour

BFive

CSix

DSeven

Question No. : 33
As per the 2014 survey of National Sample Survey Office, the literacy rate in the rural areas in India is
A51%

B61%

C71%

D81%

Question No. : 34
____________ has emerged on top investment destination based on baseline profitability BPI
AIndia

BChina

CRussia

DBrazil

Question No. : 35
Indian Economy is the ___________ largest in the World by normal Gross Domestic Product.
A5th

B6th

C7th

D4th

Question No. : 36
Who is currently the Governor of RBI ?
ARaghuram Govind Ram

BMukund Rajan

CDr. D. Subbarao

DNone of these

Question No. : 37
Hyundai launched a compact SUV in Indian market recently by the name of
ACreta

Bi25

CTerrano

DTornado

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Question No. : 38
Global payments company mastercard has tied up with ____________ to offer MasterPass a digital wallet that enables the banks
customer to undertake ecommerce transactions with fewer steps.
AICICI

BHDFC

CCitibank India

DHSBC

Question No. : 39
___________ founding nations including India have signed 60article agreement of China led multilateral AIIB.
AFifty

BSixty

CSeventy

DEighty

Question No. : 40
Which of the following is the worlds biggest employer ?
AIndian Army

BIndian Railways

CUS Department of Defence

DPeoples Liberation Army China

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2015 GK
DIRECTIONS for the question:

Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
Which one of the following State Governments is first in India in promoting affordable housing by signing four Memoranda of
Understanding firming up an investment of Rs. 5,400 crore in October 2015?
A)Gujarat

B)Tamil Nadu

C)Rajasthan

D)Haryana

Question No. : 2
The fifth, twelve day joint exercise named "Hand-in-Hand 2015' to lay emphasis on joint handling of counter terrorism and
'Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief has taken place between India and _______ in October 2015?
A)Nepal

B)The USA

C)Myanmar

D)China

Question No. : 3
The first BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration took place on 08 October 2015 in _____
A)Guangzhou, China.

B)Sochi, Russia.

C)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

D)Bengaluru, India

Question No. : 4
India's latest warship, the INS Kochi, a stealth guided missile destroyer has been commissioned on 30 September 2015 at
A)Mumbai

B)Kolkata

C)Kochi

D)Vizag

Question No. : 5
Which organization has committed Rs. 9,800 crore for the rural leg of Swach Bharat Mission in October 2015?
A)IMF

B)WHO

C)World Bank

D)UNO

Question No. : 6
Which one of the following countries is the "bright spots" along with India among the larger emerging markets in the global
competitiveness index compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF) in September 2015?
A)China

B)South Africa

C)Brazil

D)Indonesia

Question No. : 7
According to the recent report of London based business daily Financial Times, which sector in India received 40% of the total
FDI in April-June quarter of 2015-16?
A)Automobile Industry

B)IT Industry

C)Telecom Sector

D)Power Sector

Question No. : 8
How much capital amount (approx.) was infused by Government of India in September 2015 into eight public sector banks of
India?
A)Rs. 9755 Cr

B)Rs. 7935 Cr

C)Rs. 12,320 Cr

D)Rs. 13,955 Cr

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Question No. : 9
Which IndianAmerican environmental engineer was named as 2015 Mac Arthur fellow and given a 'genius grant' of $ 625, 000?
AKartik Chandran

BVanya Shivashankar

CGokul Venkatachalam

DNone of these

Question No. : 10
Which one of the following test playing nations failed to qualify for the 2017 cricket Champions Trophy to be played in
England?
ABangladesh

BPakistan

CWest Indies

DSri Lanka

Question No. : 11
Former Brazilian international football player Roberto Carlos is associated with which one of the following teams in India Super
League in 2015?
AMumbai City FC

BFC Pune City

CFC Goa

DDelhi Dynamos

Question No. : 12
The eighth Asian Air Gun shooting championship was played in India in September 2015 at
ADelhi

BPune

CPatiala

DRanchi

Question No. : 13
Which one of the following pharmaceutical firms has purchased the 4.35 lakh sq. feet Godrej's property in Mumbai for Rs. 1,479
crore in September 2015, one of the biggest transactions for any single end user commercial real estate sale in India ?
ADabur India Ltd

BSun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd

CAbbott India Ltd

DDr Reddy's Lab

Question No. : 14
Antrix', which has recently been slapped with a fine of Rs. 4435 cr by the International Tribunal in damage to Bangalore based
Devas Multimedia, is a commercial arm of
ADRDO

BBSNL

CISRO

DBEL

Question No. : 15
'Mitra Shakti', the 14 day joint combat exercise took place between India and ___________ in Pune in September 2015.
ANepal

BBhutan

CBangladesh

DSri Lanka

Question No. : 16
The Reserve Bank of India cut the key lending repo rate by _________ % points to 6.75% in September 2015.
A0.25

B0.50

C0.75

D1.00

Question No. : 17
Which one of the following ecommerce firms has got the investment of $ 500 m from China's Alibaba Group and its affiliate
Ant Financial Services in September 2015?
ASnapdeal

BPaytm

CFlipkart

DQuikr

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Question No. : 18
Pankaj Advani, the Indian cueist won his 14th world title by defeating __________ of Singapore in the IBSE World Billiards
Championship in September 2015.
AArantxa Sanchis

BPeter Gilchrist

CRupesh Shah

DSiddharth Parikh

Question No. : 19
The 28th FIBA Asia Basketball Championship was played in SeptOct 2015 in
AIndia

BIran

CChina

DJapan

Question No. : 20
Which among the following countries is the fastest growing air travel market globally as per International Air Transport
Association IATA report of October 2015?
AAustralia

BBrazil

CChina

DIndia

Question No. : 21
India successfully launched an astronomical observatory 'Astrosat' in Sept 2015, its first dedicated satellite for astronomy along
with foreign satellites.
AFour

BFive

CSix

DSeven

Question No. : 22
The rare total 'Super moon' lunar eclipse, also known as a 'blood moon' was observed on which day of the year 2015?
A28 September

B18 August

C15 July

D24 June

Question No. : 23
Recently, India inked the $ 3.1 billion contracts for 22 Apaches and 15 Chinooks helicopters with which one of the following
countries?
AFrance

BThe UK

CGermany

DThe USA

Question No. : 24
The popular transportation app company 'Didi Kuaidi', which has recently invested in Indian taxiaggregator service 'Ola' is
from
AChina

BJapan

CSweden

DAustralia

Question No. : 25
Which among the following banks became the first institution worldwide to launch 'mVisa' a cardless and deviceless solution
in the mobile space?
ACity Bank

BICICI Bank

CANZ Grindleys Bank

DAxis Bank

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Question No. : 26
Indian ecommerce company 'Flipkart' and a hyper local grocery delivery firm 'Grofers' have shifted their base from India to
which one of the following countries?
AThailand

BThe USA

CSingapore

DSouth Africa

Question No. : 27
Which of the following countries were visited by President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee in October 2015?

A. Israel B. Palestine C. Jordon D. Egypt

AA,B,C

BA,B,D

CB,C,D

DA,C,D

Question No. : 28
What is the name of the first laptop launched by Microsoft in October 2015?
AZune Book

BBand Book

CSurface Book

DNone of these

Question No. : 29
Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in October 2015?
AAngus Deaton

BSvetlana Alexievich

CTakaaki Kajita

DArthur C McDonal

Question No. : 30
Which one of the following boxers was defeated by India's Vijender Singh in October 2015 in his professional debut?
AJames DeGalex

BArthur Abraham

CBadou Jack

DSunny Whiting

Question No. : 31
Which former international football player was invited to New Delhi in October 2015 by the Indian Air Force for the Subroto
Cup Championship 2015?
AD Maradona

BC Ronaldo

CPele

DBeckham

Question No. : 32
The new generation 'S400 Triumf air defence missile system is designed by which one of the following countries?
AIsrael

BUSA

CRussia

DChina

Question No. : 33
Which telecom company is accused of violating tax norms in India by Income Tax Deptt.?
ANokia

BVodafone

CSamsung

DAT&T Inc.

Question No. : 34
Sania Mirza partnered Martina Hinges to win which of the two women's Grand Slam tennis championships in the year 2015?
AAustralian Open and French Open
DFrench Open and US Open

BAustralian Open and Wimbledon

CUS Open and Wimbledon

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Question No. : 35
Who among the following writers has won the Man Booker Prize 2015 for the fictional story 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'?
AMaron James

BSanjeev Sahota

CRichard Flanagan

DEleanor Catton

Question No. : 36
Which one of the following Indian Smartphone makers recently invested in 'Gaana', the country's largest music broadcast and
streaming service?
AIntex

BMicromax

CLava

DKarbonn

Question No. : 37
Which automotive MNC has recently become the new global sponsor of International Cricket Council ICC for the next eight
years?
AToyota

BNissan

CBMW

DHonda

Question No. : 38
In October 2015, which country reissued conditional environmental permit to Adani Enterprises for construction of a multi
billion dollar coal mine project?
AAustralia

BMyanmar

CIndonesia

DSingapore

Question No. : 39
Who among the following Indians has been selected for the prestigious 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the year Award?
AKundhavi Kadiresan

BKailash Satyarthi

CAshok Bhagat

DMedha Patekar

Question No. : 40
The Government of India has recently given approval for the Revised Cost Estimate RCE of Rs. 2904 Cr approx for the
Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in

ANepal

BBhutan

CMyanmar

DBangladesh

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2016 GK
DIRECTIONSfor the question:

Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
Who has recently become the first Indian central banker to be appointed for the next 3 years as Vice-Chairman of the Bank of
International Settlements (BIS)-the bank for Central Banks?
A)Chanda Kochhar

B)Raghuram Rajan

C)S S Mundra

D)None of these

Question No. : 2
The political party lead by Aung San Suu Kyi which won the majority in Myanmar parliament elections in November 2015 is
A)Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). B)National Unity Party (NUP).
C)National League for Democracy (NLD). D)National Democratic Force (NDF).
Question No. : 3
Recently, where did the first Qute the four wheeler from Bajaj motors register, in Europe?
A)Greece

B)Spain

C)Turkey

D)Italy

Question No. : 4
Which among the following airlines from India has been recently imposed a penalty of Rs. 152 Cr (Approx.) by Competition
Commission of India (CCI) for indulging in anti-competition practices while fixing fuel surcharge (PSC)?
A)SpiceJet

B)Air India

C)Jet Airways

D)IndiGo

Question No. : 5
Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is an international reserve asset, which was created by the ______ in 1969 to support the Bretton
Woods exchange rate system.
A)International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D)The World Bank

B)Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

C)Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Question No. : 6
Who is the chairman of the 7 th Pay Commission set up by the Govt. of India?
A)P V Rama Sastry

B)Prof Rathin Roy

C)Justice A K Mathur

D)None of these

Question No. : 7
The Rugby's first global star from New Zealand who has died at the age of 40 in November 2015 is
A)Steve Tew

B)Tana Umaga

C)Mike Tindall

D)Jonah Lomu

Question No. : 8
Who among the following personalities is the ambassador and symbol of Nestle India's '100 years and running' campaign?
A)Amitabh Bachchan

B)Fauja Singh

C)Milkha Singh

D)Dilip Kumar

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Question No. : 9
Which one of the following telecom companies has bought Videocon Telecom Ltd's spectrum in the Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh
circles for ? 331G Cr in November 2015?
AIdea Cellular Ltd

BReliance Telecom

CBSNL

DTata Telecom

Question No. : 10
Wistron Corp, the electronic manufacturer, which makes devices for BlackBerry and HTC has recently partnered with Indian
telecom retailer and manufacturer 'Optiemus' for making devices is from
AChina

BSingapore

CAustralia

DTaiwan

Question No. : 11
Which country has removed ban in November 2015 on nuclear exports to Iran by allowing its companies to work in Iranian
enrichment sites?
AThe USA

BThe UK

CRussia

DGermany

Question No. : 12
India has signed an MoU on cooperation in 'Cyber Security' with which of the following Asian countries in November 2015?
ASingapore

BMalaysia

CChina

DTaiwan

Question No. : 13
Which is the city, where the first ever historic daynight five day cricket test match was played between Australia and New
Zealand in NovemberDecember 2015?
APerth

BSydney

CAdelaide

DBrisbane

Question No. : 14
A new type of wireless internet technology that could provide a connection 100 times faster than traditional WiFi but can't
pass through walls is termed as ________
ALiFi

BViFi

CXiFi

DZiFi

Question No. : 15
Which country became the first Asian to punish German automaker Volkswagon AG $12.31 mn on the basis of its own emission
tests and ordered a recall of 125, 522 vehicles?
AIndia

BThailand

CSouth Korea

DTaiwan

Question No. : 16
Indian origin Mr. Antonio Costa of Socialist Party has been recently appointed as the new Prime Minister of
AMexico

BChile

CCosta Rica

DPortugal

Question No. : 17
How much amount is announced in November 2015 to be funded by the World Bank to the ambitious 'Skill India' initiatives?
ARs. 6600Cr

BRs. 7500Cr

CRs. 8700Cr

DRs. 5900Cr

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Question No. : 18
Which one of the following banks announced in November 2015, the shutting down of its private banking business in India?
ACitibank

BBarclays Bank

CHSBC Bank

DDeutsche Bank

Question No. : 19
Who among the following is the 43rd Chief Justice of India?
AH L Dattu

BT S Thakur

CR M Lodha

DNone of these

Question No. : 20
Where did the meeting of National Security Advisers of India and Pakistan take place in the first week of December 2015?
AParis

BUfa

CBangkok

DAnkara

Question No. : 21
Which one of the following Indian corporate houses has partnered in December 2015 for the next 3 years with US based
popular notforprofit 'Khan Academy' for free online education?
ATata Group

BGodrej Group

CAditya Birla Group

DInfosys

Question No. : 22
India defeated which of the following countries to win the third position in the Hero Hockey World League held in India in
December 2015?
AGreat Britain

BBelgium

CArgentina

DNetherlands

Question No. : 23
How much cut Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Group has taken in his annual salary to fund 'Nyaya Bharti', an initiative to help
those who are under trial and in jail?
ARs. 2Cr

BRs. 5Cr

CRs. 7Cr

DRs. 9Cr

Question No. : 24
How much per cent stake for Rs. 1,664 Cr agreed by the global insurance major Sun Life in insurance JV in Birla Sun Life
Insurance to make it 49%?
A26%

B20%

C23%

D19%

Question No. : 25
Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have planned to give away 99% of their Faceback share over their
lifetimes and would sell or give up to in share in each of the next three years in charity.
A$ 1 Bn

B$ 2 Bn

C$ 3 Bn

D$ 4 Bn

Question No. : 26
World's largest lender, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ICBC and have inked a deal in December 2015, wherein
the ICBC will be the strategic banking partner to the salttosoftware conglomerate.
AWipro

BTata Group

CReliance Ind.

DITC Ltd.

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Question No. : 27
To fight against pediatric ________, recently, WHO has unveiled in South Africa, Strawberry and Raspberry flavored medicine
syrup customized for children.
ATuberculosis

BPolio

CAIDS

DDiabetes

Question No. : 28
Which ecommerce company has recently acquired a strategic minority stake in 'Map My India', an online digital map platform
that enables GPS navigation, tracking etc?
AAmazon

BSnapdeal

CJabong

DFlipkart

Question No. : 29
Who among the following famous TV journalists is the author of the recently released book 'This Unquiet Land: Stories from
India's Fault Lines'?
ABarkha Dutt

BKaran Thapar

CShazia Ilmi

DPrannoy Roy

Question No. : 30
Who among the following has been conferred as the Asia Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction in November 2015 by the
United Nation's Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNISDR?
AUma Bharati

BKiren Rijiju

CPrakash Javadekar

DPiyush Goyal

Question No. : 31
Government of India has opened Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment AMRIT outlet at All India Institute
of Medical Sciences AIIMS, New Delhi for selling affordable drugs for _________ diseases.
AHIV and AIDS

BDengue and Malaria

CCancer and Heart

DSwine Flu and Ebola

Question No. : 32
Where was the 19th International Children's Film Festival of India held in November 2015?
AHyderabad

BPanjim

CPune

DDelhi

Question No. : 33
Where did the two day "2nd High Level Global Conference on Traffic Safety Time of Results" take place in November 2015?
ASouth Africa

BBrazil

CIndia

DRussia

Question No. : 34
Indian Railways has issued the Letter of Award L.O.A. for setting up of Electric Locomotive Factory ELF at Madhepura in Bihar
to a/an _________ based company M/s Alstom Manufacturing India Limited.
AFrance

BUSA

CAustralia

DTurkey

Question No. : 35
Government of India has imposed a Swachh Bharat Cess at the rate of 0.5% on all services presently liable to service tax with
effect from ________ 2015.
A1st November

B10th November

C15th November

D25th November

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Question No. : 36
In which of the following states of India, Sun Edition won the auction in November 2015 for a 500 Megawatt project under
National Solar Mission, to supply solar power at Rs. 4.63 Per KilowattHour?
AKarnataka

BUttar Pradesh

CWest Bengal

DAndhra Pradesh

Question No. : 37
Great Britain defeated, which one of the following countries to win the Davis Cup tennis championship 2015?
ASwitzerland

BFrance

CBelgium

DSpain

Question No. : 38
As per the GFMS Gold Survey in the third quarter of 2015 Review and Outlook Report published by Thompson Reuterg, India
has surpassed China as the world's largest gold consumer with consumption of _______ tonnes.
A579

B605

C621

D642

Question No. : 39
Who among the following golf players won the Hero World Challenge title in December 2015 organized by Tiger Woods
Foundation in Bahamas?
ABubba Watson

BPetrick Reed

CRickie Fowler

DJordan Spieth

Question No. : 40
Which one of the following companies has bagged the new Indian Premier League IPL franchise for Pune for the next two
years?
AIntex Tech

BRPG Properties

CChettinad Group

DNew Rising

Actual MAT MAY

2016 GK
DIRECTIONS for the question:

Mark the best option:

Question No. : 1
Which international tennis player failed a dope test at the Australian Open 2016 for a drugMeldonium which became a banned
substance under the WADA code this year?
A)Martina Hingis

B)Maria Sharapova

C)Ana Ivanovic

D)Venus Williams

Question No. : 2
Which team has won the 70th edition of Santosh Trophy Football Championships title 2016?
A)Maharashtra

B)Services

C)Railways

D)West Bengal

Question No. : 3
Tourism campaign titled 'New Worlds' of which state has won the prestigious 'Golden City Gate Award' at the Internationale
TourismusbCrse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2016?
A)Utter Pradesh

B)Gujarat

C)Kerala

D)Telangana

Question No. : 4
Which of the following is the oldest Central Para Military force in India?
A)CISF

B)CRPF

C)BSF

D)Assam Rifles

Question No. : 5
Who among the following has been elected as the first civilian president of Myanmar in 53 years in March 2016?
A)Htin Kyaw

B)Henry Van Thio

C)Myint Swe

D)None of these

Question No. : 6
In which one of the following cities, the Iron Fist 2016 exercise (air power demonstration) was conducted by the Indian Air Force
(IAF) in March 2016?
A)Gujarat

B)Punjab

C)Maharashtra

D)Rajasthan

Question No. : 7
What was the name of the Internet pioneer and e-mail inventor, who has passed away recently in Washington, USA at the age
of 74 years?
A)Anita Brookner

B)Raymond Tomlinson

C)Lloyd Stoweli Shapley

D)George Henry Martin

Question No. : 8
Which one of the following teams won the third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in March 2016?
A)U Mumba

B)Patna Pirates

C)Bengal Warriors

D)Dabang Delhi

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Question No. : 9
Which one of the following nationalized banks from India was granted operating licence by Myanmar Government along with
three other Asian banks?
AIndian Overseas Bank

BBank of Baroda

CState Bank of India

DCentral Bank of India

Question No. : 10
Which itate/UT is first in the country to launch the Human Papillomavirus HPV vaccine in March 2016 as a public health
programme for school children?
ADelhi

BManipur

CUttarakhand

DKerala

Question No. : 11
Which retail company has tied up with Tata's Trent to retail its FMCG products through the later's Star Bazar outlets?
AAditya Birla Group

BFuture Group

CReliance Retail Ltd

DBharti Retail Ltd

Question No. : 12
Which country has second referendum in March 2016 on whether to change their national flag from a design which features
the British Union Jack to one which features a native silver fern?
ANew Zealand

BCanada

CAustralia

DSouth Africa

Question No. : 13
Who among the following shooter clinched the gold in 50 m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok in March 2016?
AHeena Sidhu

BJitu Rai

CSunil Gurang

DVijay Kumar

Question No. : 14
Which one of the following IT companies has launched the ENVY13' a computer notebook?
ASamsung Tech

BLenovo Tech

CHCL

DHewlett Packard

Question No. : 15
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2016 is the year of the ________, which has started from 08 February 2016.
ARabbit

BDragon

CMonkey

DSnake

Question No. : 16
Which among the following group of nations has successfully launched 'ExoMars 2016, an unmanned spacecraft to search for
biosignatures on Mars?
AEurope and Russia

BThe USA and South America

CThe UK and China

DBrazil and Japan

Question No. : 17
Railways has announced in the railway budget 201617, the launch of a new train named________, having fully airconditioned
third AC services with an optional services for meals for reserved passengers.
AUday

BHamsafar

CTejas

DAntyodaya Express

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Question No. : 18
Who among the following has been selected for the Padma Vibhushan 2016 in the field of MedicineOncology?
AVishwanathan Shanta

BRamoji Rao

CVasudev Kalkunte Aatre

DAvinash Dixit

Question No. : 19
Recently, Govt. of India has approved inprinciple for setting up Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory LIGO in
India with LIGO Laboratory from
AGermany

BFrance

CThe USA

DJapan

Question No. : 20
'Setu Bharatam launched in March 2016, is an ambitious programme of Govt. of India with an investment of __________ to build
bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.
ARs. 50,000crore

BRs. 45,000crore

CRs. 40,000crore

DRs. 35,000crore

Question No. : 21
Who has been elected as the new President of Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA in 2016?

ASheikh Salman

BPrince Ali

CGianni Infantino

DNone of these

Question No. : 22
Mathematician Andrew J Wiles who won the prestigious 2016 Abel Prize given by the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and
Letters belongs to
AFinland

BThe UK

CCanada

DSweden

Question No. : 23
Capital Local Area Bank CLAB Limited which became the first financial entity in India to get Small Financial Bank Licence by the
Reserve Bank of India RBI is from
AUttar Pradesh

BRajasthan

CAndhra Pradesh

DPunjab

Question No. : 24
Which is the indigenously developed instrument deployed by the India Meteorology Department IMD which provides real
time visibility information to pilots?
ADRISHTI

BJYOTI

CUDAY

DUJWAL

Question No. : 25
Where did the four day biennial event, Defexpo India 2016, India's biggest ever land, naval and homeland security exhibition
take place in March 2016?
ANew Delhi

BGoa

CHyderabad

DPune

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Question No. : 26
Who among the following chess players won the 2016 FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament in March 2016?
AFabiano Caruana

BSergey Karjakin

CViswanathan Anand

DVeselin Topalov

Question No. : 27
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently launched India's first indigenous rotavirus vaccine named
'Rotavac' to combat infant mortality due to

APolio

BMeasles

CTetanus

DDiarrhea

Question No. : 28
India Post has recently released for the first time a customized 'My Stamp on in recognition of the company's 75 years of
services to the nation.
AHindustan Aeronautics Limited HAL BState Bank of India SBI
CNational Thermal Power Corporation Ltd, NTPC DIndian Oil Corporation IOC
Question No. : 29
The US President Barack Obama has recently made a historic visit to" which one of the following NorthAmerican countries
after a gap of 88 years by any US President?
AMexico

BCuba

CHonduras

DNicaragua

Question No. : 30
As per the Gol latest report, the UIDAI has generated the 100th crore Aadhaar on April 4, 2016, out of this ___________ people are
above the age of 18 who have got Aadhaar.
A80%

B86%

C89%

D93%

Question No. : 31
Which among the following universities is ranked first as per the 'India Rankings 2016', India's first ever ranking of Indian
institutions recently released by Got?
AInstitute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra BJawahartal Nehru University, Delhi
CIndian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka DUniversity of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telanagana
Question No. : 32
The Prime Minister of India has gifted to King of Saudi Arabia, a goldplated replica of the Cheraman Juma Masjid located
in______, during to his visit to our country.
ATelangana

BDelhi

CUttar Pradesh

DKerala

Question No. : 33
Which private equity player has recently acquired Bengalurubased IT services company Mphasis in one of the largest deal in
India for Rs. 7100 crore?
AKotak Private Equity Group

BThe Cartyte Group

CBlackstone India

DNone of these

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Question No. : 34
How much refunds approx. worth of rupees has been issued by the Income Tax department of India in the year 201516?
ARs. 0.67 lakh crore

BRs. 083 lakh crore

CRs. 1.01 lakh crore

DRs. 1.17 lakh crore

Question No. : 35
In which place, the Rs. 345 crore refinery of Indian Oil Corporation IOC was dedicated in the recent past to the nation which
helped IOC to become country's top refiner?
ADigboi Refinery, Assam

BParadip refinery, Odisha

CBarauni refinery, Bihar

DHaldia Refinery, West Bengal

Question No. : 36
According to the food and agriculture organisation of the UN, India currently accounts for nearly_________ of worlds' total milk
production.
A10%

B13%

C16%

D19%

Question No. : 37
Which telecom sector company recently has a Rs. 3500 crore spectrum deal with Aircel to get AilIndia 4G frequency in eight
circles in India?
AReliance JIO

BIdea Cellular

CBharti Telecom

DVodafone

Question No. : 38
President of which one of the following SAARC countries has visited India in April 2016 to sign an action plan on Defence
Corporation with India?
ANepal

BMaldives

CBangladesh

DSri Lanka

Question No. : 39
Filmmaker Sharmeen ObaidChinoy who won the Oscar in 2016 for her documentary film to the life of an honor killing survivor
is from
AAfghanistan

BPakistan

CBangladesh

DIndia

Question No. : 40
Harinder Sindhu of Indian region is the new High Commissionerdesignate of ________in India.
AAustralia

BCanada

CUK

DSingapore

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Tests Answer Keys
Actual IIFT
GK 2010

Actual IIFT
GK 2011

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Actual SNAP
GK 2014

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GK 2015

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GK 2013

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Actual XAT
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Actual XAT
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Actual CMAT
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GK 2015

Actual CMAT
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